| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Cecil Smith (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Jerome Moore (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Mitch McAleer (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Zlatko Zingg (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Darrel Otey (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Edward Thomas (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Guillermo Guzman (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Lino Zwagerman (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Randy Lister (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Darell Wilber (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern | Lino Zwagerman inbounds the ball | 45-54 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:58 | Northwestern | Cecil Smith steals the ball from Lino Zwagerman in the backcourt | 45-54 |
| 19:46 | Central Michigan | Darrel Otey hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block | 45-54 |
| 19:45 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Lino Zwagerman | 45-54 |
| 19:29 | Northwestern | 3 seconds is called on Edward Thomas | 45-54 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Gregory Elrod (C) Darell Wilber | |
| 19:27 | Central Michigan | Guillermo Guzman is called for the reach on Jerome Moore in the backcourt - foul #2 on Guillermo Guzman, team foul #1 | 45-54 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Harley Medley (SF), Robert Savage (C) Lino Zwagerman, Randy Lister | |
| 19:19 | Central Michigan | Mitch McAleer's pass is intercepted by Edward Thomas | 45-54 |
| 19:16 | Northwestern | Edward Thomas is hacked by Cecil Smith in the backcourt - foul #4 on Cecil Smith, team foul #1 | 45-54 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ante Lozowski (PG), Steven Cranston (PF) Cecil Smith, Zlatko Zingg | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Goodrich (SG), Milton Swanson (C) Edward Thomas, Guillermo Guzman | |
| 18:58 | Northwestern | Harley Medley loses the dribble to Darrel Otey | 45-54 |
| 18:43 | Central Michigan | Robert Savage steals it from Mitch McAleer | 45-54 |
| 18:40 | Northwestern | Mitch McAleer steals the ball from Gregory Elrod in the backcourt | 45-54 |
| 18:34 | Central Michigan | Darrel Otey misses the wide open shot from just outside the lane | 45-54 |
| 18:33 | Northwestern | Harley Medley gets the rebound | 45-54 |
| 18:29 | Northwestern | Milton Swanson misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 45-54 |
| 18:28 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Ante Lozowski | 45-54 |
| 18:22 | Central Michigan | Mitch McAleer is alone and drills a jumper from the right block set up by Jerome Moore | 47-54 |
| 18:19 | Northwestern | Robert Goodrich is hacked by Jerome Moore in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jerome Moore, team foul #2 | 47-54 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Neil Smith (SF), Mario Diaz (PF), Cheslav Zeeb (C) Mitch McAleer, Steven Cranston, Darrel Otey | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Edward Thomas (PG), Lawrence Ridley (SG), Lino Zwagerman (SF), Randy Lister (PF), Darell Wilber (C) Harley Medley, Robert Goodrich, Gregory Elrod, Robert Savage, Milton Swanson | |
| 18:06 | Northwestern | Edward Thomas's pass is intercepted by Cheslav Zeeb | 47-54 |
| 18:01 | Central Michigan | Jerome Moore drills a shot in the lane | 49-54 |
| 17:59 | Northwestern | Lawrence Ridley is hacked by Mario Diaz in the backcourt - foul #1 on Mario Diaz, team foul #3 | 49-54 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Trevor Cantrell (SG) Jerome Moore | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Guillermo Guzman (SG) Edward Thomas | |
| 17:40 | Northwestern | Randy Lister is open but misses the lay-in | 49-54 |
| 17:38 | Central Michigan | Mario Diaz grabs the board | 49-54 |
| 17:31 | Central Michigan | Trevor Cantrell misses the 3 from straight away | 49-54 |
| 17:30 | Central Michigan | Cheslav Zeeb gets the offensive rebound | 49-54 |
| 17:15 | Central Michigan | Neil Smith is whistled for traveling | 49-54 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jerome Moore (SG), Mitch McAleer (SF), Zlatko Zingg (PF), Darrel Otey (C) Trevor Cantrell, Neil Smith, Mario Diaz, Cheslav Zeeb | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Edward Thomas (PG), Gregory Elrod (C) Lawrence Ridley, Darell Wilber | |
| 16:46 | Northwestern | Randy Lister is hacked by Zlatko Zingg - foul #1 on Zlatko Zingg, team foul #4 | 49-54 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Goodrich (SG), Harley Medley (SF) Guillermo Guzman, Lino Zwagerman | |
| 16:31 | Northwestern | Edward Thomas hits a jumper from close range set up by Harley Medley and he's hacked by Zlatko Zingg - foul #2 on Zlatko Zingg, team foul #5 | 49-56 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Darell Wilber (C) Randy Lister | |
| 16:31 | Northwestern | Edward Thomas makes the free throw | 49-57 |
| 16:13 | Central Michigan | Ante Lozowski is open but comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 49-57 |
| 16:11 | Northwestern | Gregory Elrod grabs the defensive rebound | 49-57 |
| 15:51 | Northwestern | Robert Goodrich is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Robert Goodrich, team foul #2 | 49-57 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Trevor Cantrell (SG), Steven Cranston (PF) Jerome Moore, Zlatko Zingg | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Guillermo Guzman (SG), Lino Zwagerman (SF), Randy Lister (PF), Robert Savage (C) Edward Thomas, Robert Goodrich, Gregory Elrod, Darell Wilber | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Ante Lozowski (tired) 2 ast. SG - Trevor Cantrell (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Mitch McAleer (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Steven Cranston (fresh) C - Darrel Otey (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Harley Medley (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Guillermo Guzman (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Lino Zwagerman (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - Randy Lister (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Savage (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Central Michigan | Darrel Otey clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Guillermo Guzman - foul #3 on Guillermo Guzman, team foul #3 | 49-57 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Neil Smith (SF) Mitch McAleer | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Lawrence Ridley (PG) Harley Medley | |
| 15:39 | Central Michigan | Darrel Otey misses the 1st free throw | 49-57 |
| 15:39 | Central Michigan | Darrel Otey makes the 2nd free throw | 50-57 |
| 15:37 | Northwestern | Lino Zwagerman is hacked by Steven Cranston in the backcourt - foul #2 on Steven Cranston, team foul #6 | 50-57 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Cheslav Zeeb (C) Darrel Otey | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 15:22 | Northwestern | Guillermo Guzman misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 50-57 |
| 15:20 | Central Michigan | Ante Lozowski grabs the defensive rebound | 50-57 |
| 15:18 | Central Michigan | Trevor Cantrell is hacked by Guillermo Guzman in the backcourt - foul #4 on Guillermo Guzman, team foul #4 | 50-57 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jerome Moore (SG) Trevor Cantrell | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Edward Thomas (PG), Milton Swanson (C) Guillermo Guzman, Randy Lister | |
| 15:09 | Central Michigan | Cheslav Zeeb hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block | 50-57 |
| 15:08 | Northwestern | Milton Swanson pulls down the rebound | 50-57 |
| 15:02 | Northwestern | Lino Zwagerman connects on the open runner from the right block set up by Robert Savage | 50-59 |
| 14:45 | Central Michigan | Cheslav Zeeb misses the floater from the left wing | 50-59 |
| 14:44 | Central Michigan | Neil Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 50-59 |
| 14:34 | Central Michigan | Jerome Moore dunks the ball | 52-59 |
| 14:10 | Northwestern | Robert Savage misses short on a floater from the right wing but the foul's on Steven Cranston - foul #3 on Steven Cranston, team foul #7 | 52-59 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Trevor Cantrell (SG), Mitch McAleer (SF), Zlatko Zingg (PF), Darrel Otey (C) Jerome Moore, Neil Smith, Steven Cranston, Cheslav Zeeb | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Harley Medley (PG), Robert Goodrich (SG), Gregory Elrod (SF), Darell Wilber (C) Edward Thomas, Lawrence Ridley, Lino Zwagerman, Milton Swanson | |
| 14:10 | Northwestern | Robert Savage makes the 1st free throw | 52-60 |
| 14:10 | Northwestern | Robert Savage misses the 2nd free throw | 52-60 |
| 14:10 | Central Michigan | Mitch McAleer grabs the defensive rebound | 52-60 |
| 14:01 | Central Michigan | Mitch McAleer hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range | 52-60 |
| 14:00 | Northwestern | Robert Savage grabs the defensive rebound | 52-60 |
| 13:54 | Northwestern | Harley Medley is hacked by Trevor Cantrell - foul #1 on Trevor Cantrell, team foul #8 | 52-60 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Mario Diaz (C) Darrel Otey | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Randy Lister (PF) Robert Savage | |
| 13:54 | Northwestern | Harley Medley makes the 1st free throw | 52-61 |
| 13:54 | Northwestern | Harley Medley misses the 2nd free throw | 52-61 |
| 13:54 | Central Michigan | Zlatko Zingg pulls down the rebound | 52-61 |
| 13:38 | Central Michigan | Ante Lozowski buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 54-61 |
| 13:18 | Northwestern | Randy Lister hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway jumper from the right side | 54-61 |
| 13:17 | Central Michigan | Mario Diaz grabs the defensive rebound | 54-61 |
| 13:11 | Central Michigan | Ante Lozowski misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 54-61 |
| 13:10 | Central Michigan | Zlatko Zingg gets the offensive rebound | 54-61 |
| 13:03 | Central Michigan | The short jumper by Mitch McAleer is denied by Darell Wilber | 54-61 |
| 13:01 | Central Michigan | Zlatko Zingg misses the tip | 54-61 |
| 12:59 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Gregory Elrod | 54-61 |
| 12:55 | Northwestern | Harley Medley is hacked by Mario Diaz in the backcourt - foul #2 on Mario Diaz, team foul #9 | 54-61 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Cecil Smith (PG), Jerome Moore (SG), Darrel Otey (C) Ante Lozowski, Trevor Cantrell, Mario Diaz | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Edward Thomas (PG) Robert Goodrich | |
| 12:55 | Northwestern | Harley Medley makes the 1st free throw | 54-62 |
| 12:55 | Northwestern | Harley Medley makes the 2nd free throw | 54-63 |
| 12:39 | Central Michigan | Mitch McAleer misses badly on a shot from close range but the foul's on Harley Medley - foul #3 on Harley Medley, team foul #5 | 54-63 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Lino Zwagerman (SF) Darell Wilber | |
| 12:39 | Central Michigan | Mitch McAleer misses the 1st free throw | 54-63 |
| 12:39 | Central Michigan | Mitch McAleer misses the 2nd free throw | 54-63 |
| 12:39 | Central Michigan | Zlatko Zingg gets the offensive rebound | 54-63 |
| 12:25 | Central Michigan | Zlatko Zingg knocks in the driving attempt in the lane set up by Darrel Otey | 56-63 |
| 12:25 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 56-63 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Neil Smith (SF), Steven Cranston (PF) Mitch McAleer, Zlatko Zingg | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Lawrence Ridley (PG), Robert Savage (C) Edward Thomas, Randy Lister | |
| 12:05 | Northwestern | Gregory Elrod travels with the ball | 56-63 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Edward Thomas (PG) Lino Zwagerman | |
| 11:50 | Central Michigan | Cecil Smith misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on Edward Thomas - foul #3 on Edward Thomas, team foul #6 | 56-63 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Goodrich (SG), Milton Swanson (PF) Lawrence Ridley, Robert Savage | |
| 11:50 | Central Michigan | Cecil Smith makes the 1st free throw | 57-63 |
| 11:50 | Central Michigan | Cecil Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 57-63 |
| 11:50 | Northwestern | Gregory Elrod gets the rebound | 57-63 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Cecil Smith (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. SG - Jerome Moore (tiring) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Neil Smith (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Steven Cranston (fairly fresh) 3 pf. C - Darrel Otey (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Edward Thomas (tiring) 10 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Robert Goodrich (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Harley Medley (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. PF - Milton Swanson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Gregory Elrod (tiring) 5 reb. | |
| 11:48 | Northwestern | Jerome Moore steals it from Robert Goodrich in the backcourt | 57-63 |
| 11:37 | Central Michigan | Jerome Moore can't connect on an uncontested floater from the free throw line | 57-63 |
| 11:36 | Central Michigan | Steven Cranston misses the tip | 57-63 |
| 11:35 | Northwestern | Robert Goodrich pulls down the rebound | 57-63 |
| 11:31 | Northwestern | Edward Thomas misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 57-63 |
| 11:30 | Central Michigan | Neil Smith grabs the board | 57-63 |
| 11:26 | Central Michigan | Cecil Smith is open and scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Neil Smith | 59-63 |
| 11:03 | Northwestern | Milton Swanson clanks a floater near the basket | 59-63 |
| 11:01 | Northwestern | Gregory Elrod pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-63 |
| 10:45 | Northwestern | Milton Swanson misses badly on the uncontested floater from the left side | 59-63 |
| 10:43 | Northwestern | Robert Goodrich gets the offensive rebound | 59-63 |
| 10:27 | Northwestern | Gregory Elrod hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 59-63 |
| 10:25 | Northwestern | The offensive rebound goes to Gregory Elrod | 59-63 |
| 10:16 | Northwestern | Darrel Otey is called for the reach on Gregory Elrod - foul #3 on Darrel Otey, team foul #10 | 59-63 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Trevor Cantrell (SG), Mitch McAleer (SF), Mario Diaz (PF), Cheslav Zeeb (C) Jerome Moore, Neil Smith, Steven Cranston, Darrel Otey | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Lawrence Ridley (PG), Randy Lister (PF), Darell Wilber (C) Edward Thomas, Robert Goodrich, Milton Swanson | |
| 10:16 | Northwestern | Gregory Elrod makes the 1st free throw | 59-64 |
| 10:16 | Northwestern | Gregory Elrod misses the 2nd free throw | 59-64 |
| 10:16 | Central Michigan | Mario Diaz grabs the defensive rebound | 59-64 |
| 10:00 | Central Michigan | Cheslav Zeeb makes the runner from the left block set up by Cecil Smith and he's hacked by Darell Wilber - foul #2 on Darell Wilber, team foul #7 | 61-64 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Lino Zwagerman (SF) Gregory Elrod | |
| 10:00 | Central Michigan | Cheslav Zeeb misses the free throw | 61-64 |
| 10:00 | Central Michigan | Mario Diaz grabs the offensive rebound | 61-64 |
| 09:45 | Central Michigan | Mitch McAleer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-64 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Zlatko Zingg (PF) Mario Diaz | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Goodrich (SG), Robert Savage (PF) Harley Medley, Randy Lister | |
| 09:43 | Northwestern | Lawrence Ridley is fouled in the backcourt by Cecil Smith - foul #5 on Cecil Smith, team foul #11 | 61-64 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ante Lozowski (PG) Cecil Smith | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 09:43 | Northwestern | Lawrence Ridley makes the 1st free throw | 61-65 |
| 09:43 | Northwestern | Lawrence Ridley makes the 2nd free throw | 61-66 |
| 09:31 | Central Michigan | Mitch McAleer is fouled on the floor by Robert Goodrich - foul #3 on Robert Goodrich, team foul #8 | 61-66 |
| 09:31 | Central Michigan | Mitch McAleer makes the 1st free throw | 62-66 |
| 09:31 | Central Michigan | Mitch McAleer makes the 2nd free throw | 63-66 |
| 09:18 | Northwestern | Robert Savage hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 63-66 |
| 09:16 | Central Michigan | Cheslav Zeeb gets the rebound | 63-66 |
| 09:11 | Central Michigan | Trevor Cantrell hits a 3pt attempt from straight away | 66-66 |
| 08:46 | Northwestern | Darell Wilber connects on the open jump hook in the lane set up by Lawrence Ridley | 66-68 |
| 08:44 | Central Michigan | Ante Lozowski travels in the backcourt | 66-68 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jerome Moore (SG), Mario Diaz (C) Trevor Cantrell, Cheslav Zeeb | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Edward Thomas (PG), Harley Medley (SG), Randy Lister (PF) Lawrence Ridley, Robert Goodrich, Darell Wilber | |
| 08:29 | Northwestern | Harley Medley misses badly on the uncontested 3 pointer from straight away | 66-68 |
| 08:28 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Ante Lozowski | 66-68 |
| 08:28 | Central Michigan | Central Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 66-68 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Neil Smith (SF) Mitch McAleer | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Gregory Elrod (SF) Lino Zwagerman | |
| 08:06 | Central Michigan | Ante Lozowski is denied on a dunk by Robert Savage | 66-68 |
| 08:04 | Central Michigan | Mario Diaz pulls down the offensive rebound | 66-68 |
| 07:59 | Central Michigan | Jerome Moore misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 66-68 |
| 07:57 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Robert Savage | 66-68 |
| 07:55 | Northwestern | Randy Lister's pass is intercepted by Zlatko Zingg in the backcourt | 66-68 |
| 07:45 | Central Michigan | Ante Lozowski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 66-68 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Mitch McAleer (SF), Darrel Otey (C) Neil Smith, Mario Diaz | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Lawrence Ridley (PG), Guillermo Guzman (SG), Milton Swanson (SF), Darell Wilber (C) Edward Thomas, Harley Medley, Gregory Elrod, Robert Savage | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Ante Lozowski (very tired) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jerome Moore (tired) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mitch McAleer (tired) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Zlatko Zingg (tiring) 4 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. C - Darrel Otey (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Lawrence Ridley (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Guillermo Guzman (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Milton Swanson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Randy Lister (tired) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Darell Wilber (tired) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:43 | Northwestern | Guillermo Guzman is fouled in the backcourt by Jerome Moore - foul #3 on Jerome Moore, team foul #12 | 66-68 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Steven Cranston (PF) Zlatko Zingg | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 07:43 | Northwestern | Guillermo Guzman misses the 1st free throw | 66-68 |
| 07:43 | Northwestern | Guillermo Guzman makes the 2nd free throw | 66-69 |
| 07:40 | Central Michigan | Lawrence Ridley steps in front of the Jerome Moore pass in the backcourt | 66-69 |
| 07:30 | Northwestern | Randy Lister makes the turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Lawrence Ridley | 66-71 |
| 07:24 | Central Michigan | Darrel Otey misses the easy layup | 66-71 |
| 07:22 | Northwestern | Milton Swanson grabs the board | 66-71 |
| 07:16 | Northwestern | Guillermo Guzman is open and scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Lawrence Ridley | 66-73 |
| 07:14 | Central Michigan | Jerome Moore is hacked by Lawrence Ridley in the backcourt - foul #1 on Lawrence Ridley, team foul #9 | 66-73 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Lino Zwagerman (SF) Randy Lister | |
| 07:14 | Central Michigan | Jerome Moore makes the 1st free throw | 67-73 |
| 07:14 | Central Michigan | Jerome Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 68-73 |
| 06:48 | Northwestern | Lawrence Ridley is hacked by Ante Lozowski - foul #3 on Ante Lozowski, team foul #13 | 68-73 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Trevor Cantrell (SG), Neil Smith (SF), Zlatko Zingg (PF), Cheslav Zeeb (C) Jerome Moore, Mitch McAleer, Steven Cranston, Darrel Otey | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Harley Medley (SF), Gregory Elrod (PF), Robert Savage (C) Lino Zwagerman, Milton Swanson, Darell Wilber | |
| 06:48 | Northwestern | Lawrence Ridley makes the 1st free throw | 68-74 |
| 06:48 | Northwestern | Lawrence Ridley makes the 2nd free throw | 68-75 |
| 06:45 | Central Michigan | Ante Lozowski throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 68-75 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Goodrich (PG) Lawrence Ridley | |
| 06:25 | Northwestern | Robert Savage lays it in | 68-77 |
| 06:16 | Central Michigan | Neil Smith buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 70-77 |
| 06:10 | Northwestern | Ante Lozowski is called for the reach on Robert Goodrich in the backcourt - foul #4 on Ante Lozowski, team foul #14 | 70-77 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Mario Diaz (PF) Zlatko Zingg | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Lino Zwagerman (SF), Randy Lister (PF) Harley Medley, Robert Savage | |
| 06:10 | Northwestern | Robert Goodrich makes the 1st free throw | 70-78 |
| 06:10 | Northwestern | Robert Goodrich makes the 2nd free throw | 70-79 |
| 05:54 | Central Michigan | Trevor Cantrell misses long on a shot from close range but he's hacked by Robert Goodrich - foul #4 on Robert Goodrich, team foul #10 | 70-79 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Mitch McAleer (SF), Darrel Otey (C) Neil Smith, Cheslav Zeeb | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Edward Thomas (PG) Robert Goodrich | |
| 05:54 | Central Michigan | Trevor Cantrell misses the 1st free throw | 70-79 |
| 05:54 | Central Michigan | Trevor Cantrell misses the 2nd free throw | 70-79 |
| 05:54 | Northwestern | Randy Lister grabs the board | 70-79 |
| 05:36 | Northwestern | Guillermo Guzman hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 70-79 |
| 05:34 | Central Michigan | Mitch McAleer snags the defensive board | 70-79 |
| 05:29 | Central Michigan | Darrel Otey is open and scores on a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Ante Lozowski | 72-79 |
| 05:04 | Northwestern | Edward Thomas misses badly on the uncontested floater from the left side | 72-79 |
| 05:02 | Central Michigan | Mario Diaz gets the rebound | 72-79 |
| 04:59 | Central Michigan | Ante Lozowski is hacked by Lino Zwagerman in the backcourt - foul #3 on Lino Zwagerman, team foul #11 | 72-79 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jerome Moore (SG), Neil Smith (SF), Zlatko Zingg (PF), Cheslav Zeeb (C) Trevor Cantrell, Mitch McAleer, Mario Diaz, Darrel Otey | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Lawrence Ridley (PG), Harley Medley (SF), Milton Swanson (PF), Darell Wilber (C) Edward Thomas, Lino Zwagerman, Randy Lister, Gregory Elrod | |
| 04:59 | Central Michigan | Ante Lozowski makes the 1st free throw | 73-79 |
| 04:59 | Central Michigan | Ante Lozowski misses the 2nd free throw | 73-79 |
| 04:59 | Northwestern | Milton Swanson grabs the defensive rebound | 73-79 |
| 04:54 | Northwestern | Guillermo Guzman misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 73-79 |
| 04:52 | Central Michigan | Cheslav Zeeb pulls down the rebound | 73-79 |
| 04:48 | Central Michigan | Jerome Moore comes up short on the runner in the paint | 73-79 |
| 04:47 | Northwestern | Harley Medley snags the defensive board | 73-79 |
| 04:42 | Northwestern | Guillermo Guzman misses long on a shot from the left side | 73-79 |
| 04:40 | Central Michigan | Zlatko Zingg gets the rebound | 73-79 |
| 04:29 | Central Michigan | Cheslav Zeeb misses badly on a jump hook in the paint | 73-79 |
| 04:28 | Northwestern | Darell Wilber grabs the defensive rebound | 73-79 |
| 04:21 | Northwestern | Guillermo Guzman misses long on a jump hook in the lane | 73-79 |
| 04:20 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Jerome Moore | 73-79 |
| 04:18 | Central Michigan | Lawrence Ridley is called for the reach on Ante Lozowski in the backcourt - foul #2 on Lawrence Ridley, team foul #12 | 73-79 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Steven Cranston (PF) Zlatko Zingg | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Goodrich (PG), Robert Savage (PF) Lawrence Ridley, Milton Swanson | |
| 04:18 | Central Michigan | Ante Lozowski misses the 1st free throw | 73-79 |
| 04:18 | Central Michigan | Ante Lozowski misses the 2nd free throw | 73-79 |
| 04:18 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Robert Savage | 73-79 |
| 04:01 | Northwestern | Robert Savage misses long on a jumper from the right side | 73-79 |
| 04:00 | Central Michigan | Cheslav Zeeb grabs the defensive rebound | 73-79 |
| 03:57 | Central Michigan | Jerome Moore's pass is intercepted by Guillermo Guzman in the backcourt | 73-79 |
| 03:57 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 73-79 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Mitch McAleer (SF), Darrel Otey (C) Neil Smith, Cheslav Zeeb | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Lawrence Ridley (SG), Gregory Elrod (C) Guillermo Guzman, Darell Wilber | |
| 03:36 | Northwestern | Robert Goodrich misses long on an open shot from the left side but the foul's on Ante Lozowski - foul #5 on Ante Lozowski, team foul #15 | 73-79 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Trevor Cantrell (PG) Ante Lozowski | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Randy Lister (PF) Gregory Elrod | |
| 03:36 | Northwestern | Robert Goodrich makes the 1st free throw | 73-80 |
| 03:36 | Northwestern | Robert Goodrich misses the 2nd free throw | 73-80 |
| 03:36 | Central Michigan | Darrel Otey grabs the board | 73-80 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Trevor Cantrell (tiring) 9 pts. SG - Jerome Moore (tired) 16 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Mitch McAleer (tired) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Steven Cranston (tiring) 3 pf. C - Darrel Otey (tired) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Robert Goodrich (tiring) 8 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Lawrence Ridley (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Harley Medley (tiring) 12 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. PF - Randy Lister (very tired) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Savage (tiring) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:18 | Central Michigan | Trevor Cantrell misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 73-80 |
| 03:16 | Northwestern | Harley Medley pulls down the rebound | 73-80 |
| 03:09 | Northwestern | Randy Lister's layup is rejected by Steven Cranston | 73-80 |
| 03:07 | Northwestern | Harley Medley grabs the offensive rebound | 73-80 |
| 02:45 | Northwestern | Randy Lister is wide open but clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 73-80 |
| 02:44 | Northwestern | Harley Medley snags the offensive board | 73-80 |
| 02:44 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 73-80 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Neil Smith (SF), Zlatko Zingg (PF), Cheslav Zeeb (C) Mitch McAleer, Steven Cranston, Darrel Otey | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Edward Thomas (PG), Guillermo Guzman (SG), Lino Zwagerman (SF), Milton Swanson (PF), Gregory Elrod (C) Robert Goodrich, Lawrence Ridley, Harley Medley, Randy Lister, Robert Savage | |
| 02:25 | Northwestern | Gregory Elrod is denied on a layup by Zlatko Zingg | 73-80 |
| 02:23 | Central Michigan | Neil Smith pulls down the rebound | 73-80 |
| 02:13 | Central Michigan | Neil Smith is called for 10 seconds | 73-80 |
| 02:13 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 73-80 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Mario Diaz (C) Cheslav Zeeb | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Darell Wilber (C) Milton Swanson | |
| 02:03 | Northwestern | Lino Zwagerman misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 73-80 |
| 02:02 | Central Michigan | Jerome Moore pulls down the rebound | 73-80 |
| 01:55 | Central Michigan | Mario Diaz misses the easy layup | 73-80 |
| 01:53 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Gregory Elrod | 73-80 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 01:51 | Northwestern | Trevor Cantrell is called for the reach on Edward Thomas in the backcourt - foul #2 on Trevor Cantrell, team foul #16 | 73-80 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Mitch McAleer (SF), Darrel Otey (C) Neil Smith, Mario Diaz | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Randy Lister (PF) Gregory Elrod | |
| 01:51 | Central Michigan | Central Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 73-80 |
| 01:51 | Northwestern | Edward Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 73-81 |
| 01:51 | Northwestern | Edward Thomas misses the 2nd free throw | 73-81 |
| 01:51 | Central Michigan | Darrel Otey grabs the defensive rebound | 73-81 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 01:49 | Central Michigan | Jerome Moore is hacked by Guillermo Guzman in the backcourt - foul #5 on Guillermo Guzman, team foul #13 | 73-81 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Harley Medley (SG) Guillermo Guzman | |
| 01:49 | Central Michigan | Jerome Moore makes the 1st free throw | 74-81 |
| 01:49 | Central Michigan | Jerome Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 75-81 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 01:29 | Northwestern | Randy Lister comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 75-81 |
| 01:28 | Central Michigan | Zlatko Zingg grabs the defensive rebound | 75-81 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 01:24 | Central Michigan | Trevor Cantrell connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane and the foul's on Harley Medley - foul #4 on Harley Medley, team foul #14 | 77-81 |
| 01:24 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 77-81 |
| 01:24 | Central Michigan | Trevor Cantrell misses the free throw | 77-81 |
| 01:24 | Northwestern | Darell Wilber gets the rebound | 77-81 |
| 01:08 | Northwestern | Edward Thomas drills a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Harley Medley and he's hacked by Trevor Cantrell - foul #3 on Trevor Cantrell, team foul #17 | 77-83 |
| 01:08 | Central Michigan | Central Michigan calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 77-83 |
| 01:08 | Northwestern | Edward Thomas makes the free throw | 77-84 |
| 01:04 | Central Michigan | Darrel Otey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 77-84 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:48 | Northwestern | Lino Zwagerman is alone and drills a floater from close range on a nice dish by Edward Thomas | 77-86 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:44 | Central Michigan | Trevor Cantrell can't connect on an uncontested 3pt attempt from the left wing | 77-86 |
| 00:43 | Central Michigan | Darrel Otey pulls down the offensive rebound | 77-86 |
| 00:40 | Central Michigan | Trevor Cantrell buries a 3pt shot from the right corner | 80-86 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:37 | Northwestern | Harley Medley is hacked by Jerome Moore in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jerome Moore, team foul #18 | 80-86 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Gregory Elrod (C) Darell Wilber | |
| 00:37 | Central Michigan | Central Michigan calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 80-86 |
| 00:37 | Northwestern | Harley Medley misses the 1st free throw | 80-86 |
| 00:37 | Northwestern | Harley Medley misses the 2nd free throw | 80-86 |
| 00:37 | Northwestern | Harley Medley grabs the offensive rebound | 80-86 |
| 00:36 | Northwestern | Darrel Otey is called for the reach on Harley Medley - foul #4 on Darrel Otey, team foul #19 | 80-86 |
| 00:36 | Northwestern | Harley Medley misses the 1st free throw | 80-86 |
| 00:36 | Northwestern | Harley Medley makes the 2nd free throw | 80-87 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:33 | Central Michigan | Lino Zwagerman is called for the reach on Trevor Cantrell in the backcourt - foul #4 on Lino Zwagerman, team foul #15 | 80-87 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Darell Wilber (C) Gregory Elrod | |
| 00:33 | Central Michigan | Trevor Cantrell makes the 1st free throw | 81-87 |
| 00:33 | Central Michigan | Trevor Cantrell makes the 2nd free throw | 82-87 |
| 00:32 | Northwestern | Jerome Moore is called for the reach on Harley Medley in the backcourt - foul #5 on Jerome Moore, team foul #20 | 82-87 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Neil Smith (PG) Jerome Moore | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Goodrich (SG), Gregory Elrod (PF), Robert Savage (C) Edward Thomas, Randy Lister, Darell Wilber | |
| 00:32 | Northwestern | Harley Medley misses the 1st free throw | 82-87 |
| 00:32 | Northwestern | Harley Medley misses the 2nd free throw | 82-87 |
| 00:32 | Central Michigan | Zlatko Zingg snags the defensive board | 82-87 |
| 00:29 | Central Michigan | Neil Smith is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #2 on Neil Smith, team foul #21 | 82-87 |
| 00:28 | Northwestern | Zlatko Zingg is called for the reach on Robert Goodrich - foul #3 on Zlatko Zingg, team foul #22 | 82-87 |
| 00:28 | Northwestern | Robert Goodrich makes the 1st free throw | 82-88 |
| 00:28 | Northwestern | Robert Goodrich makes the 2nd free throw | 82-89 |
| 00:26 | Central Michigan | Gregory Elrod picks off the pass by Zlatko Zingg in the backcourt | 82-89 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:25 | Northwestern | Zlatko Zingg is called for the reach on Gregory Elrod - foul #4 on Zlatko Zingg, team foul #23 | 82-89 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Edward Thomas (PG), Randy Lister (PF) Robert Goodrich, Robert Savage | |
| 00:25 | Northwestern | Gregory Elrod makes the 1st free throw | 82-90 |
| 00:25 | Northwestern | Gregory Elrod makes the 2nd free throw | 82-91 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:20 | Central Michigan | Trevor Cantrell clanks a 3 from the left corner | 82-91 |
| 00:18 | Northwestern | Gregory Elrod pulls down the rebound | 82-91 |
| 00:15 | Northwestern | Gregory Elrod is fouled in the backcourt by Neil Smith - foul #3 on Neil Smith, team foul #24 | 82-91 |
| 00:15 | Northwestern | Gregory Elrod makes the 1st free throw | 82-92 |
| 00:15 | Northwestern | Gregory Elrod makes the 2nd free throw | 82-93 |
| 00:10 | Central Michigan | Zlatko Zingg knocks in the shot from the left wing set up by Neil Smith and he's fouled by Randy Lister - foul #3 on Randy Lister, team foul #16 | 84-93 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Steven Cranston (PF) Neil Smith | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Darell Wilber (C) Gregory Elrod | |
| 00:10 | Central Michigan | Zlatko Zingg misses the free throw | 84-93 |
| 00:10 | Central Michigan | Darrel Otey grabs the offensive board | 84-93 |
| 00:07 | Central Michigan | Trevor Cantrell can't connect on an uncontested 3 pointer from straight away | 84-93 |
| 00:05 | Central Michigan | Zlatko Zingg snags the offensive board | 84-93 |
| 00:02 | Central Michigan | Trevor Cantrell loses the ball out of bounds | 84-93 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Neil Smith (PG) Steven Cranston | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Gregory Elrod (C) Darell Wilber | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Northwestern | Edward Thomas runs out the clock | 84-93 |