| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Steven Abbott (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jan Tarver (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Richard Guerrera (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. PF - Darren Neveu (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Anthony McMaken (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - James Gleaton (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Ryan Jernigan (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Howard (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Helton (fresh) 4 pts. C - Micheal Moulton (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Indiana | John Howard inbounds the ball | 34-24 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 19:36 | Indiana | John Howard is whistled for traveling | 34-24 |
| 19:13 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken misses badly on a jump hook near the basket but the foul's on Micheal Moulton - foul #2 on Micheal Moulton, team foul #1 | 34-24 |
| 19:13 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken makes the 1st free throw | 35-24 |
| 19:13 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken makes the 2nd free throw | 36-24 |
| 18:44 | Indiana | Ryan Jernigan can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 36-24 |
| 18:42 | Indiana | John Howard can't tip it in | 36-24 |
| 18:41 | Illinois | Darren Neveu grabs the board | 36-24 |
| 18:24 | Illinois | Jan Tarver drills a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Richard Guerrera | 39-24 |
| 17:59 | Indiana | Ryan Jernigan is hacked by Jan Tarver - foul #4 on Jan Tarver, team foul #1 | 39-24 |
| Subs | Illinois | Bruce Devaughn (SG) Jan Tarver | |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| 17:33 | Indiana | Micheal Moulton drills a driving attempt from the baseline and he's hacked by Richard Guerrera - foul #1 on Richard Guerrera, team foul #2 | 39-26 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Indiana | Earl Yates (PG), Charles Whitfield (SF) James Gleaton, John Howard | |
| 17:33 | Indiana | Micheal Moulton misses the free throw | 39-26 |
| 17:33 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken snags the defensive board | 39-26 |
| 17:16 | Illinois | Bruce Devaughn misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 39-26 |
| 17:14 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken snags the offensive board | 39-26 |
| 17:03 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 39-26 |
| 17:01 | Indiana | John Helton grabs the defensive rebound | 39-26 |
| 16:38 | Indiana | John Helton evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway in the paint | 39-26 |
| 16:36 | Illinois | Bruce Devaughn pulls down the rebound | 39-26 |
| 16:32 | Illinois | Bruce Devaughn is open and scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 42-26 |
| 16:13 | Indiana | Anthony McMaken takes the ball from Micheal Moulton | 42-26 |
| 15:53 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 42-26 |
| 15:52 | Indiana | Charles Whitfield snags the defensive board | 42-26 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Steven Abbott (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bruce Devaughn (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Guerrera (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. PF - Darren Neveu (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Anthony McMaken (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Earl Yates (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ryan Jernigan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Charles Whitfield (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - John Helton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Micheal Moulton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:45 | Indiana | Charles Whitfield connects on the shot from the left wing set up by Earl Yates | 42-28 |
| 15:25 | Illinois | Darren Neveu misses the wide open jumper from the free throw line | 42-28 |
| 15:24 | Indiana | John Helton gets the rebound | 42-28 |
| 15:01 | Indiana | John Helton evades the doubleteam but misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 42-28 |
| 15:00 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera gets the rebound | 42-28 |
| 14:40 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera travels with the ball | 42-28 |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Deady (SG), Doug Whitten (PF), James Nichols (C) Bruce Devaughn, Darren Neveu, Anthony McMaken | |
| Subs | Indiana | James Gleaton (PG), Michael Spadafora (SF), Greg Jenkins (PF), Hugh Blanche (C) Earl Yates, Ryan Jernigan, John Helton, Micheal Moulton | |
| 14:11 | Indiana | Hugh Blanche buries a jumpshot from the right wing and he's fouled by James Nichols - foul #1 on James Nichols, team foul #3 | 42-30 |
| 14:11 | Indiana | Hugh Blanche makes the free throw | 42-31 |
| 13:57 | Illinois | James Nichols misses the jump hook from the left block but the foul's on Charles Whitfield - foul #1 on Charles Whitfield, team foul #2 | 42-31 |
| 13:57 | Illinois | James Nichols makes the 1st free throw | 43-31 |
| 13:57 | Illinois | James Nichols makes the 2nd free throw | 44-31 |
| 13:30 | Indiana | Charles Whitfield makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Michael Spadafora | 44-34 |
| 13:16 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera clanks a floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Michael Spadafora - foul #4 on Michael Spadafora, team foul #3 | 44-34 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jan Tarver (SG), Bruce Devaughn (SF) Steven Abbott, Richard Deady | |
| Subs | Indiana | John Howard (SF) Michael Spadafora | |
| 13:16 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera makes the 1st free throw | 45-34 |
| 13:16 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera makes the 2nd free throw | 46-34 |
| 12:56 | Indiana | John Howard misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 46-34 |
| 12:54 | Illinois | Jan Tarver grabs the board | 46-34 |
| 12:36 | Illinois | Bruce Devaughn hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 46-34 |
| 12:35 | Illinois | James Nichols tips it home | 48-34 |
| 12:19 | Indiana | Charles Whitfield makes the 3 pointer from straight away | 48-37 |
| 11:56 | Illinois | Bruce Devaughn hits a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by James Nichols | 51-37 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Richard Guerrera (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. SG - Jan Tarver (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Bruce Devaughn (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Doug Whitten (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. C - James Nichols (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - James Gleaton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Charles Whitfield (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Howard (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Greg Jenkins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Hugh Blanche (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:44 | Indiana | Charles Whitfield misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 51-37 |
| 11:42 | Indiana | Greg Jenkins tips it back up and in | 51-39 |
| 11:20 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 51-39 |
| 11:18 | Indiana | Hugh Blanche snags the defensive board | 51-39 |
| 10:49 | Indiana | Jan Tarver is called for the reach on Charles Whitfield - foul #5 on Jan Tarver, team foul #4 | 51-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | Steven Abbott (PG), Richard Deady (SG), Darren Neveu (PF), Anthony McMaken (C) Jan Tarver, Bruce Devaughn, Doug Whitten, James Nichols | |
| Subs | Indiana | Earl Yates (PG), Ryan Jernigan (SG), John Helton (PF), Micheal Moulton (C) James Gleaton, John Howard, Greg Jenkins, Hugh Blanche | |
| 10:34 | Indiana | Charles Whitfield misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 51-39 |
| 10:33 | Indiana | Micheal Moulton misses the tip | 51-39 |
| 10:32 | Indiana | John Helton grabs the offensive rebound | 51-39 |
| 10:09 | Indiana | Anthony McMaken denies the turnaround by Micheal Moulton | 51-39 |
| 10:08 | Illinois | Darren Neveu grabs the board | 51-39 |
| 09:49 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the left block | 51-39 |
| 09:47 | Indiana | John Helton pulls down the rebound | 51-39 |
| 09:22 | Indiana | Micheal Moulton clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 51-39 |
| 09:20 | Indiana | Micheal Moulton tips it in | 51-41 |
| 08:54 | Illinois | Charles Whitfield swats the dunk try by Darren Neveu | 51-41 |
| 08:52 | Illinois | Darren Neveu pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-41 |
| 08:39 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera is fouled on the floor by Charles Whitfield - foul #2 on Charles Whitfield, team foul #4 | 51-41 |
| Subs | Illinois | Bruce Devaughn (SG), Doug Whitten (SF) Richard Deady, Richard Guerrera | |
| Subs | Indiana | John Howard (SF) Charles Whitfield | |
| 08:31 | Illinois | Darren Neveu is open and lays it up and in set up by Anthony McMaken out of the doubleteam | 53-41 |
| 08:15 | Indiana | Micheal Moulton knocks in the jumper from the left block | 53-43 |
| 07:54 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline | 53-43 |
| 07:52 | Indiana | Earl Yates pulls down the rebound | 53-43 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Steven Abbott (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bruce Devaughn (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Doug Whitten (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Darren Neveu (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Anthony McMaken (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Earl Yates (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Ryan Jernigan (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Howard (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Helton (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Micheal Moulton (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:46 | Indiana | Ryan Jernigan misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 53-43 |
| 07:44 | Indiana | John Howard grabs the offensive board | 53-43 |
| 07:16 | Indiana | John Howard hits the finger roll set up by Earl Yates and the foul's on Steven Abbott - foul #1 on Steven Abbott, team foul #5 | 53-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Deady (SF), James Nichols (C) Darren Neveu, Anthony McMaken | |
| Subs | Indiana | James Gleaton (PG), Charles Whitfield (SG), Greg Jenkins (PF), Hugh Blanche (C) Earl Yates, Ryan Jernigan, John Helton, Micheal Moulton | |
| 07:16 | Indiana | John Howard makes the free throw | 53-46 |
| 06:49 | Illinois | Bruce Devaughn is hacked by Charles Whitfield - foul #3 on Charles Whitfield, team foul #5 | 53-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Indiana | Michael Spadafora (SF) John Howard | |
| 06:38 | Illinois | James Nichols knocks in the shot from the left wing on a great pass from Bruce Devaughn | 55-46 |
| 06:19 | Indiana | James Nichols steps in front of the Michael Spadafora pass | 55-46 |
| 06:04 | Illinois | James Nichols hits a wide open turnaround from close range set up by Bruce Devaughn | 57-46 |
| 05:36 | Indiana | Greg Jenkins drills a floater from just outside the lane | 57-48 |
| 05:13 | Illinois | Richard Deady is hacked by James Gleaton - foul #2 on James Gleaton, team foul #6 | 57-48 |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Guerrera (SF), Darren Neveu (PF), Anthony McMaken (C) Bruce Devaughn, Doug Whitten, James Nichols | |
| Subs | Indiana | Ryan Jernigan (SG), John Helton (PF), Micheal Moulton (C) Charles Whitfield, Greg Jenkins, Hugh Blanche | |
| 04:57 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the jumper from the left block and the foul's on Ryan Jernigan - foul #1 on Ryan Jernigan, team foul #7 | 59-48 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Indiana | Earl Yates (PG) James Gleaton | |
| 04:57 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken misses the free throw | 59-48 |
| 04:57 | Indiana | Micheal Moulton snags the defensive board | 59-48 |
| 04:39 | Indiana | Ryan Jernigan loses the dribble to Richard Deady | 59-48 |
| 04:35 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera blows the layup | 59-48 |
| 04:33 | Indiana | Earl Yates gets the rebound | 59-48 |
| 04:11 | Indiana | John Helton misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 59-48 |
| 04:10 | Indiana | Micheal Moulton snags the offensive board | 59-48 |
| 03:51 | Indiana | Michael Spadafora misses short on a floater from the left wing | 59-48 |
| 03:50 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Steven Abbott | 59-48 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Steven Abbott (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Deady (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Richard Guerrera (fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. PF - Darren Neveu (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Anthony McMaken (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Earl Yates (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Ryan Jernigan (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Michael Spadafora (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. PF - John Helton (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Micheal Moulton (fresh) 8 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 (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:28 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera hits a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Anthony McMaken and the foul's on Ryan Jernigan - foul #2 on Ryan Jernigan, team foul #8 | 61-48 |
| Subs | Illinois | Bruce Devaughn (SG), Doug Whitten (SF) Steven Abbott, Richard Deady | |
| Subs | Indiana | James Gleaton (PG), John Howard (SF) Earl Yates, Michael Spadafora | |
| 03:28 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera makes the free throw | 62-48 |
| 03:11 | Indiana | Micheal Moulton misses the dunk | 62-48 |
| 03:10 | Indiana | John Howard grabs the offensive rebound | 62-48 |
| 02:41 | Indiana | Ryan Jernigan misses the floater from the left wing | 62-48 |
| 02:40 | Indiana | Micheal Moulton grabs the offensive rebound | 62-48 |
| 02:16 | Indiana | John Helton misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 62-48 |
| 02:14 | Illinois | Darren Neveu grabs the defensive rebound | 62-48 |
| 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 (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 02:12 | Illinois | Darren Neveu is fouled in the backcourt by James Gleaton - foul #3 on James Gleaton, team foul #9 | 62-48 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Indiana | Greg Jenkins (PF), Hugh Blanche (C) John Helton, Micheal Moulton | |
| 02:12 | Illinois | Darren Neveu makes the 1st free throw | 63-48 |
| 02:12 | Illinois | Darren Neveu makes the 2nd free throw | 64-48 |
| 01:50 | Indiana | Darren Neveu swats the short shot by John Howard | 64-48 |
| 01:49 | Indiana | Hugh Blanche hits the follow up shot | 64-50 |
| 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 (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:30 | Illinois | Bruce Devaughn misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Ryan Jernigan - foul #3 on Ryan Jernigan, team foul #10 | 64-50 |
| Subs | Illinois | Steven Abbott (PG) Doug Whitten | |
| Subs | Indiana | Michael Spadafora (SF), John Helton (PF), Micheal Moulton (C) John Howard, Greg Jenkins, Hugh Blanche | |
| 01:30 | Illinois | Bruce Devaughn makes the 1st free throw | 65-50 |
| 01:30 | Illinois | Bruce Devaughn makes the 2nd free throw | 66-50 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:04 | Indiana | John Helton is hacked by Anthony McMaken - foul #2 on Anthony McMaken, team foul #6 | 66-50 |
| 00:41 | Indiana | John Helton hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by James Gleaton | 66-52 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:20 | Illinois | Micheal Moulton steals the ball from Anthony McMaken | 66-52 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:16 | Indiana | John Helton can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 66-52 |
| 00:14 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken gets the rebound | 66-52 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Steven Abbott runs out the clock | 66-52 |