| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Randy Hessler (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christopher Matos (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Knight (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jay Blazer (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - David Riley (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | SW Oklahoma St. | PG - Jonathan Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ron Nicholas (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Luis Lawrence (fresh) PF - Joshua Maas (fresh) 2 pts. C - Eddie Meyer (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | SW Oklahoma St. | Luis Lawrence inbounds the ball | 31-31 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | SW Oklahoma St. | SW Oklahoma St. is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:50 | SW Oklahoma St. | Jonathan Smith makes the shot in the lane | 31-33 |
| 19:45 | Northwestern | Jay Blazer is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Jay Blazer, team foul #1 | 31-33 |
| 19:43 | SW Oklahoma St. | Christopher Matos picks off the pass by Jonathan Smith in the backcourt | 31-33 |
| 19:42 | Northwestern | John Knight throws it down set up by Christopher Matos | 33-33 |
| 19:36 | SW Oklahoma St. | Eddie Meyer banks in the layup | 33-35 |
| 19:32 | Northwestern | Christopher Matos travels in the backcourt | 33-35 |
| 19:10 | SW Oklahoma St. | Joshua Maas misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 33-35 |
| 19:08 | Northwestern | Jay Blazer grabs the defensive rebound | 33-35 |
| 19:04 | Northwestern | Randy Hessler is hacked by Eddie Meyer - foul #1 on Eddie Meyer, team foul #1 | 33-35 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Johnson Robinson (PG), Robert Valentine (SG), Kenneth Mikesell (SF), Drew Mathis (PF), Herman Brewer (C) Randy Hessler, Christopher Matos, John Knight, Jay Blazer, David Riley | |
| Subs | SW Oklahoma St. | Paul Kelly (PG), Chris Bohler (SG), Wallace Reed (SF), Paul Beck (PF), Carl Carter (C) Jonathan Smith, Ron Nicholas, Luis Lawrence, Joshua Maas, Eddie Meyer | |
| 18:44 | Northwestern | Johnson Robinson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 33-35 |
| 18:43 | SW Oklahoma St. | The rebound goes to Carl Carter | 33-35 |
| 18:27 | SW Oklahoma St. | Chris Bohler buries a shot near the basket | 33-37 |
| 18:11 | Northwestern | Robert Valentine hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 33-37 |
| 18:09 | Northwestern | The offensive rebound goes to Drew Mathis | 33-37 |
| 18:04 | Northwestern | Herman Brewer misses long on a floater from the right side but the foul's on Carl Carter - foul #1 on Carl Carter, team foul #2 | 33-37 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Randy Hessler (PG), Phillip Mangold (SG), John Knight (SF), Jay Blazer (PF) Johnson Robinson, Robert Valentine, Kenneth Mikesell, Drew Mathis | |
| Subs | SW Oklahoma St. | Jonathan Smith (PG), Ron Nicholas (SG), Glen Hardy (SF), Robin Spicer (PF), Eddie Meyer (C) Paul Kelly, Chris Bohler, Wallace Reed, Paul Beck, Carl Carter | |
| 18:04 | Northwestern | Herman Brewer makes the 1st free throw | 34-37 |
| 18:04 | Northwestern | Herman Brewer makes the 2nd free throw | 35-37 |
| 17:53 | SW Oklahoma St. | Robin Spicer misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 35-37 |
| 17:51 | Northwestern | Randy Hessler pulls down the rebound | 35-37 |
| 17:47 | Northwestern | Randy Hessler misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 35-37 |
| 17:46 | Northwestern | John Knight grabs the offensive board | 35-37 |
| 17:23 | Northwestern | Herman Brewer jams the wide open dunk set up by Jay Blazer | 37-37 |
| 17:18 | SW Oklahoma St. | Jonathan Smith hits a wide open jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Ron Nicholas | 37-39 |
| 17:14 | Northwestern | Ron Nicholas is called for the reach on Randy Hessler in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ron Nicholas, team foul #3 | 37-39 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Christopher Matos (SG), David Riley (C) Phillip Mangold, Herman Brewer | |
| Subs | SW Oklahoma St. | Luis Lawrence (SF), Joshua Maas (PF) Ron Nicholas, Robin Spicer | |
| 16:59 | Northwestern | David Riley hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint but the foul's on Glen Hardy - foul #3 on Glen Hardy, team foul #4 | 37-39 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Johnson Robinson (SF) John Knight | |
| Subs | SW Oklahoma St. | Ron Nicholas (SG), Wallace Reed (SF) Jonathan Smith, Glen Hardy | |
| 16:59 | Northwestern | David Riley makes the 1st free throw | 38-39 |
| 16:59 | Northwestern | David Riley makes the 2nd free throw | 39-39 |
| 16:42 | SW Oklahoma St. | Luis Lawrence drills a floater from the free throw line | 39-41 |
| 16:40 | Northwestern | Luis Lawrence picks off the pass by Johnson Robinson in the backcourt | 39-41 |
| 16:27 | SW Oklahoma St. | Eddie Meyer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-41 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Valentine (PG), Drew Mathis (PF) Randy Hessler, Jay Blazer | |
| Subs | SW Oklahoma St. | Jonathan Smith (PG), Chris Bohler (SG), Carl Carter (C) Ron Nicholas, Wallace Reed, Eddie Meyer | |
| 16:25 | Northwestern | Chris Bohler steals it from Robert Valentine in the backcourt | 39-41 |
| 16:24 | SW Oklahoma St. | Luis Lawrence can't finish the layup | 39-41 |
| 16:22 | Northwestern | Johnson Robinson pulls down the rebound | 39-41 |
| 16:02 | Northwestern | Joshua Maas is called for the reach on Drew Mathis - foul #2 on Joshua Maas, team foul #5 | 39-41 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Randy Hessler (PG), John Knight (SF) Robert Valentine, Johnson Robinson | |
| Subs | SW Oklahoma St. | Paul Kelly (PG), Paul Beck (PF) Jonathan Smith, Joshua Maas | |
| 15:51 | Northwestern | Drew Mathis knocks in the jump hook from the right block | 41-41 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Randy Hessler (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christopher Matos (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Knight (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Drew Mathis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - David Riley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | SW Oklahoma St. | PG - Paul Kelly (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Chris Bohler (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SF - Luis Lawrence (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Paul Beck (fresh) C - Carl Carter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:49 | SW Oklahoma St. | Chris Bohler is hacked by Randy Hessler in the backcourt - foul #2 on Randy Hessler, team foul #2 | 41-41 |
| Subs | Northwestern | William Vowels (PG), Phillip Mangold (SG), Kenneth Mikesell (PF) Randy Hessler, Christopher Matos, Drew Mathis | |
| Subs | SW Oklahoma St. | Ron Nicholas (SG), Glen Hardy (SF) Chris Bohler, Luis Lawrence | |
| 15:32 | SW Oklahoma St. | Paul Beck is whistled for traveling | 41-41 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Drew Mathis (PF) John Knight | |
| Subs | SW Oklahoma St. | Jonathan Smith (PG), Wallace Reed (SF), Robin Spicer (PF), Eddie Meyer (C) Paul Kelly, Ron Nicholas, Paul Beck, Carl Carter | |
| 15:12 | Northwestern | The jump hook by William Vowels is blocked by Eddie Meyer | 41-41 |
| 15:10 | SW Oklahoma St. | Robin Spicer snags the defensive board | 41-41 |
| 15:07 | SW Oklahoma St. | Glen Hardy throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 41-41 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Christopher Matos (SG), John Knight (SF), Jay Blazer (PF) Phillip Mangold, Kenneth Mikesell, Drew Mathis | |
| Subs | SW Oklahoma St. | Ron Nicholas (SG) Glen Hardy | |
| 15:01 | Northwestern | John Knight is fouled on the floor by Wallace Reed - foul #1 on Wallace Reed, team foul #6 | 41-41 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Valentine (SG) Christopher Matos | |
| Subs | SW Oklahoma St. | Joshua Maas (PF) Robin Spicer | |
| 14:45 | Northwestern | Jay Blazer scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Valentine | 44-41 |
| 14:28 | SW Oklahoma St. | Ron Nicholas hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block | 44-41 |
| 14:27 | Northwestern | Jay Blazer grabs the defensive rebound | 44-41 |
| 14:21 | Northwestern | John Knight can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 44-41 |
| 14:20 | Northwestern | The offensive rebound goes to David Riley | 44-41 |
| 14:03 | Northwestern | Jay Blazer misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 44-41 |
| 14:01 | SW Oklahoma St. | Eddie Meyer gets the rebound | 44-41 |
| 13:44 | SW Oklahoma St. | Jonathan Smith is hacked by Robert Valentine - foul #2 on Robert Valentine, team foul #3 | 44-41 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Randy Hessler (PG), Christopher Matos (SG), Johnson Robinson (SF), Drew Mathis (PF), Herman Brewer (C) William Vowels, Robert Valentine, John Knight, Jay Blazer, David Riley | |
| Subs | SW Oklahoma St. | Paul Kelly (PG), Chris Bohler (SG), Glen Hardy (SF), Paul Beck (PF), Carl Carter (C) Jonathan Smith, Ron Nicholas, Wallace Reed, Joshua Maas, Eddie Meyer | |
| 13:31 | SW Oklahoma St. | Carl Carter clanks a floater from the right block but he's fouled by Johnson Robinson - foul #2 on Johnson Robinson, team foul #4 | 44-41 |
| 13:31 | SW Oklahoma St. | Carl Carter makes the 1st free throw | 44-42 |
| 13:31 | SW Oklahoma St. | Carl Carter misses the 2nd free throw | 44-42 |
| 13:31 | Northwestern | Drew Mathis pulls down the rebound | 44-42 |
| 13:21 | Northwestern | Christopher Matos hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 44-42 |
| 13:19 | SW Oklahoma St. | Carl Carter snags the defensive board | 44-42 |
| 13:01 | SW Oklahoma St. | Carl Carter buries a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Chris Bohler | 44-44 |
| 12:50 | Northwestern | Christopher Matos scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Randy Hessler | 46-44 |
| 12:27 | SW Oklahoma St. | Paul Kelly makes the floater in the lane | 46-46 |
| 12:14 | Northwestern | Johnson Robinson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 46-46 |
| 12:13 | SW Oklahoma St. | Paul Beck grabs the defensive rebound | 46-46 |
| 11:51 | SW Oklahoma St. | Glen Hardy misses short on a floater from the left wing | 46-46 |
| 11:50 | SW Oklahoma St. | Carl Carter snags the offensive board | 46-46 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Randy Hessler (tiring) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Christopher Matos (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Johnson Robinson (tiring) 6 pts. PF - Drew Mathis (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Herman Brewer (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | SW Oklahoma St. | PG - Paul Kelly (tiring) 4 pts. SG - Chris Bohler (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Glen Hardy (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Paul Beck (tiring) C - Carl Carter (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:35 | SW Oklahoma St. | Carl Carter misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 46-46 |
| 11:33 | SW Oklahoma St. | Paul Kelly tips it home | 46-48 |
| 11:30 | Northwestern | Glen Hardy is called for the reach on Randy Hessler in the backcourt - foul #4 on Glen Hardy, team foul #7 | 46-48 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Phillip Mangold (SG), Kenneth Mikesell (SF), Jay Blazer (PF), David Riley (C) Christopher Matos, Johnson Robinson, Drew Mathis, Herman Brewer | |
| Subs | SW Oklahoma St. | Jonathan Smith (PG), Ron Nicholas (SG), Luis Lawrence (SF), Robin Spicer (PF), Eddie Meyer (C) Paul Kelly, Chris Bohler, Glen Hardy, Paul Beck, Carl Carter | |
| 11:30 | Northwestern | Randy Hessler makes the 1st free throw | 47-48 |
| 11:30 | Northwestern | Randy Hessler misses the 2nd free throw | 47-48 |
| 11:30 | SW Oklahoma St. | The rebound goes to Eddie Meyer | 47-48 |
| 11:07 | SW Oklahoma St. | Ron Nicholas misses the wide open jumpshot from just outside the lane | 47-48 |
| 11:05 | Northwestern | Jay Blazer pulls down the rebound | 47-48 |
| 10:59 | Northwestern | Phillip Mangold is open but comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 47-48 |
| 10:57 | Northwestern | The offensive rebound goes to David Riley | 47-48 |
| 10:52 | Northwestern | David Riley loses the ball out of bounds | 47-48 |
| Subs | Northwestern | William Vowels (PG), Robert Valentine (SG) Randy Hessler, David Riley | |
| Subs | SW Oklahoma St. | | |
| 10:48 | SW Oklahoma St. | Kenneth Mikesell takes the ball from Ron Nicholas in the backcourt | 47-48 |
| 10:32 | Northwestern | William Vowels hits a wide open runner from the left block on a nice dish by Kenneth Mikesell | 49-48 |
| 10:20 | SW Oklahoma St. | Jonathan Smith hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing but the foul's on William Vowels - foul #4 on William Vowels, team foul #5 | 49-48 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Christopher Matos (SG), John Knight (SF), David Riley (C) William Vowels, Kenneth Mikesell, Phillip Mangold | |
| Subs | SW Oklahoma St. | Wallace Reed (SF), Joshua Maas (PF), Carl Carter (C) Luis Lawrence, Robin Spicer, Eddie Meyer | |
| 10:20 | SW Oklahoma St. | Jonathan Smith misses the 1st free throw | 49-48 |
| 10:20 | SW Oklahoma St. | Jonathan Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 49-48 |
| 10:20 | Northwestern | David Riley grabs the board | 49-48 |
| 10:08 | Northwestern | David Riley can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 49-48 |
| 10:07 | Northwestern | John Knight tips it home | 51-48 |
| 10:04 | SW Oklahoma St. | Ron Nicholas is hacked by Christopher Matos in the backcourt - foul #3 on Christopher Matos, team foul #6 | 51-48 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Drew Mathis (PF) Jay Blazer | |
| Subs | SW Oklahoma St. | Paul Kelly (PG) Jonathan Smith | |
| 09:57 | SW Oklahoma St. | Paul Kelly misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Christopher Matos - foul #4 on Christopher Matos, team foul #7 | 51-48 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Randy Hessler (PG) Christopher Matos | |
| Subs | SW Oklahoma St. | | |
| 09:57 | SW Oklahoma St. | Paul Kelly misses the 1st free throw | 51-48 |
| 09:57 | SW Oklahoma St. | Paul Kelly makes the 2nd free throw | 51-49 |
| 09:40 | Northwestern | John Knight misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 51-49 |
| 09:38 | Northwestern | Randy Hessler can't tip it in | 51-49 |
| 09:37 | SW Oklahoma St. | Joshua Maas pulls down the rebound | 51-49 |
| 09:15 | SW Oklahoma St. | The jump hook by Ron Nicholas is blocked by David Riley | 51-49 |
| 09:14 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to John Knight | 51-49 |
| 09:14 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 51-49 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Phillip Mangold (SG), Johnson Robinson (SF), Jay Blazer (PF), Herman Brewer (C) Robert Valentine, John Knight, Drew Mathis, David Riley | |
| Subs | SW Oklahoma St. | Luis Lawrence (PG), Chris Bohler (SG), Robin Spicer (PF), Eddie Meyer (C) Paul Kelly, Ron Nicholas, Joshua Maas, Carl Carter | |
| 09:09 | Northwestern | Randy Hessler loses the dribble to Luis Lawrence in the backcourt | 51-49 |
| 08:56 | SW Oklahoma St. | Luis Lawrence loses the dribble to Herman Brewer | 51-49 |
| 08:52 | Northwestern | Randy Hessler makes the driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Phillip Mangold | 53-49 |
| 08:33 | SW Oklahoma St. | Chris Bohler misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 53-49 |
| 08:32 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Phillip Mangold | 53-49 |
| 08:26 | Northwestern | Robin Spicer is called for the reach on Jay Blazer - foul #1 on Robin Spicer, team foul #8 | 53-49 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Valentine (SG), Kenneth Mikesell (SF), David Riley (C) Randy Hessler, Phillip Mangold, Herman Brewer | |
| Subs | SW Oklahoma St. | Jonathan Smith (PG), Ron Nicholas (SG), Joshua Maas (PF), Carl Carter (C) Chris Bohler, Wallace Reed, Robin Spicer, Eddie Meyer | |
| 08:26 | Northwestern | Jay Blazer makes the 1st free throw | 54-49 |
| 08:26 | Northwestern | Jay Blazer misses the 2nd free throw | 54-49 |
| 08:26 | SW Oklahoma St. | The rebound goes to Ron Nicholas | 54-49 |
| 08:15 | SW Oklahoma St. | Ron Nicholas comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Robert Valentine - foul #3 on Robert Valentine, team foul #8 | 54-49 |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Knight (SF) Jay Blazer | |
| Subs | SW Oklahoma St. | | |
| 08:15 | SW Oklahoma St. | Ron Nicholas makes the 1st free throw | 54-50 |
| 08:15 | SW Oklahoma St. | Ron Nicholas makes the 2nd free throw | 54-51 |
| 08:01 | Northwestern | David Riley is alone and drills a jumper from the right wing and he's hacked by Joshua Maas - foul #3 on Joshua Maas, team foul #9 | 56-51 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | SW Oklahoma St. | Paul Kelly (SG), Paul Beck (PF) Ron Nicholas, Joshua Maas | |
| 08:01 | Northwestern | David Riley makes the free throw | 57-51 |
| 07:43 | SW Oklahoma St. | Paul Beck makes the jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Luis Lawrence | 57-53 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Robert Valentine (tiring) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Johnson Robinson (tiring) 6 pts. SF - John Knight (tired) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Kenneth Mikesell (fairly fresh) C - David Riley (tired) 9 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | SW Oklahoma St. | PG - Jonathan Smith (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Kelly (tiring) 7 pts. SF - Luis Lawrence (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. PF - Paul Beck (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Carl Carter (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Northwestern | Johnson Robinson hits a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by David Riley | 59-53 |
| 07:10 | SW Oklahoma St. | Carl Carter makes the wide open pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Paul Kelly | 59-55 |
| 06:50 | Northwestern | David Riley is whistled for traveling | 59-55 |
| Subs | Northwestern | William Vowels (PG), Christopher Matos (SG), Drew Mathis (PF), Herman Brewer (C) Robert Valentine, Johnson Robinson, Kenneth Mikesell, David Riley | |
| Subs | SW Oklahoma St. | Glen Hardy (SG), Wallace Reed (SF), Joshua Maas (PF), Eddie Meyer (C) Paul Kelly, Luis Lawrence, Paul Beck, Carl Carter | |
| 06:31 | SW Oklahoma St. | Eddie Meyer can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 59-55 |
| 06:29 | Northwestern | Herman Brewer gets the rebound | 59-55 |
| 06:26 | Northwestern | William Vowels is hacked by Jonathan Smith in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jonathan Smith, team foul #10 | 59-55 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jay Blazer (PF) John Knight | |
| Subs | SW Oklahoma St. | Chris Bohler (PG) Jonathan Smith | |
| 06:26 | Northwestern | William Vowels makes the 1st free throw | 60-55 |
| 06:26 | Northwestern | William Vowels makes the 2nd free throw | 61-55 |
| 06:01 | SW Oklahoma St. | Christopher Matos is called for the reach on Chris Bohler - foul #5 on Christopher Matos, team foul #9 | 61-55 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Phillip Mangold (SG) Christopher Matos | |
| Subs | SW Oklahoma St. | Robin Spicer (PF) Joshua Maas | |
| 06:01 | SW Oklahoma St. | Chris Bohler misses the 1st free throw | 61-55 |
| 06:01 | SW Oklahoma St. | Wallace Reed snags the offensive board | 61-55 |
| 05:50 | SW Oklahoma St. | Chris Bohler clanks a fadeaway from close range but the foul's on William Vowels - foul #5 on William Vowels, team foul #10 | 61-55 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Randy Hessler (PG), Johnson Robinson (SF) William Vowels, Jay Blazer | |
| Subs | SW Oklahoma St. | Ron Nicholas (SG) Glen Hardy | |
| 05:50 | SW Oklahoma St. | Chris Bohler misses the 1st free throw | 61-55 |
| 05:50 | SW Oklahoma St. | Chris Bohler makes the 2nd free throw | 61-56 |
| 05:29 | Northwestern | Randy Hessler hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline | 61-56 |
| 05:28 | Northwestern | The offensive rebound goes to Drew Mathis | 61-56 |
| 05:15 | Northwestern | Phillip Mangold knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Randy Hessler | 64-56 |
| 05:12 | SW Oklahoma St. | Wallace Reed is fouled in the backcourt by Phillip Mangold - foul #2 on Phillip Mangold, team foul #11 | 64-56 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Kenneth Mikesell (SF), Jay Blazer (PF), David Riley (C) Johnson Robinson, Drew Mathis, Herman Brewer | |
| Subs | SW Oklahoma St. | Paul Kelly (PG), Joshua Maas (PF), Carl Carter (C) Chris Bohler, Robin Spicer, Eddie Meyer | |
| 05:12 | SW Oklahoma St. | Wallace Reed makes the 1st free throw | 64-57 |
| 05:12 | SW Oklahoma St. | Wallace Reed makes the 2nd free throw | 64-58 |
| 05:09 | Northwestern | Kenneth Mikesell is hacked by Ron Nicholas in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ron Nicholas, team foul #11 | 64-58 |
| 05:09 | Northwestern | Kenneth Mikesell misses the 1st free throw | 64-58 |
| 05:09 | Northwestern | Kenneth Mikesell makes the 2nd free throw | 65-58 |
| 05:07 | SW Oklahoma St. | Paul Kelly is hacked by Phillip Mangold in the backcourt - foul #3 on Phillip Mangold, team foul #12 | 65-58 |
| 05:07 | SW Oklahoma St. | Paul Kelly makes the 1st free throw | 65-59 |
| 05:07 | SW Oklahoma St. | Paul Kelly makes the 2nd free throw | 65-60 |
| 05:02 | Northwestern | Phillip Mangold throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 65-60 |
| 04:45 | SW Oklahoma St. | David Riley swats the short shot by Carl Carter | 65-60 |
| 04:44 | SW Oklahoma St. | Paul Kelly snags the offensive board | 65-60 |
| 04:28 | SW Oklahoma St. | Carl Carter misses the easy layup | 65-60 |
| 04:26 | Northwestern | Kenneth Mikesell pulls down the rebound | 65-60 |
| 04:21 | Northwestern | Phillip Mangold can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 65-60 |
| 04:19 | SW Oklahoma St. | The rebound goes to Carl Carter | 65-60 |
| 04:19 | SW Oklahoma St. | SW Oklahoma St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 65-60 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Valentine (SG), John Knight (SF), Drew Mathis (PF) Phillip Mangold, Kenneth Mikesell, Jay Blazer | |
| Subs | SW Oklahoma St. | Jonathan Smith (PG), Glen Hardy (SG), Luis Lawrence (SF), Robin Spicer (PF), Eddie Meyer (C) Paul Kelly, Ron Nicholas, Wallace Reed, Joshua Maas, Carl Carter | |
| 03:57 | SW Oklahoma St. | Jonathan Smith's pass is intercepted by Randy Hessler | 65-60 |
| 03:54 | Northwestern | Randy Hessler can't finish the layup | 65-60 |
| 03:53 | SW Oklahoma St. | Eddie Meyer grabs the board | 65-60 |
| 03:37 | SW Oklahoma St. | Glen Hardy misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 65-60 |
| 03:35 | Northwestern | David Riley pulls down the rebound | 65-60 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Randy Hessler (tired) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Valentine (tiring) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Knight (tired) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Drew Mathis (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - David Riley (tired) 9 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | SW Oklahoma St. | PG - Jonathan Smith (tired) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Glen Hardy (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Luis Lawrence (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. PF - Robin Spicer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Eddie Meyer (tired) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:29 | Northwestern | Drew Mathis misses long on a shot from the right side | 65-60 |
| 03:27 | SW Oklahoma St. | The rebound goes to Eddie Meyer | 65-60 |
| 03:01 | SW Oklahoma St. | Glen Hardy misses the easy layup but the foul's on David Riley - foul #1 on David Riley, team foul #13 | 65-60 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Phillip Mangold (SG), Johnson Robinson (SF), Jay Blazer (PF), Herman Brewer (C) Randy Hessler, John Knight, Drew Mathis, David Riley | |
| Subs | SW Oklahoma St. | Paul Kelly (PG), Chris Bohler (SG), Paul Beck (PF), Carl Carter (C) Jonathan Smith, Luis Lawrence, Robin Spicer, Eddie Meyer | |
| 03:01 | SW Oklahoma St. | Glen Hardy makes the 1st free throw | 65-61 |
| 03:01 | SW Oklahoma St. | Glen Hardy misses the 2nd free throw | 65-61 |
| 03:01 | Northwestern | Herman Brewer gets the rebound | 65-61 |
| 02:59 | Northwestern | Robert Valentine is fouled in the backcourt by Paul Kelly - foul #3 on Paul Kelly, team foul #12 | 65-61 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | SW Oklahoma St. | Wallace Reed (SF) Glen Hardy | |
| 02:59 | Northwestern | Robert Valentine misses the 1st free throw | 65-61 |
| 02:59 | Northwestern | Robert Valentine makes the 2nd free throw | 66-61 |
| 02:31 | SW Oklahoma St. | Paul Kelly misses long on a turnaround from close range but the foul's on Robert Valentine - foul #4 on Robert Valentine, team foul #14 | 66-61 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Kenneth Mikesell (SF) Robert Valentine | |
| Subs | SW Oklahoma St. | | |
| 02:31 | SW Oklahoma St. | Paul Kelly makes the 1st free throw | 66-62 |
| 02:31 | SW Oklahoma St. | Paul Kelly makes the 2nd free throw | 66-63 |
| 02:09 | Northwestern | Kenneth Mikesell misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 66-63 |
| 02:07 | SW Oklahoma St. | The rebound goes to Paul Beck | 66-63 |
| 01:49 | SW Oklahoma St. | Paul Kelly is open but comes up short on the floater from the baseline | 66-63 |
| 01:48 | SW Oklahoma St. | Wallace Reed tips it in | 66-65 |
| 01:48 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 66-65 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Randy Hessler (PG), John Knight (SF), David Riley (C) Phillip Mangold, Kenneth Mikesell, Herman Brewer | |
| Subs | SW Oklahoma St. | Jonathan Smith (PG), Ron Nicholas (SG), Luis Lawrence (SF), Joshua Maas (PF), Eddie Meyer (C) Paul Kelly, Chris Bohler, Wallace Reed, Paul Beck, Carl Carter | |
| 01:46 | Northwestern | Randy Hessler loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 66-65 |
| 01:36 | SW Oklahoma St. | Ron Nicholas misses badly on the uncontested floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Johnson Robinson - foul #3 on Johnson Robinson, team foul #15 | 66-65 |
| 01:36 | SW Oklahoma St. | Ron Nicholas makes the 1st free throw | 66-66 |
| 01:36 | SW Oklahoma St. | Ron Nicholas makes the 2nd free throw | 66-67 |
| 01:27 | Northwestern | Randy Hessler connects on the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from David Riley | 69-67 |
| 01:18 | SW Oklahoma St. | Jonathan Smith hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 69-67 |
| 01:16 | SW Oklahoma St. | Luis Lawrence pulls down the offensive rebound | 69-67 |
| 01:03 | SW Oklahoma St. | Ron Nicholas scores on a fadeaway from the right block | 69-69 |
| 01:03 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 69-69 |
| 00:47 | Northwestern | Randy Hessler clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Luis Lawrence - foul #2 on Luis Lawrence, team foul #13 | 69-69 |
| 00:47 | Northwestern | Randy Hessler makes the 1st free throw | 70-69 |
| 00:47 | Northwestern | Randy Hessler misses the 2nd free throw | 70-69 |
| 00:47 | SW Oklahoma St. | Joshua Maas grabs the defensive rebound | 70-69 |
| 00:42 | SW Oklahoma St. | Ron Nicholas is hacked by John Knight in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Knight, team foul #16 | 70-69 |
| 00:42 | SW Oklahoma St. | Ron Nicholas misses the 1st free throw | 70-69 |
| 00:42 | SW Oklahoma St. | Ron Nicholas makes the 2nd free throw | 70-70 |
| 00:38 | Northwestern | Johnson Robinson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 70-70 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | SW Oklahoma St. | SW Oklahoma St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:09 | SW Oklahoma St. | Jonathan Smith is open and buries a jump hook in the lane | 70-72 |
| 00:09 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 70-72 |
| 00:01 | Northwestern | John Knight misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 70-72 |
| 00:00 | SW Oklahoma St. | Ron Nicholas grabs the board | 70-72 |