| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Bryan Powers (fresh) SG - Terence Hiett (fresh) SF - George Hoffman (fresh) PF - Alfred Dorsey (fresh) C - Jerome Herrick (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Dikembe Masudi (fresh) SG - George Christensen (fresh) SF - Jack Adams (fresh) PF - Joseph Foster (fresh) C - Jason Jones (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Central Michigan | Jason Jones wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 19:53 | Central Michigan | Jason Jones is hacked by Terence Hiett - foul #1 on Terence Hiett, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Central Michigan | George Christensen hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | Central Michigan | Jack Adams tips it back up and in | 0-2 |
| 19:15 | Northern Illinois University | George Hoffman can't finish the layup | 0-2 |
| 19:14 | Central Michigan | Jack Adams gets the rebound | 0-2 |
| 19:04 | Central Michigan | Jack Adams misses short on a floater from the right side | 0-2 |
| 19:02 | Northern Illinois University | George Hoffman grabs the board | 0-2 |
| 18:42 | Northern Illinois University | Alfred Dorsey clanks a runner from the baseline | 0-2 |
| 18:41 | Central Michigan | Dikembe Masudi gets the rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:21 | Central Michigan | Jason Jones connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from George Christensen | 0-4 |
| 17:58 | Northern Illinois University | Bryan Powers scores on a 3 from the left wing | 3-4 |
| 17:42 | Central Michigan | George Christensen hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 3-4 |
| 17:41 | Northern Illinois University | The rebound goes to George Hoffman | 3-4 |
| 17:28 | Northern Illinois University | Alfred Dorsey loses the ball out of bounds | 3-4 |
| 17:09 | Central Michigan | George Christensen hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 3-4 |
| 17:08 | Central Michigan | George Christensen misses the tip | 3-4 |
| 17:06 | Northern Illinois University | Jerome Herrick grabs the board | 3-4 |
| 16:59 | Northern Illinois University | Alfred Dorsey misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 3-4 |
| 16:57 | Northern Illinois University | Jerome Herrick tips it back up and in | 5-4 |
| 16:43 | Central Michigan | George Christensen makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Dikembe Masudi | 5-7 |
| 16:16 | Northern Illinois University | Alfred Dorsey makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Bryan Powers | 7-7 |
| 15:58 | Central Michigan | Joseph Foster makes the jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from George Christensen | 7-9 |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Bryan Powers (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Terence Hiett (fresh) SF - George Hoffman (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Alfred Dorsey (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jerome Herrick (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Dikembe Masudi (fresh) 1 ast. SG - George Christensen (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jack Adams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Foster (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Jason Jones (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:40 | Northern Illinois University | Alfred Dorsey misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 7-9 |
| 15:39 | Central Michigan | George Christensen grabs the defensive rebound | 7-9 |
| 15:23 | Central Michigan | Dikembe Masudi buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from George Christensen | 7-12 |
| 15:18 | Northern Illinois University | Terence Hiett throws a bad pass out of bounds | 7-12 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | David Hodgdon (SG), Timothy Arneberg (SF), Gary Gibbs (PF), Frank Lynam (C) Terence Hiett, George Hoffman, Alfred Dorsey, Jerome Herrick | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Patrick Cooper (SF) Jack Adams | |
| 15:11 | Central Michigan | George Christensen comes up short on the shot from the right side but he's hacked by David Hodgdon - foul #1 on David Hodgdon, team foul #2 | 7-12 |
| 15:11 | Central Michigan | George Christensen misses the 1st free throw | 7-12 |
| 15:11 | Central Michigan | George Christensen makes the 2nd free throw | 7-13 |
| 14:53 | Northern Illinois University | Timothy Arneberg is fouled on the floor by Patrick Cooper - foul #1 on Patrick Cooper, team foul #1 | 7-13 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Stanley Rossignol (SG) Bryan Powers | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 14:41 | Northern Illinois University | Timothy Arneberg misses the floater from the left wing | 7-13 |
| 14:39 | Central Michigan | Jason Jones pulls down the rebound | 7-13 |
| 14:21 | Central Michigan | George Christensen clanks a 3 from the right corner | 7-13 |
| 14:19 | Northern Illinois University | Gary Gibbs grabs the defensive rebound | 7-13 |
| 14:12 | Northern Illinois University | Stanley Rossignol is called for traveling | 7-13 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Terence Hiett (SG), Alfred Dorsey (PF) Stanley Rossignol, Frank Lynam | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jack Adams (SF) Patrick Cooper | |
| 13:50 | Central Michigan | Joseph Foster misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 7-13 |
| 13:48 | Northern Illinois University | Alfred Dorsey pulls down the rebound | 7-13 |
| 13:41 | Northern Illinois University | Terence Hiett can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 7-13 |
| 13:40 | Northern Illinois University | Timothy Arneberg hits the follow up shot | 9-13 |
| 13:26 | Central Michigan | Joseph Foster banks in the layup on a nice dish by George Christensen | 9-15 |
| 13:13 | Northern Illinois University | Alfred Dorsey makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Gary Gibbs | 12-15 |
| 12:53 | Central Michigan | Dikembe Masudi misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 12-15 |
| 12:51 | Northern Illinois University | Gary Gibbs gets the rebound | 12-15 |
| 12:47 | Northern Illinois University | David Hodgdon misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 12-15 |
| 12:46 | Central Michigan | Jason Jones gets the rebound | 12-15 |
| 12:41 | Central Michigan | Jack Adams is hacked by Timothy Arneberg - foul #1 on Timothy Arneberg, team foul #3 | 12-15 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Bryan Powers (PG), George Hoffman (SF), Jerome Herrick (C) David Hodgdon, Timothy Arneberg, Gary Gibbs | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Earl Nelson (PF) Joseph Foster | |
| 12:25 | Central Michigan | Earl Nelson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 12-15 |
| 12:24 | Central Michigan | Earl Nelson snags the offensive board | 12-15 |
| 12:19 | Central Michigan | George Christensen makes the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Dikembe Masudi | 12-18 |
| 12:13 | Northern Illinois University | Bryan Powers is fouled on the floor by Dikembe Masudi - foul #1 on Dikembe Masudi, team foul #2 | 12-18 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Stanley Rossignol (SG), Timothy Arneberg (PF) Terence Hiett, Alfred Dorsey | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Patrick Cooper (SF) Jack Adams | |
| 12:02 | Northern Illinois University | Stanley Rossignol misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 12-18 |
| 12:01 | Northern Illinois University | Timothy Arneberg tips it home | 14-18 |
| 11:46 | Central Michigan | Stanley Rossignol is called for the reach on Dikembe Masudi - foul #1 on Stanley Rossignol, team foul #4 | 14-18 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Berdy Ziler (C) Jason Jones | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Bryan Powers (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stanley Rossignol (fresh) SF - George Hoffman (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Timothy Arneberg (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Jerome Herrick (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Dikembe Masudi (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - George Christensen (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Patrick Cooper (fresh) PF - Earl Nelson (fresh) C - Berdy Ziler (fresh) | |
| 11:39 | Central Michigan | Dikembe Masudi is hacked by Timothy Arneberg - foul #2 on Timothy Arneberg, team foul #5 | 14-18 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Frank Lynam (PF) Timothy Arneberg | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | David Fitzgerald (SF), Joseph Foster (PF) George Christensen, Berdy Ziler | |
| 11:20 | Central Michigan | Dikembe Masudi's pass is intercepted by George Hoffman | 14-18 |
| 11:05 | Northern Illinois University | Joseph Foster steals the ball from Bryan Powers | 14-18 |
| 10:58 | Central Michigan | David Fitzgerald throws a bad pass out of bounds | 14-18 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Terence Hiett (SG), Alfred Dorsey (PF) Stanley Rossignol, Frank Lynam | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Robert Seamon (PG), Jack Adams (SF) Dikembe Masudi, David Fitzgerald | |
| 10:34 | Northern Illinois University | Alfred Dorsey knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 17-18 |
| 10:14 | Central Michigan | Joseph Foster banks in the layup on a great pass from Robert Seamon | 17-20 |
| 09:53 | Northern Illinois University | Patrick Cooper steals it from Terence Hiett | 17-20 |
| 09:50 | Central Michigan | Patrick Cooper hits the finger roll | 17-22 |
| 09:35 | Northern Illinois University | Terence Hiett misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 17-22 |
| 09:34 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Earl Nelson | 17-22 |
| 09:12 | Central Michigan | Joseph Foster hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket but the foul's on George Hoffman - foul #1 on George Hoffman, team foul #6 | 17-22 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | David Hodgdon (PG), Stanley Rossignol (SG), Gary Gibbs (SF), Frank Lynam (C) Bryan Powers, Terence Hiett, George Hoffman, Jerome Herrick | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Dikembe Masudi (PG), George Christensen (SG), Jason Jones (C) Robert Seamon, Patrick Cooper, Earl Nelson | |
| 09:12 | Central Michigan | Joseph Foster misses the 1st free throw | 17-22 |
| 09:12 | Central Michigan | Joseph Foster misses the 2nd free throw | 17-22 |
| 09:12 | Northern Illinois University | Alfred Dorsey grabs the defensive rebound | 17-22 |
| 08:58 | Northern Illinois University | David Hodgdon comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 17-22 |
| 08:57 | Central Michigan | George Christensen pulls down the rebound | 17-22 |
| 08:37 | Central Michigan | Frank Lynam swats the shot by Jason Jones | 17-22 |
| 08:36 | Northern Illinois University | The rebound goes to Gary Gibbs | 17-22 |
| 08:27 | Northern Illinois University | David Hodgdon misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 17-22 |
| 08:25 | Northern Illinois University | Gary Gibbs hits the follow up shot | 19-22 |
| 08:11 | Central Michigan | George Christensen drills a 3 from the left corner set up by Dikembe Masudi | 19-25 |
| 08:03 | Northern Illinois University | David Hodgdon travels with the ball | 19-25 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Bryan Powers (PG), Terence Hiett (SG) David Hodgdon, Alfred Dorsey | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Patrick Cooper (SF), Berdy Ziler (PF) Jack Adams, Joseph Foster | |
| 07:38 | Central Michigan | Dikembe Masudi hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Bryan Powers - foul #1 on Bryan Powers, team foul #7 | 19-25 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | George Hoffman (SF) Stanley Rossignol | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Earl Nelson (PF) Berdy Ziler | |
| 07:38 | Central Michigan | Dikembe Masudi makes the 1st free throw | 19-26 |
| 07:38 | Central Michigan | Dikembe Masudi misses the 2nd free throw | 19-26 |
| 07:38 | Northern Illinois University | Frank Lynam pulls down the rebound | 19-26 |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Bryan Powers (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Terence Hiett (fresh) SF - George Hoffman (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Gary Gibbs (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Frank Lynam (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Dikembe Masudi (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - George Christensen (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - Patrick Cooper (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Earl Nelson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jason Jones (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Northern Illinois University | George Hoffman comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 19-26 |
| 07:24 | Central Michigan | Jason Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 19-26 |
| 06:59 | Central Michigan | Patrick Cooper clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 19-26 |
| 06:57 | Central Michigan | Earl Nelson pulls down the offensive rebound | 19-26 |
| 06:49 | Central Michigan | Dikembe Masudi is called for traveling | 19-26 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Alfred Dorsey (PF) Gary Gibbs | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jack Adams (SF) Patrick Cooper | |
| 06:33 | Northern Illinois University | Alfred Dorsey misses the shot from the right wing | 19-26 |
| 06:32 | Northern Illinois University | Terence Hiett hits the follow up shot | 21-26 |
| 06:14 | Central Michigan | Earl Nelson clanks a shot from the free throw line | 21-26 |
| 06:13 | Northern Illinois University | Alfred Dorsey pulls down the rebound | 21-26 |
| 06:08 | Northern Illinois University | George Hoffman misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 21-26 |
| 06:06 | Central Michigan | Earl Nelson gets the rebound | 21-26 |
| 05:38 | Central Michigan | George Christensen connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 21-29 |
| 05:22 | Northern Illinois University | Terence Hiett loses the dribble to Jason Jones | 21-29 |
| 05:03 | Central Michigan | Earl Nelson connects on the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from George Christensen and he's hacked by George Hoffman - foul #2 on George Hoffman, team foul #8 | 21-31 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Steven Wilson (PG), David Hodgdon (SG), Stanley Rossignol (SF), Gary Gibbs (PF), Jerome Herrick (C) Bryan Powers, Terence Hiett, George Hoffman, Alfred Dorsey, Frank Lynam | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Robert Seamon (PG), Joseph Foster (PF) Dikembe Masudi, Jason Jones | |
| 05:03 | Central Michigan | Earl Nelson makes the free throw | 21-32 |
| 04:50 | Northern Illinois University | Gary Gibbs is hacked by Jack Adams - foul #1 on Jack Adams, team foul #3 | 21-32 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Berdy Ziler (C) Earl Nelson | |
| 04:36 | Northern Illinois University | Steven Wilson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 21-32 |
| 04:18 | Central Michigan | David Hodgdon takes the ball from Joseph Foster | 21-32 |
| 03:59 | Northern Illinois University | David Hodgdon is hacked by Robert Seamon - foul #1 on Robert Seamon, team foul #4 | 21-32 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Timothy Arneberg (SF), Alfred Dorsey (PF) Steven Wilson, Gary Gibbs | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Patrick Cooper (SG), David Fitzgerald (SF), Jason Jones (C) George Christensen, Jack Adams, Berdy Ziler | |
| 03:43 | Northern Illinois University | Stanley Rossignol is fouled on the floor by Patrick Cooper - foul #2 on Patrick Cooper, team foul #5 | 21-32 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Bryan Powers (PG) Stanley Rossignol | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Dikembe Masudi (PG) Robert Seamon | |
| 03:24 | Northern Illinois University | Alfred Dorsey misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 21-32 |
| 03:23 | Northern Illinois University | David Hodgdon grabs the offensive rebound | 21-32 |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Bryan Powers (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Hodgdon (fresh) SF - Timothy Arneberg (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Alfred Dorsey (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Jerome Herrick (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Dikembe Masudi (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Patrick Cooper (fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Fitzgerald (fresh) PF - Joseph Foster (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Jason Jones (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:06 | Northern Illinois University | Alfred Dorsey misses the jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Joseph Foster - foul #1 on Joseph Foster, team foul #6 | 21-32 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Terence Hiett (SG), George Hoffman (SF) David Hodgdon, Timothy Arneberg | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 03:06 | Northern Illinois University | Alfred Dorsey misses the 1st free throw | 21-32 |
| 03:06 | Northern Illinois University | Alfred Dorsey misses the 2nd free throw | 21-32 |
| 03:06 | Northern Illinois University | George Hoffman grabs the offensive board | 21-32 |
| 02:48 | Northern Illinois University | Jerome Herrick misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 21-32 |
| 02:46 | Northern Illinois University | Alfred Dorsey tips it in | 23-32 |
| 02:22 | Central Michigan | David Fitzgerald hits a 3pt shot from the left wing | 23-35 |
| 02:14 | Northern Illinois University | George Hoffman lays it in | 25-35 |
| 01:56 | Central Michigan | Dikembe Masudi knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Joseph Foster | 25-37 |
| 01:42 | Northern Illinois University | Bryan Powers blows the layup | 25-37 |
| 01:41 | Central Michigan | Jason Jones gets the rebound | 25-37 |
| 01:21 | Central Michigan | Alfred Dorsey steals the ball from Jason Jones | 25-37 |
| 01:08 | Northern Illinois University | Bryan Powers hits a fadeaway from the left wing | 27-37 |
| 00:41 | Central Michigan | Dikembe Masudi clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 27-37 |
| 00:39 | Northern Illinois University | Jerome Herrick gets the rebound | 27-37 |
| 00:32 | Northern Illinois University | Bryan Powers misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 27-37 |
| 00:31 | Northern Illinois University | Alfred Dorsey pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-37 |
| 00:16 | Northern Illinois University | Terence Hiett drills a fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Jerome Herrick | 29-37 |
| 00:00 | Central Michigan | David Fitzgerald is fouled on the floor by George Hoffman - foul #3 on George Hoffman, team foul #9 | 29-37 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | David Hodgdon (PG), Stanley Rossignol (SG), Timothy Arneberg (SF), Gary Gibbs (PF), Frank Lynam (C) Bryan Powers, Terence Hiett, George Hoffman, Alfred Dorsey, Jerome Herrick | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Robert Seamon (PG), George Christensen (SG), Jack Adams (SF), Earl Nelson (C) Dikembe Masudi, Patrick Cooper, Joseph Foster, Jason Jones | |
| 00:00 | Central Michigan | David Fitzgerald makes the 1st free throw | 29-38 |
| 00:00 | Central Michigan | David Fitzgerald makes the 2nd free throw | 29-39 |