| Lineup | Montclair St. | PG - David Smith (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Bernard Pope (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Levi Wood (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Andrew Bandy (fresh) 2 pts. C - Charles David (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Edgar Ludwig (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Howard (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Stuart Strine (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Daniel Forte (fresh) 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Noel White (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Montclair St. | Levi Wood inbounds the ball | 26-36 |
| Game Plan | Montclair St. | Montclair St. is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:41 | Montclair St. | Charles David comes up short on the shot from the baseline but he's hacked by Noel White - foul #2 on Noel White, team foul #1 | 26-36 |
| 19:41 | Montclair St. | Charles David misses the 1st free throw | 26-36 |
| 19:41 | Montclair St. | Charles David makes the 2nd free throw | 27-36 |
| 19:30 | Illinois | Stuart Strine hits the finger roll on a nice dish by William Howard and he's fouled by Levi Wood - foul #2 on Levi Wood, team foul #1 | 27-38 |
| 19:30 | Illinois | Stuart Strine misses the free throw | 27-38 |
| 19:30 | Montclair St. | Levi Wood pulls down the rebound | 27-38 |
| 19:21 | Montclair St. | Bernard Pope banks in the layup on a great pass from David Smith | 29-38 |
| 19:02 | Illinois | Bernard Pope steals the ball from Edgar Ludwig | 29-38 |
| 18:59 | Montclair St. | David Smith hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Bernard Pope | 31-38 |
| 18:47 | Illinois | Noel White misses long on a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Levi Wood - foul #3 on Levi Wood, team foul #2 | 31-38 |
| Subs | Montclair St. | Jerry Campbell (SF) Levi Wood | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 18:47 | Illinois | Noel White misses the 1st free throw | 31-38 |
| 18:47 | Illinois | Noel White makes the 2nd free throw | 31-39 |
| 18:35 | Montclair St. | Andrew Bandy clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 31-39 |
| 18:34 | Montclair St. | The offensive rebound goes to Charles David | 31-39 |
| 18:17 | Montclair St. | David Smith makes the 3 from straight away | 34-39 |
| 18:04 | Illinois | Edgar Ludwig misses badly on a turnaround from the left block | 34-39 |
| 18:02 | Montclair St. | Charles David gets the rebound | 34-39 |
| 17:48 | Montclair St. | William Howard is called for the reach on Andrew Bandy - foul #1 on William Howard, team foul #2 | 34-39 |
| Subs | Montclair St. | Charles Rennie (PF) Andrew Bandy | |
| Subs | Illinois | Christopher Barrett (C) Noel White | |
| 17:36 | Montclair St. | Charles David blows the layup | 34-39 |
| 17:34 | Montclair St. | Bernard Pope pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-39 |
| 17:20 | Montclair St. | Charles David lays it up and in on a great pass from David Smith | 36-39 |
| 16:58 | Illinois | Daniel Forte makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 36-41 |
| 16:50 | Montclair St. | Christopher Barrett denies the turnaround by Jerry Campbell | 36-41 |
| 16:49 | Illinois | Stuart Strine grabs the defensive rebound | 36-41 |
| 16:31 | Illinois | David Smith steals it from Daniel Forte | 36-41 |
| 16:28 | Montclair St. | David Smith lays it up and in | 38-41 |
| 16:16 | Illinois | Daniel Forte makes the jumper in the lane set up by Edgar Ludwig | 38-43 |
| 15:55 | Montclair St. | Charles David knocks in the fadeaway near the basket set up by David Smith | 40-43 |
| Lineup | Montclair St. | PG - David Smith (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Bernard Pope (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jerry Campbell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Charles Rennie (fresh) 2 pts. C - Charles David (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Edgar Ludwig (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Howard (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Stuart Strine (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Daniel Forte (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Christopher Barrett (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Illinois | Stuart Strine's layup is rejected by Charles Rennie | 40-43 |
| 15:41 | Montclair St. | Charles Rennie snags the defensive board | 40-43 |
| 15:21 | Montclair St. | Charles David's layup is rejected by Christopher Barrett | 40-43 |
| 15:19 | Montclair St. | Bernard Pope snags the offensive board | 40-43 |
| 15:05 | Montclair St. | Edgar Ludwig is called for the reach on David Smith - foul #1 on Edgar Ludwig, team foul #3 | 40-43 |
| Subs | Montclair St. | Levi Wood (PG), Jay McGoey (SG), Darrell Westberg (SF), Andrew Bandy (PF), Alexander Armendariz (C) David Smith, Bernard Pope, Jerry Campbell, Charles Rennie, Charles David | |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew Yates (PG), David White (SG), Jack Roughton (SF), Bryant Slate (PF), Noel White (C) Edgar Ludwig, William Howard, Stuart Strine, Daniel Forte, Christopher Barrett | |
| 14:51 | Montclair St. | Levi Wood misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 40-43 |
| 14:50 | Illinois | Bryant Slate grabs the board | 40-43 |
| 14:45 | Illinois | David White misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 40-43 |
| 14:43 | Illinois | Noel White tips it but misses | 40-43 |
| 14:42 | Montclair St. | Andrew Bandy pulls down the rebound | 40-43 |
| 14:28 | Montclair St. | Darrell Westberg misses long on a floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Jack Roughton - foul #1 on Jack Roughton, team foul #4 | 40-43 |
| 14:28 | Montclair St. | Darrell Westberg misses the 1st free throw | 40-43 |
| 14:28 | Montclair St. | Darrell Westberg makes the 2nd free throw | 41-43 |
| 14:12 | Illinois | Matthew Yates hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 41-43 |
| 14:11 | Illinois | Matthew Yates snags the offensive board | 41-43 |
| 13:51 | Illinois | Jack Roughton is hacked by Darrell Westberg - foul #4 on Darrell Westberg, team foul #3 | 41-43 |
| Subs | Montclair St. | Bernard Pope (SG) Darrell Westberg | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 13:34 | Illinois | Matthew Yates is hacked by Andrew Bandy - foul #1 on Andrew Bandy, team foul #4 | 41-43 |
| Subs | Montclair St. | Jerry Campbell (SF) Jay McGoey | |
| Subs | Illinois | Christopher Barrett (PF) Bryant Slate | |
| 13:17 | Illinois | David White connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 41-45 |
| 12:54 | Montclair St. | Alexander Armendariz's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-45 |
| Subs | Montclair St. | Charles Rennie (C) Alexander Armendariz | |
| Subs | Illinois | Edgar Ludwig (PG), Stephen Winkler (SF) Matthew Yates, Jack Roughton | |
| 12:44 | Illinois | Edgar Ludwig is fouled on the floor by Bernard Pope - foul #1 on Bernard Pope, team foul #5 | 41-45 |
| Subs | Montclair St. | David Smith (PG), William Jenkins (C) Jerry Campbell, Andrew Bandy | |
| Subs | Illinois | Daniel Forte (PF) Noel White | |
| 12:34 | Illinois | Christopher Barrett hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket but the foul's on Levi Wood - foul #4 on Levi Wood, team foul #6 | 41-45 |
| Subs | Montclair St. | John Mitchell (SF), Charles David (C) Levi Wood, William Jenkins | |
| Subs | Illinois | Stuart Strine (SF) Stephen Winkler | |
| 12:34 | Illinois | Christopher Barrett misses the 1st free throw | 41-45 |
| 12:34 | Illinois | Christopher Barrett misses the 2nd free throw | 41-45 |
| 12:34 | Montclair St. | Charles David gets the rebound | 41-45 |
| 12:12 | Montclair St. | John Mitchell comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 41-45 |
| 12:11 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Daniel Forte | 41-45 |
| 12:05 | Illinois | David White hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 41-45 |
| 12:04 | Montclair St. | Charles Rennie snags the defensive board | 41-45 |
| 11:35 | Montclair St. | David Smith misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 41-45 |
| 11:33 | Montclair St. | Charles Rennie pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-45 |
| Lineup | Montclair St. | PG - David Smith (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Bernard Pope (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Mitchell (fresh) PF - Charles Rennie (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles David (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Edgar Ludwig (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - David White (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Stuart Strine (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Daniel Forte (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Christopher Barrett (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:20 | Montclair St. | Charles Rennie clanks a jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Christopher Barrett - foul #2 on Christopher Barrett, team foul #5 | 41-45 |
| Subs | Montclair St. | Jay McGoey (SG), Jerry Campbell (SF) Bernard Pope, John Mitchell | |
| Subs | Illinois | William Howard (SG), Noel White (C) David White, Christopher Barrett | |
| 11:20 | Montclair St. | Charles Rennie makes the 1st free throw | 42-45 |
| 11:20 | Montclair St. | Charles Rennie makes the 2nd free throw | 43-45 |
| 11:01 | Illinois | Daniel Forte comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Jay McGoey - foul #1 on Jay McGoey, team foul #7 | 43-45 |
| Subs | Montclair St. | Andrew Bandy (PF), Alexander Armendariz (C) Charles Rennie, Charles David | |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew Yates (PG), Jack Roughton (SF) Edgar Ludwig, Stuart Strine | |
| 11:01 | Illinois | Daniel Forte misses the 1st free throw | 43-45 |
| 11:01 | Illinois | Daniel Forte makes the 2nd free throw | 43-46 |
| 10:45 | Montclair St. | David Smith knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 46-46 |
| 10:19 | Illinois | Daniel Forte is fouled on the floor by Alexander Armendariz - foul #1 on Alexander Armendariz, team foul #8 | 46-46 |
| Subs | Montclair St. | Bernard Pope (SG) David Smith | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 10:19 | Illinois | Daniel Forte makes the 1st free throw | 46-47 |
| 10:19 | Illinois | Daniel Forte makes the 2nd free throw | 46-48 |
| 10:10 | Montclair St. | Jerry Campbell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-48 |
| Subs | Montclair St. | | |
| Subs | Illinois | David White (PG), Bryant Slate (PF) Matthew Yates, Daniel Forte | |
| 09:55 | Illinois | Alexander Armendariz denies the turnaround by David White | 46-48 |
| 09:53 | Montclair St. | Alexander Armendariz gets the rebound | 46-48 |
| 09:36 | Montclair St. | Bernard Pope misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 46-48 |
| 09:35 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Noel White | 46-48 |
| 09:30 | Illinois | David White makes the driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by William Howard | 46-50 |
| 09:13 | Montclair St. | Andrew Bandy travels with the ball | 46-50 |
| Subs | Montclair St. | Charles David (C) Alexander Armendariz | |
| Subs | Illinois | Edgar Ludwig (PG), Stuart Strine (SF), Christopher Barrett (PF) William Howard, Jack Roughton, Noel White | |
| 08:54 | Illinois | Stuart Strine comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 46-50 |
| 08:52 | Illinois | Bryant Slate gets the offensive rebound | 46-50 |
| 08:42 | Illinois | Edgar Ludwig can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 46-50 |
| 08:40 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Bryant Slate | 46-50 |
| 08:35 | Illinois | Charles David is called for the reach on Stuart Strine - foul #3 on Charles David, team foul #9 | 46-50 |
| Subs | Montclair St. | David Smith (PG), John Mitchell (SF), Charles Rennie (PF) Jay McGoey, Jerry Campbell, Andrew Bandy | |
| Subs | Illinois | Daniel Forte (PF) Bryant Slate | |
| 08:35 | Illinois | Stuart Strine makes the 1st free throw | 46-51 |
| 08:35 | Illinois | Stuart Strine misses the 2nd free throw | 46-51 |
| 08:35 | Montclair St. | Charles David pulls down the rebound | 46-51 |
| 08:28 | Montclair St. | Edgar Ludwig is called for the reach on David Smith - foul #2 on Edgar Ludwig, team foul #6 | 46-51 |
| Subs | Montclair St. | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Stephen Winkler (SG) David White | |
| 08:16 | Montclair St. | Charles David hits a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Charles Rennie | 48-51 |
| 08:01 | Illinois | Stuart Strine misses the easy layup | 48-51 |
| 07:59 | Montclair St. | The rebound goes to Bernard Pope | 48-51 |
| 07:40 | Montclair St. | David Smith clanks a jumper from the left wing | 48-51 |
| 07:38 | Illinois | Stuart Strine grabs the defensive rebound | 48-51 |
| 07:23 | Illinois | Edgar Ludwig misses the turnaround from the right block | 48-51 |
| 07:22 | Montclair St. | Charles David gets the rebound | 48-51 |
| Lineup | Montclair St. | PG - David Smith (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Bernard Pope (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Mitchell (fresh) PF - Charles Rennie (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles David (fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Edgar Ludwig (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Stephen Winkler (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Stuart Strine (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Daniel Forte (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Christopher Barrett (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:01 | Montclair St. | 3 seconds is called on John Mitchell | 48-51 |
| Subs | Montclair St. | Levi Wood (SG), Darrell Westberg (SF), Andrew Bandy (PF) Bernard Pope, John Mitchell, Charles Rennie | |
| Subs | Illinois | William Howard (SG), Noel White (C) Stephen Winkler, Christopher Barrett | |
| 06:40 | Illinois | Edgar Ludwig hits a jumpshot from the left wing | 48-53 |
| 06:25 | Montclair St. | Charles David can't connect on a turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Noel White - foul #3 on Noel White, team foul #7 | 48-53 |
| Subs | Montclair St. | Jay McGoey (SG) David Smith | |
| Subs | Illinois | David White (PG), Jack Roughton (SF), Bryant Slate (PF) Edgar Ludwig, Stuart Strine, Daniel Forte | |
| 06:25 | Montclair St. | Charles David misses the 1st free throw | 48-53 |
| 06:25 | Montclair St. | Charles David makes the 2nd free throw | 49-53 |
| 06:09 | Illinois | David White is hacked by Levi Wood - foul #5 on Levi Wood, team foul #10 | 49-53 |
| Subs | Montclair St. | Bernard Pope (SG), Charles Rennie (C) Levi Wood, Charles David | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 06:09 | Illinois | David White misses the 1st free throw | 49-53 |
| 06:09 | Illinois | David White makes the 2nd free throw | 49-54 |
| 05:49 | Montclair St. | Jay McGoey misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 49-54 |
| 05:47 | Illinois | David White gets the rebound | 49-54 |
| 05:41 | Illinois | David White misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 49-54 |
| 05:39 | Montclair St. | Bernard Pope pulls down the rebound | 49-54 |
| 05:36 | Montclair St. | Jay McGoey is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 49-54 |
| Subs | Montclair St. | Alexander Armendariz (C) Andrew Bandy | |
| Subs | Illinois | Edgar Ludwig (PG), Christopher Barrett (PF) David White, Bryant Slate | |
| 05:21 | Illinois | Edgar Ludwig buries a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by William Howard | 49-56 |
| 05:07 | Montclair St. | Darrell Westberg connects on the 3 from straight away set up by Bernard Pope | 52-56 |
| 04:49 | Illinois | William Howard misses the fadeaway from the left side | 52-56 |
| 04:47 | Montclair St. | Darrell Westberg gets the rebound | 52-56 |
| 04:40 | Montclair St. | Jay McGoey loses the dribble to William Howard | 52-56 |
| 04:18 | Illinois | Jack Roughton misses the turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by Jay McGoey - foul #2 on Jay McGoey, team foul #11 | 52-56 |
| Subs | Montclair St. | David Smith (PG), Jerry Campbell (SF), Andrew Bandy (PF), Charles David (C) Jay McGoey, Darrell Westberg, Charles Rennie, Alexander Armendariz | |
| Subs | Illinois | Stuart Strine (SF), Daniel Forte (PF), Bryant Slate (C) William Howard, Christopher Barrett, Noel White | |
| 04:18 | Illinois | Jack Roughton misses the 1st free throw | 52-56 |
| 04:18 | Illinois | Jack Roughton makes the 2nd free throw | 52-57 |
| 04:03 | Montclair St. | David Smith hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Charles David | 55-57 |
| 03:48 | Illinois | Edgar Ludwig throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-57 |
| Subs | Montclair St. | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew Yates (PG), David White (SG) Edgar Ludwig, Jack Roughton | |
| 03:38 | Montclair St. | Matthew Yates is called for the reach on Bernard Pope - foul #1 on Matthew Yates, team foul #8 | 55-57 |
| 03:38 | Montclair St. | Bernard Pope makes the 1st free throw | 56-57 |
| 03:38 | Montclair St. | Bernard Pope misses the 2nd free throw | 56-57 |
| 03:38 | Illinois | Daniel Forte grabs the board | 56-57 |
| 03:15 | Illinois | Stuart Strine is fouled on the floor by Jerry Campbell - foul #2 on Jerry Campbell, team foul #12 | 56-57 |
| Subs | Montclair St. | Jay McGoey (SG) Bernard Pope | |
| Subs | Illinois | Christopher Barrett (C) Bryant Slate | |
| 03:15 | Illinois | Stuart Strine misses the 1st free throw | 56-57 |
| 03:15 | Illinois | Stuart Strine makes the 2nd free throw | 56-58 |
| Lineup | Montclair St. | PG - David Smith (fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jay McGoey (fresh) SF - Jerry Campbell (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Andrew Bandy (fresh) 2 pts. C - Charles David (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Matthew Yates (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David White (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Stuart Strine (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Daniel Forte (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Christopher Barrett (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 02:54 | Montclair St. | Jerry Campbell hits the finger roll | 58-58 |
| 02:54 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-58 |
| Subs | Montclair St. | Bernard Pope (SG), Darrell Westberg (SF) Jay McGoey, Jerry Campbell | |
| Subs | Illinois | Edgar Ludwig (PG), William Howard (SG), Noel White (C) Matthew Yates, David White, Christopher Barrett | |
| 02:40 | Illinois | Stuart Strine misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 58-58 |
| 02:38 | Montclair St. | Charles David pulls down the rebound | 58-58 |
| 02:18 | Montclair St. | Darrell Westberg hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 58-58 |
| 02:16 | Illinois | Daniel Forte grabs the board | 58-58 |
| 02:11 | Illinois | Edgar Ludwig can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 58-58 |
| 02:09 | Illinois | Stuart Strine snags the offensive board | 58-58 |
| 01:55 | Illinois | Stuart Strine scores on a floater from the left block on a nice dish by Edgar Ludwig | 58-60 |
| 01:43 | Montclair St. | David Smith drills a shot from the right side on a great pass from Andrew Bandy and he's hacked by Edgar Ludwig - foul #3 on Edgar Ludwig, team foul #9 | 60-60 |
| 01:43 | Montclair St. | David Smith makes the free throw | 61-60 |
| 01:24 | Illinois | William Howard drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Daniel Forte | 61-63 |
| 01:05 | Montclair St. | Darrell Westberg misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 61-63 |
| 01:04 | Montclair St. | The offensive rebound goes to Andrew Bandy | 61-63 |
| 00:50 | Montclair St. | Bernard Pope is called for traveling | 61-63 |
| Game Plan | Montclair St. | Montclair St. is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:30 | Illinois | Stuart Strine misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 61-63 |
| 00:29 | Montclair St. | Charles David snags the defensive board | 61-63 |
| 00:15 | Montclair St. | David Smith hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 61-63 |
| 00:13 | Illinois | Noel White snags the defensive board | 61-63 |
| Game Plan | Montclair St. | Montclair St. is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:11 | Illinois | Noel White is fouled in the backcourt by David Smith - foul #2 on David Smith, team foul #13 | 61-63 |
| 00:11 | Illinois | Noel White misses the 1st free throw | 61-63 |
| 00:11 | Illinois | Noel White makes the 2nd free throw | 61-64 |
| 00:01 | Montclair St. | Andrew Bandy is whistled for a carry | 61-64 |
| Subs | Montclair St. | | |
| Subs | Illinois | David White (PG), Stephen Winkler (SF), Christopher Barrett (PF) Edgar Ludwig, Stuart Strine, Daniel Forte | |
| 00:00 | Illinois | David White runs out the clock | 61-64 |