| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Herbert Burkhart (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Harold Vincent (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jack Perkins (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - Johnnie Brown (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Parker (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Andrew Santee (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Leandro Mancini (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Otha Kozielski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Chester Leisure (fresh) C - Jose Lopez (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cleveland State | Otha Kozielski inbounds the ball | 39-28 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:43 | Cleveland State | Leandro Mancini comes up short on the runner near the basket but he's hacked by Johnnie Brown - foul #1 on Johnnie Brown, team foul #1 | 39-28 |
| 19:43 | Cleveland State | Leandro Mancini makes the 1st free throw | 39-29 |
| 19:43 | Cleveland State | Leandro Mancini misses the 2nd free throw | 39-29 |
| 19:43 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Jack Perkins | 39-29 |
| 19:29 | Northwestern | Jack Perkins buries a 3pt shot from the right corner | 42-29 |
| 19:13 | Cleveland State | Leandro Mancini scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Otha Kozielski | 42-32 |
| 18:56 | Northwestern | Jack Perkins is called for a charge - foul #1 on Jack Perkins, team foul #2 | 42-32 |
| 18:42 | Cleveland State | Chester Leisure makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 42-35 |
| 18:21 | Northwestern | Harold Vincent buries a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Jack Perkins | 45-35 |
| 18:05 | Cleveland State | Chester Leisure is denied on a layup by John Parker | 45-35 |
| 18:03 | Northwestern | Harold Vincent grabs the defensive rebound | 45-35 |
| 17:58 | Northwestern | Otha Kozielski takes the ball from John Parker | 45-35 |
| 17:40 | Cleveland State | Leandro Mancini drills a driving attempt in the paint set up by Otha Kozielski | 45-37 |
| 17:20 | Northwestern | Jack Perkins scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Johnnie Brown | 48-37 |
| 16:57 | Cleveland State | Otha Kozielski misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-37 |
| 16:56 | Northwestern | Herbert Burkhart grabs the defensive rebound | 48-37 |
| 16:35 | Northwestern | Herbert Burkhart misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 48-37 |
| 16:33 | Cleveland State | Chester Leisure grabs the defensive rebound | 48-37 |
| 16:13 | Cleveland State | Leandro Mancini scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Andrew Santee and he's hacked by Johnnie Brown - foul #2 on Johnnie Brown, team foul #3 | 48-40 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Pavel Zemel (PG), Caleb Geoghegan (SF), Gene Shetler (PF), Horacio Rivera (C) Andrew Santee, Otha Kozielski, Chester Leisure, Jose Lopez | |
| 16:13 | Cleveland State | Leandro Mancini makes the free throw | 48-41 |
| 15:57 | Northwestern | Johnnie Brown is called for 3 seconds | 48-41 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Donald Sasse (SG), Roger Jackson (PF) Harold Vincent, Johnnie Brown | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Gustavo Russo (SF), Mario Martin (PF) Leandro Mancini, Horacio Rivera | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Herbert Burkhart (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Donald Sasse (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Jack Perkins (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. PF - Roger Jackson (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - John Parker (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Caleb Geoghegan (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Pavel Zemel (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Gustavo Russo (fresh) PF - Mario Martin (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Gene Shetler (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:44 | Cleveland State | Gene Shetler throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-41 |
| 15:32 | Northwestern | John Parker drills a floater from the left block set up by Herbert Burkhart | 50-41 |
| 15:21 | Cleveland State | Mario Martin scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Caleb Geoghegan | 50-43 |
| 15:04 | Northwestern | Herbert Burkhart hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Donald Sasse | 53-43 |
| 14:44 | Cleveland State | Mario Martin clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 53-43 |
| 14:42 | Cleveland State | Pavel Zemel pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-43 |
| 14:29 | Cleveland State | Pavel Zemel misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 53-43 |
| 14:28 | Northwestern | Roger Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 53-43 |
| 14:20 | Northwestern | Jack Perkins hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 53-43 |
| 14:19 | Cleveland State | Caleb Geoghegan gets the rebound | 53-43 |
| 14:13 | Cleveland State | Gene Shetler banks in the layup on a nice dish by Gustavo Russo | 53-45 |
| 13:50 | Northwestern | Donald Sasse is called for a charge - foul #4 on Donald Sasse, team foul #4 | 53-45 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Harold Vincent (PG), Willian Lang (SG), Lonny Lee (SF), Johnnie Brown (C) Herbert Burkhart, Donald Sasse, Jack Perkins, John Parker | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Andrew Santee (PG), Leandro Mancini (SG), Jose Lopez (C) Pavel Zemel, Gustavo Russo, Gene Shetler | |
| 13:31 | Cleveland State | Mario Martin's fadeaway is rejected by Johnnie Brown | 53-45 |
| 13:30 | Northwestern | Roger Jackson gets the rebound | 53-45 |
| 13:24 | Northwestern | Willian Lang drills a floater near the basket on a nice dish by Harold Vincent | 55-45 |
| 13:09 | Cleveland State | Andrew Santee misses short on a floater from close range | 55-45 |
| 13:08 | Northwestern | Lonny Lee gets the rebound | 55-45 |
| 12:51 | Northwestern | Roger Jackson misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 55-45 |
| 12:49 | Cleveland State | Caleb Geoghegan gets the rebound | 55-45 |
| 12:33 | Cleveland State | Mario Martin comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Harold Vincent - foul #1 on Harold Vincent, team foul #5 | 55-45 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Herbert Burkhart (PG), John Parker (C) Lonny Lee, Johnnie Brown | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Otha Kozielski (SF) Caleb Geoghegan | |
| 12:33 | Cleveland State | Mario Martin makes the 1st free throw | 55-46 |
| 12:33 | Cleveland State | Mario Martin makes the 2nd free throw | 55-47 |
| 12:13 | Northwestern | John Parker scores on a shot from the baseline set up by Herbert Burkhart | 57-47 |
| 11:51 | Cleveland State | Jose Lopez misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 57-47 |
| 11:49 | Northwestern | Harold Vincent snags the defensive board | 57-47 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Herbert Burkhart (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Harold Vincent (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Willian Lang (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Roger Jackson (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. C - John Parker (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Andrew Santee (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Leandro Mancini (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SF - Otha Kozielski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mario Martin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Jose Lopez (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:44 | Northwestern | Herbert Burkhart misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 57-47 |
| 11:43 | Cleveland State | Andrew Santee gets the rebound | 57-47 |
| 11:18 | Cleveland State | Andrew Santee is fouled on the floor by Harold Vincent - foul #2 on Harold Vincent, team foul #6 | 57-47 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jack Perkins (SF) Willian Lang | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Caleb Geoghegan (PG), Chester Leisure (PF) Andrew Santee, Mario Martin | |
| 10:55 | Cleveland State | Leandro Mancini misses the shot from the right side | 57-47 |
| 10:53 | Northwestern | Jack Perkins grabs the board | 57-47 |
| 10:37 | Northwestern | Otha Kozielski steps in front of the Jack Perkins pass | 57-47 |
| 10:17 | Cleveland State | Caleb Geoghegan knocks in the jumpshot from the right side | 57-49 |
| 09:53 | Northwestern | Roger Jackson banks in the layup and he's hacked by Jose Lopez - foul #3 on Jose Lopez, team foul #1 | 59-49 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Willian Lang (SG), Johnnie Brown (C) Herbert Burkhart, John Parker | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Andrew Santee (PG), Pavel Zemel (SG), Gene Shetler (C) Leandro Mancini, Otha Kozielski, Jose Lopez | |
| 09:53 | Northwestern | Roger Jackson misses the free throw | 59-49 |
| 09:53 | Cleveland State | Chester Leisure pulls down the rebound | 59-49 |
| 09:40 | Cleveland State | Caleb Geoghegan makes the 3 pointer from the left corner | 59-52 |
| 09:21 | Northwestern | Harold Vincent drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Roger Jackson | 62-52 |
| 09:06 | Cleveland State | Gene Shetler misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 62-52 |
| 09:04 | Cleveland State | Andrew Santee gets the offensive rebound | 62-52 |
| 08:48 | Cleveland State | Jack Perkins picks off the pass by Pavel Zemel | 62-52 |
| 08:40 | Northwestern | Willian Lang's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 62-52 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Leandro Mancini (SG), Mario Martin (PF) Pavel Zemel, Gene Shetler | |
| 08:31 | Cleveland State | Caleb Geoghegan misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 62-52 |
| 08:30 | Northwestern | Johnnie Brown grabs the board | 62-52 |
| 08:11 | Northwestern | Roger Jackson clanks a jumper from the left wing | 62-52 |
| 08:10 | Northwestern | Willian Lang misses the tip | 62-52 |
| 08:08 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Caleb Geoghegan | 62-52 |
| 07:59 | Cleveland State | Andrew Santee misses the lay-in | 62-52 |
| 07:57 | Cleveland State | Mario Martin pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-52 |
| 07:37 | Cleveland State | Chester Leisure connects on the runner near the basket set up by Leandro Mancini and he's fouled by Harold Vincent - foul #3 on Harold Vincent, team foul #7 | 62-54 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Herbert Burkhart (PG), Donald Sasse (SG), Lonny Lee (SF), John Parker (C) Harold Vincent, Willian Lang, Jack Perkins, Roger Jackson | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Otha Kozielski (SF), Jose Lopez (C) Andrew Santee, Mario Martin | |
| 07:37 | Cleveland State | Chester Leisure makes the free throw | 62-55 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Herbert Burkhart (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Donald Sasse (fresh) 4 pf. SF - Lonny Lee (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Johnnie Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - John Parker (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Caleb Geoghegan (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Leandro Mancini (fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. SF - Otha Kozielski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Chester Leisure (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Jose Lopez (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:13 | Northwestern | Chester Leisure steals it from Herbert Burkhart | 62-55 |
| 07:06 | Cleveland State | Leandro Mancini can't finish the layup | 62-55 |
| 07:04 | Cleveland State | Caleb Geoghegan grabs the offensive rebound | 62-55 |
| 06:55 | Cleveland State | Otha Kozielski knocks in the floater from the right block on a nice dish by Leandro Mancini | 62-57 |
| 06:40 | Northwestern | Herbert Burkhart can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 62-57 |
| 06:39 | Northwestern | Johnnie Brown misses the tip | 62-57 |
| 06:37 | Cleveland State | Caleb Geoghegan grabs the defensive rebound | 62-57 |
| 06:28 | Cleveland State | Jose Lopez double dribbles | 62-57 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Harold Vincent (SF) Lonny Lee | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Andrew Santee (PG), Pavel Zemel (SG), Mario Martin (PF) Caleb Geoghegan, Leandro Mancini, Chester Leisure | |
| 06:21 | Northwestern | Harold Vincent misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 62-57 |
| 06:20 | Northwestern | Harold Vincent grabs the offensive rebound | 62-57 |
| 06:01 | Northwestern | Johnnie Brown misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 62-57 |
| 05:59 | Northwestern | John Parker pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-57 |
| 05:47 | Northwestern | Herbert Burkhart drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Harold Vincent | 65-57 |
| 05:27 | Cleveland State | Jose Lopez is whistled for traveling | 65-57 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jack Perkins (SF), Roger Jackson (PF) Harold Vincent, John Parker | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Caleb Geoghegan (SF) Otha Kozielski | |
| 05:11 | Northwestern | Johnnie Brown connects on the fadeaway from the left block | 67-57 |
| 04:52 | Cleveland State | Andrew Santee misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 67-57 |
| 04:51 | Northwestern | Roger Jackson pulls down the rebound | 67-57 |
| 04:46 | Northwestern | Herbert Burkhart comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 67-57 |
| 04:45 | Northwestern | Roger Jackson misses the tip | 67-57 |
| 04:44 | Northwestern | Donald Sasse hits the follow up shot | 69-57 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:34 | Cleveland State | Pavel Zemel misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner but he's hacked by Herbert Burkhart - foul #2 on Herbert Burkhart, team foul #8 | 69-57 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Harold Vincent (PG) Herbert Burkhart | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Leandro Mancini (SG), Chester Leisure (C) Andrew Santee, Jose Lopez | |
| 04:34 | Cleveland State | Pavel Zemel makes the 1st free throw | 69-58 |
| 04:34 | Cleveland State | Pavel Zemel makes the 2nd free throw | 69-59 |
| 04:34 | Cleveland State | Pavel Zemel misses the 3rd free throw | 69-59 |
| 04:34 | Northwestern | Johnnie Brown pulls down the rebound | 69-59 |
| 04:07 | Northwestern | Donald Sasse comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 69-59 |
| 04:06 | Cleveland State | Pavel Zemel grabs the defensive rebound | 69-59 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:43 | Cleveland State | Chester Leisure misses the driving attempt from the left block | 69-59 |
| 03:41 | Northwestern | Johnnie Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 69-59 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:37 | Northwestern | Harold Vincent travels in the backcourt | 69-59 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Willian Lang (SF), John Parker (C) Jack Perkins, Johnnie Brown | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Otha Kozielski (SF) Pavel Zemel | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Harold Vincent (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Donald Sasse (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. SF - Willian Lang (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Roger Jackson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - John Parker (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Caleb Geoghegan (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Leandro Mancini (fresh) 17 pts. 4 ast. SF - Otha Kozielski (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Mario Martin (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Chester Leisure (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:29 | Cleveland State | Leandro Mancini clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 69-59 |
| 03:28 | Cleveland State | Caleb Geoghegan pulls down the offensive rebound | 69-59 |
| 03:12 | Cleveland State | Mario Martin knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Leandro Mancini | 69-62 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:53 | Northwestern | Harold Vincent misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 69-62 |
| 02:51 | Cleveland State | Mario Martin snags the defensive board | 69-62 |
| 02:51 | Cleveland State | Cleveland State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-62 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Herbert Burkhart (PG), Jack Perkins (SF) Harold Vincent, Willian Lang | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Andrew Santee (PG), Jose Lopez (C) Caleb Geoghegan, Chester Leisure | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:36 | Cleveland State | Otha Kozielski lays it in | 69-64 |
| 02:17 | Northwestern | Jack Perkins clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 69-64 |
| 02:16 | Northwestern | Roger Jackson tips it in | 71-64 |
| 01:58 | Cleveland State | Jose Lopez misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline | 71-64 |
| 01:56 | Cleveland State | Mario Martin hits the follow up shot | 71-66 |
| 01:33 | Northwestern | Herbert Burkhart misses short on a 3 from straight away | 71-66 |
| 01:31 | Cleveland State | Leandro Mancini snags the defensive board | 71-66 |
| 01:26 | Cleveland State | Andrew Santee throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 71-66 |
| 01:06 | Northwestern | Jose Lopez denies the turnaround by John Parker | 71-66 |
| 01:05 | Cleveland State | Jose Lopez grabs the board | 71-66 |
| 00:52 | Cleveland State | Mario Martin misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 71-66 |
| 00:51 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to John Parker | 71-66 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:27 | Northwestern | Jose Lopez blocks the short jumper by Roger Jackson | 71-66 |
| 00:25 | Northwestern | John Parker tips it back up and in | 73-66 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:21 | Cleveland State | Leandro Mancini comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 73-66 |
| 00:19 | Cleveland State | Otha Kozielski snags the offensive board | 73-66 |
| 00:15 | Cleveland State | Leandro Mancini drills a 3 from the left wing | 73-69 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:14 | Northwestern | Donald Sasse is hacked by Leandro Mancini in the backcourt - foul #1 on Leandro Mancini, team foul #2 | 73-69 |
| 00:12 | Northwestern | Herbert Burkhart is fouled on the floor by Andrew Santee - foul #1 on Andrew Santee, team foul #3 | 73-69 |
| 00:09 | Northwestern | Herbert Burkhart is fouled on the floor by Otha Kozielski - foul #3 on Otha Kozielski, team foul #4 | 73-69 |
| 00:07 | Northwestern | Donald Sasse is fouled on the floor by Otha Kozielski - foul #4 on Otha Kozielski, team foul #5 | 73-69 |
| 00:05 | Northwestern | Donald Sasse is fouled on the floor by Otha Kozielski - foul #5 on Otha Kozielski, team foul #6 | 73-69 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Caleb Geoghegan (SF) Otha Kozielski | |
| 00:02 | Northwestern | Herbert Burkhart is hacked by Andrew Santee - foul #2 on Andrew Santee, team foul #7 | 73-69 |
| 00:02 | Northwestern | Herbert Burkhart makes the 1st free throw | 74-69 |
| 00:02 | Northwestern | Herbert Burkhart makes the 2nd free throw | 75-69 |
| 00:00 | Cleveland State | Leandro Mancini misses short on a fullcourt shot | 75-69 |