| Lineup | Illinois | PG - William Buntin (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Gaunt (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Tommy Hipple (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Stephen Smith (fresh) C - Michael Wynne (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Raymond Kelly (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Clarence Gay (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Allen (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Tommy Jaramillo (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Tom Berry (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Tommy Hipple inbounds the ball | 32-36 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:51 | Illinois | William Gaunt hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 32-36 |
| 19:50 | Illinois | Michael Wynne tips it in | 34-36 |
| 19:26 | Northwestern | Clarence Gay misses the runner from the baseline but he's hacked by Tommy Hipple - foul #1 on Tommy Hipple, team foul #1 | 34-36 |
| 19:26 | Northwestern | Clarence Gay misses the 1st free throw | 34-36 |
| 19:26 | Northwestern | Clarence Gay makes the 2nd free throw | 34-37 |
| 19:06 | Illinois | Tommy Hipple misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on William Allen - foul #1 on William Allen, team foul #1 | 34-37 |
| 19:06 | Illinois | Tommy Hipple makes the 1st free throw | 35-37 |
| 19:06 | Illinois | Tommy Hipple makes the 2nd free throw | 36-37 |
| 18:47 | Northwestern | Tom Berry can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 36-37 |
| 18:45 | Illinois | Stephen Smith gets the rebound | 36-37 |
| 18:40 | Illinois | William Gaunt misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 36-37 |
| 18:39 | Northwestern | Tom Berry grabs the board | 36-37 |
| 18:35 | Northwestern | William Allen loses the ball out of bounds | 36-37 |
| 18:13 | Illinois | Raymond Kelly steals the ball from Stephen Smith | 36-37 |
| 17:55 | Northwestern | Clarence Gay comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 36-37 |
| 17:54 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Tommy Hipple | 36-37 |
| 17:37 | Illinois | Tommy Hipple is hacked by William Allen - foul #2 on William Allen, team foul #2 | 36-37 |
| 17:22 | Illinois | William Gaunt drills a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Tommy Hipple | 39-37 |
| 17:00 | Northwestern | Tom Berry can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 39-37 |
| 16:58 | Illinois | Stephen Smith grabs the board | 39-37 |
| 16:53 | Illinois | William Gaunt is called for traveling | 39-37 |
| Subs | Illinois | Samuel Overturf (SG), Ernest Bode (SF), James Brown (C) William Gaunt, Tommy Hipple, Michael Wynne | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 16:36 | Northwestern | Raymond Kelly travels with the ball | 39-37 |
| Subs | Illinois | Daniel Wilson (PG) William Buntin | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 16:27 | Illinois | Stephen Smith buries a jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Samuel Overturf and he's hacked by Tom Berry - foul #1 on Tom Berry, team foul #3 | 41-37 |
| 16:27 | Illinois | Stephen Smith makes the free throw | 42-37 |
| 16:07 | Northwestern | Clarence Gay lays it in set up by William Allen | 42-39 |
| 15:47 | Illinois | Daniel Wilson misses the easy layup | 42-39 |
| 15:45 | Northwestern | Tom Berry pulls down the rebound | 42-39 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Daniel Wilson (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Samuel Overturf (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ernest Bode (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Stephen Smith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - James Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Raymond Kelly (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SG - Clarence Gay (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Allen (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Tommy Jaramillo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Tom Berry (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:29 | Northwestern | Clarence Gay hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 42-42 |
| 15:14 | Illinois | Ernest Bode drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Daniel Wilson | 44-42 |
| 14:46 | Northwestern | William Allen misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 44-42 |
| 14:44 | Northwestern | Tom Berry grabs the offensive board | 44-42 |
| 14:23 | Northwestern | Raymond Kelly misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 44-42 |
| 14:22 | Illinois | Stephen Smith pulls down the rebound | 44-42 |
| 13:58 | Illinois | Samuel Overturf double dribbles | 44-42 |
| Subs | Illinois | William Buntin (PG), William Gaunt (SG), Tommy Hipple (SF), Michael Wynne (C) Daniel Wilson, Samuel Overturf, Ernest Bode, James Brown | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Woodrow Carlson (PG) Raymond Kelly | |
| 13:29 | Northwestern | William Allen hits a 3 from the right corner set up by Woodrow Carlson | 44-45 |
| 13:13 | Illinois | Tommy Hipple clanks a jumper in the paint | 44-45 |
| 13:12 | Illinois | Stephen Smith tips it but misses | 44-45 |
| 13:11 | Northwestern | Tommy Jaramillo grabs the defensive rebound | 44-45 |
| 12:45 | Northwestern | William Allen clanks a 3 from the left corner | 44-45 |
| 12:43 | Illinois | The rebound goes to William Gaunt | 44-45 |
| 12:21 | Illinois | Stephen Smith connects on the jump hook from the left block set up by Tommy Hipple | 46-45 |
| 11:59 | Northwestern | Tom Berry is whistled for traveling | 46-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Wydra (PF) Stephen Smith | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Raymond Kelly (SG), Nathan Cowles (SF), Edward Midgette (PF), Haywood Aponte (C) Clarence Gay, William Allen, Tommy Jaramillo, Tom Berry | |
| 11:38 | Illinois | Michael Wynne buries a shot from the left side set up by William Gaunt | 48-45 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - William Buntin (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Gaunt (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Tommy Hipple (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edward Wydra (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Wynne (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Woodrow Carlson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Raymond Kelly (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SF - Nathan Cowles (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Edward Midgette (fresh) 2 reb. C - Haywood Aponte (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:16 | Northwestern | Raymond Kelly comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 48-45 |
| 11:15 | Northwestern | The offensive rebound goes to Haywood Aponte | 48-45 |
| 10:58 | Northwestern | Edward Midgette comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Edward Wydra - foul #1 on Edward Wydra, team foul #2 | 48-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | Samuel Overturf (SG), Ernest Bode (SF), James Brown (C) William Gaunt, Tommy Hipple, Michael Wynne | |
| Subs | Northwestern | William Allen (SF) Nathan Cowles | |
| 10:58 | Northwestern | Edward Midgette makes the 1st free throw | 48-46 |
| 10:58 | Northwestern | Edward Midgette misses the 2nd free throw | 48-46 |
| 10:58 | Illinois | Edward Wydra gets the rebound | 48-46 |
| 10:35 | Illinois | William Buntin buries a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Samuel Overturf | 50-46 |
| 10:07 | Northwestern | Woodrow Carlson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | Daniel Wilson (PG) William Buntin | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Clarence Gay (SG), Tommy Jaramillo (PF), Tom Berry (C) Raymond Kelly, Edward Midgette, Haywood Aponte | |
| 09:53 | Illinois | Daniel Wilson hits a 3 from the right wing set up by Ernest Bode | 53-46 |
| 09:26 | Northwestern | Clarence Gay comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 53-46 |
| 09:24 | Northwestern | Woodrow Carlson grabs the offensive board | 53-46 |
| 09:01 | Northwestern | Tommy Jaramillo blows the dunk but he's hacked by James Brown - foul #2 on James Brown, team foul #3 | 53-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | William Buntin (PG), William Gaunt (SG), Tommy Hipple (SF), Stephen Smith (PF), Michael Wynne (C) Daniel Wilson, Samuel Overturf, Ernest Bode, Edward Wydra, James Brown | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 09:01 | Northwestern | Tommy Jaramillo makes the 1st free throw | 53-47 |
| 09:01 | Northwestern | Tommy Jaramillo makes the 2nd free throw | 53-48 |
| 08:50 | Illinois | William Gaunt misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 53-48 |
| 08:49 | Northwestern | Tom Berry grabs the board | 53-48 |
| 08:36 | Northwestern | Woodrow Carlson buries a 3 from straight away | 53-51 |
| 08:09 | Illinois | Michael Wynne comes up short on the shot from the left side | 53-51 |
| 08:08 | Northwestern | Tommy Jaramillo grabs the defensive rebound | 53-51 |
| 08:02 | Northwestern | William Allen clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Tommy Hipple - foul #2 on Tommy Hipple, team foul #4 | 53-51 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Raymond Kelly (SG), Edward Midgette (PF), Haywood Aponte (C) Clarence Gay, Tommy Jaramillo, Tom Berry | |
| 08:02 | Northwestern | William Allen makes the 1st free throw | 53-52 |
| 08:02 | Northwestern | William Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 53-53 |
| 07:51 | Illinois | William Buntin hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Wynne | 55-53 |
| 07:47 | Northwestern | Raymond Kelly comes up short on the floater from the right side but he's fouled by William Gaunt - foul #1 on William Gaunt, team foul #5 | 55-53 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Nathan Cowles (SF) William Allen | |
| 07:47 | Northwestern | Raymond Kelly misses the 1st free throw | 55-53 |
| 07:47 | Northwestern | Raymond Kelly misses the 2nd free throw | 55-53 |
| 07:47 | Illinois | Stephen Smith gets the rebound | 55-53 |
| 07:27 | Illinois | Tommy Hipple's pass is intercepted by Haywood Aponte | 55-53 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - William Buntin (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Gaunt (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Tommy Hipple (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. PF - Stephen Smith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Michael Wynne (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Woodrow Carlson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Raymond Kelly (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SF - Nathan Cowles (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Edward Midgette (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Haywood Aponte (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 06:58 | Northwestern | Raymond Kelly makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Woodrow Carlson | 55-56 |
| 06:45 | Illinois | Tommy Hipple is hacked by Nathan Cowles - foul #2 on Nathan Cowles, team foul #4 | 55-56 |
| Subs | Illinois | Daniel Wilson (PG) William Buntin | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Clarence Gay (SG), Tommy Jaramillo (PF), Tom Berry (C) Nathan Cowles, Edward Midgette, Haywood Aponte | |
| 06:28 | Illinois | Tommy Hipple hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Stephen Smith | 57-56 |
| 06:14 | Northwestern | Clarence Gay's floater is knocked away by Tommy Hipple | 57-56 |
| 06:12 | Illinois | Michael Wynne grabs the board | 57-56 |
| 05:59 | Illinois | William Gaunt buries a runner from the right block set up by Tommy Hipple | 59-56 |
| 05:33 | Northwestern | Tom Berry hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 59-56 |
| 05:31 | Northwestern | Woodrow Carlson pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-56 |
| 05:18 | Northwestern | Tom Berry connects on the shot in the lane | 59-58 |
| 05:03 | Illinois | Michael Wynne misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Clarence Gay - foul #2 on Clarence Gay, team foul #5 | 59-58 |
| Subs | Illinois | William Buntin (PG), Samuel Overturf (SG), Ernest Bode (SF), Edward Wydra (PF) Daniel Wilson, William Gaunt, Tommy Hipple, Stephen Smith | |
| Subs | Northwestern | William Allen (SF), Edward Midgette (C) Woodrow Carlson, Tom Berry | |
| 05:03 | Illinois | Michael Wynne makes the 1st free throw | 60-58 |
| 05:03 | Illinois | Michael Wynne misses the 2nd free throw | 60-58 |
| 05:03 | Northwestern | William Allen gets the rebound | 60-58 |
| 04:34 | Northwestern | Raymond Kelly loses the ball out of bounds | 60-58 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Brown (C) Michael Wynne | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Nathan Cowles (SG), Haywood Aponte (C) Clarence Gay, Tommy Jaramillo | |
| 04:09 | Illinois | William Buntin misses the jumpshot from the right side | 60-58 |
| 04:08 | Illinois | James Brown tips it in | 62-58 |
| 03:53 | Northwestern | William Allen misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 62-58 |
| 03:52 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Edward Wydra | 62-58 |
| 03:44 | Illinois | William Buntin can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Haywood Aponte - foul #2 on Haywood Aponte, team foul #6 | 62-58 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Woodrow Carlson (PG), Tom Berry (C) Nathan Cowles, Haywood Aponte | |
| 03:44 | Illinois | William Buntin makes the 1st free throw | 63-58 |
| 03:44 | Illinois | William Buntin misses the 2nd free throw | 63-58 |
| 03:44 | Illinois | Edward Wydra grabs the offensive board | 63-58 |
| 03:24 | Illinois | Edward Wydra makes the jumpshot from the free throw line and he's hacked by Edward Midgette - foul #1 on Edward Midgette, team foul #7 | 65-58 |
| Subs | Illinois | William Gaunt (SG), Tommy Hipple (SF) Samuel Overturf, Ernest Bode | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Clarence Gay (SG), Tommy Jaramillo (PF) Raymond Kelly, Edward Midgette | |
| 03:24 | Illinois | Edward Wydra misses the free throw | 65-58 |
| 03:24 | Northwestern | Tommy Jaramillo grabs the defensive rebound | 65-58 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - William Buntin (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Gaunt (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Tommy Hipple (fresh) 16 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edward Wydra (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - James Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Woodrow Carlson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Clarence Gay (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Allen (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tommy Jaramillo (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Tom Berry (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:10 | Northwestern | Clarence Gay misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 65-58 |
| 03:08 | Northwestern | Tom Berry grabs the offensive rebound | 65-58 |
| 02:41 | Northwestern | William Allen drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 65-61 |
| 02:41 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-61 |
| Subs | Illinois | Stephen Smith (PF), Michael Wynne (C) Edward Wydra, James Brown | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 02:24 | Illinois | Stephen Smith connects on the turnaround from the baseline set up by William Buntin and he's hacked by Tommy Jaramillo - foul #2 on Tommy Jaramillo, team foul #8 | 67-61 |
| 02:24 | Illinois | Stephen Smith misses the free throw | 67-61 |
| 02:24 | Northwestern | Tommy Jaramillo grabs the defensive rebound | 67-61 |
| 02:06 | Northwestern | William Allen can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 67-61 |
| 02:05 | Illinois | William Gaunt grabs the defensive rebound | 67-61 |
| 01:59 | Illinois | Michael Wynne drills a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from William Gaunt | 69-61 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 01:37 | Northwestern | Tommy Jaramillo clanks a jumper from the left wing | 69-61 |
| 01:35 | Illinois | The rebound goes to William Gaunt | 69-61 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 01:15 | Illinois | Michael Wynne hits a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from William Buntin | 71-61 |
| 01:10 | Northwestern | Woodrow Carlson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 71-61 |
| 01:09 | Illinois | William Gaunt snags the defensive board | 71-61 |
| 00:40 | Illinois | William Gaunt misses short on a shot in the paint | 71-61 |
| 00:39 | Illinois | William Buntin grabs the offensive board | 71-61 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:11 | Illinois | Tommy Hipple can't connect on a runner from close range but he's hacked by William Allen - foul #3 on William Allen, team foul #9 | 71-61 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | George Johnson (PG), Raymond Kelly (SG), Nathan Cowles (SF), Edward Midgette (PF), Haywood Aponte (C) Woodrow Carlson, Clarence Gay, William Allen, Tommy Jaramillo, Tom Berry | |
| 00:11 | Illinois | Tommy Hipple makes the 1st free throw | 72-61 |
| 00:11 | Illinois | Tommy Hipple makes the 2nd free throw | 73-61 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:04 | Northwestern | Raymond Kelly misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 73-61 |
| 00:03 | Illinois | Michael Wynne snags the defensive board | 73-61 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | William Buntin runs out the clock | 73-61 |