| Lineup | Stanford | PG - Timothy Beall (fresh) SG - Daniel Schoenfeld (fresh) SF - Brandon Pierce (fresh) PF - Jim Gregg (fresh) C - Robbie Davis (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Mikel Paczkowski (fresh) SG - John Mock (fresh) SF - Robert Hayes (fresh) PF - Cedric Hacker (fresh) C - Stephen Brown (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern | Stephen Brown wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Stanford | Stanford is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:42 | Northwestern | John Mock hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | Stanford | Brandon Pierce pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | Stanford | Robert Hayes takes the ball from Daniel Schoenfeld | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | Northwestern | Robert Hayes misses the easy layup | 0-0 |
| 19:32 | Northwestern | Robert Hayes tips it in | 0-2 |
| 19:11 | Stanford | Robbie Davis hits a shot near the basket on a great pass from Timothy Beall and he's hacked by Robert Hayes - foul #1 on Robert Hayes, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 19:11 | Stanford | Robbie Davis misses the free throw | 2-2 |
| 19:11 | Northwestern | Stephen Brown snags the defensive board | 2-2 |
| 18:58 | Northwestern | John Mock is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on John Mock, team foul #2 | 2-2 |
| 18:44 | Stanford | Timothy Beall connects on the jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Jim Gregg | 4-2 |
| 18:26 | Northwestern | Robert Hayes comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 4-2 |
| 18:25 | Northwestern | John Mock pulls down the offensive rebound | 4-2 |
| 18:11 | Northwestern | Mikel Paczkowski makes the floater from the left side on a great pass from John Mock | 4-4 |
| 17:48 | Stanford | Timothy Beall makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Daniel Schoenfeld | 7-4 |
| 17:43 | Northwestern | Mikel Paczkowski is whistled for a carry | 7-4 |
| Subs | Stanford | Kenneth Dubose (PG), Edward Asher (SG), Michael Hughes (PF), Robert Simpson (C) Timothy Beall, Daniel Schoenfeld, Jim Gregg, Robbie Davis | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Erik Feliciano (PG), Kenneth Marburger (SG), Chad Birkholz (SF), Michael Davis (PF), Lawrence Eubanks (C) Mikel Paczkowski, John Mock, Robert Hayes, Cedric Hacker, Stephen Brown | |
| 17:39 | Stanford | Edward Asher throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 7-4 |
| 17:34 | Northwestern | Kenneth Marburger loses the ball out of bounds | 7-4 |
| 17:10 | Stanford | Edward Asher can't finish the layup but the foul's on Kenneth Marburger - foul #1 on Kenneth Marburger, team foul #3 | 7-4 |
| Subs | Stanford | Brian Owen (SF) Brandon Pierce | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 17:10 | Stanford | Edward Asher makes the 1st free throw | 8-4 |
| 17:10 | Stanford | Edward Asher makes the 2nd free throw | 9-4 |
| 16:49 | Northwestern | Lawrence Eubanks hits a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Erik Feliciano | 9-6 |
| 16:46 | Stanford | Robert Simpson is fouled in the backcourt by Lawrence Eubanks - foul #1 on Lawrence Eubanks, team foul #4 | 9-6 |
| Subs | Stanford | Timothy Beall (PG) Edward Asher | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Hayes (SF) Lawrence Eubanks | |
| 16:36 | Stanford | Kenneth Dubose comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Kenneth Marburger - foul #2 on Kenneth Marburger, team foul #5 | 9-6 |
| Subs | Stanford | Daniel Schoenfeld (SG), Jim Gregg (PF) Timothy Beall, Robert Simpson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ed Dixon (PG), Jimmy Quinn (PF) Kenneth Marburger, Michael Davis | |
| 16:36 | Stanford | Kenneth Dubose makes the 1st free throw | 10-6 |
| 16:36 | Stanford | Kenneth Dubose misses the 2nd free throw | 10-6 |
| 16:36 | Northwestern | Chad Birkholz snags the defensive board | 10-6 |
| 16:20 | Northwestern | Jimmy Quinn can't finish the layup | 10-6 |
| 16:19 | Stanford | Daniel Schoenfeld gets the rebound | 10-6 |
| 16:14 | Stanford | Daniel Schoenfeld's floater is tipped away by Jimmy Quinn | 10-6 |
| 16:12 | Stanford | Jim Gregg hits the follow up shot | 12-6 |
| 15:56 | Northwestern | Chad Birkholz misses long on a fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by Daniel Schoenfeld - foul #1 on Daniel Schoenfeld, team foul #1 | 12-6 |
| Subs | Stanford | Timothy Beall (PG), Brandon Pierce (SF), Robbie Davis (C) Kenneth Dubose, Brian Owen, Michael Hughes | |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Mock (SG), Lawrence Eubanks (C) Ed Dixon, Erik Feliciano | |
| 15:56 | Northwestern | Chad Birkholz misses the 1st free throw | 12-6 |
| 15:56 | Northwestern | Chad Birkholz misses the 2nd free throw | 12-6 |
| 15:56 | Northwestern | Jimmy Quinn grabs the offensive board | 12-6 |
| Lineup | Stanford | PG - Timothy Beall (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Schoenfeld (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Brandon Pierce (fresh) PF - Jim Gregg (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robbie Davis (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Chad Birkholz (fairly fresh) SG - John Mock (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Hayes (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jimmy Quinn (fresh) C - Lawrence Eubanks (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:50 | Northwestern | Chad Birkholz clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 12-6 |
| 15:49 | Northwestern | Robert Hayes gets the offensive rebound | 12-6 |
| 15:33 | Northwestern | Robert Hayes scores on a driving attempt in the lane set up by Chad Birkholz | 12-8 |
| 15:31 | Stanford | Timothy Beall is fouled in the backcourt by Chad Birkholz - foul #1 on Chad Birkholz, team foul #6 | 12-8 |
| Subs | Stanford | Edward Asher (SG), Robert Simpson (PF) Daniel Schoenfeld, Jim Gregg | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Mikel Paczkowski (PG), Cedric Hacker (PF) Chad Birkholz, Jimmy Quinn | |
| 15:24 | Stanford | Brandon Pierce hits a shot from the left block set up by Robbie Davis | 14-8 |
| 15:02 | Northwestern | Mikel Paczkowski is hacked by Edward Asher - foul #1 on Edward Asher, team foul #2 | 14-8 |
| Subs | Stanford | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Michael Davis (C) Lawrence Eubanks | |
| 14:49 | Northwestern | Robert Hayes double dribbles | 14-8 |
| Subs | Stanford | Michael Sabia (PF) Robert Simpson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Stephen Brown (C) Cedric Hacker | |
| 14:42 | Stanford | Robbie Davis misses the dunk | 14-8 |
| 14:41 | Northwestern | Michael Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 14-8 |
| 14:35 | Northwestern | Michael Davis scores on a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Mikel Paczkowski | 14-10 |
| 14:31 | Stanford | Edward Asher loses the dribble to Mikel Paczkowski in the backcourt | 14-10 |
| 14:17 | Northwestern | Robert Hayes hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Mikel Paczkowski | 14-13 |
| 14:08 | Stanford | The jump hook by Robbie Davis is blocked by Stephen Brown | 14-13 |
| 14:07 | Northwestern | Michael Davis snags the defensive board | 14-13 |
| 14:02 | Northwestern | John Mock comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 14-13 |
| 14:01 | Northwestern | Robert Hayes pulls down the offensive rebound | 14-13 |
| 13:43 | Northwestern | Stephen Brown can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 14-13 |
| 13:42 | Stanford | Michael Sabia gets the rebound | 14-13 |
| 13:38 | Stanford | Stephen Brown is called for the reach on Brandon Pierce - foul #1 on Stephen Brown, team foul #7 | 14-13 |
| Subs | Stanford | Kenneth Dubose (PG), Daniel Schoenfeld (SG), Jim Gregg (PF), Michael Hughes (C) Timothy Beall, Edward Asher, Michael Sabia, Robbie Davis | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ed Dixon (PG), Erik Feliciano (SG), Jimmy Quinn (PF) Mikel Paczkowski, John Mock, Michael Davis | |
| 13:38 | Stanford | Brandon Pierce misses the 1st free throw | 14-13 |
| 13:38 | Northwestern | Stephen Brown grabs the board | 14-13 |
| 13:33 | Northwestern | Robert Hayes knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Erik Feliciano | 14-15 |
| 13:18 | Stanford | Kenneth Dubose is hacked by Ed Dixon - foul #1 on Ed Dixon, team foul #8 | 14-15 |
| Subs | Stanford | Brian Owen (SF) Brandon Pierce | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Cedric Hacker (PF), Lawrence Eubanks (C) Jimmy Quinn, Stephen Brown | |
| 13:18 | Stanford | Kenneth Dubose makes the 1st free throw | 15-15 |
| 13:18 | Stanford | Kenneth Dubose makes the 2nd free throw | 16-15 |
| 12:55 | Northwestern | Daniel Schoenfeld steals the ball from Robert Hayes | 16-15 |
| 12:45 | Stanford | Jim Gregg can't connect on a driving attempt from close range | 16-15 |
| 12:44 | Northwestern | Robert Hayes snags the defensive board | 16-15 |
| 12:23 | Northwestern | Cedric Hacker lays it in set up by Erik Feliciano and he's fouled by Kenneth Dubose - foul #1 on Kenneth Dubose, team foul #3 | 16-17 |
| Subs | Stanford | Brandon Pierce (SF) Brian Owen | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Mikel Paczkowski (PG), John Mock (SG), Chad Birkholz (SF), Stephen Brown (C) Ed Dixon, Erik Feliciano, Robert Hayes, Lawrence Eubanks | |
| 12:23 | Northwestern | Cedric Hacker misses the free throw | 16-17 |
| 12:23 | Stanford | The rebound goes to Jim Gregg | 16-17 |
| 12:07 | Stanford | Brandon Pierce hits a jump hook near the basket set up by Daniel Schoenfeld | 18-17 |
| 12:05 | Northwestern | Mikel Paczkowski is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #1 on Mikel Paczkowski, team foul #9 | 18-17 |
| Subs | Stanford | Timothy Beall (PG), Robert Simpson (PF), Michael Sabia (C) Kenneth Dubose, Jim Gregg, Michael Hughes | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jimmy Quinn (PF) Cedric Hacker | |
| 11:44 | Stanford | Timothy Beall drills a fadeaway near the basket | 20-17 |
| Lineup | Stanford | PG - Timothy Beall (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Schoenfeld (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Brandon Pierce (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Robert Simpson (fresh) C - Michael Sabia (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Mikel Paczkowski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Mock (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Chad Birkholz (fresh) PF - Jimmy Quinn (fresh) C - Stephen Brown (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:20 | Northwestern | Chad Birkholz hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 20-17 |
| 11:19 | Stanford | Robert Simpson snags the defensive board | 20-17 |
| 11:02 | Stanford | Timothy Beall misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 20-17 |
| 11:00 | Stanford | Brandon Pierce grabs the offensive rebound | 20-17 |
| 10:43 | Stanford | Robert Simpson's pass is intercepted by Jimmy Quinn | 20-17 |
| 10:39 | Northwestern | Chad Birkholz slams it home set up by John Mock | 20-19 |
| 10:19 | Stanford | Daniel Schoenfeld misses the easy layup but he's hacked by John Mock - foul #2 on John Mock, team foul #10 | 20-19 |
| Subs | Stanford | Kenneth Dubose (PG), Brian Owen (SF), Jim Gregg (PF), Robbie Davis (C) Timothy Beall, Brandon Pierce, Robert Simpson, Michael Sabia | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ed Dixon (PG), Erik Feliciano (SG), Robert Hayes (SF), Cedric Hacker (PF), Michael Davis (C) Mikel Paczkowski, John Mock, Chad Birkholz, Jimmy Quinn, Stephen Brown | |
| 10:19 | Stanford | Daniel Schoenfeld makes the 1st free throw | 21-19 |
| 10:19 | Stanford | Daniel Schoenfeld makes the 2nd free throw | 22-19 |
| 10:04 | Northwestern | Cedric Hacker comes up short on the fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by Jim Gregg - foul #1 on Jim Gregg, team foul #4 | 22-19 |
| Subs | Stanford | Edward Asher (SG) Daniel Schoenfeld | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 10:04 | Northwestern | Cedric Hacker misses the 1st free throw | 22-19 |
| 10:04 | Northwestern | Cedric Hacker makes the 2nd free throw | 22-20 |
| 09:48 | Stanford | Brian Owen misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 22-20 |
| 09:47 | Northwestern | Robert Hayes pulls down the rebound | 22-20 |
| 09:29 | Northwestern | Ed Dixon loses the dribble to Kenneth Dubose | 22-20 |
| 09:13 | Stanford | Robbie Davis lays it in set up by Edward Asher | 24-20 |
| 08:58 | Northwestern | Michael Davis blows the layup but he's fouled by Brian Owen - foul #1 on Brian Owen, team foul #5 | 24-20 |
| Subs | Stanford | Timothy Beall (PG), Brandon Pierce (SF) Kenneth Dubose, Brian Owen | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Mikel Paczkowski (PG), Lawrence Eubanks (C) Ed Dixon, Cedric Hacker | |
| 08:58 | Northwestern | Michael Davis misses the 1st free throw | 24-20 |
| 08:58 | Northwestern | Michael Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 24-21 |
| 08:34 | Stanford | Jim Gregg throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-21 |
| Subs | Stanford | Steven Thomas (SG), Michael Hughes (C) Edward Asher, Robbie Davis | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Cedric Hacker (PF) Michael Davis | |
| 08:20 | Northwestern | Robert Hayes misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 24-21 |
| 08:19 | Stanford | Michael Hughes gets the rebound | 24-21 |
| 08:17 | Stanford | Erik Feliciano is called for the reach on Brandon Pierce in the backcourt - foul #1 on Erik Feliciano, team foul #11 | 24-21 |
| 08:17 | Stanford | Brandon Pierce misses the 1st free throw | 24-21 |
| 08:17 | Stanford | Brandon Pierce makes the 2nd free throw | 25-21 |
| 08:03 | Northwestern | Steven Thomas is called for the reach on Mikel Paczkowski - foul #1 on Steven Thomas, team foul #6 | 25-21 |
| Subs | Stanford | Robert Simpson (C) Jim Gregg | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Chad Birkholz (SF) Robert Hayes | |
| 07:50 | Northwestern | Chad Birkholz double dribbles | 25-21 |
| Subs | Stanford | Kenneth Dubose (PG) Timothy Beall | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Stephen Brown (C) Lawrence Eubanks | |
| 07:38 | Stanford | Robert Simpson misses the lay-in | 25-21 |
| 07:36 | Stanford | Michael Hughes grabs the offensive rebound | 25-21 |
| Lineup | Stanford | PG - Kenneth Dubose (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Steven Thomas (fresh) SF - Brandon Pierce (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Hughes (fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Simpson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Mikel Paczkowski (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Erik Feliciano (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Chad Birkholz (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Cedric Hacker (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Stephen Brown (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:18 | Stanford | Brandon Pierce is hacked by Stephen Brown - foul #2 on Stephen Brown, team foul #12 | 25-21 |
| Subs | Stanford | Daniel Schoenfeld (SG), Robbie Davis (C) Steven Thomas, Robert Simpson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Michael Davis (C) Stephen Brown | |
| 07:18 | Stanford | Brandon Pierce makes the 1st free throw | 26-21 |
| 07:18 | Stanford | Brandon Pierce misses the 2nd free throw | 26-21 |
| 07:18 | Northwestern | Michael Davis snags the defensive board | 26-21 |
| 06:59 | Northwestern | Michael Hughes swats the short shot by Cedric Hacker | 26-21 |
| 06:57 | Stanford | Robbie Davis snags the defensive board | 26-21 |
| 06:54 | Stanford | Daniel Schoenfeld's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 26-21 |
| Subs | Stanford | Timothy Beall (PG), Michael Sabia (PF) Kenneth Dubose, Michael Hughes | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Hayes (SF) Chad Birkholz | |
| 06:34 | Northwestern | Cedric Hacker hits a jump hook in the paint | 26-23 |
| 06:05 | Stanford | Daniel Schoenfeld is by himself and knocks in the runner in the lane set up by Brandon Pierce | 28-23 |
| 05:58 | Northwestern | Daniel Schoenfeld takes the ball from Erik Feliciano | 28-23 |
| 05:49 | Stanford | Timothy Beall connects on the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Daniel Schoenfeld | 30-23 |
| 05:23 | Northwestern | Cedric Hacker can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 30-23 |
| 05:21 | Stanford | Robbie Davis gets the rebound | 30-23 |
| 05:18 | Stanford | Timothy Beall throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 30-23 |
| Subs | Stanford | Kenneth Dubose (PG), Edward Asher (SG), Brian Owen (SF), Jim Gregg (PF), Michael Hughes (C) Timothy Beall, Daniel Schoenfeld, Brandon Pierce, Michael Sabia, Robbie Davis | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ed Dixon (PG), Chad Birkholz (SF), Jimmy Quinn (PF), Lawrence Eubanks (C) Mikel Paczkowski, Robert Hayes, Cedric Hacker, Michael Davis | |
| 05:10 | Northwestern | Ed Dixon loses the ball out of bounds | 30-23 |
| 04:52 | Stanford | Kenneth Dubose makes the wide open 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Jim Gregg | 33-23 |
| 04:47 | Northwestern | Chad Birkholz misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 33-23 |
| 04:45 | Northwestern | Ed Dixon gets the offensive rebound | 33-23 |
| 04:32 | Northwestern | Chad Birkholz buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Ed Dixon | 33-26 |
| 04:29 | Stanford | Chad Birkholz steals it from Kenneth Dubose in the backcourt | 33-26 |
| 04:14 | Northwestern | Ed Dixon buries a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Chad Birkholz | 33-28 |
| 04:11 | Stanford | Kenneth Dubose is fouled in the backcourt by Ed Dixon - foul #2 on Ed Dixon, team foul #13 | 33-28 |
| Subs | Stanford | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Mikel Paczkowski (PG), Robert Hayes (SF), Cedric Hacker (PF) Ed Dixon, Erik Feliciano, Jimmy Quinn | |
| 04:11 | Stanford | Kenneth Dubose makes the 1st free throw | 34-28 |
| 04:11 | Stanford | Kenneth Dubose makes the 2nd free throw | 35-28 |
| 03:54 | Northwestern | Mikel Paczkowski clanks a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Kenneth Dubose - foul #2 on Kenneth Dubose, team foul #7 | 35-28 |
| Subs | Stanford | Timothy Beall (PG), Brandon Pierce (SF), Robert Simpson (C) Kenneth Dubose, Brian Owen, Michael Hughes | |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Mock (SG), Kenneth Marburger (SF), Stephen Brown (C) Chad Birkholz, Robert Hayes, Lawrence Eubanks | |
| 03:54 | Northwestern | Mikel Paczkowski makes the 1st free throw | 35-29 |
| 03:54 | Northwestern | Mikel Paczkowski makes the 2nd free throw | 35-30 |
| 03:38 | Stanford | Edward Asher clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 35-30 |
| 03:37 | Northwestern | Stephen Brown gets the rebound | 35-30 |
| Lineup | Stanford | PG - Timothy Beall (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Asher (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brandon Pierce (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jim Gregg (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Simpson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Mikel Paczkowski (tired) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Mock (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Kenneth Marburger (fresh) PF - Cedric Hacker (tiring) 5 pts. C - Stephen Brown (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:33 | Northwestern | John Mock scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Mikel Paczkowski | 35-33 |
| 03:19 | Stanford | Jim Gregg misses long on an open fadeaway from the left block | 35-33 |
| 03:18 | Stanford | Robert Simpson grabs the offensive board | 35-33 |
| 03:12 | Stanford | Robert Simpson comes up short on the floater in the lane | 35-33 |
| 03:10 | Northwestern | Mikel Paczkowski grabs the defensive rebound | 35-33 |
| 03:05 | Northwestern | Kenneth Marburger's pass is intercepted by Edward Asher | 35-33 |
| 02:56 | Stanford | Robert Simpson is whistled for traveling | 35-33 |
| Subs | Stanford | Daniel Schoenfeld (SG), Michael Hughes (PF), Robbie Davis (C) Edward Asher, Jim Gregg, Robert Simpson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Chad Birkholz (PG), Michael Davis (PF) Mikel Paczkowski, Cedric Hacker | |
| 02:37 | Northwestern | Kenneth Marburger clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 35-33 |
| 02:35 | Northwestern | Stephen Brown grabs the offensive rebound | 35-33 |
| 02:25 | Northwestern | John Mock misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Daniel Schoenfeld - foul #2 on Daniel Schoenfeld, team foul #8 | 35-33 |
| Subs | Stanford | Kenneth Dubose (PG), Brian Owen (SF) Timothy Beall, Brandon Pierce | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ed Dixon (PG), Robert Hayes (SF) Chad Birkholz, Kenneth Marburger | |
| 02:25 | Northwestern | John Mock makes the 1st free throw | 35-34 |
| 02:25 | Northwestern | John Mock makes the 2nd free throw | 35-35 |
| 02:13 | Stanford | Kenneth Dubose misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 35-35 |
| 02:11 | Stanford | Robbie Davis tips it home | 37-35 |
| 01:50 | Northwestern | The jump hook by Michael Davis is blocked by Michael Hughes | 37-35 |
| 01:49 | Stanford | Robbie Davis grabs the board | 37-35 |
| 01:44 | Stanford | Brian Owen hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 37-35 |
| 01:42 | Northwestern | John Mock grabs the defensive rebound | 37-35 |
| 01:19 | Northwestern | John Mock misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 37-35 |
| 01:18 | Stanford | Robbie Davis grabs the board | 37-35 |
| 00:54 | Stanford | Michael Hughes can't finish the layup | 37-35 |
| 00:52 | Northwestern | Ed Dixon pulls down the rebound | 37-35 |
| 00:39 | Northwestern | Robert Hayes is fouled on the floor by Brian Owen - foul #2 on Brian Owen, team foul #9 | 37-35 |
| Subs | Stanford | Timothy Beall (PG), Edward Asher (SG), Brandon Pierce (SF), Jim Gregg (PF), Robert Simpson (C) Kenneth Dubose, Daniel Schoenfeld, Brian Owen, Michael Hughes, Robbie Davis | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Chad Birkholz (PG), Kenneth Marburger (SG), Jimmy Quinn (PF), Lawrence Eubanks (C) Ed Dixon, John Mock, Michael Davis, Stephen Brown | |
| 00:39 | Northwestern | Robert Hayes makes the 1st free throw | 37-36 |
| 00:39 | Northwestern | Robert Hayes makes the 2nd free throw | 37-37 |
| 00:35 | Stanford | Jimmy Quinn is called for the reach on Timothy Beall in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jimmy Quinn, team foul #14 | 37-37 |
| 00:35 | Stanford | Timothy Beall makes the 1st free throw | 38-37 |
| 00:35 | Stanford | Timothy Beall makes the 2nd free throw | 39-37 |
| 00:27 | Northwestern | Chad Birkholz is denied on a layup by Robert Simpson | 39-37 |
| 00:25 | Northwestern | Chad Birkholz grabs the offensive board | 39-37 |
| 00:04 | Northwestern | Kenneth Marburger is fouled on the floor by Edward Asher - foul #2 on Edward Asher, team foul #10 | 39-37 |
| 00:04 | Northwestern | Kenneth Marburger makes the 1st free throw | 39-38 |
| 00:04 | Northwestern | Kenneth Marburger makes the 2nd free throw | 39-39 |
| 00:00 | Stanford | Brandon Pierce misses long on a halfcourt shot | 39-39 |