| 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 | Bowling Green | PG - Casimir Zeimetz (fresh) SG - Ivan Marinkovic (fresh) SF - Charles Adams (fresh) PF - Joseph Owen (fresh) C - Terry Young (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 | Bowling Green | Bowling Green is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:40 | Northern Illinois University | Jeff Price is fouled on the floor by Joseph Owen - foul #1 on Joseph Owen, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | Northern Illinois University | Jeff Price misses the floater from the right side | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | Bowling Green | Ivan Marinkovic pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | Bowling Green | Ivan Marinkovic connects on the fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Terry Young and he's fouled by Lawrence Jones - foul #1 on Lawrence Jones, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:29 | Bowling Green | Ivan Marinkovic makes the free throw | 0-3 |
| 19:19 | Northern Illinois University | Jeff Price can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Joseph Owen - foul #2 on Joseph Owen, team foul #2 | 0-3 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Lorenzo Jordan (C) Joseph Owen | |
| 19:19 | Northern Illinois University | Jeff Price misses the 1st free throw | 0-3 |
| 19:19 | Northern Illinois University | Jeff Price makes the 2nd free throw | 1-3 |
| 19:05 | Bowling Green | Lorenzo Jordan misses short on a driving attempt in the paint | 1-3 |
| 19:03 | Northern Illinois University | Wayne Rader grabs the defensive rebound | 1-3 |
| 18:59 | Northern Illinois University | Lawrence Jones misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 1-3 |
| 18:57 | Northern Illinois University | Wayne Rader snags the offensive board | 1-3 |
| 18:50 | Northern Illinois University | Wayne Rader misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 1-3 |
| 18:49 | Bowling Green | Ivan Marinkovic gets the rebound | 1-3 |
| 18:45 | Bowling Green | Ivan Marinkovic is hacked by Michael Whitley - foul #1 on Michael Whitley, team foul #2 | 1-3 |
| 18:28 | Bowling Green | Lorenzo Jordan buries a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Ivan Marinkovic | 1-5 |
| 18:18 | Northern Illinois University | Wayne Rader's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 1-5 |
| 18:02 | Bowling Green | Roy Brown picks off the pass by Casimir Zeimetz | 1-5 |
| 17:36 | Northern Illinois University | The jumper by Lawrence Jones is denied by Lorenzo Jordan | 1-5 |
| 17:34 | Bowling Green | Ivan Marinkovic snags the defensive board | 1-5 |
| 17:13 | Bowling Green | Casimir Zeimetz connects on the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Charles Adams | 1-7 |
| 17:02 | Northern Illinois University | Michael Whitley is called for traveling | 1-7 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Gregory Webre (SG), Benjamin Glick (SF) Lawrence Jones, Michael Whitley | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Ross Bohner (PG) Casimir Zeimetz | |
| 16:44 | Bowling Green | Ross Bohner knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Ivan Marinkovic | 1-10 |
| 16:28 | Northern Illinois University | Roy Brown connects on the fadeaway from the left side | 3-10 |
| 16:11 | Bowling Green | Charles Adams lays it up and in set up by Ivan Marinkovic | 3-12 |
| 15:49 | Northern Illinois University | Roy Brown clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 3-12 |
| 15:48 | Northern Illinois University | Benjamin Glick hits the follow up shot | 5-12 |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Roy Brown (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Gregory Webre (fresh) SF - Benjamin Glick (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jeff Price (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Wayne Rader (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bowling Green | PG - Ross Bohner (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Ivan Marinkovic (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Charles Adams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Terry Young (fairly fresh) C - Lorenzo Jordan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:29 | Bowling Green | Terry Young knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Ivan Marinkovic | 5-15 |
| 15:12 | Northern Illinois University | Ivan Marinkovic steps in front of the Roy Brown pass | 5-15 |
| 14:52 | Bowling Green | Charles Adams can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Benjamin Glick - foul #1 on Benjamin Glick, team foul #3 | 5-15 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Lawrence Jones (SG), Michael Whitley (SF), Joe Shofner (C) Roy Brown, Jeff Price, Wayne Rader | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Casimir Zeimetz (PG), Morris Nichols (SG), Todd Stephenson (PF) Ross Bohner, Ivan Marinkovic, Lorenzo Jordan | |
| 14:52 | Bowling Green | Charles Adams makes the 1st free throw | 5-16 |
| 14:52 | Bowling Green | Charles Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 5-17 |
| 14:44 | Northern Illinois University | Gregory Webre misses the 3 from the right corner | 5-17 |
| 14:42 | Bowling Green | Todd Stephenson grabs the board | 5-17 |
| 14:28 | Bowling Green | Casimir Zeimetz connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Terry Young | 5-20 |
| 14:13 | Northern Illinois University | Lawrence Jones connects on the floater from the left side | 7-20 |
| 13:50 | Bowling Green | Casimir Zeimetz can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 7-20 |
| 13:49 | Bowling Green | Morris Nichols tips it in | 7-22 |
| 13:26 | Northern Illinois University | Lawrence Jones misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 7-22 |
| 13:25 | Bowling Green | Todd Stephenson grabs the board | 7-22 |
| 13:09 | Bowling Green | The refs have stopped play. Casimir Zeimetz is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his ankle. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 7-22 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Roy Brown (PG), Robert Heffernan (C) Gregory Webre, Benjamin Glick | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Ross Bohner (PG), Ivan Marinkovic (SG), Alexander Pitt (SF) Casimir Zeimetz, Morris Nichols, Charles Adams | |
| 12:56 | Bowling Green | Terry Young misses short on a shot in the lane | 7-22 |
| 12:55 | Northern Illinois University | Lawrence Jones snags the defensive board | 7-22 |
| 12:50 | Northern Illinois University | Roy Brown clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 7-22 |
| 12:48 | Bowling Green | Todd Stephenson snags the defensive board | 7-22 |
| 12:42 | Bowling Green | Alexander Pitt is hacked by Joe Shofner - foul #1 on Joe Shofner, team foul #4 | 7-22 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Wayne Rader (C) Robert Heffernan | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | | |
| 12:32 | Bowling Green | Alexander Pitt hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 7-22 |
| 12:30 | Northern Illinois University | Joe Shofner gets the rebound | 7-22 |
| 12:25 | Northern Illinois University | Michael Whitley misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 7-22 |
| 12:24 | Bowling Green | The rebound goes to Alexander Pitt | 7-22 |
| 12:11 | Bowling Green | Ross Bohner's fadeaway is rejected by Wayne Rader | 7-22 |
| 12:09 | Bowling Green | Alexander Pitt pulls down the offensive rebound | 7-22 |
| 12:04 | Bowling Green | Roy Brown takes the ball from Terry Young | 7-22 |
| 11:46 | Northern Illinois University | Joe Shofner misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 7-22 |
| 11:45 | Northern Illinois University | Wayne Rader snags the offensive board | 7-22 |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Roy Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SG - Lawrence Jones (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Michael Whitley (fairly fresh) PF - Joe Shofner (fairly fresh) C - Wayne Rader (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bowling Green | PG - Ross Bohner (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Ivan Marinkovic (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Alexander Pitt (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Todd Stephenson (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Terry Young (tiring) 3 pts. | |
| 11:29 | Northern Illinois University | Joe Shofner knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Lawrence Jones | 10-22 |
| 11:13 | Bowling Green | Todd Stephenson scores on a shot from the right side | 10-24 |
| 11:06 | Northern Illinois University | Wayne Rader loses the ball out of bounds | 10-24 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Gregory Webre (SG), Benjamin Glick (SF), Jeff Price (PF) Lawrence Jones, Michael Whitley, Joe Shofner | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Morris Nichols (SG), Lorenzo Jordan (C) Ivan Marinkovic, Todd Stephenson | |
| 10:37 | Bowling Green | Lorenzo Jordan misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 10-24 |
| 10:35 | Bowling Green | Morris Nichols hits the follow up shot | 10-26 |
| 10:30 | Northern Illinois University | Roy Brown buries a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Wayne Rader | 13-26 |
| 10:10 | Bowling Green | Alexander Pitt is fouled on the floor by Wayne Rader - foul #1 on Wayne Rader, team foul #5 | 13-26 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Louis Wren (SF) Wayne Rader | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Ivan Marinkovic (SG), Charles Adams (SF), Todd Stephenson (PF) Ross Bohner, Alexander Pitt, Terry Young | |
| 09:54 | Bowling Green | Lorenzo Jordan knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing set up by Morris Nichols | 13-28 |
| 09:39 | Northern Illinois University | Gregory Webre is fouled on the floor by Lorenzo Jordan - foul #1 on Lorenzo Jordan, team foul #3 | 13-28 |
| 09:24 | Northern Illinois University | Roy Brown is fouled on the floor by Charles Adams - foul #1 on Charles Adams, team foul #4 | 13-28 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Michael Whitley (SF), Robert Heffernan (C) Louis Wren, Benjamin Glick | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | | |
| 09:08 | Northern Illinois University | Roy Brown hits a 3 from the right corner set up by Jeff Price | 16-28 |
| 09:01 | Bowling Green | Morris Nichols misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 16-28 |
| 08:59 | Northern Illinois University | Jeff Price grabs the board | 16-28 |
| 08:55 | Northern Illinois University | Roy Brown misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 16-28 |
| 08:54 | Northern Illinois University | Michael Whitley pulls down the offensive rebound | 16-28 |
| 08:45 | Northern Illinois University | Jeff Price clanks a jumper from close range | 16-28 |
| 08:43 | Bowling Green | Lorenzo Jordan gets the rebound | 16-28 |
| 08:38 | Bowling Green | Ivan Marinkovic can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 16-28 |
| 08:36 | Northern Illinois University | Michael Whitley grabs the board | 16-28 |
| 08:29 | Northern Illinois University | Lorenzo Jordan is called for the reach on Roy Brown - foul #2 on Lorenzo Jordan, team foul #5 | 16-28 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Richard McKinzy (PG), Lawrence Jones (SG), Wayne Rader (C) Roy Brown, Gregory Webre, Robert Heffernan | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Ross Bohner (PG), Alexander Pitt (SF), Terry Young (C) Ivan Marinkovic, Charles Adams, Lorenzo Jordan | |
| 08:20 | Northern Illinois University | Michael Whitley loses the dribble to Terry Young | 16-28 |
| 08:03 | Bowling Green | Todd Stephenson can't connect on a driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Michael Whitley - foul #2 on Michael Whitley, team foul #6 | 16-28 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Benjamin Glick (SF), Joe Shofner (PF) Michael Whitley, Jeff Price | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Casimir Zeimetz (PG) Ross Bohner | |
| 08:03 | Bowling Green | Todd Stephenson makes the 1st free throw | 16-29 |
| 08:03 | Bowling Green | Todd Stephenson makes the 2nd free throw | 16-30 |
| 07:51 | Northern Illinois University | Joe Shofner blows the layup | 16-30 |
| 07:50 | Northern Illinois University | Wayne Rader misses the tip | 16-30 |
| 07:48 | Northern Illinois University | Wayne Rader tips it back up and in | 18-30 |
| 07:41 | Bowling Green | Terry Young clanks a 3 from the right corner | 18-30 |
| 07:40 | Northern Illinois University | Richard McKinzy gets the rebound | 18-30 |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Richard McKinzy (fresh) SG - Lawrence Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Benjamin Glick (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joe Shofner (fresh) 3 pts. C - Wayne Rader (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bowling Green | PG - Casimir Zeimetz (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Morris Nichols (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alexander Pitt (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Todd Stephenson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Terry Young (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:33 | Northern Illinois University | Alexander Pitt takes the ball from Lawrence Jones | 18-30 |
| 07:21 | Bowling Green | Alexander Pitt misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 18-30 |
| 07:20 | Northern Illinois University | Benjamin Glick pulls down the rebound | 18-30 |
| 07:15 | Northern Illinois University | Lawrence Jones misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 18-30 |
| 07:13 | Bowling Green | Todd Stephenson grabs the board | 18-30 |
| 06:59 | Bowling Green | Alexander Pitt is hacked by Benjamin Glick - foul #2 on Benjamin Glick, team foul #7 | 18-30 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Roy Brown (PG), Louis Wren (SF), Jeff Price (PF) Richard McKinzy, Benjamin Glick, Joe Shofner | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Ivan Marinkovic (SG) Morris Nichols | |
| 06:59 | Bowling Green | Alexander Pitt misses the 1st free throw | 18-30 |
| 06:59 | Northern Illinois University | Wayne Rader pulls down the rebound | 18-30 |
| 06:43 | Northern Illinois University | Alexander Pitt steals the ball from Wayne Rader | 18-30 |
| 06:38 | Bowling Green | Casimir Zeimetz lays it up and in on a nice dish by Alexander Pitt | 18-32 |
| 06:32 | Northern Illinois University | Louis Wren hits a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Roy Brown | 20-32 |
| 06:19 | Bowling Green | Alexander Pitt is whistled for a carry | 20-32 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Gregory Webre (SG) Lawrence Jones | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Charles Adams (SF) Alexander Pitt | |
| 06:02 | Northern Illinois University | Roy Brown misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 20-32 |
| 06:01 | Bowling Green | Charles Adams snags the defensive board | 20-32 |
| 05:56 | Bowling Green | Ivan Marinkovic misses badly on a jump hook in the lane | 20-32 |
| 05:55 | Northern Illinois University | Jeff Price grabs the defensive rebound | 20-32 |
| 05:50 | Northern Illinois University | Roy Brown misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 20-32 |
| 05:48 | Bowling Green | Terry Young pulls down the rebound | 20-32 |
| 05:27 | Bowling Green | Ivan Marinkovic is hacked by Jeff Price - foul #1 on Jeff Price, team foul #8 | 20-32 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Joe Shofner (C) Wayne Rader | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Ross Bohner (PG) Casimir Zeimetz | |
| 05:27 | Bowling Green | Ivan Marinkovic makes the 1st free throw | 20-33 |
| 05:27 | Bowling Green | Ivan Marinkovic makes the 2nd free throw | 20-34 |
| 05:03 | Northern Illinois University | Terry Young steps in front of the Joe Shofner pass | 20-34 |
| 04:47 | Bowling Green | Ivan Marinkovic hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 20-34 |
| 04:45 | Bowling Green | Ross Bohner tips it home | 20-36 |
| 04:24 | Northern Illinois University | Joe Shofner hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 20-36 |
| 04:23 | Bowling Green | The rebound goes to Ivan Marinkovic | 20-36 |
| 04:02 | Bowling Green | Terry Young misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 20-36 |
| 04:00 | Northern Illinois University | Gregory Webre grabs the defensive rebound | 20-36 |
| 03:55 | Northern Illinois University | Ross Bohner steps in front of the Gregory Webre pass | 20-36 |
| 03:41 | Bowling Green | Charles Adams clanks a floater in the paint | 20-36 |
| 03:39 | Bowling Green | Charles Adams tips it in | 20-38 |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Roy Brown (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gregory Webre (fresh) SF - Louis Wren (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jeff Price (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Joe Shofner (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Bowling Green | PG - Ross Bohner (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Ivan Marinkovic (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Charles Adams (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Todd Stephenson (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Terry Young (tiring) 3 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 03:21 | Northern Illinois University | Louis Wren throws a bad pass out of bounds | 20-38 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Lawrence Jones (SG), Michael Whitley (SF), Benjamin Glick (PF), Wayne Rader (C) Gregory Webre, Louis Wren, Jeff Price, Joe Shofner | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Casimir Zeimetz (PG), Morris Nichols (SG), Alexander Pitt (SF), Joseph Owen (PF), Lorenzo Jordan (C) Ross Bohner, Ivan Marinkovic, Charles Adams, Todd Stephenson, Terry Young | |
| 03:10 | Bowling Green | Joseph Owen connects on the driving attempt in the lane and the foul's on Lawrence Jones - foul #2 on Lawrence Jones, team foul #9 | 20-40 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Richard McKinzy (PG) Roy Brown | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | | |
| 03:10 | Bowling Green | Joseph Owen makes the free throw | 20-41 |
| 03:08 | Northern Illinois University | Richard McKinzy is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #1 on Richard McKinzy, team foul #10 | 20-41 |
| 02:58 | Bowling Green | Casimir Zeimetz misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 20-41 |
| 02:57 | Bowling Green | Morris Nichols misses the tip | 20-41 |
| 02:56 | Northern Illinois University | Benjamin Glick grabs the defensive rebound | 20-41 |
| 02:39 | Northern Illinois University | Benjamin Glick is whistled for traveling | 20-41 |
| 02:27 | Bowling Green | Wayne Rader is called for the reach on Casimir Zeimetz - foul #2 on Wayne Rader, team foul #11 | 20-41 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Roy Brown (PG) Richard McKinzy | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | | |
| 02:27 | Bowling Green | Casimir Zeimetz misses the 1st free throw | 20-41 |
| 02:27 | Bowling Green | Casimir Zeimetz makes the 2nd free throw | 20-42 |
| 02:17 | Northern Illinois University | Roy Brown clanks a 3 from the left wing | 20-42 |
| 02:16 | Northern Illinois University | Benjamin Glick grabs the offensive rebound | 20-42 |
| 02:08 | Northern Illinois University | Benjamin Glick loses the ball out of bounds | 20-42 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Ivan Marinkovic (SG), Charles Adams (SF) Morris Nichols, Alexander Pitt | |
| 01:47 | Bowling Green | Casimir Zeimetz knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Lorenzo Jordan | 20-45 |
| 01:43 | Northern Illinois University | Roy Brown is hacked by Casimir Zeimetz in the backcourt - foul #1 on Casimir Zeimetz, team foul #6 | 20-45 |
| 01:29 | Northern Illinois University | Wayne Rader clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 20-45 |
| 01:28 | Bowling Green | Joseph Owen pulls down the rebound | 20-45 |
| 01:15 | Bowling Green | Casimir Zeimetz is fouled on the floor by Lawrence Jones - foul #3 on Lawrence Jones, team foul #12 | 20-45 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Gregory Webre (SG) Lawrence Jones | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | | |
| 01:15 | Bowling Green | Casimir Zeimetz misses the 1st free throw | 20-45 |
| 01:15 | Bowling Green | Casimir Zeimetz makes the 2nd free throw | 20-46 |
| 01:01 | Northern Illinois University | Michael Whitley misses the 3 from the left wing | 20-46 |
| 01:00 | Northern Illinois University | Benjamin Glick tips it back up and in | 22-46 |
| 00:45 | Bowling Green | Joseph Owen misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Gregory Webre - foul #1 on Gregory Webre, team foul #13 | 22-46 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Louis Wren (SF), Jeff Price (PF) Michael Whitley, Benjamin Glick | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Ross Bohner (PG) Casimir Zeimetz | |
| 00:45 | Bowling Green | Joseph Owen makes the 1st free throw | 22-47 |
| 00:45 | Bowling Green | Joseph Owen makes the 2nd free throw | 22-48 |
| 00:27 | Northern Illinois University | Gregory Webre misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 22-48 |
| 00:25 | Bowling Green | Charles Adams pulls down the rebound | 22-48 |
| 00:18 | Bowling Green | Joseph Owen lays it in on a nice dish by Ross Bohner | 22-50 |
| 00:13 | Northern Illinois University | Gregory Webre comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 22-50 |
| 00:11 | Northern Illinois University | Jeff Price gets the offensive rebound | 22-50 |
| 00:04 | Northern Illinois University | Louis Wren hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 22-50 |
| 00:03 | Bowling Green | Joseph Owen snags the defensive board | 22-50 |
| 00:00 | Bowling Green | Joseph Owen hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 22-50 |