| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Brendan Blakey (fresh) SG - Vernon Rice (fresh) SF - Joseph Harrison (fresh) PF - Stephen Baumgartner (fresh) C - Mike Leland (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Scott Blackwell (fresh) SG - Lloyd Guillen (fresh) SF - David White (fresh) PF - Phillip Dean (fresh) C - Joseph Pearce (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | David White wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:40 | Illinois | Phillip Dean connects on the jumper near the basket on a nice dish by David White | 0-2 |
| 19:27 | Notre Dame | Vernon Rice misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 0-2 |
| 19:26 | Illinois | Phillip Dean grabs the defensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 19:07 | Illinois | Lloyd Guillen misses long on a floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Mike Leland - foul #1 on Mike Leland, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:07 | Illinois | Lloyd Guillen makes the 1st free throw | 0-3 |
| 19:07 | Illinois | Lloyd Guillen makes the 2nd free throw | 0-4 |
| 19:05 | Notre Dame | Stephen Baumgartner is called for traveling in the backcourt | 0-4 |
| 18:49 | Illinois | Phillip Dean loses the dribble to Stephen Baumgartner | 0-4 |
| 18:32 | Notre Dame | Joseph Harrison can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 0-4 |
| 18:30 | Illinois | Scott Blackwell grabs the board | 0-4 |
| 18:06 | Illinois | Stephen Baumgartner is called for the reach on Joseph Pearce - foul #1 on Stephen Baumgartner, team foul #2 | 0-4 |
| 17:47 | Illinois | Scott Blackwell misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Stephen Baumgartner - foul #2 on Stephen Baumgartner, team foul #3 | 0-4 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Logan Morris (PF) Stephen Baumgartner | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 17:47 | Illinois | Scott Blackwell misses the 1st free throw | 0-4 |
| 17:47 | Illinois | Scott Blackwell makes the 2nd free throw | 0-5 |
| 17:45 | Notre Dame | Brendan Blakey loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 0-5 |
| 17:24 | Illinois | Scott Blackwell misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 0-5 |
| 17:23 | Illinois | Joseph Pearce grabs the offensive board | 0-5 |
| 17:04 | Illinois | Lloyd Guillen scores on a fadeaway in the lane | 0-7 |
| 16:46 | Notre Dame | Vernon Rice misses long on a shot in the paint | 0-7 |
| 16:44 | Illinois | Joseph Pearce grabs the board | 0-7 |
| 16:19 | Illinois | Phillip Dean dunks the ball on a great pass from Lloyd Guillen | 0-9 |
| 16:13 | Notre Dame | Vernon Rice double dribbles | 0-9 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Maxwell Prom (PG), Charles Horne (SG), John O'Donahue (PF), David Bakke (C) Brendan Blakey, Vernon Rice, Joseph Harrison, Mike Leland | |
| Subs | Illinois | Harry Timmons (SG), Jacob Miller (SF) Lloyd Guillen, David White | |
| 15:47 | Illinois | Joseph Pearce blows the layup | 0-9 |
| 15:45 | Notre Dame | David Bakke pulls down the rebound | 0-9 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Maxwell Prom (fresh) SG - Charles Horne (fresh) SF - Logan Morris (fresh) PF - John O'Donahue (fresh) C - David Bakke (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Scott Blackwell (tiring) 1 pts. SG - Harry Timmons (fresh) SF - Jacob Miller (fresh) PF - Phillip Dean (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Joseph Pearce (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Notre Dame | Harry Timmons picks off the pass by Charles Horne | 0-9 |
| 15:23 | Illinois | Harry Timmons connects on the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Jacob Miller | 0-12 |
| 15:21 | Notre Dame | Maxwell Prom is hacked by Scott Blackwell in the backcourt - foul #1 on Scott Blackwell, team foul #1 | 0-12 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Mike Leland (C) Logan Morris | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeffrey Craig (PG), Trevor Finley (SF), Ralph Hylton (PF) Scott Blackwell, Phillip Dean, Joseph Pearce | |
| 15:09 | Notre Dame | Mike Leland misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 0-12 |
| 15:08 | Illinois | Ralph Hylton gets the rebound | 0-12 |
| 14:48 | Illinois | Jacob Miller is hacked by Mike Leland - foul #2 on Mike Leland, team foul #4 | 0-12 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Brendan Blakey (PG), Joseph Harrison (SF) Charles Horne, Mike Leland | |
| Subs | Illinois | Lloyd Guillen (SG), David White (SF) Harry Timmons, Trevor Finley | |
| 14:34 | Illinois | Jacob Miller can't connect on a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by David Bakke - foul #1 on David Bakke, team foul #5 | 0-12 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Logan Morris (C) David Bakke | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 14:34 | Illinois | Jacob Miller makes the 1st free throw | 0-13 |
| 14:34 | Illinois | Jacob Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 0-14 |
| 14:17 | Notre Dame | The short jumper by John O'Donahue is denied by Ralph Hylton | 0-14 |
| 14:15 | Notre Dame | John O'Donahue tips it but misses | 0-14 |
| 14:14 | Illinois | Jacob Miller grabs the board | 0-14 |
| 13:57 | Illinois | Jacob Miller lays it up and in on a nice dish by Lloyd Guillen | 0-16 |
| 13:54 | Notre Dame | John O'Donahue is hacked by Ralph Hylton in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ralph Hylton, team foul #2 | 0-16 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Vernon Rice (SG) Maxwell Prom | |
| Subs | Illinois | Phillip Dean (PF), Joseph Pearce (C) Ralph Hylton, Jacob Miller | |
| 13:40 | Notre Dame | Jeffrey Craig steals it from Logan Morris | 0-16 |
| 13:18 | Illinois | Vernon Rice takes the ball from Phillip Dean | 0-16 |
| 13:15 | Notre Dame | Vernon Rice lays it in | 2-16 |
| 12:54 | Illinois | Jeffrey Craig buries a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Lloyd Guillen | 2-18 |
| 12:35 | Notre Dame | John O'Donahue hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 2-18 |
| 12:34 | Notre Dame | Logan Morris tips it home | 4-18 |
| 12:13 | Illinois | Vernon Rice steals it from Lloyd Guillen | 4-18 |
| 11:57 | Notre Dame | John O'Donahue misses short on an open jumper from the free throw line | 4-18 |
| 11:56 | Illinois | Jeffrey Craig grabs the defensive rebound | 4-18 |
| 11:39 | Illinois | Logan Morris is called for the reach on Jeffrey Craig - foul #1 on Logan Morris, team foul #6 | 4-18 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Maxwell Prom (PG), Charles Horne (SG), David Bakke (PF) Brendan Blakey, Vernon Rice, John O'Donahue | |
| Subs | Illinois | Scott Blackwell (PG), Harry Timmons (SG), Trevor Finley (SF), Ralph Hylton (PF), Jacob Miller (C) Jeffrey Craig, Lloyd Guillen, David White, Phillip Dean, Joseph Pearce | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Maxwell Prom (fresh) SG - Charles Horne (fresh) SF - Joseph Harrison (tiring) PF - David Bakke (fresh) C - Logan Morris (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Scott Blackwell (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Harry Timmons (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Trevor Finley (fresh) PF - Ralph Hylton (fresh) C - Jacob Miller (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:14 | Illinois | Charles Horne is called for the reach on Harry Timmons - foul #1 on Charles Horne, team foul #7 | 4-18 |
| 11:14 | Illinois | Harry Timmons makes the 1st free throw | 4-19 |
| 11:14 | Illinois | Harry Timmons makes the 2nd free throw | 4-20 |
| 11:09 | Notre Dame | Harry Timmons picks off the pass by Logan Morris in the backcourt | 4-20 |
| 10:48 | Illinois | Harry Timmons misses badly on a turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by Charles Horne - foul #2 on Charles Horne, team foul #8 | 4-20 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Jonathan Pinner (SG) Charles Horne | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 10:48 | Illinois | Harry Timmons misses the 1st free throw | 4-20 |
| 10:48 | Illinois | Harry Timmons makes the 2nd free throw | 4-21 |
| 10:46 | Notre Dame | Maxwell Prom travels in the backcourt | 4-21 |
| 10:27 | Illinois | Ralph Hylton lays it in set up by Harry Timmons | 4-23 |
| 10:20 | Notre Dame | Joseph Harrison misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 4-23 |
| 10:18 | Illinois | Ralph Hylton pulls down the rebound | 4-23 |
| 09:56 | Illinois | Scott Blackwell lays it in set up by Harry Timmons | 4-25 |
| 09:39 | Notre Dame | Maxwell Prom misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 4-25 |
| 09:38 | Illinois | Ralph Hylton grabs the board | 4-25 |
| 09:20 | Illinois | Logan Morris steals the ball from Scott Blackwell | 4-25 |
| 09:11 | Notre Dame | Maxwell Prom's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 4-25 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Brendan Blakey (PG), Vernon Rice (SG), John O'Donahue (PF) Maxwell Prom, Jonathan Pinner, David Bakke | |
| Subs | Illinois | Phillip Dean (PF), Joseph Pearce (C) Trevor Finley, Ralph Hylton | |
| 08:46 | Illinois | Harry Timmons misses long on a floater from the left wing | 4-25 |
| 08:45 | Notre Dame | John O'Donahue gets the rebound | 4-25 |
| 08:42 | Notre Dame | Vernon Rice is hacked by Scott Blackwell in the backcourt - foul #2 on Scott Blackwell, team foul #3 | 4-25 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeffrey Craig (PG) Scott Blackwell | |
| 08:29 | Notre Dame | John O'Donahue comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 4-25 |
| 08:27 | Illinois | Joseph Pearce pulls down the rebound | 4-25 |
| 08:15 | Illinois | Jeffrey Craig clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 4-25 |
| 08:13 | Notre Dame | Logan Morris snags the defensive board | 4-25 |
| 07:58 | Notre Dame | Logan Morris scores on a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Vernon Rice | 6-25 |
| 07:53 | Illinois | Jacob Miller knocks in the jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Phillip Dean | 6-27 |
| 07:47 | Notre Dame | Brendan Blakey is fouled on the floor by Harry Timmons - foul #1 on Harry Timmons, team foul #4 | 6-27 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Bakke (C) Logan Morris | |
| Subs | Illinois | Lloyd Guillen (SG), David White (SF) Harry Timmons, Jacob Miller | |
| 07:31 | Notre Dame | John O'Donahue buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 9-27 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Brendan Blakey (fresh) SG - Vernon Rice (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Joseph Harrison (tired) PF - John O'Donahue (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - David Bakke (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Jeffrey Craig (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Lloyd Guillen (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - David White (fairly fresh) PF - Phillip Dean (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Joseph Pearce (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Illinois | Phillip Dean misses the lay-in but the foul's on David Bakke - foul #2 on David Bakke, team foul #9 | 9-27 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Maxwell Prom (SG), Logan Morris (PF) Vernon Rice, David Bakke | |
| Subs | Illinois | Ralph Hylton (C) Joseph Pearce | |
| 07:25 | Illinois | Phillip Dean misses the 1st free throw | 9-27 |
| 07:25 | Illinois | Phillip Dean makes the 2nd free throw | 9-28 |
| 07:08 | Notre Dame | Maxwell Prom buries a 3 from straight away | 12-28 |
| 06:50 | Illinois | Jeffrey Craig misses short on a floater from the right block | 12-28 |
| 06:49 | Illinois | Ralph Hylton can't tip it in | 12-28 |
| 06:47 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Lloyd Guillen | 12-28 |
| 06:34 | Illinois | Phillip Dean misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block | 12-28 |
| 06:33 | Illinois | David White tips it but misses | 12-28 |
| 06:32 | Notre Dame | John O'Donahue grabs the board | 12-28 |
| 06:22 | Notre Dame | Joseph Harrison is called for 10 seconds | 12-28 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Vernon Rice (SG) Brendan Blakey | |
| Subs | Illinois | Scott Blackwell (PG), Harry Timmons (SG), Jacob Miller (SF), Joseph Pearce (C) Jeffrey Craig, Lloyd Guillen, David White, Phillip Dean | |
| 06:09 | Illinois | Scott Blackwell lays it in on a nice dish by Jacob Miller | 12-30 |
| 06:03 | Notre Dame | Vernon Rice misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 12-30 |
| 06:02 | Notre Dame | John O'Donahue misses the tip | 12-30 |
| 06:00 | Illinois | Scott Blackwell snags the defensive board | 12-30 |
| 05:40 | Illinois | Joseph Pearce buries a jumper from the baseline set up by Scott Blackwell | 12-32 |
| 05:25 | Notre Dame | John O'Donahue connects on the jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Maxwell Prom | 14-32 |
| 05:19 | Illinois | Maxwell Prom steps in front of the Harry Timmons pass | 14-32 |
| 05:14 | Notre Dame | Maxwell Prom hits the finger roll | 16-32 |
| 04:50 | Illinois | Scott Blackwell misses the dunk but he's hacked by Joseph Harrison - foul #1 on Joseph Harrison, team foul #10 | 16-32 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Brendan Blakey (PG), Jonathan Pinner (SG) Maxwell Prom, Vernon Rice | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeffrey Craig (SG), Trevor Finley (SF), Phillip Dean (PF) Harry Timmons, Ralph Hylton, Joseph Pearce | |
| 04:50 | Illinois | Scott Blackwell makes the 1st free throw | 16-33 |
| 04:50 | Illinois | Scott Blackwell makes the 2nd free throw | 16-34 |
| 04:31 | Notre Dame | Logan Morris hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Brendan Blakey | 19-34 |
| 04:05 | Illinois | Jacob Miller clanks a floater from close range but he's hacked by Logan Morris - foul #2 on Logan Morris, team foul #11 | 19-34 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Mike Leland (C) Logan Morris | |
| Subs | Illinois | Lloyd Guillen (SG), David White (SF) Scott Blackwell, Trevor Finley | |
| 04:05 | Illinois | Jacob Miller makes the 1st free throw | 19-35 |
| 04:05 | Illinois | Jacob Miller misses the 2nd free throw | 19-35 |
| 04:05 | Notre Dame | Mike Leland pulls down the rebound | 19-35 |
| 03:53 | Notre Dame | John O'Donahue is hacked by Lloyd Guillen - foul #1 on Lloyd Guillen, team foul #5 | 19-35 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Charles Horne (SG), David Bakke (SF), Stephen Baumgartner (PF) Jonathan Pinner, Joseph Harrison, John O'Donahue | |
| Subs | Illinois | Joseph Pearce (C) Jacob Miller | |
| 03:42 | Notre Dame | David White swats the short shot by David Bakke | 19-35 |
| 03:40 | Notre Dame | Stephen Baumgartner hits the follow up shot | 21-35 |
| 03:11 | Illinois | Joseph Pearce clanks a runner from the right block but the foul's on Charles Horne - foul #3 on Charles Horne, team foul #12 | 21-35 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Maxwell Prom (PG), Vernon Rice (SG) Brendan Blakey, Charles Horne | |
| Subs | Illinois | Ralph Hylton (PF) Phillip Dean | |
| 03:11 | Illinois | Joseph Pearce misses the 1st free throw | 21-35 |
| 03:11 | Illinois | Joseph Pearce makes the 2nd free throw | 21-36 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Maxwell Prom (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Vernon Rice (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Bakke (fresh) PF - Stephen Baumgartner (fresh) 2 pts. C - Mike Leland (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Jeffrey Craig (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Lloyd Guillen (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - David White (fairly fresh) PF - Ralph Hylton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Joseph Pearce (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 02:53 | Notre Dame | Vernon Rice connects on the fadeaway from the right side set up by Maxwell Prom and the foul's on Lloyd Guillen - foul #2 on Lloyd Guillen, team foul #6 | 23-36 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Harry Timmons (SG), Trevor Finley (SF) Lloyd Guillen, David White | |
| 02:53 | Notre Dame | Vernon Rice makes the free throw | 24-36 |
| 02:29 | Illinois | Trevor Finley travels with the ball | 24-36 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Scott Blackwell (PG), Jacob Miller (C) Jeffrey Craig, Joseph Pearce | |
| 02:13 | Notre Dame | Maxwell Prom's floater is tipped away by Jacob Miller | 24-36 |
| 02:11 | Illinois | Jacob Miller grabs the defensive rebound | 24-36 |
| 01:51 | Illinois | Scott Blackwell misses short on a shot near the basket | 24-36 |
| 01:49 | Notre Dame | Mike Leland gets the rebound | 24-36 |
| 01:44 | Notre Dame | Vernon Rice misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 24-36 |
| 01:43 | Illinois | Ralph Hylton snags the defensive board | 24-36 |
| 01:23 | Illinois | Stephen Baumgartner is called for the reach on Scott Blackwell - foul #3 on Stephen Baumgartner, team foul #13 | 24-36 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Brendan Blakey (PG), Jonathan Pinner (SG), John O'Donahue (SF) Maxwell Prom, Vernon Rice, Stephen Baumgartner | |
| Subs | Illinois | Lloyd Guillen (SG), David White (SF), Phillip Dean (PF), Joseph Pearce (C) Harry Timmons, Trevor Finley, Ralph Hylton, Jacob Miller | |
| 01:23 | Illinois | Scott Blackwell makes the 1st free throw | 24-37 |
| 01:23 | Illinois | Scott Blackwell makes the 2nd free throw | 24-38 |
| 01:01 | Notre Dame | Jonathan Pinner misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 24-38 |
| 00:59 | Illinois | David White grabs the board | 24-38 |
| 00:39 | Illinois | David Bakke is called for the reach on Phillip Dean - foul #3 on David Bakke, team foul #14 | 24-38 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Logan Morris (PF) David Bakke | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeffrey Craig (PG) Scott Blackwell | |
| 00:39 | Illinois | Phillip Dean misses the 1st free throw | 24-38 |
| 00:39 | Illinois | Phillip Dean makes the 2nd free throw | 24-39 |
| 00:36 | Notre Dame | Jonathan Pinner is hacked by Joseph Pearce in the backcourt - foul #1 on Joseph Pearce, team foul #7 | 24-39 |
| 00:36 | Notre Dame | Jonathan Pinner misses the 1st free throw | 24-39 |
| 00:36 | Notre Dame | Logan Morris grabs the offensive rebound | 24-39 |
| 00:22 | Notre Dame | Brendan Blakey misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 24-39 |
| 00:20 | Notre Dame | John O'Donahue gets the offensive rebound | 24-39 |
| 00:03 | Notre Dame | John O'Donahue misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 24-39 |
| 00:01 | Illinois | Joseph Pearce grabs the defensive rebound | 24-39 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Joseph Pearce misses the fullcourt shot | 24-39 |