| Lineup | Texas A&M | PG - Kevin Dye (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Carr (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Oswaldo Greco (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Bowman (fresh) 4 reb. C - James Kimball (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Wesley Hanna (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Justin Seda (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Ray Shepard (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas Greenwood (fresh) 4 pts. C - Frank Beyers (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Texas A&M | Oswaldo Greco inbounds the ball | 33-35 |
| Game Plan | Texas A&M | Texas A&M is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:43 | Texas A&M | James Kimball makes the fadeaway in the lane | 35-35 |
| 19:18 | Northern Illinois University | Wesley Hanna hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Ray Shepard | 35-38 |
| 19:04 | Texas A&M | James Carr misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 35-38 |
| 19:02 | Northern Illinois University | Ray Shepard gets the rebound | 35-38 |
| 18:45 | Northern Illinois University | Justin Seda knocks in the shot from the left side set up by Wesley Hanna | 35-40 |
| 18:31 | Texas A&M | John Bowman misses badly on a turnaround from close range but he's fouled by Thomas Greenwood - foul #2 on Thomas Greenwood, team foul #1 | 35-40 |
| 18:31 | Texas A&M | John Bowman misses the 1st free throw | 35-40 |
| 18:31 | Texas A&M | John Bowman makes the 2nd free throw | 36-40 |
| 18:10 | Northern Illinois University | Justin Seda hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 36-40 |
| 18:08 | Northern Illinois University | Justin Seda grabs the offensive rebound | 36-40 |
| 17:46 | Northern Illinois University | Wesley Hanna misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 36-40 |
| 17:44 | Texas A&M | John Bowman snags the defensive board | 36-40 |
| 17:39 | Texas A&M | Kevin Dye misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 36-40 |
| 17:38 | Northern Illinois University | Frank Beyers gets the rebound | 36-40 |
| 17:14 | Northern Illinois University | Wesley Hanna misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 36-40 |
| 17:12 | Northern Illinois University | Ray Shepard tips it back up and in | 36-42 |
| 16:57 | Texas A&M | James Carr can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 36-42 |
| 16:56 | Northern Illinois University | Thomas Greenwood gets the rebound | 36-42 |
| 16:51 | Northern Illinois University | James Carr takes the ball from Frank Beyers | 36-42 |
| 16:48 | Texas A&M | Kevin Dye hits the finger roll on a nice dish by James Carr | 38-42 |
| 16:25 | Northern Illinois University | Frank Beyers buries a jumper from the right side | 38-44 |
| 16:04 | Texas A&M | Kevin Dye comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 38-44 |
| 16:02 | Northern Illinois University | Frank Beyers grabs the defensive rebound | 38-44 |
| Lineup | Texas A&M | PG - Kevin Dye (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Carr (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Oswaldo Greco (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Bowman (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. C - James Kimball (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Wesley Hanna (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Justin Seda (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SF - Ray Shepard (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Thomas Greenwood (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Frank Beyers (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:35 | Northern Illinois University | Ray Shepard is whistled for a carry | 38-44 |
| Subs | Texas A&M | | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Craig Seager (PG), Howard Ratliff (SG), Richard Sangster (SF), Dennis Weir (PF), Gerald Dean (C) Wesley Hanna, Justin Seda, Ray Shepard, Thomas Greenwood, Frank Beyers | |
| 15:15 | Texas A&M | John Bowman is fouled on the floor by Dennis Weir - foul #1 on Dennis Weir, team foul #2 | 38-44 |
| 14:59 | Texas A&M | Oswaldo Greco misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 38-44 |
| 14:57 | Northern Illinois University | Howard Ratliff snags the defensive board | 38-44 |
| 14:44 | Northern Illinois University | Howard Ratliff scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 38-46 |
| 14:34 | Texas A&M | James Carr hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from John Bowman | 41-46 |
| 14:06 | Northern Illinois University | Howard Ratliff drills a 3 from the right corner set up by Richard Sangster | 41-49 |
| 14:02 | Texas A&M | Howard Ratliff steals it from Oswaldo Greco | 41-49 |
| 13:59 | Northern Illinois University | Howard Ratliff lays it up and in | 41-51 |
| 13:40 | Texas A&M | John Bowman is hacked by Gerald Dean - foul #1 on Gerald Dean, team foul #3 | 41-51 |
| Subs | Texas A&M | David Allen (C) James Kimball | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Wesley Hanna (PG), Justin Seda (SG), Ray Shepard (SF) Craig Seager, Howard Ratliff, Richard Sangster | |
| 13:19 | Texas A&M | James Carr misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Gerald Dean - foul #2 on Gerald Dean, team foul #4 | 41-51 |
| Subs | Texas A&M | | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Thomas Greenwood (PF), Frank Beyers (C) Dennis Weir, Gerald Dean | |
| 13:19 | Texas A&M | James Carr makes the 1st free throw | 42-51 |
| 13:19 | Texas A&M | James Carr makes the 2nd free throw | 43-51 |
| 12:55 | Northern Illinois University | Wesley Hanna is fouled on the floor by John Bowman - foul #2 on John Bowman, team foul #1 | 43-51 |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Garf Szypowski (PG), Olin Wisneski (SG), Pete Earls (PF) Kevin Dye, James Carr, John Bowman | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| 12:39 | Northern Illinois University | Justin Seda comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 43-51 |
| 12:38 | Texas A&M | Garf Szypowski grabs the board | 43-51 |
| 12:34 | Texas A&M | Oswaldo Greco travels with the ball | 43-51 |
| 12:08 | Northern Illinois University | Frank Beyers is hacked by David Allen - foul #2 on David Allen, team foul #2 | 43-51 |
| Subs | Texas A&M | John Bowman (PF), James Kimball (C) Oswaldo Greco, David Allen | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Howard Ratliff (SG) Justin Seda | |
| 11:47 | Northern Illinois University | Ray Shepard can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 43-51 |
| 11:46 | Northern Illinois University | Wesley Hanna snags the offensive board | 43-51 |
| Lineup | Texas A&M | PG - Garf Szypowski (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Olin Wisneski (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Pete Earls (fresh) PF - John Bowman (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. C - James Kimball (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Wesley Hanna (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Howard Ratliff (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ray Shepard (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Thomas Greenwood (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Frank Beyers (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:26 | Northern Illinois University | Pete Earls steals it from Ray Shepard | 43-51 |
| 11:23 | Texas A&M | Pete Earls blows the layup | 43-51 |
| 11:22 | Texas A&M | James Kimball gets the offensive rebound | 43-51 |
| 11:02 | Texas A&M | Howard Ratliff is called for the reach on John Bowman - foul #1 on Howard Ratliff, team foul #5 | 43-51 |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Kevin Dye (PG), James Carr (SG) Garf Szypowski, Olin Wisneski | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Justin Seda (SG), Richard Sangster (SF), Dennis Weir (PF), Gerald Dean (C) Howard Ratliff, Ray Shepard, Thomas Greenwood, Frank Beyers | |
| 10:52 | Texas A&M | James Carr hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 43-51 |
| 10:50 | Texas A&M | Pete Earls snags the offensive board | 43-51 |
| 10:35 | Texas A&M | John Bowman drills a jump hook from the right block and the foul's on Dennis Weir - foul #2 on Dennis Weir, team foul #6 | 45-51 |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Oswaldo Greco (SF), David Allen (C) Pete Earls, James Kimball | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Craig Seager (PG) Wesley Hanna | |
| 10:35 | Texas A&M | John Bowman makes the free throw | 46-51 |
| 10:15 | Northern Illinois University | Justin Seda hits a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Dennis Weir | 46-53 |
| 10:07 | Texas A&M | John Bowman is called for traveling | 46-53 |
| Subs | Texas A&M | | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Ray Shepard (SF) Richard Sangster | |
| 09:38 | Northern Illinois University | Dennis Weir knocks in the runner from the baseline | 46-55 |
| 09:19 | Texas A&M | John Bowman can't finish the layup | 46-55 |
| 09:18 | Northern Illinois University | Dennis Weir snags the defensive board | 46-55 |
| 08:54 | Northern Illinois University | Oswaldo Greco steps in front of the Craig Seager pass | 46-55 |
| 08:50 | Texas A&M | Oswaldo Greco lays it in | 48-55 |
| 08:27 | Northern Illinois University | Oswaldo Greco takes the ball from Justin Seda | 48-55 |
| 08:23 | Texas A&M | James Carr banks in the layup on a nice dish by Oswaldo Greco | 50-55 |
| 07:54 | Northern Illinois University | David Allen swats the layup by Justin Seda | 50-55 |
| 07:53 | Northern Illinois University | Gerald Dean can't tip it in | 50-55 |
| 07:51 | Texas A&M | The rebound goes to David Allen | 50-55 |
| 07:38 | Texas A&M | David Allen misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Gerald Dean - foul #3 on Gerald Dean, team foul #7 | 50-55 |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Garf Szypowski (PG), Olin Wisneski (SG), Pete Earls (PF) Kevin Dye, James Carr, John Bowman | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Wesley Hanna (PG), Howard Ratliff (SG), Richard Sangster (SF), Thomas Greenwood (PF), Frank Beyers (C) Craig Seager, Justin Seda, Ray Shepard, Dennis Weir, Gerald Dean | |
| 07:38 | Texas A&M | David Allen makes the 1st free throw | 51-55 |
| 07:38 | Texas A&M | David Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 52-55 |
| Lineup | Texas A&M | PG - Garf Szypowski (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Olin Wisneski (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Oswaldo Greco (tiring) 14 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Pete Earls (fresh) 2 reb. C - David Allen (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Wesley Hanna (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Howard Ratliff (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Sangster (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Thomas Greenwood (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Frank Beyers (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:17 | Northern Illinois University | Wesley Hanna knocks in the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Howard Ratliff | 52-57 |
| 06:59 | Texas A&M | David Allen is called for 5 seconds | 52-57 |
| Subs | Texas A&M | James Kimball (C) David Allen | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| 06:34 | Northern Illinois University | Howard Ratliff can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 52-57 |
| 06:32 | Northern Illinois University | Wesley Hanna misses the tip | 52-57 |
| 06:30 | Texas A&M | The rebound goes to Pete Earls | 52-57 |
| 06:25 | Texas A&M | Pete Earls throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-57 |
| Subs | Texas A&M | James Carr (SG) Olin Wisneski | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Ray Shepard (SF) Richard Sangster | |
| 06:14 | Northern Illinois University | Ray Shepard can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 52-57 |
| 06:12 | Northern Illinois University | Thomas Greenwood misses the tip | 52-57 |
| 06:11 | Texas A&M | James Kimball gets the rebound | 52-57 |
| 06:05 | Texas A&M | Garf Szypowski is whistled for a carry | 52-57 |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Kevin Dye (PG), John Bowman (PF) Garf Szypowski, Oswaldo Greco | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| 05:42 | Northern Illinois University | Pete Earls is called for the reach on Ray Shepard - foul #1 on Pete Earls, team foul #3 | 52-57 |
| Subs | Texas A&M | | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Justin Seda (SG) Howard Ratliff | |
| 05:22 | Northern Illinois University | Wesley Hanna hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 52-57 |
| 05:21 | Northern Illinois University | The offensive rebound goes to Ray Shepard | 52-57 |
| 04:56 | Northern Illinois University | Frank Beyers's pass is intercepted by John Bowman | 52-57 |
| 04:40 | Texas A&M | Kevin Dye misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 52-57 |
| 04:38 | Northern Illinois University | Frank Beyers gets the rebound | 52-57 |
| 04:10 | Northern Illinois University | Ray Shepard knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Justin Seda | 52-60 |
| 04:00 | Texas A&M | James Carr misses short on a 3 from straight away | 52-60 |
| 03:59 | Northern Illinois University | Ray Shepard snags the defensive board | 52-60 |
| 03:44 | Northern Illinois University | Justin Seda misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 52-60 |
| 03:43 | Texas A&M | The rebound goes to James Carr | 52-60 |
| Game Plan | Texas A&M | Texas A&M is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:38 | Texas A&M | James Carr misses the jumper from the left wing | 52-60 |
| 03:37 | Northern Illinois University | Thomas Greenwood snags the defensive board | 52-60 |
| Lineup | Texas A&M | PG - Kevin Dye (tiring) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Carr (tiring) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Pete Earls (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - John Bowman (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - James Kimball (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Wesley Hanna (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Justin Seda (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ray Shepard (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. PF - Thomas Greenwood (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Frank Beyers (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:22 | Northern Illinois University | Wesley Hanna buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Ray Shepard | 52-63 |
| 03:09 | Texas A&M | Kevin Dye misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 52-63 |
| 03:08 | Northern Illinois University | The rebound goes to Ray Shepard | 52-63 |
| 03:03 | Northern Illinois University | Wesley Hanna connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Thomas Greenwood | 52-66 |
| 02:49 | Texas A&M | James Carr buries a 3 from straight away | 55-66 |
| Game Plan | Texas A&M | Texas A&M is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:25 | Northern Illinois University | Justin Seda scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 55-69 |
| 02:20 | Texas A&M | Frank Beyers steals it from James Kimball | 55-69 |
| 01:51 | Northern Illinois University | Justin Seda misses long on a jumper from the left block | 55-69 |
| 01:49 | Northern Illinois University | Frank Beyers gets the offensive rebound | 55-69 |
| 01:24 | Northern Illinois University | Wesley Hanna misses badly on the uncontested 3 pointer from the left wing | 55-69 |
| 01:23 | Texas A&M | John Bowman grabs the defensive rebound | 55-69 |
| Game Plan | Texas A&M | Texas A&M is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 01:16 | Texas A&M | Pete Earls can't connect on a jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Ray Shepard - foul #3 on Ray Shepard, team foul #8 | 55-69 |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Garf Szypowski (PG), Olin Wisneski (SG), David Allen (C) Kevin Dye, James Carr, James Kimball | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Craig Seager (PG), Howard Ratliff (SG), Richard Sangster (SF), Dennis Weir (PF), Gerald Dean (C) Wesley Hanna, Justin Seda, Ray Shepard, Thomas Greenwood, Frank Beyers | |
| 01:16 | Texas A&M | Pete Earls makes the 1st free throw | 56-69 |
| 01:16 | Texas A&M | Pete Earls misses the 2nd free throw | 56-69 |
| 01:16 | Texas A&M | David Allen pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-69 |
| 01:11 | Texas A&M | Garf Szypowski connects on the 3 from straight away | 59-69 |
| 00:53 | Northern Illinois University | Howard Ratliff can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 59-69 |
| 00:51 | Texas A&M | Olin Wisneski gets the rebound | 59-69 |
| Game Plan | Texas A&M | Texas A&M is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:44 | Texas A&M | John Bowman clanks a floater from close range | 59-69 |
| 00:43 | Texas A&M | John Bowman pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-69 |
| 00:40 | Texas A&M | Gerald Dean picks off the pass by Pete Earls | 59-69 |
| Game Plan | Texas A&M | Texas A&M is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:12 | Northern Illinois University | Howard Ratliff can't connect on a jump hook in the lane | 59-69 |
| 00:10 | Northern Illinois University | Gerald Dean grabs the offensive rebound | 59-69 |
| 00:00 | Northern Illinois University | Craig Seager runs out the clock | 59-69 |