| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Chase Holguin (fresh) SG - Thomas Oliveira (fresh) SF - Arthur Pruett (fresh) PF - Tim Coates (fresh) C - Raymond Aarons (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Freddy Walsh (fresh) SG - Devin Green (fresh) SF - Ernest Ward (fresh) PF - Jeffrey Brown (fresh) C - Martin Johnson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Jeffrey Brown wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:42 | Illinois | Martin Johnson double dribbles | 0-0 |
| 19:27 | Northwestern | Thomas Oliveira drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Tim Coates | 3-0 |
| 19:13 | Illinois | Freddy Walsh hits a wide open 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Ernest Ward | 3-3 |
| 18:51 | Northwestern | Tim Coates knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Thomas Oliveira | 5-3 |
| 18:23 | Illinois | Jeffrey Brown misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 5-3 |
| 18:22 | Northwestern | Tim Coates snags the defensive board | 5-3 |
| 17:55 | Northwestern | Thomas Oliveira connects on the shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Raymond Aarons | 7-3 |
| 17:39 | Illinois | Martin Johnson misses the jumper from close range but he's fouled by Raymond Aarons - foul #1 on Raymond Aarons, team foul #1 | 7-3 |
| 17:39 | Illinois | Martin Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 7-4 |
| 17:39 | Illinois | Martin Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 7-5 |
| 17:17 | Northwestern | Thomas Oliveira hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 7-5 |
| 17:15 | Illinois | Freddy Walsh snags the defensive board | 7-5 |
| 17:11 | Illinois | Thomas Oliveira is called for the reach on Freddy Walsh - foul #1 on Thomas Oliveira, team foul #2 | 7-5 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Ray (SG), James Liberatore (SF), Alfred Dawes (PF), Leonard Schultz (C) Devin Green, Ernest Ward, Jeffrey Brown, Martin Johnson | |
| 16:53 | Illinois | John Ray misses short on a driving attempt from the baseline | 7-5 |
| 16:51 | Northwestern | Tim Coates grabs the board | 7-5 |
| 16:31 | Northwestern | Thomas Oliveira comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 7-5 |
| 16:30 | Illinois | Leonard Schultz snags the defensive board | 7-5 |
| 16:12 | Illinois | Leonard Schultz connects on the runner from the left block | 7-7 |
| 15:49 | Northwestern | Tim Coates clanks a jump hook from the baseline | 7-7 |
| 15:48 | Illinois | Freddy Walsh pulls down the rebound | 7-7 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Chase Holguin (fairly fresh) SG - Thomas Oliveira (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Arthur Pruett (fairly fresh) PF - Tim Coates (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Raymond Aarons (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Freddy Walsh (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - John Ray (fresh) SF - James Liberatore (fresh) PF - Alfred Dawes (fresh) C - Leonard Schultz (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:43 | Illinois | Alfred Dawes's pass is intercepted by Chase Holguin | 7-7 |
| 15:25 | Northwestern | John Ray steps in front of the Thomas Oliveira pass | 7-7 |
| 15:22 | Illinois | Freddy Walsh lays it in on a great pass from John Ray | 7-9 |
| 15:06 | Northwestern | Tim Coates clanks a floater from the left side | 7-9 |
| 15:04 | Northwestern | Tim Coates tips it in | 9-9 |
| 14:38 | Illinois | Leonard Schultz clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Raymond Aarons - foul #2 on Raymond Aarons, team foul #3 | 9-9 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Tyson Holmes (PG), Robert Compton (SG), Keith Walls (SF), Richard Glover (PF), Angel Rodriguez (C) Chase Holguin, Thomas Oliveira, Arthur Pruett, Tim Coates, Raymond Aarons | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Wells (PG), Devin Green (SG), Ernest Ward (SF), Jeffrey Brown (PF) Freddy Walsh, John Ray, James Liberatore, Alfred Dawes | |
| 14:38 | Illinois | Leonard Schultz makes the 1st free throw | 9-10 |
| 14:38 | Illinois | Leonard Schultz makes the 2nd free throw | 9-11 |
| 14:22 | Northwestern | Tyson Holmes misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 9-11 |
| 14:20 | Illinois | Leonard Schultz pulls down the rebound | 9-11 |
| 14:14 | Illinois | Devin Green connects on the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by James Wells | 9-14 |
| 13:59 | Northwestern | Tyson Holmes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 9-14 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Martin Johnson (C) Leonard Schultz | |
| 13:43 | Illinois | Martin Johnson makes the wide open fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from James Wells | 9-16 |
| 13:31 | Northwestern | Richard Glover is fouled on the floor by Martin Johnson - foul #1 on Martin Johnson, team foul #1 | 9-16 |
| 13:12 | Northwestern | Richard Glover hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing and he's fouled by Jeffrey Brown - foul #1 on Jeffrey Brown, team foul #2 | 11-16 |
| 13:12 | Northwestern | Richard Glover makes the free throw | 12-16 |
| 12:45 | Illinois | James Wells is hacked by Keith Walls - foul #1 on Keith Walls, team foul #4 | 12-16 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Chase Holguin (PG), Arthur Pruett (SF) Tyson Holmes, Robert Compton | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 12:29 | Illinois | Devin Green misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 12-16 |
| 12:27 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Angel Rodriguez | 12-16 |
| 12:03 | Northwestern | Chase Holguin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 12-16 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Thomas Oliveira (SG), Tim Coates (PF) Keith Walls, Angel Rodriguez | |
| Subs | Illinois | Freddy Walsh (PG), John Ray (SG), James Liberatore (SF), Alfred Dawes (PF) James Wells, Devin Green, Ernest Ward, Jeffrey Brown | |
| 11:42 | Illinois | Freddy Walsh travels with the ball | 12-16 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Vincent Freitas (C) Richard Glover | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Chase Holguin (fresh) SG - Thomas Oliveira (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Arthur Pruett (fresh) PF - Tim Coates (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Vincent Freitas (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Freddy Walsh (fresh) 5 pts. SG - John Ray (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Liberatore (fresh) PF - Alfred Dawes (fresh) C - Martin Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:20 | Northwestern | Chase Holguin can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Martin Johnson - foul #2 on Martin Johnson, team foul #3 | 12-16 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Leonard Schultz (C) Martin Johnson | |
| 11:20 | Northwestern | Chase Holguin makes the 1st free throw | 13-16 |
| 11:20 | Northwestern | Chase Holguin makes the 2nd free throw | 14-16 |
| 11:00 | Illinois | Leonard Schultz knocks in the jumper from the right block on a great pass from Freddy Walsh | 14-18 |
| 10:34 | Northwestern | Thomas Oliveira misses the 3 from the right corner | 14-18 |
| 10:33 | Illinois | Leonard Schultz gets the rebound | 14-18 |
| 10:13 | Illinois | Freddy Walsh is hacked by Chase Holguin - foul #1 on Chase Holguin, team foul #5 | 14-18 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Tyson Holmes (PG), Keith Walls (SF), Richard Glover (C) Chase Holguin, Arthur Pruett, Vincent Freitas | |
| Subs | Illinois | Devin Green (SG), Ernest Ward (SF), Jeffrey Brown (PF) John Ray, James Liberatore, Alfred Dawes | |
| 10:06 | Illinois | Devin Green knocks in the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Freddy Walsh | 14-21 |
| 10:03 | Northwestern | Tyson Holmes loses the dribble to Freddy Walsh in the backcourt | 14-21 |
| 09:53 | Illinois | Devin Green can't connect on an uncontested 3pt jumper from the left wing | 14-21 |
| 09:52 | Northwestern | Richard Glover pulls down the rebound | 14-21 |
| 09:29 | Northwestern | Thomas Oliveira scores on a 3pt shot from straight away | 17-21 |
| 09:05 | Illinois | Devin Green connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Jeffrey Brown | 17-24 |
| 08:38 | Northwestern | Tyson Holmes scores on a 3 from the left wing | 20-24 |
| 08:24 | Illinois | Leonard Schultz comes up short on the jumper from the right block but he's fouled by Richard Glover - foul #1 on Richard Glover, team foul #6 | 20-24 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Chase Holguin (PG), Arthur Pruett (SF), Angel Rodriguez (C) Tyson Holmes, Thomas Oliveira, Tim Coates | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Wells (PG), James Liberatore (SF), Alfred Dawes (PF) Freddy Walsh, Ernest Ward, Jeffrey Brown | |
| 08:24 | Illinois | Leonard Schultz makes the 1st free throw | 20-25 |
| 08:24 | Illinois | Leonard Schultz misses the 2nd free throw | 20-25 |
| 08:24 | Northwestern | Keith Walls pulls down the rebound | 20-25 |
| 08:07 | Northwestern | Chase Holguin buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Richard Glover | 22-25 |
| 07:52 | Illinois | Devin Green is open and buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from James Liberatore | 22-28 |
| 07:42 | Northwestern | James Liberatore is called for the reach on Chase Holguin - foul #1 on James Liberatore, team foul #4 | 22-28 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Vincent Freitas (PF) Richard Glover | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Ray (SG) Devin Green | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Chase Holguin (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Keith Walls (fresh) SF - Arthur Pruett (fresh) PF - Vincent Freitas (fresh) C - Angel Rodriguez (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - James Wells (fresh) 2 ast. SG - John Ray (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Liberatore (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Alfred Dawes (fresh) C - Leonard Schultz (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Northwestern | Chase Holguin misses short on a floater in the lane | 22-28 |
| 07:26 | Northwestern | Angel Rodriguez hits the follow up shot | 24-28 |
| 07:20 | Illinois | John Ray misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 24-28 |
| 07:19 | Illinois | James Wells gets the offensive rebound | 24-28 |
| 07:11 | Illinois | Leonard Schultz hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 24-28 |
| 07:10 | Illinois | James Wells gets the offensive rebound | 24-28 |
| 06:55 | Illinois | Leonard Schultz connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by James Wells | 24-30 |
| 06:50 | Northwestern | Keith Walls misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 24-30 |
| 06:49 | Northwestern | Keith Walls grabs the offensive rebound | 24-30 |
| 06:36 | Northwestern | Keith Walls hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 24-30 |
| 06:35 | Illinois | Alfred Dawes grabs the defensive rebound | 24-30 |
| 06:29 | Illinois | John Ray can't connect on a runner from the left block but he's hacked by Keith Walls - foul #2 on Keith Walls, team foul #7 | 24-30 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Compton (SG), Richard Glover (PF) Keith Walls, Vincent Freitas | |
| Subs | Illinois | Freddy Walsh (PG), Ernest Ward (SF), Jeffrey Brown (PF) James Wells, James Liberatore, Leonard Schultz | |
| 06:29 | Illinois | John Ray misses the 1st free throw | 24-30 |
| 06:29 | Illinois | John Ray makes the 2nd free throw | 24-31 |
| 06:10 | Northwestern | Angel Rodriguez loses the ball out of bounds | 24-31 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Thomas Oliveira (SG), Tim Coates (PF) Robert Compton, Angel Rodriguez | |
| Subs | Illinois | Devin Green (SG) John Ray | |
| 05:52 | Illinois | Devin Green misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 24-31 |
| 05:50 | Northwestern | Richard Glover grabs the defensive rebound | 24-31 |
| 05:34 | Northwestern | Tim Coates misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Ernest Ward - foul #1 on Ernest Ward, team foul #5 | 24-31 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Tyson Holmes (PG), Vincent Freitas (SF) Chase Holguin, Arthur Pruett | |
| Subs | Illinois | Leonard Schultz (C) Alfred Dawes | |
| 05:34 | Northwestern | Tim Coates makes the 1st free throw | 25-31 |
| 05:34 | Northwestern | Tim Coates makes the 2nd free throw | 26-31 |
| 05:27 | Illinois | Thomas Oliveira is called for the reach on Jeffrey Brown - foul #2 on Thomas Oliveira, team foul #8 | 26-31 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Compton (SG) Thomas Oliveira | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 05:27 | Illinois | Jeffrey Brown misses the 1st free throw | 26-31 |
| 05:27 | Northwestern | Tim Coates grabs the defensive rebound | 26-31 |
| 05:21 | Northwestern | Richard Glover misses the lay-in | 26-31 |
| 05:20 | Illinois | Devin Green grabs the defensive rebound | 26-31 |
| 05:12 | Illinois | Jeffrey Brown scores on a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Leonard Schultz | 26-33 |
| 04:57 | Northwestern | Robert Compton comes up short on the floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Devin Green - foul #1 on Devin Green, team foul #6 | 26-33 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Angel Rodriguez (C) Vincent Freitas | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Wells (PG) Freddy Walsh | |
| 04:57 | Northwestern | Robert Compton misses the 1st free throw | 26-33 |
| 04:57 | Northwestern | Robert Compton makes the 2nd free throw | 27-33 |
| 04:48 | Illinois | Tim Coates is called for the reach on Ernest Ward - foul #1 on Tim Coates, team foul #9 | 27-33 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Vincent Freitas (PF) Tim Coates | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 04:48 | Illinois | Ernest Ward misses the 1st free throw | 27-33 |
| 04:48 | Northwestern | Angel Rodriguez grabs the board | 27-33 |
| 04:32 | Northwestern | Richard Glover buries a shot from the right wing and he's hacked by Ernest Ward - foul #2 on Ernest Ward, team foul #7 | 29-33 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Chase Holguin (PG) Tyson Holmes | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Liberatore (SF), Alfred Dawes (C) Ernest Ward, Leonard Schultz | |
| 04:32 | Northwestern | Richard Glover makes the free throw | 30-33 |
| 04:17 | Illinois | Devin Green is whistled for traveling | 30-33 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Arthur Pruett (SF) Richard Glover | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 03:59 | Northwestern | Vincent Freitas comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 30-33 |
| 03:57 | Illinois | Alfred Dawes grabs the defensive rebound | 30-33 |
| 03:53 | Illinois | James Wells is fouled in the backcourt by Chase Holguin - foul #2 on Chase Holguin, team foul #10 | 30-33 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Thomas Oliveira (SG), Raymond Aarons (C) Robert Compton, Angel Rodriguez | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Ray (SG), Martin Johnson (C) Devin Green, Jeffrey Brown | |
| 03:53 | Illinois | James Wells makes the 1st free throw | 30-34 |
| 03:53 | Illinois | James Wells makes the 2nd free throw | 30-35 |
| 03:41 | Northwestern | Raymond Aarons comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 30-35 |
| 03:39 | Illinois | James Liberatore snags the defensive board | 30-35 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Chase Holguin (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Thomas Oliveira (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Arthur Pruett (fresh) PF - Vincent Freitas (fresh) C - Raymond Aarons (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - James Wells (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Ray (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Liberatore (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Alfred Dawes (fresh) 2 reb. C - Martin Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 03:25 | Illinois | Vincent Freitas is called for the reach on James Wells - foul #1 on Vincent Freitas, team foul #11 | 30-35 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Tim Coates (PF) Vincent Freitas | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 03:25 | Illinois | James Wells makes the 1st free throw | 30-36 |
| 03:25 | Illinois | James Wells makes the 2nd free throw | 30-37 |
| 03:05 | Northwestern | Thomas Oliveira misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 30-37 |
| 03:04 | Illinois | Alfred Dawes grabs the defensive rebound | 30-37 |
| 02:45 | Illinois | Alfred Dawes misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block | 30-37 |
| 02:43 | Northwestern | Arthur Pruett pulls down the rebound | 30-37 |
| 02:29 | Northwestern | Martin Johnson swats the shot by Raymond Aarons | 30-37 |
| 02:28 | Northwestern | Chase Holguin tips it back up and in | 32-37 |
| 02:13 | Illinois | Tim Coates swats the short shot by John Ray | 32-37 |
| 02:11 | Illinois | Alfred Dawes tips it back up and in | 32-39 |
| 01:55 | Northwestern | Raymond Aarons scores on a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Tim Coates and he's fouled by Martin Johnson - foul #3 on Martin Johnson, team foul #8 | 34-39 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Tyson Holmes (PG), Keith Walls (SF) Chase Holguin, Arthur Pruett | |
| Subs | Illinois | Freddy Walsh (PG), Devin Green (SG), Ernest Ward (SF), Jeffrey Brown (PF), Leonard Schultz (C) James Wells, John Ray, James Liberatore, Alfred Dawes, Martin Johnson | |
| 01:55 | Northwestern | Raymond Aarons makes the free throw | 35-39 |
| 01:47 | Illinois | Leonard Schultz clanks a runner in the paint | 35-39 |
| 01:45 | Illinois | Leonard Schultz tips it in | 35-41 |
| 01:22 | Northwestern | Thomas Oliveira evades the doubleteam and hits a pull-up jumper from the left side and the foul's on Devin Green - foul #2 on Devin Green, team foul #9 | 37-41 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Richard Glover (PF), Angel Rodriguez (C) Tim Coates, Raymond Aarons | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 01:22 | Northwestern | Thomas Oliveira misses the free throw | 37-41 |
| 01:22 | Illinois | Ernest Ward gets the rebound | 37-41 |
| 00:59 | Illinois | Devin Green connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Freddy Walsh | 37-44 |
| 00:39 | Northwestern | Keith Walls is hacked by Ernest Ward - foul #3 on Ernest Ward, team foul #10 | 37-44 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Compton (SG) Thomas Oliveira | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Liberatore (SF) Ernest Ward | |
| 00:39 | Northwestern | Keith Walls misses the 1st free throw | 37-44 |
| 00:39 | Northwestern | Keith Walls makes the 2nd free throw | 38-44 |
| 00:24 | Illinois | Devin Green misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 38-44 |
| 00:22 | Northwestern | Angel Rodriguez grabs the defensive rebound | 38-44 |
| 00:00 | Northwestern | Keith Walls makes the 3 pointer from the right corner | 41-44 |