| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Andrew Bilbo (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Timothy Levron (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Cole Oliver (fresh) 5 reb. PF - Louis Ryan (fresh) C - Martin Bueno (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Mark Backer (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donny Neilson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jay Bellew (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronald Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - William Yother (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northern Illinois University | Cole Oliver inbounds the ball | 24-39 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:44 | Northern Illinois University | Cole Oliver's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 24-39 |
| 19:27 | Miami (OH) | Donny Neilson is fouled on the floor by Martin Bueno - foul #1 on Martin Bueno, team foul #1 | 24-39 |
| 19:15 | Miami (OH) | Donny Neilson clanks a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Timothy Levron - foul #3 on Timothy Levron, team foul #2 | 24-39 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Cecil Smith (SG) Timothy Levron | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| 19:15 | Miami (OH) | Donny Neilson makes the 1st free throw | 24-40 |
| 19:15 | Miami (OH) | Donny Neilson misses the 2nd free throw | 24-40 |
| 19:15 | Northern Illinois University | Louis Ryan grabs the board | 24-40 |
| 18:56 | Northern Illinois University | Cole Oliver misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 24-40 |
| 18:55 | Miami (OH) | Ronald Johnson grabs the board | 24-40 |
| 18:39 | Miami (OH) | Mark Backer misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 24-40 |
| 18:37 | Northern Illinois University | Louis Ryan pulls down the rebound | 24-40 |
| 18:31 | Northern Illinois University | Cecil Smith is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Cecil Smith, team foul #3 | 24-40 |
| 18:15 | Miami (OH) | Mark Backer misses short on a floater from the right side | 24-40 |
| 18:14 | Miami (OH) | William Yother gets the offensive rebound | 24-40 |
| 17:55 | Miami (OH) | William Yother makes the shot near the basket on a nice dish by Mark Backer | 24-42 |
| 17:35 | Northern Illinois University | The short jumper by Cole Oliver is denied by Ronald Johnson | 24-42 |
| 17:33 | Miami (OH) | Ronald Johnson snags the defensive board | 24-42 |
| 17:16 | Miami (OH) | William Yother blows the dunk | 24-42 |
| 17:15 | Northern Illinois University | Martin Bueno grabs the defensive rebound | 24-42 |
| 17:11 | Northern Illinois University | Cecil Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 24-42 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Terry Thompson (SF), Robert Ringer (C) Cole Oliver, Martin Bueno | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Daniel Johnson (PF) Ronald Johnson | |
| 16:50 | Miami (OH) | Jay Bellew misses the jumper from the baseline | 24-42 |
| 16:48 | Northern Illinois University | Louis Ryan grabs the defensive rebound | 24-42 |
| 16:40 | Northern Illinois University | Cecil Smith hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 24-42 |
| 16:39 | Miami (OH) | Mark Backer snags the defensive board | 24-42 |
| 16:16 | Miami (OH) | Mark Backer connects on the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Daniel Johnson | 24-45 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 16:12 | Northern Illinois University | Andrew Bilbo hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 24-45 |
| 16:10 | Miami (OH) | The rebound goes to William Yother | 24-45 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 15:42 | Miami (OH) | William Yother misses short on a turnaround from the baseline | 24-45 |
| 15:40 | Northern Illinois University | Louis Ryan snags the defensive board | 24-45 |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Andrew Bilbo (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Cecil Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Terry Thompson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Louis Ryan (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - Robert Ringer (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Mark Backer (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Donny Neilson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jay Bellew (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Daniel Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. C - William Yother (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Northern Illinois University | Andrew Bilbo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-45 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Bernard Watts (PG), Timothy Levron (SG), Cole Oliver (SF), Martin Bueno (C) Andrew Bilbo, Cecil Smith, Louis Ryan, Robert Ringer | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Austin Lyons (PG), James Baumgartner (SG), Ronald Johnson (PF), Oliver Cooke (C) Mark Backer, Donny Neilson, Jay Bellew, William Yother | |
| 15:12 | Miami (OH) | Oliver Cooke's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 24-45 |
| 14:57 | Northern Illinois University | Timothy Levron hits a floater from the free throw line set up by Bernard Watts | 26-45 |
| 14:40 | Miami (OH) | Daniel Johnson buries a 3 from the right corner set up by James Baumgartner | 26-48 |
| 14:35 | Northern Illinois University | Timothy Levron knocks in the jump hook near the basket | 28-48 |
| 14:31 | Miami (OH) | Daniel Johnson comes up short on the runner near the basket but the foul's on Timothy Levron - foul #4 on Timothy Levron, team foul #4 | 28-48 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Cecil Smith (PG) Timothy Levron | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Mark Backer (PG), Donny Neilson (SG), Jay Bellew (SF) Austin Lyons, James Baumgartner, Oliver Cooke | |
| 14:31 | Miami (OH) | Daniel Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 28-49 |
| 14:31 | Miami (OH) | Daniel Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 28-50 |
| 14:22 | Northern Illinois University | Cole Oliver is fouled on the floor by Jay Bellew - foul #3 on Jay Bellew, team foul #1 | 28-50 |
| 14:09 | Northern Illinois University | Cecil Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 28-50 |
| 14:07 | Northern Illinois University | Martin Bueno grabs the offensive board | 28-50 |
| 13:48 | Northern Illinois University | Cecil Smith makes the shot from the left wing and the foul's on Ronald Johnson - foul #1 on Ronald Johnson, team foul #2 | 30-50 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Andrew Bilbo (PG), Fred Orlowsky (SF), Robert Ringer (PF) Cole Oliver, Terry Thompson, Martin Bueno | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Oliver Cooke (C) Daniel Johnson | |
| 13:48 | Northern Illinois University | Cecil Smith makes the free throw | 31-50 |
| 13:22 | Miami (OH) | Mark Backer comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 31-50 |
| 13:21 | Northern Illinois University | Bernard Watts snags the defensive board | 31-50 |
| 13:16 | Northern Illinois University | Andrew Bilbo buries a shot from the left block set up by Robert Ringer | 33-50 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 12:56 | Miami (OH) | Donny Neilson drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Ronald Johnson | 33-53 |
| 12:48 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Ringer misses the floater from the right wing | 33-53 |
| 12:46 | Miami (OH) | Oliver Cooke pulls down the rebound | 33-53 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 12:40 | Miami (OH) | Ronald Johnson misses badly on a shot in the paint but he's fouled by Robert Ringer - foul #1 on Robert Ringer, team foul #5 | 33-53 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Cole Oliver (SF), Louis Ryan (PF), Martin Bueno (C) Fred Orlowsky, Robert Ringer, Bernard Watts | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | William Yother (C) Oliver Cooke | |
| 12:40 | Miami (OH) | Ronald Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 33-53 |
| 12:40 | Miami (OH) | Ronald Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 33-53 |
| 12:40 | Northern Illinois University | Louis Ryan grabs the defensive rebound | 33-53 |
| 12:25 | Northern Illinois University | Donny Neilson is called for the reach on Cecil Smith - foul #1 on Donny Neilson, team foul #3 | 33-53 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Fred Orlowsky (SG) Cecil Smith | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Daniel Johnson (PF) Ronald Johnson | |
| 12:11 | Northern Illinois University | Cole Oliver loses the ball out of bounds | 33-53 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | James Baumgartner (SG) Donny Neilson | |
| 11:52 | Miami (OH) | Jay Bellew misses short on a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Cole Oliver - foul #1 on Cole Oliver, team foul #6 | 33-53 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Bernard Watts (PG) Andrew Bilbo | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| 11:52 | Miami (OH) | Jay Bellew makes the 1st free throw | 33-54 |
| 11:52 | Miami (OH) | Jay Bellew makes the 2nd free throw | 33-55 |
| 11:33 | Northern Illinois University | Fred Orlowsky hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 33-55 |
| 11:31 | Miami (OH) | Jay Bellew snags the defensive board | 33-55 |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Bernard Watts (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Fred Orlowsky (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Cole Oliver (fresh) 5 reb. PF - Louis Ryan (fresh) 6 reb. C - Martin Bueno (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Mark Backer (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Baumgartner (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jay Bellew (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Daniel Johnson (fresh) 10 pts. C - William Yother (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:02 | Miami (OH) | William Yother knocks in the jump hook in the paint set up by Mark Backer | 33-57 |
| 10:55 | Northern Illinois University | Cole Oliver hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Louis Ryan | 36-57 |
| 10:30 | Miami (OH) | Jay Bellew loses the dribble to Cole Oliver | 36-57 |
| 10:18 | Northern Illinois University | Cole Oliver clanks a driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by James Baumgartner - foul #1 on James Baumgartner, team foul #4 | 36-57 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Andrew Bilbo (PG), Cecil Smith (SG), Terry Thompson (C) Bernard Watts, Fred Orlowsky, Martin Bueno | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Austin Lyons (PG), Donny Neilson (SG), Ronald Johnson (PF) Mark Backer, James Baumgartner, Jay Bellew | |
| 10:18 | Northern Illinois University | Cole Oliver makes the 1st free throw | 37-57 |
| 10:18 | Northern Illinois University | Cole Oliver makes the 2nd free throw | 38-57 |
| 09:49 | Miami (OH) | Ronald Johnson scores on a driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Donny Neilson | 38-59 |
| 09:41 | Northern Illinois University | Cole Oliver buries a jumper from just outside the lane and he's fouled by Daniel Johnson - foul #3 on Daniel Johnson, team foul #5 | 40-59 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Robert Ringer (C) Louis Ryan | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Oliver Cooke (C) William Yother | |
| 09:41 | Northern Illinois University | Cole Oliver makes the free throw | 41-59 |
| 09:22 | Miami (OH) | Oliver Cooke misses badly on a jumper in the lane | 41-59 |
| 09:20 | Northern Illinois University | The rebound goes to Terry Thompson | 41-59 |
| 09:16 | Northern Illinois University | Cecil Smith hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 41-59 |
| 09:14 | Northern Illinois University | Cecil Smith tips it back up and in | 43-59 |
| 08:50 | Miami (OH) | Ronald Johnson hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Donny Neilson | 43-61 |
| 08:34 | Northern Illinois University | Ronald Johnson swats the shot by Cecil Smith | 43-61 |
| 08:32 | Miami (OH) | Austin Lyons grabs the board | 43-61 |
| 08:03 | Miami (OH) | Daniel Johnson's corner 3pt jumper is blocked by Robert Ringer | 43-61 |
| 08:02 | Miami (OH) | Donny Neilson pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-61 |
| 07:47 | Miami (OH) | Daniel Johnson is hacked by Andrew Bilbo - foul #1 on Andrew Bilbo, team foul #7 | 43-61 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Timothy Levron (SG), Louis Ryan (PF), Martin Bueno (C) Cecil Smith, Cole Oliver, Robert Ringer | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Mark Backer (PG), Jay Bellew (SF), William Yother (C) Austin Lyons, Ronald Johnson, Oliver Cooke | |
| 07:47 | Miami (OH) | Daniel Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 43-62 |
| 07:47 | Miami (OH) | Daniel Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 43-62 |
| 07:47 | Northern Illinois University | Timothy Levron grabs the defensive rebound | 43-62 |
| 07:29 | Northern Illinois University | Martin Bueno buries a 3 from the left corner | 46-62 |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Andrew Bilbo (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Timothy Levron (fresh) 10 pts. 4 pf. SF - Terry Thompson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Louis Ryan (fresh) 6 reb. C - Martin Bueno (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Mark Backer (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Donny Neilson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jay Bellew (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Daniel Johnson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 pf. C - William Yother (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:07 | Miami (OH) | Mark Backer buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Jay Bellew | 46-65 |
| 06:55 | Northern Illinois University | Timothy Levron can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 46-65 |
| 06:53 | Northern Illinois University | Terry Thompson snags the offensive board | 46-65 |
| 06:39 | Northern Illinois University | Timothy Levron clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 46-65 |
| 06:37 | Northern Illinois University | The offensive rebound goes to Louis Ryan | 46-65 |
| 06:32 | Northern Illinois University | Timothy Levron comes up short on the shot from the left side but he's hacked by Donny Neilson - foul #2 on Donny Neilson, team foul #6 | 46-65 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Cecil Smith (PG), Fred Orlowsky (SF) Andrew Bilbo, Terry Thompson | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | James Baumgartner (SG), Ngunda Abdul (PF) Donny Neilson, Daniel Johnson | |
| 06:32 | Northern Illinois University | Timothy Levron misses the 1st free throw | 46-65 |
| 06:32 | Northern Illinois University | Timothy Levron makes the 2nd free throw | 47-65 |
| 06:03 | Miami (OH) | Mark Backer connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Jay Bellew | 47-68 |
| 05:40 | Northern Illinois University | Cecil Smith drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Fred Orlowsky | 49-68 |
| 05:13 | Miami (OH) | James Baumgartner misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Timothy Levron - foul #5 on Timothy Levron, team foul #8 | 49-68 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Bernard Watts (SG), Fred McKenna (PF), Robert Ringer (C) Timothy Levron, Louis Ryan, Martin Bueno | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Ronald Johnson (PF) Ngunda Abdul | |
| 05:13 | Miami (OH) | James Baumgartner makes the 1st free throw | 49-69 |
| 05:13 | Miami (OH) | James Baumgartner misses the 2nd free throw | 49-69 |
| 05:13 | Northern Illinois University | The rebound goes to Fred McKenna | 49-69 |
| 04:59 | Northern Illinois University | Jay Bellew is called for the reach on Fred Orlowsky - foul #4 on Jay Bellew, team foul #7 | 49-69 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Andrew Bilbo (PG), Terry Thompson (PF) Bernard Watts, Fred McKenna | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Donny Neilson (SG), Oliver Cooke (C) James Baumgartner, William Yother | |
| 04:59 | Northern Illinois University | Fred Orlowsky makes the 1st free throw | 50-69 |
| 04:59 | Northern Illinois University | Fred Orlowsky makes the 2nd free throw | 51-69 |
| 04:33 | Miami (OH) | Mark Backer misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 51-69 |
| 04:32 | Miami (OH) | Donny Neilson pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-69 |
| 04:08 | Miami (OH) | Ronald Johnson misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline | 51-69 |
| 04:07 | Northern Illinois University | The rebound goes to Andrew Bilbo | 51-69 |
| 04:01 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Ringer comes up short on the turnaround from the left block | 51-69 |
| 04:00 | Miami (OH) | The rebound goes to Ronald Johnson | 51-69 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:31 | Miami (OH) | Mark Backer misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 51-69 |
| 03:29 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Ringer grabs the defensive rebound | 51-69 |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Andrew Bilbo (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Cecil Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Fred Orlowsky (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Terry Thompson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Ringer (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Mark Backer (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. SG - Donny Neilson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jay Bellew (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Ronald Johnson (fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. C - Oliver Cooke (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:24 | Northern Illinois University | Fred Orlowsky misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 51-69 |
| 03:22 | Northern Illinois University | Andrew Bilbo snags the offensive board | 51-69 |
| 03:15 | Northern Illinois University | Terry Thompson makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 54-69 |
| 02:59 | Miami (OH) | Ronald Johnson connects on the turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Mark Backer | 54-71 |
| 02:44 | Northern Illinois University | Andrew Bilbo hits a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Robert Ringer | 56-71 |
| 02:22 | Miami (OH) | Mark Backer drills a 3 from the left corner | 56-74 |
| 02:15 | Northern Illinois University | Cecil Smith misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 56-74 |
| 02:13 | Miami (OH) | Donny Neilson grabs the board | 56-74 |
| 01:53 | Miami (OH) | Ronald Johnson hits the finger roll on a great pass from Donny Neilson | 56-76 |
| 01:42 | Northern Illinois University | Terry Thompson scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Cecil Smith | 59-76 |
| 01:15 | Miami (OH) | Mark Backer buries a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Donny Neilson | 59-79 |
| 01:02 | Northern Illinois University | Cecil Smith drills a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Robert Ringer | 62-79 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:42 | Miami (OH) | Oliver Cooke drills a fadeaway in the paint | 62-81 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:34 | Northern Illinois University | Fred Orlowsky can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 62-81 |
| 00:33 | Miami (OH) | Ronald Johnson pulls down the rebound | 62-81 |
| 00:06 | Miami (OH) | Donny Neilson can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 62-81 |
| 00:04 | Miami (OH) | Ronald Johnson tips it home | 62-83 |
| 00:00 | Northern Illinois University | Andrew Bilbo misses short on a halfcourt shot | 62-83 |