| Lineup | Jackson State | PG - William Billings (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Kirk Guyer (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Milton Swierczynski (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - Henry Varghese (fresh) 2 pts. C - Christopher Mattingly (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Jonas Richardson (fresh) 15 pts. SG - John Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SF - Leland Bopp (fresh) PF - Matthew Foret (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - James Gregory (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern | Leland Bopp inbounds the ball | 25-48 |
| Game Plan | Jackson State | Jackson State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:44 | Northwestern | James Gregory misses short on a jump hook from the right block | 25-48 |
| 19:42 | Northwestern | John Brown hits the follow up shot | 25-50 |
| 19:20 | Jackson State | Henry Varghese comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 25-50 |
| 19:18 | Northwestern | Leland Bopp gets the rebound | 25-50 |
| 19:14 | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson misses short on a 3 from straight away | 25-50 |
| 19:13 | Jackson State | Henry Varghese grabs the board | 25-50 |
| 18:58 | Jackson State | Matthew Foret picks off the pass by Kirk Guyer | 25-50 |
| 18:44 | Northwestern | Milton Swierczynski is called for the reach on Leland Bopp - foul #2 on Milton Swierczynski, team foul #1 | 25-50 |
| 18:32 | Northwestern | John Brown is hacked by Kirk Guyer - foul #2 on Kirk Guyer, team foul #2 | 25-50 |
| 18:13 | Northwestern | Matthew Foret can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Milton Swierczynski - foul #3 on Milton Swierczynski, team foul #3 | 25-50 |
| Subs | Jackson State | Travis Ray (SF) Milton Swierczynski | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 18:13 | Northwestern | Matthew Foret makes the 1st free throw | 25-51 |
| 18:13 | Northwestern | Matthew Foret makes the 2nd free throw | 25-52 |
| 17:57 | Jackson State | Henry Varghese misses short on a turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Matthew Foret - foul #2 on Matthew Foret, team foul #1 | 25-52 |
| 17:57 | Jackson State | Henry Varghese makes the 1st free throw | 26-52 |
| 17:57 | Jackson State | Henry Varghese makes the 2nd free throw | 27-52 |
| 17:40 | Northwestern | James Gregory comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 27-52 |
| 17:39 | Jackson State | Henry Varghese grabs the defensive rebound | 27-52 |
| 17:35 | Jackson State | Matthew Foret steps in front of the Henry Varghese pass | 27-52 |
| 17:30 | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson hits a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from John Brown | 27-55 |
| 17:25 | Jackson State | Kirk Guyer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-55 |
| Subs | Jackson State | Kendall Houghtaling (PG), Kenneth Ector (SF), Robert Austin (PF) William Billings, Kirk Guyer, Henry Varghese | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 17:11 | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Jonas Richardson, team foul #2 | 27-55 |
| Subs | Jackson State | Scott Hewes (C) Christopher Mattingly | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Alphonso Valdez (PF) Matthew Foret | |
| 16:57 | Jackson State | Kendall Houghtaling misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 27-55 |
| 16:55 | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson grabs the defensive rebound | 27-55 |
| 16:38 | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from John Brown | 27-58 |
| 16:28 | Jackson State | Kendall Houghtaling misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Alphonso Valdez - foul #2 on Alphonso Valdez, team foul #3 | 27-58 |
| Subs | Jackson State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Darryl Daniels (PG), Lyle Carr (SG), James Carter (C) Jonas Richardson, John Brown, James Gregory | |
| 16:28 | Jackson State | Kendall Houghtaling makes the 1st free throw | 28-58 |
| 16:28 | Jackson State | Kendall Houghtaling misses the 2nd free throw | 28-58 |
| 16:28 | Northwestern | Alphonso Valdez pulls down the rebound | 28-58 |
| 16:05 | Northwestern | Lyle Carr knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Leland Bopp | 28-61 |
| 15:51 | Jackson State | Scott Hewes misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 28-61 |
| 15:49 | Northwestern | James Carter gets the rebound | 28-61 |
| Lineup | Jackson State | PG - Kendall Houghtaling (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Travis Ray (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Ector (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Robert Austin (fresh) 3 reb. C - Scott Hewes (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Darryl Daniels (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lyle Carr (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Leland Bopp (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Alphonso Valdez (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - James Carter (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Northwestern | Alphonso Valdez misses the jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Robert Austin - foul #2 on Robert Austin, team foul #4 | 28-61 |
| Subs | Jackson State | William Billings (PG), Dale Moss (SG), Milton Swierczynski (SF), Henry Varghese (PF), Christopher Mattingly (C) Kendall Houghtaling, Travis Ray, Kenneth Ector, Robert Austin, Scott Hewes | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson (PG) Darryl Daniels | |
| 15:31 | Northwestern | Alphonso Valdez makes the 1st free throw | 28-62 |
| 15:31 | Northwestern | Alphonso Valdez makes the 2nd free throw | 28-63 |
| 15:10 | Jackson State | William Billings clanks a 3 from the left corner | 28-63 |
| 15:09 | Northwestern | Leland Bopp grabs the defensive rebound | 28-63 |
| 14:52 | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 28-63 |
| 14:50 | Northwestern | Alphonso Valdez tips it home | 28-65 |
| 14:37 | Jackson State | William Billings is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on William Billings, team foul #5 | 28-65 |
| Subs | Jackson State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Brown (SG), George Hutchcraft (SF), Matthew Foret (PF), James Gregory (C) Lyle Carr, Leland Bopp, Alphonso Valdez, James Carter | |
| 14:27 | Northwestern | The jump hook by George Hutchcraft is blocked by Henry Varghese | 28-65 |
| 14:25 | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson grabs the offensive rebound | 28-65 |
| 14:12 | Northwestern | George Hutchcraft is fouled on the floor by Dale Moss - foul #4 on Dale Moss, team foul #6 | 28-65 |
| Subs | Jackson State | Kirk Guyer (SG) Dale Moss | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 14:00 | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-65 |
| 13:46 | Jackson State | George Hutchcraft is called for the reach on Christopher Mattingly - foul #1 on George Hutchcraft, team foul #4 | 28-65 |
| Subs | Jackson State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Darryl Daniels (PG) Jonas Richardson | |
| 13:37 | Jackson State | Christopher Mattingly drills a floater in the lane on a great pass from William Billings | 30-65 |
| 13:15 | Northwestern | Darryl Daniels misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 30-65 |
| 13:14 | Northwestern | James Gregory tips it in | 30-67 |
| 13:09 | Jackson State | Matthew Foret picks off the pass by Henry Varghese | 30-67 |
| 12:54 | Northwestern | James Gregory can't connect on a turnaround from close range | 30-67 |
| 12:52 | Northwestern | James Gregory tips it but misses | 30-67 |
| 12:51 | Jackson State | Milton Swierczynski snags the defensive board | 30-67 |
| 12:43 | Jackson State | James Gregory swats the layup by Christopher Mattingly | 30-67 |
| 12:42 | Northwestern | James Gregory grabs the board | 30-67 |
| 12:36 | Northwestern | James Gregory connects on the runner in the paint | 30-69 |
| 12:17 | Jackson State | George Hutchcraft steps in front of the Henry Varghese pass | 30-69 |
| 12:04 | Northwestern | Matthew Foret makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by George Hutchcraft | 30-71 |
| 11:48 | Jackson State | Milton Swierczynski knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by William Billings | 33-71 |
| Lineup | Jackson State | PG - William Billings (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kirk Guyer (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Milton Swierczynski (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. PF - Henry Varghese (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Christopher Mattingly (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Darryl Daniels (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 7 ast. SF - George Hutchcraft (fairly fresh) 3 stl. PF - Matthew Foret (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. C - James Gregory (fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 11:42 | Northwestern | Matthew Foret dunks the ball on a nice dish by Darryl Daniels | 33-73 |
| 11:30 | Jackson State | Milton Swierczynski comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 33-73 |
| 11:29 | Northwestern | George Hutchcraft grabs the board | 33-73 |
| 11:02 | Northwestern | James Gregory is whistled for a carry | 33-73 |
| Subs | Jackson State | Kendall Houghtaling (PG), Travis Ray (SG), Kenneth Ector (SF), Robert Austin (PF), Scott Hewes (C) William Billings, Kirk Guyer, Milton Swierczynski, Henry Varghese, Christopher Mattingly | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson (PG), Lyle Carr (SG), Leland Bopp (SF), Alphonso Valdez (PF), James Carter (C) Darryl Daniels, John Brown, George Hutchcraft, Matthew Foret, James Gregory | |
| 10:51 | Jackson State | Travis Ray misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 33-73 |
| 10:50 | Jackson State | Scott Hewes grabs the offensive rebound | 33-73 |
| 10:38 | Jackson State | Kenneth Ector comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 33-73 |
| 10:37 | Northwestern | James Carter grabs the defensive rebound | 33-73 |
| 10:24 | Northwestern | Travis Ray steals it from James Carter | 33-73 |
| 10:11 | Jackson State | Scott Hewes can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 33-73 |
| 10:09 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Alphonso Valdez | 33-73 |
| 09:56 | Northwestern | Lyle Carr is whistled for a carry | 33-73 |
| 09:48 | Jackson State | Scott Hewes misses badly on a shot from the left side but he's hacked by Leland Bopp - foul #2 on Leland Bopp, team foul #5 | 33-73 |
| 09:48 | Jackson State | Scott Hewes makes the 1st free throw | 34-73 |
| 09:48 | Jackson State | Scott Hewes misses the 2nd free throw | 34-73 |
| 09:48 | Northwestern | Leland Bopp grabs the board | 34-73 |
| 09:35 | Northwestern | Lyle Carr comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 34-73 |
| 09:34 | Northwestern | Alphonso Valdez grabs the offensive board | 34-73 |
| 09:22 | Northwestern | Lyle Carr throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-73 |
| Subs | Jackson State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Brown (SG), Matthew Foret (PF), James Gregory (C) Lyle Carr, Alphonso Valdez, James Carter | |
| 09:10 | Jackson State | Kenneth Ector clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 34-73 |
| 09:09 | Jackson State | Kenneth Ector tips it but misses | 34-73 |
| 09:07 | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson grabs the defensive rebound | 34-73 |
| 08:44 | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Matthew Foret | 34-76 |
| 08:33 | Jackson State | Scott Hewes can't connect on a fadeaway in the paint | 34-76 |
| 08:32 | Jackson State | Robert Austin grabs the offensive rebound | 34-76 |
| 08:18 | Jackson State | Travis Ray connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 37-76 |
| 07:57 | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 37-76 |
| 07:55 | Jackson State | Travis Ray grabs the defensive rebound | 37-76 |
| 07:50 | Jackson State | Leland Bopp steals the ball from Kenneth Ector | 37-76 |
| 07:47 | Northwestern | Matthew Foret jams it on a great pass from Leland Bopp | 37-78 |
| Lineup | Jackson State | PG - Kendall Houghtaling (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Travis Ray (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Ector (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Robert Austin (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Scott Hewes (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Jonas Richardson (fairly fresh) 24 pts. SG - John Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 7 ast. SF - Leland Bopp (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Matthew Foret (fresh) 18 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. C - James Gregory (fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Jackson State | Travis Ray misses short on a floater from the right wing | 37-78 |
| 07:25 | Northwestern | John Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 37-78 |
| 07:15 | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 37-78 |
| 07:14 | Jackson State | Robert Austin gets the rebound | 37-78 |
| 07:02 | Jackson State | Kenneth Ector misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 37-78 |
| 07:01 | Northwestern | John Brown pulls down the rebound | 37-78 |
| 06:43 | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by John Brown | 37-81 |
| 06:23 | Jackson State | Travis Ray misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 37-81 |
| 06:22 | Northwestern | Matthew Foret grabs the defensive rebound | 37-81 |
| 06:01 | Northwestern | Leland Bopp is fouled on the floor by Scott Hewes - foul #1 on Scott Hewes, team foul #7 | 37-81 |
| Subs | Jackson State | Kirk Guyer (PG) Kendall Houghtaling | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Darryl Daniels (PG), Lyle Carr (SG), Alphonso Valdez (PF), James Carter (C) Jonas Richardson, John Brown, Matthew Foret, James Gregory | |
| 06:01 | Northwestern | Leland Bopp misses the 1st free throw | 37-81 |
| 06:01 | Northwestern | James Carter pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-81 |
| 05:54 | Northwestern | Alphonso Valdez lays it in set up by Darryl Daniels | 37-83 |
| 05:42 | Jackson State | A charge is called on Travis Ray - foul #1 on Travis Ray, team foul #8 | 37-83 |
| Subs | Jackson State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | George Hutchcraft (SF) Leland Bopp | |
| 05:29 | Northwestern | George Hutchcraft blows the layup | 37-83 |
| 05:28 | Jackson State | Kirk Guyer pulls down the rebound | 37-83 |
| 05:18 | Jackson State | Kenneth Ector loses the dribble to George Hutchcraft | 37-83 |
| 04:56 | Northwestern | Lyle Carr misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 37-83 |
| 04:55 | Jackson State | Robert Austin grabs the board | 37-83 |
| 04:41 | Jackson State | Robert Austin misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 37-83 |
| 04:40 | Northwestern | James Carter snags the defensive board | 37-83 |
| 04:24 | Northwestern | James Carter is denied on a layup by Scott Hewes | 37-83 |
| 04:23 | Northwestern | Alphonso Valdez tips it in | 37-85 |
| 04:10 | Jackson State | James Carter swats the short shot by Robert Austin | 37-85 |
| 04:09 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to George Hutchcraft | 37-85 |
| 03:50 | Northwestern | Lyle Carr misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 37-85 |
| 03:49 | Jackson State | Scott Hewes grabs the board | 37-85 |
| Lineup | Jackson State | PG - Kirk Guyer (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Travis Ray (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Ector (tiring) 4 pts. PF - Robert Austin (tiring) 6 reb. C - Scott Hewes (tiring) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Darryl Daniels (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Lyle Carr (fresh) 6 pts. SF - George Hutchcraft (fresh) 3 reb. 4 stl. PF - Alphonso Valdez (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - James Carter (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:37 | Jackson State | Scott Hewes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-85 |
| Subs | Jackson State | Kendall Houghtaling (PG) Kenneth Ector | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson (PG), John Brown (SG), Matthew Foret (PF), James Gregory (C) Darryl Daniels, Lyle Carr, Alphonso Valdez, James Carter | |
| Game Plan | Jackson State | Jackson State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:20 | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson's pass is intercepted by Robert Austin | 37-85 |
| 03:02 | Jackson State | Robert Austin travels with the ball | 37-85 |
| Subs | Jackson State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Leland Bopp (SF) George Hutchcraft | |
| Game Plan | Jackson State | Jackson State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:33 | Northwestern | Matthew Foret comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline | 37-85 |
| 02:32 | Jackson State | The rebound goes to Travis Ray | 37-85 |
| Game Plan | Jackson State | Jackson State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 02:28 | Jackson State | Kirk Guyer drills a jumper from the right wing | 39-85 |
| 02:09 | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Kendall Houghtaling - foul #2 on Kendall Houghtaling, team foul #9 | 39-85 |
| Subs | Jackson State | Kenneth Ector (PF) Scott Hewes | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 02:09 | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson makes the 1st free throw | 39-86 |
| 02:09 | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson misses the 2nd free throw | 39-86 |
| 02:09 | Jackson State | The rebound goes to Robert Austin | 39-86 |
| 01:53 | Jackson State | Travis Ray can't connect on a floater from the right side but he's fouled by John Brown - foul #3 on John Brown, team foul #6 | 39-86 |
| Subs | Jackson State | Scott Hewes (C) Kendall Houghtaling | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 01:53 | Jackson State | Travis Ray misses the 1st free throw | 39-86 |
| 01:53 | Jackson State | Travis Ray makes the 2nd free throw | 40-86 |
| 01:24 | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by John Brown | 40-89 |
| 01:06 | Jackson State | Matthew Foret swats the layup by Travis Ray | 40-89 |
| 01:04 | Northwestern | James Gregory snags the defensive board | 40-89 |
| Game Plan | Jackson State | Jackson State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:42 | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson is hacked by Travis Ray - foul #2 on Travis Ray, team foul #10 | 40-89 |
| 00:42 | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson makes the 1st free throw | 40-90 |
| 00:42 | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson misses the 2nd free throw | 40-90 |
| 00:42 | Northwestern | Matthew Foret snags the offensive board | 40-90 |
| 00:20 | Northwestern | James Gregory misses the turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by Robert Austin - foul #3 on Robert Austin, team foul #11 | 40-90 |
| 00:20 | Northwestern | James Gregory makes the 1st free throw | 40-91 |
| 00:20 | Northwestern | James Gregory misses the 2nd free throw | 40-91 |
| 00:20 | Jackson State | Scott Hewes grabs the defensive rebound | 40-91 |
| Game Plan | Jackson State | Jackson State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:15 | Jackson State | Kenneth Ector can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Leland Bopp - foul #3 on Leland Bopp, team foul #7 | 40-91 |
| 00:15 | Jackson State | Kenneth Ector makes the 1st free throw | 41-91 |
| 00:15 | Jackson State | Kenneth Ector makes the 2nd free throw | 42-91 |
| 00:00 | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson runs out the clock | 42-91 |