| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Aaron Tate (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Linwood Otani (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Benjamin Kelley (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Daniel Sprague (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Calvin Clifford (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Gregory Harris (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Burner (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Norman Sayre (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Michael Buckner (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Joseph Dones (fresh) 17 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Notre Dame | Benjamin Kelley inbounds the ball | 30-39 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:42 | Notre Dame | Calvin Clifford shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by Joseph Dones - foul #3 on Joseph Dones, team foul #1 | 30-39 |
| 19:42 | Notre Dame | Calvin Clifford makes the 1st free throw | 31-39 |
| 19:42 | Notre Dame | Calvin Clifford misses the 2nd free throw | 31-39 |
| 19:42 | Illinois | Michael Buckner grabs the defensive rebound | 31-39 |
| 19:27 | Illinois | Michael Buckner misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 31-39 |
| 19:26 | Notre Dame | Calvin Clifford pulls down the rebound | 31-39 |
| 19:21 | Notre Dame | Benjamin Kelley connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Daniel Sprague | 34-39 |
| 19:00 | Illinois | Gregory Harris works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Norman Sayre | 34-42 |
| 18:37 | Notre Dame | Michael Buckner steals it from Aaron Tate | 34-42 |
| 18:08 | Illinois | Norman Sayre can't connect on an uncontested runner in the lane but he's fouled by Benjamin Kelley - foul #2 on Benjamin Kelley, team foul #1 | 34-42 |
| 18:08 | Illinois | Norman Sayre misses the 1st free throw | 34-42 |
| 18:08 | Illinois | Norman Sayre makes the 2nd free throw | 34-43 |
| 17:44 | Notre Dame | Calvin Clifford comes up short on the jumper from the right side but the foul's on Joseph Dones - foul #4 on Joseph Dones, team foul #2 | 34-43 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Leonard Hall (PF) Daniel Sprague | |
| Subs | Illinois | Timothy Hasting (C) Joseph Dones | |
| 17:44 | Notre Dame | Calvin Clifford makes the 1st free throw | 35-43 |
| 17:44 | Notre Dame | Calvin Clifford makes the 2nd free throw | 36-43 |
| 17:16 | Illinois | Michael Buckner is fouled on the floor by Leonard Hall - foul #2 on Leonard Hall, team foul #2 | 36-43 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Michael Bissette (PG), Thomas Chen (SG), Aaron Jude (C) Aaron Tate, Linwood Otani, Calvin Clifford | |
| Subs | Illinois | Daniel Munson (PF) Michael Buckner | |
| 16:59 | Illinois | Gregory Harris splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Robert Burner | 36-46 |
| 16:43 | Notre Dame | Thomas Chen works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Michael Bissette | 39-46 |
| 16:20 | Illinois | Leonard Hall takes the ball from Daniel Munson | 39-46 |
| 16:13 | Notre Dame | Benjamin Kelley buries a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Aaron Jude | 41-46 |
| 15:50 | Illinois | Gregory Harris is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 41-46 |
| 15:48 | Illinois | Norman Sayre tips it in | 41-48 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Michael Bissette (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Chen (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Benjamin Kelley (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Leonard Hall (fresh) 2 pts. C - Aaron Jude (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Gregory Harris (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Burner (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Norman Sayre (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Daniel Munson (fresh) 5 pts. C - Timothy Hasting (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:37 | Notre Dame | Michael Bissette hits a wide open jumper from the free throw line set up by Thomas Chen out of the doubleteam | 43-48 |
| 15:21 | Illinois | Robert Burner is hacked by Aaron Jude - foul #2 on Aaron Jude, team foul #3 | 43-48 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Aaron Tate (PG), Linwood Otani (SG), Daniel Sprague (PF), Calvin Clifford (C) Michael Bissette, Benjamin Kelley, Leonard Hall, Aaron Jude | |
| Subs | Illinois | Doug Taylor (PG), Zachary Belcher (SG), Monte Depew (SF), Michael Buckner (PF) Gregory Harris, Robert Burner, Norman Sayre, Timothy Hasting | |
| 14:58 | Illinois | Michael Buckner misses badly on a turnaround from close range | 43-48 |
| 14:57 | Illinois | Doug Taylor grabs the offensive rebound | 43-48 |
| 14:42 | Illinois | The jump hook by Daniel Munson is blocked by Daniel Sprague | 43-48 |
| 14:40 | Illinois | Michael Buckner tips it back up and in | 43-50 |
| 14:25 | Notre Dame | Aaron Tate loses the dribble to Monte Depew | 43-50 |
| 13:56 | Illinois | Zachary Belcher clanks a runner in the lane | 43-50 |
| 13:55 | Illinois | Daniel Munson hits the follow up shot | 43-52 |
| 13:38 | Notre Dame | Aaron Tate misses long on an open 3 pointer from the right wing | 43-52 |
| 13:36 | Notre Dame | The offensive rebound goes to Calvin Clifford | 43-52 |
| 13:25 | Notre Dame | Thomas Chen comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 43-52 |
| 13:23 | Notre Dame | Calvin Clifford can't tip it in | 43-52 |
| 13:22 | Illinois | Doug Taylor pulls down the rebound | 43-52 |
| 13:05 | Illinois | Aaron Tate is called for the reach on Doug Taylor - foul #3 on Aaron Tate, team foul #4 | 43-52 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Benjamin Kelley (SF), Aaron Jude (C) Thomas Chen, Calvin Clifford | |
| Subs | Illinois | Gregory Harris (PG), Robert Burner (SG), Norman Sayre (SF), Joseph Dones (PF), Timothy Hasting (C) Doug Taylor, Zachary Belcher, Monte Depew, Michael Buckner, Daniel Munson | |
| 12:50 | Illinois | Timothy Hasting misses long on a fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Aaron Jude - foul #3 on Aaron Jude, team foul #5 | 43-52 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Michael Bissette (SG), Leonard Hall (PF) Linwood Otani, Daniel Sprague | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 12:50 | Illinois | Timothy Hasting makes the 1st free throw | 43-53 |
| 12:50 | Illinois | Timothy Hasting makes the 2nd free throw | 43-54 |
| 12:35 | Notre Dame | Leonard Hall clanks a floater in the lane but he's fouled by Timothy Hasting - foul #2 on Timothy Hasting, team foul #3 | 43-54 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Duane Johnson (SG) Aaron Tate | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 12:35 | Notre Dame | Leonard Hall makes the 1st free throw | 44-54 |
| 12:35 | Notre Dame | Leonard Hall misses the 2nd free throw | 44-54 |
| 12:35 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Joseph Dones | 44-54 |
| 12:14 | Illinois | Joseph Dones misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 44-54 |
| 12:12 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Timothy Hasting | 44-54 |
| 11:55 | Illinois | Gregory Harris's pass over a doubleteam is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-54 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Thomas Chen (SG) Duane Johnson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Buckner (PF) Timothy Hasting | |
| 11:36 | Notre Dame | Michael Bissette connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Aaron Jude | 47-54 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Michael Bissette (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Chen (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Benjamin Kelley (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Leonard Hall (fresh) 3 pts. C - Aaron Jude (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Gregory Harris (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Burner (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Norman Sayre (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Michael Buckner (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - Joseph Dones (fresh) 17 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 11:14 | Illinois | Gregory Harris knocks in the jumpshot from the left side | 47-56 |
| 10:59 | Notre Dame | The short jumper by Michael Bissette is denied by Joseph Dones | 47-56 |
| 10:57 | Illinois | Joseph Dones snags the defensive board | 47-56 |
| 10:35 | Illinois | Gregory Harris misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 47-56 |
| 10:34 | Notre Dame | Leonard Hall gets the rebound | 47-56 |
| 10:16 | Notre Dame | Thomas Chen lays it in despite the doubleteam on a great pass from Benjamin Kelley | 49-56 |
| 10:02 | Illinois | Norman Sayre buries a runner from the right block on a great pass from Joseph Dones | 49-58 |
| 09:48 | Notre Dame | Thomas Chen clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 49-58 |
| 09:47 | Notre Dame | The offensive rebound goes to Aaron Jude | 49-58 |
| 09:24 | Notre Dame | Thomas Chen is fouled on the floor by Michael Buckner - foul #1 on Michael Buckner, team foul #4 | 49-58 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Aaron Tate (PG), Linwood Otani (SG), Duane Johnson (SF), Daniel Sprague (PF), Calvin Clifford (C) Michael Bissette, Thomas Chen, Benjamin Kelley, Leonard Hall, Aaron Jude | |
| Subs | Illinois | Doug Taylor (PG), Zachary Belcher (SG), Monte Depew (SF), Daniel Munson (PF), Timothy Hasting (C) Gregory Harris, Robert Burner, Norman Sayre, Michael Buckner, Joseph Dones | |
| 09:04 | Notre Dame | Calvin Clifford misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 49-58 |
| 09:02 | Illinois | Timothy Hasting gets the rebound | 49-58 |
| 08:57 | Illinois | Daniel Sprague steals it from Timothy Hasting | 49-58 |
| 08:43 | Notre Dame | Calvin Clifford can't finish the layup against a doubleteam | 49-58 |
| 08:42 | Notre Dame | Daniel Sprague tips it but misses | 49-58 |
| 08:40 | Illinois | Monte Depew pulls down the rebound | 49-58 |
| 08:17 | Illinois | Monte Depew misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Duane Johnson - foul #1 on Duane Johnson, team foul #6 | 49-58 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Thomas Chen (SF) Duane Johnson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Burner (PG), Joseph Dones (C) Zachary Belcher, Timothy Hasting | |
| 08:17 | Illinois | Monte Depew misses the 1st free throw | 49-58 |
| 08:17 | Illinois | Monte Depew misses the 2nd free throw | 49-58 |
| 08:17 | Notre Dame | Daniel Sprague grabs the board | 49-58 |
| 08:04 | Notre Dame | Joseph Dones picks off the pass by Thomas Chen out of a doubleteam | 49-58 |
| 07:38 | Illinois | Daniel Munson clanks a fadeaway from the baseline | 49-58 |
| 07:36 | Illinois | Daniel Munson tips it back up and in | 49-60 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Aaron Tate (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Linwood Otani (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Chen (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Daniel Sprague (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - Calvin Clifford (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Robert Burner (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Doug Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Monte Depew (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Daniel Munson (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Dones (fresh) 17 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. | |
| 07:23 | Notre Dame | Thomas Chen makes the contested 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Aaron Tate | 52-60 |
| 07:07 | Illinois | Doug Taylor is whistled for traveling | 52-60 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Benjamin Kelley (SF) Thomas Chen | |
| Subs | Illinois | Gregory Harris (PG), Norman Sayre (SF), Michael Buckner (PF) Doug Taylor, Monte Depew, Daniel Munson | |
| 06:49 | Notre Dame | Robert Burner picks off the pass by Linwood Otani | 52-60 |
| 06:34 | Illinois | Gregory Harris buries a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Norman Sayre | 52-63 |
| 06:23 | Notre Dame | Michael Buckner steps in front of the Linwood Otani pass | 52-63 |
| 06:01 | Illinois | Gregory Harris misses the 3 from straight away | 52-63 |
| 05:59 | Notre Dame | Calvin Clifford gets the rebound | 52-63 |
| 05:42 | Notre Dame | Aaron Tate misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 52-63 |
| 05:41 | Notre Dame | Benjamin Kelley misses the tip | 52-63 |
| 05:39 | Illinois | Michael Buckner gets the rebound | 52-63 |
| 05:21 | Illinois | Michael Buckner buries a shot from the right wing set up by Robert Burner | 52-65 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 05:05 | Notre Dame | Calvin Clifford clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 52-65 |
| 05:03 | Illinois | Michael Buckner grabs the board | 52-65 |
| 04:42 | Illinois | Benjamin Kelley is called for the reach on Joseph Dones - foul #3 on Benjamin Kelley, team foul #7 | 52-65 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Michael Bissette (PG), Thomas Chen (SG), Leonard Hall (PF), Aaron Jude (C) Aaron Tate, Linwood Otani, Daniel Sprague, Calvin Clifford | |
| Subs | Illinois | Doug Taylor (SG), Daniel Munson (PF) Robert Burner, Michael Buckner | |
| 04:42 | Illinois | Joseph Dones makes the 1st free throw | 52-66 |
| 04:42 | Illinois | Joseph Dones makes the 2nd free throw | 52-67 |
| 04:25 | Notre Dame | Joseph Dones is called for the reach on Michael Bissette - foul #5 on Joseph Dones, team foul #5 | 52-67 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Timothy Hasting (C) Joseph Dones | |
| 04:06 | Notre Dame | Michael Bissette misses the 3 from the left wing | 52-67 |
| 04:05 | Illinois | Daniel Munson pulls down the rebound | 52-67 |
| 03:45 | Illinois | Norman Sayre comes up short on the jumper from the left block | 52-67 |
| 03:43 | Notre Dame | Aaron Jude gets the rebound | 52-67 |
| 03:38 | Notre Dame | Benjamin Kelley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-67 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Duane Johnson (SF) Benjamin Kelley | |
| Subs | Illinois | Zachary Belcher (SG), Monte Depew (SF) Gregory Harris, Norman Sayre | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Michael Bissette (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Chen (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Duane Johnson (fresh) PF - Leonard Hall (fresh) 3 pts. C - Aaron Jude (fresh) 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Doug Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Zachary Belcher (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Monte Depew (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Daniel Munson (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Timothy Hasting (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:16 | Illinois | Doug Taylor drills a 3 pointer from the left corner | 52-70 |
| 03:06 | Notre Dame | Thomas Chen hits a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Leonard Hall | 55-70 |
| 02:45 | Illinois | Doug Taylor can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 55-70 |
| 02:44 | Notre Dame | Aaron Jude pulls down the rebound | 55-70 |
| 02:40 | Notre Dame | Thomas Chen misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 55-70 |
| 02:39 | Notre Dame | Leonard Hall pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-70 |
| 02:30 | Notre Dame | Michael Bissette is hacked by Monte Depew - foul #2 on Monte Depew, team foul #6 | 55-70 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Gregory Harris (PG), Robert Burner (SG), Norman Sayre (SF), Michael Buckner (PF) Doug Taylor, Zachary Belcher, Monte Depew, Daniel Munson | |
| 02:16 | Notre Dame | Michael Bissette scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 57-70 |
| 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) | |
| 01:51 | Illinois | Leonard Hall is called for the reach on Robert Burner - foul #3 on Leonard Hall, team foul #8 | 57-70 |
| 01:51 | Illinois | Robert Burner misses the 1st free throw | 57-70 |
| 01:51 | Notre Dame | Leonard Hall pulls down the rebound | 57-70 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 01:32 | Notre Dame | Thomas Chen misses the 3 from the left corner | 57-70 |
| 01:31 | Illinois | Michael Buckner pulls down the rebound | 57-70 |
| 01:12 | Illinois | Norman Sayre is fouled on the floor by Leonard Hall - foul #4 on Leonard Hall, team foul #9 | 57-70 |
| 01:12 | Illinois | Norman Sayre misses the 1st free throw | 57-70 |
| 01:12 | Notre Dame | Leonard Hall snags the defensive board | 57-70 |
| 00:54 | Notre Dame | Thomas Chen splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Robert Burner - foul #3 on Robert Burner, team foul #7 | 57-70 |
| 00:54 | Notre Dame | Thomas Chen misses the 1st free throw | 57-70 |
| 00:54 | Notre Dame | Thomas Chen misses the 2nd free throw | 57-70 |
| 00:54 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Timothy Hasting | 57-70 |
| 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 spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:32 | Illinois | Gregory Harris evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 57-70 |
| 00:30 | Notre Dame | Thomas Chen grabs the board | 57-70 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 00:24 | Notre Dame | Leonard Hall hits a jumper from close range set up by Michael Bissette | 59-70 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Gregory Harris runs out the clock | 59-70 |