| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Charles Frazier (fresh) SG - David Brock (fresh) SF - Donald Donnell (fresh) PF - Larry Boyd (fresh) C - Jordan Priest (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Charleston Southern | PG - Ellis Zazueta (fresh) SG - Milton Belote (fresh) SF - Wayne Williams (fresh) PF - Mark Wynne (fresh) C - Billy Foster (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Charleston Southern | Billy Foster wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Charleston Southern | Charleston Southern is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:39 | Charleston Southern | Milton Belote's pass is intercepted by Charles Frazier | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | Northwestern | Charles Frazier lays it up and in | 2-0 |
| 19:17 | Charleston Southern | Milton Belote clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 2-0 |
| 19:15 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Jordan Priest | 2-0 |
| 18:50 | Northwestern | Larry Boyd misses badly on a shot from the left side | 2-0 |
| 18:49 | Northwestern | Donald Donnell tips it home | 4-0 |
| 18:40 | Charleston Southern | Wayne Williams clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 4-0 |
| 18:39 | Charleston Southern | Wayne Williams grabs the offensive rebound | 4-0 |
| 18:29 | Charleston Southern | Billy Foster travels with the ball | 4-0 |
| 18:07 | Northwestern | Larry Boyd comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 4-0 |
| 18:06 | Charleston Southern | Wayne Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 4-0 |
| 17:55 | Charleston Southern | Billy Foster hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane | 4-0 |
| 17:53 | Charleston Southern | Milton Belote pulls down the offensive rebound | 4-0 |
| 17:36 | Charleston Southern | Ellis Zazueta drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 4-3 |
| 17:08 | Northwestern | Larry Boyd connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by David Brock | 6-3 |
| 16:56 | Charleston Southern | Jordan Priest denies the turnaround by Billy Foster | 6-3 |
| 16:54 | Northwestern | Jordan Priest pulls down the rebound | 6-3 |
| 16:32 | Northwestern | David Brock connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Larry Boyd | 9-3 |
| 16:20 | Charleston Southern | Billy Foster hits a runner from the baseline | 9-5 |
| 16:02 | Northwestern | Larry Boyd is fouled on the floor by Billy Foster - foul #1 on Billy Foster, team foul #1 | 9-5 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Charleston Southern | William Cost (PG), Douglas Daly (SG), James Nalley (SF), Anthony Scott (PF), Peter Coley (C) Ellis Zazueta, Milton Belote, Wayne Williams, Mark Wynne, Billy Foster | |
| 15:42 | Northwestern | Donald Donnell buries a turnaround from the right block | 11-5 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Charles Frazier (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - David Brock (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Donnell (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Larry Boyd (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Jordan Priest (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Charleston Southern | PG - William Cost (fresh) SG - Douglas Daly (fresh) SF - James Nalley (fresh) PF - Anthony Scott (fresh) C - Peter Coley (fresh) | |
| 15:29 | Charleston Southern | James Nalley connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 11-8 |
| 15:06 | Northwestern | David Brock drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Charles Frazier | 14-8 |
| 14:54 | Charleston Southern | William Cost connects on the jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Douglas Daly | 14-10 |
| 14:39 | Northwestern | Larry Boyd hits a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Charles Frazier | 16-10 |
| 14:24 | Charleston Southern | James Nalley is open and buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by William Cost | 16-12 |
| 14:02 | Northwestern | Charles Frazier throws a bad pass out of bounds | 16-12 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Charleston Southern | Ellis Zazueta (PG), Milton Belote (SG), Wayne Williams (SF), Mark Wynne (PF), Billy Foster (C) William Cost, Douglas Daly, James Nalley, Anthony Scott, Peter Coley | |
| 13:52 | Charleston Southern | Milton Belote blows the layup | 16-12 |
| 13:50 | Northwestern | Donald Donnell pulls down the rebound | 16-12 |
| 13:35 | Northwestern | David Brock misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 16-12 |
| 13:33 | Northwestern | Donald Donnell misses the tip | 16-12 |
| 13:32 | Charleston Southern | Mark Wynne snags the defensive board | 16-12 |
| 13:16 | Charleston Southern | Donald Donnell is called for the reach on Mark Wynne - foul #1 on Donald Donnell, team foul #1 | 16-12 |
| 12:53 | Charleston Southern | Billy Foster hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Larry Boyd - foul #1 on Larry Boyd, team foul #2 | 16-12 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Gerald Moss (PF) Larry Boyd | |
| Subs | Charleston Southern | | |
| 12:53 | Charleston Southern | Billy Foster makes the 1st free throw | 16-13 |
| 12:53 | Charleston Southern | Billy Foster makes the 2nd free throw | 16-14 |
| 12:40 | Northwestern | Jordan Priest misses long on a driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by Billy Foster - foul #2 on Billy Foster, team foul #2 | 16-14 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Charleston Southern | Anthony Scott (C) Billy Foster | |
| 12:40 | Northwestern | Jordan Priest makes the 1st free throw | 17-14 |
| 12:40 | Northwestern | Jordan Priest makes the 2nd free throw | 18-14 |
| 12:19 | Charleston Southern | Mark Wynne buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 18-16 |
| 11:50 | Northwestern | David Brock is fouled on the floor by Mark Wynne - foul #1 on Mark Wynne, team foul #3 | 18-16 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Connery (SG), Larry Boyd (PF) David Brock, Gerald Moss | |
| Subs | Charleston Southern | William Cost (PG), Peter Coley (C) Ellis Zazueta, Mark Wynne | |
| 11:27 | Northwestern | Charles Frazier misses the floater from close range but he's hacked by Wayne Williams - foul #1 on Wayne Williams, team foul #4 | 18-16 |
| 11:27 | Northwestern | Charles Frazier misses the 1st free throw | 18-16 |
| 11:27 | Northwestern | Charles Frazier makes the 2nd free throw | 19-16 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Charles Frazier (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Connery (fresh) SF - Donald Donnell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Larry Boyd (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Jordan Priest (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Charleston Southern | PG - William Cost (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Milton Belote (fresh) SF - Wayne Williams (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Anthony Scott (fresh) C - Peter Coley (fresh) | |
| 11:11 | Charleston Southern | William Cost can't finish the layup | 19-16 |
| 11:10 | Northwestern | Larry Boyd grabs the defensive rebound | 19-16 |
| 10:50 | Northwestern | Charles Frazier comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by William Cost - foul #1 on William Cost, team foul #5 | 19-16 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Gerald Woodie (C) Jordan Priest | |
| Subs | Charleston Southern | Douglas Daly (SG) Milton Belote | |
| 10:50 | Northwestern | Charles Frazier makes the 1st free throw | 20-16 |
| 10:50 | Northwestern | Charles Frazier misses the 2nd free throw | 20-16 |
| 10:50 | Charleston Southern | Wayne Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 20-16 |
| 10:25 | Charleston Southern | Anthony Scott misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 20-16 |
| 10:23 | Northwestern | Charles Frazier grabs the defensive rebound | 20-16 |
| 10:01 | Northwestern | Gerald Woodie throws a bad pass out of bounds | 20-16 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Tim Kraker (PG), David Brock (SG), Trevor Mercer (SF), Gerald Moss (PF) Charles Frazier, Robert Connery, Donald Donnell, Larry Boyd | |
| Subs | Charleston Southern | Ellis Zazueta (PG), James Nalley (SF), Mark Wynne (PF) William Cost, Wayne Williams, Peter Coley | |
| 09:40 | Charleston Southern | James Nalley buries a fadeaway from the left wing | 20-18 |
| 09:18 | Northwestern | Tim Kraker scores on a turnaround in the lane and the foul's on Ellis Zazueta - foul #1 on Ellis Zazueta, team foul #6 | 22-18 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jordan Priest (C) Gerald Woodie | |
| Subs | Charleston Southern | Milton Belote (SG), Peter Coley (C) James Nalley, Anthony Scott | |
| 09:18 | Northwestern | Tim Kraker makes the free throw | 23-18 |
| 08:57 | Charleston Southern | Mark Wynne lays it in on a great pass from Milton Belote and he's fouled by Tim Kraker - foul #1 on Tim Kraker, team foul #3 | 23-20 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Donald Donnell (SF) Trevor Mercer | |
| Subs | Charleston Southern | Wayne Williams (SF) Douglas Daly | |
| 08:57 | Charleston Southern | Mark Wynne makes the free throw | 23-21 |
| 08:41 | Northwestern | Gerald Moss drills a floater from the right wing set up by Jordan Priest | 25-21 |
| 08:24 | Charleston Southern | Peter Coley scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 25-24 |
| 08:10 | Northwestern | Donald Donnell is hacked by Ellis Zazueta - foul #2 on Ellis Zazueta, team foul #7 | 25-24 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Charles Frazier (PG), Larry Boyd (PF) Tim Kraker, Gerald Moss | |
| Subs | Charleston Southern | William Cost (PG), Anthony Scott (C) Ellis Zazueta, Peter Coley | |
| 08:10 | Northwestern | Donald Donnell misses the 1st free throw | 25-24 |
| 08:10 | Charleston Southern | Mark Wynne gets the rebound | 25-24 |
| 07:54 | Charleston Southern | Charles Frazier steals it from Wayne Williams | 25-24 |
| 07:51 | Northwestern | Charles Frazier slams it home | 27-24 |
| 07:26 | Charleston Southern | Anthony Scott connects on the shot from close range and he's hacked by David Brock - foul #1 on David Brock, team foul #4 | 27-26 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Connery (SG) David Brock | |
| Subs | Charleston Southern | Peter Coley (C) Mark Wynne | |
| 07:26 | Charleston Southern | Anthony Scott makes the free throw | 27-27 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Charles Frazier (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Connery (fresh) SF - Donald Donnell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Larry Boyd (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Jordan Priest (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Charleston Southern | PG - William Cost (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Milton Belote (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Wayne Williams (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Anthony Scott (fresh) 3 pts. C - Peter Coley (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 06:57 | Northwestern | Donald Donnell loses the dribble to Milton Belote | 27-27 |
| 06:45 | Charleston Southern | Milton Belote can't connect on a shot from the left side | 27-27 |
| 06:43 | Charleston Southern | Peter Coley tips it back up and in | 27-29 |
| 06:25 | Northwestern | Larry Boyd misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by William Cost - foul #2 on William Cost, team foul #8 | 27-29 |
| Subs | Northwestern | David Brock (SG), Trevor Mercer (SF), Gerald Woodie (C) Robert Connery, Donald Donnell, Jordan Priest | |
| Subs | Charleston Southern | Douglas Daly (PG), Christopher Bowling (SG), Mark Wynne (PF) William Cost, Milton Belote, Peter Coley | |
| 06:25 | Northwestern | Larry Boyd misses the 1st free throw | 27-29 |
| 06:25 | Northwestern | Larry Boyd misses the 2nd free throw | 27-29 |
| 06:25 | Charleston Southern | Anthony Scott grabs the board | 27-29 |
| 06:12 | Charleston Southern | Douglas Daly is hacked by Charles Frazier - foul #1 on Charles Frazier, team foul #5 | 27-29 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Tim Kraker (PG) Charles Frazier | |
| Subs | Charleston Southern | James Nalley (SF) Wayne Williams | |
| 05:50 | Charleston Southern | James Nalley misses the shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Gerald Woodie - foul #1 on Gerald Woodie, team foul #6 | 27-29 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Gerald Moss (PF) Larry Boyd | |
| Subs | Charleston Southern | | |
| 05:50 | Charleston Southern | James Nalley makes the 1st free throw | 27-30 |
| 05:50 | Charleston Southern | James Nalley makes the 2nd free throw | 27-31 |
| 05:29 | Northwestern | Gerald Moss's fadeaway is rejected by Mark Wynne | 27-31 |
| 05:28 | Northwestern | The offensive rebound goes to Trevor Mercer | 27-31 |
| 05:12 | Northwestern | Gerald Woodie hits a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Tim Kraker | 29-31 |
| 04:46 | Charleston Southern | Douglas Daly hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 29-31 |
| 04:45 | Northwestern | Trevor Mercer gets the rebound | 29-31 |
| 04:17 | Northwestern | Gerald Moss clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 29-31 |
| 04:15 | Charleston Southern | Douglas Daly grabs the board | 29-31 |
| 04:02 | Charleston Southern | Mark Wynne is hacked by Gerald Moss - foul #1 on Gerald Moss, team foul #7 | 29-31 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Charles Frazier (PG), Robert Connery (SG), Donald Donnell (SF), Larry Boyd (PF), Jordan Priest (C) Tim Kraker, David Brock, Trevor Mercer, Gerald Moss, Gerald Woodie | |
| Subs | Charleston Southern | Milton Belote (SG), Wayne Williams (SF), Peter Coley (C) Christopher Bowling, James Nalley, Anthony Scott | |
| 04:02 | Charleston Southern | Mark Wynne makes the 1st free throw | 29-32 |
| 04:02 | Charleston Southern | Mark Wynne makes the 2nd free throw | 29-33 |
| 03:35 | Northwestern | Larry Boyd comes up short on the floater in the lane | 29-33 |
| 03:34 | Charleston Southern | Peter Coley snags the defensive board | 29-33 |
| 03:08 | Charleston Southern | Peter Coley misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 29-33 |
| 03:07 | Charleston Southern | Peter Coley gets the offensive rebound | 29-33 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Charles Frazier (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Connery (fresh) SF - Donald Donnell (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Larry Boyd (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Jordan Priest (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Charleston Southern | PG - Douglas Daly (fairly fresh) SG - Milton Belote (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Wayne Williams (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Mark Wynne (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Peter Coley (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 02:51 | Charleston Southern | Milton Belote throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-33 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Charleston Southern | Ellis Zazueta (PG), Billy Foster (C) Douglas Daly, Mark Wynne | |
| 02:33 | Northwestern | Larry Boyd scores on a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Charles Frazier | 31-33 |
| 02:13 | Charleston Southern | Billy Foster loses the dribble to Jordan Priest | 31-33 |
| 01:46 | Northwestern | Larry Boyd clanks a fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by Billy Foster - foul #3 on Billy Foster, team foul #9 | 31-33 |
| Subs | Northwestern | David Brock (SG) Robert Connery | |
| Subs | Charleston Southern | Anthony Scott (PF) Billy Foster | |
| 01:46 | Northwestern | Larry Boyd makes the 1st free throw | 32-33 |
| 01:46 | Northwestern | Larry Boyd makes the 2nd free throw | 33-33 |
| 01:37 | Charleston Southern | Ellis Zazueta misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 33-33 |
| 01:35 | Northwestern | Jordan Priest pulls down the rebound | 33-33 |
| 01:13 | Northwestern | David Brock misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 33-33 |
| 01:11 | Northwestern | Donald Donnell snags the offensive board | 33-33 |
| 00:50 | Northwestern | David Brock hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 33-33 |
| 00:49 | Northwestern | Jordan Priest gets the offensive rebound | 33-33 |
| 00:25 | Northwestern | Donald Donnell can't connect on a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Wayne Williams - foul #2 on Wayne Williams, team foul #10 | 33-33 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Gerald Moss (PF) Larry Boyd | |
| Subs | Charleston Southern | Douglas Daly (SG), Mark Wynne (PF) Milton Belote, Peter Coley | |
| 00:25 | Northwestern | Donald Donnell makes the 1st free throw | 34-33 |
| 00:25 | Northwestern | Donald Donnell makes the 2nd free throw | 35-33 |
| 00:04 | Charleston Southern | Douglas Daly misses short on a runner from the baseline but he's hacked by Gerald Moss - foul #2 on Gerald Moss, team foul #8 | 35-33 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Charleston Southern | William Cost (PG), James Nalley (SF) Ellis Zazueta, Wayne Williams | |
| 00:04 | Charleston Southern | Douglas Daly makes the 1st free throw | 35-34 |
| 00:04 | Charleston Southern | Douglas Daly misses the 2nd free throw | 35-34 |
| 00:04 | Northwestern | Jordan Priest pulls down the rebound | 35-34 |
| 00:00 | Northwestern | Jordan Priest comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 35-34 |