| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Ray Warren (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ivan Radlinski (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Brandon Green (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ryan Whitacre (fresh) 1 pts. C - Timothy Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Robert Taylor (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Andrew Toney (fresh) 12 pts. 6 ast. SF - Shannon Sanders (fresh) 2 pts. PF - George Anderson (fresh) 3 reb. C - John Job (fresh) 10 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Notre Dame | Brandon Green inbounds the ball | 25-44 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:48 | Notre Dame | Ivan Radlinski is hacked by George Anderson - foul #2 on George Anderson, team foul #1 | 25-44 |
| 19:29 | Notre Dame | Ryan Whitacre makes the jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Ray Warren | 27-44 |
| 19:05 | Illinois | John Job misses badly on a jump hook from the right block | 27-44 |
| 19:03 | Illinois | Shannon Sanders grabs the offensive rebound | 27-44 |
| 18:43 | Illinois | Shannon Sanders throws it down on a nice dish by Robert Taylor and the foul's on Timothy Johnson - foul #3 on Timothy Johnson, team foul #1 | 27-46 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Veiga (C) Timothy Johnson | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 18:43 | Illinois | Shannon Sanders misses the free throw | 27-46 |
| 18:43 | Notre Dame | Ryan Whitacre grabs the defensive rebound | 27-46 |
| 18:29 | Notre Dame | Brandon Green knocks in the turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Ray Warren | 29-46 |
| 18:15 | Illinois | Andrew Toney hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Robert Taylor | 29-48 |
| 17:57 | Notre Dame | Ivan Radlinski buries a 3 pointer from the right corner | 32-48 |
| 17:55 | Illinois | Ray Warren steals the ball from Robert Taylor in the backcourt | 32-48 |
| 17:44 | Notre Dame | Ryan Whitacre blows the layup | 32-48 |
| 17:42 | Notre Dame | The offensive rebound goes to David Veiga | 32-48 |
| 17:15 | Notre Dame | David Veiga's layup is rejected by George Anderson | 32-48 |
| 17:14 | Illinois | John Job grabs the defensive rebound | 32-48 |
| 16:52 | Illinois | John Job buries a shot from the right wing set up by Robert Taylor | 32-50 |
| 16:29 | Notre Dame | George Anderson is called for the reach on Ray Warren - foul #3 on George Anderson, team foul #2 | 32-50 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Andrew Johnson (PG), Michael Menzel (SG), David Webre (C) Ray Warren, Ivan Radlinski, Ryan Whitacre | |
| Subs | Illinois | Timothy Parks (PG), Louis Holland (SG), Blaine Hackworth (SF), Jason Torbett (PF), Christopher George (C) Robert Taylor, Andrew Toney, Shannon Sanders, George Anderson, John Job | |
| 16:20 | Notre Dame | David Webre comes up short on the jumper from the right block but the foul's on Jason Torbett - foul #1 on Jason Torbett, team foul #3 | 32-50 |
| 16:20 | Notre Dame | David Webre misses the 1st free throw | 32-50 |
| 16:20 | Notre Dame | David Webre makes the 2nd free throw | 33-50 |
| 15:59 | Illinois | Christopher George blows the layup | 33-50 |
| 15:58 | Notre Dame | David Veiga snags the defensive board | 33-50 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Andrew Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Menzel (fresh) SF - Brandon Green (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - David Webre (fresh) 1 pts. C - David Veiga (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Timothy Parks (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Louis Holland (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Blaine Hackworth (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jason Torbett (fresh) C - Christopher George (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 15:51 | Notre Dame | Andrew Johnson misses the shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Timothy Parks - foul #1 on Timothy Parks, team foul #4 | 33-50 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Felix Vanvalkenburg (SF), Timothy Johnson (C) Brandon Green, David Webre | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 15:51 | Notre Dame | Andrew Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 33-50 |
| 15:51 | Notre Dame | Andrew Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 34-50 |
| 15:37 | Illinois | Timothy Parks's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-50 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Ivan Radlinski (SG), David Webre (PF) Michael Menzel, David Veiga | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 15:21 | Notre Dame | Ivan Radlinski makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 37-50 |
| 15:04 | Illinois | Christopher George lays it in on a great pass from Louis Holland | 37-52 |
| 14:41 | Notre Dame | Jason Torbett is called for the reach on David Webre - foul #2 on Jason Torbett, team foul #5 | 37-52 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Ray Warren (PG), Ryan Whitacre (PF) Andrew Johnson, David Webre | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Taylor (PG), Andrew Toney (SG), George Anderson (PF), John Job (C) Timothy Parks, Louis Holland, Jason Torbett, Christopher George | |
| 14:30 | Notre Dame | John Job takes the ball from Felix Vanvalkenburg | 37-52 |
| 14:01 | Illinois | John Job knocks in the jumper from the left block on a great pass from Blaine Hackworth | 37-54 |
| 13:39 | Notre Dame | Ivan Radlinski travels with the ball | 37-54 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Andrew Johnson (SG) Ivan Radlinski | |
| Subs | Illinois | Shannon Sanders (SF) Blaine Hackworth | |
| 13:14 | Illinois | Andrew Toney comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 37-54 |
| 13:12 | Notre Dame | Ryan Whitacre pulls down the rebound | 37-54 |
| 12:48 | Notre Dame | Felix Vanvalkenburg comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Andrew Toney - foul #1 on Andrew Toney, team foul #6 | 37-54 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Ivan Radlinski (SG), David Veiga (PF), David Webre (C) Andrew Johnson, Ryan Whitacre, Timothy Johnson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jason Torbett (PF), Christopher George (C) George Anderson, John Job | |
| 12:48 | Notre Dame | Felix Vanvalkenburg makes the 1st free throw | 38-54 |
| 12:48 | Notre Dame | Felix Vanvalkenburg makes the 2nd free throw | 39-54 |
| 12:30 | Illinois | Jason Torbett hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Robert Taylor | 39-56 |
| 12:10 | Notre Dame | Felix Vanvalkenburg scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Ivan Radlinski | 42-56 |
| 11:44 | Illinois | Andrew Toney misses the 3 from the right corner | 42-56 |
| 11:43 | Illinois | Christopher George tips it but misses | 42-56 |
| 11:41 | Notre Dame | David Veiga grabs the defensive rebound | 42-56 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Ray Warren (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ivan Radlinski (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Felix Vanvalkenburg (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. PF - David Veiga (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - David Webre (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Robert Taylor (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 ast. SG - Andrew Toney (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 6 ast. SF - Shannon Sanders (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jason Torbett (fresh) 2 pts. C - Christopher George (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:28 | Notre Dame | David Webre can't connect on a jump hook from the left block | 42-56 |
| 11:27 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Shannon Sanders | 42-56 |
| 11:22 | Illinois | Shannon Sanders is fouled on the floor by David Webre - foul #3 on David Webre, team foul #2 | 42-56 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Andrew Johnson (PG), Brandon Green (SF), Ryan Whitacre (PF), Timothy Johnson (C) Ray Warren, Felix Vanvalkenburg, David Veiga, David Webre | |
| Subs | Illinois | Timothy Parks (PG), Louis Holland (SG), Blaine Hackworth (SF), George Anderson (PF), John Job (C) Robert Taylor, Andrew Toney, Shannon Sanders, Jason Torbett, Christopher George | |
| 11:04 | Illinois | Timothy Parks buries a jump hook near the basket | 42-58 |
| 10:51 | Notre Dame | The jump hook by Ivan Radlinski is blocked by John Job | 42-58 |
| 10:49 | Notre Dame | The offensive rebound goes to Ryan Whitacre | 42-58 |
| 10:39 | Notre Dame | John Job blocks the short jumper by Timothy Johnson | 42-58 |
| 10:37 | Notre Dame | Brandon Green grabs the offensive rebound | 42-58 |
| 10:18 | Notre Dame | The short jumper by Timothy Johnson is denied by Blaine Hackworth | 42-58 |
| 10:16 | Illinois | Blaine Hackworth snags the defensive board | 42-58 |
| 09:52 | Illinois | Timothy Parks drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by George Anderson | 42-61 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 09:32 | Notre Dame | A charge is called on Brandon Green - foul #1 on Brandon Green, team foul #3 | 42-61 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Ray Warren (PG), David Veiga (PF) Ivan Radlinski, Ryan Whitacre | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Taylor (PG), Andrew Toney (SG), Jason Torbett (PF) Timothy Parks, Louis Holland, George Anderson | |
| 09:10 | Illinois | John Job misses long on a floater near the basket but he's hacked by Timothy Johnson - foul #4 on Timothy Johnson, team foul #4 | 42-61 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Webre (C) Timothy Johnson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Shannon Sanders (SF) Blaine Hackworth | |
| 09:10 | Illinois | John Job misses the 1st free throw | 42-61 |
| 09:10 | Illinois | John Job misses the 2nd free throw | 42-61 |
| 09:10 | Notre Dame | Brandon Green gets the rebound | 42-61 |
| 08:50 | Notre Dame | David Webre hits a floater from the right block on a great pass from Ray Warren | 44-61 |
| 08:31 | Illinois | Andrew Toney misses badly on a floater from the left side | 44-61 |
| 08:30 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to David Veiga | 44-61 |
| 08:20 | Notre Dame | Andrew Johnson's layup is rejected by John Job | 44-61 |
| 08:18 | Illinois | Jason Torbett pulls down the rebound | 44-61 |
| 08:00 | Illinois | John Job hits the finger roll on a great pass from Robert Taylor | 44-63 |
| 07:41 | Notre Dame | Brandon Green hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 44-63 |
| 07:40 | Illinois | The rebound goes to John Job | 44-63 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Ray Warren (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - Andrew Johnson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brandon Green (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Veiga (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - David Webre (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Robert Taylor (fresh) 5 pts. 8 ast. SG - Andrew Toney (fresh) 14 pts. 6 ast. SF - Shannon Sanders (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jason Torbett (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Job (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:20 | Illinois | John Job hits a jump hook from the right block set up by Robert Taylor | 44-65 |
| 07:05 | Notre Dame | Andrew Toney is called for the reach on Andrew Johnson - foul #2 on Andrew Toney, team foul #7 | 44-65 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Ivan Radlinski (SG), Felix Vanvalkenburg (SF), Ryan Whitacre (PF), Timothy Johnson (C) Ray Warren, Brandon Green, David Veiga, David Webre | |
| Subs | Illinois | Timothy Parks (PG), Louis Holland (SG), Blaine Hackworth (SF), George Anderson (PF), Christopher George (C) Robert Taylor, Andrew Toney, Shannon Sanders, Jason Torbett, John Job | |
| 07:05 | Notre Dame | Andrew Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 45-65 |
| 07:05 | Notre Dame | Andrew Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 46-65 |
| 06:41 | Illinois | Timothy Parks hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 46-65 |
| 06:39 | Notre Dame | Ryan Whitacre grabs the board | 46-65 |
| 06:23 | Notre Dame | Ivan Radlinski misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 46-65 |
| 06:22 | Illinois | George Anderson gets the rebound | 46-65 |
| 05:59 | Illinois | Timothy Parks misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 46-65 |
| 05:58 | Notre Dame | Timothy Johnson snags the defensive board | 46-65 |
| 05:35 | Notre Dame | Ryan Whitacre misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 46-65 |
| 05:33 | Illinois | Blaine Hackworth grabs the defensive rebound | 46-65 |
| 05:04 | Illinois | Timothy Parks is hacked by Felix Vanvalkenburg - foul #4 on Felix Vanvalkenburg, team foul #5 | 46-65 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Ray Warren (PG) Andrew Johnson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Taylor (PG), Andrew Toney (SG), Shannon Sanders (SF) Timothy Parks, Louis Holland, Blaine Hackworth | |
| 04:44 | Illinois | George Anderson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-65 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Roberto Giordano (PG), Michael Menzel (SG), David Veiga (PF), David Webre (C) Ray Warren, Ivan Radlinski, Ryan Whitacre, Timothy Johnson | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 04:26 | Notre Dame | The jump hook by David Webre is blocked by George Anderson | 46-65 |
| 04:24 | Notre Dame | David Veiga pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-65 |
| 04:07 | Notre Dame | Felix Vanvalkenburg clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 46-65 |
| 04:05 | Illinois | Robert Taylor gets the rebound | 46-65 |
| 03:43 | Illinois | Shannon Sanders knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Robert Taylor | 46-67 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Roberto Giordano (fresh) SG - Michael Menzel (fresh) SF - Felix Vanvalkenburg (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 pf. PF - David Veiga (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - David Webre (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Robert Taylor (fresh) 5 pts. 10 ast. SG - Andrew Toney (fresh) 14 pts. 6 ast. SF - Shannon Sanders (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Anderson (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Christopher George (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:32 | Notre Dame | David Veiga's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-67 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Blaine Hackworth (SF), Jason Torbett (PF), John Job (C) Shannon Sanders, George Anderson, Christopher George | |
| 03:03 | Illinois | Andrew Toney is denied on a layup by David Veiga | 46-67 |
| 03:01 | Notre Dame | David Webre gets the rebound | 46-67 |
| 02:53 | Notre Dame | Michael Menzel buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 48-67 |
| 02:37 | Illinois | John Job can't throw it down but he's fouled by Michael Menzel - foul #2 on Michael Menzel, team foul #6 | 48-67 |
| 02:37 | Illinois | John Job makes the 1st free throw | 48-68 |
| 02:37 | Illinois | John Job makes the 2nd free throw | 48-69 |
| 02:19 | Notre Dame | Felix Vanvalkenburg hits a 3pt jumper from straight away | 51-69 |
| 02:03 | Illinois | Andrew Toney connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Robert Taylor | 51-72 |
| 01:47 | Notre Dame | Felix Vanvalkenburg can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 51-72 |
| 01:46 | Notre Dame | David Veiga snags the offensive board | 51-72 |
| 01:38 | Notre Dame | Michael Menzel misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 51-72 |
| 01:36 | Notre Dame | Roberto Giordano misses the tip | 51-72 |
| 01:34 | Illinois | The rebound goes to John Job | 51-72 |
| 01:05 | Illinois | John Job misses badly on a floater in the paint | 51-72 |
| 01:04 | Notre Dame | David Veiga snags the defensive board | 51-72 |
| 00:58 | Notre Dame | Felix Vanvalkenburg hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 51-72 |
| 00:57 | Illinois | Jason Torbett grabs the defensive rebound | 51-72 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:28 | Illinois | John Job makes the shot near the basket on a nice dish by Robert Taylor | 51-74 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:22 | Notre Dame | Michael Menzel is fouled on the floor by Jason Torbett - foul #3 on Jason Torbett, team foul #8 | 51-74 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Andrew Johnson (SG) Roberto Giordano | |
| Subs | Illinois | Shannon Sanders (SF), George Anderson (PF) Blaine Hackworth, Jason Torbett | |
| 00:22 | Notre Dame | Michael Menzel makes the 1st free throw | 52-74 |
| 00:22 | Notre Dame | Michael Menzel makes the 2nd free throw | 53-74 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Robert Taylor runs out the clock | 53-74 |