| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Aaron Olsen (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Bentley (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bradly Carrion (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - Kyle Whiddon (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Johnny Bergeron (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Leonard Walker (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gerald Bryant (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joseph Bond (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Steven Coulter (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Felix Cole (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Bradly Carrion inbounds the ball | 37-22 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:43 | Illinois | Aaron Olsen is by himself and knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from John Bentley | 39-22 |
| 19:36 | Northwestern | Steven Coulter can't connect on a jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Johnny Bergeron - foul #2 on Johnny Bergeron, team foul #1 | 39-22 |
| 19:36 | Northwestern | Steven Coulter makes the 1st free throw | 39-23 |
| 19:36 | Northwestern | Steven Coulter misses the 2nd free throw | 39-23 |
| 19:36 | Illinois | Johnny Bergeron snags the defensive board | 39-23 |
| 19:15 | Illinois | Bradly Carrion is hacked by Joseph Bond - foul #2 on Joseph Bond, team foul #1 | 39-23 |
| 18:48 | Illinois | Bradly Carrion is by himself and knocks in the runner near the basket on a great pass from John Bentley | 41-23 |
| 18:31 | Northwestern | Leonard Walker can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 41-23 |
| 18:29 | Illinois | Kyle Whiddon grabs the board | 41-23 |
| 18:27 | Illinois | Aaron Olsen is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 41-23 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Werner (PF), Lawrence Anthony (C) Kyle Whiddon, Johnny Bergeron | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Richard McGlew (SF), Joseph Causey (C) Joseph Bond, Felix Cole | |
| 18:13 | Northwestern | James Werner swats the short shot by Steven Coulter | 41-23 |
| 18:11 | Northwestern | Joseph Causey pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-23 |
| 17:54 | Northwestern | Bradly Carrion takes the ball from Joseph Causey | 41-23 |
| 17:26 | Illinois | Aaron Olsen knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by John Bentley | 43-23 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 17:15 | Northwestern | Steven Coulter comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 43-23 |
| 17:13 | Illinois | John Bentley gets the rebound | 43-23 |
| 16:49 | Illinois | John Bentley slams it home set up by Aaron Olsen and he's fouled by Gerald Bryant - foul #2 on Gerald Bryant, team foul #2 | 45-23 |
| Subs | Illinois | Thomas Brown (SG), Kyle Whiddon (PF), Johnny Bergeron (C) Aaron Olsen, James Werner, Lawrence Anthony | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jamie Umana (PG), Robert Delany (SG), Joseph Bond (SF), William Lamanna (PF), Felix Cole (C) Leonard Walker, Gerald Bryant, Richard McGlew, Steven Coulter, Joseph Causey | |
| 16:49 | Illinois | John Bentley misses the free throw | 45-23 |
| 16:49 | Northwestern | Felix Cole pulls down the rebound | 45-23 |
| 16:35 | Northwestern | Jamie Umana's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-23 |
| Subs | Illinois | Aaron Olsen (PG) John Bentley | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 16:10 | Illinois | Kyle Whiddon buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Bradly Carrion | 47-23 |
| 15:41 | Northwestern | Joseph Bond is fouled on the floor by Bradly Carrion - foul #1 on Bradly Carrion, team foul #2 | 47-23 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Werner (SF), Donnell Guarino (PF) Bradly Carrion, Kyle Whiddon | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Rick Drury (SF) Joseph Bond | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Aaron Olsen (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Werner (fresh) PF - Donnell Guarino (fresh) 3 reb. C - Johnny Bergeron (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Jamie Umana (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Delany (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Rick Drury (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - William Lamanna (fresh) 2 pts. C - Felix Cole (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Northwestern | Felix Cole scores on a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Robert Delany and the foul's on Thomas Brown - foul #1 on Thomas Brown, team foul #3 | 47-25 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Joseph Causey (PF) William Lamanna | |
| 15:33 | Northwestern | Felix Cole makes the free throw | 47-26 |
| 15:31 | Illinois | Thomas Brown is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Delany - foul #3 on Robert Delany, team foul #3 | 47-26 |
| 15:13 | Illinois | Aaron Olsen hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 49-26 |
| 14:56 | Northwestern | Joseph Causey comes up short on the shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by James Werner - foul #1 on James Werner, team foul #4 | 49-26 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Bentley (SG), Lawrence Anthony (C) Thomas Brown, Johnny Bergeron | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Leonard Walker (PG), Gerald Bryant (SG), Steven Coulter (PF) Jamie Umana, Robert Delany, Felix Cole | |
| 14:56 | Northwestern | Joseph Causey makes the 1st free throw | 49-27 |
| 14:56 | Northwestern | Joseph Causey makes the 2nd free throw | 49-28 |
| 14:54 | Illinois | Rick Drury steals it from Aaron Olsen in the backcourt | 49-28 |
| 14:52 | Northwestern | Gerald Bryant banks in the layup on a great pass from Rick Drury | 49-30 |
| 14:34 | Illinois | Donnell Guarino drills a fadeaway from the left wing and he's hacked by Joseph Causey - foul #2 on Joseph Causey, team foul #4 | 51-30 |
| Subs | Illinois | Bradly Carrion (SF) James Werner | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Felix Cole (C) Joseph Causey | |
| 14:34 | Illinois | Donnell Guarino makes the free throw | 52-30 |
| 14:15 | Northwestern | Steven Coulter makes the fadeaway from the right block | 52-32 |
| 13:48 | Illinois | Steven Coulter swats the short shot by Bradly Carrion | 52-32 |
| 13:47 | Northwestern | Felix Cole snags the defensive board | 52-32 |
| 13:40 | Northwestern | Steven Coulter's fadeaway is rejected by Bradly Carrion | 52-32 |
| 13:38 | Illinois | Bradly Carrion pulls down the rebound | 52-32 |
| 13:13 | Illinois | Lawrence Anthony is fouled on the floor by Felix Cole - foul #1 on Felix Cole, team foul #5 | 52-32 |
| Subs | Illinois | Thomas Brown (SG), James Werner (SF), Kyle Whiddon (PF), Johnny Bergeron (C) Aaron Olsen, John Bentley, Donnell Guarino, Lawrence Anthony | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jamie Umana (PG), Robert Delany (SG), Joseph Bond (SF), Joseph Causey (PF), William Lamanna (C) Leonard Walker, Gerald Bryant, Rick Drury, Steven Coulter, Felix Cole | |
| 12:50 | Illinois | Kyle Whiddon dunks the ball set up by Thomas Brown | 54-32 |
| 12:32 | Northwestern | Kyle Whiddon picks off the pass by Joseph Bond | 54-32 |
| 12:07 | Illinois | Bradly Carrion can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline | 54-32 |
| 12:05 | Illinois | Kyle Whiddon pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-32 |
| 11:44 | Illinois | Bradly Carrion makes the jump hook near the basket set up by James Werner and he's fouled by Joseph Causey - foul #3 on Joseph Causey, team foul #6 | 56-32 |
| Subs | Illinois | Aaron Olsen (PG) James Werner | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Leonard Walker (PG), Gerald Bryant (SG), Richard McGlew (SF), Steven Coulter (PF), Felix Cole (C) Jamie Umana, Robert Delany, Joseph Bond, Joseph Causey, William Lamanna | |
| 11:44 | Illinois | Bradly Carrion makes the free throw | 57-32 |
| 11:31 | Northwestern | Leonard Walker drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Gerald Bryant | 57-35 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Aaron Olsen (tiring) 17 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bradly Carrion (tiring) 15 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Kyle Whiddon (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Johnny Bergeron (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Leonard Walker (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gerald Bryant (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard McGlew (fresh) PF - Steven Coulter (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Felix Cole (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Illinois | Bradly Carrion's pass is intercepted by Leonard Walker in the backcourt | 57-35 |
| 11:22 | Northwestern | Felix Cole clanks a shot from the right wing | 57-35 |
| 11:20 | Northwestern | Richard McGlew pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-35 |
| 11:13 | Northwestern | Gerald Bryant is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Gerald Bryant, team foul #7 | 57-35 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Bentley (SG), Lawrence Anthony (C) Thomas Brown, Johnny Bergeron | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 10:55 | Illinois | Bradly Carrion misses short on a jumper from the left block | 57-35 |
| 10:53 | Northwestern | Steven Coulter grabs the defensive rebound | 57-35 |
| 10:48 | Northwestern | Leonard Walker misses long on a floater from the right side | 57-35 |
| 10:47 | Illinois | Kyle Whiddon grabs the defensive rebound | 57-35 |
| 10:42 | Illinois | Gerald Bryant is called for the reach on Aaron Olsen in the backcourt - foul #4 on Gerald Bryant, team foul #8 | 57-35 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Werner (SF) Bradly Carrion | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jamie Umana (SG), Rick Drury (SF) Gerald Bryant, Richard McGlew | |
| 10:42 | Illinois | Aaron Olsen makes the 1st free throw | 58-35 |
| 10:42 | Illinois | Aaron Olsen makes the 2nd free throw | 59-35 |
| 10:26 | Northwestern | Lawrence Anthony takes the ball from Rick Drury | 59-35 |
| 10:06 | Illinois | Kyle Whiddon is open but comes up short on the shot from close range | 59-35 |
| 10:04 | Northwestern | Rick Drury gets the rebound | 59-35 |
| 09:58 | Northwestern | Felix Cole's pass is intercepted by John Bentley | 59-35 |
| 09:54 | Illinois | Aaron Olsen banks in the layup on a nice dish by John Bentley | 61-35 |
| 09:40 | Northwestern | Rick Drury is hacked by James Werner - foul #2 on James Werner, team foul #5 | 61-35 |
| Subs | Illinois | Thomas Brown (SG), Bradly Carrion (SF), Donnell Guarino (PF), Johnny Bergeron (C) John Bentley, James Werner, Kyle Whiddon, Lawrence Anthony | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Delany (SG), Joseph Bond (PF), Joseph Causey (C) Jamie Umana, Steven Coulter, Felix Cole | |
| 09:30 | Northwestern | Joseph Bond misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 61-35 |
| 09:29 | Northwestern | Rick Drury can't tip it in | 61-35 |
| 09:28 | Northwestern | Robert Delany gets the offensive rebound | 61-35 |
| 09:14 | Northwestern | Joseph Causey comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 61-35 |
| 09:13 | Northwestern | Joseph Causey snags the offensive board | 61-35 |
| 09:05 | Northwestern | Joseph Bond is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Joseph Bond, team foul #9 | 61-35 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | William Lamanna (PG), Steven Coulter (PF) Leonard Walker, Rick Drury | |
| 09:00 | Illinois | Joseph Bond is called for the reach on Bradly Carrion in the backcourt - foul #4 on Joseph Bond, team foul #10 | 61-35 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Richard McGlew (SF) Joseph Bond | |
| 09:00 | Illinois | Bradly Carrion makes the 1st free throw | 62-35 |
| 09:00 | Illinois | Bradly Carrion makes the 2nd free throw | 63-35 |
| 08:58 | Northwestern | Aaron Olsen steps in front of the William Lamanna pass in the backcourt | 63-35 |
| 08:33 | Illinois | William Lamanna is called for the reach on Thomas Brown - foul #1 on William Lamanna, team foul #11 | 63-35 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Leonard Walker (PG), Jamie Umana (SG) Robert Delany, Joseph Causey | |
| 08:33 | Illinois | Thomas Brown makes the 1st free throw | 64-35 |
| 08:33 | Illinois | Thomas Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 64-35 |
| 08:33 | Northwestern | Steven Coulter snags the defensive board | 64-35 |
| 08:13 | Northwestern | Donnell Guarino steals it from Richard McGlew | 64-35 |
| 07:53 | Illinois | Aaron Olsen clanks a jumper in the lane | 64-35 |
| 07:51 | Northwestern | Steven Coulter pulls down the rebound | 64-35 |
| 07:44 | Northwestern | Richard McGlew misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 64-35 |
| 07:42 | Illinois | Donnell Guarino pulls down the rebound | 64-35 |
| 07:20 | Illinois | Aaron Olsen misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 64-35 |
| 07:19 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Leonard Walker | 64-35 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Aaron Olsen (tired) 21 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Brown (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bradly Carrion (tiring) 17 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Donnell Guarino (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Johnny Bergeron (tiring) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Leonard Walker (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jamie Umana (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Richard McGlew (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Steven Coulter (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - William Lamanna (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:14 | Northwestern | Leonard Walker hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 64-35 |
| 07:12 | Illinois | Johnny Bergeron gets the rebound | 64-35 |
| 06:57 | Illinois | Thomas Brown loses the ball out of bounds | 64-35 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Bentley (SG), James Werner (SF), Kyle Whiddon (PF), Lawrence Anthony (C) Aaron Olsen, Thomas Brown, Donnell Guarino, Johnny Bergeron | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Delany (SG), Joseph Bond (SF), Joseph Causey (PF) Leonard Walker, Richard McGlew, Steven Coulter | |
| 06:48 | Northwestern | Kyle Whiddon takes the ball from Joseph Causey | 64-35 |
| 06:24 | Illinois | James Werner connects on the floater from close range on a nice dish by Bradly Carrion | 66-35 |
| 06:16 | Northwestern | Joseph Bond clanks a jumper from the right block but the foul's on James Werner - foul #3 on James Werner, team foul #6 | 66-35 |
| 06:16 | Northwestern | Joseph Bond makes the 1st free throw | 66-36 |
| 06:16 | Northwestern | Joseph Bond makes the 2nd free throw | 66-37 |
| 05:54 | Illinois | Kyle Whiddon can't throw it down | 66-37 |
| 05:53 | Illinois | John Bentley hits the follow up shot | 68-37 |
| 05:42 | Northwestern | Joseph Bond misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 68-37 |
| 05:41 | Northwestern | Robert Delany tips it in | 68-39 |
| 05:17 | Illinois | James Werner loses the dribble to Jamie Umana | 68-39 |
| 04:51 | Northwestern | Joseph Causey hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint | 68-39 |
| 04:50 | Illinois | Bradly Carrion grabs the defensive rebound | 68-39 |
| 04:48 | Illinois | Robert Delany is called for the reach on John Bentley in the backcourt - foul #4 on Robert Delany, team foul #12 | 68-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | Aaron Olsen (PG), Johnny Bergeron (C) Bradly Carrion, Lawrence Anthony | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Richard McGlew (SF) William Lamanna | |
| 04:48 | Illinois | John Bentley makes the 1st free throw | 69-39 |
| 04:48 | Illinois | John Bentley makes the 2nd free throw | 70-39 |
| 04:27 | Northwestern | James Werner swats the layup by Richard McGlew | 70-39 |
| 04:26 | Illinois | Johnny Bergeron snags the defensive board | 70-39 |
| 04:03 | Illinois | Kyle Whiddon is hacked by Jamie Umana - foul #2 on Jamie Umana, team foul #13 | 70-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | Thomas Brown (SG) John Bentley | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 04:03 | Illinois | Kyle Whiddon misses the 1st free throw | 70-39 |
| 04:03 | Illinois | Kyle Whiddon makes the 2nd free throw | 71-39 |
| 03:40 | Northwestern | Joseph Causey connects on the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Robert Delany | 71-41 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:20 | Illinois | Aaron Olsen drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Thomas Brown | 74-41 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Aaron Olsen (tired) 24 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Werner (tiring) 2 pts. 2 blk. 3 pf. PF - Kyle Whiddon (tiring) 12 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. C - Johnny Bergeron (tiring) 3 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Jamie Umana (tiring) 1 ast. SG - Robert Delany (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. SF - Richard McGlew (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Joseph Bond (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Joseph Causey (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:14 | Northwestern | Jamie Umana hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 74-41 |
| 03:12 | Illinois | Johnny Bergeron grabs the defensive rebound | 74-41 |
| 02:47 | Illinois | Aaron Olsen misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 74-41 |
| 02:45 | Illinois | Johnny Bergeron tips it in | 76-41 |
| 02:36 | Northwestern | Joseph Causey can't connect on a floater from close range | 76-41 |
| 02:35 | Northwestern | Joseph Causey grabs the offensive board | 76-41 |
| 02:12 | Northwestern | Jamie Umana connects on the 3 from straight away | 76-44 |
| 01:51 | Illinois | Kyle Whiddon misses the lay-in but the foul's on Robert Delany - foul #5 on Robert Delany, team foul #14 | 76-44 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Bentley (SG), Bradly Carrion (SF) Thomas Brown, James Werner | |
| Subs | Northwestern | William Lamanna (PG) Robert Delany | |
| 01:51 | Illinois | Kyle Whiddon misses the 1st free throw | 76-44 |
| 01:51 | Illinois | Kyle Whiddon misses the 2nd free throw | 76-44 |
| 01:51 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Joseph Causey | 76-44 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 01:32 | Northwestern | Joseph Bond clanks a shot from the right wing | 76-44 |
| 01:31 | Northwestern | Joseph Bond misses the tip | 76-44 |
| 01:30 | Illinois | Kyle Whiddon pulls down the rebound | 76-44 |
| 01:25 | Illinois | Joseph Causey is called for the reach on John Bentley in the backcourt - foul #4 on Joseph Causey, team foul #15 | 76-44 |
| 01:25 | Illinois | John Bentley makes the 1st free throw | 77-44 |
| 01:25 | Illinois | John Bentley misses the 2nd free throw | 77-44 |
| 01:25 | Northwestern | Joseph Causey snags the defensive board | 77-44 |
| 01:19 | Northwestern | Joseph Bond clanks a jump hook in the lane | 77-44 |
| 01:18 | Illinois | John Bentley grabs the board | 77-44 |
| 01:03 | Illinois | Bradly Carrion jams the wide open dunk on a nice dish by John Bentley | 79-44 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:57 | Northwestern | Jamie Umana hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 79-44 |
| 00:56 | Northwestern | Richard McGlew snags the offensive board | 79-44 |
| 00:53 | Northwestern | Jamie Umana throws a bad pass out of bounds | 79-44 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:51 | Illinois | John Bentley is hacked by Richard McGlew in the backcourt - foul #2 on Richard McGlew, team foul #16 | 79-44 |
| 00:51 | Illinois | John Bentley makes the 1st free throw | 80-44 |
| 00:51 | Illinois | John Bentley makes the 2nd free throw | 81-44 |
| 00:44 | Northwestern | Joseph Causey knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 81-46 |
| 00:22 | Illinois | Bradly Carrion can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block | 81-46 |
| 00:20 | Illinois | John Bentley snags the offensive board | 81-46 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Aaron Olsen runs out the clock | 81-46 |