| Lineup | Bowling Green | PG - Ross Bohner (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Aurelio Gonzales (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Simpkins (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Joseph Jaffe (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - William Morris (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Theodore Daigle (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Bigby (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Robert Heffernan (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Benjamin Glick (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Hector Vega (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Bowling Green | James Simpkins inbounds the ball | 39-39 |
| Game Plan | Bowling Green | Bowling Green is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:37 | Bowling Green | James Simpkins loses the ball out of bounds | 39-39 |
| 19:22 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Heffernan misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 39-39 |
| 19:20 | Northern Illinois University | Hector Vega can't tip it in | 39-39 |
| 19:19 | Northern Illinois University | Hector Vega pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-39 |
| 19:09 | Northern Illinois University | Hector Vega misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block | 39-39 |
| 19:08 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Bigby snags the offensive board | 39-39 |
| 19:01 | Northern Illinois University | William Morris denies the turnaround by Robert Heffernan | 39-39 |
| 18:59 | Bowling Green | William Morris pulls down the rebound | 39-39 |
| 18:40 | Bowling Green | Joseph Jaffe scores on a turnaround from the baseline | 41-39 |
| 18:32 | Northern Illinois University | Theodore Daigle misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 41-39 |
| 18:31 | Bowling Green | Aurelio Gonzales snags the defensive board | 41-39 |
| 18:20 | Bowling Green | Joseph Jaffe scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by James Simpkins | 44-39 |
| 18:09 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Bigby misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 44-39 |
| 18:07 | Bowling Green | The rebound goes to William Morris | 44-39 |
| 17:48 | Bowling Green | William Morris lays it up and in | 46-39 |
| 17:19 | Northern Illinois University | Hector Vega misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 46-39 |
| 17:18 | Bowling Green | James Simpkins grabs the defensive rebound | 46-39 |
| 17:04 | Bowling Green | Joseph Jaffe's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-39 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Edward Delafuente (PF), Michael Schooler (C) Joseph Jaffe, William Morris | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Marvin Carlton (PG), Ricky Wallace (SF), Bobby Smart (PF) Theodore Daigle, Robert Heffernan, Benjamin Glick | |
| 16:55 | Northern Illinois University | Ricky Wallace comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 46-39 |
| 16:53 | Bowling Green | Edward Delafuente grabs the defensive rebound | 46-39 |
| 16:32 | Bowling Green | Edward Delafuente hits a jumpshot from the right side | 48-39 |
| 16:15 | Northern Illinois University | Hector Vega throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-39 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Morris Nichols (PG), Sylvester Loessberg (SG) Ross Bohner, Aurelio Gonzales | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | David Feder (SG), Ronnie Rexford (C) Robert Bigby, Hector Vega | |
| 15:56 | Bowling Green | Morris Nichols is hacked by Ricky Wallace - foul #1 on Ricky Wallace, team foul #1 | 48-39 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Theodore Daigle (PG) Marvin Carlton | |
| Lineup | Bowling Green | PG - Morris Nichols (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Sylvester Loessberg (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Simpkins (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edward Delafuente (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Schooler (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Theodore Daigle (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Feder (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ricky Wallace (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Bobby Smart (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Ronnie Rexford (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Bowling Green | Morris Nichols drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 50-39 |
| 15:37 | Northern Illinois University | Ricky Wallace comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 50-39 |
| 15:35 | Northern Illinois University | David Feder hits the follow up shot | 50-41 |
| 15:22 | Bowling Green | Michael Schooler travels with the ball | 50-41 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Joseph Jaffe (PF), William Morris (C) Edward Delafuente, Michael Schooler | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Robert Heffernan (SF), Benjamin Glick (PF) Ricky Wallace, Ronnie Rexford | |
| 15:03 | Northern Illinois University | Bobby Smart makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Robert Heffernan | 50-43 |
| 14:46 | Bowling Green | Joseph Jaffe clanks a jump hook from the right block | 50-43 |
| 14:45 | Northern Illinois University | Benjamin Glick snags the defensive board | 50-43 |
| 14:40 | Northern Illinois University | Theodore Daigle clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 50-43 |
| 14:38 | Bowling Green | Joseph Jaffe grabs the board | 50-43 |
| 14:22 | Bowling Green | Theodore Daigle is called for the reach on Morris Nichols - foul #3 on Theodore Daigle, team foul #2 | 50-43 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Ross Bohner (PG), Aurelio Gonzales (SG) Sylvester Loessberg, James Simpkins | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Marvin Carlton (PG), Robert Bigby (SG), Hector Vega (C) Theodore Daigle, David Feder, Bobby Smart | |
| 14:01 | Bowling Green | Hector Vega is called for the reach on Joseph Jaffe - foul #1 on Hector Vega, team foul #3 | 50-43 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Edward Delafuente (C) William Morris | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| 13:45 | Bowling Green | Marvin Carlton takes the ball from Morris Nichols | 50-43 |
| 13:37 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Bigby travels with the ball | 50-43 |
| 13:28 | Bowling Green | Joseph Jaffe lays it up and in on a nice dish by Morris Nichols and he's hacked by Marvin Carlton - foul #1 on Marvin Carlton, team foul #4 | 52-43 |
| 13:28 | Bowling Green | Joseph Jaffe makes the free throw | 53-43 |
| 13:02 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Bigby misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 53-43 |
| 13:01 | Northern Illinois University | Marvin Carlton tips it in | 53-45 |
| 12:54 | Bowling Green | Edward Delafuente misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 53-45 |
| 12:52 | Northern Illinois University | Hector Vega gets the rebound | 53-45 |
| 12:47 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Bigby misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 53-45 |
| 12:45 | Northern Illinois University | Benjamin Glick gets the offensive rebound | 53-45 |
| 12:30 | Northern Illinois University | Benjamin Glick misses the runner in the lane but the foul's on Aurelio Gonzales - foul #1 on Aurelio Gonzales, team foul #1 | 53-45 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Sylvester Loessberg (SF), William Morris (C) Morris Nichols, Joseph Jaffe | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Theodore Daigle (PG), Ricky Wallace (SF) Marvin Carlton, Robert Heffernan | |
| 12:30 | Northern Illinois University | Benjamin Glick makes the 1st free throw | 53-46 |
| 12:30 | Northern Illinois University | Benjamin Glick misses the 2nd free throw | 53-46 |
| 12:30 | Bowling Green | Edward Delafuente gets the rebound | 53-46 |
| 12:08 | Bowling Green | Aurelio Gonzales can't connect on a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Robert Bigby - foul #2 on Robert Bigby, team foul #5 | 53-46 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | James Simpkins (SF) Sylvester Loessberg | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Bobby Smart (PF) Benjamin Glick | |
| 12:08 | Bowling Green | Aurelio Gonzales makes the 1st free throw | 54-46 |
| 12:08 | Bowling Green | Aurelio Gonzales makes the 2nd free throw | 55-46 |
| 11:50 | Northern Illinois University | Ricky Wallace throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-46 |
| Lineup | Bowling Green | PG - Ross Bohner (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Aurelio Gonzales (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Simpkins (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edward Delafuente (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - William Morris (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Theodore Daigle (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Bigby (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Ricky Wallace (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Bobby Smart (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Hector Vega (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:40 | Bowling Green | Ross Bohner drills a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Aurelio Gonzales | 57-46 |
| 11:18 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Bigby throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-46 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Morris Nichols (PG), Sylvester Loessberg (SG) Ross Bohner, Aurelio Gonzales | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | David Feder (SG), Ronnie Rexford (C) Robert Bigby, Hector Vega | |
| 11:02 | Bowling Green | Morris Nichols misses badly on a runner in the paint but he's hacked by Ricky Wallace - foul #2 on Ricky Wallace, team foul #6 | 57-46 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Michael Schooler (PF) Edward Delafuente | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Robert Heffernan (SF) Ricky Wallace | |
| 11:02 | Bowling Green | Morris Nichols makes the 1st free throw | 58-46 |
| 11:02 | Bowling Green | Morris Nichols makes the 2nd free throw | 59-46 |
| 10:40 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Heffernan is fouled on the floor by James Simpkins - foul #3 on James Simpkins, team foul #2 | 59-46 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Joseph Jaffe (PF) William Morris | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| 10:22 | Northern Illinois University | Bobby Smart makes the fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Robert Heffernan | 59-48 |
| 10:05 | Bowling Green | Sylvester Loessberg misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 59-48 |
| 10:04 | Bowling Green | James Simpkins hits the follow up shot | 61-48 |
| 09:53 | Northern Illinois University | David Feder is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on David Feder, team foul #7 | 61-48 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Ross Bohner (PG), Aurelio Gonzales (SG), Edward Delafuente (C) Sylvester Loessberg, James Simpkins, Michael Schooler | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Robert Bigby (SG), Benjamin Glick (PF), Hector Vega (C) David Feder, Bobby Smart, Ronnie Rexford | |
| 09:34 | Bowling Green | Aurelio Gonzales jams it on a great pass from Joseph Jaffe | 63-48 |
| 09:15 | Northern Illinois University | Benjamin Glick buries a turnaround in the paint | 63-50 |
| 08:46 | Bowling Green | Aurelio Gonzales is fouled on the floor by Robert Bigby - foul #3 on Robert Bigby, team foul #8 | 63-50 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | James Simpkins (SF), William Morris (C) Morris Nichols, Joseph Jaffe | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Marvin Carlton (PG), Ricky Wallace (SF) Theodore Daigle, Robert Heffernan | |
| 08:46 | Bowling Green | Aurelio Gonzales makes the 1st free throw | 64-50 |
| 08:46 | Bowling Green | Aurelio Gonzales makes the 2nd free throw | 65-50 |
| Game Plan | Bowling Green | Bowling Green is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 08:18 | Northern Illinois University | Benjamin Glick misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 65-50 |
| 08:17 | Bowling Green | Ross Bohner grabs the defensive rebound | 65-50 |
| Game Plan | Bowling Green | Bowling Green is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 07:59 | Bowling Green | James Simpkins buries a floater from the left block set up by Ross Bohner and the foul's on Ricky Wallace - foul #3 on Ricky Wallace, team foul #9 | 67-50 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Michael Schooler (PF) Edward Delafuente | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Bobby Smart (PF) Benjamin Glick | |
| 07:59 | Bowling Green | James Simpkins makes the free throw | 68-50 |
| 07:48 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Bigby misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 68-50 |
| 07:47 | Bowling Green | James Simpkins grabs the board | 68-50 |
| Lineup | Bowling Green | PG - Ross Bohner (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Aurelio Gonzales (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Simpkins (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Michael Schooler (fresh) 2 reb. C - William Morris (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Marvin Carlton (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Bigby (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - Ricky Wallace (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Bobby Smart (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Hector Vega (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:18 | Bowling Green | Ross Bohner can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 68-50 |
| 07:16 | Bowling Green | Michael Schooler grabs the offensive board | 68-50 |
| 06:57 | Bowling Green | Ross Bohner can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 68-50 |
| 06:56 | Bowling Green | William Morris tips it back up and in | 70-50 |
| 06:50 | Northern Illinois University | Hector Vega makes the turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Marvin Carlton and he's hacked by William Morris - foul #2 on William Morris, team foul #3 | 70-52 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Morris Nichols (PG), Sylvester Loessberg (SG), Joseph Jaffe (PF), Edward Delafuente (C) Ross Bohner, Aurelio Gonzales, Michael Schooler, William Morris | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Theodore Daigle (PG), David Feder (SG), Robert Heffernan (SF), Benjamin Glick (PF) Marvin Carlton, Robert Bigby, Ricky Wallace, Bobby Smart | |
| 06:50 | Northern Illinois University | Hector Vega misses the free throw | 70-52 |
| 06:50 | Bowling Green | Edward Delafuente gets the rebound | 70-52 |
| 06:34 | Bowling Green | James Simpkins hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Joseph Jaffe | 73-52 |
| 06:16 | Northern Illinois University | Hector Vega is whistled for a carry | 73-52 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Ronnie Rexford (C) Hector Vega | |
| 05:56 | Bowling Green | Sylvester Loessberg misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 73-52 |
| 05:55 | Northern Illinois University | Benjamin Glick pulls down the rebound | 73-52 |
| 05:47 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Heffernan buries a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by David Feder | 73-55 |
| 05:22 | Bowling Green | Edward Delafuente is hacked by Ronnie Rexford - foul #2 on Ronnie Rexford, team foul #10 | 73-55 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Ross Bohner (PG), Aurelio Gonzales (SG), William Morris (C) Sylvester Loessberg, James Simpkins, Joseph Jaffe | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Robert Bigby (SG), Bobby Smart (C) David Feder, Ronnie Rexford | |
| 05:22 | Bowling Green | Edward Delafuente makes the 1st free throw | 74-55 |
| 05:22 | Bowling Green | Edward Delafuente makes the 2nd free throw | 75-55 |
| 05:02 | Northern Illinois University | Edward Delafuente swats the short shot by Bobby Smart | 75-55 |
| 05:01 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Bigby grabs the offensive board | 75-55 |
| 04:50 | Northern Illinois University | Benjamin Glick misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 75-55 |
| 04:48 | Bowling Green | The rebound goes to William Morris | 75-55 |
| 04:31 | Bowling Green | Bobby Smart swats the short shot by Edward Delafuente | 75-55 |
| 04:29 | Northern Illinois University | Benjamin Glick pulls down the rebound | 75-55 |
| 04:24 | Northern Illinois University | Theodore Daigle's layup is rejected by Edward Delafuente | 75-55 |
| 04:23 | Bowling Green | Edward Delafuente grabs the defensive rebound | 75-55 |
| 04:14 | Bowling Green | Morris Nichols hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 75-55 |
| 04:13 | Northern Illinois University | Bobby Smart gets the rebound | 75-55 |
| 04:09 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Heffernan misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 75-55 |
| 04:08 | Bowling Green | Morris Nichols gets the rebound | 75-55 |
| 03:39 | Bowling Green | William Morris drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Ross Bohner | 78-55 |
| Lineup | Bowling Green | PG - Ross Bohner (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Aurelio Gonzales (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Morris Nichols (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. PF - Edward Delafuente (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. C - William Morris (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Theodore Daigle (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Bigby (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - Robert Heffernan (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Benjamin Glick (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Bobby Smart (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Bowling Green | Bowling Green is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:34 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Heffernan misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 78-55 |
| 03:33 | Bowling Green | The rebound goes to Ross Bohner | 78-55 |
| 03:12 | Bowling Green | Morris Nichols's layup is rejected by Bobby Smart | 78-55 |
| 03:11 | Bowling Green | Morris Nichols snags the offensive board | 78-55 |
| 02:50 | Bowling Green | Edward Delafuente misses badly on a runner in the paint | 78-55 |
| 02:49 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Heffernan gets the rebound | 78-55 |
| 02:43 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Bigby is hacked by Aurelio Gonzales - foul #2 on Aurelio Gonzales, team foul #4 | 78-55 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Sylvester Loessberg (PG), William Porter (SG), Michael Schooler (PF) Ross Bohner, Aurelio Gonzales, William Morris | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Marvin Carlton (PG), David Feder (SG), Ricky Wallace (SF), Ronnie Rexford (PF), Felix Gonzalez (C) Theodore Daigle, Robert Bigby, Robert Heffernan, Benjamin Glick, Bobby Smart | |
| 02:33 | Northern Illinois University | Ricky Wallace can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 78-55 |
| 02:32 | Northern Illinois University | Ronnie Rexford can't tip it in | 78-55 |
| 02:30 | Bowling Green | Michael Schooler grabs the board | 78-55 |
| 02:01 | Bowling Green | Morris Nichols connects on the shot in the lane set up by Sylvester Loessberg | 80-55 |
| 01:47 | Northern Illinois University | Ronnie Rexford banks in the layup set up by Marvin Carlton | 80-57 |
| 01:23 | Bowling Green | Morris Nichols clanks a floater from the right block | 80-57 |
| 01:21 | Northern Illinois University | Ricky Wallace grabs the board | 80-57 |
| 01:15 | Northern Illinois University | Ricky Wallace knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Marvin Carlton | 80-60 |
| 00:52 | Bowling Green | Felix Gonzalez picks off the pass by William Porter | 80-60 |
| Game Plan | Bowling Green | Bowling Green is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:45 | Northern Illinois University | Ricky Wallace misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 80-60 |
| 00:44 | Bowling Green | Edward Delafuente grabs the board | 80-60 |
| Game Plan | Bowling Green | Bowling Green is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:17 | Bowling Green | Sylvester Loessberg knocks in the shot near the basket | 82-60 |
| 00:12 | Northern Illinois University | Ricky Wallace hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by David Feder | 82-63 |
| 00:00 | Bowling Green | Sylvester Loessberg runs out the clock | 82-63 |