| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Devin Green (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SG - Freddy Walsh (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Micheal Rose (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Martin Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Cruz Hutchens (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Nathan Ray (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Robert Grillo (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brian Clark (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Scott (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Kurt Hobbs (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Micheal Rose inbounds the ball | 32-21 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:39 | Illinois | Robert Grillo takes the ball from Devin Green | 32-21 |
| 19:23 | Notre Dame | Robert Grillo scores on a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Kurt Hobbs | 32-23 |
| 19:00 | Illinois | Micheal Rose hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 34-23 |
| 18:42 | Notre Dame | David Scott can't finish the layup | 34-23 |
| 18:41 | Notre Dame | The offensive rebound goes to David Scott | 34-23 |
| 18:20 | Notre Dame | Robert Grillo is fouled on the floor by Cruz Hutchens - foul #2 on Cruz Hutchens, team foul #1 | 34-23 |
| 17:57 | Notre Dame | David Scott can't connect on an uncontested turnaround in the paint | 34-23 |
| 17:56 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Micheal Rose | 34-23 |
| 17:27 | Illinois | Martin Johnson misses badly on a turnaround in the lane | 34-23 |
| 17:25 | Notre Dame | Brian Clark gets the rebound | 34-23 |
| 17:12 | Notre Dame | Micheal Rose takes the ball from David Scott | 34-23 |
| 16:51 | Illinois | Martin Johnson hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Freddy Walsh | 36-23 |
| 16:38 | Notre Dame | Robert Grillo evades the doubleteam and hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Nathan Ray | 36-25 |
| 16:16 | Illinois | Martin Johnson is fouled on the floor by David Scott - foul #2 on David Scott, team foul #1 | 36-25 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Wells (PG), Nolan Alexander (SG), Ernest Ward (SF), Gerald Collar (PF), Benjamin Wiesner (C) Devin Green, Freddy Walsh, Micheal Rose, Martin Johnson, Cruz Hutchens | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Johnathan Kinney (SG), Donald Scotti (SF), Ho Wang (PF), Henry Summer (C) Robert Grillo, Brian Clark, David Scott, Kurt Hobbs | |
| 15:47 | Illinois | Gerald Collar's fadeaway is rejected by Ho Wang | 36-25 |
| 15:46 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Henry Summer | 36-25 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - James Wells (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Nolan Alexander (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ernest Ward (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Gerald Collar (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Benjamin Wiesner (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Nathan Ray (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Johnathan Kinney (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Donald Scotti (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Ho Wang (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. C - Henry Summer (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Notre Dame | Ho Wang blows the layup but he's fouled by Gerald Collar - foul #1 on Gerald Collar, team foul #2 | 36-25 |
| 15:30 | Notre Dame | Ho Wang misses the 1st free throw | 36-25 |
| 15:30 | Notre Dame | Ho Wang misses the 2nd free throw | 36-25 |
| 15:30 | Illinois | Gerald Collar gets the rebound | 36-25 |
| 15:12 | Illinois | Ernest Ward misses short on a runner from the left block | 36-25 |
| 15:10 | Illinois | Nolan Alexander tips it back up and in | 38-25 |
| 14:54 | Notre Dame | Ho Wang is hacked by Gerald Collar - foul #2 on Gerald Collar, team foul #3 | 38-25 |
| Subs | Illinois | Devin Green (PG), Freddy Walsh (SG), Micheal Rose (SF), Martin Johnson (PF), Cruz Hutchens (C) James Wells, Nolan Alexander, Ernest Ward, Gerald Collar, Benjamin Wiesner | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Robert Grillo (SG) Nathan Ray | |
| 14:33 | Notre Dame | Johnathan Kinney lays it up and in on a great pass from Henry Summer | 38-27 |
| 14:08 | Illinois | Martin Johnson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-27 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Brian Clark (SF), David Scott (PF), Kurt Hobbs (C) Donald Scotti, Ho Wang, Henry Summer | |
| 13:52 | Notre Dame | David Scott can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Martin Johnson - foul #1 on Martin Johnson, team foul #4 | 38-27 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Nathan Ray (PG) Johnathan Kinney | |
| 13:52 | Notre Dame | David Scott makes the 1st free throw | 38-28 |
| 13:52 | Notre Dame | David Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 38-29 |
| 13:25 | Illinois | Martin Johnson knocks in the fadeaway in the paint | 40-29 |
| 13:09 | Notre Dame | David Scott drills a floater in the paint | 40-31 |
| 12:47 | Illinois | Micheal Rose is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Micheal Rose, team foul #5 | 40-31 |
| Subs | Illinois | Ernest Ward (SF), Gerald Collar (C) Micheal Rose, Cruz Hutchens | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Johnathan Kinney (SG) Robert Grillo | |
| 12:30 | Notre Dame | Johnathan Kinney misses the jumper from the left block | 40-31 |
| 12:28 | Notre Dame | Nathan Ray tips it home | 40-33 |
| 12:05 | Illinois | Devin Green scores on a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Ernest Ward | 43-33 |
| 11:44 | Notre Dame | David Scott scores on a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Johnathan Kinney and he's fouled by Martin Johnson - foul #2 on Martin Johnson, team foul #6 | 43-35 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Wells (PG), Nolan Alexander (SG) Devin Green, Freddy Walsh | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Donald Scotti (SF), Ho Wang (C) Brian Clark, Kurt Hobbs | |
| 11:44 | Notre Dame | David Scott makes the free throw | 43-36 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - James Wells (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Nolan Alexander (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Ernest Ward (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Martin Johnson (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Gerald Collar (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Nathan Ray (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Johnathan Kinney (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Scotti (fresh) 2 reb. PF - David Scott (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Ho Wang (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 11:20 | Illinois | Ernest Ward buries a jump hook from the baseline set up by Nolan Alexander | 45-36 |
| 10:55 | Notre Dame | Martin Johnson steps in front of the David Scott pass | 45-36 |
| 10:33 | Illinois | Martin Johnson throws it down on a great pass from Nolan Alexander | 47-36 |
| 10:19 | Illinois | The refs have stopped play. Gerald Collar is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his knee. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 47-36 |
| Subs | Illinois | Devin Green (PG), Freddy Walsh (SG), Micheal Rose (SF), Cruz Hutchens (C) James Wells, Nolan Alexander, Martin Johnson, Gerald Collar | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Robert Grillo (SG), Henry Summer (C) Nathan Ray, David Scott | |
| 10:04 | Notre Dame | Robert Grillo splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 47-36 |
| 10:02 | Illinois | Cruz Hutchens grabs the board | 47-36 |
| 09:43 | Illinois | Devin Green hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Cruz Hutchens | 49-36 |
| 09:21 | Notre Dame | Johnathan Kinney misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 49-36 |
| 09:20 | Notre Dame | Robert Grillo pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-36 |
| 09:11 | Notre Dame | Johnathan Kinney buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Grillo | 49-39 |
| 08:47 | Illinois | Micheal Rose misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 49-39 |
| 08:46 | Notre Dame | Henry Summer grabs the defensive rebound | 49-39 |
| 08:29 | Notre Dame | Cruz Hutchens is called for the reach on Robert Grillo - foul #3 on Cruz Hutchens, team foul #7 | 49-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | Martin Johnson (PF) Ernest Ward | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Nathan Ray (PG), Brian Clark (SF), Kurt Hobbs (C) Johnathan Kinney, Donald Scotti, Ho Wang | |
| 08:29 | Notre Dame | Robert Grillo misses the 1st free throw | 49-39 |
| 08:29 | Illinois | Martin Johnson grabs the board | 49-39 |
| 08:27 | Illinois | Devin Green's pass is intercepted by Nathan Ray in the backcourt | 49-39 |
| 08:25 | Notre Dame | Robert Grillo lays it up and in set up by Nathan Ray | 49-41 |
| 07:59 | Illinois | Micheal Rose's pass is intercepted by Nathan Ray | 49-41 |
| 07:54 | Notre Dame | Nathan Ray banks in the layup | 49-43 |
| 07:30 | Illinois | Devin Green misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Henry Summer - foul #3 on Henry Summer, team foul #2 | 49-43 |
| Subs | Illinois | Nolan Alexander (SG) Freddy Walsh | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Scott (PF) Henry Summer | |
| 07:30 | Illinois | Devin Green misses the 1st free throw | 49-43 |
| 07:30 | Illinois | Devin Green makes the 2nd free throw | 50-43 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Devin Green (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. SG - Nolan Alexander (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Micheal Rose (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - Martin Johnson (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - Cruz Hutchens (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Nathan Ray (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Grillo (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Brian Clark (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Scott (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Kurt Hobbs (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:18 | Notre Dame | David Scott connects on the shot near the basket set up by Nathan Ray | 50-45 |
| 06:55 | Illinois | Micheal Rose hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 50-45 |
| 06:54 | Illinois | Martin Johnson tips it in | 52-45 |
| 06:33 | Notre Dame | Robert Grillo is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 52-45 |
| 06:32 | Notre Dame | Kurt Hobbs gets the offensive rebound | 52-45 |
| 06:14 | Notre Dame | Brian Clark is hacked by Martin Johnson - foul #3 on Martin Johnson, team foul #8 | 52-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Wells (PG), Freddy Walsh (SG), Ernest Ward (SF), Gerald Collar (C) Devin Green, Nolan Alexander, Micheal Rose, Cruz Hutchens | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Johnathan Kinney (SG) Robert Grillo | |
| 06:14 | Notre Dame | Brian Clark makes the 1st free throw | 52-46 |
| 06:14 | Notre Dame | Brian Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 52-47 |
| 06:02 | Illinois | James Wells makes the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Freddy Walsh | 54-47 |
| 05:48 | Notre Dame | Johnathan Kinney misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Gerald Collar - foul #3 on Gerald Collar, team foul #9 | 54-47 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Donald Scotti (SF), Ho Wang (PF), Henry Summer (C) Brian Clark, David Scott, Kurt Hobbs | |
| 05:48 | Notre Dame | Johnathan Kinney makes the 1st free throw | 54-48 |
| 05:48 | Notre Dame | Johnathan Kinney makes the 2nd free throw | 54-49 |
| 05:22 | Illinois | Freddy Walsh makes the pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Gerald Collar | 56-49 |
| 05:08 | Notre Dame | Johnathan Kinney misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 56-49 |
| 05:07 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Gerald Collar | 56-49 |
| 04:40 | Illinois | Gerald Collar drills a fadeaway in the lane set up by Freddy Walsh | 58-49 |
| 04:25 | Notre Dame | Ernest Ward blocks the short jumper by Ho Wang | 58-49 |
| 04:23 | Illinois | The rebound goes to James Wells | 58-49 |
| 03:54 | Illinois | Freddy Walsh misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 58-49 |
| 03:52 | Notre Dame | Henry Summer grabs the defensive rebound | 58-49 |
| 03:48 | Notre Dame | Johnathan Kinney knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 58-52 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:45 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-52 |
| Subs | Illinois | Devin Green (PG), Micheal Rose (SF), Cruz Hutchens (C) James Wells, Ernest Ward, Gerald Collar | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Robert Grillo (SG), Brian Clark (SF), David Scott (PF), Kurt Hobbs (C) Johnathan Kinney, Donald Scotti, Ho Wang, Henry Summer | |
| 03:38 | Illinois | Micheal Rose hits a driving attempt from the baseline | 60-52 |
| 03:31 | Notre Dame | David Scott's fadeaway is rejected by Martin Johnson | 60-52 |
| 03:29 | Notre Dame | Nathan Ray tips it but misses | 60-52 |
| 03:28 | Notre Dame | Robert Grillo gets the offensive rebound | 60-52 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Devin Green (fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. SG - Freddy Walsh (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SF - Micheal Rose (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. PF - Martin Johnson (fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Cruz Hutchens (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Nathan Ray (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Grillo (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Brian Clark (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Scott (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. C - Kurt Hobbs (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 03:18 | Notre Dame | Robert Grillo shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 60-52 |
| 03:17 | Illinois | Cruz Hutchens gets the rebound | 60-52 |
| 03:01 | Illinois | Micheal Rose's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-52 |
| 02:41 | Notre Dame | David Scott double dribbles | 60-52 |
| 02:12 | Illinois | Devin Green is fouled on the floor by David Scott - foul #3 on David Scott, team foul #3 | 60-52 |
| Subs | Illinois | Ernest Ward (PF) Martin Johnson | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 01:54 | Illinois | Micheal Rose hits a floater from the right block set up by Devin Green and the foul's on David Scott - foul #4 on David Scott, team foul #4 | 62-52 |
| Subs | Illinois | Martin Johnson (PF) Ernest Ward | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 01:54 | Illinois | Micheal Rose misses the free throw | 62-52 |
| 01:54 | Notre Dame | Brian Clark pulls down the rebound | 62-52 |
| 01:34 | Notre Dame | Robert Grillo can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 62-52 |
| 01:33 | Illinois | Cruz Hutchens snags the defensive board | 62-52 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:14 | Illinois | Devin Green is fouled on the floor by Kurt Hobbs - foul #2 on Kurt Hobbs, team foul #5 | 62-52 |
| 00:45 | Illinois | Martin Johnson misses badly on a runner from close range but the foul's on David Scott - foul #5 on David Scott, team foul #6 | 62-52 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Ho Wang (PF) David Scott | |
| 00:45 | Illinois | Martin Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 63-52 |
| 00:45 | Illinois | Martin Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 64-52 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:40 | Notre Dame | Ho Wang can't finish the layup | 64-52 |
| 00:38 | Illinois | Micheal Rose grabs the board | 64-52 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:11 | Illinois | Cruz Hutchens's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 64-52 |
| 00:03 | Notre Dame | Robert Grillo misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 64-52 |
| 00:01 | Notre Dame | Brian Clark pulls down the offensive rebound | 64-52 |
| 00:00 | Notre Dame | The clock runs out | 64-52 |