| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Alexander Moore (fresh) SG - Nicholas Visnosky (fresh) SF - Nathan Cowles (fresh) PF - Lee Baskerville (fresh) C - Tom Berry (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Dustin Hrabovsky (fresh) SG - Rudolph Linehan (fresh) SF - John Taylor (fresh) PF - Chester Panos (fresh) C - Aaron Clarke (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern | Lee Baskerville wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:38 | Northwestern | Alexander Moore throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:19 | Western Carolina | Rudolph Linehan misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:17 | Western Carolina | Chester Panos tips it back up and in | 0-2 |
| 18:58 | Northwestern | Alexander Moore comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 0-2 |
| 18:57 | Northwestern | Nicholas Visnosky tips it home | 2-2 |
| 18:43 | Western Carolina | Lee Baskerville swats the short shot by John Taylor | 2-2 |
| 18:42 | Western Carolina | Chester Panos pulls down the offensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:25 | Western Carolina | Chester Panos can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 2-2 |
| 18:23 | Western Carolina | Dustin Hrabovsky misses the tip | 2-2 |
| 18:21 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Lee Baskerville | 2-2 |
| 17:56 | Northwestern | Alexander Moore scores on a fadeaway from the right wing and the foul's on Rudolph Linehan - foul #1 on Rudolph Linehan, team foul #1 | 4-2 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Andre Lanier (PG), T-Bone Miles (SG), Israel Noren (SF), Travis Williams (PF), Lawrence Vogel (C) Dustin Hrabovsky, Rudolph Linehan, John Taylor, Chester Panos, Aaron Clarke | |
| 17:56 | Northwestern | Alexander Moore makes the free throw | 5-2 |
| 17:41 | Western Carolina | Travis Williams hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 5-2 |
| 17:40 | Northwestern | Lee Baskerville snags the defensive board | 5-2 |
| 17:25 | Northwestern | Tom Berry clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 5-2 |
| 17:24 | Western Carolina | Travis Williams snags the defensive board | 5-2 |
| 17:01 | Western Carolina | Israel Noren clanks a driving attempt from close range | 5-2 |
| 16:59 | Northwestern | Nathan Cowles grabs the board | 5-2 |
| 16:50 | Northwestern | Nicholas Visnosky is whistled for a carry | 5-2 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Dustin Hrabovsky (PG), John Taylor (SF), Chester Panos (PF) Andre Lanier, Israel Noren, Travis Williams | |
| 16:34 | Western Carolina | Dustin Hrabovsky misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 5-2 |
| 16:33 | Western Carolina | John Taylor grabs the offensive rebound | 5-2 |
| 16:23 | Western Carolina | Lawrence Vogel scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Dustin Hrabovsky | 5-5 |
| 16:07 | Northwestern | Lee Baskerville misses long on a floater from the right wing | 5-5 |
| 16:05 | Western Carolina | Chester Panos gets the rebound | 5-5 |
| 16:03 | Western Carolina | Dustin Hrabovsky is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #1 on Dustin Hrabovsky, team foul #2 | 5-5 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Andre Lanier (PG), Rudolph Linehan (SG), Israel Noren (SF), Travis Williams (PF), Aaron Clarke (C) Dustin Hrabovsky, T-Bone Miles, John Taylor, Chester Panos, Lawrence Vogel | |
| 15:47 | Northwestern | Alexander Moore's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 5-5 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Dustin Hrabovsky (PG), John Taylor (SF) Andre Lanier, Israel Noren | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Alexander Moore (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Nicholas Visnosky (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Nathan Cowles (fairly fresh) PF - Lee Baskerville (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Tom Berry (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Dustin Hrabovsky (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Rudolph Linehan (fresh) SF - John Taylor (fresh) PF - Travis Williams (fresh) C - Aaron Clarke (fresh) | |
| 15:26 | Western Carolina | Rudolph Linehan can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 5-5 |
| 15:25 | Western Carolina | Rudolph Linehan grabs the offensive rebound | 5-5 |
| 15:04 | Western Carolina | Aaron Clarke knocks in the turnaround near the basket | 5-7 |
| 14:43 | Northwestern | Nicholas Visnosky clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 5-7 |
| 14:42 | Northwestern | Tom Berry snags the offensive board | 5-7 |
| 14:23 | Northwestern | Rudolph Linehan is called for the reach on Lee Baskerville - foul #2 on Rudolph Linehan, team foul #3 | 5-7 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Andre Lanier (PG), T-Bone Miles (SG), Israel Noren (SF), Chester Panos (PF), Lawrence Vogel (C) Dustin Hrabovsky, Rudolph Linehan, John Taylor, Travis Williams, Aaron Clarke | |
| 14:11 | Northwestern | Lee Baskerville scores on a floater from the left block set up by Alexander Moore | 7-7 |
| 13:58 | Western Carolina | Lawrence Vogel comes up short on the shot in the lane but the foul's on Tom Berry - foul #1 on Tom Berry, team foul #1 | 7-7 |
| 13:58 | Western Carolina | Lawrence Vogel makes the 1st free throw | 7-8 |
| 13:58 | Western Carolina | Lawrence Vogel makes the 2nd free throw | 7-9 |
| 13:37 | Northwestern | Nicholas Visnosky misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 7-9 |
| 13:36 | Western Carolina | Lawrence Vogel snags the defensive board | 7-9 |
| 13:09 | Western Carolina | T-Bone Miles makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Andre Lanier | 7-12 |
| 13:05 | Northwestern | Andre Lanier is called for the reach on Alexander Moore - foul #1 on Andre Lanier, team foul #4 | 7-12 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Dustin Hrabovsky (PG), John Taylor (SF), Aaron Clarke (C) Andre Lanier, Israel Noren, Lawrence Vogel | |
| 12:45 | Northwestern | Tom Berry hits a 3 from the left corner set up by Nicholas Visnosky | 10-12 |
| 12:29 | Western Carolina | T-Bone Miles makes the 3pt shot from the left wing | 10-15 |
| 12:18 | Northwestern | Lee Baskerville clanks a jumper from the right wing | 10-15 |
| 12:16 | Northwestern | Nicholas Visnosky tips it back up and in | 12-15 |
| 12:00 | Western Carolina | T-Bone Miles throws a bad pass out of bounds | 12-15 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Thomas Thoreson (SF), Norman Turner (PF) Nathan Cowles, Lee Baskerville | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Travis Williams (PF), Lawrence Vogel (C) T-Bone Miles, Aaron Clarke | |
| 11:45 | Northwestern | Tom Berry's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 12-15 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Alexander Howard (PG) Alexander Moore | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Andre Lanier (PG) Travis Williams | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Alexander Howard (fresh) SG - Nicholas Visnosky (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Thoreson (fresh) PF - Norman Turner (fresh) C - Tom Berry (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Andre Lanier (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dustin Hrabovsky (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Taylor (fresh) PF - Chester Panos (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Lawrence Vogel (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 11:20 | Western Carolina | Nicholas Visnosky takes the ball from John Taylor | 12-15 |
| 11:00 | Northwestern | Andre Lanier is called for the reach on Alexander Howard - foul #2 on Andre Lanier, team foul #5 | 12-15 |
| Subs | Northwestern | George Johnson (PG), Charles Ervin (SF) Nicholas Visnosky, Tom Berry | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | T-Bone Miles (SG), Israel Noren (SF), Travis Williams (PF), Aaron Clarke (C) Andre Lanier, John Taylor, Chester Panos, Lawrence Vogel | |
| 10:48 | Northwestern | Norman Turner misses the shot in the paint but the foul's on Aaron Clarke - foul #1 on Aaron Clarke, team foul #6 | 12-15 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Alexander Moore (PG) George Johnson | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | John Taylor (SF) Israel Noren | |
| 10:48 | Northwestern | Norman Turner makes the 1st free throw | 13-15 |
| 10:48 | Northwestern | Norman Turner misses the 2nd free throw | 13-15 |
| 10:48 | Western Carolina | The rebound goes to Aaron Clarke | 13-15 |
| 10:37 | Western Carolina | Thomas Thoreson denies the turnaround by Aaron Clarke | 13-15 |
| 10:36 | Northwestern | Thomas Thoreson gets the rebound | 13-15 |
| 10:15 | Northwestern | Alexander Howard buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Alexander Moore | 16-15 |
| 09:54 | Western Carolina | Dustin Hrabovsky misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 16-15 |
| 09:52 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Thomas Thoreson | 16-15 |
| 09:46 | Northwestern | Charles Ervin misses the fadeaway from close range | 16-15 |
| 09:44 | Western Carolina | The rebound goes to T-Bone Miles | 16-15 |
| 09:31 | Western Carolina | Travis Williams makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from T-Bone Miles | 16-18 |
| 09:04 | Northwestern | Alexander Moore comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 16-18 |
| 09:02 | Western Carolina | Dustin Hrabovsky grabs the board | 16-18 |
| 08:40 | Western Carolina | Thomas Thoreson takes the ball from T-Bone Miles | 16-18 |
| 08:23 | Northwestern | Alexander Howard misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 16-18 |
| 08:22 | Northwestern | Charles Ervin tips it home | 18-18 |
| 08:13 | Western Carolina | Dustin Hrabovsky is whistled for a carry | 18-18 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Nicholas Visnosky (SG), Nathan Cowles (SF), Lee Baskerville (PF), Tom Berry (C) Alexander Moore, Charles Ervin, Norman Turner, Thomas Thoreson | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Israel Noren (SF), Chester Panos (PF), Lawrence Vogel (C) T-Bone Miles, Travis Williams, Aaron Clarke | |
| 07:49 | Northwestern | Tom Berry misses long on a runner from the right block but he's fouled by Israel Noren - foul #1 on Israel Noren, team foul #7 | 18-18 |
| 07:49 | Northwestern | Tom Berry makes the 1st free throw | 19-18 |
| 07:49 | Northwestern | Tom Berry makes the 2nd free throw | 20-18 |
| 07:33 | Western Carolina | Israel Noren misses the shot from the right side | 20-18 |
| 07:32 | Western Carolina | Israel Noren tips it back up and in | 20-20 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Alexander Howard (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Nicholas Visnosky (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nathan Cowles (fresh) PF - Lee Baskerville (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Tom Berry (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Dustin Hrabovsky (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Taylor (fairly fresh) SF - Israel Noren (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Chester Panos (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Lawrence Vogel (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 07:17 | Northwestern | Lee Baskerville drills a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Alexander Howard | 22-20 |
| 07:04 | Western Carolina | Alexander Howard is called for the reach on Dustin Hrabovsky - foul #1 on Alexander Howard, team foul #2 | 22-20 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | T-Bone Miles (SG) John Taylor | |
| 06:53 | Western Carolina | Dustin Hrabovsky knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Chester Panos | 22-23 |
| 06:41 | Northwestern | Alexander Howard is called for a charge - foul #2 on Alexander Howard, team foul #3 | 22-23 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Alexander Moore (PG) Alexander Howard | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | John Taylor (SG), Aaron Clarke (C) T-Bone Miles, Lawrence Vogel | |
| 06:20 | Western Carolina | John Taylor knocks in the driving attempt in the paint | 22-25 |
| 06:10 | Northwestern | Nathan Cowles makes the fadeaway from the baseline set up by Alexander Moore | 24-25 |
| 05:46 | Western Carolina | Aaron Clarke blows the dunk but the foul's on Lee Baskerville - foul #1 on Lee Baskerville, team foul #4 | 24-25 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | T-Bone Miles (SG), Travis Williams (PF), Lawrence Vogel (C) Dustin Hrabovsky, John Taylor, Israel Noren | |
| 05:46 | Western Carolina | Aaron Clarke makes the 1st free throw | 24-26 |
| 05:46 | Western Carolina | Aaron Clarke misses the 2nd free throw | 24-26 |
| 05:46 | Northwestern | Lee Baskerville grabs the board | 24-26 |
| 05:31 | Northwestern | Nicholas Visnosky hits a fadeaway from the left side | 26-26 |
| 05:16 | Western Carolina | Chester Panos loses the ball out of bounds | 26-26 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Dustin Hrabovsky (PG), John Taylor (SG) Aaron Clarke, T-Bone Miles | |
| 04:52 | Northwestern | Lee Baskerville misses short on a jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Travis Williams - foul #1 on Travis Williams, team foul #8 | 26-26 |
| Subs | Northwestern | George Johnson (PG) Alexander Moore | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | T-Bone Miles (SG) John Taylor | |
| 04:52 | Northwestern | Lee Baskerville makes the 1st free throw | 27-26 |
| 04:52 | Northwestern | Lee Baskerville makes the 2nd free throw | 28-26 |
| 04:33 | Western Carolina | T-Bone Miles comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 28-26 |
| 04:31 | Western Carolina | Lawrence Vogel grabs the offensive rebound | 28-26 |
| 04:13 | Western Carolina | T-Bone Miles clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 28-26 |
| 04:12 | Northwestern | Lee Baskerville grabs the board | 28-26 |
| 04:01 | Northwestern | Lee Baskerville can't finish the layup | 28-26 |
| 03:59 | Western Carolina | Travis Williams gets the rebound | 28-26 |
| 03:30 | Western Carolina | T-Bone Miles is hacked by Nicholas Visnosky - foul #1 on Nicholas Visnosky, team foul #5 | 28-26 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Alexander Moore (PG), Thomas Thoreson (SF), Norman Turner (PF) George Johnson, Nathan Cowles, Lee Baskerville | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Andre Lanier (PG), Rudolph Linehan (SG), John Taylor (SF), Aaron Clarke (C) Dustin Hrabovsky, T-Bone Miles, Travis Williams, Lawrence Vogel | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Alexander Moore (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Nicholas Visnosky (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Thoreson (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Norman Turner (fresh) 1 pts. C - Tom Berry (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Andre Lanier (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Rudolph Linehan (fresh) SF - John Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Chester Panos (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Aaron Clarke (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 03:12 | Western Carolina | Tom Berry steps in front of the Rudolph Linehan pass | 28-26 |
| 02:56 | Northwestern | Nicholas Visnosky buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Alexander Moore | 31-26 |
| 02:38 | Western Carolina | John Taylor misses badly on a turnaround from close range but the foul's on Thomas Thoreson - foul #1 on Thomas Thoreson, team foul #6 | 31-26 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Alexander Howard (SG) Nicholas Visnosky | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| 02:38 | Western Carolina | John Taylor misses the 1st free throw | 31-26 |
| 02:38 | Western Carolina | John Taylor misses the 2nd free throw | 31-26 |
| 02:38 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Thomas Thoreson | 31-26 |
| 02:19 | Northwestern | Alexander Howard misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 31-26 |
| 02:18 | Western Carolina | Andre Lanier grabs the board | 31-26 |
| 02:13 | Western Carolina | John Taylor is fouled on the floor by Thomas Thoreson - foul #2 on Thomas Thoreson, team foul #7 | 31-26 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Nathan Cowles (SF) Norman Turner | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| 02:13 | Western Carolina | John Taylor misses the 1st free throw | 31-26 |
| 02:13 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Thomas Thoreson | 31-26 |
| 01:55 | Northwestern | Nathan Cowles knocks in the driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Alexander Moore | 33-26 |
| 01:40 | Western Carolina | John Taylor misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 33-26 |
| 01:38 | Northwestern | Tom Berry snags the defensive board | 33-26 |
| 01:19 | Northwestern | Nathan Cowles scores on a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Thomas Thoreson | 35-26 |
| 01:05 | Western Carolina | Rudolph Linehan is called for traveling | 35-26 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Nicholas Visnosky (SG), Lee Baskerville (PF) Alexander Howard, Tom Berry | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Israel Noren (SF), Travis Williams (PF), Lawrence Vogel (C) John Taylor, Chester Panos, Aaron Clarke | |
| 00:45 | Northwestern | Thomas Thoreson lays it in set up by Nicholas Visnosky and he's fouled by Israel Noren - foul #2 on Israel Noren, team foul #9 | 37-26 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Alexander Howard (PG) Alexander Moore | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Dustin Hrabovsky (PG), Chester Panos (PF) Andre Lanier, Travis Williams | |
| 00:45 | Northwestern | Thomas Thoreson misses the free throw | 37-26 |
| 00:45 | Western Carolina | Chester Panos grabs the board | 37-26 |
| 00:30 | Western Carolina | Chester Panos can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 37-26 |
| 00:28 | Northwestern | Nathan Cowles grabs the board | 37-26 |
| 00:03 | Northwestern | Nicholas Visnosky throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-26 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Norman Turner (C) Nathan Cowles | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Andre Lanier (PG), John Taylor (SF), Travis Williams (PF), Aaron Clarke (C) Dustin Hrabovsky, Israel Noren, Chester Panos, Lawrence Vogel | |
| 00:00 | Western Carolina | John Taylor can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 37-26 |