| 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 - Claudio Rizzo (fresh) SG - Tony Branham (fresh) SF - Anthony Price (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 (+1) | |
| 19:40 | Kent State | Pete Armstrong connects on the driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Claudio Rizzo | 0-2 |
| 19:24 | Northern Illinois University | Jerry O'Shea misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Tony Branham - foul #1 on Tony Branham, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:24 | Northern Illinois University | Jerry O'Shea makes the 1st free throw | 1-2 |
| 19:24 | Northern Illinois University | Jerry O'Shea makes the 2nd free throw | 2-2 |
| 19:05 | Kent State | Roger Carr is called for the reach on Claudio Rizzo - foul #1 on Roger Carr, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:56 | Kent State | Tony Branham's pass is intercepted by Nathan Woods | 2-2 |
| 18:36 | Northern Illinois University | Jerry O'Shea misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 2-2 |
| 18:34 | Kent State | Pete Armstrong grabs the defensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:17 | Kent State | Pete Armstrong scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 2-4 |
| 17:59 | Northern Illinois University | The pull-up jumper by Tommy Holman is blocked by Pete Armstrong | 2-4 |
| 17:57 | Northern Illinois University | Tommy Holman tips it home | 4-4 |
| 17:41 | Kent State | Pete Armstrong clanks a jump hook in the lane | 4-4 |
| 17:40 | Northern Illinois University | Roger Carr grabs the defensive rebound | 4-4 |
| 17:18 | Northern Illinois University | Nathan Woods drills a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Roger Carr | 6-4 |
| 17:01 | Kent State | Claudio Rizzo misses short on a fadeaway near the basket | 6-4 |
| 17:00 | Northern Illinois University | Nathan Woods pulls down the rebound | 6-4 |
| 16:54 | Northern Illinois University | Craig Andres is denied on a layup by Augustus Zelmar | 6-4 |
| 16:53 | Northern Illinois University | Roger Carr tips it but misses | 6-4 |
| 16:51 | Kent State | Augustus Zelmar pulls down the rebound | 6-4 |
| 16:39 | Kent State | Craig Andres swats the layup by Anthony Price | 6-4 |
| 16:38 | Northern Illinois University | Nathan Woods grabs the defensive rebound | 6-4 |
| 16:32 | Northern Illinois University | Jerry O'Shea's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 6-4 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Lewis Fagundes (PG), Vyacheslav Szychowski (SG), Deshi Sun (PF), Matthew Coyne (C) Claudio Rizzo, Tony Branham, Pete Armstrong, Augustus Zelmar | |
| 16:11 | Kent State | Matthew Coyne hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane | 6-4 |
| 16:10 | Kent State | Deshi Sun gets the offensive rebound | 6-4 |
| 15:57 | Kent State | Lewis Fagundes misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 6-4 |
| 15:56 | Kent State | Vyacheslav Szychowski hits the follow up shot | 6-6 |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Roger Carr (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jerry O'Shea (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Nathan Woods (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tommy Holman (fresh) 2 pts. C - Craig Andres (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Lewis Fagundes (fresh) SG - Vyacheslav Szychowski (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Anthony Price (fairly fresh) PF - Deshi Sun (fresh) C - Matthew Coyne (fresh) | |
| 15:51 | Northern Illinois University | Nathan Woods clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 6-6 |
| 15:50 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Deshi Sun | 6-6 |
| 15:38 | Kent State | Roger Carr steals the ball from Deshi Sun | 6-6 |
| 15:09 | Northern Illinois University | Jerry O'Shea drills a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Nathan Woods and the foul's on Matthew Coyne - foul #1 on Matthew Coyne, team foul #2 | 8-6 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Jonathan Rosenbalm (SF), Forrest Morgan (PF), Dan Kiker (C) Nathan Woods, Tommy Holman, Craig Andres | |
| Subs | Kent State | Claudio Rizzo (PG), Pete Armstrong (PF), Augustus Zelmar (C) Lewis Fagundes, Anthony Price, Matthew Coyne | |
| 15:09 | Northern Illinois University | Jerry O'Shea makes the free throw | 9-6 |
| 15:00 | Kent State | Pete Armstrong misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Jonathan Rosenbalm - foul #1 on Jonathan Rosenbalm, team foul #2 | 9-6 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Dennis Buford (SG) Jerry O'Shea | |
| Subs | Kent State | Tony Branham (SG) Vyacheslav Szychowski | |
| 15:00 | Kent State | Pete Armstrong makes the 1st free throw | 9-7 |
| 15:00 | Kent State | Pete Armstrong misses the 2nd free throw | 9-7 |
| 15:00 | Northern Illinois University | Forrest Morgan snags the defensive board | 9-7 |
| 14:44 | Northern Illinois University | The pull-up jumper by Jonathan Rosenbalm is blocked by Pete Armstrong | 9-7 |
| 14:42 | Northern Illinois University | Forrest Morgan tips it in | 11-7 |
| 14:33 | Kent State | Augustus Zelmar is called for a charge - foul #1 on Augustus Zelmar, team foul #3 | 11-7 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Robert Lange (SG) Roger Carr | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 14:17 | Northern Illinois University | Forrest Morgan comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 11-7 |
| 14:15 | Kent State | Pete Armstrong snags the defensive board | 11-7 |
| 14:03 | Kent State | Deshi Sun knocks in the floater from the left block on a nice dish by Tony Branham | 11-9 |
| 13:43 | Northern Illinois University | Deshi Sun is called for the reach on Dennis Buford - foul #1 on Deshi Sun, team foul #4 | 11-9 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Roger Carr (PG), Nathan Woods (SF), Tommy Holman (PF), Craig Andres (C) Robert Lange, Jonathan Rosenbalm, Forrest Morgan, Dan Kiker | |
| Subs | Kent State | Vyacheslav Szychowski (SG) Tony Branham | |
| 13:32 | Northern Illinois University | Vyacheslav Szychowski steals it from Nathan Woods | 11-9 |
| 13:25 | Kent State | Deshi Sun misses the jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by Nathan Woods - foul #1 on Nathan Woods, team foul #3 | 11-9 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Jerry O'Shea (SG) Dennis Buford | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 13:25 | Kent State | Deshi Sun makes the 1st free throw | 11-10 |
| 13:25 | Kent State | Deshi Sun misses the 2nd free throw | 11-10 |
| 13:25 | Northern Illinois University | Tommy Holman grabs the board | 11-10 |
| 13:14 | Northern Illinois University | Nathan Woods can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 11-10 |
| 13:13 | Kent State | Augustus Zelmar grabs the board | 11-10 |
| 12:56 | Kent State | Claudio Rizzo lays it up and in on a nice dish by Deshi Sun | 11-12 |
| 12:31 | Northern Illinois University | Roger Carr clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 11-12 |
| 12:30 | Kent State | Pete Armstrong snags the defensive board | 11-12 |
| 12:25 | Kent State | Deshi Sun misses the easy layup | 11-12 |
| 12:23 | Kent State | Deshi Sun hits the follow up shot | 11-14 |
| 12:15 | Northern Illinois University | Jerry O'Shea buries a shot in the lane on a nice dish by Tommy Holman | 13-14 |
| 12:08 | Kent State | Deshi Sun knocks in the fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Vyacheslav Szychowski | 13-16 |
| 11:52 | Northern Illinois University | Tommy Holman loses the ball out of bounds | 13-16 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Dennis Buford (PG), Robert Lange (SG), Forrest Morgan (C) Roger Carr, Jerry O'Shea, Craig Andres | |
| Subs | Kent State | Lewis Fagundes (PG), Tony Branham (SG), Anthony Price (SF), Matthew Coyne (C) Claudio Rizzo, Vyacheslav Szychowski, Pete Armstrong, Augustus Zelmar | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Dennis Buford (fresh) SG - Robert Lange (fresh) SF - Nathan Woods (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tommy Holman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Forrest Morgan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Lewis Fagundes (fresh) SG - Tony Branham (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Anthony Price (fresh) PF - Deshi Sun (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Matthew Coyne (fresh) | |
| 11:43 | Kent State | Tony Branham scores on a 3 from the right wing | 13-19 |
| 11:22 | Northern Illinois University | Forrest Morgan hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket | 13-19 |
| 11:21 | Kent State | Lewis Fagundes grabs the board | 13-19 |
| 11:13 | Kent State | Deshi Sun can't throw it down but the foul's on Tommy Holman - foul #1 on Tommy Holman, team foul #4 | 13-19 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Jonathan Rosenbalm (SF), Dan Kiker (C) Nathan Woods, Tommy Holman | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 11:13 | Kent State | Deshi Sun makes the 1st free throw | 13-20 |
| 11:13 | Kent State | Deshi Sun makes the 2nd free throw | 13-21 |
| 11:04 | Northern Illinois University | Jonathan Rosenbalm misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 13-21 |
| 11:03 | Northern Illinois University | Forrest Morgan pulls down the offensive rebound | 13-21 |
| 10:51 | Northern Illinois University | Dan Kiker drills a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Robert Lange and he's fouled by Lewis Fagundes - foul #1 on Lewis Fagundes, team foul #5 | 15-21 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Roger Carr (PG), Jerry O'Shea (SG), Craig Andres (C) Dennis Buford, Robert Lange, Jonathan Rosenbalm | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 10:51 | Northern Illinois University | Dan Kiker misses the free throw | 15-21 |
| 10:51 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Deshi Sun | 15-21 |
| 10:33 | Kent State | Lewis Fagundes hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 15-21 |
| 10:31 | Northern Illinois University | Forrest Morgan pulls down the rebound | 15-21 |
| 10:19 | Northern Illinois University | Dan Kiker misses the floater near the basket but he's hacked by Anthony Price - foul #1 on Anthony Price, team foul #6 | 15-21 |
| 10:19 | Northern Illinois University | Dan Kiker misses the 1st free throw | 15-21 |
| 10:19 | Northern Illinois University | Dan Kiker makes the 2nd free throw | 16-21 |
| 10:03 | Kent State | Forrest Morgan is called for the reach on Lewis Fagundes - foul #1 on Forrest Morgan, team foul #5 | 16-21 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Nathan Woods (SF) Dan Kiker | |
| Subs | Kent State | Vyacheslav Szychowski (SG) Tony Branham | |
| 09:53 | Kent State | Forrest Morgan is called for the reach on Lewis Fagundes - foul #2 on Forrest Morgan, team foul #6 | 16-21 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Tommy Holman (PF) Forrest Morgan | |
| Subs | Kent State | Pete Armstrong (PF), Augustus Zelmar (C) Deshi Sun, Matthew Coyne | |
| 09:48 | Kent State | Augustus Zelmar banks in the layup | 16-23 |
| 09:36 | Northern Illinois University | Tommy Holman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 16-23 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Claudio Rizzo (PG) Lewis Fagundes | |
| 09:20 | Kent State | The jumper by Pete Armstrong is denied by Craig Andres | 16-23 |
| 09:19 | Northern Illinois University | Tommy Holman snags the defensive board | 16-23 |
| 09:13 | Northern Illinois University | Augustus Zelmar swats the layup by Craig Andres | 16-23 |
| 09:11 | Kent State | Augustus Zelmar snags the defensive board | 16-23 |
| 09:06 | Kent State | Tommy Holman picks off the pass by Claudio Rizzo | 16-23 |
| 08:53 | Northern Illinois University | Nathan Woods hits a jumper from the right side | 18-23 |
| 08:34 | Kent State | Pete Armstrong hits a shot from close range | 18-25 |
| 08:07 | Northern Illinois University | Craig Andres knocks in the driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Jerry O'Shea and the foul's on Augustus Zelmar - foul #2 on Augustus Zelmar, team foul #7 | 20-25 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Dennis Buford (PG), Robert Lange (SG), Jonathan Rosenbalm (SF), Dan Kiker (PF) Roger Carr, Jerry O'Shea, Nathan Woods, Tommy Holman | |
| Subs | Kent State | Lewis Fagundes (PG), Tony Branham (SG), Deshi Sun (SF), Leland Pettigrew (PF), Matthew Coyne (C) Claudio Rizzo, Vyacheslav Szychowski, Anthony Price, Pete Armstrong, Augustus Zelmar | |
| 08:07 | Northern Illinois University | Craig Andres makes the free throw | 21-25 |
| 07:49 | Kent State | Lewis Fagundes loses the dribble to Robert Lange | 21-25 |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Dennis Buford (fresh) SG - Robert Lange (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jonathan Rosenbalm (fresh) PF - Dan Kiker (fresh) 3 pts. C - Craig Andres (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Lewis Fagundes (fresh) SG - Tony Branham (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Deshi Sun (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Leland Pettigrew (fresh) C - Matthew Coyne (fresh) | |
| 07:43 | Northern Illinois University | Craig Andres is by himself and knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Jonathan Rosenbalm | 24-25 |
| 07:31 | Kent State | Leland Pettigrew hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Dan Kiker - foul #1 on Dan Kiker, team foul #7 | 24-25 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Tommy Holman (PF) Craig Andres | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 07:31 | Kent State | Leland Pettigrew makes the 1st free throw | 24-26 |
| 07:31 | Kent State | Leland Pettigrew misses the 2nd free throw | 24-26 |
| 07:31 | Northern Illinois University | Tommy Holman pulls down the rebound | 24-26 |
| 07:08 | Northern Illinois University | Tommy Holman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 24-26 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Roger Carr (PG) Robert Lange | |
| Subs | Kent State | Claudio Rizzo (PG) Lewis Fagundes | |
| 06:47 | Kent State | Leland Pettigrew misses the jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Tommy Holman - foul #2 on Tommy Holman, team foul #8 | 24-26 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Nathan Woods (SF) Tommy Holman | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 06:47 | Kent State | Leland Pettigrew makes the 1st free throw | 24-27 |
| 06:47 | Kent State | Leland Pettigrew makes the 2nd free throw | 24-28 |
| 06:20 | Northern Illinois University | Nathan Woods is hacked by Deshi Sun - foul #2 on Deshi Sun, team foul #8 | 24-28 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Anthony Price (SF), Pete Armstrong (PF) Deshi Sun, Leland Pettigrew | |
| 06:20 | Northern Illinois University | Nathan Woods makes the 1st free throw | 25-28 |
| 06:20 | Northern Illinois University | Nathan Woods misses the 2nd free throw | 25-28 |
| 06:20 | Kent State | Matthew Coyne pulls down the rebound | 25-28 |
| 06:07 | Kent State | Tony Branham makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Claudio Rizzo | 25-31 |
| 05:50 | Northern Illinois University | Dennis Buford's pass is intercepted by Pete Armstrong | 25-31 |
| 05:32 | Kent State | Matthew Coyne scores on a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Claudio Rizzo | 25-33 |
| 05:13 | Northern Illinois University | Dan Kiker can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 25-33 |
| 05:11 | Kent State | Tony Branham snags the defensive board | 25-33 |
| 04:54 | Kent State | Pete Armstrong connects on the turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Tony Branham and the foul's on Jonathan Rosenbalm - foul #2 on Jonathan Rosenbalm, team foul #9 | 25-35 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Ricardo Rodriquez (PG), Jerry O'Shea (SG), Robert Lange (SF), Craig Andres (C) Roger Carr, Dennis Buford, Nathan Woods, Jonathan Rosenbalm | |
| Subs | Kent State | Lewis Fagundes (PG), Vyacheslav Szychowski (SG), Walter Zilk (C) Claudio Rizzo, Tony Branham, Matthew Coyne | |
| 04:54 | Kent State | Pete Armstrong makes the free throw | 25-36 |
| 04:33 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Lange misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 25-36 |
| 04:31 | Kent State | Pete Armstrong grabs the board | 25-36 |
| 04:18 | Kent State | Vyacheslav Szychowski drills a floater in the paint | 25-38 |
| 03:55 | Northern Illinois University | Walter Zilk is called for the reach on Robert Lange - foul #1 on Walter Zilk, team foul #9 | 25-38 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Nathan Woods (SF), Tommy Holman (PF) Ricardo Rodriquez, Dan Kiker | |
| Subs | Kent State | Deshi Sun (SF), Leland Pettigrew (PF), Augustus Zelmar (C) Anthony Price, Pete Armstrong, Walter Zilk | |
| 03:55 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Lange makes the 1st free throw | 26-38 |
| 03:55 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Lange makes the 2nd free throw | 27-38 |
| 03:38 | Kent State | Robert Lange is called for the reach on Deshi Sun - foul #1 on Robert Lange, team foul #10 | 27-38 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Roger Carr (PG) Robert Lange | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 03:38 | Kent State | Deshi Sun misses the 1st free throw | 27-38 |
| 03:38 | Kent State | Deshi Sun misses the 2nd free throw | 27-38 |
| 03:38 | Northern Illinois University | Craig Andres snags the defensive board | 27-38 |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Roger Carr (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jerry O'Shea (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nathan Woods (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tommy Holman (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Craig Andres (fresh) 6 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Lewis Fagundes (fresh) SG - Vyacheslav Szychowski (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Deshi Sun (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Leland Pettigrew (fresh) 3 pts. C - Augustus Zelmar (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:28 | Northern Illinois University | Craig Andres can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 27-38 |
| 03:26 | Northern Illinois University | Craig Andres gets the offensive rebound | 27-38 |
| 03:16 | Northern Illinois University | Tommy Holman buries a 3 pointer from straight away | 30-38 |
| 03:09 | Kent State | Lewis Fagundes drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Leland Pettigrew | 30-41 |
| 02:56 | Northern Illinois University | Nathan Woods misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 30-41 |
| 02:54 | Kent State | Lewis Fagundes gets the rebound | 30-41 |
| 02:50 | Kent State | Lewis Fagundes scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Vyacheslav Szychowski | 30-44 |
| 02:33 | Northern Illinois University | Roger Carr misses long on a shot in the paint | 30-44 |
| 02:32 | Northern Illinois University | Nathan Woods grabs the offensive rebound | 30-44 |
| 02:16 | Northern Illinois University | Tommy Holman is hacked by Deshi Sun - foul #3 on Deshi Sun, team foul #10 | 30-44 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Dennis Buford (SG), Jonathan Rosenbalm (SF), Forrest Morgan (C) Jerry O'Shea, Nathan Woods, Craig Andres | |
| Subs | Kent State | Claudio Rizzo (PG), Tony Branham (SG), Anthony Price (SF), Pete Armstrong (PF) Lewis Fagundes, Vyacheslav Szychowski, Deshi Sun, Leland Pettigrew | |
| 02:16 | Northern Illinois University | Tommy Holman makes the 1st free throw | 31-44 |
| 02:16 | Northern Illinois University | Tommy Holman makes the 2nd free throw | 32-44 |
| 02:02 | Kent State | Dennis Buford is called for the reach on Tony Branham - foul #1 on Dennis Buford, team foul #11 | 32-44 |
| 02:02 | Kent State | Tony Branham makes the 1st free throw | 32-45 |
| 02:02 | Kent State | Tony Branham makes the 2nd free throw | 32-46 |
| 01:42 | Northern Illinois University | Jonathan Rosenbalm is whistled for a carry | 32-46 |
| 01:26 | Kent State | Forrest Morgan picks off the pass by Pete Armstrong | 32-46 |
| 01:10 | Northern Illinois University | The short jumper by Jonathan Rosenbalm is denied by Pete Armstrong | 32-46 |
| 01:09 | Kent State | Anthony Price pulls down the rebound | 32-46 |
| 00:48 | Kent State | Tony Branham misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 32-46 |
| 00:47 | Kent State | Anthony Price hits the follow up shot | 32-48 |
| 00:40 | Northern Illinois University | Dennis Buford is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 32-48 |
| 00:39 | Kent State | Anthony Price gets the rebound | 32-48 |
| 00:23 | Kent State | Claudio Rizzo clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 32-48 |
| 00:22 | Northern Illinois University | Dennis Buford grabs the board | 32-48 |
| 00:18 | Northern Illinois University | Jonathan Rosenbalm connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Roger Carr | 34-48 |
| 00:03 | Kent State | Augustus Zelmar misses the turnaround from close range | 34-48 |
| 00:01 | Northern Illinois University | Tommy Holman grabs the board | 34-48 |
| 00:00 | Northern Illinois University | Tommy Holman hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 34-48 |