| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Charles Larose (fresh) SG - Daniel Henderson (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Thomas Green (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Matthew Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Daniel Knauss (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - James Cronk (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Anderson Bartley (fresh) 6 pts. SF - William Mayberry (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Randall Garrett (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - David Archuleta (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois State | Thomas Green inbounds the ball | 24-36 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 19:43 | Illinois State | Charles Larose hits a 3 pointer from the right wing | 27-36 |
| 19:21 | Northwestern | Matthew Johnson steals it from James Cronk | 27-36 |
| 18:55 | Illinois State | Daniel Henderson misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 27-36 |
| 18:53 | Illinois State | Daniel Henderson hits the follow up shot | 29-36 |
| 18:33 | Northwestern | James Cronk misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 29-36 |
| 18:31 | Northwestern | William Mayberry tips it home | 29-38 |
| 18:10 | Illinois State | Matthew Johnson misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 29-38 |
| 18:09 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Randall Garrett | 29-38 |
| 17:54 | Northwestern | Anderson Bartley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 29-38 |
| 17:53 | Northwestern | Randall Garrett tips it in | 29-40 |
| 17:36 | Illinois State | Daniel Henderson comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Anderson Bartley - foul #1 on Anderson Bartley, team foul #1 | 29-40 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Aaron Chase (PG), Douglas Hicks (SF), James Ong (PF), Stephen Collins (C) Charles Larose, Thomas Green, Matthew Johnson, Daniel Knauss | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Harold Patton (PG), Erik Studer (SG), Joshua Kirchner (SF), Terry Fleming (PF), Preston Roberson (C) James Cronk, Anderson Bartley, William Mayberry, Randall Garrett, David Archuleta | |
| 17:36 | Illinois State | Daniel Henderson misses the 1st free throw | 29-40 |
| 17:36 | Illinois State | Daniel Henderson makes the 2nd free throw | 30-40 |
| 17:15 | Northwestern | Preston Roberson misses long on a floater from the baseline | 30-40 |
| 17:13 | Northwestern | Preston Roberson snags the offensive board | 30-40 |
| 16:59 | Northwestern | Joshua Kirchner's fadeaway is rejected by Stephen Collins | 30-40 |
| 16:58 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to James Ong | 30-40 |
| 16:53 | Illinois State | Aaron Chase is whistled for traveling | 30-40 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Raymond Hauge (SG) Daniel Henderson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Randall Garrett (PF) Terry Fleming | |
| 16:32 | Northwestern | Randall Garrett misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 30-40 |
| 16:31 | Northwestern | Preston Roberson tips it but misses | 30-40 |
| 16:30 | Illinois State | Douglas Hicks grabs the board | 30-40 |
| 16:14 | Illinois State | Douglas Hicks misses the easy layup but the foul's on Joshua Kirchner - foul #1 on Joshua Kirchner, team foul #2 | 30-40 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Charles Larose (PG), Matthew Johnson (PF) Raymond Hauge, James Ong | |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Cronk (PG), Anderson Bartley (SG) Harold Patton, Erik Studer | |
| 16:14 | Illinois State | Douglas Hicks makes the 1st free throw | 31-40 |
| 16:14 | Illinois State | Douglas Hicks makes the 2nd free throw | 32-40 |
| 15:53 | Northwestern | Matthew Johnson swats the short shot by Preston Roberson | 32-40 |
| 15:51 | Illinois State | Douglas Hicks grabs the board | 32-40 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Charles Larose (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Aaron Chase (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Douglas Hicks (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Matthew Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Stephen Collins (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - James Cronk (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Anderson Bartley (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Joshua Kirchner (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Randall Garrett (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Preston Roberson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:29 | Illinois State | Charles Larose's pass is intercepted by Anderson Bartley | 32-40 |
| 15:04 | Northwestern | Preston Roberson lays it in on a great pass from James Cronk and he's fouled by Stephen Collins - foul #3 on Stephen Collins, team foul #1 | 32-42 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Raymond Hauge (SG), Thomas Green (SF), Daniel Knauss (C) Aaron Chase, Douglas Hicks, Stephen Collins | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Harold Patton (PG), Erik Studer (SG), William Mayberry (PF) James Cronk, Anderson Bartley, Randall Garrett | |
| 15:04 | Northwestern | Preston Roberson misses the free throw | 32-42 |
| 15:04 | Illinois State | Daniel Knauss pulls down the rebound | 32-42 |
| 14:44 | Illinois State | Charles Larose is fouled on the floor by Joshua Kirchner - foul #2 on Joshua Kirchner, team foul #3 | 32-42 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Daniel Henderson (SG), James Ong (PF) Charles Larose, Matthew Johnson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Anderson Bartley (SG), Eugene Pfeiffer (SF), David Archuleta (C) Erik Studer, Joshua Kirchner, Preston Roberson | |
| 14:20 | Illinois State | Raymond Hauge misses short on a jumper from the left side | 32-42 |
| 14:18 | Northwestern | David Archuleta gets the rebound | 32-42 |
| 14:01 | Northwestern | Raymond Hauge is called for the reach on David Archuleta - foul #2 on Raymond Hauge, team foul #2 | 32-42 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Jeffrey Huffman (C) Daniel Knauss | |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Cronk (PG), Erik Studer (SG), Joshua Kirchner (SF), Randall Garrett (PF), Preston Roberson (C) Harold Patton, Anderson Bartley, Eugene Pfeiffer, William Mayberry, David Archuleta | |
| 13:46 | Northwestern | James Cronk can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 32-42 |
| 13:45 | Northwestern | Randall Garrett pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-42 |
| 13:30 | Northwestern | Erik Studer scores on a jumper from the right wing set up by James Cronk | 32-44 |
| 13:02 | Illinois State | Daniel Henderson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 32-44 |
| 13:00 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to James Cronk | 32-44 |
| 12:55 | Northwestern | Joshua Kirchner buries a turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Erik Studer | 32-46 |
| 12:40 | Illinois State | Jeffrey Huffman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-46 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Charles Larose (PG), Aaron Chase (SG), Douglas Hicks (SF), Matthew Johnson (PF), Daniel Knauss (C) Raymond Hauge, Daniel Henderson, Thomas Green, James Ong, Jeffrey Huffman | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Harold Patton (PG), Anderson Bartley (SG), Eugene Pfeiffer (SF), William Mayberry (PF), David Archuleta (C) James Cronk, Erik Studer, Joshua Kirchner, Randall Garrett, Preston Roberson | |
| 12:24 | Northwestern | Anderson Bartley knocks in the jump hook in the paint set up by Harold Patton | 32-48 |
| 11:59 | Illinois State | Charles Larose misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 32-48 |
| 11:57 | Northwestern | William Mayberry grabs the defensive rebound | 32-48 |
| 11:33 | Northwestern | Anderson Bartley makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 32-51 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Charles Larose (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Aaron Chase (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Douglas Hicks (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Matthew Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Daniel Knauss (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Harold Patton (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Anderson Bartley (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Eugene Pfeiffer (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Mayberry (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - David Archuleta (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 11:17 | Illinois State | Charles Larose scores on a 3 from the right corner | 35-51 |
| 10:48 | Northwestern | Anderson Bartley makes the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Harold Patton | 35-54 |
| 10:22 | Illinois State | Matthew Johnson clanks a 3 from the left wing | 35-54 |
| 10:20 | Northwestern | David Archuleta gets the rebound | 35-54 |
| 09:51 | Northwestern | William Mayberry's pass is intercepted by Charles Larose | 35-54 |
| 09:35 | Illinois State | Charles Larose misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 35-54 |
| 09:34 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to William Mayberry | 35-54 |
| 09:23 | Northwestern | Eugene Pfeiffer slams it home | 35-56 |
| 09:10 | Illinois State | Charles Larose misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 35-56 |
| 09:09 | Northwestern | David Archuleta grabs the board | 35-56 |
| 09:06 | Northwestern | Eugene Pfeiffer travels in the backcourt | 35-56 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Raymond Hauge (PG), Daniel Henderson (SG), Thomas Green (SF), James Ong (PF), Stephen Collins (C) Charles Larose, Aaron Chase, Douglas Hicks, Matthew Johnson, Daniel Knauss | |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Cronk (PG), Erik Studer (SG), Joshua Kirchner (SF), Randall Garrett (PF), Preston Roberson (C) Harold Patton, Anderson Bartley, Eugene Pfeiffer, William Mayberry, David Archuleta | |
| 09:00 | Illinois State | Thomas Green is whistled for a carry | 35-56 |
| 08:58 | Northwestern | Preston Roberson double dribbles in the backcourt | 35-56 |
| 08:49 | Illinois State | Stephen Collins hits a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Raymond Hauge | 37-56 |
| 08:40 | Northwestern | James Cronk can't finish the layup | 37-56 |
| 08:39 | Northwestern | The offensive rebound goes to Joshua Kirchner | 37-56 |
| 08:23 | Northwestern | James Cronk connects on the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Joshua Kirchner | 37-58 |
| 08:05 | Illinois State | Stephen Collins travels with the ball | 37-58 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Matthew Johnson (PF) James Ong | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Anderson Bartley (SG) Erik Studer | |
| 07:36 | Northwestern | James Cronk misses short on an open fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 37-58 |
| 07:35 | Illinois State | Matthew Johnson gets the rebound | 37-58 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Raymond Hauge (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Daniel Henderson (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Thomas Green (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Matthew Johnson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Stephen Collins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - James Cronk (fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. SG - Anderson Bartley (fairly fresh) 14 pts. SF - Joshua Kirchner (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Randall Garrett (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Preston Roberson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Illinois State | Daniel Henderson loses the dribble to Anderson Bartley | 37-58 |
| 07:25 | Northwestern | Anderson Bartley banks in the layup | 37-60 |
| 07:10 | Illinois State | Matthew Johnson is hacked by Joshua Kirchner - foul #3 on Joshua Kirchner, team foul #4 | 37-60 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Charles Larose (PG), Jeffrey Huffman (C) Raymond Hauge, Stephen Collins | |
| Subs | Northwestern | William Mayberry (SF), Terry Fleming (PF), David Archuleta (C) Anderson Bartley, Randall Garrett, Preston Roberson | |
| 07:02 | Illinois State | Thomas Green's floater is tipped away by Terry Fleming | 37-60 |
| 07:01 | Northwestern | James Cronk grabs the defensive rebound | 37-60 |
| 06:40 | Northwestern | James Cronk connects on the 3 from the right wing set up by Joshua Kirchner | 37-63 |
| 06:25 | Illinois State | David Archuleta denies the turnaround by Charles Larose | 37-63 |
| 06:23 | Northwestern | David Archuleta grabs the defensive rebound | 37-63 |
| 06:19 | Northwestern | James Cronk misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 37-63 |
| 06:17 | Illinois State | Daniel Henderson grabs the board | 37-63 |
| 06:00 | Illinois State | Thomas Green hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 37-63 |
| 05:58 | Northwestern | Terry Fleming pulls down the rebound | 37-63 |
| 05:29 | Northwestern | William Mayberry is hacked by Daniel Henderson - foul #1 on Daniel Henderson, team foul #3 | 37-63 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Raymond Hauge (PG), Aaron Chase (SG), Douglas Hicks (SF), James Ong (PF), Stephen Collins (C) Charles Larose, Daniel Henderson, Thomas Green, Matthew Johnson, Jeffrey Huffman | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Erik Studer (SG), Randall Garrett (PF), Preston Roberson (C) William Mayberry, Terry Fleming, David Archuleta | |
| 05:08 | Northwestern | Randall Garrett can't finish the layup but he's fouled by James Ong - foul #2 on James Ong, team foul #4 | 37-63 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Anderson Bartley (SG) Erik Studer | |
| 05:08 | Northwestern | Randall Garrett misses the 1st free throw | 37-63 |
| 05:08 | Northwestern | Randall Garrett makes the 2nd free throw | 37-64 |
| 04:48 | Illinois State | Preston Roberson is called for the reach on Aaron Chase - foul #1 on Preston Roberson, team foul #5 | 37-64 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | William Mayberry (SF) Joshua Kirchner | |
| 04:32 | Illinois State | Douglas Hicks knocks in the 3 from straight away | 40-64 |
| 04:19 | Northwestern | James Cronk is open and scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Anderson Bartley | 40-67 |
| 04:04 | Illinois State | James Ong misses badly on a floater from close range | 40-67 |
| 04:03 | Illinois State | Aaron Chase grabs the offensive rebound | 40-67 |
| 03:58 | Illinois State | Douglas Hicks misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 40-67 |
| 03:56 | Northwestern | Preston Roberson snags the defensive board | 40-67 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 03:27 | Northwestern | William Mayberry clanks a driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by James Ong - foul #3 on James Ong, team foul #5 | 40-67 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Erik Studer (SG), David Archuleta (C) Anderson Bartley, Preston Roberson | |
| 03:27 | Northwestern | William Mayberry misses the 1st free throw | 40-67 |
| 03:27 | Northwestern | William Mayberry makes the 2nd free throw | 40-68 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Aaron Chase (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Raymond Hauge (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Douglas Hicks (tiring) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Ong (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Stephen Collins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - James Cronk (tiring) 21 pts. 4 ast. SG - Erik Studer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Mayberry (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Randall Garrett (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - David Archuleta (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:10 | Illinois State | Douglas Hicks's floater is tipped away by David Archuleta | 40-68 |
| 03:08 | Northwestern | William Mayberry pulls down the rebound | 40-68 |
| 02:50 | Northwestern | James Cronk misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 40-68 |
| 02:49 | Illinois State | Raymond Hauge gets the rebound | 40-68 |
| 02:38 | Illinois State | Randall Garrett denies the turnaround by Aaron Chase | 40-68 |
| 02:37 | Illinois State | James Ong hits the follow up shot | 42-68 |
| 02:35 | Northwestern | William Mayberry is hacked by James Ong in the backcourt - foul #4 on James Ong, team foul #6 | 42-68 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Jeffrey Huffman (C) Stephen Collins | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Anderson Bartley (SG), Joshua Kirchner (SF) Erik Studer, William Mayberry | |
| 02:10 | Northwestern | Joshua Kirchner is hacked by Douglas Hicks - foul #2 on Douglas Hicks, team foul #7 | 42-68 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Harold Patton (PG), Erik Studer (SG), Preston Roberson (C) James Cronk, Anderson Bartley, David Archuleta | |
| 02:10 | Northwestern | Joshua Kirchner misses the 1st free throw | 42-68 |
| 02:10 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to James Ong | 42-68 |
| 02:00 | Illinois State | Jeffrey Huffman drills a 3 from the right wing set up by James Ong | 45-68 |
| 01:47 | Northwestern | Joshua Kirchner misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline | 45-68 |
| 01:46 | Illinois State | Jeffrey Huffman snags the defensive board | 45-68 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:30 | Illinois State | Aaron Chase comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 45-68 |
| 01:29 | Northwestern | Randall Garrett pulls down the rebound | 45-68 |
| 01:02 | Northwestern | Joshua Kirchner loses the dribble to James Ong | 45-68 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:58 | Illinois State | Douglas Hicks is whistled for traveling | 45-68 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Stephen Collins (C) Jeffrey Huffman | |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Cronk (PG), Anderson Bartley (SG), William Mayberry (SF), David Archuleta (C) Harold Patton, Erik Studer, Joshua Kirchner, Preston Roberson | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:56 | Northwestern | Douglas Hicks is called for the reach on James Cronk in the backcourt - foul #3 on Douglas Hicks, team foul #8 | 45-68 |
| 00:56 | Northwestern | James Cronk makes the 1st free throw | 45-69 |
| 00:56 | Northwestern | James Cronk makes the 2nd free throw | 45-70 |
| 00:48 | Illinois State | Raymond Hauge misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 45-70 |
| 00:46 | Northwestern | William Mayberry pulls down the rebound | 45-70 |
| 00:23 | Northwestern | William Mayberry comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Aaron Chase - foul #3 on Aaron Chase, team foul #9 | 45-70 |
| 00:23 | Northwestern | William Mayberry misses the 1st free throw | 45-70 |
| 00:23 | Northwestern | William Mayberry makes the 2nd free throw | 45-71 |
| 00:18 | Illinois State | Douglas Hicks buries a jump hook from the baseline | 47-71 |
| 00:00 | Northwestern | James Cronk runs out the clock | 47-71 |