| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Roger Maciel (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Edward Schrader (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Burns (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Raymond Haddix (fresh) 4 reb. C - Jeffrey Hall (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Mike Clark (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Darryl Daniels (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - George Hutchcraft (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Raymond Price (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert Cox (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern | George Hutchcraft inbounds the ball | 27-29 |
| 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 (-2) | |
| 19:37 | Northwestern | Mike Clark misses the 3 from the right corner | 27-29 |
| 19:36 | Northwestern | Raymond Price tips it but misses | 27-29 |
| 19:34 | Illinois | Richard Burns grabs the defensive rebound | 27-29 |
| 19:09 | Illinois | Raymond Price takes the ball from Jeffrey Hall | 27-29 |
| 18:54 | Northwestern | George Hutchcraft jams it on a nice dish by Darryl Daniels | 27-31 |
| 18:51 | Illinois | Roger Maciel is fouled in the backcourt by Mike Clark - foul #3 on Mike Clark, team foul #1 | 27-31 |
| 18:32 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix drills a floater from the free throw line set up by Roger Maciel | 29-31 |
| 18:08 | Northwestern | George Hutchcraft hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 29-31 |
| 18:06 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix pulls down the rebound | 29-31 |
| 17:44 | Illinois | Edward Schrader clanks a 3 from the left wing | 29-31 |
| 17:42 | Northwestern | Robert Cox grabs the defensive rebound | 29-31 |
| 17:37 | Northwestern | Mike Clark misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 29-31 |
| 17:35 | Illinois | Jeffrey Hall snags the defensive board | 29-31 |
| 17:14 | Illinois | Richard Burns misses badly on a shot from the right side | 29-31 |
| 17:13 | Northwestern | Robert Cox gets the rebound | 29-31 |
| 17:08 | Northwestern | Robert Cox misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 29-31 |
| 17:06 | Northwestern | Raymond Price tips it back up and in | 29-33 |
| 16:47 | Illinois | Roger Maciel knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Edward Schrader | 32-33 |
| 16:29 | Northwestern | George Hutchcraft travels with the ball | 32-33 |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew Lane (SF), Clyde Pate (PF) Richard Burns, Raymond Haddix | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson (PG), Matthew Foret (SF), James Gregory (PF), Alphonso Valdez (C) Mike Clark, George Hutchcraft, Raymond Price, Robert Cox | |
| 16:08 | Illinois | Edward Schrader can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 32-33 |
| 16:07 | Northwestern | James Gregory gets the rebound | 32-33 |
| 15:43 | Northwestern | Alphonso Valdez makes the fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Darryl Daniels | 32-35 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Roger Maciel (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Schrader (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Matthew Lane (fresh) PF - Clyde Pate (fresh) C - Jeffrey Hall (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Jonas Richardson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Darryl Daniels (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Matthew Foret (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Gregory (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Alphonso Valdez (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:18 | Illinois | Alphonso Valdez is called for the reach on Jeffrey Hall - foul #1 on Alphonso Valdez, team foul #2 | 32-35 |
| Subs | Illinois | Kwabena Abdel (PG), Richard Burns (SF), Raymond Haddix (PF), Gary Bradley (C) Roger Maciel, Edward Schrader, Clyde Pate, Jeffrey Hall | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Mike Clark (PG) Jonas Richardson | |
| 15:02 | Illinois | Mike Clark steals it from Matthew Lane | 32-35 |
| 14:55 | Northwestern | James Gregory's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-35 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Cox (C) Alphonso Valdez | |
| 14:32 | Illinois | Gary Bradley is denied on a layup by James Gregory | 32-35 |
| 14:31 | Northwestern | James Gregory grabs the board | 32-35 |
| 14:09 | Northwestern | Mike Clark hits a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Darryl Daniels | 32-38 |
| 13:47 | Illinois | Gary Bradley is hacked by Robert Cox - foul #2 on Robert Cox, team foul #3 | 32-38 |
| Subs | Illinois | Roger Maciel (PG), Edward Schrader (SG) Kwabena Abdel, Matthew Lane | |
| Subs | Northwestern | George Hutchcraft (SF), Raymond Price (PF) Matthew Foret, James Gregory | |
| 13:21 | Illinois | Richard Burns hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Mike Clark - foul #4 on Mike Clark, team foul #4 | 32-38 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson (PG), Malcolm Archer (SG) Mike Clark, Darryl Daniels | |
| 13:21 | Illinois | Richard Burns misses the 1st free throw | 32-38 |
| 13:21 | Illinois | Richard Burns makes the 2nd free throw | 33-38 |
| 12:57 | Northwestern | Roger Maciel is called for the reach on George Hutchcraft - foul #1 on Roger Maciel, team foul #1 | 33-38 |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew Lane (SF) Richard Burns | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Alphonso Valdez (C) Robert Cox | |
| 12:49 | Northwestern | George Hutchcraft misses long on a shot in the lane | 33-38 |
| 12:47 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Edward Schrader | 33-38 |
| 12:24 | Illinois | Edward Schrader misses long on a 3 from straight away | 33-38 |
| 12:22 | Illinois | Gary Bradley grabs the offensive board | 33-38 |
| 12:14 | Illinois | Roger Maciel hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 33-38 |
| 12:13 | Northwestern | Raymond Price snags the defensive board | 33-38 |
| 12:01 | Northwestern | George Hutchcraft misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 33-38 |
| 11:59 | Illinois | Gary Bradley grabs the defensive rebound | 33-38 |
| 11:33 | Illinois | Matthew Lane hits the finger roll set up by Gary Bradley | 35-38 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Roger Maciel (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Schrader (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Matthew Lane (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Raymond Haddix (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Gary Bradley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Jonas Richardson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Malcolm Archer (fresh) SF - George Hutchcraft (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Raymond Price (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. C - Alphonso Valdez (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:11 | Northwestern | George Hutchcraft's fadeaway is rejected by Raymond Haddix | 35-38 |
| 11:10 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Matthew Lane | 35-38 |
| 10:46 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix is fouled on the floor by Raymond Price - foul #2 on Raymond Price, team foul #5 | 35-38 |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Burns (SF), Clyde Pate (PF), Jeffrey Hall (C) Matthew Lane, Raymond Haddix, Gary Bradley | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Mike Clark (PG), Darryl Daniels (SG), Matthew Foret (SF), James Gregory (PF), Robert Cox (C) Jonas Richardson, Malcolm Archer, George Hutchcraft, Raymond Price, Alphonso Valdez | |
| 10:25 | Illinois | Mike Clark takes the ball from Edward Schrader | 35-38 |
| 10:04 | Northwestern | James Gregory misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 35-38 |
| 10:02 | Illinois | Jeffrey Hall grabs the board | 35-38 |
| 09:33 | Illinois | Jeffrey Hall makes the floater from the right block and the foul's on Robert Cox - foul #3 on Robert Cox, team foul #6 | 37-38 |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew Lane (SG) Edward Schrader | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 09:33 | Illinois | Jeffrey Hall makes the free throw | 38-38 |
| 09:16 | Northwestern | Robert Cox scores on a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Mike Clark | 38-40 |
| 08:47 | Illinois | Roger Maciel buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Jeffrey Hall | 41-40 |
| 08:25 | Northwestern | Matthew Foret loses the dribble to Richard Burns | 41-40 |
| 08:14 | Illinois | Darryl Daniels steals the ball from Roger Maciel | 41-40 |
| 07:55 | Northwestern | Mike Clark's floater is knocked away by Roger Maciel | 41-40 |
| 07:54 | Northwestern | James Gregory tips it in | 41-42 |
| 07:25 | Illinois | Matthew Lane misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Darryl Daniels - foul #4 on Darryl Daniels, team foul #7 | 41-42 |
| Subs | Illinois | Kwabena Abdel (PG), Edward Schrader (SG), Raymond Haddix (PF), Gary Bradley (C) Roger Maciel, Richard Burns, Clyde Pate, Jeffrey Hall | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson (PG), George Hutchcraft (SF), Raymond Price (PF), Alphonso Valdez (C) Mike Clark, Matthew Foret, James Gregory, Robert Cox | |
| 07:25 | Illinois | Matthew Lane misses the 1st free throw | 41-42 |
| 07:25 | Illinois | Matthew Lane makes the 2nd free throw | 42-42 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Kwabena Abdel (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Schrader (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Matthew Lane (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Raymond Haddix (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Gary Bradley (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Jonas Richardson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Darryl Daniels (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. 4 pf. SF - George Hutchcraft (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Raymond Price (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. C - Alphonso Valdez (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:01 | Northwestern | Alphonso Valdez can't finish the layup | 42-42 |
| 07:00 | Northwestern | Alphonso Valdez pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-42 |
| 06:52 | Northwestern | Alphonso Valdez misses badly on a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Edward Schrader - foul #2 on Edward Schrader, team foul #2 | 42-42 |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Burns (SF) Matthew Lane | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Malcolm Archer (SG) Darryl Daniels | |
| 06:52 | Northwestern | Alphonso Valdez makes the 1st free throw | 42-43 |
| 06:52 | Northwestern | Alphonso Valdez makes the 2nd free throw | 42-44 |
| 06:34 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix is fouled on the floor by Malcolm Archer - foul #1 on Malcolm Archer, team foul #8 | 42-44 |
| 06:34 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix makes the 1st free throw | 43-44 |
| 06:34 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix makes the 2nd free throw | 44-44 |
| 06:23 | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson misses the runner in the paint but he's hacked by Edward Schrader - foul #3 on Edward Schrader, team foul #3 | 44-44 |
| Subs | Illinois | Roger Maciel (PG) Kwabena Abdel | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 06:23 | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson makes the 1st free throw | 44-45 |
| 06:23 | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson misses the 2nd free throw | 44-45 |
| 06:23 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix grabs the board | 44-45 |
| 05:59 | Illinois | Richard Burns clanks a floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Alphonso Valdez - foul #2 on Alphonso Valdez, team foul #9 | 44-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Mike Clark (PG), Robert Cox (C) Jonas Richardson, Alphonso Valdez | |
| 05:59 | Illinois | Richard Burns makes the 1st free throw | 45-45 |
| 05:59 | Illinois | Richard Burns makes the 2nd free throw | 46-45 |
| 05:37 | Northwestern | George Hutchcraft scores on a jumper from the left wing and the foul's on Richard Burns - foul #3 on Richard Burns, team foul #4 | 46-47 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Darryl Daniels (SG) Malcolm Archer | |
| 05:37 | Northwestern | George Hutchcraft makes the free throw | 46-48 |
| 05:14 | Illinois | Darryl Daniels steps in front of the Roger Maciel pass | 46-48 |
| 04:52 | Northwestern | Mike Clark misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 46-48 |
| 04:50 | Illinois | Roger Maciel grabs the defensive rebound | 46-48 |
| 04:22 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 46-48 |
| 04:21 | Northwestern | Mike Clark pulls down the rebound | 46-48 |
| 03:58 | Northwestern | George Hutchcraft scores on a fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Robert Cox and he's hacked by Richard Burns - foul #4 on Richard Burns, team foul #5 | 46-50 |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew Lane (SF), Jeffrey Hall (C) Richard Burns, Gary Bradley | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Malcolm Archer (SG), James Gregory (PF), Alphonso Valdez (C) Darryl Daniels, Raymond Price, Robert Cox | |
| 03:58 | Northwestern | George Hutchcraft makes the free throw | 46-51 |
| 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 (-2) | |
| 03:41 | Illinois | Roger Maciel misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 46-51 |
| 03:40 | Illinois | Matthew Lane tips it in | 48-51 |
| 03:35 | Northwestern | George Hutchcraft hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane | 48-51 |
| 03:34 | Northwestern | Alphonso Valdez tips it home | 48-53 |
| 03:22 | Illinois | Matthew Lane comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 48-53 |
| 03:20 | Northwestern | James Gregory grabs the defensive rebound | 48-53 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Roger Maciel (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Schrader (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Matthew Lane (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Raymond Haddix (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Jeffrey Hall (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Mike Clark (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. SG - Malcolm Archer (fresh) SF - George Hutchcraft (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Gregory (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Alphonso Valdez (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 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 (-2) | |
| 03:08 | Northwestern | James Gregory connects on the jumper from the right wing and the foul's on Raymond Haddix - foul #1 on Raymond Haddix, team foul #6 | 48-55 |
| Subs | Illinois | Kwabena Abdel (PG), Clyde Pate (PF) Roger Maciel, Raymond Haddix | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson (PG), Matthew Foret (SF) Mike Clark, George Hutchcraft | |
| 03:08 | Northwestern | James Gregory makes the free throw | 48-56 |
| 02:57 | Illinois | Matthew Lane can't throw it down | 48-56 |
| 02:55 | Illinois | Jeffrey Hall tips it back up and in | 50-56 |
| 02:55 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-56 |
| Subs | Illinois | Roger Maciel (PG), Richard Burns (SF), Raymond Haddix (PF), Gary Bradley (C) Kwabena Abdel, Matthew Lane, Clyde Pate, Jeffrey Hall | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Mike Clark (PG), Darryl Daniels (SG), Raymond Price (PF), Robert Cox (C) Jonas Richardson, Malcolm Archer, James Gregory, Alphonso Valdez | |
| 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 (-2) | |
| 02:30 | Northwestern | Robert Cox misses long on a turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Roger Maciel - foul #2 on Roger Maciel, team foul #7 | 50-56 |
| 02:30 | Northwestern | Robert Cox makes the 1st free throw | 50-57 |
| 02:30 | Northwestern | Robert Cox makes the 2nd free throw | 50-58 |
| 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 (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:19 | Illinois | Gary Bradley misses the lay-in | 50-58 |
| 02:18 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Robert Cox | 50-58 |
| 02:12 | Northwestern | Matthew Foret buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Mike Clark | 50-60 |
| 02:02 | Illinois | Edward Schrader misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 50-60 |
| 02:01 | Northwestern | Matthew Foret pulls down the rebound | 50-60 |
| 01:40 | Northwestern | Robert Cox is called for the illegal screen - foul #4 on Robert Cox, team foul #10 | 50-60 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | George Hutchcraft (SF) Matthew Foret | |
| 01:25 | Illinois | George Hutchcraft picks off the pass by Richard Burns | 50-60 |
| 01:04 | Northwestern | Robert Cox banks in the layup on a great pass from George Hutchcraft and he's fouled by Gary Bradley - foul #4 on Gary Bradley, team foul #8 | 50-62 |
| 01:04 | Northwestern | Robert Cox makes the free throw | 50-63 |
| 01:02 | Illinois | Roger Maciel throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 50-63 |
| 00:40 | Northwestern | Mike Clark misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 50-63 |
| 00:39 | Illinois | Gary Bradley snags the defensive board | 50-63 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 00:35 | Illinois | Edward Schrader's pass is intercepted by Raymond Price | 50-63 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 00:08 | Northwestern | George Hutchcraft misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Richard Burns - foul #5 on Richard Burns, team foul #9 | 50-63 |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew Lane (SF) Richard Burns | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 00:08 | Northwestern | George Hutchcraft makes the 1st free throw | 50-64 |
| 00:08 | Northwestern | George Hutchcraft misses the 2nd free throw | 50-64 |
| 00:08 | Illinois | Gary Bradley grabs the board | 50-64 |
| 00:04 | Illinois | Matthew Lane drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Roger Maciel | 52-64 |
| 00:00 | Northwestern | Mike Clark runs out the clock | 52-64 |