| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Gary Chevalier (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kenneth Henderson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Calvin Enos (fresh) 16 pts. PF - Dwayne Stanhope (fresh) 5 pts. C - Nelson Lister (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Robert Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Louis Holland (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Shannon Sanders (fresh) 2 reb. PF - George Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Christopher George (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Shannon Sanders inbounds the ball | 27-30 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:44 | Illinois | Christopher George can't finish the uncontested layup | 27-30 |
| 19:42 | Illinois | Shannon Sanders tips it back up and in | 27-32 |
| 19:26 | Northwestern | Gary Chevalier clanks a floater from the right side | 27-32 |
| 19:24 | Northwestern | Kenneth Henderson tips it back up and in | 29-32 |
| 19:03 | Illinois | Robert Taylor misses the lay-in | 29-32 |
| 19:02 | Illinois | George Anderson tips it in | 29-34 |
| 18:43 | Northwestern | Dwayne Stanhope makes the jumpshot from the left side set up by Gary Chevalier | 31-34 |
| 18:27 | Illinois | Robert Taylor is open and buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Louis Holland | 31-37 |
| 18:01 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 31-37 |
| 18:00 | Illinois | Christopher George pulls down the rebound | 31-37 |
| 17:55 | Illinois | Robert Taylor misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 31-37 |
| 17:53 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Calvin Enos | 31-37 |
| 17:31 | Northwestern | Gary Chevalier is called for 3 seconds | 31-37 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Timothy Parks (PG), Blaine Hackworth (SF), Jason Torbett (PF) Robert Taylor, Shannon Sanders, George Anderson | |
| 17:12 | Illinois | Timothy Parks misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 31-37 |
| 17:10 | Northwestern | Gary Chevalier pulls down the rebound | 31-37 |
| 16:50 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos makes the floater from the free throw line | 33-37 |
| 16:35 | Illinois | Blaine Hackworth's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-37 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Taylor (SG), Larry Horne (PF) Kenneth Henderson, Dwayne Stanhope | |
| Subs | Illinois | Andrew Toney (SG), John Job (C) Louis Holland, Christopher George | |
| 16:18 | Northwestern | Robert Taylor buries a 3pt shot from the right corner | 36-37 |
| 16:06 | Illinois | Timothy Parks comes up short on the jumper near the basket | 36-37 |
| 16:04 | Illinois | Andrew Toney can't tip it in | 36-37 |
| 16:02 | Illinois | Andrew Toney gets the offensive rebound | 36-37 |
| 15:55 | Illinois | Blaine Hackworth hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 36-37 |
| 15:53 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Nelson Lister | 36-37 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Gary Chevalier (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Calvin Enos (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 2 reb. PF - Larry Horne (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Nelson Lister (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Timothy Parks (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Andrew Toney (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Blaine Hackworth (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jason Torbett (fresh) 2 reb. C - John Job (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 15:33 | Northwestern | Nelson Lister can't finish the layup | 36-37 |
| 15:31 | Illinois | Andrew Toney grabs the board | 36-37 |
| 15:18 | Illinois | John Job misses the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Gary Chevalier - foul #4 on Gary Chevalier, team foul #1 | 36-37 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Kenneth Henderson (SG) Gary Chevalier | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Taylor (PG), Shannon Sanders (SF), George Anderson (PF) Timothy Parks, Blaine Hackworth, Jason Torbett | |
| 15:18 | Illinois | John Job makes the 1st free throw | 36-38 |
| 15:18 | Illinois | John Job makes the 2nd free throw | 36-39 |
| 14:49 | Northwestern | Nelson Lister slams it home and he's fouled by Robert Taylor - foul #1 on Robert Taylor, team foul #1 | 38-39 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Dwayne Stanhope (PF) Larry Horne | |
| Subs | Illinois | Louis Holland (SG), Christopher George (C) Andrew Toney, John Job | |
| 14:49 | Northwestern | Nelson Lister misses the free throw | 38-39 |
| 14:49 | Illinois | George Anderson gets the rebound | 38-39 |
| 14:31 | Illinois | Shannon Sanders can't throw it down | 38-39 |
| 14:29 | Northwestern | Robert Taylor gets the rebound | 38-39 |
| 14:00 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos evades the doubleteam and hits a shot from the left block | 40-39 |
| 13:48 | Illinois | Robert Taylor is hacked by Nelson Lister - foul #3 on Nelson Lister, team foul #2 | 40-39 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ronald Stephens (PG), Larry Horne (C) Robert Taylor, Nelson Lister | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 13:36 | Illinois | Louis Holland makes the jumper from the left side set up by Shannon Sanders | 40-41 |
| 13:18 | Northwestern | Shannon Sanders takes the ball from Larry Horne | 40-41 |
| 13:14 | Illinois | Louis Holland banks in the layup set up by Shannon Sanders | 40-43 |
| 12:48 | Northwestern | Kenneth Henderson scores on a 3 from straight away set up by Dwayne Stanhope | 43-43 |
| 12:26 | Illinois | Robert Taylor drills a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Christopher George | 43-46 |
| 12:02 | Northwestern | Kenneth Henderson's pass is intercepted by Shannon Sanders | 43-46 |
| 11:44 | Illinois | Shannon Sanders shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Robert Taylor and the foul's on Kenneth Henderson - foul #2 on Kenneth Henderson, team foul #3 | 43-48 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Gary Chevalier (PG), Robert Taylor (SG), Jarrod King (C) Ronald Stephens, Kenneth Henderson, Dwayne Stanhope | |
| Subs | Illinois | Timothy Parks (PG), Andrew Toney (SG), Jason Torbett (PF), John Job (C) Robert Taylor, Louis Holland, George Anderson, Christopher George | |
| 11:44 | Illinois | Shannon Sanders misses the free throw | 43-48 |
| 11:44 | Northwestern | Larry Horne grabs the board | 43-48 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Gary Chevalier (fresh) 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Robert Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Calvin Enos (tiring) 20 pts. 2 reb. PF - Larry Horne (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Jarrod King (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Timothy Parks (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Andrew Toney (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Shannon Sanders (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jason Torbett (fresh) 2 reb. C - John Job (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 11:20 | Northwestern | Larry Horne is fouled on the floor by Jason Torbett - foul #2 on Jason Torbett, team foul #2 | 43-48 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Nelson Lister (C) Jarrod King | |
| Subs | Illinois | Blaine Hackworth (SF) Shannon Sanders | |
| 10:56 | Northwestern | Nelson Lister misses the easy layup | 43-48 |
| 10:54 | Illinois | John Job gets the rebound | 43-48 |
| 10:35 | Illinois | John Job misses the lay-in | 43-48 |
| 10:34 | Northwestern | Larry Horne grabs the board | 43-48 |
| 10:11 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 43-48 |
| 10:10 | Northwestern | Larry Horne grabs the offensive board | 43-48 |
| 10:01 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos splits the doubleteam but misses short on a runner from the baseline but he's fouled by Jason Torbett - foul #3 on Jason Torbett, team foul #3 | 43-48 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jarrod King (PF) Larry Horne | |
| Subs | Illinois | Louis Holland (SG) Andrew Toney | |
| 10:01 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos makes the 1st free throw | 44-48 |
| 10:01 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos makes the 2nd free throw | 45-48 |
| 09:45 | Illinois | Robert Taylor is called for the reach on Louis Holland - foul #1 on Robert Taylor, team foul #4 | 45-48 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Kenneth Henderson (SG), Paul Ashmore (C) Calvin Enos, Nelson Lister | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Taylor (PG), Christopher George (C) Timothy Parks, John Job | |
| 09:37 | Illinois | Robert Taylor hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 45-48 |
| 09:36 | Illinois | Robert Taylor snags the offensive board | 45-48 |
| 09:20 | Illinois | Robert Taylor clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 45-48 |
| 09:19 | Illinois | Blaine Hackworth grabs the offensive rebound | 45-48 |
| 09:09 | Illinois | Blaine Hackworth comes up short on the shot from the baseline but the foul's on Robert Taylor - foul #2 on Robert Taylor, team foul #5 | 45-48 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Dwayne Stanhope (PF) Paul Ashmore | |
| Subs | Illinois | George Anderson (PF) Jason Torbett | |
| 09:09 | Illinois | Blaine Hackworth makes the 1st free throw | 45-49 |
| 09:09 | Illinois | Blaine Hackworth makes the 2nd free throw | 45-50 |
| 08:43 | Northwestern | Kenneth Henderson misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 45-50 |
| 08:42 | Illinois | Christopher George grabs the defensive rebound | 45-50 |
| 08:22 | Illinois | Robert Taylor connects on the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by George Anderson | 45-52 |
| 08:09 | Northwestern | Kenneth Henderson scores on a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Robert Taylor | 47-52 |
| 07:58 | Illinois | Robert Taylor hits a floater in the lane on a nice dish by Louis Holland | 47-54 |
| 07:35 | Northwestern | Gary Chevalier hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 47-54 |
| 07:33 | Illinois | George Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 47-54 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Gary Chevalier (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Kenneth Henderson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Taylor (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. PF - Dwayne Stanhope (fresh) 7 pts. C - Jarrod King (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Robert Taylor (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Louis Holland (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Blaine Hackworth (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - George Anderson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Christopher George (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:12 | Illinois | Louis Holland hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 47-54 |
| 07:10 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Kenneth Henderson | 47-54 |
| 06:53 | Northwestern | Kenneth Henderson misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 47-54 |
| 06:51 | Illinois | George Anderson gets the rebound | 47-54 |
| 06:25 | Illinois | Robert Taylor banks in the layup set up by Christopher George | 47-56 |
| 05:57 | Northwestern | Dwayne Stanhope can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 47-56 |
| 05:56 | Illinois | George Anderson snags the defensive board | 47-56 |
| 05:32 | Illinois | Christopher George buries a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Robert Taylor | 47-58 |
| 05:32 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-58 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Calvin Enos (SF), Nelson Lister (C) Robert Taylor, Jarrod King | |
| Subs | Illinois | Timothy Parks (PG), Andrew Toney (SG), Shannon Sanders (SF), Jason Torbett (PF), John Job (C) Robert Taylor, Louis Holland, Blaine Hackworth, George Anderson, Christopher George | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 05:25 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos's fadeaway is rejected by John Job | 47-58 |
| 05:24 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Jason Torbett | 47-58 |
| 05:21 | Illinois | Timothy Parks is fouled in the backcourt by Kenneth Henderson - foul #3 on Kenneth Henderson, team foul #6 | 47-58 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Larry Horne (PF) Dwayne Stanhope | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 05:09 | Illinois | John Job jams it on a great pass from Shannon Sanders | 47-60 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 04:49 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos misses the jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Jason Torbett - foul #4 on Jason Torbett, team foul #4 | 47-60 |
| 04:49 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos makes the 1st free throw | 48-60 |
| 04:49 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos makes the 2nd free throw | 49-60 |
| 04:29 | Illinois | Jason Torbett's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-60 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 04:15 | Northwestern | Larry Horne misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 49-60 |
| 04:13 | Illinois | Andrew Toney grabs the board | 49-60 |
| 04:06 | Illinois | Timothy Parks makes the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Andrew Toney | 49-63 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:53 | Northwestern | Kenneth Henderson buries a 3 from the left corner | 52-63 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:25 | Illinois | John Job comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 52-63 |
| 03:23 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos grabs the board | 52-63 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Gary Chevalier (tiring) 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Kenneth Henderson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Calvin Enos (fairly fresh) 24 pts. 3 reb. PF - Larry Horne (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - Nelson Lister (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Timothy Parks (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Andrew Toney (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shannon Sanders (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jason Torbett (fresh) 3 reb. 4 pf. C - John Job (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:00 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 52-63 |
| 02:59 | Illinois | John Job grabs the board | 52-63 |
| 02:59 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-63 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Taylor (SG), Dwayne Stanhope (PF) Kenneth Henderson, Larry Horne | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Taylor (PG), Louis Holland (SG), George Anderson (PF), Christopher George (C) Timothy Parks, Andrew Toney, Jason Torbett, John Job | |
| 02:46 | Illinois | Robert Taylor makes the fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Louis Holland | 52-65 |
| 02:41 | Northwestern | Gary Chevalier is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Taylor - foul #2 on Robert Taylor, team foul #5 | 52-65 |
| 02:24 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos blows the layup | 52-65 |
| 02:23 | Illinois | The rebound goes to George Anderson | 52-65 |
| 02:01 | Illinois | Louis Holland misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 52-65 |
| 02:00 | Northwestern | Nelson Lister grabs the board | 52-65 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:41 | Northwestern | Christopher George is called for the reach on Nelson Lister - foul #1 on Christopher George, team foul #6 | 52-65 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Kenneth Henderson (SG) Robert Taylor | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 01:36 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos splits the doubleteam and buries a driving attempt from the baseline set up by Gary Chevalier | 54-65 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:18 | Illinois | Shannon Sanders makes the driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Louis Holland and the foul's on Dwayne Stanhope - foul #2 on Dwayne Stanhope, team foul #7 | 54-67 |
| 01:18 | Illinois | Shannon Sanders makes the free throw | 54-68 |
| 01:05 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the runner from close range but the foul's on Louis Holland - foul #3 on Louis Holland, team foul #7 | 54-68 |
| 01:05 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos misses the 1st free throw | 54-68 |
| 01:05 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos makes the 2nd free throw | 55-68 |
| 00:36 | Illinois | Shannon Sanders is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 55-68 |
| 00:35 | Illinois | Christopher George tips it back up and in | 55-70 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:31 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos works out of a doubleteam and scores on a floater from the right wing set up by Nelson Lister | 57-70 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:10 | Illinois | Shannon Sanders buries a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Louis Holland | 57-72 |
| 00:05 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Kenneth Henderson | 59-72 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Robert Taylor runs out the clock | 59-72 |