| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Jeromy Linck (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Roy Jones (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Shawn Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Roger Perryman (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Patterson (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Mark Fullwood (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Phillip Mongillo (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Benjamin Mahle (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Albert Woods (fresh) 2 pts. C - Paul Summer (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northern Illinois University | Benjamin Mahle inbounds the ball | 41-30 |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:39 | Northern Illinois University | Roger Perryman steals it from Mark Fullwood | 41-30 |
| 19:18 | Miami (OH) | Roy Jones can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 41-30 |
| 19:16 | Miami (OH) | Shawn Brown gets the offensive rebound | 41-30 |
| 18:47 | Miami (OH) | Roy Jones comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 41-30 |
| 18:45 | Miami (OH) | Joseph Patterson tips it back up and in | 43-30 |
| 18:35 | Northern Illinois University | Roy Jones is called for the reach on Phillip Mongillo - foul #1 on Roy Jones, team foul #1 | 43-30 |
| 18:18 | Northern Illinois University | Albert Woods's layup is rejected by Roger Perryman | 43-30 |
| 18:16 | Miami (OH) | Roger Perryman grabs the defensive rebound | 43-30 |
| 18:02 | Miami (OH) | Roy Jones's floater is knocked away by Albert Woods | 43-30 |
| 18:00 | Northern Illinois University | Phillip Mongillo grabs the defensive rebound | 43-30 |
| 17:55 | Northern Illinois University | Benjamin Mahle hits a wide open shot from the left block on a great pass from Phillip Mongillo | 43-32 |
| 17:31 | Miami (OH) | Roger Perryman lays it in | 45-32 |
| 17:05 | Northern Illinois University | Albert Woods can't connect on a shot from the right side | 45-32 |
| 17:04 | Miami (OH) | Joseph Patterson grabs the defensive rebound | 45-32 |
| 16:43 | Miami (OH) | Roy Jones misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 45-32 |
| 16:41 | Northern Illinois University | The rebound goes to Albert Woods | 45-32 |
| 16:34 | Northern Illinois University | The pull-up jumper by Mark Fullwood is blocked by Roger Perryman | 45-32 |
| 16:32 | Miami (OH) | Joseph Patterson snags the defensive board | 45-32 |
| 16:07 | Miami (OH) | Benjamin Mahle is called for the reach on Shawn Brown - foul #1 on Benjamin Mahle, team foul #1 | 45-32 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Jae Christy (SG), David Jones (SF) Roy Jones, Shawn Brown | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Kevin Leavitt (PG), Steve Kasper (SF), James Jackson (PF), Barry Simon (C) Mark Fullwood, Phillip Mongillo, Benjamin Mahle, Albert Woods | |
| 15:57 | Miami (OH) | James Jackson picks off the pass by Jeromy Linck | 45-32 |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Jeromy Linck (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Jae Christy (fresh) SF - David Jones (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Roger Perryman (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Joseph Patterson (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Kevin Leavitt (fresh) SG - Paul Summer (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. SF - Steve Kasper (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Jackson (fresh) C - Barry Simon (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 15:40 | Northern Illinois University | Steve Kasper's pass is intercepted by David Jones | 45-32 |
| 15:21 | Miami (OH) | Joseph Patterson makes the jump hook from close range set up by Roger Perryman | 47-32 |
| 15:15 | Northern Illinois University | Paul Summer loses the dribble to Jeromy Linck | 47-32 |
| 14:47 | Miami (OH) | Joseph Patterson misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 47-32 |
| 14:45 | Northern Illinois University | James Jackson pulls down the rebound | 47-32 |
| 14:40 | Northern Illinois University | Joseph Patterson swats the layup by Paul Summer | 47-32 |
| 14:39 | Northern Illinois University | Paul Summer tips it back up and in | 47-34 |
| 14:10 | Miami (OH) | David Jones hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 47-34 |
| 14:09 | Miami (OH) | David Jones pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-34 |
| 13:45 | Miami (OH) | Jeromy Linck steps out of bounds on the sideline | 47-34 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Jordan Rexford (PG), Roy Jones (SG), Shawn Brown (SF), Thomas Brazelton (C) Jeromy Linck, Jae Christy, David Jones, Joseph Patterson | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Mark Fullwood (PG), Phillip Mongillo (SG), Benjamin Mahle (SF), Albert Woods (PF) Kevin Leavitt, Paul Summer, Steve Kasper, James Jackson | |
| 13:26 | Northern Illinois University | Albert Woods loses the dribble to Roy Jones | 47-34 |
| 12:58 | Miami (OH) | Thomas Brazelton misses badly on a floater near the basket but he's hacked by Mark Fullwood - foul #2 on Mark Fullwood, team foul #2 | 47-34 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Joseph Patterson (C) Roger Perryman | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Paul Summer (C) Barry Simon | |
| 12:58 | Miami (OH) | Thomas Brazelton misses the 1st free throw | 47-34 |
| 12:58 | Miami (OH) | Thomas Brazelton makes the 2nd free throw | 48-34 |
| 12:36 | Northern Illinois University | Phillip Mongillo evades the doubleteam and hits a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Benjamin Mahle | 48-37 |
| 12:16 | Miami (OH) | Roy Jones hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Jordan Rexford | 51-37 |
| 11:54 | Northern Illinois University | Benjamin Mahle misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 51-37 |
| 11:52 | Miami (OH) | Roy Jones grabs the board | 51-37 |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Jordan Rexford (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Roy Jones (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Shawn Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas Brazelton (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Patterson (fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Mark Fullwood (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Phillip Mongillo (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Benjamin Mahle (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Albert Woods (fresh) 2 pts. C - Paul Summer (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Miami (OH) | Roy Jones misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 51-37 |
| 11:23 | Northern Illinois University | Albert Woods snags the defensive board | 51-37 |
| 11:17 | Northern Illinois University | Benjamin Mahle is hacked by Shawn Brown - foul #2 on Shawn Brown, team foul #2 | 51-37 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Jeromy Linck (PG), Roger Perryman (PF) Jordan Rexford, Joseph Patterson | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Barry Simon (C) Paul Summer | |
| 11:05 | Northern Illinois University | Mark Fullwood misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 51-37 |
| 11:03 | Northern Illinois University | Benjamin Mahle tips it back up and in | 51-39 |
| 10:38 | Miami (OH) | Roy Jones misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 51-39 |
| 10:37 | Northern Illinois University | Albert Woods gets the rebound | 51-39 |
| 10:30 | Northern Illinois University | Benjamin Mahle is hacked by Roger Perryman - foul #2 on Roger Perryman, team foul #3 | 51-39 |
| 10:17 | Northern Illinois University | Mark Fullwood is hacked by Jeromy Linck - foul #2 on Jeromy Linck, team foul #4 | 51-39 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Joseph Patterson (C) Thomas Brazelton | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| 10:03 | Northern Illinois University | Barry Simon is fouled on the floor by Roger Perryman - foul #3 on Roger Perryman, team foul #5 | 51-39 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Paul Summer (SF), James Jackson (PF) Benjamin Mahle, Albert Woods | |
| 09:52 | Northern Illinois University | Paul Summer evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Joseph Patterson - foul #1 on Joseph Patterson, team foul #6 | 51-39 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | David Jones (SF) Shawn Brown | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Steve Kasper (SF) Phillip Mongillo | |
| 09:52 | Northern Illinois University | Paul Summer makes the 1st free throw | 51-40 |
| 09:52 | Northern Illinois University | Paul Summer makes the 2nd free throw | 51-41 |
| 09:25 | Miami (OH) | Jeromy Linck comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block | 51-41 |
| 09:23 | Miami (OH) | Roger Perryman tips it back up and in | 53-41 |
| 09:03 | Northern Illinois University | Roger Perryman denies the turnaround by Paul Summer | 53-41 |
| 09:01 | Miami (OH) | The rebound goes to Roger Perryman | 53-41 |
| 08:37 | Miami (OH) | Roger Perryman blows the layup | 53-41 |
| 08:36 | Northern Illinois University | The rebound goes to Steve Kasper | 53-41 |
| 08:22 | Northern Illinois University | James Jackson travels with the ball | 53-41 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Jae Christy (SG), Shawn Brown (SF) Roy Jones, David Jones | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Kevin Leavitt (PG), Phillip Mongillo (SG), Benjamin Mahle (SF), Albert Woods (PF) Mark Fullwood, Steve Kasper, James Jackson, Barry Simon | |
| 08:20 | Miami (OH) | Phillip Mongillo steps in front of the Jeromy Linck pass in the backcourt | 53-41 |
| 08:06 | Northern Illinois University | Benjamin Mahle scores on a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Phillip Mongillo | 53-43 |
| 07:37 | Miami (OH) | Joseph Patterson misses the easy layup | 53-43 |
| 07:35 | Northern Illinois University | Albert Woods grabs the defensive rebound | 53-43 |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Jeromy Linck (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Jae Christy (fresh) SF - Shawn Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Roger Perryman (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 4 blk. 3 pf. C - Joseph Patterson (fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Kevin Leavitt (fresh) SG - Phillip Mongillo (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Benjamin Mahle (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. PF - Albert Woods (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Paul Summer (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Northern Illinois University | Phillip Mongillo works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 53-43 |
| 07:29 | Miami (OH) | Roger Perryman grabs the board | 53-43 |
| 07:03 | Miami (OH) | Roger Perryman blows the layup | 53-43 |
| 07:01 | Northern Illinois University | Paul Summer gets the rebound | 53-43 |
| 06:56 | Northern Illinois University | Benjamin Mahle is denied on a layup by Roger Perryman | 53-43 |
| 06:55 | Miami (OH) | Joseph Patterson grabs the defensive rebound | 53-43 |
| 06:31 | Miami (OH) | Joseph Patterson lays it in set up by Jeromy Linck | 55-43 |
| 06:16 | Northern Illinois University | Benjamin Mahle hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumpshot from the left wing | 55-43 |
| 06:14 | Northern Illinois University | Benjamin Mahle can't tip it in | 55-43 |
| 06:12 | Miami (OH) | Roger Perryman pulls down the rebound | 55-43 |
| 05:48 | Miami (OH) | Jeromy Linck drills a floater from just outside the lane set up by Jae Christy | 57-43 |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 05:33 | Northern Illinois University | Benjamin Mahle misses long on an open jumper from the baseline | 57-43 |
| 05:31 | Northern Illinois University | Paul Summer tips it but misses | 57-43 |
| 05:30 | Miami (OH) | Jae Christy gets the rebound | 57-43 |
| 05:28 | Miami (OH) | Phillip Mongillo steps in front of the Jeromy Linck pass in the backcourt | 57-43 |
| 05:19 | Northern Illinois University | Paul Summer's layup is rejected by Joseph Patterson | 57-43 |
| 05:17 | Northern Illinois University | Albert Woods tips it home | 57-45 |
| 04:55 | Miami (OH) | Roger Perryman misses badly on a floater from the left side | 57-45 |
| 04:54 | Miami (OH) | Joseph Patterson snags the offensive board | 57-45 |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-5) | |
| 04:25 | Miami (OH) | Jeromy Linck buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Jae Christy | 60-45 |
| 04:20 | Northern Illinois University | Phillip Mongillo misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 60-45 |
| 04:18 | Miami (OH) | Joseph Patterson grabs the board | 60-45 |
| 03:49 | Miami (OH) | Joseph Patterson clanks a turnaround in the paint | 60-45 |
| 03:48 | Miami (OH) | Joseph Patterson pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-45 |
| 03:19 | Miami (OH) | Roger Perryman is fouled on the floor by Paul Summer - foul #1 on Paul Summer, team foul #3 | 60-45 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Jordan Rexford (PG), Paul Salerno (SG), David Jones (SF), Thomas Brazelton (PF) Jeromy Linck, Jae Christy, Shawn Brown, Roger Perryman | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Mark Fullwood (PG), Alfred Brown (SG), Steve Kasper (SF), James Jackson (PF), Barry Simon (C) Kevin Leavitt, Phillip Mongillo, Benjamin Mahle, Albert Woods, Paul Summer | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Jordan Rexford (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Salerno (fresh) SF - David Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Brazelton (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Patterson (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Mark Fullwood (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alfred Brown (fresh) SF - Steve Kasper (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Jackson (fresh) C - Barry Simon (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 02:54 | Miami (OH) | Barry Simon steals it from Thomas Brazelton | 60-45 |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-5) | |
| 02:48 | Northern Illinois University | James Jackson clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 60-45 |
| 02:46 | Northern Illinois University | Steve Kasper grabs the offensive rebound | 60-45 |
| 02:35 | Northern Illinois University | Steve Kasper can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 60-45 |
| 02:34 | Miami (OH) | Paul Salerno grabs the board | 60-45 |
| 02:10 | Miami (OH) | Paul Salerno is hacked by Mark Fullwood - foul #3 on Mark Fullwood, team foul #4 | 60-45 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Roger Perryman (PF) Joseph Patterson | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| 01:52 | Miami (OH) | Jordan Rexford scores on a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from David Jones | 63-45 |
| 01:42 | Northern Illinois University | Barry Simon makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 63-48 |
| 01:22 | Miami (OH) | Jordan Rexford double dribbles | 63-48 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Jae Christy (SG), Joseph Patterson (C) Paul Salerno, Roger Perryman | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Phillip Mongillo (SG), Benjamin Mahle (SF), Albert Woods (PF), Paul Summer (C) Alfred Brown, Steve Kasper, James Jackson, Barry Simon | |
| 01:06 | Northern Illinois University | Phillip Mongillo comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 63-48 |
| 01:05 | Northern Illinois University | Benjamin Mahle grabs the offensive board | 63-48 |
| 00:49 | Northern Illinois University | Albert Woods lays it up and in set up by Paul Summer out of the doubleteam | 63-50 |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-5) | |
| 00:25 | Miami (OH) | Jordan Rexford knocks in the jump hook from the left block set up by Jae Christy | 65-50 |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-5) | |
| 00:17 | Northern Illinois University | Albert Woods misses the easy open layup | 65-50 |
| 00:16 | Miami (OH) | The rebound goes to Joseph Patterson | 65-50 |
| 00:00 | Miami (OH) | Jordan Rexford runs out the clock | 65-50 |