| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Charles Frazier (fresh) SG - David Brock (fresh) SF - Trevor Mercer (fresh) PF - Gerald Moss (fresh) C - Gerald Woodie (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Delaware | PG - William McDowell (fresh) SG - Micheal Laurel (fresh) SF - James Cardella (fresh) PF - Gary Szymanowski (fresh) C - Micheal Anderson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern | Gerald Woodie wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Delaware | Delaware is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:41 | Northwestern | Gerald Woodie's floater is tipped away by Micheal Anderson | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | Delaware | James Cardella grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | Delaware | James Cardella misses badly on a fadeaway from close range | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Gerald Woodie | 0-0 |
| 19:27 | Northwestern | Gerald Woodie clanks a shot from the left side | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | Northwestern | Gerald Woodie tips it home | 2-0 |
| 19:07 | Delaware | William McDowell can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 2-0 |
| 19:06 | Northwestern | Trevor Mercer snags the defensive board | 2-0 |
| 19:04 | Northwestern | Charles Frazier is hacked by William McDowell in the backcourt - foul #1 on William McDowell, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:53 | Northwestern | David Brock knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Gerald Moss | 5-0 |
| 18:32 | Delaware | James Cardella is fouled on the floor by Trevor Mercer - foul #1 on Trevor Mercer, team foul #1 | 5-0 |
| 18:23 | Delaware | James Cardella misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 5-0 |
| 18:22 | Delaware | James Cardella tips it but misses | 5-0 |
| 18:21 | Northwestern | Charles Frazier grabs the board | 5-0 |
| 18:06 | Northwestern | Micheal Laurel is called for the reach on Trevor Mercer - foul #1 on Micheal Laurel, team foul #2 | 5-0 |
| 17:45 | Northwestern | Charles Frazier's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 5-0 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Delaware | Timothy Nixon (PG), Warren Pauline (SG), Bernard Poston (SF), Troy Mitchell (PF), Joshua Allison (C) William McDowell, Micheal Laurel, James Cardella, Gary Szymanowski, Micheal Anderson | |
| 17:27 | Delaware | Joshua Allison's pass is intercepted by David Brock | 5-0 |
| 17:14 | Northwestern | Trevor Mercer drills a jump hook from the right block and the foul's on Joshua Allison - foul #1 on Joshua Allison, team foul #3 | 7-0 |
| 17:14 | Northwestern | Trevor Mercer makes the free throw | 8-0 |
| 16:57 | Delaware | Timothy Nixon knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 8-2 |
| 16:49 | Northwestern | Gerald Moss misses the wide open fadeaway in the lane | 8-2 |
| 16:47 | Delaware | Joshua Allison snags the defensive board | 8-2 |
| 16:32 | Delaware | Bernard Poston misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 8-2 |
| 16:31 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to David Brock | 8-2 |
| 16:19 | Northwestern | Timothy Nixon is called for the reach on Charles Frazier - foul #1 on Timothy Nixon, team foul #4 | 8-2 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Tim Kraker (PG), Robert Connery (SG), Emmitt Holt (SF), Raymond Hill (PF), Frankie Bock (C) Charles Frazier, David Brock, Trevor Mercer, Gerald Moss, Gerald Woodie | |
| Subs | Delaware | Micheal Laurel (SG), James Cardella (SF), Gordon Fryer (C) Timothy Nixon, Bernard Poston, Troy Mitchell | |
| 15:59 | Northwestern | Tim Kraker makes the wide open driving attempt in the lane | 10-2 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Tim Kraker (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert Connery (fresh) SF - Emmitt Holt (fresh) PF - Raymond Hill (fresh) C - Frankie Bock (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Delaware | PG - Warren Pauline (fairly fresh) SG - Micheal Laurel (fresh) SF - James Cardella (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Joshua Allison (fairly fresh) C - Gordon Fryer (fresh) | |
| 15:43 | Delaware | Joshua Allison jams it on a nice dish by Warren Pauline | 10-4 |
| 15:32 | Northwestern | Emmitt Holt hits the finger roll | 12-4 |
| 15:16 | Delaware | Frankie Bock is called for the reach on Joshua Allison - foul #1 on Frankie Bock, team foul #2 | 12-4 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Charles Frazier (PG), David Brock (SG) Tim Kraker, Robert Connery | |
| Subs | Delaware | William McDowell (PG), Gary Szymanowski (PF), Micheal Anderson (C) Warren Pauline, Joshua Allison, Gordon Fryer | |
| 15:03 | Delaware | Gary Szymanowski comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block | 12-4 |
| 15:01 | Northwestern | David Brock grabs the board | 12-4 |
| 14:41 | Northwestern | The jumper by David Brock is denied by Micheal Anderson | 12-4 |
| 14:39 | Delaware | Micheal Anderson gets the rebound | 12-4 |
| 14:16 | Delaware | Micheal Anderson misses the turnaround near the basket | 12-4 |
| 14:15 | Delaware | William McDowell tips it but misses | 12-4 |
| 14:14 | Delaware | William McDowell tips it but misses | 12-4 |
| 14:13 | Delaware | Micheal Anderson hits the follow up shot | 12-6 |
| 14:08 | Northwestern | Micheal Laurel steps in front of the David Brock pass in the backcourt | 12-6 |
| 13:56 | Delaware | William McDowell scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Micheal Laurel | 12-9 |
| 13:54 | Northwestern | Raymond Hill throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 12-9 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Tim Kraker (PG), Robert Connery (SG), Trevor Mercer (SF), Gerald Woodie (C) Charles Frazier, David Brock, Emmitt Holt, Frankie Bock | |
| Subs | Delaware | Timothy Nixon (PG), Bernard Poston (SG), Gordon Fryer (SF), Troy Mitchell (C) William McDowell, Micheal Laurel, James Cardella, Micheal Anderson | |
| 13:40 | Delaware | Timothy Nixon misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 12-9 |
| 13:39 | Northwestern | Raymond Hill pulls down the rebound | 12-9 |
| 13:34 | Northwestern | Robert Connery is fouled in the backcourt by Bernard Poston - foul #1 on Bernard Poston, team foul #5 | 12-9 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Gerald Moss (PF) Raymond Hill | |
| Subs | Delaware | | |
| 13:16 | Northwestern | Trevor Mercer misses the wide open shot from the right side but the foul's on Gordon Fryer - foul #1 on Gordon Fryer, team foul #6 | 12-9 |
| 13:16 | Northwestern | Trevor Mercer misses the 1st free throw | 12-9 |
| 13:16 | Northwestern | Trevor Mercer makes the 2nd free throw | 13-9 |
| 13:03 | Delaware | Timothy Nixon misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Tim Kraker - foul #1 on Tim Kraker, team foul #3 | 13-9 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Delaware | Warren Pauline (SG), Joshua Allison (C) Bernard Poston, Gary Szymanowski | |
| 13:03 | Delaware | Timothy Nixon makes the 1st free throw | 13-10 |
| 13:03 | Delaware | Timothy Nixon makes the 2nd free throw | 13-11 |
| 12:34 | Northwestern | Gerald Moss is hacked by Troy Mitchell - foul #1 on Troy Mitchell, team foul #7 | 13-11 |
| Subs | Northwestern | David Brock (SG), Frankie Bock (C) Robert Connery, Gerald Woodie | |
| Subs | Delaware | William McDowell (PG), Micheal Laurel (SG), Micheal Anderson (C) Timothy Nixon, Gordon Fryer, Troy Mitchell | |
| 12:34 | Northwestern | Gerald Moss misses the 1st free throw | 13-11 |
| 12:34 | Delaware | Joshua Allison snags the defensive board | 13-11 |
| 12:14 | Delaware | Warren Pauline loses the dribble to Tim Kraker | 13-11 |
| 12:02 | Northwestern | David Brock can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 13-11 |
| 12:01 | Delaware | Warren Pauline snags the defensive board | 13-11 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Tim Kraker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - David Brock (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Trevor Mercer (tiring) 4 pts. PF - Gerald Moss (tiring) C - Frankie Bock (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Delaware | PG - William McDowell (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Micheal Laurel (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Warren Pauline (fairly fresh) PF - Joshua Allison (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Micheal Anderson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:40 | Delaware | Micheal Anderson clanks a runner from the left block but the foul's on Tim Kraker - foul #2 on Tim Kraker, team foul #4 | 13-11 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Charles Frazier (PG), Emmitt Holt (SF), Raymond Hill (PF) Tim Kraker, Trevor Mercer, Gerald Moss | |
| Subs | Delaware | Bernard Poston (SG), James Cardella (SF), Gary Szymanowski (PF) Micheal Laurel, Warren Pauline, Joshua Allison | |
| 11:40 | Delaware | Micheal Anderson misses the 1st free throw | 13-11 |
| 11:40 | Delaware | Micheal Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 13-12 |
| 11:24 | Northwestern | William McDowell takes the ball from David Brock | 13-12 |
| 11:21 | Delaware | Bernard Poston lays it in set up by William McDowell | 13-14 |
| 11:02 | Northwestern | Micheal Anderson steals the ball from Frankie Bock | 13-14 |
| 10:47 | Delaware | William McDowell misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 13-14 |
| 10:45 | Northwestern | Frankie Bock snags the defensive board | 13-14 |
| 10:35 | Northwestern | Charles Frazier clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 13-14 |
| 10:34 | Northwestern | The offensive rebound goes to Raymond Hill | 13-14 |
| 10:19 | Northwestern | Raymond Hill hits a driving attempt from close range | 15-14 |
| 09:59 | Delaware | William McDowell hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 15-14 |
| 09:58 | Northwestern | Emmitt Holt grabs the board | 15-14 |
| 09:49 | Northwestern | David Brock can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Bernard Poston - foul #2 on Bernard Poston, team foul #8 | 15-14 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Connery (PG), Trevor Mercer (SF), Gerald Moss (PF), Gerald Woodie (C) Charles Frazier, Emmitt Holt, Raymond Hill, Frankie Bock | |
| Subs | Delaware | Timothy Nixon (PG), Micheal Laurel (SG), Warren Pauline (SF), Troy Mitchell (PF), Joshua Allison (C) William McDowell, Bernard Poston, James Cardella, Gary Szymanowski, Micheal Anderson | |
| 09:49 | Northwestern | David Brock misses the 1st free throw | 15-14 |
| 09:49 | Northwestern | David Brock misses the 2nd free throw | 15-14 |
| 09:49 | Northwestern | Gerald Moss gets the offensive rebound | 15-14 |
| 09:39 | Northwestern | Joshua Allison swats the layup by Gerald Moss | 15-14 |
| 09:37 | Northwestern | Gerald Woodie snags the offensive board | 15-14 |
| 09:20 | Northwestern | Gerald Woodie is open and buries a runner in the lane set up by Robert Connery | 17-14 |
| 08:55 | Delaware | Troy Mitchell knocks in the jump hook from the baseline | 17-16 |
| 08:51 | Northwestern | David Brock is fouled in the backcourt by Micheal Laurel - foul #2 on Micheal Laurel, team foul #9 | 17-16 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Delaware | James Cardella (SF), Gordon Fryer (PF) Micheal Laurel, Joshua Allison | |
| 08:51 | Northwestern | David Brock makes the 1st free throw | 18-16 |
| 08:51 | Northwestern | David Brock misses the 2nd free throw | 18-16 |
| 08:51 | Delaware | Gordon Fryer grabs the board | 18-16 |
| 08:23 | Delaware | Warren Pauline is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Warren Pauline, team foul #10 | 18-16 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Charles Frazier (PG) David Brock | |
| Subs | Delaware | William McDowell (PG), Gary Szymanowski (PF) Timothy Nixon, Troy Mitchell | |
| 08:01 | Northwestern | Charles Frazier comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 18-16 |
| 08:00 | Delaware | Warren Pauline snags the defensive board | 18-16 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Charles Frazier (fairly fresh) SG - Robert Connery (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Trevor Mercer (tiring) 4 pts. PF - Gerald Moss (tiring) C - Gerald Woodie (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Delaware | PG - William McDowell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Warren Pauline (fairly fresh) 2 reb. SF - James Cardella (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Gary Szymanowski (fairly fresh) C - Gordon Fryer (fresh) | |
| 07:41 | Delaware | James Cardella misses the fadeaway from the right block | 18-16 |
| 07:39 | Delaware | James Cardella tips it but misses | 18-16 |
| 07:38 | Northwestern | Gerald Woodie snags the defensive board | 18-16 |
| 07:36 | Northwestern | Charles Frazier is fouled in the backcourt by William McDowell - foul #2 on William McDowell, team foul #11 | 18-16 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Emmitt Holt (SF), Raymond Hill (PF), Frankie Bock (C) Trevor Mercer, Gerald Moss, Gerald Woodie | |
| Subs | Delaware | Timothy Nixon (PG) William McDowell | |
| 07:36 | Northwestern | Charles Frazier makes the 1st free throw | 19-16 |
| 07:36 | Northwestern | Charles Frazier makes the 2nd free throw | 20-16 |
| 07:21 | Delaware | James Cardella can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 20-16 |
| 07:19 | Northwestern | Frankie Bock pulls down the rebound | 20-16 |
| 07:16 | Northwestern | Charles Frazier throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 20-16 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Delaware | Joshua Allison (PF), Micheal Anderson (C) Gary Szymanowski, Gordon Fryer | |
| 07:05 | Delaware | James Cardella knocks in the runner from the baseline on a great pass from Joshua Allison and he's fouled by Frankie Bock - foul #2 on Frankie Bock, team foul #5 | 20-18 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Gerald Woodie (C) Frankie Bock | |
| Subs | Delaware | | |
| 07:05 | Delaware | James Cardella makes the free throw | 20-19 |
| 06:42 | Northwestern | Charles Frazier travels with the ball | 20-19 |
| Subs | Northwestern | David Brock (SG) Robert Connery | |
| Subs | Delaware | Troy Mitchell (C) Micheal Anderson | |
| 06:26 | Delaware | Warren Pauline hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 20-19 |
| 06:24 | Northwestern | Emmitt Holt pulls down the rebound | 20-19 |
| 06:11 | Northwestern | David Brock drills a 3 from straight away set up by Gerald Woodie | 23-19 |
| 05:57 | Delaware | Warren Pauline can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 23-19 |
| 05:55 | Delaware | The offensive rebound goes to Troy Mitchell | 23-19 |
| 05:46 | Delaware | Warren Pauline buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 23-22 |
| 05:19 | Northwestern | A charge is called on Gerald Woodie - foul #1 on Gerald Woodie, team foul #6 | 23-22 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Connery (SG), Trevor Mercer (SF), Gerald Moss (PF) David Brock, Emmitt Holt, Raymond Hill | |
| Subs | Delaware | Gordon Fryer (SF), Gary Szymanowski (PF), Micheal Anderson (C) James Cardella, Joshua Allison, Troy Mitchell | |
| 04:59 | Delaware | Gordon Fryer is hacked by Charles Frazier - foul #1 on Charles Frazier, team foul #7 | 23-22 |
| 04:59 | Delaware | Gordon Fryer makes the 1st free throw | 23-23 |
| 04:59 | Delaware | Gordon Fryer makes the 2nd free throw | 23-24 |
| 04:37 | Northwestern | Gerald Woodie misses the runner in the lane but he's fouled by Micheal Anderson - foul #1 on Micheal Anderson, team foul #12 | 23-24 |
| 04:37 | Northwestern | Gerald Woodie misses the 1st free throw | 23-24 |
| 04:37 | Northwestern | Gerald Woodie misses the 2nd free throw | 23-24 |
| 04:37 | Delaware | Warren Pauline gets the rebound | 23-24 |
| 04:19 | Delaware | Timothy Nixon comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 23-24 |
| 04:18 | Northwestern | Gerald Moss snags the defensive board | 23-24 |
| 03:59 | Northwestern | Gerald Woodie clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 23-24 |
| 03:57 | Delaware | Timothy Nixon grabs the board | 23-24 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Charles Frazier (tired) 2 pts. SG - Robert Connery (tiring) 1 ast. SF - Trevor Mercer (tiring) 4 pts. PF - Gerald Moss (tiring) 2 reb. C - Gerald Woodie (tired) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Delaware | PG - Timothy Nixon (tiring) 4 pts. SG - Warren Pauline (tired) 3 pts. 3 reb. SF - Gordon Fryer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gary Szymanowski (tiring) C - Micheal Anderson (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:53 | Delaware | Warren Pauline comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 23-24 |
| 03:52 | Northwestern | Trevor Mercer grabs the board | 23-24 |
| 03:25 | Northwestern | Gerald Woodie banks in the layup | 25-24 |
| 03:10 | Delaware | Gordon Fryer's layup is rejected by Gerald Woodie | 25-24 |
| 03:08 | Delaware | Micheal Anderson grabs the offensive board | 25-24 |
| 02:54 | Delaware | Gerald Woodie is called for the reach on Timothy Nixon - foul #2 on Gerald Woodie, team foul #8 | 25-24 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Tim Kraker (PG), David Brock (SG), Emmitt Holt (SF), Raymond Hill (PF), Frankie Bock (C) Charles Frazier, Robert Connery, Trevor Mercer, Gerald Moss, Gerald Woodie | |
| Subs | Delaware | Micheal Laurel (SG), Bernard Poston (SF), Troy Mitchell (PF), Joshua Allison (C) Warren Pauline, Gordon Fryer, Gary Szymanowski, Micheal Anderson | |
| 02:54 | Delaware | Timothy Nixon makes the 1st free throw | 25-25 |
| 02:54 | Delaware | Timothy Nixon makes the 2nd free throw | 25-26 |
| 02:37 | Northwestern | Tim Kraker can't connect on a 3 from the left wing but he's fouled by Troy Mitchell - foul #2 on Troy Mitchell, team foul #13 | 25-26 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Delaware | William McDowell (PG) Timothy Nixon | |
| 02:37 | Northwestern | Tim Kraker makes the 1st free throw | 26-26 |
| 02:37 | Northwestern | Tim Kraker makes the 2nd free throw | 27-26 |
| 02:37 | Northwestern | Tim Kraker makes the 3rd free throw | 28-26 |
| 02:20 | Delaware | Joshua Allison double dribbles | 28-26 |
| 02:02 | Northwestern | Tim Kraker's floater is tipped away by Joshua Allison | 28-26 |
| 02:01 | Northwestern | Emmitt Holt grabs the offensive board | 28-26 |
| 01:43 | Northwestern | David Brock misses short on an open 3pt attempt from the right corner | 28-26 |
| 01:42 | Northwestern | Tim Kraker grabs the offensive board | 28-26 |
| 01:20 | Northwestern | David Brock connects on the shot from the left side | 30-26 |
| 01:10 | Delaware | The jump hook by Micheal Laurel is blocked by Raymond Hill | 30-26 |
| 01:09 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Frankie Bock | 30-26 |
| 00:51 | Northwestern | Emmitt Holt is fouled on the floor by Bernard Poston - foul #3 on Bernard Poston, team foul #14 | 30-26 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Gerald Moss (PF) Raymond Hill | |
| Subs | Delaware | James Cardella (SF), Gary Szymanowski (PF), Micheal Anderson (C) Bernard Poston, Joshua Allison, Troy Mitchell | |
| 00:51 | Northwestern | Emmitt Holt makes the 1st free throw | 31-26 |
| 00:51 | Northwestern | Emmitt Holt misses the 2nd free throw | 31-26 |
| 00:51 | Delaware | James Cardella gets the rebound | 31-26 |
| 00:32 | Delaware | William McDowell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-26 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Trevor Mercer (SF) Emmitt Holt | |
| Subs | Delaware | | |
| 00:28 | Northwestern | Tim Kraker is fouled in the backcourt by Micheal Laurel - foul #3 on Micheal Laurel, team foul #15 | 31-26 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Delaware | Warren Pauline (SG) Micheal Laurel | |
| 00:28 | Northwestern | Tim Kraker makes the 1st free throw | 32-26 |
| 00:28 | Northwestern | Tim Kraker misses the 2nd free throw | 32-26 |
| 00:28 | Delaware | Micheal Anderson gets the rebound | 32-26 |
| 00:04 | Delaware | William McDowell hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 32-26 |
| 00:03 | Northwestern | Frankie Bock gets the rebound | 32-26 |
| 00:00 | Northwestern | Frankie Bock clanks a halfcourt shot | 32-26 |