| Lineup | George Washington | PG - Robert Compton (fresh) SG - Jeremy Crawford (fresh) SF - Eric Lewis (fresh) PF - George Anderson (fresh) C - Luke Cypert (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - John Weidman (fresh) SG - Scott Mendelsohn (fresh) SF - Kenneth Marburger (fresh) PF - Michael Davis (fresh) C - Lawrence Eubanks (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern | Lawrence Eubanks wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | George Washington | George Washington is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:38 | Northwestern | Kenneth Marburger comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by George Anderson - foul #1 on George Anderson, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Northwestern | Kenneth Marburger makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:38 | Northwestern | Kenneth Marburger misses the 2nd free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:38 | George Washington | George Anderson gets the rebound | 0-1 |
| 19:35 | George Washington | John Weidman is called for the reach on Robert Compton in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Weidman, team foul #1 | 0-1 |
| 19:24 | George Washington | Luke Cypert misses the floater from just outside the lane | 0-1 |
| 19:23 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Lawrence Eubanks | 0-1 |
| 19:18 | Northwestern | John Weidman loses the dribble to Robert Compton | 0-1 |
| 18:54 | George Washington | Eric Lewis banks in the layup set up by Robert Compton and the foul's on Kenneth Marburger - foul #1 on Kenneth Marburger, team foul #2 | 2-1 |
| 18:54 | George Washington | Eric Lewis makes the free throw | 3-1 |
| 18:39 | Northwestern | Luke Cypert denies the turnaround by Lawrence Eubanks | 3-1 |
| 18:37 | George Washington | The rebound goes to Luke Cypert | 3-1 |
| 18:35 | George Washington | Scott Mendelsohn is called for the reach on Jeremy Crawford in the backcourt - foul #1 on Scott Mendelsohn, team foul #3 | 3-1 |
| 18:21 | George Washington | Eric Lewis blows the layup | 3-1 |
| 18:20 | Northwestern | Michael Davis gets the rebound | 3-1 |
| 18:14 | Northwestern | Lawrence Eubanks makes the floater near the basket on a nice dish by Scott Mendelsohn and he's fouled by George Anderson - foul #2 on George Anderson, team foul #2 | 3-3 |
| Subs | George Washington | Jerry Guy (PF) George Anderson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 18:14 | Northwestern | Lawrence Eubanks makes the free throw | 3-4 |
| 18:01 | George Washington | Jeremy Crawford hits the easy wide open finger roll | 5-4 |
| 17:42 | Northwestern | Scott Mendelsohn is fouled on the floor by Jeremy Crawford - foul #1 on Jeremy Crawford, team foul #3 | 5-4 |
| Subs | George Washington | Donald Calton (PG), James Holley (SF), David McGuckin (PF), Kevin Raulston (C) Robert Compton, Jeremy Crawford, Eric Lewis, Luke Cypert | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jason Young (PG), Alvin Avalos (SG), Jimmy Quinn (SF), Ed Dixon (PF), Don James (C) John Weidman, Scott Mendelsohn, Kenneth Marburger, Michael Davis, Lawrence Eubanks | |
| 17:29 | Northwestern | David McGuckin steals it from Jimmy Quinn | 5-4 |
| 17:26 | George Washington | Donald Calton throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 5-4 |
| Subs | George Washington | Steven Williams (SG) Jerry Guy | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 17:10 | Northwestern | Donald Calton steals the ball from Don James | 5-4 |
| 16:45 | George Washington | Donald Calton misses short on a shot from close range | 5-4 |
| 16:44 | Northwestern | Don James grabs the defensive rebound | 5-4 |
| 16:41 | Northwestern | Don James is fouled in the backcourt by Kevin Raulston - foul #1 on Kevin Raulston, team foul #4 | 5-4 |
| Subs | George Washington | Jeremy Crawford (SG), Eric Lewis (SF), Jerry Guy (PF), Robert Kirby (C) Donald Calton, James Holley, David McGuckin, Kevin Raulston | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jaroslav Zebrowski (PG), Harold Wellington (SG), Kenneth Marburger (SF), Michael Davis (PF), Lawrence Eubanks (C) Jason Young, Alvin Avalos, Jimmy Quinn, Ed Dixon, Don James | |
| 16:16 | Northwestern | Jerry Guy steals it from Jaroslav Zebrowski | 5-4 |
| 16:01 | George Washington | Jerry Guy travels with the ball | 5-4 |
| Subs | George Washington | Robert Compton (PG), Luke Cypert (C) Steven Williams, Robert Kirby | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Scott Mendelsohn (SG), Jimmy Quinn (C) Kenneth Marburger, Lawrence Eubanks | |
| Lineup | George Washington | PG - Robert Compton (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jeremy Crawford (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Eric Lewis (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jerry Guy (fairly fresh) C - Luke Cypert (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Jaroslav Zebrowski (fresh) SG - Scott Mendelsohn (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Harold Wellington (fresh) PF - Michael Davis (tiring) C - Jimmy Quinn (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:43 | Northwestern | Jimmy Quinn misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Luke Cypert - foul #1 on Luke Cypert, team foul #5 | 5-4 |
| Subs | George Washington | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Weidman (PG), Kenneth Marburger (SF) Jaroslav Zebrowski, Harold Wellington | |
| 15:43 | Northwestern | Jimmy Quinn misses the 1st free throw | 5-4 |
| 15:43 | Northwestern | Jimmy Quinn makes the 2nd free throw | 5-5 |
| 15:14 | George Washington | Jerry Guy blows the layup but he's hacked by Michael Davis - foul #1 on Michael Davis, team foul #4 | 5-5 |
| Subs | George Washington | Donald Calton (SG), Kevin Raulston (C) Jeremy Crawford, Luke Cypert | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Alvin Avalos (SG), Lawrence Eubanks (C) Scott Mendelsohn, Michael Davis | |
| 15:14 | George Washington | Jerry Guy makes the 1st free throw | 6-5 |
| 15:14 | George Washington | Jerry Guy makes the 2nd free throw | 7-5 |
| 15:04 | Northwestern | Jimmy Quinn is called for 10 seconds | 7-5 |
| Subs | George Washington | James Holley (PF) Jerry Guy | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 14:58 | George Washington | Robert Compton is open and buries a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from James Holley | 9-5 |
| 14:51 | Northwestern | Kenneth Marburger misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 9-5 |
| 14:50 | George Washington | James Holley grabs the defensive rebound | 9-5 |
| 14:41 | George Washington | Donald Calton comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 9-5 |
| 14:40 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Lawrence Eubanks | 9-5 |
| 14:33 | Northwestern | Jimmy Quinn throws it down set up by Kenneth Marburger | 9-7 |
| 14:09 | George Washington | James Holley misses short on a shot from the left wing | 9-7 |
| 14:08 | George Washington | Kevin Raulston grabs the offensive board | 9-7 |
| 13:55 | George Washington | Donald Calton hits a wide open floater from the left side | 11-7 |
| 13:38 | Northwestern | Lawrence Eubanks loses the ball out of bounds | 11-7 |
| Subs | George Washington | Steven Williams (PG), Jeremy Crawford (SG), Robert Kirby (SF), David McGuckin (PF), Luke Cypert (C) Robert Compton, Donald Calton, Eric Lewis, James Holley, Kevin Raulston | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jaroslav Zebrowski (PG), Jason Young (SG), Ed Dixon (SF), Harold Wellington (PF), Don James (C) John Weidman, Alvin Avalos, Kenneth Marburger, Jimmy Quinn, Lawrence Eubanks | |
| 13:09 | George Washington | Jeremy Crawford is hacked by Harold Wellington - foul #1 on Harold Wellington, team foul #5 | 11-7 |
| Subs | George Washington | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Michael Davis (PF) Don James | |
| 12:52 | George Washington | Luke Cypert misses the wide open jump hook from the left block | 11-7 |
| 12:50 | George Washington | Luke Cypert grabs the offensive board | 11-7 |
| 12:34 | George Washington | Steven Williams clanks a floater from the right side | 11-7 |
| 12:32 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Jason Young | 11-7 |
| 12:26 | Northwestern | Michael Davis is open and scores on a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Jason Young | 11-9 |
| 12:06 | George Washington | Jeremy Crawford scores on a floater from the left side | 13-9 |
| 11:49 | Northwestern | Harold Wellington hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 13-9 |
| 11:48 | George Washington | Jeremy Crawford pulls down the rebound | 13-9 |
| Lineup | George Washington | PG - Steven Williams (fairly fresh) SG - Jeremy Crawford (tiring) 4 pts. SF - Robert Kirby (tiring) PF - David McGuckin (fairly fresh) C - Luke Cypert (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Jaroslav Zebrowski (fairly fresh) SG - Jason Young (tiring) 1 ast. SF - Harold Wellington (fairly fresh) PF - Michael Davis (tiring) 2 pts. C - Ed Dixon (tiring) | |
| 11:45 | George Washington | Steven Williams is called for traveling in the backcourt | 13-9 |
| Subs | George Washington | Robert Compton (PG), Eric Lewis (SF), Jerry Guy (PF), Kevin Raulston (C) Steven Williams, Robert Kirby, David McGuckin, Luke Cypert | |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Weidman (PG), Scott Mendelsohn (SG), Kenneth Marburger (SF), Don James (C) Jaroslav Zebrowski, Jason Young, Harold Wellington, Ed Dixon | |
| 11:31 | Northwestern | John Weidman's fadeaway is rejected by Eric Lewis | 13-9 |
| 11:30 | George Washington | Jerry Guy snags the defensive board | 13-9 |
| 11:11 | George Washington | Kevin Raulston is wide open but clanks a runner from the baseline | 13-9 |
| 11:10 | George Washington | Eric Lewis tips it but misses | 13-9 |
| 11:08 | George Washington | Jerry Guy grabs the offensive rebound | 13-9 |
| 10:58 | George Washington | Jerry Guy misses the wide open 3pt attempt from the left corner | 13-9 |
| 10:56 | George Washington | Eric Lewis can't tip it in | 13-9 |
| 10:55 | Northwestern | Don James grabs the board | 13-9 |
| 10:49 | Northwestern | Michael Davis banks in the layup and he's hacked by Jeremy Crawford - foul #2 on Jeremy Crawford, team foul #6 | 13-11 |
| Subs | George Washington | Donald Calton (SG), Luke Cypert (C) Jeremy Crawford, Kevin Raulston | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Alvin Avalos (PG), Jimmy Quinn (SF), Lawrence Eubanks (C) John Weidman, Kenneth Marburger, Don James | |
| 10:49 | Northwestern | Michael Davis makes the free throw | 13-12 |
| 10:25 | George Washington | Jerry Guy misses the lay-in | 13-12 |
| 10:24 | Northwestern | Jimmy Quinn gets the rebound | 13-12 |
| 10:18 | Northwestern | Lawrence Eubanks's pass is intercepted by Jerry Guy | 13-12 |
| 10:15 | George Washington | Scott Mendelsohn is called for the reach on Donald Calton in the backcourt - foul #2 on Scott Mendelsohn, team foul #6 | 13-12 |
| Subs | George Washington | James Holley (PF) Jerry Guy | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jason Young (PG), Ed Dixon (PF) Scott Mendelsohn, Michael Davis | |
| 09:56 | George Washington | Eric Lewis clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 13-12 |
| 09:55 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Jimmy Quinn | 13-12 |
| 09:53 | Northwestern | Robert Compton is called for the reach on Jason Young in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Compton, team foul #7 | 13-12 |
| Subs | George Washington | Kevin Raulston (C) Luke Cypert | |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Weidman (PG), Kenneth Marburger (SF) Alvin Avalos, Jimmy Quinn | |
| 09:53 | Northwestern | Jason Young makes the 1st free throw | 13-13 |
| 09:53 | Northwestern | Jason Young makes the 2nd free throw | 13-14 |
| 09:39 | George Washington | Jason Young is called for the reach on Donald Calton - foul #1 on Jason Young, team foul #7 | 13-14 |
| 09:39 | George Washington | Donald Calton makes the 1st free throw | 14-14 |
| 09:39 | George Washington | Donald Calton makes the 2nd free throw | 15-14 |
| 09:29 | Northwestern | Kenneth Marburger comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 15-14 |
| 09:28 | Northwestern | Ed Dixon grabs the offensive board | 15-14 |
| 09:14 | Northwestern | Lawrence Eubanks knocks in the jumper from the left block | 15-16 |
| 09:12 | George Washington | Robert Compton travels in the backcourt | 15-16 |
| Subs | George Washington | Steven Williams (SG), Jerry Guy (PF) Donald Calton, Eric Lewis | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Alvin Avalos (SG), Harold Wellington (PF) Jason Young, Ed Dixon | |
| 09:02 | Northwestern | John Weidman misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 15-16 |
| 09:00 | Northwestern | Harold Wellington tips it in | 15-18 |
| 08:50 | George Washington | Kevin Raulston blows the wide open layup | 15-18 |
| 08:49 | George Washington | Kevin Raulston hits the follow up shot | 17-18 |
| 08:49 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 17-18 |
| Subs | George Washington | David McGuckin (PF), Luke Cypert (C) James Holley, Kevin Raulston | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jaroslav Zebrowski (PG), Michael Davis (PF), Don James (C) John Weidman, Kenneth Marburger, Lawrence Eubanks | |
| 08:46 | Northwestern | David McGuckin steals the ball from Jaroslav Zebrowski in the backcourt | 17-18 |
| 08:36 | George Washington | Jerry Guy clanks a 3 from the left wing | 17-18 |
| 08:35 | George Washington | Luke Cypert grabs the offensive rebound | 17-18 |
| 08:21 | George Washington | Robert Compton scores on a shot from the right side on a great pass from Steven Williams | 19-18 |
| 08:11 | Northwestern | Jaroslav Zebrowski misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 19-18 |
| 08:10 | George Washington | The rebound goes to Luke Cypert | 19-18 |
| 07:48 | George Washington | Jerry Guy is open and buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Compton | 21-18 |
| Lineup | George Washington | PG - Robert Compton (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steven Williams (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jerry Guy (tired) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - David McGuckin (fairly fresh) 2 stl. C - Luke Cypert (tiring) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Jaroslav Zebrowski (fairly fresh) SG - Alvin Avalos (fairly fresh) SF - Harold Wellington (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Davis (tired) 5 pts. C - Don James (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Northwestern | Harold Wellington blows the wide open layup | 21-18 |
| 07:26 | Northwestern | Harold Wellington grabs the offensive rebound | 21-18 |
| 07:04 | Northwestern | Jaroslav Zebrowski buries a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Michael Davis | 21-21 |
| 06:50 | George Washington | David McGuckin hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Michael Davis - foul #2 on Michael Davis, team foul #8 | 21-21 |
| Subs | George Washington | Donald Calton (SG), Robert Kirby (SF), James Holley (PF) Steven Williams, Jerry Guy, Luke Cypert | |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Weidman (PG), Jason Young (SG), Kenneth Marburger (SF), Jimmy Quinn (PF), Ed Dixon (C) Jaroslav Zebrowski, Alvin Avalos, Harold Wellington, Michael Davis, Don James | |
| 06:50 | George Washington | David McGuckin makes the 1st free throw | 22-21 |
| 06:50 | George Washington | David McGuckin misses the 2nd free throw | 22-21 |
| 06:50 | George Washington | Robert Kirby pulls down the offensive rebound | 22-21 |
| 06:36 | George Washington | Robert Compton clanks a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by John Weidman - foul #2 on John Weidman, team foul #9 | 22-21 |
| Subs | George Washington | Kevin Raulston (C) David McGuckin | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Alvin Avalos (SG) John Weidman | |
| 06:36 | George Washington | Robert Compton makes the 1st free throw | 23-21 |
| 06:36 | George Washington | Robert Compton misses the 2nd free throw | 23-21 |
| 06:36 | Northwestern | Alvin Avalos grabs the board | 23-21 |
| 06:33 | Northwestern | Kenneth Marburger throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 23-21 |
| 06:15 | George Washington | Kevin Raulston misses short on an open 3 pointer from the left corner | 23-21 |
| 06:13 | Northwestern | Alvin Avalos grabs the defensive rebound | 23-21 |
| 06:07 | Northwestern | Ed Dixon hits a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Jimmy Quinn | 23-24 |
| 05:46 | George Washington | Kevin Raulston connects on the jumper from the right block | 25-24 |
| 05:43 | Northwestern | Donald Calton takes the ball from Jason Young in the backcourt | 25-24 |
| 05:42 | George Washington | Donald Calton lays it up and in | 27-24 |
| 05:19 | Northwestern | Alvin Avalos's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-24 |
| Subs | George Washington | Steven Williams (SG), Eric Lewis (SF) Robert Compton, Robert Kirby | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jaroslav Zebrowski (PG), Lawrence Eubanks (C) Alvin Avalos, Ed Dixon | |
| 04:55 | George Washington | James Holley comes up short on the jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Jaroslav Zebrowski - foul #1 on Jaroslav Zebrowski, team foul #10 | 27-24 |
| Subs | George Washington | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ed Dixon (PF) Kenneth Marburger | |
| 04:55 | George Washington | James Holley makes the 1st free throw | 28-24 |
| 04:55 | George Washington | James Holley makes the 2nd free throw | 29-24 |
| 04:39 | Northwestern | Lawrence Eubanks can't connect on a shot from the right block | 29-24 |
| 04:38 | Northwestern | The offensive rebound goes to Jaroslav Zebrowski | 29-24 |
| 04:25 | Northwestern | Jimmy Quinn is open and buries a fadeaway from the left side | 29-26 |
| 04:23 | George Washington | Jaroslav Zebrowski is called for the reach on Donald Calton in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jaroslav Zebrowski, team foul #11 | 29-26 |
| Subs | George Washington | Jerry Guy (PF), Luke Cypert (C) James Holley, Kevin Raulston | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Harold Wellington (SG), Kenneth Marburger (SF) Jaroslav Zebrowski, Ed Dixon | |
| 04:23 | George Washington | Donald Calton makes the 1st free throw | 30-26 |
| 04:23 | George Washington | Donald Calton makes the 2nd free throw | 31-26 |
| 04:14 | Northwestern | Luke Cypert is called for the reach on Jason Young - foul #2 on Luke Cypert, team foul #8 | 31-26 |
| Subs | George Washington | Kevin Raulston (C) Luke Cypert | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 04:14 | Northwestern | Jason Young misses the 1st free throw | 31-26 |
| 04:14 | George Washington | Eric Lewis grabs the board | 31-26 |
| 03:51 | George Washington | Donald Calton drills a floater from the right wing set up by Steven Williams | 33-26 |
| 03:39 | Northwestern | Steven Williams takes the ball from Kenneth Marburger | 33-26 |
| Lineup | George Washington | PG - Donald Calton (tiring) 10 pts. 2 stl. SG - Steven Williams (tiring) 2 ast. SF - Eric Lewis (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jerry Guy (tired) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Kevin Raulston (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Jason Young (tired) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harold Wellington (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Kenneth Marburger (very tired) 1 pts. PF - Jimmy Quinn (tired) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Lawrence Eubanks (tired) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:37 | George Washington | Steven Williams's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 33-26 |
| Subs | George Washington | Robert Compton (PG), Jeremy Crawford (SG), George Anderson (PF), Luke Cypert (C) Donald Calton, Steven Williams, Jerry Guy, Kevin Raulston | |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Weidman (PG), Scott Mendelsohn (SG), Ed Dixon (SF), Michael Davis (PF) Jason Young, Harold Wellington, Kenneth Marburger, Jimmy Quinn | |
| 03:16 | Northwestern | Michael Davis can't connect on an uncontested shot from the left block | 33-26 |
| 03:14 | George Washington | Eric Lewis gets the rebound | 33-26 |
| 03:12 | George Washington | George Washington calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 33-26 |
| Subs | George Washington | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Don James (C) Lawrence Eubanks | |
| 02:57 | George Washington | George Anderson is hacked by Michael Davis - foul #3 on Michael Davis, team foul #12 | 33-26 |
| Subs | George Washington | David McGuckin (C) Luke Cypert | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Kenneth Marburger (SF), Harold Wellington (PF) Ed Dixon, Michael Davis | |
| 02:57 | George Washington | George Anderson misses the 1st free throw | 33-26 |
| 02:57 | George Washington | George Anderson misses the 2nd free throw | 33-26 |
| 02:57 | Northwestern | Scott Mendelsohn gets the rebound | 33-26 |
| 02:32 | Northwestern | Kenneth Marburger can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 33-26 |
| 02:30 | George Washington | George Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 33-26 |
| 02:06 | George Washington | Robert Compton misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 33-26 |
| 02:04 | George Washington | George Anderson grabs the offensive board | 33-26 |
| 01:47 | George Washington | Jeremy Crawford lays it up and in on a great pass from George Anderson and the foul's on Harold Wellington - foul #2 on Harold Wellington, team foul #13 | 35-26 |
| Subs | George Washington | Steven Williams (PG), Robert Kirby (SF), Luke Cypert (C) Robert Compton, Eric Lewis, David McGuckin | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jimmy Quinn (SF), Ed Dixon (PF), Lawrence Eubanks (C) Kenneth Marburger, Harold Wellington, Don James | |
| 01:47 | George Washington | Jeremy Crawford makes the free throw | 36-26 |
| 01:25 | Northwestern | Jimmy Quinn hits a wide open pull-up jumper from the right wing | 36-28 |
| 01:00 | George Washington | George Anderson misses long on an open jumper from the left block | 36-28 |
| 00:59 | George Washington | The offensive rebound goes to George Anderson | 36-28 |
| 00:48 | George Washington | John Weidman is called for the reach on Steven Williams - foul #3 on John Weidman, team foul #14 | 36-28 |
| Subs | George Washington | James Holley (SF), Kevin Raulston (C) Robert Kirby, Luke Cypert | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Alvin Avalos (PG), Harold Wellington (PF) John Weidman, Ed Dixon | |
| 00:48 | George Washington | Steven Williams misses the 1st free throw | 36-28 |
| 00:48 | George Washington | Steven Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 37-28 |
| 00:29 | Northwestern | Scott Mendelsohn lays it up and in and he's fouled by George Anderson - foul #3 on George Anderson, team foul #9 | 37-30 |
| Subs | George Washington | Donald Calton (PG), Eric Lewis (SF) Steven Williams, George Anderson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jaroslav Zebrowski (PG), Kenneth Marburger (SF) Alvin Avalos, Jimmy Quinn | |
| 00:29 | Northwestern | Scott Mendelsohn makes the free throw | 37-31 |
| 00:02 | George Washington | Donald Calton hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 from the left wing | 37-31 |
| 00:00 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Harold Wellington | 37-31 |