| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Jeffrey Grant (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Tavares (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Sam Hartsell (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Terrell Rose (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Kyle Anderson (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Randy Demps (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Webb (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Tyrone Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Brian Wilkinson (fresh) C - James Hull (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Tyrone Brown inbounds the ball | 23-28 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:32 | Illinois | Tyrone Brown drills a shot from the left block | 23-30 |
| 19:12 | Montana State | Jeffrey Grant makes the jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by John Tavares | 25-30 |
| 18:51 | Illinois | Tyrone Brown hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket | 25-30 |
| 18:49 | Illinois | Randy Demps grabs the offensive rebound | 25-30 |
| 18:31 | Illinois | Tyrone Brown clanks a jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Sam Hartsell - foul #3 on Sam Hartsell, team foul #1 | 25-30 |
| Subs | Montana State | Shawn McCaskin (SF) Sam Hartsell | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 18:31 | Illinois | Tyrone Brown misses the 1st free throw | 25-30 |
| 18:31 | Illinois | Tyrone Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 25-31 |
| 18:19 | Montana State | Shawn McCaskin misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Donald Webb - foul #3 on Donald Webb, team foul #1 | 25-31 |
| 18:19 | Montana State | Shawn McCaskin makes the 1st free throw | 26-31 |
| 18:19 | Montana State | Shawn McCaskin misses the 2nd free throw | 26-31 |
| 18:19 | Illinois | Tyrone Brown gets the rebound | 26-31 |
| 18:14 | Illinois | Terrell Rose is called for the reach on Brian Wilkinson - foul #2 on Terrell Rose, team foul #2 | 26-31 |
| 17:59 | Illinois | Terrell Rose is called for the reach on Brian Wilkinson - foul #3 on Terrell Rose, team foul #3 | 26-31 |
| Subs | Montana State | Jim Calvin (PF) Terrell Rose | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 17:34 | Illinois | Tyrone Brown misses long on a fadeaway from close range | 26-31 |
| 17:33 | Illinois | James Hull grabs the offensive rebound | 26-31 |
| 17:13 | Illinois | Donald Webb misses the easy layup | 26-31 |
| 17:12 | Montana State | Kyle Anderson pulls down the rebound | 26-31 |
| 17:00 | Montana State | Shawn McCaskin can't finish the layup | 26-31 |
| 16:59 | Montana State | Jim Calvin pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-31 |
| 16:49 | Montana State | Kyle Anderson misses the jumper in the paint | 26-31 |
| 16:48 | Montana State | Jim Calvin pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-31 |
| 16:34 | Montana State | Shawn McCaskin scores on a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Jeffrey Grant | 28-31 |
| 16:08 | Illinois | Donald Webb misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 28-31 |
| 16:07 | Illinois | Tyrone Brown hits the follow up shot | 28-33 |
| 15:39 | Montana State | Shawn McCaskin double dribbles | 28-33 |
| Subs | Montana State | John Perry (PG), Sam Hartsell (SF), Terrell Rose (PF), Leroy Gagliardi (C) Jeffrey Grant, Shawn McCaskin, Jim Calvin, Kyle Anderson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Alfred Grant (SG), Michael Bissonnette (SF), Michael Hullinger (PF), Dennis Murray (C) Donald Webb, Tyrone Brown, Brian Wilkinson, James Hull | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - John Perry (fresh) 4 pts. SG - John Tavares (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Sam Hartsell (fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. PF - Terrell Rose (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Leroy Gagliardi (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Randy Demps (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alfred Grant (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Bissonnette (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Michael Hullinger (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Dennis Murray (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:22 | Illinois | The jump hook by Michael Hullinger is blocked by Terrell Rose | 28-33 |
| 15:20 | Illinois | Dennis Murray tips it back up and in | 28-35 |
| 15:01 | Montana State | Dennis Murray picks off the pass by Leroy Gagliardi | 28-35 |
| 14:38 | Illinois | Randy Demps misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 28-35 |
| 14:36 | Illinois | Alfred Grant gets the offensive rebound | 28-35 |
| 14:24 | Illinois | Michael Hullinger is whistled for traveling | 28-35 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Tyrone Brown (SF) Randy Demps | |
| 14:04 | Montana State | John Perry hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 28-35 |
| 14:02 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Dennis Murray | 28-35 |
| 13:41 | Illinois | Alfred Grant comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 28-35 |
| 13:39 | Montana State | Leroy Gagliardi grabs the board | 28-35 |
| 13:25 | Montana State | Michael Bissonnette steps in front of the Sam Hartsell pass | 28-35 |
| 13:21 | Illinois | Tyrone Brown blows the layup | 28-35 |
| 13:20 | Montana State | Leroy Gagliardi pulls down the rebound | 28-35 |
| 13:04 | Montana State | Terrell Rose clanks a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Michael Hullinger - foul #1 on Michael Hullinger, team foul #2 | 28-35 |
| Subs | Montana State | Jeffrey Grant (PG), Kyle Anderson (C) John Perry, Leroy Gagliardi | |
| Subs | Illinois | Donald Webb (PG), Brian Wilkinson (PF), James Hull (C) Michael Bissonnette, Tyrone Brown, Dennis Murray | |
| 13:04 | Montana State | Terrell Rose makes the 1st free throw | 29-35 |
| 13:04 | Montana State | Terrell Rose misses the 2nd free throw | 29-35 |
| 13:04 | Illinois | James Hull gets the rebound | 29-35 |
| 12:50 | Illinois | James Hull drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Donald Webb | 29-37 |
| 12:43 | Montana State | Alfred Grant steals it from Jeffrey Grant | 29-37 |
| 12:22 | Illinois | Michael Hullinger buries a jumper from the right block on a great pass from James Hull | 29-39 |
| 12:06 | Montana State | Michael Hullinger is called for the reach on Jeffrey Grant - foul #2 on Michael Hullinger, team foul #3 | 29-39 |
| Subs | Montana State | Lorenzo Pawlak (SG), Jim Calvin (PF) John Tavares, Terrell Rose | |
| Subs | Illinois | Randy Demps (PG), Michael Bissonnette (SF) Alfred Grant, Michael Hullinger | |
| 11:47 | Montana State | Kyle Anderson clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 29-39 |
| 11:45 | Montana State | Kyle Anderson tips it home | 31-39 |
| 11:16 | Illinois | Randy Demps comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 31-39 |
| 11:15 | Illinois | Brian Wilkinson can't tip it in | 31-39 |
| 11:13 | Montana State | Jeffrey Grant grabs the defensive rebound | 31-39 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Jeffrey Grant (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lorenzo Pawlak (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Sam Hartsell (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. PF - Jim Calvin (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Kyle Anderson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Randy Demps (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Webb (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Michael Bissonnette (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Brian Wilkinson (fresh) 2 reb. C - James Hull (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 10:53 | Montana State | Jeffrey Grant can't finish the layup | 31-39 |
| 10:52 | Illinois | Michael Bissonnette grabs the board | 31-39 |
| 10:23 | Illinois | James Hull throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-39 |
| Subs | Montana State | John Tavares (SG), Terrell Rose (PF), Leroy Gagliardi (C) Lorenzo Pawlak, Jim Calvin, Kyle Anderson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Alfred Grant (SG), Tyrone Brown (SF), Michael Hullinger (PF), Dennis Murray (C) Donald Webb, Michael Bissonnette, Brian Wilkinson, James Hull | |
| 10:02 | Montana State | Leroy Gagliardi misses the jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Tyrone Brown - foul #3 on Tyrone Brown, team foul #4 | 31-39 |
| 10:02 | Montana State | Leroy Gagliardi makes the 1st free throw | 32-39 |
| 10:02 | Montana State | Leroy Gagliardi makes the 2nd free throw | 33-39 |
| 09:33 | Illinois | Michael Hullinger misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 33-39 |
| 09:32 | Illinois | Randy Demps grabs the offensive rebound | 33-39 |
| 09:14 | Illinois | Tyrone Brown makes the turnaround from the left block set up by Randy Demps | 33-41 |
| 09:00 | Montana State | Randy Demps picks off the pass by Leroy Gagliardi | 33-41 |
| 08:57 | Illinois | Randy Demps misses the lay-in | 33-41 |
| 08:56 | Montana State | Terrell Rose gets the rebound | 33-41 |
| 08:36 | Montana State | Jeffrey Grant misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Michael Hullinger - foul #3 on Michael Hullinger, team foul #5 | 33-41 |
| Subs | Montana State | Kyle Anderson (C) Leroy Gagliardi | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Bissonnette (PG), Donald Webb (SG), Brian Wilkinson (PF), James Hull (C) Randy Demps, Alfred Grant, Michael Hullinger, Dennis Murray | |
| 08:36 | Montana State | Jeffrey Grant makes the 1st free throw | 34-41 |
| 08:36 | Montana State | Jeffrey Grant makes the 2nd free throw | 35-41 |
| 08:11 | Illinois | James Hull misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 35-41 |
| 08:09 | Illinois | Tyrone Brown tips it in | 35-43 |
| 07:42 | Montana State | Terrell Rose is hacked by Donald Webb - foul #4 on Donald Webb, team foul #6 | 35-43 |
| Subs | Montana State | John Perry (PG), Lorenzo Pawlak (SG) Jeffrey Grant, John Tavares | |
| Subs | Illinois | Randy Demps (PG) Michael Bissonnette | |
| 07:18 | Montana State | Terrell Rose's floater is tipped away by James Hull | 35-43 |
| 07:16 | Illinois | Tyrone Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 35-43 |
| 06:57 | Illinois | Lorenzo Pawlak is called for the reach on Donald Webb - foul #2 on Lorenzo Pawlak, team foul #4 | 35-43 |
| Subs | Montana State | Jim Calvin (PF) Terrell Rose | |
| Subs | Illinois | Alfred Grant (SG), Michael Hullinger (SF) Donald Webb, Tyrone Brown | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - John Perry (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Lorenzo Pawlak (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Sam Hartsell (tiring) 1 pts. 3 pf. PF - Jim Calvin (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Kyle Anderson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Randy Demps (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alfred Grant (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Hullinger (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. PF - Brian Wilkinson (fresh) 2 reb. C - James Hull (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 06:34 | Illinois | Michael Hullinger makes the driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Alfred Grant | 35-45 |
| 06:13 | Montana State | Lorenzo Pawlak can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 35-45 |
| 06:11 | Illinois | Michael Hullinger pulls down the rebound | 35-45 |
| 05:45 | Illinois | Randy Demps drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Brian Wilkinson | 35-48 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 05:36 | Montana State | Randy Demps steps in front of the Jim Calvin pass | 35-48 |
| 05:12 | Illinois | Michael Hullinger is fouled on the floor by Lorenzo Pawlak - foul #3 on Lorenzo Pawlak, team foul #5 | 35-48 |
| Subs | Montana State | Jeffrey Grant (PG), John Tavares (SG), Terrell Rose (PF), Leroy Gagliardi (C) John Perry, Lorenzo Pawlak, Jim Calvin, Kyle Anderson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Donald Webb (PG), Tyrone Brown (SF), Dennis Murray (C) Randy Demps, Brian Wilkinson, James Hull | |
| 04:49 | Illinois | Michael Hullinger can't throw it down | 35-48 |
| 04:47 | Montana State | Terrell Rose pulls down the rebound | 35-48 |
| 04:33 | Montana State | Jeffrey Grant buries a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Terrell Rose | 37-48 |
| 04:14 | Illinois | Tyrone Brown can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by Sam Hartsell - foul #4 on Sam Hartsell, team foul #6 | 37-48 |
| Subs | Montana State | Shawn McCaskin (SF) Sam Hartsell | |
| Subs | Illinois | Randy Demps (PG) Alfred Grant | |
| 04:14 | Illinois | Tyrone Brown makes the 1st free throw | 37-49 |
| 04:14 | Illinois | Tyrone Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 37-50 |
| 03:56 | Montana State | Shawn McCaskin clanks a shot in the lane | 37-50 |
| 03:55 | Illinois | Dennis Murray grabs the defensive rebound | 37-50 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 03:26 | Illinois | Dennis Murray knocks in the floater from just outside the lane | 37-52 |
| 03:10 | Montana State | John Tavares is whistled for traveling | 37-52 |
| Subs | Montana State | John Perry (PG), Lorenzo Pawlak (SG), Jim Calvin (PF) Jeffrey Grant, John Tavares, Terrell Rose | |
| Subs | Illinois | Brian Wilkinson (PF), James Hull (C) Michael Hullinger, Dennis Murray | |
| 02:44 | Illinois | Randy Demps is hacked by John Perry - foul #1 on John Perry, team foul #7 | 37-52 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Alfred Grant (SG) Donald Webb | |
| 02:44 | Illinois | Randy Demps makes the 1st free throw | 37-53 |
| 02:44 | Illinois | Randy Demps misses the 2nd free throw | 37-53 |
| 02:44 | Illinois | Brian Wilkinson grabs the offensive rebound | 37-53 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - John Perry (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Lorenzo Pawlak (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Shawn McCaskin (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jim Calvin (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Leroy Gagliardi (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Randy Demps (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Alfred Grant (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Tyrone Brown (fresh) 17 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. PF - Brian Wilkinson (fresh) 3 reb. C - James Hull (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 02:33 | Illinois | Tyrone Brown hits a driving attempt from close range | 37-55 |
| 02:25 | Montana State | Shawn McCaskin buries a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Lorenzo Pawlak | 39-55 |
| 02:03 | Illinois | Tyrone Brown connects on the floater from the left block on a great pass from Randy Demps | 39-57 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 01:44 | Montana State | Shawn McCaskin lays it in set up by Leroy Gagliardi | 41-57 |
| 01:38 | Illinois | Alfred Grant connects on the jumper from the baseline set up by Randy Demps | 41-59 |
| 01:24 | Montana State | Alfred Grant is called for the reach on Lorenzo Pawlak - foul #1 on Alfred Grant, team foul #7 | 41-59 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Donald Webb (SG) Alfred Grant | |
| 01:24 | Montana State | Lorenzo Pawlak makes the 1st free throw | 42-59 |
| 01:24 | Montana State | Lorenzo Pawlak makes the 2nd free throw | 43-59 |
| 01:02 | Illinois | Tyrone Brown's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-59 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:54 | Montana State | John Perry knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Shawn McCaskin | 45-59 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:30 | Illinois | Randy Demps buries a shot from the baseline | 45-61 |
| 00:23 | Montana State | Lorenzo Pawlak buries a floater from the free throw line set up by Shawn McCaskin | 47-61 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Randy Demps runs out the clock | 47-61 |