| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Robert Straub (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Roberto Martin (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Bucher (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Robert Weiss (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Condron (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Edward Loeb (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Guy Farner (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Raymond Peters (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Stephen Janis (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - James Byrd (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | DePaul | Raymond Peters inbounds the ball | 40-48 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:43 | DePaul | Edward Loeb buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by James Byrd | 40-51 |
| 19:29 | Northern Illinois University | Roberto Martin is hacked by James Byrd - foul #3 on James Byrd, team foul #1 | 40-51 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| Subs | DePaul | Jeremy Brown (C) James Byrd | |
| 19:17 | Northern Illinois University | Guy Farner is called for the reach on Robert Weiss - foul #2 on Guy Farner, team foul #2 | 40-51 |
| 19:08 | Northern Illinois University | Roberto Martin lays it up and in on a great pass from Michael Bucher | 42-51 |
| 18:52 | DePaul | Guy Farner double dribbles | 42-51 |
| 18:43 | Northern Illinois University | Roberto Martin hits the finger roll on a great pass from Robert Straub | 44-51 |
| 18:27 | DePaul | Guy Farner comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 44-51 |
| 18:26 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Weiss grabs the defensive rebound | 44-51 |
| 18:20 | Northern Illinois University | Donald Condron is denied on a dunk by Jeremy Brown | 44-51 |
| 18:19 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Straub tips it in | 46-51 |
| 17:52 | DePaul | Edward Loeb clanks a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Michael Bucher - foul #1 on Michael Bucher, team foul #1 | 46-51 |
| 17:52 | DePaul | Edward Loeb misses the 1st free throw | 46-51 |
| 17:52 | DePaul | Edward Loeb makes the 2nd free throw | 46-52 |
| 17:29 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Straub is hacked by Edward Loeb - foul #1 on Edward Loeb, team foul #3 | 46-52 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Michael Hall (SG) Roberto Martin | |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| 17:19 | Northern Illinois University | Michael Hall misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Raymond Peters - foul #2 on Raymond Peters, team foul #4 | 46-52 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Lyle Harrison (C) Donald Condron | |
| Subs | DePaul | Mario King (PG), Donald Cummings (SG) Edward Loeb, Guy Farner | |
| 17:19 | Northern Illinois University | Michael Hall makes the 1st free throw | 47-52 |
| 17:19 | Northern Illinois University | Michael Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 48-52 |
| 16:58 | DePaul | Raymond Peters buries a runner in the lane on a nice dish by Mario King | 48-54 |
| 16:42 | Northern Illinois University | Michael Bucher banks in the layup set up by Michael Hall | 50-54 |
| 16:25 | DePaul | Donald Cummings comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 50-54 |
| 16:24 | DePaul | Stephen Janis snags the offensive board | 50-54 |
| 16:05 | DePaul | Donald Cummings clanks a 3 from the left corner | 50-54 |
| 16:04 | Northern Illinois University | Lyle Harrison pulls down the rebound | 50-54 |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Robert Straub (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Hall (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Bucher (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Robert Weiss (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Lyle Harrison (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Mario King (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Donald Cummings (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Raymond Peters (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Stephen Janis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Jeremy Brown (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:57 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Weiss misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 50-54 |
| 15:55 | DePaul | Jeremy Brown grabs the board | 50-54 |
| 15:32 | DePaul | Mario King hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side but he's fouled by Robert Weiss - foul #3 on Robert Weiss, team foul #2 | 50-54 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Roberto Martin (SG), Michael Macdonald (SF), Donald Condron (C) Robert Straub, Michael Bucher, Robert Weiss | |
| Subs | DePaul | Guy Farner (SG), Steven Weissberg (SF), Danilo Moretti (PF), James Byrd (C) Donald Cummings, Raymond Peters, Stephen Janis, Jeremy Brown | |
| 15:32 | DePaul | Mario King makes the 1st free throw | 50-55 |
| 15:32 | DePaul | Mario King misses the 2nd free throw | 50-55 |
| 15:32 | Northern Illinois University | Lyle Harrison gets the rebound | 50-55 |
| 15:08 | Northern Illinois University | Michael Hall buries a jump hook from close range and he's fouled by Guy Farner - foul #3 on Guy Farner, team foul #5 | 52-55 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| Subs | DePaul | Edward Loeb (PG) Mario King | |
| 15:08 | Northern Illinois University | Michael Hall makes the free throw | 53-55 |
| 14:46 | DePaul | Edward Loeb loses the ball out of bounds | 53-55 |
| 14:26 | Northern Illinois University | Danilo Moretti takes the ball from Roberto Martin | 53-55 |
| 14:04 | DePaul | Donald Condron picks off the pass by Edward Loeb | 53-55 |
| 13:49 | Northern Illinois University | Michael Macdonald connects on the jumpshot from the right wing | 55-55 |
| 13:38 | DePaul | Guy Farner knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Edward Loeb | 55-58 |
| 13:23 | Northern Illinois University | Donald Condron is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Donald Condron, team foul #3 | 55-58 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Robert Straub (PG), Michael Bucher (SF), Robert Weiss (PF) Michael Hall, Roberto Martin, Lyle Harrison | |
| Subs | DePaul | Raymond Peters (SF), Stephen Janis (PF) Steven Weissberg, Danilo Moretti | |
| 13:12 | DePaul | Edward Loeb clanks a 3 from straight away | 55-58 |
| 13:11 | DePaul | James Byrd tips it but misses | 55-58 |
| 13:10 | Northern Illinois University | Donald Condron grabs the board | 55-58 |
| 12:45 | Northern Illinois University | Michael Macdonald throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-58 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Lloyd Leslie (SG), Eugene Ingram (C) Michael Macdonald, Donald Condron | |
| Subs | DePaul | Donald Cummings (SG), Jeremy Brown (C) Guy Farner, James Byrd | |
| 12:26 | DePaul | The refs have stopped play. Jeremy Brown is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his shoulder. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 55-58 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| Subs | DePaul | Mario King (PG), Chang Hong (C) Edward Loeb, Jeremy Brown | |
| 12:16 | DePaul | Lloyd Leslie is called for the reach on Donald Cummings - foul #2 on Lloyd Leslie, team foul #4 | 55-58 |
| 12:00 | DePaul | Donald Cummings hits a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Raymond Peters | 55-61 |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Robert Straub (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Lloyd Leslie (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Michael Bucher (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Robert Weiss (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Eugene Ingram (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Mario King (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Donald Cummings (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Raymond Peters (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Stephen Janis (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Chang Hong (fresh) | |
| 11:33 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Weiss comes up short on the jump hook from the left block | 55-61 |
| 11:32 | DePaul | Chang Hong gets the rebound | 55-61 |
| 11:13 | DePaul | Donald Cummings clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 55-61 |
| 11:12 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Straub grabs the defensive rebound | 55-61 |
| 11:06 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Weiss misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Donald Cummings - foul #1 on Donald Cummings, team foul #6 | 55-61 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Roberto Martin (SG), Michael Macdonald (SF), Donald Condron (C) Lloyd Leslie, Michael Bucher, Eugene Ingram | |
| Subs | DePaul | Edward Loeb (PG), Guy Farner (SG), Steven Weissberg (SF), James Byrd (C) Mario King, Donald Cummings, Raymond Peters, Chang Hong | |
| 11:06 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Weiss misses the 1st free throw | 55-61 |
| 11:06 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Weiss misses the 2nd free throw | 55-61 |
| 11:06 | DePaul | James Byrd grabs the board | 55-61 |
| 10:57 | DePaul | Stephen Janis misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 55-61 |
| 10:56 | DePaul | James Byrd misses the tip | 55-61 |
| 10:55 | Northern Illinois University | Roberto Martin grabs the defensive rebound | 55-61 |
| 10:29 | Northern Illinois University | Edward Loeb is called for the reach on Robert Straub - foul #2 on Edward Loeb, team foul #7 | 55-61 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Lyle Harrison (PF) Robert Weiss | |
| Subs | DePaul | Danilo Moretti (PF) Stephen Janis | |
| 10:29 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Straub makes the 1st free throw | 56-61 |
| 10:29 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Straub makes the 2nd free throw | 57-61 |
| 10:13 | DePaul | Danilo Moretti is hacked by Lyle Harrison - foul #1 on Lyle Harrison, team foul #5 | 57-61 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Michael Hall (PG), Michael Bucher (SF) Robert Straub, Michael Macdonald | |
| Subs | DePaul | Raymond Peters (SF) Steven Weissberg | |
| 09:57 | DePaul | Edward Loeb can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 57-61 |
| 09:55 | Northern Illinois University | Donald Condron grabs the board | 57-61 |
| 09:49 | Northern Illinois University | Danilo Moretti takes the ball from Michael Bucher | 57-61 |
| 09:28 | DePaul | Edward Loeb misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 57-61 |
| 09:26 | Northern Illinois University | Michael Bucher grabs the defensive rebound | 57-61 |
| 09:19 | Northern Illinois University | Roberto Martin misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Guy Farner - foul #4 on Guy Farner, team foul #8 | 57-61 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Robert Weiss (PF) Lyle Harrison | |
| Subs | DePaul | Donald Cummings (SG), Stephen Janis (PF) Guy Farner, Danilo Moretti | |
| 09:19 | Northern Illinois University | Roberto Martin misses the 1st free throw | 57-61 |
| 09:19 | Northern Illinois University | Roberto Martin makes the 2nd free throw | 58-61 |
| 09:03 | DePaul | Donald Cummings comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 58-61 |
| 09:01 | Northern Illinois University | Donald Condron grabs the defensive rebound | 58-61 |
| 08:56 | Northern Illinois University | Michael Hall clanks a driving attempt from close range | 58-61 |
| 08:54 | DePaul | Stephen Janis grabs the board | 58-61 |
| 08:44 | DePaul | James Byrd hits the finger roll set up by Edward Loeb and he's hacked by Michael Bucher - foul #2 on Michael Bucher, team foul #6 | 58-63 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Robert Straub (PG) Roberto Martin | |
| Subs | DePaul | Mario King (PG) Edward Loeb | |
| 08:44 | DePaul | James Byrd misses the free throw | 58-63 |
| 08:44 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Weiss gets the rebound | 58-63 |
| 08:29 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Weiss hits a turnaround in the paint | 60-63 |
| 08:12 | DePaul | Donald Cummings misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 60-63 |
| 08:11 | Northern Illinois University | Donald Condron snags the defensive board | 60-63 |
| 08:04 | Northern Illinois University | James Byrd is called for the reach on Donald Condron - foul #4 on James Byrd, team foul #9 | 60-63 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Michael Macdonald (SF) Michael Bucher | |
| Subs | DePaul | Steven Weissberg (SF), Chang Hong (C) Raymond Peters, James Byrd | |
| 08:04 | Northern Illinois University | Donald Condron makes the 1st free throw | 61-63 |
| 08:04 | Northern Illinois University | Donald Condron makes the 2nd free throw | 62-63 |
| 07:55 | DePaul | Michael Hall steals it from Chang Hong | 62-63 |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Robert Straub (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Hall (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Macdonald (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Weiss (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Donald Condron (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Mario King (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Donald Cummings (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Steven Weissberg (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Stephen Janis (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Chang Hong (fresh) | |
| 07:45 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Straub is called for 10 seconds | 62-63 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Lyle Harrison (PF), Eugene Ingram (C) Robert Weiss, Donald Condron | |
| Subs | DePaul | Guy Farner (SG) Donald Cummings | |
| 07:27 | DePaul | Mario King double dribbles | 62-63 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Roberto Martin (SG) Michael Hall | |
| Subs | DePaul | Edward Loeb (PG) Mario King | |
| 07:09 | Northern Illinois University | Steven Weissberg is called for the reach on Michael Macdonald - foul #1 on Steven Weissberg, team foul #10 | 62-63 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| Subs | DePaul | Danilo Moretti (PF) Stephen Janis | |
| 07:09 | Northern Illinois University | Michael Macdonald makes the 1st free throw | 63-63 |
| 07:09 | Northern Illinois University | Michael Macdonald misses the 2nd free throw | 63-63 |
| 07:09 | DePaul | Chang Hong gets the rebound | 63-63 |
| 06:52 | DePaul | Edward Loeb throws a bad pass out of bounds | 63-63 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Michael Bucher (SF), Robert Weiss (PF) Michael Macdonald, Eugene Ingram | |
| Subs | DePaul | Raymond Peters (SF) Steven Weissberg | |
| 06:28 | Northern Illinois University | Lyle Harrison connects on the jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael Bucher | 65-63 |
| 06:11 | DePaul | Danilo Moretti knocks in the jumper from the left side | 65-65 |
| 05:46 | Northern Illinois University | Lyle Harrison buries a driving attempt from close range set up by Robert Weiss and he's hacked by Chang Hong - foul #2 on Chang Hong, team foul #11 | 67-65 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Michael Hall (PG), Michael Macdonald (SG), Donald Condron (C) Robert Straub, Roberto Martin, Robert Weiss | |
| Subs | DePaul | Stephen Janis (PF), James Byrd (C) Danilo Moretti, Chang Hong | |
| 05:46 | Northern Illinois University | Lyle Harrison misses the free throw | 67-65 |
| 05:46 | DePaul | James Byrd snags the defensive board | 67-65 |
| 05:23 | DePaul | Stephen Janis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 67-65 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| Subs | DePaul | Mario King (PG) Edward Loeb | |
| 05:08 | Northern Illinois University | Michael Hall makes the floater from close range | 69-65 |
| 04:45 | DePaul | James Byrd's floater is tipped away by Donald Condron | 69-65 |
| 04:43 | DePaul | Guy Farner snags the offensive board | 69-65 |
| 04:24 | DePaul | Stephen Janis knocks in the runner from the left block | 69-67 |
| 04:12 | Northern Illinois University | Michael Hall can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 69-67 |
| 04:10 | DePaul | James Byrd pulls down the rebound | 69-67 |
| 04:06 | DePaul | Guy Farner misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 69-67 |
| 04:05 | Northern Illinois University | Michael Hall pulls down the rebound | 69-67 |
| 04:00 | Northern Illinois University | Michael Macdonald is hacked by Guy Farner - foul #5 on Guy Farner, team foul #12 | 69-67 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Robert Straub (PG), Roberto Martin (SG), Robert Weiss (PF) Michael Hall, Michael Bucher, Lyle Harrison | |
| Subs | DePaul | Edward Loeb (PG), Donald Cummings (SG), Jeremy Brown (SF) Mario King, Guy Farner, Raymond Peters | |
| 04:00 | Northern Illinois University | Michael Macdonald misses the 1st free throw | 69-67 |
| 04:00 | Northern Illinois University | Michael Macdonald makes the 2nd free throw | 70-67 |
| 03:37 | DePaul | Jeremy Brown can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 70-67 |
| 03:36 | Northern Illinois University | Donald Condron grabs the defensive rebound | 70-67 |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Robert Straub (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Roberto Martin (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Macdonald (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Robert Weiss (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Donald Condron (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Edward Loeb (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Donald Cummings (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Jeremy Brown (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - Stephen Janis (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - James Byrd (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. | |
| 03:25 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Weiss misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 70-67 |
| 03:23 | DePaul | Donald Cummings snags the defensive board | 70-67 |
| 03:10 | DePaul | Stephen Janis throws it down on a nice dish by Edward Loeb | 70-69 |
| 02:50 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Straub misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 70-69 |
| 02:48 | DePaul | James Byrd pulls down the rebound | 70-69 |
| 02:48 | DePaul | DePaul calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-69 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Michael Bucher (SF) Michael Macdonald | |
| Subs | DePaul | Raymond Peters (SF) Jeremy Brown | |
| 02:25 | DePaul | Raymond Peters loses the ball out of bounds | 70-69 |
| 02:09 | Northern Illinois University | Roberto Martin misses the 3 from the left corner | 70-69 |
| 02:08 | DePaul | Stephen Janis pulls down the rebound | 70-69 |
| 01:55 | DePaul | Donald Cummings hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Edward Loeb | 70-72 |
| 01:41 | Northern Illinois University | Roberto Martin misses short on a shot from the right wing | 70-72 |
| 01:39 | DePaul | The rebound goes to Donald Cummings | 70-72 |
| 01:18 | DePaul | Stephen Janis connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 70-75 |
| 00:49 | Northern Illinois University | Donald Condron is hacked by Donald Cummings - foul #2 on Donald Cummings, team foul #13 | 70-75 |
| 00:49 | Northern Illinois University | Donald Condron makes the 1st free throw | 71-75 |
| 00:49 | Northern Illinois University | Donald Condron makes the 2nd free throw | 72-75 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:24 | DePaul | Donald Cummings is denied on a layup by Donald Condron | 72-75 |
| 00:23 | Northern Illinois University | Donald Condron grabs the defensive rebound | 72-75 |
| 00:18 | Northern Illinois University | Donald Cummings steals it from Roberto Martin | 72-75 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:15 | DePaul | James Byrd is hacked by Robert Straub in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Straub, team foul #7 | 72-75 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| Subs | DePaul | Mario King (PG) Edward Loeb | |
| 00:15 | DePaul | James Byrd makes the 1st free throw | 72-76 |
| 00:15 | DePaul | James Byrd makes the 2nd free throw | 72-77 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:10 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Straub connects on the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Roberto Martin | 75-77 |
| 00:10 | DePaul | DePaul calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 75-77 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| Subs | DePaul | Edward Loeb (PG) Mario King | |
| 00:07 | DePaul | Roberto Martin is called for the reach on Donald Cummings in the backcourt - foul #1 on Roberto Martin, team foul #8 | 75-77 |
| 00:07 | DePaul | Donald Cummings makes the 1st free throw | 75-78 |
| 00:07 | DePaul | Donald Cummings makes the 2nd free throw | 75-79 |
| 00:02 | Northern Illinois University | Roberto Martin misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 75-79 |
| 00:01 | DePaul | James Byrd pulls down the rebound | 75-79 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | DePaul | James Byrd runs out the clock | 75-79 |