| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Leon Carroll (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Shawn Stephens (fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Sears (fresh) PF - Bud Hellman (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Dennis Charles (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Jan Tarver (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ryan Church (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Weber (fresh) 5 pts. PF - John Campbell (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Edward Scheiber (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Paul Weber inbounds the ball | 28-31 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:44 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber hits a jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Ryan Church | 28-33 |
| 19:15 | Notre Dame | Bud Hellman misses long on a jumper from the left side | 28-33 |
| 19:13 | Notre Dame | The offensive rebound goes to Dennis Charles | 28-33 |
| 18:50 | Notre Dame | Bud Hellman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-33 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Brad Smith (SG), Charles Tanner (C) Shawn Stephens, Dennis Charles | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 18:27 | Illinois | Brad Smith is called for the reach on Ryan Church - foul #3 on Brad Smith, team foul #1 | 28-33 |
| 18:12 | Illinois | Ryan Church can't connect on a jumper in the lane | 28-33 |
| 18:11 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to John Campbell | 28-33 |
| 17:55 | Illinois | Jan Tarver works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3 from the left corner | 28-36 |
| 17:39 | Notre Dame | Leon Carroll throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-36 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Dennis Charles (C) Charles Tanner | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 17:30 | Illinois | John Campbell can't finish the layup but the foul's on Bud Hellman - foul #1 on Bud Hellman, team foul #2 | 28-36 |
| 17:30 | Illinois | John Campbell makes the 1st free throw | 28-37 |
| 17:30 | Illinois | John Campbell makes the 2nd free throw | 28-38 |
| 17:07 | Notre Dame | Brad Smith buries a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Leon Carroll | 30-38 |
| 16:47 | Illinois | Paul Weber knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing | 30-41 |
| 16:27 | Notre Dame | Bud Hellman travels with the ball | 30-41 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Shawn Stephens (SG), Robert Bostwick (SF), Charles Tanner (C) Leon Carroll, David Sears, Dennis Charles | |
| Subs | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar (PG), Frederick Turner (SG), John Boyd (SF), David Williams (C) Jan Tarver, Ryan Church, Paul Weber, Edward Scheiber | |
| 16:17 | Illinois | John Boyd can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 30-41 |
| 16:15 | Illinois | John Campbell can't tip it in | 30-41 |
| 16:14 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to John Boyd | 30-41 |
| 15:58 | Illinois | Bud Hellman swats the layup by David Williams | 30-41 |
| 15:56 | Notre Dame | Shawn Stephens snags the defensive board | 30-41 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Brad Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SG - Shawn Stephens (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Bostwick (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Bud Hellman (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Charles Tanner (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Lawrence Lamar (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frederick Turner (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Boyd (fresh) 2 ast. PF - John Campbell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. C - David Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:51 | Notre Dame | Brad Smith shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 30-41 |
| 15:49 | Illinois | The rebound goes to John Campbell | 30-41 |
| 15:33 | Illinois | David Williams is fouled on the floor by Charles Tanner - foul #1 on Charles Tanner, team foul #3 | 30-41 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Leon Carroll (PG), David Sears (SF), Dennis Charles (C) Shawn Stephens, Robert Bostwick, Bud Hellman | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jan Tarver (PG) John Campbell | |
| 15:28 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar buries a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Frederick Turner | 30-43 |
| 15:07 | Notre Dame | Frederick Turner is called for the reach on Brad Smith - foul #1 on Frederick Turner, team foul #1 | 30-43 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Bud Hellman (PF) Dennis Charles | |
| Subs | Illinois | Ryan Church (SG), Paul Weber (SF), Edward Scheiber (PF) Frederick Turner, John Boyd, Lawrence Lamar | |
| 14:42 | Notre Dame | Leon Carroll splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 30-43 |
| 14:41 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Paul Weber | 30-43 |
| 14:21 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 30-45 |
| 13:59 | Notre Dame | David Sears misses badly on a driving attempt from close range | 30-45 |
| 13:58 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber gets the rebound | 30-45 |
| 13:42 | Illinois | David Williams misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 30-45 |
| 13:41 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Charles Tanner | 30-45 |
| 13:12 | Notre Dame | Brad Smith splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 30-45 |
| 13:10 | Notre Dame | David Sears tips it but misses | 30-45 |
| 13:08 | Illinois | David Williams snags the defensive board | 30-45 |
| 12:44 | Illinois | Paul Weber clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 30-45 |
| 12:43 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Brad Smith | 30-45 |
| 12:17 | Notre Dame | Bud Hellman misses the easy layup | 30-45 |
| 12:15 | Illinois | David Williams grabs the board | 30-45 |
| 11:57 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the runner near the basket on a nice dish by Jan Tarver | 30-47 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Leon Carroll (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. SG - Brad Smith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - David Sears (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Bud Hellman (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Charles Tanner (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Jan Tarver (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ryan Church (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Paul Weber (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Edward Scheiber (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - David Williams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Notre Dame | Leon Carroll works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by David Williams - foul #3 on David Williams, team foul #2 | 30-47 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Shawn Stephens (SG), Robert Bostwick (SF), Jeff Boatman (PF), Dennis Charles (C) Brad Smith, David Sears, Bud Hellman, Charles Tanner | |
| Subs | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar (PG), Frederick Turner (SG), John Boyd (SF), John Campbell (PF), Glen Fox (C) Jan Tarver, Ryan Church, Paul Weber, Edward Scheiber, David Williams | |
| 11:32 | Notre Dame | Leon Carroll makes the 1st free throw | 31-47 |
| 11:32 | Notre Dame | Leon Carroll misses the 2nd free throw | 31-47 |
| 11:32 | Illinois | John Campbell gets the rebound | 31-47 |
| 11:10 | Illinois | John Boyd's pass is intercepted by Jeff Boatman | 31-47 |
| 10:46 | Notre Dame | Leon Carroll's fadeaway is rejected by Lawrence Lamar | 31-47 |
| 10:44 | Illinois | John Campbell gets the rebound | 31-47 |
| 10:35 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 31-47 |
| 10:34 | Illinois | Frederick Turner pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-47 |
| 10:13 | Illinois | Frederick Turner double dribbles | 31-47 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Brad Smith (PG), David Sears (SF), Bud Hellman (PF) Leon Carroll, Shawn Stephens, Jeff Boatman | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Williams (C) Glen Fox | |
| 09:55 | Notre Dame | Brad Smith splits the doubleteam and buries a 3 pointer from the left wing | 34-47 |
| 09:33 | Illinois | David Williams can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 34-47 |
| 09:32 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to David Williams | 34-47 |
| 09:11 | Illinois | Frederick Turner connects on the shot from the left block on a great pass from John Boyd | 34-49 |
| 08:43 | Notre Dame | Bud Hellman drills a floater from the right block on a great pass from Robert Bostwick | 36-49 |
| 08:32 | Illinois | David Williams knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by John Campbell | 36-51 |
| 08:13 | Notre Dame | Robert Bostwick makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Brad Smith | 39-51 |
| 07:54 | Illinois | Brad Smith steals the ball from Frederick Turner | 39-51 |
| 07:51 | Notre Dame | Robert Bostwick hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Brad Smith | 41-51 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Brad Smith (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Robert Bostwick (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Sears (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Bud Hellman (tiring) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Dennis Charles (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Lawrence Lamar (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frederick Turner (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Boyd (fresh) 3 ast. PF - John Campbell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 10 reb. 3 blk. C - David Williams (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:38 | Illinois | John Campbell lays it in despite the doubleteam set up by Lawrence Lamar | 41-53 |
| 07:12 | Notre Dame | David Williams steals it from David Sears | 41-53 |
| 06:53 | Illinois | The short jumper by John Campbell is denied by Dennis Charles | 41-53 |
| 06:52 | Notre Dame | David Sears gets the rebound | 41-53 |
| 06:46 | Notre Dame | Lawrence Lamar is called for the reach on Bud Hellman - foul #2 on Lawrence Lamar, team foul #3 | 41-53 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Leon Carroll (PG), Shawn Stephens (SG), Charles Tanner (PF) Brad Smith, David Sears, Bud Hellman | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jan Tarver (PG), Ryan Church (SG), Paul Weber (SF), Edward Scheiber (C) Lawrence Lamar, Frederick Turner, John Boyd, David Williams | |
| 06:31 | Notre Dame | Leon Carroll double dribbles as he's doubleteamed | 41-53 |
| 06:13 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber scores on a shot in the paint and he's hacked by Robert Bostwick - foul #1 on Robert Bostwick, team foul #4 | 41-55 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Jeff Boatman (C) Dennis Charles | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 06:13 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber makes the free throw | 41-56 |
| 05:48 | Notre Dame | Leon Carroll is hacked by Jan Tarver - foul #2 on Jan Tarver, team foul #4 | 41-56 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Brad Smith (SG), Dennis Charles (C) Shawn Stephens, Jeff Boatman | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 05:33 | Notre Dame | Robert Bostwick's pass is intercepted by John Campbell | 41-56 |
| 05:29 | Illinois | Jan Tarver misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 41-56 |
| 05:27 | Notre Dame | Charles Tanner grabs the defensive rebound | 41-56 |
| 05:04 | Notre Dame | Charles Tanner misses short on a floater from the right side | 41-56 |
| 05:03 | Notre Dame | Charles Tanner can't tip it in | 41-56 |
| 05:02 | Notre Dame | Charles Tanner tips it back up and in | 43-56 |
| 04:40 | Illinois | Paul Weber is called for traveling | 43-56 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Shawn Stephens (SG), David Sears (SF), Bud Hellman (PF) Brad Smith, Robert Bostwick, Dennis Charles | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Williams (C) John Campbell | |
| 04:18 | Notre Dame | Bud Hellman can't finish the layup | 43-56 |
| 04:17 | Illinois | Ryan Church grabs the board | 43-56 |
| 04:03 | Illinois | Paul Weber comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 43-56 |
| 04:01 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber gets the offensive rebound | 43-56 |
| 03:50 | Illinois | Paul Weber misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 43-56 |
| 03:48 | Notre Dame | Charles Tanner grabs the defensive rebound | 43-56 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Leon Carroll (fresh) 3 pts. 6 ast. SG - Shawn Stephens (fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Sears (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Bud Hellman (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Charles Tanner (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Jan Tarver (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ryan Church (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Paul Weber (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Edward Scheiber (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. C - David Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:43 | Notre Dame | David Sears lays it in | 45-56 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:17 | Illinois | Charles Tanner is called for the reach on Paul Weber - foul #2 on Charles Tanner, team foul #5 | 45-56 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Brad Smith (SG), Robert Bostwick (SF), Dennis Charles (C) Shawn Stephens, David Sears, Charles Tanner | |
| Subs | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar (PG), Frederick Turner (SG), John Boyd (SF), John Campbell (PF) Jan Tarver, Ryan Church, Paul Weber, Edward Scheiber | |
| 02:50 | Illinois | John Campbell shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by David Williams | 45-58 |
| 02:33 | Notre Dame | Leon Carroll's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-58 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Charles Tanner (PF), Jeff Boatman (C) Bud Hellman, Dennis Charles | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 02:17 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar scores on a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by John Boyd | 45-60 |
| 02:02 | Notre Dame | Brad Smith is whistled for a carry | 45-60 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jan Tarver (PG), Ryan Church (SG), Paul Weber (SF), Edward Scheiber (PF) Lawrence Lamar, Frederick Turner, John Boyd, John Campbell | |
| 01:39 | Illinois | Ryan Church misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 45-60 |
| 01:37 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber can't tip it in | 45-60 |
| 01:35 | Notre Dame | Charles Tanner grabs the defensive rebound | 45-60 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 01:21 | Notre Dame | A charge is called on Charles Tanner - foul #3 on Charles Tanner, team foul #6 | 45-60 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Shawn Stephens (SG) Leon Carroll | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Campbell (PF) David Williams | |
| 00:54 | Illinois | Paul Weber buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Ryan Church | 45-63 |
| 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 motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:50 | Notre Dame | The jumper by Robert Bostwick is denied by Edward Scheiber | 45-63 |
| 00:49 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Jan Tarver | 45-63 |
| 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) | |
| 00:23 | Illinois | Shawn Stephens is called for the reach on Ryan Church - foul #2 on Shawn Stephens, team foul #7 | 45-63 |
| 00:23 | Illinois | Ryan Church makes the 1st free throw | 45-64 |
| 00:23 | Illinois | Ryan Church makes the 2nd free throw | 45-65 |
| 00:15 | Notre Dame | Brad Smith works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 45-65 |
| 00:14 | Notre Dame | Jeff Boatman tips it in | 47-65 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Jan Tarver runs out the clock | 47-65 |