| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Simon Hardiman (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Church (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Wayne Aviles (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jay Berning (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Joe Sowers (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Joel Herman (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Enam Africa (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Rico (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Theodore Green (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Ivan Zervas (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern | Matthew Rico inbounds the ball | 38-32 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:35 | Northwestern | Joel Herman misses badly on a shot from the right wing but the foul's on Joe Sowers - foul #1 on Joe Sowers, team foul #1 | 38-32 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Yuri Ziek (SG), Diego Ayala (SF), Ante Zender (PF), Paul Lamberton (C) Enam Africa, Matthew Rico, Theodore Green, Ivan Zervas | |
| 19:35 | Northwestern | Joel Herman makes the 1st free throw | 38-33 |
| 19:35 | Northwestern | Joel Herman makes the 2nd free throw | 38-34 |
| 19:14 | Mississippi Valley St. | Joe Sowers misses badly on a floater from the left wing but the foul's on Paul Lamberton - foul #2 on Paul Lamberton, team foul #1 | 38-34 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Enam Africa (SG), Matthew Rico (PF), Ivan Zervas (C) Yuri Ziek, Ante Zender, Paul Lamberton | |
| 19:14 | Mississippi Valley St. | Joe Sowers makes the 1st free throw | 39-34 |
| 19:14 | Mississippi Valley St. | Joe Sowers makes the 2nd free throw | 40-34 |
| 18:56 | Northwestern | Joel Herman buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 40-37 |
| 18:42 | Mississippi Valley St. | Wayne Aviles hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Joel Herman - foul #4 on Joel Herman, team foul #2 | 40-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Robert Webb (PF) Jay Berning | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Yuri Ziek (SG), Theodore Green (PF), Paul Lamberton (C) Joel Herman, Matthew Rico, Ivan Zervas | |
| 18:42 | Mississippi Valley St. | Wayne Aviles makes the 1st free throw | 41-37 |
| 18:42 | Mississippi Valley St. | Wayne Aviles makes the 2nd free throw | 42-37 |
| 18:40 | Northwestern | Yuri Ziek is fouled in the backcourt by John Church - foul #2 on John Church, team foul #2 | 42-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Deitz (PG) Enam Africa | |
| 18:24 | Northwestern | Paul Lamberton hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Joe Sowers - foul #2 on Joe Sowers, team foul #3 | 42-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Ben Washington (SG), Rene Ferrari (SF), Elliott Anderson (C) John Church, Wayne Aviles, Joe Sowers | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Enam Africa (PG) Robert Deitz | |
| 18:24 | Northwestern | Paul Lamberton misses the 1st free throw | 42-37 |
| 18:24 | Northwestern | Paul Lamberton misses the 2nd free throw | 42-37 |
| 18:24 | Northwestern | Diego Ayala grabs the offensive board | 42-37 |
| 18:09 | Northwestern | Diego Ayala can't finish the layup | 42-37 |
| 18:07 | Mississippi Valley St. | Simon Hardiman snags the defensive board | 42-37 |
| 18:03 | Mississippi Valley St. | Ben Washington hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Simon Hardiman | 45-37 |
| 17:59 | Northwestern | Enam Africa loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 45-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Matthew Rico (SF), Ante Zender (PF), Ivan Zervas (C) Diego Ayala, Theodore Green, Paul Lamberton | |
| 17:41 | Mississippi Valley St. | Ben Washington is hacked by Yuri Ziek - foul #3 on Yuri Ziek, team foul #3 | 45-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Deitz (PG), Theodore Green (PF) Yuri Ziek, Ante Zender | |
| 17:19 | Mississippi Valley St. | Ben Washington is whistled for a carry | 45-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | John Church (SG), Wayne Aviles (SF), Jay Berning (PF) Ben Washington, Rene Ferrari, Elliott Anderson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Diego Ayala (SF), Ante Zender (PF) Matthew Rico, Theodore Green | |
| 17:00 | Northwestern | Enam Africa is fouled on the floor by Wayne Aviles - foul #1 on Wayne Aviles, team foul #4 | 45-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Joe Sowers (C) Robert Webb | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Matthew Rico (SF), Theodore Green (PF) Diego Ayala, Ante Zender | |
| 16:39 | Northwestern | Ivan Zervas makes the jumper from the right block on a great pass from Enam Africa | 45-39 |
| 16:20 | Mississippi Valley St. | Simon Hardiman hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 45-39 |
| 16:19 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jay Berning grabs the offensive board | 45-39 |
| 16:08 | Mississippi Valley St. | Enam Africa steals it from Jay Berning | 45-39 |
| 15:50 | Northwestern | Theodore Green clanks a floater near the basket | 45-39 |
| 15:48 | Mississippi Valley St. | Simon Hardiman snags the defensive board | 45-39 |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Simon Hardiman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Church (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Wayne Aviles (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jay Berning (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Joe Sowers (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Robert Deitz (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Enam Africa (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Matthew Rico (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Theodore Green (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Ivan Zervas (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Mississippi Valley St. | Ivan Zervas picks off the pass by John Church | 45-39 |
| 15:24 | Northwestern | Theodore Green can't finish the uncontested layup | 45-39 |
| 15:23 | Northwestern | Theodore Green grabs the offensive rebound | 45-39 |
| 15:08 | Northwestern | Enam Africa misses the wide open runner from close range | 45-39 |
| 15:07 | Northwestern | Ivan Zervas pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-39 |
| 14:45 | Northwestern | Robert Deitz misses badly on a shot from the right side | 45-39 |
| 14:43 | Northwestern | Matthew Rico hits the follow up shot | 45-41 |
| 14:27 | Mississippi Valley St. | Wayne Aviles hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 45-41 |
| 14:26 | Mississippi Valley St. | Simon Hardiman grabs the offensive rebound | 45-41 |
| 14:10 | Mississippi Valley St. | The jump hook by Joe Sowers is blocked by Ivan Zervas | 45-41 |
| 14:08 | Northwestern | Robert Deitz snags the defensive board | 45-41 |
| 14:05 | Northwestern | John Church is called for the reach on Enam Africa in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Church, team foul #5 | 45-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Ben Washington (PG), Roscoe Neth (SG), Rene Ferrari (SF), Robert Webb (PF), Elliott Anderson (C) Simon Hardiman, John Church, Wayne Aviles, Jay Berning, Joe Sowers | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Yuri Ziek (SG), Diego Ayala (SF), Ante Zender (PF), Paul Lamberton (C) Enam Africa, Matthew Rico, Theodore Green, Ivan Zervas | |
| 13:53 | Northwestern | Ante Zender's floater is tipped away by Elliott Anderson | 45-41 |
| 13:52 | Mississippi Valley St. | Rene Ferrari gets the rebound | 45-41 |
| 13:47 | Mississippi Valley St. | Ben Washington misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 45-41 |
| 13:46 | Northwestern | Paul Lamberton grabs the board | 45-41 |
| 13:42 | Northwestern | Yuri Ziek misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway jumper from the right side | 45-41 |
| 13:40 | Mississippi Valley St. | Elliott Anderson grabs the board | 45-41 |
| 13:34 | Mississippi Valley St. | Roscoe Neth can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 45-41 |
| 13:32 | Mississippi Valley St. | Ben Washington grabs the offensive board | 45-41 |
| 13:19 | Mississippi Valley St. | Robert Webb is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Robert Webb, team foul #6 | 45-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Joel Herman (PG) Robert Deitz | |
| 12:54 | Northwestern | Joel Herman misses the wide open jumper from the left wing | 45-41 |
| 12:53 | Northwestern | Ante Zender tips it in | 45-43 |
| 12:39 | Mississippi Valley St. | Robert Webb misses badly on a shot from the right block but he's fouled by Paul Lamberton - foul #3 on Paul Lamberton, team foul #4 | 45-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Simon Hardiman (PG), Mark Gerry (SG), Lawrence Lee (C) Ben Washington, Roscoe Neth, Elliott Anderson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Theodore Green (PF), Ivan Zervas (C) Ante Zender, Paul Lamberton | |
| 12:39 | Mississippi Valley St. | Robert Webb makes the 1st free throw | 46-43 |
| 12:39 | Mississippi Valley St. | Robert Webb makes the 2nd free throw | 47-43 |
| 12:13 | Northwestern | Robert Webb denies the turnaround by Ivan Zervas | 47-43 |
| 12:11 | Northwestern | Ivan Zervas hits the follow up shot | 47-45 |
| 12:08 | Mississippi Valley St. | Simon Hardiman's pass is intercepted by Joel Herman in the backcourt | 47-45 |
| 11:45 | Northwestern | Theodore Green throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Ben Washington (SG), Wayne Aviles (SF), Joe Sowers (C) Simon Hardiman, Rene Ferrari, Robert Webb | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Enam Africa (SG), Matthew Rico (PF), Paul Lamberton (C) Yuri Ziek, Theodore Green, Ivan Zervas | |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Mark Gerry (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ben Washington (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Wayne Aviles (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lawrence Lee (fresh) C - Joe Sowers (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Joel Herman (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Enam Africa (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Diego Ayala (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Matthew Rico (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Paul Lamberton (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 11:22 | Mississippi Valley St. | Joe Sowers clanks a floater from the left side | 47-45 |
| 11:21 | Northwestern | Matthew Rico grabs the defensive rebound | 47-45 |
| 11:15 | Northwestern | Enam Africa hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 47-45 |
| 11:13 | Mississippi Valley St. | Lawrence Lee pulls down the rebound | 47-45 |
| 10:56 | Mississippi Valley St. | Lawrence Lee loses the ball out of bounds | 47-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Simon Hardiman (PG), John Church (SG), Roscoe Neth (SF), Elliott Anderson (PF) Mark Gerry, Ben Washington, Wayne Aviles, Lawrence Lee | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ante Zender (PF), Ivan Zervas (C) Matthew Rico, Paul Lamberton | |
| 10:39 | Northwestern | Enam Africa comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Simon Hardiman - foul #1 on Simon Hardiman, team foul #7 | 47-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Jay Berning (PF) Joe Sowers | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 10:39 | Northwestern | Enam Africa makes the 1st free throw | 47-46 |
| 10:39 | Northwestern | Enam Africa misses the 2nd free throw | 47-46 |
| 10:39 | Northwestern | Ivan Zervas pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-46 |
| 10:24 | Northwestern | Ante Zender is fouled on the floor by Jay Berning - foul #3 on Jay Berning, team foul #8 | 47-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Yuri Ziek (SG), Matthew Rico (SF) Enam Africa, Diego Ayala | |
| 10:24 | Northwestern | Ante Zender makes the 1st free throw | 47-47 |
| 10:24 | Northwestern | Ante Zender makes the 2nd free throw | 47-48 |
| 10:14 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jay Berning banks in the layup | 49-48 |
| 09:58 | Northwestern | Yuri Ziek misses short on a turnaround from close range but he's fouled by Jay Berning - foul #4 on Jay Berning, team foul #9 | 49-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Rene Ferrari (SF), Robert Webb (PF) John Church, Jay Berning | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Diego Ayala (SF), Theodore Green (PF) Matthew Rico, Ante Zender | |
| 09:58 | Northwestern | Yuri Ziek makes the 1st free throw | 49-49 |
| 09:58 | Northwestern | Yuri Ziek misses the 2nd free throw | 49-49 |
| 09:58 | Mississippi Valley St. | Robert Webb grabs the board | 49-49 |
| 09:40 | Mississippi Valley St. | Elliott Anderson loses the dribble to Ivan Zervas | 49-49 |
| 09:35 | Northwestern | Elliott Anderson is called for the reach on Ivan Zervas in the backcourt - foul #1 on Elliott Anderson, team foul #10 | 49-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Ben Washington (SG), Joe Sowers (C) Roscoe Neth, Elliott Anderson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Enam Africa (SG), Matthew Rico (SF) Yuri Ziek, Diego Ayala | |
| 09:35 | Northwestern | Ivan Zervas makes the 1st free throw | 49-50 |
| 09:35 | Northwestern | Ivan Zervas makes the 2nd free throw | 49-51 |
| 09:16 | Mississippi Valley St. | Joe Sowers is fouled on the floor by Ivan Zervas - foul #2 on Ivan Zervas, team foul #5 | 49-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Mark Gerry (PG), Lawrence Lee (C) Simon Hardiman, Joe Sowers | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Diego Ayala (SF) Matthew Rico | |
| 09:03 | Mississippi Valley St. | Robert Webb clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 49-51 |
| 09:02 | Mississippi Valley St. | Rene Ferrari tips it home | 51-51 |
| 08:52 | Northwestern | Robert Webb steps in front of the Theodore Green pass | 51-51 |
| 08:34 | Mississippi Valley St. | Ivan Zervas blocks the short jumper by Ben Washington | 51-51 |
| 08:32 | Mississippi Valley St. | Lawrence Lee gets the offensive rebound | 51-51 |
| 08:17 | Mississippi Valley St. | Lawrence Lee's floater is tipped away by Theodore Green | 51-51 |
| 08:15 | Northwestern | Diego Ayala grabs the defensive rebound | 51-51 |
| 08:04 | Northwestern | Joel Herman clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 51-51 |
| 08:02 | Mississippi Valley St. | Rene Ferrari grabs the defensive rebound | 51-51 |
| 07:55 | Mississippi Valley St. | The pull-up jumper by Rene Ferrari is blocked by Theodore Green | 51-51 |
| 07:54 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Ivan Zervas | 51-51 |
| 07:27 | Northwestern | Ivan Zervas misses the shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Rene Ferrari - foul #2 on Rene Ferrari, team foul #11 | 51-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Simon Hardiman (PG), John Church (SG), Wayne Aviles (SF), Jay Berning (PF), Elliott Anderson (C) Mark Gerry, Ben Washington, Rene Ferrari, Robert Webb, Lawrence Lee | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Yuri Ziek (SG), Matthew Rico (SF), Ante Zender (PF) Enam Africa, Diego Ayala, Theodore Green | |
| 07:27 | Northwestern | Ivan Zervas makes the 1st free throw | 51-52 |
| 07:27 | Northwestern | Ivan Zervas makes the 2nd free throw | 51-53 |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Simon Hardiman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Church (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - Wayne Aviles (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jay Berning (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Elliott Anderson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Joel Herman (tiring) 11 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Yuri Ziek (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Matthew Rico (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Ante Zender (fresh) 6 pts. C - Ivan Zervas (tiring) 14 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 07:13 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Church loses the dribble to Ante Zender | 51-53 |
| 07:09 | Northwestern | Joel Herman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 51-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Joe Sowers (C) Elliott Anderson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Paul Lamberton (C) Ivan Zervas | |
| 06:51 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Church can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 51-53 |
| 06:49 | Northwestern | Paul Lamberton gets the rebound | 51-53 |
| 06:43 | Northwestern | Matthew Rico misses short on a driving attempt from the right block | 51-53 |
| 06:41 | Mississippi Valley St. | Joe Sowers grabs the board | 51-53 |
| 06:36 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Church throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Elliott Anderson (PF) Jay Berning | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Enam Africa (SG), Theodore Green (PF) Yuri Ziek, Ante Zender | |
| 06:30 | Northwestern | Joel Herman is hacked by Simon Hardiman in the backcourt - foul #2 on Simon Hardiman, team foul #12 | 51-53 |
| 06:30 | Northwestern | Joel Herman makes the 1st free throw | 51-54 |
| 06:30 | Northwestern | Joel Herman makes the 2nd free throw | 51-55 |
| 06:09 | Mississippi Valley St. | Theodore Green is called for the reach on Elliott Anderson - foul #1 on Theodore Green, team foul #6 | 51-55 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Diego Ayala (SF), Ivan Zervas (C) Theodore Green, Paul Lamberton | |
| 05:52 | Mississippi Valley St. | Joe Sowers buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Elliott Anderson | 53-55 |
| 05:31 | Northwestern | Diego Ayala is alone and drills a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Joel Herman | 53-57 |
| 05:23 | Mississippi Valley St. | Enam Africa takes the ball from Simon Hardiman | 53-57 |
| 05:08 | Northwestern | Enam Africa misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 53-57 |
| 05:06 | Mississippi Valley St. | Wayne Aviles snags the defensive board | 53-57 |
| 04:42 | Mississippi Valley St. | Simon Hardiman buries a jumpshot from the free throw line | 55-57 |
| 04:31 | Northwestern | Matthew Rico is fouled on the floor by Elliott Anderson - foul #2 on Elliott Anderson, team foul #13 | 55-57 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Ben Washington (PG), Roscoe Neth (SG), Rene Ferrari (SF), Jay Berning (PF), Robert Webb (C) Simon Hardiman, John Church, Wayne Aviles, Elliott Anderson, Joe Sowers | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Yuri Ziek (SG), Theodore Green (PF), Paul Lamberton (C) Enam Africa, Diego Ayala, Ivan Zervas | |
| 04:31 | Northwestern | Matthew Rico misses the 1st free throw | 55-57 |
| 04:31 | Northwestern | Matthew Rico makes the 2nd free throw | 55-58 |
| 04:15 | Mississippi Valley St. | Ben Washington hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 55-58 |
| 04:13 | Mississippi Valley St. | The offensive rebound goes to Roscoe Neth | 55-58 |
| 04:06 | Mississippi Valley St. | Ben Washington hits a jumpshot from the right wing | 57-58 |
| 03:51 | Northwestern | Joel Herman knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing | 57-60 |
| 03:24 | Mississippi Valley St. | Paul Lamberton is called for the reach on Robert Webb - foul #4 on Paul Lamberton, team foul #7 | 57-60 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Mark Gerry (PG) Rene Ferrari | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Enam Africa (SG), Diego Ayala (SF), Ante Zender (PF), Ivan Zervas (C) Yuri Ziek, Matthew Rico, Theodore Green, Paul Lamberton | |
| 03:24 | Mississippi Valley St. | Robert Webb makes the 1st free throw | 58-60 |
| 03:24 | Mississippi Valley St. | Robert Webb makes the 2nd free throw | 59-60 |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Mark Gerry (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ben Washington (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roscoe Neth (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Jay Berning (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Robert Webb (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Joel Herman (tired) 15 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Enam Africa (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Diego Ayala (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ante Zender (fresh) 6 pts. C - Ivan Zervas (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 03:22 | Northwestern | Joel Herman throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 59-60 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Lawrence Lee (C) Robert Webb | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 03:12 | Mississippi Valley St. | Mark Gerry is hacked by Joel Herman - foul #5 on Joel Herman, team foul #8 | 59-60 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Simon Hardiman (PG), Wayne Aviles (SF) Ben Washington, Roscoe Neth | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Yuri Ziek (SG) Joel Herman | |
| 03:12 | Mississippi Valley St. | Mark Gerry makes the 1st free throw | 60-60 |
| 03:12 | Mississippi Valley St. | Mark Gerry misses the 2nd free throw | 60-60 |
| 03:12 | Northwestern | Ante Zender snags the defensive board | 60-60 |
| 02:59 | Northwestern | Enam Africa hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Ivan Zervas | 60-63 |
| 02:59 | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-63 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | John Church (SG), Robert Webb (C) Mark Gerry, Lawrence Lee | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Theodore Green (PF) Diego Ayala | |
| 02:43 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Church misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 60-63 |
| 02:42 | Mississippi Valley St. | Wayne Aviles hits the follow up shot | 62-63 |
| 02:26 | Northwestern | Yuri Ziek misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 62-63 |
| 02:24 | Mississippi Valley St. | Simon Hardiman grabs the board | 62-63 |
| 02:19 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Church misses long on a floater from the left side but he's fouled by Enam Africa - foul #2 on Enam Africa, team foul #9 | 62-63 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Rene Ferrari (SF), Joe Sowers (C) Wayne Aviles, Jay Berning | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Deitz (PG), Diego Ayala (SF) Enam Africa, Ante Zender | |
| 02:19 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Church misses the 1st free throw | 62-63 |
| 02:19 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Church misses the 2nd free throw | 62-63 |
| 02:19 | Northwestern | Theodore Green snags the defensive board | 62-63 |
| 02:16 | Northwestern | Joe Sowers picks off the pass by Diego Ayala in the backcourt | 62-63 |
| 02:16 | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 62-63 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Wayne Aviles (SF) Rene Ferrari | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 01:57 | Mississippi Valley St. | Joe Sowers throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-63 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Jay Berning (PF) Robert Webb | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Enam Africa (PG), Matthew Rico (SF) Robert Deitz, Diego Ayala | |
| 01:36 | Northwestern | Yuri Ziek comes up short on the turnaround from the left block | 62-63 |
| 01:34 | Mississippi Valley St. | Simon Hardiman pulls down the rebound | 62-63 |
| 01:29 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Church comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing but he's hacked by Enam Africa - foul #3 on Enam Africa, team foul #10 | 62-63 |
| 01:29 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Church makes the 1st free throw | 63-63 |
| 01:29 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Church makes the 2nd free throw | 64-63 |
| 01:29 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Church makes the 3rd free throw | 65-63 |
| 01:00 | Northwestern | Enam Africa hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 65-63 |
| 00:58 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jay Berning grabs the board | 65-63 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:52 | Mississippi Valley St. | Joe Sowers is hacked by Yuri Ziek - foul #4 on Yuri Ziek, team foul #11 | 65-63 |
| 00:52 | Mississippi Valley St. | Joe Sowers makes the 1st free throw | 66-63 |
| 00:52 | Mississippi Valley St. | Joe Sowers misses the 2nd free throw | 66-63 |
| 00:52 | Northwestern | Ivan Zervas pulls down the rebound | 66-63 |
| 00:47 | Northwestern | John Church steps in front of the Enam Africa pass in the backcourt | 66-63 |
| 00:20 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Church misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 66-63 |
| 00:19 | Northwestern | Matthew Rico grabs the board | 66-63 |
| 00:12 | Northwestern | Yuri Ziek scores on a jumpshot from the right side set up by Enam Africa and he's fouled by Wayne Aviles - foul #2 on Wayne Aviles, team foul #14 | 66-65 |
| 00:12 | Northwestern | Yuri Ziek makes the free throw | 66-66 |
| 00:05 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Church is hacked by Matthew Rico - foul #2 on Matthew Rico, team foul #12 | 66-66 |
| 00:05 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Church makes the 1st free throw | 67-66 |
| 00:05 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Church makes the 2nd free throw | 68-66 |
| 00:05 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 68-66 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:01 | Northwestern | Enam Africa knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 68-68 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Church misses long on a fullcourt shot | 68-68 |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Simon Hardiman (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Church (fresh) 11 pts. 3 pf. SF - Wayne Aviles (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jay Berning (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Joe Sowers (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Enam Africa (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Yuri Ziek (fresh) 8 pts. 4 pf. SF - Matthew Rico (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - Theodore Green (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Ivan Zervas (fresh) 14 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 05:00 | Northwestern | Ivan Zervas wins the tip | 68-68 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 04:58 | Northwestern | Yuri Ziek is fouled in the backcourt by Simon Hardiman - foul #3 on Simon Hardiman, team foul #15 | 68-68 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Deitz (PG), Diego Ayala (SF), Ante Zender (PF), Paul Lamberton (C) Enam Africa, Matthew Rico, Theodore Green, Ivan Zervas | |
| 04:58 | Northwestern | Yuri Ziek makes the 1st free throw | 68-69 |
| 04:58 | Northwestern | Yuri Ziek makes the 2nd free throw | 68-70 |
| 04:40 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Church makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Simon Hardiman | 71-70 |
| 04:38 | Northwestern | Paul Lamberton throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 71-70 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Robert Webb (PF) Jay Berning | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 04:23 | Mississippi Valley St. | Wayne Aviles makes the 3 from the left wing | 74-70 |
| 04:07 | Northwestern | Diego Ayala misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Joe Sowers - foul #3 on Joe Sowers, team foul #16 | 74-70 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Elliott Anderson (C) Joe Sowers | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Enam Africa (PG), Ivan Zervas (C) Robert Deitz, Paul Lamberton | |
| 04:07 | Northwestern | Diego Ayala makes the 1st free throw | 74-71 |
| 04:07 | Northwestern | Diego Ayala makes the 2nd free throw | 74-72 |
| 03:51 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Church scores on a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Simon Hardiman | 76-72 |
| 03:44 | Northwestern | Yuri Ziek's pass is intercepted by Simon Hardiman | 76-72 |
| 03:25 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Church drills a floater from the left side set up by Robert Webb | 78-72 |
| 03:07 | Northwestern | Enam Africa misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 78-72 |
| 03:06 | Northwestern | Diego Ayala tips it but misses | 78-72 |
| 03:05 | Northwestern | Ivan Zervas can't tip it in | 78-72 |
| 03:03 | Northwestern | Ivan Zervas can't tip it in | 78-72 |
| 03:02 | Mississippi Valley St. | Robert Webb snags the defensive board | 78-72 |
| 03:00 | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 78-72 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Rene Ferrari (SF), Jay Berning (PF), Joe Sowers (C) Wayne Aviles, Robert Webb, Elliott Anderson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Deitz (PG), Matthew Rico (SF), Theodore Green (PF), Paul Lamberton (C) Enam Africa, Diego Ayala, Ante Zender, Ivan Zervas | |
| 02:57 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Church can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 78-72 |
| 02:55 | Northwestern | Theodore Green grabs the board | 78-72 |
| 02:53 | Northwestern | Simon Hardiman picks off the pass by Matthew Rico in the backcourt | 78-72 |
| 02:40 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Church scores on a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Simon Hardiman | 81-72 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:22 | Northwestern | Paul Lamberton clanks a floater from the left wing | 81-72 |
| 02:20 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jay Berning snags the defensive board | 81-72 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 02:14 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Church drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Simon Hardiman | 84-72 |
| 01:56 | Northwestern | Paul Lamberton dunks the ball | 84-74 |
| 01:44 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Church misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 84-74 |
| 01:42 | Mississippi Valley St. | Simon Hardiman pulls down the offensive rebound | 84-74 |
| 01:25 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Church's pass is intercepted by Yuri Ziek | 84-74 |
| 01:04 | Northwestern | Theodore Green hits a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Robert Deitz | 84-76 |
| 00:37 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Church misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 84-76 |
| 00:35 | Northwestern | Robert Deitz grabs the board | 84-76 |
| 00:35 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 84-76 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Wayne Aviles (SF) Rene Ferrari | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Enam Africa (PG), Ivan Zervas (C) Robert Deitz, Paul Lamberton | |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Simon Hardiman (fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - John Church (fairly fresh) 24 pts. 3 pf. SF - Wayne Aviles (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jay Berning (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Joe Sowers (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Enam Africa (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Yuri Ziek (fresh) 10 pts. 4 pf. SF - Matthew Rico (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - Theodore Green (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Ivan Zervas (fresh) 14 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:28 | Northwestern | Yuri Ziek misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 84-76 |
| 00:27 | Northwestern | Enam Africa gets the offensive rebound | 84-76 |
| 00:23 | Northwestern | Enam Africa loses the dribble to Jay Berning | 84-76 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:20 | Mississippi Valley St. | Wayne Aviles is hacked by Yuri Ziek in the backcourt - foul #5 on Yuri Ziek, team foul #13 | 84-76 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Deitz (PG) Yuri Ziek | |
| 00:20 | Mississippi Valley St. | Wayne Aviles misses the 1st free throw | 84-76 |
| 00:20 | Mississippi Valley St. | Wayne Aviles makes the 2nd free throw | 85-76 |
| 00:12 | Northwestern | Enam Africa connects on the open 3 from the left corner set up by Theodore Green | 85-79 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:10 | Mississippi Valley St. | Robert Deitz is called for the reach on John Church in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Deitz, team foul #14 | 85-79 |
| 00:10 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Church misses the 1st free throw | 85-79 |
| 00:10 | Mississippi Valley St. | John Church makes the 2nd free throw | 86-79 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:04 | Northwestern | Enam Africa is called for traveling | 86-79 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Mississippi Valley St. | Simon Hardiman runs out the clock | 86-79 |