| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Danny Letson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Aaron Clark (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Carl McMurdie (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Charles Johnston (fresh) 4 reb. C - Radman Tozloski (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Dong Wang (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Preston Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Walter Rendon (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Larry Coombs (fresh) C - Thomas Wray (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Carl McMurdie inbounds the ball | 24-34 |
| 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) | |
| 19:36 | Illinois | Radman Tozloski misses short on a turnaround from close range | 24-34 |
| 19:34 | Illinois | Radman Tozloski misses the tip | 24-34 |
| 19:32 | Northwestern | Walter Rendon gets the rebound | 24-34 |
| 19:24 | Northwestern | Dong Wang's pass is intercepted by Radman Tozloski | 24-34 |
| 18:58 | Illinois | Danny Letson clanks a shot from the left side | 24-34 |
| 18:56 | Northwestern | Walter Rendon grabs the board | 24-34 |
| 18:51 | Northwestern | Preston Johnson banks in the layup set up by Dong Wang | 24-36 |
| 18:27 | Illinois | Danny Letson knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side | 26-36 |
| 18:13 | Northwestern | Dong Wang buries a 3 pointer from the right wing | 26-39 |
| 18:01 | Illinois | Charles Johnston drills a 3 from the right wing set up by Radman Tozloski | 29-39 |
| 17:49 | Northwestern | Preston Johnson misses long on a shot from the left side but the foul's on Danny Letson - foul #2 on Danny Letson, team foul #1 | 29-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | Hank Dickerson (PG), Robert Franz (SG), Fa Zhao (SF), Boris Zeiler (PF), Vladislav Davydov (C) Danny Letson, Aaron Clark, Carl McMurdie, Charles Johnston, Radman Tozloski | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Anthony Simpkins (PG), Charles Robertson (SF), Earl Estrella (PF), Willie Levay (C) Dong Wang, Walter Rendon, Larry Coombs, Thomas Wray | |
| 17:49 | Northwestern | Preston Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 29-40 |
| 17:49 | Northwestern | Preston Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 29-40 |
| 17:49 | Illinois | Boris Zeiler grabs the board | 29-40 |
| 17:47 | Illinois | Hank Dickerson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 29-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Dominic Russo (PG) Preston Johnson | |
| 17:31 | Northwestern | Earl Estrella is fouled on the floor by Boris Zeiler - foul #2 on Boris Zeiler, team foul #2 | 29-40 |
| 17:16 | Northwestern | Dominic Russo misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 29-40 |
| 17:14 | Illinois | Vladislav Davydov grabs the defensive rebound | 29-40 |
| 17:12 | Illinois | Anthony Simpkins picks off the pass by Robert Franz in the backcourt | 29-40 |
| 17:11 | Northwestern | Anthony Simpkins hits the finger roll | 29-42 |
| 16:42 | Illinois | Boris Zeiler makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 32-42 |
| 16:36 | Northwestern | Earl Estrella's pass is intercepted by Boris Zeiler | 32-42 |
| 16:30 | Illinois | Hank Dickerson is fouled in the backcourt by Dominic Russo - foul #1 on Dominic Russo, team foul #1 | 32-42 |
| Subs | Illinois | Danny Letson (PG), Maximo Marino (C) Fa Zhao, Vladislav Davydov | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Preston Johnson (SG), Zorya Hajek (PF), Thomas Wray (C) Charles Robertson, Earl Estrella, Willie Levay | |
| 16:19 | Illinois | Dominic Russo takes the ball from Maximo Marino | 32-42 |
| 15:57 | Northwestern | Preston Johnson can't connect on a jump hook from close range | 32-42 |
| 15:56 | Northwestern | Thomas Wray hits the follow up shot | 32-44 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Danny Letson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Hank Dickerson (fairly fresh) SF - Robert Franz (fairly fresh) PF - Boris Zeiler (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Maximo Marino (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Dominic Russo (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Preston Johnson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Anthony Simpkins (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Zorya Hajek (fresh) 2 reb. C - Thomas Wray (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Illinois | Robert Franz can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 32-44 |
| 15:42 | Northwestern | Zorya Hajek pulls down the rebound | 32-44 |
| 15:37 | Northwestern | Preston Johnson can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 32-44 |
| 15:35 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Maximo Marino | 32-44 |
| 15:32 | Illinois | Danny Letson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 32-44 |
| Subs | Illinois | Aaron Clark (SG), Carl McMurdie (SF), Charles Johnston (PF), Radman Tozloski (C) Hank Dickerson, Robert Franz, Boris Zeiler, Maximo Marino | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Dong Wang (PG), Charles Robertson (SG), Walter Rendon (SF), Salvatore Esposito (PF), Larry Coombs (C) Dominic Russo, Preston Johnson, Anthony Simpkins, Zorya Hajek, Thomas Wray | |
| 15:13 | Northwestern | Larry Coombs misses badly on a runner near the basket but he's hacked by Carl McMurdie - foul #2 on Carl McMurdie, team foul #3 | 32-44 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Earl Estrella (SF) Walter Rendon | |
| 15:13 | Northwestern | Larry Coombs makes the 1st free throw | 32-45 |
| 15:13 | Northwestern | Larry Coombs makes the 2nd free throw | 32-46 |
| 14:54 | Illinois | Charles Johnston drills a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Aaron Clark | 34-46 |
| 14:36 | Northwestern | Aaron Clark is called for the reach on Charles Robertson - foul #2 on Aaron Clark, team foul #4 | 34-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | Fa Zhao (SF), Vladislav Davydov (C) Carl McMurdie, Radman Tozloski | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Preston Johnson (SG), Walter Rendon (SF) Charles Robertson, Larry Coombs | |
| 14:20 | Northwestern | Dong Wang loses the ball out of bounds | 34-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | Steve Pollard (PG) Danny Letson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Anthony Simpkins (PG), Willie Levay (C) Dong Wang, Earl Estrella | |
| 14:02 | Illinois | Vladislav Davydov comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 34-46 |
| 14:01 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Anthony Simpkins | 34-46 |
| 13:37 | Northwestern | Willie Levay hits a fadeaway from the left wing and he's hacked by Vladislav Davydov - foul #1 on Vladislav Davydov, team foul #5 | 34-48 |
| Subs | Illinois | Hank Dickerson (PG), Robert Franz (SG), Boris Zeiler (PF), Maximo Marino (C) Steve Pollard, Aaron Clark, Charles Johnston, Vladislav Davydov | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Larry Coombs (PF) Salvatore Esposito | |
| 13:37 | Northwestern | Willie Levay misses the free throw | 34-48 |
| 13:37 | Illinois | Boris Zeiler snags the defensive board | 34-48 |
| 13:12 | Illinois | Maximo Marino clanks a driving attempt from the left block | 34-48 |
| 13:11 | Northwestern | Anthony Simpkins grabs the board | 34-48 |
| 13:04 | Northwestern | Larry Coombs knocks in the jumper in the lane and he's fouled by Boris Zeiler - foul #3 on Boris Zeiler, team foul #6 | 34-50 |
| Subs | Illinois | Danny Letson (PG), Carl McMurdie (SF), Radman Tozloski (C) Robert Franz, Fa Zhao, Maximo Marino | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Dominic Russo (PG), Charles Robertson (SG), Earl Estrella (SF), Thomas Wray (C) Anthony Simpkins, Preston Johnson, Walter Rendon, Willie Levay | |
| 13:04 | Northwestern | Larry Coombs makes the free throw | 34-51 |
| 12:59 | Illinois | Danny Letson is fouled in the backcourt by Earl Estrella - foul #2 on Earl Estrella, team foul #2 | 34-51 |
| 12:36 | Illinois | Hank Dickerson misses the jumper from the baseline | 34-51 |
| 12:34 | Illinois | Carl McMurdie misses the tip | 34-51 |
| 12:32 | Northwestern | Thomas Wray grabs the defensive rebound | 34-51 |
| 12:27 | Northwestern | Earl Estrella is whistled for a carry | 34-51 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Franz (SG) Hank Dickerson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Preston Johnson (SG) Larry Coombs | |
| 12:25 | Illinois | Carl McMurdie is fouled in the backcourt by Charles Robertson - foul #3 on Charles Robertson, team foul #3 | 34-51 |
| Subs | Illinois | Aaron Clark (SG) Robert Franz | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 12:12 | Illinois | Radman Tozloski is hacked by Earl Estrella - foul #3 on Earl Estrella, team foul #4 | 34-51 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Franz (SF), Charles Johnston (PF) Carl McMurdie, Boris Zeiler | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Walter Rendon (SF), Zorya Hajek (PF) Charles Robertson, Earl Estrella | |
| 11:56 | Illinois | Aaron Clark is hacked by Preston Johnson - foul #1 on Preston Johnson, team foul #5 | 34-51 |
| Subs | Illinois | Vladislav Davydov (C) Radman Tozloski | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Dong Wang (PG), Anthony Simpkins (SG) Dominic Russo, Preston Johnson | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Danny Letson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Aaron Clark (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Franz (fresh) PF - Charles Johnston (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Vladislav Davydov (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Dong Wang (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Anthony Simpkins (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Walter Rendon (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Zorya Hajek (fresh) 3 reb. C - Thomas Wray (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 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) | |
| 11:45 | Illinois | Danny Letson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-51 |
| 11:26 | Northwestern | Anthony Simpkins makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 34-54 |
| 11:16 | Illinois | Charles Johnston can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 34-54 |
| 11:14 | Northwestern | Thomas Wray grabs the board | 34-54 |
| 11:09 | Northwestern | Zorya Hajek misses long on a jump hook near the basket | 34-54 |
| 11:07 | Northwestern | Zorya Hajek tips it home | 34-56 |
| 10:57 | Illinois | Vladislav Davydov misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 34-56 |
| 10:55 | Northwestern | Zorya Hajek gets the rebound | 34-56 |
| 10:50 | Northwestern | Dong Wang misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 34-56 |
| 10:49 | Illinois | Vladislav Davydov grabs the board | 34-56 |
| 10:43 | Illinois | Robert Franz misses long on a jumper from the left block | 34-56 |
| 10:42 | Northwestern | Walter Rendon gets the rebound | 34-56 |
| 10:36 | Northwestern | Thomas Wray travels with the ball | 34-56 |
| Subs | Illinois | Hank Dickerson (PG), Steve Pollard (SG), Carl McMurdie (SF), Boris Zeiler (PF), Maximo Marino (C) Danny Letson, Aaron Clark, Robert Franz, Charles Johnston, Vladislav Davydov | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Dominic Russo (PG), Charles Robertson (SG), Earl Estrella (SF), Salvatore Esposito (PF), Larry Coombs (C) Dong Wang, Anthony Simpkins, Walter Rendon, Zorya Hajek, Thomas Wray | |
| 10:21 | Illinois | Carl McMurdie misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 34-56 |
| 10:19 | Northwestern | Larry Coombs grabs the defensive rebound | 34-56 |
| 10:06 | Northwestern | Dominic Russo buries a 3 from the left wing set up by Charles Robertson | 34-59 |
| 09:39 | Illinois | Maximo Marino can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 34-59 |
| 09:38 | Illinois | Maximo Marino hits the follow up shot | 36-59 |
| 09:19 | Northwestern | Dominic Russo is hacked by Hank Dickerson - foul #2 on Hank Dickerson, team foul #7 | 36-59 |
| Subs | Illinois | Danny Letson (PG), Robert Franz (SG), Fa Zhao (SF), Radman Tozloski (C) Hank Dickerson, Steve Pollard, Carl McMurdie, Maximo Marino | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Preston Johnson (SG), Anthony Simpkins (SF), Zorya Hajek (PF), Willie Levay (C) Charles Robertson, Earl Estrella, Salvatore Esposito, Larry Coombs | |
| 09:19 | Northwestern | Dominic Russo makes the 1st free throw | 36-60 |
| 09:19 | Northwestern | Dominic Russo misses the 2nd free throw | 36-60 |
| 09:19 | Illinois | Radman Tozloski snags the defensive board | 36-60 |
| 09:05 | Illinois | Danny Letson misses short on a shot from the right side but the foul's on Anthony Simpkins - foul #3 on Anthony Simpkins, team foul #6 | 36-60 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Dong Wang (PG) Dominic Russo | |
| 09:05 | Illinois | Danny Letson makes the 1st free throw | 37-60 |
| 09:05 | Illinois | Danny Letson misses the 2nd free throw | 37-60 |
| 09:05 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Zorya Hajek | 37-60 |
| 09:03 | Northwestern | Dong Wang is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #2 on Dong Wang, team foul #7 | 37-60 |
| 08:55 | Illinois | Fa Zhao hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 37-60 |
| 08:53 | Illinois | Boris Zeiler tips it home | 39-60 |
| 08:31 | Northwestern | Preston Johnson connects on the jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Dong Wang | 39-62 |
| 08:26 | Illinois | Robert Franz travels with the ball | 39-62 |
| Subs | Illinois | Aaron Clark (SG), Charles Johnston (PF) Fa Zhao, Boris Zeiler | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Salvatore Esposito (PF) Zorya Hajek | |
| 07:57 | Northwestern | Preston Johnson is whistled for traveling | 39-62 |
| Subs | Illinois | Hank Dickerson (PG), Fa Zhao (SF), Vladislav Davydov (C) Danny Letson, Robert Franz, Radman Tozloski | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Charles Robertson (SF), Thomas Wray (C) Anthony Simpkins, Willie Levay | |
| 07:54 | Illinois | Hank Dickerson is hacked by Charles Robertson in the backcourt - foul #4 on Charles Robertson, team foul #8 | 39-62 |
| Subs | Illinois | Carl McMurdie (SF) Fa Zhao | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Larry Coombs (PF) Salvatore Esposito | |
| 07:54 | Illinois | Hank Dickerson makes the 1st free throw | 40-62 |
| 07:54 | Illinois | Hank Dickerson makes the 2nd free throw | 41-62 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Hank Dickerson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Aaron Clark (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Carl McMurdie (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Charles Johnston (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Vladislav Davydov (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Dong Wang (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Preston Johnson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SF - Charles Robertson (fresh) 4 pf. PF - Larry Coombs (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Wray (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:34 | Northwestern | Thomas Wray misses long on a shot near the basket but he's hacked by Carl McMurdie - foul #3 on Carl McMurdie, team foul #8 | 41-62 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Dominic Russo (PG), Earl Estrella (SF) Dong Wang, Preston Johnson | |
| 07:34 | Northwestern | Thomas Wray makes the 1st free throw | 41-63 |
| 07:34 | Northwestern | Thomas Wray makes the 2nd free throw | 41-64 |
| 07:23 | Illinois | Hank Dickerson hits a jumpshot from the left wing | 43-64 |
| 07:03 | Northwestern | Larry Coombs travels with the ball | 43-64 |
| Subs | Illinois | Danny Letson (PG), Fa Zhao (SF), Boris Zeiler (PF) Aaron Clark, Carl McMurdie, Charles Johnston | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Anthony Simpkins (SG), Walter Rendon (SF), Zorya Hajek (PF) Charles Robertson, Larry Coombs, Thomas Wray | |
| 06:54 | Illinois | Boris Zeiler scores on a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Hank Dickerson | 46-64 |
| 06:37 | Northwestern | Walter Rendon can't connect on a floater from the right side | 46-64 |
| 06:35 | Northwestern | Walter Rendon tips it but misses | 46-64 |
| 06:34 | Illinois | Vladislav Davydov snags the defensive board | 46-64 |
| 06:18 | Illinois | Fa Zhao buries a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Vladislav Davydov | 48-64 |
| 06:09 | Northwestern | Danny Letson takes the ball from Dominic Russo | 48-64 |
| 06:03 | Illinois | Fa Zhao misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 48-64 |
| 06:02 | Northwestern | Anthony Simpkins gets the rebound | 48-64 |
| 05:57 | Northwestern | Zorya Hajek knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline set up by Earl Estrella and he's hacked by Danny Letson - foul #3 on Danny Letson, team foul #9 | 48-66 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Franz (SG), Charles Johnston (PF), Radman Tozloski (C) Hank Dickerson, Boris Zeiler, Vladislav Davydov | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Dong Wang (PG), Preston Johnson (SG), Charles Robertson (SF), Thomas Wray (C) Dominic Russo, Anthony Simpkins, Walter Rendon, Earl Estrella | |
| 05:57 | Northwestern | Zorya Hajek makes the free throw | 48-67 |
| 05:37 | Illinois | Robert Franz drills a 3 from the right wing set up by Danny Letson | 51-67 |
| 05:19 | Northwestern | Thomas Wray misses the floater near the basket | 51-67 |
| 05:18 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Danny Letson | 51-67 |
| 05:02 | Illinois | Danny Letson makes the shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Radman Tozloski | 53-67 |
| 04:53 | Northwestern | Preston Johnson misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 53-67 |
| 04:52 | Northwestern | Thomas Wray grabs the offensive board | 53-67 |
| 04:38 | Northwestern | Zorya Hajek buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Dong Wang and he's fouled by Charles Johnston - foul #2 on Charles Johnston, team foul #10 | 53-69 |
| Subs | Illinois | Aaron Clark (SG), Carl McMurdie (SF), Boris Zeiler (PF), Maximo Marino (C) Danny Letson, Fa Zhao, Charles Johnston, Radman Tozloski | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Anthony Simpkins (PG), Walter Rendon (SF), Larry Coombs (C) Dong Wang, Charles Robertson, Thomas Wray | |
| 04:38 | Northwestern | Zorya Hajek makes the free throw | 53-70 |
| 04:26 | Illinois | Carl McMurdie is whistled for traveling | 53-70 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Salvatore Esposito (PF) Zorya Hajek | |
| 04:11 | Northwestern | Anthony Simpkins misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Robert Franz - foul #1 on Robert Franz, team foul #11 | 53-70 |
| Subs | Illinois | Steve Pollard (PG) Robert Franz | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 04:11 | Northwestern | Anthony Simpkins makes the 1st free throw | 53-71 |
| 04:11 | Northwestern | Anthony Simpkins makes the 2nd free throw | 53-72 |
| 03:58 | Illinois | Larry Coombs picks off the pass by Steve Pollard | 53-72 |
| 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) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Steve Pollard (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Aaron Clark (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Carl McMurdie (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Boris Zeiler (fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Maximo Marino (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Anthony Simpkins (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Preston Johnson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SF - Walter Rendon (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - Salvatore Esposito (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Larry Coombs (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:47 | Northwestern | Walter Rendon drills a shot from the left side set up by Larry Coombs | 53-74 |
| 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) | |
| 03:45 | Illinois | Preston Johnson steals the ball from Carl McMurdie in the backcourt | 53-74 |
| 03:42 | Northwestern | Preston Johnson dunks the ball | 53-76 |
| 03:38 | Illinois | Carl McMurdie is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 53-76 |
| Subs | Illinois | Hank Dickerson (PG), Robert Franz (SF) Aaron Clark, Carl McMurdie | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Dominic Russo (PG), Earl Estrella (SF), Willie Levay (C) Preston Johnson, Walter Rendon, Salvatore Esposito | |
| 03:24 | Northwestern | Dominic Russo hits a jump hook from the baseline set up by Earl Estrella | 53-78 |
| 03:15 | Illinois | Hank Dickerson is open and lays it up and in | 55-78 |
| 02:57 | Northwestern | Larry Coombs lays it up and in on a nice dish by Earl Estrella | 55-80 |
| 02:54 | Illinois | Anthony Simpkins takes the ball from Steve Pollard in the backcourt | 55-80 |
| 02:38 | Northwestern | Willie Levay comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 55-80 |
| 02:37 | Illinois | Boris Zeiler grabs the board | 55-80 |
| 02:21 | Illinois | Robert Franz drills a driving attempt from the baseline and the foul's on Earl Estrella - foul #4 on Earl Estrella, team foul #9 | 57-80 |
| Subs | Illinois | Fa Zhao (SF), Vladislav Davydov (PF) Steve Pollard, Maximo Marino | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Charles Robertson (SG) Willie Levay | |
| 02:21 | Illinois | Robert Franz makes the free throw | 58-80 |
| 02:01 | Northwestern | Fa Zhao is called for the reach on Dominic Russo - foul #2 on Fa Zhao, team foul #12 | 58-80 |
| 02:01 | Northwestern | Dominic Russo makes the 1st free throw | 58-81 |
| 02:01 | Northwestern | Dominic Russo misses the 2nd free throw | 58-81 |
| 02:01 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Boris Zeiler | 58-81 |
| 01:55 | Illinois | Boris Zeiler scores on a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Hank Dickerson | 60-81 |
| 01:36 | Northwestern | Anthony Simpkins misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 60-81 |
| 01:35 | Illinois | Vladislav Davydov pulls down the rebound | 60-81 |
| 01:25 | Illinois | Fa Zhao is fouled on the floor by Anthony Simpkins - foul #4 on Anthony Simpkins, team foul #10 | 60-81 |
| 01:25 | Illinois | Fa Zhao misses the 1st free throw | 60-81 |
| 01:25 | Illinois | Fa Zhao makes the 2nd free throw | 61-81 |
| 01:03 | Northwestern | Earl Estrella comes up short on the floater from the right side but he's fouled by Robert Franz - foul #2 on Robert Franz, team foul #13 | 61-81 |
| 01:03 | Northwestern | Earl Estrella misses the 1st free throw | 61-81 |
| 01:03 | Northwestern | Earl Estrella makes the 2nd free throw | 61-82 |
| 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) | |
| 00:55 | Illinois | Boris Zeiler buries a fadeaway in the lane | 63-82 |
| 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) | |
| 00:28 | Northwestern | Larry Coombs misses long on a shot from the left block | 63-82 |
| 00:26 | Illinois | Boris Zeiler grabs the defensive rebound | 63-82 |
| 00:21 | Illinois | Boris Zeiler is called for traveling | 63-82 |
| 00:00 | Northwestern | Dominic Russo runs out the clock | 63-82 |