| Lineup | Florida | PG - Samuel Soltis (fresh) SG - Gary Keifer (fresh) SF - David Stewart (fresh) PF - Alton Veliz (fresh) C - James Shockley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Jerome Lane (fresh) SG - Henry Roberts (fresh) SF - Larry Toland (fresh) PF - Joshua Ervin (fresh) C - Clifford Hughes (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Florida | James Shockley wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:37 | Florida | James Shockley drills a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Gary Keifer | 2-0 |
| 19:33 | Northern Illinois University | Joshua Ervin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-0 |
| 19:14 | Florida | David Stewart connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Gary Keifer | 5-0 |
| 18:56 | Northern Illinois University | James Shockley swats the layup by Henry Roberts | 5-0 |
| 18:54 | Florida | Samuel Soltis pulls down the rebound | 5-0 |
| 18:37 | Florida | Samuel Soltis is fouled on the floor by Joshua Ervin - foul #1 on Joshua Ervin, team foul #1 | 5-0 |
| 18:29 | Florida | Clifford Hughes swats the dunk try by Alton Veliz | 5-0 |
| 18:27 | Northern Illinois University | Henry Roberts pulls down the rebound | 5-0 |
| 18:22 | Northern Illinois University | Jerome Lane comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 5-0 |
| 18:20 | Northern Illinois University | Clifford Hughes tips it back up and in | 5-2 |
| 18:15 | Florida | Henry Roberts steps in front of the James Shockley pass | 5-2 |
| 18:11 | Northern Illinois University | Henry Roberts hits the finger roll | 5-4 |
| 17:53 | Florida | Gary Keifer hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Samuel Soltis | 8-4 |
| 17:42 | Northern Illinois University | Clifford Hughes lays it up and in set up by Joshua Ervin and he's fouled by Gary Keifer - foul #1 on Gary Keifer, team foul #1 | 8-6 |
| 17:42 | Northern Illinois University | Clifford Hughes misses the free throw | 8-6 |
| 17:42 | Florida | James Shockley snags the defensive board | 8-6 |
| 17:23 | Florida | James Shockley hits a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Alton Veliz and the foul's on Joshua Ervin - foul #2 on Joshua Ervin, team foul #2 | 10-6 |
| Subs | Florida | Albert Hays (SF) David Stewart | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | James Melton (PF) Joshua Ervin | |
| 17:23 | Florida | James Shockley makes the free throw | 11-6 |
| 17:09 | Northern Illinois University | Larry Toland misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 11-6 |
| 17:07 | Northern Illinois University | James Melton pulls down the offensive rebound | 11-6 |
| 16:48 | Northern Illinois University | Jerome Lane misses short on a floater from the left side | 11-6 |
| 16:47 | Florida | James Shockley grabs the board | 11-6 |
| 16:24 | Florida | Alton Veliz can't finish the layup | 11-6 |
| 16:23 | Florida | Albert Hays tips it but misses | 11-6 |
| 16:21 | Northern Illinois University | Clifford Hughes snags the defensive board | 11-6 |
| 16:16 | Northern Illinois University | Jerome Lane connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Henry Roberts | 11-9 |
| 15:52 | Florida | Samuel Soltis knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Gary Keifer | 14-9 |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Samuel Soltis (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Keifer (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Albert Hays (fresh) PF - Alton Veliz (fairly fresh) C - James Shockley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Jerome Lane (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Henry Roberts (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Larry Toland (fairly fresh) PF - James Melton (fresh) C - Clifford Hughes (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Northern Illinois University | Clifford Hughes is denied on a layup by Alton Veliz | 14-9 |
| 15:36 | Florida | James Shockley grabs the defensive rebound | 14-9 |
| 15:29 | Florida | Alton Veliz drills a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Samuel Soltis | 17-9 |
| 15:23 | Northern Illinois University | Clifford Hughes misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block | 17-9 |
| 15:22 | Florida | Albert Hays grabs the board | 17-9 |
| 15:15 | Florida | Alton Veliz misses the 3 from the left wing | 17-9 |
| 15:13 | Florida | Albert Hays gets the offensive rebound | 17-9 |
| 14:54 | Florida | Alton Veliz can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 17-9 |
| 14:52 | Northern Illinois University | Jerome Lane pulls down the rebound | 17-9 |
| 14:46 | Northern Illinois University | Samuel Soltis is called for the reach on Larry Toland - foul #1 on Samuel Soltis, team foul #2 | 17-9 |
| Subs | Florida | Lars Zoeller (PG), John Paiva (SG), David Stewart (SF), Jared Woodbury (PF), Patrick Barnard (C) Samuel Soltis, Gary Keifer, Albert Hays, Alton Veliz, James Shockley | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Shane Singer (PG), Keith Boehm (SG), James Stine (SF), John Ferraro (PF), Alan Leonard (C) Jerome Lane, Henry Roberts, Larry Toland, James Melton, Clifford Hughes | |
| 14:35 | Northern Illinois University | Shane Singer clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 17-9 |
| 14:33 | Florida | Jared Woodbury gets the rebound | 17-9 |
| 14:20 | Florida | Patrick Barnard drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by David Stewart | 20-9 |
| 14:07 | Northern Illinois University | Alan Leonard misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 20-9 |
| 14:06 | Florida | Patrick Barnard grabs the board | 20-9 |
| 13:44 | Florida | Shane Singer picks off the pass by Lars Zoeller | 20-9 |
| 13:23 | Northern Illinois University | James Stine blows the dunk | 20-9 |
| 13:22 | Northern Illinois University | Keith Boehm misses the tip | 20-9 |
| 13:21 | Florida | The rebound goes to John Paiva | 20-9 |
| 13:07 | Florida | Patrick Barnard hits a runner from the left block on a great pass from Jared Woodbury | 22-9 |
| 12:46 | Northern Illinois University | John Ferraro hits a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Shane Singer | 22-12 |
| 12:28 | Florida | Lars Zoeller clanks a floater from the left side but the foul's on Shane Singer - foul #1 on Shane Singer, team foul #3 | 22-12 |
| Subs | Florida | Samuel Soltis (PG), Gary Keifer (SG), Albert Hays (C) John Paiva, David Stewart, Patrick Barnard | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Larry Toland (SF), James Melton (PF), Clifford Hughes (C) James Stine, John Ferraro, Alan Leonard | |
| 12:28 | Florida | Lars Zoeller makes the 1st free throw | 23-12 |
| 12:28 | Florida | Lars Zoeller makes the 2nd free throw | 24-12 |
| 12:14 | Northern Illinois University | Clifford Hughes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 24-12 |
| Subs | Florida | Alton Veliz (PF), James Shockley (C) Lars Zoeller, Jared Woodbury | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Robert Reed (PG) Keith Boehm | |
| 11:52 | Florida | Albert Hays is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Albert Hays, team foul #3 | 24-12 |
| Subs | Florida | | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Jerome Lane (PG), Henry Roberts (SG) Robert Reed, Shane Singer | |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Samuel Soltis (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gary Keifer (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Albert Hays (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Alton Veliz (fresh) 3 pts. C - James Shockley (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Jerome Lane (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Henry Roberts (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Larry Toland (fresh) PF - James Melton (fresh) C - Clifford Hughes (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Northern Illinois University | Larry Toland misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 24-12 |
| 11:34 | Florida | James Shockley snags the defensive board | 24-12 |
| 11:14 | Florida | James Shockley throws it down on a great pass from Samuel Soltis | 26-12 |
| 10:56 | Northern Illinois University | Clifford Hughes's layup is rejected by James Shockley | 26-12 |
| 10:54 | Florida | Alton Veliz gets the rebound | 26-12 |
| 10:43 | Florida | Samuel Soltis connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Gary Keifer | 28-12 |
| 10:29 | Northern Illinois University | Clifford Hughes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-12 |
| Subs | Florida | Lars Zoeller (SG), David Stewart (SF), Jared Woodbury (PF) Gary Keifer, Alton Veliz, James Shockley | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | John Ferraro (SF) Larry Toland | |
| 10:12 | Florida | Samuel Soltis is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Samuel Soltis, team foul #4 | 28-12 |
| Subs | Florida | John Paiva (SG) Samuel Soltis | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Shane Singer (SG), Alan Leonard (PF) Henry Roberts, James Melton | |
| 09:54 | Northern Illinois University | Shane Singer hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 28-12 |
| 09:53 | Northern Illinois University | Alan Leonard tips it home | 28-14 |
| 09:34 | Florida | Jared Woodbury buries a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Lars Zoeller | 30-14 |
| 09:14 | Northern Illinois University | John Ferraro scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Shane Singer | 30-17 |
| 08:59 | Florida | Alan Leonard takes the ball from Albert Hays | 30-17 |
| 08:36 | Northern Illinois University | Jared Woodbury steals the ball from Jerome Lane | 30-17 |
| 08:24 | Florida | David Stewart can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 30-17 |
| 08:23 | Northern Illinois University | Clifford Hughes gets the rebound | 30-17 |
| 08:17 | Northern Illinois University | Clifford Hughes misses the dunk attempt | 30-17 |
| 08:15 | Florida | Albert Hays grabs the defensive rebound | 30-17 |
| 07:59 | Florida | Lars Zoeller is fouled on the floor by Jerome Lane - foul #1 on Jerome Lane, team foul #4 | 30-17 |
| Subs | Florida | Gary Keifer (SG), James Farley (SF), Alton Veliz (PF), James Shockley (C) Lars Zoeller, David Stewart, Jared Woodbury, Albert Hays | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Henry Roberts (SG), Larry Toland (SF), James Melton (PF) Jerome Lane, John Ferraro, Clifford Hughes | |
| 07:40 | Florida | James Farley knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Gary Keifer | 33-17 |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - John Paiva (fresh) SG - Gary Keifer (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SF - James Farley (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Alton Veliz (fresh) 3 pts. C - James Shockley (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Shane Singer (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Henry Roberts (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Larry Toland (fresh) PF - James Melton (fresh) C - Alan Leonard (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:23 | Northern Illinois University | Larry Toland comes up short on the jump hook from the left block | 33-17 |
| 07:22 | Florida | Gary Keifer gets the rebound | 33-17 |
| 07:01 | Florida | James Farley can't connect on a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by James Melton - foul #1 on James Melton, team foul #5 | 33-17 |
| Subs | Florida | John Richardson (PG) John Paiva | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Keith Boehm (PG), Clifford Hughes (C) Shane Singer, Alan Leonard | |
| 07:01 | Florida | James Farley misses the 1st free throw | 33-17 |
| 07:01 | Florida | James Farley makes the 2nd free throw | 34-17 |
| 06:32 | Northern Illinois University | Larry Toland is whistled for a carry | 34-17 |
| Subs | Florida | Lars Zoeller (PG) John Richardson | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| 06:05 | Florida | James Farley hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 34-17 |
| 06:04 | Florida | Alton Veliz snags the offensive board | 34-17 |
| 05:41 | Florida | Lars Zoeller misses short on a turnaround near the basket | 34-17 |
| 05:40 | Northern Illinois University | Clifford Hughes grabs the defensive rebound | 34-17 |
| 05:36 | Northern Illinois University | James Shockley takes the ball from Keith Boehm | 34-17 |
| 05:19 | Florida | Lars Zoeller connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Gary Keifer | 37-17 |
| 05:00 | Northern Illinois University | Gary Keifer steals the ball from Larry Toland | 37-17 |
| 04:57 | Florida | Gary Keifer blows the layup | 37-17 |
| 04:56 | Florida | James Shockley tips it but misses | 37-17 |
| 04:54 | Northern Illinois University | Henry Roberts snags the defensive board | 37-17 |
| 04:49 | Northern Illinois University | Larry Toland makes the shot from close range | 37-19 |
| 04:35 | Florida | James Shockley drills a 3 from straight away set up by Lars Zoeller | 40-19 |
| 04:31 | Northern Illinois University | Larry Toland comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on James Farley - foul #1 on James Farley, team foul #5 | 40-19 |
| Subs | Florida | John Paiva (PG), John Richardson (SG), David Stewart (SF), Jared Woodbury (PF), Albert Hays (C) Lars Zoeller, Gary Keifer, James Farley, Alton Veliz, James Shockley | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Jerome Lane (PG), Shane Singer (SG), John Ferraro (PF), Alan Leonard (C) Keith Boehm, Henry Roberts, James Melton, Clifford Hughes | |
| 04:31 | Northern Illinois University | Larry Toland makes the 1st free throw | 40-20 |
| 04:31 | Northern Illinois University | Larry Toland makes the 2nd free throw | 40-21 |
| 04:11 | Florida | John Paiva misses long on a jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Jerome Lane - foul #2 on Jerome Lane, team foul #6 | 40-21 |
| Subs | Florida | | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Robert Reed (PG), James Stine (SF) Jerome Lane, Larry Toland | |
| 04:11 | Florida | John Paiva makes the 1st free throw | 41-21 |
| 04:11 | Florida | John Paiva makes the 2nd free throw | 42-21 |
| 03:57 | Northern Illinois University | John Paiva is called for the reach on James Stine - foul #1 on John Paiva, team foul #6 | 42-21 |
| Subs | Florida | Samuel Soltis (PG) John Richardson | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Jerome Lane (PG), Joshua Ervin (PF) Robert Reed, James Stine | |
| 03:39 | Northern Illinois University | John Ferraro's pass is intercepted by Samuel Soltis | 42-21 |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Samuel Soltis (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Paiva (fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Stewart (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jared Woodbury (fresh) 2 pts. C - Albert Hays (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Jerome Lane (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Shane Singer (fresh) 2 ast. SF - John Ferraro (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Joshua Ervin (fresh) C - Alan Leonard (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:30 | Florida | Albert Hays is hacked by John Ferraro - foul #1 on John Ferraro, team foul #7 | 42-21 |
| Subs | Florida | Lars Zoeller (SG) John Paiva | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Clifford Hughes (C) Alan Leonard | |
| 03:30 | Florida | Albert Hays makes the 1st free throw | 43-21 |
| 03:30 | Florida | Albert Hays makes the 2nd free throw | 44-21 |
| 03:07 | Northern Illinois University | Clifford Hughes hits a runner near the basket on a nice dish by Joshua Ervin and he's hacked by Jared Woodbury - foul #1 on Jared Woodbury, team foul #7 | 44-23 |
| Subs | Florida | Gary Keifer (SG), Alton Veliz (PF), James Shockley (C) Lars Zoeller, Albert Hays, Jared Woodbury | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| 03:07 | Northern Illinois University | Clifford Hughes makes the free throw | 44-24 |
| 02:58 | Florida | Gary Keifer misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 44-24 |
| 02:56 | Northern Illinois University | The rebound goes to Joshua Ervin | 44-24 |
| 02:52 | Northern Illinois University | Jerome Lane comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 44-24 |
| 02:50 | Florida | Gary Keifer gets the rebound | 44-24 |
| 02:43 | Florida | Joshua Ervin is called for the reach on Gary Keifer - foul #3 on Joshua Ervin, team foul #8 | 44-24 |
| Subs | Florida | | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Henry Roberts (SG), Alan Leonard (PF) Shane Singer, Joshua Ervin | |
| 02:43 | Florida | Gary Keifer makes the 1st free throw | 45-24 |
| 02:43 | Florida | Gary Keifer misses the 2nd free throw | 45-24 |
| 02:43 | Northern Illinois University | Alan Leonard pulls down the rebound | 45-24 |
| 02:37 | Northern Illinois University | Clifford Hughes banks in the layup set up by John Ferraro | 45-26 |
| 02:22 | Florida | Alton Veliz hits a runner near the basket on a great pass from David Stewart and the foul's on Alan Leonard - foul #1 on Alan Leonard, team foul #9 | 47-26 |
| Subs | Florida | Albert Hays (SF) David Stewart | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Larry Toland (SF) Alan Leonard | |
| 02:22 | Florida | Alton Veliz misses the free throw | 47-26 |
| 02:22 | Northern Illinois University | Clifford Hughes grabs the defensive rebound | 47-26 |
| 02:09 | Northern Illinois University | Albert Hays is called for the reach on Larry Toland - foul #2 on Albert Hays, team foul #8 | 47-26 |
| Subs | Florida | | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | James Melton (PF) John Ferraro | |
| 02:09 | Northern Illinois University | Larry Toland makes the 1st free throw | 47-27 |
| 02:09 | Northern Illinois University | Larry Toland misses the 2nd free throw | 47-27 |
| 02:09 | Florida | Alton Veliz snags the defensive board | 47-27 |
| 02:02 | Florida | James Shockley misses short on a driving attempt in the paint | 47-27 |
| 02:01 | Northern Illinois University | Clifford Hughes snags the defensive board | 47-27 |
| 01:56 | Northern Illinois University | Larry Toland misses the easy layup | 47-27 |
| 01:54 | Florida | Albert Hays grabs the board | 47-27 |
| 01:45 | Florida | James Shockley can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 47-27 |
| 01:44 | Northern Illinois University | Larry Toland pulls down the rebound | 47-27 |
| 01:39 | Northern Illinois University | Henry Roberts can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 47-27 |
| 01:38 | Northern Illinois University | James Melton snags the offensive board | 47-27 |
| 01:26 | Northern Illinois University | Henry Roberts misses the shot from the free throw line | 47-27 |
| 01:25 | Florida | Gary Keifer pulls down the rebound | 47-27 |
| 01:05 | Florida | James Shockley is whistled for traveling | 47-27 |
| Subs | Florida | Lars Zoeller (SG), David Stewart (SF), Jared Woodbury (PF) Gary Keifer, Alton Veliz, James Shockley | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Shane Singer (PG), Keith Boehm (SG) Jerome Lane, Henry Roberts | |
| 00:47 | Northern Illinois University | Keith Boehm's pass is intercepted by Samuel Soltis | 47-27 |
| 00:44 | Florida | Samuel Soltis dunks the ball | 49-27 |
| 00:32 | Northern Illinois University | Shane Singer is called for traveling | 49-27 |
| Subs | Florida | John Paiva (SG) Samuel Soltis | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | John Ferraro (SF), Alan Leonard (PF) Larry Toland, James Melton | |
| 00:13 | Florida | Lars Zoeller is called for traveling | 49-27 |
| Subs | Florida | | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | James Stine (SF) Clifford Hughes | |
| 00:04 | Northern Illinois University | Alan Leonard scores on a runner in the lane set up by Keith Boehm | 49-29 |
| 00:00 | Florida | Lars Zoeller misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 49-29 |