| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Chwalibog Zollars (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Elvin Mills (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Suitt (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Francisco Gonzales (fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. C - John Duncanson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Lon Chartier (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Eugene Linville (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rodney Cordeiro (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Blakes (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Clayton James (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | James Suitt inbounds the ball | 37-46 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 19:43 | Illinois | Rodney Cordeiro is called for the reach on James Suitt - foul #1 on Rodney Cordeiro, team foul #1 | 37-46 |
| 19:25 | Illinois | James Suitt connects on the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Chwalibog Zollars | 40-46 |
| 19:04 | Northwestern | William Blakes misses short on a jumper in the lane | 40-46 |
| 19:03 | Illinois | Francisco Gonzales snags the defensive board | 40-46 |
| 19:01 | Illinois | Eugene Linville is called for the reach on Elvin Mills in the backcourt - foul #1 on Eugene Linville, team foul #2 | 40-46 |
| 18:50 | Illinois | Elvin Mills misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 40-46 |
| 18:48 | Illinois | Chwalibog Zollars pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-46 |
| 18:32 | Illinois | James Suitt misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 40-46 |
| 18:31 | Northwestern | Lon Chartier pulls down the rebound | 40-46 |
| 18:20 | Northwestern | William Blakes misses short on a floater near the basket but he's fouled by John Duncanson - foul #1 on John Duncanson, team foul #1 | 40-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | Olujimi Abdel (PG), Bobby Beavers (SF), Josiah Alexander (C) Chwalibog Zollars, James Suitt, John Duncanson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ryan Andre (PG), David Stewart (SG), Michael Harber (SF), Jim Landes (C) Lon Chartier, Eugene Linville, Rodney Cordeiro, Clayton James | |
| 18:20 | Northwestern | William Blakes makes the 1st free throw | 40-47 |
| 18:20 | Northwestern | William Blakes makes the 2nd free throw | 40-48 |
| 17:57 | Illinois | Olujimi Abdel clanks a floater from the right wing | 40-48 |
| 17:55 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Ryan Andre | 40-48 |
| 17:49 | Northwestern | David Stewart can't connect on a turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by Francisco Gonzales - foul #2 on Francisco Gonzales, team foul #2 | 40-48 |
| Subs | Illinois | Keneth Smith (SG), Adam Maxwell (C) Elvin Mills, Francisco Gonzales | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Gregory Dupree (PF) William Blakes | |
| 17:49 | Northwestern | David Stewart misses the 1st free throw | 40-48 |
| 17:49 | Northwestern | David Stewart misses the 2nd free throw | 40-48 |
| 17:49 | Illinois | Josiah Alexander grabs the board | 40-48 |
| 17:22 | Illinois | Bobby Beavers comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 40-48 |
| 17:21 | Illinois | Keneth Smith tips it back up and in | 42-48 |
| 17:01 | Northwestern | Ryan Andre comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 42-48 |
| 16:59 | Illinois | Keneth Smith snags the defensive board | 42-48 |
| 16:30 | Illinois | Josiah Alexander connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Bobby Beavers | 44-48 |
| 16:07 | Northwestern | David Stewart hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by Olujimi Abdel - foul #2 on Olujimi Abdel, team foul #3 | 44-48 |
| Subs | Illinois | Chwalibog Zollars (PG), Elvin Mills (SG), James Suitt (SF), Francisco Gonzales (PF), John Duncanson (C) Olujimi Abdel, Keneth Smith, Bobby Beavers, Josiah Alexander, Adam Maxwell | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Eugene Linville (SG), Rodney Cordeiro (SF), William Blakes (PF), Clayton James (C) Ryan Andre, Michael Harber, Gregory Dupree, Jim Landes | |
| 16:07 | Northwestern | David Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 44-49 |
| 16:07 | Northwestern | David Stewart makes the 2nd free throw | 44-50 |
| 15:54 | Illinois | Elvin Mills throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-50 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Lon Chartier (PG) David Stewart | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Chwalibog Zollars (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Elvin Mills (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Suitt (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Francisco Gonzales (fresh) 3 pts. 9 reb. C - John Duncanson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Lon Chartier (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Eugene Linville (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rodney Cordeiro (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Blakes (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Clayton James (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Northwestern | Lon Chartier is hacked by Francisco Gonzales - foul #3 on Francisco Gonzales, team foul #4 | 44-50 |
| 15:33 | Northwestern | Clayton James knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Lon Chartier | 44-53 |
| 15:13 | Illinois | James Suitt connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Francisco Gonzales | 47-53 |
| 14:54 | Northwestern | Chwalibog Zollars is called for the reach on Rodney Cordeiro - foul #2 on Chwalibog Zollars, team foul #5 | 47-53 |
| Subs | Illinois | Howard Cargill (C) John Duncanson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 14:44 | Northwestern | Lon Chartier is hacked by Chwalibog Zollars - foul #3 on Chwalibog Zollars, team foul #6 | 47-53 |
| 14:29 | Northwestern | Francisco Gonzales takes the ball from Clayton James | 47-53 |
| 14:12 | Illinois | Chwalibog Zollars hits a jumper from the left wing | 49-53 |
| 13:59 | Northwestern | Rodney Cordeiro is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Rodney Cordeiro, team foul #3 | 49-53 |
| Subs | Illinois | Keneth Smith (PG), Olujimi Abdel (SF), Adam Maxwell (C) Chwalibog Zollars, James Suitt, Francisco Gonzales | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ryan Andre (PG), Terry Gallagher (SF), Michael Harber (PF) Lon Chartier, Rodney Cordeiro, William Blakes | |
| 13:49 | Illinois | Elvin Mills throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-53 |
| 13:33 | Northwestern | Michael Harber misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 49-53 |
| 13:32 | Northwestern | Michael Harber pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-53 |
| 13:15 | Northwestern | Eugene Linville misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 49-53 |
| 13:14 | Illinois | Howard Cargill grabs the board | 49-53 |
| 13:07 | Illinois | Olujimi Abdel hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 49-53 |
| 13:06 | Northwestern | Clayton James grabs the board | 49-53 |
| 12:51 | Northwestern | Elvin Mills takes the ball from Ryan Andre | 49-53 |
| 12:49 | Illinois | Keneth Smith is fouled in the backcourt by Ryan Andre - foul #2 on Ryan Andre, team foul #4 | 49-53 |
| Subs | Illinois | Chwalibog Zollars (PG), Bobby Beavers (SF), Josiah Alexander (PF), John Duncanson (C) Elvin Mills, Olujimi Abdel, Howard Cargill, Adam Maxwell | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Paul Locke (PG), Gregory Dupree (PF), Jim Landes (C) Ryan Andre, Michael Harber, Clayton James | |
| 12:39 | Illinois | John Duncanson can't finish the uncontested layup | 49-53 |
| 12:38 | Northwestern | Eugene Linville gets the rebound | 49-53 |
| 12:33 | Northwestern | Eugene Linville hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block | 49-53 |
| 12:31 | Illinois | Josiah Alexander grabs the board | 49-53 |
| 12:14 | Illinois | Keneth Smith is open but comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Terry Gallagher - foul #1 on Terry Gallagher, team foul #5 | 49-53 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Suitt (SF), Francisco Gonzales (PF) Chwalibog Zollars, Josiah Alexander | |
| Subs | Northwestern | David Stewart (SG), Rodney Cordeiro (SF) Eugene Linville, Terry Gallagher | |
| 12:14 | Illinois | Keneth Smith misses the 1st free throw | 49-53 |
| 12:14 | Illinois | Keneth Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 50-53 |
| 11:58 | Northwestern | Jim Landes double dribbles | 50-53 |
| Subs | Illinois | Chwalibog Zollars (PG), Josiah Alexander (C) Keneth Smith, John Duncanson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Lon Chartier (PG), William Blakes (PF) Paul Locke, Gregory Dupree | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Chwalibog Zollars (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Bobby Beavers (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Suitt (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Francisco Gonzales (fresh) 3 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. C - Josiah Alexander (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Lon Chartier (fresh) 2 ast. SG - David Stewart (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Rodney Cordeiro (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Blakes (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Jim Landes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:45 | Illinois | Bobby Beavers connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Chwalibog Zollars | 53-53 |
| 11:27 | Northwestern | Lon Chartier connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Rodney Cordeiro | 53-56 |
| 11:16 | Illinois | Francisco Gonzales connects on the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Chwalibog Zollars | 56-56 |
| 11:12 | Northwestern | Lon Chartier misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 56-56 |
| 11:10 | Illinois | Francisco Gonzales grabs the defensive rebound | 56-56 |
| 10:50 | Illinois | David Stewart is called for the reach on James Suitt - foul #2 on David Stewart, team foul #6 | 56-56 |
| Subs | Illinois | Olujimi Abdel (PG), Elvin Mills (SG), Howard Cargill (PF), Adam Maxwell (C) Chwalibog Zollars, Bobby Beavers, Francisco Gonzales, Josiah Alexander | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Paul Locke (PG), Ryan Andre (SG), Michael Harber (PF), Clayton James (C) Lon Chartier, David Stewart, William Blakes, Jim Landes | |
| 10:37 | Illinois | James Suitt comes up short on the jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Ryan Andre - foul #3 on Ryan Andre, team foul #7 | 56-56 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Eugene Linville (SG), Terry Gallagher (SF) Paul Locke, Rodney Cordeiro | |
| 10:37 | Illinois | James Suitt makes the 1st free throw | 57-56 |
| 10:37 | Illinois | James Suitt makes the 2nd free throw | 58-56 |
| 10:16 | Northwestern | Michael Harber scores on a jumper from the left wing | 58-58 |
| 10:12 | Illinois | James Suitt throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 58-58 |
| Subs | Illinois | Keneth Smith (PG), John Duncanson (C) James Suitt, Adam Maxwell | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Gregory Dupree (C) Clayton James | |
| 09:52 | Northwestern | Michael Harber comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint | 58-58 |
| 09:50 | Illinois | Howard Cargill grabs the board | 58-58 |
| 09:37 | Illinois | Elvin Mills drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Keneth Smith | 61-58 |
| 09:20 | Northwestern | Olujimi Abdel steals it from Terry Gallagher | 61-58 |
| 09:01 | Illinois | Elvin Mills hits a jumper from the free throw line | 63-58 |
| 08:55 | Northwestern | Terry Gallagher makes the 3 pointer from the left wing and the foul's on Olujimi Abdel - foul #3 on Olujimi Abdel, team foul #7 | 63-61 |
| Subs | Illinois | Chwalibog Zollars (PG), James Suitt (SF), Francisco Gonzales (PF), Josiah Alexander (C) Keneth Smith, Olujimi Abdel, Howard Cargill, John Duncanson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Lon Chartier (PG), Rodney Cordeiro (SF), William Blakes (PF), Clayton James (C) Ryan Andre, Eugene Linville, Michael Harber, Gregory Dupree | |
| 08:55 | Northwestern | Terry Gallagher makes the free throw | 63-62 |
| 08:30 | Illinois | James Suitt misses long on a 3 from straight away | 63-62 |
| 08:28 | Northwestern | Clayton James pulls down the rebound | 63-62 |
| 08:11 | Northwestern | Josiah Alexander is called for the reach on Lon Chartier - foul #1 on Josiah Alexander, team foul #8 | 63-62 |
| Subs | Illinois | Bobby Beavers (SF) James Suitt | |
| Subs | Northwestern | David Stewart (SG) Terry Gallagher | |
| 08:11 | Northwestern | Lon Chartier makes the 1st free throw | 63-63 |
| 08:11 | Northwestern | Lon Chartier misses the 2nd free throw | 63-63 |
| 08:11 | Illinois | Francisco Gonzales gets the rebound | 63-63 |
| 08:09 | Illinois | Elvin Mills double dribbles in the backcourt | 63-63 |
| 07:50 | Northwestern | William Blakes hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 63-63 |
| 07:48 | Illinois | Elvin Mills grabs the defensive rebound | 63-63 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Chwalibog Zollars (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 ast. 3 pf. SG - Elvin Mills (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bobby Beavers (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Francisco Gonzales (fresh) 6 pts. 11 reb. 3 pf. C - Josiah Alexander (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Lon Chartier (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Stewart (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Rodney Cordeiro (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Blakes (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Clayton James (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Illinois | Elvin Mills hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 63-63 |
| 07:26 | Northwestern | Clayton James gets the rebound | 63-63 |
| 07:21 | Northwestern | David Stewart banks in the layup | 63-65 |
| 07:16 | Illinois | Elvin Mills comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 63-65 |
| 07:15 | Northwestern | William Blakes gets the rebound | 63-65 |
| 07:07 | Northwestern | Rodney Cordeiro makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Lon Chartier | 63-68 |
| 07:01 | Illinois | Elvin Mills misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 63-68 |
| 06:59 | Illinois | Josiah Alexander gets the offensive rebound | 63-68 |
| 06:39 | Illinois | Chwalibog Zollars's pass is intercepted by Lon Chartier | 63-68 |
| 06:23 | Northwestern | David Stewart is fouled on the floor by Elvin Mills - foul #1 on Elvin Mills, team foul #9 | 63-68 |
| Subs | Illinois | Olujimi Abdel (PG), Keneth Smith (SG), James Suitt (SF), Howard Cargill (PF), John Duncanson (C) Chwalibog Zollars, Elvin Mills, Bobby Beavers, Francisco Gonzales, Josiah Alexander | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ryan Andre (PG), Eugene Linville (SG), Michael Harber (PF), Jim Landes (C) Lon Chartier, Rodney Cordeiro, William Blakes, Clayton James | |
| 06:23 | Northwestern | David Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 63-69 |
| 06:23 | Northwestern | David Stewart makes the 2nd free throw | 63-70 |
| 06:21 | Illinois | Ryan Andre is called for the reach on James Suitt in the backcourt - foul #4 on Ryan Andre, team foul #8 | 63-70 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Gregory Dupree (PF) David Stewart | |
| 06:21 | Illinois | James Suitt makes the 1st free throw | 64-70 |
| 06:21 | Illinois | James Suitt makes the 2nd free throw | 65-70 |
| 06:12 | Northwestern | Jim Landes hits the finger roll | 65-72 |
| 05:56 | Illinois | James Suitt hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 65-72 |
| 05:54 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to John Duncanson | 65-72 |
| 05:35 | Illinois | James Suitt is fouled on the floor by Ryan Andre - foul #5 on Ryan Andre, team foul #9 | 65-72 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Paul Locke (PG), Rodney Cordeiro (SF) Ryan Andre, Gregory Dupree | |
| 05:35 | Illinois | James Suitt misses the 1st free throw | 65-72 |
| 05:35 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Michael Harber | 65-72 |
| 05:26 | Northwestern | Michael Harber drills a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Eugene Linville | 65-74 |
| 05:11 | Illinois | Olujimi Abdel misses the wide open 3 from the left wing | 65-74 |
| 05:09 | Northwestern | Jim Landes grabs the board | 65-74 |
| 05:05 | Northwestern | Howard Cargill is called for the reach on Jim Landes - foul #4 on Howard Cargill, team foul #10 | 65-74 |
| Subs | Illinois | Chwalibog Zollars (PG), Adam Maxwell (C) Olujimi Abdel, John Duncanson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 05:05 | Northwestern | Jim Landes makes the 1st free throw | 65-75 |
| 05:05 | Northwestern | Jim Landes misses the 2nd free throw | 65-75 |
| 05:05 | Illinois | The rebound goes to James Suitt | 65-75 |
| 05:00 | Illinois | The jump hook by Keneth Smith is blocked by Michael Harber | 65-75 |
| 04:58 | Northwestern | Jim Landes grabs the board | 65-75 |
| 04:53 | Northwestern | Rodney Cordeiro scores on a jump hook from the baseline set up by Paul Locke | 65-77 |
| 04:49 | Illinois | Keneth Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 65-77 |
| Subs | Illinois | Elvin Mills (SG), Francisco Gonzales (PF) Keneth Smith, James Suitt | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Terry Gallagher (SF) Rodney Cordeiro | |
| 04:26 | Northwestern | Eugene Linville comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 65-77 |
| 04:25 | Illinois | Howard Cargill grabs the board | 65-77 |
| 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) | |
| 04:21 | Illinois | Paul Locke steals it from Chwalibog Zollars in the backcourt | 65-77 |
| 04:07 | Northwestern | Elvin Mills steals it from Jim Landes | 65-77 |
| 04:04 | Illinois | Eugene Linville is called for the reach on Elvin Mills in the backcourt - foul #2 on Eugene Linville, team foul #10 | 65-77 |
| Subs | Illinois | Olujimi Abdel (PG), Bobby Beavers (SF) Chwalibog Zollars, Howard Cargill | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Lon Chartier (PG), David Stewart (SG), Rodney Cordeiro (SF), William Blakes (PF), Clayton James (C) Paul Locke, Eugene Linville, Terry Gallagher, Michael Harber, Jim Landes | |
| 04:04 | Illinois | Elvin Mills makes the 1st free throw | 66-77 |
| 04:04 | Illinois | Elvin Mills makes the 2nd free throw | 67-77 |
| 03:51 | Northwestern | Clayton James misses long on a shot from the baseline | 67-77 |
| 03:50 | Illinois | Olujimi Abdel grabs the board | 67-77 |
| 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) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Olujimi Abdel (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Elvin Mills (tiring) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Bobby Beavers (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Francisco Gonzales (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 11 reb. 3 pf. C - Adam Maxwell (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Lon Chartier (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Stewart (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Rodney Cordeiro (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Blakes (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Clayton James (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:34 | Illinois | Francisco Gonzales misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 67-77 |
| 03:32 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Rodney Cordeiro | 67-77 |
| 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) | |
| 03:27 | Northwestern | Lon Chartier connects on the 3 from the left corner | 67-80 |
| 03:07 | Illinois | Bobby Beavers misses the turnaround in the lane | 67-80 |
| 03:06 | Northwestern | Rodney Cordeiro snags the defensive board | 67-80 |
| 03:02 | Northwestern | Rodney Cordeiro comes up short on the jumper from the right block | 67-80 |
| 03:00 | Illinois | Olujimi Abdel snags the defensive board | 67-80 |
| 03:00 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-80 |
| Subs | Illinois | Keneth Smith (SG), James Suitt (SF), John Duncanson (C) Elvin Mills, Bobby Beavers, Adam Maxwell | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Paul Locke (PG), Terry Gallagher (SF), Gregory Dupree (PF) Lon Chartier, Rodney Cordeiro, William Blakes | |
| 02:58 | Illinois | James Suitt is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Suitt, team foul #11 | 67-80 |
| 02:43 | Northwestern | Clayton James misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 67-80 |
| 02:41 | Illinois | John Duncanson snags the defensive board | 67-80 |
| 02:27 | Illinois | Olujimi Abdel hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 67-80 |
| 02:25 | Illinois | James Suitt grabs the offensive rebound | 67-80 |
| 02:14 | Illinois | Keneth Smith misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 67-80 |
| 02:12 | Illinois | John Duncanson grabs the offensive rebound | 67-80 |
| 01:53 | Illinois | Francisco Gonzales misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 67-80 |
| 01:52 | Illinois | Olujimi Abdel gets the offensive rebound | 67-80 |
| 01:36 | Illinois | Francisco Gonzales is called for a backcourt violation | 67-80 |
| Subs | Illinois | Bobby Beavers (SF), Josiah Alexander (PF), Adam Maxwell (C) James Suitt, Francisco Gonzales, John Duncanson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Michael Harber (SG), Jim Landes (C) Paul Locke, Clayton James | |
| 01:23 | Northwestern | Adam Maxwell is called for the reach on Jim Landes - foul #2 on Adam Maxwell, team foul #12 | 67-80 |
| 01:23 | Northwestern | Jim Landes makes the 1st free throw | 67-81 |
| 01:23 | Northwestern | Jim Landes makes the 2nd free throw | 67-82 |
| 01:09 | Illinois | Michael Harber steals the ball from Olujimi Abdel | 67-82 |
| 00:50 | Northwestern | Michael Harber knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 67-85 |
| 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 fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:42 | Illinois | Olujimi Abdel drills a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Keneth Smith | 70-85 |
| 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) | |
| 00:21 | Northwestern | David Stewart misses the easy layup | 70-85 |
| 00:19 | Illinois | Adam Maxwell grabs the board | 70-85 |
| 00:16 | Illinois | Olujimi Abdel throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 70-85 |
| 00:00 | Northwestern | David Stewart runs out the clock | 70-85 |