| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Tim Kraker (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jeffrey Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Raymond Hill (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Frankie Bock (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Gerald Woodie (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Randy Park (fresh) 4 pts. SG - James Munsey (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Cogar (fresh) PF - John Carr (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Patel (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Eastern Illinois | George Cogar inbounds the ball | 40-30 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:41 | Eastern Illinois | James Munsey buries a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Randy Park | 40-32 |
| 19:17 | Northwestern | Tim Kraker travels with the ball | 40-32 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Friedenthal (PG), Emmitt Holt (SF), Anthony Dunkelberger (C) Tim Kraker, Raymond Hill, Gerald Woodie | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | David Bowie (SG), John Golden (C) James Munsey, Charles Patel | |
| 19:14 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Friedenthal steals it from George Cogar in the backcourt | 40-32 |
| 19:13 | Northwestern | Emmitt Holt lays it in set up by Robert Friedenthal | 42-32 |
| 19:07 | Eastern Illinois | Jeffrey Johnson takes the ball from David Bowie in the backcourt | 42-32 |
| 18:49 | Northwestern | Jeffrey Johnson misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 42-32 |
| 18:48 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to John Golden | 42-32 |
| 18:44 | Eastern Illinois | George Cogar's floater is tipped away by Frankie Bock | 42-32 |
| 18:42 | Northwestern | Anthony Dunkelberger gets the rebound | 42-32 |
| 18:21 | Northwestern | Jeffrey Johnson buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Emmitt Holt | 45-32 |
| 17:59 | Eastern Illinois | John Carr misses long on a shot from the left block | 45-32 |
| 17:57 | Eastern Illinois | John Carr misses the tip | 45-32 |
| 17:55 | Eastern Illinois | John Carr grabs the offensive rebound | 45-32 |
| 17:39 | Eastern Illinois | David Bowie buries a floater from the left wing on a great pass from John Carr | 45-34 |
| 17:24 | Northwestern | Robert Friedenthal misses the floater from the right wing | 45-34 |
| 17:23 | Northwestern | Frankie Bock pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-34 |
| 17:11 | Northwestern | Jeffrey Johnson misses short on a 3 from straight away | 45-34 |
| 17:09 | Northwestern | Anthony Dunkelberger tips it but misses | 45-34 |
| 17:08 | Northwestern | Frankie Bock tips it home | 47-34 |
| 16:50 | Eastern Illinois | John Golden throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-34 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Tim Kraker (PG), Michael Hopkins (SG), Raymond Hill (SF), Mark Jones (PF), Gerald Woodie (C) Robert Friedenthal, Jeffrey Johnson, Emmitt Holt, Frankie Bock, Anthony Dunkelberger | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | James Munsey (SG), Charles Patel (C) David Bowie, John Golden | |
| 16:35 | Northwestern | Michael Hopkins makes the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Tim Kraker | 50-34 |
| 16:33 | Eastern Illinois | James Munsey loses the dribble to Tim Kraker in the backcourt | 50-34 |
| 16:19 | Northwestern | Raymond Hill knocks in the floater from the baseline on a great pass from Tim Kraker | 52-34 |
| 16:08 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Patel connects on the open runner near the basket | 52-36 |
| 15:58 | Northwestern | Gerald Woodie is called for 10 seconds | 52-36 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ray Anaya (PG), Jeffrey Johnson (SG), Seth Weiss (PF) Tim Kraker, Michael Hopkins, Mark Jones | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Salvatore Moran (SF), Pablo Nunez (PF), Stephen Nelson (C) George Cogar, John Carr, Charles Patel | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Ray Anaya (fresh) SG - Jeffrey Johnson (tiring) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Raymond Hill (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Seth Weiss (fresh) 2 reb. C - Gerald Woodie (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Randy Park (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Munsey (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Salvatore Moran (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Pablo Nunez (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Stephen Nelson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:52 | Eastern Illinois | Randy Park's floater is knocked away by Gerald Woodie | 52-36 |
| 15:50 | Northwestern | Seth Weiss snags the defensive board | 52-36 |
| 15:46 | Northwestern | Gerald Woodie is fouled on the floor by Pablo Nunez - foul #4 on Pablo Nunez, team foul #1 | 52-36 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | David Bowie (SF) Pablo Nunez | |
| 15:32 | Northwestern | Jeffrey Johnson knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away | 55-36 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 15:13 | Eastern Illinois | Randy Park connects on the shot from just outside the lane | 55-38 |
| 14:52 | Northwestern | Raymond Hill hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket | 55-38 |
| 14:51 | Northwestern | Seth Weiss snags the offensive board | 55-38 |
| 14:40 | Northwestern | Gerald Woodie hits the front of the rim on the wide open pull-up jumper from the left side | 55-38 |
| 14:39 | Eastern Illinois | Salvatore Moran snags the defensive board | 55-38 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 14:35 | Eastern Illinois | James Munsey misses long on a jumper from the left side | 55-38 |
| 14:33 | Northwestern | Gerald Woodie gets the rebound | 55-38 |
| 14:13 | Northwestern | Jeffrey Johnson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-38 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Tim Kraker (PG), Robert Friedenthal (SG), Emmitt Holt (SF), Frankie Bock (PF) Ray Anaya, Jeffrey Johnson, Raymond Hill, Seth Weiss | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | George Cogar (SF), John Golden (PF), Charles Patel (C) David Bowie, Salvatore Moran, Stephen Nelson | |
| 14:01 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Patel misses badly on a runner near the basket | 55-38 |
| 14:00 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Gerald Woodie | 55-38 |
| 13:54 | Northwestern | Emmitt Holt is fouled on the floor by George Cogar - foul #2 on George Cogar, team foul #2 | 55-38 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Michael Hopkins (SG), Mark Jones (C) Robert Friedenthal, Gerald Woodie | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 13:46 | Northwestern | Tim Kraker misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 55-38 |
| 13:45 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Randy Park | 55-38 |
| 13:43 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Hopkins picks off the pass by Randy Park in the backcourt | 55-38 |
| 13:30 | Northwestern | Tim Kraker is by himself and knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing | 58-38 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 13:12 | Eastern Illinois | George Cogar misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 58-38 |
| 13:11 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Patel hits the follow up shot | 58-40 |
| 12:53 | Northwestern | Michael Hopkins can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by James Munsey - foul #3 on James Munsey, team foul #3 | 58-40 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Raymond Hill (SF), Gerald Woodie (C) Emmitt Holt, Mark Jones | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | David Bowie (PG), Salvatore Moran (SF), John Carr (PF) Randy Park, George Cogar, John Golden | |
| 12:53 | Northwestern | Michael Hopkins makes the 1st free throw | 59-40 |
| 12:53 | Northwestern | Michael Hopkins misses the 2nd free throw | 59-40 |
| 12:53 | Eastern Illinois | John Carr grabs the board | 59-40 |
| 12:50 | Eastern Illinois | James Munsey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 59-40 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Friedenthal (SG) Michael Hopkins | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 12:43 | Northwestern | Tim Kraker hits a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Raymond Hill and the foul's on David Bowie - foul #3 on David Bowie, team foul #4 | 61-40 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Anthony Dunkelberger (PF) Frankie Bock | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 12:43 | Northwestern | Tim Kraker makes the free throw | 62-40 |
| 12:32 | Eastern Illinois | John Carr can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 62-40 |
| 12:30 | Eastern Illinois | David Bowie tips it but misses | 62-40 |
| 12:28 | Northwestern | Gerald Woodie grabs the board | 62-40 |
| 12:23 | Northwestern | David Bowie is called for the reach on Tim Kraker - foul #4 on David Bowie, team foul #5 | 62-40 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | George Cogar (SF) David Bowie | |
| 12:05 | Northwestern | Tim Kraker misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 62-40 |
| 12:04 | Eastern Illinois | John Carr grabs the board | 62-40 |
| 11:57 | Eastern Illinois | Tim Kraker takes the ball from James Munsey | 62-40 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Tim Kraker (tiring) 11 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Friedenthal (tiring) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Raymond Hill (tired) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Anthony Dunkelberger (tiring) 2 pts. 8 reb. C - Gerald Woodie (tired) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Salvatore Moran (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. SG - James Munsey (very tired) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - George Cogar (tired) PF - John Carr (tiring) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Charles Patel (tiring) 12 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:55 | Northwestern | Salvatore Moran is called for the reach on Tim Kraker in the backcourt - foul #4 on Salvatore Moran, team foul #6 | 62-40 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jeffrey Johnson (SG), Emmitt Holt (SF), Frankie Bock (PF) Robert Friedenthal, Raymond Hill, Gerald Woodie | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Randy Park (PG) Salvatore Moran | |
| 11:35 | Northwestern | Tim Kraker is hacked by George Cogar - foul #3 on George Cogar, team foul #7 | 62-40 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Mark Jones (C) Anthony Dunkelberger | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 11:35 | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 62-40 |
| 11:35 | Northwestern | Tim Kraker makes the 1st free throw | 63-40 |
| 11:35 | Northwestern | Tim Kraker misses the 2nd free throw | 63-40 |
| 11:35 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Charles Patel | 63-40 |
| 11:30 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Patel makes the 3 from the right corner | 63-43 |
| 11:28 | Northwestern | Emmitt Holt is hacked by George Cogar in the backcourt - foul #4 on George Cogar, team foul #8 | 63-43 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ray Anaya (PG), Seth Weiss (PF) Tim Kraker, Frankie Bock | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Pablo Nunez (SF) George Cogar | |
| 11:28 | Northwestern | Emmitt Holt makes the 1st free throw | 64-43 |
| 11:28 | Northwestern | Emmitt Holt makes the 2nd free throw | 65-43 |
| 11:25 | Eastern Illinois | Ray Anaya steals the ball from James Munsey in the backcourt | 65-43 |
| 11:23 | Northwestern | Jeffrey Johnson banks in the layup set up by Ray Anaya | 67-43 |
| 11:21 | Eastern Illinois | Emmitt Holt steals the ball from Randy Park in the backcourt | 67-43 |
| 11:19 | Northwestern | Jeffrey Johnson banks in the layup set up by Emmitt Holt | 69-43 |
| 11:08 | Eastern Illinois | John Carr scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 69-46 |
| 10:43 | Northwestern | Emmitt Holt misses short on an open turnaround in the paint | 69-46 |
| 10:42 | Eastern Illinois | John Carr snags the defensive board | 69-46 |
| 10:38 | Eastern Illinois | Randy Park makes the floater from just outside the lane | 69-48 |
| 10:19 | Northwestern | Seth Weiss loses the ball out of bounds | 69-48 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Tim Kraker (PG), Michael Hopkins (SG), Raymond Hill (SF), Frankie Bock (PF), Gerald Woodie (C) Ray Anaya, Jeffrey Johnson, Emmitt Holt, Seth Weiss, Mark Jones | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | David Bowie (SF), John Golden (PF), Stephen Nelson (C) Pablo Nunez, John Carr, Charles Patel | |
| 10:01 | Eastern Illinois | Randy Park misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Tim Kraker - foul #3 on Tim Kraker, team foul #1 | 69-48 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Friedenthal (PG) Tim Kraker | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 10:01 | Eastern Illinois | Randy Park misses the 1st free throw | 69-48 |
| 10:01 | Eastern Illinois | Randy Park makes the 2nd free throw | 69-49 |
| 09:52 | Northwestern | Michael Hopkins drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 72-49 |
| 09:39 | Eastern Illinois | Randy Park misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 72-49 |
| 09:38 | Northwestern | Gerald Woodie grabs the board | 72-49 |
| 09:35 | Northwestern | Robert Friedenthal throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 72-49 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Tim Kraker (PG), Anthony Dunkelberger (C) Michael Hopkins, Gerald Woodie | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | John Carr (PF) Stephen Nelson | |
| 09:29 | Eastern Illinois | James Munsey misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 72-49 |
| 09:27 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Tim Kraker | 72-49 |
| 09:11 | Northwestern | Raymond Hill comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 72-49 |
| 09:10 | Northwestern | Frankie Bock snags the offensive board | 72-49 |
| 08:52 | Northwestern | Anthony Dunkelberger is open and scores on a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Robert Friedenthal | 74-49 |
| 08:30 | Eastern Illinois | Anthony Dunkelberger denies the turnaround by James Munsey | 74-49 |
| 08:29 | Northwestern | Raymond Hill pulls down the rebound | 74-49 |
| 08:29 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 74-49 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ray Anaya (PG), Michael Hopkins (SG), Emmitt Holt (SF), Seth Weiss (PF), Gerald Woodie (C) Tim Kraker, Robert Friedenthal, Raymond Hill, Frankie Bock, Anthony Dunkelberger | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Salvatore Moran (SF), Charles Patel (C) David Bowie, John Carr | |
| 08:27 | Northwestern | Emmitt Holt is fouled in the backcourt by James Munsey - foul #4 on James Munsey, team foul #9 | 74-49 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | George Cogar (SF) James Munsey | |
| 08:27 | Northwestern | Emmitt Holt misses the 1st free throw | 74-49 |
| 08:27 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Patel grabs the defensive rebound | 74-49 |
| 08:24 | Eastern Illinois | John Golden's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 74-49 |
| 08:08 | Northwestern | Ray Anaya misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 74-49 |
| 08:06 | Northwestern | Michael Hopkins tips it but misses | 74-49 |
| 08:05 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Salvatore Moran | 74-49 |
| 07:48 | Eastern Illinois | George Cogar comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 74-49 |
| 07:47 | Northwestern | Gerald Woodie grabs the board | 74-49 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Ray Anaya (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Hopkins (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SF - Emmitt Holt (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. PF - Seth Weiss (fresh) 4 reb. C - Gerald Woodie (tiring) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Randy Park (very tired) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Salvatore Moran (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. SF - George Cogar (tired) 4 pf. PF - John Golden (tiring) 3 reb. C - Charles Patel (tired) 15 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Northwestern | Ray Anaya clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 74-49 |
| 07:27 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Patel snags the defensive board | 74-49 |
| 07:22 | Eastern Illinois | Randy Park misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 74-49 |
| 07:20 | Northwestern | Emmitt Holt pulls down the rebound | 74-49 |
| 07:13 | Northwestern | Ray Anaya misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 74-49 |
| 07:12 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to John Golden | 74-49 |
| 07:10 | Eastern Illinois | Randy Park loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 74-49 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Tim Kraker (PG), Jeffrey Johnson (SG), Frankie Bock (PF), Mark Jones (C) Ray Anaya, Michael Hopkins, Seth Weiss, Gerald Woodie | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | David Bowie (PG), James Munsey (SG), Pablo Nunez (SF), John Carr (PF), Stephen Nelson (C) Randy Park, Salvatore Moran, George Cogar, John Golden, Charles Patel | |
| 06:53 | Northwestern | Pablo Nunez steps in front of the Tim Kraker pass | 74-49 |
| 06:50 | Eastern Illinois | David Bowie misses the easy layup | 74-49 |
| 06:48 | Eastern Illinois | Stephen Nelson tips it in | 74-51 |
| 06:44 | Northwestern | Tim Kraker is open and scores on a jumper from the free throw line set up by Emmitt Holt | 76-51 |
| 06:42 | Eastern Illinois | Tim Kraker picks off the pass by James Munsey in the backcourt | 76-51 |
| 06:31 | Northwestern | Frankie Bock is called for traveling | 76-51 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Friedenthal (PG), Anthony Dunkelberger (C) Tim Kraker, Emmitt Holt | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Salvatore Moran (SG) James Munsey | |
| 06:21 | Eastern Illinois | David Bowie comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 76-51 |
| 06:20 | Eastern Illinois | Pablo Nunez grabs the offensive rebound | 76-51 |
| 06:14 | Eastern Illinois | John Carr throws a bad pass out of bounds | 76-51 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Charles Patel (C) Stephen Nelson | |
| 05:45 | Northwestern | Robert Friedenthal misses badly on the uncontested jumpshot from the free throw line | 76-51 |
| 05:43 | Eastern Illinois | Salvatore Moran grabs the board | 76-51 |
| 05:37 | Eastern Illinois | Salvatore Moran is denied on a layup by Mark Jones | 76-51 |
| 05:35 | Northwestern | Jeffrey Johnson grabs the board | 76-51 |
| 05:33 | Northwestern | Robert Friedenthal is fouled in the backcourt by Pablo Nunez - foul #5 on Pablo Nunez, team foul #10 | 76-51 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ray Anaya (PG), Emmitt Holt (SF), Seth Weiss (PF) Jeffrey Johnson, Mark Jones, Frankie Bock | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | George Cogar (SF), John Golden (PF), Stephen Nelson (C) Pablo Nunez, John Carr, Charles Patel | |
| 05:33 | Northwestern | Robert Friedenthal makes the 1st free throw | 77-51 |
| 05:33 | Northwestern | Robert Friedenthal makes the 2nd free throw | 78-51 |
| 05:24 | Eastern Illinois | Seth Weiss picks off the pass by Salvatore Moran | 78-51 |
| 05:21 | Northwestern | Ray Anaya is hacked by David Bowie in the backcourt - foul #5 on David Bowie, team foul #11 | 78-51 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Randy Park (PG) David Bowie | |
| 05:21 | Northwestern | Ray Anaya misses the 1st free throw | 78-51 |
| 05:21 | Northwestern | Ray Anaya makes the 2nd free throw | 79-51 |
| 05:18 | Eastern Illinois | John Golden loses the dribble to Emmitt Holt in the backcourt | 79-51 |
| 05:15 | Northwestern | Robert Friedenthal lays it up and in on a nice dish by Emmitt Holt | 81-51 |
| 04:56 | Eastern Illinois | The pull-up jumper by George Cogar is blocked by Seth Weiss | 81-51 |
| 04:54 | Northwestern | Seth Weiss grabs the board | 81-51 |
| 04:49 | Northwestern | Ray Anaya is hacked by Salvatore Moran - foul #5 on Salvatore Moran, team foul #12 | 81-51 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Michael Hopkins (SG), Mark Jones (C) Robert Friedenthal, Anthony Dunkelberger | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | James Munsey (SG) Salvatore Moran | |
| 04:49 | Northwestern | Ray Anaya makes the 1st free throw | 82-51 |
| 04:49 | Northwestern | Ray Anaya makes the 2nd free throw | 83-51 |
| 04:46 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Hopkins is called for the reach on Randy Park in the backcourt - foul #1 on Michael Hopkins, team foul #2 | 83-51 |
| 04:31 | Eastern Illinois | Randy Park misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 83-51 |
| 04:30 | Northwestern | Seth Weiss grabs the board | 83-51 |
| 04:14 | Northwestern | Emmitt Holt knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Ray Anaya | 85-51 |
| 03:59 | Eastern Illinois | John Golden comes up short on the jumper from the left block | 85-51 |
| 03:58 | Eastern Illinois | Stephen Nelson pulls down the offensive rebound | 85-51 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 03:53 | Eastern Illinois | John Golden comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 85-51 |
| 03:51 | Eastern Illinois | Stephen Nelson grabs the offensive board | 85-51 |
| 03:40 | Eastern Illinois | George Cogar can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 85-51 |
| 03:39 | Northwestern | Seth Weiss grabs the board | 85-51 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Ray Anaya (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Hopkins (tiring) 7 pts. 2 stl. SF - Emmitt Holt (tired) 15 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. PF - Seth Weiss (tiring) 7 reb. C - Mark Jones (tired) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Randy Park (very tired) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Munsey (very tired) 6 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - George Cogar (very tired) 4 pf. PF - John Golden (tired) 4 reb. C - Stephen Nelson (tired) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:35 | Northwestern | Emmitt Holt misses long on an open fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Randy Park - foul #1 on Randy Park, team foul #13 | 85-51 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Friedenthal (PG), Anthony Dunkelberger (PF) Ray Anaya, Seth Weiss | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 03:35 | Northwestern | Emmitt Holt makes the 1st free throw | 86-51 |
| 03:35 | Northwestern | Emmitt Holt makes the 2nd free throw | 87-51 |
| 03:32 | Eastern Illinois | James Munsey's pass is intercepted by Robert Friedenthal in the backcourt | 87-51 |
| 03:09 | Northwestern | Michael Hopkins misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 87-51 |
| 03:08 | Northwestern | Robert Friedenthal grabs the offensive board | 87-51 |
| 02:58 | Northwestern | Robert Friedenthal makes the wide open 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Emmitt Holt | 90-51 |
| 02:56 | Eastern Illinois | George Cogar is fouled in the backcourt by Anthony Dunkelberger - foul #2 on Anthony Dunkelberger, team foul #3 | 90-51 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ray Anaya (PG), Seth Weiss (PF) Michael Hopkins, Mark Jones | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 02:44 | Eastern Illinois | James Munsey comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 90-51 |
| 02:42 | Northwestern | Seth Weiss snags the defensive board | 90-51 |
| 02:39 | Northwestern | Robert Friedenthal is fouled in the backcourt by Randy Park - foul #2 on Randy Park, team foul #14 | 90-51 |
| 02:39 | Northwestern | Robert Friedenthal makes the 1st free throw | 91-51 |
| 02:39 | Northwestern | Robert Friedenthal makes the 2nd free throw | 92-51 |
| 02:18 | Eastern Illinois | Randy Park connects on the floater from the right side | 92-53 |
| 02:16 | Northwestern | Ray Anaya's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 92-53 |
| 02:05 | Eastern Illinois | Randy Park's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 92-53 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Mark Jones (C) Anthony Dunkelberger | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 01:46 | Northwestern | Robert Friedenthal clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 92-53 |
| 01:44 | Eastern Illinois | James Munsey grabs the defensive rebound | 92-53 |
| 01:38 | Eastern Illinois | Ray Anaya steals the ball from John Golden | 92-53 |
| 01:35 | Northwestern | Emmitt Holt can't throw it down | 92-53 |
| 01:34 | Northwestern | Seth Weiss tips it but misses | 92-53 |
| 01:32 | Eastern Illinois | James Munsey grabs the defensive rebound | 92-53 |
| 01:27 | Eastern Illinois | Randy Park double dribbles | 92-53 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Michael Hopkins (SG), Anthony Dunkelberger (PF) Ray Anaya, Seth Weiss | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 01:25 | Northwestern | Emmitt Holt is fouled in the backcourt by James Munsey - foul #5 on James Munsey, team foul #15 | 92-53 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Kenneth Bouffard (SG) James Munsey | |
| 01:25 | Northwestern | Emmitt Holt misses the 1st free throw | 92-53 |
| 01:25 | Northwestern | Emmitt Holt makes the 2nd free throw | 93-53 |
| 01:17 | Eastern Illinois | Kenneth Bouffard blows the layup but he's fouled by Michael Hopkins - foul #2 on Michael Hopkins, team foul #4 | 93-53 |
| 01:17 | Eastern Illinois | Kenneth Bouffard makes the 1st free throw | 93-54 |
| 01:17 | Eastern Illinois | Kenneth Bouffard misses the 2nd free throw | 93-54 |
| 01:17 | Northwestern | Mark Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 93-54 |
| 00:56 | Northwestern | Michael Hopkins is open and buries a jumpshot from the right wing | 95-54 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:51 | Eastern Illinois | Randy Park misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 95-54 |
| 00:49 | Eastern Illinois | Kenneth Bouffard grabs the offensive board | 95-54 |
| 00:47 | Eastern Illinois | Kenneth Bouffard misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 95-54 |
| 00:46 | Eastern Illinois | George Cogar grabs the offensive rebound | 95-54 |
| 00:42 | Eastern Illinois | George Cogar makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 95-56 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:19 | Northwestern | Michael Hopkins is hacked by Randy Park - foul #3 on Randy Park, team foul #16 | 95-56 |
| 00:19 | Northwestern | Michael Hopkins makes the 1st free throw | 96-56 |
| 00:19 | Northwestern | Michael Hopkins misses the 2nd free throw | 96-56 |
| 00:19 | Eastern Illinois | John Golden grabs the defensive rebound | 96-56 |
| 00:12 | Eastern Illinois | Stephen Nelson misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 96-56 |
| 00:10 | Eastern Illinois | Randy Park grabs the offensive board | 96-56 |
| 00:08 | Eastern Illinois | Randy Park comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 96-56 |
| 00:07 | Eastern Illinois | Stephen Nelson misses the tip | 96-56 |
| 00:06 | Eastern Illinois | John Golden gets the offensive rebound | 96-56 |
| 00:03 | Eastern Illinois | Randy Park can't finish the layup | 96-56 |
| 00:02 | Eastern Illinois | George Cogar gets the offensive rebound | 96-56 |
| 00:00 | Eastern Illinois | The clock runs out | 96-56 |