| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Joshua Glover (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wayne Willis (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Ronald Bastarache (fresh) PF - Daniel Rhodes (fresh) C - Jon Thomas (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Raymond Perkins (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Starkey (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Simon Fenwick (fresh) 12 pts. PF - David Reach (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Hutchinson (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | San Diego State | Simon Fenwick inbounds the ball | 36-43 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:49 | San Diego State | Richard Hutchinson can't finish the layup | 36-43 |
| 19:48 | San Diego State | David Starkey tips it back up and in | 36-45 |
| 19:33 | Northwestern | Wayne Willis scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Joshua Glover | 39-45 |
| 19:18 | San Diego State | Simon Fenwick connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by David Starkey | 39-47 |
| 18:54 | Northwestern | Joshua Glover comes up short on the floater from the left side | 39-47 |
| 18:52 | San Diego State | Simon Fenwick snags the defensive board | 39-47 |
| 18:48 | San Diego State | Simon Fenwick is fouled in the backcourt by Ronald Bastarache - foul #1 on Ronald Bastarache, team foul #1 | 39-47 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Scott Drees (SF), Joel Davey (C) Ronald Bastarache, Jon Thomas | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Usi Abdullah (PG) Raymond Perkins | |
| 18:30 | San Diego State | David Starkey is by himself and knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Usi Abdullah | 39-50 |
| 18:08 | Northwestern | Wayne Willis hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 39-50 |
| 18:06 | Northwestern | Daniel Rhodes hits the follow up shot | 41-50 |
| 18:03 | San Diego State | Usi Abdullah is fouled in the backcourt by Joshua Glover - foul #3 on Joshua Glover, team foul #2 | 41-50 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Leonard Chung (PG), Ernest Thomas (SG), David Cork (C) Joshua Glover, Wayne Willis, Daniel Rhodes | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Edwin Marcellus (SG), Kevin Slattery (PF), Phillip Blumenstein (C) Simon Fenwick, David Reach, Richard Hutchinson | |
| 17:41 | San Diego State | Kevin Slattery can't connect on a floater in the paint | 41-50 |
| 17:39 | San Diego State | Kevin Slattery misses the tip | 41-50 |
| 17:38 | San Diego State | Phillip Blumenstein gets the offensive rebound | 41-50 |
| 17:30 | San Diego State | Kevin Slattery is open and lays it up and in set up by Edwin Marcellus | 41-52 |
| 17:09 | Northwestern | Scott Drees's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-52 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache (SF), John Longwell (PF) Scott Drees, Joel Davey | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Raymond Perkins (PG), Simon Fenwick (SF) Usi Abdullah, David Starkey | |
| 16:57 | San Diego State | Phillip Blumenstein is hacked by David Cork - foul #1 on David Cork, team foul #3 | 41-52 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Wayne Willis (SG), Andrew Stalvey (C) Ernest Thomas, David Cork | |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| 16:44 | San Diego State | Kevin Slattery is open and lays it up and in | 41-54 |
| 16:40 | Northwestern | Wayne Willis is fouled on the floor by Edwin Marcellus - foul #1 on Edwin Marcellus, team foul #1 | 41-54 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jon Thomas (C) Andrew Stalvey | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Foster Hale (PF), Richard Hutchinson (C) Kevin Slattery, Phillip Blumenstein | |
| 16:21 | Northwestern | Jon Thomas steps out of bounds on the sideline | 41-54 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Daniel Rhodes (PF) John Longwell | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Carlos Taylor (SG), David Reach (PF) Edwin Marcellus, Foster Hale | |
| 16:08 | San Diego State | Richard Hutchinson banks in the wide open layup set up by Raymond Perkins and the foul's on Leonard Chung - foul #3 on Leonard Chung, team foul #4 | 41-56 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ernest Thomas (PG) Leonard Chung | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Usi Abdullah (SG) Carlos Taylor | |
| 16:08 | San Diego State | Richard Hutchinson makes the free throw | 41-57 |
| 15:47 | Northwestern | Wayne Willis misses long on a jumper from the right side | 41-57 |
| 15:46 | San Diego State | Simon Fenwick grabs the board | 41-57 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Ernest Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wayne Willis (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SF - Ronald Bastarache (fairly fresh) PF - Daniel Rhodes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jon Thomas (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Raymond Perkins (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Usi Abdullah (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Simon Fenwick (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Reach (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Hutchinson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:27 | San Diego State | Simon Fenwick misses short on a fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Ernest Thomas - foul #3 on Ernest Thomas, team foul #5 | 41-57 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Joshua Glover (PG), Joel Davey (PF), David Cork (C) Ernest Thomas, Daniel Rhodes, Jon Thomas | |
| Subs | San Diego State | David Starkey (SG), Kevin Slattery (PF) Raymond Perkins, Richard Hutchinson | |
| 15:27 | San Diego State | Simon Fenwick makes the 1st free throw | 41-58 |
| 15:27 | San Diego State | Simon Fenwick makes the 2nd free throw | 41-59 |
| 15:11 | Northwestern | Wayne Willis's pass is intercepted by Simon Fenwick | 41-59 |
| 15:07 | San Diego State | David Starkey banks in the layup set up by Simon Fenwick | 41-61 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 15:02 | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache misses the fadeaway from the right side | 41-61 |
| 15:01 | Northwestern | Wayne Willis snags the offensive board | 41-61 |
| 14:54 | Northwestern | Wayne Willis scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 44-61 |
| 14:34 | San Diego State | Simon Fenwick hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint | 44-61 |
| 14:33 | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache grabs the defensive rebound | 44-61 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 14:28 | Northwestern | David Starkey steals the ball from Ronald Bastarache | 44-61 |
| 14:20 | San Diego State | Simon Fenwick misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Joshua Glover - foul #4 on Joshua Glover, team foul #6 | 44-61 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Leonard Chung (PG), Scott Drees (SF), Daniel Rhodes (PF), Andrew Stalvey (C) Joshua Glover, Ronald Bastarache, Joel Davey, David Cork | |
| Subs | San Diego State | William Gum (PG), Edwin Marcellus (SG), Foster Hale (PF), Phillip Blumenstein (C) Usi Abdullah, David Starkey, Kevin Slattery, David Reach | |
| 14:20 | San Diego State | Simon Fenwick misses the 1st free throw | 44-61 |
| 14:20 | San Diego State | Simon Fenwick makes the 2nd free throw | 44-62 |
| 14:11 | Northwestern | Wayne Willis buries a shot from the left side set up by Daniel Rhodes and he's fouled by Edwin Marcellus - foul #2 on Edwin Marcellus, team foul #2 | 46-62 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Carlos Taylor (SF) Simon Fenwick | |
| 14:11 | Northwestern | Wayne Willis makes the free throw | 47-62 |
| 13:56 | San Diego State | Edwin Marcellus is by himself and knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from William Gum | 47-65 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 13:32 | Northwestern | Daniel Rhodes's pass is intercepted by Foster Hale | 47-65 |
| 13:24 | San Diego State | William Gum is fouled on the floor by Leonard Chung - foul #4 on Leonard Chung, team foul #7 | 47-65 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ernest Thomas (PG), John Longwell (PF) Leonard Chung, Daniel Rhodes | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Richard Hutchinson (C) Phillip Blumenstein | |
| 13:24 | San Diego State | William Gum makes the 1st free throw | 47-66 |
| 13:24 | San Diego State | William Gum makes the 2nd free throw | 47-67 |
| 13:17 | Northwestern | The jump hook by Scott Drees is blocked by Richard Hutchinson | 47-67 |
| 13:15 | San Diego State | Richard Hutchinson gets the rebound | 47-67 |
| 12:57 | San Diego State | Richard Hutchinson jams it on a nice dish by Foster Hale | 47-69 |
| 12:42 | Northwestern | Scott Drees hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 47-69 |
| 12:41 | San Diego State | Richard Hutchinson gets the rebound | 47-69 |
| 12:37 | San Diego State | Carlos Taylor is hacked by Wayne Willis in the backcourt - foul #3 on Wayne Willis, team foul #8 | 47-69 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Joel Davey (SF), Daniel Rhodes (PF), Jon Thomas (C) Wayne Willis, John Longwell, Andrew Stalvey | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Raymond Perkins (PG), David Starkey (SG), Kevin Slattery (PF) William Gum, Edwin Marcellus, Foster Hale | |
| 12:37 | San Diego State | Carlos Taylor misses the 1st free throw | 47-69 |
| 12:37 | Northwestern | Joel Davey snags the defensive board | 47-69 |
| 12:16 | Northwestern | Ernest Thomas scores on a 3 from the right wing set up by Scott Drees | 50-69 |
| 12:14 | San Diego State | Daniel Rhodes steals it from Raymond Perkins in the backcourt | 50-69 |
| 12:07 | Northwestern | Daniel Rhodes drills a jumpshot from the free throw line | 52-69 |
| 12:04 | San Diego State | David Starkey is hacked by Scott Drees in the backcourt - foul #3 on Scott Drees, team foul #9 | 52-69 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Wayne Willis (SG) Scott Drees | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Simon Fenwick (SF), David Reach (PF) Carlos Taylor, Kevin Slattery | |
| 12:04 | San Diego State | David Starkey misses the 1st free throw | 52-69 |
| 12:04 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Daniel Rhodes | 52-69 |
| 11:42 | Northwestern | Ernest Thomas throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-69 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache (SF), John Longwell (PF), David Cork (C) Joel Davey, Daniel Rhodes, Jon Thomas | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Usi Abdullah (SG), Phillip Blumenstein (C) David Starkey, Richard Hutchinson | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Ernest Thomas (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Wayne Willis (tiring) 17 pts. 3 pf. SF - Ronald Bastarache (fairly fresh) PF - John Longwell (fresh) 2 pts. C - David Cork (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Raymond Perkins (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Usi Abdullah (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Simon Fenwick (fresh) 17 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Reach (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Phillip Blumenstein (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 11:34 | San Diego State | Simon Fenwick double dribbles | 52-69 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Edwin Marcellus (SG), Kevin Slattery (PF) Usi Abdullah, Phillip Blumenstein | |
| 11:26 | Northwestern | David Cork can't connect on a floater from the left side | 52-69 |
| 11:24 | San Diego State | The rebound goes to David Reach | 52-69 |
| 11:20 | San Diego State | Ronald Bastarache is called for the reach on Simon Fenwick in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ronald Bastarache, team foul #10 | 52-69 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Usi Abdullah (PG) Raymond Perkins | |
| 11:20 | San Diego State | Simon Fenwick makes the 1st free throw | 52-70 |
| 11:20 | San Diego State | Simon Fenwick makes the 2nd free throw | 52-71 |
| 11:02 | Northwestern | David Reach picks off the pass by Ernest Thomas | 52-71 |
| 10:48 | San Diego State | David Reach is open but can't throw it down | 52-71 |
| 10:46 | San Diego State | Simon Fenwick gets the offensive rebound | 52-71 |
| 10:34 | San Diego State | Usi Abdullah knocks in the runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Edwin Marcellus and he's fouled by John Longwell - foul #1 on John Longwell, team foul #11 | 52-73 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Scott Drees (SG), Daniel Rhodes (PF), Joel Davey (C) Wayne Willis, John Longwell, David Cork | |
| Subs | San Diego State | William Gum (PG), Phillip Blumenstein (C) Edwin Marcellus, Kevin Slattery | |
| 10:34 | San Diego State | Usi Abdullah makes the free throw | 52-74 |
| 10:15 | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Ernest Thomas | 55-74 |
| 10:01 | San Diego State | David Reach lays it in on a great pass from Usi Abdullah | 55-76 |
| 09:56 | Northwestern | The jumper by Ernest Thomas is denied by Simon Fenwick | 55-76 |
| 09:54 | San Diego State | David Reach pulls down the rebound | 55-76 |
| 09:50 | San Diego State | Simon Fenwick misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 55-76 |
| 09:49 | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache gets the rebound | 55-76 |
| 09:44 | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache misses long on a turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Simon Fenwick - foul #2 on Simon Fenwick, team foul #3 | 55-76 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Wayne Willis (SG), Jon Thomas (C) Ernest Thomas, Joel Davey | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Raymond Perkins (PG), David Starkey (SG), Carlos Taylor (SF), Foster Hale (PF), Richard Hutchinson (C) William Gum, Usi Abdullah, Simon Fenwick, David Reach, Phillip Blumenstein | |
| 09:44 | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache makes the 1st free throw | 56-76 |
| 09:44 | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache makes the 2nd free throw | 57-76 |
| 09:31 | San Diego State | Richard Hutchinson is hacked by Jon Thomas - foul #2 on Jon Thomas, team foul #12 | 57-76 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Edwin Marcellus (SG) Carlos Taylor | |
| 09:31 | San Diego State | Richard Hutchinson makes the 1st free throw | 57-77 |
| 09:31 | San Diego State | Richard Hutchinson makes the 2nd free throw | 57-78 |
| 09:11 | Northwestern | Daniel Rhodes loses the ball out of bounds | 57-78 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ernest Thomas (PG), Andrew Stalvey (C) Scott Drees, Jon Thomas | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Carlos Taylor (SF), Kevin Slattery (PF) David Starkey, Foster Hale | |
| 08:54 | San Diego State | Edwin Marcellus is by himself and knocks in the jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Raymond Perkins | 57-80 |
| 08:50 | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 57-80 |
| 08:49 | San Diego State | Richard Hutchinson grabs the board | 57-80 |
| 08:45 | San Diego State | Ernest Thomas picks off the pass by Richard Hutchinson in the backcourt | 57-80 |
| 08:36 | Northwestern | Wayne Willis lays it in | 59-80 |
| 08:23 | San Diego State | Kevin Slattery is fouled on the floor by Wayne Willis - foul #4 on Wayne Willis, team foul #13 | 59-80 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Scott Drees (SG), Joel Davey (SF), John Longwell (PF), David Cork (C) Wayne Willis, Ronald Bastarache, Daniel Rhodes, Andrew Stalvey | |
| Subs | San Diego State | William Gum (PG), Usi Abdullah (SG) Raymond Perkins, Edwin Marcellus | |
| 08:23 | San Diego State | Kevin Slattery makes the 1st free throw | 59-81 |
| 08:23 | San Diego State | Kevin Slattery makes the 2nd free throw | 59-82 |
| 08:03 | Northwestern | Scott Drees misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 59-82 |
| 08:01 | San Diego State | The rebound goes to William Gum | 59-82 |
| 07:49 | San Diego State | Usi Abdullah misses long on a jumper in the paint | 59-82 |
| 07:47 | Northwestern | Scott Drees grabs the board | 59-82 |
| 07:42 | Northwestern | Joel Davey scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane and the foul's on William Gum - foul #1 on William Gum, team foul #4 | 61-82 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Joshua Glover (PG), Leonard Chung (SG), Daniel Rhodes (PF), Jon Thomas (C) Ernest Thomas, Scott Drees, John Longwell, David Cork | |
| Subs | San Diego State | David Starkey (SG), Simon Fenwick (SF), Foster Hale (PF), Phillip Blumenstein (C) William Gum, Carlos Taylor, Kevin Slattery, Richard Hutchinson | |
| 07:42 | Northwestern | Joel Davey makes the free throw | 62-82 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Joshua Glover (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Leonard Chung (fresh) 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Joel Davey (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Daniel Rhodes (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Jon Thomas (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Usi Abdullah (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - David Starkey (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 3 ast. SF - Simon Fenwick (fresh) 19 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - Foster Hale (fresh) C - Phillip Blumenstein (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 07:26 | San Diego State | David Starkey is open but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 62-82 |
| 07:24 | Northwestern | Jon Thomas pulls down the rebound | 62-82 |
| 07:19 | Northwestern | David Starkey steals the ball from Leonard Chung | 62-82 |
| 07:15 | San Diego State | David Starkey lays it in | 62-84 |
| 06:50 | Northwestern | Foster Hale takes the ball from Joshua Glover | 62-84 |
| 06:39 | San Diego State | David Starkey is wide open but clanks a 3 from straight away | 62-84 |
| 06:37 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Joel Davey | 62-84 |
| 06:31 | Northwestern | Leonard Chung misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 62-84 |
| 06:30 | San Diego State | Phillip Blumenstein pulls down the rebound | 62-84 |
| 06:21 | San Diego State | Simon Fenwick is fouled on the floor by Joshua Glover - foul #5 on Joshua Glover, team foul #14 | 62-84 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Wayne Willis (SG), Scott Drees (SF), John Longwell (PF), David Cork (C) Joshua Glover, Joel Davey, Daniel Rhodes, Jon Thomas | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Raymond Perkins (PG), Edwin Marcellus (SG), David Reach (PF), Richard Hutchinson (C) Usi Abdullah, David Starkey, Foster Hale, Phillip Blumenstein | |
| 06:21 | San Diego State | Simon Fenwick makes the 1st free throw | 62-85 |
| 06:21 | San Diego State | Simon Fenwick misses the 2nd free throw | 62-85 |
| 06:21 | San Diego State | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Hutchinson | 62-85 |
| 06:03 | San Diego State | David Reach makes the jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Edwin Marcellus | 62-87 |
| 05:44 | Northwestern | John Longwell is fouled on the floor by Richard Hutchinson - foul #2 on Richard Hutchinson, team foul #5 | 62-87 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache (SF), Daniel Rhodes (PF), Andrew Stalvey (C) Scott Drees, John Longwell, David Cork | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Carlos Taylor (SF) Simon Fenwick | |
| 05:33 | Northwestern | Wayne Willis scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 65-87 |
| 05:29 | San Diego State | Leonard Chung steals the ball from Edwin Marcellus in the backcourt | 65-87 |
| 05:27 | Northwestern | Leonard Chung banks in the layup | 67-87 |
| 05:13 | San Diego State | David Reach is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on David Reach, team foul #6 | 67-87 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | San Diego State | William Gum (PG), Kevin Slattery (PF) Raymond Perkins, Richard Hutchinson | |
| 05:01 | Northwestern | Wayne Willis steps out of bounds on the sideline | 67-87 |
| 04:40 | San Diego State | William Gum loses the dribble to Wayne Willis | 67-87 |
| 04:27 | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache is hacked by David Reach - foul #2 on David Reach, team foul #7 | 67-87 |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Longwell (PF), David Cork (C) Daniel Rhodes, Andrew Stalvey | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Usi Abdullah (SG), Simon Fenwick (SF), Phillip Blumenstein (C) Edwin Marcellus, Carlos Taylor, David Reach | |
| 04:27 | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache misses the 1st free throw | 67-87 |
| 04:27 | San Diego State | Kevin Slattery grabs the board | 67-87 |
| 04:25 | San Diego State | Ronald Bastarache is called for the reach on Simon Fenwick in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ronald Bastarache, team foul #15 | 67-87 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Scott Drees (SF) Ronald Bastarache | |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| 04:25 | San Diego State | Simon Fenwick misses the 1st free throw | 67-87 |
| 04:25 | San Diego State | Simon Fenwick misses the 2nd free throw | 67-87 |
| 04:25 | Northwestern | David Cork pulls down the rebound | 67-87 |
| 04:11 | Northwestern | Scott Drees is called for the offensive foul - foul #4 on Scott Drees, team foul #16 | 67-87 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | San Diego State | David Reach (PF) Kevin Slattery | |
| 03:44 | San Diego State | David Reach misses short on an open floater from the left wing | 67-87 |
| 03:43 | Northwestern | Wayne Willis pulls down the rebound | 67-87 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Leonard Chung (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Wayne Willis (tiring) 22 pts. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Scott Drees (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - John Longwell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - David Cork (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - William Gum (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Usi Abdullah (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Simon Fenwick (fresh) 20 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - David Reach (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Phillip Blumenstein (fairly fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 03:37 | Northwestern | John Longwell comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block | 67-87 |
| 03:35 | San Diego State | David Reach grabs the defensive rebound | 67-87 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:22 | San Diego State | Scott Drees takes the ball from Simon Fenwick | 67-87 |
| 03:18 | Northwestern | Wayne Willis blows the layup | 67-87 |
| 03:16 | Northwestern | John Longwell tips it in | 69-87 |
| 03:12 | San Diego State | Usi Abdullah is fouled in the backcourt by Wayne Willis - foul #5 on Wayne Willis, team foul #17 | 69-87 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Joel Davey (SF), Daniel Rhodes (PF), Jon Thomas (C) Wayne Willis, John Longwell, David Cork | |
| Subs | San Diego State | David Starkey (SG), Foster Hale (PF), Richard Hutchinson (C) William Gum, David Reach, Phillip Blumenstein | |
| 03:12 | San Diego State | Usi Abdullah makes the 1st free throw | 69-88 |
| 03:12 | San Diego State | Usi Abdullah misses the 2nd free throw | 69-88 |
| 03:12 | San Diego State | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Hutchinson | 69-88 |
| 03:07 | San Diego State | David Starkey is hacked by Scott Drees - foul #5 on Scott Drees, team foul #18 | 69-88 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ernest Thomas (SG), John Longwell (PF), David Cork (C) Scott Drees, Daniel Rhodes, Jon Thomas | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Edwin Marcellus (SG), Phillip Blumenstein (C) Simon Fenwick, Richard Hutchinson | |
| 03:07 | San Diego State | David Starkey makes the 1st free throw | 69-89 |
| 03:07 | San Diego State | David Starkey makes the 2nd free throw | 69-90 |
| 02:52 | Northwestern | John Longwell clanks a runner from close range but he's fouled by Foster Hale - foul #1 on Foster Hale, team foul #8 | 69-90 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Carlos Taylor (SF), Kevin Slattery (PF) David Starkey, Foster Hale | |
| 02:52 | Northwestern | John Longwell makes the 1st free throw | 70-90 |
| 02:52 | Northwestern | John Longwell misses the 2nd free throw | 70-90 |
| 02:52 | San Diego State | Phillip Blumenstein grabs the defensive rebound | 70-90 |
| 02:49 | San Diego State | Usi Abdullah is hacked by David Cork in the backcourt - foul #2 on David Cork, team foul #19 | 70-90 |
| 02:49 | San Diego State | Usi Abdullah misses the 1st free throw | 70-90 |
| 02:49 | San Diego State | Usi Abdullah misses the 2nd free throw | 70-90 |
| 02:49 | San Diego State | The offensive rebound goes to Phillip Blumenstein | 70-90 |
| 02:33 | San Diego State | Kevin Slattery is open but comes up short on the turnaround from close range | 70-90 |
| 02:31 | San Diego State | Phillip Blumenstein pulls down the offensive rebound | 70-90 |
| 02:21 | San Diego State | Kevin Slattery blows the layup but the foul's on Leonard Chung - foul #5 on Leonard Chung, team foul #20 | 70-90 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Daniel Rhodes (PF), Andrew Stalvey (C) Leonard Chung, David Cork | |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| 02:21 | San Diego State | Kevin Slattery makes the 1st free throw | 70-91 |
| 02:21 | San Diego State | Kevin Slattery makes the 2nd free throw | 70-92 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:18 | Northwestern | Edwin Marcellus takes the ball from Ernest Thomas in the backcourt | 70-92 |
| 02:16 | San Diego State | Edwin Marcellus misses the dunk | 70-92 |
| 02:14 | Northwestern | Joel Davey snags the defensive board | 70-92 |
| 01:56 | Northwestern | Joel Davey banks in the layup and he's hacked by Carlos Taylor - foul #1 on Carlos Taylor, team foul #9 | 72-92 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache (SF), David Cork (C) Daniel Rhodes, Andrew Stalvey | |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| 01:56 | Northwestern | Joel Davey misses the free throw | 72-92 |
| 01:56 | San Diego State | Phillip Blumenstein pulls down the rebound | 72-92 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:30 | San Diego State | Kevin Slattery buries a fadeaway in the lane and he's hacked by John Longwell - foul #2 on John Longwell, team foul #21 | 72-94 |
| 01:30 | San Diego State | Kevin Slattery makes the free throw | 72-95 |
| 01:17 | Northwestern | John Longwell misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 72-95 |
| 01:16 | Northwestern | Joel Davey snags the offensive board | 72-95 |
| 01:07 | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache knocks in the shot from the free throw line | 74-95 |
| 00:44 | San Diego State | Kevin Slattery can't finish the layup | 74-95 |
| 00:42 | San Diego State | Edwin Marcellus tips it in | 74-97 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:36 | Northwestern | John Longwell comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 74-97 |
| 00:35 | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache hits the follow up shot | 76-97 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:10 | San Diego State | Usi Abdullah is fouled on the floor by Ernest Thomas - foul #4 on Ernest Thomas, team foul #22 | 76-97 |
| 00:10 | San Diego State | Usi Abdullah misses the 1st free throw | 76-97 |
| 00:10 | San Diego State | Usi Abdullah makes the 2nd free throw | 76-98 |
| 00:05 | Northwestern | John Longwell drills a shot from the baseline on a great pass from Ernest Thomas | 78-98 |
| 00:00 | San Diego State | Usi Abdullah runs out the clock | 78-98 |