| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Byron Jordan (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeffrey Apel (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Vule Zimmerman (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Darrel Groesbeck (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. C - Jacob Sharp (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Wilfred Tomlinson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eric McKinnies (fresh) 1 ast. SF - William Yokoyama (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Robert Nichols (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Kenneth Giorgi (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Vule Zimmerman inbounds the ball | 30-22 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:42 | Illinois | Jeffrey Apel makes the contested 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Jacob Sharp | 33-22 |
| 19:25 | Notre Dame | Robert Nichols blows the layup | 33-22 |
| 19:24 | Illinois | Jeffrey Apel snags the defensive board | 33-22 |
| 18:56 | Illinois | Jeffrey Apel splits the doubleteam and buries a 3 from the left corner set up by Byron Jordan | 36-22 |
| 18:42 | Notre Dame | Wilfred Tomlinson hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side but he's fouled by Darrel Groesbeck - foul #3 on Darrel Groesbeck, team foul #1 | 36-22 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Theodore Dunigan (SG), Arthur Krebs (PF), George Crane (C) Eric McKinnies, Robert Nichols, Kenneth Giorgi | |
| 18:42 | Notre Dame | Wilfred Tomlinson makes the 1st free throw | 36-23 |
| 18:42 | Notre Dame | Wilfred Tomlinson makes the 2nd free throw | 36-24 |
| 18:29 | Illinois | Jeffrey Apel clanks a 3 from the right wing | 36-24 |
| 18:27 | Notre Dame | William Yokoyama gets the rebound | 36-24 |
| 18:23 | Notre Dame | Wilfred Tomlinson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-24 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Robert Lovell (PG) Wilfred Tomlinson | |
| 17:59 | Illinois | Jeffrey Apel hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 36-24 |
| 17:57 | Illinois | Byron Jordan gets the offensive rebound | 36-24 |
| 17:52 | Illinois | Jeffrey Apel makes the contested 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Byron Jordan | 39-24 |
| 17:41 | Notre Dame | Theodore Dunigan misses the runner near the basket but he's fouled by Jacob Sharp - foul #2 on Jacob Sharp, team foul #2 | 39-24 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Wilfred Tomlinson (PG), Eric McKinnies (SG), Robert Nichols (PF) Robert Lovell, William Yokoyama, George Crane | |
| 17:41 | Notre Dame | Theodore Dunigan misses the 1st free throw | 39-24 |
| 17:41 | Notre Dame | Theodore Dunigan makes the 2nd free throw | 39-25 |
| 17:26 | Illinois | Vule Zimmerman hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Darrel Groesbeck | 42-25 |
| 17:05 | Notre Dame | Arthur Krebs clanks a jump hook from the baseline | 42-25 |
| 17:04 | Notre Dame | Robert Nichols hits the follow up shot | 42-27 |
| 16:47 | Illinois | Vule Zimmerman makes the wide open fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Jacob Sharp out of a doubleteam | 44-27 |
| 16:27 | Notre Dame | Eric McKinnies misses the floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Jeffrey Apel - foul #2 on Jeffrey Apel, team foul #3 | 44-27 |
| Subs | Illinois | Dikembe Agbayani (SG), James Joseph (SF), David Reich (PF), Kurt Gardner (C) Jeffrey Apel, Vule Zimmerman, Darrel Groesbeck, Jacob Sharp | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Robert Lovell (PG), William Yokoyama (SF), George Crane (C) Wilfred Tomlinson, Theodore Dunigan, Robert Nichols | |
| 16:27 | Notre Dame | Eric McKinnies misses the 1st free throw | 44-27 |
| 16:27 | Notre Dame | Eric McKinnies makes the 2nd free throw | 44-28 |
| 16:14 | Illinois | George Crane denies the turnaround by Dikembe Agbayani | 44-28 |
| 16:12 | Illinois | Byron Jordan tips it back up and in | 46-28 |
| 16:00 | Notre Dame | George Crane knocks in the jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Arthur Krebs | 46-30 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Byron Jordan (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Dikembe Agbayani (fresh) 11 pts. SF - James Joseph (fresh) 2 ast. PF - David Reich (fresh) 3 reb. C - Kurt Gardner (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Robert Lovell (fresh) SG - Eric McKinnies (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Yokoyama (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Arthur Krebs (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - George Crane (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Illinois | Byron Jordan connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Kurt Gardner | 49-30 |
| 15:25 | Notre Dame | George Crane can't connect on a jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Kurt Gardner - foul #2 on Kurt Gardner, team foul #4 | 49-30 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeffrey Apel (SG) Byron Jordan | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Wilfred Tomlinson (PG), Theodore Dunigan (SF), Robert Nichols (PF) Robert Lovell, Eric McKinnies, Arthur Krebs | |
| 15:25 | Notre Dame | George Crane makes the 1st free throw | 49-31 |
| 15:25 | Notre Dame | George Crane misses the 2nd free throw | 49-31 |
| 15:25 | Illinois | David Reich gets the rebound | 49-31 |
| 15:12 | Illinois | James Joseph makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Jeffrey Apel | 52-31 |
| 14:59 | Notre Dame | George Crane misses long on a jump hook in the lane | 52-31 |
| 14:58 | Illinois | Jeffrey Apel grabs the defensive rebound | 52-31 |
| 14:39 | Illinois | James Joseph comes up short on the jumper from the left side but the foul's on Robert Nichols - foul #2 on Robert Nichols, team foul #1 | 52-31 |
| Subs | Illinois | Darrel Groesbeck (PF), Jacob Sharp (C) David Reich, Kurt Gardner | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Kenneth Giorgi (C) George Crane | |
| 14:39 | Illinois | James Joseph makes the 1st free throw | 53-31 |
| 14:39 | Illinois | James Joseph makes the 2nd free throw | 54-31 |
| 14:32 | Notre Dame | Theodore Dunigan misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 54-31 |
| 14:30 | Illinois | Jacob Sharp gets the rebound | 54-31 |
| 14:02 | Illinois | Jacob Sharp throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-31 |
| Subs | Illinois | Byron Jordan (PG), Vule Zimmerman (SG) James Joseph, Jeffrey Apel | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Eric McKinnies (SG) William Yokoyama | |
| 13:47 | Notre Dame | Eric McKinnies loses the dribble to Dikembe Agbayani | 54-31 |
| 13:23 | Illinois | Vule Zimmerman buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Jacob Sharp | 57-31 |
| 13:12 | Notre Dame | Wilfred Tomlinson's pass out of the doubleteam is intercepted by Darrel Groesbeck | 57-31 |
| 13:06 | Illinois | Darrel Groesbeck's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-31 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Joseph (SF), David Reich (C) Dikembe Agbayani, Jacob Sharp | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Yokoyama (SG), Brandon Rutski (SF), Arthur Krebs (PF) Eric McKinnies, Theodore Dunigan, Robert Nichols | |
| 12:41 | Notre Dame | Arthur Krebs misses the jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by David Reich - foul #3 on David Reich, team foul #5 | 57-31 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Eric McKinnies (SG), Robert Nichols (PF) Brandon Rutski, Kenneth Giorgi | |
| 12:41 | Notre Dame | Arthur Krebs makes the 1st free throw | 57-32 |
| 12:41 | Notre Dame | Arthur Krebs makes the 2nd free throw | 57-33 |
| 12:17 | Illinois | Eric McKinnies steals it from Byron Jordan | 57-33 |
| 12:14 | Notre Dame | Robert Nichols throws it down on a nice dish by Eric McKinnies | 57-35 |
| 11:53 | Illinois | Byron Jordan can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 57-35 |
| 11:52 | Notre Dame | Robert Nichols gets the rebound | 57-35 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Byron Jordan (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SG - Vule Zimmerman (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - James Joseph (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Darrel Groesbeck (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. C - David Reich (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Wilfred Tomlinson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eric McKinnies (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Yokoyama (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Robert Nichols (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Arthur Krebs (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Notre Dame | Wilfred Tomlinson splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 57-35 |
| 11:33 | Illinois | The rebound goes to David Reich | 57-35 |
| 11:04 | Illinois | Byron Jordan clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 57-35 |
| 11:03 | Illinois | James Joseph tips it home | 59-35 |
| 10:48 | Notre Dame | Wilfred Tomlinson can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 59-35 |
| 10:46 | Illinois | James Joseph grabs the defensive rebound | 59-35 |
| 10:38 | Illinois | Robert Nichols steals it from Darrel Groesbeck | 59-35 |
| 10:15 | Notre Dame | Robert Nichols can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 59-35 |
| 10:14 | Illinois | David Reich snags the defensive board | 59-35 |
| 10:02 | Illinois | Vule Zimmerman can't connect on a 3 from the right wing but the foul's on Robert Nichols - foul #3 on Robert Nichols, team foul #2 | 59-35 |
| Subs | Illinois | Dikembe Agbayani (PG), Jeffrey Apel (SG), Kurt Gardner (PF), Jacob Sharp (C) Byron Jordan, James Joseph, Darrel Groesbeck, David Reich | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Robert Lovell (PG), Theodore Dunigan (SG), Brandon Rutski (SF), Kenneth Giorgi (C) Wilfred Tomlinson, Eric McKinnies, William Yokoyama, Robert Nichols | |
| 10:02 | Illinois | Vule Zimmerman makes the 1st free throw | 60-35 |
| 10:02 | Illinois | Vule Zimmerman makes the 2nd free throw | 61-35 |
| 10:02 | Illinois | Vule Zimmerman makes the 3rd free throw | 62-35 |
| 09:41 | Notre Dame | Theodore Dunigan hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Robert Lovell | 62-38 |
| 09:28 | Illinois | Vule Zimmerman can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 62-38 |
| 09:27 | Notre Dame | Kenneth Giorgi grabs the board | 62-38 |
| 09:08 | Notre Dame | Arthur Krebs clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 62-38 |
| 09:07 | Illinois | Vule Zimmerman gets the rebound | 62-38 |
| 09:03 | Illinois | Vule Zimmerman misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 62-38 |
| 09:02 | Notre Dame | Kenneth Giorgi gets the rebound | 62-38 |
| 08:57 | Notre Dame | Theodore Dunigan misses the easy layup | 62-38 |
| 08:55 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Kurt Gardner | 62-38 |
| 08:49 | Illinois | Dikembe Agbayani comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 62-38 |
| 08:47 | Illinois | Kurt Gardner hits the follow up shot | 64-38 |
| 08:30 | Notre Dame | Dikembe Agbayani steals it from Kenneth Giorgi | 64-38 |
| 08:27 | Illinois | Jeffrey Apel lays it in on a nice dish by Dikembe Agbayani | 66-38 |
| 08:10 | Notre Dame | Kenneth Giorgi's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 66-38 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Joseph (SF), Darrel Groesbeck (PF) Vule Zimmerman, Kurt Gardner | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Wilfred Tomlinson (PG), William Yokoyama (SG), Robert Nichols (PF), George Crane (C) Robert Lovell, Brandon Rutski, Arthur Krebs, Kenneth Giorgi | |
| 07:51 | Illinois | Darrel Groesbeck hits the finger roll on a great pass from Dikembe Agbayani and the foul's on Robert Nichols - foul #4 on Robert Nichols, team foul #3 | 68-38 |
| Subs | Illinois | Byron Jordan (PG) James Joseph | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Robert Lovell (PG), Brandon Rutski (SF), Arthur Krebs (PF) Wilfred Tomlinson, William Yokoyama, Robert Nichols | |
| 07:51 | Illinois | Darrel Groesbeck makes the free throw | 69-38 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Byron Jordan (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jeffrey Apel (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Dikembe Agbayani (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. PF - Darrel Groesbeck (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. C - Jacob Sharp (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Robert Lovell (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Theodore Dunigan (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Brandon Rutski (fresh) PF - Arthur Krebs (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - George Crane (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:38 | Notre Dame | George Crane is hacked by Dikembe Agbayani - foul #1 on Dikembe Agbayani, team foul #6 | 69-38 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Joseph (SF), David Reich (C) Dikembe Agbayani, Jacob Sharp | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 07:21 | Notre Dame | Theodore Dunigan misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 69-38 |
| 07:20 | Illinois | Darrel Groesbeck gets the rebound | 69-38 |
| 07:05 | Illinois | Jeffrey Apel is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 69-38 |
| 07:04 | Notre Dame | Arthur Krebs gets the rebound | 69-38 |
| 06:59 | Notre Dame | Byron Jordan takes the ball from Theodore Dunigan | 69-38 |
| 06:45 | Illinois | Darrel Groesbeck hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 69-38 |
| 06:44 | Notre Dame | Brandon Rutski pulls down the rebound | 69-38 |
| 06:23 | Notre Dame | Theodore Dunigan hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 69-38 |
| 06:21 | Notre Dame | George Crane gets the offensive rebound | 69-38 |
| 05:59 | Notre Dame | George Crane comes up short on the shot from the baseline | 69-38 |
| 05:57 | Notre Dame | George Crane gets the offensive rebound | 69-38 |
| 05:39 | Notre Dame | George Crane slams it home | 69-40 |
| 05:23 | Illinois | Jeffrey Apel tries to split the doubleteam and is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Jeffrey Apel, team foul #7 | 69-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | Dikembe Agbayani (SG), Jacob Sharp (C) Jeffrey Apel, Darrel Groesbeck | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 05:09 | Notre Dame | Theodore Dunigan hits a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Robert Lovell | 69-43 |
| 04:53 | Illinois | Robert Lovell steals it from Jacob Sharp | 69-43 |
| 04:32 | Notre Dame | Robert Lovell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 69-43 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeffrey Apel (SG), Kurt Gardner (PF) James Joseph, David Reich | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 04:11 | Illinois | Byron Jordan buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Dikembe Agbayani | 71-43 |
| 04:02 | Notre Dame | Theodore Dunigan misses short on a shot near the basket | 71-43 |
| 04:01 | Notre Dame | Arthur Krebs pulls down the offensive rebound | 71-43 |
| 03:39 | Notre Dame | George Crane buries a shot from the right block on a great pass from Arthur Krebs | 71-45 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Byron Jordan (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jeffrey Apel (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Dikembe Agbayani (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. PF - Kurt Gardner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jacob Sharp (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Robert Lovell (tiring) 2 ast. SG - Theodore Dunigan (tiring) 9 pts. SF - Brandon Rutski (tiring) 2 reb. PF - Arthur Krebs (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - George Crane (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:28 | Illinois | Jacob Sharp evades the doubleteam but misses long on a shot from the baseline but the foul's on Brandon Rutski - foul #1 on Brandon Rutski, team foul #4 | 71-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | Vule Zimmerman (SG), James Joseph (SF), Darrel Groesbeck (PF) Byron Jordan, Jeffrey Apel, Kurt Gardner | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 03:28 | Illinois | Jacob Sharp makes the 1st free throw | 72-45 |
| 03:28 | Illinois | Jacob Sharp makes the 2nd free throw | 73-45 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:11 | Notre Dame | Brandon Rutski is fouled on the floor by James Joseph - foul #2 on James Joseph, team foul #8 | 73-45 |
| 03:11 | Notre Dame | Brandon Rutski makes the 1st free throw | 73-46 |
| 03:11 | Notre Dame | Brandon Rutski misses the 2nd free throw | 73-46 |
| 03:11 | Illinois | Darrel Groesbeck grabs the defensive rebound | 73-46 |
| 02:50 | Illinois | Vule Zimmerman scores on a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Darrel Groesbeck | 76-46 |
| 02:30 | Notre Dame | Theodore Dunigan clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 76-46 |
| 02:29 | Illinois | Jacob Sharp grabs the board | 76-46 |
| 02:23 | Illinois | Dikembe Agbayani misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 76-46 |
| 02:22 | Illinois | Jacob Sharp pulls down the offensive rebound | 76-46 |
| 02:11 | Illinois | Dikembe Agbayani hits a wide open 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Vule Zimmerman | 79-46 |
| 01:59 | Notre Dame | James Joseph picks off the pass by Arthur Krebs | 79-46 |
| 01:30 | Illinois | Vule Zimmerman makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from James Joseph | 81-46 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:13 | Notre Dame | James Joseph steps in front of the Robert Lovell pass | 81-46 |
| 01:11 | Illinois | Robert Lovell is called for the reach on Dikembe Agbayani in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Lovell, team foul #5 | 81-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | Byron Jordan (PG), Jeffrey Apel (SG) Dikembe Agbayani, James Joseph | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 00:58 | Illinois | Jacob Sharp knocks in the shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Byron Jordan | 83-46 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:50 | Notre Dame | Theodore Dunigan connects on the turnaround in the lane and he's hacked by Darrel Groesbeck - foul #4 on Darrel Groesbeck, team foul #9 | 83-48 |
| 00:50 | Notre Dame | Theodore Dunigan misses the free throw | 83-48 |
| 00:50 | Illinois | Vule Zimmerman grabs the defensive rebound | 83-48 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:26 | Illinois | Vule Zimmerman is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Vule Zimmerman, team foul #10 | 83-48 |
| 00:21 | Notre Dame | Theodore Dunigan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 83-48 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Byron Jordan runs out the clock | 83-48 |