| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Ernest Miller (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Scott Blackwell (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Patrick McCorrison (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Larry Stanley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - David White (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Sterling Borges (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Frederick Zupfer (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andrew Gaughan (fresh) PF - Henry Potter (fresh) C - Spencer Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Notre Dame | Andrew Gaughan inbounds the ball | 38-19 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:40 | Notre Dame | Spencer Johnson is by himself and knocks in the shot from the left wing | 38-21 |
| 19:34 | Illinois | Patrick McCorrison hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Andrew Gaughan - foul #2 on Andrew Gaughan, team foul #1 | 38-21 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Robert Husky (SG), Dante Hill (SF), Gregory Reason (C) Frederick Zupfer, Andrew Gaughan, Spencer Johnson | |
| 19:34 | Illinois | Patrick McCorrison makes the 1st free throw | 39-21 |
| 19:34 | Illinois | Patrick McCorrison makes the 2nd free throw | 40-21 |
| 19:32 | Notre Dame | Sterling Borges's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 40-21 |
| 19:16 | Illinois | Ernest Miller scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Scott Blackwell | 43-21 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:07 | Notre Dame | Henry Potter misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 43-21 |
| 19:05 | Illinois | Larry Stanley pulls down the rebound | 43-21 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 18:44 | Illinois | Dante Hill is called for the reach on David White - foul #1 on Dante Hill, team foul #2 | 43-21 |
| 18:21 | Illinois | The jump hook by Patrick McCorrison is blocked by Gregory Reason | 43-21 |
| 18:20 | Notre Dame | Sterling Borges pulls down the rebound | 43-21 |
| 18:18 | Notre Dame | Sterling Borges is hacked by Ernest Miller in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ernest Miller, team foul #1 | 43-21 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jack Robinson (SG), Mario Klingbeil (SF), Anthony Golden (PF), Robert Moralez (C) Scott Blackwell, Patrick McCorrison, Larry Stanley, David White | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Andrew Gaughan (SF) Dante Hill | |
| 18:04 | Notre Dame | Jack Robinson steals the ball from Henry Potter | 43-21 |
| 17:45 | Illinois | Mario Klingbeil jams it on a nice dish by Jack Robinson | 45-21 |
| 17:37 | Notre Dame | Robert Husky misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 45-21 |
| 17:36 | Notre Dame | Robert Husky tips it back up and in | 45-23 |
| 17:12 | Illinois | Mario Klingbeil can't finish the layup | 45-23 |
| 17:10 | Notre Dame | Gregory Reason grabs the board | 45-23 |
| 17:04 | Notre Dame | Robert Husky hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 from the right corner | 45-23 |
| 17:03 | Illinois | Mario Klingbeil pulls down the rebound | 45-23 |
| 16:38 | Illinois | Jack Robinson hits a shot from the left side and he's fouled by Sterling Borges - foul #3 on Sterling Borges, team foul #3 | 47-23 |
| Subs | Illinois | Scott Blackwell (SG), Patrick McCorrison (SF), Larry Stanley (PF), David White (C) Ernest Miller, Mario Klingbeil, Anthony Golden, Robert Moralez | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Dante Hill (PG), Frederick Zupfer (SG), Spencer Johnson (C) Sterling Borges, Robert Husky, Gregory Reason | |
| 16:38 | Illinois | Jack Robinson makes the free throw | 48-23 |
| 16:27 | Notre Dame | Dante Hill throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-23 |
| Subs | Illinois | Leon Hall (PG) Jack Robinson | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Cole Livingston (SF) Andrew Gaughan | |
| 16:01 | Illinois | Patrick McCorrison double dribbles | 48-23 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Andrew Gaughan (SF) Cole Livingston | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Leon Hall (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Scott Blackwell (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Patrick McCorrison (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Larry Stanley (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - David White (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Dante Hill (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Frederick Zupfer (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andrew Gaughan (fresh) PF - Henry Potter (fairly fresh) C - Spencer Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:49 | Notre Dame | Frederick Zupfer comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 48-23 |
| 15:48 | Notre Dame | Andrew Gaughan grabs the offensive rebound | 48-23 |
| 15:40 | Notre Dame | Henry Potter comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 48-23 |
| 15:38 | Notre Dame | Spencer Johnson grabs the offensive board | 48-23 |
| 15:18 | Notre Dame | Spencer Johnson misses long on an open shot from the right wing | 48-23 |
| 15:16 | Illinois | Leon Hall snags the defensive board | 48-23 |
| 15:00 | Illinois | Leon Hall misses the lay-in | 48-23 |
| 14:58 | Notre Dame | Spencer Johnson snags the defensive board | 48-23 |
| 14:36 | Notre Dame | Henry Potter drills a 3 from straight away | 48-26 |
| 14:17 | Illinois | Leon Hall buries a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Scott Blackwell | 51-26 |
| 14:01 | Notre Dame | Andrew Gaughan misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 51-26 |
| 14:00 | Illinois | Larry Stanley snags the defensive board | 51-26 |
| 13:35 | Illinois | Larry Stanley is hacked by Henry Potter - foul #3 on Henry Potter, team foul #4 | 51-26 |
| Subs | Illinois | Ernest Miller (PG), Jack Robinson (SG), Mario Klingbeil (SF), Anthony Golden (PF), Robert Moralez (C) Leon Hall, Scott Blackwell, Patrick McCorrison, Larry Stanley, David White | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Sterling Borges (PG), Robert Husky (SF), Gregory Reason (C) Dante Hill, Andrew Gaughan, Spencer Johnson | |
| 13:24 | Illinois | Robert Moralez hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint but the foul's on Gregory Reason - foul #2 on Gregory Reason, team foul #5 | 51-26 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Spencer Johnson (C) Gregory Reason | |
| 13:24 | Illinois | Robert Moralez misses the 1st free throw | 51-26 |
| 13:24 | Illinois | Robert Moralez makes the 2nd free throw | 52-26 |
| 13:11 | Notre Dame | The short jumper by Spencer Johnson is denied by Robert Moralez | 52-26 |
| 13:09 | Illinois | Mario Klingbeil gets the rebound | 52-26 |
| 12:40 | Illinois | Robert Moralez misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Henry Potter - foul #4 on Henry Potter, team foul #6 | 52-26 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Dante Hill (SF), Gregory Reason (PF) Robert Husky, Henry Potter | |
| 12:40 | Illinois | Robert Moralez misses the 1st free throw | 52-26 |
| 12:40 | Illinois | Robert Moralez makes the 2nd free throw | 53-26 |
| 12:37 | Notre Dame | Sterling Borges is fouled in the backcourt by Ernest Miller - foul #2 on Ernest Miller, team foul #2 | 53-26 |
| 12:21 | Notre Dame | Dante Hill misses short on a floater from the left wing | 53-26 |
| 12:19 | Illinois | Anthony Golden gets the rebound | 53-26 |
| 11:55 | Illinois | Mario Klingbeil misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by Dante Hill - foul #2 on Dante Hill, team foul #7 | 53-26 |
| Subs | Illinois | Leon Skinner (SG), Phillip Dean (PF), David White (C) Jack Robinson, Anthony Golden, Robert Moralez | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Robert Husky (SG), Andrew Gaughan (SF) Frederick Zupfer, Dante Hill | |
| 11:55 | Illinois | Mario Klingbeil makes the 1st free throw | 54-26 |
| 11:55 | Illinois | Mario Klingbeil makes the 2nd free throw | 55-26 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Ernest Miller (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Leon Skinner (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Mario Klingbeil (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. PF - Phillip Dean (fresh) C - David White (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Sterling Borges (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. SG - Robert Husky (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Andrew Gaughan (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Gregory Reason (fresh) 3 reb. C - Spencer Johnson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Notre Dame | David White is called for the reach on Spencer Johnson - foul #2 on David White, team foul #3 | 55-26 |
| Subs | Illinois | Scott Blackwell (SG) Mario Klingbeil | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Frederick Zupfer (SG), Cheslav Zucker (C) Robert Husky, Spencer Johnson | |
| 11:19 | Notre Dame | Frederick Zupfer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-26 |
| Subs | Illinois | Larry Stanley (PF) David White | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Spencer Johnson (C) Cheslav Zucker | |
| 10:53 | Illinois | Ernest Miller hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 55-26 |
| 10:52 | Notre Dame | Spencer Johnson pulls down the rebound | 55-26 |
| 10:36 | Notre Dame | Spencer Johnson makes the floater from the left wing | 55-28 |
| 10:13 | Illinois | Leon Skinner scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Ernest Miller and he's fouled by Gregory Reason - foul #3 on Gregory Reason, team foul #8 | 57-28 |
| Subs | Illinois | Leon Hall (PG), Patrick McCorrison (SF), Anthony Golden (PF), Robert Moralez (C) Ernest Miller, Scott Blackwell, Larry Stanley, Phillip Dean | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Robert Husky (SG), Dante Hill (SF), Cheslav Zucker (PF) Frederick Zupfer, Andrew Gaughan, Gregory Reason | |
| 10:13 | Illinois | Leon Skinner makes the free throw | 58-28 |
| 10:01 | Notre Dame | Patrick McCorrison swats the layup by Spencer Johnson | 58-28 |
| 10:00 | Illinois | Leon Hall grabs the defensive rebound | 58-28 |
| 09:35 | Illinois | Leon Skinner loses the dribble to Cheslav Zucker | 58-28 |
| 09:31 | Notre Dame | Sterling Borges's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 58-28 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jack Robinson (SG) Leon Skinner | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Frederick Zupfer (SG), Andrew Gaughan (SF), Gregory Reason (C) Robert Husky, Dante Hill, Spencer Johnson | |
| 09:03 | Illinois | Anthony Golden lays it in set up by Robert Moralez | 60-28 |
| 08:46 | Notre Dame | Sterling Borges misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Robert Moralez - foul #2 on Robert Moralez, team foul #4 | 60-28 |
| Subs | Illinois | Ernest Miller (PG), Mario Klingbeil (SF), Larry Stanley (PF) Leon Hall, Patrick McCorrison, Anthony Golden | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Robert Husky (SG), Dante Hill (SF), Spencer Johnson (C) Frederick Zupfer, Andrew Gaughan, Gregory Reason | |
| 08:46 | Notre Dame | Sterling Borges misses the 1st free throw | 60-28 |
| 08:46 | Notre Dame | Sterling Borges misses the 2nd free throw | 60-28 |
| 08:46 | Illinois | Robert Moralez gets the rebound | 60-28 |
| 08:17 | Illinois | Larry Stanley scores on a floater in the paint on a great pass from Mario Klingbeil | 62-28 |
| 07:54 | Notre Dame | Spencer Johnson misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Mario Klingbeil - foul #2 on Mario Klingbeil, team foul #5 | 62-28 |
| Subs | Illinois | Scott Blackwell (SG), Phillip Dean (C) Jack Robinson, Robert Moralez | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Frederick Zupfer (SG), Andrew Gaughan (SF), Henry Potter (PF) Robert Husky, Dante Hill, Cheslav Zucker | |
| 07:54 | Notre Dame | Spencer Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 62-29 |
| 07:54 | Notre Dame | Spencer Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 62-30 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Ernest Miller (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Scott Blackwell (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Mario Klingbeil (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. PF - Larry Stanley (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Phillip Dean (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Sterling Borges (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. SG - Frederick Zupfer (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andrew Gaughan (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Henry Potter (fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. C - Spencer Johnson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Illinois | Ernest Miller can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 62-30 |
| 07:23 | Notre Dame | Frederick Zupfer snags the defensive board | 62-30 |
| 07:03 | Notre Dame | Spencer Johnson misses long on a fadeaway from the left block | 62-30 |
| 07:01 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Scott Blackwell | 62-30 |
| 06:37 | Illinois | Ernest Miller hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 62-30 |
| 06:36 | Notre Dame | Henry Potter grabs the board | 62-30 |
| 06:29 | Notre Dame | Spencer Johnson misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 62-30 |
| 06:28 | Illinois | Phillip Dean pulls down the rebound | 62-30 |
| 06:08 | Illinois | Mario Klingbeil scores on a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Ernest Miller | 64-30 |
| 05:50 | Notre Dame | Henry Potter clanks a jumper in the paint | 64-30 |
| 05:49 | Illinois | Mario Klingbeil pulls down the rebound | 64-30 |
| 05:22 | Illinois | Mario Klingbeil misses badly on a shot in the lane | 64-30 |
| 05:21 | Illinois | Larry Stanley tips it back up and in | 66-30 |
| 05:18 | Notre Dame | Frederick Zupfer's pass is intercepted by Ernest Miller in the backcourt | 66-30 |
| 04:59 | Illinois | Phillip Dean misses the turnaround from the left block | 66-30 |
| 04:57 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Henry Potter | 66-30 |
| 04:48 | Notre Dame | Henry Potter connects on the shot from the free throw line set up by Andrew Gaughan | 66-32 |
| 04:22 | Illinois | Ernest Miller comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on Sterling Borges - foul #4 on Sterling Borges, team foul #9 | 66-32 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jack Robinson (SG), Patrick McCorrison (SF), Anthony Golden (PF), David White (C) Scott Blackwell, Mario Klingbeil, Larry Stanley, Phillip Dean | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Robert Husky (SG), Dante Hill (SF), Gregory Reason (C) Frederick Zupfer, Andrew Gaughan, Spencer Johnson | |
| 04:22 | Illinois | Ernest Miller makes the 1st free throw | 67-32 |
| 04:22 | Illinois | Ernest Miller misses the 2nd free throw | 67-32 |
| 04:22 | Notre Dame | Robert Husky pulls down the rebound | 67-32 |
| 04:15 | Notre Dame | Anthony Golden blocks the jumper by Dante Hill | 67-32 |
| 04:13 | Illinois | Anthony Golden grabs the defensive rebound | 67-32 |
| 03:47 | Illinois | Patrick McCorrison knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Ernest Miller | 69-32 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Ernest Miller (tiring) 7 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Jack Robinson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Patrick McCorrison (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. PF - Anthony Golden (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - David White (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Sterling Borges (tiring) 7 pts. 4 pf. SG - Robert Husky (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Dante Hill (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Henry Potter (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Gregory Reason (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:44 | Notre Dame | Dante Hill is fouled in the backcourt by Anthony Golden - foul #2 on Anthony Golden, team foul #6 | 69-32 |
| Subs | Illinois | Leon Hall (PG) Ernest Miller | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Andrew Gaughan (SF) Sterling Borges | |
| 03:33 | Notre Dame | The jump hook by Robert Husky is blocked by Patrick McCorrison | 69-32 |
| 03:31 | Illinois | Jack Robinson gets the rebound | 69-32 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 03:02 | Illinois | Leon Hall dunks the ball on a nice dish by Patrick McCorrison and he's fouled by Robert Husky - foul #3 on Robert Husky, team foul #10 | 71-32 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Moralez (C) David White | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Sterling Borges (PG), Frederick Zupfer (SG) Dante Hill, Andrew Gaughan | |
| 03:02 | Illinois | Leon Hall makes the free throw | 72-32 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 02:54 | Notre Dame | Henry Potter comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 72-32 |
| 02:52 | Illinois | Jack Robinson grabs the board | 72-32 |
| 02:26 | Illinois | Anthony Golden misses the floater near the basket but the foul's on Gregory Reason - foul #4 on Gregory Reason, team foul #11 | 72-32 |
| Subs | Illinois | Scott Blackwell (SG), Leon Skinner (SF) Jack Robinson, Patrick McCorrison | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Dante Hill (PG), Cheslav Zucker (C) Sterling Borges, Gregory Reason | |
| 02:26 | Illinois | Anthony Golden misses the 1st free throw | 72-32 |
| 02:26 | Illinois | Anthony Golden makes the 2nd free throw | 73-32 |
| 02:10 | Notre Dame | Henry Potter hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 73-35 |
| 01:41 | Illinois | Leon Skinner can't finish the layup | 73-35 |
| 01:40 | Illinois | Anthony Golden snags the offensive board | 73-35 |
| 01:20 | Illinois | Anthony Golden banks in the layup on a nice dish by Scott Blackwell | 75-35 |
| 01:02 | Notre Dame | Henry Potter makes the 3 from the right corner set up by Cheslav Zucker | 75-38 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:35 | Illinois | Leon Hall drills a shot from the left wing set up by Leon Skinner | 77-38 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:28 | Notre Dame | Dante Hill throws a bad pass out of bounds | 77-38 |
| Subs | Illinois | Ernest Miller (PG), Patrick McCorrison (SF), Larry Stanley (PF), David White (C) Leon Hall, Leon Skinner, Anthony Golden, Robert Moralez | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Sterling Borges (PG), Andrew Gaughan (SF), Spencer Johnson (C) Dante Hill, Robert Husky, Cheslav Zucker | |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Ernest Miller runs out the clock | 77-38 |