| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Richard Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ricky Spears (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Victor Charles (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Dominic Russo (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Timothy Poythress (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Ivan Ciborowski (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donnell Asbury (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clyde Kettner (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ramiro Velasquez (fresh) 3 pts. C - Clarence Goodwin (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northern Illinois University | Victor Charles inbounds the ball | 41-35 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:48 | Northern Illinois University | Ricky Spears comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 41-35 |
| 19:46 | St. Joseph's | Clyde Kettner grabs the defensive rebound | 41-35 |
| 19:34 | St. Joseph's | Ivan Ciborowski misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 41-35 |
| 19:32 | St. Joseph's | Ramiro Velasquez tips it back up and in | 41-37 |
| 19:15 | Northern Illinois University | Richard Johnson misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 41-37 |
| 19:14 | Northern Illinois University | Timothy Poythress tips it back up and in | 43-37 |
| 18:57 | St. Joseph's | Ramiro Velasquez misses the easy layup | 43-37 |
| 18:56 | Northern Illinois University | The rebound goes to Timothy Poythress | 43-37 |
| 18:49 | Northern Illinois University | Ricky Spears is hacked by Donnell Asbury - foul #1 on Donnell Asbury, team foul #1 | 43-37 |
| 18:33 | Northern Illinois University | Ricky Spears misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 43-37 |
| 18:31 | St. Joseph's | The rebound goes to Ivan Ciborowski | 43-37 |
| 18:15 | St. Joseph's | Clyde Kettner clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 43-37 |
| 18:13 | Northern Illinois University | Timothy Poythress pulls down the rebound | 43-37 |
| 18:09 | Northern Illinois University | Dominic Russo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-37 |
| 17:44 | St. Joseph's | Clarence Goodwin misses the turnaround from close range | 43-37 |
| 17:43 | St. Joseph's | Clarence Goodwin tips it in | 43-39 |
| 17:32 | Northern Illinois University | Richard Johnson clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 43-39 |
| 17:31 | Northern Illinois University | Dominic Russo can't tip it in | 43-39 |
| 17:30 | St. Joseph's | Clarence Goodwin grabs the board | 43-39 |
| 17:25 | St. Joseph's | Ramiro Velasquez lays it up and in set up by Ivan Ciborowski and he's hacked by Ricky Spears - foul #1 on Ricky Spears, team foul #1 | 43-41 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Joseph Carini (PF), Roy Kaler (C) Dominic Russo, Timothy Poythress | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Silas Dickey (SG), William Sykes (SF), Derrick Ransom (C) Donnell Asbury, Clyde Kettner, Clarence Goodwin | |
| 17:25 | St. Joseph's | Ramiro Velasquez makes the free throw | 43-42 |
| 17:11 | Northern Illinois University | Richard Johnson misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 43-42 |
| 17:09 | St. Joseph's | The rebound goes to Ramiro Velasquez | 43-42 |
| 16:53 | St. Joseph's | Richard Johnson is called for the reach on Ivan Ciborowski - foul #1 on Richard Johnson, team foul #2 | 43-42 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Matthew Jones (PG), Matthew Shelton (SG), Curtis Sylvester (SF) Richard Johnson, Ricky Spears, Victor Charles | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Lawrence McCarl (PG), Damian Rimmer (PF) Ivan Ciborowski, Ramiro Velasquez | |
| 16:38 | St. Joseph's | Lawrence McCarl is called for traveling | 43-42 |
| 16:13 | Northern Illinois University | Roy Kaler can't connect on a driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Silas Dickey - foul #3 on Silas Dickey, team foul #2 | 43-42 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Dominic Russo (PF) Joseph Carini | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Donnell Asbury (SG), Clyde Kettner (SF), Clarence Goodwin (C) Silas Dickey, William Sykes, Derrick Ransom | |
| 16:13 | Northern Illinois University | Roy Kaler misses the 1st free throw | 43-42 |
| 16:13 | Northern Illinois University | Roy Kaler makes the 2nd free throw | 44-42 |
| 16:01 | St. Joseph's | Curtis Sylvester is called for the reach on Clyde Kettner - foul #1 on Curtis Sylvester, team foul #3 | 44-42 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Victor Charles (SF), Timothy Poythress (C) Curtis Sylvester, Roy Kaler | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| 15:46 | St. Joseph's | Damian Rimmer hits a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Clarence Goodwin | 44-44 |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Matthew Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Matthew Shelton (fresh) SF - Victor Charles (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Dominic Russo (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Timothy Poythress (fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Lawrence McCarl (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Donnell Asbury (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clyde Kettner (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Damian Rimmer (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Clarence Goodwin (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:19 | Northern Illinois University | Dominic Russo misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 44-44 |
| 15:17 | Northern Illinois University | Dominic Russo tips it in | 46-44 |
| 15:03 | St. Joseph's | Damian Rimmer blows the layup but he's fouled by Matthew Shelton - foul #1 on Matthew Shelton, team foul #4 | 46-44 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Richard Johnson (PG), Earl Short (SG) Matthew Jones, Matthew Shelton | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Ivan Ciborowski (PG) Lawrence McCarl | |
| 15:03 | St. Joseph's | Damian Rimmer makes the 1st free throw | 46-45 |
| 15:03 | St. Joseph's | Damian Rimmer makes the 2nd free throw | 46-46 |
| 14:49 | Northern Illinois University | Richard Johnson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 46-46 |
| 14:47 | St. Joseph's | Clyde Kettner snags the defensive board | 46-46 |
| 14:22 | St. Joseph's | Ivan Ciborowski is fouled on the floor by Richard Johnson - foul #2 on Richard Johnson, team foul #5 | 46-46 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Joseph Carini (PF) Dominic Russo | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Silas Dickey (SG), William Sykes (SF), Ramiro Velasquez (PF), Derrick Ransom (C) Donnell Asbury, Clyde Kettner, Damian Rimmer, Clarence Goodwin | |
| 14:06 | St. Joseph's | Derrick Ransom travels with the ball | 46-46 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Curtis Sylvester (SF), Roy Kaler (C) Victor Charles, Timothy Poythress | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| 13:54 | Northern Illinois University | Joseph Carini clanks a jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Silas Dickey - foul #4 on Silas Dickey, team foul #3 | 46-46 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Lawrence McCarl (SG) Silas Dickey | |
| 13:54 | Northern Illinois University | Joseph Carini misses the 1st free throw | 46-46 |
| 13:54 | Northern Illinois University | Joseph Carini misses the 2nd free throw | 46-46 |
| 13:54 | St. Joseph's | The rebound goes to Lawrence McCarl | 46-46 |
| 13:43 | St. Joseph's | Derrick Ransom misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Roy Kaler - foul #3 on Roy Kaler, team foul #6 | 46-46 |
| 13:43 | St. Joseph's | Derrick Ransom misses the 1st free throw | 46-46 |
| 13:43 | St. Joseph's | Derrick Ransom makes the 2nd free throw | 46-47 |
| 13:32 | Northern Illinois University | Earl Short scores on a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Curtis Sylvester | 49-47 |
| 13:14 | St. Joseph's | Derrick Ransom scores on a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by William Sykes | 49-49 |
| 12:57 | Northern Illinois University | Curtis Sylvester connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Richard Johnson | 52-49 |
| 12:41 | St. Joseph's | William Sykes buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Ivan Ciborowski | 52-52 |
| 12:37 | Northern Illinois University | Curtis Sylvester's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-52 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Ricky Spears (PG), Victor Charles (SF), Dominic Russo (PF), Timothy Poythress (C) Richard Johnson, Curtis Sylvester, Joseph Carini, Roy Kaler | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Donnell Asbury (SG), Clyde Kettner (SF), Clarence Goodwin (C) Ivan Ciborowski, William Sykes, Derrick Ransom | |
| 12:30 | St. Joseph's | Ramiro Velasquez is hacked by Victor Charles - foul #1 on Victor Charles, team foul #7 | 52-52 |
| 12:30 | St. Joseph's | Ramiro Velasquez makes the 1st free throw | 52-53 |
| 12:30 | St. Joseph's | Ramiro Velasquez makes the 2nd free throw | 52-54 |
| 12:15 | Northern Illinois University | Timothy Poythress connects on the driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Ricky Spears | 54-54 |
| 12:00 | St. Joseph's | Ramiro Velasquez's layup is rejected by Timothy Poythress | 54-54 |
| 11:59 | Northern Illinois University | The rebound goes to Ricky Spears | 54-54 |
| 11:41 | Northern Illinois University | Dominic Russo is hacked by Ramiro Velasquez - foul #2 on Ramiro Velasquez, team foul #4 | 54-54 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Matthew Jones (SG) Earl Short | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | William Sykes (PG), Damian Rimmer (PF) Lawrence McCarl, Ramiro Velasquez | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Ricky Spears (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Matthew Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Victor Charles (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Dominic Russo (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Timothy Poythress (fresh) 12 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - William Sykes (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. SG - Donnell Asbury (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clyde Kettner (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Damian Rimmer (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Clarence Goodwin (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:20 | Northern Illinois University | Damian Rimmer is called for the reach on Victor Charles - foul #3 on Damian Rimmer, team foul #5 | 54-54 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Richard Johnson (PG) Matthew Jones | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Ivan Ciborowski (PG) William Sykes | |
| 11:04 | Northern Illinois University | Ricky Spears makes the 3 from the left corner | 57-54 |
| 10:50 | St. Joseph's | Clarence Goodwin's dunk attempt is rejected by Dominic Russo | 57-54 |
| 10:49 | Northern Illinois University | The rebound goes to Victor Charles | 57-54 |
| 10:31 | Northern Illinois University | Timothy Poythress hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket | 57-54 |
| 10:29 | St. Joseph's | Damian Rimmer grabs the defensive rebound | 57-54 |
| 10:07 | St. Joseph's | Clyde Kettner can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 57-54 |
| 10:06 | St. Joseph's | Donnell Asbury can't tip it in | 57-54 |
| 10:05 | Northern Illinois University | Richard Johnson snags the defensive board | 57-54 |
| 09:59 | Northern Illinois University | Clarence Goodwin steps in front of the Richard Johnson pass | 57-54 |
| 09:46 | St. Joseph's | Clyde Kettner can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 57-54 |
| 09:45 | Northern Illinois University | The rebound goes to Dominic Russo | 57-54 |
| 09:24 | Northern Illinois University | Richard Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 57-54 |
| 09:22 | St. Joseph's | Clyde Kettner snags the defensive board | 57-54 |
| 09:06 | St. Joseph's | Clyde Kettner buries a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Ivan Ciborowski | 57-57 |
| 09:00 | Northern Illinois University | Timothy Poythress drills a jumper from close range | 59-57 |
| 08:39 | St. Joseph's | Donnell Asbury scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Ivan Ciborowski | 59-60 |
| 08:21 | Northern Illinois University | Ricky Spears hits a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Richard Johnson | 62-60 |
| 07:58 | St. Joseph's | Timothy Poythress steals the ball from Damian Rimmer | 62-60 |
| 07:52 | Northern Illinois University | Ricky Spears clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 62-60 |
| 07:50 | St. Joseph's | The rebound goes to Damian Rimmer | 62-60 |
| 07:28 | St. Joseph's | Ivan Ciborowski misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 62-60 |
| 07:27 | St. Joseph's | The offensive rebound goes to Clarence Goodwin | 62-60 |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Richard Johnson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ricky Spears (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - Victor Charles (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Dominic Russo (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Timothy Poythress (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Ivan Ciborowski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. SG - Donnell Asbury (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clyde Kettner (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Damian Rimmer (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Clarence Goodwin (tiring) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:15 | St. Joseph's | Clyde Kettner misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 62-60 |
| 07:13 | St. Joseph's | Damian Rimmer tips it in | 62-62 |
| 06:47 | Northern Illinois University | Clyde Kettner steps in front of the Richard Johnson pass | 62-62 |
| 06:44 | St. Joseph's | Donnell Asbury throws it down set up by Clyde Kettner | 62-64 |
| 06:40 | Northern Illinois University | Ricky Spears drills a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Richard Johnson | 64-64 |
| 06:17 | St. Joseph's | Damian Rimmer misses badly on a jumper in the lane | 64-64 |
| 06:15 | Northern Illinois University | Ricky Spears snags the defensive board | 64-64 |
| 06:10 | Northern Illinois University | Richard Johnson knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Victor Charles | 67-64 |
| 05:51 | St. Joseph's | Ivan Ciborowski is hacked by Richard Johnson - foul #3 on Richard Johnson, team foul #8 | 67-64 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Matthew Jones (PG), Earl Short (SG), Curtis Sylvester (SF), Joseph Carini (PF), Roy Kaler (C) Richard Johnson, Ricky Spears, Victor Charles, Dominic Russo, Timothy Poythress | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Silas Dickey (SG), William Sykes (SF), Ramiro Velasquez (PF), Derrick Ransom (C) Donnell Asbury, Clyde Kettner, Damian Rimmer, Clarence Goodwin | |
| 05:51 | St. Joseph's | Ivan Ciborowski misses the 1st free throw | 67-64 |
| 05:51 | Northern Illinois University | Joseph Carini pulls down the rebound | 67-64 |
| 05:31 | Northern Illinois University | Roy Kaler misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 67-64 |
| 05:29 | St. Joseph's | Ramiro Velasquez grabs the defensive rebound | 67-64 |
| 05:12 | St. Joseph's | Ramiro Velasquez hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 67-64 |
| 05:10 | Northern Illinois University | Roy Kaler gets the rebound | 67-64 |
| 05:05 | Northern Illinois University | Earl Short clanks a floater from the left side but he's fouled by Silas Dickey - foul #5 on Silas Dickey, team foul #6 | 67-64 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Lawrence McCarl (PG), Garrett Hammond (SG) Ivan Ciborowski, Silas Dickey | |
| 05:05 | Northern Illinois University | Earl Short makes the 1st free throw | 68-64 |
| 05:05 | Northern Illinois University | Earl Short makes the 2nd free throw | 69-64 |
| 04:47 | St. Joseph's | Derrick Ransom travels with the ball | 69-64 |
| 04:30 | Northern Illinois University | The jump hook by Roy Kaler is blocked by Ramiro Velasquez | 69-64 |
| 04:28 | Northern Illinois University | Earl Short gets the offensive rebound | 69-64 |
| 04:13 | Northern Illinois University | Lawrence McCarl is called for the reach on Joseph Carini - foul #2 on Lawrence McCarl, team foul #7 | 69-64 |
| 04:13 | Northern Illinois University | Joseph Carini makes the 1st free throw | 70-64 |
| 04:13 | Northern Illinois University | Joseph Carini misses the 2nd free throw | 70-64 |
| 04:13 | St. Joseph's | Ramiro Velasquez grabs the board | 70-64 |
| 04:05 | St. Joseph's | William Sykes drills a jumper in the lane set up by Ramiro Velasquez | 70-66 |
| 03:51 | Northern Illinois University | Earl Short connects on the jumper in the paint set up by Curtis Sylvester | 72-66 |
| 03:39 | St. Joseph's | Garrett Hammond clanks a driving attempt from the right block | 72-66 |
| 03:38 | Northern Illinois University | Roy Kaler grabs the defensive rebound | 72-66 |
| 03:34 | Northern Illinois University | Joseph Carini connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Earl Short | 75-66 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:15 | St. Joseph's | Derrick Ransom misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 75-66 |
| 03:14 | Northern Illinois University | Joseph Carini pulls down the rebound | 75-66 |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Matthew Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Earl Short (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Curtis Sylvester (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Joseph Carini (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Roy Kaler (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Lawrence McCarl (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Garrett Hammond (fresh) SF - William Sykes (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ramiro Velasquez (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Derrick Ransom (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:09 | Northern Illinois University | Curtis Sylvester misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by Garrett Hammond - foul #1 on Garrett Hammond, team foul #8 | 75-66 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Matthew Shelton (PG), Victor Charles (SF), Timothy Poythress (C) Matthew Jones, Joseph Carini, Roy Kaler | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Salvatore Lombardi (PF), Clarence Goodwin (C) Ramiro Velasquez, Derrick Ransom | |
| 03:09 | Northern Illinois University | Curtis Sylvester misses the 1st free throw | 75-66 |
| 03:09 | Northern Illinois University | Curtis Sylvester misses the 2nd free throw | 75-66 |
| 03:09 | St. Joseph's | Clarence Goodwin pulls down the rebound | 75-66 |
| 02:51 | St. Joseph's | William Sykes hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 75-66 |
| 02:50 | Northern Illinois University | Timothy Poythress grabs the board | 75-66 |
| 02:50 | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 75-66 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Richard Johnson (PG), Joseph Carini (PF) Matthew Shelton, Curtis Sylvester | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Ramiro Velasquez (PF), Derrick Ransom (C) Salvatore Lombardi, Clarence Goodwin | |
| 02:35 | Northern Illinois University | Earl Short loses the ball out of bounds | 75-66 |
| 02:32 | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 75-66 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Dominic Russo (PF) Joseph Carini | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Ivan Ciborowski (PG), Donnell Asbury (SG), Clyde Kettner (SF) Lawrence McCarl, Garrett Hammond, William Sykes | |
| 02:19 | St. Joseph's | Clyde Kettner misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 75-66 |
| 02:18 | Northern Illinois University | Timothy Poythress pulls down the rebound | 75-66 |
| 02:14 | Northern Illinois University | Richard Johnson misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 75-66 |
| 02:12 | Northern Illinois University | Victor Charles tips it but misses | 75-66 |
| 02:11 | St. Joseph's | Derrick Ransom pulls down the rebound | 75-66 |
| 02:04 | St. Joseph's | Donnell Asbury is hacked by Victor Charles - foul #2 on Victor Charles, team foul #9 | 75-66 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Clarence Goodwin (C) Derrick Ransom | |
| 02:04 | St. Joseph's | Donnell Asbury makes the 1st free throw | 75-67 |
| 02:04 | St. Joseph's | Donnell Asbury makes the 2nd free throw | 75-68 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:56 | Northern Illinois University | Victor Charles connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 78-68 |
| 01:47 | St. Joseph's | Ramiro Velasquez misses the jump hook from close range | 78-68 |
| 01:45 | Northern Illinois University | Timothy Poythress gets the rebound | 78-68 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:27 | Northern Illinois University | Timothy Poythress misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 78-68 |
| 01:26 | St. Joseph's | Clyde Kettner grabs the defensive rebound | 78-68 |
| 01:15 | St. Joseph's | Clarence Goodwin buries a driving attempt from the left block set up by Donnell Asbury and he's hacked by Earl Short - foul #4 on Earl Short, team foul #10 | 78-70 |
| 01:15 | St. Joseph's | Clarence Goodwin makes the free throw | 78-71 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:54 | Northern Illinois University | Clarence Goodwin denies the turnaround by Earl Short | 78-71 |
| 00:52 | Northern Illinois University | Timothy Poythress snags the offensive board | 78-71 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:49 | Northern Illinois University | Clyde Kettner is called for the reach on Timothy Poythress - foul #2 on Clyde Kettner, team foul #9 | 78-71 |
| 00:49 | Northern Illinois University | Timothy Poythress makes the 1st free throw | 79-71 |
| 00:49 | Northern Illinois University | Timothy Poythress makes the 2nd free throw | 80-71 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:41 | St. Joseph's | Donnell Asbury can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 80-71 |
| 00:40 | Northern Illinois University | Timothy Poythress pulls down the rebound | 80-71 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:38 | Northern Illinois University | Timothy Poythress is fouled in the backcourt by Donnell Asbury - foul #2 on Donnell Asbury, team foul #10 | 80-71 |
| 00:38 | Northern Illinois University | Timothy Poythress makes the 1st free throw | 81-71 |
| 00:38 | Northern Illinois University | Timothy Poythress makes the 2nd free throw | 82-71 |
| 00:32 | St. Joseph's | Clarence Goodwin lays it in on a nice dish by Ivan Ciborowski | 82-73 |
| 00:31 | Northern Illinois University | Donnell Asbury is called for the reach on Victor Charles in the backcourt - foul #3 on Donnell Asbury, team foul #11 | 82-73 |
| 00:31 | Northern Illinois University | Victor Charles makes the 1st free throw | 83-73 |
| 00:31 | Northern Illinois University | Victor Charles makes the 2nd free throw | 84-73 |
| 00:25 | St. Joseph's | Earl Short is called for the reach on Ivan Ciborowski - foul #5 on Earl Short, team foul #11 | 84-73 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Ricky Spears (PG), Matthew Jones (SG), Curtis Sylvester (SF), Joseph Carini (PF), Roy Kaler (C) Richard Johnson, Earl Short, Victor Charles, Dominic Russo, Timothy Poythress | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Lawrence McCarl (SG), William Sykes (SF), Damian Rimmer (PF), Derrick Ransom (C) Donnell Asbury, Clyde Kettner, Ramiro Velasquez, Clarence Goodwin | |
| 00:25 | St. Joseph's | Ivan Ciborowski misses the 1st free throw | 84-73 |
| 00:25 | St. Joseph's | Ivan Ciborowski makes the 2nd free throw | 84-74 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Northern Illinois University | Ricky Spears runs out the clock | 84-74 |