| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Michael Savory (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ivan Ciskowski (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Kenneth Bowling (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jon Goodman (fresh) 3 reb. C - William McElhinny (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Tommy Dehart (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Keith Bell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - David Porter (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Dikembe Arboleda (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Jeremy Clark (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Notre Dame | Kenneth Bowling inbounds the ball | 39-24 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:45 | Notre Dame | William McElhinny throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-24 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jie Huang (PF), Jonah Maness (C) Dikembe Arboleda, Jeremy Clark | |
| 19:24 | Illinois | Tommy Dehart is called for traveling | 39-24 |
| 19:22 | Notre Dame | William McElhinny is called for traveling in the backcourt | 39-24 |
| 19:13 | Illinois | Jie Huang comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 39-24 |
| 19:11 | Illinois | Jonah Maness gets the offensive rebound | 39-24 |
| 18:51 | Illinois | Jie Huang connects on the turnaround in the lane set up by Keith Bell | 39-26 |
| 18:47 | Notre Dame | Michael Savory is fouled in the backcourt by Tommy Dehart - foul #3 on Tommy Dehart, team foul #1 | 39-26 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Joel Cortese (PG), Jason Gordon (SG), Wade Floyd (SF), Dale Gardner (PF), Mark Louis (C) Michael Savory, Ivan Ciskowski, Kenneth Bowling, Jon Goodman, William McElhinny | |
| Subs | Illinois | Joshua Robertson (SF), Dikembe Arboleda (PF), Jeremy Clark (C) David Porter, Jie Huang, Jonah Maness | |
| 18:34 | Notre Dame | Jason Gordon double dribbles | 39-26 |
| 18:12 | Illinois | Keith Bell is alone and drills a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Dikembe Arboleda | 39-28 |
| 17:59 | Notre Dame | Mark Louis hits the easy wide open finger roll | 41-28 |
| 17:54 | Illinois | Tommy Dehart misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 41-28 |
| 17:52 | Notre Dame | Dale Gardner grabs the defensive rebound | 41-28 |
| 17:50 | Notre Dame | Joel Cortese is fouled in the backcourt by Tommy Dehart - foul #4 on Tommy Dehart, team foul #2 | 41-28 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Robert Arnold (SG), Kenneth Bowling (SF), Jon Goodman (PF), William McElhinny (C) Jason Gordon, Wade Floyd, Dale Gardner, Mark Louis | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Porter (SF), Jonah Maness (C) Tommy Dehart, Jeremy Clark | |
| 17:38 | Notre Dame | Joel Cortese drills a driving attempt from the baseline | 43-28 |
| 17:14 | Illinois | Joshua Robertson can't finish the uncontested layup | 43-28 |
| 17:12 | Notre Dame | Jon Goodman snags the defensive board | 43-28 |
| 17:09 | Notre Dame | Jonah Maness steals it from Robert Arnold in the backcourt | 43-28 |
| 16:40 | Illinois | David Porter's dunk attempt is rejected by Kenneth Bowling | 43-28 |
| 16:39 | Illinois | Keith Bell grabs the offensive board | 43-28 |
| 16:28 | Illinois | Joshua Robertson clanks a floater from the left side but he's fouled by Jon Goodman - foul #2 on Jon Goodman, team foul #1 | 43-28 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Michael Savory (PG), Ivan Ciskowski (SG), Jason Gordon (SF), Dale Gardner (C) Joel Cortese, Robert Arnold, Kenneth Bowling, William McElhinny | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jie Huang (PF), Jeremy Clark (C) Dikembe Arboleda, Jonah Maness | |
| 16:28 | Illinois | Joshua Robertson misses the 1st free throw | 43-28 |
| 16:28 | Illinois | Joshua Robertson makes the 2nd free throw | 43-29 |
| 16:19 | Notre Dame | Jon Goodman misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline | 43-29 |
| 16:18 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Jie Huang | 43-29 |
| 16:01 | Illinois | Jie Huang misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 43-29 |
| 15:59 | Illinois | David Porter grabs the offensive board | 43-29 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Michael Savory (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ivan Ciskowski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Jason Gordon (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jon Goodman (tiring) 4 reb. C - Dale Gardner (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Joshua Robertson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Keith Bell (tiring) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - David Porter (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jie Huang (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Jeremy Clark (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Illinois | Jie Huang misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by Jon Goodman - foul #3 on Jon Goodman, team foul #2 | 43-29 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Israel Shrader (PG), Wade Floyd (SF), Mark Louis (C) Michael Savory, Jason Gordon, Jon Goodman | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 15:38 | Illinois | Jie Huang makes the 1st free throw | 43-30 |
| 15:38 | Illinois | Jie Huang makes the 2nd free throw | 43-31 |
| 15:22 | Notre Dame | Mark Louis hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 43-31 |
| 15:21 | Notre Dame | Mark Louis snags the offensive board | 43-31 |
| 15:03 | Notre Dame | Jie Huang denies the turnaround by Wade Floyd | 43-31 |
| 15:01 | Notre Dame | Ivan Ciskowski tips it back up and in | 45-31 |
| 14:32 | Illinois | Keith Bell misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 45-31 |
| 14:30 | Notre Dame | Israel Shrader snags the defensive board | 45-31 |
| 14:19 | Notre Dame | Mark Louis's pass is intercepted by David Porter | 45-31 |
| 14:14 | Illinois | Keith Bell misses the dunk | 45-31 |
| 14:13 | Illinois | Joshua Robertson grabs the offensive rebound | 45-31 |
| 13:51 | Illinois | Joshua Robertson scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 45-34 |
| 13:37 | Notre Dame | Mark Louis is fouled on the floor by Keith Bell - foul #4 on Keith Bell, team foul #3 | 45-34 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Michael Savory (PG), Joel Cortese (SG), Kenneth Bowling (SF), Jason Gordon (PF), William McElhinny (C) Israel Shrader, Ivan Ciskowski, Wade Floyd, Dale Gardner, Mark Louis | |
| Subs | Illinois | Dikembe Arboleda (PF), Jonah Maness (C) Keith Bell, Jeremy Clark | |
| 13:28 | Notre Dame | Jason Gordon connects on the open turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Kenneth Bowling | 47-34 |
| 13:12 | Illinois | Jonah Maness can't finish the layup | 47-34 |
| 13:10 | Notre Dame | Kenneth Bowling grabs the defensive rebound | 47-34 |
| 13:06 | Notre Dame | David Porter is called for the reach on Jason Gordon in the backcourt - foul #4 on David Porter, team foul #4 | 47-34 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Tommy Dehart (PG), Keith Bell (SG) David Porter, Jie Huang | |
| 12:58 | Notre Dame | Kenneth Bowling misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Keith Bell - foul #5 on Keith Bell, team foul #5 | 47-34 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jie Huang (SF) Keith Bell | |
| 12:58 | Notre Dame | Kenneth Bowling makes the 1st free throw | 48-34 |
| 12:58 | Notre Dame | Kenneth Bowling makes the 2nd free throw | 49-34 |
| 12:35 | Illinois | Tommy Dehart knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Dikembe Arboleda | 49-37 |
| 12:29 | Notre Dame | Michael Savory comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 49-37 |
| 12:27 | Notre Dame | Kenneth Bowling gets the offensive rebound | 49-37 |
| 12:20 | Notre Dame | Joel Cortese's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-37 |
| 12:20 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 49-37 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Robert Arnold (SG), Jon Goodman (PF) Michael Savory, Kenneth Bowling | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Porter (SF) Jie Huang | |
| 12:02 | Illinois | Tommy Dehart clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 49-37 |
| 12:00 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Dikembe Arboleda | 49-37 |
| 11:40 | Illinois | Jonah Maness hits the finger roll and he's hacked by William McElhinny - foul #1 on William McElhinny, team foul #3 | 49-39 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Michael Savory (PG), Dale Gardner (C) Robert Arnold, William McElhinny | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 11:40 | Illinois | Jonah Maness misses the free throw | 49-39 |
| 11:40 | Illinois | Joshua Robertson grabs the offensive board | 49-39 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Michael Savory (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joel Cortese (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jason Gordon (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jon Goodman (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Dale Gardner (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Tommy Dehart (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Joshua Robertson (tired) 8 pts. SF - David Porter (tired) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Dikembe Arboleda (tired) 4 reb. C - Jonah Maness (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Illinois | Tommy Dehart misses the 3 from the left corner | 49-39 |
| 11:29 | Notre Dame | Dale Gardner pulls down the rebound | 49-39 |
| 11:26 | Notre Dame | Joel Cortese's pass is intercepted by Dikembe Arboleda in the backcourt | 49-39 |
| 11:14 | Illinois | Jonah Maness hits the finger roll on a great pass from David Porter | 49-41 |
| 10:59 | Notre Dame | Joel Cortese is by himself and knocks in the jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Michael Savory | 51-41 |
| 10:56 | Illinois | David Porter is hacked by Jason Gordon in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jason Gordon, team foul #4 | 51-41 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Ivan Ciskowski (SG), Kenneth Bowling (SF) Joel Cortese, Jason Gordon | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jie Huang (SF) David Porter | |
| 10:29 | Illinois | Joshua Robertson misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 51-41 |
| 10:28 | Notre Dame | Michael Savory grabs the defensive rebound | 51-41 |
| 10:22 | Notre Dame | Ivan Ciskowski comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 51-41 |
| 10:20 | Notre Dame | Kenneth Bowling snags the offensive board | 51-41 |
| 10:13 | Notre Dame | Dale Gardner scores on a runner from the baseline and he's fouled by Joshua Robertson - foul #3 on Joshua Robertson, team foul #6 | 53-41 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Mark Louis (C) Jon Goodman | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Porter (SG), Jeremy Clark (C) Dikembe Arboleda, Jonah Maness | |
| 10:13 | Notre Dame | Dale Gardner misses the free throw | 53-41 |
| 10:13 | Illinois | Jie Huang grabs the defensive rebound | 53-41 |
| 09:44 | Illinois | Jeremy Clark is hacked by Mark Louis - foul #1 on Mark Louis, team foul #5 | 53-41 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Israel Shrader (PG), Robert Arnold (SG), Jason Gordon (SF), William McElhinny (C) Michael Savory, Ivan Ciskowski, Kenneth Bowling, Dale Gardner | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 09:26 | Illinois | Joshua Robertson travels with the ball | 53-41 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Wade Floyd (SF) Mark Louis | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 09:24 | Notre Dame | David Porter steals the ball from Wade Floyd in the backcourt | 53-41 |
| 09:06 | Illinois | Jason Gordon denies the turnaround by David Porter | 53-41 |
| 09:04 | Illinois | Jeremy Clark grabs the offensive rebound | 53-41 |
| 08:38 | Illinois | Joshua Robertson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 53-41 |
| 08:37 | Illinois | Jeremy Clark tips it home | 53-43 |
| 08:21 | Notre Dame | William McElhinny misses long on a shot from the left block but he's hacked by Jeremy Clark - foul #1 on Jeremy Clark, team foul #7 | 53-43 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Joel Cortese (PG), Ivan Ciskowski (SG), Kenneth Bowling (SF), Jon Goodman (PF) Israel Shrader, Robert Arnold, Wade Floyd, Jason Gordon | |
| Subs | Illinois | Dikembe Arboleda (PF), Jonah Maness (C) Joshua Robertson, Jeremy Clark | |
| 08:21 | Notre Dame | William McElhinny makes the 1st free throw | 54-43 |
| 08:21 | Notre Dame | William McElhinny makes the 2nd free throw | 55-43 |
| 08:17 | Illinois | Joel Cortese steps in front of the Tommy Dehart pass in the backcourt | 55-43 |
| 08:12 | Notre Dame | Kenneth Bowling is hacked by David Porter - foul #5 on David Porter, team foul #8 | 55-43 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Dale Gardner (C) William McElhinny | |
| Subs | Illinois | Joshua Robertson (SG) David Porter | |
| 08:12 | Notre Dame | Kenneth Bowling makes the 1st free throw | 56-43 |
| 08:12 | Notre Dame | Kenneth Bowling misses the 2nd free throw | 56-43 |
| 08:12 | Illinois | Jonah Maness snags the defensive board | 56-43 |
| 07:47 | Illinois | Kenneth Bowling swats the short shot by Dikembe Arboleda | 56-43 |
| 07:46 | Notre Dame | Kenneth Bowling grabs the defensive rebound | 56-43 |
| 07:30 | Notre Dame | Kenneth Bowling connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Joel Cortese | 59-43 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Joel Cortese (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ivan Ciskowski (tiring) 8 pts. SF - Kenneth Bowling (tired) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. PF - Jon Goodman (tiring) 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Dale Gardner (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Tommy Dehart (tired) 12 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Joshua Robertson (very tired) 8 pts. 3 pf. SF - Jie Huang (tired) 9 pts. 8 reb. PF - Dikembe Arboleda (very tired) 4 reb. C - Jonah Maness (tired) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:04 | Illinois | Joshua Robertson comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 59-43 |
| 07:02 | Notre Dame | Kenneth Bowling pulls down the rebound | 59-43 |
| 06:59 | Notre Dame | Notre Dame calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-43 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Michael Savory (PG), Jason Gordon (SF), Mark Louis (C) Ivan Ciskowski, Kenneth Bowling, Dale Gardner | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 06:49 | Notre Dame | Jonah Maness picks off the pass by Jon Goodman | 59-43 |
| 06:23 | Illinois | Jason Gordon steps in front of the Dikembe Arboleda pass | 59-43 |
| 06:12 | Notre Dame | Jie Huang is called for the reach on Jason Gordon - foul #2 on Jie Huang, team foul #9 | 59-43 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Israel Shrader (PG), Wade Floyd (SF) Michael Savory, Jon Goodman | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeremy Clark (C) Jie Huang | |
| 06:12 | Notre Dame | Jason Gordon makes the 1st free throw | 60-43 |
| 06:12 | Notre Dame | Jason Gordon misses the 2nd free throw | 60-43 |
| 06:12 | Notre Dame | Jason Gordon snags the offensive board | 60-43 |
| 05:56 | Notre Dame | Jason Gordon banks in the wide open layup set up by Joel Cortese | 62-43 |
| 05:38 | Illinois | Jeremy Clark is whistled for a carry | 62-43 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Michael Savory (PG), Ivan Ciskowski (SG), Dale Gardner (SF), William McElhinny (C) Israel Shrader, Joel Cortese, Wade Floyd, Mark Louis | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 05:35 | Notre Dame | Ivan Ciskowski is hacked by Joshua Robertson in the backcourt - foul #4 on Joshua Robertson, team foul #10 | 62-43 |
| 05:35 | Notre Dame | Ivan Ciskowski makes the 1st free throw | 63-43 |
| 05:35 | Notre Dame | Ivan Ciskowski makes the 2nd free throw | 64-43 |
| 05:10 | Illinois | Dale Gardner blocks the 3 pointer from the right wing by Joshua Robertson | 64-43 |
| 05:09 | Notre Dame | Michael Savory grabs the board | 64-43 |
| 04:56 | Notre Dame | Ivan Ciskowski misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 64-43 |
| 04:55 | Notre Dame | Dale Gardner grabs the offensive rebound | 64-43 |
| 04:45 | Notre Dame | Michael Savory misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 64-43 |
| 04:43 | Notre Dame | The offensive rebound goes to Dale Gardner | 64-43 |
| 04:25 | Notre Dame | William McElhinny connects on the fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Michael Savory | 66-43 |
| 04:23 | Illinois | Tommy Dehart is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #5 on Tommy Dehart, team foul #11 | 66-43 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Joel Cortese (PG), Robert Arnold (SG), Wade Floyd (SF), Mark Louis (C) Michael Savory, Ivan Ciskowski, Jason Gordon, William McElhinny | |
| Subs | Illinois | Gary Kinsey (SG), Jie Huang (SF) Tommy Dehart, Jonah Maness | |
| 04:10 | Notre Dame | Wade Floyd misses short on an open fadeaway in the paint | 66-43 |
| 04:09 | Illinois | Gary Kinsey snags the defensive board | 66-43 |
| 03:48 | Illinois | Jie Huang hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 66-43 |
| 03:46 | Notre Dame | Mark Louis grabs the defensive rebound | 66-43 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:21 | Notre Dame | Robert Arnold can't connect on a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Jeremy Clark - foul #2 on Jeremy Clark, team foul #12 | 66-43 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Israel Shrader (PG), Jason Gordon (PF) Joel Cortese, Mark Louis | |
| Subs | Illinois | Carson Cason (PG) Gary Kinsey | |
| 03:21 | Notre Dame | Robert Arnold makes the 1st free throw | 67-43 |
| 03:21 | Notre Dame | Robert Arnold makes the 2nd free throw | 68-43 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Israel Shrader (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Robert Arnold (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Wade Floyd (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jason Gordon (tiring) 14 pts. 3 reb. C - Dale Gardner (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Carson Cason (fresh) SG - Joshua Robertson (very tired) 8 pts. 4 pf. SF - Jie Huang (very tired) 9 pts. 8 reb. PF - Dikembe Arboleda (very tired) 4 reb. C - Jeremy Clark (very tired) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 02:55 | Illinois | Jie Huang misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 68-43 |
| 02:53 | Notre Dame | Dale Gardner pulls down the rebound | 68-43 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 02:50 | Notre Dame | Israel Shrader is fouled in the backcourt by Joshua Robertson - foul #5 on Joshua Robertson, team foul #13 | 68-43 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Joel Cortese (SG) Robert Arnold | |
| Subs | Illinois | Scott Thompson (SG) Joshua Robertson | |
| 02:50 | Notre Dame | Israel Shrader makes the 1st free throw | 69-43 |
| 02:50 | Notre Dame | Israel Shrader makes the 2nd free throw | 70-43 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 02:29 | Illinois | Jie Huang misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 70-43 |
| 02:28 | Notre Dame | Dale Gardner gets the rebound | 70-43 |
| 02:17 | Notre Dame | Wade Floyd double dribbles | 70-43 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Mark Louis (PF) Wade Floyd | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 02:14 | Illinois | Israel Shrader takes the ball from Carson Cason in the backcourt | 70-43 |
| 01:57 | Notre Dame | Dale Gardner misses the easy layup | 70-43 |
| 01:55 | Notre Dame | Jason Gordon snags the offensive board | 70-43 |
| 01:46 | Notre Dame | Jason Gordon misses short on a turnaround from the left block | 70-43 |
| 01:44 | Illinois | Carson Cason gets the rebound | 70-43 |
| 01:39 | Illinois | Jie Huang misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 70-43 |
| 01:37 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Mark Louis | 70-43 |
| 01:29 | Notre Dame | The jump hook by Dale Gardner is blocked by Jeremy Clark | 70-43 |
| 01:28 | Illinois | Scott Thompson gets the rebound | 70-43 |
| 01:24 | Illinois | Jie Huang hits the front of the rim on the wide open shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Jason Gordon - foul #2 on Jason Gordon, team foul #6 | 70-43 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Wade Floyd (SF) Israel Shrader | |
| Subs | Illinois | Gary Kinsey (SG), Jonah Maness (SF) Carson Cason, Scott Thompson | |
| 01:24 | Illinois | Jie Huang makes the 1st free throw | 70-44 |
| 01:24 | Illinois | Jie Huang misses the 2nd free throw | 70-44 |
| 01:24 | Notre Dame | Dale Gardner gets the rebound | 70-44 |
| 01:10 | Notre Dame | Jason Gordon is by himself and knocks in the shot from the right wing set up by Joel Cortese | 72-44 |
| 00:49 | Illinois | Jie Huang misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 72-44 |
| 00:48 | Notre Dame | Jason Gordon gets the rebound | 72-44 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:28 | Notre Dame | Dale Gardner blows the layup | 72-44 |
| 00:27 | Notre Dame | Jason Gordon hits the follow up shot | 74-44 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:20 | Illinois | Jie Huang can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 74-44 |
| 00:18 | Notre Dame | Mark Louis pulls down the rebound | 74-44 |
| 00:00 | Notre Dame | Joel Cortese runs out the clock | 74-44 |