| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Derek Whatley (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ernest Nix (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Vincent Hadley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Baker (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Willie Howard (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Richard Wick (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Wiley (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Scott Carbone (fresh) 8 pts. 3 stl. PF - Nicholas Young (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Brian Meeks (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Indiana | Scott Carbone inbounds the ball | 31-34 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:35 | Indiana | Richard Wick misses the fadeaway from close range | 31-34 |
| 19:33 | Illinois | Willie Howard gets the rebound | 31-34 |
| 19:14 | Illinois | Derek Whatley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-34 |
| 19:03 | Indiana | Nicholas Young knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing | 31-37 |
| 18:51 | Illinois | Ernest Nix steps out of bounds on the baseline | 31-37 |
| 18:37 | Indiana | Nicholas Young hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 31-37 |
| 18:36 | Illinois | Richard Baker pulls down the rebound | 31-37 |
| 18:26 | Illinois | Ernest Nix knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Derek Whatley | 34-37 |
| 18:12 | Indiana | Brian Meeks connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Kevin Wiley | 34-40 |
| 17:59 | Illinois | Vincent Hadley buries a jumpshot from the left side set up by Derek Whatley | 36-40 |
| 17:37 | Indiana | Derek Whatley is called for the reach on Kevin Wiley - foul #2 on Derek Whatley, team foul #1 | 36-40 |
| 17:26 | Indiana | Nicholas Young misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 36-40 |
| 17:24 | Illinois | Vincent Hadley snags the defensive board | 36-40 |
| 17:08 | Illinois | Richard Baker knocks in the turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Ernest Nix and the foul's on Brian Meeks - foul #3 on Brian Meeks, team foul #1 | 38-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jim Boyarski (SG), Robert Henderson (SF) Ernest Nix, Vincent Hadley | |
| Subs | Indiana | Kelly Roberts (PG), Robert Sickels (SF), Harry Zwiefel (PF), Francis Hebert (C) Richard Wick, Scott Carbone, Nicholas Young, Brian Meeks | |
| 17:08 | Illinois | Richard Baker misses the free throw | 38-40 |
| 17:08 | Illinois | Willie Howard gets the offensive rebound | 38-40 |
| 16:55 | Illinois | Jim Boyarski drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 41-40 |
| 16:37 | Indiana | Kevin Wiley can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 41-40 |
| 16:35 | Illinois | Richard Baker pulls down the rebound | 41-40 |
| 16:18 | Illinois | Derek Whatley scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Henderson | 44-40 |
| 15:57 | Indiana | Kelly Roberts scores on a fadeaway from the left wing | 44-42 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Derek Whatley (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jim Boyarski (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Henderson (fresh) PF - Richard Baker (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - Willie Howard (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Kelly Roberts (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kevin Wiley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Sickels (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Harry Zwiefel (fresh) C - Francis Hebert (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:40 | Illinois | Jim Boyarski can't connect on a shot from the left side | 44-42 |
| 15:38 | Indiana | Kelly Roberts snags the defensive board | 44-42 |
| 15:18 | Indiana | Robert Sickels misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 44-42 |
| 15:17 | Illinois | Robert Henderson snags the defensive board | 44-42 |
| 14:57 | Illinois | Harry Zwiefel steals the ball from Jim Boyarski | 44-42 |
| 14:28 | Indiana | Robert Sickels misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 44-42 |
| 14:27 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Richard Baker | 44-42 |
| 14:08 | Illinois | Richard Baker hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 44-42 |
| 14:07 | Illinois | Jim Boyarski can't tip it in | 44-42 |
| 14:06 | Indiana | The rebound goes to Robert Sickels | 44-42 |
| 13:43 | Indiana | Kelly Roberts hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-42 |
| 13:41 | Indiana | Kelly Roberts snags the offensive board | 44-42 |
| 13:27 | Indiana | Robert Sickels throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-42 |
| Subs | Illinois | George Walton (PG), Ernest Nix (SG), Vincent Hadley (SF), Frank Mannino (PF), Anthony Kaya (C) Derek Whatley, Jim Boyarski, Robert Henderson, Richard Baker, Willie Howard | |
| Subs | Indiana | Richard Wick (PG), Roy Atkins (SG), Scott Carbone (SF), Nicholas Young (PF), Brian Meeks (C) Kelly Roberts, Kevin Wiley, Robert Sickels, Harry Zwiefel, Francis Hebert | |
| 13:13 | Illinois | Ernest Nix comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Nicholas Young - foul #2 on Nicholas Young, team foul #2 | 44-42 |
| 13:13 | Illinois | Ernest Nix makes the 1st free throw | 45-42 |
| 13:13 | Illinois | Ernest Nix misses the 2nd free throw | 45-42 |
| 13:13 | Indiana | Nicholas Young grabs the defensive rebound | 45-42 |
| 12:57 | Indiana | Scott Carbone misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 45-42 |
| 12:55 | Illinois | Anthony Kaya grabs the defensive rebound | 45-42 |
| 12:52 | Illinois | George Walton throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 45-42 |
| 12:42 | Indiana | Roy Atkins's fadeaway is rejected by Frank Mannino | 45-42 |
| 12:41 | Indiana | Richard Wick can't tip it in | 45-42 |
| 12:40 | Illinois | Anthony Kaya grabs the defensive rebound | 45-42 |
| 12:33 | Illinois | George Walton misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 45-42 |
| 12:32 | Indiana | Scott Carbone grabs the board | 45-42 |
| 12:15 | Indiana | Brian Meeks misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 45-42 |
| 12:14 | Illinois | Ernest Nix grabs the defensive rebound | 45-42 |
| 12:01 | Illinois | Frank Mannino misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 45-42 |
| 12:00 | Indiana | Nicholas Young snags the defensive board | 45-42 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - George Walton (fresh) SG - Ernest Nix (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Vincent Hadley (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Frank Mannino (fresh) 2 reb. C - Anthony Kaya (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Richard Wick (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Roy Atkins (fresh) SF - Scott Carbone (fresh) 8 pts. 3 stl. PF - Nicholas Young (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Brian Meeks (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:32 | Indiana | Scott Carbone misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 45-42 |
| 11:30 | Illinois | Anthony Kaya pulls down the rebound | 45-42 |
| 11:24 | Illinois | Ernest Nix is fouled on the floor by Brian Meeks - foul #4 on Brian Meeks, team foul #3 | 45-42 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jim Boyarski (PG) George Walton | |
| Subs | Indiana | Kelly Roberts (SG), Harry Zwiefel (C) Roy Atkins, Brian Meeks | |
| 11:07 | Illinois | Ernest Nix is fouled on the floor by Scott Carbone - foul #1 on Scott Carbone, team foul #4 | 45-42 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Henderson (PF) Frank Mannino | |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| 11:02 | Illinois | Robert Henderson's pass is intercepted by Richard Wick | 45-42 |
| 10:45 | Indiana | Kelly Roberts is fouled on the floor by Robert Henderson - foul #1 on Robert Henderson, team foul #2 | 45-42 |
| Subs | Illinois | Steve Merida (SG), Richard Baker (PF), Willie Howard (C) Ernest Nix, Vincent Hadley, Anthony Kaya | |
| Subs | Indiana | Kevin Wiley (SG), Robert Sickels (SF), Francis Hebert (C) Richard Wick, Scott Carbone, Nicholas Young | |
| 10:29 | Indiana | Kelly Roberts knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Harry Zwiefel | 45-45 |
| 10:05 | Illinois | Richard Baker's pass is intercepted by Robert Sickels | 45-45 |
| 09:51 | Indiana | Francis Hebert misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on Willie Howard - foul #1 on Willie Howard, team foul #3 | 45-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | Derek Whatley (PG) Jim Boyarski | |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| 09:51 | Indiana | Francis Hebert makes the 1st free throw | 45-46 |
| 09:51 | Indiana | Francis Hebert misses the 2nd free throw | 45-46 |
| 09:51 | Illinois | Willie Howard snags the defensive board | 45-46 |
| 09:35 | Illinois | Willie Howard hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Robert Sickels - foul #2 on Robert Sickels, team foul #5 | 45-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | Ernest Nix (SG), Vincent Hadley (SF) Steve Merida, Robert Henderson | |
| Subs | Indiana | Richard Wick (PG), Nicholas Young (PF) Kelly Roberts, Francis Hebert | |
| 09:35 | Illinois | Willie Howard makes the 1st free throw | 46-46 |
| 09:35 | Illinois | Willie Howard makes the 2nd free throw | 47-46 |
| 09:19 | Indiana | Nicholas Young hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Harry Zwiefel | 47-48 |
| 09:00 | Illinois | Ernest Nix misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 47-48 |
| 08:58 | Indiana | The rebound goes to Richard Wick | 47-48 |
| 08:46 | Indiana | Nicholas Young misses short on a shot in the paint but he's hacked by Willie Howard - foul #2 on Willie Howard, team foul #4 | 47-48 |
| Subs | Illinois | Frank Mannino (C) Willie Howard | |
| Subs | Indiana | Scott Carbone (SF) Robert Sickels | |
| 08:46 | Indiana | Nicholas Young makes the 1st free throw | 47-49 |
| 08:46 | Indiana | Nicholas Young makes the 2nd free throw | 47-50 |
| 08:27 | Illinois | Ernest Nix misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 47-50 |
| 08:25 | Illinois | Richard Baker hits the follow up shot | 49-50 |
| 08:11 | Indiana | Scott Carbone misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 49-50 |
| 08:10 | Indiana | Nicholas Young hits the follow up shot | 49-52 |
| 07:44 | Illinois | Derek Whatley clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 49-52 |
| 07:42 | Indiana | Kevin Wiley gets the rebound | 49-52 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Derek Whatley (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ernest Nix (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Vincent Hadley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Baker (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 9 reb. C - Frank Mannino (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Richard Wick (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Wiley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Scott Carbone (fresh) 8 pts. 3 stl. PF - Nicholas Young (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. C - Harry Zwiefel (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:22 | Indiana | Nicholas Young hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Richard Baker - foul #2 on Richard Baker, team foul #5 | 49-52 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jim Boyarski (PG), Steve Merida (SG), Robert Henderson (SF), Anthony Kaya (C) Derek Whatley, Ernest Nix, Vincent Hadley, Richard Baker | |
| Subs | Indiana | Kelly Roberts (PG), Roy Atkins (SG), Brian Meeks (C) Richard Wick, Kevin Wiley, Harry Zwiefel | |
| 07:22 | Indiana | Nicholas Young makes the 1st free throw | 49-53 |
| 07:22 | Indiana | Nicholas Young makes the 2nd free throw | 49-54 |
| 07:00 | Illinois | Frank Mannino hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 49-54 |
| 06:59 | Indiana | Brian Meeks grabs the board | 49-54 |
| 06:48 | Indiana | Kelly Roberts misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 49-54 |
| 06:47 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Frank Mannino | 49-54 |
| 06:30 | Illinois | Steve Merida misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 49-54 |
| 06:28 | Indiana | Brian Meeks grabs the board | 49-54 |
| 06:04 | Indiana | Frank Mannino blocks the short jumper by Scott Carbone | 49-54 |
| 06:03 | Illinois | Anthony Kaya grabs the defensive rebound | 49-54 |
| 05:34 | Illinois | Jim Boyarski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 49-54 |
| 05:33 | Illinois | Anthony Kaya tips it home | 51-54 |
| 05:11 | Indiana | Scott Carbone can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 51-54 |
| 05:10 | Illinois | Frank Mannino grabs the defensive rebound | 51-54 |
| 05:10 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-54 |
| Subs | Illinois | Derek Whatley (PG), Ernest Nix (SG), Vincent Hadley (SF), Richard Baker (PF), Willie Howard (C) Jim Boyarski, Steve Merida, Robert Henderson, Frank Mannino, Anthony Kaya | |
| Subs | Indiana | Richard Wick (PG), Kevin Wiley (SG), Harry Zwiefel (PF) Kelly Roberts, Roy Atkins, Nicholas Young | |
| 04:57 | Illinois | Derek Whatley misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 51-54 |
| 04:55 | Indiana | Harry Zwiefel grabs the board | 51-54 |
| 04:41 | Indiana | Scott Carbone buries a 3 from the right wing | 51-57 |
| 04:15 | Illinois | Richard Wick steals it from Derek Whatley | 51-57 |
| 04:11 | Indiana | Scott Carbone hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Richard Wick | 51-59 |
| 04:09 | Illinois | Richard Wick is called for the reach on Derek Whatley in the backcourt - foul #1 on Richard Wick, team foul #6 | 51-59 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Indiana | Robert Sickels (SF) Scott Carbone | |
| 03:53 | Illinois | Ernest Nix knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Derek Whatley | 54-59 |
| 03:43 | Indiana | Robert Sickels hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Richard Wick | 54-62 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Derek Whatley (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Ernest Nix (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Vincent Hadley (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Baker (fresh) 12 pts. 9 reb. C - Willie Howard (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Richard Wick (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kevin Wiley (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Sickels (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Harry Zwiefel (fresh) C - Brian Meeks (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:38 | Illinois | Ernest Nix misses the jumper from the left block | 54-62 |
| 03:36 | Indiana | Richard Wick snags the defensive board | 54-62 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:32 | Indiana | Richard Wick misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Derek Whatley - foul #3 on Derek Whatley, team foul #6 | 54-62 |
| 03:32 | Indiana | Richard Wick makes the 1st free throw | 54-63 |
| 03:32 | Indiana | Richard Wick makes the 2nd free throw | 54-64 |
| 03:21 | Illinois | Derek Whatley hits a 3 from the left corner set up by Ernest Nix | 57-64 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:09 | Indiana | Richard Wick makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 57-66 |
| 02:50 | Illinois | Derek Whatley hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 57-66 |
| 02:49 | Illinois | Derek Whatley hits the follow up shot | 59-66 |
| 02:49 | Indiana | Indiana calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-66 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Indiana | Scott Carbone (SF), Nicholas Young (PF) Robert Sickels, Harry Zwiefel | |
| 02:37 | Indiana | Kevin Wiley is fouled on the floor by Richard Baker - foul #3 on Richard Baker, team foul #7 | 59-66 |
| 02:37 | Indiana | Kevin Wiley makes the 1st free throw | 59-67 |
| 02:37 | Indiana | Kevin Wiley misses the 2nd free throw | 59-67 |
| 02:37 | Illinois | Willie Howard snags the defensive board | 59-67 |
| 02:19 | Illinois | Vincent Hadley makes the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Richard Baker | 61-67 |
| 01:57 | Indiana | Scott Carbone clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 61-67 |
| 01:55 | Illinois | Richard Baker pulls down the rebound | 61-67 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:51 | Illinois | Ernest Nix's fadeaway is rejected by Nicholas Young | 61-67 |
| 01:49 | Illinois | Willie Howard hits the follow up shot | 63-67 |
| 01:34 | Indiana | Nicholas Young can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 63-67 |
| 01:32 | Illinois | Derek Whatley grabs the defensive rebound | 63-67 |
| 01:28 | Illinois | Vincent Hadley is hacked by Scott Carbone - foul #2 on Scott Carbone, team foul #7 | 63-67 |
| 01:28 | Illinois | Vincent Hadley misses the 1st free throw | 63-67 |
| 01:28 | Indiana | The rebound goes to Brian Meeks | 63-67 |
| 01:16 | Indiana | Scott Carbone misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 63-67 |
| 01:14 | Indiana | Kevin Wiley grabs the offensive board | 63-67 |
| 00:57 | Indiana | Richard Wick comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 63-67 |
| 00:55 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Willie Howard | 63-67 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:48 | Illinois | Ernest Nix hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Derek Whatley | 66-67 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion 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) | |
| 00:26 | Indiana | Brian Meeks hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block | 66-67 |
| 00:25 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Willie Howard | 66-67 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:15 | Illinois | Richard Baker knocks in the shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Derek Whatley | 68-67 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:09 | Indiana | Derek Whatley is called for the reach on Nicholas Young - foul #4 on Derek Whatley, team foul #8 | 68-67 |
| 00:09 | Indiana | Nicholas Young makes the 1st free throw | 68-68 |
| 00:09 | Indiana | Nicholas Young misses the 2nd free throw | 68-68 |
| 00:09 | Illinois | Richard Baker snags the defensive board | 68-68 |
| 00:09 | Illinois | Illinois calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-68 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:05 | Illinois | Richard Baker misses the driving attempt from the right block | 68-68 |
| 00:03 | Illinois | Vincent Hadley gets the offensive rebound | 68-68 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Vincent Hadley is fouled on the floor by Scott Carbone - foul #3 on Scott Carbone, team foul #8 | 68-68 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Vincent Hadley makes the 1st free throw | 69-68 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Vincent Hadley misses the 2nd free throw | 69-68 |