| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Lindsay Jones (fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Trevor Coats (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Steven Young (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Hensley (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Isiah Perry (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Dustin Jones (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ervin Keller (fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Lane (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gregory Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Warren Rogowski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UC Santa Barbara | William Lane inbounds the ball | 46-40 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:44 | UC Santa Barbara | Warren Rogowski clanks a runner in the paint | 46-40 |
| 19:42 | UC Santa Barbara | William Lane snags the offensive board | 46-40 |
| 19:33 | UC Santa Barbara | Gregory Thompson misses the dunk attempt | 46-40 |
| 19:31 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Thomas Hensley | 46-40 |
| 19:26 | Illinois | Gregory Thompson takes the ball from Trevor Coats in the backcourt | 46-40 |
| 19:12 | UC Santa Barbara | Gregory Thompson buries a shot from close range | 46-42 |
| 18:54 | Illinois | Lindsay Jones hits a wide open 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Thomas Hensley | 49-42 |
| 18:39 | UC Santa Barbara | Warren Rogowski is whistled for traveling | 49-42 |
| Subs | Illinois | Randolph Wilson (PF), Daniel Burke (C) Thomas Hensley, Isiah Perry | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | James Zymowski (SG), Leroy Graziani (PF), David Brindley (C) Ervin Keller, Gregory Thompson, Warren Rogowski | |
| 18:20 | Illinois | Steven Young scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 52-42 |
| 18:02 | UC Santa Barbara | James Zymowski misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Steven Young - foul #1 on Steven Young, team foul #1 | 52-42 |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Brown (SG), Paul Langford (SF) Trevor Coats, Steven Young | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Joe Holliday (SG), John Hansen (SF) Dustin Jones, William Lane | |
| 18:02 | UC Santa Barbara | James Zymowski misses the 1st free throw | 52-42 |
| 18:02 | UC Santa Barbara | James Zymowski makes the 2nd free throw | 52-43 |
| 17:58 | Illinois | Richard Brown is fouled in the backcourt by Joe Holliday - foul #2 on Joe Holliday, team foul #1 | 52-43 |
| 17:41 | Illinois | Paul Langford drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Lindsay Jones | 55-43 |
| 17:30 | UC Santa Barbara | Leroy Graziani banks in the layup set up by Joe Holliday and he's fouled by Randolph Wilson - foul #1 on Randolph Wilson, team foul #2 | 55-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | Thomas Hensley (SF) Lindsay Jones | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Ervin Keller (SG), Gregory Thompson (PF) Joe Holliday, David Brindley | |
| 17:30 | UC Santa Barbara | Leroy Graziani makes the free throw | 55-46 |
| 17:10 | Illinois | Paul Langford misses badly on the uncontested floater from the left block | 55-46 |
| 17:08 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Hensley | 55-46 |
| 16:53 | Illinois | Paul Langford clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 55-46 |
| 16:51 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Brown | 55-46 |
| 16:35 | Illinois | Richard Brown is fouled on the floor by James Zymowski - foul #3 on James Zymowski, team foul #2 | 55-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | Trevor Coats (PG), Steven Young (SF), Michael Thoreson (PF), Isiah Perry (C) Paul Langford, Thomas Hensley, Randolph Wilson, Daniel Burke | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Dustin Jones (PG), Joe Holliday (SG), William Lane (SF), Warren Rogowski (C) James Zymowski, Ervin Keller, Leroy Graziani, John Hansen | |
| 16:17 | Illinois | Steven Young can't connect on an uncontested 3pt attempt from straight away | 55-46 |
| 16:15 | UC Santa Barbara | Warren Rogowski gets the rebound | 55-46 |
| 15:46 | UC Santa Barbara | Michael Thoreson is called for the reach on Dustin Jones - foul #1 on Michael Thoreson, team foul #3 | 55-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | Lindsay Jones (PG) Richard Brown | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | David Brindley (PF) Gregory Thompson | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Lindsay Jones (fresh) 21 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Trevor Coats (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Steven Young (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Thoreson (fresh) C - Isiah Perry (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Dustin Jones (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joe Holliday (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Lane (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - David Brindley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Warren Rogowski (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:35 | UC Santa Barbara | Warren Rogowski is hacked by Isiah Perry - foul #1 on Isiah Perry, team foul #4 | 55-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | Paul Langford (SF) Steven Young | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Ervin Keller (SG) Joe Holliday | |
| 15:23 | UC Santa Barbara | Trevor Coats steals the ball from David Brindley | 55-46 |
| 15:03 | Illinois | Dustin Jones is called for the reach on Lindsay Jones - foul #1 on Dustin Jones, team foul #3 | 55-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | Steven Young (SF), Thomas Hensley (PF), Daniel Burke (C) Trevor Coats, Michael Thoreson, Isiah Perry | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | John Moore (SF), Gregory Thompson (PF) William Lane, David Brindley | |
| 14:53 | Illinois | Paul Langford knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Lindsay Jones | 57-46 |
| 14:46 | UC Santa Barbara | Ervin Keller is fouled on the floor by Paul Langford - foul #2 on Paul Langford, team foul #5 | 57-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | Trevor Coats (SG) Paul Langford | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | James Zymowski (SG), John Hansen (C) Ervin Keller, Warren Rogowski | |
| 14:29 | UC Santa Barbara | Dustin Jones comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 57-46 |
| 14:27 | UC Santa Barbara | Gregory Thompson grabs the offensive board | 57-46 |
| 14:18 | UC Santa Barbara | Gregory Thompson drills a jumpshot from the left wing set up by James Zymowski | 57-48 |
| 14:10 | Illinois | Lindsay Jones is wide open but clanks a runner from the baseline but he's hacked by John Moore - foul #1 on John Moore, team foul #4 | 57-48 |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Brown (SG) Trevor Coats | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Joe Holliday (SG), William Lane (SF) Dustin Jones, John Moore | |
| 14:10 | Illinois | Lindsay Jones makes the 1st free throw | 58-48 |
| 14:10 | Illinois | Lindsay Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 59-48 |
| 13:51 | UC Santa Barbara | Joe Holliday can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 59-48 |
| 13:49 | Illinois | Steven Young gets the rebound | 59-48 |
| 13:35 | Illinois | Lindsay Jones can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 59-48 |
| 13:33 | UC Santa Barbara | William Lane grabs the board | 59-48 |
| 13:17 | UC Santa Barbara | Gregory Thompson is whistled for a carry | 59-48 |
| Subs | Illinois | Paul Langford (SG), Randolph Wilson (PF), Isiah Perry (C) Richard Brown, Thomas Hensley, Daniel Burke | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Ervin Keller (SG), Leroy Graziani (PF), David Brindley (C) James Zymowski, Gregory Thompson, John Hansen | |
| 13:15 | Illinois | Paul Langford is hacked by William Lane in the backcourt - foul #2 on William Lane, team foul #5 | 59-48 |
| 12:56 | Illinois | Paul Langford connects on the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Steven Young | 61-48 |
| 12:35 | UC Santa Barbara | Joe Holliday comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 61-48 |
| 12:33 | Illinois | Isiah Perry gets the rebound | 61-48 |
| 12:31 | Illinois | Leroy Graziani is called for the reach on Paul Langford in the backcourt - foul #2 on Leroy Graziani, team foul #6 | 61-48 |
| Subs | Illinois | Trevor Coats (SG) Steven Young | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Dustin Jones (PG), Warren Rogowski (C) Joe Holliday, William Lane | |
| 12:21 | Illinois | Trevor Coats is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Trevor Coats, team foul #6 | 61-48 |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Brown (SG), Michael Thoreson (C) Lindsay Jones, Isiah Perry | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | John Moore (SF), Gregory Thompson (PF) Leroy Graziani, David Brindley | |
| 12:02 | UC Santa Barbara | Warren Rogowski hits a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Ervin Keller | 61-50 |
| 11:59 | Illinois | Ervin Keller picks off the pass by Trevor Coats in the backcourt | 61-50 |
| 11:44 | UC Santa Barbara | John Moore is whistled for a carry | 61-50 |
| Subs | Illinois | Daniel Burke (SF), Thomas Hensley (PF) Paul Langford, Randolph Wilson | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Rafael Hollenbeck (SG) Ervin Keller | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Trevor Coats (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Richard Brown (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Daniel Burke (fresh) PF - Thomas Hensley (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Thoreson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Dustin Jones (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rafael Hollenbeck (fresh) SF - John Moore (fresh) PF - Gregory Thompson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Warren Rogowski (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Illinois | Thomas Hensley scores on a fadeaway from the left side set up by Trevor Coats | 63-50 |
| 11:08 | UC Santa Barbara | Gregory Thompson is fouled on the floor by Michael Thoreson - foul #2 on Michael Thoreson, team foul #7 | 63-50 |
| Subs | Illinois | Lindsay Jones (PG), Isiah Perry (C) Richard Brown, Thomas Hensley | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | James Zymowski (SG), William Lane (SF), John Hansen (C) Rafael Hollenbeck, John Moore, Warren Rogowski | |
| 11:08 | UC Santa Barbara | Gregory Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 63-51 |
| 11:08 | UC Santa Barbara | Gregory Thompson misses the 2nd free throw | 63-51 |
| 11:08 | Illinois | Michael Thoreson snags the defensive board | 63-51 |
| 10:49 | Illinois | Lindsay Jones misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 63-51 |
| 10:48 | UC Santa Barbara | James Zymowski grabs the defensive rebound | 63-51 |
| 10:26 | UC Santa Barbara | Gregory Thompson clanks a runner from the baseline but he's fouled by Michael Thoreson - foul #3 on Michael Thoreson, team foul #8 | 63-51 |
| Subs | Illinois | Paul Langford (SG), Steven Young (SF) Trevor Coats, Michael Thoreson | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Ervin Keller (SG), David Brindley (C) Dustin Jones, John Hansen | |
| 10:26 | UC Santa Barbara | Gregory Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 63-52 |
| 10:26 | UC Santa Barbara | Gregory Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 63-53 |
| 10:07 | Illinois | Lindsay Jones misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 63-53 |
| 10:05 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Steven Young | 63-53 |
| 09:55 | Illinois | James Zymowski takes the ball from Daniel Burke | 63-53 |
| 09:42 | UC Santa Barbara | James Zymowski's layup is rejected by Steven Young | 63-53 |
| 09:40 | Illinois | Isiah Perry snags the defensive board | 63-53 |
| 09:33 | Illinois | Steven Young comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 63-53 |
| 09:32 | UC Santa Barbara | Gregory Thompson gets the rebound | 63-53 |
| 09:29 | UC Santa Barbara | James Zymowski is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 63-53 |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Brown (SG), Thomas Hensley (PF), Randolph Wilson (C) Paul Langford, Daniel Burke, Isiah Perry | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Dustin Jones (PG), Joe Holliday (SG), John Moore (SF), Leroy Graziani (PF), Warren Rogowski (C) James Zymowski, Ervin Keller, William Lane, Gregory Thompson, David Brindley | |
| 09:13 | Illinois | Richard Brown drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Lindsay Jones | 66-53 |
| 08:53 | UC Santa Barbara | John Moore clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 66-53 |
| 08:52 | Illinois | Randolph Wilson grabs the board | 66-53 |
| 08:33 | Illinois | Dustin Jones steals it from Thomas Hensley | 66-53 |
| 08:22 | UC Santa Barbara | Dustin Jones is hacked by Lindsay Jones - foul #3 on Lindsay Jones, team foul #9 | 66-53 |
| Subs | Illinois | Trevor Coats (PG), Paul Langford (SF), Michael Thoreson (C) Lindsay Jones, Steven Young, Randolph Wilson | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Ervin Keller (SG), William Lane (SF), John Hansen (C) Joe Holliday, John Moore, Warren Rogowski | |
| 08:22 | UC Santa Barbara | Dustin Jones makes the 1st free throw | 66-54 |
| 08:22 | UC Santa Barbara | Dustin Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 66-55 |
| 08:17 | Illinois | Dustin Jones is called for the reach on Richard Brown in the backcourt - foul #2 on Dustin Jones, team foul #7 | 66-55 |
| 08:17 | Illinois | Richard Brown makes the 1st free throw | 67-55 |
| 08:17 | Illinois | Richard Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 68-55 |
| 08:04 | UC Santa Barbara | William Lane is hacked by Paul Langford - foul #3 on Paul Langford, team foul #10 | 68-55 |
| Subs | Illinois | Isiah Perry (C) Richard Brown | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Rafael Hollenbeck (PG), David Brindley (PF) Dustin Jones, Leroy Graziani | |
| 08:04 | UC Santa Barbara | William Lane makes the 1st free throw | 68-56 |
| 08:04 | UC Santa Barbara | William Lane makes the 2nd free throw | 68-57 |
| 07:43 | Illinois | Thomas Hensley comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on William Lane - foul #3 on William Lane, team foul #8 | 68-57 |
| Subs | Illinois | Daniel Burke (PF) Isiah Perry | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | James Zymowski (PG) Rafael Hollenbeck | |
| 07:43 | Illinois | Thomas Hensley makes the 1st free throw | 69-57 |
| 07:43 | Illinois | Thomas Hensley makes the 2nd free throw | 70-57 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Trevor Coats (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Paul Langford (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Thomas Hensley (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Daniel Burke (fresh) C - Michael Thoreson (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - James Zymowski (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ervin Keller (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - William Lane (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - David Brindley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - John Hansen (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:25 | UC Santa Barbara | Trevor Coats is called for the reach on David Brindley - foul #4 on Trevor Coats, team foul #11 | 70-57 |
| Subs | Illinois | Lindsay Jones (PG), Steven Young (SF) Paul Langford, Michael Thoreson | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Joe Holliday (SG) Ervin Keller | |
| 07:25 | UC Santa Barbara | David Brindley misses the 1st free throw | 70-57 |
| 07:25 | UC Santa Barbara | David Brindley makes the 2nd free throw | 70-58 |
| 07:11 | Illinois | Lindsay Jones scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Trevor Coats | 73-58 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 06:54 | UC Santa Barbara | David Brindley misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 73-58 |
| 06:53 | UC Santa Barbara | James Zymowski grabs the offensive board | 73-58 |
| 06:48 | UC Santa Barbara | John Hansen misses the easy layup | 73-58 |
| 06:47 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Daniel Burke | 73-58 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 06:21 | Illinois | Steven Young is fouled on the floor by John Hansen - foul #2 on John Hansen, team foul #9 | 73-58 |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Brown (PG), Randolph Wilson (PF), Michael Thoreson (C) Lindsay Jones, Thomas Hensley, Daniel Burke | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Dustin Jones (PG), Rafael Hollenbeck (SG), Leroy Graziani (PF), Warren Rogowski (C) James Zymowski, Joe Holliday, David Brindley, John Hansen | |
| 06:21 | Illinois | Steven Young makes the 1st free throw | 74-58 |
| 06:21 | Illinois | Steven Young makes the 2nd free throw | 75-58 |
| 05:59 | UC Santa Barbara | Randolph Wilson swats the shot by Warren Rogowski | 75-58 |
| 05:58 | UC Santa Barbara | Warren Rogowski grabs the offensive rebound | 75-58 |
| 05:37 | UC Santa Barbara | Dustin Jones throws it down | 75-60 |
| 05:33 | Illinois | Steven Young's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 75-60 |
| Subs | Illinois | Lindsay Jones (PG), Paul Langford (SF), Isiah Perry (C) Trevor Coats, Steven Young, Michael Thoreson | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Ervin Keller (SG), John Moore (SF), Gregory Thompson (PF) Rafael Hollenbeck, William Lane, Leroy Graziani | |
| 05:17 | UC Santa Barbara | Gregory Thompson can't finish the layup | 75-60 |
| 05:15 | Illinois | Randolph Wilson gets the rebound | 75-60 |
| 04:48 | Illinois | Lindsay Jones buries a 3pt shot from the right wing | 78-60 |
| 04:37 | UC Santa Barbara | Gregory Thompson loses the dribble to Lindsay Jones | 78-60 |
| 04:34 | Illinois | Paul Langford blows the layup | 78-60 |
| 04:32 | Illinois | Lindsay Jones tips it home | 80-60 |
| 04:23 | UC Santa Barbara | Gregory Thompson buries a jumper from the right side | 80-62 |
| 03:59 | Illinois | Randolph Wilson scores on a runner from the left block | 82-62 |
| 03:49 | UC Santa Barbara | Gregory Thompson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 82-62 |
| 03:47 | Illinois | Paul Langford pulls down the rebound | 82-62 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Lindsay Jones (tiring) 31 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Richard Brown (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Paul Langford (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Randolph Wilson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Isiah Perry (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Dustin Jones (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ervin Keller (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Moore (fairly fresh) PF - Gregory Thompson (tiring) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Warren Rogowski (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:37 | Illinois | Lindsay Jones connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 85-62 |
| 03:20 | UC Santa Barbara | Dustin Jones knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from John Moore | 85-65 |
| 03:07 | Illinois | Richard Brown is hacked by Ervin Keller - foul #3 on Ervin Keller, team foul #10 | 85-65 |
| Subs | Illinois | Trevor Coats (SG), Daniel Burke (SF), Thomas Hensley (PF), Michael Thoreson (C) Lindsay Jones, Paul Langford, Randolph Wilson, Isiah Perry | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | James Zymowski (PG), Joe Holliday (SG), John Hansen (SF), Leroy Graziani (PF), David Brindley (C) Dustin Jones, Ervin Keller, John Moore, Gregory Thompson, Warren Rogowski | |
| 03:07 | Illinois | Richard Brown misses the 1st free throw | 85-65 |
| 03:07 | Illinois | Richard Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 86-65 |
| 02:53 | UC Santa Barbara | Leroy Graziani clanks a runner from close range | 86-65 |
| 02:51 | Illinois | Richard Brown grabs the board | 86-65 |
| 02:22 | Illinois | Richard Brown misses short on an open pull-up jumper from the left side | 86-65 |
| 02:21 | UC Santa Barbara | Leroy Graziani grabs the board | 86-65 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:12 | UC Santa Barbara | James Zymowski is fouled on the floor by Michael Thoreson - foul #4 on Michael Thoreson, team foul #12 | 86-65 |
| Subs | Illinois | Lindsay Jones (PG), Steven Young (SF) Richard Brown, Thomas Hensley | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | | |
| 02:12 | UC Santa Barbara | James Zymowski makes the 1st free throw | 86-66 |
| 02:12 | UC Santa Barbara | James Zymowski makes the 2nd free throw | 86-67 |
| 01:53 | Illinois | Daniel Burke misses badly on the uncontested floater from just outside the lane | 86-67 |
| 01:52 | UC Santa Barbara | John Hansen grabs the board | 86-67 |
| 01:45 | UC Santa Barbara | Lindsay Jones picks off the pass by James Zymowski | 86-67 |
| 01:43 | Illinois | David Brindley is called for the reach on Trevor Coats in the backcourt - foul #2 on David Brindley, team foul #11 | 86-67 |
| Subs | Illinois | Thomas Hensley (PF), Isiah Perry (C) Daniel Burke, Michael Thoreson | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | | |
| 01:43 | Illinois | Trevor Coats makes the 1st free throw | 87-67 |
| 01:43 | Illinois | Trevor Coats makes the 2nd free throw | 88-67 |
| 01:25 | UC Santa Barbara | Joe Holliday misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 88-67 |
| 01:23 | Illinois | Steven Young grabs the board | 88-67 |
| 01:01 | Illinois | Thomas Hensley misses short on an open jumpshot from the left wing | 88-67 |
| 01:00 | Illinois | Lindsay Jones gets the offensive rebound | 88-67 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:31 | Illinois | Lindsay Jones hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 88-67 |
| 00:29 | UC Santa Barbara | David Brindley grabs the board | 88-67 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:23 | UC Santa Barbara | Leroy Graziani misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 88-67 |
| 00:21 | Illinois | Isiah Perry grabs the board | 88-67 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Lindsay Jones runs out the clock | 88-67 |