| Lineup | St. Francis (NY) | PG - Lance Schlemmer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Wesley Owens (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Dwayne Embree (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Mark Lockwood (fresh) 8 pts. C - Arden Fenner (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - John Chou (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dean Rana (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Matthew Laliberte (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Eric Ovalle (fresh) C - Robert Sullivan (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. Francis (NY) | Dwayne Embree inbounds the ball | 36-24 |
| Game Plan | St. Francis (NY) | St. Francis (NY) 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) | |
| 19:41 | St. Francis (NY) | Dean Rana picks off the pass by Wesley Owens | 36-24 |
| 19:39 | Northern Illinois University | Lance Schlemmer steals the ball from Matthew Laliberte in the backcourt | 36-24 |
| 19:38 | St. Francis (NY) | Lance Schlemmer lays it up and in | 38-24 |
| 19:23 | Northern Illinois University | Eric Ovalle hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from John Chou | 38-27 |
| 19:04 | St. Francis (NY) | Wesley Owens misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 38-27 |
| 19:02 | Northern Illinois University | Eric Ovalle grabs the defensive rebound | 38-27 |
| 18:58 | Northern Illinois University | John Chou is fouled on the floor by Lance Schlemmer - foul #3 on Lance Schlemmer, team foul #1 | 38-27 |
| Subs | St. Francis (NY) | Robert Zalusky (PG) Lance Schlemmer | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| 18:44 | Northern Illinois University | Eric Ovalle is hacked by Mark Lockwood - foul #1 on Mark Lockwood, team foul #2 | 38-27 |
| Subs | St. Francis (NY) | Christopher Strong (SG), Chester Ward (SF) Wesley Owens, Dwayne Embree | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| 18:22 | Northern Illinois University | Mark Lockwood blocks the short jumper by Robert Sullivan | 38-27 |
| 18:21 | Northern Illinois University | John Chou grabs the offensive board | 38-27 |
| 18:10 | Northern Illinois University | Eric Ovalle buries a floater in the lane on a nice dish by John Chou | 38-29 |
| 17:54 | St. Francis (NY) | Christopher Strong misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 38-29 |
| 17:53 | St. Francis (NY) | Chester Ward pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-29 |
| 17:38 | St. Francis (NY) | The short jumper by Mark Lockwood is denied by Matthew Laliberte | 38-29 |
| 17:37 | Northern Illinois University | John Chou grabs the board | 38-29 |
| 17:32 | Northern Illinois University | Eric Ovalle misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 38-29 |
| 17:31 | Northern Illinois University | Matthew Laliberte tips it in | 38-31 |
| 17:14 | St. Francis (NY) | Chester Ward misses short on a driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by Eric Ovalle - foul #1 on Eric Ovalle, team foul #1 | 38-31 |
| Subs | St. Francis (NY) | Curtis Owens (PG), Wesley Owens (SG), Dwayne Embree (SF), Eric Smith (C) Robert Zalusky, Christopher Strong, Mark Lockwood, Arden Fenner | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Delbert Ford (PG), Kenneth Terhune (SG), Robert Lanford (SF), Charley Ketterman (PF), Eddie Teneyck (C) John Chou, Dean Rana, Matthew Laliberte, Eric Ovalle, Robert Sullivan | |
| 17:14 | St. Francis (NY) | Chester Ward misses the 1st free throw | 38-31 |
| 17:14 | St. Francis (NY) | Chester Ward makes the 2nd free throw | 39-31 |
| 17:12 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Lanford travels in the backcourt | 39-31 |
| Subs | St. Francis (NY) | Arden Fenner (C) Chester Ward | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| 16:54 | St. Francis (NY) | Curtis Owens is hacked by Robert Lanford - foul #2 on Robert Lanford, team foul #2 | 39-31 |
| 16:37 | St. Francis (NY) | Wesley Owens lays it in and he's fouled by Delbert Ford - foul #1 on Delbert Ford, team foul #3 | 41-31 |
| Subs | St. Francis (NY) | Christopher Strong (C) Arden Fenner | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| 16:37 | St. Francis (NY) | Wesley Owens makes the free throw | 42-31 |
| 16:32 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Lanford's pass is intercepted by Dwayne Embree in the backcourt | 42-31 |
| 16:19 | St. Francis (NY) | Wesley Owens buries a jumper from the left side | 44-31 |
| 16:17 | Northern Illinois University | Delbert Ford is fouled in the backcourt by Curtis Owens - foul #1 on Curtis Owens, team foul #3 | 44-31 |
| Subs | St. Francis (NY) | Mark Lockwood (PF) Wesley Owens | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| 15:57 | Northern Illinois University | Delbert Ford misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-31 |
| 15:55 | St. Francis (NY) | The rebound goes to Dwayne Embree | 44-31 |
| Lineup | St. Francis (NY) | PG - Curtis Owens (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Christopher Strong (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. SF - Dwayne Embree (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. PF - Mark Lockwood (fairly fresh) 8 pts. C - Eric Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Delbert Ford (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Kenneth Terhune (fresh) SF - Robert Lanford (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Charley Ketterman (fresh) 4 reb. C - Eddie Teneyck (fresh) | |
| 15:33 | St. Francis (NY) | Curtis Owens is fouled on the floor by Charley Ketterman - foul #1 on Charley Ketterman, team foul #4 | 44-31 |
| Subs | St. Francis (NY) | Lance Schlemmer (PG), Robert Zalusky (SG), Chester Ward (PF), Arden Fenner (C) Curtis Owens, Christopher Strong, Mark Lockwood, Eric Smith | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | John Chou (PG), Dean Rana (SG), Michael Redd (SF), Thomas McGonnell (PF), Robert Sullivan (C) Delbert Ford, Kenneth Terhune, Robert Lanford, Charley Ketterman, Eddie Teneyck | |
| 15:13 | St. Francis (NY) | Chester Ward drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 47-31 |
| 15:08 | Northern Illinois University | John Chou misses the easy layup but the foul's on Lance Schlemmer - foul #4 on Lance Schlemmer, team foul #4 | 47-31 |
| Subs | St. Francis (NY) | Edward Prochaska (SG) Lance Schlemmer | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| 15:08 | Northern Illinois University | John Chou makes the 1st free throw | 47-32 |
| 15:08 | Northern Illinois University | John Chou makes the 2nd free throw | 47-33 |
| 14:40 | St. Francis (NY) | Robert Zalusky misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 47-33 |
| 14:39 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Sullivan grabs the board | 47-33 |
| 14:18 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Sullivan misses badly on the uncontested 3 pointer from the left wing | 47-33 |
| 14:17 | St. Francis (NY) | Arden Fenner gets the rebound | 47-33 |
| 14:12 | St. Francis (NY) | Edward Prochaska misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 47-33 |
| 14:10 | Northern Illinois University | Dean Rana grabs the board | 47-33 |
| 13:50 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Sullivan misses the wide open jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Edward Prochaska - foul #1 on Edward Prochaska, team foul #5 | 47-33 |
| Subs | St. Francis (NY) | Curtis Owens (PG), Wesley Owens (SG), Eric Smith (SF), Mark Lockwood (PF), Christopher Strong (C) Robert Zalusky, Edward Prochaska, Dwayne Embree, Chester Ward, Arden Fenner | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Delbert Ford (PG), Kenneth Terhune (SG), Matthew Laliberte (SF), Eric Ovalle (PF) John Chou, Dean Rana, Michael Redd, Thomas McGonnell | |
| 13:50 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Sullivan makes the 1st free throw | 47-34 |
| 13:50 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Sullivan makes the 2nd free throw | 47-35 |
| 13:38 | St. Francis (NY) | Wesley Owens hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 47-35 |
| 13:36 | Northern Illinois University | Matthew Laliberte grabs the defensive rebound | 47-35 |
| 13:30 | Northern Illinois University | Kenneth Terhune drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Matthew Laliberte | 47-38 |
| 13:22 | St. Francis (NY) | Wesley Owens misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 47-38 |
| 13:21 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Sullivan gets the rebound | 47-38 |
| 13:16 | Northern Illinois University | Kenneth Terhune misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 47-38 |
| 13:14 | St. Francis (NY) | Mark Lockwood snags the defensive board | 47-38 |
| 12:47 | St. Francis (NY) | Eric Smith can't connect on a jump hook near the basket | 47-38 |
| 12:46 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Sullivan gets the rebound | 47-38 |
| 12:40 | Northern Illinois University | Kenneth Terhune drills a jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Delbert Ford | 47-40 |
| 12:24 | St. Francis (NY) | Mark Lockwood misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 47-40 |
| 12:22 | St. Francis (NY) | The offensive rebound goes to Eric Smith | 47-40 |
| 12:00 | St. Francis (NY) | Wesley Owens clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 47-40 |
| 11:58 | St. Francis (NY) | Christopher Strong tips it home | 49-40 |
| Lineup | St. Francis (NY) | PG - Curtis Owens (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Wesley Owens (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SF - Eric Smith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Mark Lockwood (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Christopher Strong (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Delbert Ford (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Terhune (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Matthew Laliberte (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Eric Ovalle (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Sullivan (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Northern Illinois University | Kenneth Terhune hits a wide open shot from the left wing set up by Robert Sullivan | 49-42 |
| 11:28 | St. Francis (NY) | Delbert Ford picks off the pass by Curtis Owens | 49-42 |
| 11:25 | Northern Illinois University | Matthew Laliberte misses the lay-in | 49-42 |
| 11:23 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Sullivan grabs the offensive board | 49-42 |
| 11:11 | Northern Illinois University | Delbert Ford drills a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Kenneth Terhune | 49-44 |
| 10:48 | St. Francis (NY) | Eric Smith double dribbles | 49-44 |
| Subs | St. Francis (NY) | Robert Zalusky (PG), Edward Prochaska (SG), Dwayne Embree (SF), Chester Ward (PF), Arden Fenner (C) Curtis Owens, Wesley Owens, Eric Smith, Mark Lockwood, Christopher Strong | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | John Chou (PG), Dean Rana (SG), Michael Redd (SF), Charley Ketterman (PF), Eddie Teneyck (C) Delbert Ford, Kenneth Terhune, Matthew Laliberte, Eric Ovalle, Robert Sullivan | |
| 10:32 | Northern Illinois University | Michael Redd's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-44 |
| 10:15 | St. Francis (NY) | Edward Prochaska makes the jumpshot from the free throw line | 51-44 |
| 10:04 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Zalusky picks off the pass by Dean Rana | 51-44 |
| 09:40 | St. Francis (NY) | Dwayne Embree can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 51-44 |
| 09:38 | Northern Illinois University | Charley Ketterman grabs the board | 51-44 |
| 09:36 | Northern Illinois University | Michael Redd is fouled in the backcourt by Dwayne Embree - foul #1 on Dwayne Embree, team foul #6 | 51-44 |
| 09:26 | Northern Illinois University | Dean Rana misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Edward Prochaska - foul #2 on Edward Prochaska, team foul #7 | 51-44 |
| Subs | St. Francis (NY) | Wesley Owens (SG) Edward Prochaska | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| 09:26 | Northern Illinois University | Dean Rana makes the 1st free throw | 51-45 |
| 09:26 | Northern Illinois University | Dean Rana misses the 2nd free throw | 51-45 |
| 09:26 | St. Francis (NY) | Chester Ward grabs the board | 51-45 |
| 09:12 | St. Francis (NY) | Dwayne Embree comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 51-45 |
| 09:11 | Northern Illinois University | Charley Ketterman grabs the board | 51-45 |
| 09:04 | Northern Illinois University | Dean Rana drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from John Chou | 51-48 |
| 08:43 | St. Francis (NY) | Robert Zalusky throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-48 |
| Subs | St. Francis (NY) | Curtis Owens (PG), Christopher Strong (SG) Robert Zalusky, Wesley Owens | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Robert Lanford (SF), Thomas McGonnell (PF), Robert Sullivan (C) Michael Redd, Charley Ketterman, Eddie Teneyck | |
| 08:41 | Northern Illinois University | Dean Rana is fouled in the backcourt by Arden Fenner - foul #3 on Arden Fenner, team foul #8 | 51-48 |
| 08:41 | Northern Illinois University | Dean Rana makes the 1st free throw | 51-49 |
| 08:41 | Northern Illinois University | Dean Rana makes the 2nd free throw | 51-50 |
| 08:20 | St. Francis (NY) | Christopher Strong misses long on a shot near the basket | 51-50 |
| 08:19 | St. Francis (NY) | Christopher Strong tips it in | 53-50 |
| 08:12 | Northern Illinois University | Arden Fenner is called for the reach on Dean Rana - foul #4 on Arden Fenner, team foul #9 | 53-50 |
| Subs | St. Francis (NY) | Edward Prochaska (SG), Eric Smith (SF), Mark Lockwood (PF) Dwayne Embree, Chester Ward, Arden Fenner | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Delbert Ford (PG), Kenneth Terhune (SF) John Chou, Robert Lanford | |
| 08:12 | Northern Illinois University | Dean Rana misses the 1st free throw | 53-50 |
| 08:12 | St. Francis (NY) | Mark Lockwood grabs the defensive rebound | 53-50 |
| 07:57 | St. Francis (NY) | Christopher Strong misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 53-50 |
| 07:56 | Northern Illinois University | Thomas McGonnell grabs the board | 53-50 |
| Lineup | St. Francis (NY) | PG - Curtis Owens (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Edward Prochaska (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Eric Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Mark Lockwood (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Christopher Strong (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Delbert Ford (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dean Rana (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Kenneth Terhune (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Thomas McGonnell (fresh) 2 blk. C - Robert Sullivan (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:51 | Northern Illinois University | Delbert Ford hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Kenneth Terhune | 53-53 |
| 07:31 | St. Francis (NY) | Kenneth Terhune is called for the reach on Eric Smith - foul #1 on Kenneth Terhune, team foul #5 | 53-53 |
| Subs | St. Francis (NY) | Lance Schlemmer (PG), Arden Fenner (C) Curtis Owens, Christopher Strong | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Robert Lanford (SF), Eric Ovalle (PF), Matthew Laliberte (C) Dean Rana, Thomas McGonnell, Robert Sullivan | |
| 07:09 | St. Francis (NY) | Matthew Laliberte is called for the reach on Eric Smith - foul #1 on Matthew Laliberte, team foul #6 | 53-53 |
| Subs | St. Francis (NY) | Robert Zalusky (SG), Chester Ward (PF) Edward Prochaska, Mark Lockwood | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Charley Ketterman (C) Kenneth Terhune | |
| 06:51 | St. Francis (NY) | Robert Lanford takes the ball from Lance Schlemmer | 53-53 |
| 06:46 | Northern Illinois University | Matthew Laliberte lays it up and in on a great pass from Robert Lanford | 53-55 |
| 06:29 | St. Francis (NY) | Chester Ward clanks a 3 from the right wing | 53-55 |
| 06:27 | St. Francis (NY) | Robert Zalusky tips it home | 55-55 |
| 06:05 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Lanford misses the wide open jumpshot from just outside the lane | 55-55 |
| 06:03 | St. Francis (NY) | Arden Fenner snags the defensive board | 55-55 |
| 05:43 | St. Francis (NY) | Chester Ward is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Chester Ward, team foul #10 | 55-55 |
| Subs | St. Francis (NY) | Curtis Owens (PG), Edward Prochaska (SG), Dwayne Embree (SF), Christopher Strong (PF) Lance Schlemmer, Robert Zalusky, Eric Smith, Chester Ward | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | John Chou (PG), Kenneth Terhune (SG), Michael Redd (SF), Thomas McGonnell (PF), Eddie Teneyck (C) Delbert Ford, Robert Lanford, Matthew Laliberte, Eric Ovalle, Charley Ketterman | |
| 05:21 | Northern Illinois University | Michael Redd blows the layup but he's hacked by Dwayne Embree - foul #2 on Dwayne Embree, team foul #11 | 55-55 |
| Subs | St. Francis (NY) | Mark Lockwood (PF) Arden Fenner | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| 05:21 | Northern Illinois University | Michael Redd makes the 1st free throw | 55-56 |
| 05:21 | Northern Illinois University | Michael Redd makes the 2nd free throw | 55-57 |
| 05:02 | St. Francis (NY) | Edward Prochaska misses short on a runner near the basket | 55-57 |
| 05:00 | St. Francis (NY) | Dwayne Embree gets the offensive rebound | 55-57 |
| 04:42 | St. Francis (NY) | Edward Prochaska makes the runner in the lane set up by Curtis Owens | 57-57 |
| 04:28 | Northern Illinois University | Eddie Teneyck misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 57-57 |
| 04:26 | St. Francis (NY) | Curtis Owens snags the defensive board | 57-57 |
| 04:02 | St. Francis (NY) | Edward Prochaska misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Thomas McGonnell - foul #1 on Thomas McGonnell, team foul #7 | 57-57 |
| Subs | St. Francis (NY) | Lance Schlemmer (PG), Chester Ward (PF), Arden Fenner (C) Curtis Owens, Dwayne Embree, Mark Lockwood | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Dean Rana (SG), Robert Lanford (SF), Eric Ovalle (PF), Charley Ketterman (C) Kenneth Terhune, Michael Redd, Thomas McGonnell, Eddie Teneyck | |
| 04:02 | St. Francis (NY) | Edward Prochaska misses the 1st free throw | 57-57 |
| 04:02 | St. Francis (NY) | Edward Prochaska makes the 2nd free throw | 58-57 |
| 03:46 | Northern Illinois University | Eric Ovalle connects on the driving attempt from the baseline set up by John Chou | 58-59 |
| Lineup | St. Francis (NY) | PG - Lance Schlemmer (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Edward Prochaska (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Christopher Strong (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Chester Ward (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. C - Arden Fenner (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - John Chou (fresh) 9 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dean Rana (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Lanford (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Eric Ovalle (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Charley Ketterman (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 03:37 | St. Francis (NY) | Chester Ward connects on the fadeaway from the right block set up by Christopher Strong | 60-59 |
| 03:23 | Northern Illinois University | John Chou clanks a 3 from the right wing | 60-59 |
| 03:21 | Northern Illinois University | Dean Rana gets the offensive rebound | 60-59 |
| 03:03 | Northern Illinois University | John Chou is alone and drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 60-61 |
| 02:49 | St. Francis (NY) | Lance Schlemmer connects on the floater from the right side on a nice dish by Christopher Strong | 62-61 |
| 02:49 | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-61 |
| Subs | St. Francis (NY) | Wesley Owens (SG), Eric Smith (SF) Edward Prochaska, Chester Ward | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Michael Redd (SF), Robert Sullivan (C) Robert Lanford, Charley Ketterman | |
| 02:35 | Northern Illinois University | Michael Redd drills a runner in the lane on a nice dish by John Chou | 62-63 |
| 02:17 | St. Francis (NY) | Eric Ovalle picks off the pass by Wesley Owens | 62-63 |
| 02:08 | Northern Illinois University | Michael Redd connects on the shot from the right side set up by Robert Sullivan | 62-65 |
| 02:01 | St. Francis (NY) | Eric Smith can't connect on a jump hook in the lane | 62-65 |
| 02:00 | St. Francis (NY) | Christopher Strong gets the offensive rebound | 62-65 |
| 01:46 | St. Francis (NY) | Eric Smith hits a jumper in the lane | 64-65 |
| 01:32 | Northern Illinois University | Dean Rana is called for a backcourt violation | 64-65 |
| Subs | St. Francis (NY) | Dwayne Embree (SF), Mark Lockwood (PF) Eric Smith, Christopher Strong | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| 01:16 | St. Francis (NY) | Mark Lockwood lays it in and he's hacked by Eric Ovalle - foul #2 on Eric Ovalle, team foul #8 | 66-65 |
| 01:16 | St. Francis (NY) | Mark Lockwood misses the free throw | 66-65 |
| 01:16 | Northern Illinois University | Eric Ovalle grabs the defensive rebound | 66-65 |
| 01:11 | Northern Illinois University | Dean Rana travels with the ball | 66-65 |
| 01:02 | St. Francis (NY) | Lance Schlemmer misses badly on a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Robert Sullivan - foul #1 on Robert Sullivan, team foul #9 | 66-65 |
| 01:02 | St. Francis (NY) | Lance Schlemmer makes the 1st free throw | 67-65 |
| 01:02 | St. Francis (NY) | Lance Schlemmer makes the 2nd free throw | 68-65 |
| 00:55 | Northern Illinois University | Michael Redd can't finish the layup | 68-65 |
| 00:53 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Sullivan grabs the offensive rebound | 68-65 |
| 00:46 | Northern Illinois University | Michael Redd comes up short on the jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Arden Fenner - foul #5 on Arden Fenner, team foul #12 | 68-65 |
| Subs | St. Francis (NY) | Chester Ward (C) Arden Fenner | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| 00:46 | Northern Illinois University | Michael Redd makes the 1st free throw | 68-66 |
| 00:46 | Northern Illinois University | Michael Redd makes the 2nd free throw | 68-67 |
| Game Plan | St. Francis (NY) | St. Francis (NY) 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 a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:20 | St. Francis (NY) | Dwayne Embree scores on a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Wesley Owens | 70-67 |
| 00:16 | Northern Illinois University | John Chou hits a shot from the left block on a nice dish by Dean Rana | 70-69 |
| Game Plan | St. Francis (NY) | St. Francis (NY) 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) | |
| 00:13 | St. Francis (NY) | Wesley Owens is fouled in the backcourt by Dean Rana - foul #1 on Dean Rana, team foul #10 | 70-69 |
| 00:13 | St. Francis (NY) | Wesley Owens makes the 1st free throw | 71-69 |
| 00:13 | St. Francis (NY) | Wesley Owens makes the 2nd free throw | 72-69 |
| 00:09 | Northern Illinois University | Dean Rana buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by John Chou | 72-72 |
| 00:09 | St. Francis (NY) | St. Francis (NY) calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 72-72 |
| Game Plan | St. Francis (NY) | St. Francis (NY) 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 a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:03 | St. Francis (NY) | Eric Ovalle is called for the reach on Lance Schlemmer - foul #3 on Eric Ovalle, team foul #11 | 72-72 |
| 00:03 | St. Francis (NY) | Lance Schlemmer makes the 1st free throw | 73-72 |
| 00:03 | St. Francis (NY) | Lance Schlemmer makes the 2nd free throw | 74-72 |
| 00:03 | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 74-72 |
| Game Plan | St. Francis (NY) | St. Francis (NY) is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Northern Illinois University | Dean Rana comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 74-72 |