| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - George Hondo (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Rines (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - James Hawkins (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Hamisi Asaro (fresh) 7 pts. C - Thomas Hunt (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Frank Stevenson (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Lester Knight (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dean Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Scott Jefferson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Eric Hess (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Arkansas State | Dean Johnson inbounds the ball | 33-19 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:42 | Arkansas State | James Hawkins takes the ball from Eric Hess | 33-19 |
| 19:38 | Northwestern | George Hondo hits the finger roll set up by James Hawkins | 35-19 |
| 19:33 | Arkansas State | Frank Stevenson is fouled on the floor by George Hondo - foul #3 on George Hondo, team foul #1 | 35-19 |
| 19:16 | Arkansas State | Scott Jefferson is whistled for a carry | 35-19 |
| 18:55 | Northwestern | Thomas Hunt is hacked by Lester Knight - foul #2 on Lester Knight, team foul #1 | 35-19 |
| 18:29 | Northwestern | George Hondo is hacked by Frank Stevenson - foul #3 on Frank Stevenson, team foul #2 | 35-19 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Jim Bond (PG) Frank Stevenson | |
| 18:12 | Northwestern | Dean Johnson steps in front of the George Hondo pass | 35-19 |
| 17:51 | Arkansas State | Dean Johnson misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 35-19 |
| 17:50 | Northwestern | Thomas Hunt grabs the defensive rebound | 35-19 |
| 17:34 | Northwestern | Hamisi Asaro misses short on a runner from the left block | 35-19 |
| 17:33 | Arkansas State | Lester Knight gets the rebound | 35-19 |
| 17:28 | Arkansas State | Lester Knight comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 35-19 |
| 17:26 | Arkansas State | Eric Hess hits the follow up shot | 35-21 |
| 17:09 | Northwestern | Hamisi Asaro drills a runner from the baseline | 37-21 |
| 17:05 | Arkansas State | Dean Johnson can't finish the layup but he's hacked by James Hawkins - foul #2 on James Hawkins, team foul #2 | 37-21 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ralph Couture (PF) Hamisi Asaro | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Darrell Beatty (SG), Daniel Carlson (PF), Brian Treiber (C) Lester Knight, Scott Jefferson, Eric Hess | |
| 17:05 | Arkansas State | Dean Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 37-21 |
| 17:05 | Arkansas State | Dean Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 37-21 |
| 17:05 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to John Rines | 37-21 |
| 16:43 | Northwestern | Thomas Hunt hits the finger roll | 39-21 |
| 16:35 | Arkansas State | Jim Bond is called for traveling | 39-21 |
| 16:10 | Northwestern | Ralph Couture lays it in on a nice dish by George Hondo | 41-21 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 16:04 | Arkansas State | Daniel Carlson makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Darrell Beatty | 41-24 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - George Hondo (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - John Rines (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SF - James Hawkins (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. PF - Ralph Couture (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Hunt (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Jim Bond (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Darrell Beatty (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Dean Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Daniel Carlson (fresh) 3 pts. C - Brian Treiber (fresh) | |
| 15:40 | Northwestern | Thomas Hunt can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane | 41-24 |
| 15:39 | Arkansas State | Daniel Carlson grabs the defensive rebound | 41-24 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 15:34 | Arkansas State | Dean Johnson misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 41-24 |
| 15:32 | Arkansas State | The offensive rebound goes to Daniel Carlson | 41-24 |
| 15:16 | Arkansas State | Jim Bond clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 41-24 |
| 15:15 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Ralph Couture | 41-24 |
| 14:56 | Northwestern | John Rines comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 41-24 |
| 14:55 | Northwestern | James Hawkins tips it but misses | 41-24 |
| 14:54 | Northwestern | John Rines tips it in | 43-24 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 14:36 | Arkansas State | Daniel Carlson buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 43-27 |
| 14:13 | Northwestern | James Hawkins scores on a runner from close range on a nice dish by Ralph Couture | 45-27 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 13:52 | Arkansas State | Darrell Beatty is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Darrell Beatty, team foul #3 | 45-27 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Hamisi Asaro (PF) Ralph Couture | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Frank Stevenson (PG), Lester Knight (SG), Frank Taylor (SF), Scott Jefferson (PF), Eric Hess (C) Jim Bond, Darrell Beatty, Dean Johnson, Daniel Carlson, Brian Treiber | |
| 13:39 | Northwestern | John Rines makes the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Hamisi Asaro | 47-27 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 13:27 | Arkansas State | Frank Stevenson knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Lester Knight | 47-29 |
| 13:01 | Northwestern | George Hondo misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 47-29 |
| 13:00 | Arkansas State | Eric Hess pulls down the rebound | 47-29 |
| 12:56 | Arkansas State | Eric Hess's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-29 |
| Subs | Northwestern | William Burke (SG), John Janes (SF) John Rines, James Hawkins | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| 12:32 | Northwestern | Thomas Hunt misses the lay-in | 47-29 |
| 12:31 | Arkansas State | Eric Hess grabs the board | 47-29 |
| 12:19 | Arkansas State | George Hondo is called for the reach on Frank Stevenson - foul #4 on George Hondo, team foul #3 | 47-29 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Dean Johnson (SF) Frank Taylor | |
| 12:12 | Arkansas State | Dean Johnson misses long on a shot from the left wing | 47-29 |
| 12:11 | Northwestern | John Janes gets the rebound | 47-29 |
| 12:01 | Northwestern | Thomas Hunt makes the jumper from the right wing | 49-29 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - George Hondo (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - William Burke (fresh) 1 pts. SF - John Janes (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Hamisi Asaro (fresh) 9 pts. C - Thomas Hunt (tiring) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Frank Stevenson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SG - Lester Knight (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Dean Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Scott Jefferson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Eric Hess (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:52 | Arkansas State | Eric Hess is fouled on the floor by Thomas Hunt - foul #1 on Thomas Hunt, team foul #4 | 49-29 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Kenneth Kuhn (PG) George Hondo | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| 11:34 | Arkansas State | Scott Jefferson makes the floater from close range set up by Lester Knight and the foul's on William Burke - foul #1 on William Burke, team foul #5 | 49-31 |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Rines (SG), James Hawkins (C) William Burke, Thomas Hunt | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| 11:34 | Arkansas State | Scott Jefferson makes the free throw | 49-32 |
| 11:15 | Northwestern | John Janes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-32 |
| Subs | Northwestern | William Burke (SG) Hamisi Asaro | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Darrell Beatty (SG), Daniel Carlson (PF), Brian Treiber (C) Lester Knight, Scott Jefferson, Eric Hess | |
| 10:55 | Arkansas State | William Burke takes the ball from Darrell Beatty | 49-32 |
| 10:37 | Northwestern | John Rines blows the layup | 49-32 |
| 10:35 | Arkansas State | Dean Johnson pulls down the rebound | 49-32 |
| 10:25 | Arkansas State | Darrell Beatty misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 49-32 |
| 10:23 | Arkansas State | Daniel Carlson grabs the offensive board | 49-32 |
| 10:18 | Arkansas State | Daniel Carlson hits a floater from the free throw line set up by Dean Johnson | 49-34 |
| 10:00 | Northwestern | William Burke travels with the ball | 49-34 |
| Subs | Northwestern | George Hondo (PG), Ralph Couture (PF), Hamisi Asaro (C) Kenneth Kuhn, John Janes, John Rines | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Jim Bond (PG), Lester Knight (SG), Scott Jefferson (PF), Eric Hess (C) Frank Stevenson, Darrell Beatty, Daniel Carlson, Brian Treiber | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 09:42 | Arkansas State | Scott Jefferson can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 49-34 |
| 09:41 | Northwestern | James Hawkins grabs the board | 49-34 |
| 09:21 | Northwestern | Dean Johnson blocks the jumper by Ralph Couture | 49-34 |
| 09:19 | Arkansas State | Lester Knight grabs the board | 49-34 |
| 09:14 | Arkansas State | Scott Jefferson clanks a jumper in the paint | 49-34 |
| 09:12 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to William Burke | 49-34 |
| 08:54 | Northwestern | George Hondo makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from James Hawkins | 52-34 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 08:30 | Arkansas State | Dean Johnson misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 52-34 |
| 08:28 | Arkansas State | Scott Jefferson tips it in | 52-36 |
| 08:14 | Northwestern | William Burke connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by George Hondo | 55-36 |
| 08:07 | Arkansas State | Jim Bond hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 55-36 |
| 08:05 | Arkansas State | Eric Hess snags the offensive board | 55-36 |
| 07:44 | Arkansas State | Dean Johnson is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Dean Johnson, team foul #4 | 55-36 |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Rines (SG), John Janes (SF), Thomas Hunt (C) William Burke, James Hawkins, Ralph Couture | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Frank Stevenson (PG), Darrell Beatty (SF), Daniel Carlson (PF), Brian Treiber (C) Lester Knight, Dean Johnson, Scott Jefferson, Eric Hess | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - George Hondo (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - John Rines (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. SF - John Janes (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Hamisi Asaro (fairly fresh) 9 pts. C - Thomas Hunt (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Frank Stevenson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SG - Jim Bond (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Darrell Beatty (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Daniel Carlson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Brian Treiber (fresh) | |
| 07:20 | Northwestern | Hamisi Asaro clanks a fadeaway from close range | 55-36 |
| 07:19 | Northwestern | Thomas Hunt tips it back up and in | 57-36 |
| 07:09 | Arkansas State | Jim Bond is fouled on the floor by John Janes - foul #1 on John Janes, team foul #6 | 57-36 |
| 06:58 | Arkansas State | Daniel Carlson connects on the jumper from the left side and he's hacked by Thomas Hunt - foul #2 on Thomas Hunt, team foul #7 | 57-38 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Dean Johnson (SF) Jim Bond | |
| 06:58 | Arkansas State | Daniel Carlson misses the free throw | 57-38 |
| 06:58 | Northwestern | Thomas Hunt grabs the board | 57-38 |
| 06:40 | Northwestern | George Hondo connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 59-38 |
| 06:29 | Arkansas State | Darrell Beatty can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 59-38 |
| 06:28 | Arkansas State | Daniel Carlson gets the offensive rebound | 59-38 |
| 06:18 | Arkansas State | Dean Johnson comes up short on the runner in the paint | 59-38 |
| 06:16 | Arkansas State | Darrell Beatty tips it back up and in | 59-40 |
| 06:10 | Northwestern | Thomas Hunt hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline | 59-40 |
| 06:09 | Arkansas State | The rebound goes to Brian Treiber | 59-40 |
| 06:03 | Arkansas State | Brian Treiber misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 59-40 |
| 06:01 | Northwestern | George Hondo gets the rebound | 59-40 |
| 05:36 | Northwestern | John Janes drills a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Hamisi Asaro | 61-40 |
| 05:20 | Arkansas State | Darrell Beatty misses badly on a turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by Hamisi Asaro - foul #1 on Hamisi Asaro, team foul #8 | 61-40 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Kenneth Kuhn (PG), James Hawkins (SF), Ralph Couture (PF) George Hondo, John Janes, Hamisi Asaro | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Leon Sanderson (PG), Jim Bond (SG), Frank Taylor (SF) Frank Stevenson, Dean Johnson, Brian Treiber | |
| 05:20 | Arkansas State | Darrell Beatty makes the 1st free throw | 61-41 |
| 05:20 | Arkansas State | Darrell Beatty makes the 2nd free throw | 61-42 |
| 04:51 | Northwestern | James Hawkins hits a jumper from the right block set up by John Rines | 63-42 |
| 04:42 | Arkansas State | Jim Bond is fouled on the floor by Ralph Couture - foul #3 on Ralph Couture, team foul #9 | 63-42 |
| 04:42 | Arkansas State | Jim Bond makes the 1st free throw | 63-43 |
| 04:42 | Arkansas State | Jim Bond makes the 2nd free throw | 63-44 |
| 04:15 | Northwestern | Thomas Hunt misses long on a shot from the baseline | 63-44 |
| 04:14 | Arkansas State | The rebound goes to Jim Bond | 63-44 |
| 04:06 | Arkansas State | Thomas Hunt denies the turnaround by Darrell Beatty | 63-44 |
| 04:04 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to John Rines | 63-44 |
| 03:46 | Northwestern | Frank Taylor picks off the pass by John Rines | 63-44 |
| 03:42 | Arkansas State | Darrell Beatty banks in the layup on a nice dish by Frank Taylor | 63-46 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Kenneth Kuhn (fresh) SG - John Rines (tiring) 10 pts. 5 reb. SF - James Hawkins (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. PF - Ralph Couture (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Thomas Hunt (tiring) 12 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Leon Sanderson (fresh) SG - Jim Bond (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Frank Taylor (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Darrell Beatty (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Daniel Carlson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:14 | Northwestern | Ralph Couture throws a bad pass out of bounds | 63-46 |
| Subs | Northwestern | George Hondo (PG), William Burke (SG), Hamisi Asaro (PF) Kenneth Kuhn, John Rines, Ralph Couture | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Brian Treiber (C) Darrell Beatty | |
| 02:56 | Arkansas State | Frank Taylor travels with the ball | 63-46 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Darrell Beatty (SF) Frank Taylor | |
| 02:38 | Northwestern | James Hawkins connects on the runner from the baseline on a great pass from George Hondo | 65-46 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:29 | Arkansas State | Leon Sanderson misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 65-46 |
| 02:27 | Arkansas State | Darrell Beatty snags the offensive board | 65-46 |
| 02:10 | Arkansas State | Jim Bond misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 65-46 |
| 02:08 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to James Hawkins | 65-46 |
| 01:43 | Northwestern | George Hondo misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 65-46 |
| 01:41 | Northwestern | Thomas Hunt hits the follow up shot | 67-46 |
| 01:37 | Arkansas State | Hamisi Asaro blocks the 3 pointer from the left wing by Jim Bond | 67-46 |
| 01:36 | Northwestern | James Hawkins pulls down the rebound | 67-46 |
| 01:13 | Northwestern | Thomas Hunt dunks the ball on a nice dish by George Hondo and he's hacked by Brian Treiber - foul #3 on Brian Treiber, team foul #5 | 69-46 |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Rines (SG) William Burke | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Frank Taylor (SF) Leon Sanderson | |
| 01:13 | Northwestern | Thomas Hunt makes the free throw | 70-46 |
| 00:52 | Arkansas State | George Hondo is called for the reach on Daniel Carlson - foul #5 on George Hondo, team foul #10 | 70-46 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Kenneth Kuhn (PG) George Hondo | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| 00:52 | Arkansas State | Daniel Carlson makes the 1st free throw | 70-47 |
| 00:52 | Arkansas State | Daniel Carlson makes the 2nd free throw | 70-48 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:32 | Northwestern | Thomas Hunt buries a jump hook from the left block set up by Hamisi Asaro | 72-48 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:25 | Arkansas State | Frank Taylor's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 72-48 |
| 00:00 | Northwestern | Kenneth Kuhn runs out the clock | 72-48 |