| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Lawrence Jones (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Robert Bigby (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Heffernan (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Benjamin Glick (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Hector Vega (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Ernesto Quintana (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jesse Gross (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Charles Robinson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Clifton Seawell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Elmer Clark (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Western Carolina | Charles Robinson inbounds the ball | 21-38 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:52 | Western Carolina | Elmer Clark misses long on a driving attempt in the paint | 21-38 |
| 19:51 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Heffernan grabs the board | 21-38 |
| 19:35 | Northern Illinois University | Lawrence Jones misses the lay-in | 21-38 |
| 19:34 | Western Carolina | The rebound goes to Clifton Seawell | 21-38 |
| 19:30 | Western Carolina | Charles Robinson makes the floater near the basket | 21-40 |
| 19:06 | Northern Illinois University | Clifton Seawell is called for the reach on Benjamin Glick - foul #1 on Clifton Seawell, team foul #1 | 21-40 |
| 18:45 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Bigby hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 21-40 |
| 18:44 | Northern Illinois University | Benjamin Glick pulls down the offensive rebound | 21-40 |
| 18:37 | Northern Illinois University | The jump hook by Benjamin Glick is blocked by Clifton Seawell | 21-40 |
| 18:35 | Western Carolina | Clifton Seawell pulls down the rebound | 21-40 |
| 18:18 | Western Carolina | Charles Robinson jams it | 21-42 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 18:05 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Heffernan is fouled on the floor by Charles Robinson - foul #1 on Charles Robinson, team foul #2 | 21-42 |
| 17:54 | Northern Illinois University | Charles Robinson denies the turnaround by Benjamin Glick | 21-42 |
| 17:53 | Western Carolina | Clifton Seawell pulls down the rebound | 21-42 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 17:39 | Western Carolina | Hector Vega denies the turnaround by Charles Robinson | 21-42 |
| 17:38 | Northern Illinois University | The rebound goes to Benjamin Glick | 21-42 |
| 17:32 | Northern Illinois University | Elmer Clark steals it from Lawrence Jones | 21-42 |
| 17:04 | Western Carolina | Charles Robinson clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 21-42 |
| 17:02 | Western Carolina | Clifton Seawell tips it in | 21-44 |
| 16:46 | Northern Illinois University | Lawrence Jones banks in the layup set up by Robert Bigby and he's hacked by Elmer Clark - foul #3 on Elmer Clark, team foul #3 | 23-44 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Louis Wren (SG), Felix Gonzalez (SF), Ronnie Rexford (PF), Bobby Smart (C) Robert Bigby, Robert Heffernan, Benjamin Glick, Hector Vega | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Emanuel Fenster (PG), Thomas Selzer (SF), Charles Kaliszewski (PF), William Gregory (C) Ernesto Quintana, Jesse Gross, Clifton Seawell, Elmer Clark | |
| 16:46 | Northern Illinois University | Lawrence Jones misses the free throw | 23-44 |
| 16:46 | Western Carolina | The rebound goes to Charles Kaliszewski | 23-44 |
| 16:22 | Western Carolina | William Gregory makes the fadeaway in the paint set up by Charles Kaliszewski | 23-46 |
| 16:08 | Northern Illinois University | Lawrence Jones comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 23-46 |
| 16:06 | Western Carolina | Charles Kaliszewski snags the defensive board | 23-46 |
| 15:45 | Western Carolina | Thomas Selzer misses the shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Felix Gonzalez - foul #1 on Felix Gonzalez, team foul #1 | 23-46 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Theodore Daigle (PG) Lawrence Jones | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Jesse Gross (SG), Theodore Riley (SF) Charles Robinson, Charles Kaliszewski | |
| 15:45 | Western Carolina | Thomas Selzer makes the 1st free throw | 23-47 |
| 15:45 | Western Carolina | Thomas Selzer makes the 2nd free throw | 23-48 |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Theodore Daigle (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Louis Wren (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Felix Gonzalez (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Ronnie Rexford (fresh) 3 reb. C - Bobby Smart (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Emanuel Fenster (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jesse Gross (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Theodore Riley (fresh) 11 pts. 3 pf. PF - Thomas Selzer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - William Gregory (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Northern Illinois University | Louis Wren comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 23-48 |
| 15:31 | Northern Illinois University | Ronnie Rexford hits the follow up shot | 25-48 |
| 15:11 | Western Carolina | Emanuel Fenster misses short on a shot from the left wing | 25-48 |
| 15:10 | Northern Illinois University | Felix Gonzalez grabs the board | 25-48 |
| 15:03 | Northern Illinois University | Ronnie Rexford knocks in the floater from close range set up by Felix Gonzalez and he's fouled by Thomas Selzer - foul #1 on Thomas Selzer, team foul #4 | 27-48 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Robert Bigby (SG), Robert Heffernan (SF), Hector Vega (C) Louis Wren, Felix Gonzalez, Bobby Smart | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Ernesto Quintana (PG), Clifton Seawell (PF), Elmer Clark (C) Emanuel Fenster, Thomas Selzer, William Gregory | |
| 15:03 | Northern Illinois University | Ronnie Rexford misses the free throw | 27-48 |
| 15:03 | Western Carolina | Clifton Seawell gets the rebound | 27-48 |
| 14:39 | Western Carolina | Jesse Gross drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Ernesto Quintana | 27-50 |
| 14:18 | Northern Illinois University | Jesse Gross steps in front of the Theodore Daigle pass | 27-50 |
| 14:03 | Western Carolina | Theodore Riley can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 27-50 |
| 14:01 | Western Carolina | Clifton Seawell tips it but misses | 27-50 |
| 13:59 | Western Carolina | Ernesto Quintana hits the follow up shot | 27-52 |
| 13:48 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Bigby clanks a 3 from the right wing | 27-52 |
| 13:47 | Western Carolina | Theodore Riley snags the defensive board | 27-52 |
| 13:24 | Western Carolina | Clifton Seawell banks in the layup on a nice dish by Jesse Gross | 27-54 |
| 13:05 | Northern Illinois University | Ronnie Rexford is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Ronnie Rexford, team foul #2 | 27-54 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Louis Wren (SG), Lawrence Jones (SF), Benjamin Glick (PF), Bobby Smart (C) Robert Bigby, Robert Heffernan, Ronnie Rexford, Hector Vega | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Charles Robinson (SG) Jesse Gross | |
| 12:44 | Western Carolina | Theodore Riley is hacked by Lawrence Jones - foul #2 on Lawrence Jones, team foul #3 | 27-54 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Felix Gonzalez (SF) Theodore Daigle | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Emanuel Fenster (PG), Thomas Selzer (SF) Ernesto Quintana, Theodore Riley | |
| 12:29 | Western Carolina | Emanuel Fenster is hacked by Lawrence Jones - foul #3 on Lawrence Jones, team foul #4 | 27-54 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Charles Kaliszewski (PF), William Gregory (C) Clifton Seawell, Elmer Clark | |
| 12:10 | Western Carolina | Charles Kaliszewski can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 27-54 |
| 12:09 | Western Carolina | William Gregory tips it back up and in | 27-56 |
| 12:00 | Northern Illinois University | Bobby Smart makes the shot from the left block on a great pass from Lawrence Jones | 29-56 |
| 11:36 | Western Carolina | William Gregory clanks a runner near the basket but he's hacked by Bobby Smart - foul #1 on Bobby Smart, team foul #5 | 29-56 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Theodore Daigle (PG), Robert Bigby (SG), Robert Heffernan (SF), Hector Vega (C) Lawrence Jones, Louis Wren, Felix Gonzalez, Bobby Smart | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Ernesto Quintana (PG), Jesse Gross (SG), Theodore Riley (SF), Clifton Seawell (PF) Emanuel Fenster, Charles Robinson, Thomas Selzer, Charles Kaliszewski | |
| 11:36 | Western Carolina | William Gregory misses the 1st free throw | 29-56 |
| 11:36 | Western Carolina | William Gregory makes the 2nd free throw | 29-57 |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Theodore Daigle (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Robert Bigby (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Heffernan (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Benjamin Glick (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Hector Vega (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Ernesto Quintana (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jesse Gross (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Theodore Riley (fresh) 11 pts. 3 pf. PF - Clifton Seawell (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - William Gregory (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:20 | Northern Illinois University | William Gregory steals it from Robert Heffernan | 29-57 |
| 11:08 | Western Carolina | Jesse Gross is hacked by Theodore Daigle - foul #4 on Theodore Daigle, team foul #6 | 29-57 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Marvin Carlton (PG) Theodore Daigle | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Elmer Clark (C) William Gregory | |
| 10:43 | Western Carolina | Elmer Clark comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 29-57 |
| 10:41 | Western Carolina | Clifton Seawell gets the offensive rebound | 29-57 |
| 10:19 | Western Carolina | Clifton Seawell connects on the turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Jesse Gross | 29-59 |
| 10:07 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Heffernan travels with the ball | 29-59 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Lawrence Jones (PG), Louis Wren (SF), Bobby Smart (PF), Felix Gonzalez (C) Robert Bigby, Robert Heffernan, Benjamin Glick, Hector Vega | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Emanuel Fenster (PG), Charles Robinson (SG), Thomas Selzer (SF), Charles Kaliszewski (PF), William Gregory (C) Ernesto Quintana, Jesse Gross, Theodore Riley, Clifton Seawell, Elmer Clark | |
| 09:46 | Western Carolina | Marvin Carlton is called for the reach on Charles Robinson - foul #1 on Marvin Carlton, team foul #7 | 29-59 |
| 09:46 | Western Carolina | Charles Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 29-60 |
| 09:46 | Western Carolina | Charles Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 29-61 |
| 09:32 | Northern Illinois University | Louis Wren misses short on a shot from the left side but the foul's on Thomas Selzer - foul #2 on Thomas Selzer, team foul #5 | 29-61 |
| 09:32 | Northern Illinois University | Louis Wren misses the 1st free throw | 29-61 |
| 09:32 | Northern Illinois University | Louis Wren makes the 2nd free throw | 30-61 |
| 09:08 | Western Carolina | Emanuel Fenster misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 30-61 |
| 09:07 | Western Carolina | William Gregory misses the tip | 30-61 |
| 09:05 | Northern Illinois University | Lawrence Jones gets the rebound | 30-61 |
| 09:01 | Northern Illinois University | Lawrence Jones hits a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Marvin Carlton | 33-61 |
| 08:40 | Western Carolina | Charles Kaliszewski buries a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Charles Robinson | 33-63 |
| 08:20 | Northern Illinois University | Felix Gonzalez connects on the shot from the right wing set up by Marvin Carlton | 35-63 |
| 08:07 | Western Carolina | William Gregory drills a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Emanuel Fenster | 35-65 |
| 08:00 | Northern Illinois University | Marvin Carlton misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 35-65 |
| 07:58 | Northern Illinois University | Felix Gonzalez hits the follow up shot | 37-65 |
| 07:38 | Western Carolina | Charles Robinson connects on the jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Emanuel Fenster and he's fouled by Marvin Carlton - foul #2 on Marvin Carlton, team foul #8 | 37-67 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | David Feder (PG), Ronnie Rexford (PF) Lawrence Jones, Marvin Carlton | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| 07:38 | Western Carolina | Charles Robinson makes the free throw | 37-68 |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - David Feder (fresh) SG - Louis Wren (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Felix Gonzalez (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ronnie Rexford (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Bobby Smart (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Emanuel Fenster (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Charles Robinson (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. SF - Thomas Selzer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Kaliszewski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - William Gregory (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:16 | Northern Illinois University | Felix Gonzalez's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-68 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Lawrence Jones (SF) Felix Gonzalez | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Edward Allen (PG), Rafael Powell (SF) Thomas Selzer, Charles Kaliszewski | |
| 06:50 | Western Carolina | Emanuel Fenster is fouled on the floor by Louis Wren - foul #1 on Louis Wren, team foul #9 | 37-68 |
| 06:50 | Western Carolina | Emanuel Fenster misses the 1st free throw | 37-68 |
| 06:50 | Northern Illinois University | Ronnie Rexford snags the defensive board | 37-68 |
| 06:48 | Northern Illinois University | Emanuel Fenster steps in front of the David Feder pass in the backcourt | 37-68 |
| 06:44 | Western Carolina | Emanuel Fenster misses the easy layup | 37-68 |
| 06:43 | Northern Illinois University | Bobby Smart grabs the defensive rebound | 37-68 |
| 06:38 | Northern Illinois University | Louis Wren can't connect on a jumper from close range | 37-68 |
| 06:37 | Northern Illinois University | Ronnie Rexford snags the offensive board | 37-68 |
| 06:30 | Northern Illinois University | Bobby Smart is hacked by William Gregory - foul #1 on William Gregory, team foul #6 | 37-68 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Thomas Selzer (PF) Emanuel Fenster | |
| 06:25 | Northern Illinois University | Ronnie Rexford banks in the layup set up by Lawrence Jones | 39-68 |
| 06:11 | Western Carolina | Rafael Powell comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 39-68 |
| 06:09 | Northern Illinois University | Ronnie Rexford gets the rebound | 39-68 |
| 06:05 | Northern Illinois University | Lawrence Jones misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 39-68 |
| 06:04 | Western Carolina | Thomas Selzer grabs the defensive rebound | 39-68 |
| 05:42 | Western Carolina | Charles Robinson is whistled for traveling | 39-68 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Marvin Carlton (SG), Felix Gonzalez (C) Lawrence Jones, Bobby Smart | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Charles Kaliszewski (C) William Gregory | |
| 05:20 | Northern Illinois University | David Feder hits a jumper from the right wing set up by Marvin Carlton | 41-68 |
| 05:01 | Western Carolina | Charles Robinson is hacked by Ronnie Rexford - foul #2 on Ronnie Rexford, team foul #10 | 41-68 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Lawrence Jones (SF) David Feder | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Emanuel Fenster (SG), William Gregory (C) Rafael Powell, Thomas Selzer | |
| 05:01 | Western Carolina | Charles Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 41-69 |
| 05:01 | Western Carolina | Charles Robinson misses the 2nd free throw | 41-69 |
| 05:01 | Northern Illinois University | Ronnie Rexford snags the defensive board | 41-69 |
| 04:47 | Northern Illinois University | Ronnie Rexford misses the jump hook in the lane | 41-69 |
| 04:46 | Western Carolina | Charles Kaliszewski snags the defensive board | 41-69 |
| 04:31 | Western Carolina | Emanuel Fenster's pass is intercepted by Lawrence Jones | 41-69 |
| 04:28 | Northern Illinois University | Marvin Carlton banks in the layup on a nice dish by Lawrence Jones | 43-69 |
| 04:25 | Western Carolina | Louis Wren steps in front of the Edward Allen pass in the backcourt | 43-69 |
| 04:04 | Northern Illinois University | Louis Wren is hacked by Emanuel Fenster - foul #1 on Emanuel Fenster, team foul #7 | 43-69 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | David Feder (PG) Marvin Carlton | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Thomas Selzer (SF) Edward Allen | |
| 04:04 | Northern Illinois University | Louis Wren makes the 1st free throw | 44-69 |
| 04:04 | Northern Illinois University | Louis Wren misses the 2nd free throw | 44-69 |
| 04:04 | Western Carolina | William Gregory snags the defensive board | 44-69 |
| 03:39 | Western Carolina | Emanuel Fenster hits a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Thomas Selzer | 44-71 |
| 03:34 | Northern Illinois University | Lawrence Jones comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-71 |
| 03:33 | Western Carolina | Charles Kaliszewski pulls down the rebound | 44-71 |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - David Feder (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Louis Wren (tiring) 4 pts. SF - Lawrence Jones (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Felix Gonzalez (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Ronnie Rexford (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Emanuel Fenster (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Charles Robinson (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. SF - Thomas Selzer (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Kaliszewski (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - William Gregory (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:17 | Western Carolina | Felix Gonzalez steals it from Charles Robinson | 44-71 |
| 03:09 | Northern Illinois University | Louis Wren scores on a fadeaway from the right block set up by Felix Gonzalez and he's hacked by William Gregory - foul #2 on William Gregory, team foul #8 | 46-71 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Bobby Smart (C) Felix Gonzalez | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Rafael Powell (SG) Charles Kaliszewski | |
| 03:09 | Northern Illinois University | Louis Wren makes the free throw | 47-71 |
| 03:00 | Western Carolina | William Gregory is denied on a layup by Ronnie Rexford | 47-71 |
| 02:59 | Northern Illinois University | Ronnie Rexford pulls down the rebound | 47-71 |
| 02:54 | Northern Illinois University | David Feder can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-71 |
| 02:53 | Northern Illinois University | Ronnie Rexford pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-71 |
| 02:47 | Northern Illinois University | David Feder is hacked by Emanuel Fenster - foul #2 on Emanuel Fenster, team foul #9 | 47-71 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Marvin Carlton (SG) Lawrence Jones | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| 02:47 | Northern Illinois University | David Feder makes the 1st free throw | 48-71 |
| 02:47 | Northern Illinois University | David Feder makes the 2nd free throw | 49-71 |
| 02:19 | Western Carolina | Rafael Powell misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 49-71 |
| 02:17 | Northern Illinois University | The rebound goes to Ronnie Rexford | 49-71 |
| 02:12 | Northern Illinois University | Charles Robinson swats the short shot by Louis Wren | 49-71 |
| 02:11 | Northern Illinois University | Ronnie Rexford hits the follow up shot | 51-71 |
| 01:51 | Western Carolina | Thomas Selzer makes the 3 from the left wing | 51-74 |
| 01:34 | Northern Illinois University | Thomas Selzer takes the ball from Ronnie Rexford | 51-74 |
| 01:10 | Western Carolina | Thomas Selzer clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 51-74 |
| 01:08 | Western Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to William Gregory | 51-74 |
| 00:44 | Western Carolina | Emanuel Fenster misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 51-74 |
| 00:42 | Northern Illinois University | David Feder grabs the defensive rebound | 51-74 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:37 | Northern Illinois University | Louis Wren knocks in the 3 from the right wing | 54-74 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:12 | Western Carolina | Emanuel Fenster misses the fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by Bobby Smart - foul #2 on Bobby Smart, team foul #11 | 54-74 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Lawrence Jones (PG), Felix Gonzalez (SF) David Feder, Marvin Carlton | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Charles Kaliszewski (PF) Rafael Powell | |
| 00:12 | Western Carolina | Emanuel Fenster makes the 1st free throw | 54-75 |
| 00:12 | Western Carolina | Emanuel Fenster makes the 2nd free throw | 54-76 |
| 00:04 | Northern Illinois University | Lawrence Jones is fouled on the floor by Emanuel Fenster - foul #3 on Emanuel Fenster, team foul #10 | 54-76 |
| 00:04 | Northern Illinois University | Lawrence Jones makes the 1st free throw | 55-76 |
| 00:04 | Northern Illinois University | Lawrence Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 55-76 |
| 00:04 | Western Carolina | Charles Kaliszewski snags the defensive board | 55-76 |
| 00:00 | Western Carolina | Emanuel Fenster runs out the clock | 55-76 |