| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Juan Salgado (fresh) SG - John Hird (fresh) SF - Dale Kincannon (fresh) PF - Clarence Hall (fresh) C - Raymond Quayle (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Matthew McDonald (fresh) SG - John Pledger (fresh) SF - James Young (fresh) PF - John Stich (fresh) C - Ronald Sink (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Indiana | Clarence Hall wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 19:37 | Indiana | Raymond Quayle buries a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from John Hird and he's hacked by Ronald Sink - foul #1 on Ronald Sink, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:37 | Indiana | Raymond Quayle makes the free throw | 3-0 |
| 19:14 | Illinois | Ronald Sink hits a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by John Pledger | 3-2 |
| 18:55 | Indiana | John Hird misses the fadeaway from the right side | 3-2 |
| 18:53 | Indiana | Dale Kincannon hits the follow up shot | 5-2 |
| 18:24 | Illinois | Matthew McDonald misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 5-2 |
| 18:22 | Indiana | John Hird gets the rebound | 5-2 |
| 17:58 | Indiana | John Hird misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 5-2 |
| 17:57 | Indiana | Juan Salgado tips it back up and in | 7-2 |
| 17:35 | Illinois | John Stich knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side | 7-4 |
| 17:13 | Indiana | Clarence Hall can't connect on a floater from close range | 7-4 |
| 17:11 | Indiana | Dale Kincannon grabs the offensive rebound | 7-4 |
| 16:55 | Indiana | Raymond Quayle throws a bad pass out of bounds | 7-4 |
| Subs | Indiana | Ralph Huminski (SG) John Hird | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 16:29 | Illinois | Matthew McDonald knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from John Stich | 7-6 |
| 16:06 | Indiana | Dale Kincannon slams it home set up by Juan Salgado and he's fouled by Ronald Sink - foul #2 on Ronald Sink, team foul #2 | 9-6 |
| Subs | Indiana | Henry Johnson (PG), Alfred Anderson (PF), Andrei Zaffalon (C) Juan Salgado, Clarence Hall, Raymond Quayle | |
| Subs | Illinois | Floyd Kent (C) Ronald Sink | |
| 16:06 | Indiana | Dale Kincannon makes the free throw | 10-6 |
| 15:48 | Illinois | Matthew McDonald misses the shot from the left side but he's hacked by Ralph Huminski - foul #1 on Ralph Huminski, team foul #1 | 10-6 |
| Subs | Indiana | Paul Schaefer (C) Dale Kincannon | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 15:48 | Illinois | Matthew McDonald misses the 1st free throw | 10-6 |
| 15:48 | Illinois | Matthew McDonald makes the 2nd free throw | 10-7 |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Henry Johnson (fresh) SG - Ralph Huminski (fresh) SF - Andrei Zaffalon (fresh) PF - Alfred Anderson (fresh) C - Paul Schaefer (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Matthew McDonald (fresh) 3 pts. SG - John Pledger (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Young (fresh) PF - John Stich (fresh) 2 pts. C - Floyd Kent (fresh) | |
| 15:27 | Indiana | Ralph Huminski misses the driving attempt from close range | 10-7 |
| 15:26 | Indiana | The offensive rebound goes to Henry Johnson | 10-7 |
| 15:12 | Indiana | Andrei Zaffalon loses the dribble to John Pledger | 10-7 |
| 15:08 | Illinois | Matthew McDonald slams it home set up by John Pledger | 10-9 |
| 14:45 | Indiana | John Pledger is called for the reach on Ralph Huminski - foul #1 on John Pledger, team foul #3 | 10-9 |
| Subs | Indiana | Juan Salgado (PG), John Hird (SG), Clarence Hall (PF), Raymond Quayle (C) Henry Johnson, Ralph Huminski, Alfred Anderson, Paul Schaefer | |
| Subs | Illinois | Sebastian Jackson (SF) James Young | |
| 14:28 | Indiana | Clarence Hall hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 10-9 |
| 14:27 | Illinois | Floyd Kent grabs the defensive rebound | 10-9 |
| 14:22 | Illinois | John Pledger scores on a 3 from the right corner | 10-12 |
| 14:06 | Indiana | Matthew McDonald takes the ball from Clarence Hall | 10-12 |
| 14:01 | Illinois | John Pledger can't throw it down | 10-12 |
| 14:00 | Indiana | The rebound goes to Clarence Hall | 10-12 |
| 13:41 | Indiana | John Hird misses long on a jump hook from the baseline | 10-12 |
| 13:39 | Illinois | Floyd Kent grabs the board | 10-12 |
| 13:35 | Illinois | John Stich's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 10-12 |
| Subs | Indiana | Dale Kincannon (SF) Andrei Zaffalon | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Perham (SG), James Young (SF) Matthew McDonald, John Pledger | |
| 13:10 | Indiana | Dale Kincannon misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 10-12 |
| 13:08 | Illinois | Sebastian Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 10-12 |
| 12:39 | Illinois | Floyd Kent buries a shot from the free throw line and he's hacked by Raymond Quayle - foul #1 on Raymond Quayle, team foul #2 | 10-14 |
| Subs | Indiana | Alfred Anderson (PF) Clarence Hall | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 12:39 | Illinois | Floyd Kent makes the free throw | 10-15 |
| 12:21 | Indiana | Dale Kincannon can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by James Young - foul #1 on James Young, team foul #4 | 10-15 |
| Subs | Indiana | Henry Johnson (PG) Juan Salgado | |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew McDonald (PG) Robert Perham | |
| 12:21 | Indiana | Dale Kincannon makes the 1st free throw | 11-15 |
| 12:21 | Indiana | Dale Kincannon misses the 2nd free throw | 11-15 |
| 12:21 | Illinois | Floyd Kent pulls down the rebound | 11-15 |
| 12:02 | Illinois | James Young banks in the layup | 11-17 |
| 11:33 | Indiana | Dale Kincannon buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 13-17 |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Henry Johnson (fresh) SG - John Hird (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dale Kincannon (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Alfred Anderson (fresh) C - Raymond Quayle (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Matthew McDonald (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Sebastian Jackson (fresh) SF - James Young (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Stich (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Floyd Kent (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:04 | Illinois | Matthew McDonald misses badly on a turnaround near the basket | 13-17 |
| 11:02 | Indiana | Alfred Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 13-17 |
| 10:41 | Indiana | John Hird is fouled on the floor by Sebastian Jackson - foul #1 on Sebastian Jackson, team foul #5 | 13-17 |
| Subs | Indiana | Juan Salgado (PG), Ralph Huminski (SG), Clarence Hall (PF), Andrei Zaffalon (C) Henry Johnson, John Hird, Alfred Anderson, Raymond Quayle | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Pledger (SG), Larry Newell (SF) Sebastian Jackson, James Young | |
| 10:26 | Indiana | Andrei Zaffalon evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jumper in the lane but the foul's on Floyd Kent - foul #1 on Floyd Kent, team foul #6 | 13-17 |
| Subs | Indiana | Paul Schaefer (C) Dale Kincannon | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 10:26 | Indiana | Andrei Zaffalon makes the 1st free throw | 14-17 |
| 10:26 | Indiana | Andrei Zaffalon makes the 2nd free throw | 15-17 |
| 10:03 | Illinois | Matthew McDonald comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 15-17 |
| 10:02 | Indiana | Andrei Zaffalon grabs the defensive rebound | 15-17 |
| 09:40 | Indiana | Andrei Zaffalon works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Larry Newell - foul #1 on Larry Newell, team foul #7 | 15-17 |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Perham (SG) Matthew McDonald | |
| 09:40 | Indiana | Andrei Zaffalon makes the 1st free throw | 16-17 |
| 09:40 | Indiana | Andrei Zaffalon misses the 2nd free throw | 16-17 |
| 09:40 | Illinois | John Stich snags the defensive board | 16-17 |
| 09:19 | Illinois | John Pledger is whistled for a carry | 16-17 |
| Subs | Indiana | Dale Kincannon (SF), Raymond Quayle (C) Andrei Zaffalon, Paul Schaefer | |
| Subs | Illinois | Sebastian Jackson (SG), James Young (PF) Robert Perham, John Stich | |
| 09:00 | Indiana | Clarence Hall scores on a floater from close range set up by Raymond Quayle | 18-17 |
| 08:43 | Illinois | James Young misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 18-17 |
| 08:42 | Illinois | James Young tips it but misses | 18-17 |
| 08:40 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Floyd Kent | 18-17 |
| 08:25 | Illinois | Floyd Kent makes the fadeaway from close range | 18-19 |
| 08:07 | Indiana | Dale Kincannon buries a shot from close range on a great pass from Clarence Hall | 20-19 |
| 07:47 | Illinois | James Young's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 20-19 |
| Subs | Indiana | John Hird (SG), Alfred Anderson (PF) Ralph Huminski, Clarence Hall | |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew McDonald (PG) Larry Newell | |
| 07:27 | Indiana | Juan Salgado's pass is intercepted by Sebastian Jackson | 20-19 |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Juan Salgado (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Hird (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dale Kincannon (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Alfred Anderson (fresh) C - Raymond Quayle (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Matthew McDonald (fresh) 5 pts. SG - John Pledger (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Sebastian Jackson (fresh) PF - James Young (fresh) 2 pts. C - Floyd Kent (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:06 | Illinois | Matthew McDonald is hacked by Juan Salgado - foul #1 on Juan Salgado, team foul #3 | 20-19 |
| Subs | Indiana | Henry Johnson (PG), Andrei Zaffalon (C) Juan Salgado, Raymond Quayle | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Perham (SG), John Stich (PF) John Pledger, James Young | |
| 06:41 | Illinois | John Stich misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 20-19 |
| 06:40 | Indiana | Alfred Anderson gets the rebound | 20-19 |
| 06:25 | Indiana | Alfred Anderson hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 20-19 |
| 06:24 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Matthew McDonald | 20-19 |
| 06:09 | Illinois | Matthew McDonald loses the dribble to Dale Kincannon | 20-19 |
| 05:42 | Indiana | John Stich picks off the pass by Andrei Zaffalon | 20-19 |
| 05:23 | Illinois | Matthew McDonald misses the dunk but the foul's on Henry Johnson - foul #1 on Henry Johnson, team foul #4 | 20-19 |
| Subs | Indiana | Juan Salgado (PG), Ralph Huminski (SG), Clarence Hall (PF), Raymond Quayle (C) Henry Johnson, John Hird, Dale Kincannon, Alfred Anderson | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Pledger (SG), James Young (SF), Ronald Sink (C) Robert Perham, Sebastian Jackson, Floyd Kent | |
| 05:23 | Illinois | Matthew McDonald misses the 1st free throw | 20-19 |
| 05:23 | Illinois | Matthew McDonald makes the 2nd free throw | 20-20 |
| 05:05 | Indiana | Clarence Hall misses badly on a runner in the paint but he's fouled by John Stich - foul #1 on John Stich, team foul #8 | 20-20 |
| 05:05 | Indiana | Clarence Hall misses the 1st free throw | 20-20 |
| 05:05 | Indiana | Clarence Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 21-20 |
| 04:40 | Illinois | Matthew McDonald hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by John Pledger | 21-22 |
| 04:18 | Indiana | Andrei Zaffalon lays it in despite the doubleteam on a nice dish by Juan Salgado | 23-22 |
| 03:51 | Illinois | John Stich banks in the layup | 23-24 |
| 03:32 | Indiana | Juan Salgado can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 23-24 |
| 03:31 | Illinois | Matthew McDonald snags the defensive board | 23-24 |
| 03:04 | Illinois | John Stich hits a jump hook from the baseline set up by James Young and he's hacked by Juan Salgado - foul #2 on Juan Salgado, team foul #5 | 23-26 |
| Subs | Indiana | John Hird (SG), Dale Kincannon (SF) Ralph Huminski, Andrei Zaffalon | |
| Subs | Illinois | Sebastian Jackson (SG) Matthew McDonald | |
| 03:04 | Illinois | John Stich misses the free throw | 23-26 |
| 03:04 | Indiana | Raymond Quayle grabs the defensive rebound | 23-26 |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Juan Salgado (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Hird (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dale Kincannon (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Clarence Hall (fresh) 3 pts. C - Raymond Quayle (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - John Pledger (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Sebastian Jackson (fresh) SF - James Young (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Stich (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Ronald Sink (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 02:40 | Indiana | Clarence Hall lays it in set up by Juan Salgado | 25-26 |
| 02:18 | Illinois | John Stich misses badly on a floater in the paint | 25-26 |
| 02:17 | Indiana | Raymond Quayle gets the rebound | 25-26 |
| 01:48 | Indiana | Juan Salgado can't connect on a shot from the left side | 25-26 |
| 01:46 | Indiana | Dale Kincannon grabs the offensive rebound | 25-26 |
| 01:17 | Indiana | Clarence Hall misses the jumper from the left block but he's fouled by Ronald Sink - foul #3 on Ronald Sink, team foul #9 | 25-26 |
| Subs | Indiana | Henry Johnson (PG), Andrei Zaffalon (C) Juan Salgado, Raymond Quayle | |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew McDonald (PG), Larry Newell (SF), Floyd Kent (C) John Pledger, James Young, Ronald Sink | |
| 01:17 | Indiana | Clarence Hall misses the 1st free throw | 25-26 |
| 01:17 | Indiana | Clarence Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 26-26 |
| 00:57 | Illinois | Floyd Kent is denied on a layup by Clarence Hall | 26-26 |
| 00:55 | Illinois | Sebastian Jackson gets the offensive rebound | 26-26 |
| 00:42 | Illinois | Larry Newell is fouled on the floor by Dale Kincannon - foul #1 on Dale Kincannon, team foul #6 | 26-26 |
| Subs | Indiana | Alfred Anderson (PF) Clarence Hall | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 00:20 | Illinois | Alfred Anderson denies the turnaround by Matthew McDonald | 26-26 |
| 00:18 | Indiana | Andrei Zaffalon gets the rebound | 26-26 |
| 00:04 | Indiana | Andrei Zaffalon misses the jumper in the lane | 26-26 |
| 00:03 | Illinois | John Stich grabs the defensive rebound | 26-26 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | John Stich misses the halfcourt shot | 26-26 |