| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Roy Brown (fresh) SG - Lawrence Jones (fresh) SF - Louis Wren (fresh) PF - Jeff Price (fresh) C - Hector Vega (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - George Wallace (fresh) SG - Sean Smith (fresh) SF - Ed Rogers (fresh) PF - John Gaines (fresh) C - Paul Eberhart (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Northern Illinois University | Hector Vega 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 | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:42 | Northern Illinois University | Jeff Price buries a jump hook from the baseline | 2-0 |
| 19:19 | Sacramento State | Louis Wren steps in front of the John Gaines pass | 2-0 |
| 18:56 | Northern Illinois University | Louis Wren is fouled on the floor by Paul Eberhart - foul #1 on Paul Eberhart, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:36 | Northern Illinois University | Roy Brown makes the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Louis Wren | 5-0 |
| 18:25 | Sacramento State | Sean Smith misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 5-0 |
| 18:23 | Northern Illinois University | The rebound goes to Jeff Price | 5-0 |
| 18:01 | Northern Illinois University | Roy Brown's floater is knocked away by Paul Eberhart | 5-0 |
| 17:59 | Sacramento State | Ed Rogers gets the rebound | 5-0 |
| 17:36 | Sacramento State | Jeff Price steals the ball from John Gaines | 5-0 |
| 17:28 | Northern Illinois University | Louis Wren can't connect on a turnaround from close range | 5-0 |
| 17:27 | Sacramento State | Paul Eberhart snags the defensive board | 5-0 |
| 17:03 | Sacramento State | Paul Eberhart misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 5-0 |
| 17:02 | Northern Illinois University | Hector Vega snags the defensive board | 5-0 |
| 16:59 | Northern Illinois University | Roy Brown is hacked by George Wallace in the backcourt - foul #1 on George Wallace, team foul #2 | 5-0 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Gregory Webre (SG), Robert Heffernan (SF), Benjamin Glick (PF), Ronnie Rexford (C) Lawrence Jones, Louis Wren, Jeff Price, Hector Vega | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| 16:53 | Northern Illinois University | Gregory Webre clanks a floater from the left side | 5-0 |
| 16:51 | Sacramento State | Paul Eberhart snags the defensive board | 5-0 |
| 16:25 | Sacramento State | George Wallace misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 5-0 |
| 16:23 | Northern Illinois University | Ronnie Rexford pulls down the rebound | 5-0 |
| 16:13 | Northern Illinois University | Roy Brown is called for 10 seconds | 5-0 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Robert Bigby (SG) Roy Brown | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Robert Callahan (PG), George Clausen (SG), George Nobles (SF), Kenneth Dews (PF), Chad Sabbagh (C) George Wallace, Sean Smith, Ed Rogers, John Gaines, Paul Eberhart | |
| 16:02 | Sacramento State | George Nobles loses the dribble to Ronnie Rexford | 5-0 |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Gregory Webre (fresh) SG - Robert Bigby (fresh) SF - Robert Heffernan (fresh) PF - Benjamin Glick (fresh) C - Ronnie Rexford (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Robert Callahan (fresh) SG - George Clausen (fresh) SF - George Nobles (fresh) PF - Kenneth Dews (fresh) C - Chad Sabbagh (fresh) | |
| 15:43 | Northern Illinois University | Benjamin Glick comes up short on the shot from close range | 5-0 |
| 15:42 | Sacramento State | Chad Sabbagh snags the defensive board | 5-0 |
| 15:21 | Sacramento State | Robert Callahan is hacked by Benjamin Glick - foul #1 on Benjamin Glick, team foul #1 | 5-0 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Roy Brown (PG), Louis Wren (SF), Jeff Price (PF), Hector Vega (C) Robert Bigby, Robert Heffernan, Benjamin Glick, Ronnie Rexford | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Sean Smith (SG) George Clausen | |
| 15:03 | Sacramento State | Louis Wren steps in front of the Chad Sabbagh pass | 5-0 |
| 14:59 | Northern Illinois University | Gregory Webre connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Louis Wren | 7-0 |
| 14:40 | Sacramento State | Robert Callahan clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 7-0 |
| 14:38 | Northern Illinois University | Gregory Webre grabs the board | 7-0 |
| 14:34 | Northern Illinois University | Roy Brown clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 7-0 |
| 14:32 | Northern Illinois University | Louis Wren can't tip it in | 7-0 |
| 14:30 | Sacramento State | The rebound goes to Robert Callahan | 7-0 |
| 14:14 | Sacramento State | Gregory Webre steals the ball from Sean Smith | 7-0 |
| 13:56 | Northern Illinois University | Jeff Price misses the easy layup | 7-0 |
| 13:55 | Northern Illinois University | Hector Vega tips it in | 9-0 |
| 13:33 | Sacramento State | Jeff Price swats the layup by Robert Callahan | 9-0 |
| 13:32 | Sacramento State | Kenneth Dews can't tip it in | 9-0 |
| 13:31 | Sacramento State | George Nobles tips it home | 9-2 |
| 13:25 | Northern Illinois University | Louis Wren misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 9-2 |
| 13:23 | Northern Illinois University | Jeff Price snags the offensive board | 9-2 |
| 13:16 | Northern Illinois University | Jeff Price scores on a jump hook in the paint set up by Roy Brown and he's fouled by Kenneth Dews - foul #1 on Kenneth Dews, team foul #3 | 11-2 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Robert Bigby (PG), Lawrence Jones (SG), Robert Heffernan (SF), Benjamin Glick (C) Roy Brown, Gregory Webre, Louis Wren, Hector Vega | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | George Wallace (PG), George Clausen (SG), Ed Rogers (SF), John Gaines (PF), Paul Eberhart (C) Robert Callahan, Sean Smith, George Nobles, Kenneth Dews, Chad Sabbagh | |
| 13:16 | Northern Illinois University | Jeff Price misses the free throw | 11-2 |
| 13:16 | Sacramento State | George Clausen snags the defensive board | 11-2 |
| 13:11 | Sacramento State | George Wallace knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by George Clausen | 11-4 |
| 13:07 | Northern Illinois University | Benjamin Glick comes up short on the floater in the paint | 11-4 |
| 13:06 | Sacramento State | George Wallace gets the rebound | 11-4 |
| 12:45 | Sacramento State | Ed Rogers can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 11-4 |
| 12:44 | Northern Illinois University | The rebound goes to Jeff Price | 11-4 |
| 12:38 | Northern Illinois University | Lawrence Jones's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 11-4 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Ronnie Rexford (C) Jeff Price | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| 12:17 | Sacramento State | John Gaines makes the jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Paul Eberhart | 11-6 |
| 12:15 | Northern Illinois University | John Gaines steps in front of the Robert Heffernan pass in the backcourt | 11-6 |
| 11:57 | Sacramento State | Paul Eberhart misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 11-6 |
| 11:56 | Northern Illinois University | The rebound goes to Robert Heffernan | 11-6 |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Robert Bigby (fresh) SG - Lawrence Jones (fresh) SF - Robert Heffernan (fresh) PF - Benjamin Glick (fresh) C - Ronnie Rexford (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - George Wallace (fresh) 2 pts. SG - George Clausen (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ed Rogers (fresh) PF - John Gaines (fresh) 2 pts. C - Paul Eberhart (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:51 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Heffernan hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 11-6 |
| 11:49 | Sacramento State | The rebound goes to Ed Rogers | 11-6 |
| 11:24 | Sacramento State | Ed Rogers clanks a 3 from the right corner but the foul's on Robert Heffernan - foul #1 on Robert Heffernan, team foul #2 | 11-6 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Roy Brown (PG), Louis Wren (SF), Felix Gonzalez (PF), Bobby Smart (C) Robert Bigby, Robert Heffernan, Benjamin Glick, Ronnie Rexford | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Sean Smith (SG) George Wallace | |
| 11:24 | Sacramento State | Ed Rogers makes the 1st free throw | 11-7 |
| 11:24 | Sacramento State | Ed Rogers makes the 2nd free throw | 11-8 |
| 11:24 | Sacramento State | Ed Rogers misses the 3rd free throw | 11-8 |
| 11:24 | Northern Illinois University | Felix Gonzalez grabs the defensive rebound | 11-8 |
| 11:04 | Northern Illinois University | Louis Wren buries a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Roy Brown | 14-8 |
| 10:43 | Sacramento State | John Gaines can't connect on a floater from the right block but he's fouled by Felix Gonzalez - foul #1 on Felix Gonzalez, team foul #3 | 14-8 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Gregory Webre (SG), Jeff Price (PF), Hector Vega (C) Lawrence Jones, Felix Gonzalez, Bobby Smart | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Robert Callahan (PG), Sam Dinh (SF) George Clausen, Ed Rogers | |
| 10:43 | Sacramento State | John Gaines misses the 1st free throw | 14-8 |
| 10:43 | Sacramento State | John Gaines misses the 2nd free throw | 14-8 |
| 10:43 | Northern Illinois University | Jeff Price grabs the defensive rebound | 14-8 |
| 10:34 | Northern Illinois University | Hector Vega misses the easy layup | 14-8 |
| 10:32 | Northern Illinois University | Jeff Price grabs the offensive rebound | 14-8 |
| 10:17 | Northern Illinois University | Jeff Price can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 14-8 |
| 10:16 | Sacramento State | John Gaines gets the rebound | 14-8 |
| 09:57 | Sacramento State | Robert Callahan is hacked by Louis Wren - foul #1 on Louis Wren, team foul #4 | 14-8 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Benjamin Glick (SF) Louis Wren | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | George Wallace (PG), Kenneth Dews (PF), Chad Sabbagh (C) Sam Dinh, John Gaines, Paul Eberhart | |
| 09:52 | Sacramento State | Sean Smith slams it home | 14-10 |
| 09:48 | Northern Illinois University | Roy Brown is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 14-10 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Robert Heffernan (SF) Hector Vega | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| 09:27 | Sacramento State | Sean Smith knocks in the jumper in the paint set up by George Wallace | 14-12 |
| 09:22 | Northern Illinois University | George Wallace steals the ball from Roy Brown in the backcourt | 14-12 |
| 09:14 | Sacramento State | George Wallace connects on the jumpshot from the right side set up by Robert Callahan | 14-14 |
| 09:10 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Heffernan knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Roy Brown | 17-14 |
| 08:57 | Sacramento State | Kenneth Dews clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 17-14 |
| 08:56 | Sacramento State | Chad Sabbagh snags the offensive board | 17-14 |
| 08:45 | Sacramento State | Sean Smith comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 17-14 |
| 08:44 | Sacramento State | Kenneth Dews tips it but misses | 17-14 |
| 08:42 | Sacramento State | Chad Sabbagh tips it back up and in | 17-16 |
| 08:28 | Northern Illinois University | Roy Brown's pass is intercepted by Sean Smith | 17-16 |
| 08:10 | Sacramento State | Robert Callahan scores on a jump hook from the right block set up by Sean Smith | 17-18 |
| 08:01 | Northern Illinois University | Jeff Price makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Roy Brown | 20-18 |
| 07:44 | Sacramento State | George Wallace's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 20-18 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Robert Bigby (PG), Lawrence Jones (SG), Louis Wren (SF), Ronnie Rexford (PF), Hector Vega (C) Roy Brown, Gregory Webre, Robert Heffernan, Jeff Price, Benjamin Glick | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | George Clausen (PG), Gregory Rosado (SG), Ed Rogers (SF), George Nobles (PF), Paul Eberhart (C) George Wallace, Sean Smith, Robert Callahan, Kenneth Dews, Chad Sabbagh | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Robert Bigby (fresh) SG - Lawrence Jones (fresh) SF - Louis Wren (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Ronnie Rexford (fresh) C - Hector Vega (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - George Clausen (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gregory Rosado (fresh) SF - Ed Rogers (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Nobles (fresh) 2 pts. C - Paul Eberhart (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:41 | Northern Illinois University | Gregory Rosado picks off the pass by Robert Bigby in the backcourt | 20-18 |
| 07:39 | Sacramento State | Gregory Rosado hits the finger roll | 20-20 |
| 07:23 | Northern Illinois University | Louis Wren comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 20-20 |
| 07:22 | Sacramento State | The rebound goes to George Nobles | 20-20 |
| 07:02 | Sacramento State | Lawrence Jones is called for the reach on Gregory Rosado - foul #1 on Lawrence Jones, team foul #5 | 20-20 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Felix Gonzalez (PF) Ronnie Rexford | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | John Gaines (PF) Paul Eberhart | |
| 06:52 | Sacramento State | George Clausen misses long on a floater from the left side but he's hacked by Hector Vega - foul #1 on Hector Vega, team foul #6 | 20-20 |
| 06:52 | Sacramento State | George Clausen makes the 1st free throw | 20-21 |
| 06:52 | Sacramento State | George Clausen misses the 2nd free throw | 20-21 |
| 06:52 | Northern Illinois University | The rebound goes to Felix Gonzalez | 20-21 |
| 06:49 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Bigby loses the dribble to John Gaines in the backcourt | 20-21 |
| 06:36 | Sacramento State | Ed Rogers lays it in set up by Gregory Rosado | 20-23 |
| 06:20 | Northern Illinois University | Lawrence Jones misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 20-23 |
| 06:18 | Northern Illinois University | Hector Vega hits the follow up shot | 22-23 |
| 05:56 | Sacramento State | John Gaines misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 22-23 |
| 05:54 | Northern Illinois University | Felix Gonzalez grabs the board | 22-23 |
| 05:52 | Northern Illinois University | George Clausen takes the ball from Felix Gonzalez in the backcourt | 22-23 |
| 05:38 | Sacramento State | John Gaines buries a floater near the basket set up by George Nobles | 22-25 |
| 05:32 | Northern Illinois University | Louis Wren connects on the fadeaway near the basket set up by Robert Bigby | 24-25 |
| 05:22 | Sacramento State | Ed Rogers's pass is intercepted by Lawrence Jones | 24-25 |
| 05:17 | Northern Illinois University | Felix Gonzalez lays it up and in on a nice dish by Lawrence Jones | 26-25 |
| 05:02 | Sacramento State | Ed Rogers misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 26-25 |
| 05:01 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Bigby pulls down the rebound | 26-25 |
| 04:59 | Northern Illinois University | George Clausen is called for the reach on Lawrence Jones in the backcourt - foul #1 on George Clausen, team foul #4 | 26-25 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Roy Brown (PG), Gregory Webre (SG), Robert Heffernan (SF), Ronnie Rexford (PF), Bobby Smart (C) Robert Bigby, Lawrence Jones, Louis Wren, Felix Gonzalez, Hector Vega | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | George Wallace (PG), Sean Smith (SG), Sam Dinh (SF), Kenneth Dews (PF), Paul Eberhart (C) George Clausen, Gregory Rosado, Ed Rogers, John Gaines, George Nobles | |
| 04:46 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Heffernan double dribbles | 26-25 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Benjamin Glick (SF), Jeff Price (PF) Robert Heffernan, Bobby Smart | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Robert Callahan (SF) Sam Dinh | |
| 04:25 | Sacramento State | Kenneth Dews knocks in the runner from close range and he's hacked by Benjamin Glick - foul #2 on Benjamin Glick, team foul #7 | 26-27 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Robert Heffernan (SF) Benjamin Glick | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| 04:25 | Sacramento State | Kenneth Dews misses the free throw | 26-27 |
| 04:25 | Northern Illinois University | Jeff Price gets the rebound | 26-27 |
| 04:10 | Northern Illinois University | Ronnie Rexford throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-27 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Bobby Smart (C) Ronnie Rexford | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| 03:52 | Sacramento State | Robert Callahan loses the dribble to Gregory Webre | 26-27 |
| 03:29 | Northern Illinois University | Jeff Price misses badly on a jumper near the basket | 26-27 |
| 03:28 | Northern Illinois University | The offensive rebound goes to Bobby Smart | 26-27 |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Roy Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Gregory Webre (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Robert Heffernan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jeff Price (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Bobby Smart (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - George Wallace (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Sean Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Callahan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Kenneth Dews (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Paul Eberhart (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:18 | Northern Illinois University | Roy Brown misses the floater from the free throw line but the foul's on George Wallace - foul #2 on George Wallace, team foul #5 | 26-27 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Lawrence Jones (SG), Benjamin Glick (SF) Gregory Webre, Robert Heffernan | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | George Clausen (SG), Sam Dinh (SF), Chad Sabbagh (PF) Sean Smith, Robert Callahan, Kenneth Dews | |
| 03:18 | Northern Illinois University | Roy Brown makes the 1st free throw | 27-27 |
| 03:18 | Northern Illinois University | Roy Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 27-27 |
| 03:18 | Sacramento State | Paul Eberhart snags the defensive board | 27-27 |
| 02:58 | Sacramento State | Sam Dinh misses the floater from the free throw line | 27-27 |
| 02:56 | Sacramento State | Sam Dinh pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-27 |
| 02:45 | Sacramento State | Paul Eberhart scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from George Wallace | 27-30 |
| 02:25 | Northern Illinois University | Benjamin Glick is wide open but clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 27-30 |
| 02:24 | Northern Illinois University | Roy Brown grabs the offensive rebound | 27-30 |
| 02:09 | Northern Illinois University | Jeff Price hits the finger roll and he's fouled by Chad Sabbagh - foul #1 on Chad Sabbagh, team foul #6 | 29-30 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Ronnie Rexford (C) Bobby Smart | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Gregory Rosado (PG), Sean Smith (SG), John Gaines (PF) George Wallace, George Clausen, Chad Sabbagh | |
| 02:09 | Northern Illinois University | Jeff Price makes the free throw | 30-30 |
| 01:56 | Sacramento State | Sam Dinh dunks the ball | 30-32 |
| 01:52 | Northern Illinois University | Lawrence Jones hits a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Benjamin Glick | 33-32 |
| 01:39 | Sacramento State | Lawrence Jones is called for the reach on Sean Smith - foul #2 on Lawrence Jones, team foul #8 | 33-32 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Gregory Webre (PG), Robert Bigby (SG), Robert Heffernan (SF), Felix Gonzalez (PF), Hector Vega (C) Roy Brown, Lawrence Jones, Benjamin Glick, Jeff Price, Ronnie Rexford | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Ed Rogers (SF), Kenneth Dews (C) Sam Dinh, Paul Eberhart | |
| 01:39 | Sacramento State | Sean Smith misses the 1st free throw | 33-32 |
| 01:39 | Sacramento State | John Gaines grabs the offensive board | 33-32 |
| 01:22 | Sacramento State | Ed Rogers hits a 3 pointer from the right corner | 33-35 |
| 01:17 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Bigby clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 33-35 |
| 01:16 | Northern Illinois University | Gregory Webre tips it in | 35-35 |
| 01:05 | Sacramento State | Gregory Rosado double dribbles | 35-35 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Louis Wren (SF) Robert Heffernan | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Robert Callahan (PG), George Nobles (C) Gregory Rosado, Kenneth Dews | |
| 00:47 | Northern Illinois University | Hector Vega's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-35 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | George Clausen (SG), Chad Sabbagh (PF) Sean Smith, John Gaines | |
| 00:28 | Sacramento State | Hector Vega is called for the reach on Robert Callahan - foul #2 on Hector Vega, team foul #9 | 35-35 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Roy Brown (PG) Robert Bigby | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Sam Dinh (SF) Ed Rogers | |
| 00:28 | Sacramento State | Robert Callahan makes the 1st free throw | 35-36 |
| 00:28 | Sacramento State | Robert Callahan misses the 2nd free throw | 35-36 |
| 00:28 | Northern Illinois University | Hector Vega gets the rebound | 35-36 |
| 00:01 | Northern Illinois University | Roy Brown hits a wide open jumper from the right side | 37-36 |
| 00:00 | Sacramento State | Robert Callahan comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 37-36 |