| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Michael Singh (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Daniel Edwards (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Fred Durkee (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Eusebio Esposito (fresh) 2 pts. 3 stl. C - Jesus Salazar (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Bradley Hunter (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Keith Park (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Vincent Bridges (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Anthony Birnbaum (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Floyd Gattis (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Indiana | Fred Durkee inbounds the ball | 26-27 |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:31 | Indiana | Michael Singh can't connect on an uncontested 3pt jumper from straight away | 26-27 |
| 19:29 | Indiana | The offensive rebound goes to Jesus Salazar | 26-27 |
| 19:13 | Indiana | Michael Singh misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 26-27 |
| 19:12 | Illinois | Vincent Bridges pulls down the rebound | 26-27 |
| 18:43 | Illinois | Bradley Hunter hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 26-27 |
| 18:41 | Indiana | Jesus Salazar pulls down the rebound | 26-27 |
| 18:22 | Indiana | Jesus Salazar knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline set up by Daniel Edwards and he's fouled by Floyd Gattis - foul #2 on Floyd Gattis, team foul #1 | 28-27 |
| 18:22 | Indiana | Jesus Salazar makes the free throw | 29-27 |
| 17:58 | Illinois | Bradley Hunter hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Michael Singh - foul #1 on Michael Singh, team foul #1 | 29-27 |
| 17:58 | Illinois | Bradley Hunter makes the 1st free throw | 29-28 |
| 17:58 | Illinois | Bradley Hunter misses the 2nd free throw | 29-28 |
| 17:58 | Indiana | Fred Durkee pulls down the rebound | 29-28 |
| 17:41 | Indiana | Eusebio Esposito connects on the floater from just outside the lane set up by Michael Singh | 31-28 |
| 17:12 | Illinois | Keith Park slams it home | 31-30 |
| 16:49 | Indiana | Michael Singh hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 31-30 |
| 16:48 | Indiana | Fred Durkee pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-30 |
| 16:22 | Indiana | Fred Durkee splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 31-30 |
| 16:20 | Illinois | Floyd Gattis pulls down the rebound | 31-30 |
| 15:51 | Illinois | Keith Park hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 31-30 |
| 15:50 | Indiana | Michael Singh pulls down the rebound | 31-30 |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Michael Singh (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Daniel Edwards (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Fred Durkee (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Eusebio Esposito (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 stl. C - Jesus Salazar (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Bradley Hunter (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Keith Park (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Vincent Bridges (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Anthony Birnbaum (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Floyd Gattis (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:45 | Indiana | Michael Singh can't connect on a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Vincent Bridges - foul #1 on Vincent Bridges, team foul #2 | 31-30 |
| Subs | Indiana | Jacob May (SG), Jean Young (SF), Hans Edney (PF), Antonio Rivera (C) Daniel Edwards, Fred Durkee, Eusebio Esposito, Jesus Salazar | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Heffron (PG), James Keeler (SG), Larry Delatorre (PF), Lewis Basham (C) Bradley Hunter, Keith Park, Anthony Birnbaum, Floyd Gattis | |
| 15:45 | Indiana | Michael Singh makes the 1st free throw | 32-30 |
| 15:45 | Indiana | Michael Singh misses the 2nd free throw | 32-30 |
| 15:45 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Larry Delatorre | 32-30 |
| 15:26 | Illinois | Lewis Basham can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 32-30 |
| 15:24 | Indiana | Hans Edney grabs the defensive rebound | 32-30 |
| 15:01 | Indiana | Michael Singh comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 32-30 |
| 14:59 | Indiana | Michael Singh grabs the offensive board | 32-30 |
| 14:43 | Indiana | Jean Young scores on a runner from the left block | 34-30 |
| 14:18 | Illinois | Antonio Rivera denies the turnaround by Larry Delatorre | 34-30 |
| 14:16 | Indiana | Michael Singh grabs the defensive rebound | 34-30 |
| 13:54 | Indiana | Jacob May can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 34-30 |
| 13:53 | Illinois | Larry Delatorre gets the rebound | 34-30 |
| 13:29 | Illinois | Larry Delatorre knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line and the foul's on Michael Singh - foul #2 on Michael Singh, team foul #2 | 34-32 |
| Subs | Indiana | David Cochran (PG), Fred Durkee (SF), Eusebio Esposito (PF), Jesus Salazar (C) Michael Singh, Jean Young, Hans Edney, Antonio Rivera | |
| Subs | Illinois | Bradley Hunter (PG), Keith Park (SG), Floyd Gattis (C) David Heffron, Vincent Bridges, Lewis Basham | |
| 13:29 | Illinois | Larry Delatorre makes the free throw | 34-33 |
| 13:04 | Indiana | Jacob May throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-33 |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Anthony Birnbaum (PF) Larry Delatorre | |
| 12:35 | Illinois | Eusebio Esposito blocks the jumper by Anthony Birnbaum | 34-33 |
| 12:34 | Indiana | Jesus Salazar gets the rebound | 34-33 |
| 12:30 | Indiana | Bradley Hunter steals it from David Cochran in the backcourt | 34-33 |
| 12:11 | Illinois | Keith Park buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Bradley Hunter | 34-36 |
| 11:46 | Indiana | Eusebio Esposito is open but comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 34-36 |
| 11:44 | Indiana | Jesus Salazar hits the follow up shot | 36-36 |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - David Cochran (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jacob May (fairly fresh) 3 pf. SF - Fred Durkee (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Eusebio Esposito (fresh) 4 pts. 3 stl. C - Jesus Salazar (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Bradley Hunter (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Keith Park (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Keeler (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Anthony Birnbaum (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Floyd Gattis (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:24 | Illinois | Anthony Birnbaum's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-36 |
| Subs | Indiana | Michael Singh (PG), Daniel Edwards (SG), Hans Edney (PF) David Cochran, Jacob May, Eusebio Esposito | |
| Subs | Illinois | Vincent Bridges (SF) James Keeler | |
| 10:59 | Indiana | Jesus Salazar scores on a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Hans Edney | 38-36 |
| 10:44 | Illinois | Vincent Bridges blows the layup but the foul's on Jesus Salazar - foul #2 on Jesus Salazar, team foul #3 | 38-36 |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Heffron (PG), Lewis Basham (C) Bradley Hunter, Floyd Gattis | |
| 10:44 | Illinois | Vincent Bridges makes the 1st free throw | 38-37 |
| 10:44 | Illinois | Vincent Bridges makes the 2nd free throw | 38-38 |
| 10:28 | Indiana | Michael Singh connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-38 |
| 09:59 | Illinois | Keith Park misses short on a jump hook in the paint | 41-38 |
| 09:57 | Illinois | Anthony Birnbaum can't tip it in | 41-38 |
| 09:56 | Illinois | Keith Park gets the offensive rebound | 41-38 |
| 09:38 | Illinois | Keith Park makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 41-40 |
| 09:18 | Indiana | Fred Durkee misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 41-40 |
| 09:17 | Illinois | Anthony Birnbaum gets the rebound | 41-40 |
| 08:48 | Illinois | Vincent Bridges can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Hans Edney - foul #2 on Hans Edney, team foul #4 | 41-40 |
| Subs | Indiana | Jacob May (SG), Jean Young (SF), Eusebio Esposito (PF), Antonio Rivera (C) Daniel Edwards, Fred Durkee, Hans Edney, Jesus Salazar | |
| Subs | Illinois | Bradley Hunter (PG), Floyd Gattis (PF) Keith Park, Anthony Birnbaum | |
| 08:48 | Illinois | Vincent Bridges makes the 1st free throw | 41-41 |
| 08:48 | Illinois | Vincent Bridges makes the 2nd free throw | 41-42 |
| 08:24 | Indiana | Jacob May comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-42 |
| 08:23 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Vincent Bridges | 41-42 |
| 08:03 | Illinois | Antonio Rivera takes the ball from Lewis Basham | 41-42 |
| 07:49 | Indiana | Jean Young clanks a jump hook in the lane | 41-42 |
| 07:48 | Indiana | Jean Young hits the follow up shot | 43-42 |
| 07:19 | Illinois | Bradley Hunter connects on the runner near the basket on a nice dish by Vincent Bridges | 43-44 |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Michael Singh (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jacob May (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Jean Young (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Eusebio Esposito (fresh) 4 pts. 3 stl. C - Antonio Rivera (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Bradley Hunter (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Heffron (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Vincent Bridges (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Floyd Gattis (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Lewis Basham (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 06:58 | Indiana | Michael Singh misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 43-44 |
| 06:56 | Illinois | David Heffron grabs the board | 43-44 |
| 06:52 | Illinois | Bradley Hunter knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Floyd Gattis | 43-47 |
| 06:26 | Indiana | Jacob May hits a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Eusebio Esposito | 45-47 |
| 06:01 | Illinois | Lewis Basham misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Michael Singh - foul #3 on Michael Singh, team foul #5 | 45-47 |
| Subs | Indiana | David Cochran (PG), Fred Durkee (SF), Jesus Salazar (C) Michael Singh, Jean Young, Antonio Rivera | |
| Subs | Illinois | Keith Park (SG), James Keeler (SF), Anthony Birnbaum (PF) David Heffron, Vincent Bridges, Floyd Gattis | |
| 06:01 | Illinois | Lewis Basham makes the 1st free throw | 45-48 |
| 06:01 | Illinois | Lewis Basham makes the 2nd free throw | 45-49 |
| 05:41 | Indiana | Eusebio Esposito comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 45-49 |
| 05:39 | Indiana | Jesus Salazar hits the follow up shot | 47-49 |
| 05:34 | Illinois | Keith Park lays it up and in set up by Bradley Hunter and he's hacked by David Cochran - foul #1 on David Cochran, team foul #6 | 47-51 |
| Subs | Indiana | Hans Edney (PF) Eusebio Esposito | |
| Subs | Illinois | Larry Delatorre (C) Lewis Basham | |
| 05:34 | Illinois | Keith Park makes the free throw | 47-52 |
| 05:14 | Indiana | Fred Durkee clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 47-52 |
| 05:12 | Illinois | Larry Delatorre pulls down the rebound | 47-52 |
| 04:51 | Illinois | Jacob May is called for the reach on Keith Park - foul #4 on Jacob May, team foul #7 | 47-52 |
| Subs | Indiana | Daniel Edwards (SG) Jacob May | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Heffron (PG), Vincent Bridges (SF), Floyd Gattis (C) Bradley Hunter, James Keeler, Larry Delatorre | |
| 04:51 | Illinois | Keith Park misses the 1st free throw | 47-52 |
| 04:51 | Indiana | The rebound goes to Hans Edney | 47-52 |
| 04:23 | Indiana | Jesus Salazar hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Vincent Bridges - foul #2 on Vincent Bridges, team foul #3 | 47-52 |
| 04:23 | Indiana | Jesus Salazar makes the 1st free throw | 48-52 |
| 04:23 | Indiana | Jesus Salazar misses the 2nd free throw | 48-52 |
| 04:23 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Anthony Birnbaum | 48-52 |
| 04:04 | Illinois | David Heffron scores on a shot from the right side | 48-54 |
| 03:37 | Indiana | David Cochran connects on the jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Daniel Edwards | 50-54 |
| 03:20 | Illinois | Floyd Gattis misses badly on a shot from the left block | 50-54 |
| 03:18 | Illinois | Floyd Gattis gets the offensive rebound | 50-54 |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - David Cochran (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Edwards (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Fred Durkee (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Hans Edney (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jesus Salazar (fresh) 14 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - David Heffron (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Keith Park (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Vincent Bridges (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Anthony Birnbaum (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Floyd Gattis (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 02:50 | Illinois | David Heffron drills a floater from the left side on a great pass from Anthony Birnbaum | 50-56 |
| 02:50 | Indiana | Indiana calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-56 |
| Subs | Indiana | Michael Singh (PG), Jacob May (SG), Eusebio Esposito (PF) David Cochran, Daniel Edwards, Hans Edney | |
| Subs | Illinois | Bradley Hunter (PG) David Heffron | |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 02:35 | Indiana | Fred Durkee hits a 3 from straight away set up by Jesus Salazar | 53-56 |
| 02:08 | Illinois | Bradley Hunter misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 53-56 |
| 02:06 | Indiana | Eusebio Esposito grabs the board | 53-56 |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 02:00 | Indiana | Eusebio Esposito scores on a shot from the right side on a great pass from Michael Singh | 55-56 |
| 01:43 | Illinois | Floyd Gattis misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 55-56 |
| 01:42 | Illinois | Anthony Birnbaum hits the follow up shot | 55-58 |
| 01:24 | Indiana | Michael Singh hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 55-58 |
| 01:23 | Indiana | Eusebio Esposito tips it in | 57-58 |
| 01:15 | Illinois | Floyd Gattis misses short on a shot near the basket | 57-58 |
| 01:13 | Indiana | Eusebio Esposito pulls down the rebound | 57-58 |
| 00:49 | Indiana | Jesus Salazar comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 57-58 |
| 00:48 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Anthony Birnbaum | 57-58 |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:21 | Illinois | Jacob May picks off the pass by Vincent Bridges | 57-58 |
| 00:17 | Indiana | Jacob May lays it in | 59-58 |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:08 | Illinois | Anthony Birnbaum comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 59-58 |
| 00:06 | Indiana | Eusebio Esposito gets the rebound | 59-58 |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:04 | Indiana | Bradley Hunter is called for the reach on Eusebio Esposito in the backcourt - foul #1 on Bradley Hunter, team foul #4 | 59-58 |
| 00:02 | Indiana | Vincent Bridges is called for the reach on Fred Durkee - foul #3 on Vincent Bridges, team foul #5 | 59-58 |
| 00:00 | Indiana | Fred Durkee runs out the clock | 59-58 |