| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Craig Seager (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Daniel Perry (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Scott Aragon (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Cole (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Gerald Dean (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | San Diego | PG - James Carmona (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jumoke Amezquita (fresh) SF - Theodore Alston (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Hughes (fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Northern Illinois University | Scott Aragon inbounds the ball | 30-16 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego | San Diego is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:42 | Northern Illinois University | Daniel Perry hits a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Gerald Dean and he's fouled by Theodore Alston - foul #3 on Theodore Alston, team foul #1 | 32-16 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| Subs | San Diego | Samuel Howard (SF) Theodore Alston | |
| 19:42 | Northern Illinois University | Daniel Perry makes the free throw | 33-16 |
| 19:26 | San Diego | The jumper by Robert Brown is denied by James Cole | 33-16 |
| 19:25 | Northern Illinois University | Craig Seager gets the rebound | 33-16 |
| 19:02 | Northern Illinois University | Daniel Perry throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-16 |
| 18:41 | San Diego | John Hughes knocks in the floater from close range on a nice dish by Jumoke Amezquita | 33-18 |
| 18:21 | Northern Illinois University | The jump hook by Craig Seager is blocked by Samuel Howard | 33-18 |
| 18:20 | Northern Illinois University | Gerald Dean gets the offensive rebound | 33-18 |
| 17:54 | Northern Illinois University | James Cole connects on the driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Daniel Perry | 35-18 |
| 17:44 | San Diego | James Carmona is hacked by Craig Seager - foul #2 on Craig Seager, team foul #1 | 35-18 |
| 17:31 | San Diego | John Hughes's pass is intercepted by Gerald Dean | 35-18 |
| 17:10 | Northern Illinois University | Craig Seager drills a runner in the paint on a nice dish by James Cole | 37-18 |
| 16:47 | San Diego | Robert Brown misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 37-18 |
| 16:46 | San Diego | Jumoke Amezquita hits the follow up shot | 37-20 |
| 16:27 | Northern Illinois University | Daniel Perry clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 37-20 |
| 16:26 | San Diego | John Hughes grabs the defensive rebound | 37-20 |
| 16:19 | San Diego | Samuel Howard is called for traveling | 37-20 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Roger French (PG), Keith Derrick (SG), Martin Comstock (SF), Chad Dawson (PF), Dennis Weir (C) Craig Seager, Daniel Perry, Scott Aragon, James Cole, Gerald Dean | |
| Subs | San Diego | Ian Cohn (PG), Robert Dotson (SG), Shaun Rozanski (PF), Chester Sancho (C) James Carmona, Jumoke Amezquita, John Hughes, Robert Brown | |
| 15:54 | Northern Illinois University | Keith Derrick hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane | 37-20 |
| 15:53 | San Diego | Robert Dotson pulls down the rebound | 37-20 |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Roger French (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Keith Derrick (fresh) SF - Martin Comstock (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Chad Dawson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Dennis Weir (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | San Diego | PG - Ian Cohn (fresh) SG - Robert Dotson (fresh) SF - Samuel Howard (fresh) PF - Shaun Rozanski (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Chester Sancho (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:34 | San Diego | Shaun Rozanski misses badly on a floater from the left side | 37-20 |
| 15:32 | Northern Illinois University | Chad Dawson snags the defensive board | 37-20 |
| 15:10 | Northern Illinois University | Dennis Weir buries a floater from close range set up by Roger French | 39-20 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego | San Diego is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 14:59 | San Diego | Ian Cohn misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 39-20 |
| 14:58 | Northern Illinois University | Martin Comstock pulls down the rebound | 39-20 |
| 14:39 | Northern Illinois University | Roger French clanks a jumper from the right wing | 39-20 |
| 14:38 | San Diego | Chester Sancho grabs the defensive rebound | 39-20 |
| 14:25 | San Diego | Robert Dotson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-20 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Craig Seager (PG), Daniel Perry (SG), Scott Aragon (SF), James Cole (PF), Gerald Dean (C) Roger French, Keith Derrick, Martin Comstock, Chad Dawson, Dennis Weir | |
| Subs | San Diego | James Carmona (PG), Kevin Sealey (SG), Theodore Alston (SF), John Hughes (PF), Robert Brown (C) Ian Cohn, Robert Dotson, Samuel Howard, Shaun Rozanski, Chester Sancho | |
| 14:04 | Northern Illinois University | James Cole blows the layup | 39-20 |
| 14:02 | San Diego | Robert Brown snags the defensive board | 39-20 |
| 13:57 | San Diego | James Carmona drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Kevin Sealey | 39-23 |
| 13:28 | Northern Illinois University | Daniel Perry hits a floater from the left wing set up by Craig Seager | 41-23 |
| 13:15 | San Diego | Robert Brown misses short on a turnaround from close range | 41-23 |
| 13:14 | Northern Illinois University | James Cole pulls down the rebound | 41-23 |
| 12:55 | Northern Illinois University | James Cole banks in the layup set up by Craig Seager | 43-23 |
| 12:40 | San Diego | Theodore Alston misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 43-23 |
| 12:38 | Northern Illinois University | Daniel Perry pulls down the rebound | 43-23 |
| 12:15 | Northern Illinois University | The short jumper by Gerald Dean is denied by Robert Brown | 43-23 |
| 12:13 | Northern Illinois University | Gerald Dean tips it back up and in | 45-23 |
| 12:03 | San Diego | John Hughes makes the runner from the baseline | 45-25 |
| 11:44 | Northern Illinois University | Craig Seager is hacked by Kevin Sealey - foul #4 on Kevin Sealey, team foul #2 | 45-25 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Roger French (PG), Keith Derrick (SG), Martin Comstock (SF), Chad Dawson (PF), Dennis Weir (C) Craig Seager, Daniel Perry, Scott Aragon, James Cole, Gerald Dean | |
| Subs | San Diego | Jumoke Amezquita (PG), Ian Cohn (SG), Samuel Howard (SF), Shaun Rozanski (PF), Chester Sancho (C) James Carmona, Kevin Sealey, Theodore Alston, John Hughes, Robert Brown | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Roger French (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Keith Derrick (fresh) SF - Martin Comstock (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Chad Dawson (fresh) 3 reb. C - Dennis Weir (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| Lineup | San Diego | PG - Jumoke Amezquita (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ian Cohn (fresh) SF - Samuel Howard (fresh) PF - Shaun Rozanski (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Chester Sancho (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:16 | Northern Illinois University | Dennis Weir misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Ian Cohn - foul #2 on Ian Cohn, team foul #3 | 45-25 |
| 11:16 | Northern Illinois University | Dennis Weir makes the 1st free throw | 46-25 |
| 11:16 | Northern Illinois University | Dennis Weir makes the 2nd free throw | 47-25 |
| 11:09 | San Diego | Ian Cohn's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-25 |
| 10:49 | Northern Illinois University | Roger French makes the jumpshot from the left side set up by Dennis Weir | 49-25 |
| 10:30 | San Diego | Chester Sancho can't finish the layup | 49-25 |
| 10:29 | Northern Illinois University | Martin Comstock gets the rebound | 49-25 |
| 10:06 | Northern Illinois University | Roger French scores on a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Martin Comstock | 52-25 |
| 09:52 | San Diego | Shaun Rozanski is fouled on the floor by Chad Dawson - foul #1 on Chad Dawson, team foul #2 | 52-25 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Craig Seager (PG), Daniel Perry (SG), Scott Aragon (SF), James Cole (PF) Roger French, Keith Derrick, Martin Comstock, Chad Dawson | |
| Subs | San Diego | | |
| 09:41 | San Diego | Jumoke Amezquita is fouled on the floor by Scott Aragon - foul #2 on Scott Aragon, team foul #3 | 52-25 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Gerald Dean (C) Dennis Weir | |
| Subs | San Diego | | |
| 09:29 | San Diego | James Cole is called for the reach on Shaun Rozanski - foul #1 on James Cole, team foul #4 | 52-25 |
| 09:07 | San Diego | Jumoke Amezquita clanks a shot from the right wing | 52-25 |
| 09:05 | Northern Illinois University | The rebound goes to Daniel Perry | 52-25 |
| 08:50 | Northern Illinois University | Craig Seager misses short on a driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Shaun Rozanski - foul #1 on Shaun Rozanski, team foul #4 | 52-25 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| Subs | San Diego | Robert Dotson (SG) Jumoke Amezquita | |
| 08:50 | Northern Illinois University | Craig Seager makes the 1st free throw | 53-25 |
| 08:50 | Northern Illinois University | Craig Seager makes the 2nd free throw | 54-25 |
| 08:32 | San Diego | Samuel Howard's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-25 |
| 08:13 | Northern Illinois University | Ian Cohn is called for the reach on Daniel Perry - foul #3 on Ian Cohn, team foul #5 | 54-25 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Martin Comstock (SF), Dennis Weir (C) Scott Aragon, Gerald Dean | |
| Subs | San Diego | Jumoke Amezquita (SG) Ian Cohn | |
| 07:51 | Northern Illinois University | Daniel Perry comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 54-25 |
| 07:50 | Northern Illinois University | The offensive rebound goes to Martin Comstock | 54-25 |
| 07:40 | Northern Illinois University | James Cole drills a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Dennis Weir | 56-25 |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Craig Seager (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Daniel Perry (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - Martin Comstock (fresh) 5 reb. PF - James Cole (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. C - Dennis Weir (fresh) 10 pts. | |
| Lineup | San Diego | PG - Robert Dotson (fresh) SG - Jumoke Amezquita (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Samuel Howard (fairly fresh) PF - Shaun Rozanski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Chester Sancho (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:20 | San Diego | Shaun Rozanski is fouled on the floor by Daniel Perry - foul #2 on Daniel Perry, team foul #5 | 56-25 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Keith Derrick (SG) Daniel Perry | |
| Subs | San Diego | Ian Cohn (SF) Chester Sancho | |
| 07:13 | San Diego | Jumoke Amezquita buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 56-28 |
| 06:58 | Northern Illinois University | Craig Seager hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Martin Comstock | 58-28 |
| 06:37 | San Diego | Ian Cohn misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 58-28 |
| 06:36 | San Diego | Robert Dotson grabs the offensive rebound | 58-28 |
| 06:19 | San Diego | Robert Dotson clanks a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Martin Comstock - foul #1 on Martin Comstock, team foul #6 | 58-28 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Roger French (PG), Scott Aragon (SF), Chad Dawson (PF), Gerald Dean (C) Craig Seager, Martin Comstock, James Cole, Dennis Weir | |
| Subs | San Diego | | |
| 06:19 | San Diego | Robert Dotson misses the 1st free throw | 58-28 |
| 06:19 | San Diego | Robert Dotson makes the 2nd free throw | 58-29 |
| 06:00 | Northern Illinois University | Gerald Dean is fouled on the floor by Jumoke Amezquita - foul #1 on Jumoke Amezquita, team foul #6 | 58-29 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Daniel Perry (SG) Keith Derrick | |
| Subs | San Diego | Chester Sancho (C) Robert Dotson | |
| 05:38 | Northern Illinois University | Gerald Dean clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 58-29 |
| 05:36 | San Diego | Shaun Rozanski pulls down the rebound | 58-29 |
| 05:29 | San Diego | Chester Sancho scores on a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Ian Cohn | 58-31 |
| 05:06 | Northern Illinois University | Roger French misses the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Ian Cohn - foul #4 on Ian Cohn, team foul #7 | 58-31 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | James Cole (PF) Chad Dawson | |
| Subs | San Diego | | |
| 05:06 | Northern Illinois University | Roger French makes the 1st free throw | 59-31 |
| 05:06 | Northern Illinois University | Roger French makes the 2nd free throw | 60-31 |
| 04:51 | San Diego | Shaun Rozanski connects on the driving attempt near the basket | 60-33 |
| 04:34 | Northern Illinois University | Daniel Perry connects on the jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Roger French and he's hacked by Ian Cohn - foul #5 on Ian Cohn, team foul #8 | 62-33 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Craig Seager (PG) Roger French | |
| Subs | San Diego | Robert Dotson (PG) Ian Cohn | |
| 04:34 | Northern Illinois University | Daniel Perry misses the free throw | 62-33 |
| 04:34 | San Diego | Chester Sancho grabs the defensive rebound | 62-33 |
| 04:25 | San Diego | Samuel Howard hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 62-33 |
| 04:24 | San Diego | Chester Sancho grabs the offensive rebound | 62-33 |
| 04:13 | San Diego | Jumoke Amezquita is fouled on the floor by Daniel Perry - foul #3 on Daniel Perry, team foul #7 | 62-33 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Keith Derrick (SG) Daniel Perry | |
| Subs | San Diego | | |
| 04:13 | San Diego | Jumoke Amezquita misses the 1st free throw | 62-33 |
| 04:13 | Northern Illinois University | Gerald Dean snags the defensive board | 62-33 |
| 03:46 | Northern Illinois University | Gerald Dean lays it up and in | 64-33 |
| 03:30 | San Diego | Shaun Rozanski misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 64-33 |
| 03:28 | Northern Illinois University | Gerald Dean gets the rebound | 64-33 |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Craig Seager (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SG - Keith Derrick (fresh) SF - Scott Aragon (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Cole (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. C - Gerald Dean (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | San Diego | PG - Jumoke Amezquita (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Dotson (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Samuel Howard (fairly fresh) PF - Shaun Rozanski (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Chester Sancho (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego | San Diego is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:07 | Northern Illinois University | James Cole blows the layup | 64-33 |
| 03:06 | San Diego | Shaun Rozanski gets the rebound | 64-33 |
| 02:59 | San Diego | Shaun Rozanski can't finish the layup | 64-33 |
| 02:57 | Northern Illinois University | Gerald Dean grabs the board | 64-33 |
| 02:29 | Northern Illinois University | Gerald Dean is fouled on the floor by Shaun Rozanski - foul #2 on Shaun Rozanski, team foul #9 | 64-33 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Daniel Perry (SG), Martin Comstock (SF), Chad Dawson (PF) Keith Derrick, Scott Aragon, James Cole | |
| Subs | San Diego | | |
| 02:29 | Northern Illinois University | Gerald Dean makes the 1st free throw | 65-33 |
| 02:29 | Northern Illinois University | Gerald Dean makes the 2nd free throw | 66-33 |
| 02:15 | San Diego | Craig Seager picks off the pass by Shaun Rozanski | 66-33 |
| 02:11 | Northern Illinois University | Martin Comstock jams it on a great pass from Craig Seager | 68-33 |
| 01:51 | San Diego | Robert Dotson buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 68-35 |
| 01:39 | Northern Illinois University | Chad Dawson scores on a fadeaway in the lane | 70-35 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego | San Diego is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:35 | San Diego | Jumoke Amezquita misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 70-35 |
| 01:33 | Northern Illinois University | Chad Dawson pulls down the rebound | 70-35 |
| 01:11 | Northern Illinois University | Craig Seager scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Chad Dawson | 73-35 |
| 01:01 | San Diego | Shaun Rozanski can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Gerald Dean - foul #1 on Gerald Dean, team foul #8 | 73-35 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Scott Aragon (SF), James Cole (PF) Martin Comstock, Chad Dawson | |
| Subs | San Diego | | |
| 01:01 | San Diego | Shaun Rozanski makes the 1st free throw | 73-36 |
| 01:01 | San Diego | Shaun Rozanski makes the 2nd free throw | 73-37 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego | San Diego is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:39 | Northern Illinois University | Shaun Rozanski is called for the reach on James Cole - foul #3 on Shaun Rozanski, team foul #10 | 73-37 |
| 00:39 | Northern Illinois University | James Cole makes the 1st free throw | 74-37 |
| 00:39 | Northern Illinois University | James Cole makes the 2nd free throw | 75-37 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego | San Diego is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:35 | San Diego | Craig Seager steals the ball from Jumoke Amezquita in the backcourt | 75-37 |
| 00:08 | Northern Illinois University | Daniel Perry can't connect on a shot from close range | 75-37 |
| 00:07 | Northern Illinois University | Craig Seager hits the follow up shot | 77-37 |
| 00:03 | San Diego | Shaun Rozanski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 77-37 |
| 00:01 | Northern Illinois University | Daniel Perry snags the defensive board | 77-37 |
| 00:00 | Northern Illinois University | Daniel Perry runs out the clock | 77-37 |