| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Reed Phillips (fresh) 13 pts. SG - Wesley Prado (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Richard Chiaramonte (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Erin Nguyen (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Jie Huang (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Oscar Croteau (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jackie Jenkins (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Nathan Summers (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Woo (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Sutherland (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern | Nathan Summers inbounds the ball | 61-23 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:46 | Northwestern | Robert Sutherland misses short on a shot from the left wing but the foul's on Jie Huang - foul #2 on Jie Huang, team foul #1 | 61-23 |
| 19:46 | Northwestern | Robert Sutherland misses the 1st free throw | 61-23 |
| 19:46 | Northwestern | Robert Sutherland makes the 2nd free throw | 61-24 |
| 19:43 | Illinois | Jie Huang is hacked by Oscar Croteau in the backcourt - foul #2 on Oscar Croteau, team foul #1 | 61-24 |
| 19:31 | Illinois | Wesley Prado knocks in the floater from the right side set up by Reed Phillips | 63-24 |
| 19:28 | Northwestern | Jackie Jenkins is hacked by Richard Chiaramonte in the backcourt - foul #1 on Richard Chiaramonte, team foul #2 | 63-24 |
| 19:20 | Northwestern | Nathan Summers is fouled on the floor by Jie Huang - foul #3 on Jie Huang, team foul #3 | 63-24 |
| 19:12 | Northwestern | Oscar Croteau hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Robert Woo | 63-27 |
| 19:05 | Illinois | Wesley Prado misses badly on the uncontested turnaround in the lane | 63-27 |
| 19:03 | Northwestern | Robert Sutherland snags the defensive board | 63-27 |
| 18:58 | Northwestern | Oscar Croteau clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 63-27 |
| 18:56 | Illinois | Richard Chiaramonte pulls down the rebound | 63-27 |
| 18:54 | Illinois | Reed Phillips's pass is intercepted by Nathan Summers in the backcourt | 63-27 |
| 18:53 | Northwestern | Nathan Summers lays it up and in | 63-29 |
| 18:51 | Illinois | Reed Phillips is fouled in the backcourt by Nathan Summers - foul #3 on Nathan Summers, team foul #2 | 63-29 |
| Subs | Illinois | Keith Jones (PG), Stanley Huff (SG), Joshua Robertson (SF), William Roberts (C) Reed Phillips, Wesley Prado, Richard Chiaramonte, Jie Huang | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Larry Bessette (PG), Thomas Alexander (SG), Jacob Jefferson (SF), Todd Lax (PF), Troy Edwards (C) Oscar Croteau, Jackie Jenkins, Nathan Summers, Robert Woo, Robert Sutherland | |
| 18:42 | Illinois | William Roberts is open but misses the lay-in | 63-29 |
| 18:40 | Northwestern | Troy Edwards snags the defensive board | 63-29 |
| 18:34 | Northwestern | Larry Bessette comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 63-29 |
| 18:33 | Northwestern | Troy Edwards grabs the offensive rebound | 63-29 |
| 18:27 | Northwestern | Larry Bessette misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 63-29 |
| 18:26 | Northwestern | Thomas Alexander tips it in | 63-31 |
| 18:15 | Illinois | Stanley Huff is fouled on the floor by Troy Edwards - foul #2 on Troy Edwards, team foul #3 | 63-31 |
| Subs | Illinois | Antonio Stack (PF) Erin Nguyen | |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Sass (SG), Rickey Yocom (SF), Robert Sutherland (C) Thomas Alexander, Jacob Jefferson, Todd Lax | |
| 17:59 | Illinois | William Roberts drills a shot from the left block on a nice dish by Keith Jones | 65-31 |
| 17:39 | Northwestern | Keith Jones picks off the pass by Robert Sutherland | 65-31 |
| 17:35 | Illinois | Robert Sutherland takes the ball from William Roberts in the backcourt | 65-31 |
| 17:30 | Northwestern | James Sass double dribbles | 65-31 |
| Subs | Illinois | Reed Phillips (PG), Wesley Prado (SG), Eric Thomas (SF), Todd Raub (C) Keith Jones, Stanley Huff, Joshua Robertson, William Roberts | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Oscar Croteau (PG), Jackie Jenkins (SG), Jacob Jefferson (SF), Robert Woo (PF) Larry Bessette, James Sass, Rickey Yocom, Troy Edwards | |
| 17:02 | Illinois | Eric Thomas clanks a floater from the free throw line | 65-31 |
| 17:01 | Illinois | Todd Raub grabs the offensive rebound | 65-31 |
| 16:50 | Illinois | Eric Thomas is open and buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Wesley Prado | 68-31 |
| 16:46 | Northwestern | Jackie Jenkins makes the 3pt attempt from straight away | 68-34 |
| 16:31 | Illinois | Eric Thomas is open and scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Antonio Stack | 71-34 |
| 16:21 | Northwestern | Jackie Jenkins is wide open but clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 71-34 |
| 16:20 | Northwestern | Jackie Jenkins hits the follow up shot | 71-36 |
| 16:04 | Illinois | Eric Thomas makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Wesley Prado | 74-36 |
| 16:00 | Northwestern | Oscar Croteau is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 74-36 |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Chiaramonte (SF), Erin Nguyen (PF), Jie Huang (C) Eric Thomas, Antonio Stack, Todd Raub | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Thomas Alexander (PG), James Sass (SG), Nathan Summers (SF), Todd Lax (C) Oscar Croteau, Jackie Jenkins, Jacob Jefferson, Robert Sutherland | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Reed Phillips (fairly fresh) 13 pts. SG - Wesley Prado (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Richard Chiaramonte (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Erin Nguyen (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Jie Huang (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Thomas Alexander (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Sass (fresh) SF - Nathan Summers (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Robert Woo (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Todd Lax (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:44 | Illinois | Erin Nguyen connects on the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Reed Phillips and he's fouled by Robert Woo - foul #2 on Robert Woo, team foul #4 | 76-36 |
| Subs | Illinois | Keith Jones (PG), Joshua Robertson (SF) Reed Phillips, Wesley Prado | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 15:44 | Illinois | Erin Nguyen misses the free throw | 76-36 |
| 15:44 | Illinois | Jie Huang grabs the offensive board | 76-36 |
| 15:34 | Illinois | Richard Chiaramonte hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway from the right wing | 76-36 |
| 15:32 | Illinois | Jie Huang can't tip it in | 76-36 |
| 15:30 | Northwestern | Robert Woo grabs the defensive rebound | 76-36 |
| 15:27 | Northwestern | Joshua Robertson takes the ball from James Sass in the backcourt | 76-36 |
| 15:10 | Illinois | Richard Chiaramonte makes the driving attempt in the paint set up by Keith Jones | 78-36 |
| 15:05 | Northwestern | Thomas Alexander misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 78-36 |
| 15:03 | Illinois | Jie Huang pulls down the rebound | 78-36 |
| 14:41 | Illinois | Richard Chiaramonte misses long on an open shot from the left block | 78-36 |
| 14:39 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Erin Nguyen | 78-36 |
| 14:31 | Illinois | Erin Nguyen misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Robert Woo - foul #3 on Robert Woo, team foul #5 | 78-36 |
| Subs | Illinois | Reed Phillips (PG), Stanley Huff (SG), William Roberts (C) Keith Jones, Joshua Robertson, Jie Huang | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Oscar Croteau (PG), Larry Bessette (SG), Rickey Yocom (SF), Troy Edwards (PF), Robert Sutherland (C) Thomas Alexander, James Sass, Nathan Summers, Robert Woo, Todd Lax | |
| 14:31 | Illinois | Erin Nguyen makes the 1st free throw | 79-36 |
| 14:31 | Illinois | Erin Nguyen makes the 2nd free throw | 80-36 |
| 14:29 | Northwestern | Erin Nguyen steps in front of the Oscar Croteau pass in the backcourt | 80-36 |
| 14:21 | Illinois | William Roberts hits a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Reed Phillips | 82-36 |
| 13:54 | Northwestern | Oscar Croteau hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 82-36 |
| 13:53 | Illinois | Richard Chiaramonte grabs the board | 82-36 |
| 13:49 | Illinois | Richard Chiaramonte is fouled on the floor by Larry Bessette - foul #3 on Larry Bessette, team foul #6 | 82-36 |
| Subs | Illinois | Antonio Stack (PF), Jie Huang (C) Erin Nguyen, William Roberts | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jackie Jenkins (SG), Nathan Summers (SF) Oscar Croteau, Rickey Yocom | |
| 13:40 | Illinois | Jie Huang misses the fadeaway from the baseline | 82-36 |
| 13:38 | Illinois | Antonio Stack pulls down the offensive rebound | 82-36 |
| 13:24 | Illinois | Reed Phillips hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt near the basket | 82-36 |
| 13:23 | Illinois | Reed Phillips tips it home | 84-36 |
| 13:10 | Northwestern | Jackie Jenkins misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 84-36 |
| 13:09 | Illinois | Antonio Stack pulls down the rebound | 84-36 |
| 13:04 | Illinois | Stanley Huff makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Reed Phillips | 87-36 |
| 13:02 | Northwestern | Jackie Jenkins's pass is intercepted by Reed Phillips in the backcourt | 87-36 |
| 13:01 | Illinois | Reed Phillips misses the lay-in | 87-36 |
| 12:59 | Northwestern | Troy Edwards grabs the defensive rebound | 87-36 |
| 12:54 | Northwestern | Nathan Summers hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 87-36 |
| 12:53 | Illinois | Jie Huang pulls down the rebound | 87-36 |
| 12:50 | Illinois | Nathan Summers picks off the pass by Antonio Stack in the backcourt | 87-36 |
| 12:42 | Northwestern | Larry Bessette connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Jackie Jenkins | 87-39 |
| 12:26 | Illinois | Larry Bessette takes the ball from Jie Huang | 87-39 |
| 12:22 | Northwestern | Troy Edwards hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Larry Bessette | 87-41 |
| 12:20 | Illinois | Antonio Stack is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #1 on Antonio Stack, team foul #4 | 87-41 |
| Subs | Illinois | Keith Jones (PG), Wesley Prado (SG), Joshua Robertson (SF), Todd Raub (PF), William Roberts (C) Reed Phillips, Stanley Huff, Richard Chiaramonte, Antonio Stack, Jie Huang | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Oscar Croteau (PG), Rickey Yocom (SF), Robert Woo (PF), Todd Lax (C) Larry Bessette, Nathan Summers, Troy Edwards, Robert Sutherland | |
| 12:01 | Northwestern | Robert Woo misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 87-41 |
| 12:00 | Northwestern | Robert Woo grabs the offensive rebound | 87-41 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Keith Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Wesley Prado (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Joshua Robertson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Todd Raub (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - William Roberts (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Oscar Croteau (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jackie Jenkins (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rickey Yocom (fresh) PF - Robert Woo (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Todd Lax (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:38 | Northwestern | Robert Woo misses short on a 3 from straight away | 87-41 |
| 11:37 | Illinois | William Roberts grabs the defensive rebound | 87-41 |
| 11:35 | Illinois | Wesley Prado is fouled in the backcourt by Oscar Croteau - foul #3 on Oscar Croteau, team foul #7 | 87-41 |
| Subs | Illinois | Eric Thomas (PG) Keith Jones | |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Sass (SG), Jacob Jefferson (SF) Jackie Jenkins, Rickey Yocom | |
| 11:35 | Illinois | Wesley Prado makes the 1st free throw | 88-41 |
| 11:35 | Illinois | Wesley Prado makes the 2nd free throw | 89-41 |
| 11:27 | Northwestern | Robert Woo misses short on a jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Joshua Robertson - foul #1 on Joshua Robertson, team foul #5 | 89-41 |
| Subs | Illinois | Erin Nguyen (PF) Todd Raub | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 11:27 | Northwestern | Robert Woo makes the 1st free throw | 89-42 |
| 11:27 | Northwestern | Robert Woo makes the 2nd free throw | 89-43 |
| 11:12 | Illinois | Eric Thomas drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Wesley Prado | 92-43 |
| 11:09 | Northwestern | Oscar Croteau loses the dribble to Eric Thomas in the backcourt | 92-43 |
| 10:57 | Illinois | Eric Thomas misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 92-43 |
| 10:56 | Northwestern | Todd Lax grabs the board | 92-43 |
| 10:50 | Northwestern | James Sass misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 92-43 |
| 10:48 | Northwestern | The offensive rebound goes to Todd Lax | 92-43 |
| 10:27 | Northwestern | James Sass's pass is intercepted by William Roberts | 92-43 |
| 10:17 | Illinois | Eric Thomas makes the wide open 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by William Roberts | 95-43 |
| 10:00 | Northwestern | James Sass makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Jacob Jefferson | 95-46 |
| 09:52 | Illinois | Wesley Prado misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Todd Lax - foul #2 on Todd Lax, team foul #8 | 95-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | Keith Jones (PG), Richard Chiaramonte (SF), Todd Raub (PF), Jie Huang (C) Eric Thomas, Joshua Robertson, Erin Nguyen, William Roberts | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Thomas Alexander (PG), Larry Bessette (SG), Rickey Yocom (SF), Troy Edwards (C) Oscar Croteau, James Sass, Robert Woo, Todd Lax | |
| 09:52 | Illinois | Wesley Prado makes the 1st free throw | 96-46 |
| 09:52 | Illinois | Wesley Prado makes the 2nd free throw | 97-46 |
| 09:41 | Northwestern | Troy Edwards can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 97-46 |
| 09:39 | Northwestern | The offensive rebound goes to Troy Edwards | 97-46 |
| 09:34 | Northwestern | Rickey Yocom misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 97-46 |
| 09:32 | Northwestern | Thomas Alexander tips it back up and in | 97-48 |
| 09:29 | Illinois | Jie Huang is hacked by Larry Bessette in the backcourt - foul #4 on Larry Bessette, team foul #9 | 97-48 |
| Subs | Illinois | Stanley Huff (SG) Wesley Prado | |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Sass (SG) Larry Bessette | |
| 09:29 | Illinois | Jie Huang makes the 1st free throw | 98-48 |
| 09:29 | Illinois | Jie Huang makes the 2nd free throw | 99-48 |
| 09:27 | Northwestern | James Sass throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 99-48 |
| Subs | Illinois | Antonio Stack (PF) Jie Huang | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 09:22 | Illinois | Keith Jones is hacked by Thomas Alexander - foul #1 on Thomas Alexander, team foul #10 | 99-48 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Todd Lax (PF) Jacob Jefferson | |
| 09:22 | Illinois | Keith Jones makes the 1st free throw | 100-48 |
| 09:22 | Illinois | Keith Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 101-48 |
| 09:03 | Northwestern | Todd Raub steals it from Troy Edwards | 101-48 |
| 08:59 | Illinois | Rickey Yocom is called for the reach on Stanley Huff in the backcourt - foul #2 on Rickey Yocom, team foul #11 | 101-48 |
| Subs | Illinois | Reed Phillips (PG), Joshua Robertson (SF), Jie Huang (C) Keith Jones, Richard Chiaramonte, Todd Raub | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 08:59 | Illinois | Stanley Huff makes the 1st free throw | 102-48 |
| 08:59 | Illinois | Stanley Huff makes the 2nd free throw | 103-48 |
| 08:48 | Northwestern | Todd Lax is denied on a layup by Joshua Robertson | 103-48 |
| 08:46 | Illinois | Joshua Robertson gets the rebound | 103-48 |
| 08:40 | Illinois | Joshua Robertson is fouled on the floor by Rickey Yocom - foul #3 on Rickey Yocom, team foul #12 | 103-48 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jacob Jefferson (C) Todd Lax | |
| 08:40 | Illinois | Joshua Robertson makes the 1st free throw | 104-48 |
| 08:40 | Illinois | Joshua Robertson makes the 2nd free throw | 105-48 |
| 08:32 | Northwestern | Rickey Yocom throws a bad pass out of bounds | 105-48 |
| Subs | Illinois | Wesley Prado (SG) Stanley Huff | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 08:25 | Illinois | Jie Huang scores on a runner in the lane set up by Joshua Robertson | 107-48 |
| 08:16 | Northwestern | Troy Edwards drills a 3 from the right corner | 107-51 |
| 08:14 | Illinois | Reed Phillips is hacked by Thomas Alexander in the backcourt - foul #2 on Thomas Alexander, team foul #13 | 107-51 |
| Subs | Illinois | Eric Thomas (SF) Joshua Robertson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Todd Lax (C) Rickey Yocom | |
| 08:14 | Illinois | Reed Phillips misses the 1st free throw | 107-51 |
| 08:14 | Illinois | Reed Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 108-51 |
| 08:02 | Northwestern | Thomas Alexander connects on the floater from the right side | 108-53 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Reed Phillips (tiring) 16 pts. 2 reb. SG - Wesley Prado (tiring) 6 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SF - Eric Thomas (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. PF - Antonio Stack (tiring) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Jie Huang (tired) 6 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Thomas Alexander (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Sass (tiring) 3 pts. SF - Jacob Jefferson (tired) PF - Troy Edwards (tiring) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Todd Lax (tired) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:57 | Illinois | Wesley Prado makes the wide open shot from the right block | 110-53 |
| 07:55 | Northwestern | Antonio Stack takes the ball from Thomas Alexander in the backcourt | 110-53 |
| 07:43 | Illinois | Jie Huang is open but comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 110-53 |
| 07:42 | Northwestern | Todd Lax snags the defensive board | 110-53 |
| 07:37 | Northwestern | Thomas Alexander misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 110-53 |
| 07:36 | Illinois | Eric Thomas gets the rebound | 110-53 |
| 07:31 | Illinois | Reed Phillips misses the lay-in but the foul's on Thomas Alexander - foul #3 on Thomas Alexander, team foul #14 | 110-53 |
| Subs | Illinois | Keith Jones (SG), Richard Chiaramonte (SF), Todd Raub (PF), William Roberts (C) Wesley Prado, Eric Thomas, Antonio Stack, Jie Huang | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Larry Bessette (PG), Rickey Yocom (SF) James Sass, Todd Lax | |
| 07:31 | Illinois | Reed Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 111-53 |
| 07:31 | Illinois | Reed Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 112-53 |
| 07:15 | Northwestern | Jacob Jefferson lays it in | 112-55 |
| 07:11 | Illinois | Richard Chiaramonte is fouled in the backcourt by Rickey Yocom - foul #4 on Rickey Yocom, team foul #15 | 112-55 |
| Subs | Illinois | Stanley Huff (SG) Reed Phillips | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Todd Lax (C) Jacob Jefferson | |
| 07:11 | Illinois | Richard Chiaramonte misses the 1st free throw | 112-55 |
| 07:11 | Illinois | Richard Chiaramonte makes the 2nd free throw | 113-55 |
| 06:51 | Northwestern | Stanley Huff is called for the reach on Larry Bessette - foul #3 on Stanley Huff, team foul #6 | 113-55 |
| Subs | Illinois | Joshua Robertson (SF) Richard Chiaramonte | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 06:46 | Northwestern | William Roberts takes the ball from Thomas Alexander | 113-55 |
| 06:44 | Illinois | Stanley Huff is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Alexander - foul #4 on Thomas Alexander, team foul #16 | 113-55 |
| Subs | Illinois | Antonio Stack (PF) William Roberts | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jacob Jefferson (C) Troy Edwards | |
| 06:44 | Illinois | Stanley Huff misses the 1st free throw | 113-55 |
| 06:44 | Illinois | Stanley Huff makes the 2nd free throw | 114-55 |
| 06:34 | Northwestern | Larry Bessette misses badly on the uncontested 3pt jumper from the right corner | 114-55 |
| 06:32 | Illinois | Todd Raub grabs the defensive rebound | 114-55 |
| 06:28 | Illinois | Keith Jones misses the wide open jump hook from the right block | 114-55 |
| 06:26 | Illinois | Antonio Stack grabs the offensive board | 114-55 |
| 06:16 | Illinois | Stanley Huff can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 114-55 |
| 06:14 | Illinois | Keith Jones grabs the offensive board | 114-55 |
| 05:52 | Illinois | Stanley Huff is alone and drills a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Todd Raub | 116-55 |
| 05:42 | Northwestern | Larry Bessette loses the dribble to Joshua Robertson | 116-55 |
| 05:27 | Illinois | Thomas Alexander is called for the reach on Stanley Huff - foul #5 on Thomas Alexander, team foul #17 | 116-55 |
| Subs | Illinois | Reed Phillips (PG), Eric Thomas (SF), Erin Nguyen (PF), Jie Huang (C) Keith Jones, Joshua Robertson, Antonio Stack, Todd Raub | |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Sass (SG), Troy Edwards (C) Thomas Alexander, Rickey Yocom | |
| 05:27 | Illinois | Stanley Huff makes the 1st free throw | 117-55 |
| 05:27 | Illinois | Stanley Huff makes the 2nd free throw | 118-55 |
| 05:06 | Northwestern | Jacob Jefferson comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 118-55 |
| 05:04 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Jie Huang | 118-55 |
| 05:01 | Illinois | Reed Phillips is hacked by Larry Bessette in the backcourt - foul #5 on Larry Bessette, team foul #18 | 118-55 |
| Subs | Illinois | Wesley Prado (SG), William Roberts (C) Stanley Huff, Jie Huang | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jackie Jenkins (SG) Larry Bessette | |
| 05:01 | Illinois | Reed Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 119-55 |
| 05:01 | Illinois | Reed Phillips misses the 2nd free throw | 119-55 |
| 05:01 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Jacob Jefferson | 119-55 |
| 04:57 | Northwestern | Reed Phillips picks off the pass by Jackie Jenkins in the backcourt | 119-55 |
| 04:52 | Illinois | Eric Thomas misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 119-55 |
| 04:51 | Northwestern | Todd Lax pulls down the rebound | 119-55 |
| 04:41 | Northwestern | Todd Lax is hacked by Erin Nguyen - foul #1 on Erin Nguyen, team foul #7 | 119-55 |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Chiaramonte (SF) Eric Thomas | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 04:41 | Northwestern | Todd Lax makes the 1st free throw | 119-56 |
| 04:41 | Northwestern | Todd Lax makes the 2nd free throw | 119-57 |
| 04:29 | Illinois | William Roberts misses the dunk attempt | 119-57 |
| 04:27 | Northwestern | Jackie Jenkins gets the rebound | 119-57 |
| 04:24 | Northwestern | James Sass's pass is intercepted by Wesley Prado in the backcourt | 119-57 |
| 04:23 | Illinois | Wesley Prado lays it up and in | 121-57 |
| 04:05 | Northwestern | Troy Edwards hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 121-57 |
| 04:04 | Illinois | Reed Phillips snags the defensive board | 121-57 |
| 04:02 | Illinois | Reed Phillips's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 121-57 |
| Subs | Illinois | Keith Jones (PG), Antonio Stack (PF), Jie Huang (C) Reed Phillips, Erin Nguyen, William Roberts | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Oscar Croteau (PG), Rickey Yocom (SF) Jackie Jenkins, Troy Edwards | |
| 03:57 | Northwestern | Jacob Jefferson misses short on a jumper in the paint but the foul's on Jie Huang - foul #4 on Jie Huang, team foul #8 | 121-57 |
| Subs | Illinois | Eric Thomas (SF) Richard Chiaramonte | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 03:57 | Northwestern | Jacob Jefferson makes the 1st free throw | 121-58 |
| 03:57 | Northwestern | Jacob Jefferson makes the 2nd free throw | 121-59 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Keith Jones (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Wesley Prado (tiring) 10 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SF - Eric Thomas (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. PF - Antonio Stack (tiring) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Jie Huang (tiring) 6 pts. 8 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Oscar Croteau (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Sass (tired) 3 pts. SF - Rickey Yocom (tired) 4 pf. PF - Jacob Jefferson (very tired) 4 pts. C - Todd Lax (very tired) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:50 | Illinois | Jie Huang drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Antonio Stack | 123-59 |
| 03:39 | Northwestern | Wesley Prado blocks the short jumper by Jacob Jefferson | 123-59 |
| 03:38 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Jie Huang | 123-59 |
| 03:35 | Illinois | Wesley Prado loses the dribble to Rickey Yocom in the backcourt | 123-59 |
| 03:32 | Northwestern | Rickey Yocom lays it in | 123-61 |
| 03:30 | Illinois | Keith Jones is fouled in the backcourt by Oscar Croteau - foul #4 on Oscar Croteau, team foul #19 | 123-61 |
| Subs | Illinois | Joshua Robertson (SF), Todd Raub (PF) Eric Thomas, Antonio Stack | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Troy Edwards (C) Rickey Yocom | |
| 03:30 | Illinois | Keith Jones makes the 1st free throw | 124-61 |
| 03:30 | Illinois | Keith Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 125-61 |
| 03:17 | Northwestern | Jacob Jefferson is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Jacob Jefferson, team foul #20 | 125-61 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jackie Jenkins (SG), Robert Sutherland (C) Oscar Croteau, Troy Edwards | |
| 03:02 | Illinois | Keith Jones throws a bad pass out of bounds | 125-61 |
| Subs | Illinois | Stanley Huff (SG), Richard Chiaramonte (SF), William Roberts (C) Wesley Prado, Joshua Robertson, Jie Huang | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 02:47 | Northwestern | Jacob Jefferson makes the fadeaway from the right block | 125-63 |
| 02:40 | Illinois | Todd Raub buries a floater in the paint on a great pass from William Roberts | 127-63 |
| 02:29 | Northwestern | Jackie Jenkins is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Jackie Jenkins, team foul #21 | 127-63 |
| Subs | Illinois | Reed Phillips (PG), Wesley Prado (SG), Eric Thomas (SF), Antonio Stack (PF) Keith Jones, Stanley Huff, Richard Chiaramonte, Todd Raub | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Oscar Croteau (PG), Troy Edwards (C) Jackie Jenkins, Robert Sutherland | |
| 02:27 | Illinois | Antonio Stack's pass is intercepted by Oscar Croteau in the backcourt | 127-63 |
| 02:20 | Northwestern | William Roberts blocks the short jumper by Jacob Jefferson | 127-63 |
| 02:19 | Illinois | Antonio Stack grabs the board | 127-63 |
| 02:12 | Illinois | Reed Phillips drills a floater near the basket on a nice dish by Wesley Prado | 129-63 |
| 02:06 | Northwestern | Oscar Croteau drills a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by James Sass | 129-66 |
| 02:02 | Illinois | Wesley Prado is hacked by James Sass - foul #3 on James Sass, team foul #22 | 129-66 |
| Subs | Illinois | Joshua Robertson (SF), Jie Huang (C) Eric Thomas, William Roberts | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Rickey Yocom (SF) Troy Edwards | |
| 02:02 | Illinois | Wesley Prado misses the 1st free throw | 129-66 |
| 02:02 | Illinois | Wesley Prado makes the 2nd free throw | 130-66 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 01:45 | Northwestern | Todd Lax hits a fadeaway from the right wing | 130-68 |
| 01:33 | Illinois | Jie Huang connects on the floater near the basket | 132-68 |
| 01:15 | Northwestern | Oscar Croteau can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 132-68 |
| 01:13 | Illinois | Wesley Prado grabs the board | 132-68 |
| 01:09 | Illinois | Oscar Croteau is called for the reach on Reed Phillips in the backcourt - foul #5 on Oscar Croteau, team foul #23 | 132-68 |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Chiaramonte (SF), Erin Nguyen (PF) Joshua Robertson, Antonio Stack | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jackie Jenkins (SG), Troy Edwards (C) Oscar Croteau, Rickey Yocom | |
| 01:09 | Illinois | Reed Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 133-68 |
| 01:09 | Illinois | Reed Phillips misses the 2nd free throw | 133-68 |
| 01:09 | Northwestern | Troy Edwards snags the defensive board | 133-68 |
| 00:50 | Northwestern | Todd Lax drills a shot from the right block set up by James Sass | 133-70 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:22 | Illinois | Richard Chiaramonte drills a turnaround in the paint and he's hacked by James Sass - foul #4 on James Sass, team foul #24 | 135-70 |
| 00:22 | Illinois | Richard Chiaramonte makes the free throw | 136-70 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:18 | Northwestern | Jackie Jenkins misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Jie Huang - foul #5 on Jie Huang, team foul #9 | 136-70 |
| Subs | Illinois | William Roberts (C) Jie Huang | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 00:18 | Northwestern | Jackie Jenkins makes the 1st free throw | 136-71 |
| 00:18 | Northwestern | Jackie Jenkins makes the 2nd free throw | 136-72 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Reed Phillips runs out the clock | 136-72 |