| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Roger French (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Daniel Perry (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Scott Aragon (fresh) 4 pts. PF - James Cole (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - James Fender (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marist | PG - Todd Sloan (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Michael Murphy (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Stites (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Arthur O'Brien (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Samuel Lee (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Marist | Michael Stites inbounds the ball | 29-15 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Marist | Marist is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:37 | Marist | Michael Stites clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 29-15 |
| 19:35 | Northern Illinois University | Daniel Perry grabs the defensive rebound | 29-15 |
| 19:13 | Northern Illinois University | Scott Aragon scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Roger French | 32-15 |
| 18:53 | Marist | Michael Stites misses short on a jumper from close range | 32-15 |
| 18:51 | Marist | Michael Murphy tips it home | 32-17 |
| 18:34 | Northern Illinois University | James Cole misses badly on a runner from the baseline | 32-17 |
| 18:32 | Marist | Arthur O'Brien gets the rebound | 32-17 |
| 18:18 | Marist | Todd Sloan hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 32-17 |
| 18:16 | Marist | Michael Stites gets the offensive rebound | 32-17 |
| 18:05 | Marist | Todd Sloan connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Michael Stites | 32-20 |
| 17:44 | Northern Illinois University | Daniel Perry banks in the layup on a great pass from Scott Aragon | 34-20 |
| 17:16 | Marist | Arthur O'Brien's floater is tipped away by James Cole | 34-20 |
| 17:14 | Northern Illinois University | James Fender snags the defensive board | 34-20 |
| 16:51 | Northern Illinois University | Scott Aragon makes the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Roger French | 37-20 |
| 16:30 | Marist | Todd Sloan hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 37-20 |
| 16:28 | Marist | Arthur O'Brien tips it home | 37-22 |
| 16:02 | Northern Illinois University | Scott Aragon misses the 3 from the right wing | 37-22 |
| 16:00 | Northern Illinois University | James Cole tips it back up and in | 39-22 |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Roger French (fairly fresh) 5 ast. SG - Daniel Perry (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Scott Aragon (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Cole (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - James Fender (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marist | PG - Todd Sloan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Michael Murphy (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Stites (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Arthur O'Brien (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Samuel Lee (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Marist | Arthur O'Brien lays it in on a great pass from Michael Murphy and the foul's on James Cole - foul #2 on James Cole, team foul #1 | 39-24 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Benjamin Rouse (PG), Keith Derrick (SG), Martin Comstock (SF), Chad Dawson (PF), James Jennings (C) Roger French, Daniel Perry, Scott Aragon, James Cole, James Fender | |
| Subs | Marist | Richard Carnes (PG), Arturo Perez (SG), Thomas Anderson (SF), Raymond Rosenthal (C) Todd Sloan, Michael Murphy, Michael Stites, Samuel Lee | |
| 15:41 | Marist | Arthur O'Brien makes the free throw | 39-25 |
| 15:23 | Northern Illinois University | Chad Dawson is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 39-25 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| Subs | Marist | Mark Smith (PF) Arthur O'Brien | |
| 15:02 | Marist | Thomas Anderson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 39-25 |
| 15:00 | Northern Illinois University | The rebound goes to James Jennings | 39-25 |
| 14:54 | Northern Illinois University | Benjamin Rouse connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Martin Comstock | 42-25 |
| 14:37 | Marist | Arturo Perez buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Richard Carnes | 42-28 |
| 14:08 | Northern Illinois University | James Jennings scores on a shot from the baseline set up by Benjamin Rouse | 44-28 |
| 14:03 | Marist | Richard Carnes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-28 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Roger French (PG), Daniel Perry (SG), Scott Aragon (SF), James Cole (PF) Benjamin Rouse, Keith Derrick, Martin Comstock, Chad Dawson | |
| Subs | Marist | Todd Sloan (PG), Michael Murphy (SG), Michael Stites (SF) Richard Carnes, Arturo Perez, Thomas Anderson | |
| 13:48 | Northern Illinois University | James Cole drills a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Daniel Perry | 46-28 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Marist | Marist is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 13:22 | Marist | Michael Stites connects on the 3pt shot from straight away | 46-31 |
| 13:07 | Northern Illinois University | Roger French scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Scott Aragon and the foul's on Todd Sloan - foul #1 on Todd Sloan, team foul #1 | 48-31 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | James Fender (C) James Jennings | |
| Subs | Marist | Samuel Lee (C) Raymond Rosenthal | |
| 13:07 | Northern Illinois University | Roger French misses the free throw | 48-31 |
| 13:07 | Marist | Michael Stites snags the defensive board | 48-31 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Marist | Marist is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 12:57 | Marist | Mark Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-31 |
| 12:41 | Northern Illinois University | James Cole buries a jumper from close range and the foul's on Mark Smith - foul #3 on Mark Smith, team foul #2 | 50-31 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| Subs | Marist | Thomas Anderson (PF) Mark Smith | |
| 12:41 | Northern Illinois University | James Cole makes the free throw | 51-31 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Marist | Marist is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 12:23 | Marist | Michael Murphy misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by James Fender - foul #1 on James Fender, team foul #2 | 51-31 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| Subs | Marist | Arthur O'Brien (PF) Thomas Anderson | |
| 12:23 | Marist | Michael Murphy makes the 1st free throw | 51-32 |
| 12:23 | Marist | Michael Murphy makes the 2nd free throw | 51-33 |
| 11:55 | Northern Illinois University | James Cole is fouled on the floor by Michael Stites - foul #3 on Michael Stites, team foul #3 | 51-33 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Benjamin Rouse (PG) Roger French | |
| Subs | Marist | | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Benjamin Rouse (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Daniel Perry (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scott Aragon (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. PF - James Cole (fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. C - James Fender (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marist | PG - Todd Sloan (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Michael Murphy (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Stites (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Arthur O'Brien (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Samuel Lee (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Northern Illinois University | Scott Aragon is fouled on the floor by Samuel Lee - foul #1 on Samuel Lee, team foul #4 | 51-33 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Keith Derrick (SG), Chad Dawson (PF), James Jennings (C) Daniel Perry, James Cole, James Fender | |
| Subs | Marist | Arturo Perez (SF), Raymond Rosenthal (C) Michael Stites, Samuel Lee | |
| 11:13 | Northern Illinois University | Benjamin Rouse misses the fadeaway from the right side | 51-33 |
| 11:11 | Marist | Raymond Rosenthal gets the rebound | 51-33 |
| 10:47 | Marist | Todd Sloan misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 51-33 |
| 10:46 | Northern Illinois University | Scott Aragon pulls down the rebound | 51-33 |
| 10:22 | Northern Illinois University | James Jennings hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket but he's fouled by Raymond Rosenthal - foul #3 on Raymond Rosenthal, team foul #5 | 51-33 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Roger French (PG), Daniel Perry (SG), Martin Comstock (SF), James Cole (PF) Benjamin Rouse, Keith Derrick, Scott Aragon, Chad Dawson | |
| Subs | Marist | Richard Carnes (PG), Michael Stites (SF), Mark Smith (PF) Todd Sloan, Michael Murphy, Arthur O'Brien | |
| 10:22 | Northern Illinois University | James Jennings makes the 1st free throw | 52-33 |
| 10:22 | Northern Illinois University | James Jennings makes the 2nd free throw | 53-33 |
| 10:09 | Marist | Arturo Perez misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 53-33 |
| 10:08 | Northern Illinois University | James Cole snags the defensive board | 53-33 |
| 10:04 | Northern Illinois University | Daniel Perry misses badly on a jumper from the right block but he's hacked by Raymond Rosenthal - foul #4 on Raymond Rosenthal, team foul #6 | 53-33 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | James Fender (C) James Jennings | |
| Subs | Marist | Samuel Lee (C) Raymond Rosenthal | |
| 10:04 | Northern Illinois University | Daniel Perry makes the 1st free throw | 54-33 |
| 10:04 | Northern Illinois University | Daniel Perry misses the 2nd free throw | 54-33 |
| 10:04 | Northern Illinois University | James Cole pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-33 |
| 09:47 | Northern Illinois University | James Cole misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 54-33 |
| 09:46 | Marist | Michael Stites grabs the board | 54-33 |
| 09:25 | Marist | Michael Stites knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing | 54-35 |
| 09:05 | Northern Illinois University | Michael Stites is called for the reach on James Fender - foul #4 on Michael Stites, team foul #7 | 54-35 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Scott Aragon (SF) Martin Comstock | |
| Subs | Marist | Michael Murphy (SG) Michael Stites | |
| 09:05 | Northern Illinois University | James Fender makes the 1st free throw | 55-35 |
| 09:05 | Northern Illinois University | James Fender misses the 2nd free throw | 55-35 |
| 09:05 | Marist | Mark Smith pulls down the rebound | 55-35 |
| 08:48 | Marist | Mark Smith misses the shot from the right block | 55-35 |
| 08:47 | Marist | Samuel Lee grabs the offensive rebound | 55-35 |
| 08:38 | Marist | Richard Carnes misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by James Fender - foul #2 on James Fender, team foul #3 | 55-35 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| Subs | Marist | Thomas Anderson (SF), Arthur O'Brien (PF) Arturo Perez, Mark Smith | |
| 08:38 | Marist | Richard Carnes makes the 1st free throw | 55-36 |
| 08:38 | Marist | Richard Carnes makes the 2nd free throw | 55-37 |
| 08:19 | Northern Illinois University | James Cole knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Roger French | 57-37 |
| 08:05 | Marist | Michael Murphy hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 57-37 |
| 08:04 | Northern Illinois University | James Cole gets the rebound | 57-37 |
| 08:00 | Northern Illinois University | Roger French misses long on a shot from the right wing | 57-37 |
| 07:59 | Marist | Samuel Lee grabs the defensive rebound | 57-37 |
| 07:45 | Marist | Thomas Anderson misses the 3 from the left wing | 57-37 |
| 07:43 | Northern Illinois University | James Cole grabs the board | 57-37 |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Roger French (fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. SG - Daniel Perry (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scott Aragon (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. PF - James Cole (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 10 reb. C - James Fender (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marist | PG - Richard Carnes (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Murphy (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Anderson (fresh) PF - Arthur O'Brien (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Samuel Lee (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 07:14 | Northern Illinois University | Roger French misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 57-37 |
| 07:12 | Northern Illinois University | James Cole tips it in | 59-37 |
| 06:50 | Marist | Thomas Anderson loses the dribble to James Fender | 59-37 |
| 06:24 | Northern Illinois University | Scott Aragon misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 59-37 |
| 06:22 | Northern Illinois University | James Cole gets the offensive rebound | 59-37 |
| 06:02 | Northern Illinois University | Roger French knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Scott Aragon | 62-37 |
| 05:54 | Marist | Thomas Anderson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 62-37 |
| 05:53 | Northern Illinois University | James Fender snags the defensive board | 62-37 |
| 05:28 | Northern Illinois University | Scott Aragon makes the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Roger French | 65-37 |
| 05:21 | Marist | Arthur O'Brien is hacked by James Cole - foul #3 on James Cole, team foul #4 | 65-37 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Benjamin Rouse (PG), Keith Derrick (SG), Martin Comstock (SF), Chad Dawson (PF), James Jennings (C) Roger French, Daniel Perry, Scott Aragon, James Cole, James Fender | |
| Subs | Marist | Arturo Perez (PG), Matthew Hall (SG), William Egger (SF), Mark Smith (PF), Raymond Rosenthal (C) Richard Carnes, Michael Murphy, Thomas Anderson, Arthur O'Brien, Samuel Lee | |
| 05:16 | Marist | William Egger misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 65-37 |
| 05:15 | Northern Illinois University | James Jennings gets the rebound | 65-37 |
| 04:46 | Northern Illinois University | Martin Comstock is hacked by William Egger - foul #1 on William Egger, team foul #8 | 65-37 |
| 04:46 | Northern Illinois University | Martin Comstock makes the 1st free throw | 66-37 |
| 04:46 | Northern Illinois University | Martin Comstock makes the 2nd free throw | 67-37 |
| 04:28 | Marist | Raymond Rosenthal misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 67-37 |
| 04:27 | Marist | Mark Smith grabs the offensive board | 67-37 |
| 04:18 | Marist | Chad Dawson steps in front of the Mark Smith pass | 67-37 |
| 03:57 | Northern Illinois University | James Jennings misses the jump hook from close range | 67-37 |
| 03:56 | Northern Illinois University | James Jennings pulls down the offensive rebound | 67-37 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Marist | Marist is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:40 | Northern Illinois University | Keith Derrick is fouled on the floor by Arturo Perez - foul #2 on Arturo Perez, team foul #9 | 67-37 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Scott Aragon (SF) Martin Comstock | |
| Subs | Marist | Richard Carnes (PG) William Egger | |
| 03:40 | Northern Illinois University | Keith Derrick makes the 1st free throw | 68-37 |
| 03:40 | Northern Illinois University | Keith Derrick makes the 2nd free throw | 69-37 |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Benjamin Rouse (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Keith Derrick (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Scott Aragon (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. PF - Chad Dawson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - James Jennings (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marist | PG - Richard Carnes (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Matthew Hall (fresh) SF - Arturo Perez (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. PF - Mark Smith (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Raymond Rosenthal (fresh) 4 pf. | |
| 03:19 | Marist | Arturo Perez double dribbles | 69-37 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Roger French (PG) Benjamin Rouse | |
| Subs | Marist | Thomas Anderson (SF) Matthew Hall | |
| 03:17 | Northern Illinois University | Richard Carnes picks off the pass by Roger French in the backcourt | 69-37 |
| 03:10 | Marist | Raymond Rosenthal's pass is intercepted by Scott Aragon | 69-37 |
| 02:57 | Northern Illinois University | Scott Aragon drills a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Chad Dawson | 71-37 |
| 02:39 | Marist | Mark Smith misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 71-37 |
| 02:37 | Marist | The offensive rebound goes to Mark Smith | 71-37 |
| 02:30 | Marist | Richard Carnes can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 71-37 |
| 02:29 | Marist | Mark Smith hits the follow up shot | 71-39 |
| 02:10 | Northern Illinois University | Roger French is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Roger French, team foul #5 | 71-39 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Daniel Perry (SG), James Cole (PF), James Fender (C) Keith Derrick, Chad Dawson, James Jennings | |
| Subs | Marist | Matthew Hall (SG), William Egger (SF) Arturo Perez, Raymond Rosenthal | |
| 01:52 | Marist | Richard Carnes connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 71-41 |
| 01:34 | Northern Illinois University | Daniel Perry misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 71-41 |
| 01:33 | Marist | William Egger grabs the defensive rebound | 71-41 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Marist | Marist is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:26 | Marist | Roger French is called for the reach on Richard Carnes - foul #3 on Roger French, team foul #6 | 71-41 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| Subs | Marist | Arturo Perez (SG), Raymond Rosenthal (C) Matthew Hall, William Egger | |
| 01:15 | Marist | Thomas Anderson clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 71-41 |
| 01:14 | Marist | The offensive rebound goes to Arturo Perez | 71-41 |
| 00:55 | Marist | Richard Carnes misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 71-41 |
| 00:54 | Northern Illinois University | Scott Aragon pulls down the rebound | 71-41 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Marist | Marist is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:27 | Northern Illinois University | Scott Aragon misses short on a floater from the left block but he's fouled by Raymond Rosenthal - foul #5 on Raymond Rosenthal, team foul #10 | 71-41 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| Subs | Marist | Matthew Hall (SG) Raymond Rosenthal | |
| 00:27 | Northern Illinois University | Scott Aragon makes the 1st free throw | 72-41 |
| 00:27 | Northern Illinois University | Scott Aragon makes the 2nd free throw | 73-41 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Marist | Marist is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:21 | Marist | Thomas Anderson makes the 3 pointer from the right wing | 73-44 |
| 00:00 | Northern Illinois University | Roger French runs out the clock | 73-44 |