| Lineup | Hartford | PG - Kevin Higuchi (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Dodge (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daryl Watkins (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Gustavo Arias (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Florencio Bruno (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Mikel Paczkowski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Patterson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SF - Robert Hayes (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Chad Birkholz (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Vance (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern | Robert Hayes inbounds the ball | 43-37 |
| Game Plan | Hartford | Hartford is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:44 | Northwestern | Mikel Paczkowski can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 43-37 |
| 19:43 | Northwestern | John Vance tips it home | 43-39 |
| 19:31 | Hartford | Florencio Bruno misses badly on the uncontested 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-39 |
| 19:29 | Northwestern | John Patterson gets the rebound | 43-39 |
| 19:25 | Northwestern | John Vance misses badly on a turnaround in the paint | 43-39 |
| 19:24 | Hartford | Gustavo Arias grabs the board | 43-39 |
| 19:07 | Hartford | Kevin Higuchi buries a jumper from the left side | 45-39 |
| 18:55 | Northwestern | Mikel Paczkowski is whistled for a carry | 45-39 |
| Subs | Hartford | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ed Dixon (SG) John Patterson | |
| 18:42 | Hartford | Kevin Higuchi misses long on a turnaround from close range but he's hacked by Mikel Paczkowski - foul #3 on Mikel Paczkowski, team foul #1 | 45-39 |
| Subs | Hartford | Boguchwal Jablonski (PF) Gustavo Arias | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Michael Davis (SG), Thomas Johnson (PF) Mikel Paczkowski, Chad Birkholz | |
| 18:42 | Hartford | Kevin Higuchi misses the 1st free throw | 45-39 |
| 18:42 | Hartford | Kevin Higuchi makes the 2nd free throw | 46-39 |
| 18:27 | Northwestern | Ed Dixon hits the finger roll and he's hacked by Boguchwal Jablonski - foul #1 on Boguchwal Jablonski, team foul #1 | 46-41 |
| Subs | Hartford | Steven Melton (PG), Warren Christensen (SG), Bryan Lykes (SF), Clayton Jones (C) Kevin Higuchi, Daniel Dodge, Daryl Watkins, Florencio Bruno | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jimmy Quinn (PG), Stephen Brown (C) Robert Hayes, John Vance | |
| 18:27 | Northwestern | Ed Dixon makes the free throw | 46-42 |
| 18:11 | Hartford | Boguchwal Jablonski is fouled on the floor by Thomas Johnson - foul #1 on Thomas Johnson, team foul #2 | 46-42 |
| 18:06 | Hartford | Warren Christensen comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 46-42 |
| 18:04 | Hartford | Boguchwal Jablonski tips it in | 48-42 |
| 17:44 | Northwestern | Michael Davis can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 48-42 |
| 17:42 | Hartford | Clayton Jones grabs the board | 48-42 |
| 17:37 | Hartford | Steven Melton's pass is intercepted by Stephen Brown in the backcourt | 48-42 |
| 17:26 | Northwestern | Ed Dixon is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Ed Dixon, team foul #3 | 48-42 |
| Subs | Hartford | Kevin Higuchi (PG), Daniel Dodge (SG), Florencio Bruno (C) Steven Melton, Warren Christensen, Boguchwal Jablonski | |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Patterson (PG), Robert Hayes (SF), Chad Birkholz (PF), John Vance (C) Jimmy Quinn, Michael Davis, Thomas Johnson, Stephen Brown | |
| 17:23 | Hartford | Bryan Lykes is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Hayes - foul #2 on Robert Hayes, team foul #4 | 48-42 |
| Subs | Hartford | Daryl Watkins (SF), Gustavo Arias (PF) Bryan Lykes, Clayton Jones | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 17:10 | Hartford | Daniel Dodge is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Daniel Dodge, team foul #2 | 48-42 |
| Subs | Hartford | Steven Melton (SG) Daniel Dodge | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 16:49 | Northwestern | Ed Dixon is hacked by Steven Melton - foul #2 on Steven Melton, team foul #3 | 48-42 |
| Subs | Hartford | Warren Christensen (SG) Steven Melton | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 16:36 | Northwestern | John Patterson clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 48-42 |
| 16:35 | Hartford | Daryl Watkins grabs the defensive rebound | 48-42 |
| 16:12 | Hartford | John Patterson steals the ball from Kevin Higuchi | 48-42 |
| 16:07 | Northwestern | Ed Dixon lays it in set up by John Patterson | 48-44 |
| 15:53 | Hartford | Daryl Watkins misses short on a turnaround from the right block | 48-44 |
| 15:51 | Northwestern | John Patterson gets the rebound | 48-44 |
| Lineup | Hartford | PG - Kevin Higuchi (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Warren Christensen (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SF - Daryl Watkins (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Gustavo Arias (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Florencio Bruno (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - John Patterson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. SG - Ed Dixon (tiring) 12 pts. SF - Robert Hayes (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Chad Birkholz (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - John Vance (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Northwestern | Gustavo Arias swats the short shot by Chad Birkholz | 48-44 |
| 15:43 | Northwestern | Ed Dixon tips it home | 48-46 |
| 15:28 | Hartford | Kevin Higuchi is alone and drills a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Gustavo Arias | 50-46 |
| 15:23 | Northwestern | Robert Hayes can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 50-46 |
| 15:21 | Northwestern | Ed Dixon gets the offensive rebound | 50-46 |
| 15:00 | Northwestern | John Vance is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on John Vance, team foul #5 | 50-46 |
| Subs | Hartford | Steven Melton (PG), Daniel Dodge (SG), Bryan Lykes (SF), Boguchwal Jablonski (PF), Clayton Jones (C) Kevin Higuchi, Warren Christensen, Daryl Watkins, Gustavo Arias, Florencio Bruno | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Mikel Paczkowski (PG), John Mock (SG), Michael Davis (SF), Thomas Johnson (PF), Stephen Brown (C) John Patterson, Ed Dixon, Robert Hayes, Chad Birkholz, John Vance | |
| 14:39 | Hartford | Steven Melton can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 50-46 |
| 14:37 | Hartford | Boguchwal Jablonski hits the follow up shot | 52-46 |
| 14:19 | Northwestern | Stephen Brown scores on a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Mikel Paczkowski | 52-48 |
| 13:57 | Hartford | Boguchwal Jablonski hits a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Bryan Lykes | 54-48 |
| 13:39 | Northwestern | John Mock can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Steven Melton - foul #3 on Steven Melton, team foul #4 | 54-48 |
| Subs | Hartford | Daryl Watkins (SF), Robert York (PF), Franklyn Dames (C) Bryan Lykes, Boguchwal Jablonski, Clayton Jones | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jimmy Quinn (PG), Robert Hayes (SF), Cedric Hacker (PF), John Vance (C) Mikel Paczkowski, Michael Davis, Thomas Johnson, Stephen Brown | |
| 13:39 | Northwestern | John Mock misses the 1st free throw | 54-48 |
| 13:39 | Northwestern | John Mock makes the 2nd free throw | 54-49 |
| 13:21 | Hartford | Franklyn Dames is hacked by Robert Hayes - foul #3 on Robert Hayes, team foul #6 | 54-49 |
| Subs | Hartford | Kevin Higuchi (PG) Steven Melton | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 13:00 | Hartford | Franklyn Dames buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Daryl Watkins | 57-49 |
| 12:37 | Northwestern | Robert Hayes loses the dribble to Franklyn Dames | 57-49 |
| 12:17 | Hartford | Kevin Higuchi connects on the fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Robert York | 59-49 |
| 12:11 | Northwestern | Robert Hayes makes the floater from the baseline and he's fouled by Franklyn Dames - foul #2 on Franklyn Dames, team foul #5 | 59-51 |
| Subs | Hartford | Steven Melton (PG), Warren Christensen (SG), Bryan Lykes (SF), Boguchwal Jablonski (PF), Florencio Bruno (C) Kevin Higuchi, Daniel Dodge, Daryl Watkins, Robert York, Franklyn Dames | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Mikel Paczkowski (PG), Chad Birkholz (PF) Jimmy Quinn, Cedric Hacker | |
| 12:11 | Northwestern | Robert Hayes makes the free throw | 59-52 |
| 12:08 | Hartford | Warren Christensen throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 59-52 |
| Subs | Hartford | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Thomas Johnson (C) John Vance | |
| 11:52 | Northwestern | Chad Birkholz is hacked by Boguchwal Jablonski - foul #2 on Boguchwal Jablonski, team foul #6 | 59-52 |
| Subs | Hartford | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Stephen Brown (C) Chad Birkholz | |
| 11:37 | Northwestern | Thomas Johnson hits a floater from the left block on a great pass from Mikel Paczkowski | 59-54 |
| Lineup | Hartford | PG - Steven Melton (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SG - Warren Christensen (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Bryan Lykes (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Boguchwal Jablonski (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Florencio Bruno (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Mikel Paczkowski (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Mock (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Robert Hayes (tiring) 11 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Thomas Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Stephen Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:13 | Hartford | Steven Melton loses the ball out of bounds | 59-54 |
| Subs | Hartford | Daryl Watkins (SF), Clayton Jones (PF) Bryan Lykes, Boguchwal Jablonski | |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Patterson (SG), Chad Birkholz (PF), John Vance (C) John Mock, Thomas Johnson, Stephen Brown | |
| 11:03 | Northwestern | Warren Christensen steals it from John Patterson | 59-54 |
| 10:48 | Hartford | Warren Christensen can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 59-54 |
| 10:47 | Northwestern | Robert Hayes grabs the board | 59-54 |
| 10:29 | Northwestern | Robert Hayes hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block | 59-54 |
| 10:28 | Hartford | Daryl Watkins snags the defensive board | 59-54 |
| 10:14 | Hartford | Steven Melton is fouled on the floor by Mikel Paczkowski - foul #4 on Mikel Paczkowski, team foul #7 | 59-54 |
| Subs | Hartford | Kevin Higuchi (PG), Robert York (SF), Gustavo Arias (PF), Franklyn Dames (C) Warren Christensen, Daryl Watkins, Clayton Jones, Florencio Bruno | |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Mock (SG), Michael Davis (SF) Mikel Paczkowski, Robert Hayes | |
| 10:14 | Hartford | Steven Melton makes the 1st free throw | 60-54 |
| 10:14 | Hartford | Steven Melton misses the 2nd free throw | 60-54 |
| 10:14 | Hartford | The offensive rebound goes to Gustavo Arias | 60-54 |
| 09:57 | Hartford | The jump hook by Gustavo Arias is blocked by Chad Birkholz | 60-54 |
| 09:56 | Northwestern | John Vance grabs the defensive rebound | 60-54 |
| 09:49 | Northwestern | John Patterson misses long on a floater from the left wing | 60-54 |
| 09:47 | Northwestern | John Patterson snags the offensive board | 60-54 |
| 09:30 | Northwestern | John Vance misses the easy layup | 60-54 |
| 09:29 | Hartford | Franklyn Dames gets the rebound | 60-54 |
| 09:27 | Hartford | Kevin Higuchi is fouled in the backcourt by John Patterson - foul #2 on John Patterson, team foul #8 | 60-54 |
| Subs | Hartford | Daniel Dodge (SG), Bryan Lykes (SF), Boguchwal Jablonski (C) Steven Melton, Robert York, Franklyn Dames | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Cedric Hacker (SF), Thomas Johnson (PF), Stephen Brown (C) Michael Davis, Chad Birkholz, John Vance | |
| 09:27 | Hartford | Kevin Higuchi makes the 1st free throw | 61-54 |
| 09:27 | Hartford | Kevin Higuchi misses the 2nd free throw | 61-54 |
| 09:27 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Thomas Johnson | 61-54 |
| 09:09 | Northwestern | Stephen Brown comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 61-54 |
| 09:08 | Hartford | Gustavo Arias grabs the defensive rebound | 61-54 |
| 08:45 | Hartford | Gustavo Arias scores on a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Boguchwal Jablonski | 63-54 |
| 08:28 | Northwestern | John Patterson makes the floater from the free throw line | 63-56 |
| 08:26 | Hartford | John Mock is called for the reach on Gustavo Arias in the backcourt - foul #4 on John Mock, team foul #9 | 63-56 |
| Subs | Hartford | Warren Christensen (PG), Robert York (SF), Clayton Jones (C) Kevin Higuchi, Bryan Lykes, Boguchwal Jablonski | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jimmy Quinn (PG), Robert Hayes (SF), Chad Birkholz (PF), John Vance (C) John Mock, Cedric Hacker, Thomas Johnson, Stephen Brown | |
| 08:26 | Hartford | Gustavo Arias makes the 1st free throw | 64-56 |
| 08:26 | Hartford | Gustavo Arias misses the 2nd free throw | 64-56 |
| 08:26 | Northwestern | Robert Hayes gets the rebound | 64-56 |
| 08:19 | Northwestern | Robert Hayes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 64-56 |
| Subs | Hartford | Franklyn Dames (C) Gustavo Arias | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ed Dixon (SG) John Patterson | |
| 08:01 | Hartford | Warren Christensen lays it up and in on a nice dish by Daniel Dodge and the foul's on John Vance - foul #3 on John Vance, team foul #10 | 66-56 |
| Subs | Hartford | Florencio Bruno (C) Franklyn Dames | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Michael Davis (SG) Ed Dixon | |
| 08:01 | Hartford | Warren Christensen misses the free throw | 66-56 |
| 08:01 | Northwestern | Robert Hayes pulls down the rebound | 66-56 |
| 07:47 | Northwestern | Michael Davis scores on a 3 from straight away | 66-59 |
| 07:28 | Hartford | A charge is called on Robert York - foul #2 on Robert York, team foul #7 | 66-59 |
| Subs | Hartford | Kevin Higuchi (PG), Daryl Watkins (SF), Gustavo Arias (PF) Warren Christensen, Robert York, Clayton Jones | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Mikel Paczkowski (PG), John Mock (SG) Jimmy Quinn, Robert Hayes | |
| Lineup | Hartford | PG - Kevin Higuchi (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Dodge (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Daryl Watkins (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gustavo Arias (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Florencio Bruno (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Mikel Paczkowski (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - John Mock (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Michael Davis (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Chad Birkholz (tiring) 2 pts. C - John Vance (tiring) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:07 | Northwestern | John Vance connects on the jumper from the left wing set up by Mikel Paczkowski | 66-61 |
| 07:03 | Hartford | Kevin Higuchi knocks in the jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Daryl Watkins | 68-61 |
| 06:51 | Northwestern | John Vance is whistled for a charge - foul #4 on John Vance, team foul #11 | 68-61 |
| Subs | Hartford | Steven Melton (PG), Bryan Lykes (SF), Boguchwal Jablonski (PF), Franklyn Dames (C) Kevin Higuchi, Daryl Watkins, Gustavo Arias, Florencio Bruno | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Hayes (SF), Cedric Hacker (PF), Stephen Brown (C) Michael Davis, Chad Birkholz, John Vance | |
| 06:26 | Hartford | Daniel Dodge knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line | 70-61 |
| 06:08 | Northwestern | Stephen Brown can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 70-61 |
| 06:06 | Hartford | Boguchwal Jablonski gets the rebound | 70-61 |
| 05:42 | Hartford | Bryan Lykes misses long on a floater from the left side but he's hacked by Cedric Hacker - foul #3 on Cedric Hacker, team foul #12 | 70-61 |
| Subs | Hartford | Warren Christensen (SG), Clayton Jones (PF), Florencio Bruno (C) Daniel Dodge, Boguchwal Jablonski, Franklyn Dames | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ed Dixon (SF), Chad Birkholz (PF), Thomas Johnson (C) Robert Hayes, Cedric Hacker, Stephen Brown | |
| 05:42 | Hartford | Bryan Lykes makes the 1st free throw | 71-61 |
| 05:42 | Hartford | Bryan Lykes makes the 2nd free throw | 72-61 |
| 05:27 | Northwestern | Chad Birkholz scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 72-64 |
| 05:14 | Hartford | Florencio Bruno scores on a driving attempt from the baseline set up by Warren Christensen | 74-64 |
| 05:10 | Northwestern | Ed Dixon clanks a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Clayton Jones - foul #2 on Clayton Jones, team foul #8 | 74-64 |
| Subs | Hartford | Kevin Higuchi (PG), Daryl Watkins (SF) Steven Melton, Bryan Lykes | |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Patterson (SG), John Vance (C) John Mock, Chad Birkholz | |
| 05:10 | Northwestern | Ed Dixon makes the 1st free throw | 74-65 |
| 05:10 | Northwestern | Ed Dixon makes the 2nd free throw | 74-66 |
| 05:01 | Hartford | Florencio Bruno misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 74-66 |
| 05:00 | Northwestern | John Patterson pulls down the rebound | 74-66 |
| 04:39 | Northwestern | John Patterson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 74-66 |
| 04:38 | Hartford | Clayton Jones snags the defensive board | 74-66 |
| 04:36 | Hartford | Mikel Paczkowski picks off the pass by Warren Christensen in the backcourt | 74-66 |
| 04:35 | Northwestern | Mikel Paczkowski slams it home | 74-68 |
| 04:25 | Hartford | Florencio Bruno misses short on a floater from the left wing | 74-68 |
| 04:23 | Hartford | Daryl Watkins snags the offensive board | 74-68 |
| 04:03 | Hartford | Mikel Paczkowski takes the ball from Clayton Jones | 74-68 |
| 04:00 | Northwestern | Mikel Paczkowski blows the layup | 74-68 |
| 03:59 | Hartford | Clayton Jones snags the defensive board | 74-68 |
| 03:53 | Hartford | John Vance steals it from Kevin Higuchi in the backcourt | 74-68 |
| 03:35 | Northwestern | John Vance clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 74-68 |
| 03:34 | Hartford | Daryl Watkins snags the defensive board | 74-68 |
| 03:28 | Hartford | Thomas Johnson steals the ball from Florencio Bruno | 74-68 |
| Lineup | Hartford | PG - Kevin Higuchi (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Warren Christensen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Daryl Watkins (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Clayton Jones (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Florencio Bruno (fairly fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Mikel Paczkowski (tiring) 4 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - John Patterson (tiring) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. SF - Ed Dixon (tiring) 16 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Johnson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - John Vance (tiring) 11 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:11 | Northwestern | Thomas Johnson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 74-68 |
| 03:10 | Hartford | Warren Christensen grabs the defensive rebound | 74-68 |
| 02:54 | Hartford | Clayton Jones comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 74-68 |
| 02:53 | Northwestern | Ed Dixon grabs the board | 74-68 |
| 02:53 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 74-68 |
| Subs | Hartford | Daniel Dodge (SG), Bryan Lykes (SF), Gustavo Arias (PF), Boguchwal Jablonski (C) Warren Christensen, Daryl Watkins, Clayton Jones, Florencio Bruno | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jimmy Quinn (PG), Michael Davis (SG), Robert Hayes (SF), Cedric Hacker (PF), Stephen Brown (C) Mikel Paczkowski, John Patterson, Ed Dixon, Thomas Johnson, John Vance | |
| 02:46 | Northwestern | Jimmy Quinn comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 74-68 |
| 02:44 | Hartford | The rebound goes to Boguchwal Jablonski | 74-68 |
| 02:44 | Hartford | Hartford calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 74-68 |
| Subs | Hartford | Daryl Watkins (SF) Bryan Lykes | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Chad Birkholz (PF) Cedric Hacker | |
| 02:30 | Hartford | Gustavo Arias buries a shot in the lane on a nice dish by Daryl Watkins | 76-68 |
| Game Plan | Hartford | Hartford is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 02:14 | Northwestern | Robert Hayes misses the driving attempt in the lane | 76-68 |
| 02:12 | Hartford | Boguchwal Jablonski gets the rebound | 76-68 |
| Game Plan | Hartford | Hartford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:06 | Hartford | Daniel Dodge knocks in the jumper from the left side | 78-68 |
| 02:06 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 78-68 |
| Subs | Hartford | Florencio Bruno (C) Boguchwal Jablonski | |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Mock (SG), Thomas Johnson (C) Michael Davis, Stephen Brown | |
| 01:45 | Northwestern | Thomas Johnson misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 78-68 |
| 01:43 | Hartford | Kevin Higuchi grabs the defensive rebound | 78-68 |
| 01:19 | Hartford | Robert Hayes steals the ball from Florencio Bruno | 78-68 |
| 01:15 | Northwestern | Robert Hayes dunks the ball | 78-70 |
| 01:13 | Hartford | Daniel Dodge is fouled in the backcourt by John Mock - foul #5 on John Mock, team foul #13 | 78-70 |
| Subs | Hartford | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Mikel Paczkowski (PG), John Patterson (SG), John Vance (C) Jimmy Quinn, John Mock, Thomas Johnson | |
| 01:13 | Hartford | Daniel Dodge makes the 1st free throw | 79-70 |
| 01:13 | Hartford | Daniel Dodge makes the 2nd free throw | 80-70 |
| 00:57 | Northwestern | Kevin Higuchi steps in front of the Chad Birkholz pass | 80-70 |
| 00:53 | Hartford | Kevin Higuchi hits the finger roll | 82-70 |
| Game Plan | Hartford | Hartford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:46 | Northwestern | John Patterson knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner | 82-73 |
| Game Plan | Hartford | Hartford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:44 | Hartford | Daryl Watkins is hacked by Mikel Paczkowski in the backcourt - foul #5 on Mikel Paczkowski, team foul #14 | 82-73 |
| Subs | Hartford | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ed Dixon (SG) Mikel Paczkowski | |
| 00:44 | Hartford | Daryl Watkins misses the 1st free throw | 82-73 |
| 00:44 | Hartford | Daryl Watkins makes the 2nd free throw | 83-73 |
| 00:39 | Northwestern | Robert Hayes is fouled on the floor by Daniel Dodge - foul #4 on Daniel Dodge, team foul #9 | 83-73 |
| Subs | Hartford | Steven Melton (PG), Warren Christensen (SG), Bryan Lykes (SF), Boguchwal Jablonski (PF), Clayton Jones (C) Kevin Higuchi, Daniel Dodge, Daryl Watkins, Gustavo Arias, Florencio Bruno | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Thomas Johnson (PF), Stephen Brown (C) Chad Birkholz, John Vance | |
| 00:39 | Northwestern | Robert Hayes makes the 1st free throw | 83-74 |
| 00:39 | Northwestern | Robert Hayes makes the 2nd free throw | 83-75 |
| 00:38 | Hartford | Ed Dixon is called for the reach on Warren Christensen in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ed Dixon, team foul #15 | 83-75 |
| Subs | Hartford | Daniel Dodge (SG), Daryl Watkins (SF), Gustavo Arias (PF), Florencio Bruno (C) Steven Melton, Bryan Lykes, Boguchwal Jablonski, Clayton Jones | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Chad Birkholz (PF), John Vance (C) Thomas Johnson, Stephen Brown | |
| 00:38 | Hartford | Warren Christensen makes the 1st free throw | 84-75 |
| 00:38 | Hartford | Warren Christensen makes the 2nd free throw | 85-75 |
| 00:32 | Northwestern | John Patterson is fouled on the floor by Daryl Watkins - foul #1 on Daryl Watkins, team foul #10 | 85-75 |
| Subs | Hartford | Steven Melton (PG), Bryan Lykes (SF), Boguchwal Jablonski (PF), Clayton Jones (C) Daniel Dodge, Daryl Watkins, Gustavo Arias, Florencio Bruno | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Michael Davis (SF), Thomas Johnson (PF), Stephen Brown (C) Robert Hayes, Chad Birkholz, John Vance | |
| 00:32 | Northwestern | John Patterson makes the 1st free throw | 85-76 |
| 00:32 | Northwestern | John Patterson makes the 2nd free throw | 85-77 |
| 00:29 | Hartford | Clayton Jones is fouled in the backcourt by John Patterson - foul #3 on John Patterson, team foul #16 | 85-77 |
| Subs | Hartford | Kevin Higuchi (PG), Daniel Dodge (SG), Daryl Watkins (SF), Florencio Bruno (C) Steven Melton, Warren Christensen, Bryan Lykes, Boguchwal Jablonski | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Hayes (SF), Chad Birkholz (PF), John Vance (C) Michael Davis, Thomas Johnson, Stephen Brown | |
| 00:29 | Hartford | Clayton Jones misses the 1st free throw | 85-77 |
| 00:29 | Hartford | Clayton Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 85-77 |
| 00:29 | Northwestern | Chad Birkholz pulls down the rebound | 85-77 |
| 00:23 | Northwestern | Robert Hayes is fouled on the floor by Daryl Watkins - foul #2 on Daryl Watkins, team foul #11 | 85-77 |
| Subs | Hartford | Gustavo Arias (PF) Clayton Jones | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 00:23 | Northwestern | Robert Hayes makes the 1st free throw | 85-78 |
| 00:23 | Northwestern | Robert Hayes misses the 2nd free throw | 85-78 |
| 00:23 | Northwestern | Chad Birkholz gets the offensive rebound | 85-78 |
| Game Plan | Hartford | Hartford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:20 | Northwestern | Robert Hayes misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 85-78 |
| 00:19 | Northwestern | Chad Birkholz grabs the offensive rebound | 85-78 |
| 00:16 | Northwestern | John Patterson misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 85-78 |
| 00:14 | Northwestern | Chad Birkholz grabs the offensive board | 85-78 |
| 00:12 | Northwestern | Robert Hayes makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 85-81 |
| Game Plan | Hartford | Hartford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:09 | Hartford | John Patterson is called for the reach on Daryl Watkins in the backcourt - foul #4 on John Patterson, team foul #17 | 85-81 |
| 00:09 | Hartford | Daryl Watkins misses the 1st free throw | 85-81 |
| 00:09 | Hartford | Daryl Watkins makes the 2nd free throw | 86-81 |
| 00:06 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 86-81 |
| 00:04 | Northwestern | Robert Hayes comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 86-81 |
| 00:03 | Northwestern | John Vance pulls down the offensive rebound | 86-81 |
| 00:00 | Northwestern | Chad Birkholz travels with the ball | 86-81 |