| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Keith Charles (fresh) SG - George Green (fresh) SF - Robert Sullivan (fresh) PF - Todd Bigby (fresh) C - Samuel Monaghan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Bucknell | PG - Brian Farley (fresh) SG - Warren Geier (fresh) SF - John Rodrigues (fresh) PF - Michael McBrady (fresh) C - Joe Booker (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern | Samuel Monaghan wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Bucknell | Bucknell is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:40 | Northwestern | Robert Sullivan misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Northwestern | The offensive rebound goes to Todd Bigby | 0-0 |
| 19:27 | Northwestern | Keith Charles blows the layup but he's fouled by Brian Farley - foul #1 on Brian Farley, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:27 | Northwestern | Keith Charles makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:27 | Northwestern | Keith Charles makes the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 18:58 | Bucknell | Joe Booker connects on the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Warren Geier | 2-2 |
| 18:37 | Northwestern | Samuel Monaghan misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Michael McBrady - foul #1 on Michael McBrady, team foul #2 | 2-2 |
| 18:37 | Northwestern | Samuel Monaghan makes the 1st free throw | 3-2 |
| 18:37 | Northwestern | Samuel Monaghan makes the 2nd free throw | 4-2 |
| 18:34 | Bucknell | Brian Farley is hacked by Keith Charles in the backcourt - foul #1 on Keith Charles, team foul #1 | 4-2 |
| 18:17 | Bucknell | Samuel Monaghan takes the ball from Joe Booker | 4-2 |
| 18:00 | Northwestern | Keith Charles can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Michael McBrady - foul #2 on Michael McBrady, team foul #3 | 4-2 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Daryl Roach (PF) Michael McBrady | |
| 18:00 | Northwestern | Keith Charles makes the 1st free throw | 5-2 |
| 18:00 | Northwestern | Keith Charles misses the 2nd free throw | 5-2 |
| 18:00 | Bucknell | Warren Geier gets the rebound | 5-2 |
| 17:36 | Bucknell | Samuel Monaghan is called for the reach on Joe Booker - foul #1 on Samuel Monaghan, team foul #2 | 5-2 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Robert Marx (PG), Willie Joshua (SG), Reginald Driskell (C) Brian Farley, Warren Geier, Joe Booker | |
| 17:26 | Bucknell | Willie Joshua drills a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Daryl Roach | 5-5 |
| 17:10 | Northwestern | Samuel Monaghan can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 5-5 |
| 17:08 | Bucknell | Robert Marx pulls down the rebound | 5-5 |
| 17:06 | Bucknell | Willie Joshua is fouled in the backcourt by George Green - foul #1 on George Green, team foul #3 | 5-5 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Kwan (SG) George Green | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Warren Geier (SG) John Rodrigues | |
| 16:46 | Bucknell | Warren Geier can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 5-5 |
| 16:45 | Northwestern | Todd Bigby grabs the board | 5-5 |
| 16:40 | Northwestern | James Kwan comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Reginald Driskell - foul #1 on Reginald Driskell, team foul #4 | 5-5 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jeffrey Denham (PG), Nigel Zillman (SF), Albert Hayes (PF), Arthur Hunt (C) Keith Charles, Robert Sullivan, Todd Bigby, Samuel Monaghan | |
| Subs | Bucknell | | |
| 16:40 | Northwestern | James Kwan makes the 1st free throw | 6-5 |
| 16:40 | Northwestern | James Kwan makes the 2nd free throw | 7-5 |
| 16:18 | Bucknell | Willie Joshua misses the wide open 3pt attempt from the left corner | 7-5 |
| 16:17 | Northwestern | Nigel Zillman pulls down the rebound | 7-5 |
| 16:12 | Northwestern | Warren Geier steps in front of the Jeffrey Denham pass | 7-5 |
| 15:48 | Bucknell | Robert Marx hits a wide open fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Warren Geier | 7-7 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Jeffrey Denham (fresh) SG - James Kwan (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Nigel Zillman (fresh) PF - Albert Hayes (fresh) C - Arthur Hunt (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Bucknell | PG - Robert Marx (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Warren Geier (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Willie Joshua (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Daryl Roach (fresh) C - Reginald Driskell (fresh) | |
| 15:24 | Northwestern | Jeffrey Denham travels with the ball | 7-7 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Keith Charles (PG), George Green (SG), Robert Sullivan (SF), Todd Bigby (PF), Samuel Monaghan (C) Jeffrey Denham, James Kwan, Nigel Zillman, Albert Hayes, Arthur Hunt | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Brian Farley (PG), John Rodrigues (SF), Joe Booker (C) Robert Marx, Warren Geier, Reginald Driskell | |
| 14:55 | Bucknell | Robert Sullivan is called for the reach on John Rodrigues - foul #1 on Robert Sullivan, team foul #4 | 7-7 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Robert Marx (PG) Brian Farley | |
| 14:33 | Bucknell | Joe Booker hits a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Robert Marx and he's hacked by George Green - foul #2 on George Green, team foul #5 | 7-9 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Kwan (SG) George Green | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Brian Farley (PG), Reginald Driskell (C) Robert Marx, Daryl Roach | |
| 14:33 | Bucknell | Joe Booker makes the free throw | 7-10 |
| 14:29 | Northwestern | Brian Farley picks off the pass by Keith Charles in the backcourt | 7-10 |
| 14:17 | Bucknell | Joe Booker is hacked by Todd Bigby - foul #1 on Todd Bigby, team foul #6 | 7-10 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Nigel Zillman (SF) Robert Sullivan | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Robert Marx (PG), Daryl Roach (PF) Brian Farley, Reginald Driskell | |
| 13:55 | Bucknell | Willie Joshua connects on the 3 from straight away | 7-13 |
| 13:42 | Northwestern | Keith Charles clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 7-13 |
| 13:41 | Bucknell | John Rodrigues grabs the board | 7-13 |
| 13:24 | Bucknell | Robert Marx misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 7-13 |
| 13:23 | Northwestern | Nigel Zillman pulls down the rebound | 7-13 |
| 13:18 | Northwestern | James Kwan hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 7-13 |
| 13:16 | Bucknell | Daryl Roach gets the rebound | 7-13 |
| 13:11 | Bucknell | Nigel Zillman picks off the pass by Robert Marx | 7-13 |
| 12:44 | Northwestern | Todd Bigby misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 7-13 |
| 12:43 | Bucknell | Joe Booker grabs the defensive rebound | 7-13 |
| 12:18 | Bucknell | Willie Joshua comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 7-13 |
| 12:16 | Northwestern | Todd Bigby grabs the board | 7-13 |
| 12:12 | Northwestern | James Kwan is whistled for a carry | 7-13 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jeffrey Denham (PG), Robert Sullivan (SF), Albert Hayes (PF), Arthur Hunt (C) Keith Charles, Nigel Zillman, Todd Bigby, Samuel Monaghan | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Brian Farley (PG), Warren Geier (SG), Michael McBrady (PF), Reginald Driskell (C) Robert Marx, John Rodrigues, Daryl Roach, Joe Booker | |
| 11:43 | Bucknell | Willie Joshua connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Warren Geier and he's fouled by Robert Sullivan - foul #2 on Robert Sullivan, team foul #7 | 7-15 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Virgilio Lombardi (SF) Robert Sullivan | |
| Subs | Bucknell | John Rodrigues (SF) Michael McBrady | |
| 11:43 | Bucknell | Willie Joshua misses the free throw | 7-15 |
| 11:43 | Northwestern | Arthur Hunt pulls down the rebound | 7-15 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Jeffrey Denham (fresh) SG - James Kwan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Virgilio Lombardi (fresh) PF - Albert Hayes (fresh) C - Arthur Hunt (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Bucknell | PG - Brian Farley (fresh) SG - Warren Geier (fresh) 3 ast. SF - John Rodrigues (fresh) PF - Willie Joshua (tiring) 8 pts. C - Reginald Driskell (fresh) | |
| 11:23 | Northwestern | Reginald Driskell steals it from Albert Hayes | 7-15 |
| 10:54 | Bucknell | Warren Geier misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 7-15 |
| 10:52 | Bucknell | John Rodrigues pulls down the offensive rebound | 7-15 |
| 10:36 | Bucknell | Brian Farley hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 7-17 |
| 10:15 | Northwestern | Jeffrey Denham is hacked by Reginald Driskell - foul #2 on Reginald Driskell, team foul #5 | 7-17 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Keith Charles (PG), Nigel Zillman (SG), Todd Bigby (PF), Samuel Monaghan (C) Jeffrey Denham, James Kwan, Albert Hayes, Arthur Hunt | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Daryl Roach (PF), Joe Booker (C) John Rodrigues, Reginald Driskell | |
| 09:56 | Northwestern | Todd Bigby misses the dunk attempt | 7-17 |
| 09:55 | Bucknell | Joe Booker snags the defensive board | 7-17 |
| 09:30 | Bucknell | Brian Farley misses short on a turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by Virgilio Lombardi - foul #1 on Virgilio Lombardi, team foul #8 | 7-17 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Kwan (SG) Virgilio Lombardi | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Robert Marx (PG), John Rodrigues (SF) Willie Joshua, Daryl Roach | |
| 09:30 | Bucknell | Brian Farley makes the 1st free throw | 7-18 |
| 09:30 | Bucknell | Brian Farley makes the 2nd free throw | 7-19 |
| 09:20 | Northwestern | Keith Charles clanks a jumper near the basket | 7-19 |
| 09:19 | Bucknell | Brian Farley pulls down the rebound | 7-19 |
| 09:15 | Bucknell | Keith Charles steps in front of the Brian Farley pass in the backcourt | 7-19 |
| 08:54 | Northwestern | The jump hook by James Kwan is blocked by Joe Booker | 7-19 |
| 08:53 | Bucknell | Joe Booker snags the defensive board | 7-19 |
| 08:24 | Bucknell | John Rodrigues connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Robert Marx | 7-21 |
| 08:04 | Northwestern | Joe Booker is called for the reach on Todd Bigby - foul #1 on Joe Booker, team foul #6 | 7-21 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jeffrey Denham (SG), Albert Hayes (PF), Arthur Hunt (C) James Kwan, Todd Bigby, Samuel Monaghan | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Willie Joshua (SF), Daryl Roach (PF) John Rodrigues, Brian Farley | |
| 07:55 | Northwestern | Nigel Zillman clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 7-21 |
| 07:53 | Northwestern | Nigel Zillman can't tip it in | 7-21 |
| 07:52 | Northwestern | Albert Hayes pulls down the offensive rebound | 7-21 |
| 07:32 | Northwestern | Jeffrey Denham comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 7-21 |
| 07:30 | Bucknell | The rebound goes to Joe Booker | 7-21 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Keith Charles (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jeffrey Denham (fresh) SF - Nigel Zillman (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Albert Hayes (fresh) C - Arthur Hunt (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Bucknell | PG - Robert Marx (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Warren Geier (tiring) 3 ast. SF - Willie Joshua (tiring) 8 pts. PF - Daryl Roach (fresh) C - Joe Booker (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:10 | Bucknell | Warren Geier is whistled for traveling | 7-21 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Virgilio Lombardi (SF) Nigel Zillman | |
| Subs | Bucknell | John Rodrigues (SF) Willie Joshua | |
| 06:46 | Northwestern | Virgilio Lombardi buries a jumpshot from the free throw line | 9-21 |
| 06:33 | Bucknell | Warren Geier hits a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Daryl Roach | 9-24 |
| 06:15 | Northwestern | Arthur Hunt scores on a fadeaway from the right block | 11-24 |
| 06:13 | Bucknell | Virgilio Lombardi steps in front of the Robert Marx pass in the backcourt | 11-24 |
| 06:00 | Northwestern | Arthur Hunt can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 11-24 |
| 05:59 | Bucknell | John Rodrigues gets the rebound | 11-24 |
| 05:55 | Bucknell | Keith Charles is called for the reach on Robert Marx in the backcourt - foul #2 on Keith Charles, team foul #9 | 11-24 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Kwan (SG), Todd Bigby (PF), Samuel Monaghan (C) Keith Charles, Albert Hayes, Arthur Hunt | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Brian Farley (PG), Willie Joshua (SG) Warren Geier, Daryl Roach | |
| 05:55 | Bucknell | Robert Marx makes the 1st free throw | 11-25 |
| 05:55 | Bucknell | Robert Marx misses the 2nd free throw | 11-25 |
| 05:55 | Northwestern | James Kwan pulls down the rebound | 11-25 |
| 05:42 | Northwestern | Virgilio Lombardi misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 11-25 |
| 05:40 | Bucknell | Willie Joshua grabs the board | 11-25 |
| 05:38 | Bucknell | Samuel Monaghan is called for the reach on Willie Joshua in the backcourt - foul #2 on Samuel Monaghan, team foul #10 | 11-25 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Nigel Zillman (SF), Albert Hayes (C) Virgilio Lombardi, Samuel Monaghan | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Warren Geier (SG), Michael McBrady (PF) John Rodrigues, Robert Marx | |
| 05:38 | Bucknell | Willie Joshua misses the 1st free throw | 11-25 |
| 05:38 | Bucknell | Willie Joshua misses the 2nd free throw | 11-25 |
| 05:38 | Bucknell | Joe Booker pulls down the offensive rebound | 11-25 |
| 05:11 | Bucknell | Joe Booker misses long on a floater from close range | 11-25 |
| 05:09 | Bucknell | Michael McBrady hits the follow up shot | 11-27 |
| 05:02 | Northwestern | Brian Farley steps in front of the Jeffrey Denham pass in the backcourt | 11-27 |
| 04:37 | Bucknell | Joe Booker drills a shot from the baseline set up by Warren Geier | 11-29 |
| 04:25 | Northwestern | Albert Hayes steps out of bounds on the sideline | 11-29 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Virgilio Lombardi (SF) Jeffrey Denham | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Robert Marx (PG), John Rodrigues (SF), Daryl Roach (PF) Brian Farley, Warren Geier, Michael McBrady | |
| 04:01 | Bucknell | The short jumper by Willie Joshua is denied by Todd Bigby | 11-29 |
| 04:00 | Northwestern | Albert Hayes grabs the defensive rebound | 11-29 |
| 03:54 | Northwestern | James Kwan misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 11-29 |
| 03:52 | Bucknell | Daryl Roach snags the defensive board | 11-29 |
| 03:46 | Bucknell | John Rodrigues dunks the ball on a nice dish by Robert Marx and he's fouled by Virgilio Lombardi - foul #2 on Virgilio Lombardi, team foul #11 | 11-31 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Keith Charles (PG), George Green (SG), Robert Sullivan (SF), Samuel Monaghan (C) James Kwan, Nigel Zillman, Todd Bigby, Albert Hayes | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Brian Farley (PG), Michael McBrady (PF), Reginald Driskell (C) Robert Marx, Daryl Roach, Joe Booker | |
| 03:46 | Bucknell | John Rodrigues makes the free throw | 11-32 |
| 03:36 | Northwestern | Virgilio Lombardi hits a jumper in the lane set up by Keith Charles | 13-32 |
| 03:07 | Bucknell | John Rodrigues misses badly on a driving attempt near the basket but the foul's on Robert Sullivan - foul #3 on Robert Sullivan, team foul #12 | 13-32 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Nigel Zillman (SF), Todd Bigby (PF) Robert Sullivan, Virgilio Lombardi | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Warren Geier (SG) Willie Joshua | |
| 03:07 | Bucknell | John Rodrigues makes the 1st free throw | 13-33 |
| 03:07 | Bucknell | John Rodrigues makes the 2nd free throw | 13-34 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Keith Charles (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Green (fresh) SF - Nigel Zillman (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Todd Bigby (fresh) 3 reb. C - Samuel Monaghan (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Bucknell | PG - Brian Farley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SG - Warren Geier (tiring) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - John Rodrigues (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael McBrady (fresh) 2 pts. C - Reginald Driskell (fresh) | |
| 02:51 | Northwestern | Nigel Zillman makes the shot from close range on a nice dish by Keith Charles | 15-34 |
| 02:22 | Bucknell | Michael McBrady is hacked by Samuel Monaghan - foul #3 on Samuel Monaghan, team foul #13 | 15-34 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Arthur Hunt (C) Samuel Monaghan | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Robert Marx (PG), Willie Joshua (SF) Brian Farley, John Rodrigues | |
| 02:22 | Bucknell | Michael McBrady makes the 1st free throw | 15-35 |
| 02:22 | Bucknell | Michael McBrady makes the 2nd free throw | 15-36 |
| 02:04 | Northwestern | Keith Charles misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 15-36 |
| 02:03 | Bucknell | Reginald Driskell snags the defensive board | 15-36 |
| 01:50 | Bucknell | Warren Geier is whistled for traveling | 15-36 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jeffrey Denham (PG) Keith Charles | |
| Subs | Bucknell | John Rodrigues (SF), Joe Booker (C) Warren Geier, Reginald Driskell | |
| 01:31 | Northwestern | John Rodrigues steals the ball from George Green | 15-36 |
| 01:08 | Bucknell | Willie Joshua misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 15-36 |
| 01:06 | Bucknell | Michael McBrady misses the tip | 15-36 |
| 01:04 | Bucknell | Willie Joshua tips it but misses | 15-36 |
| 01:03 | Northwestern | Nigel Zillman grabs the defensive rebound | 15-36 |
| 00:58 | Northwestern | Todd Bigby is hacked by Robert Marx - foul #1 on Robert Marx, team foul #7 | 15-36 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Virgilio Lombardi (SF), Albert Hayes (C) Nigel Zillman, Arthur Hunt | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Brian Farley (PG), Warren Geier (SG), Reginald Driskell (C) Robert Marx, Willie Joshua, Joe Booker | |
| 00:58 | Northwestern | Todd Bigby makes the 1st free throw | 16-36 |
| 00:58 | Northwestern | Todd Bigby makes the 2nd free throw | 17-36 |
| 00:36 | Bucknell | Warren Geier misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 17-36 |
| 00:34 | Bucknell | Warren Geier snags the offensive board | 17-36 |
| 00:10 | Bucknell | John Rodrigues scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line and the foul's on Virgilio Lombardi - foul #3 on Virgilio Lombardi, team foul #14 | 17-38 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Keith Charles (PG), James Kwan (SG), Nigel Zillman (SF) Jeffrey Denham, George Green, Virgilio Lombardi | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Robert Marx (PG), Willie Joshua (SG), Joe Booker (C) Brian Farley, Warren Geier, Reginald Driskell | |
| 00:10 | Bucknell | John Rodrigues makes the free throw | 17-39 |
| 00:02 | Northwestern | Todd Bigby can't finish the layup | 17-39 |
| 00:01 | Bucknell | Robert Marx pulls down the rebound | 17-39 |
| 00:00 | Bucknell | Robert Marx misses long on a fullcourt shot | 17-39 |