| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Milo Maddux (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Emmanuel Lepore (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Sean Overholt (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Christopher Roque (fresh) 8 pts. C - Colby Bales (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Alexander Lemay (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ernest Trammell (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Andrew Wiltz (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Nicholas Richardson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Manuel Berryman (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern | Andrew Wiltz inbounds the ball | 30-30 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:41 | Northwestern | Alexander Lemay connects on the floater from the free throw line | 30-32 |
| 19:12 | Illinois | Milo Maddux connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Emmanuel Lepore | 32-32 |
| 18:52 | Northwestern | Manuel Berryman comes up short on the runner from close range | 32-32 |
| 18:51 | Illinois | Milo Maddux grabs the defensive rebound | 32-32 |
| 18:45 | Illinois | Christopher Roque's layup is rejected by Nicholas Richardson | 32-32 |
| 18:44 | Northwestern | Manuel Berryman snags the defensive board | 32-32 |
| 18:22 | Northwestern | Ernest Trammell double dribbles | 32-32 |
| 17:57 | Illinois | Christopher Roque hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Alexander Lemay - foul #3 on Alexander Lemay, team foul #1 | 32-32 |
| 17:57 | Illinois | Christopher Roque misses the 1st free throw | 32-32 |
| 17:57 | Illinois | Christopher Roque misses the 2nd free throw | 32-32 |
| 17:57 | Northwestern | Manuel Berryman snags the defensive board | 32-32 |
| 17:44 | Northwestern | Manuel Berryman misses long on a driving attempt in the lane | 32-32 |
| 17:42 | Northwestern | Alexander Lemay gets the offensive rebound | 32-32 |
| 17:23 | Northwestern | Alexander Lemay comes up short on the shot from close range but the foul's on Colby Bales - foul #3 on Colby Bales, team foul #1 | 32-32 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Merritt (SF) Andrew Wiltz | |
| 17:23 | Northwestern | Alexander Lemay makes the 1st free throw | 32-33 |
| 17:23 | Northwestern | Alexander Lemay makes the 2nd free throw | 32-34 |
| 17:08 | Illinois | Colby Bales clanks a fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Manuel Berryman - foul #1 on Manuel Berryman, team foul #2 | 32-34 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Claar (SG) Ernest Trammell | |
| 17:08 | Illinois | Colby Bales misses the 1st free throw | 32-34 |
| 17:08 | Illinois | Colby Bales misses the 2nd free throw | 32-34 |
| 17:08 | Northwestern | Nicholas Richardson snags the defensive board | 32-34 |
| 16:59 | Northwestern | Nicholas Richardson comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket | 32-34 |
| 16:58 | Northwestern | Alexander Lemay tips it in | 32-36 |
| 16:34 | Illinois | Emmanuel Lepore comes up short on the jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by James Merritt - foul #2 on James Merritt, team foul #3 | 32-36 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Daniel Sutton (PG), William Campbell (C) Alexander Lemay, Manuel Berryman | |
| 16:34 | Illinois | Emmanuel Lepore makes the 1st free throw | 33-36 |
| 16:34 | Illinois | Emmanuel Lepore misses the 2nd free throw | 33-36 |
| 16:34 | Northwestern | Nicholas Richardson pulls down the rebound | 33-36 |
| 16:27 | Northwestern | Colby Bales swats the layup by Nicholas Richardson | 33-36 |
| 16:25 | Illinois | Colby Bales snags the defensive board | 33-36 |
| 16:03 | Illinois | Sean Overholt comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 33-36 |
| 16:02 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to William Campbell | 33-36 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Milo Maddux (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Emmanuel Lepore (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sean Overholt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Christopher Roque (fairly fresh) 8 pts. C - Colby Bales (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Daniel Sutton (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Claar (fresh) SF - James Merritt (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Nicholas Richardson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - William Campbell (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Northwestern | Daniel Sutton hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 33-39 |
| 15:09 | Illinois | Milo Maddux misses the jumper from the right wing | 33-39 |
| 15:07 | Northwestern | William Campbell gets the rebound | 33-39 |
| 15:00 | Northwestern | Daniel Sutton misses the 3 from the left corner | 33-39 |
| 14:59 | Northwestern | The offensive rebound goes to William Campbell | 33-39 |
| 14:49 | Northwestern | Nicholas Richardson can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 33-39 |
| 14:48 | Illinois | Christopher Roque snags the defensive board | 33-39 |
| 14:38 | Illinois | Emmanuel Lepore misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 33-39 |
| 14:37 | Illinois | Milo Maddux gets the offensive rebound | 33-39 |
| 14:13 | Illinois | Milo Maddux comes up short on the floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Daniel Sutton - foul #2 on Daniel Sutton, team foul #4 | 33-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Alexander Lemay (PG), Ernest Trammell (SG), Andrew Wiltz (SF), Walter Hessler (PF), Manuel Berryman (C) Daniel Sutton, James Claar, James Merritt, Nicholas Richardson, William Campbell | |
| 14:13 | Illinois | Milo Maddux makes the 1st free throw | 34-39 |
| 14:13 | Illinois | Milo Maddux makes the 2nd free throw | 35-39 |
| 14:01 | Northwestern | Manuel Berryman blows the layup but he's hacked by Colby Bales - foul #4 on Colby Bales, team foul #2 | 35-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | Terry Freeman (C) Colby Bales | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 14:01 | Northwestern | Manuel Berryman misses the 1st free throw | 35-39 |
| 14:01 | Northwestern | Manuel Berryman makes the 2nd free throw | 35-40 |
| 13:43 | Illinois | Milo Maddux shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 35-40 |
| 13:41 | Northwestern | Alexander Lemay grabs the defensive rebound | 35-40 |
| 13:35 | Northwestern | Alexander Lemay misses the floater from the right wing | 35-40 |
| 13:34 | Northwestern | Andrew Wiltz snags the offensive board | 35-40 |
| 13:16 | Northwestern | Alexander Lemay buries a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Walter Hessler | 35-43 |
| 12:47 | Illinois | Milo Maddux's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-43 |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Trynowski (SF), Colby Bales (PF) Sean Overholt, Christopher Roque | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 12:24 | Northwestern | Walter Hessler misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 35-43 |
| 12:22 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Colby Bales | 35-43 |
| 11:57 | Illinois | Colby Bales scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Edward Trynowski | 37-43 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Milo Maddux (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Emmanuel Lepore (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward Trynowski (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Colby Bales (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Terry Freeman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Alexander Lemay (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ernest Trammell (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Andrew Wiltz (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Walter Hessler (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Manuel Berryman (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Northwestern | Alexander Lemay hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Andrew Wiltz | 37-46 |
| 11:32 | Illinois | Edward Trynowski is called for a charge - foul #1 on Edward Trynowski, team foul #3 | 37-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | Sean Overholt (SF), Christopher Roque (PF) Edward Trynowski, Terry Freeman | |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Merritt (SF), Nicholas Richardson (PF) Andrew Wiltz, Walter Hessler | |
| 11:13 | Northwestern | Ernest Trammell is fouled on the floor by Emmanuel Lepore - foul #2 on Emmanuel Lepore, team foul #4 | 37-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Claar (SG) Ernest Trammell | |
| 11:01 | Northwestern | Milo Maddux takes the ball from James Merritt | 37-46 |
| 10:46 | Illinois | Christopher Roque buries a fadeaway from the right block | 39-46 |
| 10:44 | Northwestern | Emmanuel Lepore picks off the pass by Alexander Lemay in the backcourt | 39-46 |
| 10:43 | Illinois | Emmanuel Lepore jams it | 41-46 |
| 10:31 | Northwestern | James Merritt can't connect on a shot from the right wing but the foul's on Colby Bales - foul #5 on Colby Bales, team foul #5 | 41-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Santacruz (SG), Edward Trynowski (SF), Terry Freeman (C) Milo Maddux, Emmanuel Lepore, Colby Bales | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Daniel Sutton (PG), William Campbell (C) Alexander Lemay, Manuel Berryman | |
| 10:31 | Northwestern | James Merritt makes the 1st free throw | 41-47 |
| 10:31 | Northwestern | James Merritt misses the 2nd free throw | 41-47 |
| 10:31 | Illinois | Christopher Roque grabs the defensive rebound | 41-47 |
| 10:17 | Illinois | Sean Overholt hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline | 41-47 |
| 10:16 | Northwestern | Nicholas Richardson pulls down the rebound | 41-47 |
| 10:11 | Northwestern | James Merritt is hacked by Edward Trynowski - foul #2 on Edward Trynowski, team foul #6 | 41-47 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ernest Trammell (SG), Andrew Wiltz (SF) James Claar, James Merritt | |
| 09:56 | Northwestern | Ernest Trammell misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 41-47 |
| 09:54 | Illinois | Michael Santacruz gets the rebound | 41-47 |
| 09:36 | Illinois | Christopher Roque misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 41-47 |
| 09:34 | Northwestern | William Campbell gets the rebound | 41-47 |
| 09:18 | Northwestern | Daniel Sutton misses the 3 from the right corner | 41-47 |
| 09:17 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Christopher Roque | 41-47 |
| 09:02 | Illinois | Christopher Roque hits a fadeaway from close range | 43-47 |
| 08:46 | Northwestern | Daniel Sutton misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 43-47 |
| 08:45 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Sean Overholt | 43-47 |
| 08:26 | Illinois | Ernest Trammell takes the ball from Christopher Roque | 43-47 |
| 08:05 | Northwestern | Ernest Trammell scores on a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Daniel Sutton | 43-49 |
| 07:45 | Illinois | Edward Trynowski misses the dunk | 43-49 |
| 07:43 | Northwestern | Nicholas Richardson grabs the defensive rebound | 43-49 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Sean Overholt (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Santacruz (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Edward Trynowski (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Christopher Roque (tiring) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Terry Freeman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Daniel Sutton (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ernest Trammell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Andrew Wiltz (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Nicholas Richardson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. C - William Campbell (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 07:20 | Northwestern | Daniel Sutton makes the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Ernest Trammell | 43-52 |
| 06:57 | Illinois | Daniel Sutton steps in front of the Sean Overholt pass | 43-52 |
| 06:52 | Northwestern | Daniel Sutton dunks the ball | 43-54 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 06:34 | Illinois | Nicholas Richardson denies the turnaround by Edward Trynowski | 43-54 |
| 06:32 | Illinois | Sean Overholt hits the follow up shot | 45-54 |
| 06:11 | Northwestern | Ernest Trammell misses the 3 from the left corner | 45-54 |
| 06:10 | Illinois | Edward Trynowski grabs the defensive rebound | 45-54 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 05:48 | Illinois | Christopher Roque misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 45-54 |
| 05:46 | Northwestern | William Campbell gets the rebound | 45-54 |
| 05:46 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 45-54 |
| Subs | Illinois | Milo Maddux (PG), Emmanuel Lepore (SG), Johnny Boone (PF) Sean Overholt, Michael Santacruz, Christopher Roque | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Alexander Lemay (PG), James Claar (SG), James Merritt (SF), Manuel Berryman (C) Daniel Sutton, Ernest Trammell, Andrew Wiltz, William Campbell | |
| 05:33 | Northwestern | Nicholas Richardson hits a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Alexander Lemay | 45-56 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 05:18 | Illinois | Edward Trynowski is fouled on the floor by James Claar - foul #1 on James Claar, team foul #5 | 45-56 |
| 05:06 | Illinois | Edward Trynowski comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 45-56 |
| 05:04 | Illinois | Johnny Boone gets the offensive rebound | 45-56 |
| 04:57 | Illinois | Edward Trynowski connects on the shot from the right block set up by Milo Maddux | 47-56 |
| 04:33 | Northwestern | Nicholas Richardson misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 47-56 |
| 04:32 | Northwestern | Nicholas Richardson tips it home | 47-58 |
| 04:23 | Illinois | Milo Maddux misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 47-58 |
| 04:22 | Illinois | Terry Freeman tips it but misses | 47-58 |
| 04:21 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Manuel Berryman | 47-58 |
| 04:09 | Northwestern | Alexander Lemay can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 47-58 |
| 04:08 | Illinois | Terry Freeman grabs the defensive rebound | 47-58 |
| 04:03 | Illinois | Edward Trynowski misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block | 47-58 |
| 04:01 | Northwestern | James Merritt grabs the defensive rebound | 47-58 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:48 | Northwestern | Manuel Berryman makes the fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Alexander Lemay | 47-60 |
| 03:23 | Illinois | Emmanuel Lepore buries a jumper from the left wing | 49-60 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Milo Maddux (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Emmanuel Lepore (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward Trynowski (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Johnny Boone (fresh) C - Terry Freeman (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Alexander Lemay (fresh) 17 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Claar (fresh) SF - James Merritt (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Nicholas Richardson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. 4 blk. C - Manuel Berryman (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:04 | Northwestern | James Merritt misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 49-60 |
| 03:02 | Illinois | Terry Freeman grabs the board | 49-60 |
| 02:58 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-60 |
| Subs | Illinois | Sean Overholt (SF), Christopher Roque (PF) Edward Trynowski, Johnny Boone | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ernest Trammell (SG), Andrew Wiltz (SF) James Claar, James Merritt | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 02:46 | Illinois | Manuel Berryman steals the ball from Milo Maddux | 49-60 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 02:22 | Northwestern | Alexander Lemay is called for a charge - foul #4 on Alexander Lemay, team foul #6 | 49-60 |
| 02:06 | Illinois | Terry Freeman hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 49-60 |
| 02:05 | Northwestern | Andrew Wiltz snags the defensive board | 49-60 |
| 01:42 | Northwestern | Andrew Wiltz blows the dunk but the foul's on Emmanuel Lepore - foul #3 on Emmanuel Lepore, team foul #7 | 49-60 |
| 01:42 | Northwestern | Andrew Wiltz misses the 1st free throw | 49-60 |
| 01:42 | Northwestern | Andrew Wiltz makes the 2nd free throw | 49-61 |
| 01:27 | Illinois | Christopher Roque misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 49-61 |
| 01:26 | Illinois | Emmanuel Lepore gets the offensive rebound | 49-61 |
| 01:20 | Illinois | Christopher Roque is whistled for a carry | 49-61 |
| 00:55 | Northwestern | Alexander Lemay can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 49-61 |
| 00:54 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Sean Overholt | 49-61 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:50 | Illinois | Milo Maddux's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-61 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:27 | Northwestern | Ernest Trammell is hacked by Terry Freeman - foul #1 on Terry Freeman, team foul #8 | 49-61 |
| 00:27 | Northwestern | Ernest Trammell misses the 1st free throw | 49-61 |
| 00:27 | Illinois | Terry Freeman pulls down the rebound | 49-61 |
| 00:21 | Illinois | Sean Overholt misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 49-61 |
| 00:20 | Northwestern | Nicholas Richardson snags the defensive board | 49-61 |
| 00:00 | Northwestern | Alexander Lemay runs out the clock | 49-61 |