| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Carl Liles (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Alfred Ferranti (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harold Collins (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Louis Greenwood (fresh) 3 pts. C - Luis Cruz (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Oklahoma State | PG - Jerry Kelley (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Marar Masudi (fresh) 4 pts. SF - David Green (fresh) 5 ast. PF - Eric Harding (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Rudy Dodson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northern Illinois University | Harold Collins inbounds the ball | 24-30 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:39 | Northern Illinois University | Alfred Ferranti is denied on a layup by Eric Harding | 24-30 |
| 19:38 | Northern Illinois University | Luis Cruz snags the offensive board | 24-30 |
| 19:23 | Northern Illinois University | Marar Masudi is called for the reach on Alfred Ferranti - foul #2 on Marar Masudi, team foul #1 | 24-30 |
| 19:01 | Northern Illinois University | Luis Cruz comes up short on the shot from the right side | 24-30 |
| 18:59 | Northern Illinois University | Alfred Ferranti pulls down the offensive rebound | 24-30 |
| 18:38 | Northern Illinois University | Harold Collins is called for traveling | 24-30 |
| 18:22 | Oklahoma State | Eric Harding misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Alfred Ferranti - foul #2 on Alfred Ferranti, team foul #1 | 24-30 |
| 18:22 | Oklahoma State | Eric Harding makes the 1st free throw | 24-31 |
| 18:22 | Oklahoma State | Eric Harding misses the 2nd free throw | 24-31 |
| 18:22 | Northern Illinois University | Luis Cruz pulls down the rebound | 24-31 |
| 18:05 | Northern Illinois University | Carl Liles is fouled on the floor by David Green as he's doubleteamed - foul #1 on David Green, team foul #2 | 24-31 |
| 17:41 | Northern Illinois University | Alfred Ferranti can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 24-31 |
| 17:39 | Oklahoma State | Rudy Dodson snags the defensive board | 24-31 |
| 17:26 | Oklahoma State | Marar Masudi misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 24-31 |
| 17:24 | Northern Illinois University | Carl Liles pulls down the rebound | 24-31 |
| 16:58 | Northern Illinois University | David Green is called for the reach on Harold Collins - foul #2 on David Green, team foul #3 | 24-31 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Kim Bisson (PF) Alfred Ferranti | |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | Christopher Simmons (SG), Ryan Murphy (PF) Marar Masudi, David Green | |
| 16:44 | Northern Illinois University | Carl Liles shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the shot from the right side | 24-31 |
| 16:42 | Northern Illinois University | Louis Greenwood tips it in | 26-31 |
| 16:25 | Oklahoma State | Luis Cruz steals the ball from Jerry Kelley | 26-31 |
| 15:58 | Northern Illinois University | Carl Liles shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 29-31 |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Carl Liles (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Harold Collins (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Louis Greenwood (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Kim Bisson (fresh) C - Luis Cruz (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Oklahoma State | PG - Jerry Kelley (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Simmons (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Eric Harding (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - Ryan Murphy (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Rudy Dodson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Oklahoma State | Christopher Simmons comes up short on the jumper from the left block | 29-31 |
| 15:42 | Oklahoma State | Eric Harding grabs the offensive board | 29-31 |
| 15:30 | Oklahoma State | Kim Bisson swats the short shot by Eric Harding | 29-31 |
| 15:28 | Northern Illinois University | Kim Bisson snags the defensive board | 29-31 |
| 15:01 | Northern Illinois University | Carl Liles misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 29-31 |
| 15:00 | Northern Illinois University | The offensive rebound goes to Luis Cruz | 29-31 |
| 14:35 | Northern Illinois University | The short jumper by Luis Cruz is denied by Rudy Dodson | 29-31 |
| 14:34 | Oklahoma State | Eric Harding grabs the defensive rebound | 29-31 |
| 14:12 | Oklahoma State | Rudy Dodson misses badly on a floater from the baseline | 29-31 |
| 14:10 | Northern Illinois University | The rebound goes to Luis Cruz | 29-31 |
| 14:04 | Northern Illinois University | Kim Bisson misses the floater from the right side | 29-31 |
| 14:03 | Oklahoma State | Ryan Murphy pulls down the rebound | 29-31 |
| 13:39 | Oklahoma State | Christopher Simmons misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 29-31 |
| 13:38 | Northern Illinois University | The rebound goes to Luis Cruz | 29-31 |
| 13:34 | Northern Illinois University | Carl Liles evades the doubleteam and hits a jumper in the paint and he's fouled by Jerry Kelley - foul #1 on Jerry Kelley, team foul #4 | 31-31 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Alfred Ferranti (SG), Joshua Moore (SF), Kenneth Stewart (PF), Kenneth Hayden (C) Harold Collins, Louis Greenwood, Kim Bisson, Luis Cruz | |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | Walter Lederman (PG), Marar Masudi (SG), David Green (SF), Benjamin Flowers (C) Jerry Kelley, Christopher Simmons, Eric Harding, Rudy Dodson | |
| 13:34 | Northern Illinois University | Carl Liles makes the free throw | 32-31 |
| 13:10 | Oklahoma State | David Green misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Kenneth Hayden - foul #1 on Kenneth Hayden, team foul #2 | 32-31 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Eddie Buck (PG) Carl Liles | |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | Jack Manley (C) Ryan Murphy | |
| 13:10 | Oklahoma State | David Green misses the 1st free throw | 32-31 |
| 13:10 | Oklahoma State | David Green makes the 2nd free throw | 32-32 |
| 12:53 | Northern Illinois University | Kenneth Hayden misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 32-32 |
| 12:52 | Oklahoma State | Benjamin Flowers pulls down the rebound | 32-32 |
| 12:47 | Oklahoma State | Marar Masudi hits a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Walter Lederman and he's fouled by Kenneth Hayden - foul #2 on Kenneth Hayden, team foul #3 | 32-34 |
| 12:47 | Oklahoma State | Marar Masudi misses the free throw | 32-34 |
| 12:47 | Northern Illinois University | Kenneth Hayden pulls down the rebound | 32-34 |
| 12:26 | Northern Illinois University | Alfred Ferranti evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 32-34 |
| 12:25 | Oklahoma State | Marar Masudi grabs the board | 32-34 |
| 12:10 | Oklahoma State | Marar Masudi's fadeaway is rejected by Kenneth Stewart | 32-34 |
| 12:08 | Northern Illinois University | The rebound goes to Kenneth Hayden | 32-34 |
| 11:42 | Northern Illinois University | Alfred Ferranti works out of a doubleteam and scores on a floater from the free throw line | 34-34 |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Eddie Buck (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Alfred Ferranti (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joshua Moore (fresh) PF - Kenneth Stewart (fresh) C - Kenneth Hayden (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Oklahoma State | PG - Walter Lederman (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Marar Masudi (fresh) 6 pts. SF - David Green (fresh) 1 pts. 5 ast. PF - Benjamin Flowers (fresh) 3 reb. C - Jack Manley (fresh) | |
| 11:28 | Oklahoma State | Benjamin Flowers hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block | 34-34 |
| 11:27 | Oklahoma State | Benjamin Flowers hits the follow up shot | 34-36 |
| 11:05 | Northern Illinois University | Marar Masudi picks off the pass by Joshua Moore | 34-36 |
| 11:02 | Oklahoma State | Marar Masudi lays it in | 34-38 |
| 10:56 | Northern Illinois University | Kenneth Stewart travels with the ball | 34-38 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Carl Liles (PG), Harold Collins (SF), Louis Greenwood (PF), Kim Bisson (C) Eddie Buck, Joshua Moore, Kenneth Stewart, Kenneth Hayden | |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | Jerry Kelley (PG), Ryan Murphy (PF), Rudy Dodson (C) Walter Lederman, Benjamin Flowers, Jack Manley | |
| 10:29 | Oklahoma State | Marar Masudi misses the jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Alfred Ferranti - foul #3 on Alfred Ferranti, team foul #4 | 34-38 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Luis Cruz (C) Alfred Ferranti | |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | Eric Harding (SF) David Green | |
| 10:29 | Oklahoma State | Marar Masudi misses the 1st free throw | 34-38 |
| 10:29 | Oklahoma State | Marar Masudi makes the 2nd free throw | 34-39 |
| 10:00 | Northern Illinois University | Carl Liles misses the 3 from the right corner | 34-39 |
| 09:59 | Oklahoma State | Rudy Dodson gets the rebound | 34-39 |
| 09:55 | Oklahoma State | Jerry Kelley misses badly on a floater from the left side | 34-39 |
| 09:54 | Oklahoma State | Rudy Dodson tips it back up and in | 34-41 |
| 09:28 | Northern Illinois University | Carl Liles is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 34-41 |
| 09:27 | Oklahoma State | Eric Harding pulls down the rebound | 34-41 |
| 09:02 | Oklahoma State | Eric Harding hits a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Ryan Murphy and he's fouled by Luis Cruz - foul #3 on Luis Cruz, team foul #5 | 34-43 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Eddie Buck (PG), Alfred Ferranti (SG) Carl Liles, Kim Bisson | |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | Christopher Simmons (SG), David Green (SF) Marar Masudi, Ryan Murphy | |
| 09:02 | Oklahoma State | Eric Harding makes the free throw | 34-44 |
| 08:37 | Northern Illinois University | Luis Cruz can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by David Green - foul #3 on David Green, team foul #5 | 34-44 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | Adam Shriver (SG), Ryan Murphy (PF), Benjamin Flowers (C) Jerry Kelley, Eric Harding, Rudy Dodson | |
| 08:37 | Northern Illinois University | Luis Cruz misses the 1st free throw | 34-44 |
| 08:37 | Northern Illinois University | Luis Cruz makes the 2nd free throw | 35-44 |
| 08:27 | Oklahoma State | Ryan Murphy hits a jumper near the basket | 35-46 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 08:10 | Northern Illinois University | Eddie Buck misses badly on a floater from the right side | 35-46 |
| 08:09 | Oklahoma State | Adam Shriver pulls down the rebound | 35-46 |
| 07:48 | Oklahoma State | Adam Shriver scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Ryan Murphy | 35-48 |
| 07:28 | Northern Illinois University | Eddie Buck scores on a floater in the lane | 37-48 |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Eddie Buck (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Alfred Ferranti (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Harold Collins (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Louis Greenwood (fresh) 5 pts. C - Luis Cruz (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Oklahoma State | PG - Christopher Simmons (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Adam Shriver (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Green (fresh) 1 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. PF - Ryan Murphy (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Benjamin Flowers (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:14 | Oklahoma State | David Green misses the turnaround in the paint | 37-48 |
| 07:12 | Northern Illinois University | Alfred Ferranti gets the rebound | 37-48 |
| 06:53 | Northern Illinois University | Luis Cruz can't finish the layup | 37-48 |
| 06:51 | Northern Illinois University | Louis Greenwood tips it but misses | 37-48 |
| 06:50 | Northern Illinois University | Luis Cruz grabs the offensive rebound | 37-48 |
| 06:34 | Northern Illinois University | Luis Cruz throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-48 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Carl Liles (SG), Joshua Moore (SF), Kim Bisson (PF), Kenneth Hayden (C) Alfred Ferranti, Harold Collins, Louis Greenwood, Luis Cruz | |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | Jerry Kelley (PG), Marar Masudi (SG), Eric Harding (SF), Rudy Dodson (C) Christopher Simmons, Adam Shriver, David Green, Benjamin Flowers | |
| 06:13 | Oklahoma State | Kim Bisson is called for the reach on Marar Masudi - foul #3 on Kim Bisson, team foul #6 | 37-48 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | Benjamin Flowers (PF) Ryan Murphy | |
| 06:04 | Oklahoma State | Jerry Kelley misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 37-48 |
| 06:02 | Oklahoma State | Eric Harding tips it back up and in | 37-50 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 05:48 | Northern Illinois University | Eric Harding takes the ball from Eddie Buck | 37-50 |
| 05:33 | Oklahoma State | Eric Harding can't throw it down | 37-50 |
| 05:31 | Northern Illinois University | The rebound goes to Kim Bisson | 37-50 |
| 05:25 | Northern Illinois University | Joshua Moore misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 37-50 |
| 05:23 | Oklahoma State | Rudy Dodson pulls down the rebound | 37-50 |
| 05:19 | Oklahoma State | Jerry Kelley buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Eric Harding | 37-53 |
| 05:08 | Northern Illinois University | Carl Liles makes the contested jumper from the left side on a great pass from Joshua Moore | 39-53 |
| 04:45 | Oklahoma State | Jerry Kelley drills a runner in the paint on a nice dish by Eric Harding | 39-55 |
| 04:22 | Northern Illinois University | Carl Liles knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Kenneth Hayden | 41-55 |
| 03:54 | Oklahoma State | Eric Harding makes the turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Jerry Kelley | 41-57 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:46 | Northern Illinois University | Carl Liles is whistled for a carry trying to escape the doubleteam | 41-57 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Samuel Partin (PG), Alfred Ferranti (SG), Kenneth Stewart (PF) Eddie Buck, Carl Liles, Kim Bisson | |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | Christopher Simmons (SG), David Green (SF) Marar Masudi, Benjamin Flowers | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:22 | Oklahoma State | David Green misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 41-57 |
| 03:20 | Oklahoma State | The offensive rebound goes to Eric Harding | 41-57 |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Samuel Partin (fresh) SG - Alfred Ferranti (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Joshua Moore (fairly fresh) PF - Kenneth Stewart (fresh) C - Kenneth Hayden (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Oklahoma State | PG - Jerry Kelley (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christopher Simmons (fresh) 1 ast. SF - David Green (fresh) 1 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. PF - Eric Harding (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Rudy Dodson (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 02:53 | Oklahoma State | Jerry Kelley is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Hayden - foul #3 on Kenneth Hayden, team foul #7 | 41-57 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | Ryan Murphy (PF), Jack Manley (C) Eric Harding, Rudy Dodson | |
| 02:53 | Oklahoma State | Jerry Kelley misses the 1st free throw | 41-57 |
| 02:53 | Northern Illinois University | Kenneth Stewart pulls down the rebound | 41-57 |
| 02:37 | Northern Illinois University | Kenneth Hayden is called for traveling | 41-57 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | Adam Shriver (SG), Benjamin Flowers (C) Jerry Kelley, Jack Manley | |
| 02:21 | Oklahoma State | Adam Shriver buries a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Benjamin Flowers | 41-59 |
| 02:05 | Northern Illinois University | Alfred Ferranti throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-59 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Kim Bisson (PF) Kenneth Hayden | |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | | |
| 01:40 | Oklahoma State | Christopher Simmons connects on the floater from the right wing and the foul's on Samuel Partin - foul #1 on Samuel Partin, team foul #8 | 41-61 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Eddie Buck (PG), Kenneth Hayden (C) Samuel Partin, Kenneth Stewart | |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | Marar Masudi (SG), Eric Harding (PF), Rudy Dodson (C) Adam Shriver, Ryan Murphy, Benjamin Flowers | |
| 01:40 | Oklahoma State | Christopher Simmons misses the free throw | 41-61 |
| 01:40 | Northern Illinois University | Kim Bisson pulls down the rebound | 41-61 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 01:29 | Northern Illinois University | Alfred Ferranti splits the doubleteam and buries a driving attempt near the basket and he's hacked by Marar Masudi - foul #3 on Marar Masudi, team foul #6 | 43-61 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | Jerry Kelley (PG) Christopher Simmons | |
| 01:29 | Northern Illinois University | Alfred Ferranti makes the free throw | 44-61 |
| 01:07 | Oklahoma State | Kim Bisson is called for the reach on Eric Harding - foul #4 on Kim Bisson, team foul #9 | 44-61 |
| 01:07 | Oklahoma State | Eric Harding makes the 1st free throw | 44-62 |
| 01:07 | Oklahoma State | Eric Harding misses the 2nd free throw | 44-62 |
| 01:07 | Northern Illinois University | Kim Bisson grabs the board | 44-62 |
| 00:56 | Northern Illinois University | Eddie Buck hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 44-62 |
| 00:54 | Oklahoma State | Rudy Dodson pulls down the rebound | 44-62 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:25 | Oklahoma State | David Green connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jerry Kelley | 44-64 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:17 | Northern Illinois University | Joshua Moore is hacked by David Green - foul #4 on David Green, team foul #7 | 44-64 |
| 00:17 | Northern Illinois University | Joshua Moore misses the 1st free throw | 44-64 |
| 00:17 | Oklahoma State | Eric Harding pulls down the rebound | 44-64 |
| 00:00 | Oklahoma State | Jerry Kelley runs out the clock | 44-64 |