| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Randolph Poss (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - George Lantz (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Chris Ouimet (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Laurence Fermin (fresh) 6 pts. C - Ira Mouzon (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Bucknell | PG - Jared Lee (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Davis Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Lewis (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Justin Long (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Mike Scott (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northern Illinois University | Chris Ouimet inbounds the ball | 36-39 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Bucknell | Bucknell is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:40 | Northern Illinois University | Randolph Poss clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 36-39 |
| 19:38 | Bucknell | Davis Smith pulls down the rebound | 36-39 |
| 19:24 | Bucknell | John Lewis connects on the jumper from the right block on a great pass from Davis Smith | 36-41 |
| 19:14 | Northern Illinois University | Laurence Fermin's pass is intercepted by Justin Long | 36-41 |
| 19:03 | Bucknell | Laurence Fermin steals it from Mike Scott | 36-41 |
| 18:41 | Northern Illinois University | Randolph Poss misses badly on a jump hook from the right block | 36-41 |
| 18:39 | Bucknell | Justin Long grabs the defensive rebound | 36-41 |
| 18:33 | Bucknell | Ira Mouzon swats the layup by Justin Long | 36-41 |
| 18:31 | Bucknell | Justin Long can't tip it in | 36-41 |
| 18:30 | Northern Illinois University | George Lantz gets the rebound | 36-41 |
| 18:22 | Northern Illinois University | Chris Ouimet misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 36-41 |
| 18:20 | Northern Illinois University | Laurence Fermin tips it back up and in | 38-41 |
| 18:01 | Bucknell | Jared Lee loses the dribble to Chris Ouimet | 38-41 |
| 17:57 | Northern Illinois University | Randolph Poss makes the floater in the lane set up by Laurence Fermin and he's fouled by John Lewis - foul #1 on John Lewis, team foul #1 | 40-41 |
| 17:57 | Northern Illinois University | Randolph Poss makes the free throw | 41-41 |
| 17:28 | Bucknell | Justin Long hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 41-41 |
| 17:26 | Northern Illinois University | Ira Mouzon gets the rebound | 41-41 |
| 17:22 | Northern Illinois University | Randolph Poss connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from George Lantz | 44-41 |
| 17:18 | Bucknell | Davis Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-41 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Mike Haakenson (SF), Gary Green (PF), Ronald Jeanbaptiste (C) Chris Ouimet, Laurence Fermin, Ira Mouzon | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Tony Aubuchon (SG), Thomas Alexander (C) Davis Smith, Mike Scott | |
| 16:52 | Northern Illinois University | Ronald Jeanbaptiste can't throw it down | 44-41 |
| 16:50 | Northern Illinois University | Ronald Jeanbaptiste gets the offensive rebound | 44-41 |
| 16:30 | Northern Illinois University | Randolph Poss connects on the floater from the right side on a nice dish by Mike Haakenson and he's hacked by Jared Lee - foul #1 on Jared Lee, team foul #2 | 46-41 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Cecil Brown (SG) George Lantz | |
| Subs | Bucknell | John Turner (SG), Bruce Andrews (PF), Mike Scott (C) Jared Lee, John Lewis, Justin Long | |
| 16:30 | Northern Illinois University | Randolph Poss makes the free throw | 47-41 |
| 16:21 | Bucknell | John Turner misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 47-41 |
| 16:20 | Bucknell | Thomas Alexander grabs the offensive rebound | 47-41 |
| 16:06 | Bucknell | Tony Aubuchon scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 47-44 |
| 15:49 | Northern Illinois University | Gary Green is called for a charge - foul #1 on Gary Green, team foul #1 | 47-44 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Chris Ouimet (SF), Laurence Fermin (PF), Ira Mouzon (C) Randolph Poss, Gary Green, Ronald Jeanbaptiste | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Davis Smith (SG), Kenneth Cashman (PF) John Turner, Bruce Andrews | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Cecil Brown (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Mike Haakenson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Chris Ouimet (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Laurence Fermin (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Ira Mouzon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Bucknell | PG - Tony Aubuchon (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Davis Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Thomas Alexander (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Cashman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Mike Scott (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Bucknell | Tony Aubuchon clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 47-44 |
| 15:35 | Northern Illinois University | Laurence Fermin grabs the board | 47-44 |
| 15:29 | Northern Illinois University | Tony Aubuchon is called for the reach on Cecil Brown - foul #2 on Tony Aubuchon, team foul #3 | 47-44 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | George Lantz (SG) Mike Haakenson | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Jared Lee (PG), John Lewis (SF) Tony Aubuchon, Mike Scott | |
| 15:07 | Northern Illinois University | Cecil Brown misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 47-44 |
| 15:06 | Bucknell | Kenneth Cashman snags the defensive board | 47-44 |
| 14:52 | Bucknell | Cecil Brown steals the ball from John Lewis | 47-44 |
| 14:35 | Northern Illinois University | George Lantz is fouled on the floor by John Lewis - foul #2 on John Lewis, team foul #4 | 47-44 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Randolph Poss (PG) Cecil Brown | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Justin Long (PF) Thomas Alexander | |
| 14:17 | Northern Illinois University | Ira Mouzon misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by Kenneth Cashman - foul #4 on Kenneth Cashman, team foul #5 | 47-44 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Gary Green (SF) Chris Ouimet | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Mike Scott (C) Kenneth Cashman | |
| 14:17 | Northern Illinois University | Ira Mouzon makes the 1st free throw | 48-44 |
| 14:17 | Northern Illinois University | Ira Mouzon makes the 2nd free throw | 49-44 |
| 13:58 | Bucknell | Mike Scott can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 49-44 |
| 13:56 | Bucknell | Mike Scott tips it home | 49-46 |
| 13:27 | Northern Illinois University | George Lantz knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Gary Green | 52-46 |
| 13:09 | Bucknell | Mike Scott buries a 3 from the left corner | 52-49 |
| 13:05 | Northern Illinois University | Randolph Poss drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by George Lantz | 54-49 |
| 12:56 | Bucknell | Davis Smith scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from John Lewis | 54-51 |
| 12:54 | Northern Illinois University | Randolph Poss is hacked by Jared Lee in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jared Lee, team foul #6 | 54-51 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Cecil Brown (SG), Chris Ouimet (SF), Ronald Jeanbaptiste (C) George Lantz, Laurence Fermin, Ira Mouzon | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Tony Aubuchon (PG), John Turner (SG), Thomas Alexander (SF) Jared Lee, Davis Smith, John Lewis | |
| 12:36 | Northern Illinois University | Chris Ouimet lays it in on a nice dish by Randolph Poss | 56-51 |
| 12:11 | Bucknell | Justin Long knocks in the turnaround from the left block set up by Thomas Alexander | 56-53 |
| 11:45 | Northern Illinois University | Ronald Jeanbaptiste misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 56-53 |
| 11:43 | Northern Illinois University | Gary Green grabs the offensive rebound | 56-53 |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Randolph Poss (fresh) 16 pts. 5 ast. SG - Cecil Brown (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Chris Ouimet (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gary Green (fresh) 5 reb. C - Ronald Jeanbaptiste (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bucknell | PG - Tony Aubuchon (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Turner (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - Thomas Alexander (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Justin Long (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Mike Scott (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Northern Illinois University | Gary Green misses the shot in the paint but he's fouled by Justin Long - foul #3 on Justin Long, team foul #7 | 56-53 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | George Lantz (SG) Randolph Poss | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Jared Lee (PG), John Lewis (SF), Bruce Andrews (C) John Turner, Justin Long, Mike Scott | |
| 11:32 | Northern Illinois University | Gary Green makes the 1st free throw | 57-53 |
| 11:32 | Northern Illinois University | Gary Green makes the 2nd free throw | 58-53 |
| 11:11 | Bucknell | Thomas Alexander misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 58-53 |
| 11:10 | Bucknell | Thomas Alexander grabs the offensive rebound | 58-53 |
| 10:55 | Bucknell | Jared Lee misses the floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Cecil Brown - foul #2 on Cecil Brown, team foul #2 | 58-53 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Mike Haakenson (SF), Laurence Fermin (PF) Chris Ouimet, Gary Green | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Davis Smith (SG), Justin Long (PF) Tony Aubuchon, Thomas Alexander | |
| 10:55 | Bucknell | Jared Lee makes the 1st free throw | 58-54 |
| 10:55 | Bucknell | Jared Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 58-55 |
| 10:34 | Northern Illinois University | Cecil Brown can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 58-55 |
| 10:32 | Northern Illinois University | Laurence Fermin grabs the offensive rebound | 58-55 |
| 10:14 | Northern Illinois University | Cecil Brown can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 58-55 |
| 10:12 | Bucknell | Bruce Andrews gets the rebound | 58-55 |
| 09:57 | Bucknell | Davis Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-55 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Randolph Poss (PG), Ira Mouzon (C) Cecil Brown, Ronald Jeanbaptiste | |
| Subs | Bucknell | | |
| 09:47 | Northern Illinois University | Ira Mouzon buries a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Mike Haakenson | 60-55 |
| 09:34 | Bucknell | John Lewis connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Jared Lee | 60-58 |
| 09:28 | Northern Illinois University | Bruce Andrews steals the ball from George Lantz | 60-58 |
| 09:11 | Bucknell | Davis Smith clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 60-58 |
| 09:10 | Bucknell | Bruce Andrews grabs the offensive rebound | 60-58 |
| 08:59 | Bucknell | Justin Long connects on the shot from close range on a great pass from Jared Lee | 60-60 |
| 08:36 | Northern Illinois University | Randolph Poss hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 60-60 |
| 08:34 | Bucknell | Davis Smith pulls down the rebound | 60-60 |
| 08:22 | Bucknell | George Lantz takes the ball from Davis Smith | 60-60 |
| 08:04 | Northern Illinois University | Bruce Andrews picks off the pass by Ira Mouzon | 60-60 |
| 07:45 | Bucknell | John Lewis drills a shot from the left side on a great pass from Jared Lee | 60-62 |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Randolph Poss (fresh) 16 pts. 5 ast. SG - George Lantz (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - Mike Haakenson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Laurence Fermin (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Ira Mouzon (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Bucknell | PG - Jared Lee (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 ast. SG - Davis Smith (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Lewis (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 4 reb. PF - Justin Long (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Bruce Andrews (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 07:27 | Northern Illinois University | Ira Mouzon makes the shot near the basket and the foul's on Bruce Andrews - foul #1 on Bruce Andrews, team foul #8 | 62-62 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Cecil Brown (SG), Chris Ouimet (SF), Gary Green (PF) George Lantz, Mike Haakenson, Laurence Fermin | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Tony Aubuchon (PG), John Turner (SG), Thomas Alexander (SF), Kenneth Cashman (PF), Mike Scott (C) Jared Lee, Davis Smith, John Lewis, Justin Long, Bruce Andrews | |
| 07:27 | Northern Illinois University | Ira Mouzon misses the free throw | 62-62 |
| 07:27 | Northern Illinois University | Gary Green snags the offensive board | 62-62 |
| 07:20 | Northern Illinois University | Chris Ouimet lays it up and in on a great pass from Randolph Poss | 64-62 |
| 07:00 | Bucknell | John Turner misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 64-62 |
| 06:59 | Bucknell | Kenneth Cashman gets the offensive rebound | 64-62 |
| 06:39 | Bucknell | John Turner knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Thomas Alexander | 64-65 |
| 06:25 | Northern Illinois University | Randolph Poss clanks a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Tony Aubuchon - foul #3 on Tony Aubuchon, team foul #9 | 64-65 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Ronald Jeanbaptiste (C) Ira Mouzon | |
| Subs | Bucknell | | |
| 06:25 | Northern Illinois University | Randolph Poss misses the 1st free throw | 64-65 |
| 06:25 | Northern Illinois University | Randolph Poss makes the 2nd free throw | 65-65 |
| 06:17 | Bucknell | Kenneth Cashman scores on a turnaround from close range and he's hacked by Gary Green - foul #2 on Gary Green, team foul #3 | 65-67 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | George Lantz (SG) Randolph Poss | |
| Subs | Bucknell | | |
| 06:17 | Bucknell | Kenneth Cashman makes the free throw | 65-68 |
| 06:05 | Northern Illinois University | George Lantz hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 65-68 |
| 06:04 | Northern Illinois University | Chris Ouimet misses the tip | 65-68 |
| 06:03 | Northern Illinois University | Cecil Brown snags the offensive board | 65-68 |
| 05:52 | Northern Illinois University | George Lantz misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 65-68 |
| 05:51 | Bucknell | Mike Scott grabs the board | 65-68 |
| 05:36 | Bucknell | Tony Aubuchon scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 65-70 |
| 05:11 | Northern Illinois University | Cecil Brown scores on a runner in the paint | 67-70 |
| 04:55 | Bucknell | Tony Aubuchon hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 67-70 |
| 04:53 | Bucknell | Mike Scott tips it in | 67-72 |
| 04:31 | Northern Illinois University | George Lantz scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Cecil Brown | 70-72 |
| 04:31 | Bucknell | Bucknell calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-72 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Randolph Poss (PG), Laurence Fermin (PF), Ira Mouzon (C) Cecil Brown, Gary Green, Ronald Jeanbaptiste | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Jared Lee (PG), Davis Smith (SG), John Lewis (SF), Justin Long (PF) Tony Aubuchon, John Turner, Thomas Alexander, Kenneth Cashman | |
| 04:17 | Bucknell | Jared Lee scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Mike Scott | 70-75 |
| 04:05 | Northern Illinois University | Mike Scott picks off the pass by Chris Ouimet | 70-75 |
| 03:42 | Bucknell | Jared Lee clanks a floater from the left wing | 70-75 |
| 03:41 | Bucknell | Mike Scott tips it but misses | 70-75 |
| 03:40 | Northern Illinois University | Chris Ouimet snags the defensive board | 70-75 |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Randolph Poss (fresh) 17 pts. 6 ast. SG - George Lantz (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SF - Chris Ouimet (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Laurence Fermin (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Ira Mouzon (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Bucknell | PG - Jared Lee (fresh) 9 pts. 8 ast. SG - Davis Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Lewis (fresh) 18 pts. 4 reb. PF - Justin Long (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Mike Scott (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:17 | Northern Illinois University | Chris Ouimet throws a bad pass out of bounds | 70-75 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Gary Green (SF) Chris Ouimet | |
| Subs | Bucknell | | |
| 02:59 | Bucknell | John Lewis misses the easy layup | 70-75 |
| 02:57 | Northern Illinois University | Laurence Fermin gets the rebound | 70-75 |
| 02:52 | Northern Illinois University | Jared Lee takes the ball from George Lantz | 70-75 |
| 02:24 | Bucknell | Jared Lee misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 70-75 |
| 02:23 | Northern Illinois University | The rebound goes to Laurence Fermin | 70-75 |
| 02:18 | Northern Illinois University | George Lantz is hacked by Mike Scott - foul #1 on Mike Scott, team foul #10 | 70-75 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Kenneth Cashman (C) Mike Scott | |
| 02:18 | Northern Illinois University | George Lantz makes the 1st free throw | 71-75 |
| 02:18 | Northern Illinois University | George Lantz makes the 2nd free throw | 72-75 |
| 02:03 | Bucknell | Justin Long is whistled for traveling | 72-75 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Chris Ouimet (SF), Ronald Jeanbaptiste (C) Gary Green, Ira Mouzon | |
| Subs | Bucknell | | |
| 01:50 | Northern Illinois University | The short jumper by Chris Ouimet is denied by John Lewis | 72-75 |
| 01:49 | Bucknell | John Lewis pulls down the rebound | 72-75 |
| 01:28 | Bucknell | Jared Lee misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 72-75 |
| 01:27 | Bucknell | Kenneth Cashman snags the offensive board | 72-75 |
| 01:11 | Bucknell | John Lewis comes up short on the shot from the baseline but the foul's on Chris Ouimet - foul #2 on Chris Ouimet, team foul #4 | 72-75 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Ira Mouzon (C) Ronald Jeanbaptiste | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Mike Scott (C) Kenneth Cashman | |
| 01:11 | Bucknell | John Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 72-76 |
| 01:11 | Bucknell | John Lewis misses the 2nd free throw | 72-76 |
| 01:11 | Northern Illinois University | Ira Mouzon snags the defensive board | 72-76 |
| 00:51 | Northern Illinois University | Mike Scott denies the turnaround by Randolph Poss | 72-76 |
| 00:49 | Bucknell | John Lewis grabs the board | 72-76 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Bucknell | Bucknell is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:46 | Bucknell | Jared Lee is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 72-76 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Bucknell | Bucknell is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:37 | Northern Illinois University | Ira Mouzon is hacked by Mike Scott - foul #2 on Mike Scott, team foul #11 | 72-76 |
| 00:37 | Northern Illinois University | Ira Mouzon makes the 1st free throw | 73-76 |
| 00:37 | Northern Illinois University | Ira Mouzon makes the 2nd free throw | 74-76 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Bucknell | Bucknell is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:36 | Bucknell | Randolph Poss is called for the reach on John Lewis in the backcourt - foul #3 on Randolph Poss, team foul #5 | 74-76 |
| 00:34 | Bucknell | Chris Ouimet is called for the reach on Justin Long - foul #3 on Chris Ouimet, team foul #6 | 74-76 |
| 00:33 | Bucknell | John Lewis is fouled on the floor by Chris Ouimet - foul #4 on Chris Ouimet, team foul #7 | 74-76 |
| 00:33 | Bucknell | John Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 74-77 |
| 00:33 | Bucknell | John Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 74-78 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Bucknell | Bucknell is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:27 | Northern Illinois University | Jared Lee is called for the reach on Randolph Poss - foul #3 on Jared Lee, team foul #12 | 74-78 |
| 00:27 | Northern Illinois University | Randolph Poss misses the 1st free throw | 74-78 |
| 00:27 | Northern Illinois University | Randolph Poss makes the 2nd free throw | 75-78 |
| 00:24 | Bucknell | George Lantz is called for the reach on Davis Smith in the backcourt - foul #2 on George Lantz, team foul #8 | 75-78 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Tony Aubuchon (PG), Kenneth Cashman (PF) Jared Lee, Justin Long | |
| 00:24 | Bucknell | Davis Smith makes the 1st free throw | 75-79 |
| 00:24 | Bucknell | Davis Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 75-79 |
| 00:24 | Northern Illinois University | Laurence Fermin pulls down the rebound | 75-79 |
| 00:16 | Northern Illinois University | George Lantz comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 75-79 |
| 00:14 | Bucknell | John Lewis gets the rebound | 75-79 |
| 00:14 | Bucknell | Bucknell calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 75-79 |
| 00:12 | Bucknell | Mike Scott is fouled in the backcourt by Randolph Poss - foul #4 on Randolph Poss, team foul #9 | 75-79 |
| 00:12 | Bucknell | Mike Scott makes the 1st free throw | 75-80 |
| 00:12 | Bucknell | Mike Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 75-81 |
| 00:06 | Northern Illinois University | Laurence Fermin scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 78-81 |
| 00:04 | Bucknell | John Lewis is fouled in the backcourt by Randolph Poss - foul #5 on Randolph Poss, team foul #10 | 78-81 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Cecil Brown (PG) Randolph Poss | |
| Subs | Bucknell | | |
| 00:04 | Bucknell | John Lewis misses the 1st free throw | 78-81 |
| 00:04 | Bucknell | John Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 78-82 |
| 00:00 | Northern Illinois University | Chris Ouimet hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 78-82 |