| Lineup | Monmouth | PG - Mark Campbell (fresh) SG - Nicholas Baumbach (fresh) SF - Carl Williams (fresh) PF - Guy McCubbin (fresh) C - Julian French (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Bill Boatner (fresh) SG - Stephen White (fresh) SF - Pablo Lopez (fresh) PF - Leo Walker (fresh) C - Carl Hickox (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Carl Hickox 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 | Illinois | Bill Boatner hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | Illinois | Pablo Lopez misses the tip | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | Illinois | Stephen White tips it back up and in | 0-2 |
| 19:18 | Monmouth | Carl Williams buries a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Nicholas Baumbach | 3-2 |
| 19:13 | Illinois | Guy McCubbin is called for the reach on Pablo Lopez - foul #1 on Guy McCubbin, team foul #1 | 3-2 |
| 18:58 | Illinois | Carl Hickox misses the lay-in | 3-2 |
| 18:56 | Monmouth | Julian French snags the defensive board | 3-2 |
| 18:47 | Monmouth | Nicholas Baumbach travels with the ball | 3-2 |
| 18:28 | Illinois | Bill Boatner drills a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Carl Hickox | 3-4 |
| 18:17 | Monmouth | Mark Campbell misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 3-4 |
| 18:16 | Monmouth | Julian French gets the offensive rebound | 3-4 |
| 18:03 | Monmouth | Nicholas Baumbach misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 3-4 |
| 18:02 | Monmouth | Guy McCubbin pulls down the offensive rebound | 3-4 |
| 17:44 | Monmouth | Pablo Lopez steals it from Guy McCubbin | 3-4 |
| 17:37 | Illinois | Leo Walker lays it in on a nice dish by Bill Boatner | 3-6 |
| 17:21 | Monmouth | Carl Williams connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Julian French | 6-6 |
| 17:04 | Illinois | Stephen White clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 6-6 |
| 17:02 | Monmouth | Guy McCubbin snags the defensive board | 6-6 |
| 16:54 | Monmouth | Guy McCubbin is hacked by Leo Walker - foul #1 on Leo Walker, team foul #1 | 6-6 |
| Subs | Monmouth | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Randall Turner (PG), Willie Beasley (SG), Gene Knox (SF), Charles Baker (PF), John Scholz (C) Bill Boatner, Stephen White, Pablo Lopez, Leo Walker, Carl Hickox | |
| 16:33 | Monmouth | Mark Campbell connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Carl Williams | 9-6 |
| 16:12 | Illinois | Julian French is called for the reach on Randall Turner - foul #1 on Julian French, team foul #2 | 9-6 |
| Subs | Monmouth | Walter Whaley (PF) Guy McCubbin | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 15:55 | Illinois | John Scholz misses long on a floater from the baseline | 9-6 |
| 15:54 | Monmouth | Walter Whaley grabs the defensive rebound | 9-6 |
| Lineup | Monmouth | PG - Mark Campbell (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Nicholas Baumbach (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Carl Williams (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Walter Whaley (fresh) C - Julian French (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Randall Turner (fresh) SG - Willie Beasley (fresh) SF - Gene Knox (fresh) PF - Charles Baker (fresh) C - John Scholz (fresh) | |
| 15:44 | Monmouth | Carl Williams misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 9-6 |
| 15:43 | Monmouth | Walter Whaley tips it home | 11-6 |
| 15:32 | Illinois | Charles Baker misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Walter Whaley - foul #1 on Walter Whaley, team foul #3 | 11-6 |
| Subs | Monmouth | Donald Mercer (SG), Raymond Burks (SF), Henry Skillman (C) Nicholas Baumbach, Carl Williams, Julian French | |
| Subs | Illinois | Bill Boatner (PG), Stephen White (SG), Leo Walker (PF), Carl Hickox (C) Randall Turner, Willie Beasley, Gene Knox, John Scholz | |
| 15:32 | Illinois | Charles Baker makes the 1st free throw | 11-7 |
| 15:32 | Illinois | Charles Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 11-8 |
| 15:23 | Monmouth | Mark Campbell drills a 3 from straight away set up by Donald Mercer | 14-8 |
| 15:06 | Illinois | Leo Walker loses the dribble to Walter Whaley | 14-8 |
| 14:40 | Monmouth | Mark Campbell knocks in the driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Donald Mercer | 16-8 |
| 14:20 | Illinois | Stephen White is whistled for a carry | 16-8 |
| Subs | Monmouth | Jerry Williams (PG), Nicholas Baumbach (SG), Carl Williams (SF), Guy McCubbin (PF) Mark Campbell, Donald Mercer, Raymond Burks, Walter Whaley | |
| Subs | Illinois | Pablo Lopez (SF) Charles Baker | |
| 14:07 | Monmouth | Jerry Williams is hacked by Bill Boatner - foul #1 on Bill Boatner, team foul #2 | 16-8 |
| Subs | Monmouth | Julian French (C) Henry Skillman | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 13:59 | Monmouth | Guy McCubbin hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block | 16-8 |
| 13:57 | Illinois | Carl Hickox snags the defensive board | 16-8 |
| 13:53 | Illinois | Bill Boatner blows the layup but he's hacked by Guy McCubbin - foul #2 on Guy McCubbin, team foul #4 | 16-8 |
| Subs | Monmouth | Walter Whaley (PF) Guy McCubbin | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 13:53 | Illinois | Bill Boatner makes the 1st free throw | 16-9 |
| 13:53 | Illinois | Bill Boatner makes the 2nd free throw | 16-10 |
| 13:33 | Monmouth | Leo Walker steals the ball from Jerry Williams | 16-10 |
| 13:16 | Illinois | Pablo Lopez is hacked by Nicholas Baumbach - foul #1 on Nicholas Baumbach, team foul #5 | 16-10 |
| Subs | Monmouth | Mark Campbell (PG) Jerry Williams | |
| Subs | Illinois | Randall Turner (PG), Charles Baker (PF), John Scholz (C) Bill Boatner, Leo Walker, Carl Hickox | |
| 12:59 | Illinois | John Scholz buries a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Charles Baker | 16-12 |
| 12:37 | Monmouth | Walter Whaley knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Carl Williams | 19-12 |
| 12:13 | Illinois | Charles Baker hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 19-12 |
| 12:12 | Monmouth | Julian French gets the rebound | 19-12 |
| 11:51 | Monmouth | Nicholas Baumbach misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 19-12 |
| 11:50 | Illinois | Charles Baker snags the defensive board | 19-12 |
| Lineup | Monmouth | PG - Mark Campbell (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Nicholas Baumbach (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Carl Williams (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Walter Whaley (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Julian French (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Randall Turner (fresh) SG - Stephen White (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Pablo Lopez (fresh) PF - Charles Baker (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Scholz (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:46 | Illinois | Stephen White drills a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Randall Turner | 19-14 |
| 11:31 | Monmouth | Nicholas Baumbach's pass is intercepted by Charles Baker | 19-14 |
| 11:15 | Illinois | Charles Baker blows the layup but he's hacked by Nicholas Baumbach - foul #2 on Nicholas Baumbach, team foul #6 | 19-14 |
| Subs | Monmouth | Donald Mercer (SG), Raymond Burks (SF), Henry Skillman (C) Nicholas Baumbach, Carl Williams, Julian French | |
| Subs | Illinois | Bill Boatner (PG), Leo Walker (PF), Carl Hickox (C) Stephen White, Pablo Lopez, John Scholz | |
| 11:15 | Illinois | Charles Baker makes the 1st free throw | 19-15 |
| 11:15 | Illinois | Charles Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 19-16 |
| 10:54 | Monmouth | Henry Skillman's pass is intercepted by Bill Boatner | 19-16 |
| 10:51 | Illinois | Charles Baker lays it in on a nice dish by Bill Boatner | 19-18 |
| 10:31 | Monmouth | Raymond Burks comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 19-18 |
| 10:30 | Illinois | Carl Hickox grabs the defensive rebound | 19-18 |
| 10:24 | Illinois | Randall Turner makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Bill Boatner | 19-21 |
| 10:03 | Monmouth | Raymond Burks hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Mark Campbell | 22-21 |
| 09:57 | Illinois | Bill Boatner misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 22-21 |
| 09:55 | Monmouth | Henry Skillman pulls down the rebound | 22-21 |
| 09:46 | Monmouth | Mark Campbell comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 22-21 |
| 09:45 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Charles Baker | 22-21 |
| 09:37 | Illinois | Bill Boatner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 22-21 |
| Subs | Monmouth | Jerry Williams (PG), Carl Williams (SF) Mark Campbell, Walter Whaley | |
| Subs | Illinois | Willie Beasley (SG), Pablo Lopez (SF) Randall Turner, Charles Baker | |
| 09:19 | Monmouth | Raymond Burks makes the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Carl Williams | 25-21 |
| 09:04 | Illinois | Willie Beasley misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 25-21 |
| 09:03 | Illinois | Pablo Lopez misses the tip | 25-21 |
| 09:01 | Monmouth | The rebound goes to Donald Mercer | 25-21 |
| 08:38 | Monmouth | Raymond Burks throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-21 |
| Subs | Monmouth | Walter Whaley (SG), Julian French (C) Raymond Burks, Donald Mercer | |
| Subs | Illinois | Stephen White (SG), John Scholz (PF), Gene Knox (C) Bill Boatner, Leo Walker, Carl Hickox | |
| 08:23 | Illinois | John Scholz loses the ball out of bounds | 25-21 |
| Subs | Monmouth | Mark Campbell (PG) Jerry Williams | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 07:58 | Monmouth | Julian French lays it in on a great pass from Mark Campbell | 27-21 |
| 07:45 | Illinois | Pablo Lopez is fouled on the floor by Walter Whaley - foul #2 on Walter Whaley, team foul #7 | 27-21 |
| Subs | Monmouth | Donald Mercer (SG) Walter Whaley | |
| Subs | Illinois | Randall Turner (PG) Willie Beasley | |
| 07:45 | Illinois | Pablo Lopez makes the 1st free throw | 27-22 |
| 07:45 | Illinois | Pablo Lopez makes the 2nd free throw | 27-23 |
| Lineup | Monmouth | PG - Mark Campbell (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Mercer (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Carl Williams (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Henry Skillman (fairly fresh) C - Julian French (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Randall Turner (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen White (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Pablo Lopez (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Scholz (fresh) 2 pts. C - Gene Knox (fresh) | |
| 07:23 | Monmouth | Julian French makes the jumper from the left side set up by Mark Campbell | 29-23 |
| 07:06 | Illinois | Henry Skillman is called for the reach on Stephen White - foul #1 on Henry Skillman, team foul #8 | 29-23 |
| Subs | Monmouth | Raymond Burks (SG) Henry Skillman | |
| Subs | Illinois | Bill Boatner (PG), Charles Baker (SF), Leo Walker (PF), Carl Hickox (C) Randall Turner, Pablo Lopez, John Scholz, Gene Knox | |
| 07:06 | Illinois | Stephen White misses the 1st free throw | 29-23 |
| 07:06 | Monmouth | Julian French pulls down the rebound | 29-23 |
| 06:52 | Monmouth | Carl Hickox steals the ball from Raymond Burks | 29-23 |
| 06:34 | Illinois | Bill Boatner clanks a 3 from the right wing | 29-23 |
| 06:33 | Illinois | Stephen White grabs the offensive board | 29-23 |
| 06:20 | Illinois | Donald Mercer steals the ball from Stephen White | 29-23 |
| 06:00 | Monmouth | Mark Campbell misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 29-23 |
| 05:59 | Illinois | Stephen White gets the rebound | 29-23 |
| 05:55 | Illinois | Bill Boatner hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Donald Mercer - foul #1 on Donald Mercer, team foul #9 | 29-23 |
| Subs | Monmouth | Jerry Williams (PG), Henry Skillman (PF) Mark Campbell, Donald Mercer | |
| Subs | Illinois | Randall Turner (SG), Gene Knox (SF) Stephen White, Charles Baker | |
| 05:55 | Illinois | Bill Boatner makes the 1st free throw | 29-24 |
| 05:55 | Illinois | Bill Boatner makes the 2nd free throw | 29-25 |
| 05:37 | Monmouth | Julian French misses badly on a shot from the left block but the foul's on Leo Walker - foul #2 on Leo Walker, team foul #3 | 29-25 |
| Subs | Monmouth | | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Scholz (PF) Leo Walker | |
| 05:37 | Monmouth | Julian French makes the 1st free throw | 30-25 |
| 05:37 | Monmouth | Julian French misses the 2nd free throw | 30-25 |
| 05:37 | Illinois | The rebound goes to John Scholz | 30-25 |
| 05:16 | Illinois | Randall Turner is hacked by Raymond Burks - foul #1 on Raymond Burks, team foul #10 | 30-25 |
| Subs | Monmouth | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Pablo Lopez (SF) Carl Hickox | |
| 05:16 | Illinois | Randall Turner makes the 1st free throw | 30-26 |
| 05:16 | Illinois | Randall Turner misses the 2nd free throw | 30-26 |
| 05:16 | Monmouth | Julian French grabs the defensive rebound | 30-26 |
| 05:02 | Monmouth | Julian French hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Jerry Williams | 32-26 |
| 04:38 | Illinois | John Scholz buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Bill Boatner | 32-28 |
| 04:31 | Monmouth | Gene Knox picks off the pass by Carl Williams | 32-28 |
| 04:06 | Illinois | Pablo Lopez misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 32-28 |
| 04:04 | Monmouth | Julian French snags the defensive board | 32-28 |
| 03:59 | Monmouth | Pablo Lopez takes the ball from Raymond Burks | 32-28 |
| 03:54 | Illinois | Henry Skillman steals the ball from Randall Turner | 32-28 |
| 03:39 | Monmouth | Julian French misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline | 32-28 |
| 03:38 | Illinois | Pablo Lopez grabs the defensive rebound | 32-28 |
| Lineup | Monmouth | PG - Jerry Williams (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Raymond Burks (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Carl Williams (tiring) 6 pts. PF - Henry Skillman (fairly fresh) C - Julian French (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Bill Boatner (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Randall Turner (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Pablo Lopez (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - John Scholz (fresh) 4 pts. C - Gene Knox (fairly fresh) | |
| 03:34 | Illinois | Bill Boatner scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Randall Turner | 32-31 |
| 03:27 | Monmouth | Julian French can't finish the layup | 32-31 |
| 03:26 | Illinois | The rebound goes to John Scholz | 32-31 |
| 03:18 | Illinois | Pablo Lopez is hacked by Carl Williams - foul #1 on Carl Williams, team foul #11 | 32-31 |
| Subs | Monmouth | Mark Campbell (PG), Nicholas Baumbach (SG), Walter Whaley (SF), Guy McCubbin (PF), Donald Mercer (C) Jerry Williams, Raymond Burks, Carl Williams, Henry Skillman, Julian French | |
| Subs | Illinois | Willie Beasley (PG), Stephen White (SG), Leo Walker (PF), Carl Hickox (C) Bill Boatner, Randall Turner, John Scholz, Gene Knox | |
| 03:18 | Illinois | Pablo Lopez misses the 1st free throw | 32-31 |
| 03:18 | Illinois | Pablo Lopez makes the 2nd free throw | 32-32 |
| 03:06 | Monmouth | Donald Mercer scores on a driving attempt from the baseline set up by Mark Campbell | 34-32 |
| 02:51 | Illinois | Leo Walker hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane but the foul's on Guy McCubbin - foul #3 on Guy McCubbin, team foul #12 | 34-32 |
| Subs | Monmouth | Julian French (C) Guy McCubbin | |
| Subs | Illinois | Charles Baker (SF) Pablo Lopez | |
| 02:51 | Illinois | Leo Walker makes the 1st free throw | 34-33 |
| 02:51 | Illinois | Leo Walker misses the 2nd free throw | 34-33 |
| 02:51 | Illinois | Charles Baker pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-33 |
| 02:37 | Illinois | Carl Hickox is whistled for a carry | 34-33 |
| 02:22 | Monmouth | Walter Whaley misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 34-33 |
| 02:21 | Illinois | Leo Walker gets the rebound | 34-33 |
| 02:03 | Illinois | Leo Walker misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 34-33 |
| 02:02 | Illinois | Carl Hickox grabs the offensive board | 34-33 |
| 01:50 | Illinois | Charles Baker comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 34-33 |
| 01:48 | Illinois | Charles Baker pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-33 |
| 01:31 | Illinois | Carl Hickox hits the finger roll set up by Willie Beasley and he's fouled by Julian French - foul #2 on Julian French, team foul #13 | 34-35 |
| Subs | Monmouth | Henry Skillman (C) Julian French | |
| Subs | Illinois | Randall Turner (PG) Willie Beasley | |
| 01:31 | Illinois | Carl Hickox makes the free throw | 34-36 |
| 01:20 | Monmouth | Nicholas Baumbach loses the ball out of bounds | 34-36 |
| Subs | Monmouth | Carl Williams (SF) Donald Mercer | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 01:01 | Illinois | Stephen White connects on the 3 from the left corner | 34-39 |
| 00:39 | Monmouth | The short jumper by Henry Skillman is denied by Charles Baker | 34-39 |
| 00:38 | Illinois | Charles Baker grabs the board | 34-39 |
| 00:33 | Illinois | Nicholas Baumbach is called for the reach on Stephen White - foul #3 on Nicholas Baumbach, team foul #14 | 34-39 |
| Subs | Monmouth | Raymond Burks (SG) Nicholas Baumbach | |
| Subs | Illinois | Bill Boatner (PG), Pablo Lopez (SF), John Scholz (PF), Gene Knox (C) Randall Turner, Charles Baker, Leo Walker, Carl Hickox | |
| 00:33 | Illinois | Stephen White makes the 1st free throw | 34-40 |
| 00:33 | Illinois | Stephen White misses the 2nd free throw | 34-40 |
| 00:33 | Monmouth | The rebound goes to Henry Skillman | 34-40 |
| 00:15 | Monmouth | Raymond Burks clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 34-40 |
| 00:13 | Monmouth | Henry Skillman can't tip it in | 34-40 |
| 00:12 | Illinois | John Scholz snags the defensive board | 34-40 |
| 00:08 | Illinois | Bill Boatner misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 34-40 |
| 00:07 | Monmouth | The rebound goes to Mark Campbell | 34-40 |
| 00:03 | Monmouth | Walter Whaley misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 34-40 |
| 00:01 | Illinois | Pablo Lopez pulls down the rebound | 34-40 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Pablo Lopez misses long on a fullcourt shot | 34-40 |