| Lineup | Illinois | PG - James Wager (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Brian Shea (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Kruse (fresh) 7 pts. PF - James Allen (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Joseph Little (fresh) 10 pts. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Jason Nelson (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Corson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Miles Nelson (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Zlatko Huminski (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ethan Moore (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Notre Dame | Miles Nelson inbounds the ball | 31-45 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:46 | Notre Dame | William Corson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 31-45 |
| 19:45 | Illinois | Richard Kruse grabs the defensive rebound | 31-45 |
| 19:38 | Illinois | Richard Kruse hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 31-45 |
| 19:36 | Notre Dame | Zlatko Huminski gets the rebound | 31-45 |
| 19:15 | Notre Dame | William Corson makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Jason Nelson | 31-48 |
| 18:56 | Illinois | Ethan Moore denies the turnaround by Joseph Little | 31-48 |
| 18:55 | Notre Dame | Jason Nelson snags the defensive board | 31-48 |
| 18:37 | Notre Dame | William Corson knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Miles Nelson | 31-51 |
| 18:21 | Illinois | Richard Kruse hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 31-51 |
| 18:20 | Notre Dame | Ethan Moore grabs the defensive rebound | 31-51 |
| 17:59 | Notre Dame | The pull-up jumper by Jason Nelson is blocked by James Allen | 31-51 |
| 17:57 | Illinois | Brian Shea pulls down the rebound | 31-51 |
| 17:49 | Illinois | Ethan Moore takes the ball from Brian Shea | 31-51 |
| 17:26 | Notre Dame | Jason Nelson works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 31-51 |
| 17:25 | Notre Dame | Ethan Moore can't tip it in | 31-51 |
| 17:23 | Notre Dame | Miles Nelson gets the offensive rebound | 31-51 |
| 17:13 | Notre Dame | Miles Nelson makes the contested 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Jason Nelson | 31-54 |
| 16:55 | Illinois | Joseph Little lays it in | 33-54 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 16:27 | Notre Dame | William Corson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 33-54 |
| 16:26 | Notre Dame | Zlatko Huminski gets the offensive rebound | 33-54 |
| 16:06 | Notre Dame | Miles Nelson shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 33-54 |
| 16:04 | Illinois | James Wager gets the rebound | 33-54 |
| 15:46 | Illinois | William Corson steals the ball from Brian Shea | 33-54 |
| 15:42 | Notre Dame | William Corson misses the easy layup | 33-54 |
| 15:41 | Notre Dame | Ethan Moore grabs the offensive rebound | 33-54 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - James Wager (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Brian Shea (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Kruse (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - James Allen (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Joseph Little (fairly fresh) 12 pts. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Jason Nelson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - William Corson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Miles Nelson (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Zlatko Huminski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Ethan Moore (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 15:20 | Notre Dame | Jason Nelson loses the ball out of bounds | 33-54 |
| Subs | Illinois | Christopher John (PG), Timothy Hamilton (SG), Shelton Davis (SF), Lance Sanders (PF), Arthur Drown (C) James Wager, Brian Shea, Richard Kruse, James Allen, Joseph Little | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Mike Weissinger (SG), John Fletcher (PF), Louis Jackson (C) William Corson, Zlatko Huminski, Ethan Moore | |
| 15:08 | Illinois | Mike Weissinger takes the ball from Timothy Hamilton | 33-54 |
| 14:42 | Notre Dame | Louis Jackson is whistled for traveling | 33-54 |
| 14:33 | Illinois | Louis Jackson blocks the short jumper by Timothy Hamilton | 33-54 |
| 14:31 | Illinois | Christopher John gets the offensive rebound | 33-54 |
| 14:21 | Illinois | Timothy Hamilton is hacked by Mike Weissinger - foul #2 on Mike Weissinger, team foul #1 | 33-54 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Corson (SG) Jason Nelson | |
| 14:13 | Illinois | Timothy Hamilton can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 33-54 |
| 14:12 | Illinois | Arthur Drown hits the follow up shot | 35-54 |
| 13:50 | Notre Dame | William Corson knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Miles Nelson | 35-57 |
| 13:41 | Illinois | Timothy Hamilton makes the driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Christopher John and he's fouled by John Fletcher - foul #1 on John Fletcher, team foul #2 | 37-57 |
| Subs | Illinois | Joseph Little (C) Arthur Drown | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Zlatko Huminski (PF) Miles Nelson | |
| 13:41 | Illinois | Timothy Hamilton makes the free throw | 38-57 |
| 13:15 | Notre Dame | John Fletcher clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 38-57 |
| 13:13 | Illinois | Christopher John grabs the board | 38-57 |
| 12:54 | Illinois | Lance Sanders knocks in the jumper from close range | 40-57 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 12:39 | Notre Dame | William Corson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 40-57 |
| 12:37 | Illinois | Lance Sanders pulls down the rebound | 40-57 |
| 12:11 | Illinois | Joseph Little comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Zlatko Huminski - foul #3 on Zlatko Huminski, team foul #3 | 40-57 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Wager (PG), Brian Shea (SG), Richard Kruse (SF), James Allen (PF) Christopher John, Timothy Hamilton, Shelton Davis, Lance Sanders | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Jason Nelson (PG), Miles Nelson (SF), Ethan Moore (C) Mike Weissinger, John Fletcher, Louis Jackson | |
| 12:11 | Illinois | Joseph Little misses the 1st free throw | 40-57 |
| 12:11 | Illinois | Joseph Little makes the 2nd free throw | 41-57 |
| 11:57 | Notre Dame | William Corson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 41-57 |
| 11:55 | Illinois | Joseph Little snags the defensive board | 41-57 |
| 11:41 | Illinois | Joseph Little misses the shot from close range | 41-57 |
| 11:39 | Notre Dame | Jason Nelson gets the rebound | 41-57 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - James Wager (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Brian Shea (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Kruse (fresh) 7 pts. PF - James Allen (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Joseph Little (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Jason Nelson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - William Corson (tiring) 14 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Miles Nelson (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Zlatko Huminski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Ethan Moore (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:21 | Notre Dame | Miles Nelson is hacked by Brian Shea - foul #1 on Brian Shea, team foul #1 | 41-57 |
| Subs | Illinois | Arthur Drown (C) Joseph Little | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | John Fletcher (PF) Zlatko Huminski | |
| 11:14 | Notre Dame | Jason Nelson is hacked by Richard Kruse - foul #3 on Richard Kruse, team foul #2 | 41-57 |
| 10:57 | Notre Dame | Ethan Moore misses badly on a floater from close range | 41-57 |
| 10:56 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Brian Shea | 41-57 |
| 10:52 | Illinois | James Wager is hacked by Jason Nelson - foul #3 on Jason Nelson, team foul #4 | 41-57 |
| Subs | Illinois | Scott Staton (SG) Brian Shea | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 10:44 | Illinois | John Fletcher is called for the reach on James Wager - foul #2 on John Fletcher, team foul #5 | 41-57 |
| Subs | Illinois | Timothy Hamilton (SG) Scott Staton | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Mike Weissinger (SG) William Corson | |
| 10:30 | Illinois | Timothy Hamilton scores on a fadeaway from the right wing | 43-57 |
| 10:23 | Notre Dame | Ethan Moore misses badly on the uncontested pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Arthur Drown - foul #3 on Arthur Drown, team foul #3 | 43-57 |
| Subs | Illinois | Lance Sanders (PF), Joseph Little (C) James Allen, Arthur Drown | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 10:23 | Notre Dame | Ethan Moore misses the 1st free throw | 43-57 |
| 10:23 | Notre Dame | Ethan Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 43-58 |
| 10:14 | Illinois | Richard Kruse misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 43-58 |
| 10:13 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Ethan Moore | 43-58 |
| 09:53 | Notre Dame | Jason Nelson clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 43-58 |
| 09:52 | Notre Dame | Ethan Moore tips it back up and in | 43-60 |
| 09:38 | Illinois | Joseph Little can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 43-60 |
| 09:37 | Illinois | Joseph Little hits the follow up shot | 45-60 |
| 09:23 | Notre Dame | Timothy Hamilton steals it from Miles Nelson | 45-60 |
| 09:14 | Illinois | Jason Nelson steals it from Lance Sanders | 45-60 |
| 09:10 | Notre Dame | Mike Weissinger blows the layup | 45-60 |
| 09:09 | Illinois | Richard Kruse gets the rebound | 45-60 |
| 09:03 | Illinois | Joseph Little misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on Jason Nelson - foul #4 on Jason Nelson, team foul #6 | 45-60 |
| Subs | Illinois | Brian Shea (PG), Christopher John (SG), Shelton Davis (SF), James Allen (PF) James Wager, Timothy Hamilton, Richard Kruse, Lance Sanders | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Corson (SG), Zlatko Huminski (PF), Louis Jackson (C) Jason Nelson, John Fletcher, Ethan Moore | |
| 09:03 | Illinois | Joseph Little makes the 1st free throw | 46-60 |
| 09:03 | Illinois | Joseph Little makes the 2nd free throw | 47-60 |
| 08:47 | Notre Dame | Louis Jackson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-60 |
| 08:30 | Illinois | James Allen misses long on a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by William Corson - foul #1 on William Corson, team foul #7 | 47-60 |
| 08:30 | Illinois | James Allen makes the 1st free throw | 48-60 |
| 08:30 | Illinois | James Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 49-60 |
| 08:19 | Notre Dame | Zlatko Huminski is called for a backcourt violation | 49-60 |
| Subs | Illinois | Arthur Drown (C) Joseph Little | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 08:02 | Illinois | Arthur Drown is fouled on the floor by William Corson - foul #2 on William Corson, team foul #8 | 49-60 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Wager (PG) Christopher John | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | John Fletcher (SF) Mike Weissinger | |
| 08:02 | Illinois | Arthur Drown makes the 1st free throw | 50-60 |
| 08:02 | Illinois | Arthur Drown misses the 2nd free throw | 50-60 |
| 08:02 | Notre Dame | Louis Jackson snags the defensive board | 50-60 |
| 07:37 | Notre Dame | John Fletcher can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by James Allen - foul #1 on James Allen, team foul #4 | 50-60 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Jason Nelson (PG) Miles Nelson | |
| 07:37 | Notre Dame | John Fletcher misses the 1st free throw | 50-60 |
| 07:37 | Notre Dame | John Fletcher makes the 2nd free throw | 50-61 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - James Wager (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Brian Shea (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Shelton Davis (fresh) 3 reb. PF - James Allen (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Arthur Drown (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Jason Nelson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - William Corson (tiring) 14 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Fletcher (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Zlatko Huminski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Louis Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:12 | Illinois | Louis Jackson takes the ball from James Allen | 50-61 |
| 06:57 | Notre Dame | Jason Nelson misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 50-61 |
| 06:55 | Notre Dame | Louis Jackson pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-61 |
| 06:50 | Notre Dame | Zlatko Huminski misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 50-61 |
| 06:48 | Illinois | Arthur Drown snags the defensive board | 50-61 |
| 06:39 | Illinois | Brian Shea knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from James Wager | 53-61 |
| 06:26 | Notre Dame | Jason Nelson connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by William Corson | 53-64 |
| 06:06 | Illinois | Zlatko Huminski steals the ball from Shelton Davis | 53-64 |
| 05:45 | Notre Dame | Zlatko Huminski is hacked by James Allen - foul #2 on James Allen, team foul #5 | 53-64 |
| Subs | Illinois | Christopher John (PG), Timothy Hamilton (SG), Richard Kruse (SF), Lance Sanders (PF), Joseph Little (C) James Wager, Brian Shea, Shelton Davis, James Allen, Arthur Drown | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Mike Weissinger (SG), Miles Nelson (SF), Ethan Moore (C) William Corson, Zlatko Huminski, Louis Jackson | |
| 05:34 | Notre Dame | Miles Nelson works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 53-64 |
| 05:33 | Illinois | Lance Sanders pulls down the rebound | 53-64 |
| 05:26 | Illinois | Timothy Hamilton scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 55-64 |
| 05:15 | Notre Dame | Jason Nelson misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 55-64 |
| 05:14 | Notre Dame | John Fletcher tips it home | 55-66 |
| 04:57 | Illinois | Joseph Little can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 55-66 |
| 04:56 | Illinois | Richard Kruse grabs the offensive rebound | 55-66 |
| 04:46 | Illinois | Christopher John misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 55-66 |
| 04:45 | Illinois | Joseph Little gets the offensive rebound | 55-66 |
| 04:25 | Illinois | Richard Kruse scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Lance Sanders | 58-66 |
| 04:07 | Notre Dame | Jason Nelson shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 58-66 |
| 04:05 | Notre Dame | Ethan Moore hits the follow up shot | 58-68 |
| 03:49 | Illinois | Richard Kruse knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Christopher John | 61-68 |
| 03:28 | Notre Dame | Mike Weissinger connects on the open 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Jason Nelson | 61-71 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Christopher John (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Timothy Hamilton (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Richard Kruse (fresh) 13 pts. 3 pf. PF - Lance Sanders (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Little (fresh) 17 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Jason Nelson (tiring) 15 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Mike Weissinger (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Miles Nelson (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - John Fletcher (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Ethan Moore (fresh) 12 pts. 11 reb. | |
| 03:16 | Illinois | Joseph Little misses long on a shot in the paint | 61-71 |
| 03:15 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Ethan Moore | 61-71 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 02:48 | Notre Dame | Jason Nelson evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 61-71 |
| 02:47 | Illinois | Lance Sanders pulls down the rebound | 61-71 |
| 02:47 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-71 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Wager (PG), Brian Shea (SG), James Allen (PF) Christopher John, Timothy Hamilton, Lance Sanders | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Corson (SG), Louis Jackson (PF) Jason Nelson, John Fletcher | |
| 02:31 | Illinois | Richard Kruse's layup is rejected by Miles Nelson | 61-71 |
| 02:29 | Notre Dame | Mike Weissinger gets the rebound | 61-71 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 02:24 | Notre Dame | Miles Nelson is fouled on the floor by Brian Shea - foul #2 on Brian Shea, team foul #6 | 61-71 |
| 02:00 | Notre Dame | Miles Nelson buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Mike Weissinger | 61-74 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 01:41 | Illinois | Joseph Little's floater is tipped away by Louis Jackson | 61-74 |
| 01:40 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Miles Nelson | 61-74 |
| 01:17 | Notre Dame | William Corson travels with the ball | 61-74 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Jason Nelson (PG), Zlatko Huminski (PF) Mike Weissinger, Louis Jackson | |
| 01:15 | Illinois | Jason Nelson steals the ball from James Wager in the backcourt | 61-74 |
| 01:13 | Notre Dame | Miles Nelson lays it in on a great pass from Jason Nelson | 61-76 |
| 00:58 | Illinois | Richard Kruse misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 61-76 |
| 00:57 | Notre Dame | Zlatko Huminski grabs the board | 61-76 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:30 | Notre Dame | Miles Nelson hits the finger roll | 61-78 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:22 | Illinois | James Allen misses long on a floater from the right block | 61-78 |
| 00:20 | Illinois | James Allen tips it in | 63-78 |
| 00:00 | Notre Dame | Jason Nelson runs out the clock | 63-78 |