| Lineup | Sacred Heart | PG - Michael Hertenstein (fresh) SG - Bert Diehl (fresh) SF - Joseph Turner (fresh) PF - Michael Householder (fresh) C - Dana Jennings (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Robert Adams (fresh) SG - Kenneth Terhune (fresh) SF - Robert Lanford (fresh) PF - Matthew Laliberte (fresh) C - Eddie Teneyck (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Northern Illinois University | Eddie Teneyck wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Sacred Heart | Sacred Heart is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:42 | Northern Illinois University | Matthew Laliberte buries a floater from close range and he's hacked by Dana Jennings - foul #1 on Dana Jennings, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:42 | Northern Illinois University | Matthew Laliberte makes the free throw | 0-3 |
| 19:24 | Sacred Heart | Dana Jennings comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 0-3 |
| 19:23 | Northern Illinois University | Eddie Teneyck pulls down the rebound | 0-3 |
| 19:19 | Northern Illinois University | Michael Householder picks off the pass by Robert Lanford | 0-3 |
| 19:03 | Sacred Heart | Michael Hertenstein buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Bert Diehl | 3-3 |
| 18:45 | Northern Illinois University | Matthew Laliberte connects on the jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Robert Lanford | 3-5 |
| 18:27 | Sacred Heart | Michael Hertenstein misses the easy layup | 3-5 |
| 18:25 | Sacred Heart | Michael Hertenstein pulls down the offensive rebound | 3-5 |
| 18:10 | Sacred Heart | Joseph Turner misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 3-5 |
| 18:08 | Sacred Heart | Michael Householder pulls down the offensive rebound | 3-5 |
| 17:56 | Sacred Heart | Michael Hertenstein misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 3-5 |
| 17:54 | Sacred Heart | Bert Diehl tips it but misses | 3-5 |
| 17:53 | Northern Illinois University | The rebound goes to Eddie Teneyck | 3-5 |
| 17:30 | Northern Illinois University | Kenneth Terhune misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 3-5 |
| 17:28 | Northern Illinois University | Matthew Laliberte grabs the offensive board | 3-5 |
| 17:17 | Northern Illinois University | Kenneth Terhune scores on a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Matthew Laliberte and he's hacked by Bert Diehl - foul #1 on Bert Diehl, team foul #2 | 3-7 |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | John Carson (PG), Thomas McGonnell (SF), Charley Ketterman (PF), Jonathan Lowery (C) Robert Adams, Robert Lanford, Matthew Laliberte, Eddie Teneyck | |
| 17:17 | Northern Illinois University | Kenneth Terhune misses the free throw | 3-7 |
| 17:17 | Sacred Heart | Michael Householder grabs the defensive rebound | 3-7 |
| 17:00 | Sacred Heart | Michael Householder drills a shot from the left wing set up by Bert Diehl | 5-7 |
| 16:55 | Northern Illinois University | Thomas McGonnell clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 5-7 |
| 16:54 | Northern Illinois University | Thomas McGonnell grabs the offensive board | 5-7 |
| 16:37 | Northern Illinois University | Thomas McGonnell comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 5-7 |
| 16:35 | Northern Illinois University | Thomas McGonnell tips it in | 5-9 |
| 16:15 | Sacred Heart | Bert Diehl is hacked by Kenneth Terhune - foul #1 on Kenneth Terhune, team foul #1 | 5-9 |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Alex Crooks (SG) Kenneth Terhune | |
| 16:01 | Sacred Heart | Dana Jennings knocks in the jump hook near the basket set up by Michael Hertenstein and he's fouled by Thomas McGonnell - foul #1 on Thomas McGonnell, team foul #2 | 7-9 |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | Willie Erving (SG) Bert Diehl | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Robert Adams (PG) Alex Crooks | |
| 16:01 | Sacred Heart | Dana Jennings makes the free throw | 8-9 |
| Lineup | Sacred Heart | PG - Michael Hertenstein (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Willie Erving (fresh) SF - Joseph Turner (fresh) PF - Michael Householder (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Dana Jennings (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Robert Adams (fresh) SG - John Carson (fresh) SF - Thomas McGonnell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charley Ketterman (fresh) C - Jonathan Lowery (fresh) | |
| 15:43 | Northern Illinois University | Thomas McGonnell loses the dribble to Michael Hertenstein | 8-9 |
| 15:27 | Sacred Heart | Michael Hertenstein misses the jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by John Carson - foul #1 on John Carson, team foul #3 | 8-9 |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | William Voegele (C) Dana Jennings | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Robert Lanford (SF), Matthew Laliberte (PF), Eddie Teneyck (C) Thomas McGonnell, Charley Ketterman, Jonathan Lowery | |
| 15:27 | Sacred Heart | Michael Hertenstein makes the 1st free throw | 9-9 |
| 15:27 | Sacred Heart | Michael Hertenstein makes the 2nd free throw | 10-9 |
| 15:11 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Lanford is hacked by Joseph Turner - foul #1 on Joseph Turner, team foul #3 | 10-9 |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | Edgar Westfield (SG), Richard Carr (SF) Michael Hertenstein, Joseph Turner | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Kenneth Terhune (SG) John Carson | |
| 14:53 | Northern Illinois University | Kenneth Terhune is whistled for traveling | 10-9 |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | Bert Diehl (SG), Roy Ryans (C) Edgar Westfield, Michael Householder | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| 14:32 | Sacred Heart | William Voegele hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 10-9 |
| 14:31 | Northern Illinois University | Matthew Laliberte grabs the board | 10-9 |
| 14:05 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Lanford is fouled on the floor by Roy Ryans - foul #1 on Roy Ryans, team foul #4 | 10-9 |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | Michael Hertenstein (PG), Joseph Turner (SF), Michael Householder (PF), Dana Jennings (C) Willie Erving, Richard Carr, William Voegele, Roy Ryans | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | John Carson (PG) Robert Adams | |
| 13:41 | Northern Illinois University | John Carson connects on the floater from just outside the lane | 10-11 |
| 13:30 | Sacred Heart | John Carson is called for the reach on Bert Diehl - foul #2 on John Carson, team foul #4 | 10-11 |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Phillip Londono (PG) John Carson | |
| 13:16 | Sacred Heart | Dana Jennings can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 10-11 |
| 13:14 | Sacred Heart | Michael Householder pulls down the offensive rebound | 10-11 |
| 12:58 | Sacred Heart | Michael Hertenstein misses short on a driving attempt from close range but the foul's on Kenneth Terhune - foul #2 on Kenneth Terhune, team foul #5 | 10-11 |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Robert Adams (PG), Alex Crooks (SG), Thomas McGonnell (SF), Charley Ketterman (PF), Jonathan Lowery (C) Phillip Londono, Kenneth Terhune, Robert Lanford, Matthew Laliberte, Eddie Teneyck | |
| 12:58 | Sacred Heart | Michael Hertenstein makes the 1st free throw | 11-11 |
| 12:58 | Sacred Heart | Michael Hertenstein makes the 2nd free throw | 12-11 |
| 12:48 | Northern Illinois University | Charley Ketterman connects on the jumper in the lane | 12-13 |
| 12:26 | Sacred Heart | Alex Crooks steps in front of the Michael Hertenstein pass | 12-13 |
| 12:04 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Adams misses the 3 from the right corner | 12-13 |
| 12:02 | Northern Illinois University | Jonathan Lowery gets the offensive rebound | 12-13 |
| 11:38 | Northern Illinois University | Thomas McGonnell scores on a floater from the right side and he's fouled by Joseph Turner - foul #2 on Joseph Turner, team foul #5 | 12-15 |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | Willie Erving (PG), Edgar Westfield (SG), Richard Carr (SF), William Voegele (C) Michael Hertenstein, Bert Diehl, Joseph Turner, Dana Jennings | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Matthew Laliberte (PF), Eddie Teneyck (C) Charley Ketterman, Jonathan Lowery | |
| 11:38 | Northern Illinois University | Thomas McGonnell makes the free throw | 12-16 |
| Lineup | Sacred Heart | PG - Willie Erving (fresh) SG - Edgar Westfield (fresh) SF - Richard Carr (fresh) PF - Michael Householder (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - William Voegele (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Robert Adams (fresh) SG - Alex Crooks (fresh) SF - Thomas McGonnell (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Matthew Laliberte (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Eddie Teneyck (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:15 | Sacred Heart | The jumper by Edgar Westfield is denied by Eddie Teneyck | 12-16 |
| 11:13 | Northern Illinois University | Eddie Teneyck grabs the defensive rebound | 12-16 |
| 11:08 | Northern Illinois University | Alex Crooks knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Adams | 12-19 |
| 10:49 | Sacred Heart | Richard Carr knocks in the runner from the baseline and he's hacked by Thomas McGonnell - foul #2 on Thomas McGonnell, team foul #6 | 14-19 |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | Roy Ryans (C) Michael Householder | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Robert Lanford (SF) Thomas McGonnell | |
| 10:49 | Sacred Heart | Richard Carr makes the free throw | 15-19 |
| 10:32 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Adams comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 15-19 |
| 10:31 | Sacred Heart | William Voegele snags the defensive board | 15-19 |
| 10:15 | Sacred Heart | Roy Ryans misses badly on a runner in the lane | 15-19 |
| 10:14 | Northern Illinois University | The rebound goes to Robert Lanford | 15-19 |
| 10:05 | Northern Illinois University | Alex Crooks misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 15-19 |
| 10:04 | Sacred Heart | Roy Ryans pulls down the rebound | 15-19 |
| 09:54 | Sacred Heart | Edgar Westfield misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 15-19 |
| 09:53 | Sacred Heart | Richard Carr hits the follow up shot | 17-19 |
| 09:39 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Lanford knocks in the runner in the paint set up by Robert Adams | 17-21 |
| 09:23 | Sacred Heart | William Voegele is hacked by Matthew Laliberte - foul #1 on Matthew Laliberte, team foul #7 | 17-21 |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | Michael Hertenstein (PG), Bert Diehl (SG), Michael Householder (PF), Dana Jennings (C) Willie Erving, Edgar Westfield, Richard Carr, Roy Ryans | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Phillip Londono (PG), Charley Ketterman (PF), Jonathan Lowery (C) Robert Adams, Matthew Laliberte, Eddie Teneyck | |
| 09:23 | Sacred Heart | William Voegele makes the 1st free throw | 18-21 |
| 09:23 | Sacred Heart | William Voegele makes the 2nd free throw | 19-21 |
| 09:08 | Northern Illinois University | Jonathan Lowery loses the ball out of bounds | 19-21 |
| 08:54 | Sacred Heart | The pull-up jumper by Bert Diehl is blocked by Jonathan Lowery | 19-21 |
| 08:53 | Sacred Heart | Michael Householder grabs the offensive board | 19-21 |
| 08:43 | Sacred Heart | Michael Hertenstein is denied on a dunk by Robert Lanford | 19-21 |
| 08:42 | Northern Illinois University | The rebound goes to Jonathan Lowery | 19-21 |
| 08:35 | Northern Illinois University | Phillip Londono can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 19-21 |
| 08:34 | Sacred Heart | Michael Householder gets the rebound | 19-21 |
| 08:20 | Sacred Heart | William Voegele's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 19-21 |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | Richard Carr (SF) William Voegele | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Matthew Laliberte (PF) Jonathan Lowery | |
| 08:02 | Northern Illinois University | Matthew Laliberte misses the lay-in | 19-21 |
| 08:01 | Sacred Heart | Michael Householder pulls down the rebound | 19-21 |
| 07:41 | Sacred Heart | Michael Hertenstein makes the floater from the left side on a nice dish by Richard Carr | 21-21 |
| 07:36 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Lanford buries a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Matthew Laliberte | 21-23 |
| Lineup | Sacred Heart | PG - Michael Hertenstein (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bert Diehl (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Richard Carr (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Michael Householder (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Dana Jennings (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Phillip Londono (fresh) SG - Alex Crooks (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Lanford (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Matthew Laliberte (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Charley Ketterman (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:22 | Sacred Heart | Dana Jennings buries a shot from the left block | 23-23 |
| 07:03 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Lanford misses the dunk but he's fouled by Richard Carr - foul #1 on Richard Carr, team foul #6 | 23-23 |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Robert Adams (PG), Eddie Teneyck (C) Phillip Londono, Charley Ketterman | |
| 07:03 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Lanford makes the 1st free throw | 23-24 |
| 07:03 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Lanford misses the 2nd free throw | 23-24 |
| 07:03 | Sacred Heart | Michael Householder pulls down the rebound | 23-24 |
| 06:43 | Sacred Heart | Michael Hertenstein hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 23-24 |
| 06:42 | Northern Illinois University | Matthew Laliberte gets the rebound | 23-24 |
| 06:26 | Northern Illinois University | Michael Hertenstein is called for the reach on Robert Adams - foul #1 on Michael Hertenstein, team foul #7 | 23-24 |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | Willie Erving (SG), William Voegele (C) Bert Diehl, Dana Jennings | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Charley Ketterman (PF) Matthew Laliberte | |
| 06:26 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Adams makes the 1st free throw | 23-25 |
| 06:26 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Adams misses the 2nd free throw | 23-25 |
| 06:26 | Sacred Heart | William Voegele pulls down the rebound | 23-25 |
| 06:06 | Sacred Heart | William Voegele comes up short on the shot near the basket | 23-25 |
| 06:04 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Adams grabs the defensive rebound | 23-25 |
| 05:59 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Adams is fouled on the floor by Richard Carr - foul #2 on Richard Carr, team foul #8 | 23-25 |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | Edgar Westfield (SG), Jim Hillyard (SF), Roy Ryans (C) Michael Hertenstein, Richard Carr, Michael Householder | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| 05:59 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Adams misses the 1st free throw | 23-25 |
| 05:59 | Sacred Heart | Roy Ryans grabs the board | 23-25 |
| 05:41 | Sacred Heart | Willie Erving is fouled on the floor by Robert Lanford - foul #1 on Robert Lanford, team foul #8 | 23-25 |
| 05:41 | Sacred Heart | Willie Erving misses the 1st free throw | 23-25 |
| 05:41 | Northern Illinois University | Charley Ketterman gets the rebound | 23-25 |
| 05:14 | Northern Illinois University | Roy Ryans takes the ball from Alex Crooks | 23-25 |
| 05:03 | Sacred Heart | Edgar Westfield drills a shot from close range set up by Willie Erving | 25-25 |
| 04:57 | Northern Illinois University | Eddie Teneyck buries a jump hook near the basket set up by Robert Adams and he's fouled by Roy Ryans - foul #2 on Roy Ryans, team foul #9 | 25-27 |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | Michael Hertenstein (PG), Bert Diehl (SG), Michael Householder (PF), Dana Jennings (C) Willie Erving, Edgar Westfield, Jim Hillyard, Roy Ryans | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Matthew Laliberte (PF) Robert Lanford | |
| 04:57 | Northern Illinois University | Eddie Teneyck makes the free throw | 25-28 |
| 04:37 | Sacred Heart | Eddie Teneyck steals it from William Voegele | 25-28 |
| 04:28 | Northern Illinois University | Bert Diehl steps in front of the Matthew Laliberte pass | 25-28 |
| 04:25 | Sacred Heart | Bert Diehl hits the finger roll | 27-28 |
| 04:11 | Northern Illinois University | The jumper by Eddie Teneyck is denied by Dana Jennings | 27-28 |
| 04:09 | Sacred Heart | Dana Jennings snags the defensive board | 27-28 |
| 03:53 | Sacred Heart | Bert Diehl connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Dana Jennings | 30-28 |
| 03:49 | Northern Illinois University | Eddie Teneyck is whistled for a carry | 30-28 |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | Joseph Turner (SF) William Voegele | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | John Carson (PG), Kenneth Terhune (SG), Thomas McGonnell (SF), Jonathan Lowery (C) Robert Adams, Alex Crooks, Charley Ketterman, Eddie Teneyck | |
| 03:32 | Sacred Heart | Michael Hertenstein is hacked by Thomas McGonnell - foul #3 on Thomas McGonnell, team foul #9 | 30-28 |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Robert Lanford (SF) Thomas McGonnell | |
| 03:32 | Sacred Heart | Michael Hertenstein makes the 1st free throw | 31-28 |
| 03:32 | Sacred Heart | Michael Hertenstein makes the 2nd free throw | 32-28 |
| Lineup | Sacred Heart | PG - Michael Hertenstein (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bert Diehl (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Turner (fresh) PF - Michael Householder (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Dana Jennings (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - John Carson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Kenneth Terhune (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Lanford (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Matthew Laliberte (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Jonathan Lowery (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:23 | Northern Illinois University | Matthew Laliberte hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane | 32-28 |
| 03:21 | Sacred Heart | Bert Diehl grabs the defensive rebound | 32-28 |
| 03:00 | Sacred Heart | Bert Diehl makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Michael Hertenstein | 35-28 |
| 02:36 | Northern Illinois University | Michael Householder picks off the pass by Kenneth Terhune | 35-28 |
| 02:09 | Sacred Heart | The jump hook by Michael Householder is blocked by Jonathan Lowery | 35-28 |
| 02:07 | Sacred Heart | Michael Hertenstein snags the offensive board | 35-28 |
| 01:53 | Sacred Heart | Bert Diehl hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 35-28 |
| 01:52 | Sacred Heart | Dana Jennings gets the offensive rebound | 35-28 |
| 01:37 | Sacred Heart | Michael Hertenstein makes the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Joseph Turner | 38-28 |
| 01:30 | Northern Illinois University | Michael Hertenstein steals it from John Carson | 38-28 |
| 01:04 | Sacred Heart | Bert Diehl clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 38-28 |
| 01:02 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Lanford pulls down the rebound | 38-28 |
| 00:40 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Lanford is called for traveling | 38-28 |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | Willie Erving (PG), Edgar Westfield (SG), William Voegele (PF), Richard Carr (C) Michael Hertenstein, Bert Diehl, Michael Householder, Dana Jennings | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Robert Adams (PG), Charley Ketterman (PF), Eddie Teneyck (C) John Carson, Matthew Laliberte, Jonathan Lowery | |
| 00:20 | Sacred Heart | Eddie Teneyck steps in front of the Joseph Turner pass | 38-28 |
| 00:02 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Adams makes the 3pt shot from the right corner | 38-31 |
| 00:00 | Sacred Heart | Edgar Westfield hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 38-31 |