| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Tony Gerwitz (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SG - Gary Allshouse (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Grubbs (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - Kelly Nichols (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Samuel Hamilton (fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | UL-Monroe | PG - Richard Mackie (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Ivan Wolfgang (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Clarence Valles (fresh) 2 reb. PF - James Agin (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Mebane (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UL-Monroe | Clarence Valles inbounds the ball | 29-18 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UL-Monroe | UL-Monroe is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:42 | UL-Monroe | James Agin misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 29-18 |
| 19:40 | Illinois | Samuel Hamilton grabs the defensive rebound | 29-18 |
| 19:22 | Illinois | Gary Allshouse loses the dribble to Clarence Valles | 29-18 |
| 19:18 | UL-Monroe | Clarence Valles connects on the fadeaway from the right wing set up by Ivan Wolfgang | 29-20 |
| 19:04 | Illinois | Tony Gerwitz misses long on a shot from the left wing | 29-20 |
| 19:02 | UL-Monroe | James Agin snags the defensive board | 29-20 |
| 18:52 | UL-Monroe | James Agin is hacked by Kelly Nichols - foul #2 on Kelly Nichols, team foul #1 | 29-20 |
| 18:23 | UL-Monroe | Ivan Wolfgang misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 29-20 |
| 18:21 | UL-Monroe | Ivan Wolfgang tips it but misses | 29-20 |
| 18:19 | Illinois | James Grubbs pulls down the rebound | 29-20 |
| 18:12 | Illinois | Samuel Hamilton misses badly on a floater from the left block | 29-20 |
| 18:10 | Illinois | Samuel Hamilton tips it back up and in | 31-20 |
| 17:53 | UL-Monroe | Clarence Valles can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 31-20 |
| 17:51 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Kelly Nichols | 31-20 |
| 17:32 | Illinois | The jump hook by Tony Gerwitz is blocked by James Agin | 31-20 |
| 17:30 | UL-Monroe | The rebound goes to Clarence Valles | 31-20 |
| 17:01 | UL-Monroe | Richard Mackie misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 31-20 |
| 16:59 | UL-Monroe | James Agin grabs the offensive rebound | 31-20 |
| 16:40 | UL-Monroe | Charles Mebane lays it up and in set up by Richard Mackie | 31-22 |
| 16:18 | Illinois | Charles Mebane steals the ball from Samuel Hamilton | 31-22 |
| 16:00 | UL-Monroe | Tony Gerwitz is called for the reach on Richard Mackie - foul #3 on Tony Gerwitz, team foul #2 | 31-22 |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Hohl (PG), Domingo Trujillo (SG), Donald Lyle (PF) Tony Gerwitz, Gary Allshouse, Kelly Nichols | |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | William Baca (PG), Anthony Holmquist (SG), Bobbie Colby (SF), Richard Harvey (PF), Edward Shaw (C) Richard Mackie, Ivan Wolfgang, Clarence Valles, James Agin, Charles Mebane | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Edward Hohl (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Domingo Trujillo (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Grubbs (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. PF - Donald Lyle (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Samuel Hamilton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 11 reb. | |
| Lineup | UL-Monroe | PG - William Baca (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Anthony Holmquist (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Bobbie Colby (fresh) PF - Richard Harvey (fresh) C - Edward Shaw (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:50 | UL-Monroe | Edward Shaw knocks in the shot from the left wing on a great pass from Bobbie Colby | 31-24 |
| 15:26 | Illinois | Domingo Trujillo misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 31-24 |
| 15:25 | UL-Monroe | Edward Shaw grabs the board | 31-24 |
| 15:19 | UL-Monroe | Edward Shaw is hacked by Samuel Hamilton - foul #2 on Samuel Hamilton, team foul #3 | 31-24 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | Clarence Valles (SF) William Baca | |
| 15:05 | UL-Monroe | Clarence Valles drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Edward Shaw | 31-27 |
| 14:43 | Illinois | James Grubbs misses the floater from the right side | 31-27 |
| 14:41 | UL-Monroe | Clarence Valles gets the rebound | 31-27 |
| 14:23 | UL-Monroe | Edward Shaw hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 31-27 |
| 14:22 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Samuel Hamilton | 31-27 |
| 14:10 | Illinois | Donald Lyle drills a jump hook from the baseline and he's hacked by Richard Harvey - foul #2 on Richard Harvey, team foul #1 | 33-27 |
| Subs | Illinois | Gary Allshouse (PG), Tony Gerwitz (SF), Kelly Nichols (PF) Edward Hohl, James Grubbs, Samuel Hamilton | |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | Richard Mackie (PG), Ivan Wolfgang (SG), James Agin (PF) Anthony Holmquist, Bobbie Colby, Richard Harvey | |
| 14:10 | Illinois | Donald Lyle misses the free throw | 33-27 |
| 14:10 | UL-Monroe | Edward Shaw gets the rebound | 33-27 |
| 13:55 | UL-Monroe | James Agin makes the jumper from the right wing | 33-29 |
| 13:32 | Illinois | Gary Allshouse hits a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Domingo Trujillo and he's fouled by Richard Mackie - foul #1 on Richard Mackie, team foul #2 | 35-29 |
| 13:32 | Illinois | Gary Allshouse makes the free throw | 36-29 |
| 13:21 | UL-Monroe | James Agin buries a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Edward Shaw | 36-32 |
| 13:08 | Illinois | Gary Allshouse knocks in the fadeaway from close range | 38-32 |
| 12:53 | UL-Monroe | James Agin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-32 |
| Subs | Illinois | Samuel Hamilton (C) Donald Lyle | |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | Anthony Holmquist (SF), Charles Mebane (C) Clarence Valles, Edward Shaw | |
| 12:45 | Illinois | Tony Gerwitz is fouled on the floor by Richard Mackie - foul #2 on Richard Mackie, team foul #3 | 38-32 |
| 12:34 | Illinois | Kelly Nichols misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Anthony Holmquist - foul #1 on Anthony Holmquist, team foul #4 | 38-32 |
| 12:34 | Illinois | Kelly Nichols makes the 1st free throw | 39-32 |
| 12:34 | Illinois | Kelly Nichols makes the 2nd free throw | 40-32 |
| 12:22 | UL-Monroe | Anthony Holmquist's floater is knocked away by Kelly Nichols | 40-32 |
| 12:20 | Illinois | Samuel Hamilton grabs the board | 40-32 |
| 12:03 | Illinois | Kelly Nichols misses short on a driving attempt from the baseline | 40-32 |
| 12:02 | UL-Monroe | James Agin gets the rebound | 40-32 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Gary Allshouse (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Domingo Trujillo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tony Gerwitz (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Kelly Nichols (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Samuel Hamilton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 13 reb. | |
| Lineup | UL-Monroe | PG - Richard Mackie (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Ivan Wolfgang (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Anthony Holmquist (fresh) 4 pts. PF - James Agin (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Charles Mebane (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:57 | UL-Monroe | Charles Mebane's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-32 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | Clarence Valles (SF), Richard Harvey (PF) Ivan Wolfgang, James Agin | |
| 11:42 | Illinois | Kelly Nichols connects on the floater from the left side on a nice dish by Gary Allshouse | 42-32 |
| 11:26 | UL-Monroe | Richard Harvey hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 42-32 |
| 11:25 | Illinois | Samuel Hamilton pulls down the rebound | 42-32 |
| 11:10 | Illinois | Gary Allshouse misses short on a turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Clarence Valles - foul #1 on Clarence Valles, team foul #5 | 42-32 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Grubbs (SF), Donald Lyle (PF) Tony Gerwitz, Kelly Nichols | |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | | |
| 11:10 | Illinois | Gary Allshouse makes the 1st free throw | 43-32 |
| 11:10 | Illinois | Gary Allshouse makes the 2nd free throw | 44-32 |
| 10:56 | UL-Monroe | Richard Mackie hits a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Anthony Holmquist | 44-34 |
| 10:36 | Illinois | Samuel Hamilton hits a turnaround near the basket | 46-34 |
| 10:24 | UL-Monroe | Charles Mebane loses the dribble to Gary Allshouse | 46-34 |
| 10:20 | Illinois | Domingo Trujillo banks in the layup on a nice dish by Gary Allshouse | 48-34 |
| 10:12 | UL-Monroe | Charles Mebane clanks a turnaround from close range but he's fouled by Samuel Hamilton - foul #3 on Samuel Hamilton, team foul #4 | 48-34 |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Hohl (PG) Gary Allshouse | |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | William Baca (PG), Ivan Wolfgang (SG), James Agin (PF) Richard Mackie, Anthony Holmquist, Richard Harvey | |
| 10:12 | UL-Monroe | Charles Mebane makes the 1st free throw | 48-35 |
| 10:12 | UL-Monroe | Charles Mebane misses the 2nd free throw | 48-35 |
| 10:12 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Samuel Hamilton | 48-35 |
| 09:44 | Illinois | Edward Hohl misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 48-35 |
| 09:42 | UL-Monroe | James Agin snags the defensive board | 48-35 |
| 09:38 | UL-Monroe | Ivan Wolfgang can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 48-35 |
| 09:37 | UL-Monroe | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Mebane | 48-35 |
| 09:25 | UL-Monroe | James Agin misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 48-35 |
| 09:23 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Domingo Trujillo | 48-35 |
| 09:07 | Illinois | Donald Lyle comes up short on the shot from the right block | 48-35 |
| 09:06 | UL-Monroe | James Agin grabs the board | 48-35 |
| 08:58 | UL-Monroe | Ivan Wolfgang can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 48-35 |
| 08:57 | Illinois | James Grubbs grabs the board | 48-35 |
| 08:51 | Illinois | James Grubbs blows the layup but he's fouled by Clarence Valles - foul #2 on Clarence Valles, team foul #6 | 48-35 |
| Subs | Illinois | Tony Gerwitz (PG), Gary Allshouse (SG), Kelly Nichols (PF) Edward Hohl, Domingo Trujillo, Donald Lyle | |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | Richard Mackie (PG), Bobbie Colby (SF), Edward Shaw (C) William Baca, Clarence Valles, Charles Mebane | |
| 08:51 | Illinois | James Grubbs makes the 1st free throw | 49-35 |
| 08:51 | Illinois | James Grubbs makes the 2nd free throw | 50-35 |
| 08:44 | UL-Monroe | Ivan Wolfgang loses the ball out of bounds | 50-35 |
| 08:16 | Illinois | Gary Allshouse knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing | 53-35 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UL-Monroe | UL-Monroe is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 08:08 | UL-Monroe | Ivan Wolfgang double dribbles | 53-35 |
| Subs | Illinois | Domingo Trujillo (SG) James Grubbs | |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | Anthony Holmquist (SF), Richard Harvey (PF) Bobbie Colby, James Agin | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UL-Monroe | UL-Monroe is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 07:50 | Illinois | Domingo Trujillo scores on a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Samuel Hamilton | 56-35 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Gary Allshouse (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Domingo Trujillo (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tony Gerwitz (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Kelly Nichols (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Samuel Hamilton (tiring) 6 pts. 15 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UL-Monroe | PG - Richard Mackie (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ivan Wolfgang (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Anthony Holmquist (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Richard Harvey (fresh) C - Edward Shaw (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:34 | UL-Monroe | Ivan Wolfgang makes the fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Richard Mackie | 56-37 |
| 07:12 | Illinois | Gary Allshouse misses the lay-in | 56-37 |
| 07:11 | Illinois | Samuel Hamilton hits the follow up shot | 58-37 |
| 06:53 | UL-Monroe | Anthony Holmquist makes the 3pt shot from the left corner | 58-40 |
| 06:35 | Illinois | Samuel Hamilton knocks in the shot in the lane | 60-40 |
| 06:11 | UL-Monroe | Anthony Holmquist buries a 3pt shot from the right corner | 60-43 |
| 05:56 | Illinois | Kelly Nichols hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint | 60-43 |
| 05:54 | Illinois | Domingo Trujillo snags the offensive board | 60-43 |
| 05:33 | Illinois | Tony Gerwitz loses the dribble to Ivan Wolfgang | 60-43 |
| 05:33 | UL-Monroe | UL-Monroe calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-43 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Grubbs (SF), Donald Lyle (C) Domingo Trujillo, Samuel Hamilton | |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | Bobbie Colby (SG), Clarence Valles (SF), James Agin (PF), Charles Mebane (C) Ivan Wolfgang, Anthony Holmquist, Richard Harvey, Edward Shaw | |
| 05:11 | UL-Monroe | Richard Mackie is hacked by Tony Gerwitz - foul #4 on Tony Gerwitz, team foul #5 | 60-43 |
| 05:06 | UL-Monroe | James Agin scores on a driving attempt from the right block | 60-45 |
| 04:49 | Illinois | James Grubbs scores on a runner in the paint | 62-45 |
| 04:29 | UL-Monroe | Donald Lyle is called for the reach on Richard Mackie - foul #1 on Donald Lyle, team foul #6 | 62-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | Ivan Wolfgang (SG) Bobbie Colby | |
| 04:08 | UL-Monroe | James Agin can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 62-45 |
| 04:07 | Illinois | The rebound goes to James Grubbs | 62-45 |
| 03:47 | Illinois | James Grubbs clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 62-45 |
| 03:46 | Illinois | Tony Gerwitz hits the follow up shot | 64-45 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Tony Gerwitz (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. SG - Gary Allshouse (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Grubbs (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. PF - Kelly Nichols (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Donald Lyle (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UL-Monroe | PG - Richard Mackie (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Ivan Wolfgang (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clarence Valles (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - James Agin (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Charles Mebane (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 03:30 | UL-Monroe | James Agin knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Richard Mackie | 64-48 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UL-Monroe | UL-Monroe is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:07 | Illinois | Donald Lyle buries a floater from the right block set up by Tony Gerwitz | 66-48 |
| 02:44 | UL-Monroe | Ivan Wolfgang hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 66-48 |
| 02:43 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Tony Gerwitz | 66-48 |
| 02:35 | Illinois | Tony Gerwitz is hacked by Richard Mackie - foul #3 on Richard Mackie, team foul #7 | 66-48 |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Hohl (PG), Domingo Trujillo (SG), Samuel Hamilton (C) Gary Allshouse, James Grubbs, Kelly Nichols | |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | William Baca (PG), Anthony Holmquist (SG), Bobbie Colby (SF), Richard Harvey (PF), Edward Shaw (C) Richard Mackie, Ivan Wolfgang, Clarence Valles, James Agin, Charles Mebane | |
| 02:35 | Illinois | Tony Gerwitz makes the 1st free throw | 67-48 |
| 02:35 | Illinois | Tony Gerwitz misses the 2nd free throw | 67-48 |
| 02:35 | UL-Monroe | Edward Shaw grabs the defensive rebound | 67-48 |
| 02:19 | UL-Monroe | Anthony Holmquist misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 67-48 |
| 02:17 | Illinois | Tony Gerwitz pulls down the rebound | 67-48 |
| 01:52 | Illinois | Domingo Trujillo can't connect on a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Anthony Holmquist - foul #2 on Anthony Holmquist, team foul #8 | 67-48 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Grubbs (SF), Kelly Nichols (PF) Edward Hohl, Donald Lyle | |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | | |
| 01:52 | Illinois | Domingo Trujillo makes the 1st free throw | 68-48 |
| 01:52 | Illinois | Domingo Trujillo misses the 2nd free throw | 68-48 |
| 01:52 | UL-Monroe | Richard Harvey grabs the board | 68-48 |
| 01:42 | UL-Monroe | William Baca is hacked by Samuel Hamilton - foul #4 on Samuel Hamilton, team foul #7 | 68-48 |
| Subs | Illinois | Gary Allshouse (SG) Domingo Trujillo | |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | | |
| 01:42 | UL-Monroe | William Baca makes the 1st free throw | 68-49 |
| 01:42 | UL-Monroe | William Baca makes the 2nd free throw | 68-50 |
| 01:21 | Illinois | Gary Allshouse hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 68-50 |
| 01:20 | Illinois | Tony Gerwitz hits the follow up shot | 70-50 |
| 01:04 | UL-Monroe | William Baca misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 70-50 |
| 01:03 | Illinois | Samuel Hamilton grabs the board | 70-50 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UL-Monroe | UL-Monroe is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:40 | Illinois | Bobbie Colby steals the ball from Gary Allshouse | 70-50 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UL-Monroe | UL-Monroe is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:32 | UL-Monroe | Bobbie Colby makes the floater from the free throw line and he's fouled by Samuel Hamilton - foul #5 on Samuel Hamilton, team foul #8 | 70-52 |
| Subs | Illinois | Donald Lyle (C) Samuel Hamilton | |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | | |
| 00:32 | UL-Monroe | Bobbie Colby makes the free throw | 70-53 |
| 00:10 | Illinois | James Grubbs knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Tony Gerwitz and he's hacked by Richard Harvey - foul #3 on Richard Harvey, team foul #9 | 72-53 |
| 00:10 | Illinois | James Grubbs makes the free throw | 73-53 |
| 00:04 | UL-Monroe | Edward Shaw can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 73-53 |
| 00:03 | Illinois | The rebound goes to James Grubbs | 73-53 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Tony Gerwitz runs out the clock | 73-53 |