| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Samuel Birdsell (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Shane Ferguson (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Eddie Gerhard (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Ryan Linkous (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Henry Lambright (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - David Woodard (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. SG - Antonio Rodriguez (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Ivan Zuehlsdorff (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Andrew Costello (fresh) 3 reb. C - Zikomo Orji (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Notre Dame | Ivan Zuehlsdorff inbounds the ball | 35-36 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:37 | Notre Dame | Zikomo Orji is denied on a layup by Henry Lambright | 35-36 |
| 19:36 | Illinois | Henry Lambright pulls down the rebound | 35-36 |
| 19:13 | Illinois | Henry Lambright's floater is tipped away by Andrew Costello | 35-36 |
| 19:12 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Antonio Rodriguez | 35-36 |
| 18:44 | Notre Dame | Antonio Rodriguez scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 35-39 |
| 18:37 | Illinois | Henry Lambright hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Zikomo Orji - foul #2 on Zikomo Orji, team foul #1 | 35-39 |
| 18:37 | Illinois | Henry Lambright makes the 1st free throw | 36-39 |
| 18:37 | Illinois | Henry Lambright makes the 2nd free throw | 37-39 |
| 18:14 | Notre Dame | David Woodard buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 37-42 |
| 17:49 | Illinois | Henry Lambright's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-42 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Javier Torres (C) Zikomo Orji | |
| 17:35 | Notre Dame | Andrew Costello knocks in the floater from the free throw line set up by Antonio Rodriguez and the foul's on Samuel Birdsell - foul #3 on Samuel Birdsell, team foul #1 | 37-44 |
| Subs | Illinois | Eric Cooper (PG) Samuel Birdsell | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 17:35 | Notre Dame | Andrew Costello makes the free throw | 37-45 |
| 17:13 | Illinois | Ryan Linkous is called for a charge - foul #3 on Ryan Linkous, team foul #2 | 37-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Zorens (SG), Rickey Anderson (PF) Shane Ferguson, Ryan Linkous | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Craig Bachand (SG), Ed Petersen (SF), Lucien Costa (C) Antonio Rodriguez, Ivan Zuehlsdorff, Andrew Costello | |
| 16:57 | Notre Dame | Javier Torres comes up short on the floater from the right block | 37-45 |
| 16:56 | Notre Dame | Lucien Costa pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-45 |
| 16:49 | Notre Dame | David Woodard can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 37-45 |
| 16:47 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Eddie Gerhard | 37-45 |
| 16:24 | Illinois | Eric Cooper misses long on a jumper from the left side | 37-45 |
| 16:22 | Notre Dame | Craig Bachand grabs the board | 37-45 |
| 15:56 | Notre Dame | Lucien Costa hits a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from David Woodard | 37-48 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Eric Cooper (fresh) SG - Michael Zorens (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Eddie Gerhard (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. PF - Rickey Anderson (fresh) 4 pts. C - Henry Lambright (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - David Woodard (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Craig Bachand (fresh) SF - Ed Petersen (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Javier Torres (fresh) 7 pts. C - Lucien Costa (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:27 | Illinois | Rickey Anderson hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block but the foul's on Javier Torres - foul #1 on Javier Torres, team foul #2 | 37-48 |
| Subs | Illinois | Samuel Birdsell (PG), Shane Ferguson (SG), Ryan Linkous (C) Eric Cooper, Eddie Gerhard, Henry Lambright | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Antonio Rodriguez (PG), Ivan Zuehlsdorff (SF), Andrew Costello (PF), Zikomo Orji (C) David Woodard, Craig Bachand, Ed Petersen, Javier Torres | |
| 15:27 | Illinois | Rickey Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 38-48 |
| 15:27 | Illinois | Rickey Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 39-48 |
| 15:06 | Notre Dame | Lucien Costa is hacked by Rickey Anderson - foul #1 on Rickey Anderson, team foul #3 | 39-48 |
| 14:51 | Notre Dame | Rickey Anderson swats the shot by Zikomo Orji | 39-48 |
| 14:50 | Illinois | Michael Zorens gets the rebound | 39-48 |
| 14:21 | Illinois | Samuel Birdsell misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 39-48 |
| 14:20 | Notre Dame | Zikomo Orji gets the rebound | 39-48 |
| 14:05 | Notre Dame | Ivan Zuehlsdorff is hacked by Ryan Linkous - foul #4 on Ryan Linkous, team foul #4 | 39-48 |
| Subs | Illinois | Eddie Gerhard (SF), Andrew Lee (PF), Henry Lambright (C) Michael Zorens, Ryan Linkous, Rickey Anderson | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Craig Bachand (SG) Lucien Costa | |
| 13:51 | Notre Dame | Zikomo Orji lays it in set up by Craig Bachand | 39-50 |
| 13:29 | Illinois | Henry Lambright misses the floater from the left wing | 39-50 |
| 13:27 | Illinois | Samuel Birdsell hits the follow up shot | 41-50 |
| 13:07 | Notre Dame | Zikomo Orji misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Shane Ferguson - foul #2 on Shane Ferguson, team foul #5 | 41-50 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Woodard (PG) Craig Bachand | |
| 13:07 | Notre Dame | Zikomo Orji makes the 1st free throw | 41-51 |
| 13:07 | Notre Dame | Zikomo Orji misses the 2nd free throw | 41-51 |
| 13:07 | Illinois | Andrew Lee snags the defensive board | 41-51 |
| 12:41 | Illinois | Shane Ferguson connects on the shot from the right wing | 43-51 |
| 12:25 | Notre Dame | David Woodard clanks a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Andrew Lee - foul #3 on Andrew Lee, team foul #6 | 43-51 |
| Subs | Illinois | Tracy Doby (SG), Rickey Anderson (PF) Shane Ferguson, Andrew Lee | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Craig Bachand (SG), Ed Petersen (SF), Javier Torres (PF), Lucien Costa (C) Antonio Rodriguez, Ivan Zuehlsdorff, Andrew Costello, Zikomo Orji | |
| 12:25 | Notre Dame | David Woodard makes the 1st free throw | 43-52 |
| 12:25 | Notre Dame | David Woodard makes the 2nd free throw | 43-53 |
| 12:03 | Illinois | Henry Lambright can't finish the layup against a doubleteam but he's fouled by Javier Torres - foul #2 on Javier Torres, team foul #3 | 43-53 |
| Subs | Illinois | Eric Cooper (PG), Michael Zorens (SG) Samuel Birdsell, Tracy Doby | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 12:03 | Illinois | Henry Lambright makes the 1st free throw | 44-53 |
| 12:03 | Illinois | Henry Lambright misses the 2nd free throw | 44-53 |
| 12:03 | Notre Dame | Javier Torres gets the rebound | 44-53 |
| 11:50 | Notre Dame | David Woodard buries a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Lucien Costa | 44-55 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Eric Cooper (fresh) SG - Michael Zorens (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Eddie Gerhard (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. PF - Rickey Anderson (fresh) 6 pts. C - Henry Lambright (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - David Woodard (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Craig Bachand (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ed Petersen (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Javier Torres (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Lucien Costa (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Illinois | Rickey Anderson misses badly on a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Craig Bachand - foul #2 on Craig Bachand, team foul #4 | 44-55 |
| Subs | Illinois | Andrew Lee (C) Henry Lambright | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 11:31 | Illinois | Rickey Anderson misses the 1st free throw | 44-55 |
| 11:31 | Illinois | Rickey Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 45-55 |
| 11:19 | Notre Dame | Lucien Costa blows the layup but he's fouled by Rickey Anderson - foul #2 on Rickey Anderson, team foul #7 | 45-55 |
| Subs | Illinois | Shane Ferguson (SG) Michael Zorens | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Antonio Rodriguez (SG), Ivan Zuehlsdorff (SF) Craig Bachand, Ed Petersen | |
| 11:19 | Notre Dame | Lucien Costa makes the 1st free throw | 45-56 |
| 11:19 | Notre Dame | Lucien Costa misses the 2nd free throw | 45-56 |
| 11:19 | Illinois | Eric Cooper gets the rebound | 45-56 |
| 10:50 | Illinois | Eddie Gerhard can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 45-56 |
| 10:49 | Notre Dame | Javier Torres pulls down the rebound | 45-56 |
| 10:41 | Notre Dame | Javier Torres is called for traveling | 45-56 |
| Subs | Illinois | Samuel Birdsell (PG), Michael Zorens (SF), Henry Lambright (C) Eric Cooper, Eddie Gerhard, Rickey Anderson | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Andrew Costello (PF) Lucien Costa | |
| 10:16 | Illinois | Samuel Birdsell misses the fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by Javier Torres - foul #3 on Javier Torres, team foul #5 | 45-56 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Craig Bachand (SG), Zikomo Orji (C) David Woodard, Javier Torres | |
| 10:16 | Illinois | Samuel Birdsell makes the 1st free throw | 46-56 |
| 10:16 | Illinois | Samuel Birdsell misses the 2nd free throw | 46-56 |
| 10:16 | Notre Dame | Andrew Costello gets the rebound | 46-56 |
| 09:59 | Notre Dame | Antonio Rodriguez can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 46-56 |
| 09:58 | Notre Dame | The offensive rebound goes to Andrew Costello | 46-56 |
| 09:42 | Notre Dame | Zikomo Orji misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 46-56 |
| 09:41 | Illinois | Andrew Lee gets the rebound | 46-56 |
| 09:16 | Illinois | Henry Lambright misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 46-56 |
| 09:14 | Notre Dame | Zikomo Orji grabs the board | 46-56 |
| 08:58 | Notre Dame | Zikomo Orji misses short on a jump hook in the paint | 46-56 |
| 08:56 | Notre Dame | Zikomo Orji hits the follow up shot | 46-58 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 08:33 | Illinois | Henry Lambright knocks in the jumpshot from the left side | 48-58 |
| 08:16 | Notre Dame | Antonio Rodriguez misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 48-58 |
| 08:15 | Illinois | Henry Lambright gets the rebound | 48-58 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 08:11 | Illinois | Shane Ferguson misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 48-58 |
| 08:09 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Ivan Zuehlsdorff | 48-58 |
| 07:53 | Notre Dame | Andrew Costello blows the dunk | 48-58 |
| 07:51 | Illinois | Shane Ferguson grabs the defensive rebound | 48-58 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Samuel Birdsell (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Shane Ferguson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Zorens (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Andrew Lee (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Henry Lambright (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Antonio Rodriguez (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Craig Bachand (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ivan Zuehlsdorff (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Andrew Costello (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Zikomo Orji (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:37 | Illinois | Samuel Birdsell hits a shot near the basket on a great pass from Andrew Lee | 50-58 |
| 07:19 | Notre Dame | Zikomo Orji drills a shot from just outside the lane | 50-60 |
| 07:02 | Illinois | Craig Bachand is called for the reach on Michael Zorens - foul #3 on Craig Bachand, team foul #6 | 50-60 |
| Subs | Illinois | Eric Cooper (PG), Tracy Doby (SG), Eddie Gerhard (SF), Ryan Linkous (PF), Rickey Anderson (C) Samuel Birdsell, Shane Ferguson, Michael Zorens, Andrew Lee, Henry Lambright | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Woodard (PG), Lucien Costa (SG), Ed Petersen (SF), Javier Torres (C) Antonio Rodriguez, Craig Bachand, Ivan Zuehlsdorff, Zikomo Orji | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 06:57 | Illinois | Tracy Doby is hacked by Ed Petersen - foul #1 on Ed Petersen, team foul #7 | 50-60 |
| 06:57 | Illinois | Tracy Doby makes the 1st free throw | 51-60 |
| 06:57 | Illinois | Tracy Doby misses the 2nd free throw | 51-60 |
| 06:57 | Notre Dame | Javier Torres grabs the board | 51-60 |
| 06:48 | Notre Dame | Ed Petersen is fouled on the floor by Eric Cooper - foul #3 on Eric Cooper, team foul #8 | 51-60 |
| 06:48 | Notre Dame | Ed Petersen makes the 1st free throw | 51-61 |
| 06:48 | Notre Dame | Ed Petersen makes the 2nd free throw | 51-62 |
| 06:35 | Illinois | Rickey Anderson is fouled on the floor by Ed Petersen - foul #2 on Ed Petersen, team foul #8 | 51-62 |
| 06:35 | Illinois | Rickey Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 52-62 |
| 06:35 | Illinois | Rickey Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 53-62 |
| 06:09 | Notre Dame | Javier Torres misses the easy layup | 53-62 |
| 06:08 | Illinois | Eddie Gerhard gets the rebound | 53-62 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 05:46 | Illinois | Rickey Anderson comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 53-62 |
| 05:45 | Illinois | Ryan Linkous pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-62 |
| 05:28 | Illinois | Javier Torres steals the ball from Eric Cooper | 53-62 |
| 05:09 | Notre Dame | Javier Torres knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Ed Petersen | 53-64 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 05:02 | Illinois | Eric Cooper comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 53-64 |
| 05:00 | Notre Dame | Javier Torres gets the rebound | 53-64 |
| 04:39 | Notre Dame | Javier Torres's fadeaway is rejected by Eddie Gerhard | 53-64 |
| 04:38 | Illinois | Eddie Gerhard snags the defensive board | 53-64 |
| 04:36 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-64 |
| Subs | Illinois | Samuel Birdsell (PG), Shane Ferguson (SG), Henry Lambright (C) Eric Cooper, Tracy Doby, Rickey Anderson | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Antonio Rodriguez (SG), Ivan Zuehlsdorff (SF), Zikomo Orji (C) Lucien Costa, Ed Petersen, Andrew Costello | |
| 04:15 | Illinois | Shane Ferguson misses long on a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Javier Torres - foul #4 on Javier Torres, team foul #9 | 53-64 |
| 04:15 | Illinois | Shane Ferguson makes the 1st free throw | 54-64 |
| 04:15 | Illinois | Shane Ferguson misses the 2nd free throw | 54-64 |
| 04:15 | Notre Dame | Javier Torres gets the rebound | 54-64 |
| 04:01 | Notre Dame | David Woodard misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 54-64 |
| 04:00 | Illinois | Henry Lambright grabs the board | 54-64 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:51 | Illinois | Samuel Birdsell travels with the ball | 54-64 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Samuel Birdsell (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Shane Ferguson (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Eddie Gerhard (fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. PF - Ryan Linkous (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Henry Lambright (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - David Woodard (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Antonio Rodriguez (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ivan Zuehlsdorff (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Javier Torres (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. C - Zikomo Orji (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:42 | Notre Dame | Javier Torres scores on a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Antonio Rodriguez | 54-66 |
| 03:28 | Illinois | Shane Ferguson misses short on a 3 from straight away | 54-66 |
| 03:27 | Notre Dame | Zikomo Orji pulls down the rebound | 54-66 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:01 | Notre Dame | Shane Ferguson is called for the reach on Zikomo Orji - foul #3 on Shane Ferguson, team foul #9 | 54-66 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Lucien Costa (PF) Javier Torres | |
| 03:01 | Notre Dame | Zikomo Orji makes the 1st free throw | 54-67 |
| 03:01 | Notre Dame | Zikomo Orji misses the 2nd free throw | 54-67 |
| 03:01 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Henry Lambright | 54-67 |
| 02:44 | Illinois | Eddie Gerhard is open and buries a shot from the left wing | 56-67 |
| 02:28 | Notre Dame | Zikomo Orji scores on a floater from the right block on a great pass from Ivan Zuehlsdorff | 56-69 |
| 02:16 | Illinois | David Woodard steals the ball from Samuel Birdsell | 56-69 |
| 01:57 | Notre Dame | Zikomo Orji hits the finger roll on a nice dish by David Woodard | 56-71 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 01:45 | Illinois | Shane Ferguson is called for traveling | 56-71 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Craig Bachand (SG), Ed Petersen (SF), Javier Torres (PF) Antonio Rodriguez, Ivan Zuehlsdorff, Zikomo Orji | |
| 01:18 | Notre Dame | Lucien Costa clanks a jumper from the left side | 56-71 |
| 01:17 | Illinois | Eddie Gerhard pulls down the rebound | 56-71 |
| 00:58 | Illinois | Eddie Gerhard knocks in the jump hook from close range set up by Shane Ferguson and he's hacked by Ed Petersen - foul #3 on Ed Petersen, team foul #10 | 58-71 |
| 00:58 | Illinois | Eddie Gerhard makes the free throw | 59-71 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:29 | Notre Dame | Javier Torres misses short on a driving attempt from the right block | 59-71 |
| 00:28 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Samuel Birdsell | 59-71 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:23 | Illinois | Ryan Linkous clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 59-71 |
| 00:21 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Ed Petersen | 59-71 |
| 00:00 | Notre Dame | David Woodard runs out the clock | 59-71 |