| Lineup | Boston College | PG - Antonio Lopez (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Alan Rose (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Pat Hess (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jason James (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Gary Raybon (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Arthur Fincher (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Morefield (fresh) SF - Thomas Brewer (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Richard Gibby (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Gerald Lindsay (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Boston College | Pat Hess inbounds the ball | 42-16 |
| Game Plan | Boston College | Boston College is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:38 | Boston College | Gary Raybon is called for traveling | 42-16 |
| 19:25 | Northern Illinois University | Thomas Brewer connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 42-19 |
| 18:59 | Boston College | Gary Raybon hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane | 42-19 |
| 18:57 | Boston College | Jason James tips it but misses | 42-19 |
| 18:56 | Northern Illinois University | Gerald Lindsay gets the rebound | 42-19 |
| 18:51 | Northern Illinois University | Arthur Fincher buries a turnaround near the basket | 42-21 |
| 18:29 | Boston College | Gary Raybon misses badly on a shot in the paint | 42-21 |
| 18:28 | Boston College | Jason James tips it back up and in | 44-21 |
| 18:23 | Northern Illinois University | Thomas Brewer loses the dribble to Pat Hess | 44-21 |
| 18:19 | Boston College | Antonio Lopez banks in the layup on a nice dish by Pat Hess | 46-21 |
| 18:03 | Northern Illinois University | Thomas Brewer clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 46-21 |
| 18:02 | Boston College | Jason James pulls down the rebound | 46-21 |
| 17:39 | Boston College | Gary Raybon misses the runner from the baseline but he's fouled by Gerald Lindsay - foul #3 on Gerald Lindsay, team foul #1 | 46-21 |
| Subs | Boston College | | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Louie Beeson (SG), Arthur Webb (SF), Lowell Hubbell (PF), Donald Thompson (C) Michael Morefield, Thomas Brewer, Richard Gibby, Gerald Lindsay | |
| 17:39 | Boston College | Gary Raybon misses the 1st free throw | 46-21 |
| 17:39 | Boston College | Gary Raybon misses the 2nd free throw | 46-21 |
| 17:39 | Northern Illinois University | Donald Thompson pulls down the rebound | 46-21 |
| 17:31 | Northern Illinois University | Lowell Hubbell hits a jump hook in the lane and he's fouled by Jason James - foul #2 on Jason James, team foul #1 | 46-23 |
| Subs | Boston College | Joseph Sherwood (C) Gary Raybon | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| 17:31 | Northern Illinois University | Lowell Hubbell makes the free throw | 46-24 |
| 17:02 | Boston College | Pat Hess knocks in the floater from the left block on a great pass from Alan Rose and he's hacked by Arthur Webb - foul #3 on Arthur Webb, team foul #2 | 48-24 |
| Subs | Boston College | Gustavo Ramirez (SG), Ronnie Cree (PF) Alan Rose, Jason James | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Christopher Saez (SG), Michael Spiker (C) Arthur Fincher, Arthur Webb | |
| 17:02 | Boston College | Pat Hess misses the free throw | 48-24 |
| 17:02 | Northern Illinois University | Donald Thompson grabs the defensive rebound | 48-24 |
| 16:48 | Northern Illinois University | Michael Spiker misses short on a shot from the right wing | 48-24 |
| 16:47 | Boston College | Joseph Sherwood grabs the board | 48-24 |
| 16:30 | Boston College | Ronnie Cree misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Christopher Saez - foul #1 on Christopher Saez, team foul #3 | 48-24 |
| Subs | Boston College | | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Richard Gibby (PF) Michael Spiker | |
| 16:30 | Boston College | Ronnie Cree makes the 1st free throw | 49-24 |
| 16:30 | Boston College | Ronnie Cree makes the 2nd free throw | 50-24 |
| 16:07 | Northern Illinois University | Christopher Saez connects on the jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Louie Beeson | 50-26 |
| 16:04 | Boston College | Antonio Lopez loses the dribble to Christopher Saez in the backcourt | 50-26 |
| 15:57 | Northern Illinois University | Joseph Sherwood picks off the pass by Louie Beeson | 50-26 |
| Lineup | Boston College | PG - Antonio Lopez (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Gustavo Ramirez (fresh) SF - Pat Hess (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ronnie Cree (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Joseph Sherwood (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Louie Beeson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Saez (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lowell Hubbell (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Richard Gibby (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Donald Thompson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Boston College | Ronnie Cree misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 50-26 |
| 15:39 | Northern Illinois University | Lowell Hubbell grabs the defensive rebound | 50-26 |
| 15:35 | Northern Illinois University | Louie Beeson's fadeaway is rejected by Joseph Sherwood | 50-26 |
| 15:33 | Boston College | Joseph Sherwood gets the rebound | 50-26 |
| 15:28 | Boston College | Pat Hess buries a turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Ronnie Cree | 52-26 |
| 15:14 | Northern Illinois University | Donald Thompson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-26 |
| Subs | Boston College | Alan Rose (SG), Jason James (PF), Gary Raybon (C) Antonio Lopez, Gustavo Ramirez, Joseph Sherwood | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Arthur Fincher (PG), Michael Morefield (SG), Thomas Brewer (SF), Michael Spiker (PF), Gerald Lindsay (C) Louie Beeson, Christopher Saez, Lowell Hubbell, Richard Gibby, Donald Thompson | |
| 14:50 | Boston College | Michael Morefield is called for the reach on Alan Rose - foul #2 on Michael Morefield, team foul #4 | 52-26 |
| 14:30 | Boston College | Pat Hess can't connect on a shot from the left wing but the foul's on Michael Morefield - foul #3 on Michael Morefield, team foul #5 | 52-26 |
| 14:30 | Boston College | Pat Hess misses the 1st free throw | 52-26 |
| 14:30 | Boston College | Pat Hess makes the 2nd free throw | 53-26 |
| 14:08 | Northern Illinois University | Michael Spiker comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 53-26 |
| 14:06 | Northern Illinois University | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Spiker | 53-26 |
| 13:52 | Northern Illinois University | Gerald Lindsay connects on the floater from close range | 53-28 |
| 13:36 | Boston College | Gary Raybon clanks a driving attempt in the paint | 53-28 |
| 13:34 | Boston College | Pat Hess gets the offensive rebound | 53-28 |
| 13:22 | Boston College | Ronnie Cree connects on the jumper from close range set up by Pat Hess | 55-28 |
| 13:08 | Northern Illinois University | Jason James is called for the reach on Arthur Fincher - foul #3 on Jason James, team foul #2 | 55-28 |
| Subs | Boston College | Antonio Lopez (PG), Joseph Sherwood (C) Jason James, Gary Raybon | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Louie Beeson (SG), Richard Gibby (PF) Michael Morefield, Michael Spiker | |
| 12:53 | Northern Illinois University | Louie Beeson is hacked by Alan Rose - foul #1 on Alan Rose, team foul #3 | 55-28 |
| Subs | Boston College | Gustavo Ramirez (SG) Alan Rose | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Christopher Saez (SG), Lowell Hubbell (SF) Arthur Fincher, Thomas Brewer | |
| 12:43 | Northern Illinois University | Gerald Lindsay clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 55-28 |
| 12:41 | Boston College | Ronnie Cree grabs the defensive rebound | 55-28 |
| 12:27 | Boston College | Christopher Saez steps in front of the Joseph Sherwood pass | 55-28 |
| 12:23 | Northern Illinois University | Pat Hess steals the ball from Christopher Saez | 55-28 |
| 12:08 | Boston College | Gerald Lindsay takes the ball from Joseph Sherwood | 55-28 |
| 11:51 | Northern Illinois University | Gerald Lindsay comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 55-28 |
| 11:49 | Boston College | Pat Hess gets the rebound | 55-28 |
| Lineup | Boston College | PG - Antonio Lopez (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Gustavo Ramirez (fresh) SF - Pat Hess (tiring) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Ronnie Cree (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Joseph Sherwood (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Louie Beeson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Saez (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Lowell Hubbell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Gibby (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Gerald Lindsay (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 11:33 | Boston College | Ronnie Cree misses short on a shot from the right side | 55-28 |
| 11:32 | Northern Illinois University | Richard Gibby gets the rebound | 55-28 |
| 11:25 | Northern Illinois University | Lowell Hubbell hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 55-28 |
| 11:23 | Northern Illinois University | Gerald Lindsay tips it home | 55-30 |
| 10:54 | Boston College | Pat Hess misses long on a turnaround from the left block | 55-30 |
| 10:52 | Boston College | Joseph Sherwood tips it back up and in | 57-30 |
| 10:36 | Northern Illinois University | Richard Gibby scores on a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Lowell Hubbell | 57-32 |
| 10:12 | Boston College | Ronnie Cree makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 59-32 |
| 10:08 | Northern Illinois University | Lowell Hubbell can't throw it down | 59-32 |
| 10:07 | Northern Illinois University | Richard Gibby hits the follow up shot | 59-34 |
| 09:41 | Boston College | Joseph Sherwood misses badly on a shot from close range but the foul's on Gerald Lindsay - foul #4 on Gerald Lindsay, team foul #6 | 59-34 |
| Subs | Boston College | Alan Rose (SG), Jason James (PF) Gustavo Ramirez, Pat Hess | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Arthur Fincher (PG), Michael Morefield (SG), Thomas Brewer (SF), Donald Thompson (PF), Michael Spiker (C) Louie Beeson, Christopher Saez, Lowell Hubbell, Richard Gibby, Gerald Lindsay | |
| 09:41 | Boston College | Joseph Sherwood makes the 1st free throw | 60-34 |
| 09:41 | Boston College | Joseph Sherwood makes the 2nd free throw | 61-34 |
| 09:27 | Northern Illinois University | Arthur Fincher misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 61-34 |
| 09:25 | Boston College | Ronnie Cree pulls down the rebound | 61-34 |
| 09:10 | Boston College | Joseph Sherwood can't finish the layup | 61-34 |
| 09:08 | Boston College | Ronnie Cree tips it but misses | 61-34 |
| 09:07 | Northern Illinois University | Thomas Brewer grabs the board | 61-34 |
| 09:02 | Northern Illinois University | Michael Morefield misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 61-34 |
| 09:00 | Boston College | The rebound goes to Joseph Sherwood | 61-34 |
| 08:40 | Boston College | Joseph Sherwood banks in the layup on a great pass from Ronnie Cree | 63-34 |
| 08:31 | Northern Illinois University | Jason James steals it from Donald Thompson | 63-34 |
| 08:02 | Boston College | Joseph Sherwood misses short on a fadeaway near the basket | 63-34 |
| 08:01 | Boston College | Joseph Sherwood grabs the offensive rebound | 63-34 |
| 07:41 | Boston College | Alan Rose hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 63-34 |
| 07:40 | Northern Illinois University | The rebound goes to Michael Spiker | 63-34 |
| Lineup | Boston College | PG - Antonio Lopez (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Alan Rose (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronnie Cree (tiring) 12 pts. 8 reb. PF - Jason James (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Joseph Sherwood (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Arthur Fincher (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Morefield (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Thomas Brewer (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Thompson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Michael Spiker (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:34 | Northern Illinois University | Antonio Lopez steps in front of the Michael Morefield pass | 63-34 |
| 07:30 | Boston College | Antonio Lopez can't finish the layup | 63-34 |
| 07:28 | Northern Illinois University | Michael Morefield pulls down the rebound | 63-34 |
| 07:21 | Northern Illinois University | Michael Spiker hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket | 63-34 |
| 07:19 | Boston College | Joseph Sherwood gets the rebound | 63-34 |
| 06:51 | Boston College | Joseph Sherwood banks in the layup on a great pass from Antonio Lopez | 65-34 |
| 06:42 | Northern Illinois University | Michael Morefield connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 65-37 |
| 06:14 | Boston College | Ronnie Cree is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Ronnie Cree, team foul #4 | 65-37 |
| Subs | Boston College | Gustavo Ramirez (PG), Pat Hess (SG), Sam Zumbach (PF) Antonio Lopez, Alan Rose, Jason James | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Louie Beeson (PG), Christopher Saez (SG), Arthur Webb (SF), Lowell Hubbell (PF) Arthur Fincher, Michael Morefield, Thomas Brewer, Michael Spiker | |
| 06:02 | Northern Illinois University | Louie Beeson hits a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Arthur Webb | 65-40 |
| 05:44 | Boston College | Ronnie Cree hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 65-40 |
| 05:42 | Northern Illinois University | Donald Thompson grabs the defensive rebound | 65-40 |
| 05:36 | Northern Illinois University | Louie Beeson buries a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Christopher Saez | 65-43 |
| 05:34 | Boston College | Gustavo Ramirez is fouled in the backcourt by Louie Beeson - foul #1 on Louie Beeson, team foul #7 | 65-43 |
| 05:34 | Boston College | Gustavo Ramirez makes the 1st free throw | 66-43 |
| 05:34 | Boston College | Gustavo Ramirez misses the 2nd free throw | 66-43 |
| 05:34 | Boston College | The offensive rebound goes to Pat Hess | 66-43 |
| 05:26 | Boston College | Ronnie Cree knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Pat Hess | 68-43 |
| 05:00 | Northern Illinois University | Christopher Saez is whistled for a carry | 68-43 |
| 04:36 | Boston College | The pull-up jumper by Pat Hess is blocked by Lowell Hubbell | 68-43 |
| 04:34 | Northern Illinois University | Donald Thompson snags the defensive board | 68-43 |
| 04:22 | Northern Illinois University | Louie Beeson buries a floater from the left wing | 68-45 |
| 03:53 | Boston College | Sam Zumbach is hacked by Lowell Hubbell - foul #2 on Lowell Hubbell, team foul #8 | 68-45 |
| Subs | Boston College | Alan Rose (SG) Pat Hess | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Michael Spiker (PF) Donald Thompson | |
| 03:53 | Boston College | Sam Zumbach makes the 1st free throw | 69-45 |
| 03:53 | Boston College | Sam Zumbach makes the 2nd free throw | 70-45 |
| 03:41 | Northern Illinois University | Christopher Saez makes the jumper in the paint | 70-47 |
| Game Plan | Boston College | Boston College is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Lineup | Boston College | PG - Gustavo Ramirez (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Alan Rose (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Sam Zumbach (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ronnie Cree (tired) 14 pts. 8 reb. C - Joseph Sherwood (tiring) 15 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Louie Beeson (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Saez (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Arthur Webb (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Michael Spiker (fresh) 3 reb. C - Lowell Hubbell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:31 | Boston College | Ronnie Cree misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 70-47 |
| 03:29 | Northern Illinois University | Christopher Saez snags the defensive board | 70-47 |
| 03:24 | Northern Illinois University | Arthur Webb is fouled on the floor by Sam Zumbach - foul #1 on Sam Zumbach, team foul #5 | 70-47 |
| Subs | Boston College | | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Timothy Clay (SF) Arthur Webb | |
| 03:14 | Northern Illinois University | Louie Beeson misses the 3 from the left wing | 70-47 |
| 03:12 | Boston College | Joseph Sherwood grabs the board | 70-47 |
| 02:51 | Boston College | Joseph Sherwood's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 70-47 |
| 02:36 | Northern Illinois University | Christopher Saez throws a bad pass out of bounds | 70-47 |
| 02:07 | Boston College | Ronnie Cree clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Lowell Hubbell - foul #3 on Lowell Hubbell, team foul #9 | 70-47 |
| Subs | Boston College | | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Arthur Webb (PG) Christopher Saez | |
| 02:07 | Boston College | Ronnie Cree makes the 1st free throw | 71-47 |
| 02:07 | Boston College | Ronnie Cree misses the 2nd free throw | 71-47 |
| 02:07 | Northern Illinois University | Lowell Hubbell grabs the defensive rebound | 71-47 |
| 01:57 | Northern Illinois University | Arthur Webb misses long on a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Sam Zumbach - foul #2 on Sam Zumbach, team foul #6 | 71-47 |
| Subs | Boston College | | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Christopher Saez (SG), Donald Thompson (C) Timothy Clay, Michael Spiker | |
| 01:57 | Northern Illinois University | Arthur Webb misses the 1st free throw | 71-47 |
| 01:57 | Northern Illinois University | Arthur Webb makes the 2nd free throw | 71-48 |
| 01:43 | Boston College | Joseph Sherwood is hacked by Lowell Hubbell - foul #4 on Lowell Hubbell, team foul #10 | 71-48 |
| 01:43 | Boston College | Joseph Sherwood misses the 1st free throw | 71-48 |
| 01:43 | Boston College | Joseph Sherwood makes the 2nd free throw | 72-48 |
| 01:26 | Northern Illinois University | Arthur Webb misses badly on a shot in the lane | 72-48 |
| 01:24 | Boston College | Gustavo Ramirez grabs the board | 72-48 |
| 01:04 | Boston College | Ronnie Cree hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 72-48 |
| 01:02 | Northern Illinois University | Donald Thompson gets the rebound | 72-48 |
| Game Plan | Boston College | Boston College is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:57 | Northern Illinois University | Lowell Hubbell connects on the runner in the lane on a nice dish by Louie Beeson | 72-50 |
| Game Plan | Boston College | Boston College is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:32 | Boston College | Joseph Sherwood hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 72-50 |
| 00:31 | Boston College | Joseph Sherwood can't tip it in | 72-50 |
| 00:29 | Northern Illinois University | The rebound goes to Donald Thompson | 72-50 |
| 00:24 | Northern Illinois University | Louie Beeson can't connect on a shot from the left side | 72-50 |
| 00:22 | Boston College | Alan Rose snags the defensive board | 72-50 |
| 00:00 | Boston College | Gustavo Ramirez runs out the clock | 72-50 |