| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Jake McCaffity (fresh) 6 pts. SG - John Chumbley (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Nicholas Barrett (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Duane Howard (fresh) 3 reb. C - Sean Laubach (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Jeffery Brannen (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Darrell Estes (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Orville Lange (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Chas Reimann (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Thomas Combs (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Western Michigan | Nicholas Barrett inbounds the ball | 21-31 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:35 | Western Michigan | Jake McCaffity drills a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Duane Howard | 24-31 |
| 19:15 | Northwestern | Chas Reimann makes the fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Orville Lange | 24-33 |
| 18:46 | Western Michigan | John Chumbley loses the ball out of bounds | 24-33 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Timothy Mayes (PG), Chuck Moore (SG), Steven Coulter (PF) Jeffery Brannen, Orville Lange, Chas Reimann | |
| 18:32 | Northwestern | John Chumbley is called for the reach on Steven Coulter - foul #3 on John Chumbley, team foul #1 | 24-33 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Orville Lange (SF) Darrell Estes | |
| 18:21 | Northwestern | Steven Coulter makes the floater near the basket set up by Chuck Moore and the foul's on Duane Howard - foul #3 on Duane Howard, team foul #2 | 24-35 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jeffery Brannen (PG), Chas Reimann (PF) Orville Lange, Thomas Combs | |
| 18:21 | Northwestern | Steven Coulter misses the free throw | 24-35 |
| 18:21 | Western Michigan | Nicholas Barrett grabs the board | 24-35 |
| 17:57 | Western Michigan | John Chumbley clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 24-35 |
| 17:55 | Northwestern | Chas Reimann pulls down the rebound | 24-35 |
| 17:47 | Northwestern | Chas Reimann drills a fadeaway from close range set up by Jeffery Brannen | 24-37 |
| 17:29 | Western Michigan | John Chumbley misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 24-37 |
| 17:27 | Western Michigan | Sean Laubach grabs the offensive rebound | 24-37 |
| 17:06 | Western Michigan | Sean Laubach hits the front of the rim on the jumper from close range | 24-37 |
| 17:04 | Northwestern | Timothy Mayes grabs the defensive rebound | 24-37 |
| 16:49 | Northwestern | Chas Reimann is denied on a layup by Duane Howard | 24-37 |
| 16:47 | Western Michigan | Duane Howard grabs the defensive rebound | 24-37 |
| 16:19 | Western Michigan | John Chumbley knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Jake McCaffity | 27-37 |
| 15:52 | Northwestern | Jeffery Brannen is fouled on the floor by Jake McCaffity - foul #1 on Jake McCaffity, team foul #3 | 27-37 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Miguel Santiago (PG), Roy Dixon (SG), Adam Pender (SF), Coy Schooley (C) Jake McCaffity, John Chumbley, Nicholas Barrett, Sean Laubach | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Darrell Estes (SG), Orville Lange (SF), Felix Cole (PF), Thomas Combs (C) Jeffery Brannen, Chuck Moore, Chas Reimann, Steven Coulter | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Miguel Santiago (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Roy Dixon (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Adam Pender (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Duane Howard (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Coy Schooley (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Timothy Mayes (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Darrell Estes (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Orville Lange (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Felix Cole (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Thomas Combs (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Northwestern | Thomas Combs misses short on a shot from the baseline | 27-37 |
| 15:41 | Western Michigan | Duane Howard gets the rebound | 27-37 |
| 15:18 | Western Michigan | Felix Cole swats the short shot by Adam Pender | 27-37 |
| 15:16 | Northwestern | Thomas Combs pulls down the rebound | 27-37 |
| 14:56 | Northwestern | Orville Lange is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Orville Lange, team foul #1 | 27-37 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Jake McCaffity (PG) Miguel Santiago | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jeffery Brannen (PG) Timothy Mayes | |
| 14:52 | Western Michigan | Jake McCaffity is called for traveling in the backcourt | 27-37 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Sean Laubach (C) Coy Schooley | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 14:29 | Northwestern | Darrell Estes misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 27-37 |
| 14:27 | Northwestern | Jeffery Brannen tips it in | 27-39 |
| 14:12 | Western Michigan | Adam Pender scores on a jumper in the lane set up by Jake McCaffity and he's hacked by Orville Lange - foul #3 on Orville Lange, team foul #2 | 29-39 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | John Chumbley (SG) Roy Dixon | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Steven Coulter (PF) Thomas Combs | |
| 14:12 | Western Michigan | Adam Pender makes the free throw | 30-39 |
| 13:57 | Northwestern | Orville Lange hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block but he's fouled by Adam Pender - foul #2 on Adam Pender, team foul #4 | 30-39 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Nicholas Barrett (SF) Adam Pender | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 13:57 | Northwestern | Orville Lange makes the 1st free throw | 30-40 |
| 13:57 | Northwestern | Orville Lange makes the 2nd free throw | 30-41 |
| 13:43 | Western Michigan | John Chumbley comes up short on the floater from the right side | 30-41 |
| 13:41 | Western Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Nicholas Barrett | 30-41 |
| 13:24 | Western Michigan | Jake McCaffity misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 30-41 |
| 13:23 | Northwestern | Steven Coulter pulls down the rebound | 30-41 |
| 13:08 | Northwestern | Steven Coulter can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 30-41 |
| 13:07 | Northwestern | Steven Coulter gets the offensive rebound | 30-41 |
| 13:00 | Northwestern | The jump hook by Darrell Estes is blocked by Duane Howard | 30-41 |
| 12:58 | Northwestern | Jeffery Brannen grabs the offensive rebound | 30-41 |
| 12:47 | Northwestern | Orville Lange banks in the layup set up by Jeffery Brannen | 30-43 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 12:33 | Western Michigan | Nicholas Barrett buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 33-43 |
| 12:14 | Northwestern | Orville Lange misses the shot from the right side | 33-43 |
| 12:12 | Northwestern | Felix Cole grabs the offensive rebound | 33-43 |
| 12:02 | Northwestern | Felix Cole clanks a floater from the free throw line | 33-43 |
| 12:00 | Western Michigan | Sean Laubach gets the rebound | 33-43 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 11:31 | Western Michigan | Jake McCaffity clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 33-43 |
| 11:29 | Northwestern | Steven Coulter grabs the defensive rebound | 33-43 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Jake McCaffity (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Chumbley (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - Nicholas Barrett (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Duane Howard (tiring) 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Sean Laubach (fairly fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Jeffery Brannen (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Darrell Estes (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Orville Lange (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. PF - Steven Coulter (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Felix Cole (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:24 | Northwestern | Jeffery Brannen is fouled on the floor by Duane Howard - foul #4 on Duane Howard, team foul #5 | 33-43 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Miguel Santiago (PG), Roy Dixon (SG), Coy Schooley (C) Jake McCaffity, John Chumbley, Sean Laubach | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Timothy Mayes (PG), Chuck Moore (SG), Chas Reimann (PF) Jeffery Brannen, Darrell Estes, Orville Lange | |
| 11:08 | Northwestern | Chas Reimann misses the jumper from the left block | 33-43 |
| 11:06 | Northwestern | Chuck Moore misses the tip | 33-43 |
| 11:05 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Coy Schooley | 33-43 |
| 10:41 | Western Michigan | Roy Dixon clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 33-43 |
| 10:39 | Western Michigan | Coy Schooley can't tip it in | 33-43 |
| 10:38 | Northwestern | Steven Coulter grabs the defensive rebound | 33-43 |
| 10:21 | Northwestern | Chuck Moore misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 33-43 |
| 10:19 | Western Michigan | Miguel Santiago grabs the board | 33-43 |
| 10:02 | Western Michigan | Roy Dixon is hacked by Felix Cole - foul #4 on Felix Cole, team foul #3 | 33-43 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Jake McCaffity (PG), John Chumbley (SG), Adam Pender (SF) Miguel Santiago, Roy Dixon, Nicholas Barrett | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jeffery Brannen (PG), Darrell Estes (SG), Orville Lange (SF), Thomas Combs (C) Timothy Mayes, Chuck Moore, Steven Coulter, Felix Cole | |
| 09:42 | Western Michigan | John Chumbley misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 33-43 |
| 09:40 | Western Michigan | Adam Pender misses the tip | 33-43 |
| 09:38 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Thomas Combs | 33-43 |
| 09:18 | Northwestern | Darrell Estes connects on the turnaround from the baseline set up by Jeffery Brannen | 33-45 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 09:14 | Western Michigan | John Chumbley misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 33-45 |
| 09:13 | Western Michigan | Coy Schooley grabs the offensive rebound | 33-45 |
| 09:00 | Western Michigan | John Chumbley can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 33-45 |
| 08:58 | Western Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Duane Howard | 33-45 |
| 08:43 | Western Michigan | John Chumbley is fouled on the floor by Orville Lange - foul #4 on Orville Lange, team foul #4 | 33-45 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Sean Laubach (C) Coy Schooley | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Timothy Mayes (SG), Steven Coulter (SF) Darrell Estes, Orville Lange | |
| 08:34 | Western Michigan | John Chumbley hits a 3pt shot from the left corner | 36-45 |
| 08:20 | Northwestern | Chas Reimann misses the dunk but the foul's on Duane Howard - foul #5 on Duane Howard, team foul #6 | 36-45 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Nicholas Barrett (SF), Coy Schooley (PF) Adam Pender, Duane Howard | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 08:20 | Northwestern | Chas Reimann makes the 1st free throw | 36-46 |
| 08:20 | Northwestern | Chas Reimann makes the 2nd free throw | 36-47 |
| 08:02 | Western Michigan | John Chumbley misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Thomas Combs - foul #1 on Thomas Combs, team foul #5 | 36-47 |
| 08:02 | Western Michigan | John Chumbley makes the 1st free throw | 37-47 |
| 08:02 | Western Michigan | John Chumbley makes the 2nd free throw | 38-47 |
| 07:42 | Northwestern | Jake McCaffity steals it from Chas Reimann | 38-47 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 07:20 | Western Michigan | Jake McCaffity misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 38-47 |
| 07:19 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Thomas Combs | 38-47 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Jake McCaffity (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Chumbley (fresh) 11 pts. 3 pf. SF - Nicholas Barrett (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Coy Schooley (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Sean Laubach (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Jeffery Brannen (fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Timothy Mayes (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Steven Coulter (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. PF - Chas Reimann (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Thomas Combs (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 07:00 | Northwestern | Thomas Combs drills a floater in the lane set up by Jeffery Brannen and the foul's on Nicholas Barrett - foul #4 on Nicholas Barrett, team foul #7 | 38-49 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Miguel Santiago (PG), Roy Dixon (SG) Jake McCaffity, John Chumbley | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Darrell Estes (SG), Orville Lange (SF), Felix Cole (PF) Timothy Mayes, Steven Coulter, Chas Reimann | |
| 07:00 | Northwestern | Thomas Combs makes the free throw | 38-50 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 06:36 | Western Michigan | Miguel Santiago buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 40-50 |
| 06:21 | Northwestern | Jeffery Brannen makes the shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Orville Lange | 40-52 |
| 06:02 | Western Michigan | Miguel Santiago clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 40-52 |
| 06:00 | Northwestern | Darrell Estes snags the defensive board | 40-52 |
| 05:44 | Northwestern | Orville Lange hits a jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Jeffery Brannen and he's fouled by Sean Laubach - foul #1 on Sean Laubach, team foul #8 | 40-54 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Jake McCaffity (PG), John Chumbley (SG), Adam Pender (SF), James Swims (PF) Miguel Santiago, Roy Dixon, Nicholas Barrett, Coy Schooley | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Timothy Mayes (PG), Chuck Moore (SG), Steven Coulter (PF) Jeffery Brannen, Darrell Estes, Thomas Combs | |
| 05:44 | Northwestern | Orville Lange makes the free throw | 40-55 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:28 | Western Michigan | Jake McCaffity drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by John Chumbley | 43-55 |
| 05:14 | Northwestern | Timothy Mayes is hacked by Jake McCaffity - foul #2 on Jake McCaffity, team foul #9 | 43-55 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jeffery Brannen (PG), Chas Reimann (PF) Chuck Moore, Steven Coulter | |
| 05:14 | Northwestern | Timothy Mayes misses the 1st free throw | 43-55 |
| 05:14 | Western Michigan | Sean Laubach pulls down the rebound | 43-55 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:00 | Western Michigan | John Chumbley drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Jake McCaffity | 45-55 |
| 04:47 | Northwestern | Felix Cole's floater is tipped away by Sean Laubach | 45-55 |
| 04:46 | Western Michigan | James Swims grabs the defensive rebound | 45-55 |
| 04:25 | Western Michigan | John Chumbley misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 45-55 |
| 04:24 | Northwestern | Felix Cole snags the defensive board | 45-55 |
| 04:17 | Northwestern | Chas Reimann lays it up and in set up by Timothy Mayes | 45-57 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:56 | Western Michigan | Adam Pender misses short on a turnaround from the right block | 45-57 |
| 03:54 | Western Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to James Swims | 45-57 |
| 03:37 | Western Michigan | John Chumbley scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Jake McCaffity | 48-57 |
| 03:18 | Northwestern | Jeffery Brannen can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 48-57 |
| 03:17 | Western Michigan | Adam Pender grabs the board | 48-57 |
| 03:17 | Western Michigan | Western Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-57 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Nicholas Barrett (SF), Coy Schooley (PF) Adam Pender, James Swims | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Darrell Estes (SG), Thomas Combs (C) Timothy Mayes, Chas Reimann | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Jake McCaffity (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Chumbley (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Nicholas Barrett (fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. PF - Coy Schooley (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Sean Laubach (fresh) 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Jeffery Brannen (fresh) 10 pts. 8 ast. 2 stl. SG - Darrell Estes (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. SF - Orville Lange (fresh) 12 pts. 4 pf. PF - Felix Cole (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. C - Thomas Combs (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:01 | Western Michigan | John Chumbley misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 48-57 |
| 03:00 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Felix Cole | 48-57 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:54 | Northwestern | Jeffery Brannen can't connect on a fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on John Chumbley - foul #4 on John Chumbley, team foul #10 | 48-57 |
| 02:54 | Northwestern | Jeffery Brannen misses the 1st free throw | 48-57 |
| 02:54 | Northwestern | Jeffery Brannen makes the 2nd free throw | 48-58 |
| 02:43 | Western Michigan | Jake McCaffity can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 48-58 |
| 02:41 | Northwestern | Thomas Combs grabs the board | 48-58 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:16 | Northwestern | Orville Lange hits a shot from the left block set up by Darrell Estes | 48-60 |
| 01:53 | Western Michigan | John Chumbley misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 48-60 |
| 01:52 | Northwestern | Orville Lange gets the rebound | 48-60 |
| 01:32 | Northwestern | Darrell Estes can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 48-60 |
| 01:31 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Coy Schooley | 48-60 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:15 | Western Michigan | Nicholas Barrett scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 51-60 |
| 00:53 | Northwestern | Felix Cole hits a jump hook in the paint | 51-62 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:49 | Western Michigan | Jake McCaffity drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Nicholas Barrett | 54-62 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:48 | Northwestern | Jeffery Brannen is fouled in the backcourt by John Chumbley - foul #5 on John Chumbley, team foul #11 | 54-62 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Roy Dixon (SG) John Chumbley | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Chuck Moore (SG), Chas Reimann (PF) Darrell Estes, Thomas Combs | |
| 00:48 | Northwestern | Jeffery Brannen makes the 1st free throw | 54-63 |
| 00:48 | Northwestern | Jeffery Brannen makes the 2nd free throw | 54-64 |
| 00:41 | Western Michigan | Jake McCaffity's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-64 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:18 | Northwestern | Orville Lange scores on a turnaround in the paint set up by Jeffery Brannen | 54-66 |
| 00:11 | Western Michigan | Jake McCaffity hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 54-66 |
| 00:09 | Northwestern | Felix Cole grabs the defensive rebound | 54-66 |
| 00:00 | Northwestern | Jeffery Brannen runs out the clock | 54-66 |