| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Richard Battin (fresh) 3 pts. SG - John Bakowski (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Christopher McConkey (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Efren Elliott (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Jay Wilcox (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Monmouth | PG - Bryan Deal (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ronald Maddocks (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Cecil Collins (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - David Cloutier (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Clement Ahlstrom (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Monmouth | Cecil Collins inbounds the ball | 27-29 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Monmouth | Monmouth is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:36 | Monmouth | Clement Ahlstrom's pass is intercepted by Efren Elliott | 27-29 |
| 19:18 | Illinois | Jay Wilcox hits a jumper from close range on a nice dish by John Bakowski | 29-29 |
| 18:55 | Monmouth | David Cloutier makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Bryan Deal and he's hacked by Efren Elliott - foul #2 on Efren Elliott, team foul #1 | 29-31 |
| 18:55 | Monmouth | David Cloutier makes the free throw | 29-32 |
| 18:36 | Illinois | Christopher McConkey hits a floater from the right block set up by Richard Battin and he's hacked by Clement Ahlstrom - foul #1 on Clement Ahlstrom, team foul #1 | 31-32 |
| 18:36 | Illinois | Christopher McConkey makes the free throw | 32-32 |
| 18:17 | Monmouth | Cecil Collins loses the dribble to Richard Battin | 32-32 |
| 18:12 | Illinois | Richard Battin is fouled on the floor by Bryan Deal - foul #1 on Bryan Deal, team foul #2 | 32-32 |
| 17:55 | Illinois | David Cloutier blocks the short jumper by Christopher McConkey | 32-32 |
| 17:53 | Monmouth | Clement Ahlstrom snags the defensive board | 32-32 |
| 17:24 | Monmouth | Ronald Maddocks hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 32-32 |
| 17:23 | Illinois | Jay Wilcox pulls down the rebound | 32-32 |
| 17:19 | Illinois | Richard Battin misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 32-32 |
| 17:18 | Monmouth | Ronald Maddocks gets the rebound | 32-32 |
| 17:06 | Monmouth | Ronald Maddocks misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 32-32 |
| 17:05 | Monmouth | David Cloutier grabs the offensive rebound | 32-32 |
| 16:53 | Monmouth | Ronald Maddocks comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 32-32 |
| 16:52 | Illinois | Efren Elliott snags the defensive board | 32-32 |
| 16:48 | Illinois | Christopher McConkey misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Ronald Maddocks - foul #1 on Ronald Maddocks, team foul #3 | 32-32 |
| Subs | Illinois | Thomas Bussard (PG), David Heuser (SG), James Mejorado (PF) Richard Battin, John Bakowski, Efren Elliott | |
| Subs | Monmouth | Kenny Brogdon (SG), Christopher Evans (SF), James Patterson (C) Ronald Maddocks, Cecil Collins, Clement Ahlstrom | |
| 16:48 | Illinois | Christopher McConkey makes the 1st free throw | 33-32 |
| 16:48 | Illinois | Christopher McConkey makes the 2nd free throw | 34-32 |
| 16:23 | Monmouth | Christopher Evans is hacked by David Heuser - foul #1 on David Heuser, team foul #2 | 34-32 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Cox (SF), Alton Boatwright (PF) Christopher McConkey, Jay Wilcox | |
| Subs | Monmouth | Moses Toney (SG) Bryan Deal | |
| 16:03 | Monmouth | David Cloutier lays it up and in on a great pass from Kenny Brogdon and he's fouled by Alton Boatwright - foul #1 on Alton Boatwright, team foul #3 | 34-34 |
| 16:03 | Monmouth | David Cloutier misses the free throw | 34-34 |
| 16:03 | Illinois | James Mejorado snags the defensive board | 34-34 |
| 15:45 | Illinois | Kenny Brogdon takes the ball from David Heuser | 34-34 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Thomas Bussard (fresh) SG - David Heuser (fresh) 3 stl. SF - James Cox (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Alton Boatwright (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Mejorado (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Monmouth | PG - Kenny Brogdon (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Moses Toney (fresh) SF - Christopher Evans (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Cloutier (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - James Patterson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:25 | Monmouth | James Patterson knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Moses Toney | 34-37 |
| 15:09 | Illinois | James Mejorado throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-37 |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Battin (PG), John Bakowski (SG), Christopher McConkey (SF), Jay Wilcox (C) Thomas Bussard, James Cox, Alton Boatwright, James Mejorado | |
| Subs | Monmouth | Bryan Deal (PG), Ronald Maddocks (SG), Cecil Collins (SF), Lloyd Jones (PF), Clement Ahlstrom (C) Kenny Brogdon, Moses Toney, Christopher Evans, David Cloutier, James Patterson | |
| 14:53 | Monmouth | Lloyd Jones's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-37 |
| Subs | Illinois | Efren Elliott (PF) David Heuser | |
| Subs | Monmouth | | |
| 14:40 | Illinois | Lloyd Jones steals the ball from Efren Elliott | 34-37 |
| 14:24 | Monmouth | Cecil Collins knocks in the jumper near the basket and the foul's on Christopher McConkey - foul #3 on Christopher McConkey, team foul #4 | 34-39 |
| 14:24 | Monmouth | Cecil Collins makes the free throw | 34-40 |
| 14:09 | Illinois | Christopher McConkey can't finish the layup | 34-40 |
| 14:08 | Monmouth | Lloyd Jones snags the defensive board | 34-40 |
| 13:47 | Monmouth | Ronald Maddocks scores on a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Bryan Deal | 34-43 |
| 13:36 | Illinois | Richard Battin knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away | 37-43 |
| 13:15 | Monmouth | Efren Elliott denies the turnaround by Cecil Collins | 37-43 |
| 13:14 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Efren Elliott | 37-43 |
| 13:10 | Illinois | Richard Battin can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 37-43 |
| 13:09 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Jay Wilcox | 37-43 |
| 12:54 | Illinois | Richard Battin clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 37-43 |
| 12:53 | Illinois | Christopher McConkey misses the tip | 37-43 |
| 12:52 | Monmouth | Ronald Maddocks grabs the board | 37-43 |
| 12:39 | Monmouth | Bryan Deal buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Clement Ahlstrom | 37-46 |
| 12:33 | Illinois | Christopher McConkey knocks in the fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from John Bakowski | 39-46 |
| 12:24 | Monmouth | Lloyd Jones makes the jump hook near the basket set up by Clement Ahlstrom | 39-48 |
| 12:18 | Illinois | Richard Battin is hacked by Cecil Collins - foul #3 on Cecil Collins, team foul #4 | 39-48 |
| Subs | Illinois | Thomas Bussard (PG), David Heuser (SG), James Cox (SF), Alton Boatwright (PF), James Mejorado (C) Richard Battin, John Bakowski, Christopher McConkey, Efren Elliott, Jay Wilcox | |
| Subs | Monmouth | Kenny Brogdon (PG), Moses Toney (SG), Christopher Evans (SF), David Cloutier (PF), James Patterson (C) Bryan Deal, Ronald Maddocks, Cecil Collins, Lloyd Jones, Clement Ahlstrom | |
| 12:02 | Illinois | Thomas Bussard throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-48 |
| 11:46 | Monmouth | David Cloutier misses long on a turnaround from close range | 39-48 |
| 11:44 | Monmouth | James Patterson grabs the offensive rebound | 39-48 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Thomas Bussard (fresh) SG - David Heuser (fresh) 3 stl. SF - James Cox (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Alton Boatwright (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Mejorado (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Monmouth | PG - Kenny Brogdon (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Moses Toney (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Christopher Evans (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Cloutier (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - James Patterson (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 11:31 | Monmouth | David Cloutier makes the shot from the left wing | 39-50 |
| 11:19 | Illinois | David Heuser is hacked by Moses Toney - foul #2 on Moses Toney, team foul #5 | 39-50 |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Battin (PG), Jay Wilcox (C) Thomas Bussard, Alton Boatwright | |
| Subs | Monmouth | Bryan Deal (PG), Cecil Collins (SF) Moses Toney, Christopher Evans | |
| 11:02 | Illinois | Richard Battin knocks in the shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from David Heuser and he's hacked by David Cloutier - foul #1 on David Cloutier, team foul #6 | 41-50 |
| 11:02 | Illinois | Richard Battin misses the free throw | 41-50 |
| 11:02 | Monmouth | James Patterson gets the rebound | 41-50 |
| 10:56 | Monmouth | Kenny Brogdon is fouled on the floor by David Heuser - foul #2 on David Heuser, team foul #5 | 41-50 |
| 10:47 | Monmouth | Bryan Deal can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 41-50 |
| 10:46 | Illinois | Jay Wilcox grabs the board | 41-50 |
| 10:39 | Illinois | Richard Battin buries a 3pt shot from the right wing | 44-50 |
| 10:21 | Monmouth | David Cloutier buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Bryan Deal | 44-53 |
| 09:59 | Illinois | Jay Wilcox is called for traveling | 44-53 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Bakowski (SG), Christopher McConkey (SF), Efren Elliott (PF) David Heuser, James Cox, James Mejorado | |
| Subs | Monmouth | Ronald Maddocks (SG), Lloyd Jones (PF), Clement Ahlstrom (C) Kenny Brogdon, David Cloutier, James Patterson | |
| 09:46 | Monmouth | Clement Ahlstrom is fouled on the floor by Jay Wilcox - foul #3 on Jay Wilcox, team foul #6 | 44-53 |
| 09:23 | Monmouth | Lloyd Jones's pass is intercepted by Efren Elliott | 44-53 |
| 09:01 | Illinois | Jay Wilcox knocks in the runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Richard Battin | 46-53 |
| 08:42 | Monmouth | Cecil Collins scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Ronald Maddocks | 46-55 |
| 08:30 | Illinois | John Bakowski clanks a floater from the right wing | 46-55 |
| 08:28 | Monmouth | Clement Ahlstrom grabs the defensive rebound | 46-55 |
| 08:10 | Monmouth | Lloyd Jones hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 46-55 |
| 08:09 | Illinois | Jay Wilcox grabs the defensive rebound | 46-55 |
| 08:03 | Illinois | Lloyd Jones steals it from Christopher McConkey | 46-55 |
| 08:01 | Monmouth | Bryan Deal is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Battin - foul #2 on Richard Battin, team foul #7 | 46-55 |
| Subs | Illinois | Thomas Bussard (PG), David Heuser (PF), James Mejorado (C) Richard Battin, Efren Elliott, Jay Wilcox | |
| Subs | Monmouth | Kenny Brogdon (SG), Christopher Evans (SF), David Cloutier (PF), James Patterson (C) Ronald Maddocks, Cecil Collins, Lloyd Jones, Clement Ahlstrom | |
| 08:01 | Monmouth | Bryan Deal makes the 1st free throw | 46-56 |
| 08:01 | Monmouth | Bryan Deal makes the 2nd free throw | 46-57 |
| 07:46 | Illinois | Bryan Deal steals it from John Bakowski | 46-57 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Thomas Bussard (fresh) SG - John Bakowski (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SF - Christopher McConkey (fresh) 11 pts. 3 pf. PF - David Heuser (fresh) 3 stl. C - James Mejorado (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Monmouth | PG - Bryan Deal (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kenny Brogdon (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Christopher Evans (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Cloutier (fresh) 17 pts. 6 reb. C - James Patterson (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 07:31 | Monmouth | Christopher Evans misses the floater from the right side but he's fouled by Christopher McConkey - foul #4 on Christopher McConkey, team foul #8 | 46-57 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Cox (C) John Bakowski | |
| Subs | Monmouth | Moses Toney (SG) Bryan Deal | |
| 07:31 | Monmouth | Christopher Evans makes the 1st free throw | 46-58 |
| 07:31 | Monmouth | Christopher Evans makes the 2nd free throw | 46-59 |
| 07:18 | Illinois | David Heuser drills a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Christopher McConkey | 48-59 |
| 07:05 | Monmouth | David Heuser is called for the reach on Christopher Evans - foul #3 on David Heuser, team foul #9 | 48-59 |
| Subs | Illinois | Alton Boatwright (PF) Christopher McConkey | |
| Subs | Monmouth | | |
| 07:05 | Monmouth | Christopher Evans makes the 1st free throw | 48-60 |
| 07:05 | Monmouth | Christopher Evans makes the 2nd free throw | 48-61 |
| 06:50 | Illinois | Alton Boatwright misses the easy layup | 48-61 |
| 06:48 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Bussard | 48-61 |
| 06:35 | Illinois | James Mejorado scores on a floater from the right block | 50-61 |
| 06:26 | Monmouth | James Patterson is fouled on the floor by Alton Boatwright - foul #2 on Alton Boatwright, team foul #10 | 50-61 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Bakowski (SG), Efren Elliott (PF), Jay Wilcox (C) James Cox, Alton Boatwright, James Mejorado | |
| Subs | Monmouth | Ronald Maddocks (SG), Cecil Collins (SF) Moses Toney, Christopher Evans | |
| 06:26 | Monmouth | James Patterson makes the 1st free throw | 50-62 |
| 06:26 | Monmouth | James Patterson misses the 2nd free throw | 50-62 |
| 06:26 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Efren Elliott | 50-62 |
| 06:03 | Illinois | John Bakowski's fadeaway is rejected by Cecil Collins | 50-62 |
| 06:01 | Monmouth | Cecil Collins snags the defensive board | 50-62 |
| 05:42 | Monmouth | Cecil Collins makes the jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Ronald Maddocks | 50-64 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Monmouth | Monmouth is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 05:38 | Illinois | David Heuser hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 50-64 |
| 05:37 | Illinois | Efren Elliott tips it home | 52-64 |
| 05:29 | Monmouth | James Patterson misses badly on a runner from the left block | 52-64 |
| 05:27 | Illinois | David Heuser gets the rebound | 52-64 |
| 05:27 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-64 |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Battin (PG), Christopher McConkey (SF) Thomas Bussard, David Heuser | |
| Subs | Monmouth | Bryan Deal (PG), Clement Ahlstrom (C) Kenny Brogdon, James Patterson | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Monmouth | Monmouth is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 05:03 | Illinois | Christopher McConkey clanks a 3 from the right wing | 52-64 |
| 05:02 | Monmouth | The rebound goes to Cecil Collins | 52-64 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Monmouth | Monmouth is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 04:41 | Monmouth | Bryan Deal misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 52-64 |
| 04:39 | Monmouth | Clement Ahlstrom snags the offensive board | 52-64 |
| 04:25 | Monmouth | Cecil Collins hits a shot in the lane set up by Bryan Deal and he's hacked by Richard Battin - foul #3 on Richard Battin, team foul #11 | 52-66 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Monmouth | Lloyd Jones (PF) David Cloutier | |
| 04:25 | Monmouth | Cecil Collins makes the free throw | 52-67 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Monmouth | Monmouth is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 04:12 | Illinois | John Bakowski can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 52-67 |
| 04:10 | Monmouth | The rebound goes to Clement Ahlstrom | 52-67 |
| 03:52 | Monmouth | Ronald Maddocks hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 52-67 |
| 03:51 | Illinois | Efren Elliott snags the defensive board | 52-67 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Monmouth | Monmouth is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:45 | Illinois | John Bakowski is fouled on the floor by Ronald Maddocks - foul #2 on Ronald Maddocks, team foul #7 | 52-67 |
| Subs | Illinois | David Heuser (PF) Efren Elliott | |
| Subs | Monmouth | | |
| 03:45 | Illinois | John Bakowski makes the 1st free throw | 53-67 |
| 03:45 | Illinois | John Bakowski makes the 2nd free throw | 54-67 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Monmouth | Monmouth is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Richard Battin (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - John Bakowski (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SF - Christopher McConkey (fresh) 11 pts. 4 pf. PF - David Heuser (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. C - Jay Wilcox (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Monmouth | PG - Bryan Deal (fresh) 11 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ronald Maddocks (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Cecil Collins (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Lloyd Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Clement Ahlstrom (fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 03:20 | Monmouth | David Heuser steals it from Lloyd Jones | 54-67 |
| 02:52 | Illinois | David Heuser lays it up and in | 56-67 |
| 02:48 | Monmouth | Bryan Deal clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 56-67 |
| 02:46 | Illinois | Christopher McConkey grabs the board | 56-67 |
| 02:36 | Illinois | Christopher McConkey misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 56-67 |
| 02:35 | Illinois | Jay Wilcox tips it back up and in | 58-67 |
| 02:17 | Monmouth | Ronald Maddocks scores on a jumper from the left wing set up by Lloyd Jones and the foul's on Christopher McConkey - foul #5 on Christopher McConkey, team foul #12 | 58-69 |
| Subs | Illinois | Thomas Bussard (PG), James Cox (SF), Alton Boatwright (PF), James Mejorado (C) Richard Battin, John Bakowski, Christopher McConkey, Jay Wilcox | |
| Subs | Monmouth | Kenny Brogdon (PG), Glen Miller (SF), Christopher Evans (PF), James Patterson (C) Bryan Deal, Cecil Collins, Lloyd Jones, Clement Ahlstrom | |
| 02:17 | Monmouth | Ronald Maddocks makes the free throw | 58-70 |
| 02:06 | Illinois | Alton Boatwright misses long on a floater in the paint but the foul's on Christopher Evans - foul #2 on Christopher Evans, team foul #8 | 58-70 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Monmouth | Moses Toney (SG) Ronald Maddocks | |
| 02:06 | Illinois | Alton Boatwright makes the 1st free throw | 59-70 |
| 02:06 | Illinois | Alton Boatwright makes the 2nd free throw | 60-70 |
| 01:43 | Monmouth | Moses Toney connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Kenny Brogdon | 60-72 |
| 01:40 | Illinois | Thomas Bussard's pass is intercepted by Kenny Brogdon in the backcourt | 60-72 |
| 01:23 | Monmouth | James Patterson misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 60-72 |
| 01:22 | Illinois | David Heuser snags the defensive board | 60-72 |
| 01:16 | Illinois | David Heuser comes up short on the floater near the basket | 60-72 |
| 01:15 | Illinois | David Heuser tips it back up and in | 62-72 |
| 00:53 | Monmouth | Moses Toney travels with the ball | 62-72 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Monmouth | Lloyd Jones (PF) Glen Miller | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Monmouth | Monmouth is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:47 | Illinois | David Heuser drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by James Cox | 65-72 |
| 00:47 | Monmouth | Monmouth calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-72 |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Battin (PG), John Bakowski (SG), Efren Elliott (PF), Jay Wilcox (C) Thomas Bussard, James Cox, Alton Boatwright, James Mejorado | |
| Subs | Monmouth | Bryan Deal (PG), Ronald Maddocks (SG), Cecil Collins (SF), David Cloutier (PF), Clement Ahlstrom (C) Kenny Brogdon, Moses Toney, Christopher Evans, Lloyd Jones, James Patterson | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Monmouth | Monmouth is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:46 | Monmouth | Bryan Deal is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Battin - foul #4 on Richard Battin, team foul #13 | 65-72 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Monmouth | Christopher Evans (PF) David Cloutier | |
| 00:46 | Monmouth | Bryan Deal misses the 1st free throw | 65-72 |
| 00:46 | Monmouth | Bryan Deal makes the 2nd free throw | 65-73 |
| 00:40 | Illinois | John Bakowski misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 65-73 |
| 00:38 | Monmouth | Clement Ahlstrom grabs the board | 65-73 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Monmouth | Monmouth is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:36 | Monmouth | Clement Ahlstrom is fouled in the backcourt by John Bakowski - foul #2 on John Bakowski, team foul #14 | 65-73 |
| 00:36 | Monmouth | Clement Ahlstrom misses the 1st free throw | 65-73 |
| 00:36 | Monmouth | Clement Ahlstrom misses the 2nd free throw | 65-73 |
| 00:36 | Illinois | David Heuser grabs the defensive rebound | 65-73 |
| 00:30 | Illinois | John Bakowski knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Richard Battin | 68-73 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Monmouth | Monmouth is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:28 | Monmouth | Bryan Deal is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Battin - foul #5 on Richard Battin, team foul #15 | 68-73 |
| Subs | Illinois | Thomas Bussard (PG) Richard Battin | |
| Subs | Monmouth | | |
| 00:28 | Monmouth | Bryan Deal makes the 1st free throw | 68-74 |
| 00:28 | Monmouth | Bryan Deal makes the 2nd free throw | 68-75 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Monmouth | Monmouth is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:26 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 68-75 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Monmouth | David Cloutier (PF) Christopher Evans | |
| 00:22 | Illinois | Bryan Deal takes the ball from John Bakowski | 68-75 |
| 00:21 | Monmouth | Bryan Deal is hacked by John Bakowski in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Bakowski, team foul #16 | 68-75 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Monmouth | Christopher Evans (PF) David Cloutier | |
| 00:21 | Monmouth | Bryan Deal makes the 1st free throw | 68-76 |
| 00:21 | Monmouth | Bryan Deal makes the 2nd free throw | 68-77 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Monmouth | Monmouth is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:15 | Illinois | Ronald Maddocks steps in front of the John Bakowski pass | 68-77 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Monmouth | Monmouth is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:14 | Monmouth | Thomas Bussard is called for the reach on Christopher Evans in the backcourt - foul #2 on Thomas Bussard, team foul #17 | 68-77 |
| 00:14 | Monmouth | Christopher Evans makes the 1st free throw | 68-78 |
| 00:14 | Monmouth | Christopher Evans makes the 2nd free throw | 68-79 |
| 00:09 | Illinois | Thomas Bussard hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 68-79 |
| 00:08 | Monmouth | Bryan Deal grabs the board | 68-79 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Monmouth | Monmouth is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Monmouth | Bryan Deal runs out the clock | 68-79 |