| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Billy Anderson (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Vincent (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Jesus (fresh) 11 pts. PF - John Maberry (fresh) C - Francis Davidson (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Danny Letson (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Aaron Clark (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Carl McMurdie (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Charles Johnston (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Radman Tozloski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Indiana | Robert Jesus inbounds the ball | 35-28 |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:45 | Indiana | Francis Davidson clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 35-28 |
| 19:43 | Illinois | Carl McMurdie grabs the defensive rebound | 35-28 |
| 19:19 | Illinois | Carl McMurdie clanks a turnaround near the basket | 35-28 |
| 19:18 | Indiana | Francis Davidson gets the rebound | 35-28 |
| 19:06 | Indiana | Carl McMurdie is called for the reach on Billy Anderson - foul #3 on Carl McMurdie, team foul #1 | 35-28 |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Hank Dickerson (SF) Carl McMurdie | |
| 18:50 | Indiana | Billy Anderson hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by John Vincent | 38-28 |
| 18:21 | Illinois | Radman Tozloski connects on the jumper near the basket | 38-30 |
| 18:04 | Indiana | John Maberry throws it down on a nice dish by Billy Anderson | 40-30 |
| 17:42 | Illinois | Danny Letson misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 40-30 |
| 17:41 | Illinois | Charles Johnston grabs the offensive board | 40-30 |
| 17:29 | Illinois | Aaron Clark hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 40-32 |
| 17:15 | Indiana | Danny Letson is called for the reach on Billy Anderson - foul #1 on Danny Letson, team foul #2 | 40-32 |
| Subs | Indiana | Kenneth Harris (PG), Raymond McLean (SF), Kang Hou (C) Billy Anderson, Robert Jesus, Francis Davidson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Franz (SF), Boris Zeiler (PF), Vladislav Davydov (C) Aaron Clark, Charles Johnston, Radman Tozloski | |
| 16:59 | Indiana | Boris Zeiler steals it from John Vincent | 40-32 |
| 16:44 | Illinois | Boris Zeiler clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 40-32 |
| 16:42 | Illinois | Danny Letson snags the offensive board | 40-32 |
| 16:23 | Illinois | Boris Zeiler hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range | 40-32 |
| 16:22 | Illinois | Vladislav Davydov tips it back up and in | 40-34 |
| 16:08 | Indiana | John Vincent hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 40-34 |
| 16:07 | Indiana | Raymond McLean misses the tip | 40-34 |
| 16:06 | Illinois | Boris Zeiler snags the defensive board | 40-34 |
| 15:50 | Illinois | Hank Dickerson double dribbles | 40-34 |
| Subs | Indiana | Billy Anderson (PG), Stephen Linthicum (SG), Robert Jesus (SF) Kenneth Harris, John Vincent, John Maberry | |
| Subs | Illinois | Aaron Clark (SG), Carl McMurdie (SF), Charles Johnston (PF), Radman Tozloski (C) Danny Letson, Hank Dickerson, Boris Zeiler, Vladislav Davydov | |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Billy Anderson (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stephen Linthicum (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Jesus (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Raymond McLean (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Kang Hou (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Robert Franz (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Aaron Clark (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Carl McMurdie (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Charles Johnston (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Radman Tozloski (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Indiana | Kang Hou hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Stephen Linthicum | 43-34 |
| 15:15 | Illinois | Aaron Clark can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 43-34 |
| 15:13 | Illinois | Radman Tozloski tips it home | 43-36 |
| 15:05 | Indiana | Stephen Linthicum clanks a floater from close range | 43-36 |
| 15:03 | Indiana | Kang Hou gets the offensive rebound | 43-36 |
| 14:50 | Indiana | Billy Anderson is hacked by Carl McMurdie - foul #4 on Carl McMurdie, team foul #3 | 43-36 |
| Subs | Indiana | Francis Davidson (C) Kang Hou | |
| Subs | Illinois | Danny Letson (PG) Carl McMurdie | |
| 14:42 | Indiana | Francis Davidson is whistled for a carry | 43-36 |
| Subs | Indiana | David Greene (PF) Raymond McLean | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 14:23 | Illinois | Aaron Clark is hacked by David Greene - foul #2 on David Greene, team foul #1 | 43-36 |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Hank Dickerson (SF), Boris Zeiler (C) Robert Franz, Radman Tozloski | |
| 14:10 | Illinois | Boris Zeiler is whistled for a carry | 43-36 |
| Subs | Indiana | John Vincent (SG), John Maberry (PF) Robert Jesus, David Greene | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 13:55 | Indiana | John Vincent misses the shot from just outside the lane | 43-36 |
| 13:54 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Boris Zeiler | 43-36 |
| 13:37 | Illinois | Francis Davidson swats the short shot by Boris Zeiler | 43-36 |
| 13:35 | Illinois | Charles Johnston can't tip it in | 43-36 |
| 13:33 | Illinois | Charles Johnston grabs the offensive board | 43-36 |
| 13:20 | Illinois | Charles Johnston can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 43-36 |
| 13:18 | Illinois | Boris Zeiler tips it back up and in | 43-38 |
| 12:55 | Indiana | Billy Anderson is called for traveling | 43-38 |
| Subs | Indiana | Kenneth Harris (PG), Robert Jesus (SF) Billy Anderson, Stephen Linthicum | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Franz (SG), Fa Zhao (SF), Radman Tozloski (C) Aaron Clark, Hank Dickerson, Charles Johnston | |
| 12:28 | Illinois | Danny Letson is hacked by Kenneth Harris - foul #1 on Kenneth Harris, team foul #2 | 43-38 |
| Subs | Indiana | Raymond McLean (SG), Kang Hou (C) John Vincent, Francis Davidson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Steve Pollard (SG) Danny Letson | |
| 12:17 | Illinois | Raymond McLean picks off the pass by Robert Franz | 43-38 |
| 12:13 | Indiana | Raymond McLean misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 43-38 |
| 12:12 | Indiana | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Jesus | 43-38 |
| 12:02 | Indiana | Robert Jesus dunks the ball | 45-38 |
| 11:52 | Illinois | Radman Tozloski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-38 |
| Subs | Indiana | Stephen Linthicum (SG) John Maberry | |
| Subs | Illinois | Hank Dickerson (PG), Aaron Clark (SG) Steve Pollard, Fa Zhao | |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Kenneth Harris (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Stephen Linthicum (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Jesus (fresh) 13 pts. PF - Raymond McLean (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Kang Hou (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Hank Dickerson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Aaron Clark (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Franz (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Boris Zeiler (fresh) 3 pts. 9 reb. C - Radman Tozloski (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:40 | Indiana | Kang Hou knocks in the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Stephen Linthicum | 47-38 |
| 11:18 | Illinois | Radman Tozloski hits a shot from the left block | 47-40 |
| 11:05 | Indiana | Stephen Linthicum jams it and he's fouled by Aaron Clark - foul #2 on Aaron Clark, team foul #4 | 49-40 |
| Subs | Indiana | Billy Anderson (PG), John Vincent (SG) Kenneth Harris, Robert Jesus | |
| Subs | Illinois | Danny Letson (PG), Charles Johnston (PF), Vladislav Davydov (C) Robert Franz, Boris Zeiler, Radman Tozloski | |
| 11:05 | Indiana | Stephen Linthicum makes the free throw | 50-40 |
| 10:43 | Illinois | Hank Dickerson makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 50-43 |
| 10:22 | Indiana | Stephen Linthicum is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Stephen Linthicum, team foul #3 | 50-43 |
| Subs | Indiana | John Maberry (PF), Francis Davidson (C) Stephen Linthicum, Kang Hou | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Franz (SF) Aaron Clark | |
| 10:05 | Illinois | Robert Franz comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 50-43 |
| 10:04 | Illinois | Vladislav Davydov tips it back up and in | 50-45 |
| 09:47 | Indiana | Billy Anderson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 50-45 |
| 09:46 | Indiana | Raymond McLean tips it back up and in | 52-45 |
| 09:33 | Illinois | Vladislav Davydov hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Danny Letson | 52-48 |
| 09:16 | Indiana | Raymond McLean scores on a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by John Vincent | 54-48 |
| 08:53 | Illinois | Charles Johnston misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 54-48 |
| 08:52 | Indiana | The rebound goes to Francis Davidson | 54-48 |
| 08:37 | Indiana | Raymond McLean comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 54-48 |
| 08:36 | Illinois | Vladislav Davydov gets the rebound | 54-48 |
| 08:28 | Illinois | Robert Franz hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Raymond McLean - foul #1 on Raymond McLean, team foul #4 | 54-48 |
| Subs | Indiana | Kenneth Harris (PG), Stephen Linthicum (SG), Robert Jesus (SF), Kang Hou (C) Billy Anderson, John Vincent, Raymond McLean, Francis Davidson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Aaron Clark (SG), Boris Zeiler (PF), Radman Tozloski (C) Hank Dickerson, Charles Johnston, Vladislav Davydov | |
| 08:28 | Illinois | Robert Franz misses the 1st free throw | 54-48 |
| 08:28 | Illinois | Robert Franz makes the 2nd free throw | 54-49 |
| 08:11 | Indiana | John Maberry comes up short on the turnaround in the paint | 54-49 |
| 08:10 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Boris Zeiler | 54-49 |
| 08:00 | Illinois | Robert Franz misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 54-49 |
| 07:59 | Indiana | Stephen Linthicum pulls down the rebound | 54-49 |
| 07:50 | Indiana | Kang Hou clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 54-49 |
| 07:48 | Illinois | Boris Zeiler grabs the defensive rebound | 54-49 |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Kenneth Harris (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Stephen Linthicum (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Jesus (fresh) 13 pts. PF - John Maberry (fresh) 2 pts. C - Kang Hou (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Danny Letson (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Aaron Clark (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Franz (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Boris Zeiler (fresh) 3 pts. 11 reb. C - Radman Tozloski (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Illinois | Danny Letson makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Aaron Clark | 54-52 |
| 07:14 | Indiana | Robert Jesus is fouled on the floor by Robert Franz - foul #1 on Robert Franz, team foul #5 | 54-52 |
| Subs | Indiana | Billy Anderson (PG), John Vincent (SG), David Greene (PF), Francis Davidson (C) Kenneth Harris, Stephen Linthicum, John Maberry, Kang Hou | |
| Subs | Illinois | Steve Pollard (PG), Carl McMurdie (SF), Charles Johnston (PF) Danny Letson, Robert Franz, Boris Zeiler | |
| 07:04 | Indiana | Robert Jesus blows the layup | 54-52 |
| 07:03 | Illinois | Steve Pollard grabs the defensive rebound | 54-52 |
| 06:59 | Illinois | Aaron Clark can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Robert Jesus - foul #1 on Robert Jesus, team foul #5 | 54-52 |
| 06:59 | Illinois | Aaron Clark makes the 1st free throw | 54-53 |
| 06:59 | Illinois | Aaron Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 54-54 |
| 06:40 | Indiana | Francis Davidson makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by John Vincent | 57-54 |
| 06:36 | Illinois | Aaron Clark's layup is rejected by Francis Davidson | 57-54 |
| 06:35 | Illinois | Radman Tozloski gets the offensive rebound | 57-54 |
| 06:15 | Illinois | Radman Tozloski can't connect on a runner in the lane but the foul's on Francis Davidson - foul #2 on Francis Davidson, team foul #6 | 57-54 |
| Subs | Indiana | Raymond McLean (PF) David Greene | |
| Subs | Illinois | Danny Letson (PG) Steve Pollard | |
| 06:15 | Illinois | Radman Tozloski misses the 1st free throw | 57-54 |
| 06:15 | Illinois | Radman Tozloski misses the 2nd free throw | 57-54 |
| 06:15 | Indiana | Raymond McLean grabs the defensive rebound | 57-54 |
| 06:01 | Indiana | Raymond McLean loses the ball out of bounds | 57-54 |
| Subs | Indiana | John Maberry (PF), Kang Hou (C) Raymond McLean, Francis Davidson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Boris Zeiler (C) Radman Tozloski | |
| 05:44 | Illinois | Aaron Clark is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Aaron Clark, team foul #6 | 57-54 |
| Subs | Indiana | Raymond McLean (SF) Robert Jesus | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 05:33 | Indiana | John Vincent misses long on a fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Aaron Clark - foul #4 on Aaron Clark, team foul #7 | 57-54 |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Hank Dickerson (SG), Vladislav Davydov (C) Aaron Clark, Charles Johnston | |
| 05:33 | Indiana | John Vincent makes the 1st free throw | 58-54 |
| 05:33 | Indiana | John Vincent makes the 2nd free throw | 59-54 |
| 05:11 | Illinois | Carl McMurdie is denied on a layup by John Maberry | 59-54 |
| 05:09 | Indiana | The rebound goes to John Maberry | 59-54 |
| 04:51 | Indiana | John Vincent is fouled on the floor by Hank Dickerson - foul #2 on Hank Dickerson, team foul #8 | 59-54 |
| Subs | Indiana | Kenneth Harris (PG), Francis Davidson (C) Billy Anderson, Kang Hou | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Franz (SF), Radman Tozloski (C) Carl McMurdie, Vladislav Davydov | |
| 04:51 | Indiana | John Vincent misses the 1st free throw | 59-54 |
| 04:51 | Indiana | The offensive rebound goes to Francis Davidson | 59-54 |
| 04:32 | Indiana | Raymond McLean misses badly on a jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by Boris Zeiler - foul #1 on Boris Zeiler, team foul #9 | 59-54 |
| Subs | Indiana | Stephen Linthicum (SG) John Vincent | |
| Subs | Illinois | Aaron Clark (SG), Charles Johnston (PF) Robert Franz, Boris Zeiler | |
| 04:32 | Indiana | Raymond McLean makes the 1st free throw | 60-54 |
| 04:32 | Indiana | Raymond McLean makes the 2nd free throw | 61-54 |
| 04:15 | Illinois | Radman Tozloski is called for traveling | 61-54 |
| Subs | Indiana | Robert Jesus (SF) John Maberry | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 03:58 | Indiana | Stephen Linthicum misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 61-54 |
| 03:57 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Radman Tozloski | 61-54 |
| 03:36 | Illinois | Charles Johnston clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 61-54 |
| 03:34 | Indiana | Francis Davidson gets the rebound | 61-54 |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Kenneth Harris (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Stephen Linthicum (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Jesus (fresh) 13 pts. PF - Raymond McLean (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Francis Davidson (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Danny Letson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Aaron Clark (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Hank Dickerson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Charles Johnston (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Radman Tozloski (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:12 | Indiana | Robert Jesus is hacked by Charles Johnston - foul #3 on Charles Johnston, team foul #10 | 61-54 |
| Subs | Indiana | Billy Anderson (PG), John Maberry (PF), Kang Hou (C) Kenneth Harris, Raymond McLean, Francis Davidson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Carl McMurdie (SF), Boris Zeiler (C) Danny Letson, Radman Tozloski | |
| 03:12 | Indiana | Robert Jesus makes the 1st free throw | 62-54 |
| 03:12 | Indiana | Robert Jesus makes the 2nd free throw | 63-54 |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:00 | Illinois | Carl McMurdie misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 63-54 |
| 02:58 | Illinois | Boris Zeiler snags the offensive board | 63-54 |
| 02:58 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-54 |
| Subs | Indiana | John Vincent (SG), Francis Davidson (C) Stephen Linthicum, Kang Hou | |
| Subs | Illinois | Danny Letson (PG), Radman Tozloski (C) Hank Dickerson, Boris Zeiler | |
| 02:41 | Illinois | Radman Tozloski clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 63-54 |
| 02:39 | Indiana | Francis Davidson grabs the defensive rebound | 63-54 |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:28 | Indiana | John Maberry loses the ball out of bounds | 63-54 |
| 02:13 | Illinois | Aaron Clark is hacked by John Maberry - foul #3 on John Maberry, team foul #7 | 63-54 |
| 02:13 | Illinois | Aaron Clark makes the 1st free throw | 63-55 |
| 02:13 | Illinois | Aaron Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 63-56 |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:05 | Indiana | John Vincent knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Robert Jesus | 66-56 |
| 01:48 | Illinois | Charles Johnston can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 66-56 |
| 01:47 | Indiana | Robert Jesus pulls down the rebound | 66-56 |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:25 | Indiana | John Maberry can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Charles Johnston - foul #4 on Charles Johnston, team foul #11 | 66-56 |
| Subs | Indiana | Kenneth Harris (PG), Stephen Linthicum (SG), Raymond McLean (SF), Kang Hou (C) Billy Anderson, John Vincent, Robert Jesus, Francis Davidson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Hank Dickerson (PG), Robert Franz (SG), Fa Zhao (SF), Boris Zeiler (PF), Vladislav Davydov (C) Danny Letson, Aaron Clark, Carl McMurdie, Charles Johnston, Radman Tozloski | |
| 01:25 | Indiana | John Maberry makes the 1st free throw | 67-56 |
| 01:25 | Indiana | John Maberry makes the 2nd free throw | 68-56 |
| 01:07 | Illinois | Hank Dickerson scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Robert Franz | 68-58 |
| 00:38 | Indiana | Stephen Linthicum knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing | 71-58 |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:34 | Illinois | Vladislav Davydov banks in the layup | 71-60 |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:08 | Indiana | Raymond McLean scores on a driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Stephen Linthicum | 73-60 |
| 00:02 | Illinois | Vladislav Davydov buries a shot from the left wing | 73-62 |
| 00:00 | Indiana | Kenneth Harris runs out the clock | 73-62 |