| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Charles Frazier (fresh) SG - Roy Danner (fresh) SF - Donald Donnell (fresh) PF - Larry Boyd (fresh) C - Jordan Priest (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Coppin State | PG - Brent Leach (fresh) SG - Kenneth Hobgood (fresh) SF - Carl Fletcher (fresh) PF - Josh Logan (fresh) C - Jeffrey Carr (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Coppin State | Jeffrey Carr wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Coppin State | Coppin State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:47 | Coppin State | Brent Leach misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:45 | Northwestern | Jordan Priest gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Northwestern | Donald Donnell travels with the ball | 0-0 |
| 19:19 | Coppin State | Carl Fletcher clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:17 | Northwestern | Charles Frazier snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:03 | Northwestern | Donald Donnell is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Hobgood - foul #1 on Kenneth Hobgood, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:39 | Northwestern | Larry Boyd buries a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Donald Donnell | 2-0 |
| 18:33 | Coppin State | Kenneth Hobgood blows the dunk but he's fouled by Donald Donnell - foul #1 on Donald Donnell, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:33 | Coppin State | Kenneth Hobgood misses the 1st free throw | 2-0 |
| 18:33 | Coppin State | Kenneth Hobgood makes the 2nd free throw | 2-1 |
| 18:11 | Northwestern | Larry Boyd hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range | 2-1 |
| 18:09 | Northwestern | Roy Danner grabs the offensive board | 2-1 |
| 17:47 | Northwestern | Charles Frazier knocks in the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Roy Danner | 4-1 |
| 17:43 | Coppin State | Carl Fletcher is fouled on the floor by Donald Donnell - foul #2 on Donald Donnell, team foul #2 | 4-1 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Maurice Barnes (SF) Donald Donnell | |
| Subs | Coppin State | | |
| 17:22 | Coppin State | Carl Fletcher hits a jumper from close range on a nice dish by Brent Leach | 4-3 |
| 16:54 | Northwestern | Maurice Barnes clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 4-3 |
| 16:53 | Coppin State | The rebound goes to Josh Logan | 4-3 |
| 16:47 | Coppin State | Josh Logan misses the easy layup but the foul's on Larry Boyd - foul #1 on Larry Boyd, team foul #3 | 4-3 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Coppin State | Robert Cloud (PG), Donald Crosby (SG), Alfred Smith (SF) Brent Leach, Kenneth Hobgood, Carl Fletcher | |
| 16:47 | Coppin State | Josh Logan makes the 1st free throw | 4-4 |
| 16:47 | Coppin State | Josh Logan makes the 2nd free throw | 4-5 |
| 16:26 | Northwestern | Roy Danner drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Charles Frazier | 7-5 |
| 16:21 | Coppin State | Alfred Smith's pass is intercepted by Charles Frazier | 7-5 |
| 16:17 | Northwestern | Charles Frazier dunks the ball | 9-5 |
| 16:03 | Coppin State | Donald Crosby misses short on a jumper from the left side | 9-5 |
| 16:01 | Coppin State | Jeffrey Carr snags the offensive board | 9-5 |
| 15:53 | Coppin State | Donald Crosby is called for traveling | 9-5 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Coppin State | William Freeman (SF), Devin Walker (C) Josh Logan, Jeffrey Carr | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Charles Frazier (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Roy Danner (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Maurice Barnes (fresh) PF - Larry Boyd (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Jordan Priest (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Coppin State | PG - Robert Cloud (fresh) SG - Donald Crosby (fresh) SF - William Freeman (fresh) PF - Alfred Smith (fresh) C - Devin Walker (fresh) | |
| 15:30 | Northwestern | Charles Frazier clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 9-5 |
| 15:28 | Coppin State | William Freeman grabs the defensive rebound | 9-5 |
| 15:09 | Coppin State | Donald Crosby misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 9-5 |
| 15:07 | Northwestern | Jordan Priest grabs the board | 9-5 |
| 14:48 | Northwestern | Jordan Priest drills a shot near the basket set up by Charles Frazier | 11-5 |
| 14:42 | Coppin State | Robert Cloud clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 11-5 |
| 14:41 | Northwestern | Larry Boyd pulls down the rebound | 11-5 |
| 14:21 | Northwestern | Larry Boyd is fouled on the floor by Alfred Smith - foul #1 on Alfred Smith, team foul #2 | 11-5 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Coppin State | Brent Leach (PG), Kenneth Hobgood (SG), Carl Fletcher (SF), Jeffrey Carr (C) Robert Cloud, Donald Crosby, William Freeman, Devin Walker | |
| 14:06 | Northwestern | Larry Boyd knocks in the jump hook in the lane | 13-5 |
| 13:44 | Coppin State | Carl Fletcher is called for traveling | 13-5 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Coppin State | Josh Logan (PF) Alfred Smith | |
| 13:15 | Northwestern | Kenneth Hobgood takes the ball from Larry Boyd | 13-5 |
| 13:04 | Coppin State | Charles Frazier takes the ball from Carl Fletcher | 13-5 |
| 13:01 | Northwestern | Roy Danner banks in the layup on a nice dish by Charles Frazier | 15-5 |
| 12:44 | Coppin State | Jeffrey Carr hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 15-5 |
| 12:43 | Coppin State | Carl Fletcher grabs the offensive board | 15-5 |
| 12:32 | Coppin State | Larry Boyd steals the ball from Josh Logan | 15-5 |
| 12:22 | Northwestern | Roy Danner can't connect on a shot in the lane but he's hacked by Kenneth Hobgood - foul #2 on Kenneth Hobgood, team foul #3 | 15-5 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Harry Williams (PF) Larry Boyd | |
| Subs | Coppin State | Robert Cloud (SG) Kenneth Hobgood | |
| 12:22 | Northwestern | Roy Danner makes the 1st free throw | 16-5 |
| 12:22 | Northwestern | Roy Danner makes the 2nd free throw | 17-5 |
| 11:53 | Coppin State | Robert Cloud scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 17-8 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Charles Frazier (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Roy Danner (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Maurice Barnes (fairly fresh) PF - Harry Williams (fresh) C - Jordan Priest (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Coppin State | PG - Brent Leach (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Cloud (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Carl Fletcher (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Josh Logan (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jeffrey Carr (fresh) | |
| 11:33 | Northwestern | Roy Danner misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 17-8 |
| 11:31 | Coppin State | Josh Logan grabs the board | 17-8 |
| 11:26 | Coppin State | Robert Cloud comes up short on the floater from the right side | 17-8 |
| 11:24 | Coppin State | Josh Logan tips it in | 17-10 |
| 10:57 | Northwestern | Roy Danner misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 17-10 |
| 10:55 | Coppin State | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Carr | 17-10 |
| 10:51 | Coppin State | A charge is called on Robert Cloud - foul #1 on Robert Cloud, team foul #4 | 17-10 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Richard Rathjen (PG), Larry Boyd (PF) Charles Frazier, Jordan Priest | |
| Subs | Coppin State | Donald Crosby (SG), William Freeman (SF), Alfred Smith (PF), Devin Walker (C) Brent Leach, Carl Fletcher, Josh Logan, Jeffrey Carr | |
| 10:32 | Northwestern | Larry Boyd knocks in the shot in the paint on a great pass from Maurice Barnes | 19-10 |
| 10:26 | Coppin State | Alfred Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 19-10 |
| 10:09 | Northwestern | Harry Williams misses short on a jumper in the lane but he's fouled by Robert Cloud - foul #2 on Robert Cloud, team foul #5 | 19-10 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Coppin State | Cornelius Chancey (PG) Robert Cloud | |
| 10:09 | Northwestern | Harry Williams misses the 1st free throw | 19-10 |
| 10:09 | Northwestern | Harry Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 19-10 |
| 10:09 | Coppin State | The rebound goes to Devin Walker | 19-10 |
| 09:53 | Coppin State | Donald Crosby is fouled on the floor by Maurice Barnes - foul #1 on Maurice Barnes, team foul #4 | 19-10 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Coppin State | Jeffrey Carr (C) Cornelius Chancey | |
| 09:40 | Coppin State | Devin Walker hits a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by William Freeman | 19-12 |
| 09:11 | Northwestern | Larry Boyd is denied on a layup by Jeffrey Carr | 19-12 |
| 09:09 | Northwestern | Richard Rathjen tips it in | 21-12 |
| 09:01 | Coppin State | Devin Walker clanks a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Larry Boyd - foul #2 on Larry Boyd, team foul #5 | 21-12 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Charles Frazier (PG), Jordan Priest (C) Roy Danner, Larry Boyd | |
| Subs | Coppin State | Brent Leach (PG), Carl Fletcher (SF) William Freeman, Alfred Smith | |
| 09:01 | Coppin State | Devin Walker misses the 1st free throw | 21-12 |
| 09:01 | Coppin State | Devin Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 21-13 |
| 08:42 | Northwestern | Jordan Priest misses the easy layup | 21-13 |
| 08:41 | Northwestern | Charles Frazier tips it home | 23-13 |
| 08:19 | Coppin State | Donald Crosby buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Carl Fletcher | 23-15 |
| 08:06 | Northwestern | Jordan Priest's pass is intercepted by Devin Walker | 23-15 |
| 07:48 | Coppin State | Brent Leach is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Brent Leach, team foul #6 | 23-15 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Roy Danner (SG) Maurice Barnes | |
| Subs | Coppin State | William Freeman (SG), Josh Logan (PF), Alfred Smith (C) Donald Crosby, Devin Walker, Jeffrey Carr | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Charles Frazier (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Roy Danner (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Rathjen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Harry Williams (fairly fresh) C - Jordan Priest (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Coppin State | PG - Brent Leach (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Freeman (fresh) SF - Carl Fletcher (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Josh Logan (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Alfred Smith (fresh) | |
| 07:25 | Northwestern | Roy Danner misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 23-15 |
| 07:23 | Coppin State | The rebound goes to Alfred Smith | 23-15 |
| 07:18 | Coppin State | Carl Fletcher clanks a turnaround from the right block | 23-15 |
| 07:17 | Coppin State | Carl Fletcher grabs the offensive rebound | 23-15 |
| 07:00 | Coppin State | William Freeman misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Roy Danner - foul #1 on Roy Danner, team foul #6 | 23-15 |
| Subs | Northwestern | David Ledoux (C) Jordan Priest | |
| Subs | Coppin State | Jeffrey Carr (C) Carl Fletcher | |
| 07:00 | Coppin State | William Freeman makes the 1st free throw | 23-16 |
| 07:00 | Coppin State | William Freeman makes the 2nd free throw | 23-17 |
| 06:37 | Northwestern | Harry Williams connects on the floater from the left block | 25-17 |
| 06:25 | Coppin State | Brent Leach scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Josh Logan | 25-20 |
| 06:06 | Northwestern | Roy Danner misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 25-20 |
| 06:05 | Coppin State | Alfred Smith pulls down the rebound | 25-20 |
| 05:47 | Coppin State | Jeffrey Carr misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 25-20 |
| 05:45 | Northwestern | Charles Frazier grabs the board | 25-20 |
| 05:22 | Northwestern | Roy Danner makes the 3 from straight away | 28-20 |
| 05:06 | Coppin State | Richard Rathjen steals it from Alfred Smith | 28-20 |
| 05:01 | Northwestern | Richard Rathjen banks in the layup | 30-20 |
| 04:47 | Coppin State | Josh Logan scores on a turnaround in the lane set up by Brent Leach | 30-22 |
| 04:26 | Northwestern | Jeffrey Carr steals the ball from Charles Frazier | 30-22 |
| 04:20 | Coppin State | Alfred Smith comes up short on the turnaround from close range but he's fouled by Richard Rathjen - foul #1 on Richard Rathjen, team foul #7 | 30-22 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Maurice Barnes (SF), Jordan Priest (C) Charles Frazier, David Ledoux | |
| Subs | Coppin State | Cornelius Chancey (PG), Donald Crosby (SG), Carl Fletcher (SF), Devin Walker (C) Brent Leach, William Freeman, Josh Logan, Jeffrey Carr | |
| 04:20 | Coppin State | Alfred Smith makes the 1st free throw | 30-23 |
| 04:20 | Coppin State | Alfred Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 30-24 |
| 03:51 | Northwestern | Jordan Priest is called for traveling | 30-24 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Charles Frazier (PG), Donald Donnell (SF), Larry Boyd (PF) Richard Rathjen, Roy Danner, Harry Williams | |
| Subs | Coppin State | Robert Cloud (PG), Kenneth Hobgood (SG), Jeffrey Carr (C) Cornelius Chancey, Donald Crosby, Alfred Smith | |
| 03:43 | Coppin State | Carl Fletcher clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Jordan Priest - foul #1 on Jordan Priest, team foul #8 | 30-24 |
| 03:43 | Coppin State | Carl Fletcher misses the 1st free throw | 30-24 |
| 03:43 | Coppin State | Carl Fletcher misses the 2nd free throw | 30-24 |
| 03:43 | Northwestern | Larry Boyd gets the rebound | 30-24 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Charles Frazier (tiring) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Maurice Barnes (fresh) SF - Donald Donnell (fresh) PF - Larry Boyd (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Jordan Priest (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Coppin State | PG - Robert Cloud (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Kenneth Hobgood (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Carl Fletcher (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Devin Walker (fresh) 3 pts. C - Jeffrey Carr (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:18 | Northwestern | Larry Boyd clanks a shot near the basket | 30-24 |
| 03:16 | Coppin State | Carl Fletcher gets the rebound | 30-24 |
| 03:11 | Coppin State | Robert Cloud can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 30-24 |
| 03:10 | Northwestern | Larry Boyd pulls down the rebound | 30-24 |
| 02:50 | Northwestern | Robert Cloud steals the ball from Jordan Priest | 30-24 |
| 02:36 | Coppin State | Kenneth Hobgood misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 30-24 |
| 02:34 | Northwestern | Donald Donnell gets the rebound | 30-24 |
| 02:29 | Northwestern | Charles Frazier scores on a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Maurice Barnes | 32-24 |
| 02:00 | Coppin State | Carl Fletcher makes the jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Robert Cloud and he's hacked by Charles Frazier - foul #1 on Charles Frazier, team foul #9 | 32-26 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Richard Rathjen (PG), Roy Danner (SG) Charles Frazier, Maurice Barnes | |
| Subs | Coppin State | Brent Leach (PG), Josh Logan (PF), Alfred Smith (C) Robert Cloud, Devin Walker, Jeffrey Carr | |
| 02:00 | Coppin State | Carl Fletcher makes the free throw | 32-27 |
| 01:33 | Northwestern | Roy Danner is whistled for a carry | 32-27 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Coppin State | William Freeman (SF) Carl Fletcher | |
| 01:20 | Coppin State | Alfred Smith misses long on a fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Donald Donnell - foul #3 on Donald Donnell, team foul #10 | 32-27 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Maurice Barnes (SF) Donald Donnell | |
| Subs | Coppin State | Devin Walker (C) William Freeman | |
| 01:20 | Coppin State | Alfred Smith makes the 1st free throw | 32-28 |
| 01:20 | Coppin State | Alfred Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 32-29 |
| 00:51 | Northwestern | Larry Boyd buries a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Jordan Priest and he's fouled by Josh Logan - foul #1 on Josh Logan, team foul #7 | 34-29 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Coppin State | Robert Cloud (SG) Kenneth Hobgood | |
| 00:51 | Northwestern | Larry Boyd makes the free throw | 35-29 |
| 00:32 | Coppin State | Alfred Smith buries a jumper from the left wing set up by Brent Leach and he's hacked by Maurice Barnes - foul #2 on Maurice Barnes, team foul #11 | 35-31 |
| Subs | Northwestern | David Ledoux (C) Jordan Priest | |
| Subs | Coppin State | Jeffrey Carr (C) Devin Walker | |
| 00:32 | Coppin State | Alfred Smith makes the free throw | 35-32 |
| 00:15 | Northwestern | David Ledoux misses the turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by Brent Leach - foul #2 on Brent Leach, team foul #8 | 35-32 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Coppin State | William Freeman (SF) Alfred Smith | |
| 00:15 | Northwestern | David Ledoux misses the 1st free throw | 35-32 |
| 00:15 | Northwestern | David Ledoux makes the 2nd free throw | 36-32 |
| 00:05 | Coppin State | Josh Logan misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 36-32 |
| 00:04 | Coppin State | Jeffrey Carr gets the offensive rebound | 36-32 |
| 00:02 | Coppin State | Robert Cloud knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing | 36-35 |
| 00:00 | Northwestern | Roy Danner misses long on a fullcourt shot | 36-35 |