| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Jesse Smith (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Edmund Roark (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Raymond Boyer (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Mattson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Gerald Mead (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Roy Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Lawrence Jones (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Louis Wren (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeff Price (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Hector Vega (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ohio | Raymond Boyer inbounds the ball | 29-35 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:42 | Ohio | Gerald Mead makes the turnaround near the basket set up by Edmund Roark | 31-35 |
| 19:19 | Northern Illinois University | Jesse Smith steals the ball from Hector Vega | 31-35 |
| 19:01 | Ohio | Raymond Boyer comes up short on the shot from the right side | 31-35 |
| 19:00 | Northern Illinois University | Roy Brown pulls down the rebound | 31-35 |
| 18:54 | Northern Illinois University | Jeff Price misses long on a jumper near the basket but the foul's on James Mattson - foul #1 on James Mattson, team foul #1 | 31-35 |
| 18:54 | Northern Illinois University | Jeff Price makes the 1st free throw | 31-36 |
| 18:54 | Northern Illinois University | Jeff Price makes the 2nd free throw | 31-37 |
| 18:37 | Ohio | Edmund Roark is denied on a layup by Hector Vega | 31-37 |
| 18:35 | Northern Illinois University | The rebound goes to Lawrence Jones | 31-37 |
| 18:29 | Northern Illinois University | Louis Wren comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 31-37 |
| 18:27 | Ohio | The rebound goes to Gerald Mead | 31-37 |
| 18:12 | Ohio | James Mattson misses the jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Lawrence Jones - foul #2 on Lawrence Jones, team foul #1 | 31-37 |
| Subs | Ohio | Kenneth Bronsky (SG), Greg Davis (C) Jesse Smith, Gerald Mead | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Gregory Webre (SG), Benjamin Glick (SF), Ronnie Rexford (C) Lawrence Jones, Louis Wren, Hector Vega | |
| 18:12 | Ohio | James Mattson makes the 1st free throw | 32-37 |
| 18:12 | Ohio | James Mattson makes the 2nd free throw | 33-37 |
| 17:59 | Northern Illinois University | Benjamin Glick knocks in the jumper in the paint on a great pass from Roy Brown and he's hacked by Raymond Boyer - foul #2 on Raymond Boyer, team foul #2 | 33-39 |
| Subs | Ohio | Robert Benton (PG), Alfred Chou (PF), Kenneth Eicher (C) Edmund Roark, Raymond Boyer, James Mattson | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Robert Heffernan (SF) Jeff Price | |
| 17:59 | Northern Illinois University | Benjamin Glick makes the free throw | 33-40 |
| 17:44 | Ohio | Greg Davis lays it in on a great pass from Robert Benton | 35-40 |
| 17:42 | Northern Illinois University | Roy Brown's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 35-40 |
| 17:31 | Ohio | Kenneth Bronsky makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Greg Davis | 37-40 |
| 17:29 | Northern Illinois University | Roy Brown loses the dribble to Robert Benton in the backcourt | 37-40 |
| 17:27 | Ohio | Greg Davis dunks the ball set up by Robert Benton | 39-40 |
| 17:10 | Northern Illinois University | Benjamin Glick is open and scores on a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Robert Heffernan | 39-42 |
| 16:54 | Ohio | Greg Davis is hacked by Ronnie Rexford - foul #1 on Ronnie Rexford, team foul #2 | 39-42 |
| Subs | Ohio | Jesse Smith (PG), Edmund Roark (SG), Raymond Boyer (SF) Robert Benton, Kenneth Bronsky, Kenneth Eicher | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Robert Bigby (SG), Louis Wren (SF), Jeff Price (PF), Hector Vega (C) Roy Brown, Robert Heffernan, Benjamin Glick, Ronnie Rexford | |
| 16:43 | Ohio | Raymond Boyer drills a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Edmund Roark | 41-42 |
| 16:39 | Northern Illinois University | Jesse Smith picks off the pass by Louis Wren in the backcourt | 41-42 |
| 16:34 | Ohio | Alfred Chou misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 41-42 |
| 16:33 | Ohio | Edmund Roark tips it home | 43-42 |
| 16:11 | Northern Illinois University | Gregory Webre buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Louis Wren | 43-45 |
| 15:51 | Ohio | Edmund Roark hits a 3 pointer from the right wing | 46-45 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Jesse Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SG - Edmund Roark (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SF - Raymond Boyer (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Greg Davis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Alfred Chou (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Gregory Webre (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Bigby (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Louis Wren (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeff Price (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Hector Vega (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Northern Illinois University | Louis Wren hits a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Gregory Webre | 46-48 |
| 15:14 | Ohio | Jesse Smith blows the layup | 46-48 |
| 15:13 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Bigby pulls down the rebound | 46-48 |
| 15:08 | Northern Illinois University | Gregory Webre is hacked by Jesse Smith - foul #3 on Jesse Smith, team foul #3 | 46-48 |
| Subs | Ohio | Robert Benton (PG), Mathew Patenaude (SG), Kenneth Eicher (SF), James Mattson (PF), Gerald Mead (C) Jesse Smith, Edmund Roark, Raymond Boyer, Greg Davis, Alfred Chou | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Roy Brown (PG), Lawrence Jones (SG), Robert Heffernan (SF), Benjamin Glick (PF), Bobby Smart (C) Gregory Webre, Robert Bigby, Louis Wren, Jeff Price, Hector Vega | |
| 14:45 | Northern Illinois University | Roy Brown scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Heffernan | 46-50 |
| 14:37 | Ohio | Mathew Patenaude can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 46-50 |
| 14:35 | Ohio | James Mattson tips it but misses | 46-50 |
| 14:34 | Ohio | Mathew Patenaude grabs the offensive rebound | 46-50 |
| 14:15 | Ohio | Kenneth Eicher comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Lawrence Jones - foul #3 on Lawrence Jones, team foul #3 | 46-50 |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Ronnie Rexford (C) Bobby Smart | |
| 14:15 | Ohio | Kenneth Eicher misses the 1st free throw | 46-50 |
| 14:15 | Ohio | Kenneth Eicher misses the 2nd free throw | 46-50 |
| 14:15 | Ohio | Kenneth Eicher misses the 3rd free throw | 46-50 |
| 14:15 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Heffernan pulls down the rebound | 46-50 |
| 13:57 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Heffernan misses short on an open 3pt attempt from the right corner | 46-50 |
| 13:56 | Northern Illinois University | Benjamin Glick grabs the offensive board | 46-50 |
| 13:42 | Northern Illinois University | Roy Brown hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Gerald Mead - foul #2 on Gerald Mead, team foul #4 | 46-50 |
| Subs | Ohio | Edmund Roark (PG), Kenneth Bronsky (SG), Raymond Boyer (SF) Robert Benton, Mathew Patenaude, Gerald Mead | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| 13:42 | Northern Illinois University | Roy Brown misses the 1st free throw | 46-50 |
| 13:42 | Northern Illinois University | Roy Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 46-50 |
| 13:42 | Ohio | James Mattson grabs the board | 46-50 |
| 13:27 | Ohio | Edmund Roark drills a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Kenneth Bronsky | 49-50 |
| 13:15 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Heffernan misses the wide open 3pt attempt from straight away | 49-50 |
| 13:13 | Northern Illinois University | Ronnie Rexford hits the follow up shot | 49-52 |
| 12:59 | Ohio | Roy Brown steps in front of the Kenneth Eicher pass | 49-52 |
| 12:54 | Northern Illinois University | Lawrence Jones is wide open but clanks a shot from the right side | 49-52 |
| 12:53 | Northern Illinois University | Ronnie Rexford snags the offensive board | 49-52 |
| 12:39 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Heffernan hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side but he's fouled by Raymond Boyer - foul #3 on Raymond Boyer, team foul #5 | 49-52 |
| Subs | Ohio | Jesse Smith (PG), Mathew Patenaude (SG), Gerald Mead (C) Edmund Roark, Kenneth Bronsky, Kenneth Eicher | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Louis Wren (SF), Jeff Price (PF), Hector Vega (C) Lawrence Jones, Benjamin Glick, Ronnie Rexford | |
| 12:39 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Heffernan makes the 1st free throw | 49-53 |
| 12:39 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Heffernan misses the 2nd free throw | 49-53 |
| 12:39 | Ohio | The rebound goes to Gerald Mead | 49-53 |
| 12:15 | Ohio | Raymond Boyer drills a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Jesse Smith | 52-53 |
| 12:13 | Northern Illinois University | Jesse Smith steals the ball from Louis Wren in the backcourt | 52-53 |
| 12:08 | Ohio | Jesse Smith travels with the ball | 52-53 |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Gregory Webre (PG), Robert Bigby (SG) Roy Brown, Robert Heffernan | |
| 11:51 | Northern Illinois University | Gregory Webre double dribbles | 52-53 |
| Subs | Ohio | Edmund Roark (SG) Mathew Patenaude | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Jesse Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Edmund Roark (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SF - Raymond Boyer (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - James Mattson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Gerald Mead (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Gregory Webre (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Bigby (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Louis Wren (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeff Price (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Hector Vega (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Ohio | Hector Vega denies the turnaround by Raymond Boyer | 52-53 |
| 11:34 | Ohio | Gerald Mead misses the tip | 52-53 |
| 11:33 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Bigby gets the rebound | 52-53 |
| 11:25 | Northern Illinois University | Hector Vega misses the fadeaway from the right block | 52-53 |
| 11:24 | Ohio | James Mattson gets the rebound | 52-53 |
| 11:15 | Ohio | James Mattson is whistled for traveling | 52-53 |
| Subs | Ohio | Greg Davis (PF), Alfred Chou (C) James Mattson, Gerald Mead | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Roy Brown (PG), Bobby Smart (C) Louis Wren, Hector Vega | |
| 10:58 | Northern Illinois University | Roy Brown is whistled for traveling | 52-53 |
| Subs | Ohio | Robert Benton (PG), Kenneth Bronsky (SG) Jesse Smith, Edmund Roark | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Felix Gonzalez (PF) Jeff Price | |
| 10:45 | Ohio | Raymond Boyer misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 52-53 |
| 10:43 | Ohio | Alfred Chou snags the offensive board | 52-53 |
| 10:29 | Ohio | Robert Benton clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 52-53 |
| 10:28 | Northern Illinois University | Gregory Webre snags the defensive board | 52-53 |
| 10:22 | Northern Illinois University | Roy Brown hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Bobby Smart | 52-56 |
| 09:58 | Ohio | Kenneth Bronsky comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 52-56 |
| 09:56 | Northern Illinois University | Felix Gonzalez grabs the board | 52-56 |
| 09:54 | Northern Illinois University | Roy Brown is fouled in the backcourt by Kenneth Bronsky - foul #2 on Kenneth Bronsky, team foul #6 | 52-56 |
| Subs | Ohio | Jesse Smith (PG), Mathew Patenaude (SG), Kenneth Eicher (PF), Gerald Mead (C) Robert Benton, Kenneth Bronsky, Greg Davis, Alfred Chou | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Lawrence Jones (SG), Louis Wren (SF), Jeff Price (PF), Hector Vega (C) Gregory Webre, Robert Bigby, Felix Gonzalez, Bobby Smart | |
| 09:39 | Northern Illinois University | Hector Vega is wide open but clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 52-56 |
| 09:37 | Northern Illinois University | Hector Vega snags the offensive board | 52-56 |
| 09:17 | Northern Illinois University | Jeff Price misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 52-56 |
| 09:16 | Ohio | Mathew Patenaude pulls down the rebound | 52-56 |
| 08:57 | Ohio | Mathew Patenaude is called for a backcourt violation | 52-56 |
| Subs | Ohio | Edmund Roark (PG), James Mattson (PF) Jesse Smith, Raymond Boyer | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Robert Heffernan (PG), Benjamin Glick (C) Roy Brown, Hector Vega | |
| 08:37 | Northern Illinois University | Benjamin Glick hits a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Robert Heffernan | 52-58 |
| 08:15 | Ohio | Kenneth Eicher scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Edmund Roark | 55-58 |
| 07:55 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Heffernan misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Edmund Roark - foul #1 on Edmund Roark, team foul #7 | 55-58 |
| Subs | Ohio | Jesse Smith (PG), Greg Davis (SF), Alfred Chou (C) Mathew Patenaude, Kenneth Eicher, Gerald Mead | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Roy Brown (PG), Gregory Webre (SG), Hector Vega (C) Lawrence Jones, Louis Wren, Jeff Price | |
| 07:55 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Heffernan makes the 1st free throw | 55-59 |
| 07:55 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Heffernan makes the 2nd free throw | 55-60 |
| 07:36 | Ohio | Jesse Smith hits a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Edmund Roark | 58-60 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Jesse Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Edmund Roark (fresh) 8 pts. 7 ast. SF - Greg Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Mattson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Alfred Chou (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Roy Brown (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Gregory Webre (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Heffernan (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Benjamin Glick (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Hector Vega (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:27 | Northern Illinois University | Hector Vega is open but misses the lay-in | 58-60 |
| 07:26 | Ohio | Greg Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 58-60 |
| 07:07 | Ohio | James Mattson lays it up and in on a great pass from Jesse Smith | 60-60 |
| 07:00 | Northern Illinois University | Benjamin Glick can't finish the layup | 60-60 |
| 06:59 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Heffernan grabs the offensive rebound | 60-60 |
| 06:52 | Northern Illinois University | Hector Vega's pass is intercepted by Jesse Smith | 60-60 |
| 06:36 | Ohio | Alfred Chou loses the dribble to Roy Brown | 60-60 |
| 06:32 | Northern Illinois University | Gregory Webre lays it up and in on a great pass from Roy Brown | 60-62 |
| 06:17 | Ohio | Jesse Smith misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 60-62 |
| 06:16 | Northern Illinois University | Hector Vega snags the defensive board | 60-62 |
| 06:11 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Heffernan is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Robert Heffernan, team foul #4 | 60-62 |
| Subs | Ohio | Robert Benton (PG), Kenneth Bronsky (SG), Raymond Boyer (SF), Kenneth Eicher (PF), Gerald Mead (C) Jesse Smith, Edmund Roark, Greg Davis, James Mattson, Alfred Chou | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Robert Bigby (SG), Louis Wren (SF), Ronnie Rexford (PF), Bobby Smart (C) Roy Brown, Robert Heffernan, Benjamin Glick, Hector Vega | |
| 05:59 | Ohio | Raymond Boyer's pass is intercepted by Louis Wren | 60-62 |
| 05:38 | Northern Illinois University | Bobby Smart misses short on a floater from the right block | 60-62 |
| 05:36 | Ohio | Robert Benton snags the defensive board | 60-62 |
| 05:15 | Ohio | Raymond Boyer drills a jump hook in the paint | 62-62 |
| 05:13 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Bigby is hacked by Kenneth Bronsky in the backcourt - foul #3 on Kenneth Bronsky, team foul #8 | 62-62 |
| Subs | Ohio | Mathew Patenaude (SG) Kenneth Bronsky | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Roy Brown (PG), Lawrence Jones (SG), Jeff Price (PF) Gregory Webre, Louis Wren, Bobby Smart | |
| 05:13 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Bigby makes the 1st free throw | 62-63 |
| 05:13 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Bigby makes the 2nd free throw | 62-64 |
| 04:44 | Ohio | Mathew Patenaude hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 62-64 |
| 04:43 | Northern Illinois University | Jeff Price grabs the defensive rebound | 62-64 |
| 04:38 | Northern Illinois University | Roy Brown hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumpshot from the left side | 62-64 |
| 04:36 | Ohio | The rebound goes to Kenneth Eicher | 62-64 |
| 04:31 | Ohio | Mathew Patenaude drills a jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Kenneth Eicher | 64-64 |
| 04:16 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Bigby throws a bad pass out of bounds | 64-64 |
| Subs | Ohio | Jesse Smith (PG), James Mattson (PF), Greg Davis (C) Robert Benton, Kenneth Eicher, Gerald Mead | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Louis Wren (SF), Bobby Smart (C) Robert Bigby, Ronnie Rexford | |
| 03:56 | Ohio | Raymond Boyer hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Jesse Smith | 66-64 |
| 03:54 | Northern Illinois University | Raymond Boyer is called for the reach on Roy Brown in the backcourt - foul #4 on Raymond Boyer, team foul #9 | 66-64 |
| Subs | Ohio | Edmund Roark (SG), Alfred Chou (PF) Mathew Patenaude, James Mattson | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Hector Vega (C) Bobby Smart | |
| 03:54 | Northern Illinois University | Roy Brown makes the 1st free throw | 66-65 |
| 03:54 | Northern Illinois University | Roy Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 66-65 |
| 03:54 | Ohio | Greg Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 66-65 |
| 03:41 | Ohio | Alfred Chou misses the 3 from the left wing | 66-65 |
| 03:40 | Northern Illinois University | Lawrence Jones pulls down the rebound | 66-65 |
| 03:35 | Northern Illinois University | Roy Brown is hacked by Raymond Boyer - foul #5 on Raymond Boyer, team foul #10 | 66-65 |
| Subs | Ohio | James Mattson (PF) Raymond Boyer | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Gregory Webre (SG), Benjamin Glick (SF) Lawrence Jones, Louis Wren | |
| 03:35 | Northern Illinois University | Roy Brown makes the 1st free throw | 66-66 |
| 03:35 | Northern Illinois University | Roy Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 66-67 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Jesse Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. 3 pf. SG - Edmund Roark (fresh) 8 pts. 7 ast. SF - Alfred Chou (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Mattson (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Greg Davis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Roy Brown (fresh) 11 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gregory Webre (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Benjamin Glick (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jeff Price (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Hector Vega (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:16 | Ohio | Greg Davis travels with the ball | 66-67 |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Felix Gonzalez (PF) Jeff Price | |
| 02:55 | Northern Illinois University | Edmund Roark steals the ball from Gregory Webre | 66-67 |
| 02:51 | Ohio | Edmund Roark lays it up and in | 68-67 |
| 02:51 | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-67 |
| Subs | Ohio | Mathew Patenaude (SG), Kenneth Eicher (C) Edmund Roark, Greg Davis | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Lawrence Jones (SG), Louis Wren (SF), Jeff Price (PF) Gregory Webre, Benjamin Glick, Felix Gonzalez | |
| 02:36 | Northern Illinois University | Roy Brown makes the fadeaway from the right side | 68-69 |
| 02:13 | Ohio | Jesse Smith makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Kenneth Eicher | 71-69 |
| 02:11 | Northern Illinois University | Lawrence Jones is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #4 on Lawrence Jones, team foul #5 | 71-69 |
| Subs | Ohio | Greg Davis (PF), Gerald Mead (C) Alfred Chou, James Mattson | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| 01:50 | Ohio | Kenneth Eicher misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 71-69 |
| 01:49 | Northern Illinois University | Lawrence Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 71-69 |
| 01:41 | Northern Illinois University | Hector Vega misses the floater from the right block | 71-69 |
| 01:39 | Northern Illinois University | Roy Brown grabs the offensive board | 71-69 |
| 01:27 | Northern Illinois University | Louis Wren hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Roy Brown | 71-71 |
| 01:13 | Ohio | Jesse Smith is hacked by Louis Wren - foul #2 on Louis Wren, team foul #6 | 71-71 |
| Subs | Ohio | James Mattson (PF) Kenneth Eicher | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| 00:56 | Ohio | Mathew Patenaude is fouled on the floor by Lawrence Jones - foul #5 on Lawrence Jones, team foul #7 | 71-71 |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Gregory Webre (SG) Lawrence Jones | |
| 00:56 | Ohio | Mathew Patenaude makes the 1st free throw | 72-71 |
| 00:56 | Ohio | Mathew Patenaude makes the 2nd free throw | 73-71 |
| 00:46 | Northern Illinois University | Louis Wren scores on a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Gregory Webre | 73-73 |
| 00:18 | Ohio | James Mattson connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 75-73 |
| 00:10 | Northern Illinois University | Gerald Mead is called for the reach on Hector Vega - foul #3 on Gerald Mead, team foul #11 | 75-73 |
| 00:10 | Northern Illinois University | Hector Vega misses the 1st free throw | 75-73 |
| 00:10 | Northern Illinois University | Hector Vega makes the 2nd free throw | 75-74 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:09 | Ohio | Roy Brown is called for the reach on Mathew Patenaude in the backcourt - foul #2 on Roy Brown, team foul #8 | 75-74 |
| 00:09 | Ohio | Mathew Patenaude makes the 1st free throw | 76-74 |
| 00:09 | Ohio | Mathew Patenaude makes the 2nd free throw | 77-74 |
| 00:09 | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 77-74 |
| 00:01 | Northern Illinois University | Gregory Webre clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 77-74 |
| 00:00 | Northern Illinois University | Jeff Price gets the offensive rebound | 77-74 |