| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Carlton Austin (fresh) SG - John Mock (fresh) SF - Robert Hayes (fresh) PF - James Gaylord (fresh) C - John Vance (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Army | PG - Elias Stewart (fresh) SG - Dustin Weekes (fresh) SF - Thomas Leath (fresh) PF - Milton Boswell (fresh) C - James Arsenault (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Army | James Arsenault wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Army | Army is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:42 | Army | Thomas Leath knocks in the runner in the lane | 0-2 |
| 19:28 | Northwestern | Robert Hayes scores on a runner in the lane | 2-2 |
| 19:16 | Army | Thomas Leath's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 2-2 |
| 19:07 | Northwestern | Dustin Weekes steals the ball from James Gaylord | 2-2 |
| 19:01 | Army | Elias Stewart's pass is intercepted by James Gaylord in the backcourt | 2-2 |
| 18:50 | Northwestern | John Mock misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 2-2 |
| 18:48 | Army | The rebound goes to Elias Stewart | 2-2 |
| 18:29 | Army | Thomas Leath scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 2-5 |
| 18:19 | Northwestern | Robert Hayes makes the 3pt shot from straight away | 5-5 |
| 18:04 | Army | Robert Hayes steals it from Milton Boswell | 5-5 |
| 17:53 | Northwestern | Robert Hayes comes up short on the runner from the left block | 5-5 |
| 17:52 | Army | Dustin Weekes snags the defensive board | 5-5 |
| 17:50 | Army | Elias Stewart is fouled in the backcourt by Carlton Austin - foul #1 on Carlton Austin, team foul #1 | 5-5 |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Gideon (PG), Mikel Paczkowski (SG), Chad Birkholz (SF), John Patterson (PF), Thomas Johnson (C) Carlton Austin, John Mock, Robert Hayes, James Gaylord, John Vance | |
| Subs | Army | Gary Charbonneau (PG), Dan Sherman (SG), Andrew Williams (SF), Samuel Fudge (PF), David Schantz (C) Elias Stewart, Dustin Weekes, Thomas Leath, Milton Boswell, James Arsenault | |
| 17:29 | Army | John Gideon is called for the reach on Gary Charbonneau - foul #1 on John Gideon, team foul #2 | 5-5 |
| 17:19 | Army | Samuel Fudge knocks in the shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Gary Charbonneau and the foul's on Mikel Paczkowski - foul #1 on Mikel Paczkowski, team foul #3 | 5-7 |
| 17:19 | Army | Samuel Fudge makes the free throw | 5-8 |
| 16:57 | Northwestern | Chad Birkholz misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 5-8 |
| 16:55 | Army | David Schantz grabs the defensive rebound | 5-8 |
| 16:49 | Army | Andrew Williams scores on a floater from the right block on a nice dish by Gary Charbonneau | 5-10 |
| 16:30 | Northwestern | Chad Birkholz clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 5-10 |
| 16:29 | Northwestern | Mikel Paczkowski misses the tip | 5-10 |
| 16:28 | Army | David Schantz grabs the board | 5-10 |
| 16:11 | Army | Gary Charbonneau misses short on an open 3pt shot from straight away | 5-10 |
| 16:09 | Northwestern | Thomas Johnson gets the rebound | 5-10 |
| 16:05 | Northwestern | John Gideon hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 5-10 |
| 16:04 | Army | Samuel Fudge grabs the defensive rebound | 5-10 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - John Gideon (fairly fresh) SG - Mikel Paczkowski (fairly fresh) SF - Chad Birkholz (fairly fresh) PF - John Patterson (fairly fresh) C - Thomas Johnson (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Army | PG - Gary Charbonneau (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Dan Sherman (fairly fresh) SF - Andrew Williams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Samuel Fudge (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - David Schantz (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Army | Gary Charbonneau clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 5-10 |
| 15:41 | Northwestern | John Patterson snags the defensive board | 5-10 |
| 15:25 | Northwestern | Thomas Johnson misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 5-10 |
| 15:23 | Northwestern | Mikel Paczkowski tips it but misses | 5-10 |
| 15:21 | Army | Dan Sherman pulls down the rebound | 5-10 |
| 15:17 | Army | John Gideon is called for the reach on Gary Charbonneau in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Gideon, team foul #4 | 5-10 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Carlton Austin (PG), John Mock (SG), Robert Hayes (SF), James Gaylord (PF), John Vance (C) John Gideon, Mikel Paczkowski, Chad Birkholz, John Patterson, Thomas Johnson | |
| Subs | Army | Elias Stewart (PG), Dustin Weekes (SG), Thomas Leath (SF), Jeremy Jackson (PF), James Arsenault (C) Gary Charbonneau, Dan Sherman, Andrew Williams, Samuel Fudge, David Schantz | |
| 15:08 | Army | Dustin Weekes misses short on a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on John Mock - foul #1 on John Mock, team foul #5 | 5-10 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Army | Milton Boswell (PF) Jeremy Jackson | |
| 15:08 | Army | Dustin Weekes makes the 1st free throw | 5-11 |
| 15:08 | Army | Dustin Weekes makes the 2nd free throw | 5-12 |
| 14:51 | Northwestern | James Gaylord clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 5-12 |
| 14:49 | Army | Thomas Leath grabs the board | 5-12 |
| 14:26 | Army | Thomas Leath hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 5-12 |
| 14:25 | Army | Thomas Leath gets the offensive rebound | 5-12 |
| 14:20 | Army | Elias Stewart misses long on an open pull-up jumper from the right wing | 5-12 |
| 14:19 | Army | James Arsenault grabs the offensive rebound | 5-12 |
| 13:59 | Army | James Arsenault connects on the open fadeaway from close range | 5-14 |
| 13:41 | Northwestern | Robert Hayes buries a runner from the right block and the foul's on Thomas Leath - foul #1 on Thomas Leath, team foul #1 | 7-14 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Stephen Brown (C) John Vance | |
| Subs | Army | Freeman Brendel (SG), Jeremy Jackson (PF) Dustin Weekes, Milton Boswell | |
| 13:41 | Northwestern | Robert Hayes makes the free throw | 8-14 |
| 13:39 | Army | Elias Stewart is fouled in the backcourt by John Mock - foul #2 on John Mock, team foul #6 | 8-14 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Mikel Paczkowski (SG), Cedric Hacker (SF) John Mock, Robert Hayes | |
| Subs | Army | | |
| 13:22 | Army | Jeremy Jackson knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Elias Stewart | 8-17 |
| 12:59 | Northwestern | Mikel Paczkowski misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 8-17 |
| 12:58 | Northwestern | James Gaylord snags the offensive board | 8-17 |
| 12:45 | Northwestern | Freeman Brendel is called for the reach on Mikel Paczkowski - foul #1 on Freeman Brendel, team foul #2 | 8-17 |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Vance (C) Stephen Brown | |
| Subs | Army | Gary Charbonneau (PG), Milton Boswell (PF) Elias Stewart, Thomas Leath | |
| 12:30 | Northwestern | Carlton Austin misses the floater from close range | 8-17 |
| 12:29 | Army | James Arsenault gets the rebound | 8-17 |
| 12:24 | Army | Mikel Paczkowski steals the ball from Gary Charbonneau in the backcourt | 8-17 |
| 12:22 | Northwestern | Mikel Paczkowski lays it in | 10-17 |
| 12:12 | Army | Gary Charbonneau connects on the floater from the right wing set up by Freeman Brendel | 10-19 |
| 11:59 | Northwestern | Milton Boswell steals the ball from Carlton Austin | 10-19 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Carlton Austin (fairly fresh) SG - Mikel Paczkowski (tiring) 2 pts. SF - Cedric Hacker (fairly fresh) PF - James Gaylord (fairly fresh) C - John Vance (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Army | PG - Gary Charbonneau (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Freeman Brendel (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jeremy Jackson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Milton Boswell (fairly fresh) C - James Arsenault (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Army | Jeremy Jackson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 10-19 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Chad Birkholz (SG), Robert Hayes (SF), John Patterson (PF), Thomas Johnson (C) Mikel Paczkowski, Cedric Hacker, James Gaylord, John Vance | |
| Subs | Army | Dan Sherman (PG), Dustin Weekes (SG), Thomas Leath (SF), Samuel Fudge (C) Gary Charbonneau, Freeman Brendel, Jeremy Jackson, James Arsenault | |
| 11:26 | Northwestern | Robert Hayes misses long on a turnaround near the basket | 10-19 |
| 11:24 | Army | Thomas Leath grabs the defensive rebound | 10-19 |
| 11:20 | Army | Thomas Leath hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 10-19 |
| 11:19 | Northwestern | Carlton Austin grabs the defensive rebound | 10-19 |
| 11:13 | Northwestern | Thomas Johnson travels with the ball | 10-19 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Army | Elias Stewart (PG) Dan Sherman | |
| 10:51 | Army | Elias Stewart hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 10-19 |
| 10:49 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to John Patterson | 10-19 |
| 10:27 | Northwestern | John Patterson makes the turnaround from the right block | 12-19 |
| 10:14 | Army | Samuel Fudge is fouled on the floor by Thomas Johnson - foul #1 on Thomas Johnson, team foul #7 | 12-19 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Gaylord (PF), John Vance (C) John Patterson, Thomas Johnson | |
| Subs | Army | Andrew Williams (SF), David Schantz (C) Thomas Leath, Milton Boswell | |
| 10:14 | Army | Samuel Fudge makes the 1st free throw | 12-20 |
| 10:14 | Army | Samuel Fudge misses the 2nd free throw | 12-20 |
| 10:14 | Northwestern | James Gaylord pulls down the rebound | 12-20 |
| 09:56 | Northwestern | James Gaylord lays it up and in | 14-20 |
| 09:31 | Army | Dustin Weekes banks in the wide open layup on a nice dish by Elias Stewart | 14-22 |
| 09:24 | Northwestern | Chad Birkholz knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side | 16-22 |
| 09:08 | Army | Dustin Weekes is open and buries a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Andrew Williams | 16-24 |
| 08:48 | Northwestern | Chad Birkholz scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Carlton Austin | 19-24 |
| 08:39 | Army | Andrew Williams scores on a jumper in the lane on a great pass from Elias Stewart and the foul's on James Gaylord - foul #1 on James Gaylord, team foul #8 | 19-26 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Mikel Paczkowski (SG), John Patterson (PF), Thomas Johnson (C) Chad Birkholz, James Gaylord, John Vance | |
| Subs | Army | Gary Charbonneau (PG), Dan Sherman (SG), Jeremy Jackson (PF), James Arsenault (C) Elias Stewart, Dustin Weekes, Samuel Fudge, David Schantz | |
| 08:39 | Army | Andrew Williams makes the free throw | 19-27 |
| 08:13 | Northwestern | John Patterson misses the easy layup | 19-27 |
| 08:11 | Northwestern | Robert Hayes pulls down the offensive rebound | 19-27 |
| 07:52 | Northwestern | Carlton Austin misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 19-27 |
| 07:50 | Army | Jeremy Jackson grabs the board | 19-27 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Carlton Austin (tired) 1 ast. SG - Mikel Paczkowski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Hayes (tiring) 8 pts. PF - John Patterson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Johnson (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Army | PG - Gary Charbonneau (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dan Sherman (fresh) SF - Andrew Williams (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jeremy Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. C - James Arsenault (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:33 | Army | Dan Sherman scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Gary Charbonneau | 19-30 |
| 07:17 | Northwestern | Robert Hayes buries a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Mikel Paczkowski | 21-30 |
| 07:02 | Army | The short jumper by Andrew Williams is denied by John Patterson | 21-30 |
| 07:01 | Army | The offensive rebound goes to Jeremy Jackson | 21-30 |
| 06:49 | Army | Jeremy Jackson loses the dribble to John Patterson | 21-30 |
| 06:37 | Northwestern | Carlton Austin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 21-30 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Chad Birkholz (SG), Cedric Hacker (SF), James Gaylord (PF), John Vance (C) Mikel Paczkowski, Robert Hayes, John Patterson, Thomas Johnson | |
| Subs | Army | Elias Stewart (PG), Freeman Brendel (SG), Thomas Leath (SF), Milton Boswell (PF), Samuel Fudge (C) Gary Charbonneau, Dan Sherman, Andrew Williams, Jeremy Jackson, James Arsenault | |
| 06:33 | Army | Samuel Fudge is hacked by Cedric Hacker in the backcourt - foul #1 on Cedric Hacker, team foul #9 | 21-30 |
| 06:33 | Army | Samuel Fudge makes the 1st free throw | 21-31 |
| 06:33 | Army | Samuel Fudge makes the 2nd free throw | 21-32 |
| 06:12 | Northwestern | John Vance makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Carlton Austin | 24-32 |
| 05:49 | Army | Elias Stewart is open and buries a 3 pointer from the left wing | 24-35 |
| 05:36 | Northwestern | Chad Birkholz hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 24-35 |
| 05:35 | Northwestern | Cedric Hacker snags the offensive board | 24-35 |
| 05:17 | Northwestern | John Vance knocks in the jump hook from the baseline and the foul's on Samuel Fudge - foul #1 on Samuel Fudge, team foul #3 | 26-35 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Mikel Paczkowski (PG), Robert Hayes (SF) Carlton Austin, Cedric Hacker | |
| Subs | Army | Dustin Weekes (SG), David Schantz (C) Freeman Brendel, Samuel Fudge | |
| 05:17 | Northwestern | John Vance makes the free throw | 27-35 |
| 04:52 | Army | Elias Stewart is alone and drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from David Schantz | 27-38 |
| 04:34 | Northwestern | Elias Stewart steals it from Chad Birkholz | 27-38 |
| 04:15 | Army | Thomas Leath clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 27-38 |
| 04:14 | Northwestern | James Gaylord pulls down the rebound | 27-38 |
| 04:07 | Northwestern | John Vance drills a driving attempt from the baseline | 29-38 |
| 03:59 | Army | David Schantz's layup is rejected by James Gaylord | 29-38 |
| 03:58 | Northwestern | Robert Hayes grabs the defensive rebound | 29-38 |
| 03:54 | Northwestern | Chad Birkholz can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 29-38 |
| 03:52 | Army | Milton Boswell pulls down the rebound | 29-38 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Mikel Paczkowski (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Chad Birkholz (tiring) 5 pts. SF - Robert Hayes (tiring) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Gaylord (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - John Vance (fairly fresh) 8 pts. | |
| Lineup | Army | PG - Elias Stewart (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dustin Weekes (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Thomas Leath (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Milton Boswell (tiring) C - David Schantz (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:48 | Army | Elias Stewart is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Elias Stewart, team foul #4 | 29-38 |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Gideon (PG), John Mock (SG), John Patterson (PF), Stephen Brown (C) Mikel Paczkowski, Chad Birkholz, James Gaylord, John Vance | |
| Subs | Army | Gary Charbonneau (PG), Freeman Brendel (SF), Jeremy Jackson (PF), James Arsenault (C) Elias Stewart, Thomas Leath, Milton Boswell, David Schantz | |
| 03:45 | Northwestern | John Gideon is fouled in the backcourt by Gary Charbonneau - foul #1 on Gary Charbonneau, team foul #5 | 29-38 |
| 03:32 | Northwestern | Robert Hayes misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 29-38 |
| 03:31 | Army | The rebound goes to James Arsenault | 29-38 |
| 03:13 | Army | Gary Charbonneau drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from James Arsenault | 29-41 |
| 02:55 | Northwestern | John Mock is hacked by Gary Charbonneau - foul #2 on Gary Charbonneau, team foul #6 | 29-41 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Cedric Hacker (SF), Thomas Johnson (PF) Robert Hayes, John Patterson | |
| Subs | Army | Dan Sherman (SG), Samuel Fudge (PF) Dustin Weekes, Freeman Brendel | |
| 02:34 | Northwestern | John Gideon makes the 3pt attempt from straight away | 32-41 |
| 02:27 | Army | Gary Charbonneau makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Dan Sherman | 32-44 |
| 02:12 | Northwestern | John Gideon scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line and he's fouled by James Arsenault - foul #1 on James Arsenault, team foul #7 | 34-44 |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Vance (C) Stephen Brown | |
| Subs | Army | Elias Stewart (PG), Thomas Leath (SF), David Schantz (C) Gary Charbonneau, Jeremy Jackson, James Arsenault | |
| 02:12 | Northwestern | John Gideon makes the free throw | 35-44 |
| 02:10 | Army | Thomas Johnson picks off the pass by Dan Sherman in the backcourt | 35-44 |
| 01:50 | Northwestern | John Vance misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 35-44 |
| 01:49 | Army | Samuel Fudge gets the rebound | 35-44 |
| 01:38 | Army | Thomas Leath misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on John Mock - foul #3 on John Mock, team foul #10 | 35-44 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Carlton Austin (PG), Chad Birkholz (SF), John Patterson (PF) John Mock, Cedric Hacker, Thomas Johnson | |
| Subs | Army | Freeman Brendel (SG) Elias Stewart | |
| 01:38 | Army | Thomas Leath makes the 1st free throw | 35-45 |
| 01:38 | Army | Thomas Leath makes the 2nd free throw | 35-46 |
| 01:10 | Northwestern | John Vance misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 35-46 |
| 01:09 | Northwestern | John Vance grabs the offensive board | 35-46 |
| 00:51 | Northwestern | John Patterson loses the dribble to Dan Sherman | 35-46 |
| 00:35 | Army | Thomas Leath is open and buries a driving attempt from the left block | 35-48 |
| 00:18 | Northwestern | Chad Birkholz clanks a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by David Schantz - foul #1 on David Schantz, team foul #8 | 35-48 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Mikel Paczkowski (SG), Thomas Johnson (PF), Stephen Brown (C) Carlton Austin, John Patterson, John Vance | |
| Subs | Army | Elias Stewart (PG), Dustin Weekes (SG), Jeremy Jackson (PF), James Arsenault (C) Dan Sherman, Freeman Brendel, David Schantz, Samuel Fudge | |
| 00:18 | Northwestern | Chad Birkholz misses the 1st free throw | 35-48 |
| 00:18 | Northwestern | Chad Birkholz makes the 2nd free throw | 36-48 |
| 00:02 | Army | James Arsenault is open but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 36-48 |
| 00:00 | Northwestern | Stephen Brown grabs the board | 36-48 |