| Lineup | Illinois | PG - William Barton (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Austin Coward (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Philip Booker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Sam Long (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Christopher Wilburn (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Adam Nall (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Thomas Johnston (fresh) 6 pts. SF - James Hoss (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Michael Bax (fresh) C - Martin Palmer (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Philip Booker inbounds the ball | 40-27 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:43 | Illinois | Philip Booker misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 40-27 |
| 19:41 | Illinois | Austin Coward gets the offensive rebound | 40-27 |
| 19:21 | Illinois | Martin Palmer steals it from Austin Coward | 40-27 |
| 19:07 | Notre Dame | Adam Nall misses short on a shot from the right wing | 40-27 |
| 19:05 | Illinois | Philip Booker snags the defensive board | 40-27 |
| 18:59 | Illinois | William Barton misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 40-27 |
| 18:58 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Austin Coward | 40-27 |
| 18:34 | Illinois | Christopher Wilburn connects on the fadeaway near the basket set up by William Barton | 42-27 |
| 18:15 | Notre Dame | Thomas Johnston clanks a jumper from the right side | 42-27 |
| 18:14 | Illinois | Christopher Wilburn gets the rebound | 42-27 |
| 18:10 | Illinois | Martin Palmer is called for the reach on William Barton - foul #3 on Martin Palmer, team foul #1 | 42-27 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Craig Fauntleroy (PG), Manuel Prater (SG), Michael Bolander (SF), Francis Ritchie (C) Adam Nall, Thomas Johnston, James Hoss, Martin Palmer | |
| 17:54 | Illinois | Philip Booker knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by William Barton | 44-27 |
| 17:39 | Notre Dame | Francis Ritchie can't connect on a jump hook from the right block | 44-27 |
| 17:37 | Illinois | Sam Long grabs the board | 44-27 |
| 17:08 | Illinois | William Barton can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-27 |
| 17:06 | Illinois | Philip Booker snags the offensive board | 44-27 |
| 16:39 | Illinois | William Barton connects on the shot from the right wing set up by Austin Coward and the foul's on Francis Ritchie - foul #3 on Francis Ritchie, team foul #2 | 46-27 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Adam Nall (PG), Thomas Johnston (SG), James Hoss (SF), Keith Liu (PF), Justin Colyer (C) Craig Fauntleroy, Manuel Prater, Michael Bolander, Michael Bax, Francis Ritchie | |
| 16:39 | Illinois | William Barton makes the free throw | 47-27 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 16:24 | Notre Dame | Austin Coward is called for the reach on Keith Liu - foul #1 on Austin Coward, team foul #1 | 47-27 |
| Subs | Illinois | Carl Hartsock (SF) Philip Booker | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 16:12 | Notre Dame | James Hoss clanks a jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Sam Long - foul #2 on Sam Long, team foul #2 | 47-27 |
| 16:12 | Notre Dame | James Hoss makes the 1st free throw | 47-28 |
| 16:12 | Notre Dame | James Hoss makes the 2nd free throw | 47-29 |
| 15:51 | Illinois | Christopher Wilburn misses short on a floater from the right block but he's fouled by Justin Colyer - foul #2 on Justin Colyer, team foul #3 | 47-29 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Summers (C) Sam Long | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Michael Bax (PF), Francis Ritchie (C) Keith Liu, Justin Colyer | |
| 15:51 | Illinois | Christopher Wilburn misses the 1st free throw | 47-29 |
| 15:51 | Illinois | Christopher Wilburn makes the 2nd free throw | 48-29 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - William Barton (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Austin Coward (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Carl Hartsock (fresh) PF - Christopher Wilburn (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Summers (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Adam Nall (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Thomas Johnston (fresh) 6 pts. SF - James Hoss (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Michael Bax (fresh) C - Francis Ritchie (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 15:28 | Notre Dame | James Hoss hits a runner from close range | 48-31 |
| 14:59 | Illinois | Robert Summers hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Austin Coward | 50-31 |
| 14:39 | Notre Dame | Adam Nall's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-31 |
| Subs | Illinois | Philip Booker (SF), Sam Long (PF) Carl Hartsock, Christopher Wilburn | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Craig Fauntleroy (PG), Manuel Prater (SG), Michael Bolander (SF), Keith Liu (PF), Martin Palmer (C) Adam Nall, Thomas Johnston, James Hoss, Michael Bax, Francis Ritchie | |
| 14:16 | Illinois | William Barton misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 50-31 |
| 14:15 | Notre Dame | Keith Liu snags the defensive board | 50-31 |
| 14:00 | Notre Dame | Robert Summers blocks the short jumper by Keith Liu | 50-31 |
| 13:58 | Notre Dame | Manuel Prater tips it but misses | 50-31 |
| 13:56 | Notre Dame | Keith Liu grabs the offensive board | 50-31 |
| 13:47 | Notre Dame | Martin Palmer drills a floater from the right wing set up by Craig Fauntleroy | 50-33 |
| 13:24 | Illinois | William Barton buries a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Austin Coward | 53-33 |
| 13:14 | Notre Dame | Manuel Prater can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 53-33 |
| 13:13 | Illinois | Robert Summers grabs the board | 53-33 |
| 12:51 | Illinois | William Barton connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Robert Summers | 56-33 |
| 12:33 | Notre Dame | Keith Liu misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 56-33 |
| 12:31 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Philip Booker | 56-33 |
| 12:09 | Illinois | Austin Coward is called for traveling | 56-33 |
| Subs | Illinois | Leroy Dickens (SG) Austin Coward | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Adam Nall (PG), Thomas Johnston (SG), James Hoss (SF), Michael Bax (PF), Francis Ritchie (C) Craig Fauntleroy, Manuel Prater, Michael Bolander, Keith Liu, Martin Palmer | |
| 11:58 | Notre Dame | Michael Bax throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-33 |
| 11:29 | Illinois | James Hoss is called for the reach on Philip Booker - foul #1 on James Hoss, team foul #4 | 56-33 |
| Subs | Illinois | Dikembe Abu (SG) William Barton | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Leroy Dickens (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Dikembe Abu (fresh) SF - Philip Booker (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Sam Long (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Summers (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Adam Nall (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Thomas Johnston (fresh) 6 pts. SF - James Hoss (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Michael Bax (fresh) C - Francis Ritchie (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 11:01 | Illinois | Robert Summers drills a fadeaway near the basket | 58-33 |
| 10:57 | Notre Dame | Thomas Johnston misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 58-33 |
| 10:56 | Notre Dame | Michael Bax tips it back up and in | 58-35 |
| 10:32 | Illinois | Leroy Dickens travels with the ball | 58-35 |
| Subs | Illinois | William Barton (PG), Austin Coward (SG), Carl Hartsock (SF), Christopher Wilburn (PF) Leroy Dickens, Dikembe Abu, Philip Booker, Sam Long | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 10:25 | Notre Dame | Francis Ritchie scores on a floater from the left side on a great pass from Adam Nall | 58-37 |
| 10:06 | Illinois | Robert Summers can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Francis Ritchie - foul #4 on Francis Ritchie, team foul #5 | 58-37 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Keith Liu (PF), Martin Palmer (C) Michael Bax, Francis Ritchie | |
| 10:06 | Illinois | Robert Summers makes the 1st free throw | 59-37 |
| 10:06 | Illinois | Robert Summers makes the 2nd free throw | 60-37 |
| 09:49 | Notre Dame | Martin Palmer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-37 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Michael Bax (PF) Keith Liu | |
| 09:47 | Illinois | Adam Nall takes the ball from William Barton in the backcourt | 60-37 |
| 09:45 | Notre Dame | Adam Nall lays it in | 60-39 |
| 09:23 | Illinois | William Barton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | Philip Booker (SF) Carl Hartsock | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Keith Liu (PF), Justin Colyer (C) Michael Bax, Martin Palmer | |
| 09:11 | Notre Dame | Austin Coward steals the ball from Keith Liu | 60-39 |
| 08:45 | Illinois | Robert Summers's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | Leroy Dickens (PG), Sam Long (PF) William Barton, Christopher Wilburn | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Michael Bax (PF), Martin Palmer (C) Keith Liu, Justin Colyer | |
| 08:33 | Notre Dame | James Hoss is fouled on the floor by Robert Summers - foul #4 on Robert Summers, team foul #3 | 60-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | Christopher Wilburn (C) Robert Summers | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 08:09 | Notre Dame | Michael Bax travels with the ball | 60-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | Dikembe Abu (SG) Austin Coward | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Keith Liu (PF), Justin Colyer (C) Michael Bax, Martin Palmer | |
| 08:07 | Illinois | Leroy Dickens throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 60-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Michael Bax (PF) Keith Liu | |
| 07:51 | Notre Dame | Michael Bax misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 60-39 |
| 07:49 | Notre Dame | Justin Colyer hits the follow up shot | 60-41 |
| 07:26 | Illinois | Dikembe Abu throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-41 |
| Subs | Illinois | William Barton (PG), Robert Summers (C) Dikembe Abu, Christopher Wilburn | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Keith Liu (PF), Francis Ritchie (C) Michael Bax, Justin Colyer | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - William Barton (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 3 ast. SG - Leroy Dickens (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Philip Booker (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Sam Long (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Summers (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Adam Nall (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Johnston (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - James Hoss (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Keith Liu (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Francis Ritchie (fresh) 4 pts. 4 pf. | |
| 07:09 | Notre Dame | Francis Ritchie misses badly on a jumper in the paint but the foul's on Sam Long - foul #3 on Sam Long, team foul #4 | 60-41 |
| Subs | Illinois | Austin Coward (SG), Carl Hartsock (SF) Leroy Dickens, Philip Booker | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Craig Fauntleroy (PG), Manuel Prater (SG), Michael Bolander (SF) Adam Nall, Thomas Johnston, James Hoss | |
| 07:09 | Notre Dame | Francis Ritchie makes the 1st free throw | 60-42 |
| 07:09 | Notre Dame | Francis Ritchie makes the 2nd free throw | 60-43 |
| 06:46 | Illinois | Carl Hartsock misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 60-43 |
| 06:45 | Illinois | Austin Coward pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-43 |
| 06:26 | Illinois | Austin Coward throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-43 |
| Subs | Illinois | Christopher Wilburn (PF) Sam Long | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Adam Nall (PG), Thomas Johnston (SG), James Hoss (SF), Michael Bax (PF), Martin Palmer (C) Craig Fauntleroy, Manuel Prater, Michael Bolander, Keith Liu, Francis Ritchie | |
| 06:02 | Notre Dame | Michael Bax can't finish the layup | 60-43 |
| 06:01 | Illinois | Christopher Wilburn snags the defensive board | 60-43 |
| 05:40 | Illinois | Robert Summers hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range | 60-43 |
| 05:39 | Notre Dame | Martin Palmer snags the defensive board | 60-43 |
| 05:30 | Notre Dame | Thomas Johnston misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 60-43 |
| 05:28 | Illinois | Robert Summers gets the rebound | 60-43 |
| 05:07 | Illinois | William Barton misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 60-43 |
| 05:05 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to James Hoss | 60-43 |
| 04:57 | Notre Dame | Michael Bax buries a floater from close range on a nice dish by Thomas Johnston and he's fouled by Robert Summers - foul #5 on Robert Summers, team foul #5 | 60-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | Leroy Dickens (SG), Philip Booker (SF) Austin Coward, Robert Summers | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Craig Fauntleroy (PG), Manuel Prater (SG), Michael Bolander (SF), Francis Ritchie (C) Adam Nall, Thomas Johnston, James Hoss, Martin Palmer | |
| 04:57 | Notre Dame | Michael Bax misses the free throw | 60-45 |
| 04:57 | Illinois | Christopher Wilburn grabs the defensive rebound | 60-45 |
| 04:28 | Illinois | The pull-up jumper by William Barton is blocked by Michael Bolander | 60-45 |
| 04:26 | Notre Dame | Michael Bax gets the rebound | 60-45 |
| 04:08 | Notre Dame | Manuel Prater hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 60-45 |
| 04:07 | Illinois | Christopher Wilburn gets the rebound | 60-45 |
| 03:45 | Illinois | William Barton double dribbles | 60-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | Dikembe Abu (SG), Sam Long (PF) William Barton, Carl Hartsock | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Keith Liu (PF) Michael Bax | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:35 | Notre Dame | Manuel Prater connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 60-48 |
| 03:10 | Illinois | Sam Long scores on a jumpshot from the left side | 62-48 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Leroy Dickens (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Dikembe Abu (fresh) SF - Philip Booker (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Sam Long (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Christopher Wilburn (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Craig Fauntleroy (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Manuel Prater (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Michael Bolander (fresh) 2 blk. PF - Keith Liu (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Francis Ritchie (fresh) 6 pts. 4 pf. | |
| 02:59 | Notre Dame | Keith Liu clanks a floater from the left wing | 62-48 |
| 02:57 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Philip Booker | 62-48 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:29 | Illinois | Sam Long misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Michael Bolander - foul #2 on Michael Bolander, team foul #6 | 62-48 |
| Subs | Illinois | William Barton (PG), Austin Coward (SG) Leroy Dickens, Dikembe Abu | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 02:29 | Illinois | Sam Long misses the 1st free throw | 62-48 |
| 02:29 | Illinois | Sam Long makes the 2nd free throw | 63-48 |
| 02:05 | Notre Dame | Keith Liu misses the 3 from the left wing | 63-48 |
| 02:04 | Notre Dame | Francis Ritchie grabs the offensive board | 63-48 |
| 01:57 | Notre Dame | Keith Liu clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 63-48 |
| 01:56 | Notre Dame | Francis Ritchie hits the follow up shot | 63-50 |
| 01:32 | Illinois | Christopher Wilburn throws it down set up by Austin Coward | 65-50 |
| 01:14 | Notre Dame | Keith Liu can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 65-50 |
| 01:12 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Philip Booker | 65-50 |
| 00:43 | Illinois | Austin Coward throws a bad pass out of bounds | 65-50 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:35 | Notre Dame | Craig Fauntleroy misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 65-50 |
| 00:34 | Illinois | Sam Long grabs the board | 65-50 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:09 | Illinois | William Barton clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 65-50 |
| 00:07 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Francis Ritchie | 65-50 |
| 00:01 | Notre Dame | Keith Liu misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 65-50 |
| 00:00 | Notre Dame | The clock runs out | 65-50 |