| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Richard Cavanagh (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Myron Brown (fresh) SF - Paul Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Roman Parsons (fresh) 1 pts. C - Brandon Denson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Mikel Paczkowski (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Mock (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Hayes (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Cedric Hacker (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Stephen Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern | Robert Hayes inbounds the ball | 38-46 |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:40 | Northwestern | Cedric Hacker throws it down on a great pass from Robert Hayes | 38-48 |
| 19:15 | Utah State | Roman Parsons makes the fadeaway from the left block | 40-48 |
| 19:11 | Northwestern | Mikel Paczkowski is hacked by Richard Cavanagh in the backcourt - foul #2 on Richard Cavanagh, team foul #1 | 40-48 |
| Subs | Utah State | Clifford Bailey (PG), Michael Marchetti (SG), Dikembe Apo (SF), David Lee (C) Richard Cavanagh, Myron Brown, Paul Johnson, Brandon Denson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Erik Feliciano (PG), Michael Davis (PF), Chad Birkholz (C) Mikel Paczkowski, Cedric Hacker, Stephen Brown | |
| 19:00 | Northwestern | Michael Davis's layup is rejected by David Lee | 40-48 |
| 18:58 | Utah State | David Lee grabs the board | 40-48 |
| 18:51 | Utah State | Clifford Bailey is fouled in the backcourt by Erik Feliciano - foul #3 on Erik Feliciano, team foul #1 | 40-48 |
| Subs | Utah State | Robert Bullis (C) Roman Parsons | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ed Dixon (PG), Kenneth Marburger (SG), Lawrence Eubanks (C) Erik Feliciano, John Mock, Robert Hayes | |
| 18:33 | Utah State | Michael Marchetti can't finish the uncontested layup | 40-48 |
| 18:31 | Utah State | Dikembe Apo grabs the offensive board | 40-48 |
| 18:07 | Utah State | Michael Marchetti hits a jump hook from close range and he's fouled by Lawrence Eubanks - foul #1 on Lawrence Eubanks, team foul #2 | 42-48 |
| Subs | Utah State | David Grenier (PG), Paul Johnson (SF), Roman Parsons (PF), Brandon Denson (C) Clifford Bailey, Dikembe Apo, David Lee, Robert Bullis | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Mikel Paczkowski (PG), Robert Hayes (SF), Jimmy Quinn (PF), Stephen Brown (C) Ed Dixon, Chad Birkholz, Michael Davis, Lawrence Eubanks | |
| 18:07 | Utah State | Michael Marchetti makes the free throw | 43-48 |
| 17:52 | Northwestern | Robert Hayes misses the shot from the right side | 43-48 |
| 17:51 | Utah State | Brandon Denson snags the defensive board | 43-48 |
| 17:47 | Utah State | Paul Johnson misses badly on the uncontested jumper from the right block | 43-48 |
| 17:45 | Northwestern | Mikel Paczkowski grabs the defensive rebound | 43-48 |
| 17:25 | Northwestern | Robert Hayes makes the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Kenneth Marburger | 43-51 |
| 17:10 | Utah State | Kenneth Marburger is called for the reach on Michael Marchetti - foul #2 on Kenneth Marburger, team foul #3 | 43-51 |
| Subs | Utah State | Richard Cavanagh (PG), Myron Brown (SG) David Grenier, Michael Marchetti | |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Mock (SG), Cedric Hacker (PF) Kenneth Marburger, Jimmy Quinn | |
| 16:57 | Utah State | Paul Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 43-51 |
| 16:55 | Northwestern | Mikel Paczkowski grabs the defensive rebound | 43-51 |
| 16:48 | Northwestern | Robert Hayes is called for a charge - foul #1 on Robert Hayes, team foul #4 | 43-51 |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Lawrence Eubanks (C) Stephen Brown | |
| 16:35 | Utah State | Richard Cavanagh can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 43-51 |
| 16:33 | Northwestern | Lawrence Eubanks grabs the board | 43-51 |
| 16:30 | Northwestern | Cedric Hacker throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 43-51 |
| Subs | Utah State | Clifford Bailey (PG), David Lee (PF), Robert Bullis (C) Richard Cavanagh, Roman Parsons, Brandon Denson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ed Dixon (PG), Chad Birkholz (SF) Mikel Paczkowski, Robert Hayes | |
| 16:20 | Utah State | David Lee can't connect on an uncontested 3pt attempt from the left wing | 43-51 |
| 16:19 | Utah State | Myron Brown grabs the offensive rebound | 43-51 |
| 16:06 | Utah State | Robert Bullis hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block | 43-51 |
| 16:04 | Northwestern | Cedric Hacker grabs the defensive rebound | 43-51 |
| 15:57 | Northwestern | John Mock can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 43-51 |
| 15:56 | Utah State | Myron Brown pulls down the rebound | 43-51 |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Clifford Bailey (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Myron Brown (fairly fresh) SF - Paul Johnson (tiring) 2 pts. PF - David Lee (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Bullis (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Ed Dixon (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - John Mock (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Chad Birkholz (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Cedric Hacker (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Lawrence Eubanks (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:53 | Utah State | Lawrence Eubanks picks off the pass by Clifford Bailey in the backcourt | 43-51 |
| 15:44 | Northwestern | Cedric Hacker misses the lay-in | 43-51 |
| 15:42 | Utah State | Myron Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 43-51 |
| 15:19 | Utah State | Chad Birkholz is called for the reach on Paul Johnson - foul #3 on Chad Birkholz, team foul #5 | 43-51 |
| Subs | Utah State | Richard Cavanagh (PG), David Grenier (SG), Dikembe Apo (SF), Roman Parsons (PF), Jeremy Nobles (C) Clifford Bailey, Myron Brown, Paul Johnson, David Lee, Robert Bullis | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Erik Feliciano (PG), Robert Hayes (SF), Michael Davis (PF), Stephen Brown (C) Ed Dixon, Chad Birkholz, Cedric Hacker, Lawrence Eubanks | |
| 15:06 | Utah State | David Grenier makes the wide open 3pt jumper from the left wing | 46-51 |
| 15:01 | Northwestern | Erik Feliciano drills a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Stephen Brown and the foul's on Richard Cavanagh - foul #3 on Richard Cavanagh, team foul #2 | 46-53 |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Mikel Paczkowski (PG) John Mock | |
| 15:01 | Northwestern | Erik Feliciano makes the free throw | 46-54 |
| 14:45 | Utah State | Dikembe Apo misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 46-54 |
| 14:44 | Utah State | The offensive rebound goes to David Grenier | 46-54 |
| 14:25 | Utah State | Richard Cavanagh misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 46-54 |
| 14:23 | Northwestern | Robert Hayes grabs the board | 46-54 |
| 14:21 | Northwestern | Mikel Paczkowski is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 46-54 |
| Subs | Utah State | Myron Brown (SG), Michael Marchetti (SF), Brandon Denson (C) David Grenier, Dikembe Apo, Jeremy Nobles | |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Mock (SG), Jimmy Quinn (PF) Erik Feliciano, Stephen Brown | |
| 13:58 | Utah State | Michael Marchetti banks in the layup on a great pass from Myron Brown | 48-54 |
| 13:54 | Northwestern | Myron Brown is called for the reach on John Mock in the backcourt - foul #1 on Myron Brown, team foul #3 | 48-54 |
| Subs | Utah State | David Lee (PF) Roman Parsons | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Erik Feliciano (PG), Kenneth Marburger (SG), Cedric Hacker (PF), Stephen Brown (C) Mikel Paczkowski, John Mock, Jimmy Quinn, Michael Davis | |
| 13:47 | Northwestern | David Lee steals the ball from Robert Hayes | 48-54 |
| 13:45 | Utah State | Richard Cavanagh is fouled in the backcourt by Stephen Brown - foul #2 on Stephen Brown, team foul #6 | 48-54 |
| 13:27 | Utah State | Richard Cavanagh misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 48-54 |
| 13:26 | Utah State | David Lee snags the offensive board | 48-54 |
| 13:20 | Utah State | Myron Brown misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 48-54 |
| 13:19 | Northwestern | Stephen Brown grabs the board | 48-54 |
| 13:14 | Northwestern | Erik Feliciano misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 48-54 |
| 13:12 | Utah State | Michael Marchetti snags the defensive board | 48-54 |
| 12:54 | Utah State | Michael Marchetti misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 48-54 |
| 12:53 | Northwestern | Robert Hayes gets the rebound | 48-54 |
| 12:47 | Northwestern | Robert Hayes blows the layup | 48-54 |
| 12:45 | Utah State | Michael Marchetti snags the defensive board | 48-54 |
| 12:41 | Utah State | Michael Marchetti is fouled on the floor by Cedric Hacker - foul #2 on Cedric Hacker, team foul #7 | 48-54 |
| Subs | Utah State | Clifford Bailey (PG), Dikembe Apo (SF), Roman Parsons (PF), Jeremy Nobles (C) Richard Cavanagh, Myron Brown, David Lee, Brandon Denson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Mikel Paczkowski (PG), John Mock (SG), Chad Birkholz (SF), Michael Davis (C) Erik Feliciano, Kenneth Marburger, Robert Hayes, Stephen Brown | |
| 12:41 | Utah State | Michael Marchetti makes the 1st free throw | 49-54 |
| 12:41 | Utah State | Michael Marchetti makes the 2nd free throw | 50-54 |
| 12:26 | Northwestern | John Mock knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 50-56 |
| 12:16 | Utah State | Clifford Bailey loses the dribble to John Mock | 50-56 |
| 12:12 | Northwestern | Chad Birkholz comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 50-56 |
| 12:11 | Utah State | Roman Parsons gets the rebound | 50-56 |
| 12:08 | Utah State | Dikembe Apo is hacked by Mikel Paczkowski in the backcourt - foul #2 on Mikel Paczkowski, team foul #8 | 50-56 |
| Subs | Utah State | Paul Johnson (SF) Roman Parsons | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jimmy Quinn (PF) Cedric Hacker | |
| 12:08 | Utah State | Dikembe Apo makes the 1st free throw | 51-56 |
| 12:08 | Utah State | Dikembe Apo makes the 2nd free throw | 52-56 |
| 11:55 | Northwestern | John Mock's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-56 |
| Subs | Utah State | David Grenier (SG), Roman Parsons (PF) Michael Marchetti, Dikembe Apo | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Clifford Bailey (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Grenier (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. SF - Paul Johnson (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Roman Parsons (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeremy Nobles (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Mikel Paczkowski (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Mock (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Chad Birkholz (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jimmy Quinn (fresh) C - Michael Davis (tiring) | |
| 11:36 | Utah State | David Grenier misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 52-56 |
| 11:35 | Utah State | Jeremy Nobles pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-56 |
| 11:30 | Utah State | Roman Parsons makes the driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Clifford Bailey | 54-56 |
| 11:24 | Northwestern | Michael Davis can't connect on a turnaround in the paint | 54-56 |
| 11:22 | Utah State | David Grenier grabs the defensive rebound | 54-56 |
| 11:00 | Utah State | Paul Johnson misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 54-56 |
| 10:59 | Northwestern | John Mock grabs the defensive rebound | 54-56 |
| 10:57 | Northwestern | Chad Birkholz's pass is intercepted by Clifford Bailey in the backcourt | 54-56 |
| 10:43 | Utah State | David Grenier misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 54-56 |
| 10:42 | Utah State | Roman Parsons grabs the offensive board | 54-56 |
| 10:27 | Utah State | Roman Parsons misses short on a jump hook near the basket | 54-56 |
| 10:26 | Northwestern | Jimmy Quinn snags the defensive board | 54-56 |
| 10:19 | Northwestern | Jimmy Quinn's pass is intercepted by Jeremy Nobles | 54-56 |
| 09:50 | Utah State | Jeremy Nobles comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 54-56 |
| 09:49 | Utah State | Paul Johnson can't tip it in | 54-56 |
| 09:48 | Northwestern | Michael Davis snags the defensive board | 54-56 |
| 09:48 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 54-56 |
| Subs | Utah State | Richard Cavanagh (PG), Michael Marchetti (SG), Dikembe Apo (SF), David Lee (PF), Robert Bullis (C) Clifford Bailey, David Grenier, Paul Johnson, Roman Parsons, Jeremy Nobles | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Erik Feliciano (PG), Kenneth Marburger (SG), Robert Hayes (SF), Cedric Hacker (PF), Lawrence Eubanks (C) Mikel Paczkowski, John Mock, Chad Birkholz, Jimmy Quinn, Michael Davis | |
| 09:40 | Northwestern | Kenneth Marburger comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 54-56 |
| 09:38 | Northwestern | Cedric Hacker tips it back up and in | 54-58 |
| 09:24 | Utah State | Lawrence Eubanks takes the ball from Michael Marchetti | 54-58 |
| 09:20 | Northwestern | Erik Feliciano double dribbles | 54-58 |
| 09:04 | Utah State | Cedric Hacker takes the ball from Michael Marchetti | 54-58 |
| 08:45 | Northwestern | Robert Hayes connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Kenneth Marburger | 54-61 |
| 08:42 | Utah State | Michael Marchetti's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 54-61 |
| Subs | Utah State | Myron Brown (SG), Brandon Denson (C) Dikembe Apo, Robert Bullis | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ed Dixon (PG), Stephen Brown (C) Kenneth Marburger, Lawrence Eubanks | |
| 08:36 | Northwestern | Robert Hayes knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Stephen Brown | 54-63 |
| 08:28 | Utah State | The jump hook by Brandon Denson is blocked by Cedric Hacker | 54-63 |
| 08:26 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Robert Hayes | 54-63 |
| 08:20 | Northwestern | Robert Hayes hits a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Ed Dixon and the foul's on Brandon Denson - foul #1 on Brandon Denson, team foul #4 | 54-65 |
| Subs | Utah State | Clifford Bailey (PG) Richard Cavanagh | |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Mock (SG) Erik Feliciano | |
| 08:20 | Northwestern | Robert Hayes misses the free throw | 54-65 |
| 08:20 | Utah State | Brandon Denson grabs the board | 54-65 |
| 07:58 | Utah State | Myron Brown makes the wide open fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Clifford Bailey | 56-65 |
| 07:36 | Northwestern | John Mock is hacked by Myron Brown - foul #2 on Myron Brown, team foul #5 | 56-65 |
| Subs | Utah State | Richard Cavanagh (PG), Paul Johnson (SF), Roman Parsons (PF) Clifford Bailey, Michael Marchetti, David Lee | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Erik Feliciano (PG) Ed Dixon | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Richard Cavanagh (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Myron Brown (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Johnson (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Roman Parsons (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Brandon Denson (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Erik Feliciano (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 pf. SG - John Mock (tiring) 13 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Robert Hayes (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Cedric Hacker (tired) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Stephen Brown (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:18 | Northwestern | Cedric Hacker clanks a 3 from the left wing | 56-65 |
| 07:16 | Utah State | Richard Cavanagh grabs the board | 56-65 |
| 06:55 | Utah State | Paul Johnson is fouled on the floor by Robert Hayes - foul #2 on Robert Hayes, team foul #9 | 56-65 |
| Subs | Utah State | Clifford Bailey (PG), Dikembe Apo (PF) Richard Cavanagh, Roman Parsons | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Kenneth Marburger (SG), Chad Birkholz (PF) John Mock, Cedric Hacker | |
| 06:55 | Utah State | Paul Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 56-65 |
| 06:55 | Northwestern | Chad Birkholz snags the defensive board | 56-65 |
| 06:36 | Northwestern | Erik Feliciano knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Chad Birkholz | 56-68 |
| 06:36 | Utah State | Utah State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 56-68 |
| Subs | Utah State | David Grenier (SG), Roman Parsons (PF), Robert Bullis (C) Myron Brown, Paul Johnson, Brandon Denson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Mikel Paczkowski (PG), Lawrence Eubanks (C) Erik Feliciano, Stephen Brown | |
| 06:24 | Utah State | Clifford Bailey misses the jumper from the left side | 56-68 |
| 06:23 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Chad Birkholz | 56-68 |
| 06:17 | Northwestern | Chad Birkholz misses short on a turnaround from the baseline | 56-68 |
| 06:15 | Utah State | Dikembe Apo grabs the board | 56-68 |
| 05:53 | Utah State | Dikembe Apo hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 56-68 |
| 05:51 | Northwestern | Lawrence Eubanks grabs the board | 56-68 |
| 05:48 | Northwestern | Clifford Bailey picks off the pass by Kenneth Marburger in the backcourt | 56-68 |
| 05:31 | Utah State | Dikembe Apo clanks a shot from the free throw line | 56-68 |
| 05:30 | Utah State | Roman Parsons grabs the offensive board | 56-68 |
| 05:22 | Utah State | Mikel Paczkowski steals the ball from Robert Bullis | 56-68 |
| 05:19 | Northwestern | Mikel Paczkowski hits the finger roll | 56-70 |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 05:02 | Utah State | Dikembe Apo misses the easy layup | 56-70 |
| 05:00 | Northwestern | Lawrence Eubanks grabs the defensive rebound | 56-70 |
| 04:43 | Northwestern | Mikel Paczkowski clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 56-70 |
| 04:41 | Northwestern | Robert Hayes pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-70 |
| 04:24 | Northwestern | Robert Hayes lays it up and in on a nice dish by Kenneth Marburger | 56-72 |
| 04:16 | Utah State | Dikembe Apo drills a pull-up jumper from the left side | 58-72 |
| 04:14 | Northwestern | Kenneth Marburger is fouled in the backcourt by David Grenier - foul #3 on David Grenier, team foul #6 | 58-72 |
| Subs | Utah State | Richard Cavanagh (PG), Michael Marchetti (SG), Paul Johnson (SF), David Lee (PF), Jeremy Nobles (C) Clifford Bailey, David Grenier, Dikembe Apo, Roman Parsons, Robert Bullis | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ed Dixon (PG), John Mock (SG), Michael Davis (PF), Stephen Brown (C) Mikel Paczkowski, Kenneth Marburger, Chad Birkholz, Lawrence Eubanks | |
| 03:53 | Northwestern | Robert Hayes clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 58-72 |
| 03:51 | Utah State | Jeremy Nobles grabs the defensive rebound | 58-72 |
| 03:34 | Utah State | Richard Cavanagh makes the wide open fadeaway jumper from the right side | 60-72 |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Richard Cavanagh (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Marchetti (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SF - Paul Johnson (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Lee (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Jeremy Nobles (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Ed Dixon (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - John Mock (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Robert Hayes (tired) 17 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Michael Davis (tiring) 2 reb. C - Stephen Brown (tired) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:18 | Northwestern | Michael Davis connects on the turnaround in the lane set up by John Mock and the foul's on Paul Johnson - foul #2 on Paul Johnson, team foul #7 | 60-74 |
| Subs | Utah State | Myron Brown (SG), Brandon Denson (C) Paul Johnson, Jeremy Nobles | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Erik Feliciano (PG), Cedric Hacker (PF) Ed Dixon, Stephen Brown | |
| 03:18 | Northwestern | Michael Davis misses the free throw | 60-74 |
| 03:18 | Utah State | The rebound goes to David Lee | 60-74 |
| 02:55 | Utah State | Myron Brown comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by John Mock - foul #3 on John Mock, team foul #10 | 60-74 |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Stephen Brown (C) Michael Davis | |
| 02:55 | Utah State | Myron Brown misses the 1st free throw | 60-74 |
| 02:55 | Utah State | Myron Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 61-74 |
| 02:38 | Northwestern | Erik Feliciano misses long on a turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Brandon Denson - foul #2 on Brandon Denson, team foul #8 | 61-74 |
| Subs | Utah State | Clifford Bailey (PG), Dikembe Apo (SF), Jeremy Nobles (C) Richard Cavanagh, Myron Brown, Brandon Denson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ed Dixon (PG), Chad Birkholz (SF), Jimmy Quinn (PF), Michael Davis (C) John Mock, Robert Hayes, Cedric Hacker, Stephen Brown | |
| 02:38 | Northwestern | Erik Feliciano misses the 1st free throw | 61-74 |
| 02:38 | Northwestern | Erik Feliciano makes the 2nd free throw | 61-75 |
| 02:27 | Utah State | Dikembe Apo drills a jump hook from close range on a great pass from Michael Marchetti | 63-75 |
| 02:06 | Northwestern | Erik Feliciano is fouled on the floor by Michael Marchetti - foul #3 on Michael Marchetti, team foul #9 | 63-75 |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Kenneth Marburger (SG) Ed Dixon | |
| 02:06 | Northwestern | Erik Feliciano makes the 1st free throw | 63-76 |
| 02:06 | Northwestern | Erik Feliciano makes the 2nd free throw | 63-77 |
| 01:53 | Utah State | Jeremy Nobles clanks a 3 from the right corner | 63-77 |
| 01:52 | Utah State | Jeremy Nobles grabs the offensive board | 63-77 |
| 01:32 | Utah State | Jeremy Nobles misses the lay-in | 63-77 |
| 01:30 | Northwestern | Jimmy Quinn snags the defensive board | 63-77 |
| 01:25 | Northwestern | Erik Feliciano misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 63-77 |
| 01:23 | Utah State | David Lee pulls down the rebound | 63-77 |
| 01:12 | Utah State | Michael Marchetti clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 63-77 |
| 01:11 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Erik Feliciano | 63-77 |
| 01:07 | Northwestern | Erik Feliciano is fouled in the backcourt by Dikembe Apo - foul #1 on Dikembe Apo, team foul #10 | 63-77 |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Lawrence Eubanks (C) Jimmy Quinn | |
| 01:07 | Northwestern | Erik Feliciano makes the 1st free throw | 63-78 |
| 01:07 | Northwestern | Erik Feliciano makes the 2nd free throw | 63-79 |
| 00:59 | Utah State | Chad Birkholz takes the ball from Jeremy Nobles | 63-79 |
| 00:54 | Northwestern | Erik Feliciano blows the layup | 63-79 |
| 00:52 | Northwestern | Lawrence Eubanks hits the follow up shot | 63-81 |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State 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) | |
| 00:44 | Utah State | Michael Marchetti can't throw it down | 63-81 |
| 00:43 | Northwestern | Chad Birkholz pulls down the rebound | 63-81 |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State 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) | |
| 00:39 | Northwestern | Chad Birkholz makes the fadeaway in the lane | 63-83 |
| 00:35 | Utah State | Kenneth Marburger picks off the pass by Dikembe Apo in the backcourt | 63-83 |
| 00:07 | Northwestern | Erik Feliciano makes the shot from the right side | 63-85 |
| 00:02 | Utah State | Michael Marchetti misses the wide open turnaround from close range | 63-85 |
| 00:01 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Michael Davis | 63-85 |
| 00:00 | Northwestern | Michael Davis runs out the clock | 63-85 |