| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Daniel Lee (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Morrison (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Robert Hale (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Norman Provost (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Lawrence Branson (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Frank Jackson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jay Thomas (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Alex Baldwin (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Troy Frazier (fresh) 5 pts. C - Anthony Goodrow (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Notre Dame | Alex Baldwin inbounds the ball | 32-31 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:37 | Notre Dame | Frank Jackson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 32-31 |
| 19:35 | Notre Dame | Frank Jackson grabs the offensive rebound | 32-31 |
| 19:12 | Notre Dame | Frank Jackson works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 32-31 |
| 19:10 | Notre Dame | Troy Frazier hits the follow up shot | 32-33 |
| 18:48 | Illinois | Lawrence Branson misses short on an open driving attempt from the baseline | 32-33 |
| 18:46 | Illinois | Norman Provost grabs the offensive board | 32-33 |
| 18:30 | Illinois | Lawrence Branson comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 32-33 |
| 18:28 | Notre Dame | Anthony Goodrow grabs the board | 32-33 |
| 18:11 | Notre Dame | Alex Baldwin connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Troy Frazier | 32-36 |
| 17:44 | Illinois | Lawrence Branson is wide open but clanks a jump hook in the lane | 32-36 |
| 17:42 | Notre Dame | Alex Baldwin pulls down the rebound | 32-36 |
| 17:26 | Notre Dame | Frank Jackson is whistled for a carry | 32-36 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Mario Mitchell (PG), William Jones (SG), Tommy Bowes (SF), Clayton Harnois (PF), Robert Shea (C) Frank Jackson, Jay Thomas, Alex Baldwin, Troy Frazier, Anthony Goodrow | |
| 17:07 | Illinois | Lawrence Branson knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Daniel Lee | 34-36 |
| 16:44 | Notre Dame | Mario Mitchell is fouled on the floor by Robert Hale - foul #1 on Robert Hale, team foul #1 | 34-36 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Frank Jackson (PG) Clayton Harnois | |
| 16:20 | Notre Dame | Frank Jackson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 34-36 |
| 16:18 | Illinois | Robert Hale snags the defensive board | 34-36 |
| 16:12 | Illinois | Lawrence Branson works out of a doubleteam and scores on a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by John Morrison | 36-36 |
| 15:50 | Notre Dame | Mario Mitchell shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 36-36 |
| 15:48 | Notre Dame | Tommy Bowes tips it home | 36-38 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Daniel Lee (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Morrison (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Hale (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Norman Provost (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Lawrence Branson (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Frank Jackson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mario Mitchell (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Shea (fresh) 4 pts. C - Tommy Bowes (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:22 | Illinois | Robert Hale connects on the open driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from John Morrison out of a doubleteam and the foul's on Frank Jackson - foul #1 on Frank Jackson, team foul #1 | 38-38 |
| Subs | Illinois | Louis Gordon (PG), John Mauriello (SG), Edward Davies (PF) Daniel Lee, John Morrison, Norman Provost | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Jay Thomas (SG), Troy Frazier (PF), Anthony Goodrow (C) Frank Jackson, Robert Shea, Tommy Bowes | |
| 15:22 | Illinois | Robert Hale makes the free throw | 39-38 |
| 14:59 | Notre Dame | Louis Gordon is called for the reach on Troy Frazier - foul #1 on Louis Gordon, team foul #2 | 39-38 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Myers (SF) Robert Hale | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Alex Baldwin (SF), Robert Shea (PF) William Jones, Troy Frazier | |
| 14:49 | Notre Dame | Mario Mitchell loses the dribble to Louis Gordon | 39-38 |
| 14:23 | Illinois | Edward Davies clanks a floater from the baseline | 39-38 |
| 14:22 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Lawrence Branson | 39-38 |
| 13:53 | Illinois | Anthony Goodrow takes the ball from Edward Davies | 39-38 |
| 13:25 | Notre Dame | James Myers is called for the reach on Jay Thomas - foul #1 on James Myers, team foul #3 | 39-38 |
| Subs | Illinois | Daniel Lee (PG), John Morrison (SG), Robert Hale (SF), Norman Provost (PF) Louis Gordon, John Mauriello, James Myers, Lawrence Branson | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Frank Jackson (PG), William Jones (SF), Troy Frazier (PF), Tommy Bowes (C) Jay Thomas, Alex Baldwin, Robert Shea, Anthony Goodrow | |
| 13:09 | Notre Dame | Mario Mitchell works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 39-38 |
| 13:07 | Illinois | Norman Provost grabs the defensive rebound | 39-38 |
| 12:39 | Illinois | John Morrison works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 39-38 |
| 12:38 | Illinois | Robert Hale tips it home | 41-38 |
| 12:34 | Notre Dame | Frank Jackson is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Frank Jackson, team foul #2 | 41-38 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Anthony Goodrow (C) Tommy Bowes | |
| 12:10 | Illinois | John Morrison makes the contested 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Norman Provost | 44-38 |
| 11:49 | Notre Dame | Mario Mitchell drills a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Frank Jackson and the foul's on John Morrison - foul #3 on John Morrison, team foul #4 | 44-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | Lawrence Branson (C) Edward Davies | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Jay Thomas (SG), Alex Baldwin (SF), Tommy Bowes (C) Frank Jackson, William Jones, Anthony Goodrow | |
| 11:49 | Notre Dame | Mario Mitchell makes the free throw | 44-41 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Daniel Lee (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Morrison (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Robert Hale (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Norman Provost (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Lawrence Branson (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Mario Mitchell (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jay Thomas (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Alex Baldwin (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Troy Frazier (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Tommy Bowes (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:27 | Illinois | Lawrence Branson evades the doubleteam but misses long on a shot from the right wing | 44-41 |
| 11:26 | Illinois | Robert Hale hits the follow up shot | 46-41 |
| 11:04 | Notre Dame | Tommy Bowes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-41 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Frank Jackson (PG), William Jones (SF), Clayton Harnois (PF), Robert Shea (C) Mario Mitchell, Alex Baldwin, Troy Frazier, Tommy Bowes | |
| 10:40 | Illinois | Norman Provost misses the dunk but the foul's on Clayton Harnois - foul #2 on Clayton Harnois, team foul #3 | 46-41 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Mario Mitchell (SG), Alex Baldwin (SF), Anthony Goodrow (C) Jay Thomas, William Jones, Robert Shea | |
| 10:40 | Illinois | Norman Provost makes the 1st free throw | 47-41 |
| 10:40 | Illinois | Norman Provost makes the 2nd free throw | 48-41 |
| 10:25 | Notre Dame | Alex Baldwin drills a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Frank Jackson | 48-44 |
| 10:23 | Illinois | Daniel Lee's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 48-44 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Jay Thomas (SG), Troy Frazier (PF) Mario Mitchell, Clayton Harnois | |
| 10:00 | Notre Dame | Anthony Goodrow misses long on a jumper near the basket | 48-44 |
| 09:58 | Illinois | Robert Hale grabs the board | 48-44 |
| 09:44 | Illinois | Daniel Lee's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-44 |
| Subs | Illinois | Louis Gordon (PG) Daniel Lee | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Mario Mitchell (SG), William Jones (SF), Clayton Harnois (PF), Robert Shea (C) Jay Thomas, Alex Baldwin, Troy Frazier, Anthony Goodrow | |
| 09:29 | Notre Dame | William Jones buries a floater from close range set up by Frank Jackson | 48-46 |
| 09:04 | Illinois | John Morrison's pass is intercepted by Mario Mitchell | 48-46 |
| 08:43 | Notre Dame | Frank Jackson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 48-46 |
| 08:42 | Illinois | Norman Provost snags the defensive board | 48-46 |
| 08:19 | Illinois | Louis Gordon buries a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Norman Provost | 51-46 |
| 08:17 | Notre Dame | Frank Jackson is hacked by Louis Gordon in the backcourt - foul #2 on Louis Gordon, team foul #5 | 51-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | Daniel Lee (PG), John Mauriello (SF), Edward Davies (C) John Morrison, Robert Hale, Lawrence Branson | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Jay Thomas (SG), Alex Baldwin (SF), Troy Frazier (PF), Anthony Goodrow (C) Frank Jackson, Mario Mitchell, Clayton Harnois, Robert Shea | |
| 07:58 | Notre Dame | Alex Baldwin misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 51-46 |
| 07:56 | Illinois | Louis Gordon grabs the board | 51-46 |
| 07:30 | Illinois | William Jones picks off the pass by Edward Davies | 51-46 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Daniel Lee (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Louis Gordon (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. SF - John Mauriello (fresh) PF - Norman Provost (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Edward Davies (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - William Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jay Thomas (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Alex Baldwin (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Troy Frazier (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Anthony Goodrow (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:07 | Notre Dame | Jay Thomas double dribbles | 51-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Morrison (SG), Robert Hale (SF), Lawrence Branson (C) Louis Gordon, John Mauriello, Norman Provost | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Frank Jackson (PG), Mario Mitchell (SG) Jay Thomas, Alex Baldwin | |
| 06:45 | Illinois | Daniel Lee scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by John Morrison | 54-46 |
| 06:19 | Notre Dame | Mario Mitchell drills a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by William Jones | 54-49 |
| 06:04 | Illinois | Daniel Lee misses long on an open floater from the baseline | 54-49 |
| 06:02 | Notre Dame | Anthony Goodrow snags the defensive board | 54-49 |
| 05:44 | Notre Dame | Anthony Goodrow drills a floater from the baseline on a great pass from Mario Mitchell | 54-51 |
| 05:20 | Illinois | Robert Hale is wide open and slams it home on a great pass from Lawrence Branson out of a doubleteam | 56-51 |
| 05:01 | Notre Dame | Frank Jackson misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 56-51 |
| 05:00 | Notre Dame | William Jones grabs the offensive board | 56-51 |
| 05:00 | Notre Dame | Notre Dame calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-51 |
| Subs | Illinois | Norman Provost (PF) Edward Davies | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Jay Thomas (SG), Alex Baldwin (SF), Robert Shea (PF), Tommy Bowes (C) Mario Mitchell, William Jones, Troy Frazier, Anthony Goodrow | |
| 04:37 | Notre Dame | Frank Jackson misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 56-51 |
| 04:36 | Illinois | Lawrence Branson pulls down the rebound | 56-51 |
| 04:13 | Illinois | Lawrence Branson misses the dunk attempt | 56-51 |
| 04:11 | Illinois | John Morrison tips it but misses | 56-51 |
| 04:09 | Notre Dame | Alex Baldwin grabs the defensive rebound | 56-51 |
| 03:47 | Notre Dame | Frank Jackson can't connect on a shot from the left side | 56-51 |
| 03:45 | Illinois | Daniel Lee grabs the board | 56-51 |
| 03:24 | Illinois | John Morrison evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 56-51 |
| 03:22 | Notre Dame | Alex Baldwin snags the defensive board | 56-51 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Daniel Lee (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Morrison (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Robert Hale (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Norman Provost (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Lawrence Branson (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Frank Jackson (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Jay Thomas (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Alex Baldwin (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Robert Shea (fresh) 4 pts. C - Tommy Bowes (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 02:55 | Notre Dame | Frank Jackson misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 56-51 |
| 02:54 | Illinois | Norman Provost gets the rebound | 56-51 |
| 02:30 | Illinois | John Morrison connects on the 3 from the left corner set up by Daniel Lee | 59-51 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:09 | Notre Dame | Alex Baldwin makes the fadeaway from the left wing | 59-53 |
| 01:41 | Illinois | Norman Provost is alone and drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from John Morrison out of a doubleteam | 61-53 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:26 | Notre Dame | Alex Baldwin misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 61-53 |
| 01:24 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Robert Hale | 61-53 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 01:18 | Illinois | John Morrison is hacked by Jay Thomas - foul #2 on Jay Thomas, team foul #4 | 61-53 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Troy Frazier (PF), Anthony Goodrow (C) Robert Shea, Tommy Bowes | |
| 00:56 | Illinois | John Morrison misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 61-53 |
| 00:55 | Notre Dame | Frank Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 61-53 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:49 | Notre Dame | Frank Jackson knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing | 61-56 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:46 | Illinois | John Morrison is fouled in the backcourt by Jay Thomas - foul #3 on Jay Thomas, team foul #5 | 61-56 |
| Subs | Illinois | Louis Gordon (PG), John Mauriello (SF) Daniel Lee, Robert Hale | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 00:44 | Illinois | John Mauriello is fouled on the floor by Anthony Goodrow - foul #3 on Anthony Goodrow, team foul #6 | 61-56 |
| 00:43 | Illinois | John Morrison is fouled on the floor by Alex Baldwin - foul #1 on Alex Baldwin, team foul #7 | 61-56 |
| 00:43 | Illinois | John Morrison makes the 1st free throw | 62-56 |
| 00:43 | Illinois | John Morrison makes the 2nd free throw | 63-56 |
| 00:36 | Notre Dame | Jay Thomas misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 63-56 |
| 00:34 | Illinois | John Morrison grabs the board | 63-56 |
| 00:34 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-56 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:32 | Illinois | Frank Jackson is called for the reach on John Mauriello in the backcourt - foul #3 on Frank Jackson, team foul #8 | 63-56 |
| 00:32 | Illinois | John Mauriello makes the 1st free throw | 64-56 |
| 00:32 | Illinois | John Mauriello makes the 2nd free throw | 65-56 |
| 00:27 | Notre Dame | Frank Jackson buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Alex Baldwin | 65-59 |
| 00:26 | Illinois | John Morrison is hacked by Frank Jackson in the backcourt - foul #4 on Frank Jackson, team foul #9 | 65-59 |
| Subs | Illinois | Daniel Lee (PG) John Mauriello | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 00:26 | Illinois | John Morrison makes the 1st free throw | 66-59 |
| 00:26 | Illinois | John Morrison makes the 2nd free throw | 67-59 |
| 00:19 | Notre Dame | Frank Jackson's pass over a doubleteam is off the mark and out of bounds | 67-59 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Mauriello (SF) Daniel Lee | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 00:16 | Illinois | John Morrison is hacked by Jay Thomas in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jay Thomas, team foul #10 | 67-59 |
| 00:16 | Illinois | John Morrison misses the 1st free throw | 67-59 |
| 00:16 | Illinois | John Morrison misses the 2nd free throw | 67-59 |
| 00:16 | Notre Dame | Anthony Goodrow gets the rebound | 67-59 |
| 00:10 | Notre Dame | Alex Baldwin clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 67-59 |
| 00:09 | Illinois | John Morrison gets the rebound | 67-59 |
| 00:09 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 67-59 |
| 00:06 | Illinois | John Morrison is hacked by Jay Thomas in the backcourt - foul #5 on Jay Thomas, team foul #11 | 67-59 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Mario Mitchell (SG) Jay Thomas | |
| 00:06 | Illinois | John Morrison misses the 1st free throw | 67-59 |
| 00:06 | Illinois | John Morrison makes the 2nd free throw | 68-59 |
| 00:00 | Notre Dame | Troy Frazier is whistled for traveling | 68-59 |