| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Stephen Manns (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Esteban Guerra (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Deshi Sun (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Leland Pettigrew (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Pete Armstrong (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Roger Carr (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Hodgdon (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Dan Kiker (fresh) PF - Tommy Holman (fresh) 3 pts. C - Craig Andres (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northern Illinois University | Dan Kiker inbounds the ball | 45-25 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:40 | Northern Illinois University | David Hodgdon hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 45-25 |
| 19:39 | Kent State | Deshi Sun gets the rebound | 45-25 |
| 19:19 | Kent State | Esteban Guerra can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Dan Kiker - foul #3 on Dan Kiker, team foul #1 | 45-25 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Steven Wilson (SF) Dan Kiker | |
| 19:19 | Kent State | Esteban Guerra makes the 1st free throw | 46-25 |
| 19:19 | Kent State | Esteban Guerra makes the 2nd free throw | 47-25 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:03 | Northern Illinois University | Roger Carr buries a jumper from the free throw line set up by David Hodgdon | 47-27 |
| 18:45 | Kent State | Stephen Manns knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Deshi Sun | 50-27 |
| 18:28 | Northern Illinois University | David Hodgdon is whistled for a carry | 50-27 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 17:59 | Kent State | Esteban Guerra connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Stephen Manns | 53-27 |
| 17:54 | Northern Illinois University | David Hodgdon misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 53-27 |
| 17:53 | Kent State | Deshi Sun grabs the board | 53-27 |
| 17:26 | Kent State | Stephen Manns misses short on a 3 from the left corner but he's hacked by Craig Andres - foul #2 on Craig Andres, team foul #2 | 53-27 |
| Subs | Kent State | Matthew Coyne (C) Pete Armstrong | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Dennis Buford (SG) David Hodgdon | |
| 17:26 | Kent State | Stephen Manns makes the 1st free throw | 54-27 |
| 17:26 | Kent State | Stephen Manns makes the 2nd free throw | 55-27 |
| 17:26 | Kent State | Stephen Manns makes the 3rd free throw | 56-27 |
| 17:15 | Northern Illinois University | Roger Carr hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 56-27 |
| 17:14 | Kent State | Leland Pettigrew grabs the board | 56-27 |
| 16:45 | Kent State | Leland Pettigrew misses badly on a runner from the right block | 56-27 |
| 16:43 | Northern Illinois University | Tommy Holman pulls down the rebound | 56-27 |
| 16:25 | Northern Illinois University | Dennis Buford is hacked by Esteban Guerra - foul #1 on Esteban Guerra, team foul #1 | 56-27 |
| Subs | Kent State | Lewis Fagundes (PG), Swietomierz Bachinski (SG), Vyacheslav Szychowski (SF), Walter Zilk (C) Stephen Manns, Esteban Guerra, Deshi Sun, Leland Pettigrew | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Forrest Morgan (PF), Jonathan Rosenbalm (C) Tommy Holman, Craig Andres | |
| 16:16 | Northern Illinois University | Jonathan Rosenbalm makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Roger Carr | 56-30 |
| 15:57 | Kent State | Swietomierz Bachinski can't finish the layup | 56-30 |
| 15:55 | Northern Illinois University | Steven Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 56-30 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Lewis Fagundes (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Swietomierz Bachinski (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Vyacheslav Szychowski (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Matthew Coyne (fresh) 2 reb. C - Walter Zilk (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Roger Carr (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dennis Buford (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Wilson (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Forrest Morgan (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jonathan Rosenbalm (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 15:50 | Northern Illinois University | Steven Wilson drills a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Dennis Buford | 56-32 |
| 15:32 | Kent State | Walter Zilk is whistled for a carry | 56-32 |
| Subs | Kent State | Pete Armstrong (C) Walter Zilk | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | David Hodgdon (PG), Terence Hiett (SG), Dan Kiker (SF) Roger Carr, Dennis Buford, Steven Wilson | |
| 15:24 | Northern Illinois University | David Hodgdon is called for traveling | 56-32 |
| Subs | Kent State | Stephen Manns (PG) Lewis Fagundes | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| 14:59 | Kent State | Vyacheslav Szychowski misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 56-32 |
| 14:57 | Kent State | Pete Armstrong pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-32 |
| 14:38 | Kent State | Forrest Morgan steals the ball from Pete Armstrong | 56-32 |
| 14:18 | Northern Illinois University | Terence Hiett makes the jumper from the free throw line set up by David Hodgdon | 56-34 |
| 13:58 | Kent State | Matthew Coyne hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 56-34 |
| 13:57 | Northern Illinois University | Forrest Morgan grabs the defensive rebound | 56-34 |
| 13:51 | Northern Illinois University | Stephen Manns steals it from Terence Hiett | 56-34 |
| 13:47 | Kent State | Stephen Manns lays it in | 58-34 |
| 13:43 | Northern Illinois University | David Hodgdon's pass is intercepted by Swietomierz Bachinski in the backcourt | 58-34 |
| 13:22 | Kent State | Swietomierz Bachinski is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Swietomierz Bachinski, team foul #2 | 58-34 |
| Subs | Kent State | Lewis Fagundes (PG), Esteban Guerra (SG), Deshi Sun (SF), Leland Pettigrew (PF) Stephen Manns, Swietomierz Bachinski, Vyacheslav Szychowski, Matthew Coyne | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Roger Carr (PG), Tommy Holman (PF), Craig Andres (C) David Hodgdon, Forrest Morgan, Jonathan Rosenbalm | |
| 13:06 | Northern Illinois University | Roger Carr clanks a jump hook from the left block | 58-34 |
| 13:04 | Northern Illinois University | Craig Andres misses the tip | 58-34 |
| 13:03 | Kent State | Leland Pettigrew grabs the board | 58-34 |
| 12:36 | Kent State | Pete Armstrong misses the easy layup | 58-34 |
| 12:34 | Northern Illinois University | Dan Kiker pulls down the rebound | 58-34 |
| 12:30 | Northern Illinois University | Tommy Holman misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 58-34 |
| 12:29 | Kent State | Esteban Guerra pulls down the rebound | 58-34 |
| 12:05 | Kent State | Lewis Fagundes banks in the layup on a great pass from Deshi Sun | 60-34 |
| 11:45 | Northern Illinois University | Terence Hiett drills a floater from the right side | 60-36 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Lewis Fagundes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Esteban Guerra (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Deshi Sun (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Leland Pettigrew (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Pete Armstrong (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Roger Carr (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Terence Hiett (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - Dan Kiker (fairly fresh) 3 pf. PF - Tommy Holman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Craig Andres (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Kent State | Leland Pettigrew misses long on a shot from the left side but he's hacked by Tommy Holman - foul #2 on Tommy Holman, team foul #3 | 60-36 |
| Subs | Kent State | Stephen Manns (PG), Matthew Coyne (C) Lewis Fagundes, Pete Armstrong | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Dennis Buford (SG), Steven Wilson (SF) Terence Hiett, Dan Kiker | |
| 11:27 | Kent State | Leland Pettigrew misses the 1st free throw | 60-36 |
| 11:27 | Kent State | Leland Pettigrew makes the 2nd free throw | 61-36 |
| 11:09 | Northern Illinois University | Craig Andres travels with the ball | 61-36 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | David Hodgdon (SG) Dennis Buford | |
| 10:52 | Kent State | Matthew Coyne hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block | 61-36 |
| 10:51 | Kent State | Esteban Guerra tips it home | 63-36 |
| 10:43 | Northern Illinois University | Craig Andres double dribbles | 63-36 |
| 10:23 | Kent State | Leland Pettigrew misses long on a jumper from the left block but he's fouled by Tommy Holman - foul #3 on Tommy Holman, team foul #4 | 63-36 |
| Subs | Kent State | Swietomierz Bachinski (SG), Vyacheslav Szychowski (SF) Esteban Guerra, Deshi Sun | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Forrest Morgan (PF) Tommy Holman | |
| 10:23 | Kent State | Leland Pettigrew makes the 1st free throw | 64-36 |
| 10:23 | Kent State | Leland Pettigrew makes the 2nd free throw | 65-36 |
| 10:08 | Northern Illinois University | Steven Wilson misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 65-36 |
| 10:06 | Northern Illinois University | Steven Wilson tips it in | 65-38 |
| 09:47 | Kent State | Vyacheslav Szychowski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 65-38 |
| Subs | Kent State | Walter Zilk (C) Matthew Coyne | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Terence Hiett (SG), Dan Kiker (SF), Jonathan Rosenbalm (C) David Hodgdon, Steven Wilson, Craig Andres | |
| 09:26 | Northern Illinois University | Jonathan Rosenbalm misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 65-38 |
| 09:24 | Northern Illinois University | Terence Hiett can't tip it in | 65-38 |
| 09:23 | Kent State | Leland Pettigrew snags the defensive board | 65-38 |
| 08:54 | Kent State | Swietomierz Bachinski blows the layup but the foul's on Jonathan Rosenbalm - foul #2 on Jonathan Rosenbalm, team foul #5 | 65-38 |
| Subs | Kent State | Esteban Guerra (SG), Deshi Sun (PF) Vyacheslav Szychowski, Leland Pettigrew | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Dennis Buford (PG), Tommy Holman (PF) Roger Carr, Jonathan Rosenbalm | |
| 08:54 | Kent State | Swietomierz Bachinski makes the 1st free throw | 66-38 |
| 08:54 | Kent State | Swietomierz Bachinski makes the 2nd free throw | 67-38 |
| 08:42 | Northern Illinois University | Tommy Holman hits a floater from the right wing | 67-40 |
| 08:16 | Kent State | Stephen Manns misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 67-40 |
| 08:14 | Northern Illinois University | Tommy Holman snags the defensive board | 67-40 |
| 08:08 | Northern Illinois University | Tommy Holman comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 67-40 |
| 08:06 | Kent State | Deshi Sun snags the defensive board | 67-40 |
| 08:01 | Kent State | Walter Zilk knocks in the driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Swietomierz Bachinski | 69-40 |
| 07:46 | Northern Illinois University | Terence Hiett can't finish the layup | 69-40 |
| 07:45 | Kent State | Esteban Guerra grabs the defensive rebound | 69-40 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Stephen Manns (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Esteban Guerra (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SF - Swietomierz Bachinski (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Deshi Sun (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Walter Zilk (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Dennis Buford (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Terence Hiett (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - Dan Kiker (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Tommy Holman (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Forrest Morgan (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:19 | Kent State | Stephen Manns knocks in the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Swietomierz Bachinski | 71-40 |
| 07:05 | Northern Illinois University | Dennis Buford misses short on a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Stephen Manns - foul #3 on Stephen Manns, team foul #3 | 71-40 |
| Subs | Kent State | Lewis Fagundes (PG), Leland Pettigrew (PF), Pete Armstrong (C) Stephen Manns, Swietomierz Bachinski, Walter Zilk | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | David Hodgdon (SG), Steven Wilson (SF), Jonathan Rosenbalm (C) Terence Hiett, Dan Kiker, Tommy Holman | |
| 07:05 | Northern Illinois University | Dennis Buford makes the 1st free throw | 71-41 |
| 07:05 | Northern Illinois University | Dennis Buford makes the 2nd free throw | 71-42 |
| 06:47 | Kent State | Pete Armstrong blows the layup but he's fouled by Jonathan Rosenbalm - foul #3 on Jonathan Rosenbalm, team foul #6 | 71-42 |
| Subs | Kent State | Vyacheslav Szychowski (SG) Esteban Guerra | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| 06:47 | Kent State | Pete Armstrong makes the 1st free throw | 72-42 |
| 06:47 | Kent State | Pete Armstrong misses the 2nd free throw | 72-42 |
| 06:47 | Northern Illinois University | Forrest Morgan pulls down the rebound | 72-42 |
| 06:42 | Northern Illinois University | Steven Wilson loses the dribble to Vyacheslav Szychowski | 72-42 |
| 06:38 | Kent State | Deshi Sun lays it up and in on a great pass from Vyacheslav Szychowski | 74-42 |
| 06:18 | Northern Illinois University | Jonathan Rosenbalm misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 74-42 |
| 06:16 | Northern Illinois University | Forrest Morgan misses the tip | 74-42 |
| 06:15 | Kent State | Deshi Sun snags the defensive board | 74-42 |
| 05:46 | Kent State | Vyacheslav Szychowski misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 74-42 |
| 05:45 | Northern Illinois University | The rebound goes to Steven Wilson | 74-42 |
| 05:39 | Northern Illinois University | Dennis Buford misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 74-42 |
| 05:37 | Kent State | Deshi Sun grabs the board | 74-42 |
| 05:12 | Kent State | Deshi Sun can't finish the layup | 74-42 |
| 05:11 | Kent State | Leland Pettigrew can't tip it in | 74-42 |
| 05:09 | Northern Illinois University | David Hodgdon snags the defensive board | 74-42 |
| 05:01 | Northern Illinois University | Dennis Buford buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Steven Wilson | 74-45 |
| 04:38 | Kent State | Deshi Sun comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane | 74-45 |
| 04:37 | Kent State | Leland Pettigrew tips it in | 76-45 |
| 04:30 | Northern Illinois University | Jonathan Rosenbalm misses the fadeaway in the lane | 76-45 |
| 04:28 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Leland Pettigrew | 76-45 |
| 04:06 | Kent State | Vyacheslav Szychowski hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block but the foul's on Dennis Buford - foul #2 on Dennis Buford, team foul #7 | 76-45 |
| Subs | Kent State | Stephen Manns (PG), Esteban Guerra (SG), Matthew Coyne (PF), Walter Zilk (C) Lewis Fagundes, Deshi Sun, Leland Pettigrew, Pete Armstrong | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Ricardo Rodriquez (PG) Dennis Buford | |
| 04:06 | Kent State | Vyacheslav Szychowski makes the 1st free throw | 77-45 |
| 04:06 | Kent State | Vyacheslav Szychowski makes the 2nd free throw | 78-45 |
| 03:57 | Northern Illinois University | Forrest Morgan comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane | 78-45 |
| 03:56 | Kent State | Matthew Coyne snags the defensive board | 78-45 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:42 | Kent State | Matthew Coyne knocks in the jump hook from the left block set up by Walter Zilk and he's fouled by Steven Wilson - foul #1 on Steven Wilson, team foul #8 | 80-45 |
| Subs | Kent State | Swietomierz Bachinski (SF) Vyacheslav Szychowski | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| 03:42 | Kent State | Matthew Coyne misses the free throw | 80-45 |
| 03:42 | Northern Illinois University | Forrest Morgan pulls down the rebound | 80-45 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Stephen Manns (fresh) 22 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Esteban Guerra (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SF - Swietomierz Bachinski (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - Matthew Coyne (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Walter Zilk (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Ricardo Rodriquez (fresh) SG - David Hodgdon (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steven Wilson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Forrest Morgan (fairly fresh) 6 reb. C - Jonathan Rosenbalm (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:22 | Northern Illinois University | Steven Wilson misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 80-45 |
| 03:21 | Northern Illinois University | Steven Wilson grabs the offensive rebound | 80-45 |
| 03:10 | Northern Illinois University | Jonathan Rosenbalm can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 80-45 |
| 03:08 | Kent State | Walter Zilk grabs the board | 80-45 |
| 02:45 | Kent State | Stephen Manns misses the 3 from the left wing | 80-45 |
| 02:44 | Kent State | Swietomierz Bachinski grabs the offensive board | 80-45 |
| 02:19 | Kent State | Stephen Manns is hacked by David Hodgdon - foul #1 on David Hodgdon, team foul #9 | 80-45 |
| Subs | Kent State | Leland Pettigrew (PF), Pete Armstrong (C) Matthew Coyne, Walter Zilk | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Dennis Buford (SG) Steven Wilson | |
| 02:19 | Kent State | Stephen Manns makes the 1st free throw | 81-45 |
| 02:19 | Kent State | Stephen Manns makes the 2nd free throw | 82-45 |
| 02:01 | Northern Illinois University | Swietomierz Bachinski steals the ball from Dennis Buford | 82-45 |
| 01:32 | Kent State | Esteban Guerra misses the 3 from the left wing | 82-45 |
| 01:30 | Kent State | Leland Pettigrew pulls down the offensive rebound | 82-45 |
| 01:08 | Kent State | Esteban Guerra knocks in the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Stephen Manns | 85-45 |
| 01:00 | Northern Illinois University | David Hodgdon misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 85-45 |
| 00:59 | Kent State | Leland Pettigrew snags the defensive board | 85-45 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:37 | Kent State | Stephen Manns comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Dennis Buford - foul #3 on Dennis Buford, team foul #10 | 85-45 |
| Subs | Kent State | Deshi Sun (SF) Swietomierz Bachinski | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Steven Wilson (SF) Ricardo Rodriquez | |
| 00:37 | Kent State | Stephen Manns misses the 1st free throw | 85-45 |
| 00:37 | Kent State | Stephen Manns makes the 2nd free throw | 86-45 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:30 | Northern Illinois University | Jonathan Rosenbalm misses the jumper from the left wing | 86-45 |
| 00:29 | Kent State | Leland Pettigrew grabs the board | 86-45 |
| 00:00 | Kent State | Stephen Manns runs out the clock | 86-45 |