| Lineup | Illinois | PG - John Pledger (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Clarence Maroney (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Young (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ronald Sink (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - James Dailey (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Henry Johnson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Dale Kincannon (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Ted Bratton (fresh) PF - Kenneth Brush (fresh) C - Clarence Hall (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Indiana | Ted Bratton inbounds the ball | 19-11 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:42 | Indiana | Ted Bratton misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on James Young - foul #2 on James Young, team foul #1 | 19-11 |
| 19:42 | Indiana | Ted Bratton misses the 1st free throw | 19-11 |
| 19:42 | Indiana | Ted Bratton makes the 2nd free throw | 19-12 |
| 19:15 | Illinois | Kenneth Brush steals the ball from John Pledger | 19-12 |
| 18:52 | Indiana | Clarence Hall misses badly on a jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by James Dailey - foul #2 on James Dailey, team foul #2 | 19-12 |
| 18:52 | Indiana | Clarence Hall makes the 1st free throw | 19-13 |
| 18:52 | Indiana | Clarence Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 19-14 |
| 18:31 | Illinois | Ronald Sink misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 19-14 |
| 18:29 | Illinois | James Young hits the follow up shot | 21-14 |
| 18:15 | Indiana | Clarence Hall misses badly on a floater from the right side | 21-14 |
| 18:13 | Illinois | James Dailey gets the rebound | 21-14 |
| 17:49 | Illinois | John Pledger clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 21-14 |
| 17:47 | Indiana | Dale Kincannon pulls down the rebound | 21-14 |
| 17:21 | Indiana | Dale Kincannon misses long on a jump hook in the paint | 21-14 |
| 17:20 | Illinois | The rebound goes to James Young | 21-14 |
| 16:59 | Illinois | Clarence Maroney misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 21-14 |
| 16:58 | Indiana | Kenneth Brush grabs the defensive rebound | 21-14 |
| 16:38 | Indiana | Henry Johnson hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Ted Bratton | 21-16 |
| 16:16 | Illinois | Clarence Hall steps in front of the Ronald Sink pass | 21-16 |
| 15:54 | Indiana | Dale Kincannon clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 21-16 |
| 15:53 | Illinois | The rebound goes to James Young | 21-16 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - John Pledger (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Clarence Maroney (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Young (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. PF - Ronald Sink (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - James Dailey (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Henry Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dale Kincannon (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SF - Ted Bratton (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Kenneth Brush (fairly fresh) 2 stl. C - Clarence Hall (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 15:24 | Illinois | Clarence Maroney hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Ted Bratton - foul #1 on Ted Bratton, team foul #1 | 21-16 |
| Subs | Illinois | Sebastian Jackson (SG), Larry Newell (SF), John Stich (PF), Floyd Kent (C) John Pledger, James Young, Ronald Sink, James Dailey | |
| Subs | Indiana | Ralph Huminski (PG), John Hird (SF), Raymond Quayle (C) Henry Johnson, Ted Bratton, Clarence Hall | |
| 15:24 | Illinois | Clarence Maroney misses the 1st free throw | 21-16 |
| 15:24 | Illinois | Clarence Maroney makes the 2nd free throw | 22-16 |
| 15:00 | Indiana | John Hird scores on a 3pt shot from straight away | 22-19 |
| 14:41 | Illinois | John Stich makes the fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Larry Newell and he's hacked by Dale Kincannon - foul #1 on Dale Kincannon, team foul #2 | 24-19 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Pledger (PG) Clarence Maroney | |
| Subs | Indiana | Henry Johnson (PG) Dale Kincannon | |
| 14:41 | Illinois | John Stich makes the free throw | 25-19 |
| 14:18 | Indiana | John Hird clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 25-19 |
| 14:17 | Illinois | John Stich gets the rebound | 25-19 |
| 14:02 | Illinois | Sebastian Jackson is called for traveling | 25-19 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Young (SF), Ronald Sink (PF) Larry Newell, Floyd Kent | |
| Subs | Indiana | Paul Schaefer (PF) Kenneth Brush | |
| 13:40 | Indiana | Paul Schaefer misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 25-19 |
| 13:38 | Illinois | James Young gets the rebound | 25-19 |
| 13:13 | Illinois | John Pledger misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 25-19 |
| 13:11 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to James Young | 25-19 |
| 12:46 | Illinois | John Pledger clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 25-19 |
| 12:44 | Indiana | Paul Schaefer pulls down the rebound | 25-19 |
| 12:16 | Indiana | Raymond Quayle misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Sebastian Jackson - foul #1 on Sebastian Jackson, team foul #3 | 25-19 |
| Subs | Illinois | Clarence Maroney (PG), James Dailey (C) John Pledger, John Stich | |
| Subs | Indiana | Dale Kincannon (SG), Ted Bratton (SF), Kenneth Brush (PF) Henry Johnson, John Hird, Paul Schaefer | |
| 12:16 | Indiana | Raymond Quayle makes the 1st free throw | 25-20 |
| 12:16 | Indiana | Raymond Quayle misses the 2nd free throw | 25-20 |
| 12:16 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Ronald Sink | 25-20 |
| 11:47 | Illinois | Ralph Huminski takes the ball from James Young | 25-20 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Clarence Maroney (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Sebastian Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Young (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. PF - Ronald Sink (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - James Dailey (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Ralph Huminski (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Dale Kincannon (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SF - Ted Bratton (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Kenneth Brush (fairly fresh) 2 stl. C - Raymond Quayle (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:19 | Indiana | Ted Bratton is fouled on the floor by Sebastian Jackson - foul #2 on Sebastian Jackson, team foul #4 | 25-20 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Pledger (PG), Larry Newell (SF), John Stich (PF) Sebastian Jackson, James Young, Ronald Sink | |
| Subs | Indiana | Henry Johnson (PG), Clarence Hall (C) Ralph Huminski, Raymond Quayle | |
| 10:54 | Indiana | John Pledger is called for the reach on Henry Johnson - foul #2 on John Pledger, team foul #5 | 25-20 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Indiana | Paul Schaefer (PF) Kenneth Brush | |
| 10:38 | Indiana | John Pledger steals the ball from Dale Kincannon | 25-20 |
| 10:35 | Illinois | John Pledger banks in the layup | 27-20 |
| 10:08 | Indiana | Dale Kincannon hits a 3 from straight away | 27-23 |
| 09:44 | Illinois | John Pledger is hacked by Paul Schaefer - foul #3 on Paul Schaefer, team foul #3 | 27-23 |
| Subs | Illinois | Sebastian Jackson (SG), James Young (SF), Ronald Sink (PF) Clarence Maroney, Larry Newell, James Dailey | |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| 09:26 | Illinois | James Young scores on a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by John Stich and he's fouled by Ted Bratton - foul #2 on Ted Bratton, team foul #4 | 29-23 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Indiana | Kenneth Brush (PF) Paul Schaefer | |
| 09:26 | Illinois | James Young misses the free throw | 29-23 |
| 09:26 | Indiana | Clarence Hall gets the rebound | 29-23 |
| 08:57 | Indiana | Kenneth Brush misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 29-23 |
| 08:55 | Indiana | Kenneth Brush tips it home | 29-25 |
| 08:40 | Illinois | James Young misses long on a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Ted Bratton - foul #3 on Ted Bratton, team foul #5 | 29-25 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Indiana | John Hird (SF) Ted Bratton | |
| 08:40 | Illinois | James Young makes the 1st free throw | 30-25 |
| 08:40 | Illinois | James Young makes the 2nd free throw | 31-25 |
| 08:19 | Indiana | John Hird misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 31-25 |
| 08:18 | Indiana | Henry Johnson snags the offensive board | 31-25 |
| 08:02 | Indiana | John Hird clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 31-25 |
| 08:00 | Indiana | The offensive rebound goes to Kenneth Brush | 31-25 |
| 07:42 | Indiana | John Hird knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Henry Johnson and he's hacked by James Young - foul #3 on James Young, team foul #6 | 31-27 |
| Subs | Illinois | Clarence Maroney (PG), James Dailey (C) John Pledger, John Stich | |
| Subs | Indiana | Ralph Huminski (PG), Ted Bratton (SF), Paul Schaefer (PF), Raymond Quayle (C) Henry Johnson, Dale Kincannon, Kenneth Brush, Clarence Hall | |
| 07:42 | Indiana | John Hird makes the free throw | 31-28 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Clarence Maroney (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Sebastian Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Young (fresh) 12 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. PF - Ronald Sink (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - James Dailey (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Ralph Huminski (fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Hird (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Ted Bratton (fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. PF - Paul Schaefer (fresh) 3 pf. C - Raymond Quayle (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:19 | Illinois | James Dailey misses the turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Raymond Quayle - foul #1 on Raymond Quayle, team foul #6 | 31-28 |
| 07:19 | Illinois | James Dailey makes the 1st free throw | 32-28 |
| 07:19 | Illinois | James Dailey misses the 2nd free throw | 32-28 |
| 07:19 | Indiana | Paul Schaefer grabs the defensive rebound | 32-28 |
| 06:50 | Indiana | John Hird comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 32-28 |
| 06:48 | Illinois | James Young grabs the defensive rebound | 32-28 |
| 06:26 | Illinois | Raymond Quayle denies the turnaround by James Young | 32-28 |
| 06:24 | Indiana | John Hird pulls down the rebound | 32-28 |
| 06:20 | Indiana | John Hird knocks in the jumper from the left wing | 32-30 |
| 05:57 | Illinois | Ronald Sink makes the jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from James Young | 34-30 |
| 05:53 | Indiana | Indiana calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 34-30 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Pledger (PG) Sebastian Jackson | |
| Subs | Indiana | Henry Johnson (PG), Dale Kincannon (SG), Kenneth Brush (PF), Clarence Hall (C) Ralph Huminski, John Hird, Paul Schaefer, Raymond Quayle | |
| 05:36 | Indiana | Dale Kincannon misses the jumper from the right wing | 34-30 |
| 05:34 | Indiana | Clarence Hall tips it but misses | 34-30 |
| 05:33 | Indiana | Kenneth Brush tips it back up and in | 34-32 |
| 05:05 | Illinois | John Pledger knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner | 37-32 |
| 04:45 | Indiana | Kenneth Brush is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Kenneth Brush, team foul #7 | 37-32 |
| 04:17 | Illinois | Ronald Sink hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket but the foul's on Ted Bratton - foul #4 on Ted Bratton, team foul #8 | 37-32 |
| 04:17 | Illinois | Ronald Sink makes the 1st free throw | 38-32 |
| 04:17 | Illinois | Ronald Sink makes the 2nd free throw | 39-32 |
| 03:59 | Indiana | Dale Kincannon hits a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Clarence Hall | 39-34 |
| 03:44 | Illinois | John Pledger drills a 3 from straight away set up by James Young | 42-34 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - John Pledger (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Clarence Maroney (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Young (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. PF - Ronald Sink (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - James Dailey (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Henry Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dale Kincannon (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. SF - Ted Bratton (fresh) 1 pts. 4 pf. PF - Kenneth Brush (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Clarence Hall (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:15 | Indiana | Clarence Hall makes the shot from the free throw line set up by Henry Johnson and he's hacked by James Dailey - foul #3 on James Dailey, team foul #7 | 42-36 |
| Subs | Illinois | Sebastian Jackson (SG), Larry Newell (SF), John Stich (PF), Floyd Kent (C) Clarence Maroney, James Young, Ronald Sink, James Dailey | |
| Subs | Indiana | John Hird (SF), Paul Schaefer (PF) Ted Bratton, Kenneth Brush | |
| 03:15 | Indiana | Clarence Hall makes the free throw | 42-37 |
| 02:58 | Illinois | Floyd Kent throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-37 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 02:54 | Indiana | Indiana calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 42-37 |
| Subs | Illinois | Clarence Maroney (SG), James Young (SF), Ronald Sink (PF), James Dailey (C) Sebastian Jackson, Larry Newell, John Stich, Floyd Kent | |
| Subs | Indiana | Ted Bratton (SF), Kenneth Brush (PF) John Hird, Paul Schaefer | |
| 02:40 | Indiana | Dale Kincannon misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 42-37 |
| 02:38 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Ronald Sink | 42-37 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:30 | Illinois | John Pledger buries a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Ronald Sink | 44-37 |
| 02:16 | Indiana | Clarence Hall buries a driving attempt from the right block | 44-39 |
| 01:47 | Illinois | John Pledger misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 44-39 |
| 01:46 | Indiana | The rebound goes to Clarence Hall | 44-39 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:34 | Indiana | Dale Kincannon misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 44-39 |
| 01:32 | Indiana | Ted Bratton can't tip it in | 44-39 |
| 01:31 | Illinois | John Pledger grabs the defensive rebound | 44-39 |
| 01:08 | Illinois | Ronald Sink drills a jumper from the right block set up by John Pledger | 46-39 |
| 00:56 | Indiana | Henry Johnson hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 46-39 |
| 00:54 | Illinois | Ronald Sink gets the rebound | 46-39 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:52 | Illinois | Henry Johnson is called for the reach on Ronald Sink in the backcourt - foul #2 on Henry Johnson, team foul #9 | 46-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | Sebastian Jackson (SG), Floyd Kent (C) Clarence Maroney, James Dailey | |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| 00:52 | Illinois | Ronald Sink makes the 1st free throw | 47-39 |
| 00:52 | Illinois | Ronald Sink misses the 2nd free throw | 47-39 |
| 00:52 | Indiana | Clarence Hall gets the rebound | 47-39 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:46 | Indiana | Dale Kincannon hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 47-39 |
| 00:45 | Illinois | James Young pulls down the rebound | 47-39 |
| 00:45 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-39 |
| 00:44 | Illinois | Henry Johnson is called for the reach on John Pledger in the backcourt - foul #3 on Henry Johnson, team foul #10 | 47-39 |
| 00:44 | Illinois | John Pledger makes the 1st free throw | 48-39 |
| 00:44 | Illinois | John Pledger makes the 2nd free throw | 49-39 |
| 00:36 | Indiana | Clarence Hall is hacked by Floyd Kent - foul #1 on Floyd Kent, team foul #8 | 49-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | Clarence Maroney (SG), James Dailey (C) Sebastian Jackson, Floyd Kent | |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| 00:36 | Indiana | Clarence Hall makes the 1st free throw | 49-40 |
| 00:36 | Indiana | Clarence Hall misses the 2nd free throw | 49-40 |
| 00:36 | Illinois | Ronald Sink pulls down the rebound | 49-40 |
| 00:34 | Illinois | Ronald Sink is fouled in the backcourt by Henry Johnson - foul #4 on Henry Johnson, team foul #11 | 49-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | Sebastian Jackson (SG), Floyd Kent (C) Clarence Maroney, James Dailey | |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| 00:34 | Illinois | Ronald Sink misses the 1st free throw | 49-40 |
| 00:34 | Illinois | Ronald Sink makes the 2nd free throw | 50-40 |
| 00:27 | Indiana | Henry Johnson knocks in the shot from the left block and the foul's on John Pledger - foul #3 on John Pledger, team foul #9 | 50-42 |
| Subs | Illinois | Clarence Maroney (SG), James Dailey (C) Sebastian Jackson, Floyd Kent | |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| 00:27 | Indiana | Henry Johnson makes the free throw | 50-43 |
| 00:24 | Illinois | John Pledger is fouled in the backcourt by Henry Johnson - foul #5 on Henry Johnson, team foul #12 | 50-43 |
| Subs | Illinois | Sebastian Jackson (SG), Floyd Kent (C) Clarence Maroney, James Dailey | |
| Subs | Indiana | Ralph Huminski (PG) Henry Johnson | |
| 00:24 | Illinois | John Pledger makes the 1st free throw | 51-43 |
| 00:24 | Illinois | John Pledger makes the 2nd free throw | 52-43 |
| 00:20 | Indiana | Dale Kincannon buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 52-46 |
| 00:20 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 52-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | Clarence Maroney (SG) Sebastian Jackson | |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| 00:17 | Illinois | James Young is fouled in the backcourt by Dale Kincannon - foul #2 on Dale Kincannon, team foul #13 | 52-46 |
| 00:17 | Illinois | James Young misses the 1st free throw | 52-46 |
| 00:17 | Illinois | James Young makes the 2nd free throw | 53-46 |
| 00:11 | Indiana | Dale Kincannon is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Dale Kincannon, team foul #14 | 53-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | Sebastian Jackson (SG) Clarence Maroney | |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| 00:09 | Illinois | John Pledger is fouled in the backcourt by Ralph Huminski - foul #1 on Ralph Huminski, team foul #15 | 53-46 |
| 00:09 | Illinois | John Pledger makes the 1st free throw | 54-46 |
| 00:09 | Illinois | John Pledger misses the 2nd free throw | 54-46 |
| 00:09 | Illinois | Floyd Kent grabs the offensive board | 54-46 |
| 00:09 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 54-46 |
| 00:06 | Illinois | Floyd Kent is fouled on the floor by Ted Bratton - foul #5 on Ted Bratton, team foul #16 | 54-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Indiana | John Hird (SF) Ted Bratton | |
| 00:06 | Illinois | Floyd Kent makes the 1st free throw | 55-46 |
| 00:06 | Illinois | Floyd Kent misses the 2nd free throw | 55-46 |
| 00:06 | Illinois | Ronald Sink snags the offensive board | 55-46 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Illinois | John Pledger runs out the clock | 55-46 |