| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Richard Kendricks (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Willie Short (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SF - Wendell Janda (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Joseph Argo (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Joaquin Keenan (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Chase Dalessio (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Tracey Robichaud (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jake McKamey (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kevin Graves (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. C - Peter Perry (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northern Illinois University | Jake McKamey inbounds the ball | 43-44 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:44 | Northern Illinois University | Kevin Graves is hacked by Richard Kendricks - foul #2 on Richard Kendricks, team foul #1 | 43-44 |
| 19:37 | Northern Illinois University | Kevin Graves lays it up and in set up by Peter Perry | 43-46 |
| 19:13 | South Carolina State | Joaquin Keenan blows the layup but he's fouled by Chase Dalessio - foul #1 on Chase Dalessio, team foul #1 | 43-46 |
| 19:13 | South Carolina State | Joaquin Keenan makes the 1st free throw | 44-46 |
| 19:13 | South Carolina State | Joaquin Keenan misses the 2nd free throw | 44-46 |
| 19:13 | South Carolina State | Joseph Argo gets the offensive rebound | 44-46 |
| 19:05 | South Carolina State | Tracey Robichaud steals it from Joaquin Keenan | 44-46 |
| 18:59 | Northern Illinois University | Jake McKamey's pass is intercepted by Willie Short | 44-46 |
| 18:56 | South Carolina State | Richard Kendricks misses the easy layup | 44-46 |
| 18:54 | Northern Illinois University | Peter Perry gets the rebound | 44-46 |
| 18:50 | Northern Illinois University | Jake McKamey hits a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Tracey Robichaud | 44-49 |
| 18:31 | South Carolina State | Richard Kendricks buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 47-49 |
| 18:19 | Northern Illinois University | Joseph Argo picks off the pass by Kevin Graves | 47-49 |
| 18:10 | South Carolina State | Peter Perry takes the ball from Willie Short | 47-49 |
| 17:52 | Northern Illinois University | Richard Kendricks steals the ball from Kevin Graves | 47-49 |
| 17:31 | South Carolina State | Wendell Janda slams it home set up by Willie Short | 49-49 |
| 17:05 | Northern Illinois University | Chase Dalessio misses the jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Wendell Janda - foul #1 on Wendell Janda, team foul #2 | 49-49 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Timothy Neely (PG), Paul Garrett (SG), Bryan Fessler (SF), Lars Zawistowski (PF), Philip Royster (C) Richard Kendricks, Willie Short, Wendell Janda, Joseph Argo, Joaquin Keenan | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Shilin Chu (SG), Delbert Hutton (SF), Craig Jones (PF), Matthew Conner (C) Tracey Robichaud, Jake McKamey, Kevin Graves, Peter Perry | |
| 17:05 | Northern Illinois University | Chase Dalessio makes the 1st free throw | 49-50 |
| 17:05 | Northern Illinois University | Chase Dalessio misses the 2nd free throw | 49-50 |
| 17:05 | South Carolina State | Lars Zawistowski pulls down the rebound | 49-50 |
| 16:43 | South Carolina State | Paul Garrett knocks in the shot from the free throw line set up by Timothy Neely | 51-50 |
| 16:28 | Northern Illinois University | Matthew Conner scores on a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Chase Dalessio | 51-52 |
| 16:01 | South Carolina State | Lars Zawistowski is fouled on the floor by Chase Dalessio - foul #2 on Chase Dalessio, team foul #2 | 51-52 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Willie Short (SG), Joseph Argo (PF) Paul Garrett, Philip Royster | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Rance Banda (SG) Chase Dalessio | |
| 15:51 | South Carolina State | Joseph Argo makes the jump hook in the lane | 53-52 |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Timothy Neely (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Willie Short (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Bryan Fessler (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Argo (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - Lars Zawistowski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Shilin Chu (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Rance Banda (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Delbert Hutton (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Craig Jones (fresh) 2 pts. C - Matthew Conner (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:29 | Northern Illinois University | Shilin Chu scores on a fadeaway from close range set up by Rance Banda | 53-54 |
| 15:26 | South Carolina State | Shilin Chu takes the ball from Timothy Neely in the backcourt | 53-54 |
| 15:23 | Northern Illinois University | Rance Banda lays it up and in on a nice dish by Shilin Chu | 53-56 |
| 15:07 | South Carolina State | Willie Short misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 53-56 |
| 15:06 | South Carolina State | Bryan Fessler grabs the offensive board | 53-56 |
| 14:48 | South Carolina State | Bryan Fessler is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Bryan Fessler, team foul #3 | 53-56 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Richard Kendricks (PG), Wendell Janda (SF), Nathan Bever (C) Timothy Neely, Bryan Fessler, Lars Zawistowski | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Tracey Robichaud (SG), Jake McKamey (SF), Kevin Graves (PF), Peter Perry (C) Rance Banda, Delbert Hutton, Craig Jones, Matthew Conner | |
| 14:23 | Northern Illinois University | Jake McKamey hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 53-56 |
| 14:22 | South Carolina State | Nathan Bever grabs the defensive rebound | 53-56 |
| 14:18 | South Carolina State | Joseph Argo is hacked by Tracey Robichaud - foul #1 on Tracey Robichaud, team foul #3 | 53-56 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Rance Banda (PG) Shilin Chu | |
| 14:00 | South Carolina State | Willie Short is fouled on the floor by Peter Perry - foul #1 on Peter Perry, team foul #4 | 53-56 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Paul Garrett (SG), Joaquin Keenan (PF) Willie Short, Joseph Argo | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| 13:52 | South Carolina State | Wendell Janda scores on a floater from close range set up by Richard Kendricks and he's hacked by Tracey Robichaud - foul #2 on Tracey Robichaud, team foul #5 | 55-56 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Timothy Neely (SG) Paul Garrett | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Chase Dalessio (PG) Rance Banda | |
| 13:52 | South Carolina State | Wendell Janda makes the free throw | 56-56 |
| 13:32 | Northern Illinois University | Peter Perry hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 56-56 |
| 13:31 | Northern Illinois University | Peter Perry grabs the offensive rebound | 56-56 |
| 13:17 | Northern Illinois University | Joaquin Keenan steals the ball from Tracey Robichaud | 56-56 |
| 13:03 | South Carolina State | Chase Dalessio picks off the pass by Richard Kendricks | 56-56 |
| 12:40 | Northern Illinois University | Kevin Graves buries a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Tracey Robichaud | 56-58 |
| 12:28 | South Carolina State | Joaquin Keenan misses short on a jumper from close range | 56-58 |
| 12:27 | South Carolina State | Nathan Bever gets the offensive rebound | 56-58 |
| 12:05 | South Carolina State | Joaquin Keenan's floater is tipped away by Kevin Graves | 56-58 |
| 12:04 | Northern Illinois University | Kevin Graves snags the defensive board | 56-58 |
| 11:59 | Northern Illinois University | Chase Dalessio connects on the fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Jake McKamey | 56-60 |
| 11:50 | South Carolina State | Timothy Neely scores on a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Nathan Bever | 58-60 |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Richard Kendricks (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. SG - Timothy Neely (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Wendell Janda (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Joaquin Keenan (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Nathan Bever (fresh) 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Chase Dalessio (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Tracey Robichaud (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jake McKamey (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kevin Graves (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. C - Peter Perry (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:42 | Northern Illinois University | Chase Dalessio connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Kevin Graves | 58-63 |
| 11:23 | South Carolina State | Richard Kendricks's fadeaway is rejected by Peter Perry | 58-63 |
| 11:22 | Northern Illinois University | Peter Perry gets the rebound | 58-63 |
| 11:15 | Northern Illinois University | Chase Dalessio connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Kevin Graves | 58-65 |
| 11:01 | South Carolina State | Chase Dalessio is called for the reach on Richard Kendricks - foul #3 on Chase Dalessio, team foul #6 | 58-65 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Paul Garrett (PG), Willie Short (SG), Bryan Fessler (SF), Joseph Argo (PF), Lars Zawistowski (C) Richard Kendricks, Timothy Neely, Wendell Janda, Joaquin Keenan, Nathan Bever | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Shilin Chu (PG), Rance Banda (SG), Delbert Hutton (SF), Craig Jones (PF), Matthew Conner (C) Chase Dalessio, Tracey Robichaud, Jake McKamey, Kevin Graves, Peter Perry | |
| 10:46 | South Carolina State | Paul Garrett drills a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Willie Short and he's hacked by Shilin Chu - foul #1 on Shilin Chu, team foul #7 | 60-65 |
| 10:46 | South Carolina State | Paul Garrett misses the free throw | 60-65 |
| 10:46 | Northern Illinois University | Rance Banda snags the defensive board | 60-65 |
| 10:40 | Northern Illinois University | Delbert Hutton comes up short on the shot in the lane | 60-65 |
| 10:39 | South Carolina State | The rebound goes to Willie Short | 60-65 |
| 10:15 | South Carolina State | Joseph Argo connects on the driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Lars Zawistowski and he's fouled by Craig Jones - foul #2 on Craig Jones, team foul #8 | 62-65 |
| 10:15 | South Carolina State | Joseph Argo misses the free throw | 62-65 |
| 10:15 | Northern Illinois University | Craig Jones pulls down the rebound | 62-65 |
| 10:09 | Northern Illinois University | Rance Banda hits a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Shilin Chu and he's hacked by Willie Short - foul #2 on Willie Short, team foul #4 | 62-67 |
| 10:09 | Northern Illinois University | Rance Banda misses the free throw | 62-67 |
| 10:09 | Northern Illinois University | Matthew Conner snags the offensive board | 62-67 |
| 09:58 | Northern Illinois University | Shilin Chu comes up short on the jump hook in the paint | 62-67 |
| 09:57 | South Carolina State | Joseph Argo snags the defensive board | 62-67 |
| 09:43 | South Carolina State | Joseph Argo misses the lay-in | 62-67 |
| 09:41 | Northern Illinois University | The rebound goes to Shilin Chu | 62-67 |
| 09:35 | Northern Illinois University | Delbert Hutton double dribbles | 62-67 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Nathan Bever (C) Lars Zawistowski | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| 09:17 | South Carolina State | Joseph Argo is fouled on the floor by Matthew Conner - foul #1 on Matthew Conner, team foul #9 | 62-67 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Richard Kendricks (PG) Paul Garrett | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| 09:17 | South Carolina State | Joseph Argo makes the 1st free throw | 63-67 |
| 09:17 | South Carolina State | Joseph Argo makes the 2nd free throw | 64-67 |
| 09:09 | Northern Illinois University | Matthew Conner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 64-67 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Chase Dalessio (PG), Jake McKamey (SF) Rance Banda, Delbert Hutton | |
| 08:50 | South Carolina State | Nathan Bever knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Richard Kendricks | 67-67 |
| 08:44 | Northern Illinois University | Matthew Conner blows the layup but the foul's on Nathan Bever - foul #4 on Nathan Bever, team foul #5 | 67-67 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Joaquin Keenan (SF), Lars Zawistowski (C) Bryan Fessler, Nathan Bever | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| 08:44 | Northern Illinois University | Matthew Conner makes the 1st free throw | 67-68 |
| 08:44 | Northern Illinois University | Matthew Conner misses the 2nd free throw | 67-68 |
| 08:44 | South Carolina State | The rebound goes to Lars Zawistowski | 67-68 |
| 08:32 | South Carolina State | Joseph Argo scores on a jumper in the lane | 69-68 |
| 08:23 | Northern Illinois University | Jake McKamey buries a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Chase Dalessio and he's fouled by Joaquin Keenan - foul #2 on Joaquin Keenan, team foul #6 | 69-70 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Rance Banda (SG), Noah Blackwell (PF), Peter Perry (C) Shilin Chu, Matthew Conner, Craig Jones | |
| 08:23 | Northern Illinois University | Jake McKamey makes the free throw | 69-71 |
| 08:07 | South Carolina State | Willie Short makes the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Joseph Argo | 72-71 |
| 07:43 | Northern Illinois University | Rance Banda is whistled for a carry | 72-71 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Timothy Neely (PG), Paul Garrett (SG), Wendell Janda (SF), Nathan Bever (C) Richard Kendricks, Willie Short, Joseph Argo, Lars Zawistowski | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Tracey Robichaud (SG), Delbert Hutton (SF) Chase Dalessio, Jake McKamey | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Timothy Neely (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Paul Garrett (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Wendell Janda (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Joaquin Keenan (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Nathan Bever (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Rance Banda (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Tracey Robichaud (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Delbert Hutton (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Noah Blackwell (fresh) 2 pts. C - Peter Perry (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:36 | South Carolina State | Noah Blackwell is called for the reach on Timothy Neely - foul #1 on Noah Blackwell, team foul #10 | 72-71 |
| 07:36 | South Carolina State | Timothy Neely misses the 1st free throw | 72-71 |
| 07:36 | South Carolina State | Timothy Neely makes the 2nd free throw | 73-71 |
| 07:17 | Northern Illinois University | Tracey Robichaud travels with the ball | 73-71 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Lars Zawistowski (PF) Joaquin Keenan | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Shilin Chu (PG), Kevin Graves (PF), Craig Jones (C) Rance Banda, Noah Blackwell, Peter Perry | |
| 07:05 | South Carolina State | Paul Garrett comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 73-71 |
| 07:04 | Northern Illinois University | Kevin Graves grabs the defensive rebound | 73-71 |
| 06:54 | Northern Illinois University | Kevin Graves travels with the ball | 73-71 |
| 06:43 | South Carolina State | Timothy Neely loses the ball out of bounds | 73-71 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Richard Kendricks (PG), Willie Short (SG), Joseph Argo (PF) Timothy Neely, Paul Garrett, Lars Zawistowski | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Chase Dalessio (PG), Jake McKamey (SF) Shilin Chu, Delbert Hutton | |
| 06:23 | Northern Illinois University | Craig Jones misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 73-71 |
| 06:21 | South Carolina State | Joseph Argo snags the defensive board | 73-71 |
| 05:59 | South Carolina State | Nathan Bever misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 73-71 |
| 05:58 | South Carolina State | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Kendricks | 73-71 |
| 05:37 | South Carolina State | Nathan Bever is whistled for a charge - foul #5 on Nathan Bever, team foul #7 | 73-71 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Bryan Fessler (SF), Joaquin Keenan (C) Wendell Janda, Nathan Bever | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Shilin Chu (SG), Matthew Conner (PF), Peter Perry (C) Tracey Robichaud, Kevin Graves, Craig Jones | |
| 05:22 | Northern Illinois University | Shilin Chu comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 73-71 |
| 05:21 | South Carolina State | Joaquin Keenan pulls down the rebound | 73-71 |
| 05:01 | South Carolina State | Joseph Argo comes up short on the jump hook in the lane | 73-71 |
| 04:59 | South Carolina State | The offensive rebound goes to Willie Short | 73-71 |
| 04:39 | South Carolina State | Bryan Fessler can't throw it down | 73-71 |
| 04:37 | Northern Illinois University | Peter Perry pulls down the rebound | 73-71 |
| 04:33 | Northern Illinois University | Richard Kendricks steals the ball from Chase Dalessio | 73-71 |
| 04:20 | South Carolina State | Bryan Fessler misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 73-71 |
| 04:19 | Northern Illinois University | The rebound goes to Matthew Conner | 73-71 |
| 04:14 | Northern Illinois University | Shilin Chu's floater is knocked away by Joaquin Keenan | 73-71 |
| 04:12 | South Carolina State | Joaquin Keenan grabs the defensive rebound | 73-71 |
| 03:56 | South Carolina State | Bryan Fessler misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 73-71 |
| 03:54 | Northern Illinois University | Shilin Chu snags the defensive board | 73-71 |
| 03:48 | Northern Illinois University | Peter Perry makes the jumper near the basket on a great pass from Shilin Chu | 73-73 |
| 03:27 | South Carolina State | Richard Kendricks makes the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Bryan Fessler | 76-73 |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Richard Kendricks (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. SG - Willie Short (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Bryan Fessler (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Argo (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 8 reb. C - Joaquin Keenan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Chase Dalessio (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Shilin Chu (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jake McKamey (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Matthew Conner (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Peter Perry (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:09 | Northern Illinois University | Matthew Conner can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 76-73 |
| 03:07 | South Carolina State | Joaquin Keenan grabs the board | 76-73 |
| 02:44 | South Carolina State | Joaquin Keenan misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 76-73 |
| 02:42 | South Carolina State | Joseph Argo snags the offensive board | 76-73 |
| 02:42 | South Carolina State | South Carolina State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 76-73 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Timothy Neely (PG), Wendell Janda (SF), Lars Zawistowski (C) Richard Kendricks, Bryan Fessler, Joseph Argo | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Tracey Robichaud (SG), Delbert Hutton (SF), Kevin Graves (PF), Craig Jones (C) Chase Dalessio, Jake McKamey, Matthew Conner, Peter Perry | |
| 02:28 | South Carolina State | Shilin Chu takes the ball from Willie Short | 76-73 |
| 02:28 | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 76-73 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Richard Kendricks (PG), Joseph Argo (PF) Timothy Neely, Lars Zawistowski | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Jake McKamey (SF), Peter Perry (C) Delbert Hutton, Craig Jones | |
| 02:14 | Northern Illinois University | Kevin Graves misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 76-73 |
| 02:12 | Northern Illinois University | Shilin Chu tips it home | 76-75 |
| 01:56 | South Carolina State | Richard Kendricks buries a 3 from the left corner | 79-75 |
| 01:35 | Northern Illinois University | Shilin Chu buries a fadeaway from the baseline and he's hacked by Joaquin Keenan - foul #3 on Joaquin Keenan, team foul #8 | 79-77 |
| 01:35 | Northern Illinois University | Shilin Chu makes the free throw | 79-78 |
| 01:20 | South Carolina State | Willie Short is called for traveling | 79-78 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Chase Dalessio (PG) Shilin Chu | |
| 01:06 | Northern Illinois University | Peter Perry is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Peter Perry, team foul #11 | 79-78 |
| 00:57 | South Carolina State | Wendell Janda comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket | 79-78 |
| 00:55 | South Carolina State | Willie Short gets the offensive rebound | 79-78 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:35 | South Carolina State | Wendell Janda hits a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Willie Short | 81-78 |
| 00:16 | Northern Illinois University | Peter Perry misses long on a turnaround from the baseline | 81-78 |
| 00:15 | Northern Illinois University | The offensive rebound goes to Kevin Graves | 81-78 |
| 00:13 | Northern Illinois University | Peter Perry is hacked by Wendell Janda - foul #2 on Wendell Janda, team foul #9 | 81-78 |
| 00:13 | Northern Illinois University | Peter Perry misses the 1st free throw | 81-78 |
| 00:13 | South Carolina State | Joseph Argo pulls down the rebound | 81-78 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:10 | South Carolina State | Joseph Argo is hacked by Tracey Robichaud in the backcourt - foul #3 on Tracey Robichaud, team foul #12 | 81-78 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Timothy Neely (SG), Bryan Fessler (SF) Willie Short, Wendell Janda | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| 00:10 | South Carolina State | Joseph Argo makes the 1st free throw | 82-78 |
| 00:10 | South Carolina State | Joseph Argo misses the 2nd free throw | 82-78 |
| 00:10 | Northern Illinois University | Peter Perry grabs the defensive rebound | 82-78 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:04 | Northern Illinois University | Jake McKamey scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Kevin Graves | 82-81 |
| 00:04 | South Carolina State | South Carolina State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 82-81 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Willie Short (SG), Wendell Janda (SF) Timothy Neely, Bryan Fessler | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| 00:02 | South Carolina State | Willie Short is hacked by Chase Dalessio in the backcourt - foul #4 on Chase Dalessio, team foul #13 | 82-81 |
| 00:02 | South Carolina State | Willie Short makes the 1st free throw | 83-81 |
| 00:02 | South Carolina State | Willie Short makes the 2nd free throw | 84-81 |
| 00:02 | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 84-81 |
| 00:00 | Northern Illinois University | Chase Dalessio comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 84-81 |