| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Dong Wang (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Preston Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Walter Rendon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Salvatore Esposito (fresh) 4 reb. C - Thomas Wray (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Danny Letson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Aaron Clark (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Carl McMurdie (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Johnston (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Radman Tozloski (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern | Walter Rendon inbounds the ball | 36-23 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:47 | Northwestern | Walter Rendon misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 36-23 |
| 19:45 | Northwestern | Thomas Wray tips it in | 38-23 |
| 19:33 | Illinois | Radman Tozloski misses short on a shot from the baseline but he's fouled by Thomas Wray - foul #1 on Thomas Wray, team foul #1 | 38-23 |
| 19:33 | Illinois | Radman Tozloski makes the 1st free throw | 38-24 |
| 19:33 | Illinois | Radman Tozloski misses the 2nd free throw | 38-24 |
| 19:33 | Northwestern | Thomas Wray grabs the board | 38-24 |
| 19:15 | Northwestern | Thomas Wray makes the fadeaway in the paint set up by Dong Wang and he's fouled by Radman Tozloski - foul #2 on Radman Tozloski, team foul #1 | 40-24 |
| 19:15 | Northwestern | Thomas Wray makes the free throw | 41-24 |
| 19:13 | Illinois | Danny Letson is fouled in the backcourt by Dong Wang - foul #2 on Dong Wang, team foul #2 | 41-24 |
| 19:00 | Illinois | Danny Letson scores on a shot from the left side | 41-26 |
| 18:37 | Northwestern | Walter Rendon drills a 3 pointer from the left wing | 44-26 |
| 18:35 | Illinois | Radman Tozloski is hacked by Salvatore Esposito in the backcourt - foul #1 on Salvatore Esposito, team foul #3 | 44-26 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Anthony Simpkins (PG), Charles Robertson (SF), Larry Coombs (PF), Earl Estrella (C) Dong Wang, Walter Rendon, Salvatore Esposito, Thomas Wray | |
| Subs | Illinois | Fa Zhao (SF), Boris Zeiler (C) Carl McMurdie, Radman Tozloski | |
| 18:26 | Illinois | Boris Zeiler misses badly on a jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by Anthony Simpkins - foul #3 on Anthony Simpkins, team foul #4 | 44-26 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Dong Wang (PG) Anthony Simpkins | |
| Subs | Illinois | Vladislav Davydov (C) Charles Johnston | |
| 18:26 | Illinois | Boris Zeiler misses the 1st free throw | 44-26 |
| 18:26 | Illinois | Boris Zeiler misses the 2nd free throw | 44-26 |
| 18:26 | Northwestern | Larry Coombs pulls down the rebound | 44-26 |
| 18:10 | Northwestern | Aaron Clark steals the ball from Dong Wang | 44-26 |
| 18:07 | Illinois | Aaron Clark misses the lay-in | 44-26 |
| 18:06 | Northwestern | Charles Robertson grabs the board | 44-26 |
| 18:01 | Northwestern | Larry Coombs throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-26 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Walter Rendon (SF) Preston Johnson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Steve Pollard (SG) Aaron Clark | |
| 17:32 | Illinois | Boris Zeiler misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 44-26 |
| 17:31 | Illinois | Boris Zeiler gets the offensive rebound | 44-26 |
| 17:12 | Illinois | Vladislav Davydov can't connect on a floater from close range | 44-26 |
| 17:10 | Illinois | Boris Zeiler gets the offensive rebound | 44-26 |
| 16:58 | Illinois | Danny Letson misses badly on a shot from the right side | 44-26 |
| 16:56 | Illinois | Fa Zhao grabs the offensive board | 44-26 |
| 16:39 | Illinois | Boris Zeiler makes the wide open 3 from the right wing set up by Steve Pollard | 44-29 |
| 16:34 | Northwestern | Dong Wang can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 44-29 |
| 16:32 | Illinois | Fa Zhao grabs the defensive rebound | 44-29 |
| 16:29 | Illinois | Dong Wang is called for the reach on Danny Letson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Dong Wang, team foul #5 | 44-29 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Preston Johnson (SG), Salvatore Esposito (PF), Thomas Wray (C) Dong Wang, Larry Coombs, Earl Estrella | |
| Subs | Illinois | Aaron Clark (SG), Carl McMurdie (SF), Charles Johnston (PF), Radman Tozloski (C) Steve Pollard, Fa Zhao, Boris Zeiler, Vladislav Davydov | |
| 16:10 | Illinois | Radman Tozloski double dribbles | 44-29 |
| 15:54 | Northwestern | Walter Rendon drills a fadeaway from the right side | 46-29 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Charles Robertson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. SG - Preston Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Walter Rendon (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Salvatore Esposito (fresh) 4 reb. C - Thomas Wray (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Danny Letson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Aaron Clark (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Carl McMurdie (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Johnston (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Radman Tozloski (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Illinois | Danny Letson makes the wide open 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Charles Johnston | 46-32 |
| 15:22 | Northwestern | Preston Johnson can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 46-32 |
| 15:21 | Illinois | Charles Johnston grabs the defensive rebound | 46-32 |
| 14:57 | Illinois | Carl McMurdie lays it in on a great pass from Danny Letson | 46-34 |
| 14:53 | Northwestern | Charles Robertson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 46-34 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Dominic Russo (PG), Anthony Simpkins (SF), Zorya Hajek (PF), Willie Levay (C) Charles Robertson, Walter Rendon, Salvatore Esposito, Thomas Wray | |
| Subs | Illinois | Hank Dickerson (PG), Steve Pollard (SG), Robert Franz (SF), Boris Zeiler (PF), Maximo Marino (C) Danny Letson, Aaron Clark, Carl McMurdie, Charles Johnston, Radman Tozloski | |
| 14:40 | Illinois | Robert Franz scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 46-37 |
| 14:34 | Northwestern | Willie Levay makes the fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Preston Johnson and he's fouled by Maximo Marino - foul #1 on Maximo Marino, team foul #2 | 48-37 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Larry Coombs (PF) Zorya Hajek | |
| Subs | Illinois | Fa Zhao (SF) Steve Pollard | |
| 14:34 | Northwestern | Willie Levay makes the free throw | 49-37 |
| 14:27 | Illinois | Fa Zhao is called for traveling in the backcourt | 49-37 |
| 14:17 | Northwestern | Larry Coombs misses short on a jumper from the baseline | 49-37 |
| 14:16 | Illinois | Boris Zeiler pulls down the rebound | 49-37 |
| 14:14 | Illinois | Dominic Russo steps in front of the Fa Zhao pass in the backcourt | 49-37 |
| 13:59 | Northwestern | Dominic Russo drills a fadeaway from the left side set up by Larry Coombs | 51-37 |
| 13:43 | Illinois | Boris Zeiler misses the 3 from the right wing | 51-37 |
| 13:42 | Illinois | Boris Zeiler snags the offensive board | 51-37 |
| 13:29 | Illinois | Maximo Marino is whistled for a carry | 51-37 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Dong Wang (PG), Earl Estrella (SF), Salvatore Esposito (PF), Thomas Wray (C) Dominic Russo, Preston Johnson, Larry Coombs, Willie Levay | |
| Subs | Illinois | Aaron Clark (SG), Carl McMurdie (SF), Charles Johnston (PF), Radman Tozloski (C) Robert Franz, Fa Zhao, Boris Zeiler, Maximo Marino | |
| 13:06 | Northwestern | Anthony Simpkins lays it up and in set up by Dong Wang | 53-37 |
| 12:40 | Illinois | Aaron Clark hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 53-37 |
| 12:38 | Northwestern | Salvatore Esposito grabs the board | 53-37 |
| 12:34 | Northwestern | Dong Wang misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 53-37 |
| 12:32 | Illinois | Radman Tozloski grabs the board | 53-37 |
| 12:30 | Illinois | Hank Dickerson is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #4 on Hank Dickerson, team foul #3 | 53-37 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Dominic Russo (PG), Preston Johnson (SG), Zorya Hajek (PF) Dong Wang, Anthony Simpkins, Salvatore Esposito | |
| Subs | Illinois | Steve Pollard (PG), Robert Franz (SF), Boris Zeiler (C) Hank Dickerson, Carl McMurdie, Radman Tozloski | |
| 12:10 | Northwestern | Preston Johnson misses short on a driving attempt from the right block | 53-37 |
| 12:08 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Charles Johnston | 53-37 |
| 12:03 | Illinois | Aaron Clark misses badly on the uncontested 3 from the left wing | 53-37 |
| 12:01 | Northwestern | Thomas Wray snags the defensive board | 53-37 |
| 11:55 | Northwestern | Dominic Russo is hacked by Steve Pollard - foul #1 on Steve Pollard, team foul #4 | 53-37 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Walter Rendon (SF), Larry Coombs (C) Earl Estrella, Thomas Wray | |
| Subs | Illinois | Danny Letson (PG), Fa Zhao (SF), Vladislav Davydov (C) Steve Pollard, Aaron Clark, Charles Johnston | |
| 11:42 | Northwestern | Larry Coombs connects on the runner from the left block | 55-37 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Dominic Russo (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Preston Johnson (tiring) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Walter Rendon (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Zorya Hajek (fresh) C - Larry Coombs (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Danny Letson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Franz (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Fa Zhao (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Boris Zeiler (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Vladislav Davydov (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 11:21 | Illinois | Zorya Hajek is called for the reach on Boris Zeiler - foul #1 on Zorya Hajek, team foul #6 | 55-37 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Dong Wang (PG), Anthony Simpkins (SG), Willie Levay (C) Dominic Russo, Preston Johnson, Zorya Hajek | |
| Subs | Illinois | Maximo Marino (C) Boris Zeiler | |
| 11:13 | Illinois | Willie Levay denies the turnaround by Robert Franz | 55-37 |
| 11:12 | Northwestern | Larry Coombs grabs the defensive rebound | 55-37 |
| 11:08 | Northwestern | Dong Wang scores on a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Walter Rendon | 57-37 |
| 11:03 | Illinois | Fa Zhao misses the jumpshot from the left side | 57-37 |
| 11:02 | Northwestern | Larry Coombs gets the rebound | 57-37 |
| 10:58 | Northwestern | Vladislav Davydov steals the ball from Dong Wang | 57-37 |
| 10:41 | Illinois | Danny Letson misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Larry Coombs - foul #1 on Larry Coombs, team foul #7 | 57-37 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Charles Robertson (SF), Salvatore Esposito (PF), Thomas Wray (C) Walter Rendon, Larry Coombs, Willie Levay | |
| Subs | Illinois | Steve Pollard (SG), Carl McMurdie (SF), Charles Johnston (PF), Radman Tozloski (C) Robert Franz, Fa Zhao, Vladislav Davydov, Maximo Marino | |
| 10:41 | Illinois | Danny Letson makes the 1st free throw | 57-38 |
| 10:41 | Illinois | Danny Letson makes the 2nd free throw | 57-39 |
| 10:28 | Northwestern | Anthony Simpkins drills a runner from the baseline on a great pass from Thomas Wray | 59-39 |
| 10:10 | Illinois | Carl McMurdie misses badly on a jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Charles Robertson - foul #2 on Charles Robertson, team foul #8 | 59-39 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Earl Estrella (SF) Anthony Simpkins | |
| Subs | Illinois | Aaron Clark (SG) Danny Letson | |
| 10:10 | Illinois | Carl McMurdie makes the 1st free throw | 59-40 |
| 10:10 | Illinois | Carl McMurdie makes the 2nd free throw | 59-41 |
| 09:53 | Northwestern | Thomas Wray misses badly on a floater in the paint | 59-41 |
| 09:52 | Northwestern | Earl Estrella tips it in | 61-41 |
| 09:33 | Illinois | Steve Pollard is fouled on the floor by Charles Robertson - foul #3 on Charles Robertson, team foul #9 | 61-41 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Dominic Russo (PG), Preston Johnson (SG), Zorya Hajek (PF), Larry Coombs (C) Dong Wang, Charles Robertson, Salvatore Esposito, Thomas Wray | |
| Subs | Illinois | Boris Zeiler (PF), Maximo Marino (C) Charles Johnston, Radman Tozloski | |
| 09:33 | Illinois | Steve Pollard makes the 1st free throw | 61-42 |
| 09:33 | Illinois | Steve Pollard makes the 2nd free throw | 61-43 |
| 09:20 | Northwestern | Zorya Hajek drills a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Dominic Russo | 64-43 |
| 08:57 | Illinois | Maximo Marino knocks in the shot from the baseline | 64-45 |
| 08:38 | Northwestern | Earl Estrella loses the dribble to Boris Zeiler | 64-45 |
| 08:32 | Illinois | Aaron Clark travels with the ball | 64-45 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Anthony Simpkins (SF), Willie Levay (C) Earl Estrella, Larry Coombs | |
| Subs | Illinois | Danny Letson (PG), Robert Franz (SG), Fa Zhao (SF), Vladislav Davydov (C) Steve Pollard, Aaron Clark, Carl McMurdie, Maximo Marino | |
| 08:20 | Northwestern | Anthony Simpkins misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on Fa Zhao - foul #3 on Fa Zhao, team foul #5 | 64-45 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Walter Rendon (SF), Salvatore Esposito (PF) Dominic Russo, Zorya Hajek | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 08:20 | Northwestern | Anthony Simpkins makes the 1st free throw | 65-45 |
| 08:20 | Northwestern | Anthony Simpkins misses the 2nd free throw | 65-45 |
| 08:20 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Boris Zeiler | 65-45 |
| 08:05 | Illinois | Boris Zeiler connects on the runner in the paint on a great pass from Danny Letson | 65-47 |
| 08:00 | Northwestern | Walter Rendon is hacked by Fa Zhao - foul #4 on Fa Zhao, team foul #6 | 65-47 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Charles Robertson (SG) Preston Johnson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Hank Dickerson (SG), Charles Johnston (PF), Radman Tozloski (C) Fa Zhao, Boris Zeiler, Vladislav Davydov | |
| 07:42 | Northwestern | Danny Letson steps in front of the Charles Robertson pass | 65-47 |
| 07:39 | Illinois | Hank Dickerson lays it in on a nice dish by Danny Letson | 65-49 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Anthony Simpkins (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Charles Robertson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. SF - Walter Rendon (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Salvatore Esposito (fresh) 5 reb. C - Willie Levay (fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Danny Letson (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Hank Dickerson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Robert Franz (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Charles Johnston (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Radman Tozloski (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:32 | Northwestern | Charles Robertson misses the dunk | 65-49 |
| 07:31 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Charles Johnston | 65-49 |
| 07:23 | Illinois | Danny Letson is whistled for traveling | 65-49 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Dong Wang (PG), Zorya Hajek (PF), Thomas Wray (C) Walter Rendon, Salvatore Esposito, Willie Levay | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 07:07 | Northwestern | Anthony Simpkins connects on the 3 pointer from straight away | 68-49 |
| 07:03 | Illinois | Robert Franz's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 68-49 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Dominic Russo (PG), Preston Johnson (SG), Larry Coombs (PF) Dong Wang, Charles Robertson, Zorya Hajek | |
| Subs | Illinois | Aaron Clark (SG), Boris Zeiler (C) Robert Franz, Radman Tozloski | |
| 06:42 | Northwestern | Preston Johnson clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 68-49 |
| 06:41 | Northwestern | Larry Coombs tips it in | 70-49 |
| 06:24 | Illinois | Charles Johnston connects on the open jumper in the lane | 70-51 |
| 06:18 | Northwestern | Larry Coombs comes up short on the jump hook in the lane | 70-51 |
| 06:17 | Northwestern | Larry Coombs gets the offensive rebound | 70-51 |
| 06:04 | Northwestern | Dominic Russo drills a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Preston Johnson | 72-51 |
| 05:57 | Illinois | Charles Johnston comes up short on the floater from the right side | 72-51 |
| 05:56 | Northwestern | Anthony Simpkins gets the rebound | 72-51 |
| 05:52 | Northwestern | Charles Johnston picks off the pass by Preston Johnson | 72-51 |
| 05:43 | Illinois | Aaron Clark misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 72-51 |
| 05:41 | Northwestern | Thomas Wray snags the defensive board | 72-51 |
| 05:37 | Northwestern | Preston Johnson's pass is intercepted by Hank Dickerson | 72-51 |
| 05:35 | Illinois | Preston Johnson steals the ball from Danny Letson in the backcourt | 72-51 |
| 05:20 | Northwestern | Preston Johnson connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Dominic Russo | 74-51 |
| 05:07 | Illinois | Boris Zeiler knocks in the fadeaway near the basket | 74-53 |
| 04:43 | Northwestern | Hank Dickerson steals it from Anthony Simpkins | 74-53 |
| 04:43 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 74-53 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Dong Wang (PG), Charles Robertson (SG), Walter Rendon (SF), Salvatore Esposito (PF), Earl Estrella (C) Dominic Russo, Preston Johnson, Anthony Simpkins, Larry Coombs, Thomas Wray | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Franz (SG), Carl McMurdie (SF), Radman Tozloski (C) Aaron Clark, Hank Dickerson, Charles Johnston | |
| 04:30 | Illinois | Carl McMurdie hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt jumper from straight away | 74-53 |
| 04:28 | Northwestern | Dong Wang snags the defensive board | 74-53 |
| 04:11 | Northwestern | Walter Rendon connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 77-53 |
| 04:02 | Illinois | Radman Tozloski misses long on a shot from the baseline | 77-53 |
| 04:00 | Illinois | Radman Tozloski snags the offensive board | 77-53 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:45 | Illinois | Robert Franz comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 77-53 |
| 03:44 | Illinois | Radman Tozloski gets the offensive rebound | 77-53 |
| 03:36 | Illinois | Boris Zeiler clanks a runner from the baseline | 77-53 |
| 03:34 | Illinois | Radman Tozloski tips it back up and in | 77-55 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Dong Wang (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Charles Robertson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. SF - Walter Rendon (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Salvatore Esposito (fresh) 5 reb. C - Earl Estrella (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Danny Letson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Franz (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Carl McMurdie (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Boris Zeiler (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. C - Radman Tozloski (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:18 | Northwestern | Salvatore Esposito's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 77-55 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Dominic Russo (PG), Anthony Simpkins (SG), Zorya Hajek (PF), Willie Levay (C) Dong Wang, Walter Rendon, Salvatore Esposito, Earl Estrella | |
| Subs | Illinois | Steve Pollard (SG), Fa Zhao (SF), Vladislav Davydov (PF), Maximo Marino (C) Danny Letson, Carl McMurdie, Boris Zeiler, Radman Tozloski | |
| 03:07 | Illinois | Robert Franz's floater is tipped away by Willie Levay | 77-55 |
| 03:05 | Northwestern | Willie Levay snags the defensive board | 77-55 |
| 03:01 | Northwestern | Dominic Russo clanks a turnaround from close range but he's hacked by Steve Pollard - foul #2 on Steve Pollard, team foul #7 | 77-55 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Larry Coombs (PF) Zorya Hajek | |
| Subs | Illinois | Hank Dickerson (SG) Robert Franz | |
| 03:01 | Northwestern | Dominic Russo makes the 1st free throw | 78-55 |
| 03:01 | Northwestern | Dominic Russo misses the 2nd free throw | 78-55 |
| 03:01 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Maximo Marino | 78-55 |
| 02:50 | Illinois | Vladislav Davydov hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 78-55 |
| 02:48 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Fa Zhao | 78-55 |
| 02:36 | Illinois | Maximo Marino hits a fadeaway from the left block | 78-57 |
| 02:20 | Northwestern | Fa Zhao denies the turnaround by Dominic Russo | 78-57 |
| 02:18 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Hank Dickerson | 78-57 |
| 02:14 | Illinois | Anthony Simpkins takes the ball from Vladislav Davydov | 78-57 |
| 02:04 | Northwestern | Anthony Simpkins misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Vladislav Davydov - foul #1 on Vladislav Davydov, team foul #8 | 78-57 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Zorya Hajek (PF) Willie Levay | |
| Subs | Illinois | Boris Zeiler (PF) Vladislav Davydov | |
| 02:04 | Northwestern | Anthony Simpkins makes the 1st free throw | 79-57 |
| 02:04 | Northwestern | Anthony Simpkins makes the 2nd free throw | 80-57 |
| 01:53 | Illinois | Larry Coombs swats the layup by Fa Zhao | 80-57 |
| 01:52 | Illinois | Maximo Marino grabs the offensive board | 80-57 |
| 01:39 | Illinois | Steve Pollard makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 80-60 |
| 01:33 | Northwestern | Dominic Russo clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 80-60 |
| 01:32 | Northwestern | Zorya Hajek tips it home | 82-60 |
| 01:30 | Illinois | Steve Pollard throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 82-60 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Earl Estrella (C) Zorya Hajek | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Franz (SG), Vladislav Davydov (C) Steve Pollard, Maximo Marino | |
| 01:20 | Northwestern | Boris Zeiler is called for the reach on Larry Coombs - foul #1 on Boris Zeiler, team foul #9 | 82-60 |
| 01:20 | Northwestern | Larry Coombs makes the 1st free throw | 83-60 |
| 01:20 | Northwestern | Larry Coombs makes the 2nd free throw | 84-60 |
| 01:16 | Illinois | Hank Dickerson is hacked by Charles Robertson in the backcourt - foul #4 on Charles Robertson, team foul #10 | 84-60 |
| 01:16 | Illinois | Hank Dickerson misses the 1st free throw | 84-60 |
| 01:16 | Illinois | Hank Dickerson makes the 2nd free throw | 84-61 |
| 01:01 | Northwestern | Dominic Russo is whistled for a carry | 84-61 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:55 | Illinois | Robert Franz misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 84-61 |
| 00:53 | Illinois | Boris Zeiler tips it back up and in | 84-63 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:25 | Northwestern | Dominic Russo hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 84-63 |
| 00:23 | Northwestern | Larry Coombs snags the offensive board | 84-63 |
| 00:00 | Northwestern | Dominic Russo runs out the clock | 84-63 |