| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Virgil Dawson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Harvey Gray (fresh) 5 pts. SF - John Stanfield (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Albert Sotomayor (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeff Ward (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Scott Sargent (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Gregory Davis (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SF - Lowell Moreland (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. PF - Norbert McConnico (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Cunniff (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Lowell Moreland inbounds the ball | 20-37 |
| 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 and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:40 | Illinois | Lowell Moreland hits a 3pt shot from the right corner | 20-40 |
| 19:15 | Notre Dame | John Stanfield lays it in on a great pass from Harvey Gray | 22-40 |
| 18:58 | Illinois | Gregory Davis buries a fadeaway from the left block | 22-42 |
| 18:40 | Notre Dame | Jeff Ward is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Jeff Ward, team foul #1 | 22-42 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Stefan Losh (SF), Darrell Ryals (C) John Stanfield, Jeff Ward | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 18:30 | Illinois | Joseph Cunniff is whistled for a carry | 22-42 |
| 18:20 | Notre Dame | Harvey Gray hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 22-42 |
| 18:18 | Notre Dame | Stefan Losh pulls down the offensive rebound | 22-42 |
| 18:07 | Notre Dame | Harvey Gray makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Stefan Losh | 25-42 |
| 17:49 | Illinois | Gregory Davis drills a turnaround from close range | 25-44 |
| 17:36 | Notre Dame | Stefan Losh's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-44 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Rafael Rice (SG), John Stanfield (SF), Jeff Ward (C) Virgil Dawson, Stefan Losh, Darrell Ryals | |
| Subs | Illinois | Todd Voss (SF) Lowell Moreland | |
| 17:14 | Illinois | Joseph Cunniff's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-44 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Virgil Dawson (PG), Stefan Losh (SF) Rafael Rice, John Stanfield | |
| Subs | Illinois | Douglas McKerlie (PG), Fred King (SG) Scott Sargent, Gregory Davis | |
| 17:00 | Notre Dame | Virgil Dawson is fouled on the floor by Norbert McConnico - foul #1 on Norbert McConnico, team foul #1 | 25-44 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Rafael Rice (SG), John Stanfield (SF) Virgil Dawson, Stefan Losh | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 16:47 | Notre Dame | Albert Sotomayor misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block | 25-44 |
| 16:45 | Notre Dame | John Stanfield hits the follow up shot | 27-44 |
| 16:34 | Illinois | Joseph Cunniff's floater is tipped away by Albert Sotomayor | 27-44 |
| 16:32 | Illinois | Todd Voss grabs the offensive rebound | 27-44 |
| 16:18 | Illinois | Douglas McKerlie is hacked by John Stanfield - foul #1 on John Stanfield, team foul #2 | 27-44 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Virgil Dawson (PG), Stefan Losh (SF) Rafael Rice, John Stanfield | |
| Subs | Illinois | Scott Sargent (PG), Lowell Moreland (SF) Douglas McKerlie, Todd Voss | |
| 16:03 | Illinois | Lowell Moreland hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 27-44 |
| 16:01 | Illinois | Norbert McConnico tips it in | 27-46 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Virgil Dawson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Harvey Gray (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stefan Losh (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Albert Sotomayor (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeff Ward (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Scott Sargent (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Fred King (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lowell Moreland (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. PF - Norbert McConnico (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Joseph Cunniff (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 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 and a man to man (+1) | |
| 15:53 | Notre Dame | Harvey Gray drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Albert Sotomayor | 30-46 |
| 15:36 | Illinois | Fred King clanks a jumper from the baseline | 30-46 |
| 15:35 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Jeff Ward | 30-46 |
| 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 and a man to man (+1) | |
| 15:19 | Notre Dame | Virgil Dawson makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Stefan Losh | 33-46 |
| 15:00 | Illinois | Lowell Moreland buries a 3pt shot from straight away | 33-49 |
| 14:46 | Notre Dame | Albert Sotomayor connects on the jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Virgil Dawson | 35-49 |
| 14:24 | Illinois | Scott Sargent connects on the runner in the lane on a great pass from Lowell Moreland | 35-51 |
| 14:19 | Notre Dame | Virgil Dawson loses the ball out of bounds | 35-51 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Kevin Wiles (PG), Rafael Rice (SG), John Stanfield (SF), Darrell Ryals (C) Virgil Dawson, Harvey Gray, Stefan Losh, Jeff Ward | |
| Subs | Illinois | Douglas McKerlie (PG), Gregory Davis (SG), Todd Voss (SF), Randal Boone (PF), Greg Mathews (C) Scott Sargent, Fred King, Lowell Moreland, Norbert McConnico, Joseph Cunniff | |
| 14:04 | Illinois | Douglas McKerlie scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Todd Voss | 35-54 |
| 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 and a man to man (+1) | |
| 13:43 | Notre Dame | John Stanfield drills a driving attempt from close range set up by Kevin Wiles | 37-54 |
| 13:36 | Illinois | Todd Voss is fouled on the floor by Albert Sotomayor - foul #3 on Albert Sotomayor, team foul #3 | 37-54 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Virgil Dawson (PG), Harvey Gray (SG) Kevin Wiles, Rafael Rice | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 13:19 | Illinois | Harvey Gray steals the ball from Douglas McKerlie | 37-54 |
| 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 and a man to man (+1) | |
| 12:54 | Notre Dame | Virgil Dawson knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by John Stanfield | 40-54 |
| 12:39 | Illinois | Gregory Davis can't connect on a shot near the basket but he's fouled by Harvey Gray - foul #3 on Harvey Gray, team foul #4 | 40-54 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Rafael Rice (SG), Stefan Losh (SF), Jeff Ward (C) Virgil Dawson, John Stanfield, Albert Sotomayor | |
| Subs | Illinois | Scott Sargent (PG), Lowell Moreland (SF) Douglas McKerlie, Todd Voss | |
| 12:39 | Illinois | Gregory Davis misses the 1st free throw | 40-54 |
| 12:39 | Illinois | Gregory Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 40-55 |
| 12:22 | Notre Dame | Harvey Gray misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 40-55 |
| 12:20 | Notre Dame | Harvey Gray grabs the offensive board | 40-55 |
| 12:05 | Notre Dame | Darrell Ryals connects on the runner in the lane set up by Rafael Rice | 42-55 |
| 11:53 | Illinois | Randal Boone comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 42-55 |
| 11:51 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Randal Boone | 42-55 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Harvey Gray (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Rafael Rice (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stefan Losh (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Darrell Ryals (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeff Ward (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Scott Sargent (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Gregory Davis (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SF - Lowell Moreland (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. PF - Randal Boone (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Greg Mathews (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 11:39 | Illinois | Randal Boone's pass is intercepted by Stefan Losh | 42-55 |
| 11:17 | Notre Dame | Stefan Losh clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 42-55 |
| 11:16 | Notre Dame | Darrell Ryals tips it home | 44-55 |
| 10:58 | Illinois | Lowell Moreland is whistled for traveling | 44-55 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Virgil Dawson (PG), John Stanfield (SF), Albert Sotomayor (PF) Harvey Gray, Stefan Losh, Jeff Ward | |
| Subs | Illinois | Fred King (SG), Norbert McConnico (PF) Gregory Davis, Greg Mathews | |
| 10:42 | Notre Dame | Rafael Rice makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Virgil Dawson | 47-55 |
| 10:21 | Illinois | Scott Sargent comes up short on the jumper from close range but the foul's on John Stanfield - foul #2 on John Stanfield, team foul #5 | 47-55 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Harvey Gray (SG), Jeff Ward (C) Rafael Rice, Darrell Ryals | |
| Subs | Illinois | Joseph Cunniff (C) Norbert McConnico | |
| 10:21 | Illinois | Scott Sargent misses the 1st free throw | 47-55 |
| 10:21 | Illinois | Scott Sargent makes the 2nd free throw | 47-56 |
| 10:07 | Notre Dame | Harvey Gray scores on a shot from just outside the lane and the foul's on Fred King - foul #1 on Fred King, team foul #2 | 49-56 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Todd Voss (SF) Lowell Moreland | |
| 10:07 | Notre Dame | Harvey Gray misses the free throw | 49-56 |
| 10:07 | Notre Dame | Albert Sotomayor grabs the offensive board | 49-56 |
| 09:56 | Notre Dame | Albert Sotomayor clanks a floater from the left block | 49-56 |
| 09:55 | Notre Dame | Jeff Ward tips it back up and in | 51-56 |
| 09:36 | Illinois | Joseph Cunniff buries a driving attempt in the paint set up by Randal Boone | 51-58 |
| 09:30 | Notre Dame | Randal Boone is called for the reach on John Stanfield - foul #4 on Randal Boone, team foul #3 | 51-58 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Douglas McKerlie (PG), Gregory Davis (SG), Norbert McConnico (PF), Greg Mathews (C) Scott Sargent, Fred King, Randal Boone, Joseph Cunniff | |
| 09:17 | Notre Dame | John Stanfield blows the dunk but he's hacked by Todd Voss - foul #1 on Todd Voss, team foul #4 | 51-58 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Darrell Ryals (C) Jeff Ward | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 09:17 | Notre Dame | John Stanfield makes the 1st free throw | 52-58 |
| 09:17 | Notre Dame | John Stanfield makes the 2nd free throw | 53-58 |
| 08:59 | Illinois | Gregory Davis misses the easy layup | 53-58 |
| 08:58 | Notre Dame | Virgil Dawson grabs the board | 53-58 |
| 08:48 | Notre Dame | Albert Sotomayor connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Virgil Dawson | 56-58 |
| 08:24 | Illinois | Gregory Davis slams it home set up by Douglas McKerlie | 56-60 |
| 08:08 | Notre Dame | Darrell Ryals scores on a driving attempt in the lane | 58-60 |
| 07:47 | Illinois | Gregory Davis can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 58-60 |
| 07:46 | Notre Dame | Darrell Ryals grabs the board | 58-60 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Virgil Dawson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Harvey Gray (tiring) 13 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - John Stanfield (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Albert Sotomayor (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Darrell Ryals (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Douglas McKerlie (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gregory Davis (fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SF - Todd Voss (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Norbert McConnico (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Greg Mathews (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 07:40 | Notre Dame | Harvey Gray knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Virgil Dawson | 61-60 |
| 07:22 | Illinois | Greg Mathews is fouled on the floor by Darrell Ryals - foul #2 on Darrell Ryals, team foul #6 | 61-60 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Kevin Wiles (PG), Rafael Rice (SG), Stefan Losh (SF), Jeff Ward (C) Virgil Dawson, Harvey Gray, John Stanfield, Albert Sotomayor | |
| Subs | Illinois | Scott Sargent (PG), Fred King (SG), Lowell Moreland (SF), Randal Boone (PF), Joseph Cunniff (C) Douglas McKerlie, Gregory Davis, Todd Voss, Norbert McConnico, Greg Mathews | |
| 07:07 | Illinois | Lowell Moreland lays it up and in on a nice dish by Fred King and the foul's on Kevin Wiles - foul #1 on Kevin Wiles, team foul #7 | 61-62 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Virgil Dawson (PG), Harvey Gray (SG) Kevin Wiles, Rafael Rice | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 07:07 | Illinois | Lowell Moreland makes the free throw | 61-63 |
| 06:46 | Notre Dame | Darrell Ryals's floater is tipped away by Randal Boone | 61-63 |
| 06:45 | Illinois | Randal Boone gets the rebound | 61-63 |
| 06:42 | Illinois | Scott Sargent's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 61-63 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Rafael Rice (SG), Albert Sotomayor (PF) Harvey Gray, Darrell Ryals | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 06:27 | Notre Dame | Rafael Rice's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-63 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Harvey Gray (PG) Virgil Dawson | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 06:15 | Illinois | Lowell Moreland can't connect on a shot from the left side | 61-63 |
| 06:13 | Illinois | Lowell Moreland grabs the offensive rebound | 61-63 |
| 05:59 | Illinois | Joseph Cunniff misses long on a driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on Albert Sotomayor - foul #4 on Albert Sotomayor, team foul #8 | 61-63 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Virgil Dawson (PG), John Stanfield (SF), Darrell Ryals (PF) Rafael Rice, Stefan Losh, Albert Sotomayor | |
| Subs | Illinois | Gregory Davis (SG) Fred King | |
| 05:59 | Illinois | Joseph Cunniff makes the 1st free throw | 61-64 |
| 05:59 | Illinois | Joseph Cunniff makes the 2nd free throw | 61-65 |
| 05:44 | Notre Dame | Darrell Ryals loses the dribble to Gregory Davis | 61-65 |
| 05:22 | Illinois | Scott Sargent is fouled on the floor by Harvey Gray - foul #4 on Harvey Gray, team foul #9 | 61-65 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Rafael Rice (SG), Stefan Losh (SF), Albert Sotomayor (PF) Harvey Gray, John Stanfield, Darrell Ryals | |
| Subs | Illinois | Greg Mathews (C) Joseph Cunniff | |
| 05:22 | Illinois | Scott Sargent makes the 1st free throw | 61-66 |
| 05:22 | Illinois | Scott Sargent makes the 2nd free throw | 61-67 |
| 05:19 | Notre Dame | Virgil Dawson loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 61-67 |
| 05:08 | Illinois | Randal Boone is hacked by Albert Sotomayor - foul #5 on Albert Sotomayor, team foul #10 | 61-67 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Harvey Gray (PG), Darrell Ryals (PF) Virgil Dawson, Albert Sotomayor | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 05:08 | Illinois | Randal Boone misses the 1st free throw | 61-67 |
| 05:08 | Illinois | Randal Boone misses the 2nd free throw | 61-67 |
| 05:08 | Notre Dame | Rafael Rice grabs the board | 61-67 |
| 05:06 | Notre Dame | Scott Sargent is called for the reach on Harvey Gray in the backcourt - foul #1 on Scott Sargent, team foul #5 | 61-67 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Virgil Dawson (PG) Rafael Rice | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 04:51 | Notre Dame | Harvey Gray hits a 3 from the right wing | 64-67 |
| 04:30 | Illinois | Scott Sargent is hacked by Virgil Dawson - foul #2 on Virgil Dawson, team foul #11 | 64-67 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Kevin Wiles (PG), Rafael Rice (SG), John Stanfield (SF) Virgil Dawson, Harvey Gray, Stefan Losh | |
| Subs | Illinois | Todd Voss (SF), Norbert McConnico (PF) Lowell Moreland, Randal Boone | |
| 04:30 | Illinois | Scott Sargent makes the 1st free throw | 64-68 |
| 04:30 | Illinois | Scott Sargent makes the 2nd free throw | 64-69 |
| 04:14 | Notre Dame | Rafael Rice hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from John Stanfield | 67-69 |
| 03:57 | Illinois | Scott Sargent can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 67-69 |
| 03:56 | Illinois | Todd Voss grabs the offensive rebound | 67-69 |
| 03:39 | Illinois | Greg Mathews banks in the layup | 67-71 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Kevin Wiles (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rafael Rice (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Stanfield (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Darrell Ryals (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Jeff Ward (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Scott Sargent (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SG - Gregory Davis (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. SF - Todd Voss (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Norbert McConnico (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Greg Mathews (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 03:24 | Notre Dame | John Stanfield can't finish the layup | 67-71 |
| 03:23 | Notre Dame | Darrell Ryals tips it but misses | 67-71 |
| 03:21 | Illinois | Greg Mathews grabs the board | 67-71 |
| 03:03 | Illinois | Greg Mathews drills a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Scott Sargent | 67-73 |
| 02:42 | Notre Dame | Greg Mathews steals the ball from Rafael Rice | 67-73 |
| 02:42 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-73 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Virgil Dawson (PG), Harvey Gray (SG), Stefan Losh (SF) Kevin Wiles, Rafael Rice, John Stanfield | |
| Subs | Illinois | Lowell Moreland (SF), Randal Boone (PF) Todd Voss, Norbert McConnico | |
| 02:17 | Illinois | Randal Boone misses long on a floater from the left block but he's hacked by Stefan Losh - foul #2 on Stefan Losh, team foul #12 | 67-73 |
| 02:17 | Illinois | Randal Boone makes the 1st free throw | 67-74 |
| 02:17 | Illinois | Randal Boone makes the 2nd free throw | 67-75 |
| 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 and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:02 | Notre Dame | Harvey Gray comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 67-75 |
| 02:00 | Illinois | Randal Boone snags the defensive board | 67-75 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:31 | Illinois | Lowell Moreland clanks a shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Jeff Ward - foul #2 on Jeff Ward, team foul #13 | 67-75 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | John Stanfield (SF) Stefan Losh | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 01:31 | Illinois | Lowell Moreland makes the 1st free throw | 67-76 |
| 01:31 | Illinois | Lowell Moreland misses the 2nd free throw | 67-76 |
| 01:31 | Notre Dame | Darrell Ryals grabs the defensive rebound | 67-76 |
| 01:20 | Notre Dame | Harvey Gray misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 67-76 |
| 01:18 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Randal Boone | 67-76 |
| 00:55 | Illinois | Lowell Moreland misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 67-76 |
| 00:54 | Illinois | Greg Mathews tips it but misses | 67-76 |
| 00:53 | Notre Dame | Harvey Gray pulls down the rebound | 67-76 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:48 | Notre Dame | Harvey Gray is called for the offensive foul - foul #5 on Harvey Gray, team foul #14 | 67-76 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Rafael Rice (SG) Harvey Gray | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:46 | Illinois | Virgil Dawson is called for the reach on Randal Boone in the backcourt - foul #3 on Virgil Dawson, team foul #15 | 67-76 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Fred King (SG), Joseph Cunniff (C) Lowell Moreland, Greg Mathews | |
| 00:46 | Illinois | Randal Boone makes the 1st free throw | 67-77 |
| 00:46 | Illinois | Randal Boone makes the 2nd free throw | 67-78 |
| 00:38 | Notre Dame | John Stanfield hits a shot from the free throw line | 69-78 |
| 00:38 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 69-78 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Norbert McConnico (PF) Randal Boone | |
| 00:37 | Illinois | Fred King is hacked by Rafael Rice in the backcourt - foul #1 on Rafael Rice, team foul #16 | 69-78 |
| 00:37 | Illinois | Fred King makes the 1st free throw | 69-79 |
| 00:37 | Illinois | Fred King misses the 2nd free throw | 69-79 |
| 00:37 | Notre Dame | Jeff Ward pulls down the rebound | 69-79 |
| 00:31 | Notre Dame | John Stanfield throws a bad pass out of bounds | 69-79 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Kevin Wiles (PG), Stefan Losh (SF), Cecil Wright (C) Virgil Dawson, John Stanfield, Jeff Ward | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:02 | Illinois | Kevin Wiles is called for the reach on Norbert McConnico - foul #2 on Kevin Wiles, team foul #17 | 69-79 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Lowell Moreland (SF), Greg Mathews (C) Fred King, Joseph Cunniff | |
| 00:02 | Illinois | Norbert McConnico misses the 1st free throw | 69-79 |
| 00:02 | Illinois | Norbert McConnico makes the 2nd free throw | 69-80 |
| 00:00 | Notre Dame | Kevin Wiles misses the fullcourt shot | 69-80 |