| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Thomas Perkins (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Cristopher English (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Roy Smith (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Frank Gates (fresh) 10 pts. C - Russ Wescott (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Stanford | PG - Larry Willis (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Carl Kenyon (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles McCastle (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lubomierz Kowalczyk (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Samuel Wiberg (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Stanford | Charles McCastle inbounds the ball | 44-30 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Stanford | Stanford is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:35 | Stanford | Lubomierz Kowalczyk misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-30 |
| 19:33 | Illinois | Frank Gates grabs the board | 44-30 |
| 19:10 | Illinois | Frank Gates misses the dunk attempt | 44-30 |
| 19:08 | Stanford | Samuel Wiberg grabs the defensive rebound | 44-30 |
| 19:00 | Stanford | Carl Kenyon misses the 3 from the left wing | 44-30 |
| 18:58 | Stanford | Lubomierz Kowalczyk tips it home | 44-32 |
| 18:30 | Illinois | Thomas Perkins is fouled on the floor by Samuel Wiberg - foul #2 on Samuel Wiberg, team foul #1 | 44-32 |
| 18:20 | Illinois | Cristopher English hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Roy Smith | 47-32 |
| 18:12 | Stanford | Carl Kenyon buries a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Lubomierz Kowalczyk | 47-35 |
| 17:58 | Illinois | Cristopher English comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 47-35 |
| 17:57 | Stanford | Lubomierz Kowalczyk gets the rebound | 47-35 |
| 17:45 | Stanford | Lubomierz Kowalczyk connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Larry Willis | 47-37 |
| 17:25 | Illinois | Roy Smith misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 47-37 |
| 17:24 | Illinois | Russ Wescott misses the tip | 47-37 |
| 17:22 | Stanford | Lubomierz Kowalczyk gets the rebound | 47-37 |
| 17:16 | Stanford | Lubomierz Kowalczyk misses the jumper from the left block | 47-37 |
| 17:14 | Illinois | Russ Wescott grabs the defensive rebound | 47-37 |
| 16:58 | Illinois | Thomas Perkins is whistled for a carry | 47-37 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Meadows (SG), Kenneth Topete (SF), Arthur Bowman (PF), Charles Campbell (C) Cristopher English, Roy Smith, Frank Gates, Russ Wescott | |
| Subs | Stanford | Grant Spence (SF), Allan Echols (PF), Lawrence Berens (C) Charles McCastle, Lubomierz Kowalczyk, Samuel Wiberg | |
| 16:43 | Stanford | Lawrence Berens misses badly on a shot from the left block but he's fouled by Charles Campbell - foul #1 on Charles Campbell, team foul #1 | 47-37 |
| Subs | Illinois | Walter Bowen (SG) Thomas Perkins | |
| Subs | Stanford | Stephen Smith (PG), Rafael Troyer (C) Larry Willis, Carl Kenyon | |
| 16:43 | Stanford | Lawrence Berens makes the 1st free throw | 47-38 |
| 16:43 | Stanford | Lawrence Berens makes the 2nd free throw | 47-39 |
| 16:24 | Illinois | Walter Bowen scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 49-39 |
| 16:03 | Stanford | Rafael Troyer misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Charles Campbell - foul #2 on Charles Campbell, team foul #2 | 49-39 |
| 16:03 | Stanford | Rafael Troyer makes the 1st free throw | 49-40 |
| 16:03 | Stanford | Rafael Troyer makes the 2nd free throw | 49-41 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - James Meadows (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Walter Bowen (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Kenneth Topete (fresh) PF - Arthur Bowman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Campbell (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Stanford | PG - Stephen Smith (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Grant Spence (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Allan Echols (fresh) PF - Lawrence Berens (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Rafael Troyer (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:47 | Illinois | Arthur Bowman lays it in on a great pass from Walter Bowen | 51-41 |
| 15:24 | Stanford | Rafael Troyer travels with the ball | 51-41 |
| Subs | Illinois | Thomas Perkins (PG), Cristopher English (SG), Frank Gates (PF), Russ Wescott (C) James Meadows, Walter Bowen, Arthur Bowman, Charles Campbell | |
| Subs | Stanford | Larry Willis (PG), Carl Kenyon (SG), Charles McCastle (SF) Stephen Smith, Grant Spence, Rafael Troyer | |
| 15:04 | Illinois | Kenneth Topete buries a jump hook from close range on a great pass from Thomas Perkins | 53-41 |
| 14:45 | Stanford | Larry Willis hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 53-41 |
| 14:43 | Stanford | Allan Echols tips it back up and in | 53-43 |
| 14:38 | Illinois | Cristopher English can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 53-43 |
| 14:37 | Illinois | Russ Wescott gets the offensive rebound | 53-43 |
| 14:24 | Illinois | Thomas Perkins connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Kenneth Topete | 56-43 |
| 14:18 | Stanford | Charles McCastle hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 56-43 |
| 14:17 | Illinois | Thomas Perkins gets the rebound | 56-43 |
| 14:03 | Illinois | Allan Echols takes the ball from Thomas Perkins | 56-43 |
| 13:40 | Stanford | Carl Kenyon misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 56-43 |
| 13:38 | Illinois | Russ Wescott grabs the board | 56-43 |
| 13:26 | Illinois | Cristopher English drills a 3pt attempt from straight away | 59-43 |
| 13:19 | Stanford | Charles McCastle misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 59-43 |
| 13:18 | Stanford | Allan Echols tips it back up and in | 59-45 |
| 13:11 | Illinois | Thomas Perkins misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 59-45 |
| 13:10 | Illinois | Frank Gates gets the offensive rebound | 59-45 |
| 12:48 | Illinois | Cristopher English can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 59-45 |
| 12:47 | Stanford | Charles McCastle grabs the defensive rebound | 59-45 |
| 12:39 | Stanford | Larry Willis misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 59-45 |
| 12:37 | Stanford | Lawrence Berens snags the offensive board | 59-45 |
| 12:22 | Stanford | Thomas Perkins steals the ball from Charles McCastle | 59-45 |
| 12:17 | Illinois | Thomas Perkins misses the lay-in | 59-45 |
| 12:15 | Illinois | Frank Gates grabs the offensive rebound | 59-45 |
| 11:57 | Illinois | Frank Gates hits a jumper in the paint set up by Thomas Perkins | 61-45 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Thomas Perkins (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 ast. 3 stl. SG - Cristopher English (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SF - Kenneth Topete (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Frank Gates (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Russ Wescott (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 11 reb. | |
| Lineup | Stanford | PG - Larry Willis (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SG - Carl Kenyon (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles McCastle (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Allan Echols (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Lawrence Berens (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Stanford | Kenneth Topete picks off the pass by Lawrence Berens | 61-45 |
| 11:15 | Illinois | Russ Wescott drills a shot in the paint set up by Cristopher English and the foul's on Lawrence Berens - foul #1 on Lawrence Berens, team foul #2 | 63-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Meadows (PG), Walter Bowen (SG), Roy Smith (SF), Arthur Bowman (PF) Thomas Perkins, Cristopher English, Kenneth Topete, Frank Gates | |
| Subs | Stanford | Stephen Smith (PG), Grant Spence (SG), Sadiki Masudi (SF), Lubomierz Kowalczyk (PF), Samuel Wiberg (C) Larry Willis, Carl Kenyon, Charles McCastle, Allan Echols, Lawrence Berens | |
| 11:15 | Illinois | Russ Wescott makes the free throw | 64-45 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Stanford | Stanford is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 11:01 | Stanford | Stephen Smith comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 64-45 |
| 11:00 | Illinois | Russ Wescott grabs the defensive rebound | 64-45 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Stanford | Stanford is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 10:54 | Illinois | Stephen Smith steps in front of the James Meadows pass | 64-45 |
| 10:40 | Stanford | Samuel Wiberg misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 64-45 |
| 10:39 | Illinois | Russ Wescott grabs the board | 64-45 |
| 10:34 | Illinois | Roy Smith makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Walter Bowen | 67-45 |
| 10:24 | Stanford | Stephen Smith scores on a fadeaway from the baseline | 67-47 |
| 10:01 | Illinois | Arthur Bowman clanks a runner in the lane but he's fouled by Grant Spence - foul #2 on Grant Spence, team foul #3 | 67-47 |
| Subs | Illinois | Charles Campbell (C) Russ Wescott | |
| Subs | Stanford | | |
| 10:01 | Illinois | Arthur Bowman makes the 1st free throw | 68-47 |
| 10:01 | Illinois | Arthur Bowman makes the 2nd free throw | 69-47 |
| 09:40 | Stanford | Lubomierz Kowalczyk comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 69-47 |
| 09:39 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Charles Campbell | 69-47 |
| 09:34 | Illinois | Roy Smith misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Sadiki Masudi - foul #1 on Sadiki Masudi, team foul #4 | 69-47 |
| Subs | Illinois | Thomas Perkins (PG) Walter Bowen | |
| Subs | Stanford | Larry Willis (PG), Carl Kenyon (SG) Stephen Smith, Sadiki Masudi | |
| 09:34 | Illinois | Roy Smith misses the 1st free throw | 69-47 |
| 09:34 | Illinois | Roy Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 70-47 |
| 09:20 | Stanford | Samuel Wiberg lays it in set up by Larry Willis and he's fouled by Charles Campbell - foul #3 on Charles Campbell, team foul #3 | 70-49 |
| 09:20 | Stanford | Samuel Wiberg makes the free throw | 70-50 |
| 09:00 | Illinois | James Meadows is fouled on the floor by Grant Spence - foul #3 on Grant Spence, team foul #5 | 70-50 |
| Subs | Illinois | William Zuberbuhler (PF) Roy Smith | |
| Subs | Stanford | Sadiki Masudi (SF), Thomas Cahill (PF), Rafael Troyer (C) Grant Spence, Lubomierz Kowalczyk, Samuel Wiberg | |
| 08:32 | Illinois | William Zuberbuhler lays it in on a great pass from Arthur Bowman | 72-50 |
| 08:17 | Stanford | Sadiki Masudi lays it up and in on a nice dish by Larry Willis | 72-52 |
| 07:55 | Illinois | Thomas Perkins clanks a jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Carl Kenyon - foul #3 on Carl Kenyon, team foul #6 | 72-52 |
| Subs | Illinois | Cristopher English (SG), Kenneth Topete (SF) James Meadows, Arthur Bowman | |
| Subs | Stanford | Charles McCastle (SF), Allan Echols (PF), Lawrence Berens (C) Sadiki Masudi, Thomas Cahill, Rafael Troyer | |
| 07:55 | Illinois | Thomas Perkins misses the 1st free throw | 72-52 |
| 07:55 | Illinois | Thomas Perkins misses the 2nd free throw | 72-52 |
| 07:55 | Stanford | Lawrence Berens snags the defensive board | 72-52 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Thomas Perkins (fresh) 9 pts. 7 ast. 3 stl. SG - Cristopher English (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Topete (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Zuberbuhler (fresh) 2 pts. C - Charles Campbell (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Stanford | PG - Larry Willis (fresh) 6 ast. SG - Carl Kenyon (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Charles McCastle (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Allan Echols (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Lawrence Berens (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:35 | Stanford | Larry Willis is whistled for a carry | 72-52 |
| Subs | Illinois | Walter Bowen (PG), Roy Smith (SF), Frank Gates (PF) Thomas Perkins, William Zuberbuhler, Charles Campbell | |
| Subs | Stanford | Stephen Smith (PG), Lubomierz Kowalczyk (PF), Samuel Wiberg (C) Larry Willis, Allan Echols, Lawrence Berens | |
| 07:21 | Illinois | Roy Smith misses short on a shot in the paint but he's hacked by Charles McCastle - foul #2 on Charles McCastle, team foul #7 | 72-52 |
| 07:21 | Illinois | Roy Smith misses the 1st free throw | 72-52 |
| 07:21 | Illinois | Roy Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 72-52 |
| 07:21 | Stanford | Lubomierz Kowalczyk grabs the defensive rebound | 72-52 |
| 07:12 | Stanford | Samuel Wiberg knocks in the turnaround from the left block set up by Charles McCastle | 72-54 |
| 06:47 | Illinois | Lubomierz Kowalczyk steals the ball from Cristopher English | 72-54 |
| 06:22 | Stanford | Lubomierz Kowalczyk is fouled on the floor by Cristopher English - foul #1 on Cristopher English, team foul #4 | 72-54 |
| Subs | Illinois | Thomas Perkins (PG), James Meadows (SG), Arthur Bowman (C) Walter Bowen, Cristopher English, Roy Smith | |
| Subs | Stanford | Larry Willis (PG), Grant Spence (SG) Stephen Smith, Carl Kenyon | |
| 06:09 | Stanford | Samuel Wiberg hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket | 72-54 |
| 06:07 | Stanford | Samuel Wiberg gets the offensive rebound | 72-54 |
| 05:57 | Stanford | Larry Willis hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 72-54 |
| 05:56 | Stanford | Samuel Wiberg grabs the offensive rebound | 72-54 |
| 05:51 | Stanford | Lubomierz Kowalczyk knocks in the jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Larry Willis | 72-56 |
| 05:32 | Illinois | James Meadows makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Frank Gates | 75-56 |
| 05:28 | Stanford | Lubomierz Kowalczyk misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 75-56 |
| 05:27 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Arthur Bowman | 75-56 |
| 05:22 | Illinois | Thomas Perkins hits a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by James Meadows | 78-56 |
| 05:10 | Stanford | Lubomierz Kowalczyk knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Charles McCastle and the foul's on Frank Gates - foul #2 on Frank Gates, team foul #5 | 78-58 |
| Subs | Illinois | Cristopher English (SG), Roy Smith (SF), Russ Wescott (C) James Meadows, Kenneth Topete, Frank Gates | |
| Subs | Stanford | Carl Kenyon (SG), Allan Echols (SF), Lawrence Berens (C) Grant Spence, Charles McCastle, Samuel Wiberg | |
| 05:10 | Stanford | Lubomierz Kowalczyk makes the free throw | 78-59 |
| 04:46 | Illinois | Thomas Perkins is fouled on the floor by Lubomierz Kowalczyk - foul #2 on Lubomierz Kowalczyk, team foul #8 | 78-59 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Stanford | Grant Spence (SF) Lubomierz Kowalczyk | |
| 04:46 | Illinois | Thomas Perkins makes the 1st free throw | 79-59 |
| 04:46 | Illinois | Thomas Perkins makes the 2nd free throw | 80-59 |
| 04:39 | Stanford | Larry Willis is fouled on the floor by Arthur Bowman - foul #1 on Arthur Bowman, team foul #6 | 80-59 |
| 04:34 | Stanford | Allan Echols misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 80-59 |
| 04:32 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Thomas Perkins | 80-59 |
| 04:03 | Illinois | Roy Smith is hacked by Carl Kenyon - foul #4 on Carl Kenyon, team foul #9 | 80-59 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Meadows (PG), Walter Bowen (SG), Kenneth Topete (PF) Thomas Perkins, Cristopher English, Russ Wescott | |
| Subs | Stanford | Stephen Smith (PG), Rafael Troyer (C) Larry Willis, Carl Kenyon | |
| 04:03 | Illinois | Roy Smith makes the 1st free throw | 81-59 |
| 04:03 | Illinois | Roy Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 82-59 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Stanford | Stanford is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 03:46 | Stanford | Stephen Smith scores on a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Lawrence Berens | 82-61 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - James Meadows (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Walter Bowen (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Roy Smith (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Kenneth Topete (fresh) 2 pts. C - Arthur Bowman (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Stanford | PG - Stephen Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Grant Spence (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - Allan Echols (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Lawrence Berens (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Rafael Troyer (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Stanford | Stanford is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:25 | Illinois | Arthur Bowman hits the finger roll | 84-61 |
| 03:12 | Stanford | Lawrence Berens connects on the jumper in the paint set up by Stephen Smith | 84-63 |
| 02:46 | Illinois | Allan Echols steals the ball from James Meadows | 84-63 |
| 02:29 | Stanford | Allan Echols can't connect on a floater from the right side | 84-63 |
| 02:27 | Illinois | Roy Smith snags the defensive board | 84-63 |
| 02:03 | Illinois | Arthur Bowman double dribbles | 84-63 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeffrey Leedy (SG), William Zuberbuhler (PF), Charles Campbell (C) Roy Smith, Kenneth Topete, Arthur Bowman | |
| Subs | Stanford | Sadiki Masudi (SG), Thomas Cahill (PF) Grant Spence, Lawrence Berens | |
| 01:45 | Stanford | Allan Echols is whistled for a carry | 84-63 |
| Subs | Illinois | Kenneth Topete (SF), Arthur Bowman (PF) Jeffrey Leedy, William Zuberbuhler | |
| Subs | Stanford | Grant Spence (SG), Lawrence Berens (PF) Sadiki Masudi, Thomas Cahill | |
| 01:25 | Illinois | Walter Bowen misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Grant Spence - foul #4 on Grant Spence, team foul #10 | 84-63 |
| 01:25 | Illinois | Walter Bowen makes the 1st free throw | 85-63 |
| 01:25 | Illinois | Walter Bowen makes the 2nd free throw | 86-63 |
| 01:07 | Stanford | Stephen Smith misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 86-63 |
| 01:06 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Kenneth Topete | 86-63 |
| 00:49 | Illinois | Arthur Bowman's layup is rejected by Allan Echols | 86-63 |
| 00:48 | Stanford | Lawrence Berens grabs the board | 86-63 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Stanford | Stanford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:40 | Stanford | Grant Spence misses the jumper from the right side | 86-63 |
| 00:39 | Illinois | Kenneth Topete pulls down the rebound | 86-63 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Stanford | Stanford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:18 | Illinois | Walter Bowen misses the lay-in but the foul's on Rafael Troyer - foul #1 on Rafael Troyer, team foul #11 | 86-63 |
| 00:18 | Illinois | Walter Bowen misses the 1st free throw | 86-63 |
| 00:18 | Illinois | Walter Bowen makes the 2nd free throw | 87-63 |
| 00:12 | Stanford | Arthur Bowman steals it from Grant Spence | 87-63 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Walter Bowen runs out the clock | 87-63 |