| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - David Peluso (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Zacher (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - David Lohmann (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Mathew McCabe (fresh) 2 pts. C - Earl Loera (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Roger Maciel (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Edward Schrader (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Matthew Lane (fresh) 4 ast. PF - Raymond Haddix (fresh) C - Gary Bradley (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Matthew Lane inbounds the ball | 22-23 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:42 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix makes the wide open 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Roger Maciel | 22-26 |
| 19:18 | Notre Dame | Roger Maciel steals the ball from David Lohmann | 22-26 |
| 18:53 | Illinois | Edward Schrader buries a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Raymond Haddix | 22-28 |
| 18:25 | Notre Dame | David Lohmann misses long on a shot from the left side but he's hacked by Matthew Lane - foul #2 on Matthew Lane, team foul #1 | 22-28 |
| 18:25 | Notre Dame | David Lohmann makes the 1st free throw | 23-28 |
| 18:25 | Notre Dame | David Lohmann misses the 2nd free throw | 23-28 |
| 18:25 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix gets the rebound | 23-28 |
| 18:05 | Illinois | Gary Bradley double dribbles | 23-28 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Holland (PF) Mathew McCabe | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 17:38 | Notre Dame | James Holland misses long on a floater in the paint | 23-28 |
| 17:36 | Illinois | Gary Bradley snags the defensive board | 23-28 |
| 17:09 | Illinois | Edward Schrader misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 23-28 |
| 17:07 | Notre Dame | James Holland snags the defensive board | 23-28 |
| 17:00 | Notre Dame | David Lohmann misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block | 23-28 |
| 16:58 | Illinois | Matthew Lane snags the defensive board | 23-28 |
| 16:54 | Illinois | Matthew Lane can't connect on a jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by David Lohmann - foul #1 on David Lohmann, team foul #1 | 23-28 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Joel Thomas (PG), Michael Johnston (SG), Michael Tribble (SF), Mathew McCabe (PF), James Richardson (C) David Peluso, James Zacher, David Lohmann, James Holland, Earl Loera | |
| Subs | Illinois | Kwabena Abdel (SF), Johnny Boone (PF), Jeffrey Hall (C) Edward Schrader, Raymond Haddix, Gary Bradley | |
| 16:54 | Illinois | Matthew Lane misses the 1st free throw | 23-28 |
| 16:54 | Illinois | Matthew Lane makes the 2nd free throw | 23-29 |
| 16:29 | Notre Dame | Mathew McCabe hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 23-29 |
| 16:28 | Notre Dame | Mathew McCabe tips it back up and in | 25-29 |
| 16:02 | Illinois | Kwabena Abdel loses the ball out of bounds | 25-29 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Peluso (SG) Michael Johnston | |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Schrader (SG), Richard Burns (SF) Roger Maciel, Matthew Lane | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Joel Thomas (fresh) 1 pts. SG - David Peluso (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Tribble (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Mathew McCabe (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - James Richardson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Kwabena Abdel (fresh) SG - Edward Schrader (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Richard Burns (fresh) PF - Johnny Boone (fresh) 4 pts. C - Jeffrey Hall (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:51 | Notre Dame | Mathew McCabe misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Jeffrey Hall - foul #1 on Jeffrey Hall, team foul #2 | 25-29 |
| 15:51 | Notre Dame | Mathew McCabe makes the 1st free throw | 26-29 |
| 15:51 | Notre Dame | Mathew McCabe makes the 2nd free throw | 27-29 |
| 15:39 | Illinois | Kwabena Abdel throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-29 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Holland (PF) Mathew McCabe | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 15:19 | Notre Dame | James Holland comes up short on the jump hook near the basket | 27-29 |
| 15:17 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Kwabena Abdel | 27-29 |
| 15:13 | Illinois | Edward Schrader is hacked by Michael Tribble in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Tribble, team foul #2 | 27-29 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Zacher (SG), David Lohmann (SF), Earl Loera (C) Joel Thomas, Michael Tribble, James Richardson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Raymond Haddix (PF) Jeffrey Hall | |
| 14:52 | Illinois | Richard Burns hits the finger roll | 27-31 |
| 14:38 | Notre Dame | David Peluso is whistled for traveling | 27-31 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Michael Johnston (PG) David Peluso | |
| Subs | Illinois | Roger Maciel (PG), Gary Bradley (C) Richard Burns, Johnny Boone | |
| 14:17 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix drills a jump hook from the left block set up by Gary Bradley | 27-33 |
| 13:57 | Notre Dame | James Holland jams it | 29-33 |
| 13:55 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix is fouled in the backcourt by James Holland - foul #1 on James Holland, team foul #3 | 29-33 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Joel Thomas (PG), David Peluso (SG), Mathew McCabe (PF) Michael Johnston, James Zacher, James Holland | |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Burns (SF) Kwabena Abdel | |
| 13:36 | Illinois | Richard Burns clanks a jumper from the right side | 29-33 |
| 13:35 | Illinois | Richard Burns tips it home | 29-35 |
| 13:10 | Notre Dame | Joel Thomas misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 29-35 |
| 13:08 | Notre Dame | Earl Loera gets the offensive rebound | 29-35 |
| 12:43 | Notre Dame | Earl Loera clanks a fadeaway near the basket | 29-35 |
| 12:42 | Illinois | Edward Schrader gets the rebound | 29-35 |
| 12:22 | Illinois | Roger Maciel is open but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 29-35 |
| 12:21 | Notre Dame | Earl Loera grabs the defensive rebound | 29-35 |
| 11:59 | Notre Dame | David Peluso drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Joel Thomas | 32-35 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Joel Thomas (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Peluso (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Lohmann (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Mathew McCabe (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Earl Loera (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Roger Maciel (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Edward Schrader (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Richard Burns (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Raymond Haddix (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Gary Bradley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:54 | Illinois | Edward Schrader loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 32-35 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Michael Johnston (PG), James Zacher (SG), Michael Tribble (SF), James Holland (PF), James Richardson (C) Joel Thomas, David Peluso, David Lohmann, Mathew McCabe, Earl Loera | |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew Lane (SG), Kwabena Abdel (SF), Johnny Boone (PF), Jeffrey Hall (C) Edward Schrader, Richard Burns, Raymond Haddix, Gary Bradley | |
| 11:32 | Notre Dame | Johnny Boone is called for the reach on James Zacher - foul #1 on Johnny Boone, team foul #3 | 32-35 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Schrader (SG) Roger Maciel | |
| 11:16 | Notre Dame | James Zacher makes the jumper from the left wing set up by James Holland and the foul's on Edward Schrader - foul #1 on Edward Schrader, team foul #4 | 34-35 |
| 11:16 | Notre Dame | James Zacher makes the free throw | 35-35 |
| 11:01 | Illinois | Edward Schrader connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Kwabena Abdel | 35-38 |
| 10:40 | Notre Dame | Michael Tribble comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Edward Schrader - foul #2 on Edward Schrader, team foul #5 | 35-38 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Peluso (PG), Phillip Rawley (PF) Michael Johnston, James Holland | |
| Subs | Illinois | Roger Maciel (PG) Edward Schrader | |
| 10:40 | Notre Dame | Michael Tribble makes the 1st free throw | 36-38 |
| 10:40 | Notre Dame | Michael Tribble misses the 2nd free throw | 36-38 |
| 10:40 | Illinois | Matthew Lane gets the rebound | 36-38 |
| 10:35 | Illinois | David Peluso takes the ball from Kwabena Abdel in the backcourt | 36-38 |
| 10:33 | Notre Dame | Michael Tribble banks in the layup on a nice dish by David Peluso | 38-38 |
| 10:12 | Illinois | Roger Maciel knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 38-40 |
| 09:44 | Notre Dame | Michael Tribble knocks in the turnaround in the lane on a great pass from David Peluso and the foul's on Kwabena Abdel - foul #3 on Kwabena Abdel, team foul #6 | 40-40 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Lohmann (SG), Mathew McCabe (PF), Earl Loera (C) James Zacher, Phillip Rawley, James Richardson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Schrader (SG), Raymond Haddix (PF), Adam Vanslyke (C) Matthew Lane, Johnny Boone, Jeffrey Hall | |
| 09:44 | Notre Dame | Michael Tribble makes the free throw | 41-40 |
| 09:27 | Illinois | Kwabena Abdel clanks a shot from the left wing | 41-40 |
| 09:26 | Notre Dame | David Peluso grabs the board | 41-40 |
| 09:05 | Notre Dame | David Lohmann comes up short on the jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Kwabena Abdel - foul #4 on Kwabena Abdel, team foul #7 | 41-40 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Joel Thomas (PG), James Holland (C) Michael Tribble, Earl Loera | |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Burns (SF), Gary Bradley (C) Kwabena Abdel, Adam Vanslyke | |
| 09:05 | Notre Dame | David Lohmann makes the 1st free throw | 42-40 |
| 09:05 | Notre Dame | David Lohmann makes the 2nd free throw | 43-40 |
| 08:40 | Illinois | David Lohmann picks off the pass by Raymond Haddix | 43-40 |
| 08:26 | Notre Dame | Roger Maciel steals the ball from James Holland | 43-40 |
| 08:05 | Illinois | Richard Burns drills a driving attempt from the baseline and he's hacked by David Lohmann - foul #2 on David Lohmann, team foul #4 | 43-42 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Zacher (SG), Michael Johnston (SF), Phillip Rawley (PF), Earl Loera (C) David Peluso, David Lohmann, Mathew McCabe, James Holland | |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew Lane (SG), Johnny Boone (C) Edward Schrader, Raymond Haddix | |
| 08:05 | Illinois | Richard Burns misses the free throw | 43-42 |
| 08:05 | Notre Dame | Phillip Rawley pulls down the rebound | 43-42 |
| 07:40 | Notre Dame | Phillip Rawley travels with the ball | 43-42 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Nathan Rogers (PG) Joel Thomas | |
| Subs | Illinois | Kwabena Abdel (PG), Edward Schrader (SG) Roger Maciel, Richard Burns | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Nathan Rogers (fresh) SG - James Zacher (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Michael Johnston (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Phillip Rawley (fresh) C - Earl Loera (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Kwabena Abdel (fresh) 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Edward Schrader (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SF - Matthew Lane (fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. PF - Gary Bradley (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Johnny Boone (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:11 | Illinois | Matthew Lane clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 43-42 |
| 07:10 | Notre Dame | Earl Loera grabs the board | 43-42 |
| 06:57 | Notre Dame | Earl Loera scores on a runner from the right block on a great pass from Nathan Rogers and he's hacked by Kwabena Abdel - foul #5 on Kwabena Abdel, team foul #8 | 45-42 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Peluso (PG), Mathew McCabe (PF) Nathan Rogers, Phillip Rawley | |
| Subs | Illinois | Roger Maciel (PG), Jeffrey Hall (C) Kwabena Abdel, Gary Bradley | |
| 06:57 | Notre Dame | Earl Loera makes the free throw | 46-42 |
| 06:43 | Illinois | Earl Loera steals the ball from Johnny Boone | 46-42 |
| 06:22 | Notre Dame | Michael Johnston misses short on a shot from the left wing | 46-42 |
| 06:20 | Illinois | Matthew Lane pulls down the rebound | 46-42 |
| 06:02 | Illinois | Earl Loera steals the ball from Edward Schrader | 46-42 |
| 05:38 | Notre Dame | David Peluso knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Michael Johnston | 49-42 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:36 | Illinois | Edward Schrader is fouled in the backcourt by Earl Loera - foul #3 on Earl Loera, team foul #5 | 49-42 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Joel Thomas (PG), David Lohmann (SG), Michael Tribble (SF), James Holland (PF), James Richardson (C) David Peluso, James Zacher, Michael Johnston, Mathew McCabe, Earl Loera | |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Burns (SF), Raymond Haddix (PF) Matthew Lane, Johnny Boone | |
| 05:18 | Illinois | Roger Maciel drills a 3pt attempt from straight away | 49-45 |
| 04:51 | Notre Dame | James Holland hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Jeffrey Hall - foul #2 on Jeffrey Hall, team foul #9 | 49-45 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Peluso (SG) Michael Tribble | |
| Subs | Illinois | Gary Bradley (C) Jeffrey Hall | |
| 04:51 | Notre Dame | James Holland misses the 1st free throw | 49-45 |
| 04:51 | Notre Dame | James Holland makes the 2nd free throw | 50-45 |
| 04:47 | Illinois | James Holland is called for the reach on Roger Maciel in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Holland, team foul #6 | 50-45 |
| 04:30 | Illinois | Richard Burns travels with the ball | 50-45 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew Lane (SG) Edward Schrader | |
| 04:04 | Notre Dame | David Peluso clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 50-45 |
| 04:02 | Illinois | Gary Bradley snags the defensive board | 50-45 |
| 03:46 | Illinois | Roger Maciel clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 50-45 |
| 03:45 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to James Holland | 50-45 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:20 | Notre Dame | David Peluso clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 50-45 |
| 03:18 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Matthew Lane | 50-45 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Joel Thomas (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Peluso (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Lohmann (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - James Holland (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - James Richardson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Roger Maciel (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Matthew Lane (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. SF - Richard Burns (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Raymond Haddix (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Gary Bradley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:14 | Illinois | Richard Burns is wide open but clanks a turnaround from close range | 50-45 |
| 03:13 | Notre Dame | James Richardson gets the rebound | 50-45 |
| 03:13 | Notre Dame | Notre Dame calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-45 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Zacher (SG), Mathew McCabe (PF), Earl Loera (C) Joel Thomas, James Holland, James Richardson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Schrader (SG), Johnny Boone (C) Matthew Lane, Richard Burns | |
| 02:52 | Notre Dame | Mathew McCabe clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 50-45 |
| 02:51 | Notre Dame | Mathew McCabe tips it in | 52-45 |
| 02:37 | Illinois | Gary Bradley can't connect on an uncontested runner in the paint | 52-45 |
| 02:36 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to James Zacher | 52-45 |
| 02:18 | Notre Dame | James Zacher travels with the ball | 52-45 |
| 02:07 | Illinois | Gary Bradley misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 52-45 |
| 02:06 | Notre Dame | Earl Loera gets the rebound | 52-45 |
| 01:41 | Notre Dame | David Lohmann connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 54-45 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:39 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix's pass is intercepted by James Zacher in the backcourt | 54-45 |
| 01:29 | Notre Dame | Mathew McCabe is fouled on the floor by Johnny Boone - foul #2 on Johnny Boone, team foul #10 | 54-45 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew Lane (SF) Johnny Boone | |
| 01:29 | Notre Dame | Mathew McCabe makes the 1st free throw | 55-45 |
| 01:29 | Notre Dame | Mathew McCabe makes the 2nd free throw | 56-45 |
| 01:26 | Illinois | Matthew Lane's pass is intercepted by David Lohmann in the backcourt | 56-45 |
| 00:59 | Notre Dame | James Zacher misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 56-45 |
| 00:57 | Illinois | Roger Maciel grabs the board | 56-45 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:50 | Illinois | Gary Bradley misses the easy layup | 56-45 |
| 00:48 | Notre Dame | Earl Loera snags the defensive board | 56-45 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:26 | Notre Dame | Matthew Lane is called for the reach on David Lohmann - foul #3 on Matthew Lane, team foul #11 | 56-45 |
| 00:26 | Notre Dame | David Lohmann makes the 1st free throw | 57-45 |
| 00:26 | Notre Dame | David Lohmann makes the 2nd free throw | 58-45 |
| 00:19 | Illinois | Roger Maciel misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 58-45 |
| 00:18 | Notre Dame | Mathew McCabe snags the defensive board | 58-45 |
| 00:00 | Notre Dame | David Peluso runs out the clock | 58-45 |