| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Earl Yates (fresh) 1 pts. SG - James Gleaton (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Michael Spadafora (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Kevin Sage (fresh) C - Paul Carlson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Jan Tarver (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Weber (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Lawrence Lamar (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Campbell (fresh) 4 pts. C - Edward Scheiber (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Indiana | Michael Spadafora inbounds the ball | 30-34 |
| 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 (+1) | |
| 19:40 | Indiana | Michael Spadafora hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 30-34 |
| 19:38 | Illinois | Jan Tarver grabs the board | 30-34 |
| 19:19 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 30-34 |
| 19:17 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber tips it home | 30-36 |
| 18:54 | Indiana | Michael Spadafora's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-36 |
| 18:29 | Illinois | Earl Yates steps in front of the Lawrence Lamar pass | 30-36 |
| 18:25 | Indiana | Kevin Sage blows the layup | 30-36 |
| 18:23 | Illinois | Paul Weber gets the rebound | 30-36 |
| 18:06 | Illinois | Jan Tarver is hacked by Paul Carlson - foul #2 on Paul Carlson, team foul #1 | 30-36 |
| 17:49 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber evades the doubleteam and hits a shot from close range on a nice dish by Jan Tarver | 30-38 |
| 17:28 | Indiana | Michael Spadafora knocks in the jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Earl Yates and he's hacked by Paul Weber - foul #2 on Paul Weber, team foul #1 | 32-38 |
| Subs | Indiana | Tim Cheeks (PG), William Boyce (SG), Rich Knight (PF), Michael Luther (C) Earl Yates, James Gleaton, Kevin Sage, Paul Carlson | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Williams (C) John Campbell | |
| 17:28 | Indiana | Michael Spadafora makes the free throw | 33-38 |
| 17:13 | Illinois | David Williams buries a shot from just outside the lane set up by Paul Weber and he's fouled by Michael Spadafora - foul #2 on Michael Spadafora, team foul #2 | 33-40 |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Collins (PG), Dennis Hazelwood (C) Paul Weber, Edward Scheiber | |
| 17:13 | Illinois | David Williams makes the free throw | 33-41 |
| 17:04 | Indiana | Jan Tarver takes the ball from William Boyce | 33-41 |
| 17:01 | Illinois | Jan Tarver hits the finger roll | 33-43 |
| 16:46 | Indiana | Michael Spadafora misses the shot from the free throw line | 33-43 |
| 16:45 | Illinois | David Williams gets the rebound | 33-43 |
| 16:23 | Illinois | Dennis Hazelwood hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumpshot from the left wing | 33-43 |
| 16:21 | Indiana | Michael Luther snags the defensive board | 33-43 |
| 16:10 | Indiana | Jan Tarver steps in front of the Michael Spadafora pass | 33-43 |
| 15:41 | Illinois | Jan Tarver evades the doubleteam and hits a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Michael Collins | 33-46 |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Tim Cheeks (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Boyce (fresh) SF - Michael Spadafora (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - Rich Knight (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Luther (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Michael Collins (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jan Tarver (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Lawrence Lamar (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - David Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Dennis Hazelwood (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:32 | Indiana | Rich Knight is hacked by David Williams - foul #3 on David Williams, team foul #2 | 33-46 |
| Subs | Indiana | Ryan Jernigan (PG), James Gleaton (SG), John Howard (SF), Kevin Sage (PF), Paul Carlson (C) Tim Cheeks, William Boyce, Michael Spadafora, Rich Knight, Michael Luther | |
| Subs | Illinois | Paul Weber (SG), John Campbell (PF), Edward Scheiber (C) Jan Tarver, Lawrence Lamar, Dennis Hazelwood | |
| 15:15 | Indiana | James Gleaton hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 33-46 |
| 15:14 | Illinois | David Williams snags the defensive board | 33-46 |
| 15:09 | Illinois | Paul Weber misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 33-46 |
| 15:07 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber can't tip it in | 33-46 |
| 15:06 | Illinois | John Campbell snags the offensive board | 33-46 |
| 14:52 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber is hacked by Paul Carlson during a doubleteam - foul #3 on Paul Carlson, team foul #3 | 33-46 |
| 14:23 | Illinois | John Campbell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-46 |
| Subs | Indiana | Michael Spadafora (SF) John Howard | |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Deady (PG) Michael Collins | |
| 14:08 | Indiana | James Gleaton hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 33-46 |
| 14:06 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber grabs the board | 33-46 |
| 13:51 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber's pass is intercepted by Ryan Jernigan | 33-46 |
| 13:33 | Indiana | Ryan Jernigan misses the jumper from the right block | 33-46 |
| 13:31 | Illinois | Paul Weber snags the defensive board | 33-46 |
| 13:11 | Illinois | Richard Deady is hacked by Michael Spadafora - foul #3 on Michael Spadafora, team foul #4 | 33-46 |
| Subs | Indiana | Tim Cheeks (SG), Rich Knight (PF), Michael Luther (C) James Gleaton, Kevin Sage, Paul Carlson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Collins (PG), Jan Tarver (SG), Lawrence Lamar (SF), Dennis Hazelwood (C) Richard Deady, Paul Weber, David Williams, Edward Scheiber | |
| 12:42 | Illinois | John Campbell misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 33-46 |
| 12:41 | Indiana | Michael Luther grabs the board | 33-46 |
| 12:25 | Indiana | Ryan Jernigan drills a jumper from the left wing | 35-46 |
| 12:03 | Illinois | Dennis Hazelwood knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline and the foul's on Michael Luther - foul #1 on Michael Luther, team foul #5 | 35-48 |
| Subs | Indiana | John Howard (SF), Kevin Sage (PF), Paul Carlson (C) Michael Spadafora, Rich Knight, Michael Luther | |
| Subs | Illinois | Paul Weber (SG) Michael Collins | |
| 12:03 | Illinois | Dennis Hazelwood misses the free throw | 35-48 |
| 12:03 | Indiana | The rebound goes to Kevin Sage | 35-48 |
| 11:55 | Indiana | John Campbell steals it from Paul Carlson | 35-48 |
| 11:26 | Illinois | Paul Weber is fouled on the floor by Tim Cheeks - foul #1 on Tim Cheeks, team foul #6 | 35-48 |
| Subs | Indiana | Earl Yates (PG), James Gleaton (SG) Ryan Jernigan, Tim Cheeks | |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Scheiber (PF), David Williams (C) John Campbell, Dennis Hazelwood | |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Earl Yates (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Gleaton (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Howard (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kevin Sage (fresh) 2 reb. C - Paul Carlson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Jan Tarver (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Paul Weber (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SF - Lawrence Lamar (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Edward Scheiber (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - David Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:06 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber blows the layup over the doubleteam | 35-48 |
| 11:05 | Indiana | John Howard snags the defensive board | 35-48 |
| 10:51 | Indiana | James Gleaton makes the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Paul Carlson | 38-48 |
| 10:26 | Illinois | Paul Weber misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 38-48 |
| 10:24 | Indiana | John Howard gets the rebound | 38-48 |
| 09:59 | Indiana | John Howard is hacked by Lawrence Lamar - foul #1 on Lawrence Lamar, team foul #3 | 38-48 |
| Subs | Indiana | Ryan Jernigan (PG), Michael Spadafora (SF), Rich Knight (PF), Michael Luther (C) Earl Yates, John Howard, Kevin Sage, Paul Carlson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Collins (PG), Dennis Hazelwood (C) Paul Weber, Lawrence Lamar | |
| 09:47 | Indiana | Michael Luther loses the ball out of bounds | 38-48 |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Deady (SG) Jan Tarver | |
| 09:30 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber blows the dunk against the doubleteam but he's fouled by Rich Knight - foul #2 on Rich Knight, team foul #7 | 38-48 |
| Subs | Indiana | Tim Cheeks (SG) James Gleaton | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 09:30 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber misses the 1st free throw | 38-48 |
| 09:30 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber makes the 2nd free throw | 38-49 |
| 09:18 | Indiana | Michael Spadafora buries a 3 from straight away set up by Michael Luther | 41-49 |
| 08:49 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the floater from close range on a nice dish by Michael Collins | 41-51 |
| 08:33 | Indiana | Ryan Jernigan can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 41-51 |
| 08:32 | Indiana | Rich Knight misses the tip | 41-51 |
| 08:31 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Edward Scheiber | 41-51 |
| 08:04 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range but he's fouled by Rich Knight - foul #3 on Rich Knight, team foul #8 | 41-51 |
| Subs | Indiana | James Gleaton (SG), Kevin Sage (PF), Paul Carlson (C) Tim Cheeks, Rich Knight, Michael Luther | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jan Tarver (PG), Paul Weber (SG), Lawrence Lamar (SF), John Campbell (PF) Michael Collins, Richard Deady, David Williams, Dennis Hazelwood | |
| 08:04 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber makes the 1st free throw | 41-52 |
| 08:04 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber makes the 2nd free throw | 41-53 |
| 07:45 | Indiana | James Gleaton misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 41-53 |
| 07:44 | Illinois | Paul Weber gets the rebound | 41-53 |
| 07:26 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber knocks in the shot from close range | 41-55 |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Ryan Jernigan (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Gleaton (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Michael Spadafora (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Kevin Sage (fresh) 2 reb. C - Paul Carlson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Jan Tarver (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Paul Weber (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. SF - Lawrence Lamar (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Campbell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Edward Scheiber (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:09 | Indiana | Kevin Sage is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 41-55 |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Dennis Hazelwood (C) Edward Scheiber | |
| 06:52 | Illinois | John Campbell hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side but he's fouled by Paul Carlson - foul #4 on Paul Carlson, team foul #9 | 41-55 |
| 06:52 | Illinois | John Campbell makes the 1st free throw | 41-56 |
| 06:52 | Illinois | John Campbell makes the 2nd free throw | 41-57 |
| 06:36 | Indiana | Kevin Sage throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-57 |
| Subs | Indiana | Earl Yates (PG), Tim Cheeks (SG) Ryan Jernigan, James Gleaton | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Williams (C) Dennis Hazelwood | |
| 06:12 | Illinois | Jan Tarver tries to split the doubleteam and is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Jan Tarver, team foul #4 | 41-57 |
| Subs | Indiana | John Howard (SF), Rich Knight (PF), Michael Luther (C) Michael Spadafora, Kevin Sage, Paul Carlson | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 05:59 | Indiana | Rich Knight is called for a backcourt violation | 41-57 |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Collins (PG) Paul Weber | |
| 05:30 | Illinois | Michael Collins hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 41-57 |
| 05:29 | Indiana | Michael Luther snags the defensive board | 41-57 |
| 05:08 | Indiana | John Campbell denies the turnaround by Rich Knight | 41-57 |
| 05:07 | Indiana | John Howard misses the tip | 41-57 |
| 05:06 | Illinois | John Campbell pulls down the rebound | 41-57 |
| 04:39 | Illinois | John Campbell misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 41-57 |
| 04:38 | Indiana | John Howard grabs the board | 41-57 |
| 04:38 | Indiana | Indiana calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 41-57 |
| Subs | Indiana | Ryan Jernigan (PG), James Gleaton (SG), Michael Spadafora (SF), Kevin Sage (PF), Paul Carlson (C) Earl Yates, Tim Cheeks, John Howard, Rich Knight, Michael Luther | |
| Subs | Illinois | Paul Weber (SG), Edward Scheiber (C) Michael Collins, David Williams | |
| 04:16 | Indiana | James Gleaton connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Ryan Jernigan | 43-57 |
| 03:58 | Illinois | John Campbell buries a jumpshot from the left side set up by Jan Tarver | 43-59 |
| 03:37 | Indiana | Michael Spadafora clanks a floater from the left side | 43-59 |
| 03:36 | Illinois | Jan Tarver pulls down the rebound | 43-59 |
| 03:17 | Illinois | Jan Tarver splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 43-59 |
| 03:16 | Illinois | Paul Weber grabs the offensive rebound | 43-59 |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Ryan Jernigan (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Gleaton (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Michael Spadafora (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Kevin Sage (fresh) 2 reb. C - Paul Carlson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Jan Tarver (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Paul Weber (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. SF - Lawrence Lamar (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Campbell (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Edward Scheiber (fresh) 18 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 02:47 | Illinois | John Campbell is fouled on the floor by Kevin Sage - foul #3 on Kevin Sage, team foul #10 | 43-59 |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Williams (SF) Lawrence Lamar | |
| 02:47 | Illinois | John Campbell makes the 1st free throw | 43-60 |
| 02:47 | Illinois | John Campbell makes the 2nd free throw | 43-61 |
| 02:35 | Indiana | Ryan Jernigan clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 43-61 |
| 02:33 | Illinois | Paul Weber grabs the defensive rebound | 43-61 |
| 02:10 | Illinois | Jan Tarver connects on the 3 from the left wing set up by Paul Weber | 43-64 |
| 01:52 | Indiana | Jan Tarver takes the ball from Ryan Jernigan | 43-64 |
| 01:48 | Illinois | Paul Weber dunks the ball on a nice dish by Jan Tarver | 43-66 |
| 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 (+5) | |
| 01:37 | Indiana | Paul Carlson hits a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Michael Spadafora | 45-66 |
| 01:19 | Illinois | Jan Tarver buries a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from David Williams | 45-68 |
| 00:58 | Indiana | Ryan Jernigan is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 45-68 |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar (SF) David Williams | |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:31 | Illinois | Jan Tarver's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-68 |
| 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 spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:25 | Indiana | James Gleaton makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Michael Spadafora | 48-68 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Jan Tarver runs out the clock | 48-68 |