| Lineup | Wyoming | PG - Eric Tomasini (fresh) 5 pts. SG - John Bayless (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Troy Ellingsworth (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Charles Bunch (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Robert Stevenson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Johnny Parent (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen Dantzler (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ernie Stoughton (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Terry Welch (fresh) 2 pts. C - John McCullars (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern | Ernie Stoughton inbounds the ball | 31-25 |
| Game Plan | Wyoming | Wyoming is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:40 | Northwestern | Johnny Parent clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 31-25 |
| 19:38 | Wyoming | The rebound goes to Charles Bunch | 31-25 |
| 19:15 | Wyoming | Robert Stevenson misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by John McCullars - foul #1 on John McCullars, team foul #1 | 31-25 |
| Subs | Wyoming | Adrian Behm (PG), Thomas Bellis (SG) Eric Tomasini, John Bayless | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 19:15 | Wyoming | Robert Stevenson makes the 1st free throw | 32-25 |
| 19:15 | Wyoming | Robert Stevenson misses the 2nd free throw | 32-25 |
| 19:15 | Northwestern | Terry Welch grabs the defensive rebound | 32-25 |
| 19:09 | Northwestern | Johnny Parent hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Stephen Dantzler out of a doubleteam | 32-28 |
| 18:56 | Wyoming | Troy Ellingsworth knocks in the turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Thomas Bellis | 34-28 |
| 18:49 | Northwestern | Stephen Dantzler misses long on a driving attempt in the lane | 34-28 |
| 18:48 | Wyoming | Charles Bunch snags the defensive board | 34-28 |
| 18:31 | Wyoming | Charles Bunch can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 34-28 |
| 18:30 | Northwestern | Terry Welch gets the rebound | 34-28 |
| 18:10 | Northwestern | Ernie Stoughton evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Johnny Parent | 34-31 |
| 17:41 | Wyoming | Thomas Bellis misses the jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Johnny Parent - foul #3 on Johnny Parent, team foul #2 | 34-31 |
| Subs | Wyoming | Eric Tomasini (PG), Michael Baldwin (C) Adrian Behm, Robert Stevenson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 17:41 | Wyoming | Thomas Bellis makes the 1st free throw | 35-31 |
| 17:41 | Wyoming | Thomas Bellis makes the 2nd free throw | 36-31 |
| 17:23 | Northwestern | Johnny Parent misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 36-31 |
| 17:22 | Wyoming | The rebound goes to Charles Bunch | 36-31 |
| 16:55 | Wyoming | Charles Bunch comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 36-31 |
| 16:53 | Wyoming | Troy Ellingsworth tips it in | 38-31 |
| 16:37 | Northwestern | Michael Baldwin steals it from Ernie Stoughton | 38-31 |
| 16:17 | Wyoming | Michael Baldwin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-31 |
| Subs | Wyoming | Adrian Behm (PG), Robert Stevenson (C) Eric Tomasini, Michael Baldwin | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Edgar Foster (PG), Lloyd Vallo (SG), Steve Chicoine (SF), Robert Alford (PF), Mark Olguin (C) Johnny Parent, Stephen Dantzler, Ernie Stoughton, Terry Welch, John McCullars | |
| 16:03 | Northwestern | Lloyd Vallo is hacked by Thomas Bellis - foul #1 on Thomas Bellis, team foul #1 | 38-31 |
| Subs | Wyoming | Eric Tomasini (PG) Adrian Behm | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 15:58 | Northwestern | Edgar Foster misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 38-31 |
| 15:57 | Northwestern | Robert Alford tips it back up and in | 38-33 |
| Lineup | Wyoming | PG - Eric Tomasini (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Thomas Bellis (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Troy Ellingsworth (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Bunch (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Robert Stevenson (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Edgar Foster (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Lloyd Vallo (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Steve Chicoine (fresh) PF - Robert Alford (fresh) 4 pts. C - Mark Olguin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:29 | Wyoming | Edgar Foster steals the ball from Charles Bunch | 38-33 |
| 15:17 | Northwestern | Edgar Foster misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 38-33 |
| 15:16 | Wyoming | Robert Stevenson gets the rebound | 38-33 |
| 15:00 | Wyoming | Charles Bunch misses the floater in the paint | 38-33 |
| 14:59 | Northwestern | Lloyd Vallo grabs the defensive rebound | 38-33 |
| 14:46 | Northwestern | Edgar Foster is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Edgar Foster, team foul #3 | 38-33 |
| Subs | Wyoming | Adrian Behm (PG) Eric Tomasini | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Johnny Parent (PG), Stephen Dantzler (SG), Ernie Stoughton (SF), Terry Welch (PF), John McCullars (C) Edgar Foster, Lloyd Vallo, Steve Chicoine, Robert Alford, Mark Olguin | |
| 14:24 | Wyoming | Robert Stevenson misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 38-33 |
| 14:22 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Ernie Stoughton | 38-33 |
| 14:08 | Northwestern | Ernie Stoughton shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Stephen Dantzler | 38-36 |
| 13:48 | Wyoming | Robert Stevenson misses short on a driving attempt from the left block | 38-36 |
| 13:47 | Northwestern | Terry Welch gets the rebound | 38-36 |
| 13:40 | Northwestern | Johnny Parent is open and buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 38-38 |
| 13:16 | Wyoming | Robert Stevenson hits a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Adrian Behm | 41-38 |
| 12:55 | Northwestern | Terry Welch comes up short on the runner in the lane but he's hacked by Charles Bunch - foul #3 on Charles Bunch, team foul #2 | 41-38 |
| Subs | Wyoming | Eric Tomasini (PG), Michael Baldwin (PF) Adrian Behm, Charles Bunch | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Mark Olguin (C) John McCullars | |
| 12:55 | Northwestern | Terry Welch misses the 1st free throw | 41-38 |
| 12:55 | Northwestern | Terry Welch makes the 2nd free throw | 41-39 |
| 12:27 | Wyoming | Ernie Stoughton is called for the reach on Thomas Bellis - foul #2 on Ernie Stoughton, team foul #4 | 41-39 |
| Subs | Wyoming | Charles Bunch (PF) Robert Stevenson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Lloyd Vallo (SG) Stephen Dantzler | |
| 12:06 | Wyoming | Charles Bunch makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 44-39 |
| 11:47 | Northwestern | Ernie Stoughton shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 44-39 |
| 11:46 | Wyoming | Thomas Bellis pulls down the rebound | 44-39 |
| Lineup | Wyoming | PG - Eric Tomasini (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Thomas Bellis (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Troy Ellingsworth (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Bunch (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Michael Baldwin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Johnny Parent (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Lloyd Vallo (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ernie Stoughton (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Terry Welch (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Mark Olguin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Wyoming | Michael Baldwin misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by Mark Olguin - foul #2 on Mark Olguin, team foul #5 | 44-39 |
| Subs | Wyoming | Robert Stevenson (C) Charles Bunch | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Stephen Dantzler (SG), Steve Chicoine (SF), Robert Alford (PF), John McCullars (C) Lloyd Vallo, Ernie Stoughton, Terry Welch, Mark Olguin | |
| 11:28 | Wyoming | Michael Baldwin makes the 1st free throw | 45-39 |
| 11:28 | Wyoming | Michael Baldwin misses the 2nd free throw | 45-39 |
| 11:28 | Northwestern | Stephen Dantzler grabs the board | 45-39 |
| 11:19 | Northwestern | Johnny Parent is hacked by Troy Ellingsworth - foul #3 on Troy Ellingsworth, team foul #3 | 45-39 |
| 11:04 | Northwestern | Johnny Parent misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 45-39 |
| 11:02 | Wyoming | Robert Stevenson grabs the board | 45-39 |
| 10:37 | Wyoming | Robert Stevenson is whistled for a carry | 45-39 |
| Subs | Wyoming | Charles Bunch (PF) Michael Baldwin | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Edgar Foster (PG) Johnny Parent | |
| 10:25 | Northwestern | Edgar Foster clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 45-39 |
| 10:23 | Wyoming | Robert Stevenson pulls down the rebound | 45-39 |
| 10:02 | Wyoming | Troy Ellingsworth connects on the shot from the right side on a great pass from Thomas Bellis | 47-39 |
| 09:45 | Northwestern | Stephen Dantzler hits a fadeaway from the right side | 47-41 |
| 09:27 | Wyoming | Troy Ellingsworth hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Steve Chicoine - foul #2 on Steve Chicoine, team foul #6 | 47-41 |
| Subs | Wyoming | Adrian Behm (PG), Michael Baldwin (PF) Eric Tomasini, Charles Bunch | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Johnny Parent (PG), Lloyd Vallo (SG), Ernie Stoughton (SF), Terry Welch (PF), Mark Olguin (C) Edgar Foster, Stephen Dantzler, Steve Chicoine, Robert Alford, John McCullars | |
| 09:27 | Wyoming | Troy Ellingsworth makes the 1st free throw | 48-41 |
| 09:27 | Wyoming | Troy Ellingsworth makes the 2nd free throw | 49-41 |
| 09:17 | Northwestern | Ernie Stoughton hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 49-41 |
| 09:15 | Wyoming | Robert Stevenson grabs the defensive rebound | 49-41 |
| 08:52 | Wyoming | Adrian Behm is fouled on the floor by Terry Welch - foul #2 on Terry Welch, team foul #7 | 49-41 |
| Subs | Wyoming | Charles Bunch (PF) Robert Stevenson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 08:52 | Wyoming | Adrian Behm makes the 1st free throw | 50-41 |
| 08:52 | Wyoming | Adrian Behm makes the 2nd free throw | 51-41 |
| 08:30 | Northwestern | Mark Olguin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-41 |
| Subs | Wyoming | Eric Tomasini (PG), Robert Stevenson (C) Adrian Behm, Charles Bunch | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Stephen Dantzler (SG), John McCullars (C) Lloyd Vallo, Mark Olguin | |
| 08:04 | Wyoming | Troy Ellingsworth comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 51-41 |
| 08:03 | Northwestern | Stephen Dantzler grabs the defensive rebound | 51-41 |
| 07:47 | Northwestern | Ernie Stoughton clanks a 3 from straight away | 51-41 |
| 07:46 | Northwestern | Ernie Stoughton snags the offensive board | 51-41 |
| Lineup | Wyoming | PG - Eric Tomasini (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Thomas Bellis (tiring) 10 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Troy Ellingsworth (tiring) 10 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Michael Baldwin (fresh) 1 pts. C - Robert Stevenson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Johnny Parent (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Stephen Dantzler (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SF - Ernie Stoughton (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Terry Welch (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - John McCullars (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 07:26 | Northwestern | Terry Welch hits a wide open turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Ernie Stoughton | 51-43 |
| 07:05 | Wyoming | Robert Stevenson knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 53-43 |
| 06:57 | Northwestern | Thomas Bellis is called for the reach on Stephen Dantzler - foul #2 on Thomas Bellis, team foul #4 | 53-43 |
| Subs | Wyoming | Adrian Behm (PG), John Bayless (SG), Charles Bunch (PF) Eric Tomasini, Thomas Bellis, Robert Stevenson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Edgar Foster (PG), Mark Olguin (C) Johnny Parent, John McCullars | |
| 06:44 | Northwestern | Ernie Stoughton splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 53-43 |
| 06:42 | Wyoming | The rebound goes to Troy Ellingsworth | 53-43 |
| 06:21 | Wyoming | Troy Ellingsworth travels with the ball | 53-43 |
| Subs | Wyoming | Thomas Bellis (SG), Eric Tomasini (SF), Robert Stevenson (C) John Bayless, Troy Ellingsworth, Michael Baldwin | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Lloyd Vallo (SG), Robert Alford (PF) Stephen Dantzler, Terry Welch | |
| 06:02 | Northwestern | Ernie Stoughton is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 53-43 |
| 06:00 | Northwestern | Mark Olguin tips it but misses | 53-43 |
| 05:58 | Wyoming | The rebound goes to Robert Stevenson | 53-43 |
| 05:29 | Wyoming | Adrian Behm's pass is intercepted by Lloyd Vallo | 53-43 |
| 05:05 | Northwestern | Ernie Stoughton evades the doubleteam and hits a 3 from straight away set up by Edgar Foster | 53-46 |
| 04:45 | Wyoming | Lloyd Vallo steals it from Charles Bunch | 53-46 |
| 04:45 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-46 |
| Subs | Wyoming | John Bayless (SG), Troy Ellingsworth (SF) Thomas Bellis, Eric Tomasini | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Johnny Parent (PG), Stephen Dantzler (SG), Terry Welch (PF), John McCullars (C) Edgar Foster, Lloyd Vallo, Robert Alford, Mark Olguin | |
| 04:27 | Northwestern | Ernie Stoughton shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 53-46 |
| 04:25 | Northwestern | Terry Welch hits the follow up shot | 53-48 |
| 04:01 | Wyoming | Adrian Behm misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 53-48 |
| 04:00 | Northwestern | Ernie Stoughton pulls down the rebound | 53-48 |
| 03:36 | Northwestern | Terry Welch drills a jumper in the lane set up by John McCullars | 53-50 |
| Lineup | Wyoming | PG - Adrian Behm (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Bayless (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Troy Ellingsworth (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Charles Bunch (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Robert Stevenson (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Johnny Parent (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Stephen Dantzler (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SF - Ernie Stoughton (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. PF - Terry Welch (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - John McCullars (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 03:14 | Wyoming | Adrian Behm knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing | 56-50 |
| 02:53 | Northwestern | John McCullars's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-50 |
| Subs | Wyoming | Eric Tomasini (PG), Thomas Bellis (SG), Michael Baldwin (C) Adrian Behm, John Bayless, Robert Stevenson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Steve Chicoine (SF) Ernie Stoughton | |
| Game Plan | Wyoming | Wyoming is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 02:31 | Wyoming | Troy Ellingsworth banks in the wide open layup set up by Thomas Bellis | 58-50 |
| Game Plan | Wyoming | Wyoming is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 02:26 | Northwestern | Stephen Dantzler is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 58-50 |
| 02:25 | Wyoming | Eric Tomasini gets the rebound | 58-50 |
| 01:58 | Wyoming | Eric Tomasini buries a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Thomas Bellis | 60-50 |
| 01:41 | Northwestern | Johnny Parent scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Stephen Dantzler out of a doubleteam | 60-53 |
| 01:22 | Wyoming | Troy Ellingsworth can't connect on a shot from close range | 60-53 |
| 01:20 | Northwestern | Stephen Dantzler grabs the defensive rebound | 60-53 |
| Game Plan | Wyoming | Wyoming is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 01:03 | Northwestern | Steve Chicoine splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 60-53 |
| 01:01 | Wyoming | Eric Tomasini gets the rebound | 60-53 |
| Game Plan | Wyoming | Wyoming is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:56 | Wyoming | Charles Bunch is hacked by Terry Welch - foul #3 on Terry Welch, team foul #8 | 60-53 |
| Subs | Wyoming | Adrian Behm (PG), John Bayless (SG) Eric Tomasini, Thomas Bellis | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ernie Stoughton (SF) Steve Chicoine | |
| 00:56 | Wyoming | Charles Bunch makes the 1st free throw | 61-53 |
| 00:56 | Wyoming | Charles Bunch makes the 2nd free throw | 62-53 |
| Game Plan | Wyoming | Wyoming is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:50 | Northwestern | Ernie Stoughton splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 62-53 |
| 00:48 | Northwestern | Johnny Parent grabs the offensive board | 62-53 |
| 00:44 | Northwestern | Stephen Dantzler misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 62-53 |
| 00:43 | Wyoming | Charles Bunch grabs the board | 62-53 |
| 00:42 | Wyoming | Charles Bunch is fouled in the backcourt by Johnny Parent - foul #4 on Johnny Parent, team foul #9 | 62-53 |
| 00:42 | Wyoming | Charles Bunch makes the 1st free throw | 63-53 |
| 00:42 | Wyoming | Charles Bunch makes the 2nd free throw | 64-53 |
| 00:35 | Northwestern | Ernie Stoughton clanks a jumper from close range | 64-53 |
| 00:34 | Wyoming | Charles Bunch gets the rebound | 64-53 |
| Game Plan | Wyoming | Wyoming is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:11 | Wyoming | Michael Baldwin is denied on a layup by Terry Welch | 64-53 |
| 00:10 | Wyoming | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Baldwin | 64-53 |
| 00:00 | Wyoming | Adrian Behm runs out the clock | 64-53 |