| Lineup | Indiana | PG - John Strzalkowski (fresh) 3 pts. SG - David Boney (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Garry Routt (fresh) PF - Hans Anderson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Elton Davis (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Lindsay Jones (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Richard Brown (fresh) SF - Steven Young (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jerald Harrison (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Jermaine Strong (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Indiana | Garry Routt inbounds the ball | 31-38 |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:38 | Indiana | John Strzalkowski misses long on a floater from the left side | 31-38 |
| 19:36 | Illinois | Lindsay Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 31-38 |
| 19:24 | Illinois | Jermaine Strong scores on a floater from close range | 31-40 |
| 18:57 | Indiana | David Boney is called for traveling | 31-40 |
| 18:34 | Illinois | Jermaine Strong hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Lindsay Jones and the foul's on Elton Davis - foul #3 on Elton Davis, team foul #1 | 31-42 |
| Subs | Indiana | John Saucedo (C) Elton Davis | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 18:34 | Illinois | Jermaine Strong makes the free throw | 31-43 |
| 18:05 | Indiana | Jerald Harrison swats the short shot by John Saucedo | 31-43 |
| 18:04 | Illinois | Jermaine Strong grabs the board | 31-43 |
| 17:48 | Illinois | Richard Brown drills a floater from the left wing set up by Lindsay Jones | 31-45 |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 17:20 | Indiana | John Saucedo is fouled on the floor by Jermaine Strong - foul #1 on Jermaine Strong, team foul #1 | 31-45 |
| Subs | Indiana | Charles Braswell (SF) Garry Routt | |
| Subs | Illinois | Brian Caudill (PG), James Duhart (SG), Dwight Carr (SF) Lindsay Jones, Richard Brown, Steven Young | |
| 17:07 | Indiana | David Boney hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 31-45 |
| 17:06 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Jermaine Strong | 31-45 |
| 17:01 | Illinois | Dwight Carr drills a jumper from just outside the lane | 31-47 |
| 16:40 | Indiana | David Boney comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 31-47 |
| 16:39 | Illinois | Jerald Harrison grabs the board | 31-47 |
| 16:26 | Illinois | Jermaine Strong hits a turnaround in the paint | 31-49 |
| 16:10 | Indiana | John Strzalkowski's pass is intercepted by Brian Caudill | 31-49 |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 16:03 | Illinois | Dwight Carr is called for traveling | 31-49 |
| Subs | Indiana | Edward Villagomez (PG), Kevin Fancher (SG), Garry Routt (SF), Robert Ruppe (C) John Strzalkowski, David Boney, Charles Braswell, John Saucedo | |
| Subs | Illinois | Lindsay Jones (PG), Richard Brown (SG), Jared Hagler (PF), Michael Thoreson (C) Brian Caudill, James Duhart, Jerald Harrison, Jermaine Strong | |
| 15:49 | Indiana | Kevin Fancher scores on a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Edward Villagomez | 34-49 |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Edward Villagomez (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Fancher (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Garry Routt (fresh) PF - Hans Anderson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Ruppe (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Lindsay Jones (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Richard Brown (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Dwight Carr (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jared Hagler (fresh) 8 pts. 2 blk. C - Michael Thoreson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 15:34 | Illinois | Jared Hagler's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-49 |
| Subs | Indiana | David Lewis (PG), Elton Davis (C) Edward Villagomez, Robert Ruppe | |
| Subs | Illinois | Steven Young (SF) Dwight Carr | |
| 15:11 | Indiana | Elton Davis drills a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Hans Anderson | 36-49 |
| 14:54 | Illinois | Lindsay Jones is hacked by David Lewis - foul #4 on David Lewis, team foul #2 | 36-49 |
| Subs | Indiana | Edward Villagomez (PG), David Boney (SG) David Lewis, Kevin Fancher | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 14:40 | Illinois | Richard Brown is hacked by Hans Anderson - foul #3 on Hans Anderson, team foul #3 | 36-49 |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Duhart (PG) Lindsay Jones | |
| 14:35 | Illinois | Steven Young hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 36-49 |
| 14:34 | Indiana | Garry Routt snags the defensive board | 36-49 |
| 14:09 | Indiana | David Boney's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-49 |
| Subs | Indiana | John Strzalkowski (PG), Charles Braswell (SF) Edward Villagomez, Garry Routt | |
| Subs | Illinois | Brian Caudill (PG), Jerald Harrison (PF), Jermaine Strong (C) Richard Brown, Jared Hagler, Michael Thoreson | |
| 13:53 | Illinois | Jermaine Strong knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Brian Caudill | 36-52 |
| 13:24 | Indiana | John Strzalkowski scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 38-52 |
| 13:14 | Illinois | Jerald Harrison misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-52 |
| 13:12 | Indiana | Charles Braswell pulls down the rebound | 38-52 |
| 12:56 | Indiana | John Strzalkowski is called for traveling | 38-52 |
| Subs | Indiana | Garry Routt (SF), John Saucedo (PF), Robert Ruppe (C) Charles Braswell, Hans Anderson, Elton Davis | |
| Subs | Illinois | Lindsay Jones (PG), Richard Brown (SG), Dwight Carr (SF) Brian Caudill, James Duhart, Steven Young | |
| 12:48 | Illinois | Jermaine Strong dunks the ball | 38-54 |
| 12:39 | Indiana | Jerald Harrison takes the ball from Garry Routt | 38-54 |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 12:25 | Illinois | Lindsay Jones hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Jerald Harrison | 38-57 |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 12:13 | Indiana | David Boney can't connect on a jumper from the left side but the foul's on Richard Brown - foul #3 on Richard Brown, team foul #2 | 38-57 |
| Subs | Indiana | Edward Villagomez (PG) John Strzalkowski | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 12:13 | Indiana | David Boney misses the 1st free throw | 38-57 |
| 12:13 | Indiana | David Boney misses the 2nd free throw | 38-57 |
| 12:13 | Illinois | Jermaine Strong snags the defensive board | 38-57 |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 11:45 | Illinois | Jerald Harrison scores on a jumpshot from the left side | 38-59 |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Edward Villagomez (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Boney (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Garry Routt (fresh) 2 reb. PF - John Saucedo (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Ruppe (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Lindsay Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Richard Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Dwight Carr (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jerald Harrison (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Jermaine Strong (fairly fresh) 24 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Indiana | Garry Routt is hacked by Dwight Carr - foul #1 on Dwight Carr, team foul #3 | 38-59 |
| Subs | Indiana | Kevin Fancher (SG), Charles Braswell (SF), Elton Davis (C) David Boney, Garry Routt, Robert Ruppe | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jared Hagler (PF), Michael Thoreson (C) Jerald Harrison, Jermaine Strong | |
| 11:17 | Indiana | Kevin Fancher buries a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Charles Braswell | 40-59 |
| 11:00 | Illinois | Dwight Carr is called for a charge - foul #2 on Dwight Carr, team foul #4 | 40-59 |
| Subs | Indiana | John Strzalkowski (PG), Hans Anderson (PF) Edward Villagomez, John Saucedo | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Duhart (SG), Steven Young (SF) Richard Brown, Dwight Carr | |
| 10:50 | Indiana | Jared Hagler denies the turnaround by Kevin Fancher | 40-59 |
| 10:49 | Indiana | Charles Braswell pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-59 |
| 10:35 | Indiana | Hans Anderson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 40-59 |
| 10:34 | Illinois | James Duhart pulls down the rebound | 40-59 |
| 10:06 | Illinois | Elton Davis swats the dunk try by Steven Young | 40-59 |
| 10:05 | Illinois | Lindsay Jones snags the offensive board | 40-59 |
| 09:50 | Illinois | Steven Young makes the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Lindsay Jones | 40-61 |
| 09:40 | Indiana | John Strzalkowski's fadeaway is rejected by Michael Thoreson | 40-61 |
| 09:38 | Illinois | Michael Thoreson grabs the board | 40-61 |
| 09:31 | Illinois | Steven Young misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Charles Braswell - foul #2 on Charles Braswell, team foul #4 | 40-61 |
| Subs | Indiana | David Boney (SG), Garry Routt (SF), John Saucedo (C) Kevin Fancher, Charles Braswell, Elton Davis | |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Brown (SG), Jerald Harrison (PF), Jermaine Strong (C) Lindsay Jones, Jared Hagler, Michael Thoreson | |
| 09:31 | Illinois | Steven Young makes the 1st free throw | 40-62 |
| 09:31 | Illinois | Steven Young makes the 2nd free throw | 40-63 |
| 09:14 | Indiana | Richard Brown steals it from John Strzalkowski | 40-63 |
| 08:54 | Illinois | Garry Routt blocks the short jumper by Steven Young | 40-63 |
| 08:52 | Indiana | Hans Anderson grabs the board | 40-63 |
| 08:34 | Indiana | Garry Routt clanks a turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by Steven Young - foul #2 on Steven Young, team foul #5 | 40-63 |
| Subs | Indiana | Edward Villagomez (PG), Robert Ruppe (C) John Strzalkowski, Hans Anderson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Dwight Carr (SF) Steven Young | |
| 08:34 | Indiana | Garry Routt misses the 1st free throw | 40-63 |
| 08:34 | Indiana | Garry Routt makes the 2nd free throw | 41-63 |
| 08:11 | Illinois | Jerald Harrison misses badly on a turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Edward Villagomez - foul #1 on Edward Villagomez, team foul #5 | 41-63 |
| Subs | Indiana | Elton Davis (C) Robert Ruppe | |
| Subs | Illinois | Brian Caudill (PG) James Duhart | |
| 08:11 | Illinois | Jerald Harrison makes the 1st free throw | 41-64 |
| 08:11 | Illinois | Jerald Harrison misses the 2nd free throw | 41-64 |
| 08:11 | Indiana | The rebound goes to Garry Routt | 41-64 |
| 07:46 | Indiana | David Boney misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 41-64 |
| 07:45 | Illinois | Richard Brown pulls down the rebound | 41-64 |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Edward Villagomez (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Boney (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Garry Routt (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Saucedo (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Elton Davis (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Brian Caudill (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Richard Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Dwight Carr (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jerald Harrison (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Jermaine Strong (fresh) 24 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Illinois | Dwight Carr is hacked by Elton Davis - foul #4 on Elton Davis, team foul #6 | 41-64 |
| Subs | Indiana | David Lewis (PG) Edward Villagomez | |
| Subs | Illinois | Lindsay Jones (SG) Richard Brown | |
| 06:58 | Illinois | Lindsay Jones can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 41-64 |
| 06:56 | Indiana | David Lewis grabs the board | 41-64 |
| 06:51 | Indiana | David Boney misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 41-64 |
| 06:49 | Illinois | Jerald Harrison gets the rebound | 41-64 |
| 06:35 | Illinois | David Boney is called for the reach on Lindsay Jones - foul #3 on David Boney, team foul #7 | 41-64 |
| Subs | Indiana | Charles Braswell (SF), Hans Anderson (PF) Garry Routt, John Saucedo | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Duhart (SG), Jared Hagler (PF), Michael Thoreson (C) Brian Caudill, Jerald Harrison, Jermaine Strong | |
| 06:35 | Illinois | Lindsay Jones makes the 1st free throw | 41-65 |
| 06:35 | Illinois | Lindsay Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 41-65 |
| 06:35 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Jared Hagler | 41-65 |
| 06:18 | Illinois | Jared Hagler misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 41-65 |
| 06:16 | Illinois | Jared Hagler grabs the offensive rebound | 41-65 |
| 05:56 | Illinois | The jump hook by Jared Hagler is blocked by Elton Davis | 41-65 |
| 05:55 | Illinois | Dwight Carr grabs the offensive rebound | 41-65 |
| 05:39 | Illinois | Lindsay Jones misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 41-65 |
| 05:38 | Indiana | The rebound goes to Elton Davis | 41-65 |
| 05:31 | Indiana | Hans Anderson comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by Michael Thoreson - foul #2 on Michael Thoreson, team foul #6 | 41-65 |
| Subs | Indiana | Kevin Fancher (SG), Robert Ruppe (C) David Boney, Elton Davis | |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Brown (SG), Steven Young (SF), Jerald Harrison (PF), Jermaine Strong (C) Lindsay Jones, Dwight Carr, Jared Hagler, Michael Thoreson | |
| 05:31 | Indiana | Hans Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 42-65 |
| 05:31 | Indiana | Hans Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 43-65 |
| 05:09 | Illinois | Steven Young drills a floater from the baseline set up by James Duhart | 43-67 |
| 04:56 | Indiana | Hans Anderson knocks in the fadeaway from the left side | 45-67 |
| 04:35 | Illinois | Jermaine Strong knocks in the shot from the right wing set up by Richard Brown | 45-69 |
| 04:29 | Indiana | Kevin Fancher's fadeaway is rejected by Jermaine Strong | 45-69 |
| 04:28 | Illinois | Jermaine Strong grabs the board | 45-69 |
| 04:01 | Illinois | Jermaine Strong can't connect on a driving attempt from close range | 45-69 |
| 04:00 | Indiana | Robert Ruppe grabs the defensive rebound | 45-69 |
| 03:55 | Indiana | Kevin Fancher misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 45-69 |
| 03:53 | Illinois | Steven Young snags the defensive board | 45-69 |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:34 | Illinois | Jermaine Strong misses long on a turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by David Lewis - foul #5 on David Lewis, team foul #8 | 45-69 |
| Subs | Indiana | John Strzalkowski (PG), David Boney (SG), Garry Routt (SF), John Saucedo (PF), Elton Davis (C) David Lewis, Kevin Fancher, Charles Braswell, Hans Anderson, Robert Ruppe | |
| Subs | Illinois | Lindsay Jones (PG), Jared Hagler (PF) James Duhart, Jerald Harrison | |
| 03:34 | Illinois | Jermaine Strong makes the 1st free throw | 45-70 |
| 03:34 | Illinois | Jermaine Strong makes the 2nd free throw | 45-71 |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - John Strzalkowski (fresh) 5 pts. SG - David Boney (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Garry Routt (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Saucedo (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Elton Davis (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Lindsay Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. SG - Richard Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Steven Young (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Jared Hagler (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Jermaine Strong (fairly fresh) 28 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:16 | Indiana | David Boney makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Garry Routt | 48-71 |
| 02:55 | Illinois | Elton Davis is called for the reach on Steven Young - foul #5 on Elton Davis, team foul #9 | 48-71 |
| Subs | Indiana | Robert Ruppe (C) Elton Davis | |
| Subs | Illinois | Brian Caudill (PG), Michael Thoreson (C) Richard Brown, Jermaine Strong | |
| 02:55 | Illinois | Steven Young makes the 1st free throw | 48-72 |
| 02:55 | Illinois | Steven Young makes the 2nd free throw | 48-73 |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 02:39 | Indiana | John Saucedo clanks a shot from the right block but he's hacked by Michael Thoreson - foul #3 on Michael Thoreson, team foul #7 | 48-73 |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Dwight Carr (SF), Jerald Harrison (PF) Steven Young, Michael Thoreson | |
| 02:39 | Indiana | John Saucedo makes the 1st free throw | 49-73 |
| 02:39 | Indiana | John Saucedo makes the 2nd free throw | 50-73 |
| 02:14 | Illinois | Lindsay Jones hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 50-73 |
| 02:12 | Indiana | The rebound goes to John Saucedo | 50-73 |
| 02:06 | Indiana | Garry Routt comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 50-73 |
| 02:05 | Illinois | Jared Hagler grabs the defensive rebound | 50-73 |
| 01:42 | Illinois | Dwight Carr misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 50-73 |
| 01:40 | Illinois | Jerald Harrison grabs the offensive rebound | 50-73 |
| 01:20 | Illinois | Jerald Harrison clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 50-73 |
| 01:18 | Indiana | David Boney grabs the board | 50-73 |
| 01:12 | Indiana | David Boney misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 50-73 |
| 01:10 | Illinois | Jerald Harrison pulls down the rebound | 50-73 |
| 01:06 | Illinois | Lindsay Jones's pass is intercepted by Robert Ruppe | 50-73 |
| 00:49 | Indiana | John Strzalkowski comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Jared Hagler - foul #1 on Jared Hagler, team foul #8 | 50-73 |
| Subs | Indiana | Hans Anderson (PF) Robert Ruppe | |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Brown (SG), Steven Young (SF), Jermaine Strong (C) Brian Caudill, Dwight Carr, Jared Hagler | |
| 00:49 | Indiana | John Strzalkowski makes the 1st free throw | 51-73 |
| 00:49 | Indiana | John Strzalkowski makes the 2nd free throw | 52-73 |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:22 | Illinois | Jermaine Strong is hacked by John Strzalkowski - foul #1 on John Strzalkowski, team foul #10 | 52-73 |
| 00:22 | Illinois | Jermaine Strong misses the 1st free throw | 52-73 |
| 00:22 | Illinois | Jermaine Strong misses the 2nd free throw | 52-73 |
| 00:22 | Indiana | John Saucedo grabs the defensive rebound | 52-73 |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:17 | Indiana | David Boney misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 52-73 |
| 00:15 | Indiana | John Saucedo can't tip it in | 52-73 |
| 00:13 | Indiana | Hans Anderson tips it in | 54-73 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Lindsay Jones runs out the clock | 54-73 |