| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - James Homes (fresh) SG - Richard Bernhard (fresh) SF - Robert Whitman (fresh) PF - Filip Mrozinski (fresh) C - Michael Morgan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Jeffrey Tubeszewski (fresh) SG - Rex Gerhardt (fresh) SF - James Starner (fresh) PF - Benjamin Pope (fresh) C - Frederick Cleek (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi Valley St. | Benjamin Pope wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:45 | Mississippi Valley St. | Benjamin Pope is hacked by Michael Morgan - foul #1 on Michael Morgan, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | Mississippi Valley St. | James Homes steps in front of the Rex Gerhardt pass | 0-0 |
| 19:19 | Northwestern | Richard Bernhard misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:18 | Mississippi Valley St. | Benjamin Pope grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:13 | Mississippi Valley St. | Rex Gerhardt misses long on a floater from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:12 | Mississippi Valley St. | Frederick Cleek tips it but misses | 0-0 |
| 19:11 | Northwestern | James Homes snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:07 | Northwestern | Richard Bernhard is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Richard Bernhard, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| 18:55 | Mississippi Valley St. | Richard Bernhard picks off the pass by Benjamin Pope | 0-0 |
| 18:45 | Northwestern | Robert Whitman is called for 10 seconds | 0-0 |
| 18:34 | Mississippi Valley St. | Frederick Cleek is fouled on the floor by Michael Morgan - foul #2 on Michael Morgan, team foul #3 | 0-0 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Oleg Makowski (C) Michael Morgan | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| 18:22 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jeffrey Tubeszewski misses the jumper from the right side | 0-0 |
| 18:21 | Northwestern | James Homes pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:16 | Northwestern | Richard Bernhard is open and buries a jumper near the basket set up by Oleg Makowski and he's fouled by Frederick Cleek - foul #1 on Frederick Cleek, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:16 | Northwestern | Richard Bernhard makes the free throw | 3-0 |
| 18:09 | Mississippi Valley St. | Frederick Cleek hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Jeffrey Tubeszewski | 3-2 |
| 18:07 | Northwestern | Jeffrey Tubeszewski is called for the reach on James Homes in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jeffrey Tubeszewski, team foul #2 | 3-2 |
| 17:57 | Northwestern | Filip Mrozinski can't connect on a jump hook from the left block | 3-2 |
| 17:56 | Northwestern | Filip Mrozinski tips it back up and in | 5-2 |
| 17:44 | Mississippi Valley St. | Oleg Makowski blocks the jumper by James Starner | 5-2 |
| 17:42 | Northwestern | Oleg Makowski gets the rebound | 5-2 |
| 17:38 | Northwestern | Richard Bernhard buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Robert Whitman | 7-2 |
| 17:35 | Mississippi Valley St. | Frederick Cleek is fouled in the backcourt by James Homes - foul #1 on James Homes, team foul #4 | 7-2 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Guadalupe Espinoza (PG), Jarek Zanders (SG), Stephen Starks (SF), Phillip Marker (C) James Homes, Richard Bernhard, Robert Whitman, Oleg Makowski | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Casey Hargrove (PG), James Fulton (SG), Todd Griffin (SF), Tommy Cain (PF), Donald Murphy (C) Jeffrey Tubeszewski, Rex Gerhardt, James Starner, Benjamin Pope, Frederick Cleek | |
| 17:24 | Mississippi Valley St. | Tommy Cain buries a turnaround in the paint and he's hacked by Filip Mrozinski - foul #1 on Filip Mrozinski, team foul #5 | 7-4 |
| 17:24 | Mississippi Valley St. | Tommy Cain makes the free throw | 7-5 |
| 17:17 | Northwestern | Filip Mrozinski knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 9-5 |
| 17:10 | Mississippi Valley St. | Casey Hargrove throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 9-5 |
| 16:48 | Northwestern | Filip Mrozinski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 9-5 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Homes (PG), Gary Tafoya (SG), Robert Whitman (SF), Oleg Makowski (C) Guadalupe Espinoza, Jarek Zanders, Stephen Starks, Phillip Marker | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Jeffrey Tubeszewski (PG), Gregory Roy (SG), Kurt Price (SF), Frederick Cleek (C) Casey Hargrove, James Fulton, Todd Griffin, Donald Murphy | |
| 16:46 | Mississippi Valley St. | Robert Whitman steps in front of the Jeffrey Tubeszewski pass in the backcourt | 9-5 |
| 16:25 | Northwestern | Filip Mrozinski misses badly on a fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by Tommy Cain - foul #1 on Tommy Cain, team foul #3 | 9-5 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Benjamin Pope (PF) Tommy Cain | |
| 16:25 | Northwestern | Filip Mrozinski misses the 1st free throw | 9-5 |
| 16:25 | Northwestern | Filip Mrozinski misses the 2nd free throw | 9-5 |
| 16:25 | Mississippi Valley St. | Benjamin Pope grabs the defensive rebound | 9-5 |
| 16:00 | Mississippi Valley St. | Benjamin Pope is fouled on the floor by Filip Mrozinski - foul #2 on Filip Mrozinski, team foul #6 | 9-5 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Richard Bernhard (SG), Stephen Starks (SF), Phillip Marker (C) Gary Tafoya, Robert Whitman, Filip Mrozinski | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Casey Hargrove (SG), James Starner (SF), Todd Griffin (C) Gregory Roy, Kurt Price, Frederick Cleek | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - James Homes (fairly fresh) SG - Richard Bernhard (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Stephen Starks (fresh) PF - Oleg Makowski (fairly fresh) C - Phillip Marker (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Jeffrey Tubeszewski (tiring) 1 ast. SG - Casey Hargrove (fresh) SF - James Starner (tiring) PF - Benjamin Pope (tiring) 2 reb. C - Todd Griffin (fresh) | |
| 15:50 | Mississippi Valley St. | Todd Griffin connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Casey Hargrove | 9-8 |
| 15:23 | Northwestern | James Homes hits the finger roll | 11-8 |
| 14:57 | Mississippi Valley St. | Todd Griffin is called for traveling | 11-8 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Guadalupe Espinoza (PG), Jarek Zanders (SG), Robert Whitman (SF) James Homes, Richard Bernhard, Stephen Starks | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | James Fulton (PG), Rex Gerhardt (SG), Donald Murphy (PF), Frederick Cleek (C) Jeffrey Tubeszewski, Casey Hargrove, James Starner, Benjamin Pope | |
| 14:43 | Northwestern | Todd Griffin steps in front of the Oleg Makowski pass | 11-8 |
| 14:38 | Mississippi Valley St. | Rex Gerhardt is hacked by Jarek Zanders - foul #1 on Jarek Zanders, team foul #7 | 11-8 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Gary Tafoya (SG), Stephen Starks (C) Robert Whitman, Phillip Marker | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| 14:38 | Mississippi Valley St. | Rex Gerhardt makes the 1st free throw | 11-9 |
| 14:38 | Mississippi Valley St. | Rex Gerhardt makes the 2nd free throw | 11-10 |
| 14:20 | Northwestern | Gary Tafoya hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Guadalupe Espinoza | 14-10 |
| 14:14 | Mississippi Valley St. | Todd Griffin hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing but the foul's on Jarek Zanders - foul #2 on Jarek Zanders, team foul #8 | 14-10 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Richard Bernhard (SG), Robert Whitman (SF) Gary Tafoya, Jarek Zanders | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Gregory Roy (PG), Kurt Price (SF), Tommy Cain (PF) James Fulton, Donald Murphy, Frederick Cleek | |
| 14:14 | Mississippi Valley St. | Todd Griffin misses the 1st free throw | 14-10 |
| 14:14 | Mississippi Valley St. | Todd Griffin misses the 2nd free throw | 14-10 |
| 14:14 | Northwestern | Richard Bernhard grabs the defensive rebound | 14-10 |
| 14:12 | Northwestern | Richard Bernhard is fouled in the backcourt by Rex Gerhardt - foul #1 on Rex Gerhardt, team foul #4 | 14-10 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Frederick Cleek (C) Todd Griffin | |
| 13:59 | Northwestern | Robert Whitman scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Guadalupe Espinoza | 17-10 |
| 13:40 | Mississippi Valley St. | Tommy Cain misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 17-10 |
| 13:38 | Mississippi Valley St. | Gregory Roy gets the offensive rebound | 17-10 |
| 13:26 | Mississippi Valley St. | Richard Bernhard picks off the pass by Rex Gerhardt | 17-10 |
| 13:11 | Northwestern | Robert Whitman scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Richard Bernhard | 20-10 |
| 13:09 | Mississippi Valley St. | Rex Gerhardt throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 20-10 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Homes (PG), Gary Tafoya (SG), Phillip Marker (PF) Guadalupe Espinoza, Richard Bernhard, Stephen Starks | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Jeffrey Tubeszewski (PG), Casey Hargrove (SG), James Starner (SF), Todd Griffin (C) Gregory Roy, Rex Gerhardt, Kurt Price, Frederick Cleek | |
| 12:47 | Northwestern | Oleg Makowski misses the lay-in | 20-10 |
| 12:45 | Northwestern | Phillip Marker gets the offensive rebound | 20-10 |
| 12:36 | Northwestern | Robert Whitman comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 20-10 |
| 12:34 | Mississippi Valley St. | Todd Griffin snags the defensive board | 20-10 |
| 12:29 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jeffrey Tubeszewski misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 20-10 |
| 12:27 | Mississippi Valley St. | Todd Griffin tips it back up and in | 20-12 |
| 12:24 | Northwestern | James Homes is hacked by Jeffrey Tubeszewski in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jeffrey Tubeszewski, team foul #5 | 20-12 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Richard Bernhard (SG), Stephen Starks (C) Gary Tafoya, Oleg Makowski | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | James Fulton (PG), Benjamin Pope (PF), Frederick Cleek (C) Jeffrey Tubeszewski, Tommy Cain, Todd Griffin | |
| 12:19 | Northwestern | Richard Bernhard hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 20-12 |
| 12:17 | Mississippi Valley St. | The rebound goes to Benjamin Pope | 20-12 |
| 12:12 | Mississippi Valley St. | James Fulton is wide open but clanks a floater from the right side | 20-12 |
| 12:10 | Northwestern | Phillip Marker gets the rebound | 20-12 |
| 12:05 | Northwestern | Richard Bernhard buries a 3 from straight away | 23-12 |
| 11:44 | Mississippi Valley St. | James Fulton misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 23-12 |
| 11:42 | Mississippi Valley St. | The offensive rebound goes to Benjamin Pope | 23-12 |
| 11:42 | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 23-12 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Guadalupe Espinoza (PG), Gary Tafoya (SG), Oleg Makowski (PF) James Homes, Richard Bernhard, Phillip Marker | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Gregory Roy (SG), Todd Griffin (SF), Donald Murphy (C) Casey Hargrove, James Starner, Frederick Cleek | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Guadalupe Espinoza (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Gary Tafoya (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Whitman (tired) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Oleg Makowski (tired) C - Stephen Starks (tiring) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - James Fulton (fresh) SG - Gregory Roy (fresh) SF - Todd Griffin (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Benjamin Pope (tiring) 4 reb. C - Donald Murphy (fresh) | |
| 11:28 | Mississippi Valley St. | Benjamin Pope hits a floater from the right block set up by Donald Murphy | 23-14 |
| 11:23 | Northwestern | Guadalupe Espinoza makes the jumper from the left wing set up by Stephen Starks | 25-14 |
| 11:08 | Mississippi Valley St. | James Fulton misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Guadalupe Espinoza - foul #1 on Guadalupe Espinoza, team foul #9 | 25-14 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Richard Bernhard (SG), Phillip Marker (C) Gary Tafoya, Robert Whitman | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Kurt Price (SF) Benjamin Pope | |
| 11:08 | Mississippi Valley St. | James Fulton makes the 1st free throw | 25-15 |
| 11:08 | Mississippi Valley St. | James Fulton makes the 2nd free throw | 25-16 |
| 10:46 | Northwestern | Oleg Makowski hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 25-16 |
| 10:44 | Northwestern | Oleg Makowski tips it but misses | 25-16 |
| 10:43 | Mississippi Valley St. | Donald Murphy pulls down the rebound | 25-16 |
| 10:38 | Mississippi Valley St. | Gregory Roy misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Phillip Marker - foul #1 on Phillip Marker, team foul #10 | 25-16 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Homes (PG) Guadalupe Espinoza | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Casey Hargrove (SG), Tommy Cain (PF), Frederick Cleek (C) James Fulton, Donald Murphy, Todd Griffin | |
| 10:38 | Mississippi Valley St. | Gregory Roy makes the 1st free throw | 25-17 |
| 10:38 | Mississippi Valley St. | Gregory Roy misses the 2nd free throw | 25-17 |
| 10:38 | Northwestern | Phillip Marker grabs the defensive rebound | 25-17 |
| 10:29 | Northwestern | Phillip Marker can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 25-17 |
| 10:28 | Mississippi Valley St. | Frederick Cleek grabs the defensive rebound | 25-17 |
| 10:26 | Mississippi Valley St. | Phillip Marker is called for the reach on Gregory Roy in the backcourt - foul #2 on Phillip Marker, team foul #11 | 25-17 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Whitman (SF) Phillip Marker | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | James Starner (SF) Kurt Price | |
| 10:26 | Mississippi Valley St. | Gregory Roy makes the 1st free throw | 25-18 |
| 10:26 | Mississippi Valley St. | Gregory Roy makes the 2nd free throw | 25-19 |
| 10:08 | Northwestern | James Homes clanks a shot from the left side | 25-19 |
| 10:06 | Mississippi Valley St. | James Starner grabs the defensive rebound | 25-19 |
| 10:03 | Mississippi Valley St. | James Homes steals the ball from Gregory Roy in the backcourt | 25-19 |
| 10:03 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 25-19 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Gary Tafoya (SG) Richard Bernhard | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Rex Gerhardt (SG), Kurt Price (SF), Benjamin Pope (PF) Gregory Roy, James Starner, Tommy Cain | |
| 09:56 | Northwestern | James Homes is called for traveling | 25-19 |
| 09:39 | Mississippi Valley St. | Benjamin Pope banks in the layup | 25-21 |
| 09:26 | Northwestern | Gary Tafoya knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 28-21 |
| 09:22 | Mississippi Valley St. | Gary Tafoya is called for the reach on Rex Gerhardt in the backcourt - foul #1 on Gary Tafoya, team foul #12 | 28-21 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Guadalupe Espinoza (PG) James Homes | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Todd Griffin (SF), Tommy Cain (PF), Donald Murphy (C) Kurt Price, Benjamin Pope, Frederick Cleek | |
| 09:22 | Mississippi Valley St. | Rex Gerhardt makes the 1st free throw | 28-22 |
| 09:22 | Mississippi Valley St. | Rex Gerhardt misses the 2nd free throw | 28-22 |
| 09:22 | Mississippi Valley St. | Donald Murphy grabs the offensive rebound | 28-22 |
| 09:17 | Mississippi Valley St. | Todd Griffin hits a jump hook from the right block and the foul's on Robert Whitman - foul #1 on Robert Whitman, team foul #13 | 28-24 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Richard Bernhard (SG) Gary Tafoya | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | James Fulton (PG) Casey Hargrove | |
| 09:17 | Mississippi Valley St. | Todd Griffin makes the free throw | 28-25 |
| 08:59 | Northwestern | Richard Bernhard comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 28-25 |
| 08:57 | Mississippi Valley St. | Donald Murphy grabs the board | 28-25 |
| 08:55 | Mississippi Valley St. | Todd Griffin is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #1 on Todd Griffin, team foul #6 | 28-25 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Casey Hargrove (SG), James Starner (SF) Rex Gerhardt, Donald Murphy | |
| 08:34 | Northwestern | Oleg Makowski is denied on a dunk by Todd Griffin | 28-25 |
| 08:33 | Mississippi Valley St. | Tommy Cain gets the rebound | 28-25 |
| 08:29 | Mississippi Valley St. | Casey Hargrove hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 28-25 |
| 08:28 | Northwestern | Oleg Makowski grabs the defensive rebound | 28-25 |
| 08:23 | Northwestern | Richard Bernhard misses long on a turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Tommy Cain - foul #2 on Tommy Cain, team foul #7 | 28-25 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Homes (PG) Guadalupe Espinoza | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Rex Gerhardt (SG), Benjamin Pope (PF), Frederick Cleek (C) James Fulton, Tommy Cain, Todd Griffin | |
| 08:23 | Northwestern | Richard Bernhard misses the 1st free throw | 28-25 |
| 08:23 | Northwestern | Richard Bernhard makes the 2nd free throw | 29-25 |
| 08:09 | Mississippi Valley St. | James Starner misses the wide open 3pt jumper from the left wing | 29-25 |
| 08:08 | Mississippi Valley St. | Frederick Cleek grabs the offensive rebound | 29-25 |
| 07:58 | Mississippi Valley St. | Benjamin Pope misses the shot near the basket but he's hacked by Stephen Starks - foul #1 on Stephen Starks, team foul #14 | 29-25 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Gary Tafoya (SG) Richard Bernhard | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Gregory Roy (PG), Kurt Price (SF) Casey Hargrove, James Starner | |
| 07:58 | Mississippi Valley St. | Benjamin Pope misses the 1st free throw | 29-25 |
| 07:58 | Mississippi Valley St. | Benjamin Pope misses the 2nd free throw | 29-25 |
| 07:58 | Mississippi Valley St. | Frederick Cleek snags the offensive board | 29-25 |
| 07:47 | Mississippi Valley St. | Benjamin Pope misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 29-25 |
| 07:46 | Northwestern | James Homes pulls down the rebound | 29-25 |
| 07:44 | Northwestern | Gary Tafoya is fouled in the backcourt by Rex Gerhardt - foul #2 on Rex Gerhardt, team foul #8 | 29-25 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Richard Bernhard (SG) Stephen Starks | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | James Fulton (SG), Donald Murphy (PF) Rex Gerhardt, Benjamin Pope | |
| 07:44 | Northwestern | Gary Tafoya makes the 1st free throw | 30-25 |
| 07:44 | Northwestern | Gary Tafoya misses the 2nd free throw | 30-25 |
| 07:44 | Mississippi Valley St. | Donald Murphy pulls down the rebound | 30-25 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - James Homes (tiring) 2 pts. 2 stl. SG - Richard Bernhard (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Whitman (very tired) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Gary Tafoya (fresh) 7 pts. C - Oleg Makowski (very tired) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Gregory Roy (fresh) 3 pts. SG - James Fulton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Kurt Price (fairly fresh) PF - Donald Murphy (fresh) 4 reb. C - Frederick Cleek (tired) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Mississippi Valley St. | Gregory Roy hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 30-25 |
| 07:21 | Northwestern | James Homes grabs the defensive rebound | 30-25 |
| 07:15 | Northwestern | Robert Whitman clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 30-25 |
| 07:14 | Northwestern | Oleg Makowski misses the tip | 30-25 |
| 07:12 | Mississippi Valley St. | James Fulton pulls down the rebound | 30-25 |
| 07:09 | Mississippi Valley St. | Kurt Price is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Whitman - foul #2 on Robert Whitman, team foul #15 | 30-25 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Guadalupe Espinoza (PG), Stephen Starks (SF), Michael Morgan (C) James Homes, Robert Whitman, Gary Tafoya | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Casey Hargrove (PG), Todd Griffin (C) Gregory Roy, Frederick Cleek | |
| 07:09 | Mississippi Valley St. | Kurt Price misses the 1st free throw | 30-25 |
| 07:09 | Mississippi Valley St. | Kurt Price makes the 2nd free throw | 30-26 |
| 06:51 | Northwestern | Richard Bernhard clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by James Fulton - foul #1 on James Fulton, team foul #9 | 30-26 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | James Starner (SF), Benjamin Pope (PF) Kurt Price, Donald Murphy | |
| 06:51 | Northwestern | Richard Bernhard misses the 1st free throw | 30-26 |
| 06:51 | Northwestern | Richard Bernhard makes the 2nd free throw | 31-26 |
| 06:46 | Mississippi Valley St. | James Starner is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 31-26 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Gregory Roy (SG) James Fulton | |
| 06:25 | Northwestern | Richard Bernhard is hacked by Gregory Roy - foul #1 on Gregory Roy, team foul #10 | 31-26 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Frederick Cleek (C) James Starner | |
| 06:25 | Northwestern | Richard Bernhard makes the 1st free throw | 32-26 |
| 06:25 | Northwestern | Richard Bernhard makes the 2nd free throw | 33-26 |
| 06:06 | Mississippi Valley St. | Gregory Roy makes the jumper from the right side and he's fouled by Richard Bernhard - foul #2 on Richard Bernhard, team foul #16 | 33-28 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Homes (PG), Gary Tafoya (SG), Filip Mrozinski (PF) Guadalupe Espinoza, Richard Bernhard, Michael Morgan | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | James Fulton (SG), Donald Murphy (PF) Casey Hargrove, Benjamin Pope | |
| 06:06 | Mississippi Valley St. | Gregory Roy makes the free throw | 33-29 |
| 05:46 | Northwestern | Stephen Starks hits a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from James Homes | 35-29 |
| 05:29 | Mississippi Valley St. | Filip Mrozinski swats the short shot by Frederick Cleek | 35-29 |
| 05:27 | Mississippi Valley St. | The offensive rebound goes to Donald Murphy | 35-29 |
| 05:20 | Mississippi Valley St. | Donald Murphy hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 35-29 |
| 05:19 | Mississippi Valley St. | Gregory Roy tips it back up and in | 35-31 |
| 05:03 | Northwestern | Filip Mrozinski hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range | 35-31 |
| 05:02 | Mississippi Valley St. | James Fulton gets the rebound | 35-31 |
| 05:00 | Mississippi Valley St. | Gary Tafoya steals the ball from Frederick Cleek in the backcourt | 35-31 |
| 04:40 | Northwestern | Gary Tafoya hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt jumper from the left wing | 35-31 |
| 04:38 | Mississippi Valley St. | Todd Griffin gets the rebound | 35-31 |
| 04:38 | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 35-31 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Guadalupe Espinoza (PG), Michael Morgan (C) James Homes, Filip Mrozinski | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Casey Hargrove (PG), Kurt Price (SF), Benjamin Pope (PF) Gregory Roy, Todd Griffin, Donald Murphy | |
| 04:19 | Mississippi Valley St. | Casey Hargrove hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 35-31 |
| 04:17 | Northwestern | Stephen Starks snags the defensive board | 35-31 |
| 04:15 | Northwestern | Guadalupe Espinoza is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #2 on Guadalupe Espinoza, team foul #17 | 35-31 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Homes (PG) Guadalupe Espinoza | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | James Starner (SF), Donald Murphy (C) Kurt Price, Frederick Cleek | |
| 04:09 | Mississippi Valley St. | Benjamin Pope misses long on a jump hook from the right block | 35-31 |
| 04:07 | Northwestern | Michael Morgan gets the rebound | 35-31 |
| 04:03 | Northwestern | James Homes can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on James Starner - foul #1 on James Starner, team foul #11 | 35-31 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Gregory Roy (SG) James Fulton | |
| 04:03 | Northwestern | James Homes misses the 1st free throw | 35-31 |
| 04:03 | Northwestern | James Homes makes the 2nd free throw | 36-31 |
| 03:58 | Mississippi Valley St. | Benjamin Pope's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 36-31 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Guadalupe Espinoza (PG), Richard Bernhard (SG), Jarek Zanders (SF), Filip Mrozinski (PF) James Homes, Gary Tafoya, Stephen Starks, Oleg Makowski | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Jeffrey Tubeszewski (PG), Rex Gerhardt (SG), Tommy Cain (PF) Casey Hargrove, Gregory Roy, Benjamin Pope | |
| 03:44 | Northwestern | James Starner is called for the reach on Michael Morgan - foul #2 on James Starner, team foul #12 | 36-31 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Kurt Price (SF), Todd Griffin (C) James Starner, Donald Murphy | |
| 03:44 | Northwestern | Michael Morgan makes the 1st free throw | 37-31 |
| 03:44 | Northwestern | Michael Morgan makes the 2nd free throw | 38-31 |
| 03:23 | Mississippi Valley St. | Michael Morgan steals the ball from Todd Griffin | 38-31 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Guadalupe Espinoza (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Bernhard (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jarek Zanders (fresh) PF - Filip Mrozinski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Michael Morgan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Jeffrey Tubeszewski (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Rex Gerhardt (tiring) 3 pts. SF - Kurt Price (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Tommy Cain (tiring) 3 pts. C - Todd Griffin (tired) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:11 | Northwestern | Rex Gerhardt is called for the reach on Richard Bernhard - foul #3 on Rex Gerhardt, team foul #13 | 38-31 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Homes (PG) Guadalupe Espinoza | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Casey Hargrove (SG), James Starner (SF), Frederick Cleek (C) Rex Gerhardt, Kurt Price, Todd Griffin | |
| 03:11 | Northwestern | Richard Bernhard misses the 1st free throw | 38-31 |
| 03:11 | Northwestern | Richard Bernhard makes the 2nd free throw | 39-31 |
| 02:47 | Mississippi Valley St. | Tommy Cain drills a jumper from the left block on a great pass from Jeffrey Tubeszewski | 39-33 |
| 02:43 | Northwestern | Jarek Zanders's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 39-33 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Kurt Price (SF), Benjamin Pope (PF) James Starner, Frederick Cleek | |
| 02:38 | Mississippi Valley St. | Casey Hargrove buries a 3pt shot from the right wing | 39-36 |
| 02:18 | Northwestern | Jarek Zanders is by himself and knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by James Homes | 42-36 |
| 02:12 | Mississippi Valley St. | James Homes steps in front of the Jeffrey Tubeszewski pass in the backcourt | 42-36 |
| 02:10 | Northwestern | James Homes hits the finger roll | 44-36 |
| 02:03 | Mississippi Valley St. | Benjamin Pope clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 44-36 |
| 02:02 | Northwestern | Michael Morgan snags the defensive board | 44-36 |
| 01:57 | Northwestern | Richard Bernhard buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 47-36 |
| 01:33 | Mississippi Valley St. | Benjamin Pope buries a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Jeffrey Tubeszewski | 47-38 |
| 01:25 | Northwestern | Filip Mrozinski hits a floater in the lane set up by Richard Bernhard | 49-38 |
| 01:00 | Mississippi Valley St. | Filip Mrozinski swats the short shot by Benjamin Pope | 49-38 |
| 00:58 | Northwestern | Filip Mrozinski snags the defensive board | 49-38 |
| 00:58 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 49-38 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Guadalupe Espinoza (PG), Robert Whitman (SF), Phillip Marker (C) James Homes, Jarek Zanders, Michael Morgan | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Gregory Roy (SG), James Starner (SF), Donald Murphy (PF), Todd Griffin (C) Casey Hargrove, Kurt Price, Benjamin Pope, Tommy Cain | |
| 00:44 | Northwestern | Richard Bernhard misses the open dunk | 49-38 |
| 00:42 | Northwestern | Filip Mrozinski snags the offensive board | 49-38 |
| 00:31 | Northwestern | Richard Bernhard banks in the layup on a nice dish by Robert Whitman | 51-38 |
| 00:15 | Mississippi Valley St. | Guadalupe Espinoza picks off the pass by Donald Murphy | 51-38 |
| 00:01 | Northwestern | Filip Mrozinski makes the jumper in the paint | 53-38 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jeffrey Tubeszewski hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 53-38 |