| Lineup | Charleston | PG - Samuel Jelinski (fresh) SG - Curtis Gephart (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Varda (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - Richard Price (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Brunell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Theodore Daigle (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jack Humphrey (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ricky Wallace (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Josh Ambriz (fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. C - Garry Spurr (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Northern Illinois University | Ricky Wallace inbounds the ball | 39-39 |
| Game Plan | Charleston | Charleston is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:55 | Northern Illinois University | William Varda steps in front of the Josh Ambriz pass in the backcourt | 39-39 |
| 19:52 | Charleston | William Varda jams it | 41-39 |
| 19:34 | Northern Illinois University | Jack Humphrey misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 41-39 |
| 19:33 | Charleston | William Varda pulls down the rebound | 41-39 |
| 19:13 | Charleston | Michael Brunell misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Garry Spurr - foul #2 on Garry Spurr, team foul #1 | 41-39 |
| 19:13 | Charleston | Michael Brunell misses the 1st free throw | 41-39 |
| 19:13 | Charleston | Michael Brunell makes the 2nd free throw | 42-39 |
| 18:51 | Northern Illinois University | Ricky Wallace scores on a fadeaway from the right block set up by Theodore Daigle | 42-41 |
| 18:34 | Charleston | Curtis Gephart is whistled for traveling | 42-41 |
| Subs | Charleston | Salvatore Greco (PG), Russell Langdon (SG), Kris Hans (PF), John Bloss (C) Samuel Jelinski, Curtis Gephart, Richard Price, Michael Brunell | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | David Feder (PG), Michael McMutry (SF), Ron Hannah (PF) Theodore Daigle, Ricky Wallace, Josh Ambriz | |
| 18:12 | Northern Illinois University | Michael McMutry hits the finger roll set up by David Feder | 42-43 |
| 17:51 | Charleston | Russell Langdon knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Salvatore Greco | 45-43 |
| 17:47 | Northern Illinois University | David Feder misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 45-43 |
| 17:46 | Charleston | The rebound goes to John Bloss | 45-43 |
| 17:30 | Charleston | Ron Hannah picks off the pass by Salvatore Greco | 45-43 |
| 17:24 | Northern Illinois University | Michael McMutry makes the floater from close range on a nice dish by David Feder and he's fouled by Salvatore Greco - foul #1 on Salvatore Greco, team foul #1 | 45-45 |
| Subs | Charleston | Curtis Gephart (SG), Michael Brunell (C) William Varda, John Bloss | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Theodore Daigle (PG), Edward Thomas (SF) Jack Humphrey, Garry Spurr | |
| 17:24 | Northern Illinois University | Michael McMutry makes the free throw | 45-46 |
| 17:06 | Charleston | Curtis Gephart is hacked by David Feder - foul #1 on David Feder, team foul #2 | 45-46 |
| Subs | Charleston | Samuel Jelinski (PG), Jerry Hutchinson (SF), Richard Price (PF) Salvatore Greco, Russell Langdon, Kris Hans | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Ricky Wallace (SF), Jamie Knight (C) Edward Thomas, Ron Hannah | |
| 16:49 | Charleston | Samuel Jelinski connects on the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Jerry Hutchinson | 48-46 |
| 16:32 | Northern Illinois University | Michael McMutry is hacked by Michael Brunell - foul #2 on Michael Brunell, team foul #2 | 48-46 |
| Subs | Charleston | | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Marvin Carlton (SG), Josh Ambriz (PF) David Feder, Michael McMutry | |
| 16:20 | Northern Illinois University | Theodore Daigle lays it in uncontested on a great pass from Josh Ambriz and he's fouled by Jerry Hutchinson - foul #3 on Jerry Hutchinson, team foul #3 | 48-48 |
| Subs | Charleston | Harold Burks (SF) Jerry Hutchinson | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| 16:20 | Northern Illinois University | Theodore Daigle makes the free throw | 48-49 |
| 16:08 | Charleston | Curtis Gephart misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Ricky Wallace - foul #1 on Ricky Wallace, team foul #3 | 48-49 |
| Subs | Charleston | | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Edward Thomas (SG), Ron Hannah (C) Theodore Daigle, Jamie Knight | |
| 16:08 | Charleston | Curtis Gephart misses the 1st free throw | 48-49 |
| 16:08 | Charleston | Curtis Gephart makes the 2nd free throw | 49-49 |
| 15:39 | Northern Illinois University | Ron Hannah makes the wide open jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Ricky Wallace | 49-51 |
| Lineup | Charleston | PG - Samuel Jelinski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Curtis Gephart (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Harold Burks (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Richard Price (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Brunell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Marvin Carlton (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Thomas (fresh) SF - Ricky Wallace (fairly fresh) 12 pts. PF - Josh Ambriz (fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. C - Ron Hannah (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:19 | Charleston | Michael Brunell knocks in the floater from the baseline | 51-51 |
| 15:05 | Northern Illinois University | Marvin Carlton is hacked by Harold Burks - foul #1 on Harold Burks, team foul #4 | 51-51 |
| Subs | Charleston | Raymond Shields (PG), Russell Langdon (SG), William Varda (SF), Kris Hans (PF), John Bloss (C) Samuel Jelinski, Curtis Gephart, Harold Burks, Richard Price, Michael Brunell | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | David Feder (PG), Jack Humphrey (SG), Dale Sales (SF), Michael McMutry (PF), Garry Spurr (C) Marvin Carlton, Edward Thomas, Ricky Wallace, Josh Ambriz, Ron Hannah | |
| 14:52 | Northern Illinois University | Garry Spurr misses the easy layup | 51-51 |
| 14:50 | Charleston | Raymond Shields gets the rebound | 51-51 |
| 14:44 | Charleston | Russell Langdon comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 51-51 |
| 14:43 | Northern Illinois University | Dale Sales gets the rebound | 51-51 |
| 14:24 | Northern Illinois University | Kris Hans steals the ball from Michael McMutry | 51-51 |
| 14:17 | Charleston | John Bloss scores on a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Raymond Shields | 53-51 |
| 14:15 | Northern Illinois University | Russell Langdon picks off the pass by Jack Humphrey in the backcourt | 53-51 |
| 14:06 | Charleston | Garry Spurr picks off the pass by Russell Langdon | 53-51 |
| 13:44 | Northern Illinois University | Michael McMutry misses the easy layup | 53-51 |
| 13:42 | Northern Illinois University | Dale Sales grabs the offensive rebound | 53-51 |
| 13:29 | Northern Illinois University | David Feder double dribbles | 53-51 |
| Subs | Charleston | Salvatore Greco (SG), Jerry Hutchinson (SF), Richard Price (PF), Michael Brunell (C) Russell Langdon, William Varda, Kris Hans, John Bloss | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Theodore Daigle (PG), Marvin Carlton (SG), Josh Ambriz (PF), Ron Hannah (C) David Feder, Jack Humphrey, Michael McMutry, Garry Spurr | |
| 13:03 | Charleston | Salvatore Greco misses the jumper from the free throw line | 53-51 |
| 13:01 | Charleston | Jerry Hutchinson snags the offensive board | 53-51 |
| 12:48 | Charleston | Jerry Hutchinson loses the dribble to Theodore Daigle | 53-51 |
| 12:45 | Northern Illinois University | Theodore Daigle banks in the layup | 53-53 |
| 12:29 | Charleston | Richard Price hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Josh Ambriz - foul #1 on Josh Ambriz, team foul #4 | 53-53 |
| Subs | Charleston | Curtis Gephart (SG) Raymond Shields | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Edward Thomas (SF) Dale Sales | |
| 12:29 | Charleston | Richard Price makes the 1st free throw | 54-53 |
| 12:29 | Charleston | Richard Price makes the 2nd free throw | 55-53 |
| 12:11 | Northern Illinois University | Theodore Daigle misses the turnaround from the left block | 55-53 |
| 12:09 | Charleston | Richard Price pulls down the rebound | 55-53 |
| 11:52 | Charleston | Jerry Hutchinson misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 55-53 |
| 11:51 | Charleston | Jerry Hutchinson tips it home | 57-53 |
| 11:32 | Northern Illinois University | Ron Hannah scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Theodore Daigle | 57-56 |
| Lineup | Charleston | PG - Salvatore Greco (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Curtis Gephart (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jerry Hutchinson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Richard Price (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Brunell (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Theodore Daigle (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - Marvin Carlton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward Thomas (fresh) PF - Josh Ambriz (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. C - Ron Hannah (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 11:21 | Charleston | Jerry Hutchinson scores on a shot from the right wing set up by Michael Brunell | 59-56 |
| 11:19 | Northern Illinois University | Edward Thomas throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 59-56 |
| Subs | Charleston | Raymond Shields (PG), William Varda (SF), Russell Langdon (PF), Kris Hans (C) Salvatore Greco, Jerry Hutchinson, Richard Price, Michael Brunell | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | David Feder (PG), Jack Humphrey (SG), Ricky Wallace (SF), Michael McMutry (PF), Garry Spurr (C) Theodore Daigle, Marvin Carlton, Edward Thomas, Josh Ambriz, Ron Hannah | |
| 10:56 | Charleston | Ricky Wallace steals it from Raymond Shields | 59-56 |
| 10:54 | Northern Illinois University | Garry Spurr throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 59-56 |
| 10:41 | Charleston | David Feder takes the ball from Raymond Shields | 59-56 |
| 10:38 | Northern Illinois University | David Feder can't finish the layup | 59-56 |
| 10:37 | Charleston | The rebound goes to Raymond Shields | 59-56 |
| 10:15 | Charleston | Garry Spurr swats the dunk try by Raymond Shields | 59-56 |
| 10:14 | Northern Illinois University | Michael McMutry gets the rebound | 59-56 |
| 10:11 | Northern Illinois University | David Feder is fouled in the backcourt by Kris Hans - foul #1 on Kris Hans, team foul #5 | 59-56 |
| Subs | Charleston | Samuel Jelinski (PG), John Bloss (C) Raymond Shields, Curtis Gephart | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| 09:59 | Northern Illinois University | Michael McMutry clanks a 3 from the left corner | 59-56 |
| 09:58 | Northern Illinois University | Ricky Wallace can't tip it in | 59-56 |
| 09:56 | Charleston | Russell Langdon grabs the defensive rebound | 59-56 |
| 09:34 | Charleston | Kris Hans is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Kris Hans, team foul #6 | 59-56 |
| Subs | Charleston | Raymond Shields (PG), Curtis Gephart (SG), Jerry Hutchinson (SF), Richard Price (PF) Samuel Jelinski, Russell Langdon, William Varda, Kris Hans | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Marvin Carlton (PG), Edward Thomas (SG), Dale Sales (SF), Josh Ambriz (PF), Jamie Knight (C) David Feder, Jack Humphrey, Ricky Wallace, Michael McMutry, Garry Spurr | |
| 09:30 | Northern Illinois University | Jerry Hutchinson steps in front of the Dale Sales pass in the backcourt | 59-56 |
| 09:29 | Charleston | Curtis Gephart blows the dunk | 59-56 |
| 09:28 | Northern Illinois University | Edward Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 59-56 |
| 09:24 | Northern Illinois University | Jerry Hutchinson takes the ball from Marvin Carlton | 59-56 |
| 09:02 | Charleston | Josh Ambriz swats the shot by Raymond Shields | 59-56 |
| 09:00 | Northern Illinois University | Jamie Knight gets the rebound | 59-56 |
| 08:54 | Northern Illinois University | Josh Ambriz lays it up and in | 59-58 |
| 08:38 | Charleston | Raymond Shields's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-58 |
| Subs | Charleston | Salvatore Greco (SG), Michael Brunell (C) Curtis Gephart, John Bloss | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Theodore Daigle (PG), David Feder (SG), Ron Hannah (PF) Marvin Carlton, Edward Thomas, Josh Ambriz | |
| 08:21 | Northern Illinois University | Jamie Knight is by himself and knocks in the turnaround from close range | 59-60 |
| 08:09 | Charleston | Salvatore Greco hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by David Feder - foul #2 on David Feder, team foul #5 | 59-60 |
| Subs | Charleston | Samuel Jelinski (PG), William Varda (SF), Russell Langdon (PF), Kris Hans (C) Raymond Shields, Jerry Hutchinson, Richard Price, Michael Brunell | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Michael McMutry (SF), Garry Spurr (C) Dale Sales, Jamie Knight | |
| 08:09 | Charleston | Salvatore Greco makes the 1st free throw | 60-60 |
| 08:09 | Charleston | Salvatore Greco makes the 2nd free throw | 61-60 |
| 07:57 | Northern Illinois University | Michael McMutry misses long on a fadeaway from close range but the foul's on William Varda - foul #2 on William Varda, team foul #7 | 61-60 |
| Subs | Charleston | | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Jack Humphrey (SG) David Feder | |
| 07:57 | Northern Illinois University | Michael McMutry misses the 1st free throw | 61-60 |
| 07:57 | Northern Illinois University | Michael McMutry makes the 2nd free throw | 61-61 |
| 07:43 | Charleston | Michael McMutry blocks the short jumper by William Varda | 61-61 |
| 07:41 | Northern Illinois University | Garry Spurr pulls down the rebound | 61-61 |
| 07:34 | Northern Illinois University | Michael McMutry lays it up and in set up by Theodore Daigle | 61-63 |
| Lineup | Charleston | PG - Samuel Jelinski (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Salvatore Greco (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Varda (fresh) 8 pts. 3 stl. PF - Russell Langdon (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Kris Hans (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Theodore Daigle (fresh) 9 pts. 6 ast. SG - Jack Humphrey (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael McMutry (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - Ron Hannah (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Garry Spurr (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:16 | Charleston | Kris Hans can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 61-63 |
| 07:14 | Northern Illinois University | The rebound goes to Ron Hannah | 61-63 |
| 07:08 | Northern Illinois University | Ron Hannah throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-63 |
| Subs | Charleston | Raymond Shields (PG), Curtis Gephart (SG), Michael Brunell (C) Samuel Jelinski, Salvatore Greco, Russell Langdon | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | David Feder (PG), Marvin Carlton (SG), Ricky Wallace (SF), Dale Sales (PF) Theodore Daigle, Jack Humphrey, Michael McMutry, Ron Hannah | |
| 06:54 | Charleston | Michael Brunell misses short on a fadeaway from the left block | 61-63 |
| 06:53 | Northern Illinois University | Dale Sales grabs the defensive rebound | 61-63 |
| 06:48 | Northern Illinois University | Marvin Carlton hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from David Feder | 61-65 |
| 06:29 | Charleston | Michael Brunell knocks in the runner in the paint and the foul's on Garry Spurr - foul #3 on Garry Spurr, team foul #6 | 63-65 |
| Subs | Charleston | Jerry Hutchinson (SF), Richard Price (PF) William Varda, Kris Hans | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Josh Ambriz (PF) Garry Spurr | |
| 06:29 | Charleston | Michael Brunell misses the free throw | 63-65 |
| 06:29 | Northern Illinois University | Dale Sales grabs the defensive rebound | 63-65 |
| 06:21 | Northern Illinois University | Dale Sales lays it in uncontested | 63-67 |
| 05:58 | Charleston | Curtis Gephart misses the shot from the right block but he's fouled by Marvin Carlton - foul #1 on Marvin Carlton, team foul #7 | 63-67 |
| Subs | Charleston | Samuel Jelinski (PG) Raymond Shields | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Theodore Daigle (PG), Jack Humphrey (SG), Michael McMutry (PF), Jamie Knight (C) David Feder, Marvin Carlton, Ricky Wallace, Josh Ambriz | |
| 05:58 | Charleston | Curtis Gephart makes the 1st free throw | 64-67 |
| 05:58 | Charleston | Curtis Gephart makes the 2nd free throw | 65-67 |
| 05:34 | Northern Illinois University | Theodore Daigle hits a 3 pointer from the right corner | 65-70 |
| 05:09 | Charleston | Michael Brunell misses the easy layup | 65-70 |
| 05:08 | Northern Illinois University | Jack Humphrey grabs the defensive rebound | 65-70 |
| 05:04 | Northern Illinois University | Dale Sales is fouled in the backcourt by Curtis Gephart - foul #2 on Curtis Gephart, team foul #8 | 65-70 |
| Subs | Charleston | Salvatore Greco (PG), Russell Langdon (SG), William Varda (SF), Kris Hans (PF), John Bloss (C) Samuel Jelinski, Curtis Gephart, Jerry Hutchinson, Richard Price, Michael Brunell | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Marvin Carlton (PG), Garry Spurr (C) Theodore Daigle, Jamie Knight | |
| 05:04 | Northern Illinois University | Dale Sales misses the 1st free throw | 65-70 |
| 05:04 | Northern Illinois University | Dale Sales grabs the offensive rebound | 65-70 |
| 04:40 | Northern Illinois University | Marvin Carlton misses the jumper from the baseline | 65-70 |
| 04:38 | Charleston | Russell Langdon snags the defensive board | 65-70 |
| 04:33 | Charleston | Salvatore Greco knocks in the floater from the right wing on a great pass from Russell Langdon | 67-70 |
| 04:29 | Northern Illinois University | Jack Humphrey hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Marvin Carlton | 67-73 |
| 04:16 | Charleston | John Bloss hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 67-73 |
| 04:14 | Charleston | Kris Hans gets the offensive rebound | 67-73 |
| 03:55 | Charleston | John Bloss banks in the layup on a great pass from Russell Langdon | 69-73 |
| 03:31 | Northern Illinois University | Dale Sales drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Marvin Carlton | 69-75 |
| Lineup | Charleston | PG - Salvatore Greco (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Russell Langdon (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. SF - William Varda (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 stl. PF - Kris Hans (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. C - John Bloss (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Marvin Carlton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jack Humphrey (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Dale Sales (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Michael McMutry (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Garry Spurr (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 03:08 | Charleston | Russell Langdon can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 69-75 |
| 03:06 | Northern Illinois University | Dale Sales pulls down the rebound | 69-75 |
| 03:02 | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-75 |
| Subs | Charleston | Raymond Shields (PG), Jerry Hutchinson (SF), Richard Price (PF), Michael Brunell (C) Salvatore Greco, William Varda, Kris Hans, John Bloss | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Theodore Daigle (PG), David Feder (SG), Ricky Wallace (SF), Josh Ambriz (PF) Marvin Carlton, Jack Humphrey, Dale Sales, Michael McMutry | |
| 02:59 | Northern Illinois University | Garry Spurr loses the dribble to Raymond Shields | 69-75 |
| 02:59 | Charleston | Charleston calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-75 |
| Subs | Charleston | Curtis Gephart (SG), William Varda (SF) Russell Langdon, Jerry Hutchinson | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| 02:43 | Charleston | William Varda scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Raymond Shields | 71-75 |
| 02:41 | Northern Illinois University | William Varda is called for the reach on David Feder in the backcourt - foul #3 on William Varda, team foul #9 | 71-75 |
| 02:41 | Northern Illinois University | David Feder makes the 1st free throw | 71-76 |
| 02:41 | Northern Illinois University | David Feder makes the 2nd free throw | 71-77 |
| 02:14 | Charleston | Curtis Gephart knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by William Varda | 74-77 |
| 02:10 | Northern Illinois University | Ricky Wallace's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 74-77 |
| Subs | Charleston | Russell Langdon (PF), Kris Hans (C) Richard Price, Michael Brunell | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Jack Humphrey (SG) David Feder | |
| 02:00 | Charleston | Garry Spurr blocks the short jumper by Russell Langdon | 74-77 |
| 01:59 | Northern Illinois University | Garry Spurr snags the defensive board | 74-77 |
| 01:38 | Northern Illinois University | Garry Spurr connects on the driving attempt near the basket set up by Josh Ambriz | 74-79 |
| 01:38 | Charleston | Charleston calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 74-79 |
| Subs | Charleston | Richard Price (PF), Michael Brunell (C) Russell Langdon, Kris Hans | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| 01:16 | Charleston | Michael Brunell misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 74-79 |
| 01:15 | Charleston | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Brunell | 74-79 |
| 01:07 | Charleston | William Varda drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Raymond Shields | 77-79 |
| 00:51 | Northern Illinois University | Jack Humphrey misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 77-79 |
| 00:50 | Northern Illinois University | Garry Spurr tips it in | 77-81 |
| Game Plan | Charleston | Charleston is playing a motion 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 (0) | |
| 00:38 | Charleston | Michael Brunell knocks in the fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Curtis Gephart | 79-81 |
| Game Plan | Charleston | Charleston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:36 | Northern Illinois University | Jack Humphrey is fouled in the backcourt by Curtis Gephart - foul #3 on Curtis Gephart, team foul #10 | 79-81 |
| 00:36 | Northern Illinois University | Jack Humphrey makes the 1st free throw | 79-82 |
| 00:36 | Northern Illinois University | Jack Humphrey makes the 2nd free throw | 79-83 |
| Game Plan | Charleston | Charleston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:32 | Charleston | Theodore Daigle is called for the reach on Raymond Shields - foul #1 on Theodore Daigle, team foul #8 | 79-83 |
| 00:32 | Charleston | Raymond Shields makes the 1st free throw | 80-83 |
| 00:32 | Charleston | Raymond Shields makes the 2nd free throw | 81-83 |
| 00:31 | Northern Illinois University | Raymond Shields is called for the reach on Theodore Daigle in the backcourt - foul #4 on Raymond Shields, team foul #11 | 81-83 |
| 00:31 | Northern Illinois University | Theodore Daigle makes the 1st free throw | 81-84 |
| 00:31 | Northern Illinois University | Theodore Daigle makes the 2nd free throw | 81-85 |
| 00:26 | Charleston | Raymond Shields hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 81-85 |
| 00:24 | Northern Illinois University | Josh Ambriz grabs the defensive rebound | 81-85 |
| 00:21 | Northern Illinois University | Curtis Gephart is called for the reach on Josh Ambriz in the backcourt - foul #4 on Curtis Gephart, team foul #12 | 81-85 |
| 00:21 | Northern Illinois University | Josh Ambriz makes the 1st free throw | 81-86 |
| 00:21 | Northern Illinois University | Josh Ambriz misses the 2nd free throw | 81-86 |
| 00:21 | Charleston | Michael Brunell gets the rebound | 81-86 |
| 00:16 | Charleston | William Varda misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 81-86 |
| 00:14 | Northern Illinois University | Josh Ambriz gets the rebound | 81-86 |
| 00:13 | Northern Illinois University | Josh Ambriz is hacked by Raymond Shields in the backcourt - foul #5 on Raymond Shields, team foul #13 | 81-86 |
| Subs | Charleston | Samuel Jelinski (PG) Raymond Shields | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Jamie Knight (C) Garry Spurr | |
| 00:13 | Northern Illinois University | Josh Ambriz makes the 1st free throw | 81-87 |
| 00:13 | Northern Illinois University | Josh Ambriz makes the 2nd free throw | 81-88 |
| 00:07 | Charleston | Curtis Gephart misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 81-88 |
| 00:05 | Charleston | Michael Brunell snags the offensive board | 81-88 |
| 00:01 | Charleston | Theodore Daigle steals the ball from Samuel Jelinski | 81-88 |
| Game Plan | Charleston | Charleston 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 (0) | |
| 00:00 | Northern Illinois University | Theodore Daigle runs out the clock | 81-88 |