| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Joshua Glover (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Wayne Willis (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Ronald Bastarache (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jonathan Alejo (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Elmer Snedeker (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Austin Coward (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Boris Zellous (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SF - James Aguon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Tomas Wilde (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. C - Terrance Riccio (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache inbounds the ball | 22-47 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:38 | Northwestern | Elmer Snedeker misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 22-47 |
| 19:36 | Illinois | Tomas Wilde gets the rebound | 22-47 |
| 19:17 | Illinois | Terrance Riccio connects on the floater in the lane and the foul's on Wayne Willis - foul #3 on Wayne Willis, team foul #1 | 22-49 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Scott Drees (SG) Wayne Willis | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 19:17 | Illinois | Terrance Riccio misses the free throw | 22-49 |
| 19:17 | Northwestern | Elmer Snedeker grabs the board | 22-49 |
| 18:59 | Northwestern | Jonathan Alejo knocks in the floater from the right side set up by Ronald Bastarache and the foul's on Tomas Wilde - foul #1 on Tomas Wilde, team foul #1 | 24-49 |
| 18:59 | Northwestern | Jonathan Alejo makes the free throw | 25-49 |
| 18:35 | Illinois | Tomas Wilde misses the driving attempt from the baseline | 25-49 |
| 18:34 | Northwestern | Elmer Snedeker grabs the board | 25-49 |
| 18:19 | Northwestern | Jonathan Alejo clanks a runner from the right block | 25-49 |
| 18:17 | Illinois | Terrance Riccio pulls down the rebound | 25-49 |
| 17:54 | Illinois | Austin Coward scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Tomas Wilde | 25-52 |
| 17:46 | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache buries a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Scott Drees | 27-52 |
| 17:43 | Illinois | Joshua Glover takes the ball from Boris Zellous in the backcourt | 27-52 |
| 17:34 | Northwestern | Scott Drees misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by James Aguon - foul #1 on James Aguon, team foul #2 | 27-52 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Leonard Chung (PG), Daniel Rhodes (SF), Paul McThune (PF), Joel Davey (C) Joshua Glover, Ronald Bastarache, Jonathan Alejo, Elmer Snedeker | |
| Subs | Illinois | Wayne Foster (PG), Nelson Boyer (SG), Edward Fox (SF), Andrew Bailey (PF), Robert Fisher (C) Austin Coward, Boris Zellous, James Aguon, Tomas Wilde, Terrance Riccio | |
| 17:34 | Northwestern | Scott Drees makes the 1st free throw | 28-52 |
| 17:34 | Northwestern | Scott Drees makes the 2nd free throw | 29-52 |
| 17:24 | Illinois | Leonard Chung is called for the reach on Edward Fox - foul #3 on Leonard Chung, team foul #2 | 29-52 |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Humphries (PG) Leonard Chung | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 17:13 | Illinois | Nelson Boyer misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 29-52 |
| 17:12 | Northwestern | Paul McThune gets the rebound | 29-52 |
| 17:08 | Northwestern | Andrew Bailey steals it from John Humphries | 29-52 |
| 16:48 | Illinois | Andrew Bailey misses long on an open runner in the lane | 29-52 |
| 16:47 | Illinois | Andrew Bailey tips it in | 29-54 |
| 16:39 | Northwestern | Daniel Rhodes buries a jumper from just outside the lane | 31-54 |
| 16:18 | Illinois | Nelson Boyer connects on the 3 from the right corner set up by Edward Fox | 31-57 |
| 16:01 | Northwestern | Edward Fox denies the turnaround by Daniel Rhodes | 31-57 |
| 15:59 | Illinois | Andrew Bailey grabs the defensive rebound | 31-57 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - John Humphries (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Scott Drees (tiring) 4 pts. SF - Daniel Rhodes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Paul McThune (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Joel Davey (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Wayne Foster (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nelson Boyer (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward Fox (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Andrew Bailey (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Fisher (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Illinois | Wayne Foster is fouled on the floor by John Humphries - foul #1 on John Humphries, team foul #3 | 31-57 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Joshua Glover (PG), Wayne Willis (SG), Ronald Bastarache (SF), Jonathan Alejo (PF), Elmer Snedeker (C) John Humphries, Scott Drees, Daniel Rhodes, Paul McThune, Joel Davey | |
| Subs | Illinois | Austin Coward (PG), Carl Hartsock (SF), Tomas Wilde (PF), Virgil Polson (C) Wayne Foster, Edward Fox, Andrew Bailey, Robert Fisher | |
| 15:19 | Illinois | Nelson Boyer misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 31-57 |
| 15:17 | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache gets the rebound | 31-57 |
| 15:12 | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache hits the finger roll on a great pass from Wayne Willis | 33-57 |
| 15:10 | Illinois | Nelson Boyer is fouled in the backcourt by Wayne Willis - foul #4 on Wayne Willis, team foul #4 | 33-57 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Leonard Chung (SG) Wayne Willis | |
| Subs | Illinois | Boris Zellous (SG), James Aguon (SF), Terrance Riccio (C) Nelson Boyer, Carl Hartsock, Virgil Polson | |
| 14:53 | Illinois | Terrance Riccio is open and scores on a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Austin Coward | 33-59 |
| 14:42 | Northwestern | Jonathan Alejo misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 33-59 |
| 14:40 | Northwestern | Elmer Snedeker grabs the offensive rebound | 33-59 |
| 14:22 | Northwestern | Boris Zellous denies the turnaround by Elmer Snedeker | 33-59 |
| 14:20 | Illinois | Tomas Wilde snags the defensive board | 33-59 |
| 14:14 | Illinois | Boris Zellous is wide open but clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 33-59 |
| 14:13 | Illinois | Terrance Riccio gets the offensive rebound | 33-59 |
| 14:00 | Illinois | Austin Coward comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 33-59 |
| 13:58 | Northwestern | Elmer Snedeker grabs the board | 33-59 |
| 13:54 | Northwestern | Joshua Glover hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 33-59 |
| 13:52 | Northwestern | Elmer Snedeker grabs the offensive board | 33-59 |
| 13:39 | Northwestern | Jonathan Alejo misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 33-59 |
| 13:38 | Illinois | Austin Coward snags the defensive board | 33-59 |
| 13:35 | Illinois | Austin Coward is fouled in the backcourt by Joshua Glover - foul #3 on Joshua Glover, team foul #5 | 33-59 |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Humphries (SG), Daniel Rhodes (SF), Paul McThune (PF), Joel Davey (C) Leonard Chung, Ronald Bastarache, Jonathan Alejo, Elmer Snedeker | |
| Subs | Illinois | Wayne Foster (PG), Nelson Boyer (SG), Edward Fox (SF), Andrew Bailey (PF), Robert Fisher (C) Austin Coward, Boris Zellous, James Aguon, Tomas Wilde, Terrance Riccio | |
| 13:20 | Illinois | Joshua Glover steals the ball from Robert Fisher | 33-59 |
| 13:08 | Northwestern | The pull-up jumper by John Humphries is blocked by Robert Fisher | 33-59 |
| 13:06 | Northwestern | John Humphries snags the offensive board | 33-59 |
| 13:01 | Northwestern | Joshua Glover clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 33-59 |
| 13:00 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Robert Fisher | 33-59 |
| 12:55 | Illinois | Wayne Foster is fouled on the floor by Joshua Glover - foul #4 on Joshua Glover, team foul #6 | 33-59 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Scott Drees (SG) Joshua Glover | |
| Subs | Illinois | Austin Coward (PG), Virgil Polson (C) Wayne Foster, Robert Fisher | |
| 12:48 | Illinois | Andrew Bailey knocks in the jumper from close range set up by Nelson Boyer | 33-61 |
| 12:31 | Northwestern | Paul McThune drills a 3 pointer from the left wing | 36-61 |
| 12:17 | Illinois | Austin Coward is alone and drills a jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Nelson Boyer | 36-63 |
| 11:55 | Northwestern | Joel Davey is fouled on the floor by Virgil Polson - foul #1 on Virgil Polson, team foul #3 | 36-63 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Leonard Chung (PG), Ronald Bastarache (SF), Jonathan Alejo (PF), Elmer Snedeker (C) John Humphries, Daniel Rhodes, Paul McThune, Joel Davey | |
| Subs | Illinois | Tomas Wilde (PF) Andrew Bailey | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Leonard Chung (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Scott Drees (tiring) 4 pts. SF - Ronald Bastarache (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Jonathan Alejo (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Elmer Snedeker (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Austin Coward (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SG - Nelson Boyer (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Edward Fox (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Tomas Wilde (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Virgil Polson (fresh) | |
| 11:45 | Northwestern | Scott Drees is called for traveling | 36-63 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Wayne Foster (PG), Robert Fisher (C) Austin Coward, Virgil Polson | |
| 11:20 | Illinois | Tomas Wilde misses the driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by Scott Drees - foul #3 on Scott Drees, team foul #7 | 36-63 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Boris Zellous (SG), James Aguon (SF), Terrance Riccio (C) Nelson Boyer, Edward Fox, Robert Fisher | |
| 11:20 | Illinois | Tomas Wilde makes the 1st free throw | 36-64 |
| 11:20 | Illinois | Tomas Wilde makes the 2nd free throw | 36-65 |
| 11:06 | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on James Aguon - foul #2 on James Aguon, team foul #4 | 36-65 |
| 11:06 | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache makes the 1st free throw | 37-65 |
| 11:06 | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache misses the 2nd free throw | 37-65 |
| 11:06 | Illinois | Tomas Wilde gets the rebound | 37-65 |
| 10:52 | Illinois | Terrance Riccio misses badly on a turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Elmer Snedeker - foul #2 on Elmer Snedeker, team foul #8 | 37-65 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Austin Coward (PG) Wayne Foster | |
| 10:52 | Illinois | Terrance Riccio makes the 1st free throw | 37-66 |
| 10:52 | Illinois | Terrance Riccio misses the 2nd free throw | 37-66 |
| 10:52 | Northwestern | Elmer Snedeker grabs the defensive rebound | 37-66 |
| 10:40 | Northwestern | Jonathan Alejo misses the lay-in | 37-66 |
| 10:39 | Illinois | Tomas Wilde grabs the defensive rebound | 37-66 |
| 10:36 | Illinois | Tomas Wilde throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 37-66 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Daniel Rhodes (SF), Paul McThune (C) Ronald Bastarache, Elmer Snedeker | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 10:27 | Northwestern | Jonathan Alejo lays it up and in set up by Leonard Chung | 39-66 |
| 10:25 | Illinois | Scott Drees is called for the reach on Tomas Wilde in the backcourt - foul #4 on Scott Drees, team foul #9 | 39-66 |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Humphries (SG), Joel Davey (C) Scott Drees, Jonathan Alejo | |
| Subs | Illinois | Nelson Boyer (SG), Carl Hartsock (SF) Boris Zellous, James Aguon | |
| 10:25 | Illinois | Tomas Wilde makes the 1st free throw | 39-67 |
| 10:25 | Illinois | Tomas Wilde makes the 2nd free throw | 39-68 |
| 10:11 | Northwestern | John Humphries misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 39-68 |
| 10:10 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Austin Coward | 39-68 |
| 10:08 | Illinois | Carl Hartsock is fouled in the backcourt by Daniel Rhodes - foul #2 on Daniel Rhodes, team foul #10 | 39-68 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jonathan Alejo (PF) Paul McThune | |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Fox (SF), Virgil Polson (PF), Robert Fisher (C) Nelson Boyer, Tomas Wilde, Terrance Riccio | |
| 10:08 | Illinois | Carl Hartsock makes the 1st free throw | 39-69 |
| 10:08 | Illinois | Carl Hartsock makes the 2nd free throw | 39-70 |
| 10:01 | Northwestern | Daniel Rhodes is hacked by Carl Hartsock - foul #1 on Carl Hartsock, team foul #5 | 39-70 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Nelson Boyer (SG) Carl Hartsock | |
| 09:50 | Northwestern | Daniel Rhodes knocks in the jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Leonard Chung | 41-70 |
| 09:26 | Illinois | Daniel Rhodes is called for the reach on Edward Fox - foul #3 on Daniel Rhodes, team foul #11 | 41-70 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache (SF), Paul McThune (C) Daniel Rhodes, Joel Davey | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Aguon (SF), Andrew Bailey (PF) Austin Coward, Virgil Polson | |
| 09:26 | Illinois | Edward Fox misses the 1st free throw | 41-70 |
| 09:26 | Illinois | Edward Fox misses the 2nd free throw | 41-70 |
| 09:26 | Illinois | Robert Fisher pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-70 |
| 09:10 | Illinois | Andrew Bailey drills a turnaround from the baseline | 41-72 |
| 08:56 | Northwestern | Jonathan Alejo hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 44-72 |
| 08:31 | Illinois | Edward Fox can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 44-72 |
| 08:29 | Northwestern | Jonathan Alejo pulls down the rebound | 44-72 |
| 08:25 | Northwestern | John Humphries misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 44-72 |
| 08:24 | Illinois | Edward Fox gets the rebound | 44-72 |
| 08:19 | Illinois | Nelson Boyer drills a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Edward Fox | 44-75 |
| 08:04 | Northwestern | Paul McThune misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 44-75 |
| 08:02 | Illinois | James Aguon pulls down the rebound | 44-75 |
| 07:51 | Illinois | Andrew Bailey connects on the fadeaway from the baseline set up by Nelson Boyer and he's fouled by Jonathan Alejo - foul #1 on Jonathan Alejo, team foul #12 | 44-77 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Scott Drees (SG), Daniel Rhodes (SF), Joel Davey (PF) John Humphries, Ronald Bastarache, Jonathan Alejo | |
| Subs | Illinois | Austin Coward (PG), Boris Zellous (SG), Carl Hartsock (SF), Terrance Riccio (C) Edward Fox, Nelson Boyer, James Aguon, Robert Fisher | |
| 07:51 | Illinois | Andrew Bailey makes the free throw | 44-78 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Leonard Chung (tiring) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Scott Drees (tiring) 4 pts. 4 pf. SF - Daniel Rhodes (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Joel Davey (fresh) C - Paul McThune (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Austin Coward (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SG - Boris Zellous (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SF - Carl Hartsock (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Andrew Bailey (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Terrance Riccio (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:37 | Northwestern | Joel Davey buries a turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Leonard Chung | 46-78 |
| 07:09 | Illinois | Carl Hartsock is open and buries a 3 from the left wing set up by Austin Coward | 46-81 |
| 06:51 | Northwestern | Daniel Rhodes misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Andrew Bailey - foul #1 on Andrew Bailey, team foul #6 | 46-81 |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Humphries (PG) Leonard Chung | |
| Subs | Illinois | Tomas Wilde (PF) Andrew Bailey | |
| 06:51 | Northwestern | Daniel Rhodes makes the 1st free throw | 47-81 |
| 06:51 | Northwestern | Daniel Rhodes makes the 2nd free throw | 48-81 |
| 06:34 | Illinois | Joel Davey takes the ball from Boris Zellous | 48-81 |
| 06:16 | Northwestern | Scott Drees comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 48-81 |
| 06:15 | Northwestern | The offensive rebound goes to Daniel Rhodes | 48-81 |
| 06:01 | Northwestern | Daniel Rhodes comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 48-81 |
| 05:59 | Illinois | Tomas Wilde pulls down the rebound | 48-81 |
| 05:43 | Illinois | Tomas Wilde can't connect on an uncontested floater from the left side | 48-81 |
| 05:41 | Northwestern | Daniel Rhodes grabs the defensive rebound | 48-81 |
| 05:26 | Northwestern | Daniel Rhodes misses badly on a turnaround from the right block | 48-81 |
| 05:24 | Illinois | Terrance Riccio snags the defensive board | 48-81 |
| 05:21 | Illinois | Austin Coward is hacked by John Humphries in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Humphries, team foul #13 | 48-81 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Leonard Chung (PG) John Humphries | |
| Subs | Illinois | Nelson Boyer (SG), James Aguon (SF), Virgil Polson (C) Boris Zellous, Carl Hartsock, Terrance Riccio | |
| 05:21 | Illinois | Austin Coward makes the 1st free throw | 48-82 |
| 05:21 | Illinois | Austin Coward makes the 2nd free throw | 48-83 |
| 05:04 | Northwestern | Tomas Wilde steps in front of the Joel Davey pass | 48-83 |
| 04:59 | Illinois | Leonard Chung is called for the reach on Austin Coward in the backcourt - foul #4 on Leonard Chung, team foul #14 | 48-83 |
| 04:59 | Illinois | Austin Coward makes the 1st free throw | 48-84 |
| 04:59 | Illinois | Austin Coward makes the 2nd free throw | 48-85 |
| 04:50 | Northwestern | Leonard Chung's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-85 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Wayne Foster (PG), Robert Fisher (C) Austin Coward, Tomas Wilde | |
| 04:26 | Illinois | Nelson Boyer scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by James Aguon | 48-88 |
| 04:11 | Northwestern | Paul McThune can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 48-88 |
| 04:10 | Illinois | Virgil Polson grabs the board | 48-88 |
| 03:47 | Illinois | Nelson Boyer misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 48-88 |
| 03:46 | Illinois | Virgil Polson tips it back up and in | 48-90 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Leonard Chung (tiring) 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Scott Drees (tired) 4 pts. 4 pf. SF - Daniel Rhodes (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Paul McThune (tired) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Joel Davey (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Wayne Foster (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nelson Boyer (fresh) 17 pts. 4 ast. SF - James Aguon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. PF - Virgil Polson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Fisher (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:41 | Northwestern | Leonard Chung can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 48-90 |
| 03:40 | Northwestern | Paul McThune tips it back up and in | 50-90 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 03:11 | Illinois | Wayne Foster banks in the layup set up by Virgil Polson | 50-92 |
| 02:50 | Northwestern | Leonard Chung double dribbles | 50-92 |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Humphries (PG) Scott Drees | |
| Subs | Illinois | Austin Coward (PG), Carl Hartsock (SG), Edward Fox (SF), Tomas Wilde (PF), Terrance Riccio (C) Wayne Foster, Nelson Boyer, James Aguon, Virgil Polson, Robert Fisher | |
| 02:30 | Illinois | Terrance Riccio misses short on an open fadeaway from the left block | 50-92 |
| 02:29 | Illinois | Edward Fox tips it but misses | 50-92 |
| 02:27 | Illinois | Austin Coward tips it home | 50-94 |
| 02:09 | Northwestern | Paul McThune misses badly on a jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Tomas Wilde - foul #2 on Tomas Wilde, team foul #7 | 50-94 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Scott Drees (SG) Leonard Chung | |
| Subs | Illinois | Boris Zellous (SG) Carl Hartsock | |
| 02:09 | Northwestern | Paul McThune makes the 1st free throw | 51-94 |
| 02:09 | Northwestern | Paul McThune makes the 2nd free throw | 52-94 |
| 01:44 | Illinois | Terrance Riccio makes the turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Boris Zellous | 52-96 |
| 01:35 | Northwestern | Tomas Wilde swats the layup by Joel Davey | 52-96 |
| 01:34 | Illinois | Edward Fox gets the rebound | 52-96 |
| 01:30 | Illinois | Scott Drees is called for the reach on Boris Zellous in the backcourt - foul #5 on Scott Drees, team foul #15 | 52-96 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Leonard Chung (PG) Scott Drees | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Aguon (SF) Edward Fox | |
| 01:30 | Illinois | Boris Zellous misses the 1st free throw | 52-96 |
| 01:30 | Illinois | Boris Zellous makes the 2nd free throw | 52-97 |
| 01:08 | Northwestern | Terrance Riccio swats the layup by Paul McThune | 52-97 |
| 01:06 | Illinois | Tomas Wilde pulls down the rebound | 52-97 |
| 01:03 | Illinois | Leonard Chung is called for the reach on James Aguon in the backcourt - foul #5 on Leonard Chung, team foul #16 | 52-97 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Wayne Willis (SG) Leonard Chung | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 01:03 | Illinois | James Aguon makes the 1st free throw | 52-98 |
| 01:03 | Illinois | James Aguon makes the 2nd free throw | 52-99 |
| 00:43 | Northwestern | Tomas Wilde swats the layup by Paul McThune | 52-99 |
| 00:42 | Illinois | Terrance Riccio snags the defensive board | 52-99 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 00:22 | Illinois | Paul McThune is called for the reach on Tomas Wilde - foul #2 on Paul McThune, team foul #17 | 52-99 |
| 00:22 | Illinois | Tomas Wilde misses the 1st free throw | 52-99 |
| 00:22 | Illinois | Tomas Wilde makes the 2nd free throw | 52-100 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 00:17 | Northwestern | Wayne Willis comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 52-100 |
| 00:16 | Illinois | Tomas Wilde pulls down the rebound | 52-100 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Austin Coward runs out the clock | 52-100 |