| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - William Allen (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Taylor (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Hensley (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Joseph White (fresh) 10 pts. C - Tommy Jaramillo (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | James Madison | PG - Donald Metcalf (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Smith (fresh) SF - Peter Palmer (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Fred Fulp (fresh) 2 pts. C - Andrew Boggess (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern | William Hensley inbounds the ball | 41-25 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | James Madison | James Madison is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:34 | Northwestern | John Smith steps in front of the William Hensley pass | 41-25 |
| 19:28 | James Madison | Peter Palmer misses short on a jumper in the paint | 41-25 |
| 19:27 | Northwestern | Tommy Jaramillo grabs the defensive rebound | 41-25 |
| 19:11 | Northwestern | William Hensley connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Joseph White | 43-25 |
| 18:51 | James Madison | John Smith can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 43-25 |
| 18:50 | Northwestern | Joseph White snags the defensive board | 43-25 |
| 18:25 | Northwestern | John Smith is called for the reach on James Taylor - foul #3 on John Smith, team foul #1 | 43-25 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | James Madison | Raymond Brainerd (SG) John Smith | |
| 18:06 | Northwestern | Fred Fulp is called for the reach on William Hensley - foul #1 on Fred Fulp, team foul #2 | 43-25 |
| 17:51 | Northwestern | James Taylor hits a 3pt jumper from straight away | 46-25 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | James Madison | James Madison is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 17:34 | James Madison | Fred Fulp misses long on a jump hook from the baseline | 46-25 |
| 17:33 | Northwestern | Joseph White grabs the board | 46-25 |
| 17:16 | Northwestern | James Taylor drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 49-25 |
| 17:02 | James Madison | Peter Palmer hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Tommy Jaramillo - foul #3 on Tommy Jaramillo, team foul #1 | 49-25 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Tom Berry (C) Tommy Jaramillo | |
| Subs | James Madison | Daniel Beers (SG), Robert Dillon (PF), Armando Martinez (C) Donald Metcalf, Fred Fulp, Andrew Boggess | |
| 17:02 | James Madison | Peter Palmer makes the 1st free throw | 49-26 |
| 17:02 | James Madison | Peter Palmer makes the 2nd free throw | 49-27 |
| 16:44 | Northwestern | William Allen hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 52-27 |
| 16:27 | James Madison | Peter Palmer buries a floater from close range | 52-29 |
| 16:04 | Northwestern | William Hensley scores on a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Joseph White | 54-29 |
| 16:00 | James Madison | William Allen takes the ball from Raymond Brainerd in the backcourt | 54-29 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - William Allen (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Taylor (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Hensley (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Joseph White (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Tom Berry (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | James Madison | PG - Raymond Brainerd (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Daniel Beers (fresh) SF - Peter Palmer (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Dillon (fresh) 3 pts. C - Armando Martinez (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:48 | Northwestern | Peter Palmer takes the ball from James Taylor | 54-29 |
| 15:32 | James Madison | Peter Palmer clanks a runner from the left block | 54-29 |
| 15:30 | Northwestern | William Allen snags the defensive board | 54-29 |
| 15:10 | Northwestern | James Taylor scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 57-29 |
| 14:53 | James Madison | Robert Dillon's layup is rejected by Tom Berry | 57-29 |
| 14:51 | James Madison | Armando Martinez pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-29 |
| 14:35 | James Madison | Daniel Beers is called for traveling | 57-29 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Tommy Jaramillo (C) Tom Berry | |
| Subs | James Madison | Donald Metcalf (PG), John Smith (SG), Chris Campbell (SF), Fred Fulp (PF), Andrew Boggess (C) Raymond Brainerd, Daniel Beers, Peter Palmer, Robert Dillon, Armando Martinez | |
| 14:15 | Northwestern | Joseph White hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block but the foul's on Fred Fulp - foul #2 on Fred Fulp, team foul #3 | 57-29 |
| 14:15 | Northwestern | Joseph White makes the 1st free throw | 58-29 |
| 14:15 | Northwestern | Joseph White makes the 2nd free throw | 59-29 |
| 14:00 | James Madison | John Smith misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 59-29 |
| 13:59 | Northwestern | William Hensley gets the rebound | 59-29 |
| 13:49 | Northwestern | Tommy Jaramillo comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 59-29 |
| 13:48 | James Madison | Fred Fulp snags the defensive board | 59-29 |
| 13:42 | James Madison | James Taylor steps in front of the John Smith pass | 59-29 |
| 13:21 | Northwestern | William Hensley misses long on a shot from the right block | 59-29 |
| 13:20 | James Madison | Donald Metcalf snags the defensive board | 59-29 |
| 13:08 | James Madison | Chris Campbell clanks a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by William Hensley - foul #1 on William Hensley, team foul #2 | 59-29 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Michael Bell (SF), Tom Berry (PF) William Hensley, Joseph White | |
| Subs | James Madison | | |
| 13:08 | James Madison | Chris Campbell makes the 1st free throw | 59-30 |
| 13:08 | James Madison | Chris Campbell makes the 2nd free throw | 59-31 |
| 12:51 | Northwestern | William Allen hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 59-31 |
| 12:50 | Northwestern | Tommy Jaramillo tips it but misses | 59-31 |
| 12:48 | James Madison | John Smith snags the defensive board | 59-31 |
| 12:41 | James Madison | John Smith connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Donald Metcalf | 59-34 |
| 12:31 | Northwestern | William Allen is hacked by Donald Metcalf - foul #1 on Donald Metcalf, team foul #4 | 59-34 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Clarence Gay (SF) William Allen | |
| Subs | James Madison | Peter Palmer (SF), Robert Dillon (PF) Chris Campbell, Fred Fulp | |
| 12:15 | Northwestern | James Taylor misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 59-34 |
| 12:13 | Northwestern | Tom Berry grabs the offensive rebound | 59-34 |
| 12:08 | Northwestern | Michael Bell comes up short on the shot from the left side | 59-34 |
| 12:06 | James Madison | Andrew Boggess snags the defensive board | 59-34 |
| 12:02 | James Madison | Peter Palmer buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Donald Metcalf | 59-37 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Michael Bell (fresh) SG - James Taylor (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clarence Gay (fresh) PF - Tom Berry (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Tommy Jaramillo (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | James Madison | PG - Donald Metcalf (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Peter Palmer (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Dillon (fresh) 3 pts. C - Andrew Boggess (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:44 | Northwestern | Michael Bell is fouled on the floor by Peter Palmer - foul #1 on Peter Palmer, team foul #5 | 59-37 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Joseph White (PF) Tom Berry | |
| Subs | James Madison | Raymond Brainerd (PG), Armando Martinez (C) Donald Metcalf, Andrew Boggess | |
| 11:35 | Northwestern | Michael Bell misses the easy layup | 59-37 |
| 11:33 | James Madison | John Smith pulls down the rebound | 59-37 |
| 11:29 | James Madison | Raymond Brainerd misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Joseph White - foul #2 on Joseph White, team foul #3 | 59-37 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Woodrow Carlson (SG), William Hensley (SF) James Taylor, Clarence Gay | |
| Subs | James Madison | Daniel Beers (SG) John Smith | |
| 11:29 | James Madison | Raymond Brainerd misses the 1st free throw | 59-37 |
| 11:29 | James Madison | Raymond Brainerd makes the 2nd free throw | 59-38 |
| 11:14 | Northwestern | Michael Bell hits a floater from the right side and he's fouled by Raymond Brainerd - foul #1 on Raymond Brainerd, team foul #6 | 61-38 |
| Subs | Northwestern | William Allen (PG) Woodrow Carlson | |
| Subs | James Madison | Fred Fulp (PF) Armando Martinez | |
| 11:14 | Northwestern | Michael Bell makes the free throw | 62-38 |
| 10:55 | James Madison | Fred Fulp misses badly on a floater from the left block | 62-38 |
| 10:53 | Northwestern | Michael Bell gets the rebound | 62-38 |
| 10:32 | Northwestern | William Hensley can't connect on a shot from the right side | 62-38 |
| 10:31 | James Madison | Peter Palmer gets the rebound | 62-38 |
| 10:27 | James Madison | Daniel Beers is fouled on the floor by William Allen - foul #3 on William Allen, team foul #4 | 62-38 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Taylor (SG) Michael Bell | |
| Subs | James Madison | John Smith (SG), Andrew Boggess (C) Daniel Beers, Robert Dillon | |
| 10:20 | James Madison | John Smith is fouled on the floor by Tommy Jaramillo - foul #4 on Tommy Jaramillo, team foul #5 | 62-38 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Tom Berry (C) Tommy Jaramillo | |
| Subs | James Madison | | |
| 10:03 | James Madison | Raymond Brainerd makes the shot from the right side on a nice dish by Peter Palmer | 62-40 |
| 09:42 | Northwestern | William Hensley is hacked by Andrew Boggess - foul #3 on Andrew Boggess, team foul #7 | 62-40 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Michael Bell (PF) Joseph White | |
| Subs | James Madison | Donald Metcalf (PG), Robert Dillon (SF), Chris Campbell (PF) Raymond Brainerd, Peter Palmer, Fred Fulp | |
| 09:42 | Northwestern | William Hensley makes the 1st free throw | 63-40 |
| 09:42 | Northwestern | William Hensley misses the 2nd free throw | 63-40 |
| 09:42 | James Madison | Chris Campbell gets the rebound | 63-40 |
| 09:35 | James Madison | Robert Dillon scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by John Smith | 63-43 |
| 09:16 | Northwestern | Michael Bell connects on the shot from the right block on a great pass from James Taylor | 65-43 |
| 08:53 | James Madison | Robert Dillon connects on the driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Chris Campbell | 65-45 |
| 08:32 | Northwestern | Tom Berry drills a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Michael Bell and he's fouled by Andrew Boggess - foul #4 on Andrew Boggess, team foul #8 | 67-45 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Clarence Gay (SF), Joseph White (PF) William Allen, William Hensley | |
| Subs | James Madison | Peter Palmer (SF), Armando Martinez (C) Chris Campbell, Andrew Boggess | |
| 08:32 | Northwestern | Tom Berry misses the free throw | 67-45 |
| 08:32 | James Madison | The rebound goes to John Smith | 67-45 |
| 08:23 | James Madison | Armando Martinez misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 67-45 |
| 08:22 | Northwestern | Joseph White grabs the board | 67-45 |
| 08:06 | Northwestern | Joseph White buries a floater from close range set up by Michael Bell | 69-45 |
| 07:59 | James Madison | Robert Dillon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 69-45 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Tommy Jaramillo (C) Tom Berry | |
| Subs | James Madison | Raymond Brainerd (SG), Fred Fulp (PF) John Smith, Robert Dillon | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Michael Bell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SG - James Taylor (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Clarence Gay (fresh) PF - Joseph White (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. C - Tommy Jaramillo (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | James Madison | PG - Donald Metcalf (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Raymond Brainerd (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Peter Palmer (fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. PF - Fred Fulp (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Armando Martinez (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:35 | Northwestern | Clarence Gay comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 69-45 |
| 07:34 | James Madison | Fred Fulp gets the rebound | 69-45 |
| 07:13 | James Madison | Donald Metcalf loses the dribble to Joseph White | 69-45 |
| 06:59 | Northwestern | Tommy Jaramillo is denied on a layup by Peter Palmer | 69-45 |
| 06:57 | Northwestern | Michael Bell tips it in | 71-45 |
| 06:46 | James Madison | James Taylor steals the ball from Armando Martinez | 71-45 |
| 06:35 | Northwestern | Michael Bell can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 71-45 |
| 06:34 | Northwestern | Joseph White grabs the offensive rebound | 71-45 |
| 06:15 | Northwestern | James Taylor comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 71-45 |
| 06:14 | James Madison | The rebound goes to Fred Fulp | 71-45 |
| 06:10 | James Madison | Raymond Brainerd scores on a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Donald Metcalf | 71-48 |
| 05:52 | Northwestern | Tommy Jaramillo clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 71-48 |
| 05:50 | James Madison | Donald Metcalf gets the rebound | 71-48 |
| 05:50 | James Madison | James Madison calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-48 |
| Subs | Northwestern | William Allen (PG), William Hensley (SF) Michael Bell, Clarence Gay | |
| Subs | James Madison | John Smith (SG), Andrew Boggess (C) Donald Metcalf, Armando Martinez | |
| 05:33 | James Madison | John Smith misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 71-48 |
| 05:31 | Northwestern | William Hensley grabs the defensive rebound | 71-48 |
| 05:13 | Northwestern | Joseph White knocks in the jump hook from close range set up by William Allen | 73-48 |
| 04:57 | James Madison | John Smith comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 73-48 |
| 04:55 | Northwestern | Tommy Jaramillo pulls down the rebound | 73-48 |
| 04:37 | Northwestern | William Allen drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from James Taylor | 76-48 |
| 04:21 | James Madison | Fred Fulp is hacked by Joseph White - foul #3 on Joseph White, team foul #6 | 76-48 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Michael Bell (PG), Woodrow Carlson (SG), Clarence Gay (SF), Edward Midgette (PF), Tom Berry (C) William Allen, James Taylor, William Hensley, Joseph White, Tommy Jaramillo | |
| Subs | James Madison | Daniel Beers (SG), Robert Dillon (SF), Chris Campbell (PF), Armando Martinez (C) John Smith, Peter Palmer, Fred Fulp, Andrew Boggess | |
| 04:14 | James Madison | Robert Dillon hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 76-48 |
| 04:13 | Northwestern | Michael Bell grabs the board | 76-48 |
| 04:08 | Northwestern | Woodrow Carlson makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Bell | 79-48 |
| 04:00 | James Madison | Robert Dillon misses the lay-in | 79-48 |
| 03:58 | James Madison | Robert Dillon grabs the offensive board | 79-48 |
| 03:44 | James Madison | Raymond Brainerd is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Raymond Brainerd, team foul #9 | 79-48 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | James Madison | Richard Huffman (SG) Raymond Brainerd | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Michael Bell (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. SG - Woodrow Carlson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Clarence Gay (fresh) PF - Edward Midgette (fresh) C - Tom Berry (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | James Madison | PG - Daniel Beers (fresh) SG - Richard Huffman (fresh) SF - Robert Dillon (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Chris Campbell (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Armando Martinez (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | James Madison | James Madison is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:33 | Northwestern | Clarence Gay buries a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Woodrow Carlson | 81-48 |
| 03:29 | James Madison | Michael Bell steals the ball from Daniel Beers | 81-48 |
| 03:14 | Northwestern | Tom Berry misses long on a shot from the left side | 81-48 |
| 03:12 | Northwestern | Michael Bell grabs the offensive board | 81-48 |
| 03:04 | Northwestern | Woodrow Carlson clanks a 3 from straight away | 81-48 |
| 03:03 | Northwestern | Woodrow Carlson snags the offensive board | 81-48 |
| 02:52 | Northwestern | Tom Berry clanks a jump hook from close range | 81-48 |
| 02:51 | Northwestern | Edward Midgette pulls down the offensive rebound | 81-48 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | James Madison | James Madison is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:39 | Northwestern | Michael Bell connects on the floater from the left wing set up by Woodrow Carlson | 83-48 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | James Madison | James Madison is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:26 | James Madison | Richard Huffman clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 83-48 |
| 02:24 | Northwestern | Tom Berry grabs the board | 83-48 |
| 02:02 | Northwestern | Michael Bell is fouled on the floor by Daniel Beers - foul #3 on Daniel Beers, team foul #10 | 83-48 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jonathan Whitesides (PG), Raymond Kelly (SF) Clarence Gay, Edward Midgette | |
| Subs | James Madison | Raymond Brainerd (PG), Walter Ledger (C) Chris Campbell, Armando Martinez | |
| 02:02 | Northwestern | Michael Bell misses the 1st free throw | 83-48 |
| 02:02 | Northwestern | Michael Bell makes the 2nd free throw | 84-48 |
| 01:46 | James Madison | Raymond Brainerd clanks a 3 from the right wing | 84-48 |
| 01:44 | Northwestern | Tom Berry grabs the defensive rebound | 84-48 |
| 01:16 | Northwestern | Michael Bell buries a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Woodrow Carlson | 86-48 |
| 00:59 | James Madison | Daniel Beers buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Richard Huffman | 86-51 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | James Madison | James Madison is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:34 | Northwestern | Raymond Kelly lays it up and in on a great pass from Jonathan Whitesides | 88-51 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | James Madison | James Madison is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:27 | James Madison | Michael Bell steals it from Daniel Beers | 88-51 |
| 00:00 | Northwestern | Jonathan Whitesides runs out the clock | 88-51 |