| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Ellis Hall (fresh) SG - Dominique Dougherty (fresh) SF - William Atkins (fresh) PF - Bryan Simon (fresh) C - James McCaw (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Ernest Gosser (fresh) SG - Jeffrey Apel (fresh) SF - James Joseph (fresh) PF - David Primmer (fresh) C - Jacob Bolton (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Jacob Bolton wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:31 | Illinois | Jeffrey Apel makes the 3pt jumper from straight away | 0-3 |
| 19:11 | Indiana | James McCaw is fouled on the floor by James Joseph - foul #1 on James Joseph, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| 18:57 | Indiana | Ellis Hall misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 0-3 |
| 18:56 | Illinois | David Primmer gets the rebound | 0-3 |
| 18:50 | Illinois | Jacob Bolton can't throw it down | 0-3 |
| 18:49 | Illinois | David Primmer tips it in | 0-5 |
| 18:45 | Indiana | Ellis Hall can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Jeffrey Apel - foul #1 on Jeffrey Apel, team foul #2 | 0-5 |
| 18:45 | Indiana | Ellis Hall makes the 1st free throw | 1-5 |
| 18:45 | Indiana | Ellis Hall misses the 2nd free throw | 1-5 |
| 18:45 | Illinois | Jacob Bolton grabs the defensive rebound | 1-5 |
| 18:30 | Illinois | James McCaw swats the short shot by David Primmer | 1-5 |
| 18:28 | Indiana | The rebound goes to William Atkins | 1-5 |
| 18:14 | Indiana | James Joseph steals it from Ellis Hall | 1-5 |
| 17:56 | Illinois | David Primmer is fouled on the floor by Dominique Dougherty - foul #1 on Dominique Dougherty, team foul #1 | 1-5 |
| Subs | Indiana | Micheal Bussey (PG), Mark Lee (SG), Larry Williams (SF), Todd Pendley (PF), Louis Russell (C) Ellis Hall, Dominique Dougherty, William Atkins, Bryan Simon, James McCaw | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 17:34 | Illinois | David Primmer misses the lay-in | 1-5 |
| 17:32 | Illinois | Jacob Bolton misses the tip | 1-5 |
| 17:30 | Illinois | Jeffrey Apel snags the offensive board | 1-5 |
| 17:19 | Illinois | Jacob Bolton makes the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Jeffrey Apel | 1-7 |
| 17:08 | Indiana | Louis Russell drills a jump hook near the basket set up by Micheal Bussey | 3-7 |
| 16:46 | Illinois | Jeffrey Apel hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 3-7 |
| 16:45 | Indiana | The rebound goes to Louis Russell | 3-7 |
| 16:40 | Indiana | Micheal Bussey is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 3-7 |
| 16:38 | Illinois | Jacob Bolton pulls down the rebound | 3-7 |
| 16:20 | Illinois | A charge is called on Jeffrey Apel - foul #2 on Jeffrey Apel, team foul #3 | 3-7 |
| Subs | Indiana | Dominique Dougherty (SF), Bryan Simon (PF), James McCaw (C) Larry Williams, Todd Pendley, Louis Russell | |
| Subs | Illinois | Wayne Kerr (SG) Jeffrey Apel | |
| 16:02 | Indiana | Micheal Bussey's pass over a doubleteam is off the mark and out of bounds | 3-7 |
| Subs | Indiana | Ellis Hall (PG), Larry Williams (SF), Todd Pendley (PF) Micheal Bussey, Dominique Dougherty, Bryan Simon | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Lezama (SG), Matthew Bashir (SF) Ernest Gosser, James Joseph | |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Ellis Hall (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Mark Lee (fresh) SF - Larry Williams (fresh) PF - Todd Pendley (fresh) C - James McCaw (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Wayne Kerr (fresh) SG - Michael Lezama (fresh) SF - Matthew Bashir (fresh) PF - David Primmer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jacob Bolton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:45 | Illinois | Jacob Bolton can't connect on a floater in the paint but he's fouled by James McCaw - foul #1 on James McCaw, team foul #2 | 3-7 |
| Subs | Indiana | Micheal Bussey (PG), Dominique Dougherty (SF), Bryan Simon (PF) Ellis Hall, Larry Williams, Todd Pendley | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Dixon (SG) David Primmer | |
| 15:45 | Illinois | Jacob Bolton misses the 1st free throw | 3-7 |
| 15:45 | Illinois | Jacob Bolton misses the 2nd free throw | 3-7 |
| 15:45 | Illinois | Matthew Bashir grabs the offensive board | 3-7 |
| 15:30 | Illinois | Mark Lee steals the ball from Matthew Bashir | 3-7 |
| 15:08 | Indiana | Micheal Bussey evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Dominique Dougherty | 6-7 |
| 14:53 | Illinois | Robert Dixon hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael Lezama | 6-10 |
| 14:41 | Indiana | Mark Lee misses short on a floater from the left side | 6-10 |
| 14:40 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Jacob Bolton | 6-10 |
| 14:34 | Illinois | Jacob Bolton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 6-10 |
| Subs | Indiana | Ellis Hall (PG), William Atkins (SF), Todd Pendley (PF), Louis Russell (C) Mark Lee, Dominique Dougherty, Bryan Simon, James McCaw | |
| Subs | Illinois | Ernest Gosser (PG), James Joseph (SF), David Primmer (PF), Ernie Carey (C) Robert Dixon, Michael Lezama, Matthew Bashir, Jacob Bolton | |
| 14:12 | Indiana | Ellis Hall misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 6-10 |
| 14:11 | Illinois | Wayne Kerr grabs the defensive rebound | 6-10 |
| 13:44 | Illinois | Ernie Carey hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by William Atkins - foul #1 on William Atkins, team foul #3 | 6-10 |
| Subs | Indiana | Mark Lee (SG), Larry Williams (SF), Bryan Simon (PF), James McCaw (C) Micheal Bussey, William Atkins, Todd Pendley, Louis Russell | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 13:44 | Illinois | Ernie Carey makes the 1st free throw | 6-11 |
| 13:44 | Illinois | Ernie Carey makes the 2nd free throw | 6-12 |
| 13:27 | Indiana | Ellis Hall hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Mark Lee | 9-12 |
| 13:04 | Illinois | Ernest Gosser comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 9-12 |
| 13:02 | Indiana | James McCaw gets the rebound | 9-12 |
| 12:55 | Indiana | Mark Lee's pass is intercepted by Wayne Kerr | 9-12 |
| 12:45 | Illinois | Ernie Carey clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 9-12 |
| 12:44 | Indiana | James McCaw grabs the board | 9-12 |
| 12:38 | Indiana | Ellis Hall is hacked by Ernest Gosser - foul #1 on Ernest Gosser, team foul #4 | 9-12 |
| Subs | Indiana | Micheal Bussey (PG), Dominique Dougherty (SG), William Atkins (SF), Todd Pendley (PF), Louis Russell (C) Ellis Hall, Mark Lee, Larry Williams, Bryan Simon, James McCaw | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Lezama (SG), Jacob Bolton (C) Wayne Kerr, Ernie Carey | |
| 12:26 | Indiana | William Atkins misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 9-12 |
| 12:24 | Indiana | Todd Pendley tips it back up and in | 11-12 |
| 12:21 | Illinois | Ernest Gosser is fouled in the backcourt by Micheal Bussey - foul #1 on Micheal Bussey, team foul #4 | 11-12 |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Dixon (SG), Matthew Bashir (PF) Ernest Gosser, David Primmer | |
| 12:07 | Illinois | James Joseph is fouled on the floor by William Atkins - foul #2 on William Atkins, team foul #5 | 11-12 |
| Subs | Indiana | Larry Williams (SF), James McCaw (C) William Atkins, Louis Russell | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 11:53 | Illinois | Jacob Bolton misses long on a floater near the basket | 11-12 |
| 11:52 | Indiana | James McCaw gets the rebound | 11-12 |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Micheal Bussey (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dominique Dougherty (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Larry Williams (fresh) PF - Todd Pendley (fresh) 2 pts. C - James McCaw (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Michael Lezama (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Dixon (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Joseph (fairly fresh) PF - Matthew Bashir (fresh) C - Jacob Bolton (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Indiana | Todd Pendley can't connect on a jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Jacob Bolton - foul #1 on Jacob Bolton, team foul #5 | 11-12 |
| Subs | Indiana | Ellis Hall (PG), Bryan Simon (SF), Louis Russell (C) Micheal Bussey, Larry Williams, James McCaw | |
| Subs | Illinois | Ernest Gosser (PG) James Joseph | |
| 11:37 | Indiana | Todd Pendley makes the 1st free throw | 12-12 |
| 11:37 | Indiana | Todd Pendley makes the 2nd free throw | 13-12 |
| 11:20 | Illinois | Ernest Gosser makes the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Robert Dixon | 13-15 |
| 11:13 | Indiana | Bryan Simon misses badly on a turnaround from close range | 13-15 |
| 11:11 | Indiana | Dominique Dougherty pulls down the offensive rebound | 13-15 |
| 10:59 | Indiana | Louis Russell is fouled on the floor by Robert Dixon - foul #1 on Robert Dixon, team foul #6 | 13-15 |
| Subs | Indiana | Micheal Bussey (PG), Mark Lee (SG), Larry Williams (SF), James McCaw (C) Ellis Hall, Dominique Dougherty, Todd Pendley, Louis Russell | |
| Subs | Illinois | Wayne Kerr (SG), David Primmer (PF) Robert Dixon, Matthew Bashir | |
| 10:48 | Indiana | Micheal Bussey comes up short on the jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Ernest Gosser - foul #2 on Ernest Gosser, team foul #7 | 13-15 |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew Bashir (SF) Ernest Gosser | |
| 10:48 | Indiana | Micheal Bussey makes the 1st free throw | 14-15 |
| 10:48 | Indiana | Micheal Bussey makes the 2nd free throw | 15-15 |
| 10:23 | Illinois | Michael Lezama buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by David Primmer | 15-18 |
| 10:11 | Indiana | Micheal Bussey double dribbles | 15-18 |
| Subs | Indiana | Ellis Hall (PG), Dominique Dougherty (SF), Todd Pendley (PF) Micheal Bussey, Larry Williams, Bryan Simon | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Joseph (SF) Matthew Bashir | |
| 09:44 | Illinois | Wayne Kerr is fouled on the floor by Ellis Hall - foul #1 on Ellis Hall, team foul #6 | 15-18 |
| Subs | Indiana | Micheal Bussey (SG), Bryan Simon (PF), Louis Russell (C) Mark Lee, Todd Pendley, James McCaw | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 09:35 | Illinois | Jacob Bolton connects on the floater in the lane on a great pass from Wayne Kerr | 15-20 |
| 09:24 | Indiana | Dominique Dougherty can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 15-20 |
| 09:22 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Wayne Kerr | 15-20 |
| 09:01 | Illinois | Michael Lezama comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 15-20 |
| 09:00 | Illinois | Jacob Bolton tips it back up and in | 15-22 |
| 08:42 | Indiana | Micheal Bussey is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 15-22 |
| 08:40 | Illinois | Wayne Kerr grabs the defensive rebound | 15-22 |
| 08:31 | Illinois | David Primmer hits the finger roll set up by Jacob Bolton and the foul's on Louis Russell - foul #1 on Louis Russell, team foul #7 | 15-24 |
| Subs | Indiana | Mark Lee (SG), Larry Williams (SF), Todd Pendley (PF), James McCaw (C) Ellis Hall, Dominique Dougherty, Bryan Simon, Louis Russell | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Dixon (SG), Ernie Carey (C) Michael Lezama, Jacob Bolton | |
| 08:31 | Illinois | David Primmer makes the free throw | 15-25 |
| 08:22 | Indiana | Larry Williams comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline | 15-25 |
| 08:20 | Indiana | Todd Pendley can't tip it in | 15-25 |
| 08:18 | Illinois | Robert Dixon grabs the defensive rebound | 15-25 |
| 08:00 | Illinois | David Primmer loses the ball out of bounds | 15-25 |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew Bashir (PF) David Primmer | |
| 07:39 | Indiana | Larry Williams buries a shot from the left side on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Micheal Bussey and the foul's on Matthew Bashir - foul #1 on Matthew Bashir, team foul #8 | 17-25 |
| Subs | Indiana | Ellis Hall (PG), Bryan Simon (PF) Micheal Bussey, Todd Pendley | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 07:39 | Indiana | Larry Williams makes the free throw | 18-25 |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Ellis Hall (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Mark Lee (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Larry Williams (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Bryan Simon (fresh) C - James McCaw (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Robert Dixon (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wayne Kerr (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Joseph (fairly fresh) PF - Matthew Bashir (fresh) C - Ernie Carey (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:25 | Illinois | Ernie Carey misses badly on a floater from the left block but he's hacked by Mark Lee - foul #1 on Mark Lee, team foul #8 | 18-25 |
| Subs | Indiana | Micheal Bussey (PG), Dominique Dougherty (SF) Ellis Hall, Larry Williams | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 07:25 | Illinois | Ernie Carey makes the 1st free throw | 18-26 |
| 07:25 | Illinois | Ernie Carey makes the 2nd free throw | 18-27 |
| 07:15 | Indiana | James McCaw is fouled on the floor by Ernie Carey - foul #1 on Ernie Carey, team foul #9 | 18-27 |
| Subs | Indiana | Ellis Hall (PG) Mark Lee | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Lezama (PG), Jacob Bolton (C) Wayne Kerr, Ernie Carey | |
| 07:15 | Indiana | James McCaw misses the 1st free throw | 18-27 |
| 07:15 | Illinois | Jacob Bolton gets the rebound | 18-27 |
| 06:59 | Illinois | Jacob Bolton can't connect on a jumper from the left side but the foul's on Micheal Bussey - foul #2 on Micheal Bussey, team foul #9 | 18-27 |
| Subs | Indiana | Mark Lee (SG), Larry Williams (SF), Todd Pendley (PF) Micheal Bussey, Dominique Dougherty, Bryan Simon | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Primmer (PF) James Joseph | |
| 06:59 | Illinois | Jacob Bolton misses the 1st free throw | 18-27 |
| 06:59 | Illinois | Jacob Bolton makes the 2nd free throw | 18-28 |
| 06:46 | Indiana | Ellis Hall drills a 3pt attempt from straight away | 21-28 |
| 06:30 | Illinois | David Primmer jams it | 21-30 |
| 06:18 | Indiana | Mark Lee buries a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Ellis Hall | 24-30 |
| 06:00 | Illinois | Jacob Bolton makes the driving attempt from close range | 24-32 |
| 05:45 | Indiana | James McCaw double dribbles | 24-32 |
| Subs | Indiana | Dominique Dougherty (SF), Bryan Simon (PF), Louis Russell (C) Larry Williams, Todd Pendley, James McCaw | |
| Subs | Illinois | Ernest Gosser (PG), Jeffrey Apel (SG), Wayne Kerr (SF) Michael Lezama, Robert Dixon, Matthew Bashir | |
| 05:36 | Illinois | Wayne Kerr is whistled for a carry | 24-32 |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Ernie Carey (C) Jacob Bolton | |
| 05:29 | Indiana | Bryan Simon can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by David Primmer - foul #1 on David Primmer, team foul #10 | 24-32 |
| Subs | Indiana | Larry Williams (SF) Mark Lee | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 05:29 | Indiana | Bryan Simon makes the 1st free throw | 25-32 |
| 05:29 | Indiana | Bryan Simon makes the 2nd free throw | 26-32 |
| 05:05 | Illinois | David Primmer knocks in the runner in the lane set up by Ernest Gosser | 26-34 |
| 04:56 | Indiana | Ellis Hall comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 26-34 |
| 04:54 | Illinois | Ernie Carey grabs the board | 26-34 |
| 04:31 | Illinois | Ernie Carey lays it up and in on a nice dish by Ernest Gosser | 26-36 |
| 04:21 | Indiana | Bryan Simon comes up short on the shot from the right wing but the foul's on Ernest Gosser - foul #3 on Ernest Gosser, team foul #11 | 26-36 |
| Subs | Indiana | Mark Lee (PG), Todd Pendley (PF), James McCaw (C) Ellis Hall, Larry Williams, Louis Russell | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Lezama (PG), James Joseph (SF), Matthew Bashir (PF), Jacob Bolton (C) Ernest Gosser, Wayne Kerr, David Primmer, Ernie Carey | |
| 04:21 | Indiana | Bryan Simon misses the 1st free throw | 26-36 |
| 04:21 | Indiana | Bryan Simon misses the 2nd free throw | 26-36 |
| 04:21 | Illinois | James Joseph pulls down the rebound | 26-36 |
| 04:03 | Illinois | Dominique Dougherty steals it from Michael Lezama | 26-36 |
| 04:00 | Indiana | Mark Lee banks in the layup set up by Dominique Dougherty | 28-36 |
| 03:43 | Illinois | Jeffrey Apel hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 28-36 |
| 03:42 | Illinois | Jacob Bolton hits the follow up shot | 28-38 |
| 03:35 | Indiana | Dominique Dougherty connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 30-38 |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Mark Lee (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dominique Dougherty (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bryan Simon (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Todd Pendley (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - James McCaw (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Michael Lezama (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey Apel (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Joseph (fresh) PF - Matthew Bashir (fresh) C - Jacob Bolton (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:09 | Illinois | Jeffrey Apel is hacked by Dominique Dougherty - foul #2 on Dominique Dougherty, team foul #10 | 30-38 |
| Subs | Indiana | Micheal Bussey (PG), William Atkins (SF) Mark Lee, Todd Pendley | |
| Subs | Illinois | Wayne Kerr (PG) Michael Lezama | |
| 03:09 | Illinois | Jeffrey Apel makes the 1st free throw | 30-39 |
| 03:09 | Illinois | Jeffrey Apel misses the 2nd free throw | 30-39 |
| 03:09 | Indiana | William Atkins grabs the board | 30-39 |
| 02:51 | Indiana | Dominique Dougherty loses the dribble to Jeffrey Apel | 30-39 |
| 02:47 | Illinois | Jeffrey Apel hits the finger roll | 30-41 |
| 02:32 | Indiana | Micheal Bussey is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 30-41 |
| 02:31 | Illinois | Jacob Bolton grabs the board | 30-41 |
| 02:05 | Illinois | Jacob Bolton hits a fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Wayne Kerr and the foul's on William Atkins - foul #3 on William Atkins, team foul #11 | 30-43 |
| Subs | Indiana | Mark Lee (SG), Larry Williams (SF), Todd Pendley (PF), Louis Russell (C) Dominique Dougherty, William Atkins, Bryan Simon, James McCaw | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Lezama (SG), David Primmer (PF) Jeffrey Apel, Matthew Bashir | |
| 02:05 | Illinois | Jacob Bolton makes the free throw | 30-44 |
| 01:47 | Indiana | Micheal Bussey connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 33-44 |
| 01:23 | Illinois | David Primmer can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 33-44 |
| 01:22 | Illinois | Jacob Bolton grabs the offensive rebound | 33-44 |
| 01:11 | Illinois | Jacob Bolton can't connect on a fadeaway in the paint | 33-44 |
| 01:10 | Indiana | Larry Williams snags the defensive board | 33-44 |
| 01:05 | Indiana | Todd Pendley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-44 |
| Subs | Indiana | Ellis Hall (PG), Dominique Dougherty (SF), Bryan Simon (PF), James McCaw (C) Mark Lee, Larry Williams, Todd Pendley, Louis Russell | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Dixon (SG), Matthew Bashir (SF), Ernie Carey (C) Wayne Kerr, James Joseph, Jacob Bolton | |
| 00:48 | Illinois | Dominique Dougherty swats the short shot by David Primmer | 33-44 |
| 00:47 | Indiana | The rebound goes to Bryan Simon | 33-44 |
| 00:43 | Indiana | Ellis Hall misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 33-44 |
| 00:42 | Illinois | David Primmer gets the rebound | 33-44 |
| 00:21 | Illinois | David Primmer is hacked by James McCaw - foul #2 on James McCaw, team foul #12 | 33-44 |
| Subs | Indiana | Larry Williams (SF), Todd Pendley (PF) Dominique Dougherty, Bryan Simon | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeffrey Apel (SG) Robert Dixon | |
| 00:21 | Illinois | David Primmer misses the 1st free throw | 33-44 |
| 00:21 | Illinois | David Primmer misses the 2nd free throw | 33-44 |
| 00:21 | Indiana | Todd Pendley gets the rebound | 33-44 |
| 00:03 | Indiana | Larry Williams's floater is knocked away by Ernie Carey | 33-44 |
| 00:01 | Illinois | Ernie Carey grabs the defensive rebound | 33-44 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Ernie Carey hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 33-44 |