| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Bernard Vale (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeffrey Wood (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Deandre Crowe (fresh) PF - Jesse Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Ernest Graff (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Nicholas Bachman (fresh) 14 pts. SG - Harlan Williams (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Reed Phillips (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Richard Chiaramonte (fresh) C - Theodore Coleman (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Notre Dame | Deandre Crowe inbounds the ball | 18-38 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:41 | Notre Dame | Ernest Graff is called for a charge - foul #2 on Ernest Graff, team foul #1 | 18-38 |
| 19:39 | Illinois | Deandre Crowe steals it from Richard Chiaramonte in the backcourt | 18-38 |
| 19:38 | Notre Dame | Deandre Crowe lays it up and in | 20-38 |
| 19:09 | Illinois | Reed Phillips is whistled for traveling | 20-38 |
| 18:49 | Notre Dame | Ernest Graff misses short on a shot from the left block but he's hacked by Harlan Williams - foul #4 on Harlan Williams, team foul #1 | 20-38 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Harry McConaughy (SF), Jeremy Stubbs (PF) Bernard Vale, Jesse Brown | |
| Subs | Illinois | Roy Pfarr (SG), Stanley Huff (SF), Antonio Stack (PF), William Roberts (C) Harlan Williams, Reed Phillips, Richard Chiaramonte, Theodore Coleman | |
| 18:49 | Notre Dame | Ernest Graff misses the 1st free throw | 20-38 |
| 18:49 | Notre Dame | Ernest Graff makes the 2nd free throw | 21-38 |
| 18:20 | Illinois | Ernest Graff takes the ball from William Roberts | 21-38 |
| 18:18 | Notre Dame | Deandre Crowe is called for traveling in the backcourt | 21-38 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Phillip Williams (SG), Timothy Martowski (C) Jeffrey Wood, Ernest Graff | |
| Subs | Illinois | Eric Thomas (PG) Nicholas Bachman | |
| 18:10 | Illinois | Eric Thomas misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 21-38 |
| 18:09 | Illinois | Stanley Huff gets the offensive rebound | 21-38 |
| 17:48 | Illinois | Roy Pfarr can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 21-38 |
| 17:47 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Deandre Crowe | 21-38 |
| 17:32 | Notre Dame | A charge is called on Deandre Crowe - foul #3 on Deandre Crowe, team foul #2 | 21-38 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Bernard Vale (PG), James Carlile (SG), Jesse Brown (PF) Deandre Crowe, Harry McConaughy, Jeremy Stubbs | |
| Subs | Illinois | Reed Phillips (SF), Richard Chiaramonte (PF), Theodore Coleman (C) Stanley Huff, Antonio Stack, William Roberts | |
| 17:10 | Illinois | Roy Pfarr scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 21-41 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 16:55 | Notre Dame | Bernard Vale misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 21-41 |
| 16:53 | Illinois | Roy Pfarr grabs the board | 21-41 |
| 16:50 | Illinois | Theodore Coleman is hacked by Jesse Brown in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jesse Brown, team foul #3 | 21-41 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Jeffrey Wood (SG), Harry McConaughy (SF), Gregory Norman (C) Bernard Vale, Phillip Williams, Timothy Martowski | |
| Subs | Illinois | Nicholas Bachman (PG) Eric Thomas | |
| 16:36 | Illinois | Nicholas Bachman is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Nicholas Bachman, team foul #2 | 21-41 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Ernest Graff (C) Jesse Brown | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 16:22 | Notre Dame | Nicholas Bachman steals the ball from Gregory Norman | 21-41 |
| 16:18 | Illinois | Roy Pfarr throws it down on a great pass from Nicholas Bachman | 21-43 |
| 16:13 | Notre Dame | Jeffrey Wood hits a 3 from straight away set up by James Carlile | 24-43 |
| 16:08 | Illinois | Jeffrey Wood steals it from Reed Phillips in the backcourt | 24-43 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 15:54 | Notre Dame | Ernest Graff is hacked by Theodore Coleman - foul #2 on Theodore Coleman, team foul #3 | 24-43 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Bernard Vale (PG), Deandre Crowe (SF), Jesse Brown (PF) James Carlile, Harry McConaughy, Gregory Norman | |
| Subs | Illinois | Stanley Huff (SF) Reed Phillips | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Bernard Vale (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeffrey Wood (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Deandre Crowe (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Jesse Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Ernest Graff (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Nicholas Bachman (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Roy Pfarr (tiring) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stanley Huff (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Richard Chiaramonte (fairly fresh) C - Theodore Coleman (fairly fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 15:41 | Notre Dame | Ernest Graff hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 24-43 |
| 15:40 | Illinois | Theodore Coleman grabs the defensive rebound | 24-43 |
| 15:33 | Illinois | Theodore Coleman scores on a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Richard Chiaramonte | 24-45 |
| 15:21 | Notre Dame | Jeffrey Wood hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Deandre Crowe | 26-45 |
| 14:56 | Illinois | Roy Pfarr makes the wide open jumper near the basket | 26-47 |
| 14:43 | Notre Dame | Jeffrey Wood can't finish the layup | 26-47 |
| 14:41 | Notre Dame | Ernest Graff snags the offensive board | 26-47 |
| 14:33 | Notre Dame | Bernard Vale misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 26-47 |
| 14:31 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Nicholas Bachman | 26-47 |
| 14:08 | Illinois | Theodore Coleman connects on the open jump hook from the left block set up by Nicholas Bachman | 26-49 |
| 13:51 | Notre Dame | Bernard Vale is hacked by Richard Chiaramonte - foul #1 on Richard Chiaramonte, team foul #4 | 26-49 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Phillip Williams (PG), James Carlile (SG), Timothy Martowski (SF), Jeremy Stubbs (PF), Gregory Norman (C) Bernard Vale, Jeffrey Wood, Deandre Crowe, Jesse Brown, Ernest Graff | |
| Subs | Illinois | Eric Thomas (PG), Reed Phillips (SF), Antonio Stack (PF), William Roberts (C) Roy Pfarr, Stanley Huff, Richard Chiaramonte, Theodore Coleman | |
| 13:38 | Notre Dame | Antonio Stack steals it from James Carlile | 26-49 |
| 13:13 | Illinois | Reed Phillips clanks a driving attempt near the basket | 26-49 |
| 13:11 | Notre Dame | Gregory Norman gets the rebound | 26-49 |
| 13:09 | Notre Dame | Antonio Stack picks off the pass by Phillip Williams in the backcourt | 26-49 |
| 12:50 | Illinois | Jeremy Stubbs blocks the short jumper by Nicholas Bachman | 26-49 |
| 12:48 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Nicholas Bachman | 26-49 |
| 12:26 | Illinois | Nicholas Bachman makes the wide open 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Eric Thomas | 26-52 |
| 12:16 | Notre Dame | James Carlile can't connect on a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Eric Thomas - foul #2 on Eric Thomas, team foul #5 | 26-52 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Jeffrey Wood (SG), Harry McConaughy (SF), Jesse Brown (PF), Ernest Graff (C) Phillip Williams, Timothy Martowski, Jeremy Stubbs, Gregory Norman | |
| Subs | Illinois | Harlan Williams (SG), Theodore Coleman (C) Nicholas Bachman, William Roberts | |
| 12:16 | Notre Dame | James Carlile makes the 1st free throw | 27-52 |
| 12:16 | Notre Dame | James Carlile makes the 2nd free throw | 28-52 |
| 11:49 | Illinois | Eric Thomas clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 28-52 |
| 11:47 | Illinois | Antonio Stack snags the offensive board | 28-52 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - James Carlile (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey Wood (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harry McConaughy (fresh) PF - Jesse Brown (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Ernest Graff (tiring) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Eric Thomas (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Harlan Williams (fresh) 4 pf. SF - Reed Phillips (tiring) 11 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Antonio Stack (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. C - Theodore Coleman (tiring) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Illinois | Theodore Coleman misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 28-52 |
| 11:28 | Notre Dame | Jeffrey Wood snags the defensive board | 28-52 |
| 11:18 | Notre Dame | Jesse Brown is wide open but clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 28-52 |
| 11:17 | Notre Dame | Jesse Brown pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-52 |
| 11:08 | Notre Dame | Jeffrey Wood comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 28-52 |
| 11:07 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Antonio Stack | 28-52 |
| 10:41 | Illinois | Reed Phillips is open and buries a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Theodore Coleman | 28-54 |
| 10:39 | Notre Dame | Eric Thomas is called for the reach on Jeffrey Wood in the backcourt - foul #3 on Eric Thomas, team foul #6 | 28-54 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Bernard Vale (PG), Deandre Crowe (SF), Jeremy Stubbs (C) James Carlile, Harry McConaughy, Ernest Graff | |
| Subs | Illinois | Nicholas Bachman (PG), Stanley Huff (SF), Richard Chiaramonte (PF), William Roberts (C) Eric Thomas, Reed Phillips, Antonio Stack, Theodore Coleman | |
| 10:34 | Notre Dame | Deandre Crowe is hacked by Stanley Huff - foul #1 on Stanley Huff, team foul #7 | 28-54 |
| 10:34 | Notre Dame | Deandre Crowe makes the 1st free throw | 29-54 |
| 10:34 | Notre Dame | Deandre Crowe makes the 2nd free throw | 30-54 |
| 10:07 | Illinois | Deandre Crowe is called for the reach on Harlan Williams - foul #4 on Deandre Crowe, team foul #4 | 30-54 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Phillip Williams (SF), Ernest Graff (C) Deandre Crowe, Jesse Brown | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 09:48 | Illinois | Harlan Williams hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 30-54 |
| 09:46 | Notre Dame | Phillip Williams pulls down the rebound | 30-54 |
| 09:23 | Notre Dame | Ernest Graff hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 30-54 |
| 09:22 | Notre Dame | The offensive rebound goes to Phillip Williams | 30-54 |
| 09:14 | Notre Dame | Jeremy Stubbs makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jeffrey Wood and the foul's on Nicholas Bachman - foul #3 on Nicholas Bachman, team foul #8 | 32-54 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Harry McConaughy (SF), Gregory Norman (C) Phillip Williams, Ernest Graff | |
| Subs | Illinois | Reed Phillips (SF), Theodore Coleman (C) Stanley Huff, William Roberts | |
| 09:14 | Notre Dame | Jeremy Stubbs makes the free throw | 33-54 |
| 08:49 | Illinois | Nicholas Bachman is hacked by Jeremy Stubbs - foul #1 on Jeremy Stubbs, team foul #5 | 33-54 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Timothy Martowski (C) Jeremy Stubbs | |
| Subs | Illinois | Eric Thomas (PG), Antonio Stack (PF) Nicholas Bachman, Richard Chiaramonte | |
| 08:31 | Illinois | Reed Phillips drills a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Harlan Williams | 33-56 |
| 08:13 | Notre Dame | Bernard Vale buries a 3 from the left corner | 36-56 |
| 08:09 | Illinois | Harlan Williams is fouled in the backcourt by Jeffrey Wood - foul #3 on Jeffrey Wood, team foul #6 | 36-56 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Phillip Williams (SG), Jesse Brown (PF) Jeffrey Wood, Gregory Norman | |
| Subs | Illinois | Roy Pfarr (SG), Stanley Huff (SF), William Roberts (C) Harlan Williams, Reed Phillips, Theodore Coleman | |
| 07:50 | Illinois | Stanley Huff scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 36-59 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Bernard Vale (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Phillip Williams (fairly fresh) SF - Harry McConaughy (tiring) PF - Jesse Brown (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Timothy Martowski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Eric Thomas (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Roy Pfarr (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stanley Huff (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Antonio Stack (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. C - William Roberts (tiring) 3 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Notre Dame | Bernard Vale connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Phillip Williams | 39-59 |
| 07:23 | Illinois | Stanley Huff is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 39-59 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Jeffrey Wood (SG), Deandre Crowe (SF), Ernest Graff (C) Phillip Williams, Harry McConaughy, Timothy Martowski | |
| Subs | Illinois | Nicholas Bachman (PG), Richard Chiaramonte (PF), Theodore Coleman (C) Eric Thomas, Antonio Stack, William Roberts | |
| 07:17 | Notre Dame | Jesse Brown misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 39-59 |
| 07:16 | Notre Dame | Ernest Graff grabs the offensive rebound | 39-59 |
| 07:00 | Notre Dame | Stanley Huff steals the ball from Ernest Graff | 39-59 |
| 06:35 | Illinois | Stanley Huff hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Nicholas Bachman | 39-62 |
| 06:29 | Notre Dame | Deandre Crowe hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 39-62 |
| 06:27 | Illinois | Richard Chiaramonte grabs the board | 39-62 |
| 06:10 | Illinois | Nicholas Bachman misses long on an open 3 from the right wing | 39-62 |
| 06:09 | Notre Dame | Ernest Graff gets the rebound | 39-62 |
| 06:06 | Notre Dame | Bernard Vale's pass is intercepted by Roy Pfarr in the backcourt | 39-62 |
| 06:05 | Illinois | Nicholas Bachman banks in the layup on a great pass from Roy Pfarr | 39-64 |
| 05:49 | Notre Dame | Bernard Vale misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 39-64 |
| 05:47 | Notre Dame | Jesse Brown grabs the offensive rebound | 39-64 |
| 05:35 | Notre Dame | Ernest Graff misses badly on a shot from the left side | 39-64 |
| 05:33 | Illinois | Theodore Coleman snags the defensive board | 39-64 |
| 05:06 | Illinois | Roy Pfarr comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 39-64 |
| 05:04 | Notre Dame | Deandre Crowe snags the defensive board | 39-64 |
| 04:59 | Notre Dame | Nicholas Bachman steps in front of the Jeffrey Wood pass | 39-64 |
| 04:56 | Illinois | Nicholas Bachman banks in the layup | 39-66 |
| 04:52 | Notre Dame | Jeffrey Wood is fouled in the backcourt by Nicholas Bachman - foul #4 on Nicholas Bachman, team foul #9 | 39-66 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Carlile (PG), Phillip Williams (SF), Gregory Norman (PF), Jeremy Stubbs (C) Bernard Vale, Deandre Crowe, Jesse Brown, Ernest Graff | |
| Subs | Illinois | Eric Thomas (PG), Harlan Williams (SG), Reed Phillips (SF), Antonio Stack (PF), William Roberts (C) Nicholas Bachman, Roy Pfarr, Stanley Huff, Richard Chiaramonte, Theodore Coleman | |
| 04:52 | Notre Dame | Jeffrey Wood misses the 1st free throw | 39-66 |
| 04:52 | Illinois | William Roberts gets the rebound | 39-66 |
| 04:50 | Illinois | Eric Thomas is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 39-66 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Harry McConaughy (SF) Jeffrey Wood | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 04:41 | Notre Dame | Gregory Norman blows the layup but he's fouled by Antonio Stack - foul #1 on Antonio Stack, team foul #10 | 39-66 |
| 04:41 | Notre Dame | Gregory Norman misses the 1st free throw | 39-66 |
| 04:41 | Notre Dame | Gregory Norman makes the 2nd free throw | 40-66 |
| 04:29 | Illinois | William Roberts buries a shot from the baseline on a great pass from Eric Thomas | 40-68 |
| 04:09 | Notre Dame | James Carlile makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 42-68 |
| 03:48 | Illinois | Harlan Williams misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 42-68 |
| 03:47 | Notre Dame | Jeremy Stubbs grabs the board | 42-68 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Phillip Williams (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Carlile (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harry McConaughy (tiring) PF - Gregory Norman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeremy Stubbs (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Eric Thomas (tiring) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Harlan Williams (tiring) 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Reed Phillips (tiring) 15 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Antonio Stack (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. C - William Roberts (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:37 | Notre Dame | James Carlile clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 42-68 |
| 03:36 | Notre Dame | Jeremy Stubbs tips it back up and in | 44-68 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 03:11 | Illinois | Reed Phillips buries a jump hook from the baseline set up by Antonio Stack | 44-70 |
| 03:03 | Notre Dame | James Carlile buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Phillip Williams | 47-70 |
| 02:38 | Illinois | Reed Phillips jams the wide open dunk | 47-72 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 02:15 | Notre Dame | Jeremy Stubbs hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block | 47-72 |
| 02:13 | Notre Dame | Gregory Norman tips it home | 49-72 |
| 02:11 | Illinois | Phillip Williams is called for the reach on Eric Thomas in the backcourt - foul #1 on Phillip Williams, team foul #7 | 49-72 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Timothy Martowski (PF) Gregory Norman | |
| Subs | Illinois | Roy Pfarr (SG), Stanley Huff (SF), Richard Chiaramonte (PF), Theodore Coleman (C) Harlan Williams, Reed Phillips, Antonio Stack, William Roberts | |
| 02:11 | Illinois | Eric Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 49-73 |
| 02:11 | Illinois | Eric Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 49-74 |
| 01:52 | Notre Dame | Harry McConaughy's fadeaway is rejected by Richard Chiaramonte | 49-74 |
| 01:51 | Notre Dame | Timothy Martowski snags the offensive board | 49-74 |
| 01:34 | Notre Dame | Richard Chiaramonte steals the ball from Jeremy Stubbs | 49-74 |
| 01:11 | Illinois | Eric Thomas throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-74 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Nicholas Bachman (PG), Harlan Williams (SG), Reed Phillips (SF) Eric Thomas, Roy Pfarr, Stanley Huff | |
| 00:49 | Notre Dame | Timothy Martowski misses the easy layup | 49-74 |
| 00:47 | Notre Dame | James Carlile pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-74 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:44 | Notre Dame | The jump hook by James Carlile is blocked by Theodore Coleman | 49-74 |
| 00:43 | Notre Dame | Jeremy Stubbs grabs the offensive board | 49-74 |
| 00:40 | Notre Dame | Nicholas Bachman takes the ball from Jeremy Stubbs | 49-74 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:15 | Illinois | Harlan Williams is whistled for traveling | 49-74 |
| 00:07 | Notre Dame | Jeremy Stubbs misses the easy layup but the foul's on Richard Chiaramonte - foul #2 on Richard Chiaramonte, team foul #11 | 49-74 |
| 00:07 | Notre Dame | Jeremy Stubbs makes the 1st free throw | 50-74 |
| 00:07 | Notre Dame | Jeremy Stubbs makes the 2nd free throw | 51-74 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Nicholas Bachman runs out the clock | 51-74 |