| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Nicholas Drouin (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gary Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andre Esposito (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Richard Grant (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Marty McClenic (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UMBC | PG - Howard Harrington (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Travis Brooks (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Alexander Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mark Marchetti (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Lawrence Marroquin (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Andre Esposito inbounds the ball | 38-29 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 19:53 | Illinois | Richard Grant connects on the 3 from straight away | 41-29 |
| 19:37 | UMBC | Howard Harrington scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Alexander Anderson | 41-32 |
| 19:19 | Illinois | Howard Harrington steals it from Gary Thomas | 41-32 |
| 19:15 | UMBC | Howard Harrington lays it in | 41-34 |
| 18:50 | Illinois | Nicholas Drouin scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Marty McClenic | 44-34 |
| 18:26 | UMBC | Travis Brooks throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-34 |
| 18:09 | Illinois | Nicholas Drouin can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 44-34 |
| 18:08 | UMBC | The rebound goes to Mark Marchetti | 44-34 |
| 17:53 | UMBC | Lawrence Marroquin buries a floater from the right wing | 44-36 |
| 17:42 | Illinois | Nicholas Drouin misses long on a runner near the basket | 44-36 |
| 17:40 | UMBC | The rebound goes to Mark Marchetti | 44-36 |
| 17:26 | UMBC | Marty McClenic swats the layup by Mark Marchetti | 44-36 |
| 17:24 | Illinois | Marty McClenic grabs the board | 44-36 |
| 17:14 | Illinois | Richard Grant blows the layup | 44-36 |
| 17:13 | UMBC | Howard Harrington pulls down the rebound | 44-36 |
| 16:59 | UMBC | Travis Brooks buries a jumper from the left wing | 44-38 |
| 16:40 | Illinois | Gary Thomas can't connect on a shot in the lane | 44-38 |
| 16:39 | UMBC | Lawrence Marroquin grabs the board | 44-38 |
| 16:27 | UMBC | Howard Harrington hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-38 |
| 16:26 | UMBC | Alexander Anderson grabs the offensive board | 44-38 |
| 16:12 | UMBC | Howard Harrington misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 44-38 |
| 16:10 | UMBC | Mark Marchetti misses the tip | 44-38 |
| 16:08 | Illinois | Andre Esposito grabs the board | 44-38 |
| 15:47 | Illinois | Richard Grant misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 44-38 |
| 15:46 | UMBC | Lawrence Marroquin snags the defensive board | 44-38 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Nicholas Drouin (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gary Thomas (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andre Esposito (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Grant (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Marty McClenic (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | UMBC | PG - Howard Harrington (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SG - Travis Brooks (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SF - Alexander Anderson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mark Marchetti (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Lawrence Marroquin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:29 | UMBC | Howard Harrington hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 44-38 |
| 15:27 | UMBC | The offensive rebound goes to Mark Marchetti | 44-38 |
| 15:05 | UMBC | Gary Thomas is called for the reach on Travis Brooks - foul #2 on Gary Thomas, team foul #1 | 44-38 |
| Subs | Illinois | Joey Troiano (PG), Barry Hoffman (SG), Thomas Collins (SF), William Martini (C) Nicholas Drouin, Gary Thomas, Andre Esposito, Marty McClenic | |
| Subs | UMBC | Henry Waddell (PG), Wayne Baker (SG), David Alexander (SF), Willie Liberatore (PF), Gary Jones (C) Howard Harrington, Travis Brooks, Alexander Anderson, Mark Marchetti, Lawrence Marroquin | |
| 14:48 | UMBC | Henry Waddell is hacked by Joey Troiano - foul #1 on Joey Troiano, team foul #2 | 44-38 |
| 14:33 | UMBC | Willie Liberatore drills a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Henry Waddell | 44-40 |
| 14:16 | Illinois | Gary Jones is called for the reach on William Martini - foul #1 on Gary Jones, team foul #1 | 44-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | Andre Esposito (SF) Richard Grant | |
| Subs | UMBC | | |
| 13:57 | Illinois | Andre Esposito banks in the layup | 46-40 |
| 13:42 | UMBC | Thomas Collins steps in front of the David Alexander pass | 46-40 |
| 13:18 | Illinois | William Martini misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 46-40 |
| 13:16 | Illinois | Joey Troiano tips it but misses | 46-40 |
| 13:15 | UMBC | Willie Liberatore snags the defensive board | 46-40 |
| 13:10 | UMBC | Wayne Baker misses badly on a runner from close range | 46-40 |
| 13:08 | Illinois | Thomas Collins grabs the defensive rebound | 46-40 |
| 13:04 | Illinois | Joey Troiano is called for traveling in the backcourt | 46-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | Nicholas Drouin (PG), Gary Thomas (SG) Joey Troiano, Andre Esposito | |
| Subs | UMBC | Travis Brooks (SG), Alexander Anderson (SF) Wayne Baker, Gary Jones | |
| 12:52 | UMBC | David Alexander banks in the layup on a great pass from Henry Waddell and he's fouled by Barry Hoffman - foul #2 on Barry Hoffman, team foul #3 | 46-42 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | UMBC | Howard Harrington (PG), Lawrence Marroquin (C) Henry Waddell, Willie Liberatore | |
| 12:52 | UMBC | David Alexander makes the free throw | 46-43 |
| 12:33 | Illinois | Gary Thomas misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 46-43 |
| 12:32 | Illinois | William Martini misses the tip | 46-43 |
| 12:31 | UMBC | David Alexander grabs the defensive rebound | 46-43 |
| 12:11 | UMBC | Thomas Collins steals it from David Alexander | 46-43 |
| 12:02 | Illinois | Gary Thomas can't connect on a turnaround from the left block | 46-43 |
| 12:00 | UMBC | David Alexander snags the defensive board | 46-43 |
| 11:39 | UMBC | Travis Brooks comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 46-43 |
| 11:38 | Illinois | Nicholas Drouin gets the rebound | 46-43 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Nicholas Drouin (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gary Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Barry Hoffman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Collins (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - William Martini (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMBC | PG - Howard Harrington (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Travis Brooks (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Alexander Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Alexander (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Lawrence Marroquin (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:21 | Illinois | Barry Hoffman drills a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Gary Thomas | 48-43 |
| 11:00 | UMBC | Travis Brooks can't connect on a shot from the left side | 48-43 |
| 10:58 | UMBC | Lawrence Marroquin can't tip it in | 48-43 |
| 10:57 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Thomas Collins | 48-43 |
| 10:39 | Illinois | Thomas Collins misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 48-43 |
| 10:37 | Illinois | Nicholas Drouin hits the follow up shot | 50-43 |
| 10:26 | UMBC | Lawrence Marroquin clanks a jump hook from close range | 50-43 |
| 10:25 | UMBC | The offensive rebound goes to Lawrence Marroquin | 50-43 |
| 10:12 | UMBC | Lawrence Marroquin comes up short on the shot from the left side | 50-43 |
| 10:11 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Nicholas Drouin | 50-43 |
| 09:57 | Illinois | Barry Hoffman clanks a 3 from the left wing | 50-43 |
| 09:56 | UMBC | David Alexander grabs the defensive rebound | 50-43 |
| 09:40 | UMBC | Howard Harrington knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Travis Brooks | 50-46 |
| 09:24 | Illinois | Barry Hoffman connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 53-46 |
| 09:06 | UMBC | Travis Brooks comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 53-46 |
| 09:04 | Illinois | Thomas Collins pulls down the rebound | 53-46 |
| 08:58 | Illinois | Barry Hoffman misses long on a jumper near the basket but the foul's on David Alexander - foul #2 on David Alexander, team foul #2 | 53-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | Joey Troiano (PG), Andre Esposito (SF), Richard Grant (PF), Marty McClenic (C) Nicholas Drouin, Gary Thomas, Thomas Collins, William Martini | |
| Subs | UMBC | Henry Waddell (PG), Wayne Baker (SG), Joseph Jackson (SF), Mark Marchetti (PF), Willie Liberatore (C) Howard Harrington, Travis Brooks, Alexander Anderson, David Alexander, Lawrence Marroquin | |
| 08:58 | Illinois | Barry Hoffman misses the 1st free throw | 53-46 |
| 08:58 | Illinois | Barry Hoffman makes the 2nd free throw | 54-46 |
| 08:39 | UMBC | Willie Liberatore double dribbles | 54-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | Gary Thomas (SG) Barry Hoffman | |
| Subs | UMBC | | |
| 08:20 | Illinois | Richard Grant throws it down set up by Gary Thomas and he's hacked by Wayne Baker - foul #2 on Wayne Baker, team foul #3 | 56-46 |
| 08:20 | Illinois | Richard Grant makes the free throw | 57-46 |
| 07:57 | UMBC | Mark Marchetti hits the finger roll | 57-48 |
| 07:31 | Illinois | Richard Grant is fouled on the floor by Joseph Jackson - foul #1 on Joseph Jackson, team foul #4 | 57-48 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | UMBC | Alexander Anderson (SF) Joseph Jackson | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Joey Troiano (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SG - Gary Thomas (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Andre Esposito (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Grant (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. C - Marty McClenic (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | UMBC | PG - Henry Waddell (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Wayne Baker (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Alexander Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mark Marchetti (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Willie Liberatore (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:15 | Illinois | Richard Grant blows the layup | 57-48 |
| 07:13 | Illinois | Andre Esposito gets the offensive rebound | 57-48 |
| 06:57 | Illinois | Richard Grant comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 57-48 |
| 06:55 | UMBC | The rebound goes to Alexander Anderson | 57-48 |
| 06:33 | UMBC | Willie Liberatore misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Marty McClenic - foul #2 on Marty McClenic, team foul #4 | 57-48 |
| Subs | Illinois | Nicholas Drouin (PG), Thomas Collins (SG) Joey Troiano, Gary Thomas | |
| Subs | UMBC | Howard Harrington (PG), Travis Brooks (SG) Henry Waddell, Wayne Baker | |
| 06:33 | UMBC | Willie Liberatore misses the 1st free throw | 57-48 |
| 06:33 | UMBC | Willie Liberatore misses the 2nd free throw | 57-48 |
| 06:33 | Illinois | Thomas Collins gets the rebound | 57-48 |
| 06:16 | Illinois | Thomas Collins is called for traveling | 57-48 |
| Subs | Illinois | Gary Thomas (SG) Marty McClenic | |
| Subs | UMBC | David Alexander (PF), Lawrence Marroquin (C) Mark Marchetti, Willie Liberatore | |
| 05:52 | UMBC | Alexander Anderson makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Howard Harrington | 57-51 |
| 05:50 | Illinois | Howard Harrington steps in front of the Nicholas Drouin pass in the backcourt | 57-51 |
| 05:47 | UMBC | Travis Brooks lays it up and in on a great pass from Howard Harrington | 57-53 |
| 05:33 | Illinois | Nicholas Drouin makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 60-53 |
| 05:14 | UMBC | Andre Esposito steals the ball from Lawrence Marroquin | 60-53 |
| 04:51 | Illinois | Richard Grant knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 63-53 |
| 04:31 | UMBC | Lawrence Marroquin misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Thomas Collins - foul #1 on Thomas Collins, team foul #5 | 63-53 |
| Subs | Illinois | Barry Hoffman (SG), Marty McClenic (C) Gary Thomas, Thomas Collins | |
| Subs | UMBC | Henry Waddell (PG), Wayne Baker (SF), Mark Marchetti (PF) Howard Harrington, Alexander Anderson, David Alexander | |
| 04:31 | UMBC | Lawrence Marroquin misses the 1st free throw | 63-53 |
| 04:31 | UMBC | Lawrence Marroquin makes the 2nd free throw | 63-54 |
| 04:12 | Illinois | Nicholas Drouin scores on a jump hook in the paint | 65-54 |
| 03:58 | UMBC | Lawrence Marroquin is hacked by Marty McClenic - foul #3 on Marty McClenic, team foul #6 | 65-54 |
| Subs | Illinois | Joey Troiano (PG) Nicholas Drouin | |
| Subs | UMBC | Willie Liberatore (C) Lawrence Marroquin | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UMBC | UMBC is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 03:51 | UMBC | Henry Waddell drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Wayne Baker and he's hacked by Joey Troiano - foul #2 on Joey Troiano, team foul #7 | 65-56 |
| Subs | Illinois | William Martini (PF) Richard Grant | |
| Subs | UMBC | | |
| 03:51 | UMBC | Henry Waddell makes the free throw | 65-57 |
| 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) | |
| 03:29 | Illinois | Joey Troiano comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 65-57 |
| 03:28 | UMBC | Willie Liberatore snags the defensive board | 65-57 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Joey Troiano (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SG - Barry Hoffman (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. SF - Andre Esposito (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - William Martini (fresh) 4 reb. C - Marty McClenic (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UMBC | PG - Henry Waddell (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Travis Brooks (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Wayne Baker (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Mark Marchetti (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Willie Liberatore (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:19 | UMBC | Willie Liberatore connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Travis Brooks | 65-60 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UMBC | UMBC is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 02:58 | Illinois | Marty McClenic can't connect on a jump hook from the left block | 65-60 |
| 02:56 | UMBC | Travis Brooks grabs the defensive rebound | 65-60 |
| 02:56 | UMBC | UMBC calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-60 |
| Subs | Illinois | Nicholas Drouin (PG), Gary Thomas (SG), Thomas Collins (SF) Joey Troiano, Barry Hoffman, Andre Esposito | |
| Subs | UMBC | Howard Harrington (PG), Alexander Anderson (SF), Lawrence Marroquin (C) Henry Waddell, Wayne Baker, Willie Liberatore | |
| 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 (0) | |
| 02:44 | UMBC | Mark Marchetti misses long on a floater from the left block but he's hacked by William Martini - foul #2 on William Martini, team foul #8 | 65-60 |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Grant (PF) William Martini | |
| Subs | UMBC | | |
| 02:44 | UMBC | Mark Marchetti misses the 1st free throw | 65-60 |
| 02:44 | UMBC | Mark Marchetti makes the 2nd free throw | 65-61 |
| 02:21 | Illinois | Richard Grant can't connect on a runner from close range | 65-61 |
| 02:20 | UMBC | Lawrence Marroquin grabs the board | 65-61 |
| 01:54 | UMBC | Travis Brooks is fouled on the floor by Gary Thomas - foul #3 on Gary Thomas, team foul #9 | 65-61 |
| Subs | Illinois | Andre Esposito (SF) Thomas Collins | |
| Subs | UMBC | | |
| 01:54 | UMBC | Travis Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 65-62 |
| 01:54 | UMBC | Travis Brooks makes the 2nd free throw | 65-63 |
| 01:52 | Illinois | Nicholas Drouin is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #1 on Nicholas Drouin, team foul #10 | 65-63 |
| 01:29 | UMBC | Mark Marchetti is hacked by Richard Grant - foul #1 on Richard Grant, team foul #11 | 65-63 |
| 01:29 | UMBC | Mark Marchetti makes the 1st free throw | 65-64 |
| 01:29 | UMBC | Mark Marchetti makes the 2nd free throw | 65-65 |
| 01:10 | Illinois | Richard Grant lays it in on a great pass from Andre Esposito | 67-65 |
| 00:59 | UMBC | Gary Thomas is called for the reach on Travis Brooks - foul #4 on Gary Thomas, team foul #12 | 67-65 |
| 00:59 | UMBC | Travis Brooks misses the 1st free throw | 67-65 |
| 00:59 | UMBC | Travis Brooks makes the 2nd free throw | 67-66 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UMBC | UMBC is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:34 | Illinois | Marty McClenic can't finish the layup | 67-66 |
| 00:32 | UMBC | The rebound goes to Lawrence Marroquin | 67-66 |
| 00:27 | UMBC | Howard Harrington clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 67-66 |
| 00:26 | Illinois | Richard Grant pulls down the rebound | 67-66 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UMBC | UMBC is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:24 | Illinois | Howard Harrington is called for the reach on Richard Grant in the backcourt - foul #2 on Howard Harrington, team foul #5 | 67-66 |
| 00:23 | Illinois | Alexander Anderson is called for the reach on Gary Thomas - foul #2 on Alexander Anderson, team foul #6 | 67-66 |
| 00:21 | Illinois | Alexander Anderson is called for the reach on Andre Esposito - foul #3 on Alexander Anderson, team foul #7 | 67-66 |
| 00:21 | Illinois | Andre Esposito makes the 1st free throw | 68-66 |
| 00:21 | Illinois | Andre Esposito makes the 2nd free throw | 69-66 |
| 00:12 | UMBC | Mark Marchetti scores on a fadeaway from the left wing | 69-68 |
| 00:11 | Illinois | Gary Thomas is hacked by Travis Brooks in the backcourt - foul #1 on Travis Brooks, team foul #8 | 69-68 |
| 00:11 | Illinois | Gary Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 70-68 |
| 00:11 | Illinois | Gary Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 71-68 |
| 00:07 | UMBC | Alexander Anderson hits a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Howard Harrington | 71-71 |
| 00:07 | Illinois | Illinois calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 71-71 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UMBC | UMBC is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Gary Thomas makes the shot from the right side | 73-71 |