| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Scott Sargent (fresh) SG - Douglas Evans (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Baltzell (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Lowell Moreland (fresh) 12 pts. C - Greg Mathews (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMBC | PG - Thomas Mayo (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gerald Morrison (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jimmy Tucker (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Elmer Chang (fresh) C - Anthony Curlee (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UMBC | Jimmy Tucker inbounds the ball | 40-23 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UMBC | UMBC is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:39 | UMBC | Thomas Mayo comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 40-23 |
| 19:38 | Illinois | Douglas Evans grabs the defensive rebound | 40-23 |
| 19:33 | Illinois | Robert Baltzell misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 40-23 |
| 19:31 | Illinois | Lowell Moreland tips it but misses | 40-23 |
| 19:29 | UMBC | Thomas Mayo grabs the board | 40-23 |
| 19:10 | UMBC | Elmer Chang misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 40-23 |
| 19:08 | Illinois | Robert Baltzell pulls down the rebound | 40-23 |
| 18:48 | Illinois | Douglas Evans double dribbles | 40-23 |
| 18:34 | UMBC | Lowell Moreland blocks the short jumper by Anthony Curlee | 40-23 |
| 18:33 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Robert Baltzell | 40-23 |
| 18:23 | Illinois | Lowell Moreland hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Scott Sargent | 43-23 |
| 17:59 | UMBC | Scott Sargent steps in front of the Jimmy Tucker pass | 43-23 |
| 17:41 | Illinois | Greg Mathews misses the dunk | 43-23 |
| 17:40 | Illinois | Lowell Moreland tips it back up and in | 45-23 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UMBC | UMBC is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 17:15 | UMBC | Gerald Morrison clanks a 3 from the left corner | 45-23 |
| 17:14 | UMBC | Anthony Curlee tips it in | 45-25 |
| 16:58 | Illinois | Lowell Moreland clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 45-25 |
| 16:57 | UMBC | Elmer Chang pulls down the rebound | 45-25 |
| 16:48 | UMBC | Anthony Curlee misses short on a shot from the right wing | 45-25 |
| 16:47 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Robert Baltzell | 45-25 |
| 16:37 | Illinois | Douglas Evans misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 45-25 |
| 16:35 | Illinois | Greg Mathews tips it back up and in | 47-25 |
| 16:21 | UMBC | Anthony Curlee hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 47-25 |
| 16:19 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Douglas Evans | 47-25 |
| 16:05 | Illinois | Robert Baltzell makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Douglas Evans | 50-25 |
| 15:55 | UMBC | Thomas Mayo misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 50-25 |
| 15:53 | UMBC | Elmer Chang pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-25 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Scott Sargent (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Douglas Evans (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Baltzell (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. PF - Lowell Moreland (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Greg Mathews (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMBC | PG - Thomas Mayo (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gerald Morrison (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jimmy Tucker (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Elmer Chang (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Anthony Curlee (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:46 | UMBC | Anthony Curlee hits a runner from the right block on a great pass from Thomas Mayo | 50-27 |
| 15:29 | Illinois | Douglas Evans drills a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Robert Baltzell | 52-27 |
| 15:16 | UMBC | Douglas Evans steals the ball from Jimmy Tucker | 52-27 |
| 15:12 | Illinois | Douglas Evans hits the finger roll | 54-27 |
| 14:50 | UMBC | Anthony Curlee misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 54-27 |
| 14:49 | UMBC | Elmer Chang tips it but misses | 54-27 |
| 14:47 | Illinois | Greg Mathews grabs the defensive rebound | 54-27 |
| 14:24 | Illinois | Douglas Evans misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on Gerald Morrison - foul #2 on Gerald Morrison, team foul #1 | 54-27 |
| Subs | Illinois | Randolph Shelton (PG), Gregory Davis (SF) Scott Sargent, Robert Baltzell | |
| Subs | UMBC | Robert Spillman (PG), Christopher Estey (SG), Steven Arsenault (SF), Roger Benavides (PF), Michael Thompson (C) Thomas Mayo, Gerald Morrison, Jimmy Tucker, Elmer Chang, Anthony Curlee | |
| 14:24 | Illinois | Douglas Evans misses the 1st free throw | 54-27 |
| 14:24 | Illinois | Douglas Evans misses the 2nd free throw | 54-27 |
| 14:24 | Illinois | Lowell Moreland pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-27 |
| 14:09 | Illinois | Randolph Shelton is fouled on the floor by Steven Arsenault - foul #1 on Steven Arsenault, team foul #2 | 54-27 |
| Subs | Illinois | Douglas McKerlie (SG) Douglas Evans | |
| Subs | UMBC | | |
| 13:51 | Illinois | Greg Mathews misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 54-27 |
| 13:49 | UMBC | The rebound goes to Roger Benavides | 54-27 |
| 13:36 | UMBC | Roger Benavides can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline | 54-27 |
| 13:35 | Illinois | Greg Mathews snags the defensive board | 54-27 |
| 13:31 | Illinois | Randolph Shelton knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Gregory Davis | 57-27 |
| 13:18 | UMBC | Robert Spillman clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 57-27 |
| 13:17 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Gregory Davis | 57-27 |
| 13:12 | Illinois | Christopher Estey takes the ball from Randolph Shelton | 57-27 |
| 12:56 | UMBC | Christopher Estey hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 57-27 |
| 12:55 | Illinois | Randolph Shelton grabs the defensive rebound | 57-27 |
| 12:49 | Illinois | Greg Mathews hits the finger roll set up by Gregory Davis | 59-27 |
| 12:35 | UMBC | Michael Thompson buries a shot from the left block set up by Christopher Estey | 59-29 |
| 12:17 | Illinois | Steven Arsenault takes the ball from Douglas McKerlie | 59-29 |
| 12:05 | UMBC | Roger Benavides makes the floater from the right side set up by Robert Spillman | 59-31 |
| 11:52 | Illinois | Gregory Davis blows the layup | 59-31 |
| 11:50 | UMBC | The rebound goes to Robert Spillman | 59-31 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Randolph Shelton (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Douglas McKerlie (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gregory Davis (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Lowell Moreland (tiring) 17 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Greg Mathews (tiring) 10 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMBC | PG - Robert Spillman (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Christopher Estey (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Arsenault (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Roger Benavides (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Thompson (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 11:46 | UMBC | Robert Spillman throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 59-31 |
| Subs | Illinois | Scott Sargent (PG), Douglas Evans (SG), Robert Baltzell (SF), Vernon Wertz (PF), Joseph Cunniff (C) Randolph Shelton, Douglas McKerlie, Gregory Davis, Lowell Moreland, Greg Mathews | |
| Subs | UMBC | Gerald Morrison (SG), Jimmy Tucker (SF), Anthony Curlee (C) Robert Spillman, Steven Arsenault, Roger Benavides | |
| 11:23 | Illinois | Vernon Wertz misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 59-31 |
| 11:21 | Illinois | Vernon Wertz gets the offensive rebound | 59-31 |
| 11:05 | Illinois | Douglas Evans is fouled on the floor by Michael Thompson - foul #1 on Michael Thompson, team foul #3 | 59-31 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | UMBC | Thomas Mayo (PG), Elmer Chang (PF) Christopher Estey, Michael Thompson | |
| 10:46 | Illinois | Vernon Wertz clanks a 3 from the left corner | 59-31 |
| 10:45 | UMBC | Jimmy Tucker pulls down the rebound | 59-31 |
| 10:37 | UMBC | Vernon Wertz steals it from Thomas Mayo | 59-31 |
| 10:14 | Illinois | Robert Baltzell misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 59-31 |
| 10:13 | UMBC | Thomas Mayo gets the rebound | 59-31 |
| 10:02 | UMBC | Gerald Morrison buries a jump hook from the baseline | 59-33 |
| 09:43 | Illinois | Joseph Cunniff comes up short on the fadeaway from close range | 59-33 |
| 09:42 | UMBC | Elmer Chang snags the defensive board | 59-33 |
| 09:24 | UMBC | Jimmy Tucker is called for a backcourt violation | 59-33 |
| Subs | Illinois | Greg Mathews (C) Joseph Cunniff | |
| Subs | UMBC | Roger Benavides (PF) Elmer Chang | |
| 08:55 | Illinois | Douglas Evans misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 59-33 |
| 08:54 | Illinois | Robert Baltzell tips it back up and in | 61-33 |
| 08:45 | UMBC | Jimmy Tucker can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 61-33 |
| 08:44 | Illinois | Greg Mathews grabs the board | 61-33 |
| 08:25 | Illinois | Douglas Evans makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Greg Mathews | 64-33 |
| 08:13 | UMBC | Roger Benavides is fouled on the floor by Vernon Wertz - foul #1 on Vernon Wertz, team foul #1 | 64-33 |
| Subs | Illinois | Randolph Shelton (PG), Douglas McKerlie (SG), Gregory Davis (SF), Lowell Moreland (PF) Scott Sargent, Douglas Evans, Robert Baltzell, Vernon Wertz | |
| Subs | UMBC | Robert Spillman (PG), Christopher Estey (SG), Steven Arsenault (SF), Michael Thompson (C) Thomas Mayo, Gerald Morrison, Jimmy Tucker, Anthony Curlee | |
| 08:08 | UMBC | Christopher Estey comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 64-33 |
| 08:07 | Illinois | Greg Mathews grabs the board | 64-33 |
| 08:02 | Illinois | Randolph Shelton misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 64-33 |
| 08:00 | UMBC | Roger Benavides grabs the defensive rebound | 64-33 |
| 07:50 | UMBC | Michael Thompson is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Michael Thompson, team foul #4 | 64-33 |
| Subs | Illinois | Joseph Cunniff (C) Greg Mathews | |
| Subs | UMBC | | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Randolph Shelton (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Douglas McKerlie (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gregory Davis (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Lowell Moreland (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Joseph Cunniff (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMBC | PG - Robert Spillman (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Christopher Estey (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Arsenault (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Roger Benavides (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Thompson (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 07:41 | Illinois | Douglas McKerlie's fadeaway is rejected by Michael Thompson | 64-33 |
| 07:40 | Illinois | Joseph Cunniff hits the follow up shot | 66-33 |
| 07:22 | UMBC | Roger Benavides misses short on a turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by Lowell Moreland - foul #2 on Lowell Moreland, team foul #2 | 66-33 |
| Subs | Illinois | Douglas Evans (SG) Douglas McKerlie | |
| Subs | UMBC | | |
| 07:22 | UMBC | Roger Benavides makes the 1st free throw | 66-34 |
| 07:22 | UMBC | Roger Benavides makes the 2nd free throw | 66-35 |
| 07:11 | Illinois | Randolph Shelton knocks in the 3 from the left corner set up by Douglas Evans | 69-35 |
| 06:54 | UMBC | Steven Arsenault blows the layup | 69-35 |
| 06:53 | UMBC | Roger Benavides hits the follow up shot | 69-37 |
| 06:38 | Illinois | Douglas Evans steps out of bounds on the baseline | 69-37 |
| Subs | Illinois | Scott Sargent (PG), Robert Baltzell (SF), Greg Mathews (C) Randolph Shelton, Gregory Davis, Joseph Cunniff | |
| Subs | UMBC | Michael Teague (C) Roger Benavides | |
| 06:19 | UMBC | Robert Baltzell steps in front of the Steven Arsenault pass | 69-37 |
| 05:58 | Illinois | Greg Mathews misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 69-37 |
| 05:56 | UMBC | The rebound goes to Michael Teague | 69-37 |
| 05:43 | UMBC | Christopher Estey connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing and he's fouled by Greg Mathews - foul #1 on Greg Mathews, team foul #3 | 69-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | UMBC | Donald Latta (SF) Steven Arsenault | |
| 05:43 | UMBC | Christopher Estey misses the free throw | 69-39 |
| 05:43 | Illinois | Lowell Moreland grabs the defensive rebound | 69-39 |
| 05:27 | Illinois | Michael Thompson is called for the reach on Lowell Moreland - foul #3 on Michael Thompson, team foul #5 | 69-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | Vernon Wertz (PF) Lowell Moreland | |
| Subs | UMBC | Roger Benavides (PF) Michael Thompson | |
| 05:10 | Illinois | Greg Mathews's floater is tipped away by Donald Latta | 69-39 |
| 05:08 | UMBC | The rebound goes to Donald Latta | 69-39 |
| 04:54 | UMBC | Donald Latta misses the lay-in | 69-39 |
| 04:53 | Illinois | Scott Sargent grabs the board | 69-39 |
| 04:37 | Illinois | Robert Baltzell drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Douglas Evans | 72-39 |
| 04:27 | UMBC | Roger Benavides misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 72-39 |
| 04:25 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Vernon Wertz | 72-39 |
| 04:13 | Illinois | The jump hook by Robert Baltzell is blocked by Roger Benavides | 72-39 |
| 04:11 | UMBC | Michael Teague gets the rebound | 72-39 |
| 03:57 | UMBC | Roger Benavides comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 72-39 |
| 03:56 | Illinois | Scott Sargent grabs the defensive rebound | 72-39 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UMBC | UMBC is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:36 | Illinois | Greg Mathews can't finish the layup | 72-39 |
| 03:34 | UMBC | Michael Teague grabs the defensive rebound | 72-39 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Scott Sargent (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Douglas Evans (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 ast. SF - Robert Baltzell (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 9 reb. PF - Vernon Wertz (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Greg Mathews (tiring) 10 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMBC | PG - Robert Spillman (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Christopher Estey (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Latta (fresh) PF - Roger Benavides (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Teague (fairly fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UMBC | UMBC is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:22 | UMBC | Roger Benavides is fouled on the floor by Vernon Wertz - foul #2 on Vernon Wertz, team foul #4 | 72-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | Randolph Shelton (PG), Douglas McKerlie (SG), Gregory Davis (SF), Lowell Moreland (PF), Joseph Cunniff (C) Scott Sargent, Douglas Evans, Robert Baltzell, Vernon Wertz, Greg Mathews | |
| Subs | UMBC | Steven Arsenault (SF), Michael Thompson (PF) Robert Spillman, Michael Teague | |
| 03:04 | UMBC | Roger Benavides misses long on a jumper from the right block | 72-39 |
| 03:03 | Illinois | Douglas McKerlie gets the rebound | 72-39 |
| 02:47 | Illinois | Randolph Shelton hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Joseph Cunniff | 75-39 |
| 02:32 | UMBC | Roger Benavides misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 75-39 |
| 02:30 | Illinois | Gregory Davis grabs the board | 75-39 |
| 02:10 | Illinois | Randolph Shelton misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 75-39 |
| 02:09 | UMBC | Donald Latta gets the rebound | 75-39 |
| 01:56 | UMBC | Randolph Shelton steals it from Michael Thompson | 75-39 |
| 01:52 | Illinois | Randolph Shelton banks in the layup | 77-39 |
| 01:36 | UMBC | Donald Latta can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 77-39 |
| 01:35 | UMBC | Michael Thompson gets the offensive rebound | 77-39 |
| 01:19 | UMBC | Michael Thompson comes up short on the shot from the left side but he's fouled by Joseph Cunniff - foul #2 on Joseph Cunniff, team foul #5 | 77-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | Scott Sargent (PG), Douglas Evans (SG), Robert Baltzell (SF), Greg Mathews (C) Randolph Shelton, Douglas McKerlie, Gregory Davis, Joseph Cunniff | |
| Subs | UMBC | Robert Spillman (PG) Donald Latta | |
| 01:19 | UMBC | Michael Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 77-40 |
| 01:19 | UMBC | Michael Thompson misses the 2nd free throw | 77-40 |
| 01:19 | Illinois | Robert Baltzell snags the defensive board | 77-40 |
| 00:50 | Illinois | Lowell Moreland hits a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Robert Baltzell | 80-40 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UMBC | UMBC is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:44 | UMBC | Steven Arsenault double dribbles | 80-40 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UMBC | UMBC is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:18 | Illinois | Greg Mathews is hacked by Michael Thompson - foul #4 on Michael Thompson, team foul #6 | 80-40 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Scott Sargent runs out the clock | 80-40 |