| Lineup | Alcorn State | PG - Ivan Tokarski (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Nichol (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Watts (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Antonio Munoz (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Yeung (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Wade Barkley (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frank Dixon (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Chad Young (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Manuel Walker (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Terry Wilkerson (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern | Chad Young inbounds the ball | 24-20 |
| Game Plan | Alcorn State | Alcorn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:39 | Northwestern | Frank Dixon's pass is intercepted by Antonio Munoz | 24-20 |
| 19:13 | Alcorn State | John Watts can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Chad Young - foul #1 on Chad Young, team foul #1 | 24-20 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | David May (PG), Sam Keller (PF) Ivan Tokarski, Antonio Munoz | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 19:13 | Alcorn State | John Watts makes the 1st free throw | 25-20 |
| 19:13 | Alcorn State | John Watts makes the 2nd free throw | 26-20 |
| 19:02 | Northwestern | Frank Dixon misses the floater from the left side | 26-20 |
| 19:00 | Alcorn State | John Watts grabs the board | 26-20 |
| 18:36 | Alcorn State | John Watts knocks in the shot from the right side | 28-20 |
| 18:14 | Northwestern | Frank Dixon clanks a floater from the free throw line | 28-20 |
| 18:12 | Alcorn State | John Watts gets the rebound | 28-20 |
| 17:46 | Alcorn State | Robert Yeung travels with the ball | 28-20 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Ivan Tokarski (PG), Sean Rodrigue (SF), Antonio Munoz (PF) James Nichol, John Watts, Robert Yeung | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 17:32 | Northwestern | Wade Barkley's floater is tipped away by Antonio Munoz | 28-20 |
| 17:30 | Northwestern | Terry Wilkerson snags the offensive board | 28-20 |
| 17:19 | Northwestern | Chad Young can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 28-20 |
| 17:18 | Northwestern | Terry Wilkerson snags the offensive board | 28-20 |
| 17:02 | Northwestern | 3 seconds is called on Chad Young | 28-20 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | John Watts (SF), Robert Yeung (C) Sean Rodrigue, Sam Keller | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Alan Zeidan (PF), Sean Freitas (C) Manuel Walker, Terry Wilkerson | |
| 16:41 | Alcorn State | Robert Yeung clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 28-20 |
| 16:39 | Northwestern | Alan Zeidan snags the defensive board | 28-20 |
| 16:32 | Northwestern | David May takes the ball from Chad Young | 28-20 |
| 16:28 | Alcorn State | Antonio Munoz lays it up and in on a great pass from David May | 30-20 |
| 16:05 | Northwestern | Frank Dixon steps out of bounds on the sideline | 30-20 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | James Nichol (SG), Sean Rodrigue (SF), Sam Keller (C) David May, John Watts, Robert Yeung | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Nicholas Lee (PG), Manuel Walker (PF) Wade Barkley, Alan Zeidan | |
| 15:49 | Alcorn State | James Nichol is fouled on the floor by Frank Dixon - foul #2 on Frank Dixon, team foul #2 | 30-20 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | John Watts (SF) Sean Rodrigue | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Richard Taylor (SF) Chad Young | |
| Lineup | Alcorn State | PG - Ivan Tokarski (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Nichol (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Watts (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Antonio Munoz (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Sam Keller (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Nicholas Lee (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Frank Dixon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Taylor (fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. PF - Manuel Walker (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Sean Freitas (fresh) | |
| 15:31 | Alcorn State | Richard Taylor steals it from Ivan Tokarski | 30-20 |
| 15:29 | Northwestern | Nicholas Lee loses the dribble to Ivan Tokarski in the backcourt | 30-20 |
| 15:28 | Alcorn State | James Nichol lays it up and in on a great pass from Ivan Tokarski | 32-20 |
| 15:13 | Northwestern | Richard Taylor's layup is rejected by Antonio Munoz | 32-20 |
| 15:11 | Alcorn State | The rebound goes to Ivan Tokarski | 32-20 |
| 14:53 | Alcorn State | Frank Dixon steals it from James Nichol | 32-20 |
| 14:48 | Northwestern | Frank Dixon misses the easy layup | 32-20 |
| 14:47 | Northwestern | The offensive rebound goes to Frank Dixon | 32-20 |
| 14:33 | Northwestern | Manuel Walker knocks in the runner in the lane set up by Nicholas Lee and he's fouled by Sam Keller - foul #3 on Sam Keller, team foul #1 | 32-22 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | David May (SG), Sean Rodrigue (SF), Robert Yeung (C) James Nichol, John Watts, Sam Keller | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Wade Barkley (PG), Terry Wilkerson (C) Nicholas Lee, Sean Freitas | |
| 14:33 | Northwestern | Manuel Walker misses the free throw | 32-22 |
| 14:33 | Alcorn State | Robert Yeung gets the rebound | 32-22 |
| 14:19 | Alcorn State | Ivan Tokarski knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from David May | 35-22 |
| 14:04 | Northwestern | Wade Barkley can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 35-22 |
| 14:02 | Alcorn State | Ivan Tokarski pulls down the rebound | 35-22 |
| 13:36 | Alcorn State | David May is hacked by Frank Dixon - foul #3 on Frank Dixon, team foul #3 | 35-22 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | James Nichol (SG), John Watts (PF) Sean Rodrigue, Antonio Munoz | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Alan Zeidan (PF) Manuel Walker | |
| 13:19 | Alcorn State | David May buries a floater from the left side set up by Ivan Tokarski | 37-22 |
| 12:56 | Northwestern | Frank Dixon clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 37-22 |
| 12:55 | Alcorn State | James Nichol grabs the defensive rebound | 37-22 |
| 12:28 | Alcorn State | David May hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 37-22 |
| 12:26 | Northwestern | Frank Dixon grabs the defensive rebound | 37-22 |
| 12:09 | Northwestern | Alan Zeidan knocks in the turnaround from close range | 37-24 |
| 11:45 | Alcorn State | James Nichol hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block | 37-24 |
| 11:43 | Alcorn State | David May grabs the offensive board | 37-24 |
| Lineup | Alcorn State | PG - Ivan Tokarski (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Nichol (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - David May (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. PF - John Watts (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Yeung (fresh) 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Wade Barkley (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frank Dixon (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Richard Taylor (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Alan Zeidan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Terry Wilkerson (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 11:19 | Alcorn State | John Watts knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by James Nichol | 39-24 |
| 10:53 | Northwestern | Terry Wilkerson misses the easy layup but the foul's on Robert Yeung - foul #3 on Robert Yeung, team foul #2 | 39-24 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Sean Rodrigue (SG), Antonio Munoz (PF), Sam Keller (C) Ivan Tokarski, James Nichol, Robert Yeung | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Eddie Lococo (SG), Manuel Walker (PF) Frank Dixon, Alan Zeidan | |
| 10:53 | Northwestern | Terry Wilkerson misses the 1st free throw | 39-24 |
| 10:53 | Northwestern | Terry Wilkerson misses the 2nd free throw | 39-24 |
| 10:53 | Alcorn State | Antonio Munoz gets the rebound | 39-24 |
| 10:33 | Alcorn State | David May misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Wade Barkley - foul #1 on Wade Barkley, team foul #4 | 39-24 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Ivan Tokarski (PG) Sean Rodrigue | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Nicholas Lee (PG), Sean Freitas (C) Wade Barkley, Terry Wilkerson | |
| 10:33 | Alcorn State | David May makes the 1st free throw | 40-24 |
| 10:33 | Alcorn State | David May makes the 2nd free throw | 41-24 |
| Game Plan | Alcorn State | Alcorn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 10:12 | Northwestern | Nicholas Lee misses the jumper from the left wing | 41-24 |
| 10:11 | Alcorn State | The rebound goes to John Watts | 41-24 |
| 09:50 | Alcorn State | David May scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 44-24 |
| 09:34 | Northwestern | Richard Taylor is fouled on the floor by John Watts - foul #1 on John Watts, team foul #3 | 44-24 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Sean Rodrigue (SG), Robert Yeung (C) Ivan Tokarski, Sam Keller | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Wade Barkley (PG), Chad Young (SF) Nicholas Lee, Richard Taylor | |
| 09:29 | Northwestern | Wade Barkley loses the dribble to David May | 44-24 |
| 09:22 | Alcorn State | John Watts misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 44-24 |
| 09:20 | Northwestern | Wade Barkley grabs the defensive rebound | 44-24 |
| 09:14 | Northwestern | Manuel Walker lays it up and in | 44-26 |
| 08:55 | Alcorn State | David May scores on a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Sean Rodrigue | 47-26 |
| 08:38 | Northwestern | Eddie Lococo is whistled for a carry | 47-26 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Ivan Tokarski (PG), James Nichol (SG) David May, John Watts | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Frank Dixon (SG) Eddie Lococo | |
| 08:16 | Alcorn State | Ivan Tokarski can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 47-26 |
| 08:15 | Northwestern | Manuel Walker grabs the board | 47-26 |
| 08:02 | Northwestern | Chad Young connects on the floater from the left block on a great pass from Wade Barkley and he's hacked by Sean Rodrigue - foul #1 on Sean Rodrigue, team foul #4 | 47-28 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | David May (SG), John Watts (SF) James Nichol, Sean Rodrigue | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Alan Zeidan (PF), Terry Wilkerson (C) Manuel Walker, Sean Freitas | |
| 08:02 | Northwestern | Chad Young makes the free throw | 47-29 |
| 07:34 | Alcorn State | David May throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-29 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | James Nichol (SG) John Watts | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Richard Taylor (SF) Chad Young | |
| Lineup | Alcorn State | PG - Ivan Tokarski (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Nichol (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - David May (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. PF - Antonio Munoz (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Yeung (fairly fresh) 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Wade Barkley (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Frank Dixon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Richard Taylor (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Alan Zeidan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Terry Wilkerson (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Northwestern | Terry Wilkerson's fadeaway is rejected by David May | 47-29 |
| 07:21 | Alcorn State | Robert Yeung grabs the defensive rebound | 47-29 |
| 07:08 | Alcorn State | Ivan Tokarski hits a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from David May | 49-29 |
| 06:55 | Northwestern | Wade Barkley clanks a jump hook from the right block but the foul's on Robert Yeung - foul #4 on Robert Yeung, team foul #5 | 49-29 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | John Watts (SF), Sam Keller (C) James Nichol, Robert Yeung | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Eddie Lococo (SG), Chad Young (SF), Sean Freitas (C) Frank Dixon, Richard Taylor, Terry Wilkerson | |
| 06:55 | Northwestern | Wade Barkley makes the 1st free throw | 49-30 |
| 06:55 | Northwestern | Wade Barkley makes the 2nd free throw | 49-31 |
| 06:41 | Alcorn State | Antonio Munoz misses long on a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Chad Young - foul #2 on Chad Young, team foul #5 | 49-31 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | James Nichol (SG) David May | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Nicholas Lee (PG), Richard Taylor (SF), Manuel Walker (PF) Wade Barkley, Chad Young, Alan Zeidan | |
| 06:41 | Alcorn State | Antonio Munoz makes the 1st free throw | 50-31 |
| 06:41 | Alcorn State | Antonio Munoz makes the 2nd free throw | 51-31 |
| 06:20 | Northwestern | James Nichol steals it from Manuel Walker | 51-31 |
| 05:56 | Alcorn State | Antonio Munoz buries a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by James Nichol | 53-31 |
| 05:40 | Northwestern | Manuel Walker can't throw it down | 53-31 |
| 05:38 | Alcorn State | John Watts snags the defensive board | 53-31 |
| 05:19 | Alcorn State | Ivan Tokarski misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 53-31 |
| 05:17 | Alcorn State | Antonio Munoz grabs the offensive rebound | 53-31 |
| 04:52 | Alcorn State | James Nichol is hacked by Nicholas Lee - foul #2 on Nicholas Lee, team foul #6 | 53-31 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | David May (SG), Sean Rodrigue (SF), Robert Yeung (C) James Nichol, Antonio Munoz, Sam Keller | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Chad Young (SF), Alan Zeidan (PF) Richard Taylor, Manuel Walker | |
| 04:38 | Alcorn State | Sean Rodrigue is hacked by Chad Young - foul #3 on Chad Young, team foul #7 | 53-31 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Antonio Munoz (PF) Ivan Tokarski | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 04:38 | Alcorn State | Sean Rodrigue makes the 1st free throw | 54-31 |
| 04:38 | Alcorn State | Sean Rodrigue misses the 2nd free throw | 54-31 |
| 04:38 | Northwestern | Alan Zeidan grabs the board | 54-31 |
| 04:22 | Northwestern | Nicholas Lee hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 54-31 |
| 04:20 | Alcorn State | John Watts gets the rebound | 54-31 |
| 03:57 | Alcorn State | David May hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 54-31 |
| 03:56 | Northwestern | Sean Freitas grabs the defensive rebound | 54-31 |
| 03:49 | Northwestern | Chad Young misses short on a driving attempt from the left block | 54-31 |
| 03:48 | Alcorn State | Sean Rodrigue snags the defensive board | 54-31 |
| Game Plan | Alcorn State | Alcorn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:19 | Alcorn State | John Watts drills a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Antonio Munoz | 56-31 |
| Lineup | Alcorn State | PG - Sean Rodrigue (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - David May (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Watts (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. PF - Antonio Munoz (tiring) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Yeung (fresh) 8 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Nicholas Lee (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eddie Lococo (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Chad Young (fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. PF - Alan Zeidan (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Sean Freitas (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 02:58 | Northwestern | Chad Young comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on John Watts - foul #2 on John Watts, team foul #6 | 56-31 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Ivan Tokarski (PG), James Nichol (SG) Sean Rodrigue, Antonio Munoz | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 02:58 | Northwestern | Chad Young makes the 1st free throw | 56-32 |
| 02:58 | Northwestern | Chad Young makes the 2nd free throw | 56-33 |
| 02:37 | Alcorn State | Ivan Tokarski is hacked by Sean Freitas - foul #3 on Sean Freitas, team foul #8 | 56-33 |
| 02:37 | Alcorn State | Ivan Tokarski misses the 1st free throw | 56-33 |
| 02:37 | Northwestern | Alan Zeidan gets the rebound | 56-33 |
| 02:32 | Northwestern | Nicholas Lee connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Eddie Lococo | 56-35 |
| 02:10 | Alcorn State | Ivan Tokarski buries a 3 pointer from straight away | 59-35 |
| 01:58 | Northwestern | Chad Young misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 59-35 |
| 01:56 | Alcorn State | Robert Yeung grabs the board | 59-35 |
| Game Plan | Alcorn State | Alcorn State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:43 | Alcorn State | John Watts jams it set up by David May | 61-35 |
| Game Plan | Alcorn State | Alcorn State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:23 | Northwestern | Alan Zeidan buries a driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Eddie Lococo | 61-37 |
| 01:06 | Alcorn State | David May makes the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Ivan Tokarski | 64-37 |
| 01:04 | Northwestern | Nicholas Lee travels in the backcourt | 64-37 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Antonio Munoz (PF) David May | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 00:53 | Alcorn State | Nicholas Lee is called for the reach on Antonio Munoz - foul #3 on Nicholas Lee, team foul #9 | 64-37 |
| 00:53 | Alcorn State | Antonio Munoz makes the 1st free throw | 65-37 |
| 00:53 | Alcorn State | Antonio Munoz misses the 2nd free throw | 65-37 |
| 00:53 | Northwestern | Alan Zeidan pulls down the rebound | 65-37 |
| Game Plan | Alcorn State | Alcorn State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:45 | Northwestern | James Nichol steals the ball from Alan Zeidan | 65-37 |
| Game Plan | Alcorn State | Alcorn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:25 | Alcorn State | Ivan Tokarski misses the jumper from the left wing | 65-37 |
| 00:24 | Alcorn State | Antonio Munoz tips it but misses | 65-37 |
| 00:23 | Northwestern | Nicholas Lee grabs the defensive rebound | 65-37 |
| 00:16 | Northwestern | Alan Zeidan can't connect on a runner from the left block but the foul's on Antonio Munoz - foul #1 on Antonio Munoz, team foul #7 | 65-37 |
| 00:16 | Northwestern | Alan Zeidan makes the 1st free throw | 65-38 |
| 00:16 | Northwestern | Alan Zeidan makes the 2nd free throw | 65-39 |
| 00:00 | Alcorn State | Ivan Tokarski runs out the clock | 65-39 |