| Player | Minutes | NU pts | ILL pts | Team +/- | Player Adj | Net +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pete Nance | 22 | 35 | 35 | +0 | +0.3 | +0.3 |
| Ryan Young | 21 | 33 | 39 | -6 | -3.2 | -9.2 |
| Boo Buie | 31 | 44 | 51 | -7 | -4.5 | -11.5 |
| Chase Audige | 31 | 45 | 58 | -13 | -2.0 | -15.0 |
| Robbie Beran | 20 | 32 | 32 | +0 | +2.3 | +2.3 |
| Julian Roper | 13 | 13 | 18 | -5 | +4.6 | -0.4 |
| Ty Berry | 20 | 39 | 35 | +4 | +7.7 | +11.7 |
| Ryan Greer | 16 | 33 | 34 | -1 | -6.4 | -7.4 |
| Elyjah Williams | 10 | 14 | 21 | -7 | -0.8 | -7.8 |
| Casey Simmons | 13 | 29 | 19 | +10 | +2.4 | +12.4 |
| Matt Nicholson | 1 | 3 | 3 | +0 | -0.4 | -0.4 |
Not a good game for Audige or Buie. Young, Greer and Williams struggled as well. Ty Berry continued his yo-yo season, this time with a strong performance.
Casey Simmons re-appeared in the lineup after many games of inactivity and helped spark a second half rally.
Ten guys played 10 minutes or more.
Collins benched Julian Roper with 15:44 to play. Elyjah Williams with 13:48 to play. Ryan Greer with 10:20 to play.
After Beran fouled out with 2:57 to play, Collins went with 4 guards the rest of the way - Buie, Audige, Berry and Simmons.
Berry and Simmons hadn't played in the last 5 minutes in any of the 6 previous competitive games.
The people's choice (Nance with Young) played 4:24 together and got outscored 8-7.
The "starters" (Nance, Beran, Roper, Buie, Audige) played 6:00 together and got outscored 9-6.