| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Walter Matz (fresh) SG - Jackie Jenkins (fresh) SF - Timothy Swenson (fresh) PF - Robert Woo (fresh) C - Todd Lax (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Keith Jones (fresh) SG - Wesley Prado (fresh) SF - Joshua Robertson (fresh) PF - Todd Raub (fresh) C - Jie Huang (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Jie Huang wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:31 | Illinois | Todd Raub buries a runner from the left block on a great pass from Joshua Robertson | 0-2 |
| 19:14 | Northwestern | Todd Lax jams it | 2-2 |
| 18:50 | Illinois | Keith Jones scores on a floater from the left side | 2-4 |
| 18:47 | Northwestern | Joshua Robertson picks off the pass by Walter Matz in the backcourt | 2-4 |
| 18:22 | Illinois | Jie Huang clanks a jumper from the right block | 2-4 |
| 18:21 | Illinois | Wesley Prado tips it in | 2-6 |
| 18:03 | Northwestern | Todd Lax comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint | 2-6 |
| 18:02 | Northwestern | Timothy Swenson tips it back up and in | 4-6 |
| 17:36 | Illinois | Todd Raub lays it in uncontested on a nice dish by Wesley Prado and he's hacked by Walter Matz - foul #1 on Walter Matz, team foul #1 | 4-8 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jason Porter (SG), Ray Dempsey (SF), Robert Sutherland (PF), Jacob Jefferson (C) Jackie Jenkins, Timothy Swenson, Robert Woo, Todd Lax | |
| Subs | Illinois | Eric Thomas (PG), Reed Phillips (SF) Keith Jones, Joshua Robertson | |
| 17:36 | Illinois | Todd Raub makes the free throw | 4-9 |
| 17:34 | Northwestern | Walter Matz throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 4-9 |
| 17:12 | Illinois | Reed Phillips buries a floater in the paint on a nice dish by Eric Thomas | 4-11 |
| 17:08 | Northwestern | Ray Dempsey is fouled on the floor by Todd Raub - foul #1 on Todd Raub, team foul #1 | 4-11 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Nathan Summers (SF) Walter Matz | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 16:59 | Northwestern | Eric Thomas takes the ball from Jason Porter | 4-11 |
| 16:57 | Illinois | Wesley Prado is hacked by Nathan Summers in the backcourt - foul #1 on Nathan Summers, team foul #2 | 4-11 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Illinois | William Roberts (C) Jie Huang | |
| 16:41 | Illinois | William Roberts misses the floater from the right block but the foul's on Robert Sutherland - foul #1 on Robert Sutherland, team foul #3 | 4-11 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Timothy Swenson (SF) Jacob Jefferson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Stanley Huff (SG), Antonio Stack (PF) Wesley Prado, Todd Raub | |
| 16:41 | Illinois | William Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 4-12 |
| 16:41 | Illinois | William Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 4-13 |
| 16:24 | Northwestern | Reed Phillips steps in front of the Ray Dempsey pass | 4-13 |
| 16:09 | Illinois | Stanley Huff clanks a 3 from the right corner | 4-13 |
| 16:08 | Illinois | Stanley Huff snags the offensive board | 4-13 |
| 15:45 | Illinois | Stanley Huff is hacked by Ray Dempsey - foul #1 on Ray Dempsey, team foul #4 | 4-13 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Walter Matz (PG), Jackie Jenkins (SG), Robert Woo (PF), Todd Lax (C) Jason Porter, Ray Dempsey, Nathan Summers, Robert Sutherland | |
| Subs | Illinois | Keith Jones (PG), Richard Chiaramonte (SF), Todd Raub (PF), Jie Huang (C) Eric Thomas, Reed Phillips, Antonio Stack, William Roberts | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Walter Matz (fresh) SG - Jackie Jenkins (fresh) SF - Timothy Swenson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Woo (fresh) C - Todd Lax (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Keith Jones (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Stanley Huff (fresh) SF - Richard Chiaramonte (fresh) PF - Todd Raub (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Jie Huang (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:26 | Illinois | The jump hook by Todd Raub is blocked by Timothy Swenson | 4-13 |
| 15:24 | Northwestern | Robert Woo grabs the board | 4-13 |
| 15:14 | Northwestern | Jackie Jenkins misses long on a jump hook in the paint | 4-13 |
| 15:13 | Northwestern | Timothy Swenson misses the tip | 4-13 |
| 15:12 | Northwestern | Robert Woo grabs the offensive board | 4-13 |
| 14:58 | Northwestern | Jackie Jenkins misses the runner in the paint but the foul's on Jie Huang - foul #1 on Jie Huang, team foul #2 | 4-13 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jacob Jefferson (C) Todd Lax | |
| Subs | Illinois | Wesley Prado (SG), Joshua Robertson (SF), Kris Barnes (C) Stanley Huff, Richard Chiaramonte, Jie Huang | |
| 14:58 | Northwestern | Jackie Jenkins misses the 1st free throw | 4-13 |
| 14:58 | Northwestern | Jackie Jenkins misses the 2nd free throw | 4-13 |
| 14:58 | Illinois | Kris Barnes grabs the board | 4-13 |
| 14:29 | Illinois | Joshua Robertson loses the dribble to Robert Woo | 4-13 |
| 14:27 | Northwestern | Jackie Jenkins is fouled in the backcourt by Wesley Prado - foul #1 on Wesley Prado, team foul #3 | 4-13 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Larry Bessette (SG) Jackie Jenkins | |
| Subs | Illinois | Antonio Stack (PF) Todd Raub | |
| 14:17 | Northwestern | Timothy Swenson hits a jump hook from the baseline | 6-13 |
| 14:06 | Illinois | Larry Bessette is called for the reach on Antonio Stack - foul #1 on Larry Bessette, team foul #5 | 6-13 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Tony Glenn (PG), Todd Lax (C) Walter Matz, Jacob Jefferson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Chiaramonte (SF) Joshua Robertson | |
| 13:49 | Illinois | Richard Chiaramonte misses long on an open turnaround from the right block | 6-13 |
| 13:48 | Northwestern | Timothy Swenson gets the rebound | 6-13 |
| 13:43 | Northwestern | Timothy Swenson drills a jumper near the basket | 8-13 |
| 13:29 | Illinois | Richard Chiaramonte is open but comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 8-13 |
| 13:28 | Northwestern | Todd Lax grabs the defensive rebound | 8-13 |
| 13:23 | Northwestern | Tony Glenn comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 8-13 |
| 13:21 | Illinois | Kris Barnes grabs the board | 8-13 |
| 13:16 | Illinois | Richard Chiaramonte is fouled in the backcourt by Timothy Swenson - foul #1 on Timothy Swenson, team foul #6 | 8-13 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jason Porter (SG), Nathan Summers (SF), Robert Sutherland (PF) Larry Bessette, Timothy Swenson, Robert Woo | |
| Subs | Illinois | Eric Thomas (PG), Stanley Huff (SG), Reed Phillips (SF), William Roberts (PF), Jie Huang (C) Keith Jones, Wesley Prado, Richard Chiaramonte, Antonio Stack, Kris Barnes | |
| 13:05 | Illinois | Eric Thomas misses the 3 from the left wing | 8-13 |
| 13:04 | Illinois | William Roberts hits the follow up shot | 8-15 |
| 12:45 | Northwestern | Jason Porter misses badly on the uncontested 3pt attempt from straight away | 8-15 |
| 12:44 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Jie Huang | 8-15 |
| 12:31 | Illinois | William Roberts buries a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Eric Thomas and the foul's on Tony Glenn - foul #1 on Tony Glenn, team foul #7 | 8-17 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Walter Matz (PG), Jackie Jenkins (SG), Ray Dempsey (SF) Tony Glenn, Robert Sutherland, Todd Lax | |
| Subs | Illinois | Wesley Prado (SG), Joshua Robertson (SF), Todd Raub (PF) Stanley Huff, Reed Phillips, Jie Huang | |
| 12:31 | Illinois | William Roberts makes the free throw | 8-18 |
| 12:10 | Northwestern | Wesley Prado takes the ball from Jackie Jenkins | 8-18 |
| 11:50 | Illinois | Todd Raub misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 8-18 |
| 11:49 | Northwestern | Ray Dempsey grabs the defensive rebound | 8-18 |
| 11:47 | Northwestern | Jackie Jenkins is hacked by Wesley Prado in the backcourt - foul #2 on Wesley Prado, team foul #4 | 8-18 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Larry Bessette (SG), Robert Woo (PF), Jacob Jefferson (C) Jackie Jenkins, Nathan Summers, Jason Porter | |
| Subs | Illinois | Keith Jones (PG), Richard Chiaramonte (SG), Antonio Stack (PF), Jie Huang (C) Eric Thomas, Wesley Prado, Todd Raub, William Roberts | |
| 11:28 | Northwestern | Robert Woo makes the shot from the left block on a nice dish by Walter Matz | 10-18 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Walter Matz (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Larry Bessette (fresh) SF - Ray Dempsey (fairly fresh) PF - Robert Woo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jacob Jefferson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Keith Jones (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Richard Chiaramonte (fresh) SF - Joshua Robertson (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Antonio Stack (fresh) C - Jie Huang (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:25 | Illinois | Richard Chiaramonte is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 10-18 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Timothy Swenson (SF), Robert Sutherland (PF) Ray Dempsey, Robert Woo | |
| Subs | Illinois | Stanley Huff (SG), Reed Phillips (SF) Richard Chiaramonte, Joshua Robertson | |
| 11:16 | Northwestern | Larry Bessette scores on a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Walter Matz | 13-18 |
| 10:47 | Illinois | Jie Huang banks in the layup on a nice dish by Reed Phillips | 13-20 |
| 10:23 | Northwestern | Walter Matz comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Reed Phillips - foul #1 on Reed Phillips, team foul #5 | 13-20 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jackie Jenkins (SG), Robert Woo (PF), Jason Porter (C) Larry Bessette, Robert Sutherland, Jacob Jefferson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Eric Thomas (PG), Richard Chiaramonte (SG), Joshua Robertson (SF), Todd Raub (PF), Kris Barnes (C) Keith Jones, Stanley Huff, Reed Phillips, Antonio Stack, Jie Huang | |
| 10:23 | Northwestern | Walter Matz makes the 1st free throw | 14-20 |
| 10:23 | Northwestern | Walter Matz makes the 2nd free throw | 15-20 |
| 10:20 | Illinois | Joshua Robertson's pass is intercepted by Jason Porter in the backcourt | 15-20 |
| 10:05 | Northwestern | Jason Porter connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 17-20 |
| 09:50 | Illinois | Joshua Robertson is whistled for traveling | 17-20 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ray Dempsey (SF), Nathan Summers (PF), Todd Lax (C) Walter Matz, Timothy Swenson, Robert Woo | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jie Huang (C) Kris Barnes | |
| 09:26 | Northwestern | Jason Porter buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 20-20 |
| 09:11 | Illinois | Richard Chiaramonte misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Todd Lax - foul #1 on Todd Lax, team foul #8 | 20-20 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Tony Glenn (PG), Robert Woo (PF) Jason Porter, Nathan Summers | |
| Subs | Illinois | Keith Jones (PG), Stanley Huff (SG), William Roberts (C) Eric Thomas, Joshua Robertson, Jie Huang | |
| 09:11 | Illinois | Richard Chiaramonte makes the 1st free throw | 20-21 |
| 09:11 | Illinois | Richard Chiaramonte makes the 2nd free throw | 20-22 |
| 09:06 | Northwestern | Tony Glenn throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 20-22 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Reed Phillips (SF) Richard Chiaramonte | |
| 08:55 | Illinois | Reed Phillips misses long on a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Ray Dempsey - foul #2 on Ray Dempsey, team foul #9 | 20-22 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Timothy Swenson (SF), Robert Sutherland (C) Ray Dempsey, Todd Lax | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 08:55 | Illinois | Reed Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 20-23 |
| 08:55 | Illinois | Reed Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 20-24 |
| 08:45 | Northwestern | Robert Woo is hacked by Todd Raub - foul #2 on Todd Raub, team foul #6 | 20-24 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Antonio Stack (PF) Todd Raub | |
| 08:22 | Northwestern | Timothy Swenson misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 20-24 |
| 08:21 | Illinois | William Roberts snags the defensive board | 20-24 |
| 07:55 | Illinois | Antonio Stack misses badly on a floater from the baseline | 20-24 |
| 07:53 | Northwestern | Robert Woo grabs the board | 20-24 |
| 07:47 | Northwestern | Robert Woo misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 20-24 |
| 07:45 | Illinois | William Roberts gets the rebound | 20-24 |
| 07:23 | Illinois | Antonio Stack misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 20-24 |
| 07:21 | Illinois | William Roberts gets the offensive rebound | 20-24 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Tony Glenn (fairly fresh) SG - Jackie Jenkins (tiring) SF - Timothy Swenson (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Woo (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Sutherland (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Keith Jones (tired) 2 pts. SG - Stanley Huff (fairly fresh) SF - Reed Phillips (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Antonio Stack (fairly fresh) C - William Roberts (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 06:58 | Illinois | Antonio Stack is wide open but clanks a driving attempt from close range | 20-24 |
| 06:57 | Northwestern | Timothy Swenson pulls down the rebound | 20-24 |
| 06:52 | Northwestern | Antonio Stack steals the ball from Timothy Swenson | 20-24 |
| 06:32 | Illinois | William Roberts misses badly on a jump hook in the paint | 20-24 |
| 06:31 | Northwestern | Tony Glenn grabs the board | 20-24 |
| 06:31 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 20-24 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Walter Matz (PG), Jason Porter (SG), Nathan Summers (SF), Jacob Jefferson (PF), Todd Lax (C) Tony Glenn, Jackie Jenkins, Timothy Swenson, Robert Woo, Robert Sutherland | |
| Subs | Illinois | Eric Thomas (PG), Wesley Prado (SG), Joshua Robertson (SF), Todd Raub (PF), Kris Barnes (C) Keith Jones, Stanley Huff, Reed Phillips, Antonio Stack, William Roberts | |
| 06:29 | Northwestern | Walter Matz's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 20-24 |
| 06:14 | Illinois | Eric Thomas knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Wesley Prado | 20-27 |
| 06:02 | Northwestern | Jason Porter hits a turnaround from close range on a great pass from Nathan Summers | 22-27 |
| 06:00 | Illinois | Eric Thomas is fouled in the backcourt by Jason Porter - foul #1 on Jason Porter, team foul #10 | 22-27 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jie Huang (C) Kris Barnes | |
| 06:00 | Illinois | Eric Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 22-28 |
| 06:00 | Illinois | Eric Thomas misses the 2nd free throw | 22-28 |
| 06:00 | Northwestern | Jacob Jefferson snags the defensive board | 22-28 |
| 05:58 | Northwestern | Walter Matz's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 22-28 |
| 05:34 | Illinois | Todd Raub misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway in the lane | 22-28 |
| 05:32 | Illinois | Jie Huang misses the tip | 22-28 |
| 05:31 | Illinois | Wesley Prado snags the offensive board | 22-28 |
| 05:19 | Illinois | Eric Thomas is alone and drills a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Wesley Prado | 22-31 |
| 05:13 | Northwestern | Jie Huang denies the turnaround by Jacob Jefferson | 22-31 |
| 05:11 | Illinois | Wesley Prado pulls down the rebound | 22-31 |
| 04:44 | Illinois | Eric Thomas misses the 3 from the right wing | 22-31 |
| 04:42 | Northwestern | Walter Matz snags the defensive board | 22-31 |
| 04:34 | Northwestern | Todd Lax throws a bad pass out of bounds | 22-31 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Larry Bessette (SG), Timothy Swenson (SF), Robert Sutherland (PF) Jason Porter, Nathan Summers, Jacob Jefferson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Chiaramonte (SF), Kris Barnes (C) Joshua Robertson, Jie Huang | |
| 04:32 | Illinois | Eric Thomas is hacked by Walter Matz in the backcourt - foul #2 on Walter Matz, team foul #11 | 22-31 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jason Porter (PG) Walter Matz | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 04:32 | Illinois | Eric Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 22-32 |
| 04:32 | Illinois | Eric Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 22-33 |
| 04:04 | Northwestern | Todd Lax throws a bad pass out of bounds | 22-33 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Woo (PF) Todd Lax | |
| Subs | Illinois | Keith Jones (PG), Jie Huang (C) Eric Thomas, Todd Raub | |
| 03:42 | Illinois | Richard Chiaramonte is by himself and knocks in the shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Kris Barnes | 22-35 |
| 03:37 | Northwestern | Timothy Swenson misses short on an open turnaround from the left block | 22-35 |
| 03:36 | Illinois | Kris Barnes grabs the board | 22-35 |
| 03:14 | Illinois | Richard Chiaramonte makes the wide open shot from the right block set up by Wesley Prado | 22-37 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Jason Porter (tiring) 7 pts. SG - Larry Bessette (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Timothy Swenson (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Woo (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Sutherland (tiring) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Keith Jones (tiring) 2 pts. SG - Wesley Prado (tiring) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Richard Chiaramonte (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Kris Barnes (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Jie Huang (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:10 | Northwestern | Larry Bessette misses the jumper in the lane but he's fouled by Wesley Prado - foul #3 on Wesley Prado, team foul #7 | 22-37 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Tony Glenn (PG), Ray Dempsey (SF), Todd Lax (C) Jason Porter, Timothy Swenson, Robert Woo | |
| Subs | Illinois | Eric Thomas (PG), Stanley Huff (SG), Reed Phillips (SF), Antonio Stack (PF) Keith Jones, Wesley Prado, Richard Chiaramonte, Kris Barnes | |
| 03:10 | Northwestern | Larry Bessette makes the 1st free throw | 23-37 |
| 03:10 | Northwestern | Larry Bessette makes the 2nd free throw | 24-37 |
| 02:44 | Illinois | Jie Huang is open and buries a fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Reed Phillips | 24-39 |
| 02:20 | Northwestern | Tony Glenn misses short on an open jump hook from the baseline | 24-39 |
| 02:18 | Illinois | Jie Huang snags the defensive board | 24-39 |
| 01:54 | Illinois | Stanley Huff is wide open but clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 24-39 |
| 01:52 | Illinois | Jie Huang grabs the offensive rebound | 24-39 |
| 01:30 | Illinois | Jie Huang hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumper from the right block but the foul's on Todd Lax - foul #2 on Todd Lax, team foul #12 | 24-39 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Walter Matz (PG), Jackie Jenkins (SG), Timothy Swenson (SF), Nathan Summers (PF), Jacob Jefferson (C) Tony Glenn, Larry Bessette, Ray Dempsey, Robert Sutherland, Todd Lax | |
| Subs | Illinois | Keith Jones (PG), Joshua Robertson (SF), William Roberts (PF) Eric Thomas, Reed Phillips, Antonio Stack | |
| 01:30 | Illinois | Jie Huang misses the 1st free throw | 24-39 |
| 01:30 | Illinois | Jie Huang makes the 2nd free throw | 24-40 |
| 01:28 | Northwestern | Jackie Jenkins throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 24-40 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Todd Raub (PF) Jie Huang | |
| 01:08 | Illinois | Stanley Huff scores on a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Keith Jones | 24-43 |
| 00:48 | Northwestern | Nathan Summers misses long on a shot in the lane | 24-43 |
| 00:47 | Illinois | William Roberts pulls down the rebound | 24-43 |
| 00:45 | Illinois | Joshua Robertson is hacked by Timothy Swenson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Timothy Swenson, team foul #13 | 24-43 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Woo (PF) Nathan Summers | |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Chiaramonte (SG) Stanley Huff | |
| 00:45 | Illinois | Joshua Robertson makes the 1st free throw | 24-44 |
| 00:45 | Illinois | Joshua Robertson makes the 2nd free throw | 24-45 |
| 00:25 | Northwestern | Jackie Jenkins can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 24-45 |
| 00:23 | Illinois | Joshua Robertson snags the defensive board | 24-45 |
| 00:05 | Illinois | Richard Chiaramonte hits the finger roll on a great pass from Joshua Robertson and the foul's on Jacob Jefferson - foul #1 on Jacob Jefferson, team foul #14 | 24-47 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ray Dempsey (SF), Todd Lax (C) Timothy Swenson, Jacob Jefferson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Eric Thomas (PG), Kris Barnes (C) Keith Jones, William Roberts | |
| 00:05 | Illinois | Richard Chiaramonte misses the free throw | 24-47 |
| 00:05 | Northwestern | Todd Lax pulls down the rebound | 24-47 |
| 00:00 | Northwestern | Ray Dempsey knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing | 27-47 |