| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Roger French (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Scott Aragon (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Bartee (fresh) PF - James Jennings (fresh) 2 reb. C - Kurt Grimmer (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Ned Ratcliff (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Harvey Ellison (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Enoch Truskowski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas Krumm (fresh) 7 pts. C - Dikembe Ali (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Washington State | Enoch Truskowski inbounds the ball | 34-26 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:40 | Washington State | Harvey Ellison shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Ned Ratcliff | 34-29 |
| 19:11 | Northern Illinois University | Roger French misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 34-29 |
| 19:10 | Washington State | Enoch Truskowski gets the rebound | 34-29 |
| 18:59 | Washington State | Kurt Grimmer takes the ball from Harvey Ellison | 34-29 |
| 18:40 | Northern Illinois University | Ned Ratcliff takes the ball from James Jennings | 34-29 |
| 18:35 | Washington State | Harvey Ellison shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 34-29 |
| 18:34 | Northern Illinois University | Kurt Grimmer pulls down the rebound | 34-29 |
| 18:21 | Northern Illinois University | Scott Aragon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-29 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| Subs | Washington State | Robert Jones (SF), Dale Hand (C) Enoch Truskowski, Dikembe Ali | |
| 18:10 | Washington State | Ned Ratcliff misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Stephen Bartee - foul #1 on Stephen Bartee, team foul #1 | 34-29 |
| 18:10 | Washington State | Ned Ratcliff makes the 1st free throw | 34-30 |
| 18:10 | Washington State | Ned Ratcliff makes the 2nd free throw | 34-31 |
| 17:51 | Northern Illinois University | Scott Aragon misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 34-31 |
| 17:50 | Washington State | Dale Hand grabs the defensive rebound | 34-31 |
| 17:40 | Washington State | Harvey Ellison comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 34-31 |
| 17:38 | Northern Illinois University | Kurt Grimmer snags the defensive board | 34-31 |
| 17:09 | Northern Illinois University | Scott Aragon is fouled on the floor by Thomas Krumm - foul #3 on Thomas Krumm, team foul #1 | 34-31 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Chad Dawson (SF), James Fender (PF), Donnie Evans (C) Stephen Bartee, James Jennings, Kurt Grimmer | |
| Subs | Washington State | Frederick Epps (PF), Dikembe Ali (C) Thomas Krumm, Dale Hand | |
| 16:50 | Northern Illinois University | Scott Aragon buries a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Chad Dawson | 37-31 |
| 16:34 | Washington State | Robert Jones can't connect on a jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by Scott Aragon - foul #1 on Scott Aragon, team foul #2 | 37-31 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Keith Derrick (PG) Roger French | |
| Subs | Washington State | Nelson Dale (SG), Dale Hand (C) Harvey Ellison, Dikembe Ali | |
| 16:34 | Washington State | Robert Jones makes the 1st free throw | 37-32 |
| 16:34 | Washington State | Robert Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 37-33 |
| 16:09 | Northern Illinois University | Scott Aragon can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 37-33 |
| 16:08 | Northern Illinois University | Donnie Evans gets the offensive rebound | 37-33 |
| 15:49 | Northern Illinois University | James Fender's fadeaway is rejected by Frederick Epps | 37-33 |
| 15:47 | Washington State | Nelson Dale snags the defensive board | 37-33 |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Keith Derrick (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Scott Aragon (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. SF - Chad Dawson (fresh) PF - James Fender (fresh) C - Donnie Evans (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Ned Ratcliff (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Nelson Dale (fresh) 3 reb. SF - Robert Jones (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Frederick Epps (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Dale Hand (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Washington State | Robert Jones is hacked by James Fender - foul #3 on James Fender, team foul #3 | 37-33 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Roger French (PG), Martin Comstock (SG), Stephen Bartee (SF), James Jennings (PF), Kurt Grimmer (C) Keith Derrick, Scott Aragon, Chad Dawson, James Fender, Donnie Evans | |
| Subs | Washington State | Harvey Ellison (SG), Cong Xiong (SF), Thomas Krumm (PF), Dikembe Ali (C) Nelson Dale, Robert Jones, Frederick Epps, Dale Hand | |
| 15:18 | Washington State | Thomas Krumm is hacked by Kurt Grimmer - foul #3 on Kurt Grimmer, team foul #4 | 37-33 |
| 14:59 | Washington State | Harvey Ellison is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 37-33 |
| 14:58 | Northern Illinois University | The rebound goes to Martin Comstock | 37-33 |
| 14:36 | Northern Illinois University | Kurt Grimmer is hacked by Dikembe Ali - foul #2 on Dikembe Ali, team foul #2 | 37-33 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| Subs | Washington State | Enoch Truskowski (SF), Dale Hand (C) Cong Xiong, Dikembe Ali | |
| 14:12 | Northern Illinois University | James Jennings scores on a jumper from the baseline and the foul's on Enoch Truskowski - foul #1 on Enoch Truskowski, team foul #3 | 39-33 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Scott Aragon (SG) Martin Comstock | |
| Subs | Washington State | Cong Xiong (SF) Enoch Truskowski | |
| 14:12 | Northern Illinois University | James Jennings misses the free throw | 39-33 |
| 14:12 | Washington State | Thomas Krumm snags the defensive board | 39-33 |
| 13:54 | Washington State | Harvey Ellison is hacked by Scott Aragon - foul #2 on Scott Aragon, team foul #5 | 39-33 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Donnie Evans (C) Kurt Grimmer | |
| Subs | Washington State | Enoch Truskowski (SF), Dikembe Ali (C) Cong Xiong, Dale Hand | |
| 13:36 | Washington State | Thomas Krumm can't connect on a turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by Stephen Bartee - foul #2 on Stephen Bartee, team foul #6 | 39-33 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | James Fender (PF) James Jennings | |
| Subs | Washington State | Cong Xiong (SF), Dale Hand (C) Enoch Truskowski, Dikembe Ali | |
| 13:36 | Washington State | Thomas Krumm misses the 1st free throw | 39-33 |
| 13:36 | Washington State | Thomas Krumm makes the 2nd free throw | 39-34 |
| 13:14 | Northern Illinois University | James Fender is fouled on the floor by Harvey Ellison - foul #1 on Harvey Ellison, team foul #4 | 39-34 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| Subs | Washington State | Nelson Dale (SG), Robert Jones (SF), Dikembe Ali (C) Harvey Ellison, Cong Xiong, Dale Hand | |
| 12:57 | Northern Illinois University | Roger French can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 39-34 |
| 12:55 | Washington State | The rebound goes to Nelson Dale | 39-34 |
| 12:51 | Washington State | James Fender denies the turnaround by Ned Ratcliff | 39-34 |
| 12:49 | Washington State | The offensive rebound goes to Nelson Dale | 39-34 |
| 12:35 | Washington State | Thomas Krumm misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 39-34 |
| 12:33 | Washington State | Thomas Krumm gets the offensive rebound | 39-34 |
| 12:17 | Washington State | Dikembe Ali misses the dunk | 39-34 |
| 12:16 | Northern Illinois University | Scott Aragon grabs the defensive rebound | 39-34 |
| 11:54 | Northern Illinois University | Scott Aragon misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 39-34 |
| 11:53 | Northern Illinois University | Stephen Bartee grabs the offensive rebound | 39-34 |
| 11:24 | Northern Illinois University | Scott Aragon misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 39-34 |
| 11:23 | Northern Illinois University | James Fender tips it home | 41-34 |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Roger French (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Scott Aragon (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Bartee (fairly fresh) PF - James Fender (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Donnie Evans (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Ned Ratcliff (tiring) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Nelson Dale (fresh) 5 reb. SF - Robert Jones (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Thomas Krumm (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Dikembe Ali (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:04 | Washington State | Dikembe Ali throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-34 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Keith Derrick (PG), Martin Comstock (SG), Chad Dawson (SF), James Jennings (PF), Kurt Grimmer (C) Roger French, Scott Aragon, Stephen Bartee, James Fender, Donnie Evans | |
| Subs | Washington State | Merrill Smith (PG), Harvey Ellison (SG), Enoch Truskowski (SF), Dale Hand (C) Ned Ratcliff, Nelson Dale, Robert Jones, Dikembe Ali | |
| 10:49 | Northern Illinois University | Dale Hand steals the ball from Chad Dawson | 41-34 |
| 10:24 | Washington State | Thomas Krumm knocks in the turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Harvey Ellison | 41-36 |
| 09:55 | Northern Illinois University | Harvey Ellison steals it from Keith Derrick | 41-36 |
| 09:29 | Washington State | Thomas Krumm clanks a shot from the left side | 41-36 |
| 09:28 | Northern Illinois University | James Jennings grabs the defensive rebound | 41-36 |
| 09:08 | Northern Illinois University | Keith Derrick makes the jumper from the right side | 43-36 |
| 08:51 | Washington State | Harvey Ellison scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 43-39 |
| 08:22 | Northern Illinois University | Keith Derrick misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 43-39 |
| 08:21 | Washington State | Enoch Truskowski snags the defensive board | 43-39 |
| 08:01 | Washington State | Enoch Truskowski misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 43-39 |
| 07:59 | Northern Illinois University | Keith Derrick pulls down the rebound | 43-39 |
| 07:52 | Northern Illinois University | Thomas Krumm steals it from Chad Dawson | 43-39 |
| 07:35 | Washington State | Harvey Ellison makes the contested 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Merrill Smith | 43-42 |
| 07:13 | Northern Illinois University | Martin Comstock is called for 3 seconds | 43-42 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Roger French (PG), Scott Aragon (SG), Stephen Bartee (SF), James Fender (PF), Donnie Evans (C) Keith Derrick, Martin Comstock, Chad Dawson, James Jennings, Kurt Grimmer | |
| Subs | Washington State | Ned Ratcliff (PG), Robert Jones (SF), Dikembe Ali (C) Merrill Smith, Enoch Truskowski, Dale Hand | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Roger French (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Scott Aragon (fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Bartee (fresh) PF - James Fender (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Donnie Evans (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Ned Ratcliff (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Harvey Ellison (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Jones (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Thomas Krumm (tiring) 10 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Dikembe Ali (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 06:59 | Washington State | Robert Jones blows the layup | 43-42 |
| 06:57 | Washington State | Thomas Krumm snags the offensive board | 43-42 |
| 06:38 | Washington State | Thomas Krumm is alone and drills a driving attempt in the paint set up by Harvey Ellison | 43-44 |
| 06:10 | Northern Illinois University | Stephen Bartee's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-44 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| Subs | Washington State | Nelson Dale (SG), Cong Xiong (SF), Frederick Epps (C) Harvey Ellison, Robert Jones, Dikembe Ali | |
| 05:49 | Washington State | Donnie Evans denies the turnaround by Ned Ratcliff | 43-44 |
| 05:48 | Northern Illinois University | Scott Aragon snags the defensive board | 43-44 |
| 05:21 | Northern Illinois University | James Fender is fouled on the floor by Thomas Krumm - foul #4 on Thomas Krumm, team foul #5 | 43-44 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| Subs | Washington State | Harvey Ellison (SG), Robert Jones (SF), Dale Hand (C) Nelson Dale, Cong Xiong, Frederick Epps | |
| 04:58 | Northern Illinois University | Stephen Bartee hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 43-44 |
| 04:57 | Washington State | Harvey Ellison pulls down the rebound | 43-44 |
| 04:45 | Washington State | Harvey Ellison hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 43-44 |
| 04:43 | Northern Illinois University | James Fender snags the defensive board | 43-44 |
| 04:22 | Northern Illinois University | Roger French comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 43-44 |
| 04:21 | Washington State | Thomas Krumm snags the defensive board | 43-44 |
| 04:16 | Washington State | Ned Ratcliff hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 43-44 |
| 04:15 | Washington State | Dale Hand tips it home | 43-46 |
| 03:46 | Northern Illinois University | Roger French misses short on a floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Ned Ratcliff - foul #2 on Ned Ratcliff, team foul #6 | 43-46 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Chad Dawson (SF), James Jennings (PF), Kurt Grimmer (C) Stephen Bartee, James Fender, Donnie Evans | |
| Subs | Washington State | Nelson Dale (SG), Enoch Truskowski (SF), Dikembe Ali (C) Harvey Ellison, Robert Jones, Dale Hand | |
| 03:46 | Northern Illinois University | Roger French makes the 1st free throw | 44-46 |
| 03:46 | Northern Illinois University | Roger French makes the 2nd free throw | 45-46 |
| 03:31 | Washington State | Thomas Krumm connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Enoch Truskowski | 45-48 |
| 03:17 | Northern Illinois University | Chad Dawson is whistled for a carry | 45-48 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Keith Derrick (PG), Martin Comstock (SG) Roger French, Scott Aragon | |
| Subs | Washington State | Harvey Ellison (SG), Cong Xiong (SF) Nelson Dale, Enoch Truskowski | |
| 02:55 | Washington State | Thomas Krumm is whistled for a carry | 45-48 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| Subs | Washington State | Enoch Truskowski (SF) Cong Xiong | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Keith Derrick (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Martin Comstock (fresh) SF - Chad Dawson (fresh) PF - James Jennings (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Kurt Grimmer (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Ned Ratcliff (tiring) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Harvey Ellison (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Enoch Truskowski (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Thomas Krumm (tiring) 14 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Dikembe Ali (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 02:53 | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 45-48 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Roger French (PG), Scott Aragon (SG), Stephen Bartee (SF) Keith Derrick, Martin Comstock, Chad Dawson | |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| 02:38 | Northern Illinois University | Scott Aragon misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 45-48 |
| 02:36 | Northern Illinois University | Kurt Grimmer hits the follow up shot | 47-48 |
| 02:18 | Washington State | Dikembe Ali is hacked by Kurt Grimmer - foul #4 on Kurt Grimmer, team foul #7 | 47-48 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| Subs | Washington State | Nelson Dale (SG), Cong Xiong (SF) Harvey Ellison, Enoch Truskowski | |
| 02:18 | Washington State | Dikembe Ali misses the 1st free throw | 47-48 |
| 02:18 | Northern Illinois University | James Jennings grabs the defensive rebound | 47-48 |
| 01:51 | Northern Illinois University | Scott Aragon comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 47-48 |
| 01:50 | Washington State | Dikembe Ali grabs the defensive rebound | 47-48 |
| 01:37 | Washington State | Ned Ratcliff scores on a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Cong Xiong | 47-50 |
| 01:21 | Northern Illinois University | Scott Aragon hits a jumper in the lane on a great pass from Roger French | 49-50 |
| 01:05 | Washington State | Dikembe Ali's pass is intercepted by James Jennings | 49-50 |
| 00:43 | Northern Illinois University | James Jennings makes the shot from close range on a nice dish by Kurt Grimmer | 51-50 |
| 00:26 | Washington State | Thomas Krumm buries a fadeaway from the right wing | 51-52 |
| 00:09 | Northern Illinois University | Roger French's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-52 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| Subs | Washington State | Harvey Ellison (SG), Enoch Truskowski (SF) Nelson Dale, Cong Xiong | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:06 | Washington State | Harvey Ellison is fouled in the backcourt by Scott Aragon - foul #3 on Scott Aragon, team foul #8 | 51-52 |
| 00:06 | Washington State | Harvey Ellison misses the 1st free throw | 51-52 |
| 00:06 | Northern Illinois University | James Jennings grabs the board | 51-52 |
| 00:06 | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-52 |
| 00:01 | Northern Illinois University | Scott Aragon hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 51-52 |
| 00:00 | Northern Illinois University | The clock runs out | 51-52 |