| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Walter Matz (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jackie Jenkins (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. SF - Timothy Swenson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Robert Woo (fresh) 3 reb. C - Todd Lax (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Albany | PG - Mike Pertsovsky (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Fredrick Huggins (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Ronald Campion (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Philip Walker (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Jason Savage (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern | Timothy Swenson inbounds the ball | 31-38 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Albany | Albany is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 19:43 | Northwestern | Timothy Swenson comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Ronald Campion - foul #2 on Ronald Campion, team foul #1 | 31-38 |
| 19:43 | Northwestern | Timothy Swenson misses the 1st free throw | 31-38 |
| 19:43 | Northwestern | Timothy Swenson makes the 2nd free throw | 32-38 |
| 19:27 | Albany | Ronald Campion is hacked by Jackie Jenkins - foul #2 on Jackie Jenkins, team foul #1 | 32-38 |
| 19:10 | Albany | Philip Walker drills a turnaround in the lane set up by Mike Pertsovsky | 32-40 |
| 19:04 | Northwestern | Fredrick Huggins steals the ball from Jackie Jenkins | 32-40 |
| 18:59 | Albany | Ronald Campion banks in the layup on a great pass from Fredrick Huggins | 32-42 |
| 18:41 | Northwestern | Robert Woo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-42 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jason Porter (SG), Robert Sutherland (PF), Jacob Jefferson (C) Jackie Jenkins, Robert Woo, Todd Lax | |
| Subs | Albany | | |
| 18:16 | Albany | Philip Walker lays it up and in set up by Mike Pertsovsky | 32-44 |
| 18:05 | Northwestern | Timothy Swenson can't connect on a floater from the right block | 32-44 |
| 18:04 | Albany | Philip Walker grabs the board | 32-44 |
| 17:53 | Albany | Philip Walker clanks a floater from the right side | 32-44 |
| 17:51 | Albany | Jason Savage hits the follow up shot | 32-46 |
| 17:41 | Northwestern | Robert Sutherland travels with the ball | 32-46 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Larry Bessette (SG), Ray Dempsey (SF) Walter Matz, Timothy Swenson | |
| Subs | Albany | Curtis Berry (PG), William Greenlaw (SG), Toni Cegielski (SF), James Sullivan (PF), Michael Jamison (C) Mike Pertsovsky, Fredrick Huggins, Ronald Campion, Philip Walker, Jason Savage | |
| 17:19 | Albany | James Sullivan banks in the layup on a great pass from Toni Cegielski and he's fouled by Robert Sutherland - foul #1 on Robert Sutherland, team foul #2 | 32-48 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jackie Jenkins (SG), Robert Woo (PF), Todd Lax (C) Larry Bessette, Robert Sutherland, Jacob Jefferson | |
| Subs | Albany | | |
| 17:19 | Albany | James Sullivan makes the free throw | 32-49 |
| 17:06 | Northwestern | Todd Lax misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 32-49 |
| 17:04 | Northwestern | Jackie Jenkins can't tip it in | 32-49 |
| 17:03 | Albany | Michael Jamison gets the rebound | 32-49 |
| 16:47 | Albany | Toni Cegielski misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block | 32-49 |
| 16:45 | Northwestern | Jackie Jenkins pulls down the rebound | 32-49 |
| 16:40 | Northwestern | Jackie Jenkins misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 32-49 |
| 16:38 | Northwestern | Ray Dempsey grabs the offensive rebound | 32-49 |
| 16:23 | Northwestern | Robert Woo can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 32-49 |
| 16:22 | Northwestern | Todd Lax tips it in | 34-49 |
| 16:16 | Albany | William Greenlaw is called for traveling in the backcourt | 34-49 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Walter Matz (PG), Larry Bessette (SG), Timothy Swenson (SF), Robert Sutherland (C) Jason Porter, Jackie Jenkins, Ray Dempsey, Todd Lax | |
| Subs | Albany | Mike Pertsovsky (PG), Richard Lewis (C) Curtis Berry, James Sullivan | |
| 16:01 | Northwestern | Robert Woo misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 34-49 |
| 15:59 | Albany | The rebound goes to Mike Pertsovsky | 34-49 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Walter Matz (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Larry Bessette (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Timothy Swenson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Robert Woo (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Robert Sutherland (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Albany | PG - Mike Pertsovsky (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Greenlaw (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Toni Cegielski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. PF - Michael Jamison (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Lewis (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Albany | Mike Pertsovsky misses long on a jumper from the left side | 34-49 |
| 15:42 | Northwestern | Walter Matz pulls down the rebound | 34-49 |
| 15:37 | Northwestern | Robert Woo hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Timothy Swenson | 37-49 |
| 15:19 | Albany | William Greenlaw comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Walter Matz - foul #3 on Walter Matz, team foul #3 | 37-49 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Nathan Summers (PF), Todd Lax (C) Robert Woo, Robert Sutherland | |
| Subs | Albany | Ronald Campion (SF), Philip Walker (PF), Jason Savage (C) Toni Cegielski, Michael Jamison, Richard Lewis | |
| 15:19 | Albany | William Greenlaw makes the 1st free throw | 37-50 |
| 15:19 | Albany | William Greenlaw makes the 2nd free throw | 37-51 |
| 14:52 | Northwestern | Walter Matz blows the layup | 37-51 |
| 14:51 | Albany | Philip Walker grabs the board | 37-51 |
| 14:34 | Albany | Philip Walker hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint | 37-51 |
| 14:33 | Northwestern | Timothy Swenson grabs the board | 37-51 |
| 14:29 | Northwestern | Timothy Swenson knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 39-51 |
| 14:24 | Albany | Ronald Campion misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Todd Lax - foul #2 on Todd Lax, team foul #4 | 39-51 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jason Porter (PG), Jackie Jenkins (SG), Ray Dempsey (SF), Jacob Jefferson (C) Walter Matz, Larry Bessette, Timothy Swenson, Todd Lax | |
| Subs | Albany | Curtis Berry (PG), Fredrick Huggins (SG) Mike Pertsovsky, William Greenlaw | |
| 14:24 | Albany | Ronald Campion makes the 1st free throw | 39-52 |
| 14:24 | Albany | Ronald Campion misses the 2nd free throw | 39-52 |
| 14:24 | Northwestern | Ray Dempsey grabs the defensive rebound | 39-52 |
| 14:00 | Northwestern | Ray Dempsey misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 39-52 |
| 13:59 | Albany | Jason Savage grabs the defensive rebound | 39-52 |
| 13:57 | Albany | Jackie Jenkins picks off the pass by Philip Walker in the backcourt | 39-52 |
| 13:56 | Northwestern | Jason Porter misses the easy layup | 39-52 |
| 13:54 | Albany | Ronald Campion grabs the defensive rebound | 39-52 |
| 13:25 | Albany | Ronald Campion is open and lays it up and in and he's fouled by Jacob Jefferson - foul #1 on Jacob Jefferson, team foul #5 | 39-54 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Tony Glenn (PG), Robert Woo (PF), Robert Sutherland (C) Jason Porter, Nathan Summers, Jacob Jefferson | |
| Subs | Albany | Mike Pertsovsky (PG), James Sullivan (PF), Michael Jamison (C) Curtis Berry, Philip Walker, Jason Savage | |
| 13:25 | Albany | Ronald Campion makes the free throw | 39-55 |
| 13:10 | Northwestern | Robert Woo clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 39-55 |
| 13:08 | Albany | Ronald Campion pulls down the rebound | 39-55 |
| 12:58 | Albany | Michael Jamison's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-55 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Walter Matz (PG), Larry Bessette (SG), Timothy Swenson (SF) Tony Glenn, Jackie Jenkins, Ray Dempsey | |
| Subs | Albany | Toni Cegielski (SF) Ronald Campion | |
| 12:47 | Northwestern | Walter Matz connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Timothy Swenson | 41-55 |
| 12:25 | Albany | Michael Jamison makes the jumper in the lane on a great pass from Mike Pertsovsky and he's fouled by Robert Sutherland - foul #2 on Robert Sutherland, team foul #6 | 41-57 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jason Porter (SG), Todd Lax (C) Larry Bessette, Robert Woo | |
| Subs | Albany | Curtis Berry (SG) Fredrick Huggins | |
| 12:25 | Albany | Michael Jamison misses the free throw | 41-57 |
| 12:25 | Northwestern | Todd Lax grabs the defensive rebound | 41-57 |
| 12:15 | Northwestern | Walter Matz scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Timothy Swenson | 44-57 |
| 11:49 | Albany | Michael Jamison hits the easy wide open finger roll set up by Mike Pertsovsky | 44-59 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Walter Matz (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jason Porter (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Timothy Swenson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Robert Sutherland (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Todd Lax (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Albany | PG - Mike Pertsovsky (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Curtis Berry (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Toni Cegielski (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. PF - Michael Jamison (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - James Sullivan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 11:32 | Northwestern | Walter Matz misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-59 |
| 11:30 | Northwestern | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Sutherland | 44-59 |
| 11:21 | Northwestern | Jason Porter misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 44-59 |
| 11:20 | Albany | Toni Cegielski pulls down the rebound | 44-59 |
| 11:04 | Albany | James Sullivan's dunk attempt is rejected by Todd Lax | 44-59 |
| 11:03 | Northwestern | Jason Porter pulls down the rebound | 44-59 |
| 10:58 | Northwestern | Jason Porter lays it up and in and he's fouled by James Sullivan - foul #1 on James Sullivan, team foul #2 | 46-59 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jackie Jenkins (SG), Ray Dempsey (SF), Nathan Summers (PF), Jacob Jefferson (C) Walter Matz, Timothy Swenson, Robert Sutherland, Todd Lax | |
| Subs | Albany | Fredrick Huggins (SG), Ronald Campion (SF), Philip Walker (PF), Jason Savage (C) Curtis Berry, Toni Cegielski, Michael Jamison, James Sullivan | |
| 10:58 | Northwestern | Jason Porter makes the free throw | 47-59 |
| 10:47 | Albany | Jackie Jenkins picks off the pass by Mike Pertsovsky | 47-59 |
| 10:44 | Northwestern | Jackie Jenkins blows the layup | 47-59 |
| 10:43 | Northwestern | Jason Porter tips it in | 49-59 |
| 10:26 | Albany | The jumper by Philip Walker is denied by Jacob Jefferson | 49-59 |
| 10:25 | Albany | Jason Savage grabs the offensive board | 49-59 |
| 10:06 | Albany | Jason Savage is open and scores on a runner in the paint | 49-61 |
| 09:53 | Northwestern | Jason Porter throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-61 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Walter Matz (PG), Larry Bessette (SG), Robert Woo (PF), Todd Lax (C) Jason Porter, Jackie Jenkins, Ray Dempsey, Jacob Jefferson | |
| Subs | Albany | William Greenlaw (SG) Fredrick Huggins | |
| 09:36 | Albany | William Greenlaw knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Mike Pertsovsky | 49-64 |
| 09:22 | Northwestern | Robert Woo buries a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Walter Matz and the foul's on Mike Pertsovsky - foul #3 on Mike Pertsovsky, team foul #3 | 51-64 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Timothy Swenson (SF) Nathan Summers | |
| Subs | Albany | Philip Pilgrim (SF), Richard Lewis (C) Ronald Campion, Jason Savage | |
| 09:22 | Northwestern | Robert Woo misses the free throw | 51-64 |
| 09:22 | Albany | Philip Walker snags the defensive board | 51-64 |
| 09:20 | Albany | Mike Pertsovsky is hacked by Larry Bessette in the backcourt - foul #2 on Larry Bessette, team foul #7 | 51-64 |
| 09:20 | Albany | Mike Pertsovsky misses the 1st free throw | 51-64 |
| 09:20 | Northwestern | Robert Woo pulls down the rebound | 51-64 |
| 08:51 | Northwestern | Larry Bessette is hacked by William Greenlaw - foul #2 on William Greenlaw, team foul #4 | 51-64 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Tony Glenn (PG) Walter Matz | |
| Subs | Albany | Fredrick Huggins (SG), Toni Cegielski (SF), Michael Jamison (PF) Mike Pertsovsky, Philip Pilgrim, Philip Walker | |
| 08:36 | Northwestern | Toni Cegielski takes the ball from Todd Lax | 51-64 |
| 08:20 | Albany | Michael Jamison hits the front of the rim on the wide open pull-up jumper from the right wing | 51-64 |
| 08:19 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Timothy Swenson | 51-64 |
| 08:14 | Northwestern | Timothy Swenson connects on the jump hook from the right block set up by Todd Lax | 53-64 |
| 07:55 | Albany | Toni Cegielski misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Robert Woo - foul #2 on Robert Woo, team foul #8 | 53-64 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Walter Matz (PG), Jackie Jenkins (SG), Ray Dempsey (SF), Robert Sutherland (PF), Jacob Jefferson (C) Tony Glenn, Larry Bessette, Timothy Swenson, Robert Woo, Todd Lax | |
| Subs | Albany | Curtis Berry (PG), Ronald Campion (SF), Jason Savage (C) William Greenlaw, Fredrick Huggins, Richard Lewis | |
| 07:55 | Albany | Toni Cegielski misses the 1st free throw | 53-64 |
| 07:55 | Albany | Toni Cegielski makes the 2nd free throw | 53-65 |
| 07:43 | Northwestern | Robert Sutherland makes the jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Walter Matz | 55-65 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Walter Matz (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jackie Jenkins (fresh) 10 pts. 4 stl. SF - Ray Dempsey (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Sutherland (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Jacob Jefferson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Albany | PG - Curtis Berry (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Toni Cegielski (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ronald Campion (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Michael Jamison (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Jason Savage (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Albany | Ronald Campion misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 55-65 |
| 07:24 | Albany | Ronald Campion gets the offensive rebound | 55-65 |
| 07:18 | Albany | Ronald Campion is whistled for traveling | 55-65 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Nathan Summers (PF) Jacob Jefferson | |
| Subs | Albany | Fredrick Huggins (SG), Philip Walker (PF) Toni Cegielski, Michael Jamison | |
| 06:55 | Northwestern | Ray Dempsey travels with the ball | 55-65 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Timothy Swenson (SF), Jason Porter (C) Ray Dempsey, Robert Sutherland | |
| Subs | Albany | Philip Pilgrim (SF) Ronald Campion | |
| 06:48 | Albany | Nathan Summers steals it from Fredrick Huggins in the backcourt | 55-65 |
| 06:35 | Northwestern | Jackie Jenkins knocks in the shot in the lane on a great pass from Nathan Summers | 57-65 |
| 06:19 | Albany | Philip Walker misses badly on a jumper in the lane | 57-65 |
| 06:18 | Northwestern | Timothy Swenson gets the rebound | 57-65 |
| 06:11 | Northwestern | Nathan Summers comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 57-65 |
| 06:10 | Albany | Philip Walker snags the defensive board | 57-65 |
| 06:08 | Albany | Jason Porter steals the ball from Fredrick Huggins in the backcourt | 57-65 |
| 06:00 | Northwestern | Jackie Jenkins is fouled on the floor by Philip Walker - foul #2 on Philip Walker, team foul #5 | 57-65 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Larry Bessette (SG), Robert Woo (PF), Jacob Jefferson (C) Walter Matz, Jackie Jenkins, Nathan Summers | |
| Subs | Albany | Mike Pertsovsky (PG), William Greenlaw (SG), Ronald Campion (SF), James Sullivan (PF), Michael Jamison (C) Curtis Berry, Fredrick Huggins, Philip Pilgrim, Philip Walker, Jason Savage | |
| 05:46 | Northwestern | Robert Woo knocks in the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Larry Bessette | 59-65 |
| 05:44 | Albany | Larry Bessette is called for the reach on Michael Jamison in the backcourt - foul #3 on Larry Bessette, team foul #9 | 59-65 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Tony Glenn (PG), Ray Dempsey (SF) Jason Porter, Timothy Swenson | |
| Subs | Albany | | |
| 05:44 | Albany | Michael Jamison makes the 1st free throw | 59-66 |
| 05:44 | Albany | Michael Jamison makes the 2nd free throw | 59-67 |
| 05:26 | Northwestern | James Sullivan is called for the reach on Tony Glenn - foul #2 on James Sullivan, team foul #6 | 59-67 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Sutherland (C) Jacob Jefferson | |
| Subs | Albany | Toni Cegielski (SG) Mike Pertsovsky | |
| 05:01 | Northwestern | Ray Dempsey misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner but the foul's on Ronald Campion - foul #3 on Ronald Campion, team foul #7 | 59-67 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jackie Jenkins (SG) Larry Bessette | |
| Subs | Albany | Mike Pertsovsky (PG), Fredrick Huggins (SG) William Greenlaw, Ronald Campion | |
| 05:01 | Northwestern | Ray Dempsey makes the 1st free throw | 60-67 |
| 05:01 | Northwestern | Ray Dempsey makes the 2nd free throw | 61-67 |
| 05:01 | Northwestern | Ray Dempsey makes the 3rd free throw | 62-67 |
| 04:57 | Albany | Mike Pertsovsky is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #4 on Mike Pertsovsky, team foul #8 | 62-67 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Timothy Swenson (SF) Ray Dempsey | |
| Subs | Albany | | |
| 04:38 | Northwestern | Timothy Swenson connects on the driving attempt from the baseline | 64-67 |
| 04:23 | Albany | Mike Pertsovsky misses the easy open layup | 64-67 |
| 04:22 | Albany | James Sullivan grabs the offensive board | 64-67 |
| 04:05 | Albany | Michael Jamison misses long on an open fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Robert Woo - foul #3 on Robert Woo, team foul #10 | 64-67 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Walter Matz (PG), Jason Porter (SG), Nathan Summers (PF), Todd Lax (C) Tony Glenn, Jackie Jenkins, Robert Woo, Robert Sutherland | |
| Subs | Albany | Philip Pilgrim (SF), Jason Savage (C) Toni Cegielski, James Sullivan | |
| 04:05 | Albany | Michael Jamison makes the 1st free throw | 64-68 |
| 04:05 | Albany | Michael Jamison misses the 2nd free throw | 64-68 |
| 04:05 | Northwestern | Nathan Summers snags the defensive board | 64-68 |
| 03:59 | Northwestern | Mike Pertsovsky is called for the reach on Timothy Swenson - foul #5 on Mike Pertsovsky, team foul #9 | 64-68 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jacob Jefferson (C) Todd Lax | |
| Subs | Albany | Curtis Berry (PG), Philip Walker (PF) Mike Pertsovsky, Michael Jamison | |
| 03:59 | Northwestern | Timothy Swenson makes the 1st free throw | 65-68 |
| 03:59 | Northwestern | Timothy Swenson makes the 2nd free throw | 66-68 |
| 03:57 | Albany | Timothy Swenson steps in front of the Jason Savage pass in the backcourt | 66-68 |
| 03:46 | Northwestern | Timothy Swenson is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Timothy Swenson, team foul #11 | 66-68 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ray Dempsey (SF) Timothy Swenson | |
| Subs | Albany | Ronald Campion (SF) Philip Pilgrim | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Walter Matz (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jason Porter (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Ray Dempsey (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - Nathan Summers (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Jacob Jefferson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Albany | PG - Curtis Berry (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Fredrick Huggins (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Campion (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Philip Walker (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Jason Savage (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:36 | Albany | Fredrick Huggins connects on the jumpshot from the left side and he's fouled by Nathan Summers - foul #4 on Nathan Summers, team foul #12 | 66-70 |
| 03:36 | Albany | Fredrick Huggins makes the free throw | 66-71 |
| 03:22 | Northwestern | Walter Matz misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 66-71 |
| 03:21 | Albany | Philip Walker gets the rebound | 66-71 |
| 03:19 | Albany | Jason Porter is called for the reach on Philip Walker in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jason Porter, team foul #13 | 66-71 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Todd Lax (C) Jacob Jefferson | |
| Subs | Albany | William Greenlaw (SG) Fredrick Huggins | |
| 03:19 | Albany | Philip Walker makes the 1st free throw | 66-72 |
| 03:19 | Albany | Philip Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 66-73 |
| 02:58 | Northwestern | Curtis Berry steps in front of the Walter Matz pass | 66-73 |
| 02:54 | Albany | Curtis Berry lays it up and in | 66-75 |
| 02:54 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-75 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Sutherland (PF), Jacob Jefferson (C) Nathan Summers, Todd Lax | |
| Subs | Albany | | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Albany | Albany is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 02:52 | Northwestern | William Greenlaw is called for the reach on Walter Matz in the backcourt - foul #3 on William Greenlaw, team foul #10 | 66-75 |
| 02:52 | Northwestern | Walter Matz misses the 1st free throw | 66-75 |
| 02:52 | Northwestern | Walter Matz makes the 2nd free throw | 67-75 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Albany | Albany is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 02:50 | Albany | Albany calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-75 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jackie Jenkins (SG), Timothy Swenson (SF) Jason Porter, Ray Dempsey | |
| Subs | Albany | Fredrick Huggins (SG) William Greenlaw | |
| 02:33 | Albany | Philip Walker misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Timothy Swenson - foul #3 on Timothy Swenson, team foul #14 | 67-75 |
| 02:33 | Albany | Philip Walker makes the 1st free throw | 67-76 |
| 02:33 | Albany | Philip Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 67-77 |
| 02:24 | Northwestern | Robert Sutherland hits a fadeaway from the right block set up by Walter Matz | 69-77 |
| 01:59 | Albany | Fredrick Huggins hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt jumper from the right wing | 69-77 |
| 01:58 | Northwestern | Walter Matz grabs the board | 69-77 |
| 01:58 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 69-77 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Woo (PF), Todd Lax (C) Robert Sutherland, Jacob Jefferson | |
| Subs | Albany | | |
| 01:38 | Northwestern | Jackie Jenkins misses the jumpshot from the left side | 69-77 |
| 01:36 | Northwestern | Walter Matz grabs the offensive rebound | 69-77 |
| 01:23 | Northwestern | Timothy Swenson drills a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Jackie Jenkins | 71-77 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Albany | Albany is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 01:00 | Albany | Philip Walker scores on a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Curtis Berry and the foul's on Robert Woo - foul #4 on Robert Woo, team foul #15 | 71-79 |
| 01:00 | Albany | Philip Walker misses the free throw | 71-79 |
| 01:00 | Northwestern | Todd Lax pulls down the rebound | 71-79 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Albany | Albany is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:54 | Northwestern | Jackie Jenkins misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 71-79 |
| 00:53 | Albany | Philip Walker grabs the defensive rebound | 71-79 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Albany | Albany is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:50 | Albany | Philip Walker is fouled in the backcourt by Jackie Jenkins - foul #3 on Jackie Jenkins, team foul #16 | 71-79 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Albany | Michael Jamison (C) Jason Savage | |
| 00:50 | Albany | Philip Walker misses the 1st free throw | 71-79 |
| 00:50 | Albany | Philip Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 71-80 |
| 00:43 | Northwestern | Timothy Swenson is hacked by Ronald Campion - foul #4 on Ronald Campion, team foul #11 | 71-80 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Albany | Jason Savage (C) Michael Jamison | |
| 00:43 | Northwestern | Timothy Swenson misses the 1st free throw | 71-80 |
| 00:43 | Northwestern | Timothy Swenson makes the 2nd free throw | 72-80 |
| 00:42 | Albany | Ronald Campion is fouled in the backcourt by Jackie Jenkins - foul #4 on Jackie Jenkins, team foul #17 | 72-80 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Albany | Michael Jamison (C) Jason Savage | |
| 00:42 | Albany | Ronald Campion makes the 1st free throw | 72-81 |
| 00:42 | Albany | Ronald Campion makes the 2nd free throw | 72-82 |
| 00:36 | Northwestern | Walter Matz drills a 3 from the left wing | 75-82 |
| 00:36 | Albany | Albany calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 75-82 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Albany | Albany is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:33 | Albany | Ronald Campion is hacked by Jackie Jenkins in the backcourt - foul #5 on Jackie Jenkins, team foul #18 | 75-82 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jason Porter (SG) Jackie Jenkins | |
| Subs | Albany | | |
| 00:33 | Albany | Ronald Campion makes the 1st free throw | 75-83 |
| 00:33 | Albany | Ronald Campion misses the 2nd free throw | 75-83 |
| 00:33 | Northwestern | Todd Lax gets the rebound | 75-83 |
| 00:27 | Northwestern | Jason Porter comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 75-83 |
| 00:26 | Northwestern | The offensive rebound goes to Todd Lax | 75-83 |
| 00:24 | Northwestern | Jason Porter comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 75-83 |
| 00:22 | Northwestern | Timothy Swenson grabs the offensive rebound | 75-83 |
| 00:20 | Northwestern | Jason Porter makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 78-83 |
| 00:20 | Albany | Albany calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 78-83 |
| 00:19 | Albany | Jason Porter is called for the reach on Philip Walker in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jason Porter, team foul #19 | 78-83 |
| 00:19 | Albany | Philip Walker misses the 1st free throw | 78-83 |
| 00:19 | Albany | Philip Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 78-84 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Albany | Albany is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 00:13 | Northwestern | Walter Matz misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 78-84 |
| 00:12 | Albany | Ronald Campion snags the defensive board | 78-84 |
| 00:09 | Albany | Ronald Campion is fouled in the backcourt by Jason Porter - foul #4 on Jason Porter, team foul #20 | 78-84 |
| 00:09 | Albany | Ronald Campion makes the 1st free throw | 78-85 |
| 00:09 | Albany | Ronald Campion makes the 2nd free throw | 78-86 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Albany | Albany is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:03 | Northwestern | Jason Porter can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 78-86 |
| 00:02 | Northwestern | Timothy Swenson grabs the offensive rebound | 78-86 |
| 00:00 | Northwestern | The clock runs out | 78-86 |