| Lineup | Indiana | PG - William Kimble (fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Parent (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Starnes (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Paul Hiller (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - James Trinh (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Roger Maciel (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Edward Schrader (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Matthew Lane (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Raymond Haddix (fresh) 1 pts. C - Gary Bradley (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Indiana | David Starnes inbounds the ball | 37-28 |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:48 | Indiana | David Starnes knocks in the turnaround near the basket set up by William Kimble | 39-28 |
| 19:28 | Illinois | The jump hook by Gary Bradley is blocked by James Trinh | 39-28 |
| 19:27 | Illinois | Roger Maciel gets the offensive rebound | 39-28 |
| 19:16 | Illinois | Gary Bradley misses short on a shot near the basket | 39-28 |
| 19:15 | Indiana | David Starnes snags the defensive board | 39-28 |
| 19:09 | Indiana | David Starnes connects on the shot from the free throw line set up by John Parent | 41-28 |
| 18:50 | Illinois | Roger Maciel clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 41-28 |
| 18:49 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix grabs the offensive rebound | 41-28 |
| 18:39 | Illinois | William Kimble steps in front of the Matthew Lane pass | 41-28 |
| 18:36 | Indiana | John Parent misses the lay-in | 41-28 |
| 18:34 | Indiana | James Trinh grabs the offensive rebound | 41-28 |
| 18:24 | Indiana | David Starnes misses the floater from the free throw line | 41-28 |
| 18:23 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Matthew Lane | 41-28 |
| 18:05 | Illinois | Edward Schrader knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 41-31 |
| 17:56 | Indiana | David Starnes hits a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by William Kimble | 43-31 |
| 17:45 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 43-31 |
| 17:44 | Illinois | Gary Bradley grabs the offensive board | 43-31 |
| 17:23 | Illinois | Roger Maciel knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Matthew Lane | 43-33 |
| 17:09 | Indiana | David Starnes is hacked by Roger Maciel - foul #1 on Roger Maciel, team foul #1 | 43-33 |
| Subs | Indiana | Steven Woolridge (PG), Salvatore Russo (SF), Ronald Barner (C) William Kimble, David Starnes, James Trinh | |
| Subs | Illinois | Kwabena Abdel (SF), Jeffrey Hall (C) Matthew Lane, Gary Bradley | |
| 16:54 | Indiana | Paul Hiller comes up short on the jumper near the basket | 43-33 |
| 16:53 | Indiana | Steven Woolridge tips it home | 45-33 |
| 16:31 | Illinois | Edward Schrader scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 45-36 |
| 16:12 | Indiana | Ronald Barner comes up short on the jump hook from close range but the foul's on Jeffrey Hall - foul #2 on Jeffrey Hall, team foul #2 | 45-36 |
| Subs | Indiana | Kenneth Daigneault (SG) John Parent | |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Burns (SF) Roger Maciel | |
| 16:12 | Indiana | Ronald Barner makes the 1st free throw | 46-36 |
| 16:12 | Indiana | Ronald Barner makes the 2nd free throw | 47-36 |
| 15:51 | Illinois | Richard Burns misses the easy layup | 47-36 |
| 15:50 | Indiana | The rebound goes to Ronald Barner | 47-36 |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Steven Woolridge (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Kenneth Daigneault (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Salvatore Russo (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Paul Hiller (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronald Barner (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Kwabena Abdel (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Schrader (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Richard Burns (fresh) PF - Raymond Haddix (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeffrey Hall (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Indiana | Kwabena Abdel takes the ball from Paul Hiller | 47-36 |
| 15:32 | Illinois | Edward Schrader comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 47-36 |
| 15:30 | Indiana | Paul Hiller snags the defensive board | 47-36 |
| 15:12 | Indiana | Kenneth Daigneault misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 47-36 |
| 15:11 | Indiana | Ronald Barner hits the follow up shot | 49-36 |
| 15:04 | Illinois | Edward Schrader misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 49-36 |
| 15:02 | Indiana | Paul Hiller grabs the defensive rebound | 49-36 |
| 14:58 | Indiana | Kenneth Daigneault misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Edward Schrader - foul #2 on Edward Schrader, team foul #3 | 49-36 |
| Subs | Indiana | William Kimble (PG), David Starnes (SF), James Trinh (C) Steven Woolridge, Salvatore Russo, Ronald Barner | |
| Subs | Illinois | Roger Maciel (PG), Matthew Lane (SG), Gary Bradley (PF), Johnny Boone (C) Edward Schrader, Richard Burns, Raymond Haddix, Jeffrey Hall | |
| 14:58 | Indiana | Kenneth Daigneault makes the 1st free throw | 50-36 |
| 14:58 | Indiana | Kenneth Daigneault makes the 2nd free throw | 51-36 |
| 14:38 | Illinois | Gary Bradley jams it on a nice dish by Kwabena Abdel and the foul's on James Trinh - foul #3 on James Trinh, team foul #1 | 51-38 |
| Subs | Indiana | John Parent (SG) Kenneth Daigneault | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 14:38 | Illinois | Gary Bradley makes the free throw | 51-39 |
| 14:23 | Indiana | David Starnes is hacked by Matthew Lane - foul #1 on Matthew Lane, team foul #4 | 51-39 |
| 14:11 | Indiana | Paul Hiller hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 51-39 |
| 14:10 | Illinois | Gary Bradley snags the defensive board | 51-39 |
| 14:01 | Illinois | Roger Maciel misses long on a floater from the baseline | 51-39 |
| 14:00 | Illinois | Johnny Boone gets the offensive rebound | 51-39 |
| 13:46 | Illinois | Roger Maciel drills a floater from just outside the lane set up by Kwabena Abdel | 51-41 |
| 13:25 | Indiana | David Starnes scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by William Kimble | 54-41 |
| 13:04 | Illinois | Roger Maciel misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 54-41 |
| 13:03 | Illinois | Johnny Boone can't tip it in | 54-41 |
| 13:02 | Illinois | Johnny Boone gets the offensive rebound | 54-41 |
| 12:55 | Illinois | Gary Bradley clanks a fadeaway near the basket | 54-41 |
| 12:53 | Indiana | Paul Hiller gets the rebound | 54-41 |
| 12:35 | Indiana | David Starnes misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 54-41 |
| 12:33 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Roger Maciel | 54-41 |
| 12:10 | Illinois | Kwabena Abdel throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-41 |
| Subs | Indiana | Steven Woolridge (PG), Kenneth Daigneault (SG), Howard Sherer (SF), Salvatore Russo (PF), Ronald Barner (C) William Kimble, John Parent, David Starnes, Paul Hiller, James Trinh | |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Schrader (SG), Richard Burns (SF), Raymond Haddix (PF), Jeffrey Hall (C) Matthew Lane, Kwabena Abdel, Gary Bradley, Johnny Boone | |
| 11:51 | Indiana | Salvatore Russo clanks a floater from the right wing | 54-41 |
| 11:50 | Illinois | Roger Maciel grabs the board | 54-41 |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Steven Woolridge (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Kenneth Daigneault (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Howard Sherer (fresh) PF - Salvatore Russo (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Ronald Barner (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Roger Maciel (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Edward Schrader (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Richard Burns (fresh) PF - Raymond Haddix (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeffrey Hall (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Illinois | Roger Maciel comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 54-41 |
| 11:30 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix snags the offensive board | 54-41 |
| 11:22 | Illinois | Roger Maciel connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Edward Schrader | 54-44 |
| 11:07 | Indiana | Salvatore Russo lays it up and in | 56-44 |
| 10:48 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 56-44 |
| 10:47 | Indiana | The rebound goes to Howard Sherer | 56-44 |
| 10:43 | Indiana | Steven Woolridge hits a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Ronald Barner | 58-44 |
| 10:18 | Illinois | Roger Maciel comes up short on the shot from the left wing but the foul's on Steven Woolridge - foul #3 on Steven Woolridge, team foul #2 | 58-44 |
| Subs | Indiana | William Kimble (PG), John Parent (SG), David Starnes (SF), James Trinh (C) Steven Woolridge, Kenneth Daigneault, Howard Sherer, Ronald Barner | |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew Lane (SF), Gary Bradley (PF), Johnny Boone (C) Richard Burns, Raymond Haddix, Jeffrey Hall | |
| 10:18 | Illinois | Roger Maciel makes the 1st free throw | 58-45 |
| 10:18 | Illinois | Roger Maciel makes the 2nd free throw | 58-46 |
| 09:58 | Indiana | David Starnes knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from William Kimble | 61-46 |
| 09:50 | Illinois | Gary Bradley makes the shot from the left block on a great pass from Roger Maciel | 61-48 |
| 09:30 | Indiana | David Starnes misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 61-48 |
| 09:29 | Illinois | Gary Bradley pulls down the rebound | 61-48 |
| 09:08 | Illinois | Gary Bradley misses long on a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by David Starnes - foul #2 on David Starnes, team foul #3 | 61-48 |
| Subs | Indiana | Paul Hiller (PF) Salvatore Russo | |
| Subs | Illinois | Kwabena Abdel (PG), Raymond Haddix (PF) Roger Maciel, Johnny Boone | |
| 09:08 | Illinois | Gary Bradley makes the 1st free throw | 61-49 |
| 09:08 | Illinois | Gary Bradley makes the 2nd free throw | 61-50 |
| 08:55 | Indiana | David Starnes scores on a jumper from the right side set up by William Kimble | 63-50 |
| 08:39 | Illinois | Matthew Lane hits the finger roll on a great pass from Kwabena Abdel | 63-52 |
| 08:35 | Indiana | John Parent clanks a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Matthew Lane - foul #2 on Matthew Lane, team foul #5 | 63-52 |
| Subs | Indiana | Steven Woolridge (PG) William Kimble | |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Burns (SF), Johnny Boone (C) Matthew Lane, Gary Bradley | |
| 08:35 | Indiana | John Parent makes the 1st free throw | 64-52 |
| 08:35 | Indiana | John Parent makes the 2nd free throw | 65-52 |
| 08:15 | Illinois | Johnny Boone can't connect on a floater from the left block | 65-52 |
| 08:13 | Indiana | The rebound goes to Paul Hiller | 65-52 |
| 07:59 | Indiana | David Starnes's fadeaway is rejected by Richard Burns | 65-52 |
| 07:58 | Illinois | Edward Schrader gets the rebound | 65-52 |
| 07:34 | Illinois | Kwabena Abdel banks in the layup set up by Richard Burns | 65-54 |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Steven Woolridge (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SG - John Parent (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Starnes (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Hiller (tiring) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - James Trinh (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Kwabena Abdel (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Edward Schrader (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Richard Burns (fresh) PF - Raymond Haddix (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Johnny Boone (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:12 | Indiana | Paul Hiller is hacked by Edward Schrader - foul #3 on Edward Schrader, team foul #6 | 65-54 |
| Subs | Indiana | William Kimble (PG), Kenneth Daigneault (SG), Howard Sherer (SF), Salvatore Russo (PF), Ronald Barner (C) Steven Woolridge, John Parent, David Starnes, Paul Hiller, James Trinh | |
| Subs | Illinois | Roger Maciel (PG), Matthew Lane (SG), Gary Bradley (PF) Edward Schrader, Richard Burns, Raymond Haddix | |
| 06:59 | Indiana | Johnny Boone is called for the reach on Ronald Barner - foul #4 on Johnny Boone, team foul #7 | 65-54 |
| 06:59 | Indiana | Ronald Barner misses the 1st free throw | 65-54 |
| 06:59 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Johnny Boone | 65-54 |
| 06:33 | Illinois | Johnny Boone makes the jumper from the baseline | 65-56 |
| 06:28 | Indiana | Howard Sherer misses the jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Kwabena Abdel - foul #3 on Kwabena Abdel, team foul #8 | 65-56 |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeffrey Hall (C) Johnny Boone | |
| 06:28 | Indiana | Howard Sherer makes the 1st free throw | 66-56 |
| 06:28 | Indiana | Howard Sherer makes the 2nd free throw | 67-56 |
| 06:11 | Illinois | Ronald Barner steals it from Gary Bradley | 67-56 |
| 05:56 | Indiana | William Kimble is hacked by Matthew Lane - foul #3 on Matthew Lane, team foul #9 | 67-56 |
| Subs | Indiana | John Parent (SG), James Trinh (C) Kenneth Daigneault, Howard Sherer | |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Schrader (SG), Raymond Haddix (PF) Kwabena Abdel, Jeffrey Hall | |
| 05:56 | Indiana | William Kimble makes the 1st free throw | 68-56 |
| 05:56 | Indiana | William Kimble makes the 2nd free throw | 69-56 |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:38 | Illinois | Roger Maciel misses badly on a jump hook near the basket | 69-56 |
| 05:37 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix grabs the offensive board | 69-56 |
| 05:32 | Illinois | John Parent is called for the reach on Edward Schrader - foul #2 on John Parent, team foul #4 | 69-56 |
| Subs | Indiana | Steven Woolridge (PG), David Starnes (SF), Paul Hiller (PF) William Kimble, Salvatore Russo, Ronald Barner | |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Burns (SF), Jeffrey Hall (C) Matthew Lane, Gary Bradley | |
| 05:06 | Illinois | Jeffrey Hall comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 69-56 |
| 05:04 | Indiana | James Trinh grabs the board | 69-56 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:35 | Indiana | David Starnes comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 69-56 |
| 04:33 | Indiana | James Trinh tips it back up and in | 71-56 |
| 04:20 | Illinois | Steven Woolridge is called for the reach on Edward Schrader - foul #4 on Steven Woolridge, team foul #5 | 71-56 |
| Subs | Indiana | Ronald Barner (C) James Trinh | |
| Subs | Illinois | Kwabena Abdel (SF), Johnny Boone (PF) Richard Burns, Raymond Haddix | |
| 04:10 | Illinois | Jeffrey Hall misses badly on a jump hook from the left block | 71-56 |
| 04:09 | Illinois | Johnny Boone snags the offensive board | 71-56 |
| 03:51 | Illinois | Roger Maciel hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Edward Schrader | 71-58 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:23 | Indiana | David Starnes misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Kwabena Abdel - foul #4 on Kwabena Abdel, team foul #10 | 71-58 |
| Subs | Indiana | William Kimble (PG), Kenneth Daigneault (SG), Salvatore Russo (PF), James Trinh (C) Steven Woolridge, John Parent, Paul Hiller, Ronald Barner | |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew Lane (SF), Raymond Haddix (PF), Gary Bradley (C) Roger Maciel, Johnny Boone, Jeffrey Hall | |
| 03:23 | Indiana | David Starnes misses the 1st free throw | 71-58 |
| 03:23 | Indiana | David Starnes misses the 2nd free throw | 71-58 |
| 03:23 | Illinois | Edward Schrader snags the defensive board | 71-58 |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - William Kimble (fresh) 3 pts. 9 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kenneth Daigneault (fresh) 7 pts. SF - David Starnes (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 2 reb. PF - Salvatore Russo (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - James Trinh (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Kwabena Abdel (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Edward Schrader (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Matthew Lane (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. PF - Raymond Haddix (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Gary Bradley (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 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) | |
| 03:07 | Illinois | Edward Schrader is called for traveling | 71-58 |
| Subs | Indiana | Ronald Barner (PF) David Starnes | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 02:43 | Indiana | Salvatore Russo's fadeaway is rejected by Raymond Haddix | 71-58 |
| 02:41 | Indiana | Salvatore Russo can't tip it in | 71-58 |
| 02:40 | Indiana | Ronald Barner tips it in | 73-58 |
| 02:24 | Illinois | Edward Schrader misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 73-58 |
| 02:23 | Indiana | The rebound goes to Ronald Barner | 73-58 |
| 02:05 | Indiana | Ronald Barner makes the fadeaway near the basket set up by William Kimble | 75-58 |
| 01:54 | Illinois | Gary Bradley makes the fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Edward Schrader | 75-60 |
| 01:34 | Indiana | Salvatore Russo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 75-60 |
| Subs | Indiana | John Parent (SG), David Starnes (SF), Paul Hiller (PF) Kenneth Daigneault, Salvatore Russo, Ronald Barner | |
| Subs | Illinois | Roger Maciel (PG) Kwabena Abdel | |
| 01:18 | Illinois | Gary Bradley clanks a driving attempt in the lane | 75-60 |
| 01:16 | Illinois | Gary Bradley tips it in | 75-62 |
| 00:53 | Indiana | David Starnes banks in the layup set up by John Parent | 77-62 |
| 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) | |
| 00:46 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on John Parent - foul #3 on John Parent, team foul #6 | 77-62 |
| 00:46 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix misses the 1st free throw | 77-62 |
| 00:46 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix misses the 2nd free throw | 77-62 |
| 00:46 | Indiana | David Starnes snags the defensive board | 77-62 |
| 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 a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:21 | Indiana | Roger Maciel steals the ball from David Starnes | 77-62 |
| 00:14 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Matthew Lane | 77-64 |
| 00:00 | Indiana | William Kimble runs out the clock | 77-64 |