| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Thomas Sheckler (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Don Crowley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Wesley Kohler (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - James McBride (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Kevin Sage (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Lawrence Lamar (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frederick Turner (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Paul Weber (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Terrance Roberts (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Edward Scheiber (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Indiana | Wesley Kohler inbounds the ball | 34-32 |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:48 | Indiana | Edward Scheiber denies the turnaround by Kevin Sage | 34-32 |
| 19:47 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Edward Scheiber | 34-32 |
| 19:28 | Illinois | Paul Weber shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 34-32 |
| 19:26 | Indiana | Kevin Sage grabs the board | 34-32 |
| 19:04 | Indiana | Thomas Sheckler misses the lay-in but the foul's on Lawrence Lamar - foul #2 on Lawrence Lamar, team foul #1 | 34-32 |
| 19:04 | Indiana | Thomas Sheckler makes the 1st free throw | 35-32 |
| 19:04 | Indiana | Thomas Sheckler makes the 2nd free throw | 36-32 |
| 18:50 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar misses the jumper in the lane | 36-32 |
| 18:48 | Illinois | Frederick Turner tips it but misses | 36-32 |
| 18:46 | Indiana | Wesley Kohler grabs the board | 36-32 |
| 18:30 | Indiana | James McBride drills a driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Kevin Sage | 38-32 |
| 18:25 | Illinois | Paul Weber works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt shot from straight away | 38-35 |
| 18:09 | Indiana | Don Crowley misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 38-35 |
| 18:08 | Indiana | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Sheckler | 38-35 |
| 17:46 | Indiana | Edward Scheiber steals it from Don Crowley | 38-35 |
| 17:28 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar misses short on a shot from the right wing | 38-35 |
| 17:26 | Indiana | Don Crowley gets the rebound | 38-35 |
| 16:59 | Indiana | Don Crowley comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Frederick Turner - foul #1 on Frederick Turner, team foul #2 | 38-35 |
| Subs | Indiana | Michael Luther (PF) James McBride | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Boyd (SG), Jerry Hebert (PF), Terry Bush (C) Frederick Turner, Terrance Roberts, Edward Scheiber | |
| 16:59 | Indiana | Don Crowley makes the 1st free throw | 39-35 |
| 16:59 | Indiana | Don Crowley makes the 2nd free throw | 40-35 |
| 16:39 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar misses the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Wesley Kohler - foul #1 on Wesley Kohler, team foul #1 | 40-35 |
| Subs | Indiana | Irving Torrance (PG), Willie Wheeler (SG), Paul Carlson (C) Thomas Sheckler, Don Crowley, Kevin Sage | |
| Subs | Illinois | Steve Collado (SF) Paul Weber | |
| 16:39 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar makes the 1st free throw | 40-36 |
| 16:39 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar makes the 2nd free throw | 40-37 |
| 16:27 | Indiana | Michael Luther misses badly on a shot from the right block but the foul's on Jerry Hebert - foul #1 on Jerry Hebert, team foul #3 | 40-37 |
| 16:27 | Indiana | Michael Luther makes the 1st free throw | 41-37 |
| 16:27 | Indiana | Michael Luther makes the 2nd free throw | 42-37 |
| 16:04 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Jerry Hebert | 42-39 |
| 15:42 | Indiana | Willie Wheeler's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-39 |
| Subs | Indiana | Thomas Sheckler (PG), James McBride (PF), Kevin Sage (C) Irving Torrance, Michael Luther, Paul Carlson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Frederick Turner (PG), Paul Weber (SF), Terrance Roberts (PF), Edward Scheiber (C) Lawrence Lamar, Steve Collado, Jerry Hebert, Terry Bush | |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Thomas Sheckler (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Willie Wheeler (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Wesley Kohler (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - James McBride (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - Kevin Sage (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Frederick Turner (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Boyd (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Paul Weber (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Terrance Roberts (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Edward Scheiber (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:27 | Illinois | Wesley Kohler steals the ball from Terrance Roberts | 42-39 |
| 14:58 | Indiana | Willie Wheeler misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 42-39 |
| 14:56 | Illinois | Terrance Roberts snags the defensive board | 42-39 |
| 14:37 | Illinois | Paul Weber makes the contested 3 from the left corner on a great pass from John Boyd | 42-42 |
| 14:10 | Indiana | James McBride makes the driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Thomas Sheckler | 44-42 |
| 14:03 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber is open and lays it up and in on a nice dish by John Boyd | 44-44 |
| 13:37 | Indiana | James McBride is fouled on the floor by Terrance Roberts - foul #1 on Terrance Roberts, team foul #4 | 44-44 |
| Subs | Indiana | Don Crowley (SG), Michael Luther (PF), Paul Carlson (C) Willie Wheeler, James McBride, Kevin Sage | |
| Subs | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar (PG) Paul Weber | |
| 13:29 | Indiana | Thomas Sheckler drills a runner in the lane | 46-44 |
| 13:13 | Illinois | Michael Luther is called for the reach on Lawrence Lamar - foul #2 on Michael Luther, team foul #2 | 46-44 |
| Subs | Indiana | Irving Torrance (PG) Thomas Sheckler | |
| Subs | Illinois | Steve Collado (SF), Jerry Hebert (PF), Terry Bush (C) Frederick Turner, Terrance Roberts, Edward Scheiber | |
| 13:02 | Illinois | John Boyd connects on the jumper from the right side set up by Lawrence Lamar | 46-46 |
| 12:50 | Indiana | Michael Luther misses the easy layup | 46-46 |
| 12:48 | Illinois | Jerry Hebert grabs the board | 46-46 |
| 12:39 | Illinois | Jerry Hebert connects on the floater in the paint set up by John Boyd | 46-48 |
| 12:27 | Indiana | Michael Luther scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Irving Torrance | 48-48 |
| 12:00 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar misses long on a floater from the right side | 48-48 |
| 11:58 | Illinois | John Boyd can't tip it in | 48-48 |
| 11:57 | Indiana | Paul Carlson grabs the board | 48-48 |
| 11:51 | Indiana | Michael Luther is called for traveling | 48-48 |
| Subs | Indiana | Thomas Sheckler (PG), James McBride (PF), Kevin Sage (C) Irving Torrance, Michael Luther, Paul Carlson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Frederick Turner (SG), Paul Weber (SF), Terrance Roberts (PF), Edward Scheiber (C) John Boyd, Steve Collado, Jerry Hebert, Terry Bush | |
| 11:37 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber steps out of bounds on the sideline | 48-48 |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Thomas Sheckler (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Don Crowley (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Wesley Kohler (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - James McBride (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. C - Kevin Sage (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Lawrence Lamar (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SG - Frederick Turner (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Paul Weber (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Terrance Roberts (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Edward Scheiber (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:10 | Indiana | Kevin Sage throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-48 |
| 10:47 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar is fouled on the floor by James McBride - foul #2 on James McBride, team foul #3 | 48-48 |
| Subs | Indiana | Willie Wheeler (SG) Don Crowley | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 10:38 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 48-48 |
| 10:36 | Indiana | Willie Wheeler snags the defensive board | 48-48 |
| 10:21 | Indiana | Wesley Kohler is whistled for traveling | 48-48 |
| 10:19 | Illinois | Thomas Sheckler is called for the reach on Lawrence Lamar in the backcourt - foul #2 on Thomas Sheckler, team foul #4 | 48-48 |
| 10:05 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar misses the floater from the right block | 48-48 |
| 10:03 | Indiana | Thomas Sheckler grabs the board | 48-48 |
| 09:45 | Indiana | Thomas Sheckler buries a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Kevin Sage | 50-48 |
| 09:28 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar loses the dribble to Willie Wheeler | 50-48 |
| 09:14 | Indiana | Kevin Sage can't finish the layup but the foul's on Paul Weber - foul #3 on Paul Weber, team foul #5 | 50-48 |
| Subs | Indiana | Don Crowley (SG), Michael Luther (PF) Willie Wheeler, James McBride | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Boyd (PG), Steve Collado (SG), Jerry Hebert (PF), Terry Bush (C) Lawrence Lamar, Frederick Turner, Terrance Roberts, Edward Scheiber | |
| 09:14 | Indiana | Kevin Sage makes the 1st free throw | 51-48 |
| 09:14 | Indiana | Kevin Sage makes the 2nd free throw | 52-48 |
| 08:53 | Illinois | Wesley Kohler steps in front of the Paul Weber pass | 52-48 |
| 08:34 | Indiana | Kevin Sage connects on the jumpshot from the right wing | 54-48 |
| 08:22 | Illinois | Paul Weber evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 54-48 |
| 08:20 | Indiana | Kevin Sage snags the defensive board | 54-48 |
| 07:54 | Indiana | Terry Bush steals the ball from Kevin Sage | 54-48 |
| 07:33 | Illinois | Paul Weber can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 54-48 |
| 07:32 | Indiana | Don Crowley pulls down the rebound | 54-48 |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Thomas Sheckler (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Don Crowley (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Wesley Kohler (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Michael Luther (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Kevin Sage (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - John Boyd (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Steve Collado (fresh) SF - Paul Weber (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 pf. PF - Jerry Hebert (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Terry Bush (fresh) | |
| 07:15 | Indiana | Kevin Sage scores on a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Thomas Sheckler | 56-48 |
| 06:59 | Illinois | Paul Weber works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 56-48 |
| 06:58 | Indiana | Kevin Sage snags the defensive board | 56-48 |
| 06:34 | Indiana | Jerry Hebert swats the shot by Wesley Kohler | 56-48 |
| 06:33 | Indiana | Michael Luther hits the follow up shot | 58-48 |
| 06:08 | Illinois | Steve Collado makes the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by John Boyd | 58-51 |
| 05:49 | Indiana | Wesley Kohler's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-51 |
| Subs | Indiana | Irving Torrance (PG), Willie Wheeler (SG), James Nickles (SF), James McBride (PF), Paul Carlson (C) Thomas Sheckler, Don Crowley, Wesley Kohler, Michael Luther, Kevin Sage | |
| Subs | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar (PG), Frederick Turner (SG), Terrance Roberts (PF), Edward Scheiber (C) Steve Collado, Paul Weber, Jerry Hebert, Terry Bush | |
| 05:35 | Illinois | John Boyd knocks in the jumper in the lane set up by Edward Scheiber and the foul's on Paul Carlson - foul #1 on Paul Carlson, team foul #5 | 58-53 |
| 05:35 | Illinois | John Boyd makes the free throw | 58-54 |
| 05:13 | Indiana | James McBride misses the fadeaway near the basket | 58-54 |
| 05:11 | Indiana | Paul Carlson hits the follow up shot | 60-54 |
| 04:43 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber misses the easy open layup | 60-54 |
| 04:42 | Indiana | James McBride grabs the defensive rebound | 60-54 |
| 04:14 | Indiana | James Nickles connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from James McBride | 63-54 |
| 03:58 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar is alone and drills a floater from the left side set up by Terrance Roberts | 63-56 |
| 03:36 | Indiana | James Nickles misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 63-56 |
| 03:34 | Indiana | Paul Carlson misses the tip | 63-56 |
| 03:33 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar pulls down the rebound | 63-56 |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Irving Torrance (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Willie Wheeler (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Nickles (fresh) 6 pts. PF - James McBride (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Carlson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Lawrence Lamar (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SG - Frederick Turner (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - John Boyd (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. PF - Terrance Roberts (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Edward Scheiber (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:09 | Illinois | Frederick Turner hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block | 63-56 |
| 03:08 | Indiana | James McBride grabs the defensive rebound | 63-56 |
| 03:08 | Indiana | Indiana calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-56 |
| Subs | Indiana | Thomas Sheckler (PG), Don Crowley (SG), Wesley Kohler (SF), Kevin Sage (C) Irving Torrance, Willie Wheeler, James Nickles, Paul Carlson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Paul Weber (SF) John Boyd | |
| 02:49 | Indiana | Thomas Sheckler is whistled for a carry | 63-56 |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:36 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar drills a runner from the right block on a nice dish by Frederick Turner | 63-58 |
| 02:30 | Indiana | Don Crowley can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 63-58 |
| 02:29 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Lawrence Lamar | 63-58 |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:06 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar is alone and drills a floater from the left block | 63-60 |
| 01:50 | Indiana | Wesley Kohler misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 63-60 |
| 01:48 | Indiana | Wesley Kohler tips it in | 65-60 |
| 01:27 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar can't connect on an uncontested pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 65-60 |
| 01:26 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar snags the offensive board | 65-60 |
| 01:07 | Illinois | Paul Weber makes the contested 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Frederick Turner | 65-63 |
| 00:39 | Indiana | Don Crowley drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Thomas Sheckler | 68-63 |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:34 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber clanks a fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by James McBride - foul #3 on James McBride, team foul #6 | 68-63 |
| 00:34 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber makes the 1st free throw | 68-64 |
| 00:34 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber misses the 2nd free throw | 68-64 |
| 00:34 | Indiana | James McBride grabs the board | 68-64 |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:31 | Indiana | Frederick Turner is called for the reach on James McBride in the backcourt - foul #2 on Frederick Turner, team foul #6 | 68-64 |
| Subs | Indiana | Willie Wheeler (SG), James Nickles (SF), Michael Luther (PF) Thomas Sheckler, Wesley Kohler, James McBride | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 00:30 | Indiana | Don Crowley is fouled on the floor by Edward Scheiber - foul #3 on Edward Scheiber, team foul #7 | 68-64 |
| 00:30 | Indiana | Don Crowley makes the 1st free throw | 69-64 |
| 00:30 | Indiana | Don Crowley makes the 2nd free throw | 70-64 |
| 00:24 | Illinois | Frederick Turner evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Lawrence Lamar | 70-67 |
| 00:24 | Indiana | Indiana calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 70-67 |
| 00:23 | Indiana | Lawrence Lamar is called for the reach on Kevin Sage in the backcourt - foul #3 on Lawrence Lamar, team foul #8 | 70-67 |
| 00:23 | Indiana | Kevin Sage makes the 1st free throw | 71-67 |
| 00:23 | Indiana | Kevin Sage misses the 2nd free throw | 71-67 |
| 00:23 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber grabs the board | 71-67 |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:19 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar is fouled on the floor by Don Crowley - foul #2 on Don Crowley, team foul #7 | 71-67 |
| Subs | Indiana | Thomas Sheckler (PG), Wesley Kohler (SF), James McBride (PF) Willie Wheeler, James Nickles, Michael Luther | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 00:19 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar makes the 1st free throw | 71-68 |
| 00:19 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar makes the 2nd free throw | 71-69 |
| 00:18 | Indiana | Lawrence Lamar is called for the reach on Thomas Sheckler in the backcourt - foul #4 on Lawrence Lamar, team foul #9 | 71-69 |
| 00:18 | Indiana | Thomas Sheckler makes the 1st free throw | 72-69 |
| 00:18 | Indiana | Thomas Sheckler makes the 2nd free throw | 73-69 |
| 00:14 | Illinois | James McBride steals the ball from Paul Weber | 73-69 |
| 00:13 | Indiana | Don Crowley is fouled in the backcourt by Lawrence Lamar - foul #5 on Lawrence Lamar, team foul #10 | 73-69 |
| Subs | Indiana | Willie Wheeler (SG), James Nickles (SF), Michael Luther (PF) Thomas Sheckler, Wesley Kohler, James McBride | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Boyd (SG) Lawrence Lamar | |
| 00:13 | Indiana | Don Crowley misses the 1st free throw | 73-69 |
| 00:13 | Indiana | Don Crowley makes the 2nd free throw | 74-69 |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:11 | Illinois | Don Crowley steals it from Frederick Turner in the backcourt | 74-69 |
| 00:10 | Indiana | Michael Luther throws it down on a nice dish by Don Crowley | 76-69 |
| 00:06 | Illinois | John Boyd knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Paul Weber | 76-72 |
| 00:06 | Indiana | Indiana calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 76-72 |
| 00:03 | Indiana | Frederick Turner is called for the reach on Don Crowley in the backcourt - foul #3 on Frederick Turner, team foul #11 | 76-72 |
| 00:03 | Indiana | Don Crowley makes the 1st free throw | 77-72 |
| 00:03 | Indiana | Don Crowley misses the 2nd free throw | 77-72 |
| 00:03 | Indiana | Michael Luther pulls down the offensive rebound | 77-72 |
| 00:02 | Indiana | Michael Luther is fouled on the floor by Frederick Turner - foul #4 on Frederick Turner, team foul #12 | 77-72 |
| 00:02 | Indiana | Michael Luther makes the 1st free throw | 78-72 |
| 00:02 | Indiana | Michael Luther misses the 2nd free throw | 78-72 |
| 00:02 | Illinois | Terrance Roberts snags the defensive board | 78-72 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Terrance Roberts misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 78-72 |