| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Brad Kwak (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Pierce (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - William Bear (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Eric Casperson (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Horne (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Joseph Banks (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jack Giese (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Travis Handy (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Colin Reed (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Cropper (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Detroit Mercy | Travis Handy inbounds the ball | 40-42 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:46 | Detroit Mercy | Joseph Banks hits a 3pt shot from the right wing | 40-45 |
| 19:35 | Northern Illinois University | Eric Casperson scores on a turnaround from close range | 42-45 |
| 19:19 | Detroit Mercy | Colin Reed's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-45 |
| 19:12 | Northern Illinois University | Colin Reed is called for the reach on Eric Casperson - foul #1 on Colin Reed, team foul #1 | 42-45 |
| 19:00 | Northern Illinois University | Eric Casperson hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 42-45 |
| 18:59 | Detroit Mercy | Travis Handy pulls down the rebound | 42-45 |
| 18:53 | Detroit Mercy | Colin Reed misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 42-45 |
| 18:52 | Northern Illinois University | John Pierce pulls down the rebound | 42-45 |
| 18:30 | Northern Illinois University | Michael Horne misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 42-45 |
| 18:28 | Detroit Mercy | Jack Giese gets the rebound | 42-45 |
| 18:21 | Detroit Mercy | Jack Giese makes the turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Joseph Banks | 42-47 |
| 18:04 | Northern Illinois University | William Bear is hacked by Travis Handy - foul #2 on Travis Handy, team foul #2 | 42-47 |
| 17:44 | Northern Illinois University | William Bear makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Brad Kwak | 45-47 |
| 17:26 | Detroit Mercy | Colin Reed misses the jumper in the lane | 45-47 |
| 17:25 | Detroit Mercy | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Cropper | 45-47 |
| 17:00 | Detroit Mercy | Joseph Banks misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 45-47 |
| 16:58 | Detroit Mercy | Colin Reed tips it in | 45-49 |
| 16:53 | Northern Illinois University | Brad Kwak travels in the backcourt | 45-49 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Christopher Lane (SG) John Pierce | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Clayton Roe (PG), Stanley Lynch (SG), Robert Treece (SF), Anthony Burke (PF), Ian Kappler (C) Joseph Banks, Jack Giese, Travis Handy, Colin Reed, Michael Cropper | |
| 16:47 | Detroit Mercy | Anthony Burke hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 45-49 |
| 16:46 | Northern Illinois University | William Bear grabs the defensive rebound | 45-49 |
| 16:39 | Northern Illinois University | Michael Horne hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block | 45-49 |
| 16:37 | Detroit Mercy | Clayton Roe grabs the defensive rebound | 45-49 |
| 16:20 | Detroit Mercy | Clayton Roe misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 45-49 |
| 16:19 | Northern Illinois University | Eric Casperson snags the defensive board | 45-49 |
| 16:00 | Northern Illinois University | Michael Horne banks in the layup set up by William Bear | 47-49 |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Brad Kwak (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christopher Lane (fresh) SF - William Bear (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Eric Casperson (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. C - Michael Horne (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Clayton Roe (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Stanley Lynch (fresh) SF - Robert Treece (fresh) PF - Anthony Burke (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Ian Kappler (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:40 | Detroit Mercy | Clayton Roe misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 47-49 |
| 15:38 | Northern Illinois University | William Bear grabs the board | 47-49 |
| 15:30 | Northern Illinois University | Brad Kwak makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Michael Horne | 49-49 |
| 15:02 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Treece misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 49-49 |
| 15:00 | Northern Illinois University | Michael Horne gets the rebound | 49-49 |
| 14:54 | Northern Illinois University | Eric Casperson banks in the layup on a nice dish by Brad Kwak | 51-49 |
| 14:33 | Detroit Mercy | Ian Kappler can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 51-49 |
| 14:32 | Northern Illinois University | The rebound goes to Eric Casperson | 51-49 |
| 14:27 | Northern Illinois University | William Bear drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Brad Kwak | 54-49 |
| 14:06 | Detroit Mercy | Stanley Lynch clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 54-49 |
| 14:04 | Northern Illinois University | Brad Kwak snags the defensive board | 54-49 |
| 13:59 | Northern Illinois University | Brad Kwak makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Michael Horne | 57-49 |
| 13:42 | Detroit Mercy | Stanley Lynch misses long on a floater from the left wing | 57-49 |
| 13:41 | Detroit Mercy | Ian Kappler gets the offensive rebound | 57-49 |
| 13:23 | Detroit Mercy | Anthony Burke throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-49 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Ronnie Jackson (PG), John Pierce (SG), Paul Hodgkins (PF) Brad Kwak, Christopher Lane, William Bear | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Kimmel (PG), Jack Giese (SG), Donald Bacote (SF), Colin Reed (PF), Michael Cropper (C) Clayton Roe, Stanley Lynch, Robert Treece, Anthony Burke, Ian Kappler | |
| 13:05 | Northern Illinois University | Paul Hodgkins misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 57-49 |
| 13:03 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Bacote snags the defensive board | 57-49 |
| 12:57 | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Kimmel misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 57-49 |
| 12:55 | Detroit Mercy | Colin Reed snags the offensive board | 57-49 |
| 12:45 | Detroit Mercy | Paul Hodgkins denies the turnaround by Colin Reed | 57-49 |
| 12:43 | Northern Illinois University | Paul Hodgkins grabs the defensive rebound | 57-49 |
| 12:37 | Northern Illinois University | John Pierce can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 57-49 |
| 12:36 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Cropper gets the rebound | 57-49 |
| 12:07 | Detroit Mercy | Jack Giese misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 57-49 |
| 12:06 | Northern Illinois University | Michael Horne snags the defensive board | 57-49 |
| 12:00 | Northern Illinois University | Donald Bacote takes the ball from Eric Casperson | 57-49 |
| 11:57 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Bacote misses the dunk attempt | 57-49 |
| 11:55 | Northern Illinois University | The rebound goes to Ronnie Jackson | 57-49 |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Ronnie Jackson (fresh) 3 pf. SG - John Pierce (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Michael Horne (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Paul Hodgkins (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Eric Casperson (tiring) 17 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Aaron Kimmel (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jack Giese (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Bacote (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Colin Reed (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Cropper (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:50 | Northern Illinois University | Michael Horne hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 57-49 |
| 11:49 | Northern Illinois University | Michael Horne can't tip it in | 57-49 |
| 11:47 | Northern Illinois University | Paul Hodgkins tips it home | 59-49 |
| 11:29 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Bacote makes the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Jack Giese | 59-52 |
| 11:25 | Northern Illinois University | Ronnie Jackson is fouled on the floor by Aaron Kimmel - foul #4 on Aaron Kimmel, team foul #3 | 59-52 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | William Bear (SF) Michael Horne | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Joseph Banks (PG) Aaron Kimmel | |
| 11:09 | Northern Illinois University | Ronnie Jackson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 59-52 |
| 11:07 | Detroit Mercy | Jack Giese grabs the board | 59-52 |
| 10:47 | Detroit Mercy | Joseph Banks comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 59-52 |
| 10:46 | Northern Illinois University | Paul Hodgkins grabs the defensive rebound | 59-52 |
| 10:40 | Northern Illinois University | John Pierce comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Jack Giese - foul #2 on Jack Giese, team foul #4 | 59-52 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Christopher Lane (PG) Ronnie Jackson | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Clayton Roe (SG), Travis Handy (SF), Anthony Burke (PF), Ian Kappler (C) Jack Giese, Donald Bacote, Colin Reed, Michael Cropper | |
| 10:40 | Northern Illinois University | John Pierce makes the 1st free throw | 60-52 |
| 10:40 | Northern Illinois University | John Pierce makes the 2nd free throw | 61-52 |
| 10:19 | Detroit Mercy | Eric Casperson steps in front of the Ian Kappler pass | 61-52 |
| 10:01 | Northern Illinois University | Paul Hodgkins banks in the layup set up by Christopher Lane | 63-52 |
| 09:46 | Detroit Mercy | Ian Kappler throws a bad pass out of bounds | 63-52 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Brad Kwak (PG) John Pierce | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 09:30 | Northern Illinois University | William Bear is whistled for traveling | 63-52 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Michael Horne (SF) William Bear | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Jack Giese (SG), Donald Bacote (SF) Clayton Roe, Ian Kappler | |
| 09:16 | Detroit Mercy | Brad Kwak is called for the reach on Joseph Banks - foul #2 on Brad Kwak, team foul #1 | 63-52 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Colin Reed (PF) Travis Handy | |
| 09:06 | Detroit Mercy | Jack Giese misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 63-52 |
| 09:05 | Northern Illinois University | Paul Hodgkins snags the defensive board | 63-52 |
| 09:00 | Northern Illinois University | Michael Horne misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline | 63-52 |
| 08:59 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Anthony Burke | 63-52 |
| 08:52 | Detroit Mercy | Colin Reed double dribbles | 63-52 |
| 08:35 | Northern Illinois University | Eric Casperson is hacked by Anthony Burke - foul #3 on Anthony Burke, team foul #5 | 63-52 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Ronnie Jackson (SG) Christopher Lane | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Clayton Roe (PG), Michael Cropper (C) Joseph Banks, Anthony Burke | |
| 08:24 | Northern Illinois University | Brad Kwak can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 63-52 |
| 08:23 | Detroit Mercy | Colin Reed pulls down the rebound | 63-52 |
| 08:07 | Detroit Mercy | Colin Reed clanks a jumper from the left wing | 63-52 |
| 08:05 | Detroit Mercy | Clayton Roe tips it in | 63-54 |
| 07:40 | Northern Illinois University | Paul Hodgkins is called for traveling | 63-54 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | John Pierce (SG), William Bear (SF) Ronnie Jackson, Michael Horne | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Kimmel (PG), Travis Handy (SF), Anthony Burke (PF) Jack Giese, Donald Bacote, Colin Reed | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Brad Kwak (fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Pierce (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - William Bear (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Paul Hodgkins (tiring) 6 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Eric Casperson (tired) 17 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Aaron Kimmel (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Clayton Roe (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Travis Handy (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Anthony Burke (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Michael Cropper (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Detroit Mercy | Clayton Roe scores on a floater from the right wing set up by Aaron Kimmel and the foul's on Brad Kwak - foul #3 on Brad Kwak, team foul #2 | 63-56 |
| 07:24 | Detroit Mercy | Clayton Roe misses the free throw | 63-56 |
| 07:24 | Northern Illinois University | The rebound goes to Paul Hodgkins | 63-56 |
| 07:14 | Northern Illinois University | Paul Hodgkins lays it up and in set up by John Pierce | 65-56 |
| 06:53 | Detroit Mercy | Clayton Roe is called for traveling | 65-56 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Christopher Lane (PG) Brad Kwak | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Joseph Banks (SG), Ian Kappler (C) Clayton Roe, Michael Cropper | |
| 06:32 | Northern Illinois University | William Bear misses long on a jumper from close range but he's fouled by Aaron Kimmel - foul #5 on Aaron Kimmel, team foul #6 | 65-56 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Stanley Lynch (SG), Colin Reed (PF) Aaron Kimmel, Ian Kappler | |
| 06:32 | Northern Illinois University | William Bear makes the 1st free throw | 66-56 |
| 06:32 | Northern Illinois University | William Bear makes the 2nd free throw | 67-56 |
| 06:12 | Detroit Mercy | Anthony Burke is called for traveling | 67-56 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Michael Horne (C) Eric Casperson | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Jack Giese (SG), Donald Bacote (SF) Stanley Lynch, Travis Handy | |
| 05:56 | Northern Illinois University | Paul Hodgkins misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 67-56 |
| 05:54 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Bacote grabs the defensive rebound | 67-56 |
| 05:44 | Detroit Mercy | Anthony Burke misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 67-56 |
| 05:42 | Northern Illinois University | Michael Horne snags the defensive board | 67-56 |
| 05:35 | Northern Illinois University | Paul Hodgkins comes up short on the jumper from the baseline | 67-56 |
| 05:34 | Detroit Mercy | Joseph Banks grabs the defensive rebound | 67-56 |
| 05:15 | Detroit Mercy | Joseph Banks scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Donald Bacote | 67-59 |
| 04:58 | Northern Illinois University | William Bear throws a bad pass out of bounds | 67-59 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Brad Kwak (PG), Ronnie Jackson (SG), Eric Casperson (C) Christopher Lane, John Pierce, William Bear | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Travis Handy (PF), Michael Cropper (C) Colin Reed, Anthony Burke | |
| 04:43 | Detroit Mercy | Eric Casperson picks off the pass by Donald Bacote | 67-59 |
| 04:18 | Northern Illinois University | Eric Casperson comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 67-59 |
| 04:16 | Northern Illinois University | Paul Hodgkins gets the offensive rebound | 67-59 |
| 03:58 | Northern Illinois University | Michael Horne knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Paul Hodgkins | 69-59 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:49 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Cropper makes the jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Jack Giese and the foul's on Paul Hodgkins - foul #4 on Paul Hodgkins, team foul #3 | 69-61 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | John Pierce (SG), William Bear (SF) Ronnie Jackson, Michael Horne | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Clayton Roe (PG), Stanley Lynch (SG), Ian Kappler (PF) Joseph Banks, Jack Giese, Donald Bacote | |
| 03:49 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Cropper misses the free throw | 69-61 |
| 03:49 | Northern Illinois University | William Bear grabs the board | 69-61 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:30 | Northern Illinois University | Paul Hodgkins hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 69-61 |
| 03:29 | Northern Illinois University | Eric Casperson hits the follow up shot | 71-61 |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Brad Kwak (fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Pierce (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SF - William Bear (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - Paul Hodgkins (tired) 8 pts. 10 reb. 4 pf. C - Eric Casperson (tired) 19 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Clayton Roe (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Stanley Lynch (fresh) SF - Travis Handy (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ian Kappler (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Cropper (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:12 | Detroit Mercy | Stanley Lynch buries a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Travis Handy | 71-64 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:08 | Northern Illinois University | John Pierce comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 71-64 |
| 03:07 | Detroit Mercy | Travis Handy grabs the defensive rebound | 71-64 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:43 | Detroit Mercy | Clayton Roe hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 71-64 |
| 02:41 | Northern Illinois University | William Bear snags the defensive board | 71-64 |
| 02:36 | Northern Illinois University | The short jumper by Eric Casperson is denied by Travis Handy | 71-64 |
| 02:35 | Detroit Mercy | Ian Kappler grabs the defensive rebound | 71-64 |
| 02:35 | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-64 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Michael Horne (C) Eric Casperson | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Joseph Banks (PG), Jack Giese (SG), Donald Bacote (SF), Colin Reed (PF) Clayton Roe, Stanley Lynch, Travis Handy, Ian Kappler | |
| 02:28 | Detroit Mercy | Joseph Banks is whistled for a carry | 71-64 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Anthony Burke (C) Michael Cropper | |
| 02:13 | Northern Illinois University | Jack Giese is called for the reach on William Bear - foul #3 on Jack Giese, team foul #7 | 71-64 |
| 02:13 | Northern Illinois University | William Bear makes the 1st free throw | 72-64 |
| 02:13 | Northern Illinois University | William Bear misses the 2nd free throw | 72-64 |
| 02:13 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Colin Reed | 72-64 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:56 | Detroit Mercy | Jack Giese knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner | 72-67 |
| 01:41 | Northern Illinois University | Michael Horne scores on a floater from close range on a great pass from William Bear | 74-67 |
| 01:41 | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 74-67 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Eric Casperson (C) William Bear | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Michael Cropper (C) Anthony Burke | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:24 | Detroit Mercy | Joseph Banks misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 74-67 |
| 01:22 | Detroit Mercy | Jack Giese grabs the offensive board | 74-67 |
| 01:09 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Bacote misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 74-67 |
| 01:08 | Detroit Mercy | Colin Reed gets the offensive rebound | 74-67 |
| 00:57 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Bacote can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 74-67 |
| 00:55 | Northern Illinois University | The rebound goes to Michael Horne | 74-67 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:53 | Northern Illinois University | Michael Horne is hacked by Joseph Banks in the backcourt - foul #1 on Joseph Banks, team foul #8 | 74-67 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Christopher Lane (PG) Brad Kwak | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 00:53 | Northern Illinois University | Michael Horne makes the 1st free throw | 75-67 |
| 00:53 | Northern Illinois University | Michael Horne makes the 2nd free throw | 76-67 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:46 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Bacote misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 76-67 |
| 00:44 | Northern Illinois University | John Pierce grabs the defensive rebound | 76-67 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:43 | Northern Illinois University | John Pierce is fouled in the backcourt by Jack Giese - foul #4 on Jack Giese, team foul #9 | 76-67 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | William Bear (SF) Michael Horne | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 00:43 | Northern Illinois University | John Pierce makes the 1st free throw | 77-67 |
| 00:43 | Northern Illinois University | John Pierce makes the 2nd free throw | 78-67 |
| 00:38 | Detroit Mercy | Paul Hodgkins is called for the reach on Donald Bacote - foul #5 on Paul Hodgkins, team foul #4 | 78-67 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Brad Kwak (PG), Michael Horne (C) John Pierce, Paul Hodgkins | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Clayton Roe (SG), Travis Handy (SF), Anthony Burke (PF), Ian Kappler (C) Jack Giese, Donald Bacote, Colin Reed, Michael Cropper | |
| 00:34 | Detroit Mercy | Anthony Burke hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket but he's hacked by Eric Casperson - foul #2 on Eric Casperson, team foul #5 | 78-67 |
| 00:34 | Detroit Mercy | Anthony Burke makes the 1st free throw | 78-68 |
| 00:34 | Detroit Mercy | Anthony Burke makes the 2nd free throw | 78-69 |
| 00:32 | Northern Illinois University | William Bear is hacked by Joseph Banks in the backcourt - foul #2 on Joseph Banks, team foul #10 | 78-69 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | John Pierce (SG) Brad Kwak | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Jack Giese (SG), Donald Bacote (SF), Colin Reed (PF), Michael Cropper (C) Clayton Roe, Travis Handy, Anthony Burke, Ian Kappler | |
| 00:32 | Northern Illinois University | William Bear makes the 1st free throw | 79-69 |
| 00:32 | Northern Illinois University | William Bear makes the 2nd free throw | 80-69 |
| 00:28 | Detroit Mercy | Jack Giese scores on a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Joseph Banks and he's hacked by John Pierce - foul #2 on John Pierce, team foul #6 | 80-71 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Brad Kwak (PG) Christopher Lane | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 00:28 | Detroit Mercy | Jack Giese misses the free throw | 80-71 |
| 00:28 | Northern Illinois University | The rebound goes to Eric Casperson | 80-71 |
| 00:27 | Northern Illinois University | Eric Casperson is fouled in the backcourt by Joseph Banks - foul #3 on Joseph Banks, team foul #11 | 80-71 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Christopher Lane (PG) Brad Kwak | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 00:27 | Northern Illinois University | Eric Casperson makes the 1st free throw | 81-71 |
| 00:27 | Northern Illinois University | Eric Casperson makes the 2nd free throw | 82-71 |
| 00:23 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Bacote knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Joseph Banks | 82-74 |
| 00:22 | Northern Illinois University | Eric Casperson is hacked by Joseph Banks in the backcourt - foul #4 on Joseph Banks, team foul #12 | 82-74 |
| 00:22 | Northern Illinois University | Eric Casperson makes the 1st free throw | 83-74 |
| 00:22 | Northern Illinois University | Eric Casperson makes the 2nd free throw | 84-74 |
| 00:16 | Detroit Mercy | Joseph Banks misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 84-74 |
| 00:15 | Northern Illinois University | Eric Casperson gets the rebound | 84-74 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Northern Illinois University | Christopher Lane runs out the clock | 84-74 |