| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Timothy Mayes (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gerald Bryant (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Orville Lange (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Steven Coulter (fresh) 3 reb. C - Felix Cole (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Aaron Olsen (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Arnold Mueller (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Joseph Foster (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Vernon Williams (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Frank Narvaez (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern | Orville Lange inbounds the ball | 23-39 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:38 | Northwestern | Joseph Foster denies the turnaround by Orville Lange | 23-39 |
| 19:37 | Illinois | Aaron Olsen grabs the defensive rebound | 23-39 |
| 19:09 | Illinois | Aaron Olsen makes the wide open jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Vernon Williams | 23-41 |
| 18:52 | Northwestern | Orville Lange throws a bad pass out of bounds | 23-41 |
| 18:26 | Illinois | Aaron Olsen can't connect on an uncontested shot from just outside the lane | 23-41 |
| 18:24 | Northwestern | Steven Coulter gets the rebound | 23-41 |
| 18:18 | Northwestern | Gerald Bryant misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Arnold Mueller - foul #1 on Arnold Mueller, team foul #1 | 23-41 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Rick Drury (PG), Joseph Bond (SF), Joseph Causey (PF), Robert Delany (C) Timothy Mayes, Orville Lange, Steven Coulter, Felix Cole | |
| Subs | Illinois | Bradly Carrion (SG), Michael Clark (PF) Aaron Olsen, Vernon Williams | |
| 18:18 | Northwestern | Gerald Bryant makes the 1st free throw | 24-41 |
| 18:18 | Northwestern | Gerald Bryant makes the 2nd free throw | 25-41 |
| 18:16 | Illinois | Joseph Foster is fouled in the backcourt by Gerald Bryant - foul #2 on Gerald Bryant, team foul #1 | 25-41 |
| Subs | Northwestern | William Lamanna (SG) Gerald Bryant | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 17:57 | Illinois | Arnold Mueller knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Bradly Carrion | 25-43 |
| 17:53 | Northwestern | Rick Drury connects on the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by William Lamanna | 27-43 |
| 17:29 | Illinois | William Lamanna steals the ball from Frank Narvaez | 27-43 |
| 17:11 | Northwestern | Arnold Mueller steals it from William Lamanna | 27-43 |
| 17:08 | Illinois | Bradly Carrion banks in the layup set up by Arnold Mueller | 27-45 |
| 16:54 | Northwestern | Robert Delany buries a floater from the left side | 29-45 |
| 16:52 | Illinois | Bradly Carrion is fouled in the backcourt by William Lamanna - foul #2 on William Lamanna, team foul #2 | 29-45 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Timothy Mayes (PG), Gerald Bryant (SG), Orville Lange (SF), Steven Coulter (PF), Felix Cole (C) Rick Drury, William Lamanna, Joseph Bond, Joseph Causey, Robert Delany | |
| Subs | Illinois | Aaron Olsen (PG), Michael Laird (SF), Vernon Williams (PF) Arnold Mueller, Joseph Foster, Frank Narvaez | |
| 16:36 | Illinois | Aaron Olsen misses short on a turnaround near the basket | 29-45 |
| 16:35 | Illinois | Vernon Williams pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-45 |
| 16:12 | Illinois | Michael Clark scores on a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Vernon Williams | 29-47 |
| 15:54 | Northwestern | Gerald Bryant knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away | 32-47 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Timothy Mayes (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gerald Bryant (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Orville Lange (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Steven Coulter (fresh) 4 reb. C - Felix Cole (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Aaron Olsen (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bradly Carrion (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Laird (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Vernon Williams (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Clark (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:25 | Illinois | Aaron Olsen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 32-47 |
| 15:24 | Illinois | Michael Laird gets the offensive rebound | 32-47 |
| 14:57 | Illinois | Vernon Williams drills a turnaround in the lane and he's hacked by Gerald Bryant - foul #3 on Gerald Bryant, team foul #3 | 32-49 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Rick Drury (PG), Joseph Bond (SF), Joseph Causey (PF), Robert Delany (C) Timothy Mayes, Orville Lange, Steven Coulter, Felix Cole | |
| Subs | Illinois | Arnold Mueller (SG), Joseph Foster (SF), Frank Narvaez (C) Bradly Carrion, Michael Laird, Michael Clark | |
| 14:57 | Illinois | Vernon Williams makes the free throw | 32-50 |
| 14:35 | Northwestern | Rick Drury's floater is tipped away by Vernon Williams | 32-50 |
| 14:34 | Northwestern | Rick Drury hits the follow up shot | 34-50 |
| 14:09 | Illinois | Joseph Foster is by himself and knocks in the runner in the lane | 34-52 |
| 13:49 | Northwestern | Joseph Bond comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 34-52 |
| 13:47 | Illinois | Vernon Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 34-52 |
| 13:28 | Illinois | Arnold Mueller hits a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Aaron Olsen | 34-55 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 13:13 | Northwestern | Joseph Bond scores on a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Gerald Bryant | 36-55 |
| 13:08 | Illinois | Vernon Williams is hacked by Rick Drury in the backcourt - foul #2 on Rick Drury, team foul #4 | 36-55 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Timothy Mayes (PG), William Lamanna (SG), Richard McGlew (SF), Steven Coulter (PF), Felix Cole (C) Rick Drury, Gerald Bryant, Joseph Bond, Joseph Causey, Robert Delany | |
| Subs | Illinois | Bradly Carrion (SG), Michael Clark (PF) Aaron Olsen, Vernon Williams | |
| 12:45 | Illinois | Arnold Mueller scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Clark | 36-58 |
| 12:32 | Northwestern | Steven Coulter hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane | 36-58 |
| 12:30 | Northwestern | The offensive rebound goes to Felix Cole | 36-58 |
| 12:17 | Northwestern | Felix Cole misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 36-58 |
| 12:16 | Illinois | Frank Narvaez grabs the defensive rebound | 36-58 |
| 11:50 | Illinois | Joseph Foster misses the easy layup | 36-58 |
| 11:48 | Illinois | Frank Narvaez tips it back up and in | 36-60 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Timothy Mayes (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Lamanna (fairly fresh) 2 stl. SF - Richard McGlew (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Steven Coulter (fresh) 4 reb. C - Felix Cole (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Arnold Mueller (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Bradly Carrion (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Joseph Foster (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Clark (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Frank Narvaez (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Northwestern | Timothy Mayes buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 39-60 |
| 11:32 | Illinois | William Lamanna steps in front of the Bradly Carrion pass in the backcourt | 39-60 |
| 11:31 | Northwestern | Richard McGlew banks in the layup set up by William Lamanna | 41-60 |
| 11:29 | Illinois | Arnold Mueller is hacked by Timothy Mayes in the backcourt - foul #2 on Timothy Mayes, team foul #5 | 41-60 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Gerald Bryant (SG), Orville Lange (SF) William Lamanna, Richard McGlew | |
| Subs | Illinois | Aaron Olsen (PG), Michael Laird (SF), Harry Thornton (PF) Bradly Carrion, Joseph Foster, Michael Clark | |
| 11:16 | Illinois | Aaron Olsen is fouled on the floor by Steven Coulter - foul #1 on Steven Coulter, team foul #6 | 41-60 |
| 10:55 | Illinois | Arnold Mueller misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 41-60 |
| 10:53 | Northwestern | Timothy Mayes grabs the defensive rebound | 41-60 |
| 10:49 | Northwestern | Orville Lange is hacked by Harry Thornton - foul #2 on Harry Thornton, team foul #2 | 41-60 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Rick Drury (SG) Gerald Bryant | |
| Subs | Illinois | Vernon Williams (PF) Frank Narvaez | |
| 10:36 | Northwestern | Arnold Mueller picks off the pass by Steven Coulter | 41-60 |
| 10:17 | Illinois | Aaron Olsen misses long on an open fadeaway from the left side | 41-60 |
| 10:16 | Illinois | Vernon Williams tips it but misses | 41-60 |
| 10:14 | Northwestern | Steven Coulter grabs the defensive rebound | 41-60 |
| 10:09 | Northwestern | Timothy Mayes misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 41-60 |
| 10:08 | Illinois | Michael Laird grabs the board | 41-60 |
| 09:42 | Illinois | Arnold Mueller makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Aaron Olsen | 41-63 |
| 09:23 | Northwestern | Harry Thornton picks off the pass by Steven Coulter | 41-63 |
| 09:17 | Illinois | Timothy Mayes is called for the reach on Aaron Olsen in the backcourt - foul #3 on Timothy Mayes, team foul #7 | 41-63 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Gerald Bryant (SG), Joseph Bond (SF), Joseph Causey (PF), Robert Delany (C) Timothy Mayes, Orville Lange, Steven Coulter, Felix Cole | |
| Subs | Illinois | Bradly Carrion (SG), Joseph Foster (SF), Michael Clark (PF), Frank Narvaez (C) Arnold Mueller, Michael Laird, Vernon Williams, Harry Thornton | |
| 09:17 | Illinois | Aaron Olsen makes the 1st free throw | 41-64 |
| 09:17 | Illinois | Aaron Olsen misses the 2nd free throw | 41-64 |
| 09:17 | Northwestern | Robert Delany gets the rebound | 41-64 |
| 08:55 | Northwestern | Rick Drury can't connect on a jumper from the baseline | 41-64 |
| 08:54 | Northwestern | Joseph Causey gets the offensive rebound | 41-64 |
| 08:42 | Northwestern | Joseph Causey is whistled for traveling | 41-64 |
| Subs | Northwestern | William Lamanna (PG) Rick Drury | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 08:40 | Illinois | Aaron Olsen is fouled in the backcourt by Gerald Bryant - foul #4 on Gerald Bryant, team foul #8 | 41-64 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Timothy Mayes (PG) Gerald Bryant | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 08:40 | Illinois | Aaron Olsen makes the 1st free throw | 41-65 |
| 08:40 | Illinois | Aaron Olsen misses the 2nd free throw | 41-65 |
| 08:40 | Northwestern | William Lamanna grabs the board | 41-65 |
| 08:34 | Northwestern | Joseph Foster takes the ball from Joseph Bond | 41-65 |
| 08:15 | Illinois | Michael Clark makes the wide open driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Bradly Carrion | 41-67 |
| 08:04 | Northwestern | Timothy Mayes comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 41-67 |
| 08:03 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Joseph Foster | 41-67 |
| 08:01 | Illinois | Bradly Carrion is fouled in the backcourt by William Lamanna - foul #3 on William Lamanna, team foul #9 | 41-67 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Rick Drury (SG), Richard McGlew (SF), Steven Coulter (PF) William Lamanna, Joseph Bond, Joseph Causey | |
| Subs | Illinois | Arnold Mueller (SG) Aaron Olsen | |
| 08:01 | Illinois | Bradly Carrion makes the 1st free throw | 41-68 |
| 08:01 | Illinois | Bradly Carrion misses the 2nd free throw | 41-68 |
| 08:01 | Northwestern | Robert Delany gets the rebound | 41-68 |
| 07:36 | Northwestern | Steven Coulter misses short on a 3 from straight away | 41-68 |
| 07:35 | Illinois | Joseph Foster snags the defensive board | 41-68 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Timothy Mayes (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Rick Drury (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Richard McGlew (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Steven Coulter (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - Robert Delany (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Bradly Carrion (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Arnold Mueller (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SF - Joseph Foster (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Michael Clark (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Frank Narvaez (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:17 | Illinois | Frank Narvaez misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 41-68 |
| 07:16 | Illinois | Michael Clark snags the offensive board | 41-68 |
| 06:54 | Illinois | Bradly Carrion connects on the open floater from the left block on a nice dish by Joseph Foster | 41-70 |
| 06:39 | Northwestern | Rick Drury drills a 3pt shot from the left wing | 44-70 |
| 06:37 | Illinois | Steven Coulter is called for the reach on Michael Clark in the backcourt - foul #2 on Steven Coulter, team foul #10 | 44-70 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Gerald Bryant (SG), Orville Lange (SF), Joseph Bond (PF), Joseph Causey (C) Timothy Mayes, Richard McGlew, Steven Coulter, Robert Delany | |
| Subs | Illinois | Aaron Olsen (PG), Michael Laird (SF), Harry Thornton (C) Bradly Carrion, Joseph Foster, Frank Narvaez | |
| 06:37 | Illinois | Michael Clark makes the 1st free throw | 44-71 |
| 06:37 | Illinois | Michael Clark misses the 2nd free throw | 44-71 |
| 06:37 | Illinois | Harry Thornton pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-71 |
| 06:22 | Illinois | Michael Clark misses badly on the uncontested shot from close range but he's hacked by Gerald Bryant - foul #5 on Gerald Bryant, team foul #11 | 44-71 |
| Subs | Northwestern | William Lamanna (SG), Robert Delany (C) Gerald Bryant, Orville Lange | |
| Subs | Illinois | Vernon Williams (PF) Harry Thornton | |
| 06:22 | Illinois | Michael Clark makes the 1st free throw | 44-72 |
| 06:22 | Illinois | Michael Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 44-73 |
| 06:04 | Northwestern | Robert Delany misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 44-73 |
| 06:02 | Illinois | Vernon Williams grabs the board | 44-73 |
| 05:47 | Illinois | Michael Clark can't connect on a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Joseph Causey - foul #1 on Joseph Causey, team foul #12 | 44-73 |
| 05:47 | Illinois | Michael Clark makes the 1st free throw | 44-74 |
| 05:47 | Illinois | Michael Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 44-75 |
| 05:36 | Northwestern | Robert Delany is called for traveling | 44-75 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Joseph Foster (SF), Harry Thornton (C) Arnold Mueller, Michael Clark | |
| 05:21 | Illinois | Joseph Foster lays it in uncontested set up by Harry Thornton | 44-77 |
| 05:07 | Northwestern | Robert Delany misses the easy layup | 44-77 |
| 05:05 | Illinois | Michael Laird grabs the defensive rebound | 44-77 |
| 04:36 | Illinois | Harry Thornton double dribbles | 44-77 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Richard McGlew (SF) Joseph Bond | |
| Subs | Illinois | Bradly Carrion (PG), Arnold Mueller (SG), Frank Narvaez (C) Aaron Olsen, Michael Laird, Vernon Williams | |
| 04:25 | Northwestern | William Lamanna misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 44-77 |
| 04:23 | Illinois | Bradly Carrion grabs the board | 44-77 |
| 03:59 | Illinois | Joseph Causey steps in front of the Harry Thornton pass | 44-77 |
| 03:38 | Northwestern | Robert Delany connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-77 |
| 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) | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Rick Drury (tired) 7 pts. 2 reb. SG - William Lamanna (tiring) 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Richard McGlew (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Joseph Causey (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Delany (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Bradly Carrion (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Arnold Mueller (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SF - Joseph Foster (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Harry Thornton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Frank Narvaez (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:19 | Illinois | Joseph Foster blows the layup | 47-77 |
| 03:18 | Illinois | Harry Thornton hits the follow up shot | 47-79 |
| 03:00 | Northwestern | Frank Narvaez steals it from Joseph Causey | 47-79 |
| 02:42 | Illinois | Frank Narvaez is whistled for traveling | 47-79 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Joseph Bond (SF) Richard McGlew | |
| Subs | Illinois | Aaron Olsen (PG), Michael Laird (SF), Vernon Williams (PF), Michael Clark (C) Arnold Mueller, Joseph Foster, Harry Thornton, Frank Narvaez | |
| 02:39 | Northwestern | Rick Drury is fouled in the backcourt by Aaron Olsen - foul #2 on Aaron Olsen, team foul #3 | 47-79 |
| 02:24 | Northwestern | Joseph Bond is fouled on the floor by Aaron Olsen - foul #3 on Aaron Olsen, team foul #4 | 47-79 |
| 02:19 | Northwestern | Bradly Carrion takes the ball from Joseph Causey | 47-79 |
| 02:16 | Illinois | Bradly Carrion jams it | 47-81 |
| 02:04 | Northwestern | William Lamanna comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 47-81 |
| 02:02 | Northwestern | Joseph Bond grabs the offensive rebound | 47-81 |
| 01:52 | Northwestern | Joseph Causey misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 47-81 |
| 01:51 | Illinois | Michael Clark pulls down the rebound | 47-81 |
| 01:29 | Illinois | Vernon Williams misses the driving attempt in the paint | 47-81 |
| 01:28 | Illinois | Michael Clark misses the tip | 47-81 |
| 01:26 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Aaron Olsen | 47-81 |
| 01:11 | Illinois | Bradly Carrion is open and scores on a shot from the right wing set up by Aaron Olsen | 47-83 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 00:51 | Northwestern | The pull-up jumper by Joseph Causey is blocked by Michael Clark | 47-83 |
| 00:49 | Illinois | Aaron Olsen grabs the board | 47-83 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:47 | Illinois | Vernon Williams is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Vernon Williams, team foul #5 | 47-83 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Arnold Mueller (SG), Joseph Foster (SF), Frank Narvaez (C) Bradly Carrion, Michael Laird, Michael Clark | |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 00:44 | Northwestern | Rick Drury double dribbles | 47-83 |
| 00:41 | Illinois | Arnold Mueller is hacked by William Lamanna in the backcourt - foul #4 on William Lamanna, team foul #13 | 47-83 |
| 00:41 | Illinois | Arnold Mueller makes the 1st free throw | 47-84 |
| 00:41 | Illinois | Arnold Mueller makes the 2nd free throw | 47-85 |
| 00:34 | Northwestern | William Lamanna is fouled on the floor by Arnold Mueller - foul #2 on Arnold Mueller, team foul #6 | 47-85 |
| 00:31 | Northwestern | Rick Drury drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 49-85 |
| 00:09 | Illinois | Arnold Mueller misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 49-85 |
| 00:07 | Northwestern | William Lamanna pulls down the rebound | 49-85 |
| 00:02 | Northwestern | Joseph Bond is called for traveling | 49-85 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Aaron Olsen runs out the clock | 49-85 |