| Lineup | Illinois | PG - John Soliz (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Ikard (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Boris Pinkowski (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Brian Wilkinson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Dennis Murray (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Antonio King (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Charles Hamilton (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kelly Schellenberge (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jerome Taylor (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - James Nickerson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Boris Pinkowski inbounds the ball | 25-22 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:40 | Illinois | Jerome Taylor takes the ball from Thomas Ikard | 25-22 |
| 19:11 | Notre Dame | Kelly Schellenberge misses the jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Brian Wilkinson - foul #2 on Brian Wilkinson, team foul #1 | 25-22 |
| 19:11 | Notre Dame | Kelly Schellenberge makes the 1st free throw | 25-23 |
| 19:11 | Notre Dame | Kelly Schellenberge makes the 2nd free throw | 25-24 |
| 18:50 | Illinois | Boris Pinkowski misses the wide open fadeaway jumper from the left side | 25-24 |
| 18:48 | Notre Dame | James Nickerson grabs the defensive rebound | 25-24 |
| 18:22 | Notre Dame | Antonio King works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 25-27 |
| 17:56 | Illinois | Dennis Murray comes up short on the floater from the right side | 25-27 |
| 17:54 | Notre Dame | Jerome Taylor gets the rebound | 25-27 |
| 17:31 | Notre Dame | Antonio King misses the layup against the doubleteam | 25-27 |
| 17:30 | Illinois | John Soliz grabs the board | 25-27 |
| 17:12 | Illinois | Brian Wilkinson misses the jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Jerome Taylor - foul #2 on Jerome Taylor, team foul #1 | 25-27 |
| 17:12 | Illinois | Brian Wilkinson makes the 1st free throw | 26-27 |
| 17:12 | Illinois | Brian Wilkinson makes the 2nd free throw | 27-27 |
| 16:50 | Notre Dame | James Nickerson drills a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Kelly Schellenberge | 27-29 |
| 16:27 | Illinois | Dennis Murray is open and scores on a shot in the lane on a great pass from Thomas Ikard | 29-29 |
| 16:11 | Notre Dame | Antonio King buries a fadeaway from the left wing | 29-31 |
| 16:00 | Illinois | John Soliz makes the contested shot from the right wing | 31-31 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - John Soliz (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Ikard (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Boris Pinkowski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Brian Wilkinson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Dennis Murray (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Antonio King (fresh) 13 pts. SG - Charles Hamilton (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kelly Schellenberge (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jerome Taylor (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - James Nickerson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Notre Dame | Kelly Schellenberge makes the jumpshot from the left wing | 31-33 |
| 15:08 | Illinois | Brian Wilkinson can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 31-33 |
| 15:07 | Illinois | Brian Wilkinson snags the offensive board | 31-33 |
| 14:51 | Illinois | Thomas Ikard travels with the ball | 31-33 |
| Subs | Illinois | William Nichols (SG), Michael Baker (PF), David Brister (C) Thomas Ikard, Brian Wilkinson, Dennis Murray | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Jeff Sinegal (SG), Mark Berry (SF), Lawrence Brown (PF), Harold Wisner (C) Charles Hamilton, Kelly Schellenberge, Jerome Taylor, James Nickerson | |
| 14:32 | Notre Dame | Jeff Sinegal can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by William Nichols - foul #1 on William Nichols, team foul #2 | 31-33 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Sydney Collins (SG) Antonio King | |
| 14:32 | Notre Dame | Jeff Sinegal misses the 1st free throw | 31-33 |
| 14:32 | Notre Dame | Jeff Sinegal makes the 2nd free throw | 31-34 |
| 14:05 | Illinois | William Nichols misses long on a shot in the paint but the foul's on Sydney Collins - foul #1 on Sydney Collins, team foul #2 | 31-34 |
| 14:05 | Illinois | William Nichols makes the 1st free throw | 32-34 |
| 14:05 | Illinois | William Nichols makes the 2nd free throw | 33-34 |
| 13:39 | Notre Dame | David Brister swats the shot by Mark Berry | 33-34 |
| 13:38 | Illinois | John Soliz snags the defensive board | 33-34 |
| 13:17 | Illinois | Michael Baker lays it up and in | 35-34 |
| 12:51 | Notre Dame | A charge is called on Jeff Sinegal - foul #1 on Jeff Sinegal, team foul #3 | 35-34 |
| Subs | Illinois | Thomas Ikard (PG), Brian Wilkinson (SF), Dennis Murray (C) John Soliz, Boris Pinkowski, David Brister | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Antonio King (PG), Charles Hamilton (SG), Kelly Schellenberge (SF), Jerome Taylor (PF), James Nickerson (C) Jeff Sinegal, Sydney Collins, Mark Berry, Lawrence Brown, Harold Wisner | |
| 12:27 | Illinois | Brian Wilkinson hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 35-34 |
| 12:26 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Jerome Taylor | 35-34 |
| 12:07 | Notre Dame | Jerome Taylor misses the easy layup | 35-34 |
| 12:05 | Illinois | William Nichols grabs the defensive rebound | 35-34 |
| 11:38 | Illinois | Brian Wilkinson is fouled on the floor by James Nickerson - foul #2 on James Nickerson, team foul #4 | 35-34 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Thomas Ikard (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - William Nichols (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Brian Wilkinson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Baker (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Dennis Murray (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Antonio King (fresh) 13 pts. SG - Charles Hamilton (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kelly Schellenberge (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jerome Taylor (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - James Nickerson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:18 | Illinois | Dennis Murray blows the layup | 35-34 |
| 11:16 | Illinois | William Nichols can't tip it in | 35-34 |
| 11:15 | Notre Dame | James Nickerson snags the defensive board | 35-34 |
| 10:56 | Notre Dame | James Nickerson blows the layup but he's fouled by Dennis Murray - foul #2 on Dennis Murray, team foul #3 | 35-34 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Soliz (PG), David Brister (PF) William Nichols, Michael Baker | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 10:56 | Notre Dame | James Nickerson makes the 1st free throw | 35-35 |
| 10:56 | Notre Dame | James Nickerson makes the 2nd free throw | 35-36 |
| 10:27 | Illinois | Dennis Murray throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-36 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Lawrence Brown (C) James Nickerson | |
| 10:08 | Notre Dame | Lawrence Brown's layup is rejected by David Brister | 35-36 |
| 10:07 | Notre Dame | Lawrence Brown hits the follow up shot | 35-38 |
| 09:38 | Illinois | Thomas Ikard comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Lawrence Brown - foul #1 on Lawrence Brown, team foul #5 | 35-38 |
| Subs | Illinois | Boris Pinkowski (SF) David Brister | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 09:38 | Illinois | Thomas Ikard misses the 1st free throw | 35-38 |
| 09:38 | Illinois | Thomas Ikard makes the 2nd free throw | 36-38 |
| 09:14 | Notre Dame | Lawrence Brown clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 36-38 |
| 09:13 | Illinois | Brian Wilkinson pulls down the rebound | 36-38 |
| 08:52 | Illinois | The short jumper by John Soliz is denied by Jerome Taylor | 36-38 |
| 08:51 | Illinois | Thomas Ikard pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-38 |
| 08:31 | Illinois | John Soliz works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block | 36-38 |
| 08:29 | Notre Dame | Kelly Schellenberge pulls down the rebound | 36-38 |
| 08:11 | Notre Dame | Antonio King makes the contested pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Kelly Schellenberge | 36-40 |
| 07:46 | Illinois | John Soliz evades the doubleteam but misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Antonio King - foul #3 on Antonio King, team foul #6 | 36-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | William Nichols (SG), Michael Baker (PF), David Brister (C) Thomas Ikard, Brian Wilkinson, Dennis Murray | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Jeff Sinegal (SG), Mark Berry (SF), James Nickerson (C) Charles Hamilton, Kelly Schellenberge, Jerome Taylor | |
| 07:46 | Illinois | John Soliz makes the 1st free throw | 37-40 |
| 07:46 | Illinois | John Soliz makes the 2nd free throw | 38-40 |
| 07:19 | Notre Dame | Antonio King can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 38-40 |
| 07:18 | Illinois | Michael Baker gets the rebound | 38-40 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - John Soliz (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Nichols (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Boris Pinkowski (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Baker (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - David Brister (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Antonio King (fresh) 15 pts. 3 pf. SG - Jeff Sinegal (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Berry (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lawrence Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - James Nickerson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 06:51 | Illinois | John Soliz comes up short on the shot from the right side | 38-40 |
| 06:50 | Illinois | Boris Pinkowski pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-40 |
| 06:27 | Illinois | The short jumper by David Brister is denied by James Nickerson | 38-40 |
| 06:25 | Notre Dame | Lawrence Brown gets the rebound | 38-40 |
| 05:56 | Notre Dame | Lawrence Brown loses the dribble to David Brister | 38-40 |
| 05:27 | Illinois | James Nickerson blocks the short jumper by Michael Baker | 38-40 |
| 05:26 | Notre Dame | James Nickerson grabs the defensive rebound | 38-40 |
| 04:57 | Notre Dame | Jeff Sinegal clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 38-40 |
| 04:56 | Notre Dame | James Nickerson tips it home | 38-42 |
| 04:56 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 38-42 |
| Subs | Illinois | Thomas Ikard (SG), Brian Wilkinson (PF), Dennis Murray (C) William Nichols, Michael Baker, David Brister | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Charles Hamilton (SG), Kelly Schellenberge (SF), Jerome Taylor (PF) Jeff Sinegal, Mark Berry, Lawrence Brown | |
| 04:36 | Illinois | Dennis Murray misses the easy open layup | 38-42 |
| 04:34 | Notre Dame | Kelly Schellenberge gets the rebound | 38-42 |
| 04:32 | Notre Dame | John Soliz steals it from Antonio King in the backcourt | 38-42 |
| 04:28 | Illinois | Thomas Ikard throws it down on a great pass from John Soliz | 40-42 |
| 04:01 | Notre Dame | Jerome Taylor connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Charles Hamilton | 40-44 |
| 03:43 | Illinois | John Soliz misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 40-44 |
| 03:41 | Illinois | Dennis Murray tips it in | 42-44 |
| 03:12 | Notre Dame | Boris Pinkowski steps in front of the Kelly Schellenberge pass | 42-44 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - John Soliz (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Ikard (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Boris Pinkowski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Brian Wilkinson (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Dennis Murray (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Antonio King (fresh) 15 pts. 3 pf. SG - Charles Hamilton (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kelly Schellenberge (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jerome Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - James Nickerson (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:10 | Illinois | John Soliz is hacked by Antonio King in the backcourt - foul #4 on Antonio King, team foul #7 | 42-44 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Baker (PF) Boris Pinkowski | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 03:10 | Illinois | John Soliz makes the 1st free throw | 43-44 |
| 03:10 | Illinois | John Soliz makes the 2nd free throw | 44-44 |
| 02:47 | Notre Dame | Charles Hamilton clanks a floater from the free throw line | 44-44 |
| 02:45 | Notre Dame | Antonio King hits the follow up shot | 44-46 |
| 02:40 | Illinois | John Soliz drills a floater near the basket set up by Dennis Murray | 46-46 |
| 02:20 | Notre Dame | Charles Hamilton's fadeaway is rejected by Brian Wilkinson | 46-46 |
| 02:18 | Illinois | Michael Baker gets the rebound | 46-46 |
| 02:01 | Illinois | John Soliz is hacked by Antonio King - foul #5 on Antonio King, team foul #8 | 46-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Jeff Sinegal (PG) Antonio King | |
| 02:01 | Illinois | John Soliz makes the 1st free throw | 47-46 |
| 02:01 | Illinois | John Soliz makes the 2nd free throw | 48-46 |
| 01:35 | Notre Dame | Kelly Schellenberge's floater is tipped away by Dennis Murray | 48-46 |
| 01:33 | Illinois | Michael Baker snags the defensive board | 48-46 |
| 01:13 | Illinois | John Soliz lays it up and in set up by Brian Wilkinson | 50-46 |
| 00:45 | Notre Dame | Kelly Schellenberge knocks in the driving attempt near the basket | 50-48 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:18 | Illinois | Brian Wilkinson knocks in the turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Michael Baker | 52-48 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:11 | Notre Dame | Jeff Sinegal misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 52-48 |
| 00:09 | Illinois | Dennis Murray snags the defensive board | 52-48 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:08 | Illinois | Dennis Murray is hacked by Jeff Sinegal in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jeff Sinegal, team foul #9 | 52-48 |
| Subs | Illinois | Boris Pinkowski (SF) Michael Baker | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 00:08 | Illinois | Dennis Murray makes the 1st free throw | 53-48 |
| 00:08 | Illinois | Dennis Murray makes the 2nd free throw | 54-48 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:03 | Notre Dame | Jeff Sinegal buries a 3 from the right wing | 54-51 |
| 00:01 | Illinois | Jeff Sinegal is called for the reach on Thomas Ikard in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jeff Sinegal, team foul #10 | 54-51 |
| 00:01 | Illinois | Thomas Ikard makes the 1st free throw | 55-51 |
| 00:01 | Illinois | Thomas Ikard makes the 2nd free throw | 56-51 |
| 00:00 | Notre Dame | Jeff Sinegal can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 56-51 |