| Lineup | Howard | PG - Antonio Herring (fresh) SG - Brian Nebel (fresh) SF - John Walter (fresh) PF - Joseph Baker (fresh) C - Donald Cole (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Alexander Moore (fresh) SG - Nicholas Visnosky (fresh) SF - Nathan Cowles (fresh) PF - Lee Baskerville (fresh) C - Tom Berry (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern | Lee Baskerville wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:37 | Northwestern | Alexander Moore hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | Northwestern | Tom Berry tips it in | 0-2 |
| 19:18 | Howard | Brian Nebel can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 0-2 |
| 19:16 | Northwestern | Alexander Moore snags the defensive board | 0-2 |
| 19:02 | Northwestern | Alexander Moore hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 0-2 |
| 19:01 | Howard | John Walter grabs the defensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:40 | Howard | Donald Cole connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Antonio Herring | 3-2 |
| 18:23 | Northwestern | Lee Baskerville drills a floater from the baseline set up by Alexander Moore | 3-4 |
| 18:17 | Howard | Brian Nebel misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 3-4 |
| 18:15 | Northwestern | Nicholas Visnosky gets the rebound | 3-4 |
| 18:10 | Northwestern | Alexander Moore hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Nicholas Visnosky | 3-7 |
| 17:47 | Howard | Joseph Baker scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 6-7 |
| 17:25 | Northwestern | Nicholas Visnosky misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 6-7 |
| 17:23 | Northwestern | Nathan Cowles hits the follow up shot | 6-9 |
| 17:08 | Howard | Joseph Baker scores on a 3pt shot from straight away | 9-9 |
| 16:39 | Northwestern | Nicholas Visnosky scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Alexander Moore | 9-12 |
| 16:18 | Howard | Donald Cole throws a bad pass out of bounds | 9-12 |
| Subs | Howard | John Hutt (PG) Antonio Herring | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 15:54 | Northwestern | Alexander Moore scores on a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Nicholas Visnosky | 9-15 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - John Hutt (fresh) SG - Brian Nebel (fairly fresh) SF - John Walter (fresh) PF - Joseph Baker (fresh) 6 pts. C - Donald Cole (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Alexander Moore (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Nicholas Visnosky (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Nathan Cowles (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Lee Baskerville (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Tom Berry (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:26 | Howard | Joseph Baker can't connect on a jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Lee Baskerville - foul #1 on Lee Baskerville, team foul #1 | 9-15 |
| Subs | Howard | Larry Millen (SG), James Abron (SF), Jeff Lanigan (C) Brian Nebel, John Walter, Donald Cole | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 15:26 | Howard | Joseph Baker makes the 1st free throw | 10-15 |
| 15:26 | Howard | Joseph Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 11-15 |
| 15:18 | Northwestern | Nathan Cowles drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 11-18 |
| 15:02 | Howard | Larry Millen misses short on a jumper from the right side | 11-18 |
| 15:00 | Northwestern | Lee Baskerville pulls down the rebound | 11-18 |
| 14:46 | Northwestern | Tom Berry throws a bad pass out of bounds | 11-18 |
| Subs | Howard | Antonio Herring (PG), Earl Joyce (C) John Hutt, Joseph Baker | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 14:30 | Howard | Larry Millen misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Lee Baskerville - foul #2 on Lee Baskerville, team foul #2 | 11-18 |
| Subs | Howard | John Walter (SF) Earl Joyce | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Thomas Thoreson (PF) Lee Baskerville | |
| 14:30 | Howard | Larry Millen misses the 1st free throw | 11-18 |
| 14:30 | Howard | Larry Millen makes the 2nd free throw | 12-18 |
| 14:10 | Northwestern | Nathan Cowles misses short on a jumper from the left side | 12-18 |
| 14:08 | Howard | James Abron grabs the board | 12-18 |
| 14:02 | Howard | Larry Millen misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 12-18 |
| 14:01 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Tom Berry | 12-18 |
| 13:39 | Northwestern | Nicholas Visnosky makes the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Alexander Moore | 12-21 |
| 13:16 | Howard | Antonio Herring comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 12-21 |
| 13:14 | Howard | Larry Millen grabs the offensive rebound | 12-21 |
| 12:56 | Howard | Larry Millen drills a 3 from the left corner | 15-21 |
| 12:40 | Northwestern | Alexander Moore misses long on a fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on John Walter - foul #1 on John Walter, team foul #1 | 15-21 |
| Subs | Howard | John Hutt (PG), Brian Nebel (SG), Joseph Baker (PF), Donald Cole (C) Antonio Herring, Larry Millen, James Abron, Jeff Lanigan | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Norman Turner (PF) Nathan Cowles | |
| 12:40 | Northwestern | Alexander Moore makes the 1st free throw | 15-22 |
| 12:40 | Northwestern | Alexander Moore misses the 2nd free throw | 15-22 |
| 12:40 | Howard | Joseph Baker grabs the defensive rebound | 15-22 |
| 12:21 | Howard | Brian Nebel scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 18-22 |
| 12:13 | Northwestern | Tom Berry misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 18-22 |
| 12:12 | Howard | Brian Nebel pulls down the rebound | 18-22 |
| 12:05 | Howard | The jump hook by John Walter is blocked by Tom Berry | 18-22 |
| 12:04 | Howard | John Walter pulls down the offensive rebound | 18-22 |
| 11:50 | Howard | Brian Nebel clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Nicholas Visnosky - foul #1 on Nicholas Visnosky, team foul #3 | 18-22 |
| Subs | Howard | Earl Joyce (SF) John Walter | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 11:50 | Howard | Brian Nebel misses the 1st free throw | 18-22 |
| 11:50 | Howard | Brian Nebel makes the 2nd free throw | 19-22 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - John Hutt (fresh) SG - Brian Nebel (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Earl Joyce (fresh) PF - Joseph Baker (fresh) 8 pts. C - Donald Cole (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Alexander Moore (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Nicholas Visnosky (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Thoreson (fresh) PF - Norman Turner (fresh) C - Tom Berry (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Northwestern | Nicholas Visnosky misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 19-22 |
| 11:32 | Howard | John Hutt grabs the defensive rebound | 19-22 |
| 11:07 | Howard | Brian Nebel drills a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Earl Joyce | 22-22 |
| 10:55 | Northwestern | Tom Berry can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 22-22 |
| 10:53 | Howard | The rebound goes to John Hutt | 22-22 |
| 10:47 | Howard | Earl Joyce hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 22-22 |
| 10:45 | Northwestern | Thomas Thoreson grabs the defensive rebound | 22-22 |
| 10:23 | Northwestern | Norman Turner can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Brian Nebel - foul #1 on Brian Nebel, team foul #2 | 22-22 |
| Subs | Howard | Antonio Herring (PG), John Walter (SF) John Hutt, Earl Joyce | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Alexander Howard (PG), Charles Ervin (SG), Nathan Cowles (SF) Alexander Moore, Nicholas Visnosky, Tom Berry | |
| 10:23 | Northwestern | Norman Turner misses the 1st free throw | 22-22 |
| 10:23 | Northwestern | Norman Turner makes the 2nd free throw | 22-23 |
| 10:05 | Howard | Antonio Herring makes the shot from the left side set up by Brian Nebel | 24-23 |
| 09:46 | Northwestern | Nathan Cowles is fouled on the floor by Brian Nebel - foul #2 on Brian Nebel, team foul #3 | 24-23 |
| Subs | Howard | Larry Millen (SG), James Abron (PF), Jeff Lanigan (C) Brian Nebel, Joseph Baker, Donald Cole | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 09:41 | Northwestern | Norman Turner can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 24-23 |
| 09:40 | Howard | The rebound goes to Jeff Lanigan | 24-23 |
| 09:34 | Howard | Larry Millen buries a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Jeff Lanigan | 26-23 |
| 09:21 | Northwestern | Alexander Howard misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 26-23 |
| 09:19 | Northwestern | Thomas Thoreson tips it in | 26-25 |
| 09:17 | Howard | Alexander Howard picks off the pass by Antonio Herring in the backcourt | 26-25 |
| 09:15 | Northwestern | Alexander Howard lays it in | 26-27 |
| 08:59 | Howard | Antonio Herring's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-27 |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Nicholas Visnosky (SG), Tom Berry (C) Charles Ervin, Norman Turner | |
| 08:33 | Northwestern | Nathan Cowles is fouled on the floor by John Walter - foul #2 on John Walter, team foul #4 | 26-27 |
| Subs | Howard | John Hutt (PG), Donald Cole (C) Antonio Herring, John Walter | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Alexander Moore (PG) Alexander Howard | |
| 08:21 | Northwestern | Nathan Cowles comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 26-27 |
| 08:20 | Howard | Donald Cole pulls down the rebound | 26-27 |
| 07:53 | Howard | Jeff Lanigan clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 26-27 |
| 07:51 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Tom Berry | 26-27 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - John Hutt (fresh) SG - Larry Millen (fresh) 6 pts. SF - James Abron (fresh) PF - Jeff Lanigan (fresh) C - Donald Cole (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Alexander Moore (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Nicholas Visnosky (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Nathan Cowles (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Thomas Thoreson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Tom Berry (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Northwestern | Alexander Moore knocks in the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Thomas Thoreson | 26-30 |
| 07:12 | Howard | A charge is called on Larry Millen - foul #1 on Larry Millen, team foul #5 | 26-30 |
| Subs | Howard | Antonio Herring (PG), Joseph Baker (PF) John Hutt, Jeff Lanigan | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Norman Turner (PF) Thomas Thoreson | |
| 07:01 | Northwestern | Nicholas Visnosky is fouled on the floor by Larry Millen - foul #2 on Larry Millen, team foul #6 | 26-30 |
| Subs | Howard | John Hutt (SG), Earl Joyce (SF) Larry Millen, James Abron | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 06:45 | Northwestern | Nathan Cowles can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 26-30 |
| 06:43 | Northwestern | Tom Berry hits the follow up shot | 26-32 |
| 06:35 | Howard | Antonio Herring misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Alexander Moore - foul #1 on Alexander Moore, team foul #4 | 26-32 |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Alexander Howard (SG), Charles Ervin (SF) Nicholas Visnosky, Nathan Cowles | |
| 06:35 | Howard | Antonio Herring makes the 1st free throw | 27-32 |
| 06:35 | Howard | Antonio Herring makes the 2nd free throw | 28-32 |
| 06:14 | Northwestern | Alexander Moore clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 28-32 |
| 06:12 | Northwestern | Tom Berry snags the offensive board | 28-32 |
| 06:01 | Northwestern | Tom Berry can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane | 28-32 |
| 05:59 | Howard | Donald Cole gets the rebound | 28-32 |
| 05:55 | Howard | Antonio Herring misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 28-32 |
| 05:53 | Howard | Earl Joyce grabs the offensive board | 28-32 |
| 05:38 | Howard | Antonio Herring can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 28-32 |
| 05:36 | Howard | Donald Cole tips it in | 30-32 |
| 05:20 | Northwestern | Alexander Moore knocks in the jumpshot from the right side | 30-34 |
| 05:05 | Howard | Earl Joyce's fadeaway is rejected by Charles Ervin | 30-34 |
| 05:03 | Northwestern | Tom Berry gets the rebound | 30-34 |
| 04:59 | Northwestern | Alexander Howard makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Norman Turner | 30-37 |
| 04:46 | Howard | Joseph Baker can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Norman Turner - foul #1 on Norman Turner, team foul #5 | 30-37 |
| Subs | Howard | Luis Anderson (SG), James Abron (SF), Jeff Lanigan (C) John Hutt, Earl Joyce, Donald Cole | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Nicholas Visnosky (SG), Nathan Cowles (SF), Thomas Thoreson (PF) Alexander Moore, Charles Ervin, Tom Berry | |
| 04:46 | Howard | Joseph Baker makes the 1st free throw | 31-37 |
| 04:46 | Howard | Joseph Baker misses the 2nd free throw | 31-37 |
| 04:46 | Northwestern | Thomas Thoreson pulls down the rebound | 31-37 |
| 04:26 | Northwestern | Alexander Howard travels with the ball | 31-37 |
| 04:07 | Howard | Antonio Herring hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Joseph Baker | 34-37 |
| 03:48 | Northwestern | Nicholas Visnosky is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Nicholas Visnosky, team foul #6 | 34-37 |
| Subs | Howard | John Hutt (PG), Brian Nebel (SG), John Walter (SF) Antonio Herring, Luis Anderson, Joseph Baker | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Lee Baskerville (PF) Norman Turner | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - John Hutt (fresh) SG - Brian Nebel (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Walter (fresh) 2 reb. PF - James Abron (fresh) C - Jeff Lanigan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Alexander Howard (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Nicholas Visnosky (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Nathan Cowles (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Lee Baskerville (fresh) 2 pts. C - Thomas Thoreson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:23 | Howard | John Walter misses long on a jump hook from the right block | 34-37 |
| 03:22 | Northwestern | Nathan Cowles grabs the defensive rebound | 34-37 |
| 03:08 | Northwestern | James Abron steals it from Nicholas Visnosky | 34-37 |
| 02:47 | Howard | James Abron connects on the jump hook from close range | 36-37 |
| 02:31 | Northwestern | Nathan Cowles connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Alexander Howard | 36-40 |
| 02:14 | Howard | Brian Nebel comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 36-40 |
| 02:13 | Howard | The offensive rebound goes to John Walter | 36-40 |
| 02:00 | Howard | Nicholas Visnosky steals it from Brian Nebel | 36-40 |
| 01:56 | Northwestern | Nicholas Visnosky lays it up and in | 36-42 |
| 01:34 | Howard | Brian Nebel comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 36-42 |
| 01:33 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Lee Baskerville | 36-42 |
| 01:28 | Northwestern | Nicholas Visnosky misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 36-42 |
| 01:27 | Howard | John Walter grabs the board | 36-42 |
| 01:05 | Howard | John Hutt is fouled on the floor by Nicholas Visnosky - foul #3 on Nicholas Visnosky, team foul #7 | 36-42 |
| Subs | Howard | Larry Millen (SG), Joseph Baker (PF), Donald Cole (C) Brian Nebel, James Abron, Jeff Lanigan | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Alexander Moore (PG), Charles Ervin (SF), Tom Berry (C) Nicholas Visnosky, Nathan Cowles, Thomas Thoreson | |
| 01:05 | Howard | John Hutt makes the 1st free throw | 37-42 |
| 01:05 | Howard | John Hutt makes the 2nd free throw | 38-42 |
| 00:48 | Northwestern | John Hutt takes the ball from Alexander Moore | 38-42 |
| 00:31 | Howard | Larry Millen lays it up and in on a great pass from Joseph Baker | 40-42 |
| 00:13 | Northwestern | Tom Berry is fouled on the floor by Larry Millen - foul #3 on Larry Millen, team foul #7 | 40-42 |
| Subs | Howard | Antonio Herring (PG), Luis Anderson (SG), Earl Joyce (SF) John Hutt, Larry Millen, John Walter | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 00:13 | Northwestern | Tom Berry misses the 1st free throw | 40-42 |
| 00:13 | Howard | Donald Cole grabs the defensive rebound | 40-42 |
| 00:04 | Howard | Donald Cole loses the ball out of bounds | 40-42 |
| 00:00 | Northwestern | Alexander Moore comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 40-42 |