| Lineup | IPFW | PG - Brandon Hannon (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jack Stillwell (fresh) SF - Edward Pitts (fresh) 4 pts. PF - David Neth (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. C - Patrick Langley (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Stuart Gibb (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Charles Stewart (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Alex Watterson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Richard Turner (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Chisulo Mohd (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | IPFW | Edward Pitts inbounds the ball | 40-31 |
| Game Plan | IPFW | IPFW is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 19:41 | IPFW | Richard Turner swats the layup by David Neth | 40-31 |
| 19:40 | Northern Illinois University | Richard Turner snags the defensive board | 40-31 |
| 19:36 | Northern Illinois University | Alex Watterson's floater is tipped away by David Neth | 40-31 |
| 19:35 | IPFW | Patrick Langley grabs the board | 40-31 |
| 19:19 | IPFW | David Neth misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 40-31 |
| 19:17 | Northern Illinois University | Alex Watterson gets the rebound | 40-31 |
| 19:03 | Northern Illinois University | Richard Turner clanks a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Edward Pitts - foul #2 on Edward Pitts, team foul #1 | 40-31 |
| Subs | IPFW | | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Ricardo Navarro (PG), Terrence Crawford (SF), Courtney Williams (C) Stuart Gibb, Alex Watterson, Chisulo Mohd | |
| 19:03 | Northern Illinois University | Richard Turner makes the 1st free throw | 40-32 |
| 19:03 | Northern Illinois University | Richard Turner misses the 2nd free throw | 40-32 |
| 19:03 | IPFW | Edward Pitts gets the rebound | 40-32 |
| 18:44 | IPFW | Patrick Langley blows the layup | 40-32 |
| 18:42 | Northern Illinois University | The rebound goes to Courtney Williams | 40-32 |
| 18:37 | Northern Illinois University | Charles Stewart misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 40-32 |
| 18:35 | Northern Illinois University | Terrence Crawford pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-32 |
| 18:20 | Northern Illinois University | Charles Stewart misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 40-32 |
| 18:18 | IPFW | David Neth grabs the board | 40-32 |
| 18:14 | IPFW | David Neth loses the dribble to Charles Stewart | 40-32 |
| 18:02 | Northern Illinois University | Ricardo Navarro clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 40-32 |
| 18:00 | IPFW | Edward Pitts snags the defensive board | 40-32 |
| 17:54 | IPFW | Patrick Langley buries a floater from close range set up by Brandon Hannon | 42-32 |
| 17:35 | Northern Illinois University | Terrence Crawford misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 42-32 |
| 17:33 | IPFW | Brandon Hannon snags the defensive board | 42-32 |
| 17:14 | IPFW | David Neth hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block | 42-32 |
| 17:13 | IPFW | David Neth grabs the offensive rebound | 42-32 |
| 16:55 | IPFW | Jack Stillwell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-32 |
| Subs | IPFW | William Claytor (PG), Charles Turner (SG), Obi Yusuf (SF), Harris Sanders (PF), Andrew Manley (C) Brandon Hannon, Jack Stillwell, Edward Pitts, David Neth, Patrick Langley | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Stuart Gibb (PG), Ted Greene (SG), David Mays (SF), Alex Watterson (PF), Chisulo Mohd (C) Ricardo Navarro, Charles Stewart, Terrence Crawford, Richard Turner, Courtney Williams | |
| 16:26 | Northern Illinois University | Ted Greene scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Stuart Gibb | 42-35 |
| 16:01 | IPFW | William Claytor clanks a driving attempt in the paint | 42-35 |
| 16:00 | IPFW | Obi Yusuf grabs the offensive rebound | 42-35 |
| Lineup | IPFW | PG - William Claytor (fresh) SG - Charles Turner (fresh) SF - Obi Yusuf (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Harris Sanders (fresh) 2 pts. C - Andrew Manley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Stuart Gibb (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Ted Greene (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Mays (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Alex Watterson (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Chisulo Mohd (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:42 | IPFW | Obi Yusuf comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block | 42-35 |
| 15:41 | IPFW | Harris Sanders pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-35 |
| 15:19 | IPFW | William Claytor connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 45-35 |
| 15:15 | Northern Illinois University | Chisulo Mohd is hacked by William Claytor - foul #1 on William Claytor, team foul #2 | 45-35 |
| Subs | IPFW | James Coll (PG), Edward Pitts (SF), Patrick Langley (C) Charles Turner, Obi Yusuf, Andrew Manley | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Charles Stewart (SG), Terrence Crawford (SF), John Booth (C) Stuart Gibb, David Mays, Chisulo Mohd | |
| 15:08 | Northern Illinois University | Charles Stewart scores on a jumper from the right side | 45-37 |
| 15:01 | IPFW | Patrick Langley misses the lay-in over the doubleteam but he's hacked by Terrence Crawford - foul #2 on Terrence Crawford, team foul #1 | 45-37 |
| Subs | IPFW | | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Chisulo Mohd (C) Terrence Crawford | |
| 15:01 | IPFW | Patrick Langley misses the 1st free throw | 45-37 |
| 15:01 | IPFW | Patrick Langley misses the 2nd free throw | 45-37 |
| 15:01 | Northern Illinois University | John Booth grabs the board | 45-37 |
| 14:33 | Northern Illinois University | John Booth misses short on a shot in the lane but he's fouled by Patrick Langley - foul #3 on Patrick Langley, team foul #3 | 45-37 |
| Subs | IPFW | David Neth (PF) Harris Sanders | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Terrence Crawford (SF) Chisulo Mohd | |
| 14:33 | Northern Illinois University | John Booth makes the 1st free throw | 45-38 |
| 14:33 | Northern Illinois University | John Booth misses the 2nd free throw | 45-38 |
| 14:33 | IPFW | David Neth pulls down the rebound | 45-38 |
| 14:26 | IPFW | David Neth misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 45-38 |
| 14:24 | IPFW | Patrick Langley tips it home | 47-38 |
| 14:13 | Northern Illinois University | Alex Watterson misses badly on a jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by Edward Pitts - foul #3 on Edward Pitts, team foul #4 | 47-38 |
| Subs | IPFW | Jack Stillwell (SG) William Claytor | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Stuart Gibb (PG), Courtney Williams (C) Ted Greene, Terrence Crawford | |
| 14:13 | Northern Illinois University | Alex Watterson makes the 1st free throw | 47-39 |
| 14:13 | Northern Illinois University | Alex Watterson makes the 2nd free throw | 47-40 |
| 13:58 | IPFW | Patrick Langley misses long on a turnaround in the paint | 47-40 |
| 13:57 | Northern Illinois University | Charles Stewart gets the rebound | 47-40 |
| 13:51 | Northern Illinois University | John Booth comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by David Neth - foul #1 on David Neth, team foul #5 | 47-40 |
| Subs | IPFW | | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Ricardo Navarro (PG), Chisulo Mohd (C) Stuart Gibb, Courtney Williams | |
| 13:51 | Northern Illinois University | John Booth makes the 1st free throw | 47-41 |
| 13:51 | Northern Illinois University | John Booth makes the 2nd free throw | 47-42 |
| 13:39 | IPFW | David Neth misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 47-42 |
| 13:38 | Northern Illinois University | Chisulo Mohd snags the defensive board | 47-42 |
| 13:32 | Northern Illinois University | John Booth drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Ricardo Navarro | 47-45 |
| 13:13 | IPFW | David Neth misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 47-45 |
| 13:12 | Northern Illinois University | Charles Stewart snags the defensive board | 47-45 |
| 12:51 | Northern Illinois University | Jack Stillwell steals it from Charles Stewart | 47-45 |
| 12:29 | IPFW | James Coll clanks a floater from the left side | 47-45 |
| 12:27 | Northern Illinois University | Chisulo Mohd gets the rebound | 47-45 |
| 12:09 | Northern Illinois University | Alex Watterson misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Edward Pitts - foul #4 on Edward Pitts, team foul #6 | 47-45 |
| Subs | IPFW | William Claytor (SG), Charles Turner (SF), Harris Sanders (PF), Andrew Manley (C) Jack Stillwell, Edward Pitts, David Neth, Patrick Langley | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Stuart Gibb (PG), Ted Greene (SG), Terrence Crawford (SF) Ricardo Navarro, Charles Stewart, Chisulo Mohd | |
| 12:09 | Northern Illinois University | Alex Watterson makes the 1st free throw | 47-46 |
| 12:09 | Northern Illinois University | Alex Watterson misses the 2nd free throw | 47-46 |
| 12:09 | IPFW | Andrew Manley grabs the board | 47-46 |
| 11:53 | IPFW | Charles Turner connects on the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by James Coll | 49-46 |
| Lineup | IPFW | PG - James Coll (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - William Claytor (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Charles Turner (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Harris Sanders (fresh) 2 pts. C - Andrew Manley (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Stuart Gibb (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Ted Greene (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Terrence Crawford (fresh) PF - Alex Watterson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - John Booth (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:49 | Northern Illinois University | Stuart Gibb comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 49-46 |
| 11:48 | Northern Illinois University | John Booth tips it in | 49-48 |
| 11:26 | IPFW | Andrew Manley slams it home on a great pass from James Coll | 51-48 |
| 10:57 | Northern Illinois University | John Booth's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-48 |
| Subs | IPFW | Brandon Hannon (PG), Patrick Langley (C) James Coll, Andrew Manley | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Charles Stewart (SG), David Mays (SF), Courtney Williams (C) Stuart Gibb, Terrence Crawford, Alex Watterson | |
| 10:42 | IPFW | Brandon Hannon loses the dribble to John Booth | 51-48 |
| 10:36 | Northern Illinois University | Patrick Langley takes the ball from Ted Greene | 51-48 |
| 10:14 | IPFW | William Claytor is whistled for traveling | 51-48 |
| Subs | IPFW | | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Stuart Gibb (PG), Terrence Crawford (SF) Ted Greene, David Mays | |
| 09:56 | Northern Illinois University | Patrick Langley steals the ball from Stuart Gibb | 51-48 |
| 09:37 | IPFW | Stuart Gibb takes the ball from Patrick Langley after a doubleteam | 51-48 |
| 09:18 | Northern Illinois University | William Claytor picks off the pass by John Booth | 51-48 |
| 09:06 | IPFW | William Claytor comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 51-48 |
| 09:05 | Northern Illinois University | John Booth grabs the defensive rebound | 51-48 |
| 08:58 | Northern Illinois University | John Booth comes up short on the shot from the right side | 51-48 |
| 08:57 | Northern Illinois University | Stuart Gibb snags the offensive board | 51-48 |
| 08:49 | Northern Illinois University | Stuart Gibb buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Charles Stewart | 51-51 |
| 08:44 | IPFW | Brandon Hannon double dribbles in the backcourt | 51-51 |
| Subs | IPFW | James Coll (PG), Jack Stillwell (SG), Obi Yusuf (SF), David Neth (PF), Andrew Manley (C) Brandon Hannon, William Claytor, Charles Turner, Harris Sanders, Patrick Langley | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Ted Greene (PG), Alex Watterson (SF), Chisulo Mohd (C) Stuart Gibb, Terrence Crawford, Courtney Williams | |
| 08:31 | Northern Illinois University | John Booth knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Ted Greene | 51-53 |
| 08:12 | IPFW | Obi Yusuf is called for traveling | 51-53 |
| Subs | IPFW | | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Ricardo Navarro (SG), David Mays (SF) Charles Stewart, Alex Watterson | |
| 08:00 | Northern Illinois University | Chisulo Mohd knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from David Mays | 51-55 |
| 07:43 | IPFW | Obi Yusuf is fouled on the floor by John Booth - foul #4 on John Booth, team foul #2 | 51-55 |
| Subs | IPFW | Edward Pitts (SF) Obi Yusuf | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Charles Stewart (SG), Alex Watterson (SF), Richard Turner (C) Ricardo Navarro, David Mays, Chisulo Mohd | |
| Lineup | IPFW | PG - James Coll (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jack Stillwell (fresh) SF - Edward Pitts (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - David Neth (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. C - Andrew Manley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Ted Greene (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Stewart (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alex Watterson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - John Booth (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Richard Turner (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:24 | IPFW | David Neth hits a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by James Coll | 53-55 |
| 07:09 | Northern Illinois University | Alex Watterson clanks a 3 from the left wing | 53-55 |
| 07:08 | IPFW | Andrew Manley grabs the defensive rebound | 53-55 |
| 07:04 | IPFW | James Coll is hacked by Richard Turner - foul #1 on Richard Turner, team foul #3 | 53-55 |
| Subs | IPFW | Patrick Langley (C) Andrew Manley | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Stuart Gibb (PG), Chisulo Mohd (C) Charles Stewart, Richard Turner | |
| 06:47 | IPFW | Edward Pitts misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 53-55 |
| 06:46 | IPFW | The offensive rebound goes to Patrick Langley | 53-55 |
| 06:34 | IPFW | James Coll knocks in the floater from the left side | 55-55 |
| 06:13 | Northern Illinois University | Chisulo Mohd is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Chisulo Mohd, team foul #4 | 55-55 |
| Subs | IPFW | William Claytor (SG), Harris Sanders (PF) Jack Stillwell, David Neth | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Ricardo Navarro (PG), Charles Stewart (SG), David Mays (SF), Richard Turner (C) Stuart Gibb, Ted Greene, Alex Watterson, Chisulo Mohd | |
| 06:03 | IPFW | William Claytor makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by James Coll | 58-55 |
| 05:57 | Northern Illinois University | Ricardo Navarro misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 58-55 |
| 05:56 | IPFW | James Coll grabs the defensive rebound | 58-55 |
| 05:47 | IPFW | Edward Pitts slams it home on a nice dish by William Claytor | 60-55 |
| 05:43 | Northern Illinois University | Charles Stewart misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 60-55 |
| 05:42 | IPFW | Patrick Langley gets the rebound | 60-55 |
| 05:37 | IPFW | James Coll hits the finger roll on a great pass from Edward Pitts | 62-55 |
| 05:23 | Northern Illinois University | Ricardo Navarro misses the jumper from the left wing | 62-55 |
| 05:21 | Northern Illinois University | Richard Turner grabs the offensive rebound | 62-55 |
| 05:09 | Northern Illinois University | Charles Stewart hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by David Mays | 62-58 |
| 04:47 | IPFW | William Claytor hits a wide open 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by James Coll | 65-58 |
| 04:43 | Northern Illinois University | Charles Stewart misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 65-58 |
| 04:41 | IPFW | Harris Sanders snags the defensive board | 65-58 |
| Game Plan | IPFW | IPFW is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-5) | |
| 04:16 | IPFW | William Claytor's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 65-58 |
| Subs | IPFW | Brandon Hannon (PG), Jack Stillwell (SG), Charles Turner (SF), David Neth (PF), Andrew Manley (C) James Coll, William Claytor, Edward Pitts, Harris Sanders, Patrick Langley | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Stuart Gibb (PG), Ted Greene (SG), Alex Watterson (SF), Chisulo Mohd (C) Ricardo Navarro, Charles Stewart, David Mays, Richard Turner | |
| 03:57 | Northern Illinois University | John Booth makes the jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Stuart Gibb | 65-60 |
| 03:35 | IPFW | Brandon Hannon misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 65-60 |
| 03:33 | Northern Illinois University | Alex Watterson pulls down the rebound | 65-60 |
| Lineup | IPFW | PG - Brandon Hannon (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jack Stillwell (fresh) SF - Charles Turner (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Neth (fresh) 16 pts. 6 reb. C - Andrew Manley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Stuart Gibb (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ted Greene (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Alex Watterson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - John Booth (tiring) 12 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Chisulo Mohd (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | IPFW | IPFW is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-5) | |
| 03:27 | Northern Illinois University | Alex Watterson misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 65-60 |
| 03:26 | IPFW | Andrew Manley snags the defensive board | 65-60 |
| 03:16 | IPFW | Brandon Hannon knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Jack Stillwell | 68-60 |
| 03:00 | Northern Illinois University | Alex Watterson knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Ted Greene | 68-62 |
| 03:00 | IPFW | IPFW calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-62 |
| Subs | IPFW | James Coll (PG), Edward Pitts (SF), Patrick Langley (C) Brandon Hannon, Charles Turner, Andrew Manley | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Charles Stewart (SG), Terrence Crawford (SF) Stuart Gibb, Chisulo Mohd | |
| 02:41 | IPFW | Patrick Langley's fadeaway is rejected by John Booth | 68-62 |
| 02:40 | Northern Illinois University | Ted Greene snags the defensive board | 68-62 |
| 02:35 | Northern Illinois University | James Coll is called for the reach on Ted Greene - foul #4 on James Coll, team foul #7 | 68-62 |
| Subs | IPFW | | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Courtney Williams (C) Alex Watterson | |
| 02:35 | Northern Illinois University | Ted Greene misses the 1st free throw | 68-62 |
| 02:35 | IPFW | The rebound goes to Patrick Langley | 68-62 |
| 02:17 | IPFW | John Booth is called for the reach on David Neth - foul #5 on John Booth, team foul #5 | 68-62 |
| Subs | IPFW | William Claytor (SG) Jack Stillwell | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Stuart Gibb (PG), Alex Watterson (PF), Chisulo Mohd (C) Ted Greene, John Booth, Courtney Williams | |
| 01:58 | IPFW | Alex Watterson picks off the pass by Edward Pitts | 68-62 |
| 01:44 | Northern Illinois University | Stuart Gibb misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 68-62 |
| 01:42 | IPFW | The rebound goes to Patrick Langley | 68-62 |
| Game Plan | IPFW | IPFW is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| 01:39 | IPFW | Patrick Langley is hacked by Stuart Gibb in the backcourt - foul #2 on Stuart Gibb, team foul #6 | 68-62 |
| Subs | IPFW | Jack Stillwell (SG), Obi Yusuf (SF) William Claytor, Edward Pitts | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Richard Turner (PF) Terrence Crawford | |
| 01:37 | IPFW | Chisulo Mohd is called for the reach on James Coll - foul #4 on Chisulo Mohd, team foul #7 | 68-62 |
| 01:37 | IPFW | James Coll makes the 1st free throw | 69-62 |
| 01:37 | IPFW | James Coll makes the 2nd free throw | 70-62 |
| 01:20 | Northern Illinois University | Alex Watterson knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 70-65 |
| Game Plan | IPFW | IPFW is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-5) | |
| 01:08 | IPFW | David Neth buries a shot in the lane on a nice dish by Obi Yusuf | 72-65 |
| 00:53 | Northern Illinois University | Alex Watterson misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 72-65 |
| 00:51 | IPFW | David Neth gets the rebound | 72-65 |
| Game Plan | IPFW | IPFW is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| 00:49 | IPFW | David Neth is hacked by Stuart Gibb in the backcourt - foul #3 on Stuart Gibb, team foul #8 | 72-65 |
| 00:49 | IPFW | David Neth makes the 1st free throw | 73-65 |
| 00:49 | IPFW | David Neth makes the 2nd free throw | 74-65 |
| Game Plan | IPFW | IPFW is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| 00:42 | Northern Illinois University | Charles Stewart drills a 3 from the left corner set up by Chisulo Mohd | 74-68 |
| 00:39 | IPFW | James Coll is fouled in the backcourt by Stuart Gibb - foul #4 on Stuart Gibb, team foul #9 | 74-68 |
| 00:39 | IPFW | James Coll makes the 1st free throw | 75-68 |
| 00:39 | IPFW | James Coll makes the 2nd free throw | 76-68 |
| 00:31 | Northern Illinois University | Charles Stewart can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 76-68 |
| 00:30 | IPFW | Patrick Langley grabs the defensive rebound | 76-68 |
| 00:28 | IPFW | Stuart Gibb is called for the reach on Patrick Langley in the backcourt - foul #5 on Stuart Gibb, team foul #10 | 76-68 |
| Subs | IPFW | | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Ted Greene (PG) Stuart Gibb | |
| 00:28 | IPFW | Patrick Langley misses the 1st free throw | 76-68 |
| 00:28 | IPFW | Patrick Langley makes the 2nd free throw | 77-68 |
| 00:22 | Northern Illinois University | Ted Greene misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 77-68 |
| 00:21 | Northern Illinois University | Alex Watterson grabs the offensive board | 77-68 |
| 00:19 | Northern Illinois University | Ted Greene misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 77-68 |
| 00:18 | IPFW | David Neth pulls down the rebound | 77-68 |
| 00:15 | IPFW | Ted Greene is called for the reach on David Neth in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ted Greene, team foul #11 | 77-68 |
| 00:15 | IPFW | David Neth makes the 1st free throw | 78-68 |
| 00:15 | IPFW | David Neth misses the 2nd free throw | 78-68 |
| 00:15 | Northern Illinois University | Chisulo Mohd grabs the defensive rebound | 78-68 |
| 00:08 | Northern Illinois University | Richard Turner comes up short on the turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by David Neth - foul #2 on David Neth, team foul #8 | 78-68 |
| Subs | IPFW | Brandon Hannon (PG), William Claytor (SG), Charles Turner (SF), Harris Sanders (PF), Andrew Manley (C) James Coll, Jack Stillwell, Obi Yusuf, David Neth, Patrick Langley | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| 00:08 | Northern Illinois University | Richard Turner makes the 1st free throw | 78-69 |
| 00:08 | Northern Illinois University | Richard Turner misses the 2nd free throw | 78-69 |
| 00:08 | IPFW | Andrew Manley snags the defensive board | 78-69 |
| 00:08 | IPFW | IPFW calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 78-69 |
| Game Plan | IPFW | IPFW is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-5) | |
| 00:00 | IPFW | Brandon Hannon runs out the clock | 78-69 |