| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Bob Brannigan (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Jackie Jenkins (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Timothy Swenson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Vick (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Woo (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Carl Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Simeon (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Danny Young (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Matthew Pitchford (fresh) 2 pts. C - Joseph Ferrier (fresh) 8 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UCLA | Danny Young inbounds the ball | 20-45 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:58 | UCLA | Danny Young loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 20-45 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | UCLA | Leo Mole (PG), Jeremy Meadows (SG), Christopher Puffenberger (SF), James Jones (C) Carl Johnson, Michael Simeon, Danny Young, Joseph Ferrier | |
| 19:49 | Northwestern | Robert Woo connects on the 3 from the right corner set up by Jackie Jenkins | 23-45 |
| 19:30 | UCLA | Christopher Puffenberger is wide open and slams it home on a nice dish by James Jones | 23-47 |
| 19:16 | Northwestern | Timothy Swenson's pass is intercepted by Matthew Pitchford | 23-47 |
| 18:53 | UCLA | Robert Woo is called for the reach on Christopher Puffenberger - foul #3 on Robert Woo, team foul #1 | 23-47 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jason Porter (SG), Robert Sutherland (C) Jackie Jenkins, Robert Woo | |
| Subs | UCLA | Carl Johnson (PG), Michael Simeon (SG), Danny Young (SF), Richard Scott (C) Leo Mole, Jeremy Meadows, Christopher Puffenberger, James Jones | |
| 18:43 | UCLA | Richard Scott lays it in on a nice dish by Danny Young | 23-49 |
| 18:29 | Northwestern | Michael Simeon steps in front of the Timothy Swenson pass | 23-49 |
| 18:25 | UCLA | Timothy Swenson is called for the reach on Michael Simeon in the backcourt - foul #2 on Timothy Swenson, team foul #2 | 23-49 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ray Dempsey (SF), Nathan Summers (PF) Timothy Swenson, John Vick | |
| Subs | UCLA | Joseph Ferrier (C) Richard Scott | |
| 18:11 | UCLA | Carl Johnson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 23-49 |
| 18:09 | Northwestern | Jason Porter grabs the board | 23-49 |
| 18:03 | Northwestern | Robert Sutherland travels with the ball | 23-49 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Walter Matz (PG) Bob Brannigan | |
| Subs | UCLA | Leo Mole (SF) Danny Young | |
| 17:48 | UCLA | Matthew Pitchford double dribbles | 23-49 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | UCLA | Erik Finney (SF) Leo Mole | |
| 17:46 | Northwestern | Walter Matz's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 23-49 |
| 17:29 | UCLA | Carl Johnson knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 23-52 |
| 17:22 | Northwestern | Ray Dempsey travels with the ball | 23-52 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jackie Jenkins (SG), Timothy Swenson (SF) Jason Porter, Ray Dempsey | |
| Subs | UCLA | Leo Mole (PG), Jeremy Meadows (SG), Danny Young (SF), James Jones (C) Carl Johnson, Michael Simeon, Erik Finney, Joseph Ferrier | |
| 17:15 | UCLA | Robert Sutherland is called for the reach on Jeremy Meadows - foul #2 on Robert Sutherland, team foul #3 | 23-52 |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Vick (PF) Nathan Summers | |
| Subs | UCLA | Richard Scott (C) James Jones | |
| 16:57 | UCLA | Matthew Pitchford hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range but he's hacked by Robert Sutherland - foul #3 on Robert Sutherland, team foul #4 | 23-52 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Bob Brannigan (PG), Jason Porter (C) Walter Matz, Robert Sutherland | |
| Subs | UCLA | Carl Johnson (PG), Michael Simeon (SG), James Jones (C) Jeremy Meadows, Danny Young, Richard Scott | |
| 16:57 | UCLA | Matthew Pitchford makes the 1st free throw | 23-53 |
| 16:57 | UCLA | Matthew Pitchford makes the 2nd free throw | 23-54 |
| 16:36 | Northwestern | Timothy Swenson clanks a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Matthew Pitchford - foul #3 on Matthew Pitchford, team foul #1 | 23-54 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Walter Matz (SG) Jackie Jenkins | |
| Subs | UCLA | Danny Young (SF), Richard Scott (PF), Joseph Ferrier (C) Leo Mole, Matthew Pitchford, James Jones | |
| 16:36 | Northwestern | Timothy Swenson makes the 1st free throw | 24-54 |
| 16:36 | Northwestern | Timothy Swenson makes the 2nd free throw | 25-54 |
| 16:21 | UCLA | Joseph Ferrier loses the dribble to John Vick | 25-54 |
| 16:11 | Northwestern | Bob Brannigan misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 25-54 |
| 16:10 | UCLA | Danny Young grabs the board | 25-54 |
| 15:54 | UCLA | Danny Young hits a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Carl Johnson and he's hacked by Timothy Swenson - foul #3 on Timothy Swenson, team foul #5 | 25-56 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Woo (SF), Nathan Summers (PF), Todd Lax (C) Timothy Swenson, John Vick, Jason Porter | |
| Subs | UCLA | Leo Mole (PG), Jeremy Meadows (SG), Erik Finney (SF), Matthew Pitchford (PF) Carl Johnson, Michael Simeon, Richard Scott, Joseph Ferrier | |
| 15:54 | UCLA | Danny Young makes the free throw | 25-57 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Bob Brannigan (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Walter Matz (fresh) SF - Robert Woo (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Nathan Summers (fresh) C - Todd Lax (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Leo Mole (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeremy Meadows (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Erik Finney (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Matthew Pitchford (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. C - Danny Young (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:43 | Northwestern | Robert Woo is fouled on the floor by Erik Finney - foul #1 on Erik Finney, team foul #2 | 25-57 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | UCLA | James Jones (C) Danny Young | |
| 15:33 | Northwestern | Walter Matz scores on a floater from just outside the lane | 27-57 |
| 15:29 | UCLA | Leo Mole is fouled in the backcourt by Walter Matz - foul #2 on Walter Matz, team foul #6 | 27-57 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ray Dempsey (PG), Jackie Jenkins (SG) Bob Brannigan, Walter Matz | |
| Subs | UCLA | Carl Johnson (PG), Michael Simeon (SG), Joseph Ferrier (C) Leo Mole, Jeremy Meadows, James Jones | |
| 15:16 | UCLA | Carl Johnson loses the dribble to Ray Dempsey | 27-57 |
| 15:12 | Northwestern | Ray Dempsey lays it up and in | 29-57 |
| 15:10 | UCLA | Ray Dempsey is called for the reach on Carl Johnson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ray Dempsey, team foul #7 | 29-57 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | UCLA | Jeremy Meadows (SG), Leo Mole (SF) Michael Simeon, Erik Finney | |
| 15:10 | UCLA | Carl Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 29-57 |
| 15:10 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Todd Lax | 29-57 |
| 15:06 | Northwestern | Robert Woo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-57 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | UCLA | Michael Simeon (SG), Danny Young (SF), James Jones (C) Carl Johnson, Jeremy Meadows, Joseph Ferrier | |
| 14:43 | UCLA | Danny Young is open and buries a jump hook from close range set up by Leo Mole | 29-59 |
| 14:26 | Northwestern | Robert Woo connects on the shot from the free throw line | 31-59 |
| 14:08 | UCLA | James Jones hits the finger roll on a great pass from Leo Mole | 31-61 |
| 14:03 | Northwestern | Jackie Jenkins misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 31-61 |
| 14:01 | UCLA | James Jones grabs the board | 31-61 |
| 13:56 | UCLA | Matthew Pitchford is open but comes up short on the shot in the lane | 31-61 |
| 13:54 | UCLA | The offensive rebound goes to Matthew Pitchford | 31-61 |
| 13:39 | UCLA | Michael Simeon banks in the layup on a great pass from Danny Young | 31-63 |
| 13:26 | Northwestern | Robert Woo comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 31-63 |
| 13:25 | UCLA | Matthew Pitchford grabs the defensive rebound | 31-63 |
| 13:15 | UCLA | Danny Young misses long on an open floater in the paint | 31-63 |
| 13:13 | Northwestern | Todd Lax snags the defensive board | 31-63 |
| 13:01 | Northwestern | Ray Dempsey can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 31-63 |
| 12:59 | Northwestern | Todd Lax tips it home | 33-63 |
| 12:35 | UCLA | Matthew Pitchford can't connect on a floater from the left side but the foul's on Todd Lax - foul #4 on Todd Lax, team foul #8 | 33-63 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Bob Brannigan (PG), Jason Porter (SG), Timothy Swenson (SF), John Vick (PF), Robert Sutherland (C) Ray Dempsey, Jackie Jenkins, Robert Woo, Nathan Summers, Todd Lax | |
| Subs | UCLA | Carl Johnson (PG), Jeremy Meadows (SG), Erik Finney (SF), Joseph Ferrier (C) Leo Mole, Michael Simeon, Danny Young, James Jones | |
| 12:35 | UCLA | Matthew Pitchford misses the 1st free throw | 33-63 |
| 12:35 | UCLA | Matthew Pitchford makes the 2nd free throw | 33-64 |
| 12:26 | Northwestern | Bob Brannigan connects on the jumper from the left side and the foul's on Jeremy Meadows - foul #1 on Jeremy Meadows, team foul #3 | 35-64 |
| 12:26 | Northwestern | Bob Brannigan makes the free throw | 36-64 |
| 12:15 | UCLA | Matthew Pitchford is open but comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 36-64 |
| 12:13 | UCLA | Jeremy Meadows hits the follow up shot | 36-66 |
| 11:54 | Northwestern | Robert Sutherland throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-66 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Bob Brannigan (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Jason Porter (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Timothy Swenson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - John Vick (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Sutherland (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Carl Johnson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jeremy Meadows (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Erik Finney (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Matthew Pitchford (tired) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Joseph Ferrier (fresh) 8 reb. | |
| 11:42 | UCLA | Matthew Pitchford can't connect on a runner from the baseline | 36-66 |
| 11:41 | Northwestern | Robert Sutherland gets the rebound | 36-66 |
| 11:35 | Northwestern | Timothy Swenson makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Bob Brannigan | 39-66 |
| 11:33 | UCLA | Jeremy Meadows is fouled in the backcourt by Jason Porter - foul #1 on Jason Porter, team foul #9 | 39-66 |
| 11:33 | UCLA | Jeremy Meadows misses the 1st free throw | 39-66 |
| 11:33 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Robert Sutherland | 39-66 |
| 11:29 | Northwestern | Bob Brannigan misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 39-66 |
| 11:27 | UCLA | Jeremy Meadows grabs the board | 39-66 |
| 11:16 | UCLA | Jeremy Meadows clanks a fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Robert Sutherland - foul #4 on Robert Sutherland, team foul #10 | 39-66 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Walter Matz (SG) Robert Sutherland | |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| 11:16 | UCLA | Jeremy Meadows makes the 1st free throw | 39-67 |
| 11:16 | UCLA | Jeremy Meadows misses the 2nd free throw | 39-67 |
| 11:16 | Northwestern | Timothy Swenson grabs the board | 39-67 |
| 11:12 | Northwestern | Timothy Swenson misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 39-67 |
| 11:11 | UCLA | The rebound goes to Matthew Pitchford | 39-67 |
| 11:07 | UCLA | Erik Finney is fouled in the backcourt by Timothy Swenson - foul #4 on Timothy Swenson, team foul #11 | 39-67 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ray Dempsey (SF), Robert Woo (C) Timothy Swenson, Jason Porter | |
| Subs | UCLA | Michael Simeon (SG) Jeremy Meadows | |
| 11:07 | UCLA | Erik Finney misses the 1st free throw | 39-67 |
| 11:07 | UCLA | Erik Finney makes the 2nd free throw | 39-68 |
| 10:46 | Northwestern | Ray Dempsey misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 39-68 |
| 10:44 | Northwestern | Robert Woo pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-68 |
| 10:36 | Northwestern | Bob Brannigan splits the doubleteam and buries a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Walter Matz | 42-68 |
| 10:21 | UCLA | Ray Dempsey is called for the reach on Erik Finney - foul #3 on Ray Dempsey, team foul #12 | 42-68 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jason Porter (SG) Bob Brannigan | |
| Subs | UCLA | Jeremy Meadows (SG) Michael Simeon | |
| 10:21 | UCLA | Erik Finney makes the 1st free throw | 42-69 |
| 10:21 | UCLA | Erik Finney misses the 2nd free throw | 42-69 |
| 10:21 | Northwestern | John Vick grabs the board | 42-69 |
| 10:01 | Northwestern | Jason Porter comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 42-69 |
| 10:00 | UCLA | Joseph Ferrier gets the rebound | 42-69 |
| 09:49 | UCLA | Carl Johnson misses long on a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Walter Matz - foul #3 on Walter Matz, team foul #13 | 42-69 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jackie Jenkins (SG) Ray Dempsey | |
| Subs | UCLA | Michael Simeon (SG), Danny Young (SF) Jeremy Meadows, Erik Finney | |
| 09:49 | UCLA | Carl Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 42-69 |
| 09:49 | UCLA | Carl Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 42-70 |
| 09:35 | Northwestern | Jason Porter buries a 3 from the left corner | 45-70 |
| 09:13 | UCLA | Walter Matz steps in front of the Michael Simeon pass | 45-70 |
| 09:10 | Northwestern | Walter Matz banks in the layup | 47-70 |
| 09:08 | UCLA | Carl Johnson is hacked by Robert Woo in the backcourt - foul #4 on Robert Woo, team foul #14 | 47-70 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Bob Brannigan (PG), Nathan Summers (SF) Walter Matz, Robert Woo | |
| Subs | UCLA | Richard Scott (C) Joseph Ferrier | |
| 09:08 | UCLA | Carl Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 47-70 |
| 09:08 | UCLA | Carl Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 47-71 |
| 08:54 | Northwestern | Jackie Jenkins scores on a driving attempt in the lane and he's hacked by Michael Simeon - foul #2 on Michael Simeon, team foul #4 | 49-71 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | UCLA | Jeremy Meadows (SG) Michael Simeon | |
| 08:54 | Northwestern | Jackie Jenkins makes the free throw | 50-71 |
| 08:33 | UCLA | Richard Scott clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 50-71 |
| 08:32 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Nathan Summers | 50-71 |
| 08:14 | Northwestern | Nathan Summers misses long on an open driving attempt from the baseline | 50-71 |
| 08:13 | UCLA | Danny Young grabs the board | 50-71 |
| 08:07 | UCLA | John Vick picks off the pass by Jeremy Meadows in the backcourt | 50-71 |
| 07:54 | Northwestern | Bob Brannigan evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 50-71 |
| 07:52 | UCLA | Danny Young pulls down the rebound | 50-71 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Bob Brannigan (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jackie Jenkins (tiring) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Nathan Summers (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - John Vick (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Jason Porter (tiring) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Carl Johnson (tiring) 13 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jeremy Meadows (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Danny Young (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. PF - Matthew Pitchford (very tired) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Richard Scott (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 07:49 | UCLA | Jackie Jenkins is called for the reach on Jeremy Meadows in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jackie Jenkins, team foul #15 | 50-71 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Walter Matz (SG), Timothy Swenson (SF), Robert Sutherland (PF), Todd Lax (C) Jackie Jenkins, Nathan Summers, John Vick, Jason Porter | |
| Subs | UCLA | Leo Mole (PG), Erik Finney (SF), Joseph Ferrier (C) Carl Johnson, Danny Young, Richard Scott | |
| 07:49 | UCLA | Jeremy Meadows makes the 1st free throw | 50-72 |
| 07:49 | UCLA | Jeremy Meadows misses the 2nd free throw | 50-72 |
| 07:49 | Northwestern | Todd Lax grabs the board | 50-72 |
| 07:32 | Northwestern | Timothy Swenson misses short on a floater from the left wing | 50-72 |
| 07:30 | Northwestern | Todd Lax grabs the offensive rebound | 50-72 |
| 07:16 | Northwestern | Timothy Swenson misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 50-72 |
| 07:15 | Northwestern | Robert Sutherland tips it home | 52-72 |
| 07:00 | UCLA | Leo Mole scores on a 3 from the left corner set up by Jeremy Meadows | 52-75 |
| 06:51 | Northwestern | Robert Sutherland is called for a charge - foul #5 on Robert Sutherland, team foul #16 | 52-75 |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Vick (PF) Robert Sutherland | |
| Subs | UCLA | Carl Johnson (PG), Michael Simeon (SG), Danny Young (SF), Richard Scott (PF) Leo Mole, Jeremy Meadows, Erik Finney, Matthew Pitchford | |
| 06:36 | UCLA | Joseph Ferrier hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Richard Scott | 52-77 |
| 06:17 | Northwestern | Bob Brannigan misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 52-77 |
| 06:16 | UCLA | Michael Simeon snags the defensive board | 52-77 |
| 05:51 | UCLA | Danny Young misses long on a shot from the right block | 52-77 |
| 05:49 | UCLA | Danny Young grabs the offensive rebound | 52-77 |
| 05:38 | UCLA | Danny Young makes the driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Carl Johnson and he's fouled by Timothy Swenson - foul #5 on Timothy Swenson, team foul #17 | 52-79 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jason Porter (SG), Ray Dempsey (SF), Nathan Summers (PF), Robert Woo (C) Bob Brannigan, Timothy Swenson, John Vick, Todd Lax | |
| Subs | UCLA | Matthew Pitchford (PF), James Jones (C) Richard Scott, Joseph Ferrier | |
| 05:38 | UCLA | Danny Young misses the free throw | 52-79 |
| 05:38 | Northwestern | Robert Woo snags the defensive board | 52-79 |
| 05:26 | Northwestern | Nathan Summers drills a driving attempt from the right block set up by Walter Matz and he's hacked by Matthew Pitchford - foul #4 on Matthew Pitchford, team foul #5 | 54-79 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Bob Brannigan (PG), Todd Lax (C) Walter Matz, Robert Woo | |
| Subs | UCLA | Erik Finney (SF) Danny Young | |
| 05:26 | Northwestern | Nathan Summers makes the free throw | 55-79 |
| 05:07 | UCLA | Erik Finney can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 55-79 |
| 05:06 | Northwestern | Ray Dempsey pulls down the rebound | 55-79 |
| 04:40 | Northwestern | Ray Dempsey can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 55-79 |
| 04:38 | UCLA | James Jones snags the defensive board | 55-79 |
| 04:35 | UCLA | Ray Dempsey steals the ball from James Jones in the backcourt | 55-79 |
| 04:34 | Northwestern | Ray Dempsey hits the finger roll | 57-79 |
| 04:24 | UCLA | Michael Simeon is called for 10 seconds | 57-79 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Walter Matz (PG), Robert Woo (C) Bob Brannigan, Todd Lax | |
| Subs | UCLA | Leo Mole (PG), Danny Young (SF), Joseph Ferrier (C) Carl Johnson, Erik Finney, James Jones | |
| 04:16 | Northwestern | Jason Porter clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 57-79 |
| 04:15 | Northwestern | Nathan Summers grabs the offensive rebound | 57-79 |
| 04:07 | Northwestern | Jason Porter is hacked by Michael Simeon - foul #3 on Michael Simeon, team foul #6 | 57-79 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | UCLA | Carl Johnson (PG), Richard Scott (PF) Danny Young, Matthew Pitchford | |
| 03:57 | Northwestern | Leo Mole denies the turnaround by Robert Woo | 57-79 |
| 03:55 | UCLA | Richard Scott pulls down the rebound | 57-79 |
| 03:53 | UCLA | Leo Mole's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 57-79 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | UCLA | Danny Young (SF), Matthew Pitchford (PF) Carl Johnson, Richard Scott | |
| 03:38 | Northwestern | Nathan Summers misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 57-79 |
| 03:37 | UCLA | Leo Mole gets the rebound | 57-79 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Walter Matz (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Jason Porter (tiring) 6 pts. SF - Ray Dempsey (tiring) 7 pts. 4 stl. 3 pf. PF - Nathan Summers (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Woo (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Leo Mole (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Simeon (tired) 8 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. 3 pf. SF - Danny Young (fresh) 18 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. PF - Matthew Pitchford (very tired) 5 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Joseph Ferrier (tiring) 2 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 03:24 | UCLA | Matthew Pitchford's pass is intercepted by Walter Matz | 57-79 |
| 03:21 | Northwestern | Jason Porter jams it set up by Walter Matz | 59-79 |
| 03:02 | UCLA | Matthew Pitchford hits a wide open runner from the left block set up by Leo Mole | 59-81 |
| 02:58 | Northwestern | Walter Matz throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 59-81 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | UCLA | Carl Johnson (PG), Erik Finney (SF), Richard Scott (PF), James Jones (C) Leo Mole, Danny Young, Matthew Pitchford, Joseph Ferrier | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 02:43 | UCLA | Richard Scott buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Carl Johnson | 59-83 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 02:25 | Northwestern | Ray Dempsey comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 59-83 |
| 02:24 | Northwestern | Jason Porter tips it home | 61-83 |
| 02:02 | UCLA | Nathan Summers is called for the reach on Erik Finney - foul #3 on Nathan Summers, team foul #18 | 61-83 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | UCLA | Jeremy Meadows (SG), Matthew Pitchford (PF), Joseph Ferrier (C) Michael Simeon, Richard Scott, James Jones | |
| 02:02 | UCLA | Erik Finney misses the 1st free throw | 61-83 |
| 02:02 | UCLA | Erik Finney makes the 2nd free throw | 61-84 |
| 01:54 | Northwestern | Robert Woo comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on Erik Finney - foul #2 on Erik Finney, team foul #7 | 61-84 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | UCLA | Michael Simeon (SG), Danny Young (SF) Jeremy Meadows, Erik Finney | |
| 01:54 | Northwestern | Robert Woo makes the 1st free throw | 62-84 |
| 01:54 | Northwestern | Robert Woo misses the 2nd free throw | 62-84 |
| 01:54 | UCLA | Danny Young grabs the defensive rebound | 62-84 |
| 01:34 | UCLA | Joseph Ferrier throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-84 |
| 01:22 | Northwestern | Robert Woo hits a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Walter Matz | 64-84 |
| 01:04 | UCLA | Danny Young hits a turnaround from close range | 64-86 |
| 00:42 | Northwestern | Ray Dempsey can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 64-86 |
| 00:40 | UCLA | Joseph Ferrier grabs the defensive rebound | 64-86 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 00:38 | UCLA | Carl Johnson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 64-86 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 00:36 | Northwestern | Jason Porter makes the 3 pointer from the left corner | 67-86 |
| 00:07 | UCLA | Carl Johnson can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 67-86 |
| 00:05 | Northwestern | Robert Woo grabs the defensive rebound | 67-86 |
| 00:00 | Northwestern | Matthew Pitchford is called for the reach on Nathan Summers - foul #5 on Matthew Pitchford, team foul #8 | 67-86 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | UCLA | Richard Scott (PF) Matthew Pitchford | |
| 00:00 | Northwestern | Nathan Summers makes the 1st free throw | 68-86 |
| 00:00 | Northwestern | Nathan Summers misses the 2nd free throw | 68-86 |