| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Nathaniel Phillips (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Wayne Foster (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Nelson Boyer (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Fisher (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Andrew Bailey (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Dikembe Akre (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ivan Zahl (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Boyd (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Gary Waters (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Dustin Beresky (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Indiana | Richard Boyd inbounds the ball | 35-28 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:31 | Indiana | Dustin Beresky throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-28 |
| 19:21 | Illinois | Andrew Bailey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-28 |
| 18:53 | Indiana | Dustin Beresky scores on a jumper from the left block and the foul's on Nelson Boyer - foul #3 on Nelson Boyer, team foul #1 | 35-30 |
| Subs | Illinois | Sam Long (SF) Nelson Boyer | |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| 18:53 | Indiana | Dustin Beresky misses the free throw | 35-30 |
| 18:53 | Illinois | Andrew Bailey snags the defensive board | 35-30 |
| 18:28 | Illinois | Sam Long clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 35-30 |
| 18:27 | Illinois | Andrew Bailey hits the follow up shot | 37-30 |
| 18:07 | Indiana | Dustin Beresky can't throw it down | 37-30 |
| 18:05 | Indiana | Dustin Beresky hits the follow up shot | 37-32 |
| 17:38 | Illinois | Gary Waters is called for the reach on Wayne Foster - foul #2 on Gary Waters, team foul #1 | 37-32 |
| Subs | Illinois | Terrance Riccio (C) Andrew Bailey | |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| 17:24 | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3 from the right wing set up by Terrance Riccio | 40-32 |
| 16:59 | Indiana | Richard Boyd misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 40-32 |
| 16:57 | Illinois | Sam Long gets the rebound | 40-32 |
| 16:39 | Illinois | Wayne Foster's pass is intercepted by Gary Waters | 40-32 |
| 16:26 | Indiana | Richard Boyd comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Terrance Riccio - foul #2 on Terrance Riccio, team foul #2 | 40-32 |
| Subs | Illinois | Austin Coward (PG), Edward Fox (SG) Nathaniel Phillips, Wayne Foster | |
| Subs | Indiana | Robert Gilbert (PG), Daryl Mireles (SF), Paul Stovall (PF), Glenn Nickerson (C) Dikembe Akre, Ivan Zahl, Gary Waters, Dustin Beresky | |
| 16:26 | Indiana | Richard Boyd makes the 1st free throw | 40-33 |
| 16:26 | Indiana | Richard Boyd misses the 2nd free throw | 40-33 |
| 16:26 | Illinois | Terrance Riccio gets the rebound | 40-33 |
| 16:07 | Illinois | Terrance Riccio hits a wide open floater from the free throw line | 42-33 |
| 15:52 | Indiana | Robert Gilbert's floater is knocked away by Terrance Riccio | 42-33 |
| 15:50 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Sam Long | 42-33 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Austin Coward (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Fox (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sam Long (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Robert Fisher (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Terrance Riccio (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Robert Gilbert (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Richard Boyd (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Daryl Mireles (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Stovall (fresh) C - Glenn Nickerson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:21 | Illinois | Robert Gilbert steps in front of the Sam Long pass | 42-33 |
| 15:17 | Indiana | Paul Stovall lays it up and in on a great pass from Robert Gilbert | 42-35 |
| 15:02 | Illinois | Glenn Nickerson is called for the reach on Austin Coward - foul #1 on Glenn Nickerson, team foul #2 | 42-35 |
| Subs | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips (PG), Wayne Foster (SG), Nelson Boyer (SF), Andrew Bailey (C) Austin Coward, Edward Fox, Sam Long, Terrance Riccio | |
| Subs | Indiana | Dikembe Akre (PG), Ivan Zahl (SG), Gary Waters (PF) Robert Gilbert, Richard Boyd, Paul Stovall | |
| 14:45 | Illinois | Ivan Zahl is called for the reach on Wayne Foster - foul #1 on Ivan Zahl, team foul #3 | 42-35 |
| 14:34 | Illinois | The jumper by Andrew Bailey is denied by Gary Waters | 42-35 |
| 14:32 | Indiana | Dikembe Akre gets the rebound | 42-35 |
| 14:03 | Indiana | Gary Waters hits a jumper in the paint and the foul's on Robert Fisher - foul #2 on Robert Fisher, team foul #3 | 42-37 |
| Subs | Illinois | Tomas Wilde (PF) Robert Fisher | |
| Subs | Indiana | Dustin Beresky (C) Glenn Nickerson | |
| 14:03 | Indiana | Gary Waters makes the free throw | 42-38 |
| 13:50 | Illinois | Andrew Bailey buries a fadeaway from close range | 44-38 |
| 13:30 | Indiana | Ivan Zahl hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 44-38 |
| 13:28 | Indiana | Gary Waters hits the follow up shot | 44-40 |
| 13:11 | Illinois | Gary Waters steals it from Nelson Boyer | 44-40 |
| 12:42 | Indiana | Dikembe Akre throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Fox (SG), Terrance Riccio (C) Wayne Foster, Andrew Bailey | |
| Subs | Indiana | Robert Gilbert (PG), Richard Boyd (SF), Glenn Nickerson (C) Dikembe Akre, Daryl Mireles, Gary Waters | |
| 12:25 | Illinois | Robert Gilbert is called for the reach on Nathaniel Phillips - foul #1 on Robert Gilbert, team foul #4 | 44-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | Austin Coward (PG), Robert Fisher (PF) Nathaniel Phillips, Tomas Wilde | |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| 12:08 | Illinois | Edward Fox makes the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Austin Coward | 46-40 |
| 11:45 | Indiana | Terrance Riccio denies the turnaround by Dustin Beresky | 46-40 |
| 11:44 | Indiana | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Boyd | 46-40 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Austin Coward (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Edward Fox (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nelson Boyer (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Robert Fisher (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Terrance Riccio (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Robert Gilbert (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ivan Zahl (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Boyd (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dustin Beresky (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Glenn Nickerson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Indiana | Terrance Riccio swats the shot by Glenn Nickerson | 46-40 |
| 11:24 | Illinois | Robert Fisher grabs the defensive rebound | 46-40 |
| 11:08 | Illinois | Edward Fox misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on Ivan Zahl - foul #2 on Ivan Zahl, team foul #5 | 46-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips (PG), Sam Long (SF), Andrew Bailey (C) Austin Coward, Nelson Boyer, Terrance Riccio | |
| Subs | Indiana | Dikembe Akre (PG), Daryl Mireles (SF), Gary Waters (PF) Ivan Zahl, Richard Boyd, Dustin Beresky | |
| 11:08 | Illinois | Edward Fox misses the 1st free throw | 46-40 |
| 11:08 | Illinois | Edward Fox makes the 2nd free throw | 47-40 |
| 10:39 | Indiana | Edward Fox picks off the pass by Daryl Mireles | 47-40 |
| 10:24 | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips hits a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Sam Long | 50-40 |
| 09:58 | Indiana | Dikembe Akre misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 50-40 |
| 09:56 | Illinois | Sam Long grabs the board | 50-40 |
| 09:40 | Illinois | Edward Fox can't throw it down | 50-40 |
| 09:38 | Indiana | Glenn Nickerson gets the rebound | 50-40 |
| 09:11 | Indiana | Dikembe Akre connects on the fadeaway from the left side set up by Daryl Mireles | 50-42 |
| 08:44 | Illinois | Sam Long knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Nathaniel Phillips | 53-42 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 08:28 | Indiana | Robert Gilbert is fouled on the floor by Edward Fox - foul #2 on Edward Fox, team foul #4 | 53-42 |
| Subs | Illinois | Austin Coward (PG), Wayne Foster (SG), Nelson Boyer (SF), Tomas Wilde (PF), Terrance Riccio (C) Nathaniel Phillips, Edward Fox, Sam Long, Robert Fisher, Andrew Bailey | |
| Subs | Indiana | Ivan Zahl (SG), Richard Boyd (SF), Dustin Beresky (C) Robert Gilbert, Daryl Mireles, Glenn Nickerson | |
| 08:07 | Indiana | Dustin Beresky misses the easy layup | 53-42 |
| 08:06 | Illinois | Austin Coward pulls down the rebound | 53-42 |
| 08:02 | Illinois | Nelson Boyer is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 53-42 |
| 08:00 | Indiana | The rebound goes to Richard Boyd | 53-42 |
| 07:37 | Indiana | Richard Boyd throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-42 |
| Subs | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips (PG) Austin Coward | |
| Subs | Indiana | Paul Stovall (PF) Gary Waters | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Nathaniel Phillips (fresh) 15 pts. 5 ast. SG - Wayne Foster (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Nelson Boyer (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Tomas Wilde (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Terrance Riccio (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Dikembe Akre (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ivan Zahl (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Boyd (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Paul Stovall (fresh) 2 pts. C - Dustin Beresky (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Illinois | Terrance Riccio connects on the open jumper from the left block on a great pass from Nathaniel Phillips | 55-42 |
| 07:04 | Indiana | Ivan Zahl knocks in the 3 from the left corner set up by Richard Boyd | 55-45 |
| 06:42 | Illinois | Wayne Foster hits a wide open jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Nathaniel Phillips | 57-45 |
| 06:22 | Indiana | Richard Boyd misses the jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by Nathaniel Phillips - foul #1 on Nathaniel Phillips, team foul #5 | 57-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Indiana | Robert Gilbert (PG), Gary Waters (PF) Dikembe Akre, Dustin Beresky | |
| 06:22 | Indiana | Richard Boyd makes the 1st free throw | 57-46 |
| 06:22 | Indiana | Richard Boyd makes the 2nd free throw | 57-47 |
| 06:03 | Illinois | Terrance Riccio buries a floater in the lane on a great pass from Nathaniel Phillips and he's fouled by Paul Stovall - foul #1 on Paul Stovall, team foul #6 | 59-47 |
| 06:03 | Illinois | Terrance Riccio makes the free throw | 60-47 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 05:49 | Indiana | Ivan Zahl hits a floater from the free throw line set up by Richard Boyd | 60-49 |
| 05:28 | Illinois | Nelson Boyer is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 60-49 |
| 05:27 | Illinois | Tomas Wilde tips it home | 62-49 |
| 05:17 | Indiana | Robert Gilbert misses short on a floater from the right wing | 62-49 |
| 05:15 | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips gets the rebound | 62-49 |
| 04:52 | Illinois | Terrance Riccio throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-49 |
| Subs | Illinois | Austin Coward (PG), Edward Fox (SG), Robert Fisher (PF), Andrew Bailey (C) Nathaniel Phillips, Wayne Foster, Tomas Wilde, Terrance Riccio | |
| Subs | Indiana | Daryl Mireles (SF), Dustin Beresky (C) Richard Boyd, Paul Stovall | |
| 04:37 | Indiana | Dustin Beresky makes the shot from the free throw line set up by Daryl Mireles | 62-51 |
| 04:13 | Illinois | Robert Fisher jams it set up by Edward Fox | 64-51 |
| 04:04 | Indiana | Ivan Zahl is fouled on the floor by Robert Fisher - foul #3 on Robert Fisher, team foul #6 | 64-51 |
| Subs | Illinois | Sam Long (SF) Nelson Boyer | |
| Subs | Indiana | Dikembe Akre (PG), Glenn Nickerson (C) Ivan Zahl, Gary Waters | |
| 03:41 | Indiana | Dikembe Akre can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 64-51 |
| 03:40 | Indiana | The offensive rebound goes to Glenn Nickerson | 64-51 |
| 03:29 | Indiana | Robert Gilbert misses long on a floater from the right side but the foul's on Robert Fisher - foul #4 on Robert Fisher, team foul #7 | 64-51 |
| Subs | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips (PG), Wayne Foster (SG) Austin Coward, Edward Fox | |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| 03:29 | Indiana | Robert Gilbert makes the 1st free throw | 64-52 |
| 03:29 | Indiana | Robert Gilbert makes the 2nd free throw | 64-53 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Nathaniel Phillips (fresh) 15 pts. 8 ast. SG - Wayne Foster (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Sam Long (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Fisher (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Andrew Bailey (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Dikembe Akre (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Gilbert (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Daryl Mireles (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dustin Beresky (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Glenn Nickerson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:09 | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 64-53 |
| 03:08 | Indiana | Glenn Nickerson pulls down the rebound | 64-53 |
| 02:51 | Indiana | Glenn Nickerson double dribbles | 64-53 |
| Subs | Illinois | Nelson Boyer (SF), Tomas Wilde (PF) Sam Long, Robert Fisher | |
| Subs | Indiana | Richard Boyd (SG), Gary Waters (PF) Robert Gilbert, Dustin Beresky | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| 02:30 | Illinois | Tomas Wilde connects on the jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Wayne Foster | 66-53 |
| 02:12 | Indiana | Glenn Nickerson is called for traveling | 66-53 |
| Subs | Illinois | Terrance Riccio (C) Andrew Bailey | |
| Subs | Indiana | Ivan Zahl (SG) Daryl Mireles | |
| 01:46 | Illinois | Terrance Riccio misses badly on a jumper near the basket | 66-53 |
| 01:44 | Illinois | Terrance Riccio misses the tip | 66-53 |
| 01:43 | Illinois | Wayne Foster hits the follow up shot | 68-53 |
| 01:35 | Indiana | Dikembe Akre makes the 3 from the right corner | 68-56 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 01:33 | Illinois | Nelson Boyer is fouled in the backcourt by Dikembe Akre - foul #1 on Dikembe Akre, team foul #7 | 68-56 |
| Subs | Illinois | Austin Coward (PG), Sam Long (PF), Andrew Bailey (C) Nathaniel Phillips, Tomas Wilde, Terrance Riccio | |
| Subs | Indiana | Dustin Beresky (C) Glenn Nickerson | |
| 01:33 | Illinois | Nelson Boyer misses the 1st free throw | 68-56 |
| 01:33 | Indiana | Gary Waters pulls down the rebound | 68-56 |
| 01:24 | Indiana | Ivan Zahl connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Richard Boyd | 68-59 |
| 01:24 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-59 |
| 01:23 | Illinois | Austin Coward is hacked by Dikembe Akre in the backcourt - foul #2 on Dikembe Akre, team foul #8 | 68-59 |
| 01:23 | Illinois | Austin Coward misses the 1st free throw | 68-59 |
| 01:23 | Indiana | Gary Waters grabs the defensive rebound | 68-59 |
| 01:08 | Indiana | Ivan Zahl clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 68-59 |
| 01:07 | Indiana | Ivan Zahl tips it in | 68-61 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 01:06 | Illinois | Wayne Foster is hacked by Ivan Zahl in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ivan Zahl, team foul #9 | 68-61 |
| 01:06 | Illinois | Wayne Foster makes the 1st free throw | 69-61 |
| 01:06 | Illinois | Wayne Foster misses the 2nd free throw | 69-61 |
| 01:06 | Indiana | Dustin Beresky grabs the defensive rebound | 69-61 |
| 00:50 | Indiana | Ivan Zahl misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 69-61 |
| 00:48 | Illinois | Wayne Foster pulls down the rebound | 69-61 |
| 00:48 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 69-61 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:46 | Illinois | Austin Coward is fouled in the backcourt by Dikembe Akre - foul #3 on Dikembe Akre, team foul #10 | 69-61 |
| 00:46 | Illinois | Austin Coward makes the 1st free throw | 70-61 |
| 00:46 | Illinois | Austin Coward makes the 2nd free throw | 71-61 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:38 | Indiana | Dikembe Akre's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 71-61 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| 00:13 | Illinois | Wayne Foster comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 71-61 |
| 00:11 | Illinois | Andrew Bailey tips it back up and in | 73-61 |
| 00:06 | Indiana | Richard Boyd connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 73-64 |
| 00:06 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 73-64 |
| Subs | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips (PG), Robert Fisher (PF) Austin Coward, Sam Long | |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips runs out the clock | 73-64 |