| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Fred Rocker (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Leroy Richardson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Charles Booth (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. PF - Danilo Greco (fresh) 6 pts. 2 blk. C - John Blakley (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Lon Chartier (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Eugene Linville (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Rodney Cordeiro (fresh) 9 pts. PF - William Blakes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Clayton James (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Louisiana Tech | Charles Booth inbounds the ball | 40-33 |
| 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) | |
| 19:55 | Louisiana Tech | Leroy Richardson is hacked by Eugene Linville in the backcourt - foul #1 on Eugene Linville, team foul #1 | 40-33 |
| 19:40 | Louisiana Tech | Charles Booth clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 40-33 |
| 19:39 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Lon Chartier | 40-33 |
| 19:33 | Northwestern | Rodney Cordeiro clanks a floater from the left block but he's hacked by Leroy Richardson - foul #1 on Leroy Richardson, team foul #1 | 40-33 |
| 19:33 | Northwestern | Rodney Cordeiro makes the 1st free throw | 40-34 |
| 19:33 | Northwestern | Rodney Cordeiro makes the 2nd free throw | 40-35 |
| 19:18 | Louisiana Tech | Danilo Greco hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 40-35 |
| 19:16 | Louisiana Tech | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Booth | 40-35 |
| 19:00 | Louisiana Tech | Danilo Greco drills a jumper in the paint on a great pass from John Blakley | 42-35 |
| 18:48 | Northwestern | Eugene Linville misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 42-35 |
| 18:46 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Charles Booth | 42-35 |
| 18:23 | Louisiana Tech | Leroy Richardson scores on a 3 pointer from straight away | 45-35 |
| 18:13 | Northwestern | Clayton James is hacked by John Blakley - foul #1 on John Blakley, team foul #2 | 45-35 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Jeffrey Hunt (PG), Johnathan Macy (SG), Paul Nance (PF) Fred Rocker, Leroy Richardson, Danilo Greco | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ryan Andre (PG), David Stewart (SG), Michael Harber (SF), Gregory Dupree (PF), Jim Landes (C) Lon Chartier, Eugene Linville, Rodney Cordeiro, William Blakes, Clayton James | |
| 17:58 | Northwestern | Ryan Andre knocks in the 3 from the right wing | 45-38 |
| 17:53 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Harber steals it from Paul Nance in the backcourt | 45-38 |
| 17:43 | Northwestern | Gregory Dupree lays it up and in on a great pass from Jim Landes | 45-40 |
| 17:38 | Louisiana Tech | Jeffrey Hunt's pass is intercepted by Michael Harber in the backcourt | 45-40 |
| 17:29 | Northwestern | David Stewart misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 45-40 |
| 17:28 | Louisiana Tech | John Blakley snags the defensive board | 45-40 |
| 17:23 | Louisiana Tech | Jeffrey Hunt can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 45-40 |
| 17:21 | Northwestern | Gregory Dupree grabs the defensive rebound | 45-40 |
| 17:16 | Northwestern | David Stewart can't finish the layup | 45-40 |
| 17:15 | Louisiana Tech | Jeffrey Hunt grabs the board | 45-40 |
| 17:03 | Louisiana Tech | Jeffrey Hunt is fouled on the floor by Ryan Andre - foul #2 on Ryan Andre, team foul #2 | 45-40 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Fred Rocker (PG), Leroy Richardson (SG), Larry Curto (SF), Ben Richards (C) Jeffrey Hunt, Johnathan Macy, Charles Booth, John Blakley | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Eugene Linville (SG), Rodney Cordeiro (SF), Clayton James (C) David Stewart, Gregory Dupree, Jim Landes | |
| 16:41 | Louisiana Tech | Paul Nance's fadeaway is rejected by Clayton James | 45-40 |
| 16:39 | Louisiana Tech | Larry Curto misses the tip | 45-40 |
| 16:37 | Northwestern | Michael Harber snags the defensive board | 45-40 |
| 16:31 | Northwestern | Michael Harber knocks in the jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Eugene Linville | 45-42 |
| 16:09 | Louisiana Tech | Ben Richards misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 45-42 |
| 16:07 | Northwestern | Rodney Cordeiro pulls down the rebound | 45-42 |
| 16:02 | Northwestern | Ryan Andre clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 45-42 |
| 16:01 | Northwestern | Rodney Cordeiro snags the offensive board | 45-42 |
| 15:38 | Northwestern | Rodney Cordeiro comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 45-42 |
| 15:37 | Louisiana Tech | Leroy Richardson grabs the defensive rebound | 45-42 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Fred Rocker (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Leroy Richardson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Larry Curto (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Paul Nance (fairly fresh) C - Ben Richards (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Ryan Andre (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. SG - Eugene Linville (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Rodney Cordeiro (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Harber (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Clayton James (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Harber is called for the reach on Larry Curto in the backcourt - foul #3 on Michael Harber, team foul #3 | 45-42 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Jeffrey Hunt (PG), Johnathan Macy (SG), Danilo Greco (PF), William Stroupe (C) Fred Rocker, Leroy Richardson, Paul Nance, Ben Richards | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Lon Chartier (PG), David Stewart (SG), Terry Gallagher (SF), William Blakes (PF), Jim Landes (C) Ryan Andre, Eugene Linville, Rodney Cordeiro, Michael Harber, Clayton James | |
| 15:24 | Louisiana Tech | William Stroupe hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by Jim Landes - foul #1 on Jim Landes, team foul #4 | 45-42 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | John Blakley (C) Danilo Greco | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 15:24 | Louisiana Tech | William Stroupe makes the 1st free throw | 46-42 |
| 15:24 | Louisiana Tech | William Stroupe misses the 2nd free throw | 46-42 |
| 15:24 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Jim Landes | 46-42 |
| 15:17 | Northwestern | David Stewart knocks in the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by William Blakes and he's hacked by John Blakley - foul #2 on John Blakley, team foul #3 | 46-44 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Charles Booth (SF), Danilo Greco (PF) Larry Curto, William Stroupe | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 15:17 | Northwestern | David Stewart makes the free throw | 46-45 |
| 14:49 | Louisiana Tech | Jeffrey Hunt buries a floater from the right wing | 48-45 |
| 14:31 | Northwestern | Jim Landes loses the ball out of bounds | 48-45 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Eugene Linville (SG), Gregory Dupree (C) David Stewart, Jim Landes | |
| 14:10 | Louisiana Tech | Jeffrey Hunt travels with the ball | 48-45 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Leroy Richardson (SG), Larry Curto (SF), Ben Richards (C) Johnathan Macy, Charles Booth, John Blakley | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Paul Locke (PG), Rodney Cordeiro (SF) Lon Chartier, Terry Gallagher | |
| 14:08 | Northwestern | Paul Locke's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 48-45 |
| 13:53 | Louisiana Tech | Leroy Richardson comes up short on the jumper from close range | 48-45 |
| 13:51 | Northwestern | William Blakes grabs the defensive rebound | 48-45 |
| 13:44 | Northwestern | Eugene Linville travels with the ball | 48-45 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Fred Rocker (PG), William Stroupe (PF) Jeffrey Hunt, Danilo Greco | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Clayton James (C) William Blakes | |
| 13:22 | Louisiana Tech | William Stroupe is called for traveling | 48-45 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | John Blakley (C) Ben Richards | |
| Subs | Northwestern | William Blakes (PF) Gregory Dupree | |
| 13:14 | Northwestern | Rodney Cordeiro is hacked by Fred Rocker - foul #1 on Fred Rocker, team foul #4 | 48-45 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Paul Nance (PF) William Stroupe | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ryan Andre (PG) Paul Locke | |
| 12:56 | Northwestern | Leroy Richardson steals the ball from William Blakes | 48-45 |
| 12:36 | Louisiana Tech | Fred Rocker hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint | 48-45 |
| 12:35 | Northwestern | Clayton James pulls down the rebound | 48-45 |
| 12:31 | Northwestern | The jump hook by Eugene Linville is blocked by Paul Nance | 48-45 |
| 12:30 | Northwestern | Rodney Cordeiro snags the offensive board | 48-45 |
| 12:03 | Northwestern | William Blakes misses the turnaround from close range but he's hacked by Fred Rocker - foul #2 on Fred Rocker, team foul #5 | 48-45 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Jeffrey Hunt (PG), Johnathan Macy (SG), Charles Booth (SF), Danilo Greco (PF), Ben Richards (C) Fred Rocker, Leroy Richardson, Larry Curto, Paul Nance, John Blakley | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Lon Chartier (PG), David Stewart (SG), Michael Harber (SF), Jim Landes (C) Ryan Andre, Eugene Linville, Rodney Cordeiro, Clayton James | |
| 12:03 | Northwestern | William Blakes makes the 1st free throw | 48-46 |
| 12:03 | Northwestern | William Blakes makes the 2nd free throw | 48-47 |
| 11:43 | Louisiana Tech | Danilo Greco misses the shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Michael Harber - foul #4 on Michael Harber, team foul #5 | 48-47 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Terry Gallagher (SF) Michael Harber | |
| 11:43 | Louisiana Tech | Danilo Greco makes the 1st free throw | 49-47 |
| 11:43 | Louisiana Tech | Danilo Greco makes the 2nd free throw | 50-47 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Jeffrey Hunt (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Johnathan Macy (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Charles Booth (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. PF - Danilo Greco (fresh) 10 pts. 2 blk. C - Ben Richards (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Lon Chartier (fresh) 2 ast. SG - David Stewart (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Terry Gallagher (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Blakes (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Jim Landes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:21 | Northwestern | Terry Gallagher hits a 3 from the right corner | 50-50 |
| 11:03 | Louisiana Tech | Charles Booth hits the finger roll | 52-50 |
| 10:39 | Northwestern | Lon Chartier is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 52-50 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Herman Pinkley (PG), William Stroupe (PF), John Blakley (C) Jeffrey Hunt, Danilo Greco, Ben Richards | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Paul Locke (PG), Ryan Andre (SG), Gregory Dupree (PF), Clayton James (C) Lon Chartier, David Stewart, William Blakes, Jim Landes | |
| 10:18 | Louisiana Tech | Johnathan Macy buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Herman Pinkley | 55-50 |
| 10:14 | Northwestern | Clayton James is fouled on the floor by John Blakley - foul #3 on John Blakley, team foul #6 | 55-50 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Fred Rocker (PG), Leroy Richardson (SG), Paul Nance (SF) Herman Pinkley, Johnathan Macy, Charles Booth | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Rodney Cordeiro (SF) Terry Gallagher | |
| 09:54 | Northwestern | Rodney Cordeiro is hacked by Paul Nance - foul #3 on Paul Nance, team foul #7 | 55-50 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Larry Curto (SF) William Stroupe | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Eugene Linville (SG) Ryan Andre | |
| 09:54 | Northwestern | Rodney Cordeiro makes the 1st free throw | 55-51 |
| 09:54 | Northwestern | Rodney Cordeiro makes the 2nd free throw | 55-52 |
| 09:28 | Louisiana Tech | Paul Nance is hacked by Clayton James - foul #2 on Clayton James, team foul #6 | 55-52 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Lon Chartier (PG), William Blakes (PF) Paul Locke, Gregory Dupree | |
| 09:20 | Louisiana Tech | Eugene Linville is called for the reach on Leroy Richardson - foul #2 on Eugene Linville, team foul #7 | 55-52 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Jeffrey Hunt (PG), Charles Booth (SF), Danilo Greco (PF) Fred Rocker, Larry Curto, Paul Nance | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 09:20 | Louisiana Tech | Leroy Richardson makes the 1st free throw | 56-52 |
| 09:20 | Louisiana Tech | Leroy Richardson misses the 2nd free throw | 56-52 |
| 09:20 | Louisiana Tech | The offensive rebound goes to Danilo Greco | 56-52 |
| 09:07 | Louisiana Tech | Jeffrey Hunt misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 56-52 |
| 09:05 | Louisiana Tech | John Blakley can't tip it in | 56-52 |
| 09:04 | Northwestern | William Blakes gets the rebound | 56-52 |
| 08:57 | Northwestern | Clayton James misses long on a jumper from close range | 56-52 |
| 08:55 | Louisiana Tech | Jeffrey Hunt gets the rebound | 56-52 |
| 08:38 | Louisiana Tech | John Blakley misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 56-52 |
| 08:37 | Louisiana Tech | Charles Booth pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-52 |
| 08:14 | Louisiana Tech | Charles Booth hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket | 56-52 |
| 08:12 | Northwestern | Clayton James snags the defensive board | 56-52 |
| 08:07 | Northwestern | Eugene Linville connects on the floater from the right side | 56-54 |
| 08:05 | Louisiana Tech | Leroy Richardson is fouled in the backcourt by Eugene Linville - foul #3 on Eugene Linville, team foul #8 | 56-54 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Fred Rocker (PG), Larry Curto (SF), Paul Nance (PF), Ben Richards (C) Jeffrey Hunt, Charles Booth, Danilo Greco, John Blakley | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ryan Andre (PG), David Stewart (SG), Terry Gallagher (SF), Gregory Dupree (PF), Jim Landes (C) Lon Chartier, Eugene Linville, Rodney Cordeiro, William Blakes, Clayton James | |
| 08:05 | Louisiana Tech | Leroy Richardson makes the 1st free throw | 57-54 |
| 08:05 | Louisiana Tech | Leroy Richardson makes the 2nd free throw | 58-54 |
| 07:53 | Northwestern | David Stewart misses the turnaround near the basket | 58-54 |
| 07:52 | Northwestern | Terry Gallagher tips it in | 58-56 |
| 07:30 | Louisiana Tech | Leroy Richardson misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 58-56 |
| 07:29 | Louisiana Tech | Fred Rocker gets the offensive rebound | 58-56 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Fred Rocker (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Leroy Richardson (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Larry Curto (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Paul Nance (fresh) 3 pf. C - Ben Richards (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Ryan Andre (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. SG - David Stewart (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Terry Gallagher (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gregory Dupree (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jim Landes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:01 | Louisiana Tech | Fred Rocker hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 58-56 |
| 07:00 | Louisiana Tech | Ben Richards grabs the offensive rebound | 58-56 |
| 06:46 | Louisiana Tech | Fred Rocker comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 58-56 |
| 06:44 | Northwestern | Gregory Dupree gets the rebound | 58-56 |
| 06:38 | Northwestern | Gregory Dupree misses long on a fadeaway from the left block | 58-56 |
| 06:37 | Northwestern | David Stewart grabs the offensive rebound | 58-56 |
| 06:21 | Northwestern | Paul Nance takes the ball from David Stewart | 58-56 |
| 05:58 | Louisiana Tech | Leroy Richardson is alone and drills a floater from the right side set up by Paul Nance | 60-56 |
| 05:44 | Northwestern | Ryan Andre lays it up and in on a great pass from David Stewart | 60-58 |
| 05:44 | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-58 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Jeffrey Hunt (PG), Johnathan Macy (SG), Charles Booth (SF), Danilo Greco (PF), John Blakley (C) Fred Rocker, Leroy Richardson, Larry Curto, Paul Nance, Ben Richards | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Lon Chartier (PG), Rodney Cordeiro (SF), Michael Harber (PF), Clayton James (C) David Stewart, Terry Gallagher, Gregory Dupree, Jim Landes | |
| 05:29 | Louisiana Tech | Johnathan Macy misses the 3 from the right wing | 60-58 |
| 05:28 | Northwestern | Michael Harber gets the rebound | 60-58 |
| 05:24 | Northwestern | Rodney Cordeiro misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 60-58 |
| 05:23 | Louisiana Tech | John Blakley grabs the defensive rebound | 60-58 |
| 05:19 | Louisiana Tech | John Blakley is called for traveling in the backcourt | 60-58 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Eugene Linville (SG) Ryan Andre | |
| 05:05 | Northwestern | Clayton James can't connect on a shot in the paint | 60-58 |
| 05:04 | Louisiana Tech | Jeffrey Hunt grabs the defensive rebound | 60-58 |
| 04:45 | Louisiana Tech | Charles Booth drills a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Johnathan Macy | 62-58 |
| 04:28 | Northwestern | Michael Harber makes the shot from the left side on a nice dish by Rodney Cordeiro | 62-60 |
| 04:26 | Louisiana Tech | Johnathan Macy's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 62-60 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Fred Rocker (PG) Jeffrey Hunt | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Terry Gallagher (SF) Rodney Cordeiro | |
| 04:16 | Northwestern | Michael Harber is fouled on the floor by Danilo Greco - foul #1 on Danilo Greco, team foul #8 | 62-60 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Paul Locke (PG) Lon Chartier | |
| 04:16 | Northwestern | Michael Harber makes the 1st free throw | 62-61 |
| 04:16 | Northwestern | Michael Harber makes the 2nd free throw | 62-62 |
| 04:06 | Louisiana Tech | Danilo Greco misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 62-62 |
| 04:05 | Louisiana Tech | Fred Rocker gets the offensive rebound | 62-62 |
| 03:55 | Louisiana Tech | Danilo Greco is open but misses the lay-in | 62-62 |
| 03:53 | Louisiana Tech | John Blakley grabs the offensive rebound | 62-62 |
| 03:44 | Louisiana Tech | Johnathan Macy's fadeaway is rejected by Clayton James | 62-62 |
| 03:42 | Northwestern | Terry Gallagher gets the rebound | 62-62 |
| 03:26 | Northwestern | Michael Harber can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 62-62 |
| 03:24 | Northwestern | Eugene Linville hits the follow up shot | 62-64 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Fred Rocker (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Johnathan Macy (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Booth (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. PF - Danilo Greco (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 blk. C - John Blakley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Paul Locke (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Eugene Linville (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Terry Gallagher (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael Harber (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. C - Clayton James (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:07 | Louisiana Tech | Fred Rocker connects on the jumper from the left side on a nice dish by John Blakley | 64-64 |
| 02:40 | Northwestern | Michael Harber hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Danilo Greco - foul #2 on Danilo Greco, team foul #9 | 64-64 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Jeffrey Hunt (PG), Leroy Richardson (SG), Larry Curto (SF), Paul Nance (PF), Ben Richards (C) Fred Rocker, Johnathan Macy, Charles Booth, Danilo Greco, John Blakley | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Lon Chartier (PG), David Stewart (SG), Rodney Cordeiro (SF), Jim Landes (C) Paul Locke, Eugene Linville, Terry Gallagher, Clayton James | |
| 02:40 | Northwestern | Michael Harber makes the 1st free throw | 64-65 |
| 02:40 | Northwestern | Michael Harber makes the 2nd free throw | 64-66 |
| 02:34 | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 64-66 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | William Blakes (PF) Michael Harber | |
| 02:20 | Louisiana Tech | Jim Landes swats the short shot by Paul Nance | 64-66 |
| 02:19 | Northwestern | Rodney Cordeiro snags the defensive board | 64-66 |
| 02:14 | Northwestern | Lon Chartier makes the fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by David Stewart | 64-68 |
| 02:11 | Louisiana Tech | Jeffrey Hunt travels in the backcourt | 64-68 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | John Blakley (C) Ben Richards | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 02:06 | Northwestern | Rodney Cordeiro comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 64-68 |
| 02:05 | Northwestern | Jim Landes pulls down the offensive rebound | 64-68 |
| 01:52 | Northwestern | Lon Chartier knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Rodney Cordeiro | 64-70 |
| 01:52 | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 64-70 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Fred Rocker (PG), Charles Booth (SF), Danilo Greco (PF) Jeffrey Hunt, Larry Curto, Paul Nance | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Eugene Linville (SG), Clayton James (C) David Stewart, Jim Landes | |
| 01:28 | Louisiana Tech | Danilo Greco is alone and drills a turnaround from the right block set up by Fred Rocker | 66-70 |
| 01:18 | Northwestern | Eugene Linville scores on a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Lon Chartier | 66-73 |
| 01:08 | Louisiana Tech | Leroy Richardson misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 66-73 |
| 01:07 | Northwestern | William Blakes snags the defensive board | 66-73 |
| 01:02 | Northwestern | Lon Chartier hits a floater from the left wing | 66-75 |
| 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) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:58 | Louisiana Tech | Leroy Richardson buries a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Fred Rocker | 69-75 |
| 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 (+1) | |
| 00:56 | Northwestern | Eugene Linville is hacked by Fred Rocker in the backcourt - foul #3 on Fred Rocker, team foul #10 | 69-75 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Michael Harber (PF), Gregory Dupree (C) William Blakes, Clayton James | |
| 00:56 | Northwestern | Eugene Linville misses the 1st free throw | 69-75 |
| 00:56 | Northwestern | Eugene Linville makes the 2nd free throw | 69-76 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 00:53 | Louisiana Tech | Leroy Richardson is hacked by Eugene Linville in the backcourt - foul #4 on Eugene Linville, team foul #9 | 69-76 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | William Blakes (PF), Clayton James (C) Michael Harber, Gregory Dupree | |
| 00:53 | Louisiana Tech | Leroy Richardson makes the 1st free throw | 70-76 |
| 00:53 | Louisiana Tech | Leroy Richardson makes the 2nd free throw | 71-76 |
| 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 spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:32 | Northwestern | Charles Booth steals it from Clayton James | 71-76 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:26 | Louisiana Tech | Danilo Greco knocks in the fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Fred Rocker | 73-76 |
| 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) | |
| 00:25 | Northwestern | Leroy Richardson is called for the reach on Rodney Cordeiro in the backcourt - foul #2 on Leroy Richardson, team foul #11 | 73-76 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Michael Harber (PF) William Blakes | |
| 00:25 | Northwestern | Rodney Cordeiro makes the 1st free throw | 73-77 |
| 00:25 | Northwestern | Rodney Cordeiro makes the 2nd free throw | 73-78 |
| 00:21 | Louisiana Tech | Fred Rocker is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 73-78 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Gregory Dupree (C) Clayton James | |
| 00:18 | Northwestern | Michael Harber is fouled on the floor by John Blakley - foul #4 on John Blakley, team foul #12 | 73-78 |
| 00:18 | Northwestern | Michael Harber makes the 1st free throw | 73-79 |
| 00:18 | Northwestern | Michael Harber makes the 2nd free throw | 73-80 |
| 00:16 | Louisiana Tech | Fred Rocker is fouled in the backcourt by Lon Chartier - foul #2 on Lon Chartier, team foul #10 | 73-80 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | William Blakes (PF), Clayton James (C) Michael Harber, Gregory Dupree | |
| 00:16 | Louisiana Tech | Fred Rocker makes the 1st free throw | 74-80 |
| 00:16 | Louisiana Tech | Fred Rocker makes the 2nd free throw | 75-80 |
| 00:14 | Northwestern | Eugene Linville is hacked by Leroy Richardson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Leroy Richardson, team foul #13 | 75-80 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Michael Harber (PF), Gregory Dupree (C) William Blakes, Clayton James | |
| 00:14 | Northwestern | Eugene Linville makes the 1st free throw | 75-81 |
| 00:14 | Northwestern | Eugene Linville makes the 2nd free throw | 75-82 |
| 00:07 | Louisiana Tech | Charles Booth's pass is intercepted by Rodney Cordeiro | 75-82 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Northwestern | Lon Chartier runs out the clock | 75-82 |