| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Tommy Dehart (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Keith Bell (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Porter (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Dikembe Arboleda (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeremy Clark (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Oscar Croteau (fresh) SG - Warren Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Donald Payne (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jacob Jefferson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Walter Underwood (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | David Porter inbounds the ball | 36-15 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:50 | Illinois | David Porter is called for 10 seconds | 36-15 |
| 19:32 | Northwestern | Warren Thompson misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Dikembe Arboleda - foul #1 on Dikembe Arboleda, team foul #1 | 36-15 |
| 19:32 | Northwestern | Warren Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 36-16 |
| 19:32 | Northwestern | Warren Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 36-17 |
| 19:12 | Illinois | Tommy Dehart buries a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Jeremy Clark | 39-17 |
| 18:57 | Northwestern | Jeremy Clark picks off the pass by Donald Payne | 39-17 |
| 18:52 | Illinois | David Porter is fouled in the backcourt by Donald Payne - foul #1 on Donald Payne, team foul #1 | 39-17 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jonah Maness (C) Jeremy Clark | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Thomas Alexander (SG) Warren Thompson | |
| 18:33 | Illinois | David Porter is called for traveling | 39-17 |
| Subs | Illinois | Joshua Robertson (SF), Jie Huang (PF) David Porter, Dikembe Arboleda | |
| Subs | Northwestern | David Lawson (PG), Randolph Cheesman (SF), Troy Edwards (PF), Joe Lane (C) Oscar Croteau, Donald Payne, Jacob Jefferson, Walter Underwood | |
| 18:19 | Northwestern | Randolph Cheesman can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 39-17 |
| 18:17 | Illinois | Joshua Robertson gets the rebound | 39-17 |
| 17:54 | Illinois | Jie Huang is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Jie Huang, team foul #2 | 39-17 |
| 17:42 | Northwestern | Randolph Cheesman misses the runner from the left block | 39-17 |
| 17:41 | Illinois | Joshua Robertson gets the rebound | 39-17 |
| 17:20 | Illinois | Jonah Maness misses badly on a jump hook in the lane but the foul's on Joe Lane - foul #2 on Joe Lane, team foul #2 | 39-17 |
| Subs | Illinois | David Porter (SG), Jeremy Clark (C) Tommy Dehart, Keith Bell | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Warren Thompson (SG), Jacob Jefferson (PF), Walter Underwood (C) David Lawson, Randolph Cheesman, Joe Lane | |
| 17:20 | Illinois | Jonah Maness makes the 1st free throw | 40-17 |
| 17:20 | Illinois | Jonah Maness misses the 2nd free throw | 40-17 |
| 17:20 | Northwestern | Jacob Jefferson snags the defensive board | 40-17 |
| 16:56 | Northwestern | Troy Edwards is whistled for traveling | 40-17 |
| Subs | Illinois | Keith Bell (SG), Dikembe Arboleda (PF) Jonah Maness, Jie Huang | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Oscar Croteau (PG), Donald Payne (SF) Thomas Alexander, Troy Edwards | |
| 16:29 | Illinois | David Porter is fouled on the floor by Donald Payne - foul #2 on Donald Payne, team foul #3 | 40-17 |
| Subs | Illinois | Tommy Dehart (PG) Joshua Robertson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | David Lawson (SG), Oliver Smith (C) Warren Thompson, Walter Underwood | |
| 16:12 | Illinois | Keith Bell makes the floater from the left wing on a great pass from David Porter | 42-17 |
| 16:06 | Northwestern | Oliver Smith lays it in on a great pass from Donald Payne | 42-19 |
| 16:02 | Illinois | Keith Bell connects on the floater from close range set up by David Porter | 44-19 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Tommy Dehart (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Keith Bell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Porter (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Dikembe Arboleda (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeremy Clark (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Oscar Croteau (fairly fresh) SG - David Lawson (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Donald Payne (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jacob Jefferson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Oliver Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:49 | Northwestern | David Lawson connects on the jumpshot from the right side | 44-21 |
| 15:30 | Illinois | David Porter connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Tommy Dehart | 47-21 |
| 15:16 | Northwestern | David Lawson comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Keith Bell - foul #2 on Keith Bell, team foul #3 | 47-21 |
| Subs | Illinois | Joshua Robertson (SF), Jie Huang (PF) David Porter, Dikembe Arboleda | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Warren Thompson (SG), Randolph Cheesman (SF), Troy Edwards (PF), Walter Underwood (C) Oscar Croteau, Donald Payne, Jacob Jefferson, Oliver Smith | |
| 15:16 | Northwestern | David Lawson makes the 1st free throw | 47-22 |
| 15:16 | Northwestern | David Lawson misses the 2nd free throw | 47-22 |
| 15:16 | Illinois | Jeremy Clark pulls down the rebound | 47-22 |
| 14:52 | Illinois | Jie Huang can't connect on an uncontested driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Walter Underwood - foul #2 on Walter Underwood, team foul #4 | 47-22 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jonah Maness (C) Jeremy Clark | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Thomas Alexander (PG) David Lawson | |
| 14:52 | Illinois | Jie Huang misses the 1st free throw | 47-22 |
| 14:52 | Illinois | Jie Huang makes the 2nd free throw | 48-22 |
| 14:29 | Northwestern | Walter Underwood can't finish the layup | 48-22 |
| 14:28 | Illinois | Joshua Robertson pulls down the rebound | 48-22 |
| 14:04 | Illinois | Tommy Dehart misses the 3 from the left wing | 48-22 |
| 14:02 | Northwestern | Troy Edwards gets the rebound | 48-22 |
| 13:55 | Northwestern | Troy Edwards misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 48-22 |
| 13:54 | Northwestern | Walter Underwood hits the follow up shot | 48-24 |
| 13:28 | Illinois | Jie Huang makes the jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Tommy Dehart | 50-24 |
| 13:09 | Northwestern | Troy Edwards hits a turnaround from the right block and he's fouled by Jonah Maness - foul #1 on Jonah Maness, team foul #4 | 50-26 |
| Subs | Illinois | David Porter (SF), Dikembe Arboleda (PF), Jeremy Clark (C) Joshua Robertson, Jie Huang, Jonah Maness | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Oscar Croteau (PG), Donald Payne (SF), Joe Lane (PF) Thomas Alexander, Randolph Cheesman, Walter Underwood | |
| 13:09 | Northwestern | Troy Edwards misses the free throw | 50-26 |
| 13:09 | Illinois | Dikembe Arboleda pulls down the rebound | 50-26 |
| 13:06 | Illinois | Oscar Croteau takes the ball from Keith Bell in the backcourt | 50-26 |
| 12:46 | Northwestern | Troy Edwards hits a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Oscar Croteau | 50-29 |
| 12:23 | Illinois | Jeremy Clark buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by David Porter | 52-29 |
| 12:06 | Northwestern | Oscar Croteau misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 52-29 |
| 12:05 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Jeremy Clark | 52-29 |
| 11:47 | Illinois | The jump hook by Keith Bell is blocked by Joe Lane | 52-29 |
| 11:45 | Northwestern | Donald Payne snags the defensive board | 52-29 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Tommy Dehart (tiring) 13 pts. 4 ast. SG - Keith Bell (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Porter (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Dikembe Arboleda (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Jeremy Clark (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Oscar Croteau (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Warren Thompson (tiring) 4 pts. SF - Donald Payne (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Joe Lane (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Troy Edwards (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:40 | Northwestern | Oscar Croteau scores on a floater from the left side set up by Joe Lane | 52-31 |
| 11:36 | Illinois | Keith Bell is fouled in the backcourt by Joe Lane - foul #3 on Joe Lane, team foul #5 | 52-31 |
| Subs | Illinois | Joshua Robertson (SG), Jonah Maness (C) Keith Bell, Jeremy Clark | |
| Subs | Northwestern | David Lawson (PG), Thomas Alexander (SG), James Pegues (SF), Jacob Jefferson (PF), Oliver Smith (C) Oscar Croteau, Warren Thompson, Donald Payne, Joe Lane, Troy Edwards | |
| 11:22 | Illinois | Jonah Maness buries a driving attempt in the lane | 54-31 |
| 11:01 | Northwestern | David Lawson comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 54-31 |
| 11:00 | Northwestern | Thomas Alexander tips it back up and in | 54-33 |
| 10:40 | Illinois | David Porter connects on the open driving attempt from the right block set up by Joshua Robertson | 56-33 |
| 10:22 | Northwestern | Joshua Robertson picks off the pass by Jacob Jefferson | 56-33 |
| 10:19 | Illinois | David Porter lays it in on a great pass from Joshua Robertson | 58-33 |
| 10:00 | Northwestern | Oliver Smith hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 58-33 |
| 09:59 | Illinois | Jonah Maness gets the rebound | 58-33 |
| 09:38 | Illinois | Jonah Maness misses the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Thomas Alexander - foul #2 on Thomas Alexander, team foul #6 | 58-33 |
| Subs | Illinois | Keith Bell (SG), Jie Huang (PF) Tommy Dehart, Dikembe Arboleda | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Oscar Croteau (PG), Donald Payne (SF), Joe Lane (PF), Walter Underwood (C) David Lawson, James Pegues, Jacob Jefferson, Oliver Smith | |
| 09:38 | Illinois | Jonah Maness misses the 1st free throw | 58-33 |
| 09:38 | Illinois | Jonah Maness makes the 2nd free throw | 59-33 |
| 09:26 | Northwestern | Thomas Alexander is open and buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 59-36 |
| 09:06 | Illinois | Joe Lane is called for the reach on Jie Huang - foul #4 on Joe Lane, team foul #7 | 59-36 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeremy Clark (C) Jonah Maness | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Randolph Cheesman (SG), Jacob Jefferson (PF) Thomas Alexander, Joe Lane | |
| 09:06 | Illinois | Jie Huang makes the 1st free throw | 60-36 |
| 09:06 | Illinois | Jie Huang makes the 2nd free throw | 61-36 |
| 08:45 | Northwestern | Jacob Jefferson is fouled on the floor by Jie Huang - foul #2 on Jie Huang, team foul #5 | 61-36 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Warren Thompson (SG) Donald Payne | |
| 08:38 | Northwestern | Oscar Croteau connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Warren Thompson | 61-39 |
| 08:13 | Illinois | Jeremy Clark hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline | 61-39 |
| 08:12 | Illinois | Keith Bell snags the offensive board | 61-39 |
| 07:48 | Illinois | Jeremy Clark knocks in the fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Joshua Robertson and he's hacked by Oscar Croteau - foul #3 on Oscar Croteau, team foul #8 | 63-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | Tommy Dehart (PG) David Porter | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Thomas Alexander (SG), Donald Payne (SF), Troy Edwards (PF), Joe Lane (C) Warren Thompson, Randolph Cheesman, Jacob Jefferson, Walter Underwood | |
| 07:48 | Illinois | Jeremy Clark misses the free throw | 63-39 |
| 07:48 | Northwestern | Joe Lane pulls down the rebound | 63-39 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Tommy Dehart (tiring) 13 pts. 4 ast. SG - Keith Bell (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joshua Robertson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. PF - Jie Huang (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeremy Clark (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Oscar Croteau (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Alexander (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Payne (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Troy Edwards (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Joe Lane (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:32 | Northwestern | Thomas Alexander drills a 3pt shot from the right wing | 63-42 |
| 07:12 | Illinois | Tommy Dehart hits a 3 pointer from straight away | 66-42 |
| 07:06 | Northwestern | Joe Lane misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 66-42 |
| 07:05 | Northwestern | Oscar Croteau pulls down the offensive rebound | 66-42 |
| 06:53 | Northwestern | Thomas Alexander is wide open but clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 66-42 |
| 06:51 | Illinois | Joshua Robertson snags the defensive board | 66-42 |
| 06:22 | Illinois | Jie Huang misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 66-42 |
| 06:21 | Illinois | Jie Huang snags the offensive board | 66-42 |
| 05:52 | Illinois | Joshua Robertson is fouled on the floor by Oscar Croteau - foul #4 on Oscar Croteau, team foul #9 | 66-42 |
| Subs | Illinois | David Porter (SF), Dikembe Arboleda (PF), Jonah Maness (C) Tommy Dehart, Jie Huang, Jeremy Clark | |
| Subs | Northwestern | David Lawson (PG), James Pegues (SF), Oliver Smith (C) Oscar Croteau, Donald Payne, Joe Lane | |
| 05:52 | Illinois | Joshua Robertson misses the 1st free throw | 66-42 |
| 05:52 | Illinois | Dikembe Arboleda pulls down the offensive rebound | 66-42 |
| 05:31 | Illinois | Dikembe Arboleda misses long on an open shot from just outside the lane | 66-42 |
| 05:30 | Illinois | Dikembe Arboleda gets the offensive rebound | 66-42 |
| 05:01 | Illinois | Joshua Robertson connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Jonah Maness | 69-42 |
| 04:56 | Northwestern | Thomas Alexander's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 69-42 |
| Subs | Illinois | Tommy Dehart (PG) Joshua Robertson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Randolph Cheesman (SG) Thomas Alexander | |
| 04:27 | Illinois | Tommy Dehart connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by David Porter | 72-42 |
| 04:07 | Northwestern | David Lawson is hacked by Tommy Dehart - foul #2 on Tommy Dehart, team foul #6 | 72-42 |
| Subs | Illinois | Joshua Robertson (SG) Keith Bell | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Thomas Alexander (SG), Joe Lane (C) James Pegues, Oliver Smith | |
| 03:54 | Northwestern | Randolph Cheesman misses short on a jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by David Porter - foul #2 on David Porter, team foul #7 | 72-42 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jie Huang (SF) David Porter | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 03:54 | Northwestern | Randolph Cheesman makes the 1st free throw | 72-43 |
| 03:54 | Northwestern | Randolph Cheesman makes the 2nd free throw | 72-44 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:25 | Illinois | Joshua Robertson connects on the shot from the left block | 74-44 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Tommy Dehart (tired) 19 pts. 4 ast. SG - Joshua Robertson (tiring) 9 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jie Huang (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dikembe Arboleda (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Jonah Maness (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - David Lawson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - Thomas Alexander (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Randolph Cheesman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joe Lane (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Troy Edwards (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:16 | Northwestern | Thomas Alexander misses the jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Joshua Robertson - foul #2 on Joshua Robertson, team foul #8 | 74-44 |
| Subs | Illinois | Keith Bell (SG) Dikembe Arboleda | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 03:16 | Northwestern | Thomas Alexander misses the 1st free throw | 74-44 |
| 03:16 | Northwestern | Thomas Alexander makes the 2nd free throw | 74-45 |
| 02:48 | Illinois | Jie Huang comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 74-45 |
| 02:47 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Joe Lane | 74-45 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:34 | Northwestern | Troy Edwards scores on a driving attempt from the baseline | 74-47 |
| 02:32 | Illinois | Tommy Dehart is hacked by Randolph Cheesman in the backcourt - foul #3 on Randolph Cheesman, team foul #10 | 74-47 |
| Subs | Illinois | David Porter (SG), Dikembe Arboleda (PF), Jeremy Clark (C) Keith Bell, Jie Huang, Jonah Maness | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 02:32 | Illinois | Tommy Dehart misses the 1st free throw | 74-47 |
| 02:32 | Illinois | Tommy Dehart makes the 2nd free throw | 75-47 |
| 02:21 | Northwestern | Randolph Cheesman misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 75-47 |
| 02:19 | Illinois | Jeremy Clark grabs the defensive rebound | 75-47 |
| 01:59 | Illinois | Tommy Dehart throws a bad pass out of bounds | 75-47 |
| Subs | Illinois | Keith Bell (SG) Joshua Robertson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 01:42 | Northwestern | Randolph Cheesman hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Thomas Alexander | 75-49 |
| 01:36 | Illinois | Jeremy Clark is wide open but clanks a runner from the baseline | 75-49 |
| 01:34 | Northwestern | Randolph Cheesman grabs the board | 75-49 |
| 01:29 | Northwestern | Randolph Cheesman drills a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Thomas Alexander | 75-51 |
| 01:24 | Illinois | David Lawson steps in front of the Jeremy Clark pass in the backcourt | 75-51 |
| 01:19 | Northwestern | David Lawson knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Thomas Alexander | 75-54 |
| 01:03 | Illinois | Keith Bell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 75-54 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:56 | Northwestern | David Lawson is hacked by Jeremy Clark - foul #2 on Jeremy Clark, team foul #9 | 75-54 |
| 00:56 | Northwestern | David Lawson makes the 1st free throw | 75-55 |
| 00:56 | Northwestern | David Lawson makes the 2nd free throw | 75-56 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:30 | Illinois | Jeremy Clark loses the dribble to Randolph Cheesman | 75-56 |
| 00:27 | Northwestern | David Lawson is fouled in the backcourt by David Porter - foul #3 on David Porter, team foul #10 | 75-56 |
| 00:27 | Northwestern | David Lawson makes the 1st free throw | 75-57 |
| 00:27 | Northwestern | David Lawson makes the 2nd free throw | 75-58 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Tommy Dehart runs out the clock | 75-58 |