| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Ed Kuklenski (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - George Hondo (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Leland Bopp (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Hamisi Asaro (fresh) C - Steven Mayer (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - Clay Love (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Donald Spray (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Trenton McFarland (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brandon Rippey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Matthew Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Chicago State | Trenton McFarland inbounds the ball | 33-26 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:35 | Chicago State | Matthew Jackson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 33-26 |
| 19:34 | Northwestern | Ed Kuklenski grabs the board | 33-26 |
| 19:15 | Northwestern | Ed Kuklenski misses long on a floater in the lane but the foul's on Clay Love - foul #3 on Clay Love, team foul #1 | 33-26 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Michael Spence (PG) Clay Love | |
| 19:15 | Northwestern | Ed Kuklenski makes the 1st free throw | 34-26 |
| 19:15 | Northwestern | Ed Kuklenski misses the 2nd free throw | 34-26 |
| 19:15 | Chicago State | Brandon Rippey snags the defensive board | 34-26 |
| 18:58 | Chicago State | Matthew Jackson hits a fadeaway in the paint and he's hacked by George Hondo - foul #2 on George Hondo, team foul #1 | 34-28 |
| 18:58 | Chicago State | Matthew Jackson misses the free throw | 34-28 |
| 18:58 | Chicago State | Brandon Rippey grabs the offensive board | 34-28 |
| 18:49 | Chicago State | Leland Bopp steps in front of the Donald Spray pass | 34-28 |
| 18:44 | Northwestern | Ed Kuklenski lays it up and in set up by Leland Bopp | 36-28 |
| 18:15 | Chicago State | Brandon Rippey hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 36-28 |
| 18:14 | Chicago State | Matthew Jackson tips it home | 36-30 |
| 18:00 | Northwestern | Ed Kuklenski lays it in | 38-30 |
| 17:45 | Chicago State | Brandon Rippey misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 38-30 |
| 17:44 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to George Hondo | 38-30 |
| 17:27 | Northwestern | Leland Bopp misses short on a jump hook from the baseline | 38-30 |
| 17:26 | Chicago State | Donald Spray gets the rebound | 38-30 |
| 17:20 | Chicago State | Brandon Rippey misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 38-30 |
| 17:18 | Chicago State | Matthew Jackson tips it home | 38-32 |
| 16:55 | Northwestern | Ed Kuklenski makes the runner in the paint on a great pass from George Hondo | 40-32 |
| 16:48 | Chicago State | Donald Spray clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 40-32 |
| 16:47 | Northwestern | Hamisi Asaro grabs the defensive rebound | 40-32 |
| 16:18 | Northwestern | Leland Bopp's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-32 |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Rines (SF), Thomas Hunt (PF), James Hawkins (C) Leland Bopp, Hamisi Asaro, Steven Mayer | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Gary Getchell (SG), William Burditt (SF), Charles Ramsey (PF), Kenneth Potter (C) Donald Spray, Trenton McFarland, Brandon Rippey, Matthew Jackson | |
| 16:02 | Chicago State | Ed Kuklenski steals it from Kenneth Potter | 40-32 |
| 15:58 | Northwestern | George Hondo banks in the layup on a great pass from Ed Kuklenski | 42-32 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Ed Kuklenski (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - George Hondo (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - John Rines (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Hunt (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - James Hawkins (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - Michael Spence (fresh) SG - Gary Getchell (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Burditt (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Charles Ramsey (fresh) 3 pts. C - Kenneth Potter (fresh) | |
| 15:42 | Chicago State | The jumper by Gary Getchell is denied by Thomas Hunt | 42-32 |
| 15:40 | Northwestern | James Hawkins snags the defensive board | 42-32 |
| 15:34 | Northwestern | James Hawkins can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on Kenneth Potter - foul #1 on Kenneth Potter, team foul #2 | 42-32 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Clay Love (PG) Michael Spence | |
| 15:34 | Northwestern | James Hawkins makes the 1st free throw | 43-32 |
| 15:34 | Northwestern | James Hawkins makes the 2nd free throw | 44-32 |
| 15:23 | Chicago State | Gary Getchell is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Gary Getchell, team foul #3 | 44-32 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Steven Mayer (C) James Hawkins | |
| Subs | Chicago State | | |
| 15:02 | Northwestern | Steven Mayer slams it home set up by Ed Kuklenski and he's fouled by Gary Getchell - foul #2 on Gary Getchell, team foul #4 | 46-32 |
| 15:02 | Northwestern | Steven Mayer makes the free throw | 47-32 |
| 14:47 | Chicago State | Clay Love can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 47-32 |
| 14:46 | Northwestern | Thomas Hunt grabs the defensive rebound | 47-32 |
| 14:17 | Northwestern | Thomas Hunt misses the lay-in | 47-32 |
| 14:15 | Chicago State | William Burditt grabs the defensive rebound | 47-32 |
| 13:57 | Chicago State | Gary Getchell drills a jumpshot from the left wing | 47-34 |
| 13:28 | Northwestern | Gary Getchell is called for the reach on George Hondo - foul #3 on Gary Getchell, team foul #5 | 47-34 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Leland Bopp (SF), Hamisi Asaro (PF), James Hawkins (C) John Rines, Thomas Hunt, Steven Mayer | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Donald Spray (SG), Trenton McFarland (SF), Brandon Rippey (PF), Matthew Jackson (C) Gary Getchell, William Burditt, Charles Ramsey, Kenneth Potter | |
| 13:16 | Northwestern | Ed Kuklenski blows the layup but the foul's on Matthew Jackson - foul #3 on Matthew Jackson, team foul #6 | 47-34 |
| 13:16 | Northwestern | Ed Kuklenski makes the 1st free throw | 48-34 |
| 13:16 | Northwestern | Ed Kuklenski makes the 2nd free throw | 49-34 |
| 13:06 | Chicago State | Clay Love hits a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Brandon Rippey | 49-36 |
| 12:45 | Northwestern | Ed Kuklenski misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 49-36 |
| 12:43 | Chicago State | Trenton McFarland gets the rebound | 49-36 |
| 12:30 | Chicago State | Clay Love hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Donald Spray | 49-38 |
| 12:10 | Northwestern | Brandon Rippey is called for the reach on Leland Bopp - foul #1 on Brandon Rippey, team foul #7 | 49-38 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Thomas Hunt (PF), Steven Mayer (C) Hamisi Asaro, James Hawkins | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Michael Spence (PG) Clay Love | |
| 12:10 | Northwestern | Leland Bopp makes the 1st free throw | 50-38 |
| 12:10 | Northwestern | Leland Bopp misses the 2nd free throw | 50-38 |
| 12:10 | Chicago State | Brandon Rippey grabs the defensive rebound | 50-38 |
| 12:05 | Chicago State | Trenton McFarland connects on the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Brandon Rippey | 50-40 |
| 11:47 | Northwestern | Leland Bopp makes the floater near the basket on a nice dish by Ed Kuklenski | 52-40 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Ed Kuklenski (tiring) 15 pts. 7 ast. 3 stl. SG - George Hondo (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Leland Bopp (fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. PF - Thomas Hunt (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Steven Mayer (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - Michael Spence (fresh) SG - Donald Spray (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Trenton McFarland (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Brandon Rippey (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Matthew Jackson (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 11:38 | Chicago State | Matthew Jackson hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 52-40 |
| 11:36 | Northwestern | Thomas Hunt grabs the board | 52-40 |
| 11:15 | Northwestern | Leland Bopp misses badly on a jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Trenton McFarland - foul #3 on Trenton McFarland, team foul #8 | 52-40 |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Rines (SF) Ed Kuklenski | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Clay Love (PG) Trenton McFarland | |
| 11:15 | Northwestern | Leland Bopp makes the 1st free throw | 53-40 |
| 11:15 | Northwestern | Leland Bopp makes the 2nd free throw | 54-40 |
| 11:00 | Chicago State | Matthew Jackson knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Michael Spence | 54-42 |
| 10:44 | Northwestern | Steven Mayer connects on the floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Leland Bopp | 56-42 |
| 10:25 | Chicago State | John Rines is called for the reach on Michael Spence - foul #1 on John Rines, team foul #2 | 56-42 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ed Kuklenski (PG), Hamisi Asaro (PF) Leland Bopp, Thomas Hunt | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Gary Getchell (SG), William Burditt (PF), Kenneth Potter (C) Donald Spray, Brandon Rippey, Matthew Jackson | |
| 10:10 | Chicago State | Gary Getchell can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Hamisi Asaro - foul #1 on Hamisi Asaro, team foul #3 | 56-42 |
| 10:10 | Chicago State | Gary Getchell makes the 1st free throw | 56-43 |
| 10:10 | Chicago State | Gary Getchell misses the 2nd free throw | 56-43 |
| 10:10 | Northwestern | Steven Mayer snags the defensive board | 56-43 |
| 09:47 | Northwestern | Ed Kuklenski connects on the jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by John Rines and he's hacked by Michael Spence - foul #1 on Michael Spence, team foul #9 | 58-43 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Hawkins (C) Steven Mayer | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Trenton McFarland (SF) Gary Getchell | |
| 09:47 | Northwestern | Ed Kuklenski makes the free throw | 59-43 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 09:32 | Chicago State | James Hawkins blocks the short jumper by Kenneth Potter | 59-43 |
| 09:30 | Northwestern | Ed Kuklenski grabs the defensive rebound | 59-43 |
| 09:26 | Northwestern | Ed Kuklenski scores on a 3 pointer from straight away | 62-43 |
| 09:13 | Chicago State | Clay Love is fouled on the floor by Hamisi Asaro - foul #2 on Hamisi Asaro, team foul #4 | 62-43 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Brandon Rippey (PF), Matthew Jackson (C) William Burditt, Kenneth Potter | |
| 08:59 | Chicago State | Michael Spence clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 62-43 |
| 08:58 | Chicago State | Clay Love tips it home | 62-45 |
| 08:39 | Northwestern | James Hawkins buries a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Ed Kuklenski | 64-45 |
| 08:26 | Chicago State | Trenton McFarland hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 64-45 |
| 08:24 | Northwestern | James Hawkins snags the defensive board | 64-45 |
| 07:59 | Northwestern | Trenton McFarland steps in front of the George Hondo pass | 64-45 |
| 07:50 | Chicago State | Clay Love hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 64-45 |
| 07:49 | Chicago State | Clay Love tips it in | 64-47 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Ed Kuklenski (tiring) 21 pts. 8 ast. 3 stl. SG - George Hondo (tiring) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - John Rines (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Hamisi Asaro (fairly fresh) C - James Hawkins (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - Clay Love (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Spence (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Trenton McFarland (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Brandon Rippey (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Matthew Jackson (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 07:28 | Northwestern | Ed Kuklenski misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 64-47 |
| 07:27 | Chicago State | Brandon Rippey grabs the defensive rebound | 64-47 |
| 07:12 | Chicago State | John Rines steals it from Clay Love | 64-47 |
| 06:50 | Northwestern | James Hawkins buries a fadeaway in the paint | 66-47 |
| 06:32 | Chicago State | Clay Love misses the fadeaway from the left side | 66-47 |
| 06:30 | Chicago State | Brandon Rippey tips it home | 66-49 |
| 06:08 | Northwestern | Michael Spence is called for the reach on George Hondo - foul #2 on Michael Spence, team foul #10 | 66-49 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Leland Bopp (SF), Thomas Hunt (PF), Steven Mayer (C) John Rines, Hamisi Asaro, James Hawkins | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Gary Getchell (PG), Donald Spray (SG), William Burditt (SF), Charles Ramsey (PF), Kenneth Potter (C) Clay Love, Michael Spence, Trenton McFarland, Brandon Rippey, Matthew Jackson | |
| 06:08 | Northwestern | George Hondo misses the 1st free throw | 66-49 |
| 06:08 | Northwestern | George Hondo misses the 2nd free throw | 66-49 |
| 06:08 | Chicago State | Charles Ramsey gets the rebound | 66-49 |
| 06:02 | Chicago State | William Burditt misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 66-49 |
| 06:01 | Northwestern | Steven Mayer grabs the board | 66-49 |
| 05:43 | Northwestern | Steven Mayer scores on a fadeaway from the baseline | 68-49 |
| 05:29 | Chicago State | Thomas Hunt steps in front of the Charles Ramsey pass | 68-49 |
| 05:12 | Northwestern | Steven Mayer buries a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Ed Kuklenski and he's hacked by Charles Ramsey - foul #2 on Charles Ramsey, team foul #11 | 70-49 |
| 05:12 | Northwestern | Steven Mayer misses the free throw | 70-49 |
| 05:12 | Chicago State | Charles Ramsey pulls down the rebound | 70-49 |
| 04:57 | Chicago State | Charles Ramsey misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 70-49 |
| 04:55 | Northwestern | Steven Mayer pulls down the rebound | 70-49 |
| 04:50 | Northwestern | Ed Kuklenski drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Thomas Hunt | 72-49 |
| 04:41 | Chicago State | Gary Getchell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 72-49 |
| 04:39 | Northwestern | Steven Mayer pulls down the rebound | 72-49 |
| 04:12 | Northwestern | Leland Bopp knocks in the shot in the lane set up by George Hondo | 74-49 |
| 03:59 | Chicago State | William Burditt clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 74-49 |
| 03:57 | Northwestern | Steven Mayer grabs the board | 74-49 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:36 | Northwestern | Thomas Hunt hits a runner in the paint and the foul's on Charles Ramsey - foul #3 on Charles Ramsey, team foul #12 | 76-49 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Hawkins (C) Ed Kuklenski | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Kirk Carstensen (PG), Aaron Ogara (SG), Michael Spence (SF) Gary Getchell, Donald Spray, Kenneth Potter | |
| 03:36 | Northwestern | Thomas Hunt makes the free throw | 77-49 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Steven Mayer (fresh) 13 pts. 9 reb. SG - George Hondo (tired) 4 pts. 5 ast. SF - Leland Bopp (fresh) 20 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. PF - Thomas Hunt (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - James Hawkins (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - Kirk Carstensen (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Aaron Ogara (fresh) SF - Michael Spence (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Charles Ramsey (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - William Burditt (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 03:28 | Chicago State | Michael Spence can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Leland Bopp - foul #2 on Leland Bopp, team foul #5 | 77-49 |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Rines (SF) Thomas Hunt | |
| Subs | Chicago State | | |
| 03:28 | Chicago State | Michael Spence makes the 1st free throw | 77-50 |
| 03:28 | Chicago State | Michael Spence makes the 2nd free throw | 77-51 |
| 02:59 | Northwestern | James Hawkins misses the jumper from the baseline | 77-51 |
| 02:57 | Chicago State | Charles Ramsey grabs the board | 77-51 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:33 | Chicago State | Leland Bopp takes the ball from William Burditt | 77-51 |
| 02:09 | Northwestern | Charles Ramsey is called for the reach on Steven Mayer - foul #4 on Charles Ramsey, team foul #13 | 77-51 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ed Kuklenski (PG), Thomas Hunt (SG) George Hondo, John Rines | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Gary Getchell (PG), Kenneth Potter (C) Kirk Carstensen, Charles Ramsey | |
| 02:09 | Northwestern | Steven Mayer makes the 1st free throw | 78-51 |
| 02:09 | Northwestern | Steven Mayer makes the 2nd free throw | 79-51 |
| 01:59 | Chicago State | Aaron Ogara comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 79-51 |
| 01:58 | Northwestern | James Hawkins gets the rebound | 79-51 |
| 01:39 | Northwestern | Ed Kuklenski's pass is intercepted by Gary Getchell | 79-51 |
| 01:34 | Chicago State | Gary Getchell blows the layup | 79-51 |
| 01:33 | Northwestern | James Hawkins snags the defensive board | 79-51 |
| 01:16 | Northwestern | Thomas Hunt throws it down on a great pass from Leland Bopp | 81-51 |
| 01:00 | Chicago State | Michael Spence can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 81-51 |
| 00:58 | Northwestern | James Hawkins grabs the board | 81-51 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:56 | Northwestern | Ed Kuklenski throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 81-51 |
| Subs | Northwestern | George Hondo (SG), Hamisi Asaro (PF) Thomas Hunt, James Hawkins | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Charles Ramsey (PF) Aaron Ogara | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:53 | Chicago State | Kenneth Potter double dribbles | 81-51 |
| 00:29 | Northwestern | Leland Bopp banks in the layup set up by Ed Kuklenski | 83-51 |
| 00:23 | Chicago State | Gary Getchell buries a 3 pointer from the left wing | 83-54 |
| 00:00 | Northwestern | Ed Kuklenski runs out the clock | 83-54 |