| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Shawn Drozdowski (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Danny Frank (fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - David Nantz (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Terry Cottone (fresh) C - Nestor Coursey (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Ryan McCallum (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Thibodeau (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kenneth White (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gary Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Kendrick Mills (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Canisius | Kenneth White inbounds the ball | 40-51 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:58 | Canisius | Charles Thibodeau's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 40-51 |
| 19:46 | Northwestern | Danny Frank misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 40-51 |
| 19:45 | Northwestern | Terry Cottone hits the follow up shot | 42-51 |
| 19:25 | Canisius | Kendrick Mills hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the left block | 42-51 |
| 19:24 | Northwestern | Nestor Coursey pulls down the rebound | 42-51 |
| 19:15 | Northwestern | David Nantz hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 44-51 |
| 19:02 | Canisius | Danny Frank steals it from Ryan McCallum | 44-51 |
| 18:33 | Northwestern | Nestor Coursey lays it up and in on a great pass from Shawn Drozdowski | 46-51 |
| 18:23 | Canisius | Kendrick Mills buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Charles Thibodeau | 46-53 |
| 18:07 | Northwestern | David Nantz misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 46-53 |
| 18:05 | Northwestern | The offensive rebound goes to Nestor Coursey | 46-53 |
| 17:45 | Northwestern | David Nantz misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 46-53 |
| 17:44 | Canisius | The rebound goes to Kenneth White | 46-53 |
| 17:37 | Canisius | Gary Davis hits the finger roll | 46-55 |
| 17:30 | Northwestern | Kendrick Mills takes the ball from Shawn Drozdowski | 46-55 |
| 17:01 | Canisius | Ryan McCallum comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 46-55 |
| 16:59 | Canisius | Gary Davis gets the offensive rebound | 46-55 |
| 16:36 | Canisius | Terry Cottone picks off the pass by Kenneth White | 46-55 |
| 16:21 | Northwestern | Terry Cottone connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 49-55 |
| 16:07 | Canisius | Charles Thibodeau misses long on a jump hook from the baseline | 49-55 |
| 16:06 | Northwestern | Nestor Coursey snags the defensive board | 49-55 |
| 15:59 | Northwestern | Terry Cottone misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 49-55 |
| 15:58 | Northwestern | David Nantz gets the offensive rebound | 49-55 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Shawn Drozdowski (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Danny Frank (tiring) 1 pts. 4 ast. 4 stl. SF - David Nantz (tiring) 13 pts. 5 reb. PF - Terry Cottone (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Nestor Coursey (tiring) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Ryan McCallum (tiring) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Thibodeau (tiring) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Kenneth White (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gary Davis (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Kendrick Mills (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:32 | Northwestern | Danny Frank throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-55 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Thomas Simpson (PG), Steven Nassar (SG), Oscar Jones (SF), Clifford Watkins (PF), Christopher Marsala (C) Shawn Drozdowski, Danny Frank, David Nantz, Terry Cottone, Nestor Coursey | |
| Subs | Canisius | Beau Villarreal (PG), Stephen Lyon (SG), John Hebron (SF), Nicholas Chambers (PF), Joseph White (C) Ryan McCallum, Charles Thibodeau, Kenneth White, Gary Davis, Kendrick Mills | |
| 15:22 | Canisius | Stephen Lyon misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 49-55 |
| 15:20 | Northwestern | Christopher Marsala gets the rebound | 49-55 |
| 15:14 | Northwestern | Christopher Marsala misses short on a runner in the paint | 49-55 |
| 15:13 | Canisius | Joseph White grabs the defensive rebound | 49-55 |
| 15:09 | Canisius | Stephen Lyon connects on the open 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by John Hebron | 49-58 |
| 15:02 | Northwestern | Oscar Jones lays it in set up by Steven Nassar | 51-58 |
| 14:43 | Canisius | Stephen Lyon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-58 |
| 14:36 | Northwestern | Thomas Simpson scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Christopher Marsala | 53-58 |
| 14:16 | Canisius | Beau Villarreal steps out of bounds on the sideline | 53-58 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Danny Frank (SG) Thomas Simpson | |
| Subs | Canisius | Charles Thibodeau (SG), Kenneth White (SF), Scott Briseno (C) Stephen Lyon, John Hebron, Joseph White | |
| 13:57 | Northwestern | Clifford Watkins banks in the layup set up by Steven Nassar | 55-58 |
| 13:54 | Canisius | Charles Thibodeau travels in the backcourt | 55-58 |
| Subs | Northwestern | David Nantz (SF) Oscar Jones | |
| Subs | Canisius | Nick Guajardo (PF) Nicholas Chambers | |
| 13:27 | Northwestern | Danny Frank scores on a 3 from the left wing | 58-58 |
| 13:21 | Canisius | Beau Villarreal misses the wide open shot from the left wing | 58-58 |
| 13:19 | Northwestern | Christopher Marsala snags the defensive board | 58-58 |
| 13:01 | Northwestern | Christopher Marsala can't connect on a runner from close range | 58-58 |
| 13:00 | Canisius | Beau Villarreal pulls down the rebound | 58-58 |
| 12:37 | Canisius | Nick Guajardo comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Clifford Watkins - foul #3 on Clifford Watkins, team foul #1 | 58-58 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Oscar Jones (PG), Terry Cottone (PF), Nestor Coursey (C) Steven Nassar, Danny Frank, Christopher Marsala | |
| Subs | Canisius | Ryan McCallum (PG), Stephen Lyon (SG), John Hebron (SF), Nicholas Chambers (PF) Beau Villarreal, Charles Thibodeau, Kenneth White, Scott Briseno | |
| 12:37 | Canisius | Nick Guajardo makes the 1st free throw | 58-59 |
| 12:37 | Canisius | Nick Guajardo misses the 2nd free throw | 58-59 |
| 12:37 | Canisius | John Hebron snags the offensive board | 58-59 |
| 12:26 | Canisius | Nick Guajardo misses badly on the uncontested 3pt jumper from straight away | 58-59 |
| 12:25 | Canisius | Stephen Lyon tips it in | 58-61 |
| 12:09 | Northwestern | Nestor Coursey hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 58-61 |
| 12:08 | Canisius | The rebound goes to Nicholas Chambers | 58-61 |
| 12:01 | Canisius | Stephen Lyon misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 58-61 |
| 12:00 | Canisius | Nick Guajardo snags the offensive board | 58-61 |
| 11:51 | Canisius | Stephen Lyon hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 58-61 |
| 11:49 | Canisius | Nick Guajardo misses the tip | 58-61 |
| 11:47 | Northwestern | Oscar Jones snags the defensive board | 58-61 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Oscar Jones (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SG - Clifford Watkins (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. SF - David Nantz (tiring) 13 pts. 5 reb. PF - Terry Cottone (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Nestor Coursey (tiring) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Ryan McCallum (tiring) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stephen Lyon (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Hebron (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Nicholas Chambers (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Nick Guajardo (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:41 | Northwestern | Oscar Jones buries a jump hook from the right block set up by David Nantz | 60-61 |
| 11:35 | Canisius | Ryan McCallum misses long on a shot from the left wing | 60-61 |
| 11:33 | Northwestern | Nestor Coursey pulls down the rebound | 60-61 |
| 11:27 | Northwestern | Oscar Jones is denied on a layup by Nick Guajardo | 60-61 |
| 11:26 | Canisius | Nick Guajardo grabs the board | 60-61 |
| 11:24 | Canisius | Nicholas Chambers loses the dribble to Oscar Jones in the backcourt | 60-61 |
| 11:09 | Northwestern | Clifford Watkins loses the dribble to John Hebron | 60-61 |
| 11:04 | Canisius | John Hebron hits the finger roll | 60-63 |
| 10:43 | Northwestern | Nestor Coursey connects on the driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Oscar Jones | 62-63 |
| 10:41 | Canisius | Stephen Lyon is fouled in the backcourt by Clifford Watkins - foul #4 on Clifford Watkins, team foul #2 | 62-63 |
| 10:41 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 62-63 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Thomas Simpson (PG), Danny Frank (SG), Christopher Marsala (PF) Clifford Watkins, David Nantz, Terry Cottone | |
| Subs | Canisius | Charles Thibodeau (SG), Gary Davis (SF), Joseph White (PF), Kendrick Mills (C) Stephen Lyon, John Hebron, Nicholas Chambers, Nick Guajardo | |
| 10:35 | Canisius | Kendrick Mills knocks in the shot in the lane | 62-65 |
| 10:09 | Northwestern | Christopher Marsala misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 62-65 |
| 10:07 | Canisius | Kendrick Mills pulls down the rebound | 62-65 |
| 10:03 | Canisius | Gary Davis loses the dribble to Thomas Simpson | 62-65 |
| 09:43 | Northwestern | Christopher Marsala connects on the shot from the right wing set up by Nestor Coursey | 64-65 |
| 09:21 | Canisius | Ryan McCallum hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 64-65 |
| 09:19 | Northwestern | Oscar Jones gets the rebound | 64-65 |
| 09:05 | Northwestern | Danny Frank is hacked by Joseph White - foul #3 on Joseph White, team foul #1 | 64-65 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Shawn Drozdowski (PG), Steven Nassar (SG), David Nantz (SF), Terry Cottone (PF) Thomas Simpson, Danny Frank, Oscar Jones, Nestor Coursey | |
| Subs | Canisius | Beau Villarreal (PG), Stephen Lyon (SG), John Hebron (SF), Nicholas Chambers (PF), Scott Briseno (C) Ryan McCallum, Charles Thibodeau, Gary Davis, Joseph White, Kendrick Mills | |
| 08:52 | Northwestern | Steven Nassar knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Shawn Drozdowski | 67-65 |
| 08:41 | Canisius | John Hebron misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 67-65 |
| 08:40 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Christopher Marsala | 67-65 |
| 08:36 | Northwestern | Shawn Drozdowski is hacked by Beau Villarreal - foul #2 on Beau Villarreal, team foul #2 | 67-65 |
| 08:15 | Northwestern | Steven Nassar misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 67-65 |
| 08:14 | Northwestern | Christopher Marsala grabs the offensive board | 67-65 |
| 07:48 | Northwestern | Steven Nassar comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 67-65 |
| 07:46 | Canisius | Nicholas Chambers gets the rebound | 67-65 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Shawn Drozdowski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Steven Nassar (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Nantz (tiring) 13 pts. 5 reb. PF - Terry Cottone (tired) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Christopher Marsala (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Beau Villarreal (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Stephen Lyon (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Hebron (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Nicholas Chambers (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Scott Briseno (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:38 | Canisius | John Hebron hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 67-65 |
| 07:36 | Northwestern | Shawn Drozdowski pulls down the rebound | 67-65 |
| 07:31 | Northwestern | Stephen Lyon takes the ball from David Nantz | 67-65 |
| 07:28 | Canisius | Stephen Lyon can't finish the layup | 67-65 |
| 07:26 | Canisius | Beau Villarreal misses the tip | 67-65 |
| 07:24 | Northwestern | Christopher Marsala snags the defensive board | 67-65 |
| 07:19 | Northwestern | David Nantz misses long on a shot from the baseline but he's hacked by John Hebron - foul #1 on John Hebron, team foul #3 | 67-65 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Danny Frank (SG), Clifford Watkins (PF), Nestor Coursey (C) Steven Nassar, Terry Cottone, Christopher Marsala | |
| Subs | Canisius | Charles Thibodeau (SG), Kenneth White (SF), Nick Guajardo (PF), Kendrick Mills (C) Stephen Lyon, John Hebron, Nicholas Chambers, Scott Briseno | |
| 07:19 | Northwestern | David Nantz misses the 1st free throw | 67-65 |
| 07:19 | Northwestern | David Nantz makes the 2nd free throw | 68-65 |
| 07:16 | Canisius | Danny Frank takes the ball from Charles Thibodeau in the backcourt | 68-65 |
| 07:02 | Northwestern | Clifford Watkins can't throw it down but he's fouled by Nick Guajardo - foul #2 on Nick Guajardo, team foul #4 | 68-65 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Oscar Jones (SF) David Nantz | |
| Subs | Canisius | Ryan McCallum (PG), Gary Davis (PF) Beau Villarreal, Nick Guajardo | |
| 07:02 | Northwestern | Clifford Watkins makes the 1st free throw | 69-65 |
| 07:02 | Northwestern | Clifford Watkins misses the 2nd free throw | 69-65 |
| 07:02 | Canisius | Kendrick Mills snags the defensive board | 69-65 |
| 06:42 | Canisius | Gary Davis misses the shot from the baseline but he's fouled by Danny Frank - foul #2 on Danny Frank, team foul #3 | 69-65 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Steven Nassar (PG) Shawn Drozdowski | |
| Subs | Canisius | Joseph White (PF) Ryan McCallum | |
| 06:42 | Canisius | Gary Davis makes the 1st free throw | 69-66 |
| 06:42 | Canisius | Gary Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 69-67 |
| 06:29 | Northwestern | Nestor Coursey misses badly on a jumper from the right block | 69-67 |
| 06:27 | Canisius | Charles Thibodeau grabs the defensive rebound | 69-67 |
| 06:19 | Canisius | Kenneth White makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Kendrick Mills | 69-70 |
| 06:08 | Northwestern | Kenneth White is called for the reach on Clifford Watkins - foul #2 on Kenneth White, team foul #5 | 69-70 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Thomas Simpson (PG), David Nantz (SF) Danny Frank, Oscar Jones | |
| Subs | Canisius | Ryan McCallum (PG) Gary Davis | |
| 05:42 | Northwestern | Nestor Coursey hits a runner from the left block and he's fouled by Kenneth White - foul #3 on Kenneth White, team foul #6 | 71-70 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Canisius | Nicholas Chambers (PF), Nick Guajardo (C) Joseph White, Kendrick Mills | |
| 05:42 | Northwestern | Nestor Coursey misses the free throw | 71-70 |
| 05:42 | Northwestern | Clifford Watkins snags the offensive board | 71-70 |
| 05:31 | Northwestern | Thomas Simpson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 71-70 |
| 05:30 | Northwestern | Clifford Watkins gets the offensive rebound | 71-70 |
| 05:07 | Northwestern | Thomas Simpson is fouled on the floor by Ryan McCallum - foul #2 on Ryan McCallum, team foul #7 | 71-70 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Danny Frank (SG), Oscar Jones (SF), Terry Cottone (PF), Christopher Marsala (C) Steven Nassar, David Nantz, Clifford Watkins, Nestor Coursey | |
| Subs | Canisius | Beau Villarreal (PG), Scott Briseno (C) Ryan McCallum, Nick Guajardo | |
| 05:07 | Northwestern | Thomas Simpson makes the 1st free throw | 72-70 |
| 05:07 | Northwestern | Thomas Simpson misses the 2nd free throw | 72-70 |
| 05:07 | Northwestern | Christopher Marsala gets the offensive rebound | 72-70 |
| 05:02 | Northwestern | Thomas Simpson is fouled on the floor by Beau Villarreal - foul #3 on Beau Villarreal, team foul #8 | 72-70 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Canisius | Gary Davis (SF) Kenneth White | |
| 05:02 | Northwestern | Thomas Simpson makes the 1st free throw | 73-70 |
| 05:02 | Northwestern | Thomas Simpson makes the 2nd free throw | 74-70 |
| 05:00 | Canisius | Christopher Marsala steps in front of the Gary Davis pass in the backcourt | 74-70 |
| 04:53 | Northwestern | Terry Cottone hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block | 74-70 |
| 04:52 | Canisius | Nicholas Chambers gets the rebound | 74-70 |
| 04:50 | Canisius | Charles Thibodeau's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 74-70 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Shawn Drozdowski (PG) Thomas Simpson | |
| Subs | Canisius | | |
| 04:34 | Northwestern | Shawn Drozdowski is whistled for traveling | 74-70 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Canisius | Stephen Lyon (PG), Kenneth White (SF), Kendrick Mills (C) Charles Thibodeau, Nicholas Chambers, Scott Briseno | |
| 04:30 | Canisius | Kenneth White throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 74-70 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Canisius | John Hebron (SF) Kenneth White | |
| 04:19 | Northwestern | Danny Frank hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 74-70 |
| 04:18 | Canisius | The rebound goes to John Hebron | 74-70 |
| 04:12 | Canisius | Gary Davis misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 74-70 |
| 04:11 | Canisius | John Hebron misses the tip | 74-70 |
| 04:09 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Terry Cottone | 74-70 |
| 04:04 | Northwestern | Stephen Lyon steals it from Danny Frank | 74-70 |
| 03:50 | Canisius | John Hebron is wide open but clanks a jumper from the left side | 74-70 |
| 03:49 | Canisius | Beau Villarreal pulls down the offensive rebound | 74-70 |
| 03:42 | Canisius | John Hebron connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Beau Villarreal and he's hacked by Christopher Marsala - foul #4 on Christopher Marsala, team foul #4 | 74-72 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Steven Nassar (SG), David Nantz (SF), Clifford Watkins (PF), Nestor Coursey (C) Danny Frank, Oscar Jones, Terry Cottone, Christopher Marsala | |
| Subs | Canisius | Ryan McCallum (PG), Charles Thibodeau (SG), Nick Guajardo (PF), Joseph White (C) Stephen Lyon, Beau Villarreal, Gary Davis, Kendrick Mills | |
| 03:42 | Canisius | John Hebron misses the free throw | 74-72 |
| 03:42 | Northwestern | David Nantz gets the rebound | 74-72 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Shawn Drozdowski (tiring) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Steven Nassar (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Nantz (tiring) 14 pts. 6 reb. PF - Clifford Watkins (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Nestor Coursey (tiring) 10 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Ryan McCallum (tiring) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Thibodeau (tiring) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Hebron (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Nick Guajardo (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph White (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:23 | Northwestern | Steven Nassar scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from David Nantz | 77-72 |
| 03:21 | Canisius | John Hebron is fouled in the backcourt by Shawn Drozdowski - foul #3 on Shawn Drozdowski, team foul #5 | 77-72 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Canisius | Kenneth White (SF), Nicholas Chambers (PF) John Hebron, Nick Guajardo | |
| 03:07 | Canisius | Joseph White is whistled for a carry | 77-72 |
| 02:39 | Northwestern | David Nantz is hacked by Joseph White - foul #4 on Joseph White, team foul #9 | 77-72 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Danny Frank (SG) Shawn Drozdowski | |
| Subs | Canisius | Kendrick Mills (C) Joseph White | |
| 02:39 | Northwestern | David Nantz makes the 1st free throw | 78-72 |
| 02:39 | Northwestern | David Nantz makes the 2nd free throw | 79-72 |
| 02:34 | Canisius | Charles Thibodeau is fouled in the backcourt by Danny Frank - foul #3 on Danny Frank, team foul #6 | 79-72 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Canisius | Beau Villarreal (SG) Charles Thibodeau | |
| 02:17 | Canisius | Ryan McCallum knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Kendrick Mills | 79-74 |
| 02:17 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 79-74 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Thomas Simpson (PG), Oscar Jones (PF) Steven Nassar, Clifford Watkins | |
| Subs | Canisius | Stephen Lyon (PG), Gary Davis (SG), John Hebron (SF) Ryan McCallum, Beau Villarreal, Kenneth White | |
| 02:03 | Northwestern | Danny Frank connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Oscar Jones | 82-74 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:59 | Canisius | Stephen Lyon misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 82-74 |
| 01:57 | Canisius | Nicholas Chambers misses the tip | 82-74 |
| 01:55 | Canisius | Kendrick Mills misses the tip | 82-74 |
| 01:53 | Canisius | Stephen Lyon snags the offensive board | 82-74 |
| 01:48 | Canisius | Gary Davis's fadeaway is rejected by Oscar Jones | 82-74 |
| 01:46 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to David Nantz | 82-74 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:29 | Northwestern | David Nantz's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 82-74 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Shawn Drozdowski (PG), Terry Cottone (PF) Thomas Simpson, Oscar Jones | |
| Subs | Canisius | Ryan McCallum (PG), Charles Thibodeau (SG), Kenneth White (SF) Stephen Lyon, Gary Davis, John Hebron | |
| 01:10 | Canisius | Kenneth White is whistled for traveling | 82-74 |
| 01:10 | Northwestern | The refs have stopped play. Danny Frank is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his ankle. It's questionable as to whether he can play with that kind of injury. | 82-74 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Clifford Watkins (SG) Danny Frank | |
| Subs | Canisius | | |
| 00:50 | Northwestern | Shawn Drozdowski misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 82-74 |
| 00:49 | Northwestern | Terry Cottone grabs the offensive board | 82-74 |
| 00:49 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 82-74 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:48 | Northwestern | Nicholas Chambers is called for the reach on Terry Cottone - foul #4 on Nicholas Chambers, team foul #10 | 82-74 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Oscar Jones (C) Nestor Coursey | |
| Subs | Canisius | | |
| 00:48 | Northwestern | Terry Cottone makes the 1st free throw | 83-74 |
| 00:48 | Northwestern | Terry Cottone misses the 2nd free throw | 83-74 |
| 00:48 | Canisius | Charles Thibodeau gets the rebound | 83-74 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:41 | Canisius | Ryan McCallum makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Charles Thibodeau | 83-77 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:40 | Northwestern | Shawn Drozdowski is fouled in the backcourt by Ryan McCallum - foul #3 on Ryan McCallum, team foul #11 | 83-77 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Steven Nassar (SG) Terry Cottone | |
| Subs | Canisius | | |
| 00:40 | Northwestern | Shawn Drozdowski makes the 1st free throw | 84-77 |
| 00:40 | Northwestern | Shawn Drozdowski makes the 2nd free throw | 85-77 |
| 00:34 | Canisius | Ryan McCallum clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 85-77 |
| 00:33 | Northwestern | Shawn Drozdowski snags the defensive board | 85-77 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:30 | Northwestern | Ryan McCallum is called for the reach on Shawn Drozdowski in the backcourt - foul #4 on Ryan McCallum, team foul #12 | 85-77 |
| 00:30 | Northwestern | Shawn Drozdowski makes the 1st free throw | 86-77 |
| 00:30 | Northwestern | Shawn Drozdowski misses the 2nd free throw | 86-77 |
| 00:30 | Canisius | Nicholas Chambers grabs the board | 86-77 |
| 00:26 | Canisius | Ryan McCallum is hacked by Shawn Drozdowski in the backcourt - foul #4 on Shawn Drozdowski, team foul #7 | 86-77 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Terry Cottone (PF), Nestor Coursey (C) Steven Nassar, Oscar Jones | |
| Subs | Canisius | | |
| 00:26 | Canisius | Ryan McCallum makes the 1st free throw | 86-78 |
| 00:26 | Canisius | Ryan McCallum makes the 2nd free throw | 86-79 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:24 | Northwestern | Shawn Drozdowski is fouled in the backcourt by Ryan McCallum - foul #5 on Ryan McCallum, team foul #13 | 86-79 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Steven Nassar (SG), Oscar Jones (C) Terry Cottone, Nestor Coursey | |
| Subs | Canisius | Beau Villarreal (PG) Ryan McCallum | |
| 00:24 | Northwestern | Shawn Drozdowski misses the 1st free throw | 86-79 |
| 00:24 | Northwestern | Shawn Drozdowski misses the 2nd free throw | 86-79 |
| 00:24 | Canisius | Kendrick Mills pulls down the rebound | 86-79 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:16 | Canisius | Clifford Watkins is called for the reach on Beau Villarreal - foul #5 on Clifford Watkins, team foul #8 | 86-79 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Terry Cottone (PF), Nestor Coursey (C) Clifford Watkins, Oscar Jones | |
| Subs | Canisius | | |
| 00:16 | Canisius | Beau Villarreal makes the 1st free throw | 86-80 |
| 00:16 | Canisius | Beau Villarreal makes the 2nd free throw | 86-81 |
| 00:14 | Northwestern | Charles Thibodeau is called for the reach on Terry Cottone in the backcourt - foul #2 on Charles Thibodeau, team foul #14 | 86-81 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Oscar Jones (C) Nestor Coursey | |
| Subs | Canisius | | |
| 00:14 | Northwestern | Terry Cottone makes the 1st free throw | 87-81 |
| 00:14 | Northwestern | Terry Cottone makes the 2nd free throw | 88-81 |
| 00:08 | Canisius | Beau Villarreal can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 88-81 |
| 00:06 | Canisius | Nicholas Chambers gets the offensive rebound | 88-81 |
| 00:03 | Canisius | Nicholas Chambers hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 from the right wing | 88-81 |
| 00:02 | Northwestern | Oscar Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 88-81 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Northwestern | Oscar Jones runs out the clock | 88-81 |