| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Daniel Brott (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Barton Croteau (fresh) 13 pts. SF - Keith Lee (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Steven Compos (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Gregory Robinson (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Raymond Kelly (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Allen (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Clarence Gay (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Tommy Jaramillo (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Tom Berry (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern | Clarence Gay inbounds the ball | 41-39 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 19:45 | Northwestern | William Allen scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Clarence Gay | 41-42 |
| 19:31 | Western Illinois | Clarence Gay steals the ball from Barton Croteau | 41-42 |
| 19:13 | Northwestern | Tom Berry can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 41-42 |
| 19:11 | Western Illinois | Gregory Robinson snags the defensive board | 41-42 |
| 19:01 | Western Illinois | Barton Croteau throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-42 |
| 18:45 | Northwestern | Tom Berry clanks a fadeaway from the left block | 41-42 |
| 18:43 | Northwestern | Tommy Jaramillo gets the offensive rebound | 41-42 |
| 18:29 | Northwestern | Raymond Kelly can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 41-42 |
| 18:27 | Western Illinois | Keith Lee pulls down the rebound | 41-42 |
| 18:14 | Western Illinois | The short jumper by Gregory Robinson is denied by Tommy Jaramillo | 41-42 |
| 18:12 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Tom Berry | 41-42 |
| 17:54 | Northwestern | Raymond Kelly scores on a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by William Allen | 41-44 |
| 17:33 | Western Illinois | Gregory Robinson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint | 41-44 |
| 17:32 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Tom Berry | 41-44 |
| 17:28 | Northwestern | Clarence Gay is hacked by Keith Lee - foul #2 on Keith Lee, team foul #1 | 41-44 |
| 17:16 | Northwestern | Clarence Gay is fouled on the floor by Keith Lee - foul #3 on Keith Lee, team foul #2 | 41-44 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Jeffrey Scalabrine (SG), Brandon Borchers (SF) Barton Croteau, Keith Lee | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 16:57 | Northwestern | Tom Berry misses long on a jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by Jeffrey Scalabrine - foul #1 on Jeffrey Scalabrine, team foul #3 | 41-44 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Richard Eubank (SG) Daniel Brott | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 16:57 | Northwestern | Tom Berry makes the 1st free throw | 41-45 |
| 16:57 | Northwestern | Tom Berry makes the 2nd free throw | 41-46 |
| 16:43 | Western Illinois | Gregory Robinson hits a jump hook in the paint and the foul's on William Allen - foul #3 on William Allen, team foul #1 | 43-46 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | George Johnson (PG) William Allen | |
| 16:43 | Western Illinois | Gregory Robinson makes the free throw | 44-46 |
| 16:34 | Northwestern | Raymond Kelly misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 44-46 |
| 16:33 | Northwestern | The offensive rebound goes to Tom Berry | 44-46 |
| 16:21 | Northwestern | George Johnson is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Scalabrine - foul #2 on Jeffrey Scalabrine, team foul #4 | 44-46 |
| 16:09 | Northwestern | Clarence Gay buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Tom Berry | 44-48 |
| 15:52 | Western Illinois | Gregory Robinson connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Brandon Borchers | 46-48 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Jeffrey Scalabrine (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Eubank (fresh) SF - Brandon Borchers (fresh) PF - Steven Compos (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Gregory Robinson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - George Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Raymond Kelly (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clarence Gay (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Tommy Jaramillo (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. C - Tom Berry (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:28 | Northwestern | Tommy Jaramillo connects on the shot from the left side on a great pass from George Johnson | 46-50 |
| 15:14 | Western Illinois | Brandon Borchers makes the driving attempt near the basket and he's fouled by Tom Berry - foul #1 on Tom Berry, team foul #2 | 48-50 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Kevin Charpentier (PG), Barton Croteau (SG), Keith Lee (SF), Brent Roth (C) Jeffrey Scalabrine, Richard Eubank, Steven Compos, Gregory Robinson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Woodrow Carlson (PG), William Allen (SG) George Johnson, Raymond Kelly | |
| 15:14 | Western Illinois | Brandon Borchers makes the free throw | 49-50 |
| 14:48 | Northwestern | Woodrow Carlson buries a 3 pointer from the left corner | 49-53 |
| 14:37 | Western Illinois | Barton Croteau makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Brent Roth | 52-53 |
| 14:21 | Northwestern | Clarence Gay is fouled on the floor by Keith Lee - foul #4 on Keith Lee, team foul #5 | 52-53 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Daniel Brott (SF), Gregory Robinson (PF) Keith Lee, Brandon Borchers | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Edward Midgette (C) Tom Berry | |
| 14:09 | Northwestern | Tommy Jaramillo can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 52-53 |
| 14:08 | Western Illinois | Brent Roth grabs the board | 52-53 |
| 13:54 | Western Illinois | The 3pt attempt by Gregory Robinson is denied by Edward Midgette | 52-53 |
| 13:52 | Western Illinois | Daniel Brott tips it home | 54-53 |
| 13:35 | Northwestern | William Allen hits a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Clarence Gay | 54-55 |
| 13:20 | Western Illinois | Daniel Brott comes up short on the floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Clarence Gay - foul #1 on Clarence Gay, team foul #3 | 54-55 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Steven Compos (PF) Gregory Robinson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Raymond Kelly (SF), Haywood Aponte (C) Clarence Gay, Tommy Jaramillo | |
| 13:20 | Western Illinois | Daniel Brott makes the 1st free throw | 55-55 |
| 13:20 | Western Illinois | Daniel Brott makes the 2nd free throw | 56-55 |
| 13:05 | Northwestern | Edward Midgette misses long on a floater from the right block but he's fouled by Barton Croteau - foul #1 on Barton Croteau, team foul #6 | 56-55 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Tom Berry (C) Haywood Aponte | |
| 13:05 | Northwestern | Edward Midgette misses the 1st free throw | 56-55 |
| 13:05 | Northwestern | Edward Midgette makes the 2nd free throw | 56-56 |
| 12:52 | Western Illinois | Raymond Kelly is called for the reach on Kevin Charpentier - foul #1 on Raymond Kelly, team foul #4 | 56-56 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Brandon Borchers (SF) Kevin Charpentier | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 12:36 | Western Illinois | Brent Roth lays it up and in | 58-56 |
| 12:24 | Northwestern | Woodrow Carlson comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 58-56 |
| 12:22 | Northwestern | William Allen misses the tip | 58-56 |
| 12:20 | Northwestern | Edward Midgette grabs the offensive board | 58-56 |
| 12:05 | Northwestern | Raymond Kelly hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Brandon Borchers - foul #1 on Brandon Borchers, team foul #7 | 58-56 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Jeffrey Scalabrine (SG), Gregory Robinson (C) Barton Croteau, Brent Roth | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 12:05 | Northwestern | Raymond Kelly makes the 1st free throw | 58-57 |
| 12:05 | Northwestern | Raymond Kelly makes the 2nd free throw | 58-58 |
| 11:38 | Western Illinois | Daniel Brott scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Jeffrey Scalabrine | 61-58 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Daniel Brott (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey Scalabrine (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brandon Borchers (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Steven Compos (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Gregory Robinson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Woodrow Carlson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - William Allen (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. SF - Raymond Kelly (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - Edward Midgette (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Tom Berry (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Northwestern | William Allen misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 61-58 |
| 11:29 | Western Illinois | Steven Compos grabs the board | 61-58 |
| 11:22 | Western Illinois | Daniel Brott scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Gregory Robinson and he's hacked by Woodrow Carlson - foul #4 on Woodrow Carlson, team foul #5 | 63-58 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Kevin Charpentier (PG) Jeffrey Scalabrine | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Clarence Gay (SF), Tommy Jaramillo (PF) Woodrow Carlson, Tom Berry | |
| 11:22 | Western Illinois | Daniel Brott makes the free throw | 64-58 |
| 11:04 | Northwestern | William Allen misses the jump hook from the baseline | 64-58 |
| 11:03 | Northwestern | Tommy Jaramillo pulls down the offensive rebound | 64-58 |
| 10:44 | Northwestern | Raymond Kelly's pass is intercepted by Daniel Brott | 64-58 |
| 10:33 | Western Illinois | Gregory Robinson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 64-58 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Barton Croteau (SG), Brent Roth (C) Daniel Brott, Gregory Robinson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 10:14 | Northwestern | Raymond Kelly clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 64-58 |
| 10:12 | Western Illinois | Brandon Borchers grabs the board | 64-58 |
| 10:08 | Western Illinois | Barton Croteau is called for traveling | 64-58 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Tom Berry (C) Edward Midgette | |
| 09:59 | Northwestern | Tom Berry scores on a shot from the left block on a great pass from William Allen | 64-60 |
| 09:37 | Western Illinois | Brandon Borchers's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 64-60 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Jeffrey Scalabrine (PG), Richard Eubank (SF) Kevin Charpentier, Brandon Borchers | |
| Subs | Northwestern | George Johnson (PG) Raymond Kelly | |
| 09:20 | Northwestern | Clarence Gay misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 64-60 |
| 09:19 | Western Illinois | Steven Compos pulls down the rebound | 64-60 |
| 09:03 | Western Illinois | Steven Compos can't connect on a turnaround near the basket but the foul's on William Allen - foul #4 on William Allen, team foul #6 | 64-60 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Daniel Brott (SF) Richard Eubank | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Raymond Kelly (SG), Nathan Cowles (SF), Edward Midgette (PF) William Allen, Clarence Gay, Tommy Jaramillo | |
| 09:03 | Western Illinois | Steven Compos makes the 1st free throw | 65-60 |
| 09:03 | Western Illinois | Steven Compos makes the 2nd free throw | 66-60 |
| 08:44 | Northwestern | Tom Berry knocks in the shot from the left side on a great pass from George Johnson | 66-62 |
| 08:25 | Western Illinois | Steven Compos buries a shot from the free throw line | 68-62 |
| 08:06 | Northwestern | Daniel Brott steps in front of the Nathan Cowles pass | 68-62 |
| 08:03 | Western Illinois | Barton Croteau hits the finger roll set up by Daniel Brott | 70-62 |
| 07:47 | Northwestern | Tom Berry is called for traveling | 70-62 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Kevin Charpentier (PG), Keith Lee (SF), Gregory Robinson (PF), Brandon Borchers (C) Jeffrey Scalabrine, Barton Croteau, Steven Compos, Brent Roth | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Woodrow Carlson (PG), William Allen (SG), Clarence Gay (SF), Tommy Jaramillo (PF) George Johnson, Raymond Kelly, Nathan Cowles, Tom Berry | |
| 07:30 | Western Illinois | Gregory Robinson can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 70-62 |
| 07:28 | Northwestern | William Allen grabs the defensive rebound | 70-62 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Kevin Charpentier (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Daniel Brott (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Keith Lee (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - Gregory Robinson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Brandon Borchers (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Woodrow Carlson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - William Allen (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. SF - Clarence Gay (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. PF - Tommy Jaramillo (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. C - Edward Midgette (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Northwestern | Woodrow Carlson misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 70-62 |
| 07:23 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Keith Lee | 70-62 |
| 07:07 | Western Illinois | Keith Lee misses the dunk attempt but he's fouled by Clarence Gay - foul #2 on Clarence Gay, team foul #7 | 70-62 |
| 07:07 | Western Illinois | Keith Lee makes the 1st free throw | 71-62 |
| 07:07 | Western Illinois | Keith Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 72-62 |
| 06:53 | Northwestern | Clarence Gay makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by William Allen | 72-65 |
| 06:35 | Western Illinois | Keith Lee is fouled on the floor by Clarence Gay - foul #3 on Clarence Gay, team foul #8 | 72-65 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Jeffrey Scalabrine (SG), Steven Compos (PF) Daniel Brott, Brandon Borchers | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 06:35 | Western Illinois | Keith Lee misses the 1st free throw | 72-65 |
| 06:35 | Northwestern | Tommy Jaramillo snags the defensive board | 72-65 |
| 06:08 | Northwestern | Jeffrey Scalabrine is called for the reach on William Allen - foul #3 on Jeffrey Scalabrine, team foul #8 | 72-65 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Barton Croteau (SG), Brent Roth (C) Jeffrey Scalabrine, Gregory Robinson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Nathan Cowles (SF), Haywood Aponte (PF), Norman Turner (C) Clarence Gay, Tommy Jaramillo, Edward Midgette | |
| 06:08 | Northwestern | William Allen makes the 1st free throw | 72-66 |
| 06:08 | Northwestern | William Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 72-67 |
| 05:55 | Western Illinois | Keith Lee misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 72-67 |
| 05:53 | Western Illinois | Brent Roth grabs the offensive board | 72-67 |
| 05:38 | Western Illinois | Kevin Charpentier misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 72-67 |
| 05:36 | Western Illinois | Steven Compos tips it in | 74-67 |
| 05:21 | Northwestern | William Allen clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 74-67 |
| 05:20 | Northwestern | Nathan Cowles pulls down the offensive rebound | 74-67 |
| 04:59 | Northwestern | Haywood Aponte throws it down set up by Woodrow Carlson | 74-69 |
| 04:49 | Western Illinois | Kevin Charpentier knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Steven Compos | 76-69 |
| 04:35 | Northwestern | Woodrow Carlson scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Nathan Cowles | 76-72 |
| 04:16 | Western Illinois | Kevin Charpentier makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Brent Roth | 79-72 |
| 04:00 | Northwestern | Norman Turner misses short on a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Barton Croteau - foul #2 on Barton Croteau, team foul #9 | 79-72 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Daniel Brott (PG), Jeffrey Scalabrine (SG), Brandon Borchers (SF), Gregory Robinson (PF), Terrance Atkins (C) Kevin Charpentier, Barton Croteau, Keith Lee, Steven Compos, Brent Roth | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Raymond Kelly (SG), Clarence Gay (SF), Tommy Jaramillo (PF) William Allen, Nathan Cowles, Haywood Aponte | |
| 04:00 | Northwestern | Norman Turner makes the 1st free throw | 79-73 |
| 04:00 | Northwestern | Norman Turner makes the 2nd free throw | 79-74 |
| 03:36 | Western Illinois | Daniel Brott misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 79-74 |
| 03:34 | Northwestern | Norman Turner snags the defensive board | 79-74 |
| 03:15 | Northwestern | Raymond Kelly's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 79-74 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Tom Berry (C) Norman Turner | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Daniel Brott (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jeffrey Scalabrine (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Brandon Borchers (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gregory Robinson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Terrance Atkins (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Woodrow Carlson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Raymond Kelly (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clarence Gay (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Tommy Jaramillo (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. C - Tom Berry (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:02 | Western Illinois | Brandon Borchers hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 81-74 |
| 02:38 | Northwestern | Tom Berry's layup is rejected by Gregory Robinson | 81-74 |
| 02:37 | Northwestern | Tom Berry snags the offensive board | 81-74 |
| 02:22 | Northwestern | Tom Berry lays it in | 81-76 |
| 02:22 | Western Illinois | Western Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 81-76 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Kevin Charpentier (PG), Barton Croteau (SG), Keith Lee (SF), Steven Compos (PF), Brent Roth (C) Daniel Brott, Jeffrey Scalabrine, Brandon Borchers, Gregory Robinson, Terrance Atkins | |
| Subs | Northwestern | William Allen (SG) Raymond Kelly | |
| 02:06 | Western Illinois | Kevin Charpentier hits a jumper from the right wing | 83-76 |
| 01:43 | Northwestern | Clarence Gay misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Kevin Charpentier - foul #4 on Kevin Charpentier, team foul #10 | 83-76 |
| 01:43 | Northwestern | Clarence Gay makes the 1st free throw | 83-77 |
| 01:43 | Northwestern | Clarence Gay makes the 2nd free throw | 83-78 |
| 01:27 | Western Illinois | Steven Compos is fouled on the floor by Tom Berry - foul #2 on Tom Berry, team foul #9 | 83-78 |
| 01:27 | Western Illinois | Steven Compos misses the 1st free throw | 83-78 |
| 01:27 | Northwestern | Tommy Jaramillo snags the defensive board | 83-78 |
| 01:07 | Northwestern | Steven Compos swats the layup by Tom Berry | 83-78 |
| 01:06 | Northwestern | Tommy Jaramillo gets the offensive rebound | 83-78 |
| 00:53 | Northwestern | Clarence Gay scores on a driving attempt from the left block | 83-80 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:30 | Western Illinois | Barton Croteau buries a floater from the right block set up by Kevin Charpentier | 85-80 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:23 | Northwestern | William Allen misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner but he's fouled by Kevin Charpentier - foul #5 on Kevin Charpentier, team foul #11 | 85-80 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Daniel Brott (PG) Kevin Charpentier | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 00:23 | Northwestern | William Allen makes the 1st free throw | 85-81 |
| 00:23 | Northwestern | William Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 85-82 |
| 00:23 | Northwestern | William Allen misses the 3rd free throw | 85-82 |
| 00:23 | Western Illinois | Keith Lee grabs the board | 85-82 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:22 | Western Illinois | Woodrow Carlson is called for the reach on Keith Lee in the backcourt - foul #5 on Woodrow Carlson, team foul #10 | 85-82 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Raymond Kelly (PG) Woodrow Carlson | |
| 00:22 | Western Illinois | Keith Lee makes the 1st free throw | 86-82 |
| 00:22 | Western Illinois | Keith Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 87-82 |
| 00:16 | Northwestern | Clarence Gay comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 87-82 |
| 00:14 | Western Illinois | Barton Croteau snags the defensive board | 87-82 |
| 00:11 | Western Illinois | Barton Croteau is hacked by William Allen in the backcourt - foul #5 on William Allen, team foul #11 | 87-82 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Brandon Borchers (PF) Steven Compos | |
| Subs | Northwestern | George Johnson (PG) William Allen | |
| 00:11 | Western Illinois | Barton Croteau makes the 1st free throw | 88-82 |
| 00:11 | Western Illinois | Barton Croteau makes the 2nd free throw | 89-82 |
| 00:07 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 89-82 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Steven Compos (PF) Brandon Borchers | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 00:05 | Northwestern | Raymond Kelly makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by George Johnson | 89-85 |
| 00:04 | Western Illinois | Keith Lee is fouled in the backcourt by George Johnson - foul #2 on George Johnson, team foul #12 | 89-85 |
| 00:04 | Western Illinois | Keith Lee makes the 1st free throw | 90-85 |
| 00:04 | Western Illinois | Keith Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 91-85 |
| 00:00 | Northwestern | George Johnson clanks a halfcourt shot | 91-85 |