| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Boris Zellous (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Jackowski (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Virgil Polson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 blk. PF - Thomas Wainwright (fresh) 3 pts. C - Robert Fisher (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Dennis Hurley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Tapia (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Scott Drees (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Joel Davey (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Jon Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Virgil Polson inbounds the ball | 41-34 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:41 | Illinois | Robert Fisher scores on a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Boris Zellous | 44-34 |
| 19:36 | Northwestern | Joel Davey banks in the layup | 44-36 |
| 19:19 | Illinois | Boris Zellous scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 47-36 |
| 19:13 | Northwestern | Jon Thomas misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 47-36 |
| 19:12 | Northwestern | Jon Thomas hits the follow up shot | 47-38 |
| 19:10 | Illinois | James Jackowski is hacked by Dennis Hurley in the backcourt - foul #3 on Dennis Hurley, team foul #1 | 47-38 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Leonard Chung (PG) Dennis Hurley | |
| 19:01 | Illinois | Robert Fisher is fouled on the floor by Jon Thomas - foul #3 on Jon Thomas, team foul #2 | 47-38 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | David Cork (C) Jon Thomas | |
| 18:42 | Illinois | Robert Fisher misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 47-38 |
| 18:40 | Illinois | Thomas Wainwright tips it back up and in | 49-38 |
| 18:25 | Northwestern | Leonard Chung's layup is rejected by Robert Fisher | 49-38 |
| 18:23 | Illinois | Robert Fisher pulls down the rebound | 49-38 |
| 18:18 | Illinois | Leonard Chung is called for the reach on Boris Zellous in the backcourt - foul #1 on Leonard Chung, team foul #3 | 49-38 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Aguon (PG), Van Miller (SG), Andrei Palczewski (SF), Denis Banks (PF), Scott Dollard (C) Boris Zellous, James Jackowski, Virgil Polson, Thomas Wainwright, Robert Fisher | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ernest Thomas (SG), Eddie Sullivan (SF), John Longwell (C) Robert Tapia, Scott Drees, Joel Davey | |
| 17:58 | Illinois | James Aguon can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 49-38 |
| 17:56 | Illinois | Scott Dollard grabs the offensive rebound | 49-38 |
| 17:43 | Illinois | Scott Dollard is by himself and knocks in the runner from the right block on a great pass from James Aguon | 51-38 |
| 17:30 | Northwestern | Ernest Thomas is hacked by Van Miller - foul #2 on Van Miller, team foul #1 | 51-38 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Jackowski (SG) Van Miller | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Tapia (SG), Joel Davey (PF) Leonard Chung, David Cork | |
| 17:25 | Northwestern | Robert Tapia is fouled on the floor by James Jackowski - foul #1 on James Jackowski, team foul #2 | 51-38 |
| 17:14 | Northwestern | Scott Dollard is called for the reach on Eddie Sullivan - foul #3 on Scott Dollard, team foul #3 | 51-38 |
| Subs | Illinois | Virgil Polson (SF) Andrei Palczewski | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 17:06 | Northwestern | Denis Banks steals the ball from John Longwell | 51-38 |
| 16:45 | Illinois | Scott Dollard clanks a fadeaway in the lane | 51-38 |
| 16:43 | Illinois | Virgil Polson misses the tip | 51-38 |
| 16:42 | Illinois | Scott Dollard tips it home | 53-38 |
| 16:36 | Northwestern | James Aguon steals the ball from Joel Davey | 53-38 |
| 16:33 | Illinois | James Aguon hits the finger roll | 55-38 |
| 16:20 | Northwestern | Robert Tapia misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 55-38 |
| 16:19 | Northwestern | John Longwell hits the follow up shot | 55-40 |
| 16:15 | Illinois | James Jackowski is fouled in the backcourt by John Longwell - foul #3 on John Longwell, team foul #4 | 55-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | Boris Zellous (PG), Van Miller (SG), Thomas Wainwright (PF), Robert Fisher (C) James Aguon, James Jackowski, Denis Banks, Scott Dollard | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Leonard Chung (PG), Scott Drees (SF), Andrew Stalvey (C) Ernest Thomas, Eddie Sullivan, John Longwell | |
| 15:54 | Illinois | Boris Zellous is alone and drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Virgil Polson | 58-40 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Boris Zellous (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Van Miller (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Virgil Polson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Thomas Wainwright (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Fisher (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Leonard Chung (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Tapia (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Scott Drees (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Joel Davey (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Andrew Stalvey (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:48 | Northwestern | Robert Tapia is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Robert Tapia, team foul #5 | 58-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | Andrei Palczewski (SF) Virgil Polson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Dennis Hurley (PG), Ronald Bastarache (SF), David Cork (PF), Jon Thomas (C) Leonard Chung, Robert Tapia, Joel Davey, Andrew Stalvey | |
| 15:33 | Illinois | Robert Fisher makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Boris Zellous | 61-40 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 15:26 | Northwestern | Dennis Hurley knocks in the driving attempt near the basket | 61-42 |
| 15:19 | Illinois | Thomas Wainwright buries a driving attempt in the lane | 63-42 |
| 15:03 | Northwestern | David Cork buries a floater from the left wing set up by Dennis Hurley | 63-44 |
| 14:42 | Illinois | Van Miller hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 63-44 |
| 14:40 | Northwestern | David Cork gets the rebound | 63-44 |
| 14:35 | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache makes the jumpshot from the left wing | 63-46 |
| 14:16 | Illinois | Robert Fisher misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 63-46 |
| 14:14 | Northwestern | David Cork pulls down the rebound | 63-46 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 14:10 | Northwestern | Scott Drees misses the lay-in | 63-46 |
| 14:08 | Illinois | Robert Fisher pulls down the rebound | 63-46 |
| 14:02 | Illinois | Robert Fisher's layup is rejected by David Cork | 63-46 |
| 14:01 | Northwestern | Dennis Hurley gets the rebound | 63-46 |
| 13:56 | Northwestern | Dennis Hurley can't finish the layup but the foul's on Robert Fisher - foul #2 on Robert Fisher, team foul #4 | 63-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Aguon (PG), James Jackowski (SG), Virgil Polson (SF), Denis Banks (PF), Scott Dollard (C) Boris Zellous, Van Miller, Andrei Palczewski, Thomas Wainwright, Robert Fisher | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Leonard Chung (SG), Ernest Thomas (SF), Joel Davey (PF), Andrew Stalvey (C) Scott Drees, Ronald Bastarache, David Cork, Jon Thomas | |
| 13:56 | Northwestern | Dennis Hurley makes the 1st free throw | 63-47 |
| 13:56 | Northwestern | Dennis Hurley makes the 2nd free throw | 63-48 |
| 13:32 | Illinois | James Jackowski can't connect on an uncontested 3 pointer from the left corner | 63-48 |
| 13:30 | Illinois | Denis Banks tips it in | 65-48 |
| 13:23 | Northwestern | Andrew Stalvey buries a jump hook near the basket | 65-50 |
| 13:06 | Illinois | Scott Dollard is open and buries a driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Denis Banks | 67-50 |
| 12:42 | Northwestern | Andrew Stalvey hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 67-50 |
| 12:41 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Scott Dollard | 67-50 |
| 12:38 | Illinois | Scott Dollard throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 67-50 |
| Subs | Illinois | Boris Zellous (PG), Steven Snyder (PF), Robert Fisher (C) James Aguon, Denis Banks, Scott Dollard | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Tapia (SG), Eddie Sullivan (SF), John Longwell (C) Dennis Hurley, Ernest Thomas, Andrew Stalvey | |
| 12:27 | Northwestern | Leonard Chung can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Boris Zellous - foul #3 on Boris Zellous, team foul #5 | 67-50 |
| Subs | Illinois | Andrei Palczewski (SF) Virgil Polson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache (SF) Eddie Sullivan | |
| 12:27 | Northwestern | Leonard Chung makes the 1st free throw | 67-51 |
| 12:27 | Northwestern | Leonard Chung makes the 2nd free throw | 67-52 |
| 12:13 | Illinois | Robert Fisher hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by John Longwell - foul #4 on John Longwell, team foul #6 | 67-52 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jon Thomas (C) John Longwell | |
| 12:13 | Illinois | Robert Fisher makes the 1st free throw | 68-52 |
| 12:13 | Illinois | Robert Fisher misses the 2nd free throw | 68-52 |
| 12:13 | Illinois | Steven Snyder grabs the offensive board | 68-52 |
| 11:57 | Illinois | Jon Thomas denies the turnaround by Andrei Palczewski | 68-52 |
| 11:56 | Northwestern | Joel Davey pulls down the rebound | 68-52 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Boris Zellous (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Jackowski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andrei Palczewski (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Steven Snyder (fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Fisher (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Leonard Chung (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Tapia (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ronald Bastarache (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. PF - Joel Davey (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Jon Thomas (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:51 | Northwestern | Robert Fisher steps in front of the Robert Tapia pass | 68-52 |
| 11:35 | Illinois | Ronald Bastarache is called for the reach on Boris Zellous - foul #4 on Ronald Bastarache, team foul #7 | 68-52 |
| Subs | Illinois | Van Miller (SG), Virgil Polson (SF) James Jackowski, Andrei Palczewski | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Dennis Hurley (PG), Eddie Sullivan (SF) Leonard Chung, Ronald Bastarache | |
| 11:35 | Illinois | Boris Zellous makes the 1st free throw | 69-52 |
| 11:35 | Illinois | Boris Zellous misses the 2nd free throw | 69-52 |
| 11:35 | Northwestern | Jon Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 69-52 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 11:28 | Northwestern | Joel Davey can't connect on a jumper from close range | 69-52 |
| 11:26 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Robert Fisher | 69-52 |
| 11:10 | Illinois | Boris Zellous buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Van Miller | 72-52 |
| 10:49 | Northwestern | Eddie Sullivan double dribbles | 72-52 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Aguon (PG), Andrei Palczewski (SF), Denis Banks (PF) Boris Zellous, Steven Snyder, Robert Fisher | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ernest Thomas (PG), Scott Drees (PF), David Cork (C) Dennis Hurley, Joel Davey, Jon Thomas | |
| 10:46 | Illinois | Van Miller's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 72-52 |
| Subs | Illinois | Scott Dollard (C) Virgil Polson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 10:30 | Northwestern | David Cork can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 72-52 |
| 10:29 | Illinois | James Aguon snags the defensive board | 72-52 |
| 10:09 | Illinois | Van Miller connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 75-52 |
| 09:59 | Northwestern | Eddie Sullivan clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 75-52 |
| 09:57 | Northwestern | The offensive rebound goes to Scott Drees | 75-52 |
| 09:37 | Northwestern | Scott Drees makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Ernest Thomas | 75-55 |
| 09:20 | Illinois | Scott Dollard hits a floater from the baseline on a great pass from James Aguon | 77-55 |
| 09:04 | Northwestern | Robert Tapia can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Van Miller - foul #3 on Van Miller, team foul #6 | 77-55 |
| Subs | Illinois | Boris Zellous (PG), James Jackowski (SG), Virgil Polson (SF), Thomas Wainwright (PF), Robert Fisher (C) James Aguon, Van Miller, Andrei Palczewski, Denis Banks, Scott Dollard | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Leonard Chung (PG), Joel Davey (PF), Andrew Stalvey (C) Ernest Thomas, Eddie Sullivan, David Cork | |
| 09:04 | Northwestern | Robert Tapia makes the 1st free throw | 77-56 |
| 09:04 | Northwestern | Robert Tapia makes the 2nd free throw | 77-57 |
| 08:55 | Illinois | James Jackowski hits a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Thomas Wainwright | 79-57 |
| 08:42 | Northwestern | Joel Davey knocks in the runner from the left block on a nice dish by Robert Tapia | 79-59 |
| 08:22 | Illinois | Virgil Polson can't connect on a jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Andrew Stalvey - foul #1 on Andrew Stalvey, team foul #8 | 79-59 |
| Subs | Illinois | Steven Snyder (PF) Robert Fisher | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jon Thomas (C) Andrew Stalvey | |
| 08:22 | Illinois | Virgil Polson makes the 1st free throw | 80-59 |
| 08:22 | Illinois | Virgil Polson makes the 2nd free throw | 81-59 |
| 08:12 | Northwestern | Robert Tapia lays it up and in | 81-61 |
| 07:53 | Illinois | Virgil Polson dunks the ball on a great pass from Boris Zellous | 83-61 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Boris Zellous (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Jackowski (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Virgil Polson (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Steven Snyder (fresh) 2 reb. C - Thomas Wainwright (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Leonard Chung (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Tapia (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scott Drees (tiring) 6 pts. PF - Joel Davey (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Jon Thomas (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:48 | Northwestern | Thomas Wainwright swats the short shot by Robert Tapia | 83-61 |
| 07:46 | Illinois | Virgil Polson gets the rebound | 83-61 |
| 07:31 | Illinois | Thomas Wainwright buries a turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Virgil Polson and he's fouled by Robert Tapia - foul #3 on Robert Tapia, team foul #9 | 85-61 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Aguon (PG) Boris Zellous | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Dennis Hurley (PG), Ernest Thomas (SG), Ronald Bastarache (SF), John Longwell (PF), Andrew Stalvey (C) Leonard Chung, Robert Tapia, Scott Drees, Joel Davey, Jon Thomas | |
| 07:31 | Illinois | Thomas Wainwright misses the free throw | 85-61 |
| 07:31 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Andrew Stalvey | 85-61 |
| 07:11 | Northwestern | Dennis Hurley misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 85-61 |
| 07:10 | Illinois | James Aguon grabs the board | 85-61 |
| 07:08 | Illinois | James Jackowski is hacked by Ernest Thomas in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ernest Thomas, team foul #10 | 85-61 |
| Subs | Illinois | Denis Banks (PF), Robert Fisher (C) Virgil Polson, Thomas Wainwright | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 07:08 | Illinois | James Jackowski makes the 1st free throw | 86-61 |
| 07:08 | Illinois | James Jackowski makes the 2nd free throw | 87-61 |
| 06:50 | Northwestern | Dennis Hurley is called for 5 seconds | 87-61 |
| Subs | Illinois | Andrei Palczewski (SF) Steven Snyder | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 06:32 | Illinois | Denis Banks misses the easy layup but he's hacked by John Longwell - foul #5 on John Longwell, team foul #11 | 87-61 |
| Subs | Illinois | Boris Zellous (PG) James Aguon | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Tapia (SG), David Cork (PF), Jon Thomas (C) Ernest Thomas, John Longwell, Andrew Stalvey | |
| 06:32 | Illinois | Denis Banks makes the 1st free throw | 88-61 |
| 06:32 | Illinois | Denis Banks misses the 2nd free throw | 88-61 |
| 06:32 | Northwestern | David Cork gets the rebound | 88-61 |
| 06:24 | Northwestern | The jump hook by David Cork is blocked by Denis Banks | 88-61 |
| 06:23 | Illinois | James Jackowski grabs the board | 88-61 |
| 06:21 | Illinois | James Jackowski double dribbles in the backcourt | 88-61 |
| Subs | Illinois | Scott Dollard (C) Robert Fisher | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Leonard Chung (PG) Dennis Hurley | |
| 06:05 | Northwestern | Leonard Chung connects on the jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Ronald Bastarache and the foul's on Boris Zellous - foul #4 on Boris Zellous, team foul #7 | 88-63 |
| Subs | Illinois | Thomas Wainwright (PF) Denis Banks | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Scott Drees (SG) Robert Tapia | |
| 06:05 | Northwestern | Leonard Chung makes the free throw | 88-64 |
| 06:02 | Illinois | Scott Dollard is called for traveling in the backcourt | 88-64 |
| 05:53 | Northwestern | Jon Thomas misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 88-64 |
| 05:51 | Illinois | Andrei Palczewski snags the defensive board | 88-64 |
| 05:34 | Illinois | Boris Zellous is fouled on the floor by Leonard Chung - foul #2 on Leonard Chung, team foul #12 | 88-64 |
| Subs | Illinois | Van Miller (SG), Virgil Polson (SF), Steven Snyder (PF), Robert Fisher (C) James Jackowski, Andrei Palczewski, Thomas Wainwright, Scott Dollard | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Eddie Sullivan (SF), Joel Davey (PF) Ronald Bastarache, David Cork | |
| 05:34 | Illinois | Boris Zellous makes the 1st free throw | 89-64 |
| 05:34 | Illinois | Boris Zellous makes the 2nd free throw | 90-64 |
| 05:19 | Northwestern | Leonard Chung is hacked by Van Miller - foul #4 on Van Miller, team foul #8 | 90-64 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Aguon (PG) Boris Zellous | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Tapia (SG) Scott Drees | |
| 05:19 | Northwestern | Leonard Chung makes the 1st free throw | 90-65 |
| 05:19 | Northwestern | Leonard Chung makes the 2nd free throw | 90-66 |
| 05:05 | Illinois | Van Miller is open but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 90-66 |
| 05:04 | Northwestern | Eddie Sullivan gets the rebound | 90-66 |
| 04:59 | Northwestern | Joel Davey double dribbles | 90-66 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Dennis Hurley (PG), Andrew Stalvey (C) Leonard Chung, Jon Thomas | |
| 04:46 | Illinois | James Aguon hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 90-66 |
| 04:44 | Northwestern | Robert Tapia grabs the board | 90-66 |
| 04:40 | Northwestern | Robert Tapia hits a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Joel Davey | 90-69 |
| 04:28 | Illinois | Virgil Polson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 90-69 |
| Subs | Illinois | Boris Zellous (PG), James Jackowski (SG), Denis Banks (PF), Scott Dollard (C) James Aguon, Van Miller, Steven Snyder, Robert Fisher | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ernest Thomas (SG), Ronald Bastarache (SF) Robert Tapia, Eddie Sullivan | |
| 04:17 | Northwestern | Dennis Hurley can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 90-69 |
| 04:15 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Virgil Polson | 90-69 |
| 03:54 | Illinois | Scott Dollard lays it up and in on a nice dish by James Jackowski | 92-69 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Boris Zellous (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - James Jackowski (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Virgil Polson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - Denis Banks (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Scott Dollard (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Dennis Hurley (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ernest Thomas (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ronald Bastarache (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 pf. PF - Joel Davey (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Andrew Stalvey (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 03:34 | Northwestern | Boris Zellous takes the ball from Dennis Hurley | 92-69 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:30 | Illinois | Ernest Thomas is called for the reach on Boris Zellous in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ernest Thomas, team foul #13 | 92-69 |
| Subs | Illinois | Andrei Palczewski (SF), Thomas Wainwright (PF) Virgil Polson, Denis Banks | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Leonard Chung (PG), Eddie Sullivan (SF), Scott Drees (PF), David Cork (C) Dennis Hurley, Ronald Bastarache, Joel Davey, Andrew Stalvey | |
| 03:30 | Illinois | Boris Zellous makes the 1st free throw | 93-69 |
| 03:30 | Illinois | Boris Zellous makes the 2nd free throw | 94-69 |
| 03:12 | Northwestern | Ernest Thomas travels with the ball | 94-69 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Aguon (PG), Van Miller (SG), Robert Fisher (C) Boris Zellous, James Jackowski, Scott Dollard | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 02:55 | Illinois | Robert Fisher misses the jumper from the left block | 94-69 |
| 02:53 | Illinois | James Aguon tips it in | 96-69 |
| 02:32 | Northwestern | Ernest Thomas can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline | 96-69 |
| 02:30 | Illinois | Robert Fisher gets the rebound | 96-69 |
| 02:08 | Illinois | James Aguon hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 96-69 |
| 02:07 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to David Cork | 96-69 |
| 02:04 | Northwestern | Leonard Chung's pass is intercepted by Van Miller in the backcourt | 96-69 |
| 01:43 | Illinois | Leonard Chung picks off the pass by Robert Fisher | 96-69 |
| 01:37 | Northwestern | Robert Fisher swats the short shot by Leonard Chung | 96-69 |
| 01:36 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Andrei Palczewski | 96-69 |
| 01:32 | Illinois | Eddie Sullivan steps in front of the James Aguon pass in the backcourt | 96-69 |
| 01:15 | Northwestern | Scott Drees knocks in the floater from the free throw line | 96-71 |
| 00:53 | Illinois | Thomas Wainwright hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block | 96-71 |
| 00:52 | Illinois | Robert Fisher tips it but misses | 96-71 |
| 00:50 | Northwestern | Ernest Thomas grabs the board | 96-71 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:46 | Northwestern | Leonard Chung is fouled on the floor by Robert Fisher - foul #3 on Robert Fisher, team foul #9 | 96-71 |
| Subs | Illinois | Boris Zellous (PG), James Jackowski (SG), Virgil Polson (SF) James Aguon, Van Miller, Andrei Palczewski | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 00:46 | Northwestern | Leonard Chung makes the 1st free throw | 96-72 |
| 00:46 | Northwestern | Leonard Chung makes the 2nd free throw | 96-73 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:24 | Illinois | Scott Drees picks off the pass by Virgil Polson | 96-73 |
| 00:17 | Northwestern | James Jackowski picks off the pass by David Cork | 96-73 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Boris Zellous runs out the clock | 96-73 |