| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Gary Sharpe (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - George Porter (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Laurence Wanner (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jamie Smith (fresh) 4 reb. C - Nestor Panek (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Lamar | PG - Robert Bittner (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ira Dalzell (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Robert Smith (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Glines (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - John Urrutia (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Lamar | Robert Smith inbounds the ball | 42-31 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Lamar | Lamar is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:49 | Lamar | Robert Smith can't connect on a fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by Nestor Panek - foul #3 on Nestor Panek, team foul #1 | 42-31 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Nichols (C) Nestor Panek | |
| Subs | Lamar | | |
| 19:49 | Lamar | Robert Smith makes the 1st free throw | 42-32 |
| 19:49 | Lamar | Robert Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 42-32 |
| 19:49 | Northwestern | James Nichols grabs the defensive rebound | 42-32 |
| 19:30 | Northwestern | James Nichols clanks a 3 from straight away | 42-32 |
| 19:28 | Lamar | David Glines pulls down the rebound | 42-32 |
| 19:26 | Lamar | Robert Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 42-32 |
| 19:11 | Northwestern | Laurence Wanner clanks a 3 from straight away | 42-32 |
| 19:09 | Northwestern | George Porter grabs the offensive rebound | 42-32 |
| 18:52 | Northwestern | James Nichols hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block | 42-32 |
| 18:51 | Lamar | Ira Dalzell grabs the board | 42-32 |
| 18:35 | Lamar | Robert Smith can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 42-32 |
| 18:34 | Northwestern | Laurence Wanner grabs the board | 42-32 |
| 18:29 | Northwestern | Laurence Wanner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-32 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Abraham Kilgo (PG), Vernon Corey (PF) Gary Sharpe, Jamie Smith | |
| Subs | Lamar | Kim Ross (SF) Robert Smith | |
| 18:11 | Lamar | Kim Ross makes the jumpshot from the right wing | 42-34 |
| 17:53 | Northwestern | Vernon Corey misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 42-34 |
| 17:52 | Northwestern | Abraham Kilgo grabs the offensive board | 42-34 |
| 17:39 | Northwestern | Vernon Corey misses short on a floater from the left wing | 42-34 |
| 17:38 | Lamar | The rebound goes to Robert Bittner | 42-34 |
| 17:36 | Lamar | George Porter is called for the reach on Ira Dalzell in the backcourt - foul #2 on George Porter, team foul #2 | 42-34 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Steve Hayworth (SF), Steve Mattingly (C) Laurence Wanner, James Nichols | |
| Subs | Lamar | Edward Beeson (PG), Darryl Rhine (SG), Raymond Johnson (PF), Justin East (C) Robert Bittner, Ira Dalzell, David Glines, John Urrutia | |
| 17:21 | Lamar | Edward Beeson is hacked by Steve Mattingly - foul #1 on Steve Mattingly, team foul #3 | 42-34 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Lamar | Robert Smith (SF) Darryl Rhine | |
| 17:07 | Lamar | Raymond Johnson is open but misses the lay-in | 42-34 |
| 17:06 | Lamar | Justin East grabs the offensive board | 42-34 |
| 16:59 | Lamar | Edward Beeson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 42-34 |
| 16:58 | Lamar | Raymond Johnson misses the tip | 42-34 |
| 16:56 | Lamar | Justin East grabs the offensive rebound | 42-34 |
| 16:51 | Lamar | Kim Ross is whistled for a carry | 42-34 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Gary Sharpe (PG), Jamie Smith (PF) George Porter, Vernon Corey | |
| Subs | Lamar | | |
| 16:36 | Northwestern | Edward Beeson steals the ball from Gary Sharpe | 42-34 |
| 16:14 | Lamar | Robert Smith drills a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Kim Ross | 42-36 |
| 15:52 | Northwestern | Gary Sharpe's layup is rejected by Raymond Johnson | 42-36 |
| 15:50 | Northwestern | Jamie Smith tips it home | 44-36 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Gary Sharpe (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Abraham Kilgo (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steve Hayworth (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jamie Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Steve Mattingly (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Lamar | PG - Edward Beeson (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Kim Ross (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Smith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Raymond Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Justin East (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Lamar | Justin East knocks in the driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Raymond Johnson | 44-38 |
| 15:06 | Northwestern | Steve Hayworth can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 44-38 |
| 15:04 | Northwestern | Steve Mattingly grabs the offensive board | 44-38 |
| 14:38 | Northwestern | Kim Ross steals the ball from Abraham Kilgo | 44-38 |
| 14:32 | Lamar | Kim Ross misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 44-38 |
| 14:31 | Northwestern | Jamie Smith grabs the board | 44-38 |
| 14:26 | Northwestern | Raymond Johnson is called for the reach on Steve Mattingly - foul #1 on Raymond Johnson, team foul #1 | 44-38 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Martin Suggs (PG), George Porter (SG), Laurence Wanner (SF), Vernon Corey (PF), Nestor Panek (C) Gary Sharpe, Abraham Kilgo, Steve Hayworth, Jamie Smith, Steve Mattingly | |
| Subs | Lamar | Robert Bittner (PG), Ira Dalzell (SG), Richard White (SF), David Glines (PF), John Urrutia (C) Edward Beeson, Kim Ross, Robert Smith, Raymond Johnson, Justin East | |
| 14:07 | Northwestern | George Porter misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 44-38 |
| 14:06 | Northwestern | Nestor Panek can't tip it in | 44-38 |
| 14:04 | Northwestern | Vernon Corey snags the offensive board | 44-38 |
| 13:48 | Northwestern | George Porter hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 44-38 |
| 13:46 | Lamar | John Urrutia grabs the defensive rebound | 44-38 |
| 13:35 | Lamar | Ira Dalzell can't connect on an uncontested 3pt attempt from straight away | 44-38 |
| 13:33 | Northwestern | Laurence Wanner grabs the defensive rebound | 44-38 |
| 13:08 | Northwestern | Vernon Corey connects on the runner in the lane on a great pass from Nestor Panek and the foul's on John Urrutia - foul #2 on John Urrutia, team foul #2 | 46-38 |
| 13:08 | Northwestern | Vernon Corey makes the free throw | 47-38 |
| 13:04 | Lamar | Ira Dalzell double dribbles in the backcourt | 47-38 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Nichols (PF) Vernon Corey | |
| Subs | Lamar | | |
| 12:54 | Northwestern | George Porter makes the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Martin Suggs | 50-38 |
| 12:34 | Lamar | Ira Dalzell can't connect on an uncontested jumper from the left side | 50-38 |
| 12:33 | Lamar | David Glines grabs the offensive rebound | 50-38 |
| 12:17 | Lamar | Robert Bittner misses badly on the uncontested shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Laurence Wanner - foul #1 on Laurence Wanner, team foul #4 | 50-38 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Abraham Kilgo (SG), Charles Letourneau (SF), Jamie Smith (PF) George Porter, Laurence Wanner, Nestor Panek | |
| Subs | Lamar | Darryl Rhine (SG), Robert Smith (SF), Randy Milton (C) Ira Dalzell, Richard White, John Urrutia | |
| 12:17 | Lamar | Robert Bittner makes the 1st free throw | 50-39 |
| 12:17 | Lamar | Robert Bittner misses the 2nd free throw | 50-39 |
| 12:17 | Northwestern | Charles Letourneau snags the defensive board | 50-39 |
| 12:11 | Northwestern | James Nichols misses long on a turnaround from the baseline | 50-39 |
| 12:10 | Lamar | Robert Smith grabs the board | 50-39 |
| 12:08 | Lamar | Robert Smith is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 50-39 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Vernon Corey (PF) Jamie Smith | |
| Subs | Lamar | | |
| 11:58 | Northwestern | James Nichols misses short on a floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on David Glines - foul #2 on David Glines, team foul #3 | 50-39 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Lamar | Ira Dalzell (SG) Robert Bittner | |
| 11:58 | Northwestern | James Nichols misses the 1st free throw | 50-39 |
| 11:58 | Northwestern | James Nichols makes the 2nd free throw | 51-39 |
| 11:38 | Lamar | Randy Milton misses short on an open 3pt shot from the left wing | 51-39 |
| 11:36 | Northwestern | James Nichols grabs the board | 51-39 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Martin Suggs (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Abraham Kilgo (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Letourneau (fresh) PF - Vernon Corey (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - James Nichols (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Lamar | PG - Darryl Rhine (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ira Dalzell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Robert Smith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - David Glines (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. C - Randy Milton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:10 | Northwestern | Martin Suggs buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 53-39 |
| 11:07 | Lamar | Charles Letourneau steals it from Ira Dalzell in the backcourt | 53-39 |
| 11:05 | Northwestern | Vernon Corey misses the easy layup | 53-39 |
| 11:04 | Northwestern | Vernon Corey grabs the offensive board | 53-39 |
| 10:50 | Northwestern | James Nichols is hacked by Robert Smith - foul #2 on Robert Smith, team foul #4 | 53-39 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Gary Sharpe (PG), George Porter (SG), Laurence Wanner (SF), Jamie Smith (PF), Nestor Panek (C) Martin Suggs, Abraham Kilgo, Charles Letourneau, Vernon Corey, James Nichols | |
| Subs | Lamar | Edward Beeson (PG), Kim Ross (SF), Raymond Johnson (PF), John Urrutia (C) Ira Dalzell, Robert Smith, David Glines, Randy Milton | |
| 10:41 | Northwestern | Jamie Smith is fouled on the floor by Kim Ross - foul #2 on Kim Ross, team foul #5 | 53-39 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Lamar | Robert Bittner (PG) Darryl Rhine | |
| 10:31 | Northwestern | Jamie Smith comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint | 53-39 |
| 10:29 | Northwestern | Jamie Smith hits the follow up shot | 55-39 |
| 10:24 | Lamar | John Urrutia is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on John Urrutia, team foul #6 | 55-39 |
| 10:13 | Northwestern | Nestor Panek can't connect on a floater from the baseline | 55-39 |
| 10:11 | Lamar | Kim Ross grabs the board | 55-39 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Lamar | Lamar is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 10:09 | Lamar | Jamie Smith is called for the reach on Kim Ross in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jamie Smith, team foul #5 | 55-39 |
| 09:55 | Lamar | John Urrutia comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket | 55-39 |
| 09:54 | Lamar | Raymond Johnson grabs the offensive rebound | 55-39 |
| 09:41 | Lamar | Edward Beeson is fouled on the floor by Nestor Panek - foul #4 on Nestor Panek, team foul #6 | 55-39 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Abraham Kilgo (PG), Steve Hayworth (SG), James Nichols (C) Gary Sharpe, George Porter, Nestor Panek | |
| Subs | Lamar | Ira Dalzell (SG) Robert Bittner | |
| 09:24 | Lamar | Raymond Johnson travels with the ball | 55-39 |
| Subs | Northwestern | George Porter (SG) Laurence Wanner | |
| Subs | Lamar | Darryl Rhine (PG), Justin East (C) Edward Beeson, John Urrutia | |
| 09:01 | Northwestern | Raymond Johnson steps in front of the Steve Hayworth pass | 55-39 |
| 08:51 | Lamar | Steve Hayworth steps in front of the Ira Dalzell pass | 55-39 |
| 08:35 | Northwestern | Kim Ross steps in front of the Abraham Kilgo pass | 55-39 |
| 08:31 | Lamar | Ira Dalzell lays it in set up by Kim Ross | 55-41 |
| 08:10 | Northwestern | George Porter clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 55-41 |
| 08:08 | Northwestern | Jamie Smith gets the offensive rebound | 55-41 |
| 08:02 | Northwestern | George Porter misses short on a driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Darryl Rhine - foul #1 on Darryl Rhine, team foul #7 | 55-41 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Martin Suggs (PG), Laurence Wanner (SF), Vernon Corey (PF), Steve Mattingly (C) Abraham Kilgo, Steve Hayworth, Jamie Smith, James Nichols | |
| Subs | Lamar | Robert Bittner (PG), Edward Beeson (SG), Richard White (SF), David Glines (PF), John Urrutia (C) Darryl Rhine, Ira Dalzell, Kim Ross, Raymond Johnson, Justin East | |
| 08:02 | Northwestern | George Porter makes the 1st free throw | 56-41 |
| 08:02 | Northwestern | George Porter makes the 2nd free throw | 57-41 |
| 07:44 | Lamar | Robert Bittner misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 57-41 |
| 07:42 | Northwestern | Steve Mattingly grabs the board | 57-41 |
| 07:35 | Northwestern | Vernon Corey misses the lay-in | 57-41 |
| 07:33 | Northwestern | Laurence Wanner tips it back up and in | 59-41 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Martin Suggs (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - George Porter (fairly fresh) 17 pts. SF - Laurence Wanner (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Vernon Corey (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Steve Mattingly (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Lamar | PG - Robert Bittner (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Edward Beeson (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Richard White (fresh) 3 pts. PF - David Glines (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. C - John Urrutia (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:07 | Lamar | David Glines misses the lay-in | 59-41 |
| 07:05 | Northwestern | George Porter gets the rebound | 59-41 |
| 06:53 | Northwestern | Laurence Wanner hits a 3 from the left wing set up by Martin Suggs | 62-41 |
| 06:38 | Lamar | Richard White misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 62-41 |
| 06:37 | Northwestern | Vernon Corey snags the defensive board | 62-41 |
| 06:31 | Northwestern | Martin Suggs misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 62-41 |
| 06:30 | Lamar | Richard White gets the rebound | 62-41 |
| 06:28 | Lamar | Robert Bittner is hacked by George Porter in the backcourt - foul #3 on George Porter, team foul #7 | 62-41 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Gary Sharpe (PG), Abraham Kilgo (SG), Jamie Smith (PF), Nestor Panek (C) Martin Suggs, George Porter, Vernon Corey, Steve Mattingly | |
| Subs | Lamar | Ira Dalzell (SG), Robert Smith (SF), Justin East (C) Edward Beeson, Richard White, John Urrutia | |
| 06:28 | Lamar | Robert Bittner makes the 1st free throw | 62-42 |
| 06:28 | Lamar | Robert Bittner makes the 2nd free throw | 62-43 |
| 06:18 | Northwestern | Gary Sharpe is hacked by Robert Bittner - foul #2 on Robert Bittner, team foul #8 | 62-43 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Steve Hayworth (SF) Laurence Wanner | |
| Subs | Lamar | Kim Ross (PG) Robert Bittner | |
| 06:18 | Northwestern | Gary Sharpe misses the 1st free throw | 62-43 |
| 06:18 | Lamar | Justin East pulls down the rebound | 62-43 |
| 06:13 | Lamar | Kim Ross misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 62-43 |
| 06:11 | Lamar | Justin East tips it back up and in | 62-45 |
| 05:57 | Northwestern | Abraham Kilgo scores on a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Steve Hayworth | 64-45 |
| 05:48 | Lamar | David Glines hits a runner from the baseline | 64-47 |
| 05:43 | Northwestern | Gary Sharpe is hacked by Kim Ross - foul #3 on Kim Ross, team foul #9 | 64-47 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Lamar | Raymond Johnson (PF) David Glines | |
| 05:43 | Northwestern | Gary Sharpe makes the 1st free throw | 65-47 |
| 05:43 | Northwestern | Gary Sharpe makes the 2nd free throw | 66-47 |
| 05:20 | Lamar | Raymond Johnson misses the jumper in the lane but he's fouled by Steve Hayworth - foul #2 on Steve Hayworth, team foul #8 | 66-47 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Martin Suggs (PG), Laurence Wanner (SF), James Nichols (PF) Abraham Kilgo, Steve Hayworth, Jamie Smith | |
| Subs | Lamar | Darryl Rhine (SG) Ira Dalzell | |
| 05:20 | Lamar | Raymond Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 66-48 |
| 05:20 | Lamar | Raymond Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 66-49 |
| 05:02 | Northwestern | James Nichols's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 66-49 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Abraham Kilgo (SG), Vernon Corey (PF) Gary Sharpe, James Nichols | |
| Subs | Lamar | Robert Bittner (PG), Richard White (SF), John Urrutia (C) Kim Ross, Robert Smith, Justin East | |
| 05:00 | Lamar | Richard White loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 66-49 |
| 04:50 | Northwestern | John Urrutia swats the short shot by Vernon Corey | 66-49 |
| 04:49 | Lamar | John Urrutia pulls down the rebound | 66-49 |
| 04:42 | Lamar | John Urrutia is open and lays it up and in on a great pass from Robert Bittner | 66-51 |
| 04:38 | Northwestern | Martin Suggs misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 66-51 |
| 04:37 | Northwestern | Laurence Wanner snags the offensive board | 66-51 |
| 04:27 | Northwestern | Nestor Panek's pass is intercepted by Darryl Rhine | 66-51 |
| 04:24 | Lamar | Darryl Rhine hits the finger roll | 66-53 |
| 04:18 | Northwestern | Martin Suggs's pass is intercepted by Richard White | 66-53 |
| 03:59 | Lamar | Darryl Rhine drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Robert Bittner and he's hacked by Martin Suggs - foul #4 on Martin Suggs, team foul #9 | 66-55 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Steve Hayworth (SF), Steve Mattingly (PF), James Nichols (C) Laurence Wanner, Vernon Corey, Nestor Panek | |
| Subs | Lamar | Ira Dalzell (SG), Kim Ross (SF), David Glines (PF) Robert Bittner, Richard White, Raymond Johnson | |
| 03:59 | Lamar | Darryl Rhine makes the free throw | 66-56 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Lamar | Lamar is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:42 | Northwestern | Steve Hayworth connects on the floater from the right wing | 68-56 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Lamar | Lamar is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:28 | Lamar | Ira Dalzell knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Kim Ross | 68-58 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Martin Suggs (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Abraham Kilgo (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steve Hayworth (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Steve Mattingly (fresh) 5 reb. C - James Nichols (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Lamar | PG - Darryl Rhine (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ira Dalzell (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Kim Ross (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. PF - David Glines (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - John Urrutia (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:23 | Northwestern | Martin Suggs lays it in on a nice dish by Abraham Kilgo | 70-58 |
| 03:20 | Lamar | David Glines is hacked by Steve Mattingly in the backcourt - foul #2 on Steve Mattingly, team foul #10 | 70-58 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Gary Sharpe (PG), George Porter (SG) Martin Suggs, Abraham Kilgo | |
| Subs | Lamar | Edward Beeson (PG), Robert Smith (SF), Justin East (C) Darryl Rhine, Kim Ross, John Urrutia | |
| 03:20 | Lamar | David Glines misses the 1st free throw | 70-58 |
| 03:20 | Lamar | David Glines makes the 2nd free throw | 70-59 |
| 03:10 | Northwestern | George Porter lays it up and in | 72-59 |
| 02:51 | Lamar | Ira Dalzell drills a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Edward Beeson | 72-62 |
| 02:51 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-62 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Martin Suggs (PG), Laurence Wanner (SF), Vernon Corey (PF), Nestor Panek (C) Gary Sharpe, Steve Hayworth, Steve Mattingly, James Nichols | |
| Subs | Lamar | Robert Bittner (PG), John Urrutia (C) Edward Beeson, Justin East | |
| 02:44 | Northwestern | Nestor Panek clanks a shot from the right block | 72-62 |
| 02:43 | Lamar | John Urrutia gets the rebound | 72-62 |
| 02:39 | Lamar | Robert Smith is fouled in the backcourt by Martin Suggs - foul #5 on Martin Suggs, team foul #11 | 72-62 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Gary Sharpe (PG) Martin Suggs | |
| Subs | Lamar | | |
| 02:39 | Lamar | Robert Smith makes the 1st free throw | 72-63 |
| 02:39 | Lamar | Robert Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 72-63 |
| 02:39 | Northwestern | Vernon Corey grabs the defensive rebound | 72-63 |
| 02:16 | Northwestern | Gary Sharpe drills a turnaround from close range on a great pass from Vernon Corey | 74-63 |
| 02:13 | Lamar | Ira Dalzell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 74-63 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jamie Smith (PF) Vernon Corey | |
| Subs | Lamar | | |
| 02:05 | Northwestern | Nestor Panek buries a turnaround from the left block and he's hacked by John Urrutia - foul #4 on John Urrutia, team foul #10 | 76-63 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Abraham Kilgo (SG), James Nichols (SF), Vernon Corey (PF) George Porter, Laurence Wanner, Jamie Smith | |
| Subs | Lamar | Edward Beeson (PG), Darryl Rhine (SG), Kim Ross (SF), Raymond Johnson (PF), Justin East (C) Robert Bittner, Ira Dalzell, Robert Smith, David Glines, John Urrutia | |
| 02:05 | Northwestern | Nestor Panek makes the free throw | 77-63 |
| 01:55 | Lamar | Darryl Rhine banks in the wide open layup on a nice dish by Edward Beeson | 77-65 |
| 01:41 | Northwestern | Nestor Panek can't connect on a jumper in the lane | 77-65 |
| 01:39 | Lamar | Justin East snags the defensive board | 77-65 |
| 01:26 | Lamar | Edward Beeson can't connect on a shot from the left side but he's hacked by Nestor Panek - foul #5 on Nestor Panek, team foul #12 | 77-65 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Steve Hayworth (SF) Nestor Panek | |
| Subs | Lamar | | |
| 01:26 | Lamar | Edward Beeson misses the 1st free throw | 77-65 |
| 01:26 | Lamar | Edward Beeson makes the 2nd free throw | 77-66 |
| 01:15 | Northwestern | Gary Sharpe misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 77-66 |
| 01:14 | Lamar | The rebound goes to Kim Ross | 77-66 |
| 01:07 | Lamar | James Nichols blocks the short jumper by Justin East | 77-66 |
| 01:05 | Northwestern | James Nichols gets the rebound | 77-66 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Lamar | Lamar is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:57 | Northwestern | Kim Ross is called for the reach on Abraham Kilgo - foul #4 on Kim Ross, team foul #11 | 77-66 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Steve Mattingly (PF) Vernon Corey | |
| Subs | Lamar | | |
| 00:57 | Northwestern | Abraham Kilgo makes the 1st free throw | 78-66 |
| 00:57 | Northwestern | Abraham Kilgo makes the 2nd free throw | 79-66 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Lamar | Lamar is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:50 | Lamar | Edward Beeson comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 79-66 |
| 00:49 | Northwestern | James Nichols snags the defensive board | 79-66 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Lamar | Lamar is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:41 | Northwestern | Steve Mattingly's layup is rejected by Raymond Johnson | 79-66 |
| 00:39 | Lamar | The rebound goes to Raymond Johnson | 79-66 |
| 00:34 | Lamar | Justin East clanks a shot in the paint but he's fouled by James Nichols - foul #2 on James Nichols, team foul #13 | 79-66 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Vernon Corey (PF) Steve Mattingly | |
| Subs | Lamar | | |
| 00:34 | Lamar | Justin East misses the 1st free throw | 79-66 |
| 00:34 | Lamar | Justin East makes the 2nd free throw | 79-67 |
| 00:05 | Northwestern | Vernon Corey clanks a runner from close range | 79-67 |
| 00:04 | Northwestern | Gary Sharpe tips it back up and in | 81-67 |
| 00:00 | Lamar | Edward Beeson can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 81-67 |