| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Ed Kuklenski (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - George Hondo (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Leland Bopp (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Hamisi Asaro (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Steven Mayer (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - Desmond Gawronski (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Lady (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Vowels (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dan Adler (fresh) 2 reb. C - Walter Anthony (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern | Leland Bopp inbounds the ball | 27-26 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:42 | Northwestern | Leland Bopp is fouled on the floor by David Vowels - foul #1 on David Vowels, team foul #1 | 27-26 |
| 19:20 | Northwestern | David Vowels steals it from Steven Mayer | 27-26 |
| 19:17 | Utah | David Vowels misses the easy layup | 27-26 |
| 19:16 | Northwestern | Ed Kuklenski grabs the defensive rebound | 27-26 |
| 19:10 | Northwestern | Ed Kuklenski misses badly on a jumper near the basket | 27-26 |
| 19:09 | Northwestern | George Hondo tips it home | 29-26 |
| 18:40 | Utah | David Vowels scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 29-29 |
| 18:15 | Northwestern | Ed Kuklenski can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 29-29 |
| 18:13 | Northwestern | Hamisi Asaro tips it back up and in | 31-29 |
| 17:49 | Utah | David Vowels can't connect on a floater in the lane but he's hacked by Hamisi Asaro - foul #1 on Hamisi Asaro, team foul #1 | 31-29 |
| 17:49 | Utah | David Vowels makes the 1st free throw | 31-30 |
| 17:49 | Utah | David Vowels makes the 2nd free throw | 31-31 |
| 17:20 | Northwestern | Ed Kuklenski connects on the driving attempt in the paint | 33-31 |
| 17:03 | Utah | Desmond Gawronski misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 33-31 |
| 17:02 | Northwestern | Hamisi Asaro grabs the defensive rebound | 33-31 |
| 16:33 | Northwestern | Hamisi Asaro hits the finger roll on a great pass from Steven Mayer | 35-31 |
| 16:16 | Utah | Kenneth Lady's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-31 |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Rines (SF), Thomas Hunt (PF) Ed Kuklenski, Hamisi Asaro | |
| Subs | Utah | James Temple (PG), Robert Gibson (SF), Allen Wilkerson (PF), Andre Duncan (C) Desmond Gawronski, David Vowels, Dan Adler, Walter Anthony | |
| 15:56 | Northwestern | George Hondo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-31 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Hawkins (C) Steven Mayer | |
| Subs | Utah | Albert Evans (PG) Kenneth Lady | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Leland Bopp (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - George Hondo (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Rines (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Thomas Hunt (fresh) 2 reb. C - James Hawkins (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - Albert Evans (fresh) SG - James Temple (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Gibson (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Allen Wilkerson (fresh) C - Andre Duncan (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Utah | Albert Evans misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 35-31 |
| 15:30 | Northwestern | Thomas Hunt gets the rebound | 35-31 |
| 15:01 | Northwestern | James Hawkins's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-31 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ed Kuklenski (PG), Steven Mayer (C) John Rines, James Hawkins | |
| Subs | Utah | Kenneth Lady (SG), David Vowels (SF), Dan Adler (PF) Albert Evans, Robert Gibson, Andre Duncan | |
| 14:40 | Utah | Kenneth Lady comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 35-31 |
| 14:39 | Utah | Allen Wilkerson tips it in | 35-33 |
| 14:21 | Northwestern | Leland Bopp connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Steven Mayer | 37-33 |
| 13:59 | Utah | Allen Wilkerson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 37-33 |
| 13:58 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Leland Bopp | 37-33 |
| 13:42 | Northwestern | The short jumper by George Hondo is denied by Allen Wilkerson | 37-33 |
| 13:41 | Utah | Allen Wilkerson grabs the board | 37-33 |
| 13:32 | Utah | Kenneth Lady hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by James Temple | 37-36 |
| 13:15 | Northwestern | Ed Kuklenski misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 37-36 |
| 13:14 | Northwestern | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Hunt | 37-36 |
| 13:00 | Northwestern | Thomas Hunt is hacked by Dan Adler - foul #1 on Dan Adler, team foul #2 | 37-36 |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Rines (SF), Hamisi Asaro (PF) Ed Kuklenski, Thomas Hunt | |
| Subs | Utah | Desmond Gawronski (PG), Walter Anthony (C) James Temple, Dan Adler | |
| 12:36 | Northwestern | Leland Bopp comes up short on the shot from the left side | 37-36 |
| 12:34 | Northwestern | Hamisi Asaro tips it in | 39-36 |
| 12:17 | Utah | Desmond Gawronski clanks a jumper from the right wing | 39-36 |
| 12:16 | Northwestern | Leland Bopp grabs the board | 39-36 |
| 11:49 | Northwestern | Leland Bopp's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-36 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ed Kuklenski (PG), James Hawkins (C) Leland Bopp, Steven Mayer | |
| Subs | Utah | James Temple (SG), Robert Gibson (SF), Dan Adler (PF) Kenneth Lady, David Vowels, Allen Wilkerson | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Ed Kuklenski (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - George Hondo (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Rines (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Hamisi Asaro (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. C - James Hawkins (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - Desmond Gawronski (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Temple (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Robert Gibson (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Dan Adler (fresh) 2 reb. C - Walter Anthony (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Utah | Desmond Gawronski can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by James Hawkins - foul #1 on James Hawkins, team foul #2 | 39-36 |
| 11:32 | Utah | Desmond Gawronski makes the 1st free throw | 39-37 |
| 11:32 | Utah | Desmond Gawronski makes the 2nd free throw | 39-38 |
| 11:06 | Northwestern | James Hawkins's floater is tipped away by Dan Adler | 39-38 |
| 11:05 | Utah | The rebound goes to Walter Anthony | 39-38 |
| 10:50 | Utah | James Temple knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Desmond Gawronski | 39-41 |
| 10:32 | Northwestern | John Rines can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 39-41 |
| 10:31 | Utah | The rebound goes to Walter Anthony | 39-41 |
| 10:20 | Utah | Desmond Gawronski misses the 3 from straight away | 39-41 |
| 10:19 | Utah | Walter Anthony grabs the offensive rebound | 39-41 |
| 10:01 | Utah | Dan Adler scores on a floater in the paint on a nice dish by Desmond Gawronski | 39-43 |
| 09:38 | Northwestern | George Hondo misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 39-43 |
| 09:36 | Northwestern | James Hawkins gets the offensive rebound | 39-43 |
| 09:10 | Northwestern | Hamisi Asaro is called for traveling | 39-43 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Leland Bopp (SF), Thomas Hunt (PF), Steven Mayer (C) John Rines, Hamisi Asaro, James Hawkins | |
| Subs | Utah | Kenneth Lady (SG), David Vowels (SF), Allen Wilkerson (PF), Andre Duncan (C) Desmond Gawronski, Robert Gibson, Dan Adler, Walter Anthony | |
| 08:54 | Utah | Kenneth Lady misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 39-43 |
| 08:53 | Northwestern | Steven Mayer grabs the board | 39-43 |
| 08:47 | Northwestern | Thomas Hunt misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket | 39-43 |
| 08:45 | Utah | Allen Wilkerson grabs the defensive rebound | 39-43 |
| 08:23 | Utah | Kenneth Lady's corner 3pt jumper is blocked by Thomas Hunt | 39-43 |
| 08:21 | Northwestern | Thomas Hunt snags the defensive board | 39-43 |
| 07:53 | Northwestern | George Hondo scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Ed Kuklenski | 42-43 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Ed Kuklenski (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - George Hondo (tiring) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Leland Bopp (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Thomas Hunt (fresh) 5 reb. C - Steven Mayer (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - James Temple (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Lady (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Vowels (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Allen Wilkerson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Andre Duncan (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:44 | Utah | Kenneth Lady misses the 3pt jumper from straight away but the foul's on George Hondo - foul #2 on George Hondo, team foul #3 | 42-43 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Utah | Desmond Gawronski (PG) James Temple | |
| 07:44 | Utah | Kenneth Lady makes the 1st free throw | 42-44 |
| 07:44 | Utah | Kenneth Lady makes the 2nd free throw | 42-45 |
| 07:44 | Utah | Kenneth Lady makes the 3rd free throw | 42-46 |
| 07:21 | Northwestern | Ed Kuklenski connects on the jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by George Hondo | 44-46 |
| 06:54 | Utah | Desmond Gawronski comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-46 |
| 06:52 | Utah | Allen Wilkerson snags the offensive board | 44-46 |
| 06:37 | Utah | Kenneth Lady connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 44-48 |
| 06:08 | Northwestern | Steven Mayer is hacked by Allen Wilkerson - foul #3 on Allen Wilkerson, team foul #3 | 44-48 |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Rines (SF), Hamisi Asaro (PF) Ed Kuklenski, George Hondo | |
| Subs | Utah | James Temple (PG), Dan Adler (PF), Walter Anthony (C) Desmond Gawronski, Allen Wilkerson, Andre Duncan | |
| 05:46 | Northwestern | Walter Anthony blocks the short jumper by Hamisi Asaro | 44-48 |
| 05:45 | Utah | The rebound goes to Dan Adler | 44-48 |
| 05:29 | Utah | Hamisi Asaro swats the layup by Dan Adler | 44-48 |
| 05:27 | Northwestern | Steven Mayer grabs the defensive rebound | 44-48 |
| 04:58 | Northwestern | Steven Mayer is hacked by Dan Adler - foul #2 on Dan Adler, team foul #4 | 44-48 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ed Kuklenski (PG), George Hondo (SG), James Hawkins (C) Leland Bopp, Thomas Hunt, Steven Mayer | |
| Subs | Utah | Desmond Gawronski (PG), Robert Gibson (SF) Kenneth Lady, David Vowels | |
| 04:39 | Northwestern | Hamisi Asaro knocks in the fadeaway from the right side | 46-48 |
| 04:21 | Utah | Desmond Gawronski misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 46-48 |
| 04:19 | Northwestern | John Rines grabs the defensive rebound | 46-48 |
| 03:50 | Northwestern | John Rines throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-48 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Steven Mayer (C) James Hawkins | |
| Subs | Utah | Kenneth Lady (SG), David Vowels (SF) James Temple, Robert Gibson | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Ed Kuklenski (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - George Hondo (tiring) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Rines (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Hamisi Asaro (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Steven Mayer (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - Desmond Gawronski (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Kenneth Lady (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Vowels (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dan Adler (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Walter Anthony (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:26 | Utah | Desmond Gawronski misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 46-48 |
| 03:24 | Utah | Dan Adler hits the follow up shot | 46-50 |
| 03:03 | Northwestern | Ed Kuklenski misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 46-50 |
| 03:02 | Utah | David Vowels pulls down the rebound | 46-50 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 02:38 | Utah | Kenneth Lady misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 46-50 |
| 02:36 | Northwestern | Hamisi Asaro gets the rebound | 46-50 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 02:21 | Northwestern | Hamisi Asaro can't connect on a turnaround from the left block but the foul's on David Vowels - foul #2 on David Vowels, team foul #5 | 46-50 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Thomas Hunt (SG), Leland Bopp (SF) George Hondo, John Rines | |
| Subs | Utah | James Temple (PG), Allen Wilkerson (PF), Andre Duncan (C) Desmond Gawronski, Dan Adler, Walter Anthony | |
| 02:21 | Northwestern | Hamisi Asaro makes the 1st free throw | 47-50 |
| 02:21 | Northwestern | Hamisi Asaro misses the 2nd free throw | 47-50 |
| 02:21 | Utah | Allen Wilkerson pulls down the rebound | 47-50 |
| 02:21 | Utah | Utah calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-50 |
| 02:11 | Utah | James Temple clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 47-50 |
| 02:09 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Leland Bopp | 47-50 |
| 01:55 | Northwestern | Allen Wilkerson is called for the reach on Hamisi Asaro - foul #4 on Allen Wilkerson, team foul #6 | 47-50 |
| Subs | Northwestern | George Hondo (SG) Thomas Hunt | |
| Subs | Utah | Desmond Gawronski (PG), Dan Adler (PF), Walter Anthony (C) James Temple, Allen Wilkerson, Andre Duncan | |
| 01:48 | Northwestern | George Hondo misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 47-50 |
| 01:46 | Utah | Walter Anthony grabs the board | 47-50 |
| 01:25 | Utah | Kenneth Lady knocks in the 3 from the left corner | 47-53 |
| 01:21 | Northwestern | George Hondo hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 47-53 |
| 01:19 | Northwestern | Leland Bopp tips it back up and in | 49-53 |
| 01:00 | Utah | David Vowels is fouled on the floor by George Hondo - foul #3 on George Hondo, team foul #4 | 49-53 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:59 | Utah | George Hondo is called for the reach on Walter Anthony - foul #4 on George Hondo, team foul #5 | 49-53 |
| 00:56 | Utah | Kenneth Lady is hacked by Ed Kuklenski - foul #2 on Ed Kuklenski, team foul #6 | 49-53 |
| 00:53 | Utah | Kenneth Lady is fouled on the floor by George Hondo - foul #5 on George Hondo, team foul #7 | 49-53 |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Rines (SF) George Hondo | |
| Subs | Utah | | |
| 00:53 | Utah | Kenneth Lady makes the 1st free throw | 49-54 |
| 00:53 | Utah | Kenneth Lady makes the 2nd free throw | 49-55 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:47 | Northwestern | Leland Bopp hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket but the foul's on Kenneth Lady - foul #2 on Kenneth Lady, team foul #7 | 49-55 |
| 00:47 | Northwestern | Leland Bopp makes the 1st free throw | 50-55 |
| 00:47 | Northwestern | Leland Bopp makes the 2nd free throw | 51-55 |
| 00:46 | Utah | Kenneth Lady is hacked by Ed Kuklenski in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ed Kuklenski, team foul #8 | 51-55 |
| 00:46 | Utah | Kenneth Lady makes the 1st free throw | 51-56 |
| 00:46 | Utah | Kenneth Lady makes the 2nd free throw | 51-57 |
| 00:42 | Northwestern | Ed Kuklenski buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Leland Bopp | 54-57 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:15 | Utah | Desmond Gawronski lays it in | 54-59 |
| 00:09 | Northwestern | Ed Kuklenski misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 54-59 |
| 00:08 | Northwestern | Steven Mayer pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-59 |
| 00:06 | Northwestern | John Rines can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 54-59 |
| 00:04 | Northwestern | Leland Bopp grabs the offensive board | 54-59 |
| 00:01 | Northwestern | John Rines scores on a 3 from the right wing | 57-59 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Utah | Desmond Gawronski runs out the clock | 57-59 |