| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Raymond Parsons (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gary Wells (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Cuthbert (fresh) PF - Dennis Charles (fresh) 2 pts. C - Richard Peterson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Steven Abbott (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Guerrera (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ryan Church (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - James Nichols (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Anthony McMaken (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Notre Dame | Jeffrey Cuthbert inbounds the ball | 20-31 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:40 | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 20-31 |
| 19:38 | Illinois | James Nichols grabs the defensive rebound | 20-31 |
| 19:24 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera is hacked by Jeffrey Cuthbert - foul #2 on Jeffrey Cuthbert, team foul #1 | 20-31 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Dusty Grant (PF) Dennis Charles | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 19:16 | Illinois | Steven Abbott is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Cuthbert - foul #3 on Jeffrey Cuthbert, team foul #2 | 20-31 |
| 19:05 | Illinois | Raymond Parsons steps in front of the Richard Guerrera pass as he passes out of a doubleteam | 20-31 |
| 18:36 | Notre Dame | Gary Wells double dribbles as he's doubleteamed | 20-31 |
| 18:25 | Illinois | Steven Abbott shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 20-31 |
| 18:23 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Raymond Parsons | 20-31 |
| 18:04 | Notre Dame | Jeffrey Cuthbert connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Raymond Parsons | 23-31 |
| 17:45 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken misses long on a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Dusty Grant - foul #2 on Dusty Grant, team foul #3 | 23-31 |
| 17:45 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken makes the 1st free throw | 23-32 |
| 17:45 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken makes the 2nd free throw | 23-33 |
| 17:16 | Notre Dame | Richard Peterson misses long on a floater from the left side | 23-33 |
| 17:15 | Notre Dame | Richard Peterson grabs the offensive rebound | 23-33 |
| 17:04 | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons loses the dribble to Richard Guerrera | 23-33 |
| 17:01 | Illinois | Ryan Church banks in the layup set up by Richard Guerrera | 23-35 |
| 16:37 | Notre Dame | Steven Abbott picks off the pass by Richard Peterson | 23-35 |
| 16:23 | Illinois | Steven Abbott makes the contested 3 pointer from the right corner | 23-38 |
| 16:02 | Notre Dame | Richard Peterson drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 25-38 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Raymond Parsons (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Gary Wells (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Cuthbert (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Dusty Grant (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Peterson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Steven Abbott (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Guerrera (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ryan Church (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - James Nichols (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Anthony McMaken (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Illinois | James Nichols is fouled on the floor by Dusty Grant - foul #3 on Dusty Grant, team foul #4 | 25-38 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Brad Smith (PG), David Sears (SF) Raymond Parsons, Jeffrey Cuthbert | |
| Subs | Illinois | Doug Whitten (PG), Jan Tarver (SG), Richard Deady (SF), David Williams (PF), Dennis Hazelwood (C) Steven Abbott, Richard Guerrera, Ryan Church, James Nichols, Anthony McMaken | |
| 15:27 | Illinois | Dennis Hazelwood comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket | 25-38 |
| 15:26 | Illinois | Doug Whitten gets the offensive rebound | 25-38 |
| 15:11 | Illinois | Jan Tarver hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 25-38 |
| 15:09 | Notre Dame | Dusty Grant grabs the board | 25-38 |
| 14:49 | Notre Dame | Dusty Grant misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by David Williams - foul #2 on David Williams, team foul #1 | 25-38 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons (PG), Robert Bostwick (SF) Brad Smith, David Sears | |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Guerrera (PG), James Nichols (PF) Richard Deady, Dennis Hazelwood | |
| 14:49 | Notre Dame | Dusty Grant makes the 1st free throw | 26-38 |
| 14:49 | Notre Dame | Dusty Grant misses the 2nd free throw | 26-38 |
| 14:49 | Illinois | James Nichols pulls down the rebound | 26-38 |
| 14:28 | Illinois | James Nichols can't connect on a floater from close range but he's fouled by Dusty Grant - foul #4 on Dusty Grant, team foul #5 | 26-38 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Jeffrey Cuthbert (SF), Dennis Charles (PF) Robert Bostwick, Dusty Grant | |
| Subs | Illinois | Steven Abbott (PG) Jan Tarver | |
| 14:28 | Illinois | James Nichols misses the 1st free throw | 26-38 |
| 14:28 | Illinois | James Nichols misses the 2nd free throw | 26-38 |
| 14:28 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Doug Whitten | 26-38 |
| 14:09 | Illinois | James Nichols hits a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Richard Guerrera | 26-40 |
| 13:44 | Notre Dame | James Nichols is called for the reach on Richard Peterson - foul #3 on James Nichols, team foul #2 | 26-40 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Brad Smith (PG), David Sears (SF), Charles Tanner (C) Raymond Parsons, Jeffrey Cuthbert, Richard Peterson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Ryan Church (SF), Anthony McMaken (C) Doug Whitten, David Williams | |
| 13:16 | Notre Dame | Gary Wells drills a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Brad Smith | 29-40 |
| 12:50 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera clanks a floater near the basket but he's fouled by Gary Wells - foul #1 on Gary Wells, team foul #6 | 29-40 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons (PG), Jeffrey Cuthbert (SF), Dusty Grant (PF), Richard Peterson (C) Brad Smith, David Sears, Dennis Charles, Charles Tanner | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 12:50 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera misses the 1st free throw | 29-40 |
| 12:50 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera makes the 2nd free throw | 29-41 |
| 12:28 | Notre Dame | Jeffrey Cuthbert banks in the layup | 31-41 |
| 12:15 | Illinois | The jump hook by Anthony McMaken is blocked by Dusty Grant | 31-41 |
| 12:13 | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons grabs the defensive rebound | 31-41 |
| 12:09 | Notre Dame | Gary Wells evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 31-41 |
| 12:07 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken gets the rebound | 31-41 |
| 11:42 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Anthony McMaken, team foul #3 | 31-41 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Brad Smith (SG), Robert Bostwick (SF) Gary Wells, Jeffrey Cuthbert | |
| Subs | Illinois | Doug Whitten (PG), Jan Tarver (SG), David Williams (PF) Steven Abbott, Richard Guerrera, James Nichols | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Raymond Parsons (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Brad Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Bostwick (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Dusty Grant (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Richard Peterson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Doug Whitten (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jan Tarver (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Ryan Church (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - David Williams (fresh) 3 reb. C - Anthony McMaken (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:22 | Notre Dame | Richard Peterson hits the finger roll | 33-41 |
| 11:12 | Illinois | Doug Whitten is hacked by Robert Bostwick - foul #2 on Robert Bostwick, team foul #7 | 33-41 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Sears (SF) Robert Bostwick | |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Deady (SF), Dennis Hazelwood (C) Ryan Church, Anthony McMaken | |
| 11:12 | Illinois | Doug Whitten misses the 1st free throw | 33-41 |
| 11:12 | Notre Dame | Richard Peterson gets the rebound | 33-41 |
| 10:43 | Notre Dame | Richard Peterson can't finish the layup but the foul's on Dennis Hazelwood - foul #1 on Dennis Hazelwood, team foul #4 | 33-41 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Gary Wells (SG), Jeffrey Cuthbert (SF), Dennis Charles (PF) Brad Smith, David Sears, Dusty Grant | |
| Subs | Illinois | Steven Abbott (PG), James Nichols (PF) Richard Deady, Dennis Hazelwood | |
| 10:43 | Notre Dame | Richard Peterson makes the 1st free throw | 34-41 |
| 10:43 | Notre Dame | Richard Peterson makes the 2nd free throw | 35-41 |
| 10:22 | Illinois | Jan Tarver connects on the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Steven Abbott | 35-44 |
| 10:06 | Notre Dame | Jeffrey Cuthbert misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 35-44 |
| 10:04 | Notre Dame | Dennis Charles gets the offensive rebound | 35-44 |
| 09:39 | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons misses long on a fadeaway from the right block | 35-44 |
| 09:38 | Illinois | The rebound goes to David Williams | 35-44 |
| 09:13 | Illinois | Steven Abbott is doubleteamed and throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-44 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Brad Smith (SG), David Sears (SF), Dusty Grant (PF), Charles Tanner (C) Gary Wells, Jeffrey Cuthbert, Dennis Charles, Richard Peterson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Guerrera (SG), Ryan Church (SF), Anthony McMaken (C) Jan Tarver, Doug Whitten, David Williams | |
| 08:56 | Notre Dame | Dusty Grant lays it up and in on a nice dish by Brad Smith and the foul's on James Nichols - foul #4 on James Nichols, team foul #5 | 37-44 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Gary Wells (SG) Raymond Parsons | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 08:56 | Notre Dame | Dusty Grant misses the free throw | 37-44 |
| 08:56 | Illinois | James Nichols pulls down the rebound | 37-44 |
| 08:40 | Illinois | James Nichols hits a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Steven Abbott | 37-46 |
| 08:26 | Notre Dame | Gary Wells hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 37-46 |
| 08:24 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken grabs the defensive rebound | 37-46 |
| 08:15 | Illinois | James Nichols misses badly on a shot from the baseline but the foul's on David Sears - foul #1 on David Sears, team foul #8 | 37-46 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons (PG), Jeffrey Cuthbert (SF), Richard Peterson (C) Gary Wells, David Sears, Charles Tanner | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jan Tarver (SG) Steven Abbott | |
| 08:15 | Illinois | James Nichols makes the 1st free throw | 37-47 |
| 08:15 | Illinois | James Nichols makes the 2nd free throw | 37-48 |
| 07:54 | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a floater from the left side but he's fouled by James Nichols - foul #5 on James Nichols, team foul #6 | 37-48 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Gary Wells (SG), David Sears (SF), Charles Tanner (C) Brad Smith, Jeffrey Cuthbert, Richard Peterson | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Williams (PF) James Nichols | |
| 07:54 | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons misses the 1st free throw | 37-48 |
| 07:54 | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons makes the 2nd free throw | 38-48 |
| 07:36 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken double dribbles | 38-48 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Jeffrey Cuthbert (SF), Richard Peterson (C) David Sears, Charles Tanner | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Raymond Parsons (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Gary Wells (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Cuthbert (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Dusty Grant (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Richard Peterson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Richard Guerrera (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jan Tarver (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Ryan Church (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - David Williams (fresh) 4 reb. C - Anthony McMaken (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Notre Dame | Jeffrey Cuthbert is hacked by Jan Tarver - foul #2 on Jan Tarver, team foul #7 | 38-48 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Brad Smith (SG), Dennis Charles (PF) Gary Wells, Dusty Grant | |
| Subs | Illinois | Steven Abbott (PG) Jan Tarver | |
| 07:21 | Notre Dame | Jeffrey Cuthbert makes the 1st free throw | 39-48 |
| 07:21 | Notre Dame | Jeffrey Cuthbert misses the 2nd free throw | 39-48 |
| 07:21 | Illinois | David Williams snags the defensive board | 39-48 |
| 07:01 | Illinois | Steven Abbott connects on the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Richard Guerrera | 39-50 |
| 06:48 | Notre Dame | Brad Smith drills a 3 from the left corner | 42-50 |
| 06:35 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken hits the finger roll on a great pass from Steven Abbott | 42-52 |
| 06:15 | Notre Dame | Jeffrey Cuthbert connects on the jumper from the right wing | 44-52 |
| 05:53 | Illinois | Ryan Church is denied on a layup by Dennis Charles | 44-52 |
| 05:51 | Notre Dame | Brad Smith pulls down the rebound | 44-52 |
| 05:27 | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons knocks in the runner near the basket on a nice dish by Brad Smith | 46-52 |
| 05:11 | Illinois | Ryan Church hits a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Steven Abbott | 46-54 |
| 04:53 | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons is hacked by Steven Abbott - foul #1 on Steven Abbott, team foul #8 | 46-54 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Gary Wells (SG), David Sears (SF), Dusty Grant (PF), Charles Tanner (C) Brad Smith, Jeffrey Cuthbert, Dennis Charles, Richard Peterson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jan Tarver (SG), Richard Deady (SF), Doug Whitten (PF), Dennis Hazelwood (C) Richard Guerrera, Ryan Church, David Williams, Anthony McMaken | |
| 04:53 | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons makes the 1st free throw | 47-54 |
| 04:53 | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons makes the 2nd free throw | 48-54 |
| 04:37 | Illinois | Steven Abbott splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumper from close range | 48-54 |
| 04:36 | Notre Dame | Dusty Grant gets the rebound | 48-54 |
| 04:23 | Notre Dame | Gary Wells splits the doubleteam but misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 48-54 |
| 04:21 | Illinois | Jan Tarver grabs the board | 48-54 |
| 04:15 | Illinois | Jan Tarver is open but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 48-54 |
| 04:14 | Notre Dame | Charles Tanner grabs the board | 48-54 |
| 04:00 | Notre Dame | Gary Wells makes the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Raymond Parsons | 51-54 |
| 03:44 | Illinois | Richard Deady's pass is intercepted by Raymond Parsons | 51-54 |
| 03:20 | Notre Dame | Charles Tanner hits the front of the rim on the wide open shot from the left side | 51-54 |
| 03:19 | Illinois | Jan Tarver grabs the defensive rebound | 51-54 |
| 03:19 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-54 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Richard Peterson (C) Charles Tanner | |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Guerrera (SG), Ryan Church (SF), David Williams (PF), Anthony McMaken (C) Jan Tarver, Richard Deady, Doug Whitten, Dennis Hazelwood | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Raymond Parsons (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. SG - Gary Wells (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Sears (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dusty Grant (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Richard Peterson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Steven Abbott (fresh) 10 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Guerrera (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SF - Ryan Church (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - David Williams (fresh) 5 reb. C - Anthony McMaken (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 02:56 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera banks in the layup over the doubleteam on a great pass from Steven Abbott | 51-56 |
| 02:37 | Notre Dame | Gary Wells comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 51-56 |
| 02:36 | Notre Dame | Dusty Grant hits the follow up shot | 53-56 |
| 02:09 | Illinois | Steven Abbott shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 53-56 |
| 02:07 | Illinois | Ryan Church gets the offensive rebound | 53-56 |
| 01:50 | Illinois | David Williams's pass is intercepted by Dusty Grant | 53-56 |
| 01:21 | Notre Dame | Gary Wells clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 53-56 |
| 01:19 | Illinois | David Williams pulls down the rebound | 53-56 |
| 00:51 | Illinois | Gary Wells is called for the reach on Richard Guerrera - foul #2 on Gary Wells, team foul #9 | 53-56 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Jeffrey Cuthbert (SF), Dennis Charles (PF) David Sears, Dusty Grant | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 00:51 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera makes the 1st free throw | 53-57 |
| 00:51 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera misses the 2nd free throw | 53-57 |
| 00:51 | Notre Dame | Dennis Charles grabs the board | 53-57 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:33 | Notre Dame | Jeffrey Cuthbert misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Steven Abbott - foul #2 on Steven Abbott, team foul #9 | 53-57 |
| 00:33 | Notre Dame | Jeffrey Cuthbert misses the 1st free throw | 53-57 |
| 00:33 | Notre Dame | Jeffrey Cuthbert makes the 2nd free throw | 54-57 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:30 | Illinois | Steven Abbott is fouled in the backcourt by Raymond Parsons - foul #1 on Raymond Parsons, team foul #10 | 54-57 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jan Tarver (SG), Doug Whitten (PF) Richard Guerrera, David Williams | |
| 00:30 | Illinois | Steven Abbott makes the 1st free throw | 54-58 |
| 00:30 | Illinois | Steven Abbott makes the 2nd free throw | 54-59 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:24 | Notre Dame | Gary Wells evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 54-59 |
| 00:22 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Ryan Church | 54-59 |
| 00:22 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 54-59 |
| 00:20 | Illinois | Gary Wells is called for the reach on Anthony McMaken in the backcourt - foul #3 on Gary Wells, team foul #11 | 54-59 |
| 00:20 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken makes the 1st free throw | 54-60 |
| 00:20 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken makes the 2nd free throw | 54-61 |
| 00:14 | Notre Dame | Jeffrey Cuthbert misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 54-61 |
| 00:12 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken snags the defensive board | 54-61 |
| 00:12 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 54-61 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Guerrera (SG), David Williams (PF) Jan Tarver, Doug Whitten | |
| 00:10 | Illinois | Steven Abbott is hacked by Gary Wells in the backcourt - foul #4 on Gary Wells, team foul #12 | 54-61 |
| 00:10 | Illinois | Steven Abbott misses the 1st free throw | 54-61 |
| 00:10 | Illinois | Steven Abbott makes the 2nd free throw | 54-62 |
| 00:02 | Notre Dame | Gary Wells can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 54-62 |
| 00:01 | Illinois | The rebound goes to David Williams | 54-62 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:00 | Illinois | David Williams runs out the clock | 54-62 |