| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Don Watts (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Beaver (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mladen Zafar (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Roy Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Merle Calloway (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Bruce Hicks (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Anthony Stevens (fresh) SF - Eugene Boyle (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Charles Howland (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - David Saylors (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Indiana | Mladen Zafar inbounds the ball | 32-33 |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:48 | Indiana | Charles Howland is called for the reach on Robert Beaver - foul #2 on Charles Howland, team foul #1 | 32-33 |
| 19:30 | Indiana | Roy Jones misses the runner from the right block | 32-33 |
| 19:29 | Indiana | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Beaver | 32-33 |
| 19:23 | Indiana | Don Watts is fouled on the floor by Charles Howland - foul #3 on Charles Howland, team foul #2 | 32-33 |
| 19:03 | Indiana | Mladen Zafar comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 32-33 |
| 19:02 | Illinois | David Saylors grabs the defensive rebound | 32-33 |
| 18:57 | Illinois | Eugene Boyle misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 32-33 |
| 18:56 | Indiana | Roy Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 32-33 |
| 18:37 | Indiana | Don Watts is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Don Watts, team foul #1 | 32-33 |
| 18:34 | Illinois | Robert Beaver is called for the reach on Bruce Hicks in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Beaver, team foul #2 | 32-33 |
| 18:17 | Illinois | Eugene Boyle hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Bruce Hicks | 32-36 |
| 18:00 | Indiana | Robert Beaver misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 32-36 |
| 17:59 | Illinois | Eugene Boyle grabs the defensive rebound | 32-36 |
| 17:54 | Illinois | Anthony Stevens can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 32-36 |
| 17:53 | Indiana | Merle Calloway gets the rebound | 32-36 |
| 17:30 | Indiana | Don Watts clanks a turnaround near the basket | 32-36 |
| 17:28 | Illinois | The rebound goes to David Saylors | 32-36 |
| 17:21 | Illinois | Eugene Boyle hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Bruce Hicks | 32-38 |
| 16:59 | Indiana | Mladen Zafar comes up short on the floater near the basket | 32-38 |
| 16:57 | Illinois | Anthony Stevens snags the defensive board | 32-38 |
| 16:34 | Illinois | David Saylors's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-38 |
| Subs | Indiana | Chris Nichols (PG), Homer Mariano (SF), Robert Myers (PF), Vince Harding (C) Don Watts, Mladen Zafar, Roy Jones, Merle Calloway | |
| Subs | Illinois | Randy McGibbon (PG), John Giancola (SF), Paul Wason (PF), Steven Bennett (C) Bruce Hicks, Eugene Boyle, Charles Howland, David Saylors | |
| 16:13 | Indiana | Robert Myers comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block | 32-38 |
| 16:11 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Randy McGibbon | 32-38 |
| 16:07 | Illinois | Anthony Stevens misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 32-38 |
| 16:06 | Indiana | Vince Harding grabs the defensive rebound | 32-38 |
| 15:55 | Indiana | Randy McGibbon picks off the pass by Robert Myers | 32-38 |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Chris Nichols (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SG - Robert Beaver (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Homer Mariano (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Myers (fresh) 2 pts. C - Vince Harding (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Randy McGibbon (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Anthony Stevens (fairly fresh) SF - John Giancola (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Wason (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Steven Bennett (fresh) | |
| 15:39 | Illinois | Anthony Stevens drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Randy McGibbon | 32-41 |
| 15:28 | Indiana | Robert Beaver hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 32-41 |
| 15:26 | Indiana | Homer Mariano pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-41 |
| 15:13 | Indiana | Robert Beaver is hacked by John Giancola - foul #1 on John Giancola, team foul #3 | 32-41 |
| Subs | Indiana | Don Watts (PG), Jim Jackson (SG), Mladen Zafar (SF), Roy Jones (PF) Chris Nichols, Robert Beaver, Homer Mariano, Robert Myers | |
| Subs | Illinois | Bruce Hicks (PG), Eugene Boyle (SF) Anthony Stevens, John Giancola | |
| 14:51 | Indiana | Vince Harding misses badly on a floater in the paint | 32-41 |
| 14:50 | Illinois | Paul Wason grabs the board | 32-41 |
| 14:35 | Illinois | Eugene Boyle misses short on a turnaround in the lane | 32-41 |
| 14:33 | Illinois | Steven Bennett grabs the offensive board | 32-41 |
| 14:19 | Illinois | Eugene Boyle can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 32-41 |
| 14:17 | Illinois | Eugene Boyle tips it home | 32-43 |
| 14:01 | Indiana | Mladen Zafar connects on the shot from the baseline and he's hacked by Eugene Boyle - foul #2 on Eugene Boyle, team foul #4 | 34-43 |
| Subs | Indiana | Merle Calloway (C) Vince Harding | |
| Subs | Illinois | Charles Howland (PF), David Saylors (C) Paul Wason, Steven Bennett | |
| 14:01 | Indiana | Mladen Zafar misses the free throw | 34-43 |
| 14:01 | Illinois | Charles Howland grabs the board | 34-43 |
| 13:36 | Illinois | Eugene Boyle can't connect on a floater in the paint but he's fouled by Roy Jones - foul #2 on Roy Jones, team foul #3 | 34-43 |
| Subs | Indiana | Robert Beaver (SG) Mladen Zafar | |
| Subs | Illinois | Anthony Stevens (SG) Randy McGibbon | |
| 13:36 | Illinois | Eugene Boyle misses the 1st free throw | 34-43 |
| 13:36 | Illinois | Eugene Boyle misses the 2nd free throw | 34-43 |
| 13:36 | Indiana | Merle Calloway grabs the board | 34-43 |
| 13:09 | Indiana | Merle Calloway comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline | 34-43 |
| 13:07 | Illinois | David Saylors pulls down the rebound | 34-43 |
| 13:03 | Illinois | Anthony Stevens makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from David Saylors | 34-46 |
| 12:48 | Indiana | Robert Beaver hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 34-46 |
| 12:46 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Eugene Boyle | 34-46 |
| 12:30 | Illinois | David Saylors misses short on a turnaround from the baseline | 34-46 |
| 12:29 | Illinois | Anthony Stevens tips it home | 34-48 |
| 12:11 | Indiana | Anthony Stevens picks off the pass by Don Watts | 34-48 |
| 11:51 | Illinois | Eugene Boyle drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Anthony Stevens | 34-51 |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Don Watts (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Beaver (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jim Jackson (fairly fresh) 3 pf. PF - Roy Jones (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Merle Calloway (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Bruce Hicks (fairly fresh) 7 ast. SG - Anthony Stevens (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Eugene Boyle (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Howland (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - David Saylors (fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 11:25 | Indiana | A charge is called on Jim Jackson - foul #4 on Jim Jackson, team foul #4 | 34-51 |
| Subs | Indiana | Chris Nichols (PG), Mladen Zafar (SF), Robert Myers (PF), Vince Harding (C) Don Watts, Jim Jackson, Roy Jones, Merle Calloway | |
| Subs | Illinois | Randy McGibbon (PG), John Giancola (SG), Steven Bennett (SF), Paul Wason (PF) Bruce Hicks, Anthony Stevens, Eugene Boyle, Charles Howland | |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 10:57 | Illinois | David Saylors can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Vince Harding - foul #2 on Vince Harding, team foul #5 | 34-51 |
| 10:57 | Illinois | David Saylors misses the 1st free throw | 34-51 |
| 10:57 | Illinois | David Saylors misses the 2nd free throw | 34-51 |
| 10:57 | Indiana | Robert Myers gets the rebound | 34-51 |
| 10:46 | Indiana | Mladen Zafar blows the dunk | 34-51 |
| 10:45 | Illinois | John Giancola snags the defensive board | 34-51 |
| 10:34 | Illinois | David Saylors's pass is intercepted by Chris Nichols | 34-51 |
| 10:31 | Indiana | Chris Nichols hits the finger roll | 36-51 |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 10:11 | Illinois | John Giancola scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 36-54 |
| 09:55 | Indiana | Vince Harding's pass is intercepted by Randy McGibbon | 36-54 |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 09:29 | Illinois | John Giancola hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 36-54 |
| 09:27 | Illinois | David Saylors gets the offensive rebound | 36-54 |
| 09:02 | Illinois | Robert Myers swats the layup by David Saylors | 36-54 |
| 09:01 | Indiana | Robert Myers snags the defensive board | 36-54 |
| 08:56 | Indiana | Mladen Zafar travels with the ball | 36-54 |
| Subs | Indiana | Don Watts (PG), Roy Jones (PF), Merle Calloway (C) Robert Beaver, Robert Myers, Vince Harding | |
| Subs | Illinois | Bruce Hicks (PG), Anthony Stevens (SG), Eugene Boyle (SF), Charles Howland (PF) Randy McGibbon, John Giancola, Steven Bennett, David Saylors | |
| 08:27 | Illinois | Eugene Boyle misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 36-54 |
| 08:25 | Indiana | Merle Calloway grabs the board | 36-54 |
| 08:10 | Indiana | Merle Calloway misses badly on a jump hook from the left block | 36-54 |
| 08:09 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Eugene Boyle | 36-54 |
| 07:51 | Illinois | Eugene Boyle connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 36-57 |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Don Watts (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Chris Nichols (fresh) 5 pts. 3 stl. SF - Mladen Zafar (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Roy Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Merle Calloway (fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Bruce Hicks (fresh) 7 ast. SG - Anthony Stevens (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Eugene Boyle (fresh) 19 pts. 4 reb. PF - Charles Howland (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Paul Wason (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:40 | Indiana | Roy Jones can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by Eugene Boyle - foul #3 on Eugene Boyle, team foul #5 | 36-57 |
| Subs | Indiana | Jim Jackson (SG), Homer Mariano (SF), Vince Harding (C) Chris Nichols, Mladen Zafar, Merle Calloway | |
| Subs | Illinois | Steven Bennett (C) Paul Wason | |
| 07:40 | Indiana | Roy Jones makes the 1st free throw | 37-57 |
| 07:40 | Indiana | Roy Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 38-57 |
| 07:16 | Illinois | Eugene Boyle misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 38-57 |
| 07:14 | Indiana | Roy Jones grabs the board | 38-57 |
| 07:10 | Indiana | Don Watts comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 38-57 |
| 07:08 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Charles Howland | 38-57 |
| 06:52 | Illinois | Eugene Boyle clanks a floater near the basket | 38-57 |
| 06:51 | Indiana | Vince Harding gets the rebound | 38-57 |
| 06:33 | Indiana | Don Watts misses short on a jumper from the right side | 38-57 |
| 06:31 | Indiana | Vince Harding tips it back up and in | 40-57 |
| 06:03 | Illinois | Jim Jackson is called for the reach on Bruce Hicks - foul #5 on Jim Jackson, team foul #6 | 40-57 |
| Subs | Indiana | Robert Beaver (SG), Mladen Zafar (SF), Robert Myers (PF), Merle Calloway (C) Jim Jackson, Homer Mariano, Roy Jones, Vince Harding | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Giancola (SF), Paul Wason (PF), David Saylors (C) Eugene Boyle, Charles Howland, Steven Bennett | |
| 05:42 | Illinois | David Saylors banks in the layup on a nice dish by Paul Wason | 40-59 |
| 05:37 | Indiana | Don Watts misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 40-59 |
| 05:35 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Paul Wason | 40-59 |
| 05:13 | Illinois | David Saylors misses badly on a shot from the right side | 40-59 |
| 05:12 | Indiana | Mladen Zafar snags the defensive board | 40-59 |
| 05:06 | Indiana | Anthony Stevens is called for the reach on Merle Calloway - foul #1 on Anthony Stevens, team foul #6 | 40-59 |
| Subs | Indiana | Chris Nichols (PG), Roy Jones (PF) Don Watts, Robert Myers | |
| Subs | Illinois | Randy McGibbon (PG), Steven Bennett (SF), David Fielder (C) Bruce Hicks, Anthony Stevens, David Saylors | |
| 04:57 | Indiana | David Fielder swats the short shot by Mladen Zafar | 40-59 |
| 04:55 | Indiana | Merle Calloway tips it home | 42-59 |
| 04:42 | Illinois | Mladen Zafar picks off the pass by David Fielder | 42-59 |
| 04:36 | Indiana | Merle Calloway makes the driving attempt in the lane | 44-59 |
| 04:07 | Illinois | John Giancola comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 44-59 |
| 04:06 | Illinois | David Fielder tips it back up and in | 44-61 |
| 03:48 | Indiana | Chris Nichols misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 44-61 |
| 03:46 | Indiana | Merle Calloway grabs the offensive board | 44-61 |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Chris Nichols (fresh) 5 pts. 3 stl. SG - Robert Beaver (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mladen Zafar (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Roy Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Merle Calloway (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Randy McGibbon (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - John Giancola (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. SF - Steven Bennett (fresh) PF - Paul Wason (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - David Fielder (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 03:40 | Indiana | Mladen Zafar hits a jump hook near the basket set up by Robert Beaver | 46-61 |
| 03:11 | Illinois | John Giancola makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 46-64 |
| 02:49 | Indiana | Merle Calloway can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by David Fielder - foul #2 on David Fielder, team foul #7 | 46-64 |
| Subs | Indiana | Don Watts (PG), Homer Mariano (SF), Robert Myers (PF) Robert Beaver, Mladen Zafar, Roy Jones | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 02:49 | Indiana | Merle Calloway misses the 1st free throw | 46-64 |
| 02:49 | Indiana | Merle Calloway makes the 2nd free throw | 47-64 |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:29 | Illinois | John Giancola comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 47-64 |
| 02:28 | Indiana | Homer Mariano grabs the board | 47-64 |
| 02:13 | Indiana | Merle Calloway drills a jumper from the left block set up by Chris Nichols and he's fouled by Steven Bennett - foul #1 on Steven Bennett, team foul #8 | 49-64 |
| 02:13 | Indiana | Merle Calloway makes the free throw | 50-64 |
| 01:53 | Illinois | John Giancola hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by David Fielder | 50-67 |
| 01:44 | Indiana | Don Watts scores on a floater near the basket set up by Chris Nichols and he's hacked by Paul Wason - foul #3 on Paul Wason, team foul #9 | 52-67 |
| Subs | Indiana | Robert Beaver (SG), Mladen Zafar (SF), Roy Jones (PF) Chris Nichols, Homer Mariano, Robert Myers | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 01:44 | Indiana | Don Watts makes the free throw | 53-67 |
| 01:20 | Illinois | John Giancola throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-67 |
| 01:08 | Indiana | Robert Beaver misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 53-67 |
| 01:07 | Illinois | David Fielder grabs the board | 53-67 |
| 00:51 | Illinois | John Giancola connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Randy McGibbon | 53-70 |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:46 | Indiana | Robert Beaver misses the shot from just outside the lane | 53-70 |
| 00:44 | Indiana | Roy Jones tips it but misses | 53-70 |
| 00:42 | Indiana | Merle Calloway pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-70 |
| 00:40 | Indiana | The short jumper by Merle Calloway is denied by Steven Bennett | 53-70 |
| 00:39 | Illinois | John Giancola snags the defensive board | 53-70 |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:18 | Illinois | Randy McGibbon can't connect on a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Robert Beaver - foul #3 on Robert Beaver, team foul #7 | 53-70 |
| 00:18 | Illinois | Randy McGibbon makes the 1st free throw | 53-71 |
| 00:18 | Illinois | Randy McGibbon makes the 2nd free throw | 53-72 |
| 00:12 | Indiana | Don Watts loses the dribble to Steven Bennett | 53-72 |
| 00:08 | Illinois | Steven Bennett misses the dunk | 53-72 |
| 00:07 | Indiana | Roy Jones pulls down the rebound | 53-72 |
| 00:00 | Indiana | Robert Beaver loses the dribble to John Giancola | 53-72 |