| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Rob Klein (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Douglas Horton (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - William Tilley (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jason Norton (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Matthew Maynard (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Gary Dickson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Keith Carolina (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mark McRoyal (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gan Ching (fresh) 7 pts. C - Taylor Goodrum (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Northern Illinois University | Mark McRoyal inbounds the ball | 41-36 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:39 | Northern Illinois University | Keith Carolina clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 41-36 |
| 19:38 | East Carolina | Jason Norton grabs the defensive rebound | 41-36 |
| 19:32 | East Carolina | Rob Klein throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-36 |
| 19:18 | Northern Illinois University | Taylor Goodrum hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 41-36 |
| 19:17 | East Carolina | Douglas Horton pulls down the rebound | 41-36 |
| 19:12 | East Carolina | Rob Klein's pass is intercepted by Gan Ching | 41-36 |
| 18:43 | Northern Illinois University | Gary Dickson buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Keith Carolina | 41-39 |
| 18:28 | East Carolina | William Tilley's pass is intercepted by Taylor Goodrum | 41-39 |
| 18:11 | Northern Illinois University | Mark McRoyal is fouled on the floor by Matthew Maynard - foul #1 on Matthew Maynard, team foul #1 | 41-39 |
| 17:49 | Northern Illinois University | Keith Carolina misses short on a shot from the right wing | 41-39 |
| 17:47 | Northern Illinois University | Gan Ching grabs the offensive rebound | 41-39 |
| 17:21 | Northern Illinois University | Keith Carolina buries a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Taylor Goodrum | 41-41 |
| 17:01 | East Carolina | Rob Klein clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 41-41 |
| 17:00 | Northern Illinois University | Gan Ching snags the defensive board | 41-41 |
| 16:52 | Northern Illinois University | Mark McRoyal knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Taylor Goodrum | 41-43 |
| 16:47 | East Carolina | Douglas Horton buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Rob Klein | 44-43 |
| 16:29 | Northern Illinois University | Douglas Horton picks off the pass by Mark McRoyal | 44-43 |
| 16:18 | East Carolina | William Tilley misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on Mark McRoyal - foul #2 on Mark McRoyal, team foul #1 | 44-43 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jerome Hauck (PG), Donald Phillippi (SG), Bruce Hebert (PF), Jack Waltman (C) Rob Klein, Douglas Horton, Jason Norton, Matthew Maynard | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Kenneth Newport (PG), Gilbert O'Connell (SG), Igor Rygalski (SF), Thomas Milbrandt (PF), Randy Ferrara (C) Gary Dickson, Keith Carolina, Mark McRoyal, Gan Ching, Taylor Goodrum | |
| 16:18 | East Carolina | William Tilley makes the 1st free throw | 45-43 |
| 16:18 | East Carolina | William Tilley makes the 2nd free throw | 46-43 |
| 16:02 | Northern Illinois University | Gilbert O'Connell scores on a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Randy Ferrara | 46-46 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Jerome Hauck (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Donald Phillippi (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Tilley (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Bruce Hebert (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jack Waltman (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Kenneth Newport (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Gilbert O'Connell (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Igor Rygalski (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Thomas Milbrandt (fresh) 5 reb. C - Randy Ferrara (fresh) | |
| 15:45 | East Carolina | William Tilley can't throw it down | 46-46 |
| 15:43 | Northern Illinois University | The rebound goes to Randy Ferrara | 46-46 |
| 15:38 | Northern Illinois University | Kenneth Newport hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Jerome Hauck - foul #1 on Jerome Hauck, team foul #2 | 46-46 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Joseph Dammann (C) William Tilley | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| 15:38 | Northern Illinois University | Kenneth Newport makes the 1st free throw | 46-47 |
| 15:38 | Northern Illinois University | Kenneth Newport makes the 2nd free throw | 46-48 |
| 15:17 | East Carolina | Donald Phillippi misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 46-48 |
| 15:16 | Northern Illinois University | The rebound goes to Kenneth Newport | 46-48 |
| 15:10 | Northern Illinois University | Kenneth Newport can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 46-48 |
| 15:09 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Joseph Dammann | 46-48 |
| 14:47 | East Carolina | Bruce Hebert misses long on a turnaround in the paint | 46-48 |
| 14:46 | East Carolina | Bruce Hebert grabs the offensive board | 46-48 |
| 14:38 | East Carolina | Jack Waltman clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 46-48 |
| 14:37 | East Carolina | Joseph Dammann hits the follow up shot | 48-48 |
| 14:31 | Northern Illinois University | Thomas Milbrandt scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Igor Rygalski | 48-51 |
| 14:10 | East Carolina | Jerome Hauck clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 48-51 |
| 14:09 | East Carolina | Bruce Hebert snags the offensive board | 48-51 |
| 13:49 | East Carolina | Igor Rygalski is called for the reach on Bruce Hebert - foul #2 on Igor Rygalski, team foul #2 | 48-51 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Rob Klein (PG), Douglas Horton (SG), Jason Norton (PF) Jerome Hauck, Donald Phillippi, Jack Waltman | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Gary Dickson (PG), Keith Carolina (SG), Jesus Garcia (SF), Gan Ching (PF), Taylor Goodrum (C) Kenneth Newport, Gilbert O'Connell, Igor Rygalski, Thomas Milbrandt, Randy Ferrara | |
| 13:27 | East Carolina | Bruce Hebert connects on the fadeaway from the left block | 50-51 |
| 13:10 | Northern Illinois University | Gan Ching throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-51 |
| Subs | East Carolina | William Tilley (SF) Bruce Hebert | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Mark McRoyal (SF) Jesus Garcia | |
| 12:52 | East Carolina | Jason Norton misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 50-51 |
| 12:51 | East Carolina | Joseph Dammann hits the follow up shot | 52-51 |
| 12:37 | Northern Illinois University | Gan Ching scores on a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Taylor Goodrum | 52-53 |
| 12:22 | East Carolina | Douglas Horton connects on the 3 from the right corner set up by William Tilley | 55-53 |
| 12:03 | Northern Illinois University | Taylor Goodrum's pass is intercepted by William Tilley | 55-53 |
| 11:58 | East Carolina | Douglas Horton jams it on a great pass from William Tilley | 57-53 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Rob Klein (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Douglas Horton (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - William Tilley (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jason Norton (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Joseph Dammann (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Gary Dickson (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Keith Carolina (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Mark McRoyal (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gan Ching (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Taylor Goodrum (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:29 | Northern Illinois University | Taylor Goodrum clanks a jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Jason Norton - foul #2 on Jason Norton, team foul #3 | 57-53 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Bruce Hebert (SF), Matthew Maynard (C) William Tilley, Joseph Dammann | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Igor Rygalski (SF) Mark McRoyal | |
| 11:29 | Northern Illinois University | Taylor Goodrum misses the 1st free throw | 57-53 |
| 11:29 | Northern Illinois University | Taylor Goodrum makes the 2nd free throw | 57-54 |
| 11:13 | East Carolina | Bruce Hebert misses the floater from the left block | 57-54 |
| 11:12 | Northern Illinois University | Igor Rygalski snags the defensive board | 57-54 |
| 10:58 | Northern Illinois University | Gan Ching hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Jason Norton - foul #3 on Jason Norton, team foul #4 | 57-54 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jerome Hauck (PG), Donald Phillippi (SG) Rob Klein, Douglas Horton | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Gilbert O'Connell (SG), Thomas Milbrandt (C) Keith Carolina, Taylor Goodrum | |
| 10:58 | Northern Illinois University | Gan Ching misses the 1st free throw | 57-54 |
| 10:58 | Northern Illinois University | Gan Ching makes the 2nd free throw | 57-55 |
| 10:51 | East Carolina | Gilbert O'Connell steals it from Jerome Hauck | 57-55 |
| 10:47 | Northern Illinois University | Gary Dickson misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 57-55 |
| 10:45 | East Carolina | Jason Norton grabs the board | 57-55 |
| 10:37 | East Carolina | Gary Dickson is called for the reach on Jerome Hauck - foul #2 on Gary Dickson, team foul #3 | 57-55 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jack Waltman (PF) Jason Norton | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Kenneth Newport (PG), Randy Ferrara (C) Gary Dickson, Gan Ching | |
| 10:15 | East Carolina | Bruce Hebert hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Matthew Maynard | 60-55 |
| 10:00 | Northern Illinois University | Donald Phillippi steals the ball from Kenneth Newport | 60-55 |
| 09:45 | East Carolina | Jack Waltman misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 60-55 |
| 09:44 | East Carolina | Jack Waltman gets the offensive rebound | 60-55 |
| 09:30 | East Carolina | Jack Waltman misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 60-55 |
| 09:28 | Northern Illinois University | Gilbert O'Connell grabs the board | 60-55 |
| 09:12 | Northern Illinois University | Gilbert O'Connell clanks a jump hook in the paint but the foul's on Donald Phillippi - foul #3 on Donald Phillippi, team foul #5 | 60-55 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Rob Klein (PG), Douglas Horton (SG), William Tilley (SF), Jason Norton (PF) Jerome Hauck, Donald Phillippi, Jack Waltman, Matthew Maynard | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Keith Carolina (SG), Mark McRoyal (SF), Gan Ching (PF) Kenneth Newport, Igor Rygalski, Randy Ferrara | |
| 09:12 | Northern Illinois University | Gilbert O'Connell makes the 1st free throw | 60-56 |
| 09:12 | Northern Illinois University | Gilbert O'Connell makes the 2nd free throw | 60-57 |
| 08:51 | East Carolina | Douglas Horton clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 60-57 |
| 08:50 | East Carolina | Bruce Hebert snags the offensive board | 60-57 |
| 08:38 | East Carolina | Thomas Milbrandt swats the short shot by Rob Klein | 60-57 |
| 08:36 | Northern Illinois University | Gilbert O'Connell pulls down the rebound | 60-57 |
| 08:31 | Northern Illinois University | Bruce Hebert steals it from Mark McRoyal | 60-57 |
| 08:07 | East Carolina | Bruce Hebert clanks a 3 from the left wing | 60-57 |
| 08:05 | Northern Illinois University | The rebound goes to Gan Ching | 60-57 |
| 07:44 | Northern Illinois University | Gilbert O'Connell is hacked by Rob Klein - foul #3 on Rob Klein, team foul #6 | 60-57 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jack Waltman (C) Bruce Hebert | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Gary Dickson (PG), Taylor Goodrum (C) Gilbert O'Connell, Thomas Milbrandt | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Rob Klein (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Douglas Horton (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - William Tilley (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jason Norton (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Jack Waltman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Gary Dickson (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Keith Carolina (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Mark McRoyal (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gan Ching (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Taylor Goodrum (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:30 | Northern Illinois University | Keith Carolina misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 60-57 |
| 07:28 | East Carolina | Jack Waltman pulls down the rebound | 60-57 |
| 07:23 | East Carolina | Mark McRoyal picks off the pass by Jack Waltman | 60-57 |
| 07:04 | Northern Illinois University | Gary Dickson buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Taylor Goodrum | 60-60 |
| 06:54 | East Carolina | Gan Ching blocks the short jumper by William Tilley | 60-60 |
| 06:53 | East Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Jason Norton | 60-60 |
| 06:40 | East Carolina | William Tilley misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 60-60 |
| 06:38 | East Carolina | Jack Waltman grabs the offensive rebound | 60-60 |
| 06:31 | East Carolina | Jack Waltman is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Jack Waltman, team foul #7 | 60-60 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jerome Hauck (SG), Larry Thorne (SF), Matthew Maynard (C) Douglas Horton, William Tilley, Jason Norton | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Igor Rygalski (SF), Thomas Milbrandt (PF) Mark McRoyal, Gan Ching | |
| 06:14 | Northern Illinois University | Keith Carolina connects on the floater from the left block on a nice dish by Igor Rygalski | 60-62 |
| 05:53 | East Carolina | Jerome Hauck misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 60-62 |
| 05:52 | Northern Illinois University | Igor Rygalski pulls down the rebound | 60-62 |
| 05:31 | Northern Illinois University | Keith Carolina connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 60-65 |
| 05:18 | East Carolina | Larry Thorne misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 60-65 |
| 05:16 | Northern Illinois University | Thomas Milbrandt grabs the board | 60-65 |
| 05:10 | Northern Illinois University | Gary Dickson misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 60-65 |
| 05:08 | East Carolina | Matthew Maynard grabs the defensive rebound | 60-65 |
| 05:03 | East Carolina | Rob Klein connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Jerome Hauck and he's hacked by Keith Carolina - foul #2 on Keith Carolina, team foul #4 | 62-65 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Douglas Horton (SG), William Tilley (SF), Jason Norton (PF) Jerome Hauck, Larry Thorne, Jack Waltman | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Gilbert O'Connell (SG), Gan Ching (PF) Keith Carolina, Taylor Goodrum | |
| 05:03 | East Carolina | Rob Klein makes the free throw | 63-65 |
| 04:50 | Northern Illinois University | Thomas Milbrandt makes the shot from the right wing set up by Gilbert O'Connell and he's hacked by Matthew Maynard - foul #2 on Matthew Maynard, team foul #8 | 63-67 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Donald Phillippi (PG) Rob Klein | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| 04:50 | Northern Illinois University | Thomas Milbrandt makes the free throw | 63-68 |
| 04:32 | East Carolina | Jason Norton misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Igor Rygalski - foul #3 on Igor Rygalski, team foul #5 | 63-68 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jerome Hauck (PG) Donald Phillippi | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Randy Ferrara (C) Thomas Milbrandt | |
| 04:32 | East Carolina | Jason Norton misses the 1st free throw | 63-68 |
| 04:32 | East Carolina | Jason Norton makes the 2nd free throw | 64-68 |
| 04:15 | Northern Illinois University | Douglas Horton is called for the reach on Gilbert O'Connell - foul #2 on Douglas Horton, team foul #9 | 64-68 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Bruce Hebert (C) Matthew Maynard | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Mark McRoyal (SF) Gary Dickson | |
| 04:15 | Northern Illinois University | Gilbert O'Connell makes the 1st free throw | 64-69 |
| 04:15 | Northern Illinois University | Gilbert O'Connell makes the 2nd free throw | 64-70 |
| 04:00 | East Carolina | Douglas Horton hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 64-70 |
| 03:59 | East Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to William Tilley | 64-70 |
| 03:45 | East Carolina | Douglas Horton misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Igor Rygalski - foul #4 on Igor Rygalski, team foul #6 | 64-70 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Kenneth Newport (PG) Igor Rygalski | |
| 03:45 | East Carolina | Douglas Horton makes the 1st free throw | 65-70 |
| 03:45 | East Carolina | Douglas Horton makes the 2nd free throw | 66-70 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Jerome Hauck (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Douglas Horton (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - William Tilley (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jason Norton (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Bruce Hebert (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Kenneth Newport (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Gilbert O'Connell (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Mark McRoyal (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gan Ching (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Randy Ferrara (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:26 | Northern Illinois University | Gan Ching comes up short on the floater from the left block but he's hacked by Jerome Hauck - foul #2 on Jerome Hauck, team foul #10 | 66-70 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Gary Dickson (PG), Keith Carolina (SG), Thomas Milbrandt (C) Kenneth Newport, Gilbert O'Connell, Randy Ferrara | |
| 03:26 | Northern Illinois University | Gan Ching makes the 1st free throw | 66-71 |
| 03:26 | Northern Illinois University | Gan Ching makes the 2nd free throw | 66-72 |
| 03:04 | East Carolina | Bruce Hebert lays it in on a great pass from Douglas Horton | 68-72 |
| 02:56 | Northern Illinois University | Gary Dickson drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Keith Carolina | 68-75 |
| 02:56 | East Carolina | East Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-75 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Rob Klein (PG), Matthew Maynard (C) Jerome Hauck, Bruce Hebert | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Taylor Goodrum (C) Thomas Milbrandt | |
| 02:41 | East Carolina | Douglas Horton scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 71-75 |
| 02:37 | Northern Illinois University | Gary Dickson is hacked by Douglas Horton - foul #3 on Douglas Horton, team foul #11 | 71-75 |
| 02:37 | Northern Illinois University | Gary Dickson misses the 1st free throw | 71-75 |
| 02:37 | Northern Illinois University | Gary Dickson makes the 2nd free throw | 71-76 |
| 02:18 | East Carolina | Rob Klein can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 71-76 |
| 02:17 | Northern Illinois University | Gary Dickson snags the defensive board | 71-76 |
| 02:13 | Northern Illinois University | Gary Dickson comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 71-76 |
| 02:12 | East Carolina | Douglas Horton grabs the defensive rebound | 71-76 |
| 02:05 | East Carolina | Taylor Goodrum is called for the reach on William Tilley - foul #1 on Taylor Goodrum, team foul #7 | 71-76 |
| 02:05 | East Carolina | William Tilley makes the 1st free throw | 72-76 |
| 02:05 | East Carolina | William Tilley misses the 2nd free throw | 72-76 |
| 02:05 | East Carolina | William Tilley grabs the offensive board | 72-76 |
| 01:55 | East Carolina | Douglas Horton is whistled for a carry | 72-76 |
| 01:41 | Northern Illinois University | Douglas Horton is called for the reach on Gan Ching - foul #4 on Douglas Horton, team foul #12 | 72-76 |
| 01:41 | Northern Illinois University | Gan Ching makes the 1st free throw | 72-77 |
| 01:41 | Northern Illinois University | Gan Ching makes the 2nd free throw | 72-78 |
| 01:33 | East Carolina | Matthew Maynard throws a bad pass out of bounds | 72-78 |
| 01:19 | Northern Illinois University | Gary Dickson scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side and he's hacked by Rob Klein - foul #4 on Rob Klein, team foul #13 | 72-80 |
| 01:19 | Northern Illinois University | Gary Dickson makes the free throw | 72-81 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 01:10 | East Carolina | Douglas Horton misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 72-81 |
| 01:08 | East Carolina | Jason Norton tips it in | 74-81 |
| 00:54 | Northern Illinois University | Mark McRoyal throws a bad pass out of bounds | 74-81 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:47 | East Carolina | Douglas Horton comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 74-81 |
| 00:45 | Northern Illinois University | Gary Dickson gets the rebound | 74-81 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:42 | Northern Illinois University | Gary Dickson is fouled in the backcourt by Rob Klein - foul #5 on Rob Klein, team foul #14 | 74-81 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jerome Hauck (PG) Rob Klein | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| 00:42 | Northern Illinois University | Gary Dickson misses the 1st free throw | 74-81 |
| 00:42 | Northern Illinois University | Gary Dickson makes the 2nd free throw | 74-82 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:36 | East Carolina | Jason Norton's pass is intercepted by Gan Ching | 74-82 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:34 | Northern Illinois University | Gan Ching is fouled in the backcourt by Jerome Hauck - foul #3 on Jerome Hauck, team foul #15 | 74-82 |
| 00:34 | Northern Illinois University | Gan Ching makes the 1st free throw | 74-83 |
| 00:34 | Northern Illinois University | Gan Ching makes the 2nd free throw | 74-84 |
| 00:26 | East Carolina | Jerome Hauck hits a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Douglas Horton | 77-84 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:24 | Northern Illinois University | Gan Ching is hacked by Jerome Hauck in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jerome Hauck, team foul #16 | 77-84 |
| 00:24 | Northern Illinois University | Gan Ching makes the 1st free throw | 77-85 |
| 00:24 | Northern Illinois University | Gan Ching makes the 2nd free throw | 77-86 |
| 00:17 | East Carolina | Douglas Horton hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 77-86 |
| 00:16 | Northern Illinois University | Taylor Goodrum pulls down the rebound | 77-86 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:13 | Northern Illinois University | Taylor Goodrum is hacked by Jerome Hauck in the backcourt - foul #5 on Jerome Hauck, team foul #17 | 77-86 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Donald Phillippi (PG) Jerome Hauck | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| 00:13 | Northern Illinois University | Taylor Goodrum misses the 1st free throw | 77-86 |
| 00:13 | Northern Illinois University | Taylor Goodrum makes the 2nd free throw | 77-87 |
| 00:07 | East Carolina | Matthew Maynard misses the shot from close range but he's hacked by Taylor Goodrum - foul #2 on Taylor Goodrum, team foul #8 | 77-87 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Larry Thorne (SG), Bruce Hebert (SF), Jack Waltman (PF) Douglas Horton, William Tilley, Jason Norton | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Kenneth Newport (PG), Gilbert O'Connell (SG), Igor Rygalski (SF), Thomas Milbrandt (PF), Randy Ferrara (C) Gary Dickson, Keith Carolina, Mark McRoyal, Gan Ching, Taylor Goodrum | |
| 00:07 | East Carolina | Matthew Maynard makes the 1st free throw | 78-87 |
| 00:07 | East Carolina | Matthew Maynard makes the 2nd free throw | 79-87 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Northern Illinois University | Kenneth Newport runs out the clock | 79-87 |