| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Sterling Borges (fresh) SG - Frederick Zupfer (fresh) SF - Andrew Gaughan (fresh) PF - Stephen Baumgartner (fresh) C - Kenneth Hoppe (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Leon Hall (fresh) SG - Scott Blackwell (fresh) SF - Robert Moralez (fresh) PF - Larry Stanley (fresh) C - David White (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Notre Dame | Kenneth Hoppe wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:31 | Notre Dame | Andrew Gaughan misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:30 | Notre Dame | Frederick Zupfer snags the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:20 | Notre Dame | Larry Stanley swats the layup by Stephen Baumgartner | 0-0 |
| 19:18 | Illinois | The rebound goes to David White | 0-0 |
| 18:51 | Illinois | Scott Blackwell can't connect on a driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Frederick Zupfer - foul #1 on Frederick Zupfer, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:51 | Illinois | Scott Blackwell makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 18:51 | Illinois | Scott Blackwell misses the 2nd free throw | 0-1 |
| 18:51 | Notre Dame | Stephen Baumgartner grabs the board | 0-1 |
| 18:31 | Notre Dame | Kenneth Hoppe double dribbles | 0-1 |
| 18:08 | Illinois | Scott Blackwell hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 0-1 |
| 18:07 | Notre Dame | Sterling Borges snags the defensive board | 0-1 |
| 17:42 | Notre Dame | Larry Stanley denies the turnaround by Kenneth Hoppe | 0-1 |
| 17:41 | Illinois | David White gets the rebound | 0-1 |
| 17:21 | Illinois | Scott Blackwell misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 0-1 |
| 17:20 | Illinois | Robert Moralez tips it back up and in | 0-3 |
| 17:04 | Notre Dame | Sterling Borges throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-3 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Logan Morris (C) Kenneth Hoppe | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 16:40 | Illinois | David White misses the floater from the free throw line | 0-3 |
| 16:39 | Illinois | David White tips it home | 0-5 |
| 16:35 | Notre Dame | Frederick Zupfer is hacked by Scott Blackwell in the backcourt - foul #1 on Scott Blackwell, team foul #1 | 0-5 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Robert Husky (SG), John O'Donahue (C) Frederick Zupfer, Stephen Baumgartner | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 16:22 | Notre Dame | Andrew Gaughan is fouled on the floor by David White - foul #1 on David White, team foul #2 | 0-5 |
| 16:06 | Notre Dame | Andrew Gaughan hits a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Sterling Borges | 2-5 |
| 15:40 | Illinois | Larry Stanley misses badly on a floater in the lane | 2-5 |
| 15:39 | Illinois | Leon Hall gets the offensive rebound | 2-5 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Sterling Borges (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Husky (fresh) SF - Andrew Gaughan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Logan Morris (fresh) C - John O'Donahue (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Leon Hall (fairly fresh) SG - Scott Blackwell (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SF - Robert Moralez (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Larry Stanley (fairly fresh) 2 blk. C - David White (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:20 | Illinois | Scott Blackwell double dribbles | 2-5 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Dante Hill (PG), Frederick Zupfer (SG), Stephen Baumgartner (PF), Kenneth Hoppe (C) Sterling Borges, Andrew Gaughan, Logan Morris, John O'Donahue | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 15:16 | Notre Dame | Robert Husky's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 2-5 |
| 15:04 | Illinois | Robert Moralez connects on the jumper from the right side on a great pass from Scott Blackwell | 2-7 |
| 14:47 | Notre Dame | Robert Husky knocks in the floater from the free throw line set up by Frederick Zupfer | 4-7 |
| 14:28 | Illinois | Larry Stanley buries a runner from the baseline set up by Scott Blackwell | 4-9 |
| 14:13 | Notre Dame | Frederick Zupfer scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 7-9 |
| 13:44 | Illinois | Larry Stanley misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on Stephen Baumgartner - foul #1 on Stephen Baumgartner, team foul #2 | 7-9 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Sterling Borges (PG), Andrew Gaughan (SF), Logan Morris (PF), John O'Donahue (C) Frederick Zupfer, Robert Husky, Stephen Baumgartner, Kenneth Hoppe | |
| Subs | Illinois | Steve Schroeder (C) David White | |
| 13:44 | Illinois | Larry Stanley makes the 1st free throw | 7-10 |
| 13:44 | Illinois | Larry Stanley makes the 2nd free throw | 7-11 |
| 13:41 | Notre Dame | Scott Blackwell picks off the pass by Sterling Borges in the backcourt | 7-11 |
| 13:14 | Illinois | Andrew Gaughan picks off the pass by Robert Moralez | 7-11 |
| 13:10 | Notre Dame | Sterling Borges misses long on an open 3 from straight away | 7-11 |
| 13:09 | Notre Dame | Dante Hill tips it but misses | 7-11 |
| 13:08 | Illinois | Robert Moralez gets the rebound | 7-11 |
| 13:04 | Illinois | Robert Moralez is fouled on the floor by Andrew Gaughan - foul #1 on Andrew Gaughan, team foul #3 | 7-11 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Cole Livingston (SG) Dante Hill | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Girard (PG), Robert Hrabovsky (SG) Leon Hall, Scott Blackwell | |
| 12:47 | Illinois | Robert Moralez misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline | 7-11 |
| 12:45 | Notre Dame | John O'Donahue snags the defensive board | 7-11 |
| 12:38 | Notre Dame | Logan Morris loses the dribble to Robert Hrabovsky | 7-11 |
| 12:09 | Illinois | Michael Girard is fouled on the floor by Cole Livingston - foul #1 on Cole Livingston, team foul #4 | 7-11 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Frederick Zupfer (SG), Stephen Baumgartner (PF), Kenneth Hoppe (C) Cole Livingston, Logan Morris, John O'Donahue | |
| Subs | Illinois | Scott Blackwell (SG), Phillip Dean (SF), Anthony Golden (PF), David White (C) Robert Hrabovsky, Robert Moralez, Larry Stanley, Steve Schroeder | |
| 11:50 | Illinois | Scott Blackwell misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 7-11 |
| 11:48 | Notre Dame | Stephen Baumgartner gets the rebound | 7-11 |
| 11:21 | Notre Dame | Sterling Borges misses short on a shot from the left side but the foul's on Michael Girard - foul #1 on Michael Girard, team foul #3 | 7-11 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Robert Husky (SF) Andrew Gaughan | |
| Subs | Illinois | Leon Hall (PG) Michael Girard | |
| 11:21 | Notre Dame | Sterling Borges makes the 1st free throw | 8-11 |
| 11:21 | Notre Dame | Sterling Borges makes the 2nd free throw | 9-11 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Sterling Borges (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frederick Zupfer (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Husky (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Stephen Baumgartner (fresh) 2 reb. C - Kenneth Hoppe (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Leon Hall (fairly fresh) SG - Scott Blackwell (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Phillip Dean (fresh) PF - Anthony Golden (fresh) C - David White (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 10:59 | Illinois | Robert Husky is called for the reach on Phillip Dean - foul #1 on Robert Husky, team foul #5 | 9-11 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Dante Hill (PG), Cole Livingston (SF) Sterling Borges, Frederick Zupfer | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Hrabovsky (SG), Robert Moralez (SF) Scott Blackwell, Phillip Dean | |
| 10:35 | Illinois | Robert Moralez comes up short on the shot in the lane but he's hacked by Stephen Baumgartner - foul #2 on Stephen Baumgartner, team foul #6 | 9-11 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Logan Morris (PF), John O'Donahue (C) Stephen Baumgartner, Kenneth Hoppe | |
| Subs | Illinois | Larry Stanley (PF), Steve Schroeder (C) Anthony Golden, David White | |
| 10:35 | Illinois | Robert Moralez misses the 1st free throw | 9-11 |
| 10:35 | Illinois | Robert Moralez makes the 2nd free throw | 9-12 |
| 10:16 | Notre Dame | Steve Schroeder swats the shot by John O'Donahue | 9-12 |
| 10:14 | Notre Dame | John O'Donahue grabs the offensive board | 9-12 |
| 10:01 | Notre Dame | Dante Hill throws a bad pass out of bounds | 9-12 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Sterling Borges (PG), Andrew Gaughan (SF) Dante Hill, Cole Livingston | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 09:32 | Illinois | Robert Moralez hits a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Leon Hall | 9-14 |
| 09:10 | Notre Dame | Andrew Gaughan can't connect on a shot in the lane but he's hacked by Robert Moralez - foul #1 on Robert Moralez, team foul #4 | 9-14 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Frederick Zupfer (SG), Kenneth Hoppe (C) Robert Husky, John O'Donahue | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Girard (PG), Scott Blackwell (SG), Phillip Dean (SF), David White (C) Leon Hall, Robert Hrabovsky, Robert Moralez, Steve Schroeder | |
| 09:10 | Notre Dame | Andrew Gaughan misses the 1st free throw | 9-14 |
| 09:10 | Notre Dame | Andrew Gaughan misses the 2nd free throw | 9-14 |
| 09:10 | Notre Dame | Kenneth Hoppe snags the offensive board | 9-14 |
| 08:55 | Notre Dame | Frederick Zupfer drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Andrew Gaughan | 11-14 |
| 08:37 | Illinois | Phillip Dean scores on a shot near the basket | 11-16 |
| 08:35 | Notre Dame | Logan Morris is hacked by Larry Stanley in the backcourt - foul #1 on Larry Stanley, team foul #5 | 11-16 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Anthony Golden (PF) Larry Stanley | |
| 08:15 | Notre Dame | Andrew Gaughan is called for a charge - foul #2 on Andrew Gaughan, team foul #7 | 11-16 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Cole Livingston (SF), David Bakke (PF) Andrew Gaughan, Logan Morris | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 07:53 | Illinois | Anthony Golden drills a floater from the left block on a great pass from Michael Girard | 11-18 |
| 07:33 | Notre Dame | Frederick Zupfer is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Frederick Zupfer, team foul #8 | 11-18 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Dante Hill (PG), Robert Husky (SG), John O'Donahue (PF) Sterling Borges, Frederick Zupfer, Kenneth Hoppe | |
| Subs | Illinois | Leon Hall (PG), Robert Moralez (SF) Michael Girard, David White | |
| 07:04 | Illinois | Leon Hall makes the fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Anthony Golden | 11-20 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Dante Hill (fresh) SG - Robert Husky (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Cole Livingston (fresh) PF - John O'Donahue (fresh) 2 reb. C - David Bakke (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Leon Hall (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Scott Blackwell (tiring) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Moralez (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Anthony Golden (fresh) 2 pts. C - Phillip Dean (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 06:55 | Notre Dame | John O'Donahue lays it in uncontested on a nice dish by Cole Livingston | 13-20 |
| 06:37 | Illinois | Leon Hall can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 13-20 |
| 06:35 | Notre Dame | Robert Husky pulls down the rebound | 13-20 |
| 06:33 | Notre Dame | Cole Livingston's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 13-20 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Sterling Borges (PG), Logan Morris (PF) Dante Hill, David Bakke | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Hrabovsky (SG), Larry Stanley (PF), Steve Schroeder (C) Scott Blackwell, Anthony Golden, Phillip Dean | |
| 06:20 | Illinois | Robert Moralez lays it in on a nice dish by Steve Schroeder | 13-22 |
| 06:00 | Notre Dame | Sterling Borges is hacked by Leon Hall - foul #1 on Leon Hall, team foul #6 | 13-22 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Dante Hill (SG), Kenneth Hoppe (C) Cole Livingston, John O'Donahue | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Girard (PG) Leon Hall | |
| 05:45 | Notre Dame | Logan Morris knocks in the jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Sterling Borges and he's hacked by Robert Hrabovsky - foul #1 on Robert Hrabovsky, team foul #7 | 15-22 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Austin Pritchard (SF) Robert Husky | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 05:45 | Notre Dame | Logan Morris misses the free throw | 15-22 |
| 05:45 | Illinois | Larry Stanley grabs the defensive rebound | 15-22 |
| 05:26 | Illinois | Robert Moralez buries a jumper near the basket | 15-24 |
| 05:24 | Notre Dame | Michael Girard steals the ball from Austin Pritchard in the backcourt | 15-24 |
| 05:21 | Illinois | Michael Girard lays it up and in | 15-26 |
| 05:04 | Notre Dame | Sterling Borges makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 18-26 |
| 04:37 | Illinois | Robert Moralez hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block but the foul's on Austin Pritchard - foul #1 on Austin Pritchard, team foul #9 | 18-26 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Robert Husky (SG), Cole Livingston (SF), John O'Donahue (PF), David Bakke (C) Sterling Borges, Austin Pritchard, Logan Morris, Kenneth Hoppe | |
| Subs | Illinois | Leon Hall (PG), Scott Blackwell (SG), David White (C) Michael Girard, Robert Hrabovsky, Steve Schroeder | |
| 04:37 | Illinois | Robert Moralez misses the 1st free throw | 18-26 |
| 04:37 | Illinois | Robert Moralez makes the 2nd free throw | 18-27 |
| 04:22 | Notre Dame | Dante Hill can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 18-27 |
| 04:20 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Robert Moralez | 18-27 |
| 03:55 | Illinois | Larry Stanley scores on a jumper from close range set up by Scott Blackwell | 18-29 |
| 03:35 | Notre Dame | John O'Donahue hits a wide open shot from the left wing on a great pass from Dante Hill | 20-29 |
| 03:18 | Illinois | Robert Moralez misses long on a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Cole Livingston - foul #2 on Cole Livingston, team foul #10 | 20-29 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Sterling Borges (PG), Frederick Zupfer (SG), Andrew Gaughan (SF), Stephen Baumgartner (PF), Logan Morris (C) Dante Hill, Robert Husky, Cole Livingston, John O'Donahue, David Bakke | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Girard (PG), Anthony Golden (PF) Leon Hall, Larry Stanley | |
| 03:18 | Illinois | Robert Moralez makes the 1st free throw | 20-30 |
| 03:18 | Illinois | Robert Moralez misses the 2nd free throw | 20-30 |
| 03:18 | Notre Dame | Stephen Baumgartner grabs the board | 20-30 |
| 02:56 | Notre Dame | Andrew Gaughan comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 20-30 |
| 02:54 | Illinois | Anthony Golden grabs the defensive rebound | 20-30 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Sterling Borges (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Frederick Zupfer (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andrew Gaughan (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Stephen Baumgartner (fresh) 3 reb. C - Logan Morris (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Michael Girard (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Scott Blackwell (tiring) 1 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Moralez (tiring) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Anthony Golden (fresh) 2 pts. C - David White (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 02:29 | Illinois | Michael Girard is fouled on the floor by Sterling Borges - foul #1 on Sterling Borges, team foul #11 | 20-30 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Kenneth Hoppe (C) Logan Morris | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Hrabovsky (SG), Phillip Dean (SF) Scott Blackwell, Robert Moralez | |
| 02:29 | Illinois | Michael Girard makes the 1st free throw | 20-31 |
| 02:29 | Illinois | Michael Girard makes the 2nd free throw | 20-32 |
| 02:12 | Notre Dame | Stephen Baumgartner is called for traveling | 20-32 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Steve Schroeder (C) David White | |
| 01:45 | Illinois | Sterling Borges is called for the reach on Michael Girard - foul #2 on Sterling Borges, team foul #12 | 20-32 |
| 01:45 | Illinois | Michael Girard makes the 1st free throw | 20-33 |
| 01:45 | Illinois | Michael Girard misses the 2nd free throw | 20-33 |
| 01:45 | Notre Dame | Kenneth Hoppe grabs the board | 20-33 |
| 01:41 | Notre Dame | Frederick Zupfer loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 20-33 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Leon Hall (PG) Michael Girard | |
| 01:22 | Illinois | Leon Hall misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Sterling Borges - foul #3 on Sterling Borges, team foul #13 | 20-33 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Dante Hill (PG), Robert Husky (SG), Logan Morris (PF), John O'Donahue (C) Sterling Borges, Frederick Zupfer, Stephen Baumgartner, Kenneth Hoppe | |
| Subs | Illinois | Van Schreffler (SG), Larry Stanley (PF), David White (C) Robert Hrabovsky, Anthony Golden, Steve Schroeder | |
| 01:22 | Illinois | Leon Hall misses the 1st free throw | 20-33 |
| 01:22 | Illinois | Leon Hall misses the 2nd free throw | 20-33 |
| 01:22 | Notre Dame | John O'Donahue grabs the board | 20-33 |
| 01:00 | Notre Dame | Andrew Gaughan blows the layup | 20-33 |
| 00:59 | Illinois | David White grabs the board | 20-33 |
| 00:40 | Illinois | Robert Husky steps in front of the Larry Stanley pass | 20-33 |
| 00:38 | Notre Dame | Phillip Dean steals the ball from Andrew Gaughan in the backcourt | 20-33 |
| 00:22 | Illinois | Phillip Dean knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 20-35 |
| 00:02 | Notre Dame | Andrew Gaughan is hacked by David White - foul #2 on David White, team foul #8 | 20-35 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Frederick Zupfer (SG), Stephen Baumgartner (PF), Kenneth Hoppe (C) Robert Husky, Logan Morris, John O'Donahue | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Girard (PG), Scott Blackwell (SG), Anthony Golden (PF), Steve Schroeder (C) Leon Hall, Van Schreffler, Larry Stanley, David White | |
| 00:02 | Notre Dame | Andrew Gaughan misses the 1st free throw | 20-35 |
| 00:02 | Illinois | Anthony Golden grabs the board | 20-35 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Anthony Golden misses short on a fullcourt shot | 20-35 |