| Lineup | Stanford | PG - William Ervin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - Brian Bolduc (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Gary Ritter (fresh) 4 pts. PF - William Robinson (fresh) C - Sean Thayer (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Bradley Hunter (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Keith Park (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Vincent Bridges (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Floyd Gattis (fresh) 2 reb. C - Lewis Basham (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Vincent Bridges inbounds the ball | 15-20 |
| Game Plan | Stanford | Stanford is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:34 | Illinois | Bradley Hunter knocks in the jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Lewis Basham | 15-22 |
| 19:14 | Stanford | William Ervin misses the floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Lewis Basham - foul #1 on Lewis Basham, team foul #1 | 15-22 |
| 19:14 | Stanford | William Ervin misses the 1st free throw | 15-22 |
| 19:14 | Stanford | William Ervin makes the 2nd free throw | 16-22 |
| 18:59 | Illinois | Floyd Gattis misses the driving attempt from close range | 16-22 |
| 18:58 | Illinois | Vincent Bridges gets the offensive rebound | 16-22 |
| 18:33 | Illinois | 3 seconds is called on Vincent Bridges | 16-22 |
| 18:14 | Stanford | William Ervin can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 16-22 |
| 18:13 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Keith Park | 16-22 |
| 17:51 | Illinois | Keith Park clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 16-22 |
| 17:50 | Illinois | Lewis Basham grabs the offensive rebound | 16-22 |
| 17:38 | Illinois | Bradley Hunter scores on a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Floyd Gattis | 16-25 |
| 17:11 | Stanford | William Ervin misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 16-25 |
| 17:09 | Stanford | Sean Thayer gets the offensive rebound | 16-25 |
| 16:53 | Stanford | William Ervin scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Brian Bolduc | 19-25 |
| 16:35 | Illinois | Floyd Gattis hits a jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Bradley Hunter | 19-27 |
| 16:12 | Stanford | Brian Bolduc splits the doubleteam and buries a runner from the left block on a nice dish by William Ervin | 21-27 |
| 15:50 | Illinois | Floyd Gattis comes up short on the floater from the right block but he's hacked by William Robinson - foul #2 on William Robinson, team foul #1 | 21-27 |
| Subs | Stanford | Chung Zheng (PG), James Ousley (SF), Robert Frank (PF), Casey Hubler (C) William Ervin, Gary Ritter, William Robinson, Sean Thayer | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Heffron (PG), James Keeler (SG), Anthony Birnbaum (C) Bradley Hunter, Keith Park, Lewis Basham | |
| 15:50 | Illinois | Floyd Gattis misses the 1st free throw | 21-27 |
| 15:50 | Illinois | Floyd Gattis misses the 2nd free throw | 21-27 |
| 15:50 | Stanford | James Ousley gets the rebound | 21-27 |
| Lineup | Stanford | PG - Chung Zheng (fresh) SG - Brian Bolduc (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - James Ousley (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Robert Frank (fresh) 2 reb. C - Casey Hubler (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - David Heffron (fresh) SG - James Keeler (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Vincent Bridges (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Floyd Gattis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Anthony Birnbaum (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:28 | Stanford | Brian Bolduc is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Vincent Bridges - foul #1 on Vincent Bridges, team foul #2 | 21-27 |
| Subs | Stanford | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Keith Park (SG), Larry Delatorre (C) Vincent Bridges, Floyd Gattis | |
| 15:28 | Stanford | Brian Bolduc misses the 1st free throw | 21-27 |
| 15:28 | Stanford | Brian Bolduc misses the 2nd free throw | 21-27 |
| 15:28 | Stanford | Casey Hubler grabs the offensive board | 21-27 |
| 15:04 | Stanford | Brian Bolduc splits the doubleteam and buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Robert Frank | 24-27 |
| 14:48 | Illinois | James Keeler drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Keith Park | 24-29 |
| 14:28 | Stanford | James Ousley connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Chung Zheng | 26-29 |
| 14:02 | Illinois | David Heffron is hacked by Chung Zheng - foul #2 on Chung Zheng, team foul #2 | 26-29 |
| Subs | Stanford | William Ervin (PG), Gary Ritter (SF), William Robinson (PF), Sean Thayer (C) Chung Zheng, James Ousley, Robert Frank, Casey Hubler | |
| Subs | Illinois | Vincent Bridges (SF) Keith Park | |
| 13:36 | Illinois | Vincent Bridges lays it up and in on a nice dish by David Heffron | 26-31 |
| 13:16 | Stanford | Brian Bolduc evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jumper from the left side | 26-31 |
| 13:14 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Anthony Birnbaum | 26-31 |
| 13:08 | Illinois | Anthony Birnbaum lays it in on a great pass from David Heffron | 26-33 |
| 12:40 | Stanford | Brian Bolduc knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing set up by William Robinson | 28-33 |
| 12:15 | Illinois | Anthony Birnbaum hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Sean Thayer - foul #2 on Sean Thayer, team foul #3 | 28-33 |
| Subs | Stanford | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Bradley Hunter (PG), Keith Park (SG), Lewis Basham (C) David Heffron, James Keeler, Larry Delatorre | |
| 12:15 | Illinois | Anthony Birnbaum makes the 1st free throw | 28-34 |
| 12:15 | Illinois | Anthony Birnbaum misses the 2nd free throw | 28-34 |
| 12:15 | Stanford | Brian Bolduc grabs the board | 28-34 |
| 11:57 | Stanford | Brian Bolduc splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 28-34 |
| 11:56 | Illinois | Vincent Bridges snags the defensive board | 28-34 |
| 11:50 | Illinois | Anthony Birnbaum's floater is tipped away by Sean Thayer | 28-34 |
| 11:49 | Stanford | Sean Thayer gets the rebound | 28-34 |
| Lineup | Stanford | PG - William Ervin (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Brian Bolduc (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Gary Ritter (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - William Robinson (fresh) C - Sean Thayer (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Bradley Hunter (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Keith Park (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Vincent Bridges (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Anthony Birnbaum (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Lewis Basham (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Stanford | Brian Bolduc shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 28-34 |
| 11:29 | Illinois | Vincent Bridges gets the rebound | 28-34 |
| 11:09 | Illinois | Keith Park can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 28-34 |
| 11:07 | Stanford | Sean Thayer grabs the defensive rebound | 28-34 |
| 10:55 | Stanford | Brian Bolduc comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 28-34 |
| 10:54 | Stanford | William Robinson snags the offensive board | 28-34 |
| 10:33 | Stanford | Brian Bolduc's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-34 |
| Subs | Stanford | Chung Zheng (PG), James Ousley (SF), Robert Frank (PF), Casey Hubler (C) William Ervin, Gary Ritter, William Robinson, Sean Thayer | |
| Subs | Illinois | Floyd Gattis (PF) Anthony Birnbaum | |
| 10:10 | Illinois | Bradley Hunter drills a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Keith Park | 28-36 |
| 09:47 | Stanford | Brian Bolduc hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 28-36 |
| 09:46 | Illinois | Lewis Basham grabs the board | 28-36 |
| 09:29 | Illinois | Keith Park drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Floyd Gattis | 28-39 |
| 09:17 | Stanford | Brian Bolduc misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 28-39 |
| 09:15 | Stanford | James Ousley tips it in | 30-39 |
| 08:51 | Illinois | Keith Park misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 30-39 |
| 08:50 | Stanford | Casey Hubler gets the rebound | 30-39 |
| 08:33 | Stanford | Robert Frank makes the driving attempt from close range | 32-39 |
| 08:16 | Illinois | Floyd Gattis slams it home on a nice dish by Bradley Hunter | 32-41 |
| 07:55 | Stanford | Brian Bolduc splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jump hook in the paint | 32-41 |
| 07:54 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Floyd Gattis | 32-41 |
| 07:36 | Illinois | Robert Frank denies the turnaround by Floyd Gattis | 32-41 |
| 07:35 | Illinois | Lewis Basham grabs the offensive board | 32-41 |
| Lineup | Stanford | PG - Chung Zheng (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Brian Bolduc (tiring) 16 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - James Ousley (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Frank (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Casey Hubler (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Bradley Hunter (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Keith Park (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Vincent Bridges (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - Floyd Gattis (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Lewis Basham (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:09 | Illinois | Vincent Bridges can't finish the layup | 32-41 |
| 07:08 | Stanford | James Ousley gets the rebound | 32-41 |
| 06:40 | Stanford | Vincent Bridges is called for the reach on James Ousley - foul #2 on Vincent Bridges, team foul #3 | 32-41 |
| Subs | Stanford | William Ervin (PG), Gary Ritter (SF), William Robinson (PF), Sean Thayer (C) Brian Bolduc, James Ousley, Robert Frank, Casey Hubler | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Heffron (PG), James Keeler (SF), Anthony Birnbaum (PF), Larry Delatorre (C) Bradley Hunter, Vincent Bridges, Floyd Gattis, Lewis Basham | |
| 06:17 | Stanford | William Ervin misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 32-41 |
| 06:16 | Illinois | Anthony Birnbaum gets the rebound | 32-41 |
| 05:47 | Illinois | James Keeler misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 32-41 |
| 05:45 | Stanford | The rebound goes to Gary Ritter | 32-41 |
| 05:18 | Stanford | Anthony Birnbaum denies the turnaround by William Ervin | 32-41 |
| 05:17 | Illinois | Keith Park gets the rebound | 32-41 |
| 04:55 | Illinois | David Heffron is fouled on the floor by William Ervin - foul #4 on William Ervin, team foul #4 | 32-41 |
| Subs | Stanford | James Ousley (SF) Chung Zheng | |
| Subs | Illinois | Vincent Bridges (SF) Keith Park | |
| 04:35 | Illinois | Anthony Birnbaum makes the jumper from the left side on a great pass from Larry Delatorre | 32-43 |
| 04:13 | Stanford | William Ervin makes the jumpshot from the right side | 34-43 |
| 04:01 | Illinois | David Heffron is hacked by William Ervin - foul #5 on William Ervin, team foul #5 | 34-43 |
| Subs | Stanford | Brian Bolduc (PG) William Ervin | |
| Subs | Illinois | Floyd Gattis (PF) Larry Delatorre | |
| 03:41 | Illinois | The short jumper by Vincent Bridges is denied by Sean Thayer | 34-43 |
| 03:40 | Stanford | The rebound goes to Sean Thayer | 34-43 |
| Game Plan | Stanford | Stanford is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 03:27 | Stanford | Brian Bolduc is fouled on the floor by David Heffron - foul #1 on David Heffron, team foul #4 | 34-43 |
| Subs | Stanford | Chung Zheng (PG) Gary Ritter | |
| Subs | Illinois | Bradley Hunter (PG) James Keeler | |
| Lineup | Stanford | PG - Chung Zheng (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Brian Bolduc (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - James Ousley (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - William Robinson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Sean Thayer (fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Bradley Hunter (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Heffron (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Vincent Bridges (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - Floyd Gattis (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Anthony Birnbaum (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:22 | Stanford | Brian Bolduc buries a 3 from the left wing set up by Chung Zheng | 37-43 |
| 03:13 | Illinois | David Heffron misses the jumper from the right side but the foul's on Sean Thayer - foul #3 on Sean Thayer, team foul #6 | 37-43 |
| Subs | Stanford | Robert Frank (PF), Casey Hubler (C) William Robinson, Sean Thayer | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 03:13 | Illinois | David Heffron misses the 1st free throw | 37-43 |
| 03:13 | Illinois | David Heffron makes the 2nd free throw | 37-44 |
| Game Plan | Stanford | Stanford is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 02:44 | Stanford | Chung Zheng is alone and drills a shot from the baseline on a great pass from Brian Bolduc | 39-44 |
| 02:44 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 39-44 |
| Subs | Stanford | Gary Ritter (SF), William Robinson (PF), Sean Thayer (C) James Ousley, Robert Frank, Casey Hubler | |
| Subs | Illinois | Keith Park (SG), Lewis Basham (C) David Heffron, Anthony Birnbaum | |
| 02:23 | Illinois | Keith Park makes the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Floyd Gattis | 39-47 |
| Game Plan | Stanford | Stanford is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 02:14 | Stanford | Brian Bolduc shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 39-47 |
| 02:13 | Stanford | Sean Thayer tips it home | 41-47 |
| 01:44 | Illinois | Bradley Hunter buries a jumper from the free throw line | 41-49 |
| Game Plan | Stanford | Stanford is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 01:31 | Stanford | Brian Bolduc is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-49 |
| 01:29 | Illinois | Keith Park snags the defensive board | 41-49 |
| Game Plan | Stanford | Stanford is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 01:27 | Illinois | Keith Park is hacked by Brian Bolduc in the backcourt - foul #2 on Brian Bolduc, team foul #7 | 41-49 |
| Subs | Stanford | | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Heffron (PG), James Keeler (SF), Anthony Birnbaum (PF) Bradley Hunter, Vincent Bridges, Floyd Gattis | |
| 01:27 | Illinois | Keith Park makes the 1st free throw | 41-50 |
| 01:27 | Illinois | Keith Park misses the 2nd free throw | 41-50 |
| 01:27 | Stanford | William Robinson pulls down the rebound | 41-50 |
| 01:14 | Stanford | Chung Zheng is wide open but clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 41-50 |
| 01:12 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Anthony Birnbaum | 41-50 |
| 01:12 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 41-50 |
| 01:11 | Illinois | David Heffron is fouled in the backcourt by Chung Zheng - foul #3 on Chung Zheng, team foul #8 | 41-50 |
| 01:11 | Illinois | David Heffron makes the 1st free throw | 41-51 |
| 01:11 | Illinois | David Heffron makes the 2nd free throw | 41-52 |
| 00:53 | Stanford | William Robinson blows the layup | 41-52 |
| 00:51 | Stanford | Brian Bolduc tips it back up and in | 43-52 |
| Game Plan | Stanford | Stanford is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:49 | Illinois | David Heffron is fouled in the backcourt by Chung Zheng - foul #4 on Chung Zheng, team foul #9 | 43-52 |
| 00:49 | Illinois | David Heffron makes the 1st free throw | 43-53 |
| 00:49 | Illinois | David Heffron makes the 2nd free throw | 43-54 |
| Game Plan | Stanford | Stanford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:44 | Stanford | Gary Ritter loses the ball out of bounds | 43-54 |
| Game Plan | Stanford | Stanford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:24 | Illinois | Keith Park hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 43-54 |
| 00:23 | Illinois | David Heffron grabs the offensive rebound | 43-54 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | David Heffron runs out the clock | 43-54 |