| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Steven Winland (fresh) SG - David Morgan (fresh) SF - Lars Orhenkowski (fresh) PF - Kenneth Thorsen (fresh) C - Harry Patterson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Joshua Glover (fresh) SG - Wayne Willis (fresh) SF - Ronald Bastarache (fresh) PF - Jonathan Alejo (fresh) C - Elmer Snedeker (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern | Elmer Snedeker wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:44 | Northwestern | Jonathan Alejo misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | St. Bonaventure | Harry Patterson grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | St. Bonaventure | Kenneth Thorsen misses the floater from the left block | 0-0 |
| 19:28 | St. Bonaventure | Harry Patterson gets the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:13 | St. Bonaventure | Kenneth Thorsen jams it | 2-0 |
| 19:00 | Northwestern | Harry Patterson denies the turnaround by Jonathan Alejo | 2-0 |
| 18:59 | St. Bonaventure | Lars Orhenkowski grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:45 | St. Bonaventure | Elmer Snedeker swats the layup by Harry Patterson | 2-0 |
| 18:43 | Northwestern | Elmer Snedeker grabs the board | 2-0 |
| 18:30 | Northwestern | Steven Winland steps in front of the Jonathan Alejo pass | 2-0 |
| 18:15 | St. Bonaventure | David Morgan misses the 3 from the right wing | 2-0 |
| 18:13 | St. Bonaventure | Harry Patterson grabs the offensive board | 2-0 |
| 17:56 | St. Bonaventure | Lars Orhenkowski misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 2-0 |
| 17:54 | Northwestern | Wayne Willis grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 17:47 | Northwestern | Harry Patterson blocks the jumper by Joshua Glover | 2-0 |
| 17:46 | St. Bonaventure | Kenneth Thorsen grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 17:44 | St. Bonaventure | David Morgan is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #1 on David Morgan, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Leonard Chung (PG), Scott Drees (SG), Daniel Rhodes (SF), Paul McThune (PF), Joel Davey (C) Joshua Glover, Wayne Willis, Ronald Bastarache, Jonathan Alejo, Elmer Snedeker | |
| 17:33 | Northwestern | Scott Drees buries a jumper from the right wing set up by Joel Davey | 2-2 |
| 17:29 | St. Bonaventure | Leonard Chung is called for the reach on Steven Winland in the backcourt - foul #1 on Leonard Chung, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 17:23 | St. Bonaventure | Steven Winland is fouled on the floor by Paul McThune - foul #1 on Paul McThune, team foul #2 | 2-2 |
| 17:13 | St. Bonaventure | Steven Winland throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-2 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Larry Stone (PF) Kenneth Thorsen | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 17:02 | Northwestern | Steven Winland steals it from Joel Davey | 2-2 |
| 16:51 | St. Bonaventure | Harry Patterson can't throw it down | 2-2 |
| 16:50 | Northwestern | Leonard Chung snags the defensive board | 2-2 |
| 16:44 | Northwestern | Leonard Chung makes the jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Scott Drees | 2-4 |
| 16:34 | St. Bonaventure | Lars Orhenkowski blows the layup | 2-4 |
| 16:33 | Northwestern | Joel Davey snags the defensive board | 2-4 |
| 16:26 | Northwestern | Harry Patterson blocks the short jumper by Paul McThune | 2-4 |
| 16:24 | Northwestern | Leonard Chung gets the offensive rebound | 2-4 |
| 16:14 | Northwestern | Joel Davey travels with the ball | 2-4 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Christopher Waldrup (PG), Oliver Mason (SG), Roger Sibley (SF), Daniel Robinson (C) Steven Winland, David Morgan, Lars Orhenkowski, Harry Patterson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Joshua Glover (PG), Wayne Willis (SG), Ronald Bastarache (SF), Jonathan Alejo (PF), Elmer Snedeker (C) Leonard Chung, Scott Drees, Daniel Rhodes, Paul McThune, Joel Davey | |
| 15:55 | St. Bonaventure | Larry Stone hits the easy wide open finger roll set up by Roger Sibley | 4-4 |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Christopher Waldrup (fresh) SG - Oliver Mason (fresh) SF - Roger Sibley (fresh) PF - Larry Stone (fresh) 2 pts. C - Daniel Robinson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Joshua Glover (fresh) SG - Wayne Willis (fresh) SF - Ronald Bastarache (fairly fresh) PF - Jonathan Alejo (fresh) C - Elmer Snedeker (fresh) | |
| 15:27 | Northwestern | Elmer Snedeker comes up short on the shot from the baseline but the foul's on Daniel Robinson - foul #1 on Daniel Robinson, team foul #2 | 4-4 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Kenneth Thorsen (PF) Larry Stone | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 15:27 | Northwestern | Elmer Snedeker misses the 1st free throw | 4-4 |
| 15:27 | Northwestern | Elmer Snedeker misses the 2nd free throw | 4-4 |
| 15:27 | St. Bonaventure | The rebound goes to Kenneth Thorsen | 4-4 |
| 15:20 | St. Bonaventure | Jonathan Alejo steals the ball from Daniel Robinson | 4-4 |
| 15:08 | Northwestern | Joshua Glover misses long on a floater from the right side | 4-4 |
| 15:06 | St. Bonaventure | Roger Sibley pulls down the rebound | 4-4 |
| 14:48 | St. Bonaventure | Christopher Waldrup is wide open but clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 4-4 |
| 14:46 | St. Bonaventure | Kenneth Thorsen pulls down the offensive rebound | 4-4 |
| 14:29 | St. Bonaventure | Kenneth Thorsen can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Jonathan Alejo - foul #1 on Jonathan Alejo, team foul #3 | 4-4 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Steven Winland (PG), David Morgan (SG), Lars Orhenkowski (SF), Harry Patterson (C) Christopher Waldrup, Oliver Mason, Roger Sibley, Daniel Robinson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Leonard Chung (PG), John Humphries (SG), Daniel Rhodes (SF), Paul McThune (PF), Joel Davey (C) Joshua Glover, Wayne Willis, Ronald Bastarache, Jonathan Alejo, Elmer Snedeker | |
| 14:29 | St. Bonaventure | Kenneth Thorsen misses the 1st free throw | 4-4 |
| 14:29 | St. Bonaventure | Kenneth Thorsen misses the 2nd free throw | 4-4 |
| 14:29 | Northwestern | Joel Davey gets the rebound | 4-4 |
| 14:19 | Northwestern | Paul McThune misses the 3 from the right corner | 4-4 |
| 14:18 | St. Bonaventure | Steven Winland grabs the defensive rebound | 4-4 |
| 14:16 | St. Bonaventure | Steven Winland is fouled in the backcourt by Leonard Chung - foul #2 on Leonard Chung, team foul #4 | 4-4 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Scott Drees (SG) Leonard Chung | |
| 14:03 | St. Bonaventure | Kenneth Thorsen throws it down set up by Steven Winland | 6-4 |
| 13:56 | Northwestern | Joel Davey is fouled on the floor by Harry Patterson - foul #1 on Harry Patterson, team foul #3 | 6-4 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Larry Stone (PF) Kenneth Thorsen | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 13:43 | Northwestern | John Humphries is fouled on the floor by Larry Stone - foul #1 on Larry Stone, team foul #4 | 6-4 |
| 13:18 | Northwestern | Scott Drees misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Larry Stone - foul #2 on Larry Stone, team foul #5 | 6-4 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Christopher Waldrup (PG), Oliver Mason (SG), Kenneth Thorsen (PF) Steven Winland, David Morgan, Larry Stone | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Wayne Willis (SG), Jonathan Alejo (PF) Paul McThune, Joel Davey | |
| 13:18 | Northwestern | Scott Drees makes the 1st free throw | 6-5 |
| 13:18 | Northwestern | Scott Drees makes the 2nd free throw | 6-6 |
| 13:15 | St. Bonaventure | Christopher Waldrup is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 6-6 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Joshua Glover (PG), Elmer Snedeker (C) John Humphries, Scott Drees | |
| 13:07 | Northwestern | Jonathan Alejo misses the turnaround from the left block | 6-6 |
| 13:06 | St. Bonaventure | Kenneth Thorsen pulls down the rebound | 6-6 |
| 13:00 | St. Bonaventure | Christopher Waldrup clanks a runner from close range but the foul's on Elmer Snedeker - foul #1 on Elmer Snedeker, team foul #5 | 6-6 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | David Berry (SF) Lars Orhenkowski | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache (SF) Daniel Rhodes | |
| 13:00 | St. Bonaventure | Christopher Waldrup makes the 1st free throw | 7-6 |
| 13:00 | St. Bonaventure | Christopher Waldrup misses the 2nd free throw | 7-6 |
| 13:00 | Northwestern | Jonathan Alejo pulls down the rebound | 7-6 |
| 12:49 | Northwestern | Oliver Mason picks off the pass by Joshua Glover | 7-6 |
| 12:35 | St. Bonaventure | Jonathan Alejo is called for the reach on David Berry - foul #2 on Jonathan Alejo, team foul #6 | 7-6 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Roger Sibley (SF), Daniel Robinson (C) David Berry, Harry Patterson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Paul McThune (PF) Jonathan Alejo | |
| 12:20 | St. Bonaventure | Joshua Glover steps in front of the Christopher Waldrup pass | 7-6 |
| 12:11 | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache misses short on a jumper from the right block but the foul's on Roger Sibley - foul #1 on Roger Sibley, team foul #6 | 7-6 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Steven Winland (PG), David Morgan (SG), Lars Orhenkowski (SF) Christopher Waldrup, Oliver Mason, Roger Sibley | |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Humphries (PG), Joel Davey (PF) Joshua Glover, Elmer Snedeker | |
| 12:11 | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache makes the 1st free throw | 7-7 |
| 12:11 | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache makes the 2nd free throw | 7-8 |
| 11:56 | St. Bonaventure | Kenneth Thorsen misses long on an open driving attempt from close range | 7-8 |
| 11:54 | St. Bonaventure | Daniel Robinson grabs the offensive board | 7-8 |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Steven Winland (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Morgan (fresh) SF - Lars Orhenkowski (fresh) PF - Kenneth Thorsen (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Daniel Robinson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - John Humphries (fresh) SG - Wayne Willis (fresh) SF - Ronald Bastarache (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Joel Davey (fresh) 2 reb. C - Paul McThune (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:43 | St. Bonaventure | David Morgan misses long on a jump hook from the left block | 7-8 |
| 11:42 | St. Bonaventure | Kenneth Thorsen pulls down the offensive rebound | 7-8 |
| 11:29 | St. Bonaventure | A charge is called on Lars Orhenkowski - foul #1 on Lars Orhenkowski, team foul #7 | 7-8 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Harry Patterson (C) Daniel Robinson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Joshua Glover (PG), Scott Drees (SF), Daniel Rhodes (PF) John Humphries, Ronald Bastarache, Paul McThune | |
| 11:09 | Northwestern | Daniel Rhodes misses long on a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Kenneth Thorsen - foul #1 on Kenneth Thorsen, team foul #8 | 7-8 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Roger Sibley (SF) Lars Orhenkowski | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Elmer Snedeker (C) Joel Davey | |
| 11:09 | Northwestern | Daniel Rhodes makes the 1st free throw | 7-9 |
| 11:09 | Northwestern | Daniel Rhodes makes the 2nd free throw | 7-10 |
| 10:54 | St. Bonaventure | David Morgan connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 9-10 |
| 10:33 | Northwestern | Joshua Glover is hacked by Steven Winland - foul #1 on Steven Winland, team foul #9 | 9-10 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Christopher Waldrup (PG), Oliver Mason (SG) Steven Winland, David Morgan | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 10:33 | Northwestern | Joshua Glover makes the 1st free throw | 9-11 |
| 10:33 | Northwestern | Joshua Glover makes the 2nd free throw | 9-12 |
| 10:15 | St. Bonaventure | Kenneth Thorsen hits a shot from the right wing | 11-12 |
| 09:55 | Northwestern | Daniel Rhodes misses long on a jump hook in the paint | 11-12 |
| 09:54 | Northwestern | Elmer Snedeker hits the follow up shot | 11-14 |
| 09:43 | St. Bonaventure | Harry Patterson lays it in on a great pass from Christopher Waldrup and the foul's on Elmer Snedeker - foul #2 on Elmer Snedeker, team foul #7 | 13-14 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Lars Orhenkowski (SF), Daniel Robinson (PF) Roger Sibley, Kenneth Thorsen | |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Humphries (PG), Ronald Bastarache (SF), Joel Davey (PF), Paul McThune (C) Joshua Glover, Scott Drees, Daniel Rhodes, Elmer Snedeker | |
| 09:43 | St. Bonaventure | Harry Patterson makes the free throw | 14-14 |
| 09:19 | Northwestern | Wayne Willis is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Wayne Willis, team foul #8 | 14-14 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | David Morgan (SG) Oliver Mason | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 09:07 | St. Bonaventure | Harry Patterson is open and lays it up and in on a great pass from David Morgan | 16-14 |
| 08:52 | Northwestern | John Humphries can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 16-14 |
| 08:51 | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache tips it back up and in | 16-16 |
| 08:41 | St. Bonaventure | Christopher Waldrup is open and scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by David Morgan and the foul's on Joel Davey - foul #1 on Joel Davey, team foul #9 | 18-16 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Kenneth Thorsen (PF) Daniel Robinson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Daniel Rhodes (C) Joel Davey | |
| 08:41 | St. Bonaventure | Christopher Waldrup makes the free throw | 19-16 |
| 08:34 | Northwestern | Paul McThune clanks a runner from close range | 19-16 |
| 08:33 | St. Bonaventure | Harry Patterson pulls down the rebound | 19-16 |
| 08:28 | St. Bonaventure | Kenneth Thorsen hits a fadeaway in the lane set up by Christopher Waldrup and the foul's on Daniel Rhodes - foul #1 on Daniel Rhodes, team foul #10 | 21-16 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Steven Winland (PG) Christopher Waldrup | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Joshua Glover (PG), Scott Drees (SF) John Humphries, Ronald Bastarache | |
| 08:28 | St. Bonaventure | Kenneth Thorsen misses the free throw | 21-16 |
| 08:28 | St. Bonaventure | Harry Patterson gets the offensive rebound | 21-16 |
| 08:23 | St. Bonaventure | David Morgan double dribbles | 21-16 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Oliver Mason (SG) David Morgan | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 08:12 | Northwestern | Paul McThune drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Wayne Willis | 21-18 |
| 08:10 | St. Bonaventure | Steven Winland's pass is intercepted by Wayne Willis in the backcourt | 21-18 |
| 08:05 | Northwestern | Oliver Mason takes the ball from Daniel Rhodes | 21-18 |
| 07:52 | St. Bonaventure | Lars Orhenkowski is hacked by Scott Drees - foul #1 on Scott Drees, team foul #11 | 21-18 |
| 07:52 | St. Bonaventure | Lars Orhenkowski misses the 1st free throw | 21-18 |
| 07:52 | St. Bonaventure | Lars Orhenkowski makes the 2nd free throw | 22-18 |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Steven Winland (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Oliver Mason (fresh) 2 stl. SF - Lars Orhenkowski (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Kenneth Thorsen (tiring) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Harry Patterson (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Joshua Glover (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Wayne Willis (tiring) 1 ast. SF - Scott Drees (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Paul McThune (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Daniel Rhodes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:32 | Northwestern | Joshua Glover misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 22-18 |
| 07:31 | St. Bonaventure | The rebound goes to Harry Patterson | 22-18 |
| 07:19 | St. Bonaventure | Harry Patterson buries a jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Oliver Mason | 24-18 |
| 07:09 | Northwestern | Daniel Rhodes misses the lay-in | 24-18 |
| 07:07 | Northwestern | Paul McThune hits the follow up shot | 24-20 |
| 07:03 | St. Bonaventure | Oliver Mason is fouled in the backcourt by Wayne Willis - foul #2 on Wayne Willis, team foul #12 | 24-20 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | David Morgan (SG), Roger Sibley (SF), Daniel Robinson (PF) Steven Winland, Lars Orhenkowski, Kenneth Thorsen | |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Humphries (SG), Ronald Bastarache (SF), Joel Davey (PF) Wayne Willis, Scott Drees, Daniel Rhodes | |
| 07:03 | St. Bonaventure | Oliver Mason makes the 1st free throw | 25-20 |
| 07:03 | St. Bonaventure | Oliver Mason makes the 2nd free throw | 26-20 |
| 06:38 | Northwestern | Joel Davey misses short on a jump hook from the baseline | 26-20 |
| 06:37 | Northwestern | Joel Davey can't tip it in | 26-20 |
| 06:36 | Northwestern | Joshua Glover gets the offensive rebound | 26-20 |
| 06:23 | Northwestern | John Humphries misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 26-20 |
| 06:21 | St. Bonaventure | The rebound goes to Daniel Robinson | 26-20 |
| 06:00 | St. Bonaventure | Harry Patterson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on John Humphries - foul #1 on John Humphries, team foul #13 | 26-20 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Christopher Waldrup (PG), Kenneth Thorsen (PF) Oliver Mason, Daniel Robinson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Scott Drees (SG), Daniel Rhodes (C) John Humphries, Paul McThune | |
| 06:00 | St. Bonaventure | Harry Patterson makes the 1st free throw | 27-20 |
| 06:00 | St. Bonaventure | Harry Patterson misses the 2nd free throw | 27-20 |
| 06:00 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Joel Davey | 27-20 |
| 05:47 | Northwestern | Daniel Rhodes knocks in the jumper from the left side on a great pass from Joshua Glover | 27-22 |
| 05:45 | St. Bonaventure | Joshua Glover is called for the reach on Christopher Waldrup in the backcourt - foul #1 on Joshua Glover, team foul #14 | 27-22 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | David Berry (SF) Roger Sibley | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 05:45 | St. Bonaventure | Christopher Waldrup misses the 1st free throw | 27-22 |
| 05:45 | St. Bonaventure | Christopher Waldrup makes the 2nd free throw | 28-22 |
| 05:28 | Northwestern | Joel Davey misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 28-22 |
| 05:27 | St. Bonaventure | Kenneth Thorsen snags the defensive board | 28-22 |
| 05:22 | St. Bonaventure | Scott Drees steps in front of the Kenneth Thorsen pass | 28-22 |
| 05:03 | Northwestern | Daniel Rhodes connects on the jumper from the left block and the foul's on David Berry - foul #1 on David Berry, team foul #10 | 28-24 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Steven Winland (PG), Lars Orhenkowski (SF) David Morgan, David Berry | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Paul McThune (C) Joel Davey | |
| 05:03 | Northwestern | Daniel Rhodes makes the free throw | 28-25 |
| 05:01 | St. Bonaventure | Kenneth Thorsen is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 28-25 |
| 04:44 | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache misses the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Harry Patterson - foul #2 on Harry Patterson, team foul #11 | 28-25 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Daniel Robinson (C) Harry Patterson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 04:44 | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache makes the 1st free throw | 28-26 |
| 04:44 | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache makes the 2nd free throw | 28-27 |
| 04:31 | St. Bonaventure | Lars Orhenkowski drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Christopher Waldrup | 31-27 |
| 04:10 | Northwestern | Daniel Rhodes hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline | 31-27 |
| 04:08 | St. Bonaventure | Lars Orhenkowski gets the rebound | 31-27 |
| 03:49 | St. Bonaventure | Lars Orhenkowski drills a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Christopher Waldrup | 33-27 |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Steven Winland (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Christopher Waldrup (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Lars Orhenkowski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Thorsen (tired) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Daniel Robinson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Joshua Glover (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Scott Drees (tiring) 4 pts. SF - Ronald Bastarache (tired) 6 pts. PF - Paul McThune (tiring) 4 pts. C - Daniel Rhodes (tiring) 7 pts. | |
| 03:33 | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 33-27 |
| 03:31 | St. Bonaventure | Kenneth Thorsen snags the defensive board | 33-27 |
| 03:26 | St. Bonaventure | Kenneth Thorsen misses the fadeaway from close range | 33-27 |
| 03:24 | Northwestern | Paul McThune pulls down the rebound | 33-27 |
| 03:19 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 33-27 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Oliver Mason (PG), David Morgan (SG), Larry Stone (PF) Steven Winland, Christopher Waldrup, Kenneth Thorsen | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Leonard Chung (PG), Wayne Willis (SG), Joel Davey (SF), Jonathan Alejo (PF), Elmer Snedeker (C) Joshua Glover, Scott Drees, Ronald Bastarache, Paul McThune, Daniel Rhodes | |
| 02:59 | Northwestern | Jonathan Alejo can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Larry Stone - foul #3 on Larry Stone, team foul #12 | 33-27 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Harry Patterson (C) Larry Stone | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 02:59 | Northwestern | Jonathan Alejo makes the 1st free throw | 33-28 |
| 02:59 | Northwestern | Jonathan Alejo makes the 2nd free throw | 33-29 |
| 02:44 | St. Bonaventure | Harry Patterson loses the dribble to Leonard Chung | 33-29 |
| 02:18 | Northwestern | Wayne Willis can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 33-29 |
| 02:16 | St. Bonaventure | Harry Patterson grabs the board | 33-29 |
| 02:12 | St. Bonaventure | Lars Orhenkowski misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 33-29 |
| 02:10 | Northwestern | Jonathan Alejo grabs the board | 33-29 |
| 02:03 | Northwestern | Wayne Willis makes the driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Leonard Chung and he's hacked by Daniel Robinson - foul #2 on Daniel Robinson, team foul #13 | 33-31 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Steven Winland (PG), Roger Sibley (SF), Kenneth Thorsen (PF) Oliver Mason, Lars Orhenkowski, Daniel Robinson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Humphries (PG) Leonard Chung | |
| 02:03 | Northwestern | Wayne Willis makes the free throw | 33-32 |
| 02:01 | St. Bonaventure | Wayne Willis is called for the reach on Steven Winland in the backcourt - foul #3 on Wayne Willis, team foul #15 | 33-32 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Leonard Chung (SG) Wayne Willis | |
| 02:01 | St. Bonaventure | Steven Winland makes the 1st free throw | 34-32 |
| 02:01 | St. Bonaventure | Steven Winland makes the 2nd free throw | 35-32 |
| 01:45 | Northwestern | Elmer Snedeker makes the fadeaway in the paint | 35-34 |
| 01:43 | St. Bonaventure | John Humphries is called for the reach on Steven Winland in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Humphries, team foul #16 | 35-34 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Christopher Waldrup (SG) David Morgan | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Daniel Rhodes (SF) Joel Davey | |
| 01:43 | St. Bonaventure | Steven Winland makes the 1st free throw | 36-34 |
| 01:43 | St. Bonaventure | Steven Winland makes the 2nd free throw | 37-34 |
| 01:24 | Northwestern | Jonathan Alejo can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 37-34 |
| 01:22 | St. Bonaventure | Christopher Waldrup gets the rebound | 37-34 |
| 01:09 | St. Bonaventure | John Humphries is called for the reach on Steven Winland - foul #3 on John Humphries, team foul #17 | 37-34 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Joshua Glover (PG), Scott Drees (SF) John Humphries, Daniel Rhodes | |
| 01:09 | St. Bonaventure | Steven Winland misses the 1st free throw | 37-34 |
| 01:09 | St. Bonaventure | Steven Winland makes the 2nd free throw | 38-34 |
| 00:44 | Northwestern | Leonard Chung misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 38-34 |
| 00:43 | St. Bonaventure | Christopher Waldrup snags the defensive board | 38-34 |
| 00:35 | St. Bonaventure | Christopher Waldrup misses the floater from the left side | 38-34 |
| 00:34 | Northwestern | Jonathan Alejo snags the defensive board | 38-34 |
| 00:28 | Northwestern | Leonard Chung is whistled for a carry | 38-34 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Oliver Mason (PG), David Morgan (SG), Lars Orhenkowski (SF), Daniel Robinson (PF) Steven Winland, Christopher Waldrup, Roger Sibley, Kenneth Thorsen | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache (SF) Leonard Chung | |
| 00:05 | St. Bonaventure | Lars Orhenkowski knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from David Morgan | 41-34 |
| 00:00 | Northwestern | Jonathan Alejo drills a 3pt shot from the left corner | 41-37 |