| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Garry Baldwin (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Travis Koester (fresh) 5 pts. SF - George Howell (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Matthew Hawkins (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Jonathan Sauls (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Thomas Perkins (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Cristopher English (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Roy Smith (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Frank Gates (fresh) C - Russ Wescott (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Notre Dame | George Howell inbounds the ball | 32-25 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:49 | Notre Dame | Jonathan Sauls blows the layup but he's fouled by Thomas Perkins - foul #3 on Thomas Perkins, team foul #1 | 32-25 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Meadows (PG) Thomas Perkins | |
| 19:49 | Notre Dame | Jonathan Sauls makes the 1st free throw | 33-25 |
| 19:49 | Notre Dame | Jonathan Sauls makes the 2nd free throw | 34-25 |
| 19:38 | Illinois | Matthew Hawkins is called for the reach on James Meadows - foul #3 on Matthew Hawkins, team foul #1 | 34-25 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Roy Scott (PF) Matthew Hawkins | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 19:21 | Illinois | Cristopher English can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 34-25 |
| 19:20 | Notre Dame | Jonathan Sauls grabs the board | 34-25 |
| 19:05 | Notre Dame | Travis Koester hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 34-25 |
| 19:04 | Illinois | Russ Wescott snags the defensive board | 34-25 |
| 19:00 | Illinois | James Meadows misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 34-25 |
| 18:58 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Roy Scott | 34-25 |
| 18:51 | Notre Dame | Jonathan Sauls hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block | 34-25 |
| 18:50 | Illinois | Russ Wescott pulls down the rebound | 34-25 |
| 18:44 | Illinois | Roy Smith buries a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Cristopher English | 34-27 |
| 18:27 | Notre Dame | Jonathan Sauls is hacked by Russ Wescott - foul #2 on Russ Wescott, team foul #2 | 34-27 |
| 18:04 | Notre Dame | George Howell is whistled for traveling | 34-27 |
| 17:47 | Illinois | Russ Wescott misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 34-27 |
| 17:45 | Notre Dame | Roy Scott grabs the defensive rebound | 34-27 |
| 17:29 | Notre Dame | Travis Koester knocks in the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Garry Baldwin and the foul's on Russ Wescott - foul #3 on Russ Wescott, team foul #3 | 36-27 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Donald Kent (C) Jonathan Sauls | |
| Subs | Illinois | Kenneth Topete (SF), Arthur Bowman (PF), Charles Campbell (C) Roy Smith, Frank Gates, Russ Wescott | |
| 17:29 | Notre Dame | Travis Koester makes the free throw | 37-27 |
| 17:09 | Illinois | Kenneth Topete comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 37-27 |
| 17:07 | Notre Dame | Donald Kent snags the defensive board | 37-27 |
| 16:53 | Notre Dame | Travis Koester connects on the 3 from the left corner set up by Garry Baldwin | 40-27 |
| 16:39 | Illinois | Charles Campbell misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 40-27 |
| 16:37 | Notre Dame | Garry Baldwin gets the rebound | 40-27 |
| 16:11 | Notre Dame | Arthur Bowman is called for the reach on Travis Koester - foul #2 on Arthur Bowman, team foul #4 | 40-27 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Robert Scannell (PG), Paul Smith (SG), Ron Hay (PF), Jonathan Sauls (C) Garry Baldwin, Travis Koester, George Howell, Roy Scott | |
| Subs | Illinois | Walter Bowen (PG), Jeffrey Leedy (SG), Frank Gates (PF) James Meadows, Cristopher English, Charles Campbell | |
| 16:05 | Notre Dame | Donald Kent loses the dribble to Frank Gates | 40-27 |
| 16:02 | Illinois | Walter Bowen is hacked by Robert Scannell in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Scannell, team foul #2 | 40-27 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Roy Smith (SF) Arthur Bowman | |
| 15:50 | Illinois | Jeffrey Leedy is fouled on the floor by Paul Smith - foul #1 on Paul Smith, team foul #3 | 40-27 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Matthew Hawkins (PF) Ron Hay | |
| Subs | Illinois | Thomas Perkins (PG), Russ Wescott (C) Jeffrey Leedy, Kenneth Topete | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Robert Scannell (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Smith (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Donald Kent (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Matthew Hawkins (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Jonathan Sauls (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Thomas Perkins (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Walter Bowen (fresh) SF - Roy Smith (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Frank Gates (fresh) 2 stl. C - Russ Wescott (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:40 | Illinois | Walter Bowen can't finish the layup | 40-27 |
| 15:39 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Matthew Hawkins | 40-27 |
| 15:32 | Notre Dame | Donald Kent misses long on a floater from the right side | 40-27 |
| 15:31 | Notre Dame | Matthew Hawkins snags the offensive board | 40-27 |
| 15:15 | Notre Dame | Robert Scannell drills a shot from the right wing | 42-27 |
| 14:49 | Illinois | Paul Smith is called for the reach on Walter Bowen - foul #2 on Paul Smith, team foul #4 | 42-27 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Garry Baldwin (PG), George Howell (SF) Paul Smith, Donald Kent | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Meadows (SG) Walter Bowen | |
| 14:27 | Illinois | Roy Smith knocks in the shot from the free throw line | 42-29 |
| 14:04 | Notre Dame | Jonathan Sauls scores on a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Robert Scannell | 44-29 |
| 13:46 | Illinois | James Meadows is hacked by Matthew Hawkins - foul #4 on Matthew Hawkins, team foul #5 | 44-29 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Travis Koester (SG), Roy Scott (PF), Donald Kent (C) Robert Scannell, Matthew Hawkins, Jonathan Sauls | |
| Subs | Illinois | Cristopher English (SG), Kenneth Topete (SF), Arthur Bowman (PF) James Meadows, Roy Smith, Frank Gates | |
| 13:31 | Illinois | Arthur Bowman misses the lay-in | 44-29 |
| 13:30 | Notre Dame | Roy Scott grabs the board | 44-29 |
| 13:15 | Notre Dame | Travis Koester comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-29 |
| 13:14 | Notre Dame | Roy Scott tips it home | 46-29 |
| 12:55 | Illinois | Arthur Bowman is denied on a layup by George Howell | 46-29 |
| 12:54 | Illinois | Russ Wescott gets the offensive rebound | 46-29 |
| 12:35 | Illinois | Kenneth Topete throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-29 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Paul Smith (PG), Ron Hay (C) Garry Baldwin, George Howell | |
| Subs | Illinois | Charles Campbell (C) Russ Wescott | |
| 12:19 | Notre Dame | Travis Koester's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-29 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Robert Scannell (PG) Paul Smith | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Meadows (PG) Thomas Perkins | |
| 12:09 | Illinois | Kenneth Topete lays it in on a great pass from Cristopher English | 46-31 |
| 11:45 | Notre Dame | Travis Koester misses long on a jumper from the left side | 46-31 |
| 11:44 | Notre Dame | Ron Hay tips it home | 48-31 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Robert Scannell (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Travis Koester (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Donald Kent (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Roy Scott (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Ron Hay (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - James Meadows (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Cristopher English (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kenneth Topete (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Arthur Bowman (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Campbell (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 11:36 | Illinois | Arthur Bowman misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 48-31 |
| 11:35 | Illinois | Kenneth Topete can't tip it in | 48-31 |
| 11:34 | Illinois | Charles Campbell pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-31 |
| 11:22 | Illinois | Charles Campbell misses badly on a turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by Donald Kent - foul #2 on Donald Kent, team foul #6 | 48-31 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Garry Baldwin (PG), George Howell (SF), Jonathan Sauls (C) Robert Scannell, Donald Kent, Roy Scott | |
| Subs | Illinois | Thomas Perkins (PG), Roy Smith (SF), Frank Gates (PF) Cristopher English, Kenneth Topete, Arthur Bowman | |
| 11:22 | Illinois | Charles Campbell makes the 1st free throw | 48-32 |
| 11:22 | Illinois | Charles Campbell misses the 2nd free throw | 48-32 |
| 11:22 | Notre Dame | Jonathan Sauls snags the defensive board | 48-32 |
| 10:53 | Notre Dame | Garry Baldwin is hacked by Thomas Perkins - foul #4 on Thomas Perkins, team foul #5 | 48-32 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Paul Smith (SG) Travis Koester | |
| Subs | Illinois | Walter Bowen (SG), Russ Wescott (C) Thomas Perkins, Charles Campbell | |
| 10:43 | Notre Dame | Paul Smith hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by George Howell | 51-32 |
| 10:32 | Illinois | James Meadows travels with the ball | 51-32 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Robert Scannell (SG) Paul Smith | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 10:06 | Notre Dame | George Howell clanks a shot from the right side | 51-32 |
| 10:05 | Notre Dame | Jonathan Sauls tips it back up and in | 53-32 |
| 09:49 | Illinois | George Howell takes the ball from Russ Wescott | 53-32 |
| 09:28 | Notre Dame | Garry Baldwin is hacked by Walter Bowen - foul #2 on Walter Bowen, team foul #6 | 53-32 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Travis Koester (SG), Donald Kent (SF), Roy Scott (PF) Robert Scannell, George Howell, Ron Hay | |
| Subs | Illinois | Cristopher English (SG), Kenneth Topete (SF) Walter Bowen, Roy Smith | |
| 09:06 | Notre Dame | Travis Koester misses long on a 3 from straight away | 53-32 |
| 09:05 | Illinois | Frank Gates grabs the defensive rebound | 53-32 |
| 08:48 | Illinois | Frank Gates clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 53-32 |
| 08:47 | Illinois | James Meadows gets the offensive rebound | 53-32 |
| 08:29 | Illinois | Kenneth Topete hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 53-32 |
| 08:27 | Notre Dame | Roy Scott pulls down the rebound | 53-32 |
| 08:09 | Notre Dame | Travis Koester misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Cristopher English - foul #1 on Cristopher English, team foul #7 | 53-32 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Robert Scannell (PG), George Howell (SF) Garry Baldwin, Jonathan Sauls | |
| Subs | Illinois | Walter Bowen (PG), Arthur Bowman (PF), Charles Campbell (C) James Meadows, Frank Gates, Russ Wescott | |
| 08:09 | Notre Dame | Travis Koester misses the 1st free throw | 53-32 |
| 08:09 | Notre Dame | Travis Koester makes the 2nd free throw | 54-32 |
| 07:54 | Illinois | Arthur Bowman misses badly on a floater from the right block but he's fouled by George Howell - foul #3 on George Howell, team foul #7 | 54-32 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Matthew Hawkins (PF) Donald Kent | |
| Subs | Illinois | Thomas Perkins (PG), Roy Smith (SF) Walter Bowen, Charles Campbell | |
| 07:54 | Illinois | Arthur Bowman makes the 1st free throw | 54-33 |
| 07:54 | Illinois | Arthur Bowman misses the 2nd free throw | 54-33 |
| 07:54 | Illinois | Roy Smith snags the offensive board | 54-33 |
| 07:44 | Illinois | Roy Smith clanks a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Travis Koester - foul #1 on Travis Koester, team foul #8 | 54-33 |
| 07:44 | Illinois | Roy Smith misses the 1st free throw | 54-33 |
| 07:44 | Illinois | Roy Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 54-34 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Robert Scannell (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Travis Koester (fresh) 12 pts. SF - George Howell (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Matthew Hawkins (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Roy Scott (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Thomas Perkins (fresh) 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Cristopher English (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Roy Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Topete (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Arthur Bowman (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:19 | Notre Dame | Matthew Hawkins makes the 3 pointer from straight away set up by George Howell | 57-34 |
| 07:01 | Illinois | Thomas Perkins can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 57-34 |
| 06:59 | Illinois | Cristopher English pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-34 |
| 06:50 | Illinois | Matthew Hawkins takes the ball from Roy Smith | 57-34 |
| 06:28 | Notre Dame | Matthew Hawkins is hacked by Kenneth Topete - foul #1 on Kenneth Topete, team foul #8 | 57-34 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Paul Smith (PG), Mike Correia (SG), Donald Kent (SF), Ron Hay (C) Robert Scannell, Travis Koester, George Howell, Roy Scott | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Meadows (PG), Walter Bowen (SG), Charles Campbell (C) Thomas Perkins, Cristopher English, Roy Smith | |
| 06:28 | Notre Dame | Matthew Hawkins makes the 1st free throw | 58-34 |
| 06:28 | Notre Dame | Matthew Hawkins makes the 2nd free throw | 59-34 |
| 06:11 | Illinois | Kenneth Topete loses the ball out of bounds | 59-34 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Tom Tewksbury (SF) Matthew Hawkins | |
| Subs | Illinois | William Zuberbuhler (PF) Kenneth Topete | |
| 05:52 | Notre Dame | Ron Hay hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 59-34 |
| 05:51 | Illinois | The rebound goes to William Zuberbuhler | 59-34 |
| 05:46 | Illinois | Walter Bowen hits a fadeaway from the left side set up by Arthur Bowman | 59-36 |
| 05:27 | Notre Dame | Paul Smith comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on William Zuberbuhler - foul #2 on William Zuberbuhler, team foul #9 | 59-36 |
| 05:27 | Notre Dame | Paul Smith makes the 1st free throw | 60-36 |
| 05:27 | Notre Dame | Paul Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 61-36 |
| 05:16 | Illinois | Charles Campbell misses the shot from the right block | 61-36 |
| 05:14 | Notre Dame | Mike Correia grabs the defensive rebound | 61-36 |
| 04:45 | Notre Dame | Donald Kent is fouled on the floor by William Zuberbuhler - foul #3 on William Zuberbuhler, team foul #10 | 61-36 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Robert Scannell (PG), Roy Scott (PF) Mike Correia, Tom Tewksbury | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeffrey Leedy (SG), Kenneth Topete (SF) James Meadows, William Zuberbuhler | |
| 04:45 | Notre Dame | Donald Kent makes the 1st free throw | 62-36 |
| 04:45 | Notre Dame | Donald Kent makes the 2nd free throw | 63-36 |
| 04:36 | Illinois | Walter Bowen misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 63-36 |
| 04:35 | Illinois | Arthur Bowman grabs the offensive rebound | 63-36 |
| 04:25 | Illinois | Arthur Bowman comes up short on the turnaround from the left block | 63-36 |
| 04:24 | Illinois | Kenneth Topete snags the offensive board | 63-36 |
| 04:09 | Illinois | Jeffrey Leedy misses the floater from the right block | 63-36 |
| 04:07 | Notre Dame | Roy Scott pulls down the rebound | 63-36 |
| 03:38 | Notre Dame | Donald Kent hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane | 63-36 |
| 03:37 | Illinois | Walter Bowen gets the rebound | 63-36 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Robert Scannell (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Paul Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Kent (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Roy Scott (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Ron Hay (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Walter Bowen (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jeffrey Leedy (fresh) SF - Kenneth Topete (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Arthur Bowman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Campbell (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:26 | Illinois | Walter Bowen is fouled on the floor by Robert Scannell - foul #2 on Robert Scannell, team foul #9 | 63-36 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Tom Tewksbury (SF) Ron Hay | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Meadows (PG), William Zuberbuhler (PF) Arthur Bowman, Charles Campbell | |
| 03:26 | Illinois | Walter Bowen misses the 1st free throw | 63-36 |
| 03:26 | Illinois | Kenneth Topete grabs the offensive rebound | 63-36 |
| 03:18 | Illinois | Tom Tewksbury steals the ball from Walter Bowen | 63-36 |
| 03:15 | Notre Dame | Robert Scannell blows the layup | 63-36 |
| 03:14 | Illinois | Kenneth Topete gets the rebound | 63-36 |
| 02:59 | Illinois | William Zuberbuhler clanks a driving attempt in the paint | 63-36 |
| 02:58 | Notre Dame | Paul Smith grabs the board | 63-36 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:36 | Notre Dame | Donald Kent misses short on a runner from the right block but he's fouled by Kenneth Topete - foul #2 on Kenneth Topete, team foul #11 | 63-36 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Mike Correia (SG) Paul Smith | |
| Subs | Illinois | Arthur Bowman (C) Walter Bowen | |
| 02:36 | Notre Dame | Donald Kent misses the 1st free throw | 63-36 |
| 02:36 | Notre Dame | Donald Kent makes the 2nd free throw | 64-36 |
| 02:17 | Illinois | Arthur Bowman misses short on a driving attempt from the baseline | 64-36 |
| 02:16 | Notre Dame | Mike Correia pulls down the rebound | 64-36 |
| 01:54 | Notre Dame | Roy Scott dunks the ball on a nice dish by Robert Scannell | 66-36 |
| 01:46 | Illinois | James Meadows makes the fadeaway in the paint | 66-38 |
| 01:28 | Notre Dame | Donald Kent connects on the shot from the free throw line | 68-38 |
| 01:08 | Illinois | Arthur Bowman clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 68-38 |
| 01:07 | Notre Dame | Donald Kent grabs the defensive rebound | 68-38 |
| 00:43 | Notre Dame | Mike Correia misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 68-38 |
| 00:42 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Arthur Bowman | 68-38 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:35 | Illinois | Jeffrey Leedy lays it in | 68-40 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:09 | Notre Dame | Jeffrey Leedy is called for the reach on Mike Correia - foul #1 on Jeffrey Leedy, team foul #12 | 68-40 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Ron Hay (C) Tom Tewksbury | |
| Subs | Illinois | Walter Bowen (SG), Charles Campbell (C) Jeffrey Leedy, William Zuberbuhler | |
| 00:09 | Notre Dame | Mike Correia makes the 1st free throw | 69-40 |
| 00:09 | Notre Dame | Mike Correia makes the 2nd free throw | 70-40 |
| 00:04 | Illinois | Donald Kent steals the ball from Walter Bowen | 70-40 |
| 00:00 | Notre Dame | Robert Scannell runs out the clock | 70-40 |