| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - James Kobayashi (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Justin Williamson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gregory Gillespie (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Darrell Brown (fresh) 3 reb. C - Ronald Church (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Fa Hou (fresh) SG - Filip Osenkowski (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jeremy Derosier (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Nicholas Albro (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Dennis Davis (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kent State | Jeremy Derosier inbounds the ball | 27-37 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:46 | Kent State | Fa Hou misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 27-37 |
| 19:44 | Kent State | Jeremy Derosier tips it in | 27-39 |
| 19:22 | Northern Illinois University | James Kobayashi lays it up and in | 29-39 |
| 19:06 | Kent State | Dennis Davis hits the finger roll set up by Filip Osenkowski | 29-41 |
| 18:53 | Northern Illinois University | Darrell Brown makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 31-41 |
| 18:40 | Kent State | Filip Osenkowski drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Nicholas Albro | 31-44 |
| 18:11 | Northern Illinois University | Gregory Gillespie's pass is intercepted by Fa Hou | 31-44 |
| 17:50 | Kent State | Jeremy Derosier hits a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Filip Osenkowski | 31-47 |
| 17:21 | Northern Illinois University | Darrell Brown clanks a shot in the paint | 31-47 |
| 17:19 | Kent State | Jeremy Derosier grabs the defensive rebound | 31-47 |
| 17:05 | Kent State | Jeremy Derosier makes the 3 pointer from the right corner | 31-50 |
| 16:44 | Northern Illinois University | Gregory Gillespie misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 31-50 |
| 16:43 | Northern Illinois University | Darrell Brown grabs the offensive rebound | 31-50 |
| 16:29 | Northern Illinois University | James Kobayashi hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Justin Williamson | 34-50 |
| 16:13 | Kent State | Fa Hou is hacked by Gregory Gillespie - foul #2 on Gregory Gillespie, team foul #1 | 34-50 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Joshua Ruth (PG), Michael Miller (SG), Dennis Davis (SF), Bruce Batty (PF), Wayne Rader (C) James Kobayashi, Justin Williamson, Gregory Gillespie, Darrell Brown, Ronald Church | |
| Subs | Kent State | James Louie (PG), Yong Chu (SG), Stephen Richmond (SF), William Rhodes (PF), Henry Carpenter (C) Fa Hou, Filip Osenkowski, Jeremy Derosier, Nicholas Albro, Dennis Davis | |
| 15:58 | Kent State | Yong Chu misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 34-50 |
| 15:57 | Northern Illinois University | Wayne Rader grabs the board | 34-50 |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Joshua Ruth (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Miller (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SF - Dennis Davis (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Bruce Batty (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Wayne Rader (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - James Louie (fresh) SG - Yong Chu (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Stephen Richmond (fresh) 6 pts. PF - William Rhodes (fresh) 2 pts. C - Henry Carpenter (fresh) | |
| 15:50 | Northern Illinois University | Michael Miller is hacked by William Rhodes - foul #2 on William Rhodes, team foul #1 | 34-50 |
| 15:44 | Northern Illinois University | Dennis Davis hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 34-50 |
| 15:42 | Northern Illinois University | Bruce Batty grabs the offensive rebound | 34-50 |
| 15:26 | Northern Illinois University | Stephen Richmond picks off the pass by Dennis Davis | 34-50 |
| 15:11 | Kent State | Yong Chu misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 34-50 |
| 15:09 | Kent State | Yong Chu pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-50 |
| 14:53 | Kent State | Stephen Richmond misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 34-50 |
| 14:51 | Northern Illinois University | Michael Miller gets the rebound | 34-50 |
| 14:45 | Northern Illinois University | Michael Miller lays it up and in set up by Joshua Ruth | 36-50 |
| 14:33 | Kent State | James Louie can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 36-50 |
| 14:31 | Kent State | The offensive rebound goes to William Rhodes | 36-50 |
| 14:15 | Kent State | William Rhodes drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 36-53 |
| 13:48 | Northern Illinois University | Bruce Batty can't connect on a driving attempt from the right block | 36-53 |
| 13:47 | Northern Illinois University | Michael Miller tips it in | 38-53 |
| 13:32 | Kent State | James Louie connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Henry Carpenter | 38-56 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 13:11 | Northern Illinois University | Michael Miller can't connect on a jump hook from close range | 38-56 |
| 13:09 | Kent State | Yong Chu grabs the defensive rebound | 38-56 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 12:41 | Kent State | Stephen Richmond hits a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from James Louie | 38-59 |
| 12:22 | Northern Illinois University | Joshua Ruth clanks a floater from close range | 38-59 |
| 12:20 | Northern Illinois University | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Miller | 38-59 |
| 11:56 | Northern Illinois University | Joshua Ruth is hacked by Yong Chu - foul #1 on Yong Chu, team foul #2 | 38-59 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | James Kobayashi (PG), Justin Williamson (SG), Gregory Gillespie (SF), Darrell Brown (PF), Ronald Church (C) Joshua Ruth, Michael Miller, Dennis Davis, Bruce Batty, Wayne Rader | |
| Subs | Kent State | Fa Hou (PG), Filip Osenkowski (SG), Jeremy Derosier (SF), Nicholas Albro (PF), Dennis Davis (C) James Louie, Yong Chu, Stephen Richmond, William Rhodes, Henry Carpenter | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - James Kobayashi (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Justin Williamson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gregory Gillespie (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Darrell Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Ronald Church (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Fa Hou (fresh) SG - Filip Osenkowski (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jeremy Derosier (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. PF - Nicholas Albro (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Dennis Davis (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:47 | Northern Illinois University | Justin Williamson misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 38-59 |
| 11:45 | Northern Illinois University | Darrell Brown tips it in | 40-59 |
| 11:18 | Kent State | Fa Hou knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Jeremy Derosier | 40-62 |
| 11:16 | Northern Illinois University | James Kobayashi is hacked by Fa Hou in the backcourt - foul #3 on Fa Hou, team foul #3 | 40-62 |
| 11:04 | Northern Illinois University | James Kobayashi makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Ronald Church | 43-62 |
| 10:44 | Kent State | Dennis Davis's fadeaway is rejected by Ronald Church | 43-62 |
| 10:42 | Northern Illinois University | Ronald Church snags the defensive board | 43-62 |
| 10:36 | Northern Illinois University | Darrell Brown hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 43-62 |
| 10:34 | Northern Illinois University | Justin Williamson pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-62 |
| 10:20 | Northern Illinois University | Ronald Church hits a shot from close range on a great pass from Justin Williamson | 45-62 |
| 10:18 | Kent State | Fa Hou is hacked by James Kobayashi in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Kobayashi, team foul #2 | 45-62 |
| 10:02 | Kent State | Jeremy Derosier can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 45-62 |
| 10:00 | Northern Illinois University | Justin Williamson gets the rebound | 45-62 |
| 09:56 | Northern Illinois University | James Kobayashi buries a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Justin Williamson and he's fouled by Jeremy Derosier - foul #1 on Jeremy Derosier, team foul #4 | 47-62 |
| 09:56 | Northern Illinois University | James Kobayashi makes the free throw | 48-62 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 09:34 | Kent State | Dennis Davis hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from close range | 48-62 |
| 09:32 | Northern Illinois University | James Kobayashi grabs the board | 48-62 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 09:12 | Northern Illinois University | Dennis Davis picks off the pass by Gregory Gillespie | 48-62 |
| 08:50 | Kent State | Nicholas Albro misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 48-62 |
| 08:49 | Northern Illinois University | James Kobayashi gets the rebound | 48-62 |
| 08:45 | Northern Illinois University | Filip Osenkowski takes the ball from Darrell Brown | 48-62 |
| 08:18 | Kent State | Nicholas Albro misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 48-62 |
| 08:17 | Kent State | Filip Osenkowski tips it home | 48-64 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 08:05 | Northern Illinois University | Justin Williamson is fouled on the floor by Filip Osenkowski - foul #1 on Filip Osenkowski, team foul #5 | 48-64 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Joshua Ruth (PG), Michael Miller (SG), Dennis Davis (SF), Bruce Batty (PF), Wayne Rader (C) James Kobayashi, Justin Williamson, Gregory Gillespie, Darrell Brown, Ronald Church | |
| Subs | Kent State | James Louie (PG), Yong Chu (SG), Stephen Richmond (SF), William Rhodes (PF), Henry Carpenter (C) Fa Hou, Filip Osenkowski, Jeremy Derosier, Nicholas Albro, Dennis Davis | |
| 07:54 | Northern Illinois University | Wayne Rader misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 48-64 |
| 07:53 | Kent State | The rebound goes to William Rhodes | 48-64 |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Joshua Ruth (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Miller (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. SF - Dennis Davis (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Bruce Batty (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Wayne Rader (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - James Louie (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Yong Chu (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - Stephen Richmond (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. PF - William Rhodes (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Henry Carpenter (fresh) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 07:26 | Kent State | Yong Chu makes the 3 pointer from straight away set up by James Louie | 48-67 |
| 07:16 | Northern Illinois University | Wayne Rader misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 48-67 |
| 07:14 | Kent State | Yong Chu grabs the defensive rebound | 48-67 |
| 07:10 | Kent State | James Louie misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 48-67 |
| 07:08 | Kent State | The offensive rebound goes to William Rhodes | 48-67 |
| 06:52 | Kent State | Stephen Richmond misses the fadeaway from the right block | 48-67 |
| 06:51 | Kent State | William Rhodes can't tip it in | 48-67 |
| 06:50 | Northern Illinois University | The rebound goes to Dennis Davis | 48-67 |
| 06:44 | Northern Illinois University | Michael Miller connects on the jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Dennis Davis | 50-67 |
| 06:20 | Kent State | Yong Chu comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 50-67 |
| 06:19 | Northern Illinois University | Dennis Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 50-67 |
| 06:15 | Northern Illinois University | Joshua Ruth makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Wayne Rader | 53-67 |
| 05:46 | Kent State | Stephen Richmond can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 53-67 |
| 05:45 | Northern Illinois University | The rebound goes to Michael Miller | 53-67 |
| 05:45 | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-67 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | James Kobayashi (PG), Justin Williamson (SG), Gregory Gillespie (SF), Darrell Brown (PF), Ronald Church (C) Joshua Ruth, Michael Miller, Dennis Davis, Bruce Batty, Wayne Rader | |
| Subs | Kent State | Fa Hou (PG), Filip Osenkowski (SG), Jeremy Derosier (SF), Nicholas Albro (PF), Dennis Davis (C) James Louie, Yong Chu, Stephen Richmond, William Rhodes, Henry Carpenter | |
| 05:28 | Northern Illinois University | James Kobayashi is fouled on the floor by Filip Osenkowski - foul #2 on Filip Osenkowski, team foul #6 | 53-67 |
| 05:22 | Northern Illinois University | Gregory Gillespie clanks a 3 from the right wing | 53-67 |
| 05:20 | Northern Illinois University | Justin Williamson pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-67 |
| 05:13 | Northern Illinois University | Gregory Gillespie makes the jumper from the baseline on a great pass from James Kobayashi | 55-67 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:51 | Kent State | Jeremy Derosier misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Gregory Gillespie - foul #3 on Gregory Gillespie, team foul #3 | 55-67 |
| 04:51 | Kent State | Jeremy Derosier makes the 1st free throw | 55-68 |
| 04:51 | Kent State | Jeremy Derosier makes the 2nd free throw | 55-69 |
| 04:34 | Northern Illinois University | Darrell Brown hits the finger roll and he's hacked by Nicholas Albro - foul #2 on Nicholas Albro, team foul #7 | 57-69 |
| 04:34 | Northern Illinois University | Darrell Brown makes the free throw | 58-69 |
| 04:21 | Kent State | Fa Hou clanks a 3 from the right wing | 58-69 |
| 04:19 | Northern Illinois University | Darrell Brown snags the defensive board | 58-69 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:09 | Northern Illinois University | Darrell Brown misses badly on a shot from the left side but he's hacked by Filip Osenkowski - foul #3 on Filip Osenkowski, team foul #8 | 58-69 |
| 04:09 | Northern Illinois University | Darrell Brown makes the 1st free throw | 59-69 |
| 04:09 | Northern Illinois University | Darrell Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 59-69 |
| 04:09 | Kent State | Dennis Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 59-69 |
| 03:55 | Kent State | Dennis Davis's fadeaway is rejected by Ronald Church | 59-69 |
| 03:53 | Kent State | Nicholas Albro gets the offensive rebound | 59-69 |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - James Kobayashi (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Justin Williamson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Gregory Gillespie (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. PF - Darrell Brown (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Ronald Church (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Fa Hou (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - Filip Osenkowski (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Jeremy Derosier (fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. PF - Nicholas Albro (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Dennis Davis (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:34 | Kent State | Jeremy Derosier loses the dribble to Gregory Gillespie | 59-69 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:16 | Northern Illinois University | Justin Williamson clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 59-69 |
| 03:14 | Kent State | Dennis Davis grabs the board | 59-69 |
| 02:58 | Kent State | Filip Osenkowski misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 59-69 |
| 02:57 | Northern Illinois University | Ronald Church gets the rebound | 59-69 |
| 02:51 | Northern Illinois University | Justin Williamson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-69 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Bruce Batty (PF), Dennis Davis (C) Darrell Brown, Ronald Church | |
| Subs | Kent State | Yong Chu (SF), William Rhodes (C) Jeremy Derosier, Dennis Davis | |
| 02:49 | Kent State | Kent State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-69 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Darrell Brown (PF), Ronald Church (C) Bruce Batty, Dennis Davis | |
| Subs | Kent State | Jeremy Derosier (SF) Yong Chu | |
| 02:34 | Kent State | Fa Hou clanks a 3 from the left corner | 59-69 |
| 02:33 | Kent State | Jeremy Derosier tips it back up and in | 59-71 |
| 02:27 | Northern Illinois University | Gregory Gillespie connects on the fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from James Kobayashi and he's fouled by Filip Osenkowski - foul #4 on Filip Osenkowski, team foul #9 | 61-71 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Dennis Davis (C) William Rhodes | |
| 02:27 | Northern Illinois University | Gregory Gillespie makes the free throw | 62-71 |
| 02:01 | Kent State | Jeremy Derosier clanks a 3 from the left corner | 62-71 |
| 01:59 | Northern Illinois University | Ronald Church grabs the board | 62-71 |
| 01:54 | Northern Illinois University | Justin Williamson hits a shot from the baseline and the foul's on Jeremy Derosier - foul #2 on Jeremy Derosier, team foul #10 | 64-71 |
| 01:54 | Northern Illinois University | Justin Williamson makes the free throw | 65-71 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 01:28 | Kent State | Jeremy Derosier drills a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Fa Hou | 65-74 |
| 01:22 | Northern Illinois University | Gregory Gillespie clanks a 3 from the left wing | 65-74 |
| 01:21 | Kent State | Nicholas Albro pulls down the rebound | 65-74 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 01:15 | Kent State | Filip Osenkowski hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 65-74 |
| 01:14 | Northern Illinois University | The rebound goes to James Kobayashi | 65-74 |
| 01:08 | Northern Illinois University | Darrell Brown connects on the driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Gregory Gillespie | 67-74 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:39 | Kent State | Filip Osenkowski is fouled on the floor by Darrell Brown - foul #2 on Darrell Brown, team foul #4 | 67-74 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:37 | Kent State | Nicholas Albro is fouled on the floor by Darrell Brown - foul #3 on Darrell Brown, team foul #5 | 67-74 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Uang Huang (PG), Yong Chu (SF) Fa Hou, Jeremy Derosier | |
| 00:36 | Kent State | Uang Huang is fouled on the floor by Gregory Gillespie - foul #4 on Gregory Gillespie, team foul #6 | 67-74 |
| 00:34 | Kent State | Filip Osenkowski is hacked by Gregory Gillespie - foul #5 on Gregory Gillespie, team foul #7 | 67-74 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Dennis Davis (SF) Gregory Gillespie | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 00:34 | Kent State | Filip Osenkowski makes the 1st free throw | 67-75 |
| 00:34 | Kent State | Filip Osenkowski makes the 2nd free throw | 67-76 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:28 | Northern Illinois University | James Kobayashi can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 67-76 |
| 00:27 | Northern Illinois University | Ronald Church snags the offensive board | 67-76 |
| 00:23 | Northern Illinois University | Justin Williamson connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by James Kobayashi | 70-76 |
| 00:23 | Kent State | Kent State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 70-76 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Fa Hou (PG) Uang Huang | |
| 00:22 | Kent State | Nicholas Albro is fouled in the backcourt by James Kobayashi - foul #4 on James Kobayashi, team foul #8 | 70-76 |
| 00:22 | Kent State | Nicholas Albro makes the 1st free throw | 70-77 |
| 00:22 | Kent State | Nicholas Albro makes the 2nd free throw | 70-78 |
| 00:16 | Northern Illinois University | Darrell Brown misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 70-78 |
| 00:15 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Dennis Davis | 70-78 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:13 | Kent State | Dennis Davis is fouled in the backcourt by James Kobayashi - foul #5 on James Kobayashi, team foul #9 | 70-78 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Joshua Ruth (PG) James Kobayashi | |
| Subs | Kent State | Uang Huang (PG) Fa Hou | |
| 00:13 | Kent State | Dennis Davis misses the 1st free throw | 70-78 |
| 00:13 | Northern Illinois University | Ronald Church grabs the board | 70-78 |
| 00:13 | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 70-78 |
| 00:05 | Northern Illinois University | Justin Williamson buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Joshua Ruth | 73-78 |
| 00:05 | Kent State | Kent State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 73-78 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Fa Hou (PG) Uang Huang | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:03 | Kent State | Fa Hou is hacked by Joshua Ruth in the backcourt - foul #1 on Joshua Ruth, team foul #10 | 73-78 |
| 00:03 | Kent State | Fa Hou makes the 1st free throw | 73-79 |
| 00:03 | Kent State | Fa Hou makes the 2nd free throw | 73-80 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Northern Illinois University | Justin Williamson can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 73-80 |