| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Antoine Freberg (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kyle Verduzco (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Arthur Fizer (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Dwayne Baker (fresh) 2 reb. C - Samuel Pitts (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Darren Blaise (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Everett Kinney (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dikembe Abdo (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jessie Biddle (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Haddix (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 20:00 | UCLA | Arthur Fizer inbounds the ball | 34-30 |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:58 | UCLA | Antoine Freberg throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 34-30 |
| 19:38 | Illinois | Arthur Fizer is called for the reach on Dikembe Abdo - foul #2 on Arthur Fizer, team foul #1 | 34-30 |
| 19:09 | Illinois | Everett Kinney is hacked by Kyle Verduzco - foul #1 on Kyle Verduzco, team foul #2 | 34-30 |
| 18:53 | Illinois | Jessie Biddle misses short on a driving attempt from the left block | 34-30 |
| 18:51 | Illinois | Robert Haddix can't tip it in | 34-30 |
| 18:49 | Illinois | Everett Kinney grabs the offensive rebound | 34-30 |
| 18:38 | Illinois | Darren Blaise connects on the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Everett Kinney | 34-33 |
| 18:26 | UCLA | Kyle Verduzco drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Arthur Fizer | 37-33 |
| 18:10 | Illinois | Darren Blaise misses the jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Antoine Freberg - foul #1 on Antoine Freberg, team foul #3 | 37-33 |
| 18:10 | Illinois | Darren Blaise makes the 1st free throw | 37-34 |
| 18:10 | Illinois | Darren Blaise makes the 2nd free throw | 37-35 |
| 18:00 | UCLA | Samuel Pitts is hacked by Dikembe Abdo - foul #2 on Dikembe Abdo, team foul #1 | 37-35 |
| Subs | UCLA | Timothy Bell (PG), Mark Pettway (PF) Antoine Freberg, Dwayne Baker | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 17:42 | UCLA | Kyle Verduzco misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 37-35 |
| 17:41 | UCLA | Arthur Fizer grabs the offensive board | 37-35 |
| 17:17 | UCLA | Timothy Bell clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 37-35 |
| 17:16 | Illinois | Jessie Biddle grabs the defensive rebound | 37-35 |
| 16:57 | Illinois | Everett Kinney connects on the floater in the lane on a nice dish by Darren Blaise | 37-37 |
| 16:51 | UCLA | Mark Pettway is hacked by Darren Blaise - foul #1 on Darren Blaise, team foul #2 | 37-37 |
| Subs | UCLA | Antoine Freberg (PG), James Barnett (SF), Dwayne Baker (PF) Kyle Verduzco, Arthur Fizer, Samuel Pitts | |
| Subs | Illinois | Dobromierz Lakowski (PG), Brad Wynne (SG), Raul Martin (SF), Harry Gill (PF), Russell Jarrard (C) Darren Blaise, Everett Kinney, Dikembe Abdo, Jessie Biddle, Robert Haddix | |
| 16:28 | UCLA | Dwayne Baker makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Antoine Freberg | 39-37 |
| 16:09 | Illinois | Dobromierz Lakowski can't connect on a floater from the left side | 39-37 |
| 16:07 | UCLA | James Barnett grabs the board | 39-37 |
| 16:03 | UCLA | Timothy Bell is hacked by Russell Jarrard - foul #1 on Russell Jarrard, team foul #3 | 39-37 |
| 15:49 | UCLA | Timothy Bell drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Antoine Freberg | 42-37 |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Antoine Freberg (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Timothy Bell (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Barnett (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Dwayne Baker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Mark Pettway (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Dobromierz Lakowski (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Brad Wynne (fresh) 2 stl. SF - Raul Martin (fresh) PF - Harry Gill (fresh) 5 pts. C - Russell Jarrard (fresh) | |
| 15:28 | Illinois | Raul Martin misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 42-37 |
| 15:27 | UCLA | The rebound goes to Timothy Bell | 42-37 |
| 15:23 | UCLA | Brad Wynne is called for the reach on Antoine Freberg - foul #3 on Brad Wynne, team foul #4 | 42-37 |
| Subs | UCLA | Peter Isaacson (SG), Arthur Fizer (SF), Arthur Lustig (PF), Samuel Pitts (C) Antoine Freberg, James Barnett, Dwayne Baker, Mark Pettway | |
| Subs | Illinois | Darren Blaise (PG), Dikembe Abdo (SF), Alphonse Marino (PF) Brad Wynne, Raul Martin, Russell Jarrard | |
| 15:11 | UCLA | Arthur Lustig misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 42-37 |
| 15:09 | Illinois | Alphonse Marino grabs the defensive rebound | 42-37 |
| 15:05 | Illinois | Darren Blaise comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 42-37 |
| 15:03 | UCLA | Arthur Lustig grabs the board | 42-37 |
| 14:44 | UCLA | Dikembe Abdo steals the ball from Arthur Fizer | 42-37 |
| 14:34 | Illinois | Dikembe Abdo misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 42-37 |
| 14:32 | Illinois | Harry Gill gets the offensive rebound | 42-37 |
| 14:15 | Illinois | Darren Blaise misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 42-37 |
| 14:14 | Illinois | Alphonse Marino grabs the offensive rebound | 42-37 |
| 13:58 | Illinois | Dikembe Abdo misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on Arthur Lustig - foul #2 on Arthur Lustig, team foul #4 | 42-37 |
| Subs | UCLA | Antoine Freberg (PG), Kyle Verduzco (SG), James Barnett (SF), Dwayne Baker (PF), Mark Pettway (C) Timothy Bell, Peter Isaacson, Arthur Fizer, Arthur Lustig, Samuel Pitts | |
| Subs | Illinois | Everett Kinney (SG), Robert Haddix (C) Dobromierz Lakowski, Harry Gill | |
| 13:58 | Illinois | Dikembe Abdo misses the 1st free throw | 42-37 |
| 13:58 | Illinois | Dikembe Abdo misses the 2nd free throw | 42-37 |
| 13:58 | UCLA | Dwayne Baker grabs the board | 42-37 |
| 13:52 | UCLA | Dwayne Baker misses long on a floater from the right wing | 42-37 |
| 13:50 | Illinois | Alphonse Marino snags the defensive board | 42-37 |
| 13:33 | Illinois | Mark Pettway denies the turnaround by Everett Kinney | 42-37 |
| 13:32 | UCLA | The rebound goes to Kyle Verduzco | 42-37 |
| 13:26 | UCLA | James Barnett misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 42-37 |
| 13:25 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Alphonse Marino | 42-37 |
| 13:02 | Illinois | Robert Haddix banks in the layup set up by Dikembe Abdo and the foul's on James Barnett - foul #2 on James Barnett, team foul #5 | 42-39 |
| Subs | UCLA | Arthur Fizer (SF) James Barnett | |
| Subs | Illinois | Brad Wynne (PG), Dobromierz Lakowski (SF), Jessie Biddle (PF) Darren Blaise, Dikembe Abdo, Alphonse Marino | |
| 13:02 | Illinois | Robert Haddix makes the free throw | 42-40 |
| 12:43 | UCLA | Antoine Freberg hits a floater from just outside the lane set up by Arthur Fizer | 44-40 |
| 12:18 | Illinois | Brad Wynne hits a 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-43 |
| 11:59 | UCLA | Dwayne Baker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-43 |
| Subs | UCLA | Timothy Bell (PG), Arthur Lustig (PF), Samuel Pitts (C) Antoine Freberg, Dwayne Baker, Mark Pettway | |
| Subs | Illinois | Raul Martin (SF) Everett Kinney | |
| 11:37 | Illinois | Raul Martin misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-43 |
| 11:36 | Illinois | Brad Wynne tips it but misses | 44-43 |
| 11:35 | UCLA | The rebound goes to Samuel Pitts | 44-43 |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Timothy Bell (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kyle Verduzco (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Arthur Fizer (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - Arthur Lustig (fresh) C - Samuel Pitts (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Dobromierz Lakowski (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Brad Wynne (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Raul Martin (fresh) PF - Jessie Biddle (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Haddix (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 11:22 | UCLA | Timothy Bell scores on a shot in the lane set up by Arthur Lustig | 46-43 |
| 11:07 | Illinois | Jessie Biddle loses the dribble to Timothy Bell | 46-43 |
| 11:04 | UCLA | Timothy Bell misses the easy layup | 46-43 |
| 11:03 | Illinois | Jessie Biddle gets the rebound | 46-43 |
| 10:51 | Illinois | Jessie Biddle hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 46-43 |
| 10:49 | UCLA | Arthur Fizer grabs the defensive rebound | 46-43 |
| 10:23 | UCLA | Samuel Pitts misses the easy layup | 46-43 |
| 10:21 | UCLA | The offensive rebound goes to Samuel Pitts | 46-43 |
| 10:00 | UCLA | Robert Haddix swats the short shot by Arthur Lustig | 46-43 |
| 09:58 | Illinois | Raul Martin grabs the defensive rebound | 46-43 |
| 09:43 | Illinois | Dobromierz Lakowski hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Brad Wynne | 46-46 |
| 09:19 | UCLA | Kyle Verduzco drills a 3pt jumper from straight away | 49-46 |
| 09:05 | Illinois | Raul Martin misses the shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Samuel Pitts - foul #2 on Samuel Pitts, team foul #6 | 49-46 |
| Subs | UCLA | Antoine Freberg (PG), Peter Isaacson (SG), James Barnett (SF), Dwayne Baker (PF), Mark Pettway (C) Timothy Bell, Kyle Verduzco, Arthur Fizer, Arthur Lustig, Samuel Pitts | |
| Subs | Illinois | Everett Kinney (SG), Dikembe Abdo (SF), Alphonse Marino (PF), Harry Gill (C) Dobromierz Lakowski, Brad Wynne, Jessie Biddle, Robert Haddix | |
| 09:05 | Illinois | Raul Martin makes the 1st free throw | 49-47 |
| 09:05 | Illinois | Raul Martin misses the 2nd free throw | 49-47 |
| 09:05 | UCLA | Dwayne Baker grabs the board | 49-47 |
| 09:00 | UCLA | Antoine Freberg's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-47 |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Darren Blaise (PG) Raul Martin | |
| 08:40 | Illinois | Harry Gill knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 49-50 |
| 08:17 | UCLA | Mark Pettway clanks a shot from the left side | 49-50 |
| 08:16 | UCLA | Antoine Freberg tips it home | 51-50 |
| 08:05 | Illinois | Harry Gill double dribbles | 51-50 |
| 07:44 | UCLA | Dikembe Abdo blocks the short jumper by Peter Isaacson | 51-50 |
| 07:43 | Illinois | Everett Kinney pulls down the rebound | 51-50 |
| 07:23 | Illinois | Mark Pettway picks off the pass by Alphonse Marino | 51-50 |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Antoine Freberg (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Peter Isaacson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - James Barnett (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Dwayne Baker (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Mark Pettway (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Darren Blaise (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Everett Kinney (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Dikembe Abdo (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Alphonse Marino (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Harry Gill (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:09 | UCLA | Harry Gill blocks the short jumper by Dwayne Baker | 51-50 |
| 07:07 | Illinois | Harry Gill grabs the board | 51-50 |
| 06:39 | Illinois | Peter Isaacson steals it from Everett Kinney | 51-50 |
| 06:18 | UCLA | James Barnett loses the ball out of bounds | 51-50 |
| Subs | UCLA | Timothy Bell (PG), Kyle Verduzco (SG), Arthur Fizer (SF), Arthur Lustig (PF), Samuel Pitts (C) Antoine Freberg, Peter Isaacson, James Barnett, Dwayne Baker, Mark Pettway | |
| Subs | Illinois | Dobromierz Lakowski (PG), Brad Wynne (SG), Raul Martin (SF), Jessie Biddle (PF), Russell Jarrard (C) Darren Blaise, Everett Kinney, Dikembe Abdo, Alphonse Marino, Harry Gill | |
| 06:01 | Illinois | Arthur Lustig steals the ball from Raul Martin | 51-50 |
| 05:55 | UCLA | Timothy Bell comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 51-50 |
| 05:54 | UCLA | The offensive rebound goes to Samuel Pitts | 51-50 |
| 05:40 | UCLA | Timothy Bell knocks in the driving attempt in the lane set up by Kyle Verduzco | 53-50 |
| 05:35 | Illinois | Jessie Biddle scores on a shot in the lane on a great pass from Brad Wynne | 53-52 |
| 05:18 | UCLA | Arthur Fizer is fouled on the floor by Raul Martin - foul #1 on Raul Martin, team foul #5 | 53-52 |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Darren Blaise (PG), Robert Haddix (C) Raul Martin, Russell Jarrard | |
| 04:57 | UCLA | Kyle Verduzco misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 53-52 |
| 04:56 | Illinois | Jessie Biddle grabs the board | 53-52 |
| 04:42 | Illinois | Robert Haddix hits the finger roll | 53-54 |
| 04:22 | UCLA | Arthur Fizer misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Robert Haddix - foul #3 on Robert Haddix, team foul #6 | 53-54 |
| Subs | UCLA | Antoine Freberg (PG), Dwayne Baker (PF) Kyle Verduzco, Arthur Lustig | |
| Subs | Illinois | Everett Kinney (SG), Dikembe Abdo (SF), Alphonse Marino (PF) Brad Wynne, Dobromierz Lakowski, Jessie Biddle | |
| 04:22 | UCLA | Arthur Fizer makes the 1st free throw | 54-54 |
| 04:22 | UCLA | Arthur Fizer misses the 2nd free throw | 54-54 |
| 04:22 | Illinois | Alphonse Marino grabs the defensive rebound | 54-54 |
| 04:10 | Illinois | Dikembe Abdo is hacked by Arthur Fizer - foul #3 on Arthur Fizer, team foul #7 | 54-54 |
| Subs | UCLA | James Barnett (SF) Arthur Fizer | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 04:10 | Illinois | Dikembe Abdo misses the 1st free throw | 54-54 |
| 04:10 | UCLA | Samuel Pitts grabs the board | 54-54 |
| 03:45 | UCLA | Antoine Freberg misses long on a driving attempt in the paint | 54-54 |
| 03:43 | Illinois | Dikembe Abdo snags the defensive board | 54-54 |
| 03:29 | Illinois | Everett Kinney misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Samuel Pitts - foul #3 on Samuel Pitts, team foul #8 | 54-54 |
| Subs | UCLA | Peter Isaacson (SG), Mark Pettway (C) Timothy Bell, Samuel Pitts | |
| Subs | Illinois | Dobromierz Lakowski (PG) Darren Blaise | |
| 03:29 | Illinois | Everett Kinney makes the 1st free throw | 54-55 |
| 03:29 | Illinois | Everett Kinney makes the 2nd free throw | 54-56 |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Antoine Freberg (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Peter Isaacson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 stl. SF - James Barnett (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Dwayne Baker (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Mark Pettway (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Dobromierz Lakowski (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Everett Kinney (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Dikembe Abdo (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Alphonse Marino (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Haddix (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 03:06 | UCLA | Dwayne Baker hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Robert Haddix - foul #4 on Robert Haddix, team foul #7 | 54-56 |
| Subs | UCLA | Kyle Verduzco (SG), Richard Moore (SF) Peter Isaacson, James Barnett | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jessie Biddle (PF), Harry Gill (C) Alphonse Marino, Robert Haddix | |
| 03:06 | UCLA | Dwayne Baker makes the 1st free throw | 55-56 |
| 03:06 | UCLA | Dwayne Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 56-56 |
| 02:41 | Illinois | Dikembe Abdo misses the easy layup | 56-56 |
| 02:39 | Illinois | Harry Gill snags the offensive board | 56-56 |
| 02:39 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-56 |
| Subs | UCLA | Arthur Fizer (SF), Samuel Pitts (C) Richard Moore, Mark Pettway | |
| Subs | Illinois | Darren Blaise (PG), Alphonse Marino (PF), Robert Haddix (C) Dobromierz Lakowski, Jessie Biddle, Harry Gill | |
| 02:18 | Illinois | Kyle Verduzco is called for the reach on Everett Kinney - foul #2 on Kyle Verduzco, team foul #9 | 56-56 |
| 02:18 | Illinois | Everett Kinney makes the 1st free throw | 56-57 |
| 02:18 | Illinois | Everett Kinney makes the 2nd free throw | 56-58 |
| 01:58 | UCLA | Kyle Verduzco comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 56-58 |
| 01:56 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Robert Haddix | 56-58 |
| 01:48 | Illinois | Dikembe Abdo is called for traveling | 56-58 |
| 01:30 | UCLA | Antoine Freberg double dribbles | 56-58 |
| 01:15 | Illinois | Everett Kinney is fouled on the floor by Arthur Fizer - foul #4 on Arthur Fizer, team foul #10 | 56-58 |
| 01:15 | Illinois | Everett Kinney misses the 1st free throw | 56-58 |
| 01:15 | Illinois | Everett Kinney misses the 2nd free throw | 56-58 |
| 01:15 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Alphonse Marino | 56-58 |
| 01:06 | Illinois | Alphonse Marino hits a 3 from straight away set up by Darren Blaise | 56-61 |
| 00:52 | UCLA | Antoine Freberg can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 56-61 |
| 00:51 | UCLA | Samuel Pitts snags the offensive board | 56-61 |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:43 | UCLA | Antoine Freberg makes the jumper from the right wing | 58-61 |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:15 | Illinois | Everett Kinney's layup is rejected by Samuel Pitts | 58-61 |
| 00:14 | UCLA | Samuel Pitts snags the defensive board | 58-61 |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:10 | UCLA | Samuel Pitts is hacked by Robert Haddix - foul #5 on Robert Haddix, team foul #8 | 58-61 |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jessie Biddle (C) Robert Haddix | |
| 00:10 | UCLA | Samuel Pitts makes the 1st free throw | 59-61 |
| 00:10 | UCLA | Samuel Pitts misses the 2nd free throw | 59-61 |
| 00:10 | Illinois | Alphonse Marino gets the rebound | 59-61 |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:08 | Illinois | Alphonse Marino is hacked by Kyle Verduzco in the backcourt - foul #3 on Kyle Verduzco, team foul #11 | 59-61 |
| 00:08 | Illinois | Alphonse Marino makes the 1st free throw | 59-62 |
| 00:08 | Illinois | Alphonse Marino makes the 2nd free throw | 59-63 |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:02 | UCLA | Antoine Freberg buries a 3 pointer from the left corner | 62-63 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Darren Blaise runs out the clock | 62-63 |