| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Joshua Glover (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Wayne Willis (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Bastarache (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joel Davey (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Jon Thomas (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Benjamin George (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SG - Hubert Rusnak (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Willis Graves (fresh) PF - Russ Witty (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - David Bachelder (fresh) 8 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Canisius | Willis Graves inbounds the ball | 37-41 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:39 | Canisius | Russ Witty banks in the layup | 37-43 |
| 19:35 | Northwestern | Wayne Willis misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 37-43 |
| 19:34 | Northwestern | Joshua Glover misses the tip | 37-43 |
| 19:32 | Canisius | The rebound goes to David Bachelder | 37-43 |
| 19:27 | Canisius | Benjamin George is wide open but clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 37-43 |
| 19:25 | Northwestern | Joel Davey grabs the defensive rebound | 37-43 |
| 19:18 | Northwestern | Joshua Glover loses the dribble to Benjamin George | 37-43 |
| 19:13 | Canisius | Benjamin George buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Willis Graves | 37-46 |
| 18:57 | Northwestern | Wayne Willis misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 37-46 |
| 18:55 | Canisius | Russ Witty gets the rebound | 37-46 |
| 18:34 | Canisius | Benjamin George's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-46 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Leonard Chung (PG), Scott Drees (SF), John Longwell (PF), David Cork (C) Joshua Glover, Ronald Bastarache, Joel Davey, Jon Thomas | |
| Subs | Canisius | Michael Jackson (PG), Zachary Otto (SG), Walter Lindsey (SF), James Roche (PF), William Osborn (C) Benjamin George, Hubert Rusnak, Willis Graves, Russ Witty, David Bachelder | |
| 18:19 | Northwestern | Wayne Willis lays it in set up by Scott Drees | 39-46 |
| 18:03 | Canisius | James Roche is fouled on the floor by John Longwell - foul #1 on John Longwell, team foul #1 | 39-46 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ernest Thomas (SG) Wayne Willis | |
| Subs | Canisius | | |
| 17:56 | Canisius | James Roche hits a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Michael Jackson | 39-48 |
| 17:37 | Northwestern | Scott Drees misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Michael Jackson - foul #3 on Michael Jackson, team foul #1 | 39-48 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Joshua Glover (PG), Joel Davey (PF), Andrew Stalvey (C) Leonard Chung, John Longwell, David Cork | |
| Subs | Canisius | Benjamin George (PG), David Bachelder (C) Michael Jackson, William Osborn | |
| 17:37 | Northwestern | Scott Drees makes the 1st free throw | 40-48 |
| 17:37 | Northwestern | Scott Drees misses the 2nd free throw | 40-48 |
| 17:37 | Canisius | James Roche grabs the board | 40-48 |
| 17:15 | Canisius | Walter Lindsey connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Benjamin George | 40-50 |
| 17:09 | Northwestern | Scott Drees is hacked by David Bachelder - foul #3 on David Bachelder, team foul #2 | 40-50 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache (SF) Scott Drees | |
| Subs | Canisius | Hubert Rusnak (SG), Willis Graves (SF), Russ Witty (PF), William Osborn (C) Zachary Otto, Walter Lindsey, James Roche, David Bachelder | |
| 16:51 | Northwestern | Ernest Thomas clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 40-50 |
| 16:49 | Northwestern | Andrew Stalvey misses the tip | 40-50 |
| 16:47 | Canisius | Willis Graves grabs the board | 40-50 |
| 16:42 | Canisius | Russ Witty is fouled on the floor by Joel Davey - foul #2 on Joel Davey, team foul #2 | 40-50 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Leonard Chung (PG), Wayne Willis (SG) Joshua Glover, Ernest Thomas | |
| Subs | Canisius | | |
| 16:25 | Canisius | Benjamin George connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Hubert Rusnak | 40-53 |
| 16:10 | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache is whistled for a carry | 40-53 |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Longwell (PF), David Cork (C) Joel Davey, Andrew Stalvey | |
| Subs | Canisius | Zachary Otto (SG), Walter Lindsey (SF) Hubert Rusnak, Willis Graves | |
| 15:54 | Canisius | Wayne Willis steps in front of the William Osborn pass | 40-53 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Leonard Chung (fresh) SG - Wayne Willis (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ronald Bastarache (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Longwell (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - David Cork (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Benjamin George (fairly fresh) 22 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Zachary Otto (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Walter Lindsey (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - Russ Witty (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - William Osborn (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Northwestern | Walter Lindsey picks off the pass by Leonard Chung | 40-53 |
| 15:17 | Canisius | Russ Witty clanks a fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by David Cork - foul #2 on David Cork, team foul #3 | 40-53 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Joshua Glover (PG), Scott Drees (SF), Daniel Rhodes (PF), Jon Thomas (C) Leonard Chung, Ronald Bastarache, John Longwell, David Cork | |
| Subs | Canisius | Michael Jackson (PG), James Gurley (SG), Willis Graves (SF), David Bachelder (C) Benjamin George, Zachary Otto, Walter Lindsey, William Osborn | |
| 15:17 | Canisius | Russ Witty makes the 1st free throw | 40-54 |
| 15:17 | Canisius | Russ Witty misses the 2nd free throw | 40-54 |
| 15:17 | Northwestern | Daniel Rhodes grabs the board | 40-54 |
| 14:53 | Northwestern | Jon Thomas misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 40-54 |
| 14:51 | Canisius | The rebound goes to Russ Witty | 40-54 |
| 14:48 | Canisius | Joshua Glover is called for the reach on Michael Jackson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Joshua Glover, team foul #4 | 40-54 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ernest Thomas (SG) Wayne Willis | |
| Subs | Canisius | Hubert Rusnak (SG), James Roche (PF) Willis Graves, Russ Witty | |
| 14:32 | Canisius | James Roche clanks a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Daniel Rhodes - foul #4 on Daniel Rhodes, team foul #5 | 40-54 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Joel Davey (PF) Daniel Rhodes | |
| Subs | Canisius | | |
| 14:32 | Canisius | James Roche makes the 1st free throw | 40-55 |
| 14:32 | Canisius | James Roche makes the 2nd free throw | 40-56 |
| 14:16 | Northwestern | Jon Thomas is fouled on the floor by David Bachelder - foul #4 on David Bachelder, team foul #3 | 40-56 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache (SF) Scott Drees | |
| Subs | Canisius | Walter Lindsey (SF), William Osborn (C) Hubert Rusnak, David Bachelder | |
| 14:04 | Northwestern | Joshua Glover connects on the 3 from the right wing | 43-56 |
| 14:02 | Canisius | Ronald Bastarache picks off the pass by Michael Jackson in the backcourt | 43-56 |
| 13:51 | Northwestern | Joshua Glover hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 43-56 |
| 13:49 | Northwestern | Jon Thomas tips it in | 45-56 |
| 13:45 | Canisius | Michael Jackson is fouled in the backcourt by Ernest Thomas - foul #2 on Ernest Thomas, team foul #6 | 45-56 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Wayne Willis (SG), John Longwell (PF), Andrew Stalvey (C) Ernest Thomas, Joel Davey, Jon Thomas | |
| Subs | Canisius | Benjamin George (PG), Zachary Otto (SG) Michael Jackson, James Gurley | |
| 13:25 | Canisius | Benjamin George can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 45-56 |
| 13:24 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to John Longwell | 45-56 |
| 13:20 | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache comes up short on the jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by Benjamin George - foul #2 on Benjamin George, team foul #4 | 45-56 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Leonard Chung (PG), David Cork (C) Joshua Glover, Andrew Stalvey | |
| Subs | Canisius | Hubert Rusnak (SG), Willis Graves (SF) Zachary Otto, Walter Lindsey | |
| 13:20 | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache makes the 1st free throw | 46-56 |
| 13:20 | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache misses the 2nd free throw | 46-56 |
| 13:20 | Canisius | William Osborn gets the rebound | 46-56 |
| 13:02 | Canisius | Benjamin George misses short on an open 3 pointer from the left wing | 46-56 |
| 13:01 | Canisius | James Roche snags the offensive board | 46-56 |
| 12:45 | Canisius | Benjamin George drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by James Roche | 46-59 |
| 12:24 | Northwestern | John Longwell buries a 3 from straight away set up by Leonard Chung | 49-59 |
| 12:05 | Canisius | William Osborn throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-59 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Joshua Glover (PG), Scott Drees (SF), Joel Davey (PF), Andrew Stalvey (C) Leonard Chung, Ronald Bastarache, John Longwell, David Cork | |
| Subs | Canisius | Michael Jackson (PG), Zachary Otto (SG), Walter Lindsey (SF), Russ Witty (PF) Benjamin George, Hubert Rusnak, Willis Graves, James Roche | |
| 11:58 | Northwestern | Joel Davey misses badly on a runner in the lane | 49-59 |
| 11:56 | Northwestern | Wayne Willis hits the follow up shot | 51-59 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Joshua Glover (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Wayne Willis (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Scott Drees (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joel Davey (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Andrew Stalvey (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Michael Jackson (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. SG - Zachary Otto (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Walter Lindsey (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - Russ Witty (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - William Osborn (tired) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:39 | Canisius | Russ Witty knocks in the runner in the paint | 51-61 |
| 11:22 | Northwestern | Andrew Stalvey can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 51-61 |
| 11:20 | Canisius | Russ Witty grabs the defensive rebound | 51-61 |
| 10:59 | Canisius | Russ Witty misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 51-61 |
| 10:58 | Northwestern | Wayne Willis grabs the defensive rebound | 51-61 |
| 10:51 | Northwestern | Zachary Otto is called for the reach on Joel Davey - foul #1 on Zachary Otto, team foul #5 | 51-61 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ernest Thomas (SG), Jon Thomas (C) Wayne Willis, Andrew Stalvey | |
| Subs | Canisius | James Gurley (SF), James Roche (PF) Walter Lindsey, Russ Witty | |
| 10:37 | Northwestern | Jon Thomas misses long on a turnaround near the basket | 51-61 |
| 10:36 | Northwestern | The offensive rebound goes to Jon Thomas | 51-61 |
| 10:18 | Northwestern | Ernest Thomas can't connect on a runner from close range | 51-61 |
| 10:16 | Northwestern | Ernest Thomas snags the offensive board | 51-61 |
| 09:56 | Northwestern | Scott Drees misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 51-61 |
| 09:55 | Canisius | James Roche snags the defensive board | 51-61 |
| 09:49 | Canisius | James Gurley misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane | 51-61 |
| 09:48 | Northwestern | Joshua Glover gets the rebound | 51-61 |
| 09:39 | Northwestern | Ernest Thomas comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 51-61 |
| 09:37 | Northwestern | Jon Thomas grabs the offensive board | 51-61 |
| 09:26 | Northwestern | Michael Jackson is called for the reach on Joshua Glover - foul #4 on Michael Jackson, team foul #6 | 51-61 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Leonard Chung (PG), Wayne Willis (SG), Ronald Bastarache (SF), David Cork (C) Joshua Glover, Ernest Thomas, Scott Drees, Jon Thomas | |
| Subs | Canisius | Benjamin George (PG), Hubert Rusnak (SG), Willis Graves (SF), Russ Witty (PF) Michael Jackson, Zachary Otto, James Gurley, James Roche | |
| 09:06 | Northwestern | David Cork lays it in on a great pass from Ronald Bastarache and he's fouled by William Osborn - foul #2 on William Osborn, team foul #7 | 53-61 |
| 09:06 | Northwestern | David Cork makes the free throw | 54-61 |
| 09:02 | Canisius | Leonard Chung steals the ball from Hubert Rusnak in the backcourt | 54-61 |
| 09:01 | Northwestern | Wayne Willis misses the lay-in | 54-61 |
| 09:00 | Northwestern | David Cork can't tip it in | 54-61 |
| 08:59 | Canisius | Russ Witty snags the defensive board | 54-61 |
| 08:55 | Canisius | Benjamin George drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Willis Graves | 54-64 |
| 08:48 | Northwestern | Joel Davey lays it up and in on a great pass from Leonard Chung | 56-64 |
| 08:42 | Canisius | Russ Witty's floater is tipped away by David Cork | 56-64 |
| 08:40 | Northwestern | Joel Davey pulls down the rebound | 56-64 |
| 08:29 | Northwestern | David Cork comes up short on the jumper from close range | 56-64 |
| 08:27 | Canisius | Russ Witty gets the rebound | 56-64 |
| 08:23 | Canisius | Leonard Chung is called for the reach on Benjamin George in the backcourt - foul #2 on Leonard Chung, team foul #7 | 56-64 |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Longwell (PF), Andrew Stalvey (C) Joel Davey, David Cork | |
| Subs | Canisius | James Roche (PF) Russ Witty | |
| 08:23 | Canisius | Benjamin George misses the 1st free throw | 56-64 |
| 08:23 | Northwestern | John Longwell grabs the defensive rebound | 56-64 |
| 08:05 | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache misses the runner from the left block | 56-64 |
| 08:03 | Northwestern | Leonard Chung gets the offensive rebound | 56-64 |
| 07:42 | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 56-64 |
| 07:41 | Northwestern | Wayne Willis snags the offensive board | 56-64 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Leonard Chung (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Wayne Willis (tiring) 13 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ronald Bastarache (tiring) 3 pts. PF - John Longwell (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Andrew Stalvey (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Benjamin George (tiring) 28 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Hubert Rusnak (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Willis Graves (fairly fresh) 2 ast. PF - James Roche (tiring) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - William Osborn (very tired) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Northwestern | John Longwell buries a shot in the paint set up by Wayne Willis | 58-64 |
| 07:09 | Canisius | Benjamin George misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 58-64 |
| 07:07 | Northwestern | Andrew Stalvey snags the defensive board | 58-64 |
| 07:03 | Northwestern | Wayne Willis hits a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Leonard Chung | 61-64 |
| 06:57 | Canisius | Benjamin George misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 61-64 |
| 06:55 | Northwestern | Wayne Willis gets the rebound | 61-64 |
| 06:35 | Northwestern | Wayne Willis hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 61-64 |
| 06:34 | Canisius | James Roche snags the defensive board | 61-64 |
| 06:32 | Canisius | Hubert Rusnak is hacked by Ronald Bastarache in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ronald Bastarache, team foul #8 | 61-64 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Joshua Glover (PG), Ernest Thomas (SG), Scott Drees (SF), Daniel Rhodes (PF), Jon Thomas (C) Leonard Chung, Wayne Willis, Ronald Bastarache, John Longwell, Andrew Stalvey | |
| Subs | Canisius | Michael Jackson (PG), Walter Lindsey (SF), Russ Witty (PF), David Bachelder (C) Benjamin George, Willis Graves, James Roche, William Osborn | |
| 06:32 | Canisius | Hubert Rusnak makes the 1st free throw | 61-65 |
| 06:32 | Canisius | Hubert Rusnak misses the 2nd free throw | 61-65 |
| 06:32 | Northwestern | Jon Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 61-65 |
| 06:27 | Northwestern | Ernest Thomas makes the jump hook from the right block | 63-65 |
| 06:21 | Canisius | Russ Witty knocks in the jumpshot from the right side | 63-67 |
| 06:16 | Northwestern | Scott Drees can't connect on a turnaround in the paint | 63-67 |
| 06:15 | Canisius | Walter Lindsey snags the defensive board | 63-67 |
| 06:13 | Canisius | Russ Witty loses the dribble to Joshua Glover in the backcourt | 63-67 |
| 06:05 | Northwestern | Scott Drees misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 63-67 |
| 06:04 | Canisius | Walter Lindsey grabs the board | 63-67 |
| 06:02 | Canisius | Hubert Rusnak is hacked by Ernest Thomas in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ernest Thomas, team foul #9 | 63-67 |
| Subs | Northwestern | David Cork (C) Jon Thomas | |
| Subs | Canisius | | |
| 06:02 | Canisius | Hubert Rusnak misses the 1st free throw | 63-67 |
| 06:02 | Northwestern | Scott Drees grabs the board | 63-67 |
| 05:49 | Northwestern | Ernest Thomas is hacked by David Bachelder - foul #5 on David Bachelder, team foul #8 | 63-67 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Canisius | Zachary Otto (SG), William Osborn (C) Hubert Rusnak, David Bachelder | |
| 05:49 | Northwestern | Ernest Thomas misses the 1st free throw | 63-67 |
| 05:49 | Canisius | Russ Witty grabs the board | 63-67 |
| 05:37 | Canisius | Joshua Glover is called for the reach on Walter Lindsey - foul #4 on Joshua Glover, team foul #10 | 63-67 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Canisius | James Gurley (SF) William Osborn | |
| 05:37 | Canisius | Walter Lindsey makes the 1st free throw | 63-68 |
| 05:37 | Canisius | Walter Lindsey makes the 2nd free throw | 63-69 |
| 05:14 | Northwestern | David Cork lays it up and in | 65-69 |
| 05:04 | Canisius | James Gurley buries a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Zachary Otto and he's fouled by Scott Drees - foul #3 on Scott Drees, team foul #11 | 65-71 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Wayne Willis (SG), Jon Thomas (C) Ernest Thomas, David Cork | |
| Subs | Canisius | Willis Graves (SF), James Roche (PF) Russ Witty, Walter Lindsey | |
| 05:04 | Canisius | James Gurley makes the free throw | 65-72 |
| 04:43 | Northwestern | Daniel Rhodes clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 65-72 |
| 04:41 | Canisius | The rebound goes to Willis Graves | 65-72 |
| 04:31 | Canisius | James Roche makes the jumper from the left side on a great pass from Michael Jackson | 65-74 |
| 04:27 | Northwestern | Joshua Glover clanks a floater from the right block | 65-74 |
| 04:26 | Canisius | Willis Graves pulls down the rebound | 65-74 |
| 04:20 | Canisius | James Gurley makes the wide open floater in the lane set up by Willis Graves | 65-76 |
| 04:08 | Northwestern | Wayne Willis knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Daniel Rhodes | 68-76 |
| 04:03 | Canisius | Daniel Rhodes is called for the reach on Michael Jackson - foul #5 on Daniel Rhodes, team foul #12 | 68-76 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache (SF), Joel Davey (PF) Scott Drees, Daniel Rhodes | |
| Subs | Canisius | Hubert Rusnak (SG), Walter Lindsey (SF), Russ Witty (PF), William Osborn (C) Zachary Otto, Willis Graves, James Roche, James Gurley | |
| 04:03 | Canisius | Michael Jackson misses the 1st free throw | 68-76 |
| 04:03 | Canisius | Michael Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 68-77 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:52 | Northwestern | Wayne Willis scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Joshua Glover | 70-77 |
| 03:46 | Canisius | Russ Witty hits a jump hook from the baseline | 70-79 |
| 03:33 | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Joshua Glover | 73-79 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Joshua Glover (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. SG - Wayne Willis (tiring) 21 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ronald Bastarache (tired) 6 pts. PF - Joel Davey (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Jon Thomas (tiring) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Michael Jackson (tiring) 1 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. SG - Hubert Rusnak (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Walter Lindsey (fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. PF - Russ Witty (tired) 12 pts. 8 reb. C - William Osborn (very tired) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:27 | Canisius | Walter Lindsey clanks a floater from the free throw line | 73-79 |
| 03:25 | Northwestern | Joel Davey gets the rebound | 73-79 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:19 | Northwestern | William Osborn is called for the reach on Wayne Willis - foul #3 on William Osborn, team foul #9 | 73-79 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Leonard Chung (PG), David Cork (C) Joshua Glover, Jon Thomas | |
| Subs | Canisius | Benjamin George (PG) Michael Jackson | |
| 03:19 | Northwestern | Wayne Willis makes the 1st free throw | 74-79 |
| 03:19 | Northwestern | Wayne Willis makes the 2nd free throw | 75-79 |
| 03:16 | Canisius | Walter Lindsey is fouled in the backcourt by Ronald Bastarache - foul #2 on Ronald Bastarache, team foul #13 | 75-79 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ernest Thomas (SF) Ronald Bastarache | |
| Subs | Canisius | James Roche (PF) Russ Witty | |
| 03:16 | Canisius | Walter Lindsey makes the 1st free throw | 75-80 |
| 03:16 | Canisius | Walter Lindsey makes the 2nd free throw | 75-81 |
| 02:52 | Northwestern | Leonard Chung knocks in the runner from close range on a nice dish by Wayne Willis | 77-81 |
| 02:52 | Canisius | Canisius calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 77-81 |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Longwell (PF) Joel Davey | |
| Subs | Canisius | Zachary Otto (SG) Hubert Rusnak | |
| 02:31 | Canisius | Benjamin George is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Benjamin George, team foul #10 | 77-81 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Scott Drees (SF) Wayne Willis | |
| Subs | Canisius | | |
| 02:24 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 77-81 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Joshua Glover (PG) Scott Drees | |
| Subs | Canisius | Willis Graves (SF) Walter Lindsey | |
| 02:07 | Northwestern | Zachary Otto takes the ball from John Longwell | 77-81 |
| 02:07 | Canisius | Canisius calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 77-81 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Joel Davey (SF) Leonard Chung | |
| Subs | Canisius | Michael Jackson (PG), Hubert Rusnak (SG) Benjamin George, Zachary Otto | |
| 01:40 | Canisius | Michael Jackson is hacked by Ernest Thomas - foul #4 on Ernest Thomas, team foul #14 | 77-81 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Wayne Willis (SG), Ronald Bastarache (SF), Jon Thomas (C) Ernest Thomas, John Longwell, David Cork | |
| Subs | Canisius | Russ Witty (PF) James Roche | |
| 01:40 | Canisius | Michael Jackson misses the 1st free throw | 77-81 |
| 01:40 | Canisius | Michael Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 77-82 |
| 01:23 | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache steps out of bounds on the sideline | 77-82 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Canisius | Benjamin George (PG) Michael Jackson | |
| 01:21 | Canisius | Benjamin George's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 77-82 |
| 01:05 | Northwestern | Wayne Willis hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Joshua Glover | 80-82 |
| 01:00 | Canisius | Benjamin George misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 80-82 |
| 00:58 | Northwestern | Jon Thomas grabs the board | 80-82 |
| 00:46 | Northwestern | Jon Thomas throws a bad pass out of bounds | 80-82 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:18 | Canisius | Benjamin George can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 80-82 |
| 00:17 | Canisius | Hubert Rusnak hits the follow up shot | 80-84 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:11 | Northwestern | Wayne Willis buries a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Joshua Glover | 83-84 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:10 | Canisius | Joshua Glover is called for the reach on Willis Graves in the backcourt - foul #5 on Joshua Glover, team foul #15 | 83-84 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Leonard Chung (PG) Joshua Glover | |
| Subs | Canisius | | |
| 00:10 | Canisius | Willis Graves makes the 1st free throw | 83-85 |
| 00:10 | Canisius | Willis Graves makes the 2nd free throw | 83-86 |
| 00:10 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 83-86 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:06 | Northwestern | Wayne Willis is called for traveling | 83-86 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Canisius | Zachary Otto (SG), James Roche (PF) Hubert Rusnak, Russ Witty | |
| 00:05 | Canisius | Leonard Chung is called for the reach on Willis Graves in the backcourt - foul #3 on Leonard Chung, team foul #16 | 83-86 |
| 00:05 | Canisius | Willis Graves misses the 1st free throw | 83-86 |
| 00:05 | Canisius | Willis Graves makes the 2nd free throw | 83-87 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Northwestern | Wayne Willis connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 86-87 |