| Lineup | UNC Wilmington | PG - William Suits (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Morris Peyton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Lingerfelt (fresh) PF - Jess Smith (fresh) 5 pts. C - Tommy Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - George Hondo (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Rines (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - James Hawkins (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. PF - Hamisi Asaro (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Hunt (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UNC Wilmington | Michael Lingerfelt inbounds the ball | 26-34 |
| Game Plan | UNC Wilmington | UNC Wilmington is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:45 | UNC Wilmington | Michael Lingerfelt throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-34 |
| 19:22 | Northwestern | George Hondo loses the dribble to Jess Smith | 26-34 |
| 19:06 | UNC Wilmington | Jess Smith misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 26-34 |
| 19:05 | Northwestern | Thomas Hunt grabs the board | 26-34 |
| 18:42 | Northwestern | Hamisi Asaro is fouled on the floor by Morris Peyton - foul #3 on Morris Peyton, team foul #1 | 26-34 |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Jeffery Gilliland (SG) Morris Peyton | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 18:30 | Northwestern | Hamisi Asaro is hacked by Jeffery Gilliland - foul #2 on Jeffery Gilliland, team foul #2 | 26-34 |
| 18:20 | Northwestern | James Hawkins buries a floater from the right side on a nice dish by George Hondo and he's fouled by Michael Lingerfelt - foul #3 on Michael Lingerfelt, team foul #3 | 26-36 |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Scott Wysocki (SF) Michael Lingerfelt | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 18:20 | Northwestern | James Hawkins makes the free throw | 26-37 |
| 18:01 | UNC Wilmington | John Rines steals the ball from Tommy Brown | 26-37 |
| 17:58 | Northwestern | John Rines misses the easy layup | 26-37 |
| 17:56 | UNC Wilmington | Jeffery Gilliland grabs the defensive rebound | 26-37 |
| 17:41 | UNC Wilmington | Jess Smith misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Hamisi Asaro - foul #2 on Hamisi Asaro, team foul #1 | 26-37 |
| 17:41 | UNC Wilmington | Jess Smith misses the 1st free throw | 26-37 |
| 17:41 | UNC Wilmington | Jess Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 27-37 |
| 17:15 | Northwestern | James Hawkins can't throw it down | 27-37 |
| 17:13 | Northwestern | James Hawkins tips it back up and in | 27-39 |
| 17:04 | UNC Wilmington | William Suits misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 27-39 |
| 17:02 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Thomas Hunt | 27-39 |
| 16:37 | Northwestern | George Hondo drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Thomas Hunt | 27-42 |
| 16:15 | UNC Wilmington | Tommy Brown double dribbles | 27-42 |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Russell Hursey (SF), Ross Grove (PF), Thomas Sabb (C) William Suits, Jess Smith, Tommy Brown | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ralph Couture (PF) Hamisi Asaro | |
| 15:52 | Northwestern | Thomas Hunt double dribbles | 27-42 |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Morris Peyton (SG), Michael Lingerfelt (SF) Scott Wysocki, Russell Hursey | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Lineup | UNC Wilmington | PG - Jeffery Gilliland (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Morris Peyton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Michael Lingerfelt (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Ross Grove (fresh) 2 pts. C - Thomas Sabb (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - George Hondo (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Rines (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - James Hawkins (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Ralph Couture (fresh) C - Thomas Hunt (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:30 | UNC Wilmington | Thomas Sabb misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 27-42 |
| 15:28 | Northwestern | Ralph Couture snags the defensive board | 27-42 |
| 15:08 | Northwestern | John Rines misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 27-42 |
| 15:07 | Northwestern | Thomas Hunt grabs the offensive rebound | 27-42 |
| 14:50 | Northwestern | James Hawkins clanks a shot from the right side | 27-42 |
| 14:49 | UNC Wilmington | Michael Lingerfelt grabs the defensive rebound | 27-42 |
| 14:37 | UNC Wilmington | Thomas Sabb misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 27-42 |
| 14:35 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to James Hawkins | 27-42 |
| 14:06 | Northwestern | Michael Lingerfelt is called for the reach on James Hawkins - foul #4 on Michael Lingerfelt, team foul #4 | 27-42 |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | William Suits (PG), Scott Wysocki (SF), Jess Smith (PF), Tommy Brown (C) Jeffery Gilliland, Michael Lingerfelt, Ross Grove, Thomas Sabb | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Hamisi Asaro (PF) Ralph Couture | |
| 13:47 | Northwestern | Hamisi Asaro scores on a fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by George Hondo | 27-44 |
| 13:39 | UNC Wilmington | Morris Peyton connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 30-44 |
| 13:10 | Northwestern | George Hondo misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 30-44 |
| 13:09 | UNC Wilmington | The rebound goes to Scott Wysocki | 30-44 |
| 12:53 | UNC Wilmington | Jess Smith misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 30-44 |
| 12:52 | Northwestern | George Hondo pulls down the rebound | 30-44 |
| 12:31 | Northwestern | James Hawkins is denied on a layup by Tommy Brown | 30-44 |
| 12:30 | Northwestern | James Hawkins tips it back up and in | 30-46 |
| 12:16 | UNC Wilmington | Morris Peyton knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Jess Smith | 33-46 |
| 11:54 | Northwestern | John Rines hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by George Hondo | 33-49 |
| Lineup | UNC Wilmington | PG - William Suits (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Morris Peyton (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Scott Wysocki (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jess Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. C - Tommy Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - George Hondo (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - John Rines (tiring) 15 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - James Hawkins (tiring) 17 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Hamisi Asaro (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Hunt (tiring) 5 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:46 | UNC Wilmington | Jess Smith buries a turnaround from the left block | 35-49 |
| 11:17 | Northwestern | George Hondo knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from James Hawkins | 35-52 |
| Game Plan | UNC Wilmington | UNC Wilmington is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 11:00 | UNC Wilmington | Scott Wysocki drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 37-52 |
| 10:32 | Northwestern | George Hondo can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 37-52 |
| 10:30 | UNC Wilmington | Tommy Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 37-52 |
| Game Plan | UNC Wilmington | UNC Wilmington is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 10:14 | UNC Wilmington | Tommy Brown misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 37-52 |
| 10:12 | Northwestern | James Hawkins grabs the board | 37-52 |
| 09:47 | Northwestern | George Hondo hits a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Thomas Hunt | 37-55 |
| Game Plan | UNC Wilmington | UNC Wilmington is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 09:37 | UNC Wilmington | Tommy Brown comes up short on the turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by Thomas Hunt - foul #1 on Thomas Hunt, team foul #2 | 37-55 |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Jeffery Gilliland (PG), Lewis Brown (SG), Russell Hursey (SF), Ross Grove (PF) William Suits, Morris Peyton, Scott Wysocki, Jess Smith | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Kenneth Kuhn (PG), William Burke (SG), John Janes (SF), Ralph Couture (PF) George Hondo, John Rines, James Hawkins, Hamisi Asaro | |
| 09:37 | UNC Wilmington | Tommy Brown makes the 1st free throw | 38-55 |
| 09:37 | UNC Wilmington | Tommy Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 38-55 |
| 09:37 | Northwestern | Thomas Hunt pulls down the rebound | 38-55 |
| 09:14 | Northwestern | Thomas Hunt misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 38-55 |
| 09:12 | UNC Wilmington | Ross Grove grabs the defensive rebound | 38-55 |
| 09:08 | UNC Wilmington | Kenneth Kuhn is called for the reach on Jeffery Gilliland - foul #1 on Kenneth Kuhn, team foul #3 | 38-55 |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Thomas Sabb (C) Tommy Brown | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 09:02 | UNC Wilmington | Jeffery Gilliland hits a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Lewis Brown | 40-55 |
| 08:45 | Northwestern | Thomas Hunt lays it in on a nice dish by Kenneth Kuhn | 40-57 |
| 08:33 | UNC Wilmington | Lewis Brown double dribbles | 40-57 |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | William Suits (PG) Lewis Brown | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 08:04 | Northwestern | Russell Hursey is called for the reach on Ralph Couture - foul #2 on Russell Hursey, team foul #5 | 40-57 |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Scott Wysocki (SF), Jess Smith (PF) Russell Hursey, Thomas Sabb | |
| Subs | Northwestern | George Hondo (PG) Kenneth Kuhn | |
| 07:49 | Northwestern | Ralph Couture is whistled for traveling | 40-57 |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Michael Lingerfelt (SF) Scott Wysocki | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Lineup | UNC Wilmington | PG - William Suits (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeffery Gilliland (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Lingerfelt (fresh) 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Jess Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. C - Ross Grove (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - George Hondo (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 ast. SG - William Burke (fresh) SF - John Janes (fresh) PF - Ralph Couture (fresh) C - Thomas Hunt (tiring) 7 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 07:35 | UNC Wilmington | Ralph Couture steals the ball from Jess Smith | 40-57 |
| 07:09 | Northwestern | Thomas Hunt drills a floater from the left block and the foul's on Ross Grove - foul #1 on Ross Grove, team foul #6 | 40-59 |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Hawkins (SF), Hamisi Asaro (PF) John Janes, Ralph Couture | |
| 07:09 | Northwestern | Thomas Hunt makes the free throw | 40-60 |
| 07:02 | UNC Wilmington | George Hondo takes the ball from Ross Grove | 40-60 |
| 06:42 | Northwestern | George Hondo clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 40-60 |
| 06:40 | Northwestern | Hamisi Asaro tips it but misses | 40-60 |
| 06:39 | UNC Wilmington | Jess Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 40-60 |
| 06:32 | UNC Wilmington | William Suits misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 40-60 |
| 06:31 | Northwestern | William Burke gets the rebound | 40-60 |
| 06:08 | Northwestern | Michael Lingerfelt swats the short shot by Hamisi Asaro | 40-60 |
| 06:06 | UNC Wilmington | The rebound goes to Jeffery Gilliland | 40-60 |
| 05:49 | UNC Wilmington | Michael Lingerfelt is denied on a layup by Hamisi Asaro | 40-60 |
| 05:47 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to James Hawkins | 40-60 |
| 05:31 | Northwestern | Thomas Hunt scores on a shot from the left side set up by William Burke | 40-62 |
| 05:16 | UNC Wilmington | Jess Smith is denied on a layup by Thomas Hunt | 40-62 |
| 05:14 | UNC Wilmington | Jess Smith tips it in | 42-62 |
| 04:45 | Northwestern | James Hawkins buries a shot in the lane set up by Hamisi Asaro | 42-64 |
| 04:29 | UNC Wilmington | William Suits clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 42-64 |
| 04:28 | Northwestern | Hamisi Asaro grabs the defensive rebound | 42-64 |
| 04:07 | Northwestern | George Hondo hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 42-67 |
| 03:58 | UNC Wilmington | Ross Grove misses the lay-in | 42-67 |
| 03:57 | UNC Wilmington | Ross Grove grabs the offensive board | 42-67 |
| 03:47 | UNC Wilmington | William Suits comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 42-67 |
| 03:46 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to George Hondo | 42-67 |
| Lineup | UNC Wilmington | PG - William Suits (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeffery Gilliland (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Lingerfelt (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Jess Smith (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Ross Grove (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - George Hondo (tiring) 17 pts. 5 ast. SG - William Burke (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Hawkins (tiring) 19 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Hamisi Asaro (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Thomas Hunt (tired) 12 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 03:18 | Northwestern | James Hawkins blows the dunk but he's hacked by Ross Grove - foul #2 on Ross Grove, team foul #7 | 42-67 |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Juan Velez (PG), Lewis Brown (SG), Scott Wysocki (SF), Russell Hursey (PF), Thomas Sabb (C) William Suits, Jeffery Gilliland, Michael Lingerfelt, Jess Smith, Ross Grove | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Kenneth Kuhn (PG), John Rines (SG), John Janes (SF), Ralph Couture (PF) George Hondo, William Burke, Hamisi Asaro, Thomas Hunt | |
| 03:18 | Northwestern | James Hawkins makes the 1st free throw | 42-68 |
| 03:18 | Northwestern | James Hawkins makes the 2nd free throw | 42-69 |
| 03:00 | UNC Wilmington | John Rines steals the ball from Lewis Brown | 42-69 |
| 02:57 | Northwestern | John Rines lays it in | 42-71 |
| Game Plan | UNC Wilmington | UNC Wilmington is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 02:40 | UNC Wilmington | Juan Velez scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 44-71 |
| 02:24 | Northwestern | Ralph Couture is fouled on the floor by Scott Wysocki - foul #1 on Scott Wysocki, team foul #8 | 44-71 |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Hamisi Asaro (C) James Hawkins | |
| 02:24 | Northwestern | Ralph Couture makes the 1st free throw | 44-72 |
| 02:24 | Northwestern | Ralph Couture misses the 2nd free throw | 44-72 |
| 02:24 | UNC Wilmington | Russell Hursey snags the defensive board | 44-72 |
| 02:09 | UNC Wilmington | Russell Hursey clanks a 3 from the left wing | 44-72 |
| 02:07 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Hamisi Asaro | 44-72 |
| 01:41 | Northwestern | John Rines is called for a charge - foul #4 on John Rines, team foul #4 | 44-72 |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Jeffery Gilliland (PG), Ross Grove (PF) Juan Velez, Lewis Brown | |
| Subs | Northwestern | George Hondo (PG), James Hawkins (SF), Thomas Hunt (C) Kenneth Kuhn, John Janes, Ralph Couture | |
| 01:27 | UNC Wilmington | Thomas Sabb can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 44-72 |
| 01:25 | UNC Wilmington | Jeffery Gilliland snags the offensive board | 44-72 |
| 01:12 | UNC Wilmington | Ross Grove throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-72 |
| 00:51 | Northwestern | George Hondo hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Ross Grove - foul #3 on Ross Grove, team foul #9 | 44-72 |
| 00:51 | Northwestern | George Hondo misses the 1st free throw | 44-72 |
| 00:51 | Northwestern | George Hondo makes the 2nd free throw | 44-73 |
| Game Plan | UNC Wilmington | UNC Wilmington is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:45 | UNC Wilmington | Scott Wysocki misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 44-73 |
| 00:44 | Northwestern | John Rines gets the rebound | 44-73 |
| Game Plan | UNC Wilmington | UNC Wilmington is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:24 | Northwestern | Ross Grove is called for the reach on Hamisi Asaro - foul #4 on Ross Grove, team foul #10 | 44-73 |
| 00:24 | Northwestern | Hamisi Asaro misses the 1st free throw | 44-73 |
| 00:24 | Northwestern | Hamisi Asaro makes the 2nd free throw | 44-74 |
| 00:17 | UNC Wilmington | Thomas Sabb connects on the jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Scott Wysocki | 46-74 |
| 00:00 | Northwestern | George Hondo runs out the clock | 46-74 |