| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Jerry Papineau (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Gary Lambert (fresh) 6 pts. SF - David Mitchell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Jones (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Fleming (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Arnold Petree (fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. SG - Keith Park (fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Heffron (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Anthony Birnbaum (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Sterling Berryman (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | David Heffron inbounds the ball | 24-33 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 19:31 | Illinois | Anthony Birnbaum can't finish the layup | 24-33 |
| 19:30 | UC Irvine | Jerry Papineau pulls down the rebound | 24-33 |
| 19:19 | UC Irvine | Jerry Papineau makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by John Fleming | 27-33 |
| 18:53 | Illinois | James Jones is called for the reach on Anthony Birnbaum - foul #2 on James Jones, team foul #1 | 27-33 |
| 18:38 | Illinois | David Heffron drills a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Keith Park | 27-35 |
| 18:23 | UC Irvine | John Fleming misses the lay-in but the foul's on Anthony Birnbaum - foul #1 on Anthony Birnbaum, team foul #1 | 27-35 |
| 18:23 | UC Irvine | John Fleming makes the 1st free throw | 28-35 |
| 18:23 | UC Irvine | John Fleming misses the 2nd free throw | 28-35 |
| 18:23 | Illinois | Sterling Berryman snags the defensive board | 28-35 |
| 18:01 | Illinois | David Mitchell steals it from David Heffron | 28-35 |
| 17:39 | UC Irvine | Jerry Papineau makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 31-35 |
| 17:25 | Illinois | Arnold Petree hits a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Keith Park | 31-37 |
| 17:17 | UC Irvine | David Heffron is called for the reach on James Jones - foul #1 on David Heffron, team foul #2 | 31-37 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Anthony Dollard (C) John Fleming | |
| Subs | Illinois | Ervin Vaughn (C) Sterling Berryman | |
| 17:01 | UC Irvine | Gary Lambert clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 31-37 |
| 17:00 | UC Irvine | The offensive rebound goes to David Mitchell | 31-37 |
| 16:46 | UC Irvine | Jerry Papineau drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Gary Lambert | 34-37 |
| 16:18 | Illinois | David Heffron is hacked by Anthony Dollard - foul #2 on Anthony Dollard, team foul #2 | 34-37 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Troy Parenteau (SG), Eric Marshall (SF), Daniel Hall (PF) Gary Lambert, David Mitchell, James Jones | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jason Steller (SG), Carl Randolph (SF), Larry Delatorre (PF) Keith Park, David Heffron, Anthony Birnbaum | |
| 16:08 | Illinois | Arnold Petree is hacked by Jerry Papineau - foul #1 on Jerry Papineau, team foul #3 | 34-37 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | John Fleming (C) Anthony Dollard | |
| Subs | Illinois | Sterling Berryman (C) Ervin Vaughn | |
| 15:41 | Illinois | Arnold Petree misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Troy Parenteau - foul #1 on Troy Parenteau, team foul #4 | 34-37 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Adam Dieter (PG) Jerry Papineau | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 15:41 | Illinois | Arnold Petree misses the 1st free throw | 34-37 |
| 15:41 | Illinois | Arnold Petree makes the 2nd free throw | 34-38 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Adam Dieter (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - Troy Parenteau (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Eric Marshall (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Daniel Hall (fresh) C - John Fleming (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Arnold Petree (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. SG - Jason Steller (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Carl Randolph (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Larry Delatorre (fresh) 3 reb. C - Sterling Berryman (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:33 | UC Irvine | Troy Parenteau throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-38 |
| 15:13 | Illinois | Arnold Petree is hacked by Troy Parenteau - foul #2 on Troy Parenteau, team foul #5 | 34-38 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Gary Lambert (SG) Troy Parenteau | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Heffron (SF) Arnold Petree | |
| 14:52 | Illinois | Larry Delatorre misses badly on a jump hook near the basket | 34-38 |
| 14:50 | UC Irvine | Daniel Hall grabs the defensive rebound | 34-38 |
| 14:41 | UC Irvine | Larry Delatorre is called for the reach on Gary Lambert - foul #1 on Larry Delatorre, team foul #3 | 34-38 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | David Mitchell (SF), James Jones (PF), Anthony Dollard (C) Eric Marshall, Daniel Hall, John Fleming | |
| Subs | Illinois | Keith Park (SG) Carl Randolph | |
| 14:27 | UC Irvine | James Jones throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-38 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Anthony Birnbaum (PF), Ervin Vaughn (C) Larry Delatorre, Sterling Berryman | |
| 14:06 | Illinois | Keith Park clanks a jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by David Mitchell - foul #3 on David Mitchell, team foul #6 | 34-38 |
| 14:06 | Illinois | Keith Park misses the 1st free throw | 34-38 |
| 14:06 | Illinois | Keith Park misses the 2nd free throw | 34-38 |
| 14:06 | UC Irvine | Anthony Dollard pulls down the rebound | 34-38 |
| 13:59 | UC Irvine | Anthony Dollard hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline | 34-38 |
| 13:58 | UC Irvine | James Jones hits the follow up shot | 36-38 |
| 13:40 | Illinois | Anthony Birnbaum banks in the layup on a nice dish by Keith Park | 36-40 |
| 13:29 | UC Irvine | Gary Lambert throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-40 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Jerry Papineau (PG), John Fleming (C) Adam Dieter, Anthony Dollard | |
| Subs | Illinois | Arnold Petree (PG) Jason Steller | |
| 13:01 | Illinois | David Heffron clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 36-40 |
| 13:00 | UC Irvine | John Fleming grabs the defensive rebound | 36-40 |
| 12:46 | UC Irvine | James Jones comes up short on the jump hook from the right block | 36-40 |
| 12:45 | Illinois | Ervin Vaughn pulls down the rebound | 36-40 |
| 12:16 | Illinois | Anthony Birnbaum buries a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Arnold Petree | 36-42 |
| 12:04 | UC Irvine | Ervin Vaughn steals the ball from Gary Lambert | 36-42 |
| 11:35 | Illinois | David Heffron is fouled on the floor by John Fleming - foul #1 on John Fleming, team foul #7 | 36-42 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Adam Dieter (PG), Troy Parenteau (SG), Eric Marshall (SF), Daniel Hall (PF), Anthony Dollard (C) Jerry Papineau, Gary Lambert, David Mitchell, James Jones, John Fleming | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jason Steller (SG), Larry Delatorre (PF), Sterling Berryman (C) Keith Park, Anthony Birnbaum, Ervin Vaughn | |
| 11:35 | Illinois | David Heffron makes the 1st free throw | 36-43 |
| 11:35 | Illinois | David Heffron makes the 2nd free throw | 36-44 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Adam Dieter (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - Troy Parenteau (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Eric Marshall (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Daniel Hall (fresh) C - Anthony Dollard (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Arnold Petree (fresh) 7 pts. 7 ast. SG - Jason Steller (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Heffron (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Larry Delatorre (fresh) 3 reb. C - Sterling Berryman (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:27 | UC Irvine | Anthony Dollard can't connect on a jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Sterling Berryman - foul #2 on Sterling Berryman, team foul #4 | 36-44 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Carl Randolph (SF) David Heffron | |
| 11:27 | UC Irvine | Anthony Dollard makes the 1st free throw | 37-44 |
| 11:27 | UC Irvine | Anthony Dollard misses the 2nd free throw | 37-44 |
| 11:27 | Illinois | Sterling Berryman grabs the defensive rebound | 37-44 |
| 11:11 | Illinois | Arnold Petree scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Carl Randolph | 37-46 |
| 11:04 | UC Irvine | Troy Parenteau misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 37-46 |
| 11:02 | Illinois | Larry Delatorre grabs the defensive rebound | 37-46 |
| 10:43 | Illinois | Adam Dieter is called for the reach on Arnold Petree - foul #4 on Adam Dieter, team foul #8 | 37-46 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Jerry Papineau (PG) Adam Dieter | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 10:43 | Illinois | Arnold Petree makes the 1st free throw | 37-47 |
| 10:43 | Illinois | Arnold Petree makes the 2nd free throw | 37-48 |
| 10:35 | UC Irvine | Jerry Papineau hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 37-48 |
| 10:34 | Illinois | Larry Delatorre pulls down the rebound | 37-48 |
| 10:05 | Illinois | Arnold Petree double dribbles | 37-48 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | John Fleming (C) Anthony Dollard | |
| Subs | Illinois | Keith Park (SG), David Heffron (SF) Arnold Petree, Carl Randolph | |
| 09:57 | UC Irvine | Jason Steller steps in front of the John Fleming pass | 37-48 |
| 09:36 | Illinois | Jason Steller misses the jumper from the left side | 37-48 |
| 09:34 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Sterling Berryman | 37-48 |
| 09:17 | Illinois | Jason Steller is fouled on the floor by Jerry Papineau - foul #2 on Jerry Papineau, team foul #9 | 37-48 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Gary Lambert (SG), David Mitchell (SF), James Jones (PF) Troy Parenteau, Eric Marshall, Daniel Hall | |
| Subs | Illinois | Anthony Birnbaum (PF) Larry Delatorre | |
| 09:17 | Illinois | Jason Steller makes the 1st free throw | 37-49 |
| 09:17 | Illinois | Jason Steller misses the 2nd free throw | 37-49 |
| 09:17 | UC Irvine | John Fleming grabs the defensive rebound | 37-49 |
| 09:01 | UC Irvine | James Jones's layup is rejected by Anthony Birnbaum | 37-49 |
| 08:59 | Illinois | Jason Steller grabs the defensive rebound | 37-49 |
| 08:54 | Illinois | Jason Steller scores on a fadeaway in the lane and he's hacked by Jerry Papineau - foul #3 on Jerry Papineau, team foul #10 | 37-51 |
| 08:54 | Illinois | Jason Steller makes the free throw | 37-52 |
| 08:45 | UC Irvine | John Fleming comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 37-52 |
| 08:44 | Illinois | Sterling Berryman grabs the board | 37-52 |
| 08:26 | Illinois | Keith Park's pass is intercepted by James Jones | 37-52 |
| 08:18 | UC Irvine | James Jones clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 37-52 |
| 08:17 | UC Irvine | David Mitchell tips it but misses | 37-52 |
| 08:16 | Illinois | Keith Park gets the rebound | 37-52 |
| 07:59 | Illinois | James Jones swats the layup by David Heffron | 37-52 |
| 07:57 | UC Irvine | John Fleming grabs the board | 37-52 |
| 07:42 | UC Irvine | John Fleming misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 37-52 |
| 07:41 | Illinois | Anthony Birnbaum grabs the board | 37-52 |
| 07:15 | Illinois | Jason Steller buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Keith Park | 37-54 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Jerry Papineau (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 pf. SG - Gary Lambert (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Mitchell (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - James Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - John Fleming (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Jason Steller (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Keith Park (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - David Heffron (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Anthony Birnbaum (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Sterling Berryman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:06 | UC Irvine | John Fleming drills a shot from the baseline on a great pass from Gary Lambert | 39-54 |
| 06:44 | Illinois | Jason Steller is fouled on the floor by Jerry Papineau - foul #4 on Jerry Papineau, team foul #11 | 39-54 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Adam Dieter (PG), Daniel Hall (PF), Anthony Dollard (C) Jerry Papineau, James Jones, John Fleming | |
| Subs | Illinois | Arnold Petree (PG), Carl Randolph (SF), Larry Delatorre (PF), Ervin Vaughn (C) Keith Park, David Heffron, Anthony Birnbaum, Sterling Berryman | |
| 06:44 | Illinois | Jason Steller makes the 1st free throw | 39-55 |
| 06:44 | Illinois | Jason Steller misses the 2nd free throw | 39-55 |
| 06:44 | UC Irvine | Daniel Hall snags the defensive board | 39-55 |
| 06:35 | UC Irvine | Larry Delatorre denies the turnaround by Anthony Dollard | 39-55 |
| 06:34 | Illinois | Carl Randolph grabs the board | 39-55 |
| 06:29 | Illinois | Carl Randolph's dunk attempt is rejected by David Mitchell | 39-55 |
| 06:28 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Arnold Petree | 39-55 |
| 06:05 | Illinois | Jason Steller knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing | 39-57 |
| 05:53 | UC Irvine | Adam Dieter hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 39-57 |
| 05:52 | Illinois | Carl Randolph grabs the board | 39-57 |
| 05:23 | Illinois | Jason Steller is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Jason Steller, team foul #5 | 39-57 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Troy Parenteau (SG), Eric Marshall (SF) Gary Lambert, David Mitchell | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Heffron (SF), Anthony Birnbaum (PF) Jason Steller, Larry Delatorre | |
| 05:13 | UC Irvine | Troy Parenteau hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 39-57 |
| 05:11 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Ervin Vaughn | 39-57 |
| 04:42 | Illinois | Arnold Petree clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 39-57 |
| 04:40 | Illinois | Ervin Vaughn tips it home | 39-59 |
| 04:25 | UC Irvine | Anthony Dollard knocks in the turnaround near the basket and the foul's on Ervin Vaughn - foul #2 on Ervin Vaughn, team foul #6 | 41-59 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Keith Park (SG) Carl Randolph | |
| 04:25 | UC Irvine | Anthony Dollard misses the free throw | 41-59 |
| 04:25 | Illinois | Anthony Birnbaum grabs the board | 41-59 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 03:56 | Illinois | Arnold Petree misses badly on a driving attempt from close range | 41-59 |
| 03:55 | Illinois | David Heffron grabs the offensive board | 41-59 |
| 03:34 | Illinois | Keith Park connects on the fadeaway from the left wing | 41-61 |
| 03:23 | UC Irvine | Ervin Vaughn denies the turnaround by Anthony Dollard | 41-61 |
| 03:22 | Illinois | Ervin Vaughn gets the rebound | 41-61 |
| 03:17 | Illinois | Arnold Petree is hacked by Adam Dieter - foul #5 on Adam Dieter, team foul #12 | 41-61 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Jerry Papineau (PG) Adam Dieter | |
| Subs | Illinois | Carl Randolph (SF), Larry Delatorre (PF), Sterling Berryman (C) David Heffron, Anthony Birnbaum, Ervin Vaughn | |
| 03:17 | Illinois | Arnold Petree makes the 1st free throw | 41-62 |
| 03:17 | Illinois | Arnold Petree makes the 2nd free throw | 41-63 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Jerry Papineau (fresh) 12 pts. 4 pf. SG - Troy Parenteau (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Eric Marshall (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Daniel Hall (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Anthony Dollard (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Arnold Petree (fresh) 13 pts. 7 ast. SG - Keith Park (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Carl Randolph (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Larry Delatorre (fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Sterling Berryman (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:04 | UC Irvine | Anthony Dollard connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 43-63 |
| 03:00 | Illinois | Arnold Petree hits a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Carl Randolph | 43-66 |
| 02:46 | UC Irvine | Jerry Papineau can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 43-66 |
| 02:45 | UC Irvine | The offensive rebound goes to Eric Marshall | 43-66 |
| 02:33 | UC Irvine | Jerry Papineau hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-66 |
| 02:31 | UC Irvine | Daniel Hall tips it back up and in | 45-66 |
| 02:08 | Illinois | Sterling Berryman drills a driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Carl Randolph | 45-68 |
| 01:59 | UC Irvine | Anthony Dollard can't connect on a floater in the paint | 45-68 |
| 01:58 | Illinois | Carl Randolph grabs the board | 45-68 |
| 01:37 | Illinois | Carl Randolph can't connect on a fadeaway from close range | 45-68 |
| 01:36 | UC Irvine | Eric Marshall gets the rebound | 45-68 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 01:27 | UC Irvine | Anthony Dollard connects on the turnaround from close range | 47-68 |
| 00:59 | Illinois | Arnold Petree drills a shot in the paint on a nice dish by Sterling Berryman and he's fouled by Jerry Papineau - foul #5 on Jerry Papineau, team foul #13 | 47-70 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Richard Grantham (PG) Jerry Papineau | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Heffron (SF), Anthony Birnbaum (PF) Carl Randolph, Larry Delatorre | |
| 00:59 | Illinois | Arnold Petree makes the free throw | 47-71 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:51 | UC Irvine | Anthony Dollard hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 47-71 |
| 00:49 | Illinois | Arnold Petree pulls down the rebound | 47-71 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine 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 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:27 | Illinois | Daniel Hall blocks the short jumper by David Heffron | 47-71 |
| 00:26 | Illinois | Keith Park tips it back up and in | 47-73 |
| 00:21 | UC Irvine | Anthony Dollard's pass is intercepted by Sterling Berryman | 47-73 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Arnold Petree runs out the clock | 47-73 |