| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Johnny Parent (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Stephen Dantzler (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ernie Stoughton (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Ralph Brassell (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - John McCullars (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - Kenneth Hall (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Boris Zorens (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Gerald Nasser (fresh) PF - James Curry (fresh) 2 reb. C - Andrew Gilham (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Pepperdine | Gerald Nasser inbounds the ball | 38-25 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Pepperdine | Pepperdine is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:34 | Pepperdine | James Curry travels with the ball | 38-25 |
| 19:16 | Northwestern | Ralph Brassell connects on the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Stephen Dantzler | 40-25 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Pepperdine | Pepperdine is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 18:54 | Pepperdine | Andrew Gilham hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range | 40-25 |
| 18:52 | Northwestern | Ralph Brassell pulls down the rebound | 40-25 |
| 18:40 | Northwestern | Ralph Brassell makes the fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Stephen Dantzler | 42-25 |
| 18:25 | Pepperdine | Andrew Gilham buries a floater in the paint | 42-27 |
| 18:09 | Northwestern | Ernie Stoughton misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 42-27 |
| 18:08 | Pepperdine | Andrew Gilham pulls down the rebound | 42-27 |
| 18:04 | Pepperdine | Boris Zorens hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 42-27 |
| 18:03 | Northwestern | Ralph Brassell grabs the defensive rebound | 42-27 |
| 17:40 | Northwestern | Ralph Brassell misses badly on a shot from the left block but the foul's on Kenneth Hall - foul #1 on Kenneth Hall, team foul #1 | 42-27 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jerome Poremski (C) John McCullars | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Christopher Young (C) Andrew Gilham | |
| 17:40 | Northwestern | Ralph Brassell makes the 1st free throw | 43-27 |
| 17:40 | Northwestern | Ralph Brassell makes the 2nd free throw | 44-27 |
| 17:24 | Pepperdine | James Curry misses long on a shot from the baseline | 44-27 |
| 17:23 | Northwestern | Ralph Brassell grabs the board | 44-27 |
| 17:12 | Northwestern | Jerome Poremski is fouled on the floor by James Curry - foul #3 on James Curry, team foul #2 | 44-27 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Lloyd Vallo (SG), Terry Welch (PF) Stephen Dantzler, Ralph Brassell | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Joseph Dwight (PF), John Williams (C) Gerald Nasser, James Curry | |
| 16:56 | Northwestern | Ernie Stoughton hits a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Johnny Parent | 46-27 |
| 16:36 | Pepperdine | Kenneth Hall works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 46-27 |
| 16:34 | Pepperdine | John Williams tips it in | 46-29 |
| 16:11 | Northwestern | Terry Welch misses the jumper from the right side | 46-29 |
| 16:09 | Northwestern | Terry Welch can't tip it in | 46-29 |
| 16:08 | Pepperdine | The rebound goes to Joseph Dwight | 46-29 |
| 15:47 | Pepperdine | Lloyd Vallo takes the ball from Joseph Dwight | 46-29 |
| 15:44 | Northwestern | Lloyd Vallo throws it down | 48-29 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Johnny Parent (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Lloyd Vallo (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Ernie Stoughton (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Terry Welch (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Jerome Poremski (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - Kenneth Hall (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Boris Zorens (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Christopher Young (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Joseph Dwight (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - John Williams (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Pepperdine | Pepperdine is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 15:29 | Pepperdine | Boris Zorens hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Kenneth Hall | 48-31 |
| 15:14 | Northwestern | Johnny Parent shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 48-31 |
| 15:12 | Pepperdine | Christopher Young grabs the defensive rebound | 48-31 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Pepperdine | Pepperdine is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 15:02 | Pepperdine | Kenneth Hall evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Boris Zorens | 48-34 |
| 14:44 | Northwestern | Johnny Parent connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 51-34 |
| 14:25 | Pepperdine | Christopher Young can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 51-34 |
| 14:23 | Northwestern | Jerome Poremski pulls down the rebound | 51-34 |
| 14:07 | Northwestern | Joseph Dwight steps in front of the Lloyd Vallo pass as he passes out of a doubleteam | 51-34 |
| 13:38 | Pepperdine | Christopher Young is wide open and slams it home | 51-36 |
| 13:18 | Northwestern | Lloyd Vallo evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 51-36 |
| 13:17 | Northwestern | Terry Welch grabs the offensive board | 51-36 |
| 13:05 | Northwestern | Jerome Poremski is alone and drills a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Johnny Parent | 53-36 |
| 12:51 | Pepperdine | Boris Zorens hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Kenneth Hall | 53-38 |
| 12:33 | Northwestern | Terry Welch misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 53-38 |
| 12:32 | Pepperdine | John Williams snags the defensive board | 53-38 |
| 12:17 | Pepperdine | Kenneth Hall misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 53-38 |
| 12:16 | Northwestern | Terry Welch gets the rebound | 53-38 |
| 12:00 | Northwestern | Terry Welch knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side | 55-38 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Pepperdine | Pepperdine is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 11:47 | Pepperdine | Boris Zorens makes the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Kenneth Hall | 55-41 |
| 11:35 | Northwestern | Lloyd Vallo drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Johnny Parent | 58-41 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Johnny Parent (tiring) 11 pts. 6 ast. SG - Lloyd Vallo (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Ernie Stoughton (tiring) 7 pts. PF - Terry Welch (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Jerome Poremski (tiring) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - Kenneth Hall (tiring) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Boris Zorens (tiring) 10 pts. SF - Christopher Young (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Joseph Dwight (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - John Williams (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:18 | Pepperdine | Boris Zorens misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 58-41 |
| 11:16 | Pepperdine | Christopher Young tips it in | 58-43 |
| 11:05 | Northwestern | Lloyd Vallo drills a shot near the basket on a nice dish by Johnny Parent | 60-43 |
| 10:58 | Pepperdine | Joseph Dwight blows the wide open layup | 60-43 |
| 10:56 | Pepperdine | Christopher Young tips it but misses | 60-43 |
| 10:54 | Northwestern | Ernie Stoughton grabs the board | 60-43 |
| 10:48 | Northwestern | Johnny Parent's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 60-43 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Edgar Foster (PG), Stephen Dantzler (SG), Robert Alford (SF), Ralph Brassell (PF), John McCullars (C) Johnny Parent, Lloyd Vallo, Ernie Stoughton, Terry Welch, Jerome Poremski | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Jacob King (PG), Benjamin Allen (SG), Gerald Nasser (SF), James Curry (PF), Andrew Gilham (C) Kenneth Hall, Boris Zorens, Christopher Young, Joseph Dwight, John Williams | |
| 10:33 | Pepperdine | Jacob King can't connect on a jumper from close range | 60-43 |
| 10:32 | Northwestern | Ralph Brassell grabs the board | 60-43 |
| 10:03 | Northwestern | Edgar Foster travels with the ball | 60-43 |
| 09:45 | Pepperdine | James Curry is fouled on the floor by Ralph Brassell - foul #3 on Ralph Brassell, team foul #1 | 60-43 |
| 09:33 | Pepperdine | Andrew Gilham misses the lay-in | 60-43 |
| 09:31 | Northwestern | John McCullars grabs the defensive rebound | 60-43 |
| 09:27 | Northwestern | Edgar Foster hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway from the left wing | 60-43 |
| 09:25 | Pepperdine | Jacob King grabs the board | 60-43 |
| 09:10 | Pepperdine | James Curry misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 60-43 |
| 09:09 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Stephen Dantzler | 60-43 |
| 08:48 | Northwestern | Stephen Dantzler is doubleteamed and called for traveling | 60-43 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Mark Olguin (C) John McCullars | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | | |
| 08:32 | Pepperdine | Gerald Nasser is hacked by Robert Alford - foul #2 on Robert Alford, team foul #2 | 60-43 |
| 08:20 | Pepperdine | Andrew Gilham hits a runner from the right block | 60-45 |
| 07:59 | Northwestern | Andrew Gilham denies the turnaround by Ralph Brassell | 60-45 |
| 07:57 | Pepperdine | Gerald Nasser grabs the board | 60-45 |
| 07:36 | Pepperdine | Benjamin Allen buries a runner near the basket set up by Andrew Gilham | 60-47 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Edgar Foster (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Stephen Dantzler (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Alford (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ralph Brassell (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Mark Olguin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - Jacob King (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Benjamin Allen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gerald Nasser (fairly fresh) PF - James Curry (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Andrew Gilham (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Northwestern | Robert Alford misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 60-47 |
| 07:21 | Pepperdine | James Curry pulls down the rebound | 60-47 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Pepperdine | Pepperdine is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 06:59 | Pepperdine | Ralph Brassell steals the ball from Andrew Gilham | 60-47 |
| 06:48 | Northwestern | Ralph Brassell splits the doubleteam and buries a jumper near the basket on a great pass from Robert Alford | 62-47 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Pepperdine | Pepperdine is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 06:33 | Pepperdine | Robert Alford is called for the reach on Gerald Nasser - foul #3 on Robert Alford, team foul #3 | 62-47 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Johnny Parent (PG), Lloyd Vallo (SG), Ernie Stoughton (SF), Terry Welch (PF), John McCullars (C) Edgar Foster, Stephen Dantzler, Robert Alford, Ralph Brassell, Mark Olguin | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Kenneth Hall (PG), Jackie Hood (SG), Christopher Young (SF), Joseph Dwight (PF), John Williams (C) Jacob King, Benjamin Allen, Gerald Nasser, James Curry, Andrew Gilham | |
| 06:15 | Pepperdine | Joseph Dwight misses badly on a jumper in the paint | 62-47 |
| 06:13 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to John McCullars | 62-47 |
| 05:51 | Northwestern | Terry Welch drills a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Lloyd Vallo | 64-47 |
| 05:35 | Pepperdine | Christopher Young misses long on a driving attempt from the baseline | 64-47 |
| 05:33 | Pepperdine | Christopher Young tips it in | 64-49 |
| 05:07 | Northwestern | Johnny Parent is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 64-49 |
| 05:05 | Pepperdine | Christopher Young pulls down the rebound | 64-49 |
| 04:55 | Pepperdine | Christopher Young misses long on a jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Lloyd Vallo - foul #1 on Lloyd Vallo, team foul #4 | 64-49 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Boris Zorens (SG), David McGilvery (SF), James Curry (PF) Jackie Hood, Joseph Dwight, John Williams | |
| 04:55 | Pepperdine | Christopher Young makes the 1st free throw | 64-50 |
| 04:55 | Pepperdine | Christopher Young misses the 2nd free throw | 64-50 |
| 04:55 | Northwestern | Terry Welch pulls down the rebound | 64-50 |
| 04:40 | Northwestern | Lloyd Vallo can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Boris Zorens - foul #2 on Boris Zorens, team foul #3 | 64-50 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Stephen Dantzler (SG), Mark Olguin (C) Ernie Stoughton, John McCullars | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Jacob King (SF), Andrew Gilham (C) David McGilvery, Christopher Young | |
| 04:40 | Northwestern | Lloyd Vallo misses the 1st free throw | 64-50 |
| 04:40 | Northwestern | Lloyd Vallo makes the 2nd free throw | 65-50 |
| 04:19 | Pepperdine | Andrew Gilham drills a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Jacob King and he's fouled by Mark Olguin - foul #1 on Mark Olguin, team foul #5 | 65-52 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Alford (SF), Ralph Brassell (PF), Jerome Poremski (C) Lloyd Vallo, Terry Welch, Mark Olguin | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Gerald Nasser (SF) Jacob King | |
| 04:19 | Pepperdine | Andrew Gilham misses the free throw | 65-52 |
| 04:19 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Jerome Poremski | 65-52 |
| 04:14 | Northwestern | Stephen Dantzler misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Kenneth Hall - foul #2 on Kenneth Hall, team foul #4 | 65-52 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Benjamin Allen (PG) Kenneth Hall | |
| 04:14 | Northwestern | Stephen Dantzler makes the 1st free throw | 66-52 |
| 04:14 | Northwestern | Stephen Dantzler makes the 2nd free throw | 67-52 |
| 04:05 | Pepperdine | Gerald Nasser makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Andrew Gilham | 67-55 |
| 03:54 | Northwestern | James Curry is called for the reach on Johnny Parent - foul #4 on James Curry, team foul #5 | 67-55 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Jacob King (PG), John Williams (C) Benjamin Allen, Andrew Gilham | |
| 03:42 | Northwestern | Stephen Dantzler misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 67-55 |
| 03:41 | Pepperdine | James Curry snags the defensive board | 67-55 |
| 03:33 | Pepperdine | John Williams hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane | 67-55 |
| 03:32 | Northwestern | Jerome Poremski gets the rebound | 67-55 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Johnny Parent (fresh) 11 pts. 7 ast. SG - Stephen Dantzler (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Alford (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Ralph Brassell (fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Jerome Poremski (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - Jacob King (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Boris Zorens (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Gerald Nasser (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Curry (fresh) 4 reb. 4 pf. C - John Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:19 | Northwestern | Johnny Parent misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 67-55 |
| 03:18 | Pepperdine | John Williams gets the rebound | 67-55 |
| 03:09 | Pepperdine | Gerald Nasser misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 67-55 |
| 03:08 | Northwestern | Ralph Brassell grabs the board | 67-55 |
| 02:50 | Northwestern | Stephen Dantzler misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 67-55 |
| 02:49 | Northwestern | Robert Alford tips it back up and in | 69-55 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Pepperdine | Pepperdine is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 02:34 | Pepperdine | Boris Zorens misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 69-55 |
| 02:32 | Pepperdine | John Williams tips it home | 69-57 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Pepperdine | Pepperdine is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 02:10 | Northwestern | Stephen Dantzler hits a 3 from straight away | 72-57 |
| 01:59 | Pepperdine | Robert Alford blocks the short jumper by Jacob King | 72-57 |
| 01:57 | Northwestern | Robert Alford grabs the board | 72-57 |
| 01:40 | Northwestern | Ralph Brassell misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 72-57 |
| 01:38 | Northwestern | Jerome Poremski grabs the offensive board | 72-57 |
| 01:22 | Northwestern | Ralph Brassell comes up short on the runner in the lane | 72-57 |
| 01:20 | Pepperdine | James Curry pulls down the rebound | 72-57 |
| 01:11 | Pepperdine | Gerald Nasser misses long on a 3 from straight away | 72-57 |
| 01:09 | Pepperdine | John Williams misses the tip | 72-57 |
| 01:07 | Northwestern | Stephen Dantzler gets the rebound | 72-57 |
| 00:38 | Northwestern | Johnny Parent misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 72-57 |
| 00:37 | Pepperdine | John Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 72-57 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Pepperdine | Pepperdine is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:30 | Pepperdine | Boris Zorens is whistled for traveling | 72-57 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ernie Stoughton (SF), John McCullars (C) Robert Alford, Jerome Poremski | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Benjamin Allen (SG), Christopher Young (SF), Joseph Dwight (PF) Boris Zorens, Gerald Nasser, James Curry | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Pepperdine | Pepperdine is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:00 | Northwestern | Johnny Parent runs out the clock | 72-57 |