| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Bryan Powers (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Terence Hiett (fresh) 3 pts. SF - George Hoffman (fresh) PF - Alfred Dorsey (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Jerome Herrick (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Kevin Treadaway (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Eugene Glasper (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Thomas Bird (fresh) 17 pts. PF - Dennis Albert (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Ron Prosienski (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Northern Illinois University | George Hoffman inbounds the ball | 24-57 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:46 | Northern Illinois University | Jerome Herrick comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Dennis Albert - foul #2 on Dennis Albert, team foul #1 | 24-57 |
| 19:46 | Northern Illinois University | Jerome Herrick makes the 1st free throw | 25-57 |
| 19:46 | Northern Illinois University | Jerome Herrick makes the 2nd free throw | 26-57 |
| 19:24 | Ohio | Eugene Glasper hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 26-57 |
| 19:23 | Northern Illinois University | Alfred Dorsey pulls down the rebound | 26-57 |
| 19:19 | Northern Illinois University | Ron Prosienski denies the turnaround by Terence Hiett | 26-57 |
| 19:18 | Ohio | Thomas Bird gets the rebound | 26-57 |
| 19:11 | Ohio | Eugene Glasper knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing set up by Kevin Treadaway | 26-59 |
| 19:06 | Northern Illinois University | Terence Hiett connects on the floater from the right side | 28-59 |
| 18:47 | Ohio | Ron Prosienski can't finish the layup but the foul's on Jerome Herrick - foul #2 on Jerome Herrick, team foul #1 | 28-59 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Timothy Arneberg (C) Jerome Herrick | |
| Subs | Ohio | Robert Anton (SG) Eugene Glasper | |
| 18:47 | Ohio | Ron Prosienski makes the 1st free throw | 28-60 |
| 18:47 | Ohio | Ron Prosienski makes the 2nd free throw | 28-61 |
| 18:43 | Northern Illinois University | Bryan Powers is hacked by Robert Anton in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Anton, team foul #2 | 28-61 |
| 18:37 | Northern Illinois University | Timothy Arneberg misses badly on a jumper from close range but he's hacked by Ron Prosienski - foul #2 on Ron Prosienski, team foul #3 | 28-61 |
| 18:37 | Northern Illinois University | Timothy Arneberg makes the 1st free throw | 29-61 |
| 18:37 | Northern Illinois University | Timothy Arneberg misses the 2nd free throw | 29-61 |
| 18:37 | Ohio | Dennis Albert snags the defensive board | 29-61 |
| 18:20 | Ohio | Thomas Bird knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Anton | 29-64 |
| 18:07 | Northern Illinois University | Bryan Powers drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Terence Hiett | 32-64 |
| 18:03 | Ohio | Bryan Powers is called for the reach on Kevin Treadaway in the backcourt - foul #3 on Bryan Powers, team foul #2 | 32-64 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | David Hodgdon (PG), Stanley Rossignol (SG), Gary Gibbs (PF), Frank Lynam (C) Bryan Powers, Terence Hiett, George Hoffman, Alfred Dorsey | |
| Subs | Ohio | Andrew Mahan (SF), Wilfred Riddles (PF), Clyde Zier (C) Thomas Bird, Dennis Albert, Ron Prosienski | |
| 17:47 | Ohio | Kevin Treadaway drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Robert Anton | 32-67 |
| 17:45 | Northern Illinois University | David Hodgdon throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 32-67 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| Subs | Ohio | Albert Verrett (PG), Eugene Glasper (SG) Kevin Treadaway, Robert Anton | |
| 17:24 | Ohio | Andrew Mahan misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 32-67 |
| 17:23 | Northern Illinois University | Timothy Arneberg snags the defensive board | 32-67 |
| 17:21 | Northern Illinois University | Gary Gibbs's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 32-67 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Jerome Herrick (C) Frank Lynam | |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| 17:10 | Ohio | Eugene Glasper loses the dribble to Timothy Arneberg | 32-67 |
| 17:07 | Northern Illinois University | David Hodgdon lays it up and in set up by Timothy Arneberg | 34-67 |
| 16:56 | Ohio | Andrew Mahan loses the dribble to David Hodgdon | 34-67 |
| 16:47 | Northern Illinois University | Stanley Rossignol misses long on a jump hook from close range | 34-67 |
| 16:45 | Ohio | Eugene Glasper grabs the board | 34-67 |
| 16:32 | Ohio | Wilfred Riddles misses the lay-in | 34-67 |
| 16:30 | Ohio | Wilfred Riddles tips it back up and in | 34-69 |
| 16:21 | Northern Illinois University | Gary Gibbs misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Wilfred Riddles - foul #2 on Wilfred Riddles, team foul #4 | 34-69 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Steven Wilson (PG), Terence Hiett (SG), George Hoffman (SF), Alfred Dorsey (PF) David Hodgdon, Stanley Rossignol, Timothy Arneberg, Jerome Herrick | |
| Subs | Ohio | Kevin Treadaway (PG), Robert Anton (SG), Thomas Bird (SF), Dennis Albert (PF), Ron Prosienski (C) Albert Verrett, Eugene Glasper, Andrew Mahan, Wilfred Riddles, Clyde Zier | |
| 16:21 | Northern Illinois University | Gary Gibbs makes the 1st free throw | 35-69 |
| 16:21 | Northern Illinois University | Gary Gibbs misses the 2nd free throw | 35-69 |
| 16:21 | Northern Illinois University | Alfred Dorsey gets the offensive rebound | 35-69 |
| 16:06 | Northern Illinois University | Terence Hiett misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 35-69 |
| 16:05 | Northern Illinois University | Terence Hiett tips it in | 37-69 |
| 15:58 | Ohio | Ron Prosienski travels with the ball | 37-69 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Bryan Powers (PG), Frank Lynam (C) Steven Wilson, Gary Gibbs | |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Bryan Powers (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Terence Hiett (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Hoffman (fresh) PF - Alfred Dorsey (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Frank Lynam (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Kevin Treadaway (fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. SG - Robert Anton (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Thomas Bird (fresh) 20 pts. PF - Dennis Albert (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Ron Prosienski (fresh) 6 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 15:49 | Northern Illinois University | Dennis Albert swats the layup by Terence Hiett | 37-69 |
| 15:48 | Northern Illinois University | George Hoffman gets the offensive rebound | 37-69 |
| 15:38 | Northern Illinois University | Terence Hiett makes the shot from the baseline | 39-69 |
| 15:20 | Ohio | Ron Prosienski is whistled for traveling | 39-69 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Steven Wilson (SG) Terence Hiett | |
| Subs | Ohio | Gregory Holland (SF) Thomas Bird | |
| 15:09 | Northern Illinois University | Alfred Dorsey misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 39-69 |
| 15:07 | Northern Illinois University | Frank Lynam can't tip it in | 39-69 |
| 15:05 | Ohio | Dennis Albert grabs the defensive rebound | 39-69 |
| 14:48 | Ohio | Dennis Albert misses short on a turnaround from the left block | 39-69 |
| 14:46 | Northern Illinois University | George Hoffman gets the rebound | 39-69 |
| 14:41 | Northern Illinois University | Steven Wilson misses short on a shot near the basket | 39-69 |
| 14:40 | Ohio | The rebound goes to Kevin Treadaway | 39-69 |
| 14:36 | Ohio | Kevin Treadaway misses short on a shot from the left side but he's fouled by Steven Wilson - foul #3 on Steven Wilson, team foul #3 | 39-69 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Stanley Rossignol (SG), Timothy Arneberg (SF), Jerome Herrick (C) Steven Wilson, George Hoffman, Frank Lynam | |
| Subs | Ohio | Andrew Mahan (SG) Robert Anton | |
| 14:36 | Ohio | Kevin Treadaway makes the 1st free throw | 39-70 |
| 14:36 | Ohio | Kevin Treadaway makes the 2nd free throw | 39-71 |
| 14:29 | Northern Illinois University | Bryan Powers comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 39-71 |
| 14:27 | Ohio | Ron Prosienski grabs the defensive rebound | 39-71 |
| 14:13 | Ohio | Alfred Dorsey denies the turnaround by Ron Prosienski | 39-71 |
| 14:11 | Ohio | Ron Prosienski grabs the offensive rebound | 39-71 |
| 13:53 | Ohio | Andrew Mahan scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Kevin Treadaway | 39-74 |
| 13:33 | Northern Illinois University | Timothy Arneberg makes the wide open fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Bryan Powers | 41-74 |
| 13:22 | Ohio | Gregory Holland misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-74 |
| 13:20 | Ohio | Ron Prosienski grabs the offensive rebound | 41-74 |
| 13:06 | Ohio | Gregory Holland hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Kevin Treadaway | 41-77 |
| 13:00 | Northern Illinois University | Bryan Powers is wide open but clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 41-77 |
| 12:59 | Ohio | Dennis Albert pulls down the rebound | 41-77 |
| 12:42 | Ohio | Dennis Albert double dribbles | 41-77 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | David Hodgdon (PG), Terence Hiett (SG), George Hoffman (SF), Gary Gibbs (PF), Frank Lynam (C) Bryan Powers, Stanley Rossignol, Timothy Arneberg, Alfred Dorsey, Jerome Herrick | |
| Subs | Ohio | Albert Verrett (PG), Eugene Glasper (SG), Thomas Bird (SF), Wilfred Riddles (PF), Clyde Zier (C) Kevin Treadaway, Andrew Mahan, Gregory Holland, Dennis Albert, Ron Prosienski | |
| 12:30 | Northern Illinois University | George Hoffman misses the lay-in | 41-77 |
| 12:29 | Ohio | Wilfred Riddles snags the defensive board | 41-77 |
| 12:17 | Ohio | Eugene Glasper misses short on a 3 from straight away | 41-77 |
| 12:15 | Northern Illinois University | George Hoffman grabs the board | 41-77 |
| 12:09 | Northern Illinois University | Thomas Bird is called for the reach on George Hoffman - foul #2 on Thomas Bird, team foul #5 | 41-77 |
| 11:42 | Northern Illinois University | Terence Hiett blows the dunk but he's hacked by Thomas Bird - foul #3 on Thomas Bird, team foul #6 | 41-77 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Jerome Herrick (C) Gary Gibbs | |
| Subs | Ohio | Dennis Albert (PF) Clyde Zier | |
| 11:42 | Northern Illinois University | Terence Hiett misses the 1st free throw | 41-77 |
| 11:42 | Northern Illinois University | Terence Hiett makes the 2nd free throw | 42-77 |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - David Hodgdon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Terence Hiett (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Hoffman (fairly fresh) 4 reb. PF - Frank Lynam (fresh) 3 reb. C - Jerome Herrick (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Albert Verrett (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Eugene Glasper (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Thomas Bird (fresh) 20 pts. 3 pf. PF - Dennis Albert (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - Wilfred Riddles (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Ohio | Albert Verrett is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Albert Verrett, team foul #7 | 42-77 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Steven Wilson (PG), Timothy Arneberg (PF) David Hodgdon, Jerome Herrick | |
| Subs | Ohio | Robert Anton (SG) Eugene Glasper | |
| 11:31 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Anton is called for the reach on Terence Hiett in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Anton, team foul #8 | 42-77 |
| 11:31 | Northern Illinois University | Terence Hiett makes the 1st free throw | 43-77 |
| 11:31 | Northern Illinois University | Terence Hiett makes the 2nd free throw | 44-77 |
| 11:20 | Ohio | Thomas Bird misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-77 |
| 11:18 | Northern Illinois University | Frank Lynam grabs the board | 44-77 |
| 11:05 | Northern Illinois University | Timothy Arneberg misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 44-77 |
| 11:04 | Ohio | Thomas Bird grabs the defensive rebound | 44-77 |
| 10:51 | Ohio | Steven Wilson steals it from Albert Verrett | 44-77 |
| 10:48 | Northern Illinois University | Steven Wilson banks in the layup | 46-77 |
| 10:41 | Ohio | Thomas Bird knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Albert Verrett | 46-80 |
| 10:37 | Northern Illinois University | George Hoffman loses the dribble to Dennis Albert in the backcourt | 46-80 |
| 10:24 | Ohio | Wilfred Riddles drills a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Robert Anton | 46-82 |
| 10:07 | Northern Illinois University | Terence Hiett makes the jumper from the right side on a great pass from Steven Wilson | 48-82 |
| 09:50 | Ohio | Thomas Bird connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 48-85 |
| 09:36 | Northern Illinois University | George Hoffman is fouled on the floor by Thomas Bird - foul #4 on Thomas Bird, team foul #9 | 48-85 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Bryan Powers (PG), David Hodgdon (SG), Alfred Dorsey (PF), Gary Gibbs (C) Steven Wilson, Terence Hiett, Timothy Arneberg, Frank Lynam | |
| Subs | Ohio | Kevin Treadaway (PG), Eugene Glasper (SG), Andrew Mahan (SF), Clyde Zier (C) Albert Verrett, Robert Anton, Thomas Bird, Wilfred Riddles | |
| 09:36 | Northern Illinois University | George Hoffman makes the 1st free throw | 49-85 |
| 09:36 | Northern Illinois University | George Hoffman makes the 2nd free throw | 50-85 |
| 09:26 | Ohio | Andrew Mahan hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Kevin Treadaway | 50-88 |
| 09:23 | Northern Illinois University | Eugene Glasper picks off the pass by David Hodgdon in the backcourt | 50-88 |
| 09:08 | Ohio | Alfred Dorsey swats the short shot by Clyde Zier | 50-88 |
| 09:06 | Northern Illinois University | Alfred Dorsey snags the defensive board | 50-88 |
| 09:01 | Northern Illinois University | Bryan Powers clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 50-88 |
| 09:00 | Northern Illinois University | Gary Gibbs can't tip it in | 50-88 |
| 08:58 | Ohio | Kevin Treadaway grabs the defensive rebound | 50-88 |
| 08:46 | Ohio | Eugene Glasper knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Kevin Treadaway | 50-91 |
| 08:36 | Northern Illinois University | Bryan Powers misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 50-91 |
| 08:35 | Ohio | The rebound goes to Dennis Albert | 50-91 |
| 08:28 | Ohio | Eugene Glasper clanks a 3 from the left wing | 50-91 |
| 08:26 | Northern Illinois University | The rebound goes to George Hoffman | 50-91 |
| 08:11 | Northern Illinois University | Alfred Dorsey scores on a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Bryan Powers | 53-91 |
| 07:48 | Ohio | Kevin Treadaway loses the dribble to Gary Gibbs | 53-91 |
| 07:46 | Northern Illinois University | David Hodgdon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 53-91 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Steven Wilson (PG), Stanley Rossignol (SG), Timothy Arneberg (SF), Jerome Herrick (C) Bryan Powers, David Hodgdon, George Hoffman, Gary Gibbs | |
| Subs | Ohio | Gregory Holland (SF), Wilfred Riddles (PF), Ron Prosienski (C) Andrew Mahan, Dennis Albert, Clyde Zier | |
| 07:37 | Ohio | Eugene Glasper connects on the 3 from the left corner set up by Kevin Treadaway | 53-94 |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Steven Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Stanley Rossignol (fresh) SF - Timothy Arneberg (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Alfred Dorsey (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Jerome Herrick (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Kevin Treadaway (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 11 ast. SG - Eugene Glasper (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. SF - Gregory Holland (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Wilfred Riddles (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Ron Prosienski (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:23 | Northern Illinois University | Steven Wilson comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 53-94 |
| 07:21 | Northern Illinois University | Alfred Dorsey grabs the offensive board | 53-94 |
| 07:12 | Northern Illinois University | Steven Wilson misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 53-94 |
| 07:11 | Northern Illinois University | The offensive rebound goes to Alfred Dorsey | 53-94 |
| 07:02 | Northern Illinois University | Alfred Dorsey misses short on a jumper from the right side | 53-94 |
| 07:01 | Ohio | Kevin Treadaway pulls down the rebound | 53-94 |
| 06:38 | Ohio | Wilfred Riddles misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Jerome Herrick - foul #3 on Jerome Herrick, team foul #4 | 53-94 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Jimmy Smith (PG), Gary Gibbs (C) Alfred Dorsey, Jerome Herrick | |
| Subs | Ohio | Albert Verrett (PG), Robert Anton (SG), Andrew Mahan (SF), Clyde Zier (C) Kevin Treadaway, Eugene Glasper, Gregory Holland, Ron Prosienski | |
| 06:38 | Ohio | Wilfred Riddles makes the 1st free throw | 53-95 |
| 06:38 | Ohio | Wilfred Riddles makes the 2nd free throw | 53-96 |
| 06:29 | Northern Illinois University | Andrew Mahan steals it from Steven Wilson | 53-96 |
| 06:11 | Ohio | Albert Verrett misses short on a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Steven Wilson - foul #4 on Steven Wilson, team foul #5 | 53-96 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | David Hodgdon (SG), Frank Lynam (PF) Steven Wilson, Stanley Rossignol | |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| 06:11 | Ohio | Albert Verrett misses the 1st free throw | 53-96 |
| 06:11 | Ohio | Albert Verrett makes the 2nd free throw | 53-97 |
| 05:56 | Northern Illinois University | Timothy Arneberg can't connect on an uncontested jumper from the right wing | 53-97 |
| 05:54 | Ohio | Clyde Zier snags the defensive board | 53-97 |
| 05:30 | Ohio | Wilfred Riddles buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Robert Anton | 53-99 |
| 05:28 | Northern Illinois University | Albert Verrett steals the ball from David Hodgdon in the backcourt | 53-99 |
| 05:15 | Ohio | Albert Verrett hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 53-99 |
| 05:14 | Northern Illinois University | Frank Lynam grabs the board | 53-99 |
| 05:10 | Northern Illinois University | Jimmy Smith travels in the backcourt | 53-99 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Steven Wilson (PG), Stanley Rossignol (SF) Jimmy Smith, Frank Lynam | |
| Subs | Ohio | Gregory Holland (SF) Andrew Mahan | |
| 04:48 | Ohio | Gregory Holland can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 53-99 |
| 04:47 | Ohio | Clyde Zier tips it home | 53-101 |
| 04:31 | Northern Illinois University | David Hodgdon misses the wide open 3 pointer from the right corner | 53-101 |
| 04:29 | Ohio | Clyde Zier gets the rebound | 53-101 |
| 04:11 | Ohio | Albert Verrett is hacked by Steven Wilson - foul #5 on Steven Wilson, team foul #6 | 53-101 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Frank Lynam (C) Steven Wilson | |
| Subs | Ohio | Andrew Mahan (SF) Gregory Holland | |
| 03:49 | Ohio | Wilfred Riddles's fadeaway is rejected by Gary Gibbs | 53-101 |
| 03:48 | Ohio | Wilfred Riddles pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-101 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 03:31 | Ohio | Andrew Mahan knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Albert Verrett | 53-104 |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - David Hodgdon (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stanley Rossignol (fairly fresh) SF - Timothy Arneberg (tiring) 8 pts. PF - Gary Gibbs (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Frank Lynam (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Albert Verrett (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Robert Anton (tiring) 3 pts. 6 ast. SF - Andrew Mahan (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. PF - Wilfred Riddles (tired) 13 pts. 5 reb. C - Clyde Zier (tired) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:20 | Northern Illinois University | Timothy Arneberg scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 55-104 |
| 03:02 | Ohio | Timothy Arneberg blocks the short jumper by Clyde Zier | 55-104 |
| 03:00 | Northern Illinois University | Timothy Arneberg gets the rebound | 55-104 |
| 02:53 | Northern Illinois University | Gary Gibbs makes the wide open turnaround from the right block set up by Timothy Arneberg | 57-104 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 02:30 | Ohio | Clyde Zier is hacked by Stanley Rossignol - foul #1 on Stanley Rossignol, team foul #7 | 57-104 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Jimmy Smith (PG) David Hodgdon | |
| Subs | Ohio | Gregory Holland (SF) Andrew Mahan | |
| 02:30 | Ohio | Clyde Zier makes the 1st free throw | 57-105 |
| 02:30 | Ohio | Clyde Zier makes the 2nd free throw | 57-106 |
| 02:15 | Northern Illinois University | Frank Lynam is fouled on the floor by Clyde Zier - foul #2 on Clyde Zier, team foul #10 | 57-106 |
| 02:15 | Northern Illinois University | Frank Lynam makes the 1st free throw | 58-106 |
| 02:15 | Northern Illinois University | Frank Lynam makes the 2nd free throw | 59-106 |
| 01:58 | Ohio | Wilfred Riddles is whistled for traveling | 59-106 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | David Hodgdon (PG) Jimmy Smith | |
| Subs | Ohio | Andrew Mahan (SF) Gregory Holland | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 01:42 | Northern Illinois University | Frank Lynam is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 59-106 |
| 01:15 | Ohio | Andrew Mahan clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 59-106 |
| 01:14 | Ohio | Albert Verrett can't tip it in | 59-106 |
| 01:13 | Ohio | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Anton | 59-106 |
| 00:51 | Ohio | Andrew Mahan misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 59-106 |
| 00:49 | Northern Illinois University | Stanley Rossignol grabs the board | 59-106 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:46 | Northern Illinois University | Timothy Arneberg throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 59-106 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:24 | Ohio | Wilfred Riddles lays it up and in on a great pass from Robert Anton and he's hacked by Gary Gibbs - foul #2 on Gary Gibbs, team foul #8 | 59-108 |
| 00:24 | Ohio | Wilfred Riddles makes the free throw | 59-109 |
| 00:18 | Northern Illinois University | Frank Lynam is open and buries a turnaround from close range set up by Gary Gibbs | 61-109 |
| 00:00 | Ohio | Albert Verrett runs out the clock | 61-109 |