| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Patrick Daniel (fresh) SG - Mickey Dattilo (fresh) SF - Lawrence Hale (fresh) PF - Michael Luciano (fresh) C - Ralph Gerth (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Curtis Godin (fresh) SG - David Foster (fresh) SF - Ronald Cunningham (fresh) PF - James Thomas (fresh) C - Lance Costello (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Northern Illinois University | Ralph Gerth 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 | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:48 | Northern Illinois University | Michael Luciano misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on Curtis Godin - foul #1 on Curtis Godin, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:48 | Northern Illinois University | Michael Luciano makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:48 | Northern Illinois University | Michael Luciano makes the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:29 | Ohio | David Foster comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 2-0 |
| 19:28 | Northern Illinois University | Ralph Gerth snags the defensive board | 2-0 |
| 19:24 | Northern Illinois University | Lawrence Hale misses the wide open jump hook in the lane | 2-0 |
| 19:23 | Northern Illinois University | Lawrence Hale tips it in | 4-0 |
| 19:02 | Ohio | The short jumper by Lance Costello is denied by Lawrence Hale | 4-0 |
| 19:00 | Ohio | James Thomas hits the follow up shot | 4-2 |
| 18:39 | Northern Illinois University | Michael Luciano comes up short on the fadeaway from close range | 4-2 |
| 18:37 | Ohio | The rebound goes to James Thomas | 4-2 |
| 18:20 | Ohio | James Thomas misses the jumper from the free throw line | 4-2 |
| 18:19 | Northern Illinois University | The rebound goes to Ralph Gerth | 4-2 |
| 18:15 | Northern Illinois University | Lance Costello picks off the pass by Michael Luciano | 4-2 |
| 17:57 | Ohio | James Thomas misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 4-2 |
| 17:56 | Ohio | James Thomas snags the offensive board | 4-2 |
| 17:42 | Ohio | Lance Costello misses badly on a turnaround from close range | 4-2 |
| 17:41 | Northern Illinois University | Ralph Gerth grabs the defensive rebound | 4-2 |
| 17:39 | Northern Illinois University | Lawrence Hale is fouled in the backcourt by Curtis Godin - foul #2 on Curtis Godin, team foul #2 | 4-2 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Dikembe Alghamdi (PG), Keith Fransen (SF), Donald Clarke (PF), Michael Devore (C) Patrick Daniel, Lawrence Hale, Michael Luciano, Ralph Gerth | |
| Subs | Ohio | Ivan White (PG), Earl Morgan (SF), Thomas Hamilton (C) Curtis Godin, Ronald Cunningham, Lance Costello | |
| 17:23 | Northern Illinois University | Mickey Dattilo comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 4-2 |
| 17:22 | Ohio | James Thomas pulls down the rebound | 4-2 |
| 17:07 | Ohio | James Thomas lays it up and in set up by Ivan White | 4-4 |
| 16:55 | Northern Illinois University | Mickey Dattilo misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 4-4 |
| 16:53 | Ohio | The rebound goes to Thomas Hamilton | 4-4 |
| 16:35 | Ohio | Dikembe Alghamdi steps in front of the Ivan White pass | 4-4 |
| 16:28 | Northern Illinois University | Mickey Dattilo is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Mickey Dattilo, team foul #1 | 4-4 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Patrick Daniel (PG), Lawrence Hale (SF) Mickey Dattilo, Michael Devore | |
| Subs | Ohio | Gregory Parish (SG), Ronald Cunningham (SF) David Foster, James Thomas | |
| 16:15 | Ohio | Thomas Hamilton drills a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Gregory Parish | 4-7 |
| 16:13 | Northern Illinois University | Dikembe Alghamdi's pass is intercepted by Thomas Hamilton in the backcourt | 4-7 |
| 15:57 | Ohio | Thomas Hamilton comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 4-7 |
| 15:56 | Ohio | Earl Morgan tips it back up and in | 4-9 |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Patrick Daniel (fresh) SG - Dikembe Alghamdi (fresh) SF - Lawrence Hale (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Keith Fransen (fresh) C - Donald Clarke (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Ivan White (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gregory Parish (fresh) SF - Ronald Cunningham (fresh) PF - Earl Morgan (fresh) 2 pts. C - Thomas Hamilton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:34 | Northern Illinois University | Keith Fransen knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Dikembe Alghamdi | 7-9 |
| 15:18 | Ohio | Ronald Cunningham misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 7-9 |
| 15:17 | Ohio | Ronald Cunningham grabs the offensive rebound | 7-9 |
| 15:08 | Ohio | Earl Morgan can't finish the layup | 7-9 |
| 15:07 | Northern Illinois University | The rebound goes to Lawrence Hale | 7-9 |
| 15:02 | Northern Illinois University | Ivan White is called for the reach on Patrick Daniel - foul #1 on Ivan White, team foul #3 | 7-9 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Henry Bly (PG), Mickey Dattilo (SG), Michael Luciano (PF), Ralph Gerth (C) Patrick Daniel, Dikembe Alghamdi, Keith Fransen, Donald Clarke | |
| Subs | Ohio | Justin Harris (PG), David Foster (SG), James Thomas (PF), Lance Costello (C) Ivan White, Ronald Cunningham, Earl Morgan, Thomas Hamilton | |
| 14:49 | Northern Illinois University | Mickey Dattilo can't connect on an uncontested 3 pointer from straight away | 7-9 |
| 14:47 | Northern Illinois University | Lawrence Hale tips it but misses | 7-9 |
| 14:46 | Ohio | The rebound goes to Lance Costello | 7-9 |
| 14:27 | Ohio | David Foster misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 7-9 |
| 14:25 | Northern Illinois University | The rebound goes to Ralph Gerth | 7-9 |
| 14:23 | Northern Illinois University | Justin Harris is called for the reach on Lawrence Hale in the backcourt - foul #1 on Justin Harris, team foul #4 | 7-9 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Kenneth Donaldson (SF) Lawrence Hale | |
| Subs | Ohio | Ronald Cunningham (SF) Gregory Parish | |
| 14:06 | Northern Illinois University | Mickey Dattilo hits a 3 from the left corner | 10-9 |
| 13:48 | Ohio | Justin Harris misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 10-9 |
| 13:47 | Northern Illinois University | Kenneth Donaldson gets the rebound | 10-9 |
| 13:43 | Northern Illinois University | Ralph Gerth drills a floater in the paint on a great pass from Mickey Dattilo | 12-9 |
| 13:20 | Ohio | David Foster double dribbles | 12-9 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Patrick Daniel (PG), Dikembe Alghamdi (SG), Lawrence Hale (SF), Michael Devore (PF) Henry Bly, Mickey Dattilo, Kenneth Donaldson, Michael Luciano | |
| Subs | Ohio | Ivan White (PG), Earl Morgan (PF), Terrance Smith (C) Justin Harris, James Thomas, Lance Costello | |
| 13:02 | Northern Illinois University | Lawrence Hale is open but comes up short on the floater in the paint | 12-9 |
| 13:00 | Ohio | Earl Morgan grabs the board | 12-9 |
| 12:50 | Ohio | Earl Morgan can't connect on a floater from close range | 12-9 |
| 12:49 | Northern Illinois University | Michael Devore grabs the defensive rebound | 12-9 |
| 12:45 | Northern Illinois University | Dikembe Alghamdi is fouled in the backcourt by Earl Morgan - foul #1 on Earl Morgan, team foul #5 | 12-9 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Keith Fransen (PF), Donald Clarke (C) Michael Devore, Ralph Gerth | |
| Subs | Ohio | Gregory Parish (SG) David Foster | |
| 12:35 | Northern Illinois University | Patrick Daniel knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Lawrence Hale | 15-9 |
| 12:20 | Ohio | Ivan White connects on the 3 from the right corner set up by Gregory Parish | 15-12 |
| 11:58 | Northern Illinois University | Terrance Smith picks off the pass by Lawrence Hale | 15-12 |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Patrick Daniel (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Dikembe Alghamdi (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Lawrence Hale (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Keith Fransen (fresh) 3 pts. C - Donald Clarke (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Ivan White (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gregory Parish (fresh) SF - Ronald Cunningham (tiring) PF - Earl Morgan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Terrance Smith (fresh) | |
| 11:43 | Ohio | Gregory Parish drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 15-15 |
| 11:22 | Northern Illinois University | Dikembe Alghamdi is whistled for traveling | 15-15 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Henry Bly (PG), Mickey Dattilo (SG), Kenneth Donaldson (SF), Michael Luciano (PF), Michael Devore (C) Patrick Daniel, Dikembe Alghamdi, Lawrence Hale, Keith Fransen, Donald Clarke | |
| Subs | Ohio | Justin Harris (PG), David Foster (SG), Thomas Hamilton (PF), Lance Costello (C) Ivan White, Ronald Cunningham, Earl Morgan, Terrance Smith | |
| 10:59 | Ohio | Thomas Hamilton hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 15-15 |
| 10:58 | Northern Illinois University | Kenneth Donaldson snags the defensive board | 15-15 |
| 10:52 | Northern Illinois University | Mickey Dattilo is hacked by Lance Costello - foul #1 on Lance Costello, team foul #6 | 15-15 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Ralph Gerth (C) Michael Devore | |
| Subs | Ohio | James Thomas (PF) Gregory Parish | |
| 10:35 | Northern Illinois University | Kenneth Donaldson blows the layup | 15-15 |
| 10:34 | Ohio | Justin Harris grabs the board | 15-15 |
| 10:30 | Ohio | Thomas Hamilton is hacked by Ralph Gerth - foul #1 on Ralph Gerth, team foul #2 | 15-15 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Dikembe Alghamdi (PG) Henry Bly | |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| 10:09 | Ohio | Justin Harris can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Dikembe Alghamdi - foul #1 on Dikembe Alghamdi, team foul #3 | 15-15 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Patrick Daniel (PG) Kenneth Donaldson | |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| 10:09 | Ohio | Justin Harris makes the 1st free throw | 15-16 |
| 10:09 | Ohio | Justin Harris misses the 2nd free throw | 15-16 |
| 10:09 | Northern Illinois University | Mickey Dattilo grabs the defensive rebound | 15-16 |
| 10:07 | Northern Illinois University | Dikembe Alghamdi throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 15-16 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Lawrence Hale (SF) Dikembe Alghamdi | |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| 09:54 | Ohio | Justin Harris connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 15-19 |
| 09:40 | Northern Illinois University | Michael Luciano connects on the floater from close range on a great pass from Mickey Dattilo | 17-19 |
| 09:20 | Ohio | Lawrence Hale steps in front of the Lance Costello pass | 17-19 |
| 09:04 | Northern Illinois University | Mickey Dattilo misses the fadeaway near the basket | 17-19 |
| 09:03 | Northern Illinois University | Mickey Dattilo misses the tip | 17-19 |
| 09:01 | Ohio | James Thomas grabs the board | 17-19 |
| 08:43 | Ohio | David Foster drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by James Thomas | 17-22 |
| 08:25 | Northern Illinois University | Michael Luciano misses the easy layup | 17-22 |
| 08:24 | Northern Illinois University | Mickey Dattilo grabs the offensive board | 17-22 |
| 08:15 | Northern Illinois University | Michael Luciano buries a jump hook from the left block set up by Patrick Daniel | 19-22 |
| 07:58 | Ohio | Justin Harris misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block | 19-22 |
| 07:57 | Ohio | James Thomas grabs the offensive rebound | 19-22 |
| 07:43 | Ohio | Lance Costello travels with the ball | 19-22 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Dikembe Alghamdi (PG), Henry Bly (SG), Keith Fransen (SF), Donald Clarke (PF), Michael Devore (C) Patrick Daniel, Mickey Dattilo, Lawrence Hale, Michael Luciano, Ralph Gerth | |
| Subs | Ohio | Ivan White (PG), Gregory Parish (SG), Ronald Cunningham (SF), Earl Morgan (PF), Terrance Smith (C) Justin Harris, David Foster, Thomas Hamilton, James Thomas, Lance Costello | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Dikembe Alghamdi (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Henry Bly (fresh) SF - Keith Fransen (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Donald Clarke (fresh) C - Michael Devore (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Ivan White (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gregory Parish (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ronald Cunningham (fresh) PF - Earl Morgan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Terrance Smith (fresh) | |
| 07:41 | Northern Illinois University | Dikembe Alghamdi loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 19-22 |
| 07:28 | Ohio | Ivan White's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 19-22 |
| 07:10 | Northern Illinois University | Ronald Cunningham swats the short shot by Michael Devore | 19-22 |
| 07:09 | Ohio | Earl Morgan snags the defensive board | 19-22 |
| 06:56 | Ohio | Gregory Parish is fouled on the floor by Donald Clarke - foul #1 on Donald Clarke, team foul #4 | 19-22 |
| 06:44 | Ohio | Ivan White knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Earl Morgan | 19-25 |
| 06:17 | Northern Illinois University | Donald Clarke's fadeaway is rejected by Terrance Smith | 19-25 |
| 06:16 | Ohio | Gregory Parish grabs the defensive rebound | 19-25 |
| 06:12 | Ohio | Keith Fransen steals it from Ronald Cunningham | 19-25 |
| 06:09 | Northern Illinois University | Henry Bly throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 19-25 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Mickey Dattilo (SG), Lawrence Hale (SF) Henry Bly, Michael Devore | |
| Subs | Ohio | Lance Costello (C) Terrance Smith | |
| 05:46 | Ohio | Gregory Parish drills a 3pt jumper from straight away | 19-28 |
| 05:28 | Northern Illinois University | Lance Costello steps in front of the Donald Clarke pass | 19-28 |
| 05:13 | Ohio | Mickey Dattilo steals it from Ivan White | 19-28 |
| 05:10 | Northern Illinois University | Dikembe Alghamdi is fouled in the backcourt by Earl Morgan - foul #2 on Earl Morgan, team foul #7 | 19-28 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Michael Devore (PF), Ralph Gerth (C) Keith Fransen, Donald Clarke | |
| Subs | Ohio | David Foster (SG), James Thomas (PF) Gregory Parish, Earl Morgan | |
| 05:10 | Northern Illinois University | Dikembe Alghamdi makes the 1st free throw | 20-28 |
| 05:10 | Northern Illinois University | Dikembe Alghamdi makes the 2nd free throw | 21-28 |
| 04:50 | Ohio | James Thomas misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Mickey Dattilo - foul #2 on Mickey Dattilo, team foul #5 | 21-28 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Patrick Daniel (PG), Henry Bly (SG), Kenneth Donaldson (SF), Michael Luciano (PF) Dikembe Alghamdi, Mickey Dattilo, Lawrence Hale, Michael Devore | |
| Subs | Ohio | Terrance Smith (C) Lance Costello | |
| 04:50 | Ohio | James Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 21-29 |
| 04:50 | Ohio | James Thomas misses the 2nd free throw | 21-29 |
| 04:50 | Northern Illinois University | Michael Luciano gets the rebound | 21-29 |
| 04:34 | Northern Illinois University | Kenneth Donaldson's layup is rejected by Terrance Smith | 21-29 |
| 04:32 | Ohio | James Thomas gets the rebound | 21-29 |
| 04:23 | Ohio | Terrance Smith comes up short on the shot in the paint | 21-29 |
| 04:21 | Ohio | James Thomas tips it back up and in | 21-31 |
| 04:16 | Northern Illinois University | A charge is called on Kenneth Donaldson - foul #1 on Kenneth Donaldson, team foul #6 | 21-31 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Michael Devore (C) Ralph Gerth | |
| Subs | Ohio | Justin Harris (PG) Ivan White | |
| 03:56 | Ohio | David Foster misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 21-31 |
| 03:54 | Northern Illinois University | Michael Luciano gets the rebound | 21-31 |
| 03:50 | Northern Illinois University | Patrick Daniel drills a 3 pointer from the right wing | 24-31 |
| 03:27 | Ohio | Michael Luciano is called for the reach on James Thomas - foul #1 on Michael Luciano, team foul #7 | 24-31 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Mickey Dattilo (SG), Lawrence Hale (SF), Ralph Gerth (C) Henry Bly, Kenneth Donaldson, Michael Luciano | |
| Subs | Ohio | Curtis Godin (PG), Gregory Parish (SG), Earl Morgan (SF), Thomas Hamilton (C) Justin Harris, David Foster, Ronald Cunningham, Terrance Smith | |
| 03:27 | Ohio | James Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 24-32 |
| 03:27 | Ohio | James Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 24-33 |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Patrick Daniel (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mickey Dattilo (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lawrence Hale (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Devore (fresh) C - Ralph Gerth (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Curtis Godin (fresh) SG - Gregory Parish (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Earl Morgan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Thomas (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. C - Thomas Hamilton (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 03:08 | Northern Illinois University | Ralph Gerth is called for traveling | 24-33 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Keith Fransen (PF) Michael Devore | |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| 02:47 | Ohio | Thomas Hamilton connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 24-36 |
| 02:24 | Northern Illinois University | Keith Fransen is open and buries a turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Mickey Dattilo | 26-36 |
| 02:08 | Ohio | Curtis Godin clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 26-36 |
| 02:07 | Northern Illinois University | Lawrence Hale gets the rebound | 26-36 |
| 01:59 | Northern Illinois University | Patrick Daniel comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 26-36 |
| 01:57 | Northern Illinois University | Lawrence Hale gets the offensive rebound | 26-36 |
| 01:38 | Northern Illinois University | Gregory Parish is called for the reach on Mickey Dattilo - foul #1 on Gregory Parish, team foul #8 | 26-36 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Dikembe Alghamdi (PG), Michael Luciano (PF), Donald Clarke (C) Patrick Daniel, Keith Fransen, Ralph Gerth | |
| Subs | Ohio | David Foster (SG), Justin Harris (PF), Terrance Smith (C) Gregory Parish, James Thomas, Thomas Hamilton | |
| 01:38 | Northern Illinois University | Mickey Dattilo makes the 1st free throw | 27-36 |
| 01:38 | Northern Illinois University | Mickey Dattilo misses the 2nd free throw | 27-36 |
| 01:38 | Ohio | Earl Morgan gets the rebound | 27-36 |
| 01:11 | Ohio | Earl Morgan scores on a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Terrance Smith | 27-38 |
| 00:56 | Northern Illinois University | Michael Luciano misses short on an open 3 from the right wing | 27-38 |
| 00:54 | Ohio | Curtis Godin grabs the board | 27-38 |
| 00:48 | Ohio | Earl Morgan makes the jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Curtis Godin and the foul's on Donald Clarke - foul #2 on Donald Clarke, team foul #8 | 27-40 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Henry Bly (SG), Kenneth Donaldson (SF) Mickey Dattilo, Lawrence Hale | |
| Subs | Ohio | Lance Costello (C) Terrance Smith | |
| 00:48 | Ohio | Earl Morgan makes the free throw | 27-41 |
| 00:28 | Northern Illinois University | Dikembe Alghamdi is denied on a layup by Justin Harris | 27-41 |
| 00:27 | Northern Illinois University | Michael Luciano tips it in | 29-41 |
| 00:02 | Ohio | David Foster connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 29-44 |
| 00:00 | Northern Illinois University | Dikembe Alghamdi hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 29-44 |