| Lineup | Sacred Heart | PG - Willie Perry (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Michael Gray (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Higgins (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - Steven Harpe (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Daniel Simmons (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Roy Brown (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lawrence Jones (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Louis Wren (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeff Price (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Hector Vega (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northern Illinois University | Louis Wren inbounds the ball | 29-26 |
| Game Plan | Sacred Heart | Sacred Heart is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:42 | Northern Illinois University | Daniel Simmons swats the shot by Lawrence Jones | 29-26 |
| 19:41 | Sacred Heart | The rebound goes to Steven Harpe | 29-26 |
| 19:24 | Sacred Heart | Willie Perry hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Roy Brown - foul #2 on Roy Brown, team foul #1 | 29-26 |
| 19:24 | Sacred Heart | Willie Perry misses the 1st free throw | 29-26 |
| 19:24 | Sacred Heart | Willie Perry makes the 2nd free throw | 30-26 |
| 19:13 | Northern Illinois University | Roy Brown connects on the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Lawrence Jones | 30-29 |
| 19:00 | Sacred Heart | Willie Perry throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-29 |
| 18:52 | Northern Illinois University | Lawrence Jones is fouled on the floor by Michael Gray - foul #1 on Michael Gray, team foul #1 | 30-29 |
| 18:39 | Northern Illinois University | Roy Brown hits a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Lawrence Jones | 30-31 |
| 18:26 | Sacred Heart | Willie Perry scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Michael Gray | 33-31 |
| 18:08 | Northern Illinois University | Lawrence Jones can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 33-31 |
| 18:06 | Northern Illinois University | Jeff Price grabs the offensive board | 33-31 |
| 17:50 | Northern Illinois University | Jeff Price's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-31 |
| 17:31 | Sacred Heart | Michael Gray is hacked by Roy Brown - foul #3 on Roy Brown, team foul #2 | 33-31 |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | Todd Stevenson (PG) Willie Perry | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Gregory Webre (PG) Roy Brown | |
| 17:13 | Sacred Heart | Daniel Simmons loses the ball out of bounds | 33-31 |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | Daryl Gros (SG) Michael Gray | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Robert Bigby (SG), Benjamin Glick (SF), Ronnie Rexford (C) Lawrence Jones, Louis Wren, Hector Vega | |
| 17:00 | Northern Illinois University | Gregory Webre is hacked by Steven Harpe - foul #2 on Steven Harpe, team foul #2 | 33-31 |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | Melvin Spell (SF), Robert Haggerty (C) Michael Higgins, Daniel Simmons | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| 16:49 | Northern Illinois University | Ronnie Rexford is whistled for traveling | 33-31 |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | Mohammed Brown (PF) Steven Harpe | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Robert Heffernan (SF) Jeff Price | |
| 16:31 | Sacred Heart | Robert Haggerty's fadeaway is rejected by Ronnie Rexford | 33-31 |
| 16:30 | Sacred Heart | Daryl Gros snags the offensive board | 33-31 |
| 16:07 | Sacred Heart | Daryl Gros misses short on a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Ronnie Rexford - foul #2 on Ronnie Rexford, team foul #3 | 33-31 |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | Willie Perry (PG) Todd Stevenson | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Louis Wren (SF) Robert Heffernan | |
| 16:07 | Sacred Heart | Daryl Gros misses the 1st free throw | 33-31 |
| 16:07 | Sacred Heart | Daryl Gros misses the 2nd free throw | 33-31 |
| 16:07 | Northern Illinois University | Ronnie Rexford pulls down the rebound | 33-31 |
| 15:46 | Northern Illinois University | Louis Wren misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 33-31 |
| 15:44 | Sacred Heart | The rebound goes to Robert Haggerty | 33-31 |
| Lineup | Sacred Heart | PG - Willie Perry (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Daryl Gros (fresh) SF - Melvin Spell (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Mohammed Brown (fresh) C - Robert Haggerty (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Gregory Webre (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Bigby (fresh) SF - Louis Wren (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Benjamin Glick (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronnie Rexford (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:21 | Sacred Heart | Melvin Spell's layup is rejected by Ronnie Rexford | 33-31 |
| 15:20 | Northern Illinois University | Ronnie Rexford gets the rebound | 33-31 |
| 15:14 | Northern Illinois University | Louis Wren knocks in the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Gregory Webre | 33-33 |
| 15:10 | Sacred Heart | Willie Perry clanks a 3 from the right corner | 33-33 |
| 15:09 | Sacred Heart | The offensive rebound goes to Willie Perry | 33-33 |
| 14:52 | Sacred Heart | Robert Haggerty's floater is tipped away by Ronnie Rexford | 33-33 |
| 14:51 | Northern Illinois University | Gregory Webre snags the defensive board | 33-33 |
| 14:23 | Northern Illinois University | Louis Wren makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Robert Bigby | 33-36 |
| 14:00 | Sacred Heart | Gregory Webre steals it from Melvin Spell | 33-36 |
| 13:41 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Bigby misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 33-36 |
| 13:40 | Northern Illinois University | Ronnie Rexford tips it back up and in | 33-38 |
| 13:23 | Sacred Heart | Willie Perry buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Melvin Spell | 36-38 |
| 13:16 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Haggerty swats the short shot by Ronnie Rexford | 36-38 |
| 13:14 | Northern Illinois University | Gregory Webre pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-38 |
| 13:06 | Northern Illinois University | Ronnie Rexford misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 36-38 |
| 13:04 | Northern Illinois University | Benjamin Glick misses the tip | 36-38 |
| 13:03 | Sacred Heart | The rebound goes to Melvin Spell | 36-38 |
| 12:58 | Sacred Heart | Daryl Gros is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Daryl Gros, team foul #3 | 36-38 |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | Todd Stevenson (PG), Michael Gray (SG), Michael Higgins (SF), Steven Harpe (PF), Ryan Sherman (C) Willie Perry, Daryl Gros, Melvin Spell, Mohammed Brown, Robert Haggerty | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Roy Brown (PG), Lawrence Jones (SG), Robert Heffernan (SF), Jeff Price (PF), Hector Vega (C) Gregory Webre, Robert Bigby, Louis Wren, Benjamin Glick, Ronnie Rexford | |
| 12:37 | Northern Illinois University | Jeff Price clanks a floater from the right side but the foul's on Michael Higgins - foul #2 on Michael Higgins, team foul #4 | 36-38 |
| 12:37 | Northern Illinois University | Jeff Price misses the 1st free throw | 36-38 |
| 12:37 | Northern Illinois University | Jeff Price misses the 2nd free throw | 36-38 |
| 12:37 | Sacred Heart | The rebound goes to Steven Harpe | 36-38 |
| 12:11 | Sacred Heart | Todd Stevenson hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Michael Gray | 38-38 |
| 12:07 | Northern Illinois University | Roy Brown drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Lawrence Jones | 38-41 |
| 11:42 | Sacred Heart | Ryan Sherman misses the floater in the paint but the foul's on Hector Vega - foul #3 on Hector Vega, team foul #4 | 38-41 |
| 11:42 | Sacred Heart | Ryan Sherman misses the 1st free throw | 38-41 |
| 11:42 | Sacred Heart | Ryan Sherman makes the 2nd free throw | 39-41 |
| Lineup | Sacred Heart | PG - Todd Stevenson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Gray (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Higgins (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - Steven Harpe (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - Ryan Sherman (fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Roy Brown (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Lawrence Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Heffernan (fresh) PF - Jeff Price (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Hector Vega (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:22 | Northern Illinois University | Hector Vega lays it in on a great pass from Lawrence Jones | 39-43 |
| 11:11 | Sacred Heart | Lawrence Jones steals the ball from Todd Stevenson | 39-43 |
| 11:07 | Northern Illinois University | Lawrence Jones lays it in | 39-45 |
| 10:51 | Sacred Heart | Steven Harpe misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 39-45 |
| 10:49 | Northern Illinois University | Jeff Price gets the rebound | 39-45 |
| 10:44 | Northern Illinois University | Roy Brown clanks a shot from the right wing | 39-45 |
| 10:43 | Northern Illinois University | Roy Brown gets the offensive rebound | 39-45 |
| 10:29 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Heffernan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-45 |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Louis Wren (SF) Robert Heffernan | |
| 10:05 | Sacred Heart | Michael Higgins can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 39-45 |
| 10:04 | Sacred Heart | Ryan Sherman grabs the offensive rebound | 39-45 |
| 09:46 | Sacred Heart | Steven Harpe can't connect on a shot from the left block | 39-45 |
| 09:44 | Northern Illinois University | Louis Wren snags the defensive board | 39-45 |
| 09:20 | Northern Illinois University | Jeff Price comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 39-45 |
| 09:19 | Northern Illinois University | Hector Vega snags the offensive board | 39-45 |
| 09:14 | Northern Illinois University | Louis Wren comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane | 39-45 |
| 09:13 | Sacred Heart | Michael Higgins grabs the board | 39-45 |
| 09:00 | Sacred Heart | Michael Higgins drills a jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Todd Stevenson | 41-45 |
| 08:37 | Northern Illinois University | Roy Brown comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 41-45 |
| 08:36 | Sacred Heart | Michael Gray grabs the board | 41-45 |
| 08:29 | Sacred Heart | Ryan Sherman is denied on a layup by Hector Vega | 41-45 |
| 08:28 | Sacred Heart | Ryan Sherman hits the follow up shot | 43-45 |
| 08:23 | Northern Illinois University | Roy Brown makes the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Louis Wren | 43-48 |
| 08:03 | Sacred Heart | Michael Gray makes the jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Todd Stevenson | 45-48 |
| 07:44 | Northern Illinois University | Louis Wren double dribbles | 45-48 |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | Willie Perry (PG), Daryl Gros (SG), Melvin Spell (SF), Daniel Simmons (PF), Robert Haggerty (C) Todd Stevenson, Michael Gray, Michael Higgins, Steven Harpe, Ryan Sherman | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Gregory Webre (PG), Robert Bigby (SG), Robert Heffernan (SF), Benjamin Glick (PF), Ronnie Rexford (C) Roy Brown, Lawrence Jones, Louis Wren, Jeff Price, Hector Vega | |
| 07:42 | Sacred Heart | Willie Perry is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #1 on Willie Perry, team foul #5 | 45-48 |
| Lineup | Sacred Heart | PG - Willie Perry (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Daryl Gros (fresh) SF - Melvin Spell (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Daniel Simmons (fresh) 2 pts. 3 blk. C - Robert Haggerty (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Gregory Webre (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Robert Bigby (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Heffernan (fresh) PF - Benjamin Glick (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Ronnie Rexford (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:36 | Northern Illinois University | Melvin Spell takes the ball from Robert Heffernan | 45-48 |
| 07:19 | Sacred Heart | Melvin Spell misses long on a driving attempt from close range | 45-48 |
| 07:17 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Bigby grabs the defensive rebound | 45-48 |
| 07:11 | Northern Illinois University | Benjamin Glick banks in the layup on a nice dish by Robert Heffernan | 45-50 |
| 06:49 | Sacred Heart | Willie Perry can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 45-50 |
| 06:48 | Northern Illinois University | Ronnie Rexford grabs the board | 45-50 |
| 06:44 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Heffernan comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 45-50 |
| 06:43 | Sacred Heart | Willie Perry grabs the defensive rebound | 45-50 |
| 06:22 | Sacred Heart | Melvin Spell is hacked by Ronnie Rexford - foul #3 on Ronnie Rexford, team foul #5 | 45-50 |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Roy Brown (PG), Bobby Smart (C) Robert Bigby, Ronnie Rexford | |
| 06:03 | Sacred Heart | Robert Haggerty is fouled on the floor by Bobby Smart - foul #1 on Bobby Smart, team foul #6 | 45-50 |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Louis Wren (SF) Robert Heffernan | |
| 05:52 | Sacred Heart | Willie Perry knocks in the floater from the free throw line | 47-50 |
| 05:27 | Northern Illinois University | Louis Wren misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 47-50 |
| 05:26 | Sacred Heart | Robert Haggerty pulls down the rebound | 47-50 |
| 05:03 | Sacred Heart | Daryl Gros loses the dribble to Gregory Webre | 47-50 |
| 04:59 | Northern Illinois University | Gregory Webre can't finish the layup | 47-50 |
| 04:58 | Sacred Heart | Willie Perry pulls down the rebound | 47-50 |
| 04:44 | Sacred Heart | Benjamin Glick blocks the jumper by Willie Perry | 47-50 |
| 04:43 | Northern Illinois University | Benjamin Glick gets the rebound | 47-50 |
| 04:39 | Northern Illinois University | Roy Brown misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 47-50 |
| 04:38 | Sacred Heart | Melvin Spell grabs the board | 47-50 |
| 04:33 | Sacred Heart | Willie Perry hits a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Daryl Gros | 50-50 |
| 04:12 | Northern Illinois University | Gregory Webre loses the ball out of bounds | 50-50 |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | Todd Stevenson (PG), Michael Gray (SG), Michael Higgins (SF), Steven Harpe (PF), Ryan Sherman (C) Willie Perry, Daryl Gros, Melvin Spell, Daniel Simmons, Robert Haggerty | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Lawrence Jones (SG), Robert Heffernan (SF), Jeff Price (PF), Hector Vega (C) Gregory Webre, Louis Wren, Benjamin Glick, Bobby Smart | |
| 03:50 | Sacred Heart | Michael Gray clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 50-50 |
| 03:48 | Northern Illinois University | Hector Vega grabs the defensive rebound | 50-50 |
| 03:44 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Heffernan misses long on a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Michael Higgins - foul #3 on Michael Higgins, team foul #6 | 50-50 |
| 03:44 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Heffernan makes the 1st free throw | 50-51 |
| 03:44 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Heffernan makes the 2nd free throw | 50-52 |
| Lineup | Sacred Heart | PG - Todd Stevenson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Gray (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Higgins (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. PF - Steven Harpe (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - Ryan Sherman (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Roy Brown (fresh) 20 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Lawrence Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Robert Heffernan (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jeff Price (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Hector Vega (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:30 | Sacred Heart | Michael Higgins is hacked by Roy Brown - foul #4 on Roy Brown, team foul #7 | 50-52 |
| 03:30 | Sacred Heart | Michael Higgins makes the 1st free throw | 51-52 |
| 03:30 | Sacred Heart | Michael Higgins misses the 2nd free throw | 51-52 |
| 03:30 | Northern Illinois University | Jeff Price grabs the board | 51-52 |
| 03:13 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Heffernan misses the floater from the baseline | 51-52 |
| 03:12 | Sacred Heart | Ryan Sherman grabs the board | 51-52 |
| 02:48 | Sacred Heart | Steven Harpe loses the dribble to Lawrence Jones | 51-52 |
| 02:45 | Northern Illinois University | Jeff Price banks in the layup set up by Lawrence Jones | 51-54 |
| 02:16 | Sacred Heart | Lawrence Jones is called for the reach on Todd Stevenson - foul #2 on Lawrence Jones, team foul #8 | 51-54 |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | Gustavo Martin (SG) Michael Gray | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Gregory Webre (PG), Robert Bigby (SG), Louis Wren (SF), Benjamin Glick (C) Roy Brown, Lawrence Jones, Robert Heffernan, Hector Vega | |
| 02:16 | Sacred Heart | Todd Stevenson misses the 1st free throw | 51-54 |
| 02:16 | Northern Illinois University | Jeff Price grabs the board | 51-54 |
| 02:16 | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-54 |
| 01:59 | Northern Illinois University | Louis Wren misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 51-54 |
| 01:57 | Sacred Heart | Steven Harpe grabs the board | 51-54 |
| 01:57 | Sacred Heart | Sacred Heart calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-54 |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | Willie Perry (PG), Michael Gray (SG) Todd Stevenson, Gustavo Martin | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Roy Brown (PG), Lawrence Jones (SG), Hector Vega (C) Gregory Webre, Robert Bigby, Benjamin Glick | |
| 01:42 | Sacred Heart | Steven Harpe connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Michael Higgins | 54-54 |
| 01:29 | Northern Illinois University | Michael Gray is called for the reach on Hector Vega - foul #2 on Michael Gray, team foul #7 | 54-54 |
| 01:29 | Northern Illinois University | Hector Vega misses the 1st free throw | 54-54 |
| 01:29 | Northern Illinois University | Jeff Price grabs the offensive board | 54-54 |
| 01:24 | Northern Illinois University | Jeff Price lays it up and in and he's fouled by Steven Harpe - foul #3 on Steven Harpe, team foul #8 | 54-56 |
| 01:24 | Northern Illinois University | Jeff Price makes the free throw | 54-57 |
| 01:11 | Sacred Heart | Hector Vega blocks the short jumper by Willie Perry | 54-57 |
| 01:10 | Sacred Heart | Willie Perry grabs the offensive rebound | 54-57 |
| 00:56 | Sacred Heart | Willie Perry misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 54-57 |
| 00:55 | Sacred Heart | Steven Harpe tips it in | 56-57 |
| Game Plan | Sacred Heart | Sacred Heart is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:49 | Northern Illinois University | Hector Vega comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane | 56-57 |
| 00:47 | Sacred Heart | Steven Harpe gets the rebound | 56-57 |
| 00:21 | Sacred Heart | Ryan Sherman is whistled for a carry | 56-57 |
| Game Plan | Sacred Heart | Sacred Heart is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:18 | Northern Illinois University | Willie Perry is called for the reach on Louis Wren in the backcourt - foul #2 on Willie Perry, team foul #9 | 56-57 |
| 00:18 | Northern Illinois University | Louis Wren makes the 1st free throw | 56-58 |
| 00:18 | Northern Illinois University | Louis Wren makes the 2nd free throw | 56-59 |
| 00:13 | Sacred Heart | Michael Gray hits a 3 from the left corner set up by Steven Harpe | 59-59 |
| Game Plan | Sacred Heart | Sacred Heart is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:05 | Northern Illinois University | Roy Brown scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Lawrence Jones | 59-61 |
| 00:05 | Sacred Heart | Sacred Heart calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-61 |
| Game Plan | Sacred Heart | Sacred Heart is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Sacred Heart | Jeff Price blocks the short jumper by Michael Higgins | 59-61 |