| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Leroy Witherell (fresh) SG - Robert Davis (fresh) SF - Thomas Altman (fresh) PF - Albert Buckley (fresh) C - Carroll Holton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Vaughn Lewis (fresh) SG - Daniel Weeks (fresh) SF - Joseph Fairbank (fresh) PF - Trey Redington (fresh) C - Alva Milewski (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern | Alva Milewski wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:53 | Northwestern | Trey Redington hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 0-0 |
| 19:51 | Illinois | Thomas Altman grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:49 | Illinois | Leroy Witherell throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | Northwestern | Vaughn Lewis hits a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Alva Milewski | 0-3 |
| 19:17 | Illinois | Leroy Witherell is hacked by Trey Redington - foul #1 on Trey Redington, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| 18:55 | Illinois | Leroy Witherell knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Davis | 3-3 |
| 18:37 | Northwestern | Vaughn Lewis misses long on a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Carroll Holton - foul #1 on Carroll Holton, team foul #1 | 3-3 |
| 18:37 | Northwestern | Vaughn Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 3-4 |
| 18:37 | Northwestern | Vaughn Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 3-5 |
| 18:09 | Illinois | Alva Milewski denies the turnaround by Albert Buckley | 3-5 |
| 18:07 | Illinois | Carroll Holton tips it back up and in | 5-5 |
| 18:03 | Northwestern | The short jumper by Daniel Weeks is denied by Albert Buckley | 5-5 |
| 18:02 | Illinois | Thomas Altman gets the rebound | 5-5 |
| 17:44 | Illinois | Carroll Holton misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 5-5 |
| 17:43 | Northwestern | Daniel Weeks gets the rebound | 5-5 |
| 17:41 | Northwestern | Leroy Witherell steps in front of the Vaughn Lewis pass in the backcourt | 5-5 |
| 17:30 | Illinois | Trey Redington swats the layup by Thomas Altman | 5-5 |
| 17:29 | Northwestern | Joseph Fairbank gets the rebound | 5-5 |
| 17:25 | Northwestern | Daniel Weeks drills a driving attempt in the paint set up by Vaughn Lewis and he's fouled by Robert Davis - foul #1 on Robert Davis, team foul #2 | 5-7 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Davis (PG), Young Huang (SG), Norman Rowland (SF), Joel Taylor (PF), Drew Wilkerson (C) Leroy Witherell, Robert Davis, Thomas Altman, Albert Buckley, Carroll Holton | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Anthony Anderson (PG), Charles McCarren (SF), William Brewer (PF), Arturo Salinas (C) Vaughn Lewis, Joseph Fairbank, Trey Redington, Alva Milewski | |
| 17:25 | Northwestern | Daniel Weeks misses the free throw | 5-7 |
| 17:25 | Illinois | Young Huang pulls down the rebound | 5-7 |
| 17:10 | Illinois | Drew Wilkerson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 5-7 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Sterling Smith (SG) Daniel Weeks | |
| 16:50 | Northwestern | Anthony Anderson scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Sterling Smith | 5-10 |
| 16:47 | Illinois | Robert Davis is fouled in the backcourt by Anthony Anderson - foul #1 on Anthony Anderson, team foul #2 | 5-10 |
| 16:36 | Illinois | Robert Davis is wide open but clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 5-10 |
| 16:34 | Northwestern | Charles McCarren pulls down the rebound | 5-10 |
| 16:20 | Northwestern | Sterling Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 5-10 |
| 16:18 | Illinois | Drew Wilkerson gets the rebound | 5-10 |
| 16:01 | Illinois | Young Huang misses long on a floater in the paint | 5-10 |
| 15:59 | Northwestern | William Brewer gets the rebound | 5-10 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Robert Davis (fresh) SG - Young Huang (fresh) SF - Norman Rowland (fairly fresh) PF - Joel Taylor (fresh) C - Drew Wilkerson (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Anthony Anderson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Sterling Smith (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Charles McCarren (fairly fresh) PF - William Brewer (fairly fresh) C - Arturo Salinas (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:52 | Northwestern | Charles McCarren hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Norman Rowland - foul #1 on Norman Rowland, team foul #3 | 5-10 |
| Subs | Illinois | Leroy Witherell (PG), Robert Davis (SG), Thomas Altman (SF), Carroll Holton (C) Robert Davis, Young Huang, Norman Rowland, Drew Wilkerson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Alan Dutil (PG), Daniel Weeks (SG), Trey Redington (PF), Carmen King (C) Anthony Anderson, Sterling Smith, William Brewer, Arturo Salinas | |
| 15:52 | Northwestern | Charles McCarren makes the 1st free throw | 5-11 |
| 15:52 | Northwestern | Charles McCarren makes the 2nd free throw | 5-12 |
| 15:44 | Illinois | Robert Davis comes up short on the floater from the right side | 5-12 |
| 15:43 | Illinois | Carroll Holton hits the follow up shot | 7-12 |
| 15:38 | Northwestern | Daniel Weeks misses the jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Thomas Altman - foul #1 on Thomas Altman, team foul #4 | 7-12 |
| Subs | Illinois | Albert Buckley (PF) Joel Taylor | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Joseph Fairbank (SF) Charles McCarren | |
| 15:38 | Northwestern | Daniel Weeks makes the 1st free throw | 7-13 |
| 15:38 | Northwestern | Daniel Weeks makes the 2nd free throw | 7-14 |
| 15:21 | Illinois | Leroy Witherell is hacked by Alan Dutil - foul #1 on Alan Dutil, team foul #3 | 7-14 |
| 15:09 | Illinois | Albert Buckley's pass is intercepted by Daniel Weeks | 7-14 |
| 15:00 | Northwestern | Joseph Fairbank can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 7-14 |
| 14:59 | Illinois | Albert Buckley snags the defensive board | 7-14 |
| 14:47 | Illinois | Thomas Altman clanks a floater in the lane | 7-14 |
| 14:45 | Illinois | Albert Buckley grabs the offensive rebound | 7-14 |
| 14:34 | Illinois | Leroy Witherell can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 7-14 |
| 14:32 | Illinois | Carroll Holton can't tip it in | 7-14 |
| 14:31 | Illinois | Leroy Witherell grabs the offensive rebound | 7-14 |
| 14:14 | Illinois | Carroll Holton misses short on a runner in the lane but the foul's on Daniel Weeks - foul #1 on Daniel Weeks, team foul #4 | 7-14 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Davis (PG), Young Huang (SG), Joel Taylor (PF) Leroy Witherell, Robert Davis, Albert Buckley | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Vaughn Lewis (PG), Anthony Anderson (SG), William Brewer (PF), Alva Milewski (C) Alan Dutil, Daniel Weeks, Trey Redington, Carmen King | |
| 14:14 | Illinois | Carroll Holton misses the 1st free throw | 7-14 |
| 14:14 | Illinois | Carroll Holton misses the 2nd free throw | 7-14 |
| 14:14 | Northwestern | Alva Milewski snags the defensive board | 7-14 |
| 14:00 | Northwestern | Anthony Anderson's pass is intercepted by Carroll Holton | 7-14 |
| 13:54 | Illinois | Robert Davis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 7-14 |
| Subs | Illinois | Norman Rowland (SF), Drew Wilkerson (C) Thomas Altman, Carroll Holton | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 13:49 | Northwestern | Joseph Fairbank makes the 3pt shot from the left corner | 7-17 |
| 13:36 | Illinois | Young Huang is whistled for traveling | 7-17 |
| 13:18 | Northwestern | William Brewer misses the lay-in | 7-17 |
| 13:17 | Northwestern | William Brewer pulls down the offensive rebound | 7-17 |
| 13:07 | Northwestern | Vaughn Lewis can't throw it down | 7-17 |
| 13:06 | Illinois | Norman Rowland grabs the board | 7-17 |
| 12:59 | Illinois | Alva Milewski picks off the pass by Robert Davis | 7-17 |
| 12:51 | Northwestern | Alva Milewski slams it home set up by Anthony Anderson and he's fouled by Drew Wilkerson - foul #1 on Drew Wilkerson, team foul #5 | 7-19 |
| Subs | Illinois | Leroy Witherell (PG), Thomas Altman (SF), Carroll Holton (C) Robert Davis, Norman Rowland, Drew Wilkerson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Sterling Smith (PG), Daniel Weeks (SG), Arturo Salinas (PF) Vaughn Lewis, Anthony Anderson, William Brewer | |
| 12:51 | Northwestern | Alva Milewski makes the free throw | 7-20 |
| 12:39 | Illinois | Young Huang's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 7-20 |
| Subs | Illinois | Ronald Stephens (SG) Young Huang | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Trey Redington (PF) Alva Milewski | |
| 12:27 | Northwestern | Sterling Smith hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Arturo Salinas | 7-23 |
| 12:04 | Illinois | A charge is called on Leroy Witherell - foul #1 on Leroy Witherell, team foul #6 | 7-23 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Davis (SG), Albert Buckley (PF) Ronald Stephens, Joel Taylor | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Charles McCarren (SF), William Brewer (PF) Joseph Fairbank, Trey Redington | |
| 11:39 | Northwestern | Sterling Smith is fouled on the floor by Carroll Holton - foul #2 on Carroll Holton, team foul #7 | 7-23 |
| Subs | Illinois | Young Huang (SF), Drew Wilkerson (C) Thomas Altman, Carroll Holton | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Vaughn Lewis (PG), Anthony Anderson (SF) Daniel Weeks, Arturo Salinas | |
| 11:39 | Northwestern | Sterling Smith makes the 1st free throw | 7-24 |
| 11:39 | Northwestern | Sterling Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 7-24 |
| 11:39 | Illinois | Drew Wilkerson grabs the board | 7-24 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Leroy Witherell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Robert Davis (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Young Huang (fresh) PF - Albert Buckley (fresh) 2 reb. C - Drew Wilkerson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Vaughn Lewis (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Sterling Smith (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Anthony Anderson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - William Brewer (fresh) 2 reb. C - Charles McCarren (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:23 | Illinois | Robert Davis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 7-24 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Davis (PG) Leroy Witherell | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Joseph Fairbank (SF), Alva Milewski (C) Sterling Smith, Charles McCarren | |
| 11:12 | Northwestern | Vaughn Lewis is whistled for a carry | 7-24 |
| Subs | Illinois | Joel Taylor (PF) Albert Buckley | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Carmen King (C) Alva Milewski | |
| 11:10 | Illinois | Vaughn Lewis steals it from Robert Davis in the backcourt | 7-24 |
| 10:54 | Northwestern | William Brewer clanks a turnaround in the lane | 7-24 |
| 10:52 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Young Huang | 7-24 |
| 10:48 | Illinois | Joseph Fairbank steps in front of the Robert Davis pass in the backcourt | 7-24 |
| 10:47 | Northwestern | Joseph Fairbank hits the finger roll | 7-26 |
| 10:30 | Illinois | Drew Wilkerson's layup is rejected by Carmen King | 7-26 |
| 10:29 | Northwestern | Carmen King gets the rebound | 7-26 |
| 10:25 | Northwestern | Anthony Anderson lays it in and he's hacked by Robert Davis - foul #1 on Robert Davis, team foul #8 | 7-28 |
| Subs | Illinois | Leroy Witherell (PG), Ronald Stephens (SG), Norman Rowland (SF), Albert Buckley (PF) Robert Davis, Robert Davis, Young Huang, Drew Wilkerson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Daniel Weeks (SG), Trey Redington (PF), Alva Milewski (C) Vaughn Lewis, William Brewer, Carmen King | |
| 10:25 | Northwestern | Anthony Anderson makes the free throw | 7-29 |
| 10:23 | Illinois | Ronald Stephens is hacked by Joseph Fairbank in the backcourt - foul #1 on Joseph Fairbank, team foul #5 | 7-29 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Alan Dutil (PG) Anthony Anderson | |
| 10:13 | Illinois | Ronald Stephens drills a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Leroy Witherell | 9-29 |
| 09:57 | Northwestern | Joseph Fairbank makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Daniel Weeks | 9-31 |
| 09:53 | Illinois | Norman Rowland's pass is intercepted by Alva Milewski in the backcourt | 9-31 |
| 09:40 | Northwestern | Trey Redington comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 9-31 |
| 09:38 | Northwestern | The offensive rebound goes to Alva Milewski | 9-31 |
| 09:25 | Northwestern | Ronald Stephens is called for the reach on Alan Dutil - foul #1 on Ronald Stephens, team foul #9 | 9-31 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Davis (PG), Thomas Altman (SF) Leroy Witherell, Joel Taylor | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Sterling Smith (SG), Charles McCarren (SF), Arturo Salinas (C) Daniel Weeks, Joseph Fairbank, Alva Milewski | |
| 09:25 | Northwestern | Alan Dutil makes the 1st free throw | 9-32 |
| 09:25 | Northwestern | Alan Dutil makes the 2nd free throw | 9-33 |
| 09:09 | Illinois | Norman Rowland misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 9-33 |
| 09:08 | Northwestern | Arturo Salinas snags the defensive board | 9-33 |
| 09:04 | Northwestern | Sterling Smith misses the 3 from the right wing | 9-33 |
| 09:02 | Illinois | Albert Buckley pulls down the rebound | 9-33 |
| 08:44 | Illinois | Norman Rowland connects on the open 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Robert Davis | 12-33 |
| 08:27 | Northwestern | Alan Dutil clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 12-33 |
| 08:26 | Northwestern | Charles McCarren tips it in | 12-35 |
| 08:06 | Illinois | Norman Rowland misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 12-35 |
| 08:04 | Northwestern | Trey Redington gets the rebound | 12-35 |
| 08:00 | Northwestern | Arturo Salinas makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 12-38 |
| 07:42 | Illinois | Ronald Stephens is fouled on the floor by Arturo Salinas - foul #1 on Arturo Salinas, team foul #6 | 12-38 |
| Subs | Illinois | Leroy Witherell (PG), Robert Davis (SG), Young Huang (SF), Joel Taylor (PF), Drew Wilkerson (C) Robert Davis, Ronald Stephens, Thomas Altman, Albert Buckley, Norman Rowland | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Vaughn Lewis (PG), Daniel Weeks (SG), Anthony Anderson (SF), William Brewer (PF), Carmen King (C) Alan Dutil, Sterling Smith, Charles McCarren, Trey Redington, Arturo Salinas | |
| 07:33 | Illinois | Young Huang makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Joel Taylor | 15-38 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Leroy Witherell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Davis (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Young Huang (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joel Taylor (fresh) C - Drew Wilkerson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Vaughn Lewis (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Weeks (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Anthony Anderson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - William Brewer (fresh) 2 reb. C - Carmen King (fresh) | |
| 07:22 | Northwestern | Daniel Weeks is fouled on the floor by Leroy Witherell - foul #2 on Leroy Witherell, team foul #10 | 15-38 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Davis (PG) Leroy Witherell | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 07:22 | Northwestern | Daniel Weeks makes the 1st free throw | 15-39 |
| 07:22 | Northwestern | Daniel Weeks makes the 2nd free throw | 15-40 |
| 07:07 | Illinois | Young Huang drills a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Robert Davis and he's fouled by Vaughn Lewis - foul #1 on Vaughn Lewis, team foul #7 | 17-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Alva Milewski (C) Carmen King | |
| 07:07 | Illinois | Young Huang misses the free throw | 17-40 |
| 07:07 | Northwestern | Alva Milewski grabs the board | 17-40 |
| 06:46 | Northwestern | Anthony Anderson misses the shot from the right wing | 17-40 |
| 06:45 | Illinois | Drew Wilkerson gets the rebound | 17-40 |
| 06:30 | Illinois | Drew Wilkerson drills a floater from the right block and he's hacked by Anthony Anderson - foul #2 on Anthony Anderson, team foul #8 | 19-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | Thomas Altman (SF) Robert Davis | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Joseph Fairbank (SF) Anthony Anderson | |
| 06:30 | Illinois | Drew Wilkerson makes the free throw | 20-40 |
| 06:01 | Northwestern | Daniel Weeks knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Vaughn Lewis | 20-43 |
| 05:50 | Illinois | Joel Taylor misses badly on a shot from the right side | 20-43 |
| 05:49 | Illinois | Joel Taylor tips it back up and in | 22-43 |
| 05:30 | Northwestern | Vaughn Lewis clanks a floater from the left side | 22-43 |
| 05:28 | Illinois | Joel Taylor gets the rebound | 22-43 |
| 05:00 | Illinois | Young Huang connects on the open 3 from the left corner | 25-43 |
| 04:36 | Northwestern | Alva Milewski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-43 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Davis (PG), Albert Buckley (PF), Norman Rowland (C) Young Huang, Joel Taylor, Drew Wilkerson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Sterling Smith (PG), Trey Redington (PF), Carmen King (C) Vaughn Lewis, William Brewer, Alva Milewski | |
| 04:21 | Illinois | Thomas Altman lays it up and in and he's hacked by Joseph Fairbank - foul #2 on Joseph Fairbank, team foul #9 | 27-43 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Charles McCarren (SF) Joseph Fairbank | |
| 04:21 | Illinois | Thomas Altman makes the free throw | 28-43 |
| 04:04 | Northwestern | Charles McCarren clanks a turnaround from close range but he's hacked by Norman Rowland - foul #2 on Norman Rowland, team foul #11 | 28-43 |
| Subs | Illinois | Joel Taylor (C) Norman Rowland | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Arturo Salinas (PF) Trey Redington | |
| 04:04 | Northwestern | Charles McCarren makes the 1st free throw | 28-44 |
| 04:04 | Northwestern | Charles McCarren makes the 2nd free throw | 28-45 |
| 03:47 | Illinois | Robert Davis is whistled for traveling | 28-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | Leroy Witherell (PG), Norman Rowland (SF), Carroll Holton (C) Robert Davis, Thomas Altman, Joel Taylor | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Anthony Anderson (PG), Joseph Fairbank (SF) Daniel Weeks, Charles McCarren | |
| 03:31 | Northwestern | Sterling Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Alan Dutil (PG), William Brewer (PF) Sterling Smith, Carmen King | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Leroy Witherell (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Davis (tiring) 2 ast. SF - Norman Rowland (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Albert Buckley (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Carroll Holton (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Alan Dutil (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Anthony Anderson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Fairbank (tiring) 7 pts. PF - William Brewer (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Arturo Salinas (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 03:29 | Illinois | William Brewer picks off the pass by Robert Davis in the backcourt | 28-45 |
| 03:19 | Northwestern | Norman Rowland steps in front of the Anthony Anderson pass | 28-45 |
| 02:59 | Illinois | Albert Buckley comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 28-45 |
| 02:58 | Northwestern | Arturo Salinas pulls down the rebound | 28-45 |
| 02:53 | Northwestern | Alan Dutil hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 28-45 |
| 02:51 | Illinois | Albert Buckley grabs the defensive rebound | 28-45 |
| 02:45 | Illinois | Robert Davis misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 28-45 |
| 02:43 | Northwestern | Arturo Salinas snags the defensive board | 28-45 |
| 02:35 | Northwestern | Anthony Anderson misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Carroll Holton - foul #3 on Carroll Holton, team foul #12 | 28-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | Ronald Stephens (SG), Joel Taylor (SF) Robert Davis, Carroll Holton | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Daniel Weeks (SG), Trey Redington (PF), Alva Milewski (C) Alan Dutil, William Brewer, Arturo Salinas | |
| 02:35 | Northwestern | Anthony Anderson misses the 1st free throw | 28-45 |
| 02:35 | Northwestern | Anthony Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 28-46 |
| 02:20 | Illinois | Albert Buckley clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 28-46 |
| 02:18 | Illinois | Norman Rowland snags the offensive board | 28-46 |
| 02:13 | Illinois | Joel Taylor misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block | 28-46 |
| 02:12 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Trey Redington | 28-46 |
| 02:07 | Northwestern | Anthony Anderson clanks a jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Joel Taylor - foul #1 on Joel Taylor, team foul #13 | 28-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Sterling Smith (SG), Charles McCarren (SF) Daniel Weeks, Joseph Fairbank | |
| 02:07 | Northwestern | Anthony Anderson misses the 1st free throw | 28-46 |
| 02:07 | Northwestern | Anthony Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 28-47 |
| 01:48 | Illinois | Ronald Stephens hits a turnaround from close range on a great pass from Leroy Witherell | 30-47 |
| 01:41 | Northwestern | Alva Milewski scores on a fadeaway from the left block | 30-49 |
| 01:16 | Illinois | Ronald Stephens clanks a fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on Sterling Smith - foul #1 on Sterling Smith, team foul #10 | 30-49 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Davis (PG), Young Huang (SF) Leroy Witherell, Albert Buckley | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Vaughn Lewis (PG), Daniel Weeks (SG), Joseph Fairbank (SF), William Brewer (PF), Carmen King (C) Anthony Anderson, Sterling Smith, Charles McCarren, Trey Redington, Alva Milewski | |
| 01:16 | Illinois | Ronald Stephens makes the 1st free throw | 31-49 |
| 01:16 | Illinois | Ronald Stephens misses the 2nd free throw | 31-49 |
| 01:16 | Illinois | Joel Taylor pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-49 |
| 00:57 | Illinois | Norman Rowland makes the turnaround in the paint | 33-49 |
| 00:41 | Northwestern | William Brewer is whistled for traveling | 33-49 |
| Subs | Illinois | Thomas Altman (SF), Drew Wilkerson (C) Ronald Stephens, Norman Rowland | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 00:24 | Illinois | Joel Taylor can't connect on an uncontested jumper from just outside the lane | 33-49 |
| 00:22 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Young Huang | 33-49 |
| 00:01 | Illinois | Joel Taylor misses short on a driving attempt from the right block | 33-49 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | The clock runs out | 33-49 |