| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Raymond Haddix (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SG - Matthew Lane (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Reny (fresh) PF - Gary Bradley (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Jeffrey Hall (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - John Brown (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Jonas Richardson (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Matthew Foret (fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. PF - Leland Bopp (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - James Gregory (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Christopher Reny inbounds the ball | 25-29 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:51 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix makes the contested 3pt shot from the left wing | 28-29 |
| 19:44 | Northwestern | Matthew Foret misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 28-29 |
| 19:42 | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson tips it back up and in | 28-31 |
| 19:20 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix is fouled on the floor by John Brown - foul #2 on John Brown, team foul #1 | 28-31 |
| 19:07 | Illinois | Gary Bradley misses long on a shot from close range | 28-31 |
| 19:06 | Northwestern | Leland Bopp gets the rebound | 28-31 |
| 19:01 | Northwestern | John Brown is alone and drills a 3 from the left corner set up by James Gregory | 28-34 |
| 18:44 | Illinois | Jeffrey Hall's pass is intercepted by Jonas Richardson | 28-34 |
| 18:15 | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by John Brown | 28-37 |
| 17:54 | Illinois | James Gregory is called for the reach on Matthew Lane - foul #1 on James Gregory, team foul #2 | 28-37 |
| 17:32 | Illinois | Jeffrey Hall throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-37 |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Burns (SF) Christopher Reny | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 17:11 | Northwestern | James Gregory lays it in on a nice dish by John Brown and he's hacked by Richard Burns - foul #1 on Richard Burns, team foul #1 | 28-39 |
| 17:11 | Northwestern | James Gregory makes the free throw | 28-40 |
| 17:06 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix is fouled in the backcourt by John Brown - foul #3 on John Brown, team foul #3 | 28-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | Adam Vanslyke (C) Jeffrey Hall | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 16:51 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 28-40 |
| 16:49 | Northwestern | Leland Bopp grabs the board | 28-40 |
| 16:39 | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 28-40 |
| 16:37 | Northwestern | James Gregory pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-40 |
| 16:29 | Northwestern | Adam Vanslyke is called for the reach on James Gregory - foul #2 on Adam Vanslyke, team foul #2 | 28-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Lyle Carr (SG), George Hutchcraft (SF), James Carter (C) Jonas Richardson, Matthew Foret, James Gregory | |
| 16:21 | Northwestern | Matthew Lane steals it from George Hutchcraft | 28-40 |
| 15:54 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix double dribbles as he's doubleteamed | 28-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | Christopher Reny (SF), Jeffrey Hall (C) Richard Burns, Adam Vanslyke | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Raymond Haddix (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SG - Matthew Lane (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Reny (fresh) PF - Gary Bradley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Jeffrey Hall (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - John Brown (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 7 ast. 3 pf. SG - Lyle Carr (fresh) 6 pts. SF - George Hutchcraft (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Leland Bopp (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. C - James Carter (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 15:36 | Northwestern | George Hutchcraft misses the runner in the paint | 28-40 |
| 15:35 | Illinois | Matthew Lane gets the rebound | 28-40 |
| 15:08 | Illinois | Matthew Lane clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 28-40 |
| 15:06 | Northwestern | James Carter snags the defensive board | 28-40 |
| 14:46 | Northwestern | James Carter hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing but the foul's on Matthew Lane - foul #2 on Matthew Lane, team foul #3 | 28-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson (SG), Matthew Foret (SF) Lyle Carr, George Hutchcraft | |
| 14:46 | Northwestern | James Carter misses the 1st free throw | 28-40 |
| 14:46 | Northwestern | James Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 28-41 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 14:19 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the driving attempt from close range but the foul's on Jonas Richardson - foul #2 on Jonas Richardson, team foul #4 | 28-41 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Alphonso Valdez (PF), James Gregory (C) Leland Bopp, James Carter | |
| 14:19 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix misses the 1st free throw | 28-41 |
| 14:19 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix makes the 2nd free throw | 29-41 |
| 14:01 | Northwestern | Matthew Foret can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 29-41 |
| 13:59 | Northwestern | Alphonso Valdez misses the tip | 29-41 |
| 13:57 | Northwestern | Alphonso Valdez tips it in | 29-43 |
| 13:42 | Illinois | Matthew Lane misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 29-43 |
| 13:40 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to James Gregory | 29-43 |
| 13:27 | Northwestern | John Brown is fouled on the floor by Christopher Reny - foul #3 on Christopher Reny, team foul #4 | 29-43 |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Burns (SF), Clyde Pate (PF), Adam Vanslyke (C) Christopher Reny, Gary Bradley, Jeffrey Hall | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 13:14 | Northwestern | John Brown misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 29-43 |
| 13:12 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix gets the rebound | 29-43 |
| 12:52 | Illinois | Richard Burns misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by James Gregory - foul #2 on James Gregory, team foul #5 | 29-43 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Leland Bopp (PF) Alphonso Valdez | |
| 12:52 | Illinois | Richard Burns makes the 1st free throw | 30-43 |
| 12:52 | Illinois | Richard Burns makes the 2nd free throw | 31-43 |
| 12:39 | Northwestern | Clyde Pate steals the ball from Leland Bopp | 31-43 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 12:23 | Illinois | The 3pt attempt by Raymond Haddix is denied by Jonas Richardson | 31-43 |
| 12:22 | Northwestern | Matthew Foret grabs the defensive rebound | 31-43 |
| 12:05 | Northwestern | Matthew Foret misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Matthew Lane - foul #3 on Matthew Lane, team foul #5 | 31-43 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Young (SF), Jeffrey Hall (PF) Matthew Lane, Clyde Pate | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Darryl Daniels (PG) John Brown | |
| 12:05 | Northwestern | Matthew Foret makes the 1st free throw | 31-44 |
| 12:05 | Northwestern | Matthew Foret misses the 2nd free throw | 31-44 |
| 12:05 | Northwestern | James Gregory grabs the offensive board | 31-44 |
| 11:43 | Northwestern | Leland Bopp can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 31-44 |
| 11:42 | Northwestern | Leland Bopp tips it home | 31-46 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Raymond Haddix (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. SG - Richard Burns (fresh) 8 pts. SF - James Young (fresh) PF - Jeffrey Hall (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Adam Vanslyke (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Darryl Daniels (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jonas Richardson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Matthew Foret (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. PF - Leland Bopp (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - James Gregory (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 11:28 | Illinois | James Gregory picks off the pass by Jeffrey Hall | 31-46 |
| 11:23 | Northwestern | Matthew Foret clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 31-46 |
| 11:21 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix grabs the defensive rebound | 31-46 |
| 11:04 | Illinois | Richard Burns misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 31-46 |
| 11:03 | Northwestern | James Gregory grabs the defensive rebound | 31-46 |
| 10:57 | Northwestern | Matthew Foret scores on a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Leland Bopp and he's fouled by Adam Vanslyke - foul #3 on Adam Vanslyke, team foul #6 | 31-48 |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew Lane (PG), Christopher Reny (SF), Gary Bradley (PF) Raymond Haddix, James Young, Adam Vanslyke | |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Brown (PG), Lyle Carr (SG), Alphonso Valdez (PF), James Carter (C) Darryl Daniels, Jonas Richardson, Leland Bopp, James Gregory | |
| 10:57 | Northwestern | Matthew Foret makes the free throw | 31-49 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 10:41 | Illinois | Gary Bradley loses the dribble to James Carter | 31-49 |
| 10:24 | Northwestern | Jeffrey Hall steps in front of the Lyle Carr pass | 31-49 |
| 10:06 | Illinois | Richard Burns knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Matthew Lane | 33-49 |
| 09:53 | Northwestern | Matthew Foret clanks a jump hook in the lane | 33-49 |
| 09:52 | Illinois | Gary Bradley grabs the board | 33-49 |
| 09:38 | Illinois | Gary Bradley buries a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Matthew Lane | 35-49 |
| 09:19 | Northwestern | Alphonso Valdez knocks in the turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Matthew Foret | 35-51 |
| 09:06 | Illinois | Richard Burns is hacked by John Brown - foul #4 on John Brown, team foul #6 | 35-51 |
| Subs | Illinois | Raymond Haddix (PG), Adam Vanslyke (C) Matthew Lane, Jeffrey Hall | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Darryl Daniels (PG), Jonas Richardson (SG), George Hutchcraft (SF), Leland Bopp (PF), James Gregory (C) John Brown, Lyle Carr, Matthew Foret, Alphonso Valdez, James Carter | |
| 08:57 | Illinois | Richard Burns connects on the floater from the left block set up by Raymond Haddix | 37-51 |
| 08:43 | Northwestern | George Hutchcraft is open and scores on a floater from the right block set up by Jonas Richardson out of the doubleteam | 37-53 |
| 08:36 | Illinois | Gary Bradley clanks a floater from the right side | 37-53 |
| 08:35 | Northwestern | James Gregory gets the rebound | 37-53 |
| 08:11 | Northwestern | Christopher Reny is called for the reach on George Hutchcraft - foul #4 on Christopher Reny, team foul #7 | 37-53 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Young (SF), Clyde Pate (PF) Christopher Reny, Gary Bradley | |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Brown (PG) Darryl Daniels | |
| 08:11 | Northwestern | George Hutchcraft misses the 1st free throw | 37-53 |
| 08:11 | Illinois | Clyde Pate pulls down the rebound | 37-53 |
| 07:59 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 37-53 |
| 07:58 | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson pulls down the rebound | 37-53 |
| 07:35 | Northwestern | George Hutchcraft buries a jump hook from the baseline | 37-55 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Raymond Haddix (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. SG - Richard Burns (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SF - James Young (fresh) PF - Clyde Pate (fresh) 1 pts. C - Adam Vanslyke (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - John Brown (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 7 ast. 4 pf. SG - Jonas Richardson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - George Hutchcraft (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Leland Bopp (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - James Gregory (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:11 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 37-55 |
| 07:10 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Clyde Pate | 37-55 |
| 07:05 | Illinois | Jonas Richardson is called for the reach on Raymond Haddix - foul #3 on Jonas Richardson, team foul #7 | 37-55 |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew Lane (SG), Gary Bradley (PF), Jeffrey Hall (C) James Young, Clyde Pate, Adam Vanslyke | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Alphonso Valdez (PF) Leland Bopp | |
| 07:05 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix makes the 1st free throw | 38-55 |
| 07:05 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix misses the 2nd free throw | 38-55 |
| 07:05 | Northwestern | James Gregory gets the rebound | 38-55 |
| 06:41 | Northwestern | Alphonso Valdez is fouled on the floor by Richard Burns - foul #2 on Richard Burns, team foul #8 | 38-55 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Raymond Price (SF) George Hutchcraft | |
| 06:41 | Northwestern | Alphonso Valdez makes the 1st free throw | 38-56 |
| 06:41 | Northwestern | Alphonso Valdez misses the 2nd free throw | 38-56 |
| 06:41 | Illinois | Jeffrey Hall grabs the defensive rebound | 38-56 |
| 06:39 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 38-56 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Young (SF) Richard Burns | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Matthew Foret (SF) Raymond Price | |
| 06:33 | Northwestern | Matthew Foret misses the easy open layup | 38-56 |
| 06:31 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Raymond Haddix | 38-56 |
| 06:24 | Illinois | Jeffrey Hall misses the shot from the left block | 38-56 |
| 06:23 | Illinois | James Young tips it home | 40-56 |
| 06:00 | Northwestern | Matthew Foret can't connect on a driving attempt from close range | 40-56 |
| 05:58 | Illinois | Gary Bradley snags the defensive board | 40-56 |
| 05:47 | Illinois | The short jumper by Gary Bradley is denied by Matthew Foret | 40-56 |
| 05:45 | Northwestern | Matthew Foret pulls down the rebound | 40-56 |
| 05:41 | Northwestern | Matthew Foret loses the ball out of bounds | 40-56 |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Burns (SG), Christopher Reny (SF), Adam Vanslyke (C) Raymond Haddix, James Young, Gary Bradley | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Darryl Daniels (PG), Lyle Carr (SG), Leland Bopp (PF), James Carter (C) John Brown, Jonas Richardson, Alphonso Valdez, James Gregory | |
| 05:24 | Illinois | Richard Burns throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-56 |
| 05:08 | Northwestern | Matthew Foret misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 40-56 |
| 05:07 | Northwestern | James Carter grabs the offensive rebound | 40-56 |
| 05:00 | Northwestern | Matthew Foret blows the layup | 40-56 |
| 04:59 | Illinois | Jeffrey Hall grabs the board | 40-56 |
| 04:54 | Illinois | Matthew Lane misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 40-56 |
| 04:52 | Illinois | Adam Vanslyke gets the offensive rebound | 40-56 |
| 04:40 | Illinois | Matthew Lane can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 40-56 |
| 04:38 | Northwestern | Matthew Foret gets the rebound | 40-56 |
| 04:34 | Northwestern | Darryl Daniels makes the turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Lyle Carr | 40-58 |
| 04:30 | Illinois | Richard Burns misses long on a floater from the right side | 40-58 |
| 04:29 | Illinois | Jeffrey Hall tips it in | 42-58 |
| 04:18 | Northwestern | Matthew Foret's pass is intercepted by Richard Burns | 42-58 |
| 04:15 | Illinois | Richard Burns lays it in | 44-58 |
| 03:54 | Northwestern | Jeffrey Hall picks off the pass by Matthew Foret | 44-58 |
| 03:43 | Illinois | Jeffrey Hall's pass is intercepted by Darryl Daniels | 44-58 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:20 | Northwestern | James Carter loses the dribble to Adam Vanslyke | 44-58 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Matthew Lane (tiring) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Richard Burns (tiring) 14 pts. SF - Christopher Reny (fairly fresh) 4 pf. PF - Jeffrey Hall (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. C - Adam Vanslyke (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Darryl Daniels (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Lyle Carr (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Foret (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 6 reb. PF - Leland Bopp (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - James Carter (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:14 | Illinois | Jeffrey Hall is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Jeffrey Hall, team foul #9 | 44-58 |
| Subs | Illinois | Raymond Haddix (PG), Gregory Roberts (SG), James Young (SF), Gary Bradley (PF) Matthew Lane, Richard Burns, Christopher Reny, Jeffrey Hall | |
| Subs | Northwestern | George Hutchcraft (SF), Alphonso Valdez (PF) Matthew Foret, Leland Bopp | |
| 03:00 | Northwestern | George Hutchcraft can't connect on a jumper in the paint | 44-58 |
| 02:58 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Gary Bradley | 44-58 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 02:40 | Illinois | James Young lays it in uncontested set up by Raymond Haddix out of the doubleteam and he's hacked by James Carter - foul #1 on James Carter, team foul #8 | 46-58 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Malcolm Archer (PG), Raymond Price (C) Darryl Daniels, James Carter | |
| 02:40 | Illinois | James Young makes the free throw | 47-58 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 02:23 | Northwestern | Malcolm Archer misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline | 47-58 |
| 02:22 | Illinois | Gary Bradley grabs the board | 47-58 |
| 01:57 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 47-58 |
| 01:55 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Raymond Price | 47-58 |
| 01:36 | Northwestern | George Hutchcraft drills a jump hook in the paint | 47-60 |
| 01:22 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 50-60 |
| 01:04 | Northwestern | Alphonso Valdez can't connect on a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Gary Bradley - foul #3 on Gary Bradley, team foul #10 | 50-60 |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew Lane (SG), Christopher Reny (SF), Jeffrey Hall (C) Gregory Roberts, James Young, Adam Vanslyke | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Darryl Daniels (PG), James Carter (C) Malcolm Archer, Raymond Price | |
| 01:04 | Northwestern | Alphonso Valdez makes the 1st free throw | 50-61 |
| 01:04 | Northwestern | Alphonso Valdez makes the 2nd free throw | 50-62 |
| 00:49 | Illinois | Gary Bradley makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Raymond Haddix | 52-62 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:47 | Northwestern | Alphonso Valdez is fouled in the backcourt by Raymond Haddix - foul #1 on Raymond Haddix, team foul #11 | 52-62 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Malcolm Archer (PG) Darryl Daniels | |
| 00:47 | Northwestern | Alphonso Valdez makes the 1st free throw | 52-63 |
| 00:47 | Northwestern | Alphonso Valdez makes the 2nd free throw | 52-64 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:40 | Illinois | Gary Bradley clanks a floater near the basket | 52-64 |
| 00:38 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Lyle Carr | 52-64 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:16 | Northwestern | Malcolm Archer misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 52-64 |
| 00:14 | Illinois | Gary Bradley pulls down the rebound | 52-64 |
| 00:07 | Illinois | Gary Bradley misses the jumper from the left block | 52-64 |
| 00:05 | Illinois | Gary Bradley can't tip it in | 52-64 |
| 00:03 | Northwestern | James Carter snags the defensive board | 52-64 |
| 00:00 | Northwestern | Malcolm Archer runs out the clock | 52-64 |