| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Tony Gerwitz (fresh) SG - Gary Allshouse (fresh) 2 ast. SF - James Grubbs (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kelly Nichols (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Samuel Hamilton (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Bobby Chacon (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dennis Rusk (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. SF - Gerald Tse (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jim Stokes (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Ralph Jernigan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | James Grubbs inbounds the ball | 27-29 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:45 | Illinois | Samuel Hamilton clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 27-29 |
| 19:44 | Illinois | James Grubbs tips it back up and in | 29-29 |
| 19:20 | Indiana | Gerald Tse misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 29-29 |
| 19:19 | Indiana | Jim Stokes tips it in | 29-31 |
| 19:09 | Illinois | Tony Gerwitz connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 31-31 |
| 18:43 | Indiana | Bobby Chacon buries a jumper from the right side set up by Gerald Tse and the foul's on Kelly Nichols - foul #2 on Kelly Nichols, team foul #1 | 31-33 |
| 18:43 | Indiana | Bobby Chacon makes the free throw | 31-34 |
| 18:28 | Illinois | Kelly Nichols misses the dunk attempt but he's fouled by Ralph Jernigan - foul #3 on Ralph Jernigan, team foul #1 | 31-34 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Indiana | Mark Foster (C) Ralph Jernigan | |
| 18:28 | Illinois | Kelly Nichols makes the 1st free throw | 32-34 |
| 18:28 | Illinois | Kelly Nichols makes the 2nd free throw | 33-34 |
| 18:26 | Indiana | Bobby Chacon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 33-34 |
| 18:12 | Illinois | Kelly Nichols can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 33-34 |
| 18:10 | Indiana | Gerald Tse gets the rebound | 33-34 |
| 17:53 | Indiana | Dennis Rusk scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Gerald Tse | 33-36 |
| 17:31 | Illinois | Gary Allshouse's floater is tipped away by Jim Stokes | 33-36 |
| 17:29 | Illinois | James Grubbs tips it but misses | 33-36 |
| 17:28 | Indiana | The rebound goes to Gerald Tse | 33-36 |
| 17:23 | Indiana | Samuel Hamilton is called for the reach on Dennis Rusk - foul #1 on Samuel Hamilton, team foul #2 | 33-36 |
| Subs | Illinois | Donald Lyle (PF) Kelly Nichols | |
| Subs | Indiana | Frank McCuan (SG), Brian Wille (SF) Dennis Rusk, Gerald Tse | |
| 17:04 | Indiana | Jim Stokes connects on the driving attempt from close range set up by Brian Wille | 33-38 |
| 16:51 | Illinois | Samuel Hamilton comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Mark Foster - foul #4 on Mark Foster, team foul #2 | 33-38 |
| Subs | Illinois | Domingo Trujillo (SG) Tony Gerwitz | |
| Subs | Indiana | Ralph Jernigan (C) Mark Foster | |
| 16:51 | Illinois | Samuel Hamilton misses the 1st free throw | 33-38 |
| 16:51 | Illinois | Samuel Hamilton makes the 2nd free throw | 34-38 |
| 16:22 | Indiana | Brian Wille knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Frank McCuan | 34-41 |
| 15:59 | Illinois | Samuel Hamilton buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 36-41 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Gary Allshouse (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Domingo Trujillo (fresh) 4 pts. SF - James Grubbs (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Donald Lyle (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Samuel Hamilton (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Bobby Chacon (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Frank McCuan (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Wille (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jim Stokes (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Ralph Jernigan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:35 | Indiana | Bobby Chacon misses the floater near the basket | 36-41 |
| 15:34 | Illinois | Donald Lyle grabs the defensive rebound | 36-41 |
| 15:32 | Illinois | Bobby Chacon is called for the reach on Gary Allshouse in the backcourt - foul #2 on Bobby Chacon, team foul #3 | 36-41 |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Hohl (PG), Tony Gerwitz (SF), Kelly Nichols (PF) Gary Allshouse, James Grubbs, Samuel Hamilton | |
| Subs | Indiana | Stuart Ford (PG), Dennis Rusk (SG), Gerald Tse (SF) Bobby Chacon, Frank McCuan, Brian Wille | |
| 15:27 | Illinois | Tony Gerwitz can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 36-41 |
| 15:26 | Indiana | Stuart Ford grabs the board | 36-41 |
| 15:07 | Indiana | Dennis Rusk misses badly on a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Domingo Trujillo - foul #2 on Domingo Trujillo, team foul #3 | 36-41 |
| Subs | Illinois | Samuel Hamilton (C) Donald Lyle | |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| 15:07 | Indiana | Dennis Rusk misses the 1st free throw | 36-41 |
| 15:07 | Indiana | Dennis Rusk makes the 2nd free throw | 36-42 |
| 14:58 | Illinois | Kelly Nichols misses the easy layup | 36-42 |
| 14:57 | Illinois | Kelly Nichols gets the offensive rebound | 36-42 |
| 14:44 | Illinois | Kelly Nichols misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 36-42 |
| 14:43 | Indiana | The rebound goes to Gerald Tse | 36-42 |
| 14:20 | Indiana | Stuart Ford travels with the ball | 36-42 |
| 14:09 | Illinois | Samuel Hamilton misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 36-42 |
| 14:07 | Indiana | Ralph Jernigan grabs the defensive rebound | 36-42 |
| 13:38 | Indiana | Dennis Rusk buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 36-44 |
| 13:29 | Illinois | Edward Hohl throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-44 |
| Subs | Illinois | Gary Allshouse (PG), James Grubbs (SF), Donald Lyle (C) Edward Hohl, Tony Gerwitz, Samuel Hamilton | |
| Subs | Indiana | Bobby Chacon (PG), Brian Wille (SF) Stuart Ford, Gerald Tse | |
| 13:06 | Indiana | Dennis Rusk misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 36-44 |
| 13:05 | Illinois | James Grubbs grabs the board | 36-44 |
| 12:51 | Illinois | Gary Allshouse travels with the ball | 36-44 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Indiana | Frank McCuan (SG) Dennis Rusk | |
| 12:22 | Indiana | Bobby Chacon misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 36-44 |
| 12:20 | Illinois | James Grubbs grabs the board | 36-44 |
| 12:08 | Illinois | Kelly Nichols misses short on a runner from close range | 36-44 |
| 12:06 | Indiana | Jim Stokes pulls down the rebound | 36-44 |
| 11:40 | Indiana | James Grubbs takes the ball from Bobby Chacon | 36-44 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Gary Allshouse (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Domingo Trujillo (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - James Grubbs (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Kelly Nichols (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Donald Lyle (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Bobby Chacon (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Frank McCuan (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Wille (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jim Stokes (tiring) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Ralph Jernigan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:31 | Illinois | Kelly Nichols misses short on a turnaround from close range | 36-44 |
| 11:29 | Illinois | James Grubbs pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-44 |
| 11:24 | Illinois | Domingo Trujillo is called for traveling | 36-44 |
| Subs | Illinois | Tony Gerwitz (SF), Samuel Hamilton (C) James Grubbs, Donald Lyle | |
| Subs | Indiana | Dennis Rusk (SG), Gerald Tse (SF) Frank McCuan, Brian Wille | |
| 11:00 | Indiana | Dennis Rusk comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 36-44 |
| 10:59 | Illinois | Tony Gerwitz grabs the board | 36-44 |
| 10:51 | Illinois | Gary Allshouse makes the shot from the right side set up by Tony Gerwitz | 38-44 |
| 10:22 | Indiana | Dennis Rusk buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Bobby Chacon | 38-47 |
| 09:59 | Illinois | Tony Gerwitz comes up short on the shot from the right wing but the foul's on Jim Stokes - foul #3 on Jim Stokes, team foul #4 | 38-47 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Grubbs (SF), Donald Lyle (PF) Gary Allshouse, Kelly Nichols | |
| Subs | Indiana | Stuart Ford (PG) Bobby Chacon | |
| 09:59 | Illinois | Tony Gerwitz makes the 1st free throw | 39-47 |
| 09:59 | Illinois | Tony Gerwitz makes the 2nd free throw | 40-47 |
| 09:41 | Indiana | James Grubbs swats the shot by Jim Stokes | 40-47 |
| 09:40 | Indiana | Dennis Rusk pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-47 |
| 09:31 | Indiana | Stuart Ford hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 40-47 |
| 09:29 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Samuel Hamilton | 40-47 |
| 09:22 | Illinois | James Grubbs buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Donald Lyle | 42-47 |
| 08:58 | Indiana | Dennis Rusk can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 42-47 |
| 08:56 | Illinois | Donald Lyle pulls down the rebound | 42-47 |
| 08:52 | Illinois | James Grubbs misses long on a jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Stuart Ford - foul #1 on Stuart Ford, team foul #5 | 42-47 |
| Subs | Illinois | Gary Allshouse (SG) Domingo Trujillo | |
| Subs | Indiana | Bobby Chacon (PG), Frank McCuan (SG), Brian Wille (SF) Stuart Ford, Dennis Rusk, Gerald Tse | |
| 08:52 | Illinois | James Grubbs makes the 1st free throw | 43-47 |
| 08:52 | Illinois | James Grubbs misses the 2nd free throw | 43-47 |
| 08:52 | Indiana | Ralph Jernigan grabs the defensive rebound | 43-47 |
| 08:29 | Indiana | Jim Stokes is whistled for a charge - foul #4 on Jim Stokes, team foul #6 | 43-47 |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Hohl (PG), Kelly Nichols (PF) Tony Gerwitz, Donald Lyle | |
| Subs | Indiana | Mark Foster (C) Jim Stokes | |
| 08:11 | Illinois | Kelly Nichols clanks a floater from close range but the foul's on Ralph Jernigan - foul #4 on Ralph Jernigan, team foul #7 | 43-47 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Indiana | Jim Stokes (PF) Ralph Jernigan | |
| 08:11 | Illinois | Kelly Nichols misses the 1st free throw | 43-47 |
| 08:11 | Illinois | Kelly Nichols makes the 2nd free throw | 44-47 |
| 07:50 | Indiana | Bobby Chacon hits a shot from the free throw line | 44-49 |
| 07:35 | Illinois | Samuel Hamilton buries a pull-up jumper from the left side | 46-49 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Edward Hohl (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Allshouse (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Grubbs (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. PF - Kelly Nichols (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Samuel Hamilton (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Bobby Chacon (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Frank McCuan (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Wille (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jim Stokes (tiring) 7 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. C - Mark Foster (fresh) 4 pf. | |
| 07:13 | Indiana | Jim Stokes misses the driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Kelly Nichols - foul #3 on Kelly Nichols, team foul #4 | 46-49 |
| Subs | Illinois | Domingo Trujillo (SG), Tony Gerwitz (SF) Edward Hohl, James Grubbs | |
| Subs | Indiana | Dennis Rusk (SG), Gerald Tse (SF) Frank McCuan, Brian Wille | |
| 07:13 | Indiana | Jim Stokes makes the 1st free throw | 46-50 |
| 07:13 | Indiana | Jim Stokes misses the 2nd free throw | 46-50 |
| 07:13 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Samuel Hamilton | 46-50 |
| 06:59 | Illinois | Gerald Tse swats the layup by Kelly Nichols | 46-50 |
| 06:57 | Indiana | Mark Foster pulls down the rebound | 46-50 |
| 06:29 | Indiana | Dennis Rusk throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-50 |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Hohl (PG), Donald Lyle (PF) Gary Allshouse, Kelly Nichols | |
| Subs | Indiana | Stuart Ford (PG), Ralph Jernigan (PF) Bobby Chacon, Jim Stokes | |
| 06:13 | Illinois | Stuart Ford steals the ball from Donald Lyle | 46-50 |
| 05:49 | Indiana | Dennis Rusk misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 46-50 |
| 05:48 | Illinois | Samuel Hamilton snags the defensive board | 46-50 |
| 05:39 | Illinois | Donald Lyle clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 46-50 |
| 05:37 | Indiana | Ralph Jernigan gets the rebound | 46-50 |
| 05:11 | Indiana | Stuart Ford makes the jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Dennis Rusk | 46-52 |
| 04:54 | Illinois | Tony Gerwitz is fouled on the floor by Mark Foster - foul #5 on Mark Foster, team foul #8 | 46-52 |
| Subs | Illinois | Gary Allshouse (SG), James Grubbs (SF), Kelly Nichols (PF) Edward Hohl, Domingo Trujillo, Samuel Hamilton | |
| Subs | Indiana | Bobby Chacon (PG), Frank McCuan (SG), Brian Wille (SF), Jim Stokes (PF) Stuart Ford, Dennis Rusk, Gerald Tse, Mark Foster | |
| 04:54 | Illinois | Tony Gerwitz makes the 1st free throw | 47-52 |
| 04:54 | Illinois | Tony Gerwitz misses the 2nd free throw | 47-52 |
| 04:54 | Indiana | The rebound goes to Ralph Jernigan | 47-52 |
| 04:28 | Indiana | Jim Stokes comes up short on the floater from the left wing but the foul's on Kelly Nichols - foul #4 on Kelly Nichols, team foul #5 | 47-52 |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Hohl (PG) Tony Gerwitz | |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| 04:28 | Indiana | Jim Stokes makes the 1st free throw | 47-53 |
| 04:28 | Indiana | Jim Stokes makes the 2nd free throw | 47-54 |
| 04:18 | Illinois | Gary Allshouse comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Jim Stokes - foul #5 on Jim Stokes, team foul #9 | 47-54 |
| Subs | Illinois | Samuel Hamilton (C) Donald Lyle | |
| Subs | Indiana | Gerald Tse (SF) Jim Stokes | |
| 04:18 | Illinois | Gary Allshouse makes the 1st free throw | 48-54 |
| 04:18 | Illinois | Gary Allshouse misses the 2nd free throw | 48-54 |
| 04:18 | Indiana | Ralph Jernigan grabs the defensive rebound | 48-54 |
| 03:53 | Indiana | Kelly Nichols swats the dunk try by Gerald Tse | 48-54 |
| 03:52 | Illinois | Kelly Nichols grabs the board | 48-54 |
| 03:45 | Illinois | Samuel Hamilton misses long on a driving attempt from the left block | 48-54 |
| 03:44 | Indiana | Gerald Tse pulls down the rebound | 48-54 |
| 03:21 | Indiana | Brian Wille comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 48-54 |
| 03:19 | Illinois | James Grubbs gets the rebound | 48-54 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Edward Hohl (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Allshouse (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Grubbs (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. PF - Kelly Nichols (tiring) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - Samuel Hamilton (tiring) 15 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Bobby Chacon (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Frank McCuan (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gerald Tse (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. PF - Brian Wille (fresh) 3 pts. C - Ralph Jernigan (tiring) 2 pts. 8 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:06 | Illinois | Samuel Hamilton hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block but he's hacked by Ralph Jernigan - foul #5 on Ralph Jernigan, team foul #10 | 48-54 |
| Subs | Illinois | Tony Gerwitz (PG), Donald Lyle (PF) Edward Hohl, Kelly Nichols | |
| Subs | Indiana | Dennis Rusk (SG), Stuart Ford (PF) Frank McCuan, Ralph Jernigan | |
| 03:06 | Illinois | Samuel Hamilton makes the 1st free throw | 49-54 |
| 03:06 | Illinois | Samuel Hamilton misses the 2nd free throw | 49-54 |
| 03:06 | Indiana | Brian Wille gets the rebound | 49-54 |
| 02:39 | Indiana | Bobby Chacon comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 49-54 |
| 02:38 | Illinois | Samuel Hamilton gets the rebound | 49-54 |
| 02:22 | Illinois | Tony Gerwitz travels with the ball | 49-54 |
| 02:03 | Indiana | James Grubbs is called for the reach on Dennis Rusk - foul #1 on James Grubbs, team foul #6 | 49-54 |
| Subs | Illinois | Domingo Trujillo (SG), Kelly Nichols (PF) James Grubbs, Samuel Hamilton | |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| 01:46 | Indiana | Donald Lyle steps in front of the Gerald Tse pass | 49-54 |
| 01:26 | Illinois | Tony Gerwitz drills a 3 from the right corner set up by Domingo Trujillo | 52-54 |
| 01:00 | Indiana | Stuart Ford steps out of bounds on the sideline | 52-54 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Grubbs (SF), Samuel Hamilton (C) Domingo Trujillo, Donald Lyle | |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| 00:49 | Illinois | Tony Gerwitz can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 52-54 |
| 00:48 | Indiana | Dennis Rusk grabs the board | 52-54 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:28 | Indiana | Tony Gerwitz picks off the pass by Dennis Rusk | 52-54 |
| 00:16 | Illinois | Tony Gerwitz misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 52-54 |
| 00:15 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Samuel Hamilton | 52-54 |
| 00:02 | Illinois | Bobby Chacon steals the ball from James Grubbs | 52-54 |
| 00:02 | Indiana | Indiana calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-54 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:01 | Indiana | Stuart Ford is fouled in the backcourt by Tony Gerwitz - foul #2 on Tony Gerwitz, team foul #7 | 52-54 |
| 00:01 | Indiana | Stuart Ford makes the 1st free throw | 52-55 |
| 00:01 | Indiana | Stuart Ford makes the 2nd free throw | 52-56 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Illinois | James Grubbs misses long on a fullcourt shot | 52-56 |