| Player | Minutes | NU pts | ILL pts | Raw +/- | Player Adjust | Net +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicholson | 25 | 49 | 31 | +18 | +4.1 | +22.1 |
| Barnhizer | 22 | 50 | 34 | +16 | +1.0 | +17.0 |
| Buie | 29 | 58 | 38 | +20 | -9.9 | +10.1 |
| Roper | 28 | 52 | 41 | +11 | -2.0 | +9.0 |
| Beran | 27 | 50 | 40 | +10 | -2.9 | +7.1 |
| Audige | 32 | 57 | 54 | +3 | +3.7 | +6.7 |
| Berry | 24 | 34 | 39 | -5 | +4.5 | -0.5 |
| Verhoeven | 12 | 15 | 23 | -8 | +1.4 | -6.6 |
Northwestern played its best when Nicholson and Barnhizer were in the game together, outscoring the Illini 30-15 over 13 minutes.
Audige had a very good game by traditional measures, scoring 21 points on 14 shots, with 4 steals, but NU only outscored the Illini 57-54 while Chase was on the court.
Surprisingly, NU outscored the Illini 16-6 in the 7+ minutes when Audige was on the bench.
When Audige and Berry were on the court together, NU was outscored 33 - 18 over 16 minutes.
This was almost entirely due to the 6.5 minutes they played with Verhoeven in which NU was outscored 17-4.