| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Lawrence Lamar (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Paul Weber (fresh) 14 pts. SF - Steve Collado (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Terrance Roberts (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Edward Scheiber (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - James Homes (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Robert Whitman (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Miroslav Koski (fresh) 14 pts. PF - Filip Mrozinski (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Morgan (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Steve Collado inbounds the ball | 40-40 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:37 | Illinois | Paul Weber misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 40-40 |
| 19:35 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Lawrence Lamar | 40-40 |
| 19:19 | Illinois | Paul Weber misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 40-40 |
| 19:18 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar snags the offensive board | 40-40 |
| 19:12 | Illinois | Paul Weber buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Lawrence Lamar | 43-40 |
| 18:59 | Northwestern | Filip Mrozinski can't connect on a shot in the lane but he's fouled by Paul Weber - foul #2 on Paul Weber, team foul #1 | 43-40 |
| 18:59 | Northwestern | Filip Mrozinski makes the 1st free throw | 43-41 |
| 18:59 | Northwestern | Filip Mrozinski misses the 2nd free throw | 43-41 |
| 18:59 | Illinois | Terrance Roberts grabs the board | 43-41 |
| 18:37 | Illinois | Terrance Roberts misses the easy layup | 43-41 |
| 18:35 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Filip Mrozinski | 43-41 |
| 18:31 | Northwestern | Michael Morgan comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-41 |
| 18:30 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Paul Weber | 43-41 |
| 18:13 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber makes the wide open fadeaway from close range set up by Lawrence Lamar | 45-41 |
| 18:10 | Northwestern | Paul Weber steps in front of the James Homes pass in the backcourt | 45-41 |
| 18:09 | Illinois | Paul Weber banks in the layup | 47-41 |
| 18:05 | Northwestern | Robert Whitman drills a fadeaway from the left wing | 47-43 |
| 17:52 | Illinois | Paul Weber clanks a 3 from the right corner | 47-43 |
| 17:50 | Northwestern | Filip Mrozinski grabs the board | 47-43 |
| 17:34 | Northwestern | Miroslav Koski hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 47-43 |
| 17:33 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Edward Scheiber | 47-43 |
| 17:11 | Illinois | Paul Weber is open and buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Steve Collado | 50-43 |
| 16:56 | Northwestern | Michael Morgan misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 50-43 |
| 16:54 | Northwestern | Miroslav Koski hits the follow up shot | 50-45 |
| 16:36 | Illinois | Paul Weber comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner but he's hacked by Robert Whitman - foul #2 on Robert Whitman, team foul #1 | 50-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | Frederick Turner (PG), John Boyd (SF), David Williams (PF), Glen Fox (C) Lawrence Lamar, Steve Collado, Terrance Roberts, Edward Scheiber | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Guadalupe Espinoza (PG), Jarek Zanders (SG), Patrick Roland (SF), Oleg Makowski (PF), Stephen Starks (C) James Homes, Robert Whitman, Miroslav Koski, Filip Mrozinski, Michael Morgan | |
| 16:36 | Illinois | Paul Weber makes the 1st free throw | 51-45 |
| 16:36 | Illinois | Paul Weber makes the 2nd free throw | 52-45 |
| 16:36 | Illinois | Paul Weber makes the 3rd free throw | 53-45 |
| 16:15 | Northwestern | Stephen Starks buries a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Guadalupe Espinoza | 53-48 |
| 16:10 | Illinois | Guadalupe Espinoza steps in front of the Frederick Turner pass in the backcourt | 53-48 |
| 16:07 | Northwestern | Oleg Makowski lays it in on a great pass from Guadalupe Espinoza | 53-50 |
| 15:54 | Illinois | Paul Weber comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 53-50 |
| 15:53 | Illinois | John Boyd tips it in | 55-50 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Frederick Turner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Weber (fairly fresh) 25 pts. SF - John Boyd (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - David Williams (fresh) 5 pts. C - Glen Fox (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Guadalupe Espinoza (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jarek Zanders (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Patrick Roland (fresh) PF - Oleg Makowski (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Stephen Starks (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 15:39 | Northwestern | John Boyd swats the shot by Guadalupe Espinoza | 55-50 |
| 15:37 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Frederick Turner | 55-50 |
| 15:22 | Illinois | Paul Weber is wide open but clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 55-50 |
| 15:20 | Illinois | John Boyd tips it but misses | 55-50 |
| 15:19 | Northwestern | Oleg Makowski snags the defensive board | 55-50 |
| 15:15 | Northwestern | Guadalupe Espinoza is whistled for traveling | 55-50 |
| Subs | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar (PG), Terrance Roberts (PF) Paul Weber, Glen Fox | |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Homes (PG), Richard Bernhard (SG), Miroslav Koski (SF) Guadalupe Espinoza, Jarek Zanders, Patrick Roland | |
| 14:59 | Illinois | Miroslav Koski is called for the reach on Lawrence Lamar - foul #2 on Miroslav Koski, team foul #2 | 55-50 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jon Sheffer (SF) Frederick Turner | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Filip Mrozinski (PF), Michael Morgan (C) Oleg Makowski, Stephen Starks | |
| 14:46 | Illinois | Filip Mrozinski is called for the reach on Terrance Roberts - foul #2 on Filip Mrozinski, team foul #3 | 55-50 |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Scheiber (C) David Williams | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 14:36 | Illinois | Terrance Roberts is fouled on the floor by Filip Mrozinski - foul #3 on Filip Mrozinski, team foul #4 | 55-50 |
| Subs | Illinois | Frederick Turner (SG) John Boyd | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 14:19 | Illinois | Richard Bernhard steals it from Jon Sheffer | 55-50 |
| 14:12 | Northwestern | Filip Mrozinski loses the ball out of bounds | 55-50 |
| Subs | Illinois | Steve Collado (SF) Jon Sheffer | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Guadalupe Espinoza (PG), Jarek Zanders (SF) James Homes, Miroslav Koski | |
| 14:07 | Illinois | Jarek Zanders is called for the reach on Steve Collado in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jarek Zanders, team foul #5 | 55-50 |
| Subs | Illinois | Glen Fox (C) Edward Scheiber | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 13:41 | Illinois | Glen Fox hits a wide open jumper from close range on a great pass from Frederick Turner | 57-50 |
| 13:21 | Northwestern | Guadalupe Espinoza hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 57-50 |
| 13:19 | Northwestern | Jarek Zanders tips it home | 57-52 |
| 12:50 | Illinois | Terrance Roberts is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Frederick Turner | 59-52 |
| 12:45 | Northwestern | Guadalupe Espinoza is called for traveling in the backcourt | 59-52 |
| Subs | Illinois | Paul Weber (SG), John Boyd (SF), Edward Scheiber (PF), David Williams (C) Frederick Turner, Steve Collado, Terrance Roberts, Glen Fox | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Whitman (PG), Stephen Starks (SG), Miroslav Koski (SF), Patrick Roland (PF), Oleg Makowski (C) Guadalupe Espinoza, Richard Bernhard, Jarek Zanders, Filip Mrozinski, Michael Morgan | |
| 12:29 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar misses short on a floater from the right wing | 59-52 |
| 12:27 | Illinois | John Boyd snags the offensive board | 59-52 |
| 12:17 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber is whistled for a carry | 59-52 |
| 11:55 | Northwestern | Stephen Starks blows the dunk but he's fouled by John Boyd - foul #3 on John Boyd, team foul #2 | 59-52 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jon Sheffer (SF) Lawrence Lamar | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 11:55 | Northwestern | Stephen Starks makes the 1st free throw | 59-53 |
| 11:55 | Northwestern | Stephen Starks misses the 2nd free throw | 59-53 |
| 11:55 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Jon Sheffer | 59-53 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - John Boyd (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Paul Weber (fairly fresh) 25 pts. SF - Jon Sheffer (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Edward Scheiber (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - David Williams (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Robert Whitman (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stephen Starks (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SF - Miroslav Koski (fresh) 16 pts. 2 reb. PF - Patrick Roland (fresh) C - Oleg Makowski (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber knocks in the driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Paul Weber | 61-53 |
| 11:09 | Northwestern | Stephen Starks comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket | 61-53 |
| 11:08 | Northwestern | Oleg Makowski tips it in | 61-55 |
| 10:49 | Illinois | Miroslav Koski steals the ball from Paul Weber | 61-55 |
| 10:42 | Northwestern | Stephen Starks is fouled on the floor by Paul Weber - foul #3 on Paul Weber, team foul #3 | 61-55 |
| Subs | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar (PG), Steve Collado (SF), Terrance Roberts (PF), Glen Fox (C) Paul Weber, Jon Sheffer, Edward Scheiber, David Williams | |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Homes (PG), Richard Bernhard (SG), Filip Mrozinski (PF), Jarek Zanders (C) Robert Whitman, Stephen Starks, Patrick Roland, Oleg Makowski | |
| 10:20 | Northwestern | Filip Mrozinski drills a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by James Homes | 61-58 |
| 10:15 | Illinois | Steve Collado is hacked by Filip Mrozinski in the backcourt - foul #4 on Filip Mrozinski, team foul #6 | 61-58 |
| Subs | Illinois | Frederick Turner (SG) John Boyd | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Oleg Makowski (PF), Michael Morgan (C) Miroslav Koski, Filip Mrozinski | |
| 10:04 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar hits a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Frederick Turner | 63-58 |
| 09:43 | Northwestern | Richard Bernhard is called for a charge - foul #4 on Richard Bernhard, team foul #7 | 63-58 |
| Subs | Illinois | David Williams (C) Glen Fox | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Whitman (SG), Miroslav Koski (SF) Richard Bernhard, Jarek Zanders | |
| 09:30 | Illinois | David Williams comes up short on the floater from the right side | 63-58 |
| 09:28 | Northwestern | Robert Whitman snags the defensive board | 63-58 |
| 09:23 | Northwestern | Steve Collado picks off the pass by Miroslav Koski | 63-58 |
| 09:19 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 63-58 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Boyd (PG), Paul Weber (SG), Edward Scheiber (C) Lawrence Lamar, Frederick Turner, Terrance Roberts | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Stephen Starks (C) Michael Morgan | |
| 09:08 | Northwestern | Miroslav Koski misses short on a shot from the left wing | 63-58 |
| 09:06 | Northwestern | Miroslav Koski snags the offensive board | 63-58 |
| 08:52 | Northwestern | Miroslav Koski makes the fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Robert Whitman | 63-60 |
| 08:50 | Illinois | Steve Collado is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Whitman - foul #3 on Robert Whitman, team foul #8 | 63-60 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Guadalupe Espinoza (PG) James Homes | |
| 08:50 | Illinois | Steve Collado makes the 1st free throw | 64-60 |
| 08:50 | Illinois | Steve Collado misses the 2nd free throw | 64-60 |
| 08:50 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Stephen Starks | 64-60 |
| 08:44 | Northwestern | Miroslav Koski misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 64-60 |
| 08:42 | Illinois | Paul Weber grabs the board | 64-60 |
| 08:27 | Illinois | Stephen Starks is called for the reach on Edward Scheiber - foul #2 on Stephen Starks, team foul #9 | 64-60 |
| Subs | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar (PG), Frederick Turner (SG), Terrance Roberts (PF) Paul Weber, Steve Collado, David Williams | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jarek Zanders (SG), Patrick Roland (PF) Robert Whitman, Oleg Makowski | |
| 08:27 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber makes the 1st free throw | 65-60 |
| 08:27 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber makes the 2nd free throw | 66-60 |
| 08:15 | Northwestern | Frederick Turner steals it from Jarek Zanders | 66-60 |
| 08:12 | Illinois | Terrance Roberts banks in the layup on a nice dish by Frederick Turner | 68-60 |
| 07:59 | Northwestern | Guadalupe Espinoza misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 68-60 |
| 07:58 | Illinois | Terrance Roberts pulls down the rebound | 68-60 |
| 07:51 | Illinois | Frederick Turner hits a wide open fadeaway in the paint | 70-60 |
| 07:33 | Northwestern | Guadalupe Espinoza can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Lawrence Lamar - foul #1 on Lawrence Lamar, team foul #4 | 70-60 |
| Subs | Illinois | Paul Weber (SG), Jon Sheffer (SF), David Williams (PF), Glen Fox (C) Frederick Turner, John Boyd, Terrance Roberts, Edward Scheiber | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Richard Bernhard (SG), Filip Mrozinski (PF), Michael Morgan (C) Jarek Zanders, Patrick Roland, Stephen Starks | |
| 07:33 | Northwestern | Guadalupe Espinoza makes the 1st free throw | 70-61 |
| 07:33 | Northwestern | Guadalupe Espinoza makes the 2nd free throw | 70-62 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Lawrence Lamar (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. SG - Paul Weber (fairly fresh) 25 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. SF - Jon Sheffer (fresh) 1 ast. PF - David Williams (fresh) 5 pts. C - Glen Fox (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Guadalupe Espinoza (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Bernhard (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Miroslav Koski (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Filip Mrozinski (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Michael Morgan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:18 | Illinois | Jon Sheffer misses the wide open fadeaway from the right wing | 70-62 |
| 07:17 | Northwestern | Michael Morgan grabs the defensive rebound | 70-62 |
| 07:11 | Northwestern | Miroslav Koski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 70-62 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Homes (PG) Guadalupe Espinoza | |
| 06:47 | Illinois | Paul Weber can't connect on an uncontested 3pt jumper from the left corner | 70-62 |
| 06:46 | Northwestern | Michael Morgan pulls down the rebound | 70-62 |
| 06:41 | Northwestern | Richard Bernhard misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Paul Weber - foul #4 on Paul Weber, team foul #5 | 70-62 |
| Subs | Illinois | Frederick Turner (PG), Steve Collado (SF) Lawrence Lamar, Jon Sheffer | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 06:41 | Northwestern | Richard Bernhard makes the 1st free throw | 70-63 |
| 06:41 | Northwestern | Richard Bernhard makes the 2nd free throw | 70-64 |
| 06:27 | Illinois | Frederick Turner misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Filip Mrozinski - foul #5 on Filip Mrozinski, team foul #10 | 70-64 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Boyd (SG), Terrance Roberts (PF) Paul Weber, David Williams | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Whitman (SF), Oleg Makowski (PF), Jarek Zanders (C) Miroslav Koski, Filip Mrozinski, Michael Morgan | |
| 06:27 | Illinois | Frederick Turner makes the 1st free throw | 71-64 |
| 06:27 | Illinois | Frederick Turner makes the 2nd free throw | 72-64 |
| 06:06 | Northwestern | Robert Whitman is whistled for traveling | 72-64 |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Scheiber (C) Glen Fox | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Patrick Roland (PF) Oleg Makowski | |
| 05:52 | Illinois | John Boyd misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on Jarek Zanders - foul #3 on Jarek Zanders, team foul #11 | 72-64 |
| Subs | Illinois | Paul Weber (SG) Frederick Turner | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Stephen Starks (C) James Homes | |
| 05:52 | Illinois | John Boyd makes the 1st free throw | 73-64 |
| 05:52 | Illinois | John Boyd misses the 2nd free throw | 73-64 |
| 05:52 | Northwestern | Patrick Roland snags the defensive board | 73-64 |
| 05:31 | Northwestern | Patrick Roland throws a bad pass out of bounds | 73-64 |
| Subs | Illinois | David Williams (PF) Terrance Roberts | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Guadalupe Espinoza (PG), Miroslav Koski (SF) Robert Whitman, Jarek Zanders | |
| 05:26 | Illinois | John Boyd is fouled in the backcourt by Guadalupe Espinoza - foul #2 on Guadalupe Espinoza, team foul #12 | 73-64 |
| Subs | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar (PG) Paul Weber | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Oleg Makowski (PF) Patrick Roland | |
| 05:26 | Illinois | John Boyd makes the 1st free throw | 74-64 |
| 05:26 | Illinois | John Boyd misses the 2nd free throw | 74-64 |
| 05:26 | Northwestern | Oleg Makowski snags the defensive board | 74-64 |
| 05:12 | Northwestern | Edward Scheiber steals the ball from Oleg Makowski | 74-64 |
| 04:54 | Illinois | John Boyd hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Oleg Makowski - foul #1 on Oleg Makowski, team foul #13 | 74-64 |
| Subs | Illinois | Frederick Turner (SG) Steve Collado | |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Homes (PG), Michael Morgan (C) Guadalupe Espinoza, Stephen Starks | |
| 04:54 | Illinois | John Boyd misses the 1st free throw | 74-64 |
| 04:54 | Illinois | John Boyd makes the 2nd free throw | 75-64 |
| 04:40 | Northwestern | Edward Scheiber swats the layup by Richard Bernhard | 75-64 |
| 04:38 | Illinois | David Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 75-64 |
| 04:22 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar is hacked by Richard Bernhard - foul #5 on Richard Bernhard, team foul #14 | 75-64 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jon Sheffer (SF), Terrance Roberts (PF), Glen Fox (C) John Boyd, David Williams, Edward Scheiber | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Whitman (SG), Jarek Zanders (SF), Patrick Roland (PF) Richard Bernhard, Miroslav Koski, Oleg Makowski | |
| 04:22 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar makes the 1st free throw | 76-64 |
| 04:22 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar makes the 2nd free throw | 77-64 |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 04:07 | Northwestern | Patrick Roland misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 77-64 |
| 04:05 | Northwestern | The offensive rebound goes to James Homes | 77-64 |
| 03:59 | Northwestern | James Homes misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 77-64 |
| 03:58 | Illinois | Jon Sheffer gets the rebound | 77-64 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:34 | Illinois | Terrance Roberts misses long on a jump hook from the baseline | 77-64 |
| 03:32 | Northwestern | Robert Whitman pulls down the rebound | 77-64 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Lawrence Lamar (tiring) 9 pts. 6 ast. SG - Frederick Turner (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jon Sheffer (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Terrance Roberts (tiring) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Glen Fox (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - James Homes (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Robert Whitman (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jarek Zanders (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Patrick Roland (fairly fresh) C - Michael Morgan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:24 | Northwestern | James Homes knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Jarek Zanders | 77-66 |
| 03:06 | Illinois | Terrance Roberts misses the floater from just outside the lane | 77-66 |
| 03:04 | Northwestern | Robert Whitman grabs the defensive rebound | 77-66 |
| 02:58 | Northwestern | Michael Morgan misses the jump hook from the left block | 77-66 |
| 02:57 | Illinois | Frederick Turner gets the rebound | 77-66 |
| 02:57 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 77-66 |
| Subs | Illinois | Paul Weber (SG), Steve Collado (SF), Edward Scheiber (PF), David Williams (C) Lawrence Lamar, Jon Sheffer, Terrance Roberts, Glen Fox | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Miroslav Koski (SF), Oleg Makowski (PF), Stephen Starks (C) Jarek Zanders, Patrick Roland, Michael Morgan | |
| 02:28 | Illinois | Paul Weber buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Steve Collado | 80-66 |
| 02:17 | Northwestern | Miroslav Koski's pass is intercepted by David Williams | 80-66 |
| 02:12 | Illinois | Paul Weber hits a wide open jump hook from the left block | 82-66 |
| 02:07 | Northwestern | James Homes misses long on a fadeaway from close range | 82-66 |
| 02:06 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Edward Scheiber | 82-66 |
| 01:39 | Illinois | Frederick Turner comes up short on the turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by Miroslav Koski - foul #3 on Miroslav Koski, team foul #15 | 82-66 |
| Subs | Illinois | Terrance Roberts (PF) David Williams | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Guadalupe Espinoza (PG), Jarek Zanders (SF) James Homes, Miroslav Koski | |
| 01:39 | Illinois | Frederick Turner makes the 1st free throw | 83-66 |
| 01:39 | Illinois | Frederick Turner makes the 2nd free throw | 84-66 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 01:32 | Northwestern | Jarek Zanders can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 84-66 |
| 01:30 | Illinois | Paul Weber grabs the board | 84-66 |
| 01:11 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber clanks a floater in the lane but he's hacked by Stephen Starks - foul #3 on Stephen Starks, team foul #16 | 84-66 |
| Subs | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar (PG) Frederick Turner | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 01:11 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber makes the 1st free throw | 85-66 |
| 01:11 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber misses the 2nd free throw | 85-66 |
| 01:11 | Northwestern | Oleg Makowski snags the defensive board | 85-66 |
| 00:58 | Northwestern | Jarek Zanders scores on a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Whitman | 85-69 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:34 | Illinois | Terrance Roberts connects on the shot in the paint | 87-69 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:28 | Northwestern | Oleg Makowski misses long on a floater from the left wing | 87-69 |
| 00:27 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar grabs the defensive rebound | 87-69 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar runs out the clock | 87-69 |