| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - William Stewart (fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Sae (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Alexander Slinkard (fresh) PF - Charles Heavner (fresh) 6 pts. C - James Lindsey (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Zachery Baker (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Matthew McDonald (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Micheal Fortier (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Young (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - William Reid (fresh) 10 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Notre Dame | Alexander Slinkard inbounds the ball | 21-31 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:43 | Notre Dame | James Lindsey is denied on a dunk by William Reid | 21-31 |
| 19:42 | Illinois | William Reid pulls down the rebound | 21-31 |
| 19:16 | Illinois | Micheal Fortier is hacked by Alexander Slinkard - foul #1 on Alexander Slinkard, team foul #1 | 21-31 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Richard Rogers (SG), William Banton (SF), Kent Whittenburg (C) James Sae, Alexander Slinkard, James Lindsey | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 18:57 | Illinois | James Young drills a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from William Reid | 21-33 |
| 18:34 | Notre Dame | Charles Heavner clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Micheal Fortier - foul #2 on Micheal Fortier, team foul #1 | 21-33 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Sae (SG), James Lindsey (C) William Banton, Kent Whittenburg | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 18:34 | Notre Dame | Charles Heavner makes the 1st free throw | 22-33 |
| 18:34 | Notre Dame | Charles Heavner makes the 2nd free throw | 23-33 |
| 18:10 | Illinois | Zachery Baker misses badly on a floater from the right side | 23-33 |
| 18:09 | Illinois | Matthew McDonald tips it home | 23-35 |
| 17:41 | Notre Dame | James Lindsey is whistled for traveling | 23-35 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Raymond Davis (SG), Alexander Slinkard (SF), Kent Whittenburg (C) William Stewart, James Sae, James Lindsey | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 17:13 | Illinois | Micheal Fortier clanks a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Alexander Slinkard - foul #2 on Alexander Slinkard, team foul #2 | 23-35 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Stewart (PG), William Banton (SF), James Lindsey (PF) Richard Rogers, Alexander Slinkard, Charles Heavner | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 17:13 | Illinois | Micheal Fortier makes the 1st free throw | 23-36 |
| 17:13 | Illinois | Micheal Fortier makes the 2nd free throw | 23-37 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 16:55 | Notre Dame | William Banton's floater is knocked away by William Reid | 23-37 |
| 16:54 | Notre Dame | William Banton misses the tip | 23-37 |
| 16:52 | Illinois | James Young grabs the defensive rebound | 23-37 |
| 16:24 | Illinois | William Stewart steals it from Zachery Baker | 23-37 |
| 16:12 | Notre Dame | William Banton misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 23-37 |
| 16:10 | Illinois | William Reid grabs the board | 23-37 |
| 15:49 | Illinois | Micheal Fortier buries a 3 from the left wing | 23-40 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - William Stewart (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Raymond Davis (fresh) 1 ast. SF - William Banton (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Lindsey (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Kent Whittenburg (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Zachery Baker (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Matthew McDonald (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Micheal Fortier (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Young (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - William Reid (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 15:21 | Notre Dame | Raymond Davis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 23-40 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Richard Rogers (PG), James Sae (SG), Alexander Slinkard (SF), Charles Heavner (PF), Karl Woods (C) William Stewart, Raymond Davis, William Banton, James Lindsey, Kent Whittenburg | |
| Subs | Illinois | Marlon Everhart (SG), David Mann (SF), Christopher Rossetti (PF), Craig Atkinson (C) Matthew McDonald, Micheal Fortier, James Young, William Reid | |
| 14:57 | Illinois | Marlon Everhart drills a 3 from the right wing set up by David Mann | 23-43 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 14:48 | Notre Dame | Richard Rogers evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by David Mann - foul #1 on David Mann, team foul #2 | 23-43 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Keith Zhanel (SF) Zachery Baker | |
| 14:48 | Notre Dame | Richard Rogers misses the 1st free throw | 23-43 |
| 14:48 | Notre Dame | Richard Rogers misses the 2nd free throw | 23-43 |
| 14:48 | Illinois | Craig Atkinson grabs the defensive rebound | 23-43 |
| 14:29 | Illinois | Marlon Everhart clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 23-43 |
| 14:28 | Illinois | Christopher Rossetti grabs the offensive board | 23-43 |
| 14:14 | Illinois | Craig Atkinson can't finish the layup | 23-43 |
| 14:13 | Notre Dame | Richard Rogers grabs the defensive rebound | 23-43 |
| 14:07 | Notre Dame | Alexander Slinkard comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 23-43 |
| 14:06 | Notre Dame | Charles Heavner gets the offensive rebound | 23-43 |
| 14:01 | Notre Dame | Alexander Slinkard is fouled on the floor by Keith Zhanel - foul #1 on Keith Zhanel, team foul #3 | 23-43 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Stewart (PG) Alexander Slinkard | |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew McDonald (SG), James Young (PF), William Reid (C) Keith Zhanel, Christopher Rossetti, Craig Atkinson | |
| 13:43 | Notre Dame | Richard Rogers misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 23-43 |
| 13:41 | Illinois | William Reid grabs the defensive rebound | 23-43 |
| 13:18 | Illinois | Matthew McDonald misses badly on a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by James Sae - foul #1 on James Sae, team foul #3 | 23-43 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Alexander Slinkard (SF) James Sae | |
| Subs | Illinois | Zachery Baker (PG), Micheal Fortier (SF) David Mann, Marlon Everhart | |
| 13:18 | Illinois | Matthew McDonald makes the 1st free throw | 23-44 |
| 13:18 | Illinois | Matthew McDonald misses the 2nd free throw | 23-44 |
| 13:18 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to James Young | 23-44 |
| 12:54 | Illinois | William Reid can't finish the layup | 23-44 |
| 12:53 | Notre Dame | Karl Woods gets the rebound | 23-44 |
| 12:35 | Notre Dame | Charles Heavner loses the ball out of bounds | 23-44 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Sae (SG), James Lindsey (PF) Alexander Slinkard, Charles Heavner | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 12:15 | Illinois | Zachery Baker misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Karl Woods - foul #4 on Karl Woods, team foul #4 | 23-44 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Alexander Slinkard (SF), Charles Heavner (PF) William Stewart, Karl Woods | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 12:15 | Illinois | Zachery Baker misses the 1st free throw | 23-44 |
| 12:15 | Illinois | Zachery Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 23-45 |
| 12:01 | Notre Dame | Charles Heavner buries a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Richard Rogers | 26-45 |
| 11:45 | Illinois | William Reid misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 26-45 |
| 11:44 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Micheal Fortier | 26-45 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Richard Rogers (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Sae (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Alexander Slinkard (fresh) PF - Charles Heavner (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - James Lindsey (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Zachery Baker (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Matthew McDonald (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Micheal Fortier (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Young (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - William Reid (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 11:26 | Illinois | Zachery Baker misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 26-45 |
| 11:25 | Illinois | Matthew McDonald gets the offensive rebound | 26-45 |
| 11:03 | Illinois | William Reid misses short on a shot from the left wing | 26-45 |
| 11:01 | Notre Dame | James Sae grabs the board | 26-45 |
| 10:51 | Notre Dame | James Lindsey misses badly on a shot from the left side | 26-45 |
| 10:50 | Notre Dame | James Lindsey pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-45 |
| 10:42 | Notre Dame | Alexander Slinkard is fouled on the floor by Matthew McDonald - foul #1 on Matthew McDonald, team foul #4 | 26-45 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Stewart (PG), Raymond Davis (SG), William Banton (SF), Kent Whittenburg (C) Richard Rogers, James Sae, Alexander Slinkard, James Lindsey | |
| Subs | Illinois | Marlon Everhart (SG), Christopher Rossetti (PF), Craig Atkinson (C) Matthew McDonald, James Young, William Reid | |
| 10:30 | Notre Dame | Charles Heavner clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 26-45 |
| 10:28 | Illinois | Micheal Fortier grabs the defensive rebound | 26-45 |
| 10:02 | Illinois | Craig Atkinson lays it in set up by Christopher Rossetti and he's hacked by Kent Whittenburg - foul #1 on Kent Whittenburg, team foul #5 | 26-47 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Sae (SG), James Lindsey (C) Raymond Davis, Kent Whittenburg | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Mann (SF) Micheal Fortier | |
| 10:02 | Illinois | Craig Atkinson misses the free throw | 26-47 |
| 10:02 | Notre Dame | James Sae pulls down the rebound | 26-47 |
| 09:41 | Notre Dame | William Stewart is whistled for a carry | 26-47 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Richard Rogers (SG) James Sae | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 09:20 | Illinois | David Mann makes the floater from the left side on a nice dish by Zachery Baker and the foul's on Richard Rogers - foul #2 on Richard Rogers, team foul #6 | 26-49 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Sae (SG), Kent Whittenburg (C) William Banton, Charles Heavner | |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew McDonald (SG), James Young (PF) Zachery Baker, Christopher Rossetti | |
| 09:20 | Illinois | David Mann makes the free throw | 26-50 |
| 09:12 | Notre Dame | Richard Rogers evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 26-50 |
| 09:11 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Craig Atkinson | 26-50 |
| 08:57 | Illinois | James Young misses long on a floater in the lane but he's fouled by Richard Rogers - foul #3 on Richard Rogers, team foul #7 | 26-50 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Raymond Davis (SG), William Banton (SF), Charles Heavner (PF) James Sae, Richard Rogers, Kent Whittenburg | |
| Subs | Illinois | William Reid (C) Craig Atkinson | |
| 08:57 | Illinois | James Young misses the 1st free throw | 26-50 |
| 08:57 | Illinois | James Young makes the 2nd free throw | 26-51 |
| 08:42 | Notre Dame | William Banton connects on the runner in the paint | 28-51 |
| 08:19 | Illinois | David Mann buries a jumper from the left block on a great pass from Matthew McDonald | 28-53 |
| 08:11 | Notre Dame | Raymond Davis hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 28-53 |
| 08:10 | Illinois | James Young snags the defensive board | 28-53 |
| 07:55 | Illinois | William Reid scores on a runner from the right block on a great pass from James Young | 28-55 |
| 07:34 | Notre Dame | Charles Heavner hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by William Stewart | 31-55 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - William Stewart (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Raymond Davis (fresh) 1 ast. SF - William Banton (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Charles Heavner (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. C - James Lindsey (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - David Mann (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Matthew McDonald (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Marlon Everhart (fresh) 7 pts. PF - James Young (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - William Reid (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 07:12 | Illinois | James Young is fouled on the floor by William Stewart - foul #2 on William Stewart, team foul #8 | 31-55 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Richard Rogers (PG), James Sae (SG), Alexander Slinkard (SF), Kent Whittenburg (PF), Karl Woods (C) William Stewart, Raymond Davis, William Banton, Charles Heavner, James Lindsey | |
| Subs | Illinois | Zachery Baker (PG), Micheal Fortier (SF) David Mann, Marlon Everhart | |
| 07:12 | Illinois | James Young makes the 1st free throw | 31-56 |
| 07:12 | Illinois | James Young makes the 2nd free throw | 31-57 |
| 06:54 | Notre Dame | Zachery Baker takes the ball from Alexander Slinkard | 31-57 |
| 06:26 | Illinois | William Reid misses long on a shot from the baseline | 31-57 |
| 06:25 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Richard Rogers | 31-57 |
| 06:19 | Notre Dame | Richard Rogers evades the doubleteam and hits a 3 from the left corner | 34-57 |
| 05:51 | Illinois | Zachery Baker scores on a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Matthew McDonald | 34-59 |
| 05:39 | Notre Dame | Richard Rogers evades the doubleteam but misses long on a runner from the right block but he's fouled by William Reid - foul #3 on William Reid, team foul #5 | 34-59 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Stewart (PG), Charles Heavner (PF) Alexander Slinkard, Kent Whittenburg | |
| Subs | Illinois | Marlon Everhart (SG), Christopher Rossetti (PF), Craig Atkinson (C) Matthew McDonald, James Young, William Reid | |
| 05:39 | Notre Dame | Richard Rogers makes the 1st free throw | 35-59 |
| 05:39 | Notre Dame | Richard Rogers makes the 2nd free throw | 36-59 |
| 05:10 | Illinois | Zachery Baker hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 36-59 |
| 05:08 | Illinois | Micheal Fortier tips it in | 36-61 |
| 04:53 | Notre Dame | Craig Atkinson picks off the pass by James Sae | 36-61 |
| 04:47 | Illinois | Micheal Fortier misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 36-61 |
| 04:45 | Notre Dame | Charles Heavner pulls down the rebound | 36-61 |
| 04:39 | Notre Dame | Charles Heavner misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 36-61 |
| 04:37 | Notre Dame | Richard Rogers tips it in | 38-61 |
| 04:12 | Illinois | Zachery Baker can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 38-61 |
| 04:10 | Notre Dame | William Stewart gets the rebound | 38-61 |
| 04:05 | Notre Dame | Richard Rogers clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 38-61 |
| 04:04 | Illinois | Marlon Everhart grabs the defensive rebound | 38-61 |
| 03:35 | Illinois | Micheal Fortier misses badly on a fadeaway from close range but the foul's on James Sae - foul #2 on James Sae, team foul #9 | 38-61 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Alexander Slinkard (SF), James Lindsey (PF) James Sae, Charles Heavner | |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew McDonald (SG), James Young (PF), William Reid (C) Marlon Everhart, Christopher Rossetti, Craig Atkinson | |
| 03:35 | Illinois | Micheal Fortier misses the 1st free throw | 38-61 |
| 03:35 | Illinois | Micheal Fortier makes the 2nd free throw | 38-62 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - William Stewart (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Rogers (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Alexander Slinkard (fresh) PF - James Lindsey (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Karl Woods (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Zachery Baker (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Matthew McDonald (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Micheal Fortier (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Young (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - William Reid (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 4 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 03:27 | Notre Dame | Richard Rogers works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 38-62 |
| 03:25 | Notre Dame | James Lindsey gets the offensive rebound | 38-62 |
| 03:13 | Notre Dame | Alexander Slinkard connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from William Stewart and he's fouled by Micheal Fortier - foul #3 on Micheal Fortier, team foul #6 | 40-62 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Raymond Davis (SG) Richard Rogers | |
| Subs | Illinois | Marlon Everhart (SF) Micheal Fortier | |
| 03:13 | Notre Dame | Alexander Slinkard misses the free throw | 40-62 |
| 03:13 | Illinois | William Reid grabs the defensive rebound | 40-62 |
| 02:58 | Illinois | James Lindsey is called for the reach on Matthew McDonald - foul #2 on James Lindsey, team foul #10 | 40-62 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Richard Rogers (SG) Raymond Davis | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 02:58 | Illinois | Matthew McDonald misses the 1st free throw | 40-62 |
| 02:58 | Illinois | Matthew McDonald makes the 2nd free throw | 40-63 |
| 02:50 | Notre Dame | Alexander Slinkard misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 40-63 |
| 02:49 | Illinois | Zachery Baker pulls down the rebound | 40-63 |
| 02:27 | Illinois | William Reid knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Marlon Everhart and he's hacked by James Lindsey - foul #3 on James Lindsey, team foul #11 | 40-65 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Sae (SG), Charles Heavner (PF) Richard Rogers, James Lindsey | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Mann (PG) Zachery Baker | |
| 02:27 | Illinois | William Reid makes the free throw | 40-66 |
| 02:15 | Notre Dame | Charles Heavner connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 43-66 |
| 01:49 | Illinois | William Reid misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 43-66 |
| 01:47 | Notre Dame | Karl Woods grabs the defensive rebound | 43-66 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 01:42 | Notre Dame | Alexander Slinkard misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 43-66 |
| 01:40 | Notre Dame | Alexander Slinkard tips it in | 45-66 |
| 01:11 | Illinois | William Stewart is called for the reach on David Mann - foul #3 on William Stewart, team foul #12 | 45-66 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Micheal Fortier (SF) Marlon Everhart | |
| 01:11 | Illinois | David Mann misses the 1st free throw | 45-66 |
| 01:11 | Illinois | David Mann makes the 2nd free throw | 45-67 |
| 00:57 | Notre Dame | Alexander Slinkard clanks a turnaround from the right block | 45-67 |
| 00:55 | Illinois | William Reid grabs the board | 45-67 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:29 | Illinois | Micheal Fortier jams it on a great pass from James Young | 45-69 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:22 | Notre Dame | Alexander Slinkard hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range | 45-69 |
| 00:21 | Illinois | Matthew McDonald snags the defensive board | 45-69 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | David Mann runs out the clock | 45-69 |