| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - George Hondo (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Rines (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SF - James Hawkins (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Hamisi Asaro (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Hunt (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Francisco | PG - Lorenzo Lilley (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Joseph Modlin (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Sean Trojan (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Bruce Meador (fresh) 3 reb. C - Sean Sweeney (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | San Francisco | Sean Trojan inbounds the ball | 32-27 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | San Francisco | San Francisco is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:49 | San Francisco | Joseph Modlin can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 32-27 |
| 19:47 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Hamisi Asaro | 32-27 |
| 19:45 | Northwestern | John Rines is hacked by Joseph Modlin in the backcourt - foul #1 on Joseph Modlin, team foul #1 | 32-27 |
| 19:32 | Northwestern | George Hondo can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 32-27 |
| 19:30 | San Francisco | Sean Sweeney pulls down the rebound | 32-27 |
| 19:25 | San Francisco | Sean Trojan misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 32-27 |
| 19:23 | Northwestern | Hamisi Asaro gets the rebound | 32-27 |
| 19:02 | Northwestern | John Rines connects on the open pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by George Hondo | 34-27 |
| 18:46 | San Francisco | Lorenzo Lilley is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 34-27 |
| 18:45 | San Francisco | Bruce Meador grabs the offensive rebound | 34-27 |
| 18:37 | San Francisco | Joseph Modlin hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 34-27 |
| 18:36 | Northwestern | James Hawkins pulls down the rebound | 34-27 |
| 18:15 | Northwestern | James Hawkins clanks a floater from the left wing | 34-27 |
| 18:13 | San Francisco | Bruce Meador grabs the defensive rebound | 34-27 |
| 17:51 | San Francisco | Lorenzo Lilley evades the doubleteam and hits a jump hook near the basket and he's fouled by George Hondo - foul #1 on George Hondo, team foul #1 | 34-29 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ralph Couture (PF) Hamisi Asaro | |
| Subs | San Francisco | Pierre Lykins (SG), Daniel Grodski (SF), John Whitner (PF), Justin Fauver (C) Joseph Modlin, Sean Trojan, Bruce Meador, Sean Sweeney | |
| 17:51 | San Francisco | Lorenzo Lilley misses the free throw | 34-29 |
| 17:51 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Thomas Hunt | 34-29 |
| 17:29 | Northwestern | Daniel Grodski takes the ball from James Hawkins | 34-29 |
| 17:10 | San Francisco | Daniel Grodski drills a jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Lorenzo Lilley | 34-31 |
| 16:45 | Northwestern | Thomas Hunt is hacked by Justin Fauver - foul #2 on Justin Fauver, team foul #2 | 34-31 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | San Francisco | Michael Krakowski (SG) Lorenzo Lilley | |
| 16:32 | Northwestern | George Hondo knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from James Hawkins | 37-31 |
| 16:09 | San Francisco | Michael Krakowski misses long on a shot from the baseline but the foul's on James Hawkins - foul #2 on James Hawkins, team foul #2 | 37-31 |
| Subs | Northwestern | William Burke (SG), John Janes (SF) Ralph Couture, Thomas Hunt | |
| Subs | San Francisco | Joseph Modlin (SG), Sean Trojan (SF), Bruce Meador (PF), Sean Sweeney (C) Pierre Lykins, Daniel Grodski, John Whitner, Justin Fauver | |
| 16:09 | San Francisco | Michael Krakowski misses the 1st free throw | 37-31 |
| 16:09 | San Francisco | Michael Krakowski makes the 2nd free throw | 37-32 |
| 15:46 | Northwestern | George Hondo is hacked by Sean Sweeney - foul #2 on Sean Sweeney, team foul #3 | 37-32 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Hamisi Asaro (PF), Thomas Hunt (C) John Rines, James Hawkins | |
| Subs | San Francisco | Robert Bailey (SF) Sean Trojan | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - George Hondo (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Burke (fresh) SF - John Janes (fresh) PF - Hamisi Asaro (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Hunt (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Francisco | PG - Michael Krakowski (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Joseph Modlin (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Bailey (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Bruce Meador (fresh) 5 reb. C - Sean Sweeney (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:26 | Northwestern | Hamisi Asaro banks in the layup | 39-32 |
| 15:07 | San Francisco | Bruce Meador misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Hamisi Asaro - foul #1 on Hamisi Asaro, team foul #3 | 39-32 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | San Francisco | Sean Trojan (SF) Michael Krakowski | |
| 15:07 | San Francisco | Bruce Meador makes the 1st free throw | 39-33 |
| 15:07 | San Francisco | Bruce Meador makes the 2nd free throw | 39-34 |
| 15:05 | Northwestern | William Burke is hacked by Sean Sweeney in the backcourt - foul #3 on Sean Sweeney, team foul #4 | 39-34 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Kenneth Kuhn (PG) George Hondo | |
| Subs | San Francisco | | |
| 14:48 | Northwestern | Hamisi Asaro scores on a shot from close range on a nice dish by John Janes | 41-34 |
| 14:27 | San Francisco | Sean Sweeney connects on the jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Robert Bailey | 41-36 |
| 13:59 | Northwestern | Hamisi Asaro clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 41-36 |
| 13:58 | Northwestern | William Burke snags the offensive board | 41-36 |
| 13:30 | Northwestern | Thomas Hunt makes the floater from the baseline | 43-36 |
| 13:07 | San Francisco | John Janes is called for the reach on Sean Trojan - foul #1 on John Janes, team foul #4 | 43-36 |
| Subs | Northwestern | George Hondo (PG), John Rines (SG), James Hawkins (SF), Ralph Couture (PF) Kenneth Kuhn, William Burke, John Janes, Hamisi Asaro | |
| Subs | San Francisco | Lorenzo Lilley (PG), Pierre Lykins (SG), Daniel Grodski (SF), John Whitner (PF), Justin Fauver (C) Robert Bailey, Joseph Modlin, Sean Trojan, Bruce Meador, Sean Sweeney | |
| 12:55 | San Francisco | Daniel Grodski hits a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from John Whitner | 43-38 |
| 12:26 | Northwestern | James Hawkins buries a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by George Hondo | 45-38 |
| 12:08 | San Francisco | Justin Fauver misses short on a turnaround from the left block but the foul's on Thomas Hunt - foul #1 on Thomas Hunt, team foul #5 | 45-38 |
| 12:08 | San Francisco | Justin Fauver makes the 1st free throw | 45-39 |
| 12:08 | San Francisco | Justin Fauver makes the 2nd free throw | 45-40 |
| 11:46 | Northwestern | James Hawkins misses short on a jumper from close range | 45-40 |
| 11:45 | San Francisco | Daniel Grodski grabs the board | 45-40 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - George Hondo (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Rines (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. SF - James Hawkins (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ralph Couture (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Thomas Hunt (tiring) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Francisco | PG - Lorenzo Lilley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Pierre Lykins (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Daniel Grodski (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Justin Fauver (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - John Whitner (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:33 | San Francisco | Lorenzo Lilley can't throw it down against a doubleteam | 45-40 |
| 11:32 | San Francisco | Justin Fauver pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-40 |
| 11:19 | San Francisco | Daniel Grodski can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Thomas Hunt - foul #2 on Thomas Hunt, team foul #6 | 45-40 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Hamisi Asaro (PF) Ralph Couture | |
| Subs | San Francisco | Michael Krakowski (SG), Bruce Meador (PF) Pierre Lykins, Justin Fauver | |
| 11:19 | San Francisco | Daniel Grodski makes the 1st free throw | 45-41 |
| 11:19 | San Francisco | Daniel Grodski makes the 2nd free throw | 45-42 |
| 10:57 | Northwestern | Hamisi Asaro lays it in on a great pass from James Hawkins and he's fouled by John Whitner - foul #2 on John Whitner, team foul #5 | 47-42 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | San Francisco | Sean Trojan (SF), Sean Sweeney (C) Daniel Grodski, John Whitner | |
| 10:57 | Northwestern | Hamisi Asaro makes the free throw | 48-42 |
| 10:37 | San Francisco | Sean Trojan hits the finger roll | 48-44 |
| 10:08 | Northwestern | John Rines drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by George Hondo | 50-44 |
| 09:52 | San Francisco | Sean Trojan comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 50-44 |
| 09:50 | Northwestern | Hamisi Asaro pulls down the rebound | 50-44 |
| 09:29 | Northwestern | George Hondo connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by John Rines | 53-44 |
| 09:21 | San Francisco | Sean Sweeney can't connect on a jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Hamisi Asaro - foul #2 on Hamisi Asaro, team foul #7 | 53-44 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Kenneth Kuhn (PG), William Burke (SG), Ralph Couture (PF) George Hondo, John Rines, Thomas Hunt | |
| Subs | San Francisco | Pierre Lykins (PG), Joseph Modlin (SG), Robert Bailey (SF), Justin Fauver (PF) Lorenzo Lilley, Michael Krakowski, Sean Trojan, Bruce Meador | |
| 09:21 | San Francisco | Sean Sweeney makes the 1st free throw | 53-45 |
| 09:21 | San Francisco | Sean Sweeney makes the 2nd free throw | 53-46 |
| 08:52 | Northwestern | Ralph Couture can't connect on a shot from the right block | 53-46 |
| 08:51 | Northwestern | Kenneth Kuhn tips it home | 55-46 |
| 08:32 | San Francisco | Ralph Couture denies the turnaround by Sean Sweeney | 55-46 |
| 08:30 | Northwestern | Kenneth Kuhn grabs the defensive rebound | 55-46 |
| 08:08 | Northwestern | Pierre Lykins is called for the reach on Kenneth Kuhn - foul #3 on Pierre Lykins, team foul #6 | 55-46 |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Janes (SF), Thomas Hunt (C) James Hawkins, Ralph Couture | |
| Subs | San Francisco | Daniel Grodski (SF), Bruce Meador (PF), John Whitner (C) Joseph Modlin, Justin Fauver, Sean Sweeney | |
| 07:48 | Northwestern | John Whitner swats the layup by Thomas Hunt | 55-46 |
| 07:47 | Northwestern | Hamisi Asaro tips it but misses | 55-46 |
| 07:46 | San Francisco | Bruce Meador grabs the board | 55-46 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Kenneth Kuhn (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Burke (fresh) SF - John Janes (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Hamisi Asaro (tiring) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Thomas Hunt (tired) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Francisco | PG - Pierre Lykins (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SG - Robert Bailey (fairly fresh) 3 pf. SF - Daniel Grodski (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Bruce Meador (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - John Whitner (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:41 | San Francisco | John Janes picks off the pass by Daniel Grodski | 55-46 |
| 07:17 | Northwestern | Bruce Meador blocks the jumper by Thomas Hunt | 55-46 |
| 07:16 | Northwestern | Hamisi Asaro gets the offensive rebound | 55-46 |
| 07:00 | Northwestern | Hamisi Asaro hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block | 55-46 |
| 06:59 | San Francisco | John Whitner pulls down the rebound | 55-46 |
| 06:42 | San Francisco | John Whitner misses the lay-in but the foul's on Kenneth Kuhn - foul #1 on Kenneth Kuhn, team foul #8 | 55-46 |
| Subs | Northwestern | George Hondo (PG), John Rines (SG), James Hawkins (SF), Ralph Couture (PF) Kenneth Kuhn, William Burke, John Janes, Hamisi Asaro | |
| Subs | San Francisco | Michael Krakowski (PG), Joseph Modlin (SG) Pierre Lykins, Robert Bailey | |
| 06:42 | San Francisco | John Whitner makes the 1st free throw | 55-47 |
| 06:42 | San Francisco | John Whitner makes the 2nd free throw | 55-48 |
| 06:21 | Northwestern | George Hondo drills a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by James Hawkins | 57-48 |
| 06:09 | San Francisco | John Whitner connects on the jumper from the free throw line | 57-50 |
| 05:49 | Northwestern | George Hondo misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Bruce Meador - foul #3 on Bruce Meador, team foul #7 | 57-50 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Hamisi Asaro (C) Thomas Hunt | |
| Subs | San Francisco | Lorenzo Lilley (PG), Sean Trojan (SF), Justin Fauver (PF) Joseph Modlin, Daniel Grodski, Bruce Meador | |
| 05:49 | Northwestern | George Hondo misses the 1st free throw | 57-50 |
| 05:49 | Northwestern | George Hondo misses the 2nd free throw | 57-50 |
| 05:49 | San Francisco | Justin Fauver snags the defensive board | 57-50 |
| 05:36 | San Francisco | Michael Krakowski hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 57-50 |
| 05:35 | San Francisco | Justin Fauver tips it but misses | 57-50 |
| 05:34 | Northwestern | John Rines pulls down the rebound | 57-50 |
| 05:18 | Northwestern | Hamisi Asaro misses the wide open fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 57-50 |
| 05:17 | Northwestern | James Hawkins snags the offensive board | 57-50 |
| 04:58 | Northwestern | Sean Trojan picks off the pass by James Hawkins | 57-50 |
| 04:41 | San Francisco | Sean Trojan is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Sean Trojan, team foul #8 | 57-50 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Kenneth Kuhn (PG), John Janes (SF), Thomas Hunt (C) John Rines, James Hawkins, Ralph Couture | |
| Subs | San Francisco | Joseph Modlin (SG), Pierre Lykins (SF), Sean Sweeney (C) Michael Krakowski, Sean Trojan, John Whitner | |
| 04:14 | Northwestern | Thomas Hunt misses badly on the uncontested 3pt jumper from the left corner | 57-50 |
| 04:12 | San Francisco | Justin Fauver gets the rebound | 57-50 |
| 03:50 | San Francisco | Pierre Lykins is called for traveling | 57-50 |
| Subs | Northwestern | William Burke (SG), Ralph Couture (PF) Kenneth Kuhn, Hamisi Asaro | |
| Subs | San Francisco | Robert Bailey (SF), Bruce Meador (PF), Daniel Grodski (C) Pierre Lykins, Justin Fauver, Sean Sweeney | |
| 03:23 | Northwestern | George Hondo knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away | 60-50 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - George Hondo (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 4 ast. SG - William Burke (fresh) SF - John Janes (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Ralph Couture (tiring) 2 reb. C - Thomas Hunt (tired) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Francisco | PG - Lorenzo Lilley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joseph Modlin (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Bailey (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Bruce Meador (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Daniel Grodski (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | San Francisco | San Francisco is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 02:57 | San Francisco | Daniel Grodski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-50 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Kenneth Kuhn (PG), James Hawkins (SF), John Rines (PF) George Hondo, John Janes, Ralph Couture | |
| Subs | San Francisco | Pierre Lykins (PG), Sean Trojan (SF) Lorenzo Lilley, Joseph Modlin | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | San Francisco | San Francisco is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:55 | Northwestern | William Burke is hacked by Robert Bailey in the backcourt - foul #4 on Robert Bailey, team foul #9 | 60-50 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | San Francisco | Sean Sweeney (C) Daniel Grodski | |
| 02:55 | Northwestern | William Burke misses the 1st free throw | 60-50 |
| 02:55 | San Francisco | Sean Trojan grabs the board | 60-50 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | San Francisco | San Francisco is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:43 | San Francisco | Robert Bailey can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 60-50 |
| 02:41 | Northwestern | Thomas Hunt grabs the defensive rebound | 60-50 |
| 02:14 | Northwestern | James Hawkins buries a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Kenneth Kuhn | 62-50 |
| 02:06 | San Francisco | Sean Trojan makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 62-53 |
| 02:04 | Northwestern | Pierre Lykins steals the ball from James Hawkins in the backcourt | 62-53 |
| 02:03 | San Francisco | Pierre Lykins lays it up and in | 62-55 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | San Francisco | San Francisco is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 01:48 | Northwestern | James Hawkins hits the easy wide open finger roll on a great pass from Kenneth Kuhn | 64-55 |
| 01:48 | San Francisco | San Francisco calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-55 |
| Subs | Northwestern | George Hondo (PG), Hamisi Asaro (PF) Kenneth Kuhn, William Burke | |
| Subs | San Francisco | Lorenzo Lilley (PG), Joseph Modlin (SG) Pierre Lykins, Robert Bailey | |
| 01:40 | San Francisco | Joseph Modlin's layup is rejected by Hamisi Asaro | 64-55 |
| 01:39 | San Francisco | Lorenzo Lilley snags the offensive board | 64-55 |
| 01:27 | San Francisco | Joseph Modlin knocks in the jumper from the left side on a great pass from Lorenzo Lilley | 64-57 |
| 01:13 | Northwestern | Joseph Modlin steals the ball from Thomas Hunt | 64-57 |
| 01:09 | San Francisco | Joseph Modlin lays it in | 64-59 |
| 01:07 | Northwestern | Joseph Modlin is called for the reach on John Rines in the backcourt - foul #2 on Joseph Modlin, team foul #10 | 64-59 |
| 01:07 | Northwestern | John Rines makes the 1st free throw | 65-59 |
| 01:07 | Northwestern | John Rines makes the 2nd free throw | 66-59 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | San Francisco | San Francisco is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:55 | San Francisco | Joseph Modlin is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Joseph Modlin, team foul #11 | 66-59 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | San Francisco | San Francisco is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:52 | Northwestern | George Hondo is fouled in the backcourt by Lorenzo Lilley - foul #1 on Lorenzo Lilley, team foul #12 | 66-59 |
| Subs | Northwestern | William Burke (SG), John Janes (SF) John Rines, James Hawkins | |
| Subs | San Francisco | | |
| 00:52 | Northwestern | George Hondo makes the 1st free throw | 67-59 |
| 00:52 | Northwestern | George Hondo makes the 2nd free throw | 68-59 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | San Francisco | San Francisco is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:45 | San Francisco | Sean Trojan misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 68-59 |
| 00:43 | Northwestern | Hamisi Asaro grabs the defensive rebound | 68-59 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | San Francisco | San Francisco is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:42 | Northwestern | Hamisi Asaro is hacked by Lorenzo Lilley in the backcourt - foul #2 on Lorenzo Lilley, team foul #13 | 68-59 |
| 00:42 | Northwestern | Hamisi Asaro makes the 1st free throw | 69-59 |
| 00:42 | Northwestern | Hamisi Asaro makes the 2nd free throw | 70-59 |
| 00:35 | San Francisco | Sean Sweeney hits a driving attempt from the baseline set up by Joseph Modlin | 70-61 |
| 00:33 | Northwestern | John Janes is hacked by Joseph Modlin in the backcourt - foul #4 on Joseph Modlin, team foul #14 | 70-61 |
| 00:33 | Northwestern | John Janes makes the 1st free throw | 71-61 |
| 00:33 | Northwestern | John Janes misses the 2nd free throw | 71-61 |
| 00:33 | San Francisco | Sean Sweeney snags the defensive board | 71-61 |
| 00:27 | San Francisco | Sean Sweeney buries a jump hook from the right block and he's hacked by Thomas Hunt - foul #3 on Thomas Hunt, team foul #9 | 71-63 |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Rines (SG), James Hawkins (SF) William Burke, John Janes | |
| Subs | San Francisco | | |
| 00:27 | San Francisco | Sean Sweeney misses the free throw | 71-63 |
| 00:27 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Hamisi Asaro | 71-63 |
| 00:26 | Northwestern | Hamisi Asaro is fouled in the backcourt by Lorenzo Lilley - foul #3 on Lorenzo Lilley, team foul #15 | 71-63 |
| Subs | Northwestern | William Burke (SG), John Janes (SF) John Rines, James Hawkins | |
| Subs | San Francisco | | |
| 00:26 | Northwestern | Hamisi Asaro makes the 1st free throw | 72-63 |
| 00:26 | Northwestern | Hamisi Asaro makes the 2nd free throw | 73-63 |
| 00:19 | San Francisco | Sean Sweeney misses long on an open jump hook from the right block | 73-63 |
| 00:18 | San Francisco | Sean Sweeney snags the offensive board | 73-63 |
| 00:15 | San Francisco | Sean Sweeney misses the wide open turnaround in the lane | 73-63 |
| 00:13 | San Francisco | Sean Sweeney snags the offensive board | 73-63 |
| 00:11 | San Francisco | Joseph Modlin connects on the driving attempt in the lane | 73-65 |
| 00:11 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 73-65 |
| 00:09 | Northwestern | William Burke is hacked by Joseph Modlin in the backcourt - foul #5 on Joseph Modlin, team foul #16 | 73-65 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | San Francisco | Pierre Lykins (SG) Joseph Modlin | |
| 00:09 | Northwestern | William Burke makes the 1st free throw | 74-65 |
| 00:09 | Northwestern | William Burke makes the 2nd free throw | 75-65 |
| 00:04 | San Francisco | Hamisi Asaro swats the layup by Bruce Meador | 75-65 |
| 00:02 | San Francisco | Sean Sweeney gets the offensive rebound | 75-65 |
| 00:00 | San Francisco | The clock runs out | 75-65 |