| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Darryl Daniels (fresh) SG - Mike Clark (fresh) SF - George Hutchcraft (fresh) PF - Raymond Price (fresh) C - Robert Cox (fresh) | |
| Lineup | East Tennessee State | PG - James Young (fresh) SG - Andy Reed (fresh) SF - David Matta (fresh) PF - Charles Straus (fresh) C - Robert Green (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern | Robert Cox wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:49 | Northwestern | Robert Cox drills a runner from the left block on a nice dish by Mike Clark | 2-0 |
| 19:35 | East Tennessee State | Robert Cox steals it from Andy Reed | 2-0 |
| 19:26 | Northwestern | Robert Cox misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 2-0 |
| 19:24 | Northwestern | George Hutchcraft grabs the offensive board | 2-0 |
| 19:11 | Northwestern | Robert Cox misses short on an open runner in the paint | 2-0 |
| 19:10 | Northwestern | Robert Cox snags the offensive board | 2-0 |
| 18:51 | Northwestern | George Hutchcraft knocks in the jumper from close range set up by Raymond Price | 4-0 |
| 18:39 | East Tennessee State | Robert Green misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 4-0 |
| 18:38 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Raymond Price | 4-0 |
| 18:36 | Northwestern | Mike Clark is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 4-0 |
| 18:22 | East Tennessee State | Andy Reed comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 4-0 |
| 18:21 | East Tennessee State | James Young tips it but misses | 4-0 |
| 18:19 | East Tennessee State | Charles Straus grabs the offensive board | 4-0 |
| 18:01 | East Tennessee State | James Young banks in the layup on a nice dish by David Matta | 4-2 |
| 17:50 | Northwestern | David Matta steals it from Robert Cox | 4-2 |
| 17:44 | East Tennessee State | Robert Cox blocks the jumper by Andy Reed | 4-2 |
| 17:43 | East Tennessee State | Robert Green tips it home | 4-4 |
| 17:32 | Northwestern | Raymond Price banks in the layup set up by Mike Clark | 6-4 |
| 17:14 | East Tennessee State | Darryl Daniels is called for the reach on James Young - foul #1 on Darryl Daniels, team foul #1 | 6-4 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson (PG), Malcolm Archer (SG), Matthew Foret (SF), James Gregory (PF), Alphonso Valdez (C) Darryl Daniels, Mike Clark, George Hutchcraft, Raymond Price, Robert Cox | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Frank Swigart (PG), Marvin Feliciano (SF), John Davis (PF), Michael Green (C) James Young, David Matta, Charles Straus, Robert Green | |
| 17:09 | East Tennessee State | Marvin Feliciano misses the shot from the left side | 6-4 |
| 17:08 | Northwestern | James Gregory grabs the board | 6-4 |
| 16:46 | Northwestern | James Gregory hits the finger roll on a great pass from Matthew Foret and he's fouled by Marvin Feliciano - foul #1 on Marvin Feliciano, team foul #1 | 8-4 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Jesse Keisler (SG) Andy Reed | |
| 16:46 | Northwestern | James Gregory makes the free throw | 9-4 |
| 16:29 | East Tennessee State | John Davis hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 9-4 |
| 16:28 | Northwestern | Alphonso Valdez gets the rebound | 9-4 |
| 16:26 | Northwestern | Matthew Foret is fouled in the backcourt by Marvin Feliciano - foul #2 on Marvin Feliciano, team foul #2 | 9-4 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Gary Hove (SF) Marvin Feliciano | |
| 16:14 | Northwestern | Alphonso Valdez can't connect on a jump hook from close range | 9-4 |
| 16:12 | Northwestern | Alphonso Valdez can't tip it in | 9-4 |
| 16:11 | Northwestern | Matthew Foret snags the offensive board | 9-4 |
| 15:58 | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson misses long on a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Gary Hove - foul #1 on Gary Hove, team foul #3 | 9-4 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | William Pringle (C) Michael Green | |
| 15:58 | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson misses the 1st free throw | 9-4 |
| 15:58 | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson makes the 2nd free throw | 10-4 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Jonas Richardson (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Malcolm Archer (fresh) SF - Matthew Foret (fresh) PF - James Gregory (fresh) 3 pts. C - Alphonso Valdez (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Tennessee State | PG - Frank Swigart (fresh) SG - Jesse Keisler (fresh) SF - Gary Hove (fresh) PF - John Davis (fresh) C - William Pringle (fresh) | |
| 15:49 | East Tennessee State | Gary Hove can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 10-4 |
| 15:47 | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson snags the defensive board | 10-4 |
| 15:32 | Northwestern | Matthew Foret misses badly on the uncontested turnaround from close range | 10-4 |
| 15:31 | East Tennessee State | John Davis pulls down the rebound | 10-4 |
| 15:23 | East Tennessee State | John Davis lays it up and in | 10-6 |
| 15:18 | Northwestern | Frank Swigart is called for the reach on James Gregory - foul #1 on Frank Swigart, team foul #4 | 10-6 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Darryl Daniels (PG), Mike Clark (SG), George Hutchcraft (SF), James Carter (PF), Robert Cox (C) Jonas Richardson, Malcolm Archer, Matthew Foret, James Gregory, Alphonso Valdez | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | James Young (PG), Andy Reed (SG), Charles Straus (PF), Robert Green (C) Frank Swigart, Jesse Keisler, John Davis, William Pringle | |
| 15:09 | Northwestern | Mike Clark knocks in the 3 from the left corner | 13-6 |
| 14:54 | East Tennessee State | Andy Reed's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 13-6 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | David Matta (SF) Gary Hove | |
| 14:47 | Northwestern | Mike Clark's pass is intercepted by Andy Reed in the backcourt | 13-6 |
| 14:36 | East Tennessee State | James Carter steals it from David Matta | 13-6 |
| 14:31 | Northwestern | Mike Clark knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Cox | 16-6 |
| 14:23 | East Tennessee State | Charles Straus is whistled for a carry | 16-6 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson (PG), Alphonso Valdez (C) Darryl Daniels, Robert Cox | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | | |
| 14:17 | Northwestern | Andy Reed is called for the reach on Mike Clark in the backcourt - foul #1 on Andy Reed, team foul #5 | 16-6 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Malcolm Archer (SG) Mike Clark | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Michael Green (C) Robert Green | |
| 14:03 | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson is called for traveling | 16-6 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Gregory (PF) James Carter | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Frank Swigart (PG), Gary Hove (SF), William Pringle (C) James Young, David Matta, Charles Straus | |
| 13:44 | East Tennessee State | William Pringle misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 16-6 |
| 13:43 | Northwestern | James Gregory snags the defensive board | 16-6 |
| 13:38 | Northwestern | George Hutchcraft can't connect on a floater from the right block but the foul's on Gary Hove - foul #2 on Gary Hove, team foul #6 | 16-6 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Raymond Price (PF) James Gregory | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | David Matta (SF) Gary Hove | |
| 13:38 | Northwestern | George Hutchcraft misses the 1st free throw | 16-6 |
| 13:38 | Northwestern | George Hutchcraft makes the 2nd free throw | 17-6 |
| 13:19 | East Tennessee State | William Pringle is fouled on the floor by Alphonso Valdez - foul #1 on Alphonso Valdez, team foul #2 | 17-6 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Darryl Daniels (PG), Mike Clark (SG), Matthew Foret (SF), Robert Cox (C) Jonas Richardson, Malcolm Archer, George Hutchcraft, Alphonso Valdez | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Jesse Keisler (SG), John Davis (PF) Andy Reed, Michael Green | |
| 13:04 | East Tennessee State | Robert Cox takes the ball from David Matta | 17-6 |
| 12:50 | Northwestern | Darryl Daniels is fouled on the floor by Frank Swigart - foul #2 on Frank Swigart, team foul #7 | 17-6 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Gregory (PF), James Carter (C) Raymond Price, Robert Cox | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | James Young (PG), Charles Straus (PF), Robert Green (C) Frank Swigart, David Matta, William Pringle | |
| 12:50 | Northwestern | Darryl Daniels makes the 1st free throw | 18-6 |
| 12:50 | Northwestern | Darryl Daniels misses the 2nd free throw | 18-6 |
| 12:50 | East Tennessee State | Robert Green grabs the board | 18-6 |
| 12:42 | East Tennessee State | Robert Green's fadeaway is rejected by James Gregory | 18-6 |
| 12:41 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to James Gregory | 18-6 |
| 12:37 | Northwestern | Darryl Daniels's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 18-6 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | David Matta (SF) John Davis | |
| 12:32 | East Tennessee State | Charles Straus knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by James Young | 18-9 |
| 12:19 | Northwestern | James Gregory hits the finger roll on a great pass from Darryl Daniels | 20-9 |
| 12:06 | East Tennessee State | Robert Green blows the layup but he's hacked by James Carter - foul #1 on James Carter, team foul #3 | 20-9 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson (PG), Malcolm Archer (SG), Alphonso Valdez (C) Darryl Daniels, Mike Clark, James Carter | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Andy Reed (SG) Jesse Keisler | |
| 12:06 | East Tennessee State | Robert Green makes the 1st free throw | 20-10 |
| 12:06 | East Tennessee State | Robert Green makes the 2nd free throw | 20-11 |
| 11:53 | Northwestern | Alphonso Valdez connects on the shot from the right wing on a great pass from Jonas Richardson and he's hacked by Robert Green - foul #1 on Robert Green, team foul #8 | 22-11 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Raymond Price (PF) James Gregory | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | | |
| 11:53 | Northwestern | Alphonso Valdez misses the free throw | 22-11 |
| 11:53 | East Tennessee State | Robert Green gets the rebound | 22-11 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Jonas Richardson (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Malcolm Archer (fresh) SF - Matthew Foret (fairly fresh) PF - Raymond Price (fresh) 2 pts. C - Alphonso Valdez (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Tennessee State | PG - James Young (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Andy Reed (fresh) SF - David Matta (fairly fresh) PF - Charles Straus (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Robert Green (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:40 | East Tennessee State | James Young misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 22-11 |
| 11:38 | East Tennessee State | Robert Green grabs the offensive rebound | 22-11 |
| 11:27 | East Tennessee State | Charles Straus's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 22-11 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Cox (SF) Matthew Foret | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | John Davis (PF), Michael Green (C) Charles Straus, Robert Green | |
| 11:09 | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Raymond Price | 25-11 |
| 10:50 | East Tennessee State | David Matta buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from James Young and he's fouled by Robert Cox - foul #1 on Robert Cox, team foul #4 | 25-13 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Darryl Daniels (PG), Mike Clark (SG), James Gregory (PF) Jonas Richardson, Malcolm Archer, Raymond Price | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Jesse Keisler (PG), Charles Straus (PF), William Pringle (C) James Young, John Davis, Michael Green | |
| 10:50 | East Tennessee State | David Matta makes the free throw | 25-14 |
| 10:31 | Northwestern | Andy Reed takes the ball from Darryl Daniels | 25-14 |
| 10:27 | East Tennessee State | Andy Reed blows the layup | 25-14 |
| 10:25 | Northwestern | James Gregory grabs the defensive rebound | 25-14 |
| 10:04 | Northwestern | Alphonso Valdez knocks in the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by James Gregory | 27-14 |
| 10:02 | East Tennessee State | Darryl Daniels picks off the pass by Jesse Keisler in the backcourt | 27-14 |
| 09:40 | Northwestern | Robert Cox is open and buries a shot in the lane on a great pass from Darryl Daniels | 29-14 |
| 09:17 | East Tennessee State | Andy Reed can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 29-14 |
| 09:16 | Northwestern | Alphonso Valdez grabs the defensive rebound | 29-14 |
| 09:11 | Northwestern | Robert Cox misses badly on a jumper from the left block but the foul's on David Matta - foul #1 on David Matta, team foul #9 | 29-14 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson (PG), Malcolm Archer (SG), Matthew Foret (SF), James Carter (PF) Darryl Daniels, Mike Clark, James Gregory, Alphonso Valdez | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | James Young (PG), John Davis (SF), Michael Green (PF), Robert Green (C) Jesse Keisler, David Matta, Charles Straus, William Pringle | |
| 09:11 | Northwestern | Robert Cox makes the 1st free throw | 30-14 |
| 09:11 | Northwestern | Robert Cox makes the 2nd free throw | 31-14 |
| 09:00 | East Tennessee State | James Young can't connect on a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Jonas Richardson - foul #1 on Jonas Richardson, team foul #5 | 31-14 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Raymond Price (PF) Robert Cox | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | | |
| 09:00 | East Tennessee State | James Young makes the 1st free throw | 31-15 |
| 09:00 | East Tennessee State | James Young misses the 2nd free throw | 31-15 |
| 09:00 | Northwestern | James Carter pulls down the rebound | 31-15 |
| 08:38 | Northwestern | Michael Green steals it from Matthew Foret | 31-15 |
| 08:15 | East Tennessee State | James Young is fouled on the floor by James Carter - foul #2 on James Carter, team foul #6 | 31-15 |
| Subs | Northwestern | George Hutchcraft (SF), Robert Cox (C) Matthew Foret, James Carter | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Charles Straus (PF) Michael Green | |
| 07:56 | East Tennessee State | Malcolm Archer takes the ball from John Davis | 31-15 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Jonas Richardson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Malcolm Archer (fresh) SF - George Hutchcraft (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Raymond Price (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Cox (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | East Tennessee State | PG - James Young (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Andy Reed (tiring) 2 stl. SF - John Davis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Charles Straus (tiring) 3 pts. C - Robert Green (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:42 | Northwestern | Robert Cox buries a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Raymond Price | 33-15 |
| 07:36 | East Tennessee State | Andy Reed drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by John Davis | 33-18 |
| 07:25 | Northwestern | George Hutchcraft comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 33-18 |
| 07:24 | East Tennessee State | Andy Reed pulls down the rebound | 33-18 |
| 07:18 | East Tennessee State | James Young loses the dribble to Robert Cox | 33-18 |
| 06:59 | Northwestern | Raymond Price is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Raymond Price, team foul #7 | 33-18 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Darryl Daniels (PG), Mike Clark (SG), Matthew Foret (SF), James Gregory (PF), Alphonso Valdez (C) Jonas Richardson, Malcolm Archer, George Hutchcraft, Raymond Price, Robert Cox | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Jesse Keisler (SG), David Matta (SF) Andy Reed, John Davis | |
| 06:39 | East Tennessee State | Robert Green misses long on a jumper in the lane | 33-18 |
| 06:38 | Northwestern | Mike Clark pulls down the rebound | 33-18 |
| 06:29 | Northwestern | Mike Clark misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 33-18 |
| 06:27 | East Tennessee State | James Young grabs the defensive rebound | 33-18 |
| 06:21 | East Tennessee State | Charles Straus connects on the runner near the basket on a great pass from Robert Green | 33-20 |
| 06:18 | Northwestern | Mike Clark is fouled in the backcourt by James Young - foul #1 on James Young, team foul #10 | 33-20 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | John Davis (PF) Charles Straus | |
| 06:18 | Northwestern | Mike Clark makes the 1st free throw | 34-20 |
| 06:18 | Northwestern | Mike Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 35-20 |
| 06:07 | East Tennessee State | John Davis misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 35-20 |
| 06:06 | Northwestern | Matthew Foret gets the rebound | 35-20 |
| 05:56 | Northwestern | Alphonso Valdez hits the easy wide open finger roll set up by Mike Clark | 37-20 |
| 05:45 | East Tennessee State | James Young misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 37-20 |
| 05:44 | East Tennessee State | John Davis tips it back up and in | 37-22 |
| 05:40 | Northwestern | Matthew Foret is fouled in the backcourt by David Matta - foul #2 on David Matta, team foul #11 | 37-22 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson (PG), Raymond Price (PF), James Carter (C) Darryl Daniels, James Gregory, Alphonso Valdez | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Andy Reed (SG), Michael Green (PF), William Pringle (C) Jesse Keisler, David Matta, Robert Green | |
| 05:40 | Northwestern | Matthew Foret makes the 1st free throw | 38-22 |
| 05:40 | Northwestern | Matthew Foret makes the 2nd free throw | 39-22 |
| 05:27 | East Tennessee State | John Davis drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Andy Reed | 39-25 |
| 05:07 | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson misses badly on the uncontested shot from the left side | 39-25 |
| 05:06 | Northwestern | James Carter misses the tip | 39-25 |
| 05:04 | East Tennessee State | William Pringle grabs the defensive rebound | 39-25 |
| 04:58 | East Tennessee State | Michael Green makes the jumper from close range set up by John Davis | 39-27 |
| 04:50 | Northwestern | Matthew Foret misses long on a shot in the lane but the foul's on Andy Reed - foul #2 on Andy Reed, team foul #12 | 39-27 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Malcolm Archer (SG), Robert Cox (C) Mike Clark, Raymond Price | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Jesse Keisler (SG), Charles Straus (PF), Robert Green (C) Andy Reed, Michael Green, William Pringle | |
| 04:50 | Northwestern | Matthew Foret makes the 1st free throw | 40-27 |
| 04:50 | Northwestern | Matthew Foret makes the 2nd free throw | 41-27 |
| 04:32 | East Tennessee State | Charles Straus misses the easy layup but the foul's on Matthew Foret - foul #1 on Matthew Foret, team foul #8 | 41-27 |
| Subs | Northwestern | George Hutchcraft (SF), James Gregory (PF), Alphonso Valdez (C) Matthew Foret, James Carter, Robert Cox | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | | |
| 04:32 | East Tennessee State | Charles Straus makes the 1st free throw | 41-28 |
| 04:32 | East Tennessee State | Charles Straus makes the 2nd free throw | 41-29 |
| 04:28 | Northwestern | George Hutchcraft is hacked by John Davis in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Davis, team foul #13 | 41-29 |
| 04:28 | Northwestern | George Hutchcraft misses the 1st free throw | 41-29 |
| 04:28 | Northwestern | George Hutchcraft makes the 2nd free throw | 42-29 |
| 04:10 | East Tennessee State | James Young misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 42-29 |
| 04:09 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Alphonso Valdez | 42-29 |
| 04:04 | Northwestern | James Gregory is hacked by Robert Green - foul #2 on Robert Green, team foul #14 | 42-29 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Darryl Daniels (PG) Jonas Richardson | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Michael Green (C) Robert Green | |
| 04:04 | Northwestern | James Gregory makes the 1st free throw | 43-29 |
| 04:04 | Northwestern | James Gregory makes the 2nd free throw | 44-29 |
| 03:47 | East Tennessee State | Charles Straus misses the floater from just outside the lane | 44-29 |
| 03:45 | East Tennessee State | Michael Green tips it but misses | 44-29 |
| 03:43 | Northwestern | George Hutchcraft grabs the defensive rebound | 44-29 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Darryl Daniels (tiring) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Malcolm Archer (fresh) SF - George Hutchcraft (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Gregory (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Alphonso Valdez (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Tennessee State | PG - James Young (tired) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jesse Keisler (fairly fresh) SF - John Davis (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Straus (tiring) 7 pts. C - Michael Green (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:37 | Northwestern | Alphonso Valdez buries a jumper in the lane and the foul's on James Young - foul #2 on James Young, team foul #15 | 46-29 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Frank Swigart (PG), Andy Reed (SG), Marvin Feliciano (SF), Gary Hove (PF), Robert Green (C) James Young, Jesse Keisler, John Davis, Charles Straus, Michael Green | |
| 03:37 | Northwestern | Alphonso Valdez makes the free throw | 47-29 |
| 03:14 | East Tennessee State | Robert Green misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 47-29 |
| 03:12 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to George Hutchcraft | 47-29 |
| 02:46 | Northwestern | Alphonso Valdez is wide open and dunks the ball set up by Malcolm Archer | 49-29 |
| 02:23 | East Tennessee State | Andy Reed clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 49-29 |
| 02:21 | Northwestern | Alphonso Valdez grabs the board | 49-29 |
| 01:54 | Northwestern | James Gregory can't connect on a driving attempt from the right block | 49-29 |
| 01:52 | East Tennessee State | Andy Reed gets the rebound | 49-29 |
| 01:47 | East Tennessee State | Marvin Feliciano makes the 3 from the left wing | 49-32 |
| 01:26 | Northwestern | Alphonso Valdez misses the shot from the left block | 49-32 |
| 01:25 | Northwestern | Alphonso Valdez tips it in | 51-32 |
| 01:10 | East Tennessee State | Robert Green drills a runner from the right block | 51-34 |
| 00:50 | Northwestern | George Hutchcraft comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 51-34 |
| 00:48 | East Tennessee State | Gary Hove pulls down the rebound | 51-34 |
| 00:42 | East Tennessee State | James Gregory takes the ball from Robert Green | 51-34 |
| 00:39 | Northwestern | Malcolm Archer is fouled in the backcourt by Andy Reed - foul #3 on Andy Reed, team foul #16 | 51-34 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson (PG), Matthew Foret (SF), James Carter (PF), Robert Cox (C) Darryl Daniels, George Hutchcraft, James Gregory, Alphonso Valdez | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Jesse Keisler (SG), David Matta (SF), Michael Green (PF), William Pringle (C) Andy Reed, Marvin Feliciano, Gary Hove, Robert Green | |
| 00:39 | Northwestern | Malcolm Archer makes the 1st free throw | 52-34 |
| 00:39 | Northwestern | Malcolm Archer misses the 2nd free throw | 52-34 |
| 00:39 | East Tennessee State | William Pringle gets the rebound | 52-34 |
| 00:24 | East Tennessee State | Michael Green knocks in the 3 from the left wing set up by Frank Swigart | 52-37 |
| 00:00 | Northwestern | Robert Cox is fouled on the floor by Frank Swigart - foul #3 on Frank Swigart, team foul #17 | 52-37 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Mike Clark (SG) Malcolm Archer | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | James Young (PG) Frank Swigart | |
| 00:00 | Northwestern | Robert Cox makes the 1st free throw | 53-37 |
| 00:00 | Northwestern | Robert Cox misses the 2nd free throw | 53-37 |