| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Steven Grant (fresh) SG - Eric Robledo (fresh) SF - Yevgeny Zamor (fresh) PF - Gary Thompson (fresh) C - Richard Brown (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Robert Straub (fresh) SG - Roberto Martin (fresh) SF - Michael Bucher (fresh) PF - Robert Weiss (fresh) C - Donald Condron (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Miami (OH) | Richard Brown wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:46 | Miami (OH) | Steven Grant makes the 3 pointer from straight away | 3-0 |
| 19:40 | Northern Illinois University | Gary Thompson swats the dunk try by Robert Weiss | 3-0 |
| 19:39 | Miami (OH) | The rebound goes to Richard Brown | 3-0 |
| 19:22 | Miami (OH) | Gary Thompson misses the shot from the right side | 3-0 |
| 19:21 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Weiss gets the rebound | 3-0 |
| 19:16 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Straub makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Roberto Martin | 3-3 |
| 19:11 | Miami (OH) | Steven Grant misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 3-3 |
| 19:09 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Straub snags the defensive board | 3-3 |
| 19:04 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Straub misses long on a floater in the lane | 3-3 |
| 19:03 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Weiss tips it in | 3-5 |
| 18:39 | Miami (OH) | Gary Thompson misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 3-5 |
| 18:38 | Miami (OH) | Eric Robledo tips it back up and in | 5-5 |
| 18:34 | Northern Illinois University | Gary Thompson blocks the jumper by Roberto Martin | 5-5 |
| 18:32 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Weiss misses the tip | 5-5 |
| 18:30 | Miami (OH) | Yevgeny Zamor snags the defensive board | 5-5 |
| 18:11 | Miami (OH) | Eric Robledo misses long on a runner from the right block | 5-5 |
| 18:09 | Northern Illinois University | Donald Condron grabs the defensive rebound | 5-5 |
| 18:05 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Straub is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Robert Straub, team foul #1 | 5-5 |
| 17:36 | Miami (OH) | Eric Robledo makes the shot near the basket set up by Gary Thompson | 7-5 |
| 17:32 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Straub misses the 3 from the left corner | 7-5 |
| 17:30 | Miami (OH) | Gary Thompson grabs the defensive rebound | 7-5 |
| 17:07 | Miami (OH) | Eric Robledo hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 7-5 |
| 17:06 | Northern Illinois University | Michael Bucher gets the rebound | 7-5 |
| 17:02 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Straub connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Donald Condron | 7-7 |
| 16:39 | Miami (OH) | Richard Brown clanks a jumper in the lane | 7-7 |
| 16:38 | Miami (OH) | Richard Brown tips it home | 9-7 |
| 16:32 | Northern Illinois University | Roberto Martin comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 9-7 |
| 16:30 | Northern Illinois University | Donald Condron gets the offensive rebound | 9-7 |
| 16:08 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Weiss connects on the turnaround in the paint | 9-9 |
| 15:39 | Miami (OH) | Eric Robledo is whistled for traveling | 9-9 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Lloyd Leslie (PG), Michael Hall (SG), Michael Macdonald (SF), Lyle Harrison (PF), Eugene Ingram (C) Robert Straub, Roberto Martin, Michael Bucher, Robert Weiss, Donald Condron | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Steven Grant (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Eric Robledo (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Yevgeny Zamor (fairly fresh) PF - Gary Thompson (fairly fresh) 2 blk. C - Richard Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Lloyd Leslie (fresh) SG - Michael Hall (fresh) SF - Michael Macdonald (fresh) PF - Lyle Harrison (fresh) C - Eugene Ingram (fresh) | |
| 15:19 | Northern Illinois University | Michael Macdonald buries a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Lloyd Leslie | 9-11 |
| 14:59 | Miami (OH) | Eric Robledo misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 9-11 |
| 14:57 | Northern Illinois University | Lyle Harrison snags the defensive board | 9-11 |
| 14:52 | Northern Illinois University | Eugene Ingram drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Hall | 9-14 |
| 14:27 | Miami (OH) | Steven Grant can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 9-14 |
| 14:26 | Miami (OH) | Gary Thompson hits the follow up shot | 11-14 |
| 14:10 | Northern Illinois University | Lloyd Leslie makes the 3 from the left corner | 11-17 |
| 13:45 | Miami (OH) | Gary Thompson blows the dunk | 11-17 |
| 13:44 | Northern Illinois University | Lyle Harrison snags the defensive board | 11-17 |
| 13:37 | Northern Illinois University | Michael Hall throws it down on a nice dish by Lloyd Leslie and he's fouled by Eric Robledo - foul #1 on Eric Robledo, team foul #1 | 11-19 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Robert Straub (PG), Michael Bucher (SF), Robert Weiss (PF), Donald Condron (C) Lloyd Leslie, Michael Macdonald, Lyle Harrison, Eugene Ingram | |
| 13:37 | Northern Illinois University | Michael Hall misses the free throw | 11-19 |
| 13:37 | Miami (OH) | Richard Brown snags the defensive board | 11-19 |
| 13:25 | Miami (OH) | Yevgeny Zamor hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 11-19 |
| 13:24 | Northern Illinois University | Donald Condron gets the rebound | 11-19 |
| 13:19 | Northern Illinois University | Michael Hall's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 11-19 |
| 12:51 | Miami (OH) | Steven Grant scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Gary Thompson | 13-19 |
| 12:46 | Northern Illinois University | Michael Hall banks in the layup on a nice dish by Robert Weiss | 13-21 |
| 12:20 | Miami (OH) | Gary Thompson misses short on a jump hook in the lane but the foul's on Robert Weiss - foul #1 on Robert Weiss, team foul #2 | 13-21 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Roberto Martin (SG) Michael Hall | |
| 12:20 | Miami (OH) | Gary Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 14-21 |
| 12:20 | Miami (OH) | Gary Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 15-21 |
| 12:05 | Northern Illinois University | Donald Condron loses the ball out of bounds | 15-21 |
| 11:41 | Miami (OH) | Gary Thompson misses the dunk | 15-21 |
| 11:39 | Miami (OH) | The offensive rebound goes to Yevgeny Zamor | 15-21 |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Steven Grant (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Eric Robledo (tiring) 4 pts. SF - Yevgeny Zamor (tiring) 2 reb. PF - Gary Thompson (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Richard Brown (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Robert Straub (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Roberto Martin (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Bucher (fresh) PF - Robert Weiss (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Donald Condron (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:24 | Miami (OH) | Steven Grant connects on the jumper in the paint set up by Yevgeny Zamor | 17-21 |
| 11:19 | Northern Illinois University | Steven Grant steals it from Roberto Martin | 17-21 |
| 10:52 | Miami (OH) | Gary Thompson hits a shot from close range | 19-21 |
| 10:40 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Weiss can't connect on a floater from the left block but the foul's on Yevgeny Zamor - foul #1 on Yevgeny Zamor, team foul #2 | 19-21 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Michael Hall (PG), Michael Macdonald (SF), Lyle Harrison (C) Robert Straub, Michael Bucher, Donald Condron | |
| 10:40 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Weiss makes the 1st free throw | 19-22 |
| 10:40 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Weiss misses the 2nd free throw | 19-22 |
| 10:40 | Miami (OH) | Gary Thompson gets the rebound | 19-22 |
| 10:16 | Miami (OH) | Gary Thompson drills a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Steven Grant | 21-22 |
| 09:55 | Northern Illinois University | Michael Macdonald is hacked by Richard Brown - foul #1 on Richard Brown, team foul #3 | 21-22 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Lloyd Leslie (PG), Eugene Ingram (C) Roberto Martin, Robert Weiss | |
| 09:34 | Northern Illinois University | Lyle Harrison lays it up and in on a nice dish by Eugene Ingram | 21-24 |
| 09:29 | Miami (OH) | Yevgeny Zamor drills a shot from the baseline on a great pass from Eric Robledo | 23-24 |
| 09:03 | Northern Illinois University | Michael Macdonald misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Yevgeny Zamor - foul #2 on Yevgeny Zamor, team foul #4 | 23-24 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Donald Cowger (SF), Martin Johnson (PF) Yevgeny Zamor, Gary Thompson | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Robert Straub (PG), Michael Bucher (SF), Donald Condron (C) Lloyd Leslie, Michael Hall, Eugene Ingram | |
| 09:03 | Northern Illinois University | Michael Macdonald makes the 1st free throw | 23-25 |
| 09:03 | Northern Illinois University | Michael Macdonald misses the 2nd free throw | 23-25 |
| 09:03 | Miami (OH) | Richard Brown grabs the board | 23-25 |
| 08:42 | Miami (OH) | Eric Robledo hits a 3 from the left corner set up by Steven Grant | 26-25 |
| 08:23 | Northern Illinois University | Michael Macdonald misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 26-25 |
| 08:21 | Miami (OH) | Martin Johnson snags the defensive board | 26-25 |
| 08:19 | Miami (OH) | Michael Macdonald is called for the reach on Steven Grant in the backcourt - foul #1 on Michael Macdonald, team foul #3 | 26-25 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Roberto Martin (SG), Robert Weiss (PF) Michael Macdonald, Lyle Harrison | |
| 08:00 | Miami (OH) | Donald Cowger's pass is intercepted by Robert Straub | 26-25 |
| 07:54 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Weiss blows the layup | 26-25 |
| 07:52 | Northern Illinois University | Donald Condron gets the offensive rebound | 26-25 |
| 07:36 | Northern Illinois University | Michael Bucher is hacked by Martin Johnson - foul #1 on Martin Johnson, team foul #5 | 26-25 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Gary Thompson (PF) Martin Johnson | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Steven Grant (tiring) 7 pts. SG - Eric Robledo (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Cowger (fresh) PF - Gary Thompson (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Richard Brown (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Robert Straub (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Roberto Martin (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Bucher (fresh) PF - Robert Weiss (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Donald Condron (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Northern Illinois University | Michael Bucher throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-25 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Martin Johnson (C) Richard Brown | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| 07:04 | Miami (OH) | Donald Cowger misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 26-25 |
| 07:02 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Weiss pulls down the rebound | 26-25 |
| 06:55 | Northern Illinois University | The short jumper by Michael Bucher is denied by Martin Johnson | 26-25 |
| 06:54 | Miami (OH) | Donald Cowger gets the rebound | 26-25 |
| 06:28 | Miami (OH) | Roberto Martin steals it from Gary Thompson | 26-25 |
| 06:17 | Northern Illinois University | Roberto Martin drills a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Michael Bucher | 26-27 |
| 05:53 | Miami (OH) | Eric Robledo comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 26-27 |
| 05:52 | Northern Illinois University | Donald Condron grabs the board | 26-27 |
| 05:47 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Straub hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 26-27 |
| 05:45 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Weiss tips it home | 26-29 |
| 05:39 | Miami (OH) | Gary Thompson connects on the turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Martin Johnson | 28-29 |
| 05:34 | Northern Illinois University | Roberto Martin can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Gary Thompson - foul #1 on Gary Thompson, team foul #6 | 28-29 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Yevgeny Zamor (SF), Richard Brown (C) Donald Cowger, Martin Johnson | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Michael Hall (PG), Michael Macdonald (SF), Lyle Harrison (PF), Eugene Ingram (C) Robert Straub, Michael Bucher, Robert Weiss, Donald Condron | |
| 05:34 | Northern Illinois University | Roberto Martin misses the 1st free throw | 28-29 |
| 05:34 | Northern Illinois University | Roberto Martin makes the 2nd free throw | 28-30 |
| 05:12 | Miami (OH) | Richard Brown jams it | 30-30 |
| 05:07 | Northern Illinois University | Michael Hall comes up short on the jumper in the paint | 30-30 |
| 05:06 | Miami (OH) | Eric Robledo pulls down the rebound | 30-30 |
| 04:47 | Miami (OH) | Yevgeny Zamor loses the dribble to Michael Hall | 30-30 |
| 04:29 | Northern Illinois University | Eugene Ingram can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 30-30 |
| 04:27 | Miami (OH) | Gary Thompson pulls down the rebound | 30-30 |
| 04:03 | Miami (OH) | Richard Brown makes the jumper from close range and the foul's on Eugene Ingram - foul #1 on Eugene Ingram, team foul #4 | 32-30 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Martin Johnson (PF) Gary Thompson | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Robert Straub (PG), Michael Bucher (SF), Robert Weiss (PF) Roberto Martin, Michael Macdonald, Eugene Ingram | |
| 04:03 | Miami (OH) | Richard Brown makes the free throw | 33-30 |
| 03:53 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Weiss buries a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Michael Hall | 33-32 |
| 03:26 | Miami (OH) | Yevgeny Zamor misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Michael Bucher - foul #1 on Michael Bucher, team foul #5 | 33-32 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Donald Condron (C) Lyle Harrison | |
| 03:26 | Miami (OH) | Yevgeny Zamor makes the 1st free throw | 34-32 |
| 03:26 | Miami (OH) | Yevgeny Zamor makes the 2nd free throw | 35-32 |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Steven Grant (tiring) 7 pts. SG - Eric Robledo (tired) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Yevgeny Zamor (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Martin Johnson (fresh) C - Richard Brown (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Robert Straub (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Michael Hall (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Bucher (fresh) PF - Robert Weiss (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Donald Condron (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 03:02 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Weiss hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane | 35-32 |
| 03:01 | Miami (OH) | Richard Brown grabs the board | 35-32 |
| 02:59 | Miami (OH) | Steven Grant throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 35-32 |
| 02:47 | Northern Illinois University | Donald Condron can't connect on a turnaround in the lane | 35-32 |
| 02:46 | Northern Illinois University | The offensive rebound goes to Donald Condron | 35-32 |
| 02:33 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Weiss hits a jump hook from the baseline | 35-34 |
| 02:05 | Miami (OH) | Richard Brown blows the layup | 35-34 |
| 02:03 | Northern Illinois University | Donald Condron gets the rebound | 35-34 |
| 01:57 | Northern Illinois University | Donald Condron misses the lay-in but the foul's on Steven Grant - foul #1 on Steven Grant, team foul #7 | 35-34 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Donald Cowger (PF), Gary Thompson (C) Martin Johnson, Richard Brown | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Michael Macdonald (SG) Michael Hall | |
| 01:57 | Northern Illinois University | Donald Condron makes the 1st free throw | 35-35 |
| 01:57 | Northern Illinois University | Donald Condron makes the 2nd free throw | 35-36 |
| 01:39 | Miami (OH) | Eric Robledo loses the ball out of bounds | 35-36 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Roberto Martin (SG) Michael Bucher | |
| 01:11 | Northern Illinois University | Gary Thompson is called for the reach on Roberto Martin - foul #2 on Gary Thompson, team foul #8 | 35-36 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Lloyd Leslie (PG), Lyle Harrison (PF) Robert Straub, Robert Weiss | |
| 01:11 | Northern Illinois University | Roberto Martin makes the 1st free throw | 35-37 |
| 01:11 | Northern Illinois University | Roberto Martin makes the 2nd free throw | 35-38 |
| 00:54 | Miami (OH) | Donald Cowger travels with the ball | 35-38 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Richard Brown (C) Donald Cowger | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Michael Hall (PG) Lloyd Leslie | |
| 00:37 | Northern Illinois University | Roberto Martin hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 35-38 |
| 00:35 | Northern Illinois University | Lyle Harrison snags the offensive board | 35-38 |
| 00:21 | Northern Illinois University | Roberto Martin misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner but the foul's on Eric Robledo - foul #2 on Eric Robledo, team foul #9 | 35-38 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Robert Straub (PG), Michael Bucher (SF), Eugene Ingram (C) Michael Hall, Michael Macdonald, Donald Condron | |
| 00:21 | Northern Illinois University | Roberto Martin makes the 1st free throw | 35-39 |
| 00:21 | Northern Illinois University | Roberto Martin makes the 2nd free throw | 35-40 |
| 00:21 | Northern Illinois University | Roberto Martin makes the 3rd free throw | 35-41 |
| 00:04 | Miami (OH) | Steven Grant misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 35-41 |
| 00:02 | Miami (OH) | Richard Brown tips it home | 37-41 |
| 00:00 | Northern Illinois University | Michael Bucher misses short on a fullcourt shot | 37-41 |