| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Jan Tarver (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - Frederick Turner (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Boyd (fresh) 7 pts. PF - John Campbell (fresh) 6 pts. C - Glen Fox (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - James Homes (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Edward Allen (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Miroslav Koski (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Todd Brunner (fresh) 8 pts. C - Michael Morgan (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern | Miroslav Koski inbounds the ball | 37-25 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 19:36 | Northwestern | Edward Allen works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 37-25 |
| 19:34 | Illinois | The rebound goes to John Boyd | 37-25 |
| 19:16 | Illinois | John Campbell makes the shot from the left wing set up by Glen Fox | 39-25 |
| 18:47 | Northwestern | Edward Allen scores on a jumper from just outside the lane set up by James Homes | 39-27 |
| 18:32 | Illinois | John Campbell comes up short on the jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Miroslav Koski - foul #2 on Miroslav Koski, team foul #1 | 39-27 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Richard Bernhard (SG) Edward Allen | |
| 18:32 | Illinois | John Campbell misses the 1st free throw | 39-27 |
| 18:32 | Illinois | John Campbell misses the 2nd free throw | 39-27 |
| 18:32 | Northwestern | Michael Morgan pulls down the rebound | 39-27 |
| 18:03 | Northwestern | Michael Morgan blows the layup | 39-27 |
| 18:02 | Illinois | John Boyd gets the rebound | 39-27 |
| 18:00 | Illinois | Richard Bernhard steals it from Jan Tarver in the backcourt | 39-27 |
| 17:59 | Northwestern | Richard Bernhard banks in the layup | 39-29 |
| 17:38 | Illinois | Todd Brunner swats the layup by John Boyd | 39-29 |
| 17:36 | Northwestern | Michael Morgan pulls down the rebound | 39-29 |
| 17:13 | Northwestern | Todd Brunner is whistled for a carry | 39-29 |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Scheiber (C) Glen Fox | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Edward Allen (SG), Robert Whitman (SF), Filip Mrozinski (PF) James Homes, Miroslav Koski, Todd Brunner | |
| 17:06 | Illinois | John Campbell hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint | 39-29 |
| 17:05 | Northwestern | Robert Whitman gets the rebound | 39-29 |
| 16:40 | Northwestern | Michael Morgan misses the jump hook in the lane | 39-29 |
| 16:39 | Illinois | John Campbell gets the rebound | 39-29 |
| 16:18 | Illinois | Filip Mrozinski blocks the jumper by Frederick Turner | 39-29 |
| 16:16 | Northwestern | Edward Allen grabs the board | 39-29 |
| 15:47 | Northwestern | Richard Bernhard can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 39-29 |
| 15:46 | Northwestern | Michael Morgan pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-29 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Jan Tarver (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - Frederick Turner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Boyd (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - John Campbell (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Edward Scheiber (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Richard Bernhard (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Edward Allen (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Whitman (fresh) PF - Filip Mrozinski (fresh) 3 reb. C - Michael Morgan (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:31 | Northwestern | Richard Bernhard hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Edward Allen | 39-32 |
| 15:15 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber drills a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Frederick Turner | 41-32 |
| 14:50 | Northwestern | Filip Mrozinski is fouled on the floor by John Campbell - foul #3 on John Campbell, team foul #1 | 41-32 |
| Subs | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar (PG), Ryan Church (SG), Paul Weber (SF), Glen Fox (C) Jan Tarver, Frederick Turner, John Boyd, John Campbell | |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Homes (PG), Miroslav Koski (SF), Todd Brunner (PF) Richard Bernhard, Robert Whitman, Filip Mrozinski | |
| 14:30 | Northwestern | Miroslav Koski is hacked by Glen Fox - foul #2 on Glen Fox, team foul #2 | 41-32 |
| 14:02 | Northwestern | Miroslav Koski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-32 |
| 13:53 | Illinois | Paul Weber misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 41-32 |
| 13:52 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar snags the offensive board | 41-32 |
| 13:46 | Illinois | Todd Brunner swats the layup by Edward Scheiber | 41-32 |
| 13:45 | Northwestern | Michael Morgan snags the defensive board | 41-32 |
| 13:22 | Northwestern | Todd Brunner drills a jumper from the left block on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Miroslav Koski | 41-34 |
| 13:07 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar hits a jumper from the left side | 43-34 |
| 12:47 | Northwestern | Miroslav Koski clanks a floater from the left side | 43-34 |
| 12:45 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber pulls down the rebound | 43-34 |
| 12:39 | Illinois | Michael Morgan is called for the reach on Glen Fox - foul #4 on Michael Morgan, team foul #2 | 43-34 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jan Tarver (PG), Frederick Turner (SG), John Boyd (SF), David Williams (PF) Lawrence Lamar, Ryan Church, Paul Weber, Edward Scheiber | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Richard Bernhard (SG), Filip Mrozinski (C) Edward Allen, Michael Morgan | |
| 12:26 | Illinois | Jan Tarver works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 43-34 |
| 12:24 | Northwestern | Filip Mrozinski snags the defensive board | 43-34 |
| 12:07 | Northwestern | Miroslav Koski shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3 from the right corner | 43-37 |
| 12:03 | Illinois | Jan Tarver evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 43-37 |
| 12:01 | Illinois | David Williams hits the follow up shot | 45-37 |
| 11:45 | Northwestern | Filip Mrozinski's pass is intercepted by Glen Fox | 45-37 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Jan Tarver (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - Frederick Turner (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - John Boyd (fresh) 7 pts. PF - David Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Glen Fox (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - James Homes (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Bernhard (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Miroslav Koski (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Todd Brunner (fresh) 10 pts. 2 blk. C - Filip Mrozinski (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Illinois | John Boyd is fouled on the floor by Miroslav Koski - foul #3 on Miroslav Koski, team foul #3 | 45-37 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Campbell (PF) Glen Fox | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Edward Allen (SG), Michael Morgan (C) Richard Bernhard, Filip Mrozinski | |
| 11:04 | Illinois | John Campbell buries a jump hook from the right block set up by Jan Tarver | 47-37 |
| 10:46 | Northwestern | Todd Brunner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-37 |
| Subs | Illinois | Ryan Church (SG), Edward Scheiber (C) Frederick Turner, David Williams | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Richard Bernhard (PG) James Homes | |
| 10:32 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber is fouled on the floor by Richard Bernhard - foul #1 on Richard Bernhard, team foul #4 | 47-37 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Homes (PG) Richard Bernhard | |
| 10:24 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber connects on the open jump hook from the baseline set up by Jan Tarver out of the doubleteam | 49-37 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 10:17 | Northwestern | Todd Brunner misses the easy layup but he's fouled by John Campbell - foul #4 on John Campbell, team foul #3 | 49-37 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Richard Bernhard (PG), Filip Mrozinski (C) James Homes, Michael Morgan | |
| 10:17 | Northwestern | Todd Brunner misses the 1st free throw | 49-37 |
| 10:17 | Northwestern | Todd Brunner misses the 2nd free throw | 49-37 |
| 10:17 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber pulls down the rebound | 49-37 |
| 09:56 | Illinois | Ryan Church makes the wide open 3 pointer from straight away set up by Jan Tarver | 52-37 |
| 09:37 | Northwestern | Edward Allen can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 52-37 |
| 09:35 | Illinois | John Boyd grabs the defensive rebound | 52-37 |
| 09:16 | Illinois | Filip Mrozinski steals the ball from Edward Scheiber | 52-37 |
| 09:01 | Northwestern | Richard Bernhard misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 52-37 |
| 09:00 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber gets the rebound | 52-37 |
| 08:56 | Illinois | Ryan Church hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 52-37 |
| 08:54 | Illinois | John Campbell tips it back up and in | 54-37 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 08:47 | Northwestern | Todd Brunner misses short on an open fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 54-37 |
| 08:46 | Illinois | Jan Tarver snags the defensive board | 54-37 |
| 08:30 | Illinois | John Boyd's pass is intercepted by Filip Mrozinski | 54-37 |
| 08:09 | Northwestern | Todd Brunner hits a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Richard Bernhard | 54-39 |
| 07:54 | Illinois | John Campbell is fouled on the floor by Filip Mrozinski - foul #2 on Filip Mrozinski, team foul #5 | 54-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar (PG), Frederick Turner (SG), David Williams (PF), Glen Fox (C) Jan Tarver, John Boyd, John Campbell, Edward Scheiber | |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Homes (PG), Michael Morgan (C) Richard Bernhard, Filip Mrozinski | |
| 07:46 | Illinois | Ryan Church jams it | 56-39 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Lawrence Lamar (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Frederick Turner (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Ryan Church (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - David Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Glen Fox (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - James Homes (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Allen (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Miroslav Koski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Todd Brunner (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 blk. C - Michael Morgan (fresh) 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:26 | Northwestern | Miroslav Koski is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 56-39 |
| 07:24 | Northwestern | Todd Brunner can't tip it in | 56-39 |
| 07:22 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Frederick Turner | 56-39 |
| 07:05 | Illinois | Glen Fox is hacked by Michael Morgan - foul #5 on Michael Morgan, team foul #6 | 56-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | Paul Weber (SF) Ryan Church | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Filip Mrozinski (C) Michael Morgan | |
| 06:50 | Illinois | Paul Weber knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by David Williams | 59-39 |
| 06:40 | Northwestern | Lawrence Lamar takes the ball from James Homes | 59-39 |
| 06:36 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar hits the finger roll | 61-39 |
| 06:19 | Northwestern | Todd Brunner connects on the jumper in the paint | 61-41 |
| 05:56 | Illinois | Frederick Turner knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Glen Fox | 63-41 |
| 05:35 | Northwestern | Edward Allen shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 63-41 |
| 05:34 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar snags the defensive board | 63-41 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 05:25 | Illinois | Paul Weber can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 63-41 |
| 05:24 | Illinois | Frederick Turner tips it but misses | 63-41 |
| 05:22 | Northwestern | Filip Mrozinski gets the rebound | 63-41 |
| 05:16 | Northwestern | Miroslav Koski makes the contested fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane and the foul's on Glen Fox - foul #3 on Glen Fox, team foul #4 | 63-43 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jan Tarver (PG), John Boyd (SF), John Campbell (PF), Edward Scheiber (C) Lawrence Lamar, Paul Weber, David Williams, Glen Fox | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Richard Bernhard (PG), Robert Whitman (SG), Jarek Zanders (SF) James Homes, Edward Allen, Todd Brunner | |
| 05:16 | Northwestern | Miroslav Koski makes the free throw | 63-44 |
| 05:06 | Illinois | John Boyd makes the driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Jan Tarver | 65-44 |
| 04:57 | Northwestern | Miroslav Koski works out of a doubleteam and scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Richard Bernhard | 65-46 |
| 04:38 | Illinois | Robert Whitman steals it from Frederick Turner | 65-46 |
| 04:23 | Northwestern | Miroslav Koski evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 65-46 |
| 04:21 | Illinois | The rebound goes to John Campbell | 65-46 |
| 04:17 | Illinois | Robert Whitman takes the ball from John Campbell | 65-46 |
| 03:58 | Northwestern | Frederick Turner takes the ball from Richard Bernhard | 65-46 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 03:38 | Illinois | John Campbell comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Miroslav Koski - foul #4 on Miroslav Koski, team foul #7 | 65-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | Ryan Church (SG), Glen Fox (C) Frederick Turner, Edward Scheiber | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Todd Brunner (PF) Miroslav Koski | |
| 03:38 | Illinois | John Campbell makes the 1st free throw | 66-46 |
| 03:38 | Illinois | John Campbell makes the 2nd free throw | 67-46 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Jan Tarver (fresh) 9 pts. 9 ast. SG - Ryan Church (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Boyd (fresh) 9 pts. PF - John Campbell (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Glen Fox (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Richard Bernhard (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Whitman (fresh) 2 stl. SF - Jarek Zanders (fresh) PF - Todd Brunner (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Filip Mrozinski (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:21 | Northwestern | Todd Brunner misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 67-46 |
| 03:19 | Illinois | Ryan Church gets the rebound | 67-46 |
| 02:58 | Illinois | Jan Tarver comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 67-46 |
| 02:57 | Illinois | John Campbell tips it in | 69-46 |
| 02:44 | Northwestern | Glen Fox steals it from Jarek Zanders | 69-46 |
| 02:25 | Illinois | Ryan Church drills a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Jan Tarver | 71-46 |
| 02:05 | Northwestern | Richard Bernhard hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 71-46 |
| 02:04 | Northwestern | Todd Brunner grabs the offensive board | 71-46 |
| 01:58 | Northwestern | Todd Brunner makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Whitman | 71-48 |
| 01:37 | Illinois | Glen Fox misses the driving attempt from the baseline | 71-48 |
| 01:35 | Northwestern | Todd Brunner grabs the defensive rebound | 71-48 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 01:30 | Northwestern | Robert Whitman is fouled on the floor by Ryan Church - foul #1 on Ryan Church, team foul #5 | 71-48 |
| Subs | Illinois | Frederick Turner (SG) Ryan Church | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 01:15 | Northwestern | Robert Whitman loses the ball out of bounds | 71-48 |
| 00:46 | Illinois | John Boyd hits a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Jan Tarver | 73-48 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 00:40 | Northwestern | Jarek Zanders drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Robert Whitman | 73-50 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 00:13 | Illinois | John Campbell comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 73-50 |
| 00:11 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to John Boyd | 73-50 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Jan Tarver runs out the clock | 73-50 |