| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Gordon Guerrera (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rocco Ricci (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Wike (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Gabriel Bartels (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Lonnie Nicholson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Aaron Olsen (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Arnold Mueller (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Foster (fresh) PF - Vernon Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Frank Narvaez (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Joseph Foster inbounds the ball | 19-26 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:36 | Illinois | Vernon Williams's layup is rejected by Gabriel Bartels | 19-26 |
| 19:34 | Illinois | Aaron Olsen can't tip it in | 19-26 |
| 19:32 | Notre Dame | Gabriel Bartels snags the defensive board | 19-26 |
| 19:03 | Notre Dame | Rocco Ricci misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 19-26 |
| 19:02 | Notre Dame | Gabriel Bartels grabs the offensive rebound | 19-26 |
| 18:46 | Notre Dame | Gordon Guerrera drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Rocco Ricci | 21-26 |
| 18:22 | Illinois | Joseph Foster makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Arnold Mueller | 21-28 |
| 17:59 | Notre Dame | Gabriel Bartels's pass is intercepted by Vernon Williams | 21-28 |
| 17:32 | Illinois | Aaron Olsen can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 21-28 |
| 17:31 | Illinois | Frank Narvaez grabs the offensive board | 21-28 |
| 17:18 | Illinois | Joseph Foster is called for 3 seconds | 21-28 |
| 17:16 | Notre Dame | Aaron Olsen steals it from Gordon Guerrera in the backcourt | 21-28 |
| 16:48 | Illinois | Joseph Foster is hacked by David Wike - foul #1 on David Wike, team foul #1 | 21-28 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Thomas Staggers (C) Lonnie Nicholson | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 16:26 | Illinois | Arnold Mueller is fouled on the floor by Gabriel Bartels - foul #3 on Gabriel Bartels, team foul #2 | 21-28 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Lower (PG), Joe Landin (SG), Samuel Graham (SF), Thomas Hust (PF) Gordon Guerrera, Rocco Ricci, David Wike, Gabriel Bartels | |
| Subs | Illinois | Bradly Carrion (SG), Michael Clark (PF) Aaron Olsen, Vernon Williams | |
| 16:05 | Illinois | Frank Narvaez makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Joseph Foster | 21-31 |
| 15:39 | Notre Dame | James Lower is hacked by Michael Clark - foul #2 on Michael Clark, team foul #1 | 21-31 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Lonnie Nicholson (C) Thomas Staggers | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - James Lower (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Joe Landin (fresh) SF - Samuel Graham (fresh) PF - Thomas Hust (fresh) C - Lonnie Nicholson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Arnold Mueller (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bradly Carrion (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joseph Foster (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Clark (fresh) 4 reb. C - Frank Narvaez (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Notre Dame | Lonnie Nicholson works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 21-31 |
| 15:30 | Illinois | Bradly Carrion grabs the board | 21-31 |
| 15:26 | Illinois | Arnold Mueller misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 21-31 |
| 15:25 | Notre Dame | Thomas Hust snags the defensive board | 21-31 |
| 14:56 | Notre Dame | Michael Clark is called for the reach on Joe Landin - foul #3 on Michael Clark, team foul #2 | 21-31 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Gordon Guerrera (PG), Rocco Ricci (SG), David Wike (SF), Gabriel Bartels (PF) James Lower, Joe Landin, Samuel Graham, Thomas Hust | |
| Subs | Illinois | Aaron Olsen (PG), Michael Laird (SF), Vernon Williams (PF) Arnold Mueller, Joseph Foster, Frank Narvaez | |
| 14:34 | Notre Dame | David Wike misses the 3 from the right wing | 21-31 |
| 14:32 | Illinois | Bradly Carrion pulls down the rebound | 21-31 |
| 14:14 | Illinois | Gabriel Bartels is called for the reach on Aaron Olsen - foul #4 on Gabriel Bartels, team foul #3 | 21-31 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Thomas Hust (PF) Gabriel Bartels | |
| Subs | Illinois | Arnold Mueller (SG) Bradly Carrion | |
| 13:54 | Illinois | Michael Clark knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 21-33 |
| 13:36 | Notre Dame | Lonnie Nicholson travels with the ball | 21-33 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Thomas Staggers (C) Lonnie Nicholson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Joseph Foster (SF), Frank Narvaez (C) Michael Laird, Michael Clark | |
| 13:17 | Illinois | Aaron Olsen drills a pull-up jumper from the right side | 21-35 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 12:55 | Notre Dame | Frank Narvaez is called for the reach on Gordon Guerrera - foul #1 on Frank Narvaez, team foul #3 | 21-35 |
| 12:34 | Notre Dame | Thomas Staggers knocks in the floater near the basket set up by Rocco Ricci | 23-35 |
| 12:14 | Illinois | Arnold Mueller clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 23-35 |
| 12:12 | Notre Dame | Thomas Staggers pulls down the rebound | 23-35 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 11:52 | Notre Dame | Rocco Ricci misses badly on a shot from the right side but the foul's on Frank Narvaez - foul #2 on Frank Narvaez, team foul #4 | 23-35 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Lonnie Nicholson (C) Thomas Staggers | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 11:52 | Notre Dame | Rocco Ricci makes the 1st free throw | 24-35 |
| 11:52 | Notre Dame | Rocco Ricci makes the 2nd free throw | 25-35 |
| 11:23 | Illinois | Frank Narvaez scores on a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Joseph Foster | 25-37 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Gordon Guerrera (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rocco Ricci (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Wike (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Thomas Hust (fresh) C - Lonnie Nicholson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Aaron Olsen (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Arnold Mueller (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Foster (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Vernon Williams (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Frank Narvaez (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 11:08 | Notre Dame | Lonnie Nicholson connects on the jumpshot from the right side | 27-37 |
| 10:46 | Illinois | Aaron Olsen can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Thomas Hust - foul #2 on Thomas Hust, team foul #4 | 27-37 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Lower (PG), Joe Landin (SG), Samuel Graham (SF) Gordon Guerrera, Rocco Ricci, David Wike | |
| Subs | Illinois | Bradly Carrion (SG), Michael Clark (PF) Arnold Mueller, Vernon Williams | |
| 10:46 | Illinois | Aaron Olsen misses the 1st free throw | 27-37 |
| 10:46 | Illinois | Aaron Olsen makes the 2nd free throw | 27-38 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 10:21 | Notre Dame | Lonnie Nicholson is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 27-38 |
| 10:19 | Notre Dame | Samuel Graham hits the follow up shot | 29-38 |
| 10:02 | Illinois | Joseph Foster misses the easy layup | 29-38 |
| 10:01 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Lonnie Nicholson | 29-38 |
| 09:32 | Notre Dame | Lonnie Nicholson makes the contested floater from the left wing | 31-38 |
| 09:13 | Illinois | Frank Narvaez's fadeaway is rejected by Lonnie Nicholson | 31-38 |
| 09:11 | Notre Dame | Lonnie Nicholson gets the rebound | 31-38 |
| 08:53 | Notre Dame | Joe Landin misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 31-38 |
| 08:52 | Illinois | Aaron Olsen grabs the defensive rebound | 31-38 |
| 08:23 | Illinois | Aaron Olsen scores on a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Joseph Foster | 31-40 |
| 07:58 | Notre Dame | Joe Landin hits a wide open fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane and he's fouled by Michael Clark - foul #4 on Michael Clark, team foul #5 | 33-40 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Gordon Guerrera (PG), David Wike (SF), Gabriel Bartels (PF), Thomas Staggers (C) James Lower, Samuel Graham, Thomas Hust, Lonnie Nicholson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Arnold Mueller (PG), Michael Laird (SF), Vernon Williams (PF) Aaron Olsen, Joseph Foster, Frank Narvaez | |
| 07:58 | Notre Dame | Joe Landin makes the free throw | 34-40 |
| 07:34 | Illinois | Vernon Williams travels with the ball | 34-40 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Rocco Ricci (SG) Joe Landin | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 07:15 | Notre Dame | David Wike hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side but the foul's on Vernon Williams - foul #2 on Vernon Williams, team foul #6 | 34-40 |
| 07:15 | Notre Dame | David Wike makes the 1st free throw | 35-40 |
| 07:15 | Notre Dame | David Wike makes the 2nd free throw | 36-40 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Gordon Guerrera (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rocco Ricci (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Wike (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Gabriel Bartels (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. C - Thomas Staggers (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Arnold Mueller (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bradly Carrion (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Laird (fresh) PF - Vernon Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Clark (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 06:50 | Illinois | Bradly Carrion comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 36-40 |
| 06:49 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Gabriel Bartels | 36-40 |
| 06:27 | Notre Dame | Gordon Guerrera hits a jumpshot from the left side | 38-40 |
| 06:05 | Illinois | Michael Clark comes up short on the turnaround from the left block | 38-40 |
| 06:03 | Illinois | Michael Clark misses the tip | 38-40 |
| 06:01 | Notre Dame | Gabriel Bartels grabs the board | 38-40 |
| 05:45 | Notre Dame | Thomas Staggers is hacked by Vernon Williams - foul #3 on Vernon Williams, team foul #7 | 38-40 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Aaron Olsen (PG), Joseph Foster (SF), Frank Narvaez (C) Bradly Carrion, Michael Laird, Michael Clark | |
| 05:45 | Notre Dame | Thomas Staggers misses the 1st free throw | 38-40 |
| 05:45 | Illinois | Frank Narvaez gets the rebound | 38-40 |
| 05:31 | Illinois | Rocco Ricci is called for the reach on Vernon Williams - foul #3 on Rocco Ricci, team foul #5 | 38-40 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Lonnie Nicholson (C) Thomas Staggers | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 05:16 | Illinois | Frank Narvaez misses the jump hook in the paint | 38-40 |
| 05:15 | Illinois | Frank Narvaez hits the follow up shot | 38-42 |
| 04:48 | Notre Dame | Vernon Williams steps in front of the David Wike pass | 38-42 |
| 04:27 | Illinois | Aaron Olsen is called for 3 seconds | 38-42 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Thomas Hust (PF) Gabriel Bartels | |
| Subs | Illinois | Bradly Carrion (SG) Aaron Olsen | |
| 04:11 | Notre Dame | Lonnie Nicholson loses the ball out of bounds against a doubleteam | 38-42 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Lower (PG), Samuel Graham (SF) Gordon Guerrera, David Wike | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Clark (PF) Vernon Williams | |
| 03:44 | Illinois | Lonnie Nicholson is called for the reach on Bradly Carrion - foul #1 on Lonnie Nicholson, team foul #6 | 38-42 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Joe Landin (SG) Rocco Ricci | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 03:29 | Illinois | Bradly Carrion buries a runner near the basket on a nice dish by Arnold Mueller | 38-44 |
| 03:04 | Notre Dame | Lonnie Nicholson evades the doubleteam and hits a floater from the right block and he's hacked by Bradly Carrion - foul #1 on Bradly Carrion, team foul #8 | 40-44 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Gordon Guerrera (PG), David Wike (SF), Gabriel Bartels (PF) James Lower, Samuel Graham, Thomas Hust | |
| Subs | Illinois | Aaron Olsen (PG), Vernon Williams (PF) Arnold Mueller, Michael Clark | |
| 03:04 | Notre Dame | Lonnie Nicholson makes the free throw | 41-44 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Gordon Guerrera (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joe Landin (fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Wike (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Gabriel Bartels (fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. 4 pf. C - Lonnie Nicholson (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Aaron Olsen (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bradly Carrion (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Foster (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Vernon Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Frank Narvaez (fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:02 | Illinois | Aaron Olsen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 41-44 |
| 02:34 | Notre Dame | Lonnie Nicholson works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 41-44 |
| 02:33 | Illinois | Vernon Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 41-44 |
| 02:05 | Illinois | Lonnie Nicholson steals it from Vernon Williams | 41-44 |
| 01:46 | Notre Dame | Lonnie Nicholson is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 41-44 |
| 01:44 | Illinois | Vernon Williams pulls down the rebound | 41-44 |
| 01:20 | Illinois | Vernon Williams makes the jumpshot from the left side set up by Frank Narvaez and he's fouled by Joe Landin - foul #1 on Joe Landin, team foul #7 | 41-46 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Rocco Ricci (SG) Joe Landin | |
| Subs | Illinois | Arnold Mueller (SG) Bradly Carrion | |
| 01:20 | Illinois | Vernon Williams makes the free throw | 41-47 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:03 | Notre Dame | Vernon Williams swats the short shot by Lonnie Nicholson | 41-47 |
| 01:02 | Illinois | Vernon Williams pulls down the rebound | 41-47 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 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 intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:58 | Illinois | Rocco Ricci is called for the reach on Arnold Mueller - foul #4 on Rocco Ricci, team foul #8 | 41-47 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Clark (C) Frank Narvaez | |
| 00:58 | Illinois | Arnold Mueller makes the 1st free throw | 41-48 |
| 00:58 | Illinois | Arnold Mueller makes the 2nd free throw | 41-49 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:53 | Notre Dame | Gordon Guerrera can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 41-49 |
| 00:52 | Notre Dame | The offensive rebound goes to Gabriel Bartels | 41-49 |
| 00:50 | Notre Dame | David Wike makes the 3pt shot from the left corner | 44-49 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:49 | Illinois | Michael Clark is fouled in the backcourt by Rocco Ricci - foul #5 on Rocco Ricci, team foul #9 | 44-49 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Joe Landin (SG) Rocco Ricci | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 00:49 | Illinois | Michael Clark makes the 1st free throw | 44-50 |
| 00:49 | Illinois | Michael Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 44-51 |
| 00:43 | Notre Dame | David Wike hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint | 44-51 |
| 00:41 | Illinois | Arnold Mueller grabs the board | 44-51 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:40 | Illinois | Arnold Mueller is fouled in the backcourt by Joe Landin - foul #2 on Joe Landin, team foul #10 | 44-51 |
| 00:40 | Illinois | Arnold Mueller makes the 1st free throw | 44-52 |
| 00:40 | Illinois | Arnold Mueller makes the 2nd free throw | 44-53 |
| 00:34 | Notre Dame | Arnold Mueller steals it from Gabriel Bartels | 44-53 |
| 00:31 | Illinois | Arnold Mueller is fouled in the backcourt by Joe Landin - foul #3 on Joe Landin, team foul #11 | 44-53 |
| 00:31 | Illinois | Arnold Mueller makes the 1st free throw | 44-54 |
| 00:31 | Illinois | Arnold Mueller makes the 2nd free throw | 44-55 |
| 00:27 | Notre Dame | Gordon Guerrera is called for traveling in the backcourt | 44-55 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Lower (PG), Samuel Graham (SF), Thomas Hust (PF), Thomas Staggers (C) Gordon Guerrera, David Wike, Gabriel Bartels, Lonnie Nicholson | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Aaron Olsen runs out the clock | 44-55 |