| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Alvaro Mancini (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Larry Murray (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jonathan Pannell (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Anthony Westhoff (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Jason Desilets (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Byron Jordan (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jeffrey Apel (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Vule Zimmerman (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Darrel Groesbeck (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. C - Jacob Sharp (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern | Jonathan Pannell inbounds the ball | 35-43 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:34 | Northwestern | Alvaro Mancini drills a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Larry Murray | 37-43 |
| 19:14 | Illinois | Jeffrey Apel hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 37-43 |
| 19:12 | Northwestern | Jason Desilets snags the defensive board | 37-43 |
| 18:49 | Northwestern | Jacob Sharp swats the layup by Anthony Westhoff | 37-43 |
| 18:47 | Northwestern | Jonathan Pannell tips it home | 39-43 |
| 18:29 | Illinois | Jacob Sharp banks in the layup on a nice dish by Darrel Groesbeck | 39-45 |
| 18:12 | Northwestern | Alvaro Mancini comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 39-45 |
| 18:10 | Illinois | Jacob Sharp gets the rebound | 39-45 |
| 18:02 | Illinois | Darrel Groesbeck clanks a shot from the left side | 39-45 |
| 18:01 | Illinois | Vule Zimmerman tips it back up and in | 39-47 |
| 17:42 | Northwestern | Jonathan Pannell evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 39-47 |
| 17:40 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Apel | 39-47 |
| 17:26 | Illinois | Vule Zimmerman misses badly on a jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by Jonathan Pannell - foul #1 on Jonathan Pannell, team foul #1 | 39-47 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Lewis Avery (PG), Pavel Luczynski (SF), Kevin Debord (C) Alvaro Mancini, Jonathan Pannell, Anthony Westhoff | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 17:26 | Illinois | Vule Zimmerman makes the 1st free throw | 39-48 |
| 17:26 | Illinois | Vule Zimmerman makes the 2nd free throw | 39-49 |
| 17:01 | Northwestern | Lewis Avery buries a shot from the left side on a great pass from Pavel Luczynski | 41-49 |
| 16:57 | Illinois | Vule Zimmerman misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 41-49 |
| 16:56 | Illinois | Jacob Sharp snags the offensive board | 41-49 |
| 16:42 | Illinois | Jeffrey Apel drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Jacob Sharp | 41-52 |
| 16:13 | Northwestern | Jason Desilets works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 41-52 |
| 16:12 | Illinois | Darrel Groesbeck grabs the board | 41-52 |
| 15:52 | Illinois | Jacob Sharp hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane | 41-52 |
| 15:50 | Illinois | Darrel Groesbeck misses the tip | 41-52 |
| 15:48 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Pavel Luczynski | 41-52 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Lewis Avery (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Larry Murray (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Pavel Luczynski (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Jason Desilets (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Kevin Debord (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Byron Jordan (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jeffrey Apel (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Vule Zimmerman (fairly fresh) 12 pts. PF - Darrel Groesbeck (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. C - Jacob Sharp (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:26 | Northwestern | Pavel Luczynski is called for traveling | 41-52 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Fullerton (SG), Jonathan Pannell (SF), Roy Greene (PF) Larry Murray, Pavel Luczynski, Kevin Debord | |
| Subs | Illinois | Dikembe Agbayani (SG), James Joseph (SF), David Reich (PF), Kurt Gardner (C) Jeffrey Apel, Vule Zimmerman, Darrel Groesbeck, Jacob Sharp | |
| 15:12 | Illinois | Dikembe Agbayani throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-52 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Alvaro Mancini (PG) Lewis Avery | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 14:54 | Northwestern | Jason Desilets can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Byron Jordan - foul #4 on Byron Jordan, team foul #1 | 41-52 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Lewis Avery (PG) Alvaro Mancini | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeffrey Apel (SG) Byron Jordan | |
| 14:54 | Northwestern | Jason Desilets makes the 1st free throw | 42-52 |
| 14:54 | Northwestern | Jason Desilets makes the 2nd free throw | 43-52 |
| 14:42 | Illinois | Dikembe Agbayani can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 43-52 |
| 14:41 | Illinois | Kurt Gardner hits the follow up shot | 43-54 |
| 14:25 | Northwestern | Jonathan Pannell comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 43-54 |
| 14:23 | Illinois | Kurt Gardner grabs the defensive rebound | 43-54 |
| 14:09 | Illinois | Dikembe Agbayani misses the easy layup but he's hacked by James Fullerton - foul #1 on James Fullerton, team foul #2 | 43-54 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Alvaro Mancini (PG), Larry Murray (SG), Pavel Luczynski (SF), Anthony Westhoff (PF) Lewis Avery, James Fullerton, Jonathan Pannell, Roy Greene | |
| Subs | Illinois | Darrel Groesbeck (PF) Kurt Gardner | |
| 14:09 | Illinois | Dikembe Agbayani makes the 1st free throw | 43-55 |
| 14:09 | Illinois | Dikembe Agbayani makes the 2nd free throw | 43-56 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 13:53 | Northwestern | Pavel Luczynski hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 43-56 |
| 13:52 | Illinois | Jeffrey Apel grabs the board | 43-56 |
| 13:46 | Illinois | Jeffrey Apel connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by David Reich | 43-59 |
| 13:27 | Northwestern | Alvaro Mancini misses the wide open jumpshot from just outside the lane | 43-59 |
| 13:25 | Illinois | Darrel Groesbeck gets the rebound | 43-59 |
| 13:14 | Illinois | Jeffrey Apel can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 43-59 |
| 13:13 | Northwestern | Jason Desilets pulls down the rebound | 43-59 |
| 13:07 | Northwestern | Pavel Luczynski misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-59 |
| 13:06 | Northwestern | Alvaro Mancini can't tip it in | 43-59 |
| 13:05 | Northwestern | Anthony Westhoff can't tip it in | 43-59 |
| 13:03 | Illinois | Dikembe Agbayani grabs the defensive rebound | 43-59 |
| 12:45 | Illinois | David Reich blows the layup but the foul's on Anthony Westhoff - foul #1 on Anthony Westhoff, team foul #3 | 43-59 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Lewis Avery (PG), Jonathan Pannell (SF), Roy Greene (PF) Alvaro Mancini, Pavel Luczynski, Anthony Westhoff | |
| Subs | Illinois | Byron Jordan (PG), Vule Zimmerman (SG) Jeffrey Apel, James Joseph | |
| 12:45 | Illinois | David Reich misses the 1st free throw | 43-59 |
| 12:45 | Illinois | David Reich makes the 2nd free throw | 43-60 |
| 12:26 | Northwestern | Roy Greene's floater is tipped away by Darrel Groesbeck | 43-60 |
| 12:25 | Northwestern | Jonathan Pannell grabs the offensive board | 43-60 |
| 12:10 | Northwestern | Jonathan Pannell works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Lewis Avery | 46-60 |
| 11:47 | Illinois | Byron Jordan is hacked by Lewis Avery - foul #1 on Lewis Avery, team foul #4 | 46-60 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Alvaro Mancini (PG), James Fullerton (SG), Anthony Westhoff (PF) Lewis Avery, Larry Murray, Roy Greene | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Joseph (SF), Kurt Gardner (PF), Jacob Sharp (C) Dikembe Agbayani, Darrel Groesbeck, David Reich | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Alvaro Mancini (fresh) 6 pts. SG - James Fullerton (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jonathan Pannell (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Anthony Westhoff (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Jason Desilets (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Byron Jordan (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Vule Zimmerman (fresh) 12 pts. SF - James Joseph (fresh) PF - Kurt Gardner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jacob Sharp (fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:22 | Illinois | Vule Zimmerman clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 46-60 |
| 11:20 | Illinois | Kurt Gardner grabs the offensive board | 46-60 |
| 11:11 | Illinois | Vule Zimmerman misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 46-60 |
| 11:09 | Northwestern | Anthony Westhoff snags the defensive board | 46-60 |
| 10:51 | Northwestern | Anthony Westhoff can't connect on a runner from the left block | 46-60 |
| 10:49 | Illinois | Vule Zimmerman snags the defensive board | 46-60 |
| 10:30 | Illinois | Jacob Sharp connects on the shot in the lane | 46-62 |
| 10:12 | Northwestern | Jason Desilets knocks in the shot from the left side set up by James Fullerton | 48-62 |
| 09:47 | Illinois | Vule Zimmerman connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from James Joseph | 48-65 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 09:32 | Northwestern | James Fullerton is hacked by James Joseph - foul #1 on James Joseph, team foul #2 | 48-65 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Lewis Avery (PG), Larry Murray (SG), Pavel Luczynski (SF), Roy Greene (PF) Alvaro Mancini, James Fullerton, Jonathan Pannell, Anthony Westhoff | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeffrey Apel (SG), Dikembe Agbayani (SF), Darrel Groesbeck (PF) Vule Zimmerman, James Joseph, Kurt Gardner | |
| 09:24 | Northwestern | Dikembe Agbayani picks off the pass by Lewis Avery | 48-65 |
| 09:20 | Illinois | Jeffrey Apel lays it up and in on a nice dish by Dikembe Agbayani | 48-67 |
| 09:08 | Northwestern | Larry Murray connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Jason Desilets | 51-67 |
| 09:02 | Illinois | Dikembe Agbayani misses the 3 from the right wing | 51-67 |
| 09:00 | Illinois | Byron Jordan grabs the offensive rebound | 51-67 |
| 08:47 | Illinois | Byron Jordan is fouled on the floor by Larry Murray - foul #2 on Larry Murray, team foul #5 | 51-67 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jonathan Pannell (SF), Anthony Westhoff (PF) Pavel Luczynski, Roy Greene | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Joseph (SF), David Reich (C) Byron Jordan, Jacob Sharp | |
| 08:33 | Illinois | Jonathan Pannell is called for the reach on James Joseph - foul #2 on Jonathan Pannell, team foul #6 | 51-67 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Roy Greene (PF) Anthony Westhoff | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 08:17 | Illinois | Dikembe Agbayani hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 51-67 |
| 08:16 | Northwestern | Larry Murray grabs the board | 51-67 |
| 08:06 | Northwestern | David Reich steps in front of the Roy Greene pass | 51-67 |
| 07:42 | Illinois | Darrel Groesbeck buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from James Joseph and the foul's on Roy Greene - foul #1 on Roy Greene, team foul #7 | 51-69 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Alvaro Mancini (PG), Pavel Luczynski (SF), Anthony Westhoff (PF) Lewis Avery, Jonathan Pannell, Roy Greene | |
| Subs | Illinois | Byron Jordan (PG), Vule Zimmerman (SF), Jacob Sharp (C) Dikembe Agbayani, James Joseph, David Reich | |
| 07:42 | Illinois | Darrel Groesbeck misses the free throw | 51-69 |
| 07:42 | Illinois | Vule Zimmerman snags the offensive board | 51-69 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Alvaro Mancini (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Larry Murray (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Pavel Luczynski (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Anthony Westhoff (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Jason Desilets (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Byron Jordan (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Jeffrey Apel (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Vule Zimmerman (fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. PF - Darrel Groesbeck (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. C - Jacob Sharp (fresh) 16 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:37 | Illinois | Jacob Sharp makes the jumper in the paint on a great pass from Jeffrey Apel and the foul's on Anthony Westhoff - foul #2 on Anthony Westhoff, team foul #8 | 51-71 |
| 07:37 | Illinois | Jacob Sharp makes the free throw | 51-72 |
| 07:19 | Northwestern | Darrel Groesbeck denies the turnaround by Jason Desilets | 51-72 |
| 07:18 | Illinois | Jeffrey Apel grabs the defensive rebound | 51-72 |
| 07:03 | Illinois | Jeffrey Apel loses the dribble to Alvaro Mancini | 51-72 |
| 06:56 | Northwestern | Jason Desilets loses the ball out of bounds against a doubleteam | 51-72 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Lewis Avery (PG), Jonathan Pannell (SF) Alvaro Mancini, Pavel Luczynski | |
| Subs | Illinois | Dikembe Agbayani (SF) Jeffrey Apel | |
| 06:36 | Illinois | Jacob Sharp comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block | 51-72 |
| 06:34 | Northwestern | Anthony Westhoff gets the rebound | 51-72 |
| 06:16 | Northwestern | Anthony Westhoff can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Darrel Groesbeck - foul #4 on Darrel Groesbeck, team foul #3 | 51-72 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Alvaro Mancini (PG) Lewis Avery | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 06:16 | Northwestern | Anthony Westhoff misses the 1st free throw | 51-72 |
| 06:16 | Northwestern | Anthony Westhoff misses the 2nd free throw | 51-72 |
| 06:16 | Illinois | Darrel Groesbeck pulls down the rebound | 51-72 |
| 05:58 | Illinois | Byron Jordan misses short on a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Jason Desilets - foul #3 on Jason Desilets, team foul #9 | 51-72 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Roy Greene (PF) Anthony Westhoff | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeffrey Apel (SG), David Reich (PF), Kurt Gardner (C) Vule Zimmerman, Darrel Groesbeck, Jacob Sharp | |
| 05:58 | Illinois | Byron Jordan makes the 1st free throw | 51-73 |
| 05:58 | Illinois | Byron Jordan makes the 2nd free throw | 51-74 |
| 05:41 | Northwestern | Roy Greene hits the finger roll | 53-74 |
| 05:26 | Illinois | David Reich buries a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Byron Jordan | 53-76 |
| 05:15 | Northwestern | Jason Desilets evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway from the left block | 53-76 |
| 05:14 | Illinois | David Reich gets the rebound | 53-76 |
| 04:55 | Illinois | Dikembe Agbayani knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by David Reich | 53-78 |
| 04:43 | Northwestern | The jump hook by Roy Greene is blocked by David Reich | 53-78 |
| 04:42 | Illinois | Kurt Gardner pulls down the rebound | 53-78 |
| 04:23 | Illinois | Jeffrey Apel misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Larry Murray - foul #3 on Larry Murray, team foul #10 | 53-78 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Lewis Avery (PG), James Fullerton (SG), Pavel Luczynski (SF), Kevin Debord (C) Alvaro Mancini, Larry Murray, Jonathan Pannell, Jason Desilets | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Joseph (PG), Vule Zimmerman (SF), Darrel Groesbeck (PF), Jacob Sharp (C) Byron Jordan, Dikembe Agbayani, David Reich, Kurt Gardner | |
| 04:23 | Illinois | Jeffrey Apel makes the 1st free throw | 53-79 |
| 04:23 | Illinois | Jeffrey Apel misses the 2nd free throw | 53-79 |
| 04:23 | Northwestern | Roy Greene snags the defensive board | 53-79 |
| 04:19 | Northwestern | James Joseph is called for the reach on Lewis Avery in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Joseph, team foul #4 | 53-79 |
| 04:06 | Northwestern | James Fullerton can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 53-79 |
| 04:05 | Illinois | Jacob Sharp snags the defensive board | 53-79 |
| 03:46 | Illinois | Vule Zimmerman is hacked by Kevin Debord - foul #3 on Kevin Debord, team foul #11 | 53-79 |
| 03:46 | Illinois | Vule Zimmerman misses the 1st free throw | 53-79 |
| 03:46 | Illinois | Vule Zimmerman misses the 2nd free throw | 53-79 |
| 03:46 | Northwestern | Kevin Debord pulls down the rebound | 53-79 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Lewis Avery (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Fullerton (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Pavel Luczynski (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Roy Greene (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Kevin Debord (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - James Joseph (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jeffrey Apel (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Vule Zimmerman (fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. PF - Darrel Groesbeck (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. C - Jacob Sharp (fresh) 19 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:32 | Northwestern | Lewis Avery loses the ball out of bounds | 53-79 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Byron Jordan (PG) Jeffrey Apel | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:04 | Illinois | Jacob Sharp connects on the shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Vule Zimmerman | 53-81 |
| 02:57 | Northwestern | Lewis Avery misses long on a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Byron Jordan - foul #5 on Byron Jordan, team foul #5 | 53-81 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Dikembe Agbayani (PG) Byron Jordan | |
| 02:57 | Northwestern | Lewis Avery misses the 1st free throw | 53-81 |
| 02:57 | Northwestern | Lewis Avery makes the 2nd free throw | 54-81 |
| 02:28 | Illinois | Jacob Sharp misses long on a runner from the baseline but he's fouled by Kevin Debord - foul #4 on Kevin Debord, team foul #12 | 54-81 |
| 02:28 | Illinois | Jacob Sharp makes the 1st free throw | 54-82 |
| 02:28 | Illinois | Jacob Sharp makes the 2nd free throw | 54-83 |
| 02:14 | Northwestern | Pavel Luczynski comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 54-83 |
| 02:12 | Illinois | Darrel Groesbeck gets the rebound | 54-83 |
| 01:51 | Illinois | Vule Zimmerman misses the 3 from the left corner | 54-83 |
| 01:49 | Northwestern | Roy Greene pulls down the rebound | 54-83 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 01:34 | Northwestern | Pavel Luczynski scores on a 3pt shot from straight away | 57-83 |
| 01:05 | Illinois | Jacob Sharp's fadeaway is rejected by Pavel Luczynski | 57-83 |
| 01:03 | Northwestern | Kevin Debord grabs the defensive rebound | 57-83 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:57 | Northwestern | Roy Greene misses the lay-in | 57-83 |
| 00:55 | Illinois | James Joseph pulls down the rebound | 57-83 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:28 | Illinois | Dikembe Agbayani knocks in the shot from the left wing set up by Vule Zimmerman and he's fouled by Lewis Avery - foul #2 on Lewis Avery, team foul #13 | 57-85 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeffrey Apel (SG) James Joseph | |
| 00:28 | Illinois | Dikembe Agbayani misses the free throw | 57-85 |
| 00:28 | Northwestern | Pavel Luczynski grabs the defensive rebound | 57-85 |
| 00:23 | Northwestern | Roy Greene lays it up and in | 59-85 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Dikembe Agbayani runs out the clock | 59-85 |