| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Eric Byrd (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gregory Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Timm (fresh) 4 reb. PF - William Sawyer (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - William Stinson (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Jeremy Moore (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jerry Larose (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Leonard Morton (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Joe Levine (fresh) 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Guy Riddle (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Yale | Leonard Morton inbounds the ball | 35-28 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:42 | Yale | A charge is called on Joe Levine - foul #2 on Joe Levine, team foul #1 | 35-28 |
| 19:30 | Northern Illinois University | Joe Levine denies the turnaround by Gregory Smith | 35-28 |
| 19:28 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Timm snags the offensive board | 35-28 |
| 19:17 | Northern Illinois University | Jerry Larose is called for the reach on Gregory Smith - foul #1 on Jerry Larose, team foul #2 | 35-28 |
| 19:07 | Northern Illinois University | Gregory Smith misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 35-28 |
| 19:06 | Northern Illinois University | Eric Byrd pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-28 |
| 18:53 | Northern Illinois University | William Sawyer comes up short on the turnaround from the left block | 35-28 |
| 18:51 | Yale | Joe Levine snags the defensive board | 35-28 |
| 18:45 | Yale | Jerry Larose blows the layup but he's fouled by Gregory Smith - foul #1 on Gregory Smith, team foul #1 | 35-28 |
| 18:45 | Yale | Jerry Larose makes the 1st free throw | 35-29 |
| 18:45 | Yale | Jerry Larose makes the 2nd free throw | 35-30 |
| 18:26 | Northern Illinois University | William Stinson comes up short on the jumper from the baseline | 35-30 |
| 18:25 | Yale | The rebound goes to Guy Riddle | 35-30 |
| 18:20 | Yale | Leonard Morton connects on the jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Jerry Larose | 35-32 |
| 18:02 | Northern Illinois University | Eric Byrd misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 35-32 |
| 18:01 | Northern Illinois University | William Stinson tips it home | 37-32 |
| 17:57 | Yale | Jeremy Moore hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 37-32 |
| 17:56 | Yale | Joe Levine grabs the offensive board | 37-32 |
| 17:51 | Yale | Jerry Larose comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Gregory Smith - foul #2 on Gregory Smith, team foul #2 | 37-32 |
| 17:51 | Yale | Jerry Larose makes the 1st free throw | 37-33 |
| 17:51 | Yale | Jerry Larose misses the 2nd free throw | 37-33 |
| 17:51 | Northern Illinois University | Gregory Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 37-33 |
| 17:40 | Northern Illinois University | Eric Byrd's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-33 |
| 17:21 | Yale | William Stinson steals it from Guy Riddle | 37-33 |
| 16:57 | Northern Illinois University | Gregory Smith makes the fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Eric Byrd | 39-33 |
| 16:34 | Yale | Jerry Larose clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 39-33 |
| 16:32 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Timm gets the rebound | 39-33 |
| 16:27 | Northern Illinois University | Gregory Smith misses the easy layup | 39-33 |
| 16:25 | Yale | The rebound goes to Guy Riddle | 39-33 |
| 16:03 | Yale | Jerry Larose comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 39-33 |
| 16:02 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Timm gets the rebound | 39-33 |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Eric Byrd (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Gregory Smith (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Timm (fairly fresh) 7 reb. PF - William Sawyer (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - William Stinson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Jeremy Moore (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jerry Larose (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Leonard Morton (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Joe Levine (fairly fresh) 9 reb. 3 blk. C - Guy Riddle (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:57 | Northern Illinois University | Gregory Smith hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Eric Byrd | 42-33 |
| 15:36 | Yale | Joe Levine misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 42-33 |
| 15:34 | Northern Illinois University | William Stinson gets the rebound | 42-33 |
| 15:28 | Northern Illinois University | Jeremy Moore steals the ball from Eric Byrd | 42-33 |
| 15:17 | Yale | Leonard Morton buries a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Jerry Larose | 42-36 |
| 15:00 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Timm comes up short on the runner in the lane but he's fouled by Leonard Morton - foul #3 on Leonard Morton, team foul #3 | 42-36 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Gabriel McCool (PG), Roger Walker (SG), Roger Lacefield (PF), David Lail (C) Eric Byrd, Gregory Smith, William Sawyer, William Stinson | |
| Subs | Yale | Brent Rameriz (PG), Johnny Cooper (SG), Roy Ospina (SF), Nicholas Woll (PF), David Stewart (C) Jeremy Moore, Jerry Larose, Leonard Morton, Joe Levine, Guy Riddle | |
| 15:00 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Timm makes the 1st free throw | 43-36 |
| 15:00 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Timm makes the 2nd free throw | 44-36 |
| 14:33 | Yale | David Stewart hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-36 |
| 14:31 | Northern Illinois University | David Lail grabs the defensive rebound | 44-36 |
| 14:28 | Northern Illinois University | Brent Rameriz steps in front of the Gabriel McCool pass in the backcourt | 44-36 |
| 14:27 | Yale | Brent Rameriz can't finish the layup | 44-36 |
| 14:25 | Northern Illinois University | The rebound goes to Robert Timm | 44-36 |
| 14:19 | Northern Illinois University | Roger Lacefield hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Robert Timm | 46-36 |
| 14:06 | Yale | Roy Ospina scores on a 3 from the left corner set up by David Stewart | 46-39 |
| 13:48 | Northern Illinois University | Roger Walker connects on the shot near the basket set up by Gabriel McCool | 48-39 |
| 13:26 | Yale | David Stewart misses the easy layup | 48-39 |
| 13:24 | Yale | Roy Ospina grabs the offensive board | 48-39 |
| 13:19 | Yale | Roy Ospina scores on a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Brent Rameriz | 48-41 |
| 12:55 | Northern Illinois University | Gabriel McCool misses the jumpshot from the left side | 48-41 |
| 12:53 | Yale | Roy Ospina grabs the board | 48-41 |
| 12:25 | Yale | Roy Ospina is fouled on the floor by Robert Timm - foul #3 on Robert Timm, team foul #3 | 48-41 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Eric Byrd (PG), Gregory Smith (SG), William Stinson (C) Roger Walker, Robert Timm, David Lail | |
| Subs | Yale | Jeremy Moore (PG), Jerry Larose (SG), Leonard Morton (SF), Joe Levine (PF), Guy Riddle (C) Brent Rameriz, Johnny Cooper, Roy Ospina, Nicholas Woll, David Stewart | |
| 12:12 | Yale | Guy Riddle buries a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Jerry Larose | 48-43 |
| 12:05 | Northern Illinois University | Gregory Smith can't connect on a jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by Jerry Larose - foul #2 on Jerry Larose, team foul #4 | 48-43 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Paul Sechrist (SF), Frank Stover (PF) Gabriel McCool, Roger Lacefield | |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| 12:05 | Northern Illinois University | Gregory Smith makes the 1st free throw | 49-43 |
| 12:05 | Northern Illinois University | Gregory Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 50-43 |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Eric Byrd (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Gregory Smith (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Paul Sechrist (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Frank Stover (fresh) C - William Stinson (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Jeremy Moore (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jerry Larose (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SF - Leonard Morton (fresh) 13 pts. 3 pf. PF - Joe Levine (fresh) 9 reb. 3 blk. C - Guy Riddle (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:55 | Yale | Leonard Morton misses short on a 3 from straight away | 50-43 |
| 11:54 | Yale | Guy Riddle gets the offensive rebound | 50-43 |
| 11:45 | Yale | Leonard Morton makes the driving attempt in the lane | 50-45 |
| 11:29 | Northern Illinois University | Eric Byrd misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 50-45 |
| 11:28 | Northern Illinois University | Frank Stover tips it home | 52-45 |
| 11:13 | Yale | Jeremy Moore is hacked by William Stinson - foul #1 on William Stinson, team foul #4 | 52-45 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Gabriel McCool (SF), William Sawyer (PF) Paul Sechrist, Frank Stover | |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| 10:51 | Yale | Jeremy Moore's pass is intercepted by William Sawyer | 52-45 |
| 10:32 | Northern Illinois University | Gabriel McCool misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on Jerry Larose - foul #3 on Jerry Larose, team foul #5 | 52-45 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Roger Walker (SF) Gregory Smith | |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| 10:32 | Northern Illinois University | Gabriel McCool makes the 1st free throw | 53-45 |
| 10:32 | Northern Illinois University | Gabriel McCool makes the 2nd free throw | 54-45 |
| 10:17 | Yale | 3 seconds is called on Joe Levine | 54-45 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Roger Lacefield (C) William Stinson | |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| 10:03 | Northern Illinois University | Roger Lacefield clanks a driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by Jerry Larose - foul #4 on Jerry Larose, team foul #6 | 54-45 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| Subs | Yale | Johnny Cooper (SG), Nicholas Woll (C) Jerry Larose, Guy Riddle | |
| 10:03 | Northern Illinois University | Roger Lacefield makes the 1st free throw | 55-45 |
| 10:03 | Northern Illinois University | Roger Lacefield makes the 2nd free throw | 56-45 |
| 09:50 | Yale | Leonard Morton can't finish the layup but the foul's on Gabriel McCool - foul #1 on Gabriel McCool, team foul #5 | 56-45 |
| 09:50 | Yale | Leonard Morton makes the 1st free throw | 56-46 |
| 09:50 | Yale | Leonard Morton makes the 2nd free throw | 56-47 |
| 09:26 | Northern Illinois University | William Sawyer misses badly on a floater near the basket | 56-47 |
| 09:24 | Northern Illinois University | William Sawyer tips it in | 58-47 |
| 09:10 | Yale | The jumper by Jeremy Moore is denied by Roger Lacefield | 58-47 |
| 09:08 | Northern Illinois University | William Sawyer gets the rebound | 58-47 |
| 09:04 | Northern Illinois University | Gabriel McCool hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Johnny Cooper - foul #1 on Johnny Cooper, team foul #7 | 58-47 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Gregory Smith (SG), William Stinson (C) Roger Walker, Roger Lacefield | |
| Subs | Yale | Roy Ospina (SF), Guy Riddle (C) Leonard Morton, Joe Levine | |
| 09:04 | Northern Illinois University | Gabriel McCool misses the 1st free throw | 58-47 |
| 09:04 | Northern Illinois University | Gabriel McCool makes the 2nd free throw | 59-47 |
| 08:53 | Yale | Jeremy Moore is denied on a layup by William Stinson | 59-47 |
| 08:52 | Northern Illinois University | Gregory Smith grabs the board | 59-47 |
| 08:48 | Northern Illinois University | Gregory Smith makes the shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Eric Byrd | 61-47 |
| 08:29 | Yale | Johnny Cooper misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 61-47 |
| 08:27 | Yale | Guy Riddle grabs the offensive board | 61-47 |
| 08:12 | Yale | Guy Riddle is whistled for traveling | 61-47 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Roger Walker (PG), Paul Sechrist (SF), Roger Lacefield (PF) Eric Byrd, Gabriel McCool, William Sawyer | |
| Subs | Yale | Brent Rameriz (PG), Joe Levine (PF) Jeremy Moore, Nicholas Woll | |
| 08:01 | Northern Illinois University | Roger Walker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-47 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Robert Timm (SF) Paul Sechrist | |
| Subs | Yale | Leonard Morton (SF) Roy Ospina | |
| 07:58 | Yale | Brent Rameriz loses the dribble to Roger Walker in the backcourt | 61-47 |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Roger Walker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SG - Gregory Smith (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Timm (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. PF - Roger Lacefield (fresh) 6 pts. 2 blk. C - William Stinson (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Brent Rameriz (fresh) 6 ast. 3 stl. SG - Johnny Cooper (fresh) SF - Leonard Morton (fresh) 17 pts. 3 pf. PF - Joe Levine (fresh) 9 reb. 3 blk. C - Guy Riddle (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:44 | Northern Illinois University | Guy Riddle swats the layup by Gregory Smith | 61-47 |
| 07:42 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Timm tips it back up and in | 63-47 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 07:35 | Yale | Joe Levine knocks in the runner from the baseline set up by Guy Riddle | 63-49 |
| 07:14 | Northern Illinois University | Gregory Smith clanks a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Leonard Morton - foul #4 on Leonard Morton, team foul #8 | 63-49 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Eric Byrd (PG), David Lail (C) Roger Walker, William Stinson | |
| Subs | Yale | Jerry Larose (SG), Nicholas Woll (C) Johnny Cooper, Guy Riddle | |
| 07:14 | Northern Illinois University | Gregory Smith makes the 1st free throw | 64-49 |
| 07:14 | Northern Illinois University | Gregory Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 65-49 |
| 06:56 | Yale | Jerry Larose comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 65-49 |
| 06:54 | Yale | Nicholas Woll grabs the offensive board | 65-49 |
| 06:36 | Yale | Robert Timm takes the ball from Leonard Morton | 65-49 |
| 06:31 | Northern Illinois University | Eric Byrd misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 65-49 |
| 06:29 | Yale | Nicholas Woll grabs the board | 65-49 |
| 06:19 | Yale | Jerry Larose misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 65-49 |
| 06:17 | Northern Illinois University | David Lail grabs the defensive rebound | 65-49 |
| 06:09 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Timm scores on a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Eric Byrd | 68-49 |
| 05:58 | Yale | Joe Levine knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Jerry Larose and the foul's on Roger Lacefield - foul #2 on Roger Lacefield, team foul #6 | 68-51 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Gabriel McCool (SG), Roger Walker (SF), William Sawyer (PF), William Stinson (C) Gregory Smith, Robert Timm, Roger Lacefield, David Lail | |
| Subs | Yale | Jeremy Moore (PG), Roy Ospina (SF), Guy Riddle (C) Brent Rameriz, Leonard Morton, Nicholas Woll | |
| 05:58 | Yale | Joe Levine makes the free throw | 68-52 |
| 05:38 | Northern Illinois University | William Sawyer drills a jumpshot from the right side and the foul's on Jerry Larose - foul #5 on Jerry Larose, team foul #9 | 70-52 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| Subs | Yale | Johnny Cooper (SG), Nicholas Woll (PF) Jerry Larose, Joe Levine | |
| 05:38 | Northern Illinois University | William Sawyer misses the free throw | 70-52 |
| 05:38 | Yale | The rebound goes to Roy Ospina | 70-52 |
| 05:22 | Yale | The short jumper by Roy Ospina is denied by Eric Byrd | 70-52 |
| 05:21 | Northern Illinois University | Eric Byrd snags the defensive board | 70-52 |
| 05:15 | Northern Illinois University | Eric Byrd knocks in the 3 from the left wing set up by Gabriel McCool | 73-52 |
| 04:53 | Yale | Nicholas Woll drills a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Roy Ospina | 73-54 |
| 04:40 | Northern Illinois University | William Sawyer double dribbles | 73-54 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Paul Sechrist (SF) Eric Byrd | |
| Subs | Yale | Leonard Morton (SF) Nicholas Woll | |
| 04:36 | Yale | Jeremy Moore loses the dribble to Gabriel McCool in the backcourt | 73-54 |
| 04:21 | Northern Illinois University | William Sawyer misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Jeremy Moore - foul #3 on Jeremy Moore, team foul #10 | 73-54 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Robert Timm (SF) Paul Sechrist | |
| Subs | Yale | Joe Levine (PF), David Stewart (C) Roy Ospina, Guy Riddle | |
| 04:21 | Northern Illinois University | William Sawyer misses the 1st free throw | 73-54 |
| 04:21 | Northern Illinois University | William Sawyer misses the 2nd free throw | 73-54 |
| 04:21 | Yale | The rebound goes to Joe Levine | 73-54 |
| 04:01 | Yale | Johnny Cooper hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 73-54 |
| 03:59 | Northern Illinois University | Roger Walker grabs the board | 73-54 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Gabriel McCool (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Roger Walker (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. SF - Robert Timm (fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. PF - William Sawyer (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - William Stinson (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Jeremy Moore (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Johnny Cooper (fresh) SF - Leonard Morton (fresh) 17 pts. 4 pf. PF - Joe Levine (fresh) 5 pts. 10 reb. 3 blk. C - David Stewart (fresh) | |
| 03:55 | Northern Illinois University | Gabriel McCool misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 73-54 |
| 03:54 | Northern Illinois University | The offensive rebound goes to Gabriel McCool | 73-54 |
| 03:37 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Timm misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 73-54 |
| 03:36 | Yale | Joe Levine grabs the defensive rebound | 73-54 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:20 | Yale | David Stewart hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block | 73-54 |
| 03:19 | Yale | David Stewart snags the offensive board | 73-54 |
| 03:04 | Yale | Leonard Morton misses the dunk attempt | 73-54 |
| 03:02 | Yale | Joe Levine tips it back up and in | 73-56 |
| 02:57 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Timm connects on the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Gabriel McCool | 75-56 |
| 02:41 | Yale | Joe Levine clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 75-56 |
| 02:39 | Northern Illinois University | William Stinson snags the defensive board | 75-56 |
| 02:32 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Timm can't finish the layup | 75-56 |
| 02:31 | Yale | Leonard Morton grabs the defensive rebound | 75-56 |
| 02:25 | Yale | Leonard Morton is fouled on the floor by Robert Timm - foul #4 on Robert Timm, team foul #7 | 75-56 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Roger Lacefield (PG), Paul Sechrist (SG), Frank Stover (PF), David Lail (C) Roger Walker, Robert Timm, William Sawyer, William Stinson | |
| Subs | Yale | Brent Rameriz (PG), Roy Ospina (PF), Nicholas Woll (C) Jeremy Moore, Joe Levine, David Stewart | |
| 02:25 | Yale | Leonard Morton misses the 1st free throw | 75-56 |
| 02:25 | Yale | Roy Ospina pulls down the offensive rebound | 75-56 |
| 02:11 | Yale | Nicholas Woll is called for traveling | 75-56 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| Subs | Yale | Jack Simone (SG), Casey Pritchett (C) Johnny Cooper, Leonard Morton | |
| 01:55 | Northern Illinois University | Paul Sechrist drills a 3 pointer from the left wing | 78-56 |
| 01:31 | Yale | Jack Simone clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 78-56 |
| 01:29 | Northern Illinois University | David Lail pulls down the rebound | 78-56 |
| 01:25 | Northern Illinois University | Roy Ospina takes the ball from Roger Lacefield | 78-56 |
| 01:22 | Yale | Brent Rameriz blows the layup | 78-56 |
| 01:20 | Northern Illinois University | Gabriel McCool pulls down the rebound | 78-56 |
| 01:14 | Northern Illinois University | Paul Sechrist misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 78-56 |
| 01:12 | Yale | The rebound goes to Roy Ospina | 78-56 |
| 01:06 | Yale | Casey Pritchett's pass is intercepted by Gabriel McCool | 78-56 |
| 01:02 | Northern Illinois University | Gabriel McCool connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 81-56 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:54 | Yale | Casey Pritchett can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block | 81-56 |
| 00:52 | Northern Illinois University | David Lail gets the rebound | 81-56 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:48 | Northern Illinois University | Paul Sechrist misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 81-56 |
| 00:46 | Northern Illinois University | Roger Lacefield tips it back up and in | 83-56 |
| 00:40 | Yale | Roy Ospina can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Paul Sechrist - foul #2 on Paul Sechrist, team foul #8 | 83-56 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Roger Walker (SG) Frank Stover | |
| Subs | Yale | Johnny Cooper (SG), David Stewart (C) Jack Simone, Casey Pritchett | |
| 00:40 | Yale | Roy Ospina misses the 1st free throw | 83-56 |
| 00:40 | Yale | Roy Ospina makes the 2nd free throw | 83-57 |
| 00:18 | Northern Illinois University | Roger Walker can't connect on a jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Johnny Cooper - foul #2 on Johnny Cooper, team foul #11 | 83-57 |
| 00:18 | Northern Illinois University | Roger Walker makes the 1st free throw | 84-57 |
| 00:18 | Northern Illinois University | Roger Walker misses the 2nd free throw | 84-57 |
| 00:18 | Yale | David Stewart snags the defensive board | 84-57 |
| 00:12 | Yale | Brent Rameriz comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by David Lail - foul #1 on David Lail, team foul #9 | 84-57 |
| 00:12 | Yale | Brent Rameriz misses the 1st free throw | 84-57 |
| 00:12 | Yale | Brent Rameriz makes the 2nd free throw | 84-58 |
| 00:00 | Northern Illinois University | Gabriel McCool runs out the clock | 84-58 |