| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Fred Eason (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Stephen Clark (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Wiens (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Steven Hutchinson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Victor Urrutia (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Samuel Birdsell (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eddie Gerhard (fresh) SF - Tracy Doby (fresh) PF - Andrew Lee (fresh) C - Henry Lambright (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Indiana | Thomas Wiens inbounds the ball | 19-30 |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:45 | Indiana | Steven Hutchinson is hacked by Andrew Lee - foul #2 on Andrew Lee, team foul #1 | 19-30 |
| 19:23 | Indiana | Fred Eason comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 19-30 |
| 19:22 | Illinois | Tracy Doby snags the defensive board | 19-30 |
| 19:12 | Illinois | Tracy Doby misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Thomas Wiens - foul #1 on Thomas Wiens, team foul #1 | 19-30 |
| 19:12 | Illinois | Tracy Doby makes the 1st free throw | 19-31 |
| 19:12 | Illinois | Tracy Doby makes the 2nd free throw | 19-32 |
| 18:44 | Indiana | Stephen Clark connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Fred Eason | 22-32 |
| 18:22 | Illinois | Tracy Doby drills a floater from the left side | 22-34 |
| 18:01 | Indiana | Thomas Wiens misses the dunk attempt | 22-34 |
| 18:00 | Indiana | The offensive rebound goes to Steven Hutchinson | 22-34 |
| 17:50 | Indiana | Stephen Clark drills a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Fred Eason | 25-34 |
| 17:45 | Illinois | Tracy Doby buries a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Samuel Birdsell | 25-36 |
| 17:32 | Indiana | Thomas Wiens lays it in set up by Steven Hutchinson | 27-36 |
| 17:15 | Illinois | Samuel Birdsell loses the dribble to Fred Eason | 27-36 |
| 16:52 | Indiana | Samuel Birdsell steps in front of the Stephen Clark pass | 27-36 |
| 16:47 | Illinois | Samuel Birdsell can't finish the layup | 27-36 |
| 16:46 | Indiana | Thomas Wiens grabs the defensive rebound | 27-36 |
| 16:25 | Indiana | Stephen Clark scores on a jumper from the right wing | 29-36 |
| 15:58 | Illinois | Eddie Gerhard banks in the layup set up by Samuel Birdsell and he's fouled by Stephen Clark - foul #2 on Stephen Clark, team foul #2 | 29-38 |
| Subs | Indiana | Ronald Gordon (SG), Steven Simmons (SF), Christopher Howser (PF), Earl Crawford (C) Stephen Clark, Thomas Wiens, Steven Hutchinson, Victor Urrutia | |
| Subs | Illinois | Shane Ferguson (PG), Ryan Linkous (PF) Tracy Doby, Andrew Lee | |
| 15:58 | Illinois | Eddie Gerhard makes the free throw | 29-39 |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Fred Eason (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Ronald Gordon (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Steven Simmons (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Christopher Howser (fresh) C - Earl Crawford (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Shane Ferguson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eddie Gerhard (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Samuel Birdsell (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. PF - Ryan Linkous (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Henry Lambright (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:29 | Indiana | Earl Crawford's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-39 |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Tracy Doby (SF), Rickey Anderson (C) Samuel Birdsell, Henry Lambright | |
| 15:11 | Illinois | Ryan Linkous slams it home on a nice dish by Tracy Doby and he's hacked by Fred Eason - foul #2 on Fred Eason, team foul #3 | 29-41 |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Eric Cooper (SG) Eddie Gerhard | |
| 15:11 | Illinois | Ryan Linkous makes the free throw | 29-42 |
| 14:52 | Indiana | Ronald Gordon misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 29-42 |
| 14:50 | Indiana | The offensive rebound goes to Steven Simmons | 29-42 |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 14:40 | Indiana | Earl Crawford misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Tracy Doby - foul #1 on Tracy Doby, team foul #2 | 29-42 |
| Subs | Indiana | Thomas Wiens (SF), Steven Hutchinson (PF) Steven Simmons, Christopher Howser | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 14:40 | Indiana | Earl Crawford makes the 1st free throw | 30-42 |
| 14:40 | Indiana | Earl Crawford makes the 2nd free throw | 31-42 |
| 14:11 | Illinois | Rickey Anderson connects on the 3 from the left wing set up by Shane Ferguson | 31-45 |
| 13:55 | Indiana | Earl Crawford clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 31-45 |
| 13:53 | Indiana | Steven Hutchinson gets the offensive rebound | 31-45 |
| 13:34 | Indiana | Steven Hutchinson comes up short on the jumper from the right block but he's fouled by Ryan Linkous - foul #1 on Ryan Linkous, team foul #3 | 31-45 |
| Subs | Indiana | Stephen Clark (SG), Victor Urrutia (C) Ronald Gordon, Earl Crawford | |
| Subs | Illinois | Eddie Gerhard (SG), Samuel Birdsell (SF), Andrew Lee (PF), Henry Lambright (C) Eric Cooper, Tracy Doby, Ryan Linkous, Rickey Anderson | |
| 13:34 | Indiana | Steven Hutchinson makes the 1st free throw | 32-45 |
| 13:34 | Indiana | Steven Hutchinson misses the 2nd free throw | 32-45 |
| 13:34 | Indiana | The offensive rebound goes to Victor Urrutia | 32-45 |
| 13:20 | Indiana | Steven Hutchinson clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 32-45 |
| 13:19 | Illinois | Samuel Birdsell snags the defensive board | 32-45 |
| 12:54 | Illinois | Fred Eason steps in front of the Eddie Gerhard pass | 32-45 |
| 12:49 | Indiana | Fred Eason slams it home | 34-45 |
| 12:30 | Illinois | Shane Ferguson drills a floater from the left wing set up by Samuel Birdsell | 34-47 |
| 12:11 | Indiana | Thomas Wiens misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Eddie Gerhard - foul #3 on Eddie Gerhard, team foul #4 | 34-47 |
| Subs | Indiana | Steven Simmons (PF) Steven Hutchinson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Eric Cooper (PG) Shane Ferguson | |
| 12:11 | Indiana | Thomas Wiens makes the 1st free throw | 35-47 |
| 12:11 | Indiana | Thomas Wiens misses the 2nd free throw | 35-47 |
| 12:11 | Illinois | Henry Lambright pulls down the rebound | 35-47 |
| 11:51 | Illinois | Henry Lambright's layup is rejected by Victor Urrutia | 35-47 |
| 11:50 | Illinois | Eddie Gerhard tips it in | 35-49 |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Fred Eason (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. 4 stl. SG - Stephen Clark (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Wiens (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Steven Simmons (fresh) 3 reb. C - Victor Urrutia (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Eric Cooper (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eddie Gerhard (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. SF - Samuel Birdsell (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. PF - Andrew Lee (fresh) C - Henry Lambright (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Indiana | Fred Eason's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-49 |
| Subs | Indiana | Christopher Howser (PF) Thomas Wiens | |
| Subs | Illinois | Tracy Doby (SF) Eric Cooper | |
| 11:00 | Illinois | Stephen Clark is called for the reach on Eddie Gerhard - foul #3 on Stephen Clark, team foul #4 | 35-49 |
| Subs | Indiana | Steven Hutchinson (PF) Christopher Howser | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 10:35 | Illinois | Eddie Gerhard misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 35-49 |
| 10:33 | Indiana | Victor Urrutia gets the rebound | 35-49 |
| 10:12 | Indiana | Fred Eason hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 35-49 |
| 10:11 | Illinois | Andrew Lee gets the rebound | 35-49 |
| 09:47 | Illinois | Samuel Birdsell lays it up and in | 35-51 |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 09:25 | Indiana | Victor Urrutia is hacked by Henry Lambright - foul #2 on Henry Lambright, team foul #5 | 35-51 |
| Subs | Indiana | Ronald Gordon (PG), Mitchell Thompson (SG), Thomas Wiens (SF), Earl Crawford (C) Fred Eason, Stephen Clark, Steven Simmons, Victor Urrutia | |
| Subs | Illinois | Shane Ferguson (PG), Ryan Linkous (PF), Rickey Anderson (C) Samuel Birdsell, Andrew Lee, Henry Lambright | |
| 09:11 | Indiana | Thomas Wiens knocks in the shot from the right block on a nice dish by Steven Hutchinson | 37-51 |
| 08:56 | Illinois | Shane Ferguson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-51 |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Eric Cooper (SG) Eddie Gerhard | |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 08:32 | Indiana | Ronald Gordon knocks in the 3 from the left corner set up by Thomas Wiens | 40-51 |
| 08:15 | Illinois | Tracy Doby throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-51 |
| Subs | Indiana | Steven Simmons (PF) Steven Hutchinson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Eddie Gerhard (SG), Samuel Birdsell (SF), Henry Lambright (C) Eric Cooper, Tracy Doby, Rickey Anderson | |
| 07:55 | Indiana | Earl Crawford knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Mitchell Thompson | 43-51 |
| 07:37 | Illinois | Earl Crawford swats the short shot by Ryan Linkous | 43-51 |
| 07:36 | Illinois | Eddie Gerhard pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-51 |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Ronald Gordon (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Mitchell Thompson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Thomas Wiens (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Steven Simmons (fresh) 3 reb. C - Earl Crawford (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Shane Ferguson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Eddie Gerhard (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. SF - Samuel Birdsell (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. PF - Ryan Linkous (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Henry Lambright (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:19 | Illinois | Ronald Gordon steps in front of the Shane Ferguson pass | 43-51 |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 06:59 | Indiana | Earl Crawford comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 43-51 |
| 06:58 | Illinois | Ryan Linkous snags the defensive board | 43-51 |
| 06:52 | Illinois | Shane Ferguson connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Samuel Birdsell | 43-54 |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 06:31 | Indiana | Ronald Gordon comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Henry Lambright - foul #3 on Henry Lambright, team foul #6 | 43-54 |
| Subs | Indiana | Fred Eason (PG), Stephen Clark (SG), Steven Hutchinson (PF), Victor Urrutia (C) Mitchell Thompson, Thomas Wiens, Steven Simmons, Earl Crawford | |
| Subs | Illinois | Tracy Doby (SF), Andrew Lee (PF) Shane Ferguson, Ryan Linkous | |
| 06:31 | Indiana | Ronald Gordon makes the 1st free throw | 44-54 |
| 06:31 | Indiana | Ronald Gordon makes the 2nd free throw | 45-54 |
| 06:16 | Illinois | Henry Lambright's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-54 |
| Subs | Indiana | Thomas Wiens (SF) Ronald Gordon | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:59 | Indiana | Steven Hutchinson double dribbles | 45-54 |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Eric Cooper (SG) Eddie Gerhard | |
| 05:42 | Illinois | Henry Lambright misses the lay-in | 45-54 |
| 05:40 | Illinois | Eric Cooper snags the offensive board | 45-54 |
| 05:25 | Illinois | Samuel Birdsell splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Eric Cooper | 45-57 |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:02 | Indiana | Andrew Lee is called for the reach on Steven Hutchinson - foul #3 on Andrew Lee, team foul #7 | 45-57 |
| Subs | Indiana | Steven Simmons (SF) Thomas Wiens | |
| Subs | Illinois | Shane Ferguson (PG), Eddie Gerhard (SG), Ryan Linkous (C) Samuel Birdsell, Eric Cooper, Henry Lambright | |
| 05:02 | Indiana | Steven Hutchinson makes the 1st free throw | 46-57 |
| 05:02 | Indiana | Steven Hutchinson misses the 2nd free throw | 46-57 |
| 05:02 | Illinois | Andrew Lee grabs the board | 46-57 |
| 04:36 | Illinois | Ryan Linkous is called for traveling | 46-57 |
| 04:26 | Indiana | Steven Hutchinson loses the dribble to Eddie Gerhard | 46-57 |
| 04:06 | Illinois | Tracy Doby misses the easy layup | 46-57 |
| 04:05 | Indiana | The rebound goes to Fred Eason | 46-57 |
| 04:00 | Indiana | Fred Eason drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Steven Simmons | 49-57 |
| 03:54 | Illinois | Shane Ferguson buries a jumper from the left block set up by Eddie Gerhard | 49-59 |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:35 | Indiana | Fred Eason comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 49-59 |
| 03:34 | Indiana | Victor Urrutia snags the offensive board | 49-59 |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Fred Eason (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. 4 stl. SG - Stephen Clark (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Steven Simmons (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Steven Hutchinson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Victor Urrutia (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Shane Ferguson (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Eddie Gerhard (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. SF - Tracy Doby (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Andrew Lee (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Ryan Linkous (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:28 | Indiana | Fred Eason scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 52-59 |
| 03:25 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-59 |
| Subs | Indiana | Thomas Wiens (SF) Steven Simmons | |
| Subs | Illinois | Samuel Birdsell (PG), Henry Lambright (C) Shane Ferguson, Ryan Linkous | |
| 03:00 | Illinois | Henry Lambright is called for traveling | 52-59 |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:36 | Indiana | Fred Eason hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 52-59 |
| 02:35 | Indiana | Steven Hutchinson tips it in | 54-59 |
| 02:09 | Illinois | Henry Lambright misses short on a turnaround from close range but the foul's on Victor Urrutia - foul #3 on Victor Urrutia, team foul #5 | 54-59 |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Shane Ferguson (PG) Tracy Doby | |
| 02:09 | Illinois | Henry Lambright makes the 1st free throw | 54-60 |
| 02:09 | Illinois | Henry Lambright misses the 2nd free throw | 54-60 |
| 02:09 | Indiana | Victor Urrutia grabs the board | 54-60 |
| 01:53 | Indiana | Stephen Clark is fouled on the floor by Eddie Gerhard - foul #4 on Eddie Gerhard, team foul #8 | 54-60 |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Tracy Doby (SF) Shane Ferguson | |
| 01:53 | Indiana | Stephen Clark makes the 1st free throw | 55-60 |
| 01:53 | Indiana | Stephen Clark misses the 2nd free throw | 55-60 |
| 01:53 | Illinois | Andrew Lee gets the rebound | 55-60 |
| 01:35 | Illinois | Henry Lambright lays it in | 55-62 |
| 01:21 | Indiana | Thomas Wiens misses short on a shot from the baseline but he's fouled by Tracy Doby - foul #2 on Tracy Doby, team foul #9 | 55-62 |
| 01:21 | Indiana | Thomas Wiens misses the 1st free throw | 55-62 |
| 01:21 | Indiana | Thomas Wiens makes the 2nd free throw | 56-62 |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:00 | Illinois | Samuel Birdsell is hacked by Thomas Wiens - foul #2 on Thomas Wiens, team foul #6 | 56-62 |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:57 | Illinois | Eddie Gerhard is fouled on the floor by Stephen Clark - foul #4 on Stephen Clark, team foul #7 | 56-62 |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Eric Cooper (PG), Ryan Linkous (PF) Samuel Birdsell, Andrew Lee | |
| 00:57 | Illinois | Eddie Gerhard makes the 1st free throw | 56-63 |
| 00:57 | Illinois | Eddie Gerhard makes the 2nd free throw | 56-64 |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:50 | Indiana | Fred Eason comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 56-64 |
| 00:48 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Henry Lambright | 56-64 |
| 00:48 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 56-64 |
| 00:47 | Illinois | Fred Eason is called for the reach on Eric Cooper in the backcourt - foul #3 on Fred Eason, team foul #8 | 56-64 |
| 00:47 | Illinois | Eric Cooper makes the 1st free throw | 56-65 |
| 00:47 | Illinois | Eric Cooper makes the 2nd free throw | 56-66 |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:39 | Indiana | Thomas Wiens's fadeaway is rejected by Henry Lambright | 56-66 |
| 00:38 | Illinois | Ryan Linkous grabs the board | 56-66 |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:14 | Illinois | Eric Cooper comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 56-66 |
| 00:13 | Indiana | Steven Hutchinson grabs the defensive rebound | 56-66 |
| 00:06 | Indiana | Stephen Clark misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 56-66 |
| 00:05 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Ryan Linkous | 56-66 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Eric Cooper runs out the clock | 56-66 |