| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Alan Dutil (fresh) SG - Gregory Weiner (fresh) SF - Rodney Cordeiro (fresh) PF - James Mansfield (fresh) C - Henry Earwood (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Leroy Witherell (fresh) SG - David Stewart (fresh) SF - Kun Xang (fresh) PF - John Thompson (fresh) C - Landon Baldwin (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern | Rodney Cordeiro wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:37 | Northwestern | Rodney Cordeiro double dribbles | 0-0 |
| 19:21 | Illinois | Leroy Witherell can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:20 | Illinois | Kun Xang snags the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:04 | Illinois | Kun Xang misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 0-0 |
| 19:02 | Illinois | Landon Baldwin tips it home | 0-2 |
| 18:46 | Northwestern | Rodney Cordeiro banks in the layup and he's hacked by John Thompson - foul #1 on John Thompson, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:46 | Northwestern | Rodney Cordeiro misses the free throw | 2-2 |
| 18:46 | Illinois | Landon Baldwin gets the rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:28 | Illinois | Gregory Weiner is called for the reach on David Stewart - foul #1 on Gregory Weiner, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:11 | Illinois | John Thompson misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 2-2 |
| 18:10 | Northwestern | Rodney Cordeiro grabs the board | 2-2 |
| 18:04 | Northwestern | Rodney Cordeiro blows the layup but the foul's on Kun Xang - foul #1 on Kun Xang, team foul #2 | 2-2 |
| 18:04 | Northwestern | Rodney Cordeiro misses the 1st free throw | 2-2 |
| 18:04 | Northwestern | Rodney Cordeiro makes the 2nd free throw | 3-2 |
| 17:43 | Illinois | John Thompson misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 3-2 |
| 17:42 | Illinois | John Thompson pulls down the offensive rebound | 3-2 |
| 17:26 | Illinois | John Thompson misses the turnaround in the lane but the foul's on James Mansfield - foul #1 on James Mansfield, team foul #2 | 3-2 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Sterling Smith (SG), Bruce West (SF), John Fishburn (PF), Orlando Hancock (C) Gregory Weiner, Rodney Cordeiro, James Mansfield, Henry Earwood | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 17:26 | Illinois | John Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 3-3 |
| 17:26 | Illinois | John Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 3-4 |
| 17:14 | Northwestern | Orlando Hancock hits a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Alan Dutil | 5-4 |
| 16:58 | Illinois | Leroy Witherell hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 5-4 |
| 16:56 | Northwestern | John Fishburn grabs the board | 5-4 |
| 16:50 | Northwestern | John Fishburn is hacked by John Thompson - foul #2 on John Thompson, team foul #3 | 5-4 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ralph Gibson (SG) Alan Dutil | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Acuna (PF) John Thompson | |
| 16:30 | Northwestern | Orlando Hancock's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 5-4 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Gregory Weiner (SG) Ralph Gibson | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 16:18 | Illinois | Kun Xang is fouled on the floor by John Fishburn - foul #1 on John Fishburn, team foul #3 | 5-4 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Henry Earwood (C) Orlando Hancock | |
| Subs | Illinois | Larry Singh (SF), Oscar Pierce (C) Kun Xang, Landon Baldwin | |
| 16:08 | Illinois | Robert Acuna comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 5-4 |
| 16:06 | Northwestern | Henry Earwood pulls down the rebound | 5-4 |
| 16:00 | Northwestern | Bruce West's fadeaway is rejected by Oscar Pierce | 5-4 |
| 15:58 | Illinois | Oscar Pierce grabs the defensive rebound | 5-4 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Sterling Smith (fresh) SG - Gregory Weiner (fresh) SF - Bruce West (fresh) PF - John Fishburn (fresh) C - Henry Earwood (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Leroy Witherell (fresh) SG - David Stewart (fresh) SF - Larry Singh (fresh) PF - Robert Acuna (fresh) C - Oscar Pierce (fresh) | |
| 15:42 | Illinois | David Stewart loses the dribble to Henry Earwood | 5-4 |
| 15:24 | Northwestern | Sterling Smith connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by John Fishburn | 8-4 |
| 15:22 | Illinois | David Stewart's pass is intercepted by John Fishburn in the backcourt | 8-4 |
| 15:03 | Northwestern | Oscar Pierce is called for the reach on Henry Earwood - foul #1 on Oscar Pierce, team foul #4 | 8-4 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Alan Dutil (PG), Ralph Gibson (SG), Rodney Cordeiro (SF), James Mansfield (PF), Orlando Hancock (C) Sterling Smith, Gregory Weiner, Bruce West, John Fishburn, Henry Earwood | |
| Subs | Illinois | Elvin Mills (PG), Kun Xang (SF), Landon Baldwin (C) Leroy Witherell, David Stewart, Oscar Pierce | |
| 14:37 | Northwestern | James Mansfield is whistled for traveling | 8-4 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Adam Maxwell (PF) Robert Acuna | |
| 14:20 | Illinois | Adam Maxwell buries a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Elvin Mills | 8-6 |
| 14:09 | Northwestern | Ralph Gibson misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 8-6 |
| 14:07 | Northwestern | Alan Dutil grabs the offensive board | 8-6 |
| 13:49 | Northwestern | Orlando Hancock misses the jumper from the right side | 8-6 |
| 13:48 | Northwestern | Rodney Cordeiro hits the follow up shot | 10-6 |
| 13:28 | Illinois | James Mansfield blocks the short jumper by Adam Maxwell | 10-6 |
| 13:26 | Northwestern | Rodney Cordeiro grabs the defensive rebound | 10-6 |
| 13:24 | Northwestern | Alan Dutil is fouled in the backcourt by Elvin Mills - foul #1 on Elvin Mills, team foul #5 | 10-6 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Gregory Weiner (SG), Bruce West (PF), Henry Earwood (C) Ralph Gibson, Rodney Cordeiro, James Mansfield | |
| Subs | Illinois | Leroy Witherell (PG), David Stewart (SG), Robert Acuna (SF), Oscar Pierce (PF), Josiah Alexander (C) Elvin Mills, Larry Singh, Kun Xang, Adam Maxwell, Landon Baldwin | |
| 13:13 | Northwestern | Gregory Weiner travels with the ball | 10-6 |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Fishburn (PF) Orlando Hancock | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 12:55 | Illinois | Oscar Pierce hits the finger roll | 10-8 |
| 12:33 | Northwestern | Henry Earwood comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 10-8 |
| 12:32 | Northwestern | Henry Earwood tips it in | 12-8 |
| 12:07 | Illinois | Henry Earwood picks off the pass by Josiah Alexander | 12-8 |
| 11:52 | Northwestern | Henry Earwood knocks in the jump hook from close range set up by Gregory Weiner | 14-8 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Alan Dutil (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gregory Weiner (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Bruce West (fairly fresh) PF - John Fishburn (fairly fresh) C - Henry Earwood (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Leroy Witherell (fresh) SG - David Stewart (fairly fresh) SF - Robert Acuna (fresh) PF - Oscar Pierce (fresh) 2 pts. C - Josiah Alexander (fresh) | |
| 11:37 | Illinois | The jump hook by Leroy Witherell is blocked by John Fishburn | 14-8 |
| 11:36 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Bruce West | 14-8 |
| 11:32 | Northwestern | Bruce West clanks a shot from the left block | 14-8 |
| 11:30 | Illinois | Robert Acuna gets the rebound | 14-8 |
| 11:24 | Illinois | Leroy Witherell is fouled in the backcourt by John Fishburn - foul #2 on John Fishburn, team foul #4 | 14-8 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Sterling Smith (PG), Ralph Gibson (SG), Rodney Cordeiro (SF), James Mansfield (PF), Orlando Hancock (C) Alan Dutil, Gregory Weiner, Bruce West, John Fishburn, Henry Earwood | |
| Subs | Illinois | Elvin Mills (SG), Kun Xang (SF), Adam Maxwell (PF), Landon Baldwin (C) David Stewart, Robert Acuna, Oscar Pierce, Josiah Alexander | |
| 11:09 | Illinois | Sterling Smith steals the ball from Kun Xang | 14-8 |
| 11:05 | Northwestern | Ralph Gibson misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 14-8 |
| 11:04 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Kun Xang | 14-8 |
| 10:45 | Illinois | Elvin Mills comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 14-8 |
| 10:43 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to James Mansfield | 14-8 |
| 10:36 | Northwestern | Rodney Cordeiro travels with the ball | 14-8 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Larry Singh (SG) Leroy Witherell | |
| 10:15 | Illinois | Elvin Mills clanks a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by James Mansfield - foul #2 on James Mansfield, team foul #5 | 14-8 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Gregory Weiner (SG), Henry Earwood (C) Ralph Gibson, James Mansfield | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 10:15 | Illinois | Elvin Mills makes the 1st free throw | 14-9 |
| 10:15 | Illinois | Elvin Mills makes the 2nd free throw | 14-10 |
| 10:01 | Northwestern | Adam Maxwell swats the short shot by Orlando Hancock | 14-10 |
| 09:59 | Illinois | Adam Maxwell snags the defensive board | 14-10 |
| 09:36 | Illinois | Kun Xang hits the finger roll | 14-12 |
| 09:15 | Northwestern | Gregory Weiner scores on a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Sterling Smith | 17-12 |
| 08:57 | Illinois | Orlando Hancock denies the turnaround by Kun Xang | 17-12 |
| 08:55 | Illinois | Adam Maxwell grabs the offensive board | 17-12 |
| 08:39 | Illinois | Adam Maxwell can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on Sterling Smith - foul #1 on Sterling Smith, team foul #6 | 17-12 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Alan Dutil (PG), Ralph Gibson (SG), Michael Harber (SF), Bruce West (PF) Sterling Smith, Gregory Weiner, Rodney Cordeiro, Orlando Hancock | |
| Subs | Illinois | Leroy Witherell (PG), David Stewart (SG), Robert Acuna (SF), Oscar Pierce (C) Elvin Mills, Larry Singh, Kun Xang, Landon Baldwin | |
| 08:39 | Illinois | Adam Maxwell makes the 1st free throw | 17-13 |
| 08:39 | Illinois | Adam Maxwell makes the 2nd free throw | 17-14 |
| 08:28 | Northwestern | Michael Harber's pass is intercepted by Leroy Witherell | 17-14 |
| 08:24 | Illinois | David Stewart lays it in on a great pass from Leroy Witherell | 17-16 |
| 08:00 | Northwestern | Ralph Gibson travels with the ball | 17-16 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Josiah Alexander (C) Adam Maxwell | |
| 07:35 | Illinois | Oscar Pierce comes up short on the floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Bruce West - foul #1 on Bruce West, team foul #7 | 17-16 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Gregory Weiner (SG) Ralph Gibson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Larry Singh (SF) Josiah Alexander | |
| 07:35 | Illinois | Oscar Pierce makes the 1st free throw | 17-17 |
| 07:35 | Illinois | Oscar Pierce makes the 2nd free throw | 17-18 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Alan Dutil (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gregory Weiner (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Harber (fresh) PF - Bruce West (fresh) C - Henry Earwood (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Leroy Witherell (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Stewart (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Larry Singh (fresh) PF - Oscar Pierce (fresh) 4 pts. C - Robert Acuna (fresh) | |
| 07:08 | Northwestern | Henry Earwood travels with the ball | 17-18 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Rodney Cordeiro (SF) Michael Harber | |
| Subs | Illinois | Josiah Alexander (C) Oscar Pierce | |
| 07:00 | Illinois | Leroy Witherell makes the 3 pointer from straight away | 17-21 |
| 06:34 | Northwestern | Alan Dutil comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 17-21 |
| 06:32 | Illinois | Robert Acuna pulls down the rebound | 17-21 |
| 06:28 | Illinois | Leroy Witherell is hacked by Gregory Weiner in the backcourt - foul #2 on Gregory Weiner, team foul #8 | 17-21 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Anthony Brown (PG), Ralph Gibson (SG), Orlando Hancock (C) Alan Dutil, Gregory Weiner, Henry Earwood | |
| Subs | Illinois | Elvin Mills (SG) David Stewart | |
| 06:28 | Illinois | Leroy Witherell makes the 1st free throw | 17-22 |
| 06:28 | Illinois | Leroy Witherell makes the 2nd free throw | 17-23 |
| 06:08 | Northwestern | Bruce West throws a bad pass out of bounds | 17-23 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Sterling Smith (PG) Anthony Brown | |
| Subs | Illinois | Kun Xang (SF) Larry Singh | |
| 05:53 | Illinois | Elvin Mills blows the layup | 17-23 |
| 05:51 | Illinois | Kun Xang tips it home | 17-25 |
| 05:49 | Northwestern | Sterling Smith is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #2 on Sterling Smith, team foul #9 | 17-25 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Anthony Brown (PG), Michael Harber (SF) Sterling Smith, Rodney Cordeiro | |
| Subs | Illinois | Herbert Petri (SG), Oscar Pierce (PF), Landon Baldwin (C) Leroy Witherell, Robert Acuna, Josiah Alexander | |
| 05:41 | Illinois | Kun Xang misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Michael Harber - foul #1 on Michael Harber, team foul #10 | 17-25 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Alan Dutil (PG) Anthony Brown | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 05:41 | Illinois | Kun Xang misses the 1st free throw | 17-25 |
| 05:41 | Illinois | Kun Xang makes the 2nd free throw | 17-26 |
| 05:34 | Northwestern | Orlando Hancock blows the layup but the foul's on Landon Baldwin - foul #1 on Landon Baldwin, team foul #6 | 17-26 |
| 05:34 | Northwestern | Orlando Hancock makes the 1st free throw | 18-26 |
| 05:34 | Northwestern | Orlando Hancock makes the 2nd free throw | 19-26 |
| 05:32 | Illinois | Elvin Mills travels in the backcourt | 19-26 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Henry Earwood (C) Orlando Hancock | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 05:27 | Northwestern | Kun Xang takes the ball from Henry Earwood | 19-26 |
| 05:25 | Illinois | Alan Dutil picks off the pass by Herbert Petri in the backcourt | 19-26 |
| 05:03 | Northwestern | Alan Dutil comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 19-26 |
| 05:02 | Northwestern | Michael Harber pulls down the offensive rebound | 19-26 |
| 04:50 | Northwestern | Henry Earwood misses the floater in the lane but the foul's on Landon Baldwin - foul #2 on Landon Baldwin, team foul #7 | 19-26 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Anthony Brown (SG), Rodney Cordeiro (SF) Ralph Gibson, Michael Harber | |
| Subs | Illinois | Leroy Witherell (PG), David Stewart (SG), Larry Singh (SF), Adam Maxwell (PF), Josiah Alexander (C) Elvin Mills, Herbert Petri, Kun Xang, Oscar Pierce, Landon Baldwin | |
| 04:50 | Northwestern | Henry Earwood makes the 1st free throw | 20-26 |
| 04:50 | Northwestern | Henry Earwood makes the 2nd free throw | 21-26 |
| 04:47 | Illinois | Alan Dutil is called for the reach on Leroy Witherell in the backcourt - foul #1 on Alan Dutil, team foul #11 | 21-26 |
| 04:47 | Illinois | Leroy Witherell makes the 1st free throw | 21-27 |
| 04:47 | Illinois | Leroy Witherell makes the 2nd free throw | 21-28 |
| 04:30 | Northwestern | Henry Earwood misses long on a floater from the baseline | 21-28 |
| 04:28 | Illinois | Adam Maxwell grabs the board | 21-28 |
| 04:06 | Illinois | David Stewart can't finish the layup | 21-28 |
| 04:05 | Northwestern | Henry Earwood snags the defensive board | 21-28 |
| 03:54 | Northwestern | Bruce West knocks in the floater in the paint on a great pass from Anthony Brown and the foul's on Larry Singh - foul #1 on Larry Singh, team foul #8 | 23-28 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Sterling Smith (PG), Gregory Weiner (SG), James Mansfield (PF), Orlando Hancock (C) Alan Dutil, Anthony Brown, Rodney Cordeiro, Henry Earwood | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Thompson (PF), Robert Acuna (C) Adam Maxwell, Josiah Alexander | |
| 03:54 | Northwestern | Bruce West makes the free throw | 24-28 |
| 03:35 | Illinois | David Stewart clanks a floater from the left side but he's fouled by Bruce West - foul #2 on Bruce West, team foul #12 | 24-28 |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Fishburn (C) Bruce West | |
| Subs | Illinois | Landon Baldwin (C) Larry Singh | |
| 03:35 | Illinois | David Stewart misses the 1st free throw | 24-28 |
| 03:35 | Illinois | David Stewart misses the 2nd free throw | 24-28 |
| 03:35 | Northwestern | John Fishburn pulls down the rebound | 24-28 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Sterling Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gregory Weiner (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Orlando Hancock (fresh) 4 pts. PF - James Mansfield (fresh) C - John Fishburn (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Leroy Witherell (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Stewart (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Acuna (fresh) 2 reb. PF - John Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Landon Baldwin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:20 | Northwestern | David Stewart steals the ball from Gregory Weiner | 24-28 |
| 02:59 | Illinois | James Mansfield steals it from David Stewart | 24-28 |
| 02:54 | Northwestern | Sterling Smith buries a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Orlando Hancock | 27-28 |
| 02:40 | Illinois | John Thompson is open and buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by David Stewart | 27-31 |
| 02:20 | Northwestern | Gregory Weiner makes the jumper from the right side set up by Orlando Hancock | 29-31 |
| 02:01 | Illinois | David Stewart is wide open but clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 29-31 |
| 02:00 | Illinois | Leroy Witherell gets the offensive rebound | 29-31 |
| 01:50 | Illinois | Landon Baldwin misses short on a runner from the left block but he's fouled by Orlando Hancock - foul #1 on Orlando Hancock, team foul #13 | 29-31 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Alan Dutil (PG), Ralph Gibson (SG), Michael Harber (SF), Henry Earwood (C) Sterling Smith, Gregory Weiner, Orlando Hancock, John Fishburn | |
| Subs | Illinois | Elvin Mills (PG), Larry Singh (SG), Kun Xang (SF), Oscar Pierce (PF) Leroy Witherell, David Stewart, Robert Acuna, John Thompson | |
| 01:50 | Illinois | Landon Baldwin makes the 1st free throw | 29-32 |
| 01:50 | Illinois | Landon Baldwin makes the 2nd free throw | 29-33 |
| 01:26 | Northwestern | Oscar Pierce is called for the reach on Ralph Gibson - foul #2 on Oscar Pierce, team foul #9 | 29-33 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Josiah Alexander (C) Landon Baldwin | |
| 01:26 | Northwestern | Ralph Gibson misses the 1st free throw | 29-33 |
| 01:26 | Illinois | Larry Singh gets the rebound | 29-33 |
| 01:24 | Illinois | Larry Singh is called for traveling in the backcourt | 29-33 |
| 01:18 | Northwestern | Ralph Gibson scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Alan Dutil | 32-33 |
| 01:08 | Illinois | Elvin Mills is called for 10 seconds | 32-33 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Rodney Cordeiro (SF) Michael Harber | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 00:53 | Northwestern | Henry Earwood comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 32-33 |
| 00:51 | Illinois | Elvin Mills grabs the board | 32-33 |
| 00:38 | Illinois | Oscar Pierce can't finish the layup but he's fouled by James Mansfield - foul #3 on James Mansfield, team foul #14 | 32-33 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Gregory Weiner (SG), Bruce West (PF) Ralph Gibson, James Mansfield | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Thompson (PF) Josiah Alexander | |
| 00:38 | Illinois | Oscar Pierce misses the 1st free throw | 32-33 |
| 00:38 | Illinois | Oscar Pierce makes the 2nd free throw | 32-34 |
| 00:14 | Northwestern | Gregory Weiner misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 32-34 |
| 00:12 | Illinois | Oscar Pierce gets the rebound | 32-34 |
| 00:03 | Illinois | Larry Singh is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Larry Singh, team foul #10 | 32-34 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Michael Harber (SF), John Fishburn (PF), Orlando Hancock (C) Rodney Cordeiro, Bruce West, Henry Earwood | |
| Subs | Illinois | Leroy Witherell (PG), Herbert Petri (SG), Josiah Alexander (C) Elvin Mills, Larry Singh, Oscar Pierce | |
| 00:00 | Northwestern | Michael Harber can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 32-34 |