| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Lance Reed (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Heriberto Giordano (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Smith (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Ronald Herrman (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Gary Jones (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Wayne Rogers (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Lin (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. SF - Pavel Ziman (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Winston Turnbull (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Farrow (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Pavel Ziman inbounds the ball | 28-37 |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:39 | Illinois | James Lin misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 28-37 |
| 19:38 | Illinois | Pavel Ziman tips it back up and in | 28-39 |
| 19:21 | Indiana | Gary Jones is called for a charge - foul #3 on Gary Jones, team foul #1 | 28-39 |
| 18:57 | Illinois | James Lin is doubleteamed and loses the dribble to Heriberto Giordano | 28-39 |
| 18:43 | Indiana | Lance Reed clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 28-39 |
| 18:41 | Illinois | Wayne Rogers snags the defensive board | 28-39 |
| 18:30 | Illinois | Pavel Ziman can't connect on a floater from the right side | 28-39 |
| 18:28 | Indiana | Ronald Herrman pulls down the rebound | 28-39 |
| 18:08 | Indiana | Lance Reed misses the 3 from the right corner | 28-39 |
| 18:07 | Illinois | James Lin pulls down the rebound | 28-39 |
| 18:00 | Illinois | Pavel Ziman misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 28-39 |
| 17:58 | Indiana | Gary Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 28-39 |
| 17:54 | Indiana | Heriberto Giordano misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 28-39 |
| 17:52 | Indiana | The offensive rebound goes to Ronald Herrman | 28-39 |
| 17:36 | Indiana | Pavel Ziman takes the ball from Ronald Herrman | 28-39 |
| 17:20 | Illinois | Pavel Ziman knocks in the runner from the left block on a nice dish by Wayne Rogers | 28-41 |
| 17:06 | Indiana | James Lin picks off the pass by Ronald Herrman | 28-41 |
| 16:54 | Illinois | Pavel Ziman's pass is intercepted by Lance Reed | 28-41 |
| 16:51 | Indiana | Heriberto Giordano misses the lay-in | 28-41 |
| 16:49 | Illinois | James Lin snags the defensive board | 28-41 |
| 16:32 | Illinois | Michael Farrow clanks a jumper near the basket | 28-41 |
| 16:30 | Illinois | Winston Turnbull tips it but misses | 28-41 |
| 16:29 | Indiana | James Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 28-41 |
| 16:08 | Indiana | Lance Reed hits a 3pt shot from straight away | 31-41 |
| 15:58 | Illinois | James Lin makes the contested 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Wayne Rogers | 31-44 |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Lance Reed (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Heriberto Giordano (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - James Smith (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Ronald Herrman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Gary Jones (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Wayne Rogers (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Lin (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. SF - Pavel Ziman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Winston Turnbull (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Farrow (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:45 | Indiana | James Smith misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 31-44 |
| 15:43 | Illinois | Michael Farrow grabs the defensive rebound | 31-44 |
| 15:32 | Illinois | Michael Farrow misses short on a driving attempt from close range | 31-44 |
| 15:31 | Indiana | Heriberto Giordano snags the defensive board | 31-44 |
| 15:11 | Indiana | Lance Reed can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 31-44 |
| 15:10 | Indiana | Lance Reed grabs the offensive rebound | 31-44 |
| 15:00 | Indiana | Gary Jones clanks a fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by Michael Farrow - foul #2 on Michael Farrow, team foul #1 | 31-44 |
| Subs | Indiana | David Chenard (PG), Paul Robledo (SG), Daniel Decker (SF), Anthony Lord (PF) Lance Reed, Heriberto Giordano, James Smith, Ronald Herrman | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Wright (PG), Leroy Dickens (SG), Philip Booker (SF), Michael Gagnier (PF), Christopher Wilburn (C) Wayne Rogers, James Lin, Pavel Ziman, Winston Turnbull, Michael Farrow | |
| 15:00 | Indiana | Gary Jones makes the 1st free throw | 32-44 |
| 15:00 | Indiana | Gary Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 33-44 |
| 14:47 | Illinois | David Wright evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 33-44 |
| 14:46 | Indiana | Anthony Lord grabs the board | 33-44 |
| 14:25 | Indiana | Anthony Lord hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block | 33-44 |
| 14:24 | Illinois | Christopher Wilburn pulls down the rebound | 33-44 |
| 14:20 | Illinois | David Wright works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Philip Booker | 33-47 |
| 14:04 | Indiana | David Chenard misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 33-47 |
| 14:03 | Indiana | Gary Jones hits the follow up shot | 35-47 |
| 13:43 | Illinois | Christopher Wilburn misses the shot from the right block | 35-47 |
| 13:42 | Illinois | David Wright gets the offensive rebound | 35-47 |
| 13:25 | Illinois | Leroy Dickens can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 35-47 |
| 13:23 | Indiana | The rebound goes to Anthony Lord | 35-47 |
| 13:18 | Indiana | Paul Robledo can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 35-47 |
| 13:17 | Illinois | Christopher Wilburn pulls down the rebound | 35-47 |
| 12:56 | Illinois | Leroy Dickens makes the jump hook in the lane on a great pass from David Wright | 35-49 |
| 12:33 | Indiana | Anthony Lord hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 37-49 |
| 12:11 | Illinois | David Wright hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 37-49 |
| 12:09 | Indiana | Anthony Lord grabs the defensive rebound | 37-49 |
| 12:03 | Indiana | Leroy Dickens is called for the reach on Paul Robledo - foul #1 on Leroy Dickens, team foul #2 | 37-49 |
| Subs | Indiana | Lance Reed (PG), Heriberto Giordano (SG), James Smith (SF), Ronald Herrman (PF), Ricky Hitchcock (C) David Chenard, Paul Robledo, Daniel Decker, Anthony Lord, Gary Jones | |
| Subs | Illinois | Wayne Rogers (PG), James Lin (SG), Pavel Ziman (SF), Winston Turnbull (PF), Michael Farrow (C) David Wright, Leroy Dickens, Philip Booker, Michael Gagnier, Christopher Wilburn | |
| 11:50 | Indiana | Lance Reed misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 37-49 |
| 11:49 | Illinois | James Lin gets the rebound | 37-49 |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Lance Reed (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Heriberto Giordano (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - James Smith (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Ronald Herrman (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Ricky Hitchcock (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Wayne Rogers (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Lin (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. SF - Pavel Ziman (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Winston Turnbull (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Farrow (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Illinois | James Lin works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 37-49 |
| 11:29 | Indiana | Ronald Herrman grabs the defensive rebound | 37-49 |
| 11:21 | Indiana | Pavel Ziman is called for the reach on Heriberto Giordano - foul #3 on Pavel Ziman, team foul #3 | 37-49 |
| 11:09 | Indiana | Lance Reed misses short on a shot from the left wing | 37-49 |
| 11:08 | Indiana | James Smith snags the offensive board | 37-49 |
| 10:53 | Indiana | James Smith misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 37-49 |
| 10:51 | Illinois | Michael Farrow grabs the defensive rebound | 37-49 |
| 10:46 | Illinois | James Lin drills a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Pavel Ziman and the foul's on Heriberto Giordano - foul #3 on Heriberto Giordano, team foul #2 | 37-51 |
| Subs | Indiana | Anthony Lord (C) Ricky Hitchcock | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 10:46 | Illinois | James Lin makes the free throw | 37-52 |
| 10:33 | Indiana | James Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 37-52 |
| 10:31 | Illinois | Winston Turnbull grabs the board | 37-52 |
| 10:16 | Illinois | Winston Turnbull is called for a charge - foul #2 on Winston Turnbull, team foul #4 | 37-52 |
| Subs | Indiana | Paul Robledo (SF), Ricky Hitchcock (PF) James Smith, Ronald Herrman | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Wright (PG), Christopher Wilburn (C) Wayne Rogers, Michael Farrow | |
| 10:05 | Indiana | Anthony Lord can't throw it down but he's hacked by Christopher Wilburn - foul #1 on Christopher Wilburn, team foul #5 | 37-52 |
| Subs | Indiana | James Smith (SF) Heriberto Giordano | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 10:05 | Indiana | Anthony Lord makes the 1st free throw | 38-52 |
| 10:05 | Indiana | Anthony Lord makes the 2nd free throw | 39-52 |
| 09:48 | Illinois | Anthony Lord blocks the 3 pointer from the right wing by David Wright | 39-52 |
| 09:47 | Illinois | Pavel Ziman tips it back up and in | 39-54 |
| 09:32 | Indiana | Lance Reed misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 39-54 |
| 09:31 | Illinois | Christopher Wilburn snags the defensive board | 39-54 |
| 09:20 | Illinois | David Wright works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by James Lin | 39-57 |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 09:04 | Indiana | Anthony Lord jams it on a great pass from Lance Reed | 41-57 |
| 08:45 | Illinois | Ricky Hitchcock blocks the short jumper by Winston Turnbull | 41-57 |
| 08:43 | Indiana | James Smith gets the rebound | 41-57 |
| 08:20 | Indiana | Pavel Ziman steals it from Lance Reed | 41-57 |
| 08:17 | Illinois | James Lin dunks the ball on a nice dish by Pavel Ziman | 41-59 |
| 08:02 | Indiana | Lance Reed can't connect on a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Christopher Wilburn - foul #2 on Christopher Wilburn, team foul #6 | 41-59 |
| Subs | Indiana | Heriberto Giordano (SG), Daniel Decker (SF), Ronald Herrman (PF), Gary Jones (C) Paul Robledo, James Smith, Ricky Hitchcock, Anthony Lord | |
| Subs | Illinois | Wayne Rogers (PG), Leroy Dickens (SG), Philip Booker (SF), Michael Gagnier (PF), Michael Farrow (C) David Wright, James Lin, Pavel Ziman, Winston Turnbull, Christopher Wilburn | |
| 08:02 | Indiana | Lance Reed makes the 1st free throw | 42-59 |
| 08:02 | Indiana | Lance Reed makes the 2nd free throw | 43-59 |
| 07:55 | Illinois | Heriberto Giordano steps in front of the Michael Gagnier pass | 43-59 |
| 07:42 | Indiana | Gary Jones connects on the jumper near the basket on a great pass from Ronald Herrman | 45-59 |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Lance Reed (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Heriberto Giordano (fresh) 2 pts. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Daniel Decker (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Ronald Herrman (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Gary Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Wayne Rogers (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Leroy Dickens (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Philip Booker (fresh) PF - Michael Gagnier (fresh) 3 pts. C - Michael Farrow (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Illinois | Wayne Rogers misses the shot from the right side | 45-59 |
| 07:25 | Illinois | Wayne Rogers tips it back up and in | 45-61 |
| 07:14 | Indiana | Daniel Decker throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-61 |
| Subs | Indiana | David Chenard (PG) Lance Reed | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 06:57 | Illinois | Michael Gagnier hits a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Leroy Dickens | 45-63 |
| 06:43 | Indiana | Ronald Herrman misses long on a runner from the baseline | 45-63 |
| 06:41 | Indiana | Ronald Herrman tips it home | 47-63 |
| 06:21 | Illinois | Michael Farrow's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-63 |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Lin (SG), Winston Turnbull (PF), Christopher Wilburn (C) Leroy Dickens, Michael Gagnier, Michael Farrow | |
| 06:07 | Indiana | Gary Jones misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 47-63 |
| 06:06 | Illinois | James Lin grabs the board | 47-63 |
| 05:45 | Illinois | James Lin misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 47-63 |
| 05:43 | Indiana | Ronald Herrman grabs the defensive rebound | 47-63 |
| 05:38 | Indiana | Heriberto Giordano comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 47-63 |
| 05:37 | Illinois | Philip Booker snags the defensive board | 47-63 |
| 05:12 | Illinois | Christopher Wilburn loses the dribble to Heriberto Giordano | 47-63 |
| 05:09 | Indiana | Daniel Decker misses the lay-in | 47-63 |
| 05:07 | Illinois | Wayne Rogers pulls down the rebound | 47-63 |
| 04:59 | Illinois | Christopher Wilburn can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Gary Jones - foul #4 on Gary Jones, team foul #3 | 47-63 |
| Subs | Indiana | Lance Reed (PG), Paul Robledo (SG), James Smith (SF), Ricky Hitchcock (PF), Anthony Lord (C) David Chenard, Heriberto Giordano, Daniel Decker, Ronald Herrman, Gary Jones | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Wright (PG), Pavel Ziman (SF) Wayne Rogers, Philip Booker | |
| 04:59 | Illinois | Christopher Wilburn makes the 1st free throw | 47-64 |
| 04:59 | Illinois | Christopher Wilburn makes the 2nd free throw | 47-65 |
| 04:44 | Indiana | James Smith buries a floater in the lane set up by Paul Robledo | 49-65 |
| 04:30 | Illinois | James Lin splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 49-65 |
| 04:29 | Indiana | Anthony Lord gets the rebound | 49-65 |
| 04:11 | Indiana | Ricky Hitchcock misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket | 49-65 |
| 04:10 | Illinois | Christopher Wilburn pulls down the rebound | 49-65 |
| 04:05 | Illinois | Christopher Wilburn is whistled for traveling | 49-65 |
| Subs | Indiana | Gary Jones (C) Ricky Hitchcock | |
| Subs | Illinois | Leroy Dickens (SG), Michael Gagnier (PF), Michael Farrow (C) James Lin, Winston Turnbull, Christopher Wilburn | |
| 03:53 | Indiana | James Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-65 |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:50 | Illinois | David Wright's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 49-65 |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:42 | Indiana | James Smith scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 52-65 |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Lance Reed (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Paul Robledo (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Smith (fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. PF - Anthony Lord (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Gary Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - David Wright (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Leroy Dickens (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Pavel Ziman (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. PF - Michael Gagnier (fresh) 5 pts. C - Michael Farrow (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:13 | Illinois | Pavel Ziman can't finish the layup but he's fouled by James Smith - foul #3 on James Smith, team foul #4 | 52-65 |
| Subs | Indiana | Heriberto Giordano (SG), Ronald Herrman (PF) James Smith, Anthony Lord | |
| Subs | Illinois | Wayne Rogers (PG), Winston Turnbull (PF) David Wright, Michael Gagnier | |
| 03:13 | Illinois | Pavel Ziman makes the 1st free throw | 52-66 |
| 03:13 | Illinois | Pavel Ziman makes the 2nd free throw | 52-67 |
| 03:03 | Indiana | Ronald Herrman makes the jumper from close range | 54-67 |
| 02:34 | Illinois | Michael Farrow misses long on a jumper from the right block | 54-67 |
| 02:32 | Illinois | Wayne Rogers tips it but misses | 54-67 |
| 02:30 | Indiana | Gary Jones snags the defensive board | 54-67 |
| 02:09 | Indiana | Gary Jones misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 54-67 |
| 02:07 | Indiana | Lance Reed pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-67 |
| 01:46 | Indiana | Gary Jones connects on the jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Lance Reed | 56-67 |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:43 | Illinois | Lance Reed is called for the reach on Leroy Dickens in the backcourt - foul #1 on Lance Reed, team foul #5 | 56-67 |
| Subs | Indiana | James Smith (SF) Paul Robledo | |
| Subs | Illinois | Philip Booker (SF) Pavel Ziman | |
| 01:40 | Illinois | Gary Jones is called for the reach on Philip Booker - foul #5 on Gary Jones, team foul #6 | 56-67 |
| Subs | Indiana | Anthony Lord (C) Gary Jones | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 01:37 | Illinois | Anthony Lord is called for the reach on Philip Booker - foul #4 on Anthony Lord, team foul #7 | 56-67 |
| 01:37 | Illinois | Philip Booker makes the 1st free throw | 56-68 |
| 01:37 | Illinois | Philip Booker makes the 2nd free throw | 56-69 |
| 01:15 | Indiana | James Smith misses long on a runner from the left block | 56-69 |
| 01:14 | Indiana | Anthony Lord pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-69 |
| 00:52 | Indiana | Anthony Lord misses short on a floater from the right block | 56-69 |
| 00:51 | Indiana | Lance Reed grabs the offensive rebound | 56-69 |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:49 | Indiana | Anthony Lord's floater is tipped away by Winston Turnbull | 56-69 |
| 00:48 | Indiana | Heriberto Giordano grabs the offensive board | 56-69 |
| 00:46 | Indiana | Anthony Lord is hacked by Michael Farrow - foul #3 on Michael Farrow, team foul #7 | 56-69 |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Lin (SG), Pavel Ziman (SF) Leroy Dickens, Philip Booker | |
| 00:46 | Indiana | Anthony Lord misses the 1st free throw | 56-69 |
| 00:46 | Illinois | Michael Farrow pulls down the rebound | 56-69 |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:21 | Illinois | Wayne Rogers is whistled for a carry | 56-69 |
| 00:15 | Indiana | Ronald Herrman misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 56-69 |
| 00:13 | Illinois | Winston Turnbull gets the rebound | 56-69 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Wayne Rogers runs out the clock | 56-69 |