| Lineup | Seton Hall | PG - Joseph Smith (fresh) SG - James Grantham (fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Luff (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dennis St. John (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Terry Leslie (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Gary Chevalier (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Henderson (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Calvin Enos (fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Dwayne Stanhope (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Nelson Lister (fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos inbounds the ball | 16-37 |
| Game Plan | Seton Hall | Seton Hall is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:31 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos's pass is intercepted by David Luff | 16-37 |
| 19:27 | Seton Hall | Joseph Smith banks in the layup on a great pass from David Luff | 18-37 |
| 19:00 | Northwestern | Terry Leslie is called for the reach on Gary Chevalier - foul #1 on Terry Leslie, team foul #1 | 18-37 |
| 18:49 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos misses the driving attempt near the basket | 18-37 |
| 18:47 | Northwestern | Dwayne Stanhope tips it back up and in | 18-39 |
| 18:33 | Seton Hall | Terry Leslie is called for 3 seconds | 18-39 |
| 18:07 | Northwestern | David Luff takes the ball from Kenneth Henderson | 18-39 |
| 17:57 | Seton Hall | Terry Leslie can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 18-39 |
| 17:56 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos gets the rebound | 18-39 |
| 17:30 | Northwestern | Dwayne Stanhope hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 18-39 |
| 17:29 | Northwestern | Kenneth Henderson snags the offensive board | 18-39 |
| 17:09 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos scores on a jump hook from close range on a great pass from Nelson Lister | 18-41 |
| 16:56 | Seton Hall | David Luff hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Joseph Smith | 21-41 |
| 16:35 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos misses badly on a turnaround near the basket | 21-41 |
| 16:34 | Northwestern | Nelson Lister tips it back up and in | 21-43 |
| 16:17 | Seton Hall | David Luff comes up short on the shot in the paint | 21-43 |
| 16:16 | Northwestern | Gary Chevalier grabs the defensive rebound | 21-43 |
| 15:53 | Northwestern | Dennis St. John is called for the reach on Gary Chevalier - foul #3 on Dennis St. John, team foul #2 | 21-43 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Nathaniel Paniagua (PG), Jason Grosse (SG), Johnnie Smith (SF), Fred Petrovich (PF), Ronald Younkin (C) Joseph Smith, James Grantham, David Luff, Dennis St. John, Terry Leslie | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Taylor (SG), Larry Horne (PF) Kenneth Henderson, Dwayne Stanhope | |
| Lineup | Seton Hall | PG - Nathaniel Paniagua (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jason Grosse (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Johnnie Smith (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Fred Petrovich (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Younkin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Gary Chevalier (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Taylor (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Calvin Enos (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Larry Horne (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Nelson Lister (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 15:34 | Northwestern | Robert Taylor misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 21-43 |
| 15:33 | Seton Hall | The rebound goes to Johnnie Smith | 21-43 |
| 15:20 | Seton Hall | Nathaniel Paniagua clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 21-43 |
| 15:19 | Seton Hall | Ronald Younkin tips it back up and in | 23-43 |
| 14:58 | Northwestern | Nelson Lister buries a shot in the lane on a great pass from Calvin Enos and he's hacked by Nathaniel Paniagua - foul #2 on Nathaniel Paniagua, team foul #3 | 23-45 |
| 14:58 | Northwestern | Nelson Lister misses the free throw | 23-45 |
| 14:58 | Seton Hall | Fred Petrovich snags the defensive board | 23-45 |
| 14:44 | Seton Hall | Ronald Younkin double dribbles | 23-45 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Dennis St. John (PF) Ronald Younkin | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jarrod King (C) Nelson Lister | |
| 14:25 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos's floater is tipped away by Dennis St. John | 23-45 |
| 14:23 | Seton Hall | Fred Petrovich grabs the board | 23-45 |
| 14:18 | Seton Hall | Jason Grosse's pass is intercepted by Calvin Enos | 23-45 |
| 13:53 | Northwestern | Robert Taylor misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 23-45 |
| 13:52 | Seton Hall | Johnnie Smith grabs the board | 23-45 |
| 13:47 | Seton Hall | Johnnie Smith jams it | 25-45 |
| 13:21 | Northwestern | Johnnie Smith swats the short shot by Calvin Enos | 25-45 |
| 13:20 | Seton Hall | Dennis St. John grabs the defensive rebound | 25-45 |
| 13:16 | Seton Hall | Jason Grosse's pass is intercepted by Larry Horne | 25-45 |
| 12:47 | Northwestern | Nathaniel Paniagua is called for the reach on Robert Taylor - foul #3 on Nathaniel Paniagua, team foul #4 | 25-45 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Joseph Smith (PG), James Grantham (SG), David Luff (SF), Terry Leslie (C) Nathaniel Paniagua, Jason Grosse, Johnnie Smith, Fred Petrovich | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ronald Stephens (PG), Kenneth Henderson (SG), Dwayne Stanhope (SF), Nelson Lister (C) Gary Chevalier, Robert Taylor, Calvin Enos, Larry Horne | |
| 12:25 | Northwestern | David Luff steals it from Dwayne Stanhope | 25-45 |
| 12:20 | Seton Hall | James Grantham misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 25-45 |
| 12:18 | Seton Hall | Dennis St. John tips it home | 27-45 |
| 11:49 | Northwestern | Kenneth Henderson hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block | 27-45 |
| 11:48 | Seton Hall | David Luff gets the rebound | 27-45 |
| Lineup | Seton Hall | PG - Joseph Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Grantham (fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Luff (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Dennis St. John (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. C - Terry Leslie (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Ronald Stephens (fresh) SG - Kenneth Henderson (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Dwayne Stanhope (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jarrod King (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Nelson Lister (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 11:44 | Seton Hall | Joseph Smith buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by James Grantham | 30-45 |
| 11:22 | Northwestern | Kenneth Henderson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 30-45 |
| 11:20 | Seton Hall | The rebound goes to Terry Leslie | 30-45 |
| Game Plan | Seton Hall | Seton Hall is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 11:16 | Seton Hall | Dennis St. John hits the finger roll set up by Joseph Smith and he's hacked by Ronald Stephens - foul #1 on Ronald Stephens, team foul #1 | 32-45 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Taylor (SF), Larry Horne (C) Jarrod King, Nelson Lister | |
| 11:16 | Seton Hall | Dennis St. John makes the free throw | 33-45 |
| 10:47 | Northwestern | Kenneth Henderson misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 33-45 |
| 10:46 | Seton Hall | Dennis St. John gets the rebound | 33-45 |
| 10:29 | Seton Hall | David Luff blows the dunk but he's fouled by Robert Taylor - foul #1 on Robert Taylor, team foul #2 | 33-45 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Fred Petrovich (PF), Johnnie Smith (C) Dennis St. John, Terry Leslie | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Calvin Enos (SF), Paul Ashmore (C) Ronald Stephens, Dwayne Stanhope | |
| 10:29 | Seton Hall | David Luff makes the 1st free throw | 34-45 |
| 10:29 | Seton Hall | David Luff makes the 2nd free throw | 35-45 |
| 10:09 | Northwestern | Larry Horne is whistled for a carry | 35-45 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Nathaniel Paniagua (PG) Joseph Smith | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Gary Chevalier (PG) Robert Taylor | |
| 09:50 | Seton Hall | Paul Ashmore swats the layup by Fred Petrovich | 35-45 |
| 09:48 | Seton Hall | Fred Petrovich tips it home | 37-45 |
| 09:23 | Northwestern | Kenneth Henderson makes the 3 from straight away | 37-48 |
| 09:02 | Seton Hall | Johnnie Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-48 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Jason Grosse (SG), Terry Leslie (C) James Grantham, David Luff | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Taylor (SG), Dwayne Stanhope (PF), Nelson Lister (C) Kenneth Henderson, Larry Horne, Paul Ashmore | |
| 08:50 | Northwestern | Gary Chevalier misses badly on a floater from the right side | 37-48 |
| 08:48 | Seton Hall | The rebound goes to Terry Leslie | 37-48 |
| 08:44 | Seton Hall | Johnnie Smith misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Dwayne Stanhope - foul #3 on Dwayne Stanhope, team foul #3 | 37-48 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Joseph Smith (PG), Dennis St. John (PF) Nathaniel Paniagua, Fred Petrovich | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ronald Stephens (PG) Gary Chevalier | |
| 08:44 | Seton Hall | Johnnie Smith makes the 1st free throw | 38-48 |
| 08:44 | Seton Hall | Johnnie Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 39-48 |
| 08:23 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos is denied on a layup by Dennis St. John | 39-48 |
| 08:22 | Seton Hall | Dennis St. John grabs the board | 39-48 |
| 07:57 | Seton Hall | Johnnie Smith hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Joseph Smith | 42-48 |
| 07:32 | Northwestern | Johnnie Smith picks off the pass by Calvin Enos | 42-48 |
| 07:29 | Seton Hall | Johnnie Smith hits the finger roll | 44-48 |
| Lineup | Seton Hall | PG - Joseph Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jason Grosse (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Johnnie Smith (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dennis St. John (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 4 blk. 3 pf. C - Terry Leslie (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Ronald Stephens (fresh) SG - Robert Taylor (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Calvin Enos (tiring) 18 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. PF - Dwayne Stanhope (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Nelson Lister (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 07:06 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos connects on the jumper near the basket and the foul's on Johnnie Smith - foul #1 on Johnnie Smith, team foul #5 | 44-50 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Nathaniel Paniagua (PG), James Grantham (SG), David Luff (SF), Fred Petrovich (C) Joseph Smith, Jason Grosse, Johnnie Smith, Terry Leslie | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Gary Chevalier (PG), Kenneth Henderson (SG), Larry Horne (PF), Jarrod King (C) Ronald Stephens, Robert Taylor, Dwayne Stanhope, Nelson Lister | |
| 07:06 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos makes the free throw | 44-51 |
| 06:43 | Seton Hall | David Luff is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on David Luff, team foul #6 | 44-51 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Ronald Younkin (C) Dennis St. John | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 06:14 | Northwestern | Gary Chevalier is hacked by Nathaniel Paniagua - foul #4 on Nathaniel Paniagua, team foul #7 | 44-51 |
| 06:14 | Northwestern | Gary Chevalier makes the 1st free throw | 44-52 |
| 06:14 | Northwestern | Gary Chevalier misses the 2nd free throw | 44-52 |
| 06:14 | Seton Hall | Fred Petrovich grabs the board | 44-52 |
| 06:01 | Seton Hall | David Luff buries a fadeaway from the left wing and he's fouled by Calvin Enos - foul #1 on Calvin Enos, team foul #4 | 46-52 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Joseph Smith (PG) Nathaniel Paniagua | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 06:01 | Seton Hall | David Luff misses the free throw | 46-52 |
| 06:01 | Northwestern | Larry Horne snags the defensive board | 46-52 |
| 05:33 | Northwestern | Larry Horne hits a floater from close range on a nice dish by Kenneth Henderson | 46-54 |
| 05:31 | Seton Hall | Gary Chevalier takes the ball from Joseph Smith in the backcourt | 46-54 |
| 05:23 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Kenneth Henderson | 46-57 |
| 05:12 | Seton Hall | Fred Petrovich's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-57 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Dennis St. John (PF), Terry Leslie (C) Fred Petrovich, Ronald Younkin | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Taylor (PG), Dwayne Stanhope (SF), Nelson Lister (C) Gary Chevalier, Calvin Enos, Jarrod King | |
| 04:44 | Northwestern | Kenneth Henderson is fouled on the floor by James Grantham - foul #3 on James Grantham, team foul #8 | 46-57 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Nathaniel Paniagua (PG) Joseph Smith | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 04:44 | Northwestern | Kenneth Henderson misses the 1st free throw | 46-57 |
| 04:44 | Seton Hall | Dennis St. John grabs the board | 46-57 |
| 04:24 | Seton Hall | Dennis St. John misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 46-57 |
| 04:22 | Northwestern | Nelson Lister snags the defensive board | 46-57 |
| 04:06 | Northwestern | Nathaniel Paniagua steals the ball from Kenneth Henderson | 46-57 |
| 03:50 | Seton Hall | David Luff buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 48-57 |
| Game Plan | Seton Hall | Seton Hall is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:30 | Northwestern | Robert Taylor is fouled on the floor by Dennis St. John - foul #4 on Dennis St. John, team foul #9 | 48-57 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Joseph Smith (PG), Jason Grosse (SG), Johnnie Smith (SF), Fred Petrovich (C) Nathaniel Paniagua, James Grantham, David Luff, Terry Leslie | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Gary Chevalier (PG), Calvin Enos (SF), Jarrod King (C) Kenneth Henderson, Larry Horne, Nelson Lister | |
| 03:30 | Northwestern | Robert Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 48-58 |
| 03:30 | Northwestern | Robert Taylor misses the 2nd free throw | 48-58 |
| 03:30 | Seton Hall | Fred Petrovich pulls down the rebound | 48-58 |
| Game Plan | Seton Hall | Seton Hall is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Lineup | Seton Hall | PG - Joseph Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jason Grosse (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Johnnie Smith (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dennis St. John (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. 4 blk. 4 pf. C - Fred Petrovich (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Gary Chevalier (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Taylor (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Calvin Enos (tiring) 24 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. PF - Dwayne Stanhope (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Jarrod King (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:16 | Seton Hall | Jason Grosse misses the easy layup | 48-58 |
| 03:14 | Seton Hall | Fred Petrovich misses the tip | 48-58 |
| 03:13 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos grabs the board | 48-58 |
| 02:54 | Northwestern | Jarrod King is hacked by Fred Petrovich - foul #1 on Fred Petrovich, team foul #10 | 48-58 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Kenneth Henderson (SG), Paul Ashmore (C) Robert Taylor, Dwayne Stanhope | |
| 02:54 | Northwestern | Jarrod King makes the 1st free throw | 48-59 |
| 02:54 | Northwestern | Jarrod King makes the 2nd free throw | 48-60 |
| 02:35 | Seton Hall | Fred Petrovich knocks in the driving attempt from the right block set up by Joseph Smith | 50-60 |
| 02:35 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-60 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | James Grantham (SG), David Luff (SF), Terry Leslie (C) Jason Grosse, Johnnie Smith, Fred Petrovich | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Dwayne Stanhope (PF), Nelson Lister (C) Jarrod King, Paul Ashmore | |
| 02:15 | Northwestern | Kenneth Henderson can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 50-60 |
| 02:14 | Seton Hall | Joseph Smith pulls down the rebound | 50-60 |
| 01:54 | Seton Hall | Dennis St. John clanks a 3 from straight away | 50-60 |
| 01:52 | Seton Hall | James Grantham grabs the offensive board | 50-60 |
| 01:44 | Seton Hall | Terry Leslie loses the ball out of bounds | 50-60 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Nathaniel Paniagua (PG), Jason Grosse (SG), Johnnie Smith (SF), Fred Petrovich (PF), Ronald Younkin (C) Joseph Smith, James Grantham, David Luff, Dennis St. John, Terry Leslie | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 01:23 | Northwestern | Gary Chevalier buries a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Kenneth Henderson | 50-62 |
| 01:12 | Seton Hall | Ronald Younkin can't finish the layup but the foul's on Nelson Lister - foul #2 on Nelson Lister, team foul #5 | 50-62 |
| 01:12 | Seton Hall | Ronald Younkin misses the 1st free throw | 50-62 |
| 01:12 | Seton Hall | Ronald Younkin makes the 2nd free throw | 51-62 |
| 00:53 | Northwestern | Kenneth Henderson misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 51-62 |
| 00:52 | Northwestern | Gary Chevalier snags the offensive board | 51-62 |
| Game Plan | Seton Hall | Seton Hall is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:31 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos is hacked by Nathaniel Paniagua - foul #5 on Nathaniel Paniagua, team foul #11 | 51-62 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Ralph White (PF) Nathaniel Paniagua | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 00:31 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos makes the 1st free throw | 51-63 |
| 00:31 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos makes the 2nd free throw | 51-64 |
| Game Plan | Seton Hall | Seton Hall 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 (0) | |
| 00:23 | Seton Hall | Ronald Younkin misses the runner in the paint | 51-64 |
| 00:22 | Seton Hall | Jason Grosse misses the tip | 51-64 |
| 00:21 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Calvin Enos | 51-64 |
| 00:00 | Northwestern | Gary Chevalier runs out the clock | 51-64 |