| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Michael Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mathew Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Herbert Hobbs (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Randy Jarvis (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Joseph Bonanno (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - James Taylor (fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. SG - William Allen (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Hensley (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Tommy Jaramillo (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph White (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Louisiana Tech | Herbert Hobbs inbounds the ball | 29-45 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 19:43 | Louisiana Tech | William Hensley is called for the reach on Herbert Hobbs - foul #1 on William Hensley, team foul #1 | 29-45 |
| 19:36 | Louisiana Tech | Randy Jarvis clanks a jump hook from the left block | 29-45 |
| 19:34 | Northwestern | William Allen gets the rebound | 29-45 |
| 19:21 | Northwestern | Mathew Smith steals the ball from William Hensley | 29-45 |
| 19:13 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Smith makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Mathew Smith | 32-45 |
| 18:52 | Northwestern | Herbert Hobbs steals it from James Taylor out of a doubleteam | 32-45 |
| 18:39 | Louisiana Tech | Herbert Hobbs drills a shot from the left side on a great pass from Michael Smith | 34-45 |
| 18:17 | Northwestern | Joseph Bonanno swats the short shot by Joseph White | 34-45 |
| 18:15 | Louisiana Tech | Joseph Bonanno snags the defensive board | 34-45 |
| 18:08 | Louisiana Tech | Herbert Hobbs misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 34-45 |
| 18:07 | Northwestern | William Hensley grabs the defensive rebound | 34-45 |
| 17:38 | Northwestern | Joseph White misses the lay-in | 34-45 |
| 17:36 | Northwestern | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph White | 34-45 |
| 17:26 | Northwestern | William Allen buries a 3 from straight away set up by Joseph White | 34-48 |
| 17:15 | Louisiana Tech | Randy Jarvis lays it in on a nice dish by Mathew Smith | 36-48 |
| 16:54 | Northwestern | Tommy Jaramillo clanks a fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on Randy Jarvis - foul #2 on Randy Jarvis, team foul #1 | 36-48 |
| 16:54 | Northwestern | Tommy Jaramillo makes the 1st free throw | 36-49 |
| 16:54 | Northwestern | Tommy Jaramillo makes the 2nd free throw | 36-50 |
| 16:39 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Smith is whistled for traveling | 36-50 |
| 16:21 | Northwestern | William Hensley connects on the open jumper in the lane set up by James Taylor | 36-52 |
| 16:04 | Louisiana Tech | Mathew Smith misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 36-52 |
| 16:02 | Northwestern | William Allen gets the rebound | 36-52 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Michael Smith (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Mathew Smith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Herbert Hobbs (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Randy Jarvis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Joseph Bonanno (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - James Taylor (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 ast. SG - William Allen (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Hensley (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Tommy Jaramillo (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph White (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:37 | Northwestern | James Taylor hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 36-52 |
| 15:36 | Louisiana Tech | Randy Jarvis gets the rebound | 36-52 |
| 15:32 | Louisiana Tech | Mathew Smith connects on the jumper from the right wing set up by Joseph Bonanno | 38-52 |
| 15:19 | Northwestern | James Taylor splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 38-52 |
| 15:18 | Northwestern | William Hensley hits the follow up shot | 38-54 |
| 15:02 | Louisiana Tech | Tommy Jaramillo swats the short shot by Joseph Bonanno | 38-54 |
| 15:01 | Louisiana Tech | Joseph Bonanno tips it in | 40-54 |
| 14:44 | Northwestern | Joseph White is open and scores on a jump hook in the paint set up by James Taylor | 40-56 |
| 14:26 | Louisiana Tech | Randy Jarvis loses the ball out of bounds | 40-56 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Edward Knight (SF) Herbert Hobbs | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 14:10 | Northwestern | William Allen is hacked by Mathew Smith - foul #1 on Mathew Smith, team foul #2 | 40-56 |
| 13:57 | Northwestern | William Hensley is whistled for traveling | 40-56 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Samuel Washington (PG), Alfred Roque (PF), Robert Brumbelow (C) Michael Smith, Randy Jarvis, Joseph Bonanno | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Michael Bell (SF), Tom Berry (PF) William Hensley, Tommy Jaramillo | |
| 13:46 | Louisiana Tech | Alfred Roque can't finish the layup but he's fouled by James Taylor - foul #2 on James Taylor, team foul #2 | 40-56 |
| 13:46 | Louisiana Tech | Alfred Roque makes the 1st free throw | 41-56 |
| 13:46 | Louisiana Tech | Alfred Roque makes the 2nd free throw | 42-56 |
| 13:28 | Northwestern | James Taylor splits the doubleteam but misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Alfred Roque - foul #1 on Alfred Roque, team foul #3 | 42-56 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Richard Law (SG) Mathew Smith | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Clarence Gay (SF) Joseph White | |
| 13:28 | Northwestern | James Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 42-57 |
| 13:28 | Northwestern | James Taylor misses the 2nd free throw | 42-57 |
| 13:28 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Brumbelow grabs the defensive rebound | 42-57 |
| 13:10 | Louisiana Tech | Edward Knight misses the lay-in | 42-57 |
| 13:09 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Brumbelow grabs the offensive rebound | 42-57 |
| 13:03 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Brumbelow knocks in the jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Samuel Washington | 44-57 |
| 12:43 | Northwestern | William Allen is hacked by Richard Law - foul #1 on Richard Law, team foul #4 | 44-57 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Michael Smith (PG), Randy Jarvis (PF), Joseph Bonanno (C) Samuel Washington, Alfred Roque, Robert Brumbelow | |
| Subs | Northwestern | William Hensley (SF), Tommy Jaramillo (PF) William Allen, Clarence Gay | |
| 12:31 | Northwestern | Richard Law steals the ball from Michael Bell | 44-57 |
| 12:10 | Louisiana Tech | Joseph Bonanno hits a shot near the basket on a great pass from Edward Knight | 46-57 |
| 11:55 | Northwestern | Tommy Jaramillo misses the jumper near the basket | 46-57 |
| 11:54 | Northwestern | Tom Berry grabs the offensive board | 46-57 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Michael Smith (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Richard Law (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Edward Knight (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Randy Jarvis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Joseph Bonanno (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - James Taylor (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 7 ast. SG - Michael Bell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - William Hensley (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. PF - Tommy Jaramillo (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Tom Berry (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:39 | Northwestern | Michael Bell can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 46-57 |
| 11:37 | Louisiana Tech | Edward Knight snags the defensive board | 46-57 |
| 11:21 | Louisiana Tech | Randy Jarvis is whistled for traveling | 46-57 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Mathew Smith (SG) Richard Law | |
| Subs | Northwestern | William Allen (SG), Joseph White (C) James Taylor, Tom Berry | |
| 11:04 | Northwestern | William Allen can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 46-57 |
| 11:02 | Louisiana Tech | Edward Knight snags the defensive board | 46-57 |
| 10:58 | Louisiana Tech | Tommy Jaramillo swats the shot by Mathew Smith | 46-57 |
| 10:56 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Michael Bell | 46-57 |
| 10:50 | Northwestern | William Allen misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 46-57 |
| 10:49 | Louisiana Tech | Randy Jarvis snags the defensive board | 46-57 |
| 10:45 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Smith is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Bell - foul #2 on Michael Bell, team foul #3 | 46-57 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Samuel Washington (PG), Alfred Roque (PF), Robert Brumbelow (C) Michael Smith, Randy Jarvis, Joseph Bonanno | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Clarence Gay (SF), Tom Berry (PF) William Hensley, Tommy Jaramillo | |
| 10:25 | Louisiana Tech | Mathew Smith misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 46-57 |
| 10:24 | Louisiana Tech | Edward Knight pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-57 |
| 10:17 | Louisiana Tech | Mathew Smith buries a jump hook from the right block set up by Alfred Roque | 48-57 |
| 10:07 | Northwestern | Clarence Gay is open and buries a floater from the left block set up by Michael Bell | 48-59 |
| 10:00 | Louisiana Tech | Samuel Washington travels with the ball | 48-59 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Taylor (PG) Clarence Gay | |
| 09:31 | Northwestern | Samuel Washington is called for the reach on James Taylor - foul #3 on Samuel Washington, team foul #5 | 48-59 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Randy Jarvis (PF) Alfred Roque | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 09:17 | Northwestern | Michael Bell is hacked by Edward Knight - foul #4 on Edward Knight, team foul #6 | 48-59 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Michael Smith (PG), Herbert Hobbs (SF), Joseph Bonanno (C) Samuel Washington, Edward Knight, Robert Brumbelow | |
| Subs | Northwestern | William Hensley (SF), Tommy Jaramillo (PF) William Allen, Tom Berry | |
| 09:10 | Northwestern | Joseph White is fouled on the floor by Herbert Hobbs - foul #1 on Herbert Hobbs, team foul #7 | 48-59 |
| 09:10 | Northwestern | Joseph White makes the 1st free throw | 48-60 |
| 09:10 | Northwestern | Joseph White misses the 2nd free throw | 48-60 |
| 09:10 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Randy Jarvis | 48-60 |
| 08:57 | Louisiana Tech | Joseph Bonanno throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-60 |
| 08:48 | Northwestern | Joseph White makes the shot near the basket on a nice dish by James Taylor | 48-62 |
| 08:26 | Louisiana Tech | Joseph Bonanno's floater is tipped away by Tommy Jaramillo | 48-62 |
| 08:24 | Louisiana Tech | Herbert Hobbs grabs the offensive rebound | 48-62 |
| 08:17 | Louisiana Tech | Mathew Smith connects on the floater from the right wing and he's fouled by James Taylor - foul #3 on James Taylor, team foul #4 | 50-62 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | William Allen (SG), Tom Berry (C) Michael Bell, Joseph White | |
| 08:17 | Louisiana Tech | Mathew Smith makes the free throw | 51-62 |
| 08:03 | Northwestern | Tom Berry can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway from the left wing | 51-62 |
| 08:01 | Northwestern | Tommy Jaramillo snags the offensive board | 51-62 |
| 07:44 | Northwestern | Herbert Hobbs picks off the pass by William Allen | 51-62 |
| 07:41 | Louisiana Tech | Mathew Smith blows the layup | 51-62 |
| 07:39 | Northwestern | Tom Berry pulls down the rebound | 51-62 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Michael Smith (tiring) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Mathew Smith (tiring) 13 pts. 4 ast. SF - Herbert Hobbs (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Randy Jarvis (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Joseph Bonanno (tiring) 9 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - James Taylor (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 8 ast. 3 pf. SG - William Allen (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Hensley (tiring) 11 pts. 6 reb. PF - Tommy Jaramillo (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. 4 blk. C - Tom Berry (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Northwestern | James Taylor shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Tom Berry | 51-65 |
| 07:08 | Louisiana Tech | William Allen is called for the reach on Mathew Smith - foul #2 on William Allen, team foul #5 | 51-65 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Samuel Washington (PG), Richard Law (SG), Edward Knight (SF), Alfred Roque (PF), Robert Brumbelow (C) Michael Smith, Mathew Smith, Herbert Hobbs, Randy Jarvis, Joseph Bonanno | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Michael Bell (SF), Joseph White (C) William Hensley, Tommy Jaramillo | |
| 07:00 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Brumbelow loses the dribble to William Allen | 51-65 |
| 06:40 | Northwestern | Joseph White lays it up and in on a nice dish by William Allen | 51-67 |
| 06:19 | Louisiana Tech | James Taylor is called for the reach on Edward Knight - foul #4 on James Taylor, team foul #6 | 51-67 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Woodrow Carlson (SG), Clarence Gay (SF) James Taylor, William Allen | |
| 06:14 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Brumbelow clanks a floater from the right side | 51-67 |
| 06:13 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Brumbelow tips it in | 53-67 |
| 05:54 | Northwestern | Michael Bell is hacked by Richard Law - foul #2 on Richard Law, team foul #8 | 53-67 |
| 05:54 | Northwestern | Michael Bell makes the 1st free throw | 53-68 |
| 05:54 | Northwestern | Michael Bell misses the 2nd free throw | 53-68 |
| 05:54 | Louisiana Tech | Alfred Roque pulls down the rebound | 53-68 |
| 05:46 | Louisiana Tech | Edward Knight travels with the ball | 53-68 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Edward Midgette (PF) Tom Berry | |
| 05:26 | Northwestern | Edward Knight steals it from Michael Bell | 53-68 |
| 05:06 | Louisiana Tech | Samuel Washington makes the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Richard Law | 55-68 |
| 04:49 | Northwestern | Richard Law is called for the reach on Edward Midgette - foul #3 on Richard Law, team foul #9 | 55-68 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Michael Smith (PG), Mathew Smith (SG), Randy Jarvis (PF), Joseph Bonanno (C) Samuel Washington, Richard Law, Alfred Roque, Robert Brumbelow | |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Taylor (PG), William Allen (SG), William Hensley (SF), Tommy Jaramillo (PF) Michael Bell, Woodrow Carlson, Clarence Gay, Joseph White | |
| 04:49 | Northwestern | Edward Midgette makes the 1st free throw | 55-69 |
| 04:49 | Northwestern | Edward Midgette makes the 2nd free throw | 55-70 |
| 04:37 | Louisiana Tech | Mathew Smith clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 55-70 |
| 04:36 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Edward Midgette | 55-70 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 04:33 | Northwestern | Michael Smith is called for the reach on James Taylor in the backcourt - foul #3 on Michael Smith, team foul #10 | 55-70 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Tom Berry (C) Edward Midgette | |
| 04:33 | Northwestern | James Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 55-71 |
| 04:33 | Northwestern | James Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 55-72 |
| 04:23 | Louisiana Tech | Tommy Jaramillo swats the shot by Edward Knight | 55-72 |
| 04:22 | Northwestern | William Hensley snags the defensive board | 55-72 |
| 04:11 | Northwestern | William Hensley misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block | 55-72 |
| 04:10 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Joseph Bonanno | 55-72 |
| 03:55 | Louisiana Tech | 3 seconds is called on Michael Smith | 55-72 |
| 03:36 | Northwestern | James Taylor drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by William Hensley | 55-75 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Michael Smith (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Mathew Smith (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SF - Edward Knight (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - Randy Jarvis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Joseph Bonanno (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - James Taylor (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 8 ast. 4 pf. SG - William Allen (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Hensley (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. PF - Tommy Jaramillo (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 5 blk. C - Tom Berry (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:25 | Louisiana Tech | Joseph Bonanno misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Tom Berry - foul #3 on Tom Berry, team foul #7 | 55-75 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Samuel Washington (PG), Richard Law (SG), Herbert Hobbs (SF), Alfred Roque (PF) Michael Smith, Mathew Smith, Edward Knight, Randy Jarvis | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Michael Bell (PG), Woodrow Carlson (SG), Clarence Gay (SF), Edward Midgette (PF) James Taylor, William Allen, William Hensley, Tommy Jaramillo | |
| 03:25 | Louisiana Tech | Joseph Bonanno makes the 1st free throw | 56-75 |
| 03:25 | Louisiana Tech | Joseph Bonanno makes the 2nd free throw | 57-75 |
| 03:12 | Northwestern | Tom Berry is hacked by Herbert Hobbs - foul #2 on Herbert Hobbs, team foul #11 | 57-75 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Robert Brumbelow (C) Joseph Bonanno | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 03:12 | Northwestern | Tom Berry misses the 1st free throw | 57-75 |
| 03:12 | Northwestern | Tom Berry makes the 2nd free throw | 57-76 |
| 02:47 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Brumbelow scores on a jump hook near the basket | 59-76 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 02:25 | Northwestern | Tom Berry is fouled on the floor by Robert Brumbelow - foul #2 on Robert Brumbelow, team foul #12 | 59-76 |
| 02:25 | Northwestern | Tom Berry makes the 1st free throw | 59-77 |
| 02:25 | Northwestern | Tom Berry misses the 2nd free throw | 59-77 |
| 02:25 | Louisiana Tech | Alfred Roque grabs the defensive rebound | 59-77 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 02:10 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Brumbelow can't connect on a floater near the basket | 59-77 |
| 02:08 | Northwestern | Michael Bell grabs the board | 59-77 |
| 01:54 | Northwestern | Woodrow Carlson misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 59-77 |
| 01:52 | Louisiana Tech | Alfred Roque grabs the defensive rebound | 59-77 |
| 01:37 | Louisiana Tech | Clarence Gay steals it from Richard Law | 59-77 |
| 01:32 | Northwestern | Clarence Gay lays it up and in | 59-79 |
| 01:11 | Louisiana Tech | Edward Midgette steals it from Richard Law | 59-79 |
| 00:46 | Northwestern | Michael Bell clanks a jumper from the baseline | 59-79 |
| 00:45 | Northwestern | Edward Midgette pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-79 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:24 | Northwestern | Herbert Hobbs takes the ball from Woodrow Carlson | 59-79 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:19 | Louisiana Tech | Richard Law drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Samuel Washington | 61-79 |
| 00:00 | Northwestern | Michael Bell runs out the clock | 61-79 |