| Lineup | La Salle | PG - Harold Bunyard (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rodney Rogers (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Troy Cabezas (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Wilson Hemphill (fresh) 3 reb. C - John Bolander (fresh) 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Mikel Paczkowski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Mock (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Robert Hayes (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Chad Birkholz (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Vance (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern | Robert Hayes inbounds the ball | 35-41 |
| Game Plan | La Salle | La Salle is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:44 | Northwestern | John Vance clanks a 3 from straight away | 35-41 |
| 19:43 | La Salle | The rebound goes to Wilson Hemphill | 35-41 |
| 19:41 | La Salle | John Mock takes the ball from Wilson Hemphill in the backcourt | 35-41 |
| 19:30 | Northwestern | John Mock misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 35-41 |
| 19:28 | Northwestern | Robert Hayes gets the offensive rebound | 35-41 |
| 19:12 | Northwestern | Robert Hayes misses short on an open 3 from straight away | 35-41 |
| 19:11 | La Salle | Rodney Rogers snags the defensive board | 35-41 |
| 19:09 | La Salle | John Mock takes the ball from Rodney Rogers in the backcourt | 35-41 |
| 19:08 | Northwestern | John Mock slams it home | 35-43 |
| 18:47 | La Salle | Troy Cabezas can't connect on a runner near the basket | 35-43 |
| 18:45 | Northwestern | Chad Birkholz gets the rebound | 35-43 |
| 18:41 | Northwestern | Mikel Paczkowski hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 35-43 |
| 18:40 | La Salle | Wilson Hemphill snags the defensive board | 35-43 |
| 18:34 | La Salle | Rodney Rogers connects on the 3 from straight away | 38-43 |
| 18:32 | Northwestern | Robert Hayes is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Hayes, team foul #1 | 38-43 |
| Subs | La Salle | Charles Hill (PG), Fred Cherry (SG), Ernest Howse (SF), Fredrick Robinson (PF), John Zane (C) Harold Bunyard, Rodney Rogers, Troy Cabezas, Wilson Hemphill, John Bolander | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jimmy Quinn (PG), John Patterson (SG), Ed Dixon (SF), Thomas Johnson (PF), Stephen Brown (C) Mikel Paczkowski, John Mock, Robert Hayes, Chad Birkholz, John Vance | |
| 18:14 | La Salle | John Zane scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Charles Hill | 41-43 |
| 18:12 | Northwestern | Jimmy Quinn travels in the backcourt | 41-43 |
| 17:59 | La Salle | Fred Cherry comes up short on the runner in the paint but he's fouled by Stephen Brown - foul #2 on Stephen Brown, team foul #2 | 41-43 |
| Subs | La Salle | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Mock (SG), Cedric Hacker (SF) Jimmy Quinn, Ed Dixon | |
| 17:59 | La Salle | Fred Cherry makes the 1st free throw | 42-43 |
| 17:59 | La Salle | Fred Cherry misses the 2nd free throw | 42-43 |
| 17:59 | Northwestern | Thomas Johnson snags the defensive board | 42-43 |
| 17:54 | Northwestern | John Mock throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-43 |
| Subs | La Salle | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Mikel Paczkowski (PG), Robert Hayes (SF) John Patterson, Stephen Brown | |
| 17:32 | La Salle | Charles Hill is wide open but clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 42-43 |
| 17:31 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Robert Hayes | 42-43 |
| 17:25 | Northwestern | Robert Hayes connects on the turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Thomas Johnson | 42-45 |
| 17:13 | La Salle | Charles Hill misses the wide open fadeaway jumper from the left side | 42-45 |
| 17:11 | Northwestern | Thomas Johnson pulls down the rebound | 42-45 |
| 17:07 | Northwestern | John Mock comes up short on the shot from the right block | 42-45 |
| 17:06 | La Salle | Ernest Howse grabs the defensive rebound | 42-45 |
| 17:02 | La Salle | Charles Hill comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 42-45 |
| 17:01 | La Salle | John Zane can't tip it in | 42-45 |
| 17:00 | Northwestern | Cedric Hacker pulls down the rebound | 42-45 |
| 16:55 | Northwestern | Mikel Paczkowski connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Thomas Johnson | 42-47 |
| 16:41 | La Salle | Fred Cherry is whistled for a carry | 42-47 |
| Subs | La Salle | Harold Bunyard (PG), Rodney Rogers (SG), Troy Cabezas (SF), Wilson Hemphill (PF), John Bolander (C) Charles Hill, Fred Cherry, Ernest Howse, Fredrick Robinson, John Zane | |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Patterson (PG), Ed Dixon (SF), Chad Birkholz (PF), John Vance (C) Mikel Paczkowski, Robert Hayes, Cedric Hacker, Thomas Johnson | |
| 16:39 | Northwestern | John Vance loses the dribble to Troy Cabezas in the backcourt | 42-47 |
| 16:38 | La Salle | Harold Bunyard lays it up and in on a great pass from Troy Cabezas | 44-47 |
| 16:18 | Northwestern | Wilson Hemphill is called for the reach on Chad Birkholz - foul #1 on Wilson Hemphill, team foul #1 | 44-47 |
| 15:59 | Northwestern | The short jumper by John Vance is denied by John Bolander | 44-47 |
| 15:57 | La Salle | Harold Bunyard pulls down the rebound | 44-47 |
| Lineup | La Salle | PG - Harold Bunyard (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rodney Rogers (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Troy Cabezas (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Wilson Hemphill (fresh) 5 reb. C - John Bolander (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - John Patterson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SG - John Mock (tiring) 10 pts. 2 stl. SF - Ed Dixon (fairly fresh) PF - Chad Birkholz (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - John Vance (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:53 | La Salle | Troy Cabezas's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 44-47 |
| Subs | La Salle | Dwayne Schiefelbein (SG) Rodney Rogers | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jimmy Quinn (PG), Michael Davis (SF), Stephen Brown (C) John Mock, Ed Dixon, John Vance | |
| 15:38 | Northwestern | Chad Birkholz drills a 3 pointer from the left wing | 44-50 |
| 15:22 | La Salle | Wilson Hemphill clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 44-50 |
| 15:21 | La Salle | Troy Cabezas tips it but misses | 44-50 |
| 15:19 | Northwestern | John Patterson gets the rebound | 44-50 |
| 15:15 | Northwestern | Chad Birkholz misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 44-50 |
| 15:13 | Northwestern | Jimmy Quinn misses the tip | 44-50 |
| 15:12 | Northwestern | Stephen Brown can't tip it in | 44-50 |
| 15:10 | Northwestern | Chad Birkholz tips it in | 44-52 |
| 14:42 | La Salle | Harold Bunyard is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Harold Bunyard, team foul #2 | 44-52 |
| Subs | La Salle | Rodney Rogers (PG), Ernest Howse (C) Harold Bunyard, John Bolander | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Mikel Paczkowski (PG), John Mock (SG), Robert Hayes (SF), John Vance (C) Jimmy Quinn, John Patterson, Michael Davis, Stephen Brown | |
| 14:40 | Northwestern | Dwayne Schiefelbein is called for the reach on Mikel Paczkowski in the backcourt - foul #4 on Dwayne Schiefelbein, team foul #3 | 44-52 |
| Subs | La Salle | Harold Bunyard (PG) Dwayne Schiefelbein | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 14:19 | Northwestern | Robert Hayes hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Rodney Rogers - foul #1 on Rodney Rogers, team foul #4 | 44-52 |
| 14:19 | Northwestern | Robert Hayes makes the 1st free throw | 44-53 |
| 14:19 | Northwestern | Robert Hayes misses the 2nd free throw | 44-53 |
| 14:19 | La Salle | Wilson Hemphill pulls down the rebound | 44-53 |
| 14:00 | La Salle | Harold Bunyard misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 44-53 |
| 13:58 | Northwestern | Robert Hayes gets the rebound | 44-53 |
| 13:53 | Northwestern | John Mock comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 44-53 |
| 13:52 | La Salle | Wilson Hemphill grabs the defensive rebound | 44-53 |
| 13:50 | La Salle | Mikel Paczkowski takes the ball from Rodney Rogers in the backcourt | 44-53 |
| 13:28 | Northwestern | John Vance is hacked by Ernest Howse - foul #3 on Ernest Howse, team foul #5 | 44-53 |
| Subs | La Salle | Charles Hill (SG), John Bolander (C) Harold Bunyard, Troy Cabezas | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ed Dixon (SG), Thomas Johnson (PF) John Mock, Chad Birkholz | |
| 13:05 | Northwestern | Thomas Johnson is denied on a layup by John Bolander | 44-53 |
| 13:04 | La Salle | John Bolander pulls down the rebound | 44-53 |
| 12:59 | La Salle | Wilson Hemphill is alone and drills a floater from the right block on a great pass from Charles Hill and he's fouled by Thomas Johnson - foul #2 on Thomas Johnson, team foul #3 | 46-53 |
| Subs | La Salle | John Zane (PG), Fredrick Robinson (C) Ernest Howse, John Bolander | |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Patterson (SG), Cedric Hacker (PF) Mikel Paczkowski, Thomas Johnson | |
| 12:59 | La Salle | Wilson Hemphill misses the free throw | 46-53 |
| 12:59 | Northwestern | John Vance pulls down the rebound | 46-53 |
| 12:57 | Northwestern | Rodney Rogers steps in front of the John Patterson pass in the backcourt | 46-53 |
| 12:40 | La Salle | John Zane hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side but the foul's on Ed Dixon - foul #2 on Ed Dixon, team foul #4 | 46-53 |
| Subs | La Salle | John Bolander (C) Wilson Hemphill | |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Mock (SG) Ed Dixon | |
| 12:40 | La Salle | John Zane makes the 1st free throw | 47-53 |
| 12:40 | La Salle | John Zane misses the 2nd free throw | 47-53 |
| 12:40 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to John Vance | 47-53 |
| 12:37 | Northwestern | John Patterson travels in the backcourt | 47-53 |
| Subs | La Salle | Troy Cabezas (SF) John Zane | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Thomas Johnson (PF) Cedric Hacker | |
| 12:27 | La Salle | The jump hook by Troy Cabezas is blocked by Thomas Johnson | 47-53 |
| 12:26 | Northwestern | John Patterson grabs the defensive rebound | 47-53 |
| 12:22 | Northwestern | Fredrick Robinson denies the turnaround by John Mock | 47-53 |
| 12:20 | La Salle | Troy Cabezas snags the defensive board | 47-53 |
| 12:17 | La Salle | Charles Hill is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Johnson - foul #3 on Thomas Johnson, team foul #5 | 47-53 |
| Subs | La Salle | Fred Cherry (SG) Rodney Rogers | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Mikel Paczkowski (PG) John Patterson | |
| 12:11 | La Salle | Fred Cherry hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint | 47-53 |
| 12:09 | Northwestern | Robert Hayes gets the rebound | 47-53 |
| 12:05 | Northwestern | Fredrick Robinson is called for the reach on Robert Hayes in the backcourt - foul #2 on Fredrick Robinson, team foul #6 | 47-53 |
| Subs | La Salle | Harold Bunyard (PG), Ernest Howse (SF), Wilson Hemphill (PF) Charles Hill, Troy Cabezas, John Bolander | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ed Dixon (SF), Chad Birkholz (PF) Robert Hayes, Thomas Johnson | |
| 11:46 | Northwestern | Chad Birkholz misses the wide open jumpshot from just outside the lane | 47-53 |
| 11:45 | La Salle | Fredrick Robinson pulls down the rebound | 47-53 |
| Lineup | La Salle | PG - Harold Bunyard (tired) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Fred Cherry (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Ernest Howse (tiring) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Wilson Hemphill (tired) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Fredrick Robinson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Mikel Paczkowski (tired) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - John Mock (tired) 10 pts. 2 stl. SF - Ed Dixon (tiring) PF - Chad Birkholz (tired) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - John Vance (tiring) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:41 | La Salle | Fred Cherry hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint | 47-53 |
| 11:40 | La Salle | Ernest Howse pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-53 |
| 11:23 | La Salle | Ernest Howse lays it in on a great pass from Harold Bunyard | 49-53 |
| 11:23 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 49-53 |
| Subs | La Salle | John Zane (PG), Rodney Rogers (SG), Troy Cabezas (SF), John Bolander (C) Harold Bunyard, Fred Cherry, Ernest Howse, Fredrick Robinson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Patterson (PG), Michael Davis (SG), Robert Hayes (SF), Cedric Hacker (PF), Stephen Brown (C) Mikel Paczkowski, John Mock, Ed Dixon, Chad Birkholz, John Vance | |
| 11:18 | Northwestern | John Patterson is hacked by Rodney Rogers in the backcourt - foul #2 on Rodney Rogers, team foul #7 | 49-53 |
| 11:18 | Northwestern | John Patterson makes the 1st free throw | 49-54 |
| 11:18 | Northwestern | John Patterson makes the 2nd free throw | 49-55 |
| 11:04 | La Salle | John Zane connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Rodney Rogers | 51-55 |
| 10:41 | Northwestern | Stephen Brown misses long on an open shot from the free throw line | 51-55 |
| 10:39 | Northwestern | Cedric Hacker tips it in | 51-57 |
| 10:39 | La Salle | La Salle calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 51-57 |
| Subs | La Salle | Fred Cherry (SG), Charles Hill (SF), Fredrick Robinson (C) Rodney Rogers, Troy Cabezas, John Bolander | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jimmy Quinn (PG), John Mock (SG) John Patterson, Robert Hayes | |
| 10:22 | La Salle | John Zane's pass is intercepted by Cedric Hacker | 51-57 |
| 10:12 | Northwestern | Michael Davis scores on a jumper from just outside the lane | 51-59 |
| 10:10 | La Salle | Fred Cherry is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 51-59 |
| Subs | La Salle | Harold Bunyard (PG), Rodney Rogers (SG), Ernest Howse (PF) John Zane, Fred Cherry, Wilson Hemphill | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Mikel Paczkowski (PG), Robert Hayes (SF), Thomas Johnson (PF), John Vance (C) Jimmy Quinn, Michael Davis, Cedric Hacker, Stephen Brown | |
| 09:53 | Northwestern | Mikel Paczkowski clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Rodney Rogers - foul #3 on Rodney Rogers, team foul #8 | 51-59 |
| Subs | La Salle | John Bolander (C) Fredrick Robinson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 09:53 | Northwestern | Mikel Paczkowski misses the 1st free throw | 51-59 |
| 09:53 | Northwestern | Mikel Paczkowski misses the 2nd free throw | 51-59 |
| 09:53 | La Salle | Ernest Howse snags the defensive board | 51-59 |
| 09:51 | La Salle | Rodney Rogers is fouled in the backcourt by John Mock - foul #3 on John Mock, team foul #6 | 51-59 |
| Subs | La Salle | Troy Cabezas (SF) Charles Hill | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 09:30 | La Salle | Rodney Rogers misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by John Vance - foul #3 on John Vance, team foul #7 | 51-59 |
| Subs | La Salle | Wilson Hemphill (PF) Ernest Howse | |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Patterson (PG), Ed Dixon (SG), Chad Birkholz (PF) Mikel Paczkowski, John Mock, Thomas Johnson | |
| 09:30 | La Salle | Rodney Rogers makes the 1st free throw | 52-59 |
| 09:30 | La Salle | Rodney Rogers misses the 2nd free throw | 52-59 |
| 09:30 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to John Vance | 52-59 |
| 09:15 | Northwestern | John Patterson hits the front of the rim on the jumper from close range but he's hacked by Harold Bunyard - foul #4 on Harold Bunyard, team foul #9 | 52-59 |
| Subs | La Salle | Charles Hill (PG) Harold Bunyard | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 09:15 | Northwestern | John Patterson makes the 1st free throw | 52-60 |
| 09:15 | Northwestern | John Patterson makes the 2nd free throw | 52-61 |
| 08:57 | La Salle | Wilson Hemphill clanks a floater from the free throw line | 52-61 |
| 08:55 | Northwestern | John Patterson pulls down the rebound | 52-61 |
| 08:53 | Northwestern | Robert Hayes is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 52-61 |
| Subs | La Salle | John Zane (PG), Ernest Howse (SF), Fredrick Robinson (C) Rodney Rogers, Troy Cabezas, John Bolander | |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Mock (SG) Ed Dixon | |
| 08:35 | La Salle | Wilson Hemphill buries a turnaround near the basket | 54-61 |
| 08:15 | Northwestern | John Patterson's pass is intercepted by Ernest Howse | 54-61 |
| 07:58 | La Salle | Ernest Howse misses the jumper from the right block | 54-61 |
| 07:57 | La Salle | Fredrick Robinson pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-61 |
| 07:48 | La Salle | Robert Hayes is called for the reach on Ernest Howse - foul #3 on Robert Hayes, team foul #8 | 54-61 |
| Subs | La Salle | Harold Bunyard (PG), Dwayne Schiefelbein (SG), Fred Cherry (SF), John Bolander (C) John Zane, Charles Hill, Wilson Hemphill, Fredrick Robinson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jimmy Quinn (PG), Ed Dixon (SG), Cedric Hacker (SF), Thomas Johnson (PF), Stephen Brown (C) John Patterson, John Mock, Robert Hayes, Chad Birkholz, John Vance | |
| 07:48 | La Salle | Ernest Howse misses the 1st free throw | 54-61 |
| 07:48 | Northwestern | Thomas Johnson gets the rebound | 54-61 |
| Lineup | La Salle | PG - Harold Bunyard (tired) 5 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Dwayne Schiefelbein (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Fred Cherry (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Ernest Howse (tired) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. C - John Bolander (tired) 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Jimmy Quinn (fresh) 2 reb. SG - Ed Dixon (fairly fresh) SF - Cedric Hacker (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Stephen Brown (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:40 | Northwestern | Ed Dixon banks in the layup set up by Thomas Johnson | 54-63 |
| 07:33 | La Salle | Harold Bunyard is wide open but clanks a turnaround near the basket | 54-63 |
| 07:31 | Northwestern | Jimmy Quinn pulls down the rebound | 54-63 |
| 07:19 | Northwestern | Fred Cherry picks off the pass by Cedric Hacker | 54-63 |
| 07:01 | La Salle | Dwayne Schiefelbein drills a jumpshot from the left wing | 56-63 |
| 06:58 | Northwestern | Jimmy Quinn's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 56-63 |
| Subs | La Salle | Rodney Rogers (PG), Troy Cabezas (SF), Wilson Hemphill (PF), Fredrick Robinson (C) Harold Bunyard, Fred Cherry, Ernest Howse, John Bolander | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Mikel Paczkowski (PG), John Mock (SG), Michael Davis (SF), John Vance (C) Jimmy Quinn, Ed Dixon, Cedric Hacker, Stephen Brown | |
| 06:40 | La Salle | Troy Cabezas's pass is intercepted by Thomas Johnson | 56-63 |
| 06:15 | Northwestern | John Vance misses long on an open 3 from the left corner | 56-63 |
| 06:14 | Northwestern | Thomas Johnson gets the offensive rebound | 56-63 |
| 06:01 | Northwestern | John Mock scores on a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from John Vance | 56-65 |
| 05:39 | La Salle | Wilson Hemphill comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Michael Davis - foul #4 on Michael Davis, team foul #9 | 56-65 |
| Subs | La Salle | Harold Bunyard (PG), Fred Cherry (SF), John Zane (C) Rodney Rogers, Troy Cabezas, Fredrick Robinson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Patterson (SG), Robert Hayes (SF), Chad Birkholz (PF), Stephen Brown (C) John Mock, Michael Davis, Thomas Johnson, John Vance | |
| 05:39 | La Salle | Wilson Hemphill misses the 1st free throw | 56-65 |
| 05:39 | La Salle | Wilson Hemphill misses the 2nd free throw | 56-65 |
| 05:39 | La Salle | The offensive rebound goes to Fred Cherry | 56-65 |
| 05:18 | La Salle | Harold Bunyard misses long on an open 3 pointer from straight away | 56-65 |
| 05:16 | Northwestern | Robert Hayes grabs the defensive rebound | 56-65 |
| 05:10 | Northwestern | Robert Hayes knocks in the turnaround from the left block on a great pass from John Patterson | 56-67 |
| 04:58 | La Salle | Fred Cherry connects on the turnaround from the left block set up by Dwayne Schiefelbein | 58-67 |
| 04:38 | Northwestern | John Patterson misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 58-67 |
| 04:36 | La Salle | Wilson Hemphill grabs the board | 58-67 |
| 04:30 | La Salle | John Zane is wide open but clanks a jumper from the right side | 58-67 |
| 04:29 | La Salle | John Zane can't tip it in | 58-67 |
| 04:28 | La Salle | John Zane hits the follow up shot | 60-67 |
| 04:20 | Northwestern | John Patterson buries a shot from the left side and he's fouled by Dwayne Schiefelbein - foul #5 on Dwayne Schiefelbein, team foul #10 | 60-69 |
| Subs | La Salle | Charles Hill (PG), Rodney Rogers (SG), Troy Cabezas (SF), Ernest Howse (PF), John Bolander (C) Harold Bunyard, Dwayne Schiefelbein, Fred Cherry, Wilson Hemphill, John Zane | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jimmy Quinn (PG), Ed Dixon (SF), Cedric Hacker (PF), John Vance (C) Mikel Paczkowski, Robert Hayes, Chad Birkholz, Stephen Brown | |
| 04:20 | Northwestern | John Patterson makes the free throw | 60-70 |
| 04:18 | La Salle | Ed Dixon is called for the reach on Charles Hill in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ed Dixon, team foul #10 | 60-70 |
| Subs | La Salle | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Mock (SG) John Patterson | |
| 04:18 | La Salle | Charles Hill misses the 1st free throw | 60-70 |
| 04:18 | La Salle | Charles Hill misses the 2nd free throw | 60-70 |
| 04:18 | La Salle | John Bolander grabs the offensive rebound | 60-70 |
| 04:04 | La Salle | Rodney Rogers clanks a 3 from the right corner | 60-70 |
| 04:02 | Northwestern | John Vance grabs the board | 60-70 |
| Game Plan | La Salle | La Salle is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:55 | Northwestern | John Mock can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway from the right wing | 60-70 |
| 03:54 | La Salle | John Bolander grabs the defensive rebound | 60-70 |
| Game Plan | La Salle | La Salle is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:48 | La Salle | John Bolander misses long on a jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Ed Dixon - foul #4 on Ed Dixon, team foul #11 | 60-70 |
| Subs | La Salle | Fredrick Robinson (PF) Ernest Howse | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Michael Davis (SF) Jimmy Quinn | |
| 03:48 | La Salle | John Bolander misses the 1st free throw | 60-70 |
| 03:48 | La Salle | John Bolander makes the 2nd free throw | 61-70 |
| 03:36 | Northwestern | Michael Davis makes the jump hook in the paint | 61-72 |
| 03:36 | La Salle | La Salle calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 61-72 |
| Subs | La Salle | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Hayes (SF) John Mock | |
| Lineup | La Salle | PG - Charles Hill (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rodney Rogers (tiring) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Troy Cabezas (tired) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Fredrick Robinson (tiring) 3 reb. C - John Bolander (tired) 1 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Ed Dixon (tiring) 2 pts. 4 pf. SG - Michael Davis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 pf. SF - Robert Hayes (tiring) 16 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. PF - Cedric Hacker (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - John Vance (tired) 4 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:22 | La Salle | Charles Hill clanks a jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Ed Dixon - foul #5 on Ed Dixon, team foul #12 | 61-72 |
| Subs | La Salle | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jimmy Quinn (PG), John Mock (SG), Thomas Johnson (PF) Ed Dixon, Michael Davis, Cedric Hacker | |
| 03:22 | La Salle | Charles Hill makes the 1st free throw | 62-72 |
| 03:22 | La Salle | Charles Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 63-72 |
| 03:05 | Northwestern | John Mock misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 63-72 |
| 03:04 | Northwestern | John Mock snags the offensive board | 63-72 |
| 02:47 | Northwestern | Charles Hill steals it from Jimmy Quinn | 63-72 |
| 02:47 | La Salle | La Salle calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 63-72 |
| Subs | La Salle | Harold Bunyard (PG), Fred Cherry (SG), Ernest Howse (PF), John Zane (C) Rodney Rogers, Troy Cabezas, Fredrick Robinson, John Bolander | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Mikel Paczkowski (PG), Chad Birkholz (PF) Jimmy Quinn, John Vance | |
| 02:33 | La Salle | Ernest Howse can't connect on a jumper from the right block | 63-72 |
| 02:31 | Northwestern | Thomas Johnson grabs the board | 63-72 |
| 02:31 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 63-72 |
| Subs | La Salle | Wilson Hemphill (PF) Charles Hill | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Cedric Hacker (PF), John Vance (C) Chad Birkholz, Thomas Johnson | |
| 02:08 | Northwestern | Cedric Hacker misses the easy layup | 63-72 |
| 02:07 | La Salle | Fred Cherry pulls down the rebound | 63-72 |
| 02:03 | La Salle | Wilson Hemphill misses the turnaround near the basket | 63-72 |
| 02:01 | Northwestern | Robert Hayes snags the defensive board | 63-72 |
| 02:01 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 63-72 |
| Subs | La Salle | Rodney Rogers (PG) Harold Bunyard | |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Patterson (PG), Michael Davis (SG), Stephen Brown (C) Mikel Paczkowski, John Mock, John Vance | |
| 01:41 | Northwestern | Michael Davis misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 63-72 |
| 01:39 | La Salle | Ernest Howse gets the rebound | 63-72 |
| 01:35 | La Salle | Rodney Rogers is fouled on the floor by Stephen Brown - foul #3 on Stephen Brown, team foul #13 | 63-72 |
| Subs | La Salle | Harold Bunyard (PG), Troy Cabezas (SF), John Bolander (C) Fred Cherry, Ernest Howse, John Zane | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Mikel Paczkowski (PG), John Mock (SG), Chad Birkholz (PF), John Vance (C) John Patterson, Michael Davis, Cedric Hacker, Stephen Brown | |
| 01:35 | La Salle | Rodney Rogers misses the 1st free throw | 63-72 |
| 01:35 | La Salle | Rodney Rogers makes the 2nd free throw | 64-72 |
| 01:16 | Northwestern | John Mock throws a bad pass out of bounds | 64-72 |
| 01:16 | La Salle | La Salle calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 64-72 |
| 01:14 | La Salle | Harold Bunyard's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 64-72 |
| 00:51 | Northwestern | Robert Hayes clanks a runner in the paint | 64-72 |
| 00:49 | La Salle | Rodney Rogers snags the defensive board | 64-72 |
| Game Plan | La Salle | La Salle is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:43 | La Salle | Robert Hayes takes the ball from John Bolander | 64-72 |
| 00:43 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 64-72 |
| Game Plan | La Salle | La Salle is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:40 | Northwestern | John Vance is hacked by Rodney Rogers in the backcourt - foul #4 on Rodney Rogers, team foul #11 | 64-72 |
| Subs | La Salle | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Thomas Johnson (PF) Chad Birkholz | |
| 00:40 | Northwestern | John Vance makes the 1st free throw | 64-73 |
| 00:40 | Northwestern | John Vance makes the 2nd free throw | 64-74 |
| 00:34 | La Salle | Troy Cabezas is fouled on the floor by Thomas Johnson - foul #4 on Thomas Johnson, team foul #14 | 64-74 |
| Subs | La Salle | Charles Hill (SG), Ernest Howse (PF), Fredrick Robinson (C) Harold Bunyard, Wilson Hemphill, John Bolander | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jimmy Quinn (PG), John Patterson (SG), Michael Davis (SF), Stephen Brown (C) Mikel Paczkowski, John Mock, Robert Hayes, John Vance | |
| 00:34 | La Salle | Troy Cabezas makes the 1st free throw | 65-74 |
| 00:34 | La Salle | Troy Cabezas misses the 2nd free throw | 65-74 |
| 00:34 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Thomas Johnson | 65-74 |
| 00:32 | Northwestern | Rodney Rogers is called for the reach on Thomas Johnson in the backcourt - foul #5 on Rodney Rogers, team foul #12 | 65-74 |
| Subs | La Salle | Harold Bunyard (PG), Wilson Hemphill (PF), John Bolander (C) Rodney Rogers, Ernest Howse, Fredrick Robinson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Mikel Paczkowski (PG), John Mock (SG), Robert Hayes (SF) Jimmy Quinn, John Patterson, Michael Davis | |
| 00:32 | Northwestern | Thomas Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 65-74 |
| 00:32 | Northwestern | Thomas Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 65-74 |
| 00:32 | La Salle | Wilson Hemphill snags the defensive board | 65-74 |
| 00:28 | La Salle | Charles Hill buries a 3 from the left corner | 68-74 |
| Game Plan | La Salle | La Salle is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:25 | Northwestern | Harold Bunyard is called for the reach on Mikel Paczkowski in the backcourt - foul #5 on Harold Bunyard, team foul #13 | 68-74 |
| Subs | La Salle | Fred Cherry (SG) Harold Bunyard | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Chad Birkholz (PF) Stephen Brown | |
| 00:25 | Northwestern | Mikel Paczkowski makes the 1st free throw | 68-75 |
| 00:25 | Northwestern | Mikel Paczkowski makes the 2nd free throw | 68-76 |
| 00:19 | La Salle | Troy Cabezas throws a bad pass out of bounds | 68-76 |
| Subs | La Salle | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Stephen Brown (C) Chad Birkholz | |
| Game Plan | La Salle | La Salle is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:18 | Northwestern | Mikel Paczkowski is hacked by Charles Hill in the backcourt - foul #1 on Charles Hill, team foul #14 | 68-76 |
| 00:18 | Northwestern | Mikel Paczkowski makes the 1st free throw | 68-77 |
| 00:18 | Northwestern | Mikel Paczkowski makes the 2nd free throw | 68-78 |
| 00:15 | La Salle | John Mock is called for the reach on Fred Cherry in the backcourt - foul #4 on John Mock, team foul #15 | 68-78 |
| Subs | La Salle | Ernest Howse (SF), Fredrick Robinson (PF), John Zane (C) Troy Cabezas, Wilson Hemphill, John Bolander | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jimmy Quinn (PG), John Patterson (SG), Michael Davis (SF) Mikel Paczkowski, John Mock, Robert Hayes | |
| 00:15 | La Salle | Fred Cherry makes the 1st free throw | 69-78 |
| 00:15 | La Salle | Fred Cherry makes the 2nd free throw | 70-78 |
| 00:14 | Northwestern | Charles Hill is called for the reach on Michael Davis in the backcourt - foul #2 on Charles Hill, team foul #15 | 70-78 |
| Subs | La Salle | Troy Cabezas (SF), Wilson Hemphill (PF), John Bolander (C) Ernest Howse, Fredrick Robinson, John Zane | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Mikel Paczkowski (PG), John Mock (SG) Jimmy Quinn, John Patterson | |
| 00:14 | Northwestern | Michael Davis misses the 1st free throw | 70-78 |
| 00:14 | Northwestern | Michael Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 70-79 |
| 00:08 | La Salle | Charles Hill misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 70-79 |
| 00:06 | Northwestern | Thomas Johnson gets the rebound | 70-79 |
| Game Plan | La Salle | La Salle is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Northwestern | Mikel Paczkowski runs out the clock | 70-79 |