| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Robert Heron (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jasper Canup (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Chris Young (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Jerry Bax (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Gerald Stoops (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Nicholas Visnosky (fresh) 18 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Charles Ervin (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Thomas Thoreson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Timothy Gaines (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Lee Baskerville (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Cleveland State | Chris Young inbounds the ball | 31-55 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 19:45 | Cleveland State | Jerry Bax dunks the ball | 33-55 |
| 19:19 | Northwestern | Charles Ervin misses short on a runner from the left block but he's hacked by Robert Heron - foul #2 on Robert Heron, team foul #1 | 33-55 |
| 19:19 | Northwestern | Charles Ervin makes the 1st free throw | 33-56 |
| 19:19 | Northwestern | Charles Ervin makes the 2nd free throw | 33-57 |
| 19:04 | Cleveland State | Robert Heron misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Charles Ervin - foul #1 on Charles Ervin, team foul #1 | 33-57 |
| 19:04 | Cleveland State | Robert Heron makes the 1st free throw | 34-57 |
| 19:04 | Cleveland State | Robert Heron makes the 2nd free throw | 35-57 |
| 18:47 | Northwestern | Nicholas Visnosky misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 35-57 |
| 18:45 | Cleveland State | Gerald Stoops grabs the board | 35-57 |
| 18:34 | Cleveland State | Chris Young hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block | 35-57 |
| 18:33 | Northwestern | Thomas Thoreson grabs the defensive rebound | 35-57 |
| 18:18 | Northwestern | Nicholas Visnosky loses the dribble to Jasper Canup | 35-57 |
| 18:15 | Cleveland State | Chris Young hits the finger roll on a great pass from Jasper Canup | 37-57 |
| 18:03 | Northwestern | Nicholas Visnosky makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Charles Ervin | 37-60 |
| 17:51 | Cleveland State | Thomas Thoreson picks off the pass by Gerald Stoops | 37-60 |
| 17:29 | Northwestern | Thomas Thoreson is called for 3 seconds | 37-60 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Don Joyce (C) Gerald Stoops | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 17:25 | Cleveland State | Charles Ervin takes the ball from Robert Heron in the backcourt | 37-60 |
| 17:06 | Northwestern | Charles Ervin misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 37-60 |
| 17:05 | Cleveland State | Jerry Bax pulls down the rebound | 37-60 |
| 16:57 | Cleveland State | Jerry Bax can't finish the layup but the foul's on Charles Ervin - foul #2 on Charles Ervin, team foul #2 | 37-60 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Anthony Smith (PG), Carlton Walton (SG), Harold Hudson (SF) Robert Heron, Jasper Canup, Chris Young | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 16:57 | Cleveland State | Jerry Bax makes the 1st free throw | 38-60 |
| 16:57 | Cleveland State | Jerry Bax makes the 2nd free throw | 39-60 |
| 16:36 | Northwestern | Lee Baskerville is called for traveling | 39-60 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Stephen Marques (SF) Jerry Bax | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 16:12 | Cleveland State | Harold Hudson misses the 3 from the right corner | 39-60 |
| 16:10 | Cleveland State | Carlton Walton snags the offensive board | 39-60 |
| 15:52 | Cleveland State | The jump hook by Stephen Marques is blocked by Timothy Gaines | 39-60 |
| 15:51 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Charles Ervin | 39-60 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Anthony Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Carlton Walton (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Marques (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Harold Hudson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Don Joyce (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Nicholas Visnosky (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Charles Ervin (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. SF - Thomas Thoreson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Timothy Gaines (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 4 blk. C - Lee Baskerville (fairly fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 15:25 | Northwestern | Don Joyce swats the short shot by Thomas Thoreson | 39-60 |
| 15:23 | Northwestern | Lee Baskerville gets the offensive rebound | 39-60 |
| 15:04 | Northwestern | Carlton Walton steals it from Nicholas Visnosky | 39-60 |
| 14:55 | Cleveland State | Carlton Walton clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 39-60 |
| 14:54 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Timothy Gaines | 39-60 |
| 14:48 | Northwestern | Charles Ervin is hacked by Anthony Smith - foul #1 on Anthony Smith, team foul #2 | 39-60 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Robert Heron (PG), Jasper Canup (SG), Chris Young (SF), Jerry Bax (PF), Cory Wuest (C) Anthony Smith, Carlton Walton, Stephen Marques, Harold Hudson, Don Joyce | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 14:40 | Northwestern | Charles Ervin makes the floater in the paint on a great pass from Lee Baskerville | 39-62 |
| 14:21 | Cleveland State | Jerry Bax hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 39-62 |
| 14:20 | Cleveland State | Robert Heron tips it back up and in | 41-62 |
| 13:57 | Northwestern | Nicholas Visnosky clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 41-62 |
| 13:55 | Northwestern | Lee Baskerville hits the follow up shot | 41-64 |
| 13:51 | Cleveland State | Robert Heron connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 44-64 |
| 13:29 | Northwestern | Timothy Gaines hits a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Charles Ervin | 44-66 |
| 13:09 | Cleveland State | Lee Baskerville steps in front of the Jasper Canup pass | 44-66 |
| 13:07 | Northwestern | Nicholas Visnosky throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 44-66 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Alexander Howard (SF), John Blackledge (PF), John Smith (C) Thomas Thoreson, Timothy Gaines, Lee Baskerville | |
| 12:54 | Cleveland State | Chris Young drills a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Jerry Bax | 46-66 |
| 12:43 | Northwestern | Charles Ervin lays it up and in on a nice dish by John Blackledge | 46-68 |
| 12:26 | Cleveland State | Jerry Bax's pass is intercepted by Alexander Howard | 46-68 |
| 12:09 | Northwestern | Robert Heron is called for the reach on Alexander Howard - foul #3 on Robert Heron, team foul #3 | 46-68 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Carlton Walton (PG), Gerald Stoops (PF), Don Joyce (C) Robert Heron, Jerry Bax, Cory Wuest | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Thomas Jenkins (SF) Charles Ervin | |
| 11:50 | Northwestern | Nicholas Visnosky misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 46-68 |
| 11:49 | Northwestern | Alexander Howard gets the offensive rebound | 46-68 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Carlton Walton (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jasper Canup (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SF - Chris Young (fairly fresh) 14 pts. PF - Gerald Stoops (fresh) 2 reb. C - Don Joyce (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Nicholas Visnosky (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Alexander Howard (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Jenkins (fresh) PF - John Blackledge (fresh) C - John Smith (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:39 | Northwestern | Gerald Stoops steals the ball from John Smith | 46-68 |
| 11:22 | Cleveland State | John Blackledge is called for the reach on Gerald Stoops - foul #2 on John Blackledge, team foul #3 | 46-68 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Anthony Smith (PG), Harold Hudson (SF) Jasper Canup, Chris Young | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Thomas Thoreson (SF), Timothy Gaines (PF), Lee Baskerville (C) Thomas Jenkins, John Blackledge, John Smith | |
| 11:11 | Cleveland State | Don Joyce's pass is intercepted by Thomas Thoreson | 46-68 |
| 11:06 | Northwestern | Nicholas Visnosky lays it in set up by Thomas Thoreson | 46-70 |
| 10:47 | Cleveland State | Carlton Walton misses the jumper from the left side | 46-70 |
| 10:46 | Northwestern | Nicholas Visnosky snags the defensive board | 46-70 |
| 10:20 | Northwestern | Thomas Thoreson's fadeaway is rejected by Don Joyce | 46-70 |
| 10:19 | Cleveland State | Carlton Walton gets the rebound | 46-70 |
| 09:57 | Cleveland State | Gerald Stoops throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-70 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Robert Heron (PG), Jasper Canup (SG), Chris Young (SF), Jerry Bax (PF), Cory Wuest (C) Anthony Smith, Carlton Walton, Harold Hudson, Gerald Stoops, Don Joyce | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Alexander Moore (PG), Charles Ervin (SG) Nicholas Visnosky, Alexander Howard | |
| 09:28 | Northwestern | Charles Ervin can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away but the foul's on Jasper Canup - foul #1 on Jasper Canup, team foul #4 | 46-70 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Alexander Howard (SF), John Blackledge (C) Thomas Thoreson, Lee Baskerville | |
| 09:28 | Northwestern | Charles Ervin makes the 1st free throw | 46-71 |
| 09:28 | Northwestern | Charles Ervin makes the 2nd free throw | 46-72 |
| 09:28 | Northwestern | Charles Ervin misses the 3rd free throw | 46-72 |
| 09:28 | Cleveland State | Cory Wuest grabs the defensive rebound | 46-72 |
| 09:16 | Cleveland State | John Blackledge is called for the reach on Cory Wuest - foul #3 on John Blackledge, team foul #4 | 46-72 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Smith (C) Timothy Gaines | |
| 09:03 | Cleveland State | Robert Heron misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 46-72 |
| 09:01 | Northwestern | Alexander Howard gets the rebound | 46-72 |
| 08:42 | Northwestern | Alexander Howard misses short on a driving attempt in the paint | 46-72 |
| 08:41 | Cleveland State | Chris Young snags the defensive board | 46-72 |
| 08:26 | Cleveland State | Robert Heron comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 46-72 |
| 08:24 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Charles Ervin | 46-72 |
| 08:13 | Northwestern | Alexander Howard scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 46-75 |
| 08:01 | Cleveland State | Chris Young is whistled for traveling | 46-75 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Carlton Walton (SG), Harold Hudson (SF) Jasper Canup, Chris Young | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Nicholas Visnosky (PG), Thomas Thoreson (SF), Timothy Gaines (PF), Lee Baskerville (C) Alexander Moore, Alexander Howard, John Blackledge, John Smith | |
| 07:43 | Northwestern | Charles Ervin clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 46-75 |
| 07:41 | Northwestern | Nicholas Visnosky snags the offensive board | 46-75 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Robert Heron (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Carlton Walton (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harold Hudson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jerry Bax (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Cory Wuest (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Nicholas Visnosky (fresh) 23 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Charles Ervin (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 3 reb. SF - Thomas Thoreson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. PF - Timothy Gaines (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 4 blk. C - Lee Baskerville (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Northwestern | Cory Wuest picks off the pass by Charles Ervin | 46-75 |
| 07:19 | Cleveland State | Carlton Walton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-75 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Gerald Stoops (C) Cory Wuest | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 07:04 | Northwestern | Charles Ervin is fouled on the floor by Jerry Bax - foul #2 on Jerry Bax, team foul #5 | 46-75 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Jasper Canup (SG), Don Joyce (C) Robert Heron, Jerry Bax | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 06:52 | Northwestern | Charles Ervin drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Thomas Thoreson | 46-77 |
| 06:27 | Cleveland State | Gerald Stoops drills a fadeaway in the lane | 48-77 |
| 06:11 | Northwestern | Charles Ervin clanks a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Harold Hudson - foul #2 on Harold Hudson, team foul #6 | 48-77 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Anthony Smith (PG) Jasper Canup | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Alexander Moore (PG), Alexander Howard (SF), John Blackledge (PF), John Smith (C) Nicholas Visnosky, Thomas Thoreson, Timothy Gaines, Lee Baskerville | |
| 06:11 | Northwestern | Charles Ervin makes the 1st free throw | 48-78 |
| 06:11 | Northwestern | Charles Ervin makes the 2nd free throw | 48-79 |
| 05:53 | Cleveland State | Anthony Smith hits a driving attempt from the right block | 50-79 |
| 05:35 | Northwestern | Alexander Howard makes the fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Alexander Moore | 50-81 |
| 05:25 | Cleveland State | Don Joyce misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 50-81 |
| 05:23 | Northwestern | Alexander Moore grabs the defensive rebound | 50-81 |
| 05:06 | Northwestern | Alexander Howard misses long on a 3 from straight away | 50-81 |
| 05:05 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Anthony Smith | 50-81 |
| 04:53 | Cleveland State | Anthony Smith misses the lay-in but he's fouled by John Blackledge - foul #4 on John Blackledge, team foul #5 | 50-81 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Stephen Marques (SG) Harold Hudson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Thomas Jenkins (SF) Charles Ervin | |
| 04:53 | Cleveland State | Anthony Smith makes the 1st free throw | 51-81 |
| 04:53 | Cleveland State | Anthony Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 51-81 |
| 04:53 | Northwestern | John Smith grabs the board | 51-81 |
| 04:27 | Northwestern | John Blackledge clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 51-81 |
| 04:25 | Cleveland State | Stephen Marques snags the defensive board | 51-81 |
| 04:14 | Cleveland State | Stephen Marques drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Anthony Smith | 54-81 |
| 03:57 | Northwestern | John Blackledge misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 54-81 |
| 03:55 | Northwestern | Alexander Howard tips it in | 54-83 |
| 03:50 | Cleveland State | Anthony Smith scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Carlton Walton | 57-83 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 03:34 | Northwestern | Alexander Moore comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 57-83 |
| 03:33 | Cleveland State | Gerald Stoops grabs the board | 57-83 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Anthony Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Stephen Marques (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Carlton Walton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Gerald Stoops (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Don Joyce (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Alexander Moore (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Alexander Howard (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Jenkins (fresh) PF - John Blackledge (fairly fresh) 4 pf. C - John Smith (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:20 | Cleveland State | Carlton Walton is called for 5 seconds | 57-83 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Richard Braun (PG), Harold Hudson (PF) Anthony Smith, Don Joyce | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 03:08 | Northwestern | John Smith drills a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Thomas Jenkins | 57-85 |
| 02:53 | Cleveland State | Gerald Stoops comes up short on the fadeaway from close range | 57-85 |
| 02:51 | Northwestern | Alexander Howard grabs the board | 57-85 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 02:45 | Northwestern | Alexander Howard makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Alexander Moore | 57-88 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 02:33 | Cleveland State | Stephen Marques makes the 3 from straight away | 60-88 |
| 02:18 | Northwestern | Alexander Howard misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 60-88 |
| 02:17 | Cleveland State | Carlton Walton pulls down the rebound | 60-88 |
| 02:11 | Cleveland State | Carlton Walton makes the pull-up jumper from the left side | 62-88 |
| 01:55 | Northwestern | John Blackledge loses the ball out of bounds | 62-88 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Anthony Smith (PG), Don Joyce (C) Richard Braun, Stephen Marques | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 01:48 | Cleveland State | Carlton Walton can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by John Blackledge - foul #5 on John Blackledge, team foul #6 | 62-88 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Timothy Gaines (PF) John Blackledge | |
| 01:48 | Cleveland State | Carlton Walton makes the 1st free throw | 63-88 |
| 01:48 | Cleveland State | Carlton Walton makes the 2nd free throw | 64-88 |
| 01:28 | Northwestern | Carlton Walton steals it from Timothy Gaines | 64-88 |
| 01:24 | Cleveland State | Anthony Smith lays it up and in on a nice dish by Carlton Walton | 66-88 |
| 00:57 | Northwestern | Thomas Jenkins misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 66-88 |
| 00:55 | Northwestern | Timothy Gaines snags the offensive board | 66-88 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:27 | Northwestern | Alexander Howard knocks in the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Timothy Gaines | 66-90 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:20 | Cleveland State | A charge is called on Harold Hudson - foul #3 on Harold Hudson, team foul #7 | 66-90 |
| 00:00 | Northwestern | Alexander Moore runs out the clock | 66-90 |