| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Abraham Smith (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Eddie Weldy (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Sawyer (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Douglas Urias (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Otto Campion (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Wesley Hanna (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Justin Seda (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Ray Shepard (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Thomas Greenwood (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Frank Beyers (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Ohio | James Sawyer inbounds the ball | 28-26 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:44 | Ohio | James Sawyer is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on James Sawyer, team foul #1 | 28-26 |
| 19:22 | Northern Illinois University | Justin Seda's fadeaway is rejected by Douglas Urias | 28-26 |
| 19:21 | Ohio | Otto Campion snags the defensive board | 28-26 |
| 18:56 | Ohio | James Sawyer is wide open but clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 28-26 |
| 18:55 | Ohio | Douglas Urias tips it home | 30-26 |
| 18:37 | Northern Illinois University | Justin Seda connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Thomas Greenwood | 30-29 |
| 18:14 | Ohio | Otto Campion scores on a floater from close range on a great pass from Abraham Smith | 32-29 |
| 17:59 | Northern Illinois University | Justin Seda scores on a floater in the paint on a nice dish by Wesley Hanna and the foul's on Otto Campion - foul #3 on Otto Campion, team foul #2 | 32-31 |
| 17:59 | Northern Illinois University | Justin Seda misses the free throw | 32-31 |
| 17:59 | Ohio | Douglas Urias grabs the defensive rebound | 32-31 |
| 17:41 | Ohio | Eddie Weldy hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 32-31 |
| 17:39 | Northern Illinois University | Ray Shepard gets the rebound | 32-31 |
| 17:10 | Northern Illinois University | Justin Seda misses the jumper from the right block | 32-31 |
| 17:08 | Ohio | James Sawyer gets the rebound | 32-31 |
| 16:46 | Ohio | Otto Campion is fouled on the floor by Frank Beyers - foul #2 on Frank Beyers, team foul #1 | 32-31 |
| Subs | Ohio | Wade Belser (SG), Daniel Massey (PF), Glenn Spinks (C) Eddie Weldy, Douglas Urias, Otto Campion | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Craig Seager (SG), Dennis Weir (PF), Gerald Dean (C) Justin Seda, Thomas Greenwood, Frank Beyers | |
| 16:39 | Ohio | Wade Belser misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 32-31 |
| 16:37 | Northern Illinois University | Dennis Weir grabs the board | 32-31 |
| 16:16 | Northern Illinois University | Ray Shepard drills a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Wesley Hanna | 32-34 |
| 16:00 | Ohio | James Sawyer is hacked by Gerald Dean - foul #1 on Gerald Dean, team foul #2 | 32-34 |
| Subs | Ohio | Ronald Milam (SG), James Klingler (SF) Abraham Smith, James Sawyer | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Howard Ratliff (SG), Richard Sangster (SF) Wesley Hanna, Ray Shepard | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Wade Belser (fresh) SG - Ronald Milam (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Klingler (fresh) PF - Daniel Massey (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Glenn Spinks (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Craig Seager (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Howard Ratliff (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Richard Sangster (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dennis Weir (fresh) 3 reb. C - Gerald Dean (fresh) | |
| 15:47 | Ohio | Daniel Massey clanks a shot from the right wing | 32-34 |
| 15:46 | Northern Illinois University | Richard Sangster grabs the defensive rebound | 32-34 |
| 15:26 | Northern Illinois University | Howard Ratliff drills a 3pt shot from straight away | 32-37 |
| 15:04 | Ohio | Wade Belser knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from James Klingler | 35-37 |
| 14:58 | Northern Illinois University | Dennis Weir can't connect on a jumper near the basket | 35-37 |
| 14:56 | Northern Illinois University | Richard Sangster can't tip it in | 35-37 |
| 14:54 | Ohio | The rebound goes to Daniel Massey | 35-37 |
| 14:40 | Ohio | Daniel Massey connects on the driving attempt from close range and he's fouled by Dennis Weir - foul #1 on Dennis Weir, team foul #3 | 37-37 |
| Subs | Ohio | Abraham Smith (PG), Eddie Weldy (SG), James Sawyer (SF), Otto Campion (C) Wade Belser, Ronald Milam, James Klingler, Glenn Spinks | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Wesley Hanna (PG), Justin Seda (SG), Ray Shepard (SF), Thomas Greenwood (PF), Frank Beyers (C) Craig Seager, Howard Ratliff, Richard Sangster, Dennis Weir, Gerald Dean | |
| 14:40 | Ohio | Daniel Massey makes the free throw | 38-37 |
| 14:25 | Northern Illinois University | Justin Seda misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 38-37 |
| 14:24 | Ohio | The rebound goes to Abraham Smith | 38-37 |
| 13:59 | Ohio | Abraham Smith works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 38-37 |
| 13:57 | Northern Illinois University | Frank Beyers snags the defensive board | 38-37 |
| 13:43 | Northern Illinois University | Ray Shepard can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 38-37 |
| 13:42 | Ohio | Otto Campion grabs the defensive rebound | 38-37 |
| 13:22 | Ohio | Daniel Massey misses the jumper from the right side | 38-37 |
| 13:21 | Ohio | Otto Campion can't tip it in | 38-37 |
| 13:20 | Northern Illinois University | Wesley Hanna grabs the board | 38-37 |
| 13:16 | Northern Illinois University | Ray Shepard misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 38-37 |
| 13:15 | Ohio | Abraham Smith pulls down the rebound | 38-37 |
| 12:55 | Ohio | James Sawyer is fouled on the floor by Ray Shepard - foul #1 on Ray Shepard, team foul #4 | 38-37 |
| Subs | Ohio | Douglas Urias (PF) Daniel Massey | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| 12:49 | Ohio | James Sawyer comes up short on the floater from the left side | 38-37 |
| 12:47 | Northern Illinois University | The rebound goes to Frank Beyers | 38-37 |
| 12:29 | Northern Illinois University | Wesley Hanna clanks a 3 from the left wing | 38-37 |
| 12:27 | Ohio | Douglas Urias grabs the defensive rebound | 38-37 |
| 12:22 | Ohio | Frank Beyers swats the short shot by Douglas Urias | 38-37 |
| 12:21 | Ohio | James Sawyer pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-37 |
| 12:07 | Ohio | Wesley Hanna is called for the reach on Eddie Weldy - foul #2 on Wesley Hanna, team foul #5 | 38-37 |
| Subs | Ohio | Wade Belser (PG), James Klingler (SF) Abraham Smith, James Sawyer | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Howard Ratliff (SF) Ray Shepard | |
| 11:53 | Ohio | James Klingler is hacked by Howard Ratliff - foul #1 on Howard Ratliff, team foul #6 | 38-37 |
| Subs | Ohio | Glenn Spinks (C) Otto Campion | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Craig Seager (PG) Wesley Hanna | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Wade Belser (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Eddie Weldy (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Klingler (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Douglas Urias (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Glenn Spinks (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Craig Seager (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Justin Seda (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Howard Ratliff (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Thomas Greenwood (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Frank Beyers (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Ohio | Wade Belser loses the ball out of bounds | 38-37 |
| Subs | Ohio | Ronald Milam (SG) Eddie Weldy | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Richard Sangster (SF), Dennis Weir (PF), Gerald Dean (C) Justin Seda, Thomas Greenwood, Frank Beyers | |
| 11:19 | Northern Illinois University | Craig Seager connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Gerald Dean | 38-40 |
| 10:56 | Ohio | Douglas Urias is fouled on the floor by Howard Ratliff - foul #2 on Howard Ratliff, team foul #7 | 38-40 |
| Subs | Ohio | Abraham Smith (PG), James Sawyer (SF), Otto Campion (C) Ronald Milam, James Klingler, Glenn Spinks | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Wesley Hanna (PG), Ray Shepard (SF) Howard Ratliff, Richard Sangster | |
| 10:56 | Ohio | Douglas Urias misses the 1st free throw | 38-40 |
| 10:56 | Northern Illinois University | The rebound goes to Gerald Dean | 38-40 |
| 10:34 | Northern Illinois University | James Sawyer steals it from Craig Seager | 38-40 |
| 10:18 | Ohio | Wade Belser is fouled on the floor by Gerald Dean - foul #2 on Gerald Dean, team foul #8 | 38-40 |
| Subs | Ohio | Eddie Weldy (SG) Abraham Smith | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Justin Seda (SG), Thomas Greenwood (PF), Frank Beyers (C) Craig Seager, Dennis Weir, Gerald Dean | |
| 10:18 | Ohio | Wade Belser makes the 1st free throw | 39-40 |
| 10:18 | Ohio | Wade Belser makes the 2nd free throw | 40-40 |
| 09:49 | Northern Illinois University | Justin Seda misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 40-40 |
| 09:48 | Northern Illinois University | Thomas Greenwood hits the follow up shot | 40-42 |
| 09:43 | Ohio | Douglas Urias throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-42 |
| Subs | Ohio | Abraham Smith (PG), Daniel Massey (PF) Wade Belser, Douglas Urias | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| 09:21 | Northern Illinois University | Justin Seda is hacked by Eddie Weldy - foul #2 on Eddie Weldy, team foul #3 | 40-42 |
| Subs | Ohio | Glenn Spinks (C) Otto Campion | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| 08:53 | Northern Illinois University | Ray Shepard hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Justin Seda | 40-45 |
| 08:47 | Ohio | Abraham Smith can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 40-45 |
| 08:46 | Ohio | Daniel Massey tips it in | 42-45 |
| 08:19 | Northern Illinois University | Justin Seda hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 42-45 |
| 08:18 | Ohio | Glenn Spinks grabs the defensive rebound | 42-45 |
| 08:01 | Ohio | Eddie Weldy can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Wesley Hanna - foul #3 on Wesley Hanna, team foul #9 | 42-45 |
| Subs | Ohio | James Klingler (SF), Douglas Urias (PF), Otto Campion (C) James Sawyer, Daniel Massey, Glenn Spinks | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Craig Seager (PG), Howard Ratliff (SG), Richard Sangster (SF), Dennis Weir (PF), Gerald Dean (C) Wesley Hanna, Justin Seda, Ray Shepard, Thomas Greenwood, Frank Beyers | |
| 08:01 | Ohio | Eddie Weldy makes the 1st free throw | 43-45 |
| 08:01 | Ohio | Eddie Weldy makes the 2nd free throw | 44-45 |
| 07:38 | Northern Illinois University | Richard Sangster throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-45 |
| Subs | Ohio | Wade Belser (SG) Eddie Weldy | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Abraham Smith (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wade Belser (fresh) 5 pts. SF - James Klingler (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Douglas Urias (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Otto Campion (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Craig Seager (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Howard Ratliff (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Richard Sangster (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dennis Weir (fresh) 3 reb. C - Gerald Dean (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:18 | Ohio | Abraham Smith evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Douglas Urias | 47-45 |
| 07:08 | Northern Illinois University | Howard Ratliff misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 47-45 |
| 07:07 | Northern Illinois University | Richard Sangster hits the follow up shot | 47-47 |
| 06:50 | Ohio | Abraham Smith comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 47-47 |
| 06:48 | Northern Illinois University | The rebound goes to Gerald Dean | 47-47 |
| 06:26 | Northern Illinois University | Dennis Weir's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-47 |
| Subs | Ohio | Eddie Weldy (SG), James Sawyer (SF) Wade Belser, James Klingler | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Wesley Hanna (PG), Justin Seda (SG), Ray Shepard (SF), Thomas Greenwood (PF), Frank Beyers (C) Craig Seager, Howard Ratliff, Richard Sangster, Dennis Weir, Gerald Dean | |
| 06:14 | Ohio | Thomas Greenwood blocks the short jumper by Otto Campion | 47-47 |
| 06:12 | Northern Illinois University | Thomas Greenwood grabs the defensive rebound | 47-47 |
| 05:44 | Northern Illinois University | Ray Shepard hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 47-47 |
| 05:42 | Northern Illinois University | Ray Shepard tips it but misses | 47-47 |
| 05:40 | Ohio | Otto Campion grabs the defensive rebound | 47-47 |
| 05:17 | Ohio | Justin Seda picks off the pass by Otto Campion | 47-47 |
| 05:12 | Northern Illinois University | Justin Seda lays it in | 47-49 |
| 04:57 | Ohio | James Sawyer misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 47-49 |
| 04:55 | Ohio | Douglas Urias tips it but misses | 47-49 |
| 04:53 | Northern Illinois University | The rebound goes to Wesley Hanna | 47-49 |
| 04:24 | Northern Illinois University | Wesley Hanna misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 47-49 |
| 04:23 | Northern Illinois University | Ray Shepard tips it home | 47-51 |
| 04:10 | Ohio | James Sawyer scores on a driving attempt from close range set up by Abraham Smith | 49-51 |
| 03:44 | Northern Illinois University | Eddie Weldy steals the ball from Wesley Hanna | 49-51 |
| 03:29 | Ohio | Abraham Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-51 |
| Subs | Ohio | Wade Belser (PG), Ronald Milam (SG), James Klingler (SF), Daniel Massey (PF), Glenn Spinks (C) Abraham Smith, Eddie Weldy, James Sawyer, Douglas Urias, Otto Campion | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Craig Seager (SG), Dennis Weir (PF), Gerald Dean (C) Justin Seda, Thomas Greenwood, Frank Beyers | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Wade Belser (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Ronald Milam (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Klingler (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Daniel Massey (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Glenn Spinks (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Wesley Hanna (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Craig Seager (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Ray Shepard (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dennis Weir (fresh) 3 reb. C - Gerald Dean (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:00 | Northern Illinois University | Wesley Hanna's 3 pointer is rejected by Glenn Spinks | 49-51 |
| 02:58 | Ohio | Glenn Spinks grabs the board | 49-51 |
| 02:58 | Ohio | Ohio calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-51 |
| Subs | Ohio | Eddie Weldy (SG), James Sawyer (SF) Ronald Milam, James Klingler | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Justin Seda (SG), Thomas Greenwood (PF), Frank Beyers (C) Craig Seager, Dennis Weir, Gerald Dean | |
| 02:48 | Ohio | James Sawyer can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 49-51 |
| 02:47 | Ohio | Wade Belser grabs the offensive board | 49-51 |
| 02:35 | Ohio | Eddie Weldy misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 49-51 |
| 02:33 | Northern Illinois University | Frank Beyers grabs the defensive rebound | 49-51 |
| 02:13 | Northern Illinois University | Wesley Hanna scores on a 3 from the right wing | 49-54 |
| 02:13 | Ohio | Ohio calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 49-54 |
| Subs | Ohio | Abraham Smith (PG), Douglas Urias (PF), Otto Campion (C) Wade Belser, Daniel Massey, Glenn Spinks | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| 02:00 | Ohio | James Sawyer connects on the open 3 from the left wing set up by Abraham Smith out of the doubleteam | 52-54 |
| 01:54 | Northern Illinois University | Frank Beyers throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-54 |
| 01:29 | Ohio | James Sawyer hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 52-54 |
| 01:27 | Ohio | Eddie Weldy tips it back up and in | 54-54 |
| 01:09 | Northern Illinois University | Wesley Hanna comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 54-54 |
| 01:07 | Ohio | The rebound goes to Eddie Weldy | 54-54 |
| 00:47 | Ohio | Douglas Urias is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 54-54 |
| 00:31 | Northern Illinois University | Wesley Hanna comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 54-54 |
| 00:30 | Northern Illinois University | Ray Shepard gets the offensive rebound | 54-54 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:00 | Northern Illinois University | Justin Seda knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side | 54-56 |