| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Walter Thompson (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Viktor Ziemann (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dikembe Akre (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Gary Waters (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Jack O'Neal (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Nathaniel Phillips (fresh) 15 pts. SG - Edward Fox (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Carl Hartsock (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Terrance Riccio (fresh) C - Robert Summers (fresh) 8 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Indiana | Dikembe Akre inbounds the ball | 34-32 |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:40 | Indiana | Viktor Ziemann misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 34-32 |
| 19:39 | Indiana | Jack O'Neal tips it back up and in | 36-32 |
| 19:34 | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips misses the 3 from the left wing | 36-32 |
| 19:32 | Illinois | Robert Summers grabs the offensive board | 36-32 |
| 19:16 | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 36-32 |
| 19:15 | Indiana | Jack O'Neal snags the defensive board | 36-32 |
| 19:10 | Indiana | Carl Hartsock steps in front of the Dikembe Akre pass | 36-32 |
| 19:06 | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips throws it down on a great pass from Carl Hartsock | 36-34 |
| 18:50 | Indiana | Dikembe Akre is fouled on the floor by Carl Hartsock - foul #1 on Carl Hartsock, team foul #1 | 36-34 |
| 18:29 | Indiana | Walter Thompson clanks a shot from the left block | 36-34 |
| 18:27 | Indiana | Jack O'Neal can't tip it in | 36-34 |
| 18:25 | Illinois | Robert Summers pulls down the rebound | 36-34 |
| 18:21 | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-34 |
| 18:14 | Indiana | Jack O'Neal makes the shot from the left wing on a great pass from Walter Thompson | 38-34 |
| 18:00 | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 38-34 |
| 17:59 | Illinois | Robert Summers tips it but misses | 38-34 |
| 17:57 | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips tips it back up and in | 38-36 |
| 17:44 | Indiana | Gary Waters's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-36 |
| 17:36 | Illinois | The pull-up jumper by Robert Summers is blocked by Jack O'Neal | 38-36 |
| 17:35 | Illinois | Terrance Riccio misses the tip | 38-36 |
| 17:33 | Indiana | Viktor Ziemann snags the defensive board | 38-36 |
| 17:16 | Indiana | Walter Thompson clanks a jump hook from close range | 38-36 |
| 17:14 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Robert Summers | 38-36 |
| 17:08 | Illinois | Terrance Riccio connects on the driving attempt near the basket | 38-38 |
| 16:55 | Indiana | Walter Thompson evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Nathaniel Phillips - foul #1 on Nathaniel Phillips, team foul #2 | 38-38 |
| Subs | Indiana | Ivan Zahl (SG), Daniel Decker (SF), Ricky Hitchcock (PF), Dustin Beresky (C) Viktor Ziemann, Dikembe Akre, Gary Waters, Jack O'Neal | |
| Subs | Illinois | Philip Booker (SF), Sam Long (C) Carl Hartsock, Robert Summers | |
| 16:55 | Indiana | Walter Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 39-38 |
| 16:55 | Indiana | Walter Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 40-38 |
| 16:46 | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing but the foul's on Dustin Beresky - foul #1 on Dustin Beresky, team foul #1 | 40-38 |
| 16:46 | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips misses the 1st free throw | 40-38 |
| 16:46 | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 40-39 |
| 16:39 | Indiana | Dustin Beresky is open but comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block | 40-39 |
| 16:37 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Sam Long | 40-39 |
| 16:24 | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Philip Booker | 40-42 |
| 16:00 | Indiana | Ivan Zahl is fouled on the floor by Terrance Riccio - foul #3 on Terrance Riccio, team foul #3 | 40-42 |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Tomas Wilde (SF) Philip Booker | |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Walter Thompson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ivan Zahl (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Decker (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ricky Hitchcock (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Dustin Beresky (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Nathaniel Phillips (fairly fresh) 23 pts. SG - Edward Fox (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Tomas Wilde (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Terrance Riccio (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Sam Long (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:48 | Indiana | Sam Long picks off the pass by Walter Thompson out of a doubleteam | 40-42 |
| 15:29 | Illinois | Edward Fox misses the jumper in the paint but the foul's on Ricky Hitchcock - foul #2 on Ricky Hitchcock, team foul #2 | 40-42 |
| Subs | Indiana | Viktor Ziemann (SG), Gary Waters (PF), Jack O'Neal (C) Walter Thompson, Ricky Hitchcock, Dustin Beresky | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Summers (C) Sam Long | |
| 15:29 | Illinois | Edward Fox makes the 1st free throw | 40-43 |
| 15:29 | Illinois | Edward Fox makes the 2nd free throw | 40-44 |
| 15:11 | Indiana | Viktor Ziemann misses the fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Robert Summers - foul #1 on Robert Summers, team foul #4 | 40-44 |
| Subs | Indiana | Dikembe Akre (SF) Daniel Decker | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 15:11 | Indiana | Viktor Ziemann makes the 1st free throw | 41-44 |
| 15:11 | Indiana | Viktor Ziemann makes the 2nd free throw | 42-44 |
| 14:51 | Illinois | Robert Summers shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the jumper from the left block set up by Edward Fox | 42-46 |
| 14:40 | Indiana | Ivan Zahl is called for a backcourt violation | 42-46 |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Philip Booker (PF) Terrance Riccio | |
| 14:27 | Illinois | Robert Summers scores on a runner in the paint on a great pass from Philip Booker | 42-48 |
| 14:09 | Indiana | Dikembe Akre is hacked by Tomas Wilde - foul #4 on Tomas Wilde, team foul #5 | 42-48 |
| Subs | Indiana | Walter Thompson (PG), Daniel Decker (SF) Ivan Zahl, Viktor Ziemann | |
| Subs | Illinois | Austin Coward (PG), Leroy Dickens (SG), Carl Hartsock (SF) Nathaniel Phillips, Edward Fox, Tomas Wilde | |
| 13:57 | Indiana | Jack O'Neal hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Walter Thompson out of a doubleteam | 44-48 |
| 13:46 | Illinois | Gary Waters steals it from Leroy Dickens | 44-48 |
| 13:21 | Indiana | Daniel Decker drills a 3 from the left corner set up by Dikembe Akre | 47-48 |
| 13:04 | Illinois | Philip Booker connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Robert Summers out of a doubleteam | 47-50 |
| 12:48 | Indiana | Daniel Decker knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Gary Waters | 49-50 |
| 12:27 | Illinois | Leroy Dickens is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Leroy Dickens, team foul #6 | 49-50 |
| Subs | Indiana | Viktor Ziemann (SG), Ricky Hitchcock (PF), Dustin Beresky (C) Dikembe Akre, Gary Waters, Jack O'Neal | |
| Subs | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips (PG), Edward Fox (SG), Terrance Riccio (PF), Sam Long (C) Austin Coward, Leroy Dickens, Philip Booker, Robert Summers | |
| 12:10 | Indiana | Walter Thompson comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 49-50 |
| 12:09 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Nathaniel Phillips | 49-50 |
| 12:01 | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Carl Hartsock | 49-53 |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Walter Thompson (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Viktor Ziemann (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Decker (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Ricky Hitchcock (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Dustin Beresky (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Nathaniel Phillips (fairly fresh) 26 pts. SG - Edward Fox (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Carl Hartsock (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Terrance Riccio (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Sam Long (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:57 | Indiana | Viktor Ziemann misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 49-53 |
| 11:55 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Terrance Riccio | 49-53 |
| 11:27 | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 49-53 |
| 11:25 | Indiana | Dustin Beresky gets the rebound | 49-53 |
| 11:11 | Indiana | Dustin Beresky makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 51-53 |
| 10:59 | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips misses the jumper from the left wing | 51-53 |
| 10:58 | Indiana | Ricky Hitchcock grabs the defensive rebound | 51-53 |
| 10:34 | Indiana | Viktor Ziemann can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 51-53 |
| 10:33 | Indiana | Daniel Decker grabs the offensive board | 51-53 |
| 10:18 | Indiana | Dustin Beresky hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 51-53 |
| 10:16 | Illinois | Sam Long grabs the defensive rebound | 51-53 |
| 09:56 | Illinois | Edward Fox is hacked by Ricky Hitchcock - foul #3 on Ricky Hitchcock, team foul #3 | 51-53 |
| Subs | Indiana | Ivan Zahl (PG), Dikembe Akre (SG), Daryl Mireles (SF), Gary Waters (PF), Jack O'Neal (C) Walter Thompson, Viktor Ziemann, Daniel Decker, Ricky Hitchcock, Dustin Beresky | |
| Subs | Illinois | Austin Coward (PG), Leroy Dickens (SG), Philip Booker (SF), Robert Summers (C) Nathaniel Phillips, Edward Fox, Carl Hartsock, Sam Long | |
| 09:32 | Illinois | Leroy Dickens is open and scores on a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Summers out of a doubleteam | 51-55 |
| 09:15 | Indiana | Dikembe Akre is fouled on the floor by Leroy Dickens - foul #2 on Leroy Dickens, team foul #7 | 51-55 |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Carl Hartsock (SF) Terrance Riccio | |
| 09:15 | Indiana | Dikembe Akre makes the 1st free throw | 52-55 |
| 09:15 | Indiana | Dikembe Akre makes the 2nd free throw | 53-55 |
| 08:58 | Illinois | Philip Booker can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 53-55 |
| 08:56 | Indiana | Gary Waters pulls down the rebound | 53-55 |
| 08:34 | Indiana | Daryl Mireles can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 53-55 |
| 08:33 | Indiana | Dikembe Akre gets the offensive rebound | 53-55 |
| 08:19 | Indiana | Jack O'Neal drills a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Ivan Zahl | 55-55 |
| 08:01 | Illinois | Austin Coward is hacked by Dikembe Akre - foul #2 on Dikembe Akre, team foul #4 | 55-55 |
| Subs | Indiana | Walter Thompson (PG), Viktor Ziemann (SG) Ivan Zahl, Dikembe Akre | |
| Subs | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips (PG), Edward Fox (SG), Sam Long (PF) Austin Coward, Leroy Dickens, Carl Hartsock | |
| 07:45 | Illinois | Robert Summers is doubleteamed and loses the dribble to Jack O'Neal | 55-55 |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Walter Thompson (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Viktor Ziemann (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daryl Mireles (fresh) PF - Gary Waters (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Jack O'Neal (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Nathaniel Phillips (fairly fresh) 26 pts. SG - Edward Fox (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Philip Booker (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Sam Long (fresh) 3 reb. C - Robert Summers (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:20 | Indiana | Jack O'Neal is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Jack O'Neal, team foul #5 | 55-55 |
| Subs | Indiana | Ivan Zahl (SF) Daryl Mireles | |
| Subs | Illinois | Tomas Wilde (SF) Sam Long | |
| 07:04 | Illinois | Philip Booker misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Gary Waters - foul #3 on Gary Waters, team foul #6 | 55-55 |
| Subs | Indiana | Daniel Decker (SF), Ricky Hitchcock (PF), Dustin Beresky (C) Ivan Zahl, Gary Waters, Jack O'Neal | |
| Subs | Illinois | Sam Long (C) Robert Summers | |
| 07:04 | Illinois | Philip Booker makes the 1st free throw | 55-56 |
| 07:04 | Illinois | Philip Booker makes the 2nd free throw | 55-57 |
| 06:50 | Indiana | Daniel Decker comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 55-57 |
| 06:49 | Indiana | The offensive rebound goes to Dustin Beresky | 55-57 |
| 06:36 | Indiana | Daniel Decker scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 58-57 |
| 06:18 | Illinois | Sam Long makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Tomas Wilde | 58-59 |
| 06:01 | Indiana | Daniel Decker hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 58-59 |
| 06:00 | Illinois | Sam Long gets the rebound | 58-59 |
| 05:39 | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 58-59 |
| 05:38 | Indiana | Walter Thompson gets the rebound | 58-59 |
| 05:09 | Indiana | Nathaniel Phillips is called for the reach on Walter Thompson - foul #2 on Nathaniel Phillips, team foul #8 | 58-59 |
| Subs | Indiana | Ivan Zahl (SG), Dikembe Akre (SF), Gary Waters (PF), Jack O'Neal (C) Viktor Ziemann, Daniel Decker, Ricky Hitchcock, Dustin Beresky | |
| Subs | Illinois | Austin Coward (PG), Leroy Dickens (SG), Terrance Riccio (PF), Robert Summers (C) Nathaniel Phillips, Edward Fox, Philip Booker, Sam Long | |
| 05:09 | Indiana | Walter Thompson misses the 1st free throw | 58-59 |
| 05:09 | Illinois | Robert Summers pulls down the rebound | 58-59 |
| 04:55 | Illinois | Robert Summers is hacked by Dikembe Akre during a doubleteam - foul #3 on Dikembe Akre, team foul #7 | 58-59 |
| 04:55 | Illinois | Robert Summers makes the 1st free throw | 58-60 |
| 04:55 | Illinois | Robert Summers makes the 2nd free throw | 58-61 |
| 04:33 | Indiana | Dikembe Akre loses the dribble to Austin Coward | 58-61 |
| 04:09 | Illinois | Robert Summers hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block | 58-61 |
| 04:07 | Illinois | Robert Summers tips it in | 58-63 |
| 03:52 | Indiana | Jack O'Neal is fouled on the floor by Austin Coward - foul #2 on Austin Coward, team foul #9 | 58-63 |
| Subs | Indiana | Daryl Mireles (SF) Walter Thompson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips (PG), Edward Fox (SG) Austin Coward, Leroy Dickens | |
| 03:52 | Indiana | Jack O'Neal makes the 1st free throw | 59-63 |
| 03:52 | Indiana | Jack O'Neal makes the 2nd free throw | 60-63 |
| 03:36 | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 60-63 |
| 03:34 | Indiana | The rebound goes to Gary Waters | 60-63 |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Ivan Zahl (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dikembe Akre (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Daryl Mireles (fresh) PF - Gary Waters (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Jack O'Neal (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Nathaniel Phillips (fairly fresh) 26 pts. SG - Edward Fox (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Tomas Wilde (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Terrance Riccio (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Summers (fresh) 16 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:11 | Indiana | Jack O'Neal misses short on a turnaround near the basket | 60-63 |
| 03:09 | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips snags the defensive board | 60-63 |
| 03:05 | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Nathaniel Phillips, team foul #10 | 60-63 |
| Subs | Indiana | Daniel Decker (SF) Daryl Mireles | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 02:54 | Indiana | Edward Fox picks off the pass by Daniel Decker | 60-63 |
| 02:38 | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips makes the floater from the right side on a great pass from Tomas Wilde | 60-65 |
| 02:38 | Indiana | Indiana calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-65 |
| Subs | Indiana | Walter Thompson (PG), Viktor Ziemann (SG) Ivan Zahl, Daniel Decker | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 02:13 | Indiana | Viktor Ziemann scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Dikembe Akre | 63-65 |
| 02:01 | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 63-65 |
| 01:59 | Indiana | Viktor Ziemann gets the rebound | 63-65 |
| 01:45 | Indiana | Walter Thompson splits the doubleteam and buries a driving attempt from the right block set up by Dikembe Akre and he's fouled by Tomas Wilde - foul #5 on Tomas Wilde, team foul #11 | 65-65 |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Carl Hartsock (SF) Tomas Wilde | |
| 01:45 | Indiana | Walter Thompson makes the free throw | 66-65 |
| 01:24 | Illinois | The short jumper by Robert Summers is denied by Jack O'Neal | 66-65 |
| 01:22 | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips tips it in | 66-67 |
| 01:09 | Indiana | Jack O'Neal buries a turnaround in the paint set up by Gary Waters and the foul's on Edward Fox - foul #1 on Edward Fox, team foul #12 | 68-67 |
| 01:09 | Indiana | Jack O'Neal makes the free throw | 69-67 |
| 00:52 | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 69-67 |
| 00:50 | Indiana | Jack O'Neal snags the defensive board | 69-67 |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:24 | Indiana | Jack O'Neal hits the front of the rim on the wide open shot from the left block | 69-67 |
| 00:22 | Illinois | Carl Hartsock snags the defensive board | 69-67 |
| 00:12 | Illinois | Robert Summers splits the doubleteam but misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 69-67 |
| 00:10 | Indiana | Dikembe Akre grabs the board | 69-67 |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:09 | Indiana | Nathaniel Phillips is called for the reach on Dikembe Akre in the backcourt - foul #4 on Nathaniel Phillips, team foul #13 | 69-67 |
| 00:09 | Indiana | Dikembe Akre makes the 1st free throw | 70-67 |
| 00:09 | Indiana | Dikembe Akre makes the 2nd free throw | 71-67 |
| 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) | |
| 00:06 | Illinois | Viktor Ziemann steals the ball from Nathaniel Phillips in the backcourt | 71-67 |
| 00:05 | Indiana | Walter Thompson dunks the ball set up by Viktor Ziemann | 73-67 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 73-67 |