| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Edward Thomas (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Matos (fresh) SF - Milton Swanson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jay Blazer (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - David Riley (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Gerard Thorton (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christopher Laury (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Carr (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Kevin Parkes (fresh) 4 reb. C - Martin Quinlan (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern | Milton Swanson inbounds the ball | 34-33 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:35 | Northwestern | Christopher Matos clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 34-33 |
| 19:33 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Martin Quinlan | 34-33 |
| 19:25 | Columbia | Christopher Laury lays it in | 34-35 |
| 18:59 | Northwestern | Edward Thomas hits the finger roll | 36-35 |
| 18:57 | Columbia | Gerard Thorton is hacked by Christopher Matos in the backcourt - foul #3 on Christopher Matos, team foul #1 | 36-35 |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Knight (SG) Christopher Matos | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 18:37 | Columbia | Gerard Thorton can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 36-35 |
| 18:36 | Columbia | Christopher Laury snags the offensive board | 36-35 |
| 18:22 | Columbia | Christopher Laury misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 36-35 |
| 18:20 | Northwestern | David Riley gets the rebound | 36-35 |
| 18:15 | Northwestern | Edward Thomas clanks a runner from close range | 36-35 |
| 18:14 | Columbia | Martin Quinlan grabs the defensive rebound | 36-35 |
| 17:54 | Columbia | Gerard Thorton misses the wide open 3pt shot from the left wing | 36-35 |
| 17:53 | Columbia | Martin Quinlan grabs the offensive board | 36-35 |
| 17:43 | Columbia | Martin Quinlan scores on a jumper in the paint on a great pass from Christopher Laury | 36-37 |
| 17:32 | Northwestern | Gerard Thorton steals it from John Knight | 36-37 |
| 17:27 | Columbia | Gerard Thorton misses the easy layup | 36-37 |
| 17:26 | Northwestern | David Riley snags the defensive board | 36-37 |
| 17:19 | Northwestern | John Knight is whistled for traveling | 36-37 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Lawrence Ridley (PG), Phillip Mangold (SG), Drew Mathis (SF), Alfred Barrett (PF), Herman Brewer (C) Edward Thomas, John Knight, Milton Swanson, Jay Blazer, David Riley | |
| Subs | Columbia | Howard Cole (PG), William Jones (SG), Terry Trout (SF), Gordon Loucks (PF), Gary Smith (C) Gerard Thorton, Christopher Laury, Michael Carr, Kevin Parkes, Martin Quinlan | |
| 17:09 | Columbia | William Jones is called for 10 seconds | 36-37 |
| 16:54 | Northwestern | Lawrence Ridley is hacked by Howard Cole - foul #2 on Howard Cole, team foul #1 | 36-37 |
| 16:48 | Northwestern | Lawrence Ridley misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 36-37 |
| 16:47 | Northwestern | Drew Mathis grabs the offensive rebound | 36-37 |
| 16:38 | Northwestern | Herman Brewer can't finish the layup but the foul's on Gary Smith - foul #2 on Gary Smith, team foul #2 | 36-37 |
| 16:38 | Northwestern | Herman Brewer misses the 1st free throw | 36-37 |
| 16:38 | Northwestern | Herman Brewer misses the 2nd free throw | 36-37 |
| 16:38 | Columbia | Gary Smith grabs the board | 36-37 |
| 16:15 | Columbia | Lawrence Ridley picks off the pass by Howard Cole | 36-37 |
| 16:11 | Northwestern | Lawrence Ridley's layup is rejected by Gary Smith | 36-37 |
| 16:09 | Columbia | William Jones grabs the board | 36-37 |
| 15:51 | Columbia | Howard Cole can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Herman Brewer - foul #2 on Herman Brewer, team foul #2 | 36-37 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Richard Phillips (PG), Christopher Matos (SG), Milton Swanson (SF), Jay Blazer (PF), David Riley (C) Lawrence Ridley, Phillip Mangold, Drew Mathis, Herman Brewer, Alfred Barrett | |
| Subs | Columbia | Wesley Graybeal (PF), Martin Quinlan (C) Gordon Loucks, Gary Smith | |
| 15:51 | Columbia | Howard Cole makes the 1st free throw | 36-38 |
| 15:51 | Columbia | Howard Cole makes the 2nd free throw | 36-39 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Richard Phillips (fresh) SG - Christopher Matos (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Milton Swanson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jay Blazer (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - David Riley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Howard Cole (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Jones (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Terry Trout (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Wesley Graybeal (fresh) 4 pts. C - Martin Quinlan (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:33 | Northwestern | David Riley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-39 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Charles Henry (PG), Christopher Laury (SG), Michael Carr (SF) Howard Cole, William Jones, Terry Trout | |
| 15:17 | Columbia | Wesley Graybeal misses the wide open 3 from the right corner | 36-39 |
| 15:16 | Columbia | Martin Quinlan misses the tip | 36-39 |
| 15:14 | Columbia | Wesley Graybeal tips it but misses | 36-39 |
| 15:12 | Northwestern | Jay Blazer grabs the defensive rebound | 36-39 |
| 15:05 | Northwestern | Christopher Matos travels with the ball | 36-39 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Edward Thomas (PG) Richard Phillips | |
| Subs | Columbia | Kevin Parkes (PF) Martin Quinlan | |
| 14:56 | Columbia | Christopher Laury is fouled on the floor by Christopher Matos - foul #4 on Christopher Matos, team foul #3 | 36-39 |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Knight (SG), Alfred Barrett (PF) Christopher Matos, Jay Blazer | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 14:39 | Columbia | Milton Swanson is called for the reach on Charles Henry - foul #2 on Milton Swanson, team foul #4 | 36-39 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Lawrence Ridley (SG) Milton Swanson | |
| Subs | Columbia | Howard Cole (PG), Terry Trout (SG) Christopher Laury, Michael Carr | |
| 14:32 | Columbia | John Knight steals the ball from Kevin Parkes | 36-39 |
| 14:11 | Northwestern | John Knight makes the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Edward Thomas | 39-39 |
| 14:06 | Columbia | Charles Henry hits a wide open floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Howard Cole | 39-41 |
| 14:00 | Northwestern | Alfred Barrett misses the dunk | 39-41 |
| 13:58 | Columbia | Terry Trout grabs the board | 39-41 |
| 13:53 | Columbia | Charles Henry knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Terry Trout | 39-44 |
| 13:46 | Northwestern | David Riley hits a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Edward Thomas and he's hacked by Wesley Graybeal - foul #2 on Wesley Graybeal, team foul #3 | 41-44 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Phillip Mangold (SG), Drew Mathis (SF), Herman Brewer (PF) Edward Thomas, John Knight, Alfred Barrett | |
| Subs | Columbia | Gerard Thorton (PG), Gordon Loucks (PF), Gary Smith (C) Charles Henry, Kevin Parkes, Wesley Graybeal | |
| 13:46 | Northwestern | David Riley makes the free throw | 42-44 |
| 13:27 | Columbia | Terry Trout misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Phillip Mangold - foul #3 on Phillip Mangold, team foul #5 | 42-44 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Richard Phillips (PG), Jay Blazer (PF) Lawrence Ridley, David Riley | |
| Subs | Columbia | Michael Carr (SF) Howard Cole | |
| 13:27 | Columbia | Terry Trout makes the 1st free throw | 42-45 |
| 13:27 | Columbia | Terry Trout makes the 2nd free throw | 42-46 |
| 13:10 | Northwestern | Herman Brewer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-46 |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Knight (SG) Phillip Mangold | |
| Subs | Columbia | William Jones (SG) Terry Trout | |
| 12:53 | Columbia | Gordon Loucks misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Jay Blazer - foul #2 on Jay Blazer, team foul #6 | 42-46 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Edward Thomas (PG), Alfred Barrett (C) Richard Phillips, Herman Brewer | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 12:53 | Columbia | Gordon Loucks misses the 1st free throw | 42-46 |
| 12:53 | Columbia | Gordon Loucks makes the 2nd free throw | 42-47 |
| 12:34 | Northwestern | Jay Blazer misses the lay-in | 42-47 |
| 12:32 | Northwestern | Drew Mathis grabs the offensive rebound | 42-47 |
| 12:19 | Northwestern | Jay Blazer comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 42-47 |
| 12:17 | Northwestern | Alfred Barrett gets the offensive rebound | 42-47 |
| 11:59 | Northwestern | John Knight buries a 3pt jumper from straight away | 45-47 |
| 11:44 | Columbia | Gary Smith's pass is intercepted by Jay Blazer | 45-47 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Edward Thomas (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Knight (tiring) 6 pts. 2 stl. SF - Drew Mathis (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Jay Blazer (tiring) 1 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Alfred Barrett (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Gerard Thorton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Jones (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Michael Carr (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Gordon Loucks (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Gary Smith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:25 | Northwestern | Jay Blazer makes the jumper from the left block on a great pass from John Knight and he's fouled by Gordon Loucks - foul #1 on Gordon Loucks, team foul #4 | 47-47 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Richard Phillips (PG), Lawrence Ridley (SG), Phillip Mangold (SF), Herman Brewer (C) Edward Thomas, John Knight, Drew Mathis, Alfred Barrett | |
| Subs | Columbia | Howard Cole (PG), Christopher Laury (SG), Terry Trout (SF), Kevin Parkes (PF), Martin Quinlan (C) Gerard Thorton, William Jones, Michael Carr, Gordon Loucks, Gary Smith | |
| 11:25 | Northwestern | Jay Blazer makes the free throw | 48-47 |
| 11:03 | Columbia | Herman Brewer swats the layup by Howard Cole | 48-47 |
| 11:01 | Columbia | Kevin Parkes can't tip it in | 48-47 |
| 10:59 | Northwestern | Herman Brewer snags the defensive board | 48-47 |
| 10:53 | Northwestern | Jay Blazer scores on a shot from the right wing set up by Phillip Mangold | 50-47 |
| 10:35 | Columbia | Kevin Parkes hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 pointer from the left corner | 50-47 |
| 10:33 | Northwestern | Phillip Mangold grabs the board | 50-47 |
| 10:29 | Northwestern | Richard Phillips comes up short on the floater from the left block but he's hacked by Howard Cole - foul #3 on Howard Cole, team foul #5 | 50-47 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Milton Swanson (SF), Alfred Barrett (PF), David Riley (C) Phillip Mangold, Jay Blazer, Herman Brewer | |
| Subs | Columbia | Wesley Graybeal (PF) Kevin Parkes | |
| 10:29 | Northwestern | Richard Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 51-47 |
| 10:29 | Northwestern | Richard Phillips misses the 2nd free throw | 51-47 |
| 10:29 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Wesley Graybeal | 51-47 |
| 10:27 | Columbia | Howard Cole is hacked by Richard Phillips in the backcourt - foul #2 on Richard Phillips, team foul #7 | 51-47 |
| 10:27 | Columbia | Howard Cole makes the 1st free throw | 51-48 |
| 10:27 | Columbia | Howard Cole makes the 2nd free throw | 51-49 |
| 10:06 | Northwestern | Richard Phillips misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 51-49 |
| 10:05 | Northwestern | Richard Phillips hits the follow up shot | 53-49 |
| 09:45 | Columbia | Martin Quinlan misses short on a floater from close range | 53-49 |
| 09:43 | Columbia | Howard Cole can't tip it in | 53-49 |
| 09:42 | Northwestern | David Riley gets the rebound | 53-49 |
| 09:39 | Northwestern | Richard Phillips is called for traveling in the backcourt | 53-49 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Edward Thomas (PG) Richard Phillips | |
| Subs | Columbia | Charles Henry (PG), William Jones (SG), Michael Carr (SF) Howard Cole, Christopher Laury, Terry Trout | |
| 09:30 | Columbia | Michael Carr misses short on an open 3pt attempt from the right corner | 53-49 |
| 09:28 | Columbia | Michael Carr gets the offensive rebound | 53-49 |
| 09:13 | Columbia | Michael Carr hits the finger roll set up by Charles Henry | 53-51 |
| 08:58 | Northwestern | Milton Swanson is hacked by Michael Carr - foul #1 on Michael Carr, team foul #6 | 53-51 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Phillip Mangold (SG), Herman Brewer (PF) Lawrence Ridley, Alfred Barrett | |
| Subs | Columbia | Kevin Parkes (PF) Wesley Graybeal | |
| 08:45 | Northwestern | Herman Brewer lays it in on a nice dish by Phillip Mangold | 55-51 |
| 08:37 | Columbia | Charles Henry misses long on an open 3pt shot from the right corner | 55-51 |
| 08:35 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Phillip Mangold | 55-51 |
| 08:30 | Northwestern | William Jones steps in front of the Edward Thomas pass | 55-51 |
| 08:27 | Columbia | William Jones dunks the ball | 55-53 |
| 08:22 | Northwestern | Charles Henry is called for the reach on Edward Thomas - foul #1 on Charles Henry, team foul #7 | 55-53 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jay Blazer (PF) David Riley | |
| Subs | Columbia | Gerard Thorton (PG), Howard Cole (SF), Terry Trout (PF), Gary Smith (C) Charles Henry, Michael Carr, Kevin Parkes, Martin Quinlan | |
| 08:22 | Northwestern | Edward Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 56-53 |
| 08:22 | Northwestern | Edward Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 57-53 |
| 08:05 | Columbia | Terry Trout's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-53 |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Knight (SG), Drew Mathis (SF), Alfred Barrett (C) Phillip Mangold, Milton Swanson, Herman Brewer | |
| Subs | Columbia | Gordon Loucks (PF) William Jones | |
| 07:49 | Northwestern | Gary Smith steals it from Alfred Barrett | 57-53 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Edward Thomas (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Knight (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SF - Drew Mathis (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Jay Blazer (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Alfred Barrett (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Gerard Thorton (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Terry Trout (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. SF - Howard Cole (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. PF - Gordon Loucks (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Gary Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:27 | Columbia | Howard Cole's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-53 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Richard Phillips (PG), Christopher Matos (SG), Milton Swanson (SF), David Riley (C) Edward Thomas, John Knight, Drew Mathis, Jay Blazer | |
| Subs | Columbia | Christopher Laury (SG) Gary Smith | |
| 07:24 | Northwestern | Richard Phillips is fouled in the backcourt by Gerard Thorton - foul #3 on Gerard Thorton, team foul #8 | 57-53 |
| 07:24 | Northwestern | Richard Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 58-53 |
| 07:24 | Northwestern | Richard Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 59-53 |
| 06:56 | Columbia | Christopher Laury is denied on a layup by Milton Swanson | 59-53 |
| 06:54 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Alfred Barrett | 59-53 |
| 06:50 | Northwestern | Richard Phillips clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 59-53 |
| 06:48 | Northwestern | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Phillips | 59-53 |
| 06:34 | Northwestern | Richard Phillips drills a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Christopher Matos | 61-53 |
| 06:31 | Columbia | Christopher Matos is called for the reach on Gordon Loucks in the backcourt - foul #5 on Christopher Matos, team foul #8 | 61-53 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Edward Thomas (PG), Lawrence Ridley (SG), Phillip Mangold (SF), Jay Blazer (PF), Herman Brewer (C) Richard Phillips, Christopher Matos, Milton Swanson, Alfred Barrett, David Riley | |
| Subs | Columbia | Charles Henry (PG), William Jones (SG), Michael Carr (SF), Wesley Graybeal (C) Gerard Thorton, Christopher Laury, Howard Cole, Terry Trout | |
| 06:31 | Columbia | Gordon Loucks makes the 1st free throw | 61-54 |
| 06:31 | Columbia | Gordon Loucks misses the 2nd free throw | 61-54 |
| 06:31 | Northwestern | Jay Blazer grabs the board | 61-54 |
| 06:27 | Northwestern | Edward Thomas knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Phillip Mangold and he's hacked by Charles Henry - foul #2 on Charles Henry, team foul #9 | 63-54 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Kevin Parkes (PF) Gordon Loucks | |
| 06:27 | Northwestern | Edward Thomas makes the free throw | 64-54 |
| 06:25 | Columbia | Michael Carr loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 64-54 |
| 06:09 | Northwestern | Michael Carr steals the ball from Edward Thomas | 64-54 |
| 06:07 | Columbia | William Jones loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 64-54 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Drew Mathis (SF) Edward Thomas | |
| Subs | Columbia | Gary Smith (C) Wesley Graybeal | |
| 05:46 | Northwestern | Jay Blazer's fadeaway is rejected by Gary Smith | 64-54 |
| 05:44 | Columbia | Gary Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 64-54 |
| 05:23 | Columbia | Gary Smith misses the easy layup | 64-54 |
| 05:22 | Northwestern | Drew Mathis snags the defensive board | 64-54 |
| 05:18 | Northwestern | Herman Brewer loses the ball out of bounds | 64-54 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Richard Phillips (PG), John Knight (SG), Milton Swanson (SF), Alfred Barrett (PF), David Riley (C) Lawrence Ridley, Phillip Mangold, Drew Mathis, Jay Blazer, Herman Brewer | |
| Subs | Columbia | Howard Cole (PG), Terry Trout (SF), Wesley Graybeal (PF), Martin Quinlan (C) Charles Henry, Michael Carr, Kevin Parkes, Gary Smith | |
| 04:56 | Columbia | Martin Quinlan knocks in the runner from the left block | 64-56 |
| 04:35 | Northwestern | Terry Trout blocks the 3 pointer from the right wing by Richard Phillips | 64-56 |
| 04:33 | Columbia | Martin Quinlan grabs the defensive rebound | 64-56 |
| 04:13 | Columbia | Wesley Graybeal knocks in the floater from just outside the lane | 64-58 |
| 04:06 | Northwestern | Milton Swanson clanks a shot in the lane | 64-58 |
| 04:05 | Columbia | The rebound goes to William Jones | 64-58 |
| 03:47 | Columbia | Richard Phillips steals the ball from Terry Trout | 64-58 |
| 03:44 | Northwestern | Milton Swanson banks in the layup on a nice dish by Richard Phillips | 66-58 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Richard Phillips (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Knight (tiring) 6 pts. 2 stl. SF - Milton Swanson (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Alfred Barrett (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - David Riley (tired) 5 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Howard Cole (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - William Jones (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Terry Trout (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Wesley Graybeal (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Martin Quinlan (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:40 | Columbia | Terry Trout is hacked by Alfred Barrett in the backcourt - foul #1 on Alfred Barrett, team foul #9 | 66-58 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Edward Thomas (PG), Lawrence Ridley (SG), Drew Mathis (SF), Jay Blazer (PF), Herman Brewer (C) Richard Phillips, John Knight, Milton Swanson, Alfred Barrett, David Riley | |
| Subs | Columbia | Gerard Thorton (PG), Christopher Laury (SG), Michael Carr (SF), Gordon Loucks (C) Howard Cole, William Jones, Wesley Graybeal, Martin Quinlan | |
| 03:40 | Columbia | Terry Trout makes the 1st free throw | 66-59 |
| 03:40 | Columbia | Terry Trout makes the 2nd free throw | 66-60 |
| 03:17 | Northwestern | Jay Blazer double dribbles | 66-60 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Gary Smith (C) Terry Trout | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:02 | Columbia | Gerard Thorton drills a jumpshot from the left side set up by Gordon Loucks and the foul's on Lawrence Ridley - foul #2 on Lawrence Ridley, team foul #10 | 66-62 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Kevin Parkes (PF) Gary Smith | |
| 03:02 | Columbia | Gerard Thorton misses the free throw | 66-62 |
| 03:02 | Northwestern | Drew Mathis grabs the board | 66-62 |
| 02:50 | Northwestern | Drew Mathis misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 66-62 |
| 02:49 | Columbia | Christopher Laury grabs the board | 66-62 |
| 02:47 | Columbia | Kevin Parkes throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 66-62 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Phillip Mangold (SF) Drew Mathis | |
| Subs | Columbia | Gary Smith (C) Gordon Loucks | |
| 02:37 | Northwestern | Christopher Laury steals the ball from Edward Thomas | 66-62 |
| 02:24 | Columbia | Michael Carr scores on a floater from the left block and he's fouled by Phillip Mangold - foul #4 on Phillip Mangold, team foul #11 | 66-64 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Alfred Barrett (C) Jay Blazer | |
| Subs | Columbia | Charles Henry (PG) Gerard Thorton | |
| 02:24 | Columbia | Michael Carr makes the free throw | 66-65 |
| 02:13 | Northwestern | Alfred Barrett scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Edward Thomas | 68-65 |
| 02:13 | Columbia | Columbia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-65 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Drew Mathis (PF) Herman Brewer | |
| Subs | Columbia | Gerard Thorton (PG), Martin Quinlan (C) Charles Henry, Gary Smith | |
| 01:58 | Columbia | Michael Carr can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 68-65 |
| 01:57 | Columbia | The offensive rebound goes to Martin Quinlan | 68-65 |
| 01:52 | Columbia | Michael Carr buries a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Christopher Laury and the foul's on Phillip Mangold - foul #5 on Phillip Mangold, team foul #12 | 68-67 |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Knight (SG), Milton Swanson (SF), Jay Blazer (PF), David Riley (C) Lawrence Ridley, Phillip Mangold, Drew Mathis, Alfred Barrett | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 01:52 | Columbia | Michael Carr makes the free throw | 68-68 |
| 01:31 | Northwestern | Jay Blazer slams it home on a nice dish by David Riley | 70-68 |
| 01:25 | Columbia | Kevin Parkes drills a jumper near the basket set up by Michael Carr and he's fouled by Jay Blazer - foul #3 on Jay Blazer, team foul #13 | 70-70 |
| 01:25 | Columbia | Kevin Parkes makes the free throw | 70-71 |
| 01:14 | Northwestern | Michael Carr picks off the pass by Milton Swanson | 70-71 |
| 00:55 | Columbia | Michael Carr hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket | 70-71 |
| 00:53 | Northwestern | David Riley gets the rebound | 70-71 |
| 00:47 | Northwestern | John Knight can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 70-71 |
| 00:45 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Michael Carr | 70-71 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:19 | Columbia | Gerard Thorton hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 70-71 |
| 00:18 | Northwestern | David Riley snags the defensive board | 70-71 |
| 00:12 | Northwestern | David Riley misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 70-71 |
| 00:11 | Northwestern | David Riley pulls down the offensive rebound | 70-71 |
| 00:11 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-71 |
| 00:01 | Northwestern | Edward Thomas misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 70-71 |
| 00:00 | Northwestern | The offensive rebound goes to John Knight | 70-71 |