| 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 | Ohio | PG - Edmund Roark (fresh) SG - Mathew Patenaude (fresh) SF - Raymond Boyer (fresh) PF - James Mattson (fresh) C - Thomas Velasco (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 | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:41 | Northern Illinois University | Wayne Rader hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Lawrence Jones | 2-0 |
| 19:39 | Ohio | Edmund Roark is fouled in the backcourt by Roy Brown - foul #1 on Roy Brown, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:20 | Ohio | Lawrence Jones is called for the reach on Mathew Patenaude - foul #1 on Lawrence Jones, team foul #2 | 2-0 |
| 19:09 | Ohio | Edmund Roark misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 2-0 |
| 19:07 | Ohio | Raymond Boyer tips it in | 2-2 |
| 18:43 | Northern Illinois University | Roy Brown can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 2-2 |
| 18:42 | Ohio | Mathew Patenaude grabs the board | 2-2 |
| 18:35 | Ohio | Thomas Velasco scores on a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Edmund Roark | 2-4 |
| 18:30 | Northern Illinois University | Roy Brown misses the wide open 3 from the left wing | 2-4 |
| 18:28 | Northern Illinois University | Jeff Price tips it home | 4-4 |
| 18:06 | Ohio | Thomas Velasco hits a floater from the baseline and he's fouled by Lawrence Jones - foul #2 on Lawrence Jones, team foul #3 | 4-6 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Gregory Webre (SG) Lawrence Jones | |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| 18:06 | Ohio | Thomas Velasco makes the free throw | 4-7 |
| 17:53 | Northern Illinois University | James Mattson blocks the short jumper by Wayne Rader | 4-7 |
| 17:52 | Ohio | Raymond Boyer pulls down the rebound | 4-7 |
| 17:37 | Ohio | Raymond Boyer misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 4-7 |
| 17:35 | Ohio | Raymond Boyer hits the follow up shot | 4-9 |
| 17:18 | Northern Illinois University | Jeff Price is open and lays it up and in on a great pass from Michael Whitley | 6-9 |
| 17:05 | Ohio | Edmund Roark misses badly on a jumper from the baseline | 6-9 |
| 17:03 | Ohio | James Mattson tips it in | 6-11 |
| 17:01 | Northern Illinois University | Edmund Roark steals the ball from Gregory Webre in the backcourt | 6-11 |
| 16:59 | Ohio | Edmund Roark lays it in | 6-13 |
| 16:53 | Northern Illinois University | Gregory Webre misses the 3 from the left wing | 6-13 |
| 16:52 | Northern Illinois University | Michael Whitley snags the offensive board | 6-13 |
| 16:39 | Northern Illinois University | Gregory Webre can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 6-13 |
| 16:38 | Ohio | James Mattson pulls down the rebound | 6-13 |
| 16:23 | Ohio | Wayne Rader picks off the pass by James Mattson | 6-13 |
| 16:09 | Northern Illinois University | Wayne Rader travels with the ball | 6-13 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Richard McKinzy (PG), Louis Wren (SG), Benjamin Glick (SF), Joe Shofner (PF), Robert Heffernan (C) Roy Brown, Gregory Webre, Michael Whitley, Jeff Price, Wayne Rader | |
| Subs | Ohio | Jesse Smith (PG), Kenneth Bronsky (SG), Kenneth Eicher (SF), Michael Swope (PF), Gerald Mead (C) Edmund Roark, Mathew Patenaude, Raymond Boyer, James Mattson, Thomas Velasco | |
| 15:59 | Ohio | Jesse Smith hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 6-16 |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Richard McKinzy (fresh) SG - Louis Wren (fresh) SF - Benjamin Glick (fresh) PF - Joe Shofner (fresh) C - Robert Heffernan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Jesse Smith (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Kenneth Bronsky (fresh) SF - Kenneth Eicher (fresh) PF - Michael Swope (fresh) C - Gerald Mead (fresh) | |
| 15:55 | Northern Illinois University | Jesse Smith steps in front of the Benjamin Glick pass | 6-16 |
| 15:40 | Ohio | Jesse Smith drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Kenneth Bronsky | 6-18 |
| 15:18 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Heffernan is hacked by Gerald Mead - foul #1 on Gerald Mead, team foul #1 | 6-18 |
| 15:02 | Northern Illinois University | Joe Shofner is open but comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 6-18 |
| 15:01 | Ohio | Gerald Mead grabs the board | 6-18 |
| 14:49 | Ohio | Gerald Mead buries a jump hook from the baseline set up by Michael Swope | 6-20 |
| 14:46 | Northern Illinois University | Benjamin Glick's pass is intercepted by Jesse Smith in the backcourt | 6-20 |
| 14:34 | Ohio | Gerald Mead misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 6-20 |
| 14:32 | Ohio | The offensive rebound goes to Kenneth Bronsky | 6-20 |
| 14:16 | Ohio | Kenneth Bronsky throws a bad pass out of bounds | 6-20 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Roy Brown (PG), Gregory Webre (SG), Michael Whitley (SF), Jeff Price (PF), Wayne Rader (C) Richard McKinzy, Louis Wren, Benjamin Glick, Joe Shofner, Robert Heffernan | |
| Subs | Ohio | Robert Benton (PG), Mathew Patenaude (SG), Marc Bybee (SF), James Mattson (PF), Thomas Velasco (C) Jesse Smith, Kenneth Bronsky, Kenneth Eicher, Michael Swope, Gerald Mead | |
| 13:53 | Northern Illinois University | Jeff Price is open and lays it up and in on a nice dish by Wayne Rader | 8-20 |
| 13:44 | Ohio | Marc Bybee hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Mathew Patenaude | 8-23 |
| 13:42 | Northern Illinois University | Gregory Webre is fouled in the backcourt by Mathew Patenaude - foul #1 on Mathew Patenaude, team foul #2 | 8-23 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| Subs | Ohio | Edmund Roark (PG) Robert Benton | |
| 13:36 | Northern Illinois University | Jeff Price can't finish the uncontested layup but he's fouled by Thomas Velasco - foul #1 on Thomas Velasco, team foul #3 | 8-23 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| Subs | Ohio | Raymond Boyer (SF) Mathew Patenaude | |
| 13:36 | Northern Illinois University | Jeff Price misses the 1st free throw | 8-23 |
| 13:36 | Northern Illinois University | Jeff Price misses the 2nd free throw | 8-23 |
| 13:36 | Ohio | Thomas Velasco grabs the board | 8-23 |
| 13:18 | Ohio | Edmund Roark is fouled on the floor by Roy Brown - foul #2 on Roy Brown, team foul #4 | 8-23 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Lee Stoddard (SG) Roy Brown | |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| 13:01 | Ohio | Raymond Boyer can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 8-23 |
| 13:00 | Northern Illinois University | Gregory Webre snags the defensive board | 8-23 |
| 12:57 | Northern Illinois University | Gregory Webre is fouled in the backcourt by Edmund Roark - foul #1 on Edmund Roark, team foul #4 | 8-23 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| Subs | Ohio | Mathew Patenaude (SG) Marc Bybee | |
| 12:49 | Northern Illinois University | Gregory Webre is whistled for a carry | 8-23 |
| 12:31 | Ohio | Edmund Roark misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 8-23 |
| 12:29 | Northern Illinois University | Wayne Rader snags the defensive board | 8-23 |
| 12:25 | Northern Illinois University | Lee Stoddard drills a 3 from the right wing set up by Gregory Webre | 11-23 |
| 12:11 | Ohio | Mathew Patenaude misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Michael Whitley - foul #1 on Michael Whitley, team foul #5 | 11-23 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Louis Wren (SG), Benjamin Glick (SF), Joe Shofner (PF) Gregory Webre, Michael Whitley, Jeff Price | |
| Subs | Ohio | Robert Benton (PG), Kenneth Eicher (SF), Michael Swope (PF), Jesse Smith (C) Edmund Roark, Raymond Boyer, James Mattson, Thomas Velasco | |
| 12:11 | Ohio | Mathew Patenaude makes the 1st free throw | 11-24 |
| 12:11 | Ohio | Mathew Patenaude makes the 2nd free throw | 11-25 |
| 12:05 | Northern Illinois University | Kenneth Eicher is called for the reach on Benjamin Glick in the backcourt - foul #1 on Kenneth Eicher, team foul #5 | 11-25 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Gregory Webre (PG), Robert Heffernan (C) Lee Stoddard, Wayne Rader | |
| Subs | Ohio | Kenneth Bronsky (SG) Mathew Patenaude | |
| 11:48 | Northern Illinois University | Joe Shofner is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Joe Shofner, team foul #6 | 11-25 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Richard McKinzy (PG) Gregory Webre | |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Richard McKinzy (fresh) SG - Louis Wren (fresh) SF - Benjamin Glick (fresh) PF - Joe Shofner (fresh) C - Robert Heffernan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Robert Benton (fresh) SG - Kenneth Bronsky (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Eicher (fresh) PF - Michael Swope (fresh) C - Jesse Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 11:31 | Ohio | Jesse Smith buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Kenneth Eicher | 11-28 |
| 11:17 | Northern Illinois University | Louis Wren comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 11-28 |
| 11:16 | Northern Illinois University | Joe Shofner pulls down the offensive rebound | 11-28 |
| 10:50 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Heffernan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 11-28 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Lee Stoddard (PG), Gregory Webre (SG), Michael Whitley (SF), Jeff Price (PF), Wayne Rader (C) Richard McKinzy, Louis Wren, Benjamin Glick, Joe Shofner, Robert Heffernan | |
| Subs | Ohio | Edmund Roark (PG), Mathew Patenaude (SG), Marc Bybee (SF), James Mattson (PF), Gerald Mead (C) Robert Benton, Kenneth Bronsky, Kenneth Eicher, Michael Swope, Jesse Smith | |
| 10:37 | Ohio | Edmund Roark knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Mathew Patenaude | 11-31 |
| 10:16 | Northern Illinois University | Gregory Webre hits a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Lee Stoddard | 14-31 |
| 09:57 | Ohio | Edmund Roark misses long on a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Lee Stoddard - foul #1 on Lee Stoddard, team foul #7 | 14-31 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Richard McKinzy (PG) Lee Stoddard | |
| Subs | Ohio | Kenneth Bronsky (SG), Raymond Boyer (SF), Thomas Velasco (C) Mathew Patenaude, Marc Bybee, James Mattson | |
| 09:57 | Ohio | Edmund Roark makes the 1st free throw | 14-32 |
| 09:57 | Ohio | Edmund Roark misses the 2nd free throw | 14-32 |
| 09:57 | Northern Illinois University | Jeff Price gets the rebound | 14-32 |
| 09:52 | Northern Illinois University | Gregory Webre can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 14-32 |
| 09:51 | Ohio | The rebound goes to Gerald Mead | 14-32 |
| 09:46 | Ohio | Edmund Roark misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 14-32 |
| 09:45 | Northern Illinois University | The rebound goes to Wayne Rader | 14-32 |
| 09:40 | Northern Illinois University | Gregory Webre can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 14-32 |
| 09:39 | Northern Illinois University | Wayne Rader can't tip it in | 14-32 |
| 09:37 | Ohio | Gerald Mead gets the rebound | 14-32 |
| 09:17 | Ohio | Thomas Velasco hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 14-32 |
| 09:16 | Northern Illinois University | The rebound goes to Michael Whitley | 14-32 |
| 09:12 | Northern Illinois University | Gerald Mead is called for the reach on Jeff Price - foul #2 on Gerald Mead, team foul #6 | 14-32 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Louis Wren (SG), Benjamin Glick (SF) Richard McKinzy, Michael Whitley | |
| Subs | Ohio | Robert Benton (PG), Mathew Patenaude (SG), Kenneth Eicher (PF), Michael Swope (C) Edmund Roark, Kenneth Bronsky, Gerald Mead, Thomas Velasco | |
| 08:57 | Northern Illinois University | Louis Wren comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 14-32 |
| 08:55 | Ohio | The rebound goes to Michael Swope | 14-32 |
| 08:32 | Ohio | Michael Swope's pass is intercepted by Louis Wren | 14-32 |
| 08:20 | Northern Illinois University | Wayne Rader loses the ball out of bounds | 14-32 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Lee Stoddard (PG), Joe Shofner (PF), Robert Heffernan (C) Louis Wren, Jeff Price, Wayne Rader | |
| Subs | Ohio | Jesse Smith (SG), Marc Bybee (SF), James Mattson (PF), Thomas Velasco (C) Mathew Patenaude, Raymond Boyer, Kenneth Eicher, Michael Swope | |
| 08:06 | Ohio | James Mattson drills a driving attempt near the basket set up by Robert Benton | 14-34 |
| 08:03 | Northern Illinois University | Gregory Webre's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 14-34 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| Subs | Ohio | Kenneth Bronsky (SG) Robert Benton | |
| 07:48 | Ohio | Thomas Velasco's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 14-34 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Richard McKinzy (PG), Michael Whitley (SF) Gregory Webre, Benjamin Glick | |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Richard McKinzy (fresh) SG - Lee Stoddard (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Whitley (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Joe Shofner (fresh) C - Robert Heffernan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Jesse Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SG - Kenneth Bronsky (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Marc Bybee (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Mattson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Velasco (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 07:23 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Heffernan misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 14-34 |
| 07:22 | Ohio | Thomas Velasco grabs the defensive rebound | 14-34 |
| 06:59 | Ohio | Kenneth Bronsky knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Jesse Smith | 14-37 |
| 06:54 | Northern Illinois University | Michael Whitley misses short on a floater from the right block but he's hacked by James Mattson - foul #1 on James Mattson, team foul #7 | 14-37 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Gregory Webre (PG), Louis Wren (SG), Jeff Price (PF), Wayne Rader (C) Richard McKinzy, Lee Stoddard, Joe Shofner, Robert Heffernan | |
| Subs | Ohio | Edmund Roark (PG), Mathew Patenaude (SG), Kenneth Eicher (SF), Michael Swope (PF) Jesse Smith, Kenneth Bronsky, Marc Bybee, James Mattson | |
| 06:54 | Northern Illinois University | Michael Whitley makes the 1st free throw | 15-37 |
| 06:54 | Northern Illinois University | Michael Whitley misses the 2nd free throw | 15-37 |
| 06:54 | Northern Illinois University | Wayne Rader gets the offensive rebound | 15-37 |
| 06:37 | Northern Illinois University | Gregory Webre is fouled on the floor by Mathew Patenaude - foul #2 on Mathew Patenaude, team foul #8 | 15-37 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Benjamin Glick (SF) Michael Whitley | |
| Subs | Ohio | Jesse Smith (SG) Mathew Patenaude | |
| 06:37 | Northern Illinois University | Gregory Webre misses the 1st free throw | 15-37 |
| 06:37 | Ohio | Kenneth Eicher grabs the board | 15-37 |
| 06:19 | Ohio | Thomas Velasco comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 15-37 |
| 06:17 | Northern Illinois University | Wayne Rader snags the defensive board | 15-37 |
| 06:15 | Northern Illinois University | Benjamin Glick is fouled in the backcourt by Kenneth Eicher - foul #2 on Kenneth Eicher, team foul #9 | 15-37 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| Subs | Ohio | Raymond Boyer (SF), James Mattson (PF) Kenneth Eicher, Thomas Velasco | |
| 06:15 | Northern Illinois University | Benjamin Glick makes the 1st free throw | 16-37 |
| 06:15 | Northern Illinois University | Benjamin Glick misses the 2nd free throw | 16-37 |
| 06:15 | Ohio | The rebound goes to Michael Swope | 16-37 |
| 06:08 | Ohio | Jeff Price is called for the reach on Raymond Boyer - foul #1 on Jeff Price, team foul #8 | 16-37 |
| 06:08 | Ohio | Raymond Boyer makes the 1st free throw | 16-38 |
| 06:08 | Ohio | Raymond Boyer makes the 2nd free throw | 16-39 |
| 05:50 | Northern Illinois University | Gregory Webre clanks a 3 from the left corner | 16-39 |
| 05:48 | Ohio | Michael Swope gets the rebound | 16-39 |
| 05:29 | Ohio | Michael Swope can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 16-39 |
| 05:28 | Northern Illinois University | Louis Wren gets the rebound | 16-39 |
| 05:26 | Northern Illinois University | Gregory Webre is hacked by Edmund Roark in the backcourt - foul #2 on Edmund Roark, team foul #10 | 16-39 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Richard McKinzy (PG), Michael Whitley (SF), Joe Shofner (PF) Louis Wren, Benjamin Glick, Jeff Price | |
| Subs | Ohio | Robert Benton (PG), Kenneth Bronsky (SG) Edmund Roark, Jesse Smith | |
| 05:26 | Northern Illinois University | Gregory Webre makes the 1st free throw | 17-39 |
| 05:26 | Northern Illinois University | Gregory Webre makes the 2nd free throw | 18-39 |
| 05:05 | Ohio | Kenneth Bronsky misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 18-39 |
| 05:03 | Northern Illinois University | Michael Whitley grabs the defensive rebound | 18-39 |
| 04:57 | Northern Illinois University | Wayne Rader misses the easy layup but he's fouled by James Mattson - foul #2 on James Mattson, team foul #11 | 18-39 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Louis Wren (SG), Robert Heffernan (SF) Gregory Webre, Michael Whitley | |
| Subs | Ohio | Thomas Velasco (C) James Mattson | |
| 04:57 | Northern Illinois University | Wayne Rader makes the 1st free throw | 19-39 |
| 04:57 | Northern Illinois University | Wayne Rader makes the 2nd free throw | 20-39 |
| 04:40 | Ohio | Raymond Boyer misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 20-39 |
| 04:38 | Ohio | Michael Swope hits the follow up shot | 20-41 |
| 04:36 | Northern Illinois University | Louis Wren throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 20-41 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Michael Whitley (SF), Benjamin Glick (C) Joe Shofner, Wayne Rader | |
| Subs | Ohio | Marc Bybee (SF) Raymond Boyer | |
| 04:11 | Ohio | Kenneth Bronsky hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 20-41 |
| 04:10 | Ohio | Marc Bybee snags the offensive board | 20-41 |
| 03:52 | Ohio | Michael Swope is denied on a layup by Michael Whitley | 20-41 |
| 03:51 | Northern Illinois University | Michael Whitley gets the rebound | 20-41 |
| 03:46 | Northern Illinois University | Michael Whitley hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Marc Bybee - foul #1 on Marc Bybee, team foul #12 | 20-41 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Roy Brown (PG), Lawrence Jones (SG), Jeff Price (PF) Richard McKinzy, Louis Wren, Robert Heffernan | |
| Subs | Ohio | Edmund Roark (PG), Mathew Patenaude (SG), Kenneth Eicher (SF), James Mattson (PF), Gerald Mead (C) Robert Benton, Kenneth Bronsky, Marc Bybee, Michael Swope, Thomas Velasco | |
| 03:46 | Northern Illinois University | Michael Whitley misses the 1st free throw | 20-41 |
| 03:46 | Northern Illinois University | Michael Whitley misses the 2nd free throw | 20-41 |
| 03:46 | Ohio | James Mattson snags the defensive board | 20-41 |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Roy Brown (fresh) SG - Lawrence Jones (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Whitley (tiring) 1 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jeff Price (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Benjamin Glick (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Edmund Roark (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mathew Patenaude (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kenneth Eicher (fresh) PF - James Mattson (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Gerald Mead (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:22 | Ohio | Gerald Mead connects on the jumper from the right block | 20-43 |
| 03:00 | Northern Illinois University | Edmund Roark steals the ball from Lawrence Jones | 20-43 |
| 02:43 | Ohio | Mathew Patenaude misses short on a runner from the right block | 20-43 |
| 02:42 | Ohio | James Mattson tips it home | 20-45 |
| 02:38 | Northern Illinois University | Roy Brown misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 20-45 |
| 02:36 | Ohio | The rebound goes to James Mattson | 20-45 |
| 02:31 | Ohio | Edmund Roark drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Kenneth Eicher | 20-47 |
| 02:10 | Northern Illinois University | Roy Brown is fouled on the floor by Edmund Roark - foul #3 on Edmund Roark, team foul #13 | 20-47 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Lee Stoddard (SG), Robert Heffernan (SF), Joe Shofner (PF), Wayne Rader (C) Lawrence Jones, Michael Whitley, Jeff Price, Benjamin Glick | |
| Subs | Ohio | Robert Benton (PG), Jesse Smith (SG), Raymond Boyer (SF), Michael Swope (PF), Thomas Velasco (C) Edmund Roark, Mathew Patenaude, Kenneth Eicher, James Mattson, Gerald Mead | |
| 02:10 | Northern Illinois University | Roy Brown makes the 1st free throw | 21-47 |
| 02:10 | Northern Illinois University | Roy Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 22-47 |
| 01:45 | Ohio | Robert Heffernan steals the ball from Raymond Boyer | 22-47 |
| 01:41 | Northern Illinois University | Lee Stoddard lays it in on a great pass from Robert Heffernan | 24-47 |
| 01:14 | Ohio | Thomas Velasco's layup is rejected by Joe Shofner | 24-47 |
| 01:13 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Heffernan pulls down the rebound | 24-47 |
| 01:11 | Northern Illinois University | Jesse Smith steps in front of the Roy Brown pass in the backcourt | 24-47 |
| 01:00 | Ohio | Michael Swope misses badly on a jumper from close range | 24-47 |
| 00:59 | Northern Illinois University | The rebound goes to Roy Brown | 24-47 |
| 00:53 | Northern Illinois University | Roy Brown clanks a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Michael Swope - foul #1 on Michael Swope, team foul #14 | 24-47 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Lawrence Jones (SG), Michael Whitley (SF) Lee Stoddard, Robert Heffernan | |
| Subs | Ohio | Kenneth Bronsky (SG), Marc Bybee (SF), James Mattson (PF) Jesse Smith, Raymond Boyer, Michael Swope | |
| 00:53 | Northern Illinois University | Roy Brown makes the 1st free throw | 25-47 |
| 00:53 | Northern Illinois University | Roy Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 26-47 |
| 00:36 | Ohio | Wayne Rader is called for the reach on Robert Benton - foul #1 on Wayne Rader, team foul #9 | 26-47 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Jeff Price (PF) Joe Shofner | |
| Subs | Ohio | Mathew Patenaude (SG), Kenneth Eicher (PF) Kenneth Bronsky, James Mattson | |
| 00:36 | Ohio | Robert Benton makes the 1st free throw | 26-48 |
| 00:36 | Ohio | Robert Benton misses the 2nd free throw | 26-48 |
| 00:36 | Northern Illinois University | Jeff Price gets the rebound | 26-48 |
| 00:22 | Northern Illinois University | Lawrence Jones can't finish the uncontested layup | 26-48 |
| 00:20 | Northern Illinois University | Jeff Price pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-48 |
| 00:04 | Northern Illinois University | Jeff Price comes up short on the runner from the right block | 26-48 |
| 00:03 | Ohio | Marc Bybee snags the defensive board | 26-48 |
| 00:00 | Ohio | Marc Bybee clanks a halfcourt shot | 26-48 |