| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - John White (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Shelby Hise (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Rodney Hughes (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Gary Barrientes (fresh) 3 pts. C - Gene Amon (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Thomas Denny (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jim Spurlock (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Mark Lynch (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. PF - Eddie Woods (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - William Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Notre Dame | Rodney Hughes inbounds the ball | 21-47 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:53 | Notre Dame | Gene Amon misses the jumper from the baseline | 21-47 |
| 19:52 | Notre Dame | Shelby Hise misses the tip | 21-47 |
| 19:50 | Notre Dame | Rodney Hughes hits the follow up shot | 23-47 |
| 19:38 | Illinois | Jim Spurlock comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 23-47 |
| 19:36 | Notre Dame | Rodney Hughes grabs the board | 23-47 |
| 19:29 | Notre Dame | Eddie Woods denies the turnaround by Shelby Hise | 23-47 |
| 19:28 | Illinois | Thomas Denny grabs the defensive rebound | 23-47 |
| 19:16 | Illinois | Eddie Woods makes the wide open 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Thomas Denny | 23-50 |
| 19:07 | Notre Dame | Eddie Woods takes the ball from John White | 23-50 |
| 19:00 | Illinois | Jim Spurlock splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Mark Lynch | 23-53 |
| 18:52 | Notre Dame | William Smith swats the layup by Shelby Hise | 23-53 |
| 18:51 | Notre Dame | The offensive rebound goes to Rodney Hughes | 23-53 |
| 18:41 | Notre Dame | Gene Amon can't finish the layup | 23-53 |
| 18:39 | Notre Dame | Gary Barrientes grabs the offensive board | 23-53 |
| 18:30 | Notre Dame | Gary Barrientes lays it up and in | 25-53 |
| 18:09 | Illinois | Rodney Hughes is called for the reach on Jim Spurlock - foul #1 on Rodney Hughes, team foul #1 | 25-53 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Luman (PF), Dale Dancer (C) Gary Barrientes, Gene Amon | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 18:03 | Illinois | The 3pt attempt by Jim Spurlock is denied by Shelby Hise | 25-53 |
| 18:01 | Notre Dame | Rodney Hughes pulls down the rebound | 25-53 |
| 17:54 | Notre Dame | Thomas Denny steps in front of the Dale Dancer pass | 25-53 |
| 17:51 | Illinois | Thomas Denny misses the dunk | 25-53 |
| 17:49 | Notre Dame | Rodney Hughes gets the rebound | 25-53 |
| 17:37 | Notre Dame | Shelby Hise can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 25-53 |
| 17:35 | Illinois | William Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 25-53 |
| 17:12 | Illinois | Thomas Denny is fouled on the floor by John White - foul #1 on John White, team foul #2 | 25-53 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Coria (PG), Walter Lamb (SG), Silas Pan (SF), George Scott (PF) John White, Shelby Hise, Rodney Hughes, David Luman | |
| Subs | Illinois | Clarence McCarthy (PG), Scott Dollard (C) Thomas Denny, William Smith | |
| 16:54 | Illinois | Jim Spurlock hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket but he's fouled by James Coria - foul #3 on James Coria, team foul #3 | 25-53 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | John White (PG) James Coria | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 16:54 | Illinois | Jim Spurlock misses the 1st free throw | 25-53 |
| 16:54 | Illinois | Jim Spurlock misses the 2nd free throw | 25-53 |
| 16:54 | Notre Dame | Walter Lamb snags the defensive board | 25-53 |
| 16:37 | Notre Dame | Dale Dancer misses badly on a runner from the right block | 25-53 |
| 16:35 | Illinois | Eddie Woods gets the rebound | 25-53 |
| 16:22 | Illinois | Jim Spurlock travels with the ball | 25-53 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Shelby Hise (SG), Rodney Hughes (SF), David Luman (PF) Walter Lamb, Silas Pan, George Scott | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 16:02 | Notre Dame | Mark Lynch picks off the pass by Shelby Hise | 25-53 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - John White (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Shelby Hise (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Rodney Hughes (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. PF - David Luman (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Dale Dancer (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Clarence McCarthy (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jim Spurlock (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Mark Lynch (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 4 stl. PF - Eddie Woods (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Scott Dollard (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Illinois | Eddie Woods makes the turnaround from the right block and he's hacked by David Luman - foul #2 on David Luman, team foul #4 | 25-55 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Coria (PG), Silas Pan (SF), George Scott (PF), Gene Amon (C) John White, Rodney Hughes, David Luman, Dale Dancer | |
| Subs | Illinois | Thomas Denny (PG) Clarence McCarthy | |
| 15:44 | Illinois | Eddie Woods misses the free throw | 25-55 |
| 15:44 | Notre Dame | Gene Amon pulls down the rebound | 25-55 |
| 15:24 | Notre Dame | Silas Pan is hacked by Mark Lynch - foul #1 on Mark Lynch, team foul #1 | 25-55 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Walter Lamb (SG), Rodney Hughes (SF) Shelby Hise, Silas Pan | |
| Subs | Illinois | William Smith (C) Scott Dollard | |
| 15:10 | Notre Dame | Rodney Hughes makes the 3 from the left corner | 28-55 |
| 15:02 | Illinois | Eddie Woods comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 28-55 |
| 15:00 | Notre Dame | Gene Amon snags the defensive board | 28-55 |
| 14:56 | Notre Dame | Mark Lynch steals the ball from Walter Lamb | 28-55 |
| 14:52 | Illinois | Mark Lynch lays it in | 28-57 |
| 14:38 | Notre Dame | Walter Lamb misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 28-57 |
| 14:36 | Illinois | Thomas Denny snags the defensive board | 28-57 |
| 14:13 | Illinois | Thomas Denny hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Jim Spurlock | 28-60 |
| 14:00 | Notre Dame | Jim Spurlock steals it from James Coria | 28-60 |
| 13:37 | Illinois | Thomas Denny misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 28-60 |
| 13:36 | Illinois | Thomas Denny gets the offensive rebound | 28-60 |
| 13:18 | Illinois | Jim Spurlock evades the doubleteam and hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Mark Lynch | 28-63 |
| 13:12 | Notre Dame | Gene Amon scores on a turnaround from the left block set up by James Coria | 30-63 |
| 12:53 | Illinois | Mark Lynch is whistled for traveling | 30-63 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | John White (PG), Shelby Hise (SG), David Luman (SF), Gary Barrientes (PF), Dale Dancer (C) James Coria, Walter Lamb, Rodney Hughes, George Scott, Gene Amon | |
| Subs | Illinois | Clarence McCarthy (PG), James Poulsen (SG), Denis Banks (SF), Thomas Wainwright (PF), Scott Dollard (C) Thomas Denny, Jim Spurlock, Mark Lynch, Eddie Woods, William Smith | |
| 12:46 | Notre Dame | Gary Barrientes misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 30-63 |
| 12:44 | Illinois | Denis Banks pulls down the rebound | 30-63 |
| 12:33 | Illinois | Scott Dollard lays it up and in set up by Clarence McCarthy | 30-65 |
| 12:06 | Notre Dame | John White is fouled on the floor by Scott Dollard - foul #1 on Scott Dollard, team foul #2 | 30-65 |
| 12:00 | Notre Dame | Denis Banks blocks the short jumper by Gary Barrientes | 30-65 |
| 11:59 | Illinois | James Poulsen pulls down the rebound | 30-65 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - John White (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Shelby Hise (fresh) 2 ast. SF - David Luman (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gary Barrientes (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Dale Dancer (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Clarence McCarthy (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Poulsen (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Denis Banks (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Thomas Wainwright (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Scott Dollard (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:53 | Illinois | Clarence McCarthy is hacked by John White - foul #2 on John White, team foul #5 | 30-65 |
| 11:47 | Illinois | John White is called for the reach on Denis Banks - foul #3 on John White, team foul #6 | 30-65 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Gene Amon (C) Dale Dancer | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 11:37 | Illinois | Clarence McCarthy misses the wide open 3pt attempt from the left wing | 30-65 |
| 11:35 | Illinois | Thomas Wainwright tips it home | 30-67 |
| 11:19 | Notre Dame | David Luman misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 30-67 |
| 11:18 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Scott Dollard | 30-67 |
| 10:59 | Illinois | Clarence McCarthy's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-67 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Coria (PG), Walter Lamb (SG), George Scott (PF), Dale Dancer (C) John White, Shelby Hise, Gary Barrientes, Gene Amon | |
| Subs | Illinois | Thomas Denny (PG), William Smith (C) Clarence McCarthy, Scott Dollard | |
| 10:38 | Notre Dame | Walter Lamb drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 33-67 |
| 10:14 | Illinois | David Luman takes the ball from Thomas Denny | 33-67 |
| 09:54 | Notre Dame | Dale Dancer is hacked by William Smith - foul #2 on William Smith, team foul #3 | 33-67 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Silas Pan (SF) David Luman | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jim Spurlock (SG), Mark Lynch (SF), Eddie Woods (PF), Scott Dollard (C) James Poulsen, Denis Banks, Thomas Wainwright, William Smith | |
| 09:31 | Notre Dame | James Coria hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 35-67 |
| 09:20 | Illinois | Scott Dollard misses short on a floater near the basket | 35-67 |
| 09:18 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Dale Dancer | 35-67 |
| 09:09 | Notre Dame | Silas Pan clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 35-67 |
| 09:07 | Notre Dame | James Coria grabs the offensive rebound | 35-67 |
| 08:49 | Notre Dame | James Coria scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Walter Lamb | 38-67 |
| 08:35 | Illinois | Eddie Woods clanks a driving attempt from the left block | 38-67 |
| 08:34 | Notre Dame | Dale Dancer grabs the board | 38-67 |
| 08:15 | Notre Dame | Silas Pan's floater is knocked away by Scott Dollard | 38-67 |
| 08:14 | Notre Dame | James Coria misses the tip | 38-67 |
| 08:13 | Illinois | Scott Dollard grabs the defensive rebound | 38-67 |
| 08:05 | Illinois | Jim Spurlock misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 38-67 |
| 08:03 | Notre Dame | George Scott gets the rebound | 38-67 |
| 07:48 | Notre Dame | James Coria throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-67 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Luman (PF) George Scott | |
| Subs | Illinois | Clarence McCarthy (PG), James Poulsen (SG), Denis Banks (SF), Thomas Wainwright (PF), William Smith (C) Thomas Denny, Jim Spurlock, Mark Lynch, Eddie Woods, Scott Dollard | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - James Coria (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Walter Lamb (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Silas Pan (fresh) PF - David Luman (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Dale Dancer (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Clarence McCarthy (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Poulsen (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Denis Banks (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Thomas Wainwright (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - William Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Illinois | Thomas Wainwright jams it set up by Clarence McCarthy | 38-69 |
| 07:11 | Notre Dame | James Coria hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 38-69 |
| 07:09 | Illinois | Clarence McCarthy pulls down the rebound | 38-69 |
| 06:57 | Illinois | Denis Banks is open and lays it up and in on a great pass from Clarence McCarthy | 38-71 |
| 06:38 | Notre Dame | Walter Lamb hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 38-71 |
| 06:36 | Notre Dame | Dale Dancer grabs the offensive board | 38-71 |
| 06:30 | Notre Dame | David Luman misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 38-71 |
| 06:29 | Illinois | Denis Banks pulls down the rebound | 38-71 |
| 06:14 | Illinois | Walter Lamb blocks the 3 pointer from the left wing by Clarence McCarthy | 38-71 |
| 06:12 | Illinois | James Poulsen hits the follow up shot | 38-73 |
| 05:56 | Notre Dame | Walter Lamb connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from James Coria | 41-73 |
| 05:42 | Illinois | David Luman is called for the reach on Thomas Wainwright - foul #3 on David Luman, team foul #7 | 41-73 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jim Spurlock (SG), Mark Lynch (SF) James Poulsen, Denis Banks | |
| 05:42 | Illinois | Thomas Wainwright misses the 1st free throw | 41-73 |
| 05:42 | Notre Dame | Dale Dancer grabs the board | 41-73 |
| 05:24 | Notre Dame | James Coria hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane | 41-73 |
| 05:23 | Notre Dame | Dale Dancer tips it in | 43-73 |
| 05:08 | Illinois | Clarence McCarthy is alone and drills a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Thomas Wainwright | 43-75 |
| 05:00 | Notre Dame | James Coria hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 43-75 |
| 04:59 | Illinois | Thomas Wainwright gets the rebound | 43-75 |
| 04:47 | Illinois | Thomas Wainwright scores on a shot from the right side set up by Mark Lynch and he's fouled by James Coria - foul #4 on James Coria, team foul #8 | 43-77 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Shelby Hise (SG) Walter Lamb | |
| Subs | Illinois | Thomas Denny (PG), Scott Dollard (C) Clarence McCarthy, William Smith | |
| 04:47 | Illinois | Thomas Wainwright makes the free throw | 43-78 |
| 04:34 | Notre Dame | James Coria misses the 3 from the right wing | 43-78 |
| 04:32 | Illinois | Thomas Wainwright pulls down the rebound | 43-78 |
| 04:23 | Illinois | Scott Dollard is by himself and knocks in the jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Mark Lynch | 43-80 |
| 03:56 | Notre Dame | James Coria connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing and he's fouled by Scott Dollard - foul #2 on Scott Dollard, team foul #4 | 45-80 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Walter Lamb (SG), George Scott (PF) Shelby Hise, David Luman | |
| Subs | Illinois | Eddie Woods (PF) Thomas Wainwright | |
| 03:56 | Notre Dame | James Coria makes the free throw | 46-80 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:35 | Illinois | Scott Dollard can't connect on a shot in the lane but the foul's on Dale Dancer - foul #1 on Dale Dancer, team foul #9 | 46-80 |
| 03:35 | Illinois | Scott Dollard makes the 1st free throw | 46-81 |
| 03:35 | Illinois | Scott Dollard makes the 2nd free throw | 46-82 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - James Coria (tiring) 11 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Walter Lamb (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Silas Pan (tiring) PF - George Scott (fresh) 4 reb. C - Dale Dancer (tiring) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Thomas Denny (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jim Spurlock (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Mark Lynch (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 ast. 5 stl. PF - Eddie Woods (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Scott Dollard (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:31 | Notre Dame | James Coria loses the dribble to Thomas Denny in the backcourt | 46-82 |
| 03:16 | Illinois | Thomas Denny hits a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Jim Spurlock | 46-85 |
| 02:58 | Notre Dame | Walter Lamb misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 46-85 |
| 02:56 | Notre Dame | Dale Dancer gets the offensive rebound | 46-85 |
| 02:51 | Notre Dame | Silas Pan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-85 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | John White (PG), Shelby Hise (SG), David Luman (SF), Dennis Mabry (PF) James Coria, Walter Lamb, Silas Pan, George Scott | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Poulsen (SG), Denis Banks (SF), William Smith (C) Jim Spurlock, Mark Lynch, Scott Dollard | |
| 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) | |
| 02:27 | Illinois | Thomas Denny misses the wide open 3 pointer from the right corner | 46-85 |
| 02:25 | Notre Dame | David Luman grabs the defensive rebound | 46-85 |
| 02:18 | Notre Dame | Dale Dancer is fouled on the floor by William Smith - foul #3 on William Smith, team foul #5 | 46-85 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Coria (PG), Walter Lamb (SG) John White, Shelby Hise | |
| Subs | Illinois | Clarence McCarthy (PG) Thomas Denny | |
| 02:04 | Notre Dame | David Luman connects on the fadeaway from the right wing and he's fouled by Denis Banks - foul #1 on Denis Banks, team foul #6 | 48-85 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Silas Pan (SF) James Coria | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 02:04 | Notre Dame | David Luman makes the free throw | 49-85 |
| 01:44 | Illinois | Dale Dancer steps in front of the Clarence McCarthy pass | 49-85 |
| 01:31 | Notre Dame | David Luman can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 49-85 |
| 01:29 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Denis Banks | 49-85 |
| 01:02 | Illinois | Denis Banks misses badly on the uncontested jumpshot from the left side | 49-85 |
| 01:00 | Illinois | Eddie Woods grabs the offensive board | 49-85 |
| 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 spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:33 | Illinois | Eddie Woods blows the layup but the foul's on David Luman - foul #4 on David Luman, team foul #10 | 49-85 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Coria (PG), George Scott (PF) Silas Pan, Dennis Mabry | |
| Subs | Illinois | Thomas Denny (PG), Jim Spurlock (SG), Mark Lynch (SF) Clarence McCarthy, James Poulsen, Denis Banks | |
| 00:33 | Illinois | Eddie Woods makes the 1st free throw | 49-86 |
| 00:33 | Illinois | Eddie Woods makes the 2nd free throw | 49-87 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:28 | Notre Dame | James Coria loses the dribble to Thomas Denny | 49-87 |
| 00:24 | Illinois | Thomas Denny lays it in | 49-89 |
| 00:19 | Notre Dame | Walter Lamb throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-89 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Thomas Denny runs out the clock | 49-89 |