| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Arthur Brown (fresh) SG - Jeremy Greaney (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Jim Crawford (fresh) PF - Jonathan Gillette (fresh) 3 pts. C - David Wooten (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Bruce Hicks (fresh) 4 ast. SG - John Giancola (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Daniel Olsen (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Steven Bennett (fresh) 3 reb. C - David Saylors (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Daniel Olsen inbounds the ball | 18-18 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:39 | Illinois | Daniel Olsen misses the easy layup but the foul's on Arthur Brown - foul #1 on Arthur Brown, team foul #1 | 18-18 |
| 19:39 | Illinois | Daniel Olsen misses the 1st free throw | 18-18 |
| 19:39 | Illinois | Daniel Olsen makes the 2nd free throw | 18-19 |
| 19:20 | Notre Dame | Jonathan Gillette's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 18-19 |
| 18:56 | Illinois | David Saylors is called for traveling | 18-19 |
| 18:38 | Notre Dame | Jonathan Gillette slams it home on a great pass from David Wooten | 20-19 |
| 18:14 | Illinois | Steven Bennett throws a bad pass out of bounds | 20-19 |
| 17:57 | Notre Dame | Jeremy Greaney scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 22-19 |
| 17:32 | Illinois | David Saylors banks in the layup | 22-21 |
| 17:12 | Notre Dame | Jeremy Greaney is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Jeremy Greaney, team foul #2 | 22-21 |
| 16:51 | Illinois | Daniel Olsen clanks a floater from the right wing but the foul's on Jim Crawford - foul #2 on Jim Crawford, team foul #3 | 22-21 |
| 16:51 | Illinois | Daniel Olsen misses the 1st free throw | 22-21 |
| 16:51 | Illinois | Daniel Olsen misses the 2nd free throw | 22-21 |
| 16:51 | Notre Dame | David Wooten pulls down the rebound | 22-21 |
| 16:36 | Notre Dame | David Wooten loses the dribble to Daniel Olsen | 22-21 |
| 16:29 | Illinois | John Giancola dunks the ball on a great pass from Bruce Hicks | 22-23 |
| 16:14 | Notre Dame | Jeremy Greaney can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 22-23 |
| 16:12 | Illinois | Daniel Olsen grabs the board | 22-23 |
| 15:47 | Illinois | John Giancola makes the 3 from the left wing | 22-26 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Arthur Brown (fairly fresh) SG - Jeremy Greaney (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Jim Crawford (fresh) PF - Jonathan Gillette (fresh) 5 pts. C - David Wooten (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Bruce Hicks (fresh) 5 ast. SG - John Giancola (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Daniel Olsen (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Steven Bennett (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - David Saylors (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:26 | Notre Dame | Arthur Brown connects on the 3 from the left wing | 25-26 |
| 14:59 | Illinois | David Saylors connects on the driving attempt in the paint | 25-28 |
| 14:42 | Notre Dame | Jeremy Greaney lays it in on a nice dish by Arthur Brown | 27-28 |
| 14:35 | Illinois | John Giancola misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 27-28 |
| 14:34 | Notre Dame | Jonathan Gillette grabs the defensive rebound | 27-28 |
| 14:10 | Notre Dame | Jonathan Gillette hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint | 27-28 |
| 14:08 | Illinois | The rebound goes to David Saylors | 27-28 |
| 13:44 | Illinois | Daniel Olsen banks in the layup | 27-30 |
| 13:15 | Notre Dame | Arthur Brown hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 27-30 |
| 13:14 | Notre Dame | Jim Crawford hits the follow up shot | 29-30 |
| 13:00 | Illinois | Daniel Olsen scores on a jump hook from close range on a great pass from Bruce Hicks | 29-32 |
| 12:47 | Notre Dame | Jeremy Greaney's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-32 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Philip Custer (PG), Daniel Garces (SG), Brian Richard (SF), Charles Howland (PF), Paul Wason (C) Bruce Hicks, John Giancola, Daniel Olsen, Steven Bennett, David Saylors | |
| 12:26 | Illinois | Daniel Garces buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Brian Richard | 29-35 |
| 12:00 | Notre Dame | Jonathan Gillette hits a jumper from the baseline set up by David Wooten | 31-35 |
| 11:55 | Illinois | Arthur Brown is called for the reach on Daniel Garces - foul #2 on Arthur Brown, team foul #4 | 31-35 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Douglas Frederick (C) David Wooten | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 11:34 | Illinois | Daniel Garces clanks a 3 from the right corner | 31-35 |
| 11:32 | Illinois | Brian Richard grabs the offensive rebound | 31-35 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Arthur Brown (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeremy Greaney (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SF - Jim Crawford (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jonathan Gillette (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Douglas Frederick (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Philip Custer (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Daniel Garces (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Brian Richard (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Howland (fresh) C - Paul Wason (fresh) | |
| 11:16 | Illinois | Daniel Garces comes up short on the shot from the right side | 31-35 |
| 11:14 | Notre Dame | Douglas Frederick grabs the board | 31-35 |
| 11:01 | Notre Dame | Arthur Brown makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 34-35 |
| 10:32 | Illinois | Philip Custer is hacked by Arthur Brown - foul #3 on Arthur Brown, team foul #5 | 34-35 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Foster (PG), David Wooten (C) Arthur Brown, Douglas Frederick | |
| Subs | Illinois | Bruce Hicks (PG), John Giancola (SG), David Saylors (C) Philip Custer, Daniel Garces, Paul Wason | |
| 10:04 | Illinois | John Giancola hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by James Foster - foul #1 on James Foster, team foul #6 | 34-35 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Ernest Dexter (SF) Jim Crawford | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 10:04 | Illinois | John Giancola makes the 1st free throw | 34-36 |
| 10:04 | Illinois | John Giancola misses the 2nd free throw | 34-36 |
| 10:04 | Notre Dame | Jonathan Gillette snags the defensive board | 34-36 |
| 09:36 | Notre Dame | James Foster travels with the ball | 34-36 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Arthur Brown (PG) Jeremy Greaney | |
| Subs | Illinois | Daniel Olsen (SF) Charles Howland | |
| 09:19 | Illinois | Brian Richard misses the shot from the right side | 34-36 |
| 09:17 | Notre Dame | Jonathan Gillette grabs the board | 34-36 |
| 08:53 | Notre Dame | Ernest Dexter's pass is intercepted by Bruce Hicks | 34-36 |
| 08:36 | Illinois | Daniel Olsen misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 34-36 |
| 08:34 | Notre Dame | David Wooten gets the rebound | 34-36 |
| 08:30 | Notre Dame | Arthur Brown hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 34-36 |
| 08:28 | Notre Dame | Arthur Brown gets the offensive rebound | 34-36 |
| 08:12 | Notre Dame | David Wooten throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-36 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Jeremy Greaney (SG), Jim Crawford (PF), Douglas Frederick (C) Arthur Brown, Jonathan Gillette, David Wooten | |
| Subs | Illinois | Philip Custer (PG), Steven Bennett (PF) Bruce Hicks, Brian Richard | |
| 07:55 | Illinois | David Saylors lays it up and in on a great pass from John Giancola and he's hacked by Douglas Frederick - foul #1 on Douglas Frederick, team foul #7 | 34-38 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Daniel Garces (SG) John Giancola | |
| 07:55 | Illinois | David Saylors misses the free throw | 34-38 |
| 07:55 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Douglas Frederick | 34-38 |
| 07:26 | Notre Dame | James Foster misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 34-38 |
| 07:25 | Illinois | Daniel Garces grabs the defensive rebound | 34-38 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - James Foster (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeremy Greaney (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SF - Ernest Dexter (fresh) PF - Jim Crawford (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Douglas Frederick (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Philip Custer (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Daniel Garces (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Daniel Olsen (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. PF - Steven Bennett (fresh) 3 reb. C - David Saylors (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 06:58 | Illinois | David Saylors slams it home | 34-40 |
| 06:31 | Notre Dame | James Foster misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 34-40 |
| 06:30 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Daniel Olsen | 34-40 |
| 06:14 | Illinois | David Saylors hits a jump hook from close range set up by Daniel Garces | 34-42 |
| 05:59 | Notre Dame | James Foster hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 34-42 |
| 05:57 | Notre Dame | Douglas Frederick grabs the offensive rebound | 34-42 |
| 05:57 | Notre Dame | Notre Dame calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 34-42 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Arthur Brown (PG), Jonathan Gillette (PF), David Wooten (C) James Foster, Ernest Dexter, Douglas Frederick | |
| Subs | Illinois | Bruce Hicks (PG), John Giancola (SG) Philip Custer, Daniel Garces | |
| 05:43 | Notre Dame | Jonathan Gillette can't connect on a shot from the right side | 34-42 |
| 05:41 | Illinois | Bruce Hicks gets the rebound | 34-42 |
| 05:13 | Illinois | John Giancola can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 34-42 |
| 05:11 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to David Wooten | 34-42 |
| 04:45 | Notre Dame | Jonathan Gillette misses badly on a floater in the paint | 34-42 |
| 04:44 | Illinois | Bruce Hicks grabs the board | 34-42 |
| 04:18 | Illinois | John Giancola's dunk attempt is rejected by Jim Crawford | 34-42 |
| 04:16 | Illinois | John Giancola tips it but misses | 34-42 |
| 04:14 | Illinois | David Saylors grabs the offensive rebound | 34-42 |
| 04:01 | Illinois | Daniel Olsen makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Bruce Hicks | 34-45 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:51 | Notre Dame | Jonathan Gillette connects on the turnaround in the paint | 36-45 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:27 | Illinois | David Wooten is called for the reach on Daniel Olsen - foul #3 on David Wooten, team foul #8 | 36-45 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Brian Richard (C) David Saylors | |
| 03:27 | Illinois | Daniel Olsen makes the 1st free throw | 36-46 |
| 03:27 | Illinois | Daniel Olsen makes the 2nd free throw | 36-47 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Arthur Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jeremy Greaney (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SF - Jim Crawford (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jonathan Gillette (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - David Wooten (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Bruce Hicks (fresh) 7 ast. SG - John Giancola (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Daniel Olsen (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 4 reb. PF - Steven Bennett (fresh) 3 reb. C - Brian Richard (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:05 | Notre Dame | Jonathan Gillette makes the turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Jeremy Greaney | 38-47 |
| 02:38 | Illinois | Jonathan Gillette picks off the pass by Daniel Olsen | 38-47 |
| 02:26 | Notre Dame | Arthur Brown's pass is intercepted by Daniel Olsen | 38-47 |
| 02:08 | Illinois | John Giancola buries a 3 from the left corner set up by Steven Bennett | 38-50 |
| 02:00 | Notre Dame | Jeremy Greaney scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Arthur Brown | 41-50 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:57 | Illinois | Daniel Olsen is fouled in the backcourt by Arthur Brown - foul #4 on Arthur Brown, team foul #9 | 41-50 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Philip Custer (PG), David Saylors (C) Bruce Hicks, Brian Richard | |
| 01:57 | Illinois | Daniel Olsen makes the 1st free throw | 41-51 |
| 01:57 | Illinois | Daniel Olsen misses the 2nd free throw | 41-51 |
| 01:57 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to David Wooten | 41-51 |
| 01:38 | Notre Dame | Jeremy Greaney misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 41-51 |
| 01:37 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Philip Custer | 41-51 |
| 01:36 | Illinois | Arthur Brown is called for the reach on Philip Custer in the backcourt - foul #5 on Arthur Brown, team foul #10 | 41-51 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Foster (PG), Ernest Dexter (SF), Douglas Frederick (PF) Arthur Brown, Jim Crawford, Jonathan Gillette | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 01:36 | Illinois | Philip Custer makes the 1st free throw | 41-52 |
| 01:36 | Illinois | Philip Custer makes the 2nd free throw | 41-53 |
| 01:22 | Notre Dame | Ernest Dexter loses the dribble to Daniel Olsen | 41-53 |
| 01:19 | Illinois | Daniel Olsen lays it up and in | 41-55 |
| 01:08 | Notre Dame | Jeremy Greaney misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 41-55 |
| 01:07 | Illinois | David Saylors grabs the defensive rebound | 41-55 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:43 | Illinois | John Giancola drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Philip Custer | 41-57 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:39 | Notre Dame | John Giancola is called for the reach on Jeremy Greaney - foul #3 on John Giancola, team foul #1 | 41-57 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Bruce Hicks (PG) Philip Custer | |
| 00:35 | Notre Dame | James Foster misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 41-57 |
| 00:34 | Notre Dame | David Wooten grabs the offensive rebound | 41-57 |
| 00:31 | Notre Dame | James Foster misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 41-57 |
| 00:29 | Illinois | Daniel Olsen grabs the defensive rebound | 41-57 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Bruce Hicks runs out the clock | 41-57 |