| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Irving Jackson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Kennedy (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Michael Rogalski (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Michael Lewis (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Anthony Dison (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Gary Chevalier (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Henderson (fresh) SF - Calvin Enos (fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dwayne Stanhope (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Nelson Lister (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos inbounds the ball | 24-31 |
| 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 (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:37 | Northwestern | Kenneth Henderson can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 24-31 |
| 19:35 | Eastern Michigan | Anthony Dison gets the rebound | 24-31 |
| 19:28 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Rogalski is open and buries a 3 from straight away | 27-31 |
| 19:07 | Northwestern | Gary Chevalier scores on a jumper from the left wing | 27-33 |
| 18:59 | Eastern Michigan | Anthony Dison can't connect on a turnaround from close range | 27-33 |
| 18:57 | Northwestern | Nelson Lister grabs the board | 27-33 |
| 18:51 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 27-33 |
| 18:50 | Eastern Michigan | Anthony Dison grabs the board | 27-33 |
| 18:40 | Eastern Michigan | Dwayne Stanhope is called for the reach on Michael Lewis - foul #2 on Dwayne Stanhope, team foul #1 | 27-33 |
| 18:31 | Eastern Michigan | Kenneth Henderson takes the ball from Irving Jackson after a doubleteam | 27-33 |
| 18:05 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 27-36 |
| 17:55 | Eastern Michigan | James Kennedy hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 27-36 |
| 17:53 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Kenneth Henderson | 27-36 |
| 17:35 | Northwestern | Kenneth Henderson is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Kenneth Henderson, team foul #2 | 27-36 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Hal Pigford (C) Anthony Dison | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 17:16 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Lewis loses the dribble to Nelson Lister | 27-36 |
| 16:52 | Northwestern | Dwayne Stanhope makes the jumper from the free throw line | 27-38 |
| 16:30 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Rogalski comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 27-38 |
| 16:29 | Northwestern | Nelson Lister grabs the defensive rebound | 27-38 |
| 16:07 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 27-38 |
| 16:05 | Northwestern | Dwayne Stanhope hits the follow up shot | 27-40 |
| 15:51 | Eastern Michigan | James Kennedy misses the 3 from the right wing | 27-40 |
| 15:49 | Eastern Michigan | Irving Jackson tips it home | 29-40 |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Irving Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Kennedy (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Michael Rogalski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Michael Lewis (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Hal Pigford (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Gary Chevalier (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Henderson (fairly fresh) 3 pf. SF - Calvin Enos (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dwayne Stanhope (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Nelson Lister (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:44 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos drills a turnaround in the paint | 29-42 |
| 15:29 | Eastern Michigan | Irving Jackson shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Michael Rogalski | 32-42 |
| 15:02 | Northwestern | Kenneth Henderson is fouled on the floor by Michael Rogalski - foul #3 on Michael Rogalski, team foul #1 | 32-42 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Stephen Guiterrez (PG), Walter Windham (SG), Loren Ensign (PF), Anthony Dison (C) Irving Jackson, James Kennedy, Michael Rogalski, Michael Lewis | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Taylor (SG), Larry Horne (PF) Kenneth Henderson, Dwayne Stanhope | |
| 14:43 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos banks in the layup set up by Robert Taylor | 32-44 |
| 14:19 | Eastern Michigan | Walter Windham buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Hal Pigford | 35-44 |
| 14:01 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos connects on the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Nelson Lister | 35-46 |
| 13:53 | Eastern Michigan | Anthony Dison connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 37-46 |
| 13:34 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos misses long on a jumper from the right block | 37-46 |
| 13:33 | Northwestern | Nelson Lister gets the offensive rebound | 37-46 |
| 13:07 | Northwestern | Nelson Lister misses the turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by Loren Ensign - foul #1 on Loren Ensign, team foul #2 | 37-46 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Irving Jackson (PG), Michael Lewis (PF) Stephen Guiterrez, Hal Pigford | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ronald Stephens (PG) Gary Chevalier | |
| 13:07 | Northwestern | Nelson Lister makes the 1st free throw | 37-47 |
| 13:07 | Northwestern | Nelson Lister makes the 2nd free throw | 37-48 |
| 12:47 | Eastern Michigan | Robert Taylor steps in front of the Anthony Dison pass | 37-48 |
| 12:22 | Northwestern | Larry Horne is hacked by Michael Lewis - foul #2 on Michael Lewis, team foul #3 | 37-48 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | James Kennedy (SG) Anthony Dison | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Kenneth Henderson (SG), Jarrod King (C) Robert Taylor, Nelson Lister | |
| 12:07 | Northwestern | Larry Horne loses the dribble to Michael Lewis | 37-48 |
| 11:43 | Eastern Michigan | Loren Ensign is whistled for traveling | 37-48 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Michael Rogalski (SF), Kenneth Pica (C) Walter Windham, Loren Ensign | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Dwayne Stanhope (PF) Larry Horne | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Irving Jackson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Kennedy (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Michael Rogalski (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Michael Lewis (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Kenneth Pica (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Ronald Stephens (fresh) SG - Kenneth Henderson (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Calvin Enos (tiring) 24 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dwayne Stanhope (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Jarrod King (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:14 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos double dribbles | 37-48 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Hal Pigford (PF) Michael Lewis | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Gary Chevalier (PG), Robert Taylor (SF) Ronald Stephens, Calvin Enos | |
| 10:51 | Eastern Michigan | Robert Taylor picks off the pass by Michael Rogalski | 37-48 |
| 10:27 | Northwestern | Kenneth Henderson makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Dwayne Stanhope | 37-51 |
| 10:08 | Eastern Michigan | Kenneth Pica double dribbles | 37-51 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Walter Windham (SG), Michael Lewis (PF), Anthony Dison (C) James Kennedy, Hal Pigford, Kenneth Pica | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Larry Horne (C) Jarrod King | |
| 09:39 | Northwestern | Robert Taylor buries a 3 from the right wing set up by Kenneth Henderson | 37-54 |
| 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 (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 09:26 | Eastern Michigan | Irving Jackson evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by Larry Horne - foul #1 on Larry Horne, team foul #3 | 37-54 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Hal Pigford (SF) Michael Rogalski | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ronald Stephens (PG), Calvin Enos (SF), Paul Ashmore (C) Gary Chevalier, Robert Taylor, Dwayne Stanhope | |
| 09:26 | Eastern Michigan | Irving Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 38-54 |
| 09:26 | Eastern Michigan | Irving Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 39-54 |
| 09:05 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos misses the floater in the paint but he's hacked by Anthony Dison - foul #2 on Anthony Dison, team foul #4 | 39-54 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | James Kennedy (SG) Walter Windham | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 09:05 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos makes the 1st free throw | 39-55 |
| 09:05 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos makes the 2nd free throw | 39-56 |
| 08:58 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Lewis misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 39-56 |
| 08:57 | Northwestern | Kenneth Henderson gets the rebound | 39-56 |
| 08:40 | Northwestern | Larry Horne buries a floater from the left wing set up by Ronald Stephens | 39-58 |
| 08:35 | Eastern Michigan | Hal Pigford comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 39-58 |
| 08:34 | Eastern Michigan | Hal Pigford grabs the offensive rebound | 39-58 |
| 08:15 | Eastern Michigan | Irving Jackson is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 39-58 |
| 08:14 | Northwestern | Larry Horne snags the defensive board | 39-58 |
| 07:55 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos is fouled on the floor by Anthony Dison - foul #3 on Anthony Dison, team foul #5 | 39-58 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Stephen Guiterrez (PG), Michael Rogalski (SF), Loren Ensign (C) Irving Jackson, Michael Lewis, Anthony Dison | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Gary Chevalier (PG), Robert Taylor (SG), Dwayne Stanhope (SF), Nelson Lister (C) Ronald Stephens, Kenneth Henderson, Calvin Enos, Paul Ashmore | |
| 07:32 | Northwestern | Dwayne Stanhope is denied on a layup by Loren Ensign | 39-58 |
| 07:31 | Eastern Michigan | Loren Ensign grabs the board | 39-58 |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Stephen Guiterrez (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Kennedy (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Michael Rogalski (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Hal Pigford (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Loren Ensign (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Gary Chevalier (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Dwayne Stanhope (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Larry Horne (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Nelson Lister (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:18 | Eastern Michigan | Hal Pigford scores on a 3 from the right corner | 42-58 |
| 06:55 | Northwestern | Larry Horne misses badly on a turnaround from close range | 42-58 |
| 06:53 | Eastern Michigan | Hal Pigford snags the defensive board | 42-58 |
| 06:38 | Eastern Michigan | James Kennedy misses long on a shot in the paint but he's fouled by Robert Taylor - foul #2 on Robert Taylor, team foul #4 | 42-58 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Irving Jackson (PG), Michael Lewis (PF), Anthony Dison (C) Stephen Guiterrez, Hal Pigford, Loren Ensign | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jarrod King (PF) Larry Horne | |
| 06:38 | Eastern Michigan | James Kennedy makes the 1st free throw | 43-58 |
| 06:38 | Eastern Michigan | James Kennedy misses the 2nd free throw | 43-58 |
| 06:38 | Eastern Michigan | Anthony Dison snags the offensive board | 43-58 |
| 06:28 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Rogalski buries a floater from the baseline | 45-58 |
| 06:05 | Northwestern | Robert Taylor misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 45-58 |
| 06:03 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Lewis grabs the board | 45-58 |
| 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 (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 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 (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:50 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Lewis misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 45-58 |
| 05:49 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Lewis gets the offensive rebound | 45-58 |
| 05:37 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Lewis can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 45-58 |
| 05:35 | Eastern Michigan | Anthony Dison snags the offensive board | 45-58 |
| 05:27 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Lewis banks in the layup on a nice dish by James Kennedy | 47-58 |
| 05:01 | Northwestern | Gary Chevalier clanks a jumper from the left side but the foul's on Anthony Dison - foul #4 on Anthony Dison, team foul #6 | 47-58 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Walter Windham (SG), Hal Pigford (SF), Loren Ensign (C) James Kennedy, Michael Rogalski, Anthony Dison | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Kenneth Henderson (SG), Calvin Enos (SF), Larry Horne (PF) Robert Taylor, Dwayne Stanhope, Nelson Lister | |
| 05:01 | Northwestern | Gary Chevalier makes the 1st free throw | 47-59 |
| 05:01 | Northwestern | Gary Chevalier makes the 2nd free throw | 47-60 |
| 04:41 | Eastern Michigan | Irving Jackson evades the doubleteam but misses long on a turnaround from the right block | 47-60 |
| 04:39 | Eastern Michigan | Irving Jackson gets the offensive rebound | 47-60 |
| 04:31 | Eastern Michigan | Hal Pigford misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 47-60 |
| 04:30 | Eastern Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Loren Ensign | 47-60 |
| 04:16 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Lewis hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 47-60 |
| 04:14 | Eastern Michigan | Irving Jackson tips it in | 49-60 |
| 03:55 | Northwestern | Loren Ensign swats the shot by Kenneth Henderson | 49-60 |
| 03:54 | Eastern Michigan | Hal Pigford pulls down the rebound | 49-60 |
| 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 (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:49 | Eastern Michigan | Irving Jackson makes the driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Walter Windham | 51-60 |
| 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 man to man (+1) | |
| 03:31 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos misses long on a floater in the lane | 51-60 |
| 03:29 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos hits the follow up shot | 51-62 |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Irving Jackson (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Walter Windham (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Hal Pigford (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - Michael Lewis (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Loren Ensign (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Gary Chevalier (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Henderson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Calvin Enos (fairly fresh) 28 pts. 4 reb. PF - Larry Horne (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Jarrod King (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:12 | Eastern Michigan | Hal Pigford can't connect on a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Calvin Enos - foul #1 on Calvin Enos, team foul #5 | 51-62 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Stephen Guiterrez (PG), Anthony Dison (C) Irving Jackson, Michael Lewis | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Taylor (PG), Dwayne Stanhope (PF) Gary Chevalier, Jarrod King | |
| 03:12 | Eastern Michigan | Hal Pigford makes the 1st free throw | 52-62 |
| 03:12 | Eastern Michigan | Hal Pigford makes the 2nd free throw | 53-62 |
| 02:50 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos blows the layup | 53-62 |
| 02:48 | Eastern Michigan | Loren Ensign grabs the board | 53-62 |
| 02:48 | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-62 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Irving Jackson (PG), James Kennedy (SG), Michael Rogalski (SF), Michael Lewis (PF) Stephen Guiterrez, Walter Windham, Hal Pigford, Loren Ensign | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Nelson Lister (C) Larry Horne | |
| 02:38 | Eastern Michigan | Robert Taylor steals the ball from Michael Lewis | 53-62 |
| 02:23 | Northwestern | Michael Lewis steals the ball from Robert Taylor | 53-62 |
| 02:12 | Eastern Michigan | Anthony Dison is called for traveling | 53-62 |
| 01:49 | Northwestern | Kenneth Henderson is hacked by James Kennedy - foul #1 on James Kennedy, team foul #7 | 53-62 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Gary Chevalier (PG) Robert Taylor | |
| 01:49 | Northwestern | Kenneth Henderson misses the 1st free throw | 53-62 |
| 01:49 | Eastern Michigan | James Kennedy snags the defensive board | 53-62 |
| 01:34 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Rogalski scores on a shot from the right wing | 55-62 |
| 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 (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:06 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos is fouled on the floor by James Kennedy - foul #2 on James Kennedy, team foul #8 | 55-62 |
| 01:06 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos makes the 1st free throw | 55-63 |
| 01:06 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos misses the 2nd free throw | 55-63 |
| 01:06 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Lewis grabs the board | 55-63 |
| 00:58 | Eastern Michigan | Irving Jackson works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Michael Rogalski | 58-63 |
| 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 spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:38 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Kenneth Henderson and he's fouled by James Kennedy - foul #3 on James Kennedy, team foul #9 | 58-65 |
| 00:38 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos makes the free throw | 58-66 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:32 | Eastern Michigan | Irving Jackson is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 58-66 |
| 00:30 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Rogalski pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-66 |
| 00:27 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Rogalski misses the 3 from the right corner | 58-66 |
| 00:26 | Northwestern | Kenneth Henderson grabs the board | 58-66 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:24 | Northwestern | Kenneth Henderson is fouled in the backcourt by Irving Jackson - foul #3 on Irving Jackson, team foul #10 | 58-66 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jarrod King (PF) Dwayne Stanhope | |
| 00:24 | Northwestern | Kenneth Henderson makes the 1st free throw | 58-67 |
| 00:24 | Northwestern | Kenneth Henderson makes the 2nd free throw | 58-68 |
| 00:16 | Eastern Michigan | Jarrod King is called for the reach on Michael Rogalski - foul #1 on Jarrod King, team foul #6 | 58-68 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Stephen Guiterrez (PG), Walter Windham (SG), Hal Pigford (SF), Loren Ensign (PF), Kenneth Pica (C) Irving Jackson, James Kennedy, Michael Rogalski, Michael Lewis, Anthony Dison | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Dwayne Stanhope (PF) Jarrod King | |
| 00:14 | Eastern Michigan | Hal Pigford hits a jumper from the free throw line | 60-68 |
| 00:13 | Northwestern | Gary Chevalier is fouled in the backcourt by Stephen Guiterrez - foul #2 on Stephen Guiterrez, team foul #11 | 60-68 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Irving Jackson (PG), James Kennedy (SG), Michael Rogalski (SF), Michael Lewis (PF), Anthony Dison (C) Stephen Guiterrez, Walter Windham, Hal Pigford, Loren Ensign, Kenneth Pica | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Taylor (SG), Jarrod King (PF) Kenneth Henderson, Dwayne Stanhope | |
| 00:13 | Northwestern | Gary Chevalier makes the 1st free throw | 60-69 |
| 00:13 | Northwestern | Gary Chevalier misses the 2nd free throw | 60-69 |
| 00:13 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Lewis grabs the board | 60-69 |
| 00:06 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Rogalski loses the dribble to Nelson Lister | 60-69 |
| 00:06 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-69 |
| 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 man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Northwestern | Gary Chevalier runs out the clock | 60-69 |