| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Wayne Foster (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Boris Zellous (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Virgil Polson (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Thomas Wainwright (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Fisher (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Robert Gilbert (fresh) 6 ast. SG - Dikembe Akre (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mario Castro (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. PF - Dustin Beresky (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Glenn Nickerson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Indiana | Mario Castro inbounds the ball | 37-41 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:38 | Indiana | Dustin Beresky comes up short on the shot from the left block but the foul's on Thomas Wainwright - foul #1 on Thomas Wainwright, team foul #1 | 37-41 |
| 19:38 | Indiana | Dustin Beresky makes the 1st free throw | 37-42 |
| 19:38 | Indiana | Dustin Beresky makes the 2nd free throw | 37-43 |
| 19:19 | Illinois | Virgil Polson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 37-43 |
| 19:18 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Wayne Foster | 37-43 |
| 19:08 | Illinois | Virgil Polson loses the dribble to Glenn Nickerson | 37-43 |
| 18:45 | Indiana | Dikembe Akre comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 37-43 |
| 18:44 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Virgil Polson | 37-43 |
| 18:21 | Illinois | Robert Fisher misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 37-43 |
| 18:19 | Indiana | Dustin Beresky grabs the defensive rebound | 37-43 |
| 18:02 | Indiana | Glenn Nickerson lays it up and in set up by Dustin Beresky and he's fouled by Robert Fisher - foul #3 on Robert Fisher, team foul #2 | 37-45 |
| 18:02 | Indiana | Glenn Nickerson makes the free throw | 37-46 |
| 17:51 | Illinois | Virgil Polson is fouled on the floor by Mario Castro - foul #2 on Mario Castro, team foul #1 | 37-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | Denis Banks (PF) Thomas Wainwright | |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| 17:32 | Illinois | Virgil Polson clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 37-46 |
| 17:31 | Illinois | Robert Fisher misses the tip | 37-46 |
| 17:30 | Indiana | Dustin Beresky grabs the board | 37-46 |
| 17:18 | Indiana | Dustin Beresky is called for a backcourt violation | 37-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Fox (PG), James Aguon (SG), Andrei Palczewski (SF), Scott Dollard (C) Wayne Foster, Boris Zellous, Virgil Polson, Robert Fisher | |
| Subs | Indiana | Alfred Macintyre (PF), Paul Stovall (C) Dustin Beresky, Glenn Nickerson | |
| 16:54 | Illinois | Edward Fox can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 37-46 |
| 16:53 | Indiana | The rebound goes to Paul Stovall | 37-46 |
| 16:28 | Indiana | Alfred Macintyre hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Dikembe Akre and he's hacked by Denis Banks - foul #1 on Denis Banks, team foul #3 | 37-48 |
| Subs | Illinois | Thomas Wainwright (PF) Denis Banks | |
| Subs | Indiana | Ivan Zahl (PG), Curtis Grubb (SG) Robert Gilbert, Dikembe Akre | |
| 16:28 | Indiana | Alfred Macintyre makes the free throw | 37-49 |
| 16:15 | Illinois | James Aguon is whistled for traveling | 37-49 |
| Subs | Illinois | Wayne Foster (PG) Edward Fox | |
| Subs | Indiana | Glenn Nickerson (C) Paul Stovall | |
| 15:48 | Indiana | Curtis Grubb's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-49 |
| Subs | Illinois | Boris Zellous (SG), Virgil Polson (SF), Robert Fisher (C) James Aguon, Andrei Palczewski, Scott Dollard | |
| Subs | Indiana | Dustin Beresky (PF) Mario Castro | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Wayne Foster (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Boris Zellous (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Virgil Polson (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Thomas Wainwright (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Fisher (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Ivan Zahl (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Curtis Grubb (fresh) SF - Alfred Macintyre (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dustin Beresky (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Glenn Nickerson (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:19 | Illinois | Boris Zellous is fouled on the floor by Alfred Macintyre - foul #1 on Alfred Macintyre, team foul #2 | 37-49 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Indiana | Dikembe Akre (SG) Curtis Grubb | |
| 14:56 | Illinois | Virgil Polson misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 37-49 |
| 14:54 | Indiana | Ivan Zahl grabs the defensive rebound | 37-49 |
| 14:31 | Indiana | Alfred Macintyre is fouled on the floor by Boris Zellous - foul #3 on Boris Zellous, team foul #4 | 37-49 |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Fox (PG), Denis Banks (PF), Scott Dollard (C) Wayne Foster, Thomas Wainwright, Robert Fisher | |
| Subs | Indiana | Robert Gilbert (PG), Paul Stovall (C) Alfred Macintyre, Glenn Nickerson | |
| 14:10 | Indiana | Ivan Zahl's pass is intercepted by Edward Fox | 37-49 |
| 14:06 | Illinois | Edward Fox misses the dunk attempt | 37-49 |
| 14:05 | Illinois | Denis Banks tips it in | 39-49 |
| 13:53 | Indiana | Paul Stovall misses short on a fadeaway near the basket | 39-49 |
| 13:51 | Illinois | Scott Dollard grabs the board | 39-49 |
| 13:24 | Illinois | Scott Dollard is fouled on the floor by Robert Gilbert - foul #1 on Robert Gilbert, team foul #3 | 39-49 |
| Subs | Illinois | Wayne Foster (PG), James Aguon (SG), Andrei Palczewski (SF), Robert Fisher (C) Edward Fox, Boris Zellous, Virgil Polson, Scott Dollard | |
| Subs | Indiana | Curtis Grubb (SG), Mario Castro (SF), Brandon Albers (C) Ivan Zahl, Dikembe Akre, Dustin Beresky | |
| 13:11 | Illinois | Paul Stovall steals it from Wayne Foster | 39-49 |
| 12:57 | Indiana | James Aguon takes the ball from Paul Stovall | 39-49 |
| 12:47 | Illinois | Robert Fisher misses the driving attempt from the right block | 39-49 |
| 12:46 | Illinois | Wayne Foster tips it but misses | 39-49 |
| 12:44 | Indiana | Paul Stovall grabs the defensive rebound | 39-49 |
| 12:26 | Indiana | Robert Gilbert connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 39-52 |
| 12:11 | Illinois | Robert Fisher blows the layup but he's hacked by Brandon Albers - foul #1 on Brandon Albers, team foul #4 | 39-52 |
| Subs | Illinois | Thomas Wainwright (PF) Denis Banks | |
| Subs | Indiana | Dikembe Akre (SG), Alfred Macintyre (PF), Glenn Nickerson (C) Curtis Grubb, Paul Stovall, Brandon Albers | |
| 12:11 | Illinois | Robert Fisher misses the 1st free throw | 39-52 |
| 12:11 | Illinois | Robert Fisher makes the 2nd free throw | 40-52 |
| 11:56 | Indiana | Robert Gilbert misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 40-52 |
| 11:54 | Indiana | Alfred Macintyre tips it back up and in | 40-54 |
| 11:33 | Illinois | James Aguon hits a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Wayne Foster | 43-54 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Wayne Foster (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Aguon (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SF - Andrei Palczewski (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Thomas Wainwright (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Fisher (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Robert Gilbert (fresh) 3 pts. 6 ast. SG - Dikembe Akre (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mario Castro (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. PF - Alfred Macintyre (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Glenn Nickerson (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:18 | Indiana | Mario Castro misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 43-54 |
| 11:16 | Indiana | Glenn Nickerson can't tip it in | 43-54 |
| 11:15 | Illinois | Wayne Foster grabs the defensive rebound | 43-54 |
| 10:53 | Illinois | Robert Fisher misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 43-54 |
| 10:52 | Illinois | Thomas Wainwright tips it home | 45-54 |
| 10:40 | Indiana | Glenn Nickerson can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 45-54 |
| 10:39 | Illinois | Robert Fisher pulls down the rebound | 45-54 |
| 10:18 | Illinois | Robert Fisher's pass is intercepted by Alfred Macintyre | 45-54 |
| 09:52 | Indiana | James Aguon is called for the reach on Robert Gilbert - foul #1 on James Aguon, team foul #5 | 45-54 |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Fox (PG), Boris Zellous (SG), Virgil Polson (SF), Denis Banks (PF), Scott Dollard (C) Wayne Foster, James Aguon, Andrei Palczewski, Thomas Wainwright, Robert Fisher | |
| Subs | Indiana | Ivan Zahl (PG), Dustin Beresky (PF) Robert Gilbert, Alfred Macintyre | |
| 09:30 | Indiana | Dikembe Akre comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 45-54 |
| 09:28 | Indiana | Glenn Nickerson tips it home | 45-56 |
| 09:07 | Illinois | Virgil Polson is hacked by Mario Castro - foul #3 on Mario Castro, team foul #5 | 45-56 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Indiana | Curtis Grubb (SG), Paul Stovall (C) Dikembe Akre, Glenn Nickerson | |
| 08:57 | Illinois | Edward Fox knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away | 48-56 |
| 08:43 | Indiana | Virgil Polson takes the ball from Dustin Beresky | 48-56 |
| 08:31 | Illinois | Edward Fox can't connect on an uncontested 3 pointer from the left corner | 48-56 |
| 08:30 | Indiana | Ivan Zahl grabs the defensive rebound | 48-56 |
| 08:08 | Indiana | Dustin Beresky lays it up and in | 48-58 |
| 08:05 | Illinois | Edward Fox is fouled in the backcourt by Ivan Zahl - foul #1 on Ivan Zahl, team foul #6 | 48-58 |
| Subs | Illinois | Wayne Foster (PG) Edward Fox | |
| Subs | Indiana | Dikembe Akre (SG), Alfred Macintyre (C) Curtis Grubb, Paul Stovall | |
| 07:55 | Illinois | Scott Dollard misses badly on the uncontested turnaround in the paint | 48-58 |
| 07:54 | Illinois | Boris Zellous pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-58 |
| 07:35 | Illinois | Denis Banks's fadeaway is rejected by Dustin Beresky | 48-58 |
| 07:33 | Indiana | Dustin Beresky snags the defensive board | 48-58 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Wayne Foster (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Boris Zellous (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Virgil Polson (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Denis Banks (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Scott Dollard (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Ivan Zahl (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dikembe Akre (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mario Castro (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. PF - Dustin Beresky (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. C - Alfred Macintyre (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:19 | Indiana | Mario Castro misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Scott Dollard - foul #1 on Scott Dollard, team foul #6 | 48-58 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Aguon (SG), Andrei Palczewski (SF), Thomas Wainwright (PF) Boris Zellous, Denis Banks, Scott Dollard | |
| Subs | Indiana | Robert Gilbert (PG), Glenn Nickerson (C) Ivan Zahl, Dustin Beresky | |
| 07:19 | Indiana | Mario Castro misses the 1st free throw | 48-58 |
| 07:19 | Indiana | Mario Castro misses the 2nd free throw | 48-58 |
| 07:19 | Illinois | Andrei Palczewski snags the defensive board | 48-58 |
| 06:59 | Illinois | Virgil Polson misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 48-58 |
| 06:57 | Indiana | The rebound goes to Alfred Macintyre | 48-58 |
| 06:34 | Indiana | Mario Castro misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 48-58 |
| 06:33 | Illinois | Virgil Polson pulls down the rebound | 48-58 |
| 06:13 | Illinois | Glenn Nickerson is called for the reach on Virgil Polson - foul #3 on Glenn Nickerson, team foul #7 | 48-58 |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Fox (PG), Boris Zellous (SG), Robert Fisher (C) Wayne Foster, James Aguon, Andrei Palczewski | |
| Subs | Indiana | Ivan Zahl (SG), Dustin Beresky (PF) Dikembe Akre, Alfred Macintyre | |
| 06:13 | Illinois | Virgil Polson misses the 1st free throw | 48-58 |
| 06:13 | Indiana | Ivan Zahl pulls down the rebound | 48-58 |
| 05:59 | Indiana | The jump hook by Dustin Beresky is blocked by Robert Fisher | 48-58 |
| 05:58 | Illinois | Thomas Wainwright pulls down the rebound | 48-58 |
| 05:36 | Illinois | Edward Fox buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Virgil Polson | 51-58 |
| 05:15 | Indiana | Dustin Beresky makes the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Gilbert | 51-60 |
| 04:51 | Illinois | Boris Zellous can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 51-60 |
| 04:49 | Indiana | Mario Castro pulls down the rebound | 51-60 |
| 04:23 | Indiana | Glenn Nickerson misses long on a jumper near the basket | 51-60 |
| 04:21 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Virgil Polson | 51-60 |
| 04:03 | Illinois | Boris Zellous connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Fisher | 54-60 |
| 03:44 | Indiana | Thomas Wainwright denies the turnaround by Mario Castro | 54-60 |
| 03:42 | Indiana | Ivan Zahl gets the offensive rebound | 54-60 |
| 03:32 | Indiana | Ivan Zahl misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 54-60 |
| 03:30 | Illinois | Robert Fisher snags the defensive board | 54-60 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Edward Fox (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Boris Zellous (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Virgil Polson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas Wainwright (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Fisher (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Robert Gilbert (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 7 ast. SG - Ivan Zahl (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mario Castro (tiring) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. PF - Dustin Beresky (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. C - Glenn Nickerson (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:13 | Illinois | Edward Fox is open and scores on a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Boris Zellous out of a doubleteam | 56-60 |
| 02:50 | Indiana | Dustin Beresky misses the lay-in | 56-60 |
| 02:48 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Robert Fisher | 56-60 |
| 02:33 | Illinois | Dustin Beresky blocks the jumper by Virgil Polson | 56-60 |
| 02:31 | Indiana | Glenn Nickerson grabs the defensive rebound | 56-60 |
| 02:18 | Indiana | Glenn Nickerson misses the jumper from the right block | 56-60 |
| 02:17 | Illinois | Edward Fox grabs the defensive rebound | 56-60 |
| 02:11 | Illinois | Ivan Zahl is called for the reach on Edward Fox - foul #2 on Ivan Zahl, team foul #8 | 56-60 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Aguon (SG), Andrei Palczewski (SF), Denis Banks (PF), Scott Dollard (C) Boris Zellous, Virgil Polson, Thomas Wainwright, Robert Fisher | |
| Subs | Indiana | Curtis Grubb (SG), Dikembe Akre (SF), Alfred Macintyre (PF), Paul Stovall (C) Ivan Zahl, Mario Castro, Dustin Beresky, Glenn Nickerson | |
| 02:11 | Illinois | Edward Fox makes the 1st free throw | 57-60 |
| 02:11 | Illinois | Edward Fox misses the 2nd free throw | 57-60 |
| 02:11 | Indiana | Alfred Macintyre snags the defensive board | 57-60 |
| 01:57 | Indiana | Paul Stovall can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 57-60 |
| 01:55 | Illinois | Scott Dollard gets the rebound | 57-60 |
| 01:55 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-60 |
| Subs | Illinois | Wayne Foster (PG), Boris Zellous (SG), Virgil Polson (SF), Thomas Wainwright (PF), Robert Fisher (C) Edward Fox, James Aguon, Andrei Palczewski, Denis Banks, Scott Dollard | |
| Subs | Indiana | Mario Castro (SF), Dustin Beresky (PF), Glenn Nickerson (C) Curtis Grubb, Alfred Macintyre, Paul Stovall | |
| 01:33 | Illinois | Boris Zellous misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 57-60 |
| 01:32 | Indiana | Dustin Beresky snags the defensive board | 57-60 |
| 01:12 | Indiana | Glenn Nickerson misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline | 57-60 |
| 01:10 | Illinois | Robert Fisher snags the defensive board | 57-60 |
| 01:00 | Illinois | Thomas Wainwright is hacked by Dustin Beresky - foul #3 on Dustin Beresky, team foul #9 | 57-60 |
| 01:00 | Illinois | Thomas Wainwright makes the 1st free throw | 58-60 |
| 01:00 | Illinois | Thomas Wainwright makes the 2nd free throw | 59-60 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:34 | Indiana | Dustin Beresky is fouled on the floor by Thomas Wainwright - foul #2 on Thomas Wainwright, team foul #7 | 59-60 |
| 00:34 | Indiana | Dustin Beresky makes the 1st free throw | 59-61 |
| 00:34 | Indiana | Dustin Beresky makes the 2nd free throw | 59-62 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:18 | Illinois | Boris Zellous shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 59-62 |
| 00:17 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Virgil Polson | 59-62 |
| 00:12 | Illinois | Boris Zellous splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 59-62 |
| 00:11 | Indiana | Glenn Nickerson snags the defensive board | 59-62 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:10 | Indiana | Glenn Nickerson is fouled in the backcourt by Wayne Foster - foul #2 on Wayne Foster, team foul #8 | 59-62 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Indiana | Ivan Zahl (SG) Mario Castro | |
| 00:10 | Indiana | Glenn Nickerson makes the 1st free throw | 59-63 |
| 00:10 | Indiana | Glenn Nickerson makes the 2nd free throw | 59-64 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:05 | Illinois | Virgil Polson misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 59-64 |
| 00:04 | Indiana | Dustin Beresky pulls down the rebound | 59-64 |
| 00:03 | Indiana | Wayne Foster is called for the reach on Dustin Beresky in the backcourt - foul #3 on Wayne Foster, team foul #9 | 59-64 |
| 00:03 | Indiana | Dustin Beresky makes the 1st free throw | 59-65 |
| 00:03 | Indiana | Dustin Beresky makes the 2nd free throw | 59-66 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Wayne Foster can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 59-66 |