| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Roger French (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Scott Aragon (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Stephen Bartee (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Jennings (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Kurt Grimmer (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Liberty | PG - Richard Hayes (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Junior Roberts (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gregory Williams (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - James Vibbert (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Todd Liner (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Liberty | Gregory Williams inbounds the ball | 29-23 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Liberty | Liberty is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:36 | Liberty | Junior Roberts misses the lay-in | 29-23 |
| 19:35 | Liberty | James Vibbert tips it home | 29-25 |
| 19:29 | Northern Illinois University | Scott Aragon misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 29-25 |
| 19:28 | Liberty | Junior Roberts grabs the defensive rebound | 29-25 |
| 19:20 | Liberty | James Vibbert scores on a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Richard Hayes | 29-27 |
| 19:15 | Northern Illinois University | Scott Aragon hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Roger French | 32-27 |
| 18:47 | Liberty | Todd Liner can't finish the layup | 32-27 |
| 18:45 | Liberty | Gregory Williams grabs the offensive board | 32-27 |
| 18:25 | Liberty | Richard Hayes clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 32-27 |
| 18:23 | Northern Illinois University | Stephen Bartee grabs the board | 32-27 |
| 17:54 | Northern Illinois University | Kurt Grimmer is fouled on the floor by James Vibbert - foul #2 on James Vibbert, team foul #1 | 32-27 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| Subs | Liberty | Zachary Anderson (C) Todd Liner | |
| 17:34 | Northern Illinois University | Scott Aragon drills a shot from close range on a great pass from Roger French | 34-27 |
| 17:18 | Liberty | Junior Roberts is fouled on the floor by Stephen Bartee - foul #2 on Stephen Bartee, team foul #1 | 34-27 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Chad Dawson (SF), James Fender (PF), Donnie Evans (C) Stephen Bartee, James Jennings, Kurt Grimmer | |
| Subs | Liberty | Earl Teems (PG), Gary Looney (PF) Richard Hayes, James Vibbert | |
| 17:09 | Liberty | Zachary Anderson can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 34-27 |
| 17:08 | Northern Illinois University | Chad Dawson gets the rebound | 34-27 |
| 16:50 | Northern Illinois University | The jumper by James Fender is denied by Zachary Anderson | 34-27 |
| 16:49 | Liberty | Earl Teems pulls down the rebound | 34-27 |
| 16:27 | Liberty | Gary Looney hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane but he's fouled by James Fender - foul #2 on James Fender, team foul #2 | 34-27 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Keith Derrick (PG), Martin Comstock (SG) Roger French, Scott Aragon | |
| Subs | Liberty | Frank Cozart (SG), Melvin Johnson (PF), Todd Liner (C) Junior Roberts, Gregory Williams, Zachary Anderson | |
| 16:27 | Liberty | Gary Looney makes the 1st free throw | 34-28 |
| 16:27 | Liberty | Gary Looney makes the 2nd free throw | 34-29 |
| 16:05 | Northern Illinois University | James Fender scores on a floater in the lane and he's fouled by Melvin Johnson - foul #2 on Melvin Johnson, team foul #2 | 36-29 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Stephen Bartee (SF) Chad Dawson | |
| Subs | Liberty | Richard Hayes (PG), James Vibbert (PF) Earl Teems, Melvin Johnson | |
| 16:05 | Northern Illinois University | James Fender makes the free throw | 37-29 |
| 15:43 | Liberty | Gary Looney misses the easy layup | 37-29 |
| 15:41 | Northern Illinois University | The rebound goes to Donnie Evans | 37-29 |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Keith Derrick (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Martin Comstock (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Stephen Bartee (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Fender (fresh) 3 pts. C - Donnie Evans (fresh) 1 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Liberty | PG - Richard Hayes (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frank Cozart (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. SF - Gary Looney (fresh) 5 pts. PF - James Vibbert (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Todd Liner (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:22 | Northern Illinois University | Keith Derrick buries a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Martin Comstock | 40-29 |
| 15:11 | Liberty | Richard Hayes drills a jumper from the right wing set up by Frank Cozart and he's hacked by Stephen Bartee - foul #3 on Stephen Bartee, team foul #3 | 40-31 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Roger French (PG), Scott Aragon (SG), James Jennings (PF), Kurt Grimmer (C) Keith Derrick, Martin Comstock, James Fender, Donnie Evans | |
| Subs | Liberty | Junior Roberts (SG), Gregory Williams (SF), Zachary Anderson (C) Frank Cozart, Gary Looney, Todd Liner | |
| 15:11 | Liberty | Richard Hayes makes the free throw | 40-32 |
| 14:55 | Northern Illinois University | Roger French misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 40-32 |
| 14:54 | Northern Illinois University | James Jennings tips it back up and in | 42-32 |
| 14:32 | Liberty | Richard Hayes scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Zachary Anderson | 42-35 |
| 14:17 | Northern Illinois University | Scott Aragon hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 42-35 |
| 14:16 | Northern Illinois University | Kurt Grimmer tips it back up and in | 44-35 |
| 13:54 | Liberty | Zachary Anderson misses short on a runner from the baseline | 44-35 |
| 13:53 | Liberty | Zachary Anderson grabs the offensive board | 44-35 |
| 13:35 | Liberty | Zachary Anderson buries a jump hook near the basket | 44-37 |
| 13:06 | Northern Illinois University | Kurt Grimmer misses short on a jumper near the basket but the foul's on James Vibbert - foul #3 on James Vibbert, team foul #3 | 44-37 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Chad Dawson (SF) Stephen Bartee | |
| Subs | Liberty | Earl Teems (PG), Gary Looney (PF), Todd Liner (C) Richard Hayes, James Vibbert, Zachary Anderson | |
| 13:06 | Northern Illinois University | Kurt Grimmer makes the 1st free throw | 45-37 |
| 13:06 | Northern Illinois University | Kurt Grimmer makes the 2nd free throw | 46-37 |
| 12:50 | Liberty | Earl Teems comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 46-37 |
| 12:48 | Northern Illinois University | James Jennings gets the rebound | 46-37 |
| 12:28 | Northern Illinois University | James Jennings is hacked by Gary Looney - foul #2 on Gary Looney, team foul #4 | 46-37 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Keith Derrick (PG), James Fender (PF), Donnie Evans (C) Roger French, James Jennings, Kurt Grimmer | |
| Subs | Liberty | | |
| 12:13 | Northern Illinois University | Keith Derrick jams it set up by Chad Dawson | 48-37 |
| 12:01 | Liberty | Todd Liner jams it set up by Earl Teems and he's fouled by Donnie Evans - foul #4 on Donnie Evans, team foul #4 | 48-39 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Martin Comstock (SG) Scott Aragon | |
| Subs | Liberty | Frank Cozart (SG), Melvin Johnson (PF) Junior Roberts, Gregory Williams | |
| 12:01 | Liberty | Todd Liner makes the free throw | 48-40 |
| 11:45 | Northern Illinois University | Keith Derrick drills a shot from the right side | 50-40 |
| 11:27 | Liberty | Frank Cozart's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-40 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Roger French (PG) Keith Derrick | |
| Subs | Liberty | | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Roger French (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Martin Comstock (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Chad Dawson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Fender (fresh) 3 pts. C - Donnie Evans (fresh) 1 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Liberty | PG - Earl Teems (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Frank Cozart (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. SF - Gary Looney (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Melvin Johnson (fresh) C - Todd Liner (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:11 | Northern Illinois University | Martin Comstock is hacked by Melvin Johnson - foul #3 on Melvin Johnson, team foul #5 | 50-40 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Scott Aragon (SG), Stephen Bartee (SF), James Jennings (PF) Martin Comstock, Chad Dawson, James Fender | |
| Subs | Liberty | Richard Hayes (PG), Junior Roberts (SG), Zachary Anderson (C) Earl Teems, Melvin Johnson, Todd Liner | |
| 10:50 | Northern Illinois University | Scott Aragon clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 50-40 |
| 10:49 | Liberty | Junior Roberts grabs the board | 50-40 |
| 10:36 | Liberty | Scott Aragon picks off the pass by Junior Roberts | 50-40 |
| 10:32 | Northern Illinois University | Scott Aragon misses the dunk | 50-40 |
| 10:31 | Northern Illinois University | Donnie Evans tips it in | 52-40 |
| 10:20 | Liberty | Junior Roberts misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 52-40 |
| 10:19 | Northern Illinois University | Donnie Evans pulls down the rebound | 52-40 |
| 09:59 | Northern Illinois University | Gary Looney steps in front of the Stephen Bartee pass | 52-40 |
| 09:40 | Liberty | Gary Looney lays it in set up by Zachary Anderson | 52-42 |
| 09:16 | Northern Illinois University | Scott Aragon's floater is tipped away by Zachary Anderson | 52-42 |
| 09:15 | Northern Illinois University | James Jennings tips it in | 54-42 |
| 09:04 | Liberty | Frank Cozart misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 54-42 |
| 09:02 | Liberty | Gary Looney grabs the offensive board | 54-42 |
| 08:38 | Liberty | Zachary Anderson misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 54-42 |
| 08:36 | Liberty | The offensive rebound goes to Zachary Anderson | 54-42 |
| 08:27 | Liberty | Frank Cozart hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range | 54-42 |
| 08:26 | Northern Illinois University | Scott Aragon grabs the defensive rebound | 54-42 |
| 08:19 | Northern Illinois University | Roger French misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 54-42 |
| 08:17 | Liberty | The rebound goes to Zachary Anderson | 54-42 |
| 08:11 | Liberty | Frank Cozart is fouled on the floor by Roger French - foul #2 on Roger French, team foul #5 | 54-42 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Keith Derrick (PG), Martin Comstock (SG), Chad Dawson (SF), James Fender (PF), Kurt Grimmer (C) Roger French, Scott Aragon, Stephen Bartee, James Jennings, Donnie Evans | |
| Subs | Liberty | Earl Teems (PG), Frank Laverty (SG), Gregory Williams (SF), James Vibbert (PF), Todd Liner (C) Richard Hayes, Junior Roberts, Gary Looney, Frank Cozart, Zachary Anderson | |
| 07:55 | Liberty | Gregory Williams knocks in the runner in the paint on a nice dish by Earl Teems | 54-44 |
| 07:40 | Northern Illinois University | Todd Liner steals it from Martin Comstock | 54-44 |
| 07:21 | Liberty | James Vibbert misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 54-44 |
| 07:19 | Northern Illinois University | Chad Dawson grabs the board | 54-44 |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Keith Derrick (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Martin Comstock (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Chad Dawson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Fender (fresh) 3 pts. C - Kurt Grimmer (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Liberty | PG - Earl Teems (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Frank Laverty (fresh) SF - Gregory Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - James Vibbert (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Todd Liner (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:04 | Northern Illinois University | Kurt Grimmer can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 54-44 |
| 07:03 | Liberty | The rebound goes to Frank Laverty | 54-44 |
| 06:58 | Liberty | Earl Teems knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from James Vibbert | 54-47 |
| 06:34 | Northern Illinois University | Gregory Williams steals the ball from Keith Derrick | 54-47 |
| 06:31 | Liberty | Earl Teems lays it up and in on a nice dish by Gregory Williams | 54-49 |
| 06:02 | Northern Illinois University | Frank Laverty is called for the reach on Martin Comstock - foul #1 on Frank Laverty, team foul #6 | 54-49 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Roger French (PG), Scott Aragon (SG), Stephen Bartee (SF) Keith Derrick, Martin Comstock, Chad Dawson | |
| Subs | Liberty | Richard Hayes (PG), Junior Roberts (SG), Zachary Anderson (C) Earl Teems, Frank Laverty, Todd Liner | |
| 05:54 | Northern Illinois University | Scott Aragon throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-49 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | James Jennings (PF), Donnie Evans (C) James Fender, Kurt Grimmer | |
| Subs | Liberty | | |
| 05:38 | Liberty | Gregory Williams makes the jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Junior Roberts | 54-51 |
| 05:30 | Northern Illinois University | Scott Aragon comes up short on the 3 from straight away but the foul's on James Vibbert - foul #4 on James Vibbert, team foul #7 | 54-51 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| Subs | Liberty | Gary Looney (PF) James Vibbert | |
| 05:30 | Northern Illinois University | Scott Aragon makes the 1st free throw | 55-51 |
| 05:30 | Northern Illinois University | Scott Aragon misses the 2nd free throw | 55-51 |
| 05:30 | Northern Illinois University | Scott Aragon makes the 3rd free throw | 56-51 |
| 05:20 | Liberty | Gary Looney is denied on a layup by Donnie Evans | 56-51 |
| 05:18 | Northern Illinois University | Roger French grabs the defensive rebound | 56-51 |
| 04:59 | Northern Illinois University | Gregory Williams steps in front of the Roger French pass | 56-51 |
| 04:51 | Liberty | James Jennings steals it from Gregory Williams | 56-51 |
| 04:32 | Northern Illinois University | Roger French drills a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Scott Aragon | 58-51 |
| 04:23 | Liberty | Zachary Anderson travels with the ball | 58-51 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Chad Dawson (SF), James Fender (PF), Kurt Grimmer (C) Stephen Bartee, James Jennings, Donnie Evans | |
| Subs | Liberty | Earl Teems (PG), Frank Cozart (PF), Todd Liner (C) Richard Hayes, Gregory Williams, Zachary Anderson | |
| 04:07 | Northern Illinois University | Roger French hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 58-51 |
| 04:05 | Northern Illinois University | James Fender can't tip it in | 58-51 |
| 04:04 | Northern Illinois University | Chad Dawson can't tip it in | 58-51 |
| 04:03 | Liberty | Frank Cozart snags the defensive board | 58-51 |
| 03:58 | Liberty | Junior Roberts is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Junior Roberts, team foul #8 | 58-51 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| Subs | Liberty | James Vibbert (PF) Frank Cozart | |
| 03:44 | Northern Illinois University | Scott Aragon comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 58-51 |
| 03:43 | Northern Illinois University | Scott Aragon tips it in | 60-51 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Liberty | Liberty is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:40 | Liberty | Earl Teems double dribbles in the backcourt | 60-51 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Liberty | Liberty is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:17 | Northern Illinois University | Roger French comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 60-51 |
| 03:15 | Liberty | James Vibbert grabs the defensive rebound | 60-51 |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Roger French (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Scott Aragon (fresh) 20 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Chad Dawson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Fender (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Kurt Grimmer (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Liberty | PG - Earl Teems (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Junior Roberts (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gary Looney (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Vibbert (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. C - Todd Liner (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:04 | Liberty | Roger French picks off the pass by James Vibbert | 60-51 |
| 02:59 | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-51 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Stephen Bartee (SF), James Jennings (PF) Chad Dawson, James Fender | |
| Subs | Liberty | Richard Hayes (PG), Gregory Williams (SF) Earl Teems, Gary Looney | |
| 02:35 | Northern Illinois University | Roger French can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 60-51 |
| 02:33 | Liberty | James Vibbert grabs the defensive rebound | 60-51 |
| 02:28 | Liberty | Gregory Williams misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 60-51 |
| 02:27 | Northern Illinois University | Kurt Grimmer gets the rebound | 60-51 |
| 02:01 | Northern Illinois University | Stephen Bartee's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-51 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| Subs | Liberty | Zachary Anderson (C) Todd Liner | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Liberty | Liberty is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:52 | Liberty | Gregory Williams hits a 3pt attempt from straight away | 60-54 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Liberty | Liberty is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:36 | Northern Illinois University | James Vibbert is called for the reach on James Jennings - foul #5 on James Vibbert, team foul #9 | 60-54 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| Subs | Liberty | Gary Looney (PF), Todd Liner (C) James Vibbert, Zachary Anderson | |
| 01:36 | Northern Illinois University | James Jennings makes the 1st free throw | 61-54 |
| 01:36 | Northern Illinois University | James Jennings makes the 2nd free throw | 62-54 |
| 01:20 | Liberty | Junior Roberts is fouled on the floor by Roger French - foul #3 on Roger French, team foul #6 | 62-54 |
| 01:12 | Liberty | Todd Liner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-54 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Liberty | Liberty is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:53 | Northern Illinois University | James Jennings misses badly on a jump hook from the left block | 62-54 |
| 00:52 | Northern Illinois University | Kurt Grimmer can't tip it in | 62-54 |
| 00:51 | Northern Illinois University | James Jennings misses the tip | 62-54 |
| 00:49 | Northern Illinois University | Kurt Grimmer tips it in | 64-54 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Liberty | Liberty is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:43 | Liberty | Gregory Williams hits a floater in the paint set up by Junior Roberts and he's fouled by Stephen Bartee - foul #4 on Stephen Bartee, team foul #7 | 64-56 |
| 00:43 | Liberty | Gregory Williams makes the free throw | 64-57 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Liberty | Liberty is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:42 | Northern Illinois University | Richard Hayes is called for the reach on Scott Aragon in the backcourt - foul #2 on Richard Hayes, team foul #10 | 64-57 |
| 00:42 | Northern Illinois University | Scott Aragon makes the 1st free throw | 65-57 |
| 00:42 | Northern Illinois University | Scott Aragon misses the 2nd free throw | 65-57 |
| 00:42 | Liberty | The rebound goes to Todd Liner | 65-57 |
| 00:36 | Liberty | Junior Roberts can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 65-57 |
| 00:35 | Northern Illinois University | James Jennings snags the defensive board | 65-57 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Liberty | Liberty is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:34 | Northern Illinois University | Richard Hayes is called for the reach on James Jennings in the backcourt - foul #3 on Richard Hayes, team foul #11 | 65-57 |
| 00:34 | Northern Illinois University | James Jennings makes the 1st free throw | 66-57 |
| 00:34 | Northern Illinois University | James Jennings misses the 2nd free throw | 66-57 |
| 00:34 | Liberty | The rebound goes to Todd Liner | 66-57 |
| 00:30 | Liberty | Richard Hayes misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 66-57 |
| 00:28 | Liberty | Todd Liner grabs the offensive rebound | 66-57 |
| 00:26 | Liberty | Junior Roberts connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Gregory Williams | 66-60 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Liberty | Liberty is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:25 | Northern Illinois University | Richard Hayes is called for the reach on Stephen Bartee in the backcourt - foul #4 on Richard Hayes, team foul #12 | 66-60 |
| 00:25 | Northern Illinois University | Stephen Bartee makes the 1st free throw | 67-60 |
| 00:25 | Northern Illinois University | Stephen Bartee makes the 2nd free throw | 68-60 |
| 00:18 | Liberty | Richard Hayes misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 68-60 |
| 00:16 | Northern Illinois University | James Jennings grabs the board | 68-60 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Liberty | Liberty is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:15 | Northern Illinois University | James Jennings is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Hayes - foul #5 on Richard Hayes, team foul #13 | 68-60 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| Subs | Liberty | Earl Teems (PG) Richard Hayes | |
| 00:15 | Northern Illinois University | James Jennings misses the 1st free throw | 68-60 |
| 00:15 | Northern Illinois University | James Jennings misses the 2nd free throw | 68-60 |
| 00:15 | Liberty | Gregory Williams grabs the board | 68-60 |
| 00:15 | Liberty | Liberty calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-60 |
| 00:09 | Liberty | Junior Roberts misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 68-60 |
| 00:08 | Northern Illinois University | The rebound goes to Scott Aragon | 68-60 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Liberty | Liberty is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Northern Illinois University | Roger French runs out the clock | 68-60 |