| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Eric Shattuck (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Reed Fuston (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Frederick (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Terry Binette (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - James Lowe (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Monmouth | PG - Harvey Stalder (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Troy Burns (fresh) 17 pts. SF - Todd Renfro (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Xavier Bryant (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. C - Andrew Stilwell (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Monmouth | Todd Renfro inbounds the ball | 21-36 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Monmouth | Monmouth is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:40 | Monmouth | Xavier Bryant clanks a floater from the left wing | 21-36 |
| 19:38 | Illinois | The rebound goes to James Lowe | 21-36 |
| 19:32 | Illinois | Reed Fuston misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Troy Burns - foul #1 on Troy Burns, team foul #1 | 21-36 |
| 19:32 | Illinois | Reed Fuston makes the 1st free throw | 22-36 |
| 19:32 | Illinois | Reed Fuston makes the 2nd free throw | 23-36 |
| 19:17 | Monmouth | Troy Burns hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 23-39 |
| 19:05 | Illinois | Xavier Bryant steals it from Terry Binette | 23-39 |
| 18:40 | Monmouth | Harvey Stalder hits a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Troy Burns | 23-41 |
| 18:18 | Illinois | William Frederick is whistled for traveling | 23-41 |
| 17:56 | Monmouth | Andrew Stilwell's pass is intercepted by William Frederick | 23-41 |
| 17:28 | Illinois | Eric Shattuck hits a floater near the basket | 25-41 |
| 17:05 | Monmouth | Troy Burns is whistled for a carry | 25-41 |
| Subs | Illinois | Andy Close (SG), David Page (SF), James Blake (PF), Jimmy Alexander (C) Reed Fuston, William Frederick, Terry Binette, James Lowe | |
| Subs | Monmouth | James Lyman (SG), Louis Brooks (SF), Lonnie Burkhead (PF), Dee Kleiner (C) Troy Burns, Todd Renfro, Xavier Bryant, Andrew Stilwell | |
| 16:49 | Illinois | Lonnie Burkhead is called for the reach on Andy Close - foul #2 on Lonnie Burkhead, team foul #2 | 25-41 |
| 16:29 | Illinois | Eric Shattuck misses the fadeaway in the paint | 25-41 |
| 16:27 | Illinois | James Blake gets the offensive rebound | 25-41 |
| 16:13 | Illinois | Andy Close throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-41 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Bonneau (SG) Eric Shattuck | |
| Subs | Monmouth | Terry Garnica (SG) Harvey Stalder | |
| 15:50 | Monmouth | James Lyman is fouled on the floor by Andy Close - foul #2 on Andy Close, team foul #1 | 25-41 |
| Subs | Illinois | Reed Fuston (SG) Robert Bonneau | |
| Subs | Monmouth | Troy Burns (PG) Terry Garnica | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Andy Close (fresh) SG - Reed Fuston (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Page (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Blake (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jimmy Alexander (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Monmouth | PG - Troy Burns (fresh) 20 pts. SG - James Lyman (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Louis Brooks (fresh) PF - Lonnie Burkhead (fresh) 3 reb. C - Dee Kleiner (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:36 | Monmouth | James Lyman comes up short on the shot from the right side | 25-41 |
| 15:34 | Monmouth | Lonnie Burkhead snags the offensive board | 25-41 |
| 15:19 | Monmouth | Troy Burns hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 25-41 |
| 15:18 | Illinois | James Blake gets the rebound | 25-41 |
| 15:14 | Illinois | Dee Kleiner steals it from Andy Close | 25-41 |
| 15:02 | Monmouth | James Lyman buries a floater from the right wing and the foul's on David Page - foul #2 on David Page, team foul #2 | 25-43 |
| Subs | Illinois | Eric Shattuck (PG), William Frederick (SF), Terry Binette (PF), James Lowe (C) Andy Close, David Page, James Blake, Jimmy Alexander | |
| Subs | Monmouth | Harvey Stalder (PG), Todd Renfro (SF), Xavier Bryant (PF) Troy Burns, Louis Brooks, Dee Kleiner | |
| 15:02 | Monmouth | James Lyman makes the free throw | 25-44 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Monmouth | Monmouth is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 14:45 | Illinois | James Lyman steps in front of the William Frederick pass | 25-44 |
| 14:23 | Monmouth | Reed Fuston is called for the reach on James Lyman - foul #1 on Reed Fuston, team foul #3 | 25-44 |
| Subs | Illinois | Andy Close (SG) Reed Fuston | |
| Subs | Monmouth | Troy Burns (SG), Andrew Stilwell (C) James Lyman, Lonnie Burkhead | |
| 14:09 | Monmouth | Troy Burns misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Terry Binette - foul #1 on Terry Binette, team foul #4 | 25-44 |
| 14:09 | Monmouth | Troy Burns makes the 1st free throw | 25-45 |
| 14:09 | Monmouth | Troy Burns misses the 2nd free throw | 25-45 |
| 14:09 | Illinois | Eric Shattuck snags the defensive board | 25-45 |
| 14:00 | Illinois | Terry Binette dunks the ball and the foul's on Xavier Bryant - foul #1 on Xavier Bryant, team foul #3 | 27-45 |
| 14:00 | Illinois | Terry Binette makes the free throw | 28-45 |
| 13:46 | Monmouth | Xavier Bryant is fouled on the floor by Terry Binette - foul #2 on Terry Binette, team foul #5 | 28-45 |
| 13:28 | Monmouth | Troy Burns connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 28-48 |
| 13:20 | Illinois | Terry Binette banks in the layup set up by Andy Close | 30-48 |
| 13:08 | Monmouth | James Lowe is called for the reach on Troy Burns - foul #2 on James Lowe, team foul #6 | 30-48 |
| Subs | Illinois | Reed Fuston (SG), Jimmy Alexander (SF), James Blake (C) Andy Close, William Frederick, James Lowe | |
| Subs | Monmouth | | |
| 12:51 | Monmouth | Troy Burns hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 30-48 |
| 12:49 | Illinois | Jimmy Alexander grabs the defensive rebound | 30-48 |
| 12:45 | Illinois | Xavier Bryant steals the ball from Reed Fuston | 30-48 |
| 12:30 | Monmouth | Troy Burns can't finish the layup | 30-48 |
| 12:29 | Illinois | Reed Fuston grabs the defensive rebound | 30-48 |
| 12:23 | Illinois | Terry Binette is fouled on the floor by Andrew Stilwell - foul #3 on Andrew Stilwell, team foul #4 | 30-48 |
| Subs | Illinois | Andy Close (C) Terry Binette | |
| Subs | Monmouth | James Lyman (PG), Terry Garnica (SG), Louis Brooks (SF), Lonnie Burkhead (PF), Dee Kleiner (C) Harvey Stalder, Troy Burns, Todd Renfro, Xavier Bryant, Andrew Stilwell | |
| 12:13 | Illinois | Eric Shattuck is hacked by James Lyman - foul #2 on James Lyman, team foul #5 | 30-48 |
| 12:04 | Illinois | Reed Fuston can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 30-48 |
| 12:03 | Monmouth | Louis Brooks pulls down the rebound | 30-48 |
| 11:57 | Monmouth | Terry Garnica hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from James Lyman | 30-51 |
| 11:47 | Illinois | Eric Shattuck is hacked by James Lyman - foul #3 on James Lyman, team foul #6 | 30-51 |
| Subs | Illinois | David Page (SF) Eric Shattuck | |
| Subs | Monmouth | | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Andy Close (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Reed Fuston (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Page (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Blake (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Jimmy Alexander (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Monmouth | PG - James Lyman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Terry Garnica (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Louis Brooks (fresh) PF - Lonnie Burkhead (fresh) 4 reb. C - Dee Kleiner (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:39 | Illinois | Lonnie Burkhead swats the layup by David Page | 30-51 |
| 11:38 | Monmouth | Dee Kleiner snags the defensive board | 30-51 |
| 11:13 | Monmouth | Terry Garnica misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 30-51 |
| 11:12 | Monmouth | James Lyman hits the follow up shot | 30-53 |
| 11:07 | Illinois | Reed Fuston misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 30-53 |
| 11:06 | Illinois | Reed Fuston snags the offensive board | 30-53 |
| 10:51 | Illinois | Andy Close knocks in the 3 from the left corner | 33-53 |
| 10:31 | Monmouth | Terry Garnica clanks a fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by Reed Fuston - foul #2 on Reed Fuston, team foul #7 | 33-53 |
| Subs | Illinois | Eric Shattuck (PG), Robert Bonneau (SG), William Frederick (SF), Terry Binette (PF), James Lowe (C) Andy Close, Reed Fuston, David Page, James Blake, Jimmy Alexander | |
| Subs | Monmouth | Harvey Stalder (PG), Todd Renfro (SF), Xavier Bryant (PF), Andrew Stilwell (C) James Lyman, Louis Brooks, Lonnie Burkhead, Dee Kleiner | |
| 10:31 | Monmouth | Terry Garnica makes the 1st free throw | 33-54 |
| 10:31 | Monmouth | Terry Garnica makes the 2nd free throw | 33-55 |
| 10:15 | Illinois | Eric Shattuck is hacked by Harvey Stalder - foul #1 on Harvey Stalder, team foul #7 | 33-55 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Monmouth | Troy Burns (SG) Terry Garnica | |
| 10:15 | Illinois | Eric Shattuck misses the 1st free throw | 33-55 |
| 10:15 | Monmouth | Andrew Stilwell gets the rebound | 33-55 |
| 10:09 | Monmouth | Troy Burns comes up short on the turnaround in the paint | 33-55 |
| 10:07 | Illinois | James Lowe grabs the defensive rebound | 33-55 |
| 10:02 | Illinois | Robert Bonneau can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Xavier Bryant - foul #2 on Xavier Bryant, team foul #8 | 33-55 |
| 10:02 | Illinois | Robert Bonneau makes the 1st free throw | 34-55 |
| 10:02 | Illinois | Robert Bonneau makes the 2nd free throw | 35-55 |
| 09:42 | Monmouth | Xavier Bryant can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 35-55 |
| 09:40 | Monmouth | The offensive rebound goes to Andrew Stilwell | 35-55 |
| 09:20 | Monmouth | Todd Renfro throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-55 |
| Subs | Illinois | Andy Close (SG) Robert Bonneau | |
| Subs | Monmouth | Lonnie Burkhead (C) Andrew Stilwell | |
| 09:03 | Illinois | Terry Binette comes up short on the shot from close range but he's hacked by Xavier Bryant - foul #3 on Xavier Bryant, team foul #9 | 35-55 |
| 09:03 | Illinois | Terry Binette misses the 1st free throw | 35-55 |
| 09:03 | Illinois | Terry Binette makes the 2nd free throw | 36-55 |
| 08:40 | Monmouth | Xavier Bryant travels with the ball | 36-55 |
| Subs | Illinois | Reed Fuston (SG) Andy Close | |
| Subs | Monmouth | Louis Brooks (SF) Todd Renfro | |
| 08:20 | Illinois | Terry Binette banks in the layup | 38-55 |
| 08:15 | Monmouth | Troy Burns hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 38-55 |
| 08:14 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Eric Shattuck | 38-55 |
| 08:09 | Illinois | Eric Shattuck knocks in the floater from the left wing on a great pass from Reed Fuston | 40-55 |
| 07:49 | Monmouth | Troy Burns misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 40-55 |
| 07:47 | Illinois | James Lowe gets the rebound | 40-55 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Eric Shattuck (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Reed Fuston (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Frederick (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Terry Binette (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - James Lowe (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Monmouth | PG - Harvey Stalder (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Troy Burns (fresh) 24 pts. SF - Louis Brooks (fresh) PF - Xavier Bryant (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Lonnie Burkhead (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:42 | Illinois | Eric Shattuck misses short on a floater in the lane | 40-55 |
| 07:41 | Illinois | James Lowe tips it home | 42-55 |
| 07:37 | Monmouth | Troy Burns clanks a 3 from the right corner | 42-55 |
| 07:36 | Monmouth | Louis Brooks misses the tip | 42-55 |
| 07:35 | Monmouth | Troy Burns grabs the offensive rebound | 42-55 |
| 07:22 | Monmouth | Lonnie Burkhead is hacked by William Frederick - foul #1 on William Frederick, team foul #8 | 42-55 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jimmy Alexander (SF), James Blake (PF), Andy Close (C) William Frederick, Terry Binette, James Lowe | |
| Subs | Monmouth | James Lyman (SG), Andrew Stilwell (C) Troy Burns, Xavier Bryant | |
| 07:22 | Monmouth | Lonnie Burkhead misses the 1st free throw | 42-55 |
| 07:22 | Illinois | James Blake grabs the board | 42-55 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Monmouth | Monmouth is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 07:02 | Illinois | Andy Close misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 42-55 |
| 07:01 | Illinois | Jimmy Alexander misses the tip | 42-55 |
| 07:00 | Illinois | James Blake grabs the offensive rebound | 42-55 |
| 06:42 | Illinois | Andy Close buries a jumper from the free throw line | 44-55 |
| 06:26 | Monmouth | Harvey Stalder knocks in the 3 from the right wing set up by James Lyman | 44-58 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Monmouth | Monmouth is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 06:02 | Illinois | Jimmy Alexander is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Jimmy Alexander, team foul #9 | 44-58 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Bonneau (SG), David Page (SF) Eric Shattuck, Reed Fuston | |
| Subs | Monmouth | Troy Burns (PG), Todd Renfro (SF), Dee Kleiner (PF) Harvey Stalder, Louis Brooks, Lonnie Burkhead | |
| 05:44 | Monmouth | Troy Burns scores on a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Dee Kleiner and the foul's on Andy Close - foul #3 on Andy Close, team foul #10 | 44-60 |
| 05:44 | Monmouth | Troy Burns makes the free throw | 44-61 |
| 05:35 | Illinois | Dee Kleiner picks off the pass by Jimmy Alexander | 44-61 |
| 05:23 | Monmouth | James Lyman buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Troy Burns | 44-64 |
| 05:17 | Illinois | Jimmy Alexander makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Robert Bonneau | 47-64 |
| 04:55 | Monmouth | Andrew Stilwell misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 47-64 |
| 04:53 | Illinois | James Blake grabs the board | 47-64 |
| 04:46 | Illinois | Todd Renfro steals the ball from Robert Bonneau | 47-64 |
| 04:42 | Monmouth | Todd Renfro hits the finger roll | 47-66 |
| 04:35 | Illinois | David Page hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 47-66 |
| 04:34 | Monmouth | The rebound goes to James Lyman | 47-66 |
| 04:27 | Monmouth | Jimmy Alexander steals it from Troy Burns | 47-66 |
| 04:22 | Illinois | David Page is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on David Page, team foul #11 | 47-66 |
| Subs | Illinois | Wesley Winsor (PG) Andy Close | |
| Subs | Monmouth | Harvey Stalder (PG), Xavier Bryant (PF) James Lyman, Andrew Stilwell | |
| 04:03 | Monmouth | Xavier Bryant is hacked by James Blake - foul #1 on James Blake, team foul #12 | 47-66 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Monmouth | Terry Garnica (SG), Lonnie Burkhead (C) Troy Burns, Dee Kleiner | |
| 04:03 | Monmouth | Xavier Bryant makes the 1st free throw | 47-67 |
| 04:03 | Monmouth | Xavier Bryant makes the 2nd free throw | 47-68 |
| 03:54 | Illinois | David Page knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 50-68 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Monmouth | Monmouth is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:28 | Monmouth | Lonnie Burkhead drills a runner from the right block set up by Harvey Stalder | 50-70 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Wesley Winsor (fresh) SG - Robert Bonneau (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Page (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - James Blake (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Jimmy Alexander (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Monmouth | PG - Harvey Stalder (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Terry Garnica (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Todd Renfro (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - Xavier Bryant (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Lonnie Burkhead (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:21 | Illinois | James Blake hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 50-70 |
| 03:19 | Monmouth | Lonnie Burkhead snags the defensive board | 50-70 |
| 03:00 | Monmouth | Terry Garnica misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 50-70 |
| 02:59 | Monmouth | Xavier Bryant tips it in | 50-72 |
| 02:52 | Illinois | David Page comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 50-72 |
| 02:51 | Illinois | Jimmy Alexander tips it but misses | 50-72 |
| 02:49 | Monmouth | The rebound goes to Todd Renfro | 50-72 |
| 02:44 | Monmouth | Terry Garnica misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 50-72 |
| 02:43 | Illinois | Jimmy Alexander grabs the board | 50-72 |
| 02:37 | Illinois | Jimmy Alexander is hacked by Lonnie Burkhead - foul #3 on Lonnie Burkhead, team foul #10 | 50-72 |
| Subs | Illinois | Andy Close (SG), David Orth (SF) Robert Bonneau, David Page | |
| Subs | Monmouth | Troy Burns (SG), Louis Brooks (SF), Dee Kleiner (C) Terry Garnica, Todd Renfro, Lonnie Burkhead | |
| 02:37 | Illinois | Jimmy Alexander makes the 1st free throw | 51-72 |
| 02:37 | Illinois | Jimmy Alexander misses the 2nd free throw | 51-72 |
| 02:37 | Monmouth | The rebound goes to Xavier Bryant | 51-72 |
| 02:16 | Monmouth | Troy Burns comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 51-72 |
| 02:14 | Monmouth | Harvey Stalder tips it in | 51-74 |
| 02:11 | Illinois | Wesley Winsor's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 51-74 |
| 01:48 | Monmouth | Troy Burns hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Harvey Stalder | 51-77 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Monmouth | Monmouth is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 01:42 | Illinois | James Blake is called for traveling | 51-77 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Bonneau (SG), David Page (SF) Wesley Winsor, David Orth | |
| Subs | Monmouth | Todd Renfro (SF), Andrew Stilwell (C) Louis Brooks, Dee Kleiner | |
| 01:16 | Monmouth | Todd Renfro misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 51-77 |
| 01:15 | Illinois | The rebound goes to James Blake | 51-77 |
| 01:01 | Illinois | Andy Close clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 51-77 |
| 01:00 | Illinois | Jimmy Alexander snags the offensive board | 51-77 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Monmouth | Monmouth is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:58 | Illinois | Andy Close hits a floater from the free throw line set up by Robert Bonneau | 53-77 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Monmouth | Monmouth is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:33 | Monmouth | Jimmy Alexander swats the shot by Troy Burns | 53-77 |
| 00:32 | Monmouth | Xavier Bryant tips it home | 53-79 |
| 00:24 | Illinois | Andy Close can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 53-79 |
| 00:22 | Monmouth | The rebound goes to Andrew Stilwell | 53-79 |
| 00:00 | Monmouth | Harvey Stalder runs out the clock | 53-79 |