| Lineup | Howard | PG - Orville Aaberg (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Robert Whitehead (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Richard Baxter (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jack Simonsen (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Mark Lemelin (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Albert Stanley (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SG - Marty Price (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Anthony Pietsch (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Leo Grimaldi (fresh) 6 pts. C - Mark Tate (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northern Illinois University | Anthony Pietsch inbounds the ball | 42-34 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:42 | Northern Illinois University | Albert Stanley makes the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Marty Price and he's fouled by Richard Baxter - foul #2 on Richard Baxter, team foul #1 | 42-37 |
| 19:42 | Northern Illinois University | Albert Stanley makes the free throw | 42-38 |
| 19:23 | Howard | Richard Baxter buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Orville Aaberg | 45-38 |
| 19:19 | Northern Illinois University | Leo Grimaldi's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-38 |
| 19:05 | Howard | Robert Whitehead scores on a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Orville Aaberg | 48-38 |
| 18:43 | Northern Illinois University | Anthony Pietsch misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-38 |
| 18:41 | Howard | Jack Simonsen pulls down the rebound | 48-38 |
| 18:23 | Howard | Robert Whitehead drills a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Richard Baxter | 51-38 |
| 18:17 | Northern Illinois University | Jack Simonsen denies the turnaround by Mark Tate | 51-38 |
| 18:16 | Northern Illinois University | Mark Tate hits the follow up shot | 51-40 |
| 17:56 | Howard | Orville Aaberg double dribbles | 51-40 |
| 17:32 | Northern Illinois University | Mark Tate hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block | 51-40 |
| 17:30 | Howard | Jack Simonsen snags the defensive board | 51-40 |
| 17:13 | Howard | Richard Baxter drills a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Orville Aaberg and the foul's on Leo Grimaldi - foul #2 on Leo Grimaldi, team foul #1 | 53-40 |
| Subs | Howard | Robert Haris (PF), David Waring (C) Jack Simonsen, Mark Lemelin | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | David Hruska (PG), Jason Johnson (SG), Xiaoping Hong (SF), Charles Acton (PF), Gustavo Greco (C) Albert Stanley, Marty Price, Anthony Pietsch, Leo Grimaldi, Mark Tate | |
| 17:13 | Howard | Richard Baxter makes the free throw | 54-40 |
| 17:03 | Northern Illinois University | David Hruska drills a fadeaway from the left side | 54-42 |
| 16:40 | Howard | Richard Baxter can't connect on a jumper in the lane | 54-42 |
| 16:39 | Northern Illinois University | The rebound goes to Charles Acton | 54-42 |
| 16:35 | Northern Illinois University | Xiaoping Hong throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-42 |
| Subs | Howard | David Buzzell (PG), Stephen Brumit (PF) Orville Aaberg, Richard Baxter | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| 16:16 | Howard | Robert Whitehead buries a runner in the lane on a great pass from Robert Haris | 56-42 |
| 15:58 | Northern Illinois University | David Hruska buries a jumpshot from the right side | 56-44 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - David Buzzell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Whitehead (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Waring (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Stephen Brumit (fresh) C - Robert Haris (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - David Hruska (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Jason Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Xiaoping Hong (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Charles Acton (fresh) 2 reb. C - Gustavo Greco (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Howard | Robert Whitehead scores on a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from David Buzzell | 58-44 |
| 15:26 | Northern Illinois University | Gustavo Greco makes the shot from the left side | 58-46 |
| 15:01 | Howard | Stephen Brumit hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 58-46 |
| 15:00 | Northern Illinois University | Charles Acton grabs the board | 58-46 |
| 14:54 | Northern Illinois University | Charles Acton clanks a turnaround near the basket | 58-46 |
| 14:52 | Northern Illinois University | Jason Johnson grabs the offensive rebound | 58-46 |
| 14:36 | Northern Illinois University | Xiaoping Hong misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 58-46 |
| 14:35 | Northern Illinois University | Gustavo Greco tips it back up and in | 58-48 |
| 14:17 | Howard | Stephen Brumit misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Xiaoping Hong - foul #2 on Xiaoping Hong, team foul #2 | 58-48 |
| Subs | Howard | Orville Aaberg (PG), Robert Goldman (PF), Mark Lemelin (C) Robert Whitehead, David Waring, Robert Haris | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Albert Stanley (PG), Marty Price (SG), Anthony Pietsch (SF), Leo Grimaldi (PF), Mark Tate (C) David Hruska, Jason Johnson, Xiaoping Hong, Charles Acton, Gustavo Greco | |
| 14:17 | Howard | Stephen Brumit makes the 1st free throw | 59-48 |
| 14:17 | Howard | Stephen Brumit makes the 2nd free throw | 60-48 |
| 14:03 | Northern Illinois University | Leo Grimaldi scores on a floater from the left block | 60-50 |
| 13:46 | Howard | Mark Lemelin drills a fadeaway from the right side set up by Orville Aaberg | 62-50 |
| 13:26 | Northern Illinois University | Leo Grimaldi's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 62-50 |
| Subs | Howard | Richard Baxter (SF) Stephen Brumit | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| 13:13 | Howard | Robert Goldman can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 62-50 |
| 13:12 | Howard | Mark Lemelin grabs the offensive rebound | 62-50 |
| 13:04 | Howard | Richard Baxter misses short on a turnaround from the left block | 62-50 |
| 13:03 | Northern Illinois University | Mark Tate grabs the board | 62-50 |
| 12:47 | Northern Illinois University | Anthony Pietsch scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 62-53 |
| 12:32 | Howard | Richard Baxter can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 62-53 |
| 12:30 | Howard | Mark Lemelin grabs the offensive board | 62-53 |
| 12:22 | Howard | Robert Goldman connects on the fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Orville Aaberg | 64-53 |
| 12:17 | Northern Illinois University | Anthony Pietsch banks in the layup on a great pass from Albert Stanley | 64-55 |
| 11:54 | Howard | David Buzzell comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 64-55 |
| 11:53 | Northern Illinois University | Anthony Pietsch gets the rebound | 64-55 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Orville Aaberg (fresh) 7 ast. SG - David Buzzell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Richard Baxter (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Goldman (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Mark Lemelin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Albert Stanley (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Marty Price (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Anthony Pietsch (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Leo Grimaldi (fresh) 8 pts. C - Mark Tate (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:48 | Northern Illinois University | Marty Price makes the turnaround from the left block | 64-57 |
| 11:34 | Howard | Mark Lemelin is called for traveling | 64-57 |
| Subs | Howard | Robert Whitehead (SG), Jack Simonsen (PF), Robert Haris (C) David Buzzell, Robert Goldman, Mark Lemelin | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | David Hruska (PG), Jason Johnson (SG), Xiaoping Hong (SF), Charles Acton (PF), Gustavo Greco (C) Albert Stanley, Marty Price, Anthony Pietsch, Leo Grimaldi, Mark Tate | |
| 11:23 | Northern Illinois University | Xiaoping Hong can't connect on a runner near the basket but the foul's on Richard Baxter - foul #3 on Richard Baxter, team foul #2 | 64-57 |
| Subs | Howard | Jeffrey Austin (PG) Orville Aaberg | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| 11:23 | Northern Illinois University | Xiaoping Hong misses the 1st free throw | 64-57 |
| 11:23 | Northern Illinois University | Xiaoping Hong makes the 2nd free throw | 64-58 |
| 11:07 | Howard | Robert Haris misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 64-58 |
| 11:05 | Northern Illinois University | Charles Acton gets the rebound | 64-58 |
| 11:00 | Northern Illinois University | Xiaoping Hong connects on the jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Jason Johnson | 64-60 |
| 10:40 | Howard | Robert Whitehead clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 64-60 |
| 10:39 | Northern Illinois University | Xiaoping Hong grabs the defensive rebound | 64-60 |
| 10:32 | Northern Illinois University | David Hruska comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 64-60 |
| 10:30 | Northern Illinois University | Jason Johnson gets the offensive rebound | 64-60 |
| 10:12 | Northern Illinois University | David Hruska loses the dribble to Richard Baxter | 64-60 |
| 10:00 | Howard | Robert Haris hits a jumper near the basket on a great pass from Jeffrey Austin and the foul's on Gustavo Greco - foul #1 on Gustavo Greco, team foul #3 | 66-60 |
| Subs | Howard | Orville Aaberg (PG), David Waring (SF), Mark Lemelin (C) Jeffrey Austin, Richard Baxter, Jack Simonsen | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Albert Stanley (PG), Marty Price (SG), Anthony Pietsch (SF), Leo Grimaldi (PF), Mark Tate (C) David Hruska, Jason Johnson, Xiaoping Hong, Charles Acton, Gustavo Greco | |
| 10:00 | Howard | Robert Haris makes the free throw | 67-60 |
| 09:46 | Northern Illinois University | Albert Stanley makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Marty Price | 67-62 |
| 09:29 | Howard | Robert Haris misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 67-62 |
| 09:27 | Northern Illinois University | Mark Tate grabs the defensive rebound | 67-62 |
| 09:09 | Northern Illinois University | Anthony Pietsch comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away but he's hacked by Robert Whitehead - foul #1 on Robert Whitehead, team foul #3 | 67-62 |
| Subs | Howard | Robert Goldman (PF) Robert Haris | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| 09:09 | Northern Illinois University | Anthony Pietsch makes the 1st free throw | 67-63 |
| 09:09 | Northern Illinois University | Anthony Pietsch misses the 2nd free throw | 67-63 |
| 09:09 | Northern Illinois University | Anthony Pietsch makes the 3rd free throw | 67-64 |
| 08:46 | Howard | Orville Aaberg's fadeaway is rejected by Mark Tate | 67-64 |
| 08:44 | Northern Illinois University | Mark Tate gets the rebound | 67-64 |
| 08:37 | Northern Illinois University | Leo Grimaldi is whistled for a carry | 67-64 |
| Subs | Howard | Richard Baxter (SF), Jack Simonsen (C) David Waring, Mark Lemelin | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| 08:22 | Howard | Orville Aaberg knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Robert Whitehead | 69-64 |
| 08:18 | Northern Illinois University | Albert Stanley is hacked by Richard Baxter - foul #4 on Richard Baxter, team foul #4 | 69-64 |
| Subs | Howard | David Waring (SF) Richard Baxter | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| 08:00 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Whitehead is called for the reach on Anthony Pietsch - foul #2 on Robert Whitehead, team foul #5 | 69-64 |
| Subs | Howard | Richard Baxter (SF) David Waring | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Charles Acton (C) Mark Tate | |
| 07:48 | Northern Illinois University | Anthony Pietsch comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 69-64 |
| 07:47 | Northern Illinois University | Charles Acton hits the follow up shot | 69-66 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Orville Aaberg (fresh) 2 pts. 7 ast. SG - Robert Whitehead (fresh) 18 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Richard Baxter (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Robert Goldman (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Jack Simonsen (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Albert Stanley (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Marty Price (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Anthony Pietsch (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. PF - Leo Grimaldi (fresh) 8 pts. C - Charles Acton (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:34 | Howard | Richard Baxter misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 69-66 |
| 07:33 | Northern Illinois University | Anthony Pietsch gets the rebound | 69-66 |
| 07:14 | Northern Illinois University | Marty Price misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 69-66 |
| 07:12 | Northern Illinois University | Leo Grimaldi tips it home | 69-68 |
| 06:57 | Howard | Orville Aaberg is hacked by Leo Grimaldi - foul #3 on Leo Grimaldi, team foul #4 | 69-68 |
| Subs | Howard | David Buzzell (PG), James Flack (SG), Mark Lemelin (C) Orville Aaberg, Robert Whitehead, Jack Simonsen | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | David Hruska (PG), Jason Johnson (SG), Xiaoping Hong (SF), Gustavo Greco (C) Albert Stanley, Marty Price, Anthony Pietsch, Leo Grimaldi | |
| 06:45 | Howard | Robert Goldman misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 69-68 |
| 06:43 | Northern Illinois University | Charles Acton snags the defensive board | 69-68 |
| 06:38 | Northern Illinois University | David Hruska blows the layup but he's fouled by Robert Goldman - foul #4 on Robert Goldman, team foul #6 | 69-68 |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Mark Tate (C) Gustavo Greco | |
| 06:38 | Northern Illinois University | David Hruska misses the 1st free throw | 69-68 |
| 06:38 | Northern Illinois University | David Hruska makes the 2nd free throw | 69-69 |
| 06:28 | Howard | James Flack knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane and he's hacked by Charles Acton - foul #1 on Charles Acton, team foul #5 | 71-69 |
| Subs | Howard | Jack Simonsen (PF) Robert Goldman | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| 06:28 | Howard | James Flack makes the free throw | 72-69 |
| 06:08 | Northern Illinois University | Jason Johnson clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 72-69 |
| 06:06 | Howard | Jack Simonsen grabs the board | 72-69 |
| 05:42 | Howard | Charles Acton swats the short shot by Mark Lemelin | 72-69 |
| 05:40 | Northern Illinois University | Xiaoping Hong gets the rebound | 72-69 |
| 05:33 | Northern Illinois University | Charles Acton makes the turnaround near the basket and he's hacked by Mark Lemelin - foul #1 on Mark Lemelin, team foul #7 | 72-71 |
| Subs | Howard | Orville Aaberg (PG), Robert Whitehead (SG), David Waring (SF) David Buzzell, James Flack, Richard Baxter | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Anthony Pietsch (SF) Xiaoping Hong | |
| 05:33 | Northern Illinois University | Charles Acton makes the free throw | 72-72 |
| 05:15 | Howard | David Waring misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Anthony Pietsch - foul #1 on Anthony Pietsch, team foul #6 | 72-72 |
| Subs | Howard | Robert Goldman (PF) Mark Lemelin | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Albert Stanley (PG), Marty Price (SG), Leo Grimaldi (PF) David Hruska, Jason Johnson, Charles Acton | |
| 05:15 | Howard | David Waring misses the 1st free throw | 72-72 |
| 05:15 | Howard | David Waring makes the 2nd free throw | 73-72 |
| 05:02 | Northern Illinois University | The short jumper by Leo Grimaldi is denied by Jack Simonsen | 73-72 |
| 05:00 | Northern Illinois University | Mark Tate snags the offensive board | 73-72 |
| 04:50 | Northern Illinois University | Marty Price misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 73-72 |
| 04:48 | Howard | David Waring grabs the board | 73-72 |
| 04:35 | Howard | Orville Aaberg hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Whitehead | 76-72 |
| 04:11 | Northern Illinois University | Mark Tate blows the dunk | 76-72 |
| 04:09 | Howard | The rebound goes to Robert Goldman | 76-72 |
| 03:51 | Howard | Jack Simonsen misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 76-72 |
| 03:50 | Northern Illinois University | Leo Grimaldi grabs the defensive rebound | 76-72 |
| 03:34 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Whitehead picks off the pass by Marty Price | 76-72 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Orville Aaberg (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 ast. SG - Robert Whitehead (fresh) 18 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SF - David Waring (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Goldman (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. C - Jack Simonsen (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Albert Stanley (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Marty Price (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Anthony Pietsch (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. PF - Leo Grimaldi (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Mark Tate (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 03:28 | Howard | David Waring scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 79-72 |
| 03:05 | Northern Illinois University | Anthony Pietsch misses the floater from the free throw line | 79-72 |
| 03:04 | Northern Illinois University | Anthony Pietsch tips it home | 79-74 |
| 03:04 | Howard | Howard calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 79-74 |
| Subs | Howard | Richard Baxter (SF), Mark Lemelin (C) David Waring, Jack Simonsen | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Charles Acton (C) Mark Tate | |
| 02:54 | Howard | Robert Whitehead comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 79-74 |
| 02:53 | Northern Illinois University | Anthony Pietsch snags the defensive board | 79-74 |
| 02:46 | Northern Illinois University | Orville Aaberg steals it from Anthony Pietsch | 79-74 |
| 02:27 | Howard | Robert Whitehead knocks in the floater from the left side on a great pass from Orville Aaberg | 81-74 |
| 02:08 | Northern Illinois University | Anthony Pietsch buries a 3 from the right corner | 81-77 |
| 01:52 | Howard | Mark Lemelin hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint | 81-77 |
| 01:50 | Northern Illinois University | Leo Grimaldi grabs the board | 81-77 |
| 01:37 | Northern Illinois University | Marty Price misses the easy layup | 81-77 |
| 01:35 | Northern Illinois University | Charles Acton pulls down the offensive rebound | 81-77 |
| 01:17 | Northern Illinois University | Marty Price can't finish the layup but the foul's on Robert Whitehead - foul #3 on Robert Whitehead, team foul #8 | 81-77 |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Mark Tate (C) Charles Acton | |
| 01:17 | Northern Illinois University | Marty Price makes the 1st free throw | 81-78 |
| 01:17 | Northern Illinois University | Marty Price makes the 2nd free throw | 81-79 |
| 00:54 | Howard | Mark Lemelin knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Robert Whitehead | 83-79 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:43 | Northern Illinois University | Leo Grimaldi scores on a turnaround in the lane set up by Anthony Pietsch | 83-81 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:20 | Howard | Marty Price is called for the reach on Robert Whitehead - foul #3 on Marty Price, team foul #7 | 83-81 |
| 00:20 | Howard | Robert Whitehead makes the 1st free throw | 84-81 |
| 00:20 | Howard | Robert Whitehead makes the 2nd free throw | 85-81 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:14 | Northern Illinois University | Anthony Pietsch connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Albert Stanley | 85-84 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:12 | Howard | Mark Lemelin is hacked by Marty Price in the backcourt - foul #4 on Marty Price, team foul #8 | 85-84 |
| 00:12 | Howard | Mark Lemelin makes the 1st free throw | 86-84 |
| 00:12 | Howard | Mark Lemelin makes the 2nd free throw | 87-84 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:07 | Northern Illinois University | Anthony Pietsch misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 87-84 |
| 00:05 | Northern Illinois University | Leo Grimaldi snags the offensive board | 87-84 |
| 00:02 | Northern Illinois University | Anthony Pietsch hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 87-84 |
| 00:00 | Northern Illinois University | Mark Tate pulls down the offensive rebound | 87-84 |