| Lineup | Illinois | PG - George Mazzella (fresh) SG - Roosevelt Smith (fresh) SF - Michael Andrews (fresh) PF - Thomas Choudhury (fresh) C - Joshua West (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Montclair St. | PG - Danial Miller (fresh) SG - Willie Sprankle (fresh) SF - Garf Matthews (fresh) PF - Scott Nelson (fresh) C - Tommy Beaman (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Joshua West wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Montclair St. | Montclair St. is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:42 | Illinois | Joshua West buries a shot from the left side set up by George Mazzella | 2-0 |
| 19:27 | Montclair St. | Danial Miller clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 19:25 | Illinois | Roosevelt Smith pulls down the rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:59 | Illinois | Michael Andrews hits a runner in the paint | 4-0 |
| 18:52 | Montclair St. | Tommy Beaman scores on a jumper from close range set up by Garf Matthews | 4-2 |
| 18:25 | Illinois | Garf Matthews steals it from Michael Andrews | 4-2 |
| 18:21 | Montclair St. | Willie Sprankle banks in the layup on a nice dish by Garf Matthews | 4-4 |
| 17:55 | Illinois | Michael Andrews comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 4-4 |
| 17:54 | Montclair St. | Garf Matthews pulls down the rebound | 4-4 |
| 17:48 | Montclair St. | Danial Miller is hacked by George Mazzella - foul #1 on George Mazzella, team foul #1 | 4-4 |
| 17:28 | Montclair St. | Danial Miller is called for traveling | 4-4 |
| 17:12 | Illinois | Thomas Choudhury loses the ball out of bounds | 4-4 |
| 16:55 | Montclair St. | Garf Matthews misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 4-4 |
| 16:53 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Michael Andrews | 4-4 |
| 16:28 | Illinois | Michael Andrews is hacked by Scott Nelson - foul #1 on Scott Nelson, team foul #1 | 4-4 |
| Subs | Illinois | Kevin Hancock (PG), Corey Conaway (SG), Jeffrey McCann (SF), Pablo Lopez (PF), Mark Bateman (C) George Mazzella, Roosevelt Smith, Michael Andrews, Thomas Choudhury, Joshua West | |
| Subs | Montclair St. | Leland Badger (PG), Phillip Taylor (C) Danial Miller, Tommy Beaman | |
| 15:59 | Illinois | Phillip Taylor steals the ball from Jeffrey McCann | 4-4 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Kevin Hancock (fresh) SG - Corey Conaway (fresh) SF - Jeffrey McCann (fresh) PF - Pablo Lopez (fresh) C - Mark Bateman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Montclair St. | PG - Leland Badger (fresh) SG - Willie Sprankle (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Garf Matthews (fairly fresh) PF - Scott Nelson (fresh) C - Phillip Taylor (fresh) | |
| 15:49 | Montclair St. | Mark Bateman blocks the short jumper by Phillip Taylor | 4-4 |
| 15:47 | Montclair St. | Phillip Taylor misses the tip | 4-4 |
| 15:46 | Illinois | Mark Bateman pulls down the rebound | 4-4 |
| 15:26 | Illinois | Jeffrey McCann drills a jumper in the lane | 6-4 |
| 15:17 | Montclair St. | Scott Nelson comes up short on the runner near the basket | 6-4 |
| 15:16 | Montclair St. | Phillip Taylor can't tip it in | 6-4 |
| 15:15 | Montclair St. | Phillip Taylor hits the follow up shot | 6-6 |
| 14:51 | Illinois | Jeffrey McCann misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 6-6 |
| 14:49 | Montclair St. | Scott Nelson snags the defensive board | 6-6 |
| 14:27 | Montclair St. | Scott Nelson makes the turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Willie Sprankle | 6-8 |
| 14:17 | Illinois | Jeffrey McCann buries a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Kevin Hancock | 8-8 |
| 14:11 | Montclair St. | Garf Matthews drills a fadeaway near the basket and he's fouled by Jeffrey McCann - foul #1 on Jeffrey McCann, team foul #2 | 8-10 |
| Subs | Illinois | George Mazzella (PG), Roosevelt Smith (SG), Michael Andrews (SF), Thomas Choudhury (PF), Joshua West (C) Kevin Hancock, Corey Conaway, Jeffrey McCann, Pablo Lopez, Mark Bateman | |
| Subs | Montclair St. | Danial Miller (PG), Jamie Whitmore (SG), Tommy Beaman (C) Leland Badger, Willie Sprankle, Scott Nelson | |
| 14:11 | Montclair St. | Garf Matthews misses the free throw | 8-10 |
| 14:11 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Joshua West | 8-10 |
| 13:45 | Illinois | George Mazzella's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 8-10 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Montclair St. | Brian Reese (SF) Garf Matthews | |
| 13:35 | Montclair St. | Danial Miller throws a bad pass out of bounds | 8-10 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Montclair St. | Oliver Price (PF) Phillip Taylor | |
| 13:14 | Illinois | Michael Andrews clanks a fadeaway from the right block | 8-10 |
| 13:13 | Montclair St. | The rebound goes to Oliver Price | 8-10 |
| 12:56 | Montclair St. | Jamie Whitmore misses badly on a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Roosevelt Smith - foul #1 on Roosevelt Smith, team foul #3 | 8-10 |
| 12:56 | Montclair St. | Jamie Whitmore makes the 1st free throw | 8-11 |
| 12:56 | Montclair St. | Jamie Whitmore makes the 2nd free throw | 8-12 |
| 12:39 | Illinois | Joshua West's fadeaway is rejected by Oliver Price | 8-12 |
| 12:38 | Montclair St. | Brian Reese pulls down the rebound | 8-12 |
| 12:20 | Montclair St. | Jamie Whitmore can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Roosevelt Smith - foul #2 on Roosevelt Smith, team foul #4 | 8-12 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeffrey McCann (SG) Roosevelt Smith | |
| Subs | Montclair St. | Willie Sprankle (SG), Phillip Taylor (PF) Brian Reese, Tommy Beaman | |
| 12:20 | Montclair St. | Jamie Whitmore makes the 1st free throw | 8-13 |
| 12:20 | Montclair St. | Jamie Whitmore makes the 2nd free throw | 8-14 |
| 12:03 | Illinois | Joshua West hits the finger roll set up by George Mazzella | 10-14 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - George Mazzella (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jeffrey McCann (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Michael Andrews (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Thomas Choudhury (fresh) C - Joshua West (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Montclair St. | PG - Danial Miller (fresh) SG - Willie Sprankle (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jamie Whitmore (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Phillip Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Oliver Price (fresh) | |
| 11:41 | Montclair St. | Danial Miller hits the finger roll on a great pass from Phillip Taylor | 10-16 |
| 11:25 | Illinois | Joshua West double dribbles | 10-16 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Montclair St. | Leland Badger (PG), Scott Nelson (PF) Danial Miller, Oliver Price | |
| 11:07 | Montclair St. | Phillip Taylor hits the finger roll | 10-18 |
| 10:55 | Illinois | Michael Andrews is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 10-18 |
| Subs | Illinois | Kevin Hancock (PG), Corey Conaway (SG), Pablo Lopez (PF), Mark Bateman (C) George Mazzella, Michael Andrews, Thomas Choudhury, Joshua West | |
| Subs | Montclair St. | Garf Matthews (SF), Tommy Beaman (C) Jamie Whitmore, Phillip Taylor | |
| 10:44 | Montclair St. | Scott Nelson banks in the layup on a great pass from Willie Sprankle and he's hacked by Pablo Lopez - foul #1 on Pablo Lopez, team foul #5 | 10-20 |
| 10:44 | Montclair St. | Scott Nelson misses the free throw | 10-20 |
| 10:44 | Illinois | Pablo Lopez gets the rebound | 10-20 |
| 10:17 | Illinois | Tommy Beaman swats the layup by Jeffrey McCann | 10-20 |
| 10:16 | Illinois | Mark Bateman tips it back up and in | 12-20 |
| 09:53 | Montclair St. | Mark Bateman is called for the reach on Tommy Beaman - foul #1 on Mark Bateman, team foul #6 | 12-20 |
| Subs | Illinois | George Mazzella (PG) Corey Conaway | |
| Subs | Montclair St. | Danial Miller (PG) Leland Badger | |
| 09:38 | Montclair St. | Pablo Lopez steps in front of the Willie Sprankle pass | 12-20 |
| 09:18 | Illinois | Kevin Hancock misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 12-20 |
| 09:16 | Montclair St. | Tommy Beaman grabs the board | 12-20 |
| 08:58 | Montclair St. | Jeffrey McCann picks off the pass by Scott Nelson | 12-20 |
| 08:33 | Illinois | Jeffrey McCann is hacked by Garf Matthews - foul #1 on Garf Matthews, team foul #2 | 12-20 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Andrews (SF), Thomas Choudhury (PF), Joshua West (C) Jeffrey McCann, Pablo Lopez, Mark Bateman | |
| Subs | Montclair St. | Jamie Whitmore (SG), Brian Reese (SF), Phillip Taylor (PF), Oliver Price (C) Willie Sprankle, Garf Matthews, Scott Nelson, Tommy Beaman | |
| 08:18 | Illinois | Joshua West is fouled on the floor by Oliver Price - foul #1 on Oliver Price, team foul #3 | 12-20 |
| 07:52 | Illinois | Kevin Hancock connects on the floater from just outside the lane set up by Thomas Choudhury and he's hacked by Jamie Whitmore - foul #1 on Jamie Whitmore, team foul #4 | 14-20 |
| Subs | Illinois | Corey Conaway (SG) George Mazzella | |
| Subs | Montclair St. | Leland Badger (PG) Danial Miller | |
| 07:52 | Illinois | Kevin Hancock misses the free throw | 14-20 |
| 07:52 | Montclair St. | Phillip Taylor snags the defensive board | 14-20 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Kevin Hancock (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Corey Conaway (fresh) SF - Michael Andrews (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Thomas Choudhury (fresh) C - Joshua West (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Montclair St. | PG - Leland Badger (fresh) SG - Jamie Whitmore (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Brian Reese (fresh) PF - Phillip Taylor (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Oliver Price (fresh) | |
| 07:41 | Montclair St. | Jamie Whitmore hits a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Leland Badger | 14-23 |
| 07:20 | Illinois | Kevin Hancock is hacked by Leland Badger - foul #1 on Leland Badger, team foul #5 | 14-23 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Oatman (PG) Kevin Hancock | |
| Subs | Montclair St. | Willie Sprankle (SG), Scott Nelson (PF) Brian Reese, Oliver Price | |
| 07:04 | Illinois | Michael Andrews hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 14-23 |
| 07:02 | Illinois | Thomas Choudhury grabs the offensive board | 14-23 |
| 06:45 | Illinois | Michael Andrews can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 14-23 |
| 06:43 | Montclair St. | Scott Nelson snags the defensive board | 14-23 |
| 06:17 | Montclair St. | Leland Badger hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint but he's hacked by Joshua West - foul #1 on Joshua West, team foul #7 | 14-23 |
| Subs | Illinois | George Mazzella (PG), Jeffrey McCann (SG) John Oatman, Corey Conaway | |
| Subs | Montclair St. | Garf Matthews (SF) Jamie Whitmore | |
| 06:17 | Montclair St. | Leland Badger makes the 1st free throw | 14-24 |
| 06:17 | Montclair St. | Leland Badger makes the 2nd free throw | 14-25 |
| 06:05 | Illinois | Joshua West drills a driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by George Mazzella and he's hacked by Phillip Taylor - foul #1 on Phillip Taylor, team foul #6 | 16-25 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Montclair St. | Danial Miller (PG), Tommy Beaman (C) Leland Badger, Phillip Taylor | |
| 06:05 | Illinois | Joshua West makes the free throw | 17-25 |
| 05:47 | Montclair St. | Garf Matthews is fouled on the floor by Joshua West - foul #2 on Joshua West, team foul #8 | 17-25 |
| Subs | Illinois | Mark Bateman (C) Joshua West | |
| Subs | Montclair St. | | |
| 05:47 | Montclair St. | Garf Matthews misses the 1st free throw | 17-25 |
| 05:47 | Illinois | Mark Bateman grabs the defensive rebound | 17-25 |
| 05:26 | Illinois | Jeffrey McCann misses the jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Tommy Beaman - foul #1 on Tommy Beaman, team foul #7 | 17-25 |
| Subs | Illinois | Kevin Hancock (SG), Pablo Lopez (PF) Michael Andrews, Thomas Choudhury | |
| Subs | Montclair St. | Jamie Whitmore (SG), Oliver Price (PF) Willie Sprankle, Scott Nelson | |
| 05:26 | Illinois | Jeffrey McCann makes the 1st free throw | 18-25 |
| 05:26 | Illinois | Jeffrey McCann makes the 2nd free throw | 19-25 |
| 05:13 | Montclair St. | Danial Miller misses the easy layup but the foul's on Kevin Hancock - foul #1 on Kevin Hancock, team foul #9 | 19-25 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Montclair St. | Phillip Taylor (PF) Oliver Price | |
| 05:13 | Montclair St. | Danial Miller misses the 1st free throw | 19-25 |
| 05:13 | Montclair St. | Danial Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 19-26 |
| 04:46 | Illinois | Jeffrey McCann can't finish the layup | 19-26 |
| 04:44 | Montclair St. | Tommy Beaman snags the defensive board | 19-26 |
| 04:36 | Montclair St. | Garf Matthews misses badly on a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by George Mazzella - foul #2 on George Mazzella, team foul #10 | 19-26 |
| Subs | Illinois | Corey Conaway (SG) George Mazzella | |
| Subs | Montclair St. | Willie Sprankle (SG), Oliver Price (C) Jamie Whitmore, Tommy Beaman | |
| 04:36 | Montclair St. | Garf Matthews makes the 1st free throw | 19-27 |
| 04:36 | Montclair St. | Garf Matthews makes the 2nd free throw | 19-28 |
| 04:11 | Illinois | Danial Miller steps in front of the Kevin Hancock pass | 19-28 |
| 03:51 | Montclair St. | Phillip Taylor misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 19-28 |
| 03:49 | Illinois | Jeffrey McCann pulls down the rebound | 19-28 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Kevin Hancock (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Corey Conaway (fresh) SF - Jeffrey McCann (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Pablo Lopez (fresh) C - Mark Bateman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montclair St. | PG - Danial Miller (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Willie Sprankle (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Garf Matthews (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Phillip Taylor (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Oliver Price (fresh) | |
| 03:23 | Illinois | Jeffrey McCann is hacked by Willie Sprankle - foul #1 on Willie Sprankle, team foul #8 | 19-28 |
| Subs | Illinois | George Mazzella (PG), Michael Andrews (SF), Thomas Choudhury (PF), Joshua West (C) Kevin Hancock, Corey Conaway, Pablo Lopez, Mark Bateman | |
| Subs | Montclair St. | Leland Badger (PG), Jamie Whitmore (SF), Scott Nelson (PF) Danial Miller, Garf Matthews, Phillip Taylor | |
| 03:23 | Illinois | Jeffrey McCann makes the 1st free throw | 20-28 |
| 03:23 | Illinois | Jeffrey McCann misses the 2nd free throw | 20-28 |
| 03:23 | Montclair St. | The rebound goes to Oliver Price | 20-28 |
| 03:05 | Montclair St. | Oliver Price buries a shot near the basket on a great pass from Leland Badger | 20-30 |
| 02:44 | Illinois | Michael Andrews's pass is intercepted by Scott Nelson | 20-30 |
| 02:23 | Montclair St. | Leland Badger knocks in the jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Willie Sprankle | 20-32 |
| 01:56 | Illinois | Michael Andrews buries a shot in the paint set up by George Mazzella and he's hacked by Jamie Whitmore - foul #2 on Jamie Whitmore, team foul #9 | 22-32 |
| Subs | Illinois | Roosevelt Smith (SG) Jeffrey McCann | |
| Subs | Montclair St. | Danial Miller (PG), Garf Matthews (SF), Tommy Beaman (C) Leland Badger, Willie Sprankle, Oliver Price | |
| 01:56 | Illinois | Michael Andrews misses the free throw | 22-32 |
| 01:56 | Montclair St. | Scott Nelson gets the rebound | 22-32 |
| 01:43 | Montclair St. | Jamie Whitmore misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 22-32 |
| 01:41 | Montclair St. | Garf Matthews grabs the offensive rebound | 22-32 |
| 01:33 | Montclair St. | Garf Matthews is fouled on the floor by George Mazzella - foul #3 on George Mazzella, team foul #11 | 22-32 |
| Subs | Illinois | Kevin Hancock (PG) George Mazzella | |
| Subs | Montclair St. | | |
| 01:33 | Montclair St. | Garf Matthews makes the 1st free throw | 22-33 |
| 01:33 | Montclair St. | Garf Matthews makes the 2nd free throw | 22-34 |
| 01:20 | Illinois | Thomas Choudhury misses short on a jumper near the basket | 22-34 |
| 01:19 | Illinois | Kevin Hancock tips it in | 24-34 |
| 01:02 | Montclair St. | Jamie Whitmore scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Danial Miller | 24-36 |
| 00:48 | Illinois | Joshua West can't finish the layup | 24-36 |
| 00:47 | Illinois | Thomas Choudhury grabs the offensive rebound | 24-36 |
| 00:29 | Illinois | Scott Nelson denies the turnaround by Joshua West | 24-36 |
| 00:28 | Montclair St. | The rebound goes to Jamie Whitmore | 24-36 |
| 00:02 | Montclair St. | Scott Nelson's floater is tipped away by Joshua West | 24-36 |
| 00:01 | Illinois | Roosevelt Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 24-36 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Roosevelt Smith misses short on a fullcourt shot | 24-36 |