| Lineup | Hawaii | PG - Tibor Kilichowski (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Osanmwesr Adhami (fresh) SF - Myron Brown (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Bruce Nelson (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Josef Tanski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Jeffery Brannen (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Darrell Estes (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Orville Lange (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Chas Reimann (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Felix Cole (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Hawaii | Myron Brown inbounds the ball | 24-27 |
| Game Plan | Hawaii | Hawaii is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:37 | Hawaii | Myron Brown drills a shot in the lane on a nice dish by Tibor Kilichowski | 26-27 |
| 19:21 | Northwestern | Felix Cole is hacked by Tibor Kilichowski - foul #2 on Tibor Kilichowski, team foul #1 | 26-27 |
| Subs | Hawaii | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Timothy Mayes (PG), Chuck Moore (SG), Thomas Combs (C) Jeffery Brannen, Darrell Estes, Chas Reimann | |
| 19:04 | Northwestern | Felix Cole double dribbles | 26-27 |
| Subs | Hawaii | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Darrell Estes (SG), Chas Reimann (PF) Chuck Moore, Thomas Combs | |
| 18:45 | Hawaii | Josef Tanski loses the dribble to Orville Lange | 26-27 |
| 18:25 | Northwestern | Felix Cole misses the easy layup | 26-27 |
| 18:23 | Hawaii | Josef Tanski snags the defensive board | 26-27 |
| 18:04 | Hawaii | The pull-up jumper by Josef Tanski is blocked by Chas Reimann | 26-27 |
| 18:03 | Hawaii | Bruce Nelson misses the tip | 26-27 |
| 18:02 | Northwestern | Felix Cole snags the defensive board | 26-27 |
| 17:56 | Northwestern | Orville Lange misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 26-27 |
| 17:55 | Hawaii | Bruce Nelson snags the defensive board | 26-27 |
| 17:29 | Hawaii | Myron Brown is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Myron Brown, team foul #2 | 26-27 |
| Subs | Hawaii | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jeffery Brannen (PG), Chuck Moore (SG), Steven Coulter (PF), Thomas Combs (C) Timothy Mayes, Darrell Estes, Chas Reimann, Felix Cole | |
| 17:00 | Northwestern | Orville Lange misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 26-27 |
| 16:58 | Hawaii | Bruce Nelson pulls down the rebound | 26-27 |
| 16:43 | Hawaii | Josef Tanski is fouled on the floor by Thomas Combs - foul #1 on Thomas Combs, team foul #1 | 26-27 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Igor Brojakowski (SF), Jie Wang (C) Myron Brown, Josef Tanski | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Felix Cole (PF) Orville Lange | |
| 16:19 | Hawaii | Bruce Nelson hits the finger roll | 28-27 |
| 16:00 | Northwestern | Jeffery Brannen misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 28-27 |
| 15:58 | Northwestern | Felix Cole tips it home | 28-29 |
| Lineup | Hawaii | PG - Tibor Kilichowski (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Osanmwesr Adhami (fairly fresh) SF - Igor Brojakowski (fresh) PF - Bruce Nelson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. C - Jie Wang (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Jeffery Brannen (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Chuck Moore (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Steven Coulter (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Felix Cole (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. C - Thomas Combs (fresh) 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 15:31 | Hawaii | Bruce Nelson hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket but he's fouled by Felix Cole - foul #3 on Felix Cole, team foul #2 | 28-29 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Gilberto Colombo (PG), Timothy Zerr (SG), Myron Brown (SF) Tibor Kilichowski, Osanmwesr Adhami, Igor Brojakowski | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Darrell Estes (SG), Orville Lange (SF), Chas Reimann (PF) Chuck Moore, Steven Coulter, Felix Cole | |
| 15:31 | Hawaii | Bruce Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 29-29 |
| 15:31 | Hawaii | Bruce Nelson misses the 2nd free throw | 29-29 |
| 15:31 | Northwestern | Chas Reimann gets the rebound | 29-29 |
| 15:07 | Northwestern | Jeffery Brannen is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Jeffery Brannen, team foul #3 | 29-29 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Josef Tanski (C) Bruce Nelson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Felix Cole (C) Thomas Combs | |
| 14:44 | Hawaii | Josef Tanski hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 29-29 |
| 14:43 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Orville Lange | 29-29 |
| 14:14 | Northwestern | Chas Reimann clanks a jumper from close range | 29-29 |
| 14:13 | Hawaii | The rebound goes to Myron Brown | 29-29 |
| 13:46 | Hawaii | Felix Cole is called for the reach on Josef Tanski - foul #4 on Felix Cole, team foul #4 | 29-29 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Bruce Nelson (PF) Josef Tanski | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Timothy Mayes (PG), Chuck Moore (SG), Steven Coulter (PF), Thomas Combs (C) Jeffery Brannen, Darrell Estes, Chas Reimann, Felix Cole | |
| 13:26 | Hawaii | Jie Wang hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline | 29-29 |
| 13:24 | Hawaii | Myron Brown hits the follow up shot | 31-29 |
| 13:01 | Northwestern | Chuck Moore is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Chuck Moore, team foul #5 | 31-29 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Igor Brojakowski (SF), Josef Tanski (C) Myron Brown, Jie Wang | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jeffery Brannen (PG), Darrell Estes (SG), Chas Reimann (PF) Timothy Mayes, Chuck Moore, Orville Lange | |
| 12:32 | Hawaii | Timothy Zerr is called for traveling | 31-29 |
| Subs | Hawaii | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Timothy Mayes (SG), Orville Lange (SF) Darrell Estes, Chas Reimann | |
| 12:12 | Northwestern | Timothy Zerr steals it from Thomas Combs | 31-29 |
| 12:07 | Hawaii | Gilberto Colombo misses the lay-in | 31-29 |
| 12:05 | Hawaii | Igor Brojakowski tips it in | 33-29 |
| 11:43 | Northwestern | Orville Lange blows the dunk but the foul's on Igor Brojakowski - foul #1 on Igor Brojakowski, team foul #3 | 33-29 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Myron Brown (SF), Jie Wang (C) Igor Brojakowski, Josef Tanski | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Darrell Estes (SG), Chas Reimann (PF) Timothy Mayes, Steven Coulter | |
| 11:43 | Northwestern | Orville Lange makes the 1st free throw | 33-30 |
| 11:43 | Northwestern | Orville Lange misses the 2nd free throw | 33-30 |
| 11:43 | Hawaii | The rebound goes to Jie Wang | 33-30 |
| Lineup | Hawaii | PG - Gilberto Colombo (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Timothy Zerr (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Myron Brown (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bruce Nelson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. C - Jie Wang (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Jeffery Brannen (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Darrell Estes (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Orville Lange (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Chas Reimann (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Thomas Combs (fresh) 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 11:22 | Hawaii | Jie Wang is fouled on the floor by Thomas Combs - foul #2 on Thomas Combs, team foul #6 | 33-30 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Tibor Kilichowski (SG) Timothy Zerr | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Chuck Moore (SG), Steven Coulter (SF) Darrell Estes, Orville Lange | |
| 11:04 | Hawaii | Bruce Nelson can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 33-30 |
| 11:03 | Northwestern | Thomas Combs grabs the defensive rebound | 33-30 |
| 10:40 | Northwestern | Thomas Combs throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-30 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Osanmwesr Adhami (SG), Josef Tanski (C) Gilberto Colombo, Bruce Nelson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Darrell Estes (SG), Orville Lange (SF) Chuck Moore, Chas Reimann | |
| 10:11 | Hawaii | Thomas Combs swats the short shot by Myron Brown | 33-30 |
| 10:09 | Hawaii | Osanmwesr Adhami tips it but misses | 33-30 |
| 10:07 | Northwestern | Jeffery Brannen grabs the defensive rebound | 33-30 |
| 09:47 | Northwestern | Myron Brown takes the ball from Darrell Estes | 33-30 |
| 09:18 | Hawaii | Myron Brown's floater is tipped away by Thomas Combs | 33-30 |
| 09:16 | Northwestern | Darrell Estes snags the defensive board | 33-30 |
| 08:50 | Northwestern | Jeffery Brannen hits a 3 from the left corner set up by Thomas Combs | 33-33 |
| 08:37 | Hawaii | Myron Brown is fouled on the floor by Orville Lange - foul #2 on Orville Lange, team foul #7 | 33-33 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Gilberto Colombo (PG), Timothy Zerr (SG), Bruce Nelson (PF) Tibor Kilichowski, Osanmwesr Adhami, Jie Wang | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Timothy Mayes (PG), Chuck Moore (SG), Chas Reimann (PF) Jeffery Brannen, Darrell Estes, Orville Lange | |
| 08:37 | Hawaii | Myron Brown makes the 1st free throw | 34-33 |
| 08:37 | Hawaii | Myron Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 35-33 |
| 08:11 | Northwestern | Thomas Combs's dunk attempt is rejected by Myron Brown | 35-33 |
| 08:10 | Hawaii | The rebound goes to Myron Brown | 35-33 |
| 07:51 | Hawaii | Josef Tanski lays it up and in | 37-33 |
| 07:29 | Northwestern | Chas Reimann is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Chas Reimann, team foul #8 | 37-33 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Igor Brojakowski (SF) Myron Brown | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jeffery Brannen (PG), Darrell Estes (SG), Orville Lange (SF), Felix Cole (C) Timothy Mayes, Chuck Moore, Steven Coulter, Thomas Combs | |
| Lineup | Hawaii | PG - Gilberto Colombo (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Timothy Zerr (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Igor Brojakowski (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Bruce Nelson (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. C - Josef Tanski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Jeffery Brannen (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Darrell Estes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Orville Lange (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Chas Reimann (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Felix Cole (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:10 | Hawaii | Bruce Nelson is called for traveling | 37-33 |
| Subs | Hawaii | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Chuck Moore (SG) Darrell Estes | |
| 06:50 | Northwestern | Chas Reimann hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block | 37-33 |
| 06:49 | Hawaii | The rebound goes to Josef Tanski | 37-33 |
| 06:31 | Hawaii | Timothy Zerr knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Gilberto Colombo | 40-33 |
| 06:09 | Northwestern | Felix Cole is denied on a layup by Bruce Nelson | 40-33 |
| 06:07 | Hawaii | Josef Tanski grabs the board | 40-33 |
| 05:42 | Hawaii | Gilberto Colombo misses the shot from the left wing | 40-33 |
| 05:40 | Hawaii | Bruce Nelson misses the tip | 40-33 |
| 05:38 | Hawaii | Bruce Nelson snags the offensive board | 40-33 |
| 05:26 | Hawaii | Timothy Zerr's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-33 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Jie Wang (C) Josef Tanski | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Timothy Mayes (PG), Darrell Estes (SG), Steven Coulter (SF), Thomas Combs (C) Jeffery Brannen, Chuck Moore, Orville Lange, Chas Reimann | |
| 05:00 | Northwestern | Igor Brojakowski steps in front of the Steven Coulter pass | 40-33 |
| 04:56 | Hawaii | Bruce Nelson hits the finger roll on a great pass from Igor Brojakowski | 42-33 |
| Game Plan | Hawaii | Hawaii is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 04:37 | Northwestern | Felix Cole hits a shot in the paint on a nice dish by Timothy Mayes and the foul's on Timothy Zerr - foul #4 on Timothy Zerr, team foul #4 | 42-35 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Myron Brown (SF) Igor Brojakowski | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jeffery Brannen (PG), Orville Lange (SF), Chas Reimann (PF) Timothy Mayes, Steven Coulter, Thomas Combs | |
| 04:37 | Northwestern | Felix Cole makes the free throw | 42-36 |
| 04:24 | Hawaii | Darrell Estes is called for the reach on Timothy Zerr - foul #1 on Darrell Estes, team foul #9 | 42-36 |
| Subs | Hawaii | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Steven Coulter (PF) Chas Reimann | |
| 04:24 | Hawaii | Timothy Zerr makes the 1st free throw | 43-36 |
| 04:24 | Hawaii | Timothy Zerr makes the 2nd free throw | 44-36 |
| Game Plan | Hawaii | Hawaii is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 04:06 | Northwestern | Jeffery Brannen misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 44-36 |
| 04:04 | Northwestern | Darrell Estes hits the follow up shot | 44-38 |
| 03:47 | Hawaii | Myron Brown drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Gilberto Colombo | 47-38 |
| Game Plan | Hawaii | Hawaii is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 03:29 | Northwestern | Orville Lange drills a floater from the right wing | 47-40 |
| Lineup | Hawaii | PG - Gilberto Colombo (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Timothy Zerr (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Myron Brown (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. PF - Bruce Nelson (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. C - Jie Wang (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Jeffery Brannen (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - Darrell Estes (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SF - Orville Lange (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Steven Coulter (fresh) 2 pts. C - Felix Cole (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:00 | Hawaii | Bruce Nelson hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Timothy Zerr | 49-40 |
| 02:37 | Northwestern | Myron Brown is called for the reach on Jeffery Brannen - foul #2 on Myron Brown, team foul #5 | 49-40 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Tibor Kilichowski (PG), Osanmwesr Adhami (SG) Gilberto Colombo, Timothy Zerr | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Timothy Mayes (SG), Chas Reimann (PF) Darrell Estes, Orville Lange | |
| 02:30 | Northwestern | Myron Brown blocks the jumper by Felix Cole | 49-40 |
| 02:29 | Hawaii | Myron Brown pulls down the rebound | 49-40 |
| 02:29 | Hawaii | Hawaii calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-40 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Gilberto Colombo (PG), Timothy Zerr (SG) Tibor Kilichowski, Osanmwesr Adhami | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 02:19 | Hawaii | Bruce Nelson connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Gilberto Colombo | 52-40 |
| Game Plan | Hawaii | Hawaii is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 02:14 | Northwestern | Timothy Zerr steals it from Steven Coulter | 52-40 |
| 01:58 | Hawaii | Bruce Nelson misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 52-40 |
| 01:56 | Northwestern | Steven Coulter snags the defensive board | 52-40 |
| Game Plan | Hawaii | Hawaii is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 01:51 | Northwestern | Bruce Nelson is called for the reach on Timothy Mayes - foul #1 on Bruce Nelson, team foul #6 | 52-40 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Josef Tanski (C) Jie Wang | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Darrell Estes (SG), Orville Lange (SF) Timothy Mayes, Steven Coulter | |
| 01:39 | Northwestern | Orville Lange loses the dribble to Josef Tanski | 52-40 |
| Game Plan | Hawaii | Hawaii is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:28 | Hawaii | Bruce Nelson's pass is intercepted by Jeffery Brannen | 52-40 |
| 01:16 | Northwestern | Orville Lange buries a jumper from close range on a great pass from Darrell Estes | 52-42 |
| 00:48 | Hawaii | Josef Tanski misses short on a turnaround near the basket | 52-42 |
| 00:46 | Northwestern | Chas Reimann grabs the defensive rebound | 52-42 |
| Game Plan | Hawaii | Hawaii is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:39 | Northwestern | Chas Reimann lays it up and in | 52-44 |
| Game Plan | Hawaii | Hawaii 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 intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:37 | Hawaii | Bruce Nelson is fouled in the backcourt by Darrell Estes - foul #2 on Darrell Estes, team foul #10 | 52-44 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Igor Brojakowski (SF) Myron Brown | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 00:37 | Hawaii | Bruce Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 53-44 |
| 00:37 | Hawaii | Bruce Nelson misses the 2nd free throw | 53-44 |
| 00:37 | Northwestern | Chas Reimann pulls down the rebound | 53-44 |
| 00:30 | Northwestern | Jeffery Brannen misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 53-44 |
| 00:29 | Northwestern | Felix Cole grabs the offensive board | 53-44 |
| 00:25 | Northwestern | Jeffery Brannen scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Orville Lange | 53-47 |
| 00:22 | Hawaii | Jeffery Brannen is called for the reach on Bruce Nelson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jeffery Brannen, team foul #11 | 53-47 |
| 00:22 | Hawaii | Bruce Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 54-47 |
| 00:22 | Hawaii | Bruce Nelson makes the 2nd free throw | 55-47 |
| 00:15 | Northwestern | Jeffery Brannen can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 55-47 |
| 00:13 | Hawaii | Igor Brojakowski snags the defensive board | 55-47 |
| 00:11 | Hawaii | Jeffery Brannen is called for the reach on Igor Brojakowski in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jeffery Brannen, team foul #12 | 55-47 |
| 00:11 | Hawaii | Igor Brojakowski makes the 1st free throw | 56-47 |
| 00:11 | Hawaii | Igor Brojakowski makes the 2nd free throw | 57-47 |
| 00:05 | Northwestern | Darrell Estes's floater is tipped away by Josef Tanski | 57-47 |
| 00:03 | Hawaii | Igor Brojakowski gets the rebound | 57-47 |
| Game Plan | Hawaii | Hawaii 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 | Hawaii | Gilberto Colombo runs out the clock | 57-47 |