| Lineup | Monmouth | PG - Harvey Stalder (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Lyman (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Troy Burns (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Igor Kuchinski (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Kyle Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Robert Langston (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Milo Romano (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Cordell Faria (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - George Prins (fresh) 2 pts. C - Emory Young (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Monmouth | Troy Burns inbounds the ball | 43-35 |
| Game Plan | Monmouth | Monmouth is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:47 | Monmouth | Igor Kuchinski misses short on a fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by Milo Romano - foul #1 on Milo Romano, team foul #1 | 43-35 |
| 19:47 | Monmouth | Igor Kuchinski makes the 1st free throw | 44-35 |
| 19:47 | Monmouth | Igor Kuchinski misses the 2nd free throw | 44-35 |
| 19:47 | Illinois | Emory Young pulls down the rebound | 44-35 |
| 19:41 | Illinois | Robert Langston misses the shot from just outside the lane | 44-35 |
| 19:39 | Illinois | Emory Young tips it back up and in | 44-37 |
| 19:20 | Monmouth | Igor Kuchinski misses badly on a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on George Prins - foul #3 on George Prins, team foul #2 | 44-37 |
| Subs | Monmouth | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Steve Decarlo (PF) George Prins | |
| 19:20 | Monmouth | Igor Kuchinski misses the 1st free throw | 44-37 |
| 19:20 | Monmouth | Igor Kuchinski makes the 2nd free throw | 45-37 |
| 19:09 | Illinois | Robert Langston knocks in the 3 from the right corner | 45-40 |
| 18:57 | Monmouth | Troy Burns drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Harvey Stalder | 48-40 |
| 18:42 | Illinois | Cordell Faria evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by James Lyman - foul #1 on James Lyman, team foul #1 | 48-40 |
| 18:42 | Illinois | Cordell Faria makes the 1st free throw | 48-41 |
| 18:42 | Illinois | Cordell Faria misses the 2nd free throw | 48-41 |
| 18:42 | Monmouth | Igor Kuchinski grabs the board | 48-41 |
| 18:33 | Monmouth | Troy Burns clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 48-41 |
| 18:31 | Illinois | Steve Decarlo snags the defensive board | 48-41 |
| 18:25 | Illinois | Steve Decarlo misses short on a turnaround in the paint | 48-41 |
| 18:23 | Illinois | Milo Romano gets the offensive rebound | 48-41 |
| 18:00 | Illinois | James Lyman takes the ball from Emory Young | 48-41 |
| 17:39 | Monmouth | Troy Burns drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 51-41 |
| 17:10 | Illinois | Harvey Stalder is called for the reach on Robert Langston - foul #1 on Harvey Stalder, team foul #2 | 51-41 |
| Subs | Monmouth | Von Walkowski (PG), Lee Davis (SG), Michael Crowley (SF), James Schultz (PF), Dikembe Abdulla (C) Harvey Stalder, James Lyman, Troy Burns, Igor Kuchinski, Kyle Brown | |
| Subs | Illinois | Eric Shattuck (PG), Victor Richer (SG), Bryan Weintraub (SF), John Jones (PF), Shane Dang (C) Robert Langston, Milo Romano, Cordell Faria, Steve Decarlo, Emory Young | |
| 17:04 | Illinois | Shane Dang lays it in | 51-43 |
| 16:55 | Monmouth | Von Walkowski can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 51-43 |
| 16:54 | Monmouth | James Schultz gets the offensive rebound | 51-43 |
| 16:37 | Monmouth | Von Walkowski hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Lee Davis | 53-43 |
| 16:27 | Illinois | John Jones hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block but the foul's on Dikembe Abdulla - foul #2 on Dikembe Abdulla, team foul #3 | 53-43 |
| 16:27 | Illinois | John Jones misses the 1st free throw | 53-43 |
| 16:27 | Illinois | John Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 53-44 |
| 16:17 | Monmouth | Von Walkowski misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 53-44 |
| 16:15 | Monmouth | Dikembe Abdulla tips it but misses | 53-44 |
| 16:14 | Illinois | Victor Richer pulls down the rebound | 53-44 |
| 16:07 | Illinois | Lee Davis steals the ball from John Jones | 53-44 |
| 16:02 | Monmouth | Von Walkowski lays it in set up by Michael Crowley | 55-44 |
| Lineup | Monmouth | PG - Von Walkowski (fresh) 12 pts. SG - Lee Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Crowley (fresh) 1 ast. PF - James Schultz (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Dikembe Abdulla (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Eric Shattuck (fresh) SG - Victor Richer (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Bryan Weintraub (fresh) 5 pts. PF - John Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Shane Dang (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:48 | Illinois | John Jones's floater is tipped away by Dikembe Abdulla | 55-44 |
| 15:47 | Monmouth | Michael Crowley gets the rebound | 55-44 |
| 15:32 | Monmouth | Lee Davis comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by John Jones - foul #1 on John Jones, team foul #3 | 55-44 |
| Subs | Monmouth | Harvey Stalder (PG), Igor Kuchinski (PF), Kyle Brown (C) Von Walkowski, Michael Crowley, Dikembe Abdulla | |
| Subs | Illinois | Steven Zens (PG), Robert Langston (SG), Cordell Faria (SF), George Prins (PF), Emory Young (C) Eric Shattuck, Victor Richer, Bryan Weintraub, John Jones, Shane Dang | |
| 15:32 | Monmouth | Lee Davis misses the 1st free throw | 55-44 |
| 15:32 | Monmouth | Lee Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 55-44 |
| 15:32 | Illinois | Emory Young grabs the defensive rebound | 55-44 |
| 15:26 | Illinois | Lee Davis picks off the pass by George Prins | 55-44 |
| 15:14 | Monmouth | Lee Davis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-44 |
| Subs | Monmouth | James Lyman (SG), Troy Burns (SF) Lee Davis, James Schultz | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 14:47 | Illinois | Robert Langston is whistled for a carry | 55-44 |
| Subs | Monmouth | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Milo Romano (SG) Robert Langston | |
| 14:29 | Monmouth | Igor Kuchinski lays it in on a nice dish by Harvey Stalder | 57-44 |
| 14:23 | Illinois | Milo Romano comes up short on the floater from the left block but he's fouled by James Lyman - foul #2 on James Lyman, team foul #4 | 57-44 |
| 14:23 | Illinois | Milo Romano misses the 1st free throw | 57-44 |
| 14:23 | Illinois | Milo Romano makes the 2nd free throw | 57-45 |
| 14:16 | Monmouth | Troy Burns connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 60-45 |
| 13:56 | Illinois | George Prins is denied on a layup by Igor Kuchinski | 60-45 |
| 13:54 | Monmouth | Harvey Stalder grabs the board | 60-45 |
| 13:48 | Monmouth | Kyle Brown misses badly on a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on George Prins - foul #4 on George Prins, team foul #4 | 60-45 |
| Subs | Monmouth | Von Walkowski (PG), James Schultz (SF) Harvey Stalder, Troy Burns | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Langston (SG), Victor Richer (SF), Steve Decarlo (PF), John Jones (C) Milo Romano, Cordell Faria, George Prins, Emory Young | |
| 13:48 | Monmouth | Kyle Brown misses the 1st free throw | 60-45 |
| 13:48 | Monmouth | Kyle Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 61-45 |
| 13:26 | Illinois | James Schultz steals it from John Jones | 61-45 |
| 13:14 | Monmouth | Von Walkowski drills a turnaround from the right block set up by James Schultz | 63-45 |
| Game Plan | Monmouth | Monmouth is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 12:54 | Illinois | Steven Zens evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Steve Decarlo | 63-48 |
| 12:44 | Monmouth | Igor Kuchinski misses short on a jump hook from the left block | 63-48 |
| 12:42 | Monmouth | Kyle Brown pulls down the offensive rebound | 63-48 |
| 12:37 | Monmouth | Kyle Brown misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 63-48 |
| 12:36 | Monmouth | Kyle Brown grabs the offensive rebound | 63-48 |
| 12:19 | Monmouth | Kyle Brown buries a floater from the left side set up by James Schultz | 65-48 |
| Game Plan | Monmouth | Monmouth is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 12:15 | Illinois | Steven Zens loses the ball out of bounds | 65-48 |
| Subs | Monmouth | Harvey Stalder (PG), Lee Davis (SG), Troy Burns (SF), Dikembe Abdulla (C) Von Walkowski, James Lyman, Igor Kuchinski, Kyle Brown | |
| Subs | Illinois | Milo Romano (SG), Cordell Faria (SF), Emory Young (C) Steven Zens, Victor Richer, John Jones | |
| 12:02 | Monmouth | Lee Davis drills a shot from just outside the lane | 67-48 |
| Game Plan | Monmouth | Monmouth is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Lineup | Monmouth | PG - Harvey Stalder (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Lee Davis (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Troy Burns (fresh) 11 pts. PF - James Schultz (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Dikembe Abdulla (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Robert Langston (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SG - Milo Romano (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Cordell Faria (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Steve Decarlo (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Emory Young (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:51 | Illinois | Emory Young misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 67-48 |
| 11:49 | Illinois | Steve Decarlo grabs the offensive board | 67-48 |
| 11:35 | Illinois | Cordell Faria is hacked by James Schultz - foul #1 on James Schultz, team foul #5 | 67-48 |
| Subs | Monmouth | Igor Kuchinski (PF) James Schultz | |
| Subs | Illinois | Eric Shattuck (PG), Bryan Weintraub (PF) Robert Langston, Steve Decarlo | |
| 11:24 | Illinois | Cordell Faria can't finish the layup but the foul's on Troy Burns - foul #2 on Troy Burns, team foul #6 | 67-48 |
| Subs | Monmouth | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Victor Richer (PG), John Jones (PF) Eric Shattuck, Bryan Weintraub | |
| 11:24 | Illinois | Cordell Faria misses the 1st free throw | 67-48 |
| 11:24 | Illinois | Cordell Faria misses the 2nd free throw | 67-48 |
| 11:24 | Monmouth | Igor Kuchinski grabs the defensive rebound | 67-48 |
| 11:06 | Monmouth | Victor Richer steps in front of the Lee Davis pass | 67-48 |
| 11:02 | Illinois | Milo Romano can't finish the layup | 67-48 |
| 11:00 | Illinois | John Jones snags the offensive board | 67-48 |
| 10:46 | Illinois | Milo Romano is whistled for traveling | 67-48 |
| Subs | Monmouth | Kyle Brown (C) Igor Kuchinski | |
| Subs | Illinois | Bryan Weintraub (SG), Shane Dang (C) Milo Romano, Emory Young | |
| 10:23 | Monmouth | Dikembe Abdulla scores on a turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Harvey Stalder | 69-48 |
| 10:11 | Illinois | John Jones connects on the driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Bryan Weintraub | 69-50 |
| 10:02 | Monmouth | Kyle Brown buries a turnaround near the basket | 71-50 |
| 09:45 | Illinois | Victor Richer buries a jumper from the right wing | 71-52 |
| 09:36 | Monmouth | Harvey Stalder travels with the ball | 71-52 |
| Subs | Monmouth | Von Walkowski (PG), James Lyman (SG), Michael Crowley (SF), Igor Kuchinski (PF), James Schultz (C) Harvey Stalder, Lee Davis, Troy Burns, Dikembe Abdulla, Kyle Brown | |
| Subs | Illinois | Steven Zens (PG), Robert Langston (SG), Steve Decarlo (PF), Emory Young (C) Victor Richer, Cordell Faria, John Jones, Shane Dang | |
| 09:28 | Illinois | James Schultz picks off the pass by Emory Young | 71-52 |
| 09:19 | Monmouth | Igor Kuchinski clanks a shot near the basket but he's fouled by Steve Decarlo - foul #1 on Steve Decarlo, team foul #5 | 71-52 |
| Subs | Monmouth | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Milo Romano (SG) Bryan Weintraub | |
| 09:19 | Monmouth | Igor Kuchinski makes the 1st free throw | 72-52 |
| 09:19 | Monmouth | Igor Kuchinski misses the 2nd free throw | 72-52 |
| 09:19 | Illinois | Emory Young grabs the defensive rebound | 72-52 |
| 09:12 | Illinois | Robert Langston comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Michael Crowley - foul #3 on Michael Crowley, team foul #7 | 72-52 |
| 09:12 | Illinois | Robert Langston makes the 1st free throw | 72-53 |
| 09:12 | Illinois | Robert Langston makes the 2nd free throw | 72-54 |
| 08:58 | Monmouth | Von Walkowski clanks a floater from the right side but the foul's on Steven Zens - foul #4 on Steven Zens, team foul #6 | 72-54 |
| Subs | Monmouth | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Eric Shattuck (PG) Steven Zens | |
| 08:58 | Monmouth | Von Walkowski makes the 1st free throw | 73-54 |
| 08:58 | Monmouth | Von Walkowski makes the 2nd free throw | 74-54 |
| 08:51 | Illinois | Steve Decarlo knocks in the turnaround in the lane | 74-56 |
| 08:37 | Monmouth | Eric Shattuck steals the ball from Igor Kuchinski | 74-56 |
| 08:32 | Illinois | Milo Romano misses the lay-in | 74-56 |
| 08:31 | Monmouth | The rebound goes to Von Walkowski | 74-56 |
| 08:25 | Monmouth | Michael Crowley misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Robert Langston - foul #2 on Robert Langston, team foul #7 | 74-56 |
| Subs | Monmouth | Harvey Stalder (PG), Kyle Brown (C) Von Walkowski, Igor Kuchinski | |
| Subs | Illinois | Bryan Weintraub (SF) Eric Shattuck | |
| 08:25 | Monmouth | Michael Crowley misses the 1st free throw | 74-56 |
| 08:25 | Monmouth | Michael Crowley misses the 2nd free throw | 74-56 |
| 08:25 | Illinois | Emory Young pulls down the rebound | 74-56 |
| 08:20 | Illinois | James Schultz steals it from Bryan Weintraub | 74-56 |
| 08:08 | Monmouth | Michael Crowley clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 74-56 |
| 08:07 | Illinois | Steve Decarlo pulls down the rebound | 74-56 |
| 08:03 | Illinois | Milo Romano clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 74-56 |
| 08:02 | Monmouth | Kyle Brown pulls down the rebound | 74-56 |
| Lineup | Monmouth | PG - Harvey Stalder (fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. SG - James Lyman (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Crowley (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - James Schultz (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 4 stl. C - Kyle Brown (fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Robert Langston (fresh) 13 pts. SG - Milo Romano (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Bryan Weintraub (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Steve Decarlo (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Emory Young (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:40 | Monmouth | James Lyman misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Robert Langston - foul #3 on Robert Langston, team foul #8 | 74-56 |
| Subs | Monmouth | Troy Burns (SF), Dikembe Abdulla (PF) Michael Crowley, James Schultz | |
| Subs | Illinois | Steven Zens (PG), Victor Richer (SG), Cordell Faria (SF), George Prins (PF), John Jones (C) Robert Langston, Milo Romano, Bryan Weintraub, Steve Decarlo, Emory Young | |
| 07:40 | Monmouth | James Lyman makes the 1st free throw | 75-56 |
| 07:40 | Monmouth | James Lyman misses the 2nd free throw | 75-56 |
| 07:40 | Illinois | George Prins snags the defensive board | 75-56 |
| 07:35 | Illinois | Steven Zens is hacked by Troy Burns - foul #3 on Troy Burns, team foul #8 | 75-56 |
| Subs | Monmouth | Lee Davis (SG) James Lyman | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 07:35 | Illinois | Steven Zens misses the 1st free throw | 75-56 |
| 07:35 | Monmouth | Dikembe Abdulla gets the rebound | 75-56 |
| 07:19 | Monmouth | Dikembe Abdulla loses the dribble to Cordell Faria | 75-56 |
| 07:02 | Illinois | George Prins is fouled on the floor by Troy Burns - foul #4 on Troy Burns, team foul #9 | 75-56 |
| Subs | Monmouth | Von Walkowski (PG), Igor Kuchinski (PF) Harvey Stalder, Kyle Brown | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 07:02 | Illinois | George Prins makes the 1st free throw | 75-57 |
| 07:02 | Illinois | George Prins makes the 2nd free throw | 75-58 |
| 06:33 | Monmouth | Igor Kuchinski misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 75-58 |
| 06:31 | Illinois | Cordell Faria gets the rebound | 75-58 |
| 06:27 | Illinois | Igor Kuchinski steals it from John Jones | 75-58 |
| 06:20 | Monmouth | George Prins is called for the reach on Lee Davis - foul #5 on George Prins, team foul #9 | 75-58 |
| Subs | Monmouth | James Lyman (SG), James Schultz (C) Troy Burns, Dikembe Abdulla | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Langston (SG), Steve Decarlo (PF), Shane Dang (C) Victor Richer, George Prins, John Jones | |
| 06:20 | Monmouth | Lee Davis misses the 1st free throw | 75-58 |
| 06:20 | Illinois | Steve Decarlo gets the rebound | 75-58 |
| 06:08 | Illinois | Steven Zens misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 75-58 |
| 06:07 | Monmouth | Von Walkowski grabs the board | 75-58 |
| 06:03 | Monmouth | Lee Davis comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 75-58 |
| 06:02 | Illinois | Cordell Faria snags the defensive board | 75-58 |
| 05:56 | Illinois | Robert Langston misses the fadeaway from the left side | 75-58 |
| 05:55 | Monmouth | Igor Kuchinski gets the rebound | 75-58 |
| 05:39 | Monmouth | Von Walkowski buries a jumpshot from the right wing | 77-58 |
| 05:33 | Illinois | Shane Dang hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by Igor Kuchinski - foul #2 on Igor Kuchinski, team foul #10 | 77-58 |
| Subs | Monmouth | Harvey Stalder (PG), Michael Crowley (SF), Kyle Brown (C) Von Walkowski, Lee Davis, Igor Kuchinski | |
| Subs | Illinois | Milo Romano (SG), Bryan Weintraub (SF) Steven Zens, Cordell Faria | |
| 05:33 | Illinois | Shane Dang misses the 1st free throw | 77-58 |
| 05:33 | Illinois | Shane Dang makes the 2nd free throw | 77-59 |
| 05:21 | Monmouth | Kyle Brown buries a jump hook in the paint | 79-59 |
| 05:14 | Illinois | Milo Romano buries a shot from close range on a great pass from Robert Langston | 79-61 |
| 04:59 | Monmouth | Harvey Stalder makes the jumper from the left side on a great pass from Michael Crowley | 81-61 |
| 04:44 | Illinois | Steve Decarlo knocks in the turnaround in the lane and the foul's on Harvey Stalder - foul #2 on Harvey Stalder, team foul #11 | 81-63 |
| Subs | Monmouth | Troy Burns (SF), Dikembe Abdulla (PF) James Lyman, James Schultz | |
| Subs | Illinois | Victor Richer (PG), Emory Young (C) Robert Langston, Shane Dang | |
| 04:44 | Illinois | Steve Decarlo makes the free throw | 81-64 |
| 04:30 | Monmouth | Harvey Stalder connects on the jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Crowley | 83-64 |
| 04:17 | Illinois | Harvey Stalder takes the ball from Milo Romano | 83-64 |
| 04:14 | Monmouth | Michael Crowley lays it in set up by Harvey Stalder | 85-64 |
| 03:58 | Illinois | Victor Richer scores on a 3 pointer from straight away | 85-67 |
| Lineup | Monmouth | PG - Harvey Stalder (fresh) 8 pts. 7 ast. SG - Michael Crowley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Troy Burns (fresh) 11 pts. 4 pf. PF - Dikembe Abdulla (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Kyle Brown (fresh) 12 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Victor Richer (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Milo Romano (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Bryan Weintraub (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Steve Decarlo (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Emory Young (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Monmouth | Monmouth is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:39 | Monmouth | Kyle Brown knocks in the driving attempt in the paint | 87-67 |
| 03:25 | Illinois | Michael Crowley is called for the reach on Milo Romano - foul #4 on Michael Crowley, team foul #12 | 87-67 |
| Subs | Monmouth | Von Walkowski (PG), James Lyman (SG), Igor Kuchinski (PF) Harvey Stalder, Michael Crowley, Kyle Brown | |
| Subs | Illinois | Eric Shattuck (PG), Robert Langston (SF), John Jones (PF), Shane Dang (C) Victor Richer, Bryan Weintraub, Steve Decarlo, Emory Young | |
| 03:25 | Illinois | Milo Romano makes the 1st free throw | 87-68 |
| 03:25 | Illinois | Milo Romano makes the 2nd free throw | 87-69 |
| 03:07 | Monmouth | Dikembe Abdulla is hacked by Shane Dang - foul #2 on Shane Dang, team foul #10 | 87-69 |
| Subs | Monmouth | James Schultz (SF) Troy Burns | |
| Subs | Illinois | Victor Richer (SF) Milo Romano | |
| 03:07 | Monmouth | Dikembe Abdulla makes the 1st free throw | 88-69 |
| 03:07 | Monmouth | Dikembe Abdulla makes the 2nd free throw | 89-69 |
| 03:00 | Illinois | Victor Richer misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 89-69 |
| 02:58 | Monmouth | The rebound goes to James Schultz | 89-69 |
| 02:34 | Monmouth | Eric Shattuck is called for the reach on James Schultz - foul #2 on Eric Shattuck, team foul #11 | 89-69 |
| Subs | Monmouth | Lee Davis (SF) Dikembe Abdulla | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 02:34 | Monmouth | James Schultz makes the 1st free throw | 90-69 |
| 02:34 | Monmouth | James Schultz makes the 2nd free throw | 91-69 |
| 02:14 | Illinois | Eric Shattuck misses the jumpshot from the left side | 91-69 |
| 02:13 | Illinois | Robert Langston gets the offensive rebound | 91-69 |
| 02:04 | Illinois | Robert Langston misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 91-69 |
| 02:02 | Monmouth | James Schultz grabs the defensive rebound | 91-69 |
| 01:38 | Monmouth | James Schultz loses the ball out of bounds | 91-69 |
| Subs | Monmouth | Harvey Stalder (PG), Troy Burns (SF), Kyle Brown (C) Von Walkowski, Lee Davis, James Schultz | |
| Subs | Illinois | Bryan Weintraub (SF), Steve Decarlo (PF) Eric Shattuck, Shane Dang | |
| Game Plan | Monmouth | Monmouth is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:23 | Illinois | John Jones banks in the layup | 91-71 |
| 01:06 | Monmouth | Troy Burns buries a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Harvey Stalder and he's fouled by Victor Richer - foul #2 on Victor Richer, team foul #12 | 93-71 |
| 01:06 | Monmouth | Troy Burns misses the free throw | 93-71 |
| 01:06 | Illinois | John Jones grabs the board | 93-71 |
| 00:50 | Illinois | Robert Langston buries a 3 from straight away | 93-74 |
| Game Plan | Monmouth | Monmouth is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:23 | Monmouth | Troy Burns clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 93-74 |
| 00:22 | Illinois | Bryan Weintraub grabs the defensive rebound | 93-74 |
| Game Plan | Monmouth | Monmouth is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:18 | Illinois | Robert Langston's layup is rejected by Igor Kuchinski | 93-74 |
| 00:17 | Monmouth | Igor Kuchinski snags the defensive board | 93-74 |
| 00:00 | Monmouth | Harvey Stalder runs out the clock | 93-74 |