| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Gerald Taylor (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Perkins (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Bernardi (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ivan Orduna (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. C - Jose Mendoza (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Martin Suggs (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SG - George Porter (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Willie Minyard (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jamie Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Nestor Panek (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern | Willie Minyard inbounds the ball | 36-43 |
| 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 (-2) | |
| 19:42 | Northwestern | George Porter's fadeaway is rejected by Richard Bernardi | 36-43 |
| 19:41 | Northwestern | Willie Minyard hits the follow up shot | 36-45 |
| 19:14 | Illinois | Thomas Perkins comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 36-45 |
| 19:12 | Northwestern | Willie Minyard snags the defensive board | 36-45 |
| 19:06 | Northwestern | Thomas Perkins is called for the reach on Martin Suggs - foul #2 on Thomas Perkins, team foul #1 | 36-45 |
| 18:51 | Northwestern | Jamie Smith misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 36-45 |
| 18:50 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Jose Mendoza | 36-45 |
| 18:40 | Illinois | Richard Bernardi can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 36-45 |
| 18:38 | Northwestern | George Porter grabs the defensive rebound | 36-45 |
| 18:34 | Northwestern | Jose Mendoza steals it from Willie Minyard | 36-45 |
| 18:18 | Illinois | Martin Suggs picks off the pass by Jose Mendoza | 36-45 |
| 17:59 | Northwestern | George Porter is whistled for a carry | 36-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | Kenneth Topete (SG), Arthur Bowman (SF), Charles Campbell (C) Thomas Perkins, Richard Bernardi, Jose Mendoza | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Abraham Kilgo (PG), Laurence Wanner (SG), Jeffrey Gray (SF), Vernon Corey (PF), James Nichols (C) Martin Suggs, George Porter, Willie Minyard, Jamie Smith, Nestor Panek | |
| 17:40 | Illinois | Arthur Bowman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-45 |
| 17:17 | Northwestern | Jeffrey Gray clanks a fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by Charles Campbell - foul #1 on Charles Campbell, team foul #2 | 36-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | Thomas Perkins (SG) Ivan Orduna | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 17:17 | Northwestern | Jeffrey Gray makes the 1st free throw | 36-46 |
| 17:17 | Northwestern | Jeffrey Gray misses the 2nd free throw | 36-46 |
| 17:17 | Illinois | Arthur Bowman grabs the board | 36-46 |
| 17:00 | Illinois | Charles Campbell is fouled on the floor by James Nichols - foul #1 on James Nichols, team foul #1 | 36-46 |
| 16:48 | Illinois | Arthur Bowman clanks a fadeaway in the lane | 36-46 |
| 16:46 | Northwestern | Vernon Corey grabs the board | 36-46 |
| 16:41 | Northwestern | Abraham Kilgo misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 36-46 |
| 16:40 | Illinois | Kenneth Topete grabs the board | 36-46 |
| 16:20 | Illinois | James Nichols denies the turnaround by Gerald Taylor | 36-46 |
| 16:18 | Northwestern | Vernon Corey grabs the board | 36-46 |
| 16:12 | Northwestern | Abraham Kilgo misses the 3 from the left corner | 36-46 |
| 16:10 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Arthur Bowman | 36-46 |
| 16:08 | Illinois | Thomas Perkins's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 36-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Bernardi (SF), Ivan Orduna (PF), Jose Mendoza (C) Kenneth Topete, Arthur Bowman, Charles Campbell | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Martin Suggs (PG), George Porter (SG), James Burke (SF), Jamie Smith (PF), Nestor Panek (C) Abraham Kilgo, Laurence Wanner, Jeffrey Gray, Vernon Corey, James Nichols | |
| 15:49 | Northwestern | James Burke throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | Roy Smith (SG), Frank Gates (PF) Thomas Perkins, Ivan Orduna | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Willie Minyard (SF) James Burke | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Gerald Taylor (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Roy Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SF - Richard Bernardi (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Frank Gates (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Jose Mendoza (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Martin Suggs (fresh) 5 pts. 3 stl. SG - George Porter (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Willie Minyard (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jamie Smith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Nestor Panek (fresh) | |
| 15:47 | Illinois | Roy Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 36-46 |
| 15:27 | Northwestern | Willie Minyard misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 36-46 |
| 15:26 | Illinois | Frank Gates grabs the board | 36-46 |
| 15:22 | Illinois | Jose Mendoza is fouled in the backcourt by Martin Suggs - foul #3 on Martin Suggs, team foul #2 | 36-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | Ivan Orduna (PF) Gerald Taylor | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 15:15 | Illinois | Roy Smith makes the floater in the paint on a great pass from Frank Gates | 38-46 |
| 15:04 | Northwestern | Willie Minyard hits a driving attempt from the right block set up by Martin Suggs and the foul's on Jose Mendoza - foul #2 on Jose Mendoza, team foul #3 | 38-48 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Abraham Kilgo (PG) Martin Suggs | |
| 15:04 | Northwestern | Willie Minyard makes the free throw | 38-49 |
| 15:02 | Illinois | Jamie Smith steps in front of the Frank Gates pass in the backcourt | 38-49 |
| 14:46 | Northwestern | Jamie Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 38-49 |
| 14:44 | Northwestern | Jamie Smith grabs the offensive board | 38-49 |
| 14:18 | Northwestern | Ivan Orduna steps in front of the Willie Minyard pass | 38-49 |
| 14:04 | Illinois | Ivan Orduna misses the jump hook from the baseline | 38-49 |
| 14:03 | Northwestern | George Porter snags the defensive board | 38-49 |
| 13:57 | Northwestern | Willie Minyard hits a shot from close range | 38-51 |
| 13:41 | Illinois | Frank Gates clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 38-51 |
| 13:40 | Northwestern | Jamie Smith gets the rebound | 38-51 |
| 13:24 | Northwestern | Abraham Kilgo connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Nestor Panek | 38-53 |
| 13:12 | Illinois | Roy Smith misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Jamie Smith - foul #1 on Jamie Smith, team foul #3 | 38-53 |
| Subs | Illinois | Thomas Perkins (PG), Kenneth Topete (SF), Arthur Bowman (PF), Charles Campbell (C) Frank Gates, Richard Bernardi, Ivan Orduna, Jose Mendoza | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Martin Suggs (PG), Laurence Wanner (SG), Jeffrey Gray (SF), Vernon Corey (PF), James Nichols (C) Abraham Kilgo, George Porter, Willie Minyard, Jamie Smith, Nestor Panek | |
| 13:12 | Illinois | Roy Smith makes the 1st free throw | 39-53 |
| 13:12 | Illinois | Roy Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 39-53 |
| 13:12 | Northwestern | Vernon Corey gets the rebound | 39-53 |
| 12:53 | Northwestern | Laurence Wanner lays it in on a nice dish by Jeffrey Gray | 39-55 |
| 12:48 | Illinois | Vernon Corey takes the ball from Thomas Perkins | 39-55 |
| 12:43 | Northwestern | Laurence Wanner scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Jeffrey Gray | 39-58 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 12:25 | Illinois | Charles Campbell can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 39-58 |
| 12:24 | Northwestern | James Nichols gets the rebound | 39-58 |
| 12:03 | Northwestern | Martin Suggs makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 39-61 |
| 11:46 | Illinois | Arthur Bowman hits a turnaround from close range | 41-61 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Thomas Perkins (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Roy Smith (tiring) 7 pts. 3 pf. SF - Kenneth Topete (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Arthur Bowman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Campbell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Martin Suggs (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Laurence Wanner (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. SF - Jeffrey Gray (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Vernon Corey (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - James Nichols (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Northwestern | Jeffrey Gray scores on a fadeaway from the baseline set up by Martin Suggs | 41-63 |
| 11:13 | Illinois | Arthur Bowman misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Martin Suggs - foul #4 on Martin Suggs, team foul #4 | 41-63 |
| Subs | Illinois | Gerald Taylor (PG), Ivan Orduna (PF), Jose Mendoza (C) Roy Smith, Kenneth Topete, Charles Campbell | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Abraham Kilgo (PG), James Burke (SG), Willie Minyard (SF), Nestor Panek (C) Martin Suggs, Jeffrey Gray, Vernon Corey, James Nichols | |
| 11:13 | Illinois | Arthur Bowman misses the 1st free throw | 41-63 |
| 11:13 | Illinois | Arthur Bowman makes the 2nd free throw | 42-63 |
| 10:50 | Northwestern | Laurence Wanner clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 42-63 |
| 10:49 | Illinois | Ivan Orduna pulls down the rebound | 42-63 |
| 10:37 | Illinois | Thomas Perkins can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 42-63 |
| 10:36 | Illinois | Arthur Bowman tips it back up and in | 44-63 |
| 10:25 | Northwestern | Laurence Wanner comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 44-63 |
| 10:24 | Northwestern | Willie Minyard tips it but misses | 44-63 |
| 10:23 | Illinois | Jose Mendoza pulls down the rebound | 44-63 |
| 10:10 | Illinois | Ivan Orduna scores on a jumper from the right block | 46-63 |
| 09:54 | Northwestern | James Burke comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 46-63 |
| 09:53 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Gerald Taylor | 46-63 |
| 09:49 | Illinois | Arthur Bowman's pass is intercepted by James Burke in the backcourt | 46-63 |
| 09:48 | Northwestern | James Burke hits the finger roll | 46-65 |
| 09:46 | Illinois | Gerald Taylor is fouled in the backcourt by Nestor Panek - foul #1 on Nestor Panek, team foul #5 | 46-65 |
| Subs | Illinois | Frank Gates (SG), Richard Bernardi (SF) Thomas Perkins, Arthur Bowman | |
| Subs | Northwestern | George Porter (SG), Jamie Smith (PF), James Nichols (C) James Burke, Laurence Wanner, Nestor Panek | |
| 09:37 | Illinois | Richard Bernardi hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane | 46-65 |
| 09:36 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Frank Gates | 46-65 |
| 09:25 | Illinois | Gerald Taylor connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 49-65 |
| 09:10 | Northwestern | George Porter knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from James Nichols | 49-68 |
| 08:59 | Illinois | Ivan Orduna comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 49-68 |
| 08:58 | Illinois | Ivan Orduna grabs the offensive board | 49-68 |
| 08:42 | Illinois | Ivan Orduna misses the jump hook from the baseline | 49-68 |
| 08:41 | Illinois | Ivan Orduna grabs the offensive board | 49-68 |
| 08:24 | Illinois | Jose Mendoza clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 49-68 |
| 08:23 | Northwestern | Willie Minyard gets the rebound | 49-68 |
| 08:16 | Northwestern | James Nichols misses the 3 from the left wing | 49-68 |
| 08:15 | Illinois | Richard Bernardi snags the defensive board | 49-68 |
| 08:07 | Illinois | Ivan Orduna misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 49-68 |
| 08:06 | Illinois | Frank Gates tips it in | 51-68 |
| 07:39 | Northwestern | George Porter clanks a shot from the right side | 51-68 |
| 07:37 | Northwestern | Abraham Kilgo grabs the offensive rebound | 51-68 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Gerald Taylor (tiring) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Frank Gates (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. SF - Richard Bernardi (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ivan Orduna (tiring) 5 pts. 7 reb. 4 stl. C - Jose Mendoza (tiring) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Abraham Kilgo (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Porter (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Willie Minyard (tiring) 9 pts. 7 reb. PF - Jamie Smith (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. C - James Nichols (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Northwestern | Willie Minyard misses the floater from the left block | 51-68 |
| 07:25 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Gerald Taylor | 51-68 |
| 07:19 | Illinois | Frank Gates can't connect on a shot from close range | 51-68 |
| 07:17 | Northwestern | James Nichols grabs the defensive rebound | 51-68 |
| 07:13 | Northwestern | Abraham Kilgo buries a jumper from the free throw line set up by James Nichols | 51-70 |
| 07:05 | Illinois | Jose Mendoza misses the fadeaway from the baseline | 51-70 |
| 07:04 | Northwestern | Willie Minyard grabs the defensive rebound | 51-70 |
| 06:58 | Northwestern | James Nichols misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 51-70 |
| 06:57 | Illinois | Richard Bernardi gets the rebound | 51-70 |
| 06:53 | Illinois | Gerald Taylor hits a fadeaway from the right wing and he's fouled by Abraham Kilgo - foul #1 on Abraham Kilgo, team foul #6 | 53-70 |
| Subs | Illinois | Roy Smith (SG), Kenneth Topete (PF), Charles Campbell (C) Frank Gates, Ivan Orduna, Jose Mendoza | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Martin Suggs (PG), James Burke (SG), Jeffrey Gray (SF), Laurence Wanner (PF), Vernon Corey (C) Abraham Kilgo, George Porter, Willie Minyard, Jamie Smith, James Nichols | |
| 06:53 | Illinois | Gerald Taylor misses the free throw | 53-70 |
| 06:53 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Laurence Wanner | 53-70 |
| 06:35 | Northwestern | Jeffrey Gray misses short on a fadeaway in the lane | 53-70 |
| 06:34 | Northwestern | James Burke tips it home | 53-72 |
| 06:21 | Illinois | Richard Bernardi hits a wide open 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Kenneth Topete | 56-72 |
| 06:04 | Northwestern | Jeffrey Gray can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 56-72 |
| 06:03 | Illinois | Charles Campbell grabs the board | 56-72 |
| 05:55 | Illinois | Roy Smith misses long on an open jumper near the basket | 56-72 |
| 05:53 | Northwestern | Vernon Corey pulls down the rebound | 56-72 |
| 05:49 | Northwestern | Martin Suggs can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 56-72 |
| 05:48 | Illinois | Kenneth Topete gets the rebound | 56-72 |
| 05:34 | Illinois | Roy Smith comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 56-72 |
| 05:32 | Northwestern | Martin Suggs grabs the board | 56-72 |
| 05:26 | Northwestern | Laurence Wanner drills a 3 from the left wing set up by Martin Suggs | 56-75 |
| 05:17 | Illinois | Kenneth Topete throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-75 |
| Subs | Illinois | Thomas Perkins (PG), Arthur Bowman (SF), Ivan Orduna (PF), Jose Mendoza (C) Gerald Taylor, Richard Bernardi, Kenneth Topete, Charles Campbell | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Gary Sharpe (PG), George Porter (SG), Jamie Smith (PF), Nestor Panek (C) Martin Suggs, James Burke, Jeffrey Gray, Vernon Corey | |
| 05:05 | Northwestern | Laurence Wanner lays it up and in set up by Gary Sharpe | 56-77 |
| 05:00 | Illinois | Jamie Smith is called for the reach on Ivan Orduna - foul #2 on Jamie Smith, team foul #7 | 56-77 |
| 05:00 | Illinois | Ivan Orduna makes the 1st free throw | 57-77 |
| 05:00 | Illinois | Ivan Orduna misses the 2nd free throw | 57-77 |
| 05:00 | Northwestern | Jamie Smith pulls down the rebound | 57-77 |
| 04:41 | Northwestern | Ivan Orduna swats the shot by Jamie Smith | 57-77 |
| 04:39 | Illinois | Ivan Orduna pulls down the rebound | 57-77 |
| 04:34 | Illinois | Arthur Bowman misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 57-77 |
| 04:33 | Illinois | Jose Mendoza snags the offensive board | 57-77 |
| 04:21 | Illinois | Ivan Orduna is hacked by Jamie Smith - foul #3 on Jamie Smith, team foul #8 | 57-77 |
| Subs | Illinois | Gerald Taylor (PG), Frank Gates (C) Roy Smith, Jose Mendoza | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Abraham Kilgo (PG), Willie Minyard (SF) Gary Sharpe, Jamie Smith | |
| 04:21 | Illinois | Ivan Orduna makes the 1st free throw | 58-77 |
| 04:21 | Illinois | Ivan Orduna makes the 2nd free throw | 59-77 |
| 04:06 | Northwestern | Willie Minyard misses long on a driving attempt in the lane | 59-77 |
| 04:04 | Northwestern | Nestor Panek tips it home | 59-79 |
| 03:59 | Illinois | Nestor Panek takes the ball from Frank Gates | 59-79 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 03:35 | Northwestern | Abraham Kilgo scores on a jump hook from close range on a nice dish by George Porter and he's hacked by Gerald Taylor - foul #2 on Gerald Taylor, team foul #4 | 59-81 |
| Subs | Illinois | Kenneth Topete (PG), Charles Campbell (C) Gerald Taylor, Ivan Orduna | |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Burke (SG), Jeffrey Gray (SF), Vernon Corey (PF), James Nichols (C) George Porter, Willie Minyard, Laurence Wanner, Nestor Panek | |
| 03:35 | Northwestern | Abraham Kilgo makes the free throw | 59-82 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Kenneth Topete (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. SG - Thomas Perkins (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Frank Gates (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Arthur Bowman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Campbell (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Abraham Kilgo (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Burke (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. SF - Jeffrey Gray (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Vernon Corey (fresh) 5 reb. C - James Nichols (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:33 | Illinois | Kenneth Topete's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 59-82 |
| 03:19 | Northwestern | Jeffrey Gray buries a floater from the left block on a great pass from James Nichols and he's hacked by Kenneth Topete - foul #1 on Kenneth Topete, team foul #5 | 59-84 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Gary Sharpe (PG) Abraham Kilgo | |
| 03:19 | Northwestern | Jeffrey Gray makes the free throw | 59-85 |
| 03:15 | Illinois | Kenneth Topete is hacked by Jeffrey Gray in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jeffrey Gray, team foul #9 | 59-85 |
| 03:15 | Illinois | Kenneth Topete makes the 1st free throw | 60-85 |
| 03:15 | Illinois | Kenneth Topete makes the 2nd free throw | 61-85 |
| 02:57 | Northwestern | Gary Sharpe misses short on a shot from the left block | 61-85 |
| 02:56 | Northwestern | Jeffrey Gray grabs the offensive board | 61-85 |
| 02:37 | Northwestern | Vernon Corey knocks in the shot from the left block on a nice dish by Gary Sharpe | 61-87 |
| 02:21 | Illinois | Thomas Perkins is hacked by James Nichols - foul #2 on James Nichols, team foul #10 | 61-87 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Abraham Kilgo (PG), Laurence Wanner (PF) Gary Sharpe, Vernon Corey | |
| 02:21 | Illinois | Thomas Perkins makes the 1st free throw | 62-87 |
| 02:21 | Illinois | Thomas Perkins makes the 2nd free throw | 63-87 |
| 02:13 | Northwestern | Jeffrey Gray misses short on a fadeaway near the basket | 63-87 |
| 02:11 | Northwestern | James Burke tips it in | 63-89 |
| 02:08 | Illinois | Arthur Bowman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 63-89 |
| 01:50 | Northwestern | Laurence Wanner misses the jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Arthur Bowman - foul #3 on Arthur Bowman, team foul #6 | 63-89 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Vernon Corey (PF) James Burke | |
| 01:50 | Northwestern | Laurence Wanner misses the 1st free throw | 63-89 |
| 01:50 | Northwestern | Laurence Wanner makes the 2nd free throw | 63-90 |
| 01:35 | Illinois | Kenneth Topete dunks the ball on a great pass from Frank Gates | 65-90 |
| 01:09 | Northwestern | James Nichols comes up short on the jumper from the baseline | 65-90 |
| 01:07 | Northwestern | Vernon Corey tips it back up and in | 65-92 |
| 00:56 | Illinois | Arthur Bowman is called for traveling | 65-92 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:32 | Northwestern | Laurence Wanner is fouled on the floor by Frank Gates - foul #4 on Frank Gates, team foul #7 | 65-92 |
| 00:32 | Northwestern | Laurence Wanner makes the 1st free throw | 65-93 |
| 00:32 | Northwestern | Laurence Wanner makes the 2nd free throw | 65-94 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:24 | Illinois | James Nichols swats the layup by Arthur Bowman | 65-94 |
| 00:23 | Northwestern | Vernon Corey grabs the board | 65-94 |
| 00:00 | Northwestern | Abraham Kilgo runs out the clock | 65-94 |