EVANSTON—Myke Henry made one of two free throws with 6 seconds left and Meyers Leonard blocked a shot just before the buzzer as Illinois pulled out a 57-56 victory over Northwestern on Wednesday night.Leonard hit a free throw with 29 seconds left to put the Illini up 56-54, but Northwestern’s Drew Crawford tied it on a tip with 17 seconds remaining.After Brandon Paul drove but couldn’t connect, Henry was fouled on a rebound follow-up. He made one free throw but missed the second.Crawford rebounded and tried to drive the length of the floor, but the 7-foot-1 Leonard swatted the shot away.Leonard led the Illini (13-3, 2-1 Big Ten) with 12 points. Paul and Joseph Bertrand added 10 each.Shurna, the Big Ten’s leading scorer at 18.6 for Northwestern (11-4, 1-2), had 17 first-half points but just the three in the second under tough defense from Paul.