| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Charles Frazier (fresh) SG - David Brock (fresh) SF - Trevor Mercer (fresh) PF - Larry Boyd (fresh) C - Gerald Woodie (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Clifton Peters (fresh) SG - Patrick McCorrison (fresh) SF - Mario Klingbeil (fresh) PF - James Owens (fresh) C - Freddy Ross (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | James Owens wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:31 | Illinois | Patrick McCorrison double dribbles | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | Northwestern | Charles Frazier is fouled in the backcourt by Mario Klingbeil - foul #1 on Mario Klingbeil, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:18 | Northwestern | Trevor Mercer's floater is tipped away by James Owens | 0-0 |
| 19:17 | Illinois | Mario Klingbeil pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:49 | Illinois | James Owens lays it in on a great pass from Mario Klingbeil | 0-2 |
| 18:29 | Northwestern | Larry Boyd can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 0-2 |
| 18:28 | Northwestern | Trevor Mercer can't tip it in | 0-2 |
| 18:26 | Northwestern | Gerald Woodie tips it back up and in | 2-2 |
| 18:07 | Illinois | Clifton Peters comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 2-2 |
| 18:06 | Northwestern | Charles Frazier snags the defensive board | 2-2 |
| 17:54 | Northwestern | Larry Boyd connects on the jumper from the left side | 4-2 |
| 17:34 | Illinois | Freddy Ross is fouled on the floor by Gerald Woodie - foul #1 on Gerald Woodie, team foul #1 | 4-2 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Adam Welter (PG), Jack Robinson (SG), Larry Stanley (SF), Jeremy Santucci (PF), Ronnie Hickey (C) Clifton Peters, Patrick McCorrison, Mario Klingbeil, James Owens, Freddy Ross | |
| 17:10 | Illinois | Jack Robinson clanks a 3 from the right wing | 4-2 |
| 17:09 | Northwestern | Larry Boyd grabs the board | 4-2 |
| 17:03 | Northwestern | Jeremy Santucci takes the ball from Trevor Mercer | 4-2 |
| 16:34 | Illinois | Ronnie Hickey is whistled for traveling | 4-2 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Clifton Peters (PG), James Owens (PF), Freddy Ross (C) Adam Welter, Jeremy Santucci, Ronnie Hickey | |
| 16:14 | Northwestern | Clifton Peters blocks the short jumper by Gerald Woodie | 4-2 |
| 16:12 | Northwestern | Trevor Mercer misses the tip | 4-2 |
| 16:11 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Freddy Ross | 4-2 |
| 16:09 | Illinois | Clifton Peters is hacked by Charles Frazier in the backcourt - foul #1 on Charles Frazier, team foul #2 | 4-2 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Patrick McCorrison (SG), Mario Klingbeil (SF) Jack Robinson, Larry Stanley | |
| 15:50 | Illinois | Freddy Ross is called for a charge - foul #1 on Freddy Ross, team foul #2 | 4-2 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Charles Frazier (fairly fresh) SG - David Brock (fairly fresh) SF - Trevor Mercer (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Larry Boyd (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Gerald Woodie (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Clifton Peters (fresh) SG - Patrick McCorrison (fresh) SF - Mario Klingbeil (fresh) PF - James Owens (fresh) 2 pts. C - Freddy Ross (fresh) | |
| 15:48 | Northwestern | Trevor Mercer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 4-2 |
| 15:31 | Illinois | Clifton Peters knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Patrick McCorrison | 4-4 |
| 15:28 | Northwestern | David Brock is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #1 on David Brock, team foul #3 | 4-4 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Adam Welter (PG), Jeremy Santucci (PF), Ronnie Hickey (C) Clifton Peters, James Owens, Freddy Ross | |
| 15:05 | Illinois | Adam Welter is hacked by David Brock - foul #2 on David Brock, team foul #4 | 4-4 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Connery (SG) David Brock | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jack Robinson (SG), Larry Stanley (SF) Patrick McCorrison, Mario Klingbeil | |
| 14:51 | Illinois | Jeremy Santucci misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 4-4 |
| 14:49 | Illinois | Ronnie Hickey hits the follow up shot | 4-6 |
| 14:33 | Northwestern | Gerald Woodie is denied on a layup by Ronnie Hickey | 4-6 |
| 14:31 | Illinois | Jeremy Santucci snags the defensive board | 4-6 |
| 14:25 | Illinois | Adam Welter connects on the fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Jack Robinson | 4-8 |
| 14:07 | Northwestern | Larry Boyd clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 4-8 |
| 14:06 | Illinois | Adam Welter gets the rebound | 4-8 |
| 13:41 | Illinois | Jack Robinson knocks in the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Adam Welter | 4-10 |
| 13:22 | Northwestern | Larry Boyd comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 4-10 |
| 13:21 | Illinois | Adam Welter snags the defensive board | 4-10 |
| 12:52 | Illinois | Adam Welter is hacked by Trevor Mercer - foul #1 on Trevor Mercer, team foul #5 | 4-10 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Tim Kraker (PG), Donald Donnell (SF), Gerald Moss (PF), Jordan Priest (C) Charles Frazier, Trevor Mercer, Larry Boyd, Gerald Woodie | |
| Subs | Illinois | Clifton Peters (PG), Patrick McCorrison (SG), Mario Klingbeil (SF), James Owens (PF), Freddy Ross (C) Adam Welter, Jack Robinson, Larry Stanley, Jeremy Santucci, Ronnie Hickey | |
| 12:36 | Illinois | Donald Donnell steps in front of the Mario Klingbeil pass | 4-10 |
| 12:31 | Northwestern | Donald Donnell misses badly on a jump hook from the right block | 4-10 |
| 12:30 | Illinois | Clifton Peters pulls down the rebound | 4-10 |
| 12:12 | Illinois | Clifton Peters can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Robert Connery - foul #1 on Robert Connery, team foul #6 | 4-10 |
| 12:12 | Illinois | Clifton Peters makes the 1st free throw | 4-11 |
| 12:12 | Illinois | Clifton Peters makes the 2nd free throw | 4-12 |
| 11:55 | Northwestern | Tim Kraker makes the wide open fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Jordan Priest | 6-12 |
| 11:48 | Illinois | Clifton Peters makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Patrick McCorrison | 6-15 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Tim Kraker (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert Connery (fairly fresh) SF - Donald Donnell (fresh) PF - Gerald Moss (fresh) C - Jordan Priest (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Clifton Peters (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Patrick McCorrison (fresh) SF - Mario Klingbeil (fresh) PF - James Owens (fresh) 2 pts. C - Freddy Ross (fresh) | |
| 11:35 | Northwestern | Tim Kraker misses the jumpshot from the left side | 6-15 |
| 11:34 | Illinois | Clifton Peters grabs the defensive rebound | 6-15 |
| 11:12 | Illinois | Freddy Ross throws a bad pass out of bounds | 6-15 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Charles Frazier (PG), Richard Rathjen (SG) Tim Kraker, Robert Connery | |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Grubbs (C) Freddy Ross | |
| 11:07 | Northwestern | Patrick McCorrison is called for the reach on Charles Frazier in the backcourt - foul #1 on Patrick McCorrison, team foul #3 | 6-15 |
| 10:52 | Northwestern | Jordan Priest makes the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Charles Frazier | 8-15 |
| 10:31 | Illinois | Clifton Peters is fouled on the floor by Gerald Moss - foul #1 on Gerald Moss, team foul #7 | 8-15 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Adam Welter (SG), Larry Stanley (SF) Patrick McCorrison, Mario Klingbeil | |
| 10:31 | Illinois | Clifton Peters misses the 1st free throw | 8-15 |
| 10:31 | Northwestern | Jordan Priest gets the rebound | 8-15 |
| 10:09 | Northwestern | Gerald Moss knocks in the floater in the lane and he's fouled by James Owens - foul #1 on James Owens, team foul #4 | 10-15 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Tim Kraker (PG), Trevor Mercer (SF) Charles Frazier, Donald Donnell | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jack Robinson (SG), Jeremy Santucci (PF), Freddy Ross (C) Clifton Peters, James Owens, Richard Grubbs | |
| 10:09 | Northwestern | Gerald Moss misses the free throw | 10-15 |
| 10:09 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Freddy Ross | 10-15 |
| 09:48 | Illinois | Jeremy Santucci misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 10-15 |
| 09:46 | Illinois | Freddy Ross pulls down the offensive rebound | 10-15 |
| 09:32 | Illinois | Freddy Ross's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 10-15 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Connery (SG), Larry Boyd (PF) Richard Rathjen, Gerald Moss | |
| Subs | Illinois | Mario Klingbeil (SF) Larry Stanley | |
| 09:29 | Northwestern | Adam Welter is called for the reach on Trevor Mercer in the backcourt - foul #1 on Adam Welter, team foul #5 | 10-15 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Clifton Peters (PG) Adam Welter | |
| 09:17 | Northwestern | Trevor Mercer misses the jumper from the right wing | 10-15 |
| 09:16 | Northwestern | The offensive rebound goes to Tim Kraker | 10-15 |
| 09:05 | Northwestern | Trevor Mercer misses short on a shot from the right wing | 10-15 |
| 09:03 | Illinois | Freddy Ross snags the defensive board | 10-15 |
| 08:36 | Illinois | Jack Robinson is fouled on the floor by Jordan Priest - foul #1 on Jordan Priest, team foul #8 | 10-15 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Charles Frazier (PG), Donald Donnell (SF), Gerald Woodie (C) Tim Kraker, Trevor Mercer, Jordan Priest | |
| Subs | Illinois | Adam Welter (PG), James Owens (PF), Ronnie Hickey (C) Clifton Peters, Jeremy Santucci, Freddy Ross | |
| 08:36 | Illinois | Jack Robinson misses the 1st free throw | 10-15 |
| 08:36 | Northwestern | Gerald Woodie grabs the board | 10-15 |
| 08:12 | Northwestern | Larry Boyd misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 10-15 |
| 08:10 | Illinois | Ronnie Hickey gets the rebound | 10-15 |
| 07:56 | Illinois | Larry Boyd swats the layup by Mario Klingbeil | 10-15 |
| 07:54 | Illinois | James Owens pulls down the offensive rebound | 10-15 |
| 07:34 | Illinois | Donald Donnell picks off the pass by Adam Welter | 10-15 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Charles Frazier (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Connery (tiring) SF - Donald Donnell (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Larry Boyd (tiring) 2 pts. C - Gerald Woodie (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Adam Welter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jack Robinson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mario Klingbeil (tiring) PF - James Owens (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Ronnie Hickey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:18 | Northwestern | Donald Donnell connects on the turnaround from the baseline | 12-15 |
| 06:54 | Illinois | James Owens can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Larry Boyd - foul #1 on Larry Boyd, team foul #9 | 12-15 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Richard Rathjen (SG), Trevor Mercer (SF), Gerald Moss (PF), Jordan Priest (C) Robert Connery, Donald Donnell, Larry Boyd, Gerald Woodie | |
| Subs | Illinois | Clifton Peters (PG), Patrick McCorrison (SG), Larry Stanley (SF), Freddy Ross (C) Adam Welter, Jack Robinson, Mario Klingbeil, Ronnie Hickey | |
| 06:54 | Illinois | James Owens makes the 1st free throw | 12-16 |
| 06:54 | Illinois | James Owens makes the 2nd free throw | 12-17 |
| 06:42 | Northwestern | Gerald Moss can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 12-17 |
| 06:41 | Northwestern | Trevor Mercer gets the offensive rebound | 12-17 |
| 06:23 | Northwestern | Charles Frazier is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Charles Frazier, team foul #10 | 12-17 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Tim Kraker (PG) Charles Frazier | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeremy Santucci (PF) James Owens | |
| 06:04 | Illinois | Clifton Peters's pass out of the doubleteam is intercepted by Tim Kraker | 12-17 |
| 05:46 | Northwestern | Gerald Moss misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Clifton Peters - foul #1 on Clifton Peters, team foul #6 | 12-17 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Donald Donnell (SF) Trevor Mercer | |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Grubbs (C) Freddy Ross | |
| 05:46 | Northwestern | Gerald Moss misses the 1st free throw | 12-17 |
| 05:46 | Northwestern | Gerald Moss makes the 2nd free throw | 13-17 |
| 05:21 | Illinois | Clifton Peters is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 13-17 |
| 05:19 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Donald Donnell | 13-17 |
| 05:15 | Northwestern | Richard Grubbs steals it from Richard Rathjen in the backcourt | 13-17 |
| 05:05 | Illinois | Jeremy Santucci scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Larry Stanley | 13-20 |
| 05:00 | Northwestern | Richard Rathjen's pass is intercepted by Jeremy Santucci in the backcourt | 13-20 |
| 04:37 | Illinois | Clifton Peters hits a 3 from the left corner | 13-23 |
| 04:34 | Northwestern | Richard Rathjen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 13-23 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Trevor Mercer (SF), Gerald Woodie (PF) Donald Donnell, Gerald Moss | |
| Subs | Illinois | Adam Welter (PG), Mario Klingbeil (SF), James Owens (PF), Freddy Ross (C) Clifton Peters, Larry Stanley, Jeremy Santucci, Richard Grubbs | |
| 04:06 | Illinois | Richard Rathjen is called for the reach on Patrick McCorrison - foul #1 on Richard Rathjen, team foul #11 | 13-23 |
| 04:06 | Illinois | Patrick McCorrison misses the 1st free throw | 13-23 |
| 04:06 | Illinois | Patrick McCorrison makes the 2nd free throw | 13-24 |
| 03:43 | Northwestern | Gerald Woodie hits a runner from close range and the foul's on Adam Welter - foul #2 on Adam Welter, team foul #7 | 15-24 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Charles Frazier (PG), David Brock (SG), Donald Donnell (SF), Larry Boyd (PF) Tim Kraker, Richard Rathjen, Trevor Mercer, Jordan Priest | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 03:43 | Northwestern | Gerald Woodie makes the free throw | 16-24 |
| 03:29 | Illinois | Freddy Ross can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Gerald Woodie - foul #2 on Gerald Woodie, team foul #12 | 16-24 |
| 03:29 | Illinois | Freddy Ross makes the 1st free throw | 16-25 |
| 03:29 | Illinois | Freddy Ross makes the 2nd free throw | 16-26 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Charles Frazier (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Brock (fresh) SF - Donald Donnell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Larry Boyd (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Gerald Woodie (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Adam Welter (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Patrick McCorrison (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SF - Mario Klingbeil (fairly fresh) PF - James Owens (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Freddy Ross (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:14 | Northwestern | David Brock misses long on a floater from the right side but the foul's on Patrick McCorrison - foul #2 on Patrick McCorrison, team foul #8 | 16-26 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Ronnie Hickey (C) Freddy Ross | |
| 03:14 | Northwestern | David Brock makes the 1st free throw | 17-26 |
| 03:14 | Northwestern | David Brock misses the 2nd free throw | 17-26 |
| 03:14 | Illinois | Patrick McCorrison grabs the defensive rebound | 17-26 |
| 02:52 | Illinois | Patrick McCorrison loses the dribble to David Brock | 17-26 |
| 02:48 | Northwestern | David Brock misses the lay-in | 17-26 |
| 02:46 | Illinois | James Owens pulls down the rebound | 17-26 |
| 02:17 | Illinois | James Owens's fadeaway is rejected by Larry Boyd | 17-26 |
| 02:16 | Northwestern | Larry Boyd gets the rebound | 17-26 |
| 01:59 | Northwestern | David Brock comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 17-26 |
| 01:57 | Illinois | James Owens gets the rebound | 17-26 |
| 01:39 | Illinois | Adam Welter is called for a charge - foul #3 on Adam Welter, team foul #9 | 17-26 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Trevor Mercer (SF), Gerald Moss (PF), Jordan Priest (C) Donald Donnell, Larry Boyd, Gerald Woodie | |
| Subs | Illinois | Clifton Peters (PG), Jack Robinson (SG), Larry Stanley (SF), Jeremy Santucci (PF), Freddy Ross (C) Adam Welter, Patrick McCorrison, Mario Klingbeil, James Owens, Ronnie Hickey | |
| 01:35 | Northwestern | David Brock double dribbles in the backcourt | 17-26 |
| 01:20 | Illinois | Gerald Moss steals it from Jeremy Santucci | 17-26 |
| 01:15 | Northwestern | Charles Frazier is fouled in the backcourt by Jeremy Santucci - foul #1 on Jeremy Santucci, team foul #10 | 17-26 |
| 01:15 | Northwestern | Charles Frazier makes the 1st free throw | 18-26 |
| 01:15 | Northwestern | Charles Frazier makes the 2nd free throw | 19-26 |
| 00:51 | Illinois | Jeremy Santucci can't connect on a driving attempt from the baseline | 19-26 |
| 00:49 | Northwestern | Trevor Mercer gets the rebound | 19-26 |
| 00:40 | Northwestern | Charles Frazier throws a bad pass out of bounds | 19-26 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Tim Kraker (PG) Charles Frazier | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 00:17 | Illinois | Clifton Peters is fouled on the floor by Tim Kraker - foul #1 on Tim Kraker, team foul #13 | 19-26 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Larry Boyd (PF) Gerald Moss | |
| Subs | Illinois | Ronnie Hickey (C) Jeremy Santucci | |
| 00:17 | Illinois | Clifton Peters makes the 1st free throw | 19-27 |
| 00:17 | Illinois | Clifton Peters makes the 2nd free throw | 19-28 |
| 00:01 | Northwestern | Larry Boyd misses the shot from the left wing | 19-28 |
| 00:00 | Northwestern | The clock runs out | 19-28 |