| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Robert Chandler (fresh) SG - Charles Daw (fresh) SF - Charles Stoner (fresh) PF - Roberto Gallo (fresh) C - Charles Morgan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Ernest Miller (fresh) SG - Scott Blackwell (fresh) SF - Patrick McCorrison (fresh) PF - Larry Stanley (fresh) C - David White (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | David White wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 19:44 | Illinois | Patrick McCorrison splits the doubleteam and buries a shot from the left side | 0-2 |
| 19:25 | Indiana | Robert Chandler can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 0-2 |
| 19:24 | Illinois | David White pulls down the rebound | 0-2 |
| 19:02 | Illinois | Ernest Miller hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 0-2 |
| 19:01 | Illinois | Larry Stanley hits the follow up shot | 0-4 |
| 18:42 | Indiana | Charles Daw is hacked by Larry Stanley - foul #1 on Larry Stanley, team foul #1 | 0-4 |
| 18:16 | Indiana | Larry Stanley takes the ball from Robert Chandler | 0-4 |
| 17:59 | Illinois | David White hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline | 0-4 |
| 17:58 | Illinois | Larry Stanley can't tip it in | 0-4 |
| 17:56 | Indiana | Charles Morgan pulls down the rebound | 0-4 |
| 17:37 | Indiana | Charles Daw's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-4 |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Leon Hall (PG), Jack Robinson (SG), Mario Klingbeil (SF), Anthony Golden (PF), Robert Moralez (C) Ernest Miller, Scott Blackwell, Patrick McCorrison, Larry Stanley, David White | |
| 17:25 | Illinois | Mario Klingbeil buries a fadeaway in the paint set up by Jack Robinson and he's hacked by Charles Daw - foul #1 on Charles Daw, team foul #1 | 0-6 |
| 17:25 | Illinois | Mario Klingbeil makes the free throw | 0-7 |
| 17:02 | Indiana | Charles Daw misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 0-7 |
| 17:00 | Indiana | Charles Stoner snags the offensive board | 0-7 |
| 16:42 | Indiana | Roberto Gallo drills a jumper from close range on a nice dish by Robert Chandler | 2-7 |
| 16:37 | Illinois | Roberto Gallo swats the short shot by Mario Klingbeil | 2-7 |
| 16:35 | Indiana | Charles Daw grabs the defensive rebound | 2-7 |
| 16:17 | Indiana | Charles Morgan makes the jump hook from close range and he's hacked by Mario Klingbeil - foul #1 on Mario Klingbeil, team foul #2 | 4-7 |
| Subs | Indiana | Gregory Wilson (SG), Russell Barnhart (SF), Diego Gonzalez (PF) Charles Daw, Charles Stoner, Roberto Gallo | |
| Subs | Illinois | Ernest Miller (PG), Larry Stanley (PF) Leon Hall, Anthony Golden | |
| 16:17 | Indiana | Charles Morgan makes the free throw | 5-7 |
| 16:05 | Illinois | Jack Robinson makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Ernest Miller | 5-10 |
| 15:53 | Indiana | Russell Barnhart hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 5-10 |
| 15:52 | Illinois | Ernest Miller gets the rebound | 5-10 |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Robert Chandler (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gregory Wilson (fresh) SF - Russell Barnhart (fresh) PF - Diego Gonzalez (fresh) C - Charles Morgan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Ernest Miller (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jack Robinson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mario Klingbeil (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Larry Stanley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Moralez (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:29 | Illinois | Ernest Miller comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 5-10 |
| 15:28 | Indiana | The rebound goes to Charles Morgan | 5-10 |
| 15:25 | Indiana | Gregory Wilson is called for traveling in the backcourt | 5-10 |
| Subs | Indiana | Jeffrey Glines (SG), Todd Acker (C) Robert Chandler, Charles Morgan | |
| Subs | Illinois | Scott Blackwell (SG), Patrick McCorrison (SF), David White (C) Jack Robinson, Mario Klingbeil, Robert Moralez | |
| 15:11 | Illinois | Larry Stanley makes the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Ernest Miller | 5-12 |
| 15:07 | Indiana | Gregory Wilson is fouled in the backcourt by Ernest Miller - foul #1 on Ernest Miller, team foul #3 | 5-12 |
| Subs | Indiana | Charles Stoner (SF) Russell Barnhart | |
| Subs | Illinois | Leon Hall (PG), Anthony Golden (PF) Ernest Miller, Larry Stanley | |
| 14:45 | Indiana | Todd Acker misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 5-12 |
| 14:43 | Illinois | David White snags the defensive board | 5-12 |
| 14:26 | Illinois | Patrick McCorrison works out of a doubleteam and scores on a driving attempt from close range | 5-14 |
| 14:04 | Indiana | Gregory Wilson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 5-14 |
| 14:02 | Illinois | Patrick McCorrison pulls down the rebound | 5-14 |
| 13:54 | Illinois | Patrick McCorrison can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block | 5-14 |
| 13:52 | Illinois | Patrick McCorrison tips it home | 5-16 |
| 13:27 | Indiana | Gregory Wilson hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane but the foul's on Scott Blackwell - foul #1 on Scott Blackwell, team foul #4 | 5-16 |
| Subs | Indiana | Charles Daw (SG), Russell Barnhart (SF), Roberto Gallo (PF), Roberto Lopez (C) Jeffrey Glines, Charles Stoner, Diego Gonzalez, Todd Acker | |
| Subs | Illinois | Ernest Miller (PG), Jack Robinson (SG), Mario Klingbeil (SF), Larry Stanley (PF), Robert Moralez (C) Leon Hall, Scott Blackwell, Patrick McCorrison, Anthony Golden, David White | |
| 13:27 | Indiana | Gregory Wilson misses the 1st free throw | 5-16 |
| 13:27 | Indiana | Gregory Wilson misses the 2nd free throw | 5-16 |
| 13:27 | Illinois | Robert Moralez snags the defensive board | 5-16 |
| 13:21 | Illinois | Jack Robinson is fouled on the floor by Russell Barnhart - foul #1 on Russell Barnhart, team foul #2 | 5-16 |
| Subs | Indiana | Robert Chandler (PG) Gregory Wilson | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 13:16 | Illinois | A charge is called on Larry Stanley - foul #2 on Larry Stanley, team foul #5 | 5-16 |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Phillip Dean (PF) Larry Stanley | |
| 12:55 | Indiana | Robert Chandler misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 5-16 |
| 12:53 | Indiana | Russell Barnhart tips it home | 7-16 |
| 12:43 | Illinois | Ernest Miller is called for 10 seconds | 7-16 |
| 12:22 | Indiana | Robert Chandler buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Charles Daw | 10-16 |
| 12:15 | Illinois | Robert Moralez misses long on a runner from the right block but he's fouled by Roberto Gallo - foul #1 on Roberto Gallo, team foul #3 | 10-16 |
| Subs | Indiana | Charles Morgan (C) Roberto Lopez | |
| Subs | Illinois | Scott Blackwell (SG), Leon Skinner (SF) Jack Robinson, Mario Klingbeil | |
| 12:15 | Illinois | Robert Moralez misses the 1st free throw | 10-16 |
| 12:15 | Illinois | Robert Moralez makes the 2nd free throw | 10-17 |
| 12:11 | Indiana | Robert Chandler is hacked by Ernest Miller in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ernest Miller, team foul #6 | 10-17 |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Leon Hall (PG), David White (C) Ernest Miller, Robert Moralez | |
| 12:03 | Indiana | Russell Barnhart comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 10-17 |
| 12:02 | Illinois | Leon Skinner gets the rebound | 10-17 |
| 11:57 | Illinois | Leon Hall buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from David White | 10-20 |
| 11:40 | Indiana | Leon Hall steals the ball from Charles Morgan | 10-20 |
| 11:35 | Illinois | Leon Skinner blows the layup | 10-20 |
| 11:33 | Indiana | Charles Daw grabs the defensive rebound | 10-20 |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Robert Chandler (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Daw (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Russell Barnhart (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Roberto Gallo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Charles Morgan (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Leon Hall (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Scott Blackwell (fairly fresh) SF - Leon Skinner (fresh) PF - Phillip Dean (fairly fresh) C - David White (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:19 | Indiana | Charles Daw is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 10-20 |
| Subs | Indiana | Gregory Wilson (SG), Charles Stoner (SF), Roberto Lopez (PF) Charles Daw, Russell Barnhart, Roberto Gallo | |
| Subs | Illinois | Patrick McCorrison (SF) Phillip Dean | |
| 11:03 | Illinois | Leon Hall is whistled for a carry | 10-20 |
| Subs | Indiana | Diego Gonzalez (PF), Todd Acker (C) Roberto Lopez, Charles Morgan | |
| Subs | Illinois | Mario Klingbeil (SF), Anthony Golden (PF), Robert Moralez (C) Leon Hall, Leon Skinner, David White | |
| 10:56 | Indiana | Charles Stoner is fouled in the backcourt by Patrick McCorrison - foul #1 on Patrick McCorrison, team foul #7 | 10-20 |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jack Robinson (SG) Scott Blackwell | |
| 10:56 | Indiana | Charles Stoner misses the 1st free throw | 10-20 |
| 10:56 | Illinois | Anthony Golden pulls down the rebound | 10-20 |
| 10:37 | Illinois | Patrick McCorrison's pass out of the doubleteam is intercepted by Todd Acker | 10-20 |
| 10:35 | Indiana | Gregory Wilson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 10-20 |
| Subs | Indiana | Jeffrey Glines (SG) Robert Chandler | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 10:11 | Illinois | Robert Moralez clanks a driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by Charles Stoner - foul #1 on Charles Stoner, team foul #4 | 10-20 |
| Subs | Indiana | Charles Daw (SG), Roberto Lopez (PF) Gregory Wilson, Diego Gonzalez | |
| Subs | Illinois | Leon Hall (PG), Scott Blackwell (SG) Jack Robinson, Mario Klingbeil | |
| 10:11 | Illinois | Robert Moralez makes the 1st free throw | 10-21 |
| 10:11 | Illinois | Robert Moralez makes the 2nd free throw | 10-22 |
| 09:47 | Indiana | Charles Daw lays it in | 12-22 |
| 09:26 | Illinois | Charles Daw is called for the reach on Patrick McCorrison - foul #2 on Charles Daw, team foul #5 | 12-22 |
| Subs | Indiana | Robert Chandler (PG), Russell Barnhart (SF), Roberto Gallo (PF), Charles Morgan (C) Charles Daw, Charles Stoner, Roberto Lopez, Todd Acker | |
| Subs | Illinois | Leon Skinner (SF), David White (C) Patrick McCorrison, Robert Moralez | |
| 09:16 | Illinois | Leon Hall can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 12-22 |
| 09:15 | Indiana | Charles Morgan grabs the defensive rebound | 12-22 |
| 08:51 | Indiana | Charles Morgan makes the wide open floater near the basket on a nice dish by Robert Chandler | 14-22 |
| 08:23 | Illinois | Leon Skinner hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 14-22 |
| 08:22 | Illinois | David White snags the offensive board | 14-22 |
| 08:11 | Illinois | Anthony Golden misses short on a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Jeffrey Glines - foul #1 on Jeffrey Glines, team foul #6 | 14-22 |
| Subs | Indiana | Gregory Wilson (SG), Roberto Lopez (SF), Diego Gonzalez (PF), Todd Acker (C) Jeffrey Glines, Russell Barnhart, Roberto Gallo, Charles Morgan | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jack Robinson (SG), Mario Klingbeil (SF), Phillip Dean (C) Scott Blackwell, Leon Skinner, David White | |
| 08:11 | Illinois | Anthony Golden makes the 1st free throw | 14-23 |
| 08:11 | Illinois | Anthony Golden misses the 2nd free throw | 14-23 |
| 08:11 | Indiana | Diego Gonzalez snags the defensive board | 14-23 |
| 07:50 | Indiana | Robert Chandler can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 14-23 |
| 07:49 | Indiana | Todd Acker tips it but misses | 14-23 |
| 07:48 | Illinois | Anthony Golden gets the rebound | 14-23 |
| 07:40 | Illinois | Leon Hall drills a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Anthony Golden | 14-25 |
| 07:21 | Indiana | Diego Gonzalez connects on the floater in the paint on a nice dish by Roberto Lopez | 16-25 |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Robert Chandler (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gregory Wilson (fresh) SF - Roberto Lopez (fresh) PF - Diego Gonzalez (fresh) 2 pts. C - Todd Acker (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Leon Hall (tiring) 5 pts. SG - Jack Robinson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mario Klingbeil (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Anthony Golden (tiring) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Phillip Dean (fresh) | |
| 07:00 | Illinois | Roberto Lopez is called for the reach on Jack Robinson - foul #1 on Roberto Lopez, team foul #7 | 16-25 |
| Subs | Indiana | Charles Stoner (SF), Roberto Gallo (PF) Diego Gonzalez, Todd Acker | |
| Subs | Illinois | Patrick McCorrison (PG), Robert Moralez (C) Leon Hall, Anthony Golden | |
| 07:00 | Illinois | Jack Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 16-26 |
| 07:00 | Illinois | Jack Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 16-27 |
| 06:39 | Indiana | Robert Chandler misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 16-27 |
| 06:38 | Illinois | Mario Klingbeil snags the defensive board | 16-27 |
| 06:29 | Illinois | Mario Klingbeil misses the wide open pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 16-27 |
| 06:27 | Indiana | Charles Stoner pulls down the rebound | 16-27 |
| 05:58 | Indiana | Charles Stoner is fouled on the floor by Mario Klingbeil - foul #2 on Mario Klingbeil, team foul #8 | 16-27 |
| Subs | Indiana | Diego Gonzalez (PF), Charles Morgan (C) Roberto Gallo, Roberto Lopez | |
| Subs | Illinois | Ernest Miller (PG), Scott Blackwell (SG), Leon Skinner (SF), Larry Stanley (PF) Patrick McCorrison, Jack Robinson, Mario Klingbeil, Phillip Dean | |
| 05:58 | Indiana | Charles Stoner makes the 1st free throw | 17-27 |
| 05:58 | Indiana | Charles Stoner makes the 2nd free throw | 18-27 |
| 05:41 | Illinois | Ernest Miller buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Larry Stanley | 18-30 |
| 05:25 | Indiana | Charles Stoner buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 20-30 |
| 05:13 | Illinois | Leon Skinner buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Ernest Miller | 20-33 |
| 05:11 | Indiana | Scott Blackwell steals the ball from Diego Gonzalez in the backcourt | 20-33 |
| 05:10 | Illinois | Ernest Miller lays it up and in on a great pass from Scott Blackwell | 20-35 |
| 04:46 | Indiana | Gregory Wilson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 20-35 |
| Subs | Indiana | Jeffrey Glines (SG), Russell Barnhart (SF), Roberto Gallo (PF), Todd Acker (C) Gregory Wilson, Charles Stoner, Diego Gonzalez, Charles Morgan | |
| Subs | Illinois | Patrick McCorrison (SF), David White (C) Scott Blackwell, Robert Moralez | |
| 04:19 | Illinois | Ernest Miller's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 20-35 |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jack Robinson (SG) Leon Skinner | |
| 04:14 | Indiana | Jeffrey Glines's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 20-35 |
| 03:57 | Illinois | Jeffrey Glines takes the ball from Ernest Miller | 20-35 |
| 03:54 | Indiana | Roberto Gallo jams it on a nice dish by Jeffrey Glines | 22-35 |
| 03:37 | Illinois | Patrick McCorrison buries a 3 pointer from the left corner | 22-38 |
| 03:08 | Indiana | Roberto Gallo can't finish the layup | 22-38 |
| 03:07 | Indiana | Robert Chandler can't tip it in | 22-38 |
| 03:06 | Indiana | Robert Chandler tips it in | 24-38 |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Robert Chandler (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeffrey Glines (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Russell Barnhart (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Roberto Gallo (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Todd Acker (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Ernest Miller (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jack Robinson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Patrick McCorrison (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Larry Stanley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - David White (tiring) 3 reb. | |
| 02:48 | Illinois | Jack Robinson misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Jeffrey Glines - foul #2 on Jeffrey Glines, team foul #8 | 24-38 |
| Subs | Indiana | Roberto Lopez (PG), Charles Daw (SG), Charles Stoner (SF), Diego Gonzalez (PF), Charles Morgan (C) Robert Chandler, Jeffrey Glines, Russell Barnhart, Roberto Gallo, Todd Acker | |
| Subs | Illinois | Mario Klingbeil (SF), Phillip Dean (PF), Robert Moralez (C) Patrick McCorrison, Larry Stanley, David White | |
| 02:48 | Illinois | Jack Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 24-39 |
| 02:48 | Illinois | Jack Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 24-40 |
| 02:19 | Indiana | Charles Daw misses long on a 3 from straight away | 24-40 |
| 02:18 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Phillip Dean | 24-40 |
| 02:05 | Illinois | Jack Robinson clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 24-40 |
| 02:04 | Illinois | Phillip Dean misses the tip | 24-40 |
| 02:02 | Indiana | Charles Stoner grabs the board | 24-40 |
| 01:40 | Indiana | Diego Gonzalez buries a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Charles Stoner | 26-40 |
| 01:25 | Illinois | Jack Robinson drills a turnaround near the basket and he's hacked by Charles Morgan - foul #1 on Charles Morgan, team foul #9 | 26-42 |
| Subs | Indiana | Gregory Wilson (PG), Todd Acker (C) Charles Stoner, Charles Morgan | |
| Subs | Illinois | Scott Blackwell (SG), Leon Skinner (SF), Larry Stanley (PF), David White (C) Ernest Miller, Mario Klingbeil, Phillip Dean, Robert Moralez | |
| 01:25 | Illinois | Jack Robinson misses the free throw | 26-42 |
| 01:25 | Indiana | Todd Acker gets the rebound | 26-42 |
| 01:20 | Indiana | Scott Blackwell takes the ball from Charles Daw | 26-42 |
| 01:00 | Illinois | Jack Robinson drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Scott Blackwell | 26-44 |
| 00:35 | Indiana | Charles Daw hits a wide open 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Gregory Wilson | 29-44 |
| 00:13 | Illinois | Todd Acker takes the ball from Jack Robinson | 29-44 |
| 00:05 | Indiana | Todd Acker's floater is tipped away by Leon Skinner | 29-44 |
| 00:04 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Leon Skinner | 29-44 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Leon Skinner comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 29-44 |