| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Stephen Manns (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Guadalupe Medina (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Swietomierz Bachinski (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Esteban Guerra (fresh) 5 pts. C - Deshi Sun (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Bryan Powers (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Terence Hiett (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Stanley Rossignol (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Frank Lynam (fresh) 5 reb. C - Craig Andres (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northern Illinois University | Stanley Rossignol inbounds the ball | 32-37 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:44 | Northern Illinois University | Terence Hiett misses long on a floater from the left side but he's hacked by Esteban Guerra - foul #1 on Esteban Guerra, team foul #1 | 32-37 |
| 19:44 | Northern Illinois University | Terence Hiett makes the 1st free throw | 32-38 |
| 19:44 | Northern Illinois University | Terence Hiett makes the 2nd free throw | 32-39 |
| 19:20 | Kent State | Stephen Manns misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 32-39 |
| 19:18 | Northern Illinois University | Frank Lynam pulls down the rebound | 32-39 |
| 19:13 | Northern Illinois University | Deshi Sun takes the ball from Terence Hiett | 32-39 |
| 18:52 | Kent State | Deshi Sun misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane | 32-39 |
| 18:51 | Kent State | Swietomierz Bachinski tips it in | 34-39 |
| 18:31 | Northern Illinois University | Frank Lynam misses the easy layup | 34-39 |
| 18:29 | Northern Illinois University | The offensive rebound goes to Stanley Rossignol | 34-39 |
| 18:13 | Northern Illinois University | Bryan Powers can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 34-39 |
| 18:12 | Kent State | Stephen Manns grabs the defensive rebound | 34-39 |
| 17:47 | Kent State | Deshi Sun connects on the fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Guadalupe Medina | 36-39 |
| 17:31 | Northern Illinois University | Craig Andres buries a floater near the basket set up by Terence Hiett | 36-41 |
| 17:10 | Kent State | Stephen Manns comes up short on the jumper in the lane | 36-41 |
| 17:09 | Kent State | The offensive rebound goes to Guadalupe Medina | 36-41 |
| 16:47 | Kent State | Guadalupe Medina buries a 3 from the left wing set up by Stephen Manns | 39-41 |
| 16:32 | Northern Illinois University | Craig Andres misses the easy layup but the foul's on Esteban Guerra - foul #2 on Esteban Guerra, team foul #2 | 39-41 |
| Subs | Kent State | Lewis Fagundes (PG), Vyacheslav Szychowski (SF) Stephen Manns, Swietomierz Bachinski | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | David Hodgdon (SF), Tommy Holman (PF) Stanley Rossignol, Frank Lynam | |
| 16:32 | Northern Illinois University | Craig Andres makes the 1st free throw | 39-42 |
| 16:32 | Northern Illinois University | Craig Andres makes the 2nd free throw | 39-43 |
| 16:03 | Kent State | Vyacheslav Szychowski drills a 3 from the right corner set up by Lewis Fagundes | 42-43 |
| 15:50 | Northern Illinois University | David Hodgdon misses short on a 3 from straight away | 42-43 |
| 15:48 | Kent State | Esteban Guerra pulls down the rebound | 42-43 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Lewis Fagundes (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Guadalupe Medina (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Vyacheslav Szychowski (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Esteban Guerra (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Deshi Sun (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Bryan Powers (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Terence Hiett (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Hodgdon (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Tommy Holman (fresh) C - Craig Andres (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:29 | Kent State | Lewis Fagundes clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 42-43 |
| 15:28 | Northern Illinois University | Craig Andres pulls down the rebound | 42-43 |
| 15:21 | Northern Illinois University | Tommy Holman double dribbles | 42-43 |
| Subs | Kent State | Swietomierz Bachinski (SF), Stephen Manns (PF), Matthew Coyne (C) Vyacheslav Szychowski, Esteban Guerra, Deshi Sun | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Stanley Rossignol (SG), George Hoffman (SF), Frank Lynam (PF), Forrest Morgan (C) Bryan Powers, Terence Hiett, Tommy Holman, Craig Andres | |
| 14:59 | Kent State | David Hodgdon steals it from Stephen Manns | 42-43 |
| 14:34 | Northern Illinois University | George Hoffman connects on the floater from the left side on a great pass from David Hodgdon | 42-45 |
| 14:16 | Kent State | Stephen Manns misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 42-45 |
| 14:14 | Kent State | Guadalupe Medina snags the offensive board | 42-45 |
| 14:05 | Kent State | Stephen Manns scores on a floater from the right side set up by Lewis Fagundes and he's fouled by Forrest Morgan - foul #1 on Forrest Morgan, team foul #1 | 44-45 |
| Subs | Kent State | Vyacheslav Szychowski (SF) Guadalupe Medina | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Bryan Powers (PG), Terence Hiett (SG) David Hodgdon, Stanley Rossignol | |
| 14:05 | Kent State | Stephen Manns makes the free throw | 45-45 |
| 13:42 | Northern Illinois University | Bryan Powers clanks a runner from the right block but he's hacked by Matthew Coyne - foul #4 on Matthew Coyne, team foul #3 | 45-45 |
| Subs | Kent State | Deshi Sun (C) Matthew Coyne | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Craig Andres (C) Forrest Morgan | |
| 13:42 | Northern Illinois University | Bryan Powers makes the 1st free throw | 45-46 |
| 13:42 | Northern Illinois University | Bryan Powers makes the 2nd free throw | 45-47 |
| 13:15 | Kent State | Terence Hiett is called for the reach on Swietomierz Bachinski - foul #1 on Terence Hiett, team foul #2 | 45-47 |
| Subs | Kent State | Guadalupe Medina (SG), Esteban Guerra (PF) Lewis Fagundes, Vyacheslav Szychowski | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Stanley Rossignol (PF) Frank Lynam | |
| 13:01 | Kent State | Guadalupe Medina hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 45-47 |
| 12:59 | Northern Illinois University | Craig Andres gets the rebound | 45-47 |
| 12:41 | Northern Illinois University | Deshi Sun takes the ball from Craig Andres | 45-47 |
| 12:14 | Kent State | Esteban Guerra clanks a shot from the left side | 45-47 |
| 12:13 | Northern Illinois University | Stanley Rossignol pulls down the rebound | 45-47 |
| 12:07 | Northern Illinois University | Terence Hiett hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 45-47 |
| 12:05 | Northern Illinois University | Craig Andres snags the offensive board | 45-47 |
| 11:56 | Northern Illinois University | George Hoffman knocks in the jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Bryan Powers | 45-49 |
| 11:30 | Kent State | Esteban Guerra hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Stephen Manns | 48-49 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Stephen Manns (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. SG - Guadalupe Medina (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Swietomierz Bachinski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Esteban Guerra (fresh) 8 pts. C - Deshi Sun (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Bryan Powers (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Terence Hiett (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - George Hoffman (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Stanley Rossignol (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Craig Andres (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:10 | Northern Illinois University | Deshi Sun steps in front of the George Hoffman pass | 48-49 |
| 10:41 | Kent State | Guadalupe Medina is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Guadalupe Medina, team foul #4 | 48-49 |
| Subs | Kent State | Lewis Fagundes (PG), Hai Wen (SG), Vyacheslav Szychowski (SF) Stephen Manns, Guadalupe Medina, Swietomierz Bachinski | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | David Hodgdon (SG), Frank Lynam (PF), Forrest Morgan (C) Terence Hiett, George Hoffman, Craig Andres | |
| 10:17 | Northern Illinois University | Bryan Powers hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 48-49 |
| 10:16 | Northern Illinois University | Forrest Morgan grabs the offensive rebound | 48-49 |
| 10:04 | Northern Illinois University | David Hodgdon is hacked by Esteban Guerra - foul #3 on Esteban Guerra, team foul #5 | 48-49 |
| Subs | Kent State | Guadalupe Medina (SG) Hai Wen | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Tommy Holman (SF) Stanley Rossignol | |
| 09:50 | Northern Illinois University | Forrest Morgan is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Forrest Morgan, team foul #3 | 48-49 |
| 09:27 | Kent State | Vyacheslav Szychowski misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 48-49 |
| 09:26 | Northern Illinois University | Forrest Morgan snags the defensive board | 48-49 |
| 09:20 | Northern Illinois University | David Hodgdon misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 48-49 |
| 09:18 | Kent State | Vyacheslav Szychowski grabs the board | 48-49 |
| 08:50 | Kent State | Esteban Guerra misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 48-49 |
| 08:49 | Kent State | Vyacheslav Szychowski grabs the offensive rebound | 48-49 |
| 08:28 | Kent State | Deshi Sun comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline | 48-49 |
| 08:27 | Northern Illinois University | The rebound goes to Tommy Holman | 48-49 |
| 08:21 | Northern Illinois University | Lewis Fagundes takes the ball from Tommy Holman | 48-49 |
| 08:02 | Kent State | Deshi Sun hits a floater from close range on a great pass from Esteban Guerra | 50-49 |
| 07:40 | Northern Illinois University | Bryan Powers misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 50-49 |
| 07:39 | Kent State | Deshi Sun grabs the board | 50-49 |
| 07:11 | Kent State | Deshi Sun clanks a fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by Frank Lynam - foul #1 on Frank Lynam, team foul #4 | 50-49 |
| Subs | Kent State | Stephen Manns (PG), Hai Wen (SG), Swietomierz Bachinski (SF), Matthew Coyne (C) Lewis Fagundes, Guadalupe Medina, Vyacheslav Szychowski, Esteban Guerra | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Steven Wilson (PG), Terence Hiett (SG), George Hoffman (SF), Stanley Rossignol (PF), Craig Andres (C) Bryan Powers, David Hodgdon, Tommy Holman, Frank Lynam, Forrest Morgan | |
| 07:11 | Kent State | Deshi Sun makes the 1st free throw | 51-49 |
| 07:11 | Kent State | Deshi Sun misses the 2nd free throw | 51-49 |
| 07:11 | Northern Illinois University | Craig Andres snags the defensive board | 51-49 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Stephen Manns (fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. SG - Hai Wen (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Swietomierz Bachinski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Deshi Sun (tiring) 12 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. C - Matthew Coyne (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Steven Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Terence Hiett (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - George Hoffman (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Stanley Rossignol (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Craig Andres (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 06:56 | Northern Illinois University | Terence Hiett is whistled for a carry | 51-49 |
| 06:36 | Kent State | Matthew Coyne hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 51-49 |
| 06:34 | Northern Illinois University | Craig Andres gets the rebound | 51-49 |
| 06:28 | Northern Illinois University | George Hoffman clanks a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Stephen Manns - foul #1 on Stephen Manns, team foul #6 | 51-49 |
| Subs | Kent State | Guadalupe Medina (SG) Deshi Sun | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| 06:28 | Northern Illinois University | George Hoffman makes the 1st free throw | 51-50 |
| 06:28 | Northern Illinois University | George Hoffman makes the 2nd free throw | 51-51 |
| 06:06 | Kent State | Swietomierz Bachinski scores on a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Hai Wen | 54-51 |
| 05:53 | Northern Illinois University | Terence Hiett's floater is tipped away by Matthew Coyne | 54-51 |
| 05:51 | Kent State | Matthew Coyne grabs the defensive rebound | 54-51 |
| 05:25 | Kent State | Hai Wen hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 54-51 |
| 05:24 | Northern Illinois University | Craig Andres snags the defensive board | 54-51 |
| 05:19 | Northern Illinois University | Terence Hiett makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from George Hoffman | 54-53 |
| 04:54 | Kent State | Hai Wen hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Guadalupe Medina | 57-53 |
| 04:54 | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-53 |
| Subs | Kent State | Esteban Guerra (PF) Hai Wen | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Bryan Powers (PG), Frank Lynam (PF) Steven Wilson, Stanley Rossignol | |
| 04:41 | Northern Illinois University | Bryan Powers knocks in the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Terence Hiett | 57-56 |
| 04:26 | Kent State | Esteban Guerra is called for a charge - foul #4 on Esteban Guerra, team foul #7 | 57-56 |
| 04:11 | Northern Illinois University | Terence Hiett misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 57-56 |
| 04:09 | Kent State | Esteban Guerra grabs the defensive rebound | 57-56 |
| 03:51 | Kent State | Esteban Guerra connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 60-56 |
| 03:43 | Northern Illinois University | Frank Lynam banks in the layup and he's hacked by Esteban Guerra - foul #5 on Esteban Guerra, team foul #8 | 60-58 |
| Subs | Kent State | Lewis Fagundes (PG) Esteban Guerra | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| 03:43 | Northern Illinois University | Frank Lynam makes the free throw | 60-59 |
| 03:14 | Kent State | Swietomierz Bachinski is fouled on the floor by Bryan Powers - foul #1 on Bryan Powers, team foul #5 | 60-59 |
| Subs | Kent State | Deshi Sun (PF) Lewis Fagundes | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| 02:48 | Kent State | Deshi Sun is fouled on the floor by Frank Lynam - foul #2 on Frank Lynam, team foul #6 | 60-59 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Stephen Manns (fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. SG - Guadalupe Medina (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Swietomierz Bachinski (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Deshi Sun (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. C - Matthew Coyne (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Bryan Powers (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Terence Hiett (fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - George Hoffman (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Frank Lynam (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Craig Andres (fresh) 6 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 02:31 | Kent State | Matthew Coyne hits a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Stephen Manns and he's hacked by Frank Lynam - foul #3 on Frank Lynam, team foul #7 | 62-59 |
| 02:31 | Kent State | Matthew Coyne makes the free throw | 63-59 |
| 02:16 | Northern Illinois University | Bryan Powers can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 63-59 |
| 02:14 | Kent State | Swietomierz Bachinski snags the defensive board | 63-59 |
| 01:50 | Kent State | Craig Andres is called for the reach on Stephen Manns - foul #2 on Craig Andres, team foul #8 | 63-59 |
| 01:50 | Kent State | Stephen Manns makes the 1st free throw | 64-59 |
| 01:50 | Kent State | Stephen Manns makes the 2nd free throw | 65-59 |
| 01:40 | Northern Illinois University | Matthew Coyne blocks the jumper by Terence Hiett | 65-59 |
| 01:39 | Kent State | Matthew Coyne grabs the defensive rebound | 65-59 |
| 01:16 | Kent State | Stephen Manns buries a fadeaway in the paint | 67-59 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:53 | Northern Illinois University | Bryan Powers buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Frank Lynam | 67-62 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:24 | Kent State | Stephen Manns drills a driving attempt from the baseline and the foul's on George Hoffman - foul #4 on George Hoffman, team foul #9 | 69-62 |
| 00:24 | Kent State | Stephen Manns misses the free throw | 69-62 |
| 00:24 | Kent State | Matthew Coyne grabs the offensive board | 69-62 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:22 | Kent State | Matthew Coyne is fouled on the floor by Craig Andres - foul #3 on Craig Andres, team foul #10 | 69-62 |
| Subs | Kent State | Lewis Fagundes (PG) Deshi Sun | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| 00:22 | Kent State | Matthew Coyne misses the 1st free throw | 69-62 |
| 00:22 | Kent State | Matthew Coyne makes the 2nd free throw | 70-62 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:17 | Northern Illinois University | Frank Lynam misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 70-62 |
| 00:16 | Northern Illinois University | Craig Andres snags the offensive board | 70-62 |
| 00:13 | Northern Illinois University | Swietomierz Bachinski takes the ball from Frank Lynam | 70-62 |
| 00:13 | Kent State | Kent State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-62 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:11 | Kent State | Stephen Manns is fouled in the backcourt by Bryan Powers - foul #2 on Bryan Powers, team foul #11 | 70-62 |
| 00:11 | Kent State | Stephen Manns misses the 1st free throw | 70-62 |
| 00:11 | Kent State | Stephen Manns misses the 2nd free throw | 70-62 |
| 00:11 | Northern Illinois University | Frank Lynam gets the rebound | 70-62 |
| 00:04 | Northern Illinois University | George Hoffman makes the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Bryan Powers | 70-65 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:02 | Kent State | Lewis Fagundes is fouled in the backcourt by Bryan Powers - foul #3 on Bryan Powers, team foul #12 | 70-65 |
| 00:02 | Kent State | Lewis Fagundes makes the 1st free throw | 71-65 |
| 00:02 | Kent State | Lewis Fagundes makes the 2nd free throw | 72-65 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Northern Illinois University | George Hoffman misses long on a halfcourt shot | 72-65 |