| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Robert Gray (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mitchell Kallas (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Perkins (fresh) 5 pts. PF - David Clark (fresh) 2 stl. C - Gary Stewart (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Dennis Hurley (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Tapia (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Eddie Sullivan (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Zackary Hubbard (fresh) 3 pts. C - Jon Thomas (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern | Eddie Sullivan inbounds the ball | 40-48 |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:41 | Northwestern | Dennis Hurley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-48 |
| 19:22 | Cal State Northridge | Robert Gray clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 40-48 |
| 19:20 | Cal State Northridge | David Clark snags the offensive board | 40-48 |
| 19:09 | Cal State Northridge | David Clark is fouled on the floor by Eddie Sullivan - foul #1 on Eddie Sullivan, team foul #1 | 40-48 |
| 18:56 | Cal State Northridge | Mitchell Kallas misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 40-48 |
| 18:54 | Northwestern | Eddie Sullivan snags the defensive board | 40-48 |
| 18:48 | Northwestern | Jon Thomas knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Dennis Hurley | 40-51 |
| 18:42 | Cal State Northridge | Jon Thomas swats the short shot by Paul Perkins | 40-51 |
| 18:40 | Northwestern | Dennis Hurley pulls down the rebound | 40-51 |
| 18:35 | Northwestern | Eddie Sullivan misses the easy layup | 40-51 |
| 18:34 | Cal State Northridge | Gary Stewart grabs the board | 40-51 |
| 18:18 | Cal State Northridge | David Clark misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 40-51 |
| 18:17 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Dennis Hurley | 40-51 |
| 18:12 | Northwestern | Dennis Hurley drills a driving attempt from close range | 40-53 |
| 17:54 | Cal State Northridge | David Clark knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 43-53 |
| 17:50 | Northwestern | Eddie Sullivan can't connect on a floater from the right block but he's hacked by Robert Gray - foul #1 on Robert Gray, team foul #1 | 43-53 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Luke Norton (PG), Thomas Elam (SG), Larry Billings (SF), James Westberry (PF), Donald Lapan (C) Robert Gray, Mitchell Kallas, Paul Perkins, David Clark, Gary Stewart | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ernest Thomas (PG), Gerald Ball (SG), David Cork (PF), Robert Rea (C) Dennis Hurley, Robert Tapia, Zackary Hubbard, Jon Thomas | |
| 17:50 | Northwestern | Eddie Sullivan misses the 1st free throw | 43-53 |
| 17:50 | Northwestern | Eddie Sullivan makes the 2nd free throw | 43-54 |
| 17:30 | Cal State Northridge | Donald Lapan buries a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Thomas Elam | 45-54 |
| 17:16 | Northwestern | Larry Billings steps in front of the Gerald Ball pass | 45-54 |
| 17:01 | Cal State Northridge | Thomas Elam connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Luke Norton | 48-54 |
| 16:49 | Northwestern | Luke Norton is called for the reach on Ernest Thomas - foul #1 on Luke Norton, team foul #2 | 48-54 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Robert Gray (PG) Thomas Elam | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Andrew Stalvey (C) Eddie Sullivan | |
| 16:30 | Northwestern | Robert Rea hits a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Ernest Thomas | 48-56 |
| 16:14 | Cal State Northridge | Luke Norton misses the 3 from the left corner | 48-56 |
| 16:12 | Cal State Northridge | Larry Billings pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-56 |
| 15:57 | Cal State Northridge | Luke Norton misses badly on a runner in the lane | 48-56 |
| 15:55 | Northwestern | David Cork pulls down the rebound | 48-56 |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Robert Gray (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Luke Norton (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Larry Billings (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Westberry (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. C - Donald Lapan (fairly fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Ernest Thomas (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gerald Ball (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Rea (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. PF - David Cork (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Andrew Stalvey (fresh) | |
| 15:38 | Northwestern | Gerald Ball comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Donald Lapan - foul #2 on Donald Lapan, team foul #3 | 48-56 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Mitchell Kallas (SG), Paul Perkins (SF), David Clark (PF), Gary Stewart (C) Luke Norton, Larry Billings, James Westberry, Donald Lapan | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Dennis Hurley (PG), Robert Tapia (SG), Arthur Winton (PF), Jon Thomas (C) Ernest Thomas, Robert Rea, David Cork, Andrew Stalvey | |
| 15:38 | Northwestern | Gerald Ball makes the 1st free throw | 48-57 |
| 15:38 | Northwestern | Gerald Ball misses the 2nd free throw | 48-57 |
| 15:38 | Cal State Northridge | Gary Stewart snags the defensive board | 48-57 |
| 15:22 | Cal State Northridge | Robert Gray is alone and drills a jump hook from close range on a great pass from Mitchell Kallas | 50-57 |
| 15:17 | Northwestern | Dennis Hurley can't throw it down | 50-57 |
| 15:15 | Northwestern | Arthur Winton can't tip it in | 50-57 |
| 15:13 | Cal State Northridge | Robert Gray gets the rebound | 50-57 |
| 15:11 | Cal State Northridge | Gerald Ball is called for the reach on Robert Gray in the backcourt - foul #2 on Gerald Ball, team foul #2 | 50-57 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Thomas Elam (PG) Robert Gray | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Eddie Sullivan (SF), Zackary Hubbard (PF) Gerald Ball, Arthur Winton | |
| 14:54 | Cal State Northridge | David Clark misses the lay-in | 50-57 |
| 14:53 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Zackary Hubbard | 50-57 |
| 14:48 | Northwestern | Paul Perkins is called for the reach on Jon Thomas - foul #1 on Paul Perkins, team foul #4 | 50-57 |
| 14:24 | Northwestern | Jon Thomas makes the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Zackary Hubbard | 50-60 |
| 14:02 | Cal State Northridge | Paul Perkins can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 50-60 |
| 14:01 | Cal State Northridge | The offensive rebound goes to David Clark | 50-60 |
| 13:45 | Cal State Northridge | David Clark drills a jumper near the basket | 52-60 |
| 13:26 | Northwestern | Jon Thomas scores on a turnaround from close range | 52-62 |
| 13:23 | Cal State Northridge | Eddie Sullivan is called for the reach on Paul Perkins in the backcourt - foul #2 on Eddie Sullivan, team foul #3 | 52-62 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Robert Gray (PG), Luke Norton (SG), Larry Billings (SF), James Westberry (PF), Donald Lapan (C) Thomas Elam, Mitchell Kallas, Paul Perkins, David Clark, Gary Stewart | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ernest Thomas (PG), Kyle McMicheal (SG), Robert Rea (SF), David Cork (PF), Andrew Stalvey (C) Dennis Hurley, Robert Tapia, Eddie Sullivan, Zackary Hubbard, Jon Thomas | |
| 13:10 | Cal State Northridge | Luke Norton scores on a jumper from just outside the lane | 54-62 |
| 12:53 | Northwestern | Kyle McMicheal misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 54-62 |
| 12:52 | Cal State Northridge | Larry Billings pulls down the rebound | 54-62 |
| 12:32 | Cal State Northridge | Larry Billings can't connect on a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Andrew Stalvey - foul #1 on Andrew Stalvey, team foul #4 | 54-62 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Gerald Ball (SG) Kyle McMicheal | |
| 12:32 | Cal State Northridge | Larry Billings makes the 1st free throw | 55-62 |
| 12:32 | Cal State Northridge | Larry Billings makes the 2nd free throw | 56-62 |
| 12:21 | Northwestern | David Cork clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 56-62 |
| 12:19 | Cal State Northridge | Robert Gray gets the rebound | 56-62 |
| 12:09 | Cal State Northridge | James Westberry misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 56-62 |
| 12:07 | Northwestern | Robert Rea snags the defensive board | 56-62 |
| 12:03 | Northwestern | Andrew Stalvey loses the ball out of bounds | 56-62 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Thomas Elam (SG), Paul Perkins (SF), Rex Michonski (PF), Gary Stewart (C) Luke Norton, Larry Billings, James Westberry, Donald Lapan | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Arthur Winton (PF), Jon Thomas (C) David Cork, Andrew Stalvey | |
| 11:53 | Cal State Northridge | Rex Michonski is hacked by Gerald Ball - foul #3 on Gerald Ball, team foul #5 | 56-62 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Dennis Hurley (PG), Eddie Sullivan (SF) Ernest Thomas, Robert Rea | |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Robert Gray (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Elam (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SF - Paul Perkins (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Rex Michonski (fresh) 3 reb. C - Gary Stewart (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Dennis Hurley (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gerald Ball (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SF - Eddie Sullivan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Arthur Winton (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jon Thomas (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:43 | Cal State Northridge | Gary Stewart misses the lay-in | 56-62 |
| 11:42 | Cal State Northridge | Gary Stewart grabs the offensive rebound | 56-62 |
| 11:29 | Cal State Northridge | Rex Michonski hits a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Robert Gray | 58-62 |
| 11:08 | Northwestern | Gerald Ball's pass is intercepted by Gary Stewart | 58-62 |
| 11:04 | Cal State Northridge | Gerald Ball is called for the reach on Thomas Elam - foul #4 on Gerald Ball, team foul #6 | 58-62 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Jeffery Richards (PG), Larry Billings (SF), David Clark (PF) Robert Gray, Paul Perkins, Rex Michonski | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Tapia (SG), Ernest Thomas (SF) Gerald Ball, Eddie Sullivan | |
| 10:59 | Cal State Northridge | Dennis Hurley steals the ball from David Clark | 58-62 |
| 10:43 | Northwestern | Jon Thomas misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 58-62 |
| 10:42 | Cal State Northridge | The rebound goes to Gary Stewart | 58-62 |
| 10:25 | Cal State Northridge | Jeffery Richards steps out of bounds on the baseline | 58-62 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Luke Norton (PG), Mitchell Kallas (SG), Donald Lapan (C) Jeffery Richards, Thomas Elam, Gary Stewart | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Rea (SF), Zackary Hubbard (PF), David Cork (C) Dennis Hurley, Arthur Winton, Jon Thomas | |
| 10:05 | Northwestern | Ernest Thomas misses short on a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Luke Norton - foul #2 on Luke Norton, team foul #5 | 58-62 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Robert Gray (PG), Paul Perkins (SF) Luke Norton, Larry Billings | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 10:05 | Northwestern | Ernest Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 58-63 |
| 10:05 | Northwestern | Ernest Thomas misses the 2nd free throw | 58-63 |
| 10:05 | Cal State Northridge | Donald Lapan grabs the defensive rebound | 58-63 |
| 09:54 | Cal State Northridge | Mitchell Kallas misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 58-63 |
| 09:53 | Northwestern | Zackary Hubbard grabs the board | 58-63 |
| 09:48 | Northwestern | Robert Rea misses the easy layup but the foul's on Paul Perkins - foul #2 on Paul Perkins, team foul #6 | 58-63 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | James Westberry (PF) David Clark | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Dennis Hurley (PG), Kyle McMicheal (SG) Ernest Thomas, Robert Tapia | |
| 09:48 | Northwestern | Robert Rea makes the 1st free throw | 58-64 |
| 09:48 | Northwestern | Robert Rea misses the 2nd free throw | 58-64 |
| 09:48 | Cal State Northridge | Mitchell Kallas grabs the defensive rebound | 58-64 |
| 09:35 | Cal State Northridge | Mitchell Kallas misses badly on a driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by Kyle McMicheal - foul #1 on Kyle McMicheal, team foul #7 | 58-64 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Luke Norton (C) Donald Lapan | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 09:35 | Cal State Northridge | Mitchell Kallas misses the 1st free throw | 58-64 |
| 09:35 | Cal State Northridge | Mitchell Kallas misses the 2nd free throw | 58-64 |
| 09:35 | Northwestern | Zackary Hubbard grabs the defensive rebound | 58-64 |
| 09:31 | Northwestern | Dennis Hurley can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 58-64 |
| 09:29 | Northwestern | Dennis Hurley tips it home | 58-66 |
| 09:27 | Cal State Northridge | Robert Gray throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 58-66 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Andrew Stalvey (C) David Cork | |
| 09:22 | Northwestern | Andrew Stalvey misses the easy layup | 58-66 |
| 09:20 | Cal State Northridge | James Westberry snags the defensive board | 58-66 |
| 09:14 | Cal State Northridge | Paul Perkins comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 58-66 |
| 09:13 | Northwestern | Andrew Stalvey gets the rebound | 58-66 |
| 09:08 | Northwestern | Dennis Hurley misses badly on a shot from the right block but he's hacked by Mitchell Kallas - foul #1 on Mitchell Kallas, team foul #7 | 58-66 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Larry Billings (SF), Gary Stewart (C) Mitchell Kallas, Paul Perkins | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Eddie Sullivan (SF), Jon Thomas (C) Zackary Hubbard, Andrew Stalvey | |
| 09:08 | Northwestern | Dennis Hurley makes the 1st free throw | 58-67 |
| 09:08 | Northwestern | Dennis Hurley makes the 2nd free throw | 58-68 |
| 08:52 | Cal State Northridge | Larry Billings's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-68 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Thomas Elam (SG) Robert Gray | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Zackary Hubbard (PF) Robert Rea | |
| 08:42 | Northwestern | Jon Thomas misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 58-68 |
| 08:41 | Northwestern | The offensive rebound goes to Zackary Hubbard | 58-68 |
| 08:23 | Northwestern | Jon Thomas misses the floater near the basket | 58-68 |
| 08:21 | Northwestern | Zackary Hubbard tips it in | 58-70 |
| 08:01 | Cal State Northridge | Eddie Sullivan takes the ball from Larry Billings | 58-70 |
| 07:44 | Northwestern | James Westberry steps in front of the Zackary Hubbard pass | 58-70 |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Luke Norton (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Elam (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SF - Larry Billings (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - James Westberry (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. C - Gary Stewart (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Dennis Hurley (tiring) 14 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Kyle McMicheal (fairly fresh) SF - Eddie Sullivan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Zackary Hubbard (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Jon Thomas (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:42 | Cal State Northridge | Kyle McMicheal picks off the pass by Thomas Elam in the backcourt | 58-70 |
| 07:40 | Northwestern | Dennis Hurley hits the finger roll set up by Kyle McMicheal | 58-72 |
| 07:37 | Cal State Northridge | Dennis Hurley is called for the reach on Thomas Elam in the backcourt - foul #3 on Dennis Hurley, team foul #8 | 58-72 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Mitchell Kallas (SG), Paul Perkins (SF), David Clark (PF), Donald Lapan (C) Luke Norton, Larry Billings, James Westberry, Gary Stewart | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ernest Thomas (PG), Robert Tapia (SG), Robert Rea (SF), David Cork (PF), Andrew Stalvey (C) Dennis Hurley, Kyle McMicheal, Eddie Sullivan, Zackary Hubbard, Jon Thomas | |
| 07:37 | Cal State Northridge | Thomas Elam makes the 1st free throw | 59-72 |
| 07:37 | Cal State Northridge | Thomas Elam makes the 2nd free throw | 60-72 |
| 07:17 | Northwestern | David Cork clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 60-72 |
| 07:15 | Northwestern | Ernest Thomas can't tip it in | 60-72 |
| 07:14 | Northwestern | Ernest Thomas hits the follow up shot | 60-74 |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 07:06 | Cal State Northridge | Paul Perkins hits a wide open shot from the baseline on a great pass from Mitchell Kallas | 62-74 |
| 07:02 | Northwestern | Robert Tapia knocks in the jumper near the basket on a great pass from Robert Rea and he's hacked by Donald Lapan - foul #3 on Donald Lapan, team foul #8 | 62-76 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Robert Gray (PG) Thomas Elam | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 07:02 | Northwestern | Robert Tapia misses the free throw | 62-76 |
| 07:02 | Northwestern | Andrew Stalvey snags the offensive board | 62-76 |
| 06:41 | Northwestern | Ernest Thomas misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 62-76 |
| 06:39 | Northwestern | Andrew Stalvey grabs the offensive board | 62-76 |
| 06:27 | Northwestern | Andrew Stalvey scores on a shot from the right block and he's hacked by Donald Lapan - foul #4 on Donald Lapan, team foul #9 | 62-78 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Gerald Ball (SF) Robert Rea | |
| 06:27 | Northwestern | Andrew Stalvey makes the free throw | 62-79 |
| 06:10 | Cal State Northridge | Mitchell Kallas comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Robert Tapia - foul #2 on Robert Tapia, team foul #9 | 62-79 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Gary Stewart (C) Donald Lapan | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Eddie Sullivan (SF), Arthur Winton (PF), Jon Thomas (C) Robert Tapia, David Cork, Andrew Stalvey | |
| 06:10 | Cal State Northridge | Mitchell Kallas makes the 1st free throw | 63-79 |
| 06:10 | Cal State Northridge | Mitchell Kallas makes the 2nd free throw | 64-79 |
| 05:47 | Northwestern | David Clark steps in front of the Gerald Ball pass | 64-79 |
| 05:27 | Cal State Northridge | Robert Gray misses badly on the uncontested driving attempt near the basket | 64-79 |
| 05:26 | Northwestern | Jon Thomas grabs the board | 64-79 |
| 05:21 | Northwestern | Paul Perkins is called for the reach on Gerald Ball - foul #3 on Paul Perkins, team foul #10 | 64-79 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Luke Norton (SG), Larry Billings (SF), Rex Michonski (PF) Mitchell Kallas, Paul Perkins, David Clark | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Dennis Hurley (PG) Ernest Thomas | |
| 05:21 | Northwestern | Gerald Ball misses the 1st free throw | 64-79 |
| 05:21 | Northwestern | Gerald Ball misses the 2nd free throw | 64-79 |
| 05:21 | Cal State Northridge | Gary Stewart gets the rebound | 64-79 |
| 05:19 | Cal State Northridge | Luke Norton throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 64-79 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Rea (SF) Eddie Sullivan | |
| 05:09 | Northwestern | Robert Rea is fouled on the floor by Rex Michonski - foul #2 on Rex Michonski, team foul #11 | 64-79 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | James Westberry (PF) Rex Michonski | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Tapia (SG) Gerald Ball | |
| 05:09 | Northwestern | Robert Rea makes the 1st free throw | 64-80 |
| 05:09 | Northwestern | Robert Rea misses the 2nd free throw | 64-80 |
| 05:09 | Cal State Northridge | The rebound goes to James Westberry | 64-80 |
| 05:07 | Cal State Northridge | Robert Gray is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Rea - foul #1 on Robert Rea, team foul #10 | 64-80 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | David Cork (PF) Arthur Winton | |
| 05:07 | Cal State Northridge | Robert Gray makes the 1st free throw | 65-80 |
| 05:07 | Cal State Northridge | Robert Gray makes the 2nd free throw | 66-80 |
| 04:47 | Northwestern | Robert Rea misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 66-80 |
| 04:45 | Cal State Northridge | James Westberry pulls down the rebound | 66-80 |
| 04:33 | Cal State Northridge | David Cork swats the layup by Luke Norton | 66-80 |
| 04:31 | Northwestern | Dennis Hurley pulls down the rebound | 66-80 |
| 04:27 | Northwestern | Robert Tapia hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline but he's hacked by James Westberry - foul #2 on James Westberry, team foul #12 | 66-80 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Thomas Elam (SG), Donald Lapan (C) Robert Gray, Gary Stewart | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Eddie Sullivan (SF), Andrew Stalvey (C) Robert Rea, Jon Thomas | |
| 04:27 | Northwestern | Robert Tapia makes the 1st free throw | 66-81 |
| 04:27 | Northwestern | Robert Tapia makes the 2nd free throw | 66-82 |
| 04:13 | Cal State Northridge | Donald Lapan clanks a floater from the baseline but he's fouled by Andrew Stalvey - foul #2 on Andrew Stalvey, team foul #11 | 66-82 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Jeffery Richards (PG), Rex Michonski (PF) Luke Norton, James Westberry | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Gerald Ball (SG), Zackary Hubbard (PF) Robert Tapia, David Cork | |
| 04:13 | Cal State Northridge | Donald Lapan makes the 1st free throw | 67-82 |
| 04:13 | Cal State Northridge | Donald Lapan makes the 2nd free throw | 68-82 |
| 03:54 | Northwestern | Eddie Sullivan connects on the shot from the left wing on a great pass from Gerald Ball | 68-84 |
| 03:41 | Cal State Northridge | Larry Billings hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 71-84 |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Jeffery Richards (fresh) SG - Thomas Elam (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SF - Larry Billings (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Rex Michonski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Donald Lapan (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Dennis Hurley (tiring) 16 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Gerald Ball (fresh) 4 pts. 4 pf. SF - Eddie Sullivan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Zackary Hubbard (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Andrew Stalvey (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:37 | Northwestern | Dennis Hurley drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Gerald Ball | 71-87 |
| 03:35 | Cal State Northridge | Donald Lapan loses the dribble to Gerald Ball in the backcourt | 71-87 |
| 03:23 | Northwestern | Eddie Sullivan misses the lay-in | 71-87 |
| 03:21 | Cal State Northridge | Larry Billings snags the defensive board | 71-87 |
| 03:10 | Cal State Northridge | Larry Billings scores on a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Thomas Elam | 74-87 |
| 02:56 | Northwestern | Eddie Sullivan hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Dennis Hurley | 74-89 |
| 02:56 | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 74-89 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Robert Gray (PG), Mitchell Kallas (SG), Paul Perkins (SF), David Clark (PF), Gary Stewart (C) Jeffery Richards, Thomas Elam, Larry Billings, Rex Michonski, Donald Lapan | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ernest Thomas (PG), Robert Tapia (SG), Jon Thomas (C) Dennis Hurley, Gerald Ball, Andrew Stalvey | |
| 02:34 | Cal State Northridge | Gary Stewart misses long on a runner from the left block but he's fouled by Jon Thomas - foul #2 on Jon Thomas, team foul #12 | 74-89 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Rea (SF), David Cork (PF) Eddie Sullivan, Zackary Hubbard | |
| 02:34 | Cal State Northridge | Gary Stewart misses the 1st free throw | 74-89 |
| 02:34 | Cal State Northridge | Gary Stewart makes the 2nd free throw | 75-89 |
| 02:31 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 75-89 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Eddie Sullivan (SF) Robert Rea | |
| 02:12 | Northwestern | Robert Tapia connects on the 3 pointer from straight away | 75-92 |
| 01:53 | Cal State Northridge | David Clark scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 78-92 |
| 01:47 | Northwestern | Jon Thomas lays it in on a nice dish by Ernest Thomas and the foul's on Paul Perkins - foul #4 on Paul Perkins, team foul #13 | 78-94 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Luke Norton (PG), Thomas Elam (SG), Larry Billings (SF), James Westberry (PF), Donald Lapan (C) Robert Gray, Mitchell Kallas, Paul Perkins, David Clark, Gary Stewart | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Gerald Ball (SG), Robert Rea (SF) Robert Tapia, Eddie Sullivan | |
| 01:47 | Northwestern | Jon Thomas makes the free throw | 78-95 |
| 01:37 | Cal State Northridge | Larry Billings can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 78-95 |
| 01:36 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to David Cork | 78-95 |
| 01:23 | Northwestern | Robert Rea comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 78-95 |
| 01:21 | Northwestern | Jon Thomas tips it back up and in | 78-97 |
| 01:07 | Cal State Northridge | Larry Billings hits the front of the rim on the wide open driving attempt from the left block | 78-97 |
| 01:05 | Northwestern | Jon Thomas snags the defensive board | 78-97 |
| 01:01 | Northwestern | Ernest Thomas clanks a 3 from the left wing | 78-97 |
| 00:59 | Northwestern | Gerald Ball gets the offensive rebound | 78-97 |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:37 | Northwestern | Jon Thomas can't finish the layup | 78-97 |
| 00:36 | Northwestern | David Cork can't tip it in | 78-97 |
| 00:34 | Cal State Northridge | Larry Billings grabs the board | 78-97 |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:29 | Cal State Northridge | Luke Norton misses the shot from the left side | 78-97 |
| 00:27 | Cal State Northridge | Donald Lapan tips it home | 80-97 |
| 00:00 | Northwestern | Ernest Thomas runs out the clock | 80-97 |