| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Gordon Guerrera (fresh) 2 pts. SG - David Wike (fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Partee (fresh) PF - Albert Laplant (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Lonnie Nicholson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Eddy Lovett (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Bradly Carrion (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Foster (fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. PF - Johnny Ginther (fresh) 2 reb. C - Frank Narvaez (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Notre Dame | David Partee inbounds the ball | 23-29 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:45 | Notre Dame | Joseph Foster picks off the pass by Albert Laplant | 23-29 |
| 19:40 | Illinois | Eddy Lovett loses the dribble to David Wike in the backcourt | 23-29 |
| 19:38 | Notre Dame | Gordon Guerrera banks in the layup on a great pass from David Wike | 25-29 |
| 19:13 | Illinois | Joseph Foster lays it in on a great pass from Johnny Ginther and he's hacked by David Partee - foul #2 on David Partee, team foul #1 | 25-31 |
| 19:13 | Illinois | Joseph Foster makes the free throw | 25-32 |
| 18:50 | Notre Dame | Lonnie Nicholson connects on the turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Albert Laplant | 27-32 |
| 18:27 | Illinois | Frank Narvaez dunks the ball and the foul's on Gordon Guerrera - foul #3 on Gordon Guerrera, team foul #2 | 27-34 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Rocco Ricci (PG) Gordon Guerrera | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 18:27 | Illinois | Frank Narvaez misses the free throw | 27-34 |
| 18:27 | Notre Dame | Albert Laplant pulls down the rebound | 27-34 |
| 17:58 | Notre Dame | Lonnie Nicholson clanks a runner in the paint but he's hacked by Frank Narvaez - foul #3 on Frank Narvaez, team foul #1 | 27-34 |
| 17:58 | Notre Dame | Lonnie Nicholson makes the 1st free throw | 28-34 |
| 17:58 | Notre Dame | Lonnie Nicholson misses the 2nd free throw | 28-34 |
| 17:58 | Illinois | Johnny Ginther grabs the defensive rebound | 28-34 |
| 17:29 | Illinois | Frank Narvaez drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Eddy Lovett | 28-37 |
| 17:06 | Notre Dame | Albert Laplant comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Johnny Ginther - foul #2 on Johnny Ginther, team foul #2 | 28-37 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Joe Landin (SG), Samuel Graham (SF), Thomas Staggers (C) David Wike, David Partee, Lonnie Nicholson | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 17:06 | Notre Dame | Albert Laplant makes the 1st free throw | 29-37 |
| 17:06 | Notre Dame | Albert Laplant makes the 2nd free throw | 30-37 |
| 16:42 | Illinois | Albert Laplant steps in front of the Bradly Carrion pass | 30-37 |
| 16:20 | Notre Dame | Thomas Staggers clanks a floater from the free throw line | 30-37 |
| 16:18 | Illinois | Joseph Foster grabs the defensive rebound | 30-37 |
| 16:01 | Illinois | Frank Narvaez clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 30-37 |
| 15:59 | Notre Dame | Thomas Staggers grabs the defensive rebound | 30-37 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Rocco Ricci (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Joe Landin (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Samuel Graham (fresh) PF - Albert Laplant (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Staggers (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Eddy Lovett (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Bradly Carrion (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Foster (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Johnny Ginther (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Frank Narvaez (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 15:38 | Notre Dame | Joe Landin is whistled for a carry | 30-37 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Gordon Guerrera (PG), David Wike (SG), David Partee (SF), Gabriel Bartels (PF), Lonnie Nicholson (C) Rocco Ricci, Joe Landin, Samuel Graham, Albert Laplant, Thomas Staggers | |
| Subs | Illinois | Arnold Mueller (PG), Thomas Jackson (SG), Vernon Williams (PF), Michael Clark (C) Eddy Lovett, Bradly Carrion, Johnny Ginther, Frank Narvaez | |
| 15:22 | Illinois | Joseph Foster misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 30-37 |
| 15:21 | Illinois | Vernon Williams hits the follow up shot | 30-39 |
| 15:17 | Notre Dame | David Wike is hacked by Thomas Jackson - foul #1 on Thomas Jackson, team foul #3 | 30-39 |
| 14:57 | Notre Dame | David Partee misses the dunk | 30-39 |
| 14:55 | Illinois | Thomas Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 30-39 |
| 14:35 | Illinois | Joseph Foster is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Joseph Foster, team foul #4 | 30-39 |
| 14:19 | Notre Dame | Lonnie Nicholson misses the easy layup | 30-39 |
| 14:18 | Illinois | Vernon Williams gets the rebound | 30-39 |
| 14:06 | Illinois | Gabriel Bartels is called for the reach on Arnold Mueller - foul #1 on Gabriel Bartels, team foul #3 | 30-39 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Frank Narvaez (C) Michael Clark | |
| 13:49 | Illinois | Frank Narvaez connects on the fadeaway from the right side set up by Arnold Mueller | 30-41 |
| 13:22 | Notre Dame | Vernon Williams picks off the pass by David Partee | 30-41 |
| 13:00 | Illinois | Arnold Mueller tries to split the doubleteam and is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Arnold Mueller, team foul #5 | 30-41 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Joe Landin (SG), Samuel Graham (SF), Albert Laplant (PF), Thomas Staggers (C) David Wike, David Partee, Gabriel Bartels, Lonnie Nicholson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Eddy Lovett (PG), Bradly Carrion (SG), Johnny Ginther (PF) Thomas Jackson, Joseph Foster, Vernon Williams | |
| 12:44 | Notre Dame | Albert Laplant blows the layup | 30-41 |
| 12:42 | Illinois | Arnold Mueller gets the rebound | 30-41 |
| 12:17 | Illinois | Gordon Guerrera steps in front of the Frank Narvaez pass | 30-41 |
| 11:55 | Notre Dame | Thomas Staggers misses short on a turnaround in the paint | 30-41 |
| 11:53 | Notre Dame | Thomas Staggers pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-41 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Gordon Guerrera (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SG - Joe Landin (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Samuel Graham (fresh) PF - Albert Laplant (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Staggers (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Eddy Lovett (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Bradly Carrion (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Arnold Mueller (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Johnny Ginther (fresh) 3 reb. C - Frank Narvaez (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 11:34 | Notre Dame | Thomas Staggers knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Gordon Guerrera | 32-41 |
| 11:05 | Illinois | Frank Narvaez misses the runner in the paint | 32-41 |
| 11:04 | Illinois | Eddy Lovett tips it back up and in | 32-43 |
| 10:42 | Notre Dame | 3 seconds is called on Samuel Graham | 32-43 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Rocco Ricci (PG), David Wike (SG), David Partee (SF), Gabriel Bartels (PF), Lonnie Nicholson (C) Gordon Guerrera, Joe Landin, Samuel Graham, Albert Laplant, Thomas Staggers | |
| Subs | Illinois | Joseph Foster (SF), Michael Clark (C) Arnold Mueller, Frank Narvaez | |
| 10:18 | Illinois | Joseph Foster hits a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Bradly Carrion | 32-45 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 09:59 | Notre Dame | David Partee evades the doubleteam and hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Gabriel Bartels | 34-45 |
| 09:49 | Illinois | Joseph Foster hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on David Partee - foul #3 on David Partee, team foul #4 | 34-45 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Thomas Jackson (PG), Vernon Williams (PF) Eddy Lovett, Johnny Ginther | |
| 09:49 | Illinois | Joseph Foster misses the 1st free throw | 34-45 |
| 09:49 | Illinois | Joseph Foster makes the 2nd free throw | 34-46 |
| 09:31 | Notre Dame | David Partee shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Joseph Foster - foul #2 on Joseph Foster, team foul #6 | 34-46 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Arnold Mueller (PG), Frank Narvaez (C) Bradly Carrion, Michael Clark | |
| 09:31 | Notre Dame | David Partee misses the 1st free throw | 34-46 |
| 09:31 | Notre Dame | David Partee makes the 2nd free throw | 35-46 |
| 09:13 | Illinois | Frank Narvaez makes the shot from the right side | 35-48 |
| 09:01 | Notre Dame | David Partee loses the ball out of bounds | 35-48 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Albert Laplant (PF) Gabriel Bartels | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 08:33 | Illinois | Thomas Jackson banks in the layup set up by Vernon Williams and he's hacked by David Wike - foul #2 on David Wike, team foul #5 | 35-50 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Gordon Guerrera (PG) Rocco Ricci | |
| Subs | Illinois | Eddy Lovett (PG), Johnny Ginther (PF) Arnold Mueller, Vernon Williams | |
| 08:33 | Illinois | Thomas Jackson misses the free throw | 35-50 |
| 08:33 | Notre Dame | Albert Laplant gets the rebound | 35-50 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 08:21 | Notre Dame | David Partee misses long on a driving attempt near the basket but the foul's on Thomas Jackson - foul #2 on Thomas Jackson, team foul #7 | 35-50 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Bradly Carrion (SG) Thomas Jackson | |
| 08:21 | Notre Dame | David Partee makes the 1st free throw | 36-50 |
| 08:21 | Notre Dame | David Partee makes the 2nd free throw | 37-50 |
| 08:10 | Illinois | David Partee steals the ball from Bradly Carrion | 37-50 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 07:55 | Notre Dame | Joseph Foster steps in front of the David Wike pass | 37-50 |
| 07:51 | Illinois | Eddy Lovett jams it on a nice dish by Joseph Foster | 37-52 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Gordon Guerrera (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - David Wike (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Partee (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Albert Laplant (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Lonnie Nicholson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Eddy Lovett (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SG - Bradly Carrion (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Foster (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. PF - Johnny Ginther (fresh) 3 reb. C - Frank Narvaez (fresh) 17 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 07:33 | Notre Dame | Albert Laplant's pass is intercepted by Eddy Lovett | 37-52 |
| 07:30 | Illinois | Eddy Lovett lays it in | 37-54 |
| 07:13 | Notre Dame | Lonnie Nicholson knocks in the driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Gordon Guerrera | 39-54 |
| 06:53 | Illinois | Lonnie Nicholson is called for the reach on Johnny Ginther - foul #2 on Lonnie Nicholson, team foul #6 | 39-54 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Rocco Ricci (PG), Joe Landin (SG), Samuel Graham (SF), Gabriel Bartels (PF), Thomas Staggers (C) Gordon Guerrera, David Wike, David Partee, Albert Laplant, Lonnie Nicholson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Arnold Mueller (SG), Vernon Williams (PF), Michael Clark (C) Bradly Carrion, Joseph Foster, Frank Narvaez | |
| 06:28 | Illinois | Arnold Mueller loses the ball out of bounds against a doubleteam | 39-54 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Thomas Jackson (SG), Joseph Foster (SF) Eddy Lovett, Johnny Ginther | |
| 06:16 | Notre Dame | Joe Landin comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 39-54 |
| 06:14 | Notre Dame | The offensive rebound goes to Samuel Graham | 39-54 |
| 06:08 | Notre Dame | Joe Landin knocks in the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Rocco Ricci | 41-54 |
| 05:46 | Illinois | Joseph Foster misses long on a driving attempt from the left block | 41-54 |
| 05:44 | Notre Dame | Gabriel Bartels gets the rebound | 41-54 |
| 05:23 | Notre Dame | Thomas Staggers misses long on a shot from the left wing | 41-54 |
| 05:22 | Illinois | Vernon Williams snags the defensive board | 41-54 |
| 04:59 | Illinois | Arnold Mueller evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Thomas Jackson | 41-57 |
| 04:36 | Notre Dame | The jumper by Samuel Graham is denied by Vernon Williams | 41-57 |
| 04:35 | Illinois | Vernon Williams snags the defensive board | 41-57 |
| 04:14 | Illinois | Joseph Foster buries a shot from the left side set up by Michael Clark | 41-59 |
| 03:56 | Notre Dame | The jump hook by Joe Landin is blocked by Michael Clark | 41-59 |
| 03:55 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Joseph Foster | 41-59 |
| 03:33 | Illinois | Joseph Foster lays it in on a nice dish by Vernon Williams | 41-61 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Rocco Ricci (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Joe Landin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Samuel Graham (fairly fresh) PF - Gabriel Bartels (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Staggers (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Arnold Mueller (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Foster (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. PF - Vernon Williams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Clark (fresh) 6 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 03:28 | Notre Dame | Michael Clark swats the layup by Joe Landin | 41-61 |
| 03:27 | Notre Dame | Samuel Graham pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-61 |
| 03:12 | Notre Dame | Thomas Staggers misses short on a jumper from close range | 41-61 |
| 03:10 | Notre Dame | Gabriel Bartels can't tip it in | 41-61 |
| 03:08 | Notre Dame | Thomas Staggers tips it but misses | 41-61 |
| 03:07 | Illinois | Thomas Jackson gets the rebound | 41-61 |
| 02:43 | Illinois | Vernon Williams misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block | 41-61 |
| 02:41 | Notre Dame | Gabriel Bartels gets the rebound | 41-61 |
| 02:24 | Notre Dame | Samuel Graham hits the finger roll set up by Rocco Ricci | 43-61 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 02:06 | Illinois | Rocco Ricci picks off the pass by Michael Clark | 43-61 |
| 01:49 | Notre Dame | Thomas Jackson steps in front of the Thomas Staggers pass | 43-61 |
| 01:30 | Illinois | Arnold Mueller works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 43-61 |
| 01:29 | Notre Dame | Samuel Graham pulls down the rebound | 43-61 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:02 | Notre Dame | Samuel Graham is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Samuel Graham, team foul #7 | 43-61 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Eddy Lovett (PG), Bradly Carrion (SG), Johnny Ginther (PF), Frank Narvaez (C) Arnold Mueller, Thomas Jackson, Vernon Williams, Michael Clark | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:38 | Illinois | Frank Narvaez misses short on a runner from the left block | 43-61 |
| 00:37 | Illinois | Bradly Carrion can't tip it in | 43-61 |
| 00:35 | Notre Dame | Samuel Graham grabs the board | 43-61 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:29 | Notre Dame | Thomas Staggers misses long on a turnaround in the paint | 43-61 |
| 00:28 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Johnny Ginther | 43-61 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Eddy Lovett runs out the clock | 43-61 |