| Lineup | Jacksonville | PG - Louis Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Hill (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Keith Brown (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Alex Wilson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Donovan Overman (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Anthony Culberson (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Edwin Worcester (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Joseph Callahan (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Anthony Arnold (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Alexander (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northern Illinois University | Joseph Callahan inbounds the ball | 31-32 |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville | Jacksonville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:58 | Northern Illinois University | Anthony Culberson is fouled in the backcourt by Charles Hill - foul #1 on Charles Hill, team foul #1 | 31-32 |
| 19:38 | Northern Illinois University | Anthony Culberson is fouled on the floor by Louis Jackson - foul #2 on Louis Jackson, team foul #2 | 31-32 |
| 19:27 | Northern Illinois University | Anthony Culberson hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 31-35 |
| 19:20 | Jacksonville | Thomas Alexander picks off the pass by Charles Hill | 31-35 |
| 19:00 | Northern Illinois University | Edwin Worcester is called for 3 seconds | 31-35 |
| 18:37 | Jacksonville | Alex Wilson misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 31-35 |
| 18:36 | Northern Illinois University | The rebound goes to Anthony Culberson | 31-35 |
| 18:29 | Northern Illinois University | Thomas Alexander hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block | 31-35 |
| 18:27 | Northern Illinois University | Anthony Arnold tips it in | 31-37 |
| 18:13 | Jacksonville | Donovan Overman misses long on a floater in the lane but he's fouled by Anthony Arnold - foul #1 on Anthony Arnold, team foul #1 | 31-37 |
| 18:13 | Jacksonville | Donovan Overman makes the 1st free throw | 32-37 |
| 18:13 | Jacksonville | Donovan Overman makes the 2nd free throw | 33-37 |
| 17:57 | Northern Illinois University | Joseph Callahan misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Keith Brown - foul #3 on Keith Brown, team foul #3 | 33-37 |
| Subs | Jacksonville | Cornelius Bowden (SF) Keith Brown | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| 17:57 | Northern Illinois University | Joseph Callahan misses the 1st free throw | 33-37 |
| 17:57 | Northern Illinois University | Joseph Callahan makes the 2nd free throw | 33-38 |
| 17:42 | Jacksonville | Alex Wilson misses short on a floater in the paint but he's hacked by Anthony Arnold - foul #2 on Anthony Arnold, team foul #2 | 33-38 |
| Subs | Jacksonville | Bruce Colman (SF) Charles Hill | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Brent Mosca (PF), Greg Huffaker (C) Anthony Arnold, Thomas Alexander | |
| 17:42 | Jacksonville | Alex Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 34-38 |
| 17:42 | Jacksonville | Alex Wilson misses the 2nd free throw | 34-38 |
| 17:42 | Northern Illinois University | Edwin Worcester pulls down the rebound | 34-38 |
| 17:17 | Northern Illinois University | Donovan Overman takes the ball from Brent Mosca | 34-38 |
| 16:56 | Jacksonville | Louis Jackson misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 34-38 |
| 16:55 | Northern Illinois University | Greg Huffaker snags the defensive board | 34-38 |
| 16:50 | Northern Illinois University | Donovan Overman steals it from Anthony Culberson | 34-38 |
| 16:33 | Jacksonville | Bruce Colman can't connect on a fadeaway from close range but the foul's on Brent Mosca - foul #1 on Brent Mosca, team foul #3 | 34-38 |
| Subs | Jacksonville | Thomas Jasinski (PG), Darryl Jacobo (SG), Donald Talley (C) Louis Jackson, Alex Wilson, Donovan Overman | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Marc Happel (PG), James Sund (SG), Anthony Arnold (PF), Thomas Alexander (C) Anthony Culberson, Edwin Worcester, Joseph Callahan, Greg Huffaker | |
| 16:33 | Jacksonville | Bruce Colman makes the 1st free throw | 35-38 |
| 16:33 | Jacksonville | Bruce Colman misses the 2nd free throw | 35-38 |
| 16:33 | Northern Illinois University | Brent Mosca grabs the board | 35-38 |
| 16:09 | Northern Illinois University | Anthony Arnold hits the finger roll set up by Marc Happel and the foul's on Bruce Colman - foul #1 on Bruce Colman, team foul #4 | 35-40 |
| Subs | Jacksonville | Charles Hill (SG) Darryl Jacobo | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| 16:09 | Northern Illinois University | Anthony Arnold makes the free throw | 35-41 |
| 15:53 | Jacksonville | Bruce Colman misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Thomas Alexander - foul #2 on Thomas Alexander, team foul #4 | 35-41 |
| Subs | Jacksonville | Keith Brown (SF) Cornelius Bowden | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| 15:53 | Jacksonville | Bruce Colman makes the 1st free throw | 36-41 |
| 15:53 | Jacksonville | Bruce Colman makes the 2nd free throw | 37-41 |
| Lineup | Jacksonville | PG - Thomas Jasinski (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Hill (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Keith Brown (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Bruce Colman (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Donald Talley (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Marc Happel (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Sund (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Brent Mosca (fresh) 5 reb. PF - Anthony Arnold (fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Alexander (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:29 | Northern Illinois University | Anthony Arnold scores on a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Marc Happel | 37-43 |
| 15:09 | Jacksonville | Charles Hill knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Thomas Jasinski | 40-43 |
| 15:05 | Northern Illinois University | James Sund connects on the shot from the baseline and he's fouled by Thomas Jasinski - foul #3 on Thomas Jasinski, team foul #5 | 40-45 |
| Subs | Jacksonville | Alex Wilson (PF) Bruce Colman | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Anthony Culberson (PG), Joseph Callahan (SF), Greg Huffaker (C) Marc Happel, Anthony Arnold, Thomas Alexander | |
| 15:05 | Northern Illinois University | James Sund makes the free throw | 40-46 |
| 14:50 | Jacksonville | Donald Talley hits a floater in the paint on a great pass from Alex Wilson | 42-46 |
| 14:25 | Northern Illinois University | Joseph Callahan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-46 |
| Subs | Jacksonville | Louis Jackson (PG), Cornelius Bowden (SG), Donovan Overman (C) Thomas Jasinski, Charles Hill, Donald Talley | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Edwin Worcester (SG), William Hahn (C) James Sund, Brent Mosca | |
| 14:11 | Jacksonville | Donovan Overman connects on the turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Cornelius Bowden | 44-46 |
| 13:52 | Northern Illinois University | Joseph Callahan lays it up and in set up by Anthony Culberson | 44-48 |
| 13:25 | Jacksonville | Louis Jackson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 44-48 |
| 13:23 | Northern Illinois University | William Hahn gets the rebound | 44-48 |
| 13:21 | Northern Illinois University | Anthony Culberson is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #1 on Anthony Culberson, team foul #5 | 44-48 |
| Subs | Jacksonville | Donald Talley (PF) Alex Wilson | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Anthony Arnold (PF), Thomas Alexander (C) Greg Huffaker, William Hahn | |
| 13:12 | Jacksonville | Cornelius Bowden is fouled on the floor by Joseph Callahan - foul #1 on Joseph Callahan, team foul #6 | 44-48 |
| Subs | Jacksonville | Bruce Colman (SF) Keith Brown | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| 12:56 | Jacksonville | Louis Jackson is fouled on the floor by Joseph Callahan - foul #2 on Joseph Callahan, team foul #7 | 44-48 |
| Subs | Jacksonville | Charles Hill (SG) Bruce Colman | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| 12:56 | Jacksonville | Louis Jackson misses the 1st free throw | 44-48 |
| 12:56 | Northern Illinois University | Anthony Arnold grabs the defensive rebound | 44-48 |
| 12:27 | Northern Illinois University | Cornelius Bowden is called for the reach on Joseph Callahan - foul #1 on Cornelius Bowden, team foul #6 | 44-48 |
| Subs | Jacksonville | Thomas Jasinski (PG), Bruce Colman (C) Louis Jackson, Donovan Overman | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| 12:10 | Northern Illinois University | Charles Hill is called for the reach on Joseph Callahan - foul #2 on Charles Hill, team foul #7 | 44-48 |
| Subs | Jacksonville | Keith Brown (SF), Alex Wilson (PF) Cornelius Bowden, Bruce Colman | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Marc Happel (PG) Anthony Culberson | |
| 12:10 | Northern Illinois University | Joseph Callahan makes the 1st free throw | 44-49 |
| 12:10 | Northern Illinois University | Joseph Callahan makes the 2nd free throw | 44-50 |
| 11:53 | Jacksonville | Anthony Arnold is called for the reach on Alex Wilson - foul #3 on Anthony Arnold, team foul #8 | 44-50 |
| Subs | Jacksonville | | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | James Sund (SF) Joseph Callahan | |
| 11:53 | Jacksonville | Alex Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 45-50 |
| 11:53 | Jacksonville | Alex Wilson misses the 2nd free throw | 45-50 |
| 11:53 | Northern Illinois University | Anthony Arnold snags the defensive board | 45-50 |
| Lineup | Jacksonville | PG - Thomas Jasinski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Charles Hill (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Keith Brown (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Alex Wilson (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Donald Talley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Marc Happel (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Edwin Worcester (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Sund (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Anthony Arnold (fresh) 18 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Thomas Alexander (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:49 | Northern Illinois University | Alex Wilson denies the turnaround by Edwin Worcester | 45-50 |
| 11:47 | Jacksonville | Keith Brown grabs the board | 45-50 |
| 11:45 | Jacksonville | Thomas Jasinski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 45-50 |
| Subs | Jacksonville | Darryl Jacobo (SG) Charles Hill | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| 11:31 | Northern Illinois University | Marc Happel buries a shot from the baseline | 45-52 |
| 11:11 | Jacksonville | Thomas Jasinski hits a 3 from straight away | 48-52 |
| 10:50 | Northern Illinois University | Anthony Arnold is denied on a layup by Donald Talley | 48-52 |
| 10:48 | Northern Illinois University | The offensive rebound goes to Anthony Arnold | 48-52 |
| 10:30 | Northern Illinois University | Thomas Alexander's pass is intercepted by Darryl Jacobo | 48-52 |
| 10:20 | Jacksonville | Thomas Jasinski is fouled on the floor by Marc Happel - foul #1 on Marc Happel, team foul #9 | 48-52 |
| Subs | Jacksonville | Charles Hill (SG), Cornelius Bowden (SF), Bruce Colman (PF), Donovan Overman (C) Darryl Jacobo, Keith Brown, Alex Wilson, Donald Talley | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Anthony Culberson (PG), Joseph Callahan (SF), Brent Mosca (PF), Greg Huffaker (C) Marc Happel, Edwin Worcester, Anthony Arnold, Thomas Alexander | |
| 10:20 | Jacksonville | Thomas Jasinski makes the 1st free throw | 49-52 |
| 10:20 | Jacksonville | Thomas Jasinski misses the 2nd free throw | 49-52 |
| 10:20 | Northern Illinois University | Greg Huffaker grabs the defensive rebound | 49-52 |
| 09:54 | Northern Illinois University | Brent Mosca makes the floater from the left block and he's hacked by Bruce Colman - foul #2 on Bruce Colman, team foul #8 | 49-54 |
| Subs | Jacksonville | Louis Jackson (PG) Thomas Jasinski | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| 09:54 | Northern Illinois University | Brent Mosca makes the free throw | 49-55 |
| 09:39 | Jacksonville | Donovan Overman is fouled on the floor by Brent Mosca - foul #2 on Brent Mosca, team foul #10 | 49-55 |
| 09:39 | Jacksonville | Donovan Overman makes the 1st free throw | 50-55 |
| 09:39 | Jacksonville | Donovan Overman misses the 2nd free throw | 50-55 |
| 09:39 | Northern Illinois University | James Sund pulls down the rebound | 50-55 |
| 09:22 | Northern Illinois University | James Sund comes up short on the jump hook from the right block | 50-55 |
| 09:21 | Northern Illinois University | Anthony Culberson pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-55 |
| 09:14 | Northern Illinois University | Brent Mosca hits a driving attempt from the baseline | 50-57 |
| 09:02 | Jacksonville | Donovan Overman makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Cornelius Bowden | 52-57 |
| 08:47 | Northern Illinois University | Joseph Callahan hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Anthony Culberson | 52-60 |
| 08:31 | Jacksonville | Charles Hill loses the ball out of bounds | 52-60 |
| Subs | Jacksonville | Keith Brown (SF), Alex Wilson (PF) Charles Hill, Bruce Colman | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Edwin Worcester (SG) James Sund | |
| 08:18 | Northern Illinois University | Edwin Worcester clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 52-60 |
| 08:16 | Jacksonville | Donovan Overman gets the rebound | 52-60 |
| 08:03 | Jacksonville | Keith Brown can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Joseph Callahan - foul #3 on Joseph Callahan, team foul #11 | 52-60 |
| Subs | Jacksonville | Darryl Jacobo (SG), Donald Talley (C) Cornelius Bowden, Donovan Overman | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Anthony Arnold (PF), Thomas Alexander (C) Brent Mosca, Greg Huffaker | |
| 08:03 | Jacksonville | Keith Brown makes the 1st free throw | 53-60 |
| 08:03 | Jacksonville | Keith Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 54-60 |
| 07:36 | Northern Illinois University | Joseph Callahan knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Edwin Worcester | 54-63 |
| Lineup | Jacksonville | PG - Louis Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Darryl Jacobo (fresh) 3 reb. SF - Keith Brown (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Alex Wilson (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Donald Talley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Anthony Culberson (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Edwin Worcester (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Joseph Callahan (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Anthony Arnold (fresh) 18 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Thomas Alexander (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Jacksonville | Keith Brown connects on the jumper in the lane on a great pass from Louis Jackson | 56-63 |
| 07:14 | Northern Illinois University | Darryl Jacobo is called for the reach on Thomas Alexander - foul #2 on Darryl Jacobo, team foul #9 | 56-63 |
| Subs | Jacksonville | Thomas Jasinski (PG) Louis Jackson | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Marc Happel (PG) Anthony Culberson | |
| 07:14 | Northern Illinois University | Thomas Alexander misses the 1st free throw | 56-63 |
| 07:14 | Jacksonville | Donald Talley grabs the defensive rebound | 56-63 |
| 06:50 | Jacksonville | Donald Talley is hacked by Thomas Alexander - foul #3 on Thomas Alexander, team foul #12 | 56-63 |
| Subs | Jacksonville | Charles Hill (SG), Donovan Overman (C) Darryl Jacobo, Alex Wilson | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Charles Little (SG), James Sund (SF), Brent Mosca (C) Edwin Worcester, Joseph Callahan, Thomas Alexander | |
| 06:50 | Jacksonville | Donald Talley misses the 1st free throw | 56-63 |
| 06:50 | Jacksonville | Donald Talley misses the 2nd free throw | 56-63 |
| 06:50 | Jacksonville | Donovan Overman gets the offensive rebound | 56-63 |
| 06:33 | Jacksonville | Keith Brown is hacked by James Sund - foul #1 on James Sund, team foul #13 | 56-63 |
| Subs | Jacksonville | Alex Wilson (PF) Donald Talley | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Greg Huffaker (C) Anthony Arnold | |
| 06:33 | Jacksonville | Keith Brown misses the 1st free throw | 56-63 |
| 06:33 | Jacksonville | Keith Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 56-63 |
| 06:33 | Northern Illinois University | Brent Mosca snags the defensive board | 56-63 |
| 06:10 | Northern Illinois University | Greg Huffaker makes the shot from the right side and he's fouled by Donovan Overman - foul #2 on Donovan Overman, team foul #10 | 56-65 |
| Subs | Jacksonville | | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Anthony Culberson (PG) Marc Happel | |
| 06:10 | Northern Illinois University | Greg Huffaker makes the free throw | 56-66 |
| 05:54 | Jacksonville | Keith Brown misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 56-66 |
| 05:53 | Northern Illinois University | James Sund snags the defensive board | 56-66 |
| 05:48 | Northern Illinois University | Anthony Culberson can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 56-66 |
| 05:46 | Jacksonville | Donovan Overman gets the rebound | 56-66 |
| 05:32 | Jacksonville | Keith Brown misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 56-66 |
| 05:31 | Northern Illinois University | The rebound goes to Greg Huffaker | 56-66 |
| 05:26 | Northern Illinois University | Keith Brown takes the ball from James Sund | 56-66 |
| 04:59 | Jacksonville | Donovan Overman hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 56-66 |
| 04:58 | Jacksonville | Donovan Overman grabs the offensive board | 56-66 |
| 04:45 | Jacksonville | James Sund is called for the reach on Keith Brown - foul #2 on James Sund, team foul #14 | 56-66 |
| Subs | Jacksonville | Louis Jackson (PG), Cornelius Bowden (SG), Donald Talley (PF), Bruce Colman (C) Thomas Jasinski, Charles Hill, Alex Wilson, Donovan Overman | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Edwin Worcester (SG), Joseph Callahan (SF), Anthony Arnold (PF), Thomas Alexander (C) Charles Little, James Sund, Greg Huffaker, Brent Mosca | |
| 04:45 | Jacksonville | Keith Brown makes the 1st free throw | 57-66 |
| 04:45 | Jacksonville | Keith Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 58-66 |
| 04:23 | Northern Illinois University | Edwin Worcester is fouled on the floor by Cornelius Bowden - foul #2 on Cornelius Bowden, team foul #11 | 58-66 |
| Subs | Jacksonville | Darryl Jacobo (SG) Keith Brown | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| 04:23 | Northern Illinois University | Edwin Worcester makes the 1st free throw | 58-67 |
| 04:23 | Northern Illinois University | Edwin Worcester makes the 2nd free throw | 58-68 |
| 04:09 | Jacksonville | Cornelius Bowden clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Thomas Alexander - foul #4 on Thomas Alexander, team foul #15 | 58-68 |
| 04:09 | Jacksonville | Cornelius Bowden makes the 1st free throw | 59-68 |
| 04:09 | Jacksonville | Cornelius Bowden misses the 2nd free throw | 59-68 |
| 04:09 | Northern Illinois University | Thomas Alexander grabs the defensive rebound | 59-68 |
| 03:46 | Northern Illinois University | Anthony Culberson knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing set up by Joseph Callahan | 59-70 |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville | Jacksonville is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:33 | Jacksonville | Donald Talley hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline | 59-70 |
| 03:32 | Northern Illinois University | Edwin Worcester grabs the board | 59-70 |
| Lineup | Jacksonville | PG - Louis Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Darryl Jacobo (fresh) 3 reb. SF - Cornelius Bowden (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Donald Talley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Bruce Colman (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Anthony Culberson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Edwin Worcester (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Joseph Callahan (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Anthony Arnold (fresh) 18 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Thomas Alexander (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:27 | Northern Illinois University | Edwin Worcester buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 59-73 |
| 03:12 | Jacksonville | Donald Talley hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by Edwin Worcester - foul #1 on Edwin Worcester, team foul #16 | 59-73 |
| Subs | Jacksonville | Donovan Overman (C) Darryl Jacobo | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Marc Happel (PG) Anthony Culberson | |
| 03:12 | Jacksonville | Donald Talley makes the 1st free throw | 60-73 |
| 03:12 | Jacksonville | Donald Talley makes the 2nd free throw | 61-73 |
| 02:44 | Northern Illinois University | Edwin Worcester is hacked by Louis Jackson - foul #3 on Louis Jackson, team foul #12 | 61-73 |
| Subs | Jacksonville | Charles Hill (SG), Alex Wilson (PF) Bruce Colman, Donald Talley | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Brent Mosca (PF) Anthony Arnold | |
| 02:44 | Northern Illinois University | Edwin Worcester makes the 1st free throw | 61-74 |
| 02:44 | Northern Illinois University | Edwin Worcester misses the 2nd free throw | 61-74 |
| 02:44 | Jacksonville | The rebound goes to Donovan Overman | 61-74 |
| 02:33 | Jacksonville | Charles Hill throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-74 |
| Subs | Jacksonville | Thomas Jasinski (PG), Darryl Jacobo (SG), Harold Buchan (PF), Donald Talley (C) Louis Jackson, Charles Hill, Alex Wilson, Donovan Overman | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Charles Little (SG), James Sund (SF), Greg Huffaker (C) Edwin Worcester, Joseph Callahan, Thomas Alexander | |
| 02:06 | Northern Illinois University | Charles Little hits a shot from the left wing | 61-76 |
| 01:57 | Jacksonville | Cornelius Bowden is hacked by James Sund - foul #3 on James Sund, team foul #17 | 61-76 |
| Subs | Jacksonville | Bruce Colman (C) Harold Buchan | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| 01:57 | Jacksonville | Cornelius Bowden makes the 1st free throw | 62-76 |
| 01:57 | Jacksonville | Cornelius Bowden makes the 2nd free throw | 63-76 |
| 01:41 | Northern Illinois University | Charles Little is whistled for traveling | 63-76 |
| 01:31 | Jacksonville | Thomas Jasinski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 63-76 |
| 01:04 | Northern Illinois University | Greg Huffaker throws a bad pass out of bounds | 63-76 |
| 00:49 | Jacksonville | Thomas Jasinski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 63-76 |
| 00:47 | Northern Illinois University | Brent Mosca pulls down the rebound | 63-76 |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville | Jacksonville is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:42 | Northern Illinois University | Charles Little misses badly on a floater from the right side | 63-76 |
| 00:41 | Jacksonville | Cornelius Bowden pulls down the rebound | 63-76 |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville | Jacksonville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:33 | Jacksonville | Thomas Jasinski scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Darryl Jacobo | 66-76 |
| 00:26 | Northern Illinois University | Marc Happel is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Jasinski - foul #4 on Thomas Jasinski, team foul #13 | 66-76 |
| 00:26 | Northern Illinois University | Marc Happel makes the 1st free throw | 66-77 |
| 00:26 | Northern Illinois University | Marc Happel misses the 2nd free throw | 66-77 |
| 00:26 | Northern Illinois University | Greg Huffaker pulls down the offensive rebound | 66-77 |
| 00:00 | Northern Illinois University | Marc Happel runs out the clock | 66-77 |