| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Mario Castro (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Matthew Leu (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Dave Beal (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Alfred Macintyre (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Paul Stovall (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Boris Zellous (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Jackowski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Virgil Polson (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Thomas Wainwright (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Fisher (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Indiana | Dave Beal inbounds the ball | 24-30 |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:42 | Indiana | Mario Castro comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 24-30 |
| 19:40 | Indiana | Paul Stovall tips it home | 26-30 |
| 19:16 | Illinois | Virgil Polson knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Thomas Wainwright | 26-33 |
| 18:54 | Indiana | Mario Castro drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 28-33 |
| 18:42 | Illinois | Virgil Polson is fouled on the floor by Dave Beal - foul #1 on Dave Beal, team foul #1 | 28-33 |
| 18:34 | Illinois | Boris Zellous travels with the ball | 28-33 |
| 18:10 | Indiana | Paul Stovall connects on the shot from the baseline and he's hacked by Virgil Polson - foul #1 on Virgil Polson, team foul #1 | 30-33 |
| 18:10 | Indiana | Paul Stovall misses the free throw | 30-33 |
| 18:10 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Robert Fisher | 30-33 |
| 17:57 | Illinois | James Jackowski misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane | 30-33 |
| 17:55 | Indiana | Paul Stovall pulls down the rebound | 30-33 |
| 17:28 | Indiana | Matthew Leu knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Mario Castro | 33-33 |
| 17:11 | Illinois | Virgil Polson misses long on a driving attempt in the lane | 33-33 |
| 17:09 | Indiana | Dave Beal grabs the defensive rebound | 33-33 |
| 16:55 | Indiana | Alfred Macintyre loses the ball out of bounds | 33-33 |
| Subs | Indiana | Manuel Steinmiller (SG), Andrew Griffith (SF), Gary Thomas (PF), Brandon Albers (C) Matthew Leu, Dave Beal, Alfred Macintyre, Paul Stovall | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Aguon (PG), Van Miller (SG), Andrei Palczewski (SF), Denis Banks (PF), Scott Dollard (C) Boris Zellous, James Jackowski, Virgil Polson, Thomas Wainwright, Robert Fisher | |
| 16:46 | Illinois | James Aguon connects on the jump hook from close range on a great pass from Van Miller | 33-35 |
| 16:26 | Indiana | Gary Thomas can't connect on a floater in the paint | 33-35 |
| 16:24 | Indiana | Manuel Steinmiller grabs the offensive rebound | 33-35 |
| 16:10 | Indiana | Mario Castro misses short on a shot from close range | 33-35 |
| 16:08 | Indiana | Gary Thomas tips it in | 35-35 |
| 15:54 | Illinois | Scott Dollard can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 35-35 |
| 15:53 | Illinois | Scott Dollard can't tip it in | 35-35 |
| 15:52 | Indiana | Brandon Albers grabs the defensive rebound | 35-35 |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Mario Castro (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Manuel Steinmiller (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andrew Griffith (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Gary Thomas (fresh) 4 pts. C - Brandon Albers (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - James Aguon (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Van Miller (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Andrei Palczewski (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Denis Banks (fresh) 6 pts. C - Scott Dollard (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:36 | Indiana | Mario Castro misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 35-35 |
| 15:34 | Indiana | Andrew Griffith pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-35 |
| 15:15 | Indiana | Gary Thomas's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-35 |
| Subs | Indiana | Matthew Leu (SG), Dave Beal (SF), Alfred Macintyre (PF), Paul Stovall (C) Mario Castro, Andrew Griffith, Gary Thomas, Brandon Albers | |
| Subs | Illinois | Boris Zellous (PG), James Jackowski (SG), Virgil Polson (SF), Robert Fisher (C) James Aguon, Van Miller, Andrei Palczewski, Scott Dollard | |
| 15:07 | Illinois | James Jackowski drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 35-37 |
| 14:53 | Indiana | Dave Beal is fouled on the floor by Denis Banks - foul #1 on Denis Banks, team foul #2 | 35-37 |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Thomas Wainwright (PF) Denis Banks | |
| 14:34 | Indiana | Alfred Macintyre lays it in | 37-37 |
| 14:19 | Illinois | Virgil Polson knocks in the jumpshot from the left side set up by James Jackowski | 37-39 |
| 14:07 | Indiana | Alfred Macintyre can't connect on a floater from close range | 37-39 |
| 14:06 | Illinois | Thomas Wainwright pulls down the rebound | 37-39 |
| 13:48 | Illinois | James Jackowski comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Manuel Steinmiller - foul #2 on Manuel Steinmiller, team foul #2 | 37-39 |
| Subs | Indiana | Mario Castro (PG) Manuel Steinmiller | |
| Subs | Illinois | Scott Dollard (C) Robert Fisher | |
| 13:48 | Illinois | James Jackowski makes the 1st free throw | 37-40 |
| 13:48 | Illinois | James Jackowski makes the 2nd free throw | 37-41 |
| 13:34 | Indiana | Dave Beal clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 37-41 |
| 13:32 | Illinois | Thomas Wainwright grabs the defensive rebound | 37-41 |
| 13:23 | Illinois | Boris Zellous makes the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Virgil Polson | 37-43 |
| 13:02 | Indiana | Paul Stovall makes the fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Matthew Leu | 39-43 |
| 12:43 | Illinois | Boris Zellous is hacked by Paul Stovall - foul #3 on Paul Stovall, team foul #3 | 39-43 |
| Subs | Indiana | Andrew Griffith (SF), Gary Thomas (PF), Brandon Albers (C) Dave Beal, Alfred Macintyre, Paul Stovall | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Aguon (PG), Denis Banks (PF) Boris Zellous, Thomas Wainwright | |
| 12:29 | Illinois | Virgil Polson misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 39-43 |
| 12:28 | Illinois | James Aguon grabs the offensive rebound | 39-43 |
| 12:20 | Illinois | Scott Dollard connects on the driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by James Aguon | 39-45 |
| 11:53 | Indiana | Mario Castro is hacked by Virgil Polson - foul #2 on Virgil Polson, team foul #3 | 39-45 |
| Subs | Indiana | Manuel Steinmiller (SG) Matthew Leu | |
| Subs | Illinois | Van Miller (SG), Andrei Palczewski (SF), Robert Fisher (C) James Jackowski, Virgil Polson, Scott Dollard | |
| 11:38 | Indiana | Gary Thomas buries a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Andrew Griffith and the foul's on Andrei Palczewski - foul #3 on Andrei Palczewski, team foul #4 | 41-45 |
| 11:38 | Indiana | Gary Thomas makes the free throw | 42-45 |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Mario Castro (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Manuel Steinmiller (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andrew Griffith (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Gary Thomas (fresh) 7 pts. C - Brandon Albers (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - James Aguon (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Van Miller (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Andrei Palczewski (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Denis Banks (fresh) 6 pts. C - Robert Fisher (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:23 | Illinois | James Aguon clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 42-45 |
| 11:22 | Indiana | Andrew Griffith pulls down the rebound | 42-45 |
| 10:53 | Indiana | Denis Banks steals it from Andrew Griffith | 42-45 |
| 10:32 | Illinois | Van Miller connects on the shot from the free throw line set up by James Aguon | 42-47 |
| 10:16 | Indiana | Mario Castro buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Gary Thomas | 45-47 |
| 10:01 | Illinois | Robert Fisher misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 45-47 |
| 10:00 | Illinois | Denis Banks pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-47 |
| 09:53 | Illinois | Denis Banks's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-47 |
| Subs | Indiana | Matthew Leu (SG), Dave Beal (SF), Alfred Macintyre (PF), Paul Stovall (C) Mario Castro, Andrew Griffith, Gary Thomas, Brandon Albers | |
| Subs | Illinois | Boris Zellous (PG), James Jackowski (SG), Virgil Polson (SF), Thomas Wainwright (PF) James Aguon, Van Miller, Andrei Palczewski, Denis Banks | |
| 09:40 | Indiana | Paul Stovall is denied on a dunk by Robert Fisher | 45-47 |
| 09:39 | Illinois | The rebound goes to James Jackowski | 45-47 |
| 09:19 | Illinois | Thomas Wainwright makes the floater from the left side on a great pass from Boris Zellous | 45-49 |
| 09:02 | Indiana | Paul Stovall misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 45-49 |
| 09:01 | Indiana | Matthew Leu grabs the offensive board | 45-49 |
| 08:52 | Indiana | Matthew Leu hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 45-49 |
| 08:51 | Indiana | Paul Stovall tips it but misses | 45-49 |
| 08:49 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Thomas Wainwright | 45-49 |
| 08:29 | Illinois | Virgil Polson lays it up and in | 45-51 |
| 08:09 | Indiana | Manuel Steinmiller comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 45-51 |
| 08:08 | Illinois | Thomas Wainwright pulls down the rebound | 45-51 |
| 07:50 | Illinois | Matthew Leu is called for the reach on James Jackowski - foul #2 on Matthew Leu, team foul #4 | 45-51 |
| Subs | Indiana | Mario Castro (PG) Manuel Steinmiller | |
| Subs | Illinois | Scott Dollard (C) Robert Fisher | |
| 07:40 | Illinois | James Jackowski connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 45-54 |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Mario Castro (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Matthew Leu (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dave Beal (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Alfred Macintyre (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Paul Stovall (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Boris Zellous (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Jackowski (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Virgil Polson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas Wainwright (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Scott Dollard (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:33 | Indiana | Alfred Macintyre clanks a runner from the right block but he's hacked by Scott Dollard - foul #1 on Scott Dollard, team foul #5 | 45-54 |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Denis Banks (PF) Thomas Wainwright | |
| 07:33 | Indiana | Alfred Macintyre makes the 1st free throw | 46-54 |
| 07:33 | Indiana | Alfred Macintyre makes the 2nd free throw | 47-54 |
| 07:15 | Illinois | Virgil Polson scores on a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Boris Zellous and he's hacked by Dave Beal - foul #2 on Dave Beal, team foul #5 | 47-56 |
| Subs | Indiana | Andrew Griffith (SF), Gary Thomas (PF), Brandon Albers (C) Dave Beal, Alfred Macintyre, Paul Stovall | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 07:15 | Illinois | Virgil Polson misses the free throw | 47-56 |
| 07:15 | Indiana | The rebound goes to Brandon Albers | 47-56 |
| 07:08 | Indiana | Gary Thomas misses the fadeaway from the left side | 47-56 |
| 07:06 | Illinois | Denis Banks pulls down the rebound | 47-56 |
| 06:54 | Illinois | Virgil Polson misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 47-56 |
| 06:52 | Indiana | Gary Thomas pulls down the rebound | 47-56 |
| 06:44 | Indiana | Mario Castro clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 47-56 |
| 06:42 | Indiana | The offensive rebound goes to Brandon Albers | 47-56 |
| 06:21 | Indiana | Andrew Griffith can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 47-56 |
| 06:20 | Illinois | Scott Dollard grabs the board | 47-56 |
| 06:00 | Illinois | Gary Thomas picks off the pass by James Jackowski | 47-56 |
| 05:38 | Indiana | James Jackowski takes the ball from Gary Thomas | 47-56 |
| 05:14 | Illinois | Boris Zellous is alone and drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Virgil Polson | 47-59 |
| 05:14 | Indiana | Indiana calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-59 |
| Subs | Indiana | Dave Beal (SF), Alfred Macintyre (PF), Paul Stovall (C) Andrew Griffith, Gary Thomas, Brandon Albers | |
| Subs | Illinois | Thomas Wainwright (PF), Robert Fisher (C) Denis Banks, Scott Dollard | |
| 04:57 | Indiana | Boris Zellous steps in front of the Matthew Leu pass | 47-59 |
| 04:42 | Illinois | Virgil Polson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 47-59 |
| 04:41 | Indiana | Paul Stovall gets the rebound | 47-59 |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:36 | Indiana | Matthew Leu misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 47-59 |
| 04:34 | Illinois | Robert Fisher grabs the defensive rebound | 47-59 |
| 04:21 | Illinois | Virgil Polson connects on the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Boris Zellous | 47-61 |
| 04:05 | Indiana | Paul Stovall connects on the shot in the lane | 49-61 |
| 03:48 | Illinois | Virgil Polson is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 49-61 |
| 03:47 | Indiana | The rebound goes to Mario Castro | 49-61 |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:34 | Indiana | Virgil Polson is called for the reach on Alfred Macintyre - foul #3 on Virgil Polson, team foul #6 | 49-61 |
| Subs | Indiana | Manuel Steinmiller (SG) Matthew Leu | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Aguon (PG), Van Miller (SG), Andrei Palczewski (SF) Boris Zellous, James Jackowski, Virgil Polson | |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Mario Castro (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Manuel Steinmiller (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dave Beal (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Alfred Macintyre (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Paul Stovall (fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - James Aguon (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Van Miller (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andrei Palczewski (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Thomas Wainwright (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Robert Fisher (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:29 | Indiana | Manuel Steinmiller clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 49-61 |
| 03:27 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Robert Fisher | 49-61 |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:05 | Illinois | Robert Fisher misses short on a turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Alfred Macintyre - foul #1 on Alfred Macintyre, team foul #6 | 49-61 |
| 03:05 | Illinois | Robert Fisher misses the 1st free throw | 49-61 |
| 03:05 | Illinois | Robert Fisher makes the 2nd free throw | 49-62 |
| 02:56 | Indiana | Mario Castro is hacked by Van Miller - foul #2 on Van Miller, team foul #7 | 49-62 |
| Subs | Indiana | Andrew Griffith (SF), Gary Thomas (PF), Brandon Albers (C) Dave Beal, Alfred Macintyre, Paul Stovall | |
| Subs | Illinois | Denis Banks (PF), Scott Dollard (C) Thomas Wainwright, Robert Fisher | |
| 02:56 | Indiana | Mario Castro makes the 1st free throw | 50-62 |
| 02:56 | Indiana | Mario Castro makes the 2nd free throw | 51-62 |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:54 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-62 |
| Subs | Indiana | Matthew Leu (SG), Dave Beal (SF), Alfred Macintyre (PF), Paul Stovall (C) Manuel Steinmiller, Andrew Griffith, Gary Thomas, Brandon Albers | |
| Subs | Illinois | Boris Zellous (PG), James Jackowski (SG), Virgil Polson (SF), Thomas Wainwright (PF), Robert Fisher (C) James Aguon, Van Miller, Andrei Palczewski, Denis Banks, Scott Dollard | |
| 02:37 | Illinois | Boris Zellous connects on the 3 pointer from straight away set up by James Jackowski | 51-65 |
| 02:21 | Indiana | Alfred Macintyre lays it up and in set up by Matthew Leu | 53-65 |
| 01:59 | Illinois | Virgil Polson connects on the open 3 from the left corner set up by Boris Zellous | 53-68 |
| 01:42 | Indiana | Mario Castro hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 53-68 |
| 01:41 | Indiana | Paul Stovall hits the follow up shot | 55-68 |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:38 | Illinois | Matthew Leu is called for the reach on Robert Fisher in the backcourt - foul #3 on Matthew Leu, team foul #7 | 55-68 |
| Subs | Indiana | Manuel Steinmiller (PG), Curtis Grubb (SG), Andrew Griffith (SF), Gary Thomas (PF), Brandon Albers (C) Mario Castro, Matthew Leu, Dave Beal, Alfred Macintyre, Paul Stovall | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 01:38 | Illinois | Robert Fisher makes the 1st free throw | 55-69 |
| 01:38 | Illinois | Robert Fisher makes the 2nd free throw | 55-70 |
| 01:31 | Indiana | Manuel Steinmiller misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 55-70 |
| 01:30 | Illinois | Thomas Wainwright snags the defensive board | 55-70 |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:13 | Illinois | James Jackowski scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Boris Zellous | 55-72 |
| 01:05 | Indiana | Manuel Steinmiller hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 55-72 |
| 01:03 | Illinois | Thomas Wainwright grabs the defensive rebound | 55-72 |
| 00:42 | Illinois | Virgil Polson shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the floater from the left wing but the foul's on Manuel Steinmiller - foul #3 on Manuel Steinmiller, team foul #8 | 55-72 |
| 00:42 | Illinois | Virgil Polson misses the 1st free throw | 55-72 |
| 00:42 | Illinois | Virgil Polson misses the 2nd free throw | 55-72 |
| 00:42 | Indiana | Gary Thomas grabs the board | 55-72 |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:37 | Indiana | Andrew Griffith misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 55-72 |
| 00:35 | Illinois | Thomas Wainwright snags the defensive board | 55-72 |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:08 | Illinois | Boris Zellous can't finish the layup | 55-72 |
| 00:06 | Illinois | Robert Fisher tips it back up and in | 55-74 |
| 00:03 | Indiana | Manuel Steinmiller loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 55-74 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Boris Zellous runs out the clock | 55-74 |