| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Jamie Umana (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Mitchell Burnett (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Rick Drury (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Joseph Bond (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - William Lamanna (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Aaron Olsen (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Bentley (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Glen Malott (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Kyle Whiddon (fresh) 3 pts. C - David Willems (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Glen Malott inbounds the ball | 20-38 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:44 | Illinois | David Willems hits a floater in the lane on a nice dish by John Bentley | 20-40 |
| 19:24 | Northwestern | Jamie Umana scores on a fadeaway from the right side | 22-40 |
| 19:00 | Illinois | John Bentley clanks a jumper from close range | 22-40 |
| 18:58 | Northwestern | William Lamanna pulls down the rebound | 22-40 |
| 18:36 | Northwestern | Rick Drury connects on the driving attempt in the paint and the foul's on John Bentley - foul #3 on John Bentley, team foul #1 | 24-40 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Joseph Causey (PF), Robert Delany (C) Joseph Bond, William Lamanna | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 18:36 | Northwestern | Rick Drury misses the free throw | 24-40 |
| 18:36 | Northwestern | Joseph Causey pulls down the offensive rebound | 24-40 |
| 18:21 | Northwestern | Mitchell Burnett hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 24-40 |
| 18:19 | Northwestern | Joseph Causey tips it back up and in | 26-40 |
| 18:17 | Illinois | John Bentley is fouled in the backcourt by Mitchell Burnett - foul #3 on Mitchell Burnett, team foul #1 | 26-40 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Leonard Walker (PG), Gerald Bryant (SG) Jamie Umana, Mitchell Burnett | |
| Subs | Illinois | Donnell Guarino (SF), James Werner (PF), Johnny Bergeron (C) Glen Malott, Kyle Whiddon, David Willems | |
| 17:56 | Illinois | John Bentley misses the wide open jumpshot from the left side | 26-40 |
| 17:55 | Illinois | Aaron Olsen pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-40 |
| 17:37 | Illinois | John Bentley is alone and drills a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Donnell Guarino | 26-42 |
| 17:19 | Northwestern | Rick Drury misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 26-42 |
| 17:17 | Illinois | Donnell Guarino pulls down the rebound | 26-42 |
| 17:12 | Illinois | John Bentley hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket but he's fouled by Joseph Causey - foul #1 on Joseph Causey, team foul #2 | 26-42 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jamie Umana (PG), Joseph Bond (PF), William Lamanna (C) Rick Drury, Joseph Causey, Robert Delany | |
| Subs | Illinois | Kyle Whiddon (PF) Donnell Guarino | |
| 17:12 | Illinois | John Bentley makes the 1st free throw | 26-43 |
| 17:12 | Illinois | John Bentley misses the 2nd free throw | 26-43 |
| 17:12 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to William Lamanna | 26-43 |
| 17:04 | Northwestern | Kyle Whiddon takes the ball from William Lamanna | 26-43 |
| 17:02 | Illinois | Aaron Olsen is hacked by Jamie Umana in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jamie Umana, team foul #3 | 26-43 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Glen Malott (SF) John Bentley | |
| 16:45 | Illinois | Kyle Whiddon is hacked by Leonard Walker - foul #3 on Leonard Walker, team foul #4 | 26-43 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Bryan Schild (SF) Leonard Walker | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Willems (C) Johnny Bergeron | |
| 16:22 | Illinois | Kyle Whiddon misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 26-43 |
| 16:21 | Northwestern | Joseph Bond snags the defensive board | 26-43 |
| 16:17 | Northwestern | Kyle Whiddon picks off the pass by William Lamanna | 26-43 |
| 15:51 | Illinois | Kyle Whiddon connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Aaron Olsen | 26-45 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Jamie Umana (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Gerald Bryant (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Bryan Schild (fresh) PF - Joseph Bond (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - William Lamanna (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Aaron Olsen (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kyle Whiddon (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - Glen Malott (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - James Werner (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - David Willems (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 15:36 | Northwestern | Bryan Schild is hacked by Glen Malott - foul #1 on Glen Malott, team foul #2 | 26-45 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Leonard Walker (PG), Mitchell Burnett (SG), Rick Drury (SF), Joseph Causey (PF), Robert Delany (C) Jamie Umana, Gerald Bryant, Bryan Schild, Joseph Bond, William Lamanna | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Bentley (SG), Donnell Guarino (SF), Johnny Bergeron (C) Glen Malott, James Werner, David Willems | |
| 15:18 | Northwestern | Robert Delany's fadeaway is rejected by Johnny Bergeron | 26-45 |
| 15:16 | Illinois | Johnny Bergeron pulls down the rebound | 26-45 |
| 14:47 | Illinois | Aaron Olsen can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 26-45 |
| 14:46 | Illinois | Johnny Bergeron pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-45 |
| 14:25 | Illinois | Donnell Guarino connects on the shot from the left block on a great pass from Johnny Bergeron | 26-47 |
| 14:00 | Northwestern | Leonard Walker is whistled for a carry | 26-47 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jamie Umana (PG), Gerald Bryant (SF), Joseph Bond (PF), Bryan Schild (C) Mitchell Burnett, Rick Drury, Joseph Causey, Robert Delany | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Willems (PF) Kyle Whiddon | |
| 13:42 | Illinois | Aaron Olsen hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Johnny Bergeron | 26-50 |
| 13:23 | Northwestern | Donnell Guarino steps in front of the Jamie Umana pass | 26-50 |
| 13:20 | Illinois | John Bentley hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Donnell Guarino | 26-52 |
| 13:06 | Northwestern | Gerald Bryant loses the dribble to Aaron Olsen | 26-52 |
| 13:03 | Illinois | Aaron Olsen slams it home | 26-54 |
| 12:47 | Northwestern | Gerald Bryant buries a floater from the left wing | 28-54 |
| 12:45 | Illinois | Gerald Bryant steals the ball from Aaron Olsen in the backcourt | 28-54 |
| 12:33 | Northwestern | Jamie Umana comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 28-54 |
| 12:32 | Illinois | David Willems grabs the defensive rebound | 28-54 |
| 12:10 | Illinois | David Willems misses long on a shot from the baseline | 28-54 |
| 12:08 | Northwestern | Joseph Bond pulls down the rebound | 28-54 |
| 12:04 | Northwestern | Jamie Umana misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 28-54 |
| 12:03 | Illinois | Johnny Bergeron grabs the defensive rebound | 28-54 |
| 11:36 | Illinois | Jamie Umana is called for the reach on Aaron Olsen - foul #3 on Jamie Umana, team foul #5 | 28-54 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Andrew Laforce (PG), Mitchell Burnett (SG), Rick Drury (SF), Joseph Causey (PF), William Lamanna (C) Jamie Umana, Leonard Walker, Gerald Bryant, Joseph Bond, Bryan Schild | |
| Subs | Illinois | Glen Malott (SF), James Werner (PF) Donnell Guarino, Johnny Bergeron | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Andrew Laforce (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Mitchell Burnett (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Rick Drury (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - Joseph Causey (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - William Lamanna (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Aaron Olsen (tiring) 13 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - John Bentley (tiring) 15 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Glen Malott (fresh) 1 pts. PF - James Werner (fresh) 3 reb. C - David Willems (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:09 | Illinois | William Lamanna is called for the reach on Glen Malott - foul #3 on William Lamanna, team foul #6 | 28-54 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Kyle Whiddon (SG) John Bentley | |
| 10:44 | Illinois | Aaron Olsen knocks in the shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Kyle Whiddon and the foul's on William Lamanna - foul #4 on William Lamanna, team foul #7 | 28-56 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Delany (C) William Lamanna | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 10:44 | Illinois | Aaron Olsen misses the free throw | 28-56 |
| 10:44 | Illinois | David Willems grabs the offensive rebound | 28-56 |
| 10:23 | Illinois | Aaron Olsen's floater is tipped away by Joseph Causey | 28-56 |
| 10:21 | Northwestern | Mitchell Burnett pulls down the rebound | 28-56 |
| 10:08 | Northwestern | Joseph Causey connects on the jump hook from close range on a great pass from Andrew Laforce and he's hacked by James Werner - foul #2 on James Werner, team foul #3 | 30-56 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Bentley (SG) Kyle Whiddon | |
| 10:08 | Northwestern | Joseph Causey makes the free throw | 31-56 |
| 09:39 | Illinois | James Werner buries a floater from the right block on a great pass from Glen Malott | 31-58 |
| 09:34 | Northwestern | Mitchell Burnett comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 31-58 |
| 09:33 | Illinois | John Bentley grabs the defensive rebound | 31-58 |
| 09:11 | Illinois | Aaron Olsen is fouled on the floor by Andrew Laforce - foul #2 on Andrew Laforce, team foul #8 | 31-58 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jamie Umana (PG), Steve Manske (SG), Gerald Bryant (SF), Joseph Bond (PF), Bryan Schild (C) Andrew Laforce, Mitchell Burnett, Rick Drury, Joseph Causey, Robert Delany | |
| Subs | Illinois | Kyle Whiddon (PF), Johnny Bergeron (C) James Werner, David Willems | |
| 09:11 | Illinois | Aaron Olsen makes the 1st free throw | 31-59 |
| 09:11 | Illinois | Aaron Olsen misses the 2nd free throw | 31-59 |
| 09:11 | Northwestern | Joseph Bond pulls down the rebound | 31-59 |
| 08:58 | Northwestern | Johnny Bergeron denies the turnaround by Steve Manske | 31-59 |
| 08:57 | Northwestern | The offensive rebound goes to Jamie Umana | 31-59 |
| 08:35 | Northwestern | Steve Manske can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 31-59 |
| 08:33 | Illinois | Aaron Olsen grabs the board | 31-59 |
| 08:26 | Illinois | Aaron Olsen loses the ball out of bounds | 31-59 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Leonard Walker (PG), Joseph Causey (PF), Robert Delany (C) Jamie Umana, Joseph Bond, Bryan Schild | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 08:17 | Northwestern | Gerald Bryant is fouled on the floor by Glen Malott - foul #2 on Glen Malott, team foul #4 | 31-59 |
| 08:01 | Northwestern | Robert Delany throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-59 |
| 07:58 | Illinois | John Bentley is fouled in the backcourt by Steve Manske - foul #2 on Steve Manske, team foul #9 | 31-59 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Donnell Guarino (SF) Aaron Olsen | |
| 07:58 | Illinois | John Bentley misses the 1st free throw | 31-59 |
| 07:58 | Northwestern | Robert Delany pulls down the rebound | 31-59 |
| 07:53 | Northwestern | Leonard Walker hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Delany | 34-59 |
| 07:31 | Illinois | Glen Malott misses badly on the uncontested turnaround from the baseline | 34-59 |
| 07:30 | Northwestern | Joseph Causey snags the defensive board | 34-59 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Leonard Walker (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SG - Steve Manske (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gerald Bryant (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Robert Delany (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Joseph Causey (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Glen Malott (tiring) 1 pts. SG - John Bentley (tiring) 15 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Donnell Guarino (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kyle Whiddon (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. C - Johnny Bergeron (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:24 | Northwestern | Leonard Walker hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 34-59 |
| 07:22 | Illinois | Johnny Bergeron grabs the defensive rebound | 34-59 |
| 06:57 | Illinois | Glen Malott misses short on an open jumper from the left wing | 34-59 |
| 06:56 | Illinois | Johnny Bergeron tips it back up and in | 34-61 |
| 06:40 | Northwestern | Steve Manske loses the ball out of bounds | 34-61 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Andrew Laforce (PG), Bryan Schild (PF) Steve Manske, Robert Delany | |
| Subs | Illinois | Aaron Olsen (PG), James Werner (SF), David Willems (C) Glen Malott, Donnell Guarino, Johnny Bergeron | |
| 06:11 | Illinois | Aaron Olsen hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Andrew Laforce - foul #3 on Andrew Laforce, team foul #10 | 34-61 |
| 06:11 | Illinois | Aaron Olsen makes the 1st free throw | 34-62 |
| 06:11 | Illinois | Aaron Olsen misses the 2nd free throw | 34-62 |
| 06:11 | Northwestern | Joseph Causey gets the rebound | 34-62 |
| 05:55 | Northwestern | Gerald Bryant's fadeaway is rejected by James Werner | 34-62 |
| 05:54 | Illinois | Kyle Whiddon gets the rebound | 34-62 |
| 05:50 | Illinois | Aaron Olsen misses badly on the uncontested 3pt jumper from the left corner | 34-62 |
| 05:49 | Northwestern | Bryan Schild pulls down the rebound | 34-62 |
| 05:44 | Northwestern | Gerald Bryant misses the dunk | 34-62 |
| 05:42 | Illinois | James Werner gets the rebound | 34-62 |
| 05:39 | Illinois | David Willems is fouled in the backcourt by Joseph Causey - foul #2 on Joseph Causey, team foul #11 | 34-62 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Delany (C) Gerald Bryant | |
| Subs | Illinois | Glen Malott (SF) John Bentley | |
| 05:39 | Illinois | David Willems misses the 1st free throw | 34-62 |
| 05:39 | Illinois | David Willems makes the 2nd free throw | 34-63 |
| 05:18 | Northwestern | Andrew Laforce misses the fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Kyle Whiddon - foul #1 on Kyle Whiddon, team foul #5 | 34-63 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Gerald Bryant (SF) Bryan Schild | |
| Subs | Illinois | Johnny Bergeron (C) David Willems | |
| 05:18 | Northwestern | Andrew Laforce makes the 1st free throw | 35-63 |
| 05:18 | Northwestern | Andrew Laforce makes the 2nd free throw | 36-63 |
| 05:04 | Illinois | Aaron Olsen's dunk attempt is rejected by Robert Delany | 36-63 |
| 05:03 | Illinois | Glen Malott pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-63 |
| 04:45 | Illinois | Aaron Olsen misses the shot from the left side | 36-63 |
| 04:44 | Northwestern | Joseph Causey pulls down the rebound | 36-63 |
| 04:38 | Northwestern | Gerald Bryant clanks a floater from the right wing | 36-63 |
| 04:37 | Illinois | Kyle Whiddon gets the rebound | 36-63 |
| 04:12 | Illinois | Aaron Olsen hits a turnaround from the right block set up by Kyle Whiddon | 36-65 |
| 04:07 | Northwestern | Gerald Bryant knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Andrew Laforce | 38-65 |
| 03:44 | Illinois | Joseph Causey steals it from Aaron Olsen | 38-65 |
| 03:29 | Northwestern | Gerald Bryant hits the finger roll set up by Andrew Laforce | 40-65 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Andrew Laforce (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Leonard Walker (tiring) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - Gerald Bryant (tiring) 8 pts. PF - Robert Delany (tiring) 2 pts. C - Joseph Causey (tired) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Aaron Olsen (tired) 19 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Kyle Whiddon (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. SF - Glen Malott (tiring) 1 pts. PF - James Werner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Johnny Bergeron (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:23 | Illinois | Gerald Bryant steals it from Glen Malott in the backcourt | 40-65 |
| 03:12 | Northwestern | Leonard Walker is fouled on the floor by James Werner - foul #3 on James Werner, team foul #6 | 40-65 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Steve Manske (SG), Bryan Schild (PF) Andrew Laforce, Joseph Causey | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Bentley (SG), Donnell Guarino (SF), David Willems (C) Kyle Whiddon, Glen Malott, Johnny Bergeron | |
| 02:50 | Northwestern | The short jumper by Bryan Schild is denied by James Werner | 40-65 |
| 02:49 | Illinois | Donnell Guarino pulls down the rebound | 40-65 |
| 02:45 | Illinois | James Werner's pass is intercepted by Steve Manske in the backcourt | 40-65 |
| 02:37 | Northwestern | Robert Delany clanks a jumper from the left side | 40-65 |
| 02:36 | Illinois | Aaron Olsen snags the defensive board | 40-65 |
| 02:07 | Illinois | Aaron Olsen loses the dribble to Steve Manske | 40-65 |
| 02:01 | Northwestern | Leonard Walker clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 40-65 |
| 01:59 | Illinois | The rebound goes to David Willems | 40-65 |
| 01:36 | Illinois | John Bentley lays it in on a nice dish by Aaron Olsen and the foul's on Bryan Schild - foul #2 on Bryan Schild, team foul #12 | 40-67 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Joseph Causey (PF) Steve Manske | |
| Subs | Illinois | Glen Malott (SF), Kyle Whiddon (PF) Donnell Guarino, James Werner | |
| 01:36 | Illinois | John Bentley makes the free throw | 40-68 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:26 | Northwestern | Bryan Schild is called for traveling | 40-68 |
| 01:06 | Illinois | David Willems banks in the layup on a great pass from Kyle Whiddon | 40-70 |
| 00:52 | Northwestern | Leonard Walker comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 40-70 |
| 00:51 | Illinois | The rebound goes to David Willems | 40-70 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:48 | Illinois | Gerald Bryant is called for the reach on Glen Malott in the backcourt - foul #1 on Gerald Bryant, team foul #13 | 40-70 |
| 00:48 | Illinois | Glen Malott makes the 1st free throw | 40-71 |
| 00:48 | Illinois | Glen Malott misses the 2nd free throw | 40-71 |
| 00:48 | Northwestern | Robert Delany gets the rebound | 40-71 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:41 | Northwestern | Bryan Schild drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Gerald Bryant | 42-71 |
| 00:17 | Illinois | David Willems misses long on a jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Leonard Walker - foul #4 on Leonard Walker, team foul #14 | 42-71 |
| 00:17 | Illinois | David Willems makes the 1st free throw | 42-72 |
| 00:17 | Illinois | David Willems makes the 2nd free throw | 42-73 |
| 00:10 | Northwestern | David Willems denies the turnaround by Robert Delany | 42-73 |
| 00:08 | Illinois | Glen Malott gets the rebound | 42-73 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Aaron Olsen runs out the clock | 42-73 |