| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Shawn Krause (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Arthur Hill (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mike Bergevin (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Eugene Gardener (fresh) C - Rodney Frederick (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Michael Barnes (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Robert Howe (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Rick Graham (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Tony Fifer (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Scott Campbell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UCLA | Mike Bergevin inbounds the ball | 23-26 |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:42 | UCLA | Mike Bergevin connects on the jumper in the paint on a great pass from Shawn Krause and he's hacked by Scott Campbell - foul #3 on Scott Campbell, team foul #1 | 25-26 |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Appleton (C) Scott Campbell | |
| 19:42 | UCLA | Mike Bergevin misses the free throw | 25-26 |
| 19:42 | Illinois | James Appleton grabs the defensive rebound | 25-26 |
| 19:20 | Illinois | Rick Graham misses short on a floater near the basket but he's fouled by Mike Bergevin - foul #1 on Mike Bergevin, team foul #1 | 25-26 |
| 19:20 | Illinois | Rick Graham misses the 1st free throw | 25-26 |
| 19:20 | Illinois | Rick Graham makes the 2nd free throw | 25-27 |
| 18:58 | UCLA | Shawn Krause drills a jumpshot from the free throw line | 27-27 |
| 18:35 | Illinois | Michael Barnes comes up short on the floater in the paint | 27-27 |
| 18:34 | UCLA | Rodney Frederick pulls down the rebound | 27-27 |
| 18:19 | UCLA | Mike Bergevin knocks in the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Shawn Krause and the foul's on Tony Fifer - foul #1 on Tony Fifer, team foul #2 | 29-27 |
| 18:19 | UCLA | Mike Bergevin makes the free throw | 30-27 |
| 17:59 | Illinois | Shawn Krause is called for the reach on Rick Graham - foul #3 on Shawn Krause, team foul #2 | 30-27 |
| Subs | UCLA | Thomas Mobley (PG), Thomas Dever (C) Shawn Krause, Rodney Frederick | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 17:33 | Illinois | Michael Barnes clanks a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Thomas Mobley - foul #2 on Thomas Mobley, team foul #3 | 30-27 |
| 17:33 | Illinois | Michael Barnes makes the 1st free throw | 30-28 |
| 17:33 | Illinois | Michael Barnes misses the 2nd free throw | 30-28 |
| 17:33 | UCLA | The rebound goes to Thomas Dever | 30-28 |
| 17:18 | UCLA | Thomas Mobley misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 30-28 |
| 17:16 | Illinois | Tony Fifer pulls down the rebound | 30-28 |
| 17:09 | Illinois | Michael Barnes hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 30-28 |
| 17:08 | Illinois | Rick Graham tips it back up and in | 30-30 |
| 16:48 | UCLA | Thomas Dever is hacked by James Appleton - foul #2 on James Appleton, team foul #3 | 30-30 |
| Subs | UCLA | Luka Stepnowski (SG), Andres Padilla (SF), Raymond Young (PF) Arthur Hill, Mike Bergevin, Eugene Gardener | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 16:34 | UCLA | Thomas Dever is whistled for traveling | 30-30 |
| Subs | UCLA | Rodney Frederick (C) Thomas Dever | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 16:05 | Illinois | Robert Howe clanks a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Luka Stepnowski - foul #1 on Luka Stepnowski, team foul #4 | 30-30 |
| 16:05 | Illinois | Robert Howe makes the 1st free throw | 30-31 |
| 16:05 | Illinois | Robert Howe makes the 2nd free throw | 30-32 |
| 15:44 | UCLA | Andres Padilla scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Thomas Mobley | 33-32 |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Thomas Mobley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Luka Stepnowski (fresh) SF - Andres Padilla (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Raymond Young (fresh) 1 ast. C - Rodney Frederick (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Michael Barnes (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - Robert Howe (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rick Graham (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Tony Fifer (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - James Appleton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:28 | Illinois | Luka Stepnowski takes the ball from Robert Howe | 33-32 |
| 15:24 | UCLA | Luka Stepnowski lays it up and in | 35-32 |
| 15:01 | Illinois | James Appleton hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 35-32 |
| 14:59 | Illinois | Rick Graham tips it home | 35-34 |
| 14:47 | UCLA | Andres Padilla misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 35-34 |
| 14:45 | UCLA | Raymond Young tips it back up and in | 37-34 |
| 14:21 | Illinois | Tony Fifer scores on a floater near the basket on a great pass from Robert Howe | 37-36 |
| 14:17 | UCLA | Andres Padilla comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 37-36 |
| 14:16 | Illinois | James Appleton grabs the board | 37-36 |
| 14:08 | Illinois | Robert Howe clanks a jump hook in the lane | 37-36 |
| 14:06 | UCLA | Raymond Young pulls down the rebound | 37-36 |
| 13:44 | UCLA | Andres Padilla is called for traveling | 37-36 |
| Subs | UCLA | Shawn Krause (PG), Arthur Hill (SG), Mike Bergevin (SF), Eugene Gardener (PF), Thomas Dever (C) Thomas Mobley, Luka Stepnowski, Andres Padilla, Raymond Young, Rodney Frederick | |
| Subs | Illinois | Scott Campbell (C) James Appleton | |
| 13:24 | Illinois | Scott Campbell works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 37-36 |
| 13:23 | UCLA | Thomas Dever grabs the defensive rebound | 37-36 |
| 13:19 | UCLA | Shawn Krause misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 37-36 |
| 13:17 | UCLA | Mike Bergevin tips it home | 39-36 |
| 13:00 | Illinois | Tony Fifer hits the front of the rim on the wide open pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 39-36 |
| 12:58 | Illinois | Tony Fifer tips it home | 39-38 |
| 12:33 | UCLA | Shawn Krause hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 39-38 |
| 12:32 | Illinois | Robert Howe grabs the board | 39-38 |
| 12:09 | Illinois | Scott Campbell is fouled on the floor by Thomas Dever - foul #1 on Thomas Dever, team foul #5 | 39-38 |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| Subs | Illinois | William McTarnaghan (PG), Gaston Metcalf (SG), Thomas Matter (PF) Michael Barnes, Robert Howe, Tony Fifer | |
| 11:51 | Illinois | Scott Campbell blows the dunk against the doubleteam | 39-38 |
| 11:49 | Illinois | Scott Campbell tips it in | 39-40 |
| 11:43 | UCLA | Eugene Gardener throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-40 |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Shawn Krause (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Arthur Hill (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mike Bergevin (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. PF - Eugene Gardener (fresh) C - Thomas Dever (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - William McTarnaghan (fresh) SG - Gaston Metcalf (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Rick Graham (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Thomas Matter (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Scott Campbell (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:17 | Illinois | Rick Graham throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-40 |
| Subs | UCLA | Raymond Young (PF) Eugene Gardener | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Howe (SG) Rick Graham | |
| 10:59 | UCLA | Scott Campbell steals the ball from Arthur Hill | 39-40 |
| 10:38 | Illinois | Thomas Matter clanks a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Thomas Dever - foul #2 on Thomas Dever, team foul #6 | 39-40 |
| Subs | UCLA | Thomas Mobley (PG), Luka Stepnowski (SG), Andres Padilla (SF), Rodney Frederick (C) Shawn Krause, Arthur Hill, Mike Bergevin, Thomas Dever | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 10:38 | Illinois | Thomas Matter misses the 1st free throw | 39-40 |
| 10:38 | Illinois | Thomas Matter makes the 2nd free throw | 39-41 |
| 10:27 | UCLA | Andres Padilla hits a 3 from straight away | 42-41 |
| 10:09 | Illinois | Thomas Matter is hacked by Raymond Young - foul #2 on Raymond Young, team foul #7 | 42-41 |
| Subs | UCLA | Eugene Gardener (PF) Raymond Young | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Barnes (PG) Robert Howe | |
| 10:09 | Illinois | Thomas Matter makes the 1st free throw | 42-42 |
| 10:09 | Illinois | Thomas Matter makes the 2nd free throw | 42-43 |
| 09:50 | UCLA | Rodney Frederick loses the ball out of bounds | 42-43 |
| Subs | UCLA | Raymond Young (PF) Rodney Frederick | |
| Subs | Illinois | Tony Fifer (SF) William McTarnaghan | |
| 09:35 | Illinois | Thomas Mobley steps in front of the Gaston Metcalf pass | 42-43 |
| 09:25 | UCLA | Thomas Mobley is called for traveling | 42-43 |
| Subs | UCLA | Shawn Krause (PG), Thomas Dever (C) Thomas Mobley, Raymond Young | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 09:00 | Illinois | Thomas Matter scores on a driving attempt in the lane set up by Scott Campbell out of the doubleteam | 42-45 |
| 08:42 | UCLA | Shawn Krause is fouled on the floor by Michael Barnes - foul #2 on Michael Barnes, team foul #4 | 42-45 |
| Subs | UCLA | Arthur Hill (SG), Mike Bergevin (SF), Raymond Young (PF) Luka Stepnowski, Andres Padilla, Eugene Gardener | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 08:32 | UCLA | Shawn Krause misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 42-45 |
| 08:30 | Illinois | Scott Campbell grabs the defensive rebound | 42-45 |
| 08:01 | Illinois | Scott Campbell comes up short on the turnaround in the paint | 42-45 |
| 08:00 | UCLA | Thomas Dever grabs the defensive rebound | 42-45 |
| 07:54 | UCLA | Michael Barnes steals it from Shawn Krause in the backcourt | 42-45 |
| 07:30 | Illinois | Gaston Metcalf travels with the ball | 42-45 |
| Subs | UCLA | Thomas Mobley (PG), Eugene Gardener (PF), Rodney Frederick (C) Shawn Krause, Raymond Young, Thomas Dever | |
| Subs | Illinois | William McTarnaghan (PG), Robert Howe (SG), Rick Graham (SF) Michael Barnes, Gaston Metcalf, Tony Fifer | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Thomas Mobley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Arthur Hill (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mike Bergevin (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. PF - Eugene Gardener (fresh) C - Rodney Frederick (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - William McTarnaghan (fresh) SG - Robert Howe (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Rick Graham (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Thomas Matter (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Scott Campbell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 07:18 | UCLA | Thomas Mobley scores on a jumper from the right block | 44-45 |
| 06:52 | Illinois | Robert Howe hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by William McTarnaghan | 44-47 |
| 06:30 | UCLA | Mike Bergevin can't connect on a shot in the lane | 44-47 |
| 06:28 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Robert Howe | 44-47 |
| 06:10 | Illinois | Rick Graham buries a shot in the paint set up by Robert Howe | 44-49 |
| 05:53 | UCLA | Eugene Gardener misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 44-49 |
| 05:52 | Illinois | Scott Campbell gets the rebound | 44-49 |
| 05:29 | Illinois | Robert Howe buries a shot from the right wing set up by Rick Graham | 44-51 |
| 05:17 | UCLA | Rodney Frederick hits a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Thomas Mobley and he's fouled by Scott Campbell - foul #4 on Scott Campbell, team foul #5 | 46-51 |
| Subs | UCLA | Shawn Krause (PG), Luka Stepnowski (SG), Andres Padilla (SF), Raymond Young (PF) Thomas Mobley, Arthur Hill, Mike Bergevin, Eugene Gardener | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Barnes (PG), Gaston Metcalf (SG), Tony Fifer (PF), James Appleton (C) William McTarnaghan, Robert Howe, Thomas Matter, Scott Campbell | |
| 05:17 | UCLA | Rodney Frederick misses the free throw | 46-51 |
| 05:17 | UCLA | Andres Padilla grabs the offensive board | 46-51 |
| 05:00 | UCLA | Raymond Young misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 46-51 |
| 04:58 | UCLA | Rodney Frederick grabs the offensive board | 46-51 |
| 04:37 | UCLA | James Appleton is called for the reach on Luka Stepnowski - foul #3 on James Appleton, team foul #6 | 46-51 |
| Subs | UCLA | Thomas Dever (C) Rodney Frederick | |
| Subs | Illinois | William McTarnaghan (SG) Rick Graham | |
| 04:25 | UCLA | Shawn Krause misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 46-51 |
| 04:24 | UCLA | Raymond Young grabs the offensive board | 46-51 |
| 04:09 | UCLA | Thomas Dever hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 46-51 |
| 04:07 | Illinois | Gaston Metcalf grabs the defensive rebound | 46-51 |
| 04:02 | Illinois | Andres Padilla steals it from James Appleton | 46-51 |
| 03:50 | UCLA | Gaston Metcalf takes the ball from Shawn Krause | 46-51 |
| 03:30 | Illinois | Tony Fifer misses the dunk but the foul's on Luka Stepnowski - foul #2 on Luka Stepnowski, team foul #8 | 46-51 |
| Subs | UCLA | Mike Bergevin (SF), Eugene Gardener (PF) Andres Padilla, Raymond Young | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Howe (SG), Rick Graham (SF) William McTarnaghan, Gaston Metcalf | |
| 03:30 | Illinois | Tony Fifer makes the 1st free throw | 46-52 |
| 03:30 | Illinois | Tony Fifer misses the 2nd free throw | 46-52 |
| 03:30 | UCLA | Mike Bergevin gets the rebound | 46-52 |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Shawn Krause (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Luka Stepnowski (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Mike Bergevin (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. PF - Eugene Gardener (fresh) C - Thomas Dever (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Michael Barnes (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - Robert Howe (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Rick Graham (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Tony Fifer (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - James Appleton (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:11 | UCLA | Thomas Dever scores on a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Mike Bergevin | 48-52 |
| 02:54 | Illinois | Tony Fifer misses short on a runner in the lane | 48-52 |
| 02:52 | UCLA | Eugene Gardener snags the defensive board | 48-52 |
| 02:52 | UCLA | UCLA calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-52 |
| Subs | UCLA | Arthur Hill (SG) Luka Stepnowski | |
| Subs | Illinois | Scott Campbell (C) James Appleton | |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:33 | UCLA | Shawn Krause misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 48-52 |
| 02:31 | Illinois | Scott Campbell grabs the board | 48-52 |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:29 | Illinois | Arthur Hill takes the ball from Michael Barnes in the backcourt | 48-52 |
| 02:27 | UCLA | Arthur Hill hits the finger roll | 50-52 |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:05 | Illinois | Robert Howe clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 50-52 |
| 02:04 | UCLA | Mike Bergevin grabs the defensive rebound | 50-52 |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:45 | UCLA | Thomas Dever hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 52-52 |
| 01:27 | Illinois | Rick Graham splits the doubleteam but misses short on a driving attempt from the right block | 52-52 |
| 01:25 | Illinois | Tony Fifer grabs the offensive rebound | 52-52 |
| 01:11 | Illinois | Rick Graham's pass is intercepted by Shawn Krause | 52-52 |
| 01:04 | UCLA | Shawn Krause clanks a floater from the right wing | 52-52 |
| 01:02 | Illinois | Rick Graham grabs the board | 52-52 |
| 00:37 | Illinois | Tony Fifer knocks in the floater from the right side on a nice dish by Robert Howe | 52-54 |
| 00:17 | UCLA | Tony Fifer swats the short shot by Shawn Krause | 52-54 |
| 00:16 | UCLA | Eugene Gardener tips it back up and in | 54-54 |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:02 | Illinois | Michael Barnes misses long on a turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by Arthur Hill - foul #3 on Arthur Hill, team foul #9 | 54-54 |
| 00:02 | Illinois | Michael Barnes makes the 1st free throw | 54-55 |
| 00:02 | Illinois | Michael Barnes makes the 2nd free throw | 54-56 |
| 00:02 | UCLA | UCLA calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-56 |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | UCLA | Mike Bergevin misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 54-56 |