| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Thomas Kaneshiro (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Harvey Brooks (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Jones (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Thomas Avery (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Gary Rogers (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - John Robinette (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Don Boyd (fresh) SF - Jimmy Caviness (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Lawrence Yerkes (fresh) 2 pts. C - Leroy Slowinski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Western Michigan | William Jones inbounds the ball | 30-27 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:47 | Western Michigan | Gary Rogers is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Gary Rogers, team foul #1 | 30-27 |
| 19:31 | Northwestern State | Jimmy Caviness's pass is intercepted by Thomas Avery | 30-27 |
| 19:16 | Western Michigan | Harvey Brooks drills a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from William Jones | 33-27 |
| 18:56 | Northwestern State | Thomas Kaneshiro steps in front of the Jimmy Caviness pass | 33-27 |
| 18:53 | Western Michigan | Harvey Brooks blows the layup | 33-27 |
| 18:51 | Northwestern State | The rebound goes to Leroy Slowinski | 33-27 |
| 18:48 | Northwestern State | William Jones steals it from Lawrence Yerkes in the backcourt | 33-27 |
| 18:43 | Western Michigan | Thomas Kaneshiro drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Thomas Avery | 36-27 |
| 18:32 | Northwestern State | Don Boyd hits a wide open 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from John Robinette | 36-30 |
| 18:22 | Western Michigan | Thomas Kaneshiro is fouled on the floor by Lawrence Yerkes - foul #1 on Lawrence Yerkes, team foul #1 | 36-30 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | William Riley (PG), Tom Jenkins (SG), Steven McCarn (SF), Frank Ellison (PF), Herbert Brammer (C) Thomas Kaneshiro, Harvey Brooks, William Jones, Thomas Avery, Gary Rogers | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Gene Leaf (PG), Gordon Dawson (SG), Vernon Hollenbeck (SF), John Thompson (PF), Allen Givens (C) John Robinette, Don Boyd, Jimmy Caviness, Lawrence Yerkes, Leroy Slowinski | |
| 18:11 | Western Michigan | William Riley connects on the open 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Frank Ellison | 39-30 |
| 17:49 | Northwestern State | Allen Givens can't connect on an uncontested floater from the right side | 39-30 |
| 17:48 | Western Michigan | William Riley pulls down the rebound | 39-30 |
| 17:45 | Western Michigan | Gene Leaf is called for the reach on William Riley in the backcourt - foul #2 on Gene Leaf, team foul #2 | 39-30 |
| 17:23 | Western Michigan | Tom Jenkins buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Frank Ellison | 42-30 |
| 17:08 | Northwestern State | John Thompson misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane | 42-30 |
| 17:06 | Northwestern State | The offensive rebound goes to John Thompson | 42-30 |
| 16:50 | Northwestern State | Vernon Hollenbeck comes up short on the floater near the basket but he's hacked by Herbert Brammer - foul #1 on Herbert Brammer, team foul #2 | 42-30 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Thomas Kaneshiro (PG), Harvey Brooks (SG), William Jones (SF), Thomas Avery (PF), Leonard McGinnity (C) William Riley, Tom Jenkins, Steven McCarn, Frank Ellison, Herbert Brammer | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Martin Lackey (PG), Marcus King (SG), Lawrence Yerkes (PF), Leroy Slowinski (C) Gene Leaf, Gordon Dawson, John Thompson, Allen Givens | |
| 16:50 | Northwestern State | Vernon Hollenbeck makes the 1st free throw | 42-31 |
| 16:50 | Northwestern State | Vernon Hollenbeck misses the 2nd free throw | 42-31 |
| 16:50 | Northwestern State | Leroy Slowinski snags the offensive board | 42-31 |
| 16:33 | Northwestern State | Vernon Hollenbeck comes up short on the shot from the right block | 42-31 |
| 16:31 | Western Michigan | Leonard McGinnity grabs the board | 42-31 |
| 16:11 | Western Michigan | Harvey Brooks hits the front of the rim on the wide open pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 42-31 |
| 16:09 | Northwestern State | Marcus King gets the rebound | 42-31 |
| 16:04 | Northwestern State | Martin Lackey is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #2 on Martin Lackey, team foul #3 | 42-31 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Jimmy Caviness (SF) Vernon Hollenbeck | |
| 15:45 | Western Michigan | Leroy Slowinski is called for the reach on Thomas Avery - foul #2 on Leroy Slowinski, team foul #4 | 42-31 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | William O'Rouke (PG), Gary Rogers (C) Thomas Kaneshiro, Leonard McGinnity | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | John Robinette (PG), Don Boyd (SG) Martin Lackey, Marcus King | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - William O'Rouke (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Harvey Brooks (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Jones (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Thomas Avery (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Gary Rogers (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - John Robinette (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Don Boyd (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jimmy Caviness (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Lawrence Yerkes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Leroy Slowinski (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:29 | Western Michigan | William Jones misses the jumper from the free throw line | 42-31 |
| 15:27 | Western Michigan | Thomas Avery grabs the offensive board | 42-31 |
| 14:58 | Western Michigan | Harvey Brooks hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 44-31 |
| 14:38 | Northwestern State | Don Boyd is open and lays it up and in on a nice dish by John Robinette | 44-33 |
| 14:16 | Western Michigan | Thomas Avery misses long on a turnaround near the basket | 44-33 |
| 14:14 | Northwestern State | The rebound goes to Jimmy Caviness | 44-33 |
| 13:55 | Northwestern State | Don Boyd misses short on an open fadeaway from the right wing | 44-33 |
| 13:53 | Western Michigan | Gary Rogers grabs the board | 44-33 |
| 13:36 | Western Michigan | William O'Rouke can't finish the layup | 44-33 |
| 13:34 | Northwestern State | John Robinette grabs the board | 44-33 |
| 13:24 | Northwestern State | Lawrence Yerkes can't connect on an uncontested jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Gary Rogers - foul #3 on Gary Rogers, team foul #3 | 44-33 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Thomas Kaneshiro (PG), Tom Jenkins (SG), William Riley (SF), Frank Ellison (PF), Herbert Brammer (C) William O'Rouke, Harvey Brooks, William Jones, Thomas Avery, Gary Rogers | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Gene Leaf (PG), Marcus King (SG), Gordon Dawson (SF), John Thompson (C) John Robinette, Don Boyd, Jimmy Caviness, Leroy Slowinski | |
| 13:24 | Northwestern State | Lawrence Yerkes makes the 1st free throw | 44-34 |
| 13:24 | Northwestern State | Lawrence Yerkes makes the 2nd free throw | 44-35 |
| 13:06 | Western Michigan | Herbert Brammer comes up short on the floater near the basket | 44-35 |
| 13:05 | Western Michigan | Tom Jenkins grabs the offensive board | 44-35 |
| 12:48 | Western Michigan | William Riley hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 44-35 |
| 12:46 | Western Michigan | William Riley misses the tip | 44-35 |
| 12:44 | Northwestern State | Gordon Dawson grabs the defensive rebound | 44-35 |
| 12:24 | Northwestern State | Gene Leaf is fouled on the floor by Frank Ellison - foul #1 on Frank Ellison, team foul #4 | 44-35 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Steven McCarn (SG), Leonard McGinnity (C) Tom Jenkins, Herbert Brammer | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Vernon Hollenbeck (SF), Allen Givens (C) Gordon Dawson, Lawrence Yerkes | |
| 12:13 | Northwestern State | Thomas Kaneshiro steals it from Gene Leaf | 44-35 |
| 12:10 | Western Michigan | William Riley lays it up and in on a nice dish by Thomas Kaneshiro | 46-35 |
| 11:52 | Northwestern State | Vernon Hollenbeck misses long on an open 3pt shot from the left corner | 46-35 |
| 11:51 | Northwestern State | Gene Leaf snags the offensive board | 46-35 |
| 11:35 | Northwestern State | John Thompson drills a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Marcus King | 46-38 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Thomas Kaneshiro (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Steven McCarn (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - William Riley (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Frank Ellison (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Leonard McGinnity (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Gene Leaf (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Marcus King (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Vernon Hollenbeck (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - John Thompson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Allen Givens (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:20 | Western Michigan | Thomas Kaneshiro's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-38 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Harvey Brooks (SG), Gary Rogers (C) Steven McCarn, Leonard McGinnity | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Martin Lackey (PG), Don Boyd (SG), Jimmy Caviness (SF), Gordon Dawson (PF) Gene Leaf, Marcus King, Vernon Hollenbeck, Allen Givens | |
| 11:05 | Northwestern State | Gordon Dawson misses badly on the uncontested 3pt attempt from the left corner | 46-38 |
| 11:03 | Western Michigan | Gary Rogers grabs the defensive rebound | 46-38 |
| 10:51 | Western Michigan | Gary Rogers misses long on an open fadeaway jumper from the right side | 46-38 |
| 10:49 | Northwestern State | Gordon Dawson grabs the board | 46-38 |
| 10:32 | Northwestern State | Martin Lackey connects on the floater in the lane set up by Jimmy Caviness and he's hacked by Frank Ellison - foul #2 on Frank Ellison, team foul #5 | 46-40 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Tom Jenkins (SG), Herbert Brammer (PF) Harvey Brooks, Frank Ellison | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Allen Givens (C) John Thompson | |
| 10:32 | Northwestern State | Martin Lackey makes the free throw | 46-41 |
| 10:17 | Western Michigan | Gordon Dawson picks off the pass by Gary Rogers | 46-41 |
| 10:13 | Northwestern State | Thomas Kaneshiro is called for the reach on Gordon Dawson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Thomas Kaneshiro, team foul #6 | 46-41 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | William Jones (SF) William Riley | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | John Robinette (PG) Martin Lackey | |
| 10:02 | Northwestern State | Don Boyd buries a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Gordon Dawson | 46-44 |
| 10:00 | Western Michigan | Herbert Brammer is fouled in the backcourt by Allen Givens - foul #1 on Allen Givens, team foul #5 | 46-44 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Harvey Brooks (SG), Thomas Avery (PF) Thomas Kaneshiro, Gary Rogers | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | John Thompson (PF) Gordon Dawson | |
| 09:47 | Western Michigan | Don Boyd steals the ball from Harvey Brooks | 46-44 |
| 09:32 | Northwestern State | John Robinette is whistled for traveling | 46-44 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Thomas Kaneshiro (PG), Leonard McGinnity (C) Tom Jenkins, Herbert Brammer | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Gene Leaf (PG), Gordon Dawson (SG), Leroy Slowinski (C) John Robinette, Don Boyd, Allen Givens | |
| 09:30 | Western Michigan | Harvey Brooks is fouled in the backcourt by Gordon Dawson - foul #1 on Gordon Dawson, team foul #6 | 46-44 |
| 09:13 | Western Michigan | Thomas Kaneshiro drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Harvey Brooks | 49-44 |
| 09:09 | Northwestern State | Gordon Dawson is hacked by Thomas Kaneshiro in the backcourt - foul #3 on Thomas Kaneshiro, team foul #7 | 49-44 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Steven McCarn (SF) William Jones | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Marcus King (SG), Vernon Hollenbeck (SF) Jimmy Caviness, John Thompson | |
| 09:09 | Northwestern State | Gordon Dawson makes the 1st free throw | 49-45 |
| 09:09 | Northwestern State | Gordon Dawson makes the 2nd free throw | 49-46 |
| 08:50 | Western Michigan | Thomas Kaneshiro's floater is tipped away by Gordon Dawson | 49-46 |
| 08:48 | Northwestern State | Marcus King grabs the defensive rebound | 49-46 |
| 08:44 | Northwestern State | Gene Leaf misses the wide open shot from the right side | 49-46 |
| 08:42 | Northwestern State | Gordon Dawson can't tip it in | 49-46 |
| 08:40 | Western Michigan | Steven McCarn gets the rebound | 49-46 |
| 08:25 | Western Michigan | Thomas Avery comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 49-46 |
| 08:24 | Northwestern State | The rebound goes to Gordon Dawson | 49-46 |
| 08:17 | Northwestern State | Leroy Slowinski knocks in the shot from the right block on a nice dish by Gene Leaf | 49-48 |
| 08:13 | Western Michigan | Marcus King steals it from Steven McCarn in the backcourt | 49-48 |
| 08:00 | Northwestern State | Vernon Hollenbeck scores on a shot from close range on a great pass from Gordon Dawson | 49-50 |
| 07:46 | Western Michigan | Steven McCarn lays it up and in on a great pass from Thomas Kaneshiro | 51-50 |
| 07:44 | Northwestern State | Harvey Brooks is called for the reach on Marcus King in the backcourt - foul #2 on Harvey Brooks, team foul #8 | 51-50 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Tom Jenkins (SG), William Riley (SF), Frank Ellison (PF), Gary Rogers (C) Harvey Brooks, Steven McCarn, Thomas Avery, Leonard McGinnity | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Martin Lackey (PG), Jimmy Caviness (SF), Lawrence Yerkes (PF), Allen Givens (C) Gene Leaf, Vernon Hollenbeck, Gordon Dawson, Leroy Slowinski | |
| 07:44 | Northwestern State | Marcus King misses the 1st free throw | 51-50 |
| 07:44 | Western Michigan | Gary Rogers snags the defensive board | 51-50 |
| 07:20 | Western Michigan | Gary Rogers can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 51-50 |
| 07:18 | Northwestern State | Allen Givens gets the rebound | 51-50 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Thomas Kaneshiro (tiring) 8 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Tom Jenkins (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Riley (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Frank Ellison (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Gary Rogers (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Martin Lackey (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Marcus King (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Jimmy Caviness (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lawrence Yerkes (tiring) 4 pts. C - Allen Givens (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:10 | Northwestern State | Jimmy Caviness can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 51-50 |
| 07:09 | Northwestern State | The offensive rebound goes to Jimmy Caviness | 51-50 |
| 06:55 | Northwestern State | Jimmy Caviness comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 51-50 |
| 06:54 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Frank Ellison | 51-50 |
| 06:32 | Western Michigan | Frank Ellison is whistled for a carry | 51-50 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | William O'Rouke (PG), Harvey Brooks (SG), William Jones (SF), Herbert Brammer (PF) Thomas Kaneshiro, Tom Jenkins, William Riley, Gary Rogers | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | John Robinette (PG), Don Boyd (SG), John Thompson (C) Martin Lackey, Marcus King, Allen Givens | |
| 06:16 | Northwestern State | Lawrence Yerkes connects on the floater from the baseline set up by Don Boyd | 51-52 |
| 06:12 | Western Michigan | Harvey Brooks's pass is intercepted by Don Boyd | 51-52 |
| 05:53 | Northwestern State | Lawrence Yerkes comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 51-52 |
| 05:51 | Western Michigan | Frank Ellison grabs the board | 51-52 |
| 05:47 | Western Michigan | William Jones is hacked by Jimmy Caviness in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jimmy Caviness, team foul #7 | 51-52 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Thomas Kaneshiro (PG), Gary Rogers (C) William O'Rouke, Frank Ellison | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Vernon Hollenbeck (SF), Allen Givens (C) Jimmy Caviness, Lawrence Yerkes | |
| 05:47 | Western Michigan | William Jones makes the 1st free throw | 52-52 |
| 05:47 | Western Michigan | William Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 53-52 |
| 05:26 | Northwestern State | John Robinette comes up short on the jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Harvey Brooks - foul #3 on Harvey Brooks, team foul #9 | 53-52 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | William Riley (SF) William Jones | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| 05:26 | Northwestern State | John Robinette misses the 1st free throw | 53-52 |
| 05:26 | Northwestern State | John Robinette misses the 2nd free throw | 53-52 |
| 05:26 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Gary Rogers | 53-52 |
| 05:23 | Western Michigan | Don Boyd steals it from Thomas Kaneshiro in the backcourt | 53-52 |
| 05:06 | Northwestern State | Thomas Kaneshiro steals the ball from Don Boyd | 53-52 |
| 05:02 | Western Michigan | Harvey Brooks banks in the layup on a great pass from Thomas Kaneshiro | 55-52 |
| 04:56 | Northwestern State | Allen Givens can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway from the left side | 55-52 |
| 04:55 | Northwestern State | Vernon Hollenbeck grabs the offensive board | 55-52 |
| 04:40 | Northwestern State | John Thompson misses the wide open jumper from close range | 55-52 |
| 04:38 | Northwestern State | Vernon Hollenbeck tips it home | 55-54 |
| 04:38 | Western Michigan | Western Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-54 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | William O'Rouke (PG), Tom Jenkins (SG), Steven McCarn (SF), Thomas Avery (PF), Leonard McGinnity (C) Thomas Kaneshiro, Harvey Brooks, William Riley, Herbert Brammer, Gary Rogers | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Gene Leaf (PG), Gordon Dawson (SF), Leroy Slowinski (C) John Robinette, Vernon Hollenbeck, Allen Givens | |
| 04:36 | Western Michigan | Gene Leaf steps in front of the William O'Rouke pass in the backcourt | 55-54 |
| 04:35 | Northwestern State | Gene Leaf lays it up and in | 55-56 |
| 04:32 | Western Michigan | Steven McCarn is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #1 on Steven McCarn, team foul #10 | 55-56 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Jimmy Caviness (SF) Don Boyd | |
| 04:06 | Northwestern State | Jimmy Caviness misses long on a floater from the left side but he's hacked by Steven McCarn - foul #2 on Steven McCarn, team foul #11 | 55-56 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Harvey Brooks (SG), William Riley (SF), Frank Ellison (C) William O'Rouke, Steven McCarn, Leonard McGinnity | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Lawrence Yerkes (PF) John Thompson | |
| 04:06 | Northwestern State | Jimmy Caviness makes the 1st free throw | 55-57 |
| 04:06 | Northwestern State | Jimmy Caviness makes the 2nd free throw | 55-58 |
| 04:03 | Western Michigan | Jimmy Caviness steals the ball from William Riley in the backcourt | 55-58 |
| 03:46 | Northwestern State | Frank Ellison takes the ball from Leroy Slowinski | 55-58 |
| 03:44 | Western Michigan | Harvey Brooks is hacked by Gordon Dawson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Gordon Dawson, team foul #8 | 55-58 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Thomas Kaneshiro (PG), William Jones (SF) Tom Jenkins, William Riley | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Marcus King (SG) Jimmy Caviness | |
| 03:44 | Western Michigan | Harvey Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 56-58 |
| 03:44 | Western Michigan | Harvey Brooks makes the 2nd free throw | 57-58 |
| 03:28 | Northwestern State | Marcus King hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 57-58 |
| 03:27 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Thomas Avery | 57-58 |
| 03:18 | Western Michigan | Thomas Kaneshiro comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Lawrence Yerkes - foul #2 on Lawrence Yerkes, team foul #9 | 57-58 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Gary Rogers (C) Thomas Avery | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Martin Lackey (PG), Vernon Hollenbeck (SF), John Thompson (C) Gene Leaf, Gordon Dawson, Leroy Slowinski | |
| 03:18 | Western Michigan | Thomas Kaneshiro makes the 1st free throw | 58-58 |
| 03:18 | Western Michigan | Thomas Kaneshiro misses the 2nd free throw | 58-58 |
| 03:18 | Northwestern State | John Thompson grabs the defensive rebound | 58-58 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Thomas Kaneshiro (tiring) 9 pts. 5 ast. 4 stl. 3 pf. SG - Harvey Brooks (tiring) 12 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - William Jones (tiring) 4 pts. PF - Frank Ellison (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Gary Rogers (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Martin Lackey (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Marcus King (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Vernon Hollenbeck (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Lawrence Yerkes (tired) 6 pts. C - John Thompson (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:00 | Northwestern State | Lawrence Yerkes hits a wide open driving attempt from the right block | 58-60 |
| 02:53 | Western Michigan | Harvey Brooks misses long on an open pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by John Thompson - foul #2 on John Thompson, team foul #10 | 58-60 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Tom Jenkins (PG), William Riley (SF), Herbert Brammer (PF), Leonard McGinnity (C) Thomas Kaneshiro, William Jones, Frank Ellison, Gary Rogers | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Don Boyd (SG), Jimmy Caviness (SF), Allen Givens (C) Marcus King, Vernon Hollenbeck, Lawrence Yerkes | |
| 02:53 | Western Michigan | Harvey Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 59-60 |
| 02:53 | Western Michigan | Harvey Brooks makes the 2nd free throw | 60-60 |
| 02:34 | Northwestern State | Jimmy Caviness buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Martin Lackey | 60-63 |
| 02:19 | Western Michigan | Leonard McGinnity misses the floater from the left side | 60-63 |
| 02:18 | Western Michigan | Harvey Brooks snags the offensive board | 60-63 |
| 02:07 | Western Michigan | Harvey Brooks misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 60-63 |
| 02:06 | Northwestern State | Martin Lackey snags the defensive board | 60-63 |
| 01:47 | Northwestern State | Allen Givens is open but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 60-63 |
| 01:46 | Northwestern State | Martin Lackey tips it in | 60-65 |
| 01:27 | Western Michigan | Herbert Brammer knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner | 63-65 |
| 01:27 | Northwestern State | Northwestern State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 63-65 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Thomas Kaneshiro (PG), William Jones (SF), Thomas Avery (PF), Gary Rogers (C) Tom Jenkins, William Riley, Herbert Brammer, Leonard McGinnity | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | John Robinette (PG), Lawrence Yerkes (PF), Leroy Slowinski (C) Martin Lackey, John Thompson, Allen Givens | |
| 01:07 | Northwestern State | Jimmy Caviness makes the wide open shot from the left side set up by Don Boyd | 63-67 |
| 01:02 | Western Michigan | Thomas Kaneshiro is fouled in the backcourt by Leroy Slowinski - foul #3 on Leroy Slowinski, team foul #11 | 63-67 |
| 01:02 | Western Michigan | Thomas Kaneshiro makes the 1st free throw | 64-67 |
| 01:02 | Western Michigan | Thomas Kaneshiro misses the 2nd free throw | 64-67 |
| 01:02 | Western Michigan | Gary Rogers snags the offensive board | 64-67 |
| 00:51 | Western Michigan | William Jones is open and buries a 3pt shot from straight away | 67-67 |
| 00:51 | Northwestern State | Northwestern State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 67-67 |
| 00:28 | Northwestern State | Leroy Slowinski comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 67-67 |
| 00:26 | Northwestern State | Lawrence Yerkes grabs the offensive board | 67-67 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Northwestern State | Don Boyd is hacked by Harvey Brooks - foul #4 on Harvey Brooks, team foul #12 | 67-67 |
| 00:00 | Northwestern State | Northwestern State calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 67-67 |
| 00:00 | Northwestern State | Don Boyd makes the 1st free throw | 67-68 |
| 00:00 | Northwestern State | Don Boyd makes the 2nd free throw | 67-69 |