| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Roger Carr (fresh) SG - Jerry O'Shea (fresh) SF - Nathan Woods (fresh) PF - Tommy Holman (fresh) C - Craig Andres (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Lewis Fagundes (fresh) SG - Tony Branham (fresh) SF - Deshi Sun (fresh) PF - Pete Armstrong (fresh) C - Augustus Zelmar (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Kent State | Augustus Zelmar 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 | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:40 | Kent State | Deshi Sun misses the easy layup but the foul's on Craig Andres - foul #1 on Craig Andres, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | Kent State | Deshi Sun misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | Kent State | Deshi Sun makes the 2nd free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:24 | Northern Illinois University | Jerry O'Shea loses the dribble to Pete Armstrong | 0-1 |
| 19:17 | Kent State | Deshi Sun misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 0-1 |
| 19:16 | Northern Illinois University | Nathan Woods grabs the defensive rebound | 0-1 |
| 19:11 | Northern Illinois University | Nathan Woods double dribbles | 0-1 |
| 18:53 | Kent State | The short jumper by Tony Branham is denied by Tommy Holman | 0-1 |
| 18:52 | Kent State | The offensive rebound goes to Augustus Zelmar | 0-1 |
| 18:41 | Kent State | Deshi Sun blows the layup | 0-1 |
| 18:40 | Kent State | Augustus Zelmar can't tip it in | 0-1 |
| 18:39 | Northern Illinois University | Craig Andres grabs the defensive rebound | 0-1 |
| 18:34 | Northern Illinois University | Roger Carr drills a 3 pointer from the right wing | 3-1 |
| 18:24 | Kent State | Deshi Sun can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 3-1 |
| 18:23 | Northern Illinois University | Nathan Woods pulls down the rebound | 3-1 |
| 18:16 | Northern Illinois University | Craig Andres clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 3-1 |
| 18:14 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Augustus Zelmar | 3-1 |
| 17:57 | Kent State | Pete Armstrong scores on a floater near the basket | 3-3 |
| 17:36 | Northern Illinois University | Roger Carr is fouled on the floor by Pete Armstrong - foul #1 on Pete Armstrong, team foul #1 | 3-3 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Vyacheslav Szychowski (SG) Tony Branham | |
| 17:31 | Northern Illinois University | Craig Andres misses the lay-in but the foul's on Pete Armstrong - foul #2 on Pete Armstrong, team foul #2 | 3-3 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Leland Pettigrew (PF) Pete Armstrong | |
| 17:31 | Northern Illinois University | Craig Andres misses the 1st free throw | 3-3 |
| 17:31 | Northern Illinois University | Craig Andres misses the 2nd free throw | 3-3 |
| 17:31 | Kent State | Augustus Zelmar grabs the defensive rebound | 3-3 |
| 17:19 | Kent State | Vyacheslav Szychowski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 3-3 |
| 17:18 | Northern Illinois University | Tommy Holman snags the defensive board | 3-3 |
| 17:11 | Northern Illinois University | Tommy Holman comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 3-3 |
| 17:09 | Northern Illinois University | Craig Andres tips it but misses | 3-3 |
| 17:08 | Kent State | Deshi Sun gets the rebound | 3-3 |
| 17:02 | Kent State | Leland Pettigrew misses short on a shot from close range | 3-3 |
| 17:01 | Kent State | Lewis Fagundes pulls down the offensive rebound | 3-3 |
| 16:48 | Kent State | Lewis Fagundes misses badly on a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Roger Carr - foul #1 on Roger Carr, team foul #2 | 3-3 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Dennis Buford (SG), Forrest Morgan (PF) Jerry O'Shea, Tommy Holman | |
| Subs | Kent State | Matthew Coyne (C) Augustus Zelmar | |
| 16:48 | Kent State | Lewis Fagundes makes the 1st free throw | 3-4 |
| 16:48 | Kent State | Lewis Fagundes makes the 2nd free throw | 3-5 |
| 16:32 | Northern Illinois University | Nathan Woods drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Roger Carr | 6-5 |
| 16:12 | Kent State | Deshi Sun makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Lewis Fagundes | 6-7 |
| 15:53 | Northern Illinois University | Craig Andres is open but comes up short on the turnaround from the right block | 6-7 |
| 15:52 | Northern Illinois University | Craig Andres gets the offensive rebound | 6-7 |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Roger Carr (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dennis Buford (fresh) SF - Nathan Woods (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Forrest Morgan (fresh) C - Craig Andres (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Lewis Fagundes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Vyacheslav Szychowski (fresh) SF - Deshi Sun (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Leland Pettigrew (fresh) C - Matthew Coyne (fresh) | |
| 15:39 | Northern Illinois University | Craig Andres makes the driving attempt from close range | 8-7 |
| 15:23 | Kent State | Lewis Fagundes buries a floater from the left side on a great pass from Vyacheslav Szychowski | 8-9 |
| 15:14 | Northern Illinois University | Craig Andres connects on the fadeaway in the paint | 10-9 |
| 15:03 | Kent State | Deshi Sun clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Dennis Buford - foul #1 on Dennis Buford, team foul #3 | 10-9 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Jerry O'Shea (SG), Jonathan Rosenbalm (SF), Tommy Holman (PF) Roger Carr, Nathan Woods, Craig Andres | |
| Subs | Kent State | Claudio Rizzo (PG), Tony Branham (SG), Augustus Zelmar (C) Lewis Fagundes, Vyacheslav Szychowski, Matthew Coyne | |
| 15:03 | Kent State | Deshi Sun makes the 1st free throw | 10-10 |
| 15:03 | Kent State | Deshi Sun makes the 2nd free throw | 10-11 |
| 14:55 | Northern Illinois University | Jerry O'Shea comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 10-11 |
| 14:53 | Kent State | Leland Pettigrew grabs the board | 10-11 |
| 14:32 | Kent State | Augustus Zelmar is fouled on the floor by Forrest Morgan - foul #1 on Forrest Morgan, team foul #4 | 10-11 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Anthony Price (SF) Leland Pettigrew | |
| 14:27 | Kent State | Deshi Sun is fouled on the floor by Jonathan Rosenbalm - foul #1 on Jonathan Rosenbalm, team foul #5 | 10-11 |
| 14:17 | Kent State | Tony Branham knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner | 10-14 |
| 14:12 | Northern Illinois University | Jonathan Rosenbalm drills a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Dennis Buford out of a doubleteam | 12-14 |
| 13:54 | Kent State | Augustus Zelmar hits a runner in the lane on a nice dish by Claudio Rizzo | 12-16 |
| 13:45 | Northern Illinois University | Dennis Buford works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 12-16 |
| 13:44 | Kent State | Claudio Rizzo grabs the board | 12-16 |
| 13:39 | Kent State | Deshi Sun hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline | 12-16 |
| 13:37 | Kent State | Tony Branham grabs the offensive board | 12-16 |
| 13:23 | Kent State | Augustus Zelmar connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Deshi Sun | 12-18 |
| 13:04 | Northern Illinois University | Tommy Holman's pass is intercepted by Tony Branham | 12-18 |
| 12:50 | Kent State | Claudio Rizzo double dribbles | 12-18 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Roger Carr (PG), Robert Lange (SG), Nathan Woods (SF), Craig Andres (C) Dennis Buford, Jerry O'Shea, Jonathan Rosenbalm, Forrest Morgan | |
| Subs | Kent State | Vyacheslav Szychowski (SG), Leland Pettigrew (PF), Matthew Coyne (C) Tony Branham, Deshi Sun, Augustus Zelmar | |
| 12:38 | Northern Illinois University | Leland Pettigrew is called for the reach on Tommy Holman - foul #1 on Leland Pettigrew, team foul #3 | 12-18 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Dan Kiker (PF) Tommy Holman | |
| Subs | Kent State | Swietomierz Bachinski (SG) Claudio Rizzo | |
| 12:29 | Northern Illinois University | Swietomierz Bachinski steals it from Craig Andres | 12-18 |
| 12:24 | Kent State | Swietomierz Bachinski banks in the layup | 12-20 |
| 11:59 | Northern Illinois University | Craig Andres hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range | 12-20 |
| 11:57 | Northern Illinois University | Craig Andres hits the follow up shot | 14-20 |
| 11:41 | Kent State | Vyacheslav Szychowski can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Roger Carr - foul #2 on Roger Carr, team foul #6 | 14-20 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Jesse Corby (SG), Jonathan Rosenbalm (PF) Roger Carr, Dan Kiker | |
| Subs | Kent State | Lewis Fagundes (PG), Deshi Sun (SF) Swietomierz Bachinski, Anthony Price | |
| 11:41 | Kent State | Vyacheslav Szychowski misses the 1st free throw | 14-20 |
| 11:41 | Kent State | Vyacheslav Szychowski makes the 2nd free throw | 14-21 |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Robert Lange (fresh) SG - Jesse Corby (fresh) SF - Nathan Woods (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jonathan Rosenbalm (fresh) 2 pts. C - Craig Andres (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Lewis Fagundes (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Vyacheslav Szychowski (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Deshi Sun (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Leland Pettigrew (fresh) C - Matthew Coyne (fresh) | |
| 11:20 | Northern Illinois University | Jonathan Rosenbalm comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Leland Pettigrew - foul #2 on Leland Pettigrew, team foul #4 | 14-21 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Jerry O'Shea (SG), Tommy Holman (PF) Jesse Corby, Nathan Woods | |
| Subs | Kent State | Tony Branham (SG), Swietomierz Bachinski (SF) Vyacheslav Szychowski, Leland Pettigrew | |
| 11:20 | Northern Illinois University | Jonathan Rosenbalm makes the 1st free throw | 15-21 |
| 11:20 | Northern Illinois University | Jonathan Rosenbalm makes the 2nd free throw | 16-21 |
| 11:07 | Kent State | Deshi Sun is hacked by Tommy Holman - foul #1 on Tommy Holman, team foul #7 | 16-21 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Dennis Buford (PG), Dan Kiker (C) Robert Lange, Craig Andres | |
| Subs | Kent State | Augustus Zelmar (C) Swietomierz Bachinski | |
| 11:07 | Kent State | Deshi Sun makes the 1st free throw | 16-22 |
| 11:07 | Kent State | Deshi Sun makes the 2nd free throw | 16-23 |
| 10:41 | Northern Illinois University | Dan Kiker misses short on a floater from the left side | 16-23 |
| 10:39 | Kent State | Lewis Fagundes snags the defensive board | 16-23 |
| 10:14 | Kent State | Jerry O'Shea steps in front of the Deshi Sun pass | 16-23 |
| 10:11 | Northern Illinois University | Jonathan Rosenbalm banks in the layup on a great pass from Jerry O'Shea | 18-23 |
| 09:54 | Kent State | Tony Branham comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 18-23 |
| 09:53 | Northern Illinois University | Jonathan Rosenbalm gets the rebound | 18-23 |
| 09:46 | Northern Illinois University | Dan Kiker clanks a shot from the right wing | 18-23 |
| 09:44 | Northern Illinois University | Tommy Holman tips it in | 20-23 |
| 09:30 | Kent State | Augustus Zelmar loses the dribble to Jonathan Rosenbalm | 20-23 |
| 09:19 | Northern Illinois University | Tommy Holman can't finish the layup | 20-23 |
| 09:18 | Northern Illinois University | Tommy Holman misses the tip | 20-23 |
| 09:16 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Matthew Coyne | 20-23 |
| 09:03 | Kent State | Augustus Zelmar can't throw it down but he's fouled by Dan Kiker - foul #1 on Dan Kiker, team foul #8 | 20-23 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Robert Lange (PG), Jesse Corby (SG), Nathan Woods (SF), Forrest Morgan (PF), Craig Andres (C) Dennis Buford, Jerry O'Shea, Jonathan Rosenbalm, Tommy Holman, Dan Kiker | |
| Subs | Kent State | Claudio Rizzo (PG), Vyacheslav Szychowski (SG), Anthony Price (SF) Lewis Fagundes, Tony Branham, Matthew Coyne | |
| 09:03 | Kent State | Augustus Zelmar misses the 1st free throw | 20-23 |
| 09:03 | Kent State | Augustus Zelmar makes the 2nd free throw | 20-24 |
| 08:55 | Northern Illinois University | The jumper by Forrest Morgan is denied by Anthony Price | 20-24 |
| 08:54 | Kent State | Anthony Price snags the defensive board | 20-24 |
| 08:43 | Kent State | Deshi Sun buries a jumper from the free throw line set up by Vyacheslav Szychowski | 20-26 |
| 08:30 | Northern Illinois University | Craig Andres misses short on a 3 from straight away | 20-26 |
| 08:28 | Kent State | Anthony Price gets the rebound | 20-26 |
| 08:09 | Kent State | Augustus Zelmar is fouled on the floor by Robert Lange - foul #1 on Robert Lange, team foul #9 | 20-26 |
| 08:09 | Kent State | Augustus Zelmar makes the 1st free throw | 20-27 |
| 08:09 | Kent State | Augustus Zelmar makes the 2nd free throw | 20-28 |
| 07:55 | Northern Illinois University | Jesse Corby drills a jump hook from the baseline | 22-28 |
| 07:45 | Kent State | Craig Andres denies the turnaround by Anthony Price | 22-28 |
| 07:43 | Northern Illinois University | Forrest Morgan gets the rebound | 22-28 |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Robert Lange (fresh) SG - Jesse Corby (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Nathan Woods (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Forrest Morgan (fresh) C - Craig Andres (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Claudio Rizzo (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Vyacheslav Szychowski (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Anthony Price (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Deshi Sun (tiring) 9 pts. C - Augustus Zelmar (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:39 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Lange misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 22-28 |
| 07:37 | Northern Illinois University | Forrest Morgan snags the offensive board | 22-28 |
| 07:20 | Northern Illinois University | Forrest Morgan misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 22-28 |
| 07:19 | Northern Illinois University | Craig Andres grabs the offensive rebound | 22-28 |
| 07:01 | Northern Illinois University | Craig Andres can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 22-28 |
| 07:00 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Augustus Zelmar | 22-28 |
| 06:40 | Kent State | Augustus Zelmar's floater is tipped away by Craig Andres | 22-28 |
| 06:38 | Northern Illinois University | Craig Andres snags the defensive board | 22-28 |
| 06:33 | Northern Illinois University | Nathan Woods misses short on a runner from close range but the foul's on Augustus Zelmar - foul #1 on Augustus Zelmar, team foul #5 | 22-28 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Dennis Buford (PG), Jerry O'Shea (SG), Tommy Holman (PF) Robert Lange, Jesse Corby, Forrest Morgan | |
| Subs | Kent State | Lewis Fagundes (PG), Tony Branham (SG), Matthew Coyne (PF), Walter Zilk (C) Claudio Rizzo, Vyacheslav Szychowski, Deshi Sun, Augustus Zelmar | |
| 06:33 | Northern Illinois University | Nathan Woods makes the 1st free throw | 23-28 |
| 06:33 | Northern Illinois University | Nathan Woods makes the 2nd free throw | 24-28 |
| 06:15 | Kent State | Lewis Fagundes drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Tony Branham | 24-30 |
| 06:10 | Northern Illinois University | Nathan Woods is called for traveling | 24-30 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Jonathan Rosenbalm (SF), Dan Kiker (C) Nathan Woods, Craig Andres | |
| Subs | Kent State | Swietomierz Bachinski (SF) Anthony Price | |
| 05:55 | Kent State | Walter Zilk loses the ball out of bounds | 24-30 |
| 05:38 | Northern Illinois University | Tommy Holman comes up short on the runner from close range but the foul's on Matthew Coyne - foul #1 on Matthew Coyne, team foul #6 | 24-30 |
| 05:38 | Northern Illinois University | Tommy Holman makes the 1st free throw | 25-30 |
| 05:38 | Northern Illinois University | Tommy Holman makes the 2nd free throw | 26-30 |
| 05:30 | Kent State | Lewis Fagundes is hacked by Dennis Buford - foul #2 on Dennis Buford, team foul #10 | 26-30 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Ricardo Rodriquez (PG), Forrest Morgan (C) Dennis Buford, Dan Kiker | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 05:30 | Kent State | Lewis Fagundes makes the 1st free throw | 26-31 |
| 05:30 | Kent State | Lewis Fagundes makes the 2nd free throw | 26-32 |
| 05:08 | Northern Illinois University | Jerry O'Shea hits a jumpshot from the left wing | 28-32 |
| 04:56 | Kent State | Swietomierz Bachinski hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Matthew Coyne | 28-34 |
| 04:44 | Northern Illinois University | Jerry O'Shea misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 28-34 |
| 04:43 | Kent State | Swietomierz Bachinski pulls down the rebound | 28-34 |
| 04:38 | Kent State | Forrest Morgan steals it from Tony Branham | 28-34 |
| 04:33 | Northern Illinois University | Jerry O'Shea's pass is intercepted by Swietomierz Bachinski | 28-34 |
| 04:13 | Kent State | Swietomierz Bachinski connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Lewis Fagundes | 28-37 |
| 03:47 | Northern Illinois University | Lewis Fagundes is called for the reach on Jerry O'Shea - foul #1 on Lewis Fagundes, team foul #7 | 28-37 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Roger Carr (PG), Nathan Woods (SF), Craig Andres (C) Ricardo Rodriquez, Tommy Holman, Forrest Morgan | |
| Subs | Kent State | Claudio Rizzo (PG), Vyacheslav Szychowski (SG), Anthony Price (SF), Pete Armstrong (PF), Augustus Zelmar (C) Lewis Fagundes, Tony Branham, Swietomierz Bachinski, Matthew Coyne, Walter Zilk | |
| 03:47 | Northern Illinois University | Jerry O'Shea makes the 1st free throw | 29-37 |
| 03:47 | Northern Illinois University | Jerry O'Shea misses the 2nd free throw | 29-37 |
| 03:47 | Northern Illinois University | Craig Andres grabs the offensive board | 29-37 |
| 03:30 | Northern Illinois University | Nathan Woods misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 29-37 |
| 03:28 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Pete Armstrong | 29-37 |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Roger Carr (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jerry O'Shea (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nathan Woods (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jonathan Rosenbalm (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Craig Andres (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Claudio Rizzo (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Vyacheslav Szychowski (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Anthony Price (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Pete Armstrong (fresh) 2 pts. C - Augustus Zelmar (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:18 | Kent State | Anthony Price misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on Jonathan Rosenbalm - foul #2 on Jonathan Rosenbalm, team foul #11 | 29-37 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Dennis Buford (SG), Dan Kiker (PF) Jerry O'Shea, Jonathan Rosenbalm | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 03:18 | Kent State | Anthony Price makes the 1st free throw | 29-38 |
| 03:18 | Kent State | Anthony Price makes the 2nd free throw | 29-39 |
| 03:04 | Northern Illinois University | Craig Andres connects on the floater from the right wing | 31-39 |
| 02:45 | Kent State | Vyacheslav Szychowski connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Pete Armstrong | 31-41 |
| 02:41 | Northern Illinois University | Roger Carr comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 31-41 |
| 02:39 | Kent State | Claudio Rizzo grabs the defensive rebound | 31-41 |
| 02:20 | Kent State | Claudio Rizzo misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 31-41 |
| 02:18 | Kent State | Pete Armstrong tips it home | 31-43 |
| 01:58 | Northern Illinois University | Nathan Woods comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 31-43 |
| 01:57 | Kent State | Augustus Zelmar pulls down the rebound | 31-43 |
| 01:41 | Kent State | Anthony Price is whistled for a carry | 31-43 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Tommy Holman (PF) Dan Kiker | |
| Subs | Kent State | Lewis Fagundes (PG), Deshi Sun (SF), Matthew Coyne (C) Claudio Rizzo, Anthony Price, Augustus Zelmar | |
| 01:20 | Northern Illinois University | Dennis Buford is hacked by Matthew Coyne - foul #2 on Matthew Coyne, team foul #8 | 31-43 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Jerry O'Shea (SG) Roger Carr | |
| Subs | Kent State | Swietomierz Bachinski (SG), Leland Pettigrew (PF) Vyacheslav Szychowski, Pete Armstrong | |
| 01:20 | Northern Illinois University | Dennis Buford makes the 1st free throw | 32-43 |
| 01:20 | Northern Illinois University | Dennis Buford makes the 2nd free throw | 33-43 |
| 01:01 | Kent State | Leland Pettigrew connects on the shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Lewis Fagundes | 33-45 |
| 00:52 | Northern Illinois University | Nathan Woods scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 35-45 |
| 00:39 | Kent State | Deshi Sun makes the shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Lewis Fagundes | 35-47 |
| 00:29 | Northern Illinois University | Craig Andres is hacked by Leland Pettigrew - foul #3 on Leland Pettigrew, team foul #9 | 35-47 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Roger Carr (PG), Jonathan Rosenbalm (SF) Dennis Buford, Nathan Woods | |
| Subs | Kent State | Claudio Rizzo (PG), Tony Branham (SG), Anthony Price (SF) Lewis Fagundes, Swietomierz Bachinski, Leland Pettigrew | |
| 00:29 | Northern Illinois University | Craig Andres makes the 1st free throw | 36-47 |
| 00:29 | Northern Illinois University | Craig Andres makes the 2nd free throw | 37-47 |
| 00:02 | Kent State | Matthew Coyne misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint | 37-47 |
| 00:01 | Northern Illinois University | Roger Carr snags the defensive board | 37-47 |
| 00:00 | Northern Illinois University | Roger Carr misses the fullcourt shot | 37-47 |