| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - David Appling (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Foster (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Peter Hines (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Thomas Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Joe Zarate (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Louis Flippen (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Barbagallo (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Herman Graves (fresh) PF - Gregory Bentley (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Simon Shin (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern | Peter Hines inbounds the ball | 26-51 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:47 | Northwestern | Joe Zarate is open but comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint | 26-51 |
| 19:45 | Illinois State | Gregory Bentley gets the rebound | 26-51 |
| 19:43 | Illinois State | Herman Graves travels in the backcourt | 26-51 |
| 19:30 | Northwestern | Michael Foster connects on the shot from the right wing on a great pass from David Appling | 28-51 |
| 19:13 | Illinois State | Gregory Bentley hits the finger roll | 28-53 |
| 18:59 | Northwestern | Herman Graves steps in front of the David Appling pass | 28-53 |
| 18:56 | Illinois State | Louis Flippen lays it up and in set up by Herman Graves | 28-55 |
| 18:38 | Northwestern | Peter Hines can't connect on a floater near the basket | 28-55 |
| 18:37 | Illinois State | Simon Shin grabs the board | 28-55 |
| 18:34 | Illinois State | Donald Barbagallo is fouled in the backcourt by David Appling - foul #2 on David Appling, team foul #1 | 28-55 |
| Subs | Northwestern | David Smith (PG), Robert Damron (SF), Brian Gray (PF), Isaac Schultz (C) David Appling, Peter Hines, Thomas Smith, Joe Zarate | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Robert Helm (PG), Harold Sampley (SG), Douglas Etienne (SF), Sam Moore (PF), Martin Deaver (C) Louis Flippen, Donald Barbagallo, Herman Graves, Gregory Bentley, Simon Shin | |
| 18:05 | Illinois State | Martin Deaver comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block | 28-55 |
| 18:03 | Illinois State | Martin Deaver tips it home | 28-57 |
| 17:56 | Northwestern | Brian Gray is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Brian Gray, team foul #2 | 28-57 |
| Subs | Northwestern | David Appling (PG), Thomas Smith (PF) Michael Foster, Brian Gray | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 17:32 | Illinois State | Douglas Etienne comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 28-57 |
| 17:30 | Illinois State | Sam Moore pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-57 |
| 17:07 | Illinois State | Sam Moore misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 28-57 |
| 17:05 | Northwestern | David Appling grabs the board | 28-57 |
| 16:59 | Northwestern | Thomas Smith blows the layup | 28-57 |
| 16:58 | Illinois State | Sam Moore grabs the defensive rebound | 28-57 |
| 16:56 | Illinois State | David Smith is called for the reach on Harold Sampley in the backcourt - foul #1 on David Smith, team foul #3 | 28-57 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Michael Foster (SG), Peter Hines (SF), Joe Zarate (C) David Smith, Robert Damron, Isaac Schultz | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Louis Flippen (PG), Donald Barbagallo (SG), Andrew Stafford (SF), Gregory Bentley (PF), Simon Shin (C) Robert Helm, Harold Sampley, Douglas Etienne, Sam Moore, Martin Deaver | |
| 16:49 | Illinois State | Andrew Stafford is denied on a layup by Joe Zarate | 28-57 |
| 16:48 | Northwestern | Peter Hines snags the defensive board | 28-57 |
| 16:44 | Northwestern | Joe Zarate drills a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Michael Foster | 30-57 |
| 16:42 | Illinois State | Simon Shin travels in the backcourt | 30-57 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Brian Gray (PF) Thomas Smith | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 16:28 | Northwestern | Joe Zarate misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 30-57 |
| 16:26 | Northwestern | Brian Gray pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-57 |
| 16:05 | Northwestern | Michael Foster is hacked by Simon Shin - foul #3 on Simon Shin, team foul #1 | 30-57 |
| Subs | Northwestern | David Smith (PG), Thomas Smith (PF) David Appling, Brian Gray | |
| Subs | Illinois State | William Bowers (PG), Herman Graves (SF), Sam Moore (C) Louis Flippen, Andrew Stafford, Simon Shin | |
| 15:53 | Northwestern | Michael Foster misses the shot in the lane but he's hacked by Donald Barbagallo - foul #3 on Donald Barbagallo, team foul #2 | 30-57 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Shane Lamarche (SF) Peter Hines | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Simon Shin (C) Sam Moore | |
| 15:53 | Northwestern | Michael Foster makes the 1st free throw | 31-57 |
| 15:53 | Northwestern | Michael Foster misses the 2nd free throw | 31-57 |
| 15:53 | Illinois State | Gregory Bentley grabs the defensive rebound | 31-57 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - David Smith (fairly fresh) SG - Michael Foster (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shane Lamarche (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Thomas Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Joe Zarate (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - William Bowers (fresh) SG - Donald Barbagallo (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Herman Graves (fairly fresh) 2 stl. PF - Gregory Bentley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Simon Shin (fairly fresh) 3 pf. | |
| 15:28 | Illinois State | Donald Barbagallo misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 31-57 |
| 15:26 | Illinois State | The offensive rebound goes to Simon Shin | 31-57 |
| 15:03 | Illinois State | Donald Barbagallo steps out of bounds on the baseline | 31-57 |
| Subs | Northwestern | David Appling (PG), Peter Hines (C) David Smith, Joe Zarate | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Louis Flippen (PG), Robert Helm (SG), Andrew Stafford (PF) William Bowers, Donald Barbagallo, Gregory Bentley | |
| 14:59 | Northwestern | Shane Lamarche throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 31-57 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Sam Moore (C) Simon Shin | |
| 14:37 | Illinois State | Louis Flippen lays it in on a nice dish by Herman Graves | 31-59 |
| 14:26 | Northwestern | Herman Graves takes the ball from Thomas Smith | 31-59 |
| 14:24 | Illinois State | Peter Hines takes the ball from Louis Flippen in the backcourt | 31-59 |
| 14:10 | Northwestern | Peter Hines misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 31-59 |
| 14:08 | Northwestern | Shane Lamarche gets the offensive rebound | 31-59 |
| 13:59 | Northwestern | Michael Foster drills a jumpshot from the left side set up by Shane Lamarche | 33-59 |
| 13:30 | Illinois State | Herman Graves misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 33-59 |
| 13:28 | Northwestern | Peter Hines grabs the defensive rebound | 33-59 |
| 13:23 | Northwestern | David Appling makes the jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Shane Lamarche | 35-59 |
| 12:58 | Illinois State | Robert Helm can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 35-59 |
| 12:56 | Northwestern | Peter Hines snags the defensive board | 35-59 |
| 12:56 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 35-59 |
| Subs | Northwestern | David Smith (PG), Robert Damron (SG), Brian Gray (PF), Isaac Schultz (C) David Appling, Michael Foster, Thomas Smith, Peter Hines | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Harold Sampley (PG), Donald Barbagallo (SG), Douglas Etienne (SF), Gregory Bentley (PF), Martin Deaver (C) Louis Flippen, Robert Helm, Herman Graves, Andrew Stafford, Sam Moore | |
| 12:54 | Northwestern | Robert Damron is hacked by Douglas Etienne in the backcourt - foul #2 on Douglas Etienne, team foul #3 | 35-59 |
| 12:38 | Northwestern | The short jumper by Shane Lamarche is denied by Gregory Bentley | 35-59 |
| 12:36 | Illinois State | Gregory Bentley snags the defensive board | 35-59 |
| 12:17 | Illinois State | David Smith steps in front of the Douglas Etienne pass | 35-59 |
| 11:59 | Northwestern | The short jumper by Shane Lamarche is denied by Martin Deaver | 35-59 |
| 11:58 | Northwestern | Brian Gray grabs the offensive rebound | 35-59 |
| 11:44 | Northwestern | Robert Damron makes the wide open jumpshot from the left side | 37-59 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - David Smith (fairly fresh) SG - Robert Damron (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Shane Lamarche (tired) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Brian Gray (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - Isaac Schultz (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Harold Sampley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Barbagallo (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Douglas Etienne (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Gregory Bentley (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Martin Deaver (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:24 | Illinois State | Harold Sampley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 37-59 |
| 11:23 | Northwestern | Robert Damron snags the defensive board | 37-59 |
| 11:19 | Northwestern | David Smith misses badly on a jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Donald Barbagallo - foul #4 on Donald Barbagallo, team foul #4 | 37-59 |
| Subs | Northwestern | David Appling (PG), Peter Hines (SF), Thomas Smith (PF), Joe Zarate (C) Robert Damron, Shane Lamarche, Brian Gray, Isaac Schultz | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Louis Flippen (PG), Robert Helm (SG), Simon Shin (C) Harold Sampley, Donald Barbagallo, Martin Deaver | |
| 11:19 | Northwestern | David Smith misses the 1st free throw | 37-59 |
| 11:19 | Northwestern | David Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 38-59 |
| 10:52 | Illinois State | Louis Flippen is fouled on the floor by Peter Hines - foul #2 on Peter Hines, team foul #4 | 38-59 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Sam Moore (PF) Gregory Bentley | |
| 10:29 | Illinois State | Sam Moore hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range but he's fouled by Thomas Smith - foul #3 on Thomas Smith, team foul #5 | 38-59 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Michael Foster (SG) David Smith | |
| Subs | Illinois State | William Bowers (SG) Robert Helm | |
| 10:29 | Illinois State | Sam Moore makes the 1st free throw | 38-60 |
| 10:29 | Illinois State | Sam Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 38-61 |
| 10:16 | Northwestern | Joe Zarate buries a runner in the paint set up by David Appling | 40-61 |
| 10:00 | Illinois State | William Bowers lays it up and in set up by Douglas Etienne | 40-63 |
| 09:55 | Northwestern | Peter Hines lays it up and in on a great pass from David Appling | 42-63 |
| 09:53 | Illinois State | William Bowers is called for traveling in the backcourt | 42-63 |
| Subs | Northwestern | David Smith (PG) David Appling | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Andrew Stafford (SF) Douglas Etienne | |
| 09:46 | Northwestern | David Smith can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 42-63 |
| 09:44 | Illinois State | Simon Shin pulls down the rebound | 42-63 |
| 09:18 | Illinois State | Sam Moore misses the wide open floater near the basket | 42-63 |
| 09:17 | Northwestern | Peter Hines gets the rebound | 42-63 |
| 09:13 | Northwestern | Simon Shin is called for the reach on David Smith in the backcourt - foul #4 on Simon Shin, team foul #5 | 42-63 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Damron (PG), Brian Gray (C) Peter Hines, Joe Zarate | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Robert Helm (SG), Gregory Bentley (PF) William Bowers, Simon Shin | |
| 08:59 | Northwestern | Thomas Smith misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 42-63 |
| 08:57 | Illinois State | Robert Helm grabs the defensive rebound | 42-63 |
| 08:28 | Illinois State | Sam Moore comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 42-63 |
| 08:27 | Illinois State | Sam Moore snags the offensive board | 42-63 |
| 07:58 | Illinois State | Robert Helm throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-63 |
| Subs | Northwestern | David Appling (PG), Peter Hines (SF), Isaac Schultz (PF), Joe Zarate (C) Michael Foster, David Smith, Thomas Smith, Brian Gray | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Harold Sampley (PG), Donald Barbagallo (SG), Herman Graves (SF), Simon Shin (C) Louis Flippen, Robert Helm, Andrew Stafford, Sam Moore | |
| 07:36 | Northwestern | Robert Damron hits a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by David Appling | 44-63 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - David Appling (tiring) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Robert Damron (tiring) 4 pts. SF - Peter Hines (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Isaac Schultz (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Joe Zarate (tired) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Harold Sampley (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Barbagallo (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Herman Graves (tiring) 3 stl. PF - Gregory Bentley (tired) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Simon Shin (tiring) 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:08 | Illinois State | Gregory Bentley misses badly on a driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by Isaac Schultz - foul #2 on Isaac Schultz, team foul #6 | 44-63 |
| Subs | Northwestern | David Smith (SG), Shane Lamarche (SF) Robert Damron, Joe Zarate | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Martin Deaver (C) Simon Shin | |
| 07:08 | Illinois State | Gregory Bentley makes the 1st free throw | 44-64 |
| 07:08 | Illinois State | Gregory Bentley makes the 2nd free throw | 44-65 |
| 07:04 | Northwestern | David Appling is hacked by Donald Barbagallo in the backcourt - foul #5 on Donald Barbagallo, team foul #6 | 44-65 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Brian Gray (C) Peter Hines | |
| Subs | Illinois State | William Bowers (PG), Robert Helm (SG) Harold Sampley, Donald Barbagallo | |
| 06:50 | Northwestern | David Smith hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from David Appling | 47-65 |
| 06:35 | Illinois State | Herman Graves is wide open and slams it home | 47-67 |
| 06:32 | Northwestern | Robert Helm is called for the reach on David Smith in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Helm, team foul #7 | 47-67 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Thomas Smith (PF) Brian Gray | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Douglas Etienne (SF), Sam Moore (PF), Simon Shin (C) Herman Graves, Gregory Bentley, Martin Deaver | |
| 06:32 | Northwestern | David Smith makes the 1st free throw | 48-67 |
| 06:32 | Northwestern | David Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 48-67 |
| 06:32 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Simon Shin | 48-67 |
| 06:08 | Illinois State | Robert Helm misses long on a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by David Smith - foul #2 on David Smith, team foul #7 | 48-67 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Michael Foster (SG), Peter Hines (SF), Joe Zarate (C) David Smith, Shane Lamarche, Isaac Schultz | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Harold Sampley (SG) William Bowers | |
| 06:08 | Illinois State | Robert Helm makes the 1st free throw | 48-68 |
| 06:08 | Illinois State | Robert Helm misses the 2nd free throw | 48-68 |
| 06:08 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Thomas Smith | 48-68 |
| 05:48 | Northwestern | Harold Sampley is called for the reach on Michael Foster - foul #1 on Harold Sampley, team foul #8 | 48-68 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Louis Flippen (PG), Andrew Stafford (PF) Robert Helm, Sam Moore | |
| 05:48 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 48-68 |
| 05:48 | Northwestern | Michael Foster misses the 1st free throw | 48-68 |
| 05:48 | Illinois State | Simon Shin gets the rebound | 48-68 |
| 05:44 | Illinois State | Harold Sampley is hacked by David Appling in the backcourt - foul #3 on David Appling, team foul #8 | 48-68 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | William Bowers (SG), Martin Deaver (C) Louis Flippen, Simon Shin | |
| 05:44 | Illinois State | Harold Sampley makes the 1st free throw | 48-69 |
| 05:44 | Illinois State | Harold Sampley misses the 2nd free throw | 48-69 |
| 05:44 | Illinois State | Andrew Stafford pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-69 |
| 05:26 | Illinois State | David Appling steals it from Douglas Etienne | 48-69 |
| 05:09 | Northwestern | Peter Hines connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by David Appling | 51-69 |
| 04:43 | Illinois State | Douglas Etienne comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 51-69 |
| 04:41 | Northwestern | David Appling snags the defensive board | 51-69 |
| 04:36 | Northwestern | Michael Foster misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 51-69 |
| 04:35 | Illinois State | Andrew Stafford grabs the board | 51-69 |
| 04:18 | Illinois State | William Bowers misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 51-69 |
| 04:16 | Illinois State | Martin Deaver tips it in | 51-71 |
| 04:09 | Northwestern | Andrew Stafford denies the turnaround by Peter Hines | 51-71 |
| 04:07 | Illinois State | William Bowers pulls down the rebound | 51-71 |
| 04:02 | Illinois State | Harold Sampley hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 51-71 |
| 04:00 | Northwestern | Thomas Smith grabs the board | 51-71 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:54 | Northwestern | Thomas Smith is hacked by Andrew Stafford - foul #1 on Andrew Stafford, team foul #9 | 51-71 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Damron (PG), David Smith (SG), Brian Gray (C) David Appling, Michael Foster, Joe Zarate | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Robert Helm (PG), Sam Moore (C) William Bowers, Martin Deaver | |
| 03:54 | Northwestern | Thomas Smith makes the 1st free throw | 52-71 |
| 03:54 | Northwestern | Thomas Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 52-71 |
| 03:54 | Illinois State | Sam Moore gets the rebound | 52-71 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:29 | Illinois State | Harold Sampley can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 52-71 |
| 03:28 | Illinois State | Harold Sampley hits the follow up shot | 52-73 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Robert Damron (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - David Smith (tiring) 5 pts. SF - Peter Hines (tired) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Thomas Smith (very tired) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Brian Gray (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Robert Helm (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Harold Sampley (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Douglas Etienne (tired) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Andrew Stafford (tiring) 9 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Sam Moore (tiring) 13 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 03:24 | Northwestern | Robert Damron is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Helm - foul #3 on Robert Helm, team foul #10 | 52-73 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Isaac Schultz (PF) Thomas Smith | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 03:24 | Northwestern | Robert Damron makes the 1st free throw | 53-73 |
| 03:24 | Northwestern | Robert Damron misses the 2nd free throw | 53-73 |
| 03:24 | Northwestern | Brian Gray pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-73 |
| 03:10 | Northwestern | Isaac Schultz loses the ball out of bounds | 53-73 |
| 02:42 | Illinois State | Harold Sampley buries a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Helm | 53-75 |
| 02:32 | Northwestern | Robert Damron is called for 10 seconds | 53-75 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | William Bowers (SG), Martin Deaver (C) Harold Sampley, Andrew Stafford | |
| 02:08 | Illinois State | William Bowers is fouled on the floor by Brian Gray - foul #2 on Brian Gray, team foul #9 | 53-75 |
| 02:08 | Illinois State | William Bowers makes the 1st free throw | 53-76 |
| 02:08 | Illinois State | William Bowers makes the 2nd free throw | 53-77 |
| 01:59 | Northwestern | Sam Moore swats the short shot by Peter Hines | 53-77 |
| 01:58 | Illinois State | Martin Deaver grabs the defensive rebound | 53-77 |
| 01:52 | Illinois State | Martin Deaver can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline | 53-77 |
| 01:51 | Northwestern | Robert Damron snags the defensive board | 53-77 |
| 01:45 | Northwestern | Martin Deaver swats the shot by David Smith | 53-77 |
| 01:44 | Northwestern | Robert Damron gets the offensive rebound | 53-77 |
| 01:39 | Northwestern | Peter Hines hits the finger roll | 55-77 |
| 01:13 | Illinois State | Robert Helm comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 55-77 |
| 01:11 | Illinois State | Sam Moore can't tip it in | 55-77 |
| 01:10 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Isaac Schultz | 55-77 |
| 01:06 | Northwestern | David Smith hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Peter Hines and he's fouled by William Bowers - foul #1 on William Bowers, team foul #11 | 57-77 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Harold Sampley (SG) William Bowers | |
| 01:06 | Northwestern | David Smith misses the free throw | 57-77 |
| 01:06 | Illinois State | Martin Deaver pulls down the rebound | 57-77 |
| 00:43 | Illinois State | Douglas Etienne banks in the wide open layup set up by Martin Deaver | 57-79 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:39 | Northwestern | David Smith blows the wide open layup | 57-79 |
| 00:38 | Northwestern | The offensive rebound goes to Brian Gray | 57-79 |
| 00:35 | Northwestern | Brian Gray misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 57-79 |
| 00:33 | Illinois State | Harold Sampley grabs the board | 57-79 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:10 | Illinois State | Martin Deaver connects on the jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Harold Sampley and he's hacked by Robert Damron - foul #3 on Robert Damron, team foul #10 | 57-81 |
| 00:10 | Illinois State | Martin Deaver makes the free throw | 57-82 |
| 00:04 | Northwestern | Brian Gray misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 57-82 |
| 00:03 | Illinois State | Martin Deaver pulls down the rebound | 57-82 |
| 00:00 | Illinois State | Robert Helm runs out the clock | 57-82 |