| Lineup | Bowling Green | PG - Joseph Faucher (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Irving Kim (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gregory Krieg (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeffrey Dooley (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Don Abate (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - David Hodgdon (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Terence Hiett (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Hoffman (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Alfred Dorsey (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Jerome Herrick (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Bowling Green | Gregory Krieg inbounds the ball | 27-30 |
| Game Plan | Bowling Green | Bowling Green is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:38 | Bowling Green | Jeffrey Dooley drills a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Irving Kim | 29-30 |
| 19:15 | Northern Illinois University | George Hoffman misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 29-30 |
| 19:13 | Bowling Green | Jeffrey Dooley pulls down the rebound | 29-30 |
| 18:55 | Bowling Green | Terence Hiett steals the ball from Joseph Faucher | 29-30 |
| 18:52 | Northern Illinois University | David Hodgdon hits the finger roll on a great pass from Terence Hiett | 29-32 |
| 18:27 | Bowling Green | Joseph Faucher makes the jump hook in the lane | 31-32 |
| 18:11 | Northern Illinois University | Alfred Dorsey drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 31-35 |
| 17:50 | Bowling Green | Irving Kim connects on the jumper from just outside the lane | 33-35 |
| 17:46 | Northern Illinois University | George Hoffman knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 33-38 |
| 17:26 | Bowling Green | Don Abate is fouled on the floor by George Hoffman - foul #1 on George Hoffman, team foul #1 | 33-38 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Christopher Fellows (C) Don Abate | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Steven Wilson (PG), Timothy Arneberg (C) David Hodgdon, Jerome Herrick | |
| 17:18 | Bowling Green | Jeffrey Dooley is fouled on the floor by Alfred Dorsey - foul #2 on Alfred Dorsey, team foul #2 | 33-38 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Gary Gibbs (C) George Hoffman | |
| 17:01 | Bowling Green | Christopher Fellows drills a runner from the right block on a nice dish by Irving Kim and the foul's on Gary Gibbs - foul #1 on Gary Gibbs, team foul #3 | 35-38 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Stanley Rossignol (SG), Frank Lynam (C) Terence Hiett, Alfred Dorsey | |
| 17:01 | Bowling Green | Christopher Fellows makes the free throw | 36-38 |
| 16:49 | Northern Illinois University | Timothy Arneberg misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 36-38 |
| 16:48 | Bowling Green | Jeffrey Dooley gets the rebound | 36-38 |
| 16:27 | Bowling Green | Gregory Krieg scores on a shot from close range on a great pass from Joseph Faucher | 38-38 |
| 16:08 | Northern Illinois University | Frank Lynam comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Christopher Fellows - foul #1 on Christopher Fellows, team foul #1 | 38-38 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Stephen Crystal (PG), Rodney Clark (SG), Anthony Olson (SF), Jeremy Bannister (C) Joseph Faucher, Irving Kim, Gregory Krieg, Jeffrey Dooley | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | George Hoffman (SF), Alfred Dorsey (PF) Timothy Arneberg, Gary Gibbs | |
| 16:08 | Northern Illinois University | Frank Lynam makes the 1st free throw | 38-39 |
| 16:08 | Northern Illinois University | Frank Lynam makes the 2nd free throw | 38-40 |
| 15:41 | Bowling Green | Rodney Clark hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 38-40 |
| 15:39 | Northern Illinois University | Alfred Dorsey pulls down the rebound | 38-40 |
| Lineup | Bowling Green | PG - Stephen Crystal (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rodney Clark (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Anthony Olson (fresh) PF - Christopher Fellows (fresh) 6 pts. C - Jeremy Bannister (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Steven Wilson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Stanley Rossignol (fresh) 4 pts. SF - George Hoffman (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Alfred Dorsey (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Frank Lynam (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Northern Illinois University | George Hoffman misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 38-40 |
| 15:33 | Bowling Green | Jeremy Bannister grabs the defensive rebound | 38-40 |
| 15:09 | Bowling Green | Stephen Crystal clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 38-40 |
| 15:08 | Bowling Green | Anthony Olson pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-40 |
| 15:01 | Bowling Green | Rodney Clark knocks in the shot near the basket on a nice dish by Jeremy Bannister and he's fouled by Alfred Dorsey - foul #3 on Alfred Dorsey, team foul #4 | 40-40 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Joseph Faucher (PG), Jeffrey Dooley (PF), Don Abate (C) Anthony Olson, Christopher Fellows, Jeremy Bannister | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Bryan Powers (PG), Terence Hiett (SG), Jerome Herrick (C) Steven Wilson, Stanley Rossignol, Frank Lynam | |
| 15:01 | Bowling Green | Rodney Clark misses the free throw | 40-40 |
| 15:01 | Northern Illinois University | Alfred Dorsey grabs the board | 40-40 |
| 14:44 | Northern Illinois University | George Hoffman loses the ball out of bounds | 40-40 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Irving Kim (SG), Gregory Krieg (SF) Rodney Clark, Stephen Crystal | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| 14:20 | Bowling Green | Jeffrey Dooley misses the fadeaway from the left block | 40-40 |
| 14:18 | Northern Illinois University | Jerome Herrick snags the defensive board | 40-40 |
| 13:56 | Northern Illinois University | Terence Hiett's pass is intercepted by Joseph Faucher | 40-40 |
| 13:53 | Bowling Green | Gregory Krieg lays it in set up by Joseph Faucher | 42-40 |
| 13:47 | Northern Illinois University | George Hoffman comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 42-40 |
| 13:46 | Northern Illinois University | George Hoffman pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-40 |
| 13:28 | Northern Illinois University | Alfred Dorsey is whistled for a carry | 42-40 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Timothy Arneberg (SF), Gary Gibbs (PF) George Hoffman, Alfred Dorsey | |
| 13:15 | Bowling Green | Irving Kim can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 42-40 |
| 13:14 | Northern Illinois University | Terence Hiett snags the defensive board | 42-40 |
| 13:10 | Northern Illinois University | Bryan Powers loses the ball out of bounds | 42-40 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Stephen Crystal (PG), Christopher Fellows (C) Joseph Faucher, Don Abate | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| 12:59 | Bowling Green | Irving Kim is fouled on the floor by Terence Hiett - foul #1 on Terence Hiett, team foul #5 | 42-40 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Rodney Clark (SG) Irving Kim | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| 12:46 | Bowling Green | Rodney Clark misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 42-40 |
| 12:45 | Bowling Green | The offensive rebound goes to Jeffrey Dooley | 42-40 |
| 12:31 | Bowling Green | Rodney Clark hits a turnaround in the paint | 44-40 |
| 12:11 | Northern Illinois University | Bryan Powers is fouled on the floor by Gregory Krieg - foul #1 on Gregory Krieg, team foul #2 | 44-40 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Joseph Faucher (PG), Jeremy Bannister (C) Gregory Krieg, Jeffrey Dooley | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Frank Lynam (C) Jerome Herrick | |
| 11:56 | Northern Illinois University | Gary Gibbs misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-40 |
| 11:54 | Bowling Green | Jeremy Bannister gets the rebound | 44-40 |
| 11:50 | Bowling Green | Rodney Clark makes the runner from the left block on a nice dish by Jeremy Bannister and the foul's on Gary Gibbs - foul #2 on Gary Gibbs, team foul #6 | 46-40 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Irving Kim (SG), Don Abate (C) Stephen Crystal, Jeremy Bannister | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | David Hodgdon (SG), George Hoffman (SF), Alfred Dorsey (PF) Terence Hiett, Gary Gibbs, Frank Lynam | |
| 11:50 | Bowling Green | Rodney Clark makes the free throw | 47-40 |
| 11:40 | Northern Illinois University | Alfred Dorsey drills a 3 from the left corner set up by Bryan Powers | 47-43 |
| Lineup | Bowling Green | PG - Joseph Faucher (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Irving Kim (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Rodney Clark (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - Christopher Fellows (fresh) 6 pts. C - Don Abate (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Bryan Powers (fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - David Hodgdon (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - George Hoffman (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Alfred Dorsey (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Timothy Arneberg (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:11 | Bowling Green | Bryan Powers picks off the pass by Irving Kim | 47-43 |
| 10:52 | Northern Illinois University | Timothy Arneberg blows the layup | 47-43 |
| 10:50 | Bowling Green | Christopher Fellows grabs the defensive rebound | 47-43 |
| 10:25 | Bowling Green | Joseph Faucher is hacked by Timothy Arneberg - foul #2 on Timothy Arneberg, team foul #7 | 47-43 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Gregory Krieg (SF), Jeffrey Dooley (PF) Rodney Clark, Don Abate | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Terence Hiett (SG) Bryan Powers | |
| 10:25 | Bowling Green | Joseph Faucher makes the 1st free throw | 48-43 |
| 10:25 | Bowling Green | Joseph Faucher makes the 2nd free throw | 49-43 |
| 10:09 | Northern Illinois University | Alfred Dorsey misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 49-43 |
| 10:08 | Bowling Green | The rebound goes to Christopher Fellows | 49-43 |
| 09:49 | Bowling Green | Christopher Fellows makes the turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Gregory Krieg | 51-43 |
| 09:35 | Northern Illinois University | Alfred Dorsey misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 51-43 |
| 09:34 | Northern Illinois University | Terence Hiett tips it home | 51-45 |
| 09:20 | Bowling Green | Joseph Faucher is fouled on the floor by Timothy Arneberg - foul #3 on Timothy Arneberg, team foul #8 | 51-45 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Rodney Clark (SG), Jeremy Bannister (C) Irving Kim, Christopher Fellows | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Steven Wilson (PG), Gary Gibbs (SF), Frank Lynam (PF), Jerome Herrick (C) David Hodgdon, George Hoffman, Alfred Dorsey, Timothy Arneberg | |
| 09:20 | Bowling Green | Joseph Faucher makes the 1st free throw | 52-45 |
| 09:20 | Bowling Green | Joseph Faucher misses the 2nd free throw | 52-45 |
| 09:20 | Northern Illinois University | Jerome Herrick gets the rebound | 52-45 |
| 09:00 | Northern Illinois University | Gary Gibbs clanks a 3 from the right wing | 52-45 |
| 08:59 | Northern Illinois University | Frank Lynam misses the tip | 52-45 |
| 08:57 | Northern Illinois University | Steven Wilson snags the offensive board | 52-45 |
| 08:49 | Northern Illinois University | Terence Hiett is fouled on the floor by Gregory Krieg - foul #2 on Gregory Krieg, team foul #3 | 52-45 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Stephen Crystal (PG), Don Abate (C) Joseph Faucher, Jeremy Bannister | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Bryan Powers (PG) Steven Wilson | |
| 08:38 | Northern Illinois University | Gary Gibbs clanks a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Gregory Krieg - foul #3 on Gregory Krieg, team foul #4 | 52-45 |
| 08:38 | Northern Illinois University | Gary Gibbs misses the 1st free throw | 52-45 |
| 08:38 | Northern Illinois University | Gary Gibbs makes the 2nd free throw | 52-46 |
| 08:28 | Bowling Green | Rodney Clark misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 52-46 |
| 08:26 | Northern Illinois University | Frank Lynam grabs the defensive rebound | 52-46 |
| 08:10 | Northern Illinois University | Bryan Powers scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 52-49 |
| 07:57 | Bowling Green | Rodney Clark misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 52-49 |
| 07:55 | Bowling Green | Jeffrey Dooley misses the tip | 52-49 |
| 07:53 | Northern Illinois University | Jerome Herrick grabs the defensive rebound | 52-49 |
| 07:47 | Northern Illinois University | Terence Hiett knocks in the shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Bryan Powers and the foul's on Don Abate - foul #1 on Don Abate, team foul #5 | 52-51 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Irving Kim (SG) Rodney Clark | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Timothy Arneberg (SF), Alfred Dorsey (PF) Gary Gibbs, Frank Lynam | |
| 07:47 | Northern Illinois University | Terence Hiett makes the free throw | 52-52 |
| 07:22 | Bowling Green | Jeffrey Dooley drills a runner from the left block | 54-52 |
| Lineup | Bowling Green | PG - Stephen Crystal (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Irving Kim (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gregory Krieg (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jeffrey Dooley (fresh) 8 pts. 10 reb. C - Don Abate (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Bryan Powers (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Terence Hiett (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Timothy Arneberg (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Alfred Dorsey (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Jerome Herrick (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:14 | Northern Illinois University | Bryan Powers drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Alfred Dorsey | 54-55 |
| 07:04 | Bowling Green | Stephen Crystal comes up short on the shot from the right wing but the foul's on Timothy Arneberg - foul #4 on Timothy Arneberg, team foul #9 | 54-55 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Rodney Clark (SF), Christopher Fellows (C) Gregory Krieg, Don Abate | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | David Hodgdon (SG), George Hoffman (SF) Terence Hiett, Jerome Herrick | |
| 07:04 | Bowling Green | Stephen Crystal makes the 1st free throw | 55-55 |
| 07:04 | Bowling Green | Stephen Crystal makes the 2nd free throw | 56-55 |
| 06:47 | Northern Illinois University | Timothy Arneberg scores on a shot from the baseline set up by Alfred Dorsey | 56-57 |
| 06:37 | Bowling Green | Jeffrey Dooley comes up short on the shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Bryan Powers - foul #4 on Bryan Powers, team foul #10 | 56-57 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Joseph Faucher (PG) Stephen Crystal | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Stanley Rossignol (SG) Bryan Powers | |
| 06:37 | Bowling Green | Jeffrey Dooley makes the 1st free throw | 57-57 |
| 06:37 | Bowling Green | Jeffrey Dooley makes the 2nd free throw | 58-57 |
| 06:21 | Northern Illinois University | Stanley Rossignol hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 58-57 |
| 06:20 | Northern Illinois University | George Hoffman pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-57 |
| 06:07 | Northern Illinois University | Timothy Arneberg can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 58-57 |
| 06:06 | Bowling Green | The rebound goes to Christopher Fellows | 58-57 |
| 06:01 | Bowling Green | Joseph Faucher clanks a 3 from the left wing but he's hacked by David Hodgdon - foul #2 on David Hodgdon, team foul #11 | 58-57 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Gregory Krieg (SF), Jeremy Bannister (C) Rodney Clark, Jeffrey Dooley | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| 06:01 | Bowling Green | Joseph Faucher misses the 1st free throw | 58-57 |
| 06:01 | Bowling Green | Joseph Faucher makes the 2nd free throw | 59-57 |
| 06:01 | Bowling Green | Joseph Faucher misses the 3rd free throw | 59-57 |
| 06:01 | Northern Illinois University | Alfred Dorsey snags the defensive board | 59-57 |
| 05:44 | Northern Illinois University | Stanley Rossignol comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Christopher Fellows - foul #2 on Christopher Fellows, team foul #6 | 59-57 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Bryan Powers (PG), Jerome Herrick (C) David Hodgdon, Timothy Arneberg | |
| 05:44 | Northern Illinois University | Stanley Rossignol makes the 1st free throw | 59-58 |
| 05:44 | Northern Illinois University | Stanley Rossignol makes the 2nd free throw | 59-59 |
| 05:29 | Bowling Green | Christopher Fellows makes the shot from the right side set up by Jeremy Bannister | 61-59 |
| 05:12 | Northern Illinois University | Alfred Dorsey misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Irving Kim - foul #1 on Irving Kim, team foul #7 | 61-59 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Rodney Clark (SG), Don Abate (C) Irving Kim, Jeremy Bannister | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Terence Hiett (SG) Stanley Rossignol | |
| 05:12 | Northern Illinois University | Alfred Dorsey makes the 1st free throw | 61-60 |
| 05:12 | Northern Illinois University | Alfred Dorsey makes the 2nd free throw | 61-61 |
| 04:54 | Bowling Green | Joseph Faucher makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Rodney Clark | 63-61 |
| 04:30 | Northern Illinois University | George Hoffman loses the dribble to Don Abate | 63-61 |
| 04:09 | Bowling Green | Joseph Faucher misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 63-61 |
| 04:08 | Northern Illinois University | George Hoffman grabs the defensive rebound | 63-61 |
| 04:02 | Northern Illinois University | Jerome Herrick loses the dribble to Gregory Krieg | 63-61 |
| 03:58 | Bowling Green | Joseph Faucher lays it up and in on a nice dish by Gregory Krieg | 65-61 |
| 03:51 | Northern Illinois University | Joseph Faucher takes the ball from Jerome Herrick | 65-61 |
| 03:41 | Bowling Green | Joseph Faucher scores on a shot from the right side set up by Don Abate | 67-61 |
| 03:34 | Northern Illinois University | Bryan Powers comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 67-61 |
| 03:32 | Bowling Green | Don Abate grabs the board | 67-61 |
| 03:21 | Bowling Green | Gregory Krieg clanks a 3 from the right corner | 67-61 |
| 03:19 | Northern Illinois University | Jerome Herrick gets the rebound | 67-61 |
| Lineup | Bowling Green | PG - Joseph Faucher (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Rodney Clark (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gregory Krieg (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Christopher Fellows (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Don Abate (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Bryan Powers (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Terence Hiett (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - George Hoffman (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Alfred Dorsey (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Jerome Herrick (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:10 | Northern Illinois University | Terence Hiett misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 67-61 |
| 03:09 | Northern Illinois University | George Hoffman hits the follow up shot | 67-63 |
| 03:09 | Bowling Green | Bowling Green calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-63 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Irving Kim (SG), Jeffrey Dooley (PF) Rodney Clark, Christopher Fellows | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Timothy Arneberg (PF) Alfred Dorsey | |
| 02:50 | Bowling Green | Irving Kim loses the ball out of bounds | 67-63 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Christopher Fellows (C) Don Abate | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Gary Gibbs (PF), Frank Lynam (C) George Hoffman, Jerome Herrick | |
| 02:46 | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-63 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | George Hoffman (SF), Alfred Dorsey (PF) Gary Gibbs, Frank Lynam | |
| 02:26 | Northern Illinois University | Jeffrey Dooley denies the turnaround by George Hoffman | 67-63 |
| 02:24 | Bowling Green | Christopher Fellows pulls down the rebound | 67-63 |
| 02:18 | Bowling Green | Jeffrey Dooley misses badly on a shot from the right side | 67-63 |
| 02:17 | Northern Illinois University | Bryan Powers grabs the board | 67-63 |
| 02:12 | Northern Illinois University | Bryan Powers hits a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Terence Hiett | 67-66 |
| 01:56 | Bowling Green | Jeffrey Dooley buries a jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Joseph Faucher | 69-66 |
| 01:52 | Northern Illinois University | Jeffrey Dooley is called for the reach on Alfred Dorsey - foul #2 on Jeffrey Dooley, team foul #8 | 69-66 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Don Abate (C) Christopher Fellows | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Jerome Herrick (C) Timothy Arneberg | |
| 01:52 | Northern Illinois University | Alfred Dorsey makes the 1st free throw | 69-67 |
| 01:52 | Northern Illinois University | Alfred Dorsey makes the 2nd free throw | 69-68 |
| 01:27 | Bowling Green | Irving Kim drills a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Joseph Faucher | 72-68 |
| 01:05 | Northern Illinois University | Terence Hiett misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 72-68 |
| 01:04 | Northern Illinois University | George Hoffman grabs the offensive board | 72-68 |
| 00:48 | Northern Illinois University | Bryan Powers comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 72-68 |
| 00:46 | Northern Illinois University | George Hoffman grabs the offensive board | 72-68 |
| Game Plan | Bowling Green | Bowling Green is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:30 | Northern Illinois University | Bryan Powers misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 72-68 |
| 00:29 | Northern Illinois University | Alfred Dorsey grabs the offensive board | 72-68 |
| Game Plan | Bowling Green | Bowling Green is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:26 | Northern Illinois University | Terence Hiett misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 72-68 |
| 00:24 | Bowling Green | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Dooley | 72-68 |
| Game Plan | Bowling Green | Bowling Green is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:21 | Bowling Green | Jeffrey Dooley is fouled in the backcourt by Bryan Powers - foul #5 on Bryan Powers, team foul #12 | 72-68 |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Stephen Crystal (PG), Rodney Clark (SF) Joseph Faucher, Gregory Krieg | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | David Hodgdon (PG) Bryan Powers | |
| 00:21 | Bowling Green | Jeffrey Dooley makes the 1st free throw | 73-68 |
| 00:21 | Bowling Green | Jeffrey Dooley makes the 2nd free throw | 74-68 |
| 00:15 | Northern Illinois University | Alfred Dorsey can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 74-68 |
| 00:13 | Northern Illinois University | David Hodgdon grabs the offensive board | 74-68 |
| 00:11 | Northern Illinois University | Jerome Herrick loses the dribble to Stephen Crystal | 74-68 |
| 00:08 | Bowling Green | Stephen Crystal lays it up and in | 76-68 |
| Game Plan | Bowling Green | Bowling Green is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:02 | Northern Illinois University | Alfred Dorsey misses long on a 3 from straight away | 76-68 |
| 00:00 | Bowling Green | Irving Kim grabs the board | 76-68 |