| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Timothy Schuler (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Wright (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Darrell Barnett (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Noah Blackwell (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Matthew Conner (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Eugene Lemasters (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Dikembe Abdin (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Vitela (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Louis Hodges (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Tracy Hewitt (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Northern Illinois University | Darrell Barnett inbounds the ball | 36-41 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:43 | Northern Illinois University | Matthew Conner can't connect on a driving attempt in the paint | 36-41 |
| 19:41 | Eastern Michigan | Robert Vitela gets the rebound | 36-41 |
| 19:19 | Eastern Michigan | Tracy Hewitt misses badly on a floater from the right block | 36-41 |
| 19:17 | Northern Illinois University | Matthew Conner snags the defensive board | 36-41 |
| 19:09 | Northern Illinois University | Michael Wright clanks a 3 from the left corner | 36-41 |
| 19:07 | Northern Illinois University | Matthew Conner hits the follow up shot | 38-41 |
| 18:52 | Eastern Michigan | Dikembe Abdin misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 38-41 |
| 18:51 | Eastern Michigan | Eugene Lemasters gets the offensive rebound | 38-41 |
| 18:30 | Eastern Michigan | Louis Hodges buries a runner from the baseline set up by Dikembe Abdin | 38-43 |
| 18:08 | Northern Illinois University | Michael Wright is fouled on the floor by Tracy Hewitt - foul #3 on Tracy Hewitt, team foul #1 | 38-43 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Jaime Breidenthal (C) Tracy Hewitt | |
| 17:50 | Northern Illinois University | Noah Blackwell throws it down set up by Timothy Schuler | 40-43 |
| 17:37 | Eastern Michigan | Louis Hodges can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket | 40-43 |
| 17:36 | Northern Illinois University | Matthew Conner gets the rebound | 40-43 |
| 17:32 | Northern Illinois University | Eugene Lemasters takes the ball from Matthew Conner | 40-43 |
| 17:29 | Eastern Michigan | Eugene Lemasters lays it up and in | 40-45 |
| 17:19 | Northern Illinois University | Michael Wright makes the fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Darrell Barnett | 42-45 |
| 16:55 | Eastern Michigan | Jaime Breidenthal misses the runner near the basket | 42-45 |
| 16:53 | Northern Illinois University | Noah Blackwell snags the defensive board | 42-45 |
| 16:47 | Northern Illinois University | Darrell Barnett misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Robert Vitela - foul #3 on Robert Vitela, team foul #2 | 42-45 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Delbert Hutton (PG), Tracey Robichaud (SG), John Seaberg (PF), Brendan Dunkle (C) Timothy Schuler, Michael Wright, Noah Blackwell, Matthew Conner | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Paul Smith (PG), Brian Osborn (SG), Thomas Davis (SF), Austin Steffen (C) Eugene Lemasters, Dikembe Abdin, Robert Vitela, Louis Hodges | |
| 16:47 | Northern Illinois University | Darrell Barnett misses the 1st free throw | 42-45 |
| 16:47 | Northern Illinois University | Darrell Barnett misses the 2nd free throw | 42-45 |
| 16:47 | Eastern Michigan | Jaime Breidenthal grabs the defensive rebound | 42-45 |
| 16:33 | Eastern Michigan | Delbert Hutton takes the ball from Austin Steffen | 42-45 |
| 16:29 | Northern Illinois University | Delbert Hutton blows the layup | 42-45 |
| 16:27 | Northern Illinois University | Darrell Barnett tips it in | 44-45 |
| 16:16 | Eastern Michigan | Austin Steffen hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 44-45 |
| 16:14 | Northern Illinois University | John Seaberg snags the defensive board | 44-45 |
| 16:09 | Northern Illinois University | Delbert Hutton misses long on a floater from the left block | 44-45 |
| 16:08 | Eastern Michigan | Jaime Breidenthal gets the rebound | 44-45 |
| 15:54 | Eastern Michigan | Jaime Breidenthal misses badly on a runner from the left block | 44-45 |
| 15:52 | Northern Illinois University | The rebound goes to Darrell Barnett | 44-45 |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Delbert Hutton (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Tracey Robichaud (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Darrell Barnett (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Seaberg (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Brendan Dunkle (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Paul Smith (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Brian Osborn (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Davis (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Jaime Breidenthal (fresh) 7 reb. C - Austin Steffen (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Northern Illinois University | Darrell Barnett misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 44-45 |
| 15:36 | Northern Illinois University | Darrell Barnett grabs the offensive rebound | 44-45 |
| 15:14 | Northern Illinois University | Brendan Dunkle connects on the driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Tracey Robichaud | 46-45 |
| 14:54 | Eastern Michigan | Jaime Breidenthal scores on a floater from the right block set up by Thomas Davis and he's hacked by Brendan Dunkle - foul #2 on Brendan Dunkle, team foul #1 | 46-47 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Timothy Schuler (PG), Michael Wright (SG), Noah Blackwell (PF), Matthew Conner (C) Delbert Hutton, Tracey Robichaud, Darrell Barnett, Brendan Dunkle | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Mark Lang (PG), Dikembe Abdin (SG), Louis Hodges (PF), Tracy Hewitt (C) Paul Smith, Brian Osborn, Thomas Davis, Austin Steffen | |
| 14:54 | Eastern Michigan | Jaime Breidenthal makes the free throw | 46-48 |
| 14:41 | Northern Illinois University | Michael Wright hits a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Timothy Schuler | 49-48 |
| 14:32 | Eastern Michigan | Jaime Breidenthal scores on a jumper from the baseline set up by Tracy Hewitt | 49-50 |
| 14:15 | Northern Illinois University | John Seaberg can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 49-50 |
| 14:14 | Northern Illinois University | The offensive rebound goes to Matthew Conner | 49-50 |
| 13:59 | Northern Illinois University | Michael Wright misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 49-50 |
| 13:58 | Eastern Michigan | Louis Hodges snags the defensive board | 49-50 |
| 13:53 | Eastern Michigan | Dikembe Abdin misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 49-50 |
| 13:52 | Eastern Michigan | Tracy Hewitt tips it but misses | 49-50 |
| 13:51 | Eastern Michigan | Dikembe Abdin tips it back up and in | 49-52 |
| 13:36 | Northern Illinois University | Matthew Conner's pass is intercepted by Dikembe Abdin | 49-52 |
| 13:16 | Eastern Michigan | Louis Hodges scores on a 3 from straight away | 49-55 |
| 13:12 | Northern Illinois University | Timothy Schuler clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 49-55 |
| 13:10 | Northern Illinois University | Matthew Conner grabs the offensive rebound | 49-55 |
| 12:49 | Northern Illinois University | Timothy Schuler buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Michael Wright | 52-55 |
| 12:42 | Eastern Michigan | Mark Lang misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 52-55 |
| 12:40 | Northern Illinois University | John Seaberg gets the rebound | 52-55 |
| 12:35 | Northern Illinois University | Michael Wright scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Noah Blackwell | 55-55 |
| 12:22 | Eastern Michigan | Dikembe Abdin scores on a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Mark Lang | 55-57 |
| 12:12 | Northern Illinois University | Noah Blackwell blows the layup | 55-57 |
| 12:10 | Eastern Michigan | Tracy Hewitt pulls down the rebound | 55-57 |
| 11:46 | Eastern Michigan | Mark Lang misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 55-57 |
| 11:45 | Eastern Michigan | Louis Hodges snags the offensive board | 55-57 |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Timothy Schuler (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Michael Wright (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Seaberg (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Noah Blackwell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Matthew Conner (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Mark Lang (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Dikembe Abdin (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jaime Breidenthal (tiring) 5 pts. 7 reb. PF - Louis Hodges (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. C - Tracy Hewitt (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:30 | Eastern Michigan | Louis Hodges misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 55-57 |
| 11:28 | Northern Illinois University | Matthew Conner gets the rebound | 55-57 |
| 11:24 | Northern Illinois University | Timothy Schuler comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 55-57 |
| 11:23 | Eastern Michigan | The rebound goes to Louis Hodges | 55-57 |
| 11:01 | Eastern Michigan | Tracy Hewitt is hacked by Timothy Schuler - foul #1 on Timothy Schuler, team foul #2 | 55-57 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Delbert Hutton (PG), Tracey Robichaud (SG), Darrell Barnett (SF), Brendan Dunkle (PF), James Ellis (C) Timothy Schuler, Michael Wright, John Seaberg, Noah Blackwell, Matthew Conner | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Eugene Lemasters (PG), Brian Osborn (SG), Robert Vitela (SF), Thomas Davis (PF), Austin Steffen (C) Mark Lang, Dikembe Abdin, Jaime Breidenthal, Louis Hodges, Tracy Hewitt | |
| 10:47 | Eastern Michigan | Thomas Davis makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Vitela | 55-60 |
| 10:42 | Northern Illinois University | Delbert Hutton loses the ball out of bounds | 55-60 |
| 10:25 | Eastern Michigan | Austin Steffen buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Brian Osborn | 55-63 |
| 10:09 | Northern Illinois University | James Ellis drills a driving attempt in the lane set up by Darrell Barnett and he's fouled by Austin Steffen - foul #2 on Austin Steffen, team foul #3 | 57-63 |
| 10:09 | Northern Illinois University | James Ellis makes the free throw | 58-63 |
| 09:58 | Eastern Michigan | Brian Osborn's layup is rejected by Brendan Dunkle | 58-63 |
| 09:57 | Northern Illinois University | Brendan Dunkle snags the defensive board | 58-63 |
| 09:53 | Northern Illinois University | Tracey Robichaud misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 58-63 |
| 09:52 | Eastern Michigan | Eugene Lemasters grabs the defensive rebound | 58-63 |
| 09:39 | Eastern Michigan | Thomas Davis misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 58-63 |
| 09:37 | Northern Illinois University | James Ellis pulls down the rebound | 58-63 |
| 09:31 | Northern Illinois University | Brian Osborn is called for the reach on Tracey Robichaud - foul #1 on Brian Osborn, team foul #4 | 58-63 |
| 09:22 | Northern Illinois University | Tracey Robichaud clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 58-63 |
| 09:21 | Eastern Michigan | Eugene Lemasters gets the rebound | 58-63 |
| 09:04 | Eastern Michigan | James Ellis steals it from Brian Osborn | 58-63 |
| 08:57 | Northern Illinois University | Darrell Barnett is hacked by Robert Vitela - foul #4 on Robert Vitela, team foul #5 | 58-63 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Timothy Schuler (PG), Noah Blackwell (PF), Matthew Conner (C) Tracey Robichaud, Brendan Dunkle, James Ellis | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Mark Lang (PG) Robert Vitela | |
| 08:42 | Northern Illinois University | Delbert Hutton drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Matthew Conner | 61-63 |
| 08:19 | Eastern Michigan | Mark Lang hits a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Eugene Lemasters | 61-66 |
| 08:01 | Northern Illinois University | Delbert Hutton misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by Austin Steffen - foul #3 on Austin Steffen, team foul #6 | 61-66 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Michael Wright (SG) Darrell Barnett | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Duane Roehl (SG), Jaime Breidenthal (SF), Louis Hodges (PF), Tracy Hewitt (C) Brian Osborn, Thomas Davis, Austin Steffen, Eugene Lemasters | |
| 08:01 | Northern Illinois University | Delbert Hutton misses the 1st free throw | 61-66 |
| 08:01 | Northern Illinois University | Delbert Hutton makes the 2nd free throw | 62-66 |
| 07:38 | Eastern Michigan | Duane Roehl drills a floater in the paint set up by Mark Lang | 62-68 |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Timothy Schuler (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Michael Wright (fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. SF - Delbert Hutton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Noah Blackwell (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Matthew Conner (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 11 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Mark Lang (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Duane Roehl (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jaime Breidenthal (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. PF - Louis Hodges (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. C - Tracy Hewitt (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:33 | Northern Illinois University | Michael Wright misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 62-68 |
| 07:32 | Eastern Michigan | Jaime Breidenthal gets the rebound | 62-68 |
| 07:10 | Eastern Michigan | Delbert Hutton steals it from Jaime Breidenthal | 62-68 |
| 06:54 | Northern Illinois University | Matthew Conner misses the driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by Jaime Breidenthal - foul #3 on Jaime Breidenthal, team foul #7 | 62-68 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Tracey Robichaud (PG), Anthony Bailey (SF), Brendan Dunkle (PF) Timothy Schuler, Delbert Hutton, Noah Blackwell | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Eugene Lemasters (PG), Dikembe Abdin (SG), Robert Vitela (SF) Mark Lang, Duane Roehl, Jaime Breidenthal | |
| 06:54 | Northern Illinois University | Matthew Conner makes the 1st free throw | 63-68 |
| 06:54 | Northern Illinois University | Matthew Conner makes the 2nd free throw | 64-68 |
| 06:26 | Eastern Michigan | Eugene Lemasters is fouled on the floor by Tracey Robichaud - foul #1 on Tracey Robichaud, team foul #3 | 64-68 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Matthew Reed (SG), Darrell Barnett (SF), James Ellis (C) Michael Wright, Anthony Bailey, Matthew Conner | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Thomas Davis (PF) Louis Hodges | |
| 06:09 | Eastern Michigan | Thomas Davis's pass is intercepted by Matthew Reed | 64-68 |
| 05:53 | Northern Illinois University | Darrell Barnett misses the floater from the left block | 64-68 |
| 05:52 | Eastern Michigan | The rebound goes to Tracy Hewitt | 64-68 |
| 05:32 | Eastern Michigan | Thomas Davis knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing | 64-71 |
| 05:16 | Northern Illinois University | Tracey Robichaud throws a bad pass out of bounds | 64-71 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Timothy Schuler (PG), Michael Wright (SG), Noah Blackwell (PF), John Seaberg (C) Tracey Robichaud, Matthew Reed, Brendan Dunkle, James Ellis | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Mark Lang (PG), Louis Hodges (PF), Austin Steffen (C) Eugene Lemasters, Thomas Davis, Tracy Hewitt | |
| 04:52 | Eastern Michigan | Mark Lang's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 64-71 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Delbert Hutton (SF) Darrell Barnett | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Jaime Breidenthal (C) Austin Steffen | |
| 04:44 | Northern Illinois University | Michael Wright is hacked by Louis Hodges - foul #1 on Louis Hodges, team foul #8 | 64-71 |
| 04:44 | Northern Illinois University | Michael Wright makes the 1st free throw | 65-71 |
| 04:44 | Northern Illinois University | Michael Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 66-71 |
| 04:21 | Eastern Michigan | Jaime Breidenthal is hacked by John Seaberg - foul #2 on John Seaberg, team foul #4 | 66-71 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Brian Osborn (SG), Austin Steffen (C) Dikembe Abdin, Robert Vitela | |
| 04:04 | Eastern Michigan | John Seaberg is called for the reach on Brian Osborn - foul #3 on John Seaberg, team foul #5 | 66-71 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Matthew Conner (C) Delbert Hutton | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| 03:56 | Eastern Michigan | Mark Lang misses long on a jumper from the baseline but the foul's on Timothy Schuler - foul #2 on Timothy Schuler, team foul #6 | 66-71 |
| 03:56 | Eastern Michigan | Mark Lang makes the 1st free throw | 66-72 |
| 03:56 | Eastern Michigan | Mark Lang makes the 2nd free throw | 66-73 |
| 03:35 | Northern Illinois University | Timothy Schuler clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 66-73 |
| 03:34 | Eastern Michigan | Brian Osborn snags the defensive board | 66-73 |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Timothy Schuler (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Michael Wright (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Seaberg (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Noah Blackwell (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Matthew Conner (fresh) 12 pts. 11 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Mark Lang (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Brian Osborn (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jaime Breidenthal (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. PF - Louis Hodges (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. C - Austin Steffen (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:05 | Eastern Michigan | Jaime Breidenthal buries a shot from the baseline on a great pass from Brian Osborn | 66-75 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:52 | Northern Illinois University | Austin Steffen is called for the reach on Michael Wright - foul #4 on Austin Steffen, team foul #9 | 66-75 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Delbert Hutton (PG), Darrell Barnett (SF), Brendan Dunkle (PF) Timothy Schuler, John Seaberg, Noah Blackwell | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Eugene Lemasters (PG), Dikembe Abdin (SG), Robert Vitela (SF), Tracy Hewitt (C) Mark Lang, Brian Osborn, Jaime Breidenthal, Louis Hodges | |
| 02:52 | Northern Illinois University | Michael Wright makes the 1st free throw | 67-75 |
| 02:52 | Northern Illinois University | Michael Wright misses the 2nd free throw | 67-75 |
| 02:52 | Eastern Michigan | The rebound goes to Dikembe Abdin | 67-75 |
| 02:52 | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-75 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:38 | Eastern Michigan | Dikembe Abdin's fadeaway is rejected by Matthew Conner | 67-75 |
| 02:37 | Eastern Michigan | Tracy Hewitt misses the tip | 67-75 |
| 02:36 | Northern Illinois University | Darrell Barnett snags the defensive board | 67-75 |
| 02:36 | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-75 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Timothy Schuler (PG), Noah Blackwell (PF) Delbert Hutton, Brendan Dunkle | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Mark Lang (PG), Louis Hodges (PF) Eugene Lemasters, Austin Steffen | |
| 02:18 | Northern Illinois University | Michael Wright connects on the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Darrell Barnett | 70-75 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:00 | Eastern Michigan | Dikembe Abdin misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Noah Blackwell - foul #2 on Noah Blackwell, team foul #7 | 70-75 |
| 02:00 | Eastern Michigan | Dikembe Abdin misses the 1st free throw | 70-75 |
| 02:00 | Eastern Michigan | Dikembe Abdin makes the 2nd free throw | 70-76 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:50 | Northern Illinois University | Darrell Barnett knocks in the jumper from the left block set up by Timothy Schuler | 72-76 |
| 01:35 | Eastern Michigan | Tracy Hewitt blows the layup | 72-76 |
| 01:33 | Eastern Michigan | Louis Hodges can't tip it in | 72-76 |
| 01:31 | Northern Illinois University | The rebound goes to Noah Blackwell | 72-76 |
| 01:27 | Northern Illinois University | Timothy Schuler makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Matthew Conner | 75-76 |
| 01:04 | Eastern Michigan | Robert Vitela misses the 3 from the right corner but he's hacked by Timothy Schuler - foul #3 on Timothy Schuler, team foul #8 | 75-76 |
| 01:04 | Eastern Michigan | Robert Vitela misses the 1st free throw | 75-76 |
| 01:04 | Eastern Michigan | Robert Vitela misses the 2nd free throw | 75-76 |
| 01:04 | Eastern Michigan | Robert Vitela makes the 3rd free throw | 75-77 |
| 00:44 | Northern Illinois University | Michael Wright hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Timothy Schuler | 78-77 |
| 00:28 | Eastern Michigan | Louis Hodges scores on a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Robert Vitela | 78-79 |
| 00:17 | Northern Illinois University | The pull-up jumper by Timothy Schuler is blocked by Tracy Hewitt | 78-79 |
| 00:16 | Northern Illinois University | Matthew Conner tips it but misses | 78-79 |
| 00:15 | Northern Illinois University | Matthew Conner tips it but misses | 78-79 |
| 00:13 | Northern Illinois University | Matthew Conner tips it back up and in | 80-79 |
| 00:06 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Wright steals the ball from Mark Lang | 80-79 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:03 | Northern Illinois University | Mark Lang is called for the reach on Noah Blackwell in the backcourt - foul #4 on Mark Lang, team foul #10 | 80-79 |
| 00:03 | Northern Illinois University | Noah Blackwell makes the 1st free throw | 81-79 |
| 00:03 | Northern Illinois University | Noah Blackwell makes the 2nd free throw | 82-79 |
| 00:03 | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 82-79 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Eastern Michigan | Mark Lang misses the halfcourt shot | 82-79 |