| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Ruben Mauricio (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Cook (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Matthews (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Lacey (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Daniel Shelton (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Bert Murphy (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alfonzo Farrar (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Lee Garica (fresh) C - James Sage (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Robert Williams inbounds the ball | 46-37 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:44 | Illinois | Richard Cook hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 46-37 |
| 19:42 | Northwestern | Lee Garica gets the rebound | 46-37 |
| 19:37 | Northwestern | Richard Cook steals it from Alfonzo Farrar | 46-37 |
| 19:33 | Illinois | Richard Cook blows the layup | 46-37 |
| 19:32 | Illinois | Robert Williams snags the offensive board | 46-37 |
| 19:26 | Illinois | Richard Cook makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 49-37 |
| 19:10 | Northwestern | Lee Garica misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 49-37 |
| 19:08 | Northwestern | Daniel Shelton tips it back up and in | 49-39 |
| 19:01 | Illinois | Richard Cook is alone and drills a 3 pointer from straight away | 52-39 |
| 18:42 | Northwestern | Daniel Shelton buries a floater from close range | 52-41 |
| 18:27 | Illinois | Richard Cook misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 52-41 |
| 18:26 | Northwestern | Lee Garica grabs the board | 52-41 |
| 18:18 | Northwestern | Daniel Shelton drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 52-44 |
| 18:02 | Illinois | Richard Cook clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 52-44 |
| 18:01 | Illinois | Ronald Lacey snags the offensive board | 52-44 |
| 17:50 | Illinois | Bert Murphy is called for the reach on Richard Cook - foul #1 on Bert Murphy, team foul #1 | 52-44 |
| Subs | Illinois | Ricky Wright (PG), David Hollier (SG), Dennis Moore (SF), Brock Lozada (PF), Allan Reese (C) Ruben Mauricio, Richard Cook, Robert Williams, John Matthews, Ronald Lacey | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Andy Gray (SG), Ralph Randall (SF), William Orman (PF), Santos Hernandez (C) Bert Murphy, Alfonzo Farrar, Lee Garica, James Sage | |
| 17:35 | Illinois | Dennis Moore scores on a floater from the baseline set up by Brock Lozada | 54-44 |
| 17:28 | Northwestern | Brock Lozada swats the layup by William Orman | 54-44 |
| 17:26 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Brock Lozada | 54-44 |
| 17:09 | Illinois | Brock Lozada is wide open but clanks a shot from the baseline | 54-44 |
| 17:07 | Northwestern | William Orman grabs the defensive rebound | 54-44 |
| 17:02 | Northwestern | Daniel Shelton misses the dunk | 54-44 |
| 17:00 | Illinois | David Hollier grabs the board | 54-44 |
| 16:55 | Illinois | David Hollier clanks a 3 from the right wing | 54-44 |
| 16:54 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Santos Hernandez | 54-44 |
| 16:49 | Northwestern | Daniel Shelton can't connect on a shot from the left block but he's hacked by Ricky Wright - foul #1 on Ricky Wright, team foul #1 | 54-44 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Matthews (PF) Brock Lozada | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 16:49 | Northwestern | Daniel Shelton misses the 1st free throw | 54-44 |
| 16:49 | Northwestern | Daniel Shelton makes the 2nd free throw | 54-45 |
| 16:47 | Illinois | Daniel Shelton picks off the pass by Ricky Wright in the backcourt | 54-45 |
| 16:32 | Northwestern | Santos Hernandez connects on the fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Daniel Shelton | 54-47 |
| 16:09 | Illinois | John Matthews hits the finger roll set up by Ricky Wright and the foul's on William Orman - foul #3 on William Orman, team foul #2 | 56-47 |
| Subs | Illinois | Ruben Mauricio (PG), Richard Cook (SG), Robert Williams (SF), Ronald Lacey (C) Ricky Wright, David Hollier, Dennis Moore, Allan Reese | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Bert Murphy (SG), Alfonzo Farrar (SF), William Carter (PF), James Sage (C) Daniel Shelton, Ralph Randall, William Orman, Santos Hernandez | |
| 16:09 | Illinois | John Matthews makes the free throw | 57-47 |
| 15:55 | Northwestern | William Carter misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 57-47 |
| 15:53 | Northwestern | James Sage tips it back up and in | 57-49 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Ruben Mauricio (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Cook (fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - John Matthews (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Lacey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Andy Gray (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Bert Murphy (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alfonzo Farrar (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Carter (fresh) 3 pts. C - James Sage (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 15:51 | Illinois | Ruben Mauricio throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 57-49 |
| Subs | Illinois | Brock Lozada (PF) John Matthews | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Justin Fontenot (PG), Leon Walker (SG) Andy Gray, Bert Murphy | |
| 15:40 | Northwestern | Leon Walker is fouled on the floor by Ruben Mauricio - foul #3 on Ruben Mauricio, team foul #2 | 57-49 |
| 15:26 | Northwestern | Alfonzo Farrar can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 57-49 |
| 15:25 | Northwestern | Alfonzo Farrar pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-49 |
| 15:20 | Northwestern | Brock Lozada steals the ball from James Sage | 57-49 |
| 15:07 | Illinois | Richard Cook scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Brock Lozada | 60-49 |
| 14:49 | Northwestern | William Carter is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on William Carter, team foul #3 | 60-49 |
| Subs | Illinois | Ricky Wright (PG), Dennis Moore (SF), John Matthews (PF), Allan Reese (C) Ruben Mauricio, Robert Williams, Brock Lozada, Ronald Lacey | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Bert Murphy (SF), Lee Garica (PF) Alfonzo Farrar, William Carter | |
| 14:42 | Illinois | Dennis Moore is fouled in the backcourt by Bert Murphy - foul #2 on Bert Murphy, team foul #4 | 60-49 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Santos Hernandez (C) James Sage | |
| 14:25 | Illinois | Dennis Moore buries a shot in the paint on a nice dish by John Matthews and he's hacked by Bert Murphy - foul #3 on Bert Murphy, team foul #5 | 62-49 |
| Subs | Illinois | David Hollier (SG) Richard Cook | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Daniel Shelton (PG), Alfonzo Farrar (SF) Justin Fontenot, Leon Walker | |
| 14:25 | Illinois | Dennis Moore makes the free throw | 63-49 |
| 14:16 | Northwestern | Bert Murphy hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Daniel Shelton | 63-51 |
| 13:55 | Illinois | David Hollier misses the lay-in | 63-51 |
| 13:53 | Illinois | Dennis Moore tips it but misses | 63-51 |
| 13:52 | Illinois | David Hollier pulls down the offensive rebound | 63-51 |
| 13:34 | Illinois | Dennis Moore clanks a shot from the baseline | 63-51 |
| 13:32 | Illinois | John Matthews can't tip it in | 63-51 |
| 13:30 | Northwestern | Santos Hernandez gets the rebound | 63-51 |
| 13:15 | Northwestern | Santos Hernandez hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block but he's hacked by Allan Reese - foul #1 on Allan Reese, team foul #3 | 63-51 |
| Subs | Illinois | Ruben Mauricio (PG), Richard Cook (SG), Robert Williams (SF), Brock Lozada (PF), Ronald Lacey (C) Ricky Wright, David Hollier, Dennis Moore, John Matthews, Allan Reese | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Andy Gray (PG), Justin Fontenot (SG), Ralph Randall (SF), William Orman (PF) Daniel Shelton, Bert Murphy, Alfonzo Farrar, Lee Garica | |
| 13:15 | Northwestern | Santos Hernandez makes the 1st free throw | 63-52 |
| 13:15 | Northwestern | Santos Hernandez makes the 2nd free throw | 63-53 |
| 12:58 | Illinois | Richard Cook misses short on an open 3pt jumper from the right corner | 63-53 |
| 12:57 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to William Orman | 63-53 |
| 12:53 | Northwestern | Ralph Randall clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 63-53 |
| 12:52 | Northwestern | William Orman hits the follow up shot | 63-55 |
| 12:50 | Illinois | Andy Gray steps in front of the Robert Williams pass in the backcourt | 63-55 |
| 12:35 | Northwestern | Santos Hernandez knocks in the driving attempt from the right block | 63-57 |
| 12:15 | Illinois | Richard Cook misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 63-57 |
| 12:13 | Illinois | Ruben Mauricio grabs the offensive board | 63-57 |
| 11:51 | Illinois | Richard Cook can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 63-57 |
| 11:50 | Northwestern | Santos Hernandez grabs the defensive rebound | 63-57 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Ruben Mauricio (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Richard Cook (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Williams (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Brock Lozada (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Ronald Lacey (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Andy Gray (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Justin Fontenot (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Ralph Randall (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Orman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Santos Hernandez (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:43 | Northwestern | Ralph Randall loses the ball out of bounds | 63-57 |
| Subs | Illinois | David Hollier (SG), John Matthews (PF), Allan Reese (C) Richard Cook, Brock Lozada, Ronald Lacey | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Daniel Shelton (PG), Leon Walker (SG), Alfonzo Farrar (SF), William Carter (PF), James Sage (C) Andy Gray, Justin Fontenot, Ralph Randall, William Orman, Santos Hernandez | |
| 11:27 | Illinois | Allan Reese hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 63-57 |
| 11:25 | Northwestern | James Sage grabs the defensive rebound | 63-57 |
| 11:20 | Northwestern | James Sage can't connect on a turnaround from the left block | 63-57 |
| 11:18 | Illinois | Ruben Mauricio grabs the defensive rebound | 63-57 |
| 11:16 | Illinois | Daniel Shelton is called for the reach on Ruben Mauricio in the backcourt - foul #2 on Daniel Shelton, team foul #6 | 63-57 |
| Subs | Illinois | Ricky Wright (PG), Dennis Moore (SF) Ruben Mauricio, Robert Williams | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Bert Murphy (SF) Alfonzo Farrar | |
| 11:06 | Illinois | John Matthews can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Bert Murphy - foul #4 on Bert Murphy, team foul #7 | 63-57 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Alfonzo Farrar (SF) Bert Murphy | |
| 11:06 | Illinois | John Matthews makes the 1st free throw | 64-57 |
| 11:06 | Illinois | John Matthews makes the 2nd free throw | 65-57 |
| 10:51 | Northwestern | Alfonzo Farrar drills a floater from the right side | 65-59 |
| 10:35 | Illinois | David Hollier misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 65-59 |
| 10:33 | Illinois | Allan Reese snags the offensive board | 65-59 |
| 10:18 | Illinois | Alfonzo Farrar is called for the reach on Dennis Moore - foul #3 on Alfonzo Farrar, team foul #8 | 65-59 |
| Subs | Illinois | Ruben Mauricio (PG), Richard Cook (SG), Ronald Lacey (C) Ricky Wright, David Hollier, Allan Reese | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Andy Gray (PG), Lee Garica (PF) Daniel Shelton, William Carter | |
| 10:18 | Illinois | Dennis Moore makes the 1st free throw | 66-59 |
| 10:18 | Illinois | Dennis Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 67-59 |
| 09:54 | Northwestern | Leon Walker is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #4 on Leon Walker, team foul #9 | 67-59 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Williams (SF) Dennis Moore | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Daniel Shelton (PG), Ralph Randall (SF), William Orman (C) Leon Walker, Alfonzo Farrar, James Sage | |
| 09:44 | Illinois | John Matthews misses long on a driving attempt from the baseline | 67-59 |
| 09:43 | Illinois | John Matthews snags the offensive board | 67-59 |
| 09:29 | Illinois | John Matthews misses the dunk attempt | 67-59 |
| 09:28 | Northwestern | Andy Gray pulls down the rebound | 67-59 |
| 09:21 | Northwestern | Andy Gray is fouled on the floor by Richard Cook - foul #2 on Richard Cook, team foul #4 | 67-59 |
| Subs | Illinois | Brock Lozada (PF), Allan Reese (C) John Matthews, Ronald Lacey | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Justin Fontenot (PG), James Sage (C) Daniel Shelton, Lee Garica | |
| 09:09 | Northwestern | James Sage drills a fadeaway in the lane and he's hacked by Allan Reese - foul #2 on Allan Reese, team foul #5 | 67-61 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | William Carter (PF) William Orman | |
| 09:09 | Northwestern | James Sage misses the free throw | 67-61 |
| 09:09 | Illinois | Brock Lozada grabs the defensive rebound | 67-61 |
| 09:05 | Illinois | Richard Cook throws a bad pass out of bounds | 67-61 |
| 08:43 | Northwestern | Andy Gray is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Andy Gray, team foul #10 | 67-61 |
| Subs | Illinois | Ricky Wright (PG) Ruben Mauricio | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Daniel Shelton (PG), Alfonzo Farrar (SF) Andy Gray, Ralph Randall | |
| 08:35 | Illinois | Richard Cook knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Brock Lozada | 70-61 |
| 08:09 | Northwestern | William Carter misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 70-61 |
| 08:08 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Allan Reese | 70-61 |
| 07:49 | Illinois | Richard Cook hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt shot from the left corner | 70-61 |
| 07:47 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to James Sage | 70-61 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Ricky Wright (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Cook (fairly fresh) 24 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Williams (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Brock Lozada (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Allan Reese (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Daniel Shelton (tiring) 15 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Justin Fontenot (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Alfonzo Farrar (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - William Carter (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - James Sage (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 07:43 | Northwestern | William Carter connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Daniel Shelton | 70-64 |
| 07:41 | Illinois | Daniel Shelton steals the ball from Ricky Wright in the backcourt | 70-64 |
| 07:29 | Northwestern | James Sage can't finish the layup | 70-64 |
| 07:27 | Illinois | Brock Lozada gets the rebound | 70-64 |
| 07:23 | Illinois | Richard Cook knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Allan Reese | 73-64 |
| 07:18 | Northwestern | Daniel Shelton hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 73-64 |
| 07:16 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Allan Reese | 73-64 |
| 07:10 | Illinois | Brock Lozada misses short on a driving attempt near the basket | 73-64 |
| 07:09 | Northwestern | Alfonzo Farrar gets the rebound | 73-64 |
| 07:01 | Northwestern | Daniel Shelton misses badly on a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Ricky Wright - foul #2 on Ricky Wright, team foul #6 | 73-64 |
| Subs | Illinois | Ruben Mauricio (PG), David Hollier (SG), Dennis Moore (SF), John Matthews (PF), Ronald Lacey (C) Ricky Wright, Richard Cook, Robert Williams, Brock Lozada, Allan Reese | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Leon Walker (SG), Bert Murphy (SF), Lee Garica (PF), Santos Hernandez (C) Justin Fontenot, Alfonzo Farrar, William Carter, James Sage | |
| 07:01 | Northwestern | Daniel Shelton makes the 1st free throw | 73-65 |
| 07:01 | Northwestern | Daniel Shelton makes the 2nd free throw | 73-66 |
| 06:57 | Illinois | Dennis Moore is hacked by Lee Garica in the backcourt - foul #2 on Lee Garica, team foul #11 | 73-66 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Andy Gray (PG) Daniel Shelton | |
| 06:57 | Illinois | Dennis Moore misses the 1st free throw | 73-66 |
| 06:57 | Illinois | Dennis Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 74-66 |
| 06:40 | Northwestern | Santos Hernandez hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint | 74-66 |
| 06:38 | Illinois | Dennis Moore snags the defensive board | 74-66 |
| 06:25 | Illinois | David Hollier misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 74-66 |
| 06:24 | Northwestern | Santos Hernandez snags the defensive board | 74-66 |
| 06:20 | Northwestern | Bert Murphy comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 74-66 |
| 06:18 | Illinois | John Matthews gets the rebound | 74-66 |
| 06:02 | Illinois | Dennis Moore lays it up and in on a great pass from Ronald Lacey | 76-66 |
| 05:56 | Northwestern | Leon Walker drills a shot from the left wing set up by Andy Gray | 76-68 |
| 05:37 | Illinois | Santos Hernandez takes the ball from Dennis Moore | 76-68 |
| 05:31 | Northwestern | Andy Gray's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 76-68 |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Cook (SG), Robert Williams (SF) David Hollier, Dennis Moore | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ralph Randall (SF), William Orman (PF), James Sage (C) Bert Murphy, Lee Garica, Santos Hernandez | |
| 05:14 | Illinois | Richard Cook misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 76-68 |
| 05:12 | Illinois | Ruben Mauricio grabs the offensive rebound | 76-68 |
| 05:07 | Illinois | Ruben Mauricio throws a bad pass out of bounds | 76-68 |
| Subs | Illinois | Ricky Wright (PG), Allan Reese (C) Ruben Mauricio, Ronald Lacey | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Daniel Shelton (PG) Andy Gray | |
| 04:41 | Northwestern | Robert Williams steps in front of the William Orman pass | 76-68 |
| 04:22 | Illinois | Ricky Wright misses long on a floater from the left wing | 76-68 |
| 04:20 | Northwestern | Leon Walker snags the defensive board | 76-68 |
| 04:04 | Northwestern | William Orman misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 76-68 |
| 04:02 | Illinois | John Matthews pulls down the rebound | 76-68 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 03:34 | Illinois | Richard Cook scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 79-68 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Ricky Wright (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Cook (fairly fresh) 30 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Williams (tiring) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - John Matthews (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 6 reb. C - Allan Reese (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Daniel Shelton (tiring) 17 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Leon Walker (tiring) 7 pts. 4 pf. SF - Ralph Randall (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Orman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - James Sage (tiring) 12 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 03:24 | Northwestern | James Sage misses short on a runner from the right block but he's fouled by Richard Cook - foul #3 on Richard Cook, team foul #7 | 79-68 |
| Subs | Illinois | Ruben Mauricio (PG), David Hollier (SG), Dennis Moore (SF), Brock Lozada (PF), Ronald Lacey (C) Ricky Wright, Richard Cook, Robert Williams, John Matthews, Allan Reese | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Justin Fontenot (PG), Bert Murphy (SG), Alfonzo Farrar (SF), Lee Garica (PF) Daniel Shelton, Leon Walker, Ralph Randall, William Orman | |
| 03:24 | Northwestern | James Sage makes the 1st free throw | 79-69 |
| 03:24 | Northwestern | James Sage misses the 2nd free throw | 79-69 |
| 03:24 | Illinois | Brock Lozada pulls down the rebound | 79-69 |
| 02:56 | Illinois | Brock Lozada is hacked by James Sage - foul #1 on James Sage, team foul #12 | 79-69 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Santos Hernandez (C) James Sage | |
| 02:56 | Illinois | Brock Lozada makes the 1st free throw | 80-69 |
| 02:56 | Illinois | Brock Lozada misses the 2nd free throw | 80-69 |
| 02:56 | Northwestern | Alfonzo Farrar pulls down the rebound | 80-69 |
| 02:49 | Northwestern | Brock Lozada is called for the reach on Justin Fontenot - foul #2 on Brock Lozada, team foul #8 | 80-69 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | William Carter (PF) Lee Garica | |
| 02:49 | Northwestern | Justin Fontenot misses the 1st free throw | 80-69 |
| 02:49 | Illinois | Brock Lozada gets the rebound | 80-69 |
| 02:30 | Illinois | David Hollier is hacked by Alfonzo Farrar - foul #4 on Alfonzo Farrar, team foul #13 | 80-69 |
| 02:30 | Illinois | David Hollier makes the 1st free throw | 81-69 |
| 02:30 | Illinois | David Hollier makes the 2nd free throw | 82-69 |
| 02:13 | Northwestern | William Carter connects on the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Santos Hernandez | 82-71 |
| 02:13 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 82-71 |
| Subs | Illinois | Ricky Wright (PG), John Matthews (PF), Allan Reese (C) Ruben Mauricio, Brock Lozada, Ronald Lacey | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Lee Garica (PF) William Carter | |
| 01:54 | Illinois | Dennis Moore's layup is rejected by Santos Hernandez | 82-71 |
| 01:53 | Illinois | John Matthews grabs the offensive board | 82-71 |
| 01:31 | Illinois | Dennis Moore is open and lays it up and in | 84-71 |
| 01:26 | Northwestern | Justin Fontenot misses badly on a shot from the left side but he's hacked by John Matthews - foul #2 on John Matthews, team foul #9 | 84-71 |
| Subs | Illinois | Brock Lozada (PF) John Matthews | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Leon Walker (SG), James Sage (C) Bert Murphy, Santos Hernandez | |
| 01:26 | Northwestern | Justin Fontenot makes the 1st free throw | 84-72 |
| 01:26 | Northwestern | Justin Fontenot makes the 2nd free throw | 84-73 |
| 01:03 | Illinois | Leon Walker steals the ball from Ricky Wright | 84-73 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:56 | Northwestern | Brock Lozada steps in front of the Alfonzo Farrar pass | 84-73 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:31 | Illinois | Dennis Moore misses the dunk attempt but he's fouled by Alfonzo Farrar - foul #5 on Alfonzo Farrar, team foul #14 | 84-73 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Daniel Shelton (PG), Ralph Randall (SF) Justin Fontenot, Alfonzo Farrar | |
| 00:31 | Illinois | Dennis Moore makes the 1st free throw | 85-73 |
| 00:31 | Illinois | Dennis Moore misses the 2nd free throw | 85-73 |
| 00:31 | Northwestern | James Sage grabs the board | 85-73 |
| 00:26 | Northwestern | Ralph Randall can't finish the layup but the foul's on Dennis Moore - foul #1 on Dennis Moore, team foul #10 | 85-73 |
| 00:26 | Northwestern | Ralph Randall makes the 1st free throw | 85-74 |
| 00:26 | Northwestern | Ralph Randall makes the 2nd free throw | 85-75 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Ricky Wright runs out the clock | 85-75 |