| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Herbert Burkhart (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Harold Vincent (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jack Perkins (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Roger Jackson (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Johnnie Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Victor Jones (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Hector Martin (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Louis Cowgill (fresh) PF - William Stegner (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Floyd Vicente (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Eastern Kentucky | Louis Cowgill inbounds the ball | 51-24 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:49 | Eastern Kentucky | Floyd Vicente throws it down | 51-26 |
| 19:40 | Northwestern | Johnnie Brown scores on a runner in the paint on a nice dish by Herbert Burkhart | 53-26 |
| 19:30 | Eastern Kentucky | William Stegner blows the layup but the foul's on Roger Jackson - foul #2 on Roger Jackson, team foul #1 | 53-26 |
| 19:30 | Eastern Kentucky | William Stegner makes the 1st free throw | 53-27 |
| 19:30 | Eastern Kentucky | William Stegner makes the 2nd free throw | 53-28 |
| 19:07 | Northwestern | Harold Vincent makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Herbert Burkhart | 56-28 |
| 18:54 | Eastern Kentucky | William Stegner can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 56-28 |
| 18:53 | Eastern Kentucky | Louis Cowgill grabs the offensive rebound | 56-28 |
| 18:41 | Eastern Kentucky | William Stegner buries a jumpshot from the right side | 56-30 |
| 18:23 | Northwestern | Harold Vincent clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 56-30 |
| 18:22 | Eastern Kentucky | William Stegner grabs the board | 56-30 |
| 18:13 | Eastern Kentucky | Jack Perkins steals it from Hector Martin | 56-30 |
| 17:55 | Northwestern | Herbert Burkhart is called for a backcourt violation | 56-30 |
| 17:39 | Eastern Kentucky | William Stegner can't finish the layup | 56-30 |
| 17:38 | Northwestern | Roger Jackson grabs the board | 56-30 |
| 17:11 | Northwestern | Harold Vincent is hacked by Louis Cowgill - foul #1 on Louis Cowgill, team foul #1 | 56-30 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Mwamba Adi (PG), James Davis (SG), Peter Meyer (SF), James Sieben (PF) Victor Jones, Hector Martin, Louis Cowgill, William Stegner | |
| 16:51 | Northwestern | Johnnie Brown is called for traveling | 56-30 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Francisco Rodriguez (C) Floyd Vicente | |
| 16:44 | Eastern Kentucky | Johnnie Brown swats the dunk try by James Davis | 56-30 |
| 16:43 | Northwestern | Herbert Burkhart pulls down the rebound | 56-30 |
| 16:17 | Northwestern | Herbert Burkhart scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Harold Vincent | 59-30 |
| 15:58 | Eastern Kentucky | Mwamba Adi misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Herbert Burkhart - foul #3 on Herbert Burkhart, team foul #2 | 59-30 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Hector Martin (SG), Louis Cowgill (SF), William Stegner (PF) James Davis, Peter Meyer, James Sieben | |
| 15:58 | Eastern Kentucky | Mwamba Adi makes the 1st free throw | 59-31 |
| 15:58 | Eastern Kentucky | Mwamba Adi makes the 2nd free throw | 59-32 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Herbert Burkhart (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Harold Vincent (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jack Perkins (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Roger Jackson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Johnnie Brown (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Mwamba Adi (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Hector Martin (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Louis Cowgill (fresh) PF - William Stegner (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Francisco Rodriguez (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Northwestern | Louis Cowgill picks off the pass by Harold Vincent | 59-32 |
| 15:34 | Eastern Kentucky | Louis Cowgill banks in the layup | 59-34 |
| 15:16 | Northwestern | Roger Jackson's pass is intercepted by Louis Cowgill | 59-34 |
| 15:12 | Eastern Kentucky | Mwamba Adi blows the layup | 59-34 |
| 15:11 | Northwestern | Harold Vincent gets the rebound | 59-34 |
| 14:53 | Northwestern | Johnnie Brown hits a runner from the right block on a great pass from Jack Perkins | 61-34 |
| 14:36 | Eastern Kentucky | Mwamba Adi clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 61-34 |
| 14:34 | Eastern Kentucky | Francisco Rodriguez pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-34 |
| 14:26 | Eastern Kentucky | Francisco Rodriguez scores on a jump hook from close range | 61-36 |
| 14:21 | Northwestern | Herbert Burkhart is hacked by Francisco Rodriguez - foul #3 on Francisco Rodriguez, team foul #2 | 61-36 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Victor Jones (PG), James Davis (SG), Peter Meyer (SF), Floyd Vicente (C) Mwamba Adi, Hector Martin, Louis Cowgill, Francisco Rodriguez | |
| 14:12 | Northwestern | Harold Vincent knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Herbert Burkhart | 63-36 |
| 13:49 | Eastern Kentucky | Roger Jackson steals the ball from William Stegner | 63-36 |
| 13:33 | Northwestern | Herbert Burkhart misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 63-36 |
| 13:32 | Eastern Kentucky | Victor Jones grabs the board | 63-36 |
| 13:14 | Eastern Kentucky | Victor Jones misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 63-36 |
| 13:13 | Eastern Kentucky | Floyd Vicente tips it in | 63-38 |
| 12:52 | Northwestern | Johnnie Brown throws a bad pass out of bounds | 63-38 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Mark Burr (PG), Donald Sasse (SF), Jeffrey Marshall (C) Herbert Burkhart, Jack Perkins, Johnnie Brown | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Hector Martin (SG), Louis Cowgill (SF), James Sieben (PF) James Davis, Peter Meyer, William Stegner | |
| 12:43 | Eastern Kentucky | Floyd Vicente drills a jumper from close range set up by Louis Cowgill and he's fouled by Jeffrey Marshall - foul #2 on Jeffrey Marshall, team foul #3 | 63-40 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Willian Lang (SF) Harold Vincent | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| 12:43 | Eastern Kentucky | Floyd Vicente misses the free throw | 63-40 |
| 12:43 | Eastern Kentucky | Louis Cowgill pulls down the offensive rebound | 63-40 |
| 12:30 | Eastern Kentucky | Hector Martin is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Hector Martin, team foul #3 | 63-40 |
| 12:19 | Northwestern | Donald Sasse makes the fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Mark Burr | 65-40 |
| 12:01 | Eastern Kentucky | James Sieben hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 65-40 |
| 11:59 | Eastern Kentucky | Floyd Vicente can't tip it in | 65-40 |
| 11:58 | Northwestern | Jeffrey Marshall pulls down the rebound | 65-40 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Mark Burr (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Donald Sasse (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. SF - Willian Lang (fresh) PF - Roger Jackson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Jeffrey Marshall (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Victor Jones (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Hector Martin (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Louis Cowgill (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - James Sieben (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Floyd Vicente (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Northwestern | Jeffrey Marshall makes the driving attempt in the lane | 67-40 |
| 11:17 | Eastern Kentucky | Louis Cowgill double dribbles | 67-40 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Herbert Burkhart (PG), Harold Vincent (SG), Jack Perkins (SF), Matthew Jeans (PF) Mark Burr, Donald Sasse, Willian Lang, Roger Jackson | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Mwamba Adi (PG), Francisco Rodriguez (C) Victor Jones, Floyd Vicente | |
| 11:00 | Northwestern | Jack Perkins loses the dribble to Mwamba Adi | 67-40 |
| 10:57 | Eastern Kentucky | Mwamba Adi lays it in | 67-42 |
| 10:43 | Northwestern | Jack Perkins clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 67-42 |
| 10:41 | Northwestern | The offensive rebound goes to Jack Perkins | 67-42 |
| 10:26 | Northwestern | Jack Perkins is fouled on the floor by Mwamba Adi - foul #2 on Mwamba Adi, team foul #4 | 67-42 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Roger Jackson (PF), Johnnie Brown (C) Matthew Jeans, Jeffrey Marshall | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | James Davis (SG), Peter Meyer (SF), William Stegner (PF), Floyd Vicente (C) Hector Martin, Louis Cowgill, James Sieben, Francisco Rodriguez | |
| 10:16 | Northwestern | Roger Jackson misses short on a fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on William Stegner - foul #2 on William Stegner, team foul #5 | 67-42 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Victor Jones (PG) Mwamba Adi | |
| 10:16 | Northwestern | Roger Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 68-42 |
| 10:16 | Northwestern | Roger Jackson misses the 2nd free throw | 68-42 |
| 10:16 | Eastern Kentucky | William Stegner grabs the defensive rebound | 68-42 |
| 10:05 | Eastern Kentucky | James Davis misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 68-42 |
| 10:03 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Jack Perkins | 68-42 |
| 09:44 | Northwestern | Roger Jackson throws it down set up by Jack Perkins | 70-42 |
| 09:30 | Eastern Kentucky | James Davis knocks in the turnaround from the right block set up by Victor Jones and he's fouled by Jack Perkins - foul #1 on Jack Perkins, team foul #4 | 70-44 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Donald Sasse (SF) Jack Perkins | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| 09:30 | Eastern Kentucky | James Davis makes the free throw | 70-45 |
| 09:07 | Northwestern | James Davis steals the ball from Johnnie Brown | 70-45 |
| 08:45 | Eastern Kentucky | Victor Jones hits a jumper from the left wing set up by Floyd Vicente | 70-47 |
| 08:26 | Northwestern | Roger Jackson hits a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Harold Vincent and he's hacked by William Stegner - foul #3 on William Stegner, team foul #6 | 72-47 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Mark Burr (PG), Willian Lang (SF) Herbert Burkhart, Harold Vincent | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Mwamba Adi (PG), Hector Martin (SG), Louis Cowgill (SF), Francisco Rodriguez (C) Victor Jones, James Davis, Peter Meyer, Floyd Vicente | |
| 08:26 | Northwestern | Roger Jackson misses the free throw | 72-47 |
| 08:26 | Eastern Kentucky | William Stegner grabs the board | 72-47 |
| 08:08 | Eastern Kentucky | William Stegner misses the jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Roger Jackson - foul #3 on Roger Jackson, team foul #5 | 72-47 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jack Perkins (SF), Matthew Jeans (PF), Jeffrey Marshall (C) Willian Lang, Roger Jackson, Johnnie Brown | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| 08:08 | Eastern Kentucky | William Stegner makes the 1st free throw | 72-48 |
| 08:08 | Eastern Kentucky | William Stegner misses the 2nd free throw | 72-48 |
| 08:08 | Northwestern | Jeffrey Marshall grabs the board | 72-48 |
| 07:50 | Northwestern | Mark Burr is hacked by Mwamba Adi - foul #3 on Mwamba Adi, team foul #7 | 72-48 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | James Sieben (PF) William Stegner | |
| 07:50 | Northwestern | Mark Burr misses the 1st free throw | 72-48 |
| 07:50 | Eastern Kentucky | Hector Martin grabs the defensive rebound | 72-48 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Mark Burr (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Donald Sasse (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. SF - Jack Perkins (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Matthew Jeans (fresh) C - Jeffrey Marshall (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Mwamba Adi (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SG - Hector Martin (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Louis Cowgill (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - James Sieben (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Francisco Rodriguez (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:38 | Eastern Kentucky | Mwamba Adi hits a 3pt shot from the right wing | 72-51 |
| 07:28 | Northwestern | Donald Sasse is hacked by Francisco Rodriguez - foul #4 on Francisco Rodriguez, team foul #8 | 72-51 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Harold Vincent (SG) Mark Burr | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| 07:28 | Northwestern | Donald Sasse makes the 1st free throw | 73-51 |
| 07:28 | Northwestern | Donald Sasse makes the 2nd free throw | 74-51 |
| 07:19 | Eastern Kentucky | Francisco Rodriguez hits a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Mwamba Adi | 74-54 |
| 07:05 | Northwestern | Donald Sasse's pass is intercepted by Francisco Rodriguez | 74-54 |
| 06:49 | Eastern Kentucky | Mwamba Adi hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 74-54 |
| 06:48 | Eastern Kentucky | James Sieben grabs the offensive board | 74-54 |
| 06:38 | Eastern Kentucky | Harold Vincent is called for the reach on Hector Martin - foul #1 on Harold Vincent, team foul #6 | 74-54 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Herbert Burkhart (PG), Roger Jackson (PF), Johnnie Brown (C) Donald Sasse, Matthew Jeans, Jeffrey Marshall | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Victor Jones (PG), William Stegner (PF), Floyd Vicente (C) Mwamba Adi, James Sieben, Francisco Rodriguez | |
| 06:19 | Eastern Kentucky | Harold Vincent steps in front of the Hector Martin pass | 74-54 |
| 06:16 | Northwestern | Herbert Burkhart banks in the layup on a nice dish by Harold Vincent | 76-54 |
| 06:02 | Eastern Kentucky | Victor Jones's pass is intercepted by Harold Vincent | 76-54 |
| 05:44 | Northwestern | Jack Perkins buries a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Harold Vincent | 79-54 |
| 05:31 | Eastern Kentucky | Herbert Burkhart takes the ball from Floyd Vicente | 79-54 |
| 05:14 | Northwestern | Harold Vincent is hacked by William Stegner - foul #4 on William Stegner, team foul #9 | 79-54 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Mark Burr (PG), Donald Sasse (SF), Matthew Jeans (PF), Jeffrey Marshall (C) Herbert Burkhart, Jack Perkins, Roger Jackson, Johnnie Brown | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Mwamba Adi (PG), James Davis (SG), Peter Meyer (SF), James Sieben (PF), Francisco Rodriguez (C) Victor Jones, Hector Martin, Louis Cowgill, William Stegner, Floyd Vicente | |
| 05:14 | Northwestern | Harold Vincent makes the 1st free throw | 80-54 |
| 05:14 | Northwestern | Harold Vincent makes the 2nd free throw | 81-54 |
| 04:59 | Eastern Kentucky | James Davis can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Harold Vincent - foul #2 on Harold Vincent, team foul #7 | 81-54 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Willian Lang (SF) Harold Vincent | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| 04:59 | Eastern Kentucky | James Davis makes the 1st free throw | 81-55 |
| 04:59 | Eastern Kentucky | James Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 81-56 |
| 04:44 | Northwestern | Willian Lang misses the lay-in | 81-56 |
| 04:43 | Northwestern | Matthew Jeans hits the follow up shot | 83-56 |
| 04:24 | Eastern Kentucky | James Davis misses badly on a runner from the right block | 83-56 |
| 04:22 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Marshall | 83-56 |
| 04:11 | Northwestern | Mark Burr's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 83-56 |
| 03:55 | Eastern Kentucky | Willian Lang picks off the pass by Mwamba Adi | 83-56 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:31 | Northwestern | Willian Lang misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 83-56 |
| 03:30 | Northwestern | Matthew Jeans tips it in | 85-56 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Mark Burr (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Donald Sasse (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. SF - Willian Lang (fresh) PF - Matthew Jeans (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeffrey Marshall (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Mwamba Adi (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Davis (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Peter Meyer (fresh) 3 reb. PF - James Sieben (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Francisco Rodriguez (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:11 | Eastern Kentucky | Mark Burr steals it from Mwamba Adi | 85-56 |
| 02:50 | Northwestern | Donald Sasse hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 85-56 |
| 02:48 | Eastern Kentucky | Francisco Rodriguez gets the rebound | 85-56 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:40 | Eastern Kentucky | The jumper by Mwamba Adi is denied by Jeffrey Marshall | 85-56 |
| 02:38 | Eastern Kentucky | Francisco Rodriguez grabs the offensive rebound | 85-56 |
| 02:30 | Eastern Kentucky | James Davis misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 85-56 |
| 02:28 | Northwestern | Mark Burr grabs the board | 85-56 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:13 | Northwestern | Donald Sasse can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 85-56 |
| 02:12 | Eastern Kentucky | James Davis grabs the board | 85-56 |
| 01:51 | Eastern Kentucky | James Davis is hacked by Donald Sasse - foul #1 on Donald Sasse, team foul #8 | 85-56 |
| 01:51 | Eastern Kentucky | James Davis makes the 1st free throw | 85-57 |
| 01:51 | Eastern Kentucky | James Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 85-57 |
| 01:51 | Northwestern | Jeffrey Marshall snags the defensive board | 85-57 |
| 01:27 | Northwestern | Mark Burr hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 85-57 |
| 01:26 | Eastern Kentucky | Francisco Rodriguez gets the rebound | 85-57 |
| 01:13 | Eastern Kentucky | Peter Meyer is whistled for traveling | 85-57 |
| 00:45 | Northwestern | Mark Burr hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 85-57 |
| 00:43 | Eastern Kentucky | James Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 85-57 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:39 | Eastern Kentucky | James Davis hits a floater from just outside the lane | 85-59 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:15 | Northwestern | Mark Burr comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 85-59 |
| 00:14 | Eastern Kentucky | Mwamba Adi grabs the board | 85-59 |
| 00:10 | Eastern Kentucky | James Sieben scores on a shot from the left block on a nice dish by Peter Meyer | 85-61 |
| 00:00 | Northwestern | Mark Burr runs out the clock | 85-61 |