| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - William Cook (fresh) SG - Curtis May (fresh) SF - Ronald Roland (fresh) PF - Gary Barrientes (fresh) C - Arthur Cosby (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Wayne Foster (fresh) SG - Boris Zellous (fresh) SF - Virgil Polson (fresh) PF - Thomas Wainwright (fresh) C - Robert Fisher (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Thomas Wainwright wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:42 | Illinois | Boris Zellous works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Notre Dame | Arthur Cosby grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | Notre Dame | Ronald Roland misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | Illinois | Boris Zellous grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:01 | Illinois | Robert Fisher hits a driving attempt from the baseline | 0-2 |
| 18:47 | Notre Dame | Curtis May is hacked by Robert Fisher - foul #1 on Robert Fisher, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:38 | Notre Dame | Curtis May connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 3-2 |
| 18:26 | Illinois | Thomas Wainwright scores on a fadeaway from the baseline | 3-4 |
| 18:03 | Notre Dame | Ronald Roland comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 3-4 |
| 18:01 | Illinois | Thomas Wainwright gets the rebound | 3-4 |
| 17:49 | Illinois | Thomas Wainwright jams it on a great pass from Virgil Polson and he's fouled by William Cook - foul #1 on William Cook, team foul #1 | 3-6 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Mark Boren (PG), Sidney Gaither (SG), Silas Pan (SF), David Kennedy (PF), Ralph Scott (C) William Cook, Curtis May, Ronald Roland, Gary Barrientes, Arthur Cosby | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 17:49 | Illinois | Thomas Wainwright makes the free throw | 3-7 |
| 17:27 | Notre Dame | Sidney Gaither throws a bad pass out of bounds | 3-7 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Denis Banks (PF), Scott Dollard (C) Thomas Wainwright, Robert Fisher | |
| 17:02 | Illinois | Scott Dollard is hacked by Ralph Scott - foul #1 on Ralph Scott, team foul #2 | 3-7 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Aguon (SG), Andrei Palczewski (SF) Boris Zellous, Virgil Polson | |
| 16:49 | Illinois | Wayne Foster misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 3-7 |
| 16:47 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to David Kennedy | 3-7 |
| 16:36 | Notre Dame | Silas Pan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 3-7 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Curtis May (PG), Ronald Roland (SF), Gary Barrientes (PF), Arthur Cosby (C) Mark Boren, Silas Pan, David Kennedy, Ralph Scott | |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Fox (PG) Wayne Foster | |
| 16:21 | Illinois | Andrei Palczewski lays it up and in on a nice dish by Edward Fox and he's fouled by Ronald Roland - foul #1 on Ronald Roland, team foul #3 | 3-9 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Fisher (C) Scott Dollard | |
| 16:21 | Illinois | Andrei Palczewski makes the free throw | 3-10 |
| 15:59 | Notre Dame | Arthur Cosby buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 5-10 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Curtis May (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Sidney Gaither (fresh) SF - Ronald Roland (fresh) PF - Gary Barrientes (fresh) C - Arthur Cosby (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Edward Fox (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Aguon (fresh) SF - Andrei Palczewski (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Denis Banks (fresh) C - Robert Fisher (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:46 | Illinois | Edward Fox misses the fadeaway in the lane | 5-10 |
| 15:44 | Notre Dame | Ronald Roland pulls down the rebound | 5-10 |
| 15:40 | Notre Dame | Curtis May can't connect on a shot in the paint but he's fouled by Edward Fox - foul #1 on Edward Fox, team foul #2 | 5-10 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Cook (PG), Silas Pan (SF), David Kennedy (PF), Ralph Scott (C) Sidney Gaither, Ronald Roland, Gary Barrientes, Arthur Cosby | |
| Subs | Illinois | Boris Zellous (SG), Virgil Polson (SF), Thomas Wainwright (PF) James Aguon, Andrei Palczewski, Denis Banks | |
| 15:40 | Notre Dame | Curtis May misses the 1st free throw | 5-10 |
| 15:40 | Notre Dame | Curtis May makes the 2nd free throw | 6-10 |
| 15:23 | Illinois | Edward Fox is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Edward Fox, team foul #3 | 6-10 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Sidney Gaither (SG), Gary Barrientes (PF), Arthur Cosby (C) Curtis May, Silas Pan, Ralph Scott | |
| Subs | Illinois | Wayne Foster (PG) Edward Fox | |
| 15:16 | Notre Dame | The jump hook by Gary Barrientes is blocked by Robert Fisher | 6-10 |
| 15:15 | Illinois | Robert Fisher gets the rebound | 6-10 |
| 14:55 | Illinois | Virgil Polson splits the doubleteam but misses short on a driving attempt in the lane | 6-10 |
| 14:54 | Illinois | Virgil Polson grabs the offensive board | 6-10 |
| 14:40 | Illinois | Boris Zellous misses the jumpshot from the left side | 6-10 |
| 14:39 | Illinois | Thomas Wainwright can't tip it in | 6-10 |
| 14:38 | Notre Dame | Gary Barrientes grabs the board | 6-10 |
| 14:21 | Notre Dame | Sidney Gaither comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 6-10 |
| 14:19 | Illinois | Virgil Polson grabs the defensive rebound | 6-10 |
| 13:55 | Illinois | Thomas Wainwright misses short on a jump hook near the basket | 6-10 |
| 13:53 | Illinois | Boris Zellous can't tip it in | 6-10 |
| 13:52 | Notre Dame | Arthur Cosby gets the rebound | 6-10 |
| 13:35 | Notre Dame | Gary Barrientes hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 6-10 |
| 13:33 | Notre Dame | Sidney Gaither grabs the offensive board | 6-10 |
| 13:19 | Notre Dame | William Cook can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 6-10 |
| 13:17 | Illinois | Robert Fisher pulls down the rebound | 6-10 |
| 13:03 | Illinois | Boris Zellous's pass is intercepted by Sidney Gaither | 6-10 |
| 12:59 | Notre Dame | Sidney Gaither banks in the layup | 8-10 |
| 12:36 | Illinois | Virgil Polson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 8-10 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Mark Boren (PG), Curtis May (SG), Ronald Roland (SF), Ralph Scott (C) William Cook, Sidney Gaither, Gary Barrientes, Arthur Cosby | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Aguon (SG), Andrei Palczewski (SF), Denis Banks (PF), Scott Dollard (C) Boris Zellous, Virgil Polson, Thomas Wainwright, Robert Fisher | |
| 12:20 | Notre Dame | Ronald Roland knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing | 11-10 |
| 12:04 | Illinois | James Aguon misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block | 11-10 |
| 12:03 | Illinois | Scott Dollard tips it back up and in | 11-12 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Mark Boren (fresh) SG - Curtis May (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Ronald Roland (fresh) 3 pts. PF - David Kennedy (fairly fresh) C - Ralph Scott (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Wayne Foster (fairly fresh) SG - James Aguon (fresh) SF - Andrei Palczewski (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Denis Banks (fresh) C - Scott Dollard (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:48 | Notre Dame | Ronald Roland loses the dribble to Wayne Foster | 11-12 |
| 11:30 | Illinois | James Aguon misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 11-12 |
| 11:29 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Ralph Scott | 11-12 |
| 11:22 | Notre Dame | David Kennedy hits a jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Curtis May | 13-12 |
| 11:15 | Illinois | Scott Dollard can't finish the layup | 13-12 |
| 11:13 | Notre Dame | Ronald Roland pulls down the rebound | 13-12 |
| 10:56 | Notre Dame | Curtis May's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 13-12 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Jack Karlin (PG), Gary Barrientes (PF), Arthur Cosby (C) Mark Boren, David Kennedy, Ralph Scott | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 10:28 | Illinois | Wayne Foster is fouled on the floor by Jack Karlin - foul #1 on Jack Karlin, team foul #4 | 13-12 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Cook (PG), David Kennedy (PF) Jack Karlin, Gary Barrientes | |
| Subs | Illinois | Boris Zellous (PG), Virgil Polson (C) Wayne Foster, Scott Dollard | |
| 10:21 | Illinois | Ronald Roland is called for the reach on Boris Zellous - foul #2 on Ronald Roland, team foul #5 | 13-12 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Gary Barrientes (PF) Ronald Roland | |
| Subs | Illinois | Wayne Foster (PG), Thomas Wainwright (PF) James Aguon, Denis Banks | |
| 10:12 | Illinois | Virgil Polson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 13-12 |
| 10:10 | Notre Dame | William Cook grabs the board | 13-12 |
| 10:02 | Notre Dame | Gary Barrientes connects on the floater from the right side | 15-12 |
| 09:51 | Illinois | Virgil Polson can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 15-12 |
| 09:50 | Notre Dame | Arthur Cosby gets the rebound | 15-12 |
| 09:26 | Notre Dame | Arthur Cosby hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 17-12 |
| 09:02 | Illinois | Thomas Wainwright misses the driving attempt in the paint | 17-12 |
| 09:01 | Notre Dame | Arthur Cosby pulls down the rebound | 17-12 |
| 08:45 | Notre Dame | Gary Barrientes clanks a floater from the right side | 17-12 |
| 08:43 | Notre Dame | David Kennedy misses the tip | 17-12 |
| 08:42 | Illinois | Wayne Foster gets the rebound | 17-12 |
| 08:21 | Illinois | Virgil Polson evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Gary Barrientes - foul #1 on Gary Barrientes, team foul #6 | 17-12 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Mark Boren (PG), Silas Pan (SF), Ralph Scott (C) William Cook, Gary Barrientes, Arthur Cosby | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Aguon (SG), Denis Banks (PF), Robert Fisher (C) Boris Zellous, Andrei Palczewski, Thomas Wainwright | |
| 08:21 | Illinois | Virgil Polson makes the 1st free throw | 17-13 |
| 08:21 | Illinois | Virgil Polson makes the 2nd free throw | 17-14 |
| 08:12 | Notre Dame | Silas Pan misses long on a floater from the left side but he's hacked by Virgil Polson - foul #1 on Virgil Polson, team foul #4 | 17-14 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Gary Barrientes (PF) David Kennedy | |
| Subs | Illinois | Steven Snyder (SF) Virgil Polson | |
| 08:12 | Notre Dame | Silas Pan makes the 1st free throw | 18-14 |
| 08:12 | Notre Dame | Silas Pan misses the 2nd free throw | 18-14 |
| 08:12 | Notre Dame | The offensive rebound goes to Ralph Scott | 18-14 |
| 07:53 | Notre Dame | Denis Banks is called for the reach on Gary Barrientes - foul #1 on Denis Banks, team foul #5 | 18-14 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Sidney Gaither (SG), David Kennedy (PF) Curtis May, Gary Barrientes | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Mark Boren (fresh) SG - Sidney Gaither (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Silas Pan (fresh) 1 pts. PF - David Kennedy (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ralph Scott (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Wayne Foster (tiring) SG - James Aguon (fresh) SF - Steven Snyder (fresh) PF - Denis Banks (fresh) C - Robert Fisher (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:42 | Notre Dame | The jumper by David Kennedy is denied by Steven Snyder | 18-14 |
| 07:41 | Notre Dame | Silas Pan pulls down the offensive rebound | 18-14 |
| 07:24 | Notre Dame | Sidney Gaither comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 18-14 |
| 07:23 | Illinois | Steven Snyder gets the rebound | 18-14 |
| 07:16 | Illinois | Robert Fisher knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 18-16 |
| 07:00 | Notre Dame | Silas Pan misses badly on a runner from close range | 18-16 |
| 06:59 | Illinois | James Aguon grabs the board | 18-16 |
| 06:35 | Illinois | Wayne Foster can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 18-16 |
| 06:33 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Denis Banks | 18-16 |
| 06:18 | Illinois | Wayne Foster is hacked by Mark Boren - foul #1 on Mark Boren, team foul #7 | 18-16 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Cook (PG), Curtis May (SG), Gary Barrientes (PF), Arthur Cosby (C) Mark Boren, Sidney Gaither, David Kennedy, Ralph Scott | |
| Subs | Illinois | Boris Zellous (SG), Virgil Polson (SF), Scott Dollard (C) James Aguon, Steven Snyder, Robert Fisher | |
| 06:18 | Illinois | Wayne Foster makes the 1st free throw | 18-17 |
| 06:18 | Illinois | Wayne Foster misses the 2nd free throw | 18-17 |
| 06:18 | Notre Dame | Gary Barrientes grabs the defensive rebound | 18-17 |
| 05:56 | Notre Dame | Curtis May misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 18-17 |
| 05:54 | Illinois | Scott Dollard pulls down the rebound | 18-17 |
| 05:40 | Illinois | Denis Banks is hacked by Gary Barrientes - foul #2 on Gary Barrientes, team foul #8 | 18-17 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Kennedy (PF) Gary Barrientes | |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Fox (PG) Wayne Foster | |
| 05:40 | Illinois | Denis Banks makes the 1st free throw | 18-18 |
| 05:40 | Illinois | Denis Banks makes the 2nd free throw | 18-19 |
| 05:20 | Notre Dame | Boris Zellous is called for the reach on William Cook - foul #1 on Boris Zellous, team foul #6 | 18-19 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Thomas Wainwright (PF) Denis Banks | |
| 05:14 | Notre Dame | Scott Dollard swats the short shot by David Kennedy | 18-19 |
| 05:12 | Illinois | Scott Dollard gets the rebound | 18-19 |
| 04:54 | Illinois | Virgil Polson drills a 3pt attempt from straight away | 18-22 |
| 04:33 | Notre Dame | Curtis May misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 18-22 |
| 04:31 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Virgil Polson | 18-22 |
| 04:14 | Illinois | Scott Dollard is fouled on the floor by Arthur Cosby - foul #1 on Arthur Cosby, team foul #9 | 18-22 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Sidney Gaither (SG) William Cook | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Aguon (SG), Andrei Palczewski (SF) Boris Zellous, Virgil Polson | |
| 04:14 | Illinois | Scott Dollard misses the 1st free throw | 18-22 |
| 04:14 | Notre Dame | David Kennedy gets the rebound | 18-22 |
| 04:04 | Notre Dame | Sidney Gaither hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by David Kennedy | 21-22 |
| 03:47 | Illinois | James Aguon hits a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Thomas Wainwright | 21-25 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Curtis May (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Sidney Gaither (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Silas Pan (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - David Kennedy (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Arthur Cosby (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Edward Fox (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Aguon (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Andrei Palczewski (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Thomas Wainwright (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Scott Dollard (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:26 | Notre Dame | Sidney Gaither misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 21-25 |
| 03:24 | Illinois | Scott Dollard grabs the defensive rebound | 21-25 |
| 03:08 | Illinois | Andrei Palczewski misses short on a floater in the lane | 21-25 |
| 03:06 | Illinois | Edward Fox grabs the offensive board | 21-25 |
| 02:51 | Illinois | Scott Dollard misses the easy layup | 21-25 |
| 02:50 | Notre Dame | David Kennedy pulls down the rebound | 21-25 |
| 02:27 | Notre Dame | Sidney Gaither scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Arthur Cosby | 24-25 |
| 02:16 | Illinois | James Aguon clanks a 3 from the right corner | 24-25 |
| 02:15 | Illinois | Andrei Palczewski tips it but misses | 24-25 |
| 02:13 | Illinois | Scott Dollard tips it but misses | 24-25 |
| 02:12 | Illinois | Edward Fox grabs the offensive board | 24-25 |
| 01:53 | Illinois | Scott Dollard connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Edward Fox | 24-27 |
| 01:36 | Notre Dame | Silas Pan clanks a floater from the right wing | 24-27 |
| 01:35 | Notre Dame | Curtis May can't tip it in | 24-27 |
| 01:33 | Illinois | Thomas Wainwright pulls down the rebound | 24-27 |
| 01:12 | Illinois | Edward Fox blows the layup but he's hacked by Silas Pan - foul #1 on Silas Pan, team foul #10 | 24-27 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Cook (PG), Ronald Roland (SF), Gary Barrientes (PF), Ralph Scott (C) Curtis May, Silas Pan, David Kennedy, Arthur Cosby | |
| Subs | Illinois | Boris Zellous (SG), Virgil Polson (SF), Denis Banks (PF), Robert Fisher (C) James Aguon, Andrei Palczewski, Thomas Wainwright, Scott Dollard | |
| 01:12 | Illinois | Edward Fox misses the 1st free throw | 24-27 |
| 01:12 | Illinois | Edward Fox misses the 2nd free throw | 24-27 |
| 01:12 | Notre Dame | Ralph Scott grabs the board | 24-27 |
| 00:56 | Notre Dame | Sidney Gaither drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by William Cook | 27-27 |
| 00:42 | Illinois | Boris Zellous throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-27 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Wayne Foster (PG) Edward Fox | |
| 00:25 | Notre Dame | Sidney Gaither misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 27-27 |
| 00:24 | Illinois | Robert Fisher grabs the board | 27-27 |
| 00:04 | Illinois | Robert Fisher clanks a jump hook from close range | 27-27 |
| 00:03 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to William Cook | 27-27 |
| 00:00 | Notre Dame | William Cook misses short on a halfcourt shot | 27-27 |