| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Alexander Lemay (fresh) SG - Ernest Trammell (fresh) SF - Andrew Wiltz (fresh) PF - Nicholas Richardson (fresh) C - Manuel Berryman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Milo Maddux (fresh) SG - Emmanuel Lepore (fresh) SF - Sean Overholt (fresh) PF - Christopher Roque (fresh) C - Colby Bales (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Colby Bales wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:33 | Illinois | Colby Bales lays it up and in set up by Milo Maddux | 0-2 |
| 19:16 | Northwestern | The jump hook by Manuel Berryman is blocked by Christopher Roque | 0-2 |
| 19:14 | Northwestern | Nicholas Richardson snags the offensive board | 0-2 |
| 19:02 | Northwestern | Andrew Wiltz misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Sean Overholt - foul #1 on Sean Overholt, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:02 | Northwestern | Andrew Wiltz makes the 1st free throw | 1-2 |
| 19:02 | Northwestern | Andrew Wiltz makes the 2nd free throw | 2-2 |
| 18:33 | Illinois | Colby Bales misses the lay-in | 2-2 |
| 18:31 | Northwestern | Nicholas Richardson grabs the board | 2-2 |
| 18:02 | Northwestern | Manuel Berryman misses long on a runner in the lane | 2-2 |
| 18:01 | Illinois | Emmanuel Lepore pulls down the rebound | 2-2 |
| 17:59 | Illinois | Milo Maddux's pass is intercepted by Ernest Trammell in the backcourt | 2-2 |
| 17:44 | Northwestern | Andrew Wiltz comes up short on the jumper from the left block | 2-2 |
| 17:43 | Illinois | Colby Bales grabs the defensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 17:24 | Illinois | Milo Maddux shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the runner near the basket | 2-2 |
| 17:23 | Northwestern | Nicholas Richardson snags the defensive board | 2-2 |
| 17:15 | Northwestern | Christopher Roque takes the ball from Manuel Berryman | 2-2 |
| 16:53 | Illinois | Colby Bales drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Sean Overholt | 2-5 |
| 16:30 | Northwestern | Nicholas Richardson makes the jump hook in the paint | 4-5 |
| 16:10 | Illinois | Milo Maddux can't finish the layup against a doubleteam but he's hacked by Manuel Berryman - foul #1 on Manuel Berryman, team foul #1 | 4-5 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Trynowski (SF), Johnny Boone (PF), Terry Freeman (C) Sean Overholt, Christopher Roque, Colby Bales | |
| 16:10 | Illinois | Milo Maddux makes the 1st free throw | 4-6 |
| 16:10 | Illinois | Milo Maddux makes the 2nd free throw | 4-7 |
| 15:41 | Northwestern | Alexander Lemay misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Emmanuel Lepore - foul #1 on Emmanuel Lepore, team foul #2 | 4-7 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Santacruz (SG) Emmanuel Lepore | |
| 15:41 | Northwestern | Alexander Lemay makes the 1st free throw | 5-7 |
| 15:41 | Northwestern | Alexander Lemay makes the 2nd free throw | 6-7 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Alexander Lemay (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Ernest Trammell (fresh) SF - Andrew Wiltz (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Nicholas Richardson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Manuel Berryman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Milo Maddux (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Santacruz (fresh) SF - Edward Trynowski (fresh) PF - Johnny Boone (fresh) C - Terry Freeman (fresh) | |
| 15:24 | Illinois | Milo Maddux clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 6-7 |
| 15:23 | Northwestern | Manuel Berryman pulls down the rebound | 6-7 |
| 15:17 | Northwestern | Manuel Berryman makes the fadeaway from the left block and the foul's on Michael Santacruz - foul #1 on Michael Santacruz, team foul #3 | 8-7 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Merritt (SF) Andrew Wiltz | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Timmons (PG) Milo Maddux | |
| 15:17 | Northwestern | Manuel Berryman makes the free throw | 9-7 |
| 14:56 | Illinois | Michael Santacruz throws a bad pass out of bounds | 9-7 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Daniel Sutton (PG) Alexander Lemay | |
| Subs | Illinois | Sean Overholt (PG), Christopher Roque (PF), Colby Bales (C) James Timmons, Johnny Boone, Terry Freeman | |
| 14:44 | Northwestern | Nicholas Richardson is fouled on the floor by Christopher Roque - foul #1 on Christopher Roque, team foul #4 | 9-7 |
| Subs | Northwestern | William Campbell (C) Manuel Berryman | |
| Subs | Illinois | Emmanuel Lepore (PG) Michael Santacruz | |
| 14:23 | Northwestern | Daniel Sutton hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 9-7 |
| 14:21 | Northwestern | William Campbell tips it back up and in | 11-7 |
| 14:00 | Illinois | Colby Bales scores on a jump hook in the lane set up by Edward Trynowski and the foul's on William Campbell - foul #1 on William Campbell, team foul #2 | 11-9 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Alexander Lemay (PG), Andrew Wiltz (SF), Walter Hessler (PF) Daniel Sutton, James Merritt, Nicholas Richardson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Milo Maddux (PG) Edward Trynowski | |
| 14:00 | Illinois | Colby Bales makes the free throw | 11-10 |
| 13:44 | Northwestern | Walter Hessler can't connect on a driving attempt in the paint | 11-10 |
| 13:43 | Illinois | Colby Bales pulls down the rebound | 11-10 |
| 13:18 | Illinois | Sean Overholt can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Ernest Trammell - foul #1 on Ernest Trammell, team foul #3 | 11-10 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Manuel Berryman (C) William Campbell | |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Trynowski (PF) Christopher Roque | |
| 13:18 | Illinois | Sean Overholt makes the 1st free throw | 11-11 |
| 13:18 | Illinois | Sean Overholt makes the 2nd free throw | 11-12 |
| 13:00 | Northwestern | Ernest Trammell is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Ernest Trammell, team foul #4 | 11-12 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Claar (SG), Nicholas Richardson (PF) Ernest Trammell, Walter Hessler | |
| Subs | Illinois | Johnny Boone (PF), Terry Freeman (C) Sean Overholt, Colby Bales | |
| 12:43 | Illinois | Milo Maddux works out of a doubleteam and scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Emmanuel Lepore | 11-14 |
| 12:18 | Northwestern | Nicholas Richardson is whistled for traveling | 11-14 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Merritt (SF) Andrew Wiltz | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Santacruz (SG), Christopher Roque (PF) Emmanuel Lepore, Johnny Boone | |
| 11:59 | Illinois | The short jumper by Edward Trynowski is denied by Nicholas Richardson | 11-14 |
| 11:57 | Northwestern | Manuel Berryman grabs the defensive rebound | 11-14 |
| 11:48 | Northwestern | Manuel Berryman drills a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by James Claar | 13-14 |
| 11:26 | Illinois | Milo Maddux misses short on a jumper from close range | 13-14 |
| 11:24 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Christopher Roque | 13-14 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Alexander Lemay (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Claar (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Merritt (fresh) PF - Nicholas Richardson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Manuel Berryman (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Milo Maddux (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Santacruz (fresh) SF - Edward Trynowski (fresh) PF - Christopher Roque (fresh) C - Terry Freeman (fresh) | |
| 11:07 | Illinois | Edward Trynowski misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 13-14 |
| 11:05 | Illinois | Terry Freeman misses the tip | 13-14 |
| 11:04 | Northwestern | Nicholas Richardson grabs the board | 13-14 |
| 10:43 | Northwestern | Manuel Berryman buries a floater in the lane on a nice dish by James Claar | 15-14 |
| 10:22 | Illinois | James Merritt steals it from Edward Trynowski | 15-14 |
| 10:01 | Northwestern | Manuel Berryman comes up short on the floater near the basket but the foul's on Milo Maddux - foul #1 on Milo Maddux, team foul #5 | 15-14 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Daniel Sutton (PG), Andrew Wiltz (SF), Walter Hessler (PF) Alexander Lemay, James Merritt, Nicholas Richardson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Emmanuel Lepore (PG), Sean Overholt (SF), Colby Bales (PF) Milo Maddux, Edward Trynowski, Christopher Roque | |
| 10:01 | Northwestern | Manuel Berryman makes the 1st free throw | 16-14 |
| 10:01 | Northwestern | Manuel Berryman misses the 2nd free throw | 16-14 |
| 10:01 | Illinois | Terry Freeman grabs the defensive rebound | 16-14 |
| 09:33 | Illinois | Michael Santacruz misses the jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Andrew Wiltz - foul #1 on Andrew Wiltz, team foul #5 | 16-14 |
| Subs | Northwestern | William Campbell (C) Manuel Berryman | |
| Subs | Illinois | Johnny Boone (PF) Terry Freeman | |
| 09:33 | Illinois | Michael Santacruz makes the 1st free throw | 16-15 |
| 09:33 | Illinois | Michael Santacruz misses the 2nd free throw | 16-15 |
| 09:33 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to James Claar | 16-15 |
| 09:12 | Northwestern | Walter Hessler misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 16-15 |
| 09:10 | Illinois | Michael Santacruz pulls down the rebound | 16-15 |
| 08:43 | Illinois | Sean Overholt hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Johnny Boone | 16-18 |
| 08:25 | Northwestern | Walter Hessler hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 16-18 |
| 08:24 | Northwestern | The offensive rebound goes to Walter Hessler | 16-18 |
| 08:08 | Northwestern | James Claar comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 16-18 |
| 08:06 | Illinois | Johnny Boone snags the defensive board | 16-18 |
| 07:46 | Illinois | Colby Bales blows the layup | 16-18 |
| 07:44 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to William Campbell | 16-18 |
| 07:25 | Northwestern | William Campbell makes the driving attempt in the paint | 18-18 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Daniel Sutton (fresh) SG - James Claar (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Andrew Wiltz (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Walter Hessler (fresh) C - William Campbell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Emmanuel Lepore (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Santacruz (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SF - Sean Overholt (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Johnny Boone (fresh) C - Colby Bales (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 06:59 | Illinois | Michael Santacruz's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 18-18 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Alexander Lemay (PG), James Merritt (SF), Nicholas Richardson (PF), Manuel Berryman (C) James Claar, Andrew Wiltz, Walter Hessler, William Campbell | |
| Subs | Illinois | Milo Maddux (PG), Edward Trynowski (SF), Christopher Roque (PF), Terry Freeman (C) Michael Santacruz, Sean Overholt, Johnny Boone, Colby Bales | |
| 06:39 | Northwestern | Nicholas Richardson comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Terry Freeman - foul #1 on Terry Freeman, team foul #6 | 18-18 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ernest Trammell (SG) Daniel Sutton | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Timmons (SG) Emmanuel Lepore | |
| 06:39 | Northwestern | Nicholas Richardson makes the 1st free throw | 19-18 |
| 06:39 | Northwestern | Nicholas Richardson makes the 2nd free throw | 20-18 |
| 06:10 | Illinois | Milo Maddux works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on James Merritt - foul #1 on James Merritt, team foul #6 | 20-18 |
| 06:10 | Illinois | Milo Maddux makes the 1st free throw | 20-19 |
| 06:10 | Illinois | Milo Maddux makes the 2nd free throw | 20-20 |
| 05:53 | Northwestern | Manuel Berryman clanks a driving attempt from close range | 20-20 |
| 05:52 | Illinois | Terry Freeman snags the defensive board | 20-20 |
| 05:50 | Illinois | Milo Maddux is hacked by Alexander Lemay in the backcourt - foul #1 on Alexander Lemay, team foul #7 | 20-20 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Emmanuel Lepore (SG), Sean Overholt (SF), Colby Bales (C) James Timmons, Edward Trynowski, Terry Freeman | |
| 05:50 | Illinois | Milo Maddux misses the 1st free throw | 20-20 |
| 05:50 | Northwestern | Manuel Berryman grabs the defensive rebound | 20-20 |
| 05:29 | Northwestern | Ernest Trammell can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 20-20 |
| 05:28 | Illinois | Milo Maddux grabs the defensive rebound | 20-20 |
| 05:09 | Illinois | Christopher Roque misses badly on the uncontested 3pt jumper from the right wing | 20-20 |
| 05:08 | Illinois | Colby Bales tips it in | 20-22 |
| 05:06 | Northwestern | Milo Maddux is called for the reach on Alexander Lemay in the backcourt - foul #2 on Milo Maddux, team foul #7 | 20-22 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Andrew Wiltz (SF) James Merritt | |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Trynowski (SF) Milo Maddux | |
| 05:06 | Northwestern | Alexander Lemay makes the 1st free throw | 21-22 |
| 05:06 | Northwestern | Alexander Lemay makes the 2nd free throw | 22-22 |
| 04:47 | Illinois | Colby Bales misses the dunk attempt | 22-22 |
| 04:46 | Illinois | Christopher Roque tips it home | 22-24 |
| 04:27 | Northwestern | Alexander Lemay misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 22-24 |
| 04:25 | Illinois | Colby Bales snags the defensive board | 22-24 |
| 04:06 | Illinois | Sean Overholt's layup is rejected by Nicholas Richardson | 22-24 |
| 04:05 | Northwestern | Andrew Wiltz pulls down the rebound | 22-24 |
| 03:47 | Northwestern | Manuel Berryman double dribbles | 22-24 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Milo Maddux (PG), Michael Santacruz (SG), Johnny Boone (PF), Terry Freeman (C) Emmanuel Lepore, Sean Overholt, Christopher Roque, Colby Bales | |
| 03:27 | Illinois | Edward Trynowski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 22-24 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Daniel Sutton (PG), Walter Hessler (PF), William Campbell (C) Alexander Lemay, Nicholas Richardson, Manuel Berryman | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Daniel Sutton (fresh) SG - Ernest Trammell (fairly fresh) SF - Andrew Wiltz (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Walter Hessler (fresh) C - William Campbell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Milo Maddux (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Santacruz (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Edward Trynowski (fresh) PF - Johnny Boone (fresh) C - Terry Freeman (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:15 | Northwestern | Daniel Sutton misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 22-24 |
| 03:14 | Northwestern | The offensive rebound goes to William Campbell | 22-24 |
| 03:01 | Northwestern | William Campbell loses the dribble to Michael Santacruz | 22-24 |
| 02:40 | Illinois | Andrew Wiltz takes the ball from Milo Maddux after a doubleteam | 22-24 |
| 02:24 | Northwestern | Ernest Trammell is hacked by Michael Santacruz - foul #2 on Michael Santacruz, team foul #8 | 22-24 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Alexander Lemay (PG), James Merritt (SF), Nicholas Richardson (PF), Manuel Berryman (C) Daniel Sutton, Andrew Wiltz, Walter Hessler, William Campbell | |
| Subs | Illinois | Emmanuel Lepore (SG), Sean Overholt (SF), Christopher Roque (PF), Colby Bales (C) Michael Santacruz, Edward Trynowski, Johnny Boone, Terry Freeman | |
| 02:24 | Northwestern | Ernest Trammell misses the 1st free throw | 22-24 |
| 02:24 | Illinois | Colby Bales grabs the board | 22-24 |
| 01:56 | Illinois | Colby Bales throws a bad pass out of bounds | 22-24 |
| 01:35 | Northwestern | Ernest Trammell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 22-24 |
| 01:34 | Northwestern | James Merritt tips it in | 24-24 |
| 01:12 | Illinois | Sean Overholt misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 24-24 |
| 01:11 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Milo Maddux | 24-24 |
| 00:42 | Illinois | Sean Overholt comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 24-24 |
| 00:40 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to James Merritt | 24-24 |
| 00:35 | Northwestern | Alexander Lemay misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 24-24 |
| 00:33 | Illinois | Emmanuel Lepore grabs the board | 24-24 |
| 00:12 | Illinois | Milo Maddux shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the floater from the right block on a nice dish by Emmanuel Lepore and he's fouled by Alexander Lemay - foul #2 on Alexander Lemay, team foul #8 | 24-26 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Daniel Sutton (PG), James Claar (SG), Andrew Wiltz (SF), William Campbell (C) Alexander Lemay, Ernest Trammell, James Merritt, Manuel Berryman | |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Trynowski (SF), Johnny Boone (PF), Terry Freeman (C) Sean Overholt, Christopher Roque, Colby Bales | |
| 00:12 | Illinois | Milo Maddux misses the free throw | 24-26 |
| 00:12 | Northwestern | Andrew Wiltz pulls down the rebound | 24-26 |
| 00:02 | Northwestern | Daniel Sutton loses the ball out of bounds | 24-26 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Santacruz (SG) Milo Maddux | |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Edward Trynowski clanks a fullcourt shot | 24-26 |