| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Roger Maciel (fresh) SG - Edward Schrader (fresh) SF - Matthew Lane (fresh) PF - Raymond Haddix (fresh) C - Gary Bradley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Ernest Trammell (fresh) SG - John Congdon (fresh) SF - Jonas Richardson (fresh) PF - Robert Cox (fresh) C - James Carter (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Gary Bradley wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:34 | Illinois | Edward Schrader misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | Northwestern | James Carter gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:27 | Northwestern | John Congdon drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Ernest Trammell | 0-3 |
| 19:11 | Illinois | Matthew Lane loses the dribble to Ernest Trammell | 0-3 |
| 19:08 | Northwestern | Ernest Trammell hits the finger roll | 0-5 |
| 18:51 | Illinois | Gary Bradley misses long on a runner from close range but he's fouled by James Carter - foul #1 on James Carter, team foul #1 | 0-5 |
| 18:51 | Illinois | Gary Bradley misses the 1st free throw | 0-5 |
| 18:51 | Illinois | Gary Bradley makes the 2nd free throw | 1-5 |
| 18:29 | Northwestern | Robert Cox is hacked by Raymond Haddix - foul #1 on Raymond Haddix, team foul #1 | 1-5 |
| 18:18 | Northwestern | Ernest Trammell can't connect on a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Gary Bradley - foul #1 on Gary Bradley, team foul #2 | 1-5 |
| 18:18 | Northwestern | Ernest Trammell makes the 1st free throw | 1-6 |
| 18:18 | Northwestern | Ernest Trammell makes the 2nd free throw | 1-7 |
| 18:10 | Illinois | Edward Schrader misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 1-7 |
| 18:08 | Northwestern | Robert Cox grabs the defensive rebound | 1-7 |
| 17:47 | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 1-7 |
| 17:45 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Gary Bradley | 1-7 |
| 17:39 | Illinois | Matthew Lane can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 1-7 |
| 17:37 | Northwestern | Ernest Trammell grabs the defensive rebound | 1-7 |
| 17:27 | Northwestern | Ernest Trammell buries a shot from the right wing | 1-9 |
| 17:07 | Illinois | Gary Bradley drills a jumper from the baseline set up by Edward Schrader | 3-9 |
| 17:01 | Northwestern | John Congdon makes the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Ernest Trammell and he's hacked by Matthew Lane - foul #1 on Matthew Lane, team foul #3 | 3-11 |
| Subs | Illinois | Kwabena Abdel (SF), Johnny Boone (PF), Jeffrey Hall (C) Matthew Lane, Raymond Haddix, Gary Bradley | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Alphonso Valdez (C) James Carter | |
| 17:01 | Northwestern | John Congdon makes the free throw | 3-12 |
| 16:49 | Illinois | Edward Schrader loses the ball out of bounds | 3-12 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Claar (SG), James Gregory (PF) John Congdon, Robert Cox | |
| 16:29 | Northwestern | James Claar drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Jonas Richardson and the foul's on Edward Schrader - foul #1 on Edward Schrader, team foul #4 | 3-14 |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Burns (SF) Roger Maciel | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Matthew Foret (SF) Jonas Richardson | |
| 16:29 | Northwestern | James Claar makes the free throw | 3-15 |
| 16:11 | Illinois | Kwabena Abdel misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 3-15 |
| 16:10 | Northwestern | Ernest Trammell snags the defensive board | 3-15 |
| 16:05 | Northwestern | Ernest Trammell blows the layup | 3-15 |
| 16:03 | Northwestern | Alphonso Valdez tips it in | 3-17 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Kwabena Abdel (fresh) SG - Edward Schrader (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Richard Burns (fresh) PF - Johnny Boone (fresh) C - Jeffrey Hall (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Ernest Trammell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Claar (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Matthew Foret (fresh) PF - James Gregory (fresh) C - Alphonso Valdez (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:51 | Illinois | Richard Burns hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 3-17 |
| 15:50 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Kwabena Abdel | 3-17 |
| 15:39 | Illinois | Alphonso Valdez is called for the reach on Edward Schrader - foul #1 on Alphonso Valdez, team foul #2 | 3-17 |
| Subs | Illinois | Roger Maciel (PG), Raymond Haddix (PF) Richard Burns, Jeffrey Hall | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Mike Clark (PG), John Congdon (SG), Robert Cox (PF), James Carter (C) Ernest Trammell, James Claar, James Gregory, Alphonso Valdez | |
| 15:21 | Illinois | James Carter is called for the reach on Edward Schrader - foul #2 on James Carter, team foul #3 | 3-17 |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew Lane (SG), Gary Bradley (C) Edward Schrader, Johnny Boone | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson (SF), Alphonso Valdez (C) Matthew Foret, James Carter | |
| 15:14 | Illinois | Matthew Lane hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Kwabena Abdel | 5-17 |
| 15:07 | Northwestern | Robert Cox comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 5-17 |
| 15:05 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix gets the rebound | 5-17 |
| 14:49 | Illinois | Gary Bradley connects on the open turnaround from the right block set up by Roger Maciel out of the doubleteam | 7-17 |
| 14:31 | Northwestern | Matthew Lane picks off the pass by Robert Cox | 7-17 |
| 14:28 | Illinois | Matthew Lane blows the layup | 7-17 |
| 14:26 | Illinois | Kwabena Abdel tips it back up and in | 9-17 |
| 14:16 | Northwestern | John Congdon buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Mike Clark | 9-19 |
| 13:52 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix knocks in the shot from just outside the lane | 11-19 |
| 13:48 | Northwestern | Matthew Lane takes the ball from Mike Clark in the backcourt | 11-19 |
| 13:33 | Illinois | The jump hook by Gary Bradley is blocked by Robert Cox | 11-19 |
| 13:31 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix hits the follow up shot | 13-19 |
| 13:14 | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 13-19 |
| 13:13 | Northwestern | John Congdon tips it in | 13-21 |
| 12:55 | Illinois | Jonas Richardson steps in front of the Raymond Haddix pass | 13-21 |
| 12:44 | Northwestern | Robert Cox knocks in the jumper from the left side set up by Alphonso Valdez | 13-23 |
| 12:33 | Illinois | Kwabena Abdel scores on a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Raymond Haddix | 15-23 |
| 12:09 | Northwestern | Mike Clark is fouled on the floor by Kwabena Abdel - foul #1 on Kwabena Abdel, team foul #5 | 15-23 |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Schrader (SG), Richard Burns (SF), Johnny Boone (PF), Jeffrey Hall (C) Matthew Lane, Kwabena Abdel, Raymond Haddix, Gary Bradley | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ernest Trammell (PG), James Claar (SG), Matthew Foret (SF), James Gregory (PF) Mike Clark, John Congdon, Jonas Richardson, Robert Cox | |
| 11:46 | Northwestern | James Claar is hacked by Edward Schrader - foul #2 on Edward Schrader, team foul #6 | 15-23 |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew Lane (SG) Edward Schrader | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Roger Maciel (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Matthew Lane (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Richard Burns (fresh) PF - Johnny Boone (fresh) C - Jeffrey Hall (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Ernest Trammell (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Claar (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Matthew Foret (fresh) PF - James Gregory (fresh) C - Alphonso Valdez (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:33 | Northwestern | Alphonso Valdez misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 15-23 |
| 11:31 | Northwestern | Ernest Trammell tips it in | 15-25 |
| 11:17 | Illinois | Jeffrey Hall misses short on a floater from the left wing | 15-25 |
| 11:16 | Northwestern | James Claar grabs the defensive rebound | 15-25 |
| 10:56 | Northwestern | Ernest Trammell connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 15-27 |
| 10:47 | Illinois | Roger Maciel misses the lay-in | 15-27 |
| 10:46 | Northwestern | James Gregory gets the rebound | 15-27 |
| 10:26 | Northwestern | Ernest Trammell misses long on a floater from the baseline but the foul's on Richard Burns - foul #1 on Richard Burns, team foul #7 | 15-27 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Cox (PF) Alphonso Valdez | |
| 10:26 | Northwestern | Ernest Trammell misses the 1st free throw | 15-27 |
| 10:26 | Northwestern | Ernest Trammell makes the 2nd free throw | 15-28 |
| 10:14 | Illinois | Roger Maciel shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 15-28 |
| 10:12 | Illinois | Richard Burns tips it home | 17-28 |
| 09:53 | Northwestern | Ernest Trammell can't connect on a floater from the right side | 17-28 |
| 09:51 | Illinois | Matthew Lane snags the defensive board | 17-28 |
| 09:43 | Illinois | Johnny Boone travels with the ball | 17-28 |
| Subs | Illinois | Kwabena Abdel (SF), Raymond Haddix (PF), Adam Vanslyke (C) Richard Burns, Johnny Boone, Jeffrey Hall | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Mike Clark (PG), Jonas Richardson (SF) James Claar, Matthew Foret | |
| 09:17 | Northwestern | Roger Maciel steals the ball from Mike Clark | 17-28 |
| 09:13 | Illinois | Roger Maciel can't finish the layup | 17-28 |
| 09:11 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Mike Clark | 17-28 |
| 08:52 | Northwestern | Mike Clark hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Ernest Trammell | 17-31 |
| 08:37 | Illinois | Kwabena Abdel loses the dribble to Mike Clark | 17-31 |
| 08:34 | Northwestern | Mike Clark hits the finger roll | 17-33 |
| 08:18 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix throws a bad pass out of bounds | 17-33 |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Burns (SF), Gary Bradley (PF), Johnny Boone (C) Matthew Lane, Kwabena Abdel, Adam Vanslyke | |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Congdon (SG), Matthew Foret (PF), Alphonso Valdez (C) Ernest Trammell, Robert Cox, James Gregory | |
| 07:54 | Northwestern | Gary Bradley takes the ball from John Congdon | 17-33 |
| 07:43 | Illinois | Johnny Boone buries a jump hook in the lane | 19-33 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Roger Maciel (tiring) 1 ast. SG - Raymond Haddix (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Richard Burns (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gary Bradley (fresh) 5 pts. C - Johnny Boone (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Mike Clark (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Congdon (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Jonas Richardson (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Matthew Foret (fresh) C - Alphonso Valdez (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:23 | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the left block | 19-33 |
| 07:22 | Northwestern | Matthew Foret grabs the offensive board | 19-33 |
| 07:05 | Northwestern | Matthew Foret drills a runner in the lane | 19-35 |
| 06:59 | Illinois | The jumper by Gary Bradley is denied by Matthew Foret | 19-35 |
| 06:57 | Illinois | Richard Burns can't tip it in | 19-35 |
| 06:55 | Illinois | Roger Maciel hits the follow up shot | 21-35 |
| 06:38 | Northwestern | John Congdon is hacked by Raymond Haddix - foul #2 on Raymond Haddix, team foul #8 | 21-35 |
| Subs | Illinois | Kwabena Abdel (SG), Matthew Lane (SF), Jeffrey Hall (C) Raymond Haddix, Richard Burns, Johnny Boone | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ernest Trammell (PG), Robert Cox (PF), James Carter (C) Mike Clark, Matthew Foret, Alphonso Valdez | |
| 06:38 | Northwestern | John Congdon makes the 1st free throw | 21-36 |
| 06:38 | Northwestern | John Congdon makes the 2nd free throw | 21-37 |
| 06:27 | Illinois | James Carter swats the layup by Jeffrey Hall | 21-37 |
| 06:25 | Northwestern | Ernest Trammell snags the defensive board | 21-37 |
| 05:56 | Northwestern | James Carter misses the lay-in | 21-37 |
| 05:55 | Illinois | Gary Bradley gets the rebound | 21-37 |
| 05:50 | Illinois | Matthew Lane misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 21-37 |
| 05:49 | Northwestern | James Carter grabs the board | 21-37 |
| 05:33 | Northwestern | John Congdon clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 21-37 |
| 05:32 | Northwestern | Robert Cox snags the offensive board | 21-37 |
| 05:15 | Northwestern | Ernest Trammell is hacked by Jeffrey Hall - foul #1 on Jeffrey Hall, team foul #9 | 21-37 |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Burns (SF), Johnny Boone (PF) Roger Maciel, Gary Bradley | |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Claar (SG), Matthew Foret (SF), James Gregory (PF) John Congdon, Jonas Richardson, Robert Cox | |
| 05:15 | Northwestern | Ernest Trammell makes the 1st free throw | 21-38 |
| 05:15 | Northwestern | Ernest Trammell makes the 2nd free throw | 21-39 |
| 05:07 | Illinois | Johnny Boone misses the shot from the right side | 21-39 |
| 05:05 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to James Carter | 21-39 |
| 04:47 | Northwestern | Ernest Trammell loses the ball out of bounds | 21-39 |
| 04:29 | Illinois | Jeffrey Hall's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 21-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | Roger Maciel (PG), Adam Vanslyke (C) Matthew Lane, Jeffrey Hall | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Mike Clark (PG) Ernest Trammell | |
| 04:13 | Northwestern | Johnny Boone is called for the reach on James Claar - foul #1 on Johnny Boone, team foul #10 | 21-39 |
| 04:13 | Northwestern | James Claar makes the 1st free throw | 21-40 |
| 04:13 | Northwestern | James Claar misses the 2nd free throw | 21-40 |
| 04:13 | Illinois | Adam Vanslyke gets the rebound | 21-40 |
| 03:59 | Illinois | Richard Burns scores on a shot from close range on a great pass from Kwabena Abdel | 23-40 |
| 03:47 | Northwestern | Matthew Foret can't connect on a floater from the baseline but he's fouled by Richard Burns - foul #2 on Richard Burns, team foul #11 | 23-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Schrader (SG), Raymond Haddix (SF) Kwabena Abdel, Richard Burns | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Alphonso Valdez (C) James Carter | |
| 03:47 | Northwestern | Matthew Foret makes the 1st free throw | 23-41 |
| 03:47 | Northwestern | Matthew Foret makes the 2nd free throw | 23-42 |
| 03:36 | Illinois | Edward Schrader makes the shot from the right wing | 25-42 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Roger Maciel (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Schrader (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Raymond Haddix (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Johnny Boone (fresh) 2 pts. C - Adam Vanslyke (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Mike Clark (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Claar (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Matthew Foret (fresh) 4 pts. PF - James Gregory (fresh) C - Alphonso Valdez (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:15 | Northwestern | Mike Clark clanks a shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Edward Schrader - foul #3 on Edward Schrader, team foul #12 | 25-42 |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew Lane (SF), Gary Bradley (PF), Jeffrey Hall (C) Edward Schrader, Johnny Boone, Adam Vanslyke | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ernest Trammell (PG), John Congdon (SG), Robert Cox (PF) James Claar, Matthew Foret, James Gregory | |
| 03:15 | Northwestern | Mike Clark makes the 1st free throw | 25-43 |
| 03:15 | Northwestern | Mike Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 25-44 |
| 02:52 | Illinois | Jeffrey Hall clanks a shot from the right side | 25-44 |
| 02:50 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Gary Bradley | 25-44 |
| 02:45 | Illinois | Jeffrey Hall can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 25-44 |
| 02:44 | Illinois | Gary Bradley gets the offensive rebound | 25-44 |
| 02:26 | Illinois | The jump hook by Gary Bradley is blocked by Alphonso Valdez | 25-44 |
| 02:24 | Northwestern | Robert Cox grabs the defensive rebound | 25-44 |
| 02:19 | Northwestern | John Congdon misses the 3 from the right wing | 25-44 |
| 02:17 | Illinois | Jeffrey Hall grabs the defensive rebound | 25-44 |
| 02:02 | Illinois | The jump hook by Raymond Haddix is blocked by Alphonso Valdez | 25-44 |
| 02:01 | Northwestern | Alphonso Valdez snags the defensive board | 25-44 |
| 01:48 | Northwestern | Jeffrey Hall blocks the short jumper by Mike Clark | 25-44 |
| 01:46 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix grabs the board | 25-44 |
| 01:33 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix is whistled for traveling | 25-44 |
| Subs | Illinois | Kwabena Abdel (PG), Richard Burns (SF), Johnny Boone (PF), Adam Vanslyke (C) Roger Maciel, Matthew Lane, Gary Bradley, Jeffrey Hall | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson (SF), James Gregory (PF), James Carter (C) Mike Clark, Robert Cox, Alphonso Valdez | |
| 01:04 | Northwestern | Ernest Trammell misses long on a floater from the right side | 25-44 |
| 01:02 | Northwestern | James Carter tips it back up and in | 25-46 |
| 00:41 | Illinois | James Carter swats the short shot by Kwabena Abdel | 25-46 |
| 00:40 | Northwestern | Ernest Trammell snags the defensive board | 25-46 |
| 00:25 | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson loses the ball out of bounds | 25-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | Roger Maciel (PG) Adam Vanslyke | |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Claar (SG) John Congdon | |
| 00:05 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix loses the ball out of bounds | 25-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeffrey Hall (C) Raymond Haddix | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Mike Clark (PG) Ernest Trammell | |
| 00:01 | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson scores on a 3pt shot from straight away | 25-49 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Roger Maciel misses long on a fullcourt shot | 25-49 |