| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Abraham Kilgo (fresh) 2 pts. SG - George Porter (fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SF - Willie Minyard (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jamie Smith (fresh) 4 pts. C - Nestor Panek (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Furman | PG - Malcolm Davis (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Chris Adams (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Gordon Truitt (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Steven Rogers (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Shane Weber (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Furman | Gordon Truitt inbounds the ball | 40-28 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Furman | Furman is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:40 | Furman | Gordon Truitt can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 40-28 |
| 19:38 | Furman | Steven Rogers pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-28 |
| 19:20 | Furman | Gordon Truitt misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 40-28 |
| 19:19 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Jamie Smith | 40-28 |
| 19:14 | Northwestern | Gordon Truitt takes the ball from Jamie Smith | 40-28 |
| 18:52 | Furman | Gordon Truitt hits a 3pt shot from the left wing | 40-31 |
| 18:48 | Northwestern | Willie Minyard clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 40-31 |
| 18:46 | Furman | Chris Adams pulls down the rebound | 40-31 |
| 18:37 | Furman | Shane Weber loses the ball out of bounds | 40-31 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Laurence Wanner (PF) Jamie Smith | |
| Subs | Furman | | |
| 18:23 | Northwestern | Gordon Truitt steals the ball from Laurence Wanner | 40-31 |
| 18:21 | Furman | Malcolm Davis throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 40-31 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Vernon Corey (PF), James Nichols (C) Willie Minyard, Nestor Panek | |
| Subs | Furman | Charles Jackson (SG), Pete Jellison (C) Chris Adams, Shane Weber | |
| 18:08 | Northwestern | Abraham Kilgo can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Pete Jellison - foul #2 on Pete Jellison, team foul #1 | 40-31 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jeffrey Gray (SF) George Porter | |
| Subs | Furman | Steve Gooding (PG) Malcolm Davis | |
| 18:08 | Northwestern | Abraham Kilgo makes the 1st free throw | 41-31 |
| 18:08 | Northwestern | Abraham Kilgo misses the 2nd free throw | 41-31 |
| 18:08 | Furman | Steven Rogers pulls down the rebound | 41-31 |
| 17:45 | Furman | Steve Gooding hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Vernon Corey - foul #2 on Vernon Corey, team foul #1 | 41-31 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Burke (PG) Abraham Kilgo | |
| Subs | Furman | Angelo Diaz (C) Gordon Truitt | |
| 17:45 | Furman | Steve Gooding makes the 1st free throw | 41-32 |
| 17:45 | Furman | Steve Gooding makes the 2nd free throw | 41-33 |
| 17:27 | Northwestern | Pete Jellison picks off the pass by James Nichols | 41-33 |
| 17:04 | Furman | Steve Gooding clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 41-33 |
| 17:02 | Northwestern | Vernon Corey gets the rebound | 41-33 |
| 16:53 | Northwestern | Charles Jackson picks off the pass by James Burke | 41-33 |
| 16:48 | Furman | Charles Jackson lays it up and in | 41-35 |
| 16:39 | Northwestern | Charles Jackson steps in front of the Vernon Corey pass | 41-35 |
| 16:27 | Furman | Pete Jellison comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 41-35 |
| 16:25 | Northwestern | Vernon Corey snags the defensive board | 41-35 |
| 16:19 | Northwestern | Jeffrey Gray misses the shot from the left wing but the foul's on Pete Jellison - foul #3 on Pete Jellison, team foul #2 | 41-35 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Abraham Kilgo (PG), George Porter (SG), Jamie Smith (PF), Nestor Panek (C) James Burke, Laurence Wanner, Vernon Corey, James Nichols | |
| Subs | Furman | Malcolm Davis (PG), Chris Adams (SG), Gordon Truitt (SF), Shane Weber (C) Steve Gooding, Charles Jackson, Pete Jellison, Angelo Diaz | |
| 16:19 | Northwestern | Jeffrey Gray makes the 1st free throw | 42-35 |
| 16:19 | Northwestern | Jeffrey Gray makes the 2nd free throw | 43-35 |
| 16:02 | Furman | Chris Adams buries a 3 from the right corner | 43-38 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Abraham Kilgo (fresh) 3 pts. SG - George Porter (fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jeffrey Gray (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Jamie Smith (fresh) 4 pts. C - Nestor Panek (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Furman | PG - Malcolm Davis (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Chris Adams (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Gordon Truitt (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Steven Rogers (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Shane Weber (fresh) | |
| 15:48 | Northwestern | George Porter clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 43-38 |
| 15:46 | Furman | The rebound goes to Steven Rogers | 43-38 |
| 15:43 | Furman | Malcolm Davis is hacked by Abraham Kilgo in the backcourt - foul #3 on Abraham Kilgo, team foul #2 | 43-38 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Martin Suggs (PG), Willie Minyard (SF) Abraham Kilgo, Jeffrey Gray | |
| Subs | Furman | | |
| 15:31 | Furman | Shane Weber lays it in on a great pass from Gordon Truitt and he's hacked by Nestor Panek - foul #2 on Nestor Panek, team foul #3 | 43-40 |
| 15:31 | Furman | Shane Weber makes the free throw | 43-41 |
| 15:24 | Northwestern | Willie Minyard clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 43-41 |
| 15:23 | Northwestern | Nestor Panek pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-41 |
| 15:06 | Northwestern | Chris Adams steps in front of the Martin Suggs pass | 43-41 |
| 14:54 | Furman | Steven Rogers hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block | 43-41 |
| 14:52 | Northwestern | Willie Minyard snags the defensive board | 43-41 |
| 14:46 | Northwestern | Jamie Smith scores on a shot in the lane on a great pass from Martin Suggs | 45-41 |
| 14:40 | Furman | Steven Rogers hits a wide open 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Malcolm Davis | 45-44 |
| 14:34 | Northwestern | Martin Suggs's 3 pointer is rejected by Steven Rogers | 45-44 |
| 14:33 | Furman | Shane Weber pulls down the rebound | 45-44 |
| 14:17 | Furman | Chris Adams hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt jumper from the right corner | 45-44 |
| 14:15 | Furman | Steven Rogers hits the follow up shot | 45-46 |
| 13:49 | Northwestern | Jamie Smith comes up short on the floater in the paint but the foul's on Shane Weber - foul #1 on Shane Weber, team foul #3 | 45-46 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Abraham Kilgo (PG), James Burke (SG), Laurence Wanner (SF), James Nichols (C) Martin Suggs, George Porter, Willie Minyard, Nestor Panek | |
| Subs | Furman | Steve Gooding (PG), Charles Jackson (SG), Pete Jellison (PF), Angelo Diaz (C) Malcolm Davis, Chris Adams, Steven Rogers, Shane Weber | |
| 13:49 | Northwestern | Jamie Smith makes the 1st free throw | 46-46 |
| 13:49 | Northwestern | Jamie Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 47-46 |
| 13:37 | Furman | James Nichols takes the ball from Steve Gooding | 47-46 |
| 13:31 | Northwestern | Jamie Smith banks in the layup | 49-46 |
| 13:15 | Furman | James Nichols swats the short shot by Steve Gooding | 49-46 |
| 13:13 | Northwestern | James Burke pulls down the rebound | 49-46 |
| 13:08 | Northwestern | Laurence Wanner's pass is intercepted by Gordon Truitt | 49-46 |
| 12:49 | Furman | Pete Jellison misses short on a jumper from the baseline | 49-46 |
| 12:47 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Jamie Smith | 49-46 |
| 12:36 | Northwestern | Abraham Kilgo drills a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Jamie Smith | 51-46 |
| 12:07 | Furman | Angelo Diaz is hacked by Abraham Kilgo - foul #4 on Abraham Kilgo, team foul #4 | 51-46 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Martin Suggs (PG), George Porter (SG), Willie Minyard (SF), Vernon Corey (PF), Nestor Panek (C) Abraham Kilgo, James Burke, Laurence Wanner, Jamie Smith, James Nichols | |
| Subs | Furman | Stanley Beal (SG), Steven Rogers (PF), Albert Gulley (C) Charles Jackson, Gordon Truitt, Angelo Diaz | |
| 11:57 | Furman | Steven Rogers can't finish the uncontested layup | 51-46 |
| 11:55 | Furman | Stanley Beal misses the tip | 51-46 |
| 11:53 | Furman | Steven Rogers tips it in | 51-48 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Martin Suggs (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - George Porter (fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SF - Willie Minyard (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Vernon Corey (fresh) 3 reb. C - Nestor Panek (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Furman | PG - Steve Gooding (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Stanley Beal (fresh) SF - Pete Jellison (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Steven Rogers (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Albert Gulley (fresh) | |
| 11:32 | Northwestern | George Porter misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 51-48 |
| 11:31 | Furman | The rebound goes to Pete Jellison | 51-48 |
| 11:11 | Furman | Steve Gooding can't connect on a floater near the basket | 51-48 |
| 11:10 | Northwestern | Nestor Panek grabs the board | 51-48 |
| 11:04 | Northwestern | Nestor Panek loses the dribble to Steve Gooding | 51-48 |
| 10:52 | Furman | Pete Jellison banks in the layup on a nice dish by Stanley Beal | 51-50 |
| 10:32 | Northwestern | Willie Minyard misses the driving attempt in the paint | 51-50 |
| 10:30 | Northwestern | Nestor Panek tips it back up and in | 53-50 |
| 10:14 | Furman | Albert Gulley comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 53-50 |
| 10:12 | Northwestern | Nestor Panek gets the rebound | 53-50 |
| 10:04 | Northwestern | Pete Jellison blocks the short jumper by Willie Minyard | 53-50 |
| 10:03 | Furman | Stanley Beal snags the defensive board | 53-50 |
| 09:59 | Furman | George Porter is called for the reach on Stanley Beal in the backcourt - foul #2 on George Porter, team foul #5 | 53-50 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Gary Sharpe (PG), James Burke (SG), Jeffrey Gray (SF), Laurence Wanner (PF), James Nichols (C) Martin Suggs, George Porter, Willie Minyard, Vernon Corey, Nestor Panek | |
| Subs | Furman | Malcolm Davis (PG), Chris Adams (SG), Gordon Truitt (SF), Charles Jackson (PF), Shane Weber (C) Steve Gooding, Stanley Beal, Pete Jellison, Steven Rogers, Albert Gulley | |
| 09:47 | Furman | Gordon Truitt is hacked by Laurence Wanner - foul #2 on Laurence Wanner, team foul #6 | 53-50 |
| 09:31 | Furman | Chris Adams is open and buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Malcolm Davis | 53-53 |
| 09:11 | Northwestern | James Nichols misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline | 53-53 |
| 09:10 | Furman | Shane Weber gets the rebound | 53-53 |
| 09:04 | Furman | Chris Adams loses the dribble to James Burke in the backcourt | 53-53 |
| 08:49 | Northwestern | Gary Sharpe connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by James Burke | 55-53 |
| 08:31 | Furman | Malcolm Davis misses the wide open jumpshot from the left wing | 55-53 |
| 08:29 | Northwestern | James Burke gets the rebound | 55-53 |
| 08:23 | Northwestern | James Nichols's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-53 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Martin Suggs (PG), George Porter (SG), Willie Minyard (SF), Jamie Smith (PF), Nestor Panek (C) Gary Sharpe, James Burke, Jeffrey Gray, Laurence Wanner, James Nichols | |
| Subs | Furman | Steven Rogers (PF), Angelo Diaz (C) Chris Adams, Shane Weber | |
| 08:06 | Furman | Gordon Truitt knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner | 55-56 |
| 07:47 | Northwestern | Willie Minyard is hacked by Gordon Truitt - foul #3 on Gordon Truitt, team foul #4 | 55-56 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Furman | Chris Adams (SG) Charles Jackson | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Martin Suggs (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - George Porter (fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SF - Willie Minyard (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jamie Smith (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Nestor Panek (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Furman | PG - Malcolm Davis (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SG - Chris Adams (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Gordon Truitt (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. PF - Steven Rogers (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Angelo Diaz (fresh) | |
| 07:25 | Northwestern | Willie Minyard misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 55-56 |
| 07:24 | Furman | The rebound goes to Malcolm Davis | 55-56 |
| 07:08 | Furman | Malcolm Davis is alone and drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Chris Adams | 55-58 |
| 06:55 | Northwestern | Nestor Panek buries a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Willie Minyard | 57-58 |
| 06:34 | Furman | Malcolm Davis's fadeaway is rejected by Nestor Panek | 57-58 |
| 06:33 | Northwestern | Nestor Panek grabs the board | 57-58 |
| 06:28 | Northwestern | The jump hook by Martin Suggs is blocked by Angelo Diaz | 57-58 |
| 06:26 | Northwestern | The offensive rebound goes to Willie Minyard | 57-58 |
| 06:17 | Northwestern | George Porter drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 60-58 |
| 06:00 | Furman | Martin Suggs steps in front of the Gordon Truitt pass | 60-58 |
| 05:46 | Northwestern | Martin Suggs misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 60-58 |
| 05:45 | Northwestern | The offensive rebound goes to Willie Minyard | 60-58 |
| 05:23 | Northwestern | Nestor Panek is fouled on the floor by Angelo Diaz - foul #2 on Angelo Diaz, team foul #5 | 60-58 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Abraham Kilgo (PG), Laurence Wanner (SG), Jeffrey Gray (SF), Vernon Corey (PF), James Nichols (C) Martin Suggs, George Porter, Willie Minyard, Jamie Smith, Nestor Panek | |
| Subs | Furman | Steve Gooding (PG), Stanley Beal (SG), Pete Jellison (SF), Charles Jackson (PF), Shane Weber (C) Malcolm Davis, Chris Adams, Gordon Truitt, Steven Rogers, Angelo Diaz | |
| 05:08 | Northwestern | Laurence Wanner makes the shot from the baseline on a great pass from Jeffrey Gray | 62-58 |
| 04:48 | Furman | Charles Jackson scores on a jumper from the left block set up by Steve Gooding and he's hacked by Vernon Corey - foul #3 on Vernon Corey, team foul #7 | 62-60 |
| 04:48 | Furman | Charles Jackson makes the free throw | 62-61 |
| 04:33 | Northwestern | Vernon Corey loses the dribble to Shane Weber | 62-61 |
| 04:09 | Furman | Pete Jellison misses short on a floater from the right block | 62-61 |
| 04:07 | Furman | The offensive rebound goes to Shane Weber | 62-61 |
| 03:54 | Furman | Stanley Beal misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 62-61 |
| 03:53 | Furman | Pete Jellison grabs the offensive board | 62-61 |
| 03:46 | Furman | Pete Jellison misses short on a shot from the right wing | 62-61 |
| 03:45 | Northwestern | Abraham Kilgo grabs the defensive rebound | 62-61 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Abraham Kilgo (fresh) 5 pts. 4 pf. SG - Laurence Wanner (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. SF - Jeffrey Gray (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Vernon Corey (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - James Nichols (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Furman | PG - Steve Gooding (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Stanley Beal (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Charles Jackson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Pete Jellison (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Shane Weber (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:27 | Northwestern | Abraham Kilgo clanks a driving attempt from the left block | 62-61 |
| 03:25 | Furman | Charles Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 62-61 |
| 03:13 | Furman | Shane Weber is hacked by James Nichols - foul #2 on James Nichols, team foul #8 | 62-61 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Gary Sharpe (PG), James Burke (SG), Willie Minyard (SF) Abraham Kilgo, Jeffrey Gray, Vernon Corey | |
| Subs | Furman | Malcolm Davis (PG), Chris Adams (SG), Steven Rogers (PF) Steve Gooding, Stanley Beal, Charles Jackson | |
| 03:13 | Furman | Shane Weber makes the 1st free throw | 62-62 |
| 03:13 | Furman | Shane Weber makes the 2nd free throw | 62-63 |
| 02:51 | Northwestern | Willie Minyard double dribbles | 62-63 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Nestor Panek (C) James Nichols | |
| Subs | Furman | Gordon Truitt (SF), Albert Gulley (C) Pete Jellison, Shane Weber | |
| 02:36 | Furman | Chris Adams misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 62-63 |
| 02:34 | Furman | Steven Rogers tips it but misses | 62-63 |
| 02:32 | Furman | Gordon Truitt tips it home | 62-65 |
| 02:32 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-65 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Martin Suggs (PG), George Porter (SG), Jeffrey Gray (SF) Gary Sharpe, James Burke, Willie Minyard | |
| Subs | Furman | Steve Gooding (PG), Charles Jackson (SG) Malcolm Davis, Chris Adams | |
| 02:10 | Northwestern | George Porter misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 62-65 |
| 02:08 | Furman | The rebound goes to Steven Rogers | 62-65 |
| 02:08 | Furman | Furman calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-65 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Willie Minyard (SF), James Nichols (C) Jeffrey Gray, Nestor Panek | |
| Subs | Furman | Malcolm Davis (PG), Chris Adams (SG), Shane Weber (C) Steve Gooding, Charles Jackson, Albert Gulley | |
| 01:53 | Furman | Chris Adams misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 62-65 |
| 01:52 | Northwestern | Martin Suggs grabs the defensive rebound | 62-65 |
| 01:52 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 62-65 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jamie Smith (PF), Nestor Panek (C) Laurence Wanner, James Nichols | |
| Subs | Furman | | |
| 01:38 | Northwestern | Steven Rogers is called for the reach on Willie Minyard - foul #1 on Steven Rogers, team foul #6 | 62-65 |
| 01:25 | Northwestern | Martin Suggs clanks a jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Malcolm Davis - foul #1 on Malcolm Davis, team foul #7 | 62-65 |
| 01:25 | Northwestern | Martin Suggs makes the 1st free throw | 63-65 |
| 01:25 | Northwestern | Martin Suggs makes the 2nd free throw | 64-65 |
| 01:00 | Furman | Shane Weber's floater is tipped away by Nestor Panek | 64-65 |
| 00:59 | Northwestern | Jamie Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 64-65 |
| 00:55 | Northwestern | Gordon Truitt steps in front of the George Porter pass | 64-65 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Furman | Furman is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:32 | Furman | Chris Adams connects on the shot from the right wing set up by Malcolm Davis | 64-67 |
| 00:13 | Northwestern | Shane Weber swats the shot by Nestor Panek | 64-67 |
| 00:11 | Furman | Chris Adams grabs the board | 64-67 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Furman | Furman is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:10 | Furman | George Porter is called for the reach on Chris Adams in the backcourt - foul #3 on George Porter, team foul #9 | 64-67 |
| 00:10 | Furman | Chris Adams misses the 1st free throw | 64-67 |
| 00:10 | Furman | The offensive rebound goes to Steven Rogers | 64-67 |
| 00:07 | Furman | Steven Rogers is fouled on the floor by Jamie Smith - foul #1 on Jamie Smith, team foul #10 | 64-67 |
| 00:07 | Furman | Steven Rogers makes the 1st free throw | 64-68 |
| 00:07 | Furman | Steven Rogers makes the 2nd free throw | 64-69 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Furman | Furman is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:03 | Northwestern | Martin Suggs can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 64-69 |
| 00:01 | Northwestern | Willie Minyard snags the offensive board | 64-69 |
| 00:00 | Northwestern | The clock runs out | 64-69 |