| Lineup | Oklahoma State | PG - Joseph Edwards (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Chris Lavigne (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jonathan Turner (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Frank Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Peery (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Jeffery Brannen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Darrell Estes (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Orville Lange (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Chas Reimann (fresh) 3 reb. C - Felix Cole (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern | Orville Lange inbounds the ball | 19-23 |
| Game Plan | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:40 | Northwestern | Orville Lange misses the easy layup but the foul's on Joseph Edwards - foul #1 on Joseph Edwards, team foul #1 | 19-23 |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Chuck Moore (SG), Steven Coulter (PF) Darrell Estes, Chas Reimann | |
| 19:40 | Northwestern | Orville Lange makes the 1st free throw | 19-24 |
| 19:40 | Northwestern | Orville Lange misses the 2nd free throw | 19-24 |
| 19:40 | Oklahoma State | Robert Peery pulls down the rebound | 19-24 |
| 19:17 | Oklahoma State | Jeffery Brannen is called for the reach on Jonathan Turner - foul #1 on Jeffery Brannen, team foul #1 | 19-24 |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Darrell Estes (SG) Chuck Moore | |
| 19:05 | Oklahoma State | Joseph Edwards is fouled on the floor by Jeffery Brannen - foul #2 on Jeffery Brannen, team foul #2 | 19-24 |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Chuck Moore (SG), Chas Reimann (PF) Darrell Estes, Orville Lange | |
| 18:36 | Oklahoma State | Joseph Edwards buries a 3 from the right wing | 22-24 |
| 18:14 | Northwestern | Chas Reimann hits a fadeaway from close range set up by Chuck Moore and he's fouled by Frank Johnson - foul #1 on Frank Johnson, team foul #2 | 22-26 |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Timothy Mayes (PG), Darrell Estes (SG), Orville Lange (SF) Jeffery Brannen, Chuck Moore, Felix Cole | |
| 18:14 | Northwestern | Chas Reimann makes the free throw | 22-27 |
| 17:51 | Oklahoma State | Jonathan Turner is denied on a layup by Orville Lange | 22-27 |
| 17:50 | Oklahoma State | Chris Lavigne pulls down the offensive rebound | 22-27 |
| 17:28 | Oklahoma State | Frank Johnson misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 22-27 |
| 17:27 | Northwestern | Darrell Estes grabs the defensive rebound | 22-27 |
| 17:12 | Northwestern | Jonathan Turner is called for the reach on Darrell Estes - foul #1 on Jonathan Turner, team foul #3 | 22-27 |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jeffery Brannen (PG), Chuck Moore (SG), Felix Cole (C) Timothy Mayes, Darrell Estes, Chas Reimann | |
| 16:52 | Northwestern | Felix Cole misses the driving attempt near the basket | 22-27 |
| 16:50 | Oklahoma State | Jonathan Turner snags the defensive board | 22-27 |
| 16:26 | Oklahoma State | The 3pt attempt by Frank Johnson is denied by Orville Lange | 22-27 |
| 16:25 | Northwestern | Chuck Moore pulls down the rebound | 22-27 |
| 15:58 | Northwestern | Chuck Moore misses the floater near the basket | 22-27 |
| 15:57 | Northwestern | Steven Coulter tips it home | 22-29 |
| Lineup | Oklahoma State | PG - Joseph Edwards (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Chris Lavigne (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jonathan Turner (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Frank Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Peery (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Jeffery Brannen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Chuck Moore (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Orville Lange (fresh) 9 pts. 3 blk. PF - Steven Coulter (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Felix Cole (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Oklahoma State | Chuck Moore is called for the reach on Chris Lavigne - foul #1 on Chuck Moore, team foul #3 | 22-29 |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | Dirk Barto (PG), Zachery Pulley (SF), William Murry (PF) Joseph Edwards, Frank Johnson, Robert Peery | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Timothy Mayes (SG), Darrell Estes (SF), Chas Reimann (PF), Thomas Combs (C) Chuck Moore, Orville Lange, Steven Coulter, Felix Cole | |
| 15:10 | Oklahoma State | Zachery Pulley can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 22-29 |
| 15:09 | Northwestern | Timothy Mayes snags the defensive board | 22-29 |
| 14:47 | Northwestern | Timothy Mayes misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 22-29 |
| 14:45 | Oklahoma State | William Murry gets the rebound | 22-29 |
| 14:31 | Oklahoma State | Zachery Pulley hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Dirk Barto | 25-29 |
| 14:08 | Northwestern | Chas Reimann misses short on a driving attempt from the baseline | 25-29 |
| 14:06 | Northwestern | Chas Reimann tips it back up and in | 25-31 |
| 13:39 | Oklahoma State | Chris Lavigne misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 25-31 |
| 13:37 | Oklahoma State | Zachery Pulley hits the follow up shot | 27-31 |
| 13:21 | Northwestern | Darrell Estes misses long on a floater from close range but he's hacked by Chris Lavigne - foul #1 on Chris Lavigne, team foul #4 | 27-31 |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | Joseph Edwards (PG), Frank Johnson (PF), Robert Peery (C) Chris Lavigne, William Murry, Jonathan Turner | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Orville Lange (SF), Felix Cole (PF) Timothy Mayes, Chas Reimann | |
| 13:21 | Northwestern | Darrell Estes misses the 1st free throw | 27-31 |
| 13:21 | Northwestern | Darrell Estes makes the 2nd free throw | 27-32 |
| 12:59 | Oklahoma State | Robert Peery hits the finger roll set up by Joseph Edwards | 29-32 |
| 12:31 | Northwestern | Jeffery Brannen drills a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Thomas Combs and the foul's on Frank Johnson - foul #2 on Frank Johnson, team foul #5 | 29-34 |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | William Murry (SF) Zachery Pulley | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Chuck Moore (SG) Darrell Estes | |
| 12:31 | Northwestern | Jeffery Brannen misses the free throw | 29-34 |
| 12:31 | Oklahoma State | William Murry snags the defensive board | 29-34 |
| 12:24 | Oklahoma State | William Murry loses the ball out of bounds | 29-34 |
| 12:11 | Northwestern | Felix Cole is whistled for traveling | 29-34 |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | Chris Lavigne (SG) Dirk Barto | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 11:58 | Oklahoma State | Robert Peery misses short on a floater in the lane but the foul's on Thomas Combs - foul #4 on Thomas Combs, team foul #4 | 29-34 |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | Jonathan Turner (SF) William Murry | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Steven Coulter (PF) Thomas Combs | |
| 11:58 | Oklahoma State | Robert Peery makes the 1st free throw | 30-34 |
| 11:58 | Oklahoma State | Robert Peery makes the 2nd free throw | 31-34 |
| Lineup | Oklahoma State | PG - Joseph Edwards (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Chris Lavigne (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jonathan Turner (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Frank Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Peery (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Jeffery Brannen (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Chuck Moore (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Orville Lange (fresh) 9 pts. 3 blk. PF - Steven Coulter (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Felix Cole (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Northwestern | Robert Peery blocks the short jumper by Orville Lange | 31-34 |
| 11:33 | Oklahoma State | Frank Johnson pulls down the rebound | 31-34 |
| 11:04 | Oklahoma State | Frank Johnson makes the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Joseph Edwards | 34-34 |
| 10:38 | Northwestern | Chuck Moore's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-34 |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | William Murry (C) Robert Peery | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Timothy Mayes (PG), Darrell Estes (SG), Chas Reimann (PF) Jeffery Brannen, Chuck Moore, Steven Coulter | |
| 10:21 | Oklahoma State | Joseph Edwards scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from William Murry | 37-34 |
| 09:56 | Northwestern | Felix Cole misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 37-34 |
| 09:54 | Northwestern | Felix Cole grabs the offensive rebound | 37-34 |
| 09:35 | Northwestern | Chas Reimann's pass is intercepted by Chris Lavigne | 37-34 |
| 09:06 | Oklahoma State | Joseph Edwards misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 37-34 |
| 09:05 | Northwestern | Felix Cole grabs the board | 37-34 |
| 08:40 | Northwestern | Orville Lange misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 37-34 |
| 08:39 | Oklahoma State | Chris Lavigne grabs the defensive rebound | 37-34 |
| 08:12 | Oklahoma State | Joseph Edwards scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 40-34 |
| 07:52 | Northwestern | Orville Lange jams it on a nice dish by Timothy Mayes | 40-36 |
| Lineup | Oklahoma State | PG - Joseph Edwards (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Chris Lavigne (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jonathan Turner (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Frank Johnson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - William Murry (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Timothy Mayes (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Darrell Estes (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Orville Lange (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 blk. PF - Chas Reimann (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Felix Cole (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 07:33 | Oklahoma State | Timothy Mayes is called for the reach on Chris Lavigne - foul #2 on Timothy Mayes, team foul #5 | 40-36 |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | Dirk Barto (PG), Zachery Pulley (SF), Robert Peery (C) Joseph Edwards, Jonathan Turner, Frank Johnson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jeffery Brannen (PG), Chuck Moore (SG), Steven Coulter (PF), Thomas Combs (C) Timothy Mayes, Darrell Estes, Chas Reimann, Felix Cole | |
| 07:10 | Oklahoma State | Robert Peery misses the jump hook near the basket | 40-36 |
| 07:09 | Oklahoma State | Robert Peery tips it but misses | 40-36 |
| 07:08 | Northwestern | Steven Coulter pulls down the rebound | 40-36 |
| 06:39 | Northwestern | Robert Peery swats the shot by Orville Lange | 40-36 |
| 06:38 | Northwestern | Chuck Moore gets the offensive rebound | 40-36 |
| 06:13 | Northwestern | Chuck Moore is whistled for a carry | 40-36 |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | Joseph Edwards (PG), Jonathan Turner (PF) Chris Lavigne, William Murry | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Darrell Estes (SG), Chas Reimann (PF) Chuck Moore, Orville Lange | |
| 05:52 | Oklahoma State | Joseph Edwards is whistled for a carry | 40-36 |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Chuck Moore (SG), Felix Cole (PF) Darrell Estes, Chas Reimann | |
| 05:24 | Northwestern | Felix Cole knocks in the jumper from the right side on a great pass from Chuck Moore and he's fouled by Dirk Barto - foul #1 on Dirk Barto, team foul #6 | 40-38 |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Darrell Estes (SG), Chas Reimann (PF) Chuck Moore, Thomas Combs | |
| 05:24 | Northwestern | Felix Cole misses the free throw | 40-38 |
| 05:24 | Oklahoma State | Dirk Barto grabs the board | 40-38 |
| 05:05 | Oklahoma State | Robert Peery hits a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Joseph Edwards | 42-38 |
| 04:43 | Northwestern | Chas Reimann banks in the layup set up by Jeffery Brannen | 42-40 |
| 04:24 | Oklahoma State | Zachery Pulley drills a 3pt shot from the right corner | 45-40 |
| 04:00 | Northwestern | Felix Cole clanks a jumper from the right wing | 45-40 |
| 03:58 | Oklahoma State | Robert Peery snags the defensive board | 45-40 |
| 03:58 | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 45-40 |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | Chris Lavigne (SG), Frank Johnson (PF) Dirk Barto, Zachery Pulley | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Chuck Moore (SG), Orville Lange (SF), Thomas Combs (C) Darrell Estes, Chas Reimann, Felix Cole | |
| 03:32 | Oklahoma State | Frank Johnson hits a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Joseph Edwards | 47-40 |
| Lineup | Oklahoma State | PG - Joseph Edwards (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Chris Lavigne (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jonathan Turner (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Frank Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Peery (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Jeffery Brannen (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Chuck Moore (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Orville Lange (fresh) 11 pts. 3 blk. PF - Steven Coulter (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Combs (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:04 | Northwestern | Thomas Combs misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 47-40 |
| 03:03 | Northwestern | Thomas Combs misses the tip | 47-40 |
| 03:02 | Oklahoma State | Chris Lavigne gets the rebound | 47-40 |
| 02:41 | Oklahoma State | Chris Lavigne hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 47-40 |
| 02:39 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Steven Coulter | 47-40 |
| 02:27 | Northwestern | Orville Lange buries a jumper from the free throw line | 47-42 |
| 02:05 | Oklahoma State | Joseph Edwards misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 47-42 |
| 02:03 | Oklahoma State | Jonathan Turner grabs the offensive board | 47-42 |
| 01:46 | Oklahoma State | Thomas Combs takes the ball from Jonathan Turner | 47-42 |
| Game Plan | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:30 | Northwestern | Orville Lange hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Jeffery Brannen | 47-44 |
| 01:03 | Oklahoma State | Chuck Moore steps in front of the Robert Peery pass | 47-44 |
| 01:00 | Northwestern | Jeffery Brannen lays it up and in on a nice dish by Chuck Moore | 47-46 |
| Game Plan | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:34 | Oklahoma State | Robert Peery connects on the jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Chris Lavigne | 49-46 |
| 00:34 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-46 |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Darrell Estes (SG), Chas Reimann (PF), Felix Cole (C) Chuck Moore, Steven Coulter, Thomas Combs | |
| Game Plan | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:09 | Northwestern | Joseph Edwards takes the ball from Jeffery Brannen | 49-46 |
| 00:06 | Oklahoma State | Frank Johnson dunks the ball set up by Joseph Edwards | 51-46 |
| Game Plan | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Northwestern | Jeffery Brannen can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 51-46 |