| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Jason Bell (fresh) SG - Paul Roa (fresh) SF - Dewayne Sullivan (fresh) PF - Bruce Muir (fresh) C - Joel Beeks (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - John Wilson (fresh) SG - Kenneth Snodgrass (fresh) SF - Eugene Sayler (fresh) PF - William Larabee (fresh) C - David King (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern State | Bruce Muir wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Pepperdine | Pepperdine is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:56 | Northwestern State | Kenneth Snodgrass is called for the reach on Paul Roa in the backcourt - foul #1 on Kenneth Snodgrass, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | Northwestern State | Jason Bell connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Bruce Muir | 2-0 |
| 19:41 | Pepperdine | David King is fouled in the backcourt by Joel Beeks - foul #1 on Joel Beeks, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:23 | Pepperdine | David King scores on a jumper from close range set up by John Wilson | 2-2 |
| 19:19 | Northwestern State | Paul Roa's pass is intercepted by Eugene Sayler in the backcourt | 2-2 |
| 19:17 | Pepperdine | Kenneth Snodgrass lays it in on a great pass from Eugene Sayler | 2-4 |
| 19:02 | Northwestern State | Bruce Muir misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 2-4 |
| 19:00 | Pepperdine | The rebound goes to David King | 2-4 |
| 18:47 | Pepperdine | John Wilson clanks a turnaround in the lane | 2-4 |
| 18:46 | Pepperdine | Eugene Sayler grabs the offensive board | 2-4 |
| 18:25 | Pepperdine | John Wilson drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Eugene Sayler | 2-6 |
| 18:11 | Northwestern State | Jason Bell misses the 3 from straight away | 2-6 |
| 18:10 | Pepperdine | William Larabee grabs the board | 2-6 |
| 18:04 | Pepperdine | Paul Roa steps in front of the David King pass | 2-6 |
| 17:42 | Northwestern State | Joel Beeks can't connect on a jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by David King - foul #1 on David King, team foul #2 | 2-6 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Fred Barreras (PG), Troy Boulton (SG), Patrick Timmer (SF), William Eberhard (PF) Jason Bell, Paul Roa, Dewayne Sullivan, Bruce Muir | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | John Watson (PG), Isaiah Batson (SG), Steve Danek (SF), Robert Binder (PF), John Armenta (C) John Wilson, Kenneth Snodgrass, Eugene Sayler, William Larabee, David King | |
| 17:42 | Northwestern State | Joel Beeks makes the 1st free throw | 3-6 |
| 17:42 | Northwestern State | Joel Beeks makes the 2nd free throw | 4-6 |
| 17:21 | Pepperdine | Joel Beeks swats the short shot by Steve Danek | 4-6 |
| 17:19 | Northwestern State | Joel Beeks pulls down the rebound | 4-6 |
| 17:16 | Northwestern State | Fred Barreras throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 4-6 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Terry Grove (C) Joel Beeks | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | | |
| 17:03 | Pepperdine | John Watson loses the dribble to Terry Grove | 4-6 |
| 16:42 | Northwestern State | Fred Barreras hits a wide open 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Patrick Timmer | 7-6 |
| 16:22 | Pepperdine | John Watson double dribbles | 7-6 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Jason Bell (PG), Paul Roa (SG), Bruce Muir (PF) Fred Barreras, Troy Boulton, Terry Grove | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | John Wilson (PG), Charles Price (SG), Dwight Reeser (SF), William Larabee (PF), David King (C) John Watson, Isaiah Batson, Steve Danek, Robert Binder, John Armenta | |
| 16:03 | Northwestern State | John Wilson is called for the reach on Jason Bell - foul #1 on John Wilson, team foul #3 | 7-6 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Dewayne Sullivan (SF), Joel Beeks (C) Patrick Timmer, William Eberhard | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | | |
| 15:48 | Northwestern State | Dewayne Sullivan misses short on a shot from the right wing | 7-6 |
| 15:47 | Northwestern State | Bruce Muir can't tip it in | 7-6 |
| 15:45 | Pepperdine | William Larabee snags the defensive board | 7-6 |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Jason Bell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Paul Roa (fairly fresh) SF - Dewayne Sullivan (tiring) PF - Bruce Muir (fairly fresh) C - Joel Beeks (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - John Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Price (fresh) SF - Dwight Reeser (fresh) PF - William Larabee (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - David King (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:24 | Pepperdine | William Larabee lays it in set up by John Wilson and he's hacked by Bruce Muir - foul #1 on Bruce Muir, team foul #2 | 7-8 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Patrick Timmer (SF) Dewayne Sullivan | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Kenneth Snodgrass (SG), Eugene Sayler (SF) Charles Price, Dwight Reeser | |
| 15:24 | Pepperdine | William Larabee makes the free throw | 7-9 |
| 15:05 | Northwestern State | Paul Roa misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 7-9 |
| 15:03 | Pepperdine | Eugene Sayler grabs the board | 7-9 |
| 14:58 | Pepperdine | John Wilson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 7-9 |
| 14:56 | Pepperdine | William Larabee tips it home | 7-11 |
| 14:32 | Northwestern State | Patrick Timmer drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 9-11 |
| 14:20 | Pepperdine | Kenneth Snodgrass is open but comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 9-11 |
| 14:19 | Northwestern State | Joel Beeks snags the defensive board | 9-11 |
| 14:02 | Northwestern State | Bruce Muir is hacked by David King - foul #2 on David King, team foul #4 | 9-11 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Troy Boulton (SG), Terry Grove (SF), William Eberhard (C) Paul Roa, Patrick Timmer, Joel Beeks | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | John Watson (PG), Charles Price (SG), Dwight Reeser (SF), Robert Binder (PF), John Armenta (C) John Wilson, Kenneth Snodgrass, Eugene Sayler, William Larabee, David King | |
| 13:41 | Northwestern State | William Eberhard blows the layup but he's hacked by John Armenta - foul #1 on John Armenta, team foul #5 | 9-11 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Dewayne Sullivan (SF) Bruce Muir | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Steve Danek (C) John Armenta | |
| 13:41 | Northwestern State | William Eberhard misses the 1st free throw | 9-11 |
| 13:41 | Northwestern State | William Eberhard makes the 2nd free throw | 10-11 |
| 13:21 | Pepperdine | Steve Danek's layup is rejected by William Eberhard | 10-11 |
| 13:20 | Northwestern State | Terry Grove snags the defensive board | 10-11 |
| 12:57 | Northwestern State | William Eberhard scores on a jumper from the right block | 12-11 |
| 12:35 | Pepperdine | William Eberhard blocks the jumper by Charles Price | 12-11 |
| 12:33 | Northwestern State | William Eberhard snags the defensive board | 12-11 |
| 12:06 | Northwestern State | Troy Boulton is open and scores on a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Jason Bell | 15-11 |
| 12:02 | Pepperdine | Troy Boulton picks off the pass by Charles Price in the backcourt | 15-11 |
| 12:01 | Northwestern State | Jason Bell throws it down set up by Troy Boulton | 17-11 |
| 11:48 | Pepperdine | Troy Boulton takes the ball from John Watson | 17-11 |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Jason Bell (tired) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Troy Boulton (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Dewayne Sullivan (tired) PF - William Eberhard (tiring) 3 pts. 2 blk. C - Terry Grove (tiring) | |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - John Watson (fairly fresh) SG - Charles Price (tiring) SF - Dwight Reeser (tiring) PF - Robert Binder (fairly fresh) C - Steve Danek (tiring) | |
| 11:25 | Northwestern State | A charge is called on Terry Grove - foul #1 on Terry Grove, team foul #3 | 17-11 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Fred Barreras (PG), Paul Roa (SG), Patrick Timmer (SF), Bruce Muir (PF), Joel Beeks (C) Jason Bell, Troy Boulton, Dewayne Sullivan, William Eberhard, Terry Grove | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | John Wilson (PG), Kenneth Snodgrass (SG), Eugene Sayler (SF), William Larabee (PF), John Armenta (C) John Watson, Charles Price, Dwight Reeser, Robert Binder, Steve Danek | |
| 11:05 | Pepperdine | Kenneth Snodgrass connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from John Wilson | 17-14 |
| 11:00 | Northwestern State | Patrick Timmer is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 17-14 |
| 10:46 | Pepperdine | William Larabee hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater from the baseline | 17-14 |
| 10:45 | Northwestern State | Joel Beeks pulls down the rebound | 17-14 |
| 10:23 | Northwestern State | Eugene Sayler blocks the short jumper by Bruce Muir | 17-14 |
| 10:22 | Northwestern State | Paul Roa tips it but misses | 17-14 |
| 10:20 | Pepperdine | William Larabee snags the defensive board | 17-14 |
| 10:12 | Pepperdine | John Wilson can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Bruce Muir - foul #2 on Bruce Muir, team foul #4 | 17-14 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | William Eberhard (PF) Bruce Muir | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Isaiah Batson (SG), Robert Binder (PF) Kenneth Snodgrass, William Larabee | |
| 10:12 | Pepperdine | John Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 17-15 |
| 10:12 | Pepperdine | John Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 17-16 |
| 10:10 | Northwestern State | Patrick Timmer is fouled in the backcourt by Eugene Sayler - foul #1 on Eugene Sayler, team foul #6 | 17-16 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Jason Bell (PG) Fred Barreras | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | | |
| 10:03 | Northwestern State | Patrick Timmer double dribbles | 17-16 |
| 09:46 | Pepperdine | John Armenta is open but comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 17-16 |
| 09:44 | Northwestern State | Joel Beeks grabs the defensive rebound | 17-16 |
| 09:22 | Northwestern State | William Eberhard connects on the driving attempt in the paint | 19-16 |
| 08:53 | Pepperdine | Isaiah Batson loses the ball out of bounds | 19-16 |
| 08:53 | Northwestern State | Northwestern State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 19-16 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Fred Barreras (PG), Terry Grove (SF) Jason Bell, Patrick Timmer | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | John Watson (PG), Kenneth Snodgrass (SG), William Larabee (PF) John Wilson, Isaiah Batson, John Armenta | |
| 08:32 | Northwestern State | Joel Beeks is open and scores on a fadeaway from the right block | 21-16 |
| 08:17 | Pepperdine | John Watson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 21-16 |
| 08:16 | Pepperdine | Eugene Sayler pulls down the offensive rebound | 21-16 |
| 08:01 | Pepperdine | Kenneth Snodgrass throws a bad pass out of bounds | 21-16 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Jason Bell (PG), Troy Boulton (SG), Dewayne Sullivan (SF), Patrick Timmer (PF) Fred Barreras, Paul Roa, Terry Grove, Joel Beeks | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | John Wilson (PG), Steve Danek (SF) John Watson, Eugene Sayler | |
| 07:45 | Northwestern State | Dewayne Sullivan is denied on a layup by Robert Binder | 21-16 |
| 07:43 | Northwestern State | Patrick Timmer tips it home | 23-16 |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Jason Bell (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Troy Boulton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Dewayne Sullivan (tiring) PF - Patrick Timmer (tiring) 4 pts. C - William Eberhard (tired) 5 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - John Wilson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kenneth Snodgrass (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Steve Danek (fairly fresh) PF - William Larabee (tired) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Binder (tiring) | |
| 07:39 | Pepperdine | Kenneth Snodgrass scores on a floater from the right side on a great pass from John Wilson | 23-18 |
| 07:36 | Northwestern State | Steve Danek is called for the reach on Troy Boulton in the backcourt - foul #1 on Steve Danek, team foul #7 | 23-18 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Terry Grove (C) William Eberhard | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | | |
| 07:36 | Northwestern State | Troy Boulton makes the 1st free throw | 24-18 |
| 07:36 | Northwestern State | Troy Boulton makes the 2nd free throw | 25-18 |
| 07:22 | Pepperdine | Kenneth Snodgrass misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 25-18 |
| 07:20 | Northwestern State | Terry Grove gets the rebound | 25-18 |
| 07:18 | Northwestern State | Jason Bell double dribbles in the backcourt | 25-18 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Isaiah Batson (SG), Eugene Sayler (SF), John Armenta (C) Kenneth Snodgrass, Steve Danek, Robert Binder | |
| 07:07 | Pepperdine | William Larabee blows the dunk | 25-18 |
| 07:05 | Northwestern State | Troy Boulton pulls down the rebound | 25-18 |
| 06:45 | Northwestern State | Troy Boulton knocks in the floater from close range set up by Jason Bell | 27-18 |
| 06:42 | Pepperdine | John Wilson is fouled in the backcourt by Jason Bell - foul #1 on Jason Bell, team foul #5 | 27-18 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Fred Barreras (PG), Paul Roa (SG), William Eberhard (PF), Joel Beeks (C) Jason Bell, Troy Boulton, Dewayne Sullivan, Terry Grove | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | John Watson (PG), Charles Price (SG), Dwight Reeser (SF), Robert Binder (PF) John Wilson, Isaiah Batson, Eugene Sayler, William Larabee | |
| 06:35 | Pepperdine | John Armenta misses the dunk but the foul's on William Eberhard - foul #1 on William Eberhard, team foul #6 | 27-18 |
| 06:35 | Pepperdine | John Armenta makes the 1st free throw | 27-19 |
| 06:35 | Pepperdine | John Armenta misses the 2nd free throw | 27-19 |
| 06:35 | Northwestern State | The rebound goes to William Eberhard | 27-19 |
| 06:21 | Northwestern State | Paul Roa comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 27-19 |
| 06:19 | Pepperdine | Dwight Reeser grabs the defensive rebound | 27-19 |
| 06:16 | Pepperdine | Charles Price is fouled in the backcourt by Paul Roa - foul #1 on Paul Roa, team foul #7 | 27-19 |
| 06:16 | Pepperdine | Charles Price misses the 1st free throw | 27-19 |
| 06:16 | Pepperdine | Robert Binder grabs the offensive rebound | 27-19 |
| 05:59 | Pepperdine | Charles Price misses the fadeaway from the baseline | 27-19 |
| 05:57 | Northwestern State | Fred Barreras gets the rebound | 27-19 |
| 05:36 | Northwestern State | Patrick Timmer misses long on a shot from the left side | 27-19 |
| 05:34 | Pepperdine | Robert Binder grabs the defensive rebound | 27-19 |
| 05:30 | Pepperdine | Patrick Timmer picks off the pass by Robert Binder | 27-19 |
| 05:09 | Northwestern State | Patrick Timmer is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Patrick Timmer, team foul #8 | 27-19 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Jason Bell (PG), Troy Boulton (SG), Dewayne Sullivan (SF), Terry Grove (PF) Fred Barreras, Paul Roa, Patrick Timmer, William Eberhard | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | John Wilson (PG), Kenneth Snodgrass (SG), Eugene Sayler (SF), William Larabee (PF), Steve Danek (C) Charles Price, John Watson, Dwight Reeser, Robert Binder, John Armenta | |
| 04:53 | Pepperdine | Kenneth Snodgrass is alone and drills a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Steve Danek | 27-22 |
| 04:51 | Northwestern State | Dewayne Sullivan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 27-22 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Isaiah Batson (PG) John Wilson | |
| 04:38 | Pepperdine | Kenneth Snodgrass is called for traveling | 27-22 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | William Eberhard (C) Joel Beeks | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | | |
| 04:22 | Northwestern State | Dewayne Sullivan comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 27-22 |
| 04:20 | Pepperdine | Isaiah Batson snags the defensive board | 27-22 |
| 04:18 | Pepperdine | Isaiah Batson is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #1 on Isaiah Batson, team foul #8 | 27-22 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | John Wilson (PG), Robert Binder (C) Isaiah Batson, Eugene Sayler | |
| 04:04 | Northwestern State | William Eberhard misses short on a turnaround near the basket | 27-22 |
| 04:02 | Pepperdine | William Larabee pulls down the rebound | 27-22 |
| 03:45 | Pepperdine | Steve Danek is open and lays it up and in on a great pass from John Wilson and he's hacked by Dewayne Sullivan - foul #1 on Dewayne Sullivan, team foul #9 | 27-24 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Paul Roa (SG), Bruce Muir (PF), Patrick Timmer (C) Troy Boulton, Dewayne Sullivan, William Eberhard | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | David King (C) William Larabee | |
| 03:45 | Pepperdine | Steve Danek misses the free throw | 27-24 |
| 03:45 | Northwestern State | Bruce Muir snags the defensive board | 27-24 |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Jason Bell (tired) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Roa (tiring) SF - Terry Grove (tiring) 2 reb. PF - Bruce Muir (fresh) 2 reb. C - Patrick Timmer (tiring) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - John Wilson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Kenneth Snodgrass (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Steve Danek (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Robert Binder (tired) 2 reb. C - David King (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:23 | Northwestern State | Paul Roa hits a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Bruce Muir | 30-24 |
| 03:13 | Pepperdine | John Wilson scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Kenneth Snodgrass | 30-26 |
| 02:58 | Northwestern State | Steve Danek steals it from Paul Roa | 30-26 |
| 02:40 | Pepperdine | Paul Roa is called for the reach on Kenneth Snodgrass - foul #2 on Paul Roa, team foul #10 | 30-26 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Fred Barreras (PG), Dewayne Sullivan (SF), Joel Beeks (C) Jason Bell, Terry Grove, Patrick Timmer | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | John Watson (PG), Eugene Sayler (SF), John Armenta (PF) John Wilson, Steve Danek, Robert Binder | |
| 02:40 | Pepperdine | Kenneth Snodgrass makes the 1st free throw | 30-27 |
| 02:40 | Pepperdine | Kenneth Snodgrass makes the 2nd free throw | 30-28 |
| 02:11 | Northwestern State | Joel Beeks is whistled for traveling | 30-28 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Troy Boulton (SG), Patrick Timmer (SF) Paul Roa, Dewayne Sullivan | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Isaiah Batson (SG), William Larabee (PF) Kenneth Snodgrass, John Armenta | |
| 02:09 | Pepperdine | Fred Barreras takes the ball from John Watson in the backcourt | 30-28 |
| 02:04 | Northwestern State | Joel Beeks is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Joel Beeks, team foul #11 | 30-28 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Jason Bell (PG) Fred Barreras | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Dwight Reeser (SF) Eugene Sayler | |
| 02:02 | Pepperdine | Isaiah Batson is hacked by Troy Boulton in the backcourt - foul #1 on Troy Boulton, team foul #12 | 30-28 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | John Wilson (PG) John Watson | |
| 02:02 | Pepperdine | Isaiah Batson makes the 1st free throw | 30-29 |
| 02:02 | Pepperdine | Isaiah Batson makes the 2nd free throw | 30-30 |
| 01:50 | Northwestern State | Jason Bell hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 30-30 |
| 01:48 | Northwestern State | Bruce Muir tips it but misses | 30-30 |
| 01:46 | Pepperdine | David King gets the rebound | 30-30 |
| 01:30 | Pepperdine | Patrick Timmer is called for the reach on Dwight Reeser - foul #2 on Patrick Timmer, team foul #13 | 30-30 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Dewayne Sullivan (SF), William Eberhard (C) Patrick Timmer, Joel Beeks | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Charles Price (SG), John Armenta (PF) Isaiah Batson, William Larabee | |
| 01:30 | Northwestern State | Northwestern State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 30-30 |
| 01:30 | Pepperdine | Dwight Reeser misses the 1st free throw | 30-30 |
| 01:30 | Pepperdine | Dwight Reeser makes the 2nd free throw | 30-31 |
| 01:17 | Northwestern State | Jason Bell misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 30-31 |
| 01:16 | Pepperdine | The rebound goes to David King | 30-31 |
| 01:11 | Pepperdine | John Wilson misses badly on the uncontested 3 from the right corner | 30-31 |
| 01:10 | Pepperdine | David King hits the follow up shot | 30-33 |
| 01:08 | Northwestern State | Charles Price steps in front of the Dewayne Sullivan pass in the backcourt | 30-33 |
| 01:07 | Pepperdine | Charles Price hits the finger roll | 30-35 |
| 00:57 | Northwestern State | Troy Boulton misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 30-35 |
| 00:56 | Northwestern State | Bruce Muir tips it in | 32-35 |
| 00:54 | Pepperdine | Dwight Reeser is fouled in the backcourt by William Eberhard - foul #2 on William Eberhard, team foul #14 | 32-35 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Fred Barreras (PG), Paul Roa (SG), Terry Grove (SF) Jason Bell, Troy Boulton, Dewayne Sullivan | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | John Watson (PG), Isaiah Batson (SG), Robert Binder (PF) John Wilson, Charles Price, John Armenta | |
| 00:54 | Pepperdine | Dwight Reeser makes the 1st free throw | 32-36 |
| 00:54 | Pepperdine | Dwight Reeser misses the 2nd free throw | 32-36 |
| 00:54 | Northwestern State | Bruce Muir snags the defensive board | 32-36 |
| 00:40 | Northwestern State | Paul Roa can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 32-36 |
| 00:39 | Northwestern State | Fred Barreras gets the offensive rebound | 32-36 |
| 00:30 | Northwestern State | Fred Barreras throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-36 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Patrick Timmer (SF) Terry Grove | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Eugene Sayler (SF) Dwight Reeser | |
| 00:03 | Pepperdine | Isaiah Batson makes the shot from the right block on a great pass from John Watson | 32-38 |
| 00:00 | Northwestern State | Paul Roa misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 32-38 |