| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Brendan Blakey (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Vernon Rice (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Harrison (fresh) PF - Stephen Baumgartner (fresh) 2 reb. C - Mike Leland (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Scott Blackwell (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lloyd Guillen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - David White (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Phillip Dean (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Jacob Miller (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | David White inbounds the ball | 24-31 |
| 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 fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:37 | Illinois | Scott Blackwell banks in the layup on a nice dish by Lloyd Guillen and he's fouled by Joseph Harrison - foul #2 on Joseph Harrison, team foul #1 | 24-33 |
| 19:37 | Illinois | Scott Blackwell makes the free throw | 24-34 |
| 19:13 | Notre Dame | Vernon Rice hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Brendan Blakey | 27-34 |
| 18:54 | Illinois | Scott Blackwell hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Phillip Dean | 27-37 |
| 18:52 | Notre Dame | Lloyd Guillen steals the ball from Brendan Blakey in the backcourt | 27-37 |
| 18:33 | Illinois | Jacob Miller buries a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Scott Blackwell and he's hacked by Vernon Rice - foul #2 on Vernon Rice, team foul #2 | 27-39 |
| 18:33 | Illinois | Jacob Miller misses the free throw | 27-39 |
| 18:33 | Notre Dame | Mike Leland grabs the defensive rebound | 27-39 |
| 18:26 | Notre Dame | Mike Leland clanks a fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by Jacob Miller - foul #3 on Jacob Miller, team foul #1 | 27-39 |
| 18:26 | Notre Dame | Mike Leland makes the 1st free throw | 28-39 |
| 18:26 | Notre Dame | Mike Leland misses the 2nd free throw | 28-39 |
| 18:26 | Illinois | The rebound goes to David White | 28-39 |
| 18:10 | Illinois | Scott Blackwell is fouled on the floor by Vernon Rice - foul #3 on Vernon Rice, team foul #3 | 28-39 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Maxwell Prom (SG), Logan Morris (SF), John O'Donahue (PF), David Bakke (C) Vernon Rice, Joseph Harrison, Stephen Baumgartner, Mike Leland | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 17:53 | Illinois | Scott Blackwell makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Lloyd Guillen | 28-41 |
| 17:39 | Notre Dame | Logan Morris blows the layup but he's fouled by David White - foul #1 on David White, team foul #2 | 28-41 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Charles Horne (SG) Brendan Blakey | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 17:39 | Notre Dame | Logan Morris misses the 1st free throw | 28-41 |
| 17:39 | Notre Dame | Logan Morris makes the 2nd free throw | 29-41 |
| 17:15 | Illinois | Phillip Dean makes the shot in the paint on a great pass from Lloyd Guillen | 29-43 |
| 16:58 | Notre Dame | David Bakke drills a fadeaway from the left wing | 31-43 |
| 16:36 | Illinois | Scott Blackwell misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 31-43 |
| 16:34 | Illinois | Phillip Dean pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-43 |
| 16:17 | Illinois | Maxwell Prom takes the ball from Scott Blackwell | 31-43 |
| 16:13 | Notre Dame | Maxwell Prom misses the lay-in | 31-43 |
| 16:11 | Illinois | Jacob Miller pulls down the rebound | 31-43 |
| 15:42 | Illinois | Scott Blackwell drills a shot from the free throw line | 31-45 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Maxwell Prom (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Charles Horne (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Logan Morris (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - John O'Donahue (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - David Bakke (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Scott Blackwell (tiring) 17 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lloyd Guillen (tiring) 2 pts. 5 ast. SF - David White (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Phillip Dean (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Jacob Miller (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:35 | Notre Dame | Maxwell Prom buries a driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Charles Horne | 33-45 |
| 15:18 | Illinois | Phillip Dean is called for traveling | 33-45 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Brendan Blakey (PG), Vernon Rice (SG), Joseph Harrison (SF), Stephen Baumgartner (PF), Mike Leland (C) Maxwell Prom, Charles Horne, Logan Morris, John O'Donahue, David Bakke | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeffrey Craig (PG), Harry Timmons (SG), Trevor Finley (SF), Ralph Hylton (PF), Joseph Pearce (C) Scott Blackwell, Lloyd Guillen, David White, Phillip Dean, Jacob Miller | |
| 14:59 | Notre Dame | Vernon Rice buries a floater in the paint | 35-45 |
| 14:41 | Illinois | Ralph Hylton connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 35-47 |
| 14:24 | Notre Dame | Mike Leland misses the wide open 3pt shot from the left wing | 35-47 |
| 14:23 | Notre Dame | Joseph Harrison tips it but misses | 35-47 |
| 14:22 | Notre Dame | Stephen Baumgartner tips it home | 37-47 |
| 14:02 | Illinois | Joseph Pearce lays it in | 37-49 |
| 13:41 | Notre Dame | Joseph Harrison is fouled on the floor by Joseph Pearce - foul #2 on Joseph Pearce, team foul #3 | 37-49 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Scott Blackwell (PG), Jacob Miller (SF), Phillip Dean (PF) Jeffrey Craig, Trevor Finley, Ralph Hylton | |
| 13:26 | Notre Dame | Jacob Miller is called for the reach on Joseph Harrison - foul #4 on Jacob Miller, team foul #4 | 37-49 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Logan Morris (SF), John O'Donahue (PF) Joseph Harrison, Stephen Baumgartner | |
| Subs | Illinois | Ralph Hylton (SF) Jacob Miller | |
| 13:09 | Notre Dame | John O'Donahue can't connect on a turnaround near the basket | 37-49 |
| 13:08 | Illinois | Joseph Pearce pulls down the rebound | 37-49 |
| 12:48 | Illinois | Scott Blackwell makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Ralph Hylton | 37-52 |
| 12:35 | Notre Dame | Brendan Blakey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-52 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Maxwell Prom (PG), Charles Horne (SG), David Bakke (C) Brendan Blakey, Vernon Rice, Mike Leland | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeffrey Craig (PG), Lloyd Guillen (SG), David White (SF), Jacob Miller (C) Scott Blackwell, Harry Timmons, Ralph Hylton, Joseph Pearce | |
| 12:08 | Illinois | Jacob Miller travels with the ball | 37-52 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Joseph Harrison (SF), Stephen Baumgartner (PF) Logan Morris, David Bakke | |
| Subs | Illinois | Ralph Hylton (PF) Phillip Dean | |
| 11:50 | Notre Dame | Charles Horne scores on a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Joseph Harrison | 39-52 |
| 11:27 | Illinois | Lloyd Guillen comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 39-52 |
| 11:26 | Notre Dame | John O'Donahue pulls down the rebound | 39-52 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Maxwell Prom (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Charles Horne (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Harrison (fresh) PF - Stephen Baumgartner (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - John O'Donahue (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Jeffrey Craig (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Lloyd Guillen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SF - David White (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ralph Hylton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Jacob Miller (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 11:06 | Notre Dame | Charles Horne misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 39-52 |
| 11:04 | Illinois | Lloyd Guillen grabs the defensive rebound | 39-52 |
| 10:46 | Illinois | Stephen Baumgartner picks off the pass by David White | 39-52 |
| 10:44 | Notre Dame | Maxwell Prom is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #2 on Maxwell Prom, team foul #4 | 39-52 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Brendan Blakey (PG), Vernon Rice (SG), Logan Morris (SF), David Bakke (PF), Mike Leland (C) Maxwell Prom, Charles Horne, Joseph Harrison, Stephen Baumgartner, John O'Donahue | |
| Subs | Illinois | Scott Blackwell (PG), Harry Timmons (SG), Phillip Dean (PF), Joseph Pearce (C) Jeffrey Craig, Lloyd Guillen, David White, Ralph Hylton | |
| 10:26 | Illinois | Scott Blackwell clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 39-52 |
| 10:25 | Notre Dame | Vernon Rice gets the rebound | 39-52 |
| 10:02 | Notre Dame | Mike Leland makes the 3 from the left corner | 42-52 |
| 09:44 | Illinois | Logan Morris is called for the reach on Scott Blackwell - foul #1 on Logan Morris, team foul #5 | 42-52 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Ralph Hylton (SF) Jacob Miller | |
| 09:23 | Illinois | Phillip Dean misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Vernon Rice - foul #4 on Vernon Rice, team foul #6 | 42-52 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Maxwell Prom (SG), Joseph Harrison (SF), Stephen Baumgartner (PF) Vernon Rice, David Bakke, Mike Leland | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 09:23 | Illinois | Phillip Dean makes the 1st free throw | 42-53 |
| 09:23 | Illinois | Phillip Dean makes the 2nd free throw | 42-54 |
| 09:09 | Notre Dame | Stephen Baumgartner comes up short on the turnaround from close range but he's fouled by Harry Timmons - foul #3 on Harry Timmons, team foul #5 | 42-54 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | John O'Donahue (C) Logan Morris | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeffrey Craig (PG), Trevor Finley (SF) Scott Blackwell, Phillip Dean | |
| 09:09 | Notre Dame | Stephen Baumgartner makes the 1st free throw | 43-54 |
| 09:09 | Notre Dame | Stephen Baumgartner misses the 2nd free throw | 43-54 |
| 09:09 | Illinois | Ralph Hylton grabs the board | 43-54 |
| 08:52 | Illinois | Harry Timmons scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Joseph Pearce | 43-57 |
| 08:48 | Notre Dame | Brendan Blakey is hacked by Trevor Finley in the backcourt - foul #1 on Trevor Finley, team foul #6 | 43-57 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Lloyd Guillen (SG), David White (SF) Harry Timmons, Trevor Finley | |
| 08:39 | Notre Dame | Maxwell Prom blows the layup but he's hacked by David White - foul #2 on David White, team foul #7 | 43-57 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jacob Miller (C) Joseph Pearce | |
| 08:39 | Notre Dame | Maxwell Prom makes the 1st free throw | 44-57 |
| 08:39 | Notre Dame | Maxwell Prom makes the 2nd free throw | 45-57 |
| 08:12 | Illinois | Lloyd Guillen clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 45-57 |
| 08:11 | Notre Dame | John O'Donahue gets the rebound | 45-57 |
| 08:09 | Notre Dame | Joseph Harrison loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 45-57 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Charles Horne (SG), Logan Morris (SF), Mike Leland (C) Brendan Blakey, Joseph Harrison, Stephen Baumgartner | |
| Subs | Illinois | Scott Blackwell (PG), Phillip Dean (PF) Jeffrey Craig, Ralph Hylton | |
| 07:48 | Illinois | Logan Morris is called for the reach on David White - foul #2 on Logan Morris, team foul #7 | 45-57 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Vernon Rice (SG), David Bakke (PF) Charles Horne, John O'Donahue | |
| Subs | Illinois | Harry Timmons (SG) Lloyd Guillen | |
| 07:48 | Illinois | David White makes the 1st free throw | 45-58 |
| 07:48 | Illinois | David White makes the 2nd free throw | 45-59 |
| 07:27 | Notre Dame | Vernon Rice hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Harry Timmons - foul #4 on Harry Timmons, team foul #8 | 45-59 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Trevor Finley (SF), Joseph Pearce (C) David White, Jacob Miller | |
| 07:27 | Notre Dame | Vernon Rice misses the 1st free throw | 45-59 |
| 07:27 | Notre Dame | Vernon Rice makes the 2nd free throw | 46-59 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Maxwell Prom (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Vernon Rice (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Logan Morris (fresh) 1 pts. PF - David Bakke (fresh) 2 pts. C - Mike Leland (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Scott Blackwell (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 2 ast. SG - Harry Timmons (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Trevor Finley (fresh) PF - Phillip Dean (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Joseph Pearce (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:04 | Illinois | Scott Blackwell knocks in the driving attempt in the paint set up by Trevor Finley | 46-61 |
| 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 fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 06:43 | Notre Dame | Logan Morris misses short on a jump hook from the baseline | 46-61 |
| 06:41 | Illinois | Trevor Finley snags the defensive board | 46-61 |
| 06:15 | Illinois | Scott Blackwell can't connect on a fadeaway in the paint | 46-61 |
| 06:13 | Notre Dame | Mike Leland grabs the defensive rebound | 46-61 |
| 06:11 | Notre Dame | Harry Timmons steals the ball from Logan Morris in the backcourt | 46-61 |
| 06:06 | Illinois | Phillip Dean dunks the ball on a nice dish by Trevor Finley and he's hacked by David Bakke - foul #2 on David Bakke, team foul #8 | 46-63 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Brendan Blakey (PG), Joseph Harrison (SF), Stephen Baumgartner (PF), John O'Donahue (C) Maxwell Prom, Logan Morris, David Bakke, Mike Leland | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeffrey Craig (PG), Lloyd Guillen (SG), David White (SF), Jacob Miller (C) Scott Blackwell, Harry Timmons, Trevor Finley, Joseph Pearce | |
| 06:06 | Illinois | Phillip Dean misses the free throw | 46-63 |
| 06:06 | Notre Dame | Stephen Baumgartner snags the defensive board | 46-63 |
| 05:56 | Notre Dame | Joseph Harrison is called for 10 seconds | 46-63 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Ralph Hylton (PF) Phillip Dean | |
| 05:30 | Illinois | Jeffrey Craig is hacked by Brendan Blakey - foul #2 on Brendan Blakey, team foul #9 | 46-63 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Charles Horne (SG) Vernon Rice | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 05:30 | Illinois | Jeffrey Craig makes the 1st free throw | 46-64 |
| 05:30 | Illinois | Jeffrey Craig makes the 2nd free throw | 46-65 |
| 05:08 | Notre Dame | Jacob Miller is called for the reach on John O'Donahue - foul #5 on Jacob Miller, team foul #9 | 46-65 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Joseph Pearce (C) Jacob Miller | |
| 05:08 | Notre Dame | John O'Donahue makes the 1st free throw | 47-65 |
| 05:08 | Notre Dame | John O'Donahue makes the 2nd free throw | 48-65 |
| 04:59 | Illinois | Joseph Pearce misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Charles Horne - foul #2 on Charles Horne, team foul #10 | 48-65 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Harry Timmons (SG) Lloyd Guillen | |
| 04:59 | Illinois | Joseph Pearce makes the 1st free throw | 48-66 |
| 04:59 | Illinois | Joseph Pearce misses the 2nd free throw | 48-66 |
| 04:59 | Notre Dame | John O'Donahue snags the defensive board | 48-66 |
| 04:46 | Notre Dame | Joseph Harrison misses badly on the uncontested driving attempt near the basket | 48-66 |
| 04:44 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Joseph Pearce | 48-66 |
| 04:15 | Illinois | Brendan Blakey is called for the reach on Harry Timmons - foul #3 on Brendan Blakey, team foul #11 | 48-66 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Maxwell Prom (PG), Logan Morris (SF), David Bakke (C) Brendan Blakey, Joseph Harrison, Stephen Baumgartner | |
| Subs | Illinois | Trevor Finley (SF), Phillip Dean (PF) David White, Ralph Hylton | |
| 04:15 | Illinois | Harry Timmons makes the 1st free throw | 48-67 |
| 04:15 | Illinois | Harry Timmons misses the 2nd free throw | 48-67 |
| 04:15 | Illinois | Joseph Pearce grabs the offensive rebound | 48-67 |
| 04:04 | Illinois | Joseph Pearce blows the layup | 48-67 |
| 04:03 | Illinois | Phillip Dean hits the follow up shot | 48-69 |
| 03:47 | Notre Dame | Logan Morris knocks in the jumper from the right block set up by Charles Horne | 50-69 |
| 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 fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:19 | Illinois | Harry Timmons loses the ball out of bounds | 50-69 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Jonathan Pinner (SG) Charles Horne | |
| Subs | Illinois | Scott Blackwell (PG), Lloyd Guillen (SG), Ralph Hylton (PF) Jeffrey Craig, Harry Timmons, Phillip Dean | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Maxwell Prom (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jonathan Pinner (fresh) SF - Logan Morris (fresh) 3 pts. PF - David Bakke (fresh) 2 pts. C - John O'Donahue (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Scott Blackwell (fairly fresh) 22 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lloyd Guillen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SF - Trevor Finley (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Ralph Hylton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Pearce (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 02:58 | Notre Dame | John O'Donahue drills a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Maxwell Prom | 52-69 |
| 02:33 | Illinois | Trevor Finley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-69 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Illinois | David White (SF), Phillip Dean (PF) Trevor Finley, Joseph Pearce | |
| 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 fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 02:23 | Notre Dame | Maxwell Prom is called for 10 seconds | 52-69 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Joseph Pearce (C) Ralph Hylton | |
| 02:12 | Illinois | Joseph Pearce travels with the ball | 52-69 |
| 02:10 | Notre Dame | Maxwell Prom loses the dribble to Joseph Pearce in the backcourt | 52-69 |
| 01:41 | Illinois | Phillip Dean makes the shot in the lane on a great pass from Lloyd Guillen | 52-71 |
| 01:32 | Notre Dame | David Bakke misses short on a shot from close range | 52-71 |
| 01:31 | Illinois | David White grabs the board | 52-71 |
| 01:06 | Illinois | David White scores on a jumper from the free throw line set up by Lloyd Guillen | 52-73 |
| 00:45 | Notre Dame | Logan Morris misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Joseph Pearce - foul #3 on Joseph Pearce, team foul #10 | 52-73 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Charles Horne (SG) Jonathan Pinner | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 00:45 | Notre Dame | Logan Morris makes the 1st free throw | 53-73 |
| 00:45 | Notre Dame | Logan Morris misses the 2nd free throw | 53-73 |
| 00:45 | Illinois | Joseph Pearce snags the defensive board | 53-73 |
| 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 spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:19 | Illinois | Scott Blackwell comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 53-73 |
| 00:17 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to David Bakke | 53-73 |
| 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 fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:13 | Notre Dame | David Bakke loses the ball out of bounds | 53-73 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Scott Blackwell runs out the clock | 53-73 |