| Lineup | TCU | PG - Gerald Billiot (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Donald Fitzgibbons (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Virgil Piland (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Ferreira (fresh) C - David Clay (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Myles Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Johnny Parker (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harland Fisher (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jeffrey Franklin (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - Erick Rice (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern | Harland Fisher inbounds the ball | 18-33 |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:37 | Northwestern | David Clay steps in front of the Harland Fisher pass | 18-33 |
| 19:33 | TCU | Gerald Billiot loses the dribble to Myles Williams in the backcourt | 18-33 |
| 19:31 | Northwestern | Myles Williams dunks the ball | 18-35 |
| 19:13 | TCU | Donald Fitzgibbons is fouled on the floor by Johnny Parker - foul #2 on Johnny Parker, team foul #1 | 18-35 |
| 18:50 | TCU | Gerald Billiot hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 18-35 |
| 18:48 | Northwestern | Johnny Parker pulls down the rebound | 18-35 |
| 18:23 | Northwestern | Johnny Parker misses short on a floater from the left wing | 18-35 |
| 18:21 | TCU | David Clay snags the defensive board | 18-35 |
| 18:02 | TCU | James Ferreira misses the easy open layup | 18-35 |
| 18:00 | TCU | David Clay pulls down the offensive rebound | 18-35 |
| 17:43 | TCU | Virgil Piland comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Jeffrey Franklin - foul #2 on Jeffrey Franklin, team foul #2 | 18-35 |
| Subs | TCU | Noah Huggard (PG), Joseph Futrell (SG), Mark Kruger (PF), Beau Curtis (C) Gerald Billiot, Donald Fitzgibbons, James Ferreira, David Clay | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Anthony Adams (PG), Michael Arguello (SG), Albert Kirk (PF), Duncan Barber (C) Myles Williams, Johnny Parker, Jeffrey Franklin, Erick Rice | |
| 17:43 | TCU | Virgil Piland makes the 1st free throw | 19-35 |
| 17:43 | TCU | Virgil Piland misses the 2nd free throw | 19-35 |
| 17:43 | Northwestern | Duncan Barber pulls down the rebound | 19-35 |
| 17:23 | Northwestern | Harland Fisher is hacked by Joseph Futrell - foul #1 on Joseph Futrell, team foul #1 | 19-35 |
| Subs | TCU | Dallas Redmond (SF) Virgil Piland | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 16:58 | Northwestern | Albert Kirk blows the layup | 19-35 |
| 16:57 | Northwestern | Duncan Barber snags the offensive board | 19-35 |
| 16:36 | Northwestern | Michael Arguello lays it in | 19-37 |
| 16:33 | TCU | Joseph Futrell is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 19-37 |
| Subs | TCU | Donald Fitzgibbons (SG), David Clay (C) Joseph Futrell, Beau Curtis | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Johnny Parker (SG), Jeffrey Franklin (PF) Michael Arguello, Albert Kirk | |
| 16:11 | Northwestern | Johnny Parker is hacked by Mark Kruger - foul #1 on Mark Kruger, team foul #2 | 19-37 |
| Subs | TCU | Gerald Billiot (PG) Noah Huggard | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Thomas Stanley (SF), Albert Kirk (C) Harland Fisher, Duncan Barber | |
| 15:53 | Northwestern | Anthony Adams misses long on a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Gerald Billiot - foul #2 on Gerald Billiot, team foul #3 | 19-37 |
| Subs | TCU | Virgil Piland (SF) Mark Kruger | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 15:53 | Northwestern | Anthony Adams makes the 1st free throw | 19-38 |
| 15:53 | Northwestern | Anthony Adams misses the 2nd free throw | 19-38 |
| 15:53 | TCU | David Clay pulls down the rebound | 19-38 |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Gerald Billiot (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Donald Fitzgibbons (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Virgil Piland (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Dallas Redmond (fresh) C - David Clay (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Anthony Adams (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Johnny Parker (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Stanley (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Jeffrey Franklin (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - Albert Kirk (fresh) | |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 15:40 | TCU | Virgil Piland hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline but the foul's on Thomas Stanley - foul #2 on Thomas Stanley, team foul #3 | 19-38 |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Myles Williams (PG), Erick Rice (C) Anthony Adams, Albert Kirk | |
| 15:40 | TCU | Virgil Piland misses the 1st free throw | 19-38 |
| 15:40 | TCU | Virgil Piland makes the 2nd free throw | 20-38 |
| 15:19 | Northwestern | Gerald Billiot steps in front of the Johnny Parker pass | 20-38 |
| 15:16 | TCU | Donald Fitzgibbons slams it home set up by Gerald Billiot | 22-38 |
| 15:13 | Northwestern | Myles Williams's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 22-38 |
| Subs | TCU | Noah Huggard (SG), James Ferreira (PF) Donald Fitzgibbons, Dallas Redmond | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Michael Arguello (SG) Johnny Parker | |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 15:08 | TCU | Virgil Piland is by himself and knocks in the turnaround in the paint | 24-38 |
| 14:39 | Northwestern | Myles Williams is whistled for a carry trying to escape the doubleteam | 24-38 |
| Subs | TCU | Joseph Futrell (SG), Beau Curtis (C) Gerald Billiot, David Clay | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Harland Fisher (SF), Albert Kirk (PF), Duncan Barber (C) Thomas Stanley, Jeffrey Franklin, Erick Rice | |
| 14:23 | TCU | Joseph Futrell scores on a shot from the right wing | 26-38 |
| 13:54 | Northwestern | Harland Fisher is hacked by Joseph Futrell - foul #2 on Joseph Futrell, team foul #4 | 26-38 |
| Subs | TCU | Donald Fitzgibbons (SG), Dallas Redmond (SF), Mark Kruger (PF) Joseph Futrell, Virgil Piland, James Ferreira | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Anthony Adams (PG), Johnny Parker (SG), Thomas Stanley (PF) Myles Williams, Michael Arguello, Duncan Barber | |
| 13:37 | Northwestern | Johnny Parker comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 26-38 |
| 13:35 | Northwestern | Anthony Adams pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-38 |
| 13:13 | Northwestern | Harland Fisher comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 26-38 |
| 13:12 | Northwestern | Anthony Adams tips it in | 26-40 |
| 12:53 | TCU | Mark Kruger's dunk attempt is rejected by Albert Kirk | 26-40 |
| 12:52 | TCU | The offensive rebound goes to Beau Curtis | 26-40 |
| 12:43 | TCU | Dallas Redmond drills a floater from close range set up by Mark Kruger and he's hacked by Harland Fisher - foul #3 on Harland Fisher, team foul #4 | 28-40 |
| Subs | TCU | Gerald Billiot (PG), David Clay (C) Noah Huggard, Beau Curtis | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jeffrey Franklin (PF), Erick Rice (C) Harland Fisher, Albert Kirk | |
| 12:43 | TCU | Dallas Redmond misses the free throw | 28-40 |
| 12:43 | Northwestern | Erick Rice gets the rebound | 28-40 |
| 12:20 | Northwestern | Thomas Stanley is whistled for a carry | 28-40 |
| Subs | TCU | Joseph Futrell (SG), Virgil Piland (SF), James Ferreira (PF) Donald Fitzgibbons, Dallas Redmond, Mark Kruger | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Myles Williams (PG), Harland Fisher (SF) Anthony Adams, Thomas Stanley | |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 11:59 | TCU | Gerald Billiot misses long on an open 3pt jumper from the left wing | 28-40 |
| 11:58 | Northwestern | Harland Fisher grabs the defensive rebound | 28-40 |
| 11:38 | Northwestern | Erick Rice comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Joseph Futrell - foul #3 on Joseph Futrell, team foul #5 | 28-40 |
| Subs | TCU | Beau Curtis (PF) James Ferreira | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Michael Arguello (SG) Johnny Parker | |
| 11:38 | Northwestern | Erick Rice makes the 1st free throw | 28-41 |
| 11:38 | Northwestern | Erick Rice makes the 2nd free throw | 28-42 |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Gerald Billiot (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Futrell (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Virgil Piland (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Beau Curtis (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - David Clay (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Myles Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Arguello (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Harland Fisher (tiring) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Jeffrey Franklin (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - Erick Rice (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 11:17 | TCU | David Clay misses long on a shot from the baseline | 28-42 |
| 11:16 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Myles Williams | 28-42 |
| 10:57 | Northwestern | Erick Rice can't finish the layup | 28-42 |
| 10:56 | TCU | Beau Curtis grabs the board | 28-42 |
| 10:40 | TCU | David Clay can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Erick Rice - foul #1 on Erick Rice, team foul #5 | 28-42 |
| Subs | TCU | Noah Huggard (PG), Donald Fitzgibbons (SG), Dallas Redmond (SF), Mark Kruger (PF) Gerald Billiot, Joseph Futrell, Virgil Piland, Beau Curtis | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Anthony Adams (PG), Thomas Stanley (SF), Duncan Barber (C) Myles Williams, Harland Fisher, Erick Rice | |
| 10:40 | TCU | David Clay makes the 1st free throw | 29-42 |
| 10:40 | TCU | David Clay makes the 2nd free throw | 30-42 |
| 10:15 | Northwestern | Duncan Barber double dribbles | 30-42 |
| Subs | TCU | James Ferreira (PF) David Clay | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Johnny Parker (SG), Albert Kirk (PF) Michael Arguello, Jeffrey Franklin | |
| 09:57 | TCU | Donald Fitzgibbons is open and scores on a floater from just outside the lane | 32-42 |
| 09:36 | Northwestern | Johnny Parker throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-42 |
| Subs | TCU | Gerald Billiot (PG), Beau Curtis (C) Noah Huggard, Mark Kruger | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 09:12 | TCU | James Ferreira connects on the shot from the right block on a great pass from Donald Fitzgibbons and he's hacked by Albert Kirk - foul #1 on Albert Kirk, team foul #6 | 34-42 |
| Subs | TCU | Virgil Piland (SF) Dallas Redmond | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Michael Arguello (PG), Jeffrey Franklin (PF) Anthony Adams, Duncan Barber | |
| 09:12 | TCU | James Ferreira misses the free throw | 34-42 |
| 09:12 | Northwestern | Johnny Parker pulls down the rebound | 34-42 |
| 08:45 | Northwestern | Jeffrey Franklin shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the shot in the paint on a nice dish by Johnny Parker and the foul's on James Ferreira - foul #3 on James Ferreira, team foul #6 | 34-44 |
| Subs | TCU | Joseph Futrell (SG), Mark Kruger (PF), David Clay (C) Donald Fitzgibbons, James Ferreira, Beau Curtis | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Myles Williams (PG), Erick Rice (C) Johnny Parker, Thomas Stanley | |
| 08:45 | Northwestern | Jeffrey Franklin makes the free throw | 34-45 |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 08:40 | TCU | Gerald Billiot is hacked by Myles Williams in the backcourt - foul #1 on Myles Williams, team foul #7 | 34-45 |
| Subs | TCU | Noah Huggard (SG) Joseph Futrell | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Harland Fisher (SF) Albert Kirk | |
| 08:40 | TCU | Gerald Billiot makes the 1st free throw | 35-45 |
| 08:40 | TCU | Gerald Billiot makes the 2nd free throw | 36-45 |
| 08:17 | Northwestern | Michael Arguello hits a jump hook in the paint set up by Myles Williams out of the doubleteam and the foul's on Gerald Billiot - foul #3 on Gerald Billiot, team foul #7 | 36-47 |
| Subs | TCU | Joseph Futrell (SG) Gerald Billiot | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 08:17 | Northwestern | Michael Arguello misses the free throw | 36-47 |
| 08:17 | TCU | Mark Kruger pulls down the rebound | 36-47 |
| 07:56 | TCU | Noah Huggard misses short on a jump hook from the baseline | 36-47 |
| 07:55 | TCU | David Clay tips it in | 38-47 |
| 07:31 | Northwestern | David Clay steals it from Myles Williams | 38-47 |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Noah Huggard (fairly fresh) SG - Joseph Futrell (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Virgil Piland (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Mark Kruger (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - David Clay (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Myles Williams (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Arguello (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Harland Fisher (tiring) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Jeffrey Franklin (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. C - Erick Rice (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 07:29 | TCU | Myles Williams steals the ball from Joseph Futrell in the backcourt | 38-47 |
| 07:00 | Northwestern | Jeffrey Franklin is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 38-47 |
| 06:59 | Northwestern | Harland Fisher grabs the offensive board | 38-47 |
| 06:45 | Northwestern | Harland Fisher hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Virgil Piland - foul #2 on Virgil Piland, team foul #8 | 38-47 |
| Subs | TCU | Gerald Billiot (PG), Donald Fitzgibbons (SG), Dallas Redmond (SF), James Ferreira (PF), Beau Curtis (C) Noah Huggard, Joseph Futrell, Virgil Piland, Mark Kruger, David Clay | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Anthony Adams (PG), Johnny Parker (SG), Albert Kirk (PF), Duncan Barber (C) Myles Williams, Michael Arguello, Jeffrey Franklin, Erick Rice | |
| 06:45 | Northwestern | Harland Fisher misses the 1st free throw | 38-47 |
| 06:45 | Northwestern | Harland Fisher misses the 2nd free throw | 38-47 |
| 06:45 | TCU | Dallas Redmond grabs the board | 38-47 |
| 06:28 | TCU | Gerald Billiot is called for a backcourt violation | 38-47 |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Thomas Stanley (SF) Harland Fisher | |
| 06:05 | Northwestern | Johnny Parker can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 38-47 |
| 06:04 | Northwestern | The offensive rebound goes to Albert Kirk | 38-47 |
| 05:45 | Northwestern | Johnny Parker buries a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Anthony Adams | 38-49 |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 05:23 | TCU | Donald Fitzgibbons is fouled on the floor by Anthony Adams - foul #3 on Anthony Adams, team foul #8 | 38-49 |
| Subs | TCU | David Clay (C) James Ferreira | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Erick Rice (C) Duncan Barber | |
| 05:23 | TCU | Donald Fitzgibbons makes the 1st free throw | 39-49 |
| 05:23 | TCU | Donald Fitzgibbons misses the 2nd free throw | 39-49 |
| 05:23 | Northwestern | Thomas Stanley snags the defensive board | 39-49 |
| 05:00 | Northwestern | Thomas Stanley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-49 |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Michael Arguello (PG), Jeffrey Franklin (PF) Anthony Adams, Albert Kirk | |
| 04:43 | TCU | Gerald Billiot hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 39-49 |
| 04:41 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Thomas Stanley | 39-49 |
| 04:20 | Northwestern | Johnny Parker misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 39-49 |
| 04:19 | TCU | David Clay gets the rebound | 39-49 |
| 04:02 | TCU | Dallas Redmond's pass is intercepted by Thomas Stanley | 39-49 |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:33 | Northwestern | Johnny Parker misses long on an open jumpshot from the right wing | 39-49 |
| 03:32 | TCU | Gerald Billiot snags the defensive board | 39-49 |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Gerald Billiot (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Donald Fitzgibbons (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Dallas Redmond (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Beau Curtis (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - David Clay (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Michael Arguello (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Johnny Parker (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Stanley (fairly fresh) 4 reb. PF - Jeffrey Franklin (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. C - Erick Rice (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:28 | TCU | Donald Fitzgibbons misses short on an open fadeaway from the right wing | 39-49 |
| 03:26 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Erick Rice | 39-49 |
| 03:13 | Northwestern | Jeffrey Franklin splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 39-49 |
| 03:12 | Northwestern | Erick Rice tips it but misses | 39-49 |
| 03:10 | Northwestern | Johnny Parker hits the follow up shot | 39-51 |
| 02:56 | TCU | Gerald Billiot misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 39-51 |
| 02:55 | TCU | Donald Fitzgibbons grabs the offensive board | 39-51 |
| 02:46 | TCU | Beau Curtis lays it in | 41-51 |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:44 | Northwestern | Donald Fitzgibbons is called for the reach on Johnny Parker in the backcourt - foul #3 on Donald Fitzgibbons, team foul #9 | 41-51 |
| Subs | TCU | Noah Huggard (PG), Joseph Futrell (SG), Virgil Piland (SF), James Ferreira (PF), Mark Kruger (C) Gerald Billiot, Donald Fitzgibbons, Dallas Redmond, Beau Curtis, David Clay | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Anthony Adams (PG), Harland Fisher (SF), Albert Kirk (PF) Michael Arguello, Thomas Stanley, Jeffrey Franklin | |
| 02:44 | Northwestern | Johnny Parker makes the 1st free throw | 41-52 |
| 02:44 | Northwestern | Johnny Parker misses the 2nd free throw | 41-52 |
| 02:44 | TCU | James Ferreira snags the defensive board | 41-52 |
| 02:28 | TCU | James Ferreira misses the wide open jump hook from close range | 41-52 |
| 02:27 | TCU | James Ferreira tips it in | 43-52 |
| 02:27 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 43-52 |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jeffrey Franklin (PF) Albert Kirk | |
| 02:24 | Northwestern | Erick Rice is fouled in the backcourt by Noah Huggard - foul #3 on Noah Huggard, team foul #10 | 43-52 |
| 02:24 | Northwestern | Erick Rice misses the 1st free throw | 43-52 |
| 02:24 | Northwestern | Erick Rice misses the 2nd free throw | 43-52 |
| 02:24 | TCU | Mark Kruger gets the rebound | 43-52 |
| 02:24 | TCU | TCU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 43-52 |
| 02:13 | TCU | Virgil Piland makes the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Noah Huggard | 45-52 |
| 02:12 | Northwestern | Erick Rice is fouled in the backcourt by Noah Huggard - foul #4 on Noah Huggard, team foul #11 | 45-52 |
| Subs | TCU | David Clay (C) Mark Kruger | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Thomas Stanley (PF) Jeffrey Franklin | |
| 02:12 | Northwestern | Erick Rice makes the 1st free throw | 45-53 |
| 02:12 | Northwestern | Erick Rice misses the 2nd free throw | 45-53 |
| 02:12 | TCU | James Ferreira gets the rebound | 45-53 |
| 01:55 | TCU | Virgil Piland scores on a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Noah Huggard | 47-53 |
| 01:55 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 47-53 |
| Subs | TCU | Gerald Billiot (PG), Donald Fitzgibbons (SG) Noah Huggard, Joseph Futrell | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 01:26 | Northwestern | Erick Rice misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by David Clay - foul #1 on David Clay, team foul #12 | 47-53 |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Myles Williams (PG), Jeffrey Franklin (PF) Anthony Adams, Thomas Stanley | |
| 01:26 | Northwestern | Erick Rice makes the 1st free throw | 47-54 |
| 01:26 | Northwestern | Erick Rice misses the 2nd free throw | 47-54 |
| 01:26 | TCU | David Clay pulls down the rebound | 47-54 |
| 01:23 | TCU | David Clay is called for traveling in the backcourt | 47-54 |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 01:21 | Northwestern | Erick Rice is fouled on the floor by David Clay - foul #2 on David Clay, team foul #13 | 47-54 |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Anthony Adams (PG), Thomas Stanley (PF) Myles Williams, Jeffrey Franklin | |
| 01:21 | Northwestern | Erick Rice makes the 1st free throw | 47-55 |
| 01:21 | Northwestern | Erick Rice makes the 2nd free throw | 47-56 |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 01:11 | TCU | Gerald Billiot buries a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Virgil Piland | 50-56 |
| 01:11 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 50-56 |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 01:08 | Northwestern | Anthony Adams's pass is intercepted by Donald Fitzgibbons in the backcourt | 50-56 |
| 01:07 | TCU | Donald Fitzgibbons lays it up and in | 52-56 |
| 00:48 | Northwestern | Harland Fisher misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 52-56 |
| 00:47 | TCU | Virgil Piland snags the defensive board | 52-56 |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:40 | TCU | Donald Fitzgibbons hits a wide open jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by James Ferreira | 54-56 |
| 00:40 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 54-56 |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Myles Williams (PG), Jeffrey Franklin (PF) Anthony Adams, Thomas Stanley | |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU 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 fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:19 | Northwestern | Jeffrey Franklin's pass over a doubleteam is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-56 |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:14 | TCU | Gerald Billiot misses long on a floater from the left side | 54-56 |
| 00:12 | TCU | Virgil Piland gets the offensive rebound | 54-56 |
| 00:07 | TCU | Virgil Piland connects on the floater from just outside the lane | 56-56 |
| 00:07 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 56-56 |
| 00:00 | Northwestern | Harland Fisher misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 56-56 |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Gerald Billiot (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Donald Fitzgibbons (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Virgil Piland (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Ferreira (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - David Clay (fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Myles Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Johnny Parker (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Harland Fisher (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jeffrey Franklin (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. C - Erick Rice (fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 05:00 | TCU | David Clay wins the tip | 56-56 |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 04:39 | TCU | Virgil Piland misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 56-56 |
| 04:38 | Northwestern | Harland Fisher snags the defensive board | 56-56 |
| 04:09 | Northwestern | Jeffrey Franklin works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 56-56 |
| 04:08 | TCU | Gerald Billiot grabs the defensive rebound | 56-56 |
| 03:41 | TCU | Virgil Piland hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 56-56 |
| 03:40 | Northwestern | Jeffrey Franklin gets the rebound | 56-56 |
| 03:15 | Northwestern | Myles Williams is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by James Ferreira - foul #4 on James Ferreira, team foul #14 | 56-56 |
| Subs | TCU | Noah Huggard (PG), Mark Kruger (PF) Gerald Billiot, James Ferreira | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Duncan Barber (C) Erick Rice | |
| 03:15 | Northwestern | Myles Williams makes the 1st free throw | 56-57 |
| 03:15 | Northwestern | Myles Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 56-58 |
| 02:55 | TCU | Virgil Piland hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 56-58 |
| 02:54 | TCU | Virgil Piland tips it back up and in | 58-58 |
| 02:31 | Northwestern | Myles Williams is fouled on the floor by Noah Huggard - foul #5 on Noah Huggard, team foul #15 | 58-58 |
| Subs | TCU | Gerald Billiot (PG), Joseph Futrell (SG), Dallas Redmond (SF), Beau Curtis (C) Noah Huggard, Donald Fitzgibbons, Virgil Piland, David Clay | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Michael Arguello (SG), Albert Kirk (PF) Johnny Parker, Jeffrey Franklin | |
| 02:31 | Northwestern | Myles Williams makes the 1st free throw | 58-59 |
| 02:31 | Northwestern | Myles Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 58-60 |
| 02:25 | TCU | TCU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-60 |
| Subs | TCU | James Ferreira (PF), David Clay (C) Mark Kruger, Beau Curtis | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Anthony Adams (PG), Johnny Parker (SG), Jeffrey Franklin (PF), Erick Rice (C) Myles Williams, Michael Arguello, Albert Kirk, Duncan Barber | |
| 02:06 | TCU | Gerald Billiot buries a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Dallas Redmond | 61-60 |
| 01:44 | Northwestern | Erick Rice makes the fadeaway in the paint set up by Jeffrey Franklin and he's fouled by James Ferreira - foul #5 on James Ferreira, team foul #16 | 61-62 |
| Subs | TCU | Donald Fitzgibbons (SG), Virgil Piland (SF), Mark Kruger (PF) Joseph Futrell, Dallas Redmond, James Ferreira | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Myles Williams (PG) Anthony Adams | |
| 01:44 | Northwestern | Erick Rice misses the free throw | 61-62 |
| 01:44 | TCU | David Clay pulls down the rebound | 61-62 |
| 01:22 | TCU | Gerald Billiot's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-62 |
| 00:53 | Northwestern | Gerald Billiot steals it from Jeffrey Franklin out of a doubleteam | 61-62 |
| 00:50 | TCU | Gerald Billiot lays it in | 63-62 |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Gerald Billiot (fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Donald Fitzgibbons (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Virgil Piland (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mark Kruger (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. C - David Clay (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 10 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Myles Williams (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Johnny Parker (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Harland Fisher (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jeffrey Franklin (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. C - Erick Rice (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 00:33 | Northwestern | Myles Williams dunks the ball | 63-64 |
| 00:15 | TCU | Mark Kruger blows the dunk | 63-64 |
| 00:14 | Northwestern | Erick Rice grabs the defensive rebound | 63-64 |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:13 | Northwestern | Erick Rice is hacked by Gerald Billiot in the backcourt - foul #4 on Gerald Billiot, team foul #17 | 63-64 |
| 00:13 | Northwestern | Erick Rice makes the 1st free throw | 63-65 |
| 00:13 | Northwestern | Erick Rice makes the 2nd free throw | 63-66 |
| 00:05 | TCU | Gerald Billiot comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 63-66 |
| 00:03 | Northwestern | Erick Rice grabs the defensive rebound | 63-66 |
| 00:00 | Northwestern | Erick Rice runs out the clock | 63-66 |