| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Dave Gerdes (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert Brinton (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Bandy (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Buddy Morgan (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Gayle Murphy (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bowling Green | PG - Luke Owens (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dwight Urbina (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Evans (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Canfield (fresh) C - Garry Roepke (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Bowling Green | George Evans inbounds the ball | 41-35 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Bowling Green | Bowling Green is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:42 | Bowling Green | Garry Roepke comes up short on the shot from the left block but he's fouled by Gayle Murphy - foul #2 on Gayle Murphy, team foul #1 | 41-35 |
| 19:42 | Bowling Green | Garry Roepke misses the 1st free throw | 41-35 |
| 19:42 | Bowling Green | Garry Roepke makes the 2nd free throw | 41-36 |
| 19:34 | Northwestern State | The pull-up jumper by Gayle Murphy is blocked by Garry Roepke | 41-36 |
| 19:32 | Bowling Green | Dwight Urbina grabs the board | 41-36 |
| 19:27 | Bowling Green | Luke Owens misses badly on the uncontested floater from the left side | 41-36 |
| 19:26 | Northwestern State | The rebound goes to Gayle Murphy | 41-36 |
| 19:20 | Northwestern State | Buddy Morgan is fouled on the floor by William Canfield - foul #1 on William Canfield, team foul #1 | 41-36 |
| 19:09 | Northwestern State | Robert Brinton can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 41-36 |
| 19:08 | Bowling Green | The rebound goes to George Evans | 41-36 |
| 18:47 | Bowling Green | Luke Owens blows the layup | 41-36 |
| 18:46 | Bowling Green | Garry Roepke tips it home | 41-38 |
| 18:23 | Northwestern State | George Evans is called for the reach on Robert Bandy - foul #2 on George Evans, team foul #2 | 41-38 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Joseph Topper (SG), Justin Kliebert (PF), David Shirley (C) Robert Brinton, Buddy Morgan, Gayle Murphy | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Anthony Peterson (SF) George Evans | |
| 18:09 | Northwestern State | Joseph Topper buries a runner from the left block | 43-38 |
| 17:46 | Bowling Green | William Canfield hits a shot from the right block set up by Dwight Urbina | 43-40 |
| 17:28 | Northwestern State | David Shirley misses the easy layup | 43-40 |
| 17:27 | Northwestern State | Justin Kliebert tips it back up and in | 45-40 |
| 17:25 | Bowling Green | Joseph Topper steals it from Anthony Peterson in the backcourt | 45-40 |
| 17:16 | Northwestern State | Joseph Topper can't finish the layup | 45-40 |
| 17:14 | Northwestern State | Justin Kliebert tips it back up and in | 47-40 |
| 16:57 | Bowling Green | William Canfield is whistled for traveling | 47-40 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Luis Griswold (PG), Robert Brinton (SG), Buddy Morgan (PF), Gayle Murphy (C) Dave Gerdes, Robert Bandy, Justin Kliebert, David Shirley | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | David King (PG), George Evans (SF), David Losoya (PF), Lee McCaine (C) Luke Owens, Dwight Urbina, William Canfield, Garry Roepke | |
| 16:42 | Northwestern State | Luis Griswold misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 47-40 |
| 16:41 | Bowling Green | The rebound goes to David King | 47-40 |
| 16:35 | Bowling Green | Anthony Peterson is whistled for a carry | 47-40 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Robert Matthews (SF) Joseph Topper | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Luke Owens (PG) Anthony Peterson | |
| 16:18 | Northwestern State | Robert Brinton lays it up and in set up by Luis Griswold | 49-40 |
| 15:56 | Bowling Green | Luke Owens misses the wide open jump hook from the baseline | 49-40 |
| 15:54 | Northwestern State | Robert Matthews snags the defensive board | 49-40 |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Luis Griswold (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Brinton (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Matthews (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Buddy Morgan (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Gayle Murphy (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bowling Green | PG - Luke Owens (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - David King (fresh) 7 pts. SF - George Evans (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Losoya (fresh) C - Lee McCaine (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:35 | Northwestern State | George Evans steals the ball from Buddy Morgan | 49-40 |
| 15:15 | Bowling Green | David King clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 49-40 |
| 15:13 | Northwestern State | Buddy Morgan grabs the board | 49-40 |
| 15:09 | Northwestern State | Luis Griswold hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 49-40 |
| 15:07 | Northwestern State | Gayle Murphy grabs the offensive board | 49-40 |
| 14:42 | Northwestern State | Gayle Murphy hits a jump hook in the paint | 51-40 |
| 14:29 | Bowling Green | David King can't connect on a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Robert Brinton - foul #2 on Robert Brinton, team foul #2 | 51-40 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Dave Gerdes (PG), Joseph Topper (SG), Robert Bandy (SF), Justin Kliebert (PF), David Shirley (C) Luis Griswold, Robert Brinton, Robert Matthews, Buddy Morgan, Gayle Murphy | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Malcolm Schneider (SG), Anthony Peterson (SF), William Canfield (PF), Garry Roepke (C) Luke Owens, George Evans, David Losoya, Lee McCaine | |
| 14:29 | Bowling Green | David King makes the 1st free throw | 51-41 |
| 14:29 | Bowling Green | David King makes the 2nd free throw | 51-42 |
| 14:11 | Northwestern State | Dave Gerdes can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 51-42 |
| 14:09 | Northwestern State | Justin Kliebert snags the offensive board | 51-42 |
| 13:57 | Northwestern State | Dave Gerdes can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 51-42 |
| 13:56 | Bowling Green | The rebound goes to Garry Roepke | 51-42 |
| 13:51 | Bowling Green | Dave Gerdes takes the ball from Malcolm Schneider in the backcourt | 51-42 |
| 13:32 | Northwestern State | Justin Kliebert is fouled on the floor by Anthony Peterson - foul #3 on Anthony Peterson, team foul #3 | 51-42 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Dwight Urbina (PG), Randy Booker (PF) David King, William Canfield | |
| 13:26 | Northwestern State | Justin Kliebert can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 51-42 |
| 13:24 | Bowling Green | The rebound goes to Garry Roepke | 51-42 |
| 13:06 | Bowling Green | Anthony Peterson misses badly on the uncontested 3 from the left wing | 51-42 |
| 13:05 | Northwestern State | Justin Kliebert grabs the board | 51-42 |
| 12:53 | Northwestern State | Joseph Topper misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 51-42 |
| 12:52 | Bowling Green | Malcolm Schneider grabs the defensive rebound | 51-42 |
| 12:34 | Bowling Green | Justin Kliebert denies the turnaround by Anthony Peterson | 51-42 |
| 12:32 | Northwestern State | Justin Kliebert grabs the defensive rebound | 51-42 |
| 12:09 | Northwestern State | David Shirley drills a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Dave Gerdes and he's hacked by Randy Booker - foul #1 on Randy Booker, team foul #4 | 53-42 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Luis Griswold (PG), Robert Matthews (SG), Buddy Morgan (PF) Dave Gerdes, Joseph Topper, Justin Kliebert | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | William Canfield (PF), Lee McCaine (C) Anthony Peterson, Garry Roepke | |
| 12:09 | Northwestern State | David Shirley misses the free throw | 53-42 |
| 12:09 | Bowling Green | The rebound goes to Randy Booker | 53-42 |
| 11:49 | Bowling Green | William Canfield drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Dwight Urbina | 53-44 |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Luis Griswold (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Matthews (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Bandy (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Buddy Morgan (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - David Shirley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Bowling Green | PG - Dwight Urbina (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Malcolm Schneider (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Randy Booker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Canfield (fresh) 4 pts. C - Lee McCaine (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:33 | Northwestern State | David Shirley buries a 3 pointer from the right corner | 56-44 |
| 11:25 | Bowling Green | William Canfield scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Dwight Urbina | 56-46 |
| 11:07 | Northwestern State | Robert Matthews can't connect on a runner from the left block | 56-46 |
| 11:05 | Bowling Green | William Canfield gets the rebound | 56-46 |
| 10:57 | Bowling Green | Dwight Urbina misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 56-46 |
| 10:55 | Northwestern State | Robert Bandy grabs the board | 56-46 |
| 10:42 | Northwestern State | Robert Matthews buries a fadeaway from the left wing | 58-46 |
| 10:15 | Bowling Green | Malcolm Schneider misses short on an open floater from the free throw line | 58-46 |
| 10:13 | Bowling Green | Randy Booker pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-46 |
| 09:58 | Bowling Green | Randy Booker misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 58-46 |
| 09:56 | Northwestern State | Buddy Morgan pulls down the rebound | 58-46 |
| 09:28 | Northwestern State | Robert Bandy misses the lay-in | 58-46 |
| 09:26 | Bowling Green | Lee McCaine gets the rebound | 58-46 |
| 09:11 | Bowling Green | Dwight Urbina can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 58-46 |
| 09:10 | Northwestern State | Robert Matthews grabs the defensive rebound | 58-46 |
| 08:57 | Northwestern State | Buddy Morgan buries a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Luis Griswold | 60-46 |
| 08:29 | Bowling Green | Malcolm Schneider can't connect on a jumper in the paint | 60-46 |
| 08:28 | Bowling Green | The offensive rebound goes to William Canfield | 60-46 |
| 08:23 | Bowling Green | Malcolm Schneider is fouled on the floor by David Shirley - foul #1 on David Shirley, team foul #3 | 60-46 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Dave Gerdes (PG), Robert Brinton (SG), Joseph Topper (SF), Justin Kliebert (PF), Gayle Murphy (C) Luis Griswold, Robert Matthews, Robert Bandy, Buddy Morgan, David Shirley | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Luke Owens (PG), David King (SG), George Evans (SF), David Losoya (PF), Garry Roepke (C) Dwight Urbina, Malcolm Schneider, Randy Booker, William Canfield, Lee McCaine | |
| 08:06 | Bowling Green | Garry Roepke banks in the layup | 60-48 |
| 07:54 | Northwestern State | Gayle Murphy scores on a driving attempt in the paint | 62-48 |
| 07:34 | Bowling Green | George Evans misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 62-48 |
| 07:32 | Northwestern State | Robert Brinton grabs the defensive rebound | 62-48 |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Dave Gerdes (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Brinton (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Topper (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. PF - Justin Kliebert (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Gayle Murphy (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bowling Green | PG - Luke Owens (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - David King (fresh) 9 pts. SF - George Evans (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - David Losoya (fresh) C - Garry Roepke (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:17 | Northwestern State | Gayle Murphy hits a floater from close range set up by Dave Gerdes | 64-48 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Bowling Green | Bowling Green is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 07:04 | Bowling Green | Garry Roepke is denied on a layup by Joseph Topper | 64-48 |
| 07:02 | Bowling Green | David Losoya grabs the offensive board | 64-48 |
| 06:36 | Bowling Green | David King hits a wide open jumpshot from the right side set up by Garry Roepke | 64-50 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Bowling Green | Bowling Green is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 06:09 | Northwestern State | Gayle Murphy can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Garry Roepke - foul #2 on Garry Roepke, team foul #5 | 64-50 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Stanley Brunelle (PG), Robert Bandy (SF), Buddy Morgan (PF) Dave Gerdes, Joseph Topper, Justin Kliebert | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Malcolm Schneider (SG), Anthony Peterson (SF), William Canfield (PF) David King, George Evans, David Losoya | |
| 06:09 | Northwestern State | Gayle Murphy misses the 1st free throw | 64-50 |
| 06:09 | Northwestern State | Gayle Murphy makes the 2nd free throw | 65-50 |
| 06:05 | Bowling Green | Luke Owens is hacked by Stanley Brunelle in the backcourt - foul #1 on Stanley Brunelle, team foul #4 | 65-50 |
| 05:59 | Bowling Green | William Canfield misses short on an open jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Buddy Morgan - foul #2 on Buddy Morgan, team foul #5 | 65-50 |
| 05:59 | Bowling Green | William Canfield misses the 1st free throw | 65-50 |
| 05:59 | Bowling Green | William Canfield makes the 2nd free throw | 65-51 |
| 05:40 | Northwestern State | William Canfield is called for the reach on Stanley Brunelle - foul #2 on William Canfield, team foul #6 | 65-51 |
| 05:20 | Northwestern State | Robert Bandy scores on a fadeaway from the left side set up by Buddy Morgan | 67-51 |
| 05:18 | Bowling Green | Stanley Brunelle is called for the reach on Luke Owens in the backcourt - foul #2 on Stanley Brunelle, team foul #6 | 67-51 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Luis Griswold (PG) Stanley Brunelle | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | | |
| 05:09 | Bowling Green | Anthony Peterson clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 67-51 |
| 05:08 | Bowling Green | Garry Roepke hits the follow up shot | 67-53 |
| 04:43 | Northwestern State | Robert Bandy double dribbles | 67-53 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Dave Gerdes (PG), Joseph Topper (SF), Justin Kliebert (PF) Robert Brinton, Robert Bandy, Buddy Morgan | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | | |
| 04:40 | Bowling Green | Luke Owens throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 67-53 |
| 04:22 | Northwestern State | Dave Gerdes drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 69-53 |
| 04:13 | Bowling Green | Garry Roepke clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 69-53 |
| 04:11 | Northwestern State | Justin Kliebert gets the rebound | 69-53 |
| 03:50 | Northwestern State | Justin Kliebert drills a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Dave Gerdes | 71-53 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Bowling Green | Bowling Green is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:42 | Bowling Green | Luke Owens misses the 3 from straight away | 71-53 |
| 03:41 | Northwestern State | Justin Kliebert grabs the board | 71-53 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Bowling Green | Bowling Green is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:18 | Northwestern State | Gayle Murphy misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 71-53 |
| 03:16 | Bowling Green | William Canfield grabs the defensive rebound | 71-53 |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Dave Gerdes (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Luis Griswold (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Joseph Topper (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. PF - Justin Kliebert (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. C - Gayle Murphy (tiring) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bowling Green | PG - Luke Owens (tiring) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Malcolm Schneider (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Anthony Peterson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - William Canfield (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Garry Roepke (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 02:59 | Bowling Green | Luis Griswold steps in front of the Luke Owens pass | 71-53 |
| 02:56 | Northwestern State | Luis Griswold lays it in | 73-53 |
| 02:52 | Bowling Green | William Canfield loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 73-53 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Stanley Brunelle (PG), Robert Matthews (SG), David Shirley (C) Dave Gerdes, Luis Griswold, Gayle Murphy | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Dwight Urbina (PG), David King (SG), David Losoya (PF), Lee McCaine (C) Luke Owens, Malcolm Schneider, William Canfield, Garry Roepke | |
| 02:25 | Northwestern State | Anthony Peterson steals the ball from Robert Matthews | 73-53 |
| 02:21 | Bowling Green | David Losoya's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 73-53 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Randy Booker (SF) Anthony Peterson | |
| 01:55 | Northwestern State | David Shirley can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 73-53 |
| 01:54 | Northwestern State | Stanley Brunelle tips it but misses | 73-53 |
| 01:53 | Bowling Green | Dwight Urbina snags the defensive board | 73-53 |
| 01:44 | Bowling Green | David King misses short on a shot from the right side | 73-53 |
| 01:43 | Northwestern State | Justin Kliebert snags the defensive board | 73-53 |
| 01:22 | Northwestern State | Stanley Brunelle is called for traveling | 73-53 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Luis Griswold (PG) Stanley Brunelle | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Anthony Peterson (SF) Randy Booker | |
| 01:08 | Bowling Green | Anthony Peterson buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 73-56 |
| 00:55 | Northwestern State | Joseph Topper blows the layup | 73-56 |
| 00:54 | Bowling Green | The rebound goes to David Losoya | 73-56 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Bowling Green | Bowling Green is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:52 | Bowling Green | Dwight Urbina's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 73-56 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Bowling Green | Bowling Green is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:23 | Northwestern State | Luis Griswold is fouled on the floor by Lee McCaine - foul #1 on Lee McCaine, team foul #7 | 73-56 |
| 00:23 | Northwestern State | Luis Griswold makes the 1st free throw | 74-56 |
| 00:23 | Northwestern State | Luis Griswold makes the 2nd free throw | 75-56 |
| 00:19 | Bowling Green | David King hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 75-56 |
| 00:18 | Northwestern State | Robert Matthews grabs the board | 75-56 |
| 00:00 | Northwestern State | Luis Griswold runs out the clock | 75-56 |