| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Robert Taylor (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Louis Holland (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Shannon Sanders (fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. PF - George Anderson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Christopher George (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Gary Chevalier (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Henderson (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Calvin Enos (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Dwayne Stanhope (fresh) 4 pts. C - Nelson Lister (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos inbounds the ball | 27-23 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:32 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos buries a shot from the right side | 27-25 |
| 19:17 | Illinois | Christopher George is hacked by Gary Chevalier - foul #2 on Gary Chevalier, team foul #1 | 27-25 |
| 18:55 | Illinois | George Anderson buries a shot from close range set up by Robert Taylor | 29-25 |
| 18:31 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos is fouled on the floor by Robert Taylor - foul #1 on Robert Taylor, team foul #1 | 29-25 |
| 18:10 | Northwestern | A charge is called on Kenneth Henderson - foul #2 on Kenneth Henderson, team foul #2 | 29-25 |
| 18:08 | Illinois | Robert Taylor travels in the backcourt | 29-25 |
| 17:45 | Northwestern | Kenneth Henderson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 29-25 |
| 17:44 | Northwestern | Nelson Lister can't tip it in | 29-25 |
| 17:42 | Illinois | Shannon Sanders snags the defensive board | 29-25 |
| 17:13 | Illinois | Christopher George hits the front of the rim on the wide open turnaround from the baseline | 29-25 |
| 17:12 | Northwestern | Kenneth Henderson gets the rebound | 29-25 |
| 16:51 | Northwestern | Nelson Lister misses short on an open runner from the baseline | 29-25 |
| 16:49 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Christopher George | 29-25 |
| 16:21 | Illinois | Shannon Sanders makes the contested fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Christopher George | 31-25 |
| 15:56 | Northwestern | Dwayne Stanhope misses the lay-in | 31-25 |
| 15:55 | Northwestern | The offensive rebound goes to Gary Chevalier | 31-25 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Robert Taylor (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Louis Holland (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Shannon Sanders (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - George Anderson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Christopher George (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Gary Chevalier (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Henderson (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Calvin Enos (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Dwayne Stanhope (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Nelson Lister (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos misses long on a jump hook from the right block but the foul's on Louis Holland - foul #2 on Louis Holland, team foul #2 | 31-25 |
| Subs | Illinois | Timothy Parks (PG), Andrew Toney (SG), Blaine Hackworth (SF), John Job (C) Robert Taylor, Louis Holland, Shannon Sanders, Christopher George | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Taylor (SG), Larry Horne (PF) Kenneth Henderson, Dwayne Stanhope | |
| 15:37 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos makes the 1st free throw | 31-26 |
| 15:37 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos misses the 2nd free throw | 31-26 |
| 15:37 | Illinois | George Anderson gets the rebound | 31-26 |
| 15:17 | Illinois | The short jumper by Andrew Toney is denied by Nelson Lister | 31-26 |
| 15:15 | Illinois | John Job tips it home | 33-26 |
| 14:52 | Northwestern | Nelson Lister buries a shot in the lane and he's hacked by John Job - foul #2 on John Job, team foul #3 | 33-28 |
| 14:52 | Northwestern | Nelson Lister makes the free throw | 33-29 |
| 14:23 | Illinois | George Anderson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-29 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Kenneth Henderson (SG) Robert Taylor | |
| 13:56 | Northwestern | Larry Horne can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by George Anderson - foul #2 on George Anderson, team foul #4 | 33-29 |
| Subs | Illinois | Louis Holland (SG), Christopher George (C) Andrew Toney, John Job | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 13:56 | Northwestern | Larry Horne makes the 1st free throw | 33-30 |
| 13:56 | Northwestern | Larry Horne makes the 2nd free throw | 33-31 |
| 13:27 | Illinois | Timothy Parks clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 33-31 |
| 13:25 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Larry Horne | 33-31 |
| 12:57 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos is hacked by Christopher George - foul #1 on Christopher George, team foul #5 | 33-31 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Taylor (PG) Timothy Parks | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Dwayne Stanhope (PF) Nelson Lister | |
| 12:37 | Northwestern | Larry Horne is denied on a layup by Blaine Hackworth | 33-31 |
| 12:35 | Illinois | Louis Holland snags the defensive board | 33-31 |
| 12:10 | Illinois | Christopher George clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 33-31 |
| 12:08 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos gets the rebound | 33-31 |
| 12:03 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos makes the floater from the left block on a great pass from Kenneth Henderson | 33-33 |
| 11:44 | Illinois | Christopher George buries a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Taylor | 35-33 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Robert Taylor (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Louis Holland (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Blaine Hackworth (fresh) 2 reb. PF - George Anderson (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Christopher George (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Gary Chevalier (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Henderson (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Calvin Enos (tiring) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - Dwayne Stanhope (fresh) 4 pts. C - Larry Horne (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:17 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos splits the doubleteam but misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 35-33 |
| 11:16 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos tips it in | 35-35 |
| 10:49 | Illinois | Blaine Hackworth comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 35-35 |
| 10:48 | Northwestern | Larry Horne gets the rebound | 35-35 |
| 10:37 | Northwestern | Larry Horne's floater is tipped away by Christopher George | 35-35 |
| 10:35 | Northwestern | Dwayne Stanhope tips it in | 35-37 |
| 10:08 | Illinois | Kenneth Henderson is called for the reach on Robert Taylor - foul #3 on Kenneth Henderson, team foul #3 | 35-37 |
| Subs | Illinois | Andrew Toney (SG), Shannon Sanders (SF), John Job (C) Louis Holland, Blaine Hackworth, Christopher George | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ronald Stephens (PG), Robert Taylor (SG), Jarrod King (PF), Nelson Lister (C) Gary Chevalier, Kenneth Henderson, Dwayne Stanhope, Larry Horne | |
| 09:39 | Illinois | Andrew Toney makes the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by John Job | 38-37 |
| 09:17 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos splits the doubleteam but misses short on a floater from the right wing but the foul's on George Anderson - foul #3 on George Anderson, team foul #6 | 38-37 |
| Subs | Illinois | Timothy Parks (PG) Robert Taylor | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 09:17 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos misses the 1st free throw | 38-37 |
| 09:17 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos misses the 2nd free throw | 38-37 |
| 09:17 | Illinois | George Anderson gets the rebound | 38-37 |
| 08:56 | Illinois | George Anderson buries a fadeaway from the right side set up by Andrew Toney | 40-37 |
| 08:30 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the floater from the left wing | 40-39 |
| 08:07 | Illinois | Nelson Lister is called for the reach on John Job - foul #3 on Nelson Lister, team foul #4 | 40-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | Louis Holland (SG) Andrew Toney | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Kenneth Henderson (SG), Dwayne Stanhope (SF), Larry Horne (PF) Ronald Stephens, Calvin Enos, Jarrod King | |
| 07:52 | Illinois | Shannon Sanders misses badly on a runner from close range | 40-39 |
| 07:51 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Robert Taylor | 40-39 |
| 07:30 | Northwestern | Dwayne Stanhope misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Shannon Sanders - foul #4 on Shannon Sanders, team foul #7 | 40-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Taylor (PG), Blaine Hackworth (SF), Christopher George (C) Timothy Parks, Shannon Sanders, John Job | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Gary Chevalier (PG) Nelson Lister | |
| 07:30 | Northwestern | Dwayne Stanhope makes the 1st free throw | 40-40 |
| 07:30 | Northwestern | Dwayne Stanhope makes the 2nd free throw | 40-41 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Robert Taylor (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Louis Holland (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Blaine Hackworth (fresh) 2 reb. PF - George Anderson (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Christopher George (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Gary Chevalier (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Henderson (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Robert Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Dwayne Stanhope (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Larry Horne (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:10 | Illinois | Robert Taylor comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 40-41 |
| 07:09 | Northwestern | Kenneth Henderson pulls down the rebound | 40-41 |
| 06:45 | Northwestern | Louis Holland is called for the reach on Dwayne Stanhope - foul #3 on Louis Holland, team foul #8 | 40-41 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jason Torbett (PF) George Anderson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jarrod King (C) Robert Taylor | |
| 06:45 | Northwestern | Dwayne Stanhope makes the 1st free throw | 40-42 |
| 06:45 | Northwestern | Dwayne Stanhope makes the 2nd free throw | 40-43 |
| 06:28 | Illinois | Louis Holland comes up short on the turnaround in the paint | 40-43 |
| 06:27 | Illinois | Jason Torbett misses the tip | 40-43 |
| 06:25 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Dwayne Stanhope | 40-43 |
| 06:02 | Northwestern | Christopher George steps in front of the Dwayne Stanhope pass | 40-43 |
| 05:39 | Illinois | Robert Taylor can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 40-43 |
| 05:38 | Illinois | Blaine Hackworth tips it back up and in | 42-43 |
| 05:19 | Northwestern | Jarrod King throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-43 |
| Subs | Illinois | Andrew Toney (SG), Shannon Sanders (SF) Louis Holland, Blaine Hackworth | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ronald Stephens (PG), Robert Taylor (SG), Nelson Lister (C) Gary Chevalier, Kenneth Henderson, Jarrod King | |
| 04:56 | Illinois | Robert Taylor misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 42-43 |
| 04:55 | Northwestern | Dwayne Stanhope gets the rebound | 42-43 |
| 04:26 | Northwestern | Dwayne Stanhope can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 42-43 |
| 04:25 | Northwestern | Nelson Lister tips it home | 42-45 |
| 03:56 | Illinois | The jump hook by Robert Taylor is blocked by Larry Horne | 42-45 |
| 03:55 | Illinois | Jason Torbett can't tip it in | 42-45 |
| 03:53 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Taylor | 42-45 |
| 03:40 | Illinois | Christopher George banks in the layup on a nice dish by Shannon Sanders | 44-45 |
| 03:34 | Northwestern | Dwayne Stanhope misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 44-45 |
| 03:33 | Illinois | Christopher George snags the defensive board | 44-45 |
| 03:07 | Illinois | Larry Horne blocks the short jumper by Shannon Sanders | 44-45 |
| 03:05 | Northwestern | Dwayne Stanhope snags the defensive board | 44-45 |
| 03:05 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 44-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | Louis Holland (SG), George Anderson (PF) Andrew Toney, Jason Torbett | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Gary Chevalier (PG), Kenneth Henderson (SG), Calvin Enos (SF) Ronald Stephens, Robert Taylor, Larry Horne | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Robert Taylor (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Louis Holland (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Shannon Sanders (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - George Anderson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Christopher George (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Gary Chevalier (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Henderson (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Calvin Enos (fresh) 16 pts. 6 reb. PF - Dwayne Stanhope (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Nelson Lister (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 02:38 | Northwestern | Nelson Lister loses the dribble to Shannon Sanders | 44-45 |
| 02:16 | Illinois | Christopher George is fouled on the floor by Nelson Lister - foul #4 on Nelson Lister, team foul #5 | 44-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | Timothy Parks (PG), John Job (C) Robert Taylor, Christopher George | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Larry Horne (PF) Dwayne Stanhope | |
| 01:57 | Illinois | Shannon Sanders is hacked by Kenneth Henderson - foul #4 on Kenneth Henderson, team foul #6 | 44-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Taylor (PG), Christopher George (C) Timothy Parks, John Job | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Dwayne Stanhope (PF) Larry Horne | |
| 01:31 | Illinois | Louis Holland is fouled on the floor by Dwayne Stanhope - foul #2 on Dwayne Stanhope, team foul #7 | 44-45 |
| 01:31 | Illinois | Louis Holland makes the 1st free throw | 45-45 |
| 01:31 | Illinois | Louis Holland misses the 2nd free throw | 45-45 |
| 01:31 | Northwestern | Nelson Lister pulls down the rebound | 45-45 |
| 01:04 | Northwestern | Christopher George swats the short shot by Calvin Enos | 45-45 |
| 01:02 | Illinois | Christopher George gets the rebound | 45-45 |
| 00:45 | Illinois | The jumper by Robert Taylor is denied by Calvin Enos | 45-45 |
| 00:43 | Illinois | Shannon Sanders tips it but misses | 45-45 |
| 00:41 | Northwestern | Dwayne Stanhope grabs the defensive rebound | 45-45 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:19 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos evades the doubleteam and hits a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Kenneth Henderson | 45-47 |
| 00:04 | Illinois | Robert Taylor misses short on a floater in the paint but he's hacked by Gary Chevalier - foul #3 on Gary Chevalier, team foul #8 | 45-47 |
| 00:04 | Illinois | Robert Taylor misses the 1st free throw | 45-47 |
| 00:04 | Illinois | Robert Taylor misses the 2nd free throw | 45-47 |
| 00:04 | Northwestern | Dwayne Stanhope pulls down the rebound | 45-47 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:02 | Northwestern | Dwayne Stanhope is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Taylor - foul #2 on Robert Taylor, team foul #9 | 45-47 |
| 00:02 | Northwestern | Dwayne Stanhope makes the 1st free throw | 45-48 |
| 00:02 | Northwestern | Dwayne Stanhope makes the 2nd free throw | 45-49 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Shannon Sanders misses long on a halfcourt shot | 45-49 |