| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Randolph Poss (fresh) SG - Thomas Mestas (fresh) SF - Chris Ouimet (fresh) PF - Laurence Fermin (fresh) C - Ronald Jeanbaptiste (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Lester Dolinsky (fresh) SG - Ronald Caraballo (fresh) SF - John Slawson (fresh) PF - Alvin Jones (fresh) C - John Hughes (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Northern Illinois University | Ronald Jeanbaptiste 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 | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:34 | Northern Illinois University | John Slawson denies the turnaround by Chris Ouimet | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | Northern Illinois University | Ronald Jeanbaptiste snags the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | Northern Illinois University | Thomas Mestas is whistled for traveling | 0-0 |
| 19:07 | St. Joseph's | John Slawson is fouled on the floor by Thomas Mestas - foul #1 on Thomas Mestas, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:49 | St. Joseph's | John Hughes misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 0-0 |
| 18:48 | St. Joseph's | John Slawson tips it in | 0-2 |
| 18:44 | Northern Illinois University | Thomas Mestas hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 0-2 |
| 18:42 | St. Joseph's | John Slawson grabs the defensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:23 | St. Joseph's | Lester Dolinsky hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 0-2 |
| 18:21 | Northern Illinois University | The rebound goes to Laurence Fermin | 0-2 |
| 18:16 | Northern Illinois University | Randolph Poss knocks in the shot from the left wing and he's fouled by John Hughes - foul #1 on John Hughes, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:16 | Northern Illinois University | Randolph Poss makes the free throw | 3-2 |
| 17:47 | St. Joseph's | Lester Dolinsky hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Ronald Caraballo | 3-5 |
| 17:26 | Northern Illinois University | Chris Ouimet hits a shot from the right wing set up by Thomas Mestas | 5-5 |
| 17:10 | St. Joseph's | Ronald Jeanbaptiste is called for the reach on John Slawson - foul #1 on Ronald Jeanbaptiste, team foul #2 | 5-5 |
| 17:01 | St. Joseph's | Lester Dolinsky misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 5-5 |
| 16:59 | Northern Illinois University | Ronald Jeanbaptiste grabs the defensive rebound | 5-5 |
| 16:54 | Northern Illinois University | Alvin Jones takes the ball from Thomas Mestas | 5-5 |
| 16:30 | St. Joseph's | John Hughes's dunk attempt is rejected by Laurence Fermin | 5-5 |
| 16:28 | Northern Illinois University | Thomas Mestas gets the rebound | 5-5 |
| 16:22 | Northern Illinois University | Ronald Caraballo steals the ball from Chris Ouimet | 5-5 |
| 16:19 | St. Joseph's | Ronald Caraballo lays it up and in | 5-7 |
| 15:57 | Northern Illinois University | Thomas Mestas misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 5-7 |
| 15:55 | St. Joseph's | Alvin Jones pulls down the rebound | 5-7 |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Randolph Poss (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Thomas Mestas (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Chris Ouimet (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Laurence Fermin (fairly fresh) C - Ronald Jeanbaptiste (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Lester Dolinsky (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Ronald Caraballo (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Slawson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Alvin Jones (fresh) C - John Hughes (fresh) | |
| 15:35 | St. Joseph's | Lester Dolinsky blows the layup but he's hacked by Chris Ouimet - foul #1 on Chris Ouimet, team foul #3 | 5-7 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Cecil Brown (SG), Mike Haakenson (SF), Gary Green (PF), Everett Witherspoon (C) Thomas Mestas, Chris Ouimet, Laurence Fermin, Ronald Jeanbaptiste | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| 15:35 | St. Joseph's | Lester Dolinsky makes the 1st free throw | 5-8 |
| 15:35 | St. Joseph's | Lester Dolinsky makes the 2nd free throw | 5-9 |
| 15:19 | Northern Illinois University | Everett Witherspoon misses the jumper from the baseline but the foul's on Lester Dolinsky - foul #1 on Lester Dolinsky, team foul #2 | 5-9 |
| 15:19 | Northern Illinois University | Everett Witherspoon makes the 1st free throw | 6-9 |
| 15:19 | Northern Illinois University | Everett Witherspoon makes the 2nd free throw | 7-9 |
| 15:11 | St. Joseph's | Mike Haakenson steals it from Lester Dolinsky | 7-9 |
| 14:50 | Northern Illinois University | Randolph Poss misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 7-9 |
| 14:49 | St. Joseph's | Alvin Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 7-9 |
| 14:28 | St. Joseph's | Lester Dolinsky can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Gary Green - foul #1 on Gary Green, team foul #4 | 7-9 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Lance Clerk (C) Randolph Poss | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | William Stevens (SF), Robert Bullard (C) John Slawson, John Hughes | |
| 14:28 | St. Joseph's | Lester Dolinsky misses the 1st free throw | 7-9 |
| 14:28 | St. Joseph's | Lester Dolinsky makes the 2nd free throw | 7-10 |
| 14:05 | Northern Illinois University | Cecil Brown can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 7-10 |
| 14:03 | St. Joseph's | Robert Bullard gets the rebound | 7-10 |
| 13:44 | St. Joseph's | Alvin Jones makes the fadeaway from the left block set up by Ronald Caraballo | 7-12 |
| 13:22 | Northern Illinois University | Gary Green is fouled on the floor by Lester Dolinsky - foul #2 on Lester Dolinsky, team foul #3 | 7-12 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Randolph Poss (PG), Thomas Mestas (SG), Chris Ouimet (SF), Laurence Fermin (PF), Ronald Jeanbaptiste (C) Cecil Brown, Mike Haakenson, Gary Green, Everett Witherspoon, Lance Clerk | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | William Boyd (PG), Freddy Lanoue (SG), John Slawson (SF) Lester Dolinsky, Ronald Caraballo, William Stevens | |
| 13:09 | Northern Illinois University | Laurence Fermin hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Ronald Jeanbaptiste | 9-12 |
| 12:49 | St. Joseph's | Robert Bullard can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Ronald Jeanbaptiste - foul #2 on Ronald Jeanbaptiste, team foul #5 | 9-12 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Lance Clerk (C) Ronald Jeanbaptiste | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | John Hughes (C) Alvin Jones | |
| 12:49 | St. Joseph's | Robert Bullard makes the 1st free throw | 9-13 |
| 12:49 | St. Joseph's | Robert Bullard misses the 2nd free throw | 9-13 |
| 12:49 | St. Joseph's | Robert Bullard grabs the offensive board | 9-13 |
| 12:39 | St. Joseph's | John Hughes scores on a floater near the basket on a nice dish by William Boyd | 9-15 |
| 12:24 | Northern Illinois University | Randolph Poss's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 9-15 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Everett Witherspoon (C) Lance Clerk | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Alvin Jones (PF) Robert Bullard | |
| 12:04 | St. Joseph's | John Hughes can't finish the layup but the foul's on Everett Witherspoon - foul #1 on Everett Witherspoon, team foul #6 | 9-15 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Ronald Caraballo (SG) Freddy Lanoue | |
| 12:04 | St. Joseph's | John Hughes makes the 1st free throw | 9-16 |
| 12:04 | St. Joseph's | John Hughes makes the 2nd free throw | 9-17 |
| 11:48 | Northern Illinois University | Everett Witherspoon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 9-17 |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Randolph Poss (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Thomas Mestas (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Chris Ouimet (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Laurence Fermin (fresh) 2 pts. C - Everett Witherspoon (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - William Boyd (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ronald Caraballo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Slawson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Alvin Jones (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Hughes (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:28 | St. Joseph's | John Hughes buries a shot from close range set up by Ronald Caraballo | 9-19 |
| 11:11 | Northern Illinois University | Chris Ouimet can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by John Slawson - foul #1 on John Slawson, team foul #4 | 9-19 |
| 11:11 | Northern Illinois University | Chris Ouimet makes the 1st free throw | 10-19 |
| 11:11 | Northern Illinois University | Chris Ouimet misses the 2nd free throw | 10-19 |
| 11:11 | Northern Illinois University | Laurence Fermin grabs the offensive rebound | 10-19 |
| 10:53 | Northern Illinois University | Chris Ouimet is called for 3 seconds | 10-19 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | William Stevens (SF) John Slawson | |
| 10:31 | St. Joseph's | Ronald Caraballo drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from William Stevens | 10-22 |
| 10:13 | Northern Illinois University | Chris Ouimet is fouled on the floor by William Stevens - foul #1 on William Stevens, team foul #5 | 10-22 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Cecil Brown (PG), Mike Haakenson (SG), Gary Green (SF), Roger Ruggles (PF), Lance Clerk (C) Randolph Poss, Thomas Mestas, Chris Ouimet, Laurence Fermin, Everett Witherspoon | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | David Marti (PG), Robert Bullard (C) William Boyd, John Hughes | |
| 10:05 | Northern Illinois University | Cecil Brown misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 10-22 |
| 10:04 | Northern Illinois University | Gary Green grabs the offensive rebound | 10-22 |
| 09:52 | Northern Illinois University | Lance Clerk's floater is tipped away by Robert Bullard | 10-22 |
| 09:51 | Northern Illinois University | Roger Ruggles tips it back up and in | 12-22 |
| 09:36 | St. Joseph's | David Marti's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 12-22 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | John Slawson (SF) William Stevens | |
| 09:14 | Northern Illinois University | Lance Clerk double dribbles | 12-22 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Randolph Poss (PG), Chris Ouimet (SF), Laurence Fermin (PF) Mike Haakenson, Gary Green, Roger Ruggles | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | William Boyd (PG), Freddy Lanoue (SG) David Marti, Ronald Caraballo | |
| 08:57 | St. Joseph's | Chris Ouimet picks off the pass by John Slawson | 12-22 |
| 08:53 | Northern Illinois University | The jump hook by Randolph Poss is blocked by Robert Bullard | 12-22 |
| 08:51 | St. Joseph's | Robert Bullard pulls down the rebound | 12-22 |
| 08:34 | St. Joseph's | William Boyd is hacked by Lance Clerk - foul #1 on Lance Clerk, team foul #7 | 12-22 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Thomas Mestas (SG), Everett Witherspoon (C) Cecil Brown, Lance Clerk | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | John Hughes (C) Robert Bullard | |
| 08:34 | St. Joseph's | William Boyd makes the 1st free throw | 12-23 |
| 08:34 | St. Joseph's | William Boyd misses the 2nd free throw | 12-23 |
| 08:34 | Northern Illinois University | Everett Witherspoon gets the rebound | 12-23 |
| 08:14 | Northern Illinois University | Chris Ouimet misses short on a turnaround from the left block but the foul's on Alvin Jones - foul #1 on Alvin Jones, team foul #6 | 12-23 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Ronald Caraballo (SG) Freddy Lanoue | |
| 08:14 | Northern Illinois University | Chris Ouimet misses the 1st free throw | 12-23 |
| 08:14 | Northern Illinois University | Chris Ouimet makes the 2nd free throw | 13-23 |
| 07:54 | St. Joseph's | John Slawson blows the layup | 13-23 |
| 07:53 | St. Joseph's | Ronald Caraballo snags the offensive board | 13-23 |
| 07:34 | St. Joseph's | John Slawson lays it up and in on a great pass from Alvin Jones | 13-25 |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Randolph Poss (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Thomas Mestas (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Chris Ouimet (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Laurence Fermin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Everett Witherspoon (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - William Boyd (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Caraballo (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Slawson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Alvin Jones (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Hughes (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 07:18 | Northern Illinois University | Chris Ouimet clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 13-25 |
| 07:16 | Northern Illinois University | Chris Ouimet grabs the offensive board | 13-25 |
| 06:57 | Northern Illinois University | Laurence Fermin misses the floater from the left wing | 13-25 |
| 06:55 | St. Joseph's | The rebound goes to John Hughes | 13-25 |
| 06:39 | St. Joseph's | Laurence Fermin steals it from Alvin Jones | 13-25 |
| 06:32 | Northern Illinois University | Laurence Fermin is hacked by John Hughes - foul #2 on John Hughes, team foul #7 | 13-25 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Cecil Brown (PG), Gary Green (SF), Lance Clerk (C) Randolph Poss, Chris Ouimet, Everett Witherspoon | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Lester Dolinsky (PG), William Stevens (SF), Robert Bullard (C) William Boyd, John Slawson, John Hughes | |
| 06:32 | Northern Illinois University | Laurence Fermin misses the 1st free throw | 13-25 |
| 06:32 | St. Joseph's | Robert Bullard grabs the defensive rebound | 13-25 |
| 06:15 | St. Joseph's | Lester Dolinsky can't connect on a runner from the baseline | 13-25 |
| 06:13 | Northern Illinois University | Gary Green gets the rebound | 13-25 |
| 06:08 | Northern Illinois University | Thomas Mestas clanks a driving attempt from close range | 13-25 |
| 06:07 | Northern Illinois University | Laurence Fermin grabs the offensive rebound | 13-25 |
| 05:49 | Northern Illinois University | Laurence Fermin double dribbles | 13-25 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Randolph Poss (PG), Mike Haakenson (SF) Thomas Mestas, Laurence Fermin | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| 05:36 | St. Joseph's | William Stevens misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 13-25 |
| 05:34 | St. Joseph's | Robert Bullard tips it home | 13-27 |
| 05:14 | Northern Illinois University | Gary Green makes the fadeaway from close range | 15-27 |
| 05:09 | St. Joseph's | Lester Dolinsky scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Ronald Caraballo | 15-30 |
| 05:03 | Northern Illinois University | Lance Clerk misses short on a driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Alvin Jones - foul #2 on Alvin Jones, team foul #8 | 15-30 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Chris Ouimet (SF) Mike Haakenson | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | William Boyd (SG), John Slawson (C) Ronald Caraballo, Alvin Jones | |
| 05:03 | Northern Illinois University | Lance Clerk makes the 1st free throw | 16-30 |
| 05:03 | Northern Illinois University | Lance Clerk misses the 2nd free throw | 16-30 |
| 05:03 | St. Joseph's | Robert Bullard grabs the defensive rebound | 16-30 |
| 04:37 | St. Joseph's | Lester Dolinsky misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 16-30 |
| 04:35 | Northern Illinois University | Gary Green grabs the board | 16-30 |
| 04:29 | Northern Illinois University | Chris Ouimet can't connect on a shot from the right side | 16-30 |
| 04:28 | St. Joseph's | The rebound goes to William Stevens | 16-30 |
| 04:23 | St. Joseph's | Lester Dolinsky misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 16-30 |
| 04:21 | St. Joseph's | Robert Bullard tips it back up and in | 16-32 |
| 04:09 | Northern Illinois University | Cecil Brown scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Gary Green | 19-32 |
| 03:46 | St. Joseph's | Lester Dolinsky scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from William Stevens | 19-35 |
| 03:25 | Northern Illinois University | Chris Ouimet misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 19-35 |
| 03:24 | St. Joseph's | William Boyd grabs the board | 19-35 |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Randolph Poss (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Cecil Brown (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Chris Ouimet (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Gary Green (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Lance Clerk (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Lester Dolinsky (fresh) 12 pts. SG - William Boyd (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Stevens (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Robert Bullard (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - John Slawson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:03 | St. Joseph's | William Stevens knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by William Boyd | 19-38 |
| 02:59 | Northern Illinois University | Chris Ouimet misses the jumper near the basket | 19-38 |
| 02:58 | St. Joseph's | John Slawson pulls down the rebound | 19-38 |
| 02:52 | St. Joseph's | William Stevens is fouled on the floor by Lance Clerk - foul #2 on Lance Clerk, team foul #8 | 19-38 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Mike Haakenson (PG), Thomas Mestas (SG), Everett Witherspoon (SF), Laurence Fermin (PF), Ronald Jeanbaptiste (C) Randolph Poss, Cecil Brown, Chris Ouimet, Gary Green, Lance Clerk | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Ronald Caraballo (SG), Alvin Jones (PF), John Hughes (C) William Boyd, Robert Bullard, John Slawson | |
| 02:52 | St. Joseph's | William Stevens makes the 1st free throw | 19-39 |
| 02:52 | St. Joseph's | William Stevens makes the 2nd free throw | 19-40 |
| 02:36 | Northern Illinois University | Lester Dolinsky is called for the reach on Mike Haakenson - foul #3 on Lester Dolinsky, team foul #9 | 19-40 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | David Marti (PG), Freddy Lanoue (SF) Lester Dolinsky, William Stevens | |
| 02:36 | Northern Illinois University | Mike Haakenson misses the 1st free throw | 19-40 |
| 02:36 | St. Joseph's | John Hughes grabs the board | 19-40 |
| 02:19 | St. Joseph's | Ronald Caraballo hits the finger roll set up by David Marti | 19-42 |
| 01:57 | Northern Illinois University | Ronald Jeanbaptiste misses badly on a shot in the lane | 19-42 |
| 01:56 | St. Joseph's | John Hughes grabs the defensive rebound | 19-42 |
| 01:39 | St. Joseph's | John Hughes can't finish the layup | 19-42 |
| 01:38 | St. Joseph's | Alvin Jones pulls down the offensive rebound | 19-42 |
| 01:27 | St. Joseph's | John Hughes knocks in the floater near the basket set up by Ronald Caraballo and he's fouled by Thomas Mestas - foul #2 on Thomas Mestas, team foul #9 | 19-44 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Randolph Poss (PG), Chris Ouimet (SF) Mike Haakenson, Everett Witherspoon | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | William Boyd (PG), John Slawson (SF) David Marti, Freddy Lanoue | |
| 01:27 | St. Joseph's | John Hughes misses the free throw | 19-44 |
| 01:27 | Northern Illinois University | Chris Ouimet gets the rebound | 19-44 |
| 01:11 | Northern Illinois University | Chris Ouimet misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 19-44 |
| 01:10 | St. Joseph's | William Boyd grabs the board | 19-44 |
| 00:53 | St. Joseph's | Thomas Mestas takes the ball from John Slawson | 19-44 |
| 00:38 | Northern Illinois University | Thomas Mestas misses the runner in the lane | 19-44 |
| 00:37 | Northern Illinois University | Randolph Poss hits the follow up shot | 21-44 |
| 00:25 | St. Joseph's | Thomas Mestas is called for the reach on Ronald Caraballo - foul #3 on Thomas Mestas, team foul #10 | 21-44 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Cecil Brown (SG) Thomas Mestas | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| 00:25 | St. Joseph's | Ronald Caraballo misses the 1st free throw | 21-44 |
| 00:25 | St. Joseph's | Ronald Caraballo misses the 2nd free throw | 21-44 |
| 00:25 | Northern Illinois University | Laurence Fermin gets the rebound | 21-44 |
| 00:05 | Northern Illinois University | Chris Ouimet buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Randolph Poss | 24-44 |
| 00:01 | St. Joseph's | John Slawson misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 24-44 |
| 00:00 | Northern Illinois University | Ronald Jeanbaptiste gets the rebound | 24-44 |