| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Christopher Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gregory Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - William West (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Czernovski (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Dana Dickinson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Tracy Flax (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joseph Allshouse (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Daniel Smith (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Allen (fresh) 9 pts. C - Roderick Melson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UC Irvine | William West inbounds the ball | 25-47 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | UC Irvine | Gregory Jones comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 25-47 |
| 19:43 | UC Irvine | William West grabs the offensive rebound | 25-47 |
| 19:28 | UC Irvine | Robert Czernovski misses the 3 from the right corner | 25-47 |
| 19:26 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Daniel Smith | 25-47 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:00 | Illinois | John Allen hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 25-47 |
| 18:59 | UC Irvine | Christopher Johnson grabs the board | 25-47 |
| 18:55 | UC Irvine | Dana Dickinson hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Christopher Johnson and the foul's on John Allen - foul #2 on John Allen, team foul #1 | 27-47 |
| 18:55 | UC Irvine | Dana Dickinson makes the free throw | 28-47 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 18:38 | Illinois | Joseph Allshouse is fouled on the floor by Christopher Johnson - foul #2 on Christopher Johnson, team foul #1 | 28-47 |
| 18:28 | Illinois | John Allen is fouled on the floor by Christopher Johnson - foul #3 on Christopher Johnson, team foul #2 | 28-47 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Albert Moore (SG) Christopher Johnson | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 18:19 | Illinois | John Allen's fadeaway is rejected by Dana Dickinson | 28-47 |
| 18:17 | Illinois | John Allen snags the offensive board | 28-47 |
| 18:01 | Illinois | John Allen knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 28-50 |
| 17:43 | UC Irvine | William West hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 28-50 |
| 17:41 | Illinois | Roderick Melson grabs the board | 28-50 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 17:19 | Illinois | Daniel Smith comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 28-50 |
| 17:18 | UC Irvine | Robert Czernovski pulls down the rebound | 28-50 |
| 17:11 | UC Irvine | Robert Czernovski misses the easy layup | 28-50 |
| 17:10 | Illinois | Daniel Smith gets the rebound | 28-50 |
| 16:45 | Illinois | John Allen jams it on a great pass from Joseph Allshouse | 28-52 |
| 16:39 | UC Irvine | Daniel Smith is called for the reach on William West - foul #1 on Daniel Smith, team foul #2 | 28-52 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Clifford Walters (PG), Barry Hargrove (SF), John Clifford (PF) Gregory Jones, William West, Robert Czernovski | |
| Subs | Illinois | Darren Blaise (PG), Dobromierz Lakowski (SG), Robert Haddix (PF) Tracy Flax, Joseph Allshouse, John Allen | |
| 16:34 | UC Irvine | John Clifford misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Daniel Smith - foul #2 on Daniel Smith, team foul #3 | 28-52 |
| 16:34 | UC Irvine | John Clifford makes the 1st free throw | 29-52 |
| 16:34 | UC Irvine | John Clifford misses the 2nd free throw | 29-52 |
| 16:34 | Illinois | Robert Haddix gets the rebound | 29-52 |
| 16:14 | Illinois | Roderick Melson misses the lay-in | 29-52 |
| 16:13 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Darren Blaise | 29-52 |
| 15:45 | Illinois | Darren Blaise misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 29-52 |
| 15:44 | UC Irvine | John Clifford pulls down the rebound | 29-52 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Clifford Walters (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Albert Moore (fresh) SF - Barry Hargrove (fresh) PF - John Clifford (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Dana Dickinson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Darren Blaise (fresh) SG - Dobromierz Lakowski (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Daniel Smith (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. PF - Robert Haddix (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Roderick Melson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:24 | UC Irvine | Darren Blaise steps in front of the Barry Hargrove pass | 29-52 |
| 15:02 | Illinois | Darren Blaise drills a 3 from the right corner | 29-55 |
| 14:50 | UC Irvine | Barry Hargrove comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 29-55 |
| 14:49 | Illinois | Roderick Melson snags the defensive board | 29-55 |
| 14:26 | Illinois | Dobromierz Lakowski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-55 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Christopher Johnson (PG), Beau Fell (SG), William West (SF), Robert Czernovski (PF), Paul Brown (C) Clifford Walters, Albert Moore, Barry Hargrove, John Clifford, Dana Dickinson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Tracy Flax (PG), Joseph Allshouse (SG), Jack Sullivan (SF), John Allen (PF) Darren Blaise, Dobromierz Lakowski, Daniel Smith, Roderick Melson | |
| 14:15 | UC Irvine | Beau Fell is hacked by Robert Haddix - foul #1 on Robert Haddix, team foul #4 | 29-55 |
| 14:04 | UC Irvine | Beau Fell scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Paul Brown | 32-55 |
| 13:42 | Illinois | Joseph Allshouse clanks a 3 from straight away | 32-55 |
| 13:40 | UC Irvine | Robert Czernovski pulls down the rebound | 32-55 |
| 13:26 | UC Irvine | Paul Brown misses the lay-in but the foul's on Robert Haddix - foul #2 on Robert Haddix, team foul #5 | 32-55 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Kevin Davis (C) Robert Haddix | |
| 13:26 | UC Irvine | Paul Brown makes the 1st free throw | 33-55 |
| 13:26 | UC Irvine | Paul Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 34-55 |
| 12:57 | Illinois | John Allen misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 34-55 |
| 12:55 | UC Irvine | William West gets the rebound | 34-55 |
| 12:42 | UC Irvine | William West buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Beau Fell | 36-55 |
| 12:19 | Illinois | John Allen comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline | 36-55 |
| 12:17 | UC Irvine | William West pulls down the rebound | 36-55 |
| 12:12 | UC Irvine | Kevin Davis picks off the pass by Christopher Johnson | 36-55 |
| 11:51 | Illinois | John Allen misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 36-55 |
| 11:50 | Illinois | Jack Sullivan can't tip it in | 36-55 |
| 11:49 | Illinois | John Allen hits the follow up shot | 36-57 |
| 11:32 | UC Irvine | William West connects on the fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Paul Brown | 38-57 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Christopher Johnson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Beau Fell (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - William West (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Robert Czernovski (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Paul Brown (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Tracy Flax (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joseph Allshouse (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Jack Sullivan (fresh) 2 reb. PF - John Allen (fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. C - Kevin Davis (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:06 | Illinois | John Allen hits a floater from the baseline set up by Tracy Flax | 38-59 |
| 10:56 | UC Irvine | Paul Brown makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Christopher Johnson | 41-59 |
| 10:36 | Illinois | Tracy Flax misses the jumper from the free throw line | 41-59 |
| 10:35 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Paul Brown | 41-59 |
| 10:31 | UC Irvine | Beau Fell is called for a pushoff foul - foul #4 on Beau Fell, team foul #3 | 41-59 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Gregory Jones (PG), Albert Moore (SG), Barry Hargrove (SF), John Clifford (PF), Dana Dickinson (C) Christopher Johnson, Beau Fell, William West, Robert Czernovski, Paul Brown | |
| Subs | Illinois | Darren Blaise (PG), Dobromierz Lakowski (SG), Daniel Smith (SF), Robert Haddix (PF), Roderick Melson (C) Tracy Flax, Joseph Allshouse, Jack Sullivan, John Allen, Kevin Davis | |
| 10:02 | Illinois | Dana Dickinson steals the ball from Daniel Smith | 41-59 |
| 09:48 | UC Irvine | Daniel Smith is called for the reach on Gregory Jones - foul #3 on Daniel Smith, team foul #6 | 41-59 |
| 09:36 | UC Irvine | Barry Hargrove hits a shot from the right wing | 43-59 |
| 09:14 | Illinois | Daniel Smith clanks a shot from the left side | 43-59 |
| 09:12 | UC Irvine | John Clifford gets the rebound | 43-59 |
| 08:58 | UC Irvine | Gregory Jones's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-59 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | William West (SF), Robert Czernovski (PF) Barry Hargrove, John Clifford | |
| Subs | Illinois | Tracy Flax (PG), Joseph Allshouse (SG) Darren Blaise, Dobromierz Lakowski | |
| 08:29 | Illinois | Tracy Flax hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Robert Haddix | 43-61 |
| 08:21 | UC Irvine | Albert Moore is whistled for traveling | 43-61 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Christopher Johnson (PG) Albert Moore | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Allen (PF) Robert Haddix | |
| 08:09 | Illinois | Daniel Smith is hacked by William West - foul #1 on William West, team foul #4 | 43-61 |
| 07:54 | Illinois | Joseph Allshouse travels with the ball | 43-61 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Beau Fell (SG) Gregory Jones | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 07:44 | UC Irvine | Dana Dickinson clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 43-61 |
| 07:42 | Illinois | The rebound goes to John Allen | 43-61 |
| 07:22 | Illinois | John Allen hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Daniel Smith | 43-64 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Christopher Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Beau Fell (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - William West (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Robert Czernovski (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Dana Dickinson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Tracy Flax (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joseph Allshouse (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Daniel Smith (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - John Allen (fresh) 21 pts. 4 reb. C - Roderick Melson (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:12 | UC Irvine | Christopher Johnson buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 46-64 |
| 06:55 | Illinois | Daniel Smith is hacked by William West - foul #2 on William West, team foul #5 | 46-64 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Darren Blaise (PG), Jack Sullivan (SF) Tracy Flax, Daniel Smith | |
| 06:37 | Illinois | Roderick Melson drills a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Darren Blaise and he's fouled by Dana Dickinson - foul #2 on Dana Dickinson, team foul #6 | 46-66 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | John Clifford (PF), Paul Brown (C) Robert Czernovski, Dana Dickinson | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 06:37 | Illinois | Roderick Melson misses the free throw | 46-66 |
| 06:37 | UC Irvine | Paul Brown snags the defensive board | 46-66 |
| 06:19 | UC Irvine | John Clifford can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 46-66 |
| 06:18 | UC Irvine | Paul Brown gets the offensive rebound | 46-66 |
| 06:05 | UC Irvine | Paul Brown dunks the ball on a nice dish by William West | 48-66 |
| 05:48 | Illinois | Darren Blaise comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 48-66 |
| 05:47 | UC Irvine | John Clifford grabs the defensive rebound | 48-66 |
| 05:31 | UC Irvine | Christopher Johnson buries a driving attempt in the lane | 50-66 |
| 05:02 | Illinois | John Allen blows the layup | 50-66 |
| 05:01 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Darren Blaise | 50-66 |
| 05:01 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-66 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Robert Czernovski (PF), Dana Dickinson (C) John Clifford, Paul Brown | |
| Subs | Illinois | Tracy Flax (PG), Daniel Smith (SF) Darren Blaise, Jack Sullivan | |
| 04:41 | Illinois | John Allen is called for traveling | 50-66 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Gregory Jones (PG) Christopher Johnson | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 04:29 | UC Irvine | William West is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on William West, team foul #7 | 50-66 |
| 04:00 | Illinois | Tracy Flax misses the jumper from the baseline | 50-66 |
| 03:59 | Illinois | Roderick Melson gets the offensive rebound | 50-66 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:40 | Illinois | Joseph Allshouse makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Daniel Smith | 50-69 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:27 | UC Irvine | Robert Czernovski dunks the ball on a nice dish by Beau Fell and he's fouled by Daniel Smith - foul #4 on Daniel Smith, team foul #7 | 52-69 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Albert Moore (SG), Barry Hargrove (SF), Paul Brown (C) Beau Fell, William West, Dana Dickinson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Darren Blaise (PG), Dobromierz Lakowski (SG), Jack Sullivan (SF), Robert Haddix (PF), Kevin Davis (C) Tracy Flax, Joseph Allshouse, Daniel Smith, John Allen, Roderick Melson | |
| 03:27 | UC Irvine | Robert Czernovski misses the free throw | 52-69 |
| 03:27 | Illinois | Kevin Davis pulls down the rebound | 52-69 |
| 03:21 | Illinois | Barry Hargrove denies the turnaround by Kevin Davis | 52-69 |
| 03:20 | Illinois | Jack Sullivan tips it in | 52-71 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Gregory Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Albert Moore (fresh) SF - Barry Hargrove (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Czernovski (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Paul Brown (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Darren Blaise (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dobromierz Lakowski (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jack Sullivan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Haddix (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Kevin Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:14 | UC Irvine | Robert Czernovski knocks in the fadeaway from close range | 54-71 |
| 03:10 | Illinois | Jack Sullivan scores on a fadeaway in the paint set up by Darren Blaise | 54-73 |
| 02:53 | UC Irvine | Paul Brown comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 54-73 |
| 02:51 | UC Irvine | Barry Hargrove hits the follow up shot | 56-73 |
| 02:46 | Illinois | Darren Blaise misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 56-73 |
| 02:44 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Albert Moore | 56-73 |
| 02:23 | UC Irvine | Gregory Jones connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Barry Hargrove | 59-73 |
| 02:00 | Illinois | Darren Blaise misses badly on a shot from the left side but he's fouled by Barry Hargrove - foul #1 on Barry Hargrove, team foul #8 | 59-73 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | John Clifford (PF) Robert Czernovski | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 02:00 | Illinois | Darren Blaise makes the 1st free throw | 59-74 |
| 02:00 | Illinois | Darren Blaise misses the 2nd free throw | 59-74 |
| 02:00 | UC Irvine | John Clifford grabs the board | 59-74 |
| 01:46 | UC Irvine | Gregory Jones can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 59-74 |
| 01:44 | Illinois | Dobromierz Lakowski grabs the board | 59-74 |
| 01:24 | Illinois | Kevin Davis misses long on a floater from the left wing | 59-74 |
| 01:22 | UC Irvine | John Clifford snags the defensive board | 59-74 |
| 01:15 | UC Irvine | Gregory Jones throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-74 |
| 00:47 | Illinois | Dobromierz Lakowski is whistled for traveling | 59-74 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:41 | UC Irvine | Barry Hargrove hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 59-74 |
| 00:39 | UC Irvine | Paul Brown can't tip it in | 59-74 |
| 00:37 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Jack Sullivan | 59-74 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:12 | Illinois | Dobromierz Lakowski misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Albert Moore - foul #1 on Albert Moore, team foul #9 | 59-74 |
| 00:12 | Illinois | Dobromierz Lakowski makes the 1st free throw | 59-75 |
| 00:12 | Illinois | Dobromierz Lakowski makes the 2nd free throw | 59-76 |
| 00:08 | UC Irvine | Gregory Jones clanks a 3 from straight away | 59-76 |
| 00:07 | UC Irvine | Albert Moore tips it home | 61-76 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Dobromierz Lakowski runs out the clock | 61-76 |