| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - John Brown (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jonas Richardson (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Foret (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Leland Bopp (fresh) 4 pts. C - James Gregory (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Raymond Haddix (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Matthew Lane (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Christopher Reny (fresh) PF - Richard Burns (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Gary Bradley (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern | Matthew Foret inbounds the ball | 37-39 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | Northwestern | Matthew Foret comes up short on the jump hook near the basket | 37-39 |
| 19:42 | Illinois | Richard Burns gets the rebound | 37-39 |
| 19:19 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-39 |
| 18:54 | Northwestern | John Brown misses the 3 from the right corner | 37-39 |
| 18:52 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix grabs the board | 37-39 |
| 18:23 | Illinois | Christopher Reny hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 37-39 |
| 18:21 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix misses the tip | 37-39 |
| 18:20 | Northwestern | James Gregory grabs the board | 37-39 |
| 18:08 | Northwestern | Leland Bopp misses short on a floater in the paint | 37-39 |
| 18:06 | Illinois | Gary Bradley gets the rebound | 37-39 |
| 17:43 | Illinois | Matthew Lane's pass is intercepted by Jonas Richardson | 37-39 |
| 17:25 | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 37-39 |
| 17:24 | Illinois | Richard Burns grabs the board | 37-39 |
| 17:04 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Richard Burns | 37-42 |
| 16:44 | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson makes the contested 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from John Brown | 40-42 |
| 16:19 | Illinois | Matthew Foret steals the ball from Raymond Haddix | 40-42 |
| 16:15 | Northwestern | Matthew Foret hits the finger roll | 42-42 |
| 15:51 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix's pass out of the doubleteam is intercepted by Matthew Foret | 42-42 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - John Brown (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Jonas Richardson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Foret (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Leland Bopp (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - James Gregory (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Raymond Haddix (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. SG - Matthew Lane (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Christopher Reny (fairly fresh) PF - Richard Burns (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Gary Bradley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Northwestern | Matthew Foret misses badly on a floater from the right side | 42-42 |
| 15:32 | Illinois | Gary Bradley grabs the board | 42-42 |
| 15:28 | Illinois | Matthew Lane comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 42-42 |
| 15:27 | Northwestern | James Gregory grabs the board | 42-42 |
| 15:22 | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 42-42 |
| 15:20 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix grabs the board | 42-42 |
| 14:57 | Illinois | James Gregory blocks the short jumper by Matthew Lane | 42-42 |
| 14:55 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to John Brown | 42-42 |
| 14:44 | Northwestern | Christopher Reny steals the ball from Matthew Foret | 42-42 |
| 14:25 | Illinois | Leland Bopp is called for the reach on Gary Bradley - foul #1 on Leland Bopp, team foul #1 | 42-42 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Lyle Carr (SG), George Hutchcraft (SF), Alphonso Valdez (PF), James Carter (C) Jonas Richardson, Matthew Foret, Leland Bopp, James Gregory | |
| Subs | Illinois | Gregory Roberts (SG), James Young (SF), Jeffrey Hall (PF), Adam Vanslyke (C) Matthew Lane, Christopher Reny, Richard Burns, Gary Bradley | |
| 14:06 | Illinois | Adam Vanslyke misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 42-42 |
| 14:04 | Illinois | Gregory Roberts tips it home | 42-44 |
| 13:56 | Northwestern | James Carter clanks a shot from the right block but he's hacked by Adam Vanslyke - foul #1 on Adam Vanslyke, team foul #1 | 42-44 |
| 13:56 | Northwestern | James Carter makes the 1st free throw | 43-44 |
| 13:56 | Northwestern | James Carter misses the 2nd free throw | 43-44 |
| 13:56 | Illinois | Jeffrey Hall pulls down the rebound | 43-44 |
| 13:32 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by John Brown - foul #1 on John Brown, team foul #2 | 43-44 |
| 13:32 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix makes the 1st free throw | 43-45 |
| 13:32 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix makes the 2nd free throw | 43-46 |
| 13:18 | Northwestern | George Hutchcraft lays it up and in on a great pass from John Brown and he's hacked by James Young - foul #1 on James Young, team foul #2 | 45-46 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew Lane (SG) Raymond Haddix | |
| 13:18 | Northwestern | George Hutchcraft misses the free throw | 45-46 |
| 13:18 | Illinois | Adam Vanslyke gets the rebound | 45-46 |
| 13:00 | Illinois | Matthew Lane misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 45-46 |
| 12:59 | Northwestern | George Hutchcraft grabs the defensive rebound | 45-46 |
| 12:44 | Northwestern | George Hutchcraft misses short on a runner in the paint | 45-46 |
| 12:42 | Northwestern | James Carter pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-46 |
| 12:36 | Northwestern | Alphonso Valdez knocks in the runner from the left block on a nice dish by George Hutchcraft | 47-46 |
| 12:12 | Illinois | Matthew Lane misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Alphonso Valdez - foul #2 on Alphonso Valdez, team foul #3 | 47-46 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Darryl Daniels (PG), Jonas Richardson (SG), Leland Bopp (PF), James Gregory (C) John Brown, Lyle Carr, Alphonso Valdez, James Carter | |
| Subs | Illinois | Christopher Reny (SF) James Young | |
| 12:12 | Illinois | Matthew Lane misses the 1st free throw | 47-46 |
| 12:12 | Illinois | Matthew Lane misses the 2nd free throw | 47-46 |
| 12:12 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to James Gregory | 47-46 |
| 11:58 | Northwestern | Darryl Daniels can't finish the uncontested layup | 47-46 |
| 11:57 | Illinois | Gregory Roberts grabs the defensive rebound | 47-46 |
| 11:28 | Illinois | Jeffrey Hall connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Gregory Roberts and the foul's on Leland Bopp - foul #2 on Leland Bopp, team foul #4 | 47-48 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Matthew Foret (SF) George Hutchcraft | |
| Subs | Illinois | Raymond Haddix (PG), Richard Burns (SG), Clyde Pate (PF) Gregory Roberts, Matthew Lane, Adam Vanslyke | |
| 11:28 | Illinois | Jeffrey Hall misses the free throw | 47-48 |
| 11:28 | Northwestern | James Gregory gets the rebound | 47-48 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Darryl Daniels (fresh) SG - Jonas Richardson (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Foret (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Leland Bopp (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - James Gregory (fresh) 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Raymond Haddix (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. SG - Richard Burns (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. SF - Christopher Reny (fairly fresh) PF - Clyde Pate (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeffrey Hall (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:19 | Northwestern | Leland Bopp hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Clyde Pate - foul #2 on Clyde Pate, team foul #3 | 47-48 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Gary Bradley (C) Jeffrey Hall | |
| 11:19 | Northwestern | Leland Bopp makes the 1st free throw | 48-48 |
| 11:19 | Northwestern | Leland Bopp makes the 2nd free throw | 49-48 |
| 10:55 | Illinois | Richard Burns misses the easy layup but the foul's on Jonas Richardson - foul #2 on Jonas Richardson, team foul #5 | 49-48 |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Brown (PG) Darryl Daniels | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Young (SF) Christopher Reny | |
| 10:55 | Illinois | Richard Burns makes the 1st free throw | 49-49 |
| 10:55 | Illinois | Richard Burns makes the 2nd free throw | 49-50 |
| 10:44 | Northwestern | Matthew Foret buries a turnaround from the right block | 51-50 |
| 10:15 | Illinois | Gary Bradley's fadeaway is rejected by James Gregory | 51-50 |
| 10:13 | Illinois | Clyde Pate gets the offensive rebound | 51-50 |
| 09:57 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 51-50 |
| 09:55 | Northwestern | James Gregory pulls down the rebound | 51-50 |
| 09:49 | Northwestern | Matthew Foret comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 51-50 |
| 09:48 | Illinois | Gary Bradley grabs the defensive rebound | 51-50 |
| 09:22 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix misses the 3 from the right corner | 51-50 |
| 09:21 | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson grabs the board | 51-50 |
| 09:16 | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson tries to split the doubleteam and is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Jonas Richardson, team foul #6 | 51-50 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Lyle Carr (SG), Alphonso Valdez (PF), James Carter (C) Jonas Richardson, Leland Bopp, James Gregory | |
| Subs | Illinois | Gregory Roberts (PG), Matthew Lane (SG), Christopher Reny (SF), Jeffrey Hall (PF), Adam Vanslyke (C) Raymond Haddix, Richard Burns, James Young, Clyde Pate, Gary Bradley | |
| 08:55 | Illinois | Jeffrey Hall misses the shot from the right wing | 51-50 |
| 08:53 | Illinois | Christopher Reny pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-50 |
| 08:34 | Illinois | Matthew Lane misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 51-50 |
| 08:33 | Northwestern | Matthew Foret grabs the defensive rebound | 51-50 |
| 08:11 | Northwestern | Christopher Reny is called for the reach on Matthew Foret - foul #3 on Christopher Reny, team foul #4 | 51-50 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Darryl Daniels (PG), Jonas Richardson (SG), George Hutchcraft (SF) John Brown, Lyle Carr, Matthew Foret | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 07:53 | Northwestern | James Carter misses long on an open jumpshot from just outside the lane | 51-50 |
| 07:52 | Northwestern | George Hutchcraft tips it in | 53-50 |
| 07:27 | Illinois | Matthew Lane makes the 3pt shot from the right corner | 53-53 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Darryl Daniels (fresh) SG - Jonas Richardson (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - George Hutchcraft (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Alphonso Valdez (fresh) 7 pts. C - James Carter (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Gregory Roberts (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Matthew Lane (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Christopher Reny (fairly fresh) 3 pf. PF - Jeffrey Hall (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Adam Vanslyke (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:09 | Northwestern | Darryl Daniels is open and buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 55-53 |
| 06:57 | Illinois | Jeffrey Hall can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline | 55-53 |
| 06:55 | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson grabs the board | 55-53 |
| 06:42 | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 55-53 |
| 06:40 | Northwestern | George Hutchcraft tips it but misses | 55-53 |
| 06:38 | Illinois | Jeffrey Hall grabs the defensive rebound | 55-53 |
| 06:16 | Illinois | Matthew Lane is whistled for traveling | 55-53 |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Brown (PG), Matthew Foret (SF), Leland Bopp (PF), James Gregory (C) Darryl Daniels, George Hutchcraft, Alphonso Valdez, James Carter | |
| Subs | Illinois | Raymond Haddix (PG), Richard Burns (SG), James Young (SF), Clyde Pate (PF), Gary Bradley (C) Gregory Roberts, Matthew Lane, Christopher Reny, Jeffrey Hall, Adam Vanslyke | |
| 06:03 | Northwestern | Clyde Pate is called for the reach on John Brown - foul #3 on Clyde Pate, team foul #5 | 55-53 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Lyle Carr (SG) Jonas Richardson | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 05:53 | Northwestern | Matthew Foret scores on a jump hook from the left block | 57-53 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:42 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix is hacked by Leland Bopp - foul #3 on Leland Bopp, team foul #7 | 57-53 |
| 05:42 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix makes the 1st free throw | 57-54 |
| 05:42 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix makes the 2nd free throw | 57-55 |
| 05:35 | Northwestern | Lyle Carr misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 57-55 |
| 05:33 | Illinois | Clyde Pate gets the rebound | 57-55 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:07 | Illinois | Richard Burns is hacked by Lyle Carr - foul #2 on Lyle Carr, team foul #8 | 57-55 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson (SG) Lyle Carr | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeffrey Hall (PF) Clyde Pate | |
| 05:07 | Illinois | Richard Burns makes the 1st free throw | 57-56 |
| 05:07 | Illinois | Richard Burns misses the 2nd free throw | 57-56 |
| 05:07 | Northwestern | James Gregory grabs the board | 57-56 |
| 04:58 | Northwestern | Matthew Foret is hacked by James Young - foul #2 on James Young, team foul #6 | 57-56 |
| 04:47 | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson makes the contested 3pt shot from the right corner | 60-56 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:30 | Illinois | The short jumper by Jeffrey Hall is denied by James Gregory | 60-56 |
| 04:29 | Northwestern | Matthew Foret grabs the board | 60-56 |
| 04:24 | Northwestern | James Gregory is hacked by Richard Burns - foul #2 on Richard Burns, team foul #7 | 60-56 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew Lane (SG), Adam Vanslyke (C) James Young, Gary Bradley | |
| 04:24 | Northwestern | James Gregory misses the 1st free throw | 60-56 |
| 04:24 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Hall | 60-56 |
| 04:15 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 60-56 |
| 04:13 | Illinois | Richard Burns snags the offensive board | 60-56 |
| 03:59 | Illinois | Matthew Lane scores on a shot from the free throw line | 60-58 |
| 03:56 | Northwestern | John Brown loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 60-58 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:33 | Illinois | Matthew Lane hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 60-58 |
| 03:32 | Northwestern | John Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 60-58 |
| 03:27 | Northwestern | John Brown throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-58 |
| Subs | Northwestern | George Hutchcraft (SF), Alphonso Valdez (PF) Matthew Foret, Leland Bopp | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Young (SF), Clyde Pate (PF) Richard Burns, Jeffrey Hall | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - John Brown (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SG - Jonas Richardson (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - George Hutchcraft (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Alphonso Valdez (fresh) 7 pts. C - James Gregory (fresh) 9 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Raymond Haddix (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. SG - Matthew Lane (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Young (fresh) PF - Clyde Pate (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Adam Vanslyke (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:02 | Illinois | Matthew Lane hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 60-58 |
| 03:01 | Illinois | James Young gets the offensive rebound | 60-58 |
| 02:40 | Illinois | Matthew Lane clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 60-58 |
| 02:39 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix hits the follow up shot | 60-60 |
| 02:39 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-60 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Matthew Foret (SF), Leland Bopp (PF) George Hutchcraft, Alphonso Valdez | |
| Subs | Illinois | Christopher Reny (SF), Richard Burns (PF), Gary Bradley (C) James Young, Clyde Pate, Adam Vanslyke | |
| 02:23 | Northwestern | Matthew Foret clanks a floater from the right wing but the foul's on Christopher Reny - foul #4 on Christopher Reny, team foul #8 | 60-60 |
| 02:23 | Northwestern | Matthew Foret misses the 1st free throw | 60-60 |
| 02:23 | Northwestern | Matthew Foret makes the 2nd free throw | 61-60 |
| 02:17 | Illinois | John Brown is called for the reach on Raymond Haddix in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Brown, team foul #9 | 61-60 |
| 02:17 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix makes the 1st free throw | 61-61 |
| 02:17 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix makes the 2nd free throw | 61-62 |
| 02:05 | Northwestern | Matthew Foret misses the lay-in | 61-62 |
| 02:03 | Illinois | Gary Bradley snags the defensive board | 61-62 |
| 01:43 | Illinois | Gary Bradley misses the wide open fadeaway in the lane | 61-62 |
| 01:41 | Northwestern | James Gregory snags the defensive board | 61-62 |
| 01:33 | Northwestern | Matthew Foret comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 61-62 |
| 01:32 | Illinois | Christopher Reny grabs the board | 61-62 |
| 01:08 | Illinois | Christopher Reny buries a pull-up jumper from the left side | 61-64 |
| 00:57 | Northwestern | Gary Bradley steps in front of the Leland Bopp pass | 61-64 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:31 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix splits the doubleteam but misses short on a fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on John Brown - foul #3 on John Brown, team foul #10 | 61-64 |
| 00:31 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix makes the 1st free throw | 61-65 |
| 00:31 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix makes the 2nd free throw | 61-66 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:24 | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 61-66 |
| 00:23 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Richard Burns | 61-66 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:20 | Illinois | Richard Burns is hacked by John Brown in the backcourt - foul #4 on John Brown, team foul #11 | 61-66 |
| 00:20 | Illinois | Richard Burns makes the 1st free throw | 61-67 |
| 00:20 | Illinois | Richard Burns misses the 2nd free throw | 61-67 |
| 00:20 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Gary Bradley | 61-67 |
| 00:19 | Illinois | Gary Bradley is hacked by Matthew Foret - foul #2 on Matthew Foret, team foul #12 | 61-67 |
| 00:19 | Illinois | Gary Bradley misses the 1st free throw | 61-67 |
| 00:19 | Illinois | Gary Bradley makes the 2nd free throw | 61-68 |
| 00:13 | Northwestern | John Brown knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Jonas Richardson | 64-68 |
| 00:11 | Illinois | John Brown is called for the reach on Raymond Haddix in the backcourt - foul #5 on John Brown, team foul #13 | 64-68 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Darryl Daniels (PG) John Brown | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 00:11 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix makes the 1st free throw | 64-69 |
| 00:11 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix makes the 2nd free throw | 64-70 |
| 00:06 | Northwestern | Darryl Daniels misses badly on the uncontested 3 from straight away | 64-70 |
| 00:04 | Illinois | Gary Bradley pulls down the rebound | 64-70 |
| 00:03 | Illinois | Gary Bradley is hacked by Darryl Daniels in the backcourt - foul #1 on Darryl Daniels, team foul #14 | 64-70 |
| 00:03 | Illinois | Gary Bradley makes the 1st free throw | 64-71 |
| 00:03 | Illinois | Gary Bradley makes the 2nd free throw | 64-72 |
| 00:00 | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 64-72 |