| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Anthony Steffen (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kevin Anderson (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Vincent Kuo (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Riddle (fresh) 10 pts. C - Willard Davidson (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Norman Young (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ralph Felan (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Kevin Evans (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Coleman (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Frederic Gall (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern | Vincent Kuo inbounds the ball | 36-43 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:45 | Northwestern | Frederic Gall steps in front of the Kevin Anderson pass | 36-43 |
| 19:33 | Illinois State | Richard Coleman buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Norman Young | 36-46 |
| 19:20 | Northwestern | Willard Davidson is hacked by Frederic Gall - foul #2 on Frederic Gall, team foul #1 | 36-46 |
| 19:03 | Northwestern | Anthony Steffen can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 36-46 |
| 19:01 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Richard Coleman | 36-46 |
| 18:38 | Illinois State | Richard Coleman dunks the ball | 36-48 |
| 18:30 | Northwestern | Anthony Steffen scores on a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Kevin Anderson | 39-48 |
| 18:14 | Illinois State | Norman Young misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 39-48 |
| 18:13 | Northwestern | Vincent Kuo snags the defensive board | 39-48 |
| 17:58 | Northwestern | Vincent Kuo connects on the open 3pt jumper from the right wing | 42-48 |
| 17:33 | Illinois State | Richard Coleman hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 42-48 |
| 17:31 | Illinois State | Ralph Felan can't tip it in | 42-48 |
| 17:29 | Northwestern | Willard Davidson grabs the defensive rebound | 42-48 |
| 17:24 | Northwestern | Kevin Anderson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 42-48 |
| 17:22 | Northwestern | John Riddle can't tip it in | 42-48 |
| 17:20 | Illinois State | Norman Young grabs the defensive rebound | 42-48 |
| 17:02 | Illinois State | Frederic Gall blows the layup but the foul's on Willard Davidson - foul #1 on Willard Davidson, team foul #1 | 42-48 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Carter (SF) Vincent Kuo | |
| Subs | Illinois State | James Ramsey (PG), Shane Wade (SG), Michael Zents (SF), Kenneth Hilton (PF) Norman Young, Ralph Felan, Kevin Evans, Richard Coleman | |
| 17:02 | Illinois State | Frederic Gall misses the 1st free throw | 42-48 |
| 17:02 | Illinois State | Frederic Gall makes the 2nd free throw | 42-49 |
| 17:00 | Northwestern | Shane Wade steals it from Willard Davidson in the backcourt | 42-49 |
| 16:42 | Illinois State | Shane Wade hits a 3pt shot from the left wing | 42-52 |
| 16:28 | Northwestern | Anthony Steffen hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 pointer from the right wing | 42-52 |
| 16:27 | Northwestern | Kevin Anderson misses the tip | 42-52 |
| 16:26 | Illinois State | Frederic Gall grabs the board | 42-52 |
| 16:08 | Illinois State | Michael Zents comes up short on the floater in the paint but he's hacked by Willard Davidson - foul #2 on Willard Davidson, team foul #2 | 42-52 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Alberto Costa (SG) Kevin Anderson | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Jack Begay (C) Frederic Gall | |
| 16:08 | Illinois State | Michael Zents makes the 1st free throw | 42-53 |
| 16:08 | Illinois State | Michael Zents makes the 2nd free throw | 42-54 |
| 15:57 | Northwestern | John Riddle makes the fadeaway from the right block | 44-54 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Anthony Steffen (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alberto Costa (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Carter (fresh) PF - John Riddle (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. C - Willard Davidson (fairly fresh) 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - James Ramsey (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Shane Wade (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Zents (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Hilton (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Jack Begay (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:52 | Illinois State | Shane Wade hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 44-54 |
| 15:51 | Illinois State | Shane Wade snags the offensive board | 44-54 |
| 15:30 | Illinois State | Michael Zents banks in the layup on a nice dish by Kenneth Hilton | 44-56 |
| 15:27 | Northwestern | Anthony Steffen is hacked by Jack Begay in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jack Begay, team foul #2 | 44-56 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Matthew McGraw (PG), Vincent Kuo (SF), Matthew Teer (PF), Warren Cash (C) Anthony Steffen, Robert Carter, John Riddle, Willard Davidson | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Norman Young (PG), Ralph Felan (SG), Walter Pearcy (SF), Richard Coleman (PF) James Ramsey, Shane Wade, Michael Zents, Kenneth Hilton | |
| 15:15 | Northwestern | Richard Coleman picks off the pass by Vincent Kuo | 44-56 |
| 14:54 | Illinois State | Walter Pearcy is fouled on the floor by Matthew McGraw - foul #2 on Matthew McGraw, team foul #3 | 44-56 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Kevin Anderson (SG) Alberto Costa | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Michael Zents (C) Jack Begay | |
| 14:39 | Illinois State | Michael Zents is denied on a layup by Matthew Teer | 44-56 |
| 14:37 | Northwestern | Vincent Kuo grabs the board | 44-56 |
| 14:33 | Northwestern | Warren Cash knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Matthew Teer | 46-56 |
| 14:12 | Illinois State | Walter Pearcy comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 46-56 |
| 14:11 | Northwestern | Matthew McGraw grabs the board | 46-56 |
| 14:09 | Northwestern | Matthew Teer is hacked by Richard Coleman in the backcourt - foul #1 on Richard Coleman, team foul #3 | 46-56 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Anthony Steffen (PG), Robert Carter (SF), John Riddle (PF), Willard Davidson (C) Matthew McGraw, Vincent Kuo, Matthew Teer, Warren Cash | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Kevin Evans (SF), Kenneth Hilton (C) Ralph Felan, Michael Zents | |
| 13:58 | Northwestern | John Riddle can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 46-56 |
| 13:57 | Illinois State | Kenneth Hilton snags the defensive board | 46-56 |
| 13:53 | Illinois State | Norman Young is fouled on the floor by Anthony Steffen - foul #1 on Anthony Steffen, team foul #4 | 46-56 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Shane Wade (SG), Frederic Gall (C) Walter Pearcy, Richard Coleman | |
| 13:39 | Illinois State | Shane Wade is whistled for traveling | 46-56 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Alberto Costa (SG) Kevin Anderson | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Jack Begay (C) Frederic Gall | |
| 13:36 | Northwestern | Kevin Evans steps in front of the Robert Carter pass in the backcourt | 46-56 |
| 13:34 | Illinois State | Kevin Evans banks in the layup | 46-58 |
| 13:23 | Northwestern | John Riddle misses the jumper near the basket but he's fouled by Kevin Evans - foul #1 on Kevin Evans, team foul #4 | 46-58 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | James Ramsey (PG) Norman Young | |
| 13:23 | Northwestern | John Riddle makes the 1st free throw | 47-58 |
| 13:23 | Northwestern | John Riddle makes the 2nd free throw | 48-58 |
| 13:03 | Illinois State | Shane Wade clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 48-58 |
| 13:02 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Robert Carter | 48-58 |
| 12:41 | Northwestern | Alberto Costa can't finish the layup | 48-58 |
| 12:40 | Northwestern | Robert Carter hits the follow up shot | 50-58 |
| 12:26 | Illinois State | Kenneth Hilton misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 50-58 |
| 12:25 | Illinois State | James Ramsey hits the follow up shot | 50-60 |
| 12:06 | Northwestern | John Riddle makes the wide open fadeaway from just outside the lane | 52-60 |
| 11:53 | Illinois State | Kenneth Hilton buries a jumper from the free throw line | 52-62 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Anthony Steffen (tiring) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alberto Costa (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Carter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Riddle (tiring) 16 pts. 2 reb. C - Willard Davidson (tiring) 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - James Ramsey (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Shane Wade (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Kevin Evans (tiring) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kenneth Hilton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Jack Begay (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:38 | Northwestern | John Riddle buries a fadeaway from the left block | 54-62 |
| 11:18 | Illinois State | Shane Wade misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 54-62 |
| 11:17 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to John Riddle | 54-62 |
| 10:58 | Northwestern | Alberto Costa misses badly on a turnaround near the basket | 54-62 |
| 10:56 | Illinois State | Kenneth Hilton pulls down the rebound | 54-62 |
| 10:52 | Illinois State | Kevin Evans is fouled on the floor by Willard Davidson - foul #3 on Willard Davidson, team foul #5 | 54-62 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Matthew McGraw (PG), Kevin Anderson (SG), Vincent Kuo (SF), Matthew Teer (PF), Warren Cash (C) Anthony Steffen, Alberto Costa, Robert Carter, John Riddle, Willard Davidson | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Norman Young (PG), Ralph Felan (SG), Walter Pearcy (SF), Michael Zents (PF), Frederic Gall (C) James Ramsey, Shane Wade, Kevin Evans, Kenneth Hilton, Jack Begay | |
| 10:34 | Illinois State | Ralph Felan drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Norman Young | 54-64 |
| 10:26 | Northwestern | Warren Cash misses the lay-in | 54-64 |
| 10:24 | Northwestern | Warren Cash snags the offensive board | 54-64 |
| 10:09 | Northwestern | Walter Pearcy takes the ball from Matthew Teer | 54-64 |
| 09:54 | Illinois State | Ralph Felan can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 54-64 |
| 09:52 | Illinois State | Frederic Gall tips it home | 54-66 |
| 09:45 | Northwestern | Kevin Anderson connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 57-66 |
| 09:31 | Illinois State | Matthew Teer swats the short shot by Ralph Felan | 57-66 |
| 09:29 | Northwestern | Matthew Teer grabs the board | 57-66 |
| 09:17 | Northwestern | Warren Cash misses badly on the uncontested floater from the right wing | 57-66 |
| 09:16 | Northwestern | Matthew Teer misses the tip | 57-66 |
| 09:15 | Northwestern | Vincent Kuo pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-66 |
| 09:05 | Northwestern | Kevin Anderson connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Matthew McGraw | 60-66 |
| 08:45 | Illinois State | Michael Zents buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Norman Young | 60-68 |
| 08:30 | Northwestern | Vincent Kuo scores on a 3 from the left wing set up by Matthew McGraw | 63-68 |
| 08:13 | Illinois State | Ralph Felan comes up short on the jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Kevin Anderson - foul #2 on Kevin Anderson, team foul #6 | 63-68 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Anthony Steffen (PG), Lino Schilawski (SG) Matthew McGraw, Kevin Anderson | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Kevin Evans (SF), Richard Coleman (PF) Walter Pearcy, Michael Zents | |
| 08:13 | Illinois State | Ralph Felan misses the 1st free throw | 63-68 |
| 08:13 | Illinois State | Ralph Felan makes the 2nd free throw | 63-69 |
| 08:09 | Northwestern | Anthony Steffen's pass is intercepted by Norman Young in the backcourt | 63-69 |
| 07:58 | Illinois State | Norman Young travels with the ball | 63-69 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Carter (SF), John Riddle (PF) Vincent Kuo, Matthew Teer | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 07:37 | Northwestern | John Riddle drills a jump hook from close range and the foul's on Richard Coleman - foul #2 on Richard Coleman, team foul #5 | 65-69 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Willard Davidson (C) Warren Cash | |
| Subs | Illinois State | James Ramsey (PG) Norman Young | |
| 07:37 | Northwestern | John Riddle misses the free throw | 65-69 |
| 07:37 | Illinois State | Frederic Gall grabs the board | 65-69 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Anthony Steffen (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lino Schilawski (fresh) SF - Robert Carter (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Riddle (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 3 reb. C - Willard Davidson (fairly fresh) 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - James Ramsey (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ralph Felan (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Kevin Evans (tiring) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Coleman (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Frederic Gall (tiring) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Illinois State | Kevin Evans hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 65-69 |
| 07:22 | Northwestern | John Riddle grabs the defensive rebound | 65-69 |
| 06:59 | Northwestern | Anthony Steffen makes the wide open 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Lino Schilawski | 68-69 |
| 06:46 | Illinois State | James Ramsey is hacked by John Riddle - foul #2 on John Riddle, team foul #7 | 68-69 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Kevin Anderson (SG), Matthew Teer (PF) Anthony Steffen, John Riddle | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Shane Wade (SG), Michael Zents (SF), Kenneth Hilton (C) Ralph Felan, Kevin Evans, Frederic Gall | |
| 06:46 | Illinois State | James Ramsey misses the 1st free throw | 68-69 |
| 06:46 | Northwestern | Matthew Teer snags the defensive board | 68-69 |
| 06:34 | Northwestern | Willard Davidson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 68-69 |
| 06:32 | Illinois State | Michael Zents grabs the board | 68-69 |
| 06:11 | Illinois State | Richard Coleman misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 68-69 |
| 06:10 | Northwestern | Willard Davidson grabs the board | 68-69 |
| 05:51 | Northwestern | Willard Davidson is open but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 68-69 |
| 05:49 | Northwestern | Matthew Teer grabs the offensive board | 68-69 |
| 05:44 | Northwestern | Willard Davidson can't connect on an uncontested jump hook in the paint | 68-69 |
| 05:42 | Illinois State | Shane Wade grabs the defensive rebound | 68-69 |
| 05:25 | Illinois State | Kenneth Hilton misses short on a shot from the right side but he's hacked by Matthew Teer - foul #2 on Matthew Teer, team foul #8 | 68-69 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Matthew McGraw (PG), Alberto Costa (SG), Vincent Kuo (SF), John Riddle (PF), Warren Cash (C) Lino Schilawski, Kevin Anderson, Robert Carter, Matthew Teer, Willard Davidson | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Norman Young (PG), Ralph Felan (SG), Walter Pearcy (SF), Jack Begay (C) James Ramsey, Shane Wade, Michael Zents, Richard Coleman | |
| 05:25 | Illinois State | Kenneth Hilton makes the 1st free throw | 68-70 |
| 05:25 | Illinois State | Kenneth Hilton makes the 2nd free throw | 68-71 |
| 05:11 | Northwestern | A charge is called on Alberto Costa - foul #2 on Alberto Costa, team foul #9 | 68-71 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Anthony Steffen (PG) Matthew McGraw | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Richard Coleman (PF) Kenneth Hilton | |
| 04:54 | Illinois State | Richard Coleman misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 68-71 |
| 04:53 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Warren Cash | 68-71 |
| 04:50 | Northwestern | Ralph Felan is called for the reach on Warren Cash in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ralph Felan, team foul #6 | 68-71 |
| 04:45 | Northwestern | Ralph Felan steps in front of the Alberto Costa pass | 68-71 |
| 04:42 | Illinois State | Walter Pearcy misses the dunk | 68-71 |
| 04:40 | Northwestern | John Riddle grabs the defensive rebound | 68-71 |
| 04:23 | Northwestern | Vincent Kuo makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Anthony Steffen | 70-71 |
| 04:04 | Illinois State | Norman Young buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Ralph Felan | 70-74 |
| 03:54 | Northwestern | Warren Cash is called for 10 seconds | 70-74 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Matthew McGraw (PG), Kevin Anderson (SG), Matthew Teer (PF) Anthony Steffen, Alberto Costa, John Riddle | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Kevin Evans (SF), Michael Zents (PF), Frederic Gall (C) Walter Pearcy, Richard Coleman, Jack Begay | |
| 03:46 | Illinois State | Ralph Felan knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline | 70-76 |
| 03:42 | Northwestern | Kevin Anderson travels in the backcourt | 70-76 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Carter (SF) Vincent Kuo | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Shane Wade (SG) Ralph Felan | |
| 03:27 | Illinois State | Norman Young hits a shot from the right side set up by Michael Zents | 70-78 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Matthew McGraw (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Kevin Anderson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Carter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Matthew Teer (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Warren Cash (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Norman Young (tiring) 10 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Shane Wade (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Kevin Evans (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Zents (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Frederic Gall (tiring) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:24 | Northwestern | Kevin Evans is called for the reach on Matthew McGraw in the backcourt - foul #2 on Kevin Evans, team foul #7 | 70-78 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Kenneth Hilton (PF) Michael Zents | |
| 03:24 | Northwestern | Matthew McGraw makes the 1st free throw | 71-78 |
| 03:24 | Northwestern | Matthew McGraw misses the 2nd free throw | 71-78 |
| 03:24 | Illinois State | Frederic Gall snags the defensive board | 71-78 |
| 03:11 | Illinois State | Shane Wade comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 71-78 |
| 03:10 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Warren Cash | 71-78 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 02:57 | Northwestern | Warren Cash connects on the jumper from close range | 73-78 |
| 02:39 | Illinois State | Shane Wade misses the jumper from the baseline | 73-78 |
| 02:37 | Northwestern | Matthew Teer snags the defensive board | 73-78 |
| 02:37 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 73-78 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Anthony Steffen (PG), Vincent Kuo (SF), John Riddle (PF), Willard Davidson (C) Matthew McGraw, Robert Carter, Matthew Teer, Warren Cash | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Walter Pearcy (SG), Michael Zents (SF), Jack Begay (C) Norman Young, Kevin Evans, Frederic Gall | |
| 02:33 | Northwestern | Anthony Steffen is fouled in the backcourt by Jack Begay - foul #2 on Jack Begay, team foul #8 | 73-78 |
| 02:33 | Northwestern | Anthony Steffen makes the 1st free throw | 74-78 |
| 02:33 | Northwestern | Anthony Steffen makes the 2nd free throw | 75-78 |
| 02:26 | Illinois State | Illinois State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 75-78 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Ralph Felan (SG) Walter Pearcy | |
| 02:08 | Illinois State | Ralph Felan connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 75-80 |
| 02:01 | Northwestern | John Riddle misses the wide open driving attempt from close range | 75-80 |
| 01:59 | Northwestern | Kevin Anderson can't tip it in | 75-80 |
| 01:58 | Illinois State | Shane Wade grabs the board | 75-80 |
| 01:52 | Illinois State | Illinois State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 75-80 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Norman Young (PG), Kevin Evans (SF), Richard Coleman (PF), Frederic Gall (C) Shane Wade, Michael Zents, Kenneth Hilton, Jack Begay | |
| 01:34 | Illinois State | Norman Young makes the jumper from the right side on a great pass from Frederic Gall | 75-82 |
| 01:23 | Northwestern | Anthony Steffen is by himself and knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Kevin Anderson | 78-82 |
| 01:04 | Illinois State | Norman Young hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 78-82 |
| 01:02 | Northwestern | Willard Davidson gets the rebound | 78-82 |
| 00:50 | Northwestern | Vincent Kuo can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 78-82 |
| 00:49 | Illinois State | Richard Coleman gets the rebound | 78-82 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:48 | Illinois State | Richard Coleman is hacked by Anthony Steffen in the backcourt - foul #2 on Anthony Steffen, team foul #10 | 78-82 |
| 00:48 | Illinois State | Richard Coleman misses the 1st free throw | 78-82 |
| 00:48 | Illinois State | Richard Coleman makes the 2nd free throw | 78-83 |
| 00:33 | Northwestern | John Riddle misses badly on a floater from the baseline | 78-83 |
| 00:32 | Northwestern | John Riddle can't tip it in | 78-83 |
| 00:31 | Illinois State | Norman Young grabs the board | 78-83 |
| 00:30 | Illinois State | Anthony Steffen is called for the reach on Norman Young in the backcourt - foul #3 on Anthony Steffen, team foul #11 | 78-83 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Shane Wade (SG), Michael Zents (C) Ralph Felan, Frederic Gall | |
| 00:30 | Illinois State | Norman Young misses the 1st free throw | 78-83 |
| 00:30 | Illinois State | Norman Young makes the 2nd free throw | 78-84 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:24 | Northwestern | Anthony Steffen misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 78-84 |
| 00:22 | Illinois State | Richard Coleman gets the rebound | 78-84 |
| 00:19 | Illinois State | Richard Coleman is hacked by Kevin Anderson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Kevin Anderson, team foul #12 | 78-84 |
| 00:19 | Illinois State | Richard Coleman misses the 1st free throw | 78-84 |
| 00:19 | Illinois State | Richard Coleman makes the 2nd free throw | 78-85 |
| 00:13 | Northwestern | Anthony Steffen comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 78-85 |
| 00:12 | Northwestern | The offensive rebound goes to John Riddle | 78-85 |
| 00:09 | Northwestern | Anthony Steffen comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 78-85 |
| 00:07 | Illinois State | Kevin Evans pulls down the rebound | 78-85 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Illinois State | Norman Young runs out the clock | 78-85 |