| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Raymond Clark (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Cary Mengel (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eddie Dehaan (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Juan Mejia (fresh) C - Rolando Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Jack Perkins (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Roger Jackson (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. SF - Donald Sasse (fresh) 8 pts. PF - John Parker (fresh) 3 reb. C - Johnnie Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern | Donald Sasse inbounds the ball | 25-32 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:49 | Northwestern | John Parker knocks in the shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Jack Perkins and he's hacked by Juan Mejia - foul #1 on Juan Mejia, team foul #1 | 25-34 |
| 19:49 | Northwestern | John Parker makes the free throw | 25-35 |
| 19:33 | Eastern Michigan | Rolando Jones hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 25-35 |
| 19:32 | Northwestern | Roger Jackson pulls down the rebound | 25-35 |
| 19:10 | Northwestern | Donald Sasse can't connect on a runner in the paint | 25-35 |
| 19:09 | Eastern Michigan | Juan Mejia gets the rebound | 25-35 |
| 18:57 | Eastern Michigan | Juan Mejia hits the front of the rim on the jumper from close range but he's fouled by John Parker - foul #1 on John Parker, team foul #1 | 25-35 |
| 18:57 | Eastern Michigan | Juan Mejia makes the 1st free throw | 26-35 |
| 18:57 | Eastern Michigan | Juan Mejia misses the 2nd free throw | 26-35 |
| 18:57 | Northwestern | Johnnie Brown snags the defensive board | 26-35 |
| 18:45 | Northwestern | John Parker hits a floater in the paint on a great pass from Donald Sasse | 26-37 |
| 18:31 | Eastern Michigan | Raymond Clark misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 26-37 |
| 18:29 | Northwestern | Roger Jackson grabs the board | 26-37 |
| 18:25 | Northwestern | Donald Sasse hits a driving attempt from the right block set up by John Parker and he's fouled by Juan Mejia - foul #2 on Juan Mejia, team foul #2 | 26-39 |
| 18:25 | Northwestern | Donald Sasse makes the free throw | 26-40 |
| 17:56 | Eastern Michigan | Roger Jackson steps in front of the Eddie Dehaan pass | 26-40 |
| 17:35 | Northwestern | Johnnie Brown loses the ball out of bounds | 26-40 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Michael Weist (PG), Alberto Alvarado (PF), Richard Swain (C) Raymond Clark, Juan Mejia, Rolando Jones | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 17:13 | Eastern Michigan | Eddie Dehaan clanks a jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Donald Sasse - foul #2 on Donald Sasse, team foul #2 | 26-40 |
| 17:13 | Eastern Michigan | Eddie Dehaan misses the 1st free throw | 26-40 |
| 17:13 | Eastern Michigan | Eddie Dehaan makes the 2nd free throw | 27-40 |
| 16:55 | Northwestern | Roger Jackson misses the 3 from the left corner | 27-40 |
| 16:54 | Northwestern | Jack Perkins grabs the offensive rebound | 27-40 |
| 16:34 | Northwestern | Jack Perkins lays it up and in on a nice dish by Roger Jackson and he's fouled by Michael Weist - foul #2 on Michael Weist, team foul #3 | 27-42 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Donald Pierce (PG), Bo Xiong (SF) Cary Mengel, Eddie Dehaan | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 16:34 | Northwestern | Jack Perkins makes the free throw | 27-43 |
| 16:20 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Weist can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 27-43 |
| 16:19 | Northwestern | John Parker gets the rebound | 27-43 |
| 16:02 | Northwestern | Johnnie Brown knocks in the fadeaway from close range | 27-45 |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Donald Pierce (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Weist (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bo Xiong (fresh) PF - Alberto Alvarado (fresh) 2 reb. C - Richard Swain (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Jack Perkins (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Roger Jackson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. SF - Donald Sasse (fairly fresh) 11 pts. PF - John Parker (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Johnnie Brown (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Weist misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 27-45 |
| 15:43 | Northwestern | Roger Jackson snags the defensive board | 27-45 |
| 15:26 | Northwestern | Johnnie Brown buries a shot in the lane on a great pass from Jack Perkins | 27-47 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 15:03 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Weist makes the runner from close range | 29-47 |
| 14:47 | Northwestern | Jack Perkins connects on the floater from the left block on a nice dish by Donald Sasse | 29-49 |
| 14:20 | Eastern Michigan | Donald Pierce loses the dribble to John Parker | 29-49 |
| 13:59 | Northwestern | Donald Sasse comes up short on the turnaround from close range | 29-49 |
| 13:57 | Northwestern | Johnnie Brown pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-49 |
| 13:40 | Northwestern | Roger Jackson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-49 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Raymond Clark (PG), Cary Mengel (SG), Eddie Dehaan (SF), Juan Mejia (PF), William Parker (C) Donald Pierce, Michael Weist, Bo Xiong, Alberto Alvarado, Richard Swain | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Herbert Burkhart (PG), Lonny Lee (PF), Harold Vincent (C) Jack Perkins, John Parker, Johnnie Brown | |
| 13:31 | Eastern Michigan | Cary Mengel misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 29-49 |
| 13:30 | Eastern Michigan | Eddie Dehaan tips it in | 31-49 |
| 13:09 | Northwestern | Herbert Burkhart comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 31-49 |
| 13:08 | Northwestern | Harold Vincent misses the tip | 31-49 |
| 13:06 | Eastern Michigan | Cary Mengel gets the rebound | 31-49 |
| 12:54 | Eastern Michigan | Juan Mejia is hacked by Herbert Burkhart - foul #1 on Herbert Burkhart, team foul #3 | 31-49 |
| 12:47 | Eastern Michigan | William Parker drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Juan Mejia | 34-49 |
| 12:33 | Northwestern | Donald Sasse comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 34-49 |
| 12:31 | Eastern Michigan | William Parker grabs the defensive rebound | 34-49 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 12:12 | Eastern Michigan | William Parker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-49 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jack Perkins (PG), John Parker (PF), Johnnie Brown (C) Herbert Burkhart, Donald Sasse, Lonny Lee | |
| 11:59 | Northwestern | Johnnie Brown makes the floater from just outside the lane set up by Harold Vincent | 34-51 |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Raymond Clark (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Cary Mengel (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eddie Dehaan (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Juan Mejia (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - William Parker (fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Jack Perkins (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Roger Jackson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. SF - Harold Vincent (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - John Parker (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Johnnie Brown (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 11:39 | Eastern Michigan | Cary Mengel misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 34-51 |
| 11:38 | Northwestern | John Parker grabs the board | 34-51 |
| 11:32 | Northwestern | Harold Vincent is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Harold Vincent, team foul #4 | 34-51 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Willian Lang (SF) Roger Jackson | |
| 11:14 | Eastern Michigan | Cary Mengel hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 34-51 |
| 11:12 | Northwestern | John Parker snags the defensive board | 34-51 |
| 10:47 | Northwestern | Harold Vincent clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 34-51 |
| 10:45 | Northwestern | John Parker hits the follow up shot | 34-53 |
| 10:32 | Eastern Michigan | Eddie Dehaan buries a jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Cary Mengel | 36-53 |
| 10:12 | Northwestern | Willian Lang knocks in the driving attempt in the lane set up by John Parker | 36-55 |
| 09:56 | Eastern Michigan | Harold Vincent steals the ball from William Parker | 36-55 |
| 09:35 | Northwestern | John Parker makes the driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Willian Lang | 36-57 |
| 09:24 | Eastern Michigan | Raymond Clark throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-57 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Donald Pierce (PG), Michael Weist (SG), Bo Xiong (SF), Rolando Jones (PF), Alberto Alvarado (C) Raymond Clark, Cary Mengel, Eddie Dehaan, Juan Mejia, William Parker | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Herbert Burkhart (PG), Roger Jackson (SG), Donald Sasse (SF), Lonny Lee (PF) Jack Perkins, Willian Lang, John Parker, Johnnie Brown | |
| 09:05 | Northwestern | Bo Xiong is called for the reach on Lonny Lee - foul #1 on Bo Xiong, team foul #4 | 36-57 |
| 08:44 | Northwestern | Herbert Burkhart clanks a 3 from the right wing | 36-57 |
| 08:42 | Eastern Michigan | Rolando Jones grabs the board | 36-57 |
| 08:32 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Weist knocks in the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Donald Pierce | 39-57 |
| 08:15 | Northwestern | Roger Jackson scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Donald Sasse | 39-60 |
| 08:00 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Weist can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 39-60 |
| 07:58 | Eastern Michigan | Alberto Alvarado misses the tip | 39-60 |
| 07:57 | Northwestern | Roger Jackson grabs the board | 39-60 |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Donald Pierce (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Michael Weist (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bo Xiong (fresh) PF - Rolando Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Alberto Alvarado (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Herbert Burkhart (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Roger Jackson (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 10 reb. 2 stl. SF - Donald Sasse (fairly fresh) 11 pts. PF - Lonny Lee (fresh) C - Harold Vincent (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. | |
| 07:43 | Northwestern | Harold Vincent misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 39-60 |
| 07:41 | Northwestern | Roger Jackson tips it in | 39-62 |
| 07:28 | Eastern Michigan | Herbert Burkhart is called for the reach on Donald Pierce - foul #2 on Herbert Burkhart, team foul #5 | 39-62 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Cary Mengel (SG), Eddie Dehaan (SF), William Parker (C) Donald Pierce, Bo Xiong, Alberto Alvarado | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jack Perkins (PG), John Parker (PF), Johnnie Brown (C) Herbert Burkhart, Lonny Lee, Harold Vincent | |
| 07:19 | Eastern Michigan | Eddie Dehaan can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 39-62 |
| 07:18 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to John Parker | 39-62 |
| 07:06 | Northwestern | Donald Sasse can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 39-62 |
| 07:04 | Northwestern | John Parker hits the follow up shot | 39-64 |
| 06:52 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Weist makes the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Rolando Jones | 42-64 |
| 06:27 | Northwestern | Jack Perkins misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 42-64 |
| 06:26 | Eastern Michigan | William Parker grabs the defensive rebound | 42-64 |
| 06:06 | Eastern Michigan | Cary Mengel misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 42-64 |
| 06:04 | Northwestern | John Parker grabs the board | 42-64 |
| 05:45 | Northwestern | Jack Perkins hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 42-64 |
| 05:44 | Northwestern | Jack Perkins snags the offensive board | 42-64 |
| 05:27 | Northwestern | Donald Sasse hits the finger roll set up by Roger Jackson | 42-66 |
| 05:13 | Eastern Michigan | Eddie Dehaan comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 42-66 |
| 05:12 | Northwestern | John Parker gets the rebound | 42-66 |
| 05:04 | Northwestern | Roger Jackson comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block | 42-66 |
| 05:03 | Eastern Michigan | Eddie Dehaan grabs the defensive rebound | 42-66 |
| 04:54 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Weist buries a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Cary Mengel | 44-66 |
| 04:39 | Northwestern | John Parker is hacked by Eddie Dehaan - foul #3 on Eddie Dehaan, team foul #5 | 44-66 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Donald Pierce (PG), Bo Xiong (SG), Eduardo Moreno (SF), Alberto Alvarado (PF), Richard Swain (C) Michael Weist, Cary Mengel, Eddie Dehaan, Rolando Jones, William Parker | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Mark Burr (PG), Herbert Burkhart (SG), Harold Vincent (SF), Lonny Lee (PF), Willian Lang (C) Jack Perkins, Roger Jackson, Donald Sasse, John Parker, Johnnie Brown | |
| 04:28 | Northwestern | Eduardo Moreno denies the turnaround by Herbert Burkhart | 44-66 |
| 04:27 | Eastern Michigan | Alberto Alvarado snags the defensive board | 44-66 |
| 04:10 | Eastern Michigan | Eduardo Moreno can't finish the layup | 44-66 |
| 04:09 | Eastern Michigan | Bo Xiong pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-66 |
| 04:02 | Eastern Michigan | Bo Xiong connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 47-66 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:48 | Northwestern | Mark Burr clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 47-66 |
| 03:47 | Northwestern | Herbert Burkhart snags the offensive board | 47-66 |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Donald Pierce (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Bo Xiong (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Eduardo Moreno (fresh) PF - Alberto Alvarado (fresh) 4 reb. C - Richard Swain (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Mark Burr (fresh) SG - Herbert Burkhart (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Harold Vincent (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Lonny Lee (fresh) C - Willian Lang (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. | |
| 03:33 | Northwestern | Lonny Lee drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 47-69 |
| 03:15 | Eastern Michigan | Eduardo Moreno comes up short on the floater in the paint | 47-69 |
| 03:13 | Eastern Michigan | Eduardo Moreno grabs the offensive rebound | 47-69 |
| 03:00 | Eastern Michigan | Bo Xiong comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Herbert Burkhart - foul #3 on Herbert Burkhart, team foul #6 | 47-69 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Michael Weist (SF) Eduardo Moreno | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 03:00 | Eastern Michigan | Bo Xiong makes the 1st free throw | 48-69 |
| 03:00 | Eastern Michigan | Bo Xiong makes the 2nd free throw | 49-69 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 02:35 | Northwestern | Willian Lang misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 49-69 |
| 02:34 | Northwestern | Harold Vincent pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-69 |
| 02:10 | Northwestern | Harold Vincent knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Mark Burr | 49-72 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan 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) | |
| 01:48 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Weist misses short on a jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Mark Burr - foul #1 on Mark Burr, team foul #7 | 49-72 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Rolando Jones (PF) Richard Swain | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 01:48 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Weist makes the 1st free throw | 50-72 |
| 01:48 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Weist makes the 2nd free throw | 51-72 |
| 01:26 | Northwestern | Willian Lang misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 51-72 |
| 01:24 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Weist pulls down the rebound | 51-72 |
| 01:18 | Eastern Michigan | Alberto Alvarado is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Alberto Alvarado, team foul #6 | 51-72 |
| 00:51 | Northwestern | Herbert Burkhart can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 51-72 |
| 00:49 | Eastern Michigan | Alberto Alvarado gets the rebound | 51-72 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:43 | Eastern Michigan | Rolando Jones misses the shot from just outside the lane | 51-72 |
| 00:42 | Northwestern | Lonny Lee grabs the defensive rebound | 51-72 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan 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) | |
| 00:22 | Northwestern | Harold Vincent misses the shot from the left side but he's fouled by Bo Xiong - foul #2 on Bo Xiong, team foul #7 | 51-72 |
| 00:22 | Northwestern | Harold Vincent makes the 1st free throw | 51-73 |
| 00:22 | Northwestern | Harold Vincent makes the 2nd free throw | 51-74 |
| 00:16 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Weist hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Herbert Burkhart - foul #4 on Herbert Burkhart, team foul #8 | 51-74 |
| 00:16 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Weist misses the 1st free throw | 51-74 |
| 00:16 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Weist makes the 2nd free throw | 52-74 |
| 00:00 | Northwestern | Mark Burr runs out the clock | 52-74 |