| Lineup | Illinois | PG - David Mann (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Marlon Everhart (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Zachery Baker (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Craig Atkinson (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. C - John Stich (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Nicolas Koopman (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steve Betz (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Patrick Webber (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Carl Richardson (fresh) 6 pts. C - Scott Stemple (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Zachery Baker inbounds the ball | 44-46 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:31 | Illinois | Zachery Baker hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 44-46 |
| 19:29 | Illinois | Craig Atkinson tips it but misses | 44-46 |
| 19:27 | Illinois | David Mann tips it home | 46-46 |
| 19:20 | Northwestern | Carl Richardson can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Craig Atkinson - foul #1 on Craig Atkinson, team foul #1 | 46-46 |
| 19:20 | Northwestern | Carl Richardson makes the 1st free throw | 46-47 |
| 19:20 | Northwestern | Carl Richardson makes the 2nd free throw | 46-48 |
| 18:59 | Illinois | Craig Atkinson clanks a turnaround in the paint | 46-48 |
| 18:58 | Illinois | Craig Atkinson pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-48 |
| 18:42 | Illinois | David Mann can't connect on a jumper from the right block | 46-48 |
| 18:40 | Northwestern | Steve Betz snags the defensive board | 46-48 |
| 18:24 | Northwestern | Scott Stemple blows the dunk but he's fouled by Craig Atkinson - foul #2 on Craig Atkinson, team foul #2 | 46-48 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Young (C) John Stich | |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Reed (SG), James Carey (SF), Lee Merrick (PF) Steve Betz, Patrick Webber, Carl Richardson | |
| 18:24 | Northwestern | Scott Stemple misses the 1st free throw | 46-48 |
| 18:24 | Northwestern | Scott Stemple makes the 2nd free throw | 46-49 |
| 18:06 | Illinois | Marlon Everhart misses the 3 from the right corner | 46-49 |
| 18:05 | Northwestern | Scott Stemple snags the defensive board | 46-49 |
| 17:48 | Northwestern | Zachery Baker blocks the jumper by Scott Stemple | 46-49 |
| 17:47 | Illinois | Craig Atkinson snags the defensive board | 46-49 |
| 17:23 | Illinois | Marlon Everhart misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 46-49 |
| 17:22 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to James Carey | 46-49 |
| 17:16 | Northwestern | Zachery Baker steps in front of the Lee Merrick pass | 46-49 |
| 17:14 | Illinois | James Reed picks off the pass by Marlon Everhart in the backcourt | 46-49 |
| 16:56 | Northwestern | James Young is called for the reach on Nicolas Koopman - foul #2 on James Young, team foul #3 | 46-49 |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew McDonald (SG), John Pledger (SF), John Stich (C) Marlon Everhart, Zachery Baker, Craig Atkinson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Damron (PG), Steve Betz (SG), Patrick Webber (SF), Carl Richardson (PF), William Carter (C) Nicolas Koopman, James Reed, James Carey, Lee Merrick, Scott Stemple | |
| 16:47 | Northwestern | Patrick Webber misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 46-49 |
| 16:45 | Northwestern | William Carter pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-49 |
| 16:36 | Northwestern | Carl Richardson hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by John Stich - foul #2 on John Stich, team foul #4 | 46-49 |
| Subs | Illinois | Craig Atkinson (PF) James Young | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 16:36 | Northwestern | Carl Richardson makes the 1st free throw | 46-50 |
| 16:36 | Northwestern | Carl Richardson makes the 2nd free throw | 46-51 |
| 16:34 | Illinois | David Mann is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Damron - foul #2 on Robert Damron, team foul #1 | 46-51 |
| 16:15 | Illinois | Matthew McDonald is whistled for a carry | 46-51 |
| Subs | Illinois | Marlon Everhart (SG) David Mann | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 16:06 | Northwestern | Marlon Everhart picks off the pass by Steve Betz | 46-51 |
| 15:44 | Illinois | Craig Atkinson banks in the layup set up by Matthew McDonald and he's fouled by Carl Richardson - foul #2 on Carl Richardson, team foul #2 | 48-51 |
| Subs | Illinois | Floyd Kent (C) John Stich | |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Reed (PG), James Carey (SF) Robert Damron, Patrick Webber | |
| 15:44 | Illinois | Craig Atkinson makes the free throw | 49-51 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Matthew McDonald (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Marlon Everhart (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - John Pledger (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Craig Atkinson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. 3 stl. C - Floyd Kent (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - James Reed (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Steve Betz (fresh) 10 pts. SF - James Carey (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Carl Richardson (fresh) 10 pts. C - William Carter (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Northwestern | Carl Richardson misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 49-51 |
| 15:31 | Illinois | Marlon Everhart snags the defensive board | 49-51 |
| 15:27 | Illinois | Marlon Everhart is alone and drills a jumper from the right block on a great pass from Matthew McDonald | 51-51 |
| 15:15 | Northwestern | James Reed is called for traveling | 51-51 |
| Subs | Illinois | David Mann (PG), Zachery Baker (SF), James Young (PF) Marlon Everhart, John Pledger, Craig Atkinson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Nicolas Koopman (PG), Lee Merrick (PF), Peter Hines (C) Steve Betz, Carl Richardson, William Carter | |
| 14:55 | Illinois | David Mann can't connect on a floater from the right block but he's fouled by Nicolas Koopman - foul #2 on Nicolas Koopman, team foul #3 | 51-51 |
| Subs | Illinois | Marlon Everhart (SG) Matthew McDonald | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Damron (SG) James Reed | |
| 14:55 | Illinois | David Mann makes the 1st free throw | 52-51 |
| 14:55 | Illinois | David Mann makes the 2nd free throw | 53-51 |
| 14:40 | Northwestern | Nicolas Koopman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-51 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Stich (C) Floyd Kent | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Steve Betz (SG), Patrick Webber (SF) Nicolas Koopman, James Carey | |
| 14:14 | Illinois | Zachery Baker scores on a jumper from the right wing | 55-51 |
| 14:01 | Northwestern | Patrick Webber clanks a 3 from the right corner | 55-51 |
| 13:59 | Illinois | The rebound goes to David Mann | 55-51 |
| 13:30 | Illinois | Marlon Everhart misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 55-51 |
| 13:29 | Illinois | James Young grabs the offensive board | 55-51 |
| 13:16 | Illinois | Peter Hines steals the ball from David Mann | 55-51 |
| 12:55 | Northwestern | Lee Merrick is whistled for a carry | 55-51 |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew McDonald (SG), John Pledger (SF), Craig Atkinson (PF), Floyd Kent (C) Marlon Everhart, Zachery Baker, James Young, John Stich | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Nicolas Koopman (PG), James Reed (SG), James Carey (SF), Carl Richardson (PF), William Carter (C) Robert Damron, Steve Betz, Patrick Webber, Lee Merrick, Peter Hines | |
| 12:30 | Illinois | Craig Atkinson drills a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from David Mann | 57-51 |
| 12:15 | Northwestern | Carl Richardson hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range | 57-51 |
| 12:13 | Illinois | Floyd Kent grabs the board | 57-51 |
| 11:52 | Illinois | John Pledger misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on William Carter - foul #1 on William Carter, team foul #4 | 57-51 |
| Subs | Illinois | Marlon Everhart (SG) David Mann | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Scott Stemple (C) William Carter | |
| 11:52 | Illinois | John Pledger makes the 1st free throw | 58-51 |
| 11:52 | Illinois | John Pledger misses the 2nd free throw | 58-51 |
| 11:52 | Northwestern | James Reed snags the defensive board | 58-51 |
| 11:39 | Northwestern | Carl Richardson connects on the shot in the lane on a nice dish by James Carey | 58-53 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Matthew McDonald (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Marlon Everhart (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SF - John Pledger (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. PF - Craig Atkinson (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. 3 stl. C - Floyd Kent (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Nicolas Koopman (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Reed (fresh) 2 ast. SF - James Carey (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Carl Richardson (fresh) 12 pts. C - Scott Stemple (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:10 | Illinois | Matthew McDonald hits the finger roll | 60-53 |
| 10:58 | Northwestern | Craig Atkinson swats the layup by Scott Stemple | 60-53 |
| 10:57 | Illinois | Floyd Kent grabs the board | 60-53 |
| 10:34 | Illinois | John Pledger is hacked by James Carey - foul #3 on James Carey, team foul #5 | 60-53 |
| Subs | Illinois | David Mann (PG), Zachery Baker (SF), James Young (PF), John Stich (C) Marlon Everhart, John Pledger, Craig Atkinson, Floyd Kent | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Damron (PG), Steve Betz (SG), Patrick Webber (SF), Peter Hines (PF), William Carter (C) Nicolas Koopman, James Reed, James Carey, Carl Richardson, Scott Stemple | |
| 10:22 | Illinois | Zachery Baker is open and buries a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Matthew McDonald | 63-53 |
| 10:13 | Northwestern | Patrick Webber misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 63-53 |
| 10:12 | Northwestern | Peter Hines hits the follow up shot | 63-55 |
| 09:51 | Illinois | David Mann is fouled on the floor by Peter Hines - foul #2 on Peter Hines, team foul #6 | 63-55 |
| Subs | Illinois | Marlon Everhart (SG) Matthew McDonald | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 09:28 | Illinois | James Young is denied on a layup by William Carter | 63-55 |
| 09:26 | Northwestern | Peter Hines grabs the board | 63-55 |
| 09:12 | Northwestern | Steve Betz can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 63-55 |
| 09:10 | Illinois | James Young grabs the board | 63-55 |
| 09:07 | Illinois | Zachery Baker is hacked by William Carter in the backcourt - foul #2 on William Carter, team foul #7 | 63-55 |
| Subs | Illinois | Craig Atkinson (PF) James Young | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Nicolas Koopman (PG), Lee Merrick (PF), Scott Stemple (C) Robert Damron, Peter Hines, William Carter | |
| 09:07 | Illinois | Zachery Baker makes the 1st free throw | 64-55 |
| 09:07 | Illinois | Zachery Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 65-55 |
| 08:40 | Northwestern | Patrick Webber knocks in the shot from the right side on a great pass from Nicolas Koopman | 65-57 |
| 08:17 | Illinois | John Stich lays it up and in on a nice dish by David Mann | 67-57 |
| 08:08 | Northwestern | Steve Betz misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 67-57 |
| 08:07 | Illinois | David Mann gets the rebound | 67-57 |
| 08:04 | Illinois | Marlon Everhart is hacked by Steve Betz in the backcourt - foul #2 on Steve Betz, team foul #8 | 67-57 |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew McDonald (PG), John Pledger (SF), Floyd Kent (C) David Mann, Zachery Baker, John Stich | |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Reed (SG), James Carey (SF), Carl Richardson (PF), William Carter (C) Steve Betz, Patrick Webber, Lee Merrick, Scott Stemple | |
| 08:04 | Illinois | Marlon Everhart misses the 1st free throw | 67-57 |
| 08:04 | Northwestern | Carl Richardson snags the defensive board | 67-57 |
| 07:56 | Northwestern | Craig Atkinson swats the layup by Carl Richardson | 67-57 |
| 07:54 | Northwestern | Carl Richardson pulls down the offensive rebound | 67-57 |
| 07:49 | Northwestern | Carl Richardson scores on a fadeaway in the lane set up by James Reed and he's hacked by Floyd Kent - foul #4 on Floyd Kent, team foul #5 | 67-59 |
| Subs | Illinois | David Mann (PG), James Young (PF) Marlon Everhart, Craig Atkinson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 07:49 | Northwestern | Carl Richardson makes the free throw | 67-60 |
| 07:21 | Illinois | Matthew McDonald scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 70-60 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - David Mann (tiring) 14 pts. 4 ast. SG - Matthew McDonald (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SF - John Pledger (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Young (fresh) 5 reb. C - Floyd Kent (fresh) 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Nicolas Koopman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Reed (fresh) 3 ast. SF - James Carey (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Carl Richardson (fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. C - William Carter (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:08 | Northwestern | Carl Richardson clanks a jumper near the basket | 70-60 |
| 07:07 | Northwestern | Carl Richardson misses the tip | 70-60 |
| 07:05 | Illinois | Matthew McDonald grabs the board | 70-60 |
| 07:02 | Illinois | Nicolas Koopman takes the ball from James Young in the backcourt | 70-60 |
| 06:59 | Northwestern | Nicolas Koopman dunks the ball | 70-62 |
| 06:33 | Illinois | David Mann misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 70-62 |
| 06:32 | Northwestern | Carl Richardson gets the rebound | 70-62 |
| 06:26 | Northwestern | James Reed drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Nicolas Koopman | 70-64 |
| 06:01 | Illinois | James Young can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by William Carter - foul #3 on William Carter, team foul #9 | 70-64 |
| Subs | Illinois | Marlon Everhart (SG), Zachery Baker (SF), John Stich (C) David Mann, John Pledger, Floyd Kent | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Damron (PG), Steve Betz (SG), Patrick Webber (SF), Lee Merrick (PF), Scott Stemple (C) Nicolas Koopman, James Reed, James Carey, Carl Richardson, William Carter | |
| 06:01 | Illinois | James Young makes the 1st free throw | 71-64 |
| 06:01 | Illinois | James Young makes the 2nd free throw | 72-64 |
| 05:53 | Northwestern | Patrick Webber misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 72-64 |
| 05:51 | Illinois | John Stich gets the rebound | 72-64 |
| 05:33 | Illinois | Matthew McDonald hits a wide open floater near the basket on a nice dish by Zachery Baker | 74-64 |
| 05:24 | Northwestern | Patrick Webber drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 74-67 |
| 05:01 | Illinois | Marlon Everhart misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 74-67 |
| 04:59 | Illinois | Matthew McDonald can't tip it in | 74-67 |
| 04:57 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Steve Betz | 74-67 |
| 04:45 | Northwestern | Steve Betz hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 74-67 |
| 04:44 | Northwestern | Patrick Webber tips it but misses | 74-67 |
| 04:43 | Illinois | Matthew McDonald grabs the defensive rebound | 74-67 |
| 04:18 | Illinois | Marlon Everhart drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Zachery Baker | 77-67 |
| 04:00 | Northwestern | Scott Stemple hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 77-67 |
| 03:59 | Illinois | James Young grabs the board | 77-67 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 03:55 | Illinois | Matthew McDonald misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 77-67 |
| 03:53 | Northwestern | Scott Stemple grabs the board | 77-67 |
| 03:35 | Northwestern | James Young is called for the reach on Scott Stemple - foul #3 on James Young, team foul #6 | 77-67 |
| Subs | Illinois | David Mann (PG), John Pledger (SF), Craig Atkinson (PF), Floyd Kent (C) Matthew McDonald, Zachery Baker, James Young, John Stich | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Nicolas Koopman (PG), James Reed (SG), James Carey (SF), Carl Richardson (PF), William Carter (C) Robert Damron, Steve Betz, Patrick Webber, Lee Merrick, Scott Stemple | |
| 03:25 | Northwestern | Floyd Kent denies the turnaround by Carl Richardson | 77-67 |
| 03:24 | Illinois | Marlon Everhart pulls down the rebound | 77-67 |
| 03:03 | Illinois | Marlon Everhart's pass is intercepted by Carl Richardson | 77-67 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - David Mann (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SG - Marlon Everhart (tiring) 15 pts. SF - John Pledger (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. PF - Craig Atkinson (fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. C - Floyd Kent (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Nicolas Koopman (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Reed (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Carey (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Carl Richardson (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. C - William Carter (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 02:48 | Northwestern | Nicolas Koopman can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 77-67 |
| 02:46 | Illinois | Floyd Kent pulls down the rebound | 77-67 |
| 02:46 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 77-67 |
| Subs | Illinois | Zachery Baker (SG) Marlon Everhart | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 02:42 | Illinois | James Reed is called for the reach on Zachery Baker in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Reed, team foul #10 | 77-67 |
| 02:42 | Illinois | Zachery Baker makes the 1st free throw | 78-67 |
| 02:42 | Illinois | Zachery Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 79-67 |
| 02:39 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 79-67 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Stich (C) Floyd Kent | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Steve Betz (SG), Scott Stemple (C) James Reed, William Carter | |
| 02:34 | Northwestern | Craig Atkinson denies the turnaround by Scott Stemple | 79-67 |
| 02:33 | Illinois | The rebound goes to John Stich | 79-67 |
| 02:08 | Illinois | John Stich can't connect on an uncontested pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 79-67 |
| 02:07 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to James Carey | 79-67 |
| 01:58 | Northwestern | James Carey loses the dribble to Zachery Baker | 79-67 |
| 01:35 | Illinois | Craig Atkinson hits a fadeaway from the right block | 81-67 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 01:31 | Northwestern | Nicolas Koopman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 81-67 |
| Subs | Illinois | Marlon Everhart (SG) John Pledger | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Patrick Webber (SF) James Carey | |
| 01:14 | Illinois | Zachery Baker makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by David Mann | 84-67 |
| 00:47 | Northwestern | Patrick Webber is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Patrick Webber, team foul #11 | 84-67 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:19 | Illinois | Zachery Baker is alone and drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Marlon Everhart | 86-67 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:14 | Northwestern | Craig Atkinson is called for the reach on Nicolas Koopman - foul #3 on Craig Atkinson, team foul #7 | 86-67 |
| 00:14 | Northwestern | Nicolas Koopman makes the 1st free throw | 86-68 |
| 00:14 | Northwestern | Nicolas Koopman makes the 2nd free throw | 86-69 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | David Mann runs out the clock | 86-69 |