| Lineup | Illinois | PG - John Askins (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Bentley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Miles (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Stephen Smith (fresh) C - Jarvis Reynoso (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Cong Wang (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenny Ozment (fresh) SF - Donald Hull (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Randal Tilson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Luis Figueroa (fresh) 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern | Donald Hull inbounds the ball | 33-29 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:40 | Northwestern | Luis Figueroa comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 33-29 |
| 19:39 | Northwestern | Donald Hull grabs the offensive board | 33-29 |
| 19:19 | Northwestern | Cong Wang misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 33-29 |
| 19:17 | Northwestern | Cong Wang tips it home | 33-31 |
| 19:15 | Illinois | Jarvis Reynoso is fouled in the backcourt by Donald Hull - foul #3 on Donald Hull, team foul #1 | 33-31 |
| Subs | Illinois | Alan Hair (SG), Keith Lansford (C) John Bentley, Jarvis Reynoso | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Calvin Spiva (SF) Donald Hull | |
| 19:01 | Illinois | Stephen Smith knocks in the floater from the baseline set up by Keith Lansford | 35-31 |
| 18:56 | Northwestern | Cong Wang scores on a shot from the free throw line | 35-33 |
| 18:38 | Illinois | John Askins connects on the 3 from straight away set up by Stephen Smith | 38-33 |
| 18:27 | Northwestern | Cong Wang makes the 3 from straight away | 38-36 |
| 18:09 | Illinois | John Askins misses long on a fadeaway near the basket | 38-36 |
| 18:08 | Illinois | Richard Miles grabs the offensive rebound | 38-36 |
| 17:57 | Illinois | Luis Figueroa blocks the jumper by John Askins | 38-36 |
| 17:55 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Luis Figueroa | 38-36 |
| 17:51 | Northwestern | Cong Wang misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 38-36 |
| 17:50 | Illinois | Keith Lansford snags the defensive board | 38-36 |
| 17:39 | Illinois | Alan Hair hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 38-36 |
| 17:38 | Illinois | Stephen Smith tips it home | 40-36 |
| 17:26 | Northwestern | Cong Wang can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 40-36 |
| 17:24 | Illinois | Stephen Smith grabs the board | 40-36 |
| 17:07 | Illinois | Richard Miles is alone and drills a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Alan Hair | 42-36 |
| 16:54 | Northwestern | Calvin Spiva comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 42-36 |
| 16:53 | Illinois | Alan Hair grabs the defensive rebound | 42-36 |
| 16:51 | Illinois | Kenny Ozment is called for the reach on Alan Hair in the backcourt - foul #2 on Kenny Ozment, team foul #2 | 42-36 |
| Subs | Illinois | Gene Brown (PG), John Bentley (SG), Jarvis Reynoso (C) John Askins, Richard Miles, Keith Lansford | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Russell Everett (SG), John Polo (SF), Danny Newberry (PF), John Crook (C) Kenny Ozment, Calvin Spiva, Randal Tilson, Luis Figueroa | |
| 16:37 | Illinois | Jarvis Reynoso is open and scores on a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Gene Brown | 44-36 |
| 16:23 | Northwestern | John Crook hits a shot from the left wing set up by Russell Everett | 44-38 |
| 16:21 | Illinois | John Bentley is fouled in the backcourt by Danny Newberry - foul #2 on Danny Newberry, team foul #3 | 44-38 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Askins (PG) Gene Brown | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 16:04 | Illinois | Jarvis Reynoso is open and lays it up and in on a nice dish by John Askins | 46-38 |
| 15:57 | Northwestern | John Crook is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on John Crook, team foul #4 | 46-38 |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Miles (SF) Alan Hair | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Kapeni Abdul-Rahim (SG), Donald Hull (SF) Cong Wang, John Polo | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - John Askins (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Bentley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Miles (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Stephen Smith (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Jarvis Reynoso (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Russell Everett (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kapeni Abdul-Rahim (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Donald Hull (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Danny Newberry (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Crook (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 15:39 | Illinois | John Bentley is by himself and knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Richard Miles | 49-38 |
| 15:16 | Northwestern | John Crook can't connect on a floater from the left block | 49-38 |
| 15:15 | Illinois | Jarvis Reynoso gets the rebound | 49-38 |
| 14:52 | Illinois | John Bentley misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 49-38 |
| 14:50 | Illinois | Jarvis Reynoso hits the follow up shot | 51-38 |
| 14:46 | Northwestern | Kapeni Abdul-Rahim drills a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Russell Everett | 51-40 |
| 14:36 | Illinois | Kapeni Abdul-Rahim is called for the reach on John Bentley - foul #4 on Kapeni Abdul-Rahim, team foul #5 | 51-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | Alan Hair (SF), Keith Lansford (C) Richard Miles, Jarvis Reynoso | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Cong Wang (PG), Kenny Ozment (SG), John Polo (SF), Calvin Spiva (PF), Zachary Vickrey (C) Russell Everett, Kapeni Abdul-Rahim, Donald Hull, Danny Newberry, John Crook | |
| 14:22 | Illinois | Stephen Smith is called for traveling | 51-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jarvis Reynoso (C) Keith Lansford | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 14:07 | Northwestern | Kenny Ozment buries a floater from the right wing | 51-42 |
| 13:41 | Illinois | John Askins misses badly on the uncontested jump hook near the basket | 51-42 |
| 13:40 | Northwestern | Zachary Vickrey grabs the defensive rebound | 51-42 |
| 13:32 | Northwestern | John Bentley steals it from Calvin Spiva | 51-42 |
| 13:29 | Illinois | John Askins lays it up and in on a great pass from John Bentley | 53-42 |
| 13:14 | Northwestern | Kenny Ozment comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 53-42 |
| 13:13 | Illinois | John Bentley snags the defensive board | 53-42 |
| 12:55 | Illinois | John Askins misses long on an open 3 from the left wing | 53-42 |
| 12:53 | Northwestern | Calvin Spiva grabs the board | 53-42 |
| 12:31 | Northwestern | Cong Wang's pass is intercepted by Alan Hair | 53-42 |
| 12:20 | Illinois | Alan Hair misses the dunk attempt | 53-42 |
| 12:19 | Illinois | John Askins gets the offensive rebound | 53-42 |
| 12:01 | Illinois | Alan Hair knocks in the turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by John Askins | 55-42 |
| 11:38 | Northwestern | John Polo is fouled on the floor by Jarvis Reynoso - foul #2 on Jarvis Reynoso, team foul #1 | 55-42 |
| Subs | Illinois | Gene Brown (PG), Richard Miles (SF), Keith Lansford (C) John Askins, Alan Hair, Jarvis Reynoso | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Russell Everett (PG), Donald Hull (SF), Randal Tilson (PF), Luis Figueroa (C) Cong Wang, John Polo, Calvin Spiva, Zachary Vickrey | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Gene Brown (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Bentley (tiring) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Richard Miles (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Stephen Smith (tired) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Keith Lansford (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Russell Everett (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kenny Ozment (tiring) 2 pts. SF - Donald Hull (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Randal Tilson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Luis Figueroa (fresh) 8 reb. | |
| 11:20 | Northwestern | Kenny Ozment connects on the 3 from the right corner set up by Luis Figueroa | 55-45 |
| 11:18 | Illinois | Keith Lansford throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 55-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Askins (PG), Alan Hair (SG) Gene Brown, John Bentley | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 11:05 | Northwestern | Randal Tilson misses the runner from the left block | 55-45 |
| 11:04 | Illinois | Keith Lansford pulls down the rebound | 55-45 |
| 10:40 | Illinois | Richard Miles clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 55-45 |
| 10:38 | Northwestern | Luis Figueroa grabs the board | 55-45 |
| 10:28 | Northwestern | Kenny Ozment misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by John Askins - foul #3 on John Askins, team foul #2 | 55-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Bentley (SG) Alan Hair | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 10:28 | Northwestern | Kenny Ozment makes the 1st free throw | 55-46 |
| 10:28 | Northwestern | Kenny Ozment makes the 2nd free throw | 55-47 |
| 10:12 | Illinois | Richard Miles hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range | 55-47 |
| 10:11 | Northwestern | Donald Hull snags the defensive board | 55-47 |
| 10:07 | Northwestern | Kenny Ozment misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 55-47 |
| 10:05 | Northwestern | Randal Tilson tips it but misses | 55-47 |
| 10:04 | Illinois | Keith Lansford snags the defensive board | 55-47 |
| 09:59 | Illinois | Richard Miles can't finish the layup | 55-47 |
| 09:58 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Miles | 55-47 |
| 09:52 | Illinois | Richard Miles drills a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from John Askins | 57-47 |
| 09:33 | Northwestern | Luis Figueroa's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-47 |
| Subs | Illinois | Alan Hair (SG) John Bentley | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Cong Wang (PG), Calvin Spiva (SG), Danny Newberry (PF), John Crook (C) Kenny Ozment, Russell Everett, Randal Tilson, Luis Figueroa | |
| 09:31 | Illinois | Keith Lansford loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 57-47 |
| 09:13 | Northwestern | John Crook hits the finger roll | 57-49 |
| 08:54 | Illinois | Richard Miles loses the dribble to Danny Newberry | 57-49 |
| 08:32 | Northwestern | Calvin Spiva makes the 3 from the left wing | 57-52 |
| 08:16 | Illinois | Richard Miles misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 57-52 |
| 08:15 | Northwestern | John Crook grabs the defensive rebound | 57-52 |
| 08:11 | Northwestern | Cong Wang buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Calvin Spiva | 57-54 |
| 08:11 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 57-54 |
| Subs | Illinois | Gene Brown (PG), John Bentley (SG), Jarvis Reynoso (C) John Askins, Alan Hair, Keith Lansford | |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Polo (SF), Randal Tilson (PF), Luis Figueroa (C) Donald Hull, Danny Newberry, John Crook | |
| 07:53 | Illinois | Jarvis Reynoso hits a shot from the left block on a great pass from Gene Brown | 59-54 |
| 07:39 | Northwestern | Calvin Spiva misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 59-54 |
| 07:37 | Northwestern | The offensive rebound goes to John Polo | 59-54 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Gene Brown (fresh) 2 ast. SG - John Bentley (tiring) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Richard Miles (tiring) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Stephen Smith (very tired) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Jarvis Reynoso (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Cong Wang (tiring) 15 pts. 1 ast. SG - Calvin Spiva (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - John Polo (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Randal Tilson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Luis Figueroa (fresh) 9 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Northwestern | Cong Wang misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 59-54 |
| 07:26 | Illinois | Richard Miles pulls down the rebound | 59-54 |
| 07:13 | Illinois | Jarvis Reynoso misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on John Polo - foul #2 on John Polo, team foul #6 | 59-54 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Askins (PG), Alan Hair (SF) Gene Brown, Richard Miles | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Russell Everett (PG), Kapeni Abdul-Rahim (SG), Danny Newberry (C) Cong Wang, Calvin Spiva, Luis Figueroa | |
| 07:13 | Illinois | Jarvis Reynoso makes the 1st free throw | 60-54 |
| 07:13 | Illinois | Jarvis Reynoso makes the 2nd free throw | 61-54 |
| 07:00 | Northwestern | Jarvis Reynoso takes the ball from John Polo | 61-54 |
| 06:44 | Illinois | John Bentley knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from John Askins | 64-54 |
| 06:40 | Northwestern | John Polo buries a shot near the basket on a nice dish by Danny Newberry and the foul's on Stephen Smith - foul #3 on Stephen Smith, team foul #3 | 64-56 |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Miles (SF), Keith Lansford (C) Alan Hair, Jarvis Reynoso | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Kenny Ozment (PG), John Crook (C) Russell Everett, Randal Tilson | |
| 06:40 | Northwestern | John Polo misses the free throw | 64-56 |
| 06:40 | Illinois | Keith Lansford grabs the board | 64-56 |
| 06:38 | Illinois | Kapeni Abdul-Rahim picks off the pass by Stephen Smith in the backcourt | 64-56 |
| 06:21 | Northwestern | Danny Newberry knocks in the driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by John Polo | 64-58 |
| 06:00 | Illinois | Richard Miles comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by John Polo - foul #3 on John Polo, team foul #7 | 64-58 |
| Subs | Illinois | Alan Hair (SG), Jarvis Reynoso (C) John Bentley, Keith Lansford | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Calvin Spiva (PG), Donald Hull (SF) Kenny Ozment, John Polo | |
| 06:00 | Illinois | Richard Miles makes the 1st free throw | 65-58 |
| 06:00 | Illinois | Richard Miles makes the 2nd free throw | 66-58 |
| 05:49 | Northwestern | Calvin Spiva misses badly on a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by John Askins - foul #4 on John Askins, team foul #4 | 66-58 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Bentley (SG) Richard Miles | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Luis Figueroa (C) Danny Newberry | |
| 05:49 | Northwestern | Calvin Spiva makes the 1st free throw | 66-59 |
| 05:49 | Northwestern | Calvin Spiva makes the 2nd free throw | 66-60 |
| 05:30 | Illinois | Alan Hair misses long on a shot from the left block | 66-60 |
| 05:29 | Illinois | Jarvis Reynoso snags the offensive board | 66-60 |
| 05:20 | Illinois | Stephen Smith's layup is rejected by John Crook | 66-60 |
| 05:19 | Northwestern | John Crook grabs the defensive rebound | 66-60 |
| 05:15 | Northwestern | Kapeni Abdul-Rahim misses short on a shot from the left block | 66-60 |
| 05:13 | Northwestern | Luis Figueroa grabs the offensive board | 66-60 |
| 04:53 | Northwestern | John Crook connects on the jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Kapeni Abdul-Rahim and he's hacked by Stephen Smith - foul #4 on Stephen Smith, team foul #5 | 66-62 |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Miles (SF), Keith Lansford (PF) John Bentley, Stephen Smith | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Russell Everett (PG), Randal Tilson (PF) Calvin Spiva, Luis Figueroa | |
| 04:53 | Northwestern | John Crook makes the free throw | 66-63 |
| 04:49 | Illinois | Alan Hair is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #3 on Alan Hair, team foul #6 | 66-63 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Zachary Vickrey (C) John Crook | |
| 04:44 | Northwestern | Russell Everett is whistled for traveling | 66-63 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Danny Newberry (C) Zachary Vickrey | |
| 04:42 | Illinois | John Askins is hacked by Kapeni Abdul-Rahim in the backcourt - foul #5 on Kapeni Abdul-Rahim, team foul #8 | 66-63 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Kenny Ozment (SG) Kapeni Abdul-Rahim | |
| 04:42 | Illinois | John Askins misses the 1st free throw | 66-63 |
| 04:42 | Northwestern | Donald Hull grabs the board | 66-63 |
| 04:26 | Northwestern | Danny Newberry misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 66-63 |
| 04:25 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Keith Lansford | 66-63 |
| 04:16 | Illinois | John Askins misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 66-63 |
| 04:14 | Northwestern | Kenny Ozment grabs the board | 66-63 |
| 04:08 | Northwestern | The jump hook by Russell Everett is blocked by Jarvis Reynoso | 66-63 |
| 04:06 | Northwestern | Danny Newberry pulls down the offensive rebound | 66-63 |
| 03:54 | Northwestern | Russell Everett misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 66-63 |
| 03:53 | Illinois | Keith Lansford grabs the defensive rebound | 66-63 |
| 03:36 | Illinois | Alan Hair hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by Russell Everett - foul #3 on Russell Everett, team foul #9 | 66-63 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Bentley (SG), Stephen Smith (PF) Richard Miles, Jarvis Reynoso | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Cong Wang (PG), John Polo (SF), Calvin Spiva (PF), Zachary Vickrey (C) Russell Everett, Donald Hull, Randal Tilson, Danny Newberry | |
| 03:36 | Illinois | Alan Hair makes the 1st free throw | 67-63 |
| 03:36 | Illinois | Alan Hair misses the 2nd free throw | 67-63 |
| 03:36 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Zachary Vickrey | 67-63 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - John Askins (tired) 13 pts. 6 ast. 4 pf. SG - John Bentley (tiring) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Alan Hair (tiring) 12 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. PF - Stephen Smith (very tired) 4 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Keith Lansford (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Cong Wang (tiring) 15 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenny Ozment (tiring) 7 pts. SF - John Polo (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Calvin Spiva (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Zachary Vickrey (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:26 | Northwestern | Calvin Spiva hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 67-63 |
| 03:25 | Northwestern | Cong Wang gets the offensive rebound | 67-63 |
| 03:05 | Northwestern | Zachary Vickrey is hacked by Keith Lansford - foul #2 on Keith Lansford, team foul #7 | 67-63 |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Miles (SF) Alan Hair | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Luis Figueroa (C) Kenny Ozment | |
| 03:05 | Northwestern | Zachary Vickrey makes the 1st free throw | 67-64 |
| 03:05 | Northwestern | Zachary Vickrey makes the 2nd free throw | 67-65 |
| 02:40 | Illinois | John Askins can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 67-65 |
| 02:38 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Luis Figueroa | 67-65 |
| 02:38 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-65 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jarvis Reynoso (C) Keith Lansford | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Kenny Ozment (SG), Randal Tilson (PF) Zachary Vickrey, John Polo | |
| 02:34 | Northwestern | Cong Wang is hacked by John Askins in the backcourt - foul #5 on John Askins, team foul #8 | 67-65 |
| Subs | Illinois | Gene Brown (PG) John Askins | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 02:34 | Northwestern | Cong Wang makes the 1st free throw | 67-66 |
| 02:34 | Northwestern | Cong Wang misses the 2nd free throw | 67-66 |
| 02:34 | Illinois | Jarvis Reynoso grabs the board | 67-66 |
| 02:32 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 67-66 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Russell Everett (PG), Donald Hull (SF) Cong Wang, Kenny Ozment | |
| 02:20 | Illinois | Randal Tilson takes the ball from Gene Brown | 67-66 |
| 02:03 | Northwestern | Russell Everett misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 67-66 |
| 02:02 | Illinois | Stephen Smith grabs the board | 67-66 |
| 02:00 | Illinois | Randal Tilson steals it from Gene Brown in the backcourt | 67-66 |
| 02:00 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 67-66 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Cong Wang (PG), Kenny Ozment (SG) Russell Everett, Calvin Spiva | |
| 01:48 | Northwestern | Cong Wang hits a turnaround from the baseline and he's fouled by Gene Brown - foul #2 on Gene Brown, team foul #9 | 67-68 |
| 01:48 | Northwestern | Cong Wang misses the free throw | 67-68 |
| 01:48 | Illinois | Stephen Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 67-68 |
| 01:37 | Illinois | Richard Miles scores on a turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by John Bentley | 69-68 |
| 01:19 | Northwestern | Donald Hull lays it in on a nice dish by Kenny Ozment | 69-70 |
| 00:58 | Illinois | John Bentley misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 69-70 |
| 00:57 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Luis Figueroa | 69-70 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:52 | Northwestern | Cong Wang hits a jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Kenny Ozment | 69-72 |
| 00:40 | Illinois | John Bentley misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 69-72 |
| 00:39 | Northwestern | Donald Hull grabs the board | 69-72 |
| 00:33 | Northwestern | Randal Tilson is fouled on the floor by Richard Miles - foul #1 on Richard Miles, team foul #10 | 69-72 |
| 00:33 | Illinois | Illinois calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 69-72 |
| 00:33 | Northwestern | Randal Tilson makes the 1st free throw | 69-73 |
| 00:33 | Northwestern | Randal Tilson makes the 2nd free throw | 69-74 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:31 | Illinois | Cong Wang is called for the reach on Gene Brown in the backcourt - foul #2 on Cong Wang, team foul #10 | 69-74 |
| 00:31 | Illinois | Gene Brown misses the 1st free throw | 69-74 |
| 00:31 | Illinois | Gene Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 70-74 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:28 | Northwestern | Kenny Ozment is fouled in the backcourt by Gene Brown - foul #3 on Gene Brown, team foul #11 | 70-74 |
| 00:28 | Northwestern | Kenny Ozment misses the 1st free throw | 70-74 |
| 00:28 | Northwestern | Kenny Ozment makes the 2nd free throw | 70-75 |
| 00:24 | Illinois | John Bentley loses the dribble to Donald Hull in the backcourt | 70-75 |
| 00:23 | Northwestern | Richard Miles is called for the reach on Kenny Ozment - foul #2 on Richard Miles, team foul #12 | 70-75 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Russell Everett (SF), John Crook (C) Donald Hull, Luis Figueroa | |
| 00:23 | Illinois | Illinois calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 70-75 |
| 00:23 | Northwestern | Kenny Ozment misses the 1st free throw | 70-75 |
| 00:23 | Northwestern | Kenny Ozment makes the 2nd free throw | 70-76 |
| 00:16 | Illinois | Gene Brown clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 70-76 |
| 00:15 | Illinois | Stephen Smith grabs the offensive board | 70-76 |
| 00:13 | Illinois | Gene Brown buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Richard Miles | 73-76 |
| 00:13 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 73-76 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Donald Hull (SF), Luis Figueroa (C) Russell Everett, John Crook | |
| 00:10 | Northwestern | Kenny Ozment is hacked by Gene Brown in the backcourt - foul #4 on Gene Brown, team foul #13 | 73-76 |
| 00:10 | Northwestern | Kenny Ozment makes the 1st free throw | 73-77 |
| 00:10 | Northwestern | Kenny Ozment makes the 2nd free throw | 73-78 |
| 00:05 | Illinois | Gene Brown comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 73-78 |
| 00:03 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Luis Figueroa | 73-78 |
| 00:01 | Northwestern | Luis Figueroa is hacked by Gene Brown in the backcourt - foul #5 on Gene Brown, team foul #14 | 73-78 |
| Subs | Illinois | Alan Hair (SG) Gene Brown | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Russell Everett (SF) Donald Hull | |
| 00:01 | Northwestern | Luis Figueroa makes the 1st free throw | 73-79 |
| 00:01 | Northwestern | Luis Figueroa misses the 2nd free throw | 73-79 |
| 00:01 | Illinois | Alan Hair grabs the board | 73-79 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Alan Hair misses the fullcourt shot | 73-79 |