| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - David Appling (fresh) 2 pts. SG - David Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shane Lamarche (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Peter Hines (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Joe Zarate (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Clarence Maroney (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Randy Demps (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Marko Mioduszewski (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Steven Shattuck (fresh) 4 reb. C - Michael Hullinger (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Marko Mioduszewski inbounds the ball | 28-37 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:37 | Illinois | Marko Mioduszewski banks in the layup on a great pass from Clarence Maroney | 28-39 |
| 19:08 | Northwestern | Joe Zarate misses the lay-in | 28-39 |
| 19:06 | Illinois | Michael Hullinger snags the defensive board | 28-39 |
| 18:37 | Illinois | Randy Demps connects on the shot from the right side on a nice dish by Clarence Maroney | 28-41 |
| 18:30 | Northwestern | Peter Hines's fadeaway is rejected by Michael Hullinger | 28-41 |
| 18:29 | Illinois | Randy Demps snags the defensive board | 28-41 |
| 18:26 | Illinois | Randy Demps is fouled in the backcourt by Peter Hines - foul #1 on Peter Hines, team foul #1 | 28-41 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Brian Gray (PF), Isaac Schultz (C) Shane Lamarche, Joe Zarate | |
| Subs | Illinois | Paul Cain (SG), James Dailey (PF) Clarence Maroney, Steven Shattuck | |
| 17:59 | Illinois | Marko Mioduszewski misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 28-41 |
| 17:58 | Illinois | Paul Cain grabs the offensive rebound | 28-41 |
| 17:38 | Illinois | Paul Cain hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 from the left wing | 28-41 |
| 17:36 | Illinois | Marko Mioduszewski hits the follow up shot | 28-43 |
| 17:30 | Northwestern | Michael Hullinger swats the layup by Isaac Schultz | 28-43 |
| 17:29 | Illinois | The rebound goes to James Dailey | 28-43 |
| 17:08 | Illinois | Michael Hullinger banks in the layup and the foul's on Isaac Schultz - foul #2 on Isaac Schultz, team foul #2 | 28-45 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Damron (SG), Shane Lamarche (SF) David Smith, Peter Hines | |
| Subs | Illinois | Clarence Maroney (PG), Larry Newell (SF), Steven Shattuck (PF) Randy Demps, Marko Mioduszewski, James Dailey | |
| 17:08 | Illinois | Michael Hullinger misses the free throw | 28-45 |
| 17:08 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Isaac Schultz | 28-45 |
| 16:53 | Northwestern | David Appling loses the dribble to Steven Shattuck | 28-45 |
| 16:37 | Illinois | Paul Cain hits a wide open fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Clarence Maroney | 28-47 |
| 16:18 | Northwestern | Shane Lamarche scores on a fadeaway from the right side | 30-47 |
| 16:13 | Illinois | Paul Cain loses the dribble to Robert Damron | 30-47 |
| 16:00 | Northwestern | Robert Damron is hacked by Michael Hullinger - foul #2 on Michael Hullinger, team foul #1 | 30-47 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Michael Foster (SG), Thomas Smith (PF), Joe Zarate (C) David Appling, Brian Gray, Isaac Schultz | |
| Subs | Illinois | Sebastian Jackson (SG), James Dailey (C) Paul Cain, Michael Hullinger | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Robert Damron (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Michael Foster (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Shane Lamarche (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Thomas Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Joe Zarate (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Clarence Maroney (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Sebastian Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Larry Newell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Steven Shattuck (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - James Dailey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:48 | Northwestern | Robert Damron misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 30-47 |
| 15:46 | Illinois | The rebound goes to James Dailey | 30-47 |
| 15:19 | Illinois | Steven Shattuck misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 30-47 |
| 15:18 | Illinois | Clarence Maroney tips it back up and in | 30-49 |
| 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 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 15:13 | Northwestern | Michael Foster misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 30-49 |
| 15:11 | Northwestern | Joe Zarate gets the offensive rebound | 30-49 |
| 14:56 | Northwestern | Larry Newell takes the ball from Joe Zarate | 30-49 |
| 14:53 | Illinois | Larry Newell hits the finger roll | 30-51 |
| 14:29 | Northwestern | Michael Foster misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Sebastian Jackson - foul #1 on Sebastian Jackson, team foul #2 | 30-51 |
| Subs | Northwestern | David Smith (PG), Peter Hines (SF) Robert Damron, Shane Lamarche | |
| Subs | Illinois | Randy Demps (SG), Marko Mioduszewski (SF), Michael Hullinger (C) Clarence Maroney, Larry Newell, James Dailey | |
| 14:29 | Northwestern | Michael Foster makes the 1st free throw | 31-51 |
| 14:29 | Northwestern | Michael Foster makes the 2nd free throw | 32-51 |
| 14:23 | Illinois | Randy Demps is hacked by Michael Foster in the backcourt - foul #4 on Michael Foster, team foul #3 | 32-51 |
| Subs | Northwestern | David Appling (PG) Michael Foster | |
| Subs | Illinois | Paul Cain (SF) Steven Shattuck | |
| 14:08 | Illinois | Paul Cain is wide open but clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on David Appling - foul #3 on David Appling, team foul #4 | 32-51 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Isaac Schultz (C) Joe Zarate | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 14:08 | Illinois | Paul Cain misses the 1st free throw | 32-51 |
| 14:08 | Illinois | Paul Cain makes the 2nd free throw | 32-52 |
| 13:44 | Northwestern | David Appling can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 32-52 |
| 13:43 | Northwestern | Thomas Smith tips it back up and in | 34-52 |
| 13:41 | Illinois | Sebastian Jackson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 34-52 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Steven Shattuck (PF) Sebastian Jackson | |
| 13:36 | Northwestern | David Smith can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Steven Shattuck - foul #1 on Steven Shattuck, team foul #3 | 34-52 |
| 13:36 | Northwestern | David Smith misses the 1st free throw | 34-52 |
| 13:36 | Northwestern | David Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 35-52 |
| 13:20 | Illinois | David Appling steals it from Paul Cain | 35-52 |
| 13:15 | Northwestern | David Appling lays it in | 37-52 |
| 13:08 | Illinois | Paul Cain connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Marko Mioduszewski | 37-54 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 12:47 | Northwestern | Peter Hines hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block | 37-54 |
| 12:46 | Northwestern | David Smith tips it home | 39-54 |
| 12:27 | Illinois | Marko Mioduszewski misses the wide open fadeaway from the right block | 39-54 |
| 12:26 | Northwestern | Peter Hines gets the rebound | 39-54 |
| 12:21 | Northwestern | David Appling hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 39-54 |
| 12:20 | Illinois | Randy Demps grabs the defensive rebound | 39-54 |
| 11:54 | Illinois | Paul Cain makes the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Marko Mioduszewski | 39-56 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - David Appling (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SG - David Smith (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Peter Hines (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas Smith (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Isaac Schultz (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Randy Demps (fairly fresh) 14 pts. SG - Paul Cain (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Marko Mioduszewski (fairly fresh) 12 pts. PF - Steven Shattuck (tiring) 4 reb. C - Michael Hullinger (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 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 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 11:49 | Northwestern | David Appling hits a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Peter Hines | 41-56 |
| 11:44 | Illinois | Peter Hines takes the ball from Randy Demps in the backcourt | 41-56 |
| 11:43 | Northwestern | David Appling lays it in on a nice dish by Peter Hines | 43-56 |
| 11:41 | Illinois | Thomas Smith steps in front of the Michael Hullinger pass in the backcourt | 43-56 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 11:22 | Northwestern | Isaac Schultz's fadeaway is rejected by Steven Shattuck | 43-56 |
| 11:20 | Northwestern | David Appling pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-56 |
| 11:06 | Northwestern | David Appling drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Peter Hines | 46-56 |
| 10:42 | Illinois | Steven Shattuck is fouled on the floor by Peter Hines - foul #2 on Peter Hines, team foul #5 | 46-56 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Damron (SG), Shane Lamarche (SF), Brian Gray (PF), Joe Zarate (C) David Smith, Peter Hines, Thomas Smith, Isaac Schultz | |
| Subs | Illinois | Clarence Maroney (PG), Sebastian Jackson (SG), Larry Newell (SF), James Dailey (PF) Randy Demps, Paul Cain, Marko Mioduszewski, Steven Shattuck | |
| 10:18 | Illinois | Sebastian Jackson hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 46-56 |
| 10:17 | Illinois | Michael Hullinger pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-56 |
| 09:55 | Illinois | James Dailey makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 46-58 |
| 09:41 | Northwestern | Shane Lamarche is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Shane Lamarche, team foul #6 | 46-58 |
| Subs | Northwestern | David Smith (SG) David Appling | |
| Subs | Illinois | Steven Shattuck (PF) Michael Hullinger | |
| 09:20 | Illinois | Shane Lamarche is called for the reach on Sebastian Jackson - foul #2 on Shane Lamarche, team foul #7 | 46-58 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Thomas Smith (PF) Brian Gray | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 09:20 | Illinois | Sebastian Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 46-59 |
| 09:20 | Illinois | Sebastian Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 46-60 |
| 09:11 | Northwestern | Robert Damron is whistled for a carry | 46-60 |
| Subs | Northwestern | David Appling (PG) Robert Damron | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 08:47 | Illinois | Thomas Smith swats the layup by Clarence Maroney | 46-60 |
| 08:46 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Joe Zarate | 46-60 |
| 08:41 | Northwestern | Steven Shattuck swats the short shot by Thomas Smith | 46-60 |
| 08:39 | Illinois | James Dailey pulls down the rebound | 46-60 |
| 08:23 | Illinois | 3 seconds is called on James Dailey | 46-60 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Randy Demps (SG), Marko Mioduszewski (SF), Michael Hullinger (C) Sebastian Jackson, Larry Newell, Steven Shattuck | |
| 08:01 | Northwestern | Joe Zarate clanks a floater in the paint | 46-60 |
| 08:00 | Illinois | James Dailey grabs the board | 46-60 |
| 07:42 | Illinois | Clarence Maroney hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on David Appling - foul #4 on David Appling, team foul #8 | 46-60 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Damron (PG), Michael Foster (SG), Peter Hines (SF), Brian Gray (PF) David Appling, David Smith, Shane Lamarche, Thomas Smith | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 07:42 | Illinois | Clarence Maroney misses the 1st free throw | 46-60 |
| 07:42 | Illinois | Clarence Maroney misses the 2nd free throw | 46-60 |
| 07:42 | Northwestern | Joe Zarate grabs the defensive rebound | 46-60 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Robert Damron (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Michael Foster (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Peter Hines (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Brian Gray (fresh) 2 pts. C - Joe Zarate (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Clarence Maroney (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Randy Demps (fairly fresh) 14 pts. SF - Marko Mioduszewski (fairly fresh) 12 pts. PF - James Dailey (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Hullinger (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:20 | Northwestern | Joe Zarate hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 46-60 |
| 07:18 | Illinois | Marko Mioduszewski grabs the board | 46-60 |
| 07:14 | Illinois | Randy Demps comes up short on the floater from the left side | 46-60 |
| 07:13 | Illinois | Clarence Maroney grabs the offensive board | 46-60 |
| 06:54 | Illinois | Joe Zarate steals it from Randy Demps | 46-60 |
| 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 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 06:37 | Northwestern | Peter Hines makes the turnaround near the basket | 48-60 |
| 06:33 | Illinois | Clarence Maroney is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Foster - foul #5 on Michael Foster, team foul #9 | 48-60 |
| Subs | Northwestern | David Smith (SG), Thomas Smith (PF), Isaac Schultz (C) Michael Foster, Brian Gray, Joe Zarate | |
| Subs | Illinois | Paul Cain (SG), Larry Newell (SF), Steven Shattuck (PF) Randy Demps, Marko Mioduszewski, Michael Hullinger | |
| 06:33 | Illinois | Clarence Maroney misses the 1st free throw | 48-60 |
| 06:33 | Northwestern | Peter Hines grabs the defensive rebound | 48-60 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 06:21 | Northwestern | Peter Hines scores on a fadeaway from the left block | 50-60 |
| 06:11 | Illinois | Clarence Maroney comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 50-60 |
| 06:10 | Northwestern | Isaac Schultz pulls down the rebound | 50-60 |
| 05:59 | Northwestern | Thomas Smith connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 53-60 |
| 05:41 | Illinois | Steven Shattuck scores on a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Clarence Maroney | 53-62 |
| 05:25 | Northwestern | Isaac Schultz buries a floater near the basket on a great pass from Peter Hines | 55-62 |
| 05:02 | Illinois | Larry Newell misses the floater near the basket | 55-62 |
| 05:00 | Northwestern | Robert Damron gets the rebound | 55-62 |
| 04:54 | Northwestern | David Smith buries a runner in the lane on a great pass from Robert Damron | 57-62 |
| 04:44 | Illinois | Larry Newell drills a floater in the lane and the foul's on Peter Hines - foul #3 on Peter Hines, team foul #10 | 57-64 |
| Subs | Northwestern | David Appling (PG), Shane Lamarche (SF), Brian Gray (C) Robert Damron, Peter Hines, Isaac Schultz | |
| Subs | Illinois | Sebastian Jackson (PG), Randy Demps (SG), Michael Hullinger (C) Clarence Maroney, Paul Cain, James Dailey | |
| 04:44 | Illinois | Larry Newell makes the free throw | 57-65 |
| 04:19 | Northwestern | Randy Demps steals it from Thomas Smith | 57-65 |
| 03:50 | Illinois | David Smith takes the ball from Larry Newell | 57-65 |
| 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 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 03:40 | Northwestern | David Appling misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 57-65 |
| 03:39 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Larry Newell | 57-65 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - David Appling (tiring) 11 pts. 4 pf. SG - David Smith (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shane Lamarche (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Thomas Smith (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Brian Gray (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Sebastian Jackson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Randy Demps (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 stl. SF - Larry Newell (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Steven Shattuck (tired) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Michael Hullinger (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:12 | Illinois | Steven Shattuck is fouled on the floor by Brian Gray - foul #2 on Brian Gray, team foul #11 | 57-65 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Damron (SG), Isaac Schultz (PF), Joe Zarate (C) David Smith, Thomas Smith, Brian Gray | |
| Subs | Illinois | Marko Mioduszewski (SF) Larry Newell | |
| 03:12 | Illinois | Steven Shattuck makes the 1st free throw | 57-66 |
| 03:12 | Illinois | Steven Shattuck makes the 2nd free throw | 57-67 |
| 03:04 | Northwestern | Sebastian Jackson picks off the pass by Isaac Schultz | 57-67 |
| 03:01 | Illinois | Sebastian Jackson lays it up and in | 57-69 |
| 02:46 | Northwestern | Michael Hullinger picks off the pass by Robert Damron | 57-69 |
| 02:18 | Illinois | Steven Shattuck throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-69 |
| Subs | Northwestern | David Smith (SG), Peter Hines (SF), Brian Gray (C) David Appling, Shane Lamarche, Joe Zarate | |
| Subs | Illinois | Clarence Maroney (PG), Paul Cain (SG), James Dailey (PF) Sebastian Jackson, Randy Demps, Steven Shattuck | |
| 02:09 | Northwestern | Brian Gray can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 57-69 |
| 02:07 | Illinois | James Dailey pulls down the rebound | 57-69 |
| 02:04 | Illinois | David Smith steps in front of the Clarence Maroney pass in the backcourt | 57-69 |
| 02:03 | Northwestern | David Smith hits the finger roll | 59-69 |
| 01:44 | Illinois | Isaac Schultz picks off the pass by James Dailey | 59-69 |
| 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 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 01:40 | Northwestern | Robert Damron scores on a jumpshot from the left side | 61-69 |
| 01:20 | Illinois | Michael Hullinger's pass is intercepted by Peter Hines | 61-69 |
| 01:16 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-69 |
| Subs | Northwestern | David Appling (PG), Shane Lamarche (SF), Thomas Smith (PF), Joe Zarate (C) Robert Damron, Peter Hines, Isaac Schultz, Brian Gray | |
| Subs | Illinois | Randy Demps (SG), Steven Shattuck (PF) Paul Cain, James Dailey | |
| 01:01 | Northwestern | David Appling hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 61-69 |
| 00:59 | Northwestern | Joe Zarate snags the offensive board | 61-69 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:56 | Northwestern | Randy Demps is called for the reach on Joe Zarate - foul #1 on Randy Demps, team foul #4 | 61-69 |
| 00:53 | Northwestern | David Smith double dribbles | 61-69 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:52 | Illinois | Marko Mioduszewski is hacked by David Smith in the backcourt - foul #3 on David Smith, team foul #12 | 61-69 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Paul Cain (SG), James Dailey (PF) Randy Demps, Steven Shattuck | |
| 00:52 | Illinois | Marko Mioduszewski makes the 1st free throw | 61-70 |
| 00:52 | Illinois | Marko Mioduszewski misses the 2nd free throw | 61-70 |
| 00:52 | Illinois | James Dailey pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-70 |
| 00:51 | Illinois | Thomas Smith is called for the reach on James Dailey - foul #4 on Thomas Smith, team foul #13 | 61-70 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Steven Shattuck (PF) Michael Hullinger | |
| 00:51 | Illinois | James Dailey makes the 1st free throw | 61-71 |
| 00:51 | Illinois | James Dailey makes the 2nd free throw | 61-72 |
| 00:45 | Northwestern | David Smith can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 61-72 |
| 00:43 | Illinois | Clarence Maroney pulls down the rebound | 61-72 |
| 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 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:41 | Illinois | Marko Mioduszewski loses the dribble to Shane Lamarche in the backcourt | 61-72 |
| 00:37 | Northwestern | David Smith can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 61-72 |
| 00:36 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Marko Mioduszewski | 61-72 |
| 00:12 | Illinois | Marko Mioduszewski hits a wide open floater from the left side on a nice dish by Clarence Maroney | 61-74 |
| 00:07 | Northwestern | The jumper by Shane Lamarche is denied by James Dailey | 61-74 |
| 00:06 | Illinois | Paul Cain pulls down the rebound | 61-74 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Clarence Maroney runs out the clock | 61-74 |