| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Joe Michie (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SG - Jesse Dillon (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dale Merchant (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Redden (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Philip Armstrong (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Charles Vallejo (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Lloyd Landreth (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Leroy Kidder (fresh) PF - William Southard (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Aaron Richburg (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Montana | Leroy Kidder inbounds the ball | 33-31 |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:43 | Montana | Charles Vallejo is open and scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 33-34 |
| 19:31 | Illinois-Chicago | Philip Armstrong knocks in the turnaround from close range set up by Jesse Dillon | 35-34 |
| 19:17 | Montana | Charles Redden denies the turnaround by William Southard | 35-34 |
| 19:15 | Montana | The offensive rebound goes to William Southard | 35-34 |
| 19:06 | Montana | Aaron Richburg can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 35-34 |
| 19:05 | Illinois-Chicago | Charles Redden grabs the defensive rebound | 35-34 |
| 18:50 | Illinois-Chicago | Joe Michie loses the dribble to Charles Vallejo | 35-34 |
| 18:27 | Montana | Charles Vallejo buries a 3 from the right wing set up by Lloyd Landreth | 35-37 |
| 18:12 | Illinois-Chicago | Joe Michie banks in the layup set up by Philip Armstrong and he's hacked by Aaron Richburg - foul #2 on Aaron Richburg, team foul #1 | 37-37 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Vaughn (SG), Alec Whisenant (SF), Terence Roney (PF), Phillip Rogers (C) Jesse Dillon, Dale Merchant, Charles Redden, Philip Armstrong | |
| Subs | Montana | John Case (SG), Aaron Williams (SF), Donald Armstrong (C) Lloyd Landreth, Leroy Kidder, Aaron Richburg | |
| 18:12 | Illinois-Chicago | Joe Michie makes the free throw | 38-37 |
| 18:10 | Montana | Joe Michie is called for the reach on Charles Vallejo in the backcourt - foul #1 on Joe Michie, team foul #1 | 38-37 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Donnell Larsen (SG) Joe Michie | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| 17:57 | Montana | Terence Roney swats the layup by Aaron Williams | 38-37 |
| 17:56 | Montana | William Southard pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-37 |
| 17:34 | Montana | William Southard throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-37 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| Subs | Montana | Jon Myers (PG), Aaron Richburg (C) Charles Vallejo, William Southard | |
| 17:11 | Illinois-Chicago | Alec Whisenant misses badly on a turnaround in the lane but the foul's on John Case - foul #1 on John Case, team foul #2 | 38-37 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Dale Merchant (SF) Phillip Rogers | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| 17:11 | Illinois-Chicago | Alec Whisenant misses the 1st free throw | 38-37 |
| 17:11 | Illinois-Chicago | Alec Whisenant misses the 2nd free throw | 38-37 |
| 17:11 | Montana | The rebound goes to John Case | 38-37 |
| 17:03 | Montana | Jon Myers clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-37 |
| 17:01 | Montana | Aaron Richburg tips it home | 38-39 |
| 16:41 | Illinois-Chicago | Donnell Larsen makes the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Dale Merchant | 41-39 |
| 16:12 | Montana | John Case misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 41-39 |
| 16:11 | Montana | Aaron Williams can't tip it in | 41-39 |
| 16:10 | Illinois-Chicago | Terence Roney pulls down the rebound | 41-39 |
| 15:56 | Illinois-Chicago | Dale Merchant misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 41-39 |
| 15:55 | Illinois-Chicago | Terence Roney tips it home | 43-39 |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Michael Vaughn (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donnell Larsen (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dale Merchant (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Alec Whisenant (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Terence Roney (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Jon Myers (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Case (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Aaron Williams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Donald Armstrong (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Aaron Richburg (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Montana | Aaron Williams misses long on a driving attempt from the left block | 43-39 |
| 15:40 | Illinois-Chicago | Terence Roney pulls down the rebound | 43-39 |
| 15:16 | Illinois-Chicago | Dale Merchant drills a 3 from straight away set up by Alec Whisenant | 46-39 |
| 15:02 | Montana | Jon Myers misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 46-39 |
| 15:01 | Illinois-Chicago | The rebound goes to Donnell Larsen | 46-39 |
| 14:36 | Illinois-Chicago | Donnell Larsen is fouled on the floor by John Case - foul #2 on John Case, team foul #3 | 46-39 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Joe Michie (PG), Jesse Dillon (SG), David Porter (SF), Charles Redden (PF), Philip Armstrong (C) Michael Vaughn, Donnell Larsen, Dale Merchant, Alec Whisenant, Terence Roney | |
| Subs | Montana | Charles Vallejo (PG), Lloyd Landreth (SG), Leroy Kidder (SF), William Southard (PF), Harley Persons (C) Jon Myers, John Case, Aaron Williams, Donald Armstrong, Aaron Richburg | |
| 14:19 | Illinois-Chicago | Charles Redden can't throw it down but he's hacked by Leroy Kidder - foul #1 on Leroy Kidder, team foul #4 | 46-39 |
| 14:19 | Illinois-Chicago | Charles Redden makes the 1st free throw | 47-39 |
| 14:19 | Illinois-Chicago | Charles Redden misses the 2nd free throw | 47-39 |
| 14:19 | Montana | William Southard gets the rebound | 47-39 |
| 13:57 | Montana | Leroy Kidder misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 47-39 |
| 13:55 | Montana | Lloyd Landreth grabs the offensive rebound | 47-39 |
| 13:32 | Montana | Charles Vallejo is open and lays it up and in on a great pass from Lloyd Landreth | 47-41 |
| 13:23 | Illinois-Chicago | Charles Redden scores on a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Jesse Dillon | 49-41 |
| 13:11 | Montana | Leroy Kidder's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-41 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Dale Merchant (SF), Phillip Rogers (PF) David Porter, Charles Redden | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| 12:48 | Illinois-Chicago | William Southard steps in front of the Philip Armstrong pass | 49-41 |
| 12:38 | Montana | Lloyd Landreth's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-41 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Danny Floyd (PG), Charles Redden (PF) Joe Michie, Philip Armstrong | |
| Subs | Montana | Kent Gilbert (SG), Aaron Richburg (C) Lloyd Landreth, Harley Persons | |
| 12:19 | Illinois-Chicago | Dale Merchant can't finish the layup but the foul's on Kent Gilbert - foul #2 on Kent Gilbert, team foul #5 | 49-41 |
| 12:19 | Illinois-Chicago | Dale Merchant misses the 1st free throw | 49-41 |
| 12:19 | Illinois-Chicago | Dale Merchant makes the 2nd free throw | 50-41 |
| 11:58 | Montana | Charles Redden picks off the pass by Kent Gilbert | 50-41 |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Danny Floyd (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jesse Dillon (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Dale Merchant (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Redden (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Phillip Rogers (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Charles Vallejo (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. SG - Kent Gilbert (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Leroy Kidder (fairly fresh) PF - William Southard (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Aaron Richburg (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Illinois-Chicago | Phillip Rogers's layup is rejected by William Southard | 50-41 |
| 11:29 | Montana | Charles Vallejo pulls down the rebound | 50-41 |
| 11:25 | Montana | Charles Vallejo misses the shot from close range | 50-41 |
| 11:23 | Montana | Charles Vallejo tips it in | 50-43 |
| 11:06 | Illinois-Chicago | Jesse Dillon knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Dale Merchant | 53-43 |
| 10:52 | Montana | Charles Vallejo clanks a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Danny Floyd - foul #1 on Danny Floyd, team foul #2 | 53-43 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Joe Michie (PG), Donnell Larsen (SG), Michael Vaughn (SF), Philip Armstrong (C) Danny Floyd, Jesse Dillon, Dale Merchant, Phillip Rogers | |
| Subs | Montana | Lloyd Landreth (SG), Aaron Williams (SF), Harley Persons (C) Kent Gilbert, Leroy Kidder, Aaron Richburg | |
| 10:52 | Montana | Charles Vallejo makes the 1st free throw | 53-44 |
| 10:52 | Montana | Charles Vallejo makes the 2nd free throw | 53-45 |
| 10:37 | Illinois-Chicago | Philip Armstrong makes the shot from the free throw line set up by Michael Vaughn and he's hacked by Charles Vallejo - foul #2 on Charles Vallejo, team foul #6 | 55-45 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| Subs | Montana | Jon Myers (PG) Charles Vallejo | |
| 10:37 | Illinois-Chicago | Philip Armstrong makes the free throw | 56-45 |
| 10:22 | Montana | Charles Redden is called for the reach on William Southard - foul #2 on Charles Redden, team foul #3 | 56-45 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| Subs | Montana | John Case (PF) William Southard | |
| 10:14 | Montana | Jon Myers buries a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Harley Persons | 56-48 |
| 10:03 | Illinois-Chicago | Charles Redden loses the ball out of bounds | 56-48 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Terence Roney (PF) Charles Redden | |
| Subs | Montana | Kent Gilbert (SF) Lloyd Landreth | |
| 09:43 | Montana | John Case misses badly on the uncontested shot from the free throw line | 56-48 |
| 09:42 | Illinois-Chicago | The rebound goes to Philip Armstrong | 56-48 |
| 09:23 | Illinois-Chicago | Philip Armstrong drills a runner from the left block on a great pass from Joe Michie | 58-48 |
| 09:04 | Montana | Aaron Williams buries a driving attempt from the baseline and he's hacked by Philip Armstrong - foul #2 on Philip Armstrong, team foul #4 | 58-50 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Jesse Dillon (SG), David Porter (SF), Charles Redden (PF) Donnell Larsen, Michael Vaughn, Terence Roney | |
| Subs | Montana | William Southard (PF), Donald Armstrong (C) Jon Myers, John Case | |
| 09:04 | Montana | Aaron Williams misses the free throw | 58-50 |
| 09:04 | Illinois-Chicago | Philip Armstrong grabs the board | 58-50 |
| 08:50 | Illinois-Chicago | Jesse Dillon drills a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Joe Michie | 61-50 |
| 08:47 | Montana | Joe Michie steps in front of the Kent Gilbert pass in the backcourt | 61-50 |
| 08:46 | Illinois-Chicago | Joe Michie hits the finger roll | 63-50 |
| 08:42 | Montana | Kent Gilbert is hacked by David Porter in the backcourt - foul #2 on David Porter, team foul #5 | 63-50 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Dale Merchant (SF) David Porter | |
| Subs | Montana | Charles Vallejo (PG), Lloyd Landreth (SG), Leroy Kidder (SF) Harley Persons, Kent Gilbert, Aaron Williams | |
| 08:30 | Montana | Jesse Dillon steals it from Lloyd Landreth | 63-50 |
| 08:27 | Illinois-Chicago | Joe Michie can't finish the layup | 63-50 |
| 08:25 | Montana | Donald Armstrong pulls down the rebound | 63-50 |
| 08:19 | Montana | William Southard drills a shot near the basket on a nice dish by Leroy Kidder and he's hacked by Jesse Dillon - foul #2 on Jesse Dillon, team foul #6 | 63-52 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Danny Floyd (PG), Phillip Rogers (PF), Alec Whisenant (C) Joe Michie, Charles Redden, Philip Armstrong | |
| Subs | Montana | Aaron Richburg (C) Donald Armstrong | |
| 08:19 | Montana | William Southard misses the free throw | 63-52 |
| 08:19 | Illinois-Chicago | Phillip Rogers grabs the defensive rebound | 63-52 |
| 08:03 | Illinois-Chicago | Alec Whisenant loses the ball out of bounds | 63-52 |
| 08:01 | Montana | Leroy Kidder is hacked by Dale Merchant in the backcourt - foul #2 on Dale Merchant, team foul #7 | 63-52 |
| 08:01 | Montana | Leroy Kidder makes the 1st free throw | 63-53 |
| 08:01 | Montana | Leroy Kidder makes the 2nd free throw | 63-54 |
| 07:44 | Illinois-Chicago | Dale Merchant misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 63-54 |
| 07:42 | Montana | William Southard pulls down the rebound | 63-54 |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Danny Floyd (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jesse Dillon (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Dale Merchant (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Phillip Rogers (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Alec Whisenant (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Charles Vallejo (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 4 ast. SG - Lloyd Landreth (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Leroy Kidder (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Southard (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Aaron Richburg (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Montana | Leroy Kidder misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 63-54 |
| 07:26 | Montana | Charles Vallejo tips it but misses | 63-54 |
| 07:25 | Illinois-Chicago | Dale Merchant grabs the board | 63-54 |
| 07:04 | Illinois-Chicago | Dale Merchant comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 63-54 |
| 07:02 | Montana | Lloyd Landreth gets the rebound | 63-54 |
| 06:55 | Montana | Lloyd Landreth hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt attempt from the right corner | 63-54 |
| 06:53 | Illinois-Chicago | Dale Merchant pulls down the rebound | 63-54 |
| 06:35 | Illinois-Chicago | Phillip Rogers misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 63-54 |
| 06:34 | Illinois-Chicago | Dale Merchant gets the offensive rebound | 63-54 |
| 06:22 | Illinois-Chicago | Dale Merchant knocks in the floater in the lane | 65-54 |
| 06:03 | Montana | Aaron Richburg scores on a turnaround from close range set up by Lloyd Landreth | 65-56 |
| 05:48 | Illinois-Chicago | Alec Whisenant hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 65-56 |
| 05:46 | Illinois-Chicago | Jesse Dillon grabs the offensive board | 65-56 |
| 05:29 | Illinois-Chicago | Phillip Rogers hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 65-56 |
| 05:27 | Montana | Aaron Richburg gets the rebound | 65-56 |
| 05:12 | Montana | Charles Vallejo misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 65-56 |
| 05:11 | Illinois-Chicago | Phillip Rogers grabs the board | 65-56 |
| 04:58 | Illinois-Chicago | Dale Merchant knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Jesse Dillon | 68-56 |
| 04:56 | Montana | Charles Vallejo is fouled in the backcourt by Jesse Dillon - foul #3 on Jesse Dillon, team foul #8 | 68-56 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Joe Michie (PG), Donnell Larsen (SG), Michael Vaughn (SF), Terence Roney (PF), Philip Armstrong (C) Danny Floyd, Jesse Dillon, Dale Merchant, Phillip Rogers, Alec Whisenant | |
| Subs | Montana | Harley Persons (SG), Aaron Williams (SF), John Case (PF), Donald Armstrong (C) Lloyd Landreth, Leroy Kidder, William Southard, Aaron Richburg | |
| 04:56 | Montana | Charles Vallejo misses the 1st free throw | 68-56 |
| 04:56 | Illinois-Chicago | Terence Roney gets the rebound | 68-56 |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:36 | Illinois-Chicago | Joe Michie can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 68-56 |
| 04:34 | Montana | The rebound goes to Donald Armstrong | 68-56 |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:22 | Montana | Aaron Williams is called for traveling | 68-56 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| Subs | Montana | Jon Myers (PG) Charles Vallejo | |
| 03:56 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Vaughn hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Joe Michie | 71-56 |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:37 | Montana | Aaron Williams clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 71-56 |
| 03:36 | Illinois-Chicago | The rebound goes to Philip Armstrong | 71-56 |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Joe Michie (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Donnell Larsen (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Vaughn (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. PF - Terence Roney (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Philip Armstrong (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Jon Myers (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Harley Persons (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Aaron Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Case (fresh) 6 pts. C - Donald Armstrong (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:26 | Illinois-Chicago | Donnell Larsen misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 71-56 |
| 03:24 | Montana | Aaron Williams grabs the board | 71-56 |
| 03:04 | Montana | Aaron Williams loses the dribble to Joe Michie | 71-56 |
| 02:38 | Illinois-Chicago | Donnell Larsen comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 71-56 |
| 02:37 | Illinois-Chicago | Terence Roney grabs the offensive board | 71-56 |
| 02:16 | Illinois-Chicago | Donnell Larsen clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 71-56 |
| 02:15 | Montana | Donald Armstrong gets the rebound | 71-56 |
| 02:11 | Montana | Jon Myers's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 71-56 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | David Porter (SF), Phillip Rogers (C) Joe Michie, Philip Armstrong | |
| Subs | Montana | Kent Gilbert (SF) John Case | |
| 01:46 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Vaughn comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 71-56 |
| 01:44 | Montana | The rebound goes to Kent Gilbert | 71-56 |
| 01:37 | Montana | Harley Persons is alone and drills a 3 from the left wing | 71-59 |
| 01:10 | Illinois-Chicago | David Porter clanks a jumper in the paint | 71-59 |
| 01:09 | Montana | Donald Armstrong pulls down the rebound | 71-59 |
| 00:48 | Montana | Aaron Williams dunks the ball set up by Kent Gilbert | 71-61 |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:47 | Illinois-Chicago | Jon Myers is called for the reach on David Porter in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jon Myers, team foul #7 | 71-61 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| Subs | Montana | John Case (PF) Kent Gilbert | |
| 00:47 | Illinois-Chicago | David Porter makes the 1st free throw | 72-61 |
| 00:47 | Illinois-Chicago | David Porter makes the 2nd free throw | 73-61 |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:43 | Montana | David Porter steals the ball from John Case in the backcourt | 73-61 |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:20 | Illinois-Chicago | Jon Myers steals it from Michael Vaughn | 73-61 |
| 00:14 | Montana | Harley Persons misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 73-61 |
| 00:13 | Illinois-Chicago | David Porter snags the defensive board | 73-61 |
| 00:00 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Vaughn runs out the clock | 73-61 |