| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Joel Herman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Yuri Ziek (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roberto Conti (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Douglas Sanders (fresh) 4 pts. C - Oscar Ortiz (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas A&M | PG - Justin Griffith (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Felix Backstrom (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SF - Edward Pettie (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Henry Landreneau (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Keith Kern (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Texas A&M | Edward Pettie inbounds the ball | 31-33 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Texas A&M | Texas A&M is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:57 | Texas A&M | Felix Backstrom is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Felix Backstrom, team foul #1 | 31-33 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Jason Kwan (SF) Felix Backstrom | |
| 19:44 | Northwestern | Yuri Ziek connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Oscar Ortiz | 34-33 |
| 19:22 | Texas A&M | Henry Landreneau misses short on a shot from the right block but the foul's on Douglas Sanders - foul #2 on Douglas Sanders, team foul #1 | 34-33 |
| 19:22 | Texas A&M | Henry Landreneau misses the 1st free throw | 34-33 |
| 19:22 | Texas A&M | Henry Landreneau makes the 2nd free throw | 34-34 |
| 19:10 | Northwestern | Joel Herman travels with the ball | 34-34 |
| 19:08 | Texas A&M | Henry Landreneau is hacked by Yuri Ziek in the backcourt - foul #2 on Yuri Ziek, team foul #2 | 34-34 |
| 18:54 | Texas A&M | Jason Kwan is denied on a dunk by Douglas Sanders | 34-34 |
| 18:53 | Texas A&M | Henry Landreneau tips it home | 34-36 |
| 18:37 | Northwestern | Yuri Ziek misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 34-36 |
| 18:36 | Texas A&M | Keith Kern pulls down the rebound | 34-36 |
| 18:34 | Texas A&M | Roberto Conti picks off the pass by Jason Kwan in the backcourt | 34-36 |
| 18:32 | Northwestern | Joel Herman lays it up and in on a nice dish by Roberto Conti | 36-36 |
| 18:19 | Texas A&M | Henry Landreneau misses the dunk | 36-36 |
| 18:18 | Northwestern | Douglas Sanders grabs the board | 36-36 |
| 18:14 | Northwestern | Yuri Ziek loses the ball out of bounds | 36-36 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Enam Africa (PG), Robert Deitz (SG), Diego Ayala (SF), Ivan Zervas (PF), Theodore Green (C) Joel Herman, Yuri Ziek, Roberto Conti, Douglas Sanders, Oscar Ortiz | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Felix Backstrom (SG), Ben Brown (PF) Edward Pettie, Keith Kern | |
| 18:12 | Texas A&M | Felix Backstrom is hacked by Robert Deitz in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Deitz, team foul #3 | 36-36 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Roberto Conti (SF) Robert Deitz | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | | |
| 18:01 | Texas A&M | Henry Landreneau can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block | 36-36 |
| 17:59 | Texas A&M | The offensive rebound goes to Henry Landreneau | 36-36 |
| 17:38 | Texas A&M | Justin Griffith misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 36-36 |
| 17:37 | Northwestern | Ivan Zervas snags the defensive board | 36-36 |
| 17:29 | Northwestern | Roberto Conti buries a shot from close range | 38-36 |
| 17:17 | Texas A&M | Jason Kwan makes the jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Felix Backstrom | 38-38 |
| 17:12 | Northwestern | Enam Africa knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane and he's hacked by Justin Griffith - foul #1 on Justin Griffith, team foul #2 | 40-38 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Yuri Ziek (SG), Douglas Sanders (PF) Roberto Conti, Theodore Green | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Edward Pettie (SG), Bert Waller (SF), Keith Kern (C) Felix Backstrom, Jason Kwan, Ben Brown | |
| 17:12 | Northwestern | Enam Africa misses the free throw | 40-38 |
| 17:12 | Texas A&M | Henry Landreneau grabs the defensive rebound | 40-38 |
| 17:02 | Texas A&M | Bert Waller is called for 10 seconds | 40-38 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Joel Herman (PG) Enam Africa | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Jason Kwan (SF) Bert Waller | |
| 16:48 | Northwestern | Joel Herman hits a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Diego Ayala | 42-38 |
| 16:28 | Texas A&M | Douglas Sanders steals it from Justin Griffith | 42-38 |
| 16:21 | Northwestern | Yuri Ziek double dribbles | 42-38 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Roberto Conti (SF), Oscar Ortiz (C) Diego Ayala, Ivan Zervas | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Felix Backstrom (SG), Bert Waller (SF), Ben Brown (PF) Edward Pettie, Jason Kwan, Keith Kern | |
| 16:19 | Texas A&M | Yuri Ziek is called for the reach on Felix Backstrom in the backcourt - foul #3 on Yuri Ziek, team foul #4 | 42-38 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Diego Ayala (SG) Yuri Ziek | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | | |
| 16:11 | Texas A&M | Henry Landreneau makes the driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Justin Griffith and he's fouled by Joel Herman - foul #1 on Joel Herman, team foul #5 | 42-40 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Edward Pettie (SG) Felix Backstrom | |
| 16:11 | Texas A&M | Henry Landreneau misses the free throw | 42-40 |
| 16:11 | Northwestern | Oscar Ortiz snags the defensive board | 42-40 |
| 15:55 | Northwestern | Ben Brown is called for the reach on Douglas Sanders - foul #4 on Ben Brown, team foul #3 | 42-40 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Enam Africa (PG), Andrew Bullock (SG), Theodore Green (SF) Joel Herman, Diego Ayala, Roberto Conti | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Felix Backstrom (SG), Keith Kern (C) Edward Pettie, Ben Brown | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Enam Africa (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Andrew Bullock (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Theodore Green (fresh) PF - Douglas Sanders (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Oscar Ortiz (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas A&M | PG - Justin Griffith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Felix Backstrom (fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. SF - Bert Waller (fresh) PF - Henry Landreneau (tiring) 11 pts. 9 reb. C - Keith Kern (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:40 | Northwestern | Douglas Sanders comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 42-40 |
| 15:38 | Northwestern | Andrew Bullock grabs the offensive rebound | 42-40 |
| 15:25 | Northwestern | Enam Africa throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-40 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Yuri Ziek (SF) Oscar Ortiz | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Edward Pettie (SG), Jason Kwan (SF) Felix Backstrom, Bert Waller | |
| 15:11 | Texas A&M | Edward Pettie is alone and drills a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Jason Kwan | 42-43 |
| 14:51 | Northwestern | Henry Landreneau is called for the reach on Theodore Green - foul #1 on Henry Landreneau, team foul #4 | 42-43 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Deitz (PG), Oscar Ortiz (C) Enam Africa, Theodore Green | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Felix Backstrom (PG), Bert Waller (SF), Ben Brown (PF) Justin Griffith, Jason Kwan, Keith Kern | |
| 14:41 | Northwestern | Douglas Sanders's pass is intercepted by Ben Brown | 42-43 |
| 14:35 | Texas A&M | Felix Backstrom is alone and drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Edward Pettie | 42-46 |
| 14:30 | Northwestern | Yuri Ziek misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 42-46 |
| 14:28 | Northwestern | Douglas Sanders grabs the offensive board | 42-46 |
| 14:19 | Northwestern | A charge is called on Andrew Bullock - foul #4 on Andrew Bullock, team foul #6 | 42-46 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Joel Herman (PG), Roberto Conti (SF), Ivan Zervas (PF) Andrew Bullock, Yuri Ziek, Douglas Sanders | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Justin Griffith (PG), Jason Kwan (SF), Keith Kern (C) Edward Pettie, Bert Waller, Ben Brown | |
| 14:07 | Texas A&M | Oscar Ortiz is called for the reach on Keith Kern - foul #1 on Oscar Ortiz, team foul #7 | 42-46 |
| 14:07 | Texas A&M | Keith Kern makes the 1st free throw | 42-47 |
| 14:07 | Texas A&M | Keith Kern misses the 2nd free throw | 42-47 |
| 14:07 | Northwestern | Ivan Zervas gets the rebound | 42-47 |
| 14:01 | Northwestern | Roberto Conti drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Joel Herman | 45-47 |
| 13:53 | Texas A&M | Ivan Zervas blocks the short jumper by Jason Kwan | 45-47 |
| 13:51 | Northwestern | Robert Deitz pulls down the rebound | 45-47 |
| 13:42 | Northwestern | Joel Herman is fouled on the floor by Justin Griffith - foul #2 on Justin Griffith, team foul #5 | 45-47 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Diego Ayala (SG) Robert Deitz | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Edward Pettie (SF), Ben Brown (PF) Jason Kwan, Keith Kern | |
| 13:33 | Northwestern | Oscar Ortiz misses short on a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Felix Backstrom - foul #2 on Felix Backstrom, team foul #6 | 45-47 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Jason Kwan (SF) Felix Backstrom | |
| 13:33 | Northwestern | Oscar Ortiz makes the 1st free throw | 46-47 |
| 13:33 | Northwestern | Oscar Ortiz makes the 2nd free throw | 47-47 |
| 13:29 | Texas A&M | Diego Ayala takes the ball from Edward Pettie in the backcourt | 47-47 |
| 13:17 | Northwestern | Joel Herman misses short on a shot from the left wing | 47-47 |
| 13:16 | Texas A&M | Edward Pettie pulls down the rebound | 47-47 |
| 12:50 | Texas A&M | Henry Landreneau misses the jump hook from the right block | 47-47 |
| 12:49 | Northwestern | Oscar Ortiz gets the rebound | 47-47 |
| 12:41 | Northwestern | Joel Herman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-47 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Enam Africa (PG), Yuri Ziek (SG), Douglas Sanders (PF), Theodore Green (C) Joel Herman, Diego Ayala, Ivan Zervas, Oscar Ortiz | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Felix Backstrom (SG), Keith Kern (C) Jason Kwan, Ben Brown | |
| 12:30 | Texas A&M | Felix Backstrom misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-47 |
| 12:28 | Northwestern | Yuri Ziek pulls down the rebound | 47-47 |
| 12:22 | Northwestern | Douglas Sanders misses short on a fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by Henry Landreneau - foul #2 on Henry Landreneau, team foul #7 | 47-47 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Deitz (SG) Roberto Conti | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Bert Waller (SF) Edward Pettie | |
| 12:22 | Northwestern | Douglas Sanders makes the 1st free throw | 48-47 |
| 12:22 | Northwestern | Douglas Sanders makes the 2nd free throw | 49-47 |
| 12:02 | Texas A&M | Felix Backstrom misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 49-47 |
| 12:01 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Douglas Sanders | 49-47 |
| 11:57 | Northwestern | Yuri Ziek drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 51-47 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Enam Africa (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Robert Deitz (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Yuri Ziek (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Douglas Sanders (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Theodore Green (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Texas A&M | PG - Justin Griffith (tiring) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Felix Backstrom (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 4 ast. SF - Bert Waller (fresh) PF - Henry Landreneau (tired) 11 pts. 9 reb. C - Keith Kern (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:41 | Texas A&M | Felix Backstrom is hacked by Douglas Sanders - foul #3 on Douglas Sanders, team foul #8 | 51-47 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Diego Ayala (SF), Oscar Ortiz (C) Enam Africa, Theodore Green | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Edward Pettie (SG), Jason Kwan (SF) Bert Waller, Keith Kern | |
| 11:41 | Texas A&M | Felix Backstrom makes the 1st free throw | 51-48 |
| 11:41 | Texas A&M | Felix Backstrom makes the 2nd free throw | 51-49 |
| 11:19 | Northwestern | Oscar Ortiz makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Yuri Ziek | 54-49 |
| 11:00 | Texas A&M | Jason Kwan buries a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Justin Griffith | 54-51 |
| 10:45 | Northwestern | Douglas Sanders misses short on a jumper from the right side | 54-51 |
| 10:44 | Northwestern | Diego Ayala tips it home | 56-51 |
| 10:26 | Texas A&M | Henry Landreneau is whistled for traveling | 56-51 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Joel Herman (PG), Roberto Conti (SF), Ivan Zervas (C) Robert Deitz, Diego Ayala, Oscar Ortiz | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Bert Waller (SF), Ben Brown (PF), Keith Kern (C) Justin Griffith, Jason Kwan, Henry Landreneau | |
| 10:09 | Northwestern | Roberto Conti can't connect on a shot in the paint | 56-51 |
| 10:07 | Texas A&M | Keith Kern snags the defensive board | 56-51 |
| 10:03 | Texas A&M | Edward Pettie is fouled in the backcourt by Yuri Ziek - foul #4 on Yuri Ziek, team foul #9 | 56-51 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Enam Africa (PG), Diego Ayala (SG) Joel Herman, Yuri Ziek | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Justin Griffith (PG), Jason Kwan (SF) Bert Waller, Ben Brown | |
| 10:03 | Texas A&M | Edward Pettie makes the 1st free throw | 56-52 |
| 10:03 | Texas A&M | Edward Pettie makes the 2nd free throw | 56-53 |
| 09:45 | Northwestern | Diego Ayala comes up short on the jumper from the baseline but the foul's on Keith Kern - foul #2 on Keith Kern, team foul #8 | 56-53 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Bert Waller (SF), Ben Brown (PF), Henry Landreneau (C) Felix Backstrom, Jason Kwan, Keith Kern | |
| 09:45 | Northwestern | Diego Ayala makes the 1st free throw | 57-53 |
| 09:45 | Northwestern | Diego Ayala misses the 2nd free throw | 57-53 |
| 09:45 | Texas A&M | Henry Landreneau pulls down the rebound | 57-53 |
| 09:32 | Texas A&M | Douglas Sanders is called for the reach on Ben Brown - foul #4 on Douglas Sanders, team foul #10 | 57-53 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Theodore Green (C) Douglas Sanders | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Felix Backstrom (SG), Jason Kwan (SF) Edward Pettie, Bert Waller | |
| 09:32 | Texas A&M | Ben Brown misses the 1st free throw | 57-53 |
| 09:32 | Texas A&M | Ben Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 57-54 |
| 09:20 | Northwestern | Ivan Zervas can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 57-54 |
| 09:19 | Northwestern | Theodore Green tips it back up and in | 59-54 |
| 08:59 | Texas A&M | Ben Brown misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 59-54 |
| 08:57 | Northwestern | Roberto Conti pulls down the rebound | 59-54 |
| 08:53 | Northwestern | Roberto Conti misses the shot from the free throw line | 59-54 |
| 08:52 | Texas A&M | Ben Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 59-54 |
| 08:49 | Texas A&M | Enam Africa steals the ball from Felix Backstrom in the backcourt | 59-54 |
| 08:41 | Northwestern | Theodore Green scores on a runner in the lane set up by Roberto Conti and he's hacked by Henry Landreneau - foul #3 on Henry Landreneau, team foul #9 | 61-54 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Joel Herman (PG) Enam Africa | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Edward Pettie (SG), Bert Waller (SF), Keith Kern (C) Felix Backstrom, Jason Kwan, Ben Brown | |
| 08:41 | Northwestern | Theodore Green makes the free throw | 62-54 |
| 08:16 | Texas A&M | Theodore Green swats the short shot by Henry Landreneau | 62-54 |
| 08:14 | Texas A&M | Keith Kern misses the tip | 62-54 |
| 08:12 | Northwestern | Ivan Zervas grabs the board | 62-54 |
| 07:57 | Northwestern | Roberto Conti misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Henry Landreneau - foul #4 on Henry Landreneau, team foul #10 | 62-54 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Yuri Ziek (PG), Andrew Bullock (SG), Douglas Sanders (PF), Oscar Ortiz (C) Joel Herman, Diego Ayala, Ivan Zervas, Theodore Green | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Felix Backstrom (PG), Jason Kwan (SF), Ben Brown (PF) Justin Griffith, Bert Waller, Henry Landreneau | |
| 07:57 | Northwestern | Roberto Conti makes the 1st free throw | 63-54 |
| 07:57 | Northwestern | Roberto Conti misses the 2nd free throw | 63-54 |
| 07:57 | Texas A&M | The rebound goes to Edward Pettie | 63-54 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Yuri Ziek (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Andrew Bullock (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Roberto Conti (tiring) 9 pts. PF - Douglas Sanders (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. C - Oscar Ortiz (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas A&M | PG - Felix Backstrom (tiring) 20 pts. 4 ast. SG - Edward Pettie (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jason Kwan (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Ben Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Keith Kern (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:38 | Texas A&M | Felix Backstrom buries a 3 from the left corner set up by Edward Pettie | 63-57 |
| 07:33 | Northwestern | Andrew Bullock throws a bad pass out of bounds | 63-57 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Joel Herman (PG) Roberto Conti | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Justin Griffith (PG), Henry Landreneau (C) Jason Kwan, Keith Kern | |
| 07:31 | Texas A&M | Joel Herman is called for the reach on Felix Backstrom in the backcourt - foul #2 on Joel Herman, team foul #11 | 63-57 |
| 07:31 | Texas A&M | Felix Backstrom makes the 1st free throw | 63-58 |
| 07:31 | Texas A&M | Felix Backstrom makes the 2nd free throw | 63-59 |
| 07:09 | Northwestern | Yuri Ziek misses the easy layup | 63-59 |
| 07:08 | Texas A&M | Ben Brown snags the defensive board | 63-59 |
| 06:49 | Texas A&M | Edward Pettie connects on the floater from the left wing on a great pass from Felix Backstrom and he's hacked by Oscar Ortiz - foul #2 on Oscar Ortiz, team foul #12 | 63-61 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Deitz (PG) Joel Herman | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Jason Kwan (SF) Felix Backstrom | |
| 06:49 | Texas A&M | Edward Pettie makes the free throw | 63-62 |
| 06:34 | Northwestern | Douglas Sanders hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Oscar Ortiz | 66-62 |
| 06:13 | Texas A&M | Henry Landreneau buries a jump hook from the right block set up by Justin Griffith | 66-64 |
| 05:51 | Northwestern | Andrew Bullock can't connect on a runner from the baseline | 66-64 |
| 05:49 | Northwestern | Andrew Bullock tips it back up and in | 68-64 |
| 05:28 | Texas A&M | Ben Brown connects on the open fadeaway near the basket set up by Jason Kwan | 68-66 |
| 05:17 | Northwestern | Douglas Sanders can't connect on a shot in the paint | 68-66 |
| 05:16 | Texas A&M | Justin Griffith pulls down the rebound | 68-66 |
| 04:57 | Texas A&M | Justin Griffith misses short on a jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Douglas Sanders - foul #5 on Douglas Sanders, team foul #13 | 68-66 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Enam Africa (PG), Roberto Conti (SF), Ivan Zervas (PF), Theodore Green (C) Robert Deitz, Yuri Ziek, Douglas Sanders, Oscar Ortiz | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Felix Backstrom (SG), Bert Waller (SF), Keith Kern (C) Edward Pettie, Jason Kwan, Henry Landreneau | |
| 04:57 | Texas A&M | Justin Griffith makes the 1st free throw | 68-67 |
| 04:57 | Texas A&M | Justin Griffith misses the 2nd free throw | 68-67 |
| 04:57 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Theodore Green | 68-67 |
| 04:39 | Northwestern | Andrew Bullock scores on a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Enam Africa and he's fouled by Justin Griffith - foul #3 on Justin Griffith, team foul #11 | 70-67 |
| 04:39 | Northwestern | Andrew Bullock makes the free throw | 71-67 |
| 04:13 | Texas A&M | Ben Brown misses short on a driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on Theodore Green - foul #2 on Theodore Green, team foul #14 | 71-67 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Diego Ayala (PF) Theodore Green | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | | |
| 04:13 | Texas A&M | Ben Brown makes the 1st free throw | 71-68 |
| 04:13 | Texas A&M | Ben Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 71-69 |
| 04:04 | Northwestern | Roberto Conti is fouled on the floor by Justin Griffith - foul #4 on Justin Griffith, team foul #12 | 71-69 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Edward Pettie (SG), Jason Kwan (SF), Henry Landreneau (C) Justin Griffith, Bert Waller, Keith Kern | |
| 04:04 | Northwestern | Roberto Conti makes the 1st free throw | 72-69 |
| 04:04 | Northwestern | Roberto Conti makes the 2nd free throw | 73-69 |
| 03:50 | Texas A&M | Jason Kwan comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 73-69 |
| 03:48 | Texas A&M | Edward Pettie tips it in | 73-71 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Enam Africa (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Andrew Bullock (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Roberto Conti (fairly fresh) 11 pts. PF - Diego Ayala (fresh) 3 pts. C - Ivan Zervas (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas A&M | PG - Felix Backstrom (tiring) 25 pts. 5 ast. SG - Edward Pettie (tiring) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jason Kwan (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Ben Brown (tiring) 9 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Henry Landreneau (very tired) 13 pts. 10 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:29 | Northwestern | Ivan Zervas misses the driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by Henry Landreneau - foul #5 on Henry Landreneau, team foul #13 | 73-71 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Joel Herman (PG), Yuri Ziek (SG), Oscar Ortiz (C) Enam Africa, Andrew Bullock, Diego Ayala | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Justin Griffith (PG), Bert Waller (SF), Keith Kern (C) Edward Pettie, Jason Kwan, Henry Landreneau | |
| 03:29 | Northwestern | Ivan Zervas makes the 1st free throw | 74-71 |
| 03:29 | Northwestern | Ivan Zervas makes the 2nd free throw | 75-71 |
| 03:07 | Texas A&M | Ben Brown throws a bad pass out of bounds | 75-71 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Edward Pettie (SF) Bert Waller | |
| 02:44 | Northwestern | Ben Brown is called for the reach on Joel Herman - foul #5 on Ben Brown, team foul #14 | 75-71 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Jason Kwan (SF), Bert Waller (PF) Edward Pettie, Ben Brown | |
| 02:44 | Northwestern | Joel Herman makes the 1st free throw | 76-71 |
| 02:44 | Northwestern | Joel Herman makes the 2nd free throw | 77-71 |
| 02:28 | Texas A&M | Felix Backstrom throws a bad pass out of bounds | 77-71 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Andrew Bullock (SG), Diego Ayala (PF) Roberto Conti, Oscar Ortiz | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Edward Pettie (SF) Jason Kwan | |
| 02:06 | Northwestern | Andrew Bullock is hacked by Felix Backstrom - foul #3 on Felix Backstrom, team foul #15 | 77-71 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Theodore Green (C) Ivan Zervas | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Jason Kwan (SF) Edward Pettie | |
| 02:06 | Northwestern | Andrew Bullock makes the 1st free throw | 78-71 |
| 02:06 | Northwestern | Andrew Bullock makes the 2nd free throw | 79-71 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas A&M | Texas A&M is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:04 | Texas A&M | Felix Backstrom travels in the backcourt | 79-71 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Roberto Conti (SF) Yuri Ziek | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | | |
| 01:49 | Northwestern | Andrew Bullock is whistled for a carry | 79-71 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ivan Zervas (PF), Oscar Ortiz (C) Diego Ayala, Theodore Green | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Edward Pettie (SF) Jason Kwan | |
| 01:35 | Texas A&M | Keith Kern throws it down set up by Bert Waller | 79-73 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas A&M | Texas A&M is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:13 | Northwestern | Joel Herman scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Andrew Bullock | 82-73 |
| 00:58 | Texas A&M | Felix Backstrom connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 82-76 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas A&M | Texas A&M is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:57 | Northwestern | Andrew Bullock is hacked by Felix Backstrom in the backcourt - foul #4 on Felix Backstrom, team foul #16 | 82-76 |
| 00:57 | Northwestern | Andrew Bullock makes the 1st free throw | 83-76 |
| 00:57 | Northwestern | Andrew Bullock misses the 2nd free throw | 83-76 |
| 00:57 | Texas A&M | Bert Waller grabs the board | 83-76 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Texas A&M | Texas A&M is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Texas A&M | Texas A&M is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:50 | Texas A&M | Justin Griffith is denied on a dunk by Ivan Zervas | 83-76 |
| 00:49 | Northwestern | Ivan Zervas pulls down the rebound | 83-76 |
| 00:47 | Northwestern | Felix Backstrom is called for the reach on Ivan Zervas in the backcourt - foul #5 on Felix Backstrom, team foul #17 | 83-76 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Jason Kwan (SF) Felix Backstrom | |
| 00:47 | Northwestern | Ivan Zervas makes the 1st free throw | 84-76 |
| 00:47 | Northwestern | Ivan Zervas misses the 2nd free throw | 84-76 |
| 00:47 | Texas A&M | Keith Kern pulls down the rebound | 84-76 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas A&M | Texas A&M is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:44 | Texas A&M | Jason Kwan is hacked by Roberto Conti in the backcourt - foul #2 on Roberto Conti, team foul #15 | 84-76 |
| 00:44 | Texas A&M | Jason Kwan makes the 1st free throw | 84-77 |
| 00:44 | Texas A&M | Jason Kwan makes the 2nd free throw | 84-78 |
| 00:43 | Northwestern | Justin Griffith is called for the reach on Andrew Bullock in the backcourt - foul #5 on Justin Griffith, team foul #18 | 84-78 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Michael Yamasaki (PG) Justin Griffith | |
| 00:43 | Northwestern | Andrew Bullock makes the 1st free throw | 85-78 |
| 00:43 | Northwestern | Andrew Bullock makes the 2nd free throw | 86-78 |
| 00:38 | Texas A&M | Michael Yamasaki misses short on an open 3pt shot from the left wing | 86-78 |
| 00:37 | Northwestern | Roberto Conti grabs the defensive rebound | 86-78 |
| 00:35 | Northwestern | Roberto Conti is hacked by Michael Yamasaki in the backcourt - foul #1 on Michael Yamasaki, team foul #19 | 86-78 |
| 00:35 | Northwestern | Roberto Conti makes the 1st free throw | 87-78 |
| 00:35 | Northwestern | Roberto Conti makes the 2nd free throw | 88-78 |
| 00:27 | Texas A&M | Jason Kwan misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 88-78 |
| 00:26 | Northwestern | Andrew Bullock gets the rebound | 88-78 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas A&M | Texas A&M is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Northwestern | Joel Herman runs out the clock | 88-78 |