| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Adolph Morton (fresh) SG - Richard Gavin (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jeremy Holcomb (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Ben Boller (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Barry Goff (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Henry Blair (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Darryl Wade (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Charles Gibson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Harold Coleman (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Anthony Thames (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northern Illinois University | Charles Gibson inbounds the ball | 33-35 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:49 | Northern Illinois University | Anthony Thames drills a shot near the basket on a great pass from Henry Blair | 33-37 |
| 19:28 | Kent State | Barry Goff loses the dribble to Darryl Wade | 33-37 |
| 19:25 | Northern Illinois University | Darryl Wade lays it in | 33-39 |
| 19:13 | Kent State | Jeremy Holcomb connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Richard Gavin | 36-39 |
| 19:05 | Northern Illinois University | Barry Goff swats the short shot by Anthony Thames | 36-39 |
| 19:04 | Northern Illinois University | Harold Coleman tips it back up and in | 36-41 |
| 18:57 | Kent State | Ben Boller is called for traveling | 36-41 |
| 18:39 | Northern Illinois University | Harold Coleman misses the floater in the lane | 36-41 |
| 18:37 | Kent State | Barry Goff gets the rebound | 36-41 |
| 18:19 | Kent State | Ben Boller connects on the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Jeremy Holcomb | 39-41 |
| 17:51 | Northern Illinois University | Charles Gibson can't finish the layup | 39-41 |
| 17:50 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Barry Goff | 39-41 |
| 17:24 | Kent State | Ben Boller misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 39-41 |
| 17:23 | Kent State | Barry Goff misses the tip | 39-41 |
| 17:21 | Northern Illinois University | Anthony Thames gets the rebound | 39-41 |
| 17:17 | Northern Illinois University | Darryl Wade knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Charles Gibson | 39-44 |
| 17:01 | Kent State | Ben Boller can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 39-44 |
| 16:59 | Northern Illinois University | The rebound goes to Anthony Thames | 39-44 |
| 16:54 | Northern Illinois University | Darryl Wade misses the easy layup | 39-44 |
| 16:52 | Northern Illinois University | Anthony Thames tips it but misses | 39-44 |
| 16:50 | Kent State | Adolph Morton gets the rebound | 39-44 |
| 16:32 | Kent State | Adolph Morton buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Ben Boller | 42-44 |
| 16:27 | Northern Illinois University | Henry Blair's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-44 |
| Subs | Kent State | Adam Meyer (SF), James Plumlee (PF) Jeremy Holcomb, Ben Boller | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | John Allison (SG), Stanley Weeks (SF), Danny Steele (PF), Martin Crutchfield (C) Darryl Wade, Charles Gibson, Harold Coleman, Anthony Thames | |
| 16:19 | Kent State | Richard Gavin misses long on a shot from the baseline | 42-44 |
| 16:17 | Kent State | Barry Goff tips it in | 44-44 |
| 16:05 | Northern Illinois University | Henry Blair knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by John Allison | 44-47 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Adolph Morton (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Richard Gavin (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Adam Meyer (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Plumlee (fresh) C - Barry Goff (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Henry Blair (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Allison (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Stanley Weeks (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Danny Steele (fresh) 7 pts. C - Martin Crutchfield (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:44 | Kent State | Barry Goff connects on the turnaround from close range set up by Adam Meyer and he's hacked by Martin Crutchfield - foul #3 on Martin Crutchfield, team foul #1 | 46-47 |
| Subs | Kent State | Daniel Macek (PG), Charles Marcheski (SG) Adolph Morton, Richard Gavin | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Darryl Wade (PG), Jeff Aponte (SG), Anthony Thames (C) Henry Blair, John Allison, Martin Crutchfield | |
| 15:44 | Kent State | Barry Goff makes the free throw | 47-47 |
| 15:27 | Northern Illinois University | Darryl Wade knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Jeff Aponte | 47-50 |
| 15:10 | Kent State | Adam Meyer banks in the layup | 49-50 |
| 15:05 | Northern Illinois University | Jeff Aponte comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 49-50 |
| 15:03 | Northern Illinois University | Danny Steele can't tip it in | 49-50 |
| 15:01 | Kent State | Barry Goff snags the defensive board | 49-50 |
| 14:48 | Kent State | Charles Marcheski is fouled on the floor by Darryl Wade - foul #1 on Darryl Wade, team foul #2 | 49-50 |
| Subs | Kent State | Adolph Morton (PG), Richard Gavin (SG), Jeremy Holcomb (SF), Ben Boller (PF) Daniel Macek, Charles Marcheski, James Plumlee, Barry Goff | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Charles Gibson (SF), Harold Coleman (PF) Stanley Weeks, Danny Steele | |
| 14:36 | Kent State | Richard Gavin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 49-50 |
| 14:35 | Kent State | Jeremy Holcomb tips it back up and in | 51-50 |
| 14:21 | Northern Illinois University | Darryl Wade can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 51-50 |
| 14:19 | Northern Illinois University | Jeff Aponte hits the follow up shot | 51-52 |
| 14:15 | Kent State | Richard Gavin hits a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Jeremy Holcomb | 54-52 |
| 14:02 | Northern Illinois University | Harold Coleman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-52 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Henry Blair (PG) Darryl Wade | |
| 13:51 | Kent State | Richard Gavin travels with the ball | 54-52 |
| 13:25 | Northern Illinois University | Harold Coleman knocks in the fadeaway near the basket | 54-54 |
| 13:09 | Kent State | Jeremy Holcomb knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Adam Meyer | 57-54 |
| 12:48 | Northern Illinois University | Adolph Morton takes the ball from Charles Gibson | 57-54 |
| 12:23 | Kent State | Richard Gavin can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 57-54 |
| 12:21 | Northern Illinois University | Charles Gibson snags the defensive board | 57-54 |
| 12:16 | Northern Illinois University | Jeff Aponte is whistled for traveling | 57-54 |
| Subs | Kent State | James Plumlee (PF), Barry Goff (C) Ben Boller, Adam Meyer | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Darryl Wade (SG), Stanley Weeks (SF), Danny Steele (PF), Martin Crutchfield (C) Jeff Aponte, Charles Gibson, Harold Coleman, Anthony Thames | |
| 12:02 | Kent State | The short jumper by Jeremy Holcomb is denied by Martin Crutchfield | 57-54 |
| 12:01 | Northern Illinois University | Martin Crutchfield grabs the board | 57-54 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Adolph Morton (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Richard Gavin (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Jeremy Holcomb (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. PF - James Plumlee (fresh) C - Barry Goff (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Henry Blair (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Darryl Wade (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Stanley Weeks (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Danny Steele (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Martin Crutchfield (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 11:48 | Northern Illinois University | Martin Crutchfield hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by Barry Goff - foul #2 on Barry Goff, team foul #1 | 57-54 |
| Subs | Kent State | Daniel Macek (PG), Alfred Skiles (SF) Adolph Morton, Jeremy Holcomb | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | John Allison (SG) Henry Blair | |
| 11:48 | Northern Illinois University | Martin Crutchfield makes the 1st free throw | 57-55 |
| 11:48 | Northern Illinois University | Martin Crutchfield makes the 2nd free throw | 57-56 |
| 11:40 | Kent State | Barry Goff can't connect on a runner near the basket | 57-56 |
| 11:38 | Northern Illinois University | Stanley Weeks pulls down the rebound | 57-56 |
| 11:32 | Northern Illinois University | John Allison loses the dribble to Daniel Macek | 57-56 |
| 11:29 | Kent State | Richard Gavin lays it up and in set up by Daniel Macek | 59-56 |
| 11:25 | Northern Illinois University | Stanley Weeks is hacked by Alfred Skiles - foul #1 on Alfred Skiles, team foul #2 | 59-56 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Charles Gibson (SF) John Allison | |
| 11:13 | Northern Illinois University | Martin Crutchfield hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint | 59-56 |
| 11:11 | Kent State | Barry Goff grabs the defensive rebound | 59-56 |
| 10:52 | Kent State | James Plumlee blows the layup | 59-56 |
| 10:51 | Northern Illinois University | Stanley Weeks gets the rebound | 59-56 |
| 10:43 | Northern Illinois University | Darryl Wade double dribbles | 59-56 |
| Subs | Kent State | Adolph Morton (PG), Charles Marcheski (SG), Jeremy Holcomb (SF), Ben Boller (PF) Daniel Macek, Richard Gavin, Alfred Skiles, James Plumlee | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Henry Blair (PG), Jeff Aponte (SG), Anthony Thames (C) Darryl Wade, Stanley Weeks, Martin Crutchfield | |
| 10:22 | Kent State | Adolph Morton knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner | 62-56 |
| 10:12 | Northern Illinois University | Jeff Aponte knocks in the 3 from the left wing set up by Henry Blair | 62-59 |
| 09:43 | Kent State | Barry Goff misses the lay-in | 62-59 |
| 09:41 | Northern Illinois University | Jeff Aponte grabs the defensive rebound | 62-59 |
| 09:36 | Northern Illinois University | Jeff Aponte hits a jumper from the right wing set up by Henry Blair and the foul's on Charles Marcheski - foul #1 on Charles Marcheski, team foul #3 | 62-61 |
| Subs | Kent State | Richard Gavin (SG) Charles Marcheski | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Stanley Weeks (SF), Harold Coleman (PF) Charles Gibson, Danny Steele | |
| 09:36 | Northern Illinois University | Jeff Aponte misses the free throw | 62-61 |
| 09:36 | Kent State | Ben Boller grabs the board | 62-61 |
| 09:18 | Kent State | Richard Gavin is called for traveling | 62-61 |
| 09:03 | Northern Illinois University | Harold Coleman makes the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Henry Blair | 62-64 |
| 08:51 | Kent State | Jeff Aponte steals it from Ben Boller | 62-64 |
| 08:48 | Northern Illinois University | Stanley Weeks misses the easy layup | 62-64 |
| 08:46 | Kent State | Adolph Morton pulls down the rebound | 62-64 |
| 08:38 | Kent State | Barry Goff connects on the runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Adolph Morton | 64-64 |
| 08:18 | Northern Illinois University | Anthony Thames's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 64-64 |
| Subs | Kent State | Adam Meyer (SF), James Plumlee (PF), Patrick Newton (C) Jeremy Holcomb, Ben Boller, Barry Goff | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Darryl Wade (PG), Charles Gibson (SF) Henry Blair, Stanley Weeks | |
| 07:58 | Kent State | Adam Meyer clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 64-64 |
| 07:57 | Northern Illinois University | Charles Gibson gets the rebound | 64-64 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Adolph Morton (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Gavin (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - Adam Meyer (fresh) 4 pts. PF - James Plumlee (fresh) C - Patrick Newton (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Darryl Wade (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jeff Aponte (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Charles Gibson (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. PF - Harold Coleman (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. C - Anthony Thames (fresh) 9 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 07:51 | Northern Illinois University | Jeff Aponte clanks a jumper from the left wing | 64-64 |
| 07:49 | Northern Illinois University | Darryl Wade grabs the offensive rebound | 64-64 |
| 07:35 | Northern Illinois University | Jeff Aponte can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 64-64 |
| 07:34 | Kent State | James Plumlee pulls down the rebound | 64-64 |
| 07:06 | Kent State | James Plumlee misses short on a driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Harold Coleman - foul #3 on Harold Coleman, team foul #3 | 64-64 |
| Subs | Kent State | Daniel Macek (PG), Jeremy Holcomb (SF), Barry Goff (C) Adolph Morton, Adam Meyer, Patrick Newton | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Henry Blair (PG), Danny Steele (PF), Martin Crutchfield (C) Jeff Aponte, Harold Coleman, Anthony Thames | |
| 07:06 | Kent State | James Plumlee makes the 1st free throw | 65-64 |
| 07:06 | Kent State | James Plumlee makes the 2nd free throw | 66-64 |
| 06:47 | Northern Illinois University | Danny Steele hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 66-64 |
| 06:45 | Kent State | Richard Gavin grabs the board | 66-64 |
| 06:35 | Kent State | Richard Gavin scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 69-64 |
| 06:16 | Northern Illinois University | Danny Steele misses badly on a floater from the right block | 69-64 |
| 06:15 | Northern Illinois University | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Gibson | 69-64 |
| 05:58 | Northern Illinois University | Charles Gibson clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 69-64 |
| 05:57 | Kent State | Barry Goff snags the defensive board | 69-64 |
| 05:53 | Kent State | Kent State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-64 |
| Subs | Kent State | Adolph Morton (PG), Ben Boller (PF) Daniel Macek, James Plumlee | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Jeff Aponte (SG), Harold Coleman (PF), Anthony Thames (C) Darryl Wade, Danny Steele, Martin Crutchfield | |
| 05:51 | Kent State | Jeremy Holcomb lays it in set up by Adolph Morton and he's hacked by Henry Blair - foul #1 on Henry Blair, team foul #4 | 71-64 |
| 05:51 | Kent State | Jeremy Holcomb makes the free throw | 72-64 |
| 05:28 | Northern Illinois University | Anthony Thames drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Charles Gibson | 72-67 |
| 05:15 | Kent State | Richard Gavin clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 72-67 |
| 05:13 | Northern Illinois University | Harold Coleman pulls down the rebound | 72-67 |
| 04:51 | Northern Illinois University | Henry Blair misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 72-67 |
| 04:50 | Kent State | Ben Boller grabs the board | 72-67 |
| 04:38 | Kent State | Barry Goff connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Adolph Morton | 75-67 |
| 04:35 | Northern Illinois University | Henry Blair is fouled in the backcourt by Adolph Morton - foul #3 on Adolph Morton, team foul #4 | 75-67 |
| 04:18 | Northern Illinois University | Anthony Thames drills a jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Jeff Aponte and he's fouled by Ben Boller - foul #3 on Ben Boller, team foul #5 | 75-69 |
| 04:18 | Northern Illinois University | Anthony Thames makes the free throw | 75-70 |
| 04:03 | Kent State | Barry Goff comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 75-70 |
| 04:01 | Northern Illinois University | Harold Coleman pulls down the rebound | 75-70 |
| 03:57 | Northern Illinois University | Charles Gibson comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 75-70 |
| 03:56 | Kent State | Jeremy Holcomb pulls down the rebound | 75-70 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Adolph Morton (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Richard Gavin (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SF - Jeremy Holcomb (fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. PF - Ben Boller (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Barry Goff (fresh) 12 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Henry Blair (fresh) 5 pts. 7 ast. SG - Jeff Aponte (fresh) 17 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Charles Gibson (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. PF - Harold Coleman (fresh) 12 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. C - Anthony Thames (fresh) 15 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 03:42 | Kent State | Adolph Morton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 75-70 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Stanley Weeks (SF) Charles Gibson | |
| 03:13 | Northern Illinois University | Jeff Aponte's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 75-70 |
| Subs | Kent State | Adam Meyer (PF) Ben Boller | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Danny Steele (PF) Harold Coleman | |
| 03:01 | Kent State | Jeremy Holcomb is hacked by Anthony Thames - foul #1 on Anthony Thames, team foul #5 | 75-70 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Darryl Wade (PG) Henry Blair | |
| 02:42 | Kent State | Richard Gavin clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 75-70 |
| 02:40 | Northern Illinois University | Jeff Aponte pulls down the rebound | 75-70 |
| 02:40 | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 75-70 |
| Subs | Kent State | Ben Boller (PF) Adam Meyer | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Henry Blair (PG), Charles Gibson (SF), Harold Coleman (PF) Darryl Wade, Stanley Weeks, Danny Steele | |
| 02:32 | Northern Illinois University | Henry Blair misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 75-70 |
| 02:31 | Northern Illinois University | Anthony Thames pulls down the offensive rebound | 75-70 |
| 02:08 | Northern Illinois University | Henry Blair hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Charles Gibson | 75-73 |
| 01:48 | Kent State | Jeremy Holcomb connects on the driving attempt in the lane set up by Adolph Morton | 77-73 |
| 01:44 | Northern Illinois University | Henry Blair hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Jeff Aponte | 77-76 |
| 01:33 | Kent State | Ben Boller misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 77-76 |
| 01:32 | Northern Illinois University | Anthony Thames snags the defensive board | 77-76 |
| 01:27 | Northern Illinois University | Henry Blair hits a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Anthony Thames | 77-78 |
| 01:12 | Kent State | Jeremy Holcomb is called for traveling | 77-78 |
| 00:57 | Northern Illinois University | Jeff Aponte is whistled for a carry | 77-78 |
| 00:38 | Kent State | Barry Goff misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 77-78 |
| 00:36 | Kent State | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Gavin | 77-78 |
| 00:27 | Kent State | Adolph Morton drills a jumper from close range on a nice dish by Jeremy Holcomb | 79-78 |
| 00:11 | Northern Illinois University | Anthony Thames misses the shot from the right wing | 79-78 |
| 00:09 | Kent State | Ben Boller grabs the defensive rebound | 79-78 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:07 | Kent State | Ben Boller is fouled in the backcourt by Henry Blair - foul #2 on Henry Blair, team foul #6 | 79-78 |
| 00:05 | Kent State | Jeremy Holcomb is hacked by Anthony Thames - foul #2 on Anthony Thames, team foul #7 | 79-78 |
| 00:05 | Kent State | Jeremy Holcomb misses the 1st free throw | 79-78 |
| 00:05 | Northern Illinois University | The rebound goes to Harold Coleman | 79-78 |
| 00:05 | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 79-78 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:01 | Northern Illinois University | Charles Gibson connects on the shot near the basket | 79-80 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Kent State | Richard Gavin hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 79-80 |