| Lineup | Delaware | PG - Buford Hutzler (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Harold Reiber (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Manuel Becker (fresh) PF - Chase Pollock (fresh) 6 pts. C - Theodore Thompson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - James Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Allen (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Housel (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Joseph White (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Lust (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern | Michael Housel inbounds the ball | 24-43 |
| Game Plan | Delaware | Delaware is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:45 | Northwestern | Robert Lust hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by Theodore Thompson - foul #2 on Theodore Thompson, team foul #1 | 24-43 |
| 19:45 | Northwestern | Robert Lust makes the 1st free throw | 24-44 |
| 19:45 | Northwestern | Robert Lust makes the 2nd free throw | 24-45 |
| Game Plan | Delaware | Delaware is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:30 | Delaware | Manuel Becker hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 24-45 |
| 19:28 | Northwestern | Joseph White pulls down the rebound | 24-45 |
| 19:22 | Northwestern | Buford Hutzler is called for the reach on James Taylor in the backcourt - foul #3 on Buford Hutzler, team foul #2 | 24-45 |
| Subs | Delaware | Antoine Holloway (PG) Buford Hutzler | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 19:08 | Northwestern | Joseph White makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by James Taylor | 24-47 |
| 18:58 | Delaware | Theodore Thompson misses the jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by William Allen - foul #1 on William Allen, team foul #1 | 24-47 |
| 18:58 | Delaware | Theodore Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 25-47 |
| 18:58 | Delaware | Theodore Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 26-47 |
| 18:36 | Northwestern | Joseph White connects on the floater from the right block on a great pass from William Allen | 26-49 |
| 18:20 | Delaware | Theodore Thompson can't finish the layup | 26-49 |
| 18:18 | Northwestern | Robert Lust pulls down the rebound | 26-49 |
| 18:06 | Northwestern | Robert Lust misses badly on a runner from the left block | 26-49 |
| 18:05 | Delaware | The rebound goes to Theodore Thompson | 26-49 |
| 17:45 | Delaware | Chase Pollock can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 26-49 |
| 17:44 | Northwestern | Michael Housel gets the rebound | 26-49 |
| 17:39 | Northwestern | Harold Reiber takes the ball from Michael Housel in the backcourt | 26-49 |
| 17:37 | Delaware | Manuel Becker hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Harold Reiber | 28-49 |
| 17:35 | Northwestern | Joseph White is fouled in the backcourt by Antoine Holloway - foul #1 on Antoine Holloway, team foul #3 | 28-49 |
| Subs | Delaware | William Taylor (PG), Luther Benton (SF), Carl Zitzelberger (PF), Dustin Gilliland (C) Harold Reiber, Manuel Becker, Chase Pollock, Theodore Thompson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 17:16 | Northwestern | James Taylor scores on a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Joseph White | 28-52 |
| 17:05 | Delaware | Luther Benton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-52 |
| Subs | Delaware | Peter Binder (SF) Antoine Holloway | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 16:43 | Northwestern | Michael Housel hits a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by William Allen | 28-54 |
| 16:30 | Delaware | William Taylor misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 28-54 |
| 16:29 | Delaware | Luther Benton tips it but misses | 28-54 |
| 16:27 | Northwestern | Robert Lust gets the rebound | 28-54 |
| 16:13 | Northwestern | Robert Lust hits a jumper from the left block on a nice dish by William Allen | 28-56 |
| 15:57 | Delaware | Carl Zitzelberger makes the 3 from straight away | 31-56 |
| Lineup | Delaware | PG - William Taylor (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Carl Zitzelberger (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Peter Binder (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Luther Benton (fairly fresh) C - Dustin Gilliland (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - James Taylor (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Allen (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SF - Michael Housel (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Joseph White (tiring) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert Lust (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:45 | Northwestern | William Allen is open and scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by James Taylor | 31-58 |
| 15:25 | Delaware | William Taylor misses the 3 from the right corner | 31-58 |
| 15:23 | Delaware | Dustin Gilliland grabs the offensive board | 31-58 |
| 15:18 | Delaware | Luther Benton misses short on a turnaround near the basket | 31-58 |
| 15:16 | Northwestern | Robert Lust pulls down the rebound | 31-58 |
| 14:48 | Northwestern | Robert Lust makes the wide open pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by James Taylor | 31-60 |
| 14:29 | Delaware | Carl Zitzelberger scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Dustin Gilliland | 34-60 |
| 14:09 | Northwestern | James Taylor misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 34-60 |
| 14:08 | Delaware | Carl Zitzelberger grabs the board | 34-60 |
| 14:03 | Delaware | Robert Lust takes the ball from William Taylor | 34-60 |
| 13:55 | Northwestern | Dustin Gilliland steps in front of the Robert Lust pass | 34-60 |
| 13:38 | Delaware | Joseph White picks off the pass by Luther Benton | 34-60 |
| 13:36 | Northwestern | Michael Housel's pass is intercepted by William Taylor in the backcourt | 34-60 |
| 13:29 | Delaware | Dustin Gilliland clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 34-60 |
| 13:27 | Northwestern | James Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 34-60 |
| 13:21 | Northwestern | Carl Zitzelberger steals it from James Taylor in the backcourt | 34-60 |
| 13:20 | Delaware | Peter Binder misses the lay-in | 34-60 |
| 13:18 | Delaware | Peter Binder tips it home | 36-60 |
| 13:16 | Northwestern | Carl Zitzelberger picks off the pass by James Taylor in the backcourt | 36-60 |
| 13:04 | Delaware | Peter Binder scores on a 3 from the left wing | 39-60 |
| 13:02 | Northwestern | James Taylor is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 39-60 |
| Subs | Delaware | Buford Hutzler (PG), Harold Reiber (SG), Manuel Becker (SF), Chase Pollock (PF), Theodore Thompson (C) William Taylor, Carl Zitzelberger, Peter Binder, Luther Benton, Dustin Gilliland | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Woodrow Carlson (PG), Clarence Gay (SG), Michael Bell (SF), William Hensley (PF), Tommy Jaramillo (C) James Taylor, William Allen, Michael Housel, Joseph White, Robert Lust | |
| 12:41 | Delaware | Theodore Thompson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-60 |
| 12:39 | Northwestern | William Hensley is fouled in the backcourt by Chase Pollock - foul #3 on Chase Pollock, team foul #4 | 39-60 |
| 12:19 | Northwestern | Michael Bell clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 39-60 |
| 12:18 | Northwestern | Woodrow Carlson snags the offensive board | 39-60 |
| 12:08 | Northwestern | Woodrow Carlson knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Clarence Gay | 39-63 |
| 11:50 | Delaware | Tommy Jaramillo is called for the reach on Theodore Thompson - foul #1 on Tommy Jaramillo, team foul #2 | 39-63 |
| Lineup | Delaware | PG - Buford Hutzler (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - Harold Reiber (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Manuel Becker (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Chase Pollock (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. C - Theodore Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Woodrow Carlson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Clarence Gay (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Bell (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Hensley (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Tommy Jaramillo (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:40 | Delaware | William Hensley steps in front of the Manuel Becker pass | 39-63 |
| 11:20 | Northwestern | Tommy Jaramillo clanks a jumper from the left side | 39-63 |
| 11:19 | Delaware | Theodore Thompson snags the defensive board | 39-63 |
| 11:03 | Delaware | Clarence Gay takes the ball from Manuel Becker | 39-63 |
| 10:49 | Northwestern | William Hensley can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway jumper from the right side | 39-63 |
| 10:48 | Delaware | Manuel Becker gets the rebound | 39-63 |
| 10:34 | Delaware | Harold Reiber knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Buford Hutzler | 41-63 |
| 10:25 | Northwestern | Michael Bell buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side and he's hacked by Chase Pollock - foul #4 on Chase Pollock, team foul #5 | 41-65 |
| Subs | Delaware | Antoine Holloway (SG), Luther Benton (PF) Harold Reiber, Chase Pollock | |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Taylor (PG) Woodrow Carlson | |
| 10:25 | Northwestern | Michael Bell makes the free throw | 41-66 |
| 10:17 | Delaware | Luther Benton comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 41-66 |
| 10:16 | Northwestern | Michael Bell grabs the board | 41-66 |
| 10:05 | Northwestern | Clarence Gay misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 41-66 |
| 10:04 | Delaware | Theodore Thompson gets the rebound | 41-66 |
| 10:00 | Delaware | Tommy Jaramillo swats the layup by Theodore Thompson | 41-66 |
| 09:58 | Northwestern | Michael Bell grabs the defensive rebound | 41-66 |
| 09:45 | Northwestern | James Taylor misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 41-66 |
| 09:44 | Northwestern | Tommy Jaramillo pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-66 |
| 09:24 | Northwestern | James Taylor knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Clarence Gay | 41-69 |
| 09:10 | Delaware | Antoine Holloway misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 41-69 |
| 09:08 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Tommy Jaramillo | 41-69 |
| 08:52 | Northwestern | Michael Bell is called for a charge - foul #1 on Michael Bell, team foul #3 | 41-69 |
| Subs | Delaware | Harold Reiber (SG) Buford Hutzler | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Woodrow Carlson (PG), William Allen (SG), Michael Housel (SF), Joseph White (PF), Robert Lust (C) James Taylor, Clarence Gay, Michael Bell, William Hensley, Tommy Jaramillo | |
| 08:45 | Delaware | Antoine Holloway hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Luther Benton | 44-69 |
| 08:29 | Northwestern | William Allen is open and buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Woodrow Carlson | 44-72 |
| 08:20 | Delaware | Antoine Holloway comes up short on the shot from the left side but he's fouled by William Allen - foul #2 on William Allen, team foul #4 | 44-72 |
| Subs | Delaware | Peter Binder (SF), Carl Zitzelberger (PF) Manuel Becker, Luther Benton | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 08:20 | Delaware | Antoine Holloway makes the 1st free throw | 45-72 |
| 08:20 | Delaware | Antoine Holloway makes the 2nd free throw | 46-72 |
| 08:09 | Northwestern | Woodrow Carlson's pass is intercepted by Antoine Holloway | 46-72 |
| 08:05 | Delaware | Antoine Holloway hits the finger roll | 48-72 |
| 07:49 | Northwestern | William Allen's pass is intercepted by Carl Zitzelberger | 48-72 |
| Lineup | Delaware | PG - Antoine Holloway (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SG - Harold Reiber (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Peter Binder (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Carl Zitzelberger (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. C - Theodore Thompson (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Woodrow Carlson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Allen (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SF - Michael Housel (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Joseph White (tiring) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert Lust (tiring) 15 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:40 | Delaware | Peter Binder hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 48-72 |
| 07:38 | Northwestern | Joseph White pulls down the rebound | 48-72 |
| 07:19 | Northwestern | Robert Lust banks in the layup | 48-74 |
| 07:01 | Delaware | Antoine Holloway misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 48-74 |
| 06:59 | Delaware | The offensive rebound goes to Carl Zitzelberger | 48-74 |
| 06:40 | Delaware | Peter Binder is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Peter Binder, team foul #6 | 48-74 |
| Subs | Delaware | Buford Hutzler (PG), Manuel Becker (SF), Chase Pollock (PF), Dustin Gilliland (C) Antoine Holloway, Peter Binder, Carl Zitzelberger, Theodore Thompson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Taylor (PG), Michael Bell (SG), William Hensley (PF) Woodrow Carlson, William Allen, Joseph White | |
| 06:36 | Northwestern | Harold Reiber is called for the reach on Michael Housel in the backcourt - foul #3 on Harold Reiber, team foul #7 | 48-74 |
| 06:36 | Northwestern | Michael Housel makes the 1st free throw | 48-75 |
| 06:36 | Northwestern | Michael Housel makes the 2nd free throw | 48-76 |
| 06:21 | Delaware | Dustin Gilliland knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Buford Hutzler | 50-76 |
| 05:59 | Northwestern | Robert Lust blows the layup | 50-76 |
| 05:58 | Northwestern | Michael Housel grabs the offensive board | 50-76 |
| 05:41 | Northwestern | James Taylor hits a 3pt attempt from straight away | 50-79 |
| 05:24 | Delaware | Manuel Becker comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 50-79 |
| 05:23 | Delaware | Chase Pollock snags the offensive board | 50-79 |
| 05:15 | Delaware | Manuel Becker misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Michael Housel - foul #2 on Michael Housel, team foul #5 | 50-79 |
| Subs | Delaware | William Taylor (PG), Antoine Holloway (SG), Luther Benton (PF) Buford Hutzler, Harold Reiber, Chase Pollock | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Woodrow Carlson (PG), Raymond Kelly (SG), Clarence Gay (SF), Tommy Jaramillo (PF) James Taylor, Michael Bell, Michael Housel, Robert Lust | |
| 05:15 | Delaware | Manuel Becker makes the 1st free throw | 51-79 |
| 05:15 | Delaware | Manuel Becker makes the 2nd free throw | 52-79 |
| 04:53 | Northwestern | William Hensley makes the shot from the right side on a nice dish by Clarence Gay and he's hacked by Luther Benton - foul #2 on Luther Benton, team foul #8 | 52-81 |
| Subs | Delaware | Carl Zitzelberger (SF) Manuel Becker | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 04:53 | Northwestern | William Hensley makes the free throw | 52-82 |
| 04:29 | Delaware | Carl Zitzelberger can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 52-82 |
| 04:27 | Northwestern | Raymond Kelly gets the rebound | 52-82 |
| 04:22 | Northwestern | Woodrow Carlson misses short on an open 3pt shot from the right wing | 52-82 |
| 04:20 | Northwestern | Clarence Gay misses the tip | 52-82 |
| 04:18 | Northwestern | Tommy Jaramillo hits the follow up shot | 52-84 |
| 04:09 | Delaware | Dustin Gilliland knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by William Taylor | 55-84 |
| 03:57 | Northwestern | Woodrow Carlson drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 55-87 |
| 03:49 | Delaware | Clarence Gay is called for the reach on Carl Zitzelberger - foul #1 on Clarence Gay, team foul #6 | 55-87 |
| Subs | Delaware | Peter Binder (SF) Dustin Gilliland | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Michael Bell (SF) Raymond Kelly | |
| Lineup | Delaware | PG - William Taylor (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Antoine Holloway (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SF - Peter Binder (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Carl Zitzelberger (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. C - Luther Benton (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Woodrow Carlson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Clarence Gay (tiring) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Michael Bell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - William Hensley (tiring) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Tommy Jaramillo (tiring) 4 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:38 | Delaware | William Taylor clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 55-87 |
| 03:37 | Northwestern | Clarence Gay pulls down the rebound | 55-87 |
| Game Plan | Delaware | Delaware is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 03:20 | Northwestern | William Hensley can't finish the layup | 55-87 |
| 03:18 | Delaware | The rebound goes to Luther Benton | 55-87 |
| 03:13 | Delaware | Antoine Holloway drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Luther Benton | 58-87 |
| 03:10 | Northwestern | Woodrow Carlson is fouled in the backcourt by Peter Binder - foul #3 on Peter Binder, team foul #9 | 58-87 |
| Subs | Delaware | Dustin Gilliland (C) William Taylor | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 03:10 | Northwestern | Woodrow Carlson makes the 1st free throw | 58-88 |
| 03:10 | Northwestern | Woodrow Carlson makes the 2nd free throw | 58-89 |
| 02:59 | Delaware | Peter Binder misses the 3 from straight away | 58-89 |
| 02:58 | Northwestern | Woodrow Carlson grabs the defensive rebound | 58-89 |
| Game Plan | Delaware | Delaware is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 02:42 | Northwestern | Michael Bell connects on the open pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Woodrow Carlson | 58-91 |
| Game Plan | Delaware | Delaware is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 02:34 | Delaware | Dustin Gilliland misses the easy layup | 58-91 |
| 02:33 | Northwestern | Michael Bell gets the rebound | 58-91 |
| 02:13 | Northwestern | Clarence Gay makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Michael Bell | 58-93 |
| 02:04 | Delaware | Antoine Holloway comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 58-93 |
| 02:02 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Michael Bell | 58-93 |
| 01:45 | Northwestern | Woodrow Carlson misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 58-93 |
| 01:44 | Delaware | Luther Benton grabs the board | 58-93 |
| 01:24 | Delaware | Dustin Gilliland comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 58-93 |
| 01:23 | Northwestern | Woodrow Carlson pulls down the rebound | 58-93 |
| 01:05 | Northwestern | Michael Bell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 58-93 |
| 01:04 | Delaware | The rebound goes to Peter Binder | 58-93 |
| 00:59 | Delaware | Antoine Holloway misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 58-93 |
| 00:57 | Northwestern | Tommy Jaramillo snags the defensive board | 58-93 |
| Game Plan | Delaware | Delaware is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:32 | Northwestern | Woodrow Carlson drills a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Michael Bell | 58-96 |
| Game Plan | Delaware | Delaware is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:26 | Delaware | Antoine Holloway misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 58-96 |
| 00:25 | Delaware | The offensive rebound goes to Luther Benton | 58-96 |
| 00:22 | Delaware | Luther Benton lays it up and in on a great pass from Antoine Holloway and he's hacked by William Hensley - foul #1 on William Hensley, team foul #7 | 60-96 |
| Subs | Delaware | William Taylor (PG) Peter Binder | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 00:22 | Delaware | Luther Benton makes the free throw | 61-96 |
| 00:00 | Northwestern | Woodrow Carlson runs out the clock | 61-96 |