| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Anthony Simpkins (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Preston Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Walter Rendon (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Salvatore Esposito (fresh) C - Thomas Wray (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Robert Ford (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Donat Zadorozny (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jeremy Natal (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Christopher Trapani (fresh) 6 pts. 2 blk. C - Jesse Hudson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Utah State | Jeremy Natal inbounds the ball | 40-32 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:45 | Utah State | Jeremy Natal can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 40-32 |
| 19:43 | Northwestern | Preston Johnson grabs the board | 40-32 |
| 19:39 | Northwestern | Anthony Simpkins misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 40-32 |
| 19:37 | Northwestern | Walter Rendon misses the tip | 40-32 |
| 19:36 | Utah State | The rebound goes to Jesse Hudson | 40-32 |
| 19:33 | Utah State | Anthony Simpkins takes the ball from Robert Ford in the backcourt | 40-32 |
| 19:21 | Northwestern | Salvatore Esposito can't finish the layup | 40-32 |
| 19:20 | Northwestern | Thomas Wray hits the follow up shot | 42-32 |
| 18:53 | Utah State | Christopher Trapani comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 42-32 |
| 18:51 | Utah State | Jesse Hudson snags the offensive board | 42-32 |
| 18:32 | Utah State | Jesse Hudson travels with the ball | 42-32 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Dominic Russo (PG), Charles Robertson (SF), Larry Coombs (PF), Earl Estrella (C) Anthony Simpkins, Walter Rendon, Salvatore Esposito, Thomas Wray | |
| Subs | Utah State | Ricardo Ortega (PG), Ron Peters (SG), Guadalupe Silva (SF), Myron Otani (PF), Jerry Taylor (C) Robert Ford, Donat Zadorozny, Jeremy Natal, Christopher Trapani, Jesse Hudson | |
| 18:27 | Northwestern | Preston Johnson's pass is intercepted by Jerry Taylor in the backcourt | 42-32 |
| 18:10 | Utah State | Jerry Taylor is fouled on the floor by Preston Johnson - foul #2 on Preston Johnson, team foul #1 | 42-32 |
| 17:57 | Utah State | Myron Otani double dribbles | 42-32 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Walter Rendon (SF) Preston Johnson | |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| 17:44 | Northwestern | Larry Coombs is by himself and knocks in the runner from the right block on a nice dish by Charles Robertson and the foul's on Myron Otani - foul #2 on Myron Otani, team foul #1 | 44-32 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Willie Levay (C) Earl Estrella | |
| Subs | Utah State | Joshua Wills (PG), Keith Gammon (SF), Christopher Trapani (PF), Jesse Hudson (C) Ron Peters, Guadalupe Silva, Myron Otani, Jerry Taylor | |
| 17:44 | Northwestern | Larry Coombs misses the free throw | 44-32 |
| 17:44 | Utah State | Christopher Trapani grabs the board | 44-32 |
| 17:30 | Utah State | Keith Gammon misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 44-32 |
| 17:29 | Northwestern | Larry Coombs gets the rebound | 44-32 |
| 17:08 | Northwestern | Charles Robertson loses the ball out of bounds | 44-32 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Anthony Simpkins (PG), Preston Johnson (SG), Zorya Hajek (PF) Dominic Russo, Charles Robertson, Larry Coombs | |
| Subs | Utah State | Donat Zadorozny (SG), Myron Otani (PF) Ricardo Ortega, Christopher Trapani | |
| 16:51 | Utah State | Myron Otani makes the turnaround from the right block | 44-34 |
| 16:30 | Northwestern | Preston Johnson is fouled on the floor by Donat Zadorozny - foul #2 on Donat Zadorozny, team foul #2 | 44-34 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Earl Estrella (SF), Thomas Wray (C) Walter Rendon, Willie Levay | |
| Subs | Utah State | Robert Ford (PG), Guadalupe Silva (SF), Christopher Trapani (PF) Joshua Wills, Keith Gammon, Myron Otani | |
| 16:18 | Northwestern | Anthony Simpkins can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 44-34 |
| 16:17 | Northwestern | Thomas Wray tips it but misses | 44-34 |
| 16:15 | Utah State | Christopher Trapani grabs the board | 44-34 |
| 16:01 | Utah State | Christopher Trapani misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 44-34 |
| 16:00 | Northwestern | Thomas Wray grabs the board | 44-34 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Anthony Simpkins (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SG - Preston Johnson (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Earl Estrella (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Zorya Hajek (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Thomas Wray (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Robert Ford (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Donat Zadorozny (tiring) 1 ast. SF - Guadalupe Silva (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Christopher Trapani (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Jesse Hudson (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:57 | Northwestern | Preston Johnson is hacked by Donat Zadorozny in the backcourt - foul #3 on Donat Zadorozny, team foul #3 | 44-34 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Dong Wang (PG), Salvatore Esposito (PF) Earl Estrella, Zorya Hajek | |
| Subs | Utah State | Ron Peters (SG), Jeremy Natal (SF), Jerry Taylor (C) Donat Zadorozny, Guadalupe Silva, Jesse Hudson | |
| 15:50 | Northwestern | Preston Johnson hits a runner from close range on a great pass from Dong Wang | 46-34 |
| 15:32 | Utah State | Jerry Taylor misses the turnaround from the left block | 46-34 |
| 15:31 | Utah State | Jerry Taylor tips it home | 46-36 |
| 15:29 | Northwestern | Christopher Trapani is called for the reach on Dong Wang in the backcourt - foul #1 on Christopher Trapani, team foul #4 | 46-36 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Utah State | Ricardo Ortega (SG), Myron Otani (C) Ron Peters, Christopher Trapani | |
| 15:17 | Northwestern | Salvatore Esposito jams the wide open dunk on a great pass from Thomas Wray | 48-36 |
| 15:15 | Utah State | Dong Wang steals the ball from Ricardo Ortega in the backcourt | 48-36 |
| 15:12 | Northwestern | Dong Wang lays it up and in | 50-36 |
| 14:55 | Utah State | Robert Ford misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 50-36 |
| 14:54 | Northwestern | Preston Johnson gets the rebound | 50-36 |
| 14:49 | Northwestern | Myron Otani blocks the short jumper by Dong Wang | 50-36 |
| 14:47 | Utah State | Robert Ford snags the defensive board | 50-36 |
| 14:45 | Utah State | Anthony Simpkins is called for the reach on Ricardo Ortega in the backcourt - foul #2 on Anthony Simpkins, team foul #2 | 50-36 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Dominic Russo (SG), Charles Robertson (SF), Larry Coombs (PF), Earl Estrella (C) Preston Johnson, Anthony Simpkins, Salvatore Esposito, Thomas Wray | |
| Subs | Utah State | Donat Zadorozny (SG), Guadalupe Silva (SF), Jesse Hudson (C) Robert Ford, Jeremy Natal, Jerry Taylor | |
| 14:26 | Utah State | Jesse Hudson hits a runner from the right block and he's fouled by Dong Wang - foul #4 on Dong Wang, team foul #3 | 50-38 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Zorya Hajek (PF) Dong Wang | |
| Subs | Utah State | Ron Peters (SF) Myron Otani | |
| 14:26 | Utah State | Jesse Hudson makes the free throw | 50-39 |
| 14:03 | Northwestern | Dominic Russo clanks a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Jesse Hudson - foul #1 on Jesse Hudson, team foul #5 | 50-39 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Walter Rendon (SF) Earl Estrella | |
| Subs | Utah State | Robert Ford (PG), Keith Gammon (SG), Christopher Trapani (PF) Ricardo Ortega, Donat Zadorozny, Ron Peters | |
| 14:03 | Northwestern | Dominic Russo misses the 1st free throw | 50-39 |
| 14:03 | Northwestern | Dominic Russo misses the 2nd free throw | 50-39 |
| 14:03 | Utah State | Christopher Trapani grabs the defensive rebound | 50-39 |
| 13:41 | Utah State | Robert Ford misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 50-39 |
| 13:39 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Dominic Russo | 50-39 |
| 13:34 | Northwestern | Dominic Russo drills a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Zorya Hajek | 52-39 |
| 13:14 | Utah State | Christopher Trapani makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 52-42 |
| 12:54 | Northwestern | Guadalupe Silva takes the ball from Walter Rendon | 52-42 |
| 12:39 | Utah State | Keith Gammon misses badly on a shot from the left side | 52-42 |
| 12:38 | Utah State | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Ford | 52-42 |
| 12:38 | Utah State | Utah State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 52-42 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Anthony Simpkins (PG), Preston Johnson (SG), Earl Estrella (SF), Salvatore Esposito (PF), Willie Levay (C) Dominic Russo, Charles Robertson, Walter Rendon, Zorya Hajek, Larry Coombs | |
| Subs | Utah State | Joshua Wills (PG), Ron Peters (SG), Jeremy Natal (SF), Jerry Taylor (PF), Myron Otani (C) Robert Ford, Keith Gammon, Guadalupe Silva, Christopher Trapani, Jesse Hudson | |
| 12:23 | Utah State | Jerry Taylor misses the turnaround from the right block | 52-42 |
| 12:22 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Willie Levay | 52-42 |
| 12:19 | Northwestern | Jeremy Natal steals it from Preston Johnson in the backcourt | 52-42 |
| 12:18 | Utah State | Joshua Wills hits the finger roll on a great pass from Jeremy Natal | 52-44 |
| 12:16 | Northwestern | Ron Peters takes the ball from Salvatore Esposito in the backcourt | 52-44 |
| 11:52 | Utah State | Joshua Wills misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 52-44 |
| 11:51 | Northwestern | Preston Johnson pulls down the rebound | 52-44 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Anthony Simpkins (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SG - Preston Johnson (tiring) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Earl Estrella (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Salvatore Esposito (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Willie Levay (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Joshua Wills (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ron Peters (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Jeremy Natal (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Jerry Taylor (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Myron Otani (tiring) 5 pts. | |
| 11:32 | Northwestern | Salvatore Esposito makes the fadeaway from the baseline set up by Earl Estrella and he's fouled by Myron Otani - foul #3 on Myron Otani, team foul #6 | 54-44 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Walter Rendon (SF), Thomas Wray (C) Earl Estrella, Willie Levay | |
| Subs | Utah State | Ricardo Ortega (PG), Donat Zadorozny (SG), Guadalupe Silva (PF), Jesse Hudson (C) Joshua Wills, Ron Peters, Jerry Taylor, Myron Otani | |
| 11:32 | Northwestern | Salvatore Esposito makes the free throw | 55-44 |
| 11:10 | Utah State | Salvatore Esposito swats the layup by Jesse Hudson | 55-44 |
| 11:08 | Northwestern | Anthony Simpkins pulls down the rebound | 55-44 |
| 11:05 | Northwestern | Anthony Simpkins loses the dribble to Ricardo Ortega in the backcourt | 55-44 |
| 11:03 | Utah State | Ricardo Ortega hits the finger roll | 55-46 |
| 10:51 | Northwestern | Anthony Simpkins misses long on an open 3 from the right wing | 55-46 |
| 10:50 | Utah State | Guadalupe Silva grabs the defensive rebound | 55-46 |
| 10:33 | Utah State | Donat Zadorozny connects on the open 3 from straight away on a great pass from Ricardo Ortega | 55-49 |
| 10:15 | Northwestern | Preston Johnson connects on the turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Anthony Simpkins | 57-49 |
| 10:10 | Utah State | Jesse Hudson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 57-49 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Dominic Russo (PG), Charles Robertson (SF), Zorya Hajek (PF) Preston Johnson, Walter Rendon, Salvatore Esposito | |
| Subs | Utah State | Robert Ford (PG), Ron Peters (SF), Christopher Trapani (PF), Myron Otani (C) Ricardo Ortega, Jeremy Natal, Guadalupe Silva, Jesse Hudson | |
| 09:49 | Northwestern | Anthony Simpkins comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 57-49 |
| 09:47 | Utah State | Myron Otani pulls down the rebound | 57-49 |
| 09:45 | Utah State | Anthony Simpkins is called for the reach on Donat Zadorozny in the backcourt - foul #3 on Anthony Simpkins, team foul #4 | 57-49 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Earl Estrella (SF), Larry Coombs (C) Anthony Simpkins, Thomas Wray | |
| Subs | Utah State | Keith Gammon (SF) Ron Peters | |
| 09:29 | Utah State | Myron Otani misses the easy layup | 57-49 |
| 09:27 | Northwestern | Earl Estrella snags the defensive board | 57-49 |
| 09:22 | Northwestern | Zorya Hajek throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-49 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Anthony Simpkins (SG), Thomas Wray (C) Charles Robertson, Zorya Hajek | |
| Subs | Utah State | Joshua Wills (PG), Ricardo Ortega (SG), Jerry Taylor (C) Robert Ford, Donat Zadorozny, Myron Otani | |
| 09:01 | Utah State | Keith Gammon can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Earl Estrella - foul #3 on Earl Estrella, team foul #5 | 57-49 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Charles Robertson (SF) Earl Estrella | |
| Subs | Utah State | Jesse Hudson (C) Christopher Trapani | |
| 09:01 | Utah State | Keith Gammon makes the 1st free throw | 57-50 |
| 09:01 | Utah State | Keith Gammon makes the 2nd free throw | 57-51 |
| 08:37 | Northwestern | Charles Robertson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-51 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Preston Johnson (SG), Walter Rendon (SF), Salvatore Esposito (PF), Willie Levay (C) Dominic Russo, Charles Robertson, Larry Coombs, Thomas Wray | |
| Subs | Utah State | Robert Ford (PG), Ron Peters (SF), Guadalupe Silva (PF) Joshua Wills, Keith Gammon, Jerry Taylor | |
| 08:27 | Utah State | Anthony Simpkins steals the ball from Ron Peters | 57-51 |
| 08:24 | Northwestern | Anthony Simpkins banks in the layup | 59-51 |
| 08:22 | Utah State | Preston Johnson is called for the reach on Ron Peters in the backcourt - foul #3 on Preston Johnson, team foul #6 | 59-51 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Utah State | Donat Zadorozny (SG), Myron Otani (C) Ricardo Ortega, Jesse Hudson | |
| 08:10 | Utah State | Myron Otani misses long on a floater from the left wing but the foul's on Walter Rendon - foul #2 on Walter Rendon, team foul #7 | 59-51 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Thomas Wray (C) Willie Levay | |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| 08:10 | Utah State | Myron Otani makes the 1st free throw | 59-52 |
| 08:10 | Utah State | Myron Otani misses the 2nd free throw | 59-52 |
| 08:10 | Northwestern | Salvatore Esposito snags the defensive board | 59-52 |
| 07:49 | Northwestern | Anthony Simpkins misses the runner from the right block | 59-52 |
| 07:48 | Northwestern | Anthony Simpkins grabs the offensive board | 59-52 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Anthony Simpkins (tiring) 11 pts. 3 ast. 5 stl. 3 pf. SG - Preston Johnson (tired) 12 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Walter Rendon (tired) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Salvatore Esposito (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Wray (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Robert Ford (tiring) 4 pts. SG - Donat Zadorozny (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Ron Peters (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Myron Otani (tired) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Guadalupe Silva (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:35 | Northwestern | Thomas Wray connects on the floater from the right block set up by Preston Johnson | 61-52 |
| 07:10 | Utah State | Robert Ford is hacked by Preston Johnson - foul #4 on Preston Johnson, team foul #8 | 61-52 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Dong Wang (PG), Charles Robertson (SG), Earl Estrella (SF), Zorya Hajek (PF), Larry Coombs (C) Anthony Simpkins, Preston Johnson, Walter Rendon, Salvatore Esposito, Thomas Wray | |
| Subs | Utah State | Ricardo Ortega (SG), Jeremy Natal (SF), Christopher Trapani (PF), Jerry Taylor (C) Donat Zadorozny, Ron Peters, Myron Otani, Guadalupe Silva | |
| 07:10 | Utah State | Robert Ford makes the 1st free throw | 61-53 |
| 07:10 | Utah State | Robert Ford makes the 2nd free throw | 61-54 |
| 07:01 | Northwestern | Earl Estrella is fouled on the floor by Ricardo Ortega - foul #2 on Ricardo Ortega, team foul #7 | 61-54 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Utah State | Joshua Wills (PG) Robert Ford | |
| 07:01 | Northwestern | Earl Estrella misses the 1st free throw | 61-54 |
| 07:01 | Utah State | Jerry Taylor snags the defensive board | 61-54 |
| 06:52 | Utah State | Jeremy Natal can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 61-54 |
| 06:51 | Northwestern | Larry Coombs pulls down the rebound | 61-54 |
| 06:45 | Northwestern | Earl Estrella misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 61-54 |
| 06:44 | Utah State | Christopher Trapani grabs the board | 61-54 |
| 06:25 | Utah State | Christopher Trapani drills a floater from just outside the lane | 61-56 |
| 06:19 | Northwestern | Dong Wang's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 61-56 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Dominic Russo (SG), Willie Levay (C) Earl Estrella, Zorya Hajek | |
| Subs | Utah State | Jesse Hudson (C) Jerry Taylor | |
| 06:03 | Utah State | Ricardo Ortega is hacked by Dominic Russo - foul #1 on Dominic Russo, team foul #9 | 61-56 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Utah State | Donat Zadorozny (SG), Keith Gammon (SF), Guadalupe Silva (PF) Joshua Wills, Jeremy Natal, Christopher Trapani | |
| 06:03 | Utah State | Ricardo Ortega makes the 1st free throw | 61-57 |
| 06:03 | Utah State | Ricardo Ortega misses the 2nd free throw | 61-57 |
| 06:03 | Northwestern | Larry Coombs grabs the defensive rebound | 61-57 |
| 05:59 | Northwestern | Dong Wang is hacked by Ricardo Ortega - foul #3 on Ricardo Ortega, team foul #8 | 61-57 |
| 05:59 | Northwestern | Dong Wang misses the 1st free throw | 61-57 |
| 05:59 | Utah State | Jesse Hudson grabs the defensive rebound | 61-57 |
| 05:56 | Utah State | Ricardo Ortega's pass is intercepted by Dong Wang in the backcourt | 61-57 |
| 05:39 | Northwestern | Dong Wang misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 61-57 |
| 05:37 | Northwestern | The offensive rebound goes to Larry Coombs | 61-57 |
| 05:27 | Northwestern | Dominic Russo is open but comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block | 61-57 |
| 05:26 | Utah State | Keith Gammon grabs the defensive rebound | 61-57 |
| 05:26 | Utah State | Utah State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 61-57 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Anthony Simpkins (SG), Earl Estrella (SF), Zorya Hajek (PF), Thomas Wray (C) Dominic Russo, Charles Robertson, Larry Coombs, Willie Levay | |
| Subs | Utah State | Robert Ford (PG), Ron Peters (SF), Jerry Taylor (PF) Ricardo Ortega, Keith Gammon, Guadalupe Silva | |
| 05:05 | Utah State | Jerry Taylor is fouled on the floor by Earl Estrella - foul #4 on Earl Estrella, team foul #10 | 61-57 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Preston Johnson (SG) Anthony Simpkins | |
| Subs | Utah State | Ricardo Ortega (SG) Donat Zadorozny | |
| 05:05 | Utah State | Jerry Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 61-58 |
| 05:05 | Utah State | Jerry Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 61-59 |
| 04:39 | Northwestern | Robert Ford takes the ball from Preston Johnson | 61-59 |
| 04:36 | Utah State | Robert Ford hits the finger roll | 61-61 |
| 04:34 | Northwestern | Earl Estrella's pass is intercepted by Robert Ford in the backcourt | 61-61 |
| 04:15 | Utah State | Ron Peters is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Ron Peters, team foul #9 | 61-61 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Anthony Simpkins (SG), Walter Rendon (SF), Salvatore Esposito (PF), Willie Levay (C) Preston Johnson, Earl Estrella, Zorya Hajek, Thomas Wray | |
| Subs | Utah State | Joshua Wills (PG), Keith Gammon (SG), Jeremy Natal (SF), Christopher Trapani (PF), Myron Otani (C) Robert Ford, Ricardo Ortega, Ron Peters, Jerry Taylor, Jesse Hudson | |
| 04:03 | Northwestern | Walter Rendon misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 61-61 |
| 04:01 | Utah State | Christopher Trapani pulls down the rebound | 61-61 |
| 03:41 | Utah State | Walter Rendon takes the ball from Myron Otani | 61-61 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Dong Wang (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Anthony Simpkins (tiring) 11 pts. 3 ast. 5 stl. 3 pf. SF - Walter Rendon (tired) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Salvatore Esposito (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Willie Levay (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Joshua Wills (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Keith Gammon (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Jeremy Natal (tired) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Christopher Trapani (tired) 11 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Myron Otani (tired) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:39 | Northwestern | Joshua Wills is called for the reach on Dong Wang in the backcourt - foul #1 on Joshua Wills, team foul #10 | 61-61 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Dominic Russo (SG), Larry Coombs (C) Walter Rendon, Willie Levay | |
| Subs | Utah State | Donat Zadorozny (SG), Guadalupe Silva (PF) Keith Gammon, Christopher Trapani | |
| 03:39 | Northwestern | Dong Wang makes the 1st free throw | 62-61 |
| 03:39 | Northwestern | Dong Wang misses the 2nd free throw | 62-61 |
| 03:39 | Utah State | The rebound goes to Donat Zadorozny | 62-61 |
| 03:23 | Utah State | Joshua Wills comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 62-61 |
| 03:21 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Larry Coombs | 62-61 |
| 02:59 | Northwestern | Anthony Simpkins knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Dominic Russo | 65-61 |
| 02:59 | Utah State | Utah State calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 65-61 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Preston Johnson (SG), Charles Robertson (SF), Zorya Hajek (PF), Earl Estrella (C) Dong Wang, Anthony Simpkins, Salvatore Esposito, Larry Coombs | |
| Subs | Utah State | Ricardo Ortega (PG), Keith Gammon (SF), Jesse Hudson (C) Joshua Wills, Jeremy Natal, Myron Otani | |
| 02:40 | Utah State | Jesse Hudson's floater is tipped away by Earl Estrella | 65-61 |
| 02:39 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Charles Robertson | 65-61 |
| 02:22 | Northwestern | Earl Estrella is fouled on the floor by Keith Gammon - foul #1 on Keith Gammon, team foul #11 | 65-61 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Willie Levay (C) Charles Robertson | |
| Subs | Utah State | Robert Ford (PG), Christopher Trapani (PF), Jerry Taylor (C) Donat Zadorozny, Keith Gammon, Jesse Hudson | |
| 02:22 | Northwestern | Earl Estrella makes the 1st free throw | 66-61 |
| 02:22 | Northwestern | Earl Estrella makes the 2nd free throw | 67-61 |
| 02:08 | Utah State | Jerry Taylor makes the driving attempt from the baseline and the foul's on Zorya Hajek - foul #1 on Zorya Hajek, team foul #11 | 67-63 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Anthony Simpkins (SG), Walter Rendon (SF), Larry Coombs (PF) Preston Johnson, Earl Estrella, Zorya Hajek | |
| Subs | Utah State | Ron Peters (SF) Guadalupe Silva | |
| 02:08 | Utah State | Jerry Taylor makes the free throw | 67-64 |
| 01:57 | Northwestern | Robert Ford takes the ball from Walter Rendon | 67-64 |
| 01:39 | Utah State | Robert Ford is called for traveling | 67-64 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Dong Wang (PG), Preston Johnson (SG), Salvatore Esposito (PF), Thomas Wray (C) Dominic Russo, Anthony Simpkins, Larry Coombs, Willie Levay | |
| Subs | Utah State | Donat Zadorozny (SG), Jeremy Natal (SF), Jesse Hudson (C) Ricardo Ortega, Ron Peters, Jerry Taylor | |
| 01:24 | Northwestern | Jeremy Natal takes the ball from Salvatore Esposito | 67-64 |
| 01:24 | Utah State | Utah State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 67-64 |
| 01:07 | Utah State | Donat Zadorozny double dribbles | 67-64 |
| 00:48 | Northwestern | Walter Rendon knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Dong Wang | 70-64 |
| 00:48 | Utah State | Utah State calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 70-64 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:42 | Utah State | Jesse Hudson misses short on an open jump hook from the left block | 70-64 |
| 00:41 | Northwestern | Salvatore Esposito snags the defensive board | 70-64 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:40 | Northwestern | Salvatore Esposito is hacked by Robert Ford in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Ford, team foul #12 | 70-64 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Dominic Russo (SG), Anthony Simpkins (SF), Larry Coombs (C) Preston Johnson, Walter Rendon, Thomas Wray | |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| 00:40 | Northwestern | Salvatore Esposito makes the 1st free throw | 71-64 |
| 00:40 | Northwestern | Salvatore Esposito makes the 2nd free throw | 72-64 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:34 | Utah State | Jesse Hudson misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 72-64 |
| 00:32 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Salvatore Esposito | 72-64 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:31 | Northwestern | Salvatore Esposito is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Ford - foul #3 on Robert Ford, team foul #13 | 72-64 |
| 00:31 | Northwestern | Salvatore Esposito misses the 1st free throw | 72-64 |
| 00:31 | Northwestern | Salvatore Esposito misses the 2nd free throw | 72-64 |
| 00:31 | Utah State | Jeremy Natal gets the rebound | 72-64 |
| 00:25 | Utah State | Christopher Trapani clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 72-64 |
| 00:24 | Northwestern | Anthony Simpkins pulls down the rebound | 72-64 |
| 00:22 | Northwestern | Anthony Simpkins is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Ford - foul #4 on Robert Ford, team foul #14 | 72-64 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Earl Estrella (C) Salvatore Esposito | |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| 00:22 | Northwestern | Anthony Simpkins makes the 1st free throw | 73-64 |
| 00:22 | Northwestern | Anthony Simpkins makes the 2nd free throw | 74-64 |
| 00:16 | Utah State | Donat Zadorozny comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 74-64 |
| 00:15 | Utah State | Robert Ford grabs the offensive board | 74-64 |
| 00:13 | Utah State | Robert Ford misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 74-64 |
| 00:11 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Anthony Simpkins | 74-64 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Northwestern | Dong Wang runs out the clock | 74-64 |