| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Fernando Quintero (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jerry Starkey (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. SF - Richard Rydberg (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Salvatore Marino (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Giles (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Kenneth Zembower (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Daniel Ostlund (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Thomas Louden (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jeffrey Perry (fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Benjamin Jewett (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ohio | Richard Rydberg inbounds the ball | 42-42 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle 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) | |
| 19:40 | Ohio | Fernando Quintero misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 42-42 |
| 19:38 | Northern Illinois University | Thomas Louden grabs the defensive rebound | 42-42 |
| 19:24 | Northern Illinois University | Kenneth Zembower is fouled on the floor by Fernando Quintero - foul #1 on Fernando Quintero, team foul #1 | 42-42 |
| 19:12 | Northern Illinois University | Kenneth Zembower is open and scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Daniel Ostlund | 42-45 |
| 19:02 | Ohio | Charles Giles can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 42-45 |
| 19:01 | Northern Illinois University | Jeffrey Perry grabs the board | 42-45 |
| 18:55 | Northern Illinois University | Benjamin Jewett hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block but he's hacked by Charles Giles - foul #2 on Charles Giles, team foul #2 | 42-45 |
| 18:55 | Northern Illinois University | Benjamin Jewett makes the 1st free throw | 42-46 |
| 18:55 | Northern Illinois University | Benjamin Jewett makes the 2nd free throw | 42-47 |
| 18:38 | Ohio | Salvatore Marino's layup is rejected by Benjamin Jewett | 42-47 |
| 18:37 | Northern Illinois University | Benjamin Jewett grabs the board | 42-47 |
| 18:32 | Northern Illinois University | Daniel Ostlund misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 42-47 |
| 18:30 | Northern Illinois University | Jeffrey Perry snags the offensive board | 42-47 |
| 18:20 | Northern Illinois University | Daniel Ostlund blows the layup | 42-47 |
| 18:18 | Northern Illinois University | Jeffrey Perry pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-47 |
| 18:02 | Northern Illinois University | Benjamin Jewett misses badly on the uncontested runner near the basket | 42-47 |
| 18:01 | Ohio | Jerry Starkey pulls down the rebound | 42-47 |
| 17:47 | Ohio | Richard Rydberg can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 42-47 |
| 17:46 | Ohio | Charles Giles pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-47 |
| 17:29 | Ohio | Fernando Quintero is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Zembower - foul #2 on Kenneth Zembower, team foul #1 | 42-47 |
| Subs | Ohio | Jeremy Boyle (PG), Douglas Thomas (SF), William Marple (PF), Ronald Lymon (C) Fernando Quintero, Richard Rydberg, Salvatore Marino, Charles Giles | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Mark Parker (PG), Brian Wyant (SG), Richard Murphy (SF), Michael Tillson (PF), Ernest Fierros (C) Kenneth Zembower, Daniel Ostlund, Thomas Louden, Jeffrey Perry, Benjamin Jewett | |
| 17:18 | Ohio | Ronald Lymon travels with the ball | 42-47 |
| 16:55 | Northern Illinois University | Mark Parker misses the 3 from the left wing | 42-47 |
| 16:54 | Ohio | The rebound goes to William Marple | 42-47 |
| 16:48 | Ohio | Jerry Starkey misses long on a shot in the paint but the foul's on Mark Parker - foul #3 on Mark Parker, team foul #2 | 42-47 |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Harold Hearn (PG) Mark Parker | |
| 16:48 | Ohio | Jerry Starkey makes the 1st free throw | 43-47 |
| 16:48 | Ohio | Jerry Starkey makes the 2nd free throw | 44-47 |
| 16:35 | Northern Illinois University | Richard Murphy makes the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Harold Hearn | 44-50 |
| 16:13 | Ohio | Jerry Starkey misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 44-50 |
| 16:11 | Northern Illinois University | Harold Hearn snags the defensive board | 44-50 |
| 16:09 | Northern Illinois University | Jerry Starkey picks off the pass by Brian Wyant in the backcourt | 44-50 |
| 16:08 | Ohio | Jeremy Boyle lays it up and in on a nice dish by Jerry Starkey | 46-50 |
| 16:05 | Northern Illinois University | Brian Wyant is fouled in the backcourt by Jerry Starkey - foul #2 on Jerry Starkey, team foul #3 | 46-50 |
| Subs | Ohio | Richard Rydberg (SF), Stanley Sebastian (C) Jerry Starkey, William Marple | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Benjamin Jewett (C) Ernest Fierros | |
| 15:46 | Northern Illinois University | Brian Wyant scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Harold Hearn | 46-52 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Douglas Thomas (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Jeremy Boyle (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Richard Rydberg (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronald Lymon (fresh) 2 pts. C - Stanley Sebastian (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Harold Hearn (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Brian Wyant (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Richard Murphy (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Michael Tillson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Benjamin Jewett (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:27 | Ohio | Ronald Lymon lays it up and in set up by Douglas Thomas | 48-52 |
| 15:12 | Northern Illinois University | Brian Wyant is hacked by Jeremy Boyle - foul #1 on Jeremy Boyle, team foul #4 | 48-52 |
| Subs | Ohio | Jeff Myrick (PG), Fernando Quintero (SG), Charles Giles (C) Douglas Thomas, Jeremy Boyle, Ronald Lymon | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Kenneth Zembower (PG), Daniel Ostlund (SG), Thomas Louden (SF), Jeffrey Perry (PF) Harold Hearn, Brian Wyant, Richard Murphy, Michael Tillson | |
| 14:56 | Northern Illinois University | Benjamin Jewett hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block | 48-52 |
| 14:54 | Northern Illinois University | The offensive rebound goes to Benjamin Jewett | 48-52 |
| 14:41 | Northern Illinois University | Jeffrey Perry clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 48-52 |
| 14:40 | Northern Illinois University | Benjamin Jewett misses the tip | 48-52 |
| 14:39 | Northern Illinois University | Thomas Louden hits the follow up shot | 48-54 |
| 14:15 | Ohio | Charles Giles misses the runner from close range | 48-54 |
| 14:13 | Ohio | Charles Giles tips it home | 50-54 |
| 14:02 | Northern Illinois University | Fernando Quintero is called for the reach on Jeffrey Perry - foul #2 on Fernando Quintero, team foul #5 | 50-54 |
| Subs | Ohio | Jerry Starkey (SG), Salvatore Marino (PF), William Marple (C) Fernando Quintero, Stanley Sebastian, Charles Giles | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Ernest Fierros (C) Benjamin Jewett | |
| 13:52 | Northern Illinois University | Thomas Louden buries a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Kenneth Zembower | 50-56 |
| 13:36 | Ohio | William Marple misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 50-56 |
| 13:35 | Ohio | Jeff Myrick tips it back up and in | 52-56 |
| 13:20 | Northern Illinois University | Daniel Ostlund is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Daniel Ostlund, team foul #3 | 52-56 |
| Subs | Ohio | Jeremy Boyle (SG), Douglas Thomas (SF) Jerry Starkey, Richard Rydberg | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Mark Parker (PG), Brian Wyant (SG), Michael Tillson (SF), Benjamin Jewett (C) Kenneth Zembower, Daniel Ostlund, Thomas Louden, Jeffrey Perry | |
| 13:01 | Ohio | William Marple misses short on a runner in the paint but the foul's on Michael Tillson - foul #3 on Michael Tillson, team foul #4 | 52-56 |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Richard Murphy (SF) Ernest Fierros | |
| 13:01 | Ohio | William Marple makes the 1st free throw | 53-56 |
| 13:01 | Ohio | William Marple makes the 2nd free throw | 54-56 |
| 12:43 | Northern Illinois University | Benjamin Jewett knocks in the driving attempt from the left block | 54-58 |
| 12:28 | Ohio | Salvatore Marino clanks a 3 from the left corner | 54-58 |
| 12:27 | Northern Illinois University | Richard Murphy grabs the board | 54-58 |
| 12:23 | Northern Illinois University | Richard Murphy loses the dribble to Douglas Thomas in the backcourt | 54-58 |
| 12:08 | Ohio | Richard Murphy steals it from William Marple | 54-58 |
| 12:04 | Northern Illinois University | Richard Murphy hits the finger roll | 54-60 |
| 11:51 | Ohio | Jeff Myrick hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Douglas Thomas | 56-60 |
| 11:30 | Northern Illinois University | Michael Tillson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 56-60 |
| 11:28 | Ohio | Jeff Myrick pulls down the rebound | 56-60 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Jeff Myrick (tiring) 13 pts. 3 pf. SG - Jeremy Boyle (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Douglas Thomas (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Salvatore Marino (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - William Marple (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Mark Parker (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Brian Wyant (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Richard Murphy (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Michael Tillson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Benjamin Jewett (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:07 | Ohio | Mark Parker picks off the pass by Salvatore Marino | 56-60 |
| 10:50 | Northern Illinois University | Benjamin Jewett can't connect on a runner from the left block but he's fouled by Jeff Myrick - foul #4 on Jeff Myrick, team foul #6 | 56-60 |
| Subs | Ohio | Fernando Quintero (PG), Jerry Starkey (SG), Richard Rydberg (SF), Ronald Lymon (PF), Charles Giles (C) Jeff Myrick, Jeremy Boyle, Douglas Thomas, Salvatore Marino, William Marple | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Kenneth Zembower (PG), Daniel Ostlund (SG), Thomas Louden (SF), Jeffrey Perry (PF) Mark Parker, Brian Wyant, Richard Murphy, Michael Tillson | |
| 10:50 | Northern Illinois University | Benjamin Jewett misses the 1st free throw | 56-60 |
| 10:50 | Northern Illinois University | Benjamin Jewett makes the 2nd free throw | 56-61 |
| 10:37 | Ohio | Charles Giles misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 56-61 |
| 10:36 | Northern Illinois University | Thomas Louden pulls down the rebound | 56-61 |
| 10:30 | Northern Illinois University | Benjamin Jewett banks in the layup set up by Kenneth Zembower | 56-63 |
| 10:26 | Ohio | Fernando Quintero scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Jerry Starkey | 58-63 |
| 10:08 | Northern Illinois University | Jeffrey Perry makes the wide open 3 from straight away set up by Daniel Ostlund | 58-66 |
| 09:52 | Ohio | Richard Rydberg misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 58-66 |
| 09:51 | Ohio | Ronald Lymon grabs the offensive board | 58-66 |
| 09:37 | Ohio | Ronald Lymon misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 58-66 |
| 09:35 | Ohio | Charles Giles snags the offensive board | 58-66 |
| 09:19 | Ohio | Richard Rydberg misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 58-66 |
| 09:18 | Northern Illinois University | Benjamin Jewett grabs the board | 58-66 |
| 09:00 | Northern Illinois University | Jeffrey Perry clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 58-66 |
| 08:59 | Northern Illinois University | Benjamin Jewett hits the follow up shot | 58-68 |
| 08:36 | Ohio | Ronald Lymon buries a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Fernando Quintero | 60-68 |
| 08:10 | Northern Illinois University | Benjamin Jewett lays it in uncontested and the foul's on Ronald Lymon - foul #3 on Ronald Lymon, team foul #7 | 60-70 |
| Subs | Ohio | Douglas Thomas (SF), Salvatore Marino (PF), Stanley Sebastian (C) Richard Rydberg, Ronald Lymon, Charles Giles | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Mark Parker (PG), Brian Wyant (SG), Michael Tillson (SF), Ernest Fierros (PF) Kenneth Zembower, Daniel Ostlund, Thomas Louden, Jeffrey Perry | |
| 08:10 | Northern Illinois University | Benjamin Jewett misses the free throw | 60-70 |
| 08:10 | Ohio | Stanley Sebastian gets the rebound | 60-70 |
| 07:57 | Ohio | Jerry Starkey misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 60-70 |
| 07:56 | Northern Illinois University | Ernest Fierros grabs the board | 60-70 |
| 07:51 | Northern Illinois University | Michael Tillson misses long on a runner near the basket | 60-70 |
| 07:49 | Ohio | The rebound goes to Salvatore Marino | 60-70 |
| 07:43 | Ohio | Jerry Starkey is whistled for traveling | 60-70 |
| Subs | Ohio | Jeff Myrick (PG), Jeremy Boyle (SG) Fernando Quintero, Jerry Starkey | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Richard Murphy (SF) Benjamin Jewett | |
| 07:27 | Northern Illinois University | Richard Murphy loses the ball out of bounds | 60-70 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Jeff Myrick (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 pf. SG - Jeremy Boyle (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Douglas Thomas (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Salvatore Marino (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Stanley Sebastian (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Mark Parker (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Brian Wyant (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Richard Murphy (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Michael Tillson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Ernest Fierros (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:06 | Ohio | Jeff Myrick is called for traveling | 60-70 |
| Subs | Ohio | William Marple (PF) Salvatore Marino | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| 06:48 | Northern Illinois University | Richard Murphy's floater is tipped away by William Marple | 60-70 |
| 06:46 | Northern Illinois University | Mark Parker gets the offensive rebound | 60-70 |
| 06:38 | Northern Illinois University | Richard Murphy is wide open and dunks the ball | 60-72 |
| 06:17 | Ohio | William Marple can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 60-72 |
| 06:15 | Northern Illinois University | The rebound goes to Richard Murphy | 60-72 |
| 06:11 | Northern Illinois University | Ernest Fierros hits a shot from the left block on a great pass from Mark Parker | 60-74 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 05:51 | Ohio | Douglas Thomas can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 60-74 |
| 05:49 | Ohio | William Marple can't tip it in | 60-74 |
| 05:47 | Northern Illinois University | Ernest Fierros grabs the board | 60-74 |
| 05:47 | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-74 |
| Subs | Ohio | Fernando Quintero (PG), Jerry Starkey (SG), Salvatore Marino (PF), Charles Giles (C) Jeff Myrick, Jeremy Boyle, William Marple, Stanley Sebastian | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Kenneth Zembower (PG), Daniel Ostlund (SG), Thomas Louden (SF), Jeffrey Perry (PF), Benjamin Jewett (C) Mark Parker, Brian Wyant, Richard Murphy, Michael Tillson, Ernest Fierros | |
| 05:33 | Northern Illinois University | Jeffrey Perry scores on a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Thomas Louden | 60-76 |
| 05:18 | Ohio | Jerry Starkey misses long on a shot in the paint but he's fouled by Jeffrey Perry - foul #1 on Jeffrey Perry, team foul #5 | 60-76 |
| 05:18 | Ohio | Jerry Starkey makes the 1st free throw | 61-76 |
| 05:18 | Ohio | Jerry Starkey makes the 2nd free throw | 62-76 |
| 05:01 | Northern Illinois University | Charles Giles swats the layup by Benjamin Jewett | 62-76 |
| 05:00 | Ohio | The rebound goes to Charles Giles | 62-76 |
| 04:46 | Ohio | Charles Giles buries a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Douglas Thomas | 64-76 |
| 04:43 | Northern Illinois University | Daniel Ostlund loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 64-76 |
| Subs | Ohio | Jeremy Boyle (PG), Richard Rydberg (SF), William Marple (PF) Fernando Quintero, Douglas Thomas, Salvatore Marino | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| 04:36 | Ohio | Jerry Starkey misses the jumper from the left side | 64-76 |
| 04:35 | Ohio | William Marple grabs the offensive rebound | 64-76 |
| 04:28 | Ohio | Charles Giles comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 64-76 |
| 04:26 | Northern Illinois University | Daniel Ostlund grabs the defensive rebound | 64-76 |
| 04:07 | Northern Illinois University | Thomas Louden can't connect on an uncontested driving attempt from close range | 64-76 |
| 04:05 | Ohio | Charles Giles pulls down the rebound | 64-76 |
| 03:53 | Ohio | Charles Giles drills a jumper from close range | 66-76 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:46 | Northern Illinois University | Richard Rydberg steals the ball from Benjamin Jewett | 66-76 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:26 | Ohio | William Marple scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Jeremy Boyle | 68-76 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Jeremy Boyle (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jerry Starkey (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Richard Rydberg (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - William Marple (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Giles (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Kenneth Zembower (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SG - Daniel Ostlund (fairly fresh) 5 ast. SF - Thomas Louden (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jeffrey Perry (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Benjamin Jewett (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:21 | Northern Illinois University | Daniel Ostlund is hacked by Jerry Starkey - foul #3 on Jerry Starkey, team foul #8 | 68-76 |
| Subs | Ohio | Fernando Quintero (PG), Douglas Thomas (SG), Salvatore Marino (PF), Ronald Lymon (C) Jeremy Boyle, Jerry Starkey, William Marple, Charles Giles | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Mark Parker (PG), Richard Murphy (SF), Michael Tillson (PF), Ernest Fierros (C) Kenneth Zembower, Thomas Louden, Jeffrey Perry, Benjamin Jewett | |
| 03:21 | Northern Illinois University | Daniel Ostlund makes the 1st free throw | 68-77 |
| 03:21 | Northern Illinois University | Daniel Ostlund makes the 2nd free throw | 68-78 |
| 03:12 | Ohio | Richard Rydberg knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away | 71-78 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:09 | Northern Illinois University | Daniel Ostlund is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 71-78 |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Brian Wyant (SG) Daniel Ostlund | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle 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) | |
| 02:49 | Ohio | Douglas Thomas misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 71-78 |
| 02:48 | Northern Illinois University | Michael Tillson gets the rebound | 71-78 |
| 02:48 | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 71-78 |
| Subs | Ohio | Jeff Myrick (PG), Jerry Starkey (SG), William Marple (C) Fernando Quintero, Richard Rydberg, Ronald Lymon | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Kenneth Zembower (PG), Daniel Ostlund (SG), Thomas Louden (SF), Jeffrey Perry (PF), Benjamin Jewett (C) Mark Parker, Brian Wyant, Richard Murphy, Michael Tillson, Ernest Fierros | |
| 02:29 | Northern Illinois University | William Marple steals it from Thomas Louden | 71-78 |
| 02:29 | Ohio | Ohio calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-78 |
| Subs | Ohio | Richard Rydberg (SF), Charles Giles (C) Douglas Thomas, William Marple | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| 02:18 | Ohio | Jeff Myrick comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint | 71-78 |
| 02:16 | Ohio | Jerry Starkey pulls down the offensive rebound | 71-78 |
| 02:09 | Ohio | The short jumper by Jerry Starkey is denied by Benjamin Jewett | 71-78 |
| 02:08 | Northern Illinois University | Benjamin Jewett grabs the board | 71-78 |
| 02:04 | Northern Illinois University | Charles Giles denies the turnaround by Thomas Louden | 71-78 |
| 02:03 | Ohio | Jerry Starkey grabs the board | 71-78 |
| 01:58 | Ohio | Jeff Myrick misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 71-78 |
| 01:56 | Northern Illinois University | Benjamin Jewett gets the rebound | 71-78 |
| 01:51 | Northern Illinois University | Thomas Louden is open and scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Daniel Ostlund | 71-81 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 01:35 | Ohio | Jeff Myrick misses the lay-in but the foul's on Benjamin Jewett - foul #2 on Benjamin Jewett, team foul #6 | 71-81 |
| Subs | Ohio | Jeremy Boyle (SG), Douglas Thomas (SF), William Marple (PF), Ronald Lymon (C) Jerry Starkey, Richard Rydberg, Salvatore Marino, Charles Giles | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Mark Parker (PG), Brian Wyant (SG), Richard Murphy (SF), Michael Tillson (PF), Ernest Fierros (C) Kenneth Zembower, Daniel Ostlund, Thomas Louden, Jeffrey Perry, Benjamin Jewett | |
| 01:35 | Ohio | Jeff Myrick makes the 1st free throw | 72-81 |
| 01:35 | Ohio | Jeff Myrick makes the 2nd free throw | 73-81 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 01:29 | Northern Illinois University | Brian Wyant is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 73-81 |
| Subs | Ohio | Jerry Starkey (SG), Richard Rydberg (SF), Salvatore Marino (PF), Charles Giles (C) Jeremy Boyle, Douglas Thomas, William Marple, Ronald Lymon | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Kenneth Zembower (PG), Daniel Ostlund (SG), Thomas Louden (SF), Jeffrey Perry (PF), Benjamin Jewett (C) Mark Parker, Brian Wyant, Richard Murphy, Michael Tillson, Ernest Fierros | |
| 01:16 | Ohio | Thomas Louden steps in front of the Jeff Myrick pass | 73-81 |
| 01:00 | Northern Illinois University | Jeffrey Perry is open and scores on a jumper near the basket on a great pass from Daniel Ostlund | 73-83 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:55 | Ohio | Kenneth Zembower steps in front of the Jerry Starkey pass | 73-83 |
| 00:52 | Northern Illinois University | Thomas Louden throws it down on a nice dish by Kenneth Zembower | 73-85 |
| 00:46 | Ohio | Richard Rydberg clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 73-85 |
| 00:45 | Northern Illinois University | Benjamin Jewett gets the rebound | 73-85 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:38 | Northern Illinois University | Benjamin Jewett knocks in the jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Daniel Ostlund | 73-87 |
| 00:34 | Ohio | Salvatore Marino clanks a turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on Jeffrey Perry - foul #2 on Jeffrey Perry, team foul #7 | 73-87 |
| Subs | Ohio | Fernando Quintero (PG), Jeremy Boyle (SG), Douglas Thomas (SF), William Marple (C) Jeff Myrick, Jerry Starkey, Richard Rydberg, Charles Giles | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Mark Parker (PG), Brian Wyant (SG), Richard Murphy (SF), Michael Tillson (PF), Ernest Fierros (C) Kenneth Zembower, Daniel Ostlund, Thomas Louden, Jeffrey Perry, Benjamin Jewett | |
| 00:34 | Ohio | Salvatore Marino misses the 1st free throw | 73-87 |
| 00:34 | Ohio | Salvatore Marino makes the 2nd free throw | 74-87 |
| 00:09 | Northern Illinois University | Mark Parker throws it down on a nice dish by Michael Tillson | 74-89 |
| 00:03 | Ohio | Salvatore Marino hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane | 74-89 |
| 00:01 | Northern Illinois University | Richard Murphy gets the rebound | 74-89 |
| 00:00 | Northern Illinois University | Richard Murphy runs out the clock | 74-89 |