| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Alvaro Mancini (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Larry Murray (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jonathan Pannell (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Anthony Westhoff (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Jason Desilets (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Joseph Kozlowski (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Larry Lawson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ken Saldana (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Obayana Ahmed (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - William Kemp (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Samford | Ken Saldana inbounds the ball | 35-27 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:42 | Samford | William Kemp blows the layup | 35-27 |
| 19:41 | Northwestern | Jonathan Pannell gets the rebound | 35-27 |
| 19:22 | Northwestern | Larry Lawson steals the ball from Anthony Westhoff | 35-27 |
| 19:04 | Samford | Joseph Kozlowski clanks a runner in the paint | 35-27 |
| 19:02 | Northwestern | Anthony Westhoff snags the defensive board | 35-27 |
| 18:45 | Northwestern | Larry Murray knocks in the floater from the right side on a great pass from Alvaro Mancini | 37-27 |
| 18:35 | Samford | Ken Saldana connects on the jumpshot from the right side | 37-29 |
| 18:18 | Northwestern | Alvaro Mancini connects on the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jason Desilets | 39-29 |
| 18:02 | Samford | Obayana Ahmed is fouled on the floor by Jason Desilets - foul #2 on Jason Desilets, team foul #1 | 39-29 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Lewis Avery (PG), James Fullerton (SG), Pavel Luczynski (SF), Roy Greene (PF), Kevin Debord (C) Alvaro Mancini, Larry Murray, Jonathan Pannell, Anthony Westhoff, Jason Desilets | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 17:44 | Samford | Ken Saldana misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 39-29 |
| 17:43 | Northwestern | Kevin Debord grabs the defensive rebound | 39-29 |
| 17:28 | Northwestern | Roy Greene lays it up and in | 41-29 |
| 17:06 | Samford | Joseph Kozlowski hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 41-29 |
| 17:05 | Samford | Obayana Ahmed pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-29 |
| 16:57 | Samford | The short jumper by Obayana Ahmed is denied by Roy Greene | 41-29 |
| 16:56 | Northwestern | Pavel Luczynski snags the defensive board | 41-29 |
| 16:47 | Northwestern | James Fullerton connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Lewis Avery | 43-29 |
| 16:32 | Samford | Obayana Ahmed buries a floater in the paint on a nice dish by Ken Saldana | 43-31 |
| 16:18 | Northwestern | Roy Greene misses the floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Ken Saldana - foul #1 on Ken Saldana, team foul #1 | 43-31 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Alvaro Mancini (PG), Larry Murray (SG), Jonathan Pannell (SF), Jason Desilets (C) Lewis Avery, James Fullerton, Pavel Luczynski, Kevin Debord | |
| Subs | Samford | Bryce Robinson (PG), Brian Doty (SG), Derrick Welch (SF), Jimmy Pokorski (PF), Robert Richburg (C) Joseph Kozlowski, Larry Lawson, Ken Saldana, Obayana Ahmed, William Kemp | |
| 16:18 | Northwestern | Roy Greene makes the 1st free throw | 44-31 |
| 16:18 | Northwestern | Roy Greene makes the 2nd free throw | 45-31 |
| 16:02 | Samford | Jimmy Pokorski misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 45-31 |
| 16:01 | Samford | The offensive rebound goes to Derrick Welch | 45-31 |
| 15:56 | Samford | Brian Doty misses short on a shot from the right side | 45-31 |
| 15:54 | Northwestern | Roy Greene snags the defensive board | 45-31 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Alvaro Mancini (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Larry Murray (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jonathan Pannell (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Roy Greene (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Jason Desilets (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Bryce Robinson (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Brian Doty (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Derrick Welch (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jimmy Pokorski (fresh) C - Robert Richburg (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:49 | Northwestern | Roy Greene slams it home | 47-31 |
| 15:30 | Samford | Robert Richburg lays it up and in and he's fouled by Roy Greene - foul #1 on Roy Greene, team foul #2 | 47-33 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Anthony Westhoff (PF) Roy Greene | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 15:30 | Samford | Robert Richburg misses the free throw | 47-33 |
| 15:30 | Northwestern | Jonathan Pannell grabs the defensive rebound | 47-33 |
| 15:15 | Northwestern | Anthony Westhoff makes the floater in the paint set up by Larry Murray | 49-33 |
| 14:52 | Samford | Derrick Welch clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 49-33 |
| 14:51 | Northwestern | Jason Desilets grabs the board | 49-33 |
| 14:39 | Northwestern | Larry Murray misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 49-33 |
| 14:37 | Samford | Robert Richburg pulls down the rebound | 49-33 |
| 14:32 | Samford | Derrick Welch scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Brian Doty | 49-36 |
| 14:16 | Northwestern | Jason Desilets lays it up and in on a nice dish by Alvaro Mancini | 51-36 |
| 14:10 | Samford | Brian Doty misses short on a driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on Jason Desilets - foul #3 on Jason Desilets, team foul #3 | 51-36 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Lewis Avery (PG), James Fullerton (SG), Kevin Debord (C) Alvaro Mancini, Larry Murray, Jason Desilets | |
| Subs | Samford | Larry Lawson (SG), Ken Saldana (SF), Obayana Ahmed (PF), William Kemp (C) Bryce Robinson, Derrick Welch, Jimmy Pokorski, Robert Richburg | |
| 14:10 | Samford | Brian Doty misses the 1st free throw | 51-36 |
| 14:10 | Samford | Brian Doty makes the 2nd free throw | 51-37 |
| 13:50 | Northwestern | Obayana Ahmed is called for the reach on Lewis Avery - foul #3 on Obayana Ahmed, team foul #2 | 51-37 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Alvaro Mancini (PG), Larry Murray (SG), Jason Desilets (C) Lewis Avery, James Fullerton, Kevin Debord | |
| Subs | Samford | Joseph Kozlowski (PG) Brian Doty | |
| 13:37 | Northwestern | Anthony Westhoff comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Obayana Ahmed - foul #4 on Obayana Ahmed, team foul #3 | 51-37 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Lewis Avery (PG), James Fullerton (SG) Alvaro Mancini, Larry Murray | |
| Subs | Samford | Derrick Welch (PF) Obayana Ahmed | |
| 13:37 | Northwestern | Anthony Westhoff makes the 1st free throw | 52-37 |
| 13:37 | Northwestern | Anthony Westhoff misses the 2nd free throw | 52-37 |
| 13:37 | Samford | The rebound goes to William Kemp | 52-37 |
| 13:21 | Samford | Derrick Welch misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 52-37 |
| 13:19 | Samford | Larry Lawson gets the offensive rebound | 52-37 |
| 13:09 | Samford | Ken Saldana comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Jonathan Pannell - foul #3 on Jonathan Pannell, team foul #4 | 52-37 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Alvaro Mancini (PG), Larry Murray (SG), Kevin Debord (C) Lewis Avery, James Fullerton, Jason Desilets | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 13:09 | Samford | Ken Saldana makes the 1st free throw | 52-38 |
| 13:09 | Samford | Ken Saldana misses the 2nd free throw | 52-38 |
| 13:09 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Anthony Westhoff | 52-38 |
| 12:54 | Northwestern | Jonathan Pannell banks in the layup | 54-38 |
| 12:36 | Samford | Larry Lawson clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 54-38 |
| 12:35 | Northwestern | Kevin Debord grabs the board | 54-38 |
| 12:17 | Northwestern | Larry Murray can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 54-38 |
| 12:15 | Northwestern | Kevin Debord tips it home | 56-38 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 11:58 | Samford | William Kemp can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 56-38 |
| 11:56 | Samford | William Kemp grabs the offensive board | 56-38 |
| 11:45 | Samford | Joseph Kozlowski knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner | 56-41 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Alvaro Mancini (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Larry Murray (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jonathan Pannell (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Anthony Westhoff (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Kevin Debord (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Joseph Kozlowski (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Larry Lawson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ken Saldana (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Derrick Welch (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - William Kemp (fresh) 7 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Northwestern | Kevin Debord loses the ball out of bounds | 56-41 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Lewis Avery (PG), James Fullerton (SG), Roy Greene (PF), Jason Desilets (C) Alvaro Mancini, Larry Murray, Anthony Westhoff, Kevin Debord | |
| Subs | Samford | Brian Doty (SG), Jimmy Pokorski (SF), Robert Richburg (PF) Larry Lawson, Ken Saldana, Derrick Welch | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 11:14 | Samford | Jimmy Pokorski clanks a 3 from straight away | 56-41 |
| 11:12 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Roy Greene | 56-41 |
| 10:57 | Northwestern | Lewis Avery can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 56-41 |
| 10:55 | Samford | William Kemp pulls down the rebound | 56-41 |
| 10:49 | Samford | Lewis Avery steals it from Joseph Kozlowski | 56-41 |
| 10:45 | Northwestern | Lewis Avery blows the layup | 56-41 |
| 10:43 | Northwestern | Jonathan Pannell snags the offensive board | 56-41 |
| 10:24 | Northwestern | Jason Desilets misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 56-41 |
| 10:22 | Samford | Brian Doty gets the rebound | 56-41 |
| 10:17 | Samford | Joseph Kozlowski throws it down set up by Brian Doty | 56-43 |
| 10:05 | Northwestern | Roy Greene's layup is rejected by William Kemp | 56-43 |
| 10:04 | Samford | Jimmy Pokorski snags the defensive board | 56-43 |
| 09:58 | Samford | Lewis Avery is called for the reach on Joseph Kozlowski in the backcourt - foul #2 on Lewis Avery, team foul #5 | 56-43 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Alvaro Mancini (PG), Larry Murray (SG), Pavel Luczynski (SF), Anthony Westhoff (PF) Lewis Avery, James Fullerton, Jonathan Pannell, Roy Greene | |
| Subs | Samford | Larry Lawson (SG), Ken Saldana (SF), Derrick Welch (PF) Joseph Kozlowski, Jimmy Pokorski, William Kemp | |
| 09:49 | Samford | Ken Saldana clanks a 3 from the left corner | 56-43 |
| 09:47 | Northwestern | Jason Desilets gets the rebound | 56-43 |
| 09:24 | Northwestern | Jason Desilets steps out of bounds on the sideline | 56-43 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jonathan Pannell (SF) Pavel Luczynski | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 09:13 | Samford | Robert Richburg is whistled for traveling | 56-43 |
| 08:49 | Northwestern | Jonathan Pannell hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 56-43 |
| 08:47 | Samford | Robert Richburg pulls down the rebound | 56-43 |
| 08:34 | Samford | Derrick Welch hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 56-43 |
| 08:32 | Samford | Robert Richburg pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-43 |
| 08:24 | Samford | Derrick Welch hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 56-43 |
| 08:22 | Northwestern | Jason Desilets pulls down the rebound | 56-43 |
| 08:18 | Northwestern | Larry Lawson steals it from Larry Murray | 56-43 |
| 08:15 | Samford | Larry Lawson lays it up and in | 56-45 |
| 07:53 | Northwestern | Jason Desilets connects on the runner from the left block | 58-45 |
| 07:47 | Samford | Larry Murray is called for the reach on Larry Lawson - foul #2 on Larry Murray, team foul #6 | 58-45 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Pavel Luczynski (SF), Kevin Debord (C) Jonathan Pannell, Jason Desilets | |
| Subs | Samford | Joseph Kozlowski (PG), Jimmy Pokorski (SF), Obayana Ahmed (PF), William Kemp (C) Brian Doty, Ken Saldana, Derrick Welch, Robert Richburg | |
| 07:30 | Samford | Joseph Kozlowski clanks a runner from the right block but the foul's on Alvaro Mancini - foul #1 on Alvaro Mancini, team foul #7 | 58-45 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jonathan Pannell (SF) Pavel Luczynski | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 07:30 | Samford | Joseph Kozlowski makes the 1st free throw | 58-46 |
| 07:30 | Samford | Joseph Kozlowski makes the 2nd free throw | 58-47 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Alvaro Mancini (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Larry Murray (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jonathan Pannell (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Anthony Westhoff (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Kevin Debord (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Joseph Kozlowski (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Larry Lawson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Jimmy Pokorski (fresh) PF - Obayana Ahmed (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - William Kemp (fresh) 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:16 | Northwestern | Joseph Kozlowski steps in front of the Kevin Debord pass | 58-47 |
| 06:56 | Samford | Jimmy Pokorski's layup is rejected by Kevin Debord | 58-47 |
| 06:54 | Samford | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Kozlowski | 58-47 |
| 06:39 | Samford | Kevin Debord picks off the pass by William Kemp | 58-47 |
| 06:11 | Northwestern | Larry Murray hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Obayana Ahmed - foul #5 on Obayana Ahmed, team foul #4 | 58-47 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Lewis Avery (PG), Pavel Luczynski (SF), Roy Greene (PF), Jason Desilets (C) Alvaro Mancini, Jonathan Pannell, Anthony Westhoff, Kevin Debord | |
| Subs | Samford | Brian Doty (SG), Ken Saldana (SF), Derrick Welch (PF) Larry Lawson, Jimmy Pokorski, Obayana Ahmed | |
| 06:11 | Northwestern | Larry Murray makes the 1st free throw | 59-47 |
| 06:11 | Northwestern | Larry Murray makes the 2nd free throw | 60-47 |
| 05:58 | Samford | Derrick Welch scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Brian Doty | 60-50 |
| 05:37 | Northwestern | Brian Doty steals it from Pavel Luczynski | 60-50 |
| 05:16 | Samford | Ken Saldana scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 60-52 |
| 04:55 | Northwestern | Larry Murray can't connect on a jump hook from close range but the foul's on Brian Doty - foul #1 on Brian Doty, team foul #5 | 60-52 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Alvaro Mancini (PG), Jonathan Pannell (SF), Anthony Westhoff (PF) Lewis Avery, Pavel Luczynski, Roy Greene | |
| Subs | Samford | Bryce Robinson (PG) Joseph Kozlowski | |
| 04:55 | Northwestern | Larry Murray makes the 1st free throw | 61-52 |
| 04:55 | Northwestern | Larry Murray misses the 2nd free throw | 61-52 |
| 04:55 | Samford | William Kemp gets the rebound | 61-52 |
| 04:51 | Samford | Alvaro Mancini steals it from Bryce Robinson in the backcourt | 61-52 |
| 04:50 | Northwestern | Alvaro Mancini hits the finger roll | 63-52 |
| 04:34 | Samford | Ken Saldana knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Brian Doty | 63-55 |
| 04:15 | Northwestern | Jonathan Pannell misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 63-55 |
| 04:14 | Samford | William Kemp gets the rebound | 63-55 |
| 04:11 | Samford | Alvaro Mancini takes the ball from Bryce Robinson in the backcourt | 63-55 |
| 04:04 | Northwestern | Larry Murray is whistled for traveling | 63-55 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Fullerton (SG) Larry Murray | |
| Subs | Samford | Jimmy Pokorski (PF), Robert Richburg (C) Brian Doty, William Kemp | |
| 03:54 | Samford | Ken Saldana connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Bryce Robinson | 63-57 |
| 03:31 | Northwestern | James Fullerton comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 63-57 |
| 03:30 | Northwestern | Jason Desilets tips it in | 65-57 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Alvaro Mancini (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - James Fullerton (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jonathan Pannell (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Anthony Westhoff (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Jason Desilets (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Bryce Robinson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Derrick Welch (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. SF - Ken Saldana (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jimmy Pokorski (fresh) C - Robert Richburg (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:13 | Samford | Ken Saldana's floater is tipped away by Anthony Westhoff | 65-57 |
| 03:11 | Northwestern | Jason Desilets grabs the board | 65-57 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:53 | Northwestern | Anthony Westhoff hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline but the foul's on Robert Richburg - foul #2 on Robert Richburg, team foul #6 | 65-57 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Larry Murray (SG), Kevin Debord (C) James Fullerton, Jason Desilets | |
| Subs | Samford | Joseph Kozlowski (PG), Larry Lawson (SG), William Kemp (C) Bryce Robinson, Derrick Welch, Ken Saldana | |
| 02:53 | Northwestern | Anthony Westhoff makes the 1st free throw | 66-57 |
| 02:53 | Northwestern | Anthony Westhoff makes the 2nd free throw | 67-57 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:50 | Samford | Samford calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-57 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Fullerton (SG), Roy Greene (PF) Larry Murray, Anthony Westhoff | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 02:40 | Samford | William Kemp's layup is rejected by Kevin Debord | 67-57 |
| 02:38 | Samford | Jimmy Pokorski tips it in | 67-59 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:15 | Northwestern | Jonathan Pannell connects on the fadeaway from the right wing and the foul's on Jimmy Pokorski - foul #1 on Jimmy Pokorski, team foul #7 | 69-59 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Lewis Avery (PG), Larry Murray (SG), Anthony Westhoff (PF), Jason Desilets (C) Alvaro Mancini, James Fullerton, Roy Greene, Kevin Debord | |
| Subs | Samford | Ken Saldana (SF), Derrick Welch (PF) Jimmy Pokorski, Robert Richburg | |
| 02:15 | Northwestern | Jonathan Pannell makes the free throw | 70-59 |
| 01:56 | Samford | Ken Saldana's layup is rejected by Jason Desilets | 70-59 |
| 01:55 | Northwestern | Jason Desilets grabs the defensive rebound | 70-59 |
| 01:37 | Northwestern | Larry Murray is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Larry Murray, team foul #8 | 70-59 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Fullerton (SG), Pavel Luczynski (SF), Roy Greene (PF), Kevin Debord (C) Larry Murray, Jonathan Pannell, Anthony Westhoff, Jason Desilets | |
| Subs | Samford | Bryce Robinson (PG), Brian Doty (SG), Jimmy Pokorski (PF), Robert Richburg (C) Joseph Kozlowski, Larry Lawson, Ken Saldana, William Kemp | |
| 01:18 | Samford | Brian Doty misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 70-59 |
| 01:17 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Kevin Debord | 70-59 |
| 00:57 | Northwestern | Pavel Luczynski drills a floater from just outside the lane set up by Roy Greene | 72-59 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:51 | Samford | Brian Doty scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Derrick Welch | 72-62 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:49 | Northwestern | Lewis Avery is hacked by Brian Doty in the backcourt - foul #2 on Brian Doty, team foul #8 | 72-62 |
| 00:49 | Northwestern | Lewis Avery makes the 1st free throw | 73-62 |
| 00:49 | Northwestern | Lewis Avery misses the 2nd free throw | 73-62 |
| 00:49 | Samford | Jimmy Pokorski pulls down the rebound | 73-62 |
| 00:41 | Samford | Derrick Welch scores on a 3 from the right corner set up by Brian Doty | 73-65 |
| 00:40 | Northwestern | Lewis Avery is fouled in the backcourt by Bryce Robinson - foul #2 on Bryce Robinson, team foul #9 | 73-65 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Larry Murray (SG) James Fullerton | |
| Subs | Samford | Joseph Kozlowski (PG), Larry Lawson (SG), Ken Saldana (SF), William Kemp (C) Bryce Robinson, Brian Doty, Jimmy Pokorski, Robert Richburg | |
| 00:40 | Northwestern | Lewis Avery makes the 1st free throw | 74-65 |
| 00:40 | Northwestern | Lewis Avery misses the 2nd free throw | 74-65 |
| 00:40 | Samford | William Kemp snags the defensive board | 74-65 |
| 00:36 | Samford | Ken Saldana hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 74-65 |
| 00:34 | Samford | The offensive rebound goes to William Kemp | 74-65 |
| 00:30 | Samford | Ken Saldana comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 74-65 |
| 00:29 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Kevin Debord | 74-65 |
| 00:29 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 74-65 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Alvaro Mancini (PG) Lewis Avery | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 00:26 | Northwestern | Joseph Kozlowski is called for the reach on Larry Murray in the backcourt - foul #2 on Joseph Kozlowski, team foul #10 | 74-65 |
| 00:26 | Northwestern | Larry Murray makes the 1st free throw | 75-65 |
| 00:26 | Northwestern | Larry Murray makes the 2nd free throw | 76-65 |
| 00:18 | Samford | Alvaro Mancini steals it from Ken Saldana | 76-65 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Northwestern | Alvaro Mancini runs out the clock | 76-65 |