| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Robert Price (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert McCullen (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dustin Green (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Eric Allen (fresh) 4 reb. C - Robert Dearborn (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Jamie Umana (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mitchell Burnett (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gerald Bryant (fresh) PF - Joseph Causey (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - William Lamanna (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Sacramento State | Dustin Green inbounds the ball | 40-35 |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:56 | Sacramento State | Jamie Umana is called for the reach on Robert Price in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jamie Umana, team foul #1 | 40-35 |
| 19:49 | Sacramento State | Eric Allen scores on a runner from the baseline on a great pass from Robert Price | 42-35 |
| 19:30 | Northwestern | Joseph Causey hits a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Gerald Bryant | 42-37 |
| 19:10 | Sacramento State | Robert McCullen makes the wide open floater from the right block on a great pass from Robert Price | 44-37 |
| 18:46 | Northwestern | Mitchell Burnett is fouled on the floor by Dustin Green - foul #3 on Dustin Green, team foul #1 | 44-37 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Leonard Walker (SG), Robert Delany (PF), Bryan Schild (C) Mitchell Burnett, Joseph Causey, William Lamanna | |
| 18:30 | Northwestern | Jamie Umana comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 44-37 |
| 18:29 | Sacramento State | Robert Price grabs the defensive rebound | 44-37 |
| 18:24 | Sacramento State | Robert McCullen comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 44-37 |
| 18:23 | Sacramento State | Robert Dearborn tips it back up and in | 46-37 |
| 18:07 | Northwestern | Bryan Schild drills a jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Leonard Walker | 46-39 |
| 17:57 | Sacramento State | Dustin Green hits a jump hook in the paint set up by Robert Price | 48-39 |
| 17:36 | Northwestern | Robert Delany scores on a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Bryan Schild | 48-41 |
| 17:11 | Sacramento State | Dustin Green blows the wide open layup | 48-41 |
| 17:10 | Sacramento State | Robert McCullen gets the offensive rebound | 48-41 |
| 17:00 | Sacramento State | Dustin Green makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Robert Price | 50-41 |
| 16:39 | Northwestern | Gerald Bryant drills a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Delany and he's hacked by Robert Price - foul #1 on Robert Price, team foul #2 | 50-43 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Douglas Wertz (PG), Carl Cox (SG), Leonard Cole (SF), Donnie Nelson (PF) Robert Price, Robert McCullen, Dustin Green, Eric Allen | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Andrew Laforce (PG), Mitchell Burnett (SG), Joseph Causey (PF), William Lamanna (C) Jamie Umana, Leonard Walker, Robert Delany, Bryan Schild | |
| 16:39 | Northwestern | Gerald Bryant makes the free throw | 50-44 |
| 16:20 | Sacramento State | Robert Dearborn misses short on a driving attempt in the paint | 50-44 |
| 16:18 | Sacramento State | Carl Cox grabs the offensive rebound | 50-44 |
| 16:06 | Sacramento State | Robert Dearborn hits the finger roll set up by Carl Cox | 52-44 |
| 15:44 | Northwestern | Mitchell Burnett misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 52-44 |
| 15:43 | Northwestern | Andrew Laforce tips it home | 52-46 |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Douglas Wertz (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Carl Cox (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Leonard Cole (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Donnie Nelson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Robert Dearborn (tiring) 12 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Andrew Laforce (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mitchell Burnett (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gerald Bryant (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Joseph Causey (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - William Lamanna (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Sacramento State | Mitchell Burnett takes the ball from Robert Dearborn in the backcourt | 52-46 |
| 15:38 | Northwestern | Joseph Causey banks in the layup on a nice dish by Mitchell Burnett | 52-48 |
| 15:21 | Sacramento State | Leonard Cole is whistled for traveling | 52-48 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Eric Allen (PF) Robert Dearborn | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jamie Umana (PG), Steve Manske (SG), Rick Drury (SF), Joseph Bond (PF) Andrew Laforce, Mitchell Burnett, Gerald Bryant, Joseph Causey | |
| 15:00 | Northwestern | Leonard Cole steals it from Steve Manske | 52-48 |
| 14:57 | Sacramento State | Leonard Cole is hacked by Rick Drury in the backcourt - foul #4 on Rick Drury, team foul #2 | 52-48 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Robert Price (PG), Robert McCullen (SG), Dustin Green (SF) Douglas Wertz, Carl Cox, Leonard Cole | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Leonard Walker (PG), Mitchell Burnett (SG) Jamie Umana, Rick Drury | |
| 14:47 | Sacramento State | Robert Price makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Eric Allen | 54-48 |
| 14:33 | Northwestern | Leonard Walker hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 54-48 |
| 14:31 | Northwestern | Joseph Bond pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-48 |
| 14:10 | Northwestern | Leonard Walker hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Robert McCullen - foul #1 on Robert McCullen, team foul #3 | 54-48 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Robert Dearborn (C) Donnie Nelson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Andrew Laforce (PG), Bryan Schild (SF), Joseph Causey (C) Mitchell Burnett, Steve Manske, William Lamanna | |
| 14:10 | Northwestern | Leonard Walker makes the 1st free throw | 54-49 |
| 14:10 | Northwestern | Leonard Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 54-50 |
| 13:54 | Sacramento State | Robert Price misses long on an open jumper from the left wing | 54-50 |
| 13:52 | Sacramento State | Robert Price grabs the offensive board | 54-50 |
| 13:41 | Sacramento State | Robert Price is open and buries a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Robert McCullen | 56-50 |
| 13:21 | Northwestern | Leonard Walker's pass is intercepted by Eric Allen | 56-50 |
| 13:19 | Sacramento State | Andrew Laforce is called for the reach on Robert Price in the backcourt - foul #1 on Andrew Laforce, team foul #3 | 56-50 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Douglas Wertz (PG), Carl Cox (SG), Leonard Cole (SF) Robert Price, Robert McCullen, Dustin Green | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jamie Umana (PG), Mitchell Burnett (SG), Gerald Bryant (SF), Robert Delany (C) Andrew Laforce, Leonard Walker, Bryan Schild, Joseph Causey | |
| 12:59 | Sacramento State | Carl Cox comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 56-50 |
| 12:58 | Northwestern | Jamie Umana pulls down the rebound | 56-50 |
| 12:54 | Northwestern | Jamie Umana makes the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Robert Delany | 56-53 |
| 12:49 | Sacramento State | Douglas Wertz is fouled in the backcourt by Mitchell Burnett - foul #2 on Mitchell Burnett, team foul #4 | 56-53 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Donnie Nelson (PF) Eric Allen | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 12:37 | Sacramento State | Robert Dearborn hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket but the foul's on Joseph Bond - foul #4 on Joseph Bond, team foul #5 | 56-53 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Steve Manske (SF), William Lamanna (C) Gerald Bryant, Joseph Bond | |
| 12:37 | Sacramento State | Robert Dearborn makes the 1st free throw | 57-53 |
| 12:37 | Sacramento State | Robert Dearborn makes the 2nd free throw | 58-53 |
| 12:19 | Northwestern | Jamie Umana is fouled on the floor by Robert Dearborn - foul #1 on Robert Dearborn, team foul #4 | 58-53 |
| 12:06 | Northwestern | Mitchell Burnett double dribbles | 58-53 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Eric Allen (PF) Robert Dearborn | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Andrew Laforce (PG), Joseph Causey (PF) Jamie Umana, Robert Delany | |
| 11:47 | Sacramento State | Carl Cox loses the dribble to Steve Manske | 58-53 |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Douglas Wertz (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Carl Cox (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Leonard Cole (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Eric Allen (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Donnie Nelson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Andrew Laforce (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mitchell Burnett (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Steve Manske (fairly fresh) PF - Joseph Causey (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - William Lamanna (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Northwestern | William Lamanna is whistled for traveling | 58-53 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Robert Price (PG), Robert McCullen (SG), Dustin Green (SF) Douglas Wertz, Carl Cox, Leonard Cole | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Leonard Walker (SG), Gerald Bryant (SF) Mitchell Burnett, Steve Manske | |
| 11:23 | Sacramento State | Robert Price is fouled in the backcourt by Andrew Laforce - foul #2 on Andrew Laforce, team foul #6 | 58-53 |
| 11:18 | Sacramento State | Dustin Green scores on a floater from the left wing | 60-53 |
| 10:56 | Northwestern | Joseph Causey misses the floater from the free throw line | 60-53 |
| 10:54 | Sacramento State | Robert Price grabs the defensive rebound | 60-53 |
| 10:49 | Sacramento State | Robert McCullen misses the lay-in but the foul's on Andrew Laforce - foul #3 on Andrew Laforce, team foul #7 | 60-53 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Robert Dearborn (C) Eric Allen | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jamie Umana (PG), Bryan Schild (SF), Robert Delany (PF) Andrew Laforce, Gerald Bryant, William Lamanna | |
| 10:49 | Sacramento State | Robert McCullen makes the 1st free throw | 61-53 |
| 10:49 | Sacramento State | Robert McCullen makes the 2nd free throw | 62-53 |
| 10:42 | Northwestern | The short jumper by Robert Delany is denied by Donnie Nelson | 62-53 |
| 10:41 | Sacramento State | The rebound goes to Robert Price | 62-53 |
| 10:39 | Sacramento State | Robert McCullen loses the dribble to Jamie Umana in the backcourt | 62-53 |
| 10:36 | Northwestern | Jamie Umana lays it up and in | 62-55 |
| 10:14 | Sacramento State | Dustin Green is open but comes up short on the shot from the right side | 62-55 |
| 10:12 | Northwestern | Bryan Schild gets the rebound | 62-55 |
| 10:07 | Northwestern | Jamie Umana misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 62-55 |
| 10:06 | Sacramento State | Robert McCullen snags the defensive board | 62-55 |
| 09:48 | Sacramento State | Dustin Green is hacked by Leonard Walker - foul #3 on Leonard Walker, team foul #8 | 62-55 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Douglas Wertz (PG), Leonard Cole (SG), Carl Cox (PF) Robert Price, Robert McCullen, Donnie Nelson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Mitchell Burnett (SG), Gerald Bryant (SF), William Lamanna (C) Leonard Walker, Bryan Schild, Robert Delany | |
| 09:48 | Sacramento State | Dustin Green misses the 1st free throw | 62-55 |
| 09:48 | Northwestern | Joseph Causey snags the defensive board | 62-55 |
| 09:44 | Northwestern | Jamie Umana hits a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Gerald Bryant and he's fouled by Douglas Wertz - foul #1 on Douglas Wertz, team foul #5 | 62-57 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Eric Allen (PF) Dustin Green | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 09:44 | Northwestern | Jamie Umana makes the free throw | 62-58 |
| 09:20 | Sacramento State | Carl Cox hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint | 62-58 |
| 09:19 | Northwestern | William Lamanna grabs the board | 62-58 |
| 09:15 | Northwestern | Carl Cox takes the ball from Jamie Umana | 62-58 |
| 09:12 | Sacramento State | Leonard Cole dunks the ball on a great pass from Carl Cox | 64-58 |
| 08:48 | Northwestern | Leonard Cole takes the ball from Jamie Umana | 64-58 |
| 08:21 | Sacramento State | Robert Dearborn can't connect on a shot from the baseline but he's fouled by Mitchell Burnett - foul #3 on Mitchell Burnett, team foul #9 | 64-58 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Robert Price (PG), Robert McCullen (SG), Donnie Nelson (PF) Douglas Wertz, Carl Cox, Eric Allen | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Andrew Laforce (PG), Leonard Walker (SG), Steve Manske (SF), Bryan Schild (PF), Robert Delany (C) Jamie Umana, Mitchell Burnett, Gerald Bryant, Joseph Causey, William Lamanna | |
| 08:21 | Sacramento State | Robert Dearborn misses the 1st free throw | 64-58 |
| 08:21 | Sacramento State | Robert Dearborn makes the 2nd free throw | 65-58 |
| 07:59 | Northwestern | Robert Delany misses the lay-in | 65-58 |
| 07:57 | Northwestern | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Delany | 65-58 |
| 07:44 | Northwestern | Robert Delany misses the lay-in | 65-58 |
| 07:42 | Northwestern | Andrew Laforce pulls down the offensive rebound | 65-58 |
| 07:24 | Northwestern | Robert Delany can't connect on a jump hook from the left block | 65-58 |
| 07:23 | Sacramento State | Donnie Nelson grabs the defensive rebound | 65-58 |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Robert Price (fresh) 7 pts. 8 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert McCullen (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Leonard Cole (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. PF - Donnie Nelson (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Robert Dearborn (tired) 15 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Andrew Laforce (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Leonard Walker (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Steve Manske (fresh) PF - Bryan Schild (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Delany (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:19 | Sacramento State | Robert McCullen connects on the 3 from the right wing set up by Robert Price | 68-58 |
| 07:06 | Northwestern | Leonard Walker is fouled on the floor by Robert McCullen - foul #2 on Robert McCullen, team foul #6 | 68-58 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Dustin Green (SF), Eric Allen (PF) Leonard Cole, Robert Dearborn | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Mitchell Burnett (SG), Rick Drury (SF), Joseph Bond (PF) Andrew Laforce, Steve Manske, Bryan Schild | |
| 06:54 | Northwestern | Robert Price is called for the reach on Leonard Walker - foul #2 on Robert Price, team foul #7 | 68-58 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Carl Cox (PF) Eric Allen | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 06:54 | Northwestern | Leonard Walker makes the 1st free throw | 68-59 |
| 06:54 | Northwestern | Leonard Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 68-60 |
| 06:38 | Sacramento State | Robert Price can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane | 68-60 |
| 06:37 | Northwestern | Rick Drury grabs the board | 68-60 |
| 06:32 | Northwestern | Leonard Walker misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Donnie Nelson - foul #2 on Donnie Nelson, team foul #8 | 68-60 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Douglas Wertz (PG), Eric Allen (PF) Robert Price, Robert McCullen | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jamie Umana (PG), William Lamanna (C) Mitchell Burnett, Robert Delany | |
| 06:32 | Northwestern | Leonard Walker misses the 1st free throw | 68-60 |
| 06:32 | Northwestern | Leonard Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 68-61 |
| 06:15 | Sacramento State | Eric Allen buries a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Carl Cox and he's hacked by Rick Drury - foul #5 on Rick Drury, team foul #10 | 70-61 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Mitchell Burnett (SG), Gerald Bryant (SF) Leonard Walker, Rick Drury | |
| 06:15 | Sacramento State | Eric Allen misses the free throw | 70-61 |
| 06:15 | Northwestern | Joseph Bond pulls down the rebound | 70-61 |
| 06:09 | Northwestern | Gerald Bryant makes the runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Mitchell Burnett and he's hacked by Dustin Green - foul #4 on Dustin Green, team foul #9 | 70-63 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Andrew Laforce (PG), Joseph Causey (C) Jamie Umana, William Lamanna | |
| 06:09 | Northwestern | Gerald Bryant makes the free throw | 70-64 |
| 06:07 | Sacramento State | Carl Cox is hacked by Gerald Bryant in the backcourt - foul #1 on Gerald Bryant, team foul #11 | 70-64 |
| 06:07 | Sacramento State | Carl Cox misses the 1st free throw | 70-64 |
| 06:07 | Sacramento State | Carl Cox makes the 2nd free throw | 71-64 |
| 05:49 | Northwestern | Mitchell Burnett comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 71-64 |
| 05:47 | Sacramento State | The rebound goes to Eric Allen | 71-64 |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 05:45 | Sacramento State | Carl Cox is hacked by Andrew Laforce in the backcourt - foul #4 on Andrew Laforce, team foul #12 | 71-64 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Robert Dearborn (C) Donnie Nelson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 05:45 | Sacramento State | Carl Cox makes the 1st free throw | 72-64 |
| 05:45 | Sacramento State | Carl Cox makes the 2nd free throw | 73-64 |
| 05:28 | Northwestern | Joseph Causey misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 73-64 |
| 05:27 | Northwestern | Andrew Laforce tips it home | 73-66 |
| 05:12 | Sacramento State | Dustin Green misses long on an open jumper from the free throw line | 73-66 |
| 05:11 | Sacramento State | Robert Dearborn grabs the offensive rebound | 73-66 |
| 04:48 | Sacramento State | Joseph Bond steals it from Dustin Green | 73-66 |
| 04:25 | Northwestern | Mitchell Burnett misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 73-66 |
| 04:24 | Northwestern | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Causey | 73-66 |
| 04:02 | Northwestern | Mitchell Burnett scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 73-69 |
| 04:02 | Sacramento State | Sacramento State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 73-69 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Robert Price (PG), Robert McCullen (SG), Leonard Cole (SF), Donnie Nelson (C) Douglas Wertz, Carl Cox, Dustin Green, Robert Dearborn | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jamie Umana (PG), Leonard Walker (SG), Bryan Schild (SF), Robert Delany (C) Andrew Laforce, Mitchell Burnett, Gerald Bryant, Joseph Causey | |
| 03:33 | Sacramento State | Robert Price hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater from the left wing | 73-69 |
| 03:31 | Northwestern | Robert Delany snags the defensive board | 73-69 |
| 03:27 | Northwestern | Joseph Bond's pass is intercepted by Eric Allen | 73-69 |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Robert Price (fresh) 7 pts. 9 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert McCullen (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Leonard Cole (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. PF - Eric Allen (tired) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Donnie Nelson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Jamie Umana (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Leonard Walker (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Bryan Schild (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Joseph Bond (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. C - Robert Delany (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:01 | Sacramento State | Robert Price is open and buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Robert McCullen | 75-69 |
| 02:43 | Northwestern | Joseph Bond drills a runner from the baseline | 75-71 |
| 02:23 | Sacramento State | Robert Price can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Leonard Walker - foul #4 on Leonard Walker, team foul #13 | 75-71 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Douglas Wertz (SF), Robert Dearborn (C) Leonard Cole, Eric Allen | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Steve Manske (SF), William Lamanna (C) Bryan Schild, Robert Delany | |
| 02:23 | Sacramento State | Robert Price makes the 1st free throw | 76-71 |
| 02:23 | Sacramento State | Robert Price makes the 2nd free throw | 77-71 |
| 02:07 | Northwestern | William Lamanna hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt near the basket | 77-71 |
| 02:05 | Sacramento State | The rebound goes to Robert Dearborn | 77-71 |
| 02:03 | Sacramento State | Leonard Walker is called for the reach on Robert Price in the backcourt - foul #5 on Leonard Walker, team foul #14 | 77-71 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Carl Cox (PF) Donnie Nelson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Andrew Laforce (PG), Gerald Bryant (SF) Jamie Umana, Leonard Walker | |
| 02:03 | Sacramento State | Robert Price misses the 1st free throw | 77-71 |
| 02:03 | Sacramento State | Robert Price makes the 2nd free throw | 78-71 |
| 02:00 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 78-71 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Dustin Green (SF), Eric Allen (PF) Douglas Wertz, Carl Cox | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jamie Umana (PG), Mitchell Burnett (SG) Andrew Laforce, Steve Manske | |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 01:50 | Northwestern | William Lamanna can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 78-71 |
| 01:49 | Sacramento State | Robert Dearborn grabs the defensive rebound | 78-71 |
| 01:44 | Sacramento State | Robert McCullen is fouled in the backcourt by Mitchell Burnett - foul #4 on Mitchell Burnett, team foul #15 | 78-71 |
| 01:44 | Sacramento State | Robert McCullen misses the 1st free throw | 78-71 |
| 01:44 | Sacramento State | Robert McCullen makes the 2nd free throw | 79-71 |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 01:23 | Northwestern | Joseph Bond is denied on a layup by Robert Dearborn | 79-71 |
| 01:21 | Sacramento State | Robert Dearborn gets the rebound | 79-71 |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 01:17 | Sacramento State | Robert Price is fouled in the backcourt by Jamie Umana - foul #3 on Jamie Umana, team foul #16 | 79-71 |
| 01:17 | Sacramento State | Robert Price makes the 1st free throw | 80-71 |
| 01:17 | Sacramento State | Robert Price makes the 2nd free throw | 81-71 |
| 01:05 | Northwestern | Jamie Umana buries a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Gerald Bryant | 81-73 |
| 00:36 | Sacramento State | Robert Price misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 81-73 |
| 00:34 | Sacramento State | Robert Price tips it back up and in | 83-73 |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:30 | Northwestern | Joseph Bond misses badly on a jumper near the basket | 83-73 |
| 00:28 | Sacramento State | Eric Allen pulls down the rebound | 83-73 |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Sacramento State | Robert Price runs out the clock | 83-73 |