| Lineup | Indiana | PG - James Johnson (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Paul Hartung (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rodney Span (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Christopher Lee (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Robert Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Aaron Olsen (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Bentley (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gregory Harris (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Kyle Whiddon (fresh) C - David Willems (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Indiana | Rodney Span inbounds the ball | 34-30 |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:33 | Indiana | Christopher Lee is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by David Willems - foul #1 on David Willems, team foul #1 | 34-30 |
| 19:33 | Indiana | Christopher Lee makes the 1st free throw | 35-30 |
| 19:33 | Indiana | Christopher Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 36-30 |
| 19:21 | Illinois | Kyle Whiddon misses badly on a turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by Robert Williams - foul #1 on Robert Williams, team foul #1 | 36-30 |
| 19:21 | Illinois | Kyle Whiddon makes the 1st free throw | 36-31 |
| 19:21 | Illinois | Kyle Whiddon makes the 2nd free throw | 36-32 |
| 19:13 | Indiana | Christopher Lee's floater is tipped away by David Willems | 36-32 |
| 19:12 | Illinois | The rebound goes to John Bentley | 36-32 |
| 18:47 | Illinois | David Willems can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 36-32 |
| 18:46 | Illinois | David Willems tips it home | 36-34 |
| 18:35 | Indiana | Rodney Span is whistled for a carry | 36-34 |
| 18:08 | Illinois | Gregory Harris hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 36-34 |
| 18:07 | Indiana | James Johnson pulls down the rebound | 36-34 |
| 17:44 | Indiana | Paul Hartung hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 36-34 |
| 17:43 | Indiana | Paul Hartung snags the offensive board | 36-34 |
| 17:34 | Indiana | James Johnson tries to split the doubleteam and is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on James Johnson, team foul #2 | 36-34 |
| Subs | Indiana | Joseph Stainbrook (PG), Stjepan Irizarry (C) James Johnson, Robert Williams | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 17:05 | Illinois | David Willems lays it in on a nice dish by John Bentley | 36-36 |
| 16:42 | Indiana | Joseph Stainbrook travels with the ball | 36-36 |
| Subs | Indiana | Dale Sanders (PG), Christopher Chisolm (SG) Paul Hartung, Rodney Span | |
| Subs | Illinois | Zachary Belcher (SG), James Werner (PF), Johnny Bergeron (C) John Bentley, Kyle Whiddon, David Willems | |
| 16:14 | Illinois | Aaron Olsen's floater is tipped away by Stjepan Irizarry | 36-36 |
| 16:13 | Indiana | The rebound goes to Christopher Chisolm | 36-36 |
| 15:46 | Indiana | Joseph Stainbrook splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 36-36 |
| 15:44 | Illinois | Aaron Olsen snags the defensive board | 36-36 |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Dale Sanders (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Chisolm (fresh) SF - Joseph Stainbrook (fresh) PF - Christopher Lee (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Stjepan Irizarry (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Aaron Olsen (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Zachary Belcher (fresh) SF - Gregory Harris (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - James Werner (fresh) C - Johnny Bergeron (fresh) | |
| 15:16 | Illinois | Aaron Olsen dunks the ball | 36-38 |
| 15:02 | Indiana | Johnny Bergeron steals the ball from Joseph Stainbrook | 36-38 |
| 14:35 | Illinois | Aaron Olsen misses short on a shot from the right side | 36-38 |
| 14:34 | Illinois | Johnny Bergeron can't tip it in | 36-38 |
| 14:33 | Indiana | The rebound goes to Dale Sanders | 36-38 |
| 14:27 | Indiana | Dale Sanders scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Christopher Lee out of a doubleteam | 39-38 |
| 14:12 | Illinois | Aaron Olsen drills a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Gregory Harris | 39-40 |
| 14:01 | Indiana | Joseph Stainbrook can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 39-40 |
| 14:00 | Illinois | Zachary Belcher grabs the board | 39-40 |
| 13:31 | Illinois | Aaron Olsen drills a turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Zachary Belcher | 39-42 |
| 13:18 | Indiana | Christopher Lee can't finish the layup against a doubleteam but the foul's on Johnny Bergeron - foul #2 on Johnny Bergeron, team foul #2 | 39-42 |
| Subs | Indiana | James Johnson (PG), Paul Hartung (SG), Rodney Span (SF), Robert Williams (C) Dale Sanders, Christopher Chisolm, Joseph Stainbrook, Stjepan Irizarry | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Bentley (SG), Glen Malott (SF), Kyle Whiddon (PF), David Willems (C) Aaron Olsen, Zachary Belcher, James Werner, Johnny Bergeron | |
| 13:18 | Indiana | Christopher Lee makes the 1st free throw | 40-42 |
| 13:18 | Indiana | Christopher Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 41-42 |
| 12:51 | Illinois | David Willems misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 41-42 |
| 12:50 | Indiana | Christopher Lee grabs the board | 41-42 |
| 12:37 | Indiana | Christopher Lee misses the lay-in over the doubleteam | 41-42 |
| 12:36 | Illinois | Glen Malott pulls down the rebound | 41-42 |
| 12:20 | Illinois | David Willems throws it down | 41-44 |
| 12:08 | Indiana | Paul Hartung drills a runner near the basket on a nice dish by James Johnson | 43-44 |
| 11:47 | Illinois | James Johnson is called for the reach on David Willems - foul #4 on James Johnson, team foul #3 | 43-44 |
| Subs | Indiana | Dale Sanders (PG), Jacob Smith (C) James Johnson, Christopher Lee | |
| Subs | Illinois | Aaron Olsen (PG) Glen Malott | |
| 11:24 | Illinois | Rodney Span is called for the reach on John Bentley - foul #3 on Rodney Span, team foul #4 | 43-44 |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Dale Sanders (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Hartung (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rodney Span (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Robert Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Jacob Smith (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Aaron Olsen (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Bentley (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gregory Harris (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Kyle Whiddon (fresh) 2 pts. C - David Willems (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:04 | Illinois | John Bentley misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 43-44 |
| 11:02 | Indiana | Paul Hartung pulls down the rebound | 43-44 |
| 10:46 | Indiana | Paul Hartung misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 43-44 |
| 10:45 | Indiana | Paul Hartung pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-44 |
| 10:32 | Indiana | Robert Williams can't connect on a driving attempt from the baseline | 43-44 |
| 10:30 | Illinois | John Bentley grabs the board | 43-44 |
| 10:03 | Illinois | Aaron Olsen scores on a floater in the lane set up by Kyle Whiddon | 43-46 |
| 09:46 | Indiana | Rodney Span misses short on a shot from close range | 43-46 |
| 09:44 | Illinois | John Bentley pulls down the rebound | 43-46 |
| 09:40 | Illinois | Paul Hartung takes the ball from Aaron Olsen | 43-46 |
| 09:31 | Indiana | David Willems swats the short shot by Paul Hartung | 43-46 |
| 09:30 | Illinois | David Willems snags the defensive board | 43-46 |
| 09:13 | Illinois | John Bentley hits a fadeaway from the right wing | 43-48 |
| 08:56 | Indiana | Dale Sanders hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Jacob Smith | 45-48 |
| 08:35 | Illinois | Aaron Olsen buries a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by John Bentley | 45-51 |
| 08:23 | Indiana | Paul Hartung misses the lay-in | 45-51 |
| 08:22 | Indiana | Jacob Smith tips it back up and in | 47-51 |
| 07:56 | Illinois | Gregory Harris misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 47-51 |
| 07:54 | Indiana | Jacob Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 47-51 |
| 07:47 | Indiana | Robert Williams misses the floater from the left side | 47-51 |
| 07:46 | Indiana | Jacob Smith can't tip it in | 47-51 |
| 07:44 | Indiana | Dale Sanders tips it but misses | 47-51 |
| 07:43 | Illinois | Kyle Whiddon grabs the defensive rebound | 47-51 |
| 07:18 | Illinois | Gregory Harris comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 47-51 |
| 07:17 | Illinois | David Willems pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-51 |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Dale Sanders (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Hartung (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rodney Span (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Robert Williams (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Jacob Smith (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Aaron Olsen (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Bentley (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gregory Harris (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Kyle Whiddon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - David Willems (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:01 | Illinois | John Bentley is fouled on the floor by Dale Sanders - foul #1 on Dale Sanders, team foul #5 | 47-51 |
| Subs | Indiana | James Johnson (PG), Christopher Chisolm (SG), Joseph Stainbrook (SF), Christopher Lee (PF), Stjepan Irizarry (C) Dale Sanders, Paul Hartung, Rodney Span, Robert Williams, Jacob Smith | |
| Subs | Illinois | Zachary Belcher (SG), Glen Malott (SF), James Werner (PF), Johnny Bergeron (C) Aaron Olsen, John Bentley, Kyle Whiddon, David Willems | |
| 06:39 | Illinois | Johnny Bergeron comes up short on the floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Joseph Stainbrook - foul #3 on Joseph Stainbrook, team foul #6 | 47-51 |
| 06:39 | Illinois | Johnny Bergeron makes the 1st free throw | 47-52 |
| 06:39 | Illinois | Johnny Bergeron misses the 2nd free throw | 47-52 |
| 06:39 | Indiana | Stjepan Irizarry gets the rebound | 47-52 |
| 06:21 | Indiana | Stjepan Irizarry's fadeaway is rejected by Johnny Bergeron | 47-52 |
| 06:20 | Illinois | James Werner grabs the defensive rebound | 47-52 |
| 05:59 | Illinois | Johnny Bergeron hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on Stjepan Irizarry - foul #1 on Stjepan Irizarry, team foul #7 | 47-52 |
| 05:59 | Illinois | Johnny Bergeron makes the 1st free throw | 47-53 |
| 05:59 | Illinois | Johnny Bergeron misses the 2nd free throw | 47-53 |
| 05:59 | Indiana | The rebound goes to Christopher Lee | 47-53 |
| 05:48 | Indiana | Johnny Bergeron is called for the reach on James Johnson - foul #3 on Johnny Bergeron, team foul #3 | 47-53 |
| 05:34 | Indiana | Stjepan Irizarry can't connect on a turnaround in the lane | 47-53 |
| 05:33 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Glen Malott | 47-53 |
| 05:15 | Illinois | Glen Malott misses the easy layup | 47-53 |
| 05:13 | Illinois | Glen Malott gets the offensive rebound | 47-53 |
| 04:44 | Illinois | Gregory Harris hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 47-53 |
| 04:42 | Indiana | Stjepan Irizarry gets the rebound | 47-53 |
| 04:16 | Indiana | James Johnson connects on the shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Stjepan Irizarry | 49-53 |
| 04:03 | Illinois | Johnny Bergeron's pass is intercepted by Joseph Stainbrook | 49-53 |
| 03:50 | Indiana | Christopher Lee hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Christopher Chisolm and he's hacked by Zachary Belcher - foul #2 on Zachary Belcher, team foul #4 | 51-53 |
| Subs | Indiana | Paul Hartung (SG), Rodney Span (SF), Jacob Smith (C) Christopher Chisolm, Joseph Stainbrook, Stjepan Irizarry | |
| Subs | Illinois | Aaron Olsen (PG), John Bentley (SG), Kyle Whiddon (PF) Zachary Belcher, Glen Malott, James Werner | |
| 03:50 | Indiana | Christopher Lee misses the free throw | 51-53 |
| 03:50 | Illinois | Johnny Bergeron pulls down the rebound | 51-53 |
| 03:24 | Illinois | James Johnson swats the short shot by Johnny Bergeron | 51-53 |
| 03:22 | Indiana | Paul Hartung snags the defensive board | 51-53 |
| 03:05 | Indiana | James Johnson makes the contested 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Paul Hartung | 54-53 |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - James Johnson (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. SG - Paul Hartung (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Rodney Span (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Christopher Lee (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Jacob Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Aaron Olsen (fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Bentley (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gregory Harris (tired) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Kyle Whiddon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Johnny Bergeron (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 02:40 | Illinois | Aaron Olsen can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 54-53 |
| 02:38 | Indiana | Jacob Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 54-53 |
| 02:16 | Indiana | Christopher Lee evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 54-53 |
| 02:15 | Illinois | Johnny Bergeron grabs the board | 54-53 |
| 01:46 | Illinois | Gregory Harris buries a 3 from the right wing | 54-56 |
| 01:24 | Indiana | Christopher Lee misses badly on a driving attempt near the basket | 54-56 |
| 01:22 | Illinois | Aaron Olsen grabs the defensive rebound | 54-56 |
| 00:59 | Illinois | Aaron Olsen knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Kyle Whiddon | 54-59 |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:51 | Indiana | Gregory Harris is called for the reach on Paul Hartung - foul #4 on Gregory Harris, team foul #5 | 54-59 |
| Subs | Indiana | Robert Williams (C) Jacob Smith | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Willems (C) Johnny Bergeron | |
| 00:46 | Indiana | Aaron Olsen steps in front of the Christopher Lee pass | 54-59 |
| 00:43 | Illinois | John Bentley jams it on a great pass from Aaron Olsen | 54-61 |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:38 | Indiana | Aaron Olsen takes the ball from Christopher Lee | 54-61 |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:35 | Illinois | Aaron Olsen is fouled in the backcourt by James Johnson - foul #5 on James Johnson, team foul #8 | 54-61 |
| Subs | Indiana | Joseph Stainbrook (PG) James Johnson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Glen Malott (SF), Johnny Bergeron (C) Gregory Harris, David Willems | |
| 00:35 | Illinois | Aaron Olsen makes the 1st free throw | 54-62 |
| 00:35 | Illinois | Aaron Olsen makes the 2nd free throw | 54-63 |
| 00:28 | Indiana | Joseph Stainbrook works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Rodney Span | 57-63 |
| 00:28 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-63 |
| 00:25 | Illinois | Aaron Olsen is fouled in the backcourt by Joseph Stainbrook - foul #4 on Joseph Stainbrook, team foul #9 | 57-63 |
| 00:25 | Illinois | Aaron Olsen makes the 1st free throw | 57-64 |
| 00:25 | Illinois | Aaron Olsen makes the 2nd free throw | 57-65 |
| 00:18 | Indiana | Paul Hartung misses the wide open 3 pointer from the left wing | 57-65 |
| 00:17 | Illinois | Johnny Bergeron grabs the defensive rebound | 57-65 |
| 00:17 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 57-65 |
| 00:16 | Illinois | Paul Hartung is called for the reach on John Bentley in the backcourt - foul #2 on Paul Hartung, team foul #10 | 57-65 |
| 00:16 | Illinois | John Bentley misses the 1st free throw | 57-65 |
| 00:16 | Illinois | John Bentley makes the 2nd free throw | 57-66 |
| 00:10 | Indiana | Joseph Stainbrook works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 57-66 |
| 00:09 | Illinois | Kyle Whiddon snags the defensive board | 57-66 |
| 00:06 | Illinois | Kyle Whiddon is hacked by Joseph Stainbrook in the backcourt - foul #5 on Joseph Stainbrook, team foul #11 | 57-66 |
| Subs | Indiana | Dale Sanders (PG) Joseph Stainbrook | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 00:06 | Illinois | Kyle Whiddon misses the 1st free throw | 57-66 |
| 00:06 | Illinois | Kyle Whiddon makes the 2nd free throw | 57-67 |
| 00:01 | Indiana | Paul Hartung is wide open but clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 57-67 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Glen Malott gets the rebound | 57-67 |