| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Don Watts (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Caleb Carroll (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Mladen Zafar (fresh) PF - William Marchetti (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - George Handley (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Bruce Hicks (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Daniel Garces (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Daniel Olsen (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Steven Bennett (fresh) 2 reb. C - David Saylors (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Daniel Olsen inbounds the ball | 20-33 |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:35 | Illinois | Daniel Garces clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 20-33 |
| 19:33 | Indiana | Don Watts grabs the board | 20-33 |
| 19:26 | Indiana | Don Watts is called for traveling in the backcourt | 20-33 |
| 19:12 | Illinois | Daniel Garces scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Daniel Olsen | 20-36 |
| 18:43 | Indiana | George Handley hits a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by William Marchetti | 22-36 |
| 18:24 | Illinois | William Marchetti takes the ball from Steven Bennett | 22-36 |
| 18:06 | Indiana | William Marchetti is fouled on the floor by Steven Bennett - foul #3 on Steven Bennett, team foul #1 | 22-36 |
| 17:51 | Indiana | George Handley hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block | 22-36 |
| 17:50 | Illinois | Daniel Olsen grabs the board | 22-36 |
| 17:28 | Illinois | Daniel Garces misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by William Marchetti - foul #3 on William Marchetti, team foul #1 | 22-36 |
| Subs | Indiana | Sam Durgin (PF) William Marchetti | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 17:28 | Illinois | Daniel Garces makes the 1st free throw | 22-37 |
| 17:28 | Illinois | Daniel Garces misses the 2nd free throw | 22-37 |
| 17:28 | Indiana | George Handley grabs the board | 22-37 |
| 17:13 | Indiana | Caleb Carroll drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Sam Durgin | 24-37 |
| 16:49 | Illinois | David Saylors misses short on a floater from the left side | 24-37 |
| 16:47 | Indiana | George Handley snags the defensive board | 24-37 |
| 16:21 | Indiana | Don Watts throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-37 |
| Subs | Indiana | Robert Beaver (SG), Robert Myers (SF) Caleb Carroll, Mladen Zafar | |
| Subs | Illinois | Brian Richard (SF), Charles Howland (PF) Daniel Olsen, Steven Bennett | |
| 15:58 | Illinois | David Saylors buries a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Daniel Garces | 24-39 |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Don Watts (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Beaver (fresh) SF - Robert Myers (fresh) PF - Sam Durgin (fresh) 2 reb. C - George Handley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Bruce Hicks (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Daniel Garces (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Brian Richard (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Charles Howland (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - David Saylors (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Indiana | George Handley can't connect on a turnaround near the basket | 24-39 |
| 15:41 | Illinois | Charles Howland pulls down the rebound | 24-39 |
| 15:18 | Illinois | George Handley steals the ball from Daniel Garces | 24-39 |
| 14:56 | Indiana | Daniel Garces steals it from Robert Myers | 24-39 |
| 14:53 | Illinois | Daniel Garces misses the lay-in | 24-39 |
| 14:52 | Indiana | The rebound goes to Robert Myers | 24-39 |
| 14:50 | Indiana | Bruce Hicks is called for the reach on Don Watts in the backcourt - foul #1 on Bruce Hicks, team foul #2 | 24-39 |
| Subs | Indiana | Chris Nichols (PG), Caleb Carroll (SG), Mladen Zafar (SF), William Marchetti (PF), Tad Devereaux (C) Don Watts, Robert Beaver, Robert Myers, Sam Durgin, George Handley | |
| Subs | Illinois | Philip Custer (PG), Daniel Olsen (SF), Steven Bennett (PF) Bruce Hicks, Daniel Garces, Charles Howland | |
| 14:37 | Indiana | William Marchetti loses the dribble to Brian Richard | 24-39 |
| 14:20 | Illinois | David Saylors can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by William Marchetti - foul #4 on William Marchetti, team foul #2 | 24-39 |
| Subs | Indiana | Sam Durgin (PF) William Marchetti | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 14:20 | Illinois | David Saylors makes the 1st free throw | 24-40 |
| 14:20 | Illinois | David Saylors misses the 2nd free throw | 24-40 |
| 14:20 | Indiana | The rebound goes to Sam Durgin | 24-40 |
| 14:10 | Indiana | Brian Richard steals the ball from Sam Durgin | 24-40 |
| 13:52 | Illinois | David Saylors's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 24-40 |
| 13:33 | Indiana | Tad Devereaux lays it in | 26-40 |
| 13:23 | Illinois | Brian Richard is whistled for a carry | 26-40 |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Bruce Hicks (PG) Philip Custer | |
| 13:10 | Indiana | Caleb Carroll misses the jumper from the left side | 26-40 |
| 13:09 | Indiana | The offensive rebound goes to Chris Nichols | 26-40 |
| 12:55 | Indiana | Caleb Carroll is fouled on the floor by Brian Richard - foul #1 on Brian Richard, team foul #3 | 26-40 |
| Subs | Indiana | Don Watts (PG), George Handley (C) Chris Nichols, Tad Devereaux | |
| Subs | Illinois | Daniel Garces (SG) Brian Richard | |
| 12:34 | Indiana | George Handley hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range | 26-40 |
| 12:33 | Illinois | The rebound goes to David Saylors | 26-40 |
| 12:06 | Illinois | The short jumper by Steven Bennett is denied by George Handley | 26-40 |
| 12:05 | Illinois | David Saylors can't tip it in | 26-40 |
| 12:04 | Illinois | Daniel Garces misses the tip | 26-40 |
| 12:02 | Indiana | Sam Durgin gets the rebound | 26-40 |
| 11:41 | Indiana | George Handley's fadeaway is rejected by David Saylors | 26-40 |
| 11:39 | Indiana | Sam Durgin tips it but misses | 26-40 |
| 11:37 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Daniel Olsen | 26-40 |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Don Watts (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Caleb Carroll (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SF - Mladen Zafar (fairly fresh) PF - Sam Durgin (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - George Handley (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Bruce Hicks (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Daniel Garces (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Daniel Olsen (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Steven Bennett (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - David Saylors (tiring) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:14 | Illinois | Daniel Olsen lays it in | 26-42 |
| 10:45 | Indiana | Caleb Carroll misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Steven Bennett - foul #4 on Steven Bennett, team foul #4 | 26-42 |
| Subs | Indiana | Robert Myers (SF) Mladen Zafar | |
| Subs | Illinois | Philip Custer (PG), Brian Richard (SF), Charles Howland (PF), Paul Wason (C) Bruce Hicks, Daniel Olsen, Steven Bennett, David Saylors | |
| 10:45 | Indiana | Caleb Carroll misses the 1st free throw | 26-42 |
| 10:45 | Indiana | Caleb Carroll makes the 2nd free throw | 27-42 |
| 10:16 | Illinois | Robert Myers takes the ball from Daniel Garces | 27-42 |
| 10:11 | Indiana | Caleb Carroll lays it up and in set up by Robert Myers | 29-42 |
| 09:53 | Illinois | Charles Howland double dribbles | 29-42 |
| Subs | Indiana | Chris Nichols (PG), Robert Beaver (SG), Tad Devereaux (C) Don Watts, Caleb Carroll, George Handley | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Giancola (SF) Daniel Garces | |
| 09:34 | Indiana | Chris Nichols misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 29-42 |
| 09:32 | Indiana | Robert Myers pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-42 |
| 09:26 | Indiana | Sam Durgin can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Charles Howland - foul #1 on Charles Howland, team foul #5 | 29-42 |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Bruce Hicks (PG) Philip Custer | |
| 09:26 | Indiana | Sam Durgin makes the 1st free throw | 30-42 |
| 09:26 | Indiana | Sam Durgin makes the 2nd free throw | 31-42 |
| 09:03 | Illinois | Bruce Hicks clanks a fadeaway from the baseline | 31-42 |
| 09:01 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Bruce Hicks | 31-42 |
| 08:43 | Illinois | Brian Richard misses badly on a jump hook from the right block | 31-42 |
| 08:42 | Indiana | Sam Durgin snags the defensive board | 31-42 |
| 08:27 | Indiana | Robert Myers buries a floater from the left block set up by Chris Nichols | 33-42 |
| 08:07 | Illinois | Brian Richard misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 33-42 |
| 08:06 | Illinois | Brian Richard tips it back up and in | 33-44 |
| 07:50 | Indiana | Paul Wason steals it from Robert Myers | 33-44 |
| 07:22 | Illinois | John Giancola is fouled on the floor by Robert Myers - foul #2 on Robert Myers, team foul #3 | 33-44 |
| Subs | Indiana | Don Watts (PG), Caleb Carroll (SG), Mladen Zafar (SF), William Marchetti (PF), George Handley (C) Chris Nichols, Robert Beaver, Robert Myers, Sam Durgin, Tad Devereaux | |
| Subs | Illinois | Daniel Garces (SG), Daniel Olsen (SF), Steven Bennett (PF), David Saylors (C) Brian Richard, John Giancola, Charles Howland, Paul Wason | |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Don Watts (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Caleb Carroll (fresh) 15 pts. SF - Mladen Zafar (fresh) PF - William Marchetti (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - George Handley (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Bruce Hicks (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Daniel Garces (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Daniel Olsen (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Steven Bennett (fresh) 2 reb. 4 pf. C - David Saylors (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:02 | Illinois | Daniel Garces misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 33-44 |
| 07:00 | Indiana | Mladen Zafar grabs the board | 33-44 |
| 06:50 | Indiana | William Marchetti's layup is rejected by David Saylors | 33-44 |
| 06:49 | Illinois | David Saylors gets the rebound | 33-44 |
| 06:24 | Illinois | Daniel Olsen scores on a runner near the basket set up by Bruce Hicks and he's hacked by George Handley - foul #2 on George Handley, team foul #4 | 33-46 |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Philip Custer (PG) Bruce Hicks | |
| 06:24 | Illinois | Daniel Olsen misses the free throw | 33-46 |
| 06:24 | Indiana | The rebound goes to Caleb Carroll | 33-46 |
| 06:01 | Indiana | William Marchetti can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 33-46 |
| 05:59 | Illinois | Daniel Olsen snags the defensive board | 33-46 |
| 05:37 | Illinois | Daniel Garces buries a fadeaway from the left wing | 33-48 |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 05:20 | Indiana | Caleb Carroll drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 36-48 |
| 04:55 | Illinois | Daniel Garces comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 36-48 |
| 04:54 | Indiana | George Handley pulls down the rebound | 36-48 |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 04:42 | Indiana | William Marchetti misses long on a jumper near the basket | 36-48 |
| 04:41 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Daniel Olsen | 36-48 |
| 04:23 | Illinois | Daniel Garces can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 36-48 |
| 04:22 | Indiana | William Marchetti snags the defensive board | 36-48 |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 04:18 | Indiana | Caleb Carroll scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Don Watts | 39-48 |
| 03:57 | Illinois | Daniel Garces misses badly on a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Don Watts - foul #2 on Don Watts, team foul #5 | 39-48 |
| Subs | Indiana | Robert Beaver (SG), Robert Myers (SF) Caleb Carroll, Mladen Zafar | |
| Subs | Illinois | Bruce Hicks (PG), Brian Richard (SF), Charles Howland (PF), Paul Wason (C) Philip Custer, Daniel Olsen, Steven Bennett, David Saylors | |
| 03:57 | Illinois | Daniel Garces makes the 1st free throw | 39-49 |
| 03:57 | Illinois | Daniel Garces misses the 2nd free throw | 39-49 |
| 03:57 | Indiana | Robert Myers pulls down the rebound | 39-49 |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:41 | Indiana | George Handley travels with the ball | 39-49 |
| Subs | Indiana | Chris Nichols (PG), Tad Devereaux (C) Don Watts, George Handley | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Giancola (SF) Daniel Garces | |
| 03:12 | Illinois | Brian Richard hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Robert Beaver - foul #1 on Robert Beaver, team foul #6 | 39-49 |
| 03:12 | Illinois | Brian Richard makes the 1st free throw | 39-50 |
| 03:12 | Illinois | Brian Richard makes the 2nd free throw | 39-51 |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Chris Nichols (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Beaver (fresh) SF - Robert Myers (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Marchetti (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Tad Devereaux (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Bruce Hicks (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Brian Richard (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. SF - John Giancola (fresh) PF - Charles Howland (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Wason (fresh) | |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:52 | Indiana | Robert Myers misses short on a jumper from the left block but he's fouled by Charles Howland - foul #2 on Charles Howland, team foul #6 | 39-51 |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Daniel Olsen (SF) John Giancola | |
| 02:52 | Indiana | Robert Myers makes the 1st free throw | 40-51 |
| 02:52 | Indiana | Robert Myers misses the 2nd free throw | 40-51 |
| 02:52 | Illinois | Brian Richard gets the rebound | 40-51 |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:27 | Illinois | Brian Richard is fouled on the floor by Robert Beaver - foul #2 on Robert Beaver, team foul #7 | 40-51 |
| Subs | Indiana | Don Watts (PG), Caleb Carroll (SG), Mladen Zafar (SF), Sam Durgin (PF), George Handley (C) Chris Nichols, Robert Beaver, Robert Myers, William Marchetti, Tad Devereaux | |
| Subs | Illinois | Daniel Garces (SG), Steven Bennett (PF) Charles Howland, Paul Wason | |
| 02:27 | Illinois | Brian Richard misses the 1st free throw | 40-51 |
| 02:27 | Indiana | The rebound goes to George Handley | 40-51 |
| 02:07 | Indiana | Mladen Zafar clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 40-51 |
| 02:05 | Indiana | Caleb Carroll grabs the offensive rebound | 40-51 |
| 01:59 | Indiana | Caleb Carroll can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 40-51 |
| 01:57 | Illinois | Daniel Garces snags the defensive board | 40-51 |
| 01:33 | Illinois | Daniel Garces drills a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Brian Richard | 40-54 |
| 01:25 | Indiana | George Handley makes the jump hook from the left block and the foul's on Daniel Garces - foul #3 on Daniel Garces, team foul #7 | 42-54 |
| Subs | Indiana | William Marchetti (PF) Sam Durgin | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Saylors (C) Brian Richard | |
| 01:25 | Indiana | George Handley makes the free throw | 43-54 |
| 01:03 | Illinois | George Handley is called for the reach on David Saylors - foul #3 on George Handley, team foul #8 | 43-54 |
| 01:03 | Illinois | David Saylors makes the 1st free throw | 43-55 |
| 01:03 | Illinois | David Saylors misses the 2nd free throw | 43-55 |
| 01:03 | Indiana | George Handley grabs the defensive rebound | 43-55 |
| 00:44 | Indiana | Caleb Carroll can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block | 43-55 |
| 00:43 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Daniel Garces | 43-55 |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:41 | Illinois | Bruce Hicks throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 43-55 |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:38 | Indiana | Steven Bennett denies the turnaround by George Handley | 43-55 |
| 00:36 | Indiana | George Handley tips it in | 45-55 |
| 00:11 | Illinois | Daniel Garces buries a shot from just outside the lane set up by David Saylors | 45-57 |
| 00:04 | Indiana | William Marchetti clanks a shot from the left block | 45-57 |
| 00:03 | Illinois | Steven Bennett snags the defensive board | 45-57 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Bruce Hicks runs out the clock | 45-57 |