| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Kevin Booth (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Joseph Courtois (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Neville Mann (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Malcolm Bivona (fresh) 3 reb. C - David South (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Cary Hunt (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Gustavo Torres (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Redinger (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Renato Bruno (fresh) 3 pts. C - Stephen Joyal (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | South Carolina | William Redinger inbounds the ball | 25-34 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:48 | South Carolina | William Redinger drills a floater from the right side | 25-36 |
| 19:29 | Northwestern | David South's pass is intercepted by Cary Hunt | 25-36 |
| 19:26 | South Carolina | Cary Hunt lays it up and in | 25-38 |
| 19:04 | Northwestern | Joseph Courtois makes the contested 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Kevin Booth | 28-38 |
| 18:51 | South Carolina | Renato Bruno makes the shot from the right wing | 28-40 |
| 18:25 | Northwestern | Malcolm Bivona misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 28-40 |
| 18:23 | Northwestern | Malcolm Bivona pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-40 |
| 18:04 | Northwestern | Kevin Booth is hacked by William Redinger - foul #2 on William Redinger, team foul #1 | 28-40 |
| 17:49 | Northwestern | Kevin Booth comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 28-40 |
| 17:48 | Northwestern | Neville Mann gets the offensive rebound | 28-40 |
| 17:31 | Northwestern | Neville Mann can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 28-40 |
| 17:29 | Northwestern | Malcolm Bivona gets the offensive rebound | 28-40 |
| 17:09 | Northwestern | Neville Mann misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 28-40 |
| 17:08 | Northwestern | Malcolm Bivona pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-40 |
| 16:55 | Northwestern | Joseph Courtois is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 28-40 |
| 16:54 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Renato Bruno | 28-40 |
| 16:33 | South Carolina | Stephen Joyal's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-40 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Milton Bigham (PF), David McNicholas (C) Malcolm Bivona, David South | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Joseph Boulware (PG), Nathan Tussey (SG), John Schreiber (SF), Keith Getz (PF), Steven Holeman (C) Cary Hunt, Gustavo Torres, William Redinger, Renato Bruno, Stephen Joyal | |
| 16:07 | Northwestern | Neville Mann buries a 3 from the right corner set up by Joseph Courtois | 31-40 |
| 15:47 | South Carolina | Keith Getz is fouled on the floor by Neville Mann - foul #1 on Neville Mann, team foul #1 | 31-40 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Malcolm Bivona (PF) Joseph Courtois | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Albert Gregorski (PG) Joseph Boulware | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Kevin Booth (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Milton Bigham (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Neville Mann (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Malcolm Bivona (fresh) 6 reb. C - David McNicholas (fresh) 9 pts. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Albert Gregorski (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Nathan Tussey (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Schreiber (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Keith Getz (fresh) C - Steven Holeman (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:25 | South Carolina | Steven Holeman clanks a jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on Neville Mann - foul #2 on Neville Mann, team foul #2 | 31-40 |
| 15:25 | South Carolina | Steven Holeman misses the 1st free throw | 31-40 |
| 15:25 | South Carolina | Steven Holeman makes the 2nd free throw | 31-41 |
| 15:12 | Northwestern | Milton Bigham hits a wide open turnaround from the right block on a great pass from David McNicholas out of a doubleteam | 33-41 |
| 14:50 | South Carolina | Albert Gregorski misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 33-41 |
| 14:49 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Milton Bigham | 33-41 |
| 14:38 | Northwestern | David McNicholas evades the doubleteam but misses long on a shot from the left wing | 33-41 |
| 14:37 | South Carolina | Steven Holeman snags the defensive board | 33-41 |
| 14:30 | South Carolina | Albert Gregorski misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 33-41 |
| 14:28 | South Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Albert Gregorski | 33-41 |
| 14:18 | South Carolina | Keith Getz misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 33-41 |
| 14:16 | South Carolina | John Schreiber tips it in | 33-43 |
| 14:00 | Northwestern | Malcolm Bivona comes up short on the turnaround in the lane | 33-43 |
| 13:58 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Albert Gregorski | 33-43 |
| 13:52 | South Carolina | Steven Holeman clanks a jumper from the baseline | 33-43 |
| 13:50 | South Carolina | Steven Holeman can't tip it in | 33-43 |
| 13:49 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to David McNicholas | 33-43 |
| 13:44 | Northwestern | Albert Gregorski is called for the reach on Kevin Booth in the backcourt - foul #4 on Albert Gregorski, team foul #2 | 33-43 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Joseph Courtois (SG), David South (PF) Milton Bigham, Malcolm Bivona | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Cary Hunt (PG), Gustavo Torres (SG), William Redinger (SF), Renato Bruno (PF), Stephen Joyal (C) Albert Gregorski, Nathan Tussey, John Schreiber, Keith Getz, Steven Holeman | |
| 13:34 | Northwestern | Kevin Booth knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Neville Mann | 35-43 |
| 13:08 | South Carolina | Renato Bruno throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-43 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Malcolm Bivona (PF) David McNicholas | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 12:58 | Northwestern | Joseph Courtois shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-43 |
| 12:48 | South Carolina | Renato Bruno scores on a shot from the right block set up by William Redinger | 38-45 |
| 12:23 | Northwestern | Gustavo Torres picks off the pass by Kevin Booth | 38-45 |
| 12:04 | South Carolina | Renato Bruno can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 38-45 |
| 12:02 | Northwestern | David South pulls down the rebound | 38-45 |
| 11:58 | Northwestern | Joseph Courtois works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 38-45 |
| 11:56 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Stephen Joyal | 38-45 |
| 11:32 | South Carolina | Renato Bruno misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline | 38-45 |
| 11:30 | Northwestern | David South grabs the defensive rebound | 38-45 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Kevin Booth (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Courtois (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Neville Mann (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Malcolm Bivona (fairly fresh) 6 reb. C - David South (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Cary Hunt (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gustavo Torres (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Redinger (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Renato Bruno (fresh) 7 pts. C - Stephen Joyal (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:16 | Northwestern | Malcolm Bivona is hacked by Renato Bruno - foul #2 on Renato Bruno, team foul #3 | 38-45 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Milton Bigham (PF), David McNicholas (C) Malcolm Bivona, David South | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 10:59 | Northwestern | David McNicholas misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 38-45 |
| 10:58 | Northwestern | Joseph Courtois hits the follow up shot | 40-45 |
| 10:43 | South Carolina | Cary Hunt misses short on a shot in the paint | 40-45 |
| 10:41 | South Carolina | Renato Bruno pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-45 |
| 10:31 | South Carolina | Cary Hunt is hacked by Kevin Booth - foul #2 on Kevin Booth, team foul #3 | 40-45 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Joseph Boulware (PG), Nathan Tussey (SG), John Schreiber (SF), Keith Getz (PF), Steven Holeman (C) Cary Hunt, Gustavo Torres, William Redinger, Renato Bruno, Stephen Joyal | |
| 10:23 | South Carolina | John Schreiber misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 40-45 |
| 10:22 | South Carolina | Joseph Boulware snags the offensive board | 40-45 |
| 10:13 | South Carolina | Steven Holeman clanks a jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by David McNicholas - foul #3 on David McNicholas, team foul #4 | 40-45 |
| 10:13 | South Carolina | Steven Holeman makes the 1st free throw | 40-46 |
| 10:13 | South Carolina | Steven Holeman makes the 2nd free throw | 40-47 |
| 09:54 | Northwestern | Keith Getz is called for the reach on David McNicholas - foul #2 on Keith Getz, team foul #4 | 40-47 |
| 09:40 | Northwestern | Joseph Courtois is hacked by Nathan Tussey - foul #1 on Nathan Tussey, team foul #5 | 40-47 |
| Subs | Northwestern | David South (PF) Joseph Courtois | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 09:18 | Northwestern | David McNicholas travels with the ball | 40-47 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Malcolm Bivona (PF) Neville Mann | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Cary Hunt (PG), Gustavo Torres (SG), William Redinger (SF), Renato Bruno (PF) Joseph Boulware, Nathan Tussey, John Schreiber, Keith Getz | |
| 09:01 | South Carolina | Gustavo Torres is alone and drills a jumper from the right side | 40-49 |
| 08:38 | Northwestern | Kevin Booth misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 40-49 |
| 08:36 | South Carolina | Renato Bruno grabs the board | 40-49 |
| 08:10 | South Carolina | Gustavo Torres comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 40-49 |
| 08:09 | South Carolina | Renato Bruno can't tip it in | 40-49 |
| 08:08 | Northwestern | David McNicholas pulls down the rebound | 40-49 |
| 07:47 | Northwestern | Kevin Booth misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 40-49 |
| 07:46 | South Carolina | Renato Bruno grabs the defensive rebound | 40-49 |
| 07:42 | South Carolina | Kevin Booth is called for the reach on Cary Hunt in the backcourt - foul #3 on Kevin Booth, team foul #5 | 40-49 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Joseph Courtois (SG), Neville Mann (SF) Milton Bigham, David McNicholas | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Albert Gregorski (PG), Stephen Joyal (C) Cary Hunt, Steven Holeman | |
| 07:25 | South Carolina | Gustavo Torres can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 40-49 |
| 07:24 | Northwestern | David South snags the defensive board | 40-49 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Kevin Booth (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Joseph Courtois (fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Neville Mann (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Malcolm Bivona (fairly fresh) 6 reb. C - David South (fairly fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Albert Gregorski (fresh) 4 pf. SG - Gustavo Torres (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Redinger (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Renato Bruno (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Stephen Joyal (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 06:57 | Northwestern | Malcolm Bivona jams it on a great pass from Joseph Courtois out of a doubleteam and he's fouled by Albert Gregorski - foul #5 on Albert Gregorski, team foul #6 | 42-49 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Cary Hunt (PG), Nathan Tussey (SG), John Schreiber (SF), Keith Getz (PF) Albert Gregorski, Gustavo Torres, William Redinger, Renato Bruno | |
| 06:57 | Northwestern | Malcolm Bivona makes the free throw | 43-49 |
| 06:36 | South Carolina | Kevin Booth steals it from Stephen Joyal | 43-49 |
| 06:13 | Northwestern | Joseph Courtois evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 43-49 |
| 06:12 | Northwestern | Neville Mann tips it but misses | 43-49 |
| 06:10 | Northwestern | David South hits the follow up shot | 45-49 |
| 05:58 | South Carolina | Stephen Joyal makes the fadeaway in the paint set up by John Schreiber | 45-51 |
| 05:47 | Northwestern | Joseph Courtois misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 45-51 |
| 05:46 | South Carolina | John Schreiber gets the rebound | 45-51 |
| 05:17 | South Carolina | Stephen Joyal hits a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Nathan Tussey | 45-53 |
| 05:15 | Northwestern | Cary Hunt steals it from Kevin Booth in the backcourt | 45-53 |
| 05:01 | South Carolina | Stephen Joyal comes up short on the jump hook near the basket | 45-53 |
| 05:00 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Kevin Booth | 45-53 |
| 04:41 | Northwestern | Malcolm Bivona is hacked by Keith Getz - foul #3 on Keith Getz, team foul #7 | 45-53 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Milton Bigham (SG), David McNicholas (C) Kevin Booth, David South | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Gustavo Torres (SG), William Redinger (SF), Renato Bruno (PF), Steven Holeman (C) Cary Hunt, John Schreiber, Keith Getz, Stephen Joyal | |
| 04:41 | Northwestern | Malcolm Bivona makes the 1st free throw | 46-53 |
| 04:41 | Northwestern | Malcolm Bivona misses the 2nd free throw | 46-53 |
| 04:41 | South Carolina | Steven Holeman grabs the defensive rebound | 46-53 |
| 04:30 | South Carolina | Steven Holeman can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 46-53 |
| 04:28 | South Carolina | Steven Holeman misses the tip | 46-53 |
| 04:26 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Neville Mann | 46-53 |
| 04:10 | Northwestern | David McNicholas connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 49-53 |
| 03:51 | South Carolina | Gustavo Torres comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 49-53 |
| 03:49 | Northwestern | Joseph Courtois grabs the defensive rebound | 49-53 |
| 03:31 | Northwestern | Neville Mann can't connect on a floater from the right side | 49-53 |
| 03:30 | Northwestern | Malcolm Bivona can't tip it in | 49-53 |
| 03:29 | South Carolina | Renato Bruno grabs the board | 49-53 |
| 03:06 | South Carolina | Renato Bruno misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 49-53 |
| 03:04 | South Carolina | Steven Holeman pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-53 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Joseph Courtois (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Milton Bigham (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Neville Mann (tired) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Malcolm Bivona (tiring) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - David McNicholas (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Nathan Tussey (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gustavo Torres (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Redinger (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Renato Bruno (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Steven Holeman (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 02:59 | South Carolina | Nathan Tussey connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from William Redinger | 49-56 |
| 02:46 | Northwestern | Joseph Courtois works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 49-56 |
| 02:45 | South Carolina | Gustavo Torres snags the defensive board | 49-56 |
| 02:45 | South Carolina | South Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-56 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Kevin Booth (PG) Malcolm Bivona | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Cary Hunt (PG), Stephen Joyal (C) Nathan Tussey, Steven Holeman | |
| 02:23 | South Carolina | Renato Bruno makes the runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Cary Hunt and he's hacked by Neville Mann - foul #3 on Neville Mann, team foul #6 | 49-58 |
| 02:23 | South Carolina | Renato Bruno makes the free throw | 49-59 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 02:08 | Northwestern | Stephen Joyal swats the short shot by David McNicholas | 49-59 |
| 02:06 | South Carolina | Renato Bruno pulls down the rebound | 49-59 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 01:40 | South Carolina | The jump hook by Renato Bruno is blocked by David McNicholas | 49-59 |
| 01:38 | South Carolina | Stephen Joyal grabs the offensive board | 49-59 |
| 01:20 | South Carolina | Renato Bruno makes the fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Stephen Joyal | 49-61 |
| 01:05 | Northwestern | David McNicholas's floater is tipped away by Stephen Joyal | 49-61 |
| 01:03 | South Carolina | Stephen Joyal gets the rebound | 49-61 |
| 00:59 | South Carolina | Cary Hunt is hacked by Kevin Booth - foul #4 on Kevin Booth, team foul #7 | 49-61 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Malcolm Bivona (PF) Joseph Courtois | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Nathan Tussey (SG), John Schreiber (SF), Keith Getz (PF), Steven Holeman (C) Gustavo Torres, William Redinger, Renato Bruno, Stephen Joyal | |
| 00:59 | South Carolina | Cary Hunt makes the 1st free throw | 49-62 |
| 00:59 | South Carolina | Cary Hunt makes the 2nd free throw | 49-63 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:53 | Northwestern | David McNicholas hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 49-63 |
| 00:52 | Northwestern | Malcolm Bivona gets the offensive rebound | 49-63 |
| 00:49 | Northwestern | Milton Bigham misses the dunk but he's fouled by Nathan Tussey - foul #2 on Nathan Tussey, team foul #8 | 49-63 |
| 00:49 | Northwestern | Milton Bigham makes the 1st free throw | 50-63 |
| 00:49 | Northwestern | Milton Bigham misses the 2nd free throw | 50-63 |
| 00:49 | South Carolina | Keith Getz pulls down the rebound | 50-63 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:27 | South Carolina | John Schreiber misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by Neville Mann - foul #4 on Neville Mann, team foul #8 | 50-63 |
| 00:27 | South Carolina | John Schreiber misses the 1st free throw | 50-63 |
| 00:27 | South Carolina | John Schreiber makes the 2nd free throw | 50-64 |
| 00:20 | Northwestern | David McNicholas shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3 from the left corner | 53-64 |
| 00:00 | South Carolina | Cary Hunt runs out the clock | 53-64 |