| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Matthew Lee (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alex Swanberg (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Billy Bates (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Stiles (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - David Woody (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | California, Santa Cruz | PG - Jaime Gray (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Maynard (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Nelson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Raymond Harris (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - John Beckman (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | California, Santa Cruz | Thomas Nelson inbounds the ball | 35-40 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | California, Santa Cruz | California, Santa Cruz is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:37 | California, Santa Cruz | David Woody steals the ball from Raymond Harris | 35-40 |
| 19:23 | Illinois | David Woody connects on the shot from close range | 37-40 |
| 19:02 | California, Santa Cruz | Raymond Harris's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-40 |
| 18:46 | Illinois | Billy Bates misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 37-40 |
| 18:44 | California, Santa Cruz | John Beckman pulls down the rebound | 37-40 |
| 18:25 | California, Santa Cruz | Jaime Gray hits the finger roll and he's hacked by Alex Swanberg - foul #1 on Alex Swanberg, team foul #1 | 37-42 |
| 18:25 | California, Santa Cruz | Jaime Gray makes the free throw | 37-43 |
| 18:11 | Illinois | David Woody is fouled on the floor by Raymond Harris - foul #2 on Raymond Harris, team foul #1 | 37-43 |
| 17:50 | Illinois | Richard Stiles hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket | 37-43 |
| 17:49 | Illinois | Richard Stiles gets the offensive rebound | 37-43 |
| 17:25 | Illinois | Matthew Lee can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Raymond Harris - foul #3 on Raymond Harris, team foul #2 | 37-43 |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew Pitts (SG), Nicholas Lundy (SF), Marshall Branam (PF), Matthew Baker (C) Alex Swanberg, Billy Bates, Richard Stiles, David Woody | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | David Guinn (PG), Billy Ice (SG), Ted Taylor (SF), James Merkel (PF), Nicholas Riviera (C) Jaime Gray, David Maynard, Thomas Nelson, Raymond Harris, John Beckman | |
| 17:25 | Illinois | Matthew Lee makes the 1st free throw | 38-43 |
| 17:25 | Illinois | Matthew Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 39-43 |
| 17:01 | California, Santa Cruz | Marshall Branam is called for the reach on James Merkel - foul #2 on Marshall Branam, team foul #2 | 39-43 |
| Subs | Illinois | Harold Tullos (SG) Matthew Lee | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | | |
| 16:48 | California, Santa Cruz | James Merkel is fouled on the floor by Harold Tullos - foul #3 on Harold Tullos, team foul #3 | 39-43 |
| Subs | Illinois | David St. Thomas (PG) Harold Tullos | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | | |
| 16:30 | California, Santa Cruz | Billy Ice connects on the jumper from the right side | 39-45 |
| 16:06 | Illinois | Nicholas Lundy banks in the layup and he's hacked by James Merkel - foul #1 on James Merkel, team foul #3 | 41-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew Lee (PG), Alex Swanberg (SG), Richard Stiles (PF), David Woody (C) David St. Thomas, Matthew Pitts, Marshall Branam, Matthew Baker | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Jaime Gray (PG), John Beckman (C) David Guinn, Billy Ice | |
| 16:06 | Illinois | Nicholas Lundy makes the free throw | 42-45 |
| 15:53 | California, Santa Cruz | James Merkel misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 42-45 |
| 15:52 | Illinois | Nicholas Lundy pulls down the rebound | 42-45 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Matthew Lee (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alex Swanberg (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nicholas Lundy (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Richard Stiles (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - David Woody (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | California, Santa Cruz | PG - Jaime Gray (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ted Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Nicholas Riviera (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Merkel (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - John Beckman (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:48 | Illinois | Matthew Lee knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Nicholas Lundy | 45-45 |
| 15:41 | California, Santa Cruz | Jaime Gray knocks in the shot from just outside the lane | 45-47 |
| 15:35 | Illinois | Nicholas Lundy comes up short on the runner in the lane | 45-47 |
| 15:34 | California, Santa Cruz | John Beckman grabs the defensive rebound | 45-47 |
| 15:17 | California, Santa Cruz | John Beckman drills a jumper from the left wing set up by Nicholas Riviera | 45-49 |
| 15:02 | Illinois | Matthew Lee comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 45-49 |
| 15:01 | California, Santa Cruz | Jaime Gray pulls down the rebound | 45-49 |
| 14:34 | California, Santa Cruz | Jaime Gray misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 45-49 |
| 14:33 | Illinois | Richard Stiles gets the rebound | 45-49 |
| 14:27 | Illinois | Matthew Lee connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Alex Swanberg | 47-49 |
| 14:07 | California, Santa Cruz | Nicholas Riviera's fadeaway is rejected by Richard Stiles | 47-49 |
| 14:05 | California, Santa Cruz | James Merkel tips it in | 47-51 |
| 13:46 | Illinois | Richard Stiles misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 47-51 |
| 13:44 | California, Santa Cruz | John Beckman grabs the defensive rebound | 47-51 |
| 13:22 | California, Santa Cruz | John Beckman makes the fadeaway from the right side | 47-53 |
| 12:55 | Illinois | Richard Stiles is whistled for a carry | 47-53 |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew Pitts (PG), Harold Tullos (SG), Billy Bates (SF), Marshall Branam (PF), Matthew Baker (C) Matthew Lee, Alex Swanberg, Nicholas Lundy, Richard Stiles, David Woody | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | David Guinn (PG), David Maynard (SG), Thomas Nelson (SF), David Thompson (PF), Raymond Harris (C) Jaime Gray, Ted Taylor, Nicholas Riviera, James Merkel, John Beckman | |
| 12:32 | California, Santa Cruz | Thomas Nelson is hacked by Billy Bates - foul #3 on Billy Bates, team foul #4 | 47-53 |
| 12:17 | California, Santa Cruz | David Guinn scores on a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by David Maynard | 47-56 |
| 12:05 | Illinois | Matthew Pitts is called for traveling | 47-56 |
| 11:53 | California, Santa Cruz | Thomas Nelson can't connect on a runner from the baseline | 47-56 |
| 11:51 | Illinois | Marshall Branam grabs the board | 47-56 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Matthew Pitts (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Harold Tullos (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Billy Bates (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Marshall Branam (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Matthew Baker (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | California, Santa Cruz | PG - David Guinn (fresh) 10 pts. SG - David Maynard (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Nelson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Thompson (fresh) 3 pf. C - Raymond Harris (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:46 | Illinois | David Thompson swats the shot by Matthew Pitts | 47-56 |
| 11:45 | California, Santa Cruz | Raymond Harris snags the defensive board | 47-56 |
| 11:20 | California, Santa Cruz | David Maynard is fouled on the floor by Matthew Pitts - foul #2 on Matthew Pitts, team foul #5 | 47-56 |
| 11:04 | California, Santa Cruz | David Guinn misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 47-56 |
| 11:02 | California, Santa Cruz | Thomas Nelson tips it in | 47-58 |
| 10:46 | Illinois | Harold Tullos misses long on a shot from the left wing | 47-58 |
| 10:45 | California, Santa Cruz | Raymond Harris pulls down the rebound | 47-58 |
| 10:29 | California, Santa Cruz | Billy Bates steals the ball from David Guinn | 47-58 |
| 10:24 | Illinois | Marshall Branam misses badly on a jumper from the baseline | 47-58 |
| 10:23 | Illinois | Billy Bates grabs the offensive board | 47-58 |
| 10:02 | Illinois | Matthew Baker misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 47-58 |
| 10:01 | California, Santa Cruz | Thomas Nelson snags the defensive board | 47-58 |
| 09:40 | California, Santa Cruz | Raymond Harris misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Harold Tullos - foul #4 on Harold Tullos, team foul #6 | 47-58 |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew Lee (PG), Alex Swanberg (SG), Nicholas Lundy (SF), Richard Stiles (PF), David Woody (C) Matthew Pitts, Harold Tullos, Billy Bates, Marshall Branam, Matthew Baker | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Jaime Gray (PG), Billy Ice (SG), Nicholas Riviera (SF), John Beckman (C) David Guinn, David Maynard, Thomas Nelson, David Thompson | |
| 09:40 | California, Santa Cruz | Raymond Harris makes the 1st free throw | 47-59 |
| 09:40 | California, Santa Cruz | Raymond Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 47-60 |
| 09:23 | Illinois | Richard Stiles knocks in the driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Matthew Lee | 49-60 |
| 09:05 | California, Santa Cruz | Richard Stiles takes the ball from John Beckman | 49-60 |
| 08:41 | Illinois | Matthew Lee is whistled for a carry | 49-60 |
| Subs | Illinois | Marshall Branam (SF) Nicholas Lundy | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Ted Taylor (SG), James Merkel (PF) Billy Ice, Raymond Harris | |
| 08:34 | California, Santa Cruz | Ted Taylor knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Jaime Gray and he's hacked by Alex Swanberg - foul #2 on Alex Swanberg, team foul #7 | 49-62 |
| 08:34 | California, Santa Cruz | Ted Taylor makes the free throw | 49-63 |
| 08:05 | Illinois | Richard Stiles makes the driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Marshall Branam | 51-63 |
| 07:46 | California, Santa Cruz | Jaime Gray blows the layup | 51-63 |
| 07:44 | Illinois | David Woody pulls down the rebound | 51-63 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Matthew Lee (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alex Swanberg (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Marshall Branam (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Richard Stiles (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - David Woody (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | California, Santa Cruz | PG - Jaime Gray (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ted Taylor (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Nicholas Riviera (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Merkel (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - John Beckman (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:39 | Illinois | Matthew Lee misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 51-63 |
| 07:37 | California, Santa Cruz | The rebound goes to James Merkel | 51-63 |
| 07:19 | California, Santa Cruz | Ted Taylor loses the dribble to Matthew Lee | 51-63 |
| 06:59 | Illinois | Matthew Lee scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 53-63 |
| 06:44 | California, Santa Cruz | Nicholas Riviera misses long on a shot from the left wing | 53-63 |
| 06:43 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Marshall Branam | 53-63 |
| 06:40 | Illinois | Matthew Lee's pass is intercepted by Jaime Gray in the backcourt | 53-63 |
| 06:22 | California, Santa Cruz | Marshall Branam steals it from Jaime Gray | 53-63 |
| 06:14 | Illinois | Alex Swanberg misses long on a 3 from straight away | 53-63 |
| 06:13 | Illinois | Richard Stiles pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-63 |
| 05:54 | Illinois | Alex Swanberg misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 53-63 |
| 05:53 | California, Santa Cruz | John Beckman gets the rebound | 53-63 |
| 05:53 | California, Santa Cruz | California, Santa Cruz calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-63 |
| Subs | Illinois | Billy Bates (SF) Marshall Branam | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | David Maynard (SG), Thomas Nelson (SF), David Thompson (PF), Raymond Harris (C) Jaime Gray, Nicholas Riviera, James Merkel, John Beckman | |
| 05:39 | California, Santa Cruz | Matthew Lee steals it from David Maynard | 53-63 |
| 05:25 | Illinois | Matthew Lee is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Matthew Lee, team foul #8 | 53-63 |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew Pitts (SG), Marshall Branam (C) Alex Swanberg, David Woody | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | David Guinn (PG) Ted Taylor | |
| 05:06 | California, Santa Cruz | David Guinn buries a floater from the left side on a nice dish by David Maynard and the foul's on Matthew Lee - foul #3 on Matthew Lee, team foul #9 | 53-65 |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew Baker (C) Richard Stiles | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | | |
| 05:06 | California, Santa Cruz | David Guinn misses the free throw | 53-65 |
| 05:06 | Illinois | Marshall Branam snags the defensive board | 53-65 |
| 04:48 | Illinois | Billy Bates loses the dribble to David Thompson | 53-65 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | California, Santa Cruz | California, Santa Cruz is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:36 | California, Santa Cruz | Thomas Nelson hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from David Maynard | 53-68 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | California, Santa Cruz | California, Santa Cruz is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:22 | Illinois | Matthew Pitts scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Matthew Lee | 55-68 |
| 04:00 | California, Santa Cruz | The short jumper by David Guinn is denied by Marshall Branam | 55-68 |
| 03:58 | California, Santa Cruz | David Maynard pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-68 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | California, Santa Cruz | California, Santa Cruz is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:42 | California, Santa Cruz | Thomas Nelson scores on a jumper near the basket on a great pass from David Guinn | 55-70 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Matthew Lee (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Matthew Pitts (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Billy Bates (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Marshall Branam (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Matthew Baker (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | California, Santa Cruz | PG - David Guinn (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Maynard (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Thomas Nelson (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Thompson (fresh) 3 pf. C - Raymond Harris (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | California, Santa Cruz | California, Santa Cruz is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:27 | Illinois | David Thompson picks off the pass by Marshall Branam | 55-70 |
| 03:03 | California, Santa Cruz | David Thompson clanks a turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Marshall Branam - foul #3 on Marshall Branam, team foul #10 | 55-70 |
| Subs | Illinois | Harold Tullos (SG), Robert Pawloski (SF), Nicholas Lundy (C) Matthew Lee, Billy Bates, Marshall Branam | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | Ted Taylor (PG), Billy Ice (SG), Nicholas Riviera (SF), James Merkel (C) David Guinn, David Maynard, Thomas Nelson, Raymond Harris | |
| 03:03 | California, Santa Cruz | David Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 55-71 |
| 03:03 | California, Santa Cruz | David Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 55-72 |
| 02:45 | Illinois | Nicholas Riviera swats the layup by Nicholas Lundy | 55-72 |
| 02:44 | California, Santa Cruz | David Thompson grabs the defensive rebound | 55-72 |
| 02:19 | California, Santa Cruz | Billy Ice is hacked by Harold Tullos - foul #5 on Harold Tullos, team foul #11 | 55-72 |
| Subs | Illinois | David St. Thomas (PG), Marshall Branam (PF) Matthew Pitts, Harold Tullos | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | James Akers (PG) David Thompson | |
| 02:19 | California, Santa Cruz | Billy Ice makes the 1st free throw | 55-73 |
| 02:19 | California, Santa Cruz | Billy Ice makes the 2nd free throw | 55-74 |
| 01:59 | Illinois | Robert Pawloski scores on a driving attempt in the lane | 57-74 |
| 01:30 | California, Santa Cruz | Matthew Baker is called for the reach on Nicholas Riviera - foul #1 on Matthew Baker, team foul #12 | 57-74 |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew Pitts (SG) Robert Pawloski | |
| Subs | California, Santa Cruz | David Guinn (SG), Raymond Harris (C) James Akers, Billy Ice | |
| 01:30 | California, Santa Cruz | Nicholas Riviera makes the 1st free throw | 57-75 |
| 01:30 | California, Santa Cruz | Nicholas Riviera makes the 2nd free throw | 57-76 |
| 01:09 | Illinois | Matthew Pitts comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 57-76 |
| 01:07 | California, Santa Cruz | Raymond Harris gets the rebound | 57-76 |
| 01:02 | California, Santa Cruz | Ted Taylor is fouled on the floor by Nicholas Lundy - foul #1 on Nicholas Lundy, team foul #13 | 57-76 |
| 01:02 | California, Santa Cruz | Ted Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 57-77 |
| 01:02 | California, Santa Cruz | Ted Taylor misses the 2nd free throw | 57-77 |
| 01:02 | Illinois | Matthew Baker gets the rebound | 57-77 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | California, Santa Cruz | California, Santa Cruz is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:56 | Illinois | Nicholas Lundy can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 57-77 |
| 00:54 | California, Santa Cruz | Raymond Harris grabs the board | 57-77 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | California, Santa Cruz | California, Santa Cruz is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:32 | California, Santa Cruz | Nicholas Riviera drills a shot from the right block | 57-79 |
| 00:29 | Illinois | David St. Thomas loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 57-79 |
| 00:00 | California, Santa Cruz | Ted Taylor runs out the clock | 57-79 |