| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - James Cronk (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Anderson Bartley (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Mayberry (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Randall Garrett (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - David Archuleta (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - David Bowman (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Charles Edwards (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Francis Samons (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Philip Cobb (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Philip Brown (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern | William Mayberry inbounds the ball | 27-31 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:48 | Northwestern | James Cronk misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 27-31 |
| 19:46 | UCLA | Philip Cobb snags the defensive board | 27-31 |
| 19:32 | UCLA | Charles Edwards hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 27-34 |
| 19:06 | Northwestern | Randall Garrett hits a turnaround in the paint and he's hacked by Philip Brown - foul #1 on Philip Brown, team foul #1 | 29-34 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Joshua Kirchner (SF), Preston Roberson (C) William Mayberry, David Archuleta | |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| 19:06 | Northwestern | Randall Garrett makes the free throw | 30-34 |
| 18:53 | UCLA | Philip Brown's floater is tipped away by Preston Roberson | 30-34 |
| 18:52 | Northwestern | Randall Garrett snags the defensive board | 30-34 |
| 18:27 | Northwestern | James Cronk scores on a fadeaway from close range | 32-34 |
| 18:11 | UCLA | Francis Samons drills a jump hook from the right block and he's fouled by Joshua Kirchner - foul #1 on Joshua Kirchner, team foul #1 | 32-36 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Erik Studer (SF), Terry Fleming (PF), David Archuleta (C) Anderson Bartley, Randall Garrett, Preston Roberson | |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| 18:11 | UCLA | Francis Samons makes the free throw | 32-37 |
| 17:44 | Northwestern | James Cronk hits a 3 pointer from the right wing | 35-37 |
| 17:30 | UCLA | Charles Edwards is fouled on the floor by Erik Studer - foul #1 on Erik Studer, team foul #2 | 35-37 |
| Subs | Northwestern | William Mayberry (SF), Eugene Pfeiffer (PF), Preston Roberson (C) Erik Studer, Terry Fleming, David Archuleta | |
| Subs | UCLA | John McFarland (PG), Jimmy Owens (SG), Michael Saravia (SF), Joe David (PF), Michael Berry (C) David Bowman, Charles Edwards, Francis Samons, Philip Cobb, Philip Brown | |
| 17:16 | UCLA | Michael Saravia hits a shot from the left side set up by Jimmy Owens | 35-39 |
| 16:49 | Northwestern | Preston Roberson scores on a runner near the basket on a great pass from Joshua Kirchner | 37-39 |
| 16:39 | UCLA | Joe David can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 37-39 |
| 16:38 | UCLA | Joe David tips it in | 37-41 |
| 16:15 | Northwestern | Joshua Kirchner hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 37-41 |
| 16:13 | UCLA | Michael Berry grabs the defensive rebound | 37-41 |
| 15:58 | UCLA | Joe David misses the dunk | 37-41 |
| 15:57 | UCLA | Jimmy Owens tips it in | 37-43 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - James Cronk (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joshua Kirchner (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - William Mayberry (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Eugene Pfeiffer (fresh) 3 pts. C - Preston Roberson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - John McFarland (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jimmy Owens (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Michael Saravia (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Joe David (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Michael Berry (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:28 | Northwestern | William Mayberry can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 37-43 |
| 15:26 | Northwestern | James Cronk grabs the offensive board | 37-43 |
| 15:09 | Northwestern | Joshua Kirchner is hacked by Jimmy Owens - foul #2 on Jimmy Owens, team foul #2 | 37-43 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Anderson Bartley (SG), Erik Studer (SF), Randall Garrett (PF), David Archuleta (C) Joshua Kirchner, William Mayberry, Eugene Pfeiffer, Preston Roberson | |
| Subs | UCLA | David Bowman (PG), Charles Edwards (SG), Francis Samons (SF), Philip Cobb (PF), Philip Brown (C) John McFarland, Jimmy Owens, Michael Saravia, Joe David, Michael Berry | |
| 14:50 | Northwestern | David Archuleta connects on the jump hook from the baseline | 39-43 |
| 14:41 | UCLA | Charles Edwards can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 39-43 |
| 14:39 | Northwestern | David Archuleta grabs the board | 39-43 |
| 14:10 | Northwestern | Francis Samons denies the turnaround by Erik Studer | 39-43 |
| 14:09 | UCLA | Philip Brown gets the rebound | 39-43 |
| 14:04 | UCLA | David Archuleta is called for the reach on Philip Brown - foul #2 on David Archuleta, team foul #3 | 39-43 |
| Subs | Northwestern | William Mayberry (SF) Erik Studer | |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| 13:43 | UCLA | David Archuleta steals it from Philip Brown | 39-43 |
| 13:23 | Northwestern | Anderson Bartley misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 39-43 |
| 13:22 | Northwestern | Randall Garrett tips it back up and in | 41-43 |
| 13:03 | UCLA | David Bowman can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 41-43 |
| 13:02 | Northwestern | Randall Garrett grabs the defensive rebound | 41-43 |
| 12:43 | Northwestern | William Mayberry misses short on a turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Francis Samons - foul #1 on Francis Samons, team foul #3 | 41-43 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Harold Patton (PG), Joshua Kirchner (SG), Terry Fleming (PF) James Cronk, Anderson Bartley, Randall Garrett | |
| Subs | UCLA | John McFarland (PG), Jimmy Owens (SG), Michael Saravia (SF), Joe David (PF), Michael Berry (C) David Bowman, Charles Edwards, Francis Samons, Philip Cobb, Philip Brown | |
| 12:43 | Northwestern | William Mayberry makes the 1st free throw | 42-43 |
| 12:43 | Northwestern | William Mayberry makes the 2nd free throw | 43-43 |
| 12:27 | UCLA | Michael Saravia's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-43 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Cronk (PG), Anderson Bartley (SG), Randall Garrett (PF) Harold Patton, William Mayberry, Terry Fleming | |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| 12:05 | Northwestern | Joshua Kirchner is fouled on the floor by Jimmy Owens - foul #3 on Jimmy Owens, team foul #4 | 43-43 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Harold Patton (PG), Terry Fleming (PF) James Cronk, Randall Garrett | |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| 11:43 | Northwestern | Michael Saravia steps in front of the David Archuleta pass | 43-43 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Harold Patton (fresh) SG - Anderson Bartley (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joshua Kirchner (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Terry Fleming (fresh) C - David Archuleta (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - John McFarland (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jimmy Owens (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Michael Saravia (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Joe David (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Michael Berry (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:33 | UCLA | Anderson Bartley takes the ball from Joe David | 43-43 |
| 11:29 | Northwestern | Anderson Bartley can't finish the layup | 43-43 |
| 11:28 | UCLA | Michael Berry pulls down the rebound | 43-43 |
| 11:22 | UCLA | Joshua Kirchner steals it from John McFarland | 43-43 |
| 10:53 | Northwestern | David Archuleta misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Michael Berry - foul #2 on Michael Berry, team foul #5 | 43-43 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Cronk (PG), Erik Studer (SG), William Mayberry (SF), Randall Garrett (PF) Harold Patton, Anderson Bartley, Joshua Kirchner, Terry Fleming | |
| Subs | UCLA | David Bowman (PG), Charles Edwards (SG), Francis Samons (SF), Philip Cobb (PF), Philip Brown (C) John McFarland, Jimmy Owens, Michael Saravia, Joe David, Michael Berry | |
| 10:53 | Northwestern | David Archuleta makes the 1st free throw | 44-43 |
| 10:53 | Northwestern | David Archuleta makes the 2nd free throw | 45-43 |
| 10:45 | UCLA | Philip Cobb makes the driving attempt from close range and the foul's on Randall Garrett - foul #2 on Randall Garrett, team foul #4 | 45-45 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Preston Roberson (C) David Archuleta | |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| 10:45 | UCLA | Philip Cobb makes the free throw | 45-46 |
| 10:16 | Northwestern | William Mayberry loses the dribble to Charles Edwards | 45-46 |
| 10:08 | UCLA | Philip Brown misses the lay-in | 45-46 |
| 10:07 | Northwestern | James Cronk gets the rebound | 45-46 |
| 09:41 | Northwestern | James Cronk is called for traveling | 45-46 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Anderson Bartley (SG), Joshua Kirchner (SF), David Archuleta (C) Erik Studer, William Mayberry, Preston Roberson | |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| 09:32 | UCLA | Philip Cobb clanks a 3 from the left wing | 45-46 |
| 09:30 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to David Archuleta | 45-46 |
| 09:12 | Northwestern | James Cronk clanks a 3 from the right corner | 45-46 |
| 09:11 | UCLA | Philip Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 45-46 |
| 08:48 | UCLA | Charles Edwards misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 45-46 |
| 08:46 | UCLA | Francis Samons grabs the offensive board | 45-46 |
| 08:41 | UCLA | David Bowman makes the shot from the right side on a nice dish by Charles Edwards | 45-48 |
| 08:24 | Northwestern | James Cronk buries a 3 from the right wing | 48-48 |
| 08:05 | UCLA | Charles Edwards buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Philip Cobb | 48-51 |
| 07:45 | Northwestern | David Archuleta hits a floater from the left block | 50-51 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - James Cronk (tiring) 16 pts. 1 ast. SG - Anderson Bartley (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joshua Kirchner (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Randall Garrett (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. C - David Archuleta (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - David Bowman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Edwards (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Francis Samons (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Philip Cobb (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Philip Brown (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:36 | UCLA | Philip Brown lays it in on a nice dish by Charles Edwards | 50-53 |
| 07:19 | Northwestern | Anderson Bartley is called for traveling | 50-53 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Harold Patton (PG), Erik Studer (SG), William Mayberry (SF), Eugene Pfeiffer (PF), Preston Roberson (C) James Cronk, Anderson Bartley, Joshua Kirchner, Randall Garrett, David Archuleta | |
| Subs | UCLA | John McFarland (PG), Jimmy Owens (SG), Michael Saravia (SF), Joe David (PF), Michael Berry (C) David Bowman, Charles Edwards, Francis Samons, Philip Cobb, Philip Brown | |
| 07:12 | UCLA | Michael Saravia connects on the fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Joe David | 50-55 |
| 06:50 | Northwestern | Harold Patton's pass is intercepted by Joe David | 50-55 |
| 06:36 | UCLA | John McFarland drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Jimmy Owens | 50-57 |
| 06:14 | Northwestern | Harold Patton buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 53-57 |
| 05:59 | UCLA | John McFarland comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 53-57 |
| 05:57 | UCLA | Jimmy Owens gets the offensive rebound | 53-57 |
| 05:51 | UCLA | Erik Studer is called for the reach on Jimmy Owens - foul #2 on Erik Studer, team foul #5 | 53-57 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Cronk (PG), Anderson Bartley (SG), Terry Fleming (PF) Harold Patton, Erik Studer, Eugene Pfeiffer | |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| 05:44 | UCLA | Joe David misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 53-57 |
| 05:42 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Anderson Bartley | 53-57 |
| 05:16 | Northwestern | A charge is called on Anderson Bartley - foul #1 on Anderson Bartley, team foul #6 | 53-57 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Joshua Kirchner (SG), Erik Studer (SF), Randall Garrett (PF), David Archuleta (C) Anderson Bartley, William Mayberry, Terry Fleming, Preston Roberson | |
| Subs | UCLA | Charles Edwards (SG) Jimmy Owens | |
| 05:01 | UCLA | Joe David comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 53-57 |
| 04:59 | UCLA | John McFarland grabs the offensive rebound | 53-57 |
| 04:51 | UCLA | Michael Berry drills a floater near the basket set up by Michael Saravia | 53-59 |
| 04:36 | Northwestern | Joshua Kirchner clanks a jumper from the right side but the foul's on John McFarland - foul #1 on John McFarland, team foul #6 | 53-59 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Anderson Bartley (SG), William Mayberry (PF), Preston Roberson (C) Erik Studer, Randall Garrett, David Archuleta | |
| Subs | UCLA | David Bowman (PG), Francis Samons (SF), Philip Cobb (PF), Philip Brown (C) John McFarland, Michael Saravia, Joe David, Michael Berry | |
| 04:36 | Northwestern | Joshua Kirchner makes the 1st free throw | 54-59 |
| 04:36 | Northwestern | Joshua Kirchner makes the 2nd free throw | 55-59 |
| 04:18 | UCLA | Philip Cobb is called for a charge - foul #1 on Philip Cobb, team foul #7 | 55-59 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Harold Patton (PG), Randall Garrett (PF), David Archuleta (C) James Cronk, Joshua Kirchner, Preston Roberson | |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| 03:58 | Northwestern | William Mayberry's floater is tipped away by Francis Samons | 55-59 |
| 03:57 | Northwestern | Randall Garrett hits the follow up shot | 57-59 |
| 03:44 | UCLA | David Bowman misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 57-59 |
| 03:43 | Northwestern | Randall Garrett pulls down the rebound | 57-59 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Harold Patton (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Anderson Bartley (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Mayberry (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Randall Garrett (fresh) 11 pts. 11 reb. 2 blk. C - David Archuleta (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - David Bowman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Edwards (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Francis Samons (fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. PF - Philip Cobb (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Philip Brown (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:21 | Northwestern | Randall Garrett throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-59 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Cronk (PG), Joshua Kirchner (SG), Erik Studer (SF), Terry Fleming (PF), Preston Roberson (C) Harold Patton, Anderson Bartley, William Mayberry, Randall Garrett, David Archuleta | |
| Subs | UCLA | John McFarland (PG), Joe David (SF) Charles Edwards, Francis Samons | |
| 03:17 | UCLA | James Cronk steps in front of the John McFarland pass in the backcourt | 57-59 |
| 03:15 | Northwestern | Joshua Kirchner lays it up and in set up by James Cronk | 59-59 |
| 03:00 | UCLA | Joe David drills a shot from close range on a great pass from Philip Cobb | 59-61 |
| 02:34 | Northwestern | James Cronk can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 59-61 |
| 02:33 | Northwestern | Preston Roberson grabs the offensive rebound | 59-61 |
| 02:15 | Northwestern | Joshua Kirchner misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 59-61 |
| 02:14 | UCLA | Philip Brown grabs the board | 59-61 |
| 02:14 | UCLA | UCLA calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-61 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Anderson Bartley (SG), William Mayberry (SF), Randall Garrett (PF), David Archuleta (C) Joshua Kirchner, Erik Studer, Terry Fleming, Preston Roberson | |
| Subs | UCLA | Charles Edwards (SG), Francis Samons (SF) John McFarland, Joe David | |
| 01:54 | UCLA | Philip Cobb clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 59-61 |
| 01:53 | UCLA | Philip Cobb hits the follow up shot | 59-63 |
| 01:35 | Northwestern | William Mayberry misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 59-63 |
| 01:33 | Northwestern | Randall Garrett tips it but misses | 59-63 |
| 01:32 | UCLA | Philip Cobb pulls down the rebound | 59-63 |
| 01:28 | UCLA | Charles Edwards misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 59-63 |
| 01:26 | Northwestern | David Archuleta snags the defensive board | 59-63 |
| 01:09 | Northwestern | David Bowman is called for the reach on James Cronk - foul #2 on David Bowman, team foul #8 | 59-63 |
| 01:09 | Northwestern | James Cronk makes the 1st free throw | 60-63 |
| 01:09 | Northwestern | James Cronk makes the 2nd free throw | 61-63 |
| 00:51 | UCLA | Philip Brown clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 61-63 |
| 00:49 | Northwestern | William Mayberry grabs the board | 61-63 |
| 00:24 | Northwestern | William Mayberry clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 61-63 |
| 00:22 | UCLA | Philip Cobb grabs the defensive rebound | 61-63 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:20 | UCLA | Anderson Bartley is called for the reach on Philip Cobb in the backcourt - foul #2 on Anderson Bartley, team foul #7 | 61-63 |
| 00:20 | UCLA | Philip Cobb makes the 1st free throw | 61-64 |
| 00:20 | UCLA | Philip Cobb misses the 2nd free throw | 61-64 |
| 00:20 | Northwestern | Randall Garrett snags the defensive board | 61-64 |
| 00:17 | Northwestern | Charles Edwards takes the ball from James Cronk in the backcourt | 61-64 |
| 00:15 | UCLA | Francis Samons is hacked by William Mayberry - foul #1 on William Mayberry, team foul #8 | 61-64 |
| 00:15 | UCLA | Francis Samons makes the 1st free throw | 61-65 |
| 00:15 | UCLA | Francis Samons makes the 2nd free throw | 61-66 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:08 | Northwestern | James Cronk misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 61-66 |
| 00:06 | UCLA | Philip Cobb pulls down the rebound | 61-66 |
| 00:04 | UCLA | Philip Cobb is fouled in the backcourt by James Cronk - foul #3 on James Cronk, team foul #9 | 61-66 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | UCLA | John McFarland (PG), Michael Berry (C) Charles Edwards, Philip Brown | |
| 00:04 | UCLA | Philip Cobb makes the 1st free throw | 61-67 |
| 00:04 | UCLA | Philip Cobb misses the 2nd free throw | 61-67 |
| 00:04 | Northwestern | David Archuleta pulls down the rebound | 61-67 |
| 00:00 | Northwestern | David Archuleta can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 61-67 |