| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - John Bell (fresh) SG - David Couey (fresh) SF - Jeff Saulter (fresh) PF - Jay Roark (fresh) C - Nathaniel Cummingham (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Tim Kraker (fresh) SG - Jeffrey Johnson (fresh) SF - Raymond Hill (fresh) PF - Frankie Bock (fresh) C - Gerald Woodie (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee State | Nathaniel Cummingham wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:58 | Tennessee State | John Bell's pass is intercepted by Tim Kraker in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:55 | Northwestern | Tim Kraker banks in the layup | 0-2 |
| 19:53 | Tennessee State | David Couey is fouled in the backcourt by Jeffrey Johnson - foul #1 on Jeffrey Johnson, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:33 | Tennessee State | John Bell misses short on a jumper from the right side | 0-2 |
| 19:31 | Northwestern | Raymond Hill gets the rebound | 0-2 |
| 19:25 | Northwestern | Tim Kraker misses short on a turnaround in the lane | 0-2 |
| 19:23 | Northwestern | Gerald Woodie tips it in | 0-4 |
| 19:04 | Tennessee State | Jay Roark drills a driving attempt from the left block | 2-4 |
| 18:37 | Northwestern | Raymond Hill misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 2-4 |
| 18:36 | Tennessee State | Nathaniel Cummingham grabs the board | 2-4 |
| 18:18 | Tennessee State | John Bell connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 5-4 |
| 17:58 | Northwestern | Jeffrey Johnson misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 5-4 |
| 17:56 | Northwestern | Frankie Bock tips it home | 5-6 |
| 17:42 | Tennessee State | Nathaniel Cummingham misses the easy layup | 5-6 |
| 17:40 | Northwestern | Raymond Hill grabs the defensive rebound | 5-6 |
| 17:35 | Northwestern | Tim Kraker loses the ball out of bounds | 5-6 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Thomas Buczynski (PG), Ronald White (SG), Steven Wilson (SF), Patrick Williams (PF), James Bidwell (C) John Bell, David Couey, Jeff Saulter, Jay Roark, Nathaniel Cummingham | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Friedenthal (PG), Michael Hopkins (SG), Emmitt Holt (SF), Anthony Dunkelberger (PF), Mark Jones (C) Tim Kraker, Jeffrey Johnson, Raymond Hill, Frankie Bock, Gerald Woodie | |
| 17:24 | Tennessee State | Steven Wilson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 5-6 |
| 17:08 | Northwestern | Michael Hopkins misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 5-6 |
| 17:07 | Tennessee State | Steven Wilson pulls down the rebound | 5-6 |
| 16:47 | Tennessee State | Patrick Williams misses long on a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Anthony Dunkelberger - foul #1 on Anthony Dunkelberger, team foul #2 | 5-6 |
| 16:47 | Tennessee State | Patrick Williams makes the 1st free throw | 6-6 |
| 16:47 | Tennessee State | Patrick Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 7-6 |
| 16:32 | Northwestern | Michael Hopkins misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 7-6 |
| 16:30 | Tennessee State | The rebound goes to Patrick Williams | 7-6 |
| 16:19 | Tennessee State | Patrick Williams steps out of bounds on the baseline | 7-6 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Nathaniel Cummingham (C) Patrick Williams | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ray Anaya (PG), Jeffrey Johnson (SG), Seth Weiss (PF), Gerald Woodie (C) Robert Friedenthal, Michael Hopkins, Anthony Dunkelberger, Mark Jones | |
| 15:56 | Northwestern | Seth Weiss comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 7-6 |
| 15:54 | Northwestern | Emmitt Holt snags the offensive board | 7-6 |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Thomas Buczynski (fresh) SG - Ronald White (fairly fresh) SF - Steven Wilson (fairly fresh) PF - James Bidwell (fairly fresh) C - Nathaniel Cummingham (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Ray Anaya (fresh) SG - Jeffrey Johnson (fairly fresh) SF - Emmitt Holt (fairly fresh) PF - Seth Weiss (fresh) C - Gerald Woodie (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:41 | Northwestern | Jeffrey Johnson hits a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Emmitt Holt | 7-8 |
| 15:39 | Tennessee State | Ronald White is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 7-8 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | John Bell (PG), David Couey (SG), Roy Rusinski (SF), Jay Roark (PF) Thomas Buczynski, Ronald White, Steven Wilson, James Bidwell | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Frankie Bock (PF) Emmitt Holt | |
| 15:32 | Northwestern | David Couey takes the ball from Jeffrey Johnson | 7-8 |
| 15:13 | Tennessee State | Jay Roark comes up short on the floater near the basket but the foul's on Gerald Woodie - foul #1 on Gerald Woodie, team foul #3 | 7-8 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Friedenthal (SG) Jeffrey Johnson | |
| 15:13 | Tennessee State | Jay Roark makes the 1st free throw | 8-8 |
| 15:13 | Tennessee State | Jay Roark misses the 2nd free throw | 8-8 |
| 15:13 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Frankie Bock | 8-8 |
| 14:58 | Northwestern | Robert Friedenthal is hacked by David Couey - foul #1 on David Couey, team foul #1 | 8-8 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Patrick Williams (C) Nathaniel Cummingham | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Michael Hopkins (SG), Mark Jones (C) Ray Anaya, Gerald Woodie | |
| 14:45 | Northwestern | Robert Friedenthal misses short on a jumper from the left side but the foul's on Roy Rusinski - foul #1 on Roy Rusinski, team foul #2 | 8-8 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Anthony Dunkelberger (C) Seth Weiss | |
| 14:45 | Northwestern | Robert Friedenthal makes the 1st free throw | 8-9 |
| 14:45 | Northwestern | Robert Friedenthal misses the 2nd free throw | 8-9 |
| 14:45 | Northwestern | Frankie Bock grabs the offensive board | 8-9 |
| 14:32 | Northwestern | Frankie Bock is called for traveling | 8-9 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Raymond Hill (SF) Frankie Bock | |
| 14:20 | Tennessee State | Jay Roark can't connect on a shot from the left block | 8-9 |
| 14:18 | Tennessee State | Roy Rusinski tips it but misses | 8-9 |
| 14:17 | Northwestern | Anthony Dunkelberger gets the rebound | 8-9 |
| 14:11 | Northwestern | Anthony Dunkelberger makes the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Robert Friedenthal | 8-12 |
| 13:55 | Tennessee State | Jay Roark throws a bad pass out of bounds | 8-12 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Ronald White (SG), Jeff Saulter (SF), Nathaniel Cummingham (C) David Couey, Roy Rusinski, Patrick Williams | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Tim Kraker (PG), Jeffrey Johnson (SG), Emmitt Holt (SF), Frankie Bock (PF), Gerald Woodie (C) Robert Friedenthal, Michael Hopkins, Raymond Hill, Anthony Dunkelberger, Mark Jones | |
| 13:37 | Northwestern | Emmitt Holt scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Tim Kraker | 8-15 |
| 13:33 | Tennessee State | Emmitt Holt steals the ball from Jeff Saulter in the backcourt | 8-15 |
| 13:18 | Northwestern | Emmitt Holt lays it up and in on a nice dish by Tim Kraker and he's fouled by Jeff Saulter - foul #1 on Jeff Saulter, team foul #3 | 8-17 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Steven Wilson (SG), James Bidwell (PF) John Bell, Jay Roark | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Seth Weiss (PF) Frankie Bock | |
| 13:18 | Northwestern | Emmitt Holt misses the free throw | 8-17 |
| 13:18 | Tennessee State | Nathaniel Cummingham grabs the board | 8-17 |
| 12:55 | Tennessee State | Ronald White scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Jeff Saulter | 10-17 |
| 12:50 | Northwestern | Emmitt Holt's pass is intercepted by Jeff Saulter | 10-17 |
| 12:32 | Tennessee State | Nathaniel Cummingham misses badly on the uncontested jumper from the right wing | 10-17 |
| 12:30 | Tennessee State | Jeff Saulter tips it in | 12-17 |
| 12:12 | Northwestern | Gerald Woodie misses the shot in the lane | 12-17 |
| 12:10 | Northwestern | Tim Kraker tips it but misses | 12-17 |
| 12:08 | Tennessee State | The rebound goes to Steven Wilson | 12-17 |
| 12:01 | Tennessee State | Steven Wilson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 12-17 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | John Bell (PG), David Couey (SG), Patrick Williams (PF) Ronald White, Jeff Saulter, James Bidwell | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Friedenthal (PG), Michael Hopkins (SG), Raymond Hill (SF), Frankie Bock (PF), Anthony Dunkelberger (C) Tim Kraker, Jeffrey Johnson, Emmitt Holt, Seth Weiss, Gerald Woodie | |
| 11:48 | Northwestern | The refs have stopped play. Michael Hopkins is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his ankle. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 12-17 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Jay Roark (PF) Nathaniel Cummingham | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ray Anaya (PG) Michael Hopkins | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - John Bell (fresh) 3 pts. SG - David Couey (fresh) SF - Steven Wilson (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Jay Roark (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Patrick Williams (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Ray Anaya (fresh) SG - Robert Friedenthal (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Raymond Hill (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Frankie Bock (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Anthony Dunkelberger (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:32 | Northwestern | Frankie Bock can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 12-17 |
| 11:30 | Tennessee State | Patrick Williams pulls down the rebound | 12-17 |
| 11:27 | Tennessee State | John Bell is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Friedenthal - foul #1 on Robert Friedenthal, team foul #4 | 12-17 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Roy Rusinski (SF) Steven Wilson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 11:10 | Tennessee State | John Bell drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from David Couey | 15-17 |
| 10:51 | Northwestern | Raymond Hill misses the easy layup but the foul's on Jay Roark - foul #1 on Jay Roark, team foul #4 | 15-17 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Nathaniel Cummingham (C) Patrick Williams | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jeffrey Johnson (SG), Mark Jones (C) Robert Friedenthal, Anthony Dunkelberger | |
| 10:51 | Northwestern | Raymond Hill makes the 1st free throw | 15-18 |
| 10:51 | Northwestern | Raymond Hill misses the 2nd free throw | 15-18 |
| 10:51 | Tennessee State | Jay Roark gets the rebound | 15-18 |
| 10:31 | Tennessee State | Nathaniel Cummingham misses short on a driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by Jeffrey Johnson - foul #2 on Jeffrey Johnson, team foul #5 | 15-18 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | James Bidwell (PF) Jay Roark | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Emmitt Holt (SG), Seth Weiss (SF) Jeffrey Johnson, Raymond Hill | |
| 10:31 | Tennessee State | Nathaniel Cummingham makes the 1st free throw | 16-18 |
| 10:31 | Tennessee State | Nathaniel Cummingham makes the 2nd free throw | 17-18 |
| 10:11 | Northwestern | Mark Jones misses badly on a floater near the basket but the foul's on James Bidwell - foul #1 on James Bidwell, team foul #5 | 17-18 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Thomas Buczynski (PG), Steven Wilson (SF) John Bell, Roy Rusinski | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Tim Kraker (PG) Ray Anaya | |
| 10:11 | Northwestern | Mark Jones makes the 1st free throw | 17-19 |
| 10:11 | Northwestern | Mark Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 17-20 |
| 09:48 | Tennessee State | Nathaniel Cummingham is hacked by Mark Jones - foul #1 on Mark Jones, team foul #6 | 17-20 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Ronald White (PG), Jeff Saulter (SF) Thomas Buczynski, David Couey | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Friedenthal (SG) Frankie Bock | |
| 09:35 | Tennessee State | Steven Wilson drills a 3 from the left corner set up by Ronald White | 20-20 |
| 09:21 | Northwestern | Mark Jones lays it in on a nice dish by Robert Friedenthal | 20-22 |
| 09:07 | Tennessee State | Jeff Saulter hits the front of the rim on the wide open shot from just outside the lane | 20-22 |
| 09:06 | Northwestern | Seth Weiss grabs the defensive rebound | 20-22 |
| 09:02 | Northwestern | Robert Friedenthal is hacked by Steven Wilson - foul #1 on Steven Wilson, team foul #6 | 20-22 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | John Bell (PG), Jay Roark (PF), Patrick Williams (C) Steven Wilson, James Bidwell, Nathaniel Cummingham | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ray Anaya (PG), Raymond Hill (SF), Frankie Bock (PF), Anthony Dunkelberger (C) Tim Kraker, Emmitt Holt, Seth Weiss, Mark Jones | |
| 08:43 | Northwestern | Anthony Dunkelberger hits a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Raymond Hill and he's fouled by Jay Roark - foul #2 on Jay Roark, team foul #7 | 20-24 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | David Couey (SG), Roy Rusinski (SF), Nathaniel Cummingham (C) Ronald White, Jeff Saulter, Jay Roark | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 08:43 | Northwestern | Anthony Dunkelberger makes the free throw | 20-25 |
| 08:30 | Tennessee State | Frankie Bock denies the turnaround by Patrick Williams | 20-25 |
| 08:28 | Northwestern | Anthony Dunkelberger grabs the defensive rebound | 20-25 |
| 08:24 | Northwestern | Robert Friedenthal misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 20-25 |
| 08:22 | Tennessee State | Patrick Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 20-25 |
| 08:17 | Tennessee State | Robert Friedenthal steps in front of the David Couey pass in the backcourt | 20-25 |
| 07:59 | Northwestern | Roy Rusinski is called for the reach on Raymond Hill - foul #2 on Roy Rusinski, team foul #8 | 20-25 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Jeff Saulter (SF) Roy Rusinski | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Tim Kraker (PG), Gerald Woodie (C) Ray Anaya, Anthony Dunkelberger | |
| 07:59 | Northwestern | Raymond Hill makes the 1st free throw | 20-26 |
| 07:59 | Northwestern | Raymond Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 20-27 |
| 07:57 | Tennessee State | John Bell throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 20-27 |
| 07:46 | Northwestern | Tim Kraker is hacked by John Bell - foul #1 on John Bell, team foul #9 | 20-27 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Emmitt Holt (SG) Robert Friedenthal | |
| 07:46 | Northwestern | Tim Kraker misses the 1st free throw | 20-27 |
| 07:46 | Tennessee State | Nathaniel Cummingham grabs the defensive rebound | 20-27 |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - John Bell (fresh) 6 pts. SG - David Couey (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jeff Saulter (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Patrick Williams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Nathaniel Cummingham (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Tim Kraker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Emmitt Holt (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Raymond Hill (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Frankie Bock (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Gerald Woodie (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:44 | Tennessee State | David Couey is fouled in the backcourt by Tim Kraker - foul #1 on Tim Kraker, team foul #7 | 20-27 |
| 07:44 | Tennessee State | David Couey makes the 1st free throw | 21-27 |
| 07:44 | Tennessee State | David Couey makes the 2nd free throw | 22-27 |
| 07:26 | Northwestern | Emmitt Holt connects on the floater from close range set up by Raymond Hill | 22-29 |
| 07:14 | Tennessee State | John Bell clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 22-29 |
| 07:12 | Northwestern | Raymond Hill grabs the board | 22-29 |
| 07:06 | Northwestern | Tim Kraker misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 22-29 |
| 07:04 | Northwestern | Gerald Woodie misses the tip | 22-29 |
| 07:02 | Northwestern | Frankie Bock gets the offensive rebound | 22-29 |
| 06:52 | Northwestern | Frankie Bock slams it home | 22-31 |
| 06:48 | Tennessee State | John Bell is called for traveling in the backcourt | 22-31 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Thomas Buczynski (PG), Ronald White (SG), Steven Wilson (SF), James Bidwell (PF) John Bell, David Couey, Jeff Saulter, Patrick Williams | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Michael Hopkins (SG), Mark Jones (SF), Seth Weiss (PF) Emmitt Holt, Raymond Hill, Frankie Bock | |
| 06:40 | Northwestern | Michael Hopkins misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 22-31 |
| 06:39 | Northwestern | Mark Jones hits the follow up shot | 22-33 |
| 06:17 | Tennessee State | Ronald White is open but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 22-33 |
| 06:15 | Tennessee State | Thomas Buczynski snags the offensive board | 22-33 |
| 05:56 | Tennessee State | Ronald White is fouled on the floor by Mark Jones - foul #2 on Mark Jones, team foul #8 | 22-33 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Patrick Williams (C) Nathaniel Cummingham | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ray Anaya (PG), Emmitt Holt (SF), Anthony Dunkelberger (C) Tim Kraker, Mark Jones, Gerald Woodie | |
| 05:56 | Tennessee State | Ronald White makes the 1st free throw | 23-33 |
| 05:56 | Tennessee State | Ronald White makes the 2nd free throw | 24-33 |
| 05:32 | Northwestern | Emmitt Holt misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 24-33 |
| 05:30 | Tennessee State | Ronald White pulls down the rebound | 24-33 |
| 05:27 | Tennessee State | Michael Hopkins is called for the reach on Ronald White in the backcourt - foul #1 on Michael Hopkins, team foul #9 | 24-33 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | David Couey (SG) Thomas Buczynski | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Friedenthal (SG), Frankie Bock (PF) Michael Hopkins, Seth Weiss | |
| 05:27 | Tennessee State | Ronald White makes the 1st free throw | 25-33 |
| 05:27 | Tennessee State | Ronald White makes the 2nd free throw | 26-33 |
| 05:12 | Northwestern | Robert Friedenthal makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Emmitt Holt | 26-36 |
| 04:56 | Tennessee State | Ronald White misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 26-36 |
| 04:55 | Northwestern | Emmitt Holt grabs the board | 26-36 |
| 04:50 | Northwestern | Robert Friedenthal is fouled on the floor by Ronald White - foul #1 on Ronald White, team foul #10 | 26-36 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | John Bell (PG), Jeff Saulter (SF), Nathaniel Cummingham (C) Ronald White, Steven Wilson, James Bidwell | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Raymond Hill (SF), Gerald Woodie (C) Emmitt Holt, Anthony Dunkelberger | |
| 04:50 | Northwestern | Robert Friedenthal makes the 1st free throw | 26-37 |
| 04:50 | Northwestern | Robert Friedenthal makes the 2nd free throw | 26-38 |
| 04:31 | Tennessee State | John Bell comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 26-38 |
| 04:29 | Tennessee State | Nathaniel Cummingham tips it in | 28-38 |
| 04:04 | Northwestern | Ray Anaya makes the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Robert Friedenthal | 28-41 |
| 03:51 | Tennessee State | John Bell comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 28-41 |
| 03:50 | Tennessee State | David Couey gets the offensive rebound | 28-41 |
| 03:37 | Tennessee State | John Bell misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 28-41 |
| 03:36 | Tennessee State | Jeff Saulter snags the offensive board | 28-41 |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - John Bell (fresh) 6 pts. SG - David Couey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeff Saulter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Patrick Williams (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Nathaniel Cummingham (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Ray Anaya (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Robert Friedenthal (tiring) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Raymond Hill (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Frankie Bock (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Gerald Woodie (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:20 | Tennessee State | John Bell connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing and he's hacked by Gerald Woodie - foul #2 on Gerald Woodie, team foul #10 | 30-41 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Ronald White (SG), Steven Wilson (SF), Jay Roark (PF), James Bidwell (C) David Couey, Jeff Saulter, Patrick Williams, Nathaniel Cummingham | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Tim Kraker (PG), Jeffrey Johnson (SG), Emmitt Holt (SF), Seth Weiss (PF), Mark Jones (C) Ray Anaya, Robert Friedenthal, Raymond Hill, Frankie Bock, Gerald Woodie | |
| 03:20 | Tennessee State | John Bell makes the free throw | 31-41 |
| 03:02 | Northwestern | Mark Jones can't finish the layup | 31-41 |
| 03:00 | Tennessee State | Ronald White grabs the defensive rebound | 31-41 |
| 02:56 | Tennessee State | Tim Kraker picks off the pass by John Bell in the backcourt | 31-41 |
| 02:39 | Northwestern | Jeffrey Johnson misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 31-41 |
| 02:37 | Tennessee State | John Bell pulls down the rebound | 31-41 |
| 02:29 | Tennessee State | John Bell misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 31-41 |
| 02:27 | Northwestern | Emmitt Holt grabs the defensive rebound | 31-41 |
| 02:22 | Northwestern | Seth Weiss loses the dribble to Steven Wilson | 31-41 |
| 02:19 | Tennessee State | Steven Wilson can't finish the layup | 31-41 |
| 02:17 | Northwestern | Seth Weiss grabs the board | 31-41 |
| 02:12 | Northwestern | Jeffrey Johnson is whistled for a carry | 31-41 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Thomas Buczynski (PG), David Couey (SG), Roy Rusinski (SF), Nathaniel Cummingham (C) John Bell, Ronald White, Steven Wilson, James Bidwell | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Anthony Dunkelberger (C) Emmitt Holt | |
| 01:47 | Tennessee State | Jay Roark clanks a turnaround from the right block | 31-41 |
| 01:45 | Northwestern | Tim Kraker snags the defensive board | 31-41 |
| 01:39 | Northwestern | Mark Jones is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Mark Jones, team foul #11 | 31-41 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Michael Hopkins (SG), Raymond Hill (SF), Gerald Woodie (C) Jeffrey Johnson, Mark Jones, Seth Weiss | |
| 01:19 | Tennessee State | Jay Roark's pass is intercepted by Anthony Dunkelberger | 31-41 |
| 01:01 | Northwestern | Raymond Hill misses the easy layup | 31-41 |
| 00:59 | Tennessee State | The rebound goes to Nathaniel Cummingham | 31-41 |
| 00:46 | Tennessee State | Roy Rusinski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-41 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | John Bell (PG), Ronald White (SG), Jeff Saulter (SF), James Bidwell (C) Thomas Buczynski, David Couey, Roy Rusinski, Nathaniel Cummingham | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ray Anaya (PG), Emmitt Holt (SF), Frankie Bock (PF) Tim Kraker, Raymond Hill, Gerald Woodie | |
| 00:31 | Northwestern | Anthony Dunkelberger misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by James Bidwell - foul #2 on James Bidwell, team foul #11 | 31-41 |
| 00:31 | Northwestern | Anthony Dunkelberger makes the 1st free throw | 31-42 |
| 00:31 | Northwestern | Anthony Dunkelberger makes the 2nd free throw | 31-43 |
| 00:28 | Tennessee State | Michael Hopkins is called for the reach on Ronald White in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Hopkins, team foul #12 | 31-43 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jeffrey Johnson (SG) Michael Hopkins | |
| 00:28 | Tennessee State | Ronald White makes the 1st free throw | 32-43 |
| 00:28 | Tennessee State | Ronald White makes the 2nd free throw | 33-43 |
| 00:03 | Northwestern | Jay Roark is called for the reach on Ray Anaya - foul #3 on Jay Roark, team foul #12 | 33-43 |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Nathaniel Cummingham (C) Jay Roark | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Seth Weiss (PF), Gerald Woodie (C) Frankie Bock, Anthony Dunkelberger | |
| 00:03 | Northwestern | Ray Anaya makes the 1st free throw | 33-44 |
| 00:03 | Northwestern | Ray Anaya makes the 2nd free throw | 33-45 |
| 00:00 | Tennessee State | Jeff Saulter comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 33-45 |