| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Nicolas Koopman (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Steve Betz (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Patrick Webber (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Carl Richardson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Scott Stemple (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Timothy Vick (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Jim Carter (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SF - James Collins (fresh) 5 pts. PF - James Peter (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - David Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern | Patrick Webber inbounds the ball | 27-40 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:46 | Northwestern | Steve Betz misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Jim Carter - foul #3 on Jim Carter, team foul #1 | 27-40 |
| 19:46 | Northwestern | Steve Betz makes the 1st free throw | 28-40 |
| 19:46 | Northwestern | Steve Betz makes the 2nd free throw | 29-40 |
| 19:27 | Memphis | Timothy Vick can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 29-40 |
| 19:25 | Northwestern | Scott Stemple pulls down the rebound | 29-40 |
| 19:15 | Northwestern | Nicolas Koopman is called for traveling | 29-40 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Memphis | Gary Peterson (SG) Timothy Vick | |
| 19:04 | Memphis | Jim Carter makes the 3pt shot from straight away | 29-43 |
| 18:51 | Northwestern | Carl Richardson's fadeaway is rejected by James Peter | 29-43 |
| 18:50 | Northwestern | Scott Stemple hits the follow up shot | 31-43 |
| 18:40 | Memphis | Gary Peterson is called for 10 seconds | 31-43 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Reed (SG), James Carey (SF), William Carter (PF), Lee Merrick (C) Steve Betz, Patrick Webber, Carl Richardson, Scott Stemple | |
| Subs | Memphis | Nicholas Henning (SG), Steven Bulluck (SF), Paul Crews (C) Gary Peterson, James Collins, David Smith | |
| 18:26 | Northwestern | Nicolas Koopman connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 34-43 |
| 18:04 | Memphis | James Peter knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing | 34-45 |
| 17:50 | Northwestern | James Carey is fouled on the floor by Steven Bulluck - foul #1 on Steven Bulluck, team foul #2 | 34-45 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Damron (PG), Carl Richardson (PF) Nicolas Koopman, Lee Merrick | |
| Subs | Memphis | Timothy Vick (PG), James Collins (SF), David Smith (C) Nicholas Henning, Steven Bulluck, Paul Crews | |
| 17:40 | Northwestern | Carl Richardson can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 34-45 |
| 17:38 | Memphis | James Peter snags the defensive board | 34-45 |
| 17:24 | Memphis | Jim Carter misses the 3 from the right corner | 34-45 |
| 17:22 | Memphis | Jim Carter pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-45 |
| 17:17 | Memphis | Jim Carter buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from David Smith | 34-48 |
| 17:04 | Northwestern | Carl Richardson misses long on a floater in the paint but he's fouled by James Peter - foul #2 on James Peter, team foul #3 | 34-48 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Steve Betz (SG), Patrick Webber (SF), Scott Stemple (C) James Reed, James Carey, William Carter | |
| Subs | Memphis | Gary Peterson (SG), Paul Crews (PF) Timothy Vick, James Peter | |
| 17:04 | Northwestern | Carl Richardson makes the 1st free throw | 35-48 |
| 17:04 | Northwestern | Carl Richardson makes the 2nd free throw | 36-48 |
| 16:45 | Memphis | Scott Stemple is called for the reach on David Smith - foul #2 on Scott Stemple, team foul #1 | 36-48 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Lee Merrick (PF) Carl Richardson | |
| Subs | Memphis | Timothy Vick (PG), Steven Bulluck (SF), James Peter (PF) Jim Carter, James Collins, David Smith | |
| 16:32 | Memphis | Patrick Webber is called for the reach on Steven Bulluck - foul #2 on Patrick Webber, team foul #2 | 36-48 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Nicolas Koopman (PG) Robert Damron | |
| Subs | Memphis | Jim Carter (PG), James Collins (SF), David Smith (C) Timothy Vick, Steven Bulluck, James Peter | |
| 16:21 | Memphis | Paul Crews connects on the fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Jim Carter | 36-50 |
| 16:16 | Northwestern | Patrick Webber scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Steve Betz | 39-50 |
| 15:56 | Memphis | James Collins scores on a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Jim Carter | 39-52 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Nicolas Koopman (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Steve Betz (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Patrick Webber (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - Lee Merrick (fresh) 2 reb. C - Scott Stemple (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Jim Carter (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - Gary Peterson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Collins (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Paul Crews (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - David Smith (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:47 | Northwestern | Scott Stemple makes the jumper in the paint set up by Nicolas Koopman | 41-52 |
| 15:45 | Memphis | Jim Carter is fouled in the backcourt by Nicolas Koopman - foul #3 on Nicolas Koopman, team foul #3 | 41-52 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Carl Richardson (PF), Peter Hines (C) Lee Merrick, Scott Stemple | |
| Subs | Memphis | Timothy Vick (PG), Steven Bulluck (SF), James Peter (PF) Gary Peterson, James Collins, David Smith | |
| 15:27 | Memphis | Steven Bulluck is fouled on the floor by Peter Hines - foul #1 on Peter Hines, team foul #4 | 41-52 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Damron (PG), James Carey (SF), William Carter (C) Nicolas Koopman, Patrick Webber, Peter Hines | |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| 15:14 | Memphis | Steve Betz takes the ball from Jim Carter | 41-52 |
| 14:54 | Northwestern | Steve Betz clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 41-52 |
| 14:53 | Memphis | Timothy Vick grabs the defensive rebound | 41-52 |
| 14:36 | Memphis | William Carter is called for the reach on Jim Carter - foul #2 on William Carter, team foul #5 | 41-52 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Nicolas Koopman (PG), James Reed (SG), Patrick Webber (SF), Peter Hines (C) Robert Damron, Steve Betz, James Carey, William Carter | |
| Subs | Memphis | Gary Peterson (SG), James Collins (SF), David Smith (C) Jim Carter, Steven Bulluck, Paul Crews | |
| 14:19 | Memphis | James Collins hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-52 |
| 14:18 | Memphis | James Peter gets the offensive rebound | 41-52 |
| 14:08 | Memphis | David Smith's fadeaway is rejected by Peter Hines | 41-52 |
| 14:06 | Northwestern | Peter Hines gets the rebound | 41-52 |
| 13:49 | Northwestern | Patrick Webber misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 41-52 |
| 13:48 | Northwestern | Carl Richardson tips it back up and in | 43-52 |
| 13:25 | Memphis | James Collins is called for traveling | 43-52 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Damron (PG), Steve Betz (SG), James Carey (SF), William Carter (PF), Scott Stemple (C) Nicolas Koopman, James Reed, Patrick Webber, Carl Richardson, Peter Hines | |
| Subs | Memphis | Jim Carter (PG), Nicholas Henning (SG), Steven Bulluck (SF), Paul Crews (PF) Timothy Vick, Gary Peterson, James Collins, James Peter | |
| 13:12 | Northwestern | James Carey is hacked by Steven Bulluck - foul #2 on Steven Bulluck, team foul #4 | 43-52 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Memphis | James Peter (PF) David Smith | |
| 13:02 | Northwestern | Steve Betz misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 43-52 |
| 13:00 | Northwestern | Scott Stemple snags the offensive board | 43-52 |
| 12:51 | Northwestern | Scott Stemple misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 43-52 |
| 12:50 | Northwestern | James Carey tips it home | 45-52 |
| 12:36 | Memphis | James Peter misses the easy layup | 45-52 |
| 12:34 | Northwestern | Steve Betz grabs the board | 45-52 |
| 12:20 | Northwestern | Steve Betz's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-52 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Nicolas Koopman (PG), James Reed (SG), Patrick Webber (SF), Lee Merrick (PF), Peter Hines (C) Robert Damron, Steve Betz, James Carey, William Carter, Scott Stemple | |
| Subs | Memphis | Gary Peterson (SG), James Collins (SF), David Smith (C) Nicholas Henning, Steven Bulluck, James Peter | |
| 12:01 | Memphis | David Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-52 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Memphis | James Peter (PF) Paul Crews | |
| 11:48 | Northwestern | Nicolas Koopman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-52 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Memphis | Timothy Vick (PG), Paul Crews (PF) Gary Peterson, James Peter | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Nicolas Koopman (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Reed (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Patrick Webber (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - Lee Merrick (fresh) 2 reb. C - Peter Hines (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Timothy Vick (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Jim Carter (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Collins (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Paul Crews (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - David Smith (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Memphis | Jim Carter is fouled on the floor by Patrick Webber - foul #3 on Patrick Webber, team foul #6 | 45-52 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Steve Betz (SG) James Reed | |
| Subs | Memphis | Gary Peterson (SG), James Peter (PF) Timothy Vick, Paul Crews | |
| 11:14 | Memphis | Jim Carter misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 45-52 |
| 11:13 | Northwestern | Lee Merrick snags the defensive board | 45-52 |
| 10:56 | Northwestern | Patrick Webber hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 45-52 |
| 10:54 | Memphis | James Peter gets the rebound | 45-52 |
| 10:40 | Memphis | Gary Peterson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 45-52 |
| 10:38 | Northwestern | Patrick Webber pulls down the rebound | 45-52 |
| 10:33 | Northwestern | Nicolas Koopman comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 45-52 |
| 10:31 | Memphis | James Collins pulls down the rebound | 45-52 |
| 10:14 | Memphis | Jim Carter misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 45-52 |
| 10:13 | Northwestern | Lee Merrick gets the rebound | 45-52 |
| 09:49 | Northwestern | A charge is called on Peter Hines - foul #2 on Peter Hines, team foul #7 | 45-52 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Damron (PG), James Reed (SG), James Carey (SF), Carl Richardson (PF), Scott Stemple (C) Nicolas Koopman, Steve Betz, Patrick Webber, Lee Merrick, Peter Hines | |
| Subs | Memphis | Timothy Vick (PG), Nicholas Henning (SG), Steven Bulluck (SF), Paul Crews (PF), Kyle Gibson (C) Jim Carter, Gary Peterson, James Collins, James Peter, David Smith | |
| 09:27 | Memphis | The pull-up jumper by Steven Bulluck is blocked by Scott Stemple | 45-52 |
| 09:26 | Memphis | Paul Crews can't tip it in | 45-52 |
| 09:24 | Northwestern | Carl Richardson grabs the defensive rebound | 45-52 |
| 09:04 | Northwestern | James Reed comes up short on the turnaround from close range | 45-52 |
| 09:02 | Memphis | Timothy Vick grabs the defensive rebound | 45-52 |
| 08:41 | Memphis | Paul Crews comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Robert Damron - foul #3 on Robert Damron, team foul #8 | 45-52 |
| Subs | Northwestern | William Carter (C) Scott Stemple | |
| Subs | Memphis | Jim Carter (SG), James Peter (PF) Nicholas Henning, Kyle Gibson | |
| 08:41 | Memphis | Paul Crews misses the 1st free throw | 45-52 |
| 08:41 | Memphis | Paul Crews makes the 2nd free throw | 45-53 |
| 08:26 | Northwestern | Carl Richardson buries a shot in the paint | 47-53 |
| 08:23 | Memphis | James Peter travels in the backcourt | 47-53 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Nicolas Koopman (PG), Steve Betz (SG) Robert Damron, James Reed | |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| 08:18 | Northwestern | William Carter's pass is intercepted by Timothy Vick | 47-53 |
| 08:15 | Memphis | Steven Bulluck lays it in on a nice dish by Timothy Vick | 47-55 |
| 07:52 | Northwestern | Nicolas Koopman misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 47-55 |
| 07:51 | Northwestern | James Carey grabs the offensive board | 47-55 |
| 07:40 | Northwestern | Nicolas Koopman misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 47-55 |
| 07:39 | Memphis | The rebound goes to James Peter | 47-55 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Nicolas Koopman (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Steve Betz (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - James Carey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Carl Richardson (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. C - William Carter (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Timothy Vick (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jim Carter (tiring) 20 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SF - Steven Bulluck (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Peter (tiring) 10 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. C - Paul Crews (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:37 | Memphis | Jim Carter is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 47-55 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Patrick Webber (SF), Scott Stemple (C) James Carey, Carl Richardson | |
| Subs | Memphis | Gary Peterson (SG), James Collins (SF), David Smith (C) Timothy Vick, Steven Bulluck, Paul Crews | |
| 07:28 | Northwestern | Nicolas Koopman is fouled on the floor by James Collins - foul #1 on James Collins, team foul #5 | 47-55 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Memphis | Paul Crews (PF) James Peter | |
| 07:16 | Northwestern | Nicolas Koopman can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 47-55 |
| 07:15 | Northwestern | Steve Betz snags the offensive board | 47-55 |
| 07:04 | Northwestern | Patrick Webber scores on a 3 from straight away set up by Nicolas Koopman | 50-55 |
| 07:02 | Memphis | Jim Carter throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 50-55 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Damron (PG), James Reed (SG), Carl Richardson (PF) Nicolas Koopman, Steve Betz, William Carter | |
| Subs | Memphis | Timothy Vick (PG), James Peter (PF) Gary Peterson, Paul Crews | |
| 06:40 | Northwestern | Scott Stemple misses badly on a driving attempt near the basket but the foul's on David Smith - foul #1 on David Smith, team foul #6 | 50-55 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Carey (SF), Peter Hines (PF) Patrick Webber, Carl Richardson | |
| Subs | Memphis | Gary Peterson (SG), Steven Bulluck (SF) Timothy Vick, James Collins | |
| 06:40 | Northwestern | Scott Stemple makes the 1st free throw | 51-55 |
| 06:40 | Northwestern | Scott Stemple misses the 2nd free throw | 51-55 |
| 06:40 | Memphis | James Peter gets the rebound | 51-55 |
| 06:27 | Memphis | James Peter misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on James Carey - foul #3 on James Carey, team foul #9 | 51-55 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Memphis | Timothy Vick (PG), James Collins (SF), Paul Crews (C) Gary Peterson, Steven Bulluck, David Smith | |
| 06:27 | Memphis | James Peter misses the 1st free throw | 51-55 |
| 06:27 | Memphis | James Peter makes the 2nd free throw | 51-56 |
| 06:17 | Northwestern | James Peter swats the dunk try by Scott Stemple | 51-56 |
| 06:16 | Memphis | Timothy Vick grabs the defensive rebound | 51-56 |
| 05:55 | Memphis | Paul Crews can't finish the layup | 51-56 |
| 05:53 | Memphis | James Collins can't tip it in | 51-56 |
| 05:52 | Northwestern | Peter Hines gets the rebound | 51-56 |
| 05:37 | Northwestern | Scott Stemple misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 51-56 |
| 05:35 | Northwestern | The offensive rebound goes to Scott Stemple | 51-56 |
| 05:29 | Northwestern | Scott Stemple is whistled for traveling | 51-56 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Nicolas Koopman (PG), Steve Betz (SG), Patrick Webber (SF), William Carter (PF), Lee Merrick (C) Robert Damron, James Reed, James Carey, Peter Hines, Scott Stemple | |
| Subs | Memphis | Gary Peterson (SG), Steven Bulluck (SF), David Smith (C) Timothy Vick, James Collins, Paul Crews | |
| 05:24 | Memphis | James Peter loses the dribble to Nicolas Koopman in the backcourt | 51-56 |
| 05:23 | Northwestern | Nicolas Koopman lays it in | 53-56 |
| 05:20 | Memphis | Gary Peterson is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 53-56 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Memphis | Paul Crews (PF) James Peter | |
| 05:11 | Northwestern | Patrick Webber misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 53-56 |
| 05:10 | Northwestern | William Carter pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-56 |
| 05:01 | Northwestern | Steve Betz connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from William Carter | 55-56 |
| 04:58 | Memphis | Jim Carter is hacked by Nicolas Koopman in the backcourt - foul #4 on Nicolas Koopman, team foul #10 | 55-56 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Carl Richardson (PF) Lee Merrick | |
| Subs | Memphis | James Peter (PF) Paul Crews | |
| 04:58 | Memphis | Jim Carter makes the 1st free throw | 55-57 |
| 04:58 | Memphis | Jim Carter misses the 2nd free throw | 55-57 |
| 04:58 | Northwestern | Carl Richardson grabs the board | 55-57 |
| 04:45 | Northwestern | Nicolas Koopman makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 58-57 |
| 04:30 | Memphis | Steven Bulluck misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 58-57 |
| 04:28 | Northwestern | William Carter gets the rebound | 58-57 |
| 04:24 | Northwestern | Steve Betz hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 58-57 |
| 04:22 | Northwestern | Nicolas Koopman grabs the offensive board | 58-57 |
| 04:09 | Northwestern | Steve Betz misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 58-57 |
| 04:07 | Memphis | David Smith snags the defensive board | 58-57 |
| 03:52 | Memphis | James Peter scores on a fadeaway from the left side | 58-59 |
| 03:38 | Northwestern | Carl Richardson scores on a fadeaway from the right block set up by Steve Betz | 60-59 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Nicolas Koopman (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Steve Betz (tiring) 9 pts. 2 reb. SF - Patrick Webber (tiring) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Carl Richardson (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. C - William Carter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Jim Carter (tiring) 21 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - Gary Peterson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Steven Bulluck (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Peter (tiring) 13 pts. 9 reb. 4 blk. C - David Smith (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:20 | Memphis | James Peter hits a wide open runner near the basket on a nice dish by David Smith | 60-61 |
| 03:04 | Northwestern | Steve Betz can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 60-61 |
| 03:03 | Memphis | James Peter gets the rebound | 60-61 |
| 02:47 | Memphis | Jim Carter double dribbles | 60-61 |
| 02:47 | Memphis | Memphis calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-61 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Damron (PG), James Reed (SG), James Carey (SF), Lee Merrick (PF), Scott Stemple (C) Nicolas Koopman, Steve Betz, Patrick Webber, Carl Richardson, William Carter | |
| Subs | Memphis | Timothy Vick (PG), Nicholas Henning (SG), James Collins (SF), Paul Crews (PF), Kyle Gibson (C) Jim Carter, Gary Peterson, Steven Bulluck, James Peter, David Smith | |
| 02:45 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-61 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Carl Richardson (PF) Lee Merrick | |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| 02:29 | Northwestern | Carl Richardson clanks a floater near the basket | 60-61 |
| 02:28 | Memphis | Kyle Gibson grabs the defensive rebound | 60-61 |
| 02:10 | Memphis | Timothy Vick misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 60-61 |
| 02:08 | Memphis | Kyle Gibson tips it home | 60-63 |
| 02:08 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 60-63 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Nicolas Koopman (PG) Robert Damron | |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| 01:56 | Northwestern | Nicolas Koopman hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Nicholas Henning - foul #1 on Nicholas Henning, team foul #7 | 60-63 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Steve Betz (SG), Patrick Webber (SF) James Reed, James Carey | |
| Subs | Memphis | Jim Carter (SG), James Peter (PF), David Smith (C) Nicholas Henning, Paul Crews, Kyle Gibson | |
| 01:56 | Northwestern | Nicolas Koopman makes the 1st free throw | 61-63 |
| 01:56 | Northwestern | Nicolas Koopman makes the 2nd free throw | 62-63 |
| 01:32 | Memphis | Jim Carter hits a wide open 3pt jumper from the right wing | 62-66 |
| 01:14 | Northwestern | Scott Stemple misses short on a floater near the basket | 62-66 |
| 01:13 | Memphis | James Peter grabs the defensive rebound | 62-66 |
| 00:52 | Memphis | James Collins misses the jumpshot from the left side | 62-66 |
| 00:51 | Memphis | James Peter tips it but misses | 62-66 |
| 00:50 | Northwestern | Nicolas Koopman grabs the defensive rebound | 62-66 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:35 | Northwestern | Steve Betz hits a 3 pointer from the right wing | 65-66 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:34 | Memphis | David Smith is fouled in the backcourt by Steve Betz - foul #2 on Steve Betz, team foul #11 | 65-66 |
| 00:34 | Memphis | David Smith makes the 1st free throw | 65-67 |
| 00:34 | Memphis | David Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 65-67 |
| 00:34 | Northwestern | Scott Stemple pulls down the rebound | 65-67 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:14 | Northwestern | David Smith swats the short shot by Carl Richardson | 65-67 |
| 00:12 | Memphis | James Collins pulls down the rebound | 65-67 |
| 00:09 | Memphis | James Collins is fouled in the backcourt by Steve Betz - foul #3 on Steve Betz, team foul #12 | 65-67 |
| 00:09 | Memphis | James Collins makes the 1st free throw | 65-68 |
| 00:09 | Memphis | James Collins misses the 2nd free throw | 65-68 |
| 00:09 | Northwestern | Carl Richardson snags the defensive board | 65-68 |
| 00:09 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 65-68 |
| 00:01 | Northwestern | Nicolas Koopman clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 65-68 |
| 00:00 | Northwestern | Scott Stemple grabs the offensive rebound | 65-68 |