| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Gerald Tincher (fresh) SG - Wilbert Smith (fresh) SF - Norman Young (fresh) PF - Fred Morris (fresh) C - Keith Osbourn (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Larry Byrd (fresh) SG - Raymond Younger (fresh) SF - David Brown (fresh) PF - Clarence Ferris (fresh) C - Jefferey Purcell (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Ohio | Keith Osbourn wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:42 | Ohio | Norman Young hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Northern Illinois University | Clarence Ferris snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | Northern Illinois University | David Brown is by himself and knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Raymond Younger | 0-3 |
| 19:16 | Ohio | Wilbert Smith buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Fred Morris | 3-3 |
| 19:14 | Northern Illinois University | Gerald Tincher steals the ball from Larry Byrd in the backcourt | 3-3 |
| 19:11 | Ohio | Gerald Tincher lays it up and in | 5-3 |
| 18:47 | Northern Illinois University | David Brown misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 5-3 |
| 18:45 | Ohio | Keith Osbourn gets the rebound | 5-3 |
| 18:24 | Ohio | Fred Morris connects on the fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Norman Young and he's fouled by David Brown - foul #1 on David Brown, team foul #1 | 7-3 |
| 18:24 | Ohio | Fred Morris misses the free throw | 7-3 |
| 18:24 | Northern Illinois University | Clarence Ferris snags the defensive board | 7-3 |
| 18:13 | Northern Illinois University | Fred Morris takes the ball from David Brown | 7-3 |
| 17:57 | Ohio | Fred Morris misses badly on a runner from the baseline but he's hacked by Clarence Ferris - foul #1 on Clarence Ferris, team foul #2 | 7-3 |
| Subs | Ohio | Brian Barr (PG), Louis Parsons (SG), Raymond Maddox (SF), Michael Kesterson (C) Gerald Tincher, Wilbert Smith, Norman Young, Keith Osbourn | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Reed Eaton (PG), Leonard Elias (SF), Kevin Saville (PF), Shon Behling (C) Larry Byrd, David Brown, Clarence Ferris, Jefferey Purcell | |
| 17:57 | Ohio | Fred Morris misses the 1st free throw | 7-3 |
| 17:57 | Ohio | Fred Morris misses the 2nd free throw | 7-3 |
| 17:57 | Northern Illinois University | Kevin Saville grabs the board | 7-3 |
| 17:55 | Northern Illinois University | Raymond Younger is hacked by Brian Barr in the backcourt - foul #1 on Brian Barr, team foul #1 | 7-3 |
| Subs | Ohio | Bradley Ballard (PF) Fred Morris | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| 17:41 | Northern Illinois University | Leonard Elias clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 7-3 |
| 17:40 | Ohio | The rebound goes to Michael Kesterson | 7-3 |
| 17:33 | Ohio | Louis Parsons's pass is intercepted by Raymond Younger | 7-3 |
| 17:13 | Northern Illinois University | Reed Eaton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 7-3 |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Frank Kubiak (SG) Raymond Younger | |
| 17:00 | Ohio | The jump hook by Michael Kesterson is blocked by Kevin Saville | 7-3 |
| 16:59 | Ohio | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Kesterson | 7-3 |
| 16:50 | Ohio | Bradley Ballard scores on a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Brian Barr | 10-3 |
| 16:44 | Northern Illinois University | Frank Kubiak buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Reed Eaton | 10-6 |
| 16:29 | Ohio | Louis Parsons knocks in the jumper from the right block | 12-6 |
| 16:27 | Northern Illinois University | Louis Parsons picks off the pass by Reed Eaton in the backcourt | 12-6 |
| 16:25 | Ohio | Brian Barr lays it in set up by Louis Parsons | 14-6 |
| 16:19 | Northern Illinois University | Leonard Elias comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 14-6 |
| 16:17 | Ohio | Michael Kesterson snags the defensive board | 14-6 |
| 15:50 | Ohio | Raymond Maddox is hacked by Shon Behling - foul #1 on Shon Behling, team foul #3 | 14-6 |
| Subs | Ohio | Gerald Tincher (PG), Wilbert Smith (SG), Norman Young (SF), Fred Morris (PF), Keith Osbourn (C) Brian Barr, Louis Parsons, Raymond Maddox, Bradley Ballard, Michael Kesterson | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Larry Byrd (PG), Raymond Younger (SG), David Brown (SF), Clarence Ferris (PF), Jefferey Purcell (C) Reed Eaton, Frank Kubiak, Leonard Elias, Kevin Saville, Shon Behling | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Gerald Tincher (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Wilbert Smith (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Norman Young (fresh) PF - Fred Morris (fresh) 2 pts. C - Keith Osbourn (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Larry Byrd (fresh) SG - Raymond Younger (fresh) 1 ast. SF - David Brown (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Clarence Ferris (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jefferey Purcell (fresh) | |
| 15:30 | Ohio | Gerald Tincher hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 14-6 |
| 15:29 | Northern Illinois University | Clarence Ferris pulls down the rebound | 14-6 |
| 15:24 | Northern Illinois University | Larry Byrd misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 14-6 |
| 15:23 | Northern Illinois University | Clarence Ferris gets the offensive rebound | 14-6 |
| 15:11 | Northern Illinois University | Clarence Ferris hits a wide open floater from the left block on a great pass from Raymond Younger | 14-8 |
| 14:49 | Ohio | Fred Morris hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Gerald Tincher | 16-8 |
| 14:28 | Northern Illinois University | Clarence Ferris misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 16-8 |
| 14:27 | Northern Illinois University | Raymond Younger gets the offensive rebound | 16-8 |
| 14:18 | Northern Illinois University | Jefferey Purcell scores on a jumper near the basket set up by Larry Byrd | 16-10 |
| 14:03 | Ohio | Norman Young's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 16-10 |
| Subs | Ohio | Louis Parsons (SF), Carlos Levine (PF) Norman Young, Fred Morris | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Reed Eaton (PG), Frank Kubiak (SG), Woodrow Campbell (SF), Kevin Saville (PF), Leonard Elias (C) Larry Byrd, Raymond Younger, David Brown, Clarence Ferris, Jefferey Purcell | |
| 13:45 | Northern Illinois University | Frank Kubiak's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 16-10 |
| 13:27 | Ohio | Gerald Tincher comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 16-10 |
| 13:26 | Northern Illinois University | Leonard Elias grabs the defensive rebound | 16-10 |
| 13:16 | Northern Illinois University | Frank Kubiak is called for 10 seconds | 16-10 |
| Subs | Ohio | Michael Kesterson (C) Keith Osbourn | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Raymond Younger (SG), Shon Behling (C) Frank Kubiak, Woodrow Campbell | |
| 13:02 | Ohio | Michael Kesterson misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 16-10 |
| 13:00 | Northern Illinois University | Kevin Saville grabs the defensive rebound | 16-10 |
| 12:55 | Northern Illinois University | Raymond Younger misses badly on a floater from close range but he's hacked by Wilbert Smith - foul #1 on Wilbert Smith, team foul #2 | 16-10 |
| Subs | Ohio | Norman Young (SF) Louis Parsons | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| 12:55 | Northern Illinois University | Raymond Younger makes the 1st free throw | 16-11 |
| 12:55 | Northern Illinois University | Raymond Younger makes the 2nd free throw | 16-12 |
| 12:42 | Ohio | Gerald Tincher knocks in the shot from the left wing | 18-12 |
| 12:13 | Northern Illinois University | Leonard Elias misses badly on a floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Carlos Levine - foul #1 on Carlos Levine, team foul #3 | 18-12 |
| Subs | Ohio | Brian Barr (PG), Raymond Maddox (SG), Fred Morris (PF), Bradley Ballard (C) Gerald Tincher, Wilbert Smith, Carlos Levine, Michael Kesterson | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Larry Byrd (PG), Clarence Ferris (PF), Jefferey Purcell (C) Reed Eaton, Kevin Saville, Shon Behling | |
| 12:13 | Northern Illinois University | Leonard Elias misses the 1st free throw | 18-12 |
| 12:13 | Northern Illinois University | Leonard Elias makes the 2nd free throw | 18-13 |
| 11:59 | Ohio | Larry Byrd is called for the reach on Bradley Ballard - foul #1 on Larry Byrd, team foul #4 | 18-13 |
| Subs | Ohio | Louis Parsons (SG) Norman Young | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Frank Kubiak (SG), David Brown (SF) Raymond Younger, Leonard Elias | |
| 11:38 | Ohio | Brian Barr is hacked by David Brown - foul #2 on David Brown, team foul #5 | 18-13 |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Woodrow Campbell (SF) David Brown | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Brian Barr (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Louis Parsons (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Raymond Maddox (fresh) PF - Fred Morris (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Bradley Ballard (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Larry Byrd (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Frank Kubiak (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Woodrow Campbell (fresh) PF - Clarence Ferris (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Jefferey Purcell (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:20 | Ohio | Raymond Maddox is hacked by Woodrow Campbell - foul #1 on Woodrow Campbell, team foul #6 | 18-13 |
| Subs | Ohio | Keith Osbourn (C) Fred Morris | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| 10:55 | Ohio | Louis Parsons scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Brian Barr | 20-13 |
| 10:45 | Northern Illinois University | Clarence Ferris can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Brian Barr - foul #2 on Brian Barr, team foul #4 | 20-13 |
| Subs | Ohio | Gerald Tincher (PG), Wilbert Smith (SG), Norman Young (SF), Fred Morris (PF) Louis Parsons, Brian Barr, Raymond Maddox, Bradley Ballard | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Reed Eaton (PG), Raymond Younger (SG), Leonard Elias (SF), Kevin Saville (C) Larry Byrd, Frank Kubiak, Woodrow Campbell, Jefferey Purcell | |
| 10:45 | Northern Illinois University | Clarence Ferris misses the 1st free throw | 20-13 |
| 10:45 | Northern Illinois University | Clarence Ferris makes the 2nd free throw | 20-14 |
| 10:33 | Ohio | Gerald Tincher buries a runner from the left block on a nice dish by Norman Young | 22-14 |
| 10:14 | Northern Illinois University | Reed Eaton can't connect on an uncontested 3pt attempt from the right wing | 22-14 |
| 10:12 | Northern Illinois University | Leonard Elias tips it back up and in | 22-16 |
| 09:50 | Ohio | Leonard Elias is called for the reach on Norman Young - foul #1 on Leonard Elias, team foul #7 | 22-16 |
| Subs | Ohio | Carlos Levine (PF), Michael Kesterson (C) Fred Morris, Keith Osbourn | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Shon Behling (C) Clarence Ferris | |
| 09:50 | Ohio | Norman Young makes the 1st free throw | 23-16 |
| 09:50 | Ohio | Norman Young misses the 2nd free throw | 23-16 |
| 09:50 | Northern Illinois University | Kevin Saville pulls down the rebound | 23-16 |
| 09:31 | Northern Illinois University | Shon Behling travels with the ball | 23-16 |
| Subs | Ohio | Louis Parsons (SG) Wilbert Smith | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Woodrow Campbell (SF) Kevin Saville | |
| 09:16 | Ohio | Shon Behling is called for the reach on Michael Kesterson - foul #2 on Shon Behling, team foul #8 | 23-16 |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Larry Byrd (PG), Jefferey Purcell (C) Reed Eaton, Shon Behling | |
| 09:16 | Ohio | Michael Kesterson makes the 1st free throw | 24-16 |
| 09:16 | Ohio | Michael Kesterson makes the 2nd free throw | 25-16 |
| 09:14 | Northern Illinois University | Raymond Younger's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 25-16 |
| 09:05 | Ohio | Louis Parsons misses the easy layup | 25-16 |
| 09:04 | Northern Illinois University | Leonard Elias grabs the board | 25-16 |
| 08:57 | Northern Illinois University | Raymond Younger misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 25-16 |
| 08:55 | Ohio | The rebound goes to Norman Young | 25-16 |
| 08:38 | Ohio | Leonard Elias picks off the pass by Louis Parsons | 25-16 |
| 08:19 | Northern Illinois University | Michael Kesterson steals it from Jefferey Purcell | 25-16 |
| 07:58 | Ohio | Louis Parsons hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block but he's hacked by Raymond Younger - foul #1 on Raymond Younger, team foul #9 | 25-16 |
| Subs | Ohio | Wilbert Smith (SG), Raymond Maddox (SF), Fred Morris (PF), Bradley Ballard (C) Gerald Tincher, Norman Young, Carlos Levine, Michael Kesterson | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Reed Eaton (PG), Frank Kubiak (SG), Clarence Ferris (PF), Kevin Saville (C) Larry Byrd, Raymond Younger, Leonard Elias, Jefferey Purcell | |
| 07:58 | Ohio | Louis Parsons makes the 1st free throw | 26-16 |
| 07:58 | Ohio | Louis Parsons misses the 2nd free throw | 26-16 |
| 07:58 | Northern Illinois University | Clarence Ferris pulls down the rebound | 26-16 |
| 07:40 | Northern Illinois University | Woodrow Campbell knocks in the 3 from the left wing | 26-19 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Louis Parsons (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wilbert Smith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Raymond Maddox (fresh) PF - Fred Morris (fresh) 4 pts. C - Bradley Ballard (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Reed Eaton (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Frank Kubiak (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Woodrow Campbell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Clarence Ferris (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Kevin Saville (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:18 | Ohio | Louis Parsons is fouled on the floor by Reed Eaton - foul #1 on Reed Eaton, team foul #10 | 26-19 |
| Subs | Ohio | Keith Osbourn (C) Fred Morris | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | William Roach (SF) Woodrow Campbell | |
| 07:18 | Ohio | Louis Parsons makes the 1st free throw | 27-19 |
| 07:18 | Ohio | Louis Parsons misses the 2nd free throw | 27-19 |
| 07:18 | Northern Illinois University | The rebound goes to Clarence Ferris | 27-19 |
| 06:59 | Northern Illinois University | Reed Eaton misses short on an open pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 27-19 |
| 06:58 | Ohio | Wilbert Smith grabs the board | 27-19 |
| 06:47 | Ohio | Keith Osbourn is whistled for a carry | 27-19 |
| Subs | Ohio | Norman Young (SF) Louis Parsons | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| 06:45 | Northern Illinois University | Frank Kubiak is hacked by Norman Young in the backcourt - foul #1 on Norman Young, team foul #5 | 27-19 |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Raymond Younger (SG) Frank Kubiak | |
| 06:34 | Northern Illinois University | Norman Young is called for the reach on William Roach - foul #2 on Norman Young, team foul #6 | 27-19 |
| Subs | Ohio | Gerald Tincher (PG), Louis Parsons (SF), Carlos Levine (PF) Raymond Maddox, Norman Young, Bradley Ballard | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Larry Byrd (PG), Jefferey Purcell (C) Reed Eaton, Clarence Ferris | |
| 06:13 | Northern Illinois University | William Roach is hacked by Louis Parsons - foul #1 on Louis Parsons, team foul #7 | 27-19 |
| Subs | Ohio | Michael Kesterson (C) Keith Osbourn | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Leonard Elias (PF) Kevin Saville | |
| 06:13 | Northern Illinois University | William Roach makes the 1st free throw | 27-20 |
| 06:13 | Northern Illinois University | William Roach makes the 2nd free throw | 27-21 |
| 05:51 | Ohio | Louis Parsons lays it up and in | 29-21 |
| 05:33 | Northern Illinois University | The refs have stopped play. William Roach is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his knee. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 29-21 |
| Subs | Ohio | Fred Morris (PF) Carlos Levine | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Reed Eaton (PG), Frank Kubiak (SG), Woodrow Campbell (SF), Clarence Ferris (PF) Larry Byrd, Raymond Younger, William Roach, Jefferey Purcell | |
| 05:23 | Northern Illinois University | Leonard Elias's fadeaway is rejected by Fred Morris | 29-21 |
| 05:21 | Northern Illinois University | Clarence Ferris snags the offensive board | 29-21 |
| 05:07 | Northern Illinois University | Clarence Ferris connects on the shot in the lane | 29-23 |
| 04:44 | Ohio | Louis Parsons hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 29-23 |
| 04:42 | Ohio | Gerald Tincher pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-23 |
| 04:26 | Ohio | Fred Morris drills a turnaround in the lane set up by Gerald Tincher | 31-23 |
| 04:05 | Northern Illinois University | Reed Eaton hits a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Woodrow Campbell | 31-25 |
| 03:50 | Ohio | Louis Parsons misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 31-25 |
| 03:48 | Ohio | Fred Morris tips it home | 33-25 |
| 03:32 | Northern Illinois University | Woodrow Campbell drills a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Reed Eaton | 33-27 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Gerald Tincher (tired) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Wilbert Smith (tired) 3 pts. SF - Louis Parsons (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Fred Morris (fairly fresh) 8 pts. C - Michael Kesterson (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Reed Eaton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Frank Kubiak (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Woodrow Campbell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Clarence Ferris (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Leonard Elias (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:19 | Ohio | Reed Eaton is called for the reach on Gerald Tincher - foul #2 on Reed Eaton, team foul #11 | 33-27 |
| Subs | Ohio | Brian Barr (SG), Norman Young (SF), Bradley Ballard (PF), Keith Osbourn (C) Wilbert Smith, Louis Parsons, Fred Morris, Michael Kesterson | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Larry Byrd (PG), Raymond Younger (SG), David Brown (SF), Kevin Saville (PF), Jefferey Purcell (C) Reed Eaton, Frank Kubiak, Woodrow Campbell, Clarence Ferris, Leonard Elias | |
| 03:19 | Ohio | Gerald Tincher misses the 1st free throw | 33-27 |
| 03:19 | Ohio | Gerald Tincher misses the 2nd free throw | 33-27 |
| 03:19 | Northern Illinois University | The rebound goes to Jefferey Purcell | 33-27 |
| 03:03 | Northern Illinois University | David Brown misses the wide open 3pt attempt from the right wing | 33-27 |
| 03:02 | Ohio | Keith Osbourn pulls down the rebound | 33-27 |
| 02:54 | Ohio | Brian Barr hits a jumper from the right wing set up by Bradley Ballard | 35-27 |
| 02:48 | Northern Illinois University | Jefferey Purcell misses long on a jumper in the lane | 35-27 |
| 02:46 | Ohio | Bradley Ballard grabs the defensive rebound | 35-27 |
| 02:40 | Ohio | Bradley Ballard hits the finger roll on a great pass from Norman Young and he's fouled by Kevin Saville - foul #1 on Kevin Saville, team foul #12 | 37-27 |
| Subs | Ohio | Raymond Maddox (SG) Gerald Tincher | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| 02:40 | Ohio | Bradley Ballard makes the free throw | 38-27 |
| 02:28 | Northern Illinois University | Kevin Saville can't connect on an uncontested jumper from the free throw line | 38-27 |
| 02:27 | Ohio | Bradley Ballard grabs the board | 38-27 |
| 02:12 | Ohio | Bradley Ballard misses long on a 3 from straight away | 38-27 |
| 02:11 | Northern Illinois University | Larry Byrd snags the defensive board | 38-27 |
| 02:07 | Northern Illinois University | Raymond Younger connects on the jumper from close range on a great pass from Larry Byrd and he's hacked by Bradley Ballard - foul #1 on Bradley Ballard, team foul #8 | 38-29 |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Shon Behling (C) Jefferey Purcell | |
| 02:07 | Northern Illinois University | Raymond Younger makes the free throw | 38-30 |
| 01:54 | Ohio | Keith Osbourn can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 38-30 |
| 01:53 | Northern Illinois University | Larry Byrd grabs the defensive rebound | 38-30 |
| 01:47 | Northern Illinois University | The short jumper by Kevin Saville is denied by Keith Osbourn | 38-30 |
| 01:45 | Northern Illinois University | Kevin Saville tips it back up and in | 38-32 |
| 01:21 | Ohio | Keith Osbourn misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane | 38-32 |
| 01:20 | Ohio | Raymond Maddox tips it back up and in | 40-32 |
| 01:18 | Northern Illinois University | Larry Byrd is fouled in the backcourt by Raymond Maddox - foul #1 on Raymond Maddox, team foul #9 | 40-32 |
| Subs | Ohio | Wilbert Smith (SG), Fred Morris (PF) Raymond Maddox, Bradley Ballard | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Leonard Elias (SF), Jefferey Purcell (C) David Brown, Kevin Saville | |
| 01:18 | Northern Illinois University | Larry Byrd makes the 1st free throw | 40-33 |
| 01:18 | Northern Illinois University | Larry Byrd makes the 2nd free throw | 40-34 |
| 00:59 | Ohio | Wilbert Smith makes the jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Fred Morris | 42-34 |
| 00:38 | Northern Illinois University | Wilbert Smith picks off the pass by Raymond Younger | 42-34 |
| 00:22 | Ohio | Fred Morris misses long on a jumper near the basket | 42-34 |
| 00:21 | Northern Illinois University | Jefferey Purcell pulls down the rebound | 42-34 |
| 00:19 | Northern Illinois University | Raymond Younger is fouled in the backcourt by Wilbert Smith - foul #2 on Wilbert Smith, team foul #10 | 42-34 |
| Subs | Ohio | Carlos Levine (PF), Michael Kesterson (C) Fred Morris, Keith Osbourn | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Reed Eaton (PG), Woodrow Campbell (SF), Kevin Saville (PF) Larry Byrd, Shon Behling, Jefferey Purcell | |
| 00:19 | Northern Illinois University | Raymond Younger makes the 1st free throw | 42-35 |
| 00:19 | Northern Illinois University | Raymond Younger makes the 2nd free throw | 42-36 |
| 00:05 | Ohio | Carlos Levine misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 42-36 |
| 00:03 | Northern Illinois University | Raymond Younger grabs the defensive rebound | 42-36 |
| 00:00 | Northern Illinois University | Raymond Younger clanks a halfcourt shot | 42-36 |