| Lineup | Illinois | PG - William Buntin (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Tommy Hipple (fresh) 1 ast. SF - David Elkins (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Ho Chio (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - James Brown (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - James Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Allen (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Hensley (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Tommy Jaramillo (fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Lust (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | David Elkins inbounds the ball | 34-31 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 19:34 | Illinois | William Buntin hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Ho Chio | 37-31 |
| 19:23 | Northwestern | William Allen comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 37-31 |
| 19:21 | Illinois | Ho Chio grabs the defensive rebound | 37-31 |
| 19:01 | Illinois | Ho Chio hits a jump hook in the paint set up by David Elkins | 39-31 |
| 18:55 | Northwestern | William Hensley knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from William Allen | 39-33 |
| 18:31 | Illinois | William Buntin hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane | 39-33 |
| 18:29 | Northwestern | William Hensley pulls down the rebound | 39-33 |
| 18:24 | Northwestern | David Elkins steps in front of the William Allen pass | 39-33 |
| 18:02 | Illinois | Ho Chio lays it up and in | 41-33 |
| 17:49 | Northwestern | William Hensley can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 41-33 |
| 17:48 | Illinois | David Elkins snags the defensive board | 41-33 |
| 17:35 | Illinois | William Buntin misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 41-33 |
| 17:33 | Northwestern | William Hensley pulls down the rebound | 41-33 |
| 17:28 | Northwestern | James Taylor misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 41-33 |
| 17:27 | Illinois | William Buntin gets the rebound | 41-33 |
| 17:18 | Illinois | David Elkins misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 41-33 |
| 17:16 | Northwestern | Tommy Jaramillo grabs the defensive rebound | 41-33 |
| 17:09 | Northwestern | James Taylor can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 41-33 |
| 17:08 | Illinois | William Buntin snags the defensive board | 41-33 |
| 16:51 | Illinois | The jumper by David Elkins is denied by Tommy Jaramillo | 41-33 |
| 16:50 | Illinois | Tommy Hipple tips it home | 43-33 |
| 16:30 | Northwestern | Robert Lust knocks in the shot in the paint set up by James Taylor and he's fouled by James Brown - foul #3 on James Brown, team foul #1 | 43-35 |
| Subs | Illinois | Daniel Wilson (PG), Ernest Bode (SF), Sam Lamantia (PF), Edward Wydra (C) William Buntin, David Elkins, Ho Chio, James Brown | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 16:30 | Northwestern | Robert Lust misses the free throw | 43-35 |
| 16:30 | Illinois | Edward Wydra pulls down the rebound | 43-35 |
| 16:13 | Illinois | Ernest Bode misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 43-35 |
| 16:12 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Tommy Hipple | 43-35 |
| 15:53 | Illinois | Edward Wydra misses the dunk | 43-35 |
| 15:51 | Northwestern | Tommy Jaramillo grabs the defensive rebound | 43-35 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Daniel Wilson (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Tommy Hipple (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ernest Bode (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Sam Lamantia (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Edward Wydra (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - James Taylor (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - William Allen (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Hensley (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Tommy Jaramillo (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Lust (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Northwestern | Tommy Jaramillo makes the turnaround in the paint set up by William Hensley and he's hacked by Sam Lamantia - foul #2 on Sam Lamantia, team foul #2 | 43-37 |
| 15:39 | Northwestern | Tommy Jaramillo makes the free throw | 43-38 |
| 15:23 | Illinois | Ernest Bode is fouled on the floor by William Hensley - foul #2 on William Hensley, team foul #1 | 43-38 |
| Subs | Illinois | William Buntin (PG), Ho Chio (PF) Tommy Hipple, Sam Lamantia | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Joseph White (PF) Tommy Jaramillo | |
| 15:07 | Illinois | William Buntin misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by William Allen - foul #1 on William Allen, team foul #2 | 43-38 |
| Subs | Illinois | David Elkins (SF) Ernest Bode | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 15:07 | Illinois | William Buntin makes the 1st free throw | 44-38 |
| 15:07 | Illinois | William Buntin misses the 2nd free throw | 44-38 |
| 15:07 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Robert Lust | 44-38 |
| 14:55 | Northwestern | Robert Lust misses the jumper from close range | 44-38 |
| 14:54 | Illinois | William Buntin pulls down the rebound | 44-38 |
| 14:35 | Illinois | Ho Chio steps out of bounds on the baseline | 44-38 |
| 14:25 | Northwestern | Joseph White travels with the ball | 44-38 |
| Subs | Illinois | Tommy Hipple (SG) Daniel Wilson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 14:10 | Illinois | Ho Chio misses short on a jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Joseph White - foul #4 on Joseph White, team foul #3 | 44-38 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Brown (C) Edward Wydra | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Tommy Jaramillo (PF) Joseph White | |
| 14:10 | Illinois | Ho Chio misses the 1st free throw | 44-38 |
| 14:10 | Illinois | Ho Chio makes the 2nd free throw | 45-38 |
| 13:54 | Northwestern | William Allen hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Tommy Hipple - foul #1 on Tommy Hipple, team foul #3 | 45-38 |
| 13:54 | Northwestern | William Allen makes the 1st free throw | 45-39 |
| 13:54 | Northwestern | William Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 45-40 |
| 13:37 | Illinois | David Elkins knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing and he's hacked by Robert Lust - foul #3 on Robert Lust, team foul #4 | 47-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Michael Bell (SF) William Hensley | |
| 13:37 | Illinois | David Elkins makes the free throw | 48-40 |
| 13:24 | Northwestern | Robert Lust misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block | 48-40 |
| 13:22 | Northwestern | Robert Lust can't tip it in | 48-40 |
| 13:20 | Northwestern | Tommy Jaramillo tips it home | 48-42 |
| 12:59 | Illinois | Robert Lust steals the ball from Ho Chio | 48-42 |
| 12:47 | Northwestern | David Elkins steals it from Robert Lust | 48-42 |
| 12:34 | Illinois | Tommy Jaramillo takes the ball from William Buntin | 48-42 |
| 12:12 | Northwestern | Tommy Jaramillo is hacked by David Elkins - foul #2 on David Elkins, team foul #4 | 48-42 |
| Subs | Illinois | Daniel Wilson (PG), Ernest Bode (SF), Sam Lamantia (PF), Edward Wydra (C) William Buntin, David Elkins, Ho Chio, James Brown | |
| Subs | Northwestern | William Hensley (SF), Edward Midgette (C) William Allen, Robert Lust | |
| 12:00 | Northwestern | Edward Wydra steps in front of the Michael Bell pass | 48-42 |
| 11:42 | Illinois | Sam Lamantia throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-42 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Daniel Wilson (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Tommy Hipple (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ernest Bode (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Sam Lamantia (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Edward Wydra (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - James Taylor (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Michael Bell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Hensley (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Tommy Jaramillo (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Edward Midgette (fresh) | |
| 11:24 | Northwestern | Michael Bell hits a floater from the left block set up by James Taylor | 48-44 |
| 11:06 | Illinois | Tommy Hipple hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 48-44 |
| 11:04 | Illinois | Edward Wydra grabs the offensive rebound | 48-44 |
| 10:57 | Illinois | Ernest Bode misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 48-44 |
| 10:56 | Northwestern | James Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 48-44 |
| 10:36 | Northwestern | Tommy Jaramillo scores on a floater from the right side | 48-46 |
| 10:12 | Illinois | Ernest Bode connects on the jumper from the right block on a great pass from Tommy Hipple | 50-46 |
| 09:52 | Northwestern | Michael Bell hits a fadeaway from the right side set up by James Taylor | 50-48 |
| 09:31 | Illinois | Tommy Hipple's pass is intercepted by Michael Bell | 50-48 |
| 09:28 | Northwestern | Michael Bell banks in the layup | 50-50 |
| 09:13 | Illinois | Ernest Bode's floater is tipped away by Edward Midgette | 50-50 |
| 09:12 | Illinois | Sam Lamantia tips it but misses | 50-50 |
| 09:11 | Northwestern | Tommy Jaramillo snags the defensive board | 50-50 |
| 08:48 | Northwestern | Michael Bell is fouled on the floor by Sam Lamantia - foul #3 on Sam Lamantia, team foul #5 | 50-50 |
| Subs | Illinois | William Buntin (PG), David Elkins (SF), Ho Chio (PF), James Brown (C) Daniel Wilson, Ernest Bode, Sam Lamantia, Edward Wydra | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Woodrow Carlson (PG), William Allen (SG), Clarence Gay (SF), Robert Lust (C) James Taylor, William Hensley, Tommy Jaramillo, Edward Midgette | |
| 08:40 | Northwestern | Woodrow Carlson comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 50-50 |
| 08:39 | Illinois | David Elkins snags the defensive board | 50-50 |
| 08:16 | Illinois | Ho Chio misses badly on a jump hook in the paint | 50-50 |
| 08:14 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Michael Bell | 50-50 |
| 07:58 | Northwestern | William Allen comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 50-50 |
| 07:56 | Illinois | David Elkins pulls down the rebound | 50-50 |
| 07:33 | Illinois | David Elkins scores on a jumper from the left block set up by William Buntin | 52-50 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - William Buntin (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Tommy Hipple (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Elkins (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Ho Chio (fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. C - James Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Woodrow Carlson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Allen (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Clarence Gay (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Michael Bell (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. C - Robert Lust (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:09 | Northwestern | The pull-up jumper by Michael Bell is blocked by Ho Chio | 52-50 |
| 07:08 | Illinois | William Buntin snags the defensive board | 52-50 |
| 06:49 | Illinois | Robert Lust is called for the reach on William Buntin - foul #4 on Robert Lust, team foul #5 | 52-50 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Taylor (PG), Joseph White (PF) Woodrow Carlson, Clarence Gay | |
| 06:34 | Illinois | Ho Chio hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline | 52-50 |
| 06:33 | Northwestern | Robert Lust grabs the board | 52-50 |
| 06:14 | Northwestern | William Allen misses the dunk | 52-50 |
| 06:12 | Northwestern | Michael Bell grabs the offensive board | 52-50 |
| 05:54 | Northwestern | William Allen makes the shot from just outside the lane set up by Joseph White | 52-52 |
| 05:42 | Illinois | William Buntin comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 52-52 |
| 05:41 | Illinois | Ho Chio can't tip it in | 52-52 |
| 05:40 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Robert Lust | 52-52 |
| 05:34 | Northwestern | William Allen is hacked by Ho Chio - foul #3 on Ho Chio, team foul #6 | 52-52 |
| Subs | Illinois | Daniel Wilson (SG), Ernest Bode (SF), Sam Lamantia (PF), Edward Wydra (C) Tommy Hipple, David Elkins, Ho Chio, James Brown | |
| Subs | Northwestern | William Hensley (SF) Michael Bell | |
| 05:23 | Northwestern | William Hensley misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 52-52 |
| 05:22 | Illinois | Ernest Bode pulls down the rebound | 52-52 |
| 05:17 | Illinois | William Buntin misses the jumper from the right side | 52-52 |
| 05:16 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to William Buntin | 52-52 |
| 04:59 | Illinois | William Buntin drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Daniel Wilson | 54-52 |
| 04:36 | Northwestern | Robert Lust is hacked by Edward Wydra - foul #2 on Edward Wydra, team foul #7 | 54-52 |
| Subs | Illinois | Ho Chio (PF) Sam Lamantia | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 04:36 | Northwestern | Robert Lust makes the 1st free throw | 54-53 |
| 04:36 | Northwestern | Robert Lust misses the 2nd free throw | 54-53 |
| 04:36 | Northwestern | William Hensley grabs the offensive board | 54-53 |
| 04:15 | Northwestern | William Hensley makes the jumper from the right block on a great pass from James Taylor | 54-55 |
| 03:54 | Illinois | Ho Chio misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 54-55 |
| 03:53 | Northwestern | James Taylor pulls down the rebound | 54-55 |
| 03:49 | Northwestern | James Taylor drills a 3pt shot from the left corner | 54-58 |
| 03:30 | Illinois | William Buntin misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 54-58 |
| 03:29 | Northwestern | Robert Lust pulls down the rebound | 54-58 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - William Buntin (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Daniel Wilson (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ernest Bode (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ho Chio (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Edward Wydra (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - James Taylor (tiring) 6 pts. 7 ast. SG - William Allen (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Hensley (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. PF - Joseph White (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 pf. C - Robert Lust (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:07 | Northwestern | William Allen misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 54-58 |
| 03:05 | Illinois | Ho Chio pulls down the rebound | 54-58 |
| 02:58 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-58 |
| Subs | Illinois | Tommy Hipple (SG), David Elkins (SF), James Brown (C) Daniel Wilson, Ernest Bode, Edward Wydra | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 02:48 | Illinois | William Buntin hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 54-58 |
| 02:47 | Illinois | William Buntin tips it but misses | 54-58 |
| 02:46 | Northwestern | William Hensley grabs the board | 54-58 |
| 02:40 | Northwestern | James Taylor is fouled on the floor by Ho Chio - foul #4 on Ho Chio, team foul #8 | 54-58 |
| 02:40 | Northwestern | James Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 54-59 |
| 02:40 | Northwestern | James Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 54-60 |
| 02:14 | Illinois | David Elkins is whistled for traveling | 54-60 |
| 01:48 | Northwestern | William Buntin steals it from William Allen | 54-60 |
| 01:29 | Illinois | Ho Chio throws it down | 56-60 |
| 01:16 | Northwestern | The pull-up jumper by William Allen is blocked by Ho Chio | 56-60 |
| 01:15 | Illinois | David Elkins pulls down the rebound | 56-60 |
| 01:11 | Illinois | David Elkins misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 56-60 |
| 01:10 | Northwestern | Robert Lust grabs the defensive rebound | 56-60 |
| 01:06 | Northwestern | William Hensley can't finish the layup | 56-60 |
| 01:05 | Illinois | James Brown gets the rebound | 56-60 |
| 00:52 | Illinois | David Elkins misses long on a floater from the right wing | 56-60 |
| 00:50 | Northwestern | William Hensley pulls down the rebound | 56-60 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:49 | Northwestern | William Hensley is hacked by William Buntin in the backcourt - foul #1 on William Buntin, team foul #9 | 56-60 |
| 00:49 | Northwestern | William Hensley makes the 1st free throw | 56-61 |
| 00:49 | Northwestern | William Hensley makes the 2nd free throw | 56-62 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:44 | Illinois | Joseph White blocks the short jumper by David Elkins | 56-62 |
| 00:42 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to William Hensley | 56-62 |
| 00:40 | Northwestern | William Hensley is hacked by William Buntin in the backcourt - foul #2 on William Buntin, team foul #10 | 56-62 |
| 00:40 | Northwestern | William Hensley makes the 1st free throw | 56-63 |
| 00:40 | Northwestern | William Hensley makes the 2nd free throw | 56-64 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:33 | Illinois | Ho Chio misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 56-64 |
| 00:31 | Illinois | William Buntin grabs the offensive rebound | 56-64 |
| 00:29 | Illinois | Ho Chio misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 56-64 |
| 00:28 | Northwestern | William Hensley snags the defensive board | 56-64 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:25 | Northwestern | Tommy Hipple is called for the reach on William Hensley in the backcourt - foul #2 on Tommy Hipple, team foul #11 | 56-64 |
| 00:25 | Northwestern | William Hensley makes the 1st free throw | 56-65 |
| 00:25 | Northwestern | William Hensley makes the 2nd free throw | 56-66 |
| 00:18 | Illinois | William Hensley takes the ball from David Elkins | 56-66 |
| 00:15 | Northwestern | William Hensley dunks the ball | 56-68 |
| 00:11 | Illinois | David Elkins misses the shot from the left side | 56-68 |
| 00:09 | Northwestern | William Hensley pulls down the rebound | 56-68 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Northwestern | James Taylor runs out the clock | 56-68 |