| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - William Niles (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Lake (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Lance Mulhern (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - William Arellano (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Robby Burgan (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Chwalibog Zollars (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Elvin Mills (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Suitt (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Francisco Gonzales (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - John Duncanson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Notre Dame | Lance Mulhern inbounds the ball | 36-29 |
| 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 (+1) | |
| 19:43 | Notre Dame | Paul Lake's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-29 |
| 19:24 | Illinois | Francisco Gonzales can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 36-29 |
| 19:23 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Robby Burgan | 36-29 |
| 19:17 | Notre Dame | Paul Lake hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by Elvin Mills - foul #1 on Elvin Mills, team foul #1 | 36-29 |
| 19:17 | Notre Dame | Paul Lake makes the 1st free throw | 37-29 |
| 19:17 | Notre Dame | Paul Lake makes the 2nd free throw | 38-29 |
| 19:06 | Illinois | Chwalibog Zollars misses short on a 3 from straight away | 38-29 |
| 19:04 | Illinois | John Duncanson tips it in | 38-31 |
| 18:55 | Notre Dame | Robby Burgan is fouled on the floor by Chwalibog Zollars - foul #2 on Chwalibog Zollars, team foul #2 | 38-31 |
| 18:44 | Notre Dame | Paul Lake scores on a 3pt shot from straight away | 41-31 |
| 18:26 | Illinois | Chwalibog Zollars misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 41-31 |
| 18:25 | Illinois | James Suitt hits the follow up shot | 41-33 |
| 18:10 | Notre Dame | William Arellano knocks in the jump hook from the left block | 43-33 |
| 17:58 | Illinois | Francisco Gonzales drills a driving attempt from the right block and the foul's on William Arellano - foul #1 on William Arellano, team foul #1 | 43-35 |
| 17:58 | Illinois | Francisco Gonzales makes the free throw | 43-36 |
| 17:42 | Notre Dame | Paul Lake can't connect on a turnaround near the basket | 43-36 |
| 17:41 | Illinois | Francisco Gonzales snags the defensive board | 43-36 |
| 17:23 | Illinois | Francisco Gonzales comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 43-36 |
| 17:22 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Lance Mulhern | 43-36 |
| 16:58 | Notre Dame | William Niles can't throw it down | 43-36 |
| 16:57 | Notre Dame | Lance Mulhern grabs the offensive board | 43-36 |
| 16:45 | Notre Dame | Robby Burgan drills a floater from close range on a nice dish by Lance Mulhern | 45-36 |
| 16:33 | Illinois | James Suitt is fouled on the floor by Robby Burgan - foul #2 on Robby Burgan, team foul #2 | 45-36 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Wilbert Owens (PG), Rafael Sullivan (SG), Shaun Matthews (SF), William Adrian (PF), Al Adkins (C) William Niles, Paul Lake, Lance Mulhern, William Arellano, Robby Burgan | |
| Subs | Illinois | Olujimi Abdel (PG), Keneth Smith (SG), Bobby Beavers (SF), Josiah Alexander (PF), Adam Maxwell (C) Chwalibog Zollars, Elvin Mills, James Suitt, Francisco Gonzales, John Duncanson | |
| 16:13 | Illinois | Bobby Beavers's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-36 |
| 15:58 | Notre Dame | Wilbert Owens scores on a floater from close range | 47-36 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Wilbert Owens (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rafael Sullivan (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Shaun Matthews (fresh) PF - William Adrian (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Al Adkins (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Olujimi Abdel (fresh) SG - Keneth Smith (fresh) SF - Bobby Beavers (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Josiah Alexander (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Adam Maxwell (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:36 | Illinois | Josiah Alexander makes the shot from close range | 47-38 |
| 15:19 | Notre Dame | Shaun Matthews comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by Adam Maxwell - foul #2 on Adam Maxwell, team foul #3 | 47-38 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Niles (PG) Rafael Sullivan | |
| Subs | Illinois | Elvin Mills (SG), Francisco Gonzales (PF) Keneth Smith, Adam Maxwell | |
| 15:19 | Notre Dame | Shaun Matthews makes the 1st free throw | 48-38 |
| 15:19 | Notre Dame | Shaun Matthews makes the 2nd free throw | 49-38 |
| 15:00 | Illinois | Francisco Gonzales drills a pull-up jumper from the right side | 49-40 |
| 14:42 | Notre Dame | Olujimi Abdel steals the ball from Wilbert Owens | 49-40 |
| 14:38 | Illinois | Olujimi Abdel hits the finger roll | 49-42 |
| 14:21 | Notre Dame | Wilbert Owens drills a turnaround near the basket on a great pass from William Adrian and he's hacked by Elvin Mills - foul #2 on Elvin Mills, team foul #4 | 51-42 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Paul Lake (SG), Lance Mulhern (SF), William Arellano (PF), Robby Burgan (C) William Niles, Shaun Matthews, William Adrian, Al Adkins | |
| Subs | Illinois | Chwalibog Zollars (PG), James Suitt (SF) Olujimi Abdel, Bobby Beavers | |
| 14:21 | Notre Dame | Wilbert Owens makes the free throw | 52-42 |
| 14:02 | Illinois | Francisco Gonzales can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 52-42 |
| 14:01 | Notre Dame | Paul Lake grabs the defensive rebound | 52-42 |
| 13:38 | Notre Dame | Wilbert Owens clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Elvin Mills - foul #3 on Elvin Mills, team foul #5 | 52-42 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Duncanson (C) Josiah Alexander | |
| 13:38 | Notre Dame | Wilbert Owens makes the 1st free throw | 53-42 |
| 13:38 | Notre Dame | Wilbert Owens makes the 2nd free throw | 54-42 |
| 13:13 | Illinois | Elvin Mills knocks in the floater in the paint on a nice dish by John Duncanson and he's fouled by Robby Burgan - foul #3 on Robby Burgan, team foul #3 | 54-44 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Niles (PG) Wilbert Owens | |
| Subs | Illinois | Howard Cargill (PF) Francisco Gonzales | |
| 13:13 | Illinois | Elvin Mills makes the free throw | 54-45 |
| 12:59 | Notre Dame | James Suitt steps in front of the William Arellano pass | 54-45 |
| 12:55 | Illinois | Elvin Mills lays it in set up by James Suitt | 54-47 |
| 12:37 | Notre Dame | William Arellano misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 54-47 |
| 12:36 | Illinois | James Suitt snags the defensive board | 54-47 |
| 12:25 | Illinois | Howard Cargill is fouled on the floor by Robby Burgan - foul #4 on Robby Burgan, team foul #4 | 54-47 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Adrian (PF), Al Adkins (C) William Arellano, Robby Burgan | |
| Subs | Illinois | Olujimi Abdel (SG) Elvin Mills | |
| 12:09 | Illinois | James Suitt misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 54-47 |
| 12:07 | Notre Dame | Al Adkins grabs the defensive rebound | 54-47 |
| 11:59 | Notre Dame | William Adrian's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-47 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Bobby Beavers (SF), Francisco Gonzales (PF), Josiah Alexander (C) James Suitt, Howard Cargill, John Duncanson | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - William Niles (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Lake (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Lance Mulhern (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. PF - William Adrian (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Al Adkins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Chwalibog Zollars (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Olujimi Abdel (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Bobby Beavers (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Francisco Gonzales (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Josiah Alexander (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Illinois | Bobby Beavers can't connect on a floater from the left side | 54-47 |
| 11:36 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Lance Mulhern | 54-47 |
| 11:30 | Notre Dame | William Niles connects on the shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Al Adkins | 56-47 |
| 11:12 | Illinois | Bobby Beavers is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Bobby Beavers, team foul #6 | 56-47 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Wilbert Owens (SG), Shaun Matthews (SF) Paul Lake, Lance Mulhern | |
| Subs | Illinois | Elvin Mills (SG) Chwalibog Zollars | |
| 10:54 | Notre Dame | Elvin Mills steps in front of the Al Adkins pass | 56-47 |
| 10:38 | Illinois | Josiah Alexander comes up short on the turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by Al Adkins - foul #1 on Al Adkins, team foul #5 | 56-47 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Arellano (PF) Shaun Matthews | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Suitt (SF) Bobby Beavers | |
| 10:38 | Illinois | Josiah Alexander makes the 1st free throw | 56-48 |
| 10:38 | Illinois | Josiah Alexander makes the 2nd free throw | 56-49 |
| 10:25 | Notre Dame | William Arellano clanks a shot from the baseline | 56-49 |
| 10:23 | Notre Dame | William Adrian grabs the offensive rebound | 56-49 |
| 10:07 | Notre Dame | Wilbert Owens can't connect on a floater from the left side | 56-49 |
| 10:06 | Illinois | James Suitt grabs the board | 56-49 |
| 10:01 | Illinois | James Suitt comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 56-49 |
| 10:00 | Notre Dame | William Arellano pulls down the rebound | 56-49 |
| 09:40 | Notre Dame | James Suitt takes the ball from William Adrian | 56-49 |
| 09:17 | Illinois | William Arellano steps in front of the Elvin Mills pass | 56-49 |
| 09:02 | Notre Dame | Elvin Mills is called for the reach on William Niles - foul #4 on Elvin Mills, team foul #7 | 56-49 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Paul Lake (SG), Lance Mulhern (SF), James Kennedy (PF) Wilbert Owens, William Arellano, Al Adkins | |
| Subs | Illinois | Chwalibog Zollars (PG), Keneth Smith (SG), Bobby Beavers (SF), Howard Cargill (PF), John Duncanson (C) Olujimi Abdel, Elvin Mills, James Suitt, Francisco Gonzales, Josiah Alexander | |
| 09:02 | Notre Dame | William Niles makes the 1st free throw | 57-49 |
| 09:02 | Notre Dame | William Niles misses the 2nd free throw | 57-49 |
| 09:02 | Illinois | Howard Cargill grabs the defensive rebound | 57-49 |
| 08:41 | Illinois | Howard Cargill makes the turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Keneth Smith | 57-51 |
| 08:21 | Notre Dame | William Adrian clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 57-51 |
| 08:19 | Illinois | Howard Cargill gets the rebound | 57-51 |
| 08:04 | Illinois | Bobby Beavers is hacked by Lance Mulhern - foul #3 on Lance Mulhern, team foul #6 | 57-51 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Shaun Matthews (PG) William Niles | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Suitt (SF) Bobby Beavers | |
| 07:52 | Illinois | John Duncanson makes the shot in the lane set up by Keneth Smith | 57-53 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Shaun Matthews (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Paul Lake (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Lance Mulhern (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. PF - James Kennedy (fresh) C - William Adrian (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Chwalibog Zollars (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Keneth Smith (fresh) 2 ast. SF - James Suitt (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Howard Cargill (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Duncanson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:32 | Notre Dame | Lance Mulhern drills a 3 pointer from the left wing | 60-53 |
| 07:11 | Illinois | Chwalibog Zollars misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 60-53 |
| 07:09 | Notre Dame | William Adrian grabs the board | 60-53 |
| 06:57 | Notre Dame | William Adrian can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 60-53 |
| 06:56 | Illinois | James Suitt grabs the board | 60-53 |
| 06:44 | Illinois | James Suitt misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 60-53 |
| 06:42 | Illinois | Keneth Smith misses the tip | 60-53 |
| 06:40 | Notre Dame | William Adrian grabs the board | 60-53 |
| 06:34 | Notre Dame | Shaun Matthews can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 60-53 |
| 06:33 | Illinois | John Duncanson pulls down the rebound | 60-53 |
| 06:28 | Illinois | Chwalibog Zollars makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Keneth Smith | 60-56 |
| 06:13 | Notre Dame | Lance Mulhern is called for a pushoff foul - foul #4 on Lance Mulhern, team foul #7 | 60-56 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Niles (PG), Wilbert Owens (SG), William Arellano (PF), Robby Burgan (C) Paul Lake, Lance Mulhern, James Kennedy, William Adrian | |
| Subs | Illinois | Olujimi Abdel (PG), Elvin Mills (SG), Bobby Beavers (SF), Francisco Gonzales (PF), Josiah Alexander (C) Chwalibog Zollars, Keneth Smith, James Suitt, Howard Cargill, John Duncanson | |
| 05:59 | Illinois | Francisco Gonzales misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 60-56 |
| 05:57 | Notre Dame | Robby Burgan gets the rebound | 60-56 |
| 05:34 | Notre Dame | William Arellano loses the ball out of bounds | 60-56 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Lance Mulhern (SF) Shaun Matthews | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 05:14 | Illinois | Olujimi Abdel is hacked by Robby Burgan - foul #5 on Robby Burgan, team foul #8 | 60-56 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Al Adkins (C) Robby Burgan | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 05:14 | Illinois | Olujimi Abdel makes the 1st free throw | 60-57 |
| 05:14 | Illinois | Olujimi Abdel makes the 2nd free throw | 60-58 |
| 04:55 | Notre Dame | William Arellano is hacked by Olujimi Abdel - foul #1 on Olujimi Abdel, team foul #8 | 60-58 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Paul Lake (SG) Wilbert Owens | |
| Subs | Illinois | Chwalibog Zollars (PG), Adam Maxwell (C) Bobby Beavers, Josiah Alexander | |
| 04:55 | Notre Dame | William Arellano makes the 1st free throw | 61-58 |
| 04:55 | Notre Dame | William Arellano makes the 2nd free throw | 62-58 |
| 04:38 | Illinois | Chwalibog Zollars is called for traveling | 62-58 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Kennedy (SF) Lance Mulhern | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Suitt (SF) Olujimi Abdel | |
| 04:18 | Notre Dame | William Niles misses short on a jump hook in the lane | 62-58 |
| 04:16 | Illinois | Adam Maxwell gets the rebound | 62-58 |
| 03:54 | Illinois | Elvin Mills comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 62-58 |
| 03:53 | Notre Dame | James Kennedy gets the rebound | 62-58 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - William Niles (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Lake (fresh) 8 pts. SF - James Kennedy (fresh) PF - William Arellano (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Al Adkins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Chwalibog Zollars (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Elvin Mills (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - James Suitt (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Francisco Gonzales (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Adam Maxwell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:37 | Notre Dame | Paul Lake misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 62-58 |
| 03:36 | Illinois | Francisco Gonzales gets the rebound | 62-58 |
| 03:23 | Illinois | Elvin Mills's pass is intercepted by William Niles | 62-58 |
| 03:18 | Notre Dame | William Arellano banks in the layup on a great pass from William Niles | 64-58 |
| 02:58 | Illinois | Paul Lake is called for the reach on James Suitt - foul #1 on Paul Lake, team foul #9 | 64-58 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Wilbert Owens (PG), Rafael Sullivan (SG), Lance Mulhern (SF) William Niles, Paul Lake, James Kennedy | |
| Subs | Illinois | Olujimi Abdel (PG), Keneth Smith (SG), Josiah Alexander (PF), John Duncanson (C) Chwalibog Zollars, Elvin Mills, Francisco Gonzales, Adam Maxwell | |
| 02:58 | Illinois | James Suitt makes the 1st free throw | 64-59 |
| 02:58 | Illinois | James Suitt misses the 2nd free throw | 64-59 |
| 02:58 | Notre Dame | Lance Mulhern gets the rebound | 64-59 |
| 02:58 | Notre Dame | Notre Dame calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-59 |
| 02:32 | Notre Dame | Lance Mulhern hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 64-59 |
| 02:30 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Josiah Alexander | 64-59 |
| 02:30 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-59 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Niles (PG), Paul Lake (SG), William Adrian (C) Wilbert Owens, Rafael Sullivan, Al Adkins | |
| Subs | Illinois | Chwalibog Zollars (PG), Elvin Mills (SG), Francisco Gonzales (PF) Olujimi Abdel, Keneth Smith, Josiah Alexander | |
| 02:17 | Illinois | James Suitt hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 64-59 |
| 02:16 | Illinois | James Suitt tips it home | 64-61 |
| 02:01 | Notre Dame | Lance Mulhern misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 64-61 |
| 02:00 | Illinois | Chwalibog Zollars gets the rebound | 64-61 |
| 01:34 | Illinois | James Suitt knocks in the jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Elvin Mills and he's fouled by Paul Lake - foul #2 on Paul Lake, team foul #10 | 64-63 |
| 01:34 | Illinois | James Suitt makes the free throw | 64-64 |
| 01:16 | Notre Dame | Paul Lake buries a floater from the right side and the foul's on Elvin Mills - foul #5 on Elvin Mills, team foul #9 | 66-64 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Olujimi Abdel (SG) Elvin Mills | |
| 01:16 | Notre Dame | Paul Lake makes the free throw | 67-64 |
| 01:03 | Illinois | John Duncanson misses the easy layup | 67-64 |
| 01:01 | Notre Dame | Lance Mulhern pulls down the rebound | 67-64 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:38 | Notre Dame | Paul Lake is whistled for a carry | 67-64 |
| 00:14 | Illinois | John Duncanson misses the easy layup | 67-64 |
| 00:12 | Notre Dame | Paul Lake grabs the defensive rebound | 67-64 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:09 | Notre Dame | Paul Lake is hacked by Chwalibog Zollars in the backcourt - foul #3 on Chwalibog Zollars, team foul #10 | 67-64 |
| 00:09 | Notre Dame | Paul Lake misses the 1st free throw | 67-64 |
| 00:09 | Notre Dame | Paul Lake makes the 2nd free throw | 68-64 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:03 | Illinois | Olujimi Abdel connects on the 3pt shot from straight away set up by John Duncanson | 68-67 |
| 00:01 | Notre Dame | Olujimi Abdel is called for the reach on Paul Lake in the backcourt - foul #2 on Olujimi Abdel, team foul #11 | 68-67 |
| 00:01 | Notre Dame | Paul Lake makes the 1st free throw | 69-67 |
| 00:01 | Notre Dame | Paul Lake makes the 2nd free throw | 70-67 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Chwalibog Zollars misses short on a fullcourt shot | 70-67 |