Final/OT
Illinois 21
(3-8, 1-7 Big Ten)
Northwestern 28
(6-5, 5-3 Big Ten)
12:00 PM ET, November 20, 2004
Ryan Field, EVANSTON, IL
4th Quarter Play by Play | ||||
| Illinois at 15:00 | ILL | NW | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st and 2 at NW 2 | Start of the 4th quarter. | 14 | 14 | |
| 1st and 2 at NW 2 | Pierre Thomas (ILL) rushed up the middle for no gain. | |||
| 2nd and 2 at NW 2 | Chris Pazan (ILL) pass incomplete to the right side. | |||
| 3rd and 2 at NW 2 | Pierre Thomas (ILL) rushed up the middle for no gain. | |||
| 4th and 2 at NW 2 | Steve Weatherford (ILL) rushed up the middle for a 2 yard touchdown. | 20 | 14 | |
| 0th and Goal at NW 0 | Extra point by Jason Reda (ILL) is good. | 21 | 14 | |
| 0th and Goal at NW 1 | Kickoff returned by Terrell Jordan (NU) for 36 yards. | |||
| Northwestern at 13:17 | ILL | NW | ||
| 1st and 10 at NW 37 | Noah Herron (NU) rushed up the middle for -4 yards. | 21 | 14 | |
| 2nd and 14 at NW 33 | Brett Basanez (NU) pass right side complete to Jonathan Fields (NU) for 11 yards. | |||
| 3rd and 3 at NW 44 | Brett Basanez (NU) pass incomplete across the middle. | |||
| 4th and 3 at NW 44 | Punt by Brian Huffman (NU) returned 13 yards by E.B. Halsey (ILL) to the Fighting Illini 32. | |||
| DRIVE TOTALS: 3 plays, 7 yards | ||||
| Illinois at 11:53 | ILL | NW | ||
| 1st and 10 at ILL 32 | Chris Pazan (ILL) pass right side complete to Pierre Thomas (ILL) for 1 yard. | 21 | 14 | |
| 2nd and 9 at ILL 33 | Pierre Thomas (ILL) rushed up the middle for 4 yards. | |||
| 3rd and 5 at ILL 37 | Fighting Illini timeout; 10:26 remaining 4th quarter | |||
| 3rd and 5 at ILL 37 | Chris Pazan (ILL) pass right side complete to Franklin Payne (ILL) for 10 yards. | |||
| 1st and 10 at ILL 47 | Pierre Thomas (ILL) rushed right side for 2 yards. | |||
| 2nd and 8 at ILL 49 | Pierre Thomas (ILL) rushed left side for 14 yards. | |||
| 1st and 10 at NW 37 | Chris Pazan (ILL) pass incomplete to the right side. | |||
| 2nd and 10 at NW 37 | Pierre Thomas (ILL) rushed left side for no gain. | |||
| 3rd and 10 at NW 37 | Chris Pazan (ILL) pass across the middle complete to Jason Davis (ILL) for -2 yards. | |||
| 4th and 12 at NW 39 | Punt by Steve Weatherford (ILL) no return by Wildcats. | |||
| DRIVE TOTALS: 8 plays, 31 yards | ||||
| Northwestern at 7:30 | ILL | NW | ||
| 1st and 10 at NW 6 | Brett Basanez (NU) pass left side complete to Shaun Herbert (NU) for 15 yards. | 21 | 14 | |
| 1st and 10 at NW 22 | Brett Basanez (NU) pass left side complete to Shaun Herbert (NU) for 15 yards. | |||
| 1st and 10 at NW 37 | Noah Herron (NU) rushed right side for 9 yards. | |||
| 2nd and 1 at NW 46 | Brett Basanez (NU) pass incomplete to the left side. | |||
| 3rd and 1 at NW 46 | Noah Herron (NU) rushed up the middle for -1 yards. | |||
| 4th and 2 at NW 45 | Noah Herron (NU) rushed up the middle for 3 yards. | |||
| 1st and 10 at NW 48 | Brett Basanez (NU) pass incomplete to the right side. | |||
| 2nd and 10 at NW 48 | Brett Basanez (NU) pass incomplete to the right side. | |||
| 3rd and 10 at NW 48 | Brett Basanez (NU) pass left side complete to Ashton Aikens (NU) for 4 yards. | |||
| 4th and 6 at ILL 48 | Punt by Brian Huffman (NU) no return by Fighting Illini. | |||
| DRIVE TOTALS: 9 plays, 42 yards | ||||
| Illinois at 4:19 | ILL | NW | ||
| 1st and 10 at ILL 20 | Pierre Thomas (ILL) rushed right side for -1 yards. | 21 | 14 | |
| 2nd and 11 at ILL 19 | Pierre Thomas (ILL) rushed up the middle for 1 yard. | |||
| 3rd and 10 at ILL 20 | Chris Pazan (ILL) pass right side complete to E.B. Halsey (ILL) for 5 yards. | |||
| 4th and 5 at ILL 25 | Wildcats timeout; 02:29 remaining 4th quarter | |||
| 4th and 5 at NW 27 | Punt by Steve Weatherford (ILL) returned 73 yards by Jeff Backes (NU) for a touchdown. | 21 | 20 | |
| DRIVE TOTALS: 0 plays, 73 yards | ||||
| Northwestern at 2:29 | ILL | NW | ||
| 0th and Goal at NW 0 | Extra point by Joel Howells (NU) is good. | 21 | 21 | |
| 0th and Goal at ILL 9 | Kickoff returned by Pierre Thomas (ILL) for 60 yards. | |||
| Illinois at 2:00 | ILL | NW | ||
| 1st and 10 at NW 31 | E.B. Halsey (ILL) rushed up the middle for 1 yard. | 21 | 21 | |
| 2nd and 9 at NW 30 | Pierre Thomas (ILL) rushed right side for 5 yards. | |||
| 3rd and 4 at NW 25 | Pierre Thomas (ILL) rushed up the middle for 7 yards. | |||
| 1st and 10 at NW 18 | Pierre Thomas (ILL) rushed up the middle for 4 yards. | |||
| 2nd and 6 at NW 14 | Fighting Illini timeout; 00:09 remaining 4th quarter | |||
| 2nd and 6 at NW 14 | Wildcats timeout; 00:09 remaining 4th quarter | |||
| 2nd and 6 at NW 14 | 31 yard field goal by Jason Reda (ILL) is no good. | |||
| DRIVE TOTALS: 5 plays, 17 yards | ||||
| Northwestern at 0:05 | ILL | NW | ||
| 1st and 10 at NW 14 | Brett Basanez (NU) rushed up the middle for -5 yards. | 21 | 21 | |
| 2nd and 15 at NW 15 | End of the 4th quarter. | |||
| DRIVE TOTALS: 1 play, 1 yards | ||||
