| Lineup | UL-Monroe | PG - Cameron Corso (fresh) SG - Howard Pan (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Micheal Marti (fresh) PF - Bryon Ybarra (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Brett Williams (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Steven Abbott (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Guerrera (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ryan Church (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. PF - James Nichols (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Anthony McMaken (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Ryan Church inbounds the ball | 20-50 |
| Game Plan | UL-Monroe | UL-Monroe is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:48 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken hits a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Ryan Church | 20-52 |
| 19:25 | UL-Monroe | Cameron Corso hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 20-52 |
| 19:23 | Illinois | James Nichols snags the defensive board | 20-52 |
| 18:58 | Illinois | 3 seconds is called on Richard Guerrera | 20-52 |
| 18:51 | UL-Monroe | Howard Pan splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 20-52 |
| 18:49 | Illinois | Steven Abbott pulls down the rebound | 20-52 |
| 18:36 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 20-52 |
| 18:35 | UL-Monroe | Bryon Ybarra grabs the board | 20-52 |
| 18:20 | UL-Monroe | Cameron Corso buries a 3 pointer from the right corner | 23-52 |
| 18:03 | Illinois | James Nichols hits a runner near the basket | 23-54 |
| 17:47 | UL-Monroe | Cameron Corso is fouled on the floor by James Nichols - foul #3 on James Nichols, team foul #1 | 23-54 |
| 17:37 | UL-Monroe | Bryon Ybarra can't connect on a jumper in the paint | 23-54 |
| 17:36 | UL-Monroe | Brett Williams grabs the offensive board | 23-54 |
| 17:20 | UL-Monroe | Brett Williams misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 23-54 |
| 17:19 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Anthony McMaken | 23-54 |
| 17:00 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken drills a jumper from close range set up by Richard Guerrera and he's hacked by Brett Williams - foul #1 on Brett Williams, team foul #1 | 23-56 |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | Jefferson Robinson (PG), Jeff Willeford (PF), Austin Bayless (C) Cameron Corso, Bryon Ybarra, Brett Williams | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Williams (PF) Ryan Church | |
| 17:00 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken misses the free throw | 23-56 |
| 17:00 | UL-Monroe | Jeff Willeford grabs the defensive rebound | 23-56 |
| 16:42 | UL-Monroe | Jefferson Robinson can't connect on an uncontested shot from the left side | 23-56 |
| 16:41 | Illinois | James Nichols grabs the defensive rebound | 23-56 |
| 16:30 | Illinois | David Williams is hacked by Jeff Willeford - foul #3 on Jeff Willeford, team foul #2 | 23-56 |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | Lincoln Harper (SF), Russell McNight (PF) Micheal Marti, Jeff Willeford | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jan Tarver (SG), Doug Whitten (SF) Steven Abbott, Anthony McMaken | |
| 16:11 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera connects on the shot from the right wing on a great pass from David Williams | 23-58 |
| 15:50 | UL-Monroe | Lincoln Harper is fouled on the floor by Richard Guerrera - foul #2 on Richard Guerrera, team foul #2 | 23-58 |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | Gary Breidenstein (PG), Richard Lewis (SF), Bryon Ybarra (PF), Jeff Willeford (C) Jefferson Robinson, Howard Pan, Russell McNight, Austin Bayless | |
| Subs | Illinois | Ryan Church (SF), Dennis Hazelwood (C) Richard Guerrera, James Nichols | |
| Lineup | UL-Monroe | PG - Gary Breidenstein (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Lincoln Harper (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Lewis (fresh) PF - Bryon Ybarra (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Jeff Willeford (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Doug Whitten (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jan Tarver (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ryan Church (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. PF - David Williams (fresh) 1 pts. C - Dennis Hazelwood (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:39 | UL-Monroe | Jeff Willeford's fadeaway is rejected by David Williams | 23-58 |
| 15:38 | UL-Monroe | Richard Lewis tips it home | 25-58 |
| 15:14 | Illinois | Ryan Church connects on the floater from the free throw line | 25-60 |
| 15:02 | UL-Monroe | Gary Breidenstein loses the ball out of bounds | 25-60 |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | Howard Pan (SG), Micheal Marti (SF), Brett Williams (C) Lincoln Harper, Richard Lewis, Jeff Willeford | |
| Subs | Illinois | Steven Abbott (PG), James Nichols (PF), Anthony McMaken (C) Doug Whitten, David Williams, Dennis Hazelwood | |
| 14:49 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 25-60 |
| 14:48 | Illinois | Ryan Church hits the follow up shot | 25-62 |
| 14:32 | UL-Monroe | Micheal Marti's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-62 |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Guerrera (SG) Jan Tarver | |
| 14:10 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken comes up short on the runner in the lane | 25-62 |
| 14:08 | UL-Monroe | The rebound goes to Micheal Marti | 25-62 |
| 13:55 | UL-Monroe | Bryon Ybarra hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Micheal Marti | 28-62 |
| 13:30 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera is fouled on the floor by Micheal Marti - foul #2 on Micheal Marti, team foul #3 | 28-62 |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | Jeff Willeford (PF) Bryon Ybarra | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Williams (PF) Ryan Church | |
| 13:21 | Illinois | James Nichols misses long on a fadeaway from close range | 28-62 |
| 13:19 | UL-Monroe | Jeff Willeford snags the defensive board | 28-62 |
| 13:03 | UL-Monroe | David Williams steps in front of the Jeff Willeford pass | 28-62 |
| 12:48 | Illinois | Steven Abbott is hacked by Jeff Willeford - foul #4 on Jeff Willeford, team foul #4 | 28-62 |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | Russell McNight (PF), Austin Bayless (C) Jeff Willeford, Brett Williams | |
| Subs | Illinois | Doug Whitten (SF), Dennis Hazelwood (C) James Nichols, Anthony McMaken | |
| 12:24 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera banks in the layup | 28-64 |
| 12:13 | UL-Monroe | Russell McNight knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line and the foul's on Doug Whitten - foul #1 on Doug Whitten, team foul #3 | 30-64 |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | Lincoln Harper (SG) Howard Pan | |
| Subs | Illinois | Ryan Church (SF) Doug Whitten | |
| 12:13 | UL-Monroe | Russell McNight makes the free throw | 31-64 |
| 11:51 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera hits a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Steven Abbott | 31-66 |
| Lineup | UL-Monroe | PG - Gary Breidenstein (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Lincoln Harper (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Micheal Marti (fresh) PF - Russell McNight (fresh) 3 pts. C - Austin Bayless (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Steven Abbott (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Richard Guerrera (fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. SF - Ryan Church (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. PF - David Williams (fresh) 1 pts. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Dennis Hazelwood (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:31 | UL-Monroe | Lincoln Harper slams it home on a great pass from Russell McNight and he's fouled by Ryan Church - foul #1 on Ryan Church, team foul #4 | 33-66 |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | Cameron Corso (PG), Howard Pan (SG), Bryon Ybarra (PF) Gary Breidenstein, Micheal Marti, Russell McNight | |
| Subs | Illinois | Doug Whitten (PG), Jan Tarver (SG), James Nichols (PF), Anthony McMaken (C) Steven Abbott, Richard Guerrera, David Williams, Dennis Hazelwood | |
| 11:31 | UL-Monroe | Lincoln Harper makes the free throw | 34-66 |
| 11:03 | Illinois | Doug Whitten misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 34-66 |
| 11:02 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken grabs the offensive board | 34-66 |
| 10:52 | Illinois | Cameron Corso is called for the reach on Doug Whitten - foul #1 on Cameron Corso, team foul #5 | 34-66 |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | Brett Williams (C) Austin Bayless | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 10:42 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken clanks a turnaround in the lane | 34-66 |
| 10:41 | UL-Monroe | The rebound goes to Lincoln Harper | 34-66 |
| 10:33 | UL-Monroe | Lincoln Harper's pass is intercepted by Doug Whitten | 34-66 |
| 10:30 | Illinois | Doug Whitten lays it up and in | 34-68 |
| 10:10 | UL-Monroe | Howard Pan shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 34-68 |
| 10:09 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Anthony McMaken | 34-68 |
| 10:03 | Illinois | James Nichols clanks a turnaround from the left block | 34-68 |
| 10:02 | UL-Monroe | Howard Pan pulls down the rebound | 34-68 |
| 09:51 | UL-Monroe | A charge is called on Howard Pan - foul #3 on Howard Pan, team foul #6 | 34-68 |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | Richard Lewis (SF), Russell McNight (PF), Austin Bayless (C) Howard Pan, Bryon Ybarra, Brett Williams | |
| Subs | Illinois | Steven Abbott (PG), Richard Guerrera (SG), David Williams (PF) Doug Whitten, Jan Tarver, Ryan Church | |
| 09:32 | Illinois | James Nichols slams it home on a nice dish by Steven Abbott and the foul's on Austin Bayless - foul #1 on Austin Bayless, team foul #7 | 34-70 |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | Jefferson Robinson (SG) Lincoln Harper | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 09:32 | Illinois | James Nichols makes the free throw | 34-71 |
| 09:25 | UL-Monroe | Austin Bayless hits a jump hook in the paint | 36-71 |
| 09:06 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Jefferson Robinson - foul #1 on Jefferson Robinson, team foul #8 | 36-71 |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Doug Whitten (SF) Anthony McMaken | |
| 09:06 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera makes the 1st free throw | 36-72 |
| 09:06 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera makes the 2nd free throw | 36-73 |
| 08:57 | UL-Monroe | Russell McNight clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 36-73 |
| 08:55 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Richard Guerrera | 36-73 |
| 08:35 | Illinois | James Nichols hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 36-73 |
| 08:34 | UL-Monroe | Cameron Corso pulls down the rebound | 36-73 |
| 08:32 | UL-Monroe | Cameron Corso's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 36-73 |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | Lincoln Harper (SG) Cameron Corso | |
| Subs | Illinois | Ryan Church (SF) Doug Whitten | |
| 08:17 | Illinois | Ryan Church is fouled on the floor by Richard Lewis - foul #1 on Richard Lewis, team foul #9 | 36-73 |
| 08:17 | Illinois | Ryan Church misses the 1st free throw | 36-73 |
| 08:17 | UL-Monroe | Russell McNight snags the defensive board | 36-73 |
| 08:00 | UL-Monroe | Austin Bayless misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 36-73 |
| 07:58 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera pulls down the rebound | 36-73 |
| 07:52 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera connects on the shot from the baseline set up by Ryan Church | 36-75 |
| 07:27 | UL-Monroe | Austin Bayless is fouled on the floor by David Williams - foul #1 on David Williams, team foul #5 | 36-75 |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | Cameron Corso (PG), Jeff Willeford (C) Richard Lewis, Austin Bayless | |
| Subs | Illinois | Anthony McMaken (C) James Nichols | |
| Lineup | UL-Monroe | PG - Cameron Corso (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jefferson Robinson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Lincoln Harper (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Russell McNight (fresh) 3 pts. C - Jeff Willeford (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Steven Abbott (fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. SG - Richard Guerrera (fresh) 20 pts. 4 ast. SF - Ryan Church (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. PF - David Williams (fresh) 1 pts. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Anthony McMaken (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:22 | UL-Monroe | Jeff Willeford misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 36-75 |
| 07:21 | UL-Monroe | Russell McNight hits the follow up shot | 38-75 |
| 07:17 | Illinois | Ryan Church misses the fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Cameron Corso - foul #2 on Cameron Corso, team foul #10 | 38-75 |
| 07:17 | Illinois | Ryan Church makes the 1st free throw | 38-76 |
| 07:17 | Illinois | Ryan Church makes the 2nd free throw | 38-77 |
| 07:01 | UL-Monroe | Cameron Corso's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-77 |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Doug Whitten (PF) David Williams | |
| 06:47 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Jeff Willeford - foul #5 on Jeff Willeford, team foul #11 | 38-77 |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | Austin Bayless (C) Jeff Willeford | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 06:47 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken makes the 1st free throw | 38-78 |
| 06:47 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken makes the 2nd free throw | 38-79 |
| 06:34 | UL-Monroe | Jefferson Robinson can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Anthony McMaken - foul #1 on Anthony McMaken, team foul #6 | 38-79 |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Nichols (PF) Doug Whitten | |
| 06:34 | UL-Monroe | Jefferson Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 39-79 |
| 06:34 | UL-Monroe | Jefferson Robinson misses the 2nd free throw | 39-79 |
| 06:34 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken pulls down the rebound | 39-79 |
| 06:19 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken scores on a floater near the basket on a great pass from Steven Abbott | 39-81 |
| 06:09 | UL-Monroe | Austin Bayless scores on a jumpshot from the left side | 41-81 |
| 05:42 | Illinois | James Nichols scores on a driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Steven Abbott | 41-83 |
| 05:24 | UL-Monroe | Anthony McMaken swats the short shot by Russell McNight | 41-83 |
| 05:23 | Illinois | James Nichols pulls down the rebound | 41-83 |
| 05:02 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken misses short on a fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Russell McNight - foul #3 on Russell McNight, team foul #12 | 41-83 |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | Richard Lewis (SF) Jefferson Robinson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Doug Whitten (PG), Jan Tarver (SG), David Williams (PF) Steven Abbott, Richard Guerrera, Ryan Church | |
| 05:02 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken makes the 1st free throw | 41-84 |
| 05:02 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken makes the 2nd free throw | 41-85 |
| 04:46 | UL-Monroe | Anthony McMaken swats the short shot by Cameron Corso | 41-85 |
| 04:44 | Illinois | Jan Tarver grabs the board | 41-85 |
| 04:39 | Illinois | Jan Tarver drills a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Doug Whitten | 41-88 |
| 04:23 | UL-Monroe | Lincoln Harper can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 41-88 |
| 04:21 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken grabs the board | 41-88 |
| 04:03 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken makes the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Jan Tarver | 41-90 |
| 03:38 | UL-Monroe | Richard Lewis clanks a shot in the paint | 41-90 |
| 03:37 | Illinois | The rebound goes to David Williams | 41-90 |
| Game Plan | UL-Monroe | UL-Monroe is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:35 | Illinois | Doug Whitten is hacked by Cameron Corso in the backcourt - foul #3 on Cameron Corso, team foul #13 | 41-90 |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Steven Abbott (PG), Richard Guerrera (SG), Dennis Hazelwood (C) Jan Tarver, James Nichols, Anthony McMaken | |
| 03:35 | Illinois | Doug Whitten makes the 1st free throw | 41-91 |
| 03:35 | Illinois | Doug Whitten misses the 2nd free throw | 41-91 |
| 03:35 | UL-Monroe | The rebound goes to Austin Bayless | 41-91 |
| 03:21 | UL-Monroe | Lincoln Harper misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 41-91 |
| 03:20 | Illinois | David Williams grabs the board | 41-91 |
| Lineup | UL-Monroe | PG - Cameron Corso (tiring) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - Lincoln Harper (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Russell McNight (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Austin Bayless (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Steven Abbott (fresh) 12 pts. 7 ast. SG - Richard Guerrera (fresh) 20 pts. 4 ast. SF - Doug Whitten (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. PF - David Williams (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Dennis Hazelwood (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 02:51 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera misses short on a turnaround from close range | 41-91 |
| 02:50 | UL-Monroe | Richard Lewis grabs the defensive rebound | 41-91 |
| 02:32 | UL-Monroe | Russell McNight buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Lincoln Harper | 44-91 |
| 02:04 | Illinois | The short jumper by Dennis Hazelwood is denied by Richard Lewis | 44-91 |
| 02:03 | UL-Monroe | Austin Bayless snags the defensive board | 44-91 |
| 01:55 | UL-Monroe | Lincoln Harper comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 44-91 |
| 01:53 | Illinois | Dennis Hazelwood grabs the board | 44-91 |
| 01:24 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera misses long on a turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Russell McNight - foul #4 on Russell McNight, team foul #14 | 44-91 |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Ryan Church (SF), James Nichols (PF), Anthony McMaken (C) Doug Whitten, David Williams, Dennis Hazelwood | |
| 01:24 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera makes the 1st free throw | 44-92 |
| 01:24 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera makes the 2nd free throw | 44-93 |
| Game Plan | UL-Monroe | UL-Monroe is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 01:15 | UL-Monroe | Richard Lewis banks in the layup set up by Austin Bayless | 46-93 |
| 00:55 | Illinois | Steven Abbott misses long on a jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Richard Lewis - foul #2 on Richard Lewis, team foul #15 | 46-93 |
| 00:55 | Illinois | Steven Abbott misses the 1st free throw | 46-93 |
| 00:55 | Illinois | Steven Abbott makes the 2nd free throw | 46-94 |
| Game Plan | UL-Monroe | UL-Monroe is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:49 | UL-Monroe | Austin Bayless hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 46-94 |
| 00:47 | Illinois | Ryan Church grabs the defensive rebound | 46-94 |
| Game Plan | UL-Monroe | UL-Monroe is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:20 | Illinois | Steven Abbott clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 46-94 |
| 00:18 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to James Nichols | 46-94 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Steven Abbott runs out the clock | 46-94 |