| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - James Homes (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Whitman (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Miroslav Koski (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Filip Mrozinski (fresh) 3 pts. C - Michael Morgan (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Issac Orsini (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wendell Laskey (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Rich Boyd (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Charles Grunwald (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - John Hobbs (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern | Miroslav Koski inbounds the ball | 30-37 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:58 | Northwestern | Robert Whitman throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 30-37 |
| 19:51 | Illinois-Chicago | Charles Grunwald knocks in the turnaround from close range set up by Issac Orsini | 30-39 |
| 19:48 | Northwestern | Robert Whitman's pass is intercepted by Rich Boyd in the backcourt | 30-39 |
| 19:47 | Illinois-Chicago | Issac Orsini lays it in set up by Rich Boyd | 30-41 |
| 19:34 | Northwestern | Miroslav Koski clanks a floater in the paint | 30-41 |
| 19:33 | Illinois-Chicago | Issac Orsini gets the rebound | 30-41 |
| 19:14 | Illinois-Chicago | Charles Grunwald hits the easy wide open finger roll set up by Issac Orsini and he's hacked by Filip Mrozinski - foul #1 on Filip Mrozinski, team foul #1 | 30-43 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Morgan (C) John Hobbs | |
| 19:14 | Illinois-Chicago | Charles Grunwald makes the free throw | 30-44 |
| 19:11 | Northwestern | Michael Morgan is called for the reach on Robert Whitman in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Morgan, team foul #1 | 30-44 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Oleg Makowski (PF), Stephen Starks (C) Filip Mrozinski, Michael Morgan | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| 18:47 | Northwestern | Miroslav Koski connects on the open pull-up jumper from the left wing | 32-44 |
| 18:42 | Illinois-Chicago | Issac Orsini is hacked by James Homes in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Homes, team foul #2 | 32-44 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Guadalupe Espinoza (PG), Jarek Zanders (SG), Patrick Roland (SF) James Homes, Robert Whitman, Miroslav Koski | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Jordan Mitchell (PG), Dana Ornelas (SG), Peter Wells (SF), Daniel Cousin (C) Issac Orsini, Wendell Laskey, Rich Boyd, Charles Grunwald | |
| 18:35 | Illinois-Chicago | Dana Ornelas loses the ball out of bounds | 32-44 |
| 18:18 | Northwestern | Jarek Zanders can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 32-44 |
| 18:17 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Morgan grabs the board | 32-44 |
| 17:50 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Morgan misses the wide open floater from just outside the lane | 32-44 |
| 17:49 | Northwestern | Oleg Makowski grabs the defensive rebound | 32-44 |
| 17:45 | Northwestern | Patrick Roland throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-44 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Homes (PG), Robert Whitman (SG), Miroslav Koski (SF), Filip Mrozinski (PF), Michael Morgan (C) Guadalupe Espinoza, Jarek Zanders, Patrick Roland, Oleg Makowski, Stephen Starks | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Issac Orsini (PG), Rich Boyd (SF), John Corbin (PF), John Hobbs (C) Dana Ornelas, Peter Wells, Michael Morgan, Daniel Cousin | |
| 17:40 | Illinois-Chicago | Miroslav Koski steals it from Jordan Mitchell in the backcourt | 32-44 |
| 17:38 | Northwestern | Miroslav Koski can't finish the layup | 32-44 |
| 17:36 | Illinois-Chicago | John Hobbs pulls down the rebound | 32-44 |
| 17:34 | Illinois-Chicago | James Homes steps in front of the Issac Orsini pass in the backcourt | 32-44 |
| 17:28 | Northwestern | Michael Morgan knocks in the shot from the free throw line set up by Miroslav Koski | 34-44 |
| 17:10 | Illinois-Chicago | John Hobbs makes the wide open fadeaway from the baseline | 34-46 |
| 17:04 | Northwestern | James Homes can't connect on an uncontested 3pt attempt from the right corner | 34-46 |
| 17:02 | Northwestern | Filip Mrozinski tips it in | 36-46 |
| 16:54 | Illinois-Chicago | Issac Orsini misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 36-46 |
| 16:52 | Northwestern | Michael Morgan grabs the board | 36-46 |
| 16:50 | Northwestern | Issac Orsini is called for the reach on James Homes in the backcourt - foul #3 on Issac Orsini, team foul #2 | 36-46 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Wendell Laskey (SG), Charles Grunwald (PF), Patrick Hewes (C) Issac Orsini, John Corbin, John Hobbs | |
| 16:30 | Northwestern | Filip Mrozinski hits the finger roll set up by James Homes and he's hacked by Patrick Hewes - foul #2 on Patrick Hewes, team foul #3 | 38-46 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jarek Zanders (SG) Robert Whitman | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Dana Ornelas (PG) Jordan Mitchell | |
| 16:30 | Northwestern | Filip Mrozinski makes the free throw | 39-46 |
| 16:05 | Illinois-Chicago | Patrick Hewes drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 39-49 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - James Homes (tiring) 1 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jarek Zanders (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Miroslav Koski (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Filip Mrozinski (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Morgan (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Dana Ornelas (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wendell Laskey (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Rich Boyd (tiring) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Charles Grunwald (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Patrick Hewes (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:47 | Northwestern | Michael Morgan comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 39-49 |
| 15:45 | Northwestern | Jarek Zanders tips it but misses | 39-49 |
| 15:44 | Illinois-Chicago | The rebound goes to Rich Boyd | 39-49 |
| 15:23 | Illinois-Chicago | Patrick Hewes knocks in the jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Dana Ornelas | 39-51 |
| 15:17 | Northwestern | Miroslav Koski misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 39-51 |
| 15:16 | Northwestern | Filip Mrozinski pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-51 |
| 14:59 | Northwestern | Miroslav Koski can't connect on an uncontested driving attempt in the lane | 39-51 |
| 14:58 | Northwestern | Filip Mrozinski can't tip it in | 39-51 |
| 14:56 | Illinois-Chicago | Patrick Hewes snags the defensive board | 39-51 |
| 14:32 | Illinois-Chicago | Charles Grunwald misses badly on a jump hook in the paint | 39-51 |
| 14:30 | Northwestern | Michael Morgan snags the defensive board | 39-51 |
| 14:26 | Northwestern | Filip Mrozinski double dribbles | 39-51 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Guadalupe Espinoza (PG), Richard Bernhard (SG), Patrick Roland (SF), Oleg Makowski (PF), Stephen Starks (C) James Homes, Jarek Zanders, Miroslav Koski, Filip Mrozinski, Michael Morgan | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Issac Orsini (PG), Peter Wells (SG), John Corbin (SF), Michael Morgan (PF), John Hobbs (C) Dana Ornelas, Wendell Laskey, Rich Boyd, Charles Grunwald, Patrick Hewes | |
| 14:24 | Illinois-Chicago | Patrick Roland is called for the reach on John Corbin in the backcourt - foul #2 on Patrick Roland, team foul #3 | 39-51 |
| 14:15 | Illinois-Chicago | Guadalupe Espinoza steals the ball from John Corbin | 39-51 |
| 14:12 | Northwestern | Guadalupe Espinoza blows the layup | 39-51 |
| 14:11 | Illinois-Chicago | The rebound goes to Issac Orsini | 39-51 |
| 13:52 | Illinois-Chicago | Peter Wells hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Issac Orsini | 39-54 |
| 13:43 | Northwestern | Richard Bernhard scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Guadalupe Espinoza | 42-54 |
| 13:28 | Illinois-Chicago | John Hobbs connects on the jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Issac Orsini | 42-56 |
| 13:24 | Northwestern | Richard Bernhard misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 42-56 |
| 13:23 | Illinois-Chicago | John Hobbs grabs the board | 42-56 |
| 13:18 | Illinois-Chicago | John Corbin drills a jumper near the basket and the foul's on Patrick Roland - foul #3 on Patrick Roland, team foul #4 | 42-58 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Whitman (PG), Miroslav Koski (SF) Guadalupe Espinoza, Patrick Roland | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Jordan Mitchell (SG), Daniel Cousin (C) Peter Wells, John Hobbs | |
| 13:18 | Illinois-Chicago | John Corbin makes the free throw | 42-59 |
| 13:15 | Northwestern | Oleg Makowski is hacked by Issac Orsini in the backcourt - foul #4 on Issac Orsini, team foul #4 | 42-59 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Wendell Laskey (SG), Peter Wells (SF) Issac Orsini, John Corbin | |
| 13:03 | Northwestern | Richard Bernhard can't finish the layup | 42-59 |
| 13:02 | Illinois-Chicago | Wendell Laskey grabs the board | 42-59 |
| 12:58 | Illinois-Chicago | Jordan Mitchell is hacked by Robert Whitman in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Whitman, team foul #5 | 42-59 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Michael Morgan (C) Stephen Starks | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| 12:40 | Illinois-Chicago | Wendell Laskey connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 42-62 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 12:37 | Northwestern | Wendell Laskey steps in front of the Robert Whitman pass in the backcourt | 42-62 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 12:22 | Illinois-Chicago | Jordan Mitchell can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 42-62 |
| 12:21 | Illinois-Chicago | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Morgan | 42-62 |
| 12:09 | Illinois-Chicago | Jordan Mitchell hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Robert Whitman - foul #3 on Robert Whitman, team foul #6 | 42-62 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Filip Mrozinski (PF) Michael Morgan | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | John Corbin (SF), Charles Grunwald (PF), John Hobbs (C) Peter Wells, Michael Morgan, Daniel Cousin | |
| 12:09 | Illinois-Chicago | Jordan Mitchell misses the 1st free throw | 42-62 |
| 12:09 | Illinois-Chicago | Jordan Mitchell misses the 2nd free throw | 42-62 |
| 12:09 | Northwestern | Oleg Makowski gets the rebound | 42-62 |
| 11:49 | Northwestern | Miroslav Koski hits the finger roll set up by Richard Bernhard | 44-62 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Robert Whitman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - Richard Bernhard (tiring) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Miroslav Koski (tiring) 15 pts. 3 reb. PF - Filip Mrozinski (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Oleg Makowski (tiring) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Jordan Mitchell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Wendell Laskey (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Corbin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Grunwald (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - John Hobbs (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Illinois-Chicago | John Corbin blows the layup | 44-62 |
| 11:25 | Northwestern | Filip Mrozinski grabs the board | 44-62 |
| 11:09 | Northwestern | Richard Bernhard banks in the layup set up by Robert Whitman | 46-62 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 10:44 | Illinois-Chicago | John Corbin buries a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Jordan Mitchell | 46-64 |
| 10:42 | Northwestern | Jordan Mitchell takes the ball from Robert Whitman in the backcourt | 46-64 |
| 10:41 | Illinois-Chicago | Jordan Mitchell lays it in | 46-66 |
| 10:20 | Northwestern | Filip Mrozinski misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 46-66 |
| 10:18 | Illinois-Chicago | John Hobbs grabs the defensive rebound | 46-66 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 09:59 | Illinois-Chicago | Charles Grunwald lays it in | 46-68 |
| 09:59 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 46-68 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Homes (PG), Jarek Zanders (SF), Patrick Roland (PF), Stephen Starks (C) Robert Whitman, Miroslav Koski, Filip Mrozinski, Oleg Makowski | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Dana Ornelas (PG), Rich Boyd (SF), Michael Morgan (PF), Daniel Cousin (C) Wendell Laskey, John Corbin, Charles Grunwald, John Hobbs | |
| 09:45 | Northwestern | Stephen Starks buries a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Jarek Zanders | 49-68 |
| 09:43 | Illinois-Chicago | Dana Ornelas's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 49-68 |
| 09:38 | Northwestern | Jarek Zanders's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-68 |
| 09:14 | Illinois-Chicago | Daniel Cousin misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 49-68 |
| 09:13 | Northwestern | Richard Bernhard grabs the board | 49-68 |
| 09:09 | Northwestern | Richard Bernhard is called for traveling | 49-68 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Guadalupe Espinoza (PG), Miroslav Koski (SF) James Homes, Richard Bernhard | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Wendell Laskey (SG), Patrick Hewes (C) Jordan Mitchell, Daniel Cousin | |
| 08:46 | Illinois-Chicago | Patrick Hewes misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 49-68 |
| 08:45 | Northwestern | Jarek Zanders grabs the defensive rebound | 49-68 |
| 08:40 | Northwestern | Miroslav Koski misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 49-68 |
| 08:38 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Morgan pulls down the rebound | 49-68 |
| 08:13 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Morgan misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 49-68 |
| 08:11 | Northwestern | Stephen Starks grabs the board | 49-68 |
| 08:09 | Northwestern | Michael Morgan is called for the reach on Guadalupe Espinoza in the backcourt - foul #3 on Michael Morgan, team foul #5 | 49-68 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Homes (PG), Richard Bernhard (SG), Filip Mrozinski (PF), Michael Morgan (C) Guadalupe Espinoza, Jarek Zanders, Patrick Roland, Stephen Starks | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Jordan Mitchell (PG), Peter Wells (SF), Charles Grunwald (PF), John Hobbs (C) Wendell Laskey, Rich Boyd, Michael Morgan, Patrick Hewes | |
| 07:55 | Northwestern | Dana Ornelas steps in front of the Filip Mrozinski pass | 49-68 |
| 07:50 | Illinois-Chicago | Miroslav Koski is called for the reach on Jordan Mitchell in the backcourt - foul #2 on Miroslav Koski, team foul #7 | 49-68 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Whitman (SF) Miroslav Koski | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Issac Orsini (PG) Dana Ornelas | |
| 07:50 | Illinois-Chicago | Jordan Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 49-69 |
| 07:50 | Illinois-Chicago | Jordan Mitchell misses the 2nd free throw | 49-69 |
| 07:50 | Illinois-Chicago | Peter Wells pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-69 |
| 07:33 | Illinois-Chicago | Jordan Mitchell hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater from the left side | 49-69 |
| 07:31 | Northwestern | Michael Morgan pulls down the rebound | 49-69 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - James Homes (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Bernhard (tiring) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Robert Whitman (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Filip Mrozinski (tired) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Morgan (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Issac Orsini (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. 4 pf. SG - Jordan Mitchell (tiring) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Peter Wells (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Grunwald (tiring) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - John Hobbs (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Northwestern | Jordan Mitchell steps in front of the Michael Morgan pass in the backcourt | 49-69 |
| 07:01 | Illinois-Chicago | Jordan Mitchell can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 49-69 |
| 07:00 | Illinois-Chicago | John Hobbs grabs the offensive rebound | 49-69 |
| 06:31 | Illinois-Chicago | Charles Grunwald can't connect on an uncontested shot in the lane | 49-69 |
| 06:30 | Illinois-Chicago | The offensive rebound goes to John Hobbs | 49-69 |
| 06:10 | Illinois-Chicago | Jordan Mitchell makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 49-72 |
| 06:08 | Northwestern | James Homes is fouled in the backcourt by Jordan Mitchell - foul #2 on Jordan Mitchell, team foul #6 | 49-72 |
| 06:08 | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-72 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Guadalupe Espinoza (PG), Jarek Zanders (SG), Miroslav Koski (SF), Oleg Makowski (PF), Stephen Starks (C) James Homes, Richard Bernhard, Robert Whitman, Filip Mrozinski, Michael Morgan | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Wendell Laskey (SG), John Corbin (SF), Michael Morgan (PF), Daniel Cousin (C) Jordan Mitchell, Peter Wells, Charles Grunwald, John Hobbs | |
| 06:03 | Northwestern | Guadalupe Espinoza misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 49-72 |
| 06:01 | Illinois-Chicago | John Corbin grabs the board | 49-72 |
| 05:41 | Illinois-Chicago | John Corbin knocks in the driving attempt in the paint and the foul's on Oleg Makowski - foul #2 on Oleg Makowski, team foul #8 | 49-74 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Whitman (SF) Miroslav Koski | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Dana Ornelas (PG), Jordan Mitchell (SG) Issac Orsini, Wendell Laskey | |
| 05:41 | Illinois-Chicago | John Corbin makes the free throw | 49-75 |
| 05:29 | Northwestern | Guadalupe Espinoza hits a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Robert Whitman | 51-75 |
| 05:05 | Illinois-Chicago | Daniel Cousin connects on the jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Jordan Mitchell | 51-77 |
| 04:58 | Northwestern | Stephen Starks scores on a 3 from the left wing | 54-77 |
| 04:35 | Illinois-Chicago | John Corbin misses the easy layup | 54-77 |
| 04:33 | Northwestern | Stephen Starks grabs the defensive rebound | 54-77 |
| 04:31 | Northwestern | Jarek Zanders is fouled in the backcourt by Dana Ornelas - foul #1 on Dana Ornelas, team foul #7 | 54-77 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Patrick Roland (PF) Oleg Makowski | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Peter Wells (SF), Patrick Hewes (C) John Corbin, Daniel Cousin | |
| 04:31 | Northwestern | Jarek Zanders misses the 1st free throw | 54-77 |
| 04:31 | Illinois-Chicago | Patrick Hewes gets the rebound | 54-77 |
| 04:08 | Illinois-Chicago | Patrick Hewes misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 54-77 |
| 04:06 | Northwestern | Guadalupe Espinoza pulls down the rebound | 54-77 |
| 03:52 | Northwestern | Stephen Starks misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 54-77 |
| 03:50 | Illinois-Chicago | Dana Ornelas pulls down the rebound | 54-77 |
| 03:36 | Illinois-Chicago | Peter Wells misses the wide open jumpshot from the left side | 54-77 |
| 03:35 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Patrick Roland | 54-77 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Guadalupe Espinoza (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jarek Zanders (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Whitman (tired) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Patrick Roland (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Stephen Starks (tiring) 6 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Dana Ornelas (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jordan Mitchell (tired) 11 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - Peter Wells (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Morgan (tiring) 9 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Patrick Hewes (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:28 | Northwestern | Guadalupe Espinoza misses the 3 from the left corner | 54-77 |
| 03:26 | Illinois-Chicago | The rebound goes to Patrick Hewes | 54-77 |
| 03:09 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Morgan lays it up and in | 54-79 |
| 03:02 | Northwestern | Stephen Starks can't connect on a jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by Peter Wells - foul #2 on Peter Wells, team foul #8 | 54-79 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Oleg Makowski (C) Robert Whitman | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | John Corbin (PF), Daniel Cousin (C) Michael Morgan, Patrick Hewes | |
| 03:02 | Northwestern | Stephen Starks makes the 1st free throw | 55-79 |
| 03:02 | Northwestern | Stephen Starks misses the 2nd free throw | 55-79 |
| 03:02 | Illinois-Chicago | John Corbin snags the defensive board | 55-79 |
| 02:33 | Illinois-Chicago | Patrick Roland takes the ball from Peter Wells | 55-79 |
| 02:17 | Northwestern | Patrick Roland connects on the 3 pointer from straight away | 58-79 |
| 01:51 | Illinois-Chicago | Dana Ornelas misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 58-79 |
| 01:49 | Illinois-Chicago | Daniel Cousin misses the tip | 58-79 |
| 01:48 | Illinois-Chicago | The offensive rebound goes to John Corbin | 58-79 |
| 01:24 | Illinois-Chicago | Jarek Zanders is called for the reach on John Corbin - foul #2 on Jarek Zanders, team foul #9 | 58-79 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Whitman (SG) Patrick Roland | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Morgan (C) Daniel Cousin | |
| 01:24 | Illinois-Chicago | John Corbin makes the 1st free throw | 58-80 |
| 01:24 | Illinois-Chicago | John Corbin makes the 2nd free throw | 58-81 |
| 01:04 | Northwestern | Robert Whitman buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 61-81 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:41 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Morgan is fouled on the floor by Stephen Starks - foul #2 on Stephen Starks, team foul #10 | 61-81 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Daniel Cousin (C) John Corbin | |
| 00:41 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Morgan makes the 1st free throw | 61-82 |
| 00:41 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Morgan misses the 2nd free throw | 61-82 |
| 00:41 | Northwestern | Stephen Starks grabs the board | 61-82 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:35 | Northwestern | Daniel Cousin is called for the reach on Jarek Zanders - foul #2 on Daniel Cousin, team foul #9 | 61-82 |
| 00:35 | Northwestern | Jarek Zanders makes the 1st free throw | 62-82 |
| 00:35 | Northwestern | Jarek Zanders misses the 2nd free throw | 62-82 |
| 00:35 | Illinois-Chicago | Peter Wells grabs the defensive rebound | 62-82 |
| 00:32 | Illinois-Chicago | Jordan Mitchell's pass is intercepted by Robert Whitman in the backcourt | 62-82 |
| 00:31 | Northwestern | Guadalupe Espinoza hits the finger roll on a great pass from Robert Whitman | 64-82 |
| 00:08 | Illinois-Chicago | Daniel Cousin makes the runner from the right block on a great pass from Peter Wells | 64-84 |
| 00:03 | Northwestern | Stephen Starks can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 64-84 |
| 00:02 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Morgan grabs the defensive rebound | 64-84 |
| 00:00 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Morgan runs out the clock | 64-84 |