| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Nicholas Drouin (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gary Thomas (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Andre Esposito (fresh) PF - Richard Grant (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. C - Marty McClenic (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Brandon James (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ryan Blakemore (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Knudtson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robin Bell (fresh) 2 pts. C - Andrew Lantz (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Andre Esposito inbounds the ball | 37-36 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:43 | Illinois | Richard Grant hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 37-36 |
| 19:42 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Marty McClenic | 37-36 |
| 19:31 | Illinois | Marty McClenic misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 37-36 |
| 19:30 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Nicholas Drouin | 37-36 |
| 19:24 | Illinois | Nicholas Drouin scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 40-36 |
| 19:15 | Notre Dame | Brandon James drills a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Ryan Blakemore | 40-38 |
| 18:57 | Illinois | Richard Grant is hacked by Robin Bell - foul #2 on Robin Bell, team foul #1 | 40-38 |
| 18:31 | Illinois | Richard Grant double dribbles | 40-38 |
| 18:14 | Notre Dame | Brandon James can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Richard Grant - foul #1 on Richard Grant, team foul #1 | 40-38 |
| 18:14 | Notre Dame | Brandon James misses the 1st free throw | 40-38 |
| 18:14 | Notre Dame | Brandon James makes the 2nd free throw | 40-39 |
| 17:53 | Illinois | Andre Esposito's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-39 |
| 17:33 | Notre Dame | Robert Knudtson misses short on a floater from close range | 40-39 |
| 17:32 | Illinois | Nicholas Drouin snags the defensive board | 40-39 |
| 17:05 | Illinois | Gary Thomas buries a floater from the baseline | 42-39 |
| 17:01 | Notre Dame | Robert Knudtson misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 42-39 |
| 16:59 | Notre Dame | Andrew Lantz gets the offensive rebound | 42-39 |
| 16:45 | Notre Dame | Ryan Blakemore misses the jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by Gary Thomas - foul #1 on Gary Thomas, team foul #2 | 42-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | Joey Troiano (PG), Barry Hoffman (SG), Thomas Collins (SF), William Martini (C) Nicholas Drouin, Gary Thomas, Andre Esposito, Marty McClenic | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Fiorini (PG), Matthew Birge (SF), Philip Johnson (PF), Joseph Picard (C) Brandon James, Robert Knudtson, Robin Bell, Andrew Lantz | |
| 16:45 | Notre Dame | Ryan Blakemore misses the 1st free throw | 42-39 |
| 16:45 | Notre Dame | Ryan Blakemore makes the 2nd free throw | 42-40 |
| 16:27 | Illinois | Barry Hoffman is denied on a layup by Joseph Picard | 42-40 |
| 16:26 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Philip Johnson | 42-40 |
| 16:08 | Notre Dame | William Martini steals the ball from Joseph Picard | 42-40 |
| 15:44 | Illinois | Ryan Blakemore steps in front of the Joey Troiano pass | 42-40 |
| 15:41 | Notre Dame | Ryan Blakemore slams it home | 42-42 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Joey Troiano (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Barry Hoffman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Thomas Collins (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Grant (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. C - William Martini (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - David Fiorini (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ryan Blakemore (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Matthew Birge (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Philip Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Picard (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:21 | Illinois | Richard Grant can't connect on a driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by Philip Johnson - foul #2 on Philip Johnson, team foul #2 | 42-42 |
| Subs | Illinois | Nicholas Drouin (PG), Gary Thomas (SG) Joey Troiano, Barry Hoffman | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Brandon James (PG), Robert Knudtson (SF) Ryan Blakemore, Matthew Birge | |
| 15:21 | Illinois | Richard Grant makes the 1st free throw | 43-42 |
| 15:21 | Illinois | Richard Grant makes the 2nd free throw | 44-42 |
| 14:56 | Notre Dame | David Fiorini misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 44-42 |
| 14:54 | Illinois | Thomas Collins snags the defensive board | 44-42 |
| 14:49 | Illinois | Nicholas Drouin buries a 3pt shot from the left wing | 47-42 |
| 14:37 | Notre Dame | David Fiorini connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Robert Knudtson | 47-45 |
| 14:31 | Illinois | Thomas Collins can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 47-45 |
| 14:30 | Notre Dame | Joseph Picard pulls down the rebound | 47-45 |
| 14:06 | Notre Dame | Brandon James is fouled on the floor by Nicholas Drouin - foul #2 on Nicholas Drouin, team foul #3 | 47-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | Andre Esposito (SF), Barry Hoffman (PF), Marty McClenic (C) Thomas Collins, Richard Grant, William Martini | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Matthew Birge (SG), Clayton Herr (SF), Robin Bell (PF), Andrew Lantz (C) David Fiorini, Robert Knudtson, Philip Johnson, Joseph Picard | |
| 13:42 | Notre Dame | Clayton Herr hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 47-45 |
| 13:40 | Notre Dame | Robin Bell tips it but misses | 47-45 |
| 13:38 | Notre Dame | Andrew Lantz tips it home | 47-47 |
| 13:27 | Illinois | Barry Hoffman misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Andrew Lantz - foul #2 on Andrew Lantz, team foul #3 | 47-47 |
| Subs | Illinois | Joey Troiano (PG) Nicholas Drouin | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 13:27 | Illinois | Barry Hoffman makes the 1st free throw | 48-47 |
| 13:27 | Illinois | Barry Hoffman makes the 2nd free throw | 49-47 |
| 13:07 | Notre Dame | Brandon James comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 49-47 |
| 13:05 | Notre Dame | Clayton Herr pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-47 |
| 12:42 | Notre Dame | Robin Bell banks in the layup | 49-49 |
| 12:38 | Illinois | Joey Troiano loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 49-49 |
| Subs | Illinois | Nicholas Drouin (PG), Thomas Collins (PF) Joey Troiano, Barry Hoffman | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Fiorini (PG), Ryan Blakemore (SG), Robert Knudtson (SF) Brandon James, Matthew Birge, Clayton Herr | |
| 12:20 | Notre Dame | Ryan Blakemore throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-49 |
| Subs | Illinois | Barry Hoffman (SG) Gary Thomas | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 12:03 | Illinois | 3 seconds is called on Barry Hoffman | 49-49 |
| Subs | Illinois | William Martini (C) Marty McClenic | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 11:48 | Notre Dame | Andrew Lantz misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 49-49 |
| 11:46 | Notre Dame | Robert Knudtson tips it in | 49-51 |
| 11:25 | Illinois | William Martini comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on Andrew Lantz - foul #3 on Andrew Lantz, team foul #4 | 49-51 |
| Subs | Illinois | Gary Thomas (SG) Andre Esposito | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Brandon James (PG), Philip Johnson (PF), Joseph Picard (C) David Fiorini, Robin Bell, Andrew Lantz | |
| 11:25 | Illinois | William Martini misses the 1st free throw | 49-51 |
| 11:25 | Illinois | William Martini makes the 2nd free throw | 50-51 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Nicholas Drouin (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gary Thomas (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Barry Hoffman (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Martini (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Thomas Collins (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Brandon James (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ryan Blakemore (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Knudtson (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Philip Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Picard (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:07 | Notre Dame | Robert Knudtson loses the ball out of bounds | 50-51 |
| Subs | Illinois | Joey Troiano (C) Nicholas Drouin | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 10:53 | Illinois | Thomas Collins connects on the jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Gary Thomas | 52-51 |
| 10:48 | Notre Dame | Brandon James drills a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Ryan Blakemore | 52-53 |
| 10:30 | Illinois | Joseph Picard is called for the reach on Thomas Collins - foul #2 on Joseph Picard, team foul #5 | 52-53 |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Grant (PF), Marty McClenic (C) Barry Hoffman, William Martini | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Fiorini (SG) Ryan Blakemore | |
| 10:16 | Illinois | Joey Troiano misses the easy layup but the foul's on Brandon James - foul #2 on Brandon James, team foul #6 | 52-53 |
| Subs | Illinois | Andre Esposito (SF) Thomas Collins | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Matthew Birge (SF), Robin Bell (PF), Andrew Lantz (C) Robert Knudtson, Philip Johnson, Joseph Picard | |
| 10:16 | Illinois | Joey Troiano misses the 1st free throw | 52-53 |
| 10:16 | Illinois | Joey Troiano makes the 2nd free throw | 53-53 |
| 10:01 | Notre Dame | David Fiorini makes the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Robin Bell | 53-56 |
| 09:52 | Illinois | Andre Esposito comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline | 53-56 |
| 09:51 | Notre Dame | Matthew Birge grabs the defensive rebound | 53-56 |
| 09:28 | Notre Dame | David Fiorini knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Matthew Birge | 53-59 |
| 08:59 | Illinois | Andre Esposito knocks in the fadeaway near the basket and he's fouled by Matthew Birge - foul #1 on Matthew Birge, team foul #7 | 55-59 |
| Subs | Illinois | Nicholas Drouin (PG), Barry Hoffman (SG) Joey Troiano, Gary Thomas | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Ryan Blakemore (SG), Robert Knudtson (SF) Brandon James, Matthew Birge | |
| 08:59 | Illinois | Andre Esposito misses the free throw | 55-59 |
| 08:59 | Notre Dame | Andrew Lantz grabs the defensive rebound | 55-59 |
| 08:41 | Notre Dame | Andrew Lantz misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Barry Hoffman - foul #2 on Barry Hoffman, team foul #4 | 55-59 |
| Subs | Illinois | Thomas Collins (SF), William Martini (C) Andre Esposito, Marty McClenic | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Matthew Birge (PG), Philip Johnson (PF) David Fiorini, Robin Bell | |
| 08:41 | Notre Dame | Andrew Lantz misses the 1st free throw | 55-59 |
| 08:41 | Notre Dame | Andrew Lantz makes the 2nd free throw | 55-60 |
| 08:22 | Illinois | Barry Hoffman buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 57-60 |
| 08:05 | Notre Dame | Philip Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 57-60 |
| 08:04 | Illinois | William Martini gets the rebound | 57-60 |
| 07:39 | Illinois | Nicholas Drouin misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 57-60 |
| 07:38 | Notre Dame | Philip Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 57-60 |
| 07:33 | Notre Dame | Ryan Blakemore drills a shot from close range and he's hacked by Barry Hoffman - foul #3 on Barry Hoffman, team foul #5 | 57-62 |
| Subs | Illinois | Gary Thomas (SG), Andre Esposito (SF), Joey Troiano (C) Barry Hoffman, Richard Grant, William Martini | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Brandon James (PG), Robin Bell (PF), Joseph Picard (C) Matthew Birge, Philip Johnson, Andrew Lantz | |
| 07:33 | Notre Dame | Ryan Blakemore makes the free throw | 57-63 |
| 07:13 | Illinois | Andre Esposito double dribbles | 57-63 |
| Subs | Illinois | Marty McClenic (C) Joey Troiano | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Fiorini (SG), Clayton Herr (SF) Ryan Blakemore, Robert Knudtson | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Nicholas Drouin (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gary Thomas (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andre Esposito (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Thomas Collins (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Marty McClenic (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Brandon James (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Fiorini (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Clayton Herr (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robin Bell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Picard (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 06:59 | Notre Dame | David Fiorini misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Thomas Collins - foul #3 on Thomas Collins, team foul #6 | 57-63 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Matthew Birge (SF) Clayton Herr | |
| 06:59 | Notre Dame | David Fiorini misses the 1st free throw | 57-63 |
| 06:59 | Notre Dame | David Fiorini makes the 2nd free throw | 57-64 |
| 06:38 | Illinois | Gary Thomas misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 57-64 |
| 06:36 | Illinois | Thomas Collins misses the tip | 57-64 |
| 06:34 | Illinois | Gary Thomas hits the follow up shot | 59-64 |
| 06:13 | Notre Dame | Brandon James misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 59-64 |
| 06:12 | Illinois | Nicholas Drouin grabs the board | 59-64 |
| 05:51 | Illinois | The jumper by Nicholas Drouin is denied by Brandon James | 59-64 |
| 05:50 | Notre Dame | Robin Bell grabs the defensive rebound | 59-64 |
| 05:46 | Notre Dame | Matthew Birge's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-64 |
| Subs | Illinois | Joey Troiano (PG), Barry Hoffman (SF), Richard Grant (PF), William Martini (C) Nicholas Drouin, Andre Esposito, Thomas Collins, Marty McClenic | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Ryan Blakemore (SG), Robert Knudtson (SF), Philip Johnson (PF), Andrew Lantz (C) Brandon James, Matthew Birge, Robin Bell, Joseph Picard | |
| 05:24 | Illinois | Barry Hoffman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 59-64 |
| 05:23 | Notre Dame | Philip Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 59-64 |
| 05:00 | Notre Dame | David Fiorini hits a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Ryan Blakemore | 59-66 |
| 04:43 | Illinois | William Martini misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 59-66 |
| 04:41 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Philip Johnson | 59-66 |
| 04:27 | Notre Dame | Joey Troiano picks off the pass by Andrew Lantz | 59-66 |
| 04:11 | Illinois | David Fiorini steals the ball from Barry Hoffman | 59-66 |
| 04:06 | Notre Dame | Ryan Blakemore lays it up and in on a great pass from David Fiorini | 59-68 |
| 03:59 | Illinois | Barry Hoffman's fadeaway is rejected by Philip Johnson | 59-68 |
| 03:57 | Illinois | Barry Hoffman tips it back up and in | 61-68 |
| 03:57 | Notre Dame | Notre Dame calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-68 |
| Subs | Illinois | Nicholas Drouin (PG), Andre Esposito (SF), Marty McClenic (C) Joey Troiano, Barry Hoffman, William Martini | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Brandon James (PG), Robin Bell (PF) David Fiorini, Philip Johnson | |
| 03:36 | Notre Dame | Robert Knudtson hits a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Brandon James | 61-71 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:28 | Illinois | Robert Knudtson denies the turnaround by Andre Esposito | 61-71 |
| 03:26 | Notre Dame | Andrew Lantz grabs the board | 61-71 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:21 | Notre Dame | Ryan Blakemore connects on the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Knudtson | 61-74 |
| 03:08 | Illinois | Marty McClenic double dribbles | 61-74 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Nicholas Drouin (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gary Thomas (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andre Esposito (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Grant (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. C - Marty McClenic (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Brandon James (fresh) 9 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ryan Blakemore (fresh) 18 pts. 4 ast. SF - Robert Knudtson (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robin Bell (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Andrew Lantz (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 02:41 | Notre Dame | Robert Knudtson can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Andre Esposito - foul #3 on Andre Esposito, team foul #7 | 61-74 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Joseph Picard (C) Andrew Lantz | |
| 02:41 | Notre Dame | Robert Knudtson makes the 1st free throw | 61-75 |
| 02:41 | Notre Dame | Robert Knudtson makes the 2nd free throw | 61-76 |
| 02:34 | Illinois | Andre Esposito throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-76 |
| Subs | Illinois | Joey Troiano (PG), Barry Hoffman (SG), Thomas Collins (SF), William Martini (PF) Nicholas Drouin, Gary Thomas, Andre Esposito, Richard Grant | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Fiorini (PG), Matthew Birge (SG), Clayton Herr (SF), Philip Johnson (PF) Brandon James, Ryan Blakemore, Robert Knudtson, Robin Bell | |
| 02:14 | Notre Dame | David Fiorini comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 61-76 |
| 02:13 | Notre Dame | Philip Johnson tips it but misses | 61-76 |
| 02:11 | Illinois | Joey Troiano snags the defensive board | 61-76 |
| 01:51 | Illinois | Joseph Picard denies the turnaround by Barry Hoffman | 61-76 |
| 01:50 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Marty McClenic | 61-76 |
| 01:45 | Illinois | Marty McClenic misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 61-76 |
| 01:43 | Notre Dame | Philip Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 61-76 |
| 01:35 | Notre Dame | David Fiorini clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 61-76 |
| 01:34 | Illinois | Thomas Collins grabs the defensive rebound | 61-76 |
| 01:30 | Illinois | Barry Hoffman comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 61-76 |
| 01:28 | Notre Dame | Philip Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 61-76 |
| 01:06 | Notre Dame | Matthew Birge can't connect on a turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by William Martini - foul #3 on William Martini, team foul #8 | 61-76 |
| 01:06 | Notre Dame | Matthew Birge makes the 1st free throw | 61-77 |
| 01:06 | Notre Dame | Matthew Birge makes the 2nd free throw | 61-78 |
| 00:52 | Illinois | Barry Hoffman comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Philip Johnson - foul #3 on Philip Johnson, team foul #8 | 61-78 |
| 00:52 | Illinois | Barry Hoffman makes the 1st free throw | 62-78 |
| 00:52 | Illinois | Barry Hoffman misses the 2nd free throw | 62-78 |
| 00:52 | Notre Dame | Philip Johnson snags the defensive board | 62-78 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:26 | Notre Dame | Joseph Picard clanks a jumper from the baseline | 62-78 |
| 00:25 | Illinois | Marty McClenic pulls down the rebound | 62-78 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:17 | Illinois | Barry Hoffman buries a fadeaway from the left wing | 64-78 |
| 00:00 | Notre Dame | David Fiorini runs out the clock | 64-78 |