| Lineup | Charleston | PG - Jerry Lewis (fresh) SG - Donald Agnew (fresh) SF - James Keeling (fresh) PF - Jean Mabry (fresh) C - Kevin Timberlake (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - John Weidman (fresh) SG - Scott Mendelsohn (fresh) SF - Kenneth Marburger (fresh) PF - Michael Davis (fresh) C - Lawrence Eubanks (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern | Lawrence Eubanks wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Charleston | Charleston is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:53 | Northwestern | Kenneth Marburger hits a wide open runner in the lane on a great pass from Scott Mendelsohn | 0-2 |
| 19:30 | Charleston | Jean Mabry misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 0-2 |
| 19:29 | Charleston | James Keeling snags the offensive board | 0-2 |
| 19:09 | Charleston | Jean Mabry throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-2 |
| 18:42 | Northwestern | Lawrence Eubanks lays it in on a great pass from Michael Davis | 0-4 |
| 18:23 | Charleston | Jean Mabry drills a jumper near the basket on a great pass from James Keeling and he's hacked by Michael Davis - foul #1 on Michael Davis, team foul #1 | 2-4 |
| 18:23 | Charleston | Jean Mabry makes the free throw | 3-4 |
| 18:20 | Northwestern | James Keeling takes the ball from Kenneth Marburger in the backcourt | 3-4 |
| 18:18 | Charleston | Donald Agnew banks in the layup on a great pass from James Keeling | 5-4 |
| 18:12 | Northwestern | Jerry Lewis is called for the reach on Michael Davis - foul #1 on Jerry Lewis, team foul #1 | 5-4 |
| 17:57 | Northwestern | Kenneth Marburger comes up short on the shot from the left wing but he's fouled by James Keeling - foul #1 on James Keeling, team foul #2 | 5-4 |
| Subs | Charleston | William Bellows (SG) Donald Agnew | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jason Young (PG), Alvin Avalos (SG), Jimmy Quinn (PF), Ed Dixon (C) John Weidman, Scott Mendelsohn, Michael Davis, Lawrence Eubanks | |
| 17:57 | Northwestern | Kenneth Marburger makes the 1st free throw | 5-5 |
| 17:57 | Northwestern | Kenneth Marburger makes the 2nd free throw | 5-6 |
| 17:55 | Charleston | William Bellows is hacked by Alvin Avalos in the backcourt - foul #1 on Alvin Avalos, team foul #2 | 5-6 |
| Subs | Charleston | George Burns (C) Kevin Timberlake | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Don James (C) Kenneth Marburger | |
| 17:49 | Charleston | Jean Mabry hits a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from James Keeling | 7-6 |
| 17:45 | Northwestern | Ed Dixon misses short on a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on James Keeling - foul #2 on James Keeling, team foul #3 | 7-6 |
| Subs | Charleston | Edwin Hendrix (PG), Merle Tucker (SF), Freddie Compo (PF) Jerry Lewis, James Keeling, Jean Mabry | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 17:45 | Northwestern | Ed Dixon makes the 1st free throw | 7-7 |
| 17:45 | Northwestern | Ed Dixon makes the 2nd free throw | 7-8 |
| 17:40 | Charleston | Edwin Hendrix is hacked by Jason Young in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jason Young, team foul #3 | 7-8 |
| 17:30 | Charleston | Edwin Hendrix misses short on a jumper from the right side | 7-8 |
| 17:28 | Charleston | Freddie Compo grabs the offensive rebound | 7-8 |
| 17:08 | Charleston | Edwin Hendrix's pass is intercepted by Ed Dixon | 7-8 |
| 16:53 | Northwestern | Don James comes up short on the turnaround from close range | 7-8 |
| 16:52 | Charleston | Edwin Hendrix grabs the defensive rebound | 7-8 |
| 16:39 | Charleston | Merle Tucker drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Freddie Compo | 9-8 |
| 16:23 | Northwestern | Jason Young misses short on an open fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 9-8 |
| 16:22 | Charleston | William Bellows snags the defensive board | 9-8 |
| 16:16 | Charleston | George Burns lays it in on a great pass from William Bellows | 11-8 |
| 16:13 | Northwestern | Alvin Avalos is fouled in the backcourt by William Bellows - foul #1 on William Bellows, team foul #4 | 11-8 |
| Subs | Charleston | Jerry Lewis (PG), Donald Agnew (SG), Nelson Madden (SF), Jean Mabry (PF), Kevin Timberlake (C) Edwin Hendrix, William Bellows, Merle Tucker, Freddie Compo, George Burns | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jaroslav Zebrowski (PG), Harold Wellington (SG), Kenneth Marburger (SF), Michael Davis (PF), Lawrence Eubanks (C) Jason Young, Alvin Avalos, Jimmy Quinn, Ed Dixon, Don James | |
| 15:57 | Northwestern | Jean Mabry is called for the reach on Harold Wellington - foul #1 on Jean Mabry, team foul #5 | 11-8 |
| Lineup | Charleston | PG - Jerry Lewis (fresh) SG - Donald Agnew (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Nelson Madden (fresh) PF - Jean Mabry (fresh) 5 pts. C - Kevin Timberlake (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Jaroslav Zebrowski (fresh) SG - Harold Wellington (fresh) SF - Kenneth Marburger (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Michael Davis (fairly fresh) C - Lawrence Eubanks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:38 | Northwestern | Lawrence Eubanks's floater is tipped away by Kevin Timberlake | 11-8 |
| 15:36 | Charleston | Kevin Timberlake gets the rebound | 11-8 |
| 15:22 | Charleston | Lawrence Eubanks blocks the short jumper by Kevin Timberlake | 11-8 |
| 15:20 | Charleston | Jerry Lewis pulls down the offensive rebound | 11-8 |
| 15:06 | Charleston | Donald Agnew scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Jerry Lewis | 14-8 |
| 14:49 | Northwestern | Jaroslav Zebrowski misses long on a jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by Nelson Madden - foul #1 on Nelson Madden, team foul #6 | 14-8 |
| Subs | Charleston | Edwin Hendrix (PG), Merle Tucker (SF) Jerry Lewis, Nelson Madden | |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Weidman (PG), Scott Mendelsohn (SG) Harold Wellington, Lawrence Eubanks | |
| 14:49 | Northwestern | Jaroslav Zebrowski makes the 1st free throw | 14-9 |
| 14:49 | Northwestern | Jaroslav Zebrowski misses the 2nd free throw | 14-9 |
| 14:49 | Charleston | Donald Agnew snags the defensive board | 14-9 |
| 14:45 | Charleston | Edwin Hendrix misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 14-9 |
| 14:44 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Michael Davis | 14-9 |
| 14:42 | Northwestern | Kenneth Marburger's pass is intercepted by Edwin Hendrix in the backcourt | 14-9 |
| 14:31 | Charleston | Donald Agnew comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 14-9 |
| 14:29 | Northwestern | Kenneth Marburger grabs the board | 14-9 |
| 14:24 | Northwestern | John Weidman misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Edwin Hendrix - foul #1 on Edwin Hendrix, team foul #7 | 14-9 |
| Subs | Charleston | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jimmy Quinn (C) Jaroslav Zebrowski | |
| 14:24 | Northwestern | John Weidman misses the 1st free throw | 14-9 |
| 14:24 | Northwestern | John Weidman makes the 2nd free throw | 14-10 |
| 14:11 | Charleston | Merle Tucker misses short on a shot from close range but the foul's on John Weidman - foul #1 on John Weidman, team foul #4 | 14-10 |
| Subs | Charleston | Michael Carpino (PG), William Bellows (SG), Freddie Compo (PF) Edwin Hendrix, Donald Agnew, Jean Mabry | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Lawrence Eubanks (C) Kenneth Marburger | |
| 14:11 | Charleston | Merle Tucker misses the 1st free throw | 14-10 |
| 14:11 | Charleston | Merle Tucker misses the 2nd free throw | 14-10 |
| 14:11 | Northwestern | Lawrence Eubanks grabs the defensive rebound | 14-10 |
| 13:47 | Northwestern | Lawrence Eubanks comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 14-10 |
| 13:46 | Charleston | The rebound goes to Kevin Timberlake | 14-10 |
| 13:31 | Charleston | Freddie Compo misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 14-10 |
| 13:29 | Northwestern | Jimmy Quinn gets the rebound | 14-10 |
| 13:24 | Northwestern | Scott Mendelsohn misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 14-10 |
| 13:23 | Northwestern | John Weidman tips it home | 14-12 |
| 12:59 | Charleston | Michael Carpino misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 14-12 |
| 12:58 | Northwestern | Jimmy Quinn grabs the defensive rebound | 14-12 |
| 12:56 | Northwestern | John Weidman is hacked by William Bellows in the backcourt - foul #2 on William Bellows, team foul #8 | 14-12 |
| Subs | Charleston | Jerry Lewis (PG), Edwin Hendrix (SG), Nelson Madden (SF), Jean Mabry (PF), George Burns (C) Michael Carpino, William Bellows, Merle Tucker, Freddie Compo, Kevin Timberlake | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Alvin Avalos (SG), Kenneth Marburger (SF), Ed Dixon (PF) Scott Mendelsohn, Jimmy Quinn, Michael Davis | |
| 12:56 | Northwestern | John Weidman makes the 1st free throw | 14-13 |
| 12:56 | Northwestern | John Weidman misses the 2nd free throw | 14-13 |
| 12:56 | Charleston | Jean Mabry grabs the board | 14-13 |
| 12:36 | Charleston | Jean Mabry is hacked by Ed Dixon - foul #1 on Ed Dixon, team foul #5 | 14-13 |
| Subs | Charleston | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jason Young (SG), Harold Wellington (PF) John Weidman, Lawrence Eubanks | |
| 12:15 | Charleston | Jean Mabry misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 14-13 |
| 12:13 | Charleston | George Burns snags the offensive board | 14-13 |
| 12:04 | Charleston | Kenneth Marburger steps in front of the George Burns pass | 14-13 |
| 11:58 | Northwestern | Nelson Madden is called for the reach on Ed Dixon - foul #2 on Nelson Madden, team foul #9 | 14-13 |
| Subs | Charleston | Donald Agnew (SG), Freddie Compo (SF) Edwin Hendrix, Nelson Madden | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Scott Mendelsohn (SG), Jimmy Quinn (C) Alvin Avalos, Harold Wellington | |
| 11:58 | Northwestern | Ed Dixon makes the 1st free throw | 14-14 |
| 11:58 | Northwestern | Ed Dixon makes the 2nd free throw | 14-15 |
| Lineup | Charleston | PG - Jerry Lewis (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Donald Agnew (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Freddie Compo (fairly fresh) PF - Jean Mabry (tiring) 5 pts. C - George Burns (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Jason Young (fairly fresh) SG - Scott Mendelsohn (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Marburger (tiring) 4 pts. PF - Ed Dixon (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Jimmy Quinn (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| 11:50 | Charleston | Scott Mendelsohn steals the ball from Jean Mabry | 14-15 |
| 11:38 | Northwestern | Ed Dixon makes the 3pt jumper from straight away | 14-18 |
| 11:36 | Charleston | Donald Agnew is fouled in the backcourt by Jason Young - foul #2 on Jason Young, team foul #6 | 14-18 |
| Subs | Charleston | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Weidman (PG), Michael Davis (PF), Don James (C) Jason Young, Ed Dixon, Jimmy Quinn | |
| 11:23 | Charleston | Freddie Compo is hacked by Scott Mendelsohn - foul #1 on Scott Mendelsohn, team foul #7 | 14-18 |
| Subs | Charleston | Kevin Timberlake (C) George Burns | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 11:23 | Charleston | Freddie Compo makes the 1st free throw | 15-18 |
| 11:23 | Charleston | Freddie Compo makes the 2nd free throw | 16-18 |
| 11:12 | Northwestern | Scott Mendelsohn's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 16-18 |
| Subs | Charleston | Merle Tucker (SF) Freddie Compo | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jaroslav Zebrowski (PG), Lawrence Eubanks (C) John Weidman, Don James | |
| 10:51 | Charleston | Jean Mabry misses the lay-in | 16-18 |
| 10:49 | Charleston | Jean Mabry snags the offensive board | 16-18 |
| 10:22 | Charleston | Jean Mabry misses the wide open fadeaway from the left block | 16-18 |
| 10:20 | Northwestern | Michael Davis pulls down the rebound | 16-18 |
| 10:20 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 16-18 |
| Subs | Charleston | Edwin Hendrix (PG), Freddie Compo (SF), George Burns (C) Jerry Lewis, Jean Mabry, Kevin Timberlake | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Alvin Avalos (SG), Harold Wellington (SF), Jimmy Quinn (PF), Don James (C) Scott Mendelsohn, Kenneth Marburger, Michael Davis, Lawrence Eubanks | |
| 10:05 | Northwestern | Jimmy Quinn hits the easy wide open finger roll on a nice dish by Jaroslav Zebrowski | 16-20 |
| 09:57 | Charleston | Freddie Compo is fouled on the floor by Alvin Avalos - foul #2 on Alvin Avalos, team foul #8 | 16-20 |
| Subs | Charleston | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Weidman (PG), Scott Mendelsohn (SG) Jaroslav Zebrowski, Alvin Avalos | |
| 09:57 | Charleston | Freddie Compo misses the 1st free throw | 16-20 |
| 09:57 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Don James | 16-20 |
| 09:52 | Northwestern | Harold Wellington misses short on a floater from the right side | 16-20 |
| 09:51 | Northwestern | Don James tips it back up and in | 16-22 |
| 09:36 | Charleston | George Burns knocks in the fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Freddie Compo | 18-22 |
| 09:31 | Northwestern | Harold Wellington is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 18-22 |
| Subs | Charleston | Michael Carpino (PG), Jean Mabry (PF), Kevin Timberlake (C) Donald Agnew, Merle Tucker, George Burns | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ed Dixon (SF), Lawrence Eubanks (C) Harold Wellington, Don James | |
| 09:15 | Charleston | Michael Carpino buries a driving attempt from close range set up by Freddie Compo | 20-22 |
| 09:09 | Northwestern | Lawrence Eubanks blows the wide open layup but he's hacked by Kevin Timberlake - foul #1 on Kevin Timberlake, team foul #10 | 20-22 |
| Subs | Charleston | Donald Agnew (SG) Edwin Hendrix | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Michael Davis (PF) Jimmy Quinn | |
| 09:09 | Northwestern | Lawrence Eubanks makes the 1st free throw | 20-23 |
| 09:09 | Northwestern | Lawrence Eubanks makes the 2nd free throw | 20-24 |
| 09:02 | Charleston | Donald Agnew is fouled in the backcourt by Scott Mendelsohn - foul #2 on Scott Mendelsohn, team foul #9 | 20-24 |
| Subs | Charleston | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Harold Wellington (SG) Scott Mendelsohn | |
| 09:02 | Charleston | Donald Agnew misses the 1st free throw | 20-24 |
| 09:02 | Northwestern | Lawrence Eubanks grabs the board | 20-24 |
| 08:52 | Northwestern | John Weidman is called for 10 seconds | 20-24 |
| Subs | Charleston | George Burns (C) Kevin Timberlake | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Kenneth Marburger (SF) Lawrence Eubanks | |
| 08:39 | Charleston | Donald Agnew misses long on a turnaround in the paint | 20-24 |
| 08:38 | Northwestern | Ed Dixon snags the defensive board | 20-24 |
| 08:33 | Northwestern | John Weidman hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 pointer from the left corner | 20-24 |
| 08:32 | Northwestern | Kenneth Marburger pulls down the offensive rebound | 20-24 |
| 08:13 | Northwestern | Kenneth Marburger is hacked by Freddie Compo - foul #1 on Freddie Compo, team foul #11 | 20-24 |
| Subs | Charleston | Jerry Lewis (PG), Edwin Hendrix (SG), Merle Tucker (SF), Kevin Timberlake (C) Michael Carpino, Donald Agnew, Freddie Compo, George Burns | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jaroslav Zebrowski (PG), Jimmy Quinn (PF), Lawrence Eubanks (C) John Weidman, Michael Davis, Ed Dixon | |
| 08:13 | Northwestern | Kenneth Marburger misses the 1st free throw | 20-24 |
| 08:13 | Northwestern | Kenneth Marburger misses the 2nd free throw | 20-24 |
| 08:13 | Charleston | Kevin Timberlake grabs the defensive rebound | 20-24 |
| 08:10 | Charleston | Jerry Lewis is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 20-24 |
| 07:58 | Northwestern | Lawrence Eubanks knocks in the jump hook from the right block set up by Jaroslav Zebrowski | 20-26 |
| Lineup | Charleston | PG - Jerry Lewis (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Edwin Hendrix (fresh) SF - Merle Tucker (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Jean Mabry (tired) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Kevin Timberlake (tiring) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Jaroslav Zebrowski (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Harold Wellington (fairly fresh) SF - Kenneth Marburger (tired) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jimmy Quinn (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Lawrence Eubanks (tired) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:44 | Charleston | Harold Wellington is called for the reach on Jerry Lewis - foul #1 on Harold Wellington, team foul #10 | 20-26 |
| Subs | Charleston | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Weidman (PG), Michael Davis (PF), Don James (C) Jaroslav Zebrowski, Kenneth Marburger, Lawrence Eubanks | |
| 07:44 | Charleston | Jerry Lewis misses the 1st free throw | 20-26 |
| 07:44 | Charleston | Jerry Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 21-26 |
| 07:30 | Northwestern | Jimmy Quinn connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 21-28 |
| 07:01 | Charleston | Edwin Hendrix is alone and drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Jerry Lewis | 24-28 |
| 06:52 | Northwestern | Michael Davis misses long on an open jumper from the left block | 24-28 |
| 06:50 | Charleston | Kevin Timberlake gets the rebound | 24-28 |
| 06:50 | Charleston | Charleston calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 24-28 |
| Subs | Charleston | Michael Carpino (PG), Freddie Compo (SF), George Burns (C) Jerry Lewis, Jean Mabry, Kevin Timberlake | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jaroslav Zebrowski (PG), Kenneth Marburger (SF), Ed Dixon (PF), Lawrence Eubanks (C) John Weidman, Jimmy Quinn, Michael Davis, Don James | |
| 06:29 | Charleston | Freddie Compo misses badly on the uncontested turnaround in the lane | 24-28 |
| 06:28 | Charleston | George Burns misses the tip | 24-28 |
| 06:27 | Charleston | George Burns can't tip it in | 24-28 |
| 06:25 | Northwestern | Kenneth Marburger pulls down the rebound | 24-28 |
| 06:20 | Northwestern | Kenneth Marburger hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 24-28 |
| 06:18 | Northwestern | Ed Dixon pulls down the offensive rebound | 24-28 |
| 06:12 | Northwestern | Ed Dixon comes up short on the floater near the basket | 24-28 |
| 06:11 | Charleston | Edwin Hendrix grabs the board | 24-28 |
| 06:06 | Charleston | Freddie Compo misses the runner in the paint | 24-28 |
| 06:05 | Charleston | The offensive rebound goes to Freddie Compo | 24-28 |
| 05:51 | Charleston | Merle Tucker knocks in the 3 from the right wing | 27-28 |
| 05:43 | Northwestern | Lawrence Eubanks hits the front of the rim on the wide open runner from the baseline | 27-28 |
| 05:41 | Charleston | Merle Tucker snags the defensive board | 27-28 |
| 05:23 | Charleston | Edwin Hendrix drills a fadeaway from the free throw line and he's hacked by Harold Wellington - foul #2 on Harold Wellington, team foul #11 | 29-28 |
| Subs | Charleston | Donald Agnew (SG), Jean Mabry (PF), Kevin Timberlake (C) Michael Carpino, Merle Tucker, George Burns | |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Weidman (PG), Jason Young (SG), Jimmy Quinn (SF), Michael Davis (PF), Don James (C) Jaroslav Zebrowski, Harold Wellington, Kenneth Marburger, Ed Dixon, Lawrence Eubanks | |
| 05:23 | Charleston | Edwin Hendrix makes the free throw | 30-28 |
| 05:16 | Northwestern | John Weidman is fouled in the backcourt by Edwin Hendrix - foul #2 on Edwin Hendrix, team foul #12 | 30-28 |
| Subs | Charleston | Jerry Lewis (PG) Edwin Hendrix | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 05:16 | Northwestern | John Weidman misses the 1st free throw | 30-28 |
| 05:16 | Northwestern | John Weidman makes the 2nd free throw | 30-29 |
| 05:00 | Charleston | A charge is called on Kevin Timberlake - foul #2 on Kevin Timberlake, team foul #13 | 30-29 |
| Subs | Charleston | George Burns (C) Kevin Timberlake | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 04:43 | Northwestern | Jimmy Quinn is fouled on the floor by Jean Mabry - foul #2 on Jean Mabry, team foul #14 | 30-29 |
| Subs | Charleston | Merle Tucker (PF) Jean Mabry | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Alvin Avalos (SG) Jason Young | |
| 04:43 | Northwestern | Jimmy Quinn misses the 1st free throw | 30-29 |
| 04:43 | Northwestern | Jimmy Quinn misses the 2nd free throw | 30-29 |
| 04:43 | Charleston | The rebound goes to Freddie Compo | 30-29 |
| 04:41 | Charleston | Jerry Lewis loses the dribble to John Weidman in the backcourt | 30-29 |
| 04:40 | Northwestern | Michael Davis lays it up and in on a nice dish by John Weidman | 30-31 |
| 04:15 | Charleston | Donald Agnew can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 30-31 |
| 04:14 | Northwestern | Jimmy Quinn pulls down the rebound | 30-31 |
| 04:09 | Northwestern | John Weidman clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 30-31 |
| 04:08 | Charleston | Freddie Compo grabs the defensive rebound | 30-31 |
| 03:53 | Charleston | Jerry Lewis scores on a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Freddie Compo | 33-31 |
| Lineup | Charleston | PG - Jerry Lewis (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Agnew (tired) 5 pts. SF - Freddie Compo (tired) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Merle Tucker (tired) 5 pts. C - George Burns (tired) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - John Weidman (tired) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alvin Avalos (fresh) SF - Jimmy Quinn (tired) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Davis (tired) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Don James (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:25 | Northwestern | Jerry Lewis steps in front of the Don James pass | 33-31 |
| 03:00 | Charleston | Jerry Lewis comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 33-31 |
| 02:58 | Northwestern | Jimmy Quinn gets the rebound | 33-31 |
| 02:58 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 33-31 |
| Subs | Charleston | Edwin Hendrix (PG), William Bellows (SG), James Keeling (SF), Nelson Madden (PF), Kevin Timberlake (C) Jerry Lewis, Donald Agnew, Freddie Compo, Merle Tucker, George Burns | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jason Young (PG), Scott Mendelsohn (SG), Kenneth Marburger (SF), Ed Dixon (PF), Lawrence Eubanks (C) John Weidman, Alvin Avalos, Jimmy Quinn, Michael Davis, Don James | |
| 02:37 | Northwestern | Kevin Timberlake denies the turnaround by Scott Mendelsohn | 33-31 |
| 02:36 | Charleston | James Keeling grabs the defensive rebound | 33-31 |
| 02:16 | Charleston | Edwin Hendrix hits a floater from the right side on a great pass from Nelson Madden | 35-31 |
| 02:14 | Northwestern | Ed Dixon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 35-31 |
| Subs | Charleston | Jean Mabry (PF) Kevin Timberlake | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jaroslav Zebrowski (PG) Jason Young | |
| 01:56 | Charleston | Edwin Hendrix misses the easy open layup | 35-31 |
| 01:54 | Northwestern | Ed Dixon grabs the defensive rebound | 35-31 |
| 01:49 | Northwestern | Scott Mendelsohn is hacked by Edwin Hendrix in the backcourt - foul #3 on Edwin Hendrix, team foul #15 | 35-31 |
| Subs | Charleston | Michael Carpino (PG) Edwin Hendrix | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 01:49 | Northwestern | Scott Mendelsohn misses the 1st free throw | 35-31 |
| 01:49 | Northwestern | Scott Mendelsohn misses the 2nd free throw | 35-31 |
| 01:49 | Charleston | The rebound goes to Nelson Madden | 35-31 |
| 01:40 | Charleston | William Bellows connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 38-31 |
| 01:38 | Northwestern | William Bellows is called for the reach on Scott Mendelsohn in the backcourt - foul #3 on William Bellows, team foul #16 | 38-31 |
| Subs | Charleston | Donald Agnew (SG) William Bellows | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 01:38 | Northwestern | Scott Mendelsohn misses the 1st free throw | 38-31 |
| 01:38 | Northwestern | Scott Mendelsohn misses the 2nd free throw | 38-31 |
| 01:38 | Charleston | Nelson Madden snags the defensive board | 38-31 |
| 01:23 | Charleston | James Keeling is wide open but clanks a fadeaway from close range | 38-31 |
| 01:22 | Charleston | James Keeling grabs the offensive board | 38-31 |
| 01:07 | Charleston | Nelson Madden scores on a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Michael Carpino | 40-31 |
| 01:03 | Northwestern | Kenneth Marburger's pass is intercepted by Michael Carpino in the backcourt | 40-31 |
| 00:54 | Charleston | Nelson Madden can't finish the layup | 40-31 |
| 00:52 | Charleston | James Keeling grabs the offensive rebound | 40-31 |
| 00:37 | Charleston | Jean Mabry is open and scores on a floater from the baseline on a great pass from Michael Carpino | 42-31 |
| 00:34 | Northwestern | Donald Agnew is called for the reach on Scott Mendelsohn in the backcourt - foul #1 on Donald Agnew, team foul #17 | 42-31 |
| Subs | Charleston | Jerry Lewis (PG), Kevin Timberlake (C) Michael Carpino, Nelson Madden | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jason Young (PG), Harold Wellington (SF), Michael Davis (PF), Jimmy Quinn (C) Jaroslav Zebrowski, Kenneth Marburger, Ed Dixon, Lawrence Eubanks | |
| 00:34 | Northwestern | Scott Mendelsohn makes the 1st free throw | 42-32 |
| 00:34 | Northwestern | Scott Mendelsohn makes the 2nd free throw | 42-33 |
| 00:13 | Charleston | Donald Agnew hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 42-33 |
| 00:12 | Northwestern | Harold Wellington snags the defensive board | 42-33 |
| 00:07 | Northwestern | Scott Mendelsohn is fouled on the floor by Donald Agnew - foul #2 on Donald Agnew, team foul #18 | 42-33 |
| Subs | Charleston | Freddie Compo (PF) Jean Mabry | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Alvin Avalos (PG) Jason Young | |
| 00:07 | Northwestern | Scott Mendelsohn makes the 1st free throw | 42-34 |
| 00:07 | Northwestern | Scott Mendelsohn misses the 2nd free throw | 42-34 |
| 00:07 | Charleston | Freddie Compo gets the rebound | 42-34 |
| 00:04 | Charleston | Jerry Lewis throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 42-34 |
| Subs | Charleston | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jason Young (SG) Scott Mendelsohn | |
| 00:02 | Northwestern | Alvin Avalos travels with the ball | 42-34 |
| 00:00 | Charleston | Donald Agnew hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 42-34 |