| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - John Harris (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Vincent Wellman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Laurel (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Todd Eggers (fresh) 4 reb. C - Robert Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Gary Sharpe (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - George Porter (fresh) 14 pts. SF - Laurence Wanner (fresh) PF - Jamie Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Nestor Panek (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Louisiana Tech | John Laurel inbounds the ball | 36-33 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:43 | Louisiana Tech | Todd Eggers misses badly on a turnaround from close range | 36-33 |
| 19:42 | Louisiana Tech | Todd Eggers tips it but misses | 36-33 |
| 19:40 | Northwestern | Laurence Wanner gets the rebound | 36-33 |
| 19:35 | Northwestern | Gary Sharpe misses short on a runner in the lane but the foul's on John Harris - foul #1 on John Harris, team foul #1 | 36-33 |
| 19:35 | Northwestern | Gary Sharpe makes the 1st free throw | 36-34 |
| 19:35 | Northwestern | Gary Sharpe makes the 2nd free throw | 36-35 |
| 19:18 | Louisiana Tech | John Harris scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 39-35 |
| 19:13 | Northwestern | Gary Sharpe is hacked by John Harris - foul #2 on John Harris, team foul #2 | 39-35 |
| 19:02 | Northwestern | Nestor Panek loses the ball out of bounds | 39-35 |
| 18:41 | Louisiana Tech | Vincent Wellman clanks a turnaround from the left block | 39-35 |
| 18:40 | Northwestern | Nestor Panek pulls down the rebound | 39-35 |
| 18:36 | Northwestern | Laurence Wanner knocks in the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Gary Sharpe | 39-37 |
| 18:27 | Louisiana Tech | John Harris misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 39-37 |
| 18:26 | Northwestern | Nestor Panek snags the defensive board | 39-37 |
| 18:21 | Northwestern | Gary Sharpe misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 39-37 |
| 18:19 | Northwestern | Laurence Wanner tips it in | 39-39 |
| 17:57 | Louisiana Tech | Vincent Wellman double dribbles | 39-39 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Duane Smith (PG), John Gottlieb (SG), Hubert Earnest (SF), Dobromil Dominowski (PF), Brian Thompson (C) John Harris, Vincent Wellman, John Laurel, Todd Eggers, Robert Johnson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Abraham Kilgo (PG), Steve Hayworth (SF), Vernon Corey (PF), James Nichols (C) Gary Sharpe, Laurence Wanner, Jamie Smith, Nestor Panek | |
| 17:33 | Northwestern | Steve Hayworth is whistled for a carry | 39-39 |
| 17:20 | Louisiana Tech | Duane Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-39 |
| 17:03 | Northwestern | Dobromil Dominowski blocks the short jumper by George Porter | 39-39 |
| 17:02 | Louisiana Tech | Brian Thompson snags the defensive board | 39-39 |
| 16:59 | Louisiana Tech | Duane Smith is fouled in the backcourt by George Porter - foul #2 on George Porter, team foul #1 | 39-39 |
| 16:49 | Louisiana Tech | Duane Smith misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 39-39 |
| 16:47 | Northwestern | Vernon Corey pulls down the rebound | 39-39 |
| 16:42 | Northwestern | John Gottlieb steps in front of the George Porter pass | 39-39 |
| 16:39 | Louisiana Tech | John Gottlieb banks in the layup | 41-39 |
| 16:33 | Northwestern | James Nichols is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on James Nichols, team foul #2 | 41-39 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Christopher Evans (PG), Vincent Wellman (SG), John Laurel (SF), Todd Eggers (PF), Robert Johnson (C) Duane Smith, John Gottlieb, Hubert Earnest, Dobromil Dominowski, Brian Thompson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Laurence Wanner (SF), Steve Mattingly (PF), Nestor Panek (C) Steve Hayworth, Vernon Corey, James Nichols | |
| 16:15 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Johnson's floater is tipped away by Nestor Panek | 41-39 |
| 16:13 | Northwestern | Laurence Wanner snags the defensive board | 41-39 |
| 16:08 | Northwestern | Abraham Kilgo can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Christopher Evans - foul #1 on Christopher Evans, team foul #3 | 41-39 |
| 16:08 | Northwestern | Abraham Kilgo makes the 1st free throw | 41-40 |
| 16:08 | Northwestern | Abraham Kilgo misses the 2nd free throw | 41-40 |
| 16:08 | Louisiana Tech | Todd Eggers grabs the defensive rebound | 41-40 |
| 15:46 | Louisiana Tech | Christopher Evans misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 41-40 |
| 15:45 | Northwestern | Laurence Wanner grabs the defensive rebound | 41-40 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Christopher Evans (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Vincent Wellman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Laurel (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Todd Eggers (fresh) 6 reb. C - Robert Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Abraham Kilgo (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - George Porter (tiring) 14 pts. SF - Laurence Wanner (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Steve Mattingly (fresh) C - Nestor Panek (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Northwestern | George Porter misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 41-40 |
| 15:39 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Johnson grabs the board | 41-40 |
| 15:36 | Louisiana Tech | John Laurel's pass is intercepted by Abraham Kilgo in the backcourt | 41-40 |
| 15:17 | Northwestern | Laurence Wanner comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 41-40 |
| 15:16 | Louisiana Tech | Vincent Wellman pulls down the rebound | 41-40 |
| 15:14 | Louisiana Tech | John Laurel's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 41-40 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Harold Crivello (PG), Duane Smith (SG), John Harris (SF), Dobromil Dominowski (C) Christopher Evans, Vincent Wellman, John Laurel, Robert Johnson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Martin Suggs (PG), Gary Sharpe (SG), James Nichols (SF), Jamie Smith (PF), Vernon Corey (C) Abraham Kilgo, George Porter, Laurence Wanner, Steve Mattingly, Nestor Panek | |
| 14:52 | Northwestern | Martin Suggs buries a jumper from just outside the lane set up by James Nichols | 41-42 |
| 14:37 | Louisiana Tech | Harold Crivello throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-42 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Hubert Earnest (C) Todd Eggers | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 14:14 | Northwestern | Vernon Corey slams it home set up by Martin Suggs | 41-44 |
| 13:54 | Louisiana Tech | Dobromil Dominowski misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Jamie Smith - foul #2 on Jamie Smith, team foul #3 | 41-44 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Vincent Wellman (SG), Robert Johnson (C) Duane Smith, John Harris | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Abraham Kilgo (SG), Laurence Wanner (SF), Nestor Panek (C) Gary Sharpe, James Nichols, Vernon Corey | |
| 13:54 | Louisiana Tech | Dobromil Dominowski makes the 1st free throw | 42-44 |
| 13:54 | Louisiana Tech | Dobromil Dominowski makes the 2nd free throw | 43-44 |
| 13:38 | Northwestern | Hubert Earnest is called for the reach on Jamie Smith - foul #3 on Hubert Earnest, team foul #4 | 43-44 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Christopher Evans (PG), John Laurel (SF), Brian Thompson (PF) Harold Crivello, Hubert Earnest, Dobromil Dominowski | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Steve Hayworth (SG) Martin Suggs | |
| 13:21 | Northwestern | Laurence Wanner misses the easy layup but the foul's on John Laurel - foul #1 on John Laurel, team foul #5 | 43-44 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Steve Mattingly (PF) Jamie Smith | |
| 13:21 | Northwestern | Laurence Wanner makes the 1st free throw | 43-45 |
| 13:21 | Northwestern | Laurence Wanner misses the 2nd free throw | 43-45 |
| 13:21 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Johnson gets the rebound | 43-45 |
| 12:56 | Louisiana Tech | Vincent Wellman comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 43-45 |
| 12:54 | Northwestern | Laurence Wanner grabs the defensive rebound | 43-45 |
| 12:48 | Northwestern | Abraham Kilgo is fouled on the floor by Christopher Evans - foul #2 on Christopher Evans, team foul #6 | 43-45 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | John Gottlieb (SG), Todd Eggers (PF) Vincent Wellman, Robert Johnson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jamie Smith (PF) Steve Mattingly | |
| 12:32 | Northwestern | Christopher Evans steals it from Jamie Smith | 43-45 |
| 12:29 | Louisiana Tech | John Gottlieb lays it up and in on a nice dish by Christopher Evans | 45-45 |
| 12:15 | Northwestern | Laurence Wanner connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Jamie Smith | 45-48 |
| 11:53 | Louisiana Tech | John Laurel misses the wide open 3pt shot from the left wing | 45-48 |
| 11:51 | Northwestern | Jamie Smith pulls down the rebound | 45-48 |
| 11:46 | Northwestern | Laurence Wanner scores on a shot near the basket | 45-50 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Christopher Evans (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Gottlieb (fresh) 4 pts. SF - John Laurel (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Todd Eggers (fresh) 6 reb. C - Brian Thompson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Abraham Kilgo (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Steve Hayworth (fairly fresh) SF - Laurence Wanner (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jamie Smith (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Nestor Panek (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Louisiana Tech | Laurence Wanner steps in front of the Christopher Evans pass | 45-50 |
| 11:09 | Northwestern | Laurence Wanner misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 45-50 |
| 11:08 | Northwestern | Steve Hayworth gets the offensive rebound | 45-50 |
| 10:50 | Northwestern | Abraham Kilgo buries a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Laurence Wanner | 45-52 |
| 10:30 | Louisiana Tech | Brian Thompson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-52 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Harold Crivello (PG), Vincent Wellman (SG), John Harris (SF), Dobromil Dominowski (PF), Robert Johnson (C) Christopher Evans, John Gottlieb, John Laurel, Todd Eggers, Brian Thompson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Martin Suggs (PG), George Porter (SG), James Nichols (SF), Vernon Corey (PF), Steve Mattingly (C) Abraham Kilgo, Steve Hayworth, Laurence Wanner, Jamie Smith, Nestor Panek | |
| 10:16 | Northwestern | Martin Suggs buries a jumpshot from the left side | 45-54 |
| 10:07 | Louisiana Tech | Harold Crivello clanks a 3 from straight away | 45-54 |
| 10:06 | Louisiana Tech | John Harris tips it in | 47-54 |
| 09:46 | Northwestern | John Harris takes the ball from Martin Suggs | 47-54 |
| 09:24 | Louisiana Tech | The pull-up jumper by Harold Crivello is blocked by Vernon Corey | 47-54 |
| 09:22 | Northwestern | Steve Mattingly gets the rebound | 47-54 |
| 09:18 | Northwestern | Martin Suggs is hacked by Harold Crivello - foul #4 on Harold Crivello, team foul #7 | 47-54 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Hubert Earnest (SF) Harold Crivello | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Charles Letourneau (SF) Steve Mattingly | |
| 09:18 | Northwestern | Martin Suggs makes the 1st free throw | 47-55 |
| 09:18 | Northwestern | Martin Suggs makes the 2nd free throw | 47-56 |
| 09:14 | Louisiana Tech | Hubert Earnest's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 47-56 |
| 09:01 | Northwestern | George Porter's pass is intercepted by John Harris | 47-56 |
| 08:48 | Louisiana Tech | Vincent Wellman is hacked by George Porter - foul #3 on George Porter, team foul #4 | 47-56 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Duane Smith (PG), Todd Eggers (PF) John Harris, Dobromil Dominowski | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Gary Sharpe (PG), Nestor Panek (C) Martin Suggs, James Nichols | |
| 08:34 | Louisiana Tech | Duane Smith drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Robert Johnson | 49-56 |
| 08:24 | Northwestern | Charles Letourneau hits a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Gary Sharpe | 49-58 |
| 08:19 | Louisiana Tech | Todd Eggers is fouled in the backcourt by Vernon Corey - foul #2 on Vernon Corey, team foul #5 | 49-58 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Abraham Kilgo (SG), Jamie Smith (PF) George Porter, Vernon Corey | |
| 08:02 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Johnson hits a fadeaway in the lane set up by Vincent Wellman | 51-58 |
| 07:37 | Northwestern | Nestor Panek drills a shot near the basket and the foul's on Robert Johnson - foul #1 on Robert Johnson, team foul #8 | 51-60 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Harold Crivello (PG), John Gottlieb (SF) Vincent Wellman, Hubert Earnest | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Martin Suggs (PG), Laurence Wanner (SF), Steve Mattingly (PF) Gary Sharpe, Charles Letourneau, Jamie Smith | |
| 07:37 | Northwestern | Nestor Panek misses the free throw | 51-60 |
| 07:37 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Todd Eggers | 51-60 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Harold Crivello (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Duane Smith (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Gottlieb (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Todd Eggers (fairly fresh) 7 reb. C - Robert Johnson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Martin Suggs (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Abraham Kilgo (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Laurence Wanner (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Steve Mattingly (fresh) 2 reb. C - Nestor Panek (tiring) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Johnson is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Robert Johnson, team foul #9 | 51-60 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Nichols (C) Nestor Panek | |
| 07:10 | Northwestern | Laurence Wanner is fouled on the floor by Todd Eggers - foul #1 on Todd Eggers, team foul #10 | 51-60 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | John Harris (SG), John Laurel (SF), Dobromil Dominowski (C) Duane Smith, John Gottlieb, Robert Johnson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 07:10 | Northwestern | Laurence Wanner makes the 1st free throw | 51-61 |
| 07:10 | Northwestern | Laurence Wanner makes the 2nd free throw | 51-62 |
| 06:54 | Louisiana Tech | John Harris clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 51-62 |
| 06:52 | Northwestern | Martin Suggs grabs the defensive rebound | 51-62 |
| 06:46 | Northwestern | Martin Suggs misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on John Harris - foul #3 on John Harris, team foul #11 | 51-62 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | George Porter (SG), Vernon Corey (PF) Abraham Kilgo, Steve Mattingly | |
| 06:46 | Northwestern | Martin Suggs makes the 1st free throw | 51-63 |
| 06:46 | Northwestern | Martin Suggs makes the 2nd free throw | 51-64 |
| 06:28 | Louisiana Tech | John Laurel misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Laurence Wanner - foul #1 on Laurence Wanner, team foul #6 | 51-64 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | John Gottlieb (SG) John Harris | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Gary Sharpe (PG) Martin Suggs | |
| 06:28 | Louisiana Tech | John Laurel misses the 1st free throw | 51-64 |
| 06:28 | Louisiana Tech | John Laurel makes the 2nd free throw | 52-64 |
| 06:09 | Northwestern | Laurence Wanner can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 52-64 |
| 06:08 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Dobromil Dominowski | 52-64 |
| 05:55 | Louisiana Tech | John Laurel buries a fadeaway from the right side | 54-64 |
| 05:40 | Northwestern | Laurence Wanner connects on the jumper from just outside the lane | 54-66 |
| 05:33 | Louisiana Tech | John Gottlieb is fouled in the backcourt by Laurence Wanner - foul #2 on Laurence Wanner, team foul #7 | 54-66 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Duane Smith (PG), Vincent Wellman (SG), Hubert Earnest (PF), Robert Johnson (C) Harold Crivello, John Laurel, Todd Eggers, Dobromil Dominowski | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Martin Suggs (PG), Abraham Kilgo (SG), Steve Hayworth (SF), Jamie Smith (PF), Nestor Panek (C) Gary Sharpe, George Porter, Laurence Wanner, Vernon Corey, James Nichols | |
| 05:33 | Louisiana Tech | John Gottlieb makes the 1st free throw | 55-66 |
| 05:33 | Louisiana Tech | John Gottlieb misses the 2nd free throw | 55-66 |
| 05:33 | Louisiana Tech | The offensive rebound goes to Hubert Earnest | 55-66 |
| 05:26 | Louisiana Tech | John Gottlieb makes the jumpshot from the right wing | 57-66 |
| 05:01 | Northwestern | Nestor Panek's pass is intercepted by Duane Smith | 57-66 |
| 04:58 | Louisiana Tech | Vincent Wellman banks in the layup on a great pass from Duane Smith | 59-66 |
| 04:53 | Northwestern | Martin Suggs hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 59-66 |
| 04:51 | Louisiana Tech | John Gottlieb grabs the defensive rebound | 59-66 |
| 04:31 | Louisiana Tech | John Gottlieb can't connect on a floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Abraham Kilgo - foul #3 on Abraham Kilgo, team foul #8 | 59-66 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Christopher Evans (PG), John Harris (SF), Todd Eggers (PF) Duane Smith, Vincent Wellman, Hubert Earnest | |
| Subs | Northwestern | George Porter (SG), Steve Mattingly (PF) Martin Suggs, Jamie Smith | |
| 04:31 | Louisiana Tech | John Gottlieb misses the 1st free throw | 59-66 |
| 04:31 | Louisiana Tech | John Gottlieb makes the 2nd free throw | 60-66 |
| 04:23 | Northwestern | Abraham Kilgo misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 60-66 |
| 04:21 | Northwestern | Steve Mattingly tips it back up and in | 60-68 |
| 04:03 | Louisiana Tech | John Gottlieb can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 60-68 |
| 04:01 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Nestor Panek | 60-68 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 03:47 | Northwestern | Nestor Panek throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-68 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Harold Crivello (PG), John Laurel (SF), Brian Thompson (PF) Christopher Evans, John Gottlieb, Todd Eggers | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Gary Sharpe (PG), Laurence Wanner (SF), James Nichols (C) Abraham Kilgo, Steve Hayworth, Nestor Panek | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:26 | Louisiana Tech | Harold Crivello drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 62-68 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Harold Crivello (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - John Harris (fresh) 12 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - John Laurel (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Brian Thompson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Johnson (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Gary Sharpe (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - George Porter (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 pf. SF - Laurence Wanner (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. PF - Steve Mattingly (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - James Nichols (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:10 | Northwestern | Laurence Wanner hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Robert Johnson - foul #3 on Robert Johnson, team foul #12 | 62-68 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Vincent Wellman (SG), Dobromil Dominowski (PF) John Harris, Robert Johnson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Martin Suggs (PG), Vernon Corey (PF) George Porter, Steve Mattingly | |
| 03:10 | Northwestern | Laurence Wanner misses the 1st free throw | 62-68 |
| 03:10 | Northwestern | Laurence Wanner makes the 2nd free throw | 62-69 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 02:41 | Louisiana Tech | Vincent Wellman misses short on a floater from the right wing | 62-69 |
| 02:40 | Northwestern | Martin Suggs grabs the defensive rebound | 62-69 |
| 02:40 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-69 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Hubert Earnest (C) Brian Thompson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | George Porter (SG), Nestor Panek (C) Gary Sharpe, James Nichols | |
| 02:20 | Northwestern | George Porter misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 62-69 |
| 02:18 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Hubert Earnest | 62-69 |
| 02:18 | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-69 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Todd Eggers (PF) Hubert Earnest | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jamie Smith (PF) Vernon Corey | |
| 01:58 | Louisiana Tech | Todd Eggers can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 62-69 |
| 01:57 | Northwestern | George Porter snags the defensive board | 62-69 |
| 01:52 | Northwestern | Nestor Panek throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-69 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Robert Johnson (C) Dobromil Dominowski | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 01:37 | Louisiana Tech | Todd Eggers comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 62-69 |
| 01:35 | Northwestern | Laurence Wanner gets the rebound | 62-69 |
| 01:11 | Northwestern | Laurence Wanner misses long on a shot from the left side | 62-69 |
| 01:10 | Northwestern | Jamie Smith tips it home | 62-71 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:58 | Louisiana Tech | Vincent Wellman connects on the open 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Harold Crivello | 65-71 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:56 | Northwestern | George Porter is hacked by Harold Crivello in the backcourt - foul #5 on Harold Crivello, team foul #13 | 65-71 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | John Harris (PG) Harold Crivello | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Steve Mattingly (PF), James Nichols (C) Jamie Smith, Nestor Panek | |
| 00:56 | Northwestern | George Porter makes the 1st free throw | 65-72 |
| 00:56 | Northwestern | George Porter makes the 2nd free throw | 65-73 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:51 | Louisiana Tech | John Harris clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 65-73 |
| 00:50 | Louisiana Tech | Todd Eggers grabs the offensive board | 65-73 |
| 00:48 | Louisiana Tech | John Harris hits a wide open 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by John Laurel | 68-73 |
| 00:48 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 68-73 |
| 00:47 | Northwestern | George Porter is fouled in the backcourt by John Harris - foul #4 on John Harris, team foul #14 | 68-73 |
| 00:47 | Northwestern | George Porter makes the 1st free throw | 68-74 |
| 00:47 | Northwestern | George Porter makes the 2nd free throw | 68-75 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:42 | Louisiana Tech | Todd Eggers throws a bad pass out of bounds | 68-75 |
| 00:39 | Northwestern | George Porter is fouled in the backcourt by Vincent Wellman - foul #1 on Vincent Wellman, team foul #15 | 68-75 |
| 00:39 | Northwestern | George Porter makes the 1st free throw | 68-76 |
| 00:39 | Northwestern | George Porter makes the 2nd free throw | 68-77 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:32 | Louisiana Tech | John Harris's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 68-77 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:29 | Northwestern | Steve Mattingly is hacked by Vincent Wellman in the backcourt - foul #2 on Vincent Wellman, team foul #16 | 68-77 |
| 00:29 | Northwestern | Steve Mattingly makes the 1st free throw | 68-78 |
| 00:29 | Northwestern | Steve Mattingly misses the 2nd free throw | 68-78 |
| 00:29 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Johnson snags the defensive board | 68-78 |
| 00:25 | Louisiana Tech | John Harris misses the 3 from the right wing | 68-78 |
| 00:24 | Louisiana Tech | Vincent Wellman hits the follow up shot | 70-78 |
| 00:24 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 70-78 |
| 00:21 | Northwestern | George Porter is hacked by Vincent Wellman in the backcourt - foul #3 on Vincent Wellman, team foul #17 | 70-78 |
| 00:21 | Northwestern | George Porter makes the 1st free throw | 70-79 |
| 00:21 | Northwestern | George Porter misses the 2nd free throw | 70-79 |
| 00:21 | Northwestern | James Nichols pulls down the offensive rebound | 70-79 |
| 00:19 | Northwestern | James Nichols is hacked by Robert Johnson - foul #4 on Robert Johnson, team foul #18 | 70-79 |
| 00:19 | Northwestern | James Nichols makes the 1st free throw | 70-80 |
| 00:19 | Northwestern | James Nichols makes the 2nd free throw | 70-81 |
| 00:14 | Louisiana Tech | John Harris makes the 3 from the left corner | 73-81 |
| 00:14 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 73-81 |
| 00:12 | Northwestern | George Porter is fouled in the backcourt by Vincent Wellman - foul #4 on Vincent Wellman, team foul #19 | 73-81 |
| 00:12 | Northwestern | George Porter makes the 1st free throw | 73-82 |
| 00:12 | Northwestern | George Porter misses the 2nd free throw | 73-82 |
| 00:12 | Louisiana Tech | Todd Eggers grabs the defensive rebound | 73-82 |
| 00:04 | Louisiana Tech | John Harris misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 73-82 |
| 00:02 | Louisiana Tech | The offensive rebound goes to Vincent Wellman | 73-82 |
| 00:00 | Louisiana Tech | The clock runs out | 73-82 |