Belt game 1,741 · February 15, 2006
Illinois take the belt
Illinois beat Northwestern 63–47 at home to start reign 488 of the College Basketball belt, the 11th for the program.
Northwestern had held it since February 8, 2006, with 1 defense over 7 days.
Illinois held it for 6 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Michigan on February 21, 2006.
488Reign number
11Team's reign
1Defenses
6Days held
Box score
Illinois
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rich McBride | 34 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6-10 | 4-8 | 1-2 |
| Dee Brown | 34 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6-14 | 2-8 | 2-2 |
| Brian Randle | 37 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4-5 | 0-1 | 2-4 |
| Warren Carter | 20 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 4-6 |
| James Augustine | 37 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-1 |
| Shaun Pruitt | 12 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Marcus Arnold | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jamar Smith | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| Chester Frazier | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Calvin Brock | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Northwestern
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mohamed Hachad | 30 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6-11 | 3-4 | 2-3 |
| Vince Scott | 26 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3-4 | 3-3 | 2-2 |
| Craig Moore | 34 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3-9 | 2-8 | 0-0 |
| Tim Doyle | 26 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 3-4 |
| Evan Seacat | 17 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 2-2 |
| Sterling Williams | 27 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Bernard Cote | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| Jean-Marc Melchior | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Patrick Houlihan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-2 |
| Justin Hoeveler | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Joe Kennedy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Michael Jenkins | 19 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: CollegeBasketballData.com.