| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - Dale Merle (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - John Russell (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rolando Headley (fresh) 13 pts. 3 stl. 3 pf. PF - Donald Toms (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. C - Ross Lock (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Dan Shurtleff (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Shayne Nagorski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Black (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. PF - Dwight Woods (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Timothy Brittain (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Chicago State | Rolando Headley inbounds the ball | 33-46 |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:43 | Chicago State | John Russell loses the dribble to Shayne Nagorski | 33-46 |
| 19:22 | Northwestern State | John Russell takes the ball from Dwight Woods | 33-46 |
| 19:07 | Chicago State | Rolando Headley can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 33-46 |
| 19:05 | Chicago State | Ross Lock tips it back up and in | 35-46 |
| 18:44 | Northwestern State | Dwight Woods clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 35-46 |
| 18:43 | Northwestern State | Charles Black can't tip it in | 35-46 |
| 18:41 | Chicago State | John Russell pulls down the rebound | 35-46 |
| 18:36 | Chicago State | Rolando Headley misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 35-46 |
| 18:34 | Chicago State | Dale Merle tips it but misses | 35-46 |
| 18:32 | Chicago State | Ross Lock pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-46 |
| 18:21 | Chicago State | Dale Merle misses short on a jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Dwight Woods - foul #1 on Dwight Woods, team foul #1 | 35-46 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Bobby Bitter (C) Ross Lock | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Gordon Lake (PG), Duane Fulcher (SG), Jeremy Trammel (SF), Kurt Goldman (PF), Howard Morris (C) Dan Shurtleff, Shayne Nagorski, Charles Black, Dwight Woods, Timothy Brittain | |
| 18:21 | Chicago State | Dale Merle makes the 1st free throw | 36-46 |
| 18:21 | Chicago State | Dale Merle makes the 2nd free throw | 37-46 |
| 18:01 | Northwestern State | Jeremy Trammel hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 37-46 |
| 17:59 | Chicago State | Rolando Headley pulls down the rebound | 37-46 |
| 17:49 | Chicago State | Bobby Bitter hits a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Donald Toms | 39-46 |
| 17:30 | Northwestern State | Gordon Lake hits a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Duane Fulcher | 39-49 |
| 17:19 | Chicago State | Dale Merle misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Gordon Lake - foul #1 on Gordon Lake, team foul #2 | 39-49 |
| 17:19 | Chicago State | Dale Merle misses the 1st free throw | 39-49 |
| 17:19 | Chicago State | Dale Merle makes the 2nd free throw | 40-49 |
| 16:58 | Northwestern State | Howard Morris is hacked by Bobby Bitter - foul #2 on Bobby Bitter, team foul #1 | 40-49 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Robert Young (C) Bobby Bitter | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Dan Shurtleff (PG), Emery Perron (PF), Timothy Brittain (C) Gordon Lake, Kurt Goldman, Howard Morris | |
| 16:38 | Northwestern State | Emery Perron can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 40-49 |
| 16:36 | Northwestern State | The offensive rebound goes to Duane Fulcher | 40-49 |
| 16:31 | Northwestern State | John Russell is called for the reach on Jeremy Trammel - foul #2 on John Russell, team foul #2 | 40-49 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Ross Lock (C) Robert Young | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Shayne Nagorski (SG), Charles Black (SF), Dwight Woods (PF) Duane Fulcher, Jeremy Trammel, Emery Perron | |
| 16:07 | Northwestern State | Dan Shurtleff travels with the ball | 40-49 |
| 15:51 | Chicago State | Ross Lock misses the floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Timothy Brittain - foul #1 on Timothy Brittain, team foul #3 | 40-49 |
| Subs | Chicago State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Tommy Patterson (PG), Kurt Goldman (C) Dan Shurtleff, Timothy Brittain | |
| 15:51 | Chicago State | Ross Lock makes the 1st free throw | 41-49 |
| 15:51 | Chicago State | Ross Lock misses the 2nd free throw | 41-49 |
| 15:51 | Northwestern State | Dwight Woods gets the rebound | 41-49 |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - Dale Merle (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - John Russell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rolando Headley (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. PF - Donald Toms (tiring) 2 pts. 4 pf. C - Ross Lock (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Tommy Patterson (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Shayne Nagorski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Charles Black (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. PF - Dwight Woods (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Kurt Goldman (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:31 | Northwestern State | Dwight Woods hits a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Shayne Nagorski | 41-51 |
| 15:08 | Chicago State | Rolando Headley connects on the floater from the right side on a great pass from John Russell | 43-51 |
| 15:00 | Northwestern State | Shayne Nagorski hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 43-51 |
| 14:59 | Chicago State | Rolando Headley gets the rebound | 43-51 |
| 14:54 | Chicago State | Rolando Headley scores on a floater from the right side and he's fouled by Tommy Patterson - foul #2 on Tommy Patterson, team foul #4 | 45-51 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Bobby Bitter (C) Ross Lock | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Dan Shurtleff (PG), Duane Fulcher (SG), Jeremy Trammel (SF), Emery Perron (PF), Howard Morris (C) Tommy Patterson, Shayne Nagorski, Charles Black, Dwight Woods, Kurt Goldman | |
| 14:54 | Chicago State | Rolando Headley makes the free throw | 46-51 |
| 14:37 | Northwestern State | Rolando Headley steals the ball from Jeremy Trammel | 46-51 |
| 14:16 | Chicago State | Dale Merle scores on a turnaround near the basket set up by Rolando Headley and he's hacked by Jeremy Trammel - foul #3 on Jeremy Trammel, team foul #5 | 48-51 |
| 14:16 | Chicago State | Dale Merle misses the free throw | 48-51 |
| 14:16 | Northwestern State | Howard Morris snags the defensive board | 48-51 |
| 13:55 | Northwestern State | Dan Shurtleff buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Emery Perron | 48-54 |
| 13:53 | Chicago State | Duane Fulcher steals the ball from Dale Merle in the backcourt | 48-54 |
| 13:52 | Northwestern State | Duane Fulcher lays it in | 48-56 |
| 13:44 | Chicago State | Emery Perron swats the short shot by Rolando Headley | 48-56 |
| 13:42 | Northwestern State | The rebound goes to Jeremy Trammel | 48-56 |
| 13:18 | Northwestern State | Howard Morris is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Howard Morris, team foul #6 | 48-56 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Robert Young (C) Bobby Bitter | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Gordon Lake (PG), Tommy Patterson (SG), Charles Black (SF), Dwight Woods (PF), Kurt Goldman (C) Dan Shurtleff, Duane Fulcher, Jeremy Trammel, Emery Perron, Howard Morris | |
| 12:57 | Chicago State | Gordon Lake steals it from Dale Merle | 48-56 |
| 12:54 | Northwestern State | Charles Black lays it in set up by Gordon Lake | 48-58 |
| 12:44 | Chicago State | Rolando Headley is whistled for traveling | 48-58 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Ross Lock (C) Robert Young | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Shayne Nagorski (SG) Tommy Patterson | |
| 12:24 | Northwestern State | Dwight Woods drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Kurt Goldman | 48-61 |
| 12:22 | Chicago State | John Russell is fouled in the backcourt by Shayne Nagorski - foul #1 on Shayne Nagorski, team foul #7 | 48-61 |
| Subs | Chicago State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Duane Fulcher (PG), Timothy Brittain (C) Gordon Lake, Kurt Goldman | |
| 12:22 | Chicago State | John Russell misses the 1st free throw | 48-61 |
| 12:22 | Northwestern State | Timothy Brittain snags the defensive board | 48-61 |
| 12:03 | Northwestern State | Duane Fulcher can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 48-61 |
| 12:01 | Northwestern State | Dwight Woods snags the offensive board | 48-61 |
| 11:49 | Northwestern State | Shayne Nagorski knocks in the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Dwight Woods | 48-63 |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - Dale Merle (tiring) 10 pts. 5 ast. SG - John Russell (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Rolando Headley (tiring) 18 pts. 3 reb. 4 stl. 3 pf. PF - Donald Toms (tired) 2 pts. 4 pf. C - Ross Lock (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Duane Fulcher (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Shayne Nagorski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Charles Black (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. PF - Dwight Woods (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Timothy Brittain (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Chicago State | John Russell misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 48-63 |
| 11:26 | Northwestern State | Duane Fulcher snags the defensive board | 48-63 |
| 11:05 | Northwestern State | Duane Fulcher makes the floater from the right side | 48-65 |
| 11:05 | Chicago State | Chicago State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 48-65 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Bobby Bitter (C) Ross Lock | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Dan Shurtleff (PG), Jeremy Trammel (SF), Kurt Goldman (PF), Howard Morris (C) Duane Fulcher, Charles Black, Dwight Woods, Timothy Brittain | |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 10:47 | Chicago State | Howard Morris takes the ball from Donald Toms | 48-65 |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 10:32 | Northwestern State | Jeremy Trammel drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Kurt Goldman | 48-68 |
| 10:28 | Chicago State | Donald Toms's pass is intercepted by Dan Shurtleff in the backcourt | 48-68 |
| 10:06 | Northwestern State | Howard Morris misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 48-68 |
| 10:04 | Chicago State | Donald Toms snags the defensive board | 48-68 |
| 10:02 | Chicago State | John Russell is hacked by Dan Shurtleff in the backcourt - foul #1 on Dan Shurtleff, team foul #8 | 48-68 |
| Subs | Chicago State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Duane Fulcher (SG) Shayne Nagorski | |
| 10:02 | Chicago State | John Russell makes the 1st free throw | 49-68 |
| 10:02 | Chicago State | John Russell makes the 2nd free throw | 50-68 |
| 09:50 | Northwestern State | Dan Shurtleff comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 50-68 |
| 09:49 | Northwestern State | Jeremy Trammel grabs the offensive rebound | 50-68 |
| 09:25 | Northwestern State | Dan Shurtleff misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 50-68 |
| 09:23 | Chicago State | Dale Merle snags the defensive board | 50-68 |
| 09:09 | Chicago State | Bobby Bitter makes the wide open jumpshot from just outside the lane | 52-68 |
| 08:50 | Northwestern State | Dan Shurtleff is fouled on the floor by Rolando Headley - foul #4 on Rolando Headley, team foul #3 | 52-68 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Ross Lock (C) Bobby Bitter | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Gordon Lake (PG), Emery Perron (SF), Dwight Woods (PF), Timothy Brittain (C) Dan Shurtleff, Jeremy Trammel, Kurt Goldman, Howard Morris | |
| 08:26 | Northwestern State | Emery Perron misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 52-68 |
| 08:25 | Northwestern State | Dwight Woods can't tip it in | 52-68 |
| 08:23 | Chicago State | Ross Lock pulls down the rebound | 52-68 |
| 08:19 | Chicago State | Dale Merle is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 52-68 |
| Subs | Chicago State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Tommy Patterson (SG), Charles Black (SF) Duane Fulcher, Dwight Woods | |
| 07:54 | Northwestern State | Gordon Lake is hacked by Dale Merle - foul #3 on Dale Merle, team foul #4 | 52-68 |
| 07:44 | Northwestern State | Charles Black is hacked by Rolando Headley - foul #5 on Rolando Headley, team foul #5 | 52-68 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Robert Young (PF) Rolando Headley | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - Dale Merle (tired) 10 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Russell (tired) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donald Toms (tired) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Robert Young (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ross Lock (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Gordon Lake (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Tommy Patterson (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Charles Black (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. PF - Emery Perron (fresh) 3 pts. C - Timothy Brittain (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Northwestern State | Gordon Lake makes the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Tommy Patterson | 52-71 |
| 06:57 | Chicago State | Robert Young is called for traveling | 52-71 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Scott Noles (SF) Ross Lock | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Dan Shurtleff (PG), Shayne Nagorski (SG), Dwight Woods (PF) Gordon Lake, Tommy Patterson, Emery Perron | |
| 06:33 | Northwestern State | Shayne Nagorski clanks a jumper from the baseline but the foul's on John Russell - foul #3 on John Russell, team foul #6 | 52-71 |
| Subs | Chicago State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Jeremy Trammel (SF), Howard Morris (C) Charles Black, Timothy Brittain | |
| 06:33 | Northwestern State | Shayne Nagorski misses the 1st free throw | 52-71 |
| 06:33 | Northwestern State | Shayne Nagorski makes the 2nd free throw | 52-72 |
| 06:26 | Chicago State | Scott Noles is by himself and knocks in the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by John Russell | 54-72 |
| 05:58 | Northwestern State | Dwight Woods hits a 3 from straight away set up by Jeremy Trammel | 54-75 |
| 05:46 | Chicago State | Scott Noles is fouled on the floor by Jeremy Trammel - foul #4 on Jeremy Trammel, team foul #9 | 54-75 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Bobby Bitter (C) Robert Young | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Duane Fulcher (PG), Kurt Goldman (PF) Dan Shurtleff, Dwight Woods | |
| 05:46 | Chicago State | Scott Noles misses the 1st free throw | 54-75 |
| 05:46 | Northwestern State | The rebound goes to Kurt Goldman | 54-75 |
| 05:29 | Northwestern State | Duane Fulcher comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 54-75 |
| 05:27 | Northwestern State | Shayne Nagorski misses the tip | 54-75 |
| 05:25 | Chicago State | Bobby Bitter grabs the defensive rebound | 54-75 |
| 05:11 | Chicago State | Donald Toms loses the dribble to Kurt Goldman | 54-75 |
| 04:49 | Northwestern State | Kurt Goldman slams it home on a great pass from Duane Fulcher | 54-77 |
| 04:38 | Chicago State | Howard Morris swats the layup by Donald Toms | 54-77 |
| 04:37 | Northwestern State | Kurt Goldman grabs the board | 54-77 |
| 04:14 | Northwestern State | Howard Morris hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Duane Fulcher | 54-79 |
| 04:07 | Chicago State | John Russell clanks a turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Duane Fulcher - foul #2 on Duane Fulcher, team foul #10 | 54-79 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Robert Young (PF), Ross Lock (C) Scott Noles, Bobby Bitter | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Gordon Lake (PG), Tommy Patterson (SG), Emery Perron (SF) Duane Fulcher, Shayne Nagorski, Howard Morris | |
| 04:07 | Chicago State | John Russell makes the 1st free throw | 55-79 |
| 04:07 | Chicago State | John Russell makes the 2nd free throw | 56-79 |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 03:45 | Northwestern State | Tommy Patterson misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 56-79 |
| 03:43 | Northwestern State | Emery Perron grabs the offensive board | 56-79 |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - Dale Merle (very tired) 10 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Russell (tired) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Donald Toms (very tired) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Robert Young (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ross Lock (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Gordon Lake (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Tommy Patterson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Emery Perron (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeremy Trammel (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Kurt Goldman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:19 | Northwestern State | Gordon Lake hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 56-79 |
| 03:18 | Northwestern State | Jeremy Trammel tips it home | 56-81 |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:07 | Chicago State | Dale Merle misses short on an open 3pt shot from the right corner | 56-81 |
| 03:05 | Chicago State | The offensive rebound goes to Ross Lock | 56-81 |
| 02:58 | Chicago State | Ross Lock hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 56-81 |
| 02:56 | Chicago State | Donald Toms tips it in | 58-81 |
| 02:35 | Northwestern State | Gordon Lake connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Jeremy Trammel | 58-83 |
| 02:24 | Chicago State | Dale Merle misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 58-83 |
| 02:23 | Northwestern State | Emery Perron gets the rebound | 58-83 |
| 02:01 | Northwestern State | Jeremy Trammel drills a fadeaway from the right side and he's hacked by Robert Young - foul #1 on Robert Young, team foul #7 | 58-85 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Ryan Flatt (SF), Bobby Bitter (C) Robert Young, Ross Lock | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Duane Fulcher (SG), Howard Morris (C) Tommy Patterson, Kurt Goldman | |
| 02:01 | Northwestern State | Jeremy Trammel misses the free throw | 58-85 |
| 02:01 | Chicago State | Bobby Bitter pulls down the rebound | 58-85 |
| 01:46 | Chicago State | Donald Toms comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 58-85 |
| 01:45 | Chicago State | Dale Merle gets the offensive rebound | 58-85 |
| 01:36 | Chicago State | Donald Toms misses the floater from the left side | 58-85 |
| 01:34 | Northwestern State | Duane Fulcher grabs the board | 58-85 |
| 01:11 | Northwestern State | Duane Fulcher is fouled on the floor by Donald Toms - foul #5 on Donald Toms, team foul #8 | 58-85 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Scott Noles (SF), Robert Young (PF), Ross Lock (C) Ryan Flatt, Donald Toms, Bobby Bitter | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Kurt Goldman (PF) Emery Perron | |
| 01:11 | Northwestern State | Duane Fulcher makes the 1st free throw | 58-86 |
| 01:11 | Northwestern State | Duane Fulcher makes the 2nd free throw | 58-87 |
| 01:07 | Chicago State | Ross Lock is hacked by Jeremy Trammel in the backcourt - foul #5 on Jeremy Trammel, team foul #11 | 58-87 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Bobby Bitter (C) Scott Noles | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Emery Perron (PF) Jeremy Trammel | |
| 01:07 | Chicago State | Ross Lock misses the 1st free throw | 58-87 |
| 01:07 | Chicago State | Ross Lock makes the 2nd free throw | 59-87 |
| 00:54 | Northwestern State | Gordon Lake misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 59-87 |
| 00:53 | Northwestern State | Gordon Lake grabs the offensive board | 59-87 |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:33 | Northwestern State | Kurt Goldman is called for 3 seconds | 59-87 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Scott Noles (SF) Bobby Bitter | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:28 | Chicago State | Robert Young can't connect on an uncontested jumpshot from the left side | 59-87 |
| 00:26 | Northwestern State | Emery Perron grabs the board | 59-87 |
| 00:00 | Northwestern State | Gordon Lake runs out the clock | 59-87 |