| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Byron Jordan (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey Apel (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Vule Zimmerman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Darrel Groesbeck (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. C - Jacob Sharp (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Albert Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Scott Ciotti (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Damon Wheeler (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kent Butts (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Louis Hill (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Indiana | Damon Wheeler inbounds the ball | 35-26 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 19:40 | Indiana | Albert Johnson is fouled on the floor by Darrel Groesbeck - foul #2 on Darrel Groesbeck, team foul #1 | 35-26 |
| 19:22 | Indiana | Albert Johnson is fouled on the floor by Jacob Sharp - foul #3 on Jacob Sharp, team foul #2 | 35-26 |
| 19:01 | Indiana | Louis Hill blows the layup over the doubleteam | 35-26 |
| 18:59 | Illinois | Byron Jordan grabs the board | 35-26 |
| 18:41 | Illinois | Jacob Sharp blows the layup | 35-26 |
| 18:39 | Indiana | Louis Hill gets the rebound | 35-26 |
| 18:12 | Indiana | Jacob Sharp steals it from Albert Johnson out of a doubleteam | 35-26 |
| 17:48 | Illinois | Jeffrey Apel knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Byron Jordan | 38-26 |
| 17:24 | Indiana | Louis Hill drills a driving attempt from close range | 38-28 |
| 17:05 | Illinois | Vule Zimmerman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Damon Wheeler - foul #1 on Damon Wheeler, team foul #1 | 38-28 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Indiana | Jerry Starr (SF) Damon Wheeler | |
| 17:05 | Illinois | Vule Zimmerman makes the 1st free throw | 39-28 |
| 17:05 | Illinois | Vule Zimmerman makes the 2nd free throw | 40-28 |
| 17:05 | Illinois | Vule Zimmerman makes the 3rd free throw | 41-28 |
| 16:42 | Indiana | Albert Johnson misses the jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Byron Jordan - foul #2 on Byron Jordan, team foul #3 | 41-28 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Indiana | John Davis (PF) Kent Butts | |
| 16:42 | Indiana | Albert Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 41-29 |
| 16:42 | Indiana | Albert Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 41-30 |
| 16:24 | Illinois | Byron Jordan can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 41-30 |
| 16:22 | Indiana | Jerry Starr grabs the board | 41-30 |
| 15:59 | Indiana | Scott Ciotti throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-30 |
| Subs | Illinois | Dikembe Agbayani (SG), James Joseph (SF), David Reich (C) Jeffrey Apel, Vule Zimmerman, Jacob Sharp | |
| Subs | Indiana | Calvin Roberts (SG), Damon Wheeler (SF) Albert Johnson, Scott Ciotti | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Byron Jordan (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dikembe Agbayani (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Joseph (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. PF - Darrel Groesbeck (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. C - David Reich (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Jerry Starr (fresh) SG - Calvin Roberts (fresh) SF - Damon Wheeler (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Davis (fresh) C - Louis Hill (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:42 | Illinois | Darrel Groesbeck scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by James Joseph | 43-30 |
| 15:25 | Indiana | Louis Hill is hacked by Dikembe Agbayani during a doubleteam - foul #1 on Dikembe Agbayani, team foul #4 | 43-30 |
| Subs | Illinois | Kurt Gardner (C) Darrel Groesbeck | |
| Subs | Indiana | Kent Butts (PF) Louis Hill | |
| 15:05 | Indiana | Damon Wheeler double dribbles | 43-30 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeffrey Apel (SG) Byron Jordan | |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| 14:40 | Illinois | Jeffrey Apel makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Kurt Gardner | 46-30 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 14:32 | Indiana | Jerry Starr is whistled for traveling | 46-30 |
| Subs | Illinois | Vule Zimmerman (SF), Jacob Sharp (C) James Joseph, Kurt Gardner | |
| Subs | Indiana | Albert Johnson (PG), Scott Ciotti (SG) Jerry Starr, Calvin Roberts | |
| 14:23 | Illinois | Jeffrey Apel knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 49-30 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 14:00 | Indiana | Albert Johnson clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 49-30 |
| 13:58 | Illinois | Jeffrey Apel gets the rebound | 49-30 |
| 13:44 | Illinois | Jeffrey Apel clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 49-30 |
| 13:43 | Illinois | Dikembe Agbayani hits the follow up shot | 51-30 |
| 13:25 | Indiana | Albert Johnson scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 51-33 |
| 13:10 | Illinois | Dikembe Agbayani knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing | 54-33 |
| 12:58 | Indiana | Dikembe Agbayani is called for the reach on Albert Johnson - foul #2 on Dikembe Agbayani, team foul #5 | 54-33 |
| Subs | Illinois | Byron Jordan (PG), Darrel Groesbeck (PF) Jeffrey Apel, David Reich | |
| Subs | Indiana | Jerry Starr (SF), Louis Hill (C) Damon Wheeler, John Davis | |
| 12:38 | Indiana | Louis Hill blows the dunk | 54-33 |
| 12:36 | Illinois | Jacob Sharp snags the defensive board | 54-33 |
| 12:18 | Illinois | Vule Zimmerman is hacked by Jerry Starr - foul #2 on Jerry Starr, team foul #2 | 54-33 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeffrey Apel (SG), James Joseph (SF), Kurt Gardner (C) Vule Zimmerman, Dikembe Agbayani, Jacob Sharp | |
| Subs | Indiana | Calvin Roberts (SF) Albert Johnson | |
| 12:08 | Illinois | A charge is called on James Joseph - foul #1 on James Joseph, team foul #6 | 54-33 |
| Subs | Illinois | David Reich (C) Kurt Gardner | |
| Subs | Indiana | James Bolles (PG) Scott Ciotti | |
| 11:54 | Indiana | Louis Hill splits the doubleteam but misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 54-33 |
| 11:53 | Indiana | Kent Butts tips it home | 54-35 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Byron Jordan (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeffrey Apel (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Joseph (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. PF - Darrel Groesbeck (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. C - David Reich (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - James Bolles (fresh) SG - Jerry Starr (fresh) SF - Calvin Roberts (fresh) PF - Kent Butts (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Louis Hill (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:40 | Illinois | David Reich misses the fadeaway near the basket | 54-35 |
| 11:38 | Illinois | David Reich grabs the offensive rebound | 54-35 |
| 11:22 | Illinois | Byron Jordan can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 54-35 |
| 11:21 | Indiana | Kent Butts grabs the board | 54-35 |
| 11:04 | Indiana | Louis Hill knocks in the fadeaway from the right block | 54-37 |
| 10:38 | Illinois | David Reich scores on a jump hook from the right block set up by Byron Jordan | 56-37 |
| 10:25 | Indiana | Byron Jordan steals it from Louis Hill out of a doubleteam | 56-37 |
| 10:22 | Illinois | Byron Jordan lays it in | 58-37 |
| 10:15 | Indiana | Kent Butts's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-37 |
| Subs | Illinois | Vule Zimmerman (SG), Dikembe Agbayani (SF), Jacob Sharp (C) Jeffrey Apel, James Joseph, David Reich | |
| Subs | Indiana | Albert Johnson (PG), Scott Ciotti (SG), Damon Wheeler (SF), John Davis (PF) James Bolles, Jerry Starr, Calvin Roberts, Kent Butts | |
| 10:04 | Illinois | Jacob Sharp banks in the layup set up by Vule Zimmerman and he's hacked by Louis Hill - foul #3 on Louis Hill, team foul #3 | 60-37 |
| 10:04 | Illinois | Jacob Sharp misses the free throw | 60-37 |
| 10:04 | Indiana | Louis Hill pulls down the rebound | 60-37 |
| 09:46 | Indiana | Damon Wheeler misses long on a jump hook from the left block | 60-37 |
| 09:45 | Indiana | Louis Hill tips it back up and in | 60-39 |
| 09:18 | Illinois | Albert Johnson steals the ball from Darrel Groesbeck | 60-39 |
| 09:12 | Indiana | Damon Wheeler makes the wide open 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Louis Hill | 60-42 |
| 09:09 | Illinois | Byron Jordan is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #3 on Byron Jordan, team foul #7 | 60-42 |
| 08:54 | Indiana | Louis Hill shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on Jacob Sharp - foul #4 on Jacob Sharp, team foul #8 | 60-42 |
| Subs | Illinois | David Reich (PF) Darrel Groesbeck | |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| 08:54 | Indiana | Louis Hill makes the 1st free throw | 60-43 |
| 08:54 | Indiana | Louis Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 60-44 |
| 08:37 | Illinois | Dikembe Agbayani misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 60-44 |
| 08:35 | Indiana | John Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 60-44 |
| 08:29 | Indiana | Albert Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 60-44 |
| 08:28 | Indiana | John Davis can't tip it in | 60-44 |
| 08:27 | Illinois | Jacob Sharp grabs the defensive rebound | 60-44 |
| 08:04 | Illinois | Jacob Sharp knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing set up by David Reich | 62-44 |
| 07:51 | Indiana | The jumper by Louis Hill is denied by Jacob Sharp | 62-44 |
| 07:50 | Illinois | Vule Zimmerman gets the rebound | 62-44 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Byron Jordan (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Vule Zimmerman (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. SF - Dikembe Agbayani (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. PF - David Reich (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Jacob Sharp (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Albert Johnson (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Scott Ciotti (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Damon Wheeler (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Davis (fresh) 3 reb. C - Louis Hill (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 07:45 | Illinois | David Reich is called for traveling | 62-44 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeffrey Apel (SG), Darrel Groesbeck (PF) Byron Jordan, David Reich | |
| Subs | Indiana | Jerry Starr (SF) Damon Wheeler | |
| 07:30 | Indiana | Scott Ciotti misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 62-44 |
| 07:29 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Jacob Sharp | 62-44 |
| 07:11 | Illinois | Vule Zimmerman steps out of bounds on the baseline | 62-44 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Joseph (SF) Vule Zimmerman | |
| Subs | Indiana | Kent Butts (PF) John Davis | |
| 07:01 | Indiana | Albert Johnson is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 62-44 |
| 06:59 | Indiana | Kent Butts pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-44 |
| 06:53 | Indiana | Jeffrey Apel takes the ball from Louis Hill | 62-44 |
| 06:37 | Illinois | Kent Butts swats the short shot by Jacob Sharp | 62-44 |
| 06:35 | Illinois | Darrel Groesbeck can't tip it in | 62-44 |
| 06:33 | Indiana | Louis Hill pulls down the rebound | 62-44 |
| 06:15 | Indiana | Louis Hill splits the doubleteam but misses short on a shot from the right block but he's fouled by Jacob Sharp - foul #5 on Jacob Sharp, team foul #9 | 62-44 |
| Subs | Illinois | Byron Jordan (PG), David Reich (C) Dikembe Agbayani, Jacob Sharp | |
| Subs | Indiana | Calvin Roberts (SG), Damon Wheeler (SF) Albert Johnson, Scott Ciotti | |
| 06:15 | Indiana | Louis Hill makes the 1st free throw | 62-45 |
| 06:15 | Indiana | Louis Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 62-46 |
| 05:57 | Illinois | Byron Jordan misses the shot from the left wing but the foul's on Calvin Roberts - foul #2 on Calvin Roberts, team foul #4 | 62-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | Vule Zimmerman (SF) James Joseph | |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| 05:57 | Illinois | Byron Jordan makes the 1st free throw | 63-46 |
| 05:57 | Illinois | Byron Jordan makes the 2nd free throw | 64-46 |
| 05:43 | Indiana | Damon Wheeler is hacked by Vule Zimmerman - foul #1 on Vule Zimmerman, team foul #10 | 64-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Indiana | John Davis (C) Louis Hill | |
| 05:43 | Indiana | Damon Wheeler misses the 1st free throw | 64-46 |
| 05:43 | Indiana | Damon Wheeler misses the 2nd free throw | 64-46 |
| 05:43 | Illinois | Darrel Groesbeck pulls down the rebound | 64-46 |
| 05:22 | Illinois | Byron Jordan is fouled on the floor by Jerry Starr - foul #3 on Jerry Starr, team foul #5 | 64-46 |
| 05:01 | Illinois | Darrel Groesbeck lays it up and in set up by Byron Jordan | 66-46 |
| 04:40 | Indiana | Damon Wheeler misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Vule Zimmerman - foul #2 on Vule Zimmerman, team foul #11 | 66-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | Dikembe Agbayani (SF), Kurt Gardner (C) Jeffrey Apel, Darrel Groesbeck | |
| Subs | Indiana | Albert Johnson (PG), Scott Ciotti (SG), Louis Hill (C) Jerry Starr, Calvin Roberts, Kent Butts | |
| 04:40 | Indiana | Damon Wheeler makes the 1st free throw | 66-47 |
| 04:40 | Indiana | Damon Wheeler makes the 2nd free throw | 66-48 |
| 04:25 | Illinois | Dikembe Agbayani travels with the ball | 66-48 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Indiana | Calvin Roberts (SF) Damon Wheeler | |
| 04:12 | Indiana | Vule Zimmerman is called for the reach on Scott Ciotti - foul #3 on Vule Zimmerman, team foul #12 | 66-48 |
| 04:12 | Indiana | Scott Ciotti makes the 1st free throw | 66-49 |
| 04:12 | Indiana | Scott Ciotti makes the 2nd free throw | 66-50 |
| 03:55 | Illinois | Dikembe Agbayani misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 66-50 |
| 03:53 | Indiana | Scott Ciotti pulls down the rebound | 66-50 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Byron Jordan (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Vule Zimmerman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. SF - Dikembe Agbayani (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. PF - David Reich (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Kurt Gardner (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Albert Johnson (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Scott Ciotti (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Calvin Roberts (fresh) PF - John Davis (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Louis Hill (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 03:47 | Indiana | Scott Ciotti's pass is intercepted by Dikembe Agbayani | 66-50 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 03:25 | Illinois | A charge is called on Vule Zimmerman - foul #4 on Vule Zimmerman, team foul #13 | 66-50 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeffrey Apel (SG), James Joseph (SF), Darrel Groesbeck (PF) Byron Jordan, Vule Zimmerman, Kurt Gardner | |
| Subs | Indiana | Jerry Starr (SF), Kent Butts (PF) Calvin Roberts, John Davis | |
| 03:02 | Indiana | Jerry Starr misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 66-50 |
| 03:01 | Illinois | Dikembe Agbayani grabs the defensive rebound | 66-50 |
| 02:44 | Illinois | Jeffrey Apel throws a bad pass out of bounds | 66-50 |
| Subs | Illinois | Byron Jordan (PG), Kurt Gardner (C) Dikembe Agbayani, David Reich | |
| Subs | Indiana | Damon Wheeler (SF) Albert Johnson | |
| 02:31 | Indiana | Louis Hill makes the contested floater from the baseline | 66-52 |
| 02:11 | Illinois | James Joseph buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Jeffrey Apel | 69-52 |
| 01:56 | Indiana | Louis Hill works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane | 69-52 |
| 01:54 | Indiana | Scott Ciotti grabs the offensive board | 69-52 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 01:42 | Indiana | Kent Butts misses the easy layup | 69-52 |
| 01:41 | Illinois | Kurt Gardner snags the defensive board | 69-52 |
| 01:15 | Illinois | Jeffrey Apel misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 69-52 |
| 01:13 | Indiana | Louis Hill snags the defensive board | 69-52 |
| 00:59 | Indiana | Kent Butts misses short on a driving attempt from the left block | 69-52 |
| 00:57 | Indiana | Damon Wheeler pulls down the offensive rebound | 69-52 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 00:55 | Indiana | Byron Jordan steps in front of the Scott Ciotti pass | 69-52 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:35 | Illinois | Darrel Groesbeck is hacked by Kent Butts - foul #1 on Kent Butts, team foul #6 | 69-52 |
| Subs | Illinois | Vule Zimmerman (SF), David Reich (C) James Joseph, Kurt Gardner | |
| Subs | Indiana | Albert Johnson (PG) Jerry Starr | |
| 00:09 | Illinois | Jeffrey Apel misses short on a shot from the left wing | 69-52 |
| 00:08 | Indiana | Damon Wheeler gets the rebound | 69-52 |
| 00:04 | Indiana | Kent Butts drills a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Damon Wheeler | 69-54 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Byron Jordan runs out the clock | 69-54 |