| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Roger Patterson (fresh) SG - Dikembe Abdelwahed (fresh) SF - Daniel Buckland (fresh) PF - Arden Buteau (fresh) C - Randy Webb (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Joseph Ellis (fresh) SG - Austin Welliver (fresh) SF - William Grosso (fresh) PF - Roy Wallace (fresh) C - Jayson Kish (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern | Randy Webb wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:58 | Northwestern | Jayson Kish steals the ball from Daniel Buckland in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:52 | Illinois | Roy Wallace buries a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Joseph Ellis | 0-2 |
| 19:50 | Northwestern | Dikembe Abdelwahed throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 0-2 |
| 19:45 | Illinois | Joseph Ellis is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Austin Welliver and the foul's on Roger Patterson - foul #1 on Roger Patterson, team foul #1 | 0-4 |
| 19:45 | Illinois | Joseph Ellis makes the free throw | 0-5 |
| 19:18 | Northwestern | Arden Buteau misses long on an open jump hook in the lane | 0-5 |
| 19:17 | Illinois | William Grosso gets the rebound | 0-5 |
| 19:11 | Illinois | Joseph Ellis hits a wide open 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Austin Welliver | 0-8 |
| 18:51 | Northwestern | Roger Patterson can't connect on a shot from the right side | 0-8 |
| 18:50 | Illinois | Joseph Ellis pulls down the rebound | 0-8 |
| 18:44 | Illinois | Joseph Ellis misses badly on the uncontested 3 from the left corner | 0-8 |
| 18:42 | Northwestern | Daniel Buckland grabs the defensive rebound | 0-8 |
| 18:37 | Northwestern | Dikembe Abdelwahed hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 0-8 |
| 18:35 | Illinois | Joseph Ellis snags the defensive board | 0-8 |
| 18:33 | Illinois | William Grosso is fouled in the backcourt by Roger Patterson - foul #2 on Roger Patterson, team foul #2 | 0-8 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Skoog (PG) Roger Patterson | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 18:28 | Illinois | Austin Welliver hits a wide open fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Roy Wallace | 0-10 |
| 18:23 | Northwestern | William Grosso swats the shot by Dikembe Abdelwahed | 0-10 |
| 18:21 | Illinois | William Grosso gets the rebound | 0-10 |
| 18:16 | Illinois | Austin Welliver knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Joseph Ellis | 0-13 |
| 17:56 | Northwestern | James Skoog loses the dribble to Roy Wallace | 0-13 |
| 17:52 | Illinois | James Skoog picks off the pass by William Grosso in the backcourt | 0-13 |
| 17:51 | Northwestern | James Skoog banks in the layup | 2-13 |
| 17:35 | Illinois | William Grosso drills a fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Joseph Ellis | 2-15 |
| 17:24 | Northwestern | Randy Webb can't finish the uncontested layup | 2-15 |
| 17:23 | Northwestern | Arden Buteau can't tip it in | 2-15 |
| 17:21 | Illinois | Roy Wallace grabs the defensive rebound | 2-15 |
| 17:17 | Illinois | Austin Welliver clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 2-15 |
| 17:16 | Northwestern | James Skoog grabs the board | 2-15 |
| 17:11 | Northwestern | James Skoog misses long on a jumper in the paint but he's hacked by Jayson Kish - foul #1 on Jayson Kish, team foul #1 | 2-15 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Alex Smith (SG), William Ross (SF), John Mandell (PF), Clyde Borkholder (C) Dikembe Abdelwahed, Daniel Buckland, Arden Buteau, Randy Webb | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jerome Uselton (PG), Randall Brodeur (SG), Art Lash (SF), Dino Nevarez (PF), Rodney Roberson (C) Joseph Ellis, Austin Welliver, William Grosso, Roy Wallace, Jayson Kish | |
| 17:11 | Northwestern | James Skoog makes the 1st free throw | 3-15 |
| 17:11 | Northwestern | James Skoog makes the 2nd free throw | 4-15 |
| 16:56 | Illinois | Rodney Roberson makes the wide open floater from close range set up by Randall Brodeur | 4-17 |
| 16:41 | Northwestern | William Ross can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 4-17 |
| 16:40 | Northwestern | Clyde Borkholder snags the offensive board | 4-17 |
| 16:21 | Northwestern | James Skoog misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 4-17 |
| 16:19 | Northwestern | Clyde Borkholder tips it home | 6-17 |
| 16:02 | Illinois | Dino Nevarez scores on a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Jerome Uselton | 6-20 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - James Skoog (tiring) 4 pts. SG - Alex Smith (fairly fresh) SF - William Ross (tiring) PF - John Mandell (fairly fresh) C - Clyde Borkholder (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Jerome Uselton (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Randall Brodeur (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Art Lash (fairly fresh) PF - Dino Nevarez (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Rodney Roberson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:57 | Northwestern | Dino Nevarez steps in front of the James Skoog pass | 6-20 |
| 15:50 | Illinois | Jerome Uselton hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Dino Nevarez | 6-23 |
| 15:48 | Northwestern | James Skoog throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 6-23 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Nicholas Fogel (SF), Igor Kopinski (C) William Ross, Clyde Borkholder | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Barnard (PG), Shawn St. Clair (SG) Jerome Uselton, Randall Brodeur | |
| 15:29 | Illinois | Rodney Roberson blows the wide open layup | 6-23 |
| 15:27 | Northwestern | Nicholas Fogel grabs the defensive rebound | 6-23 |
| 15:21 | Northwestern | James Skoog travels with the ball | 6-23 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Dikembe Abdelwahed (SG) James Skoog | |
| Subs | Illinois | Randall Brodeur (SG), Jayson Kish (C) Art Lash, Dino Nevarez | |
| 15:05 | Illinois | Rodney Roberson is fouled on the floor by John Mandell - foul #1 on John Mandell, team foul #3 | 6-23 |
| Subs | Northwestern | William Ross (SF) Nicholas Fogel | |
| Subs | Illinois | Joseph Ellis (PG) John Barnard | |
| 14:52 | Illinois | Joseph Ellis makes the wide open 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Randall Brodeur | 6-26 |
| 14:49 | Northwestern | Alex Smith is fouled in the backcourt by Jayson Kish - foul #2 on Jayson Kish, team foul #2 | 6-26 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Skoog (PG), Clyde Borkholder (C) Alex Smith, Igor Kopinski | |
| Subs | Illinois | Austin Welliver (SG), Dino Nevarez (PF) Randall Brodeur, Jayson Kish | |
| 14:37 | Northwestern | James Skoog hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 6-26 |
| 14:36 | Illinois | Shawn St. Clair grabs the board | 6-26 |
| 14:27 | Illinois | Joseph Ellis can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 6-26 |
| 14:26 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Clyde Borkholder | 6-26 |
| 14:23 | Northwestern | Dikembe Abdelwahed loses the dribble to Dino Nevarez in the backcourt | 6-26 |
| 14:12 | Illinois | Dino Nevarez connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Joseph Ellis | 6-29 |
| 13:46 | Northwestern | Clyde Borkholder comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane | 6-29 |
| 13:44 | Northwestern | William Ross grabs the offensive board | 6-29 |
| 13:32 | Northwestern | Clyde Borkholder knocks in the floater in the paint | 8-29 |
| 13:25 | Illinois | Austin Welliver misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 8-29 |
| 13:24 | Illinois | Shawn St. Clair tips it home | 8-31 |
| 13:08 | Northwestern | William Ross lays it up and in | 10-31 |
| 13:05 | Illinois | Shawn St. Clair is hacked by William Ross in the backcourt - foul #1 on William Ross, team foul #4 | 10-31 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Alex Smith (PG), Nicholas Fogel (SF), Arden Buteau (PF), Igor Kopinski (C) James Skoog, William Ross, John Mandell, Clyde Borkholder | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jerome Uselton (PG), John Barnard (SG), Art Lash (SF), Roy Wallace (PF), William Grosso (C) Joseph Ellis, Austin Welliver, Shawn St. Clair, Dino Nevarez, Rodney Roberson | |
| 12:55 | Illinois | Jerome Uselton connects on the open 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from John Barnard | 10-34 |
| 12:38 | Northwestern | Igor Kopinski connects on the floater in the lane | 12-34 |
| 12:17 | Illinois | Art Lash knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by John Barnard | 12-37 |
| 12:17 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 12-37 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Randy Webb (C) Igor Kopinski | |
| Subs | Illinois | Randall Brodeur (SG), Dino Nevarez (PF) Art Lash, William Grosso | |
| 12:03 | Northwestern | Arden Buteau hits the finger roll | 14-37 |
| 12:00 | Illinois | Alex Smith steals it from John Barnard in the backcourt | 14-37 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Alex Smith (tired) SG - Dikembe Abdelwahed (very tired) SF - Nicholas Fogel (fresh) PF - Arden Buteau (tired) 2 pts. C - Randy Webb (tired) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Jerome Uselton (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Randall Brodeur (fresh) 2 ast. SF - John Barnard (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Dino Nevarez (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. C - Roy Wallace (tired) 2 pts. | |
| 11:40 | Northwestern | Arden Buteau misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by Dino Nevarez - foul #1 on Dino Nevarez, team foul #3 | 14-37 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Skoog (SG), Daniel Buckland (SF) Dikembe Abdelwahed, Nicholas Fogel | |
| Subs | Illinois | Art Lash (SF) John Barnard | |
| 11:40 | Northwestern | Arden Buteau misses the 1st free throw | 14-37 |
| 11:40 | Northwestern | Arden Buteau misses the 2nd free throw | 14-37 |
| 11:40 | Illinois | Art Lash grabs the board | 14-37 |
| 11:38 | Illinois | Jerome Uselton is fouled in the backcourt by Alex Smith - foul #1 on Alex Smith, team foul #5 | 14-37 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Igor Kopinski (PF) Arden Buteau | |
| Subs | Illinois | Rodney Roberson (PF) Dino Nevarez | |
| 11:24 | Illinois | Jerome Uselton misses badly on the uncontested 3 from the left wing | 14-37 |
| 11:22 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Roy Wallace | 14-37 |
| 11:10 | Illinois | Jerome Uselton is hacked by Daniel Buckland - foul #1 on Daniel Buckland, team foul #6 | 14-37 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Dikembe Abdelwahed (SG), Clyde Borkholder (C) Alex Smith, Randy Webb | |
| Subs | Illinois | Shawn St. Clair (SG), William Grosso (C) Randall Brodeur, Rodney Roberson | |
| 10:54 | Illinois | Jerome Uselton misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 14-37 |
| 10:52 | Illinois | William Grosso grabs the offensive board | 14-37 |
| 10:41 | Illinois | Shawn St. Clair hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 14-40 |
| 10:31 | Northwestern | James Skoog is whistled for traveling | 14-40 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Alex Smith (PG), Arden Buteau (PF), Randy Webb (C) James Skoog, Igor Kopinski, Clyde Borkholder | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Barnard (PG), Randall Brodeur (SG), Dino Nevarez (PF), Rodney Roberson (C) Jerome Uselton, Art Lash, Roy Wallace, William Grosso | |
| 10:15 | Illinois | John Barnard hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 14-40 |
| 10:13 | Illinois | Shawn St. Clair pulls down the offensive rebound | 14-40 |
| 09:59 | Illinois | Randall Brodeur misses long on an open 3pt shot from the right wing | 14-40 |
| 09:57 | Northwestern | Arden Buteau grabs the defensive rebound | 14-40 |
| 09:54 | Northwestern | John Barnard steps in front of the Dikembe Abdelwahed pass in the backcourt | 14-40 |
| 09:51 | Illinois | Shawn St. Clair banks in the layup set up by John Barnard | 14-42 |
| 09:49 | Northwestern | Daniel Buckland throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 14-42 |
| Subs | Northwestern | William Ross (PG), Nicholas Fogel (SF), John Mandell (PF), Clyde Borkholder (C) Alex Smith, Daniel Buckland, Arden Buteau, Randy Webb | |
| Subs | Illinois | Joseph Ellis (PG), Austin Welliver (SG), Art Lash (SF), William Grosso (C) John Barnard, Randall Brodeur, Shawn St. Clair, Rodney Roberson | |
| 09:34 | Illinois | Dino Nevarez misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 14-42 |
| 09:33 | Illinois | William Grosso tips it home | 14-44 |
| 09:19 | Northwestern | Dikembe Abdelwahed throws a bad pass out of bounds | 14-44 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Skoog (PG), Igor Kopinski (C) William Ross, Clyde Borkholder | |
| Subs | Illinois | Roy Wallace (C) William Grosso | |
| 09:04 | Illinois | Dikembe Abdelwahed is called for the reach on Austin Welliver - foul #1 on Dikembe Abdelwahed, team foul #7 | 14-44 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Rodney Roberson (C) Dino Nevarez | |
| 09:04 | Illinois | Austin Welliver makes the 1st free throw | 14-45 |
| 09:04 | Illinois | Austin Welliver misses the 2nd free throw | 14-45 |
| 09:04 | Northwestern | John Mandell pulls down the rebound | 14-45 |
| 08:38 | Northwestern | John Mandell can't connect on a jump hook near the basket | 14-45 |
| 08:36 | Illinois | Austin Welliver grabs the board | 14-45 |
| 08:30 | Illinois | Dikembe Abdelwahed is called for the reach on Austin Welliver - foul #2 on Dikembe Abdelwahed, team foul #8 | 14-45 |
| Subs | Northwestern | William Ross (PG), Alex Smith (SG), Daniel Buckland (SF), Arden Buteau (PF), Randy Webb (C) James Skoog, Dikembe Abdelwahed, Nicholas Fogel, John Mandell, Igor Kopinski | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jerome Uselton (PG), Shawn St. Clair (SF), William Grosso (C) Joseph Ellis, Art Lash, Rodney Roberson | |
| 08:30 | Illinois | Austin Welliver makes the 1st free throw | 14-46 |
| 08:30 | Illinois | Austin Welliver makes the 2nd free throw | 14-47 |
| 08:14 | Northwestern | Roy Wallace denies the turnaround by Arden Buteau | 14-47 |
| 08:12 | Illinois | William Grosso pulls down the rebound | 14-47 |
| 07:49 | Illinois | Shawn St. Clair clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 14-47 |
| 07:47 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Arden Buteau | 14-47 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - William Ross (tired) 2 pts. SG - Alex Smith (tired) SF - Daniel Buckland (tired) PF - Arden Buteau (very tired) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Randy Webb (very tired) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Jerome Uselton (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Austin Welliver (tired) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Shawn St. Clair (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Roy Wallace (very tired) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - William Grosso (tired) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:42 | Northwestern | William Grosso steals it from Alex Smith | 14-47 |
| 07:42 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 14-47 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Skoog (PG), John Mandell (PF), Clyde Borkholder (C) William Ross, Arden Buteau, Randy Webb | |
| Subs | Illinois | Randall Brodeur (SG), Dino Nevarez (PF) Austin Welliver, William Grosso | |
| 07:38 | Illinois | Randall Brodeur is hacked by Alex Smith in the backcourt - foul #2 on Alex Smith, team foul #9 | 14-47 |
| Subs | Northwestern | William Ross (SG), Nicholas Fogel (SF) Alex Smith, Daniel Buckland | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 07:38 | Illinois | Randall Brodeur misses the 1st free throw | 14-47 |
| 07:38 | Northwestern | Clyde Borkholder grabs the defensive rebound | 14-47 |
| 07:22 | Northwestern | William Ross is hacked by Dino Nevarez - foul #2 on Dino Nevarez, team foul #4 | 14-47 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Rodney Roberson (PF) Dino Nevarez | |
| 06:59 | Northwestern | Rodney Roberson swats the layup by James Skoog | 14-47 |
| 06:57 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Shawn St. Clair | 14-47 |
| 06:53 | Illinois | Jerome Uselton's pass is intercepted by James Skoog | 14-47 |
| 06:50 | Northwestern | James Skoog lays it up and in | 16-47 |
| 06:47 | Illinois | William Ross is called for the reach on Shawn St. Clair in the backcourt - foul #2 on William Ross, team foul #10 | 16-47 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Roger Patterson (PG), Daniel Buckland (SF), Arden Buteau (PF) William Ross, Nicholas Fogel, John Mandell | |
| Subs | Illinois | Joseph Ellis (PG), John Barnard (SF) Jerome Uselton, Rodney Roberson | |
| 06:47 | Illinois | Shawn St. Clair makes the 1st free throw | 16-48 |
| 06:47 | Illinois | Shawn St. Clair makes the 2nd free throw | 16-49 |
| 06:45 | Northwestern | James Skoog throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 16-49 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Illinois | William Grosso (C) Randall Brodeur | |
| 06:34 | Illinois | Shawn St. Clair buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 16-52 |
| 06:29 | Northwestern | James Skoog knocks in the floater from the baseline | 18-52 |
| 06:21 | Illinois | Shawn St. Clair misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 18-52 |
| 06:19 | Northwestern | Daniel Buckland grabs the board | 18-52 |
| 06:13 | Northwestern | James Skoog hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 18-52 |
| 06:11 | Illinois | Joseph Ellis pulls down the rebound | 18-52 |
| 06:07 | Illinois | Shawn St. Clair buries a 3 from the right wing | 18-55 |
| 06:05 | Northwestern | Roger Patterson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 18-55 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Nicholas Fogel (SF), Igor Kopinski (PF), Randy Webb (C) Daniel Buckland, Arden Buteau, Clyde Borkholder | |
| Subs | Illinois | Art Lash (SF), Dino Nevarez (PF), Jayson Kish (C) Shawn St. Clair, Roy Wallace, William Grosso | |
| 05:57 | Illinois | Dino Nevarez hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 18-55 |
| 05:56 | Illinois | John Barnard misses the tip | 18-55 |
| 05:54 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Ellis | 18-55 |
| 05:44 | Illinois | Jayson Kish banks in the wide open layup set up by Joseph Ellis | 18-57 |
| 05:38 | Northwestern | Roger Patterson misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 18-57 |
| 05:37 | Illinois | Jayson Kish grabs the defensive rebound | 18-57 |
| 05:32 | Illinois | Randy Webb is called for the reach on Art Lash - foul #1 on Randy Webb, team foul #11 | 18-57 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Daniel Buckland (SF), John Mandell (PF) Nicholas Fogel, Igor Kopinski | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jerome Uselton (PG), Randall Brodeur (SG) Joseph Ellis, John Barnard | |
| 05:32 | Illinois | Art Lash makes the 1st free throw | 18-58 |
| 05:32 | Illinois | Art Lash misses the 2nd free throw | 18-58 |
| 05:32 | Northwestern | Randy Webb snags the defensive board | 18-58 |
| 05:18 | Northwestern | James Skoog double dribbles | 18-58 |
| 05:16 | Illinois | Roger Patterson steals it from Art Lash in the backcourt | 18-58 |
| 05:16 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 18-58 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Joseph Ellis (PG) Jerome Uselton | |
| 04:56 | Northwestern | Roger Patterson misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Randall Brodeur - foul #1 on Randall Brodeur, team foul #5 | 18-58 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Nicholas Fogel (SF), Arden Buteau (PF), Igor Kopinski (C) Daniel Buckland, John Mandell, Randy Webb | |
| Subs | Illinois | Rodney Roberson (PF) Dino Nevarez | |
| 04:56 | Northwestern | Roger Patterson misses the 1st free throw | 18-58 |
| 04:56 | Northwestern | Roger Patterson misses the 2nd free throw | 18-58 |
| 04:56 | Northwestern | Roger Patterson misses the 3rd free throw | 18-58 |
| 04:56 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Jayson Kish | 18-58 |
| 04:51 | Illinois | Igor Kopinski steals it from Joseph Ellis | 18-58 |
| 04:49 | Northwestern | Roger Patterson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 18-58 |
| 04:31 | Illinois | Randall Brodeur connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Art Lash | 18-61 |
| 04:09 | Northwestern | Arden Buteau makes the shot near the basket | 20-61 |
| 04:07 | Illinois | Joseph Ellis loses the dribble to Nicholas Fogel in the backcourt | 20-61 |
| 03:54 | Northwestern | Igor Kopinski hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 20-61 |
| 03:52 | Northwestern | Roger Patterson gets the offensive rebound | 20-61 |
| 03:47 | Northwestern | Roger Patterson can't connect on a shot from close range | 20-61 |
| 03:45 | Illinois | Rodney Roberson grabs the board | 20-61 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Roger Patterson (tiring) SG - James Skoog (very tired) 8 pts. 2 stl. SF - Nicholas Fogel (tiring) PF - Arden Buteau (very tired) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Igor Kopinski (tired) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Joseph Ellis (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - Randall Brodeur (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Art Lash (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Rodney Roberson (very tired) 2 pts. C - Jayson Kish (tired) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:42 | Illinois | James Skoog is called for the reach on Randall Brodeur in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Skoog, team foul #12 | 20-61 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Dikembe Abdelwahed (SG), Daniel Buckland (SF), John Mandell (PF), Clyde Borkholder (C) James Skoog, Nicholas Fogel, Arden Buteau, Igor Kopinski | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jerome Uselton (PG), Austin Welliver (SG), Shawn St. Clair (SF) Joseph Ellis, Art Lash, Rodney Roberson | |
| 03:42 | Illinois | Randall Brodeur makes the 1st free throw | 20-62 |
| 03:42 | Illinois | Randall Brodeur misses the 2nd free throw | 20-62 |
| 03:42 | Northwestern | John Mandell pulls down the rebound | 20-62 |
| 03:36 | Northwestern | Randall Brodeur swats the short shot by John Mandell | 20-62 |
| 03:34 | Illinois | Randall Brodeur grabs the defensive rebound | 20-62 |
| 03:28 | Illinois | Randall Brodeur makes the wide open 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Austin Welliver | 20-65 |
| 03:14 | Northwestern | John Mandell misses the jumper in the lane but he's fouled by Randall Brodeur - foul #2 on Randall Brodeur, team foul #6 | 20-65 |
| Subs | Northwestern | William Ross (SF) Daniel Buckland | |
| Subs | Illinois | Roy Wallace (PF) Randall Brodeur | |
| 03:14 | Northwestern | John Mandell makes the 1st free throw | 21-65 |
| 03:14 | Northwestern | John Mandell misses the 2nd free throw | 21-65 |
| 03:14 | Northwestern | William Ross gets the offensive rebound | 21-65 |
| 03:00 | Northwestern | Dikembe Abdelwahed misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 21-65 |
| 02:59 | Illinois | Jerome Uselton grabs the board | 21-65 |
| 02:49 | Illinois | Jayson Kish misses short on a turnaround from the left block | 21-65 |
| 02:48 | Illinois | Shawn St. Clair tips it home | 21-67 |
| 02:20 | Northwestern | Roger Patterson banks in the layup | 23-67 |
| 02:09 | Illinois | Shawn St. Clair makes the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Austin Welliver | 23-70 |
| 01:53 | Northwestern | Dikembe Abdelwahed comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 23-70 |
| 01:51 | Illinois | Roy Wallace grabs the defensive rebound | 23-70 |
| 01:49 | Illinois | Shawn St. Clair is fouled in the backcourt by Dikembe Abdelwahed - foul #3 on Dikembe Abdelwahed, team foul #13 | 23-70 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Alex Smith (SG), Daniel Buckland (SF), Arden Buteau (PF), Randy Webb (C) Dikembe Abdelwahed, William Ross, John Mandell, Clyde Borkholder | |
| Subs | Illinois | Joseph Ellis (PG), John Barnard (SF), Dino Nevarez (PF) Jerome Uselton, Austin Welliver, Roy Wallace | |
| 01:49 | Illinois | Shawn St. Clair makes the 1st free throw | 23-71 |
| 01:49 | Illinois | Shawn St. Clair makes the 2nd free throw | 23-72 |
| 01:40 | Northwestern | Alex Smith misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 23-72 |
| 01:39 | Illinois | Shawn St. Clair gets the rebound | 23-72 |
| 01:24 | Illinois | Shawn St. Clair is fouled on the floor by Roger Patterson - foul #3 on Roger Patterson, team foul #14 | 23-72 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Skoog (SG) Roger Patterson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Art Lash (SF) Jayson Kish | |
| 01:24 | Illinois | Shawn St. Clair misses the 1st free throw | 23-72 |
| 01:24 | Illinois | Shawn St. Clair makes the 2nd free throw | 23-73 |
| 01:06 | Northwestern | Dino Nevarez swats the short shot by Daniel Buckland | 23-73 |
| 01:04 | Illinois | Art Lash grabs the defensive rebound | 23-73 |
| 00:58 | Illinois | Art Lash drills a 3 from straight away set up by Joseph Ellis | 23-76 |
| 00:45 | Northwestern | Art Lash swats the shot by Daniel Buckland | 23-76 |
| 00:44 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Art Lash | 23-76 |
| 00:41 | Illinois | Art Lash is hacked by James Skoog in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Skoog, team foul #15 | 23-76 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Nicholas Fogel (SF), Igor Kopinski (C) Daniel Buckland, Randy Webb | |
| Subs | Illinois | Austin Welliver (SG), William Grosso (C) John Barnard, Shawn St. Clair | |
| 00:41 | Illinois | Art Lash makes the 1st free throw | 23-77 |
| 00:41 | Illinois | Art Lash makes the 2nd free throw | 23-78 |
| 00:39 | Northwestern | Nicholas Fogel's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 23-78 |
| 00:25 | Illinois | Dino Nevarez is wide open but clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 23-78 |
| 00:23 | Northwestern | Igor Kopinski grabs the defensive rebound | 23-78 |
| 00:18 | Northwestern | Nicholas Fogel misses the floater from the right side but the foul's on Austin Welliver - foul #1 on Austin Welliver, team foul #7 | 23-78 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Rodney Roberson (PF) Dino Nevarez | |
| 00:18 | Northwestern | Nicholas Fogel makes the 1st free throw | 24-78 |
| 00:18 | Northwestern | Nicholas Fogel makes the 2nd free throw | 25-78 |
| 00:14 | Illinois | James Skoog is called for the reach on Austin Welliver in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Skoog, team foul #16 | 25-78 |
| Subs | Northwestern | William Ross (SG), Randy Webb (C) James Skoog, Igor Kopinski | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 00:14 | Illinois | Austin Welliver makes the 1st free throw | 25-79 |
| 00:14 | Illinois | Austin Welliver makes the 2nd free throw | 25-80 |
| 00:02 | Northwestern | Alex Smith hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 25-80 |
| 00:01 | Illinois | Austin Welliver snags the defensive board | 25-80 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Austin Welliver can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 25-80 |