| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Timothy Mayes (fresh) SG - Gerald Bryant (fresh) SF - Orville Lange (fresh) PF - Steven Coulter (fresh) C - Felix Cole (fresh) | |
| Lineup | San Francisco St. | PG - Charles Hidalgo (fresh) SG - Jeremy Lowe (fresh) SF - Ray Zahradnik (fresh) PF - Christopher Bennett (fresh) C - Adam Horne (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern | Felix Cole wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | San Francisco St. | San Francisco St. is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:45 | Northwestern | Orville Lange comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:44 | San Francisco St. | Adam Horne pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | San Francisco St. | Timothy Mayes is called for the reach on Charles Hidalgo in the backcourt - foul #1 on Timothy Mayes, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | San Francisco St. | Ray Zahradnik hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Jeremy Lowe | 0-3 |
| 19:07 | Northwestern | Gerald Bryant hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 0-3 |
| 19:05 | San Francisco St. | Adam Horne snags the defensive board | 0-3 |
| 18:48 | San Francisco St. | Felix Cole blocks the short jumper by Adam Horne | 0-3 |
| 18:46 | Northwestern | Felix Cole pulls down the rebound | 0-3 |
| 18:42 | Northwestern | Gerald Bryant connects on the shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Timothy Mayes | 2-3 |
| 18:17 | San Francisco St. | Ray Zahradnik hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing but the foul's on Timothy Mayes - foul #2 on Timothy Mayes, team foul #2 | 2-3 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Rick Drury (PG) Timothy Mayes | |
| Subs | San Francisco St. | | |
| 18:17 | San Francisco St. | Ray Zahradnik makes the 1st free throw | 2-4 |
| 18:17 | San Francisco St. | Ray Zahradnik makes the 2nd free throw | 2-5 |
| 17:59 | Northwestern | Rick Drury buries a shot from the left wing | 4-5 |
| 17:33 | San Francisco St. | Charles Hidalgo misses long on a jump hook in the paint but the foul's on Steven Coulter - foul #1 on Steven Coulter, team foul #3 | 4-5 |
| Subs | Northwestern | William Lamanna (SG), Joseph Bond (SF), Joseph Causey (PF), Robert Delany (C) Gerald Bryant, Orville Lange, Steven Coulter, Felix Cole | |
| Subs | San Francisco St. | | |
| 17:33 | San Francisco St. | Charles Hidalgo makes the 1st free throw | 4-6 |
| 17:33 | San Francisco St. | Charles Hidalgo misses the 2nd free throw | 4-6 |
| 17:33 | Northwestern | Joseph Causey snags the defensive board | 4-6 |
| 17:07 | Northwestern | Joseph Bond can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 4-6 |
| 17:06 | San Francisco St. | The rebound goes to Adam Horne | 4-6 |
| 16:39 | San Francisco St. | Adam Horne misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 4-6 |
| 16:37 | Northwestern | Joseph Causey snags the defensive board | 4-6 |
| 16:33 | Northwestern | Rick Drury misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Ray Zahradnik - foul #1 on Ray Zahradnik, team foul #1 | 4-6 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | San Francisco St. | Stephen Chapman (PG), Douglas Ligon (SG), Dean Harrison (SF), Ronald Lamberth (PF) Charles Hidalgo, Jeremy Lowe, Ray Zahradnik, Christopher Bennett | |
| 16:33 | Northwestern | Rick Drury makes the 1st free throw | 5-6 |
| 16:33 | Northwestern | Rick Drury makes the 2nd free throw | 6-6 |
| 16:13 | San Francisco St. | Dean Harrison is hacked by William Lamanna - foul #1 on William Lamanna, team foul #4 | 6-6 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Gerald Bryant (SG), Richard McGlew (SF), Steven Coulter (PF), Felix Cole (C) William Lamanna, Joseph Bond, Joseph Causey, Robert Delany | |
| Subs | San Francisco St. | | |
| 15:58 | San Francisco St. | Felix Cole steals it from Douglas Ligon | 6-6 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Rick Drury (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Gerald Bryant (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Richard McGlew (fresh) PF - Steven Coulter (fresh) C - Felix Cole (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | San Francisco St. | PG - Stephen Chapman (fresh) SG - Douglas Ligon (fresh) SF - Dean Harrison (fresh) PF - Ronald Lamberth (fresh) C - Adam Horne (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Northwestern | Stephen Chapman is called for the reach on Gerald Bryant - foul #1 on Stephen Chapman, team foul #2 | 6-6 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Orville Lange (SF) Richard McGlew | |
| Subs | San Francisco St. | | |
| 15:28 | Northwestern | Gerald Bryant misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 6-6 |
| 15:27 | Northwestern | Steven Coulter can't tip it in | 6-6 |
| 15:26 | San Francisco St. | Adam Horne snags the defensive board | 6-6 |
| 15:07 | San Francisco St. | Douglas Ligon knocks in the shot from the right wing set up by Stephen Chapman | 6-8 |
| 14:53 | Northwestern | Felix Cole misses long on a jump hook from the baseline | 6-8 |
| 14:52 | Northwestern | Felix Cole grabs the offensive rebound | 6-8 |
| 14:44 | Northwestern | Orville Lange misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 6-8 |
| 14:43 | Northwestern | Felix Cole tips it home | 8-8 |
| 14:30 | San Francisco St. | Adam Horne lays it in on a great pass from Dean Harrison | 8-10 |
| 14:24 | Northwestern | Felix Cole is fouled on the floor by Ronald Lamberth - foul #1 on Ronald Lamberth, team foul #3 | 8-10 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Delany (PG), Joseph Bond (SF), Joseph Causey (PF) Rick Drury, Orville Lange, Steven Coulter | |
| Subs | San Francisco St. | Charles Hidalgo (PG), Jeremy Lowe (SG), Ray Zahradnik (SF), Christopher Bennett (PF) Stephen Chapman, Douglas Ligon, Dean Harrison, Ronald Lamberth | |
| 14:18 | Northwestern | Ray Zahradnik steals the ball from Joseph Causey | 8-10 |
| 14:16 | San Francisco St. | Ray Zahradnik is fouled in the backcourt by Joseph Bond - foul #1 on Joseph Bond, team foul #5 | 8-10 |
| 14:02 | San Francisco St. | Joseph Bond picks off the pass by Ray Zahradnik | 8-10 |
| 13:45 | Northwestern | Gerald Bryant is whistled for traveling | 8-10 |
| Subs | Northwestern | William Lamanna (PG) Felix Cole | |
| Subs | San Francisco St. | | |
| 13:21 | San Francisco St. | Ray Zahradnik is by himself and knocks in the jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Adam Horne | 8-12 |
| 13:01 | Northwestern | Robert Delany hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 8-12 |
| 12:59 | San Francisco St. | Christopher Bennett pulls down the rebound | 8-12 |
| 12:41 | San Francisco St. | Adam Horne drills a shot from the right side on a great pass from Christopher Bennett and he's fouled by Robert Delany - foul #1 on Robert Delany, team foul #6 | 8-14 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Rick Drury (PG), Orville Lange (SF), Steven Coulter (PF), Felix Cole (C) William Lamanna, Joseph Bond, Joseph Causey, Robert Delany | |
| Subs | San Francisco St. | Stephen Chapman (PG), Douglas Ligon (SG), Dean Harrison (SF), Ronald Lamberth (PF) Charles Hidalgo, Jeremy Lowe, Ray Zahradnik, Christopher Bennett | |
| 12:41 | San Francisco St. | Adam Horne makes the free throw | 8-15 |
| 12:24 | Northwestern | Gerald Bryant hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Orville Lange | 11-15 |
| 12:00 | San Francisco St. | Douglas Ligon misses short on an open pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 11-15 |
| 11:59 | San Francisco St. | Dean Harrison snags the offensive board | 11-15 |
| 11:41 | San Francisco St. | Stephen Chapman lays it up and in set up by Ronald Lamberth | 11-17 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Rick Drury (tiring) 4 pts. SG - Gerald Bryant (tiring) 5 pts. SF - Orville Lange (fresh) PF - Steven Coulter (fairly fresh) C - Felix Cole (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Francisco St. | PG - Stephen Chapman (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Douglas Ligon (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Dean Harrison (fresh) PF - Ronald Lamberth (fresh) C - Adam Horne (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:20 | Northwestern | Adam Horne steps in front of the Steven Coulter pass | 11-17 |
| 10:56 | San Francisco St. | Adam Horne makes the fadeaway from close range set up by Stephen Chapman and he's fouled by Rick Drury - foul #1 on Rick Drury, team foul #7 | 11-19 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Delany (PG), Richard McGlew (SF) Rick Drury, Orville Lange | |
| Subs | San Francisco St. | Charles Hidalgo (PG), Ray Zahradnik (SF), Christopher Bennett (PF) Stephen Chapman, Dean Harrison, Ronald Lamberth | |
| 10:56 | San Francisco St. | Adam Horne makes the free throw | 11-20 |
| 10:43 | Northwestern | Steven Coulter comes up short on the jumper from the baseline | 11-20 |
| 10:42 | San Francisco St. | Adam Horne pulls down the rebound | 11-20 |
| 10:20 | San Francisco St. | The refs have stopped play. Charles Hidalgo is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his ankle. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 11-20 |
| Subs | Northwestern | William Lamanna (PG), Joseph Bond (SF), Joseph Causey (PF) Richard McGlew, Steven Coulter, Felix Cole | |
| Subs | San Francisco St. | Stephen Chapman (PG), Jeremy Lowe (SG), Ronald Lamberth (C) Charles Hidalgo, Douglas Ligon, Adam Horne | |
| 10:13 | San Francisco St. | Robert Delany takes the ball from Ray Zahradnik | 11-20 |
| 10:00 | Northwestern | Gerald Bryant hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 11-20 |
| 09:59 | Northwestern | Joseph Causey snags the offensive board | 11-20 |
| 09:44 | Northwestern | Joseph Bond is fouled on the floor by Ray Zahradnik - foul #2 on Ray Zahradnik, team foul #4 | 11-20 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Steven Coulter (PF) William Lamanna | |
| Subs | San Francisco St. | Merlin Willis (PG) Ray Zahradnik | |
| 09:34 | Northwestern | Joseph Bond clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 11-20 |
| 09:33 | Northwestern | Robert Delany gets the offensive rebound | 11-20 |
| 09:21 | Northwestern | Steven Coulter misses the lay-in but the foul's on Jeremy Lowe - foul #1 on Jeremy Lowe, team foul #5 | 11-20 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Rick Drury (SG), Orville Lange (SF), Felix Cole (C) Gerald Bryant, Joseph Bond, Joseph Causey | |
| Subs | San Francisco St. | Douglas Ligon (SF), Dean Harrison (PF) Merlin Willis, Ronald Lamberth | |
| 09:21 | Northwestern | Steven Coulter makes the 1st free throw | 12-20 |
| 09:21 | Northwestern | Steven Coulter makes the 2nd free throw | 13-20 |
| 09:10 | San Francisco St. | Dean Harrison scores on a runner from the right block set up by Stephen Chapman | 13-22 |
| 08:51 | Northwestern | Orville Lange hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 13-22 |
| 08:50 | Northwestern | The offensive rebound goes to Rick Drury | 13-22 |
| 08:34 | Northwestern | Steven Coulter hits a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Robert Delany | 15-22 |
| 08:12 | San Francisco St. | Stephen Chapman misses short on a jumper in the paint but he's hacked by Steven Coulter - foul #2 on Steven Coulter, team foul #8 | 15-22 |
| Subs | Northwestern | William Lamanna (PG), Gerald Bryant (SG), Richard McGlew (SF), Joseph Causey (PF) Robert Delany, Rick Drury, Orville Lange, Steven Coulter | |
| Subs | San Francisco St. | Merlin Willis (SG), Adam Horne (C) Jeremy Lowe, Dean Harrison | |
| 08:12 | San Francisco St. | Stephen Chapman makes the 1st free throw | 15-23 |
| 08:12 | San Francisco St. | Stephen Chapman makes the 2nd free throw | 15-24 |
| 07:46 | Northwestern | Gerald Bryant misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 15-24 |
| 07:45 | San Francisco St. | Stephen Chapman grabs the defensive rebound | 15-24 |
| 07:43 | San Francisco St. | William Lamanna picks off the pass by Stephen Chapman in the backcourt | 15-24 |
| 07:40 | Northwestern | William Lamanna jams it | 17-24 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - William Lamanna (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Gerald Bryant (tired) 5 pts. SF - Richard McGlew (fresh) PF - Joseph Causey (fresh) 3 reb. C - Felix Cole (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Francisco St. | PG - Stephen Chapman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Merlin Willis (fresh) SF - Douglas Ligon (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Christopher Bennett (tiring) C - Adam Horne (tiring) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:23 | San Francisco St. | Adam Horne misses long on an open driving attempt in the lane | 17-24 |
| 07:21 | San Francisco St. | Christopher Bennett hits the follow up shot | 17-26 |
| 07:13 | Northwestern | Douglas Ligon steps in front of the Joseph Causey pass | 17-26 |
| 06:49 | San Francisco St. | Stephen Chapman is open and buries a pull-up jumper from the left side | 17-28 |
| 06:27 | Northwestern | Richard McGlew banks in the layup | 19-28 |
| 06:25 | San Francisco St. | Merlin Willis is fouled in the backcourt by Gerald Bryant - foul #1 on Gerald Bryant, team foul #9 | 19-28 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Rick Drury (PG), Orville Lange (SF), Joseph Bond (PF), Robert Delany (C) William Lamanna, Richard McGlew, Joseph Causey, Felix Cole | |
| Subs | San Francisco St. | Jeremy Lowe (SG), Ray Zahradnik (SF), Dean Harrison (PF), Ronald Lamberth (C) Stephen Chapman, Douglas Ligon, Christopher Bennett, Adam Horne | |
| 06:25 | San Francisco St. | Merlin Willis makes the 1st free throw | 19-29 |
| 06:25 | San Francisco St. | Merlin Willis misses the 2nd free throw | 19-29 |
| 06:25 | San Francisco St. | Ronald Lamberth pulls down the offensive rebound | 19-29 |
| 06:16 | San Francisco St. | Ray Zahradnik misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 19-29 |
| 06:15 | Northwestern | Robert Delany grabs the board | 19-29 |
| 06:09 | Northwestern | Rick Drury hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 19-29 |
| 06:08 | San Francisco St. | Dean Harrison gets the rebound | 19-29 |
| 05:40 | San Francisco St. | Dean Harrison misses badly on a runner from the left block | 19-29 |
| 05:39 | San Francisco St. | Ray Zahradnik hits the follow up shot | 19-31 |
| 05:25 | Northwestern | Gerald Bryant misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 19-31 |
| 05:23 | San Francisco St. | Ronald Lamberth snags the defensive board | 19-31 |
| 05:01 | San Francisco St. | Ray Zahradnik connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Jeremy Lowe | 19-34 |
| 04:46 | Northwestern | Ray Zahradnik steals the ball from Orville Lange | 19-34 |
| 04:43 | San Francisco St. | Jeremy Lowe is fouled in the backcourt by Gerald Bryant - foul #2 on Gerald Bryant, team foul #10 | 19-34 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Joseph Causey (PF), Felix Cole (C) Gerald Bryant, Joseph Bond | |
| Subs | San Francisco St. | Douglas Ligon (PG), Adam Horne (C) Merlin Willis, Dean Harrison | |
| 04:43 | San Francisco St. | Jeremy Lowe makes the 1st free throw | 19-35 |
| 04:43 | San Francisco St. | Jeremy Lowe misses the 2nd free throw | 19-35 |
| 04:43 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Felix Cole | 19-35 |
| 04:29 | Northwestern | Felix Cole can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 19-35 |
| 04:27 | San Francisco St. | Jeremy Lowe grabs the defensive rebound | 19-35 |
| 04:21 | San Francisco St. | Ray Zahradnik hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 19-35 |
| 04:20 | Northwestern | Felix Cole gets the rebound | 19-35 |
| 04:16 | Northwestern | Rick Drury's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 19-35 |
| Subs | Northwestern | William Lamanna (PG) Robert Delany | |
| Subs | San Francisco St. | Stephen Chapman (PG), Christopher Bennett (PF) Jeremy Lowe, Ronald Lamberth | |
| 03:47 | San Francisco St. | Adam Horne drills a jumper from the free throw line set up by Christopher Bennett | 19-37 |
| 03:30 | Northwestern | Rick Drury is hacked by Stephen Chapman - foul #2 on Stephen Chapman, team foul #6 | 19-37 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Timothy Mayes (PG), Richard McGlew (SF), Steven Coulter (PF) Rick Drury, Orville Lange, Joseph Causey | |
| Subs | San Francisco St. | Charles Hidalgo (PG) Stephen Chapman | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Timothy Mayes (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Lamanna (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Richard McGlew (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Steven Coulter (fresh) 4 pts. C - Felix Cole (tired) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Francisco St. | PG - Charles Hidalgo (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Douglas Ligon (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ray Zahradnik (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 stl. PF - Christopher Bennett (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Adam Horne (tiring) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:17 | Northwestern | Steven Coulter buries a fadeaway from the right block and he's fouled by Christopher Bennett - foul #1 on Christopher Bennett, team foul #7 | 21-37 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Delany (SG) William Lamanna | |
| Subs | San Francisco St. | Dean Harrison (SF) Ray Zahradnik | |
| 03:17 | Northwestern | Steven Coulter misses the free throw | 21-37 |
| 03:17 | San Francisco St. | Adam Horne grabs the board | 21-37 |
| 02:55 | San Francisco St. | Adam Horne is open but comes up short on the runner in the paint | 21-37 |
| 02:54 | Northwestern | Steven Coulter grabs the board | 21-37 |
| 02:51 | Northwestern | Timothy Mayes throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 21-37 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Gerald Bryant (SG), Joseph Bond (SF) Richard McGlew, Felix Cole | |
| Subs | San Francisco St. | Jeremy Lowe (SG), Ronald Lamberth (C) Douglas Ligon, Adam Horne | |
| 02:31 | San Francisco St. | Charles Hidalgo misses long on an open jumper from the right side | 21-37 |
| 02:29 | Northwestern | Steven Coulter gets the rebound | 21-37 |
| 02:07 | Northwestern | Ronald Lamberth denies the turnaround by Robert Delany | 21-37 |
| 02:05 | San Francisco St. | Christopher Bennett grabs the defensive rebound | 21-37 |
| 01:55 | San Francisco St. | Charles Hidalgo misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 21-37 |
| 01:54 | San Francisco St. | Ronald Lamberth hits the follow up shot | 21-39 |
| 01:32 | Northwestern | Charles Hidalgo steals it from Joseph Bond | 21-39 |
| 01:30 | San Francisco St. | Ronald Lamberth is fouled in the backcourt by Timothy Mayes - foul #3 on Timothy Mayes, team foul #11 | 21-39 |
| Subs | Northwestern | William Lamanna (PG), Rick Drury (SG), Richard McGlew (SF), Joseph Causey (C) Timothy Mayes, Gerald Bryant, Joseph Bond, Robert Delany | |
| Subs | San Francisco St. | Stephen Chapman (PG), Douglas Ligon (SG), Ray Zahradnik (SF), Adam Horne (C) Charles Hidalgo, Jeremy Lowe, Dean Harrison, Christopher Bennett | |
| 01:30 | San Francisco St. | Ronald Lamberth makes the 1st free throw | 21-40 |
| 01:30 | San Francisco St. | Ronald Lamberth makes the 2nd free throw | 21-41 |
| 01:13 | Northwestern | William Lamanna hits the finger roll | 23-41 |
| 01:11 | San Francisco St. | Rick Drury picks off the pass by Adam Horne in the backcourt | 23-41 |
| 00:54 | Northwestern | Rick Drury connects on the floater from the left side on a great pass from Richard McGlew | 25-41 |
| 00:48 | San Francisco St. | Steven Coulter steals the ball from Douglas Ligon | 25-41 |
| 00:36 | Northwestern | Steven Coulter misses badly on a floater in the lane | 25-41 |
| 00:34 | San Francisco St. | Ray Zahradnik grabs the board | 25-41 |
| 00:12 | San Francisco St. | Ray Zahradnik is fouled on the floor by Richard McGlew - foul #1 on Richard McGlew, team foul #12 | 25-41 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Gerald Bryant (SG), Orville Lange (SF), Felix Cole (C) Rick Drury, Richard McGlew, Joseph Causey | |
| Subs | San Francisco St. | Christopher Bennett (PF) Ronald Lamberth | |
| 00:12 | San Francisco St. | Ray Zahradnik misses the 1st free throw | 25-41 |
| 00:12 | San Francisco St. | Ray Zahradnik misses the 2nd free throw | 25-41 |
| 00:12 | Northwestern | Steven Coulter pulls down the rebound | 25-41 |
| 00:03 | Northwestern | Felix Cole clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 25-41 |
| 00:01 | San Francisco St. | Douglas Ligon grabs the defensive rebound | 25-41 |
| 00:00 | San Francisco St. | Douglas Ligon misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 25-41 |