| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Randy Davis (fresh) SG - Richard Randall (fresh) SF - John Rines (fresh) PF - Hamisi Asaro (fresh) C - Ryan Dominy (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UNC Wilmington | PG - Jeffery Gilliland (fresh) SG - Morris Peyton (fresh) SF - Michael Lingerfelt (fresh) PF - Russell Hursey (fresh) C - Tommy Brown (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UNC Wilmington | Tommy Brown wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | UNC Wilmington | UNC Wilmington is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:47 | UNC Wilmington | Tommy Brown is whistled for a carry | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | Northwestern | Randy Davis misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 0-0 |
| 19:28 | UNC Wilmington | Russell Hursey grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:08 | UNC Wilmington | Michael Lingerfelt misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:07 | Northwestern | Randy Davis pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:38 | Northwestern | Randy Davis buries a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Richard Randall | 2-0 |
| 18:20 | UNC Wilmington | Jeffery Gilliland misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 18:18 | Northwestern | John Rines grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 17:59 | Northwestern | John Rines misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Russell Hursey - foul #1 on Russell Hursey, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 17:59 | Northwestern | John Rines makes the 1st free throw | 3-0 |
| 17:59 | Northwestern | John Rines makes the 2nd free throw | 4-0 |
| 17:30 | UNC Wilmington | Russell Hursey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 4-0 |
| 17:03 | Northwestern | Hamisi Asaro misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 4-0 |
| 17:01 | Northwestern | Hamisi Asaro tips it home | 6-0 |
| 16:54 | UNC Wilmington | Tommy Brown knocks in the runner from the right block on a great pass from Jeffery Gilliland | 6-2 |
| 16:37 | Northwestern | Hamisi Asaro scores on a floater from the left block set up by Richard Randall | 8-2 |
| 16:25 | UNC Wilmington | Ryan Dominy steps in front of the Tommy Brown pass | 8-2 |
| 16:09 | Northwestern | Ryan Dominy scores on a turnaround from the right block set up by Hamisi Asaro | 10-2 |
| 15:49 | UNC Wilmington | Tommy Brown can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 10-2 |
| 15:47 | Northwestern | Ryan Dominy grabs the defensive rebound | 10-2 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Randy Davis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Richard Randall (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - John Rines (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Hamisi Asaro (fresh) 4 pts. C - Ryan Dominy (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UNC Wilmington | PG - Jeffery Gilliland (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Morris Peyton (fairly fresh) SF - Michael Lingerfelt (fairly fresh) PF - Russell Hursey (fairly fresh) C - Tommy Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:26 | Northwestern | Randy Davis hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Jeffery Gilliland - foul #1 on Jeffery Gilliland, team foul #2 | 10-2 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Christopher Watson (SG), Marvin Bender (SF), Ralph Couture (C) Richard Randall, John Rines, Ryan Dominy | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Juan Velez (PG), Scott Wysocki (SG), Lewis Brown (SF), Ross Grove (PF), Thomas Sabb (C) Jeffery Gilliland, Morris Peyton, Michael Lingerfelt, Russell Hursey, Tommy Brown | |
| 15:26 | Northwestern | Randy Davis makes the 1st free throw | 11-2 |
| 15:26 | Northwestern | Randy Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 11-2 |
| 15:26 | UNC Wilmington | Ross Grove grabs the defensive rebound | 11-2 |
| 15:08 | UNC Wilmington | Lewis Brown hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 11-2 |
| 15:06 | UNC Wilmington | Ross Grove tips it back up and in | 11-4 |
| 14:39 | Northwestern | Randy Davis is fouled on the floor by Lewis Brown - foul #1 on Lewis Brown, team foul #3 | 11-4 |
| Subs | Northwestern | George Hondo (PG) Randy Davis | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | | |
| 14:29 | Northwestern | Hamisi Asaro misses short on a shot from the right block | 11-4 |
| 14:28 | UNC Wilmington | Thomas Sabb gets the rebound | 11-4 |
| 14:24 | UNC Wilmington | Scott Wysocki lays it up and in on a great pass from Lewis Brown | 11-6 |
| 13:59 | Northwestern | George Hondo hits a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Christopher Watson | 14-6 |
| 13:45 | UNC Wilmington | Lewis Brown misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 14-6 |
| 13:44 | UNC Wilmington | Thomas Sabb snags the offensive board | 14-6 |
| 13:36 | UNC Wilmington | Lewis Brown is hacked by Christopher Watson - foul #1 on Christopher Watson, team foul #1 | 14-6 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Richard Randall (SG), John Rines (SF), Ryan Dominy (C) Christopher Watson, Marvin Bender, Ralph Couture | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Jeffery Gilliland (PG), Morris Peyton (SG), Michael Lingerfelt (SF), Russell Hursey (PF) Juan Velez, Scott Wysocki, Lewis Brown, Thomas Sabb | |
| 13:21 | UNC Wilmington | Ross Grove clanks a shot in the lane | 14-6 |
| 13:19 | UNC Wilmington | Michael Lingerfelt misses the tip | 14-6 |
| 13:18 | Northwestern | John Rines snags the defensive board | 14-6 |
| 12:51 | Northwestern | Ryan Dominy comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline | 14-6 |
| 12:50 | UNC Wilmington | The rebound goes to Ross Grove | 14-6 |
| 12:46 | UNC Wilmington | Jeffery Gilliland makes the floater from the left wing | 14-8 |
| 12:29 | Northwestern | George Hondo hits a jumper from the right side set up by Richard Randall | 16-8 |
| 12:13 | UNC Wilmington | Morris Peyton's fadeaway is rejected by Ryan Dominy | 16-8 |
| 12:12 | Northwestern | John Rines grabs the defensive rebound | 16-8 |
| 11:51 | Northwestern | Hamisi Asaro's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 16-8 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Randy Davis (PG), Christopher Watson (SG) George Hondo, Richard Randall | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Scott Wysocki (SG), Lewis Brown (SF), Tommy Brown (C) Morris Peyton, Michael Lingerfelt, Ross Grove | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Randy Davis (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Christopher Watson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Rines (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Hamisi Asaro (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Ryan Dominy (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UNC Wilmington | PG - Jeffery Gilliland (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Scott Wysocki (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Lewis Brown (fresh) PF - Russell Hursey (fresh) C - Tommy Brown (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:32 | UNC Wilmington | Tommy Brown is fouled on the floor by Hamisi Asaro - foul #1 on Hamisi Asaro, team foul #2 | 16-8 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Thomas Sabb (PF) Russell Hursey | |
| 11:21 | UNC Wilmington | Jeffery Gilliland's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 16-8 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ralph Couture (C) Ryan Dominy | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | | |
| 10:59 | Northwestern | Hamisi Asaro knocks in the jumper from the left block on a great pass from Randy Davis and the foul's on Thomas Sabb - foul #1 on Thomas Sabb, team foul #4 | 18-8 |
| 10:59 | Northwestern | Hamisi Asaro makes the free throw | 19-8 |
| 10:39 | UNC Wilmington | Thomas Sabb hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 19-8 |
| 10:37 | Northwestern | Hamisi Asaro grabs the board | 19-8 |
| 10:24 | Northwestern | John Rines scores on a jumper from just outside the lane | 21-8 |
| 10:14 | UNC Wilmington | Tommy Brown blows the layup but he's hacked by Christopher Watson - foul #2 on Christopher Watson, team foul #3 | 21-8 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Richard Randall (SG), Marvin Bender (SF), Ryan Dominy (C) Christopher Watson, John Rines, Ralph Couture | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Morris Peyton (SG), Michael Lingerfelt (SF), Russell Hursey (PF) Scott Wysocki, Lewis Brown, Thomas Sabb | |
| 10:14 | UNC Wilmington | Tommy Brown makes the 1st free throw | 21-9 |
| 10:14 | UNC Wilmington | Tommy Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 21-9 |
| 10:14 | Northwestern | Hamisi Asaro pulls down the rebound | 21-9 |
| 10:10 | Northwestern | Marvin Bender can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 21-9 |
| 10:09 | Northwestern | Hamisi Asaro misses the tip | 21-9 |
| 10:08 | UNC Wilmington | Tommy Brown pulls down the rebound | 21-9 |
| 09:54 | UNC Wilmington | Jeffery Gilliland is whistled for traveling | 21-9 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ralph Couture (PF) Hamisi Asaro | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | | |
| 09:36 | Northwestern | Morris Peyton is called for the reach on Marvin Bender - foul #1 on Morris Peyton, team foul #5 | 21-9 |
| Subs | Northwestern | George Hondo (PG) Randy Davis | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Scott Wysocki (PG) Jeffery Gilliland | |
| 09:08 | Northwestern | Russell Hursey steps in front of the Richard Randall pass | 21-9 |
| 08:41 | UNC Wilmington | Russell Hursey scores on a jumper from the left wing set up by Morris Peyton | 21-11 |
| 08:16 | Northwestern | Marvin Bender travels with the ball | 21-11 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Randy Davis (PG), John Rines (SF), Hamisi Asaro (PF) George Hondo, Marvin Bender, Ralph Couture | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Jeffery Gilliland (PG), Ross Grove (C) Scott Wysocki, Tommy Brown | |
| 08:03 | UNC Wilmington | Jeffery Gilliland buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Morris Peyton | 21-14 |
| 07:50 | Northwestern | Ryan Dominy misses short on a jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Ross Grove - foul #1 on Ross Grove, team foul #6 | 21-14 |
| Subs | Northwestern | George Hondo (SG) Richard Randall | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Scott Wysocki (SG), Thomas Sabb (C) Morris Peyton, Russell Hursey | |
| 07:50 | Northwestern | Ryan Dominy makes the 1st free throw | 22-14 |
| 07:50 | Northwestern | Ryan Dominy misses the 2nd free throw | 22-14 |
| 07:50 | UNC Wilmington | Ross Grove pulls down the rebound | 22-14 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Randy Davis (fresh) 3 pts. SG - George Hondo (fresh) 5 pts. SF - John Rines (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Hamisi Asaro (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Ryan Dominy (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | UNC Wilmington | PG - Jeffery Gilliland (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Scott Wysocki (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Michael Lingerfelt (fresh) PF - Ross Grove (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Sabb (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:38 | UNC Wilmington | Jeffery Gilliland comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 22-14 |
| 07:36 | Northwestern | Hamisi Asaro grabs the board | 22-14 |
| 07:08 | Northwestern | John Rines misses long on a jumper near the basket but the foul's on Jeffery Gilliland - foul #2 on Jeffery Gilliland, team foul #7 | 22-14 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Juan Velez (PG), Lewis Brown (SF) Jeffery Gilliland, Michael Lingerfelt | |
| 07:08 | Northwestern | John Rines misses the 1st free throw | 22-14 |
| 07:08 | Northwestern | John Rines makes the 2nd free throw | 23-14 |
| 06:42 | UNC Wilmington | Juan Velez is fouled on the floor by Randy Davis - foul #1 on Randy Davis, team foul #4 | 23-14 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ralph Couture (C) Ryan Dominy | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Morris Peyton (SG), Russell Hursey (PF), Tommy Brown (C) Juan Velez, Ross Grove, Thomas Sabb | |
| 06:31 | UNC Wilmington | Lewis Brown misses the jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Randy Davis - foul #2 on Randy Davis, team foul #5 | 23-14 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Christopher Watson (SG) Randy Davis | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | | |
| 06:31 | UNC Wilmington | Lewis Brown makes the 1st free throw | 23-15 |
| 06:31 | UNC Wilmington | Lewis Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 23-16 |
| 06:04 | Northwestern | Ralph Couture clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 23-16 |
| 06:03 | Northwestern | Hamisi Asaro tips it home | 25-16 |
| 05:44 | UNC Wilmington | Morris Peyton misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 25-16 |
| 05:42 | UNC Wilmington | Russell Hursey tips it back up and in | 25-18 |
| 05:22 | Northwestern | Hamisi Asaro misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 25-18 |
| 05:21 | Northwestern | Hamisi Asaro tips it in | 27-18 |
| 05:05 | UNC Wilmington | Russell Hursey blows the layup | 27-18 |
| 05:04 | UNC Wilmington | Scott Wysocki gets the offensive rebound | 27-18 |
| 04:50 | UNC Wilmington | Morris Peyton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-18 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Randy Davis (PG), Richard Randall (SG), Marvin Bender (SF), Ryan Dominy (C) George Hondo, Christopher Watson, John Rines, Ralph Couture | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Michael Lingerfelt (SF), Ross Grove (PF), Thomas Sabb (C) Morris Peyton, Russell Hursey, Tommy Brown | |
| 04:33 | Northwestern | Marvin Bender comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 27-18 |
| 04:32 | Northwestern | Hamisi Asaro misses the tip | 27-18 |
| 04:31 | UNC Wilmington | Thomas Sabb grabs the board | 27-18 |
| 04:20 | UNC Wilmington | Scott Wysocki's floater is tipped away by Hamisi Asaro | 27-18 |
| 04:18 | Northwestern | Richard Randall grabs the board | 27-18 |
| 03:58 | Northwestern | Randy Davis hits a 3pt shot from the right corner | 30-18 |
| 03:40 | UNC Wilmington | Ross Grove hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint but he's fouled by Marvin Bender - foul #1 on Marvin Bender, team foul #6 | 30-18 |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Rines (PF) Hamisi Asaro | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Jeffery Gilliland (PG), Morris Peyton (SG), Tommy Brown (C) Scott Wysocki, Lewis Brown, Thomas Sabb | |
| 03:40 | UNC Wilmington | Ross Grove makes the 1st free throw | 30-19 |
| 03:40 | UNC Wilmington | Ross Grove makes the 2nd free throw | 30-20 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Randy Davis (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Richard Randall (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Marvin Bender (fresh) PF - John Rines (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Ryan Dominy (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | UNC Wilmington | PG - Jeffery Gilliland (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Morris Peyton (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Michael Lingerfelt (fresh) PF - Ross Grove (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Tommy Brown (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 03:11 | Northwestern | John Rines misses the 3 from the left wing | 30-20 |
| 03:10 | UNC Wilmington | Michael Lingerfelt gets the rebound | 30-20 |
| 02:57 | UNC Wilmington | Ross Grove double dribbles | 30-20 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ralph Couture (PF) Marvin Bender | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Russell Hursey (PF) Ross Grove | |
| 02:28 | Northwestern | Randy Davis clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 30-20 |
| 02:27 | UNC Wilmington | Michael Lingerfelt pulls down the rebound | 30-20 |
| 02:10 | UNC Wilmington | The pull-up jumper by Morris Peyton is blocked by Ryan Dominy | 30-20 |
| 02:08 | UNC Wilmington | Russell Hursey tips it in | 30-22 |
| 01:56 | Northwestern | Ryan Dominy misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 30-22 |
| 01:54 | UNC Wilmington | Russell Hursey gets the rebound | 30-22 |
| 01:34 | UNC Wilmington | Morris Peyton buries a pull-up jumper from the left side | 30-24 |
| 01:16 | Northwestern | John Rines connects on the turnaround from the left block | 32-24 |
| 00:53 | UNC Wilmington | Ralph Couture is called for the reach on Jeffery Gilliland - foul #1 on Ralph Couture, team foul #7 | 32-24 |
| Subs | Northwestern | George Hondo (PG), Christopher Watson (SG), Marvin Bender (SF), Hamisi Asaro (PF) Randy Davis, Richard Randall, John Rines, Ralph Couture | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Scott Wysocki (SG), Lewis Brown (SF), Ross Grove (C) Morris Peyton, Michael Lingerfelt, Tommy Brown | |
| 00:53 | UNC Wilmington | Jeffery Gilliland makes the 1st free throw | 32-25 |
| 00:53 | UNC Wilmington | Jeffery Gilliland makes the 2nd free throw | 32-26 |
| 00:27 | Northwestern | George Hondo can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 32-26 |
| 00:25 | UNC Wilmington | Lewis Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 32-26 |
| 00:03 | UNC Wilmington | Russell Hursey clanks a jumper in the lane | 32-26 |
| 00:02 | Northwestern | Christopher Watson grabs the board | 32-26 |
| 00:00 | Northwestern | Christopher Watson can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 32-26 |