| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Christopher Goncalves (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Frank Steiner (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Jamie Morris (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ricky Winter (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Leblanc (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - David Rooks (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Robert Tontarski (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Boyd (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Todd Mize (fresh) 6 pts. C - Charles Aquino (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Notre Dame | John Boyd inbounds the ball | 33-29 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:36 | Notre Dame | Todd Mize travels with the ball | 33-29 |
| 19:10 | Illinois | Jamie Morris connects on the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Christopher Goncalves | 36-29 |
| 18:47 | Notre Dame | David Rooks scores on a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Robert Tontarski | 36-31 |
| 18:18 | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves's floater is tipped away by Todd Mize | 36-31 |
| 18:17 | Notre Dame | John Boyd grabs the board | 36-31 |
| 17:58 | Notre Dame | Jamie Morris blocks the jumper by Robert Tontarski | 36-31 |
| 17:56 | Illinois | The rebound goes to John Leblanc | 36-31 |
| 17:27 | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves scores on a fadeaway from the baseline set up by Ricky Winter | 38-31 |
| 17:00 | Notre Dame | Jamie Morris steals the ball from Todd Mize | 38-31 |
| 16:33 | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 40-31 |
| 16:07 | Notre Dame | Charles Aquino buries a runner from the right block and the foul's on Ricky Winter - foul #1 on Ricky Winter, team foul #1 | 40-33 |
| Subs | Illinois | Dwain Landy (SG), Bryan Pavlosky (SF), Richard Nash (PF), Louis Cochran (C) Frank Steiner, Jamie Morris, Ricky Winter, John Leblanc | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Randy Dulin (SG) Robert Tontarski | |
| 16:07 | Notre Dame | Charles Aquino misses the free throw | 40-33 |
| 16:07 | Illinois | Richard Nash gets the rebound | 40-33 |
| 15:38 | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves clanks a driving attempt from the right block | 40-33 |
| 15:37 | Notre Dame | John Boyd pulls down the rebound | 40-33 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Christopher Goncalves (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dwain Landy (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Bryan Pavlosky (fresh) PF - Richard Nash (fresh) 2 reb. C - Louis Cochran (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - David Rooks (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SG - Randy Dulin (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Boyd (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Todd Mize (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Charles Aquino (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:09 | Notre Dame | Charles Aquino can't connect on a jumper in the paint | 40-33 |
| 15:07 | Notre Dame | Randy Dulin tips it in | 40-35 |
| 14:40 | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 40-35 |
| 14:39 | Notre Dame | Charles Aquino gets the rebound | 40-35 |
| 14:10 | Notre Dame | John Boyd lays it up and in on a nice dish by David Rooks and the foul's on Louis Cochran - foul #2 on Louis Cochran, team foul #2 | 40-37 |
| Subs | Illinois | Frank Steiner (SG), Jamie Morris (SF) Christopher Goncalves, Bryan Pavlosky | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Robert Tontarski (SG) Randy Dulin | |
| 14:10 | Notre Dame | John Boyd makes the free throw | 40-38 |
| 13:41 | Illinois | Jamie Morris hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 40-38 |
| 13:39 | Notre Dame | Todd Mize grabs the board | 40-38 |
| 13:12 | Notre Dame | David Rooks misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 40-38 |
| 13:11 | Notre Dame | John Boyd pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-38 |
| 12:42 | Notre Dame | Louis Cochran is called for the reach on Todd Mize - foul #3 on Louis Cochran, team foul #3 | 40-38 |
| Subs | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves (PG), Ricky Winter (PF), John Leblanc (C) Dwain Landy, Richard Nash, Louis Cochran | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Grafton (SF), Ismael Lowe (C) John Boyd, Charles Aquino | |
| 12:27 | Notre Dame | Robert Tontarski comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 40-38 |
| 12:25 | Illinois | John Leblanc grabs the board | 40-38 |
| 12:04 | Illinois | Frank Steiner hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline | 40-38 |
| 12:02 | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves gets the offensive rebound | 40-38 |
| 11:48 | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves misses the layup against the doubleteam but he's hacked by David Grafton - foul #2 on David Grafton, team foul #1 | 40-38 |
| 11:48 | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves makes the 1st free throw | 41-38 |
| 11:48 | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves misses the 2nd free throw | 41-38 |
| 11:48 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Ismael Lowe | 41-38 |
| 11:24 | Notre Dame | Ismael Lowe misses short on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by John Leblanc - foul #1 on John Leblanc, team foul #4 | 41-38 |
| Subs | Illinois | Dwain Landy (SF) Jamie Morris | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | John Boyd (SF), Charles Aquino (C) David Grafton, Todd Mize | |
| 11:24 | Notre Dame | Ismael Lowe misses the 1st free throw | 41-38 |
| 11:24 | Notre Dame | Ismael Lowe makes the 2nd free throw | 41-39 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Christopher Goncalves (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Frank Steiner (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Dwain Landy (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Ricky Winter (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Leblanc (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - David Rooks (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Tontarski (fresh) 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Boyd (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Ismael Lowe (fresh) 3 pts. C - Charles Aquino (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:03 | Illinois | Frank Steiner misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Ismael Lowe - foul #1 on Ismael Lowe, team foul #2 | 41-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Randy Dulin (PG) David Rooks | |
| 11:03 | Illinois | Frank Steiner makes the 1st free throw | 42-39 |
| 11:03 | Illinois | Frank Steiner misses the 2nd free throw | 42-39 |
| 11:03 | Notre Dame | Charles Aquino grabs the defensive rebound | 42-39 |
| 10:43 | Notre Dame | John Boyd scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane and the foul's on Dwain Landy - foul #1 on Dwain Landy, team foul #5 | 42-41 |
| Subs | Illinois | Bryan Pavlosky (SF) Frank Steiner | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 10:43 | Notre Dame | John Boyd misses the free throw | 42-41 |
| 10:43 | Illinois | Ricky Winter snags the defensive board | 42-41 |
| 10:24 | Illinois | Ismael Lowe denies the turnaround by John Leblanc | 42-41 |
| 10:23 | Notre Dame | Randy Dulin snags the defensive board | 42-41 |
| 09:55 | Notre Dame | John Boyd loses the dribble to Dwain Landy | 42-41 |
| 09:51 | Illinois | Bryan Pavlosky hits the finger roll set up by Dwain Landy | 44-41 |
| 09:25 | Notre Dame | Randy Dulin drills a jumper from the left side on a great pass from John Boyd | 44-43 |
| 09:03 | Illinois | John Leblanc misses the dunk | 44-43 |
| 09:02 | Notre Dame | Randy Dulin gets the rebound | 44-43 |
| 08:47 | Notre Dame | Robert Tontarski clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 44-43 |
| 08:46 | Illinois | John Leblanc gets the rebound | 44-43 |
| 08:27 | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves's fadeaway is rejected by Ismael Lowe | 44-43 |
| 08:25 | Notre Dame | John Boyd gets the rebound | 44-43 |
| 08:18 | Notre Dame | John Boyd comes up short on the jumper from the left block | 44-43 |
| 08:17 | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves gets the rebound | 44-43 |
| 07:53 | Illinois | Dwain Landy misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 44-43 |
| 07:51 | Notre Dame | Randy Dulin grabs the board | 44-43 |
| 07:22 | Notre Dame | John Boyd is fouled on the floor by Bryan Pavlosky - foul #2 on Bryan Pavlosky, team foul #6 | 44-43 |
| Subs | Illinois | Joshua Zeno (PG), Frank Steiner (SG), Jamie Morris (SF), Richard Nash (PF), Louis Cochran (C) Christopher Goncalves, Dwain Landy, Bryan Pavlosky, Ricky Winter, John Leblanc | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Rooks (PG), David Grafton (SF), Todd Mize (PF) Robert Tontarski, John Boyd, Ismael Lowe | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Joshua Zeno (fresh) SG - Frank Steiner (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Jamie Morris (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Nash (fresh) 2 reb. C - Louis Cochran (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - David Rooks (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Randy Dulin (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Grafton (fresh) PF - Todd Mize (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Aquino (tiring) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:08 | Notre Dame | Todd Mize misses the easy layup | 44-43 |
| 07:07 | Illinois | Jamie Morris grabs the board | 44-43 |
| 06:39 | Illinois | Frank Steiner misses badly on a jumper from close range | 44-43 |
| 06:37 | Illinois | Louis Cochran gets the offensive rebound | 44-43 |
| 06:23 | Illinois | Frank Steiner blows the layup but he's fouled by Randy Dulin - foul #1 on Randy Dulin, team foul #3 | 44-43 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Tyler Lockhart (SG) Randy Dulin | |
| 06:23 | Illinois | Frank Steiner makes the 1st free throw | 45-43 |
| 06:23 | Illinois | Frank Steiner makes the 2nd free throw | 46-43 |
| 06:01 | Notre Dame | Todd Mize misses the dunk attempt but he's fouled by Louis Cochran - foul #4 on Louis Cochran, team foul #7 | 46-43 |
| 06:01 | Notre Dame | Todd Mize misses the 1st free throw | 46-43 |
| 06:01 | Notre Dame | Todd Mize makes the 2nd free throw | 46-44 |
| 05:43 | Illinois | Frank Steiner is fouled on the floor by David Rooks - foul #2 on David Rooks, team foul #4 | 46-44 |
| Subs | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves (PG) Joshua Zeno | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 05:19 | Illinois | Frank Steiner hits a fadeaway in the lane | 48-44 |
| 05:03 | Notre Dame | Charles Aquino misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Louis Cochran - foul #5 on Louis Cochran, team foul #8 | 48-44 |
| Subs | Illinois | Dwain Landy (C) Louis Cochran | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Robert Tontarski (SG), John Boyd (SF) Tyler Lockhart, David Grafton | |
| 05:03 | Notre Dame | Charles Aquino misses the 1st free throw | 48-44 |
| 05:03 | Notre Dame | Charles Aquino makes the 2nd free throw | 48-45 |
| 04:34 | Illinois | Frank Steiner scores on a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Christopher Goncalves | 50-45 |
| 04:10 | Notre Dame | Todd Mize jams it | 50-47 |
| 03:50 | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves splits the doubleteam and buries a jump hook from close range and the foul's on David Rooks - foul #3 on David Rooks, team foul #5 | 52-47 |
| Subs | Illinois | Bryan Pavlosky (SF), Ricky Winter (PF), John Leblanc (C) Frank Steiner, Jamie Morris, Richard Nash | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Ismael Lowe (C) Charles Aquino | |
| 03:50 | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves makes the free throw | 53-47 |
| 03:22 | Notre Dame | John Boyd misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 53-47 |
| 03:20 | Illinois | John Leblanc snags the defensive board | 53-47 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Christopher Goncalves (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SG - Dwain Landy (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Bryan Pavlosky (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ricky Winter (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Leblanc (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - David Rooks (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Tontarski (fresh) 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Boyd (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. PF - Todd Mize (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Ismael Lowe (fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 02:57 | Illinois | Dwain Landy's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-47 |
| Subs | Illinois | Frank Steiner (SG) Bryan Pavlosky | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Grafton (SF) John Boyd | |
| 02:37 | Notre Dame | Robert Tontarski makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by David Rooks | 53-50 |
| 02:10 | Illinois | Frank Steiner loses the dribble to David Rooks | 53-50 |
| 02:05 | Notre Dame | David Rooks banks in the layup | 53-52 |
| 01:52 | Illinois | A charge is called on Dwain Landy - foul #2 on Dwain Landy, team foul #9 | 53-52 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jamie Morris (SF) Dwain Landy | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | John Boyd (SF), Charles Aquino (C) David Grafton, Ismael Lowe | |
| 01:29 | Notre Dame | David Rooks is fouled on the floor by Jamie Morris - foul #2 on Jamie Morris, team foul #10 | 53-52 |
| 01:29 | Notre Dame | David Rooks misses the 1st free throw | 53-52 |
| 01:29 | Notre Dame | David Rooks makes the 2nd free throw | 53-53 |
| 01:02 | Illinois | Frank Steiner banks in the layup on a nice dish by Jamie Morris | 55-53 |
| 00:51 | Notre Dame | David Rooks is fouled on the floor by Jamie Morris - foul #3 on Jamie Morris, team foul #11 | 55-53 |
| 00:51 | Notre Dame | David Rooks makes the 1st free throw | 55-54 |
| 00:51 | Notre Dame | David Rooks makes the 2nd free throw | 55-55 |
| 00:22 | Illinois | Jamie Morris misses the easy layup but he's hacked by John Boyd - foul #1 on John Boyd, team foul #6 | 55-55 |
| 00:22 | Illinois | Jamie Morris misses the 1st free throw | 55-55 |
| 00:22 | Illinois | Jamie Morris misses the 2nd free throw | 55-55 |
| 00:22 | Notre Dame | Todd Mize pulls down the rebound | 55-55 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:20 | Notre Dame | Christopher Goncalves is called for the reach on David Rooks in the backcourt - foul #1 on Christopher Goncalves, team foul #12 | 55-55 |
| 00:20 | Notre Dame | David Rooks misses the 1st free throw | 55-55 |
| 00:20 | Notre Dame | David Rooks misses the 2nd free throw | 55-55 |
| 00:20 | Illinois | Jamie Morris grabs the defensive rebound | 55-55 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:01 | Illinois | Robert Tontarski is called for the reach on Frank Steiner - foul #2 on Robert Tontarski, team foul #7 | 55-55 |
| 00:01 | Illinois | Frank Steiner makes the 1st free throw | 56-55 |
| 00:01 | Illinois | Frank Steiner makes the 2nd free throw | 57-55 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Notre Dame | David Rooks misses short on a fullcourt shot | 57-55 |