| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Joel Herman (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Andrew Bullock (fresh) SF - Roberto Conti (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Douglas Sanders (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Oscar Ortiz (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Michael Conner (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeremy Boyd (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Guerrera (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Frederick Viers (fresh) 2 pts. C - Anthony McMaken (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern | Roberto Conti inbounds the ball | 30-36 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:40 | Northwestern | Douglas Sanders splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumper from the right side | 30-36 |
| 19:39 | Northwestern | Douglas Sanders tips it home | 32-36 |
| 19:20 | Illinois | Michael Conner scores on a floater in the lane set up by Richard Guerrera | 32-38 |
| 19:13 | Northwestern | Andrew Bullock misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 32-38 |
| 19:11 | Northwestern | Oscar Ortiz grabs the offensive board | 32-38 |
| 18:56 | Northwestern | Richard Guerrera steals the ball from Roberto Conti | 32-38 |
| 18:33 | Illinois | Jeremy Boyd buries a jumper in the paint set up by Anthony McMaken | 32-40 |
| 18:15 | Northwestern | Roberto Conti misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 32-40 |
| 18:14 | Illinois | Frederick Viers grabs the defensive rebound | 32-40 |
| 18:10 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera misses long on an open fadeaway from just outside the lane | 32-40 |
| 18:09 | Northwestern | Douglas Sanders grabs the board | 32-40 |
| 18:03 | Northwestern | Andrew Bullock shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the floater from the left wing but the foul's on Anthony McMaken - foul #1 on Anthony McMaken, team foul #1 | 32-40 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Melvin Cobb (SF), Paul Mena (PF), Alex Millner (C) Richard Guerrera, Frederick Viers, Anthony McMaken | |
| 18:03 | Northwestern | Andrew Bullock misses the 1st free throw | 32-40 |
| 18:03 | Northwestern | Andrew Bullock makes the 2nd free throw | 33-40 |
| 17:47 | Illinois | Alex Millner is called for 5 seconds | 33-40 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jerry Young (PF) Jeremy Boyd | |
| 17:24 | Northwestern | Douglas Sanders throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-40 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Guerrera (SF) Michael Conner | |
| 17:21 | Illinois | Melvin Cobb is hacked by Joel Herman in the backcourt - foul #2 on Joel Herman, team foul #1 | 33-40 |
| 16:56 | Illinois | Jerry Young is wide open and slams it home set up by Melvin Cobb | 33-42 |
| 16:41 | Northwestern | Joel Herman can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 33-42 |
| 16:39 | Northwestern | Douglas Sanders hits the follow up shot | 35-42 |
| 16:16 | Illinois | Alex Millner drills a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Melvin Cobb | 35-44 |
| 16:06 | Northwestern | Joel Herman is open but comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 35-44 |
| 16:04 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera snags the defensive board | 35-44 |
| 15:47 | Illinois | Alex Millner misses the jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Oscar Ortiz - foul #1 on Oscar Ortiz, team foul #2 | 35-44 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Yuri Ziek (PG), Diego Ayala (SF), Ivan Zervas (C) Joel Herman, Roberto Conti, Oscar Ortiz | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Conner (PG), Jeremy Boyd (SG), Frederick Viers (PF) Melvin Cobb, Paul Mena, Jerry Young | |
| 15:47 | Illinois | Alex Millner makes the 1st free throw | 35-45 |
| 15:47 | Illinois | Alex Millner makes the 2nd free throw | 35-46 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Yuri Ziek (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Andrew Bullock (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SF - Diego Ayala (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Douglas Sanders (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. C - Ivan Zervas (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Michael Conner (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeremy Boyd (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Guerrera (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 3 stl. PF - Frederick Viers (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Alex Millner (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:36 | Northwestern | Alex Millner is called for the reach on Diego Ayala - foul #3 on Alex Millner, team foul #2 | 35-46 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Enam Africa (PG) Andrew Bullock | |
| Subs | Illinois | Anthony McMaken (C) Alex Millner | |
| 15:23 | Northwestern | Enam Africa misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 35-46 |
| 15:22 | Northwestern | Ivan Zervas pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-46 |
| 15:14 | Northwestern | Frederick Viers steals the ball from Diego Ayala | 35-46 |
| 14:53 | Illinois | Jeremy Boyd misses long on an open fadeaway from the right block | 35-46 |
| 14:51 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera tips it back up and in | 35-48 |
| 14:28 | Northwestern | Ivan Zervas can't throw it down but the foul's on Anthony McMaken - foul #2 on Anthony McMaken, team foul #3 | 35-48 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Andrew Bullock (SG), Roberto Conti (SF), Theodore Green (C) Enam Africa, Diego Ayala, Douglas Sanders | |
| Subs | Illinois | Melvin Cobb (SF) Richard Guerrera | |
| 14:28 | Northwestern | Ivan Zervas misses the 1st free throw | 35-48 |
| 14:28 | Northwestern | Ivan Zervas makes the 2nd free throw | 36-48 |
| 13:59 | Illinois | Jeremy Boyd drills a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Melvin Cobb | 36-51 |
| 13:39 | Northwestern | Andrew Bullock drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 39-51 |
| 13:10 | Illinois | Jeremy Boyd hits the finger roll set up by Melvin Cobb | 39-53 |
| 12:45 | Northwestern | Theodore Green can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block but the foul's on Anthony McMaken - foul #3 on Anthony McMaken, team foul #4 | 39-53 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Joel Herman (PG), Diego Ayala (SG), Douglas Sanders (PF), Oscar Ortiz (C) Yuri Ziek, Andrew Bullock, Roberto Conti, Ivan Zervas | |
| Subs | Illinois | Paul Mena (SF), Jerry Young (PF), Alex Millner (C) Melvin Cobb, Frederick Viers, Anthony McMaken | |
| 12:45 | Northwestern | Theodore Green makes the 1st free throw | 40-53 |
| 12:45 | Northwestern | Theodore Green makes the 2nd free throw | 41-53 |
| 12:16 | Illinois | Jeremy Boyd comes up short on the shot from the left block | 41-53 |
| 12:14 | Northwestern | Oscar Ortiz snags the defensive board | 41-53 |
| 12:07 | Northwestern | Jeremy Boyd is called for the reach on Diego Ayala - foul #1 on Jeremy Boyd, team foul #5 | 41-53 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Deitz (SG) Theodore Green | |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Guerrera (SF) Jeremy Boyd | |
| 11:52 | Northwestern | Joel Herman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-53 |
| 11:50 | Illinois | Joel Herman is called for the reach on Michael Conner in the backcourt - foul #3 on Joel Herman, team foul #3 | 41-53 |
| 11:30 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera is hacked by Diego Ayala - foul #1 on Diego Ayala, team foul #4 | 41-53 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Enam Africa (PG), Andrew Bullock (SG) Joel Herman, Robert Deitz | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Enam Africa (fresh) SG - Andrew Bullock (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Diego Ayala (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Douglas Sanders (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. C - Oscar Ortiz (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Michael Conner (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Mena (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SF - Richard Guerrera (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. PF - Jerry Young (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. C - Alex Millner (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 11:15 | Illinois | Michael Conner makes the wide open 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Paul Mena | 41-56 |
| 11:05 | Northwestern | Oscar Ortiz comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 41-56 |
| 11:04 | Illinois | Paul Mena grabs the board | 41-56 |
| 10:38 | Illinois | Michael Conner misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 41-56 |
| 10:36 | Illinois | Paul Mena hits the follow up shot | 41-58 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 10:30 | Northwestern | Diego Ayala misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 41-58 |
| 10:28 | Northwestern | Oscar Ortiz snags the offensive board | 41-58 |
| 10:10 | Northwestern | Enam Africa can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 41-58 |
| 10:08 | Illinois | Alex Millner snags the defensive board | 41-58 |
| 09:55 | Illinois | Paul Mena is open but can't throw it down | 41-58 |
| 09:53 | Northwestern | Oscar Ortiz pulls down the rebound | 41-58 |
| 09:51 | Northwestern | Enam Africa's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 41-58 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Joel Herman (PG), Yuri Ziek (SG), Roberto Conti (SF), Ivan Zervas (PF) Enam Africa, Andrew Bullock, Diego Ayala, Douglas Sanders | |
| Subs | Illinois | Melvin Cobb (PG), Jeremy Boyd (SG), Frederick Viers (PF), Anthony McMaken (C) Michael Conner, Paul Mena, Jerry Young, Alex Millner | |
| 09:29 | Illinois | Melvin Cobb is hacked by Oscar Ortiz - foul #2 on Oscar Ortiz, team foul #5 | 41-58 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Theodore Green (C) Oscar Ortiz | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 09:12 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken is open and buries a floater from the baseline and the foul's on Yuri Ziek - foul #2 on Yuri Ziek, team foul #6 | 41-60 |
| 09:12 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken makes the free throw | 41-61 |
| 08:58 | Northwestern | Yuri Ziek comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 41-61 |
| 08:56 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Melvin Cobb | 41-61 |
| 08:49 | Illinois | Jeremy Boyd is alone and drills a turnaround from close range and he's fouled by Roberto Conti - foul #2 on Roberto Conti, team foul #7 | 41-63 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Alex Millner (PF) Frederick Viers | |
| 08:49 | Illinois | Jeremy Boyd makes the free throw | 41-64 |
| 08:33 | Northwestern | Roberto Conti is fouled on the floor by Richard Guerrera - foul #2 on Richard Guerrera, team foul #6 | 41-64 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Andrew Bullock (SG), Douglas Sanders (PF) Joel Herman, Theodore Green | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Conner (PG), Frederick Viers (PF) Richard Guerrera, Anthony McMaken | |
| 08:15 | Northwestern | Yuri Ziek hits the finger roll and he's fouled by Melvin Cobb - foul #1 on Melvin Cobb, team foul #7 | 43-64 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Oscar Ortiz (C) Ivan Zervas | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 08:15 | Northwestern | Yuri Ziek misses the free throw | 43-64 |
| 08:15 | Illinois | Frederick Viers snags the defensive board | 43-64 |
| 08:01 | Illinois | Melvin Cobb misses the wide open fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 43-64 |
| 08:00 | Northwestern | Oscar Ortiz pulls down the rebound | 43-64 |
| 07:56 | Northwestern | Roberto Conti's floater is tipped away by Alex Millner | 43-64 |
| 07:54 | Northwestern | Douglas Sanders misses the tip | 43-64 |
| 07:53 | Illinois | Alex Millner snags the defensive board | 43-64 |
| 07:49 | Illinois | Michael Conner is fouled in the backcourt by Yuri Ziek - foul #3 on Yuri Ziek, team foul #8 | 43-64 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Enam Africa (PG), Diego Ayala (PF) Yuri Ziek, Douglas Sanders | |
| Subs | Illinois | Paul Mena (SF), Jerry Young (PF) Melvin Cobb, Frederick Viers | |
| 07:49 | Illinois | Michael Conner makes the 1st free throw | 43-65 |
| 07:49 | Illinois | Michael Conner makes the 2nd free throw | 43-66 |
| 07:28 | Northwestern | Oscar Ortiz makes the wide open pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Andrew Bullock out of a doubleteam | 45-66 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Enam Africa (fresh) SG - Andrew Bullock (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roberto Conti (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Diego Ayala (fresh) 2 pts. C - Oscar Ortiz (tiring) 6 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Michael Conner (tiring) 21 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeremy Boyd (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Mena (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jerry Young (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. C - Alex Millner (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 07:04 | Illinois | Michael Conner knocks in the floater from just outside the lane set up by Paul Mena | 45-68 |
| 06:59 | Northwestern | Jeremy Boyd takes the ball from Andrew Bullock after a doubleteam | 45-68 |
| 06:57 | Illinois | Jeremy Boyd is hacked by Enam Africa in the backcourt - foul #2 on Enam Africa, team foul #9 | 45-68 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Joel Herman (PG), Yuri Ziek (SG), Ivan Zervas (PF), Theodore Green (C) Enam Africa, Andrew Bullock, Roberto Conti, Oscar Ortiz | |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Guerrera (SF), Anthony McMaken (C) Paul Mena, Jerry Young | |
| 06:57 | Illinois | Jeremy Boyd makes the 1st free throw | 45-69 |
| 06:57 | Illinois | Jeremy Boyd makes the 2nd free throw | 45-70 |
| 06:41 | Northwestern | Ivan Zervas misses the lay-in | 45-70 |
| 06:40 | Northwestern | Ivan Zervas tips it but misses | 45-70 |
| 06:39 | Illinois | Michael Conner grabs the defensive rebound | 45-70 |
| 06:36 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera is hacked by Diego Ayala in the backcourt - foul #2 on Diego Ayala, team foul #10 | 45-70 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Douglas Sanders (PF) Diego Ayala | |
| Subs | Illinois | Melvin Cobb (PG), Frederick Viers (PF) Michael Conner, Alex Millner | |
| 06:36 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera makes the 1st free throw | 45-71 |
| 06:36 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera makes the 2nd free throw | 45-72 |
| 06:21 | Northwestern | Theodore Green loses the ball out of bounds | 45-72 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Enam Africa (PG), Robert Deitz (SG) Joel Herman, Douglas Sanders | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 06:19 | Illinois | Robert Deitz steals it from Anthony McMaken in the backcourt | 45-72 |
| 06:17 | Northwestern | Robert Deitz jams it | 47-72 |
| 06:14 | Illinois | Frederick Viers's pass is intercepted by Robert Deitz in the backcourt | 47-72 |
| 06:06 | Northwestern | Enam Africa scores on a runner from close range and he's fouled by Anthony McMaken - foul #4 on Anthony McMaken, team foul #8 | 49-72 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Douglas Sanders (PF) Robert Deitz | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jerry Young (PF) Frederick Viers | |
| 06:06 | Northwestern | Enam Africa misses the free throw | 49-72 |
| 06:06 | Illinois | Jeremy Boyd gets the rebound | 49-72 |
| 06:04 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #3 on Richard Guerrera, team foul #9 | 49-72 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Roberto Conti (SF) Theodore Green | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 05:57 | Northwestern | Roberto Conti loses the dribble to Melvin Cobb | 49-72 |
| 05:54 | Illinois | Jeremy Boyd blows the layup | 49-72 |
| 05:53 | Illinois | Melvin Cobb tips it back up and in | 49-74 |
| 05:41 | Northwestern | Ivan Zervas is fouled on the floor by Richard Guerrera - foul #4 on Richard Guerrera, team foul #10 | 49-74 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Deitz (SG), Diego Ayala (SF), Theodore Green (C) Yuri Ziek, Roberto Conti, Douglas Sanders | |
| Subs | Illinois | Paul Mena (SF), Alex Millner (C) Richard Guerrera, Anthony McMaken | |
| 05:41 | Northwestern | Ivan Zervas makes the 1st free throw | 50-74 |
| 05:41 | Northwestern | Ivan Zervas misses the 2nd free throw | 50-74 |
| 05:41 | Illinois | Alex Millner gets the rebound | 50-74 |
| 05:15 | Illinois | Alex Millner is open and lays it up and in on a nice dish by Melvin Cobb | 50-76 |
| 05:04 | Northwestern | Diego Ayala misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 50-76 |
| 05:02 | Northwestern | The offensive rebound goes to Ivan Zervas | 50-76 |
| 04:50 | Northwestern | Enam Africa misses short on a floater from the left block but the foul's on Melvin Cobb - foul #2 on Melvin Cobb, team foul #11 | 50-76 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Conner (PG), Richard Guerrera (SF), Frederick Viers (PF) Melvin Cobb, Jeremy Boyd, Jerry Young | |
| 04:50 | Northwestern | Enam Africa misses the 1st free throw | 50-76 |
| 04:50 | Northwestern | Enam Africa makes the 2nd free throw | 51-76 |
| 04:44 | Illinois | Michael Conner is fouled in the backcourt by Diego Ayala - foul #3 on Diego Ayala, team foul #11 | 51-76 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Yuri Ziek (PG) Enam Africa | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 04:44 | Illinois | Michael Conner makes the 1st free throw | 51-77 |
| 04:44 | Illinois | Michael Conner makes the 2nd free throw | 51-78 |
| 04:27 | Northwestern | Richard Guerrera steps in front of the Ivan Zervas pass | 51-78 |
| 04:02 | Illinois | Frederick Viers makes the wide open fadeaway from the left side set up by Richard Guerrera | 51-80 |
| 03:46 | Northwestern | Yuri Ziek misses the turnaround near the basket | 51-80 |
| 03:44 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Paul Mena | 51-80 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:21 | Illinois | Diego Ayala steals it from Richard Guerrera | 51-80 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Yuri Ziek (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SG - Robert Deitz (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Diego Ayala (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Ivan Zervas (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Theodore Green (tiring) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Michael Conner (tiring) 25 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Mena (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. SF - Richard Guerrera (tiring) 4 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. 4 pf. PF - Frederick Viers (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Alex Millner (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 03:07 | Northwestern | Yuri Ziek misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 51-80 |
| 03:05 | Northwestern | Ivan Zervas tips it in | 53-80 |
| 03:03 | Illinois | Diego Ayala takes the ball from Richard Guerrera in the backcourt | 53-80 |
| 02:52 | Northwestern | Yuri Ziek drills a fadeaway from the free throw line | 55-80 |
| 02:35 | Illinois | Paul Mena buries a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael Conner and he's hacked by Ivan Zervas - foul #1 on Ivan Zervas, team foul #12 | 55-82 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Enam Africa (PG) Robert Deitz | |
| Subs | Illinois | Melvin Cobb (PG), Jeremy Boyd (SG), Jerry Young (PF), Anthony McMaken (C) Michael Conner, Richard Guerrera, Frederick Viers, Alex Millner | |
| 02:35 | Illinois | Paul Mena makes the free throw | 55-83 |
| 02:20 | Northwestern | Ivan Zervas clanks a jumper from the right wing | 55-83 |
| 02:19 | Illinois | Jerry Young grabs the defensive rebound | 55-83 |
| 01:57 | Illinois | Jeremy Boyd is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Jeremy Boyd, team foul #12 | 55-83 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Conner (PG), Richard Guerrera (SF), Frederick Viers (PF) Melvin Cobb, Paul Mena, Jerry Young | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 01:46 | Northwestern | Yuri Ziek drills a fadeaway from the left wing and he's fouled by Richard Guerrera - foul #5 on Richard Guerrera, team foul #13 | 57-83 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Paul Mena (SF) Richard Guerrera | |
| 01:46 | Northwestern | Yuri Ziek makes the free throw | 58-83 |
| 01:29 | Illinois | Frederick Viers's pass is intercepted by Yuri Ziek | 58-83 |
| 01:25 | Northwestern | Diego Ayala lays it in set up by Yuri Ziek | 60-83 |
| 01:02 | Illinois | Michael Conner misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 60-83 |
| 01:00 | Northwestern | Diego Ayala snags the defensive board | 60-83 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:54 | Northwestern | Enam Africa is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Enam Africa, team foul #13 | 60-83 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:32 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken drills a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Paul Mena | 60-85 |
| 00:24 | Northwestern | Yuri Ziek hits a fadeaway from close range | 62-85 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Michael Conner runs out the clock | 62-85 |