| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Jamie Umana (fresh) SG - Mitchell Burnett (fresh) SF - Rick Drury (fresh) PF - Joseph Bond (fresh) C - William Lamanna (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - John Chumbley (fresh) SG - Nicholas Barrett (fresh) SF - Michael Huddle (fresh) PF - Ronald Nourse (fresh) C - Duane Howard (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern | William Lamanna wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:35 | Northwestern | Rick Drury misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Michael Huddle - foul #1 on Michael Huddle, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | Northwestern | Rick Drury makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:35 | Northwestern | Rick Drury makes the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:32 | Western Michigan | Mitchell Burnett takes the ball from John Chumbley in the backcourt | 2-0 |
| 19:15 | Northwestern | William Lamanna misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Duane Howard - foul #1 on Duane Howard, team foul #2 | 2-0 |
| 19:15 | Northwestern | William Lamanna makes the 1st free throw | 3-0 |
| 19:15 | Northwestern | William Lamanna makes the 2nd free throw | 4-0 |
| 18:52 | Western Michigan | John Chumbley clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 4-0 |
| 18:50 | Western Michigan | Duane Howard tips it in | 4-2 |
| 18:45 | Northwestern | Nicholas Barrett steals the ball from Mitchell Burnett in the backcourt | 4-2 |
| 18:43 | Western Michigan | Nicholas Barrett lays it up and in | 4-4 |
| 18:23 | Northwestern | Mitchell Burnett can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 4-4 |
| 18:21 | Western Michigan | Ronald Nourse gets the rebound | 4-4 |
| 18:18 | Western Michigan | Rick Drury is called for the reach on Nicholas Barrett in the backcourt - foul #1 on Rick Drury, team foul #1 | 4-4 |
| 18:08 | Western Michigan | Michael Huddle's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 4-4 |
| 17:43 | Northwestern | William Lamanna hits a jumper from the baseline and he's hacked by Nicholas Barrett - foul #1 on Nicholas Barrett, team foul #3 | 6-4 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Leonard Walker (PG), Gerald Bryant (SG), Bryan Schild (SF), Joseph Causey (PF) Jamie Umana, Mitchell Burnett, Rick Drury, Joseph Bond | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Wilson Keller (PG), Boris Zar (SG), Alexander Hankinson (SF), Sean Laubach (PF), Anthony Duprey (C) John Chumbley, Nicholas Barrett, Michael Huddle, Ronald Nourse, Duane Howard | |
| 17:43 | Northwestern | William Lamanna makes the free throw | 7-4 |
| 17:25 | Western Michigan | Gerald Bryant is called for the reach on Wilson Keller - foul #1 on Gerald Bryant, team foul #2 | 7-4 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Delany (C) William Lamanna | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 17:11 | Western Michigan | Wilson Keller misses short on a 3 from straight away | 7-4 |
| 17:09 | Northwestern | Gerald Bryant grabs the board | 7-4 |
| 17:05 | Northwestern | Bryan Schild is fouled in the backcourt by Wilson Keller - foul #1 on Wilson Keller, team foul #4 | 7-4 |
| 16:50 | Northwestern | Sean Laubach denies the turnaround by Joseph Causey | 7-4 |
| 16:48 | Northwestern | Gerald Bryant tips it but misses | 7-4 |
| 16:46 | Western Michigan | Wilson Keller gets the rebound | 7-4 |
| 16:41 | Western Michigan | Anthony Duprey hits a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Alexander Hankinson | 7-6 |
| 16:28 | Northwestern | Robert Delany is fouled on the floor by Anthony Duprey - foul #1 on Anthony Duprey, team foul #5 | 7-6 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Andrew Laforce (PG), Steve Manske (SG), Rick Drury (SF), Joseph Bond (PF) Leonard Walker, Gerald Bryant, Bryan Schild, Robert Delany | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Walter Warner (PG), Nicholas Barrett (SG), Henry Shumate (SF), Ronald Nourse (PF), Duane Howard (C) Wilson Keller, Boris Zar, Alexander Hankinson, Sean Laubach, Anthony Duprey | |
| 16:23 | Northwestern | Nicholas Barrett picks off the pass by Steve Manske | 7-6 |
| 16:06 | Western Michigan | Henry Shumate hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 7-6 |
| 16:05 | Western Michigan | Duane Howard hits the follow up shot | 7-8 |
| 15:58 | Northwestern | Andrew Laforce's pass is intercepted by Nicholas Barrett in the backcourt | 7-8 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Andrew Laforce (fresh) SG - Steve Manske (fresh) SF - Rick Drury (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joseph Bond (tiring) C - Joseph Causey (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Walter Warner (fresh) SG - Nicholas Barrett (fresh) 2 pts. 3 stl. SF - Henry Shumate (fresh) PF - Ronald Nourse (fairly fresh) C - Duane Howard (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:49 | Western Michigan | Nicholas Barrett misses the wide open 3 from the right wing | 7-8 |
| 15:48 | Western Michigan | Ronald Nourse tips it in | 7-10 |
| 15:31 | Northwestern | Rick Drury clanks a turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Henry Shumate - foul #1 on Henry Shumate, team foul #6 | 7-10 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jamie Umana (PG), Mitchell Burnett (SG), William Lamanna (C) Andrew Laforce, Steve Manske, Joseph Causey | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | John Chumbley (PG), Boris Zar (SG), Michael Huddle (SF) Walter Warner, Nicholas Barrett, Henry Shumate | |
| 15:31 | Northwestern | Rick Drury misses the 1st free throw | 7-10 |
| 15:31 | Northwestern | Rick Drury makes the 2nd free throw | 8-10 |
| 15:21 | Western Michigan | Boris Zar is fouled on the floor by Mitchell Burnett - foul #1 on Mitchell Burnett, team foul #3 | 8-10 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Sean Laubach (PF) Ronald Nourse | |
| 15:10 | Western Michigan | John Chumbley scores on a runner in the lane on a great pass from Boris Zar | 8-12 |
| 15:00 | Northwestern | John Chumbley steps in front of the Joseph Bond pass | 8-12 |
| 14:40 | Western Michigan | Rick Drury swats the short shot by Sean Laubach | 8-12 |
| 14:39 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to William Lamanna | 8-12 |
| 14:34 | Northwestern | Jamie Umana hits a fadeaway from the baseline set up by Mitchell Burnett | 10-12 |
| 14:31 | Western Michigan | Boris Zar is fouled in the backcourt by Mitchell Burnett - foul #2 on Mitchell Burnett, team foul #4 | 10-12 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Leonard Walker (SG), Gerald Bryant (SF), Robert Delany (PF) Mitchell Burnett, Rick Drury, Joseph Bond | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Nicholas Barrett (SG), Wilson Keller (SF), Ronald Nourse (PF), Anthony Duprey (C) Boris Zar, Michael Huddle, Sean Laubach, Duane Howard | |
| 14:14 | Western Michigan | Ronald Nourse blows the layup | 10-12 |
| 14:13 | Northwestern | Robert Delany pulls down the rebound | 10-12 |
| 13:53 | Northwestern | Jamie Umana knocks in the 3 from the right wing | 13-12 |
| 13:32 | Western Michigan | Anthony Duprey hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline | 13-12 |
| 13:31 | Northwestern | Robert Delany grabs the defensive rebound | 13-12 |
| 13:26 | Northwestern | Ronald Nourse blocks the short jumper by Jamie Umana | 13-12 |
| 13:25 | Western Michigan | Ronald Nourse snags the defensive board | 13-12 |
| 13:19 | Western Michigan | Anthony Duprey is fouled in the backcourt by Gerald Bryant - foul #2 on Gerald Bryant, team foul #5 | 13-12 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Andrew Laforce (PG), Steve Manske (SF), Bryan Schild (PF), Joseph Causey (C) Jamie Umana, Gerald Bryant, Robert Delany, William Lamanna | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Walter Warner (PG), Alexander Hankinson (SF), Sean Laubach (PF), Henry Shumate (C) John Chumbley, Wilson Keller, Ronald Nourse, Anthony Duprey | |
| 13:08 | Western Michigan | Alexander Hankinson misses the shot from the right wing | 13-12 |
| 13:06 | Northwestern | Joseph Causey gets the rebound | 13-12 |
| 13:02 | Northwestern | Leonard Walker comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 13-12 |
| 13:01 | Western Michigan | Sean Laubach pulls down the rebound | 13-12 |
| 12:36 | Western Michigan | Bryan Schild is called for the reach on Nicholas Barrett - foul #1 on Bryan Schild, team foul #6 | 13-12 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Rick Drury (SF), Joseph Bond (PF) Steve Manske, Bryan Schild | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Boris Zar (PG), Michael Huddle (SF), Duane Howard (C) Walter Warner, Alexander Hankinson, Henry Shumate | |
| 12:26 | Western Michigan | Duane Howard misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 13-12 |
| 12:24 | Northwestern | Rick Drury grabs the defensive rebound | 13-12 |
| 12:12 | Northwestern | Joseph Bond hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on Sean Laubach - foul #1 on Sean Laubach, team foul #7 | 13-12 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jamie Umana (PG), Robert Delany (C) Andrew Laforce, Joseph Causey | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | John Chumbley (PG) Nicholas Barrett | |
| 12:12 | Northwestern | Joseph Bond makes the 1st free throw | 14-12 |
| 12:12 | Northwestern | Joseph Bond misses the 2nd free throw | 14-12 |
| 12:12 | Western Michigan | Duane Howard pulls down the rebound | 14-12 |
| 11:51 | Western Michigan | Duane Howard knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Michael Huddle | 14-15 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Jamie Umana (tiring) 5 pts. SG - Leonard Walker (tiring) SF - Rick Drury (tiring) 3 pts. PF - Joseph Bond (tired) 1 pts. C - Robert Delany (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - John Chumbley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Boris Zar (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Huddle (tiring) PF - Sean Laubach (fairly fresh) C - Duane Howard (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:49 | Northwestern | Michael Huddle is called for the reach on Rick Drury in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Huddle, team foul #8 | 14-15 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Nicholas Barrett (SG), Wilson Keller (SF), Ronald Nourse (PF) Boris Zar, Michael Huddle, Sean Laubach | |
| 11:49 | Northwestern | Rick Drury makes the 1st free throw | 15-15 |
| 11:49 | Northwestern | Rick Drury makes the 2nd free throw | 16-15 |
| 11:27 | Western Michigan | Duane Howard makes the wide open jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Nicholas Barrett | 16-17 |
| 11:16 | Northwestern | Jamie Umana misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 16-17 |
| 11:15 | Northwestern | Robert Delany can't tip it in | 16-17 |
| 11:13 | Western Michigan | Nicholas Barrett grabs the board | 16-17 |
| 11:11 | Western Michigan | Nicholas Barrett is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 16-17 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Bryan Schild (PF), Joseph Causey (C) Joseph Bond, Robert Delany | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Walter Warner (PG), Alexander Hankinson (SF), Anthony Duprey (PF), Sean Laubach (C) John Chumbley, Nicholas Barrett, Ronald Nourse, Duane Howard | |
| 10:51 | Northwestern | Rick Drury makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Jamie Umana | 19-17 |
| 10:45 | Western Michigan | Sean Laubach is open and buries a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Walter Warner | 19-19 |
| 10:43 | Northwestern | Jamie Umana's pass is intercepted by Walter Warner in the backcourt | 19-19 |
| 10:17 | Western Michigan | Alexander Hankinson misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 19-19 |
| 10:16 | Northwestern | Joseph Causey snags the defensive board | 19-19 |
| 10:16 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 19-19 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Andrew Laforce (PG), Steve Manske (SG), William Lamanna (C) Jamie Umana, Leonard Walker, Bryan Schild | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Boris Zar (PG), Nicholas Barrett (SG), Henry Shumate (SF), Ronald Nourse (PF) Walter Warner, Wilson Keller, Alexander Hankinson, Sean Laubach | |
| 10:12 | Northwestern | William Lamanna double dribbles in the backcourt | 19-19 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Delany (PF) Joseph Causey | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 09:59 | Western Michigan | Anthony Duprey is whistled for a carry | 19-19 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Duane Howard (C) Anthony Duprey | |
| 09:41 | Northwestern | Robert Delany lays it in | 21-19 |
| 09:22 | Western Michigan | Boris Zar is hacked by Andrew Laforce - foul #1 on Andrew Laforce, team foul #7 | 21-19 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jamie Umana (PG), Leonard Walker (SG), Bryan Schild (SF), Joseph Bond (PF), Joseph Causey (C) Andrew Laforce, Steve Manske, Rick Drury, Robert Delany, William Lamanna | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | John Chumbley (PG), Wilson Keller (SF), Sean Laubach (PF) Nicholas Barrett, Henry Shumate, Ronald Nourse | |
| 09:22 | Western Michigan | Boris Zar makes the 1st free throw | 21-20 |
| 09:22 | Western Michigan | Boris Zar makes the 2nd free throw | 21-21 |
| 09:18 | Northwestern | Jamie Umana is hacked by John Chumbley in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Chumbley, team foul #9 | 21-21 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Nicholas Barrett (SG) Boris Zar | |
| 09:18 | Northwestern | Jamie Umana misses the 1st free throw | 21-21 |
| 09:18 | Western Michigan | Sean Laubach pulls down the rebound | 21-21 |
| 09:10 | Western Michigan | Duane Howard connects on the floater from the right side on a great pass from John Chumbley | 21-23 |
| 08:53 | Northwestern | Joseph Causey makes the jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Jamie Umana and he's fouled by Nicholas Barrett - foul #2 on Nicholas Barrett, team foul #10 | 23-23 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Walter Warner (PG), Alexander Hankinson (SF) John Chumbley, Nicholas Barrett | |
| 08:53 | Northwestern | Joseph Causey makes the free throw | 24-23 |
| 08:35 | Western Michigan | Wilson Keller clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 24-23 |
| 08:33 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Joseph Bond | 24-23 |
| 08:29 | Northwestern | Jamie Umana comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 24-23 |
| 08:28 | Western Michigan | Duane Howard grabs the board | 24-23 |
| 08:06 | Western Michigan | Wilson Keller is alone and drills a jumpshot from the right wing | 24-25 |
| 07:48 | Northwestern | Joseph Bond makes the driving attempt from close range | 26-25 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Jamie Umana (tired) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Leonard Walker (tired) SF - Bryan Schild (tiring) PF - Joseph Bond (tired) 3 pts. C - Joseph Causey (tired) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Walter Warner (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Wilson Keller (tiring) 2 pts. SF - Alexander Hankinson (fairly fresh) PF - Sean Laubach (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Duane Howard (tired) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:46 | Western Michigan | Joseph Causey picks off the pass by Walter Warner in the backcourt | 26-25 |
| 07:36 | Northwestern | Duane Howard denies the turnaround by Joseph Causey | 26-25 |
| 07:34 | Northwestern | Joseph Bond pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-25 |
| 07:17 | Northwestern | Joseph Causey's layup is rejected by Sean Laubach | 26-25 |
| 07:16 | Western Michigan | Wilson Keller grabs the defensive rebound | 26-25 |
| 07:07 | Western Michigan | Wilson Keller clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Leonard Walker - foul #1 on Leonard Walker, team foul #8 | 26-25 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Andrew Laforce (PG), Steve Manske (SG), Rick Drury (SF), Robert Delany (PF), William Lamanna (C) Jamie Umana, Leonard Walker, Bryan Schild, Joseph Bond, Joseph Causey | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | John Chumbley (PG), Boris Zar (SG), Anthony Duprey (PF), Henry Shumate (C) Walter Warner, Alexander Hankinson, Sean Laubach, Duane Howard | |
| 07:07 | Western Michigan | Wilson Keller makes the 1st free throw | 26-26 |
| 07:07 | Western Michigan | Wilson Keller misses the 2nd free throw | 26-26 |
| 07:07 | Northwestern | Robert Delany pulls down the rebound | 26-26 |
| 07:05 | Northwestern | Boris Zar is called for the reach on Steve Manske in the backcourt - foul #1 on Boris Zar, team foul #11 | 26-26 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Ronald Nourse (PF) Wilson Keller | |
| 07:05 | Northwestern | Steve Manske misses the 1st free throw | 26-26 |
| 07:05 | Northwestern | Steve Manske makes the 2nd free throw | 27-26 |
| 06:48 | Western Michigan | John Chumbley scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Boris Zar | 27-29 |
| 06:24 | Northwestern | Rick Drury clanks a runner from close range | 27-29 |
| 06:22 | Western Michigan | Ronald Nourse pulls down the rebound | 27-29 |
| 06:09 | Western Michigan | John Chumbley knocks in the jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Boris Zar and he's fouled by Andrew Laforce - foul #2 on Andrew Laforce, team foul #9 | 27-31 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jamie Umana (PG) Andrew Laforce | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Wilson Keller (SF) Henry Shumate | |
| 06:09 | Western Michigan | John Chumbley makes the free throw | 27-32 |
| 05:47 | Northwestern | Ronald Nourse takes the ball from William Lamanna | 27-32 |
| 05:29 | Western Michigan | Steve Manske is called for the reach on John Chumbley - foul #1 on Steve Manske, team foul #10 | 27-32 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Leonard Walker (SG) Steve Manske | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Alexander Hankinson (SF), Sean Laubach (C) Wilson Keller, Anthony Duprey | |
| 05:29 | Western Michigan | John Chumbley makes the 1st free throw | 27-33 |
| 05:29 | Western Michigan | John Chumbley makes the 2nd free throw | 27-34 |
| 05:12 | Northwestern | Rick Drury clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 27-34 |
| 05:10 | Western Michigan | Ronald Nourse grabs the board | 27-34 |
| 05:08 | Western Michigan | Sean Laubach is fouled in the backcourt by Leonard Walker - foul #2 on Leonard Walker, team foul #11 | 27-34 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Steve Manske (SG), Joseph Bond (PF), Joseph Causey (C) Leonard Walker, Robert Delany, William Lamanna | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 05:08 | Western Michigan | Sean Laubach misses the 1st free throw | 27-34 |
| 05:08 | Western Michigan | Sean Laubach misses the 2nd free throw | 27-34 |
| 05:08 | Western Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Ronald Nourse | 27-34 |
| 05:00 | Western Michigan | Boris Zar scores on a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from John Chumbley | 27-36 |
| 04:57 | Northwestern | Ronald Nourse steals the ball from Rick Drury in the backcourt | 27-36 |
| 04:52 | Western Michigan | Alexander Hankinson comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 27-36 |
| 04:50 | Western Michigan | John Chumbley tips it but misses | 27-36 |
| 04:48 | Western Michigan | Alexander Hankinson misses the tip | 27-36 |
| 04:47 | Western Michigan | Boris Zar tips it but misses | 27-36 |
| 04:46 | Western Michigan | Sean Laubach hits the follow up shot | 27-38 |
| 04:30 | Northwestern | Boris Zar takes the ball from Rick Drury | 27-38 |
| 04:26 | Western Michigan | Joseph Causey is called for the reach on John Chumbley in the backcourt - foul #1 on Joseph Causey, team foul #12 | 27-38 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Bryan Schild (SF), Robert Delany (PF) Rick Drury, Joseph Bond | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Henry Shumate (SF), Anthony Duprey (PF), Duane Howard (C) Alexander Hankinson, Ronald Nourse, Sean Laubach | |
| 04:26 | Western Michigan | John Chumbley makes the 1st free throw | 27-39 |
| 04:26 | Western Michigan | John Chumbley makes the 2nd free throw | 27-40 |
| 04:06 | Northwestern | Joseph Causey's floater is tipped away by Anthony Duprey | 27-40 |
| 04:04 | Western Michigan | Anthony Duprey snags the defensive board | 27-40 |
| 03:41 | Western Michigan | Henry Shumate connects on the turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Anthony Duprey | 27-42 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Jamie Umana (very tired) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steve Manske (tired) 1 pts. SF - Bryan Schild (tiring) PF - Robert Delany (tired) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Joseph Causey (very tired) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - John Chumbley (tired) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Boris Zar (tiring) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Henry Shumate (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Anthony Duprey (tiring) 2 pts. C - Duane Howard (tired) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:35 | Northwestern | Jamie Umana loses the dribble to Anthony Duprey | 27-42 |
| 03:12 | Western Michigan | Henry Shumate misses the wide open driving attempt in the paint | 27-42 |
| 03:11 | Western Michigan | John Chumbley snags the offensive board | 27-42 |
| 02:51 | Western Michigan | Henry Shumate clanks a fadeaway from the left block but the foul's on Joseph Causey - foul #2 on Joseph Causey, team foul #13 | 27-42 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Andrew Laforce (PG), Mitchell Burnett (SG), Gerald Bryant (SF), Joseph Bond (PF), William Lamanna (C) Jamie Umana, Steve Manske, Bryan Schild, Robert Delany, Joseph Causey | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Wilson Keller (PG), Nicholas Barrett (SG), Michael Huddle (SF), Sean Laubach (C) John Chumbley, Boris Zar, Anthony Duprey, Duane Howard | |
| 02:51 | Western Michigan | Henry Shumate misses the 1st free throw | 27-42 |
| 02:51 | Western Michigan | Henry Shumate makes the 2nd free throw | 27-43 |
| 02:35 | Northwestern | The jump hook by William Lamanna is blocked by Sean Laubach | 27-43 |
| 02:33 | Western Michigan | Sean Laubach gets the rebound | 27-43 |
| 02:27 | Western Michigan | Sean Laubach connects on the shot near the basket set up by Wilson Keller | 27-45 |
| 02:07 | Northwestern | Mitchell Burnett drills a 3pt attempt from straight away | 30-45 |
| 01:55 | Western Michigan | Andrew Laforce steals it from Wilson Keller | 30-45 |
| 01:51 | Northwestern | Joseph Bond misses the dunk attempt | 30-45 |
| 01:49 | Western Michigan | Wilson Keller snags the defensive board | 30-45 |
| 01:22 | Western Michigan | Michael Huddle buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Nicholas Barrett | 30-48 |
| 01:16 | Northwestern | Sean Laubach picks off the pass by Mitchell Burnett | 30-48 |
| 00:58 | Western Michigan | Wilson Keller buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Nicholas Barrett | 30-51 |
| 00:38 | Northwestern | Gerald Bryant is whistled for traveling | 30-51 |
| 00:38 | Western Michigan | Western Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 30-51 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Leonard Walker (PG), Robert Delany (C) Andrew Laforce, William Lamanna | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Walter Warner (PG), Ronald Nourse (PF), Duane Howard (C) Wilson Keller, Henry Shumate, Sean Laubach | |
| 00:20 | Western Michigan | Michael Huddle hits a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Nicholas Barrett | 30-53 |
| 00:14 | Northwestern | Mitchell Burnett hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 30-53 |
| 00:12 | Western Michigan | Nicholas Barrett grabs the defensive rebound | 30-53 |
| 00:07 | Western Michigan | Nicholas Barrett can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 30-53 |
| 00:06 | Western Michigan | Michael Huddle pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-53 |
| 00:02 | Western Michigan | Michael Huddle comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 30-53 |
| 00:01 | Western Michigan | Nicholas Barrett tips it home | 30-55 |
| 00:00 | Northwestern | Mitchell Burnett hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 30-55 |