| Lineup | UMBC | PG - Daniel Bracey (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Raymond Harris (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eugene Zbierski (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Philip Lightfoot (fresh) 1 pts. C - Blake Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Raymond Atherton (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Johnny Easterling (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jonathan Slemp (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jasper Buck (fresh) 4 pts. C - David Foster (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UMBC | Eugene Zbierski inbounds the ball | 29-28 |
| Game Plan | UMBC | UMBC is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:40 | UMBC | Philip Lightfoot loses the dribble to Raymond Atherton | 29-28 |
| 19:15 | Illinois | Johnny Easterling is fouled on the floor by Raymond Harris - foul #3 on Raymond Harris, team foul #1 | 29-28 |
| Subs | UMBC | Jaime Collins (SG) Raymond Harris | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 19:04 | Illinois | Johnny Easterling misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 29-28 |
| 19:03 | UMBC | Eugene Zbierski snags the defensive board | 29-28 |
| 18:47 | UMBC | Jaime Collins misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 29-28 |
| 18:46 | UMBC | Philip Lightfoot grabs the offensive board | 29-28 |
| 18:33 | UMBC | Jonathan Slemp is called for the reach on Jaime Collins - foul #3 on Jonathan Slemp, team foul #1 | 29-28 |
| Subs | UMBC | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Chase Blake (SF) Jonathan Slemp | |
| 18:22 | UMBC | Chase Blake is called for the reach on Eugene Zbierski - foul #1 on Chase Blake, team foul #2 | 29-28 |
| 18:10 | UMBC | Jaime Collins scores on a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Philip Lightfoot | 32-28 |
| 17:55 | Illinois | Chase Blake knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Johnny Easterling | 32-31 |
| 17:39 | UMBC | Jaime Collins misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 32-31 |
| 17:38 | Illinois | David Foster gets the rebound | 32-31 |
| 17:16 | Illinois | David Foster drills a jumper from the right block set up by Johnny Easterling | 32-33 |
| 16:56 | UMBC | Daniel Bracey buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 35-33 |
| 16:42 | Illinois | Jasper Buck knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Raymond Atherton | 35-36 |
| 16:31 | UMBC | Philip Lightfoot comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 35-36 |
| 16:29 | Illinois | The rebound goes to David Foster | 35-36 |
| 16:19 | Illinois | Johnny Easterling is hacked by Jaime Collins - foul #2 on Jaime Collins, team foul #2 | 35-36 |
| Subs | UMBC | Michael Autry (PG), Raymond Scheiber (SF), James Bickel (PF), George Tompkins (C) Daniel Bracey, Eugene Zbierski, Philip Lightfoot, Blake Thomas | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Carpenter (SG), Richard Hamilton (SF), Ian Doris (PF), Cecil Edwards (C) Raymond Atherton, Johnny Easterling, Jasper Buck, David Foster | |
| 16:07 | Illinois | Michael Autry steps in front of the James Carpenter pass | 35-36 |
| 15:53 | UMBC | Michael Autry loses the dribble to Chase Blake | 35-36 |
| 15:50 | Illinois | Chase Blake lays it up and in | 35-38 |
| Lineup | UMBC | PG - Michael Autry (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jaime Collins (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Raymond Scheiber (fresh) PF - James Bickel (fresh) 2 pts. C - George Tompkins (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Chase Blake (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - James Carpenter (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Richard Hamilton (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Ian Doris (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Cecil Edwards (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:30 | UMBC | Michael Autry misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 35-38 |
| 15:28 | UMBC | The offensive rebound goes to George Tompkins | 35-38 |
| 15:14 | UMBC | Michael Autry hits a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Raymond Scheiber | 37-38 |
| 14:57 | Illinois | Chase Blake misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 37-38 |
| 14:55 | Illinois | Chase Blake pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-38 |
| 14:42 | Illinois | Raymond Scheiber takes the ball from Richard Hamilton | 37-38 |
| 14:39 | UMBC | Raymond Scheiber hits the finger roll | 39-38 |
| 14:23 | Illinois | Chase Blake drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Richard Hamilton | 39-41 |
| 14:10 | UMBC | Jaime Collins connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 42-41 |
| 14:04 | Illinois | James Bickel is called for the reach on Ian Doris - foul #1 on James Bickel, team foul #3 | 42-41 |
| Subs | UMBC | Daniel Bracey (PG), Raymond Harris (SG), Eugene Zbierski (SF), Mathew Vincent (PF), Blake Thomas (C) Michael Autry, Jaime Collins, Raymond Scheiber, James Bickel, George Tompkins | |
| Subs | Illinois | Raymond Atherton (PG), Johnny Easterling (SG), Jonathan Slemp (SF), Jasper Buck (PF), David Foster (C) Chase Blake, James Carpenter, Richard Hamilton, Ian Doris, Cecil Edwards | |
| 13:44 | Illinois | Johnny Easterling is whistled for traveling | 42-41 |
| 13:36 | UMBC | Raymond Atherton steps in front of the Blake Thomas pass | 42-41 |
| 13:13 | Illinois | Johnny Easterling misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 42-41 |
| 13:11 | UMBC | Blake Thomas pulls down the rebound | 42-41 |
| 12:58 | UMBC | Raymond Harris is fouled on the floor by Jonathan Slemp - foul #4 on Jonathan Slemp, team foul #3 | 42-41 |
| Subs | UMBC | | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Carpenter (SF) Jonathan Slemp | |
| 12:46 | UMBC | Blake Thomas hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 42-41 |
| 12:45 | UMBC | Eugene Zbierski tips it in | 44-41 |
| 12:23 | Illinois | Blake Thomas swats the layup by Johnny Easterling | 44-41 |
| 12:22 | UMBC | Daniel Bracey snags the defensive board | 44-41 |
| 12:15 | UMBC | Mathew Vincent's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-41 |
| Subs | UMBC | Raymond Scheiber (SF) Eugene Zbierski | |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Hamilton (SF), Ian Doris (PF), Cecil Edwards (C) Johnny Easterling, Jasper Buck, David Foster | |
| 11:52 | Illinois | James Carpenter comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 44-41 |
| 11:51 | UMBC | The rebound goes to Mathew Vincent | 44-41 |
| Lineup | UMBC | PG - Daniel Bracey (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Raymond Harris (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Raymond Scheiber (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Mathew Vincent (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Blake Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Raymond Atherton (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Carpenter (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Richard Hamilton (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Ian Doris (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Cecil Edwards (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:46 | UMBC | Raymond Harris clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-41 |
| 11:45 | UMBC | Blake Thomas hits the follow up shot | 46-41 |
| 11:28 | Illinois | Richard Hamilton misses the easy layup | 46-41 |
| 11:26 | UMBC | Blake Thomas grabs the board | 46-41 |
| 11:07 | UMBC | Mathew Vincent is hacked by Raymond Atherton - foul #3 on Raymond Atherton, team foul #4 | 46-41 |
| Subs | UMBC | Jaime Collins (SG), Eugene Zbierski (SF), George Tompkins (C) Raymond Harris, Raymond Scheiber, Blake Thomas | |
| Subs | Illinois | Johnny Easterling (SG), Chase Blake (SF), David Foster (C) James Carpenter, Richard Hamilton, Cecil Edwards | |
| 10:47 | UMBC | Mathew Vincent comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket | 46-41 |
| 10:46 | Illinois | Chase Blake grabs the defensive rebound | 46-41 |
| 10:37 | Illinois | Johnny Easterling buries a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Raymond Atherton | 46-44 |
| 10:29 | UMBC | Jaime Collins connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Daniel Bracey | 49-44 |
| 10:10 | Illinois | Johnny Easterling misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 49-44 |
| 10:08 | Illinois | Chase Blake misses the tip | 49-44 |
| 10:07 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Chase Blake | 49-44 |
| 09:47 | Illinois | Ian Doris lays it in | 49-46 |
| 09:27 | UMBC | Mathew Vincent blows the layup | 49-46 |
| 09:25 | Illinois | Ian Doris snags the defensive board | 49-46 |
| 09:08 | Illinois | Johnny Easterling is fouled on the floor by Jaime Collins - foul #3 on Jaime Collins, team foul #4 | 49-46 |
| Subs | UMBC | Raymond Harris (SG), Raymond Scheiber (SF), Philip Lightfoot (PF), Blake Thomas (C) Daniel Bracey, Eugene Zbierski, Mathew Vincent, George Tompkins | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Carpenter (PG), Harry Eure (SG), Richard Hamilton (SF), Jasper Buck (PF), Cecil Edwards (C) Raymond Atherton, Johnny Easterling, Chase Blake, Ian Doris, David Foster | |
| 09:03 | Illinois | Richard Hamilton drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 49-49 |
| 08:42 | UMBC | Philip Lightfoot connects on the fadeaway from the right block | 51-49 |
| 08:29 | Illinois | Raymond Scheiber steals the ball from Jasper Buck | 51-49 |
| 08:25 | UMBC | Philip Lightfoot is hacked by Jasper Buck - foul #1 on Jasper Buck, team foul #5 | 51-49 |
| 08:09 | UMBC | Richard Hamilton steals it from Raymond Harris | 51-49 |
| 07:48 | Illinois | Jasper Buck misses the lay-in | 51-49 |
| 07:46 | UMBC | The rebound goes to Philip Lightfoot | 51-49 |
| Lineup | UMBC | PG - Jaime Collins (fresh) 10 pts. 3 pf. SG - Raymond Harris (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Raymond Scheiber (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Philip Lightfoot (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Blake Thomas (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - James Carpenter (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Harry Eure (fresh) SF - Richard Hamilton (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jasper Buck (fresh) 7 pts. C - Cecil Edwards (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:26 | UMBC | Richard Hamilton takes the ball from Raymond Scheiber | 51-49 |
| 07:18 | Illinois | Richard Hamilton comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 51-49 |
| 07:16 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Jasper Buck | 51-49 |
| 07:03 | Illinois | Jasper Buck comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Philip Lightfoot - foul #2 on Philip Lightfoot, team foul #5 | 51-49 |
| Subs | UMBC | Daniel Bracey (PG), Eugene Zbierski (SF), Mathew Vincent (PF) Jaime Collins, Raymond Scheiber, Philip Lightfoot | |
| Subs | Illinois | Raymond Atherton (PG), Johnny Easterling (SG), Jonathan Slemp (SF), David Foster (C) James Carpenter, Harry Eure, Richard Hamilton, Cecil Edwards | |
| 07:03 | Illinois | Jasper Buck makes the 1st free throw | 51-50 |
| 07:03 | Illinois | Jasper Buck misses the 2nd free throw | 51-50 |
| 07:03 | UMBC | Mathew Vincent grabs the board | 51-50 |
| 06:46 | UMBC | David Foster is called for the reach on Mathew Vincent - foul #3 on David Foster, team foul #6 | 51-50 |
| 06:29 | UMBC | Eugene Zbierski comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 51-50 |
| 06:27 | Illinois | Jasper Buck grabs the board | 51-50 |
| 06:25 | Illinois | Daniel Bracey is called for the reach on Raymond Atherton in the backcourt - foul #1 on Daniel Bracey, team foul #6 | 51-50 |
| Subs | UMBC | Raymond Scheiber (SG) Raymond Harris | |
| Subs | Illinois | Ian Doris (PF) Jasper Buck | |
| 06:11 | Illinois | Johnny Easterling makes the 3 from the right wing set up by David Foster | 51-53 |
| 05:51 | UMBC | Daniel Bracey misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 51-53 |
| 05:50 | Illinois | Ian Doris snags the defensive board | 51-53 |
| 05:27 | Illinois | Blake Thomas denies the turnaround by Ian Doris | 51-53 |
| 05:26 | UMBC | Eugene Zbierski pulls down the rebound | 51-53 |
| 05:13 | UMBC | Blake Thomas connects on the runner from the left block set up by Raymond Scheiber | 53-53 |
| 05:05 | Illinois | Ian Doris misses badly on a jumper from close range | 53-53 |
| 05:04 | Illinois | Jonathan Slemp gets the offensive rebound | 53-53 |
| 04:51 | Illinois | Jonathan Slemp is called for the offensive foul - foul #5 on Jonathan Slemp, team foul #7 | 53-53 |
| Subs | UMBC | Raymond Harris (SG), James Bickel (SF), Philip Lightfoot (PF), George Tompkins (C) Raymond Scheiber, Eugene Zbierski, Mathew Vincent, Blake Thomas | |
| Subs | Illinois | Chase Blake (SG), James Carpenter (SF), Jasper Buck (PF) Johnny Easterling, Jonathan Slemp, Ian Doris | |
| 04:36 | UMBC | Daniel Bracey clanks a 3 from the right wing | 53-53 |
| 04:34 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Jasper Buck | 53-53 |
| 04:23 | Illinois | James Carpenter misses short on a 3 from straight away | 53-53 |
| 04:21 | UMBC | The rebound goes to Philip Lightfoot | 53-53 |
| 04:04 | UMBC | Daniel Bracey misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 53-53 |
| 04:02 | Illinois | Jasper Buck snags the defensive board | 53-53 |
| 03:57 | Illinois | James Carpenter is fouled on the floor by George Tompkins - foul #2 on George Tompkins, team foul #7 | 53-53 |
| Subs | UMBC | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Hamilton (SF), Ian Doris (C) Raymond Atherton, David Foster | |
| 03:57 | Illinois | James Carpenter makes the 1st free throw | 53-54 |
| 03:57 | Illinois | James Carpenter makes the 2nd free throw | 53-55 |
| 03:40 | UMBC | George Tompkins loses the ball out of bounds | 53-55 |
| Subs | UMBC | Eugene Zbierski (SF), Mathew Vincent (PF) James Bickel, Philip Lightfoot | |
| Subs | Illinois | Johnny Easterling (SG) Richard Hamilton | |
| Lineup | UMBC | PG - Daniel Bracey (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Raymond Harris (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Eugene Zbierski (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Mathew Vincent (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - George Tompkins (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Chase Blake (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Johnny Easterling (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Carpenter (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Jasper Buck (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Ian Doris (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:24 | Illinois | Ian Doris clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 53-55 |
| 03:22 | UMBC | The rebound goes to Raymond Harris | 53-55 |
| 03:13 | UMBC | Mathew Vincent buries a fadeaway in the paint set up by Raymond Harris | 55-55 |
| 03:09 | Illinois | Johnny Easterling buries a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Ian Doris and the foul's on Raymond Harris - foul #4 on Raymond Harris, team foul #8 | 55-57 |
| Subs | UMBC | Jaime Collins (PG) Daniel Bracey | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 03:09 | Illinois | Johnny Easterling misses the free throw | 55-57 |
| 03:09 | UMBC | Mathew Vincent grabs the defensive rebound | 55-57 |
| 02:53 | UMBC | The short jumper by George Tompkins is denied by Jasper Buck | 55-57 |
| 02:52 | Illinois | Jasper Buck grabs the defensive rebound | 55-57 |
| 02:52 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-57 |
| Subs | UMBC | Daniel Bracey (PG), Blake Thomas (C) Jaime Collins, George Tompkins | |
| Subs | Illinois | Raymond Atherton (PG), David Foster (C) James Carpenter, Ian Doris | |
| 02:34 | Illinois | Chase Blake can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 55-57 |
| 02:32 | UMBC | Mathew Vincent grabs the defensive rebound | 55-57 |
| 02:11 | UMBC | Raymond Harris buries a fadeaway from the right wing | 57-57 |
| 01:43 | Illinois | Jasper Buck double dribbles | 57-57 |
| 01:21 | UMBC | Daniel Bracey is hacked by David Foster - foul #4 on David Foster, team foul #8 | 57-57 |
| 01:21 | UMBC | Daniel Bracey makes the 1st free throw | 58-57 |
| 01:21 | UMBC | Daniel Bracey makes the 2nd free throw | 59-57 |
| 00:58 | Illinois | Chase Blake can't connect on a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Eugene Zbierski - foul #1 on Eugene Zbierski, team foul #9 | 59-57 |
| 00:58 | Illinois | Chase Blake misses the 1st free throw | 59-57 |
| 00:58 | Illinois | Chase Blake misses the 2nd free throw | 59-57 |
| 00:58 | UMBC | Mathew Vincent grabs the defensive rebound | 59-57 |
| Game Plan | UMBC | UMBC is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:32 | UMBC | Eugene Zbierski misses the easy layup but the foul's on Chase Blake - foul #2 on Chase Blake, team foul #9 | 59-57 |
| 00:32 | UMBC | Eugene Zbierski misses the 1st free throw | 59-57 |
| 00:32 | UMBC | Eugene Zbierski makes the 2nd free throw | 60-57 |
| 00:16 | Illinois | Blake Thomas blocks the short jumper by David Foster | 60-57 |
| 00:15 | UMBC | The rebound goes to Blake Thomas | 60-57 |
| Game Plan | UMBC | UMBC is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:13 | UMBC | Blake Thomas is hacked by Raymond Atherton in the backcourt - foul #4 on Raymond Atherton, team foul #10 | 60-57 |
| Subs | UMBC | Raymond Scheiber (SF) Eugene Zbierski | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 00:13 | UMBC | Blake Thomas misses the 1st free throw | 60-57 |
| 00:13 | UMBC | Blake Thomas misses the 2nd free throw | 60-57 |
| 00:13 | Illinois | Jasper Buck pulls down the rebound | 60-57 |
| 00:08 | Illinois | Chase Blake misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 60-57 |
| 00:06 | Illinois | Chase Blake grabs the offensive board | 60-57 |
| 00:01 | Illinois | Raymond Atherton drills a 3pt shot from the left corner | 60-60 |
| Game Plan | UMBC | UMBC is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | UMBC | Daniel Bracey misses the fullcourt shot | 60-60 |
| Lineup | UMBC | PG - Daniel Bracey (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Raymond Harris (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Eugene Zbierski (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Mathew Vincent (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Blake Thomas (fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. 5 blk. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Raymond Atherton (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Johnny Easterling (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Chase Blake (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. PF - Jasper Buck (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - David Foster (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 05:00 | Illinois | David Foster wins the tip | 60-60 |
| Game Plan | UMBC | UMBC is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:42 | Illinois | Chase Blake scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Johnny Easterling | 60-63 |
| 04:25 | UMBC | Blake Thomas buries a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Daniel Bracey | 63-63 |
| 04:04 | Illinois | Jasper Buck is denied on a layup by Mathew Vincent | 63-63 |
| 04:03 | UMBC | The rebound goes to Mathew Vincent | 63-63 |
| 03:39 | UMBC | Eugene Zbierski is fouled on the floor by Raymond Atherton - foul #5 on Raymond Atherton, team foul #11 | 63-63 |
| Subs | UMBC | | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Carpenter (SF), Ian Doris (PF) Raymond Atherton, Jasper Buck | |
| 03:39 | UMBC | Eugene Zbierski makes the 1st free throw | 64-63 |
| 03:39 | UMBC | Eugene Zbierski makes the 2nd free throw | 65-63 |
| 03:23 | Illinois | Chase Blake is hacked by Mathew Vincent - foul #4 on Mathew Vincent, team foul #10 | 65-63 |
| 03:23 | Illinois | Chase Blake makes the 1st free throw | 65-64 |
| 03:23 | Illinois | Chase Blake makes the 2nd free throw | 65-65 |
| 03:06 | UMBC | Mathew Vincent misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 65-65 |
| 03:05 | Illinois | Chase Blake snags the defensive board | 65-65 |
| 02:50 | Illinois | Johnny Easterling comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 65-65 |
| 02:49 | UMBC | Mathew Vincent gets the rebound | 65-65 |
| 02:34 | UMBC | Daniel Bracey drills a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Raymond Harris and the foul's on James Carpenter - foul #2 on James Carpenter, team foul #12 | 68-65 |
| Subs | UMBC | Jaime Collins (SG), Raymond Scheiber (SF) Raymond Harris, Eugene Zbierski | |
| Subs | Illinois | Harry Eure (SG), Richard Hamilton (SF), Cecil Edwards (C) Chase Blake, Johnny Easterling, David Foster | |
| 02:34 | UMBC | Daniel Bracey makes the free throw | 69-65 |
| 02:32 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-65 |
| Subs | UMBC | Raymond Harris (SG), Eugene Zbierski (SF) Jaime Collins, Raymond Scheiber | |
| Subs | Illinois | Johnny Easterling (SG), Jasper Buck (PF), David Foster (C) Harry Eure, Ian Doris, Cecil Edwards | |
| 02:14 | Illinois | Johnny Easterling lays it up and in on a great pass from Richard Hamilton | 69-67 |
| 01:49 | UMBC | Blake Thomas misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 69-67 |
| 01:48 | Illinois | James Carpenter grabs the board | 69-67 |
| 01:48 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 69-67 |
| Subs | UMBC | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Chase Blake (PG) Richard Hamilton | |
| 01:36 | Illinois | Jasper Buck connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Chase Blake | 69-70 |
| 01:26 | UMBC | Eugene Zbierski misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 69-70 |
| 01:25 | UMBC | Blake Thomas gets the offensive rebound | 69-70 |
| 01:11 | UMBC | Raymond Harris misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 69-70 |
| 01:09 | UMBC | Mathew Vincent tips it but misses | 69-70 |
| 01:07 | Illinois | Chase Blake snags the defensive board | 69-70 |
| 01:07 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 69-70 |
| 00:44 | Illinois | James Carpenter scores on a floater from the right block on a great pass from Johnny Easterling and the foul's on Eugene Zbierski - foul #2 on Eugene Zbierski, team foul #11 | 69-72 |
| 00:44 | Illinois | James Carpenter makes the free throw | 69-73 |
| Lineup | UMBC | PG - Daniel Bracey (fresh) 19 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Raymond Harris (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Eugene Zbierski (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Mathew Vincent (fresh) 5 pts. 11 reb. 4 pf. C - Blake Thomas (fresh) 10 pts. 10 reb. 5 blk. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - James Carpenter (fresh) 12 pts. SG - Johnny Easterling (fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Chase Blake (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. PF - Jasper Buck (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. C - David Foster (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Game Plan | UMBC | UMBC is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:37 | UMBC | Daniel Bracey scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Raymond Harris | 72-73 |
| 00:37 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 72-73 |
| Game Plan | UMBC | UMBC is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:34 | Illinois | Daniel Bracey is called for the reach on James Carpenter in the backcourt - foul #2 on Daniel Bracey, team foul #12 | 72-73 |
| 00:34 | Illinois | James Carpenter makes the 1st free throw | 72-74 |
| 00:34 | Illinois | James Carpenter makes the 2nd free throw | 72-75 |
| Game Plan | UMBC | UMBC is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:15 | UMBC | Johnny Easterling steals it from Raymond Harris | 72-75 |
| 00:12 | Illinois | Johnny Easterling blows the layup | 72-75 |
| 00:11 | UMBC | Blake Thomas grabs the board | 72-75 |
| 00:06 | UMBC | Raymond Harris connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 75-75 |
| 00:06 | Illinois | Illinois calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 75-75 |
| Game Plan | UMBC | UMBC is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UMBC | UMBC is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:01 | Illinois | The short jumper by David Foster is denied by Blake Thomas | 75-75 |
| 00:00 | UMBC | Daniel Bracey gets the rebound | 75-75 |
| Lineup | UMBC | PG - Daniel Bracey (fresh) 22 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Raymond Harris (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SF - Eugene Zbierski (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Mathew Vincent (fresh) 5 pts. 11 reb. 4 pf. C - Blake Thomas (fresh) 10 pts. 11 reb. 6 blk. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Chase Blake (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Johnny Easterling (fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SF - James Carpenter (fresh) 14 pts. PF - Jasper Buck (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. C - David Foster (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 05:00 | UMBC | Mathew Vincent wins the tip | 75-75 |
| Game Plan | UMBC | UMBC is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:47 | UMBC | Daniel Bracey is fouled on the floor by Chase Blake - foul #3 on Chase Blake, team foul #13 | 75-75 |
| 04:47 | UMBC | Daniel Bracey makes the 1st free throw | 76-75 |
| 04:47 | UMBC | Daniel Bracey makes the 2nd free throw | 77-75 |
| 04:27 | Illinois | Johnny Easterling blows the layup | 77-75 |
| 04:26 | UMBC | Daniel Bracey grabs the defensive rebound | 77-75 |
| 04:14 | UMBC | Mathew Vincent buries a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Daniel Bracey | 79-75 |
| 03:52 | Illinois | David Foster is hacked by Blake Thomas - foul #1 on Blake Thomas, team foul #13 | 79-75 |
| 03:52 | Illinois | David Foster makes the 1st free throw | 79-76 |
| 03:52 | Illinois | David Foster makes the 2nd free throw | 79-77 |
| 03:34 | UMBC | Chase Blake steals it from Mathew Vincent | 79-77 |
| 03:18 | Illinois | Johnny Easterling buries a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Chase Blake | 79-79 |
| 03:02 | UMBC | Eugene Zbierski makes the floater from the right block set up by Daniel Bracey | 81-79 |
| 02:58 | Illinois | James Carpenter hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 81-81 |
| 02:41 | UMBC | Daniel Bracey hits a shot from just outside the lane | 83-81 |
| 02:41 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 83-81 |
| 02:20 | Illinois | James Carpenter clanks a 3 from the left corner | 83-81 |
| 02:19 | Illinois | Jasper Buck misses the tip | 83-81 |
| 02:18 | Illinois | James Carpenter hits the follow up shot | 83-83 |
| 02:04 | UMBC | Eugene Zbierski connects on the driving attempt from the baseline set up by Daniel Bracey | 85-83 |
| 02:04 | Illinois | Illinois calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 85-83 |
| 01:47 | Illinois | Johnny Easterling misses short on a 3 from straight away | 85-83 |
| 01:45 | Illinois | Jasper Buck grabs the offensive board | 85-83 |
| 01:29 | Illinois | Johnny Easterling knocks in the floater from close range | 85-85 |
| 01:13 | UMBC | Daniel Bracey is whistled for a carry | 85-85 |
| 00:46 | Illinois | Chase Blake hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 85-85 |
| 00:45 | UMBC | Raymond Harris gets the rebound | 85-85 |
| Lineup | UMBC | PG - Daniel Bracey (fresh) 26 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Raymond Harris (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SF - Eugene Zbierski (fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. PF - Mathew Vincent (fresh) 7 pts. 11 reb. 4 pf. C - Blake Thomas (fresh) 10 pts. 11 reb. 6 blk. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Chase Blake (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. 4 stl. 3 pf. SG - Johnny Easterling (fresh) 16 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SF - James Carpenter (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jasper Buck (fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. C - David Foster (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 00:19 | UMBC | Mathew Vincent lays it up and in and the foul's on David Foster - foul #5 on David Foster, team foul #14 | 87-85 |
| Subs | UMBC | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Ian Doris (C) David Foster | |
| 00:19 | UMBC | Mathew Vincent makes the free throw | 88-85 |
| 00:12 | Illinois | Mathew Vincent swats the layup by Ian Doris | 88-85 |
| 00:10 | Illinois | Johnny Easterling pulls down the offensive rebound | 88-85 |
| 00:06 | Illinois | James Carpenter hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 88-85 |
| 00:04 | UMBC | Daniel Bracey grabs the defensive rebound | 88-85 |
| Game Plan | UMBC | UMBC is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:01 | UMBC | Chase Blake is called for the reach on Daniel Bracey in the backcourt - foul #4 on Chase Blake, team foul #15 | 88-85 |
| Subs | UMBC | Raymond Scheiber (SF) Eugene Zbierski | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 00:01 | UMBC | Daniel Bracey makes the 1st free throw | 89-85 |
| 00:01 | UMBC | Daniel Bracey makes the 2nd free throw | 90-85 |
| Game Plan | UMBC | UMBC is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:00 | Illinois | James Carpenter misses the fullcourt shot | 90-85 |