| Lineup | Monmouth | PG - Stephen Kendrick (fresh) SG - Louis O'Rourke (fresh) SF - Richard William (fresh) PF - Herbert Blind (fresh) C - John Frank (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Donald Smallwood (fresh) SG - Sylvester Botelho (fresh) SF - Mark Lago (fresh) PF - Derek Bullock (fresh) C - Lanny Montano (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Monmouth | John Frank wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Monmouth | Monmouth is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:43 | Monmouth | Louis O'Rourke blows the layup but he's hacked by Sylvester Botelho - foul #1 on Sylvester Botelho, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | Monmouth | Louis O'Rourke makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:43 | Monmouth | Louis O'Rourke makes the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:23 | Illinois | Mark Lago drills a 3 pointer from the left corner | 2-3 |
| 19:10 | Monmouth | Louis O'Rourke misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 2-3 |
| 19:08 | Illinois | Derek Bullock gets the rebound | 2-3 |
| 19:03 | Illinois | Donald Smallwood comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Richard William - foul #1 on Richard William, team foul #1 | 2-3 |
| 19:03 | Illinois | Donald Smallwood misses the 1st free throw | 2-3 |
| 19:03 | Illinois | Donald Smallwood makes the 2nd free throw | 2-4 |
| 18:40 | Monmouth | John Frank scores on a jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Richard William | 4-4 |
| 18:19 | Illinois | Mark Lago is hacked by Richard William - foul #2 on Richard William, team foul #2 | 4-4 |
| Subs | Monmouth | Robert Armstrong (SF) Richard William | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 18:05 | Illinois | Donald Smallwood is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 4-4 |
| 17:40 | Monmouth | John Frank hits a shot from the baseline on a great pass from Stephen Kendrick | 6-4 |
| 17:22 | Illinois | Lanny Montano comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 6-4 |
| 17:20 | Monmouth | John Frank snags the defensive board | 6-4 |
| 16:55 | Monmouth | Stephen Kendrick loses the dribble to Derek Bullock | 6-4 |
| 16:49 | Illinois | Derek Bullock buries a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Donald Smallwood | 6-6 |
| 16:26 | Monmouth | Stephen Kendrick misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 6-6 |
| 16:25 | Illinois | Derek Bullock grabs the defensive rebound | 6-6 |
| 16:19 | Illinois | Sylvester Botelho buries a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Donald Smallwood | 6-8 |
| 16:08 | Monmouth | Herbert Blind is hacked by Derek Bullock - foul #1 on Derek Bullock, team foul #2 | 6-8 |
| Subs | Monmouth | David Hartl (PG), Daniel Degroat (SG), James Sieg (PF), Dustin Kopinski (C) Stephen Kendrick, Louis O'Rourke, Herbert Blind, John Frank | |
| Subs | Illinois | Mike Parrish (PG), Joseph Phillips (SF), Ruben Curnutt (PF), Timothy Hatch (C) Donald Smallwood, Mark Lago, Derek Bullock, Lanny Montano | |
| 16:01 | Monmouth | James Sieg is called for traveling | 6-8 |
| Lineup | Monmouth | PG - David Hartl (fresh) SG - Daniel Degroat (fresh) SF - Robert Armstrong (fresh) PF - James Sieg (fresh) C - Dustin Kopinski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Mike Parrish (fresh) SG - Sylvester Botelho (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joseph Phillips (fresh) PF - Ruben Curnutt (fresh) C - Timothy Hatch (fresh) | |
| 15:43 | Illinois | Mike Parrish is fouled on the floor by Robert Armstrong - foul #1 on Robert Armstrong, team foul #3 | 6-8 |
| Subs | Monmouth | Gene Kidwell (SF) Robert Armstrong | |
| Subs | Illinois | Donald Chaisson (SG) Sylvester Botelho | |
| 15:29 | Illinois | Donald Chaisson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 6-8 |
| 15:28 | Monmouth | Gene Kidwell gets the rebound | 6-8 |
| 15:08 | Monmouth | Gene Kidwell buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 9-8 |
| 15:03 | Illinois | Mike Parrish misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 9-8 |
| 15:01 | Illinois | Joseph Phillips pulls down the offensive rebound | 9-8 |
| 14:48 | Illinois | Timothy Hatch banks in the layup on a nice dish by Donald Chaisson | 9-10 |
| 14:36 | Monmouth | James Sieg is fouled on the floor by Joseph Phillips - foul #1 on Joseph Phillips, team foul #3 | 9-10 |
| Subs | Monmouth | Robert Armstrong (SF), Herbert Blind (PF) Gene Kidwell, Dustin Kopinski | |
| Subs | Illinois | Donald Smallwood (PG), Sylvester Botelho (SG), Mark Lago (SF), Derek Bullock (PF), Lanny Montano (C) Mike Parrish, Donald Chaisson, Joseph Phillips, Ruben Curnutt, Timothy Hatch | |
| 14:26 | Monmouth | Herbert Blind misses the easy layup | 9-10 |
| 14:24 | Illinois | Mark Lago grabs the board | 9-10 |
| 14:07 | Illinois | Lanny Montano misses long on a turnaround from the baseline | 9-10 |
| 14:05 | Monmouth | James Sieg grabs the defensive rebound | 9-10 |
| 13:48 | Monmouth | Robert Armstrong can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 9-10 |
| 13:47 | Illinois | Lanny Montano gets the rebound | 9-10 |
| 13:42 | Illinois | Mark Lago's pass is intercepted by Herbert Blind | 9-10 |
| 13:19 | Monmouth | Derek Bullock blocks the short jumper by James Sieg | 9-10 |
| 13:18 | Monmouth | Daniel Degroat gets the offensive rebound | 9-10 |
| 12:58 | Monmouth | James Sieg hits a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by David Hartl | 11-10 |
| 12:29 | Illinois | Derek Bullock is hacked by Herbert Blind - foul #1 on Herbert Blind, team foul #4 | 11-10 |
| Subs | Monmouth | Stephen Kendrick (PG), Louis O'Rourke (SG), Gene Kidwell (SF), John Frank (C) David Hartl, Daniel Degroat, Robert Armstrong, James Sieg | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 12:15 | Illinois | Sylvester Botelho can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 11-10 |
| 12:13 | Monmouth | Herbert Blind grabs the defensive rebound | 11-10 |
| 11:47 | Monmouth | Louis O'Rourke hits the finger roll on a great pass from Herbert Blind | 13-10 |
| Lineup | Monmouth | PG - Stephen Kendrick (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Louis O'Rourke (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Gene Kidwell (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Herbert Blind (fresh) C - John Frank (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Donald Smallwood (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Sylvester Botelho (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Mark Lago (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Derek Bullock (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Lanny Montano (fresh) | |
| 11:20 | Illinois | Derek Bullock misses the floater from the baseline | 13-10 |
| 11:19 | Monmouth | Herbert Blind snags the defensive board | 13-10 |
| 11:04 | Monmouth | Stephen Kendrick drills a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Louis O'Rourke | 15-10 |
| 10:43 | Illinois | Sylvester Botelho is fouled on the floor by Louis O'Rourke - foul #1 on Louis O'Rourke, team foul #5 | 15-10 |
| Subs | Monmouth | Robert Armstrong (SF), James Sieg (PF) Gene Kidwell, Herbert Blind | |
| Subs | Illinois | Mike Parrish (PG), Donald Chaisson (SG), Joseph Phillips (SF), Ruben Curnutt (PF), Timothy Hatch (C) Donald Smallwood, Sylvester Botelho, Mark Lago, Derek Bullock, Lanny Montano | |
| 10:25 | Illinois | Timothy Hatch knocks in the jumper from the free throw line set up by Mike Parrish | 15-12 |
| 10:12 | Monmouth | James Sieg hits the finger roll and he's fouled by Mike Parrish - foul #1 on Mike Parrish, team foul #4 | 17-12 |
| 10:12 | Monmouth | James Sieg misses the free throw | 17-12 |
| 10:12 | Monmouth | The offensive rebound goes to John Frank | 17-12 |
| 09:58 | Monmouth | Stephen Kendrick lays it in set up by Robert Armstrong | 19-12 |
| 09:52 | Illinois | Mike Parrish misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 19-12 |
| 09:50 | Monmouth | Louis O'Rourke grabs the board | 19-12 |
| 09:23 | Monmouth | Donald Chaisson is called for the reach on James Sieg - foul #1 on Donald Chaisson, team foul #5 | 19-12 |
| Subs | Monmouth | David Hartl (PG), Daniel Degroat (SG), Herbert Blind (PF) Stephen Kendrick, Louis O'Rourke, John Frank | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 09:03 | Monmouth | Joseph Phillips steps in front of the Robert Armstrong pass | 19-12 |
| 08:52 | Illinois | Ruben Curnutt drills a turnaround from close range and he's hacked by Herbert Blind - foul #2 on Herbert Blind, team foul #6 | 19-14 |
| Subs | Monmouth | Dustin Kopinski (C) Herbert Blind | |
| Subs | Illinois | Donald Smallwood (PG), Sylvester Botelho (SG), Mark Lago (SF), Lanny Montano (C) Mike Parrish, Donald Chaisson, Joseph Phillips, Timothy Hatch | |
| 08:52 | Illinois | Ruben Curnutt makes the free throw | 19-15 |
| 08:37 | Monmouth | Robert Armstrong scores on a shot from the left side on a great pass from Dustin Kopinski | 21-15 |
| 08:21 | Illinois | Mark Lago misses the shot from the left block but the foul's on Daniel Degroat - foul #1 on Daniel Degroat, team foul #7 | 21-15 |
| Subs | Monmouth | Louis O'Rourke (SG), Gene Kidwell (SF), Ivan Oldham (PF) Daniel Degroat, Robert Armstrong, James Sieg | |
| Subs | Illinois | Derek Bullock (PF) Ruben Curnutt | |
| 08:21 | Illinois | Mark Lago makes the 1st free throw | 21-16 |
| 08:21 | Illinois | Mark Lago makes the 2nd free throw | 21-17 |
| 08:11 | Monmouth | Dustin Kopinski can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane | 21-17 |
| 08:09 | Illinois | Mark Lago pulls down the rebound | 21-17 |
| 08:06 | Illinois | Donald Smallwood loses the dribble to Louis O'Rourke in the backcourt | 21-17 |
| 07:55 | Monmouth | Dustin Kopinski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 21-17 |
| 07:54 | Monmouth | Louis O'Rourke tips it but misses | 21-17 |
| 07:53 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Lanny Montano | 21-17 |
| 07:48 | Illinois | Donald Smallwood scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Sylvester Botelho | 21-19 |
| Lineup | Monmouth | PG - David Hartl (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Louis O'Rourke (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gene Kidwell (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ivan Oldham (fresh) C - Dustin Kopinski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Donald Smallwood (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Sylvester Botelho (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Lago (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Derek Bullock (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Lanny Montano (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:32 | Monmouth | Gene Kidwell lays it up and in | 23-19 |
| 07:09 | Illinois | Lanny Montano blows the layup but the foul's on Gene Kidwell - foul #1 on Gene Kidwell, team foul #8 | 23-19 |
| Subs | Monmouth | Stephen Kendrick (PG), Robert Armstrong (SF), James Sieg (PF), John Frank (C) David Hartl, Gene Kidwell, Ivan Oldham, Dustin Kopinski | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 07:09 | Illinois | Lanny Montano makes the 1st free throw | 23-20 |
| 07:09 | Illinois | Lanny Montano makes the 2nd free throw | 23-21 |
| 07:00 | Monmouth | Stephen Kendrick can't connect on a floater from the left wing but the foul's on Donald Smallwood - foul #1 on Donald Smallwood, team foul #6 | 23-21 |
| Subs | Monmouth | Daniel Degroat (SG) Louis O'Rourke | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 07:00 | Monmouth | Stephen Kendrick makes the 1st free throw | 24-21 |
| 07:00 | Monmouth | Stephen Kendrick misses the 2nd free throw | 24-21 |
| 07:00 | Illinois | Lanny Montano grabs the board | 24-21 |
| 06:50 | Illinois | Lanny Montano makes the driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Donald Smallwood | 24-23 |
| 06:42 | Monmouth | Daniel Degroat's pass is intercepted by Sylvester Botelho | 24-23 |
| 06:38 | Illinois | Donald Smallwood misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 24-23 |
| 06:37 | Illinois | Derek Bullock hits the follow up shot | 24-25 |
| 06:17 | Monmouth | John Frank is fouled on the floor by Lanny Montano - foul #1 on Lanny Montano, team foul #7 | 24-25 |
| Subs | Monmouth | David Hartl (SG) Daniel Degroat | |
| Subs | Illinois | Mike Parrish (PG), Donald Chaisson (SG), Joseph Phillips (SF), Ruben Curnutt (C) Donald Smallwood, Sylvester Botelho, Mark Lago, Lanny Montano | |
| 06:17 | Monmouth | John Frank makes the 1st free throw | 25-25 |
| 06:17 | Monmouth | John Frank makes the 2nd free throw | 26-25 |
| 06:01 | Illinois | Derek Bullock makes the jumper from close range set up by Mike Parrish and the foul's on Stephen Kendrick - foul #1 on Stephen Kendrick, team foul #9 | 26-27 |
| Subs | Monmouth | Louis O'Rourke (SG) David Hartl | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 06:01 | Illinois | Derek Bullock makes the free throw | 26-28 |
| 05:43 | Monmouth | Louis O'Rourke throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-28 |
| Subs | Monmouth | Gene Kidwell (SF) Robert Armstrong | |
| Subs | Illinois | Timothy Hatch (C) Derek Bullock | |
| 05:25 | Illinois | Joseph Phillips misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 26-28 |
| 05:23 | Illinois | Timothy Hatch pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-28 |
| 05:17 | Illinois | Joseph Phillips hits a shot from the free throw line set up by Donald Chaisson | 26-30 |
| 04:57 | Monmouth | Gene Kidwell scores on a jumper from the left wing set up by Stephen Kendrick | 28-30 |
| 04:44 | Illinois | Mike Parrish knocks in the shot from the free throw line set up by Joseph Phillips and he's hacked by Stephen Kendrick - foul #2 on Stephen Kendrick, team foul #10 | 28-32 |
| Subs | Monmouth | David Hartl (PG), Robert Armstrong (SF), Ivan Oldham (PF), Dustin Kopinski (C) Stephen Kendrick, Gene Kidwell, James Sieg, John Frank | |
| Subs | Illinois | Sylvester Botelho (SG), Mark Lago (SF), Lanny Montano (C) Donald Chaisson, Joseph Phillips, Timothy Hatch | |
| 04:44 | Illinois | Mike Parrish makes the free throw | 28-33 |
| 04:23 | Monmouth | Dustin Kopinski misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Mark Lago - foul #1 on Mark Lago, team foul #8 | 28-33 |
| Subs | Monmouth | Daniel Degroat (SG) Louis O'Rourke | |
| Subs | Illinois | Donald Smallwood (PG), Derek Bullock (PF) Mike Parrish, Ruben Curnutt | |
| 04:23 | Monmouth | Dustin Kopinski misses the 1st free throw | 28-33 |
| 04:23 | Monmouth | Dustin Kopinski makes the 2nd free throw | 29-33 |
| 04:11 | Illinois | Sylvester Botelho double dribbles | 29-33 |
| 03:49 | Monmouth | Dustin Kopinski can't connect on a turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by Lanny Montano - foul #2 on Lanny Montano, team foul #9 | 29-33 |
| Subs | Monmouth | Richard William (SF), Herbert Blind (PF) Robert Armstrong, Ivan Oldham | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 03:49 | Monmouth | Dustin Kopinski makes the 1st free throw | 30-33 |
| 03:49 | Monmouth | Dustin Kopinski makes the 2nd free throw | 31-33 |
| 03:34 | Illinois | A charge is called on Donald Smallwood - foul #2 on Donald Smallwood, team foul #10 | 31-33 |
| Subs | Monmouth | Stephen Kendrick (PG) Daniel Degroat | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Lineup | Monmouth | PG - Stephen Kendrick (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Hartl (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Richard William (fresh) PF - Herbert Blind (fresh) 2 reb. C - Dustin Kopinski (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Donald Smallwood (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Sylvester Botelho (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Lago (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Derek Bullock (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Lanny Montano (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:11 | Monmouth | Stephen Kendrick misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 31-33 |
| 03:10 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Lanny Montano | 31-33 |
| 03:05 | Illinois | Donald Smallwood can't connect on a jump hook in the paint but the foul's on Stephen Kendrick - foul #3 on Stephen Kendrick, team foul #11 | 31-33 |
| Subs | Monmouth | Louis O'Rourke (SG), John Frank (C) Stephen Kendrick, Dustin Kopinski | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 03:05 | Illinois | Donald Smallwood makes the 1st free throw | 31-34 |
| 03:05 | Illinois | Donald Smallwood makes the 2nd free throw | 31-35 |
| 02:45 | Monmouth | David Hartl can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 31-35 |
| 02:43 | Illinois | Donald Smallwood gets the rebound | 31-35 |
| 02:38 | Illinois | Donald Smallwood is whistled for traveling | 31-35 |
| Subs | Monmouth | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Joseph Phillips (SF), Ruben Curnutt (PF) Mark Lago, Derek Bullock | |
| 02:29 | Monmouth | Louis O'Rourke misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 31-35 |
| 02:27 | Monmouth | John Frank grabs the offensive rebound | 31-35 |
| 02:18 | Monmouth | John Frank throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-35 |
| Subs | Monmouth | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Timothy Hatch (C) Lanny Montano | |
| 01:55 | Illinois | Joseph Phillips hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Timothy Hatch | 31-38 |
| 01:26 | Monmouth | Herbert Blind hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 31-38 |
| 01:24 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Ruben Curnutt | 31-38 |
| 01:08 | Illinois | Donald Smallwood misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 31-38 |
| 01:07 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Ruben Curnutt | 31-38 |
| 00:50 | Illinois | Ruben Curnutt is hacked by David Hartl - foul #1 on David Hartl, team foul #12 | 31-38 |
| Subs | Monmouth | Daniel Degroat (PG), Gene Kidwell (SG), Robert Armstrong (SF), James Sieg (PF), Dustin Kopinski (C) David Hartl, Louis O'Rourke, Richard William, Herbert Blind, John Frank | |
| Subs | Illinois | Mike Parrish (PG), Donald Chaisson (SG), Mark Lago (SF), Lanny Montano (C) Donald Smallwood, Sylvester Botelho, Joseph Phillips, Timothy Hatch | |
| 00:50 | Illinois | Ruben Curnutt makes the 1st free throw | 31-39 |
| 00:50 | Illinois | Ruben Curnutt makes the 2nd free throw | 31-40 |
| 00:26 | Monmouth | James Sieg misses long on a turnaround in the paint | 31-40 |
| 00:24 | Monmouth | The offensive rebound goes to Dustin Kopinski | 31-40 |
| 00:00 | Monmouth | Dustin Kopinski misses the lay-in | 31-40 |