| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Bryan Powers (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Terence Hiett (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - George Hoffman (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Frank Lynam (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Craig Andres (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Stephen Manns (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Guadalupe Medina (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Esteban Guerra (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - Deshi Sun (fresh) C - Matthew Coyne (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Northern Illinois University | George Hoffman inbounds the ball | 32-36 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+5) | |
| 19:44 | Northern Illinois University | George Hoffman comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 32-36 |
| 19:42 | Northern Illinois University | Frank Lynam pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-36 |
| 19:28 | Northern Illinois University | Bryan Powers's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-36 |
| 18:59 | Kent State | Esteban Guerra connects on the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Deshi Sun | 32-38 |
| 18:54 | Northern Illinois University | Terence Hiett misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block | 32-38 |
| 18:53 | Kent State | Deshi Sun pulls down the rebound | 32-38 |
| 18:50 | Kent State | Stephen Manns's pass is intercepted by Bryan Powers in the backcourt | 32-38 |
| 18:49 | Northern Illinois University | Terence Hiett jams it on a nice dish by Bryan Powers | 34-38 |
| 18:20 | Kent State | Guadalupe Medina clanks a jumper from the left block | 34-38 |
| 18:19 | Northern Illinois University | George Hoffman snags the defensive board | 34-38 |
| 18:05 | Northern Illinois University | George Hoffman misses short on a shot from the right side | 34-38 |
| 18:03 | Kent State | Stephen Manns grabs the defensive rebound | 34-38 |
| 17:41 | Kent State | Deshi Sun loses the ball out of bounds | 34-38 |
| 17:28 | Northern Illinois University | Bryan Powers misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 34-38 |
| 17:27 | Kent State | Matthew Coyne snags the defensive board | 34-38 |
| 17:07 | Kent State | Esteban Guerra misses long on a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Craig Andres - foul #2 on Craig Andres, team foul #1 | 34-38 |
| 17:07 | Kent State | Esteban Guerra makes the 1st free throw | 34-39 |
| 17:07 | Kent State | Esteban Guerra makes the 2nd free throw | 34-40 |
| 16:52 | Northern Illinois University | Esteban Guerra steps in front of the Craig Andres pass | 34-40 |
| 16:29 | Kent State | Stephen Manns can't connect on a floater in the lane | 34-40 |
| 16:27 | Northern Illinois University | Craig Andres grabs the defensive rebound | 34-40 |
| 16:06 | Northern Illinois University | Terence Hiett comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Matthew Coyne - foul #2 on Matthew Coyne, team foul #1 | 34-40 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Stanley Rossignol (SF), Tommy Holman (PF), Forrest Morgan (C) George Hoffman, Frank Lynam, Craig Andres | |
| Subs | Kent State | Lewis Fagundes (PG), Swietomierz Bachinski (SF) Stephen Manns, Esteban Guerra | |
| 16:06 | Northern Illinois University | Terence Hiett makes the 1st free throw | 35-40 |
| 16:06 | Northern Illinois University | Terence Hiett misses the 2nd free throw | 35-40 |
| 16:06 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Matthew Coyne | 35-40 |
| 15:46 | Kent State | Swietomierz Bachinski can't connect on a runner in the paint but the foul's on Tommy Holman - foul #1 on Tommy Holman, team foul #2 | 35-40 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | David Hodgdon (SG) Terence Hiett | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 15:46 | Kent State | Swietomierz Bachinski makes the 1st free throw | 35-41 |
| 15:46 | Kent State | Swietomierz Bachinski makes the 2nd free throw | 35-42 |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Bryan Powers (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - David Hodgdon (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Stanley Rossignol (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Tommy Holman (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Forrest Morgan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Lewis Fagundes (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Guadalupe Medina (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Swietomierz Bachinski (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Deshi Sun (fairly fresh) C - Matthew Coyne (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:23 | Northern Illinois University | Stanley Rossignol misses short on a driving attempt in the lane | 35-42 |
| 15:21 | Kent State | Swietomierz Bachinski pulls down the rebound | 35-42 |
| 14:59 | Kent State | Guadalupe Medina buries a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Lewis Fagundes and he's hacked by Tommy Holman - foul #2 on Tommy Holman, team foul #3 | 35-44 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Steven Wilson (PG), George Hoffman (SF) Bryan Powers, Tommy Holman | |
| Subs | Kent State | Stephen Manns (PF) Deshi Sun | |
| 14:59 | Kent State | Guadalupe Medina misses the free throw | 35-44 |
| 14:59 | Northern Illinois University | Forrest Morgan gets the rebound | 35-44 |
| 14:54 | Northern Illinois University | Steven Wilson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 35-44 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Craig Andres (C) Forrest Morgan | |
| Subs | Kent State | Vyacheslav Szychowski (SF) Guadalupe Medina | |
| 14:31 | Kent State | Vyacheslav Szychowski hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Lewis Fagundes | 35-47 |
| 14:04 | Northern Illinois University | Craig Andres hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 35-47 |
| 14:02 | Northern Illinois University | Craig Andres pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-47 |
| 13:42 | Northern Illinois University | David Hodgdon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-47 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Bryan Powers (PG), Terence Hiett (SG), Frank Lynam (PF) Steven Wilson, David Hodgdon, Stanley Rossignol | |
| Subs | Kent State | Guadalupe Medina (SG), Esteban Guerra (PF) Lewis Fagundes, Vyacheslav Szychowski | |
| 13:25 | Kent State | Stephen Manns buries a jumper near the basket set up by Guadalupe Medina | 35-49 |
| 13:11 | Northern Illinois University | Frank Lynam misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 35-49 |
| 13:09 | Northern Illinois University | Frank Lynam grabs the offensive rebound | 35-49 |
| 12:57 | Northern Illinois University | George Hoffman can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 35-49 |
| 12:56 | Kent State | Matthew Coyne pulls down the rebound | 35-49 |
| 12:35 | Kent State | Esteban Guerra makes the fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Guadalupe Medina | 35-51 |
| 12:22 | Northern Illinois University | George Hoffman buries a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Bryan Powers | 37-51 |
| 11:59 | Kent State | Guadalupe Medina buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Esteban Guerra | 37-53 |
| 11:39 | Northern Illinois University | Craig Andres misses short on a runner from the right block | 37-53 |
| 11:38 | Northern Illinois University | Terence Hiett hits the follow up shot | 39-53 |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Bryan Powers (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Terence Hiett (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - George Hoffman (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Frank Lynam (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Craig Andres (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Stephen Manns (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Guadalupe Medina (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SF - Swietomierz Bachinski (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Esteban Guerra (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. C - Matthew Coyne (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:13 | Kent State | Guadalupe Medina misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 39-53 |
| 11:11 | Kent State | The offensive rebound goes to Guadalupe Medina | 39-53 |
| 10:47 | Kent State | Swietomierz Bachinski misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Frank Lynam - foul #1 on Frank Lynam, team foul #4 | 39-53 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Stanley Rossignol (SF), Forrest Morgan (C) George Hoffman, Craig Andres | |
| Subs | Kent State | Lewis Fagundes (PG), Deshi Sun (C) Stephen Manns, Matthew Coyne | |
| 10:47 | Kent State | Swietomierz Bachinski makes the 1st free throw | 39-54 |
| 10:47 | Kent State | Swietomierz Bachinski makes the 2nd free throw | 39-55 |
| 10:27 | Northern Illinois University | Terence Hiett connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Frank Lynam | 41-55 |
| 10:09 | Kent State | Esteban Guerra misses long on a jumper in the lane but the foul's on Forrest Morgan - foul #3 on Forrest Morgan, team foul #5 | 41-55 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | David Hodgdon (SG), Tommy Holman (PF) Terence Hiett, Frank Lynam | |
| Subs | Kent State | Vyacheslav Szychowski (SF) Swietomierz Bachinski | |
| 10:09 | Kent State | Esteban Guerra misses the 1st free throw | 41-55 |
| 10:09 | Kent State | Esteban Guerra makes the 2nd free throw | 41-56 |
| 09:44 | Northern Illinois University | Tommy Holman can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 41-56 |
| 09:42 | Northern Illinois University | Stanley Rossignol tips it in | 43-56 |
| 09:30 | Kent State | Esteban Guerra knocks in the jumpshot from the left side | 43-58 |
| 09:23 | Northern Illinois University | David Hodgdon misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 43-58 |
| 09:21 | Northern Illinois University | David Hodgdon pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-58 |
| 09:05 | Northern Illinois University | The short jumper by Tommy Holman is denied by Esteban Guerra | 43-58 |
| 09:04 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Deshi Sun | 43-58 |
| 08:38 | Kent State | Esteban Guerra hits a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Guadalupe Medina | 43-61 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+5) | |
| 08:19 | Northern Illinois University | Bryan Powers comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-61 |
| 08:17 | Northern Illinois University | Bryan Powers grabs the offensive rebound | 43-61 |
| 08:07 | Northern Illinois University | Tommy Holman is whistled for a carry | 43-61 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Terence Hiett (SG), George Hoffman (SF), Frank Lynam (PF), Craig Andres (C) Bryan Powers, Stanley Rossignol, Tommy Holman, Forrest Morgan | |
| Subs | Kent State | Stephen Manns (PG), Matthew Coyne (C) Guadalupe Medina, Esteban Guerra | |
| 07:55 | Kent State | Deshi Sun misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 43-61 |
| 07:53 | Northern Illinois University | The rebound goes to George Hoffman | 43-61 |
| 07:49 | Northern Illinois University | Stephen Manns is called for the reach on David Hodgdon in the backcourt - foul #1 on Stephen Manns, team foul #2 | 43-61 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Swietomierz Bachinski (SG) Lewis Fagundes | |
| 07:30 | Northern Illinois University | Craig Andres misses long on a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Matthew Coyne - foul #3 on Matthew Coyne, team foul #3 | 43-61 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Steven Wilson (PG) David Hodgdon | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 07:30 | Northern Illinois University | Craig Andres misses the 1st free throw | 43-61 |
| 07:30 | Northern Illinois University | Craig Andres misses the 2nd free throw | 43-61 |
| 07:30 | Kent State | Deshi Sun pulls down the rebound | 43-61 |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Steven Wilson (fresh) SG - Terence Hiett (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - George Hoffman (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Frank Lynam (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Craig Andres (fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Stephen Manns (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Swietomierz Bachinski (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Vyacheslav Szychowski (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Deshi Sun (fresh) 3 reb. C - Matthew Coyne (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 07:04 | Kent State | Swietomierz Bachinski buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Stephen Manns | 43-64 |
| 06:46 | Northern Illinois University | Terence Hiett scores on a shot in the paint on a great pass from Steven Wilson and the foul's on Deshi Sun - foul #1 on Deshi Sun, team foul #4 | 45-64 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Bryan Powers (PG) Steven Wilson | |
| Subs | Kent State | Lewis Fagundes (PG), Guadalupe Medina (SG) Vyacheslav Szychowski, Deshi Sun | |
| 06:46 | Northern Illinois University | Terence Hiett misses the free throw | 45-64 |
| 06:46 | Kent State | Swietomierz Bachinski grabs the defensive rebound | 45-64 |
| 06:21 | Kent State | Swietomierz Bachinski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 45-64 |
| 06:19 | Northern Illinois University | Frank Lynam pulls down the rebound | 45-64 |
| 06:14 | Northern Illinois University | Bryan Powers misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 45-64 |
| 06:13 | Kent State | Swietomierz Bachinski pulls down the rebound | 45-64 |
| 05:58 | Kent State | Matthew Coyne misses short on a floater from the baseline | 45-64 |
| 05:56 | Kent State | Lewis Fagundes grabs the offensive rebound | 45-64 |
| 05:40 | Kent State | Stephen Manns hits a floater from the right wing | 45-66 |
| 05:36 | Northern Illinois University | George Hoffman misses the jump hook from the left block | 45-66 |
| 05:34 | Kent State | Guadalupe Medina gets the rebound | 45-66 |
| 05:14 | Kent State | Guadalupe Medina drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Lewis Fagundes | 45-69 |
| 05:00 | Northern Illinois University | Terence Hiett is denied on a layup by Swietomierz Bachinski | 45-69 |
| 04:58 | Northern Illinois University | George Hoffman tips it in | 47-69 |
| 04:33 | Kent State | Guadalupe Medina misses badly on a shot from the left block but he's fouled by Terence Hiett - foul #2 on Terence Hiett, team foul #6 | 47-69 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Steven Wilson (PG), David Hodgdon (SG), Stanley Rossignol (SF), Tommy Holman (PF), Forrest Morgan (C) Bryan Powers, Terence Hiett, George Hoffman, Frank Lynam, Craig Andres | |
| Subs | Kent State | Hai Wen (PG), Vyacheslav Szychowski (SF), Esteban Guerra (PF), Deshi Sun (C) Lewis Fagundes, Swietomierz Bachinski, Stephen Manns, Matthew Coyne | |
| 04:33 | Kent State | Guadalupe Medina misses the 1st free throw | 47-69 |
| 04:33 | Kent State | Guadalupe Medina misses the 2nd free throw | 47-69 |
| 04:33 | Northern Illinois University | The rebound goes to Forrest Morgan | 47-69 |
| 04:18 | Northern Illinois University | David Hodgdon misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 47-69 |
| 04:17 | Kent State | Esteban Guerra pulls down the rebound | 47-69 |
| 03:50 | Kent State | Deshi Sun hits a jumper near the basket and the foul's on Steven Wilson - foul #2 on Steven Wilson, team foul #7 | 47-71 |
| 03:50 | Kent State | Deshi Sun misses the free throw | 47-71 |
| 03:50 | Northern Illinois University | Forrest Morgan grabs the board | 47-71 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:34 | Northern Illinois University | David Hodgdon is called for traveling | 47-71 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Stephen Manns (PG) Hai Wen | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:14 | Kent State | Deshi Sun is fouled on the floor by David Hodgdon - foul #2 on David Hodgdon, team foul #8 | 47-71 |
| 03:14 | Kent State | Deshi Sun misses the 1st free throw | 47-71 |
| 03:14 | Kent State | Vyacheslav Szychowski grabs the offensive board | 47-71 |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Steven Wilson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Hodgdon (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Stanley Rossignol (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Tommy Holman (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Forrest Morgan (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Stephen Manns (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Guadalupe Medina (fresh) 15 pts. 5 ast. SF - Vyacheslav Szychowski (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Esteban Guerra (fresh) 22 pts. 2 ast. C - Deshi Sun (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 02:48 | Kent State | Esteban Guerra hits a floater near the basket on a nice dish by Vyacheslav Szychowski | 47-73 |
| 02:21 | Northern Illinois University | David Hodgdon hits a 3 from the right corner | 50-73 |
| 01:53 | Kent State | Guadalupe Medina drills a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Vyacheslav Szychowski | 50-75 |
| 01:38 | Northern Illinois University | David Hodgdon connects on the jumper from the right side on a great pass from Steven Wilson | 52-75 |
| 01:20 | Kent State | Guadalupe Medina can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Steven Wilson - foul #3 on Steven Wilson, team foul #9 | 52-75 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Matthew Coyne (C) Vyacheslav Szychowski | |
| 01:20 | Kent State | Guadalupe Medina makes the 1st free throw | 52-76 |
| 01:20 | Kent State | Guadalupe Medina makes the 2nd free throw | 52-77 |
| 01:01 | Northern Illinois University | Steven Wilson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 52-77 |
| 00:59 | Kent State | Matthew Coyne snags the defensive board | 52-77 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:35 | Kent State | Guadalupe Medina drills a turnaround near the basket set up by Stephen Manns | 52-79 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:30 | Northern Illinois University | David Hodgdon misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 52-79 |
| 00:29 | Kent State | Matthew Coyne grabs the defensive rebound | 52-79 |
| 00:00 | Kent State | Stephen Manns runs out the clock | 52-79 |