| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Bryan Powers (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Terence Hiett (fresh) 1 ast. SF - George Hoffman (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. PF - Alfred Dorsey (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Jerome Herrick (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Stephen Manns (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Guadalupe Medina (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward Boer (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. PF - William Davis (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. C - Shaun Whatley (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kent State | Edward Boer inbounds the ball | 15-31 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 19:39 | Kent State | Edward Boer is fouled on the floor by Bryan Powers - foul #2 on Bryan Powers, team foul #1 | 15-31 |
| 19:20 | Kent State | Edward Boer can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 15-31 |
| 19:18 | Kent State | The offensive rebound goes to Stephen Manns | 15-31 |
| 18:58 | Kent State | Stephen Manns hits a floater from the left side | 15-33 |
| 18:42 | Northern Illinois University | Alfred Dorsey can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 15-33 |
| 18:40 | Kent State | Stephen Manns grabs the defensive rebound | 15-33 |
| 18:13 | Kent State | Shaun Whatley dunks the ball and he's fouled by Jerome Herrick - foul #2 on Jerome Herrick, team foul #2 | 15-35 |
| 18:13 | Kent State | Shaun Whatley misses the free throw | 15-35 |
| 18:13 | Northern Illinois University | Jerome Herrick grabs the board | 15-35 |
| 17:59 | Northern Illinois University | Bryan Powers drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 18-35 |
| 17:45 | Kent State | Guadalupe Medina misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 18-35 |
| 17:44 | Northern Illinois University | Alfred Dorsey grabs the board | 18-35 |
| 17:40 | Northern Illinois University | Stephen Manns is called for the reach on Terence Hiett - foul #2 on Stephen Manns, team foul #1 | 18-35 |
| 17:31 | Northern Illinois University | Terence Hiett misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 18-35 |
| 17:30 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Shaun Whatley | 18-35 |
| 17:08 | Kent State | William Davis misses the dunk attempt | 18-35 |
| 17:06 | Northern Illinois University | The rebound goes to George Hoffman | 18-35 |
| 16:59 | Northern Illinois University | Bryan Powers connects on the 3 from the left wing | 21-35 |
| 16:38 | Kent State | William Davis knocks in the floater from the left block set up by Stephen Manns | 21-37 |
| 16:21 | Northern Illinois University | Alfred Dorsey comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline | 21-37 |
| 16:20 | Kent State | Edward Boer grabs the defensive rebound | 21-37 |
| 15:51 | Kent State | Edward Boer misses short on a floater from the left block | 21-37 |
| 15:49 | Kent State | Shaun Whatley hits the follow up shot | 21-39 |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Bryan Powers (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Terence Hiett (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - George Hoffman (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. PF - Alfred Dorsey (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Jerome Herrick (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Stephen Manns (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Guadalupe Medina (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward Boer (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. PF - William Davis (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. C - Shaun Whatley (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Northern Illinois University | Terence Hiett buries a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Bryan Powers | 24-39 |
| 15:19 | Kent State | Stephen Manns is hacked by Bryan Powers - foul #3 on Bryan Powers, team foul #3 | 24-39 |
| 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 | Kent State | Swietomierz Bachinski (PG), Justin Wilson (SF), Larry Wingfield (PF) Stephen Manns, Edward Boer, William Davis | |
| 14:58 | Kent State | Shaun Whatley scores on a runner from the left block | 24-41 |
| 14:39 | Northern Illinois University | Timothy Arneberg misses long on a shot in the lane | 24-41 |
| 14:38 | Kent State | Larry Wingfield gets the rebound | 24-41 |
| 14:18 | Kent State | Larry Wingfield misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 24-41 |
| 14:16 | Northern Illinois University | Stanley Rossignol grabs the defensive rebound | 24-41 |
| 14:11 | Northern Illinois University | Stanley Rossignol can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 24-41 |
| 14:10 | Northern Illinois University | Gary Gibbs can't tip it in | 24-41 |
| 14:08 | Kent State | Larry Wingfield gets the rebound | 24-41 |
| 13:50 | Kent State | Guadalupe Medina's pass is intercepted by David Hodgdon | 24-41 |
| 13:47 | Northern Illinois University | David Hodgdon banks in the layup | 26-41 |
| 13:20 | Kent State | Justin Wilson is called for a charge - foul #1 on Justin Wilson, team foul #2 | 26-41 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Bryan Powers (PG), Terence Hiett (SG), George Hoffman (SF), Alfred Dorsey (PF) David Hodgdon, Stanley Rossignol, Gary Gibbs, Frank Lynam | |
| Subs | Kent State | Stephen Manns (PG), Edward Boer (SF), William Davis (PF) Guadalupe Medina, Justin Wilson, Shaun Whatley | |
| 12:53 | Northern Illinois University | Alfred Dorsey knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane | 28-41 |
| 12:50 | Kent State | Stephen Manns throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 28-41 |
| 12:36 | Northern Illinois University | Alfred Dorsey buries a jumper from the right side set up by Bryan Powers | 30-41 |
| 12:31 | Kent State | Edward Boer dunks the ball set up by William Davis and he's fouled by George Hoffman - foul #2 on George Hoffman, team foul #4 | 30-43 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Jerome Herrick (C) Timothy Arneberg | |
| Subs | Kent State | Shaun Whatley (C) Larry Wingfield | |
| 12:31 | Kent State | Edward Boer misses the free throw | 30-43 |
| 12:31 | Northern Illinois University | The rebound goes to Jerome Herrick | 30-43 |
| 12:25 | Northern Illinois University | Bryan Powers travels with the ball | 30-43 |
| 11:57 | Kent State | William Davis connects on the turnaround in the lane set up by Shaun Whatley | 30-45 |
| 11:52 | Northern Illinois University | Jerome Herrick's pass is intercepted by Stephen Manns | 30-45 |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Bryan Powers (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Terence Hiett (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Hoffman (fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. PF - Alfred Dorsey (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Jerome Herrick (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Stephen Manns (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Swietomierz Bachinski (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Edward Boer (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. PF - William Davis (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. C - Shaun Whatley (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:23 | Kent State | Stephen Manns hits the finger roll set up by Swietomierz Bachinski | 30-47 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 10:57 | Northern Illinois University | Edward Boer denies the turnaround by George Hoffman | 30-47 |
| 10:56 | Northern Illinois University | Jerome Herrick hits the follow up shot | 32-47 |
| 10:27 | Kent State | Shaun Whatley scores on a turnaround near the basket and he's fouled by Jerome Herrick - foul #3 on Jerome Herrick, team foul #5 | 32-49 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | David Hodgdon (SG), Timothy Arneberg (SF), Gary Gibbs (C) Terence Hiett, George Hoffman, Jerome Herrick | |
| Subs | Kent State | Esteban Guerra (PG), Guadalupe Medina (SG) Stephen Manns, Swietomierz Bachinski | |
| 10:27 | Kent State | Shaun Whatley makes the free throw | 32-50 |
| 10:12 | Northern Illinois University | David Hodgdon is whistled for a carry | 32-50 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Frank Lynam (C) Alfred Dorsey | |
| Subs | Kent State | Justin Wilson (SF), Larry Wingfield (C) William Davis, Shaun Whatley | |
| 09:48 | Kent State | Esteban Guerra hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 32-50 |
| 09:46 | Northern Illinois University | Frank Lynam grabs the board | 32-50 |
| 09:41 | Northern Illinois University | Bryan Powers clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 32-50 |
| 09:39 | Kent State | Edward Boer gets the rebound | 32-50 |
| 09:12 | Kent State | Edward Boer connects on the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Esteban Guerra | 32-52 |
| 09:05 | Northern Illinois University | Bryan Powers drills a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Gary Gibbs and the foul's on Esteban Guerra - foul #1 on Esteban Guerra, team foul #3 | 34-52 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Terence Hiett (SG), Alfred Dorsey (PF) David Hodgdon, Frank Lynam | |
| Subs | Kent State | William Davis (PF), Shaun Whatley (C) Justin Wilson, Larry Wingfield | |
| 09:05 | Northern Illinois University | Bryan Powers misses the free throw | 34-52 |
| 09:05 | Kent State | William Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 34-52 |
| 08:36 | Kent State | Esteban Guerra misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 34-52 |
| 08:35 | Northern Illinois University | Alfred Dorsey grabs the defensive rebound | 34-52 |
| 08:30 | Northern Illinois University | Bryan Powers comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 34-52 |
| 08:29 | Kent State | William Davis grabs the board | 34-52 |
| 08:11 | Kent State | Guadalupe Medina comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 34-52 |
| 08:09 | Northern Illinois University | Alfred Dorsey gets the rebound | 34-52 |
| 07:46 | Northern Illinois University | Timothy Arneberg's pass is intercepted by William Davis | 34-52 |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Bryan Powers (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Terence Hiett (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Timothy Arneberg (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Alfred Dorsey (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Gary Gibbs (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Esteban Guerra (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Guadalupe Medina (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward Boer (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. PF - William Davis (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. C - Shaun Whatley (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:18 | Kent State | Edward Boer misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 34-52 |
| 07:17 | Northern Illinois University | Timothy Arneberg snags the defensive board | 34-52 |
| 07:04 | Northern Illinois University | Bryan Powers comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 34-52 |
| 07:02 | Northern Illinois University | Timothy Arneberg snags the offensive board | 34-52 |
| 06:52 | Northern Illinois University | Edward Boer swats the short shot by Gary Gibbs | 34-52 |
| 06:50 | Kent State | Shaun Whatley grabs the board | 34-52 |
| 06:28 | Kent State | Guadalupe Medina scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 34-55 |
| 06:16 | Northern Illinois University | Terence Hiett hits a jumper from the left wing | 36-55 |
| 05:55 | Kent State | Shaun Whatley misses badly on a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Timothy Arneberg - foul #3 on Timothy Arneberg, team foul #6 | 36-55 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Steven Wilson (PG), David Hodgdon (SG), Stanley Rossignol (SF), Frank Lynam (PF) Bryan Powers, Terence Hiett, Alfred Dorsey, Gary Gibbs | |
| Subs | Kent State | Stephen Manns (PG), Justin Wilson (SF), Larry Wingfield (PF) Esteban Guerra, Edward Boer, William Davis | |
| 05:55 | Kent State | Shaun Whatley misses the 1st free throw | 36-55 |
| 05:55 | Kent State | Shaun Whatley misses the 2nd free throw | 36-55 |
| 05:55 | Northern Illinois University | Timothy Arneberg pulls down the rebound | 36-55 |
| 05:51 | Northern Illinois University | Shaun Whatley steps in front of the David Hodgdon pass | 36-55 |
| 05:32 | Kent State | Shaun Whatley misses long on a jump hook near the basket | 36-55 |
| 05:31 | Northern Illinois University | Frank Lynam snags the defensive board | 36-55 |
| 05:26 | Northern Illinois University | Frank Lynam misses the lay-in | 36-55 |
| 05:24 | Northern Illinois University | David Hodgdon gets the offensive rebound | 36-55 |
| 05:11 | Northern Illinois University | Frank Lynam is hacked by Stephen Manns - foul #3 on Stephen Manns, team foul #4 | 36-55 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Swietomierz Bachinski (SG) Guadalupe Medina | |
| 05:03 | Northern Illinois University | Shaun Whatley blocks the short jumper by Steven Wilson | 36-55 |
| 05:01 | Northern Illinois University | Frank Lynam tips it back up and in | 38-55 |
| 04:37 | Kent State | Larry Wingfield misses the lay-in but the foul's on Frank Lynam - foul #1 on Frank Lynam, team foul #7 | 38-55 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| Subs | Kent State | William Davis (PF) Shaun Whatley | |
| 04:37 | Kent State | Larry Wingfield makes the 1st free throw | 38-56 |
| 04:37 | Kent State | Larry Wingfield makes the 2nd free throw | 38-57 |
| 04:15 | Northern Illinois University | Frank Lynam misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 38-57 |
| 04:13 | Kent State | Larry Wingfield pulls down the rebound | 38-57 |
| 03:45 | Kent State | Timothy Arneberg denies the turnaround by William Davis | 38-57 |
| 03:44 | Kent State | William Davis tips it back up and in | 38-59 |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Steven Wilson (fresh) SG - David Hodgdon (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stanley Rossignol (fresh) PF - Frank Lynam (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Timothy Arneberg (fairly fresh) 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Stephen Manns (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Swietomierz Bachinski (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Justin Wilson (fresh) 2 reb. PF - William Davis (fresh) 13 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. C - Larry Wingfield (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:40 | Northern Illinois University | Frank Lynam throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-59 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Guadalupe Medina (SG), Edward Boer (SF) Swietomierz Bachinski, Justin Wilson | |
| 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) | |
| 03:13 | Kent State | Larry Wingfield misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 38-59 |
| 03:12 | Northern Illinois University | David Hodgdon gets the rebound | 38-59 |
| 03:06 | Northern Illinois University | Stanley Rossignol misses short on a turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by Stephen Manns - foul #4 on Stephen Manns, team foul #5 | 38-59 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Gary Gibbs (SF) David Hodgdon | |
| Subs | Kent State | Justin Wilson (SF), Shaun Whatley (C) William Davis, Larry Wingfield | |
| 03:06 | Northern Illinois University | Stanley Rossignol misses the 1st free throw | 38-59 |
| 03:06 | Northern Illinois University | Stanley Rossignol makes the 2nd free throw | 39-59 |
| 02:44 | Kent State | Edward Boer misses the easy layup | 39-59 |
| 02:42 | Kent State | Shaun Whatley tips it home | 39-61 |
| 02:34 | Northern Illinois University | Steven Wilson travels with the ball | 39-61 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Jimmy Smith (PG), David Hodgdon (SG) Steven Wilson, Frank Lynam | |
| Subs | Kent State | Swietomierz Bachinski (PG) Stephen Manns | |
| 02:05 | Kent State | Justin Wilson clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 39-61 |
| 02:03 | Kent State | The offensive rebound goes to Edward Boer | 39-61 |
| 01:43 | Kent State | Edward Boer banks in the layup on a nice dish by Guadalupe Medina | 39-63 |
| 01:25 | Northern Illinois University | Timothy Arneberg lays it up and in on a great pass from Jimmy Smith | 41-63 |
| 01:03 | Kent State | Justin Wilson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-63 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Frank Lynam (C) Jimmy Smith | |
| Subs | Kent State | Stephen Manns (PG), William Davis (PF) Swietomierz Bachinski, Justin Wilson | |
| 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 motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:57 | Northern Illinois University | Stephen Manns takes the ball from Frank Lynam | 41-63 |
| 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) | |
| 00:37 | Kent State | The short jumper by Shaun Whatley is denied by Gary Gibbs | 41-63 |
| 00:35 | Northern Illinois University | Gary Gibbs gets the rebound | 41-63 |
| 00:29 | Northern Illinois University | Frank Lynam comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 41-63 |
| 00:28 | Northern Illinois University | David Hodgdon tips it home | 43-63 |
| 00:00 | Kent State | Stephen Manns runs out the clock | 43-63 |