| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Wilbur Honeycutt (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Roberts (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dwayne Stanhope (fresh) 2 pts. PF - George Mayo (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Larry Horne (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - Bryan Bourgeois (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edwardo Perez (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Lawrence Williams (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Walter Wildman (fresh) 4 pts. C - David Butler (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Chicago State | Lawrence Williams inbounds the ball | 31-24 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:42 | Chicago State | Edwardo Perez clanks a floater from the left side but he's hacked by Dwayne Stanhope - foul #2 on Dwayne Stanhope, team foul #1 | 31-24 |
| 19:42 | Chicago State | Edwardo Perez makes the 1st free throw | 31-25 |
| 19:42 | Chicago State | Edwardo Perez makes the 2nd free throw | 31-26 |
| 19:26 | Northwestern | Larry Horne's pass is intercepted by Walter Wildman | 31-26 |
| 19:11 | Chicago State | Edwardo Perez drills a 3pt shot from the left wing | 31-29 |
| 19:04 | Northwestern | Wilbur Honeycutt makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Dwayne Stanhope | 34-29 |
| 18:42 | Chicago State | David Butler is whistled for a carry | 34-29 |
| 18:28 | Northwestern | Wilbur Honeycutt hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Richard Roberts | 36-29 |
| 18:12 | Chicago State | Larry Horne picks off the pass by Lawrence Williams out of a doubleteam | 36-29 |
| 17:56 | Northwestern | Richard Roberts misses long on a 3 from straight away | 36-29 |
| 17:55 | Northwestern | Larry Horne grabs the offensive board | 36-29 |
| 17:41 | Northwestern | Wilbur Honeycutt can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 36-29 |
| 17:40 | Northwestern | Richard Roberts tips it back up and in | 38-29 |
| 17:19 | Chicago State | Bryan Bourgeois is called for traveling | 38-29 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Allen Misner (PF) George Mayo | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Darrell Mills (PG), Colin Fox (C) Bryan Bourgeois, David Butler | |
| 17:02 | Northwestern | Richard Roberts buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 41-29 |
| 16:43 | Chicago State | Lawrence Williams splits the doubleteam but misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Dwayne Stanhope - foul #3 on Dwayne Stanhope, team foul #2 | 41-29 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Bancroft (PG), Kenneth Henderson (SG) Wilbur Honeycutt, Richard Roberts | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Daren Fairchild (SG), Rhett Ferris (C) Edwardo Perez, Walter Wildman | |
| 16:43 | Chicago State | Lawrence Williams misses the 1st free throw | 41-29 |
| 16:43 | Chicago State | Lawrence Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 41-30 |
| 16:29 | Northwestern | James Bancroft clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 41-30 |
| 16:28 | Chicago State | The rebound goes to Lawrence Williams | 41-30 |
| 16:11 | Chicago State | Allen Misner picks off the pass by Darrell Mills | 41-30 |
| 15:54 | Northwestern | Allen Misner misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 41-30 |
| 15:53 | Chicago State | Rhett Ferris pulls down the rebound | 41-30 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - James Bancroft (fresh) SG - Kenneth Henderson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dwayne Stanhope (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Allen Misner (fresh) 4 pts. C - Larry Horne (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - Darrell Mills (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Daren Fairchild (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Lawrence Williams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Colin Fox (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Rhett Ferris (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Chicago State | Rhett Ferris comes up short on the turnaround from the right block | 41-30 |
| 15:33 | Northwestern | James Bancroft grabs the defensive rebound | 41-30 |
| 15:29 | Northwestern | Larry Horne's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-30 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Wilbur Honeycutt (PG), Richard Roberts (SG), George Mayo (PF) James Bancroft, Kenneth Henderson, Allen Misner | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Bryan Bourgeois (PG), Edwardo Perez (SG), Walter Wildman (SF), Michael Andrews (PF), David Butler (C) Darrell Mills, Daren Fairchild, Lawrence Williams, Colin Fox, Rhett Ferris | |
| 15:15 | Chicago State | Dwayne Stanhope steps in front of the David Butler pass | 41-30 |
| 14:59 | Northwestern | Wilbur Honeycutt connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 44-30 |
| 14:42 | Chicago State | Bryan Bourgeois is hacked by Larry Horne - foul #2 on Larry Horne, team foul #3 | 44-30 |
| 14:30 | Chicago State | David Butler can't connect on a driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on Larry Horne - foul #3 on Larry Horne, team foul #4 | 44-30 |
| 14:30 | Chicago State | David Butler makes the 1st free throw | 44-31 |
| 14:30 | Chicago State | David Butler makes the 2nd free throw | 44-32 |
| 14:13 | Northwestern | Wilbur Honeycutt hits a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Richard Roberts | 47-32 |
| 13:52 | Chicago State | The short jumper by Walter Wildman is denied by Larry Horne | 47-32 |
| 13:50 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Richard Roberts | 47-32 |
| 13:42 | Northwestern | Wilbur Honeycutt misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 47-32 |
| 13:40 | Northwestern | Richard Roberts gets the offensive rebound | 47-32 |
| 13:28 | Northwestern | George Mayo makes the shot from the free throw line and he's hacked by Michael Andrews - foul #4 on Michael Andrews, team foul #1 | 49-32 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Bancroft (PG), Calvin Enos (SF), Dennis Parkinson (C) Wilbur Honeycutt, Dwayne Stanhope, Larry Horne | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Darrell Mills (SG), Lawrence Williams (SF), Colin Fox (PF), Rhett Ferris (C) Edwardo Perez, Walter Wildman, Michael Andrews, David Butler | |
| 13:28 | Northwestern | George Mayo makes the free throw | 50-32 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 13:13 | Chicago State | Darrell Mills comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 50-32 |
| 13:12 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos gets the rebound | 50-32 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 12:49 | Northwestern | Richard Roberts misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 50-32 |
| 12:47 | Northwestern | Dennis Parkinson snags the offensive board | 50-32 |
| 12:27 | Northwestern | James Bancroft connects on the shot from the left wing set up by George Mayo | 52-32 |
| 12:09 | Chicago State | Bryan Bourgeois hits a wide open 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Lawrence Williams | 52-35 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 11:56 | Northwestern | Richard Roberts connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by James Bancroft | 55-35 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - James Bancroft (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Roberts (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - Calvin Enos (fresh) 4 reb. PF - George Mayo (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Dennis Parkinson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - Bryan Bourgeois (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Darrell Mills (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Lawrence Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Colin Fox (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Rhett Ferris (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:41 | Chicago State | Darrell Mills misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 55-35 |
| 11:39 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Richard Roberts | 55-35 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 11:11 | Northwestern | George Mayo clanks a floater from the free throw line | 55-35 |
| 11:10 | Northwestern | James Bancroft hits the follow up shot | 57-35 |
| 10:59 | Chicago State | Darrell Mills hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 57-35 |
| 10:58 | Chicago State | Lawrence Williams snags the offensive board | 57-35 |
| 10:44 | Chicago State | Rhett Ferris misses the floater in the lane but he's hacked by Dennis Parkinson - foul #1 on Dennis Parkinson, team foul #5 | 57-35 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Wilbur Honeycutt (PG), Kenneth Henderson (SG), Dwayne Stanhope (SF), Allen Misner (PF), Larry Horne (C) James Bancroft, Richard Roberts, Calvin Enos, George Mayo, Dennis Parkinson | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Daren Fairchild (PG), Edwardo Perez (SG), Walter Wildman (PF), David Butler (C) Bryan Bourgeois, Darrell Mills, Lawrence Williams, Colin Fox | |
| 10:44 | Chicago State | Rhett Ferris makes the 1st free throw | 57-36 |
| 10:44 | Chicago State | Rhett Ferris makes the 2nd free throw | 57-37 |
| 10:26 | Northwestern | Wilbur Honeycutt clanks a floater from the free throw line | 57-37 |
| 10:25 | Chicago State | Rhett Ferris snags the defensive board | 57-37 |
| 10:10 | Chicago State | Larry Horne denies the turnaround by Rhett Ferris | 57-37 |
| 10:09 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Kenneth Henderson | 57-37 |
| 10:07 | Northwestern | Daren Fairchild steps in front of the Wilbur Honeycutt pass in the backcourt | 57-37 |
| 09:49 | Chicago State | Daren Fairchild misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 57-37 |
| 09:47 | Northwestern | Dwayne Stanhope pulls down the rebound | 57-37 |
| 09:18 | Northwestern | Allen Misner double dribbles | 57-37 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Darrell Mills (PG), Lawrence Williams (SF) Daren Fairchild, Rhett Ferris | |
| 09:07 | Chicago State | Walter Wildman scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 57-40 |
| 08:43 | Northwestern | Larry Horne misses long on a floater from close range but he's hacked by David Butler - foul #2 on David Butler, team foul #2 | 57-40 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Richard Roberts (SG) Kenneth Henderson | |
| Subs | Chicago State | | |
| 08:43 | Northwestern | Larry Horne misses the 1st free throw | 57-40 |
| 08:43 | Northwestern | Larry Horne makes the 2nd free throw | 58-40 |
| 08:34 | Chicago State | Walter Wildman can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 58-40 |
| 08:33 | Chicago State | David Butler pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-40 |
| 08:22 | Chicago State | Darrell Mills drills a jumper from the right wing and he's hacked by Dwayne Stanhope - foul #4 on Dwayne Stanhope, team foul #6 | 58-42 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Dennis Parkinson (PF) Allen Misner | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Colin Fox (C) David Butler | |
| 08:22 | Chicago State | Darrell Mills makes the free throw | 58-43 |
| 08:01 | Northwestern | Wilbur Honeycutt can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 58-43 |
| 07:59 | Chicago State | Walter Wildman grabs the board | 58-43 |
| 07:45 | Chicago State | Lawrence Williams hits the finger roll | 58-45 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Wilbur Honeycutt (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Roberts (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - Dwayne Stanhope (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Dennis Parkinson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Larry Horne (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - Darrell Mills (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Edwardo Perez (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Lawrence Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Walter Wildman (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - Colin Fox (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 07:20 | Northwestern | Wilbur Honeycutt clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 58-45 |
| 07:18 | Northwestern | Dennis Parkinson pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-45 |
| 07:12 | Northwestern | Wilbur Honeycutt drills a 3 from the left wing | 61-45 |
| 07:01 | Chicago State | Walter Wildman misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 61-45 |
| 07:00 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Larry Horne | 61-45 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 06:53 | Northwestern | Wilbur Honeycutt misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 61-45 |
| 06:51 | Chicago State | Colin Fox grabs the defensive rebound | 61-45 |
| 06:47 | Chicago State | Darrell Mills's pass is intercepted by Wilbur Honeycutt in the backcourt | 61-45 |
| 06:46 | Northwestern | Richard Roberts lays it in on a great pass from Wilbur Honeycutt | 63-45 |
| 06:32 | Chicago State | Darrell Mills connects on the open 3pt shot from the right wing | 63-48 |
| 06:19 | Northwestern | Dennis Parkinson travels with the ball | 63-48 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Bancroft (PG), Kenneth Henderson (SG), Calvin Enos (SF), George Mayo (PF) Wilbur Honeycutt, Richard Roberts, Dwayne Stanhope, Larry Horne | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Bryan Bourgeois (PG), Daren Fairchild (SG), Rhett Ferris (SF), Michael Andrews (PF), David Butler (C) Darrell Mills, Edwardo Perez, Lawrence Williams, Walter Wildman, Colin Fox | |
| 06:17 | Chicago State | Bryan Bourgeois is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 63-48 |
| 05:56 | Northwestern | George Mayo makes the runner from the right block on a great pass from Dennis Parkinson | 65-48 |
| 05:40 | Chicago State | David Butler can't connect on a floater from the right side but the foul's on James Bancroft - foul #1 on James Bancroft, team foul #7 | 65-48 |
| 05:40 | Chicago State | David Butler misses the 1st free throw | 65-48 |
| 05:40 | Chicago State | David Butler makes the 2nd free throw | 65-49 |
| 05:24 | Northwestern | Dennis Parkinson misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 65-49 |
| 05:23 | Northwestern | Dennis Parkinson tips it in | 67-49 |
| 05:08 | Chicago State | Michael Andrews's layup is rejected by George Mayo | 67-49 |
| 05:07 | Chicago State | Michael Andrews pulls down the offensive rebound | 67-49 |
| 04:51 | Chicago State | Michael Andrews misses short on a turnaround in the paint | 67-49 |
| 04:49 | Northwestern | Kenneth Henderson gets the rebound | 67-49 |
| 04:26 | Northwestern | Daren Fairchild is called for the reach on Kenneth Henderson - foul #1 on Daren Fairchild, team foul #3 | 67-49 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Wilbur Honeycutt (PG), Richard Roberts (SG), Larry Horne (C) James Bancroft, Kenneth Henderson, Dennis Parkinson | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Edwardo Perez (SG), Lawrence Williams (SF), Walter Wildman (C) Daren Fairchild, Rhett Ferris, David Butler | |
| 03:57 | Northwestern | George Mayo connects on the floater from just outside the lane set up by Wilbur Honeycutt | 69-49 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:42 | Chicago State | Lawrence Williams makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 69-52 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Wilbur Honeycutt (fresh) 24 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Richard Roberts (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SF - Calvin Enos (fairly fresh) 4 reb. PF - George Mayo (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Larry Horne (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - Bryan Bourgeois (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edwardo Perez (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Lawrence Williams (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael Andrews (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 pf. C - Walter Wildman (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:27 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos blows the layup | 69-52 |
| 03:25 | Chicago State | Michael Andrews pulls down the rebound | 69-52 |
| 03:08 | Chicago State | Michael Andrews comes up short on the floater from the right side | 69-52 |
| 03:06 | Northwestern | Richard Roberts grabs the defensive rebound | 69-52 |
| 02:53 | Northwestern | Larry Horne throws a bad pass out of bounds | 69-52 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Dwayne Stanhope (SF), Allen Misner (PF) Calvin Enos, George Mayo | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Darrell Mills (PG), Daren Fairchild (SG), Stephen Blue (SF), Colin Fox (PF), Rhett Ferris (C) Bryan Bourgeois, Edwardo Perez, Lawrence Williams, Michael Andrews, Walter Wildman | |
| 02:34 | Chicago State | Rhett Ferris misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Larry Horne - foul #4 on Larry Horne, team foul #8 | 69-52 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Bancroft (PG) Wilbur Honeycutt | |
| Subs | Chicago State | | |
| 02:34 | Chicago State | Rhett Ferris makes the 1st free throw | 69-53 |
| 02:34 | Chicago State | Rhett Ferris makes the 2nd free throw | 69-54 |
| 02:19 | Northwestern | Allen Misner drills a turnaround in the paint | 71-54 |
| 02:10 | Chicago State | Rhett Ferris hits a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Stephen Blue | 71-57 |
| 01:58 | Northwestern | Allen Misner clanks a turnaround near the basket | 71-57 |
| 01:56 | Chicago State | Daren Fairchild grabs the board | 71-57 |
| 01:34 | Chicago State | Daren Fairchild knocks in the jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Darrell Mills | 71-59 |
| 01:10 | Northwestern | James Bancroft buries a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Richard Roberts | 73-59 |
| 01:01 | Chicago State | Stephen Blue is hacked by Larry Horne - foul #5 on Larry Horne, team foul #9 | 73-59 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Wilbur Honeycutt (PG), George Mayo (PF), Dennis Parkinson (C) James Bancroft, Allen Misner, Larry Horne | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Walter Wildman (PF) Daren Fairchild | |
| 01:01 | Chicago State | Stephen Blue misses the 1st free throw | 73-59 |
| 01:01 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to George Mayo | 73-59 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:33 | Northwestern | George Mayo misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Colin Fox - foul #1 on Colin Fox, team foul #4 | 73-59 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Daren Fairchild (SG) Stephen Blue | |
| 00:33 | Northwestern | George Mayo misses the 1st free throw | 73-59 |
| 00:33 | Northwestern | George Mayo makes the 2nd free throw | 74-59 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:29 | Chicago State | Darrell Mills can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 74-59 |
| 00:27 | Chicago State | Walter Wildman grabs the offensive rebound | 74-59 |
| 00:25 | Chicago State | Colin Fox clanks a runner in the lane but he's hacked by Richard Roberts - foul #1 on Richard Roberts, team foul #10 | 74-59 |
| 00:25 | Chicago State | Colin Fox makes the 1st free throw | 74-60 |
| 00:25 | Chicago State | Colin Fox misses the 2nd free throw | 74-60 |
| 00:25 | Northwestern | Dwayne Stanhope grabs the defensive rebound | 74-60 |
| 00:00 | Northwestern | Wilbur Honeycutt runs out the clock | 74-60 |