| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Anthony Coleman (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Daniel Austin (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marvin Baines (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Kevin Bray (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Sean Reinhold (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Luis Lewis (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Eugene Davidson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gary Kelly (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Randall Chivers (fresh) 8 pts. C - Dennis Claude (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Eastern Michigan | Gary Kelly inbounds the ball | 31-37 |
| 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) | |
| 19:45 | Eastern Michigan | Gary Kelly knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Luis Lewis | 31-39 |
| 19:26 | Northern Illinois University | Daniel Austin hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 31-39 |
| 19:24 | Eastern Michigan | The rebound goes to Randall Chivers | 31-39 |
| 19:19 | Eastern Michigan | Kevin Bray is called for the reach on Randall Chivers - foul #2 on Kevin Bray, team foul #1 | 31-39 |
| 18:58 | Eastern Michigan | Dennis Claude connects on the turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Luis Lewis | 31-41 |
| 18:37 | Northern Illinois University | Gary Kelly steals the ball from Daniel Austin | 31-41 |
| 18:25 | Eastern Michigan | Randall Chivers hits a runner from the right block on a nice dish by Luis Lewis | 31-43 |
| 18:04 | Northern Illinois University | Daniel Austin comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 31-43 |
| 18:02 | Eastern Michigan | Randall Chivers pulls down the rebound | 31-43 |
| 17:39 | Eastern Michigan | Eugene Davidson comes up short on the runner in the paint | 31-43 |
| 17:37 | Eastern Michigan | Dennis Claude tips it in | 31-45 |
| 17:14 | Northern Illinois University | Anthony Coleman misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 31-45 |
| 17:13 | Eastern Michigan | The rebound goes to Randall Chivers | 31-45 |
| 16:55 | Eastern Michigan | Eugene Davidson misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 31-45 |
| 16:53 | Northern Illinois University | The rebound goes to Marvin Baines | 31-45 |
| 16:48 | Northern Illinois University | Anthony Coleman clanks a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Gary Kelly - foul #2 on Gary Kelly, team foul #1 | 31-45 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Fritz Shemanski (SG), Harry Zachariah (SF), Steven Riddell (C) Daniel Austin, Marvin Baines, Sean Reinhold | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Timothy Crawford (PG), Jonathan Mitchell (SG), Kevin Williams (SF), Spencer Crawford (PF), David Fisher (C) Luis Lewis, Eugene Davidson, Gary Kelly, Randall Chivers, Dennis Claude | |
| 16:48 | Northern Illinois University | Anthony Coleman misses the 1st free throw | 31-45 |
| 16:48 | Northern Illinois University | Anthony Coleman makes the 2nd free throw | 32-45 |
| 16:35 | Eastern Michigan | Jonathan Mitchell is whistled for a carry | 32-45 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Dale Buzbee (SG) Anthony Coleman | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| 16:26 | Northern Illinois University | Kevin Williams is called for the reach on Harry Zachariah - foul #2 on Kevin Williams, team foul #2 | 32-45 |
| 16:15 | Northern Illinois University | Steven Riddell misses the shot from just outside the lane | 32-45 |
| 16:13 | Northern Illinois University | Harry Zachariah hits the follow up shot | 34-45 |
| 15:48 | Eastern Michigan | Kevin Williams comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 34-45 |
| 15:46 | Northern Illinois University | The rebound goes to Dale Buzbee | 34-45 |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Fritz Shemanski (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dale Buzbee (fresh) SF - Harry Zachariah (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kevin Bray (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Steven Riddell (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Timothy Crawford (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Jonathan Mitchell (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Kevin Williams (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Spencer Crawford (fresh) 6 pts. C - David Fisher (fresh) | |
| 15:32 | Northern Illinois University | Dale Buzbee is fouled on the floor by Kevin Williams - foul #3 on Kevin Williams, team foul #3 | 34-45 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Anthony Coleman (PG), Sean Reinhold (C) Dale Buzbee, Kevin Bray | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Luis Lewis (PG), Eugene Davidson (SG), Gary Kelly (SF), Randall Chivers (PF) Timothy Crawford, Jonathan Mitchell, Spencer Crawford, David Fisher | |
| 15:20 | Northern Illinois University | Steven Riddell misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane | 34-45 |
| 15:18 | Northern Illinois University | Steven Riddell pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-45 |
| 14:58 | Northern Illinois University | Steven Riddell can't connect on a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Randall Chivers - foul #2 on Randall Chivers, team foul #4 | 34-45 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Daniel Austin (SG) Fritz Shemanski | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| 14:58 | Northern Illinois University | Steven Riddell makes the 1st free throw | 35-45 |
| 14:58 | Northern Illinois University | Steven Riddell makes the 2nd free throw | 36-45 |
| 14:40 | Eastern Michigan | Kevin Williams knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Luis Lewis | 36-48 |
| 14:33 | Northern Illinois University | Sean Reinhold lays it up and in set up by Anthony Coleman and he's hacked by Kevin Williams - foul #4 on Kevin Williams, team foul #5 | 38-48 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Spencer Crawford (C) Kevin Williams | |
| 14:33 | Northern Illinois University | Sean Reinhold misses the free throw | 38-48 |
| 14:33 | Eastern Michigan | Randall Chivers grabs the board | 38-48 |
| 14:16 | Eastern Michigan | Gary Kelly misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 38-48 |
| 14:15 | Eastern Michigan | Spencer Crawford snags the offensive board | 38-48 |
| 13:50 | Eastern Michigan | Spencer Crawford knocks in the turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Eugene Davidson | 38-50 |
| 13:36 | Northern Illinois University | Anthony Coleman misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 38-50 |
| 13:34 | Northern Illinois University | Anthony Coleman tips it but misses | 38-50 |
| 13:33 | Eastern Michigan | Randall Chivers snags the defensive board | 38-50 |
| 13:29 | Eastern Michigan | Daniel Austin takes the ball from Spencer Crawford | 38-50 |
| 13:08 | Northern Illinois University | Daniel Austin makes the 3 pointer from the right wing | 41-50 |
| 12:45 | Eastern Michigan | Randall Chivers blows the layup | 41-50 |
| 12:44 | Eastern Michigan | Randall Chivers grabs the offensive board | 41-50 |
| 12:27 | Eastern Michigan | Luis Lewis is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Luis Lewis, team foul #6 | 41-50 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Fritz Shemanski (PG), Dale Buzbee (SG), Marvin Baines (SF), Kevin Bray (PF) Anthony Coleman, Daniel Austin, Harry Zachariah, Steven Riddell | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Timothy Crawford (PG), Jonathan Mitchell (SG), David Fisher (PF), Dennis Claude (C) Luis Lewis, Eugene Davidson, Gary Kelly, Randall Chivers | |
| 12:14 | Northern Illinois University | Kevin Bray hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane | 41-50 |
| 12:13 | Eastern Michigan | David Fisher snags the defensive board | 41-50 |
| 11:55 | Eastern Michigan | Timothy Crawford can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 41-50 |
| 11:53 | Northern Illinois University | The rebound goes to Marvin Baines | 41-50 |
| 11:45 | Northern Illinois University | Dale Buzbee misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 41-50 |
| 11:44 | Eastern Michigan | Jonathan Mitchell gets the rebound | 41-50 |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Fritz Shemanski (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dale Buzbee (fresh) SF - Marvin Baines (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kevin Bray (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Sean Reinhold (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Timothy Crawford (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Jonathan Mitchell (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Spencer Crawford (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Fisher (fresh) C - Dennis Claude (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Eastern Michigan | Dennis Claude misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 41-50 |
| 11:24 | Eastern Michigan | Dennis Claude grabs the offensive rebound | 41-50 |
| 11:09 | Eastern Michigan | Jonathan Mitchell hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block | 41-50 |
| 11:07 | Eastern Michigan | Dennis Claude pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-50 |
| 10:52 | Eastern Michigan | David Fisher hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block | 41-50 |
| 10:51 | Northern Illinois University | Kevin Bray snags the defensive board | 41-50 |
| 10:46 | Northern Illinois University | Jonathan Mitchell is called for the reach on Fritz Shemanski - foul #1 on Jonathan Mitchell, team foul #7 | 41-50 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Daniel Austin (SG) Dale Buzbee | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Luis Lewis (PG), Eugene Davidson (SG), Gary Kelly (SF), Randall Chivers (PF) Timothy Crawford, Jonathan Mitchell, Spencer Crawford, David Fisher | |
| 10:46 | Northern Illinois University | Fritz Shemanski misses the 1st free throw | 41-50 |
| 10:46 | Eastern Michigan | Randall Chivers grabs the defensive rebound | 41-50 |
| 10:29 | Eastern Michigan | Gary Kelly buries a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Luis Lewis | 41-52 |
| 10:10 | Northern Illinois University | Marvin Baines is hacked by Gary Kelly - foul #3 on Gary Kelly, team foul #8 | 41-52 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Anthony Coleman (PG), Steven Riddell (C) Fritz Shemanski, Sean Reinhold | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | David Fisher (C) Dennis Claude | |
| 10:10 | Northern Illinois University | Marvin Baines makes the 1st free throw | 42-52 |
| 10:10 | Northern Illinois University | Marvin Baines misses the 2nd free throw | 42-52 |
| 10:10 | Eastern Michigan | Randall Chivers grabs the board | 42-52 |
| 09:48 | Eastern Michigan | Eugene Davidson comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Anthony Coleman - foul #2 on Anthony Coleman, team foul #2 | 42-52 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Harry Zachariah (SF) Marvin Baines | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Spencer Crawford (C) David Fisher | |
| 09:48 | Eastern Michigan | Eugene Davidson makes the 1st free throw | 42-53 |
| 09:48 | Eastern Michigan | Eugene Davidson makes the 2nd free throw | 42-54 |
| 09:39 | Northern Illinois University | Harry Zachariah buries a 3pt shot from the right corner | 45-54 |
| 09:21 | Eastern Michigan | Luis Lewis's floater is knocked away by Steven Riddell | 45-54 |
| 09:19 | Northern Illinois University | Daniel Austin grabs the defensive rebound | 45-54 |
| 09:17 | Northern Illinois University | Anthony Coleman throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 45-54 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Jonathan Mitchell (SG) Eugene Davidson | |
| 09:00 | Eastern Michigan | Jonathan Mitchell drills a 3 pointer from the left wing | 45-57 |
| 08:39 | Northern Illinois University | Randall Chivers picks off the pass by Harry Zachariah | 45-57 |
| 08:28 | Eastern Michigan | Randall Chivers misses short on a jump hook from the left block but the foul's on Kevin Bray - foul #3 on Kevin Bray, team foul #3 | 45-57 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Fritz Shemanski (SG), Thomas Coppock (SF) Daniel Austin, Steven Riddell | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Timothy Crawford (PG), Dennis Claude (C) Luis Lewis, Gary Kelly | |
| 08:28 | Eastern Michigan | Randall Chivers misses the 1st free throw | 45-57 |
| 08:28 | Eastern Michigan | Randall Chivers misses the 2nd free throw | 45-57 |
| 08:28 | Northern Illinois University | Kevin Bray grabs the defensive rebound | 45-57 |
| 08:13 | Northern Illinois University | Fritz Shemanski can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 45-57 |
| 08:12 | Eastern Michigan | Randall Chivers gets the rebound | 45-57 |
| 07:48 | Eastern Michigan | Fritz Shemanski picks off the pass by Jonathan Mitchell | 45-57 |
| 07:35 | Northern Illinois University | Harry Zachariah drills a runner from the left block | 47-57 |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Anthony Coleman (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Fritz Shemanski (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Coppock (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Kevin Bray (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Harry Zachariah (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Timothy Crawford (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Jonathan Mitchell (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Spencer Crawford (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Randall Chivers (fresh) 10 pts. 10 reb. C - Dennis Claude (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:19 | Eastern Michigan | Randall Chivers knocks in the jump hook from close range set up by Timothy Crawford | 47-59 |
| 07:01 | Northern Illinois University | Anthony Coleman can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 47-59 |
| 06:59 | Eastern Michigan | Timothy Crawford grabs the defensive rebound | 47-59 |
| 06:45 | Eastern Michigan | Dennis Claude double dribbles | 47-59 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Daniel Austin (SG), Marvin Baines (SF), Steven Riddell (PF), Sean Reinhold (C) Anthony Coleman, Thomas Coppock, Kevin Bray, Harry Zachariah | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Luis Lewis (PG), Eugene Davidson (SG), Gary Kelly (SF), Kevin Williams (PF), David Fisher (C) Timothy Crawford, Jonathan Mitchell, Spencer Crawford, Randall Chivers, Dennis Claude | |
| 06:38 | Northern Illinois University | Fritz Shemanski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-59 |
| 06:29 | Eastern Michigan | David Fisher misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 47-59 |
| 06:28 | Northern Illinois University | Steven Riddell pulls down the rebound | 47-59 |
| 06:23 | Northern Illinois University | Fritz Shemanski clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 47-59 |
| 06:21 | Eastern Michigan | Luis Lewis snags the defensive board | 47-59 |
| 06:16 | Eastern Michigan | Eugene Davidson scores on a shot from the right side on a great pass from Luis Lewis | 47-61 |
| 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 (-2) | |
| 06:00 | Northern Illinois University | Daniel Austin misses the 3 from the left corner | 47-61 |
| 05:58 | Eastern Michigan | Gary Kelly grabs the defensive rebound | 47-61 |
| 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 (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:29 | Eastern Michigan | Gary Kelly comes up short on the floater from the right wing but the foul's on Fritz Shemanski - foul #1 on Fritz Shemanski, team foul #4 | 47-61 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Anthony Coleman (PG) Fritz Shemanski | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Randall Chivers (PF) David Fisher | |
| 05:29 | Eastern Michigan | Gary Kelly makes the 1st free throw | 47-62 |
| 05:29 | Eastern Michigan | Gary Kelly makes the 2nd free throw | 47-63 |
| 05:08 | Northern Illinois University | Daniel Austin drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Anthony Coleman | 50-63 |
| 04:45 | Eastern Michigan | Eugene Davidson hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Randall Chivers | 50-65 |
| 04:28 | Northern Illinois University | The jump hook by Marvin Baines is blocked by Gary Kelly | 50-65 |
| 04:27 | Eastern Michigan | Kevin Williams gets the rebound | 50-65 |
| 04:21 | Eastern Michigan | Kevin Williams knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Luis Lewis | 50-68 |
| 04:04 | Northern Illinois University | Steven Riddell comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 50-68 |
| 04:02 | Eastern Michigan | Eugene Davidson pulls down the rebound | 50-68 |
| 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 (-2) | |
| 03:40 | Eastern Michigan | Luis Lewis scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Eugene Davidson | 50-71 |
| 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) | |
| 03:34 | Northern Illinois University | Sean Reinhold knocks in the shot in the lane | 52-71 |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Anthony Coleman (fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. SG - Daniel Austin (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marvin Baines (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Steven Riddell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Sean Reinhold (tiring) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Luis Lewis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 11 ast. 3 stl. SG - Eugene Davidson (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 ast. SF - Gary Kelly (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. PF - Randall Chivers (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 10 reb. C - Kevin Williams (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:12 | Eastern Michigan | Luis Lewis is fouled on the floor by Steven Riddell - foul #3 on Steven Riddell, team foul #5 | 52-71 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Fritz Shemanski (PG), Dale Buzbee (SG), Thomas Coppock (SF), Harry Zachariah (PF) Anthony Coleman, Daniel Austin, Marvin Baines, Sean Reinhold | |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Timothy Crawford (PG), Jonathan Mitchell (SG), John Bethea (SF), Spencer Crawford (PF), David Fisher (C) Luis Lewis, Eugene Davidson, Gary Kelly, Randall Chivers, Kevin Williams | |
| 02:57 | Eastern Michigan | Spencer Crawford throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-71 |
| 02:39 | Northern Illinois University | Thomas Coppock is denied on a layup by Spencer Crawford | 52-71 |
| 02:37 | Eastern Michigan | Jonathan Mitchell snags the defensive board | 52-71 |
| 02:19 | Eastern Michigan | David Fisher can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 52-71 |
| 02:17 | Eastern Michigan | David Fisher gets the offensive rebound | 52-71 |
| 01:51 | Eastern Michigan | David Fisher can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 52-71 |
| 01:50 | Northern Illinois University | Harry Zachariah gets the rebound | 52-71 |
| 01:42 | Northern Illinois University | Steven Riddell can't connect on a turnaround from close range | 52-71 |
| 01:41 | Northern Illinois University | Steven Riddell pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-71 |
| 01:26 | Northern Illinois University | Thomas Coppock clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 52-71 |
| 01:25 | Eastern Michigan | Timothy Crawford snags the defensive board | 52-71 |
| 01:04 | Eastern Michigan | John Bethea makes the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Timothy Crawford | 52-74 |
| 00:47 | Northern Illinois University | Harry Zachariah hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Dale Buzbee | 54-74 |
| 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 spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:24 | Eastern Michigan | Spencer Crawford hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Jonathan Mitchell | 54-76 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:18 | Northern Illinois University | Harry Zachariah clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 54-76 |
| 00:16 | Northern Illinois University | Thomas Coppock pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-76 |
| 00:14 | Northern Illinois University | Dale Buzbee clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 54-76 |
| 00:12 | Eastern Michigan | David Fisher grabs the board | 54-76 |
| 00:00 | Eastern Michigan | Timothy Crawford runs out the clock | 54-76 |