| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Thomas Perkins (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Cristopher English (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Roy Smith (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Charles Campbell (fresh) C - Russ Wescott (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Robert Scannell (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Travis Koester (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - George Howell (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Matthew Hawkins (fresh) 8 pts. 2 blk. C - Charles Munk (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Notre Dame | George Howell inbounds the ball | 19-44 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:36 | Notre Dame | Charles Munk misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 19-44 |
| 19:35 | Notre Dame | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Munk | 19-44 |
| 19:24 | Notre Dame | George Howell clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 19-44 |
| 19:22 | Illinois | Charles Campbell snags the defensive board | 19-44 |
| 19:03 | Illinois | Russ Wescott misses long on a runner from close range | 19-44 |
| 19:02 | Notre Dame | Matthew Hawkins snags the defensive board | 19-44 |
| 18:38 | Notre Dame | Charles Munk hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 19-46 |
| 18:12 | Illinois | Russ Wescott connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Cristopher English | 22-46 |
| 17:49 | Notre Dame | Robert Scannell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 22-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Meadows (SF) Roy Smith | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 17:38 | Illinois | James Meadows misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Charles Munk - foul #1 on Charles Munk, team foul #1 | 22-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Fred Johnson (PG), Donald Kent (C) Robert Scannell, Charles Munk | |
| 17:38 | Illinois | James Meadows misses the 1st free throw | 22-46 |
| 17:38 | Illinois | James Meadows misses the 2nd free throw | 22-46 |
| 17:38 | Notre Dame | Matthew Hawkins grabs the defensive rebound | 22-46 |
| 17:18 | Notre Dame | Travis Koester hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 22-46 |
| 17:16 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Charles Campbell | 22-46 |
| 17:13 | Illinois | Thomas Perkins loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 22-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | Walter Bowen (SF) Cristopher English | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 16:55 | Notre Dame | Matthew Hawkins is fouled on the floor by Charles Campbell - foul #1 on Charles Campbell, team foul #1 | 22-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | Stephen Worsham (SG), Peter Freedman (PF) Charles Campbell, Russ Wescott | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Paul Smith (SG) Travis Koester | |
| 16:31 | Notre Dame | Donald Kent scores on a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Paul Smith and he's fouled by Peter Freedman - foul #2 on Peter Freedman, team foul #2 | 22-48 |
| Subs | Illinois | Roy Smith (SF) Thomas Perkins | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Tom Tewksbury (PF), Charles Munk (C) George Howell, Matthew Hawkins | |
| 16:31 | Notre Dame | Donald Kent makes the free throw | 22-49 |
| 16:15 | Illinois | Roy Smith comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 22-49 |
| 16:14 | Notre Dame | Paul Smith grabs the board | 22-49 |
| 15:54 | Notre Dame | Walter Bowen steals the ball from Donald Kent | 22-49 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - James Meadows (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Stephen Worsham (fresh) SF - Roy Smith (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Peter Freedman (fresh) 2 reb. C - Walter Bowen (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Fred Johnson (fresh) SG - Paul Smith (fresh) 5 ast. SF - Donald Kent (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Tom Tewksbury (fresh) C - Charles Munk (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Illinois | Stephen Worsham hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 22-49 |
| 15:33 | Notre Dame | Charles Munk grabs the board | 22-49 |
| 15:05 | Notre Dame | Charles Munk hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Walter Bowen - foul #1 on Walter Bowen, team foul #3 | 22-49 |
| Subs | Illinois | Thomas Perkins (PG), Cristopher English (SG), William Zuberbuhler (PF), Russ Wescott (C) Stephen Worsham, Roy Smith, Peter Freedman, Walter Bowen | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Robert Scannell (PG), Travis Koester (SG), George Howell (SF), Matthew Hawkins (PF) Fred Johnson, Paul Smith, Donald Kent, Tom Tewksbury | |
| 15:05 | Notre Dame | Charles Munk makes the 1st free throw | 22-50 |
| 15:05 | Notre Dame | Charles Munk makes the 2nd free throw | 22-51 |
| 14:46 | Illinois | Charles Munk steals the ball from William Zuberbuhler | 22-51 |
| 14:43 | Notre Dame | Thomas Perkins steps in front of the Robert Scannell pass in the backcourt | 22-51 |
| 14:42 | Illinois | Thomas Perkins lays it up and in | 24-51 |
| 14:20 | Notre Dame | Matthew Hawkins hits a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Robert Scannell and he's fouled by William Zuberbuhler - foul #4 on William Zuberbuhler, team foul #4 | 24-53 |
| Subs | Illinois | Walter Bowen (SF), Charles Campbell (PF) James Meadows, William Zuberbuhler | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Donald Kent (C) Charles Munk | |
| 14:20 | Notre Dame | Matthew Hawkins makes the free throw | 24-54 |
| 14:12 | Illinois | Thomas Perkins loses the dribble to George Howell | 24-54 |
| 13:53 | Notre Dame | Travis Koester misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Walter Bowen - foul #2 on Walter Bowen, team foul #5 | 24-54 |
| 13:53 | Notre Dame | Travis Koester misses the 1st free throw | 24-54 |
| 13:53 | Notre Dame | Travis Koester makes the 2nd free throw | 24-55 |
| 13:37 | Illinois | George Howell is called for the reach on Cristopher English - foul #2 on George Howell, team foul #2 | 24-55 |
| Subs | Illinois | Roy Smith (SF) Walter Bowen | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 13:28 | Illinois | Roy Smith clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 24-55 |
| 13:27 | Notre Dame | Travis Koester pulls down the rebound | 24-55 |
| 13:07 | Notre Dame | Donald Kent hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Russ Wescott - foul #1 on Russ Wescott, team foul #6 | 24-55 |
| 13:07 | Notre Dame | Donald Kent makes the 1st free throw | 24-56 |
| 13:07 | Notre Dame | Donald Kent makes the 2nd free throw | 24-57 |
| 12:58 | Illinois | Russ Wescott can't connect on a shot near the basket | 24-57 |
| 12:56 | Illinois | Thomas Perkins pulls down the offensive rebound | 24-57 |
| 12:47 | Illinois | Thomas Perkins scores on a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Cristopher English | 26-57 |
| 12:18 | Notre Dame | Donald Kent misses the lay-in | 26-57 |
| 12:17 | Notre Dame | Travis Koester grabs the offensive rebound | 26-57 |
| 11:58 | Notre Dame | Robert Scannell misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 26-57 |
| 11:57 | Illinois | Roy Smith grabs the board | 26-57 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Thomas Perkins (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Cristopher English (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Roy Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Charles Campbell (fresh) 3 reb. C - Russ Wescott (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Robert Scannell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Travis Koester (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - George Howell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Matthew Hawkins (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Donald Kent (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:46 | Illinois | Donald Kent is called for the reach on Russ Wescott - foul #2 on Donald Kent, team foul #3 | 26-57 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Meadows (PG), Stephen Worsham (SG), Walter Bowen (SF), Peter Freedman (C) Thomas Perkins, Cristopher English, Roy Smith, Russ Wescott | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Fred Johnson (PG), Paul Smith (SG), Mike Correia (SF), Tom Tewksbury (PF), Charles Munk (C) Robert Scannell, Travis Koester, George Howell, Matthew Hawkins, Donald Kent | |
| 11:41 | Illinois | Charles Campbell misses the turnaround from close range but he's hacked by Tom Tewksbury - foul #1 on Tom Tewksbury, team foul #4 | 26-57 |
| 11:41 | Illinois | Charles Campbell makes the 1st free throw | 27-57 |
| 11:41 | Illinois | Charles Campbell misses the 2nd free throw | 27-57 |
| 11:41 | Notre Dame | Charles Munk gets the rebound | 27-57 |
| 11:12 | Notre Dame | Paul Smith misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 27-57 |
| 11:11 | Notre Dame | Charles Munk misses the tip | 27-57 |
| 11:10 | Notre Dame | Tom Tewksbury hits the follow up shot | 27-59 |
| 10:57 | Illinois | Stephen Worsham hits a floater in the lane set up by James Meadows and he's hacked by Paul Smith - foul #1 on Paul Smith, team foul #5 | 29-59 |
| Subs | Illinois | Russ Wescott (C) Charles Campbell | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Matthew Hawkins (PF) Tom Tewksbury | |
| 10:57 | Illinois | Stephen Worsham makes the free throw | 30-59 |
| 10:32 | Notre Dame | Matthew Hawkins misses the fadeaway in the paint | 30-59 |
| 10:31 | Illinois | Russ Wescott grabs the defensive rebound | 30-59 |
| 10:09 | Illinois | James Meadows hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 30-59 |
| 10:07 | Illinois | Walter Bowen can't tip it in | 30-59 |
| 10:06 | Notre Dame | Paul Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 30-59 |
| 09:37 | Notre Dame | Charles Munk comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Russ Wescott - foul #2 on Russ Wescott, team foul #7 | 30-59 |
| Subs | Illinois | Charles Campbell (PF) Russ Wescott | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Donald Kent (SF), Tom Tewksbury (PF) Mike Correia, Matthew Hawkins | |
| 09:37 | Notre Dame | Charles Munk misses the 1st free throw | 30-59 |
| 09:37 | Notre Dame | Charles Munk misses the 2nd free throw | 30-59 |
| 09:37 | Illinois | Peter Freedman gets the rebound | 30-59 |
| 09:20 | Illinois | Paul Smith is called for the reach on Stephen Worsham - foul #2 on Paul Smith, team foul #6 | 30-59 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Ron Hay (C) Charles Munk | |
| 09:10 | Illinois | James Meadows connects on the shot from the right side | 32-59 |
| 08:46 | Notre Dame | Donald Kent hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block | 32-59 |
| 08:44 | Illinois | Charles Campbell grabs the defensive rebound | 32-59 |
| 08:40 | Illinois | Stephen Worsham scores on a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from James Meadows | 35-59 |
| 08:20 | Notre Dame | Tom Tewksbury is called for traveling | 35-59 |
| Subs | Illinois | Thomas Perkins (PG), Cristopher English (SG), Roy Smith (SF), Russ Wescott (C) James Meadows, Stephen Worsham, Walter Bowen, Peter Freedman | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Robert Scannell (PG), Travis Koester (SG), George Howell (SF), Matthew Hawkins (PF) Paul Smith, Fred Johnson, Tom Tewksbury, Ron Hay | |
| 08:04 | Illinois | Thomas Perkins hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 35-59 |
| 08:02 | Notre Dame | George Howell grabs the defensive rebound | 35-59 |
| 07:41 | Notre Dame | George Howell knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Matthew Hawkins | 35-62 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Thomas Perkins (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Cristopher English (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Roy Smith (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Charles Campbell (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Russ Wescott (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Robert Scannell (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Travis Koester (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - George Howell (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Matthew Hawkins (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Donald Kent (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Illinois | Cristopher English clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 35-62 |
| 07:28 | Notre Dame | George Howell snags the defensive board | 35-62 |
| 07:02 | Notre Dame | Thomas Perkins takes the ball from George Howell | 35-62 |
| 06:57 | Illinois | Thomas Perkins dunks the ball | 37-62 |
| 06:35 | Notre Dame | Donald Kent connects on the driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Robert Scannell | 37-64 |
| 06:25 | Illinois | Roy Smith makes the shot from the right wing and he's hacked by George Howell - foul #3 on George Howell, team foul #7 | 39-64 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Meadows (PG), Stephen Worsham (SG), Peter Freedman (PF), Walter Bowen (C) Thomas Perkins, Cristopher English, Charles Campbell, Russ Wescott | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Fred Johnson (PG), Paul Smith (SG), Mike Correia (SF), Tom Tewksbury (PF), Ron Hay (C) Robert Scannell, Travis Koester, George Howell, Matthew Hawkins, Donald Kent | |
| 06:25 | Illinois | Roy Smith makes the free throw | 40-64 |
| 05:56 | Notre Dame | Fred Johnson's fadeaway is rejected by Roy Smith | 40-64 |
| 05:54 | Illinois | Stephen Worsham pulls down the rebound | 40-64 |
| 05:38 | Illinois | Walter Bowen misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 40-64 |
| 05:37 | Illinois | Roy Smith tips it back up and in | 42-64 |
| 05:13 | Notre Dame | Ron Hay misses the jumper from the left side | 42-64 |
| 05:11 | Illinois | Peter Freedman snags the defensive board | 42-64 |
| 04:45 | Illinois | Ron Hay is called for the reach on Walter Bowen - foul #1 on Ron Hay, team foul #8 | 42-64 |
| Subs | Illinois | Charles Campbell (PF) Roy Smith | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Donald Kent (SF) Fred Johnson | |
| 04:45 | Illinois | Walter Bowen makes the 1st free throw | 43-64 |
| 04:45 | Illinois | Walter Bowen makes the 2nd free throw | 44-64 |
| 04:24 | Notre Dame | Paul Smith is fouled on the floor by Peter Freedman - foul #3 on Peter Freedman, team foul #8 | 44-64 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeffrey Leedy (SF) Peter Freedman | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 04:24 | Notre Dame | Paul Smith makes the 1st free throw | 44-65 |
| 04:24 | Notre Dame | Paul Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 44-66 |
| 04:08 | Illinois | Charles Campbell is hacked by Ron Hay - foul #2 on Ron Hay, team foul #9 | 44-66 |
| Subs | Illinois | Peter Freedman (C) Walter Bowen | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Fred Johnson (SG) Ron Hay | |
| 04:08 | Illinois | Charles Campbell makes the 1st free throw | 45-66 |
| 04:08 | Illinois | Charles Campbell makes the 2nd free throw | 46-66 |
| 03:48 | Notre Dame | Mike Correia can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 46-66 |
| 03:46 | Notre Dame | Mike Correia grabs the offensive rebound | 46-66 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 03:25 | Notre Dame | Fred Johnson makes the 3 from straight away set up by Paul Smith | 46-69 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - James Meadows (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stephen Worsham (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Jeffrey Leedy (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Charles Campbell (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Peter Freedman (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Paul Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. SG - Fred Johnson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Mike Correia (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Donald Kent (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Tom Tewksbury (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 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) | |
| 03:08 | Illinois | James Meadows is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 46-69 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jerry Johnson (PG), Walter Bowen (C) Stephen Worsham, Peter Freedman | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Ron Hay (PF) Mike Correia | |
| 02:39 | Notre Dame | James Meadows takes the ball from Fred Johnson | 46-69 |
| 02:24 | Illinois | Donald Kent steals it from Jeffrey Leedy | 46-69 |
| 02:00 | Notre Dame | Donald Kent throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-69 |
| Subs | Illinois | Stephen Worsham (SG), Peter Freedman (C) Jerry Johnson, Jeffrey Leedy | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Mike Correia (SF) Ron Hay | |
| 01:44 | Illinois | James Meadows scores on a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Stephen Worsham | 49-69 |
| 01:22 | Notre Dame | Stephen Worsham is called for the reach on Paul Smith - foul #2 on Stephen Worsham, team foul #9 | 49-69 |
| 01:22 | Notre Dame | Paul Smith misses the 1st free throw | 49-69 |
| 01:22 | Notre Dame | Donald Kent pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-69 |
| 01:02 | Notre Dame | Mike Correia misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 49-69 |
| 01:00 | Notre Dame | The offensive rebound goes to Tom Tewksbury | 49-69 |
| 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) | |
| 00:34 | Notre Dame | James Meadows takes the ball from Paul Smith | 49-69 |
| 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) | |
| 00:26 | Illinois | Stephen Worsham is whistled for traveling | 49-69 |
| 00:00 | Notre Dame | Fred Johnson runs out the clock | 49-69 |