| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - John Robinette (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gordon Dawson (fresh) SF - Jimmy Caviness (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Lawrence Yerkes (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Allen Givens (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - Earl Winbush (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Marc Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Carl Randle (fresh) PF - Andrew Ashby (fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Steven Wright (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern State | Jimmy Caviness inbounds the ball | 37-39 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:42 | Northwestern State | Allen Givens connects on the floater near the basket | 39-39 |
| 19:15 | Chicago State | Earl Winbush misses the easy layup but he's hacked by John Robinette - foul #1 on John Robinette, team foul #1 | 39-39 |
| 19:15 | Chicago State | Earl Winbush makes the 1st free throw | 39-40 |
| 19:15 | Chicago State | Earl Winbush makes the 2nd free throw | 39-41 |
| 19:00 | Northwestern State | Gordon Dawson misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 39-41 |
| 18:58 | Chicago State | The rebound goes to Carl Randle | 39-41 |
| 18:41 | Chicago State | Carl Randle hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumper near the basket | 39-41 |
| 18:40 | Northwestern State | Allen Givens grabs the board | 39-41 |
| 18:34 | Northwestern State | Gordon Dawson double dribbles | 39-41 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Gene Leaf (PG), Vernon Hollenbeck (SG), Leroy Slowinski (C) John Robinette, Lawrence Yerkes, Allen Givens | |
| Subs | Chicago State | | |
| 18:24 | Chicago State | Steven Wright is called for 10 seconds | 39-41 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Philip Munger (C) Gordon Dawson | |
| Subs | Chicago State | | |
| 18:10 | Northwestern State | Vernon Hollenbeck misses the lay-in | 39-41 |
| 18:08 | Northwestern State | The offensive rebound goes to Jimmy Caviness | 39-41 |
| 17:53 | Northwestern State | Vernon Hollenbeck misses the jumper from the left side | 39-41 |
| 17:52 | Chicago State | Andrew Ashby grabs the defensive rebound | 39-41 |
| 17:48 | Chicago State | Earl Winbush misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 39-41 |
| 17:46 | Northwestern State | Philip Munger snags the defensive board | 39-41 |
| 17:31 | Northwestern State | Gene Leaf loses the dribble to Andrew Ashby | 39-41 |
| 17:02 | Chicago State | Andrew Ashby is open and buries a jumper in the lane | 39-43 |
| 16:48 | Northwestern State | Jimmy Caviness is hacked by Andrew Ashby - foul #1 on Andrew Ashby, team foul #1 | 39-43 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | John Robinette (PG), Gordon Dawson (SG), Marcus King (SF), Lawrence Yerkes (PF), Allen Givens (C) Gene Leaf, Vernon Hollenbeck, Jimmy Caviness, Leroy Slowinski, Philip Munger | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Sammy Williams (PG), Steven Shumaker (SG), Kurt Neal (SF), Jerome Shelby (C) Earl Winbush, Marc Brown, Carl Randle, Steven Wright | |
| 16:35 | Northwestern State | Gordon Dawson misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 39-43 |
| 16:33 | Northwestern State | Gordon Dawson grabs the offensive board | 39-43 |
| 16:18 | Northwestern State | Gordon Dawson knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by John Robinette | 42-43 |
| 16:08 | Chicago State | Kurt Neal can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 42-43 |
| 16:06 | Northwestern State | Lawrence Yerkes grabs the defensive rebound | 42-43 |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - John Robinette (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gordon Dawson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Marcus King (fresh) PF - Lawrence Yerkes (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Allen Givens (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - Sammy Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steven Shumaker (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kurt Neal (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Andrew Ashby (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. C - Jerome Shelby (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Northwestern State | Gordon Dawson misses short on a shot from the left block | 42-43 |
| 15:38 | Northwestern State | Marcus King gets the offensive rebound | 42-43 |
| 15:21 | Northwestern State | Marcus King makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from John Robinette | 45-43 |
| 14:57 | Chicago State | Steven Shumaker hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 45-43 |
| 14:56 | Northwestern State | The rebound goes to Lawrence Yerkes | 45-43 |
| 14:50 | Northwestern State | Marcus King buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Gordon Dawson | 47-43 |
| 14:48 | Chicago State | Steven Shumaker is hacked by Lawrence Yerkes in the backcourt - foul #2 on Lawrence Yerkes, team foul #2 | 47-43 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Gene Leaf (PG), Don Boyd (SG), Vernon Hollenbeck (SF), Leroy Slowinski (PF), Philip Munger (C) John Robinette, Gordon Dawson, Marcus King, Lawrence Yerkes, Allen Givens | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Earl Winbush (PG), Marc Brown (SG), Xavier Kondo (SF), Steven Wright (PF), Daniel Lawrence (C) Sammy Williams, Steven Shumaker, Kurt Neal, Andrew Ashby, Jerome Shelby | |
| 14:43 | Chicago State | Gene Leaf picks off the pass by Daniel Lawrence | 47-43 |
| 14:34 | Northwestern State | Philip Munger misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 47-43 |
| 14:32 | Northwestern State | Philip Munger gets the offensive rebound | 47-43 |
| 14:16 | Northwestern State | Don Boyd misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 47-43 |
| 14:15 | Chicago State | Steven Wright pulls down the rebound | 47-43 |
| 14:03 | Chicago State | Don Boyd steps in front of the Xavier Kondo pass | 47-43 |
| 13:44 | Northwestern State | Steven Wright steals it from Don Boyd | 47-43 |
| 13:25 | Chicago State | Earl Winbush misses long on an open fadeaway from the left wing | 47-43 |
| 13:23 | Chicago State | Daniel Lawrence gets the offensive rebound | 47-43 |
| 13:13 | Chicago State | Marc Brown misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 47-43 |
| 13:12 | Northwestern State | Gene Leaf grabs the board | 47-43 |
| 12:51 | Northwestern State | Leroy Slowinski comes up short on the jump hook near the basket but the foul's on Steven Wright - foul #2 on Steven Wright, team foul #2 | 47-43 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | John Robinette (PG), Gordon Dawson (SG), Jimmy Caviness (SF), Lawrence Yerkes (PF) Gene Leaf, Don Boyd, Vernon Hollenbeck, Philip Munger | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Sammy Williams (PG), Steven Shumaker (SG), Carl Randle (SF), Kurt Neal (PF), Jerome Shelby (C) Earl Winbush, Marc Brown, Xavier Kondo, Steven Wright, Daniel Lawrence | |
| 12:51 | Northwestern State | Leroy Slowinski makes the 1st free throw | 48-43 |
| 12:51 | Northwestern State | Leroy Slowinski makes the 2nd free throw | 49-43 |
| 12:49 | Chicago State | Sammy Williams's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 49-43 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Allen Givens (C) Leroy Slowinski | |
| Subs | Chicago State | | |
| 12:31 | Northwestern State | John Robinette knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Gordon Dawson | 52-43 |
| 12:15 | Chicago State | Sammy Williams misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 52-43 |
| 12:13 | Northwestern State | Allen Givens pulls down the rebound | 52-43 |
| 11:55 | Northwestern State | Allen Givens lays it up and in set up by Gordon Dawson | 54-43 |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - John Robinette (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gordon Dawson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Jimmy Caviness (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Lawrence Yerkes (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Allen Givens (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - Sammy Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steven Shumaker (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Carl Randle (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Kurt Neal (fresh) 9 pts. C - Jerome Shelby (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Chicago State | Sammy Williams misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 54-43 |
| 11:33 | Northwestern State | The rebound goes to Gordon Dawson | 54-43 |
| 11:27 | Northwestern State | Jimmy Caviness double dribbles | 54-43 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Gene Leaf (PG), Don Boyd (SG) John Robinette, Gordon Dawson | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Marc Brown (SG), Andrew Ashby (PF), Daniel Lawrence (C) Sammy Williams, Kurt Neal, Jerome Shelby | |
| 10:58 | Chicago State | Daniel Lawrence clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 54-43 |
| 10:56 | Northwestern State | Lawrence Yerkes gets the rebound | 54-43 |
| 10:36 | Northwestern State | Jimmy Caviness knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Gene Leaf | 56-43 |
| 10:31 | Chicago State | Don Boyd is called for the reach on Marc Brown in the backcourt - foul #4 on Don Boyd, team foul #3 | 56-43 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Vernon Hollenbeck (SG), Marcus King (SF) Don Boyd, Jimmy Caviness | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Earl Winbush (PG), Xavier Kondo (SF), Steven Wright (PF) Steven Shumaker, Carl Randle, Andrew Ashby | |
| 10:19 | Chicago State | Xavier Kondo knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Earl Winbush | 56-46 |
| 10:00 | Northwestern State | Marcus King drills a shot from the free throw line set up by Lawrence Yerkes and he's fouled by Xavier Kondo - foul #1 on Xavier Kondo, team foul #3 | 58-46 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Gordon Dawson (PF), Philip Munger (C) Lawrence Yerkes, Allen Givens | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Kurt Neal (SG), Jerome Shelby (C) Marc Brown, Daniel Lawrence | |
| 10:00 | Northwestern State | Marcus King makes the free throw | 59-46 |
| 09:57 | Chicago State | Xavier Kondo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 59-46 |
| 09:28 | Northwestern State | Gordon Dawson buries a 3 from the left corner | 62-46 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 09:25 | Chicago State | Xavier Kondo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 62-46 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | John Robinette (PG), Leroy Slowinski (PF) Gene Leaf, Marcus King | |
| Subs | Chicago State | | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 09:06 | Northwestern State | Gordon Dawson misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Kurt Neal - foul #1 on Kurt Neal, team foul #4 | 62-46 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Jimmy Caviness (SF) Philip Munger | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Sammy Williams (PG), Steven Shumaker (SG), Andrew Ashby (PF) Earl Winbush, Kurt Neal, Xavier Kondo | |
| 09:06 | Northwestern State | Gordon Dawson makes the 1st free throw | 63-46 |
| 09:06 | Northwestern State | Gordon Dawson misses the 2nd free throw | 63-46 |
| 09:06 | Chicago State | Andrew Ashby snags the defensive board | 63-46 |
| 09:03 | Chicago State | Steven Wright is hacked by Vernon Hollenbeck in the backcourt - foul #2 on Vernon Hollenbeck, team foul #4 | 63-46 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Lawrence Yerkes (PF) Gordon Dawson | |
| Subs | Chicago State | | |
| 08:54 | Chicago State | Steven Shumaker is hacked by Vernon Hollenbeck - foul #3 on Vernon Hollenbeck, team foul #5 | 63-46 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Martin Lackey (SG) Vernon Hollenbeck | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Carl Randle (SF) Jerome Shelby | |
| 08:41 | Chicago State | Steven Wright makes the runner from close range | 63-48 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 08:36 | Northwestern State | John Robinette misses the dunk | 63-48 |
| 08:35 | Chicago State | Carl Randle pulls down the rebound | 63-48 |
| 08:16 | Chicago State | Andrew Ashby lays it in on a nice dish by Sammy Williams and he's fouled by Leroy Slowinski - foul #1 on Leroy Slowinski, team foul #6 | 63-50 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Allen Givens (C) Leroy Slowinski | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Marc Brown (SG), Daniel Lawrence (C) Sammy Williams, Steven Wright | |
| 08:16 | Chicago State | Andrew Ashby makes the free throw | 63-51 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 07:58 | Northwestern State | Martin Lackey travels with the ball | 63-51 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Gene Leaf (PG), Don Boyd (SG), Marcus King (SF), Gordon Dawson (PF), Philip Munger (C) John Robinette, Martin Lackey, Jimmy Caviness, Lawrence Yerkes, Allen Givens | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Earl Winbush (PG), Kurt Neal (SF) Steven Shumaker, Carl Randle | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 07:41 | Chicago State | Kurt Neal banks in the layup set up by Earl Winbush | 63-53 |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Gene Leaf (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Don Boyd (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Marcus King (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Gordon Dawson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Philip Munger (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - Earl Winbush (fresh) 10 pts. 6 ast. SG - Marc Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kurt Neal (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Andrew Ashby (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. C - Daniel Lawrence (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:19 | Northwestern State | Gordon Dawson drills a jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Gene Leaf | 65-53 |
| 07:16 | Chicago State | Gene Leaf is called for the reach on Earl Winbush in the backcourt - foul #1 on Gene Leaf, team foul #7 | 65-53 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Vernon Hollenbeck (SF), Allen Givens (C) Marcus King, Philip Munger | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Jerome Shelby (PF) Andrew Ashby | |
| 07:16 | Chicago State | Earl Winbush makes the 1st free throw | 65-54 |
| 07:16 | Chicago State | Earl Winbush makes the 2nd free throw | 65-55 |
| 06:47 | Northwestern State | Vernon Hollenbeck buries a 3pt attempt from straight away | 68-55 |
| 06:45 | Chicago State | Earl Winbush is hacked by Gene Leaf in the backcourt - foul #2 on Gene Leaf, team foul #8 | 68-55 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Jimmy Caviness (SF), Lawrence Yerkes (PF), Leroy Slowinski (C) Gene Leaf, Gordon Dawson, Allen Givens | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Carl Randle (SF), Steven Wright (PF) Kurt Neal, Daniel Lawrence | |
| 06:45 | Chicago State | Earl Winbush misses the 1st free throw | 68-55 |
| 06:45 | Northwestern State | Leroy Slowinski pulls down the rebound | 68-55 |
| 06:33 | Northwestern State | Don Boyd makes the floater near the basket set up by Lawrence Yerkes | 70-55 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 06:24 | Chicago State | Jerome Shelby is by himself and knocks in the driving attempt from the left block set up by Marc Brown | 70-57 |
| 06:05 | Northwestern State | Vernon Hollenbeck drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Don Boyd | 73-57 |
| 05:50 | Chicago State | Marc Brown misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 73-57 |
| 05:49 | Northwestern State | Lawrence Yerkes grabs the board | 73-57 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 05:29 | Northwestern State | Don Boyd misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 73-57 |
| 05:28 | Northwestern State | Lawrence Yerkes tips it home | 75-57 |
| 05:11 | Chicago State | Earl Winbush drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Marc Brown | 75-59 |
| 04:42 | Northwestern State | Jimmy Caviness misses the 3 from the left corner | 75-59 |
| 04:41 | Chicago State | Steven Wright gets the rebound | 75-59 |
| 04:22 | Chicago State | Earl Winbush misses badly on the uncontested floater from the free throw line | 75-59 |
| 04:20 | Northwestern State | Leroy Slowinski grabs the defensive rebound | 75-59 |
| 03:56 | Northwestern State | Vernon Hollenbeck knocks in the turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Don Boyd | 77-59 |
| 03:53 | Chicago State | Chicago State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 77-59 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | John Robinette (PG), Gordon Dawson (SG), Marcus King (SF), Philip Munger (PF), Allen Givens (C) Vernon Hollenbeck, Don Boyd, Jimmy Caviness, Lawrence Yerkes, Leroy Slowinski | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Sammy Williams (PG), Steven Shumaker (SG), Kurt Neal (SF), Andrew Ashby (PF), Daniel Lawrence (C) Earl Winbush, Marc Brown, Carl Randle, Steven Wright, Jerome Shelby | |
| 03:46 | Chicago State | Philip Munger is called for the reach on Sammy Williams - foul #1 on Philip Munger, team foul #9 | 77-59 |
| 03:46 | Chicago State | Sammy Williams makes the 1st free throw | 77-60 |
| 03:46 | Chicago State | Sammy Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 77-60 |
| 03:46 | Northwestern State | Allen Givens grabs the board | 77-60 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:22 | Northwestern State | Gordon Dawson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 77-60 |
| 03:20 | Northwestern State | John Robinette tips it but misses | 77-60 |
| 03:19 | Northwestern State | Gordon Dawson grabs the offensive rebound | 77-60 |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - John Robinette (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gordon Dawson (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. SF - Marcus King (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Philip Munger (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Allen Givens (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - Sammy Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Steven Shumaker (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kurt Neal (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Andrew Ashby (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. C - Daniel Lawrence (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 02:59 | Northwestern State | Marcus King can't throw it down but he's fouled by Kurt Neal - foul #2 on Kurt Neal, team foul #5 | 77-60 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Gene Leaf (PG), Martin Lackey (SG) John Robinette, Allen Givens | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Xavier Kondo (SF), Steven Wright (C) Andrew Ashby, Daniel Lawrence | |
| 02:59 | Northwestern State | Marcus King makes the 1st free throw | 78-60 |
| 02:59 | Northwestern State | Marcus King makes the 2nd free throw | 79-60 |
| 02:42 | Chicago State | Kurt Neal hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 79-60 |
| 02:40 | Chicago State | Xavier Kondo snags the offensive board | 79-60 |
| 02:25 | Chicago State | Steven Wright misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Gordon Dawson - foul #1 on Gordon Dawson, team foul #10 | 79-60 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Leroy Slowinski (C) Philip Munger | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Jerome Shelby (C) Kurt Neal | |
| 02:25 | Chicago State | Steven Wright misses the 1st free throw | 79-60 |
| 02:25 | Chicago State | Steven Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 79-61 |
| 02:03 | Northwestern State | Martin Lackey misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 79-61 |
| 02:01 | Chicago State | Jerome Shelby grabs the board | 79-61 |
| 01:57 | Chicago State | Steven Wright misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint | 79-61 |
| 01:56 | Chicago State | Jerome Shelby snags the offensive board | 79-61 |
| 01:49 | Chicago State | Leroy Slowinski steps in front of the Xavier Kondo pass | 79-61 |
| 01:24 | Northwestern State | Marcus King misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 79-61 |
| 01:22 | Chicago State | The rebound goes to Steven Wright | 79-61 |
| 01:14 | Chicago State | Xavier Kondo clanks a floater from the left block | 79-61 |
| 01:13 | Northwestern State | Leroy Slowinski pulls down the rebound | 79-61 |
| 00:51 | Northwestern State | Gene Leaf misses short on an open jumper from the free throw line | 79-61 |
| 00:49 | Chicago State | Jerome Shelby grabs the board | 79-61 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:43 | Chicago State | Gordon Dawson picks off the pass by Steven Wright | 79-61 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:18 | Northwestern State | Sammy Williams is called for the reach on Gene Leaf - foul #1 on Sammy Williams, team foul #6 | 79-61 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Vernon Hollenbeck (SF), Philip Munger (C) Martin Lackey, Marcus King | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Kurt Neal (SF) Xavier Kondo | |
| 00:00 | Northwestern State | Gene Leaf runs out the clock | 79-61 |