| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Bryan Powers (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Terence Hiett (fresh) 2 pts. SF - George Hoffman (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Alfred Dorsey (fresh) 3 pts. C - Jerome Herrick (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Stephen Manns (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Guadalupe Medina (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Edward Boer (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Shaun Whatley (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Kent State | Edward Boer inbounds the ball | 27-39 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:40 | Kent State | Edward Boer comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 27-39 |
| 19:39 | Kent State | Guadalupe Medina grabs the offensive board | 27-39 |
| 19:18 | Kent State | Guadalupe Medina misses the easy layup | 27-39 |
| 19:16 | Kent State | William Davis tips it back up and in | 27-41 |
| 18:55 | Northern Illinois University | Alfred Dorsey misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 27-41 |
| 18:54 | Kent State | Guadalupe Medina gets the rebound | 27-41 |
| 18:28 | Kent State | Guadalupe Medina comes up short on the floater from close range | 27-41 |
| 18:26 | Kent State | Edward Boer tips it in | 27-43 |
| 18:10 | Northern Illinois University | Alfred Dorsey clanks a 3 from the right wing | 27-43 |
| 18:09 | Kent State | William Davis pulls down the rebound | 27-43 |
| 17:49 | Kent State | Shaun Whatley hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 27-43 |
| 17:48 | Northern Illinois University | Jerome Herrick snags the defensive board | 27-43 |
| 17:42 | Northern Illinois University | Bryan Powers connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 30-43 |
| 17:18 | Kent State | William Davis misses short on a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Alfred Dorsey - foul #3 on Alfred Dorsey, team foul #1 | 30-43 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Timothy Arneberg (PF), Frank Lynam (C) Alfred Dorsey, Jerome Herrick | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 17:18 | Kent State | William Davis makes the 1st free throw | 30-44 |
| 17:18 | Kent State | William Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 30-45 |
| 17:04 | Northern Illinois University | Frank Lynam can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 30-45 |
| 17:02 | Kent State | William Davis gets the rebound | 30-45 |
| 16:34 | Kent State | Edward Boer misses long on a jump hook from close range | 30-45 |
| 16:32 | Northern Illinois University | George Hoffman snags the defensive board | 30-45 |
| 16:26 | Northern Illinois University | Bryan Powers scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Frank Lynam | 33-45 |
| 16:08 | Kent State | Shaun Whatley scores on a fadeaway from the right wing | 33-47 |
| 15:50 | Northern Illinois University | Frank Lynam is denied on a layup by Shaun Whatley | 33-47 |
| 15:48 | Northern Illinois University | George Hoffman grabs the offensive rebound | 33-47 |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Bryan Powers (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Terence Hiett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - George Hoffman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Timothy Arneberg (fresh) 2 pts. C - Frank Lynam (fresh) 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Stephen Manns (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Guadalupe Medina (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Edward Boer (fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Davis (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. C - Shaun Whatley (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 15:32 | Northern Illinois University | Bryan Powers is hacked by Stephen Manns - foul #1 on Stephen Manns, team foul #1 | 33-47 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | David Hodgdon (PG), Stanley Rossignol (SG), Alfred Dorsey (PF), Jerome Herrick (C) Bryan Powers, Terence Hiett, George Hoffman, Frank Lynam | |
| Subs | Kent State | Swietomierz Bachinski (PG), Esteban Guerra (SG), Justin Wilson (SF), Larry Wingfield (PF) Stephen Manns, Guadalupe Medina, Edward Boer, William Davis | |
| 15:17 | Northern Illinois University | Swietomierz Bachinski picks off the pass by Timothy Arneberg | 33-47 |
| 15:12 | Kent State | Swietomierz Bachinski banks in the layup | 33-49 |
| 14:50 | Northern Illinois University | David Hodgdon's pass is intercepted by Esteban Guerra | 33-49 |
| 14:47 | Kent State | Swietomierz Bachinski hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Esteban Guerra | 33-51 |
| 14:45 | Northern Illinois University | Esteban Guerra takes the ball from David Hodgdon in the backcourt | 33-51 |
| 14:22 | Kent State | Shaun Whatley knocks in the jumper from the right side on a great pass from Esteban Guerra | 33-53 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 14:05 | Northern Illinois University | Timothy Arneberg can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 33-53 |
| 14:04 | Kent State | Swietomierz Bachinski snags the defensive board | 33-53 |
| 13:41 | Kent State | Shaun Whatley scores on a fadeaway from the right block set up by Justin Wilson | 33-55 |
| 13:25 | Northern Illinois University | Shaun Whatley is called for the reach on Jerome Herrick - foul #2 on Shaun Whatley, team foul #2 | 33-55 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Bryan Powers (PG), Terence Hiett (SG), Gary Gibbs (SF), Frank Lynam (C) David Hodgdon, Stanley Rossignol, Timothy Arneberg, Jerome Herrick | |
| Subs | Kent State | Stephen Manns (PG), Guadalupe Medina (SG), Edward Boer (SF), William Davis (PF) Swietomierz Bachinski, Esteban Guerra, Justin Wilson, Shaun Whatley | |
| 13:13 | Northern Illinois University | Alfred Dorsey knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Bryan Powers | 36-55 |
| 13:08 | Kent State | Stephen Manns connects on the fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Guadalupe Medina | 36-57 |
| 12:45 | Northern Illinois University | Larry Wingfield blocks the short jumper by Gary Gibbs | 36-57 |
| 12:44 | Northern Illinois University | Terence Hiett pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-57 |
| 12:30 | Northern Illinois University | Alfred Dorsey misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on William Davis - foul #1 on William Davis, team foul #3 | 36-57 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | George Hoffman (SF), Timothy Arneberg (C) Gary Gibbs, Frank Lynam | |
| Subs | Kent State | Shaun Whatley (C) Larry Wingfield | |
| 12:30 | Northern Illinois University | Alfred Dorsey makes the 1st free throw | 37-57 |
| 12:30 | Northern Illinois University | Alfred Dorsey makes the 2nd free throw | 38-57 |
| 12:09 | Kent State | Edward Boer drills a fadeaway from the right block | 38-59 |
| 11:57 | Northern Illinois University | Alfred Dorsey knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Bryan Powers | 41-59 |
| 11:29 | Kent State | Stephen Manns lays it up and in | 41-61 |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Bryan Powers (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Terence Hiett (fresh) 2 pts. SF - George Hoffman (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Alfred Dorsey (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 pf. C - Timothy Arneberg (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Stephen Manns (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Guadalupe Medina (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward Boer (fresh) 17 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Davis (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. C - Shaun Whatley (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 11:20 | Northern Illinois University | William Davis swats the dunk try by Timothy Arneberg | 41-61 |
| 11:18 | Kent State | Edward Boer gets the rebound | 41-61 |
| 10:54 | Kent State | Guadalupe Medina buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 41-64 |
| 10:42 | Northern Illinois University | George Hoffman hits a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Bryan Powers | 44-64 |
| 10:24 | Kent State | Edward Boer can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 44-64 |
| 10:22 | Kent State | Edward Boer tips it back up and in | 44-66 |
| 10:01 | Northern Illinois University | William Davis denies the turnaround by Alfred Dorsey | 44-66 |
| 09:59 | Northern Illinois University | George Hoffman gets the offensive rebound | 44-66 |
| 09:42 | Northern Illinois University | Terence Hiett scores on a 3 from the right wing | 47-66 |
| 09:24 | Kent State | The short jumper by Shaun Whatley is denied by Timothy Arneberg | 47-66 |
| 09:23 | Northern Illinois University | Alfred Dorsey grabs the board | 47-66 |
| 09:16 | Northern Illinois University | George Hoffman hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Terence Hiett | 50-66 |
| 08:57 | Kent State | William Davis misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Alfred Dorsey - foul #4 on Alfred Dorsey, team foul #2 | 50-66 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | David Hodgdon (PG), Stanley Rossignol (SG), Gary Gibbs (SF), Frank Lynam (PF), Jerome Herrick (C) Bryan Powers, Terence Hiett, George Hoffman, Alfred Dorsey, Timothy Arneberg | |
| Subs | Kent State | Swietomierz Bachinski (PG), Esteban Guerra (SG), Justin Wilson (SF), Larry Wingfield (C) Stephen Manns, Guadalupe Medina, Edward Boer, Shaun Whatley | |
| 08:57 | Kent State | William Davis makes the 1st free throw | 50-67 |
| 08:57 | Kent State | William Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 50-68 |
| 08:41 | Northern Illinois University | David Hodgdon is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on David Hodgdon, team foul #3 | 50-68 |
| 08:15 | Kent State | Gary Gibbs is called for the reach on Larry Wingfield - foul #4 on Gary Gibbs, team foul #4 | 50-68 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Steven Wilson (PG) Gary Gibbs | |
| Subs | Kent State | Guadalupe Medina (SG), Shaun Whatley (C) Esteban Guerra, William Davis | |
| 07:56 | Kent State | Guadalupe Medina drills a 3pt jumper from straight away | 50-71 |
| 07:38 | Northern Illinois University | Frank Lynam drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Steven Wilson | 53-71 |
| 07:36 | Kent State | Swietomierz Bachinski is hacked by Steven Wilson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Steven Wilson, team foul #5 | 53-71 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Gary Gibbs (SF) Steven Wilson | |
| Subs | Kent State | Edward Boer (PF) Shaun Whatley | |
| 07:20 | Kent State | Guadalupe Medina throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-71 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Bryan Powers (PG), George Hoffman (SF), Timothy Arneberg (PF) Stanley Rossignol, Gary Gibbs, Frank Lynam | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Bryan Powers (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SG - David Hodgdon (fresh) 2 pts. SF - George Hoffman (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Timothy Arneberg (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jerome Herrick (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Swietomierz Bachinski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Guadalupe Medina (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Justin Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Edward Boer (fresh) 19 pts. 5 reb. C - Larry Wingfield (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 06:55 | Northern Illinois University | Jerome Herrick is called for traveling | 53-71 |
| 06:33 | Kent State | Edward Boer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-71 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Stanley Rossignol (SG), Gary Gibbs (C) David Hodgdon, Jerome Herrick | |
| Subs | Kent State | Shaun Whatley (C) Justin Wilson | |
| 06:26 | Northern Illinois University | George Hoffman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-71 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Terence Hiett (SG) Stanley Rossignol | |
| Subs | Kent State | William Davis (PF) Larry Wingfield | |
| 05:57 | Kent State | Edward Boer knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Swietomierz Bachinski | 53-74 |
| 05:49 | Northern Illinois University | Terence Hiett misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 53-74 |
| 05:48 | Kent State | Shaun Whatley snags the defensive board | 53-74 |
| 05:30 | Kent State | Edward Boer clanks a turnaround from the left block but the foul's on George Hoffman - foul #1 on George Hoffman, team foul #6 | 53-74 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Steven Wilson (PG), Alfred Dorsey (PF) Bryan Powers, George Hoffman | |
| Subs | Kent State | Stephen Manns (PG), Esteban Guerra (SG) Swietomierz Bachinski, Guadalupe Medina | |
| 05:30 | Kent State | Edward Boer misses the 1st free throw | 53-74 |
| 05:30 | Kent State | Edward Boer makes the 2nd free throw | 53-75 |
| 05:19 | Northern Illinois University | William Davis takes the ball from Timothy Arneberg | 53-75 |
| 04:55 | Kent State | Edward Boer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-75 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | David Hodgdon (PG), Jerome Herrick (C) Steven Wilson, Timothy Arneberg | |
| Subs | Kent State | Larry Wingfield (PF) William Davis | |
| 04:41 | Northern Illinois University | David Hodgdon makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 55-75 |
| 04:18 | Kent State | Edward Boer misses the turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Terence Hiett - foul #2 on Terence Hiett, team foul #7 | 55-75 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Steven Wilson (PG), Stanley Rossignol (SF), Frank Lynam (C) Terence Hiett, Alfred Dorsey, Jerome Herrick | |
| Subs | Kent State | Guadalupe Medina (SG) Esteban Guerra | |
| 04:18 | Kent State | Edward Boer misses the 1st free throw | 55-75 |
| 04:18 | Kent State | Edward Boer misses the 2nd free throw | 55-75 |
| 04:18 | Northern Illinois University | Stanley Rossignol pulls down the rebound | 55-75 |
| 04:02 | Northern Illinois University | Stanley Rossignol hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Steven Wilson | 57-75 |
| 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) | |
| 03:50 | Kent State | A charge is called on Shaun Whatley - foul #3 on Shaun Whatley, team foul #4 | 57-75 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Bryan Powers (PG), George Hoffman (SF), Alfred Dorsey (PF), Jerome Herrick (C) Steven Wilson, Stanley Rossignol, Gary Gibbs, Frank Lynam | |
| Subs | Kent State | William Davis (PF) Larry Wingfield | |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 03:35 | Northern Illinois University | Bryan Powers misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 57-75 |
| 03:33 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Shaun Whatley | 57-75 |
| 03:14 | Kent State | William Davis hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 57-75 |
| 03:12 | Northern Illinois University | George Hoffman snags the defensive board | 57-75 |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Bryan Powers (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SG - David Hodgdon (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - George Hoffman (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Alfred Dorsey (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Jerome Herrick (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Stephen Manns (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Guadalupe Medina (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward Boer (fairly fresh) 23 pts. 5 reb. PF - William Davis (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Shaun Whatley (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 02:53 | Northern Illinois University | David Hodgdon hits a fadeaway from the right side | 59-75 |
| 02:34 | Kent State | Edward Boer knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Stephen Manns | 59-77 |
| 02:21 | Northern Illinois University | Alfred Dorsey misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 59-77 |
| 02:20 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Edward Boer | 59-77 |
| 02:01 | Kent State | Guadalupe Medina hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 59-77 |
| 01:59 | Kent State | Edward Boer tips it but misses | 59-77 |
| 01:57 | Northern Illinois University | George Hoffman snags the defensive board | 59-77 |
| 01:49 | Northern Illinois University | William Davis is called for the reach on David Hodgdon - foul #2 on William Davis, team foul #5 | 59-77 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Stanley Rossignol (SG), Timothy Arneberg (SF), Gary Gibbs (PF), Frank Lynam (C) Bryan Powers, George Hoffman, Alfred Dorsey, Jerome Herrick | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 01:40 | Northern Illinois University | David Hodgdon misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 59-77 |
| 01:38 | Northern Illinois University | Timothy Arneberg tips it home | 61-77 |
| 01:13 | Kent State | Stephen Manns hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on David Hodgdon - foul #3 on David Hodgdon, team foul #8 | 61-77 |
| 01:13 | Kent State | Stephen Manns makes the 1st free throw | 61-78 |
| 01:13 | Kent State | Stephen Manns makes the 2nd free throw | 61-79 |
| 01:00 | Northern Illinois University | Frank Lynam misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 61-79 |
| 00:59 | Kent State | Edward Boer grabs the board | 61-79 |
| 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 spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:37 | Kent State | Edward Boer misses long on a fadeaway from the right block | 61-79 |
| 00:35 | Northern Illinois University | Stanley Rossignol grabs the defensive rebound | 61-79 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:29 | Northern Illinois University | The pull-up jumper by David Hodgdon is blocked by William Davis | 61-79 |
| 00:27 | Kent State | William Davis gets the rebound | 61-79 |
| 00:00 | Kent State | Stephen Manns runs out the clock | 61-79 |