| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - James Scuderi (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Zacher (fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Lohmann (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Mathew McCabe (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Sapien (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - James Timmons (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Edward Schrader (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Edward Trynowski (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Gary Bradley (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Terry Freeman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Notre Dame | David Lohmann inbounds the ball | 31-27 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:39 | Notre Dame | Terry Freeman denies the turnaround by John Sapien | 31-27 |
| 19:37 | Illinois | Terry Freeman snags the defensive board | 31-27 |
| 19:32 | Illinois | Edward Schrader is open and buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by James Timmons | 31-30 |
| 19:27 | Notre Dame | James Scuderi comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 31-30 |
| 19:26 | Illinois | Gary Bradley pulls down the rebound | 31-30 |
| 19:22 | Illinois | Edward Schrader is fouled in the backcourt by David Lohmann - foul #1 on David Lohmann, team foul #1 | 31-30 |
| 19:07 | Illinois | Edward Trynowski misses the jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by James Scuderi - foul #2 on James Scuderi, team foul #2 | 31-30 |
| 19:07 | Illinois | Edward Trynowski makes the 1st free throw | 31-31 |
| 19:07 | Illinois | Edward Trynowski makes the 2nd free throw | 31-32 |
| 19:05 | Notre Dame | James Scuderi travels in the backcourt | 31-32 |
| 18:50 | Illinois | John Sapien blocks the short jumper by Terry Freeman | 31-32 |
| 18:48 | Notre Dame | James Scuderi grabs the board | 31-32 |
| 18:19 | Notre Dame | John Sapien hits the finger roll and the foul's on Terry Freeman - foul #2 on Terry Freeman, team foul #1 | 33-32 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Peluso (SG), David Braud (SF), Earl Loera (PF) James Zacher, David Lohmann, Mathew McCabe | |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Burns (SF) Gary Bradley | |
| 18:19 | Notre Dame | John Sapien makes the free throw | 34-32 |
| 18:04 | Illinois | Edward Trynowski's fadeaway is rejected by John Sapien | 34-32 |
| 18:02 | Notre Dame | David Braud grabs the board | 34-32 |
| 17:39 | Notre Dame | John Sapien's fadeaway is rejected by Terry Freeman | 34-32 |
| 17:38 | Illinois | Richard Burns snags the defensive board | 34-32 |
| 17:16 | Illinois | Edward Schrader is fouled on the floor by David Peluso - foul #2 on David Peluso, team foul #3 | 34-32 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Zacher (SG), David Lohmann (SF), Andrew Guy (C) James Scuderi, David Braud, John Sapien | |
| Subs | Illinois | Roger Maciel (PG), Michael Santacruz (SG), Gary Bradley (PF), Johnny Boone (C) James Timmons, Edward Schrader, Edward Trynowski, Terry Freeman | |
| 17:03 | Illinois | Gary Bradley drills a jumper from close range | 34-34 |
| 16:46 | Notre Dame | David Peluso comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 34-34 |
| 16:44 | Illinois | Michael Santacruz grabs the defensive rebound | 34-34 |
| 16:39 | Illinois | Roger Maciel misses badly on the uncontested shot from the left side | 34-34 |
| 16:37 | Illinois | Johnny Boone hits the follow up shot | 34-36 |
| 16:15 | Notre Dame | David Peluso knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by James Zacher | 37-36 |
| 15:51 | Illinois | Johnny Boone comes up short on the floater from the left side but he's hacked by Earl Loera - foul #2 on Earl Loera, team foul #4 | 37-36 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Scuderi (PG), Michael Johnston (SG), David Braud (SF), Mathew McCabe (PF), James Holland (C) David Peluso, James Zacher, David Lohmann, Earl Loera, Andrew Guy | |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Schrader (PG), Edward Trynowski (SF), Terry Freeman (C) Michael Santacruz, Richard Burns, Gary Bradley | |
| 15:51 | Illinois | Johnny Boone misses the 1st free throw | 37-36 |
| 15:51 | Illinois | Johnny Boone makes the 2nd free throw | 37-37 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - James Scuderi (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Johnston (fresh) SF - David Braud (fresh) PF - Mathew McCabe (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Holland (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Edward Schrader (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SG - Roger Maciel (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Edward Trynowski (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Johnny Boone (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Terry Freeman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:30 | Notre Dame | Johnny Boone is called for the reach on Mathew McCabe - foul #1 on Johnny Boone, team foul #2 | 37-37 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | John Sapien (C) James Holland | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Timmons (PG), Gary Bradley (PF) Roger Maciel, Johnny Boone | |
| 15:17 | Notre Dame | Mathew McCabe misses the easy layup | 37-37 |
| 15:15 | Notre Dame | Michael Johnston tips it in | 39-37 |
| 14:51 | Illinois | Gary Bradley hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block | 39-37 |
| 14:50 | Illinois | Edward Schrader gets the offensive rebound | 39-37 |
| 14:36 | Illinois | James Timmons hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Edward Trynowski | 39-40 |
| 14:10 | Notre Dame | John Sapien comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 39-40 |
| 14:08 | Notre Dame | Mathew McCabe tips it home | 41-40 |
| 14:00 | Illinois | John Sapien steals the ball from Terry Freeman | 41-40 |
| 13:40 | Notre Dame | John Sapien connects on the jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by James Scuderi | 43-40 |
| 13:28 | Illinois | Terry Freeman comes up short on the floater near the basket but he's hacked by John Sapien - foul #1 on John Sapien, team foul #5 | 43-40 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Peluso (PG), James Zacher (SG), David Lohmann (SF), Earl Loera (PF), Andrew Guy (C) James Scuderi, Michael Johnston, David Braud, Mathew McCabe, John Sapien | |
| Subs | Illinois | Roger Maciel (PG), Michael Santacruz (SG), Richard Burns (SF) James Timmons, Edward Schrader, Gary Bradley | |
| 13:28 | Illinois | Terry Freeman makes the 1st free throw | 43-41 |
| 13:28 | Illinois | Terry Freeman misses the 2nd free throw | 43-41 |
| 13:28 | Notre Dame | Andrew Guy gets the rebound | 43-41 |
| 13:09 | Notre Dame | Michael Santacruz picks off the pass by Andrew Guy | 43-41 |
| 13:06 | Illinois | Richard Burns hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Michael Santacruz | 43-43 |
| 12:42 | Notre Dame | David Peluso shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the shot from the right side but he's hacked by Richard Burns - foul #1 on Richard Burns, team foul #3 | 43-43 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Johnny Boone (C) Terry Freeman | |
| 12:42 | Notre Dame | David Peluso misses the 1st free throw | 43-43 |
| 12:42 | Notre Dame | David Peluso makes the 2nd free throw | 44-43 |
| 12:13 | Illinois | Richard Burns misses the lay-in but the foul's on David Lohmann - foul #2 on David Lohmann, team foul #6 | 44-43 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Holland (PF) Earl Loera | |
| Subs | Illinois | Gary Bradley (PF) Edward Trynowski | |
| 12:13 | Illinois | Richard Burns misses the 1st free throw | 44-43 |
| 12:13 | Illinois | Richard Burns makes the 2nd free throw | 44-44 |
| 11:44 | Notre Dame | Roger Maciel picks off the pass by James Holland | 44-44 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - David Peluso (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Zacher (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Lohmann (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Holland (fresh) C - Andrew Guy (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Roger Maciel (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Michael Santacruz (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Richard Burns (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Gary Bradley (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Johnny Boone (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:23 | Illinois | David Peluso steps in front of the Gary Bradley pass | 44-44 |
| 11:20 | Notre Dame | James Zacher hits the finger roll on a great pass from David Peluso | 46-44 |
| 11:07 | Illinois | James Zacher takes the ball from Johnny Boone | 46-44 |
| 10:45 | Notre Dame | James Holland is fouled on the floor by Michael Santacruz - foul #2 on Michael Santacruz, team foul #4 | 46-44 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Scuderi (PG), Michael Johnston (SG), David Braud (SF), Mathew McCabe (PF), John Sapien (C) David Peluso, James Zacher, David Lohmann, James Holland, Andrew Guy | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Timmons (PG), Edward Schrader (SG), Edward Trynowski (SF), Terry Freeman (C) Roger Maciel, Michael Santacruz, Richard Burns, Johnny Boone | |
| 10:29 | Notre Dame | James Scuderi hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from David Braud | 48-44 |
| 10:22 | Illinois | James Scuderi steps in front of the James Timmons pass in the backcourt | 48-44 |
| 10:21 | Notre Dame | David Braud hits the finger roll on a nice dish by James Scuderi | 50-44 |
| 10:19 | Illinois | James Timmons is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Johnston - foul #3 on Michael Johnston, team foul #7 | 50-44 |
| 10:19 | Illinois | James Timmons makes the 1st free throw | 50-45 |
| 10:19 | Illinois | James Timmons makes the 2nd free throw | 50-46 |
| 09:50 | Notre Dame | Mathew McCabe misses the lay-in | 50-46 |
| 09:48 | Illinois | Edward Schrader grabs the defensive rebound | 50-46 |
| 09:43 | Illinois | Edward Schrader hits a wide open floater from the left wing | 50-48 |
| 09:20 | Notre Dame | Mathew McCabe lays it up and in and the foul's on James Timmons - foul #3 on James Timmons, team foul #5 | 52-48 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Peluso (SG) Michael Johnston | |
| Subs | Illinois | Johnny Boone (C) Gary Bradley | |
| 09:20 | Notre Dame | Mathew McCabe makes the free throw | 53-48 |
| 09:08 | Illinois | Johnny Boone can't connect on a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by John Sapien - foul #2 on John Sapien, team foul #8 | 53-48 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Lohmann (SF), Earl Loera (PF) David Braud, Mathew McCabe | |
| Subs | Illinois | Roger Maciel (SF) Terry Freeman | |
| 09:08 | Illinois | Johnny Boone makes the 1st free throw | 53-49 |
| 09:08 | Illinois | Johnny Boone makes the 2nd free throw | 53-50 |
| 08:48 | Notre Dame | David Peluso misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 53-50 |
| 08:47 | Notre Dame | David Lohmann gets the offensive rebound | 53-50 |
| 08:27 | Notre Dame | Johnny Boone picks off the pass by James Scuderi | 53-50 |
| 08:17 | Illinois | Edward Trynowski scores on a floater in the paint on a great pass from Edward Schrader | 53-52 |
| 07:59 | Notre Dame | James Timmons is called for the reach on John Sapien - foul #4 on James Timmons, team foul #6 | 53-52 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Zacher (SG), David Braud (SF), James Holland (C) James Scuderi, David Lohmann, John Sapien | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Santacruz (SG), Richard Burns (SF), Terry Freeman (C) James Timmons, Edward Schrader, Johnny Boone | |
| 07:39 | Notre Dame | James Zacher knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 56-52 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - David Peluso (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Zacher (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Braud (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Earl Loera (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - James Holland (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Roger Maciel (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Michael Santacruz (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Richard Burns (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Edward Trynowski (fairly fresh) 12 pts. C - Terry Freeman (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:18 | Illinois | David Peluso is called for the reach on Roger Maciel - foul #3 on David Peluso, team foul #9 | 56-52 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Michael Johnston (SF), Mathew McCabe (PF), Andrew Guy (C) David Peluso, Earl Loera, James Holland | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 07:18 | Illinois | Roger Maciel makes the 1st free throw | 56-53 |
| 07:18 | Illinois | Roger Maciel makes the 2nd free throw | 56-54 |
| 06:58 | Notre Dame | Michael Johnston misses badly on a shot from the left side | 56-54 |
| 06:56 | Illinois | Terry Freeman gets the rebound | 56-54 |
| 06:37 | Illinois | Edward Trynowski loses the dribble to Andrew Guy | 56-54 |
| 06:15 | Notre Dame | David Braud misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 56-54 |
| 06:13 | Notre Dame | Andrew Guy tips it in | 58-54 |
| 06:08 | Illinois | Michael Johnston steps in front of the Richard Burns pass in the backcourt | 58-54 |
| 06:06 | Notre Dame | Michael Johnston banks in the layup | 60-54 |
| 05:42 | Illinois | Edward Trynowski knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Michael Santacruz | 60-56 |
| 05:42 | Notre Dame | Notre Dame calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-56 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Scuderi (PG), David Lohmann (SF), John Sapien (C) David Braud, Michael Johnston, Andrew Guy | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Timmons (PG), Edward Schrader (SG), Johnny Boone (C) Roger Maciel, Michael Santacruz, Edward Trynowski | |
| 05:22 | Notre Dame | James Zacher misses long on a fadeaway in the paint | 60-56 |
| 05:21 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Richard Burns | 60-56 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:11 | Illinois | James Timmons can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 60-56 |
| 05:09 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to James Zacher | 60-56 |
| 04:47 | Notre Dame | John Sapien scores on a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Mathew McCabe | 62-56 |
| 04:45 | Illinois | Richard Burns is fouled in the backcourt by Mathew McCabe - foul #1 on Mathew McCabe, team foul #10 | 62-56 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Peluso (SG), Earl Loera (PF) James Zacher, Mathew McCabe | |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Trynowski (PF) Johnny Boone | |
| 04:45 | Illinois | Richard Burns makes the 1st free throw | 62-57 |
| 04:45 | Illinois | Richard Burns misses the 2nd free throw | 62-57 |
| 04:45 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Earl Loera | 62-57 |
| 04:24 | Notre Dame | James Scuderi can't connect on a shot from the left side | 62-57 |
| 04:23 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Edward Schrader | 62-57 |
| 04:19 | Illinois | Edward Schrader drills a jumper from the left side set up by Edward Trynowski | 62-59 |
| 03:58 | Notre Dame | David Peluso hits a shot from just outside the lane set up by James Scuderi | 64-59 |
| 03:52 | Illinois | Edward Schrader hits a 3 pointer from the left corner | 64-62 |
| 03:32 | Notre Dame | David Lohmann's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 64-62 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Zacher (SG), David Braud (SF), Andrew Guy (C) James Scuderi, David Lohmann, John Sapien | |
| Subs | Illinois | Roger Maciel (PG), Michael Santacruz (SG), Gary Bradley (PF), Johnny Boone (C) James Timmons, Edward Schrader, Richard Burns, Terry Freeman | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - David Peluso (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - James Zacher (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Braud (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Earl Loera (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Andrew Guy (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Roger Maciel (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Michael Santacruz (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Edward Trynowski (fresh) 14 pts. PF - Gary Bradley (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Johnny Boone (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:22 | Illinois | Edward Trynowski misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 64-62 |
| 03:21 | Notre Dame | Earl Loera snags the defensive board | 64-62 |
| 03:02 | Notre Dame | James Zacher can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 64-62 |
| 03:00 | Notre Dame | David Braud gets the offensive rebound | 64-62 |
| 03:00 | Notre Dame | Notre Dame calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 64-62 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Scuderi (PG), David Lohmann (SF), Mathew McCabe (PF), John Sapien (C) David Peluso, David Braud, Earl Loera, Andrew Guy | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Timmons (PG), Edward Schrader (SG), Terry Freeman (C) Roger Maciel, Michael Santacruz, Johnny Boone | |
| 02:42 | Notre Dame | James Scuderi is fouled on the floor by James Timmons - foul #5 on James Timmons, team foul #7 | 64-62 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Roger Maciel (SG) James Timmons | |
| 02:42 | Notre Dame | James Scuderi makes the 1st free throw | 65-62 |
| 02:42 | Notre Dame | James Scuderi makes the 2nd free throw | 66-62 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:33 | Illinois | Gary Bradley double dribbles | 66-62 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:12 | Notre Dame | The jumper by James Scuderi is denied by Gary Bradley | 66-62 |
| 02:11 | Notre Dame | John Sapien hits the follow up shot | 68-62 |
| 02:00 | Illinois | Roger Maciel knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Edward Trynowski | 68-65 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:40 | Notre Dame | James Zacher scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from James Scuderi | 70-65 |
| 01:36 | Illinois | Edward Schrader is hacked by James Scuderi in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Scuderi, team foul #11 | 70-65 |
| 01:36 | Illinois | Edward Schrader makes the 1st free throw | 70-66 |
| 01:36 | Illinois | Edward Schrader misses the 2nd free throw | 70-66 |
| 01:36 | Illinois | Terry Freeman snags the offensive board | 70-66 |
| 01:31 | Illinois | Edward Schrader misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 70-66 |
| 01:30 | Notre Dame | John Sapien gets the rebound | 70-66 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:09 | Notre Dame | Terry Freeman denies the turnaround by James Scuderi | 70-66 |
| 01:08 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Gary Bradley | 70-66 |
| 00:54 | Illinois | Edward Schrader can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 70-66 |
| 00:52 | Notre Dame | John Sapien pulls down the rebound | 70-66 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:49 | Notre Dame | John Sapien is hacked by Edward Schrader in the backcourt - foul #3 on Edward Schrader, team foul #8 | 70-66 |
| 00:49 | Notre Dame | John Sapien makes the 1st free throw | 71-66 |
| 00:49 | Notre Dame | John Sapien makes the 2nd free throw | 72-66 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:47 | Illinois | Edward Trynowski loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 72-66 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Braud (PG), Andrew Guy (PF) James Scuderi, Mathew McCabe | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 00:44 | Notre Dame | David Lohmann is hacked by Roger Maciel - foul #1 on Roger Maciel, team foul #9 | 72-66 |
| 00:44 | Notre Dame | David Lohmann misses the 1st free throw | 72-66 |
| 00:44 | Illinois | Gary Bradley pulls down the rebound | 72-66 |
| 00:38 | Illinois | Edward Trynowski misses the dunk attempt but he's fouled by James Zacher - foul #1 on James Zacher, team foul #12 | 72-66 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Scuderi (PG), Mathew McCabe (PF) David Braud, Andrew Guy | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 00:38 | Illinois | Edward Trynowski makes the 1st free throw | 72-67 |
| 00:38 | Illinois | Edward Trynowski makes the 2nd free throw | 72-68 |
| 00:36 | Notre Dame | Roger Maciel is called for the reach on David Lohmann in the backcourt - foul #2 on Roger Maciel, team foul #10 | 72-68 |
| 00:36 | Notre Dame | David Lohmann makes the 1st free throw | 73-68 |
| 00:36 | Notre Dame | David Lohmann misses the 2nd free throw | 73-68 |
| 00:36 | Illinois | Gary Bradley gets the rebound | 73-68 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:34 | Illinois | David Lohmann is called for the reach on Terry Freeman in the backcourt - foul #3 on David Lohmann, team foul #13 | 73-68 |
| 00:34 | Illinois | Terry Freeman makes the 1st free throw | 73-69 |
| 00:34 | Illinois | Terry Freeman makes the 2nd free throw | 73-70 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:33 | Notre Dame | Edward Schrader is called for the reach on John Sapien in the backcourt - foul #4 on Edward Schrader, team foul #11 | 73-70 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Peluso (PG), Earl Loera (PF) James Scuderi, Mathew McCabe | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 00:33 | Notre Dame | John Sapien makes the 1st free throw | 74-70 |
| 00:33 | Notre Dame | John Sapien misses the 2nd free throw | 74-70 |
| 00:33 | Illinois | Gary Bradley pulls down the rebound | 74-70 |
| 00:27 | Illinois | Edward Schrader can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 74-70 |
| 00:25 | Illinois | Roger Maciel grabs the offensive board | 74-70 |
| 00:22 | Illinois | Edward Trynowski clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 74-70 |
| 00:20 | Illinois | Gary Bradley pulls down the offensive rebound | 74-70 |
| 00:18 | Illinois | Edward Schrader knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner | 74-73 |
| 00:18 | Notre Dame | Notre Dame calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 74-73 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Scuderi (PG), Mathew McCabe (PF) David Peluso, Earl Loera | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 00:16 | Notre Dame | David Lohmann is hacked by Roger Maciel in the backcourt - foul #3 on Roger Maciel, team foul #12 | 74-73 |
| 00:16 | Notre Dame | David Lohmann makes the 1st free throw | 75-73 |
| 00:16 | Notre Dame | David Lohmann misses the 2nd free throw | 75-73 |
| 00:16 | Illinois | Gary Bradley grabs the board | 75-73 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:05 | Illinois | Gary Bradley misses the dunk attempt | 75-73 |
| 00:04 | Notre Dame | David Lohmann grabs the board | 75-73 |
| 00:03 | Notre Dame | David Lohmann is hacked by Edward Schrader in the backcourt - foul #5 on Edward Schrader, team foul #13 | 75-73 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Santacruz (SG) Edward Schrader | |
| 00:03 | Notre Dame | David Lohmann misses the 1st free throw | 75-73 |
| 00:03 | Notre Dame | David Lohmann makes the 2nd free throw | 76-73 |
| 00:03 | Illinois | Illinois calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 76-73 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Michael Santacruz misses long on a halfcourt shot | 76-73 |