| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Randy Hessler (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christopher Matos (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Knight (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jay Blazer (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - David Riley (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Ricky Goza (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Osterhout (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rudolph Josephs (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Arthur Barker (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. C - Elton Sobanski (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Arkansas State | Rudolph Josephs inbounds the ball | 29-44 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:38 | Arkansas State | Ricky Goza comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 29-44 |
| 19:36 | Northwestern | David Riley pulls down the rebound | 29-44 |
| 19:32 | Northwestern | John Knight misses the driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on Elton Sobanski - foul #2 on Elton Sobanski, team foul #1 | 29-44 |
| 19:32 | Northwestern | John Knight makes the 1st free throw | 30-44 |
| 19:32 | Northwestern | John Knight makes the 2nd free throw | 31-44 |
| 19:19 | Arkansas State | David Osterhout is called for traveling | 31-44 |
| 19:03 | Northwestern | Jay Blazer connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 33-44 |
| 18:52 | Arkansas State | Elton Sobanski misses the easy open layup | 33-44 |
| 18:51 | Arkansas State | Elton Sobanski hits the follow up shot | 33-46 |
| 18:38 | Northwestern | Jay Blazer misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 33-46 |
| 18:36 | Arkansas State | Ricky Goza gets the rebound | 33-46 |
| 18:31 | Arkansas State | Elton Sobanski travels with the ball | 33-46 |
| 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 | Arkansas State | Micheal Twitty (SG), Sean Hoffman (SF), Dale Issel (PF), Robert Boyd (C) David Osterhout, Rudolph Josephs, Arthur Barker, Elton Sobanski | |
| 18:11 | Northwestern | Johnson Robinson's pass is intercepted by Dale Issel | 33-46 |
| 17:53 | Arkansas State | Herman Brewer is called for the reach on Ricky Goza - foul #2 on Herman Brewer, team foul #1 | 33-46 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Dwayne McElfresh (C) Ricky Goza | |
| 17:36 | Arkansas State | Dale Issel misses the easy open layup | 33-46 |
| 17:34 | Arkansas State | Sean Hoffman gets the offensive rebound | 33-46 |
| 17:25 | Arkansas State | Drew Mathis takes the ball from Dwayne McElfresh | 33-46 |
| 17:21 | Northwestern | Robert Valentine misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 33-46 |
| 17:20 | Arkansas State | The rebound goes to Robert Boyd | 33-46 |
| 17:16 | Arkansas State | Micheal Twitty misses long on a floater from the left block | 33-46 |
| 17:15 | Arkansas State | Sean Hoffman snags the offensive board | 33-46 |
| 16:49 | Arkansas State | Sean Hoffman comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 33-46 |
| 16:47 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Drew Mathis | 33-46 |
| 16:23 | Northwestern | Herman Brewer is hacked by Dwayne McElfresh - foul #1 on Dwayne McElfresh, team foul #2 | 33-46 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Randy Hessler (PG), Christopher Matos (SG), John Knight (SF), Jay Blazer (PF), David Riley (C) Johnson Robinson, Robert Valentine, Kenneth Mikesell, Drew Mathis, Herman Brewer | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Ricky Goza (PG), David Osterhout (SG), Rudolph Josephs (SF), Arthur Barker (PF), Elton Sobanski (C) Micheal Twitty, Sean Hoffman, Robert Boyd, Dale Issel, Dwayne McElfresh | |
| 16:07 | Northwestern | Christopher Matos misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 33-46 |
| 16:06 | Arkansas State | Arthur Barker snags the defensive board | 33-46 |
| 16:02 | Arkansas State | Ricky Goza misses the wide open 3pt attempt from the left wing | 33-46 |
| 16:01 | Arkansas State | Elton Sobanski gets the offensive rebound | 33-46 |
| 15:51 | Arkansas State | Arthur Barker comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Randy Hessler - foul #3 on Randy Hessler, team foul #2 | 33-46 |
| 15:51 | Arkansas State | Arthur Barker makes the 1st free throw | 33-47 |
| 15:51 | Arkansas State | Arthur Barker makes the 2nd free throw | 33-48 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Randy Hessler (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Christopher Matos (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Knight (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Jay Blazer (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - David Riley (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Ricky Goza (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Osterhout (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rudolph Josephs (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Arthur Barker (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. C - Elton Sobanski (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Northwestern | Jay Blazer's pass is intercepted by Elton Sobanski | 33-48 |
| 15:10 | Arkansas State | Ricky Goza hits the finger roll on a nice dish by David Osterhout and the foul's on Randy Hessler - foul #4 on Randy Hessler, team foul #3 | 33-50 |
| Subs | Northwestern | William Vowels (PG), Phillip Mangold (SG) Randy Hessler, Christopher Matos | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Dwayne McElfresh (C) Elton Sobanski | |
| 15:10 | Arkansas State | Ricky Goza makes the free throw | 33-51 |
| 14:52 | Northwestern | William Vowels is fouled on the floor by Ricky Goza - foul #2 on Ricky Goza, team foul #3 | 33-51 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Lawrence Toles (PG), Todd Coe (SF) Ricky Goza, Rudolph Josephs | |
| 14:30 | Northwestern | David Riley misses the floater from the right block but the foul's on Dwayne McElfresh - foul #2 on Dwayne McElfresh, team foul #4 | 33-51 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Micheal Twitty (PG), Dale Issel (PF) Lawrence Toles, Arthur Barker | |
| 14:30 | Northwestern | David Riley makes the 1st free throw | 34-51 |
| 14:30 | Northwestern | David Riley misses the 2nd free throw | 34-51 |
| 14:30 | Arkansas State | Dale Issel grabs the board | 34-51 |
| 14:25 | Arkansas State | Todd Coe misses the turnaround in the paint | 34-51 |
| 14:24 | Northwestern | David Riley pulls down the rebound | 34-51 |
| 14:19 | Northwestern | Micheal Twitty steals the ball from William Vowels in the backcourt | 34-51 |
| 14:08 | Arkansas State | Micheal Twitty buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 34-53 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 13:56 | Northwestern | David Riley hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 34-53 |
| 13:54 | Arkansas State | Dwayne McElfresh gets the rebound | 34-53 |
| 13:50 | Arkansas State | Todd Coe's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 34-53 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Christopher Matos (SG), Johnson Robinson (SF), Drew Mathis (PF) Phillip Mangold, John Knight, Jay Blazer | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Ricky Goza (PG), Robert Boyd (C) David Osterhout, Dwayne McElfresh | |
| 13:34 | Northwestern | Drew Mathis can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 34-53 |
| 13:32 | Arkansas State | Robert Boyd gets the rebound | 34-53 |
| 13:30 | Arkansas State | Drew Mathis steals the ball from Ricky Goza in the backcourt | 34-53 |
| 13:11 | Northwestern | Johnson Robinson scores on a 3pt shot from straight away | 37-53 |
| 12:52 | Arkansas State | Todd Coe can't connect on an uncontested jumpshot from the left side | 37-53 |
| 12:51 | Arkansas State | Dale Issel tips it but misses | 37-53 |
| 12:49 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to David Riley | 37-53 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 12:42 | Northwestern | Christopher Matos clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Todd Coe - foul #1 on Todd Coe, team foul #5 | 37-53 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Valentine (PG), Kenneth Mikesell (SF), Jay Blazer (PF), Herman Brewer (C) William Vowels, Johnson Robinson, Drew Mathis, David Riley | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Lawrence Toles (PG), Sean Hoffman (SG), Rudolph Josephs (SF), Arthur Barker (PF), Elton Sobanski (C) Ricky Goza, Micheal Twitty, Todd Coe, Dale Issel, Robert Boyd | |
| 12:42 | Northwestern | Christopher Matos misses the 1st free throw | 37-53 |
| 12:42 | Northwestern | Christopher Matos makes the 2nd free throw | 38-53 |
| 12:13 | Arkansas State | Arthur Barker buries a 3 from the right corner set up by Lawrence Toles | 38-56 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 12:02 | Northwestern | Kenneth Mikesell is fouled on the floor by Lawrence Toles - foul #3 on Lawrence Toles, team foul #6 | 38-56 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Phillip Mangold (SG), John Knight (SF) Christopher Matos, Kenneth Mikesell | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Dwayne McElfresh (C) Elton Sobanski | |
| 11:52 | Northwestern | Jay Blazer misses short on a shot in the lane but he's fouled by Arthur Barker - foul #1 on Arthur Barker, team foul #7 | 38-56 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Christopher Matos (SG) Herman Brewer | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Ricky Goza (PG), David Osterhout (SG) Lawrence Toles, Sean Hoffman | |
| 11:52 | Northwestern | Jay Blazer misses the 1st free throw | 38-56 |
| 11:52 | Northwestern | Jay Blazer makes the 2nd free throw | 39-56 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Robert Valentine (fresh) SG - Christopher Matos (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Knight (tiring) 7 pts. PF - Jay Blazer (tiring) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Phillip Mangold (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Ricky Goza (fresh) 20 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Osterhout (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Rudolph Josephs (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Arthur Barker (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. C - Dwayne McElfresh (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Arkansas State | David Osterhout misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 39-56 |
| 11:32 | Arkansas State | Ricky Goza tips it back up and in | 39-58 |
| 11:15 | Northwestern | Phillip Mangold hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 39-58 |
| 11:13 | Arkansas State | The rebound goes to Rudolph Josephs | 39-58 |
| 11:09 | Arkansas State | David Osterhout hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Ricky Goza | 39-61 |
| 10:49 | Northwestern | Christopher Matos comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 39-61 |
| 10:48 | Arkansas State | Arthur Barker snags the defensive board | 39-61 |
| 10:38 | Arkansas State | Rudolph Josephs misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 39-61 |
| 10:37 | Arkansas State | Arthur Barker hits the follow up shot | 39-63 |
| 10:20 | Northwestern | Jay Blazer's floater is tipped away by Arthur Barker | 39-63 |
| 10:19 | Arkansas State | Arthur Barker snags the defensive board | 39-63 |
| 10:15 | Arkansas State | David Osterhout hits a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Rudolph Josephs | 39-66 |
| 09:59 | Northwestern | Robert Valentine misses long on a floater from the right side | 39-66 |
| 09:57 | Northwestern | John Knight snags the offensive board | 39-66 |
| 09:45 | Northwestern | Phillip Mangold is whistled for traveling | 39-66 |
| Subs | Northwestern | William Vowels (PG), Johnson Robinson (SG), Kenneth Mikesell (SF), Drew Mathis (PF), Herman Brewer (C) Robert Valentine, Christopher Matos, John Knight, Jay Blazer, Phillip Mangold | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Micheal Twitty (PG), Sean Hoffman (SG), Robert Boyd (SF), Dale Issel (PF), Elton Sobanski (C) Ricky Goza, David Osterhout, Rudolph Josephs, Arthur Barker, Dwayne McElfresh | |
| 09:18 | Arkansas State | Micheal Twitty comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 39-66 |
| 09:17 | Arkansas State | Micheal Twitty can't tip it in | 39-66 |
| 09:15 | Northwestern | Drew Mathis grabs the defensive rebound | 39-66 |
| 09:10 | Northwestern | Johnson Robinson makes the 3pt shot from straight away | 42-66 |
| 09:04 | Arkansas State | Elton Sobanski comes up short on the floater from the left block | 42-66 |
| 09:02 | Northwestern | Drew Mathis gets the rebound | 42-66 |
| 08:50 | Northwestern | Drew Mathis loses the ball out of bounds | 42-66 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Christopher Matos (SG) Kenneth Mikesell | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| 08:34 | Arkansas State | Elton Sobanski hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Micheal Twitty | 42-68 |
| 08:25 | Northwestern | Herman Brewer's pass is intercepted by Robert Boyd | 42-68 |
| 08:22 | Arkansas State | Sean Hoffman banks in the layup on a nice dish by Robert Boyd | 42-70 |
| 08:02 | Northwestern | Christopher Matos hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 42-70 |
| 08:01 | Arkansas State | The rebound goes to Dale Issel | 42-70 |
| 07:57 | Arkansas State | Christopher Matos is called for the reach on Micheal Twitty - foul #3 on Christopher Matos, team foul #4 | 42-70 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Randy Hessler (PG), David Riley (C) William Vowels, Herman Brewer | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Ricky Goza (PG), Todd Coe (SG), Rudolph Josephs (SF), Arthur Barker (PF) Micheal Twitty, Sean Hoffman, Robert Boyd, Dale Issel | |
| 07:50 | Arkansas State | Christopher Matos takes the ball from Elton Sobanski | 42-70 |
| 07:46 | Northwestern | Randy Hessler misses the dunk | 42-70 |
| 07:45 | Arkansas State | Elton Sobanski snags the defensive board | 42-70 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Randy Hessler (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Christopher Matos (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Johnson Robinson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Drew Mathis (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - David Riley (fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Ricky Goza (fresh) 22 pts. 3 ast. SG - Todd Coe (fresh) SF - Rudolph Josephs (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Arthur Barker (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Elton Sobanski (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:41 | Arkansas State | Rudolph Josephs hits a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Ricky Goza | 42-72 |
| 07:36 | Northwestern | Todd Coe steps in front of the Randy Hessler pass | 42-72 |
| 07:30 | Arkansas State | Arthur Barker loses the dribble to Drew Mathis | 42-72 |
| 07:14 | Northwestern | Johnson Robinson comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 42-72 |
| 07:12 | Arkansas State | Todd Coe grabs the defensive rebound | 42-72 |
| 07:02 | Arkansas State | Ricky Goza scores on a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Elton Sobanski | 42-75 |
| 06:46 | Northwestern | David Riley can't finish the layup | 42-75 |
| 06:45 | Northwestern | David Riley tips it back up and in | 44-75 |
| 06:39 | Arkansas State | Rudolph Josephs is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #2 on Rudolph Josephs, team foul #8 | 44-75 |
| Subs | Northwestern | William Vowels (PG), Robert Valentine (SG), Kenneth Mikesell (SF), Herman Brewer (C) Randy Hessler, Christopher Matos, Johnson Robinson, David Riley | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Lawrence Toles (PG), Micheal Twitty (SG), Sean Hoffman (SF), Dale Issel (PF), Dwayne McElfresh (C) Ricky Goza, Todd Coe, Rudolph Josephs, Arthur Barker, Elton Sobanski | |
| 06:21 | Northwestern | Herman Brewer's floater is tipped away by Dwayne McElfresh | 44-75 |
| 06:19 | Northwestern | Kenneth Mikesell tips it but misses | 44-75 |
| 06:17 | Arkansas State | Dale Issel pulls down the rebound | 44-75 |
| 06:15 | Arkansas State | Lawrence Toles's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 44-75 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Robert Boyd (SF) Sean Hoffman | |
| 05:59 | Northwestern | Herman Brewer can't connect on a floater from the right block | 44-75 |
| 05:57 | Arkansas State | Dale Issel pulls down the rebound | 44-75 |
| 05:53 | Arkansas State | Robert Boyd misses short on a jump hook from the left block | 44-75 |
| 05:52 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Kenneth Mikesell | 44-75 |
| 05:48 | Northwestern | Robert Valentine connects on the 3 from the right corner set up by William Vowels | 47-75 |
| 05:45 | Arkansas State | Robert Boyd is hacked by Robert Valentine in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Valentine, team foul #5 | 47-75 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Phillip Mangold (SG), Johnson Robinson (SF) William Vowels, Drew Mathis | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Sean Hoffman (SF) Dwayne McElfresh | |
| 05:33 | Arkansas State | Dale Issel double dribbles | 47-75 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Todd Coe (SG) Micheal Twitty | |
| 05:11 | Northwestern | Herman Brewer banks in the layup set up by Kenneth Mikesell | 49-75 |
| 05:05 | Arkansas State | Todd Coe is fouled in the backcourt by Phillip Mangold - foul #1 on Phillip Mangold, team foul #6 | 49-75 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Drew Mathis (PF) Kenneth Mikesell | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Micheal Twitty (PG) Lawrence Toles | |
| 04:48 | Arkansas State | Dale Issel lays it in on a great pass from Sean Hoffman and the foul's on Drew Mathis - foul #3 on Drew Mathis, team foul #7 | 49-77 |
| Subs | Northwestern | William Vowels (PG) Phillip Mangold | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Dwayne McElfresh (C) Todd Coe | |
| 04:48 | Arkansas State | Dale Issel makes the free throw | 49-78 |
| 04:32 | Northwestern | Dale Issel picks off the pass by Drew Mathis | 49-78 |
| 04:29 | Arkansas State | Johnson Robinson steals the ball from Micheal Twitty in the backcourt | 49-78 |
| 04:10 | Northwestern | Herman Brewer is fouled on the floor by Dwayne McElfresh - foul #3 on Dwayne McElfresh, team foul #9 | 49-78 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Phillip Mangold (SG) Robert Valentine | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| 04:10 | Northwestern | Herman Brewer makes the 1st free throw | 50-78 |
| 04:10 | Northwestern | Herman Brewer makes the 2nd free throw | 51-78 |
| 03:54 | Arkansas State | Sean Hoffman double dribbles | 51-78 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Kenneth Mikesell (PF) Drew Mathis | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Todd Coe (SF) Dwayne McElfresh | |
| 03:42 | Northwestern | Kenneth Mikesell is denied on a layup by Dale Issel | 51-78 |
| 03:41 | Northwestern | The offensive rebound goes to Phillip Mangold | 51-78 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - William Vowels (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Phillip Mangold (fairly fresh) SF - Johnson Robinson (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Kenneth Mikesell (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Herman Brewer (tiring) 8 pts. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Micheal Twitty (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Sean Hoffman (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Todd Coe (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Dale Issel (tiring) 3 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Robert Boyd (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:27 | Northwestern | The pull-up jumper by Johnson Robinson is blocked by Dale Issel | 51-78 |
| 03:25 | Arkansas State | Dale Issel snags the defensive board | 51-78 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:19 | Arkansas State | William Vowels steals the ball from Todd Coe in the backcourt | 51-78 |
| 03:18 | Northwestern | William Vowels misses the easy layup | 51-78 |
| 03:17 | Northwestern | Herman Brewer gets the offensive rebound | 51-78 |
| 03:07 | Northwestern | Kenneth Mikesell misses badly on a turnaround from the right block | 51-78 |
| 03:06 | Northwestern | Phillip Mangold tips it home | 53-78 |
| 02:48 | Arkansas State | Todd Coe misses long on a jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by Johnson Robinson - foul #3 on Johnson Robinson, team foul #8 | 53-78 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Valentine (SG), Drew Mathis (PF) Phillip Mangold, Johnson Robinson | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Lawrence Toles (PG), Dwayne McElfresh (C) Micheal Twitty, Robert Boyd | |
| 02:48 | Arkansas State | Todd Coe misses the 1st free throw | 53-78 |
| 02:48 | Arkansas State | Todd Coe misses the 2nd free throw | 53-78 |
| 02:48 | Northwestern | Herman Brewer grabs the board | 53-78 |
| 02:42 | Northwestern | Dwayne McElfresh blocks the short jumper by Drew Mathis | 53-78 |
| 02:40 | Arkansas State | Dwayne McElfresh snags the defensive board | 53-78 |
| 02:35 | Arkansas State | William Vowels picks off the pass by Lawrence Toles | 53-78 |
| 02:14 | Northwestern | William Vowels's pass is intercepted by Lawrence Toles | 53-78 |
| 01:49 | Arkansas State | Dwayne McElfresh misses long on an open turnaround from close range | 53-78 |
| 01:47 | Arkansas State | Sean Hoffman pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-78 |
| 01:39 | Arkansas State | Dale Issel hits the finger roll on a great pass from Dwayne McElfresh | 53-80 |
| 01:16 | Northwestern | Robert Valentine scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from William Vowels | 55-80 |
| 00:51 | Arkansas State | Todd Coe lays it in on a great pass from Lawrence Toles | 55-82 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:43 | Northwestern | Robert Valentine clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 55-82 |
| 00:41 | Arkansas State | The rebound goes to Dale Issel | 55-82 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:15 | Arkansas State | Sean Hoffman misses the easy open layup | 55-82 |
| 00:14 | Northwestern | Kenneth Mikesell grabs the defensive rebound | 55-82 |
| 00:08 | Northwestern | William Vowels hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 55-82 |
| 00:07 | Arkansas State | The rebound goes to Dwayne McElfresh | 55-82 |
| 00:00 | Arkansas State | Lawrence Toles runs out the clock | 55-82 |