| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Lon Chartier (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eugene Linville (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Rodney Cordeiro (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Blakes (fresh) 1 pts. C - Clayton James (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas A&M | PG - William Weathersby (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Pulido (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Robert Johnson (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Stanislaus Zarrineh (fresh) 4 reb. C - Maxwell Jason (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern | Rodney Cordeiro inbounds the ball | 40-43 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Texas A&M | Texas A&M is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:35 | Northwestern | Clayton James lays it in | 42-43 |
| 19:32 | Texas A&M | Robert Pulido is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 42-43 |
| 19:14 | Northwestern | Lon Chartier clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 42-43 |
| 19:12 | Texas A&M | Maxwell Jason pulls down the rebound | 42-43 |
| 19:08 | Texas A&M | William Weathersby is fouled on the floor by Eugene Linville - foul #3 on Eugene Linville, team foul #1 | 42-43 |
| Subs | Northwestern | David Stewart (SG) Eugene Linville | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | | |
| 18:49 | Texas A&M | William Weathersby misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 42-43 |
| 18:48 | Northwestern | Clayton James grabs the defensive rebound | 42-43 |
| 18:42 | Northwestern | William Blakes's pass is intercepted by William Weathersby | 42-43 |
| 18:25 | Texas A&M | Stanislaus Zarrineh comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 42-43 |
| 18:24 | Texas A&M | Stanislaus Zarrineh tips it back up and in | 42-45 |
| 17:55 | Northwestern | William Blakes buries a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Lon Chartier | 44-45 |
| 17:53 | Texas A&M | Lon Chartier steps in front of the William Weathersby pass in the backcourt | 44-45 |
| 17:36 | Northwestern | Robert Johnson is called for the reach on Clayton James - foul #1 on Robert Johnson, team foul #1 | 44-45 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ryan Andre (PG), Michael Harber (SG), Terry Gallagher (SF), Gregory Dupree (PF), Jim Landes (C) Lon Chartier, David Stewart, Rodney Cordeiro, William Blakes, Clayton James | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Joe Gary (PG), James Lee (SG), John Goins (SF), James Young (PF), Michael Morsberger (C) William Weathersby, Robert Pulido, Robert Johnson, Stanislaus Zarrineh, Maxwell Jason | |
| 17:21 | Northwestern | James Lee is called for the reach on Michael Harber - foul #2 on James Lee, team foul #2 | 44-45 |
| 17:15 | Northwestern | Ryan Andre scores on a 3 pointer from straight away | 47-45 |
| 17:09 | Texas A&M | Michael Morsberger can't finish the layup | 47-45 |
| 17:07 | Northwestern | Gregory Dupree gets the rebound | 47-45 |
| 17:02 | Northwestern | Terry Gallagher misses the easy layup | 47-45 |
| 17:00 | Northwestern | Gregory Dupree gets the offensive rebound | 47-45 |
| 16:49 | Northwestern | Terry Gallagher hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 47-45 |
| 16:48 | Northwestern | Jim Landes misses the tip | 47-45 |
| 16:46 | Texas A&M | John Goins grabs the board | 47-45 |
| 16:37 | Texas A&M | John Goins hits the finger roll on a great pass from Joe Gary | 47-47 |
| 16:20 | Northwestern | Jim Landes misses badly on a shot in the lane but the foul's on James Lee - foul #3 on James Lee, team foul #3 | 47-47 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Paul Locke (PG), David Stewart (SG), Rodney Cordeiro (SF), William Blakes (PF) Ryan Andre, Michael Harber, Terry Gallagher, Gregory Dupree | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | William Weathersby (PG) James Lee | |
| 16:20 | Northwestern | Jim Landes makes the 1st free throw | 48-47 |
| 16:20 | Northwestern | Jim Landes makes the 2nd free throw | 49-47 |
| 16:18 | Texas A&M | Rodney Cordeiro steps in front of the James Young pass in the backcourt | 49-47 |
| 16:16 | Northwestern | Rodney Cordeiro banks in the layup | 51-47 |
| 16:12 | Texas A&M | William Weathersby is hacked by Paul Locke in the backcourt - foul #1 on Paul Locke, team foul #2 | 51-47 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Clayton James (C) Jim Landes | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Robert Pulido (SG) Joe Gary | |
| 15:51 | Texas A&M | Michael Morsberger is fouled on the floor by Paul Locke - foul #2 on Paul Locke, team foul #3 | 51-47 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Eugene Linville (SG) David Stewart | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | James Lee (SG), Robert Johnson (SF), Matthew Smith (PF), Maxwell Jason (C) Robert Pulido, John Goins, James Young, Michael Morsberger | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Paul Locke (fresh) SG - Eugene Linville (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Rodney Cordeiro (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - William Blakes (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Clayton James (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas A&M | PG - William Weathersby (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Lee (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Robert Johnson (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Matthew Smith (fresh) C - Maxwell Jason (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 15:45 | Texas A&M | Robert Johnson can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 51-47 |
| 15:43 | Texas A&M | Maxwell Jason grabs the offensive rebound | 51-47 |
| 15:31 | Texas A&M | Matthew Smith misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block | 51-47 |
| 15:29 | Texas A&M | James Lee can't tip it in | 51-47 |
| 15:27 | Northwestern | Clayton James grabs the defensive rebound | 51-47 |
| 15:23 | Northwestern | Eugene Linville clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 51-47 |
| 15:21 | Northwestern | Clayton James grabs the offensive rebound | 51-47 |
| 15:02 | Northwestern | Matthew Smith is called for the reach on William Blakes - foul #2 on Matthew Smith, team foul #4 | 51-47 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ryan Andre (PG), Terry Gallagher (SF), Michael Harber (PF) Paul Locke, Rodney Cordeiro, William Blakes | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Joe Gary (PG), Stanislaus Zarrineh (PF) William Weathersby, Matthew Smith | |
| 14:45 | Northwestern | Eugene Linville misses short on a shot from the baseline | 51-47 |
| 14:43 | Texas A&M | James Lee snags the defensive board | 51-47 |
| 14:34 | Texas A&M | Joe Gary makes the turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Robert Johnson | 51-49 |
| 14:08 | Northwestern | Terry Gallagher connects on the 3 from the right wing | 54-49 |
| 13:53 | Texas A&M | Terry Gallagher takes the ball from Maxwell Jason | 54-49 |
| 13:32 | Northwestern | Eugene Linville misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 54-49 |
| 13:30 | Texas A&M | The rebound goes to Joe Gary | 54-49 |
| 13:22 | Texas A&M | Eugene Linville takes the ball from Robert Johnson | 54-49 |
| 12:56 | Northwestern | James Lee is called for the reach on Eugene Linville - foul #4 on James Lee, team foul #5 | 54-49 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Lon Chartier (PG), David Stewart (SG), Rodney Cordeiro (SF), Gregory Dupree (PF), Jim Landes (C) Ryan Andre, Eugene Linville, Terry Gallagher, Michael Harber, Clayton James | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | William Weathersby (PG), Robert Pulido (SG), John Goins (SF), James Young (PF), Michael Morsberger (C) Joe Gary, James Lee, Robert Johnson, Stanislaus Zarrineh, Maxwell Jason | |
| 12:33 | Northwestern | Jim Landes drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from David Stewart and the foul's on Michael Morsberger - foul #1 on Michael Morsberger, team foul #6 | 56-49 |
| 12:33 | Northwestern | Jim Landes misses the free throw | 56-49 |
| 12:33 | Northwestern | Rodney Cordeiro grabs the offensive rebound | 56-49 |
| 12:13 | Northwestern | Rodney Cordeiro misses badly on a runner from the left block but he's fouled by James Young - foul #1 on James Young, team foul #7 | 56-49 |
| 12:13 | Northwestern | Rodney Cordeiro makes the 1st free throw | 57-49 |
| 12:13 | Northwestern | Rodney Cordeiro makes the 2nd free throw | 58-49 |
| 11:57 | Texas A&M | John Goins double dribbles | 58-49 |
| Subs | Northwestern | William Blakes (PF) Gregory Dupree | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | | |
| 11:44 | Northwestern | Rodney Cordeiro misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 58-49 |
| 11:42 | Texas A&M | Robert Pulido grabs the defensive rebound | 58-49 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Lon Chartier (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Stewart (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Rodney Cordeiro (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - William Blakes (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Jim Landes (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas A&M | PG - William Weathersby (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Pulido (fresh) 7 pts. SF - John Goins (fresh) 8 pts. PF - James Young (fresh) 2 reb. C - Michael Morsberger (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Texas A&M | John Goins buries a fadeaway from the baseline | 58-51 |
| 11:31 | Northwestern | David Stewart loses the dribble to William Weathersby | 58-51 |
| 11:29 | Texas A&M | Rodney Cordeiro picks off the pass by James Young in the backcourt | 58-51 |
| 11:27 | Northwestern | David Stewart throws it down on a nice dish by Rodney Cordeiro | 60-51 |
| 11:25 | Texas A&M | William Weathersby is fouled in the backcourt by Lon Chartier - foul #3 on Lon Chartier, team foul #4 | 60-51 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Paul Locke (PG), Eugene Linville (SG) Lon Chartier, David Stewart | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | | |
| 11:16 | Texas A&M | John Goins can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 60-51 |
| 11:14 | Northwestern | Rodney Cordeiro gets the rebound | 60-51 |
| 11:08 | Northwestern | Eugene Linville is whistled for a carry | 60-51 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Robert Johnson (SF), Matthew Smith (PF) James Young, Michael Morsberger | |
| 11:05 | Texas A&M | Robert Pulido is hacked by Paul Locke in the backcourt - foul #3 on Paul Locke, team foul #5 | 60-51 |
| 10:45 | Texas A&M | John Goins clanks a turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by Jim Landes - foul #3 on Jim Landes, team foul #6 | 60-51 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Stanislaus Zarrineh (PF) Matthew Smith | |
| 10:45 | Texas A&M | John Goins makes the 1st free throw | 60-52 |
| 10:45 | Texas A&M | John Goins makes the 2nd free throw | 60-53 |
| 10:31 | Northwestern | William Blakes is fouled on the floor by Robert Johnson - foul #2 on Robert Johnson, team foul #8 | 60-53 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Clayton James (C) Jim Landes | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | | |
| 10:31 | Northwestern | William Blakes makes the 1st free throw | 61-53 |
| 10:31 | Northwestern | William Blakes makes the 2nd free throw | 62-53 |
| 10:22 | Texas A&M | Robert Pulido scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Robert Johnson | 62-55 |
| 10:17 | Northwestern | Eugene Linville can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 62-55 |
| 10:15 | Texas A&M | The rebound goes to John Goins | 62-55 |
| 10:09 | Texas A&M | Robert Johnson misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Paul Locke - foul #4 on Paul Locke, team foul #7 | 62-55 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Lon Chartier (PG), Ryan Andre (SG), David Stewart (SF), Michael Harber (PF), Gregory Dupree (C) Paul Locke, Eugene Linville, Rodney Cordeiro, William Blakes, Clayton James | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Joe Gary (SG), James Young (C) Robert Pulido, John Goins | |
| 10:09 | Texas A&M | Robert Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 62-56 |
| 10:09 | Texas A&M | Robert Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 62-57 |
| 09:47 | Northwestern | Joe Gary is called for the reach on Ryan Andre - foul #1 on Joe Gary, team foul #9 | 62-57 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Matthew Smith (PF), Michael Morsberger (C) Robert Johnson, Stanislaus Zarrineh | |
| 09:47 | Northwestern | Ryan Andre misses the 1st free throw | 62-57 |
| 09:47 | Texas A&M | Michael Morsberger pulls down the rebound | 62-57 |
| 09:26 | Texas A&M | Michael Morsberger hits a runner in the lane and he's hacked by Lon Chartier - foul #4 on Lon Chartier, team foul #8 | 62-59 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Eugene Linville (SG), Terry Gallagher (SF), Clayton James (C) Lon Chartier, David Stewart, Gregory Dupree | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Robert Pulido (SG) William Weathersby | |
| 09:26 | Texas A&M | Michael Morsberger makes the free throw | 62-60 |
| 09:06 | Northwestern | Terry Gallagher double dribbles | 62-60 |
| Subs | Northwestern | David Stewart (PG) Ryan Andre | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | William Weathersby (PG), John Goins (SF) Joe Gary, James Young | |
| 09:03 | Texas A&M | Eugene Linville takes the ball from William Weathersby in the backcourt | 62-60 |
| 08:39 | Northwestern | Clayton James can't finish the layup | 62-60 |
| 08:38 | Texas A&M | Michael Morsberger gets the rebound | 62-60 |
| 08:31 | Texas A&M | Michael Harber picks off the pass by William Weathersby in the backcourt | 62-60 |
| 08:13 | Northwestern | David Stewart scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Eugene Linville | 64-60 |
| 08:05 | Texas A&M | Robert Pulido clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 64-60 |
| 08:03 | Northwestern | Clayton James grabs the board | 64-60 |
| 07:58 | Northwestern | William Weathersby is called for the reach on David Stewart - foul #2 on William Weathersby, team foul #10 | 64-60 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Lon Chartier (PG), Ryan Andre (SG), William Blakes (PF), Jim Landes (C) Eugene Linville, Terry Gallagher, Michael Harber, Clayton James | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | James Lee (PG), Joe Gary (SG), Robert Johnson (SF), Stanislaus Zarrineh (PF), James Young (C) William Weathersby, Robert Pulido, John Goins, Matthew Smith, Michael Morsberger | |
| 07:58 | Northwestern | David Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 65-60 |
| 07:58 | Northwestern | David Stewart misses the 2nd free throw | 65-60 |
| 07:58 | Texas A&M | Stanislaus Zarrineh grabs the defensive rebound | 65-60 |
| 07:41 | Texas A&M | Joe Gary is whistled for traveling | 65-60 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Rodney Cordeiro (SF), Gregory Dupree (C) David Stewart, Jim Landes | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Lon Chartier (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Ryan Andre (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Rodney Cordeiro (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. PF - William Blakes (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Gregory Dupree (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas A&M | PG - Joe Gary (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Lee (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Robert Johnson (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. PF - Stanislaus Zarrineh (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - James Young (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Northwestern | Rodney Cordeiro banks in the layup on a nice dish by Lon Chartier | 67-60 |
| 07:13 | Texas A&M | Stanislaus Zarrineh banks in the layup on a nice dish by Robert Johnson | 67-62 |
| 06:47 | Northwestern | Lon Chartier drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by William Blakes | 70-62 |
| 06:45 | Texas A&M | Ryan Andre steals it from James Lee in the backcourt | 70-62 |
| 06:20 | Northwestern | Rodney Cordeiro misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 70-62 |
| 06:19 | Texas A&M | The rebound goes to James Young | 70-62 |
| 06:15 | Texas A&M | Stanislaus Zarrineh is hacked by Rodney Cordeiro in the backcourt - foul #3 on Rodney Cordeiro, team foul #9 | 70-62 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Paul Locke (PG), Eugene Linville (SG), Michael Harber (PF), Jim Landes (C) Lon Chartier, Ryan Andre, William Blakes, Gregory Dupree | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | William Weathersby (PG), John Goins (SF), Michael Morsberger (C) Joe Gary, Robert Johnson, James Young | |
| 06:15 | Texas A&M | Stanislaus Zarrineh misses the 1st free throw | 70-62 |
| 06:15 | Northwestern | Michael Harber pulls down the rebound | 70-62 |
| 06:11 | Northwestern | Rodney Cordeiro buries a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Paul Locke | 73-62 |
| 06:07 | Texas A&M | James Lee is hacked by Eugene Linville in the backcourt - foul #4 on Eugene Linville, team foul #10 | 73-62 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Matthew Smith (PF) Stanislaus Zarrineh | |
| 06:07 | Texas A&M | James Lee makes the 1st free throw | 73-63 |
| 06:07 | Texas A&M | James Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 73-64 |
| 05:45 | Northwestern | Jim Landes misses the easy layup | 73-64 |
| 05:43 | Texas A&M | The rebound goes to Michael Morsberger | 73-64 |
| 05:39 | Texas A&M | Matthew Smith's pass is intercepted by Rodney Cordeiro | 73-64 |
| 05:33 | Northwestern | Michael Harber makes the 3 from the right wing | 76-64 |
| 05:26 | Texas A&M | Rodney Cordeiro blocks the 3 pointer from the left wing by John Goins | 76-64 |
| 05:25 | Northwestern | Michael Harber grabs the defensive rebound | 76-64 |
| 05:19 | Northwestern | Rodney Cordeiro misses long on a fadeaway from the left block but the foul's on James Lee - foul #5 on James Lee, team foul #11 | 76-64 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Robert Pulido (SG), Maxwell Jason (C) James Lee, Michael Morsberger | |
| 05:19 | Northwestern | Rodney Cordeiro makes the 1st free throw | 77-64 |
| 05:19 | Northwestern | Rodney Cordeiro misses the 2nd free throw | 77-64 |
| 05:19 | Texas A&M | Robert Pulido pulls down the rebound | 77-64 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Texas A&M | Texas A&M is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:07 | Texas A&M | John Goins throws a bad pass out of bounds | 77-64 |
| Subs | Northwestern | David Stewart (SG), Terry Gallagher (SF), William Blakes (PF), Clayton James (C) Eugene Linville, Rodney Cordeiro, Michael Harber, Jim Landes | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | | |
| 04:59 | Northwestern | David Stewart misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 77-64 |
| 04:57 | Texas A&M | William Weathersby snags the defensive board | 77-64 |
| 04:53 | Texas A&M | Matthew Smith travels in the backcourt | 77-64 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Lon Chartier (PG) Paul Locke | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Stanislaus Zarrineh (PF) Matthew Smith | |
| 04:41 | Northwestern | Maxwell Jason is called for the reach on Clayton James - foul #3 on Maxwell Jason, team foul #12 | 77-64 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Robert Johnson (SF) John Goins | |
| 04:41 | Northwestern | Clayton James misses the 1st free throw | 77-64 |
| 04:41 | Northwestern | Clayton James misses the 2nd free throw | 77-64 |
| 04:41 | Texas A&M | Stanislaus Zarrineh snags the defensive board | 77-64 |
| 04:26 | Texas A&M | Stanislaus Zarrineh misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline | 77-64 |
| 04:24 | Northwestern | Clayton James gets the rebound | 77-64 |
| 04:08 | Northwestern | Clayton James makes the shot in the lane | 79-64 |
| 04:02 | Texas A&M | Maxwell Jason misses long on a driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on Clayton James - foul #3 on Clayton James, team foul #11 | 79-64 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Paul Locke (PG), Eugene Linville (SG), Rodney Cordeiro (SF), Michael Harber (PF), Jim Landes (C) Lon Chartier, David Stewart, Terry Gallagher, William Blakes, Clayton James | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Joe Gary (PG), James Young (SF) William Weathersby, Robert Johnson | |
| 04:02 | Texas A&M | Maxwell Jason makes the 1st free throw | 79-65 |
| 04:02 | Texas A&M | Maxwell Jason misses the 2nd free throw | 79-65 |
| 04:02 | Northwestern | Michael Harber gets the rebound | 79-65 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Texas A&M | Texas A&M is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:46 | Northwestern | Paul Locke clanks a floater from the left side | 79-65 |
| 03:44 | Northwestern | Rodney Cordeiro tips it but misses | 79-65 |
| 03:42 | Texas A&M | Maxwell Jason grabs the board | 79-65 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas A&M | Texas A&M is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Paul Locke (fresh) 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Eugene Linville (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. SF - Rodney Cordeiro (tiring) 15 pts. 6 reb. 4 stl. 3 pf. PF - Michael Harber (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Jim Landes (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Texas A&M | PG - Joe Gary (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Pulido (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - James Young (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Stanislaus Zarrineh (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Maxwell Jason (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:37 | Texas A&M | Joe Gary throws a bad pass out of bounds | 79-65 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ryan Andre (SG) Eugene Linville | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Matthew Smith (PF), Michael Morsberger (C) Stanislaus Zarrineh, Maxwell Jason | |
| 03:19 | Northwestern | Jim Landes misses the runner in the paint | 79-65 |
| 03:18 | Texas A&M | James Young snags the defensive board | 79-65 |
| 03:11 | Texas A&M | Matthew Smith misses badly on a turnaround in the paint but the foul's on Michael Harber - foul #1 on Michael Harber, team foul #12 | 79-65 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Lon Chartier (PG), Gregory Dupree (PF), Clayton James (C) Paul Locke, Michael Harber, Jim Landes | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | William Weathersby (PG) Robert Pulido | |
| 03:11 | Texas A&M | Matthew Smith makes the 1st free throw | 79-66 |
| 03:11 | Texas A&M | Matthew Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 79-67 |
| 02:58 | Northwestern | Rodney Cordeiro hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket | 79-67 |
| 02:57 | Northwestern | The offensive rebound goes to Rodney Cordeiro | 79-67 |
| 02:44 | Northwestern | A charge is called on Clayton James - foul #4 on Clayton James, team foul #13 | 79-67 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Eugene Linville (SG), Terry Gallagher (SF), William Blakes (PF) Ryan Andre, Rodney Cordeiro, Gregory Dupree | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Robert Pulido (SG) Joe Gary | |
| 02:42 | Texas A&M | Texas A&M calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 79-67 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ryan Andre (PG) Lon Chartier | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | John Goins (SF), Stanislaus Zarrineh (PF) Matthew Smith, Michael Morsberger | |
| 02:20 | Texas A&M | John Goins misses the lay-in | 79-67 |
| 02:19 | Texas A&M | John Goins pulls down the offensive rebound | 79-67 |
| 02:10 | Texas A&M | William Weathersby blows the dunk | 79-67 |
| 02:09 | Northwestern | Clayton James grabs the board | 79-67 |
| 02:05 | Northwestern | Clayton James drills a driving attempt from the right block and he's fouled by John Goins - foul #3 on John Goins, team foul #13 | 81-67 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Paul Locke (PG), Gregory Dupree (PF) Eugene Linville, William Blakes | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Joe Gary (SG), Matthew Smith (PF), Michael Morsberger (C) William Weathersby, Robert Pulido, Stanislaus Zarrineh | |
| 02:05 | Northwestern | Clayton James misses the free throw | 81-67 |
| 02:05 | Texas A&M | Matthew Smith gets the rebound | 81-67 |
| 01:52 | Texas A&M | Matthew Smith misses short on a runner from the baseline | 81-67 |
| 01:50 | Texas A&M | John Goins pulls down the offensive rebound | 81-67 |
| 01:37 | Texas A&M | Terry Gallagher steps in front of the James Young pass | 81-67 |
| 01:34 | Northwestern | Ryan Andre lays it in set up by Terry Gallagher | 83-67 |
| 01:19 | Texas A&M | John Goins can't connect on a driving attempt from the right block | 83-67 |
| 01:17 | Northwestern | Ryan Andre gets the rebound | 83-67 |
| 01:11 | Northwestern | Clayton James lays it in on a great pass from Ryan Andre | 85-67 |
| 00:54 | Texas A&M | Joe Gary clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 85-67 |
| 00:53 | Northwestern | Terry Gallagher grabs the defensive rebound | 85-67 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas A&M | Texas A&M is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:47 | Northwestern | Ryan Andre is fouled on the floor by John Goins - foul #4 on John Goins, team foul #14 | 85-67 |
| Subs | Northwestern | David Stewart (SG), Michael Harber (SF), Jim Landes (C) Paul Locke, Terry Gallagher, Clayton James | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | | |
| 00:47 | Northwestern | Ryan Andre makes the 1st free throw | 86-67 |
| 00:47 | Northwestern | Ryan Andre makes the 2nd free throw | 87-67 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas A&M | Texas A&M is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:41 | Texas A&M | Joe Gary misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 87-67 |
| 00:40 | Northwestern | David Stewart pulls down the rebound | 87-67 |
| 00:35 | Northwestern | David Stewart misses long on a shot from the left side but he's hacked by John Goins - foul #5 on John Goins, team foul #15 | 87-67 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Robert Pulido (SG) John Goins | |
| 00:35 | Northwestern | David Stewart misses the 1st free throw | 87-67 |
| 00:35 | Northwestern | David Stewart makes the 2nd free throw | 88-67 |
| 00:30 | Texas A&M | Michael Morsberger misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Jim Landes - foul #4 on Jim Landes, team foul #14 | 88-67 |
| 00:30 | Texas A&M | Michael Morsberger makes the 1st free throw | 88-68 |
| 00:30 | Texas A&M | Michael Morsberger makes the 2nd free throw | 88-69 |
| 00:00 | Northwestern | Ryan Andre runs out the clock | 88-69 |