| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Ernest Trammell (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Congdon (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Jonas Richardson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Robert Cox (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - James Carter (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Kwabena Abdel (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Edward Schrader (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Lane (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Raymond Haddix (fresh) C - Gary Bradley (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Matthew Lane inbounds the ball | 36-29 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:45 | Illinois | Kwabena Abdel makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Gary Bradley | 36-31 |
| 19:38 | Northwestern | John Congdon scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line and he's hacked by Matthew Lane - foul #3 on Matthew Lane, team foul #1 | 38-31 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Johnny Boone (C) Matthew Lane | |
| 19:38 | Northwestern | John Congdon misses the free throw | 38-31 |
| 19:38 | Illinois | Johnny Boone grabs the board | 38-31 |
| 19:10 | Illinois | Johnny Boone clanks a jumper from the left block but he's hacked by James Carter - foul #2 on James Carter, team foul #1 | 38-31 |
| 19:10 | Illinois | Johnny Boone makes the 1st free throw | 38-32 |
| 19:10 | Illinois | Johnny Boone makes the 2nd free throw | 38-33 |
| 18:51 | Northwestern | John Congdon scores on a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Jonas Richardson | 40-33 |
| 18:24 | Illinois | Ernest Trammell steals it from Kwabena Abdel | 40-33 |
| 18:21 | Northwestern | Ernest Trammell hits the finger roll | 42-33 |
| 18:06 | Illinois | Kwabena Abdel misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 42-33 |
| 18:05 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Jonas Richardson | 42-33 |
| 17:52 | Northwestern | Robert Cox misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 42-33 |
| 17:50 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Gary Bradley | 42-33 |
| 17:45 | Illinois | Edward Schrader misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 42-33 |
| 17:43 | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson gets the rebound | 42-33 |
| 17:24 | Northwestern | Robert Cox misses the easy layup | 42-33 |
| 17:22 | Northwestern | Robert Cox tips it home | 44-33 |
| 16:53 | Illinois | Kwabena Abdel misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 44-33 |
| 16:52 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix tips it back up and in | 44-35 |
| 16:34 | Northwestern | John Congdon misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-35 |
| 16:33 | Northwestern | Ernest Trammell tips it back up and in | 46-35 |
| 16:10 | Illinois | Johnny Boone connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Raymond Haddix | 46-37 |
| 15:42 | Northwestern | John Congdon scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Cox | 49-37 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Ernest Trammell (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Congdon (fairly fresh) 13 pts. SF - Jonas Richardson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Robert Cox (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - James Carter (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Kwabena Abdel (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Edward Schrader (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Raymond Haddix (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Johnny Boone (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Gary Bradley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:23 | Illinois | Gary Bradley hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Edward Schrader | 49-39 |
| 15:01 | Northwestern | John Congdon can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 49-39 |
| 14:59 | Northwestern | James Carter can't tip it in | 49-39 |
| 14:58 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix pulls down the rebound | 49-39 |
| 14:41 | Illinois | Edward Schrader clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 49-39 |
| 14:39 | Northwestern | Ernest Trammell snags the defensive board | 49-39 |
| 14:25 | Northwestern | Ernest Trammell misses the jump hook in the lane but the foul's on Kwabena Abdel - foul #1 on Kwabena Abdel, team foul #2 | 49-39 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Claar (SG), Matthew Foret (SF), James Gregory (PF), Alphonso Valdez (C) John Congdon, Jonas Richardson, Robert Cox, James Carter | |
| Subs | Illinois | Roger Maciel (PG), Matthew Lane (SF), Jeffrey Hall (C) Kwabena Abdel, Johnny Boone, Gary Bradley | |
| 14:25 | Northwestern | Ernest Trammell makes the 1st free throw | 50-39 |
| 14:25 | Northwestern | Ernest Trammell makes the 2nd free throw | 51-39 |
| 14:07 | Illinois | Alphonso Valdez steals the ball from Edward Schrader | 51-39 |
| 13:59 | Northwestern | Ernest Trammell comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 51-39 |
| 13:57 | Illinois | Matthew Lane grabs the defensive rebound | 51-39 |
| 13:52 | Illinois | Matthew Lane makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 51-42 |
| 13:27 | Northwestern | Matthew Foret loses the ball out of bounds | 51-42 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Mike Clark (PG) Ernest Trammell | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 13:09 | Illinois | Matthew Lane misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 51-42 |
| 13:08 | Northwestern | James Gregory pulls down the rebound | 51-42 |
| 12:51 | Northwestern | Matthew Foret misses the easy layup | 51-42 |
| 12:50 | Illinois | Jeffrey Hall snags the defensive board | 51-42 |
| 12:21 | Illinois | Roger Maciel misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 51-42 |
| 12:20 | Northwestern | James Gregory snags the defensive board | 51-42 |
| 12:02 | Northwestern | James Claar misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 51-42 |
| 12:00 | Northwestern | James Gregory tips it home | 53-42 |
| 11:44 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 53-42 |
| 11:43 | Northwestern | James Claar grabs the board | 53-42 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Mike Clark (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Claar (fresh) SF - Matthew Foret (fresh) 8 pts. PF - James Gregory (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Alphonso Valdez (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Roger Maciel (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Edward Schrader (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Matthew Lane (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Raymond Haddix (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeffrey Hall (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:19 | Northwestern | James Claar's floater is tipped away by Jeffrey Hall | 53-42 |
| 11:18 | Northwestern | James Gregory tips it but misses | 53-42 |
| 11:16 | Illinois | Jeffrey Hall grabs the defensive rebound | 53-42 |
| 10:51 | Illinois | Jeffrey Hall misses long on a floater from the right wing | 53-42 |
| 10:50 | Northwestern | James Gregory pulls down the rebound | 53-42 |
| 10:29 | Northwestern | Mike Clark drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 56-42 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern 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) | |
| 10:18 | Illinois | Roger Maciel splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 56-45 |
| 10:00 | Northwestern | James Claar drills a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Mike Clark | 59-45 |
| 09:52 | Illinois | Jeffrey Hall knocks in the turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Roger Maciel | 59-47 |
| 09:36 | Northwestern | James Gregory comes up short on the shot from the right side | 59-47 |
| 09:35 | Illinois | Matthew Lane grabs the board | 59-47 |
| 09:15 | Illinois | Roger Maciel splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 59-47 |
| 09:14 | Northwestern | James Gregory grabs the defensive rebound | 59-47 |
| 09:09 | Northwestern | Jeffrey Hall swats the short shot by James Claar | 59-47 |
| 09:08 | Illinois | Jeffrey Hall gets the rebound | 59-47 |
| 08:55 | Illinois | Edward Schrader misses the 3 from straight away | 59-47 |
| 08:53 | Illinois | Matthew Lane pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-47 |
| 08:36 | Illinois | Matthew Lane loses the dribble to Matthew Foret | 59-47 |
| 08:20 | Northwestern | Mike Clark is fouled on the floor by Roger Maciel - foul #4 on Roger Maciel, team foul #3 | 59-47 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ernest Trammell (PG), John Congdon (SG), Jonas Richardson (SF), Robert Cox (PF), James Carter (C) Mike Clark, James Claar, Matthew Foret, James Gregory, Alphonso Valdez | |
| Subs | Illinois | Kwabena Abdel (PG), Richard Burns (SF), Gary Bradley (PF), Johnny Boone (C) Roger Maciel, Matthew Lane, Raymond Haddix, Jeffrey Hall | |
| 08:10 | Northwestern | John Congdon is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on John Congdon, team foul #2 | 59-47 |
| 07:45 | Illinois | Edward Schrader misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 59-47 |
| 07:43 | Illinois | Richard Burns grabs the offensive board | 59-47 |
| 07:34 | Illinois | Johnny Boone knocks in the driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Richard Burns | 59-49 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Ernest Trammell (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Congdon (fresh) 13 pts. SF - Jonas Richardson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Robert Cox (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - James Carter (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Kwabena Abdel (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Edward Schrader (tiring) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Burns (fresh) PF - Gary Bradley (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Johnny Boone (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:15 | Northwestern | John Congdon is hacked by Edward Schrader - foul #2 on Edward Schrader, team foul #4 | 59-49 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Roger Maciel (PG) Edward Schrader | |
| 06:56 | Northwestern | Robert Cox is hacked by Kwabena Abdel - foul #2 on Kwabena Abdel, team foul #5 | 59-49 |
| 06:34 | Northwestern | Robert Cox double dribbles | 59-49 |
| 06:14 | Illinois | Johnny Boone is fouled on the floor by James Carter - foul #3 on James Carter, team foul #3 | 59-49 |
| 05:59 | Illinois | James Carter blocks the short jumper by Gary Bradley | 59-49 |
| 05:57 | Northwestern | John Congdon snags the defensive board | 59-49 |
| 05:50 | Northwestern | Roger Maciel is called for the reach on Ernest Trammell - foul #5 on Roger Maciel, team foul #6 | 59-49 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Alphonso Valdez (C) James Carter | |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew Lane (SG), Adam Vanslyke (C) Roger Maciel, Gary Bradley | |
| 05:38 | Northwestern | Alphonso Valdez is fouled on the floor by Adam Vanslyke - foul #1 on Adam Vanslyke, team foul #7 | 59-49 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Mike Clark (PG) John Congdon | |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Schrader (SG), Gary Bradley (PF) Richard Burns, Johnny Boone | |
| 05:38 | Northwestern | Alphonso Valdez makes the 1st free throw | 60-49 |
| 05:38 | Northwestern | Alphonso Valdez makes the 2nd free throw | 61-49 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern 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 (+1) | |
| 05:25 | Illinois | Kwabena Abdel blows the dunk but he's fouled by Jonas Richardson - foul #4 on Jonas Richardson, team foul #4 | 61-49 |
| 05:25 | Illinois | Kwabena Abdel misses the 1st free throw | 61-49 |
| 05:25 | Illinois | Kwabena Abdel makes the 2nd free throw | 61-50 |
| 04:56 | Northwestern | Ernest Trammell scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Mike Clark | 63-50 |
| 04:42 | Illinois | Gary Bradley clanks a floater from the baseline but the foul's on Alphonso Valdez - foul #1 on Alphonso Valdez, team foul #5 | 63-50 |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Congdon (SG), Matthew Foret (SF), James Gregory (PF) Ernest Trammell, Jonas Richardson, Robert Cox | |
| Subs | Illinois | Johnny Boone (C) Adam Vanslyke | |
| 04:42 | Illinois | Gary Bradley makes the 1st free throw | 63-51 |
| 04:42 | Illinois | Gary Bradley misses the 2nd free throw | 63-51 |
| 04:42 | Northwestern | James Gregory grabs the defensive rebound | 63-51 |
| 04:17 | Northwestern | Matthew Foret is whistled for traveling | 63-51 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Carter (C) Alphonso Valdez | |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Burns (SF), Jeffrey Hall (C) Matthew Lane, Gary Bradley | |
| 04:00 | Illinois | Matthew Foret steps in front of the Edward Schrader pass | 63-51 |
| 03:53 | Northwestern | Mike Clark buries a floater from the right side set up by John Congdon | 65-51 |
| 03:42 | Illinois | Richard Burns can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block | 65-51 |
| 03:40 | Illinois | Richard Burns misses the tip | 65-51 |
| 03:38 | Northwestern | John Congdon grabs the board | 65-51 |
| 03:31 | Northwestern | Mike Clark hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 67-51 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Mike Clark (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Congdon (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Foret (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. PF - James Gregory (fresh) 2 pts. 10 reb. C - James Carter (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Kwabena Abdel (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Edward Schrader (tiring) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Burns (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Johnny Boone (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeffrey Hall (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:22 | Illinois | Johnny Boone misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 67-51 |
| 03:21 | Northwestern | James Carter pulls down the rebound | 67-51 |
| 03:08 | Northwestern | Mike Clark travels with the ball | 67-51 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ernest Trammell (PG), James Claar (SG), Jonas Richardson (SF), Robert Cox (PF) Mike Clark, John Congdon, Matthew Foret, James Gregory | |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew Lane (SG), Raymond Haddix (PF) Edward Schrader, Johnny Boone | |
| 02:55 | Illinois | Jeffrey Hall is fouled on the floor by James Carter - foul #4 on James Carter, team foul #6 | 67-51 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:42 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Matthew Lane | 67-54 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:21 | Northwestern | Robert Cox drills a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by James Carter and the foul's on Richard Burns - foul #1 on Richard Burns, team foul #8 | 69-54 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Alphonso Valdez (C) James Carter | |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Schrader (SG), Gary Bradley (C) Richard Burns, Jeffrey Hall | |
| 02:21 | Northwestern | Robert Cox misses the free throw | 69-54 |
| 02:21 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix grabs the defensive rebound | 69-54 |
| 02:09 | Illinois | Gary Bradley hits a runner from close range on a great pass from Raymond Haddix | 69-56 |
| 01:40 | Northwestern | Ernest Trammell is fouled on the floor by Edward Schrader - foul #3 on Edward Schrader, team foul #9 | 69-56 |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Congdon (SG), James Carter (C) James Claar, Alphonso Valdez | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 01:40 | Northwestern | Ernest Trammell misses the 1st free throw | 69-56 |
| 01:40 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix grabs the board | 69-56 |
| 01:26 | Illinois | Edward Schrader misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 69-56 |
| 01:25 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to John Congdon | 69-56 |
| 01:06 | Northwestern | Raymond Haddix steps in front of the James Carter pass | 69-56 |
| 00:55 | Illinois | Jonas Richardson blocks the short jumper by Gary Bradley | 69-56 |
| 00:53 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Robert Cox | 69-56 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:27 | Northwestern | James Carter can't connect on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by Gary Bradley - foul #1 on Gary Bradley, team foul #10 | 69-56 |
| 00:27 | Northwestern | James Carter makes the 1st free throw | 70-56 |
| 00:27 | Northwestern | James Carter misses the 2nd free throw | 70-56 |
| 00:27 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix grabs the defensive rebound | 70-56 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:21 | Illinois | Kwabena Abdel makes the driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Raymond Haddix | 70-58 |
| 00:00 | Northwestern | Ernest Trammell runs out the clock | 70-58 |