| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Craig Seager (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Roger French (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Keith Derrick (fresh) PF - James Cole (fresh) 3 stl. C - Frank Beyers (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duquesne | PG - Nelson Hinojosa (fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Fouch (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - James Simms (fresh) 3 reb. PF - William Ragan (fresh) 2 pts. C - Cortez Zamora (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northern Illinois University | Keith Derrick inbounds the ball | 32-18 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Duquesne | Duquesne is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:36 | Northern Illinois University | Craig Seager drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Roger French | 35-18 |
| 19:16 | Duquesne | Nelson Hinojosa can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 35-18 |
| 19:14 | Northern Illinois University | Frank Beyers gets the rebound | 35-18 |
| 18:55 | Northern Illinois University | Nelson Hinojosa picks off the pass by Frank Beyers | 35-18 |
| 18:40 | Duquesne | James Fouch hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range | 35-18 |
| 18:38 | Northern Illinois University | Frank Beyers gets the rebound | 35-18 |
| 18:14 | Northern Illinois University | Frank Beyers scores on a jumper from the right side | 37-18 |
| 18:08 | Duquesne | William Ragan misses short on a floater from the left wing but the foul's on James Cole - foul #2 on James Cole, team foul #1 | 37-18 |
| 18:08 | Duquesne | William Ragan makes the 1st free throw | 37-19 |
| 18:08 | Duquesne | William Ragan makes the 2nd free throw | 37-20 |
| 17:41 | Northern Illinois University | Craig Seager is hacked by William Ragan - foul #2 on William Ragan, team foul #1 | 37-20 |
| 17:24 | Northern Illinois University | Roger French is hacked by James Fouch - foul #2 on James Fouch, team foul #2 | 37-20 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Dennis Weir (PF) James Cole | |
| Subs | Duquesne | Steven Bruce (SG), Patrick Manning (C) James Fouch, Cortez Zamora | |
| 17:10 | Northern Illinois University | Frank Beyers can't connect on a runner in the paint | 37-20 |
| 17:09 | Duquesne | Patrick Manning snags the defensive board | 37-20 |
| 17:03 | Duquesne | James Simms hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Nelson Hinojosa | 37-23 |
| 16:37 | Northern Illinois University | James Simms picks off the pass by Roger French | 37-23 |
| 16:08 | Duquesne | Steven Bruce hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 37-23 |
| 16:06 | Northern Illinois University | Craig Seager pulls down the rebound | 37-23 |
| 15:49 | Northern Illinois University | Frank Beyers can't connect on a jumper in the paint | 37-23 |
| 15:48 | Northern Illinois University | Frank Beyers tips it in | 39-23 |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Craig Seager (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. SG - Roger French (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Keith Derrick (fairly fresh) PF - Dennis Weir (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Frank Beyers (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duquesne | PG - Nelson Hinojosa (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steven Bruce (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Simms (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - William Ragan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Patrick Manning (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Duquesne | Steven Bruce steps out of bounds on the sideline | 39-23 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Richard Sangster (PG), Daniel Perry (SF), James Cole (PF), Gerald Dean (C) Craig Seager, Keith Derrick, Dennis Weir, Frank Beyers | |
| Subs | Duquesne | James Fouch (SG), William Flock (PF), Cortez Zamora (C) Nelson Hinojosa, James Simms, William Ragan | |
| 15:16 | Northern Illinois University | Richard Sangster's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-23 |
| 14:53 | Duquesne | Patrick Manning blows the dunk but he's hacked by Gerald Dean - foul #1 on Gerald Dean, team foul #2 | 39-23 |
| 14:53 | Duquesne | Patrick Manning makes the 1st free throw | 39-24 |
| 14:53 | Duquesne | Patrick Manning misses the 2nd free throw | 39-24 |
| 14:53 | Northern Illinois University | The rebound goes to James Cole | 39-24 |
| 14:35 | Northern Illinois University | Richard Sangster comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 39-24 |
| 14:34 | Duquesne | James Fouch pulls down the rebound | 39-24 |
| 14:29 | Duquesne | Steven Bruce scores on a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Patrick Manning | 39-26 |
| 14:11 | Northern Illinois University | Cortez Zamora takes the ball from Richard Sangster | 39-26 |
| 14:06 | Duquesne | Patrick Manning is fouled on the floor by Daniel Perry - foul #2 on Daniel Perry, team foul #3 | 39-26 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| Subs | Duquesne | Melvin Seal (SF) Patrick Manning | |
| 13:59 | Duquesne | Melvin Seal drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 39-29 |
| 13:34 | Northern Illinois University | Roger French is fouled on the floor by Steven Bruce - foul #1 on Steven Bruce, team foul #3 | 39-29 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Craig Seager (PG), Frank Beyers (C) Richard Sangster, Gerald Dean | |
| Subs | Duquesne | Nelson Hinojosa (PG), William Ragan (PF) Steven Bruce, William Flock | |
| 13:13 | Northern Illinois University | Craig Seager misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 39-29 |
| 13:12 | Northern Illinois University | Frank Beyers tips it but misses | 39-29 |
| 13:10 | Duquesne | The rebound goes to Melvin Seal | 39-29 |
| 12:52 | Duquesne | James Cole blocks the short jumper by James Fouch | 39-29 |
| 12:50 | Duquesne | William Ragan grabs the offensive rebound | 39-29 |
| 12:39 | Duquesne | Melvin Seal misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 39-29 |
| 12:37 | Duquesne | Cortez Zamora pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-29 |
| 12:21 | Duquesne | James Fouch misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 39-29 |
| 12:20 | Duquesne | Cortez Zamora pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-29 |
| 12:15 | Duquesne | Frank Beyers blocks the short jumper by Nelson Hinojosa | 39-29 |
| 12:14 | Northern Illinois University | Craig Seager grabs the board | 39-29 |
| 11:55 | Northern Illinois University | Craig Seager hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner but the foul's on Nelson Hinojosa - foul #2 on Nelson Hinojosa, team foul #4 | 39-29 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Howard Ratliff (SG), Keith Derrick (SF), Dennis Weir (PF) Roger French, Daniel Perry, James Cole | |
| Subs | Duquesne | Steven Bruce (PG), Jay Moody (SG), James Simms (SF), Patrick Manning (PF), William Flock (C) Nelson Hinojosa, James Fouch, Melvin Seal, William Ragan, Cortez Zamora | |
| 11:55 | Northern Illinois University | Craig Seager makes the 1st free throw | 40-29 |
| 11:55 | Northern Illinois University | Craig Seager misses the 2nd free throw | 40-29 |
| 11:55 | Northern Illinois University | Craig Seager makes the 3rd free throw | 41-29 |
| 11:42 | Duquesne | Frank Beyers takes the ball from Steven Bruce | 41-29 |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Craig Seager (fresh) 19 pts. 3 ast. SG - Howard Ratliff (fresh) SF - Keith Derrick (fresh) PF - Dennis Weir (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Frank Beyers (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Duquesne | PG - Steven Bruce (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jay Moody (fresh) SF - James Simms (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Patrick Manning (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - William Flock (fresh) | |
| 11:29 | Northern Illinois University | Frank Beyers connects on the shot from close range on a great pass from Howard Ratliff and the foul's on Steven Bruce - foul #2 on Steven Bruce, team foul #5 | 43-29 |
| 11:29 | Northern Illinois University | Frank Beyers makes the free throw | 44-29 |
| 11:18 | Duquesne | Dennis Weir swats the layup by Patrick Manning | 44-29 |
| 11:17 | Duquesne | Patrick Manning tips it in | 44-31 |
| 10:57 | Northern Illinois University | Dennis Weir hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Craig Seager and he's fouled by Patrick Manning - foul #2 on Patrick Manning, team foul #6 | 46-31 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Richard Sangster (PG), Gerald Dean (C) Craig Seager, Frank Beyers | |
| Subs | Duquesne | William Ragan (PF) William Flock | |
| 10:57 | Northern Illinois University | Dennis Weir misses the free throw | 46-31 |
| 10:57 | Duquesne | Patrick Manning grabs the board | 46-31 |
| 10:28 | Duquesne | Steven Bruce scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 46-34 |
| 09:59 | Northern Illinois University | Keith Derrick is hacked by James Simms - foul #1 on James Simms, team foul #7 | 46-34 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Roger French (SG) Howard Ratliff | |
| Subs | Duquesne | Nelson Hinojosa (PG), James Fouch (SG), William Flock (C) Steven Bruce, Jay Moody, Patrick Manning | |
| 09:59 | Northern Illinois University | Keith Derrick misses the 1st free throw | 46-34 |
| 09:59 | Duquesne | William Flock pulls down the rebound | 46-34 |
| 09:51 | Duquesne | Nelson Hinojosa knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 46-37 |
| 09:43 | Northern Illinois University | William Flock is called for the reach on Gerald Dean - foul #1 on William Flock, team foul #8 | 46-37 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Craig Seager (PG), James Cole (PF) Richard Sangster, Dennis Weir | |
| Subs | Duquesne | Cortez Zamora (C) William Flock | |
| 09:43 | Northern Illinois University | Gerald Dean misses the 1st free throw | 46-37 |
| 09:43 | Duquesne | Cortez Zamora grabs the defensive rebound | 46-37 |
| 09:32 | Duquesne | James Simms is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on James Simms, team foul #9 | 46-37 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Frank Beyers (C) Gerald Dean | |
| Subs | Duquesne | | |
| 09:16 | Northern Illinois University | Roger French misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 46-37 |
| 09:14 | Duquesne | Nelson Hinojosa pulls down the rebound | 46-37 |
| 09:09 | Duquesne | Roger French picks off the pass by James Fouch | 46-37 |
| 09:06 | Northern Illinois University | Craig Seager hits the finger roll set up by Roger French | 48-37 |
| 08:49 | Duquesne | Cortez Zamora connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line and he's hacked by Frank Beyers - foul #1 on Frank Beyers, team foul #4 | 48-39 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Daniel Perry (SF) Keith Derrick | |
| Subs | Duquesne | Steven Bruce (SF), William Flock (PF) James Simms, William Ragan | |
| 08:49 | Duquesne | Cortez Zamora misses the free throw | 48-39 |
| 08:49 | Northern Illinois University | James Cole pulls down the rebound | 48-39 |
| 08:31 | Northern Illinois University | Craig Seager knocks in the floater from the right side | 50-39 |
| 08:11 | Duquesne | Daniel Perry steals the ball from William Flock | 50-39 |
| 08:06 | Northern Illinois University | Daniel Perry banks in the layup | 52-39 |
| 07:49 | Duquesne | William Flock throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-39 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Richard Sangster (PG), Howard Ratliff (SG), Dennis Weir (PF) Craig Seager, Roger French, James Cole | |
| Subs | Duquesne | Patrick Manning (SF), Jared Yarnell (C) James Fouch, Cortez Zamora | |
| 07:22 | Northern Illinois University | Richard Sangster scores on a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Dennis Weir and the foul's on William Flock - foul #2 on William Flock, team foul #10 | 54-39 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Keith Derrick (SF), Gerald Dean (C) Daniel Perry, Frank Beyers | |
| Subs | Duquesne | James Simms (SF), William Ragan (PF) William Flock, Jared Yarnell | |
| 07:22 | Northern Illinois University | Richard Sangster makes the free throw | 55-39 |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Richard Sangster (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Howard Ratliff (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Keith Derrick (fresh) PF - Dennis Weir (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. C - Gerald Dean (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Duquesne | PG - Nelson Hinojosa (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steven Bruce (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Simms (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - William Ragan (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Patrick Manning (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Duquesne | Duquesne is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 07:15 | Duquesne | Steven Bruce comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 55-39 |
| 07:14 | Duquesne | James Simms tips it back up and in | 55-41 |
| 06:52 | Northern Illinois University | Howard Ratliff makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Richard Sangster | 58-41 |
| 06:43 | Duquesne | Steven Bruce misses long on a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Dennis Weir - foul #1 on Dennis Weir, team foul #5 | 58-41 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Craig Seager (PG) Richard Sangster | |
| Subs | Duquesne | Melvin Seal (SG) Nelson Hinojosa | |
| 06:43 | Duquesne | Steven Bruce misses the 1st free throw | 58-41 |
| 06:43 | Duquesne | Steven Bruce misses the 2nd free throw | 58-41 |
| 06:43 | Northern Illinois University | The rebound goes to Dennis Weir | 58-41 |
| 06:19 | Northern Illinois University | Howard Ratliff drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Craig Seager | 61-41 |
| 06:10 | Duquesne | William Ragan misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 61-41 |
| 06:09 | Northern Illinois University | Howard Ratliff grabs the defensive rebound | 61-41 |
| 05:40 | Northern Illinois University | Howard Ratliff hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 61-41 |
| 05:38 | Duquesne | Melvin Seal gets the rebound | 61-41 |
| 05:26 | Duquesne | Melvin Seal comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 61-41 |
| 05:25 | Northern Illinois University | Dennis Weir pulls down the rebound | 61-41 |
| 05:02 | Northern Illinois University | Dennis Weir comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline | 61-41 |
| 05:01 | Northern Illinois University | Keith Derrick snags the offensive board | 61-41 |
| 04:45 | Northern Illinois University | Howard Ratliff comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 61-41 |
| 04:44 | Duquesne | William Ragan snags the defensive board | 61-41 |
| 04:27 | Duquesne | James Simms scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Steven Bruce | 61-44 |
| 04:00 | Northern Illinois University | Keith Derrick is called for traveling | 61-44 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Richard Sangster (PG), Roger French (SG), Daniel Perry (SF), James Cole (PF), Frank Beyers (C) Craig Seager, Howard Ratliff, Keith Derrick, Dennis Weir, Gerald Dean | |
| Subs | Duquesne | Jay Moody (PG), William Flock (PF), Jared Yarnell (C) Melvin Seal, James Simms, William Ragan | |
| 03:46 | Duquesne | William Flock knocks in the fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Patrick Manning and he's hacked by James Cole - foul #3 on James Cole, team foul #6 | 61-46 |
| 03:46 | Duquesne | William Flock misses the free throw | 61-46 |
| 03:46 | Northern Illinois University | The rebound goes to Frank Beyers | 61-46 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Duquesne | Duquesne is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:27 | Northern Illinois University | Roger French is hacked by Jared Yarnell - foul #1 on Jared Yarnell, team foul #11 | 61-46 |
| 03:27 | Northern Illinois University | Roger French makes the 1st free throw | 62-46 |
| 03:27 | Northern Illinois University | Roger French makes the 2nd free throw | 63-46 |
| 03:10 | Duquesne | Jay Moody is fouled on the floor by Richard Sangster - foul #1 on Richard Sangster, team foul #7 | 63-46 |
| 03:10 | Duquesne | Jay Moody makes the 1st free throw | 63-47 |
| 03:10 | Duquesne | Jay Moody makes the 2nd free throw | 63-48 |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Richard Sangster (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Roger French (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Daniel Perry (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Cole (fresh) 3 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. C - Frank Beyers (fresh) 14 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Duquesne | PG - Jay Moody (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Steven Bruce (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Patrick Manning (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - William Flock (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jared Yarnell (fresh) | |
| 03:07 | Northern Illinois University | Steven Bruce steps in front of the Richard Sangster pass in the backcourt | 63-48 |
| 03:02 | Duquesne | Patrick Manning's fadeaway is rejected by Frank Beyers | 63-48 |
| 03:00 | Northern Illinois University | The rebound goes to Richard Sangster | 63-48 |
| 02:34 | Northern Illinois University | Richard Sangster knocks in the floater in the lane on a nice dish by Roger French | 65-48 |
| 02:25 | Duquesne | William Flock comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 65-48 |
| 02:23 | Duquesne | Patrick Manning gets the offensive rebound | 65-48 |
| 02:14 | Duquesne | Patrick Manning misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 65-48 |
| 02:12 | Northern Illinois University | Richard Sangster snags the defensive board | 65-48 |
| 01:46 | Northern Illinois University | Richard Sangster scores on a shot from the left side on a nice dish by James Cole | 67-48 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Duquesne | Duquesne is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:38 | Duquesne | Patrick Manning blows the layup | 67-48 |
| 01:36 | Northern Illinois University | Frank Beyers grabs the defensive rebound | 67-48 |
| 01:13 | Northern Illinois University | Frank Beyers misses long on a floater in the paint | 67-48 |
| 01:12 | Duquesne | Patrick Manning grabs the defensive rebound | 67-48 |
| 00:54 | Duquesne | William Flock's fadeaway is rejected by James Cole | 67-48 |
| 00:53 | Northern Illinois University | Roger French snags the defensive board | 67-48 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Duquesne | Duquesne is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:33 | Northern Illinois University | Steven Bruce is called for the reach on Roger French - foul #3 on Steven Bruce, team foul #12 | 67-48 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Craig Seager (PG), Keith Derrick (SF) Richard Sangster, Daniel Perry | |
| Subs | Duquesne | Melvin Seal (SG) Jay Moody | |
| 00:33 | Northern Illinois University | Roger French makes the 1st free throw | 68-48 |
| 00:33 | Northern Illinois University | Roger French misses the 2nd free throw | 68-48 |
| 00:33 | Duquesne | The rebound goes to William Flock | 68-48 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Duquesne | Duquesne is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:26 | Duquesne | Roger French is called for the reach on Melvin Seal - foul #2 on Roger French, team foul #8 | 68-48 |
| 00:26 | Duquesne | Melvin Seal makes the 1st free throw | 68-49 |
| 00:26 | Duquesne | Melvin Seal makes the 2nd free throw | 68-50 |
| 00:00 | Northern Illinois University | Craig Seager runs out the clock | 68-50 |