| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Jeffery Brannen (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Darrell Estes (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Orville Lange (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Chas Reimann (fresh) 3 pts. C - Felix Cole (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Eddy Lovett (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Arnold Mueller (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Foster (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Johnny Ginther (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Frank Narvaez (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern | Orville Lange inbounds the ball | 26-31 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:37 | Northwestern | A charge is called on Orville Lange - foul #1 on Orville Lange, team foul #1 | 26-31 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Timothy Mayes (SG), Thomas Combs (C) Darrell Estes, Felix Cole | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 19:15 | Illinois | Frank Narvaez throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-31 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Darrell Estes (SG), Steven Coulter (SF), Felix Cole (C) Jeffery Brannen, Orville Lange, Thomas Combs | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 18:53 | Northwestern | Johnny Ginther steals it from Chas Reimann | 26-31 |
| 18:27 | Illinois | Eddy Lovett misses the jumper from the right block but he's fouled by Timothy Mayes - foul #1 on Timothy Mayes, team foul #2 | 26-31 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jeffery Brannen (PG), Chuck Moore (SG), Orville Lange (SF), Thomas Combs (C) Timothy Mayes, Darrell Estes, Chas Reimann, Felix Cole | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 18:27 | Illinois | Eddy Lovett misses the 1st free throw | 26-31 |
| 18:27 | Illinois | Eddy Lovett makes the 2nd free throw | 26-32 |
| 18:01 | Northwestern | Steven Coulter's fadeaway is rejected by Johnny Ginther | 26-32 |
| 17:59 | Northwestern | Orville Lange tips it home | 28-32 |
| 17:40 | Illinois | Frank Narvaez misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 28-32 |
| 17:39 | Illinois | Joseph Foster tips it but misses | 28-32 |
| 17:38 | Illinois | Frank Narvaez tips it back up and in | 28-34 |
| 17:13 | Northwestern | Steven Coulter is denied on a layup by Frank Narvaez | 28-34 |
| 17:11 | Illinois | Joseph Foster snags the defensive board | 28-34 |
| 17:06 | Illinois | Eddy Lovett clanks a 3 from the right corner | 28-34 |
| 17:04 | Northwestern | Thomas Combs snags the defensive board | 28-34 |
| 16:59 | Northwestern | Orville Lange throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-34 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Darrell Estes (SG), Chas Reimann (PF), Felix Cole (C) Chuck Moore, Orville Lange, Thomas Combs | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 16:32 | Illinois | Joseph Foster is hacked by Felix Cole - foul #1 on Felix Cole, team foul #3 | 28-34 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Timothy Mayes (PG), Orville Lange (SF) Jeffery Brannen, Steven Coulter | |
| Subs | Illinois | Bradly Carrion (SG), Vernon Williams (PF) Eddy Lovett, Johnny Ginther | |
| 16:10 | Illinois | Frank Narvaez's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-34 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jeffery Brannen (PG) Timothy Mayes | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Clark (C) Frank Narvaez | |
| 15:42 | Northwestern | Michael Clark blocks the short jumper by Chas Reimann | 28-34 |
| 15:40 | Illinois | Joseph Foster pulls down the rebound | 28-34 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Jeffery Brannen (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Darrell Estes (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Orville Lange (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Chas Reimann (fresh) 3 pts. C - Felix Cole (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Arnold Mueller (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bradly Carrion (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joseph Foster (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Vernon Williams (fresh) 4 reb. C - Michael Clark (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:18 | Illinois | Joseph Foster buries a floater in the lane set up by Arnold Mueller | 28-36 |
| 14:53 | Northwestern | Jeffery Brannen double dribbles | 28-36 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Timothy Mayes (SG), Steven Coulter (SF), Thomas Combs (C) Darrell Estes, Orville Lange, Chas Reimann | |
| Subs | Illinois | Eddy Lovett (PG), Johnny Ginther (SF), Frank Narvaez (C) Arnold Mueller, Joseph Foster, Michael Clark | |
| 14:26 | Illinois | Thomas Combs steals it from Frank Narvaez | 28-36 |
| 14:10 | Northwestern | Jeffery Brannen drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Steven Coulter | 31-36 |
| 13:46 | Illinois | Frank Narvaez is hacked by Felix Cole - foul #2 on Felix Cole, team foul #4 | 31-36 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Darrell Estes (SG), Orville Lange (SF), Chas Reimann (PF) Timothy Mayes, Steven Coulter, Felix Cole | |
| Subs | Illinois | Arnold Mueller (SG), Joseph Foster (SF) Bradly Carrion, Vernon Williams | |
| 13:32 | Illinois | Frank Narvaez makes the fadeaway from the right side | 31-38 |
| 13:09 | Northwestern | Chas Reimann splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumper from the left side | 31-38 |
| 13:07 | Northwestern | Darrell Estes tips it but misses | 31-38 |
| 13:05 | Illinois | Johnny Ginther grabs the defensive rebound | 31-38 |
| 12:40 | Illinois | Joseph Foster can't finish the layup | 31-38 |
| 12:38 | Northwestern | Thomas Combs grabs the defensive rebound | 31-38 |
| 12:15 | Northwestern | Chas Reimann works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 31-38 |
| 12:14 | Illinois | Johnny Ginther grabs the board | 31-38 |
| 11:54 | Illinois | Arnold Mueller makes the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Eddy Lovett | 31-41 |
| 11:33 | Northwestern | Chas Reimann works out of a doubleteam and scores on a floater in the paint on a nice dish by Jeffery Brannen and he's hacked by Johnny Ginther - foul #3 on Johnny Ginther, team foul #1 | 33-41 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Timothy Mayes (PG), Chuck Moore (SG), Steven Coulter (SF), Felix Cole (C) Jeffery Brannen, Darrell Estes, Orville Lange, Thomas Combs | |
| Subs | Illinois | Thomas Jackson (PG), Bradly Carrion (SG), Vernon Williams (PF), Michael Clark (C) Eddy Lovett, Arnold Mueller, Joseph Foster, Frank Narvaez | |
| 11:33 | Northwestern | Chas Reimann makes the free throw | 34-41 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Timothy Mayes (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Chuck Moore (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Coulter (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Chas Reimann (fresh) 6 pts. C - Felix Cole (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Thomas Jackson (fresh) SG - Bradly Carrion (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Johnny Ginther (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Vernon Williams (fresh) 4 reb. C - Michael Clark (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:04 | Illinois | Vernon Williams misses badly on a turnaround near the basket | 34-41 |
| 11:03 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Chas Reimann | 34-41 |
| 10:37 | Northwestern | Felix Cole misses short on a fadeaway near the basket | 34-41 |
| 10:36 | Northwestern | The offensive rebound goes to Timothy Mayes | 34-41 |
| 10:14 | Northwestern | Chas Reimann is hacked by Vernon Williams - foul #2 on Vernon Williams, team foul #2 | 34-41 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jeffery Brannen (PG), Orville Lange (SF) Chuck Moore, Chas Reimann | |
| Subs | Illinois | Eddy Lovett (PG), Arnold Mueller (SG), Joseph Foster (SF), Frank Narvaez (C) Thomas Jackson, Bradly Carrion, Johnny Ginther, Michael Clark | |
| 09:54 | Northwestern | Steven Coulter hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range but the foul's on Vernon Williams - foul #3 on Vernon Williams, team foul #3 | 34-41 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Darrell Estes (SG) Timothy Mayes | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 09:54 | Northwestern | Steven Coulter misses the 1st free throw | 34-41 |
| 09:54 | Northwestern | Steven Coulter makes the 2nd free throw | 35-41 |
| 09:39 | Illinois | Eddy Lovett is fouled on the floor by Felix Cole - foul #3 on Felix Cole, team foul #5 | 35-41 |
| 09:24 | Illinois | Jeffery Brannen is called for the reach on Eddy Lovett - foul #2 on Jeffery Brannen, team foul #6 | 35-41 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Timothy Mayes (SG), Thomas Combs (C) Darrell Estes, Steven Coulter | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 09:04 | Illinois | Thomas Combs blocks the short jumper by Joseph Foster | 35-41 |
| 09:03 | Illinois | Arnold Mueller hits the follow up shot | 35-43 |
| 08:40 | Northwestern | Jeffery Brannen clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 35-43 |
| 08:39 | Illinois | Vernon Williams gets the rebound | 35-43 |
| 08:20 | Illinois | Frank Narvaez drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Eddy Lovett | 35-46 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 08:01 | Northwestern | Orville Lange misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Frank Narvaez - foul #4 on Frank Narvaez, team foul #4 | 35-46 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Darrell Estes (SG), Chas Reimann (PF) Timothy Mayes, Thomas Combs | |
| Subs | Illinois | Johnny Ginther (PF) Vernon Williams | |
| 08:01 | Northwestern | Orville Lange makes the 1st free throw | 36-46 |
| 08:01 | Northwestern | Orville Lange makes the 2nd free throw | 37-46 |
| 07:32 | Illinois | Arnold Mueller misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 37-46 |
| 07:30 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Johnny Ginther | 37-46 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Jeffery Brannen (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Darrell Estes (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Orville Lange (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Chas Reimann (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Felix Cole (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Eddy Lovett (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Arnold Mueller (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Foster (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Johnny Ginther (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Frank Narvaez (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:12 | Illinois | Eddy Lovett is whistled for traveling | 37-46 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Steven Coulter (PF), Thomas Combs (C) Chas Reimann, Felix Cole | |
| Subs | Illinois | Bradly Carrion (SG) Eddy Lovett | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 06:44 | Northwestern | Steven Coulter travels with the ball | 37-46 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Chas Reimann (PF), Felix Cole (C) Orville Lange, Thomas Combs | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Clark (C) Frank Narvaez | |
| 06:21 | Illinois | Joseph Foster drills a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Michael Clark and he's fouled by Steven Coulter - foul #2 on Steven Coulter, team foul #7 | 37-48 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Timothy Mayes (PG), Orville Lange (SF), Thomas Combs (C) Jeffery Brannen, Chas Reimann, Felix Cole | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 06:21 | Illinois | Joseph Foster makes the free throw | 37-49 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 06:05 | Northwestern | Darrell Estes comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 37-49 |
| 06:04 | Northwestern | Darrell Estes grabs the offensive rebound | 37-49 |
| 05:43 | Northwestern | Bradly Carrion steals the ball from Thomas Combs | 37-49 |
| 05:38 | Illinois | Joseph Foster banks in the layup set up by Bradly Carrion | 37-51 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 05:24 | Northwestern | Darrell Estes's layup is rejected by Michael Clark | 37-51 |
| 05:22 | Illinois | Joseph Foster grabs the defensive rebound | 37-51 |
| 04:57 | Illinois | The pull-up jumper by Michael Clark is blocked by Thomas Combs | 37-51 |
| 04:55 | Illinois | Bradly Carrion grabs the offensive board | 37-51 |
| 04:55 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 37-51 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jeffery Brannen (PG), Chuck Moore (SG), Chas Reimann (PF), Felix Cole (C) Timothy Mayes, Darrell Estes, Orville Lange, Thomas Combs | |
| Subs | Illinois | Eddy Lovett (PG), Frank Narvaez (C) Bradly Carrion, Michael Clark | |
| 04:29 | Illinois | Arnold Mueller is fouled on the floor by Chuck Moore - foul #1 on Chuck Moore, team foul #8 | 37-51 |
| 04:29 | Illinois | Arnold Mueller makes the 1st free throw | 37-52 |
| 04:29 | Illinois | Arnold Mueller makes the 2nd free throw | 37-53 |
| 04:13 | Northwestern | Steven Coulter's pass is intercepted by Frank Narvaez | 37-53 |
| 03:54 | Illinois | Frank Narvaez hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the left block | 37-53 |
| 03:53 | Illinois | Joseph Foster gets the offensive rebound | 37-53 |
| 03:28 | Illinois | Johnny Ginther scores on a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Joseph Foster | 37-55 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Jeffery Brannen (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Chuck Moore (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Coulter (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Chas Reimann (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Felix Cole (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Eddy Lovett (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Arnold Mueller (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Foster (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Johnny Ginther (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Frank Narvaez (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:12 | Northwestern | Felix Cole makes the wide open runner in the lane on a nice dish by Chas Reimann | 39-55 |
| 02:44 | Illinois | Frank Narvaez hits a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Eddy Lovett | 39-58 |
| 02:35 | Northwestern | Arnold Mueller steals the ball from Steven Coulter | 39-58 |
| 02:31 | Illinois | Arnold Mueller lays it up and in | 39-60 |
| 02:07 | Northwestern | Chas Reimann can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 39-60 |
| 02:06 | Illinois | Frank Narvaez gets the rebound | 39-60 |
| 01:44 | Illinois | Frank Narvaez misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 39-60 |
| 01:43 | Illinois | Eddy Lovett grabs the offensive board | 39-60 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 01:28 | Illinois | Joseph Foster drills a jumper from the left block | 39-62 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:07 | Northwestern | Jeffery Brannen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 39-62 |
| 01:06 | Illinois | Joseph Foster grabs the board | 39-62 |
| 00:41 | Illinois | Frank Narvaez connects on the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Arnold Mueller | 39-64 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:35 | Northwestern | Chas Reimann works out of a doubleteam and scores on a shot from the free throw line and the foul's on Frank Narvaez - foul #5 on Frank Narvaez, team foul #5 | 41-64 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Darrell Estes (SG), Orville Lange (SF) Chuck Moore, Steven Coulter | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Clark (C) Frank Narvaez | |
| 00:35 | Northwestern | Chas Reimann misses the free throw | 41-64 |
| 00:35 | Illinois | Johnny Ginther gets the rebound | 41-64 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:08 | Illinois | Michael Clark is fouled on the floor by Chas Reimann - foul #1 on Chas Reimann, team foul #9 | 41-64 |
| 00:08 | Illinois | Michael Clark makes the 1st free throw | 41-65 |
| 00:08 | Illinois | Michael Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 41-66 |
| 00:04 | Northwestern | Johnny Ginther takes the ball from Felix Cole | 41-66 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Eddy Lovett runs out the clock | 41-66 |