| Lineup | Charleston | PG - Maurice Campbell (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Claude Kibbe (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SF - Donovan Newborn (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Richard Spears (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Mark Brackett (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Delbert Ford (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Chou (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Hill (fresh) PF - Tony Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Mark King (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northern Illinois University | Joseph Hill inbounds the ball | 39-31 |
| Game Plan | Charleston | Charleston is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:57 | Northern Illinois University | Delbert Ford's pass is intercepted by Maurice Campbell in the backcourt | 39-31 |
| 19:55 | Charleston | Donovan Newborn slams it home set up by Maurice Campbell | 41-31 |
| 19:28 | Northern Illinois University | Delbert Ford travels with the ball | 41-31 |
| 19:13 | Charleston | Richard Spears buries a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Claude Kibbe | 44-31 |
| 18:57 | Northern Illinois University | Tony Smith makes the fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by John Chou | 44-33 |
| 18:33 | Charleston | Maurice Campbell misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 44-33 |
| 18:32 | Charleston | Richard Spears tips it in | 46-33 |
| 18:15 | Northern Illinois University | The pull-up jumper by John Chou is blocked by Richard Spears | 46-33 |
| 18:14 | Charleston | Maurice Campbell grabs the defensive rebound | 46-33 |
| 17:58 | Charleston | Maurice Campbell misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 46-33 |
| 17:57 | Northern Illinois University | John Chou snags the defensive board | 46-33 |
| 17:53 | Northern Illinois University | John Chou scores on a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Mark King and he's fouled by Claude Kibbe - foul #3 on Claude Kibbe, team foul #1 | 46-35 |
| Subs | Charleston | David Whitworth (SG), Zane Calhoun (SF), James Lindsey (PF), Joseph Maiorano (C) Claude Kibbe, Donovan Newborn, Richard Spears, Mark Brackett | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Justin Tillman (SG), Robert Sullivan (C) Delbert Ford, Mark King | |
| 17:53 | Northern Illinois University | John Chou makes the free throw | 46-36 |
| 17:45 | Charleston | Joseph Hill steals the ball from James Lindsey | 46-36 |
| 17:34 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Sullivan is open and scores on a floater from the right wing set up by John Chou | 46-38 |
| 17:20 | Charleston | David Whitworth can't connect on a shot from the right side | 46-38 |
| 17:19 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Sullivan snags the defensive board | 46-38 |
| 17:15 | Northern Illinois University | Tony Smith is fouled on the floor by James Lindsey - foul #2 on James Lindsey, team foul #2 | 46-38 |
| Subs | Charleston | | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Delbert Ford (PG), Timothy Bracken (SF), Eric Ovalle (PF) John Chou, Joseph Hill, Tony Smith | |
| 16:54 | Northern Illinois University | Justin Tillman hits a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Delbert Ford and he's fouled by Maurice Campbell - foul #2 on Maurice Campbell, team foul #3 | 46-40 |
| Subs | Charleston | Donovan Newborn (SF) Maurice Campbell | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Mark King (C) Robert Sullivan | |
| 16:54 | Northern Illinois University | Justin Tillman makes the free throw | 46-41 |
| 16:39 | Charleston | Donovan Newborn makes the jumpshot from the right wing | 48-41 |
| 16:27 | Northern Illinois University | Delbert Ford hits a wide open 3 from straight away set up by Timothy Bracken | 48-44 |
| 16:10 | Charleston | James Lindsey connects on the floater from the free throw line | 50-44 |
| 15:48 | Northern Illinois University | Delbert Ford can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 50-44 |
| 15:47 | Northern Illinois University | The offensive rebound goes to Mark King | 50-44 |
| Lineup | Charleston | PG - Zane Calhoun (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SG - David Whitworth (fairly fresh) SF - Donovan Newborn (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - James Lindsey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Joseph Maiorano (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Delbert Ford (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Justin Tillman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Timothy Bracken (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Eric Ovalle (fresh) 6 pts. C - Mark King (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Northern Illinois University | Eric Ovalle misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 50-44 |
| 15:30 | Charleston | Joseph Maiorano grabs the defensive rebound | 50-44 |
| 15:26 | Charleston | David Whitworth clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 50-44 |
| 15:25 | Charleston | James Lindsey hits the follow up shot | 52-44 |
| 15:07 | Northern Illinois University | Zane Calhoun takes the ball from Justin Tillman | 52-44 |
| 14:45 | Charleston | David Whitworth hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket but he's fouled by Eric Ovalle - foul #2 on Eric Ovalle, team foul #1 | 52-44 |
| Subs | Charleston | Brian Easterly (PG), Claude Kibbe (SG), Richard Spears (PF), Mark Brackett (C) Zane Calhoun, Donovan Newborn, James Lindsey, Joseph Maiorano | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | John Chou (PG), Dean Rana (SG), Joseph Hill (SF), Tony Smith (PF), Robert Sullivan (C) Delbert Ford, Justin Tillman, Timothy Bracken, Eric Ovalle, Mark King | |
| 14:45 | Charleston | David Whitworth makes the 1st free throw | 53-44 |
| 14:45 | Charleston | David Whitworth makes the 2nd free throw | 54-44 |
| 14:28 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Sullivan banks in the layup on a nice dish by Joseph Hill and he's fouled by Richard Spears - foul #1 on Richard Spears, team foul #4 | 54-46 |
| Subs | Charleston | Donovan Newborn (SF) David Whitworth | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| 14:28 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Sullivan misses the free throw | 54-46 |
| 14:28 | Charleston | Richard Spears grabs the board | 54-46 |
| 14:09 | Charleston | Brian Easterly connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Richard Spears | 57-46 |
| 13:51 | Northern Illinois University | Dean Rana clanks a floater from the left block but the foul's on Claude Kibbe - foul #4 on Claude Kibbe, team foul #5 | 57-46 |
| Subs | Charleston | Tyler Weeden (SG) Claude Kibbe | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| 13:51 | Northern Illinois University | Dean Rana misses the 1st free throw | 57-46 |
| 13:51 | Northern Illinois University | Dean Rana misses the 2nd free throw | 57-46 |
| 13:51 | Charleston | Richard Spears grabs the defensive rebound | 57-46 |
| 13:33 | Charleston | Donovan Newborn can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 57-46 |
| 13:32 | Northern Illinois University | Dean Rana snags the defensive board | 57-46 |
| 13:26 | Northern Illinois University | Joseph Hill can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 57-46 |
| 13:25 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Sullivan tips it in | 57-48 |
| 13:08 | Charleston | Donovan Newborn makes the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Tyler Weeden | 60-48 |
| 12:53 | Northern Illinois University | John Chou clanks a turnaround from the baseline | 60-48 |
| 12:52 | Charleston | Tyler Weeden gets the rebound | 60-48 |
| 12:25 | Charleston | Mark Brackett knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline | 62-48 |
| 12:04 | Northern Illinois University | Dean Rana is open and scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 62-51 |
| 11:39 | Charleston | John Chou takes the ball from Donovan Newborn | 62-51 |
| 11:36 | Northern Illinois University | John Chou hits the finger roll | 62-53 |
| Lineup | Charleston | PG - Brian Easterly (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - Tyler Weeden (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Donovan Newborn (tiring) 13 pts. PF - Richard Spears (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Mark Brackett (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - John Chou (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dean Rana (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Joseph Hill (fairly fresh) 2 stl. PF - Tony Smith (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Sullivan (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:22 | Charleston | Donovan Newborn can't connect on a driving attempt from close range | 62-53 |
| 11:21 | Northern Illinois University | Dean Rana grabs the board | 62-53 |
| 11:07 | Northern Illinois University | Tony Smith scores on a turnaround from the right block set up by John Chou and the foul's on Richard Spears - foul #2 on Richard Spears, team foul #6 | 62-55 |
| Subs | Charleston | Maurice Campbell (SG), Zane Calhoun (SF), Richard Broadhead (PF) Tyler Weeden, Donovan Newborn, Richard Spears | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Delbert Ford (PG), Justin Tillman (SG), Timothy Bracken (SF), Mark King (C) John Chou, Dean Rana, Joseph Hill, Robert Sullivan | |
| 11:07 | Northern Illinois University | Tony Smith makes the free throw | 62-56 |
| 10:42 | Charleston | Maurice Campbell misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 62-56 |
| 10:41 | Charleston | Zane Calhoun snags the offensive board | 62-56 |
| 10:23 | Charleston | Mark King denies the turnaround by Mark Brackett | 62-56 |
| 10:21 | Northern Illinois University | The rebound goes to Justin Tillman | 62-56 |
| 10:13 | Northern Illinois University | Richard Broadhead is called for the reach on Mark King - foul #1 on Richard Broadhead, team foul #7 | 62-56 |
| Subs | Charleston | David Whitworth (SG), James Lindsey (PF), Joseph Maiorano (C) Brian Easterly, Richard Broadhead, Mark Brackett | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Eric Ovalle (PF) Tony Smith | |
| 10:13 | Northern Illinois University | Mark King makes the 1st free throw | 62-57 |
| 10:13 | Northern Illinois University | Mark King misses the 2nd free throw | 62-57 |
| 10:13 | Charleston | Joseph Maiorano gets the rebound | 62-57 |
| 09:51 | Charleston | Joseph Maiorano misses long on a turnaround in the lane | 62-57 |
| 09:49 | Northern Illinois University | Justin Tillman grabs the board | 62-57 |
| 09:32 | Northern Illinois University | Timothy Bracken throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-57 |
| Subs | Charleston | Brian Easterly (PG), Donovan Newborn (SF) David Whitworth, Zane Calhoun | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| 09:05 | Charleston | Donovan Newborn hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 62-57 |
| 09:03 | Charleston | Joseph Maiorano grabs the offensive rebound | 62-57 |
| 08:50 | Charleston | Maurice Campbell knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 65-57 |
| 08:39 | Northern Illinois University | Delbert Ford's corner 3pt jumper is blocked by Donovan Newborn | 65-57 |
| 08:37 | Northern Illinois University | Mark King gets the offensive rebound | 65-57 |
| 08:14 | Northern Illinois University | Delbert Ford misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 65-57 |
| 08:13 | Charleston | James Lindsey snags the defensive board | 65-57 |
| 07:59 | Charleston | Donovan Newborn drills a pull-up jumper from the right side | 67-57 |
| 07:57 | Northern Illinois University | Timothy Bracken is hacked by Brian Easterly in the backcourt - foul #4 on Brian Easterly, team foul #8 | 67-57 |
| Subs | Charleston | Tyler Weeden (PG), Claude Kibbe (SG), David Whitworth (SF), Richard Broadhead (PF), Mark Brackett (C) Brian Easterly, Maurice Campbell, Donovan Newborn, James Lindsey, Joseph Maiorano | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | John Chou (PG), Dean Rana (SG), Joseph Hill (SF), Tony Smith (PF) Delbert Ford, Justin Tillman, Eric Ovalle, Mark King | |
| 07:57 | Northern Illinois University | Timothy Bracken makes the 1st free throw | 67-58 |
| 07:57 | Northern Illinois University | Timothy Bracken makes the 2nd free throw | 67-59 |
| 07:36 | Charleston | Mark Brackett is hacked by Tony Smith - foul #3 on Tony Smith, team foul #2 | 67-59 |
| Subs | Charleston | | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Robert Sullivan (C) Timothy Bracken | |
| Lineup | Charleston | PG - Tyler Weeden (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Claude Kibbe (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - David Whitworth (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Broadhead (fresh) 5 pts. C - Mark Brackett (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - John Chou (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Dean Rana (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Joseph Hill (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Tony Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Sullivan (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:09 | Charleston | Tyler Weeden knocks in the 3 from the left corner | 70-59 |
| 06:51 | Northern Illinois University | Joseph Hill buries a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Dean Rana and he's hacked by Tyler Weeden - foul #4 on Tyler Weeden, team foul #9 | 70-61 |
| Subs | Charleston | Maurice Campbell (PG), Donovan Newborn (SF), Richard Spears (PF), Zane Calhoun (C) Tyler Weeden, David Whitworth, Richard Broadhead, Mark Brackett | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| 06:51 | Northern Illinois University | Joseph Hill makes the free throw | 70-62 |
| 06:36 | Charleston | Claude Kibbe hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 70-62 |
| 06:34 | Charleston | Richard Spears can't tip it in | 70-62 |
| 06:32 | Charleston | Donovan Newborn misses the tip | 70-62 |
| 06:31 | Northern Illinois University | Tony Smith snags the defensive board | 70-62 |
| 06:26 | Northern Illinois University | Joseph Hill is by himself and knocks in the floater from just outside the lane set up by John Chou | 70-64 |
| 06:03 | Charleston | Maurice Campbell misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 70-64 |
| 06:01 | Northern Illinois University | Dean Rana pulls down the rebound | 70-64 |
| 05:57 | Northern Illinois University | Joseph Hill connects on the fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Dean Rana | 70-66 |
| 05:55 | Charleston | John Chou takes the ball from Maurice Campbell in the backcourt | 70-66 |
| 05:54 | Northern Illinois University | John Chou slams it home | 70-68 |
| 05:41 | Charleston | Claude Kibbe can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 70-68 |
| 05:39 | Northern Illinois University | Tony Smith grabs the board | 70-68 |
| 05:22 | Northern Illinois University | Tony Smith is called for a charge - foul #4 on Tony Smith, team foul #3 | 70-68 |
| Subs | Charleston | Brian Easterly (PG), David Whitworth (SF), Richard Broadhead (PF), Joseph Maiorano (C) Maurice Campbell, Donovan Newborn, Richard Spears, Zane Calhoun | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Delbert Ford (PG), Justin Tillman (SG), Timothy Bracken (SF), Eric Ovalle (PF), Mark King (C) John Chou, Dean Rana, Joseph Hill, Tony Smith, Robert Sullivan | |
| 04:53 | Charleston | David Whitworth loses the dribble to Mark King | 70-68 |
| 04:24 | Northern Illinois University | Justin Tillman connects on the open 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Timothy Bracken | 70-71 |
| 04:04 | Charleston | Mark King steals the ball from David Whitworth | 70-71 |
| 03:41 | Northern Illinois University | Delbert Ford is hacked by Brian Easterly - foul #5 on Brian Easterly, team foul #10 | 70-71 |
| Subs | Charleston | Tyler Weeden (PG), Donovan Newborn (SF), Richard Spears (PF), James Lindsey (C) Brian Easterly, David Whitworth, Richard Broadhead, Joseph Maiorano | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | John Chou (SG), Joseph Hill (SF), Tony Smith (PF) Justin Tillman, Timothy Bracken, Eric Ovalle | |
| 03:41 | Northern Illinois University | Delbert Ford misses the 1st free throw | 70-71 |
| 03:41 | Northern Illinois University | Delbert Ford misses the 2nd free throw | 70-71 |
| 03:41 | Charleston | Claude Kibbe gets the rebound | 70-71 |
| Lineup | Charleston | PG - Tyler Weeden (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Claude Kibbe (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Donovan Newborn (fairly fresh) 15 pts. PF - Richard Spears (fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. C - James Lindsey (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Delbert Ford (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Chou (fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Joseph Hill (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - Tony Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. C - Mark King (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 03:20 | Charleston | Mark King picks off the pass by Tyler Weeden | 70-71 |
| 03:13 | Northern Illinois University | John Chou makes the floater in the lane on a nice dish by Delbert Ford and he's hacked by Richard Spears - foul #3 on Richard Spears, team foul #11 | 70-73 |
| Subs | Charleston | | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Dean Rana (SG) Delbert Ford | |
| 03:13 | Northern Illinois University | John Chou misses the free throw | 70-73 |
| 03:13 | Charleston | Richard Spears grabs the defensive rebound | 70-73 |
| 03:09 | Charleston | Claude Kibbe can't throw it down | 70-73 |
| 03:08 | Charleston | The offensive rebound goes to Claude Kibbe | 70-73 |
| 02:52 | Charleston | Donovan Newborn is fouled on the floor by Joseph Hill - foul #1 on Joseph Hill, team foul #4 | 70-73 |
| Subs | Charleston | | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Robert Sullivan (C) Mark King | |
| 02:42 | Charleston | Richard Spears can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block | 70-73 |
| 02:41 | Northern Illinois University | John Chou pulls down the rebound | 70-73 |
| 02:39 | Northern Illinois University | Dean Rana's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 70-73 |
| Subs | Charleston | Zane Calhoun (SF) Donovan Newborn | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| 02:22 | Charleston | Tony Smith blocks the short jumper by Richard Spears | 70-73 |
| 02:20 | Northern Illinois University | John Chou gets the rebound | 70-73 |
| 02:20 | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-73 |
| Subs | Charleston | David Whitworth (SG), Mark Brackett (C) Claude Kibbe, Richard Spears | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Mark King (C) Robert Sullivan | |
| 02:16 | Northern Illinois University | Dean Rana's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 70-73 |
| 02:03 | Charleston | Joseph Hill picks off the pass by David Whitworth | 70-73 |
| 01:48 | Northern Illinois University | John Chou can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 70-73 |
| 01:46 | Northern Illinois University | Mark King pulls down the offensive rebound | 70-73 |
| 01:31 | Northern Illinois University | Zane Calhoun steals the ball from John Chou | 70-73 |
| 01:31 | Charleston | Charleston calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-73 |
| Subs | Charleston | Maurice Campbell (PG), Claude Kibbe (SG), Donovan Newborn (SF), Richard Spears (PF) Tyler Weeden, David Whitworth, Zane Calhoun, James Lindsey | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Delbert Ford (PG) John Chou | |
| 01:10 | Charleston | Maurice Campbell knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Claude Kibbe | 72-73 |
| 00:51 | Northern Illinois University | Joseph Hill is whistled for traveling | 72-73 |
| 00:33 | Charleston | Donovan Newborn lays it in | 74-73 |
| 00:27 | Northern Illinois University | Joseph Hill's layup is rejected by Donovan Newborn | 74-73 |
| 00:25 | Charleston | Mark Brackett gets the rebound | 74-73 |
| Game Plan | Charleston | Charleston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:23 | Charleston | Mark Brackett is hacked by Delbert Ford in the backcourt - foul #1 on Delbert Ford, team foul #5 | 74-73 |
| 00:21 | Charleston | Donovan Newborn is fouled on the floor by Joseph Hill - foul #2 on Joseph Hill, team foul #6 | 74-73 |
| 00:20 | Charleston | Tony Smith is called for the reach on Maurice Campbell - foul #5 on Tony Smith, team foul #7 | 74-73 |
| Subs | Charleston | | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Timothy Bracken (PF) Tony Smith | |
| 00:20 | Charleston | Maurice Campbell makes the 1st free throw | 75-73 |
| 00:20 | Charleston | Maurice Campbell makes the 2nd free throw | 76-73 |
| 00:01 | Northern Illinois University | Dean Rana misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 76-73 |
| 00:00 | Charleston | Donovan Newborn gets the rebound | 76-73 |