| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Edward Thomas (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christopher Matos (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Milton Swanson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jay Blazer (fresh) 2 pts. C - David Riley (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | La Grange | PG - Carlos Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Hedeon Zulauf (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - Arnulfo Ochoa (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Donald Kitchen (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Pat Zickler (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern | Milton Swanson inbounds the ball | 33-42 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | La Grange | La Grange is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:42 | Northwestern | Edward Thomas drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by David Riley | 35-42 |
| 19:16 | La Grange | Arnulfo Ochoa can't connect on an uncontested 3pt attempt from the right corner | 35-42 |
| 19:14 | La Grange | Donald Kitchen snags the offensive board | 35-42 |
| 19:08 | La Grange | Pat Zickler misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 35-42 |
| 19:06 | La Grange | Pat Zickler tips it home | 35-44 |
| 19:03 | Northwestern | Milton Swanson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 35-44 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Lawrence Ridley (PG), John Knight (SG), Drew Mathis (SF), Alfred Barrett (PF), Herman Brewer (C) Edward Thomas, Christopher Matos, Milton Swanson, Jay Blazer, David Riley | |
| Subs | La Grange | George Valentine (PF), William Fernandes (C) Donald Kitchen, Pat Zickler | |
| 18:39 | La Grange | George Valentine throws it down set up by William Fernandes | 35-46 |
| 18:22 | Northwestern | Drew Mathis hits a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Alfred Barrett | 37-46 |
| 18:07 | La Grange | Carlos Johnson is fouled on the floor by John Knight - foul #1 on John Knight, team foul #1 | 37-46 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Edward Thomas (PG), Phillip Mangold (SG), Milton Swanson (SF), Jay Blazer (PF), David Riley (C) Lawrence Ridley, John Knight, Drew Mathis, Alfred Barrett, Herman Brewer | |
| Subs | La Grange | John Marden (PG), Galen Searcy (SG), Donald Kitchen (PF), Pat Zickler (C) Carlos Johnson, Hedeon Zulauf, George Valentine, William Fernandes | |
| 17:57 | La Grange | Arnulfo Ochoa loses the dribble to Milton Swanson | 37-46 |
| 17:53 | Northwestern | Edward Thomas is called for traveling in the backcourt | 37-46 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | La Grange | Joseph Martina (SF) Arnulfo Ochoa | |
| 17:41 | La Grange | Joseph Martina misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 37-46 |
| 17:39 | Northwestern | David Riley snags the defensive board | 37-46 |
| 17:34 | Northwestern | Edward Thomas misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 37-46 |
| 17:32 | Northwestern | David Riley hits the follow up shot | 39-46 |
| 17:10 | La Grange | Pat Zickler drills a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by John Marden and he's fouled by Edward Thomas - foul #3 on Edward Thomas, team foul #2 | 39-48 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Richard Phillips (PG), Christopher Matos (SG) Edward Thomas, Phillip Mangold | |
| Subs | La Grange | Carlos Johnson (PG), Hedeon Zulauf (SG), Jeffrey Spears (SF) John Marden, Galen Searcy, Joseph Martina | |
| 17:10 | La Grange | Pat Zickler makes the free throw | 39-49 |
| 16:53 | Northwestern | Christopher Matos connects on the 3 from the left wing | 42-49 |
| 16:51 | La Grange | Richard Phillips picks off the pass by Jeffrey Spears in the backcourt | 42-49 |
| 16:48 | Northwestern | Richard Phillips lays it in | 44-49 |
| 16:46 | La Grange | Jeffrey Spears is fouled in the backcourt by David Riley - foul #3 on David Riley, team foul #3 | 44-49 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Lawrence Ridley (SG), John Knight (SF), Alfred Barrett (C) Christopher Matos, Milton Swanson, David Riley | |
| Subs | La Grange | Arnulfo Ochoa (SF), William Fernandes (C) Jeffrey Spears, Pat Zickler | |
| 16:40 | La Grange | John Knight is called for the reach on Arnulfo Ochoa - foul #2 on John Knight, team foul #4 | 44-49 |
| 16:29 | La Grange | William Fernandes is whistled for traveling | 44-49 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | La Grange | George Valentine (PF) Donald Kitchen | |
| 16:08 | Northwestern | Alfred Barrett misses badly on a jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by William Fernandes - foul #2 on William Fernandes, team foul #1 | 44-49 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Christopher Matos (SG), Drew Mathis (SF), Herman Brewer (C) Richard Phillips, John Knight, Jay Blazer | |
| Subs | La Grange | Galen Searcy (SG), Jeffrey Spears (SF) Hedeon Zulauf, Arnulfo Ochoa | |
| 16:08 | Northwestern | Alfred Barrett makes the 1st free throw | 45-49 |
| 16:08 | Northwestern | Alfred Barrett makes the 2nd free throw | 46-49 |
| 15:52 | La Grange | William Fernandes travels with the ball | 46-49 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Edward Thomas (PG) Lawrence Ridley | |
| Subs | La Grange | Joseph Martina (SG), Donald Kitchen (PF) Galen Searcy, George Valentine | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Edward Thomas (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Christopher Matos (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Drew Mathis (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Herman Brewer (fresh) 2 reb. C - Alfred Barrett (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | La Grange | PG - Carlos Johnson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joseph Martina (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Spears (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Kitchen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - William Fernandes (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Northwestern | Edward Thomas is called for 10 seconds | 46-49 |
| Subs | Northwestern | David Riley (C) Herman Brewer | |
| Subs | La Grange | John Marden (PG), Pat Zickler (C) Carlos Johnson, William Fernandes | |
| 15:27 | La Grange | John Marden makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Pat Zickler | 46-51 |
| 15:10 | Northwestern | Edward Thomas hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane | 46-51 |
| 15:09 | Northwestern | Drew Mathis snags the offensive board | 46-51 |
| 14:48 | Northwestern | Edward Thomas hits the finger roll | 48-51 |
| 14:34 | La Grange | Jeffrey Spears hits a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Pat Zickler | 48-53 |
| 14:15 | Northwestern | Alfred Barrett buries a runner near the basket | 50-53 |
| 13:58 | La Grange | Alfred Barrett steps in front of the Pat Zickler pass | 50-53 |
| 13:41 | Northwestern | Drew Mathis makes the floater near the basket | 52-53 |
| 13:22 | La Grange | Joseph Martina is called for 3 seconds | 52-53 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Richard Phillips (PG), Lawrence Ridley (SG), Phillip Mangold (SF), Jay Blazer (PF), Herman Brewer (C) Edward Thomas, Christopher Matos, Drew Mathis, Alfred Barrett, David Riley | |
| Subs | La Grange | Carlos Johnson (PG), Galen Searcy (SG), Arnulfo Ochoa (SF), George Valentine (PF), William Fernandes (C) John Marden, Joseph Martina, Jeffrey Spears, Donald Kitchen, Pat Zickler | |
| 12:57 | Northwestern | Richard Phillips misses long on a fadeaway near the basket | 52-53 |
| 12:55 | Northwestern | Herman Brewer misses the tip | 52-53 |
| 12:54 | Northwestern | The offensive rebound goes to Phillip Mangold | 52-53 |
| 12:37 | Northwestern | Phillip Mangold loses the ball out of bounds | 52-53 |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Knight (SG), Milton Swanson (SF) Richard Phillips, Phillip Mangold | |
| Subs | La Grange | Hedeon Zulauf (SG) Galen Searcy | |
| 12:32 | La Grange | Lawrence Ridley steals the ball from Arnulfo Ochoa in the backcourt | 52-53 |
| 12:31 | Northwestern | John Knight dunks the ball on a great pass from Lawrence Ridley | 54-53 |
| 12:13 | La Grange | Carlos Johnson is fouled on the floor by Lawrence Ridley - foul #2 on Lawrence Ridley, team foul #5 | 54-53 |
| 11:55 | La Grange | William Fernandes's pass is intercepted by Milton Swanson | 54-53 |
| 11:51 | Northwestern | Milton Swanson hits the finger roll | 56-53 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Lawrence Ridley (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Knight (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. SF - Milton Swanson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 4 stl. PF - Jay Blazer (tired) 2 pts. C - Herman Brewer (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | La Grange | PG - Carlos Johnson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Hedeon Zulauf (tiring) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - Arnulfo Ochoa (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - George Valentine (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - William Fernandes (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:32 | La Grange | George Valentine misses long on an open turnaround in the lane | 56-53 |
| 11:31 | La Grange | Carlos Johnson tips it but misses | 56-53 |
| 11:29 | Northwestern | Herman Brewer grabs the defensive rebound | 56-53 |
| 11:27 | Northwestern | Milton Swanson is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 56-53 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Richard Phillips (PG), Alfred Barrett (C) Lawrence Ridley, Herman Brewer | |
| Subs | La Grange | Galen Searcy (SG), Donald Kitchen (PF) Hedeon Zulauf, George Valentine | |
| 11:16 | La Grange | Donald Kitchen is hacked by Jay Blazer - foul #3 on Jay Blazer, team foul #6 | 56-53 |
| Subs | Northwestern | David Riley (C) Jay Blazer | |
| Subs | La Grange | | |
| 11:05 | La Grange | Arnulfo Ochoa misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 56-53 |
| 11:03 | La Grange | Galen Searcy grabs the offensive board | 56-53 |
| 10:41 | La Grange | Arnulfo Ochoa is open but comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 56-53 |
| 10:39 | Northwestern | Milton Swanson grabs the board | 56-53 |
| 10:33 | Northwestern | Richard Phillips misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 56-53 |
| 10:32 | La Grange | Donald Kitchen pulls down the rebound | 56-53 |
| 10:26 | La Grange | Arnulfo Ochoa misses the lay-in | 56-53 |
| 10:25 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Alfred Barrett | 56-53 |
| 10:19 | Northwestern | Galen Searcy steps in front of the David Riley pass | 56-53 |
| 10:15 | La Grange | Arnulfo Ochoa can't finish the layup | 56-53 |
| 10:13 | Northwestern | John Knight pulls down the rebound | 56-53 |
| 10:13 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 56-53 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Edward Thomas (PG), Phillip Mangold (SG), Jay Blazer (PF), Herman Brewer (C) Richard Phillips, John Knight, Alfred Barrett, David Riley | |
| Subs | La Grange | George Valentine (PF), Pat Zickler (C) Donald Kitchen, William Fernandes | |
| 10:02 | Northwestern | Herman Brewer is alone and drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 58-53 |
| 09:40 | La Grange | Galen Searcy can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 58-53 |
| 09:39 | Northwestern | Phillip Mangold gets the rebound | 58-53 |
| 09:34 | Northwestern | Edward Thomas hits a 3 pointer from the left wing | 61-53 |
| 09:32 | La Grange | Galen Searcy throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 61-53 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Lawrence Ridley (SG), Drew Mathis (SF) Phillip Mangold, Milton Swanson | |
| Subs | La Grange | John Marden (PG), Hedeon Zulauf (SG), Donald Kitchen (PF) Carlos Johnson, Galen Searcy, George Valentine | |
| 09:15 | Northwestern | Drew Mathis is called for a charge - foul #2 on Drew Mathis, team foul #7 | 61-53 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Alfred Barrett (PF) Jay Blazer | |
| Subs | La Grange | | |
| 09:08 | La Grange | La Grange calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 61-53 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Phillip Mangold (SF), David Riley (C) Drew Mathis, Herman Brewer | |
| Subs | La Grange | Carlos Johnson (PG), William Fernandes (C) John Marden, Pat Zickler | |
| 08:59 | La Grange | William Fernandes can't finish the uncontested layup | 61-53 |
| 08:57 | Northwestern | Alfred Barrett snags the defensive board | 61-53 |
| 08:47 | Northwestern | Phillip Mangold hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 pointer from the right corner | 61-53 |
| 08:46 | La Grange | William Fernandes snags the defensive board | 61-53 |
| 08:44 | La Grange | David Riley takes the ball from Hedeon Zulauf in the backcourt | 61-53 |
| 08:36 | Northwestern | Phillip Mangold drills a fadeaway from the left wing | 63-53 |
| 08:13 | La Grange | David Riley denies the turnaround by Arnulfo Ochoa | 63-53 |
| 08:12 | Northwestern | David Riley gets the rebound | 63-53 |
| 08:07 | Northwestern | Edward Thomas connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Lawrence Ridley | 66-53 |
| 07:45 | La Grange | Arnulfo Ochoa misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 66-53 |
| 07:44 | Northwestern | David Riley pulls down the rebound | 66-53 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Edward Thomas (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Lawrence Ridley (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Phillip Mangold (tiring) 4 pts. PF - Alfred Barrett (tired) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - David Riley (tired) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | La Grange | PG - Carlos Johnson (tiring) 4 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Hedeon Zulauf (tired) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - Arnulfo Ochoa (tired) 4 pts. PF - Donald Kitchen (tired) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - William Fernandes (tired) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:41 | Northwestern | Lawrence Ridley is fouled in the backcourt by Hedeon Zulauf - foul #1 on Hedeon Zulauf, team foul #2 | 66-53 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Richard Phillips (PG), Christopher Matos (SG), Milton Swanson (SF), Jay Blazer (PF), Herman Brewer (C) Edward Thomas, Lawrence Ridley, Phillip Mangold, Alfred Barrett, David Riley | |
| Subs | La Grange | John Marden (PG), Galen Searcy (SG), Joseph Martina (SF), George Valentine (PF), Pat Zickler (C) Carlos Johnson, Hedeon Zulauf, Arnulfo Ochoa, Donald Kitchen, William Fernandes | |
| 07:33 | Northwestern | Richard Phillips can't connect on a floater near the basket but the foul's on Pat Zickler - foul #2 on Pat Zickler, team foul #3 | 66-53 |
| 07:33 | Northwestern | Richard Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 67-53 |
| 07:33 | Northwestern | Richard Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 68-53 |
| 07:24 | La Grange | John Marden scores on a shot from the free throw line | 68-55 |
| 07:12 | Northwestern | Milton Swanson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 68-55 |
| 07:10 | La Grange | Galen Searcy snags the defensive board | 68-55 |
| 06:48 | La Grange | John Marden hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 68-55 |
| 06:46 | Northwestern | Milton Swanson gets the rebound | 68-55 |
| 06:40 | Northwestern | Milton Swanson can't finish the layup but he's hacked by John Marden - foul #2 on John Marden, team foul #4 | 68-55 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Edward Thomas (PG), Drew Mathis (PF), Alfred Barrett (C) Richard Phillips, Jay Blazer, Herman Brewer | |
| Subs | La Grange | Carlos Johnson (PG), Jeffrey Spears (SF) John Marden, Joseph Martina | |
| 06:40 | Northwestern | Milton Swanson makes the 1st free throw | 69-55 |
| 06:40 | Northwestern | Milton Swanson makes the 2nd free throw | 70-55 |
| 06:35 | La Grange | Jeffrey Spears is hacked by Christopher Matos in the backcourt - foul #3 on Christopher Matos, team foul #8 | 70-55 |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Knight (SF) Milton Swanson | |
| Subs | La Grange | | |
| 06:35 | La Grange | Jeffrey Spears misses the 1st free throw | 70-55 |
| 06:35 | Northwestern | Christopher Matos grabs the defensive rebound | 70-55 |
| 06:33 | Northwestern | Carlos Johnson steps in front of the Alfred Barrett pass in the backcourt | 70-55 |
| 06:17 | La Grange | Galen Searcy buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 70-57 |
| 05:58 | Northwestern | Christopher Matos misses long on a jumper from the right side | 70-57 |
| 05:57 | La Grange | The rebound goes to Pat Zickler | 70-57 |
| 05:30 | La Grange | George Valentine is open and buries a jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Carlos Johnson | 70-59 |
| 05:11 | Northwestern | John Knight misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 70-59 |
| 05:09 | La Grange | George Valentine pulls down the rebound | 70-59 |
| 05:04 | La Grange | Carlos Johnson comes up short on the shot from the left block | 70-59 |
| 05:03 | Northwestern | Alfred Barrett gets the rebound | 70-59 |
| 04:59 | Northwestern | Jeffrey Spears is called for the reach on John Knight - foul #1 on Jeffrey Spears, team foul #5 | 70-59 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Lawrence Ridley (SG), Milton Swanson (SF), Jay Blazer (PF), Herman Brewer (C) Christopher Matos, John Knight, Drew Mathis, Alfred Barrett | |
| Subs | La Grange | John Marden (PG), Hedeon Zulauf (SG), Arnulfo Ochoa (SF), Donald Kitchen (PF), William Fernandes (C) Carlos Johnson, Galen Searcy, Jeffrey Spears, George Valentine, Pat Zickler | |
| 04:45 | Northwestern | Hedeon Zulauf steps in front of the Milton Swanson pass | 70-59 |
| 04:41 | La Grange | Milton Swanson steps in front of the William Fernandes pass in the backcourt | 70-59 |
| 04:29 | Northwestern | Milton Swanson knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Lawrence Ridley | 72-59 |
| 04:27 | La Grange | John Marden is hacked by Edward Thomas in the backcourt - foul #4 on Edward Thomas, team foul #9 | 72-59 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Richard Phillips (PG), David Riley (C) Edward Thomas, Herman Brewer | |
| Subs | La Grange | Joseph Martina (SG) Hedeon Zulauf | |
| 04:27 | La Grange | John Marden makes the 1st free throw | 72-60 |
| 04:27 | La Grange | John Marden makes the 2nd free throw | 72-61 |
| 03:59 | Northwestern | Richard Phillips misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 72-61 |
| 03:58 | La Grange | Arnulfo Ochoa grabs the board | 72-61 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | La Grange | La Grange is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 03:41 | La Grange | Richard Phillips takes the ball from Arnulfo Ochoa | 72-61 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Richard Phillips (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SG - Lawrence Ridley (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Milton Swanson (tired) 9 pts. 4 reb. 5 stl. PF - Jay Blazer (very tired) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - David Riley (tired) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | La Grange | PG - John Marden (tiring) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Martina (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Arnulfo Ochoa (tired) 4 pts. PF - Donald Kitchen (tired) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - William Fernandes (tired) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:39 | Northwestern | Milton Swanson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 72-61 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Edward Thomas (PG), Drew Mathis (SF), Herman Brewer (PF) Richard Phillips, Milton Swanson, Jay Blazer | |
| Subs | La Grange | Carlos Johnson (PG), Hedeon Zulauf (SG) John Marden, Joseph Martina | |
| 03:24 | La Grange | Donald Kitchen banks in the layup | 72-63 |
| 02:59 | Northwestern | Herman Brewer misses long on an open jumper from close range | 72-63 |
| 02:57 | Northwestern | Herman Brewer pulls down the offensive rebound | 72-63 |
| 02:52 | Northwestern | David Riley misses the open dunk | 72-63 |
| 02:51 | La Grange | William Fernandes grabs the defensive rebound | 72-63 |
| 02:51 | La Grange | La Grange calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 72-63 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Richard Phillips (PG), Phillip Mangold (SF), Alfred Barrett (PF) Edward Thomas, Drew Mathis, David Riley | |
| Subs | La Grange | Galen Searcy (SG), Pat Zickler (C) Hedeon Zulauf, William Fernandes | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | La Grange | La Grange is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 02:30 | La Grange | Pat Zickler throws it down on a nice dish by Galen Searcy | 72-65 |
| 02:16 | Northwestern | Lawrence Ridley comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 72-65 |
| 02:14 | La Grange | Pat Zickler grabs the defensive rebound | 72-65 |
| 02:14 | La Grange | La Grange calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 72-65 |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Knight (SF), Jay Blazer (PF) Lawrence Ridley, Herman Brewer | |
| Subs | La Grange | Joseph Martina (SG), Jeffrey Spears (SF), George Valentine (PF) Galen Searcy, Arnulfo Ochoa, Donald Kitchen | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | La Grange | La Grange is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 02:11 | La Grange | Richard Phillips takes the ball from Joseph Martina in the backcourt | 72-65 |
| 01:53 | Northwestern | Alfred Barrett buries a driving attempt from the left block and the foul's on Jeffrey Spears - foul #2 on Jeffrey Spears, team foul #6 | 74-65 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Edward Thomas (PG), Christopher Matos (SG), Milton Swanson (SF), David Riley (C) Richard Phillips, Phillip Mangold, John Knight, Jay Blazer | |
| Subs | La Grange | Hedeon Zulauf (SG), Arnulfo Ochoa (SF), Donald Kitchen (PF) Joseph Martina, Jeffrey Spears, George Valentine | |
| 01:53 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 74-65 |
| 01:53 | Northwestern | Alfred Barrett misses the free throw | 74-65 |
| 01:53 | La Grange | Pat Zickler grabs the board | 74-65 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | La Grange | La Grange is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 01:49 | La Grange | Hedeon Zulauf hits a 3 from straight away set up by Carlos Johnson | 74-68 |
| 01:38 | Northwestern | David Riley can't throw it down but he's fouled by Pat Zickler - foul #3 on Pat Zickler, team foul #7 | 74-68 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jay Blazer (PF) Alfred Barrett | |
| Subs | La Grange | | |
| 01:38 | La Grange | La Grange calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 74-68 |
| 01:38 | Northwestern | David Riley makes the 1st free throw | 75-68 |
| 01:38 | Northwestern | David Riley makes the 2nd free throw | 76-68 |
| 01:20 | La Grange | Arnulfo Ochoa is fouled on the floor by Milton Swanson - foul #1 on Milton Swanson, team foul #10 | 76-68 |
| 01:20 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 76-68 |
| 01:20 | La Grange | Arnulfo Ochoa misses the 1st free throw | 76-68 |
| 01:20 | La Grange | Arnulfo Ochoa makes the 2nd free throw | 76-69 |
| 01:03 | Northwestern | Milton Swanson makes the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Christopher Matos | 79-69 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | La Grange | La Grange is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:57 | La Grange | Jay Blazer swats the layup by Pat Zickler | 79-69 |
| 00:55 | La Grange | Pat Zickler gets the offensive rebound | 79-69 |
| 00:51 | La Grange | Pat Zickler misses the wide open floater from the baseline | 79-69 |
| 00:49 | Northwestern | Milton Swanson grabs the board | 79-69 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | La Grange | La Grange is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:47 | Northwestern | Milton Swanson is fouled in the backcourt by Carlos Johnson - foul #3 on Carlos Johnson, team foul #8 | 79-69 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Richard Phillips (PG), Lawrence Ridley (SG), Drew Mathis (PF), Alfred Barrett (C) Edward Thomas, Christopher Matos, Jay Blazer, David Riley | |
| Subs | La Grange | | |
| 00:47 | Northwestern | Milton Swanson makes the 1st free throw | 80-69 |
| 00:47 | Northwestern | Milton Swanson makes the 2nd free throw | 81-69 |
| 00:42 | La Grange | Hedeon Zulauf misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 81-69 |
| 00:41 | Northwestern | Alfred Barrett snags the defensive board | 81-69 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | La Grange | La Grange is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:37 | Northwestern | Richard Phillips can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 81-69 |
| 00:36 | La Grange | Donald Kitchen snags the defensive board | 81-69 |
| 00:30 | La Grange | Arnulfo Ochoa buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 81-71 |
| 00:00 | Northwestern | Richard Phillips runs out the clock | 81-71 |