| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Dallas Antone (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Poplawski (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eugene Prochaska (fresh) 8 pts. PF - George Degnan (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Geoffrey Horton (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Herbert Burkhart (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jack Perkins (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Harold Vincent (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Roger Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. C - Johnnie Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern | Harold Vincent inbounds the ball | 33-20 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:45 | Northwestern | Eugene Prochaska is called for the reach on Harold Vincent - foul #1 on Eugene Prochaska, team foul #1 | 33-20 |
| 19:22 | Northwestern | Harold Vincent can't finish the layup | 33-20 |
| 19:20 | Illinois | Geoffrey Horton grabs the defensive rebound | 33-20 |
| 19:06 | Illinois | Geoffrey Horton misses the dunk attempt | 33-20 |
| 19:04 | Illinois | Geoffrey Horton tips it but misses | 33-20 |
| 19:02 | Northwestern | Herbert Burkhart snags the defensive board | 33-20 |
| 18:43 | Northwestern | Herbert Burkhart misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 33-20 |
| 18:42 | Illinois | The rebound goes to George Degnan | 33-20 |
| 18:33 | Illinois | Eugene Prochaska is fouled on the floor by Harold Vincent - foul #2 on Harold Vincent, team foul #1 | 33-20 |
| 18:20 | Illinois | Jack Perkins takes the ball from Geoffrey Horton | 33-20 |
| 18:17 | Northwestern | Jack Perkins blows the layup | 33-20 |
| 18:15 | Northwestern | Johnnie Brown tips it in | 33-22 |
| 17:55 | Illinois | Dallas Antone misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 33-22 |
| 17:54 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Harold Vincent | 33-22 |
| 17:32 | Northwestern | Roger Jackson is called for 5 seconds | 33-22 |
| 17:16 | Illinois | Herbert Burkhart is called for the reach on Dallas Antone - foul #3 on Herbert Burkhart, team foul #2 | 33-22 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Mark Burr (PG) Herbert Burkhart | |
| 17:11 | Illinois | James Poplawski clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 33-22 |
| 17:10 | Northwestern | Johnnie Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 33-22 |
| 16:48 | Northwestern | Harold Vincent clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 33-22 |
| 16:47 | Illinois | George Degnan grabs the defensive rebound | 33-22 |
| 16:28 | Illinois | George Degnan knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from James Poplawski | 35-22 |
| 16:11 | Northwestern | Mark Burr's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-22 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Kelly (SG), Wesley Powell (SF), Marion Merritt (PF), Raymond Green (C) James Poplawski, Eugene Prochaska, George Degnan, Geoffrey Horton | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 15:52 | Illinois | John Kelly drills a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Dallas Antone and he's fouled by Jack Perkins - foul #1 on Jack Perkins, team foul #3 | 37-22 |
| Subs | Illinois | Randall Mendelsohn (PG) Dallas Antone | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Herbert Burkhart (PG) Mark Burr | |
| 15:52 | Illinois | John Kelly makes the free throw | 38-22 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Randall Mendelsohn (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Kelly (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Wesley Powell (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Marion Merritt (fresh) 2 reb. C - Raymond Green (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Herbert Burkhart (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jack Perkins (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Harold Vincent (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Roger Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. C - Johnnie Brown (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 15:35 | Northwestern | Roger Jackson misses short on a shot near the basket but the foul's on Marion Merritt - foul #1 on Marion Merritt, team foul #2 | 38-22 |
| 15:35 | Northwestern | Roger Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 38-23 |
| 15:35 | Northwestern | Roger Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 38-24 |
| 15:15 | Illinois | Marion Merritt clanks a runner from the left block | 38-24 |
| 15:13 | Northwestern | Johnnie Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 38-24 |
| 15:02 | Northwestern | Jack Perkins comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 38-24 |
| 15:00 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Raymond Green | 38-24 |
| 14:54 | Illinois | Marion Merritt makes the turnaround in the paint set up by Wesley Powell | 40-24 |
| 14:38 | Northwestern | Roger Jackson makes the jump hook from close range | 40-26 |
| 14:24 | Illinois | Marion Merritt comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 40-26 |
| 14:22 | Illinois | Randall Mendelsohn gets the offensive rebound | 40-26 |
| 14:02 | Illinois | Randall Mendelsohn hits a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by John Kelly | 42-26 |
| 13:54 | Northwestern | Roger Jackson hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 42-26 |
| 13:53 | Northwestern | Johnnie Brown gets the offensive rebound | 42-26 |
| 13:43 | Northwestern | Jack Perkins drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Herbert Burkhart | 42-29 |
| 13:23 | Illinois | John Kelly can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 42-29 |
| 13:21 | Northwestern | Harold Vincent grabs the defensive rebound | 42-29 |
| 13:02 | Northwestern | Johnnie Brown misses short on a jump hook in the paint | 42-29 |
| 13:00 | Illinois | Wesley Powell snags the defensive board | 42-29 |
| 12:47 | Illinois | John Kelly misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 42-29 |
| 12:45 | Illinois | Randall Mendelsohn grabs the offensive board | 42-29 |
| 12:31 | Illinois | Randall Mendelsohn misses long on a 3 from straight away | 42-29 |
| 12:30 | Northwestern | Roger Jackson pulls down the rebound | 42-29 |
| 12:17 | Northwestern | Johnnie Brown comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Raymond Green - foul #1 on Raymond Green, team foul #3 | 42-29 |
| Subs | Illinois | Dallas Antone (PG), James Poplawski (SG), Eugene Prochaska (SF), George Degnan (PF), Geoffrey Horton (C) Randall Mendelsohn, John Kelly, Wesley Powell, Marion Merritt, Raymond Green | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 12:17 | Northwestern | Johnnie Brown makes the 1st free throw | 42-30 |
| 12:17 | Northwestern | Johnnie Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 42-31 |
| 11:59 | Illinois | Johnnie Brown takes the ball from Eugene Prochaska | 42-31 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 11:36 | Northwestern | Herbert Burkhart scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Jack Perkins | 42-34 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Dallas Antone (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Poplawski (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eugene Prochaska (fresh) 8 pts. PF - George Degnan (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. C - Geoffrey Horton (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Herbert Burkhart (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jack Perkins (tiring) 6 pts. SF - Harold Vincent (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Roger Jackson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - Johnnie Brown (tiring) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:20 | Illinois | George Degnan is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on George Degnan, team foul #4 | 42-34 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Donald Sasse (SG), Phillip White (C) Jack Perkins, Johnnie Brown | |
| 10:56 | Northwestern | Harold Vincent loses the ball out of bounds | 42-34 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Willian Lang (SF) Harold Vincent | |
| 10:36 | Illinois | Eugene Prochaska misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 42-34 |
| 10:34 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Roger Jackson | 42-34 |
| 10:13 | Northwestern | Roger Jackson comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 42-34 |
| 10:11 | Illinois | Eugene Prochaska grabs the board | 42-34 |
| 10:06 | Illinois | Dallas Antone is hacked by Herbert Burkhart - foul #4 on Herbert Burkhart, team foul #4 | 42-34 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Mark Burr (PG), Harold Vincent (SF) Herbert Burkhart, Willian Lang | |
| 09:44 | Illinois | Geoffrey Horton misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 42-34 |
| 09:42 | Illinois | Dallas Antone grabs the offensive board | 42-34 |
| 09:28 | Illinois | Mark Burr steals the ball from Dallas Antone | 42-34 |
| 09:08 | Northwestern | Mark Burr misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 42-34 |
| 09:07 | Northwestern | Harold Vincent snags the offensive board | 42-34 |
| 08:50 | Northwestern | Mark Burr misses short on a floater from the right wing | 42-34 |
| 08:49 | Northwestern | Harold Vincent snags the offensive board | 42-34 |
| 08:32 | Northwestern | George Degnan is called for the reach on Mark Burr - foul #3 on George Degnan, team foul #5 | 42-34 |
| Subs | Illinois | Randall Mendelsohn (PG), John Kelly (SG), Wesley Powell (SF), Marion Merritt (PF), Raymond Green (C) Dallas Antone, James Poplawski, Eugene Prochaska, George Degnan, Geoffrey Horton | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jack Perkins (SG), Johnnie Brown (C) Roger Jackson, Phillip White | |
| 08:14 | Northwestern | Marion Merritt is called for the reach on Donald Sasse - foul #2 on Marion Merritt, team foul #6 | 42-34 |
| 07:56 | Northwestern | Jack Perkins buries a jump hook from the baseline and he's hacked by Marion Merritt - foul #3 on Marion Merritt, team foul #7 | 42-36 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Herbert Burkhart (PG), Willian Lang (SF) Mark Burr, Harold Vincent | |
| 07:56 | Northwestern | Jack Perkins makes the free throw | 42-37 |
| 07:43 | Illinois | Marion Merritt knocks in the runner from the baseline and he's fouled by Johnnie Brown - foul #2 on Johnnie Brown, team foul #5 | 44-37 |
| Subs | Illinois | Dallas Antone (PG) Randall Mendelsohn | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 07:43 | Illinois | Marion Merritt makes the free throw | 45-37 |
| 07:20 | Northwestern | Willian Lang is denied on a layup by Wesley Powell | 45-37 |
| 07:18 | Northwestern | Herbert Burkhart misses the tip | 45-37 |
| 07:17 | Illinois | Dallas Antone grabs the board | 45-37 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Dallas Antone (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Kelly (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Wesley Powell (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Marion Merritt (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Raymond Green (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Herbert Burkhart (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Jack Perkins (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Willian Lang (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Donald Sasse (fresh) C - Johnnie Brown (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 06:57 | Illinois | Marion Merritt misses short on a shot from the right side | 45-37 |
| 06:56 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Johnnie Brown | 45-37 |
| 06:51 | Northwestern | Jack Perkins can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 45-37 |
| 06:50 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Marion Merritt | 45-37 |
| 06:29 | Illinois | John Kelly misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 45-37 |
| 06:28 | Northwestern | Herbert Burkhart grabs the defensive rebound | 45-37 |
| 06:03 | Northwestern | Jack Perkins comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away but he's hacked by John Kelly - foul #3 on John Kelly, team foul #8 | 45-37 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Poplawski (SG), Eugene Prochaska (SF), George Degnan (PF), Geoffrey Horton (C) John Kelly, Wesley Powell, Marion Merritt, Raymond Green | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Harold Vincent (SF), Roger Jackson (PF) Willian Lang, Donald Sasse | |
| 06:03 | Northwestern | Jack Perkins makes the 1st free throw | 45-38 |
| 06:03 | Northwestern | Jack Perkins makes the 2nd free throw | 45-39 |
| 06:03 | Northwestern | Jack Perkins makes the 3rd free throw | 45-40 |
| 05:41 | Illinois | George Degnan makes the jumper in the paint set up by Geoffrey Horton | 47-40 |
| 05:17 | Northwestern | Jack Perkins misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 47-40 |
| 05:16 | Illinois | James Poplawski grabs the board | 47-40 |
| 04:58 | Illinois | Eugene Prochaska buries a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Dallas Antone and he's hacked by Harold Vincent - foul #3 on Harold Vincent, team foul #6 | 49-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | Randall Mendelsohn (PG) Dallas Antone | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 04:58 | Illinois | Eugene Prochaska makes the free throw | 50-40 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 04:32 | Northwestern | Harold Vincent misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 50-40 |
| 04:31 | Northwestern | Johnnie Brown tips it but misses | 50-40 |
| 04:29 | Illinois | George Degnan grabs the defensive rebound | 50-40 |
| 04:10 | Illinois | James Poplawski comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 50-40 |
| 04:09 | Northwestern | Johnnie Brown gets the rebound | 50-40 |
| 03:49 | Northwestern | Herbert Burkhart connects on the 3 from the left corner | 50-43 |
| 03:38 | Illinois | Eugene Prochaska buries a fadeaway from the left wing | 52-43 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 03:30 | Northwestern | Harold Vincent makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Herbert Burkhart | 52-46 |
| 03:15 | Illinois | Geoffrey Horton connects on the fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Randall Mendelsohn and he's fouled by Johnnie Brown - foul #3 on Johnnie Brown, team foul #7 | 54-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | Dallas Antone (PG), John Kelly (SG), Marion Merritt (PF) Randall Mendelsohn, James Poplawski, George Degnan | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Donald Sasse (SG), Phillip White (C) Jack Perkins, Johnnie Brown | |
| 03:15 | Illinois | Geoffrey Horton makes the free throw | 55-46 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Dallas Antone (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Kelly (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Eugene Prochaska (fresh) 13 pts. PF - Marion Merritt (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Geoffrey Horton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Herbert Burkhart (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Donald Sasse (fresh) SF - Harold Vincent (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Roger Jackson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Phillip White (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:05 | Northwestern | Donald Sasse misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 55-46 |
| 03:04 | Northwestern | Phillip White tips it back up and in | 55-48 |
| 02:45 | Illinois | Marion Merritt connects on the jump hook from close range on a great pass from Dallas Antone | 57-48 |
| 02:45 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-48 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Poplawski (SG), George Degnan (PF) John Kelly, Marion Merritt | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jack Perkins (SG) Phillip White | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 02:23 | Northwestern | Donald Sasse misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 57-48 |
| 02:21 | Illinois | Dallas Antone grabs the board | 57-48 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 01:57 | Illinois | James Poplawski comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 57-48 |
| 01:55 | Northwestern | Donald Sasse grabs the defensive rebound | 57-48 |
| 01:36 | Northwestern | Herbert Burkhart misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 57-48 |
| 01:34 | Northwestern | Harold Vincent tips it home | 57-50 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 01:17 | Illinois | Harold Vincent swats the layup by Geoffrey Horton | 57-50 |
| 01:16 | Northwestern | Donald Sasse snags the defensive board | 57-50 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 01:11 | Northwestern | Jack Perkins misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 57-50 |
| 01:10 | Illinois | Eugene Prochaska grabs the board | 57-50 |
| 00:56 | Illinois | Eugene Prochaska is fouled on the floor by Harold Vincent - foul #4 on Harold Vincent, team foul #8 | 57-50 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Johnnie Brown (C) Donald Sasse | |
| 00:56 | Illinois | Eugene Prochaska makes the 1st free throw | 58-50 |
| 00:56 | Illinois | Eugene Prochaska misses the 2nd free throw | 58-50 |
| 00:56 | Northwestern | Johnnie Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 58-50 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:49 | Northwestern | Herbert Burkhart double dribbles | 58-50 |
| 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 intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:48 | Illinois | Dallas Antone is hacked by Herbert Burkhart in the backcourt - foul #5 on Herbert Burkhart, team foul #9 | 58-50 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Kelly (SG) James Poplawski | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Mark Burr (PG) Herbert Burkhart | |
| 00:48 | Illinois | Dallas Antone makes the 1st free throw | 59-50 |
| 00:48 | Illinois | Dallas Antone makes the 2nd free throw | 60-50 |
| 00:41 | Northwestern | Geoffrey Horton takes the ball from Jack Perkins | 60-50 |
| 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 halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:12 | Illinois | George Degnan connects on the floater from the right wing set up by Dallas Antone | 62-50 |
| 00:04 | Northwestern | Mark Burr hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Roger Jackson and he's hacked by Geoffrey Horton - foul #2 on Geoffrey Horton, team foul #9 | 62-52 |
| Subs | Illinois | Randall Mendelsohn (PG), Wesley Powell (SF), Marion Merritt (PF), Raymond Green (C) Dallas Antone, Eugene Prochaska, George Degnan, Geoffrey Horton | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Donald Sasse (SG), Willian Lang (SF), Phillip White (PF), Jeffrey Marshall (C) Jack Perkins, Harold Vincent, Roger Jackson, Johnnie Brown | |
| 00:04 | Northwestern | Mark Burr makes the free throw | 62-53 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Randall Mendelsohn runs out the clock | 62-53 |