| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Wilbur Honeycutt (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Henderson (fresh) SF - Calvin Enos (fresh) 3 reb. PF - George Mayo (fresh) 6 pts. C - Dennis Parkinson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Brandon Erby (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Eric Wilson (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Herman Weller (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Pedro Barrios (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Roepke (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos inbounds the ball | 37-35 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:42 | Northwestern | George Mayo makes the contested jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Calvin Enos | 39-35 |
| 19:13 | Miami (FL) | Eric Wilson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-35 |
| 18:51 | Northwestern | George Mayo is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 39-35 |
| 18:49 | Miami (FL) | The rebound goes to Charles Roepke | 39-35 |
| 18:31 | Miami (FL) | Brandon Erby comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 39-35 |
| 18:29 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Kenneth Henderson | 39-35 |
| 18:18 | Northwestern | George Mayo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-35 |
| 18:00 | Miami (FL) | Charles Roepke hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 39-35 |
| 17:58 | Northwestern | Kenneth Henderson snags the defensive board | 39-35 |
| 17:52 | Northwestern | Dennis Parkinson misses the fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by Charles Roepke - foul #3 on Charles Roepke, team foul #1 | 39-35 |
| 17:52 | Northwestern | Dennis Parkinson misses the 1st free throw | 39-35 |
| 17:52 | Northwestern | Dennis Parkinson misses the 2nd free throw | 39-35 |
| 17:52 | Miami (FL) | Eric Wilson gets the rebound | 39-35 |
| 17:25 | Miami (FL) | Brandon Erby makes the contested turnaround from close range | 39-37 |
| 17:10 | Northwestern | The jumper by George Mayo is denied by Charles Roepke | 39-37 |
| 17:08 | Miami (FL) | Pedro Barrios grabs the defensive rebound | 39-37 |
| 16:40 | Miami (FL) | Pedro Barrios is hacked by Wilbur Honeycutt - foul #2 on Wilbur Honeycutt, team foul #1 | 39-37 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Bancroft (PG), Frank Dixon (SG), Allen Misner (PF), Terry Wilkerson (C) Wilbur Honeycutt, Kenneth Henderson, George Mayo, Dennis Parkinson | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Charles Eudy (PG), Paul Motto (SG), Richard Cassidy (PF), Daniel Shah (C) Brandon Erby, Eric Wilson, Pedro Barrios, Charles Roepke | |
| 16:13 | Miami (FL) | Herman Weller comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 39-37 |
| 16:11 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Terry Wilkerson | 39-37 |
| 15:48 | Northwestern | Terry Wilkerson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-37 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Oscar Claypool (SF) Herman Weller | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - James Bancroft (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frank Dixon (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Calvin Enos (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Allen Misner (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. C - Terry Wilkerson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Charles Eudy (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Paul Motto (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Oscar Claypool (fresh) PF - Richard Cassidy (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Daniel Shah (fresh) | |
| 15:32 | Miami (FL) | Paul Motto hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by James Bancroft - foul #1 on James Bancroft, team foul #2 | 39-37 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Wilbur Honeycutt (PG), Dennis Parkinson (C) James Bancroft, Terry Wilkerson | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | | |
| 15:32 | Miami (FL) | Paul Motto makes the 1st free throw | 39-38 |
| 15:32 | Miami (FL) | Paul Motto makes the 2nd free throw | 39-39 |
| 15:23 | Northwestern | Wilbur Honeycutt comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 39-39 |
| 15:22 | Northwestern | Dennis Parkinson tips it back up and in | 41-39 |
| 15:08 | Miami (FL) | Richard Cassidy can't connect on a shot from the left block but he's fouled by Calvin Enos - foul #1 on Calvin Enos, team foul #3 | 41-39 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Kenneth Henderson (SG) Frank Dixon | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Brandon Erby (PG), Eric Wilson (SG), Charles Roepke (C) Charles Eudy, Oscar Claypool, Daniel Shah | |
| 15:08 | Miami (FL) | Richard Cassidy makes the 1st free throw | 41-40 |
| 15:08 | Miami (FL) | Richard Cassidy misses the 2nd free throw | 41-40 |
| 15:08 | Northwestern | Dennis Parkinson snags the defensive board | 41-40 |
| 14:56 | Northwestern | Wilbur Honeycutt buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Kenneth Henderson | 44-40 |
| 14:30 | Miami (FL) | Charles Roepke misses long on a turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on Dennis Parkinson - foul #2 on Dennis Parkinson, team foul #4 | 44-40 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Richard Taylor (SF), George Mayo (PF) Calvin Enos, Allen Misner | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Herman Weller (SF) Paul Motto | |
| 14:30 | Miami (FL) | Charles Roepke misses the 1st free throw | 44-40 |
| 14:30 | Miami (FL) | Charles Roepke makes the 2nd free throw | 44-41 |
| 14:12 | Northwestern | George Mayo makes the contested jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Wilbur Honeycutt | 46-41 |
| 13:43 | Miami (FL) | Eric Wilson is hacked by Kenneth Henderson - foul #3 on Kenneth Henderson, team foul #5 | 46-41 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Bancroft (PG), Frank Dixon (SG), Terry Wilkerson (C) Wilbur Honeycutt, Kenneth Henderson, Dennis Parkinson | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Pedro Barrios (PF) Richard Cassidy | |
| 13:20 | Miami (FL) | Charles Roepke connects on the shot from the left block | 46-43 |
| 13:12 | Northwestern | Pedro Barrios is called for the reach on Richard Taylor - foul #2 on Pedro Barrios, team foul #2 | 46-43 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Allen Misner (C) Terry Wilkerson | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Charles Eudy (PG), Paul Motto (SG), Daniel Shah (C) Brandon Erby, Eric Wilson, Charles Roepke | |
| 12:55 | Northwestern | A charge is called on Frank Dixon - foul #1 on Frank Dixon, team foul #6 | 46-43 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Calvin Enos (SF), Terry Wilkerson (C) Richard Taylor, George Mayo | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | | |
| 12:45 | Miami (FL) | Herman Weller lays it in on a nice dish by Paul Motto | 46-45 |
| 12:37 | Northwestern | Frank Dixon can't connect on a runner from the left block but he's fouled by Herman Weller - foul #1 on Herman Weller, team foul #3 | 46-45 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Wilbur Honeycutt (PG), Dennis Parkinson (C) James Bancroft, Terry Wilkerson | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | | |
| 12:37 | Northwestern | Frank Dixon makes the 1st free throw | 47-45 |
| 12:37 | Northwestern | Frank Dixon makes the 2nd free throw | 48-45 |
| 12:11 | Miami (FL) | Herman Weller buries a 3 from the left corner | 48-48 |
| 12:00 | Northwestern | Frank Dixon misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-48 |
| 11:59 | Northwestern | Allen Misner hits the follow up shot | 50-48 |
| 11:31 | Miami (FL) | The jump hook by Charles Eudy is blocked by Dennis Parkinson | 50-48 |
| 11:29 | Northwestern | Allen Misner snags the defensive board | 50-48 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Wilbur Honeycutt (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Frank Dixon (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Calvin Enos (tiring) 3 reb. PF - Allen Misner (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Dennis Parkinson (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Charles Eudy (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Paul Motto (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Herman Weller (fairly fresh) 11 pts. PF - Pedro Barrios (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Daniel Shah (fresh) | |
| 11:24 | Northwestern | Frank Dixon scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Wilbur Honeycutt | 52-48 |
| 10:58 | Miami (FL) | Daniel Shah's floater is tipped away by Allen Misner | 52-48 |
| 10:56 | Northwestern | Allen Misner snags the defensive board | 52-48 |
| 10:43 | Northwestern | Daniel Shah is called for the reach on Dennis Parkinson - foul #1 on Daniel Shah, team foul #4 | 52-48 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Bancroft (PG), Kenneth Henderson (SG), Richard Taylor (SF), George Mayo (PF), Terry Wilkerson (C) Wilbur Honeycutt, Frank Dixon, Calvin Enos, Allen Misner, Dennis Parkinson | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Brandon Erby (PG), Eric Wilson (SG), Richard Cassidy (PF), Charles Roepke (C) Charles Eudy, Herman Weller, Pedro Barrios, Daniel Shah | |
| 10:37 | Northwestern | The jump hook by George Mayo is blocked by Richard Cassidy | 52-48 |
| 10:35 | Miami (FL) | Paul Motto gets the rebound | 52-48 |
| 10:07 | Miami (FL) | Brandon Erby lays it in despite the doubleteam on a nice dish by Richard Cassidy | 52-50 |
| 09:45 | Northwestern | Richard Cassidy is called for the reach on George Mayo - foul #3 on Richard Cassidy, team foul #5 | 52-50 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Dennis Parkinson (C) Terry Wilkerson | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Oscar Claypool (SF) Paul Motto | |
| 09:31 | Northwestern | Dennis Parkinson can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 52-50 |
| 09:30 | Miami (FL) | Charles Roepke gets the rebound | 52-50 |
| 09:10 | Miami (FL) | Charles Roepke makes the shot from the left side on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Brandon Erby | 52-52 |
| 08:47 | Northwestern | Charles Roepke swats the short shot by George Mayo | 52-52 |
| 08:45 | Miami (FL) | Richard Cassidy gets the rebound | 52-52 |
| 08:16 | Miami (FL) | Richard Taylor steals it from Eric Wilson | 52-52 |
| 08:02 | Northwestern | Charles Roepke is called for the reach on James Bancroft - foul #4 on Charles Roepke, team foul #6 | 52-52 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Wilbur Honeycutt (PG), Frank Dixon (SG), Calvin Enos (SF), Allen Misner (PF) James Bancroft, Kenneth Henderson, Richard Taylor, George Mayo | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Paul Motto (SG), Herman Weller (SF), Pedro Barrios (PF), Daniel Shah (C) Eric Wilson, Oscar Claypool, Richard Cassidy, Charles Roepke | |
| 07:50 | Northwestern | Paul Motto is called for the reach on Frank Dixon - foul #1 on Paul Motto, team foul #7 | 52-52 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Terry Wilkerson (C) Dennis Parkinson | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Charles Eudy (PG) Brandon Erby | |
| 07:50 | Northwestern | Frank Dixon makes the 1st free throw | 53-52 |
| 07:50 | Northwestern | Frank Dixon makes the 2nd free throw | 54-52 |
| 07:27 | Miami (FL) | Allen Misner picks off the pass by Herman Weller | 54-52 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Wilbur Honeycutt (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Frank Dixon (fresh) 15 pts. SF - Calvin Enos (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Allen Misner (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Terry Wilkerson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Charles Eudy (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Paul Motto (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Herman Weller (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Pedro Barrios (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Daniel Shah (fresh) | |
| 07:19 | Northwestern | Frank Dixon is called for traveling | 54-52 |
| 06:52 | Miami (FL) | Herman Weller clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 54-52 |
| 06:51 | Miami (FL) | The offensive rebound goes to Paul Motto | 54-52 |
| 06:43 | Miami (FL) | Charles Eudy misses long on a jump hook near the basket | 54-52 |
| 06:42 | Miami (FL) | Charles Eudy gets the offensive rebound | 54-52 |
| 06:27 | Miami (FL) | Paul Motto misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 54-52 |
| 06:26 | Miami (FL) | Daniel Shah tips it in | 54-54 |
| 06:11 | Northwestern | Frank Dixon misses the dunk | 54-54 |
| 06:10 | Northwestern | Terry Wilkerson tips it but misses | 54-54 |
| 06:09 | Miami (FL) | The rebound goes to Pedro Barrios | 54-54 |
| 05:45 | Miami (FL) | Paul Motto's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-54 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Kenneth Henderson (SG), Richard Taylor (SF), George Mayo (PF), Dennis Parkinson (C) Frank Dixon, Calvin Enos, Allen Misner, Terry Wilkerson | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Brandon Erby (PG), Eric Wilson (SG), Richard Cassidy (PF), Charles Roepke (C) Charles Eudy, Paul Motto, Pedro Barrios, Daniel Shah | |
| 05:28 | Northwestern | Wilbur Honeycutt misses long on a floater from the left side | 54-54 |
| 05:27 | Miami (FL) | Richard Cassidy pulls down the rebound | 54-54 |
| 05:22 | Miami (FL) | Eric Wilson is called for traveling | 54-54 |
| 05:01 | Northwestern | Richard Cassidy steps in front of the Kenneth Henderson pass | 54-54 |
| 04:39 | Miami (FL) | Richard Cassidy misses the shot from close range | 54-54 |
| 04:38 | Northwestern | Wilbur Honeycutt grabs the defensive rebound | 54-54 |
| 04:34 | Northwestern | Charles Roepke is called for the reach on Wilbur Honeycutt - foul #5 on Charles Roepke, team foul #8 | 54-54 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Daniel Shah (C) Charles Roepke | |
| 04:34 | Northwestern | Wilbur Honeycutt makes the 1st free throw | 55-54 |
| 04:34 | Northwestern | Wilbur Honeycutt misses the 2nd free throw | 55-54 |
| 04:34 | Miami (FL) | Daniel Shah pulls down the rebound | 55-54 |
| 04:05 | Miami (FL) | George Mayo steals it from Herman Weller | 55-54 |
| 03:46 | Northwestern | Richard Taylor misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 55-54 |
| 03:44 | Northwestern | Dennis Parkinson grabs the offensive rebound | 55-54 |
| 03:37 | Northwestern | Wilbur Honeycutt connects on the fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Kenneth Henderson and he's hacked by Richard Cassidy - foul #4 on Richard Cassidy, team foul #9 | 57-54 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Calvin Enos (SF) Richard Taylor | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Paul Motto (SF), Pedro Barrios (PF) Herman Weller, Richard Cassidy | |
| 03:37 | Northwestern | Wilbur Honeycutt makes the free throw | 58-54 |
| 03:15 | Miami (FL) | Brandon Erby double dribbles | 58-54 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Bancroft (PG), Allen Misner (PF) Wilbur Honeycutt, George Mayo | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - James Bancroft (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Henderson (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Calvin Enos (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Allen Misner (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Dennis Parkinson (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Brandon Erby (fresh) 11 pts. 6 ast. SG - Eric Wilson (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Paul Motto (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. PF - Pedro Barrios (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Daniel Shah (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 02:57 | Northwestern | Allen Misner makes the jumpshot from the left wing | 60-54 |
| 02:57 | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-54 |
| Subs | Northwestern | George Mayo (PF) Allen Misner | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Herman Weller (SF) Paul Motto | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:37 | Miami (FL) | Herman Weller knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Brandon Erby | 60-57 |
| 02:25 | Northwestern | James Bancroft can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 60-57 |
| 02:23 | Miami (FL) | The rebound goes to Brandon Erby | 60-57 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:54 | Miami (FL) | Daniel Shah misses long on a runner from close range | 60-57 |
| 01:53 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Dennis Parkinson | 60-57 |
| 01:45 | Northwestern | James Bancroft travels with the ball | 60-57 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Wilbur Honeycutt (PG) James Bancroft | |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | | |
| 01:37 | Miami (FL) | Pedro Barrios misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 60-57 |
| 01:36 | Northwestern | George Mayo snags the defensive board | 60-57 |
| 01:28 | Northwestern | Wilbur Honeycutt misses the fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on Brandon Erby - foul #1 on Brandon Erby, team foul #10 | 60-57 |
| 01:28 | Northwestern | Wilbur Honeycutt makes the 1st free throw | 61-57 |
| 01:28 | Northwestern | Wilbur Honeycutt makes the 2nd free throw | 62-57 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:19 | Miami (FL) | Brandon Erby evades the doubleteam and hits a shot from just outside the lane set up by Eric Wilson | 62-59 |
| 01:10 | Northwestern | Wilbur Honeycutt misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 62-59 |
| 01:08 | Miami (FL) | The rebound goes to Herman Weller | 62-59 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:39 | Miami (FL) | Herman Weller clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 62-59 |
| 00:37 | Miami (FL) | Pedro Barrios snags the offensive board | 62-59 |
| 00:18 | Miami (FL) | Brandon Erby can't finish the layup | 62-59 |
| 00:16 | Miami (FL) | Daniel Shah tips it in | 62-61 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:13 | Northwestern | George Mayo is hacked by Brandon Erby in the backcourt - foul #2 on Brandon Erby, team foul #11 | 62-61 |
| 00:13 | Northwestern | George Mayo misses the 1st free throw | 62-61 |
| 00:13 | Northwestern | George Mayo makes the 2nd free throw | 63-61 |
| 00:01 | Miami (FL) | Calvin Enos swats the short shot by Brandon Erby | 63-61 |
| 00:00 | Northwestern | Dennis Parkinson grabs the board | 63-61 |