| Lineup | Whittier | PG - Ismael Moore (fresh) SG - Alexander Harman (fresh) SF - Robert Snodgrass (fresh) PF - Bruce Parrett (fresh) C - Dana Doctor (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Bryant Anthony (fresh) SG - Herman Brooks (fresh) SF - Junior Lynn (fresh) PF - Richard Yeager (fresh) C - Keith Kelly (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Whittier | Dana Doctor wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Whittier | Whittier is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | Whittier | Alexander Harman clanks a jumper from the right side | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | Illinois | Keith Kelly grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | Illinois | Bryant Anthony knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Junior Lynn | 0-3 |
| 19:22 | Whittier | Alexander Harman can't connect on a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Junior Lynn - foul #1 on Junior Lynn, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| 19:22 | Whittier | Alexander Harman makes the 1st free throw | 1-3 |
| 19:22 | Whittier | Alexander Harman makes the 2nd free throw | 2-3 |
| 18:56 | Illinois | Herman Brooks buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Bryant Anthony | 2-6 |
| 18:43 | Whittier | Robert Snodgrass misses the 3 from the right corner | 2-6 |
| 18:42 | Illinois | Herman Brooks grabs the defensive rebound | 2-6 |
| 18:32 | Illinois | Junior Lynn hits a jumpshot from the free throw line | 2-8 |
| 18:20 | Whittier | Dana Doctor buries a driving attempt from the right block | 4-8 |
| 17:51 | Illinois | Keith Kelly hits the finger roll on a great pass from Richard Yeager | 4-10 |
| 17:37 | Whittier | Bruce Parrett hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket | 4-10 |
| 17:36 | Whittier | Robert Snodgrass tips it in | 6-10 |
| 17:20 | Illinois | Bryant Anthony is hacked by Alexander Harman - foul #1 on Alexander Harman, team foul #1 | 6-10 |
| Subs | Whittier | Robert Johnson (SG), Joseph Kent (SF), Robert Rollins (PF), Martin Baltzell (C) Alexander Harman, Robert Snodgrass, Bruce Parrett, Dana Doctor | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 17:07 | Illinois | Herman Brooks comes up short on the runner in the paint but the foul's on Joseph Kent - foul #1 on Joseph Kent, team foul #2 | 6-10 |
| 17:07 | Illinois | Herman Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 6-11 |
| 17:07 | Illinois | Herman Brooks makes the 2nd free throw | 6-12 |
| 16:45 | Whittier | Robert Johnson misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 6-12 |
| 16:44 | Illinois | Keith Kelly grabs the defensive rebound | 6-12 |
| 16:39 | Illinois | Herman Brooks misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 6-12 |
| 16:38 | Whittier | Robert Johnson snags the defensive board | 6-12 |
| 16:23 | Whittier | Joseph Kent misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 6-12 |
| 16:22 | Whittier | Martin Baltzell tips it home | 8-12 |
| 15:56 | Illinois | Bryant Anthony loses the dribble to Robert Johnson | 8-12 |
| Lineup | Whittier | PG - Ismael Moore (fairly fresh) SG - Robert Johnson (fresh) SF - Joseph Kent (fresh) PF - Robert Rollins (fresh) C - Martin Baltzell (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Bryant Anthony (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Herman Brooks (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Junior Lynn (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Yeager (fairly fresh) C - Keith Kelly (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Whittier | Keith Kelly swats the shot by Ismael Moore | 8-12 |
| 15:34 | Whittier | Martin Baltzell hits the follow up shot | 10-12 |
| 15:18 | Illinois | Herman Brooks hits a fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Bryant Anthony and he's fouled by Robert Johnson - foul #1 on Robert Johnson, team foul #3 | 10-14 |
| Subs | Whittier | Alexander Harman (SG), Robert Snodgrass (SF), Bruce Parrett (PF), Dana Doctor (C) Ismael Moore, Joseph Kent, Robert Rollins, Martin Baltzell | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Stillman (PG), Larry Vallejos (SF), Robert Sanborn (PF), Stephen Astorga (C) Bryant Anthony, Junior Lynn, Richard Yeager, Keith Kelly | |
| 15:18 | Illinois | Herman Brooks makes the free throw | 10-15 |
| 14:56 | Whittier | Larry Vallejos picks off the pass by Bruce Parrett | 10-15 |
| 14:53 | Illinois | Michael Stillman hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Larry Vallejos | 10-17 |
| 14:33 | Whittier | Dana Doctor is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Dana Doctor, team foul #4 | 10-17 |
| Subs | Whittier | Joseph Kent (PG) Robert Johnson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Eugene Mitchell (SG) Herman Brooks | |
| 14:26 | Illinois | Robert Sanborn connects on the floater in the paint on a great pass from Larry Vallejos | 10-19 |
| 14:05 | Whittier | Dana Doctor is hacked by Stephen Astorga - foul #1 on Stephen Astorga, team foul #2 | 10-19 |
| 13:54 | Whittier | Joseph Kent misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 10-19 |
| 13:52 | Illinois | Robert Sanborn grabs the board | 10-19 |
| 13:45 | Illinois | Eugene Mitchell hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Michael Stillman | 10-22 |
| 13:35 | Whittier | Joseph Kent hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 10-22 |
| 13:34 | Illinois | Robert Sanborn grabs the defensive rebound | 10-22 |
| 13:28 | Illinois | Robert Sanborn hits a runner near the basket | 10-24 |
| 13:04 | Whittier | Alexander Harman is hacked by Eugene Mitchell - foul #1 on Eugene Mitchell, team foul #3 | 10-24 |
| Subs | Whittier | Ismael Moore (PG), Robert Johnson (SG), Robert Rollins (SF), Martin Baltzell (PF), Robert Allison (C) Joseph Kent, Alexander Harman, Robert Snodgrass, Bruce Parrett, Dana Doctor | |
| Subs | Illinois | Bryant Anthony (PG), Junior Lynn (SF), Richard Yeager (PF), Keith Kelly (C) Michael Stillman, Eugene Mitchell, Robert Sanborn, Stephen Astorga | |
| 12:50 | Whittier | Robert Rollins throws a bad pass out of bounds | 10-24 |
| Subs | Whittier | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Herman Brooks (SG) Larry Vallejos | |
| 12:39 | Illinois | Herman Brooks hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 10-24 |
| 12:38 | Whittier | Robert Rollins grabs the board | 10-24 |
| 12:31 | Whittier | Ismael Moore hits a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Rollins | 13-24 |
| 12:25 | Illinois | Herman Brooks is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Herman Brooks, team foul #4 | 13-24 |
| 12:05 | Whittier | Robert Allison clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 13-24 |
| 12:04 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Richard Yeager | 13-24 |
| 11:59 | Illinois | Herman Brooks makes the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Bryant Anthony and he's fouled by Robert Johnson - foul #2 on Robert Johnson, team foul #5 | 13-26 |
| Subs | Whittier | Alexander Harman (SG), Dana Doctor (C) Robert Johnson, Robert Allison | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 11:59 | Illinois | Herman Brooks misses the free throw | 13-26 |
| 11:59 | Whittier | Dana Doctor pulls down the rebound | 13-26 |
| Lineup | Whittier | PG - Ismael Moore (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Alexander Harman (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Rollins (fresh) PF - Martin Baltzell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Dana Doctor (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Bryant Anthony (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Herman Brooks (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Junior Lynn (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Yeager (fresh) C - Keith Kelly (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:40 | Whittier | Dana Doctor buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Ismael Moore | 16-26 |
| 11:24 | Illinois | Keith Kelly drills a runner in the lane on a great pass from Herman Brooks | 16-28 |
| 11:13 | Whittier | Dana Doctor misses the lay-in | 16-28 |
| 11:12 | Whittier | Dana Doctor can't tip it in | 16-28 |
| 11:11 | Illinois | Keith Kelly gets the rebound | 16-28 |
| 11:07 | Illinois | Dana Doctor denies the turnaround by Herman Brooks | 16-28 |
| 11:06 | Whittier | Martin Baltzell grabs the board | 16-28 |
| 10:52 | Whittier | Ismael Moore is fouled on the floor by Bryant Anthony - foul #1 on Bryant Anthony, team foul #5 | 16-28 |
| Subs | Whittier | Joseph Kent (SG), Robert Snodgrass (SF), Bruce Parrett (PF) Alexander Harman, Robert Rollins, Martin Baltzell | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Stillman (PG), Eugene Mitchell (SG), Larry Vallejos (SF), Robert Sanborn (PF), Stephen Astorga (C) Bryant Anthony, Herman Brooks, Junior Lynn, Richard Yeager, Keith Kelly | |
| 10:27 | Whittier | Bruce Parrett misses short on a jumper from the left block but he's fouled by Eugene Mitchell - foul #2 on Eugene Mitchell, team foul #6 | 16-28 |
| Subs | Whittier | Robert Allison (C) Dana Doctor | |
| Subs | Illinois | Gabriel Stacy (PG) Eugene Mitchell | |
| 10:27 | Whittier | Bruce Parrett makes the 1st free throw | 17-28 |
| 10:27 | Whittier | Bruce Parrett misses the 2nd free throw | 17-28 |
| 10:27 | Illinois | Stephen Astorga gets the rebound | 17-28 |
| 10:07 | Illinois | Michael Stillman can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 17-28 |
| 10:06 | Whittier | Bruce Parrett grabs the board | 17-28 |
| 09:51 | Whittier | Bruce Parrett loses the dribble to Larry Vallejos | 17-28 |
| 09:40 | Illinois | Michael Stillman misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 17-28 |
| 09:39 | Illinois | Larry Vallejos tips it in | 17-30 |
| 09:20 | Whittier | Joseph Kent can't finish the layup | 17-30 |
| 09:18 | Illinois | Larry Vallejos grabs the defensive rebound | 17-30 |
| 09:14 | Illinois | Gabriel Stacy is called for traveling | 17-30 |
| Subs | Whittier | Alexander Harman (SG), Robert Rollins (SF), Dana Doctor (C) Ismael Moore, Robert Snodgrass, Bruce Parrett | |
| Subs | Illinois | Bryant Anthony (PG), Herman Brooks (SG), Richard Yeager (PF), Keith Kelly (C) Gabriel Stacy, Michael Stillman, Robert Sanborn, Stephen Astorga | |
| 08:47 | Whittier | Dana Doctor comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Keith Kelly - foul #1 on Keith Kelly, team foul #7 | 17-30 |
| Subs | Whittier | Harold Williams (PG), Martin Baltzell (PF) Joseph Kent, Robert Allison | |
| Subs | Illinois | Junior Lynn (SF) Larry Vallejos | |
| 08:47 | Whittier | Dana Doctor misses the 1st free throw | 17-30 |
| 08:47 | Whittier | Dana Doctor misses the 2nd free throw | 17-30 |
| 08:47 | Illinois | Keith Kelly grabs the defensive rebound | 17-30 |
| 08:37 | Illinois | Herman Brooks is hacked by Alexander Harman - foul #2 on Alexander Harman, team foul #6 | 17-30 |
| Subs | Whittier | Theo Branan (SG) Alexander Harman | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 08:24 | Illinois | Richard Yeager lays it up and in on a nice dish by Herman Brooks | 17-32 |
| 07:59 | Whittier | Robert Rollins hits a shot from the baseline and the foul's on Junior Lynn - foul #2 on Junior Lynn, team foul #8 | 19-32 |
| Subs | Whittier | Ismael Moore (PG), Bruce Parrett (PF) Harold Williams, Dana Doctor | |
| Subs | Illinois | Larry Vallejos (SF) Junior Lynn | |
| 07:59 | Whittier | Robert Rollins misses the free throw | 19-32 |
| 07:59 | Illinois | Keith Kelly pulls down the rebound | 19-32 |
| 07:55 | Illinois | Bryant Anthony loses the dribble to Ismael Moore | 19-32 |
| Lineup | Whittier | PG - Ismael Moore (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Theo Branan (fresh) SF - Robert Rollins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Bruce Parrett (fresh) 1 pts. C - Martin Baltzell (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Bryant Anthony (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Herman Brooks (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Larry Vallejos (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Richard Yeager (fresh) 2 pts. C - Keith Kelly (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:35 | Whittier | Martin Baltzell misses the driving attempt from the left block | 19-32 |
| 07:33 | Whittier | Robert Rollins grabs the offensive board | 19-32 |
| 07:05 | Whittier | Larry Vallejos steals the ball from Martin Baltzell | 19-32 |
| 06:50 | Illinois | Larry Vallejos comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by Robert Rollins - foul #1 on Robert Rollins, team foul #7 | 19-32 |
| Subs | Whittier | Joseph Kent (SG), Robert Snodgrass (SF), Robert Allison (PF), Dana Doctor (C) Theo Branan, Robert Rollins, Bruce Parrett, Martin Baltzell | |
| Subs | Illinois | Gabriel Stacy (PG), Michael Stillman (SG), Robert Sanborn (PF), Stephen Astorga (C) Bryant Anthony, Herman Brooks, Richard Yeager, Keith Kelly | |
| 06:50 | Illinois | Larry Vallejos makes the 1st free throw | 19-33 |
| 06:50 | Illinois | Larry Vallejos makes the 2nd free throw | 19-34 |
| 06:27 | Whittier | Ismael Moore is fouled on the floor by Robert Sanborn - foul #1 on Robert Sanborn, team foul #9 | 19-34 |
| Subs | Whittier | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Sylvester Dimattia (C) Larry Vallejos | |
| 06:27 | Whittier | Ismael Moore misses the 1st free throw | 19-34 |
| 06:27 | Illinois | Stephen Astorga grabs the defensive rebound | 19-34 |
| 06:07 | Illinois | Michael Stillman's pass is intercepted by Joseph Kent | 19-34 |
| 05:55 | Whittier | Ismael Moore is fouled on the floor by Michael Stillman - foul #1 on Michael Stillman, team foul #10 | 19-34 |
| 05:55 | Whittier | Ismael Moore misses the 1st free throw | 19-34 |
| 05:55 | Whittier | Ismael Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 20-34 |
| 05:38 | Illinois | Robert Sanborn misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Joseph Kent - foul #2 on Joseph Kent, team foul #8 | 20-34 |
| Subs | Whittier | Harold Williams (PG), Theo Branan (SG), Bruce Parrett (PF) Ismael Moore, Joseph Kent, Robert Allison | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 05:38 | Illinois | Robert Sanborn misses the 1st free throw | 20-34 |
| 05:38 | Illinois | Robert Sanborn misses the 2nd free throw | 20-34 |
| 05:38 | Whittier | The rebound goes to Dana Doctor | 20-34 |
| 05:15 | Whittier | Robert Snodgrass throws a bad pass out of bounds | 20-34 |
| Subs | Whittier | Robert Allison (C) Dana Doctor | |
| Subs | Illinois | Bryant Anthony (PG), Herman Brooks (SG), Larry Vallejos (SF), Richard Yeager (PF), Keith Kelly (C) Gabriel Stacy, Michael Stillman, Robert Sanborn, Stephen Astorga, Sylvester Dimattia | |
| 04:58 | Illinois | Herman Brooks comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 20-34 |
| 04:57 | Illinois | Herman Brooks grabs the offensive rebound | 20-34 |
| 04:43 | Illinois | Keith Kelly is hacked by Robert Allison - foul #1 on Robert Allison, team foul #9 | 20-34 |
| 04:43 | Illinois | Keith Kelly misses the 1st free throw | 20-34 |
| 04:43 | Whittier | Robert Allison grabs the defensive rebound | 20-34 |
| 04:33 | Whittier | Robert Allison misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 20-34 |
| 04:31 | Illinois | Richard Yeager grabs the board | 20-34 |
| 04:25 | Illinois | Harold Williams steps in front of the Larry Vallejos pass | 20-34 |
| 03:59 | Whittier | Bruce Parrett hits a floater in the paint | 22-34 |
| Lineup | Whittier | PG - Harold Williams (fresh) SG - Theo Branan (fresh) SF - Robert Snodgrass (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Bruce Parrett (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Robert Allison (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Bryant Anthony (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Herman Brooks (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Larry Vallejos (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. PF - Richard Yeager (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Keith Kelly (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:49 | Illinois | Keith Kelly can't finish the layup | 22-34 |
| 03:47 | Illinois | Herman Brooks snags the offensive board | 22-34 |
| 03:32 | Illinois | Bryant Anthony comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block | 22-34 |
| 03:31 | Illinois | Richard Yeager snags the offensive board | 22-34 |
| 03:20 | Illinois | Bryant Anthony is hacked by Harold Williams - foul #1 on Harold Williams, team foul #10 | 22-34 |
| Subs | Whittier | Ismael Moore (PG), Alexander Harman (SG), Robert Rollins (SF), Martin Baltzell (PF), Dana Doctor (C) Harold Williams, Theo Branan, Robert Snodgrass, Bruce Parrett, Robert Allison | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Stillman (SG), Junior Lynn (SF), Robert Sanborn (PF), Stephen Astorga (C) Herman Brooks, Larry Vallejos, Richard Yeager, Keith Kelly | |
| 03:20 | Illinois | Bryant Anthony makes the 1st free throw | 22-35 |
| 03:20 | Illinois | Bryant Anthony misses the 2nd free throw | 22-35 |
| 03:20 | Whittier | The rebound goes to Dana Doctor | 22-35 |
| 02:58 | Whittier | Ismael Moore connects on the 3 from straight away | 25-35 |
| 02:52 | Illinois | Bryant Anthony's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-35 |
| Subs | Whittier | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Eugene Mitchell (SG) Bryant Anthony | |
| 02:40 | Whittier | A charge is called on Alexander Harman - foul #3 on Alexander Harman, team foul #11 | 25-35 |
| Subs | Whittier | Robert Johnson (SG) Alexander Harman | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 02:21 | Illinois | Stephen Astorga double dribbles | 25-35 |
| Subs | Whittier | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Yeager (PF) Stephen Astorga | |
| 02:12 | Whittier | Ismael Moore misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 25-35 |
| 02:10 | Illinois | Robert Sanborn snags the defensive board | 25-35 |
| 02:05 | Illinois | Junior Lynn misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 25-35 |
| 02:03 | Whittier | Robert Rollins pulls down the rebound | 25-35 |
| 01:53 | Whittier | Robert Rollins's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-35 |
| Subs | Whittier | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Larry Vallejos (PG), Herman Brooks (SG), Keith Kelly (C) Michael Stillman, Eugene Mitchell, Robert Sanborn | |
| 01:34 | Illinois | Robert Johnson is called for the reach on Herman Brooks - foul #3 on Robert Johnson, team foul #12 | 25-35 |
| Subs | Whittier | Joseph Kent (SG) Robert Johnson | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 01:34 | Illinois | Herman Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 25-36 |
| 01:34 | Illinois | Herman Brooks makes the 2nd free throw | 25-37 |
| 01:19 | Whittier | The refs have stopped play. Robert Rollins is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's grabbing the back of his leg. It doesn't look like he is going to be able to return to the game. | 25-37 |
| Subs | Whittier | Theo Branan (SG), Robert Allison (PF) Robert Rollins, Martin Baltzell | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 01:05 | Whittier | Theo Branan misses badly on a shot from the right side | 25-37 |
| 01:03 | Illinois | Richard Yeager grabs the board | 25-37 |
| 00:48 | Illinois | Richard Yeager clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 25-37 |
| 00:47 | Whittier | Robert Allison grabs the board | 25-37 |
| 00:23 | Whittier | Joseph Kent scores on a jumper from the free throw line set up by Robert Allison | 27-37 |
| 00:03 | Illinois | Herman Brooks misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 27-37 |
| 00:01 | Illinois | Keith Kelly gets the offensive rebound | 27-37 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | The clock runs out | 27-37 |