| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Erik Oestreich (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Florian (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Weldon Guin (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Stockton (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Cheatham (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - John Whited (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steve Ernsberger (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Shane Lamarche (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Calvin Engman (fresh) C - Brian Gray (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern | Shane Lamarche inbounds the ball | 35-39 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:45 | Northwestern | John Whited is whistled for traveling | 35-39 |
| 19:27 | Eastern Michigan | Calvin Engman swats the dunk try by James Stockton | 35-39 |
| 19:26 | Northwestern | Shane Lamarche pulls down the rebound | 35-39 |
| 19:20 | Northwestern | Steve Ernsberger misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Charles Cheatham - foul #3 on Charles Cheatham, team foul #1 | 35-39 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Terry Heberling (C) Charles Cheatham | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 19:20 | Northwestern | Steve Ernsberger misses the 1st free throw | 35-39 |
| 19:20 | Northwestern | Steve Ernsberger makes the 2nd free throw | 35-40 |
| 19:02 | Eastern Michigan | Richard Florian comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 35-40 |
| 19:00 | Eastern Michigan | Terry Heberling pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-40 |
| 18:43 | Eastern Michigan | James Stockton knocks in the floater near the basket on a nice dish by Richard Florian and he's fouled by Calvin Engman - foul #1 on Calvin Engman, team foul #1 | 37-40 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Steve Emmons (C) Brian Gray | |
| 18:43 | Eastern Michigan | James Stockton makes the free throw | 38-40 |
| 18:17 | Northwestern | Steve Ernsberger clanks a shot from the left side | 38-40 |
| 18:16 | Northwestern | Steve Emmons grabs the offensive board | 38-40 |
| 18:02 | Northwestern | Shane Lamarche clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 38-40 |
| 18:00 | Eastern Michigan | Terry Heberling grabs the defensive rebound | 38-40 |
| 17:39 | Eastern Michigan | James Stockton hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Richard Florian | 41-40 |
| 17:20 | Northwestern | Steve Ernsberger is fouled on the floor by Erik Oestreich - foul #1 on Erik Oestreich, team foul #2 | 41-40 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Bradley Hardin (SG), Lawrence Garrett (SF), Francis Waterman (PF) Richard Florian, Weldon Guin, Terry Heberling | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Charles Aylward (PG), Dave Fee (SG), Andrew Stocking (SF), Isaac Schultz (PF), Brian Gray (C) John Whited, Steve Ernsberger, Shane Lamarche, Calvin Engman, Steve Emmons | |
| 17:05 | Northwestern | Brian Gray can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 41-40 |
| 17:04 | Eastern Michigan | The rebound goes to Francis Waterman | 41-40 |
| 17:00 | Eastern Michigan | Bradley Hardin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 41-40 |
| 16:49 | Northwestern | Isaac Schultz hits a floater from the left side on a great pass from Charles Aylward | 41-42 |
| 16:32 | Eastern Michigan | James Stockton hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 41-42 |
| 16:31 | Eastern Michigan | James Stockton tips it home | 43-42 |
| 16:09 | Northwestern | Charles Aylward is whistled for traveling | 43-42 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Weldon Guin (PG) Erik Oestreich | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Irvin Her (PG), Huang Fang (C) Charles Aylward, Brian Gray | |
| 16:07 | Eastern Michigan | Lawrence Garrett is fouled in the backcourt by Dave Fee - foul #1 on Dave Fee, team foul #2 | 43-42 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Steve Ernsberger (SG), Shane Lamarche (SF) Dave Fee, Andrew Stocking | |
| 15:53 | Eastern Michigan | Weldon Guin makes the fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Bradley Hardin | 45-42 |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Weldon Guin (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bradley Hardin (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lawrence Garrett (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Francis Waterman (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - James Stockton (tiring) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Irvin Her (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Steve Ernsberger (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Shane Lamarche (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Isaac Schultz (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Huang Fang (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Northwestern | Isaac Schultz lays it in | 45-44 |
| 15:29 | Eastern Michigan | Bradley Hardin is hacked by Steve Ernsberger in the backcourt - foul #3 on Steve Ernsberger, team foul #3 | 45-44 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Erik Oestreich (PG), Richard Florian (SG), Charles Cheatham (C) Bradley Hardin, Lawrence Garrett, Francis Waterman | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Steve Emmons (PF) Isaac Schultz | |
| 15:19 | Eastern Michigan | James Stockton is alone and drills a 3 from the left corner | 48-44 |
| 14:50 | Northwestern | Irvin Her is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Irvin Her, team foul #4 | 48-44 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Whited (PG), Dave Fee (SG), Andrew Stocking (SF), Calvin Engman (PF) Irvin Her, Steve Ernsberger, Shane Lamarche, Huang Fang | |
| 14:31 | Eastern Michigan | Charles Cheatham misses the easy open layup but the foul's on Steve Emmons - foul #1 on Steve Emmons, team foul #5 | 48-44 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Bradley Hardin (SG), Terry Heberling (C) Erik Oestreich, James Stockton | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 14:31 | Eastern Michigan | Charles Cheatham misses the 1st free throw | 48-44 |
| 14:31 | Eastern Michigan | Charles Cheatham misses the 2nd free throw | 48-44 |
| 14:31 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Steve Emmons | 48-44 |
| 14:25 | Northwestern | Calvin Engman is denied on a dunk by Terry Heberling | 48-44 |
| 14:23 | Eastern Michigan | Charles Cheatham gets the rebound | 48-44 |
| 14:12 | Eastern Michigan | Richard Florian is alone and drills a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Bradley Hardin | 50-44 |
| 13:48 | Northwestern | Steve Emmons misses the dunk but he's fouled by Terry Heberling - foul #1 on Terry Heberling, team foul #3 | 50-44 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Erik Oestreich (PG), Lawrence Garrett (SF), Francis Waterman (PF) Richard Florian, Weldon Guin, Terry Heberling | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Charles Aylward (SG), Irvin Her (SF), Brian Gray (C) Dave Fee, Andrew Stocking, Calvin Engman | |
| 13:48 | Northwestern | Steve Emmons makes the 1st free throw | 50-45 |
| 13:48 | Northwestern | Steve Emmons makes the 2nd free throw | 50-46 |
| 13:45 | Eastern Michigan | John Whited is called for the reach on Erik Oestreich in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Whited, team foul #6 | 50-46 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Isaac Schultz (PF) Steve Emmons | |
| 13:30 | Eastern Michigan | Bradley Hardin hits the front of the rim on the wide open turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by Charles Aylward - foul #2 on Charles Aylward, team foul #7 | 50-46 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Shane Lamarche (SF) John Whited | |
| 13:30 | Eastern Michigan | Bradley Hardin makes the 1st free throw | 51-46 |
| 13:30 | Eastern Michigan | Bradley Hardin makes the 2nd free throw | 52-46 |
| 13:21 | Northwestern | Brian Gray loses the dribble to Francis Waterman | 52-46 |
| 13:09 | Eastern Michigan | Charles Cheatham hits a jumper in the paint set up by Bradley Hardin | 54-46 |
| 12:52 | Northwestern | Isaac Schultz can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 54-46 |
| 12:50 | Northwestern | Brian Gray grabs the offensive rebound | 54-46 |
| 12:35 | Northwestern | Lawrence Garrett steals the ball from Charles Aylward | 54-46 |
| 12:26 | Eastern Michigan | Bradley Hardin makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Erik Oestreich | 57-46 |
| 12:07 | Northwestern | Charles Aylward connects on the shot from the left wing | 57-48 |
| 11:55 | Eastern Michigan | Lawrence Garrett clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 57-48 |
| 11:53 | Eastern Michigan | Francis Waterman can't tip it in | 57-48 |
| 11:52 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Brian Gray | 57-48 |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Erik Oestreich (tiring) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Bradley Hardin (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Lawrence Garrett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Francis Waterman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Cheatham (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Charles Aylward (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Irvin Her (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Shane Lamarche (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Isaac Schultz (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Brian Gray (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:40 | Northwestern | Brian Gray lays it up and in | 57-50 |
| 11:20 | Eastern Michigan | Charles Cheatham misses long on a driving attempt from close range | 57-50 |
| 11:19 | Northwestern | Brian Gray gets the rebound | 57-50 |
| 11:15 | Northwestern | Shane Lamarche scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Isaac Schultz | 57-53 |
| 10:52 | Eastern Michigan | Brian Gray blocks the short jumper by Francis Waterman | 57-53 |
| 10:50 | Northwestern | Shane Lamarche pulls down the rebound | 57-53 |
| 10:45 | Northwestern | Charles Aylward is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Charles Aylward, team foul #8 | 57-53 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Richard Florian (PG), Weldon Guin (SG), Evan Brown (SF), James Stockton (PF), Terry Heberling (C) Erik Oestreich, Bradley Hardin, Lawrence Garrett, Francis Waterman, Charles Cheatham | |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Whited (PG), Steve Ernsberger (SG), Andrew Stocking (SF), Calvin Engman (PF), Steve Emmons (C) Charles Aylward, Irvin Her, Shane Lamarche, Isaac Schultz, Brian Gray | |
| 10:32 | Eastern Michigan | James Stockton misses short on an open 3 pointer from the left corner | 57-53 |
| 10:31 | Eastern Michigan | Terry Heberling pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-53 |
| 10:18 | Eastern Michigan | Evan Brown connects on the open 3pt shot from straight away set up by Weldon Guin | 60-53 |
| 10:01 | Northwestern | Steve Ernsberger misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 60-53 |
| 09:59 | Eastern Michigan | The rebound goes to Evan Brown | 60-53 |
| 09:35 | Eastern Michigan | James Stockton banks in the layup on a nice dish by Richard Florian | 62-53 |
| 09:31 | Northwestern | Steve Ernsberger's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 62-53 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Charles Cheatham (C) Terry Heberling | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Dave Fee (SF), Huang Fang (C) Andrew Stocking, Steve Emmons | |
| 09:12 | Eastern Michigan | Weldon Guin drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Charles Cheatham | 65-53 |
| 08:55 | Northwestern | Calvin Engman clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 65-53 |
| 08:53 | Eastern Michigan | Weldon Guin grabs the defensive rebound | 65-53 |
| 08:47 | Eastern Michigan | Richard Florian is hacked by Calvin Engman - foul #2 on Calvin Engman, team foul #9 | 65-53 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Erik Oestreich (PG) Evan Brown | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Shane Lamarche (SF), Isaac Schultz (PF) Steve Ernsberger, Calvin Engman | |
| 08:47 | Eastern Michigan | Richard Florian makes the 1st free throw | 66-53 |
| 08:47 | Eastern Michigan | Richard Florian makes the 2nd free throw | 67-53 |
| 08:35 | Northwestern | Huang Fang clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 67-53 |
| 08:33 | Northwestern | Dave Fee pulls down the offensive rebound | 67-53 |
| 08:23 | Northwestern | Isaac Schultz misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 67-53 |
| 08:21 | Northwestern | John Whited hits the follow up shot | 67-55 |
| 08:18 | Eastern Michigan | Richard Florian travels in the backcourt | 67-55 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Terry Heberling (C) Charles Cheatham | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Steve Ernsberger (SG), Andrew Stocking (SF), Steve Emmons (PF) Dave Fee, Shane Lamarche, Huang Fang | |
| 08:04 | Northwestern | Steve Ernsberger is called for a pushoff foul - foul #4 on Steve Ernsberger, team foul #10 | 67-55 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Dave Fee (SG) Steve Ernsberger | |
| 07:48 | Eastern Michigan | Richard Florian comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 67-55 |
| 07:47 | Northwestern | Steve Emmons snags the defensive board | 67-55 |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Erik Oestreich (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Florian (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 ast. SF - Weldon Guin (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. PF - James Stockton (tiring) 15 pts. 5 reb. C - Terry Heberling (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - John Whited (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dave Fee (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Andrew Stocking (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Steve Emmons (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Isaac Schultz (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:43 | Northwestern | John Whited comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 67-55 |
| 07:42 | Eastern Michigan | The rebound goes to Terry Heberling | 67-55 |
| 07:21 | Eastern Michigan | Weldon Guin is open but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 67-55 |
| 07:20 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Dave Fee | 67-55 |
| 07:13 | Northwestern | Isaac Schultz can't connect on a shot from the left block | 67-55 |
| 07:11 | Eastern Michigan | Erik Oestreich grabs the board | 67-55 |
| 07:08 | Eastern Michigan | Terry Heberling is hacked by John Whited in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Whited, team foul #11 | 67-55 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Bradley Hardin (SG), Lawrence Garrett (SF), Francis Waterman (PF) Richard Florian, Weldon Guin, James Stockton | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Steve Ernsberger (SG), Shane Lamarche (SF), Calvin Engman (PF), Brian Gray (C) Dave Fee, Andrew Stocking, Steve Emmons, Isaac Schultz | |
| 07:08 | Eastern Michigan | Terry Heberling makes the 1st free throw | 68-55 |
| 07:08 | Eastern Michigan | Terry Heberling misses the 2nd free throw | 68-55 |
| 07:08 | Northwestern | Brian Gray pulls down the rebound | 68-55 |
| 06:47 | Northwestern | John Whited is hacked by Erik Oestreich - foul #2 on Erik Oestreich, team foul #4 | 68-55 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Charles Cheatham (C) Terry Heberling | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Huang Fang (C) Brian Gray | |
| 06:28 | Northwestern | John Whited is fouled on the floor by Bradley Hardin - foul #3 on Bradley Hardin, team foul #5 | 68-55 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Irvin Her (PG) John Whited | |
| 06:19 | Northwestern | Huang Fang knocks in the shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Irvin Her | 68-57 |
| 06:10 | Eastern Michigan | Bradley Hardin misses badly on the uncontested 3 pointer from the left wing | 68-57 |
| 06:08 | Northwestern | Huang Fang snags the defensive board | 68-57 |
| 06:03 | Northwestern | Shane Lamarche misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Lawrence Garrett - foul #2 on Lawrence Garrett, team foul #6 | 68-57 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Evan Brown (SG) Bradley Hardin | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Isaac Schultz (C) Huang Fang | |
| 06:03 | Northwestern | Shane Lamarche makes the 1st free throw | 68-58 |
| 06:03 | Northwestern | Shane Lamarche misses the 2nd free throw | 68-58 |
| 06:03 | Northwestern | Isaac Schultz snags the offensive board | 68-58 |
| 05:46 | Northwestern | Steve Ernsberger is called for 5 seconds | 68-58 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Weldon Guin (PG), James Stockton (PF) Erik Oestreich, Francis Waterman | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Brian Gray (C) Calvin Engman | |
| 05:26 | Eastern Michigan | James Stockton buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 70-58 |
| 05:03 | Northwestern | Steve Ernsberger misses the 3 from the left wing | 70-58 |
| 05:01 | Eastern Michigan | Weldon Guin grabs the board | 70-58 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 04:35 | Eastern Michigan | Evan Brown misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 70-58 |
| 04:34 | Eastern Michigan | Charles Cheatham misses the tip | 70-58 |
| 04:33 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Isaac Schultz | 70-58 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 04:28 | Northwestern | Shane Lamarche misses long on a floater from the left block | 70-58 |
| 04:27 | Northwestern | Brian Gray can't tip it in | 70-58 |
| 04:26 | Northwestern | Brian Gray hits the follow up shot | 70-60 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 04:05 | Eastern Michigan | Weldon Guin can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 70-60 |
| 04:03 | Northwestern | Isaac Schultz snags the defensive board | 70-60 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 03:58 | Northwestern | Steve Ernsberger hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 70-60 |
| 03:56 | Northwestern | Brian Gray tips it in | 70-62 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:37 | Eastern Michigan | Charles Cheatham misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 70-62 |
| 03:35 | Eastern Michigan | James Stockton can't tip it in | 70-62 |
| 03:34 | Northwestern | Brian Gray snags the defensive board | 70-62 |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Weldon Guin (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Evan Brown (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lawrence Garrett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - James Stockton (tired) 17 pts. 6 reb. C - Charles Cheatham (tiring) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Irvin Her (tiring) 2 ast. SG - Steve Ernsberger (tiring) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Shane Lamarche (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Isaac Schultz (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Brian Gray (tiring) 13 pts. 12 reb. | |
| 03:28 | Northwestern | Shane Lamarche misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 70-62 |
| 03:26 | Eastern Michigan | James Stockton gets the rebound | 70-62 |
| 03:06 | Eastern Michigan | Charles Cheatham can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 70-62 |
| 03:04 | Northwestern | Isaac Schultz gets the rebound | 70-62 |
| 02:57 | Northwestern | Brian Gray banks in the layup on a great pass from Irvin Her | 70-64 |
| 02:57 | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-64 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Erik Oestreich (PG), Richard Florian (SG), Francis Waterman (PF), Terry Heberling (C) Evan Brown, Lawrence Garrett, James Stockton, Charles Cheatham | |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Whited (PG), Dave Fee (SG), Andrew Stocking (SF), Calvin Engman (PF), Steve Emmons (C) Irvin Her, Steve Ernsberger, Shane Lamarche, Isaac Schultz, Brian Gray | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 02:39 | Eastern Michigan | Erik Oestreich comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 70-64 |
| 02:38 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Andrew Stocking | 70-64 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 02:20 | Northwestern | Andrew Stocking throws a bad pass out of bounds | 70-64 |
| 02:06 | Eastern Michigan | Terry Heberling loses the ball out of bounds | 70-64 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Bradley Hardin (SF) Weldon Guin | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 02:03 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-64 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Weldon Guin (SF) Bradley Hardin | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Shane Lamarche (SF) Andrew Stocking | |
| 01:45 | Northwestern | Steve Emmons hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Calvin Engman | 70-66 |
| 01:20 | Eastern Michigan | Erik Oestreich buries a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Weldon Guin | 73-66 |
| 01:20 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 73-66 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | James Stockton (PF), Charles Cheatham (C) Francis Waterman, Terry Heberling | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Steve Ernsberger (SG), Brian Gray (C) Dave Fee, Steve Emmons | |
| 01:11 | Northwestern | Brian Gray can't throw it down | 73-66 |
| 01:09 | Eastern Michigan | Charles Cheatham snags the defensive board | 73-66 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:46 | Eastern Michigan | Erik Oestreich scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Weldon Guin | 76-66 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:39 | Northwestern | Steve Ernsberger loses the dribble to Weldon Guin | 76-66 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:18 | Eastern Michigan | Weldon Guin is fouled on the floor by John Whited - foul #4 on John Whited, team foul #12 | 76-66 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Bradley Hardin (SG), Lawrence Garrett (SF), Francis Waterman (PF), Terry Heberling (C) Erik Oestreich, Richard Florian, James Stockton, Charles Cheatham | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Charles Aylward (PG), Dave Fee (SG), Andrew Stocking (SF), Steve Emmons (PF), Isaac Schultz (C) John Whited, Steve Ernsberger, Shane Lamarche, Calvin Engman, Brian Gray | |
| 00:18 | Eastern Michigan | Weldon Guin makes the 1st free throw | 77-66 |
| 00:18 | Eastern Michigan | Weldon Guin makes the 2nd free throw | 78-66 |
| 00:12 | Northwestern | Isaac Schultz hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Terry Heberling - foul #2 on Terry Heberling, team foul #7 | 78-66 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Erik Oestreich (PG) Weldon Guin | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 00:12 | Northwestern | Isaac Schultz makes the 1st free throw | 78-67 |
| 00:12 | Northwestern | Isaac Schultz misses the 2nd free throw | 78-67 |
| 00:12 | Eastern Michigan | Terry Heberling grabs the defensive rebound | 78-67 |
| 00:00 | Eastern Michigan | Erik Oestreich runs out the clock | 78-67 |