| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Roger French (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Scott Aragon (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Stephen Bartee (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. PF - James Jennings (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Kurt Grimmer (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bowling Green | PG - William Novitsky (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Samuel Villela (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Hipolito Bruno (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Alvin Miles (fresh) 7 pts. C - Joshua Murphy (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northern Illinois University | Stephen Bartee inbounds the ball | 37-29 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Bowling Green | Bowling Green is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:33 | Northern Illinois University | Kurt Grimmer misses short on a jumper from the baseline but the foul's on Joshua Murphy - foul #2 on Joshua Murphy, team foul #1 | 37-29 |
| 19:33 | Northern Illinois University | Kurt Grimmer misses the 1st free throw | 37-29 |
| 19:33 | Northern Illinois University | Kurt Grimmer misses the 2nd free throw | 37-29 |
| 19:33 | Bowling Green | The rebound goes to Samuel Villela | 37-29 |
| 19:28 | Bowling Green | Hipolito Bruno is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a shot from the right side | 37-29 |
| 19:27 | Bowling Green | Joshua Murphy tips it back up and in | 37-31 |
| 19:16 | Northern Illinois University | James Jennings clanks a jumper in the lane | 37-31 |
| 19:14 | Bowling Green | Hipolito Bruno snags the defensive board | 37-31 |
| 18:56 | Bowling Green | Alvin Miles drills a shot in the paint | 37-33 |
| 18:38 | Northern Illinois University | Scott Aragon makes the 3 pointer from the left corner | 40-33 |
| 18:20 | Bowling Green | Hipolito Bruno comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 40-33 |
| 18:19 | Northern Illinois University | The rebound goes to Kurt Grimmer | 40-33 |
| 18:01 | Northern Illinois University | Scott Aragon can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 40-33 |
| 18:00 | Bowling Green | Joshua Murphy snags the defensive board | 40-33 |
| 17:50 | Bowling Green | Alvin Miles is fouled on the floor by Roger French - foul #1 on Roger French, team foul #1 | 40-33 |
| 17:36 | Bowling Green | Hipolito Bruno can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 40-33 |
| 17:35 | Bowling Green | Joshua Murphy misses the tip | 40-33 |
| 17:34 | Northern Illinois University | Kurt Grimmer snags the defensive board | 40-33 |
| 17:14 | Northern Illinois University | Roger French can't connect on a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by William Novitsky - foul #2 on William Novitsky, team foul #2 | 40-33 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Ward Campbell (SG) Samuel Villela | |
| 17:14 | Northern Illinois University | Roger French makes the 1st free throw | 41-33 |
| 17:14 | Northern Illinois University | Roger French misses the 2nd free throw | 41-33 |
| 17:14 | Bowling Green | Alvin Miles grabs the board | 41-33 |
| 16:57 | Bowling Green | Alvin Miles can't connect on a jump hook from the right block | 41-33 |
| 16:55 | Bowling Green | Joshua Murphy pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-33 |
| 16:43 | Bowling Green | William Novitsky knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Alvin Miles | 41-36 |
| 16:18 | Northern Illinois University | James Jennings misses the floater from the baseline | 41-36 |
| 16:17 | Bowling Green | Alvin Miles gets the rebound | 41-36 |
| 16:11 | Bowling Green | Ward Campbell is hacked by James Jennings - foul #3 on James Jennings, team foul #2 | 41-36 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | James Fender (PF) James Jennings | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Steven Kuehner (PG), Samuel Villela (SG), Robert Tavarez (PF), John Jones (C) William Novitsky, Hipolito Bruno, Alvin Miles, Joshua Murphy | |
| 15:56 | Bowling Green | Robert Tavarez clanks a jumper from close range | 41-36 |
| 15:55 | Northern Illinois University | The rebound goes to Kurt Grimmer | 41-36 |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Roger French (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Scott Aragon (fresh) 15 pts. SF - Stephen Bartee (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. PF - James Fender (fresh) 1 pts. C - Kurt Grimmer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bowling Green | PG - Steven Kuehner (fresh) SG - Samuel Villela (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ward Campbell (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Robert Tavarez (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - John Jones (fresh) | |
| 15:53 | Northern Illinois University | Roger French's pass is intercepted by Samuel Villela in the backcourt | 41-36 |
| 15:52 | Bowling Green | Samuel Villela banks in the layup | 41-38 |
| 15:23 | Northern Illinois University | Roger French is hacked by Steven Kuehner - foul #3 on Steven Kuehner, team foul #3 | 41-38 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Keith Derrick (PG), Martin Comstock (SG) Roger French, Scott Aragon | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | | |
| 14:54 | Northern Illinois University | Keith Derrick knocks in the driving attempt near the basket | 43-38 |
| 14:41 | Bowling Green | Samuel Villela misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Stephen Bartee - foul #3 on Stephen Bartee, team foul #3 | 43-38 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | James Jennings (PF) James Fender | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | William Novitsky (PG), Hipolito Bruno (SF), Alvin Miles (PF), Joshua Murphy (C) Steven Kuehner, Ward Campbell, Robert Tavarez, John Jones | |
| 14:41 | Bowling Green | Samuel Villela makes the 1st free throw | 43-39 |
| 14:41 | Bowling Green | Samuel Villela makes the 2nd free throw | 43-40 |
| 14:23 | Northern Illinois University | James Jennings hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Martin Comstock | 45-40 |
| 14:07 | Bowling Green | Hipolito Bruno makes the contested jumper from the free throw line set up by William Novitsky and the foul's on Kurt Grimmer - foul #1 on Kurt Grimmer, team foul #4 | 45-42 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Roger French (PG), Scott Aragon (SG) Keith Derrick, Martin Comstock | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Steven Kuehner (SG) Samuel Villela | |
| 14:07 | Bowling Green | Hipolito Bruno misses the free throw | 45-42 |
| 14:07 | Northern Illinois University | Kurt Grimmer grabs the board | 45-42 |
| 13:44 | Northern Illinois University | James Jennings throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-42 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Ward Campbell (SG) Steven Kuehner | |
| 13:22 | Bowling Green | Roger French steals it from William Novitsky | 45-42 |
| 13:19 | Northern Illinois University | Scott Aragon lays it up and in on a nice dish by Roger French | 47-42 |
| 13:02 | Bowling Green | Ward Campbell steps out of bounds on the sideline | 47-42 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Donnie Evans (C) Kurt Grimmer | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Robert Tavarez (PF) Alvin Miles | |
| 12:39 | Northern Illinois University | Ward Campbell is called for the reach on Stephen Bartee - foul #1 on Ward Campbell, team foul #4 | 47-42 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | James Fender (PF) James Jennings | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Steven Kuehner (PG), Samuel Villela (SG) William Novitsky, Ward Campbell | |
| 12:21 | Northern Illinois University | Roger French can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 47-42 |
| 12:20 | Bowling Green | Hipolito Bruno grabs the defensive rebound | 47-42 |
| 12:15 | Bowling Green | Roger French picks off the pass by Steven Kuehner in the backcourt | 47-42 |
| 11:58 | Northern Illinois University | Roger French comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 47-42 |
| 11:56 | Bowling Green | Joshua Murphy gets the rebound | 47-42 |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Roger French (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Scott Aragon (fresh) 17 pts. SF - Stephen Bartee (tiring) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. PF - James Fender (fresh) 1 pts. C - Donnie Evans (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bowling Green | PG - Steven Kuehner (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Samuel Villela (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Hipolito Bruno (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Robert Tavarez (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Joshua Murphy (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:41 | Bowling Green | Joshua Murphy hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 47-42 |
| 11:39 | Northern Illinois University | Donnie Evans grabs the board | 47-42 |
| 11:19 | Northern Illinois University | Stephen Bartee knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line | 49-42 |
| 11:05 | Bowling Green | Steven Kuehner scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Hipolito Bruno | 49-45 |
| 10:57 | Northern Illinois University | Roger French misses long on a floater from the right wing | 49-45 |
| 10:56 | Northern Illinois University | Scott Aragon tips it but misses | 49-45 |
| 10:54 | Bowling Green | Steven Kuehner grabs the board | 49-45 |
| 10:39 | Bowling Green | Samuel Villela misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 49-45 |
| 10:38 | Bowling Green | Joshua Murphy tips it back up and in | 49-47 |
| 10:09 | Northern Illinois University | Roger French hits a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from James Fender | 51-47 |
| 09:45 | Bowling Green | Steven Kuehner can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Roger French - foul #2 on Roger French, team foul #5 | 51-47 |
| 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 | Bowling Green | William Novitsky (PG), Ward Campbell (SF), Alvin Miles (PF) Samuel Villela, Hipolito Bruno, Joshua Murphy | |
| 09:45 | Bowling Green | Steven Kuehner misses the 1st free throw | 51-47 |
| 09:45 | Bowling Green | Steven Kuehner makes the 2nd free throw | 51-48 |
| 09:22 | Northern Illinois University | Chad Dawson comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 51-48 |
| 09:21 | Northern Illinois University | Martin Comstock tips it but misses | 51-48 |
| 09:20 | Bowling Green | The rebound goes to Robert Tavarez | 51-48 |
| 09:15 | Bowling Green | William Novitsky can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 51-48 |
| 09:13 | Northern Illinois University | Chad Dawson grabs the defensive rebound | 51-48 |
| 08:49 | Northern Illinois University | James Jennings can't throw it down but he's hacked by Robert Tavarez - foul #1 on Robert Tavarez, team foul #5 | 51-48 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Jonathon Queen (SF), John Jones (C) Steven Kuehner, Robert Tavarez | |
| 08:49 | Northern Illinois University | James Jennings makes the 1st free throw | 52-48 |
| 08:49 | Northern Illinois University | James Jennings makes the 2nd free throw | 53-48 |
| 08:23 | Bowling Green | John Jones misses short on a jumper in the paint but the foul's on Kurt Grimmer - foul #2 on Kurt Grimmer, team foul #6 | 53-48 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Roger French (PG), Scott Aragon (SG) Keith Derrick, Martin Comstock | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | | |
| 08:23 | Bowling Green | John Jones misses the 1st free throw | 53-48 |
| 08:23 | Bowling Green | John Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 53-49 |
| 08:10 | Northern Illinois University | Scott Aragon misses the easy layup | 53-49 |
| 08:08 | Northern Illinois University | Kurt Grimmer pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-49 |
| 07:57 | Northern Illinois University | Roger French buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Chad Dawson | 56-49 |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Roger French (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Scott Aragon (fresh) 17 pts. SF - Chad Dawson (fresh) 2 reb. PF - James Jennings (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Kurt Grimmer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bowling Green | PG - William Novitsky (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ward Campbell (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jonathon Queen (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Alvin Miles (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - John Jones (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 07:40 | Bowling Green | Ward Campbell connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 56-51 |
| 07:17 | Northern Illinois University | Roger French buries a 3pt jumper from straight away | 59-51 |
| 07:07 | Bowling Green | William Novitsky makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 59-53 |
| 06:46 | Northern Illinois University | Roger French comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 59-53 |
| 06:44 | Northern Illinois University | Chad Dawson hits the follow up shot | 61-53 |
| 06:27 | Bowling Green | John Jones misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 61-53 |
| 06:25 | Northern Illinois University | Kurt Grimmer snags the defensive board | 61-53 |
| 06:13 | Northern Illinois University | Scott Aragon misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 61-53 |
| 06:12 | Bowling Green | The rebound goes to John Jones | 61-53 |
| 06:08 | Bowling Green | William Novitsky clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 61-53 |
| 06:06 | Northern Illinois University | Scott Aragon snags the defensive board | 61-53 |
| 05:44 | Northern Illinois University | Roger French is fouled on the floor by William Novitsky - foul #3 on William Novitsky, team foul #6 | 61-53 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Keith Derrick (PG), Stephen Bartee (SF), James Fender (PF) Roger French, Chad Dawson, James Jennings | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Steven Kuehner (PG), Samuel Villela (SG), Hipolito Bruno (SF), Robert Tavarez (PF), Joshua Murphy (C) William Novitsky, Ward Campbell, Jonathon Queen, Alvin Miles, John Jones | |
| 05:21 | Northern Illinois University | Scott Aragon comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 61-53 |
| 05:19 | Bowling Green | Robert Tavarez gets the rebound | 61-53 |
| 05:05 | Bowling Green | Samuel Villela travels with the ball | 61-53 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Martin Comstock (SG), Donnie Evans (C) Scott Aragon, Kurt Grimmer | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | | |
| 04:36 | Northern Illinois University | Keith Derrick drills a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Martin Comstock and he's fouled by Steven Kuehner - foul #4 on Steven Kuehner, team foul #7 | 63-53 |
| 04:36 | Northern Illinois University | Keith Derrick makes the free throw | 64-53 |
| 04:16 | Bowling Green | Steven Kuehner misses the 3 from the left wing | 64-53 |
| 04:14 | Northern Illinois University | Donnie Evans snags the defensive board | 64-53 |
| 03:49 | Northern Illinois University | Keith Derrick's fadeaway is rejected by Robert Tavarez | 64-53 |
| 03:47 | Northern Illinois University | Martin Comstock tips it back up and in | 66-53 |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Keith Derrick (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Martin Comstock (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Stephen Bartee (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. PF - James Fender (fresh) 1 pts. C - Donnie Evans (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bowling Green | PG - Steven Kuehner (fresh) 4 pts. 4 pf. SG - Samuel Villela (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Hipolito Bruno (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Robert Tavarez (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Joshua Murphy (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Bowling Green | Bowling Green is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:34 | Bowling Green | Hipolito Bruno comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket | 66-53 |
| 03:33 | Northern Illinois University | Donnie Evans grabs the defensive rebound | 66-53 |
| 03:33 | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-53 |
| 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 | Bowling Green | William Novitsky (PG), Alvin Miles (PF) Steven Kuehner, Robert Tavarez | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Bowling Green | Bowling Green is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:09 | Northern Illinois University | James Jennings misses long on a jump hook from the left block | 66-53 |
| 03:07 | Bowling Green | Joshua Murphy gets the rebound | 66-53 |
| 02:56 | Bowling Green | Hipolito Bruno hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint | 66-53 |
| 02:55 | Northern Illinois University | The rebound goes to Kurt Grimmer | 66-53 |
| 02:36 | Northern Illinois University | Roger French can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 66-53 |
| 02:34 | Northern Illinois University | James Jennings tips it home | 68-53 |
| 02:20 | Bowling Green | Hipolito Bruno hits a shot in the lane on a great pass from William Novitsky | 68-55 |
| 01:52 | Northern Illinois University | Roger French hits a 3 from straight away on a great pass from James Jennings | 71-55 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Bowling Green | Bowling Green is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:47 | Bowling Green | William Novitsky comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 71-55 |
| 01:46 | Bowling Green | Alvin Miles tips it home | 71-57 |
| 01:22 | Northern Illinois University | Roger French clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 71-57 |
| 01:21 | Bowling Green | Hipolito Bruno snags the defensive board | 71-57 |
| 01:07 | Bowling Green | William Novitsky is called for traveling | 71-57 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Steven Kuehner (PG), Ward Campbell (SG), Jonathon Queen (SF), Robert Tavarez (PF), John Jones (C) William Novitsky, Samuel Villela, Hipolito Bruno, Alvin Miles, Joshua Murphy | |
| 00:50 | Northern Illinois University | James Jennings's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 71-57 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Bowling Green | Bowling Green is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:46 | Bowling Green | Ward Campbell misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 71-57 |
| 00:44 | Northern Illinois University | James Jennings pulls down the rebound | 71-57 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Bowling Green | Bowling Green is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:18 | Northern Illinois University | Scott Aragon hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 71-57 |
| 00:17 | Bowling Green | Robert Tavarez snags the defensive board | 71-57 |
| 00:09 | Bowling Green | Robert Tavarez buries a jumper from the left wing | 71-59 |
| 00:00 | Northern Illinois University | Roger French runs out the clock | 71-59 |