| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - John Goodwill (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Robert Friedenthal (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Roy Benninger (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Jason Williams (fresh) C - Anthony Dunkelberger (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Scott Blackwell (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Lloyd Guillen (fresh) 1 pts. 2 stl. SF - David White (fresh) PF - Phillip Dean (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Jacob Miller (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern | Roy Benninger inbounds the ball | 27-36 |
| 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 fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:42 | Northwestern | John Goodwill is hacked by Jacob Miller - foul #2 on Jacob Miller, team foul #1 | 27-36 |
| 19:23 | Northwestern | Roy Benninger is hacked by Phillip Dean - foul #2 on Phillip Dean, team foul #2 | 27-36 |
| 19:08 | Northwestern | Anthony Dunkelberger jams it set up by John Goodwill | 29-36 |
| 18:51 | Illinois | Scott Blackwell hits a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Phillip Dean | 29-38 |
| 18:39 | Northwestern | Anthony Dunkelberger knocks in the jumper from the left side set up by Robert Friedenthal | 31-38 |
| 18:21 | Illinois | Lloyd Guillen misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 31-38 |
| 18:19 | Northwestern | Anthony Dunkelberger snags the defensive board | 31-38 |
| 18:14 | Northwestern | John Goodwill can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Jacob Miller - foul #3 on Jacob Miller, team foul #3 | 31-38 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Maurice Singletary (SG), Mark Redman (SF), David Negrete (PF), Mark Jones (C) Robert Friedenthal, Roy Benninger, Jason Williams, Anthony Dunkelberger | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 18:14 | Northwestern | John Goodwill makes the 1st free throw | 32-38 |
| 18:14 | Northwestern | John Goodwill misses the 2nd free throw | 32-38 |
| 18:14 | Illinois | Phillip Dean grabs the board | 32-38 |
| 17:47 | Illinois | David Negrete denies the turnaround by Phillip Dean | 32-38 |
| 17:45 | Northwestern | David Negrete pulls down the rebound | 32-38 |
| 17:36 | Northwestern | Lloyd Guillen steals the ball from John Goodwill | 32-38 |
| 17:16 | Illinois | Phillip Dean is open and scores on a runner near the basket set up by Scott Blackwell | 32-40 |
| 17:12 | Northwestern | Phillip Dean takes the ball from Maurice Singletary | 32-40 |
| 17:10 | Illinois | Scott Blackwell's pass is intercepted by Maurice Singletary in the backcourt | 32-40 |
| 17:08 | Northwestern | Maurice Singletary lays it up and in | 34-40 |
| 16:52 | Illinois | Lloyd Guillen drills a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Phillip Dean | 34-42 |
| 16:25 | Northwestern | Maurice Singletary is hacked by Lloyd Guillen - foul #2 on Lloyd Guillen, team foul #4 | 34-42 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Friedenthal (SG), Roy Benninger (SF), Jason Williams (PF), Anthony Dunkelberger (C) Maurice Singletary, Mark Redman, David Negrete, Mark Jones | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeffrey Craig (PG), Harry Timmons (SG), Trevor Finley (SF), Ralph Hylton (PF), Joseph Pearce (C) Scott Blackwell, Lloyd Guillen, David White, Phillip Dean, Jacob Miller | |
| 16:10 | Northwestern | Anthony Dunkelberger hits a wide open runner from the baseline on a great pass from Robert Friedenthal | 36-42 |
| 16:08 | Illinois | Harry Timmons is fouled in the backcourt by John Goodwill - foul #1 on John Goodwill, team foul #1 | 36-42 |
| 15:41 | Illinois | Ralph Hylton misses short on a floater from the left side | 36-42 |
| 15:39 | Northwestern | Roy Benninger pulls down the rebound | 36-42 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - John Goodwill (tired) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Friedenthal (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Roy Benninger (fairly fresh) 2 ast. PF - Jason Williams (fairly fresh) C - Anthony Dunkelberger (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Jeffrey Craig (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Harry Timmons (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Trevor Finley (fresh) PF - Ralph Hylton (fresh) 10 pts. C - Joseph Pearce (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:34 | Northwestern | Robert Friedenthal drills a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Anthony Dunkelberger and he's hacked by Joseph Pearce - foul #4 on Joseph Pearce, team foul #5 | 38-42 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ray Anaya (PG), Seth Weiss (PF) John Goodwill, Jason Williams | |
| Subs | Illinois | David White (SF), Jacob Miller (C) Trevor Finley, Joseph Pearce | |
| 15:34 | Northwestern | Robert Friedenthal misses the free throw | 38-42 |
| 15:34 | Northwestern | Robert Friedenthal grabs the offensive rebound | 38-42 |
| 15:19 | Northwestern | Anthony Dunkelberger can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 38-42 |
| 15:18 | Illinois | Ralph Hylton snags the defensive board | 38-42 |
| 15:13 | Illinois | Robert Friedenthal is called for the reach on Jeffrey Craig in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Friedenthal, team foul #2 | 38-42 |
| 14:49 | Illinois | Jeffrey Craig drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing and he's hacked by Ray Anaya - foul #4 on Ray Anaya, team foul #3 | 38-44 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Maurice Singletary (SG) Ray Anaya | |
| Subs | Illinois | Phillip Dean (PF) David White | |
| 14:49 | Illinois | Jeffrey Craig makes the free throw | 38-45 |
| 14:30 | Northwestern | Phillip Dean picks off the pass by Seth Weiss | 38-45 |
| 14:06 | Illinois | Phillip Dean comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane | 38-45 |
| 14:05 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Ralph Hylton | 38-45 |
| 13:49 | Illinois | Ralph Hylton clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 38-45 |
| 13:47 | Northwestern | Seth Weiss grabs the defensive rebound | 38-45 |
| 13:45 | Northwestern | Jeffrey Craig steals it from Anthony Dunkelberger in the backcourt | 38-45 |
| 13:42 | Illinois | Harry Timmons lays it up and in set up by Jeffrey Craig | 38-47 |
| 13:29 | Northwestern | Anthony Dunkelberger comes up short on the runner near the basket but he's fouled by Harry Timmons - foul #2 on Harry Timmons, team foul #6 | 38-47 |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Goodwill (PG), Mark Redman (SF), Jason Williams (PF) Robert Friedenthal, Roy Benninger, Seth Weiss | |
| Subs | Illinois | Scott Blackwell (PG), Johnny Jowett (SG), Trevor Finley (SF) Jeffrey Craig, Harry Timmons, Ralph Hylton | |
| 13:29 | Northwestern | Anthony Dunkelberger makes the 1st free throw | 39-47 |
| 13:29 | Northwestern | Anthony Dunkelberger makes the 2nd free throw | 40-47 |
| 13:27 | Illinois | Scott Blackwell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 40-47 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Mark Jones (C) Anthony Dunkelberger | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 13:13 | Northwestern | John Goodwill makes the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Mark Jones and he's fouled by Jacob Miller - foul #4 on Jacob Miller, team foul #7 | 42-47 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Joseph Pearce (C) Jacob Miller | |
| 13:13 | Northwestern | John Goodwill misses the free throw | 42-47 |
| 13:13 | Illinois | Trevor Finley gets the rebound | 42-47 |
| 13:01 | Illinois | Maurice Singletary is called for the reach on Scott Blackwell - foul #1 on Maurice Singletary, team foul #4 | 42-47 |
| 12:43 | Illinois | Scott Blackwell buries a jumper from the left wing | 42-49 |
| 12:41 | Northwestern | John Goodwill is hacked by Scott Blackwell in the backcourt - foul #2 on Scott Blackwell, team foul #8 | 42-49 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Friedenthal (SG), Seth Weiss (PF), David Negrete (C) Maurice Singletary, Jason Williams, Mark Jones | |
| Subs | Illinois | David White (SF) Trevor Finley | |
| 12:41 | Northwestern | John Goodwill makes the 1st free throw | 43-49 |
| 12:41 | Northwestern | John Goodwill makes the 2nd free throw | 44-49 |
| 12:39 | Illinois | Scott Blackwell is hacked by John Goodwill in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Goodwill, team foul #5 | 44-49 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Lloyd Guillen (SG) Johnny Jowett | |
| 12:27 | Illinois | Phillip Dean drills a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Scott Blackwell | 44-51 |
| 12:24 | Northwestern | John Goodwill travels in the backcourt | 44-51 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Ralph Hylton (PF) Phillip Dean | |
| 11:59 | Illinois | David White knocks in the fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Lloyd Guillen | 44-53 |
| 11:47 | Northwestern | John Goodwill is fouled on the floor by David White - foul #1 on David White, team foul #9 | 44-53 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Maurice Singletary (SG), Roy Benninger (SF), Mark Jones (C) Robert Friedenthal, Mark Redman, David Negrete | |
| Subs | Illinois | Harry Timmons (SG) Lloyd Guillen | |
| 11:47 | Northwestern | John Goodwill misses the 1st free throw | 44-53 |
| 11:47 | Illinois | The rebound goes to David White | 44-53 |
| 11:44 | Illinois | Harry Timmons is fouled in the backcourt by John Goodwill - foul #3 on John Goodwill, team foul #6 | 44-53 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Phillip Dean (PF) Ralph Hylton | |
| 11:25 | Illinois | Scott Blackwell lays it up and in on a nice dish by Harry Timmons | 44-55 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - John Goodwill (tired) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Maurice Singletary (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Roy Benninger (tiring) 2 ast. PF - Seth Weiss (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Mark Jones (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Scott Blackwell (tiring) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Harry Timmons (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - David White (tired) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Phillip Dean (tiring) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Joseph Pearce (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 11:18 | Northwestern | Maurice Singletary misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 44-55 |
| 11:16 | Northwestern | Seth Weiss tips it but misses | 44-55 |
| 11:15 | Illinois | Scott Blackwell grabs the board | 44-55 |
| 11:09 | Illinois | Phillip Dean misses long on a jumper in the paint but the foul's on Maurice Singletary - foul #2 on Maurice Singletary, team foul #7 | 44-55 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jason Williams (PF) Seth Weiss | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeffrey Craig (PG), Johnny Jowett (SG), Trevor Finley (SF) Scott Blackwell, Harry Timmons, David White | |
| 11:09 | Illinois | Phillip Dean makes the 1st free throw | 44-56 |
| 11:09 | Illinois | Phillip Dean makes the 2nd free throw | 44-57 |
| 10:42 | Northwestern | Maurice Singletary lays it in | 46-57 |
| 10:39 | Illinois | Johnny Jowett's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 46-57 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Friedenthal (SG), Mark Redman (SF), Anthony Dunkelberger (C) Maurice Singletary, Roy Benninger, Mark Jones | |
| Subs | Illinois | David White (SF), Ralph Hylton (PF), Jacob Miller (C) Trevor Finley, Phillip Dean, Joseph Pearce | |
| 10:22 | Northwestern | Robert Friedenthal comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 46-57 |
| 10:20 | Northwestern | Anthony Dunkelberger grabs the offensive rebound | 46-57 |
| 10:07 | Northwestern | Ralph Hylton denies the turnaround by John Goodwill | 46-57 |
| 10:06 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Ralph Hylton | 46-57 |
| 09:47 | Illinois | David White knocks in the jumper from the left wing | 46-59 |
| 09:40 | Northwestern | Ralph Hylton is called for the reach on Jason Williams - foul #2 on Ralph Hylton, team foul #10 | 46-59 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Maurice Singletary (SG), Roy Benninger (SF), David Negrete (C) John Goodwill, Mark Redman, Anthony Dunkelberger | |
| Subs | Illinois | Lloyd Guillen (PG), Harry Timmons (SG), Phillip Dean (PF), Joseph Pearce (C) Jeffrey Craig, Johnny Jowett, David White, Ralph Hylton | |
| 09:40 | Northwestern | Jason Williams makes the 1st free throw | 47-59 |
| 09:40 | Northwestern | Jason Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 48-59 |
| 09:21 | Illinois | Lloyd Guillen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 48-59 |
| 09:20 | Northwestern | David Negrete snags the defensive board | 48-59 |
| 09:13 | Northwestern | Robert Friedenthal misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 48-59 |
| 09:12 | Illinois | Lloyd Guillen snags the defensive board | 48-59 |
| 09:09 | Illinois | Lloyd Guillen is fouled in the backcourt by Roy Benninger - foul #1 on Roy Benninger, team foul #8 | 48-59 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Seth Weiss (PF) Jason Williams | |
| Subs | Illinois | Trevor Finley (SF) Jacob Miller | |
| 09:09 | Illinois | Lloyd Guillen makes the 1st free throw | 48-60 |
| 09:09 | Illinois | Lloyd Guillen makes the 2nd free throw | 48-61 |
| 09:07 | Northwestern | Seth Weiss's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 48-61 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Mark Jones (C) David Negrete | |
| Subs | Illinois | Scott Blackwell (PG) Lloyd Guillen | |
| 08:47 | Illinois | Scott Blackwell hits a wide open fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 48-63 |
| 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 fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 08:43 | Northwestern | Seth Weiss's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 48-63 |
| 08:43 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-63 |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Goodwill (PG), David Negrete (C) Robert Friedenthal, Mark Jones | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeffrey Craig (PG), Lloyd Guillen (SG), Ralph Hylton (PF) Scott Blackwell, Harry Timmons, Phillip Dean | |
| 08:15 | Illinois | Joseph Pearce misses the driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on David Negrete - foul #3 on David Negrete, team foul #9 | 48-63 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Mark Redman (SF) Roy Benninger | |
| Subs | Illinois | David White (SF) Trevor Finley | |
| 08:15 | Illinois | Joseph Pearce misses the 1st free throw | 48-63 |
| 08:15 | Illinois | Joseph Pearce makes the 2nd free throw | 48-64 |
| 08:12 | Northwestern | Lloyd Guillen is called for the reach on Mark Redman in the backcourt - foul #3 on Lloyd Guillen, team foul #11 | 48-64 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jacob Miller (C) Joseph Pearce | |
| 08:12 | Northwestern | Mark Redman makes the 1st free throw | 49-64 |
| 08:12 | Northwestern | Mark Redman makes the 2nd free throw | 50-64 |
| 07:53 | Illinois | Ralph Hylton comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 50-64 |
| 07:52 | Illinois | Jacob Miller hits the follow up shot | 50-66 |
| 07:47 | Northwestern | Maurice Singletary misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 50-66 |
| 07:46 | Illinois | Jacob Miller grabs the board | 50-66 |
| 07:20 | Illinois | David White misses long on an open jumper from the right side | 50-66 |
| 07:18 | Illinois | Ralph Hylton tips it home | 50-68 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - John Goodwill (very tired) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Maurice Singletary (tired) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mark Redman (tiring) 4 pts. PF - Seth Weiss (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - David Negrete (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Jeffrey Craig (tiring) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Lloyd Guillen (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - David White (tired) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ralph Hylton (tiring) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Jacob Miller (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:01 | Northwestern | Seth Weiss is fouled on the floor by David White - foul #2 on David White, team foul #12 | 50-68 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ray Anaya (PG), Robert Friedenthal (SG), Roy Benninger (SF), Mark Jones (C) John Goodwill, Maurice Singletary, Mark Redman, David Negrete | |
| Subs | Illinois | Scott Blackwell (PG), Harry Timmons (SG), Phillip Dean (PF), Joseph Pearce (C) Jeffrey Craig, Lloyd Guillen, David White, Ralph Hylton | |
| 07:01 | Northwestern | Seth Weiss makes the 1st free throw | 51-68 |
| 07:01 | Northwestern | Seth Weiss makes the 2nd free throw | 52-68 |
| 06:48 | Illinois | Mark Jones is called for the reach on Joseph Pearce - foul #1 on Mark Jones, team foul #10 | 52-68 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jason Williams (PF) Seth Weiss | |
| Subs | Illinois | Trevor Finley (SF) Jacob Miller | |
| 06:48 | Illinois | Joseph Pearce makes the 1st free throw | 52-69 |
| 06:48 | Illinois | Joseph Pearce misses the 2nd free throw | 52-69 |
| 06:48 | Northwestern | Mark Jones grabs the board | 52-69 |
| 06:38 | Northwestern | Roy Benninger makes the shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Ray Anaya and the foul's on Trevor Finley - foul #1 on Trevor Finley, team foul #13 | 54-69 |
| 06:38 | Northwestern | Roy Benninger misses the free throw | 54-69 |
| 06:38 | Northwestern | Jason Williams grabs the offensive rebound | 54-69 |
| 06:21 | Northwestern | Robert Friedenthal can't connect on an uncontested floater from the left wing | 54-69 |
| 06:20 | Northwestern | Roy Benninger grabs the offensive rebound | 54-69 |
| 06:08 | Northwestern | Robert Friedenthal misses short on an open 3pt shot from the right wing | 54-69 |
| 06:07 | Illinois | Trevor Finley gets the rebound | 54-69 |
| 06:05 | Illinois | Scott Blackwell travels in the backcourt | 54-69 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Mark Redman (SF), Seth Weiss (PF), Anthony Dunkelberger (C) Roy Benninger, Jason Williams, Mark Jones | |
| Subs | Illinois | David White (SF) Trevor Finley | |
| 05:53 | Northwestern | Anthony Dunkelberger banks in the layup on a great pass from Robert Friedenthal | 56-69 |
| 05:28 | Illinois | Joseph Pearce throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-69 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Maurice Singletary (SG), Roy Benninger (SF) Robert Friedenthal, Mark Redman | |
| Subs | Illinois | Johnny Jowett (SG), Jacob Miller (C) Harry Timmons, Joseph Pearce | |
| 05:24 | Northwestern | Scott Blackwell steals it from Roy Benninger in the backcourt | 56-69 |
| 05:22 | Illinois | David White misses the dunk attempt | 56-69 |
| 05:20 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Johnny Jowett | 56-69 |
| 05:03 | Illinois | Phillip Dean misses badly on a shot from the right side | 56-69 |
| 05:01 | Illinois | Jacob Miller pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-69 |
| 04:38 | Illinois | Jacob Miller drills a runner from the left block | 56-71 |
| 04:34 | Northwestern | Ray Anaya is hacked by Scott Blackwell in the backcourt - foul #3 on Scott Blackwell, team foul #14 | 56-71 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Friedenthal (SG), Mark Redman (SF), Jason Williams (PF), Mark Jones (C) Maurice Singletary, Roy Benninger, Seth Weiss, Anthony Dunkelberger | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeffrey Craig (PG), Lloyd Guillen (SG), Ralph Hylton (PF), Joseph Pearce (C) Scott Blackwell, Johnny Jowett, David White, Phillip Dean | |
| 04:34 | Northwestern | Ray Anaya makes the 1st free throw | 57-71 |
| 04:34 | Northwestern | Ray Anaya misses the 2nd free throw | 57-71 |
| 04:34 | Illinois | Ralph Hylton grabs the board | 57-71 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 04:18 | Illinois | Jacob Miller is denied on a layup by Jason Williams | 57-71 |
| 04:16 | Illinois | Joseph Pearce snags the offensive board | 57-71 |
| 03:56 | Illinois | Joseph Pearce banks in the layup | 57-73 |
| 03:44 | Northwestern | Robert Friedenthal comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 57-73 |
| 03:43 | Northwestern | Mark Redman tips it back up and in | 59-73 |
| 03:20 | Illinois | Joseph Pearce misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Mark Jones - foul #2 on Mark Jones, team foul #11 | 59-73 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Maurice Singletary (SG), Roy Benninger (SF), David Negrete (PF), Anthony Dunkelberger (C) Robert Friedenthal, Mark Redman, Jason Williams, Mark Jones | |
| Subs | Illinois | Scott Blackwell (PG), Harry Timmons (SG), Trevor Finley (SF), Phillip Dean (PF) Jeffrey Craig, Lloyd Guillen, Jacob Miller, Ralph Hylton | |
| 03:20 | Illinois | Joseph Pearce misses the 1st free throw | 59-73 |
| 03:20 | Illinois | Joseph Pearce makes the 2nd free throw | 59-74 |
| 03:18 | Northwestern | Ray Anaya is fouled in the backcourt by Scott Blackwell - foul #4 on Scott Blackwell, team foul #15 | 59-74 |
| 03:18 | Northwestern | Ray Anaya makes the 1st free throw | 60-74 |
| 03:18 | Northwestern | Ray Anaya makes the 2nd free throw | 61-74 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Ray Anaya (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Maurice Singletary (tired) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Roy Benninger (tired) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - David Negrete (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Anthony Dunkelberger (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Scott Blackwell (tiring) 16 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Harry Timmons (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Trevor Finley (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Phillip Dean (tired) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Joseph Pearce (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 02:53 | Illinois | Harry Timmons clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 61-74 |
| 02:51 | Northwestern | David Negrete grabs the board | 61-74 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 02:46 | Northwestern | Maurice Singletary misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 61-74 |
| 02:45 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Joseph Pearce | 61-74 |
| 02:43 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 61-74 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Seth Weiss (PF) Anthony Dunkelberger | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jacob Miller (C) Joseph Pearce | |
| 02:25 | Illinois | Scott Blackwell is fouled on the floor by Maurice Singletary - foul #3 on Maurice Singletary, team foul #12 | 61-74 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jason Williams (PF), Anthony Dunkelberger (C) Seth Weiss, David Negrete | |
| Subs | Illinois | Ralph Hylton (PF) Phillip Dean | |
| 02:25 | Illinois | Scott Blackwell makes the 1st free throw | 61-75 |
| 02:25 | Illinois | Scott Blackwell misses the 2nd free throw | 61-75 |
| 02:25 | Northwestern | Anthony Dunkelberger snags the defensive board | 61-75 |
| 02:20 | Northwestern | Maurice Singletary makes the shot from the free throw line | 63-75 |
| 02:05 | Illinois | Scott Blackwell comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 63-75 |
| 02:03 | Northwestern | Anthony Dunkelberger pulls down the rebound | 63-75 |
| 01:58 | Northwestern | Harry Timmons steals it from Maurice Singletary | 63-75 |
| 01:35 | Illinois | The pull-up jumper by Scott Blackwell is blocked by Anthony Dunkelberger | 63-75 |
| 01:33 | Northwestern | Ray Anaya pulls down the rebound | 63-75 |
| 01:28 | Northwestern | Ray Anaya buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing and he's fouled by Jacob Miller - foul #5 on Jacob Miller, team foul #16 | 65-75 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Friedenthal (SG), Seth Weiss (PF) Maurice Singletary, Jason Williams | |
| Subs | Illinois | Lloyd Guillen (SG), David White (SF), Phillip Dean (PF), Joseph Pearce (C) Harry Timmons, Trevor Finley, Ralph Hylton, Jacob Miller | |
| 01:28 | Northwestern | Ray Anaya misses the free throw | 65-75 |
| 01:28 | Illinois | Phillip Dean snags the defensive board | 65-75 |
| 01:08 | Illinois | Phillip Dean makes the wide open fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 65-77 |
| 01:01 | Northwestern | Lloyd Guillen steals it from Robert Friedenthal | 65-77 |
| 00:58 | Illinois | Scott Blackwell lays it in on a great pass from Lloyd Guillen | 65-79 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:54 | Northwestern | Ray Anaya hits a jumper from the free throw line | 67-79 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:27 | Illinois | Lloyd Guillen is fouled on the floor by Seth Weiss - foul #4 on Seth Weiss, team foul #13 | 67-79 |
| 00:27 | Illinois | Lloyd Guillen makes the 1st free throw | 67-80 |
| 00:27 | Illinois | Lloyd Guillen makes the 2nd free throw | 67-81 |
| 00:19 | Northwestern | Robert Friedenthal drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 69-81 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Scott Blackwell runs out the clock | 69-81 |