| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Johnny Faulkner (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christopher Reny (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Justin McQuesten (fresh) 13 pts. PF - Francis Saylor (fresh) 2 pts. C - Luis Massey (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - William Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ivan Jelavic (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Milton Banks (fresh) 11 pts. PF - James Miller (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Paul Riggle (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Indiana | Milton Banks inbounds the ball | 32-30 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 19:31 | Indiana | Ivan Jelavic is fouled on the floor by Christopher Reny - foul #2 on Christopher Reny, team foul #1 | 32-30 |
| 19:21 | Indiana | Milton Banks scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 32-33 |
| 19:06 | Illinois | Ivan Jelavic steps in front of the Justin McQuesten pass | 32-33 |
| 18:44 | Indiana | Milton Banks's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-33 |
| 18:33 | Illinois | Justin McQuesten misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 32-33 |
| 18:31 | Indiana | Paul Riggle grabs the defensive rebound | 32-33 |
| 18:25 | Indiana | James Miller misses short on a turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by Christopher Reny - foul #3 on Christopher Reny, team foul #2 | 32-33 |
| Subs | Illinois | Adam Vanslyke (SF) Christopher Reny | |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| 18:25 | Indiana | James Miller misses the 1st free throw | 32-33 |
| 18:25 | Indiana | James Miller misses the 2nd free throw | 32-33 |
| 18:25 | Illinois | Francis Saylor pulls down the rebound | 32-33 |
| 18:13 | Illinois | Adam Vanslyke knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing | 34-33 |
| 17:44 | Indiana | Francis Saylor takes the ball from James Miller | 34-33 |
| 17:25 | Illinois | Adam Vanslyke hits a shot from the left wing set up by Johnny Faulkner | 36-33 |
| 17:11 | Indiana | Luis Massey blocks the jumper by James Miller | 36-33 |
| 17:10 | Indiana | Ivan Jelavic tips it home | 36-35 |
| 16:49 | Illinois | Justin McQuesten knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Luis Massey | 39-35 |
| 16:27 | Indiana | William Johnson comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Francis Saylor - foul #1 on Francis Saylor, team foul #3 | 39-35 |
| Subs | Illinois | Gregory Roberts (PG), James Young (SF), Clyde Pate (C) Johnny Faulkner, Francis Saylor, Luis Massey | |
| Subs | Indiana | Robert Lott (SG), Chris Stepp (PF), Richard Hartnett (C) Ivan Jelavic, James Miller, Paul Riggle | |
| 16:27 | Indiana | William Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 39-36 |
| 16:27 | Indiana | William Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 39-36 |
| 16:27 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Adam Vanslyke | 39-36 |
| 16:15 | Illinois | Justin McQuesten comes up short on the shot from close range | 39-36 |
| 16:13 | Indiana | Robert Lott grabs the defensive rebound | 39-36 |
| 15:58 | Indiana | Robert Lott is fouled on the floor by Clyde Pate - foul #1 on Clyde Pate, team foul #4 | 39-36 |
| Subs | Illinois | Christopher Reny (SG) James Young | |
| Subs | Indiana | David Montague (PG), Joshua Johnson (SG), Tom Castiglione (SF) William Johnson, Robert Lott, Milton Banks | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Gregory Roberts (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Christopher Reny (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Justin McQuesten (fairly fresh) 16 pts. PF - Adam Vanslyke (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Clyde Pate (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - David Montague (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Joshua Johnson (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Tom Castiglione (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Chris Stepp (fresh) C - Richard Hartnett (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:46 | Indiana | Richard Hartnett knocks in the floater near the basket and he's hacked by Clyde Pate - foul #2 on Clyde Pate, team foul #5 | 39-38 |
| 15:46 | Indiana | Richard Hartnett makes the free throw | 39-39 |
| 15:35 | Illinois | Clyde Pate drills a jumper from the right block on a great pass from Justin McQuesten | 41-39 |
| 15:09 | Indiana | Tom Castiglione comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 41-39 |
| 15:08 | Illinois | Gregory Roberts pulls down the rebound | 41-39 |
| 15:02 | Illinois | Justin McQuesten misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 41-39 |
| 15:01 | Illinois | Clyde Pate tips it but misses | 41-39 |
| 15:00 | Indiana | Tom Castiglione gets the rebound | 41-39 |
| 14:38 | Indiana | David Montague misses short on a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Gregory Roberts - foul #1 on Gregory Roberts, team foul #6 | 41-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | Johnny Faulkner (PG) Gregory Roberts | |
| Subs | Indiana | Ivan Jelavic (SG), Milton Banks (SF), James Miller (PF), Paul Riggle (C) Joshua Johnson, Tom Castiglione, Chris Stepp, Richard Hartnett | |
| 14:38 | Indiana | David Montague makes the 1st free throw | 41-40 |
| 14:38 | Indiana | David Montague makes the 2nd free throw | 41-41 |
| 14:31 | Illinois | James Miller swats the short shot by Clyde Pate | 41-41 |
| 14:29 | Indiana | Paul Riggle snags the defensive board | 41-41 |
| 14:08 | Indiana | Justin McQuesten steals the ball from David Montague | 41-41 |
| 14:01 | Illinois | Clyde Pate scores on a floater from the right side set up by Johnny Faulkner | 43-41 |
| 13:35 | Indiana | James Miller hits a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by David Montague | 43-44 |
| 13:20 | Illinois | Christopher Reny misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 43-44 |
| 13:18 | Indiana | James Miller grabs the board | 43-44 |
| 12:49 | Indiana | David Montague knocks in the jumpshot from the left side set up by Ivan Jelavic | 43-46 |
| 12:30 | Illinois | Clyde Pate comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 43-46 |
| 12:29 | Indiana | James Miller grabs the board | 43-46 |
| 12:24 | Indiana | David Montague clanks a 3 from the right wing | 43-46 |
| 12:23 | Illinois | Clyde Pate grabs the defensive rebound | 43-46 |
| 12:06 | Illinois | Justin McQuesten hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 43-46 |
| 12:04 | Indiana | David Montague gets the rebound | 43-46 |
| 11:48 | Indiana | Adam Vanslyke swats the short shot by David Montague | 43-46 |
| 11:46 | Illinois | Adam Vanslyke grabs the defensive rebound | 43-46 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Johnny Faulkner (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Christopher Reny (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Justin McQuesten (tiring) 16 pts. 1 ast. PF - Adam Vanslyke (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Clyde Pate (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - David Montague (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ivan Jelavic (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Milton Banks (fresh) 14 pts. PF - James Miller (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Paul Riggle (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Illinois | Justin McQuesten makes the shot from the left side on a great pass from Adam Vanslyke | 45-46 |
| 11:12 | Indiana | James Miller is fouled on the floor by Adam Vanslyke - foul #1 on Adam Vanslyke, team foul #7 | 45-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | Gregory Roberts (PG), James Young (SG), Francis Saylor (PF), Luis Massey (C) Johnny Faulkner, Christopher Reny, Justin McQuesten, Clyde Pate | |
| Subs | Indiana | William Johnson (PG), Joshua Johnson (SG), Tom Castiglione (SF), Richard Hartnett (C) David Montague, Ivan Jelavic, Milton Banks, Paul Riggle | |
| 11:12 | Indiana | James Miller makes the 1st free throw | 45-47 |
| 11:12 | Indiana | James Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 45-48 |
| 11:01 | Illinois | Adam Vanslyke can't finish the layup | 45-48 |
| 10:59 | Indiana | Richard Hartnett pulls down the rebound | 45-48 |
| 10:34 | Indiana | Richard Hartnett can't finish the layup | 45-48 |
| 10:33 | Indiana | James Miller tips it home | 45-50 |
| 10:31 | Illinois | Gregory Roberts's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 45-50 |
| Subs | Illinois | Christopher Reny (SG) Adam Vanslyke | |
| Subs | Indiana | Chris Stepp (PF) James Miller | |
| 10:13 | Indiana | Joshua Johnson comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 45-50 |
| 10:11 | Indiana | Chris Stepp grabs the offensive rebound | 45-50 |
| 09:51 | Indiana | William Johnson comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 45-50 |
| 09:49 | Illinois | Luis Massey grabs the defensive rebound | 45-50 |
| 09:40 | Illinois | Christopher Reny connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Francis Saylor | 48-50 |
| 09:19 | Indiana | Joshua Johnson loses the dribble to Gregory Roberts | 48-50 |
| 09:14 | Illinois | Gregory Roberts slams it home | 50-50 |
| 08:56 | Indiana | Tom Castiglione's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-50 |
| Subs | Illinois | Johnny Faulkner (PG), Justin McQuesten (SF), Adam Vanslyke (PF), Clyde Pate (C) Christopher Reny, James Young, Francis Saylor, Luis Massey | |
| Subs | Indiana | Ivan Jelavic (SG), Milton Banks (SF), James Miller (PF), Paul Riggle (C) Joshua Johnson, Tom Castiglione, Chris Stepp, Richard Hartnett | |
| 08:44 | Illinois | Clyde Pate clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 50-50 |
| 08:42 | Indiana | Milton Banks snags the defensive board | 50-50 |
| 08:26 | Indiana | William Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 50-50 |
| 08:25 | Illinois | Adam Vanslyke snags the defensive board | 50-50 |
| 08:16 | Illinois | Adam Vanslyke throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-50 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Indiana | David Montague (PG) William Johnson | |
| 07:47 | Indiana | David Montague hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 50-50 |
| 07:45 | Illinois | Gregory Roberts snags the defensive board | 50-50 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Johnny Faulkner (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Gregory Roberts (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Justin McQuesten (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. PF - Adam Vanslyke (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Clyde Pate (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - David Montague (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ivan Jelavic (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Milton Banks (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Miller (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Paul Riggle (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:40 | Illinois | Justin McQuesten misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 50-50 |
| 07:38 | Illinois | Clyde Pate tips it home | 52-50 |
| 07:20 | Indiana | Justin McQuesten is called for the reach on David Montague - foul #1 on Justin McQuesten, team foul #8 | 52-50 |
| Subs | Illinois | Francis Saylor (PF), Luis Massey (C) Gregory Roberts, Clyde Pate | |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| 07:20 | Indiana | David Montague misses the 1st free throw | 52-50 |
| 07:20 | Illinois | Luis Massey snags the defensive board | 52-50 |
| 07:05 | Illinois | Luis Massey can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 52-50 |
| 07:04 | Indiana | Milton Banks pulls down the rebound | 52-50 |
| 06:48 | Indiana | Milton Banks makes the fadeaway from close range | 52-52 |
| 06:30 | Illinois | Luis Massey comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 52-52 |
| 06:28 | Indiana | James Miller grabs the defensive rebound | 52-52 |
| 06:13 | Indiana | David Montague connects on the jumper from the free throw line set up by Ivan Jelavic | 52-54 |
| 06:06 | Illinois | Justin McQuesten makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Johnny Faulkner | 55-54 |
| 05:39 | Indiana | Francis Saylor picks off the pass by Ivan Jelavic | 55-54 |
| 05:20 | Illinois | Francis Saylor misses the lay-in | 55-54 |
| 05:18 | Illinois | Justin McQuesten misses the tip | 55-54 |
| 05:17 | Illinois | Johnny Faulkner grabs the offensive rebound | 55-54 |
| 05:03 | Illinois | Adam Vanslyke is fouled on the floor by Milton Banks - foul #3 on Milton Banks, team foul #1 | 55-54 |
| Subs | Illinois | Gregory Roberts (PG), Christopher Reny (SG), James Young (SF), Mark Weaver (PF), Clyde Pate (C) Johnny Faulkner, Justin McQuesten, Adam Vanslyke, Francis Saylor, Luis Massey | |
| Subs | Indiana | William Johnson (PG), Joshua Johnson (SG), Tom Castiglione (SF), Chris Stepp (PF), Richard Hartnett (C) David Montague, Ivan Jelavic, Milton Banks, James Miller, Paul Riggle | |
| 04:49 | Illinois | Mark Weaver dunks the ball on a nice dish by James Young | 57-54 |
| 04:29 | Indiana | Richard Hartnett loses the dribble to Christopher Reny | 57-54 |
| 04:26 | Illinois | Christopher Reny misses the lay-in | 57-54 |
| 04:25 | Indiana | Joshua Johnson pulls down the rebound | 57-54 |
| 04:07 | Indiana | Chris Stepp knocks in the jump hook near the basket on a great pass from William Johnson and he's hacked by Clyde Pate - foul #3 on Clyde Pate, team foul #9 | 57-56 |
| 04:07 | Indiana | Chris Stepp misses the free throw | 57-56 |
| 04:07 | Indiana | Tom Castiglione snags the offensive board | 57-56 |
| 03:41 | Indiana | Chris Stepp is hacked by James Young - foul #1 on James Young, team foul #10 | 57-56 |
| Subs | Illinois | Johnny Faulkner (PG), Adam Vanslyke (PF) Gregory Roberts, Mark Weaver | |
| Subs | Indiana | Milton Banks (SF) Tom Castiglione | |
| 03:41 | Indiana | Chris Stepp makes the 1st free throw | 57-57 |
| 03:41 | Indiana | Chris Stepp makes the 2nd free throw | 57-58 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Johnny Faulkner (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Christopher Reny (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Young (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Adam Vanslyke (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Clyde Pate (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - William Johnson (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joshua Johnson (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Milton Banks (fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Chris Stepp (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Hartnett (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:31 | Illinois | James Young blows the layup | 57-58 |
| 03:30 | Indiana | Richard Hartnett pulls down the rebound | 57-58 |
| 03:17 | Indiana | Joshua Johnson makes the jumper from the right side | 57-60 |
| 02:57 | Illinois | Clyde Pate misses the jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Richard Hartnett - foul #1 on Richard Hartnett, team foul #2 | 57-60 |
| Subs | Illinois | Justin McQuesten (SF) James Young | |
| Subs | Indiana | Ivan Jelavic (SG), James Miller (PF), Paul Riggle (C) Joshua Johnson, Chris Stepp, Richard Hartnett | |
| 02:57 | Illinois | Clyde Pate makes the 1st free throw | 58-60 |
| 02:57 | Illinois | Clyde Pate makes the 2nd free throw | 59-60 |
| 02:34 | Indiana | Paul Riggle comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by Christopher Reny - foul #4 on Christopher Reny, team foul #11 | 59-60 |
| Subs | Illinois | Francis Saylor (PF) Adam Vanslyke | |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| 02:34 | Indiana | Paul Riggle makes the 1st free throw | 59-61 |
| 02:34 | Indiana | Paul Riggle makes the 2nd free throw | 59-62 |
| 02:14 | Illinois | Johnny Faulkner is hacked by William Johnson - foul #2 on William Johnson, team foul #3 | 59-62 |
| Subs | Illinois | Luis Massey (C) Clyde Pate | |
| Subs | Indiana | David Montague (PG) William Johnson | |
| 02:01 | Illinois | Justin McQuesten misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 59-62 |
| 01:59 | Indiana | Ivan Jelavic grabs the defensive rebound | 59-62 |
| 01:42 | Indiana | Ivan Jelavic misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 59-62 |
| 01:40 | Illinois | Christopher Reny snags the defensive board | 59-62 |
| 01:26 | Illinois | Christopher Reny hits a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Johnny Faulkner | 62-62 |
| 01:01 | Indiana | Milton Banks misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on Christopher Reny - foul #5 on Christopher Reny, team foul #12 | 62-62 |
| Subs | Illinois | Adam Vanslyke (SF) Christopher Reny | |
| Subs | Indiana | William Johnson (PG) David Montague | |
| 01:01 | Indiana | Milton Banks makes the 1st free throw | 62-63 |
| 01:01 | Indiana | Milton Banks makes the 2nd free throw | 62-64 |
| 00:46 | Illinois | Adam Vanslyke misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 62-64 |
| 00:45 | Illinois | Johnny Faulkner pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-64 |
| 00:40 | Illinois | Justin McQuesten is called for traveling | 62-64 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 00:19 | Indiana | Luis Massey takes the ball from Ivan Jelavic | 62-64 |
| 00:07 | Illinois | Luis Massey loses the ball out of bounds | 62-64 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 00:04 | Indiana | William Johnson is hacked by Johnny Faulkner in the backcourt - foul #2 on Johnny Faulkner, team foul #13 | 62-64 |
| 00:04 | Indiana | William Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 62-64 |
| 00:04 | Indiana | William Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 62-65 |
| 00:04 | Illinois | Illinois calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 62-65 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Johnny Faulkner can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 62-65 |