| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Dennis Hurley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Tapia (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scott Drees (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Joel Davey (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Jon Thomas (fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Paul Counts (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Spencer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Paul Beach (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Paul Hill (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Jackie Cox (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Western Michigan | Paul Beach inbounds the ball | 44-43 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:55 | Western Michigan | Paul Hill's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 44-43 |
| 19:50 | Northwestern | Scott Drees scores on a jump hook in the lane set up by Robert Tapia | 46-43 |
| 19:29 | Western Michigan | Paul Beach clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Robert Tapia - foul #2 on Robert Tapia, team foul #1 | 46-43 |
| 19:29 | Western Michigan | Paul Beach makes the 1st free throw | 46-44 |
| 19:29 | Western Michigan | Paul Beach makes the 2nd free throw | 46-45 |
| 19:27 | Northwestern | Dennis Hurley is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 46-45 |
| 19:09 | Western Michigan | Jackie Cox drills a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Paul Hill | 46-47 |
| 18:44 | Northwestern | Robert Tapia comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 46-47 |
| 18:43 | Western Michigan | Paul Counts grabs the defensive rebound | 46-47 |
| 18:37 | Western Michigan | Paul Counts double dribbles | 46-47 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Leonard Chung (PG), Ernest Thomas (SG), Eddie Sullivan (SF), David Cork (PF), John Longwell (C) Dennis Hurley, Robert Tapia, Scott Drees, Joel Davey, Jon Thomas | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Jeffrey Pedraza (PG), Ronald Schmeltzer (SG), John Larson (SF), Adam West (PF), Joseph Smith (C) Paul Counts, Michael Spencer, Paul Beach, Paul Hill, Jackie Cox | |
| 18:08 | Northwestern | Ernest Thomas is open and scores on a jumper near the basket | 48-47 |
| 17:53 | Western Michigan | Ernest Thomas steals the ball from Jeffrey Pedraza | 48-47 |
| 17:51 | Northwestern | Ernest Thomas double dribbles in the backcourt | 48-47 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Tapia (SG), Joel Davey (PF), Andrew Stalvey (C) Eddie Sullivan, David Cork, John Longwell | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Matthew Bannerman (SG), Paul Beach (SF), Rodney Marrone (C) Ronald Schmeltzer, Adam West, Joseph Smith | |
| 17:46 | Western Michigan | Paul Beach connects on the shot from the right wing | 48-49 |
| 17:28 | Northwestern | Ernest Thomas misses short on a fadeaway near the basket | 48-49 |
| 17:26 | Northwestern | Andrew Stalvey tips it but misses | 48-49 |
| 17:24 | Western Michigan | John Larson snags the defensive board | 48-49 |
| 17:17 | Western Michigan | Paul Beach misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane | 48-49 |
| 17:15 | Northwestern | Joel Davey snags the defensive board | 48-49 |
| 17:13 | Northwestern | Matthew Bannerman steals the ball from Robert Tapia in the backcourt | 48-49 |
| 16:59 | Western Michigan | John Larson hits a shot in the lane | 48-51 |
| 16:52 | Northwestern | Robert Tapia hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Ernest Thomas | 50-51 |
| 16:31 | Western Michigan | Paul Beach clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 50-51 |
| 16:30 | Western Michigan | Paul Beach tips it in | 50-53 |
| 16:16 | Northwestern | Ernest Thomas misses badly on the uncontested 3 pointer from straight away | 50-53 |
| 16:14 | Northwestern | Leonard Chung misses the tip | 50-53 |
| 16:12 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Rodney Marrone | 50-53 |
| 16:07 | Western Michigan | Matthew Bannerman is hacked by Robert Tapia in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Tapia, team foul #2 | 50-53 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Dennis Hurley (PG), Scott Drees (SG), Eddie Sullivan (SF), David Cork (PF), John Longwell (C) Leonard Chung, Robert Tapia, Ernest Thomas, Joel Davey, Andrew Stalvey | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Paul Counts (PG), Ronald Schmeltzer (SG), Adam West (SF), Paul Hill (PF), Joseph Smith (C) Jeffrey Pedraza, Matthew Bannerman, Paul Beach, John Larson, Rodney Marrone | |
| 15:58 | Western Michigan | David Cork steals the ball from Adam West | 50-53 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Dennis Hurley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Scott Drees (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. SF - Eddie Sullivan (fresh) 2 reb. PF - David Cork (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - John Longwell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Paul Counts (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ronald Schmeltzer (fresh) SF - Adam West (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Paul Hill (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Smith (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:53 | Northwestern | Scott Drees lays it in set up by Dennis Hurley | 52-53 |
| 15:39 | Western Michigan | Joseph Smith drills a floater near the basket | 52-55 |
| 15:36 | Northwestern | Joseph Smith steps in front of the Scott Drees pass in the backcourt | 52-55 |
| 15:20 | Western Michigan | Paul Counts hits a 3 from the right wing set up by Ronald Schmeltzer | 52-58 |
| 15:18 | Northwestern | Adam West takes the ball from Scott Drees in the backcourt | 52-58 |
| 15:10 | Western Michigan | Ronald Schmeltzer can't connect on an uncontested 3pt shot from the left corner | 52-58 |
| 15:09 | Northwestern | John Longwell grabs the board | 52-58 |
| 15:03 | Northwestern | Scott Drees drills a fadeaway from close range | 54-58 |
| 15:01 | Western Michigan | Dennis Hurley picks off the pass by Ronald Schmeltzer in the backcourt | 54-58 |
| 14:49 | Northwestern | John Longwell misses long on an open shot from the left wing | 54-58 |
| 14:48 | Western Michigan | Ronald Schmeltzer gets the rebound | 54-58 |
| 14:35 | Western Michigan | Adam West knocks in the driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Paul Hill | 54-60 |
| 14:31 | Northwestern | Dennis Hurley is fouled in the backcourt by Paul Counts - foul #3 on Paul Counts, team foul #1 | 54-60 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Tapia (SG), Ronald Bastarache (SF), Joel Davey (PF), Jon Thomas (C) Scott Drees, Eddie Sullivan, David Cork, John Longwell | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Michael Spencer (SG), Paul Beach (SF), Jackie Cox (C) Ronald Schmeltzer, Adam West, Joseph Smith | |
| 14:15 | Northwestern | Joel Davey is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Joel Davey, team foul #3 | 54-60 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Leonard Chung (PG) Dennis Hurley | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Jeffrey Pedraza (PG), John Larson (PF) Paul Counts, Paul Hill | |
| 13:54 | Western Michigan | Jeffrey Pedraza clanks a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Leonard Chung - foul #2 on Leonard Chung, team foul #4 | 54-60 |
| 13:54 | Western Michigan | Jeffrey Pedraza makes the 1st free throw | 54-61 |
| 13:54 | Western Michigan | Jeffrey Pedraza makes the 2nd free throw | 54-62 |
| 13:42 | Northwestern | Leonard Chung scores on a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Ronald Bastarache | 56-62 |
| 13:29 | Western Michigan | Paul Beach misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 56-62 |
| 13:28 | Northwestern | Jon Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 56-62 |
| 13:24 | Northwestern | Jon Thomas's pass is intercepted by Jeffrey Pedraza | 56-62 |
| 13:20 | Western Michigan | Jeffrey Pedraza hits the finger roll | 56-64 |
| 13:07 | Northwestern | Jon Thomas misses badly on a jump hook in the paint | 56-64 |
| 13:05 | Western Michigan | Jeffrey Pedraza gets the rebound | 56-64 |
| 12:45 | Western Michigan | Robert Tapia is called for the reach on Jackie Cox - foul #4 on Robert Tapia, team foul #5 | 56-64 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Dennis Hurley (PG), Scott Drees (SG) Leonard Chung, Robert Tapia | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Paul Counts (PG), Paul Hill (PF) Jeffrey Pedraza, John Larson | |
| 12:27 | Western Michigan | Michael Spencer's pass is intercepted by Ronald Bastarache | 56-64 |
| 12:16 | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 56-64 |
| 12:15 | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache snags the offensive board | 56-64 |
| 12:00 | Northwestern | Dennis Hurley is hacked by Paul Counts - foul #4 on Paul Counts, team foul #2 | 56-64 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ernest Thomas (SG), David Cork (C) Joel Davey, Jon Thomas | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Matthew Bannerman (PG), Ronald Schmeltzer (SG), John Larson (SF), Adam West (C) Paul Counts, Michael Spencer, Paul Beach, Jackie Cox | |
| 11:49 | Northwestern | David Cork is wide open but clanks a jumper from the left side | 56-64 |
| 11:48 | Western Michigan | Paul Hill gets the rebound | 56-64 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Dennis Hurley (tiring) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ernest Thomas (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Bastarache (tiring) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Scott Drees (tiring) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - David Cork (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Matthew Bannerman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ronald Schmeltzer (fairly fresh) SF - John Larson (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Paul Hill (tired) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Adam West (fairly fresh) 12 pts. | |
| 11:32 | Western Michigan | Paul Hill drills a jumper from the right side | 56-66 |
| 11:19 | Northwestern | Scott Drees misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 56-66 |
| 11:18 | Northwestern | David Cork tips it back up and in | 58-66 |
| 10:56 | Western Michigan | Adam West blows the layup | 58-66 |
| 10:55 | Northwestern | Scott Drees snags the defensive board | 58-66 |
| 10:49 | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 58-66 |
| 10:48 | Northwestern | Ernest Thomas tips it back up and in | 60-66 |
| 10:45 | Western Michigan | Matthew Bannerman is fouled in the backcourt by Dennis Hurley - foul #3 on Dennis Hurley, team foul #6 | 60-66 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Leonard Chung (PG), Joel Davey (PF), Andrew Stalvey (C) Dennis Hurley, Scott Drees, David Cork | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Jeffrey Pedraza (PG), Michael Spencer (SG), Paul Beach (SF), Jackie Cox (C) Matthew Bannerman, Ronald Schmeltzer, Paul Hill, Adam West | |
| 10:28 | Western Michigan | Paul Beach can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 60-66 |
| 10:26 | Northwestern | Joel Davey snags the defensive board | 60-66 |
| 10:24 | Northwestern | Michael Spencer is called for the reach on Ernest Thomas in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Spencer, team foul #3 | 60-66 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Scott Drees (SG), Eddie Sullivan (SF) Ernest Thomas, Ronald Bastarache | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Joseph Smith (PF), Rodney Marrone (C) John Larson, Jackie Cox | |
| 10:16 | Northwestern | Scott Drees connects on the turnaround from the left block | 62-66 |
| 10:02 | Western Michigan | Andrew Stalvey blocks the jumper by Michael Spencer | 62-66 |
| 10:00 | Western Michigan | Paul Beach grabs the offensive rebound | 62-66 |
| 09:45 | Western Michigan | Joseph Smith misses the easy layup | 62-66 |
| 09:43 | Northwestern | Eddie Sullivan snags the defensive board | 62-66 |
| 09:38 | Northwestern | Paul Beach is called for the reach on Eddie Sullivan - foul #3 on Paul Beach, team foul #4 | 62-66 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ernest Thomas (SG), Ronald Bastarache (SF), John Longwell (PF), Jon Thomas (C) Scott Drees, Eddie Sullivan, Joel Davey, Andrew Stalvey | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Paul Hill (PF), Jackie Cox (C) Joseph Smith, Rodney Marrone | |
| 09:24 | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache hits a wide open driving attempt from the right block set up by John Longwell | 64-66 |
| 09:24 | Western Michigan | Western Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 64-66 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Ronald Schmeltzer (SG), John Larson (PF) Michael Spencer, Paul Hill | |
| 09:12 | Western Michigan | Ernest Thomas is called for the reach on Jackie Cox - foul #2 on Ernest Thomas, team foul #7 | 64-66 |
| 09:12 | Western Michigan | Jackie Cox makes the 1st free throw | 64-67 |
| 09:12 | Western Michigan | Jackie Cox misses the 2nd free throw | 64-67 |
| 09:12 | Northwestern | Jon Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 64-67 |
| 08:55 | Northwestern | Ernest Thomas connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Leonard Chung | 67-67 |
| 08:43 | Western Michigan | Ronald Schmeltzer makes the wide open 3pt jumper from the right wing | 67-70 |
| 08:36 | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Jackie Cox - foul #2 on Jackie Cox, team foul #5 | 67-70 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Dennis Hurley (PG), Scott Drees (SG), David Cork (PF) Leonard Chung, Ernest Thomas, John Longwell | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Matthew Bannerman (PG), Michael Spencer (SG), Adam West (SF), Paul Hill (PF) Jeffrey Pedraza, Ronald Schmeltzer, Paul Beach, John Larson | |
| 08:36 | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache makes the 1st free throw | 68-70 |
| 08:36 | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache makes the 2nd free throw | 69-70 |
| 08:34 | Western Michigan | Adam West loses the dribble to David Cork in the backcourt | 69-70 |
| 08:23 | Northwestern | Jackie Cox picks off the pass by Ronald Bastarache | 69-70 |
| 08:08 | Western Michigan | Matthew Bannerman can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 69-70 |
| 08:06 | Northwestern | David Cork snags the defensive board | 69-70 |
| 08:00 | Northwestern | Dennis Hurley buries a jumper in the paint | 71-70 |
| 07:58 | Western Michigan | Michael Spencer is fouled in the backcourt by Ronald Bastarache - foul #4 on Ronald Bastarache, team foul #8 | 71-70 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Tapia (SG), Eddie Sullivan (SF), Joel Davey (PF), Andrew Stalvey (C) Scott Drees, Ronald Bastarache, David Cork, Jon Thomas | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Paul Counts (PG), Paul Beach (SF), Rodney Marrone (C) Matthew Bannerman, Paul Hill, Jackie Cox | |
| 07:58 | Western Michigan | Michael Spencer misses the 1st free throw | 71-70 |
| 07:58 | Northwestern | Joel Davey grabs the defensive rebound | 71-70 |
| 07:55 | Northwestern | Adam West steals it from Dennis Hurley in the backcourt | 71-70 |
| 07:39 | Western Michigan | Adam West comes up short on the shot in the paint | 71-70 |
| 07:37 | Northwestern | Andrew Stalvey gets the rebound | 71-70 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Dennis Hurley (tired) 4 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Tapia (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Eddie Sullivan (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Joel Davey (tired) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Andrew Stalvey (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Paul Counts (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Michael Spencer (tired) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Paul Beach (tired) 13 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Adam West (tiring) 12 pts. 2 stl. C - Rodney Marrone (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:35 | Northwestern | Michael Spencer takes the ball from Dennis Hurley in the backcourt | 71-70 |
| 07:30 | Western Michigan | Michael Spencer misses short on a fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by Dennis Hurley - foul #4 on Dennis Hurley, team foul #9 | 71-70 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Leonard Chung (PG) Dennis Hurley | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | John Larson (PF), Joseph Smith (C) Adam West, Rodney Marrone | |
| 07:30 | Western Michigan | Michael Spencer makes the 1st free throw | 71-71 |
| 07:30 | Western Michigan | Michael Spencer misses the 2nd free throw | 71-71 |
| 07:30 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Andrew Stalvey | 71-71 |
| 07:14 | Northwestern | Leonard Chung misses the shot from the left block | 71-71 |
| 07:12 | Western Michigan | Joseph Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 71-71 |
| 07:07 | Western Michigan | Michael Spencer clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 71-71 |
| 07:06 | Western Michigan | Paul Counts snags the offensive board | 71-71 |
| 07:00 | Western Michigan | Joel Davey steals the ball from Paul Counts | 71-71 |
| 06:44 | Northwestern | Leonard Chung hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block but the foul's on Joseph Smith - foul #2 on Joseph Smith, team foul #6 | 71-71 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ernest Thomas (SF), John Longwell (PF), David Cork (C) Eddie Sullivan, Joel Davey, Andrew Stalvey | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Ronald Schmeltzer (SG), Paul Hill (PF), Jackie Cox (C) Michael Spencer, Paul Beach, Joseph Smith | |
| 06:44 | Northwestern | Leonard Chung misses the 1st free throw | 71-71 |
| 06:44 | Northwestern | Leonard Chung makes the 2nd free throw | 72-71 |
| 06:39 | Western Michigan | Leonard Chung picks off the pass by Paul Counts in the backcourt | 72-71 |
| 06:34 | Northwestern | Robert Tapia can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 72-71 |
| 06:33 | Western Michigan | Jackie Cox pulls down the rebound | 72-71 |
| 06:28 | Western Michigan | Ronald Schmeltzer comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 72-71 |
| 06:27 | Northwestern | Ernest Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 72-71 |
| 06:22 | Northwestern | Robert Tapia is by himself and knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Ernest Thomas | 75-71 |
| 06:04 | Western Michigan | Ronald Schmeltzer misses the floater from the left wing but the foul's on David Cork - foul #3 on David Cork, team foul #10 | 75-71 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Dennis Hurley (PG), Scott Drees (SF), Jon Thomas (C) Leonard Chung, Ernest Thomas, John Longwell | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Jeffrey Pedraza (PG), Adam West (SF) Paul Counts, John Larson | |
| 06:04 | Western Michigan | Ronald Schmeltzer makes the 1st free throw | 75-72 |
| 06:04 | Western Michigan | Ronald Schmeltzer misses the 2nd free throw | 75-72 |
| 06:04 | Northwestern | Jon Thomas gets the rebound | 75-72 |
| 05:48 | Northwestern | David Cork hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Scott Drees | 78-72 |
| 05:36 | Western Michigan | Jackie Cox loses the dribble to Jon Thomas | 78-72 |
| 05:15 | Northwestern | Scott Drees comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 78-72 |
| 05:13 | Western Michigan | Jackie Cox gets the rebound | 78-72 |
| 04:54 | Western Michigan | Ronald Schmeltzer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 78-72 |
| 04:54 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 78-72 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ernest Thomas (PG), Eddie Sullivan (SF), Joel Davey (PF), John Longwell (C) Dennis Hurley, Scott Drees, David Cork, Jon Thomas | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Paul Counts (PG), Matthew Bannerman (SG), Paul Beach (SF), Joseph Smith (PF), Rodney Marrone (C) Jeffrey Pedraza, Ronald Schmeltzer, Adam West, Paul Hill, Jackie Cox | |
| 04:36 | Northwestern | Robert Tapia misses badly on a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Matthew Bannerman - foul #1 on Matthew Bannerman, team foul #7 | 78-72 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Andrew Stalvey (C) Joel Davey | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | John Larson (PF) Joseph Smith | |
| 04:36 | Northwestern | Robert Tapia misses the 1st free throw | 78-72 |
| 04:36 | Northwestern | Robert Tapia misses the 2nd free throw | 78-72 |
| 04:36 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Rodney Marrone | 78-72 |
| 04:22 | Western Michigan | Andrew Stalvey steals the ball from John Larson | 78-72 |
| 04:00 | Northwestern | Ernest Thomas is fouled on the floor by Paul Beach - foul #4 on Paul Beach, team foul #8 | 78-72 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Leonard Chung (PG), Ronald Bastarache (SF), Joel Davey (PF), Jon Thomas (C) Robert Tapia, Eddie Sullivan, John Longwell, Andrew Stalvey | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Jeffrey Pedraza (PG), Michael Spencer (SG), Joseph Smith (C) Paul Counts, Matthew Bannerman, Rodney Marrone | |
| 04:00 | Northwestern | Ernest Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 79-72 |
| 04:00 | Northwestern | Ernest Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 80-72 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 03:46 | Western Michigan | Joseph Smith misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 80-72 |
| 03:45 | Western Michigan | Paul Beach pulls down the offensive rebound | 80-72 |
| 03:30 | Western Michigan | Jeffrey Pedraza misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 80-72 |
| 03:29 | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache snags the defensive board | 80-72 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Leonard Chung (tiring) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ernest Thomas (tiring) 16 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronald Bastarache (tiring) 9 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Joel Davey (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Jon Thomas (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Jeffrey Pedraza (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Spencer (tired) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Paul Beach (tired) 13 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - John Larson (tired) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:25 | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache is open and buries a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Leonard Chung | 82-72 |
| 03:13 | Western Michigan | Jeffrey Pedraza misses the shot near the basket | 82-72 |
| 03:11 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Jon Thomas | 82-72 |
| 03:07 | Northwestern | Joel Davey blows the layup | 82-72 |
| 03:06 | Western Michigan | Paul Beach grabs the defensive rebound | 82-72 |
| 03:03 | Western Michigan | Leonard Chung is called for the reach on Jeffrey Pedraza in the backcourt - foul #3 on Leonard Chung, team foul #11 | 82-72 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Scott Drees (SG), John Longwell (C) Ernest Thomas, Jon Thomas | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Matthew Bannerman (SG), Adam West (C) Michael Spencer, Joseph Smith | |
| 03:03 | Western Michigan | Jeffrey Pedraza misses the 1st free throw | 82-72 |
| 03:03 | Western Michigan | Jeffrey Pedraza misses the 2nd free throw | 82-72 |
| 03:03 | Northwestern | Joel Davey pulls down the rebound | 82-72 |
| 02:46 | Northwestern | John Longwell misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 82-72 |
| 02:45 | Northwestern | John Longwell grabs the offensive rebound | 82-72 |
| 02:45 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 82-72 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Eddie Sullivan (SF), Andrew Stalvey (C) Ronald Bastarache, Joel Davey | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Rodney Marrone (C) John Larson | |
| 02:25 | Northwestern | Scott Drees is alone and drills a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Leonard Chung | 85-72 |
| 02:11 | Western Michigan | Adam West knocks in the turnaround from the right block | 85-74 |
| 01:56 | Northwestern | Andrew Stalvey misses the lay-in | 85-74 |
| 01:54 | Northwestern | Scott Drees grabs the offensive rebound | 85-74 |
| 01:35 | Northwestern | John Longwell hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Rodney Marrone - foul #3 on Rodney Marrone, team foul #9 | 85-74 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ernest Thomas (SF), David Cork (C) Eddie Sullivan, Andrew Stalvey | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Ronald Schmeltzer (SG), John Larson (SF), Joseph Smith (C) Matthew Bannerman, Paul Beach, Rodney Marrone | |
| 01:35 | Northwestern | John Longwell misses the 1st free throw | 85-74 |
| 01:35 | Northwestern | John Longwell makes the 2nd free throw | 86-74 |
| 01:21 | Western Michigan | Ronald Schmeltzer misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 86-74 |
| 01:19 | Western Michigan | Joseph Smith misses the tip | 86-74 |
| 01:17 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to John Longwell | 86-74 |
| 01:10 | Northwestern | Ernest Thomas is fouled on the floor by John Larson - foul #2 on John Larson, team foul #10 | 86-74 |
| 01:10 | Northwestern | Ernest Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 87-74 |
| 01:10 | Northwestern | Ernest Thomas misses the 2nd free throw | 87-74 |
| 01:10 | Western Michigan | Joseph Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 87-74 |
| 00:57 | Western Michigan | Ronald Schmeltzer is hacked by Ernest Thomas - foul #3 on Ernest Thomas, team foul #12 | 87-74 |
| 00:57 | Western Michigan | Ronald Schmeltzer makes the 1st free throw | 87-75 |
| 00:57 | Western Michigan | Ronald Schmeltzer makes the 2nd free throw | 87-76 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:56 | Northwestern | Ernest Thomas is hacked by Jeffrey Pedraza in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jeffrey Pedraza, team foul #11 | 87-76 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Andrew Stalvey (C) David Cork | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 00:56 | Northwestern | Ernest Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 88-76 |
| 00:56 | Northwestern | Ernest Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 89-76 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:50 | Western Michigan | John Larson is wide open but clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 89-76 |
| 00:49 | Western Michigan | Adam West gets the offensive rebound | 89-76 |
| 00:45 | Western Michigan | Adam West's layup is rejected by Scott Drees | 89-76 |
| 00:44 | Northwestern | Andrew Stalvey pulls down the rebound | 89-76 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:38 | Northwestern | Ernest Thomas buries a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Andrew Stalvey | 91-76 |
| 00:30 | Western Michigan | Ronald Schmeltzer hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline but the foul's on Ernest Thomas - foul #4 on Ernest Thomas, team foul #13 | 91-76 |
| Subs | Northwestern | David Cork (PF) Andrew Stalvey | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 00:30 | Western Michigan | Ronald Schmeltzer makes the 1st free throw | 91-77 |
| 00:30 | Western Michigan | Ronald Schmeltzer misses the 2nd free throw | 91-77 |
| 00:30 | Northwestern | David Cork snags the defensive board | 91-77 |
| 00:00 | Northwestern | Leonard Chung runs out the clock | 91-77 |