| Lineup | San Francisco | PG - Fred Graves (fresh) SG - Wayne Lewis (fresh) SF - Ryan Taylor (fresh) PF - William Agnew (fresh) C - Michael Danoski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - John Chou (fresh) SG - Dean Rana (fresh) SF - Michael Redd (fresh) PF - Eric Ovalle (fresh) C - Robert Sullivan (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | San Francisco | Michael Danoski wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | San Francisco | San Francisco is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:48 | San Francisco | Fred Graves can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:46 | Northern Illinois University | Michael Redd gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | Northern Illinois University | Dean Rana is fouled in the backcourt by Wayne Lewis - foul #1 on Wayne Lewis, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | Northern Illinois University | Dean Rana misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Sullivan can't tip it in | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Sullivan misses the tip | 0-0 |
| 19:32 | Northern Illinois University | Eric Ovalle snags the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | Northern Illinois University | Eric Ovalle buries a 3 pointer from the right wing | 0-3 |
| 19:00 | San Francisco | Wayne Lewis banks in the layup set up by Fred Graves | 2-3 |
| 18:36 | Northern Illinois University | Michael Redd buries a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Dean Rana | 2-5 |
| 18:18 | San Francisco | Ryan Taylor clanks a 3 from straight away | 2-5 |
| 18:16 | Northern Illinois University | Dean Rana grabs the defensive rebound | 2-5 |
| 18:13 | Northern Illinois University | John Chou is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 2-5 |
| 17:54 | San Francisco | Ryan Taylor can't connect on a shot from the baseline but he's hacked by Dean Rana - foul #1 on Dean Rana, team foul #1 | 2-5 |
| Subs | San Francisco | Donald King (PG), Cornelius Howard (SG), Alfred Latham (PF), Oleg Zacherl (C) Fred Graves, Wayne Lewis, William Agnew, Michael Danoski | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| 17:54 | San Francisco | Ryan Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 3-5 |
| 17:54 | San Francisco | Ryan Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 4-5 |
| 17:52 | Northern Illinois University | Cornelius Howard steps in front of the Dean Rana pass in the backcourt | 4-5 |
| 17:51 | San Francisco | Cornelius Howard hits the finger roll | 6-5 |
| 17:26 | Northern Illinois University | Michael Redd drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from John Chou | 6-8 |
| 17:07 | San Francisco | Oleg Zacherl hits the finger roll on a great pass from Cornelius Howard and he's hacked by Robert Sullivan - foul #1 on Robert Sullivan, team foul #2 | 8-8 |
| Subs | San Francisco | Michael Charsky (SF) Ryan Taylor | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Delbert Ford (SG), Kenneth Terhune (SF), Matthew Laliberte (PF), Charley Ketterman (C) Dean Rana, Michael Redd, Eric Ovalle, Robert Sullivan | |
| 17:07 | San Francisco | Oleg Zacherl makes the free throw | 9-8 |
| 16:58 | Northern Illinois University | Delbert Ford misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 9-8 |
| 16:57 | San Francisco | Michael Charsky snags the defensive board | 9-8 |
| 16:39 | San Francisco | Oleg Zacherl drills a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Charsky | 12-8 |
| 16:13 | Northern Illinois University | Kenneth Terhune is fouled on the floor by Oleg Zacherl - foul #1 on Oleg Zacherl, team foul #2 | 12-8 |
| Subs | San Francisco | Fred Graves (PG), Wayne Lewis (SG), William Agnew (PF), Michael Danoski (C) Donald King, Cornelius Howard, Oleg Zacherl, Alfred Latham | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Dean Rana (SG), Robert Sullivan (C) John Chou, Kenneth Terhune | |
| 15:56 | Northern Illinois University | Charley Ketterman misses the wide open runner from the baseline | 12-8 |
| 15:55 | San Francisco | Fred Graves grabs the defensive rebound | 12-8 |
| Lineup | San Francisco | PG - Fred Graves (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Wayne Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Michael Charsky (fresh) PF - William Agnew (fresh) C - Michael Danoski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Delbert Ford (fresh) SG - Dean Rana (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Matthew Laliberte (fresh) PF - Charley Ketterman (fresh) C - Robert Sullivan (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:39 | San Francisco | Wayne Lewis blows the dunk but the foul's on Dean Rana - foul #2 on Dean Rana, team foul #3 | 12-8 |
| Subs | San Francisco | Ryan Taylor (SF) Michael Charsky | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Kenneth Terhune (SG), Eric Ovalle (PF) Dean Rana, Charley Ketterman | |
| 15:39 | San Francisco | Wayne Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 13-8 |
| 15:39 | San Francisco | Wayne Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 14-8 |
| 15:26 | Northern Illinois University | Eric Ovalle misses short on a floater from the right side | 14-8 |
| 15:25 | San Francisco | Ryan Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 14-8 |
| 15:13 | San Francisco | Wayne Lewis hits a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Fred Graves | 16-8 |
| 15:08 | Northern Illinois University | Kenneth Terhune comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 16-8 |
| 15:06 | San Francisco | William Agnew pulls down the rebound | 16-8 |
| 14:51 | San Francisco | Delbert Ford steals it from Wayne Lewis | 16-8 |
| 14:49 | Northern Illinois University | Delbert Ford travels in the backcourt | 16-8 |
| Subs | San Francisco | Donald King (PG), Cornelius Howard (SG), Alfred Latham (SF), Oleg Zacherl (C) Fred Graves, Wayne Lewis, Ryan Taylor, Michael Danoski | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | John Chou (PG), Michael Redd (SF), Charley Ketterman (C) Delbert Ford, Matthew Laliberte, Robert Sullivan | |
| 14:38 | San Francisco | John Chou steps in front of the Oleg Zacherl pass | 16-8 |
| 14:35 | Northern Illinois University | John Chou lays it up and in | 16-10 |
| 14:21 | San Francisco | Cornelius Howard scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Donald King | 19-10 |
| 14:03 | Northern Illinois University | Eric Ovalle misses short on an open 3pt shot from the left corner | 19-10 |
| 14:01 | San Francisco | Alfred Latham pulls down the rebound | 19-10 |
| 13:39 | San Francisco | Michael Redd is called for the reach on Alfred Latham - foul #1 on Michael Redd, team foul #4 | 19-10 |
| Subs | San Francisco | Fred Graves (PG), Wayne Lewis (SG), Michael Charsky (SF), Michael Danoski (C) Donald King, Cornelius Howard, Alfred Latham, Oleg Zacherl | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Robert Lanford (SG), Thomas McGonnell (PF), Eddie Teneyck (C) Kenneth Terhune, Eric Ovalle, Charley Ketterman | |
| 13:18 | San Francisco | William Agnew double dribbles | 19-10 |
| Subs | San Francisco | | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Delbert Ford (PG), Robert Sullivan (C) John Chou, Eddie Teneyck | |
| 12:54 | Northern Illinois University | Delbert Ford misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 19-10 |
| 12:53 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Sullivan grabs the offensive rebound | 19-10 |
| 12:48 | Northern Illinois University | Michael Redd throws a bad pass out of bounds | 19-10 |
| Subs | San Francisco | Cornelius Howard (SG), Oleg Zacherl (PF) Wayne Lewis, William Agnew | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Matthew Laliberte (SF) Michael Redd | |
| 12:37 | San Francisco | Cornelius Howard clanks a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Matthew Laliberte - foul #1 on Matthew Laliberte, team foul #5 | 19-10 |
| Subs | San Francisco | Ryan Taylor (SF) Fred Graves | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| 12:37 | San Francisco | Cornelius Howard makes the 1st free throw | 20-10 |
| 12:37 | San Francisco | Cornelius Howard makes the 2nd free throw | 21-10 |
| 12:17 | Northern Illinois University | Matthew Laliberte knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Delbert Ford | 21-12 |
| 12:02 | San Francisco | Ryan Taylor lays it in and the foul's on Matthew Laliberte - foul #2 on Matthew Laliberte, team foul #6 | 23-12 |
| Subs | San Francisco | Donald King (PG), Alfred Latham (PF) Michael Charsky, Michael Danoski | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | John Chou (PG), Michael Redd (SF), Charley Ketterman (PF), Eddie Teneyck (C) Robert Lanford, Matthew Laliberte, Thomas McGonnell, Robert Sullivan | |
| 12:02 | San Francisco | Ryan Taylor makes the free throw | 24-12 |
| 11:54 | Northern Illinois University | John Chou makes the 3 pointer from the right corner | 24-15 |
| Lineup | San Francisco | PG - Donald King (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Cornelius Howard (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ryan Taylor (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Alfred Latham (fresh) C - Oleg Zacherl (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - John Chou (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Delbert Ford (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Redd (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Charley Ketterman (fresh) C - Eddie Teneyck (fresh) | |
| 11:28 | San Francisco | Donald King scores on a jumper in the lane on a great pass from Alfred Latham and the foul's on Michael Redd - foul #2 on Michael Redd, team foul #7 | 26-15 |
| Subs | San Francisco | Fred Graves (PG), William Agnew (PF) Cornelius Howard, Oleg Zacherl | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Kenneth Terhune (SF) Michael Redd | |
| 11:28 | San Francisco | Donald King makes the free throw | 27-15 |
| 11:14 | Northern Illinois University | Fred Graves picks off the pass by John Chou | 27-15 |
| 10:55 | San Francisco | Delbert Ford steals it from Alfred Latham | 27-15 |
| 10:48 | Northern Illinois University | Charley Ketterman is wide open but clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 27-15 |
| 10:46 | San Francisco | Alfred Latham snags the defensive board | 27-15 |
| 10:24 | San Francisco | Alfred Latham can't connect on a runner from the right block | 27-15 |
| 10:23 | Northern Illinois University | Eddie Teneyck pulls down the rebound | 27-15 |
| 10:21 | Northern Illinois University | Fred Graves steps in front of the John Chou pass in the backcourt | 27-15 |
| 10:03 | San Francisco | Donald King misses badly on a runner in the paint | 27-15 |
| 10:01 | Northern Illinois University | The rebound goes to John Chou | 27-15 |
| 09:56 | Northern Illinois University | Kenneth Terhune misses the shot from just outside the lane | 27-15 |
| 09:55 | San Francisco | Alfred Latham grabs the defensive rebound | 27-15 |
| 09:48 | San Francisco | Donald King comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 27-15 |
| 09:46 | San Francisco | William Agnew pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-15 |
| 09:34 | San Francisco | Fred Graves knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Ryan Taylor | 30-15 |
| 09:12 | Northern Illinois University | Kenneth Terhune is hacked by Ryan Taylor - foul #1 on Ryan Taylor, team foul #3 | 30-15 |
| Subs | San Francisco | Cornelius Howard (PG), Wayne Lewis (SG), Michael Charsky (SF), Oleg Zacherl (PF), Michael Danoski (C) Fred Graves, Donald King, Ryan Taylor, William Agnew, Alfred Latham | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Robert Lanford (SF), Eric Ovalle (PF), Robert Sullivan (C) Kenneth Terhune, Charley Ketterman, Eddie Teneyck | |
| 09:01 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Sullivan misses the dunk | 30-15 |
| 09:00 | San Francisco | Oleg Zacherl snags the defensive board | 30-15 |
| 08:41 | San Francisco | Oleg Zacherl clanks a shot from the left block | 30-15 |
| 08:40 | San Francisco | Michael Charsky tips it back up and in | 32-15 |
| 08:29 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Sullivan misses long on a floater from the left block but he's hacked by Michael Danoski - foul #1 on Michael Danoski, team foul #4 | 32-15 |
| Subs | San Francisco | | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Kenneth Terhune (SF) Delbert Ford | |
| 08:29 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Sullivan makes the 1st free throw | 32-16 |
| 08:29 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Sullivan makes the 2nd free throw | 32-17 |
| 08:16 | San Francisco | Wayne Lewis buries a 3pt shot from straight away | 35-17 |
| 07:57 | Northern Illinois University | John Chou can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Cornelius Howard - foul #1 on Cornelius Howard, team foul #5 | 35-17 |
| Subs | San Francisco | Fred Graves (PG) Michael Charsky | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| 07:57 | Northern Illinois University | John Chou makes the 1st free throw | 35-18 |
| 07:57 | Northern Illinois University | John Chou makes the 2nd free throw | 35-19 |
| 07:46 | San Francisco | Michael Danoski comes up short on the turnaround near the basket | 35-19 |
| 07:45 | San Francisco | The offensive rebound goes to Fred Graves | 35-19 |
| Lineup | San Francisco | PG - Fred Graves (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Wayne Lewis (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Cornelius Howard (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Oleg Zacherl (fresh) 6 pts. C - Michael Danoski (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - John Chou (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Lanford (fresh) SF - Kenneth Terhune (fairly fresh) PF - Eric Ovalle (fresh) 3 pts. C - Robert Sullivan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:40 | San Francisco | Cornelius Howard buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Fred Graves | 38-19 |
| 07:34 | Northern Illinois University | John Chou's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 38-19 |
| Subs | San Francisco | Alfred Latham (SF), William Agnew (PF) Cornelius Howard, Oleg Zacherl | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Delbert Ford (SG), Thomas McGonnell (PF) Robert Lanford, Eric Ovalle | |
| 07:14 | San Francisco | Robert Sullivan swats the short shot by Wayne Lewis | 38-19 |
| 07:12 | San Francisco | Michael Danoski gets the offensive rebound | 38-19 |
| 06:58 | San Francisco | Alfred Latham connects on the jumper from close range on a nice dish by Wayne Lewis and he's hacked by Robert Sullivan - foul #2 on Robert Sullivan, team foul #8 | 40-19 |
| Subs | San Francisco | Michael Charsky (PG) Fred Graves | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Charley Ketterman (C) Robert Sullivan | |
| 06:58 | San Francisco | Alfred Latham makes the free throw | 41-19 |
| 06:37 | Northern Illinois University | Kenneth Terhune can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 41-19 |
| 06:36 | Northern Illinois University | Delbert Ford tips it but misses | 41-19 |
| 06:34 | San Francisco | William Agnew grabs the board | 41-19 |
| 06:30 | San Francisco | Michael Charsky makes the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Michael Danoski | 43-19 |
| 06:06 | Northern Illinois University | John Chou's pass is intercepted by Michael Danoski | 43-19 |
| 05:48 | San Francisco | Wayne Lewis connects on the jumper from the left side | 45-19 |
| 05:46 | Northern Illinois University | John Chou is fouled in the backcourt by Wayne Lewis - foul #2 on Wayne Lewis, team foul #6 | 45-19 |
| Subs | San Francisco | Fred Graves (PG), Donald King (SG), Cornelius Howard (SF), Oleg Zacherl (C) Michael Charsky, Wayne Lewis, Alfred Latham, Michael Danoski | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Robert Lanford (SF), Eric Ovalle (PF), Eddie Teneyck (C) Kenneth Terhune, Thomas McGonnell, Charley Ketterman | |
| 05:31 | Northern Illinois University | John Chou knocks in the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Eric Ovalle | 45-21 |
| 05:18 | San Francisco | William Agnew clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 45-21 |
| 05:17 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Lanford gets the rebound | 45-21 |
| 05:13 | Northern Illinois University | Delbert Ford hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by John Chou | 45-24 |
| 04:52 | San Francisco | Fred Graves is hacked by John Chou - foul #1 on John Chou, team foul #9 | 45-24 |
| Subs | San Francisco | Ryan Taylor (SF), Michael Danoski (C) Donald King, William Agnew | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Kenneth Terhune (SF), Charley Ketterman (C) Delbert Ford, Eddie Teneyck | |
| 04:52 | San Francisco | Fred Graves makes the 1st free throw | 46-24 |
| 04:52 | San Francisco | Fred Graves makes the 2nd free throw | 47-24 |
| 04:25 | Northern Illinois University | Charley Ketterman misses badly on a runner from the right block | 47-24 |
| 04:23 | Northern Illinois University | The offensive rebound goes to Charley Ketterman | 47-24 |
| 04:07 | Northern Illinois University | Charley Ketterman misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 47-24 |
| 04:06 | San Francisco | The rebound goes to Oleg Zacherl | 47-24 |
| 03:45 | San Francisco | Eric Ovalle steps in front of the Cornelius Howard pass | 47-24 |
| Lineup | San Francisco | PG - Fred Graves (tiring) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Cornelius Howard (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ryan Taylor (tiring) 5 pts. PF - Oleg Zacherl (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Danoski (tiring) | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - John Chou (tired) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Lanford (fairly fresh) SF - Kenneth Terhune (tiring) PF - Eric Ovalle (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Charley Ketterman (fairly fresh) | |
| 03:31 | Northern Illinois University | Kenneth Terhune makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by John Chou | 47-27 |
| 03:25 | San Francisco | Fred Graves misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 47-27 |
| 03:23 | San Francisco | Cornelius Howard tips it back up and in | 49-27 |
| 03:16 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Lanford throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-27 |
| Subs | San Francisco | Donald King (PG), Wayne Lewis (SG), Michael Charsky (SF), William Agnew (PF), Alfred Latham (C) Fred Graves, Cornelius Howard, Ryan Taylor, Oleg Zacherl, Michael Danoski | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Matthew Laliberte (PG), Dean Rana (SG), Michael Redd (SF), Thomas McGonnell (PF), Robert Sullivan (C) John Chou, Robert Lanford, Kenneth Terhune, Eric Ovalle, Charley Ketterman | |
| 02:55 | San Francisco | William Agnew blows the layup | 49-27 |
| 02:54 | Northern Illinois University | The rebound goes to Robert Sullivan | 49-27 |
| 02:48 | Northern Illinois University | Dean Rana can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 49-27 |
| 02:47 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Sullivan pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-27 |
| 02:30 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Sullivan banks in the layup set up by Thomas McGonnell | 49-29 |
| 02:10 | San Francisco | Wayne Lewis misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 49-29 |
| 02:08 | Northern Illinois University | Matthew Laliberte grabs the defensive rebound | 49-29 |
| 02:03 | Northern Illinois University | Dean Rana travels with the ball | 49-29 |
| Subs | San Francisco | Ryan Taylor (SF) Michael Charsky | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Eric Ovalle (PF) Thomas McGonnell | |
| 01:55 | San Francisco | Donald King misses the lay-in | 49-29 |
| 01:53 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Sullivan pulls down the rebound | 49-29 |
| 01:32 | Northern Illinois University | Eric Ovalle buries a runner in the lane | 49-31 |
| 01:19 | San Francisco | William Agnew comes up short on the jump hook in the paint | 49-31 |
| 01:18 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Sullivan gets the rebound | 49-31 |
| 01:14 | Northern Illinois University | Michael Redd loses the dribble to Ryan Taylor in the backcourt | 49-31 |
| 01:13 | San Francisco | Donald King banks in the layup set up by Ryan Taylor | 51-31 |
| 00:52 | Northern Illinois University | Michael Redd connects on the jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Dean Rana and the foul's on Donald King - foul #1 on Donald King, team foul #7 | 51-33 |
| Subs | San Francisco | Cornelius Howard (PG), Michael Charsky (SF), Oleg Zacherl (PF), Michael Danoski (C) Wayne Lewis, Ryan Taylor, William Agnew, Alfred Latham | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | John Chou (PG), Eddie Teneyck (C) Matthew Laliberte, Robert Sullivan | |
| 00:52 | Northern Illinois University | Michael Redd makes the free throw | 51-34 |
| 00:34 | San Francisco | Michael Charsky can't finish the layup but he's hacked by John Chou - foul #2 on John Chou, team foul #10 | 51-34 |
| Subs | San Francisco | Fred Graves (PG) Donald King | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Robert Lanford (SF) Michael Redd | |
| 00:34 | San Francisco | Michael Charsky misses the 1st free throw | 51-34 |
| 00:34 | San Francisco | Michael Charsky makes the 2nd free throw | 52-34 |
| 00:12 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Lanford knocks in the shot from the left wing | 52-36 |
| 00:00 | San Francisco | Cornelius Howard is hacked by Robert Lanford - foul #1 on Robert Lanford, team foul #11 | 52-36 |
| Subs | San Francisco | Donald King (SG) Michael Charsky | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Delbert Ford (PG), Thomas McGonnell (PF) John Chou, Eric Ovalle | |
| 00:00 | San Francisco | Cornelius Howard makes the 1st free throw | 53-36 |
| 00:00 | San Francisco | Cornelius Howard makes the 2nd free throw | 54-36 |