| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Randolph Poss (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - George Lantz (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Chris Ouimet (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Laurence Fermin (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Ira Mouzon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Ivan Zaltz (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Clevenger (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SF - Kenneth Hawk (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Raymond Seabolt (fresh) 5 pts. C - Joey Culpepper (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northern Illinois University | Chris Ouimet inbounds the ball | 39-35 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:47 | Northern Illinois University | Randolph Poss clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 39-35 |
| 19:46 | Miami (OH) | The rebound goes to Kenneth Hawk | 39-35 |
| 19:41 | Miami (OH) | Ivan Zaltz is hacked by Laurence Fermin - foul #2 on Laurence Fermin, team foul #1 | 39-35 |
| 19:30 | Miami (OH) | Joey Culpepper knocks in the shot from the left wing | 39-37 |
| 19:08 | Northern Illinois University | Randolph Poss drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 41-37 |
| 18:48 | Miami (OH) | Joey Culpepper's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-37 |
| 18:32 | Northern Illinois University | Randolph Poss knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline set up by George Lantz | 43-37 |
| 18:19 | Miami (OH) | Joey Culpepper hits a shot in the paint set up by Raymond Seabolt | 43-39 |
| 18:03 | Northern Illinois University | George Lantz misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 43-39 |
| 18:02 | Northern Illinois University | Laurence Fermin tips it but misses | 43-39 |
| 18:00 | Miami (OH) | The rebound goes to Joey Culpepper | 43-39 |
| 17:44 | Miami (OH) | Ivan Zaltz misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Chris Ouimet - foul #3 on Chris Ouimet, team foul #2 | 43-39 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Gary Green (SF) Chris Ouimet | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| 17:44 | Miami (OH) | Ivan Zaltz makes the 1st free throw | 43-40 |
| 17:44 | Miami (OH) | Ivan Zaltz makes the 2nd free throw | 43-41 |
| 17:33 | Northern Illinois University | George Lantz clanks a 3 from the left corner | 43-41 |
| 17:31 | Northern Illinois University | George Lantz snags the offensive board | 43-41 |
| 17:12 | Northern Illinois University | Laurence Fermin buries a fadeaway from the left side | 45-41 |
| 16:52 | Miami (OH) | Richard Clevenger misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 45-41 |
| 16:50 | Northern Illinois University | Gary Green gets the rebound | 45-41 |
| 16:45 | Northern Illinois University | George Lantz is called for a charge - foul #2 on George Lantz, team foul #3 | 45-41 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Mike Haakenson (SF), Ronald Jeanbaptiste (C) Laurence Fermin, Ira Mouzon | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Thomas Dunton (SG), John Sowers (SF), Roy Walker (PF), Mark Roney (C) Richard Clevenger, Kenneth Hawk, Raymond Seabolt, Joey Culpepper | |
| 16:22 | Miami (OH) | John Sowers buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 45-43 |
| 16:09 | Northern Illinois University | Gary Green blows the layup | 45-43 |
| 16:08 | Miami (OH) | The rebound goes to John Sowers | 45-43 |
| 15:53 | Miami (OH) | Ivan Zaltz's pass is intercepted by George Lantz | 45-43 |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Randolph Poss (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - George Lantz (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Mike Haakenson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Gary Green (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Ronald Jeanbaptiste (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Ivan Zaltz (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Dunton (fresh) SF - John Sowers (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Roy Walker (fresh) 3 pts. C - Mark Roney (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 15:28 | Northern Illinois University | Ronald Jeanbaptiste comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 45-43 |
| 15:27 | Northern Illinois University | The offensive rebound goes to Gary Green | 45-43 |
| 15:11 | Northern Illinois University | Randolph Poss is fouled on the floor by Ivan Zaltz - foul #1 on Ivan Zaltz, team foul #1 | 45-43 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Cecil Brown (PG), Chris Ouimet (SF), Laurence Fermin (PF), Ira Mouzon (C) Randolph Poss, George Lantz, Gary Green, Ronald Jeanbaptiste | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Richard Clevenger (SG), Kenneth Hawk (SF), Raymond Seabolt (PF), Joey Culpepper (C) Ivan Zaltz, Thomas Dunton, Roy Walker, Mark Roney | |
| 14:57 | Northern Illinois University | Laurence Fermin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 45-43 |
| 14:56 | Northern Illinois University | Chris Ouimet grabs the offensive rebound | 45-43 |
| 14:50 | Northern Illinois University | Mike Haakenson drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Cecil Brown | 48-43 |
| 14:35 | Miami (OH) | Chris Ouimet steals the ball from Kenneth Hawk | 48-43 |
| 14:14 | Northern Illinois University | Cecil Brown misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 48-43 |
| 14:12 | Miami (OH) | Raymond Seabolt grabs the board | 48-43 |
| 14:04 | Miami (OH) | Raymond Seabolt can't finish the layup | 48-43 |
| 14:03 | Miami (OH) | Joey Culpepper tips it in | 48-45 |
| 13:48 | Northern Illinois University | Mike Haakenson's pass is intercepted by Kenneth Hawk | 48-45 |
| 13:43 | Miami (OH) | Richard Clevenger is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Richard Clevenger, team foul #2 | 48-45 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Randolph Poss (PG), George Lantz (SG) Cecil Brown, Mike Haakenson | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Ivan Zaltz (PG) John Sowers | |
| 13:20 | Northern Illinois University | Richard Clevenger is called for the reach on George Lantz - foul #3 on Richard Clevenger, team foul #3 | 48-45 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Ronald Jeanbaptiste (C) Ira Mouzon | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| 13:05 | Northern Illinois University | Randolph Poss throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-45 |
| 12:40 | Miami (OH) | Ivan Zaltz is hacked by Randolph Poss - foul #1 on Randolph Poss, team foul #4 | 48-45 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Gary Green (PF) Laurence Fermin | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Mark Roney (C) Joey Culpepper | |
| 12:22 | Miami (OH) | Raymond Seabolt connects on the driving attempt near the basket | 48-47 |
| 12:18 | Northern Illinois University | Randolph Poss buries a shot from the left block | 50-47 |
| 12:01 | Miami (OH) | Richard Clevenger can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 50-47 |
| 11:59 | Northern Illinois University | Gary Green grabs the board | 50-47 |
| 11:54 | Northern Illinois University | Randolph Poss makes the fadeaway from the left block set up by Chris Ouimet | 52-47 |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Randolph Poss (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - George Lantz (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Chris Ouimet (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Gary Green (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Ronald Jeanbaptiste (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Ivan Zaltz (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Clevenger (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Kenneth Hawk (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - Raymond Seabolt (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - Mark Roney (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 11:29 | Miami (OH) | Mark Roney banks in the layup on a nice dish by Ivan Zaltz and he's hacked by Ronald Jeanbaptiste - foul #1 on Ronald Jeanbaptiste, team foul #5 | 52-49 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Laurence Fermin (PF), Ira Mouzon (C) Chris Ouimet, Ronald Jeanbaptiste | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | John Sowers (PG), Thomas Dunton (SG), Omar Dejean (SF), Roy Walker (PF) Ivan Zaltz, Richard Clevenger, Kenneth Hawk, Raymond Seabolt | |
| 11:29 | Miami (OH) | Mark Roney makes the free throw | 52-50 |
| 11:10 | Northern Illinois University | Ira Mouzon's pass is intercepted by John Sowers | 52-50 |
| 10:48 | Miami (OH) | Laurence Fermin steps in front of the Thomas Dunton pass | 52-50 |
| 10:34 | Northern Illinois University | Randolph Poss is fouled on the floor by Mark Roney - foul #1 on Mark Roney, team foul #4 | 52-50 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Joey Culpepper (C) Mark Roney | |
| 10:19 | Northern Illinois University | Ira Mouzon can't connect on a jump hook from the left block but the foul's on Joey Culpepper - foul #3 on Joey Culpepper, team foul #5 | 52-50 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Cecil Brown (SG) George Lantz | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Ivan Zaltz (PG) Omar Dejean | |
| 10:19 | Northern Illinois University | Ira Mouzon makes the 1st free throw | 53-50 |
| 10:19 | Northern Illinois University | Ira Mouzon makes the 2nd free throw | 54-50 |
| 10:04 | Miami (OH) | Thomas Dunton misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 54-50 |
| 10:03 | Northern Illinois University | Gary Green grabs the defensive rebound | 54-50 |
| 09:59 | Northern Illinois University | Randolph Poss hits a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Cecil Brown | 57-50 |
| 09:48 | Miami (OH) | Joey Culpepper throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-50 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Chris Ouimet (SF) Gary Green | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Richard Clevenger (SG), Kenneth Hawk (SF), Raymond Seabolt (PF) Thomas Dunton, John Sowers, Roy Walker | |
| 09:27 | Northern Illinois University | Ira Mouzon connects on the jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Cecil Brown | 59-50 |
| 09:00 | Miami (OH) | Ivan Zaltz connects on the shot from close range | 59-52 |
| 08:55 | Northern Illinois University | Chris Ouimet misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 59-52 |
| 08:53 | Miami (OH) | Kenneth Hawk grabs the defensive rebound | 59-52 |
| 08:42 | Miami (OH) | Kenneth Hawk buries a floater from the left side | 59-54 |
| 08:24 | Northern Illinois University | Chris Ouimet comes up short on the runner from the baseline | 59-54 |
| 08:23 | Miami (OH) | Raymond Seabolt gets the rebound | 59-54 |
| 08:18 | Miami (OH) | Kenneth Hawk is hacked by Chris Ouimet - foul #4 on Chris Ouimet, team foul #6 | 59-54 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | George Lantz (SG), Mike Haakenson (SF), Gary Green (PF), Ronald Jeanbaptiste (C) Randolph Poss, Chris Ouimet, Laurence Fermin, Ira Mouzon | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| 08:09 | Miami (OH) | Mike Haakenson is called for the reach on Richard Clevenger - foul #1 on Mike Haakenson, team foul #7 | 59-54 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | John Sowers (PG) Ivan Zaltz | |
| 08:09 | Miami (OH) | Richard Clevenger makes the 1st free throw | 59-55 |
| 08:09 | Miami (OH) | Richard Clevenger makes the 2nd free throw | 59-56 |
| 07:55 | Northern Illinois University | Richard Clevenger is called for the reach on George Lantz - foul #4 on Richard Clevenger, team foul #6 | 59-56 |
| 07:37 | Northern Illinois University | Cecil Brown scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by George Lantz | 62-56 |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Cecil Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - George Lantz (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Mike Haakenson (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Gary Green (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Ronald Jeanbaptiste (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - John Sowers (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Clevenger (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Kenneth Hawk (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. PF - Raymond Seabolt (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Joey Culpepper (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:17 | Miami (OH) | The jump hook by Joey Culpepper is blocked by Ronald Jeanbaptiste | 62-56 |
| 07:16 | Northern Illinois University | Cecil Brown grabs the board | 62-56 |
| 07:11 | Northern Illinois University | Cecil Brown misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 62-56 |
| 07:10 | Northern Illinois University | George Lantz grabs the offensive board | 62-56 |
| 06:52 | Northern Illinois University | George Lantz connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Gary Green | 65-56 |
| 06:29 | Miami (OH) | Richard Clevenger misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 65-56 |
| 06:28 | Miami (OH) | Kenneth Hawk snags the offensive board | 65-56 |
| 06:12 | Miami (OH) | Kenneth Hawk makes the 3pt shot from straight away | 65-59 |
| 05:45 | Northern Illinois University | Ronald Jeanbaptiste hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 65-59 |
| 05:43 | Miami (OH) | Raymond Seabolt snags the defensive board | 65-59 |
| 05:27 | Miami (OH) | Joey Culpepper can't finish the layup | 65-59 |
| 05:26 | Miami (OH) | Joey Culpepper tips it but misses | 65-59 |
| 05:25 | Northern Illinois University | Ronald Jeanbaptiste grabs the defensive rebound | 65-59 |
| 05:25 | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-59 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Randolph Poss (PG), Chris Ouimet (SF), Laurence Fermin (PF), Ira Mouzon (C) Cecil Brown, Mike Haakenson, Gary Green, Ronald Jeanbaptiste | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Ivan Zaltz (PG), Thomas Dunton (SG), Mark Roney (C) John Sowers, Richard Clevenger, Joey Culpepper | |
| 05:03 | Northern Illinois University | Ira Mouzon misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Mark Roney - foul #2 on Mark Roney, team foul #7 | 65-59 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Roy Walker (PF) Raymond Seabolt | |
| 05:03 | Northern Illinois University | Ira Mouzon makes the 1st free throw | 66-59 |
| 05:03 | Northern Illinois University | Ira Mouzon makes the 2nd free throw | 67-59 |
| 04:44 | Miami (OH) | Chris Ouimet steps in front of the Mark Roney pass | 67-59 |
| 04:41 | Northern Illinois University | Chris Ouimet lays it up and in | 69-59 |
| 04:21 | Miami (OH) | Ivan Zaltz misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 69-59 |
| 04:20 | Northern Illinois University | Laurence Fermin pulls down the rebound | 69-59 |
| 04:14 | Northern Illinois University | Randolph Poss knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Chris Ouimet | 71-59 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:00 | Miami (OH) | Mark Roney misses long on a floater from the left wing | 71-59 |
| 03:59 | Northern Illinois University | Laurence Fermin snags the defensive board | 71-59 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:52 | Northern Illinois University | Chris Ouimet misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 71-59 |
| 03:50 | Miami (OH) | The rebound goes to Ivan Zaltz | 71-59 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:42 | Miami (OH) | Ivan Zaltz loses the dribble to Laurence Fermin | 71-59 |
| 03:25 | Northern Illinois University | Randolph Poss misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 71-59 |
| 03:24 | Miami (OH) | Thomas Dunton pulls down the rebound | 71-59 |
| 03:24 | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-59 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Richard Clevenger (SG), Raymond Seabolt (PF), Joey Culpepper (C) Thomas Dunton, Roy Walker, Mark Roney | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Randolph Poss (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SG - George Lantz (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Chris Ouimet (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - Laurence Fermin (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Ira Mouzon (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Ivan Zaltz (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Clevenger (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Kenneth Hawk (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. PF - Raymond Seabolt (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Joey Culpepper (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:08 | Miami (OH) | George Lantz takes the ball from Richard Clevenger | 71-59 |
| 02:49 | Northern Illinois University | Chris Ouimet knocks in the floater from the left wing on a great pass from George Lantz | 73-59 |
| 02:42 | Miami (OH) | Joey Culpepper knocks in the jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Ivan Zaltz | 73-61 |
| 02:15 | Northern Illinois University | Chris Ouimet is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #5 on Chris Ouimet, team foul #8 | 73-61 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Cecil Brown (PG), Mike Haakenson (SG), Gary Green (SF), Ronald Jeanbaptiste (PF), Everett Witherspoon (C) Randolph Poss, George Lantz, Chris Ouimet, Laurence Fermin, Ira Mouzon | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | John Sowers (PG), Thomas Dunton (SG), Omar Dejean (SF), Roy Walker (PF), Mark Roney (C) Ivan Zaltz, Richard Clevenger, Kenneth Hawk, Raymond Seabolt, Joey Culpepper | |
| 01:59 | Miami (OH) | Mark Roney can't finish the layup | 73-61 |
| 01:57 | Northern Illinois University | The rebound goes to Cecil Brown | 73-61 |
| 01:52 | Northern Illinois University | Cecil Brown buries a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Mike Haakenson | 75-61 |
| 01:40 | Miami (OH) | Mark Roney hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from John Sowers | 75-64 |
| 01:26 | Northern Illinois University | Gary Green misses badly on a jumper in the paint | 75-64 |
| 01:25 | Miami (OH) | John Sowers gets the rebound | 75-64 |
| 01:12 | Miami (OH) | Roy Walker hits a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by John Sowers | 75-67 |
| 01:12 | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 75-67 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Randolph Poss (PG), George Lantz (SG), Laurence Fermin (PF), Ira Mouzon (C) Cecil Brown, Mike Haakenson, Ronald Jeanbaptiste, Everett Witherspoon | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Ivan Zaltz (PG), Richard Clevenger (SG), Kenneth Hawk (SF), Raymond Seabolt (PF), Joey Culpepper (C) John Sowers, Thomas Dunton, Omar Dejean, Roy Walker, Mark Roney | |
| 00:52 | Northern Illinois University | Laurence Fermin comes up short on the shot from the left side but he's fouled by Raymond Seabolt - foul #3 on Raymond Seabolt, team foul #8 | 75-67 |
| 00:52 | Northern Illinois University | Laurence Fermin misses the 1st free throw | 75-67 |
| 00:52 | Northern Illinois University | Laurence Fermin misses the 2nd free throw | 75-67 |
| 00:52 | Miami (OH) | Joey Culpepper grabs the defensive rebound | 75-67 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:46 | Miami (OH) | Ivan Zaltz makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 75-70 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:45 | Northern Illinois University | Randolph Poss is fouled in the backcourt by Ivan Zaltz - foul #2 on Ivan Zaltz, team foul #9 | 75-70 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Thomas Mestas (SF), Ronald Jeanbaptiste (C) Gary Green, Ira Mouzon | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| 00:45 | Northern Illinois University | Randolph Poss makes the 1st free throw | 76-70 |
| 00:45 | Northern Illinois University | Randolph Poss makes the 2nd free throw | 77-70 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:40 | Miami (OH) | Raymond Seabolt misses short on a turnaround from the right block | 77-70 |
| 00:39 | Northern Illinois University | Laurence Fermin snags the defensive board | 77-70 |
| 00:39 | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 77-70 |
| 00:38 | Northern Illinois University | Ronald Jeanbaptiste is hacked by Richard Clevenger in the backcourt - foul #5 on Richard Clevenger, team foul #10 | 77-70 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Thomas Dunton (SG) Richard Clevenger | |
| 00:38 | Northern Illinois University | Ronald Jeanbaptiste makes the 1st free throw | 78-70 |
| 00:38 | Northern Illinois University | Ronald Jeanbaptiste makes the 2nd free throw | 79-70 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:33 | Miami (OH) | Ivan Zaltz makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 79-73 |
| 00:32 | Northern Illinois University | Ivan Zaltz is called for the reach on Randolph Poss in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ivan Zaltz, team foul #11 | 79-73 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Mike Haakenson (SF) Thomas Mestas | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| 00:32 | Northern Illinois University | Randolph Poss makes the 1st free throw | 80-73 |
| 00:32 | Northern Illinois University | Randolph Poss makes the 2nd free throw | 81-73 |
| 00:24 | Miami (OH) | Thomas Dunton knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Raymond Seabolt | 81-76 |
| 00:24 | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 81-76 |
| 00:21 | Northern Illinois University | Randolph Poss is hacked by Ivan Zaltz in the backcourt - foul #4 on Ivan Zaltz, team foul #12 | 81-76 |
| 00:21 | Northern Illinois University | Randolph Poss makes the 1st free throw | 82-76 |
| 00:21 | Northern Illinois University | Randolph Poss makes the 2nd free throw | 83-76 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:13 | Miami (OH) | Ivan Zaltz hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 83-76 |
| 00:11 | Miami (OH) | Thomas Dunton grabs the offensive board | 83-76 |
| 00:08 | Miami (OH) | Thomas Dunton makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Raymond Seabolt | 83-79 |
| 00:08 | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 83-79 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Cecil Brown (PG), Ira Mouzon (C) Randolph Poss, Ronald Jeanbaptiste | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| 00:06 | Northern Illinois University | Thomas Dunton is called for the reach on George Lantz in the backcourt - foul #3 on Thomas Dunton, team foul #13 | 83-79 |
| 00:06 | Northern Illinois University | George Lantz misses the 1st free throw | 83-79 |
| 00:06 | Northern Illinois University | George Lantz makes the 2nd free throw | 84-79 |
| 00:00 | Miami (OH) | Ivan Zaltz misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 84-79 |