| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Oscar Croteau (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Alexander (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Ford (fresh) PF - Jacob Jefferson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Sutherland (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Wesley Prado (fresh) 16 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Tommy Dehart (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Wolf (fresh) PF - Jie Huang (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - William Roberts (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern | John Ford inbounds the ball | 42-58 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:54 | Northwestern | Thomas Alexander is called for traveling in the backcourt | 42-58 |
| 19:43 | Illinois | William Roberts can't connect on a jumper from the left block but the foul's on Robert Sutherland - foul #1 on Robert Sutherland, team foul #1 | 42-58 |
| 19:43 | Illinois | William Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 42-59 |
| 19:43 | Illinois | William Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 42-60 |
| 19:17 | Northwestern | Oscar Croteau misses short on a shot from the right side | 42-60 |
| 19:16 | Illinois | John Wolf grabs the defensive rebound | 42-60 |
| 19:10 | Illinois | William Roberts knocks in the floater from the right side on a great pass from Wesley Prado | 42-62 |
| 19:08 | Northwestern | Thomas Alexander's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 42-62 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Warren Thompson (SG), Troy Edwards (SF), Todd Lax (PF), Walter Underwood (C) Thomas Alexander, John Ford, Jacob Jefferson, Robert Sutherland | |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Chiaramonte (SG), Jonah Maness (PF), Antonio Stack (C) Tommy Dehart, Jie Huang, William Roberts | |
| 19:03 | Illinois | Wesley Prado is by himself and knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Jonah Maness | 42-65 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:01 | Northwestern | Troy Edwards loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 42-65 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Keith Jones (PG) Wesley Prado | |
| 18:55 | Illinois | Antonio Stack misses badly on the uncontested jump hook from the left block | 42-65 |
| 18:53 | Northwestern | Todd Lax gets the rebound | 42-65 |
| 18:47 | Northwestern | Keith Jones takes the ball from Oscar Croteau | 42-65 |
| 18:32 | Illinois | Richard Chiaramonte can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on Warren Thompson - foul #3 on Warren Thompson, team foul #2 | 42-65 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Thomas Alexander (SG), Joe Lane (PF), Robert Sutherland (C) Warren Thompson, Todd Lax, Walter Underwood | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jie Huang (PF) Jonah Maness | |
| 18:32 | Illinois | Richard Chiaramonte makes the 1st free throw | 42-66 |
| 18:32 | Illinois | Richard Chiaramonte misses the 2nd free throw | 42-66 |
| 18:32 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Robert Sutherland | 42-66 |
| 18:21 | Northwestern | Thomas Alexander throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-66 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jacob Jefferson (PF) Troy Edwards | |
| Subs | Illinois | Tommy Dehart (SG), Joshua Robertson (SF), William Roberts (C) Richard Chiaramonte, John Wolf, Antonio Stack | |
| 18:13 | Illinois | Keith Jones buries a jumper from the free throw line set up by Joshua Robertson and he's hacked by Oscar Croteau - foul #3 on Oscar Croteau, team foul #3 | 42-68 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Troy Edwards (SG) Oscar Croteau | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 18:13 | Illinois | Keith Jones makes the free throw | 42-69 |
| 18:02 | Northwestern | Joe Lane hits a driving attempt from close range | 44-69 |
| 17:57 | Illinois | Tommy Dehart banks in the layup on a nice dish by Keith Jones and he's fouled by Troy Edwards - foul #3 on Troy Edwards, team foul #4 | 44-71 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Larry Bessette (SG), John Ford (SF) Troy Edwards, Joe Lane | |
| Subs | Illinois | Wesley Prado (PG) Keith Jones | |
| 17:57 | Illinois | Tommy Dehart makes the free throw | 44-72 |
| 17:45 | Northwestern | Joshua Robertson swats the short shot by John Ford | 44-72 |
| 17:44 | Northwestern | John Ford snags the offensive board | 44-72 |
| 17:26 | Northwestern | Jacob Jefferson hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline but he's fouled by Wesley Prado - foul #1 on Wesley Prado, team foul #1 | 44-72 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Todd Lax (PF), Walter Underwood (C) Larry Bessette, Robert Sutherland | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Wolf (SF), Jonah Maness (PF), Antonio Stack (C) Joshua Robertson, Jie Huang, William Roberts | |
| 17:26 | Northwestern | Jacob Jefferson misses the 1st free throw | 44-72 |
| 17:26 | Northwestern | Jacob Jefferson misses the 2nd free throw | 44-72 |
| 17:26 | Illinois | Antonio Stack grabs the defensive rebound | 44-72 |
| 17:14 | Illinois | Wesley Prado hits a wide open jumper from the left block on a great pass from Tommy Dehart | 44-74 |
| 17:12 | Northwestern | Jacob Jefferson is fouled in the backcourt by Tommy Dehart - foul #1 on Tommy Dehart, team foul #2 | 44-74 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Larry Bessette (SG) Jacob Jefferson | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 17:03 | Northwestern | Antonio Stack steals the ball from Thomas Alexander | 44-74 |
| 17:00 | Illinois | John Ford is called for the reach on Antonio Stack in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Ford, team foul #5 | 44-74 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Sutherland (C) Walter Underwood | |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Chiaramonte (SF), William Roberts (C) John Wolf, Antonio Stack | |
| 16:53 | Illinois | William Roberts scores on a turnaround in the lane set up by Wesley Prado | 44-76 |
| 16:40 | Northwestern | Thomas Alexander clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 44-76 |
| 16:38 | Illinois | Wesley Prado snags the defensive board | 44-76 |
| 16:33 | Illinois | Wesley Prado misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 44-76 |
| 16:32 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Todd Lax | 44-76 |
| 16:11 | Northwestern | Robert Sutherland banks in the layup | 46-76 |
| 16:07 | Illinois | Robert Sutherland is called for the reach on William Roberts in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Sutherland, team foul #6 | 46-76 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Warren Thompson (SG), Joe Lane (SF), Jacob Jefferson (PF) Larry Bessette, John Ford, Todd Lax | |
| Subs | Illinois | Keith Jones (PG), Joshua Robertson (SF), Jie Huang (PF), Antonio Stack (C) Wesley Prado, Richard Chiaramonte, Jonah Maness, William Roberts | |
| 15:52 | Illinois | Keith Jones is open and scores on a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Tommy Dehart | 46-78 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Thomas Alexander (tired) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Warren Thompson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - Joe Lane (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Jacob Jefferson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Sutherland (tiring) 12 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Keith Jones (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Tommy Dehart (tiring) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Joshua Robertson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Jie Huang (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Antonio Stack (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:43 | Northwestern | Antonio Stack is called for the reach on Thomas Alexander - foul #2 on Antonio Stack, team foul #3 | 46-78 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Oscar Croteau (PG), Troy Edwards (SF) Thomas Alexander, Jacob Jefferson | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 15:35 | Northwestern | Troy Edwards drills a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Warren Thompson | 49-78 |
| 15:28 | Illinois | Oscar Croteau steps in front of the Keith Jones pass | 49-78 |
| 15:20 | Northwestern | Warren Thompson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-78 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Larry Bessette (SG), Jacob Jefferson (PF), Walter Underwood (C) Warren Thompson, Joe Lane, Robert Sutherland | |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Chiaramonte (SG) Tommy Dehart | |
| 15:18 | Illinois | Larry Bessette steals the ball from Joshua Robertson in the backcourt | 49-78 |
| 15:16 | Northwestern | Oscar Croteau hits the finger roll set up by Larry Bessette | 51-78 |
| 15:13 | Illinois | Oscar Croteau picks off the pass by Richard Chiaramonte in the backcourt | 51-78 |
| 14:59 | Northwestern | Larry Bessette throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-78 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Wesley Prado (PG), John Wolf (SF), William Roberts (C) Keith Jones, Joshua Robertson, Antonio Stack | |
| 14:47 | Illinois | Richard Chiaramonte is fouled on the floor by Walter Underwood - foul #3 on Walter Underwood, team foul #7 | 51-78 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Todd Lax (C) Walter Underwood | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jonah Maness (PF) Jie Huang | |
| 14:47 | Illinois | Richard Chiaramonte makes the 1st free throw | 51-79 |
| 14:47 | Illinois | Richard Chiaramonte makes the 2nd free throw | 51-80 |
| 14:29 | Northwestern | Todd Lax hits a driving attempt near the basket | 53-80 |
| 14:25 | Illinois | Richard Chiaramonte is fouled in the backcourt by Oscar Croteau - foul #4 on Oscar Croteau, team foul #8 | 53-80 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Warren Thompson (PG), Robert Sutherland (C) Oscar Croteau, Todd Lax | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 14:25 | Illinois | Richard Chiaramonte makes the 1st free throw | 53-81 |
| 14:25 | Illinois | Richard Chiaramonte misses the 2nd free throw | 53-81 |
| 14:25 | Northwestern | Robert Sutherland grabs the board | 53-81 |
| 14:10 | Northwestern | Troy Edwards drills a turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Warren Thompson and the foul's on John Wolf - foul #1 on John Wolf, team foul #4 | 55-81 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Tommy Dehart (SG), Jie Huang (PF), Antonio Stack (C) Richard Chiaramonte, Jonah Maness, William Roberts | |
| 14:10 | Northwestern | Troy Edwards makes the free throw | 56-81 |
| 13:53 | Illinois | Wesley Prado misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 56-81 |
| 13:51 | Northwestern | Jacob Jefferson gets the rebound | 56-81 |
| 13:45 | Northwestern | Tommy Dehart takes the ball from Jacob Jefferson | 56-81 |
| 13:41 | Illinois | Wesley Prado lays it up and in on a great pass from Tommy Dehart | 56-83 |
| 13:27 | Northwestern | Larry Bessette travels with the ball | 56-83 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Thomas Alexander (PG), John Ford (SF), Todd Lax (PF) Warren Thompson, Troy Edwards, Jacob Jefferson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Keith Jones (PG), Joshua Robertson (SF), Jonah Maness (PF) Wesley Prado, John Wolf, Jie Huang | |
| 13:11 | Illinois | Thomas Alexander is called for the reach on Joshua Robertson - foul #3 on Thomas Alexander, team foul #9 | 56-83 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Joe Lane (PF), Walter Underwood (C) Todd Lax, Robert Sutherland | |
| Subs | Illinois | William Roberts (C) Antonio Stack | |
| 13:11 | Illinois | Joshua Robertson makes the 1st free throw | 56-84 |
| 13:11 | Illinois | Joshua Robertson makes the 2nd free throw | 56-85 |
| 12:57 | Northwestern | Thomas Alexander drills a 3 pointer from the left corner | 59-85 |
| 12:36 | Illinois | Jonah Maness is fouled on the floor by Thomas Alexander - foul #4 on Thomas Alexander, team foul #10 | 59-85 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Warren Thompson (PG), Troy Edwards (SF), Todd Lax (PF), Robert Sutherland (C) Thomas Alexander, John Ford, Joe Lane, Walter Underwood | |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Chiaramonte (SG), John Wolf (SF) Tommy Dehart, Joshua Robertson | |
| 12:36 | Illinois | Jonah Maness misses the 1st free throw | 59-85 |
| 12:36 | Illinois | Jonah Maness makes the 2nd free throw | 59-86 |
| 12:18 | Northwestern | Todd Lax clanks a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Jonah Maness - foul #2 on Jonah Maness, team foul #5 | 59-86 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Wesley Prado (PG), Jie Huang (PF), Antonio Stack (C) Keith Jones, Jonah Maness, William Roberts | |
| 12:18 | Northwestern | Todd Lax makes the 1st free throw | 60-86 |
| 12:18 | Northwestern | Todd Lax makes the 2nd free throw | 61-86 |
| 11:57 | Illinois | Wesley Prado is alone and drills a fadeaway from the baseline set up by John Wolf | 61-88 |
| 11:43 | Northwestern | Troy Edwards misses short on a floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Richard Chiaramonte - foul #2 on Richard Chiaramonte, team foul #6 | 61-88 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jacob Jefferson (PF) Robert Sutherland | |
| Subs | Illinois | Keith Jones (SG), Joshua Robertson (SF) Richard Chiaramonte, John Wolf | |
| 11:43 | Northwestern | Troy Edwards makes the 1st free throw | 62-88 |
| 11:43 | Northwestern | Troy Edwards makes the 2nd free throw | 63-88 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Warren Thompson (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Larry Bessette (very tired) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Troy Edwards (tiring) 8 pts. 3 pf. PF - Jacob Jefferson (tiring) 3 reb. C - Todd Lax (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Wesley Prado (tiring) 25 pts. 8 ast. 2 stl. SG - Keith Jones (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joshua Robertson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Jie Huang (tired) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Antonio Stack (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:40 | Illinois | Larry Bessette is called for the reach on Wesley Prado in the backcourt - foul #4 on Larry Bessette, team foul #11 | 63-88 |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Ford (SF) Larry Bessette | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 11:40 | Illinois | Wesley Prado makes the 1st free throw | 63-89 |
| 11:40 | Illinois | Wesley Prado misses the 2nd free throw | 63-89 |
| 11:40 | Illinois | Antonio Stack snags the offensive board | 63-89 |
| 11:33 | Illinois | Keith Jones lays it up and in on a nice dish by Wesley Prado and he's fouled by Todd Lax - foul #3 on Todd Lax, team foul #12 | 63-91 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Illinois | William Roberts (SG) Wesley Prado | |
| 11:33 | Illinois | Keith Jones misses the free throw | 63-91 |
| 11:33 | Northwestern | Todd Lax pulls down the rebound | 63-91 |
| 11:29 | Northwestern | Troy Edwards is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 63-91 |
| 11:29 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 63-91 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Joe Lane (PF), Walter Underwood (C) Jacob Jefferson, Todd Lax | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 11:24 | Illinois | Keith Jones misses long on a shot from the left side | 63-91 |
| 11:22 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Joe Lane | 63-91 |
| 11:20 | Northwestern | Joe Lane's pass is intercepted by Jie Huang in the backcourt | 63-91 |
| 11:01 | Illinois | William Roberts is fouled on the floor by Troy Edwards - foul #4 on Troy Edwards, team foul #13 | 63-91 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Oscar Croteau (PG), Jacob Jefferson (PF), Robert Sutherland (C) Troy Edwards, Joe Lane, Walter Underwood | |
| Subs | Illinois | Wesley Prado (PG), Tommy Dehart (SG), Jonah Maness (PF) Keith Jones, Jie Huang, Antonio Stack | |
| 11:01 | Illinois | William Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 63-92 |
| 11:01 | Illinois | William Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 63-93 |
| 10:49 | Northwestern | Warren Thompson makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Oscar Croteau | 65-93 |
| 10:41 | Illinois | Joshua Robertson makes the wide open fadeaway from the left wing set up by Wesley Prado | 65-95 |
| 10:28 | Northwestern | Oscar Croteau misses short on an open 3pt shot from the left corner | 65-95 |
| 10:26 | Illinois | Jonah Maness gets the rebound | 65-95 |
| 10:26 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 65-95 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Joe Lane (SF), Walter Underwood (C) John Ford, Robert Sutherland | |
| Subs | Illinois | Keith Jones (SG), Jie Huang (PF), Antonio Stack (C) Tommy Dehart, Jonah Maness, William Roberts | |
| 10:11 | Illinois | Wesley Prado is whistled for a carry | 65-95 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Todd Lax (PF) Jacob Jefferson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Chiaramonte (SG) Wesley Prado | |
| 09:53 | Northwestern | Oscar Croteau can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Richard Chiaramonte - foul #3 on Richard Chiaramonte, team foul #7 | 65-95 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Sutherland (C) Walter Underwood | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 09:53 | Northwestern | Oscar Croteau makes the 1st free throw | 66-95 |
| 09:53 | Northwestern | Oscar Croteau makes the 2nd free throw | 67-95 |
| 09:49 | Illinois | Joshua Robertson is fouled in the backcourt by Joe Lane - foul #1 on Joe Lane, team foul #14 | 67-95 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Tommy Dehart (SG), Jonah Maness (PF) Richard Chiaramonte, Jie Huang | |
| 09:49 | Illinois | Joshua Robertson makes the 1st free throw | 67-96 |
| 09:49 | Illinois | Joshua Robertson makes the 2nd free throw | 67-97 |
| 09:32 | Northwestern | Warren Thompson drills a floater from the left wing set up by Oscar Croteau | 69-97 |
| 09:23 | Illinois | Antonio Stack drills a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Keith Jones and he's fouled by Robert Sutherland - foul #3 on Robert Sutherland, team foul #15 | 69-99 |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Ford (SF), Jacob Jefferson (PF) Joe Lane, Todd Lax | |
| Subs | Illinois | Wesley Prado (PG), John Wolf (SF), William Roberts (C) Keith Jones, Joshua Robertson, Jonah Maness | |
| 09:23 | Illinois | Antonio Stack makes the free throw | 69-100 |
| 09:05 | Northwestern | Warren Thompson comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 69-100 |
| 09:04 | Northwestern | Robert Sutherland tips it home | 71-100 |
| 08:51 | Illinois | William Roberts hits a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Tommy Dehart | 71-102 |
| 08:49 | Northwestern | John Ford's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 71-102 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Thomas Alexander (SG), Walter Underwood (C) Oscar Croteau, Robert Sutherland | |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Chiaramonte (SG), Jie Huang (PF) Tommy Dehart, Antonio Stack | |
| 08:41 | Illinois | William Roberts lays it in uncontested on a great pass from John Wolf | 71-104 |
| 08:26 | Northwestern | John Ford double dribbles | 71-104 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Joe Lane (SF), Todd Lax (PF) John Ford, Jacob Jefferson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Keith Jones (PG) Wesley Prado | |
| 08:15 | Illinois | Jie Huang buries a jumper from the right wing | 71-106 |
| 07:58 | Northwestern | Walter Underwood comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 71-106 |
| 07:57 | Illinois | Jie Huang grabs the defensive rebound | 71-106 |
| 07:49 | Illinois | William Roberts's fadeaway is rejected by Joe Lane | 71-106 |
| 07:47 | Northwestern | Joe Lane gets the rebound | 71-106 |
| 07:42 | Northwestern | Jie Huang swats the shot by Joe Lane | 71-106 |
| 07:41 | Illinois | Richard Chiaramonte grabs the board | 71-106 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Warren Thompson (very tired) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Alexander (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Joe Lane (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Todd Lax (tired) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Walter Underwood (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Keith Jones (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Chiaramonte (tiring) 15 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. SF - John Wolf (tired) PF - Jie Huang (tired) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - William Roberts (tired) 18 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:37 | Illinois | Keith Jones is fouled in the backcourt by Warren Thompson - foul #4 on Warren Thompson, team foul #16 | 71-106 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Oscar Croteau (PG), Troy Edwards (SF), Jacob Jefferson (PF), Robert Sutherland (C) Warren Thompson, Joe Lane, Todd Lax, Walter Underwood | |
| Subs | Illinois | Wesley Prado (PG), Joshua Robertson (SF), Jonah Maness (PF), Antonio Stack (C) Richard Chiaramonte, John Wolf, Jie Huang, William Roberts | |
| 07:37 | Illinois | Keith Jones misses the 1st free throw | 71-106 |
| 07:37 | Illinois | Keith Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 71-107 |
| 07:33 | Northwestern | Joshua Robertson is called for the reach on Troy Edwards in the backcourt - foul #3 on Joshua Robertson, team foul #8 | 71-107 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Tommy Dehart (SG) Keith Jones | |
| 07:33 | Northwestern | Troy Edwards makes the 1st free throw | 72-107 |
| 07:33 | Northwestern | Troy Edwards makes the 2nd free throw | 73-107 |
| 07:22 | Illinois | Wesley Prado makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Jonah Maness | 73-110 |
| 07:20 | Northwestern | Robert Sutherland's pass is intercepted by Jonah Maness in the backcourt | 73-110 |
| 07:10 | Illinois | Antonio Stack hits a jumper from the baseline set up by Joshua Robertson | 73-112 |
| 06:55 | Northwestern | Jacob Jefferson connects on the fadeaway in the lane | 75-112 |
| 06:52 | Illinois | Wesley Prado is hacked by Oscar Croteau in the backcourt - foul #5 on Oscar Croteau, team foul #17 | 75-112 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Larry Bessette (SG) Oscar Croteau | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 06:52 | Illinois | Wesley Prado misses the 1st free throw | 75-112 |
| 06:52 | Illinois | Wesley Prado makes the 2nd free throw | 75-113 |
| 06:50 | Northwestern | Joshua Robertson takes the ball from Troy Edwards in the backcourt | 75-113 |
| 06:48 | Illinois | Joshua Robertson slams it home | 75-115 |
| 06:44 | Northwestern | Thomas Alexander hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 75-115 |
| 06:42 | Illinois | Joshua Robertson snags the defensive board | 75-115 |
| 06:19 | Illinois | Antonio Stack is hacked by Robert Sutherland - foul #4 on Robert Sutherland, team foul #18 | 75-115 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Todd Lax (PF) Jacob Jefferson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Keith Jones (PG), Richard Chiaramonte (SG), John Wolf (SF), Jie Huang (PF) Wesley Prado, Tommy Dehart, Joshua Robertson, Jonah Maness | |
| 06:19 | Illinois | Antonio Stack misses the 1st free throw | 75-115 |
| 06:19 | Illinois | Antonio Stack makes the 2nd free throw | 75-116 |
| 06:08 | Northwestern | Troy Edwards is called for traveling | 75-116 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Joe Lane (SF), Walter Underwood (C) Larry Bessette, Robert Sutherland | |
| Subs | Illinois | William Roberts (C) Antonio Stack | |
| 05:55 | Illinois | Jie Huang can't connect on an uncontested jumpshot from the free throw line | 75-116 |
| 05:53 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Walter Underwood | 75-116 |
| 05:47 | Northwestern | Troy Edwards misses short on a jumper from the left side but the foul's on Richard Chiaramonte - foul #4 on Richard Chiaramonte, team foul #9 | 75-116 |
| 05:47 | Northwestern | Troy Edwards makes the 1st free throw | 76-116 |
| 05:47 | Northwestern | Troy Edwards makes the 2nd free throw | 77-116 |
| 05:33 | Illinois | Jie Huang misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 77-116 |
| 05:32 | Illinois | William Roberts can't tip it in | 77-116 |
| 05:30 | Northwestern | Troy Edwards snags the defensive board | 77-116 |
| 05:26 | Northwestern | Thomas Alexander misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 77-116 |
| 05:24 | Illinois | John Wolf grabs the defensive rebound | 77-116 |
| 05:13 | Illinois | Keith Jones connects on the shot from the right side on a great pass from William Roberts and he's fouled by Troy Edwards - foul #5 on Troy Edwards, team foul #19 | 77-118 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Warren Thompson (SG) Troy Edwards | |
| Subs | Illinois | Wesley Prado (PG), Joshua Robertson (SF), Jonah Maness (PF), Antonio Stack (C) Richard Chiaramonte, John Wolf, Jie Huang, William Roberts | |
| 05:13 | Illinois | Keith Jones makes the free throw | 77-119 |
| 05:01 | Northwestern | Thomas Alexander comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 77-119 |
| 05:00 | Illinois | Joshua Robertson grabs the defensive rebound | 77-119 |
| 04:38 | Illinois | Wesley Prado blows the layup but he's hacked by Thomas Alexander - foul #5 on Thomas Alexander, team foul #20 | 77-119 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Larry Bessette (SG) Thomas Alexander | |
| Subs | Illinois | Tommy Dehart (SG) Keith Jones | |
| 04:38 | Illinois | Wesley Prado misses the 1st free throw | 77-119 |
| 04:38 | Illinois | Wesley Prado makes the 2nd free throw | 77-120 |
| 04:36 | Northwestern | Larry Bessette's pass is intercepted by Tommy Dehart in the backcourt | 77-120 |
| 04:35 | Illinois | Wesley Prado dunks the ball set up by Tommy Dehart | 77-122 |
| 04:22 | Northwestern | Joe Lane banks in the layup | 79-122 |
| 04:05 | Illinois | Wesley Prado knocks in the jumper from the baseline set up by Joshua Robertson and he's hacked by Larry Bessette - foul #5 on Larry Bessette, team foul #21 | 79-124 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Oliver Smith (SG) Larry Bessette | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jie Huang (PF), William Roberts (C) Jonah Maness, Antonio Stack | |
| 04:05 | Illinois | Wesley Prado misses the free throw | 79-124 |
| 04:05 | Northwestern | Walter Underwood gets the rebound | 79-124 |
| 03:58 | Northwestern | Joe Lane can't connect on an uncontested 3pt jumper from the right wing | 79-124 |
| 03:57 | Northwestern | Walter Underwood grabs the offensive board | 79-124 |
| 03:47 | Northwestern | Oliver Smith banks in the layup | 81-124 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:39 | Illinois | Wesley Prado clanks a 3 from straight away | 81-124 |
| 03:37 | Northwestern | Walter Underwood grabs the board | 81-124 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Warren Thompson (very tired) 10 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Oliver Smith (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joe Lane (tired) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Todd Lax (very tired) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Walter Underwood (tired) 6 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Wesley Prado (tiring) 35 pts. 10 ast. 2 stl. SG - Tommy Dehart (tired) 10 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SF - Joshua Robertson (tiring) 10 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. PF - Jie Huang (very tired) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - William Roberts (very tired) 18 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:35 | Northwestern | Warren Thompson's pass is intercepted by Tommy Dehart in the backcourt | 81-124 |
| 03:30 | Illinois | Tommy Dehart can't connect on a fadeaway from close range but the foul's on Oliver Smith - foul #1 on Oliver Smith, team foul #22 | 81-124 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Keith Jones (PG), John Wolf (SF) Wesley Prado, Joshua Robertson | |
| 03:30 | Illinois | Tommy Dehart makes the 1st free throw | 81-125 |
| 03:30 | Illinois | Tommy Dehart makes the 2nd free throw | 81-126 |
| 03:11 | Northwestern | Oliver Smith is open but misses the lay-in | 81-126 |
| 03:09 | Northwestern | Warren Thompson pulls down the offensive rebound | 81-126 |
| 03:04 | Northwestern | Walter Underwood double dribbles | 81-126 |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Ford (SG) Oliver Smith | |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Chiaramonte (SG), Antonio Stack (C) Tommy Dehart, William Roberts | |
| 03:01 | Illinois | Warren Thompson is called for the reach on Keith Jones in the backcourt - foul #5 on Warren Thompson, team foul #23 | 81-126 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Oliver Smith (SG) Warren Thompson | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 03:01 | Illinois | Keith Jones makes the 1st free throw | 81-127 |
| 03:01 | Illinois | Keith Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 81-127 |
| 03:01 | Northwestern | Todd Lax pulls down the rebound | 81-127 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 02:52 | Northwestern | Oliver Smith's pass is intercepted by Keith Jones | 81-127 |
| 02:49 | Illinois | Keith Jones is fouled in the backcourt by Joe Lane - foul #2 on Joe Lane, team foul #24 | 81-127 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Joshua Robertson (SF) John Wolf | |
| 02:49 | Illinois | Keith Jones makes the 1st free throw | 81-128 |
| 02:49 | Illinois | Keith Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 81-129 |
| 02:30 | Northwestern | Walter Underwood is by himself and knocks in the turnaround in the lane | 83-129 |
| 02:15 | Illinois | Joshua Robertson loses the dribble to John Ford | 83-129 |
| 02:13 | Northwestern | Richard Chiaramonte steals the ball from John Ford in the backcourt | 83-129 |
| 02:08 | Illinois | Keith Jones scores on a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Richard Chiaramonte | 83-131 |
| 01:56 | Northwestern | Walter Underwood's floater is tipped away by Antonio Stack | 83-131 |
| 01:55 | Northwestern | The offensive rebound goes to Todd Lax | 83-131 |
| 01:41 | Northwestern | Walter Underwood misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 83-131 |
| 01:39 | Illinois | Joshua Robertson pulls down the rebound | 83-131 |
| 01:22 | Illinois | Jie Huang misses the open dunk | 83-131 |
| 01:20 | Illinois | Jie Huang misses the tip | 83-131 |
| 01:19 | Northwestern | Walter Underwood pulls down the rebound | 83-131 |
| 01:14 | Northwestern | Todd Lax throws a bad pass out of bounds | 83-131 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Wesley Prado (PG), Tommy Dehart (SG), John Wolf (SF), William Roberts (C) Keith Jones, Richard Chiaramonte, Joshua Robertson, Antonio Stack | |
| 01:12 | Illinois | John Wolf is hacked by Joe Lane in the backcourt - foul #3 on Joe Lane, team foul #25 | 83-131 |
| 01:12 | Illinois | John Wolf makes the 1st free throw | 83-132 |
| 01:12 | Illinois | John Wolf makes the 2nd free throw | 83-133 |
| 01:00 | Northwestern | Oliver Smith can't connect on a jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Tommy Dehart - foul #2 on Tommy Dehart, team foul #10 | 83-133 |
| 01:00 | Northwestern | Oliver Smith makes the 1st free throw | 84-133 |
| 01:00 | Northwestern | Oliver Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 84-133 |
| 01:00 | Illinois | William Roberts grabs the defensive rebound | 84-133 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 00:58 | Illinois | Wesley Prado is fouled in the backcourt by Oliver Smith - foul #2 on Oliver Smith, team foul #26 | 84-133 |
| 00:58 | Illinois | Wesley Prado makes the 1st free throw | 84-134 |
| 00:58 | Illinois | Wesley Prado makes the 2nd free throw | 84-135 |
| 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 fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 00:51 | Northwestern | Todd Lax blows the dunk but the foul's on Jie Huang - foul #2 on Jie Huang, team foul #11 | 84-135 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jacob Jefferson (PF) Oliver Smith | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 00:51 | Northwestern | Todd Lax makes the 1st free throw | 85-135 |
| 00:51 | Northwestern | Todd Lax makes the 2nd free throw | 86-135 |
| 00:49 | Illinois | John Ford is called for the reach on Wesley Prado in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Ford, team foul #27 | 86-135 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Oliver Smith (SG) Jacob Jefferson | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 00:49 | Illinois | Wesley Prado makes the 1st free throw | 86-136 |
| 00:49 | Illinois | Wesley Prado makes the 2nd free throw | 86-137 |
| 00:44 | Northwestern | Walter Underwood scores on a shot near the basket | 88-137 |
| 00:23 | Illinois | John Wolf double dribbles | 88-137 |
| 00:15 | Northwestern | John Ford hits a jump hook from the baseline | 90-137 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Wesley Prado runs out the clock | 90-137 |