| Lineup | Boise State | PG - Harry Sanders (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Kevin Shaughnessy (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Secrest (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - James Terry (fresh) 4 pts. C - Maxwell Melville (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Gene Leaf (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - Martin Lackey (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Michael Hazley (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John House (fresh) 2 reb. C - Lawrence Yerkes (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Boise State | John Secrest inbounds the ball | 44-25 |
| Game Plan | Boise State | Boise State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:36 | Boise State | Kevin Shaughnessy misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-25 |
| 19:34 | Northwestern State | Gene Leaf grabs the board | 44-25 |
| 19:21 | Northwestern State | Lawrence Yerkes hits a jump hook in the lane | 44-27 |
| 19:18 | Boise State | John Secrest's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 44-27 |
| 19:02 | Northwestern State | Martin Lackey connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 44-30 |
| 18:41 | Boise State | Harry Sanders misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 44-30 |
| 18:40 | Northwestern State | John House gets the rebound | 44-30 |
| 18:27 | Northwestern State | Martin Lackey hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 44-33 |
| 18:14 | Boise State | John Secrest misses the easy layup | 44-33 |
| 18:13 | Northwestern State | Gene Leaf grabs the defensive rebound | 44-33 |
| 18:08 | Northwestern State | Martin Lackey clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 44-33 |
| 18:06 | Boise State | John Secrest grabs the board | 44-33 |
| 18:04 | Boise State | Martin Lackey steps in front of the John Secrest pass in the backcourt | 44-33 |
| 17:47 | Northwestern State | Martin Lackey scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 44-36 |
| 17:22 | Boise State | Maxwell Melville misses the shot from close range | 44-36 |
| 17:21 | Northwestern State | The rebound goes to John House | 44-36 |
| 16:58 | Northwestern State | Martin Lackey misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 44-36 |
| 16:57 | Boise State | The rebound goes to John Secrest | 44-36 |
| 16:51 | Boise State | John Secrest comes up short on the jumper from the right block but he's fouled by Michael Hazley - foul #1 on Michael Hazley, team foul #1 | 44-36 |
| Subs | Boise State | James Deeter (SG), David Matthews (C) Kevin Shaughnessy, Maxwell Melville | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Howard Lee (PG), Ernest Kamen (C) Gene Leaf, Lawrence Yerkes | |
| 16:51 | Boise State | John Secrest makes the 1st free throw | 45-36 |
| 16:51 | Boise State | John Secrest misses the 2nd free throw | 45-36 |
| 16:51 | Northwestern State | Michael Hazley pulls down the rebound | 45-36 |
| 16:46 | Northwestern State | Martin Lackey can't connect on a fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by John Secrest - foul #1 on John Secrest, team foul #1 | 45-36 |
| Subs | Boise State | William Niederberger (SF) John Secrest | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| 16:46 | Northwestern State | Martin Lackey makes the 1st free throw | 45-37 |
| 16:46 | Northwestern State | Martin Lackey makes the 2nd free throw | 45-38 |
| 16:25 | Boise State | James Terry is open and buries a driving attempt from the baseline set up by James Deeter | 47-38 |
| 16:09 | Northwestern State | David Matthews steals it from John House | 47-38 |
| 15:59 | Boise State | Harry Sanders misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 47-38 |
| 15:57 | Northwestern State | Martin Lackey snags the defensive board | 47-38 |
| Lineup | Boise State | PG - Harry Sanders (tiring) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Deeter (fresh) 2 ast. SF - William Niederberger (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Terry (tiring) 6 pts. C - David Matthews (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Howard Lee (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - Martin Lackey (fairly fresh) 20 pts. SF - Michael Hazley (tiring) 2 pts. PF - John House (tiring) 4 reb. C - Ernest Kamen (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 15:38 | Northwestern State | Martin Lackey clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 47-38 |
| 15:37 | Northwestern State | Howard Lee snags the offensive board | 47-38 |
| 15:28 | Northwestern State | Martin Lackey makes the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Michael Hazley | 47-41 |
| 15:07 | Boise State | James Deeter is whistled for a carry | 47-41 |
| Subs | Boise State | Ira Estes (PG), Kevin Shaughnessy (SG), John Secrest (SF), Leonard Shaw (PF), Maxwell Melville (C) Harry Sanders, James Deeter, William Niederberger, James Terry, David Matthews | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Gene Leaf (PG), Don Boyd (SG), Philip Munger (PF), Charles Owens (C) Howard Lee, Michael Hazley, John House, Ernest Kamen | |
| 14:39 | Northwestern State | Philip Munger drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 47-43 |
| 14:24 | Boise State | Leonard Shaw misses the easy layup | 47-43 |
| 14:23 | Boise State | Ira Estes tips it home | 49-43 |
| 14:04 | Northwestern State | Philip Munger clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 49-43 |
| 14:02 | Boise State | Ira Estes grabs the defensive rebound | 49-43 |
| 13:44 | Boise State | Kevin Shaughnessy misses the shot from just outside the lane | 49-43 |
| 13:42 | Northwestern State | Martin Lackey grabs the board | 49-43 |
| 13:37 | Northwestern State | Gene Leaf clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 49-43 |
| 13:36 | Boise State | Kevin Shaughnessy snags the defensive board | 49-43 |
| 13:34 | Boise State | Leonard Shaw's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 49-43 |
| Subs | Boise State | James Deeter (SG), William Niederberger (SF), James Terry (PF), David Matthews (C) Kevin Shaughnessy, John Secrest, Leonard Shaw, Maxwell Melville | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Howard Lee (PG), Lawrence Yerkes (C) Gene Leaf, Charles Owens | |
| 13:22 | Northwestern State | Philip Munger throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-43 |
| 13:12 | Boise State | William Niederberger buries a runner near the basket on a great pass from James Deeter | 51-43 |
| 12:53 | Northwestern State | Philip Munger comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket | 51-43 |
| 12:51 | Boise State | William Niederberger grabs the board | 51-43 |
| 12:35 | Boise State | James Terry misses badly on the uncontested runner from the right block | 51-43 |
| 12:33 | Northwestern State | The rebound goes to Martin Lackey | 51-43 |
| 12:13 | Northwestern State | Don Boyd buries a jumper from the left block on a great pass from Lawrence Yerkes | 51-45 |
| 11:52 | Boise State | James Terry misses the lay-in | 51-45 |
| 11:51 | Boise State | James Deeter snags the offensive board | 51-45 |
| Lineup | Boise State | PG - Ira Estes (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Deeter (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - William Niederberger (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Terry (tiring) 6 pts. C - David Matthews (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Howard Lee (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - Don Boyd (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Martin Lackey (tiring) 23 pts. PF - Philip Munger (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Lawrence Yerkes (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:39 | Boise State | James Terry is open and lays it up and in on a nice dish by Ira Estes | 53-45 |
| 11:24 | Northwestern State | Martin Lackey misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 53-45 |
| 11:22 | Northwestern State | Lawrence Yerkes can't tip it in | 53-45 |
| 11:21 | Boise State | James Terry snags the defensive board | 53-45 |
| 11:05 | Boise State | David Matthews drills a shot in the paint on a great pass from Ira Estes and the foul's on Lawrence Yerkes - foul #1 on Lawrence Yerkes, team foul #2 | 55-45 |
| Subs | Boise State | Harry Sanders (PG), Kevin Shaughnessy (SG), John Secrest (SF), Leonard Shaw (PF) Ira Estes, James Deeter, William Niederberger, James Terry | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Gene Leaf (PG), Michael Hazley (SF), Ernest Kamen (C) Howard Lee, Martin Lackey, Lawrence Yerkes | |
| 11:05 | Boise State | David Matthews misses the free throw | 55-45 |
| 11:05 | Northwestern State | Ernest Kamen grabs the defensive rebound | 55-45 |
| 10:54 | Northwestern State | Philip Munger misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 55-45 |
| 10:52 | Northwestern State | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Hazley | 55-45 |
| 10:34 | Northwestern State | Don Boyd clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 55-45 |
| 10:33 | Boise State | The rebound goes to John Secrest | 55-45 |
| 10:10 | Boise State | David Matthews comes up short on the turnaround in the paint | 55-45 |
| 10:08 | Northwestern State | Philip Munger snags the defensive board | 55-45 |
| 09:54 | Northwestern State | Don Boyd hits a shot from the left wing | 55-47 |
| 09:32 | Boise State | Kevin Shaughnessy clanks a shot from the left side but he's fouled by Don Boyd - foul #4 on Don Boyd, team foul #3 | 55-47 |
| Subs | Boise State | James Terry (PF), Maxwell Melville (C) Leonard Shaw, David Matthews | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Howard Lee (SG), Martin Lackey (SF), John House (PF), Charles Owens (C) Don Boyd, Michael Hazley, Philip Munger, Ernest Kamen | |
| 09:32 | Boise State | Kevin Shaughnessy makes the 1st free throw | 56-47 |
| 09:32 | Boise State | Kevin Shaughnessy makes the 2nd free throw | 57-47 |
| 09:26 | Northwestern State | Gene Leaf is fouled in the backcourt by Harry Sanders - foul #1 on Harry Sanders, team foul #2 | 57-47 |
| 09:06 | Northwestern State | Charles Owens misses the easy layup but the foul's on James Terry - foul #3 on James Terry, team foul #3 | 57-47 |
| 09:06 | Northwestern State | Charles Owens makes the 1st free throw | 57-48 |
| 09:06 | Northwestern State | Charles Owens makes the 2nd free throw | 57-49 |
| 09:03 | Boise State | Gene Leaf steps in front of the John Secrest pass in the backcourt | 57-49 |
| 09:02 | Northwestern State | Howard Lee hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Gene Leaf | 57-51 |
| 08:44 | Boise State | Maxwell Melville drills a driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Harry Sanders | 59-51 |
| 08:37 | Northwestern State | Martin Lackey loses the ball out of bounds | 59-51 |
| Subs | Boise State | Ira Estes (PG), William Niederberger (SF), Leonard Shaw (PF) Harry Sanders, John Secrest, James Terry | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| 08:33 | Boise State | Kevin Shaughnessy is fouled in the backcourt by Howard Lee - foul #4 on Howard Lee, team foul #4 | 59-51 |
| Subs | Boise State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Michael Hazley (SF) Howard Lee | |
| 08:21 | Boise State | Maxwell Melville knocks in the shot in the lane on a nice dish by Leonard Shaw and the foul's on Charles Owens - foul #2 on Charles Owens, team foul #5 | 61-51 |
| 08:21 | Boise State | Maxwell Melville makes the free throw | 62-51 |
| 08:13 | Northwestern State | Ira Estes steps in front of the Martin Lackey pass | 62-51 |
| 08:04 | Boise State | Kevin Shaughnessy drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Ira Estes | 65-51 |
| 07:52 | Northwestern State | William Niederberger is called for the reach on John House - foul #2 on William Niederberger, team foul #4 | 65-51 |
| Subs | Boise State | James Deeter (SG) Kevin Shaughnessy | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Don Boyd (SG), Ernest Kamen (C) Martin Lackey, Charles Owens | |
| 07:35 | Northwestern State | Don Boyd hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Maxwell Melville - foul #1 on Maxwell Melville, team foul #5 | 65-51 |
| Subs | Boise State | James Terry (PF) Leonard Shaw | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| 07:35 | Northwestern State | Don Boyd misses the 1st free throw | 65-51 |
| 07:35 | Northwestern State | Don Boyd makes the 2nd free throw | 65-52 |
| Lineup | Boise State | PG - Ira Estes (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - James Deeter (fresh) 3 ast. SF - William Niederberger (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Terry (tiring) 8 pts. 3 pf. C - Maxwell Melville (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Gene Leaf (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Don Boyd (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Michael Hazley (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - John House (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Ernest Kamen (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Boise State | James Terry misses the dunk attempt | 65-52 |
| 07:21 | Northwestern State | John House grabs the defensive rebound | 65-52 |
| 07:10 | Northwestern State | Don Boyd clanks a turnaround in the paint | 65-52 |
| 07:09 | Boise State | The rebound goes to James Terry | 65-52 |
| 06:58 | Boise State | James Deeter misses the wide open 3pt attempt from the right corner | 65-52 |
| 06:56 | Boise State | James Terry grabs the offensive rebound | 65-52 |
| 06:41 | Boise State | James Terry buries a driving attempt near the basket set up by James Deeter | 67-52 |
| Game Plan | Boise State | Boise State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 06:26 | Northwestern State | Ernest Kamen hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 67-52 |
| 06:24 | Boise State | Maxwell Melville pulls down the rebound | 67-52 |
| Game Plan | Boise State | Boise State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 06:05 | Boise State | Maxwell Melville misses the wide open driving attempt from the baseline | 67-52 |
| 06:03 | Northwestern State | Michael Hazley gets the rebound | 67-52 |
| 05:53 | Northwestern State | Ernest Kamen hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range but he's hacked by Maxwell Melville - foul #2 on Maxwell Melville, team foul #6 | 67-52 |
| Subs | Boise State | Harry Sanders (PG), Kevin Shaughnessy (SG), John Secrest (SF), Leonard Shaw (PF) Ira Estes, James Deeter, William Niederberger, James Terry | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Howard Lee (SG), Martin Lackey (SF), Philip Munger (PF) Don Boyd, Michael Hazley, John House | |
| 05:53 | Northwestern State | Ernest Kamen misses the 1st free throw | 67-52 |
| 05:53 | Northwestern State | Ernest Kamen misses the 2nd free throw | 67-52 |
| 05:53 | Boise State | Leonard Shaw grabs the defensive rebound | 67-52 |
| 05:33 | Boise State | Kevin Shaughnessy is open but comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 67-52 |
| 05:32 | Boise State | John Secrest snags the offensive board | 67-52 |
| 05:11 | Boise State | Ernest Kamen swats the short shot by Maxwell Melville | 67-52 |
| 05:10 | Northwestern State | Philip Munger grabs the defensive rebound | 67-52 |
| 05:00 | Northwestern State | Gene Leaf is hacked by Maxwell Melville - foul #3 on Maxwell Melville, team foul #7 | 67-52 |
| Subs | Boise State | David Matthews (C) Maxwell Melville | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Lawrence Yerkes (C) Ernest Kamen | |
| 05:00 | Northwestern State | Gene Leaf makes the 1st free throw | 67-53 |
| 05:00 | Northwestern State | Gene Leaf makes the 2nd free throw | 67-54 |
| 04:36 | Boise State | Kevin Shaughnessy is by himself and knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by David Matthews | 70-54 |
| 04:22 | Northwestern State | Philip Munger is hacked by Leonard Shaw - foul #1 on Leonard Shaw, team foul #8 | 70-54 |
| Subs | Boise State | James Terry (PF) Leonard Shaw | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Don Boyd (SG) Gene Leaf | |
| 04:22 | Northwestern State | Philip Munger makes the 1st free throw | 70-55 |
| 04:22 | Northwestern State | Philip Munger makes the 2nd free throw | 70-56 |
| 03:56 | Boise State | James Terry misses long on a floater from the right side | 70-56 |
| 03:54 | Northwestern State | Philip Munger gets the rebound | 70-56 |
| Game Plan | Boise State | Boise State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 03:43 | Northwestern State | Lawrence Yerkes scores on a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Howard Lee | 70-58 |
| Game Plan | Boise State | Boise State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:40 | Boise State | David Matthews is fouled in the backcourt by Don Boyd - foul #5 on Don Boyd, team foul #6 | 70-58 |
| Subs | Boise State | Ira Estes (PG), James Deeter (SG), William Niederberger (SF), Maxwell Melville (C) Harry Sanders, Kevin Shaughnessy, John Secrest, David Matthews | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Gene Leaf (PG), Charles Owens (C) Don Boyd, Lawrence Yerkes | |
| 03:22 | Boise State | Ira Estes is fouled on the floor by Gene Leaf - foul #4 on Gene Leaf, team foul #7 | 70-58 |
| Subs | Boise State | Leonard Shaw (PF) James Terry | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| 03:22 | Boise State | Ira Estes makes the 1st free throw | 71-58 |
| 03:22 | Boise State | Ira Estes makes the 2nd free throw | 72-58 |
| Lineup | Boise State | PG - Ira Estes (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - James Deeter (fresh) 4 ast. SF - William Niederberger (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Leonard Shaw (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Maxwell Melville (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Gene Leaf (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Howard Lee (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Martin Lackey (tiring) 23 pts. PF - Philip Munger (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Charles Owens (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:05 | Northwestern State | Martin Lackey clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner but he's hacked by James Deeter - foul #1 on James Deeter, team foul #9 | 72-58 |
| Subs | Boise State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | John House (PF) Philip Munger | |
| 03:05 | Northwestern State | Martin Lackey makes the 1st free throw | 72-59 |
| 03:05 | Northwestern State | Martin Lackey misses the 2nd free throw | 72-59 |
| 03:05 | Northwestern State | Martin Lackey makes the 3rd free throw | 72-60 |
| 03:03 | Boise State | Ira Estes is hacked by Gene Leaf in the backcourt - foul #5 on Gene Leaf, team foul #8 | 72-60 |
| Subs | Boise State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Michael Hazley (SF) Gene Leaf | |
| 03:03 | Boise State | Ira Estes makes the 1st free throw | 73-60 |
| 03:03 | Boise State | Ira Estes makes the 2nd free throw | 74-60 |
| 02:40 | Northwestern State | Howard Lee misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 74-60 |
| 02:38 | Northwestern State | Martin Lackey gets the offensive rebound | 74-60 |
| 02:21 | Northwestern State | Martin Lackey misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 74-60 |
| 02:19 | Boise State | Leonard Shaw gets the rebound | 74-60 |
| 01:53 | Boise State | John House is called for the reach on William Niederberger - foul #2 on John House, team foul #9 | 74-60 |
| Subs | Boise State | David Matthews (C) Maxwell Melville | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Ernest Kamen (C) Charles Owens | |
| 01:53 | Boise State | William Niederberger makes the 1st free throw | 75-60 |
| 01:53 | Boise State | William Niederberger makes the 2nd free throw | 76-60 |
| 01:40 | Northwestern State | David Matthews is called for the reach on Michael Hazley - foul #1 on David Matthews, team foul #10 | 76-60 |
| 01:40 | Northwestern State | Michael Hazley makes the 1st free throw | 76-61 |
| 01:40 | Northwestern State | Michael Hazley makes the 2nd free throw | 76-62 |
| 01:23 | Boise State | Leonard Shaw can't finish the layup but the foul's on Martin Lackey - foul #2 on Martin Lackey, team foul #10 | 76-62 |
| 01:23 | Boise State | Leonard Shaw makes the 1st free throw | 77-62 |
| 01:23 | Boise State | Leonard Shaw makes the 2nd free throw | 78-62 |
| 01:08 | Northwestern State | John House's pass is intercepted by Leonard Shaw | 78-62 |
| 00:39 | Boise State | James Deeter misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 78-62 |
| 00:37 | Northwestern State | Ernest Kamen pulls down the rebound | 78-62 |
| Game Plan | Boise State | Boise State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:31 | Northwestern State | Martin Lackey misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 78-62 |
| 00:30 | Boise State | The rebound goes to William Niederberger | 78-62 |
| Game Plan | Boise State | Boise State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Boise State | Ira Estes runs out the clock | 78-62 |