| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Wesley Hanna (fresh) SG - Craig Seager (fresh) SF - Ray Shepard (fresh) PF - Thomas Greenwood (fresh) C - Frank Beyers (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Brian Dehn (fresh) SG - Donald Escobedo (fresh) SF - Christopher Heid (fresh) PF - Michael Cerda (fresh) C - Thomas Bishop (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Northern Illinois University | Thomas Greenwood wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:35 | Northern Illinois University | Thomas Greenwood misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | Mississippi Valley St. | Christopher Heid grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | Mississippi Valley St. | Brian Dehn's pass is intercepted by Frank Beyers | 0-0 |
| 19:05 | Northern Illinois University | Wesley Hanna comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:04 | Northern Illinois University | Ray Shepard grabs the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:48 | Northern Illinois University | Thomas Greenwood can't connect on a floater from the right side | 0-0 |
| 18:46 | Mississippi Valley St. | The rebound goes to Donald Escobedo | 0-0 |
| 18:41 | Mississippi Valley St. | Donald Escobedo is hacked by Craig Seager - foul #1 on Craig Seager, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:26 | Mississippi Valley St. | Thomas Bishop misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 18:24 | Mississippi Valley St. | Donald Escobedo tips it home | 0-2 |
| 17:58 | Northern Illinois University | Ray Shepard misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 0-2 |
| 17:56 | Northern Illinois University | Thomas Greenwood grabs the offensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 17:34 | Northern Illinois University | Craig Seager's pass is intercepted by Thomas Bishop | 0-2 |
| 17:18 | Mississippi Valley St. | Craig Seager is called for the reach on Michael Cerda - foul #2 on Craig Seager, team foul #2 | 0-2 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Howard Ratliff (SG) Craig Seager | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Frank Paxton (C) Thomas Bishop | |
| 17:05 | Mississippi Valley St. | Frank Paxton loses the ball out of bounds | 0-2 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Dennis Weir (PF), Gerald Dean (C) Thomas Greenwood, Frank Beyers | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Marcus Randles (SF) Christopher Heid | |
| 17:01 | Northern Illinois University | Marcus Randles steps in front of the Howard Ratliff pass in the backcourt | 0-2 |
| 16:43 | Mississippi Valley St. | Michael Cerda's pass is intercepted by Wesley Hanna | 0-2 |
| 16:14 | Northern Illinois University | Ray Shepard connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Wesley Hanna | 3-2 |
| 15:49 | Mississippi Valley St. | Gerald Dean steps in front of the Donald Escobedo pass | 3-2 |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Wesley Hanna (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Howard Ratliff (fresh) SF - Ray Shepard (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Dennis Weir (fresh) C - Gerald Dean (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Brian Dehn (fairly fresh) SG - Donald Escobedo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Marcus Randles (fresh) PF - Michael Cerda (fairly fresh) C - Frank Paxton (fresh) | |
| 15:29 | Northern Illinois University | Wesley Hanna misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 3-2 |
| 15:27 | Mississippi Valley St. | Donald Escobedo grabs the board | 3-2 |
| 15:22 | Mississippi Valley St. | Brian Dehn misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 3-2 |
| 15:20 | Northern Illinois University | The rebound goes to Gerald Dean | 3-2 |
| 14:51 | Northern Illinois University | Brian Dehn takes the ball from Ray Shepard | 3-2 |
| 14:28 | Mississippi Valley St. | Frank Paxton can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 3-2 |
| 14:27 | Mississippi Valley St. | Marcus Randles tips it but misses | 3-2 |
| 14:25 | Northern Illinois University | Dennis Weir pulls down the rebound | 3-2 |
| 13:56 | Northern Illinois University | Ray Shepard knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Wesley Hanna | 6-2 |
| 13:33 | Mississippi Valley St. | Brian Dehn hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 6-2 |
| 13:31 | Northern Illinois University | The rebound goes to Dennis Weir | 6-2 |
| 13:19 | Northern Illinois University | Wesley Hanna double dribbles | 6-2 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Justin Seda (PG), Richard Sangster (SF), Thomas Greenwood (PF), Frank Beyers (C) Wesley Hanna, Ray Shepard, Dennis Weir, Gerald Dean | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Emmett Best (PG), Alfred Mattes (SG), Christopher Heid (SF), Blake Burgess (PF), Thomas Bishop (C) Brian Dehn, Donald Escobedo, Marcus Randles, Michael Cerda, Frank Paxton | |
| 13:11 | Mississippi Valley St. | Emmett Best misses short on a 3 from straight away | 6-2 |
| 13:10 | Northern Illinois University | Frank Beyers snags the defensive board | 6-2 |
| 13:08 | Northern Illinois University | Howard Ratliff throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 6-2 |
| 12:54 | Mississippi Valley St. | Blake Burgess is whistled for a carry | 6-2 |
| 12:38 | Northern Illinois University | Howard Ratliff misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 6-2 |
| 12:36 | Northern Illinois University | The offensive rebound goes to Justin Seda | 6-2 |
| 12:23 | Northern Illinois University | Alfred Mattes is called for the reach on Howard Ratliff - foul #1 on Alfred Mattes, team foul #1 | 6-2 |
| 12:03 | Northern Illinois University | Justin Seda knocks in the shot from the free throw line | 8-2 |
| 11:42 | Mississippi Valley St. | Thomas Bishop hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range | 8-2 |
| 11:40 | Northern Illinois University | Thomas Greenwood snags the defensive board | 8-2 |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Justin Seda (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Howard Ratliff (fairly fresh) SF - Richard Sangster (fresh) PF - Thomas Greenwood (fresh) 2 reb. C - Frank Beyers (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Emmett Best (fresh) SG - Alfred Mattes (fresh) SF - Christopher Heid (fresh) PF - Blake Burgess (fresh) C - Thomas Bishop (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:32 | Northern Illinois University | Justin Seda clanks a floater from the left block | 8-2 |
| 11:31 | Mississippi Valley St. | Thomas Bishop snags the defensive board | 8-2 |
| 11:26 | Mississippi Valley St. | Alfred Mattes misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Howard Ratliff - foul #1 on Howard Ratliff, team foul #3 | 8-2 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Wesley Hanna (PG) Howard Ratliff | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Marcus Randles (SF), Michael Cerda (PF), Daniel Fowler (C) Christopher Heid, Blake Burgess, Thomas Bishop | |
| 11:26 | Mississippi Valley St. | Alfred Mattes makes the 1st free throw | 8-3 |
| 11:26 | Mississippi Valley St. | Alfred Mattes makes the 2nd free throw | 8-4 |
| 10:57 | Northern Illinois University | Wesley Hanna knocks in the floater from the right side on a nice dish by Frank Beyers | 10-4 |
| 10:40 | Mississippi Valley St. | Daniel Fowler comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 10-4 |
| 10:38 | Mississippi Valley St. | The offensive rebound goes to Emmett Best | 10-4 |
| 10:22 | Mississippi Valley St. | Daniel Fowler throws a bad pass out of bounds | 10-4 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Howard Ratliff (SG), Ray Shepard (SF) Justin Seda, Richard Sangster | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Brian Dehn (PG), Donald Escobedo (SG) Emmett Best, Alfred Mattes | |
| 10:20 | Northern Illinois University | Ray Shepard is hacked by Marcus Randles in the backcourt - foul #1 on Marcus Randles, team foul #2 | 10-4 |
| 10:09 | Northern Illinois University | Frank Beyers hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Ray Shepard | 12-4 |
| 09:47 | Mississippi Valley St. | Marcus Randles misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 12-4 |
| 09:45 | Mississippi Valley St. | Brian Dehn grabs the offensive rebound | 12-4 |
| 09:29 | Mississippi Valley St. | Michael Cerda comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 12-4 |
| 09:27 | Northern Illinois University | Frank Beyers pulls down the rebound | 12-4 |
| 09:25 | Northern Illinois University | Marcus Randles steps in front of the Wesley Hanna pass in the backcourt | 12-4 |
| 09:10 | Mississippi Valley St. | Daniel Fowler misses the lay-in | 12-4 |
| 09:08 | Mississippi Valley St. | Marcus Randles grabs the offensive rebound | 12-4 |
| 08:53 | Mississippi Valley St. | Brian Dehn hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 12-4 |
| 08:52 | Mississippi Valley St. | Michael Cerda tips it back up and in | 12-6 |
| 08:30 | Northern Illinois University | Wesley Hanna is open and buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Ray Shepard | 15-6 |
| 08:19 | Mississippi Valley St. | Marcus Randles comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 15-6 |
| 08:18 | Northern Illinois University | Frank Beyers gets the rebound | 15-6 |
| 07:49 | Northern Illinois University | Thomas Greenwood is whistled for traveling | 15-6 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Justin Seda (SG), Richard Sangster (SF), Dennis Weir (PF), Gerald Dean (C) Howard Ratliff, Ray Shepard, Thomas Greenwood, Frank Beyers | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Emmett Best (PG), Alfred Mattes (SG), Christopher Heid (SF), Blake Burgess (PF), Thomas Bishop (C) Brian Dehn, Donald Escobedo, Marcus Randles, Michael Cerda, Daniel Fowler | |
| 07:32 | Mississippi Valley St. | Emmett Best is hacked by Richard Sangster - foul #1 on Richard Sangster, team foul #4 | 15-6 |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Wesley Hanna (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Justin Seda (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Richard Sangster (fresh) PF - Dennis Weir (fresh) 2 reb. C - Gerald Dean (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Emmett Best (fresh) SG - Alfred Mattes (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Christopher Heid (fresh) PF - Blake Burgess (fresh) C - Thomas Bishop (fresh) | |
| 07:24 | Mississippi Valley St. | Emmett Best clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 15-6 |
| 07:23 | Northern Illinois University | Gerald Dean grabs the board | 15-6 |
| 06:55 | Northern Illinois University | Justin Seda misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 15-6 |
| 06:53 | Mississippi Valley St. | Alfred Mattes snags the defensive board | 15-6 |
| 06:47 | Mississippi Valley St. | Gerald Dean is called for the reach on Blake Burgess - foul #1 on Gerald Dean, team foul #5 | 15-6 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Howard Ratliff (SG) Wesley Hanna | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| 06:31 | Mississippi Valley St. | Christopher Heid misses the lay-in | 15-6 |
| 06:29 | Mississippi Valley St. | Alfred Mattes snags the offensive board | 15-6 |
| 06:21 | Mississippi Valley St. | Richard Sangster steps in front of the Emmett Best pass | 15-6 |
| 05:52 | Northern Illinois University | Howard Ratliff misses the jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Blake Burgess - foul #1 on Blake Burgess, team foul #3 | 15-6 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Ray Shepard (SF), Thomas Greenwood (PF), Frank Beyers (C) Richard Sangster, Dennis Weir, Gerald Dean | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Donald Escobedo (SG), Marcus Randles (SF), Frank Paxton (C) Alfred Mattes, Christopher Heid, Thomas Bishop | |
| 05:52 | Northern Illinois University | Howard Ratliff makes the 1st free throw | 16-6 |
| 05:52 | Northern Illinois University | Howard Ratliff misses the 2nd free throw | 16-6 |
| 05:52 | Mississippi Valley St. | Frank Paxton pulls down the rebound | 16-6 |
| 05:47 | Mississippi Valley St. | Emmett Best hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Howard Ratliff - foul #2 on Howard Ratliff, team foul #6 | 16-6 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Craig Seager (SG) Howard Ratliff | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| 05:47 | Mississippi Valley St. | Emmett Best makes the 1st free throw | 16-7 |
| 05:47 | Mississippi Valley St. | Emmett Best misses the 2nd free throw | 16-7 |
| 05:47 | Northern Illinois University | Thomas Greenwood pulls down the rebound | 16-7 |
| 05:22 | Northern Illinois University | Craig Seager is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Craig Seager, team foul #7 | 16-7 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Wesley Hanna (PG) Craig Seager | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Brian Dehn (PG), Christopher Heid (SF) Emmett Best, Blake Burgess | |
| 04:59 | Mississippi Valley St. | Brian Dehn comes up short on the floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Frank Beyers - foul #1 on Frank Beyers, team foul #8 | 16-7 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Howard Ratliff (SG) Justin Seda | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| 04:59 | Mississippi Valley St. | Brian Dehn makes the 1st free throw | 16-8 |
| 04:59 | Mississippi Valley St. | Brian Dehn misses the 2nd free throw | 16-8 |
| 04:59 | Northern Illinois University | Thomas Greenwood snags the defensive board | 16-8 |
| 04:37 | Northern Illinois University | Frank Beyers knocks in the turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Wesley Hanna | 18-8 |
| 04:24 | Mississippi Valley St. | Donald Escobedo misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 18-8 |
| 04:23 | Northern Illinois University | Wesley Hanna gets the rebound | 18-8 |
| 04:00 | Northern Illinois University | Ray Shepard can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 18-8 |
| 03:58 | Northern Illinois University | The offensive rebound goes to Frank Beyers | 18-8 |
| 03:34 | Northern Illinois University | Ray Shepard can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 18-8 |
| 03:33 | Mississippi Valley St. | Frank Paxton pulls down the rebound | 18-8 |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Wesley Hanna (tiring) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Howard Ratliff (tiring) 1 pts. SF - Ray Shepard (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Thomas Greenwood (tiring) 4 reb. C - Frank Beyers (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Brian Dehn (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SG - Donald Escobedo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Christopher Heid (fairly fresh) PF - Marcus Randles (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Frank Paxton (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:26 | Mississippi Valley St. | Brian Dehn is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Brian Dehn, team foul #4 | 18-8 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Justin Seda (PG), Richard Sangster (SF), Dennis Weir (PF), Gerald Dean (C) Wesley Hanna, Ray Shepard, Thomas Greenwood, Frank Beyers | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Emmett Best (PG), Alfred Mattes (SG), Blake Burgess (PF), Thomas Bishop (C) Brian Dehn, Donald Escobedo, Marcus Randles, Frank Paxton | |
| 03:22 | Northern Illinois University | Howard Ratliff is fouled in the backcourt by Alfred Mattes - foul #2 on Alfred Mattes, team foul #5 | 18-8 |
| 03:08 | Northern Illinois University | Justin Seda blows the dunk | 18-8 |
| 03:06 | Mississippi Valley St. | Christopher Heid snags the defensive board | 18-8 |
| 03:01 | Mississippi Valley St. | Christopher Heid knocks in the 3 from the left corner | 18-11 |
| 02:42 | Northern Illinois University | Justin Seda can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 18-11 |
| 02:40 | Mississippi Valley St. | The rebound goes to Alfred Mattes | 18-11 |
| 02:26 | Mississippi Valley St. | Alfred Mattes is hacked by Howard Ratliff - foul #3 on Howard Ratliff, team foul #9 | 18-11 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Wesley Hanna (PG) Howard Ratliff | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Donald Escobedo (SG), Marcus Randles (SF), Michael Cerda (PF) Emmett Best, Christopher Heid, Blake Burgess | |
| 02:26 | Mississippi Valley St. | Alfred Mattes makes the 1st free throw | 18-12 |
| 02:26 | Mississippi Valley St. | Alfred Mattes misses the 2nd free throw | 18-12 |
| 02:26 | Mississippi Valley St. | Michael Cerda gets the offensive rebound | 18-12 |
| 02:13 | Mississippi Valley St. | Donald Escobedo loses the ball out of bounds | 18-12 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Brian Dehn (PG), Daniel Fowler (C) Alfred Mattes, Thomas Bishop | |
| 02:10 | Northern Illinois University | Richard Sangster's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 18-12 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Frank Beyers (C) Gerald Dean | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| 01:52 | Mississippi Valley St. | Daniel Fowler clanks a 3 from the left corner but he's hacked by Dennis Weir - foul #1 on Dennis Weir, team foul #10 | 18-12 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Ray Shepard (SF) Richard Sangster | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| 01:52 | Mississippi Valley St. | Daniel Fowler makes the 1st free throw | 18-13 |
| 01:52 | Mississippi Valley St. | Daniel Fowler makes the 2nd free throw | 18-14 |
| 01:52 | Mississippi Valley St. | Daniel Fowler makes the 3rd free throw | 18-15 |
| 01:50 | Northern Illinois University | Dennis Weir is fouled in the backcourt by Marcus Randles - foul #2 on Marcus Randles, team foul #6 | 18-15 |
| 01:38 | Northern Illinois University | Ray Shepard is open and scores on a 3 from the right wing set up by Justin Seda | 21-15 |
| 01:26 | Mississippi Valley St. | Marcus Randles scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Brian Dehn | 21-18 |
| 01:24 | Northern Illinois University | Wesley Hanna is hacked by Daniel Fowler in the backcourt - foul #1 on Daniel Fowler, team foul #7 | 21-18 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Thomas Greenwood (PF) Dennis Weir | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Christopher Heid (SF) Marcus Randles | |
| 01:24 | Northern Illinois University | Wesley Hanna misses the 1st free throw | 21-18 |
| 01:24 | Mississippi Valley St. | Daniel Fowler snags the defensive board | 21-18 |
| 01:19 | Mississippi Valley St. | Donald Escobedo makes the shot from the left wing | 21-20 |
| 00:58 | Northern Illinois University | Justin Seda is fouled on the floor by Michael Cerda - foul #1 on Michael Cerda, team foul #8 | 21-20 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Gerald Dean (C) Frank Beyers | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Emmett Best (PG), Alfred Mattes (SG), Frank Paxton (SF), Blake Burgess (PF), Thomas Bishop (C) Brian Dehn, Donald Escobedo, Christopher Heid, Michael Cerda, Daniel Fowler | |
| 00:58 | Northern Illinois University | Justin Seda makes the 1st free throw | 22-20 |
| 00:58 | Northern Illinois University | Justin Seda makes the 2nd free throw | 23-20 |
| 00:44 | Mississippi Valley St. | Alfred Mattes misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 23-20 |
| 00:43 | Northern Illinois University | Gerald Dean grabs the board | 23-20 |
| 00:19 | Northern Illinois University | Wesley Hanna connects on the open 3pt jumper from the left wing | 26-20 |
| 00:05 | Mississippi Valley St. | Emmett Best is hacked by Wesley Hanna - foul #1 on Wesley Hanna, team foul #11 | 26-20 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Richard Sangster (SF), Frank Beyers (C) Ray Shepard, Gerald Dean | |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Donald Escobedo (SG), Marcus Randles (SF), Daniel Fowler (C) Alfred Mattes, Frank Paxton, Thomas Bishop | |
| 00:05 | Mississippi Valley St. | Emmett Best makes the 1st free throw | 26-21 |
| 00:05 | Mississippi Valley St. | Emmett Best makes the 2nd free throw | 26-22 |
| 00:01 | Northern Illinois University | Richard Sangster buries a fadeaway from the right block | 28-22 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi Valley St. | Marcus Randles misses long on a fullcourt shot | 28-22 |