| Lineup | Northwood | PG - George Edgar (fresh) SG - Sherman Bruton (fresh) SF - Larry Bellows (fresh) PF - Edmund Mucha (fresh) C - Michael Palmore (fresh) | |
| Lineup | N. Kentucky | PG - David Jones (fresh) SG - Carl Staub (fresh) SF - Gary Willman (fresh) PF - Keith Gallagher (fresh) C - Richard Carr (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Northwood | Michael Palmore wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Northwood | Northwood is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | N. Kentucky | N. Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:46 | Northwood | Edmund Mucha hits a shot from the left side on a great pass from Sherman Bruton | 2-0 |
| 19:27 | N. Kentucky | David Jones misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 2-0 |
| 19:25 | Northwood | Michael Palmore pulls down the rebound | 2-0 |
| 19:13 | Northwood | Edmund Mucha hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 2-0 |
| 19:11 | N. Kentucky | Richard Carr pulls down the rebound | 2-0 |
| 19:08 | N. Kentucky | George Edgar is called for the reach on David Jones in the backcourt - foul #1 on George Edgar, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:55 | N. Kentucky | David Jones drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 2-3 |
| 18:33 | Northwood | Michael Palmore knocks in the runner from the baseline | 4-3 |
| 18:19 | N. Kentucky | Richard Carr's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 4-3 |
| 18:06 | Northwood | Michael Palmore can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Carl Staub - foul #1 on Carl Staub, team foul #1 | 4-3 |
| 18:06 | Northwood | Michael Palmore makes the 1st free throw | 5-3 |
| 18:06 | Northwood | Michael Palmore makes the 2nd free throw | 6-3 |
| 17:47 | N. Kentucky | David Jones is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on David Jones, team foul #2 | 6-3 |
| 17:32 | Northwood | Sherman Bruton is fouled on the floor by Gary Willman - foul #1 on Gary Willman, team foul #3 | 6-3 |
| 17:22 | Northwood | George Edgar double dribbles | 6-3 |
| 17:03 | N. Kentucky | Richard Carr drills a floater in the lane on a great pass from Carl Staub | 6-5 |
| 16:38 | Northwood | Michael Palmore misses the jumper from the left side | 6-5 |
| 16:36 | N. Kentucky | David Jones gets the rebound | 6-5 |
| 16:19 | N. Kentucky | Keith Gallagher misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 6-5 |
| 16:18 | Northwood | Edmund Mucha grabs the board | 6-5 |
| 15:58 | Northwood | Sherman Bruton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 6-5 |
| Subs | Northwood | Fred Waddell (PG), Adam Petersen (SG), Matthew Hopping (SF), Joe Badzinski (PF), Patrick Samuel (C) George Edgar, Sherman Bruton, Larry Bellows, Edmund Mucha, Michael Palmore | |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Kevin Seaborn (SG), Duane Jeffries (SF), Ted Mowrer (PF), Joseph McClain (C) Carl Staub, Gary Willman, Keith Gallagher, Richard Carr | |
| Lineup | Northwood | PG - Fred Waddell (fresh) SG - Adam Petersen (fresh) SF - Matthew Hopping (fresh) PF - Joe Badzinski (fresh) C - Patrick Samuel (fresh) | |
| Lineup | N. Kentucky | PG - David Jones (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Kevin Seaborn (fresh) SF - Duane Jeffries (fresh) PF - Ted Mowrer (fresh) C - Joseph McClain (fresh) | |
| 15:29 | N. Kentucky | Kevin Seaborn is fouled on the floor by Adam Petersen - foul #1 on Adam Petersen, team foul #2 | 6-5 |
| 15:16 | N. Kentucky | David Jones misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 6-5 |
| 15:15 | N. Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph McClain | 6-5 |
| 15:06 | N. Kentucky | Ted Mowrer hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 6-5 |
| 15:04 | Northwood | Fred Waddell pulls down the rebound | 6-5 |
| 14:49 | Northwood | Patrick Samuel throws a bad pass out of bounds | 6-5 |
| Subs | Northwood | | |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Carl Staub (PG), Richard Carr (C) David Jones, Joseph McClain | |
| 14:41 | N. Kentucky | Carl Staub is fouled on the floor by Adam Petersen - foul #2 on Adam Petersen, team foul #3 | 6-5 |
| Subs | Northwood | Alec Vaughn (SG) Adam Petersen | |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Gary Willman (SF) Duane Jeffries | |
| 14:31 | N. Kentucky | Ted Mowrer misses short on a jump hook from the baseline | 6-5 |
| 14:30 | N. Kentucky | Richard Carr snags the offensive board | 6-5 |
| 14:12 | N. Kentucky | Richard Carr misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Matthew Hopping - foul #1 on Matthew Hopping, team foul #4 | 6-5 |
| Subs | Northwood | George Edgar (PG), Sherman Bruton (SG), Larry Bellows (SF), Michael Palmore (C) Fred Waddell, Alec Vaughn, Matthew Hopping, Patrick Samuel | |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Keith Gallagher (PF) Ted Mowrer | |
| 14:12 | N. Kentucky | Richard Carr makes the 1st free throw | 6-6 |
| 14:12 | N. Kentucky | Richard Carr makes the 2nd free throw | 6-7 |
| 13:59 | Northwood | Larry Bellows can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 6-7 |
| 13:58 | N. Kentucky | Richard Carr gets the rebound | 6-7 |
| 13:53 | N. Kentucky | Kevin Seaborn misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 6-7 |
| 13:52 | Northwood | Sherman Bruton gets the rebound | 6-7 |
| 13:42 | Northwood | Sherman Bruton hits a 3 pointer from straight away set up by George Edgar | 9-7 |
| 13:35 | N. Kentucky | Keith Gallagher's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 9-7 |
| Subs | Northwood | Edmund Mucha (PF) Joe Badzinski | |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | David Jones (PG) Kevin Seaborn | |
| 13:18 | Northwood | Edmund Mucha comes up short on the jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Richard Carr - foul #1 on Richard Carr, team foul #4 | 9-7 |
| 13:18 | Northwood | Edmund Mucha misses the 1st free throw | 9-7 |
| 13:18 | Northwood | Edmund Mucha misses the 2nd free throw | 9-7 |
| 13:18 | N. Kentucky | Keith Gallagher pulls down the rebound | 9-7 |
| 13:04 | N. Kentucky | Gary Willman loses the ball out of bounds | 9-7 |
| Subs | Northwood | | |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Kevin Seaborn (SG) Carl Staub | |
| 12:44 | Northwood | Keith Gallagher steals the ball from Edmund Mucha | 9-7 |
| 12:32 | N. Kentucky | Kevin Seaborn clanks a 3 from the right wing | 9-7 |
| 12:30 | Northwood | Edmund Mucha grabs the board | 9-7 |
| 12:09 | Northwood | Sherman Bruton makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by George Edgar | 11-7 |
| 11:46 | N. Kentucky | Kevin Seaborn hits a 3 from straight away on a great pass from David Jones | 11-10 |
| Lineup | Northwood | PG - George Edgar (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Sherman Bruton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Larry Bellows (fairly fresh) PF - Edmund Mucha (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Palmore (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | N. Kentucky | PG - David Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Seaborn (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Gary Willman (fairly fresh) PF - Keith Gallagher (fairly fresh) C - Richard Carr (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:19 | Northwood | George Edgar misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 11-10 |
| 11:18 | N. Kentucky | Richard Carr snags the defensive board | 11-10 |
| 11:14 | N. Kentucky | David Jones buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Gary Willman | 11-13 |
| 10:53 | Northwood | Edmund Mucha comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 11-13 |
| 10:52 | Northwood | Edmund Mucha grabs the offensive board | 11-13 |
| 10:39 | Northwood | Michael Palmore is hacked by Kevin Seaborn - foul #1 on Kevin Seaborn, team foul #5 | 11-13 |
| Subs | Northwood | Fred Waddell (PG), Alec Vaughn (SG), Matthew Hopping (SF), Joe Badzinski (PF), Patrick Samuel (C) George Edgar, Sherman Bruton, Larry Bellows, Edmund Mucha, Michael Palmore | |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Carl Staub (PG), Duane Jeffries (SF), Ted Mowrer (PF), Joseph McClain (C) David Jones, Gary Willman, Keith Gallagher, Richard Carr | |
| 10:31 | Northwood | Joe Badzinski lays it up and in | 13-13 |
| 10:20 | N. Kentucky | Ted Mowrer loses the ball out of bounds | 13-13 |
| Subs | Northwood | | |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | David Jones (PG) Kevin Seaborn | |
| 10:08 | Northwood | Patrick Samuel clanks a fadeaway from close range | 13-13 |
| 10:07 | Northwood | Matthew Hopping snags the offensive board | 13-13 |
| 09:55 | Northwood | Fred Waddell buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Matthew Hopping | 16-13 |
| 09:40 | N. Kentucky | David Jones connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Duane Jeffries | 16-16 |
| 09:36 | Northwood | Fred Waddell loses the dribble to David Jones in the backcourt | 16-16 |
| 09:29 | N. Kentucky | David Jones misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 16-16 |
| 09:28 | Northwood | Alec Vaughn grabs the board | 16-16 |
| 09:22 | Northwood | Patrick Samuel hits the finger roll | 18-16 |
| 09:01 | N. Kentucky | Carl Staub's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 18-16 |
| Subs | Northwood | Edmund Mucha (PF) Patrick Samuel | |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Kevin Seaborn (SG) David Jones | |
| 08:46 | Northwood | Joe Badzinski is hacked by Kevin Seaborn - foul #2 on Kevin Seaborn, team foul #6 | 18-16 |
| Subs | Northwood | Sherman Bruton (SG), Michael Palmore (C) Alec Vaughn, Joe Badzinski | |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | David Jones (PG), Keith Gallagher (PF) Kevin Seaborn, Ted Mowrer | |
| 08:36 | Northwood | Matthew Hopping loses the dribble to Keith Gallagher | 18-16 |
| 08:21 | N. Kentucky | Keith Gallagher hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from close range | 18-16 |
| 08:19 | N. Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to David Jones | 18-16 |
| 08:06 | N. Kentucky | Carl Staub connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Duane Jeffries | 18-19 |
| 08:00 | Northwood | Fred Waddell misses the fadeaway from the right side | 18-19 |
| 07:59 | N. Kentucky | Joseph McClain snags the defensive board | 18-19 |
| 07:48 | N. Kentucky | Sherman Bruton steals it from Joseph McClain | 18-19 |
| 07:46 | Northwood | Fred Waddell is called for traveling in the backcourt | 18-19 |
| Subs | Northwood | George Edgar (PG), Larry Bellows (SF) Fred Waddell, Matthew Hopping | |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Gary Willman (SF), Richard Carr (C) Carl Staub, Joseph McClain | |
| Lineup | Northwood | PG - George Edgar (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Sherman Bruton (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Larry Bellows (fresh) PF - Edmund Mucha (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Palmore (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | N. Kentucky | PG - David Jones (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Duane Jeffries (fresh) SF - Gary Willman (fresh) PF - Keith Gallagher (fresh) 2 stl. C - Richard Carr (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:29 | N. Kentucky | Gary Willman can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Michael Palmore - foul #1 on Michael Palmore, team foul #5 | 18-19 |
| Subs | Northwood | | |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Carl Staub (SG) Duane Jeffries | |
| 07:29 | N. Kentucky | Gary Willman makes the 1st free throw | 18-20 |
| 07:29 | N. Kentucky | Gary Willman makes the 2nd free throw | 18-21 |
| 07:07 | Northwood | Sherman Bruton scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by George Edgar | 20-21 |
| 06:46 | N. Kentucky | Richard Carr clanks a runner in the lane but he's hacked by Larry Bellows - foul #1 on Larry Bellows, team foul #6 | 20-21 |
| Subs | Northwood | Alec Vaughn (SG), Joe Badzinski (PF), Patrick Samuel (C) Sherman Bruton, Edmund Mucha, Michael Palmore | |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Ted Mowrer (PF) Keith Gallagher | |
| 06:46 | N. Kentucky | Richard Carr misses the 1st free throw | 20-21 |
| 06:46 | N. Kentucky | Richard Carr misses the 2nd free throw | 20-21 |
| 06:46 | Northwood | The rebound goes to Patrick Samuel | 20-21 |
| 06:24 | Northwood | Ted Mowrer swats the layup by Larry Bellows | 20-21 |
| 06:22 | Northwood | Joe Badzinski grabs the offensive rebound | 20-21 |
| 06:06 | Northwood | George Edgar buries a 3 from the right wing set up by Alec Vaughn | 23-21 |
| 05:51 | N. Kentucky | David Jones drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Carl Staub | 23-24 |
| 05:33 | Northwood | Joe Badzinski misses long on a floater in the lane but the foul's on Carl Staub - foul #2 on Carl Staub, team foul #7 | 23-24 |
| Subs | Northwood | Sherman Bruton (SG), Michael Palmore (C) Alec Vaughn, Patrick Samuel | |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Duane Jeffries (SG), John Cooper (SF) Carl Staub, Gary Willman | |
| 05:33 | Northwood | Joe Badzinski makes the 1st free throw | 24-24 |
| 05:33 | Northwood | Joe Badzinski misses the 2nd free throw | 24-24 |
| 05:33 | N. Kentucky | Richard Carr grabs the defensive rebound | 24-24 |
| 05:29 | N. Kentucky | John Cooper throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-24 |
| Subs | Northwood | Matthew Hopping (SF), Edmund Mucha (PF) Larry Bellows, Joe Badzinski | |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | | |
| 05:14 | Northwood | Edmund Mucha hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint but he's fouled by Richard Carr - foul #2 on Richard Carr, team foul #8 | 24-24 |
| Subs | Northwood | Fred Waddell (PG) George Edgar | |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Keith Gallagher (PF), Joseph McClain (C) Ted Mowrer, Richard Carr | |
| 05:14 | Northwood | Edmund Mucha makes the 1st free throw | 25-24 |
| 05:14 | Northwood | Edmund Mucha makes the 2nd free throw | 26-24 |
| 04:49 | N. Kentucky | David Jones knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Duane Jeffries | 26-27 |
| 04:34 | Northwood | Sherman Bruton hits a 3 from straight away | 29-27 |
| 04:24 | N. Kentucky | David Jones misses short on a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Fred Waddell - foul #1 on Fred Waddell, team foul #7 | 29-27 |
| Subs | Northwood | Larry Bellows (SF) Matthew Hopping | |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Gary Willman (SF) John Cooper | |
| 04:24 | N. Kentucky | David Jones makes the 1st free throw | 29-28 |
| 04:24 | N. Kentucky | David Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 29-28 |
| 04:24 | Northwood | Edmund Mucha grabs the defensive rebound | 29-28 |
| 04:18 | Northwood | Sherman Bruton lays it in on a nice dish by Edmund Mucha | 31-28 |
| 04:13 | N. Kentucky | Gary Willman hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Duane Jeffries | 31-31 |
| 04:04 | Northwood | Sherman Bruton misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 31-31 |
| 04:02 | Northwood | Larry Bellows snags the offensive board | 31-31 |
| 03:49 | Northwood | Larry Bellows is whistled for a carry | 31-31 |
| Subs | Northwood | George Edgar (PG), Joe Badzinski (PF) Fred Waddell, Edmund Mucha | |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Kevin Seaborn (PG), Richard Carr (C) David Jones, Joseph McClain | |
| Lineup | Northwood | PG - George Edgar (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Sherman Bruton (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Larry Bellows (fresh) PF - Joe Badzinski (fresh) 3 pts. C - Michael Palmore (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | N. Kentucky | PG - Kevin Seaborn (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Duane Jeffries (fresh) SF - Gary Willman (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Keith Gallagher (fresh) 2 stl. C - Richard Carr (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:40 | N. Kentucky | Kevin Seaborn buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Gary Willman | 31-34 |
| 03:13 | Northwood | Sherman Bruton hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 31-34 |
| 03:11 | N. Kentucky | Richard Carr snags the defensive board | 31-34 |
| 02:54 | N. Kentucky | Gary Willman comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 31-34 |
| 02:53 | Northwood | Joe Badzinski grabs the defensive rebound | 31-34 |
| 02:30 | Northwood | George Edgar comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Keith Gallagher - foul #1 on Keith Gallagher, team foul #9 | 31-34 |
| Subs | Northwood | Fred Waddell (SG), Matthew Hopping (SF), Edmund Mucha (PF) Sherman Bruton, Larry Bellows, Michael Palmore | |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Carl Staub (PG), John Cooper (SF), Ted Mowrer (PF) Duane Jeffries, Gary Willman, Keith Gallagher | |
| 02:30 | Northwood | George Edgar makes the 1st free throw | 32-34 |
| 02:30 | Northwood | George Edgar makes the 2nd free throw | 33-34 |
| 02:21 | N. Kentucky | Ted Mowrer misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by George Edgar - foul #2 on George Edgar, team foul #8 | 33-34 |
| 02:21 | N. Kentucky | Ted Mowrer makes the 1st free throw | 33-35 |
| 02:21 | N. Kentucky | Ted Mowrer misses the 2nd free throw | 33-35 |
| 02:21 | Northwood | Matthew Hopping grabs the board | 33-35 |
| 02:03 | Northwood | Matthew Hopping clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 33-35 |
| 02:02 | N. Kentucky | The rebound goes to Kevin Seaborn | 33-35 |
| 01:57 | N. Kentucky | Carl Staub misses long on a 3 from straight away | 33-35 |
| 01:56 | N. Kentucky | Richard Carr tips it but misses | 33-35 |
| 01:54 | N. Kentucky | Ted Mowrer tips it back up and in | 33-37 |
| 01:38 | Northwood | Joe Badzinski is hacked by Richard Carr - foul #3 on Richard Carr, team foul #10 | 33-37 |
| Subs | Northwood | Adam Petersen (SG) George Edgar | |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Joseph McClain (C) Richard Carr | |
| 01:38 | Northwood | Joe Badzinski misses the 1st free throw | 33-37 |
| 01:38 | Northwood | Joe Badzinski makes the 2nd free throw | 34-37 |
| 01:23 | N. Kentucky | Ted Mowrer can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 34-37 |
| 01:22 | N. Kentucky | Kevin Seaborn hits the follow up shot | 34-39 |
| 01:07 | Northwood | Joe Badzinski connects on the driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Fred Waddell | 36-39 |
| 00:53 | N. Kentucky | John Cooper is fouled on the floor by Adam Petersen - foul #3 on Adam Petersen, team foul #9 | 36-39 |
| Subs | Northwood | Sherman Bruton (SG), Larry Bellows (SF), Patrick Samuel (PF), Michael Palmore (C) Adam Petersen, Matthew Hopping, Edmund Mucha, Joe Badzinski | |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | | |
| 00:53 | N. Kentucky | John Cooper makes the 1st free throw | 36-40 |
| 00:53 | N. Kentucky | John Cooper makes the 2nd free throw | 36-41 |
| 00:41 | Northwood | Patrick Samuel is called for a charge - foul #1 on Patrick Samuel, team foul #10 | 36-41 |
| Subs | Northwood | | |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Gary Willman (SF) John Cooper | |
| 00:30 | N. Kentucky | Joseph McClain banks in the layup set up by Gary Willman | 36-43 |
| 00:03 | Northwood | Joseph McClain denies the turnaround by Larry Bellows | 36-43 |
| 00:01 | Northwood | Larry Bellows grabs the offensive rebound | 36-43 |
| 00:00 | Northwood | The clock runs out | 36-43 |