| Lineup | North Carolina A&T | PG - Douglas Baxter (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Akim Bujarski (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SF - Brandon Thompson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Antonio Dykes (fresh) 3 reb. C - Joseph Moronta (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Dennis Hurley (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Robert Tapia (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ronald Bastarache (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Longwell (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Jon Thomas (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | North Carolina A&T | Brandon Thompson inbounds the ball | 28-44 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina A&T | North Carolina A&T is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:45 | North Carolina A&T | Joseph Moronta hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway jumper from the left side | 28-44 |
| 19:44 | Northwestern | Robert Tapia snags the defensive board | 28-44 |
| 19:38 | Northwestern | Robert Tapia misses short on an open driving attempt from the right block | 28-44 |
| 19:36 | North Carolina A&T | Joseph Moronta gets the rebound | 28-44 |
| 19:32 | North Carolina A&T | Akim Bujarski clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 28-44 |
| 19:31 | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache snags the defensive board | 28-44 |
| 19:27 | Northwestern | Joseph Moronta is called for the reach on Dennis Hurley - foul #2 on Joseph Moronta, team foul #1 | 28-44 |
| 19:13 | Northwestern | Antonio Dykes is called for the reach on Jon Thomas - foul #2 on Antonio Dykes, team foul #2 | 28-44 |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Mark Smith (SG), Luis Erdmann (PF) Akim Bujarski, Antonio Dykes | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ernest Thomas (SG), David Cork (PF), Andrew Stalvey (C) Robert Tapia, John Longwell, Jon Thomas | |
| 19:05 | Northwestern | David Cork hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 28-44 |
| 19:03 | Northwestern | David Cork pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-44 |
| 18:54 | Northwestern | Ernest Thomas misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 28-44 |
| 18:53 | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache tips it back up and in | 28-46 |
| 18:38 | North Carolina A&T | Mark Smith misses long on an open 3pt shot from the left wing | 28-46 |
| 18:37 | North Carolina A&T | Joseph Moronta misses the tip | 28-46 |
| 18:35 | Northwestern | David Cork grabs the defensive rebound | 28-46 |
| 18:32 | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache loses the dribble to Douglas Baxter in the backcourt | 28-46 |
| 18:19 | North Carolina A&T | Ronald Bastarache steals it from Mark Smith | 28-46 |
| 18:17 | Northwestern | Joseph Moronta picks off the pass by Dennis Hurley in the backcourt | 28-46 |
| 18:03 | North Carolina A&T | Joseph Moronta misses long on an open jumper in the lane but he's fouled by Andrew Stalvey - foul #1 on Andrew Stalvey, team foul #1 | 28-46 |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Heriberto Gallo (PG), Akim Bujarski (SG), Filiberto Esposito (SF), William Wilson (PF) Douglas Baxter, Mark Smith, Brandon Thompson, Luis Erdmann | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Tapia (SG), Robert Rea (SF), Zackary Hubbard (PF), Jon Thomas (C) Ernest Thomas, Ronald Bastarache, David Cork, Andrew Stalvey | |
| 18:03 | North Carolina A&T | Joseph Moronta misses the 1st free throw | 28-46 |
| 18:03 | North Carolina A&T | Joseph Moronta misses the 2nd free throw | 28-46 |
| 18:03 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Jon Thomas | 28-46 |
| 17:37 | Northwestern | Robert Rea comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 28-46 |
| 17:36 | North Carolina A&T | William Wilson gets the rebound | 28-46 |
| 17:30 | North Carolina A&T | Filiberto Esposito lays it in and he's fouled by Dennis Hurley - foul #3 on Dennis Hurley, team foul #2 | 30-46 |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Antonio Dykes (PF) Joseph Moronta | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ernest Thomas (PG), Eddie Sullivan (SG), John Longwell (PF) Dennis Hurley, Robert Tapia, Zackary Hubbard | |
| 17:30 | North Carolina A&T | Filiberto Esposito makes the free throw | 31-46 |
| 17:11 | Northwestern | Ernest Thomas misses the lay-in | 31-46 |
| 17:10 | North Carolina A&T | Antonio Dykes pulls down the rebound | 31-46 |
| 17:04 | North Carolina A&T | Antonio Dykes is open and buries a runner in the paint set up by Akim Bujarski | 33-46 |
| 16:46 | Northwestern | Ernest Thomas scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Eddie Sullivan | 33-49 |
| 16:43 | North Carolina A&T | Filiberto Esposito is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 33-49 |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Douglas Baxter (PG), Brandon Thompson (SF), Gary Ackerman (C) Heriberto Gallo, Filiberto Esposito, William Wilson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Tapia (SG), Ronald Bastarache (SF) Eddie Sullivan, Robert Rea | |
| 16:31 | Northwestern | Ernest Thomas misses badly on the uncontested 3pt attempt from the left corner | 33-49 |
| 16:29 | North Carolina A&T | Brandon Thompson gets the rebound | 33-49 |
| 16:02 | North Carolina A&T | Douglas Baxter scores on a shot from the left wing | 35-49 |
| Lineup | North Carolina A&T | PG - Douglas Baxter (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Akim Bujarski (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Brandon Thompson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Antonio Dykes (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Gary Ackerman (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Ernest Thomas (tiring) 5 pts. SG - Robert Tapia (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ronald Bastarache (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Longwell (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Jon Thomas (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:47 | Northwestern | John Longwell misses long on a jumper from the right side | 35-49 |
| 15:46 | North Carolina A&T | Antonio Dykes grabs the defensive rebound | 35-49 |
| 15:41 | North Carolina A&T | Douglas Baxter makes the floater from the left side set up by Brandon Thompson and he's hacked by Ernest Thomas - foul #2 on Ernest Thomas, team foul #3 | 37-49 |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Alfred Heid (SG), Luis Erdmann (PF), Joseph Moronta (C) Akim Bujarski, Antonio Dykes, Gary Ackerman | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Leonard Chung (PG), David Cork (PF), Zackary Hubbard (C) Ernest Thomas, John Longwell, Jon Thomas | |
| 15:41 | North Carolina A&T | Douglas Baxter makes the free throw | 38-49 |
| 15:37 | Northwestern | Douglas Baxter is called for the reach on Leonard Chung in the backcourt - foul #3 on Douglas Baxter, team foul #3 | 38-49 |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Mark Smith (SF) Brandon Thompson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 15:22 | Northwestern | David Cork misses long on a fadeaway from the right block | 38-49 |
| 15:20 | Northwestern | Robert Tapia gets the offensive rebound | 38-49 |
| 15:05 | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 38-49 |
| 15:04 | North Carolina A&T | The rebound goes to Luis Erdmann | 38-49 |
| 15:00 | North Carolina A&T | Ronald Bastarache is called for the reach on Mark Smith - foul #2 on Ronald Bastarache, team foul #4 | 38-49 |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Brandon Thompson (SF) Mark Smith | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Eddie Sullivan (SF), Andrew Stalvey (PF) Ronald Bastarache, Zackary Hubbard | |
| 14:46 | North Carolina A&T | Alfred Heid scores on a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Douglas Baxter | 41-49 |
| 14:29 | Northwestern | Andrew Stalvey misses the easy open layup | 41-49 |
| 14:28 | Northwestern | Robert Tapia tips it home | 41-51 |
| 14:14 | North Carolina A&T | Douglas Baxter misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 41-51 |
| 14:13 | North Carolina A&T | Alfred Heid tips it back up and in | 43-51 |
| 13:53 | Northwestern | Eddie Sullivan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-51 |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Heriberto Gallo (PG), Filiberto Esposito (SF), Antonio Dykes (PF), William Wilson (C) Douglas Baxter, Brandon Thompson, Luis Erdmann, Joseph Moronta | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Dennis Hurley (PG), Ernest Thomas (SG), Robert Rea (SF), John Longwell (PF), Jon Thomas (C) Leonard Chung, Robert Tapia, Eddie Sullivan, Andrew Stalvey, David Cork | |
| 13:51 | North Carolina A&T | Dennis Hurley is called for the reach on Alfred Heid in the backcourt - foul #4 on Dennis Hurley, team foul #5 | 43-51 |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Leonard Chung (PG) Dennis Hurley | |
| 13:46 | North Carolina A&T | Alfred Heid is fouled on the floor by Robert Rea - foul #1 on Robert Rea, team foul #6 | 43-51 |
| 13:33 | North Carolina A&T | William Wilson is open but comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 43-51 |
| 13:31 | Northwestern | Jon Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 43-51 |
| 13:27 | Northwestern | Antonio Dykes steals it from Leonard Chung | 43-51 |
| 13:09 | North Carolina A&T | Alfred Heid misses the wide open 3pt jumper from straight away | 43-51 |
| 13:08 | North Carolina A&T | Filiberto Esposito grabs the offensive rebound | 43-51 |
| 13:02 | North Carolina A&T | John Longwell picks off the pass by Antonio Dykes | 43-51 |
| 13:00 | Northwestern | Heriberto Gallo steps in front of the Jon Thomas pass in the backcourt | 43-51 |
| 12:45 | North Carolina A&T | Alfred Heid connects on the open turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Filiberto Esposito | 45-51 |
| 12:27 | Northwestern | John Longwell can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 45-51 |
| 12:26 | Northwestern | Ernest Thomas grabs the offensive board | 45-51 |
| 12:15 | Northwestern | Filiberto Esposito steps in front of the Ernest Thomas pass | 45-51 |
| 11:51 | North Carolina A&T | Antonio Dykes hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint but the foul's on John Longwell - foul #1 on John Longwell, team foul #7 | 45-51 |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Douglas Baxter (PG), Akim Bujarski (SG), Mark Smith (SF), Gary Ackerman (C) Heriberto Gallo, Alfred Heid, Filiberto Esposito, William Wilson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Tapia (SG), Ronald Bastarache (SF), Zackary Hubbard (PF), David Cork (C) Ernest Thomas, Robert Rea, John Longwell, Jon Thomas | |
| 11:51 | North Carolina A&T | Antonio Dykes makes the 1st free throw | 46-51 |
| 11:51 | North Carolina A&T | Antonio Dykes makes the 2nd free throw | 47-51 |
| Lineup | North Carolina A&T | PG - Douglas Baxter (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Akim Bujarski (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Mark Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Antonio Dykes (tired) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Gary Ackerman (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Leonard Chung (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Tapia (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ronald Bastarache (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. PF - Zackary Hubbard (fresh) 2 reb. C - David Cork (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Northwestern | David Cork can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 47-51 |
| 11:33 | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache hits the follow up shot | 47-53 |
| 11:31 | North Carolina A&T | Robert Tapia is called for the reach on Akim Bujarski in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Tapia, team foul #8 | 47-53 |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Joseph Moronta (C) Antonio Dykes | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 11:31 | North Carolina A&T | Akim Bujarski makes the 1st free throw | 48-53 |
| 11:31 | North Carolina A&T | Akim Bujarski makes the 2nd free throw | 49-53 |
| 11:13 | Northwestern | Robert Tapia hits a driving attempt in the paint | 49-55 |
| 10:53 | North Carolina A&T | Mark Smith buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 52-55 |
| 10:51 | Northwestern | Douglas Baxter is called for the reach on Leonard Chung in the backcourt - foul #4 on Douglas Baxter, team foul #4 | 52-55 |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Alfred Heid (SG), Brandon Thompson (SF), Luis Erdmann (PF) Douglas Baxter, Mark Smith, Gary Ackerman | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Eddie Sullivan (SG), Andrew Stalvey (PF) Robert Tapia, Zackary Hubbard | |
| 10:45 | Northwestern | Leonard Chung's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-55 |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Longwell (PF) David Cork | |
| 10:33 | North Carolina A&T | Brandon Thompson misses badly on the uncontested shot from the free throw line | 52-55 |
| 10:31 | North Carolina A&T | Joseph Moronta tips it in | 54-55 |
| 10:27 | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache misses short on a jumper from close range but the foul's on Brandon Thompson - foul #1 on Brandon Thompson, team foul #5 | 54-55 |
| 10:27 | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache makes the 1st free throw | 54-56 |
| 10:27 | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache makes the 2nd free throw | 54-57 |
| 10:21 | North Carolina A&T | Akim Bujarski is fouled in the backcourt by Leonard Chung - foul #4 on Leonard Chung, team foul #9 | 54-57 |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ernest Thomas (PG), Jon Thomas (C) Leonard Chung, John Longwell | |
| 10:21 | North Carolina A&T | Akim Bujarski makes the 1st free throw | 55-57 |
| 10:21 | North Carolina A&T | Akim Bujarski misses the 2nd free throw | 55-57 |
| 10:21 | Northwestern | Jon Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 55-57 |
| 10:02 | Northwestern | Jon Thomas is alone and drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 55-59 |
| 09:47 | North Carolina A&T | Brandon Thompson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-59 |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Mark Smith (PG) Alfred Heid | |
| Subs | Northwestern | David Cork (PG), Robert Tapia (SG), John Longwell (PF) Ernest Thomas, Eddie Sullivan, Andrew Stalvey | |
| 09:20 | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache is hacked by Joseph Moronta - foul #3 on Joseph Moronta, team foul #6 | 55-59 |
| 09:20 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 55-59 |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Alfred Heid (SG), Gary Ackerman (PF) Akim Bujarski, Luis Erdmann | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ernest Thomas (PG) Jon Thomas | |
| 09:02 | Northwestern | Ernest Thomas scores on a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Ronald Bastarache | 55-61 |
| 09:00 | North Carolina A&T | David Cork steps in front of the Mark Smith pass in the backcourt | 55-61 |
| 08:55 | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache clanks a shot from the right side | 55-61 |
| 08:54 | North Carolina A&T | Joseph Moronta pulls down the rebound | 55-61 |
| 08:37 | North Carolina A&T | Joseph Moronta scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 58-61 |
| 08:27 | Northwestern | David Cork misses the lay-in | 58-61 |
| 08:26 | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache misses the tip | 58-61 |
| 08:24 | Northwestern | Ernest Thomas grabs the offensive rebound | 58-61 |
| 08:16 | Northwestern | David Cork misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 58-61 |
| 08:14 | Northwestern | Robert Tapia grabs the offensive board | 58-61 |
| 07:56 | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 58-61 |
| 07:54 | Northwestern | David Cork grabs the offensive board | 58-61 |
| 07:44 | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 58-61 |
| 07:43 | North Carolina A&T | Mark Smith snags the defensive board | 58-61 |
| 07:43 | North Carolina A&T | North Carolina A&T calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 58-61 |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Douglas Baxter (PG), Filiberto Esposito (SG), Heriberto Gallo (SF), Antonio Dykes (PF), William Wilson (C) Mark Smith, Alfred Heid, Brandon Thompson, Gary Ackerman, Joseph Moronta | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Dennis Hurley (PG), Eddie Sullivan (SG), Robert Rea (SF), Andrew Stalvey (PF), Zackary Hubbard (C) Ernest Thomas, Robert Tapia, Ronald Bastarache, John Longwell, David Cork | |
| Lineup | North Carolina A&T | PG - Douglas Baxter (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Filiberto Esposito (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SF - Heriberto Gallo (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Antonio Dykes (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - William Wilson (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Dennis Hurley (fresh) 7 pts. 4 pf. SG - Eddie Sullivan (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Rea (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Andrew Stalvey (fresh) 5 pts. C - Zackary Hubbard (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:28 | North Carolina A&T | Heriberto Gallo misses the easy open layup | 58-61 |
| 07:27 | Northwestern | Robert Rea grabs the defensive rebound | 58-61 |
| 07:23 | Northwestern | Dennis Hurley connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Eddie Sullivan | 58-64 |
| 07:13 | North Carolina A&T | William Wilson hits a floater from the left side on a great pass from Douglas Baxter | 60-64 |
| 06:51 | Northwestern | Robert Rea is hacked by William Wilson - foul #2 on William Wilson, team foul #7 | 60-64 |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Akim Bujarski (SG), Brandon Thompson (SF), Luis Erdmann (PF) Filiberto Esposito, Heriberto Gallo, Antonio Dykes | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Leonard Chung (SG), Jon Thomas (C) Eddie Sullivan, Zackary Hubbard | |
| 06:51 | Northwestern | Robert Rea makes the 1st free throw | 60-65 |
| 06:51 | Northwestern | Robert Rea misses the 2nd free throw | 60-65 |
| 06:51 | North Carolina A&T | Luis Erdmann grabs the board | 60-65 |
| 06:45 | North Carolina A&T | Dennis Hurley is called for the reach on Brandon Thompson - foul #5 on Dennis Hurley, team foul #10 | 60-65 |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Tapia (SG) Dennis Hurley | |
| 06:45 | North Carolina A&T | Brandon Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 61-65 |
| 06:45 | North Carolina A&T | Brandon Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 62-65 |
| 06:27 | Northwestern | Robert Tapia misses long on an open 3pt shot from the right wing | 62-65 |
| 06:26 | Northwestern | The offensive rebound goes to Andrew Stalvey | 62-65 |
| 06:15 | Northwestern | Robert Tapia misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 62-65 |
| 06:13 | Northwestern | Jon Thomas gets the offensive rebound | 62-65 |
| 05:56 | Northwestern | Robert Tapia drills a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Leonard Chung | 62-67 |
| 05:38 | North Carolina A&T | Douglas Baxter misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 62-67 |
| 05:36 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Robert Tapia | 62-67 |
| 05:26 | Northwestern | Leonard Chung is fouled on the floor by Douglas Baxter - foul #5 on Douglas Baxter, team foul #8 | 62-67 |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Heriberto Gallo (PG), Filiberto Esposito (SF), Antonio Dykes (PF), Joseph Moronta (C) Douglas Baxter, Brandon Thompson, Luis Erdmann, William Wilson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Eddie Sullivan (SG), Ronald Bastarache (SF), David Cork (PF) Robert Tapia, Robert Rea, Andrew Stalvey | |
| 05:26 | Northwestern | Leonard Chung makes the 1st free throw | 62-68 |
| 05:26 | Northwestern | Leonard Chung makes the 2nd free throw | 62-69 |
| 05:10 | North Carolina A&T | Heriberto Gallo knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 64-69 |
| 04:53 | Northwestern | David Cork makes the fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Leonard Chung | 64-71 |
| 04:45 | North Carolina A&T | Antonio Dykes clanks a turnaround from the baseline | 64-71 |
| 04:43 | Northwestern | Eddie Sullivan grabs the defensive rebound | 64-71 |
| 04:41 | Northwestern | Leonard Chung is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #5 on Leonard Chung, team foul #11 | 64-71 |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Alfred Heid (SG) Akim Bujarski | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ernest Thomas (PG), John Longwell (PF) Leonard Chung, David Cork | |
| 04:30 | North Carolina A&T | Antonio Dykes connects on the shot in the lane on a nice dish by Alfred Heid | 66-71 |
| 04:21 | Northwestern | Jon Thomas blows the wide open layup | 66-71 |
| 04:19 | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache grabs the offensive board | 66-71 |
| 04:05 | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache misses the easy open layup | 66-71 |
| 04:04 | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache grabs the offensive board | 66-71 |
| 03:51 | Northwestern | A charge is called on Eddie Sullivan - foul #2 on Eddie Sullivan, team foul #12 | 66-71 |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Akim Bujarski (PG), Mark Smith (SF), Gary Ackerman (PF), Luis Erdmann (C) Heriberto Gallo, Filiberto Esposito, Antonio Dykes, Joseph Moronta | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Tapia (SG), Zackary Hubbard (C) Eddie Sullivan, Jon Thomas | |
| 03:33 | North Carolina A&T | Robert Tapia steals the ball from Akim Bujarski | 66-71 |
| Lineup | North Carolina A&T | PG - Akim Bujarski (tiring) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Alfred Heid (tired) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Mark Smith (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Gary Ackerman (fresh) 2 reb. C - Luis Erdmann (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Ernest Thomas (tired) 7 pts. SG - Robert Tapia (tired) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Ronald Bastarache (tired) 17 pts. 8 reb. PF - John Longwell (tired) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Zackary Hubbard (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:30 | Northwestern | Ernest Thomas is called for traveling in the backcourt | 66-71 |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Brandon Thompson (SF) Mark Smith | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Rea (SF), David Cork (C) Ronald Bastarache, John Longwell | |
| 03:15 | North Carolina A&T | Brandon Thompson makes the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Alfred Heid | 69-71 |
| 03:08 | Northwestern | Robert Rea is open but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 69-71 |
| 03:07 | North Carolina A&T | Luis Erdmann pulls down the rebound | 69-71 |
| 03:03 | North Carolina A&T | Robert Tapia picks off the pass by Brandon Thompson in the backcourt | 69-71 |
| 02:44 | Northwestern | Robert Tapia connects on the turnaround from close range | 69-73 |
| 02:44 | North Carolina A&T | North Carolina A&T calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 69-73 |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Heriberto Gallo (PG), Mark Smith (SG), William Wilson (PF), Joseph Moronta (C) Akim Bujarski, Alfred Heid, Gary Ackerman, Luis Erdmann | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Eddie Sullivan (SG), Ronald Bastarache (SF), John Longwell (PF), Andrew Stalvey (C) Robert Tapia, Robert Rea, Zackary Hubbard, David Cork | |
| 02:31 | North Carolina A&T | Andrew Stalvey blocks the short jumper by William Wilson | 69-73 |
| 02:30 | Northwestern | Andrew Stalvey snags the defensive board | 69-73 |
| 02:27 | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache is hacked by Mark Smith in the backcourt - foul #2 on Mark Smith, team foul #9 | 69-73 |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jon Thomas (C) John Longwell | |
| 02:27 | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache makes the 1st free throw | 69-74 |
| 02:27 | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache makes the 2nd free throw | 69-75 |
| 02:05 | North Carolina A&T | Brandon Thompson is by himself and knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Heriberto Gallo | 72-75 |
| 02:05 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 72-75 |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Alfred Heid (SG), Filiberto Esposito (SF), Gary Ackerman (C) Mark Smith, Brandon Thompson, Joseph Moronta | |
| Subs | Northwestern | David Cork (PG), Robert Tapia (SG) Ernest Thomas, Eddie Sullivan | |
| 01:40 | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache is fouled on the floor by Gary Ackerman - foul #1 on Gary Ackerman, team foul #10 | 72-75 |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Akim Bujarski (PG), Brandon Thompson (SF), Antonio Dykes (PF), Joseph Moronta (C) Heriberto Gallo, Filiberto Esposito, William Wilson, Gary Ackerman | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ernest Thomas (PG), John Longwell (PF) David Cork, Andrew Stalvey | |
| 01:40 | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache makes the 1st free throw | 72-76 |
| 01:40 | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache makes the 2nd free throw | 72-77 |
| 01:36 | North Carolina A&T | Akim Bujarski throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 72-77 |
| 01:21 | Northwestern | John Longwell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 72-77 |
| 01:21 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 72-77 |
| 01:12 | North Carolina A&T | Antonio Dykes connects on the shot from the right block on a nice dish by Akim Bujarski | 74-77 |
| 01:10 | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 74-77 |
| 00:53 | North Carolina A&T | Joseph Moronta can't connect on an uncontested 3 pointer from the right wing | 74-77 |
| 00:51 | North Carolina A&T | Alfred Heid gets the offensive rebound | 74-77 |
| 00:44 | North Carolina A&T | Joseph Moronta misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 74-77 |
| 00:42 | Northwestern | John Longwell grabs the board | 74-77 |
| 00:42 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 74-77 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina A&T | North Carolina A&T is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:37 | Northwestern | Akim Bujarski is called for the reach on Ernest Thomas in the backcourt - foul #2 on Akim Bujarski, team foul #11 | 74-77 |
| 00:37 | Northwestern | Ernest Thomas misses the 1st free throw | 74-77 |
| 00:37 | Northwestern | Ernest Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 74-78 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina A&T | North Carolina A&T is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:31 | North Carolina A&T | Brandon Thompson connects on the shot in the paint and he's hacked by Ronald Bastarache - foul #3 on Ronald Bastarache, team foul #13 | 76-78 |
| 00:31 | North Carolina A&T | Brandon Thompson makes the free throw | 77-78 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina A&T | North Carolina A&T is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:28 | Northwestern | Akim Bujarski is called for the reach on Ronald Bastarache in the backcourt - foul #3 on Akim Bujarski, team foul #12 | 77-78 |
| 00:28 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 77-78 |
| 00:28 | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache makes the 1st free throw | 77-79 |
| 00:28 | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache misses the 2nd free throw | 77-79 |
| 00:28 | North Carolina A&T | Joseph Moronta pulls down the rebound | 77-79 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina A&T | North Carolina A&T is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:14 | North Carolina A&T | Joseph Moronta connects on the open 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Brandon Thompson | 80-79 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina A&T | North Carolina A&T is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:05 | Northwestern | Jon Thomas's floater is tipped away by Joseph Moronta | 80-79 |
| 00:03 | North Carolina A&T | Brandon Thompson snags the defensive board | 80-79 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina A&T | North Carolina A&T is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:01 | North Carolina A&T | Brandon Thompson is hacked by Ernest Thomas in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ernest Thomas, team foul #14 | 80-79 |
| 00:01 | North Carolina A&T | Brandon Thompson misses the 1st free throw | 80-79 |
| 00:01 | North Carolina A&T | Brandon Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 81-79 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina A&T | North Carolina A&T is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Northwestern | Robert Tapia misses long on a fullcourt shot | 81-79 |