| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Roy Brown (fresh) SG - Lawrence Jones (fresh) SF - Michael Whitley (fresh) PF - Jeff Price (fresh) C - Wayne Rader (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Prairie View A&M | PG - Craig Bogert (fresh) SG - Joe Odoms (fresh) SF - Jeffrey Lee (fresh) PF - Michael Heroux (fresh) C - Michael Kircher (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Northern Illinois University | Wayne Rader wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Prairie View A&M | Prairie View A&M is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:45 | Northern Illinois University | Wayne Rader comes up short on the floater from the baseline but the foul's on Michael Kircher - foul #1 on Michael Kircher, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:45 | Northern Illinois University | Wayne Rader makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:45 | Northern Illinois University | Wayne Rader misses the 2nd free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:45 | Prairie View A&M | Michael Kircher gets the rebound | 1-0 |
| 19:27 | Prairie View A&M | Craig Bogert hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 1-0 |
| 19:25 | Northern Illinois University | Wayne Rader grabs the board | 1-0 |
| 19:20 | Northern Illinois University | Wayne Rader throws a bad pass out of bounds | 1-0 |
| 18:54 | Prairie View A&M | Joe Odoms is whistled for a carry | 1-0 |
| 18:33 | Northern Illinois University | Jeff Price misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 1-0 |
| 18:32 | Northern Illinois University | Wayne Rader snags the offensive board | 1-0 |
| 18:22 | Northern Illinois University | Lawrence Jones can't connect on a jumper near the basket | 1-0 |
| 18:20 | Prairie View A&M | Jeffrey Lee grabs the defensive rebound | 1-0 |
| 18:06 | Prairie View A&M | Michael Heroux clanks a 3 from the left wing | 1-0 |
| 18:04 | Northern Illinois University | Lawrence Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 1-0 |
| 17:57 | Northern Illinois University | Craig Bogert steals it from Michael Whitley | 1-0 |
| 17:53 | Prairie View A&M | Craig Bogert banks in the layup | 1-2 |
| 17:26 | Northern Illinois University | Roy Brown misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 1-2 |
| 17:25 | Prairie View A&M | Michael Kircher snags the defensive board | 1-2 |
| 17:19 | Prairie View A&M | Michael Heroux misses the jump hook in the paint | 1-2 |
| 17:18 | Prairie View A&M | Jeffrey Lee tips it home | 1-4 |
| 17:00 | Northern Illinois University | Michael Kircher swats the layup by Wayne Rader | 1-4 |
| 16:59 | Northern Illinois University | Jeff Price tips it in | 3-4 |
| 16:42 | Prairie View A&M | Craig Bogert is hacked by Roy Brown - foul #1 on Roy Brown, team foul #1 | 3-4 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Gregory Webre (SG), Louis Wren (SF), Benjamin Glick (PF), Joe Shofner (C) Lawrence Jones, Michael Whitley, Jeff Price, Wayne Rader | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | John Froehlich (SF) Jeffrey Lee | |
| 16:26 | Prairie View A&M | Joe Odoms misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 3-4 |
| 16:24 | Prairie View A&M | Michael Kircher tips it back up and in | 3-6 |
| 16:06 | Northern Illinois University | Gregory Webre knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Louis Wren | 6-6 |
| 15:49 | Prairie View A&M | John Froehlich steps out of bounds on the baseline | 6-6 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Richard McKinzy (PG) Roy Brown | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Jeff Pelchat (PG), Jeffrey Lee (SF), Robert Carter (PF), Daniel Owens (C) Craig Bogert, Joe Odoms, Michael Heroux, Michael Kircher | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Richard McKinzy (fresh) SG - Gregory Webre (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Louis Wren (fresh) PF - Benjamin Glick (fresh) C - Joe Shofner (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Prairie View A&M | PG - Jeff Pelchat (fresh) SG - John Froehlich (fresh) SF - Jeffrey Lee (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Carter (fresh) C - Daniel Owens (fresh) | |
| 15:37 | Northern Illinois University | Benjamin Glick's floater is tipped away by John Froehlich | 6-6 |
| 15:36 | Prairie View A&M | Daniel Owens pulls down the rebound | 6-6 |
| 15:18 | Prairie View A&M | Jeffrey Lee lays it up and in | 6-8 |
| 15:07 | Northern Illinois University | Joe Shofner clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by John Froehlich - foul #1 on John Froehlich, team foul #2 | 6-8 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Michael Whitley (SF), Wayne Rader (C) Richard McKinzy, Benjamin Glick | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | | |
| 15:07 | Northern Illinois University | Joe Shofner makes the 1st free throw | 7-8 |
| 15:07 | Northern Illinois University | Joe Shofner misses the 2nd free throw | 7-8 |
| 15:07 | Prairie View A&M | Jeffrey Lee gets the rebound | 7-8 |
| 14:44 | Prairie View A&M | Jeffrey Lee misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 7-8 |
| 14:43 | Northern Illinois University | Louis Wren snags the defensive board | 7-8 |
| 14:38 | Northern Illinois University | Gregory Webre misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 7-8 |
| 14:36 | Prairie View A&M | John Froehlich gets the rebound | 7-8 |
| 14:16 | Prairie View A&M | Daniel Owens comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 7-8 |
| 14:14 | Prairie View A&M | Daniel Owens tips it back up and in | 7-10 |
| 13:53 | Northern Illinois University | John Froehlich steals the ball from Wayne Rader | 7-10 |
| 13:25 | Prairie View A&M | Daniel Owens connects on the floater from the baseline set up by Robert Carter | 7-12 |
| 13:19 | Northern Illinois University | Michael Whitley is whistled for a carry | 7-12 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Roy Brown (PG), Lawrence Jones (SG), Benjamin Glick (SF), Jeff Price (PF) Gregory Webre, Louis Wren, Michael Whitley, Joe Shofner | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Craig Bogert (PG), Joe Odoms (SG), Michael Heroux (PF), Michael Kircher (C) Jeff Pelchat, John Froehlich, Jeffrey Lee, Daniel Owens | |
| 13:06 | Prairie View A&M | Robert Carter is whistled for traveling | 7-12 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Jeffrey Lee (SF) Robert Carter | |
| 12:51 | Northern Illinois University | Lawrence Jones misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 7-12 |
| 12:49 | Prairie View A&M | Jeffrey Lee pulls down the rebound | 7-12 |
| 12:33 | Prairie View A&M | Craig Bogert's pass is intercepted by Wayne Rader | 7-12 |
| 12:20 | Northern Illinois University | Michael Heroux is called for the reach on Benjamin Glick - foul #1 on Michael Heroux, team foul #3 | 7-12 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Robert Heffernan (C) Wayne Rader | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | | |
| 11:58 | Northern Illinois University | Benjamin Glick hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 7-12 |
| 11:56 | Prairie View A&M | The rebound goes to Michael Kircher | 7-12 |
| 11:36 | Prairie View A&M | Michael Kircher can't connect on a shot from the left wing but the foul's on Benjamin Glick - foul #1 on Benjamin Glick, team foul #2 | 7-12 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Michael Whitley (SF) Robert Heffernan | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | John Froehlich (SF) Jeffrey Lee | |
| 11:36 | Prairie View A&M | Michael Kircher misses the 1st free throw | 7-12 |
| 11:36 | Prairie View A&M | Michael Kircher makes the 2nd free throw | 7-13 |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Roy Brown (fresh) SG - Lawrence Jones (fresh) SF - Michael Whitley (fresh) PF - Jeff Price (fresh) 2 pts. C - Benjamin Glick (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Prairie View A&M | PG - Craig Bogert (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Joe Odoms (fresh) SF - John Froehlich (fresh) PF - Michael Heroux (fresh) C - Michael Kircher (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Northern Illinois University | Lawrence Jones loses the dribble to Joe Odoms | 7-13 |
| 11:13 | Prairie View A&M | Michael Kircher misses short on a shot from the right side | 7-13 |
| 11:12 | Northern Illinois University | Michael Whitley snags the defensive board | 7-13 |
| 11:06 | Northern Illinois University | Jeff Price is whistled for traveling | 7-13 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Wayne Rader (C) Benjamin Glick | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | | |
| 10:53 | Prairie View A&M | John Froehlich hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Joe Odoms | 7-16 |
| 10:36 | Northern Illinois University | Roy Brown is fouled on the floor by Michael Heroux - foul #2 on Michael Heroux, team foul #4 | 7-16 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Gregory Webre (SG), Joe Shofner (PF) Lawrence Jones, Jeff Price | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Jeff Pelchat (PG), Robert Carter (PF), Daniel Owens (C) Craig Bogert, Michael Heroux, Michael Kircher | |
| 10:28 | Northern Illinois University | Roy Brown buries a floater from the free throw line | 9-16 |
| 10:24 | Prairie View A&M | Roy Brown steals the ball from Jeff Pelchat | 9-16 |
| 10:19 | Northern Illinois University | Joe Shofner banks in the layup on a great pass from Roy Brown | 11-16 |
| 10:13 | Prairie View A&M | Gregory Webre takes the ball from Daniel Owens | 11-16 |
| 10:09 | Northern Illinois University | Gregory Webre slams it home | 13-16 |
| 09:53 | Prairie View A&M | Joe Odoms misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 13-16 |
| 09:51 | Northern Illinois University | Joe Shofner snags the defensive board | 13-16 |
| 09:35 | Northern Illinois University | Gregory Webre is fouled on the floor by John Froehlich - foul #2 on John Froehlich, team foul #5 | 13-16 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Louis Wren (SG), Benjamin Glick (SF), Jeff Price (PF) Roy Brown, Michael Whitley, Wayne Rader | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Craig Bogert (PG) John Froehlich | |
| 09:30 | Northern Illinois University | Gregory Webre loses the dribble to Jeff Pelchat | 13-16 |
| 09:18 | Prairie View A&M | Robert Carter makes the driving attempt near the basket | 13-18 |
| 09:09 | Northern Illinois University | Benjamin Glick comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 13-18 |
| 09:08 | Prairie View A&M | Daniel Owens snags the defensive board | 13-18 |
| 08:52 | Prairie View A&M | Daniel Owens misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Joe Shofner - foul #1 on Joe Shofner, team foul #3 | 13-18 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Lawrence Jones (SG) Joe Shofner | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Michael Kircher (C) Joe Odoms | |
| 08:52 | Prairie View A&M | Daniel Owens makes the 1st free throw | 13-19 |
| 08:52 | Prairie View A&M | Daniel Owens makes the 2nd free throw | 13-20 |
| 08:40 | Northern Illinois University | Louis Wren throws a bad pass out of bounds | 13-20 |
| 08:31 | Prairie View A&M | Lawrence Jones is called for the reach on Robert Carter - foul #1 on Lawrence Jones, team foul #4 | 13-20 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Roy Brown (PG), Michael Whitley (SF), Wayne Rader (C) Gregory Webre, Louis Wren, Benjamin Glick | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Jeffrey Lee (SF) Jeff Pelchat | |
| 08:16 | Prairie View A&M | Craig Bogert clanks a jumper from the right wing | 13-20 |
| 08:14 | Prairie View A&M | Daniel Owens tips it but misses | 13-20 |
| 08:13 | Northern Illinois University | Wayne Rader gets the rebound | 13-20 |
| 08:08 | Northern Illinois University | Roy Brown scores on a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Whitley | 15-20 |
| 07:43 | Prairie View A&M | Craig Bogert hits a jumpshot from the free throw line | 15-22 |
| 07:18 | Northern Illinois University | Lawrence Jones misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Robert Carter - foul #1 on Robert Carter, team foul #6 | 15-22 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Benjamin Glick (SF), Joe Shofner (PF) Michael Whitley, Jeff Price | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Jeff Pelchat (PG), Joe Odoms (SG) Craig Bogert, Daniel Owens | |
| 07:18 | Northern Illinois University | Lawrence Jones makes the 1st free throw | 16-22 |
| 07:18 | Northern Illinois University | Lawrence Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 17-22 |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Roy Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lawrence Jones (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Benjamin Glick (fresh) PF - Joe Shofner (fresh) 3 pts. C - Wayne Rader (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Prairie View A&M | PG - Jeff Pelchat (fresh) SG - Joe Odoms (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Lee (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Carter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Michael Kircher (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:02 | Prairie View A&M | Michael Kircher can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 17-22 |
| 07:00 | Northern Illinois University | Wayne Rader gets the rebound | 17-22 |
| 06:56 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Carter denies the turnaround by Lawrence Jones | 17-22 |
| 06:55 | Prairie View A&M | Jeffrey Lee pulls down the rebound | 17-22 |
| 06:49 | Prairie View A&M | Jeff Pelchat clanks a driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on Roy Brown - foul #2 on Roy Brown, team foul #5 | 17-22 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Richard McKinzy (PG), Gregory Webre (SG), Louis Wren (SF) Roy Brown, Lawrence Jones, Wayne Rader | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | John Williams (C) Michael Kircher | |
| 06:49 | Prairie View A&M | Jeff Pelchat makes the 1st free throw | 17-23 |
| 06:49 | Prairie View A&M | Jeff Pelchat makes the 2nd free throw | 17-24 |
| 06:35 | Northern Illinois University | Gregory Webre can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 17-24 |
| 06:34 | Northern Illinois University | The offensive rebound goes to Joe Shofner | 17-24 |
| 06:22 | Northern Illinois University | Jeff Pelchat is called for the reach on Richard McKinzy - foul #1 on Jeff Pelchat, team foul #7 | 17-24 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Michael Whitley (SF) Louis Wren | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | | |
| 06:22 | Northern Illinois University | Richard McKinzy misses the 1st free throw | 17-24 |
| 06:22 | Prairie View A&M | The rebound goes to Robert Carter | 17-24 |
| 06:04 | Prairie View A&M | Jeff Pelchat hits a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Robert Carter | 17-26 |
| 05:58 | Northern Illinois University | Joe Shofner hits a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Michael Whitley and the foul's on Jeffrey Lee - foul #1 on Jeffrey Lee, team foul #8 | 19-26 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Louis Wren (SG) Richard McKinzy | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Frank Gagner (PG) Jeff Pelchat | |
| 05:58 | Northern Illinois University | Joe Shofner misses the free throw | 19-26 |
| 05:58 | Prairie View A&M | John Williams gets the rebound | 19-26 |
| 05:46 | Prairie View A&M | Frank Gagner connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Robert Carter | 19-29 |
| 05:41 | Northern Illinois University | Michael Whitley buries a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Gregory Webre | 21-29 |
| 05:27 | Prairie View A&M | John Williams hits a jumper near the basket | 21-31 |
| 05:09 | Northern Illinois University | Michael Whitley misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 21-31 |
| 05:07 | Prairie View A&M | Jeffrey Lee pulls down the rebound | 21-31 |
| 04:54 | Prairie View A&M | Jeffrey Lee double dribbles | 21-31 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Lawrence Jones (SG), Jeff Price (PF), Wayne Rader (C) Michael Whitley, Joe Shofner, Benjamin Glick | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Craig Bogert (PG), Daniel Owens (PF), Michael Kircher (C) Frank Gagner, Robert Carter, John Williams | |
| 04:30 | Northern Illinois University | Jeffrey Lee picks off the pass by Gregory Webre | 21-31 |
| 04:11 | Prairie View A&M | Daniel Owens is hacked by Jeff Price - foul #1 on Jeff Price, team foul #6 | 21-31 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Richard McKinzy (PG) Gregory Webre | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Jeff Pelchat (SF) Jeffrey Lee | |
| 03:45 | Prairie View A&M | Joe Odoms comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 21-31 |
| 03:44 | Northern Illinois University | Jeff Price pulls down the rebound | 21-31 |
| 03:37 | Northern Illinois University | Richard McKinzy misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 21-31 |
| 03:36 | Prairie View A&M | Michael Kircher grabs the board | 21-31 |
| 03:15 | Prairie View A&M | Jeff Pelchat knocks in the driving attempt from the left block set up by Joe Odoms | 21-33 |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Richard McKinzy (fresh) SG - Lawrence Jones (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Louis Wren (fairly fresh) PF - Jeff Price (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Wayne Rader (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Prairie View A&M | PG - Craig Bogert (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Joe Odoms (tiring) 2 ast. SF - Jeff Pelchat (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Daniel Owens (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Kircher (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 02:54 | Northern Illinois University | Wayne Rader hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 21-33 |
| 02:53 | Northern Illinois University | Jeff Price hits the follow up shot | 23-33 |
| 02:35 | Prairie View A&M | Daniel Owens misses long on a jumper from the left block | 23-33 |
| 02:34 | Northern Illinois University | Louis Wren gets the rebound | 23-33 |
| 02:28 | Northern Illinois University | Jeff Price lays it in on a great pass from Richard McKinzy | 25-33 |
| 02:18 | Prairie View A&M | Joe Odoms makes the 3 from the right wing | 25-36 |
| 02:14 | Northern Illinois University | Craig Bogert picks off the pass by Richard McKinzy | 25-36 |
| 01:52 | Prairie View A&M | Michael Kircher's floater is tipped away by Jeff Price | 25-36 |
| 01:50 | Northern Illinois University | Wayne Rader grabs the defensive rebound | 25-36 |
| 01:45 | Northern Illinois University | Lawrence Jones misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 25-36 |
| 01:44 | Prairie View A&M | Michael Kircher grabs the defensive rebound | 25-36 |
| 01:34 | Prairie View A&M | Jeff Pelchat misses the lay-in | 25-36 |
| 01:32 | Northern Illinois University | Wayne Rader grabs the board | 25-36 |
| 01:26 | Northern Illinois University | Michael Kircher is called for the reach on Lawrence Jones - foul #2 on Michael Kircher, team foul #9 | 25-36 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Roy Brown (PG), Michael Whitley (SF), Benjamin Glick (PF), Joe Shofner (C) Richard McKinzy, Louis Wren, Jeff Price, Wayne Rader | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Frank Gagner (PG), John Froehlich (SG), Robert Carter (SF), Michael Heroux (PF), John Williams (C) Craig Bogert, Joe Odoms, Jeff Pelchat, Daniel Owens, Michael Kircher | |
| 01:26 | Northern Illinois University | Lawrence Jones makes the 1st free throw | 26-36 |
| 01:26 | Northern Illinois University | Lawrence Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 27-36 |
| 01:08 | Prairie View A&M | Robert Carter clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 27-36 |
| 01:06 | Prairie View A&M | Michael Heroux tips it in | 27-38 |
| 00:53 | Northern Illinois University | Lawrence Jones hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Michael Whitley | 29-38 |
| 00:40 | Prairie View A&M | Robert Carter misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on Roy Brown - foul #3 on Roy Brown, team foul #7 | 29-38 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Gregory Webre (PG), Lee Stoddard (SG) Roy Brown, Lawrence Jones | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | | |
| 00:40 | Prairie View A&M | Robert Carter misses the 1st free throw | 29-38 |
| 00:40 | Prairie View A&M | Robert Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 29-39 |
| 00:31 | Northern Illinois University | Michael Whitley hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 29-39 |
| 00:30 | Northern Illinois University | Benjamin Glick tips it but misses | 29-39 |
| 00:29 | Prairie View A&M | Michael Heroux snags the defensive board | 29-39 |
| 00:04 | Prairie View A&M | Frank Gagner misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 29-39 |
| 00:02 | Prairie View A&M | John Froehlich snags the offensive board | 29-39 |
| 00:00 | Prairie View A&M | The clock runs out | 29-39 |