| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Anthony Justin (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Joshua Jones (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Luis Rose (fresh) PF - Jessie Devine (fresh) 3 pts. C - Craig Green (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Curt Stambaugh (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Nagata (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Williams (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. PF - Billy Carey (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Clyde Spector (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Indiana | Luis Rose inbounds the ball | 19-28 |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:50 | Indiana | The jump hook by Anthony Justin is blocked by Billy Carey | 19-28 |
| 19:48 | Indiana | Jessie Devine tips it home | 21-28 |
| 19:46 | Illinois | Joshua Jones steps in front of the Curt Stambaugh pass in the backcourt | 21-28 |
| 19:41 | Indiana | Luis Rose hits a 3 from the right corner set up by Anthony Justin | 24-28 |
| 19:16 | Illinois | John Nagata is fouled on the floor by Craig Green - foul #2 on Craig Green, team foul #1 | 24-28 |
| 18:53 | Illinois | Billy Carey buries a jumper from the left block set up by Curt Stambaugh | 24-30 |
| 18:31 | Indiana | Joshua Jones misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 24-30 |
| 18:30 | Indiana | Joshua Jones hits the follow up shot | 26-30 |
| 18:09 | Illinois | Clyde Spector misses long on an open pull-up jumper from the right wing | 26-30 |
| 18:07 | Indiana | The rebound goes to Craig Green | 26-30 |
| 17:47 | Indiana | Anthony Justin misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 26-30 |
| 17:46 | Illinois | Billy Carey grabs the defensive rebound | 26-30 |
| 17:44 | Illinois | Anthony Justin is called for the reach on Curt Stambaugh in the backcourt - foul #3 on Anthony Justin, team foul #2 | 26-30 |
| Subs | Indiana | Ivan Taylor (PG) Anthony Justin | |
| Subs | Illinois | Charles Bates (SG), Kurt Lambert (SF), Jason Sansbury (PF), Jeremy Jackson (C) John Nagata, William Williams, Billy Carey, Clyde Spector | |
| 17:22 | Illinois | Charles Bates connects on the floater from the left side set up by Kurt Lambert | 26-32 |
| 17:05 | Indiana | Joshua Jones hits a 3pt shot from the right corner | 29-32 |
| 16:36 | Illinois | Kurt Lambert lays it up and in | 29-34 |
| 16:20 | Indiana | Jessie Devine is fouled on the floor by Jeremy Jackson - foul #1 on Jeremy Jackson, team foul #1 | 29-34 |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Nagata (SG), William Williams (SF), Billy Carey (PF) Curt Stambaugh, Kurt Lambert, Jason Sansbury | |
| 16:13 | Indiana | Luis Rose drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Joshua Jones | 32-34 |
| 15:51 | Illinois | Jeremy Jackson is hacked by Ivan Taylor - foul #1 on Ivan Taylor, team foul #3 | 32-34 |
| Subs | Indiana | Anthony Justin (PG) Ivan Taylor | |
| Subs | Illinois | Curt Stambaugh (PG), Clyde Spector (C) Charles Bates, Jeremy Jackson | |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Anthony Justin (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Joshua Jones (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Luis Rose (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Jessie Devine (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Craig Green (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Curt Stambaugh (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Nagata (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Williams (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. PF - Billy Carey (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Clyde Spector (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 15:35 | Illinois | Billy Carey misses long on a jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by Jessie Devine - foul #1 on Jessie Devine, team foul #4 | 32-34 |
| 15:35 | Illinois | Billy Carey makes the 1st free throw | 32-35 |
| 15:35 | Illinois | Billy Carey misses the 2nd free throw | 32-35 |
| 15:35 | Indiana | Jessie Devine snags the defensive board | 32-35 |
| 15:08 | Indiana | Luis Rose hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 32-35 |
| 15:07 | Illinois | Clyde Spector grabs the defensive rebound | 32-35 |
| 15:04 | Illinois | Joshua Jones is called for the reach on William Williams in the backcourt - foul #2 on Joshua Jones, team foul #5 | 32-35 |
| Subs | Indiana | Victor Rice (C) Craig Green | |
| Subs | Illinois | Kurt Lambert (SF), Jason Sansbury (PF) William Williams, Billy Carey | |
| 14:48 | Illinois | John Nagata drills a shot from the left side on a great pass from Curt Stambaugh | 32-37 |
| 14:32 | Indiana | Luis Rose is called for traveling | 32-37 |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Charles Bates (PG) Curt Stambaugh | |
| 14:07 | Illinois | John Nagata double dribbles | 32-37 |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeremy Jackson (C) Clyde Spector | |
| 13:52 | Indiana | Victor Rice scores on a floater in the paint on a great pass from Joshua Jones | 34-37 |
| 13:50 | Illinois | Anthony Justin steps in front of the Charles Bates pass in the backcourt | 34-37 |
| 13:49 | Indiana | Joshua Jones banks in the layup on a nice dish by Anthony Justin | 36-37 |
| 13:25 | Illinois | Kurt Lambert misses long on a runner in the lane but the foul's on Anthony Justin - foul #4 on Anthony Justin, team foul #6 | 36-37 |
| Subs | Indiana | Mark Johnson (SF), Craig Green (PF) Anthony Justin, Jessie Devine | |
| Subs | Illinois | William Williams (SG), Billy Carey (PF) John Nagata, Jason Sansbury | |
| 13:25 | Illinois | Kurt Lambert misses the 1st free throw | 36-37 |
| 13:25 | Illinois | Kurt Lambert misses the 2nd free throw | 36-37 |
| 13:25 | Indiana | Craig Green gets the rebound | 36-37 |
| 13:01 | Indiana | Luis Rose misses the jumper from the free throw line | 36-37 |
| 13:00 | Illinois | Jeremy Jackson pulls down the rebound | 36-37 |
| 12:31 | Illinois | Billy Carey misses the lay-in | 36-37 |
| 12:29 | Illinois | William Williams tips it but misses | 36-37 |
| 12:28 | Indiana | The rebound goes to Craig Green | 36-37 |
| 12:23 | Indiana | Joshua Jones scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 39-37 |
| 11:57 | Illinois | William Williams connects on the open jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Charles Bates | 39-39 |
| 11:46 | Indiana | Victor Rice misses long on a floater from close range but the foul's on William Williams - foul #1 on William Williams, team foul #2 | 39-39 |
| Subs | Indiana | Ivan Taylor (PG), Richard Lyons (SG), Jessie Devine (PF) Joshua Jones, Luis Rose, Craig Green | |
| Subs | Illinois | Curt Stambaugh (PG), John Nagata (SG), Jason Sansbury (SF), Clyde Spector (C) Charles Bates, William Williams, Kurt Lambert, Jeremy Jackson | |
| 11:46 | Indiana | Victor Rice makes the 1st free throw | 40-39 |
| 11:46 | Indiana | Victor Rice misses the 2nd free throw | 40-39 |
| 11:46 | Illinois | Clyde Spector grabs the defensive rebound | 40-39 |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Ivan Taylor (fresh) SG - Richard Lyons (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Mark Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Jessie Devine (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Victor Rice (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Curt Stambaugh (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Nagata (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jason Sansbury (fresh) PF - Billy Carey (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Clyde Spector (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 11:30 | Illinois | John Nagata hits the finger roll on a great pass from Curt Stambaugh | 40-41 |
| 11:10 | Indiana | Billy Carey takes the ball from Jessie Devine | 40-41 |
| 11:05 | Illinois | Richard Lyons picks off the pass by Jason Sansbury | 40-41 |
| 10:52 | Indiana | Jessie Devine lays it up and in set up by Victor Rice | 42-41 |
| 10:25 | Illinois | Ivan Taylor steals the ball from Jason Sansbury | 42-41 |
| 10:04 | Indiana | Victor Rice misses long on a floater from the left side | 42-41 |
| 10:03 | Indiana | Mark Johnson tips it home | 44-41 |
| 09:43 | Illinois | John Nagata is hacked by Richard Lyons - foul #1 on Richard Lyons, team foul #7 | 44-41 |
| Subs | Indiana | Joshua Jones (PG), Luis Rose (SG), Craig Green (SF), Randall Anderson (PF), Richard Barton (C) Ivan Taylor, Richard Lyons, Mark Johnson, Jessie Devine, Victor Rice | |
| Subs | Illinois | William Williams (SF) Jason Sansbury | |
| 09:43 | Illinois | John Nagata makes the 1st free throw | 44-42 |
| 09:43 | Illinois | John Nagata makes the 2nd free throw | 44-43 |
| 09:32 | Indiana | Joshua Jones scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Luis Rose | 46-43 |
| 09:06 | Illinois | Clyde Spector clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Richard Barton - foul #1 on Richard Barton, team foul #8 | 46-43 |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Charles Bates (SG), Kurt Lambert (PF) John Nagata, Billy Carey | |
| 09:06 | Illinois | Clyde Spector makes the 1st free throw | 46-44 |
| 09:06 | Illinois | Clyde Spector makes the 2nd free throw | 46-45 |
| 09:04 | Indiana | Joshua Jones throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 46-45 |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeremy Jackson (C) Clyde Spector | |
| 08:44 | Illinois | Kurt Lambert hits a jump hook near the basket set up by Curt Stambaugh | 46-47 |
| 08:18 | Indiana | Luis Rose misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 46-47 |
| 08:17 | Illinois | Jeremy Jackson grabs the board | 46-47 |
| 07:50 | Illinois | Kurt Lambert is open and buries a jumper from the baseline set up by Charles Bates and he's fouled by Luis Rose - foul #2 on Luis Rose, team foul #9 | 46-49 |
| Subs | Indiana | Anthony Justin (PG), Richard Lyons (SF), Jessie Devine (PF) Luis Rose, Randall Anderson, Richard Barton | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jason Sansbury (PF), Clyde Spector (C) William Williams, Jeremy Jackson | |
| 07:50 | Illinois | Kurt Lambert makes the free throw | 46-50 |
| 07:35 | Indiana | Jessie Devine misses the jump hook from the right block | 46-50 |
| 07:34 | Illinois | Kurt Lambert snags the defensive board | 46-50 |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Anthony Justin (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Joshua Jones (tiring) 17 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Richard Lyons (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Jessie Devine (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Craig Green (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Curt Stambaugh (tiring) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Charles Bates (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Kurt Lambert (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. PF - Jason Sansbury (fresh) C - Clyde Spector (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:18 | Illinois | Kurt Lambert can't connect on a fadeaway in the paint | 46-50 |
| 07:17 | Indiana | Richard Lyons grabs the board | 46-50 |
| 07:10 | Indiana | Joshua Jones is hacked by Jason Sansbury - foul #2 on Jason Sansbury, team foul #3 | 46-50 |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Nagata (SG), William Williams (SF) Curt Stambaugh, Kurt Lambert | |
| 06:52 | Indiana | Anthony Justin misses long on a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Jason Sansbury - foul #3 on Jason Sansbury, team foul #4 | 46-50 |
| Subs | Indiana | Luis Rose (SG), Mark Johnson (SF) Joshua Jones, Richard Lyons | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeremy Jackson (C) Clyde Spector | |
| 06:52 | Indiana | Anthony Justin makes the 1st free throw | 47-50 |
| 06:52 | Indiana | Anthony Justin makes the 2nd free throw | 48-50 |
| 06:27 | Illinois | Jeremy Jackson loses the dribble to Luis Rose | 48-50 |
| 06:14 | Indiana | Anthony Justin misses long on a jump hook from the right block | 48-50 |
| 06:12 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Jason Sansbury | 48-50 |
| 05:45 | Illinois | Jason Sansbury drills a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by William Williams and he's hacked by Jessie Devine - foul #2 on Jessie Devine, team foul #10 | 48-52 |
| Subs | Indiana | Joshua Jones (SG), Richard Lyons (SF), Victor Rice (PF), Richard Barton (C) Luis Rose, Mark Johnson, Jessie Devine, Craig Green | |
| Subs | Illinois | Curt Stambaugh (PG), Billy Carey (PF), Clyde Spector (C) Charles Bates, William Williams, Jeremy Jackson | |
| 05:45 | Illinois | Jason Sansbury misses the free throw | 48-52 |
| 05:45 | Illinois | Billy Carey grabs the offensive board | 48-52 |
| 05:31 | Illinois | Clyde Spector can't finish the uncontested layup but he's fouled by Victor Rice - foul #1 on Victor Rice, team foul #11 | 48-52 |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| Subs | Illinois | William Williams (SF) Jason Sansbury | |
| 05:31 | Illinois | Clyde Spector makes the 1st free throw | 48-53 |
| 05:31 | Illinois | Clyde Spector makes the 2nd free throw | 48-54 |
| 05:09 | Indiana | Clyde Spector denies the turnaround by Victor Rice | 48-54 |
| 05:08 | Illinois | Clyde Spector gets the rebound | 48-54 |
| 05:03 | Illinois | William Williams loses the dribble to Joshua Jones in the backcourt | 48-54 |
| 04:53 | Indiana | Richard Lyons throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-54 |
| Subs | Indiana | Mark Johnson (SF) Richard Lyons | |
| Subs | Illinois | Charles Bates (SG), Kurt Lambert (SF), Jeremy Jackson (C) John Nagata, William Williams, Clyde Spector | |
| 04:51 | Illinois | Joshua Jones steals the ball from Curt Stambaugh in the backcourt | 48-54 |
| 04:33 | Indiana | Charles Bates is called for the reach on Anthony Justin - foul #1 on Charles Bates, team foul #5 | 48-54 |
| Subs | Indiana | Luis Rose (SG), Randall Anderson (PF) Joshua Jones, Victor Rice | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 04:17 | Indiana | Luis Rose hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 48-54 |
| 04:16 | Illinois | Billy Carey pulls down the rebound | 48-54 |
| 03:47 | Illinois | Kurt Lambert is hacked by Anthony Justin - foul #5 on Anthony Justin, team foul #12 | 48-54 |
| Subs | Indiana | Ivan Taylor (PG), Richard Lyons (SG), Craig Green (C) Anthony Justin, Mark Johnson, Richard Barton | |
| Subs | Illinois | William Williams (SF), Clyde Spector (C) Billy Carey, Jeremy Jackson | |
| 03:47 | Illinois | Kurt Lambert makes the 1st free throw | 48-55 |
| 03:47 | Illinois | Kurt Lambert makes the 2nd free throw | 48-56 |
| 03:33 | Indiana | Luis Rose buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 51-56 |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Ivan Taylor (fresh) SG - Richard Lyons (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Luis Rose (tiring) 9 pts. 2 stl. PF - Randall Anderson (fresh) C - Craig Green (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Curt Stambaugh (tiring) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Charles Bates (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Williams (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. PF - Kurt Lambert (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. C - Clyde Spector (tiring) 6 pts. 9 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 03:10 | Illinois | Curt Stambaugh makes the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Kurt Lambert | 51-59 |
| 02:54 | Indiana | Luis Rose misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 51-59 |
| 02:53 | Illinois | Kurt Lambert pulls down the rebound | 51-59 |
| 02:28 | Illinois | William Williams is fouled on the floor by Randall Anderson - foul #2 on Randall Anderson, team foul #13 | 51-59 |
| Subs | Indiana | Joshua Jones (SG), Mark Johnson (SF), Victor Rice (C) Richard Lyons, Luis Rose, Randall Anderson | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Nagata (SG), Jason Sansbury (PF), Jeremy Jackson (C) Charles Bates, Kurt Lambert, Clyde Spector | |
| 02:28 | Illinois | William Williams makes the 1st free throw | 51-60 |
| 02:28 | Illinois | William Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 51-61 |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:19 | Indiana | Joshua Jones is fouled on the floor by Jeremy Jackson - foul #2 on Jeremy Jackson, team foul #6 | 51-61 |
| Subs | Indiana | Richard Lyons (SG), Richard Barton (C) Joshua Jones, Craig Green | |
| Subs | Illinois | Charles Bates (PG), Kurt Lambert (PF) Curt Stambaugh, William Williams | |
| 01:58 | Indiana | The pull-up jumper by Victor Rice is blocked by Kurt Lambert | 51-61 |
| 01:57 | Indiana | Richard Barton misses the tip | 51-61 |
| 01:56 | Illinois | John Nagata grabs the board | 51-61 |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:37 | Illinois | Jason Sansbury makes the jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Charles Bates and he's fouled by Mark Johnson - foul #4 on Mark Johnson, team foul #14 | 51-63 |
| 01:37 | Illinois | Jason Sansbury makes the free throw | 51-64 |
| 01:24 | Indiana | Victor Rice makes the fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Ivan Taylor | 53-64 |
| 01:12 | Illinois | John Nagata can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 53-64 |
| 01:10 | Illinois | Kurt Lambert tips it back up and in | 53-66 |
| 00:48 | Indiana | Ivan Taylor hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 53-66 |
| 00:46 | Indiana | Richard Barton misses the tip | 53-66 |
| 00:45 | Illinois | Jeremy Jackson gets the rebound | 53-66 |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:21 | Illinois | John Nagata misses badly on a shot near the basket | 53-66 |
| 00:20 | Indiana | Richard Barton grabs the board | 53-66 |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:15 | Indiana | Victor Rice misses long on a turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Jeremy Jackson - foul #3 on Jeremy Jackson, team foul #7 | 53-66 |
| 00:15 | Indiana | Victor Rice makes the 1st free throw | 54-66 |
| 00:15 | Indiana | Victor Rice makes the 2nd free throw | 55-66 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Charles Bates runs out the clock | 55-66 |