| Lineup | Illinois | PG - John Milner (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Vincent Chamness (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alan Barnes (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Harvey Emerson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - George Tuten (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Stanford | PG - Richard Schmucker (fresh) SG - Daniel Zelinsky (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Daniel Knott (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Randy Teran (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Victor Churchill (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Stanford | Daniel Knott inbounds the ball | 35-29 |
| 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) | |
| 19:45 | Stanford | Daniel Knott throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-29 |
| 19:34 | Illinois | Harvey Emerson comes up short on the floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Victor Churchill - foul #3 on Victor Churchill, team foul #1 | 35-29 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Stanford | Johnny Bedoya (C) Victor Churchill | |
| 19:34 | Illinois | Harvey Emerson makes the 1st free throw | 36-29 |
| 19:34 | Illinois | Harvey Emerson misses the 2nd free throw | 36-29 |
| 19:34 | Stanford | The rebound goes to Johnny Bedoya | 36-29 |
| 19:15 | Stanford | Daniel Knott makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Richard Schmucker | 36-32 |
| 18:56 | Illinois | John Milner comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 36-32 |
| 18:54 | Stanford | Daniel Knott pulls down the rebound | 36-32 |
| 18:31 | Stanford | Daniel Knott banks in the layup | 36-34 |
| 18:27 | Illinois | Richard Schmucker picks off the pass by John Milner | 36-34 |
| 18:24 | Stanford | Daniel Zelinsky lays it up and in set up by Richard Schmucker | 36-36 |
| 18:12 | Illinois | Alan Barnes is whistled for traveling | 36-36 |
| 17:50 | Stanford | Randy Teran misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 36-36 |
| 17:48 | Stanford | Richard Schmucker grabs the offensive board | 36-36 |
| 17:37 | Stanford | Randy Teran is fouled on the floor by George Tuten - foul #2 on George Tuten, team foul #1 | 36-36 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeffrey Switzer (PF), Gabriel Rossi (C) Harvey Emerson, George Tuten | |
| Subs | Stanford | Walter Bell (SG) Daniel Zelinsky | |
| 17:20 | Stanford | Daniel Knott throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-36 |
| Subs | Illinois | Reginald Logan (PG), Ivan Miecznikowski (SG), Russell Kennelly (PF) John Milner, Vincent Chamness, Alan Barnes | |
| Subs | Stanford | | |
| 17:04 | Illinois | Russell Kennelly misses the lay-in | 36-36 |
| 17:03 | Stanford | Daniel Knott snags the defensive board | 36-36 |
| 16:45 | Stanford | Richard Schmucker knocks in the floater from the right block on a nice dish by Walter Bell | 36-38 |
| 16:25 | Illinois | Walter Bell is called for the reach on Jeffrey Switzer - foul #1 on Walter Bell, team foul #2 | 36-38 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Milner (PG), Harvey Emerson (PF), George Tuten (C) Ivan Miecznikowski, Russell Kennelly, Gabriel Rossi | |
| Subs | Stanford | Scott Wiseman (SG), Thomas Middleton (SF), Robert Peralta (PF), Jeffrey Cargill (C) Richard Schmucker, Daniel Knott, Randy Teran, Johnny Bedoya | |
| 16:10 | Illinois | George Tuten comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 36-38 |
| 16:08 | Stanford | Robert Peralta pulls down the rebound | 36-38 |
| 15:48 | Stanford | Walter Bell makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Robert Peralta | 36-41 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - John Milner (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey Switzer (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Reginald Logan (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Harvey Emerson (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - George Tuten (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Stanford | PG - Walter Bell (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Scott Wiseman (fresh) SF - Thomas Middleton (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Robert Peralta (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeffrey Cargill (fresh) | |
| 15:38 | Illinois | George Tuten misses short on a jump hook from close range | 36-41 |
| 15:36 | Stanford | Robert Peralta grabs the board | 36-41 |
| 15:29 | Stanford | Walter Bell's pass is intercepted by Reginald Logan | 36-41 |
| 15:24 | Illinois | Reginald Logan lays it in | 38-41 |
| 15:06 | Stanford | Jeffrey Cargill's layup is rejected by Harvey Emerson | 38-41 |
| 15:05 | Illinois | Jeffrey Switzer grabs the board | 38-41 |
| 14:53 | Illinois | Harvey Emerson misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint | 38-41 |
| 14:51 | Stanford | The rebound goes to Robert Peralta | 38-41 |
| 14:47 | Stanford | Walter Bell misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 38-41 |
| 14:46 | Illinois | George Tuten grabs the board | 38-41 |
| 14:41 | Illinois | Jeffrey Switzer throws it down | 40-41 |
| 14:24 | Stanford | Walter Bell misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 40-41 |
| 14:23 | Illinois | Harvey Emerson grabs the defensive rebound | 40-41 |
| 14:04 | Illinois | George Tuten is fouled on the floor by Robert Peralta - foul #1 on Robert Peralta, team foul #3 | 40-41 |
| Subs | Illinois | Ivan Miecznikowski (PG), Vincent Chamness (SG), Alan Barnes (SF), Russell Kennelly (PF), Gabriel Rossi (C) John Milner, Jeffrey Switzer, Reginald Logan, Harvey Emerson, George Tuten | |
| Subs | Stanford | Richard Schmucker (PG), Daniel Zelinsky (SG), Daniel Knott (SF), Randy Teran (PF), Victor Churchill (C) Walter Bell, Scott Wiseman, Thomas Middleton, Robert Peralta, Jeffrey Cargill | |
| 13:48 | Illinois | Alan Barnes is hacked by Daniel Knott - foul #3 on Daniel Knott, team foul #4 | 40-41 |
| 13:35 | Illinois | Alan Barnes clanks a driving attempt in the lane | 40-41 |
| 13:33 | Stanford | The rebound goes to Randy Teran | 40-41 |
| 13:28 | Stanford | Richard Schmucker is fouled in the backcourt by Ivan Miecznikowski - foul #1 on Ivan Miecznikowski, team foul #2 | 40-41 |
| 13:10 | Stanford | Alan Barnes steps in front of the Daniel Zelinsky pass | 40-41 |
| 12:58 | Illinois | Alan Barnes knocks in the floater from the baseline on a great pass from Ivan Miecznikowski | 42-41 |
| 12:44 | Stanford | Victor Churchill hits a jumper from the left block set up by Randy Teran | 42-43 |
| 12:34 | Illinois | Ivan Miecznikowski knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Vincent Chamness | 45-43 |
| 12:13 | Stanford | Victor Churchill misses the lay-in | 45-43 |
| 12:11 | Stanford | Randy Teran gets the offensive rebound | 45-43 |
| 11:52 | Stanford | Richard Schmucker misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Ivan Miecznikowski - foul #2 on Ivan Miecznikowski, team foul #3 | 45-43 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Milner (PG), Harvey Emerson (PF), George Tuten (C) Ivan Miecznikowski, Russell Kennelly, Gabriel Rossi | |
| Subs | Stanford | Walter Bell (SG) Daniel Zelinsky | |
| 11:52 | Stanford | Richard Schmucker makes the 1st free throw | 45-44 |
| 11:52 | Stanford | Richard Schmucker misses the 2nd free throw | 45-44 |
| 11:52 | Illinois | George Tuten gets the rebound | 45-44 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - John Milner (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Vincent Chamness (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Alan Barnes (fresh) 13 pts. 2 stl. PF - Harvey Emerson (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - George Tuten (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Stanford | PG - Richard Schmucker (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Walter Bell (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Daniel Knott (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Randy Teran (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Victor Churchill (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 11:31 | Illinois | Alan Barnes scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by John Milner | 47-44 |
| 11:15 | Stanford | Victor Churchill comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 47-44 |
| 11:14 | Stanford | Richard Schmucker hits the follow up shot | 47-46 |
| 10:56 | Illinois | Harvey Emerson misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 47-46 |
| 10:54 | Illinois | Vincent Chamness grabs the offensive board | 47-46 |
| 10:45 | Illinois | Vincent Chamness is fouled on the floor by Walter Bell - foul #2 on Walter Bell, team foul #5 | 47-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeffrey Switzer (SG), Reginald Logan (SF) Vincent Chamness, Alan Barnes | |
| Subs | Stanford | Scott Wiseman (SG), Johnny Bedoya (SF), Robert Peralta (PF), Jeffrey Cargill (C) Richard Schmucker, Daniel Knott, Randy Teran, Victor Churchill | |
| 10:31 | Illinois | Harvey Emerson connects on the jumper in the lane set up by John Milner | 49-46 |
| 10:19 | Stanford | Robert Peralta hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 49-46 |
| 10:18 | Illinois | Reginald Logan grabs the defensive rebound | 49-46 |
| 10:05 | Illinois | Jeffrey Switzer can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 49-46 |
| 10:03 | Stanford | Robert Peralta pulls down the rebound | 49-46 |
| 09:49 | Stanford | Johnny Bedoya misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 49-46 |
| 09:47 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Switzer | 49-46 |
| 09:36 | Illinois | Harvey Emerson misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 49-46 |
| 09:34 | Stanford | The rebound goes to Johnny Bedoya | 49-46 |
| 09:23 | Stanford | Johnny Bedoya's layup is rejected by George Tuten | 49-46 |
| 09:21 | Illinois | Jeffrey Switzer snags the defensive board | 49-46 |
| 09:12 | Illinois | Jeffrey Switzer misses long on a jumper from close range but the foul's on Johnny Bedoya - foul #1 on Johnny Bedoya, team foul #6 | 49-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | Alan Barnes (SF), Russell Kennelly (PF), Gabriel Rossi (C) John Milner, Harvey Emerson, George Tuten | |
| Subs | Stanford | Richard Schmucker (PG), Daniel Zelinsky (SG), Daniel Knott (SF), Randy Teran (PF), Victor Churchill (C) Walter Bell, Scott Wiseman, Johnny Bedoya, Robert Peralta, Jeffrey Cargill | |
| 09:12 | Illinois | Jeffrey Switzer makes the 1st free throw | 50-46 |
| 09:12 | Illinois | Jeffrey Switzer misses the 2nd free throw | 50-46 |
| 09:12 | Stanford | Randy Teran grabs the board | 50-46 |
| 09:06 | Stanford | Richard Schmucker drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Daniel Knott | 50-49 |
| 08:52 | Illinois | Alan Barnes is fouled on the floor by Daniel Knott - foul #4 on Daniel Knott, team foul #7 | 50-49 |
| Subs | Illinois | Vincent Chamness (SG) Russell Kennelly | |
| Subs | Stanford | Johnny Bedoya (SF) Daniel Knott | |
| 08:52 | Illinois | Alan Barnes makes the 1st free throw | 51-49 |
| 08:52 | Illinois | Alan Barnes makes the 2nd free throw | 52-49 |
| 08:29 | Stanford | Randy Teran comes up short on the turnaround from close range | 52-49 |
| 08:27 | Illinois | Gabriel Rossi snags the defensive board | 52-49 |
| 08:04 | Illinois | The jump hook by Jeffrey Switzer is blocked by Johnny Bedoya | 52-49 |
| 08:03 | Stanford | Victor Churchill grabs the board | 52-49 |
| 07:47 | Stanford | Reginald Logan steals it from Daniel Zelinsky | 52-49 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Reginald Logan (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Vincent Chamness (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Alan Barnes (fresh) 17 pts. 2 stl. PF - Jeffrey Switzer (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Gabriel Rossi (fresh) 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Stanford | PG - Richard Schmucker (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Daniel Zelinsky (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Johnny Bedoya (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. PF - Randy Teran (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Victor Churchill (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 07:26 | Illinois | Alan Barnes comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 52-49 |
| 07:25 | Illinois | Alan Barnes grabs the offensive board | 52-49 |
| 07:05 | Illinois | Jeffrey Switzer misses badly on a floater from the baseline | 52-49 |
| 07:04 | Illinois | Jeffrey Switzer tips it in | 54-49 |
| 06:50 | Stanford | Alan Barnes picks off the pass by Johnny Bedoya | 54-49 |
| 06:21 | Illinois | Alan Barnes misses the floater from close range | 54-49 |
| 06:19 | Stanford | Victor Churchill gets the rebound | 54-49 |
| 05:58 | Stanford | Richard Schmucker misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 54-49 |
| 05:56 | Stanford | Victor Churchill tips it back up and in | 54-51 |
| 05:56 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-51 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Milner (PG), Harvey Emerson (PF), George Tuten (C) Alan Barnes, Jeffrey Switzer, Gabriel Rossi | |
| Subs | Stanford | Walter Bell (SG), Daniel Knott (SF) Daniel Zelinsky, Victor Churchill | |
| 05:30 | Illinois | George Tuten scores on a floater from close range and he's hacked by Johnny Bedoya - foul #2 on Johnny Bedoya, team foul #8 | 56-51 |
| Subs | Illinois | Ivan Miecznikowski (SG), Alan Barnes (SF) Vincent Chamness, Reginald Logan | |
| Subs | Stanford | | |
| 05:30 | Illinois | George Tuten makes the free throw | 57-51 |
| 05:19 | Stanford | Walter Bell misses long on a driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by Harvey Emerson - foul #1 on Harvey Emerson, team foul #4 | 57-51 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Stanford | Robert Peralta (C) Johnny Bedoya | |
| 05:19 | Stanford | Walter Bell makes the 1st free throw | 57-52 |
| 05:19 | Stanford | Walter Bell makes the 2nd free throw | 57-53 |
| 04:58 | Illinois | Harvey Emerson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 57-53 |
| 04:56 | Stanford | Robert Peralta snags the defensive board | 57-53 |
| 04:45 | Stanford | Daniel Knott comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 57-53 |
| 04:44 | Stanford | Walter Bell tips it in | 57-55 |
| 04:28 | Illinois | Alan Barnes hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block | 57-55 |
| 04:27 | Illinois | Alan Barnes hits the follow up shot | 59-55 |
| 04:08 | Stanford | George Tuten swats the short shot by Randy Teran | 59-55 |
| 04:07 | Illinois | George Tuten grabs the defensive rebound | 59-55 |
| 03:49 | Illinois | George Tuten is whistled for a carry | 59-55 |
| Subs | Illinois | Vincent Chamness (SG), Jeffrey Switzer (SF) Ivan Miecznikowski, Alan Barnes | |
| Subs | Stanford | Daniel Zelinsky (SG), Johnny Bedoya (PF), Victor Churchill (C) Walter Bell, Randy Teran, Robert Peralta | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - John Milner (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Vincent Chamness (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeffrey Switzer (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - Harvey Emerson (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - George Tuten (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Stanford | PG - Richard Schmucker (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Daniel Zelinsky (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Daniel Knott (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Johnny Bedoya (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. C - Victor Churchill (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 03:25 | Stanford | Daniel Knott hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 59-55 |
| 03:23 | Stanford | The offensive rebound goes to Daniel Zelinsky | 59-55 |
| 02:57 | Stanford | Johnny Bedoya misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 59-55 |
| 02:56 | Stanford | Richard Schmucker misses the tip | 59-55 |
| 02:54 | Stanford | Richard Schmucker tips it home | 59-57 |
| 02:40 | Illinois | Jeffrey Switzer knocks in the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by John Milner | 61-57 |
| 02:22 | Stanford | Victor Churchill hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range | 61-57 |
| 02:20 | Illinois | Harvey Emerson grabs the defensive rebound | 61-57 |
| 02:05 | Illinois | Harvey Emerson blows the layup but the foul's on Johnny Bedoya - foul #3 on Johnny Bedoya, team foul #9 | 61-57 |
| Subs | Illinois | Ivan Miecznikowski (PG), Reginald Logan (SF), Gabriel Rossi (C) John Milner, Jeffrey Switzer, George Tuten | |
| Subs | Stanford | Walter Bell (PG), Randy Teran (PF) Richard Schmucker, Daniel Knott | |
| 02:05 | Illinois | Harvey Emerson misses the 1st free throw | 61-57 |
| 02:05 | Illinois | Harvey Emerson makes the 2nd free throw | 62-57 |
| 02:03 | Stanford | Stanford calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-57 |
| Subs | Illinois | Alan Barnes (SF) Ivan Miecznikowski | |
| Subs | Stanford | | |
| 01:49 | Stanford | Victor Churchill hits a pull-up jumper from the left side | 62-59 |
| 01:49 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 62-59 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Milner (PG), George Tuten (C) Reginald Logan, Gabriel Rossi | |
| Subs | Stanford | Richard Schmucker (PG), Daniel Knott (SF) Walter Bell, Johnny Bedoya | |
| 01:24 | Illinois | Alan Barnes can't connect on a runner in the lane | 62-59 |
| 01:23 | Illinois | George Tuten misses the tip | 62-59 |
| 01:21 | Stanford | Randy Teran pulls down the rebound | 62-59 |
| 01:04 | Stanford | Randy Teran banks in the layup and he's hacked by Harvey Emerson - foul #2 on Harvey Emerson, team foul #5 | 62-61 |
| 01:04 | Stanford | Randy Teran misses the free throw | 62-61 |
| 01:04 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Alan Barnes | 62-61 |
| 00:47 | Illinois | Alan Barnes misses the floater from the right block but he's fouled by Daniel Knott - foul #5 on Daniel Knott, team foul #10 | 62-61 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Stanford | Johnny Bedoya (SF) Daniel Knott | |
| 00:47 | Illinois | Alan Barnes misses the 1st free throw | 62-61 |
| 00:47 | Illinois | Alan Barnes makes the 2nd free throw | 63-61 |
| 00:18 | Stanford | Victor Churchill misses the driving attempt from the left block | 63-61 |
| 00:16 | Stanford | Richard Schmucker tips it but misses | 63-61 |
| 00:14 | Illinois | George Tuten snags the defensive board | 63-61 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Stanford | Stanford is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:13 | Illinois | George Tuten is fouled in the backcourt by Daniel Zelinsky - foul #1 on Daniel Zelinsky, team foul #11 | 63-61 |
| 00:13 | Illinois | George Tuten misses the 1st free throw | 63-61 |
| 00:13 | Illinois | George Tuten makes the 2nd free throw | 64-61 |
| 00:06 | Stanford | Daniel Zelinsky misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 64-61 |
| 00:05 | Illinois | Vincent Chamness gets the rebound | 64-61 |
| 00:03 | Illinois | Vincent Chamness is hacked by Daniel Zelinsky in the backcourt - foul #2 on Daniel Zelinsky, team foul #12 | 64-61 |
| Subs | Illinois | Reginald Logan (PG), Jeffrey Switzer (PF) John Milner, Harvey Emerson | |
| Subs | Stanford | | |
| 00:03 | Illinois | Vincent Chamness makes the 1st free throw | 65-61 |
| 00:03 | Illinois | Vincent Chamness makes the 2nd free throw | 66-61 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Stanford | Stanford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:00 | Stanford | Richard Schmucker hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 66-61 |