| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Ed Kuklenski (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - George Hondo (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Leland Bopp (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Hamisi Asaro (fresh) 3 reb. C - Steven Mayer (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Stanford | PG - Isaac Garrett (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Derrick Madden (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Gary Atkinson (fresh) PF - Ellis Karcher (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Jeffrey King (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern | Leland Bopp inbounds the ball | 26-30 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Stanford | Stanford is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:40 | Northwestern | Leland Bopp drills a floater from the right side set up by Steven Mayer | 28-30 |
| 19:31 | Stanford | Jeffrey King comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint | 28-30 |
| 19:30 | Northwestern | Hamisi Asaro grabs the defensive rebound | 28-30 |
| 19:06 | Northwestern | Gary Atkinson is called for the reach on Leland Bopp - foul #1 on Gary Atkinson, team foul #1 | 28-30 |
| 18:49 | Northwestern | Steven Mayer comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 28-30 |
| 18:47 | Stanford | Gary Atkinson gets the rebound | 28-30 |
| 18:32 | Stanford | Jeffrey King misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Steven Mayer - foul #3 on Steven Mayer, team foul #1 | 28-30 |
| 18:32 | Stanford | Jeffrey King makes the 1st free throw | 28-31 |
| 18:32 | Stanford | Jeffrey King makes the 2nd free throw | 28-32 |
| 18:09 | Northwestern | Leland Bopp lays it in on a great pass from Ed Kuklenski and he's hacked by Gary Atkinson - foul #2 on Gary Atkinson, team foul #2 | 30-32 |
| 18:09 | Northwestern | Leland Bopp makes the free throw | 31-32 |
| 18:07 | Stanford | Isaac Garrett is fouled in the backcourt by Ed Kuklenski - foul #2 on Ed Kuklenski, team foul #2 | 31-32 |
| 17:59 | Stanford | Jeffrey King buries a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Derrick Madden | 31-34 |
| 17:32 | Northwestern | Hamisi Asaro is hacked by Derrick Madden - foul #2 on Derrick Madden, team foul #3 | 31-34 |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Rines (SF), Thomas Hunt (PF) Leland Bopp, Hamisi Asaro | |
| Subs | Stanford | | |
| 17:11 | Northwestern | Steven Mayer comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 31-34 |
| 17:09 | Stanford | Derrick Madden grabs the board | 31-34 |
| 17:00 | Stanford | Jeffrey King misses the dunk attempt | 31-34 |
| 16:58 | Northwestern | Thomas Hunt gets the rebound | 31-34 |
| 16:38 | Northwestern | Thomas Hunt's fadeaway is rejected by Jeffrey King | 31-34 |
| 16:37 | Stanford | Gary Atkinson snags the defensive board | 31-34 |
| 16:31 | Stanford | Jeffrey King misses short on a jump hook from the left block | 31-34 |
| 16:30 | Stanford | Isaac Garrett grabs the offensive board | 31-34 |
| 16:15 | Stanford | Isaac Garrett is hacked by George Hondo - foul #2 on George Hondo, team foul #3 | 31-34 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Leland Bopp (SF), James Hawkins (C) John Rines, Steven Mayer | |
| Subs | Stanford | Thomas Ridgley (C) Jeffrey King | |
| 16:02 | Stanford | Thomas Ridgley misses the dunk attempt | 31-34 |
| 16:01 | Stanford | Isaac Garrett snags the offensive board | 31-34 |
| 15:56 | Stanford | Derrick Madden is hacked by George Hondo - foul #3 on George Hondo, team foul #4 | 31-34 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Ed Kuklenski (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - George Hondo (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Leland Bopp (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Thomas Hunt (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - James Hawkins (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Stanford | PG - Isaac Garrett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Derrick Madden (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SF - Gary Atkinson (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Ellis Karcher (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Ridgley (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 15:37 | Stanford | Thomas Ridgley's pass is intercepted by George Hondo | 31-34 |
| 15:34 | Northwestern | George Hondo lays it up and in | 33-34 |
| 15:28 | Stanford | Isaac Garrett throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-34 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Hamisi Asaro (PF) Thomas Hunt | |
| Subs | Stanford | | |
| 15:11 | Northwestern | Leland Bopp is denied on a layup by Thomas Ridgley | 33-34 |
| 15:09 | Northwestern | Hamisi Asaro tips it in | 35-34 |
| 14:51 | Stanford | Thomas Ridgley misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 35-34 |
| 14:50 | Northwestern | Ed Kuklenski snags the defensive board | 35-34 |
| 14:44 | Northwestern | James Hawkins knocks in the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Leland Bopp | 37-34 |
| 14:35 | Stanford | Thomas Ridgley drills a jumper from the left side and he's fouled by Hamisi Asaro - foul #1 on Hamisi Asaro, team foul #5 | 37-36 |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Rines (SF), Steven Mayer (C) Leland Bopp, James Hawkins | |
| Subs | Stanford | Jeffrey King (C) Ellis Karcher | |
| 14:35 | Stanford | Thomas Ridgley misses the free throw | 37-36 |
| 14:35 | Northwestern | Steven Mayer snags the defensive board | 37-36 |
| 14:17 | Northwestern | Ed Kuklenski can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 37-36 |
| 14:15 | Stanford | Jeffrey King pulls down the rebound | 37-36 |
| 14:07 | Stanford | Jeffrey King drills a jumper from close range on a great pass from Derrick Madden | 37-38 |
| 13:43 | Northwestern | Steven Mayer is whistled for traveling | 37-38 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Thomas Hunt (PF) Hamisi Asaro | |
| Subs | Stanford | Matthew Sova (SG), Richard Farrell (SF), Howard Holliday (PF) Derrick Madden, Gary Atkinson, Thomas Ridgley | |
| 13:22 | Stanford | Jeffrey King misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 37-38 |
| 13:21 | Northwestern | Steven Mayer gets the rebound | 37-38 |
| 12:57 | Northwestern | George Hondo clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 37-38 |
| 12:55 | Northwestern | Ed Kuklenski tips it back up and in | 39-38 |
| 12:40 | Stanford | Jeffrey King comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 39-38 |
| 12:39 | Stanford | Howard Holliday tips it back up and in | 39-40 |
| 12:13 | Northwestern | Steven Mayer connects on the runner in the lane | 41-40 |
| 11:52 | Stanford | Matthew Sova can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 41-40 |
| 11:50 | Northwestern | Thomas Hunt gets the rebound | 41-40 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Ed Kuklenski (tiring) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - George Hondo (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Rines (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Thomas Hunt (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Steven Mayer (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Stanford | PG - Isaac Garrett (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Matthew Sova (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. SF - Richard Farrell (fresh) PF - Howard Holliday (fresh) 5 pts. C - Jeffrey King (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 11:46 | Northwestern | Ed Kuklenski knocks in the jump hook near the basket | 43-40 |
| 11:33 | Stanford | Jeffrey King can't finish the layup but he's hacked by George Hondo - foul #4 on George Hondo, team foul #6 | 43-40 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Leland Bopp (SF), Hamisi Asaro (PF), James Hawkins (C) George Hondo, John Rines, Steven Mayer | |
| Subs | Stanford | Harvey Steele (PG), Derrick Madden (SG), Gary Atkinson (SF), Ellis Karcher (PF) Isaac Garrett, Matthew Sova, Richard Farrell, Howard Holliday | |
| 11:33 | Stanford | Jeffrey King makes the 1st free throw | 43-41 |
| 11:33 | Stanford | Jeffrey King makes the 2nd free throw | 43-42 |
| 11:19 | Northwestern | Thomas Hunt hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket but the foul's on Harvey Steele - foul #3 on Harvey Steele, team foul #4 | 43-42 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Stanford | Thomas Ridgley (C) Jeffrey King | |
| 11:19 | Northwestern | Thomas Hunt makes the 1st free throw | 44-42 |
| 11:19 | Northwestern | Thomas Hunt makes the 2nd free throw | 45-42 |
| 11:03 | Stanford | Harvey Steele scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Gary Atkinson | 45-45 |
| 10:43 | Northwestern | The short jumper by Leland Bopp is denied by Ellis Karcher | 45-45 |
| 10:41 | Stanford | Thomas Ridgley grabs the defensive rebound | 45-45 |
| 10:35 | Stanford | Thomas Ridgley misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 45-45 |
| 10:33 | Stanford | The offensive rebound goes to Derrick Madden | 45-45 |
| 10:19 | Stanford | James Hawkins swats the layup by Thomas Ridgley | 45-45 |
| 10:18 | Northwestern | Thomas Hunt pulls down the rebound | 45-45 |
| 10:14 | Northwestern | Ellis Karcher steals the ball from Ed Kuklenski | 45-45 |
| 09:52 | Stanford | Derrick Madden is whistled for a carry | 45-45 |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Rines (SF), Steven Mayer (C) Thomas Hunt, Hamisi Asaro | |
| Subs | Stanford | Jeffrey King (C) Thomas Ridgley | |
| 09:23 | Northwestern | James Hawkins knocks in the runner from close range set up by Leland Bopp | 47-45 |
| 09:06 | Stanford | Harvey Steele can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 47-45 |
| 09:04 | Stanford | Gary Atkinson snags the offensive board | 47-45 |
| 08:44 | Stanford | Harvey Steele misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 47-45 |
| 08:43 | Stanford | Gary Atkinson hits the follow up shot | 47-47 |
| 08:19 | Northwestern | John Rines is fouled on the floor by Gary Atkinson - foul #3 on Gary Atkinson, team foul #5 | 47-47 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Hamisi Asaro (PF) James Hawkins | |
| Subs | Stanford | Isaac Garrett (PG), Matthew Sova (SG), Richard Farrell (SF), Howard Holliday (PF) Harvey Steele, Derrick Madden, Gary Atkinson, Ellis Karcher | |
| 07:55 | Northwestern | Steven Mayer buries a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Leland Bopp | 49-47 |
| 07:40 | Stanford | Howard Holliday's fadeaway is rejected by Steven Mayer | 49-47 |
| 07:38 | Stanford | Howard Holliday tips it back up and in | 49-49 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Leland Bopp (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SG - Ed Kuklenski (tired) 11 pts. 4 ast. SF - John Rines (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Hamisi Asaro (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Steven Mayer (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Stanford | PG - Isaac Garrett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Matthew Sova (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. SF - Richard Farrell (fresh) PF - Howard Holliday (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeffrey King (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:33 | Northwestern | Ed Kuklenski clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 49-49 |
| 07:31 | Stanford | Matthew Sova grabs the defensive rebound | 49-49 |
| 07:25 | Stanford | Leland Bopp steals it from Richard Farrell | 49-49 |
| 07:00 | Northwestern | Ed Kuklenski misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 49-49 |
| 06:59 | Stanford | Jeffrey King grabs the defensive rebound | 49-49 |
| 06:35 | Stanford | Jeffrey King's pass is intercepted by Steven Mayer | 49-49 |
| 06:15 | Northwestern | Ed Kuklenski drills a 3pt shot from the right wing | 52-49 |
| 05:57 | Stanford | Richard Farrell drills a shot from the left block on a great pass from Howard Holliday and he's hacked by John Rines - foul #3 on John Rines, team foul #7 | 52-51 |
| Subs | Northwestern | George Hondo (SG), Thomas Hunt (PF), James Hawkins (C) John Rines, Hamisi Asaro, Steven Mayer | |
| Subs | Stanford | Derrick Madden (SG), Thomas Ridgley (C) Matthew Sova, Jeffrey King | |
| 05:57 | Stanford | Richard Farrell makes the free throw | 52-52 |
| 05:43 | Northwestern | Leland Bopp double dribbles | 52-52 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Stanford | Gary Atkinson (SF), Christopher Larsen (C) Richard Farrell, Howard Holliday | |
| 05:30 | Stanford | James Hawkins swats the dunk try by Thomas Ridgley | 52-52 |
| 05:28 | Stanford | Christopher Larsen gets the offensive rebound | 52-52 |
| 05:18 | Stanford | The jump hook by Christopher Larsen is blocked by James Hawkins | 52-52 |
| 05:16 | Northwestern | Leland Bopp snags the defensive board | 52-52 |
| 05:00 | Northwestern | Leland Bopp misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 52-52 |
| 04:59 | Stanford | Christopher Larsen pulls down the rebound | 52-52 |
| 04:44 | Stanford | Christopher Larsen can't connect on a turnaround in the paint | 52-52 |
| 04:42 | Stanford | Christopher Larsen tips it but misses | 52-52 |
| 04:41 | Northwestern | Leland Bopp grabs the defensive rebound | 52-52 |
| 04:24 | Northwestern | Ed Kuklenski misses the jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Derrick Madden - foul #3 on Derrick Madden, team foul #6 | 52-52 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Steven Mayer (SF) Leland Bopp | |
| Subs | Stanford | Harvey Steele (PG), Ellis Karcher (PF) Isaac Garrett, Christopher Larsen | |
| 04:24 | Northwestern | Ed Kuklenski misses the 1st free throw | 52-52 |
| 04:24 | Northwestern | Ed Kuklenski makes the 2nd free throw | 53-52 |
| 04:13 | Stanford | Harvey Steele misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 53-52 |
| 04:12 | Northwestern | Steven Mayer gets the rebound | 53-52 |
| 03:50 | Northwestern | The short jumper by James Hawkins is denied by Ellis Karcher | 53-52 |
| 03:48 | Northwestern | Steven Mayer grabs the offensive board | 53-52 |
| 03:31 | Northwestern | James Hawkins's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-52 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Leland Bopp (PG), John Rines (SF), Hamisi Asaro (PF) Ed Kuklenski, Thomas Hunt, James Hawkins | |
| Subs | Stanford | Matthew Sova (SG), Richard Farrell (SF), Jeffrey King (C) Derrick Madden, Gary Atkinson, Thomas Ridgley | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Leland Bopp (tiring) 11 pts. 3 reb. SG - George Hondo (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - John Rines (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Hamisi Asaro (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Steven Mayer (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Stanford | PG - Harvey Steele (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SG - Matthew Sova (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. SF - Richard Farrell (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ellis Karcher (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Jeffrey King (fresh) 16 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:16 | Stanford | Harvey Steele hits a 3 pointer from the right wing | 53-55 |
| 02:49 | Northwestern | Leland Bopp lays it up and in | 55-55 |
| 02:49 | Stanford | Stanford calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-55 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Hawkins (C) Leland Bopp | |
| Subs | Stanford | Isaac Garrett (PG), Derrick Madden (SG), Gary Atkinson (SF) Harvey Steele, Matthew Sova, Richard Farrell | |
| 02:38 | Stanford | Jeffrey King slams it home set up by Isaac Garrett | 55-57 |
| 02:09 | Northwestern | James Hawkins drills a floater from close range | 57-57 |
| 01:45 | Stanford | Jeffrey King knocks in the floater from the baseline set up by Isaac Garrett | 57-59 |
| 01:21 | Northwestern | Steven Mayer misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Ellis Karcher - foul #1 on Ellis Karcher, team foul #7 | 57-59 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ed Kuklenski (PG), Leland Bopp (SF) John Rines, James Hawkins | |
| Subs | Stanford | | |
| 01:21 | Northwestern | Steven Mayer makes the 1st free throw | 58-59 |
| 01:21 | Northwestern | Steven Mayer makes the 2nd free throw | 59-59 |
| 01:05 | Stanford | Jeffrey King can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 59-59 |
| 01:03 | Northwestern | Leland Bopp grabs the board | 59-59 |
| 00:40 | Northwestern | Leland Bopp misses short on a jump hook in the paint but the foul's on Isaac Garrett - foul #3 on Isaac Garrett, team foul #8 | 59-59 |
| 00:40 | Northwestern | Leland Bopp makes the 1st free throw | 60-59 |
| 00:40 | Northwestern | Leland Bopp misses the 2nd free throw | 60-59 |
| 00:40 | Stanford | Ellis Karcher pulls down the rebound | 60-59 |
| 00:26 | Stanford | Jeffrey King's layup is rejected by Steven Mayer | 60-59 |
| 00:24 | Northwestern | Leland Bopp grabs the defensive rebound | 60-59 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Stanford | Stanford is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:23 | Northwestern | Leland Bopp is hacked by Isaac Garrett in the backcourt - foul #4 on Isaac Garrett, team foul #9 | 60-59 |
| 00:23 | Northwestern | Leland Bopp misses the 1st free throw | 60-59 |
| 00:23 | Stanford | Jeffrey King gets the rebound | 60-59 |
| 00:17 | Stanford | Jeffrey King misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline | 60-59 |
| 00:15 | Northwestern | Leland Bopp pulls down the rebound | 60-59 |
| 00:12 | Northwestern | Leland Bopp is fouled in the backcourt by Isaac Garrett - foul #5 on Isaac Garrett, team foul #10 | 60-59 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Stanford | Harvey Steele (PG) Isaac Garrett | |
| 00:12 | Northwestern | Leland Bopp makes the 1st free throw | 61-59 |
| 00:12 | Northwestern | Leland Bopp makes the 2nd free throw | 62-59 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Stanford | Stanford is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:06 | Stanford | Harvey Steele misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 62-59 |
| 00:04 | Northwestern | Leland Bopp snags the defensive board | 62-59 |
| 00:01 | Northwestern | Leland Bopp is hacked by Harvey Steele in the backcourt - foul #4 on Harvey Steele, team foul #11 | 62-59 |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Rines (SF), Thomas Hunt (PF) Ed Kuklenski, Hamisi Asaro | |
| Subs | Stanford | | |
| 00:01 | Northwestern | Leland Bopp misses the 1st free throw | 62-59 |
| 00:01 | Northwestern | Leland Bopp makes the 2nd free throw | 63-59 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Stanford | Stanford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:00 | Stanford | Derrick Madden misses short on a fullcourt shot | 63-59 |