| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Antoine Jensen (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Roy Pfarr (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Reed Phillips (fresh) PF - Richard Johnston (fresh) 8 pts. C - Theodore Coleman (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Howard Boone (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Noel Dotson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Scot Bowman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Harris (fresh) 2 reb. C - Rich Gilliam (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Montana | Scot Bowman inbounds the ball | 33-42 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:43 | Montana | Rich Gilliam misses short on a fadeaway in the lane | 33-42 |
| 19:41 | Illinois | Theodore Coleman pulls down the rebound | 33-42 |
| 19:17 | Illinois | Roy Pfarr connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Antoine Jensen | 36-42 |
| 18:52 | Montana | Rich Gilliam hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Theodore Coleman - foul #1 on Theodore Coleman, team foul #1 | 36-42 |
| Subs | Illinois | Nicholas Bachman (SF) Reed Phillips | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| 18:52 | Montana | Rich Gilliam makes the 1st free throw | 36-43 |
| 18:52 | Montana | Rich Gilliam makes the 2nd free throw | 36-44 |
| 18:29 | Illinois | Nicholas Bachman comes up short on the floater from the left wing but the foul's on Rich Gilliam - foul #1 on Rich Gilliam, team foul #1 | 36-44 |
| Subs | Illinois | Rex Reinhardt (SF), Andrew Layton (PF), Colin Medeiros (C) Antoine Jensen, Richard Johnston, Theodore Coleman | |
| Subs | Montana | Ronald Stafford (PF) Scot Bowman | |
| 18:29 | Illinois | Nicholas Bachman makes the 1st free throw | 37-44 |
| 18:29 | Illinois | Nicholas Bachman misses the 2nd free throw | 37-44 |
| 18:29 | Montana | Rich Gilliam grabs the board | 37-44 |
| 18:10 | Montana | Howard Boone is open and scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Ronald Stafford | 37-47 |
| 17:51 | Illinois | Roy Pfarr is hacked by James Harris - foul #1 on James Harris, team foul #2 | 37-47 |
| Subs | Illinois | Stanley Huff (SF) Roy Pfarr | |
| Subs | Montana | Dana Traynor (SG), Scot Bowman (SF), Anthony Speece (C) Noel Dotson, James Harris, Rich Gilliam | |
| 17:37 | Illinois | Andrew Layton buries a jump hook from the left block set up by Colin Medeiros | 39-47 |
| 17:18 | Montana | Ronald Stafford comes up short on the runner from the right block but the foul's on Andrew Layton - foul #1 on Andrew Layton, team foul #2 | 39-47 |
| Subs | Illinois | Reed Phillips (SF), Richard Johnston (PF), Theodore Coleman (C) Stanley Huff, Andrew Layton, Colin Medeiros | |
| Subs | Montana | Paul Nelson (SG) Howard Boone | |
| 17:18 | Montana | Ronald Stafford makes the 1st free throw | 39-48 |
| 17:18 | Montana | Ronald Stafford misses the 2nd free throw | 39-48 |
| 17:18 | Illinois | Theodore Coleman pulls down the rebound | 39-48 |
| 16:55 | Illinois | Dana Traynor is called for the reach on Rex Reinhardt - foul #1 on Dana Traynor, team foul #3 | 39-48 |
| Subs | Illinois | Antoine Jensen (PG), Eric Thomas (SG) Nicholas Bachman, Rex Reinhardt | |
| Subs | Montana | Noel Dotson (SG) Paul Nelson | |
| 16:37 | Illinois | Theodore Coleman drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 41-48 |
| 16:08 | Montana | Scot Bowman connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Noel Dotson | 41-51 |
| 15:43 | Illinois | Ronald Stafford denies the turnaround by Theodore Coleman | 41-51 |
| 15:41 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Reed Phillips | 41-51 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Antoine Jensen (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Eric Thomas (fresh) SF - Reed Phillips (fairly fresh) PF - Richard Johnston (fairly fresh) 8 pts. C - Theodore Coleman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Dana Traynor (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Noel Dotson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Scot Bowman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronald Stafford (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Anthony Speece (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:22 | Illinois | Scot Bowman steps in front of the Reed Phillips pass | 41-51 |
| 15:08 | Montana | Richard Johnston is called for the reach on Ronald Stafford - foul #2 on Richard Johnston, team foul #3 | 41-51 |
| Subs | Illinois | Nicholas Bachman (PG), Roy Pfarr (SG), Rex Reinhardt (SF), Andrew Layton (PF), Colin Medeiros (C) Antoine Jensen, Eric Thomas, Reed Phillips, Richard Johnston, Theodore Coleman | |
| Subs | Montana | Howard Boone (PG), Paul Nelson (SG), James Harris (PF), Rich Gilliam (C) Dana Traynor, Noel Dotson, Ronald Stafford, Anthony Speece | |
| 15:00 | Montana | Howard Boone connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Scot Bowman | 41-54 |
| 14:39 | Illinois | Andrew Layton comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block | 41-54 |
| 14:38 | Montana | The rebound goes to Rich Gilliam | 41-54 |
| 14:17 | Montana | Howard Boone misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 41-54 |
| 14:15 | Illinois | Nicholas Bachman gets the rebound | 41-54 |
| 14:09 | Illinois | Nicholas Bachman's layup is rejected by Rich Gilliam | 41-54 |
| 14:07 | Montana | Scot Bowman pulls down the rebound | 41-54 |
| 14:05 | Montana | Howard Boone is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 41-54 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Montana | Noel Dotson (SG) Paul Nelson | |
| 13:49 | Illinois | Rex Reinhardt hits a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Andrew Layton | 44-54 |
| 13:34 | Montana | Rich Gilliam hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the left block | 44-54 |
| 13:32 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Nicholas Bachman | 44-54 |
| 13:09 | Illinois | Andrew Layton misses badly on a runner in the lane but he's hacked by James Harris - foul #2 on James Harris, team foul #4 | 44-54 |
| Subs | Illinois | Antoine Jensen (PG), Eric Thomas (SG), Stanley Huff (SF), Melvin Berlanga (C) Nicholas Bachman, Roy Pfarr, Rex Reinhardt, Colin Medeiros | |
| Subs | Montana | Dana Traynor (SG), Ronald Stafford (PF) Scot Bowman, James Harris | |
| 13:09 | Illinois | Andrew Layton makes the 1st free throw | 45-54 |
| 13:09 | Illinois | Andrew Layton makes the 2nd free throw | 46-54 |
| 12:54 | Montana | Ronald Stafford knocks in the jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Howard Boone | 46-56 |
| 12:35 | Illinois | Rich Gilliam steals the ball from Antoine Jensen | 46-56 |
| 12:32 | Montana | Howard Boone is hacked by Stanley Huff in the backcourt - foul #1 on Stanley Huff, team foul #4 | 46-56 |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Johnston (PF), Theodore Coleman (C) Andrew Layton, Melvin Berlanga | |
| Subs | Montana | Paul Nelson (SG), James Harris (SF) Howard Boone, Noel Dotson | |
| 12:13 | Montana | Dana Traynor is hacked by Antoine Jensen - foul #3 on Antoine Jensen, team foul #5 | 46-56 |
| Subs | Illinois | Reed Phillips (SF) Antoine Jensen | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| 11:57 | Montana | Ronald Stafford's fadeaway is rejected by Theodore Coleman | 46-56 |
| 11:56 | Montana | James Harris pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-56 |
| 11:47 | Montana | Rich Gilliam is open and lays it up and in on a nice dish by Dana Traynor | 46-58 |
| 11:31 | Illinois | Reed Phillips makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing and the foul's on James Harris - foul #3 on James Harris, team foul #5 | 48-58 |
| Subs | Illinois | Nicholas Bachman (PG), Roy Pfarr (SG), Colin Medeiros (PF), Melvin Berlanga (C) Stanley Huff, Eric Thomas, Richard Johnston, Theodore Coleman | |
| Subs | Montana | Howard Boone (PG), Noel Dotson (SG), Scot Bowman (SF), Anthony Speece (C) Dana Traynor, Paul Nelson, Ronald Stafford, Rich Gilliam | |
| 11:31 | Illinois | Reed Phillips makes the free throw | 49-58 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Nicholas Bachman (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Roy Pfarr (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Reed Phillips (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Colin Medeiros (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Melvin Berlanga (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Howard Boone (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SG - Noel Dotson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Scot Bowman (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - James Harris (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Anthony Speece (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:05 | Montana | Noel Dotson is open and buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Howard Boone | 49-61 |
| 10:51 | Illinois | Colin Medeiros lays it up and in on a great pass from Nicholas Bachman | 51-61 |
| 10:35 | Montana | James Harris is open and scores on a shot from the right side | 51-63 |
| 10:06 | Illinois | Roy Pfarr is fouled on the floor by Howard Boone - foul #2 on Howard Boone, team foul #6 | 51-63 |
| Subs | Illinois | Antoine Jensen (PG), Rex Reinhardt (SG), Stanley Huff (SF), Richard Johnston (PF), Theodore Coleman (C) Nicholas Bachman, Roy Pfarr, Reed Phillips, Colin Medeiros, Melvin Berlanga | |
| Subs | Montana | Dana Traynor (SG), Ronald Stafford (PF), Rich Gilliam (C) Noel Dotson, Scot Bowman, Anthony Speece | |
| 09:40 | Illinois | Stanley Huff is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Stanley Huff, team foul #6 | 51-63 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Montana | Paul Nelson (SG) Howard Boone | |
| 09:28 | Montana | Rich Gilliam misses badly on a jumper from the right block but he's fouled by Stanley Huff - foul #3 on Stanley Huff, team foul #7 | 51-63 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Montana | Noel Dotson (SF) James Harris | |
| 09:28 | Montana | Rich Gilliam makes the 1st free throw | 51-64 |
| 09:28 | Montana | Rich Gilliam makes the 2nd free throw | 51-65 |
| 09:16 | Illinois | Rex Reinhardt clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 51-65 |
| 09:14 | Illinois | Theodore Coleman tips it in | 53-65 |
| 08:51 | Montana | Noel Dotson hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 53-67 |
| 08:22 | Illinois | Stanley Huff is hacked by Dana Traynor - foul #2 on Dana Traynor, team foul #7 | 53-67 |
| Subs | Illinois | Roy Pfarr (SG), Nicholas Bachman (SF), Andrew Layton (PF), Colin Medeiros (C) Antoine Jensen, Rex Reinhardt, Richard Johnston, Theodore Coleman | |
| Subs | Montana | Howard Boone (PG), Scot Bowman (SF), James Harris (PF) Dana Traynor, Noel Dotson, Ronald Stafford | |
| 08:22 | Illinois | Stanley Huff misses the 1st free throw | 53-67 |
| 08:22 | Montana | Scot Bowman gets the rebound | 53-67 |
| 08:06 | Montana | Rich Gilliam lays it in set up by Paul Nelson | 53-69 |
| 07:42 | Illinois | Roy Pfarr's pass is intercepted by Paul Nelson | 53-69 |
| 07:24 | Montana | Scot Bowman misses long on a turnaround from close range | 53-69 |
| 07:23 | Montana | The offensive rebound goes to Scot Bowman | 53-69 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Stanley Huff (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Roy Pfarr (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Nicholas Bachman (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. PF - Andrew Layton (fresh) 7 pts. C - Colin Medeiros (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Howard Boone (fresh) 14 pts. 5 ast. SG - Paul Nelson (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Scot Bowman (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - James Harris (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Rich Gilliam (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:14 | Montana | Rich Gilliam lays it in on a great pass from Howard Boone | 53-71 |
| 06:54 | Illinois | Colin Medeiros is hacked by Rich Gilliam - foul #2 on Rich Gilliam, team foul #8 | 53-71 |
| Subs | Illinois | Rex Reinhardt (SF), Melvin Berlanga (C) Stanley Huff, Andrew Layton | |
| Subs | Montana | Dana Traynor (SG), Noel Dotson (SF), Ronald Stafford (PF), Anthony Speece (C) Paul Nelson, Scot Bowman, James Harris, Rich Gilliam | |
| 06:54 | Illinois | Colin Medeiros makes the 1st free throw | 54-71 |
| 06:54 | Illinois | Colin Medeiros makes the 2nd free throw | 55-71 |
| 06:52 | Montana | Howard Boone is fouled in the backcourt by Nicholas Bachman - foul #1 on Nicholas Bachman, team foul #8 | 55-71 |
| 06:52 | Montana | Howard Boone makes the 1st free throw | 55-72 |
| 06:52 | Montana | Howard Boone misses the 2nd free throw | 55-72 |
| 06:52 | Montana | Ronald Stafford grabs the offensive board | 55-72 |
| 06:39 | Montana | Howard Boone misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 55-72 |
| 06:37 | Illinois | Colin Medeiros grabs the defensive rebound | 55-72 |
| 06:33 | Illinois | Nicholas Bachman is fouled on the floor by Howard Boone - foul #3 on Howard Boone, team foul #9 | 55-72 |
| Subs | Illinois | Eric Thomas (SG), Theodore Coleman (C) Roy Pfarr, Colin Medeiros | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| 06:33 | Illinois | Nicholas Bachman misses the 1st free throw | 55-72 |
| 06:33 | Montana | Ronald Stafford snags the defensive board | 55-72 |
| 06:11 | Montana | Ronald Stafford is whistled for traveling | 55-72 |
| Subs | Illinois | Antoine Jensen (PG), Richard Johnston (PF) Nicholas Bachman, Melvin Berlanga | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| 05:51 | Illinois | Richard Johnston makes the fadeaway near the basket | 57-72 |
| 05:33 | Montana | Howard Boone makes the 3pt shot from the right corner | 57-75 |
| 05:12 | Illinois | Rex Reinhardt misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 57-75 |
| 05:11 | Montana | Howard Boone gets the rebound | 57-75 |
| 04:51 | Montana | Ronald Stafford misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Antoine Jensen - foul #4 on Antoine Jensen, team foul #9 | 57-75 |
| Subs | Illinois | Nicholas Bachman (PG), Roy Pfarr (SG), Reed Phillips (SF), Andrew Layton (PF), Colin Medeiros (C) Antoine Jensen, Eric Thomas, Rex Reinhardt, Richard Johnston, Theodore Coleman | |
| Subs | Montana | Paul Nelson (PG), Scot Bowman (SF), Rich Gilliam (C) Howard Boone, Dana Traynor, Anthony Speece | |
| 04:51 | Montana | Ronald Stafford makes the 1st free throw | 57-76 |
| 04:51 | Montana | Ronald Stafford misses the 2nd free throw | 57-76 |
| 04:51 | Illinois | Colin Medeiros snags the defensive board | 57-76 |
| 04:45 | Illinois | Andrew Layton's layup is rejected by Noel Dotson | 57-76 |
| 04:43 | Montana | Scot Bowman gets the rebound | 57-76 |
| 04:38 | Montana | Scot Bowman misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 57-76 |
| 04:37 | Montana | Noel Dotson grabs the offensive board | 57-76 |
| 04:19 | Montana | Ronald Stafford misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 57-76 |
| 04:17 | Illinois | Nicholas Bachman pulls down the rebound | 57-76 |
| 03:48 | Illinois | Nicholas Bachman misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 57-76 |
| 03:46 | Illinois | Reed Phillips misses the tip | 57-76 |
| 03:44 | Montana | Noel Dotson grabs the board | 57-76 |
| 03:39 | Montana | Noel Dotson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 57-76 |
| 03:38 | Illinois | Reed Phillips snags the defensive board | 57-76 |
| 03:10 | Illinois | Nicholas Bachman connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 60-76 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Nicholas Bachman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Roy Pfarr (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Reed Phillips (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Andrew Layton (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - Colin Medeiros (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Paul Nelson (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Noel Dotson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Scot Bowman (tiring) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Ronald Stafford (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Rich Gilliam (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:08 | Montana | Paul Nelson loses the dribble to Nicholas Bachman in the backcourt | 60-76 |
| 03:06 | Illinois | Roy Pfarr banks in the layup on a nice dish by Nicholas Bachman | 62-76 |
| 03:03 | Montana | Ronald Stafford is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 62-76 |
| Subs | Illinois | Antoine Jensen (PG), Rex Reinhardt (SG), Stanley Huff (SF), Richard Johnston (PF), Melvin Berlanga (C) Nicholas Bachman, Roy Pfarr, Reed Phillips, Andrew Layton, Colin Medeiros | |
| Subs | Montana | Howard Boone (PG), Dana Traynor (SG), James Harris (PF) Paul Nelson, Noel Dotson, Ronald Stafford | |
| 02:47 | Illinois | Richard Johnston is denied on a layup by Rich Gilliam | 62-76 |
| 02:45 | Montana | Scot Bowman gets the rebound | 62-76 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:19 | Montana | Rich Gilliam can't connect on a jump hook near the basket | 62-76 |
| 02:18 | Illinois | Antoine Jensen grabs the board | 62-76 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 02:13 | Illinois | Antoine Jensen misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 62-76 |
| 02:11 | Illinois | Melvin Berlanga gets the offensive rebound | 62-76 |
| 02:02 | Illinois | Antoine Jensen makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Richard Johnston | 65-76 |
| 01:38 | Montana | Rich Gilliam can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket | 65-76 |
| 01:36 | Montana | Dana Traynor misses the tip | 65-76 |
| 01:34 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Melvin Berlanga | 65-76 |
| 01:29 | Illinois | Rex Reinhardt is hacked by Scot Bowman - foul #2 on Scot Bowman, team foul #10 | 65-76 |
| Subs | Illinois | Nicholas Bachman (SG), Andrew Layton (PF), Colin Medeiros (C) Antoine Jensen, Richard Johnston, Melvin Berlanga | |
| Subs | Montana | Noel Dotson (SG) Dana Traynor | |
| 01:29 | Illinois | Rex Reinhardt makes the 1st free throw | 66-76 |
| 01:29 | Illinois | Rex Reinhardt makes the 2nd free throw | 67-76 |
| 01:25 | Montana | Scot Bowman is hacked by Rex Reinhardt in the backcourt - foul #2 on Rex Reinhardt, team foul #10 | 67-76 |
| Subs | Illinois | Antoine Jensen (PG), Roy Pfarr (SG), Reed Phillips (SF), Richard Johnston (PF), Theodore Coleman (C) Rex Reinhardt, Nicholas Bachman, Stanley Huff, Andrew Layton, Colin Medeiros | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| 01:25 | Montana | Scot Bowman misses the 1st free throw | 67-76 |
| 01:25 | Montana | Scot Bowman misses the 2nd free throw | 67-76 |
| 01:25 | Illinois | Richard Johnston grabs the defensive rebound | 67-76 |
| 01:09 | Illinois | Roy Pfarr clanks a 3 from the right corner | 67-76 |
| 01:07 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Theodore Coleman | 67-76 |
| 00:54 | Illinois | Antoine Jensen misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 67-76 |
| 00:53 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Johnston | 67-76 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:50 | Illinois | Roy Pfarr comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 67-76 |
| 00:49 | Montana | Howard Boone grabs the board | 67-76 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:47 | Montana | Howard Boone is hacked by Antoine Jensen in the backcourt - foul #5 on Antoine Jensen, team foul #11 | 67-76 |
| Subs | Illinois | Nicholas Bachman (PG) Antoine Jensen | |
| Subs | Montana | Dana Traynor (SG) Scot Bowman | |
| 00:47 | Montana | Howard Boone makes the 1st free throw | 67-77 |
| 00:47 | Montana | Howard Boone makes the 2nd free throw | 67-78 |
| 00:41 | Illinois | Theodore Coleman misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline | 67-78 |
| 00:40 | Montana | The rebound goes to Rich Gilliam | 67-78 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:20 | Montana | Rich Gilliam misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 67-78 |
| 00:18 | Illinois | Roy Pfarr snags the defensive board | 67-78 |
| 00:11 | Illinois | Theodore Coleman's pass is intercepted by James Harris | 67-78 |
| 00:00 | Montana | Howard Boone runs out the clock | 67-78 |