| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Herbert Burkhart (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jack Perkins (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. SF - Harold Vincent (fresh) PF - Roger Jackson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Johnnie Brown (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Dallas Antone (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Poplawski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eugene Prochaska (fresh) 3 ast. PF - George Degnan (fresh) 3 pts. C - Geoffrey Horton (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Eugene Prochaska inbounds the ball | 19-23 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:57 | Illinois | Dallas Antone is hacked by Herbert Burkhart in the backcourt - foul #2 on Herbert Burkhart, team foul #1 | 19-23 |
| 19:36 | Illinois | George Degnan misses long on a 3 from straight away | 19-23 |
| 19:34 | Illinois | Dallas Antone pulls down the offensive rebound | 19-23 |
| 19:24 | Illinois | Geoffrey Horton clanks a jump hook from the right block | 19-23 |
| 19:23 | Northwestern | Harold Vincent grabs the board | 19-23 |
| 19:06 | Northwestern | Johnnie Brown is whistled for a carry | 19-23 |
| 18:46 | Illinois | Geoffrey Horton connects on the fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Dallas Antone and he's fouled by Johnnie Brown - foul #1 on Johnnie Brown, team foul #2 | 19-25 |
| 18:46 | Illinois | Geoffrey Horton makes the free throw | 19-26 |
| 18:21 | Northwestern | Herbert Burkhart travels with the ball | 19-26 |
| 17:56 | Illinois | James Poplawski misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 19-26 |
| 17:54 | Northwestern | Roger Jackson snags the defensive board | 19-26 |
| 17:49 | Northwestern | Herbert Burkhart connects on the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Roger Jackson | 22-26 |
| 17:39 | Illinois | James Poplawski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 22-26 |
| 17:17 | Northwestern | Herbert Burkhart connects on the 3 pointer from straight away | 25-26 |
| 16:57 | Illinois | Johnnie Brown steps in front of the George Degnan pass | 25-26 |
| 16:28 | Northwestern | Herbert Burkhart hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 25-26 |
| 16:27 | Northwestern | Johnnie Brown tips it in | 27-26 |
| 15:58 | Illinois | James Poplawski comes up short on the jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Roger Jackson - foul #1 on Roger Jackson, team foul #3 | 27-26 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Randall Mendelsohn (PG), Wesley Powell (SF), Marion Merritt (PF), Raymond Green (C) Dallas Antone, Eugene Prochaska, George Degnan, Geoffrey Horton | |
| 15:58 | Illinois | James Poplawski makes the 1st free throw | 27-27 |
| 15:58 | Illinois | James Poplawski makes the 2nd free throw | 27-28 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Herbert Burkhart (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jack Perkins (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. SF - Harold Vincent (fresh) PF - Roger Jackson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Johnnie Brown (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Randall Mendelsohn (fresh) SG - James Poplawski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Wesley Powell (fresh) PF - Marion Merritt (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Raymond Green (fresh) | |
| 15:49 | Northwestern | Harold Vincent double dribbles | 27-28 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Kelly (SG) James Poplawski | |
| 15:26 | Illinois | The jump hook by Randall Mendelsohn is blocked by Roger Jackson | 27-28 |
| 15:25 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Randall Mendelsohn | 27-28 |
| 15:05 | Illinois | Wesley Powell misses the lay-in | 27-28 |
| 15:04 | Northwestern | Johnnie Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 27-28 |
| 14:58 | Northwestern | Jack Perkins hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 27-28 |
| 14:57 | Northwestern | Harold Vincent hits the follow up shot | 29-28 |
| 14:46 | Illinois | Marion Merritt can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Roger Jackson - foul #2 on Roger Jackson, team foul #4 | 29-28 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Dallas Antone (PG), Eugene Prochaska (SF) Randall Mendelsohn, Wesley Powell | |
| 14:46 | Illinois | Marion Merritt makes the 1st free throw | 29-29 |
| 14:46 | Illinois | Marion Merritt makes the 2nd free throw | 29-30 |
| 14:20 | Northwestern | Johnnie Brown is fouled on the floor by Raymond Green - foul #1 on Raymond Green, team foul #1 | 29-30 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Geoffrey Horton (C) Raymond Green | |
| 14:01 | Northwestern | Harold Vincent hits a 3 pointer from the left corner | 32-30 |
| 13:41 | Illinois | Eugene Prochaska hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 32-30 |
| 13:39 | Northwestern | Harold Vincent grabs the defensive rebound | 32-30 |
| 13:14 | Northwestern | Herbert Burkhart can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 32-30 |
| 13:13 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Geoffrey Horton | 32-30 |
| 12:55 | Illinois | Geoffrey Horton connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Dallas Antone | 32-32 |
| 12:39 | Northwestern | Roger Jackson misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 32-32 |
| 12:37 | Illinois | The rebound goes to John Kelly | 32-32 |
| 12:25 | Illinois | Geoffrey Horton scores on a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Dallas Antone | 32-34 |
| 12:11 | Northwestern | Herbert Burkhart misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 32-34 |
| 12:10 | Illinois | Geoffrey Horton snags the defensive board | 32-34 |
| 12:01 | Illinois | John Kelly is hacked by Herbert Burkhart - foul #3 on Herbert Burkhart, team foul #5 | 32-34 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Donald Sasse (C) Johnnie Brown | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Poplawski (SG), Wesley Powell (SF), George Degnan (PF), Raymond Green (C) John Kelly, Eugene Prochaska, Marion Merritt, Geoffrey Horton | |
| 11:42 | Illinois | Roger Jackson is called for the reach on George Degnan - foul #3 on Roger Jackson, team foul #6 | 32-34 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Phillip White (C) Jack Perkins | |
| Subs | Illinois | Randall Mendelsohn (PG) Dallas Antone | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Herbert Burkhart (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Donald Sasse (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. SF - Harold Vincent (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Roger Jackson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Phillip White (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Randall Mendelsohn (fresh) SG - James Poplawski (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Wesley Powell (fresh) PF - George Degnan (fresh) 3 pts. C - Raymond Green (fresh) | |
| 11:30 | Illinois | Raymond Green knocks in the shot near the basket on a great pass from James Poplawski and he's fouled by Donald Sasse - foul #1 on Donald Sasse, team foul #7 | 32-36 |
| 11:30 | Illinois | Raymond Green makes the free throw | 32-37 |
| 11:10 | Northwestern | Donald Sasse hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 32-37 |
| 11:08 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Randall Mendelsohn | 32-37 |
| 10:52 | Illinois | Wesley Powell misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 32-37 |
| 10:50 | Northwestern | Roger Jackson pulls down the rebound | 32-37 |
| 10:34 | Northwestern | Roger Jackson makes the jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Herbert Burkhart | 34-37 |
| 10:16 | Illinois | Randall Mendelsohn scores on a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from James Poplawski | 34-39 |
| 09:49 | Northwestern | Harold Vincent misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 34-39 |
| 09:48 | Illinois | Randall Mendelsohn pulls down the rebound | 34-39 |
| 09:25 | Illinois | James Poplawski scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Randall Mendelsohn | 34-42 |
| 09:07 | Northwestern | Phillip White misses the jump hook near the basket | 34-42 |
| 09:06 | Illinois | James Poplawski snags the defensive board | 34-42 |
| 08:44 | Illinois | George Degnan clanks a turnaround near the basket | 34-42 |
| 08:42 | Illinois | James Poplawski gets the offensive rebound | 34-42 |
| 08:25 | Illinois | James Poplawski is fouled on the floor by Donald Sasse - foul #2 on Donald Sasse, team foul #8 | 34-42 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Mark Burr (PG), Jack Perkins (SG), Willian Lang (SF), Johnnie Brown (C) Herbert Burkhart, Harold Vincent, Roger Jackson, Phillip White | |
| Subs | Illinois | Dallas Antone (PG), Eugene Prochaska (SF), Marion Merritt (PF), Geoffrey Horton (C) Randall Mendelsohn, Wesley Powell, George Degnan, Raymond Green | |
| 08:25 | Illinois | James Poplawski makes the 1st free throw | 34-43 |
| 08:25 | Illinois | James Poplawski misses the 2nd free throw | 34-43 |
| 08:25 | Northwestern | Johnnie Brown snags the defensive board | 34-43 |
| 08:09 | Northwestern | Mark Burr clanks a shot from the left side | 34-43 |
| 08:08 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Dallas Antone | 34-43 |
| 07:50 | Illinois | Geoffrey Horton banks in the layup on a nice dish by Dallas Antone | 34-45 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 07:32 | Northwestern | Donald Sasse misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 34-45 |
| 07:31 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Dallas Antone | 34-45 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Mark Burr (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Jack Perkins (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. SF - Willian Lang (fresh) PF - Donald Sasse (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Johnnie Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Dallas Antone (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - James Poplawski (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Eugene Prochaska (fresh) 3 ast. PF - Marion Merritt (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Geoffrey Horton (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:10 | Illinois | Geoffrey Horton's pass is intercepted by Willian Lang | 34-45 |
| 07:07 | Northwestern | Mark Burr banks in the layup set up by Willian Lang | 36-45 |
| 06:48 | Illinois | Donald Sasse swats the shot by Geoffrey Horton | 36-45 |
| 06:46 | Northwestern | Jack Perkins pulls down the rebound | 36-45 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 06:23 | Northwestern | Johnnie Brown clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on James Poplawski - foul #1 on James Poplawski, team foul #2 | 36-45 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Harold Vincent (SF), Roger Jackson (PF) Willian Lang, Donald Sasse | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Kelly (SG), George Degnan (PF) James Poplawski, Marion Merritt | |
| 06:23 | Northwestern | Johnnie Brown makes the 1st free throw | 37-45 |
| 06:23 | Northwestern | Johnnie Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 37-45 |
| 06:23 | Illinois | Geoffrey Horton grabs the board | 37-45 |
| 05:58 | Illinois | Geoffrey Horton is fouled on the floor by Mark Burr - foul #1 on Mark Burr, team foul #9 | 37-45 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Herbert Burkhart (PG) Mark Burr | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 05:58 | Illinois | Geoffrey Horton makes the 1st free throw | 37-46 |
| 05:58 | Illinois | Geoffrey Horton misses the 2nd free throw | 37-46 |
| 05:58 | Northwestern | Johnnie Brown snags the defensive board | 37-46 |
| 05:30 | Northwestern | Herbert Burkhart misses the shot from the right wing | 37-46 |
| 05:28 | Illinois | Eugene Prochaska snags the defensive board | 37-46 |
| 05:12 | Illinois | Roger Jackson is called for the reach on John Kelly - foul #4 on Roger Jackson, team foul #10 | 37-46 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Raymond Green (C) Geoffrey Horton | |
| 05:12 | Illinois | John Kelly makes the 1st free throw | 37-47 |
| 05:12 | Illinois | John Kelly makes the 2nd free throw | 37-48 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 04:58 | Northwestern | Johnnie Brown's pass is intercepted by George Degnan | 37-48 |
| 04:44 | Illinois | Eugene Prochaska knocks in the shot from the left side on a great pass from John Kelly | 37-50 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 04:22 | Northwestern | Roger Jackson's pass is intercepted by Dallas Antone | 37-50 |
| 04:17 | Illinois | John Kelly hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Dallas Antone | 37-52 |
| 04:08 | Northwestern | Roger Jackson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Raymond Green - foul #2 on Raymond Green, team foul #3 | 37-52 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Mark Burr (PG), Donald Sasse (SG), Willian Lang (SF), Phillip White (C) Herbert Burkhart, Jack Perkins, Harold Vincent, Johnnie Brown | |
| Subs | Illinois | Randall Mendelsohn (PG), Wesley Powell (SF), Marion Merritt (PF) Dallas Antone, Eugene Prochaska, George Degnan | |
| 04:08 | Northwestern | Roger Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 38-52 |
| 04:08 | Northwestern | Roger Jackson misses the 2nd free throw | 38-52 |
| 04:08 | Illinois | Raymond Green pulls down the rebound | 38-52 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:43 | Illinois | Marion Merritt's 3 pointer is rejected by Donald Sasse | 38-52 |
| 03:42 | Northwestern | Donald Sasse gets the rebound | 38-52 |
| 03:38 | Northwestern | Roger Jackson loses the dribble to Wesley Powell | 38-52 |
| 03:35 | Illinois | John Kelly can't finish the layup | 38-52 |
| 03:33 | Northwestern | Roger Jackson gets the rebound | 38-52 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Mark Burr (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Donald Sasse (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. SF - Willian Lang (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Roger Jackson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. C - Phillip White (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Randall Mendelsohn (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Kelly (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Wesley Powell (fresh) PF - Marion Merritt (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Raymond Green (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 03:12 | Northwestern | Roger Jackson buries a jump hook near the basket | 40-52 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:48 | Illinois | Marion Merritt double dribbles | 40-52 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jeffrey Marshall (C) Roger Jackson | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:30 | Northwestern | Wesley Powell steps in front of the Donald Sasse pass | 40-52 |
| 02:09 | Illinois | John Kelly's pass is intercepted by Donald Sasse | 40-52 |
| 01:59 | Northwestern | Mark Burr loses the ball out of bounds | 40-52 |
| 01:39 | Illinois | Randall Mendelsohn comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 40-52 |
| 01:37 | Illinois | Raymond Green hits the follow up shot | 40-54 |
| 01:25 | Northwestern | Willian Lang misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block | 40-54 |
| 01:24 | Illinois | Randall Mendelsohn grabs the board | 40-54 |
| 01:19 | Illinois | John Kelly is hacked by Donald Sasse - foul #3 on Donald Sasse, team foul #11 | 40-54 |
| 01:19 | Illinois | John Kelly makes the 1st free throw | 40-55 |
| 01:19 | Illinois | John Kelly makes the 2nd free throw | 40-56 |
| 01:09 | Northwestern | Willian Lang is hacked by Raymond Green - foul #3 on Raymond Green, team foul #4 | 40-56 |
| 01:02 | Northwestern | John Kelly takes the ball from Phillip White | 40-56 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:37 | Illinois | Marion Merritt misses short on a runner from the right block | 40-56 |
| 00:36 | Northwestern | Jeffrey Marshall grabs the defensive rebound | 40-56 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:30 | Northwestern | Mark Burr buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Donald Sasse | 43-56 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Randall Mendelsohn runs out the clock | 43-56 |