| Lineup | Indiana | PG - John Reeves (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Bobby Smith (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Poe (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Toni Nuzenski (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - David Vickery (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Tyler Gilmore (fresh) 4 pts. SG - George Jent (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Howe (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Rick Graham (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Tony Fifer (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Indiana | Robert Poe inbounds the ball | 18-28 |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:34 | Indiana | Toni Nuzenski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 18-28 |
| 19:19 | Illinois | George Jent travels with the ball | 18-28 |
| 18:55 | Indiana | Bobby Smith clanks a 3 from the right wing | 18-28 |
| 18:53 | Indiana | John Reeves grabs the offensive board | 18-28 |
| 18:35 | Indiana | John Reeves scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Poe | 21-28 |
| 18:17 | Illinois | Rick Graham misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Toni Nuzenski - foul #1 on Toni Nuzenski, team foul #1 | 21-28 |
| 18:17 | Illinois | Rick Graham makes the 1st free throw | 21-29 |
| 18:17 | Illinois | Rick Graham makes the 2nd free throw | 21-30 |
| 17:57 | Indiana | John Reeves can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 21-30 |
| 17:55 | Illinois | Rick Graham snags the defensive board | 21-30 |
| 17:32 | Illinois | Rick Graham buries a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by George Jent | 21-32 |
| 17:06 | Indiana | Tony Fifer takes the ball from John Reeves | 21-32 |
| 16:55 | Illinois | George Jent hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 21-32 |
| 16:53 | Illinois | Tony Fifer gets the offensive rebound | 21-32 |
| 16:38 | Illinois | George Jent drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Rick Graham | 21-35 |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 16:23 | Indiana | Toni Nuzenski misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 21-35 |
| 16:22 | Indiana | Toni Nuzenski can't tip it in | 21-35 |
| 16:21 | Illinois | Tyler Gilmore grabs the board | 21-35 |
| 16:05 | Illinois | George Jent slams it home set up by Tyler Gilmore | 21-37 |
| 15:46 | Indiana | John Reeves can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 21-37 |
| 15:45 | Illinois | Rick Graham grabs the board | 21-37 |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - John Reeves (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Bobby Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Poe (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Toni Nuzenski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - David Vickery (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Tyler Gilmore (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Jent (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Howe (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Rick Graham (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Tony Fifer (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Illinois | George Jent misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 21-37 |
| 15:36 | Illinois | Robert Howe grabs the offensive rebound | 21-37 |
| 15:27 | Illinois | Tyler Gilmore connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Robert Howe | 21-40 |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 15:14 | Indiana | Toni Nuzenski drills a jumper from the left wing and he's hacked by George Jent - foul #2 on George Jent, team foul #1 | 23-40 |
| Subs | Indiana | Harry Merritt (PG), Jeffrey McCumiskey (SG), Jerry Kelly (SF), Joaquin Poirier (C) John Reeves, Bobby Smith, Robert Poe, David Vickery | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 15:14 | Indiana | Toni Nuzenski makes the free throw | 24-40 |
| 14:50 | Illinois | Tyler Gilmore misses badly on a jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Jerry Kelly - foul #3 on Jerry Kelly, team foul #2 | 24-40 |
| Subs | Indiana | Robert Jones (PF) Toni Nuzenski | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 14:50 | Illinois | Tyler Gilmore makes the 1st free throw | 24-41 |
| 14:50 | Illinois | Tyler Gilmore makes the 2nd free throw | 24-42 |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 14:31 | Indiana | Jerry Kelly can't connect on a fadeaway in the paint | 24-42 |
| 14:30 | Illinois | George Jent grabs the board | 24-42 |
| 14:25 | Illinois | George Jent hits a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Tyler Gilmore | 24-44 |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 14:08 | Indiana | Jerry Kelly's pass is intercepted by Robert Howe | 24-44 |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 13:49 | Illinois | Tyler Gilmore lays it up and in set up by George Jent | 24-46 |
| 13:35 | Indiana | Jeffrey McCumiskey is whistled for a carry | 24-46 |
| Subs | Indiana | John Reeves (PG), Bobby Smith (SG), Robert Poe (SF), Toni Nuzenski (PF), David Vickery (C) Harry Merritt, Jeffrey McCumiskey, Jerry Kelly, Robert Jones, Joaquin Poirier | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 13:16 | Illinois | Rick Graham drills a jumpshot from the left wing | 24-48 |
| 13:11 | Indiana | John Reeves hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by David Vickery | 27-48 |
| 12:58 | Illinois | Tony Fifer misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline | 27-48 |
| 12:56 | Indiana | Toni Nuzenski pulls down the rebound | 27-48 |
| 12:48 | Indiana | John Reeves hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 27-48 |
| 12:47 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Robert Howe | 27-48 |
| 12:26 | Illinois | Tony Fifer buries a driving attempt in the paint set up by Rick Graham | 27-50 |
| 12:13 | Indiana | Toni Nuzenski hits a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Robert Poe and he's fouled by Rick Graham - foul #1 on Rick Graham, team foul #2 | 29-50 |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| Subs | Illinois | William McTarnaghan (SF), John Iverson (PF), Thomas Matter (C) Robert Howe, Rick Graham, Tony Fifer | |
| 12:13 | Indiana | Toni Nuzenski misses the free throw | 29-50 |
| 12:13 | Illinois | The rebound goes to John Iverson | 29-50 |
| 11:44 | Illinois | Tyler Gilmore hits a shot from the left wing set up by George Jent | 29-52 |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - John Reeves (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Bobby Smith (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Poe (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Toni Nuzenski (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. C - David Vickery (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Tyler Gilmore (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - George Jent (tiring) 14 pts. 5 ast. SF - William McTarnaghan (fresh) 1 ast. PF - John Iverson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Matter (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:31 | Indiana | Toni Nuzenski misses badly on a floater from the baseline | 29-52 |
| 11:30 | Illinois | Thomas Matter snags the defensive board | 29-52 |
| 11:03 | Illinois | Thomas Matter's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-52 |
| Subs | Indiana | Jeffrey McCumiskey (SG), Jerry Kelly (SF), Robert Jones (PF), Joaquin Poirier (C) Bobby Smith, Robert Poe, Toni Nuzenski, David Vickery | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Barnes (PG), Rick Graham (PF) Tyler Gilmore, George Jent | |
| 10:49 | Indiana | Robert Jones drills a jump hook from close range on a great pass from Jeffrey McCumiskey | 31-52 |
| 10:23 | Illinois | Robert Jones picks off the pass by William McTarnaghan | 31-52 |
| 10:01 | Indiana | Jeffrey McCumiskey buries a fadeaway from the left side | 33-52 |
| 09:32 | Illinois | John Iverson clanks a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Jerry Kelly - foul #4 on Jerry Kelly, team foul #3 | 33-52 |
| Subs | Indiana | Harry Merritt (PG), Bobby Smith (SG), Robert Poe (SF), Toni Nuzenski (PF), David Vickery (C) John Reeves, Jeffrey McCumiskey, Jerry Kelly, Robert Jones, Joaquin Poirier | |
| Subs | Illinois | Tyler Gilmore (PG), George Jent (SG), Robert Howe (SF), Tony Fifer (C) Michael Barnes, William McTarnaghan, Rick Graham, Thomas Matter | |
| 09:32 | Illinois | John Iverson makes the 1st free throw | 33-53 |
| 09:32 | Illinois | John Iverson misses the 2nd free throw | 33-53 |
| 09:32 | Indiana | David Vickery grabs the defensive rebound | 33-53 |
| 09:26 | Indiana | Toni Nuzenski connects on the jumper from the right block on a great pass from Bobby Smith | 35-53 |
| 09:01 | Illinois | John Iverson misses short on a driving attempt in the lane | 35-53 |
| 08:59 | Indiana | Toni Nuzenski grabs the defensive rebound | 35-53 |
| 08:54 | Indiana | David Vickery's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-53 |
| 08:26 | Illinois | George Jent connects on the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by John Iverson | 35-55 |
| 08:21 | Indiana | Robert Poe misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 35-55 |
| 08:20 | Illinois | John Iverson pulls down the rebound | 35-55 |
| 07:57 | Illinois | Tyler Gilmore clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 35-55 |
| 07:55 | Illinois | George Jent gets the offensive rebound | 35-55 |
| 07:32 | Illinois | Tyler Gilmore hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 35-55 |
| 07:31 | Illinois | John Iverson tips it in | 35-57 |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Harry Merritt (fresh) SG - Bobby Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Poe (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Toni Nuzenski (fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. C - David Vickery (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Tyler Gilmore (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - George Jent (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 5 ast. SF - Robert Howe (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - John Iverson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Tony Fifer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:15 | Indiana | Robert Poe can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Robert Howe - foul #1 on Robert Howe, team foul #3 | 35-57 |
| Subs | Indiana | John Reeves (PG), Jeffrey McCumiskey (SG), Joaquin Poirier (C) Harry Merritt, Bobby Smith, David Vickery | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Barnes (SG), Rick Graham (PF) George Jent, John Iverson | |
| 07:15 | Indiana | Robert Poe misses the 1st free throw | 35-57 |
| 07:15 | Indiana | Robert Poe makes the 2nd free throw | 36-57 |
| 06:51 | Illinois | Michael Barnes is fouled on the floor by Toni Nuzenski - foul #2 on Toni Nuzenski, team foul #4 | 36-57 |
| Subs | Indiana | Jerry Kelly (SF) Robert Poe | |
| Subs | Illinois | William McTarnaghan (SG) Tyler Gilmore | |
| 06:36 | Illinois | The pull-up jumper by William McTarnaghan is blocked by Joaquin Poirier | 36-57 |
| 06:34 | Indiana | Joaquin Poirier gets the rebound | 36-57 |
| 06:13 | Indiana | Michael Barnes steals it from Joaquin Poirier | 36-57 |
| 05:47 | Illinois | Robert Howe misses short on a jumper from the right side | 36-57 |
| 05:46 | Illinois | Rick Graham can't tip it in | 36-57 |
| 05:44 | Indiana | John Reeves snags the defensive board | 36-57 |
| 05:32 | Indiana | Jeffrey McCumiskey misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 36-57 |
| 05:31 | Illinois | Michael Barnes grabs the board | 36-57 |
| 05:10 | Illinois | Robert Howe hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Joaquin Poirier - foul #1 on Joaquin Poirier, team foul #5 | 36-57 |
| Subs | Indiana | Bobby Smith (SG), Robert Poe (SF), Robert Jones (PF), David Vickery (C) Jeffrey McCumiskey, Jerry Kelly, Toni Nuzenski, Joaquin Poirier | |
| Subs | Illinois | Tyler Gilmore (PG), George Jent (SG), Thomas Matter (C) Michael Barnes, William McTarnaghan, Tony Fifer | |
| 05:10 | Illinois | Robert Howe makes the 1st free throw | 36-58 |
| 05:10 | Illinois | Robert Howe misses the 2nd free throw | 36-58 |
| 05:10 | Indiana | David Vickery grabs the board | 36-58 |
| 04:59 | Indiana | Robert Jones is whistled for traveling | 36-58 |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Iverson (SF) Robert Howe | |
| 04:32 | Illinois | Rick Graham throws it down on a great pass from Tyler Gilmore | 36-60 |
| 04:19 | Indiana | Bobby Smith knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Robert Poe | 39-60 |
| 03:54 | Illinois | George Jent misses short on a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Robert Jones - foul #1 on Robert Jones, team foul #6 | 39-60 |
| Subs | Indiana | Toni Nuzenski (PF) Robert Jones | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 03:54 | Illinois | George Jent makes the 1st free throw | 39-61 |
| 03:54 | Illinois | George Jent makes the 2nd free throw | 39-62 |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 03:37 | Indiana | Robert Poe hits a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by John Reeves | 41-62 |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 03:22 | Illinois | Tyler Gilmore's layup is rejected by Toni Nuzenski | 41-62 |
| 03:20 | Indiana | Toni Nuzenski pulls down the rebound | 41-62 |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - John Reeves (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Bobby Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Poe (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. PF - Toni Nuzenski (fresh) 11 pts. 10 reb. C - David Vickery (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Tyler Gilmore (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - George Jent (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 5 ast. SF - John Iverson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Rick Graham (tiring) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - Thomas Matter (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:08 | Indiana | Toni Nuzenski can't finish the layup but he's fouled by John Iverson - foul #2 on John Iverson, team foul #4 | 41-62 |
| Subs | Indiana | Harry Merritt (PG) John Reeves | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Howe (SF), Tony Fifer (C) Rick Graham, Thomas Matter | |
| 03:08 | Indiana | Toni Nuzenski makes the 1st free throw | 42-62 |
| 03:08 | Indiana | Toni Nuzenski makes the 2nd free throw | 43-62 |
| 02:41 | Illinois | Tyler Gilmore throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-62 |
| 02:30 | Indiana | Bobby Smith drills a 3 from the right wing | 46-62 |
| 02:04 | Illinois | George Jent hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range | 46-62 |
| 02:02 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to George Jent | 46-62 |
| 01:42 | Illinois | Bobby Smith is called for the reach on George Jent - foul #3 on Bobby Smith, team foul #7 | 46-62 |
| Subs | Indiana | John Reeves (PG) Harry Merritt | |
| Subs | Illinois | Rick Graham (PF) John Iverson | |
| 01:42 | Illinois | George Jent makes the 1st free throw | 46-63 |
| 01:42 | Illinois | George Jent makes the 2nd free throw | 46-64 |
| 01:29 | Indiana | Toni Nuzenski can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 46-64 |
| 01:27 | Indiana | Robert Poe gets the offensive rebound | 46-64 |
| 01:16 | Indiana | Robert Poe scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Bobby Smith | 49-64 |
| 01:09 | Illinois | George Jent drills a 3 from the left corner set up by Robert Howe | 49-67 |
| 00:52 | Indiana | Bobby Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 49-67 |
| 00:51 | Illinois | Tyler Gilmore grabs the defensive rebound | 49-67 |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:23 | Illinois | David Vickery steals it from Rick Graham | 49-67 |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:17 | Indiana | Bobby Smith clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 49-67 |
| 00:15 | Indiana | David Vickery tips it in | 51-67 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Tyler Gilmore runs out the clock | 51-67 |