| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Alexander Moore (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Nicholas Visnosky (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Nathan Cowles (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Edward Midgette (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Tom Berry (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Dick Gray (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Devin Carnevale (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Brugger (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Scott (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Manuel Morris (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern | Nathan Cowles inbounds the ball | 31-32 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:52 | Northwestern | Nicholas Visnosky buries a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Alexander Moore | 34-32 |
| 19:37 | VMI | Michael Brugger misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 34-32 |
| 19:35 | VMI | Manuel Morris tips it back up and in | 34-34 |
| 19:07 | Northwestern | Tom Berry scores on a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Nathan Cowles | 37-34 |
| 18:49 | VMI | Thomas Scott hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint | 37-34 |
| 18:48 | Northwestern | Tom Berry snags the defensive board | 37-34 |
| 18:31 | Northwestern | Nicholas Visnosky clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 37-34 |
| 18:30 | VMI | Manuel Morris pulls down the rebound | 37-34 |
| 18:17 | VMI | Devin Carnevale misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 37-34 |
| 18:15 | VMI | Michael Brugger gets the offensive rebound | 37-34 |
| 17:56 | VMI | Devin Carnevale buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Dick Gray | 37-37 |
| 17:37 | Northwestern | Nicholas Visnosky misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 37-37 |
| 17:36 | Northwestern | Nathan Cowles pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-37 |
| 17:25 | Northwestern | Nicholas Visnosky hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Edward Midgette | 40-37 |
| 17:20 | VMI | Dick Gray misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 40-37 |
| 17:19 | Northwestern | Tom Berry grabs the board | 40-37 |
| 16:54 | Northwestern | Edward Midgette misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Thomas Scott - foul #2 on Thomas Scott, team foul #1 | 40-37 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | VMI | Tony Rader (PG), Darryl Mary (SG), James Vester (SF), Philip Gilleland (C) Dick Gray, Devin Carnevale, Michael Brugger, Manuel Morris | |
| 16:54 | Northwestern | Edward Midgette makes the 1st free throw | 41-37 |
| 16:54 | Northwestern | Edward Midgette makes the 2nd free throw | 42-37 |
| 16:39 | VMI | Thomas Scott connects on the shot in the lane and he's hacked by Edward Midgette - foul #1 on Edward Midgette, team foul #1 | 42-39 |
| 16:39 | VMI | Thomas Scott misses the free throw | 42-39 |
| 16:39 | VMI | Thomas Scott grabs the offensive rebound | 42-39 |
| 16:27 | VMI | Tony Rader hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 42-39 |
| 16:26 | Northwestern | Edward Midgette grabs the defensive rebound | 42-39 |
| 16:20 | Northwestern | Edward Midgette misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 42-39 |
| 16:18 | VMI | James Vester snags the defensive board | 42-39 |
| 15:57 | VMI | Tony Rader misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Alexander Moore - foul #3 on Alexander Moore, team foul #2 | 42-39 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | VMI | Michael Brugger (SF), Greg Anderson (C) James Vester, Thomas Scott | |
| 15:57 | VMI | Tony Rader makes the 1st free throw | 42-40 |
| 15:57 | VMI | Tony Rader misses the 2nd free throw | 42-40 |
| 15:57 | Northwestern | Edward Midgette pulls down the rebound | 42-40 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Alexander Moore (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Nicholas Visnosky (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SF - Nathan Cowles (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Edward Midgette (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. C - Tom Berry (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Tony Rader (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Darryl Mary (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Michael Brugger (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Philip Gilleland (fresh) 2 reb. C - Greg Anderson (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:36 | Northwestern | Philip Gilleland is called for the reach on Nicholas Visnosky - foul #2 on Philip Gilleland, team foul #2 | 42-40 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | VMI | Dick Gray (PG), Devin Carnevale (SG) Tony Rader, Darryl Mary | |
| 15:21 | Northwestern | Nathan Cowles clanks a turnaround in the lane | 42-40 |
| 15:19 | VMI | Michael Brugger grabs the defensive rebound | 42-40 |
| 15:05 | VMI | Greg Anderson drills a floater in the lane set up by Dick Gray and he's fouled by Nicholas Visnosky - foul #2 on Nicholas Visnosky, team foul #3 | 42-42 |
| 15:05 | VMI | Greg Anderson makes the free throw | 42-43 |
| 14:48 | Northwestern | Nathan Cowles misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Michael Brugger - foul #2 on Michael Brugger, team foul #3 | 42-43 |
| 14:48 | Northwestern | Nathan Cowles makes the 1st free throw | 43-43 |
| 14:48 | Northwestern | Nathan Cowles makes the 2nd free throw | 44-43 |
| 14:29 | VMI | Edward Midgette steals it from Greg Anderson | 44-43 |
| 14:12 | Northwestern | Dick Gray steps in front of the Nicholas Visnosky pass | 44-43 |
| 13:54 | VMI | Nathan Cowles is called for the reach on Devin Carnevale - foul #2 on Nathan Cowles, team foul #4 | 44-43 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | VMI | James Vester (SF), Thomas Scott (PF), Manuel Morris (C) Michael Brugger, Philip Gilleland, Greg Anderson | |
| 13:25 | VMI | Dick Gray is hacked by Tom Berry - foul #3 on Tom Berry, team foul #5 | 44-43 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | VMI | Tony Rader (PG), Darryl Mary (SG) Dick Gray, Devin Carnevale | |
| 13:09 | VMI | Tom Berry swats the dunk try by Manuel Morris | 44-43 |
| 13:08 | Northwestern | Tom Berry snags the defensive board | 44-43 |
| 12:49 | Northwestern | Nicholas Visnosky hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Darryl Mary - foul #1 on Darryl Mary, team foul #4 | 44-43 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Norman Turner (PF), Thomas Thoreson (C) Nathan Cowles, Edward Midgette | |
| Subs | VMI | | |
| 12:49 | Northwestern | Nicholas Visnosky misses the 1st free throw | 44-43 |
| 12:49 | Northwestern | Nicholas Visnosky makes the 2nd free throw | 45-43 |
| 12:30 | VMI | Norman Turner picks off the pass by Tony Rader | 45-43 |
| 12:01 | Northwestern | Thomas Scott takes the ball from Nicholas Visnosky | 45-43 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Alexander Moore (tiring) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Nicholas Visnosky (tiring) 15 pts. 4 ast. SF - Tom Berry (tiring) 8 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. PF - Norman Turner (fresh) C - Thomas Thoreson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Tony Rader (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Darryl Mary (fresh) 6 pts. SF - James Vester (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas Scott (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Manuel Morris (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:32 | VMI | Darryl Mary is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Darryl Mary, team foul #5 | 45-43 |
| Subs | Northwestern | George Johnson (PG), Alexander Howard (SG), Nathan Cowles (SF), Edward Midgette (PF) Alexander Moore, Nicholas Visnosky, Tom Berry, Thomas Thoreson | |
| Subs | VMI | Dick Gray (PG), Devin Carnevale (SG), Michael Brugger (SF), Philip Gilleland (C) Tony Rader, Darryl Mary, James Vester, Manuel Morris | |
| 11:17 | Northwestern | Alexander Howard knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from George Johnson | 48-43 |
| 10:51 | VMI | Michael Brugger's fadeaway is rejected by Edward Midgette | 48-43 |
| 10:49 | Northwestern | Edward Midgette snags the defensive board | 48-43 |
| 10:43 | Northwestern | Edward Midgette misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 48-43 |
| 10:41 | VMI | Philip Gilleland grabs the defensive rebound | 48-43 |
| 10:24 | VMI | Devin Carnevale comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 48-43 |
| 10:22 | Northwestern | Norman Turner grabs the board | 48-43 |
| 10:02 | Northwestern | Alexander Howard knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Edward Midgette | 51-43 |
| 09:51 | VMI | Thomas Scott travels with the ball | 51-43 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Alexander Moore (PG), Nicholas Visnosky (SG), Tom Berry (SF) George Johnson, Alexander Howard, Nathan Cowles | |
| Subs | VMI | Greg Anderson (C) Thomas Scott | |
| 09:28 | Northwestern | Nicholas Visnosky misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 51-43 |
| 09:27 | Northwestern | Edward Midgette grabs the offensive rebound | 51-43 |
| 09:19 | Northwestern | Edward Midgette hits the finger roll | 53-43 |
| 09:02 | VMI | Michael Brugger comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Tom Berry - foul #4 on Tom Berry, team foul #6 | 53-43 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Alexander Howard (SG), Thomas Thoreson (C) Tom Berry, Edward Midgette | |
| Subs | VMI | Manuel Morris (C) Greg Anderson | |
| 09:02 | VMI | Michael Brugger makes the 1st free throw | 53-44 |
| 09:02 | VMI | Michael Brugger makes the 2nd free throw | 53-45 |
| 08:53 | Northwestern | Norman Turner misses long on a jumper from the left side | 53-45 |
| 08:52 | VMI | Michael Brugger snags the defensive board | 53-45 |
| 08:46 | VMI | Dick Gray is hacked by Alexander Moore - foul #4 on Alexander Moore, team foul #7 | 53-45 |
| Subs | Northwestern | George Johnson (PG) Alexander Moore | |
| Subs | VMI | Darryl Mary (SG) Devin Carnevale | |
| 08:46 | VMI | Dick Gray makes the 1st free throw | 53-46 |
| 08:46 | VMI | Dick Gray makes the 2nd free throw | 53-47 |
| 08:25 | Northwestern | Darryl Mary takes the ball from Thomas Thoreson | 53-47 |
| 08:21 | VMI | Darryl Mary lays it up and in | 53-49 |
| 08:03 | Northwestern | Nicholas Visnosky misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 53-49 |
| 08:01 | Northwestern | Norman Turner grabs the offensive rebound | 53-49 |
| 07:50 | Northwestern | George Johnson comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 53-49 |
| 07:49 | VMI | Manuel Morris grabs the defensive rebound | 53-49 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - George Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alexander Howard (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Nicholas Visnosky (tiring) 15 pts. 4 ast. PF - Norman Turner (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Thomas Thoreson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Dick Gray (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Darryl Mary (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Michael Brugger (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Philip Gilleland (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Manuel Morris (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:30 | VMI | Michael Brugger knocks in the driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Dick Gray | 53-51 |
| 07:13 | Northwestern | Alexander Howard's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-51 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Alexander Moore (PG), Nathan Cowles (SF), Edward Midgette (PF), Tom Berry (C) George Johnson, Nicholas Visnosky, Norman Turner, Thomas Thoreson | |
| Subs | VMI | Tony Rader (PG), Devin Carnevale (SG), James Vester (SF), Thomas Scott (PF), Greg Anderson (C) Dick Gray, Darryl Mary, Michael Brugger, Philip Gilleland, Manuel Morris | |
| 06:57 | VMI | James Vester is hacked by Alexander Moore - foul #5 on Alexander Moore, team foul #8 | 53-51 |
| Subs | Northwestern | George Johnson (PG) Alexander Moore | |
| Subs | VMI | | |
| 06:57 | VMI | James Vester misses the 1st free throw | 53-51 |
| 06:57 | Northwestern | Edward Midgette grabs the board | 53-51 |
| 06:28 | Northwestern | Nathan Cowles hits the finger roll on a great pass from George Johnson | 55-51 |
| 06:15 | VMI | Greg Anderson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 55-51 |
| 06:13 | Northwestern | Alexander Howard pulls down the rebound | 55-51 |
| 05:58 | Northwestern | Edward Midgette is hacked by Devin Carnevale - foul #1 on Devin Carnevale, team foul #6 | 55-51 |
| 05:37 | Northwestern | Nathan Cowles drills a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Tom Berry | 57-51 |
| 05:25 | VMI | Greg Anderson misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 57-51 |
| 05:24 | VMI | James Vester pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-51 |
| 05:05 | VMI | Edward Midgette denies the turnaround by Greg Anderson | 57-51 |
| 05:03 | VMI | Tony Rader snags the offensive board | 57-51 |
| 04:47 | VMI | Thomas Scott misses the floater from the right wing | 57-51 |
| 04:45 | VMI | Greg Anderson pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-51 |
| 04:40 | VMI | Devin Carnevale misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 57-51 |
| 04:38 | Northwestern | Edward Midgette grabs the board | 57-51 |
| 04:21 | Northwestern | Nathan Cowles hits a shot from just outside the lane set up by Tom Berry | 59-51 |
| 04:21 | VMI | VMI calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-51 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Nicholas Visnosky (SG) Alexander Howard | |
| Subs | VMI | Dick Gray (PG), Michael Brugger (SF), Manuel Morris (C) Tony Rader, James Vester, Greg Anderson | |
| 04:04 | VMI | Michael Brugger can't connect on a shot from the left side | 59-51 |
| 04:03 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Tom Berry | 59-51 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:58 | Northwestern | Nathan Cowles clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 59-51 |
| 03:57 | VMI | Michael Brugger pulls down the rebound | 59-51 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:52 | VMI | Dick Gray can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 59-51 |
| 03:50 | Northwestern | Edward Midgette snags the defensive board | 59-51 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - George Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Nicholas Visnosky (fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. SF - Nathan Cowles (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - Edward Midgette (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 12 reb. 2 blk. C - Tom Berry (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Dick Gray (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Devin Carnevale (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Brugger (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. PF - Thomas Scott (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Manuel Morris (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:29 | Northwestern | Nicholas Visnosky buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by George Johnson | 62-51 |
| 03:10 | VMI | Thomas Scott misses badly on a shot from the baseline | 62-51 |
| 03:08 | Northwestern | Edward Midgette gets the rebound | 62-51 |
| 02:43 | Northwestern | George Johnson misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Dick Gray - foul #1 on Dick Gray, team foul #7 | 62-51 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Norman Turner (PF) Edward Midgette | |
| Subs | VMI | Darryl Mary (SG) Devin Carnevale | |
| 02:43 | Northwestern | George Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 63-51 |
| 02:43 | Northwestern | George Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 64-51 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:31 | VMI | Darryl Mary's pass is intercepted by George Johnson | 64-51 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:14 | Northwestern | Nicholas Visnosky misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 64-51 |
| 02:12 | Northwestern | Norman Turner tips it back up and in | 66-51 |
| 02:02 | VMI | Dick Gray knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing set up by Thomas Scott | 66-53 |
| 01:58 | Northwestern | George Johnson drills a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Nicholas Visnosky | 68-53 |
| 01:52 | VMI | Dick Gray is fouled on the floor by Nathan Cowles - foul #3 on Nathan Cowles, team foul #9 | 68-53 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Alexander Howard (SG), Thomas Thoreson (C) Nicholas Visnosky, Tom Berry | |
| Subs | VMI | James Vester (SF), Philip Gilleland (PF), Greg Anderson (C) Michael Brugger, Thomas Scott, Manuel Morris | |
| 01:52 | VMI | Dick Gray makes the 1st free throw | 68-54 |
| 01:52 | VMI | Dick Gray makes the 2nd free throw | 68-55 |
| 01:25 | Northwestern | Norman Turner is hacked by James Vester - foul #2 on James Vester, team foul #8 | 68-55 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | VMI | Tony Rader (PG) Dick Gray | |
| 01:25 | Northwestern | Norman Turner makes the 1st free throw | 69-55 |
| 01:25 | Northwestern | Norman Turner misses the 2nd free throw | 69-55 |
| 01:25 | VMI | The rebound goes to Greg Anderson | 69-55 |
| 01:03 | VMI | The short jumper by Tony Rader is denied by Thomas Thoreson | 69-55 |
| 01:02 | VMI | The offensive rebound goes to Philip Gilleland | 69-55 |
| 00:42 | VMI | Norman Turner steals the ball from James Vester | 69-55 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:13 | Northwestern | George Johnson misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 69-55 |
| 00:12 | VMI | The rebound goes to Greg Anderson | 69-55 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:08 | VMI | Darryl Mary misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 69-55 |
| 00:07 | Northwestern | Norman Turner gets the rebound | 69-55 |
| 00:00 | Northwestern | George Johnson runs out the clock | 69-55 |