| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Jason Carnevale (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Richard Rose (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Sanders (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Graig Reynolds (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - John McNew (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Craig Bodily (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Sammy Hook (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Kyle Bailey (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Eugene Washington (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Gary Stephenson (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Colorado State | James Sanders inbounds the ball | 41-27 |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:40 | Colorado State | Kyle Bailey steals the ball from Richard Rose | 41-27 |
| 19:21 | Northwestern | Sammy Hook comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-27 |
| 19:20 | Colorado State | James Sanders gets the rebound | 41-27 |
| 19:16 | Colorado State | Sammy Hook steals it from Richard Rose in the backcourt | 41-27 |
| 19:04 | Northwestern | Kyle Bailey clanks a shot from the left block | 41-27 |
| 19:02 | Colorado State | John McNew pulls down the rebound | 41-27 |
| 19:00 | Colorado State | Craig Bodily is called for the reach on Jason Carnevale in the backcourt - foul #3 on Craig Bodily, team foul #1 | 41-27 |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ricky Squires (PG), David Soluri (SG) Craig Bodily, Sammy Hook | |
| 18:52 | Colorado State | James Sanders banks in the layup set up by Richard Rose and he's fouled by David Soluri - foul #3 on David Soluri, team foul #2 | 43-27 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Darrell Saldana (C) John McNew | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Bryan Johnson (SG) David Soluri | |
| 18:52 | Colorado State | James Sanders misses the free throw | 43-27 |
| 18:52 | Northwestern | Eugene Washington grabs the defensive rebound | 43-27 |
| 18:35 | Northwestern | Gary Stephenson misses short on a turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Jason Carnevale - foul #1 on Jason Carnevale, team foul #1 | 43-27 |
| Subs | Colorado State | James Leboeuf (PG), Eddie Dealba (C) Jason Carnevale, Graig Reynolds | |
| Subs | Northwestern | William Fields (SF) Kyle Bailey | |
| 18:35 | Northwestern | Gary Stephenson misses the 1st free throw | 43-27 |
| 18:35 | Northwestern | Gary Stephenson makes the 2nd free throw | 43-28 |
| 18:32 | Colorado State | James Leboeuf loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 43-28 |
| 18:08 | Northwestern | Eugene Washington drills a jumper from the left wing | 43-30 |
| 18:06 | Colorado State | Richard Rose is fouled in the backcourt by William Fields - foul #2 on William Fields, team foul #3 | 43-30 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Charles Stansbury (SG), Gary Bail (C) Richard Rose, James Sanders | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Sammy Hook (SG) Eugene Washington | |
| 17:59 | Colorado State | James Leboeuf's pass is intercepted by Sammy Hook | 43-30 |
| 17:56 | Northwestern | Sammy Hook misses the easy layup | 43-30 |
| 17:55 | Northwestern | Gary Stephenson misses the tip | 43-30 |
| 17:54 | Colorado State | Gary Bail snags the defensive board | 43-30 |
| 17:48 | Colorado State | Gary Bail is hacked by Gary Stephenson - foul #1 on Gary Stephenson, team foul #4 | 43-30 |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Kyle Bailey (SF) Bryan Johnson | |
| 17:36 | Colorado State | Gary Bail blows the layup but he's hacked by William Fields - foul #3 on William Fields, team foul #5 | 43-30 |
| Subs | Colorado State | John McNew (C) Darrell Saldana | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Eugene Washington (PF) William Fields | |
| 17:36 | Colorado State | Gary Bail misses the 1st free throw | 43-30 |
| 17:36 | Colorado State | Gary Bail makes the 2nd free throw | 44-30 |
| 17:16 | Northwestern | Gary Stephenson blows the layup | 44-30 |
| 17:15 | Colorado State | The rebound goes to John McNew | 44-30 |
| 17:13 | Colorado State | John McNew is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 44-30 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Jason Carnevale (PG), Raymond Gillis (SF) Charles Stansbury, Eddie Dealba | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 16:49 | Northwestern | Gary Stephenson knocks in the jump hook in the lane set up by Ricky Squires | 44-32 |
| 16:30 | Colorado State | Gary Bail makes the shot from the right block | 46-32 |
| 16:21 | Northwestern | Eugene Washington misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 46-32 |
| 16:19 | Northwestern | Sammy Hook grabs the offensive board | 46-32 |
| 16:04 | Northwestern | Ricky Squires misses the lay-in | 46-32 |
| 16:03 | Colorado State | Gary Bail grabs the board | 46-32 |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Jason Carnevale (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - James Leboeuf (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Raymond Gillis (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Gary Bail (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - John McNew (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Ricky Squires (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Sammy Hook (tiring) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - Kyle Bailey (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Eugene Washington (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Gary Stephenson (tiring) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:58 | Colorado State | Gary Bail travels with the ball | 46-32 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Charles Stansbury (PG), Richard Rose (SG), James Sanders (SF), Graig Reynolds (PF), Darrell Saldana (C) Jason Carnevale, James Leboeuf, Raymond Gillis, Gary Bail, John McNew | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Craig Bodily (PG), David Soluri (SG), William Fields (PF), Victor Smith (C) Ricky Squires, Sammy Hook, Eugene Washington, Gary Stephenson | |
| 15:46 | Northwestern | Kyle Bailey hits a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by William Fields | 46-34 |
| 15:42 | Colorado State | Richard Rose's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 46-34 |
| 15:27 | Northwestern | William Fields throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-34 |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Eugene Washington (PF) Kyle Bailey | |
| 15:25 | Colorado State | Richard Rose's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 46-34 |
| 15:13 | Northwestern | Eugene Washington misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 46-34 |
| 15:12 | Northwestern | Craig Bodily misses the tip | 46-34 |
| 15:10 | Colorado State | James Sanders grabs the board | 46-34 |
| 15:05 | Colorado State | James Sanders's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-34 |
| 14:41 | Northwestern | Victor Smith misses long on a jumper from the left side | 46-34 |
| 14:40 | Northwestern | Eugene Washington tips it but misses | 46-34 |
| 14:38 | Colorado State | Graig Reynolds snags the defensive board | 46-34 |
| 14:32 | Colorado State | Graig Reynolds misses the easy layup | 46-34 |
| 14:31 | Northwestern | David Soluri pulls down the rebound | 46-34 |
| 14:25 | Northwestern | David Soluri's pass is intercepted by Darrell Saldana | 46-34 |
| 14:09 | Colorado State | Charles Stansbury hits a wide open 3pt jumper from straight away | 49-34 |
| 13:55 | Northwestern | Craig Bodily is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 49-34 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Jason Carnevale (PG), Dwight Davidson (SG), Raymond Gillis (SF), Eddie Dealba (PF), John McNew (C) Charles Stansbury, Richard Rose, James Sanders, Graig Reynolds, Darrell Saldana | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Bryan Johnson (SG), Kyle Bailey (SF) David Soluri, William Fields | |
| 13:44 | Colorado State | Dwight Davidson misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 49-34 |
| 13:43 | Northwestern | Craig Bodily gets the rebound | 49-34 |
| 13:37 | Northwestern | Eugene Washington misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on John McNew - foul #2 on John McNew, team foul #2 | 49-34 |
| Subs | Colorado State | James Leboeuf (SG), Gary Bail (C) Dwight Davidson, John McNew | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 13:37 | Northwestern | Eugene Washington makes the 1st free throw | 49-35 |
| 13:37 | Northwestern | Eugene Washington misses the 2nd free throw | 49-35 |
| 13:37 | Colorado State | The rebound goes to Gary Bail | 49-35 |
| 13:19 | Colorado State | Jason Carnevale is open and scores on a jumper from the left wing | 51-35 |
| 13:08 | Northwestern | Bryan Johnson buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Craig Bodily | 51-37 |
| 12:47 | Colorado State | James Leboeuf hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Eddie Dealba | 53-37 |
| 12:27 | Northwestern | Craig Bodily blows the layup | 53-37 |
| 12:26 | Colorado State | Gary Bail snags the defensive board | 53-37 |
| 12:21 | Colorado State | James Leboeuf scores on a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jason Carnevale and the foul's on Bryan Johnson - foul #2 on Bryan Johnson, team foul #6 | 55-37 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Richard Rose (SG), James Sanders (SF), Graig Reynolds (PF), John McNew (C) Jason Carnevale, Raymond Gillis, Eddie Dealba, Gary Bail | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ricky Squires (PG), Sammy Hook (SG), Gary Stephenson (PF) Craig Bodily, Bryan Johnson, Eugene Washington | |
| 12:21 | Colorado State | James Leboeuf misses the free throw | 55-37 |
| 12:21 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Gary Stephenson | 55-37 |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 12:16 | Northwestern | Sammy Hook is hacked by Richard Rose - foul #3 on Richard Rose, team foul #3 | 55-37 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Dwight Davidson (PG) James Leboeuf | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 12:08 | Northwestern | Ricky Squires drills a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Gary Stephenson | 55-39 |
| 11:56 | Colorado State | Dwight Davidson scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 58-39 |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Dwight Davidson (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Richard Rose (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Sanders (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Graig Reynolds (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - John McNew (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Ricky Squires (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Sammy Hook (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - Kyle Bailey (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gary Stephenson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. C - Victor Smith (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:32 | Northwestern | Graig Reynolds swats the dunk try by Kyle Bailey | 58-39 |
| 11:31 | Colorado State | Graig Reynolds snags the defensive board | 58-39 |
| 11:24 | Colorado State | Graig Reynolds misses long on a floater from the right wing | 58-39 |
| 11:22 | Colorado State | Graig Reynolds pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-39 |
| 11:10 | Colorado State | Dwight Davidson drills a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Richard Rose | 60-39 |
| 10:50 | Northwestern | Ricky Squires misses the lay-in | 60-39 |
| 10:49 | Northwestern | The offensive rebound goes to Kyle Bailey | 60-39 |
| 10:41 | Northwestern | Victor Smith is fouled on the floor by Richard Rose - foul #4 on Richard Rose, team foul #4 | 60-39 |
| Subs | Colorado State | James Leboeuf (PG), Charles Stansbury (SG), Darrell Saldana (PF), Eddie Dealba (C) Dwight Davidson, Richard Rose, Graig Reynolds, John McNew | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Craig Bodily (PG), David Soluri (SG), William Fields (SF), Eugene Washington (PF) Ricky Squires, Sammy Hook, Kyle Bailey, Victor Smith | |
| 10:21 | Northwestern | Eugene Washington misses the 3 from the right corner | 60-39 |
| 10:20 | Colorado State | James Sanders grabs the board | 60-39 |
| 10:16 | Colorado State | Charles Stansbury misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 60-39 |
| 10:15 | Northwestern | Gary Stephenson snags the defensive board | 60-39 |
| 10:09 | Northwestern | Gary Stephenson hits a floater from the right side on a great pass from William Fields | 60-41 |
| 09:59 | Colorado State | James Leboeuf is called for 10 seconds | 60-41 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Jason Carnevale (PG), Raymond Gillis (SF), Gary Bail (C) Charles Stansbury, James Sanders, Eddie Dealba | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Bryan Johnson (SG) Craig Bodily | |
| 09:45 | Northwestern | Bryan Johnson hits a 3 from the right wing | 60-44 |
| 09:31 | Colorado State | Raymond Gillis drills a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Jason Carnevale | 62-44 |
| 09:18 | Northwestern | Eugene Washington is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Eugene Washington, team foul #7 | 62-44 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Charles Stansbury (SG), John McNew (C) James Leboeuf, Darrell Saldana | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Craig Bodily (PG), Sammy Hook (SG), Kyle Bailey (SF), Victor Smith (C) David Soluri, Bryan Johnson, William Fields, Gary Stephenson | |
| 08:54 | Colorado State | Gary Bail's layup is rejected by Kyle Bailey | 62-44 |
| 08:53 | Northwestern | Kyle Bailey gets the rebound | 62-44 |
| 08:48 | Northwestern | Sammy Hook can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 62-44 |
| 08:46 | Colorado State | The rebound goes to Jason Carnevale | 62-44 |
| 08:39 | Colorado State | Kyle Bailey is called for the reach on Raymond Gillis in the backcourt - foul #3 on Kyle Bailey, team foul #8 | 62-44 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Dwight Davidson (SG), Graig Reynolds (PF), Eddie Dealba (C) Jason Carnevale, Gary Bail, John McNew | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ricky Squires (SF) Kyle Bailey | |
| 08:39 | Colorado State | Raymond Gillis makes the 1st free throw | 63-44 |
| 08:39 | Colorado State | Raymond Gillis misses the 2nd free throw | 63-44 |
| 08:39 | Northwestern | Victor Smith grabs the board | 63-44 |
| 08:24 | Northwestern | Eugene Washington can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 63-44 |
| 08:23 | Colorado State | Eddie Dealba grabs the board | 63-44 |
| 08:18 | Colorado State | Eugene Washington picks off the pass by Charles Stansbury | 63-44 |
| 08:07 | Northwestern | Ricky Squires comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 63-44 |
| 08:06 | Colorado State | Eddie Dealba grabs the board | 63-44 |
| 08:02 | Colorado State | Ricky Squires steps in front of the Dwight Davidson pass | 63-44 |
| 07:59 | Northwestern | Craig Bodily lays it in on a great pass from Ricky Squires | 63-46 |
| 07:57 | Colorado State | Sammy Hook steps in front of the Raymond Gillis pass in the backcourt | 63-46 |
| 07:48 | Northwestern | Eugene Washington comes up short on the floater from the left block | 63-46 |
| 07:46 | Colorado State | Graig Reynolds gets the rebound | 63-46 |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Charles Stansbury (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dwight Davidson (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Raymond Gillis (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Graig Reynolds (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 10 reb. C - Eddie Dealba (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Craig Bodily (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Sammy Hook (tiring) 5 pts. 3 stl. SF - Ricky Squires (tiring) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Eugene Washington (tired) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Victor Smith (tired) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:41 | Colorado State | Dwight Davidson is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Dwight Davidson, team foul #5 | 63-46 |
| 07:41 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 63-46 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Jason Carnevale (PG), Richard Rose (SG), James Sanders (SF), Darrell Saldana (PF) Charles Stansbury, Dwight Davidson, Raymond Gillis, Graig Reynolds | |
| Subs | Northwestern | David Soluri (PG), Bryan Johnson (SG), Kyle Bailey (SF), William Fields (PF), Gary Stephenson (C) Craig Bodily, Sammy Hook, Ricky Squires, Eugene Washington, Victor Smith | |
| 07:29 | Northwestern | William Fields misses the easy layup | 63-46 |
| 07:28 | Colorado State | Darrell Saldana gets the rebound | 63-46 |
| 07:23 | Colorado State | Eddie Dealba lays it up and in on a nice dish by Jason Carnevale | 65-46 |
| 07:13 | Northwestern | William Fields scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by David Soluri | 65-49 |
| 07:11 | Colorado State | James Sanders's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 65-49 |
| 06:58 | Northwestern | Gary Stephenson hits a jump hook from the right block | 65-51 |
| 06:46 | Colorado State | The short jumper by Eddie Dealba is denied by Gary Stephenson | 65-51 |
| 06:44 | Colorado State | Darrell Saldana pulls down the offensive rebound | 65-51 |
| 06:30 | Colorado State | Jason Carnevale is open and buries a turnaround in the lane and he's fouled by Gary Stephenson - foul #2 on Gary Stephenson, team foul #9 | 67-51 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Gary Bail (PF), John McNew (C) Darrell Saldana, Eddie Dealba | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Craig Bodily (PG), Ricky Squires (SG), Victor Smith (C) David Soluri, Bryan Johnson, William Fields | |
| 06:30 | Colorado State | Jason Carnevale misses the free throw | 67-51 |
| 06:30 | Northwestern | Victor Smith gets the rebound | 67-51 |
| 06:20 | Northwestern | Kyle Bailey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 67-51 |
| Subs | Colorado State | James Leboeuf (PG) Jason Carnevale | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 06:18 | Colorado State | James Leboeuf is fouled in the backcourt by Craig Bodily - foul #4 on Craig Bodily, team foul #10 | 67-51 |
| 06:18 | Colorado State | James Leboeuf misses the 1st free throw | 67-51 |
| 06:18 | Colorado State | James Leboeuf makes the 2nd free throw | 68-51 |
| 06:07 | Northwestern | Victor Smith makes the turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Ricky Squires | 68-53 |
| 05:46 | Colorado State | Gary Bail makes the runner near the basket | 70-53 |
| 05:28 | Northwestern | Victor Smith hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block | 70-53 |
| 05:27 | Colorado State | The rebound goes to Gary Bail | 70-53 |
| 05:21 | Colorado State | John McNew is fouled on the floor by Kyle Bailey - foul #4 on Kyle Bailey, team foul #11 | 70-53 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Charles Stansbury (SG), Raymond Gillis (SF), Darrell Saldana (PF) Richard Rose, James Sanders, Gary Bail | |
| Subs | Northwestern | David Soluri (PG), Sammy Hook (SG), Eugene Washington (PF) Craig Bodily, Kyle Bailey, Gary Stephenson | |
| 05:21 | Colorado State | John McNew makes the 1st free throw | 71-53 |
| 05:21 | Colorado State | John McNew misses the 2nd free throw | 71-53 |
| 05:21 | Northwestern | Victor Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 71-53 |
| 04:58 | Northwestern | Sammy Hook connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 71-56 |
| 04:38 | Colorado State | Darrell Saldana travels with the ball | 71-56 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Jason Carnevale (PG), James Sanders (SF), Graig Reynolds (PF) James Leboeuf, Raymond Gillis, John McNew | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Bryan Johnson (PG), William Fields (SF) Sammy Hook, Ricky Squires | |
| 04:29 | Northwestern | Bryan Johnson misses short on a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Jason Carnevale - foul #2 on Jason Carnevale, team foul #6 | 71-56 |
| 04:29 | Northwestern | Bryan Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 71-57 |
| 04:29 | Northwestern | Bryan Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 71-58 |
| 04:18 | Colorado State | Charles Stansbury hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumper from the right wing | 71-58 |
| 04:17 | Northwestern | Eugene Washington gets the rebound | 71-58 |
| 04:12 | Northwestern | William Fields misses the easy layup but the foul's on Graig Reynolds - foul #3 on Graig Reynolds, team foul #7 | 71-58 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Dwight Davidson (SG), Eddie Dealba (SF), Gary Bail (C) Charles Stansbury, James Sanders, Darrell Saldana | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Craig Bodily (PG), Gary Stephenson (C) David Soluri, Victor Smith | |
| 04:12 | Northwestern | William Fields makes the 1st free throw | 71-59 |
| 04:12 | Northwestern | William Fields misses the 2nd free throw | 71-59 |
| 04:12 | Colorado State | Graig Reynolds snags the defensive board | 71-59 |
| 03:50 | Colorado State | Eddie Dealba is called for a charge - foul #2 on Eddie Dealba, team foul #8 | 71-59 |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Sammy Hook (SG), Kyle Bailey (SF) Bryan Johnson, William Fields | |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 03:30 | Northwestern | Craig Bodily is called for a charge - foul #5 on Craig Bodily, team foul #12 | 71-59 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Richard Rose (SG) Jason Carnevale | |
| Subs | Northwestern | David Soluri (PG) Craig Bodily | |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Dwight Davidson (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Richard Rose (fresh) 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Eddie Dealba (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. PF - Graig Reynolds (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 11 reb. 3 pf. C - Gary Bail (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - David Soluri (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Sammy Hook (tiring) 8 pts. 3 stl. SF - Kyle Bailey (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - Eugene Washington (tired) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Gary Stephenson (tiring) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:17 | Colorado State | Graig Reynolds misses the easy open layup | 71-59 |
| 03:15 | Colorado State | The offensive rebound goes to Eddie Dealba | 71-59 |
| 03:06 | Colorado State | Eddie Dealba misses long on an open shot from the right side | 71-59 |
| 03:05 | Colorado State | Gary Bail pulls down the offensive rebound | 71-59 |
| 02:49 | Colorado State | Eddie Dealba comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 71-59 |
| 02:47 | Colorado State | Graig Reynolds pulls down the offensive rebound | 71-59 |
| 02:47 | Colorado State | Colorado State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-59 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Jason Carnevale (PG), James Sanders (SF), Darrell Saldana (PF) Dwight Davidson, Graig Reynolds, Gary Bail | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Bryan Johnson (SG), William Fields (PF), Victor Smith (C) Sammy Hook, Eugene Washington, Gary Stephenson | |
| 02:33 | Colorado State | James Sanders is hacked by Kyle Bailey - foul #5 on Kyle Bailey, team foul #13 | 71-59 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Graig Reynolds (PF) Eddie Dealba | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ricky Squires (SF) Kyle Bailey | |
| 02:33 | Colorado State | James Sanders misses the 1st free throw | 71-59 |
| 02:33 | Colorado State | James Sanders misses the 2nd free throw | 71-59 |
| 02:33 | Northwestern | William Fields snags the defensive board | 71-59 |
| 02:24 | Northwestern | Victor Smith scores on a driving attempt from the right block | 71-61 |
| 02:19 | Colorado State | James Sanders is hacked by David Soluri in the backcourt - foul #4 on David Soluri, team foul #14 | 71-61 |
| 02:19 | Colorado State | James Sanders makes the 1st free throw | 72-61 |
| 02:19 | Colorado State | James Sanders makes the 2nd free throw | 73-61 |
| 02:15 | Northwestern | Jason Carnevale steals it from Bryan Johnson in the backcourt | 73-61 |
| 02:00 | Colorado State | Graig Reynolds dunks the ball set up by Jason Carnevale and he's fouled by William Fields - foul #4 on William Fields, team foul #15 | 75-61 |
| Subs | Colorado State | James Leboeuf (PG), Charles Stansbury (SG), Eddie Dealba (C) Jason Carnevale, Richard Rose, James Sanders | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Gary Stephenson (C) Victor Smith | |
| 02:00 | Colorado State | Graig Reynolds makes the free throw | 76-61 |
| 01:49 | Northwestern | William Fields comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 76-61 |
| 01:47 | Colorado State | Darrell Saldana pulls down the rebound | 76-61 |
| 01:40 | Colorado State | Eddie Dealba buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from James Leboeuf | 78-61 |
| 01:27 | Northwestern | Graig Reynolds is called for the reach on Gary Stephenson - foul #4 on Graig Reynolds, team foul #9 | 78-61 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Gary Bail (C) Graig Reynolds | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 01:27 | Northwestern | Gary Stephenson makes the 1st free throw | 78-62 |
| 01:27 | Northwestern | Gary Stephenson misses the 2nd free throw | 78-62 |
| 01:27 | Colorado State | Eddie Dealba gets the rebound | 78-62 |
| 01:12 | Colorado State | Charles Stansbury is fouled on the floor by David Soluri - foul #5 on David Soluri, team foul #16 | 78-62 |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Victor Smith (C) David Soluri | |
| 01:12 | Colorado State | Charles Stansbury makes the 1st free throw | 79-62 |
| 01:12 | Colorado State | Charles Stansbury makes the 2nd free throw | 80-62 |
| 00:49 | Northwestern | Bryan Johnson buries a jumper in the paint on a great pass from William Fields | 80-64 |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:28 | Colorado State | Victor Smith blocks the short jumper by Gary Bail | 80-64 |
| 00:26 | Colorado State | Eddie Dealba tips it back up and in | 82-64 |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:22 | Northwestern | Ricky Squires's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 82-64 |
| 00:00 | Colorado State | James Leboeuf runs out the clock | 82-64 |