| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Martin Gullette (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Carl Espinosa (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Edward Reardon (fresh) PF - Joseph Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Boyd (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Thomas Coppock (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Daniel Austin (fresh) 10 pts. SF - James Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Kendrick Bookmiller (fresh) 2 pts. C - Sean Reinhold (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northern Illinois University | James Johnson inbounds the ball | 27-38 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:58 | Northern Illinois University | Michael Boyd steals the ball from Thomas Coppock in the backcourt | 27-38 |
| 19:51 | Ohio | Michael Boyd hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 27-38 |
| 19:49 | Northern Illinois University | Kendrick Bookmiller gets the rebound | 27-38 |
| 19:47 | Northern Illinois University | Kendrick Bookmiller's pass is intercepted by Carl Espinosa in the backcourt | 27-38 |
| 19:31 | Ohio | Edward Reardon lays it up and in set up by Carl Espinosa and he's hacked by Thomas Coppock - foul #1 on Thomas Coppock, team foul #1 | 29-38 |
| 19:31 | Ohio | Edward Reardon makes the free throw | 30-38 |
| 19:16 | Northern Illinois University | Thomas Coppock is denied on a layup by Joseph Johnson | 30-38 |
| 19:15 | Northern Illinois University | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Coppock | 30-38 |
| 18:56 | Northern Illinois University | Thomas Coppock is alone and drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Daniel Austin | 30-40 |
| 18:29 | Ohio | Edward Reardon scores on a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Martin Gullette | 32-40 |
| 18:24 | Northern Illinois University | Thomas Coppock is called for traveling | 32-40 |
| Subs | Ohio | Quentin Wetherbee (PG), Victor Smith (SF), Eugene Osterman (PF), Josh Kordowski (C) Martin Gullette, Edward Reardon, Joseph Johnson, Michael Boyd | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Ernest Cook (PG), Hoyt Young (SF), Steven Riddell (PF), John Shead (C) Thomas Coppock, James Johnson, Kendrick Bookmiller, Sean Reinhold | |
| 18:05 | Ohio | Josh Kordowski loses the dribble to Hoyt Young | 32-40 |
| 18:01 | Northern Illinois University | Ernest Cook is fouled in the backcourt by Carl Espinosa - foul #3 on Carl Espinosa, team foul #1 | 32-40 |
| Subs | Ohio | Thomas Morlan (SF) Carl Espinosa | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| 17:52 | Northern Illinois University | Hoyt Young misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on Quentin Wetherbee - foul #2 on Quentin Wetherbee, team foul #2 | 32-40 |
| 17:52 | Northern Illinois University | Hoyt Young makes the 1st free throw | 32-41 |
| 17:52 | Northern Illinois University | Hoyt Young makes the 2nd free throw | 32-42 |
| 17:40 | Ohio | Thomas Morlan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-42 |
| 17:23 | Northern Illinois University | Victor Smith is called for the reach on Ernest Cook - foul #3 on Victor Smith, team foul #3 | 32-42 |
| Subs | Ohio | Martin Gullette (SG) Victor Smith | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Thomas Coppock (PG), James Johnson (SF) Daniel Austin, Hoyt Young | |
| 17:06 | Northern Illinois University | Ernest Cook misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Eugene Osterman - foul #2 on Eugene Osterman, team foul #4 | 32-42 |
| Subs | Ohio | Joseph Johnson (PF), Robert Harland (C) Eugene Osterman, Josh Kordowski | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Kendrick Bookmiller (PF), Sean Reinhold (C) Steven Riddell, John Shead | |
| 17:06 | Northern Illinois University | Ernest Cook misses the 1st free throw | 32-42 |
| 17:06 | Northern Illinois University | Ernest Cook makes the 2nd free throw | 32-43 |
| 16:49 | Ohio | James Johnson is called for the reach on Thomas Morlan - foul #1 on James Johnson, team foul #2 | 32-43 |
| Subs | Ohio | Edward Reardon (SF), Michael Boyd (C) Thomas Morlan, Robert Harland | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| 16:29 | Ohio | Martin Gullette scores on a shot from the right wing set up by Joseph Johnson and he's fouled by Thomas Coppock - foul #2 on Thomas Coppock, team foul #3 | 34-43 |
| Subs | Ohio | Robert Harland (PF) Joseph Johnson | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Hoyt Young (SG) Ernest Cook | |
| 16:29 | Ohio | Martin Gullette makes the free throw | 35-43 |
| 16:27 | Northern Illinois University | Thomas Coppock's pass is intercepted by Edward Reardon in the backcourt | 35-43 |
| 16:11 | Ohio | Michael Boyd can't connect on a jumper near the basket | 35-43 |
| 16:09 | Northern Illinois University | Thomas Coppock grabs the board | 35-43 |
| 16:05 | Northern Illinois University | James Johnson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-43 |
| Subs | Ohio | Eugene Osterman (PF), Josh Kordowski (C) Robert Harland, Michael Boyd | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Daniel Austin (SG), Barry McFarland (SF), Steven Riddell (PF), John Shead (C) Thomas Coppock, James Johnson, Kendrick Bookmiller, Sean Reinhold | |
| 15:58 | Ohio | Quentin Wetherbee drills a 3 from the left corner | 38-43 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Martin Gullette (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Quentin Wetherbee (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Edward Reardon (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Eugene Osterman (fresh) 2 pts. C - Josh Kordowski (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Hoyt Young (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Daniel Austin (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Barry McFarland (fresh) PF - Steven Riddell (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - John Shead (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:45 | Northern Illinois University | Daniel Austin is fouled on the floor by Edward Reardon - foul #2 on Edward Reardon, team foul #5 | 38-43 |
| Subs | Ohio | Buford Kaye (PG), Carl Espinosa (SG), Victor Smith (SF) Martin Gullette, Quentin Wetherbee, Edward Reardon | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Dale Buzbee (PG) Barry McFarland | |
| 15:31 | Northern Illinois University | Buford Kaye steps in front of the John Shead pass | 38-43 |
| 15:11 | Ohio | Carl Espinosa's dunk attempt is rejected by Steven Riddell | 38-43 |
| 15:09 | Northern Illinois University | John Shead gets the rebound | 38-43 |
| 15:06 | Northern Illinois University | Steven Riddell throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 38-43 |
| Subs | Ohio | Joseph Johnson (PF), Robert Harland (C) Eugene Osterman, Josh Kordowski | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Ernest Cook (SG), Barry McFarland (SF) Daniel Austin, Hoyt Young | |
| 14:44 | Ohio | Steven Riddell denies the turnaround by Joseph Johnson | 38-43 |
| 14:42 | Ohio | Victor Smith snags the offensive board | 38-43 |
| 14:23 | Ohio | Joseph Johnson clanks a 3 from the left corner | 38-43 |
| 14:22 | Northern Illinois University | John Shead gets the rebound | 38-43 |
| 14:17 | Northern Illinois University | Ernest Cook buries a jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Dale Buzbee | 38-45 |
| 14:00 | Ohio | Joseph Johnson scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Buford Kaye | 41-45 |
| 13:49 | Northern Illinois University | Barry McFarland misses long on an open 3 from the left wing | 41-45 |
| 13:47 | Ohio | Joseph Johnson pulls down the rebound | 41-45 |
| 13:41 | Ohio | Buford Kaye makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Victor Smith | 44-45 |
| 13:28 | Northern Illinois University | Dale Buzbee knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing | 44-48 |
| 13:11 | Ohio | Victor Smith lays it in on a nice dish by Buford Kaye | 46-48 |
| 13:09 | Northern Illinois University | Joseph Johnson steps in front of the Ernest Cook pass in the backcourt | 46-48 |
| 12:56 | Ohio | Robert Harland clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 46-48 |
| 12:55 | Ohio | Victor Smith misses the tip | 46-48 |
| 12:54 | Ohio | Carl Espinosa gets the offensive rebound | 46-48 |
| 12:42 | Ohio | Joseph Johnson misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 46-48 |
| 12:41 | Northern Illinois University | Dale Buzbee grabs the board | 46-48 |
| 12:37 | Northern Illinois University | Dale Buzbee misses badly on the uncontested jumpshot from the left side | 46-48 |
| 12:36 | Northern Illinois University | Ernest Cook grabs the offensive rebound | 46-48 |
| 12:15 | Northern Illinois University | John Shead loses the dribble to Victor Smith | 46-48 |
| 11:57 | Ohio | Joseph Johnson drills a shot from the baseline on a great pass from Buford Kaye | 48-48 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Buford Kaye (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Carl Espinosa (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Victor Smith (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Joseph Johnson (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Harland (tiring) | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Dale Buzbee (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Ernest Cook (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Barry McFarland (fairly fresh) PF - Steven Riddell (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. 4 blk. C - John Shead (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:37 | Northern Illinois University | John Shead makes the wide open pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 48-50 |
| 11:19 | Ohio | Joseph Johnson makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Carl Espinosa | 51-50 |
| 11:15 | Northern Illinois University | Victor Smith is called for the reach on Barry McFarland in the backcourt - foul #4 on Victor Smith, team foul #6 | 51-50 |
| Subs | Ohio | Martin Gullette (PG), Quentin Wetherbee (SG), Edward Reardon (SF), Eugene Osterman (PF), Michael Boyd (C) Buford Kaye, Carl Espinosa, Victor Smith, Joseph Johnson, Robert Harland | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Thomas Coppock (PG), Daniel Austin (SG), James Johnson (SF), Kendrick Bookmiller (PF), Sean Reinhold (C) Dale Buzbee, Ernest Cook, Barry McFarland, Steven Riddell, John Shead | |
| 11:10 | Northern Illinois University | James Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 51-50 |
| 11:08 | Northern Illinois University | The offensive rebound goes to Kendrick Bookmiller | 51-50 |
| 10:56 | Northern Illinois University | James Johnson is hacked by Edward Reardon - foul #3 on Edward Reardon, team foul #7 | 51-50 |
| 10:56 | Northern Illinois University | James Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 51-51 |
| 10:56 | Northern Illinois University | James Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 51-52 |
| 10:35 | Ohio | Michael Boyd's floater is tipped away by Kendrick Bookmiller | 51-52 |
| 10:34 | Northern Illinois University | Daniel Austin grabs the defensive rebound | 51-52 |
| 10:29 | Northern Illinois University | James Johnson knocks in the turnaround from the baseline set up by Thomas Coppock | 51-54 |
| 10:14 | Ohio | Martin Gullette can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 51-54 |
| 10:12 | Ohio | Michael Boyd pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-54 |
| 09:52 | Ohio | Michael Boyd is fouled on the floor by Sean Reinhold - foul #2 on Sean Reinhold, team foul #4 | 51-54 |
| Subs | Ohio | Buford Kaye (PG), Carl Espinosa (SG), Thomas Morlan (SF), Josh Kordowski (PF) Martin Gullette, Quentin Wetherbee, Edward Reardon, Eugene Osterman | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| 09:40 | Ohio | Carl Espinosa buries a driving attempt in the paint | 53-54 |
| 09:23 | Northern Illinois University | James Johnson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 53-54 |
| 09:22 | Ohio | Josh Kordowski pulls down the rebound | 53-54 |
| 09:03 | Ohio | Michael Boyd connects on the floater near the basket on a great pass from Buford Kaye | 55-54 |
| 09:00 | Northern Illinois University | James Johnson is hacked by Thomas Morlan in the backcourt - foul #1 on Thomas Morlan, team foul #8 | 55-54 |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Hoyt Young (PG) Thomas Coppock | |
| 09:00 | Northern Illinois University | James Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 55-55 |
| 09:00 | Northern Illinois University | James Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 55-56 |
| 08:40 | Ohio | Thomas Morlan travels with the ball | 55-56 |
| Subs | Ohio | Martin Gullette (PG), Quentin Wetherbee (SG), Edward Reardon (SF), Eugene Osterman (PF) Buford Kaye, Carl Espinosa, Thomas Morlan, Michael Boyd | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Dale Buzbee (PG) James Johnson | |
| 08:36 | Northern Illinois University | Dale Buzbee's pass is intercepted by Eugene Osterman in the backcourt | 55-56 |
| 08:20 | Ohio | Hoyt Young is called for the reach on Martin Gullette - foul #1 on Hoyt Young, team foul #5 | 55-56 |
| Subs | Ohio | Joseph Johnson (PF) Josh Kordowski | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| 08:01 | Ohio | Quentin Wetherbee clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 55-56 |
| 08:00 | Ohio | Martin Gullette tips it in | 57-56 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Martin Gullette (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Quentin Wetherbee (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Edward Reardon (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Joseph Johnson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Eugene Osterman (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Dale Buzbee (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Daniel Austin (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Hoyt Young (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kendrick Bookmiller (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Sean Reinhold (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:37 | Northern Illinois University | Eugene Osterman picks off the pass by Sean Reinhold | 57-56 |
| 07:20 | Ohio | Hoyt Young is called for the reach on Martin Gullette - foul #2 on Hoyt Young, team foul #6 | 57-56 |
| Subs | Ohio | Buford Kaye (PG), Carl Espinosa (SG), Thomas Morlan (SF), Michael Boyd (C) Martin Gullette, Quentin Wetherbee, Edward Reardon, Eugene Osterman | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Thomas Coppock (PG), Ernest Cook (SG), James Johnson (SF) Dale Buzbee, Daniel Austin, Hoyt Young | |
| 07:09 | Ohio | Michael Boyd banks in the layup on a great pass from Carl Espinosa | 59-56 |
| 06:46 | Northern Illinois University | Kendrick Bookmiller misses the easy layup but the foul's on Buford Kaye - foul #4 on Buford Kaye, team foul #9 | 59-56 |
| Subs | Ohio | Victor Smith (SF), Josh Kordowski (PF) Thomas Morlan, Joseph Johnson | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Barry McFarland (SF), Steven Riddell (C) James Johnson, Sean Reinhold | |
| 06:46 | Northern Illinois University | Kendrick Bookmiller misses the 1st free throw | 59-56 |
| 06:46 | Northern Illinois University | Kendrick Bookmiller misses the 2nd free throw | 59-56 |
| 06:46 | Ohio | Josh Kordowski grabs the defensive rebound | 59-56 |
| 06:25 | Ohio | Victor Smith hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block | 59-56 |
| 06:24 | Northern Illinois University | Kendrick Bookmiller pulls down the rebound | 59-56 |
| 06:18 | Northern Illinois University | Thomas Coppock misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 59-56 |
| 06:17 | Ohio | Michael Boyd gets the rebound | 59-56 |
| 06:00 | Ohio | Kendrick Bookmiller steals the ball from Carl Espinosa | 59-56 |
| 05:53 | Northern Illinois University | Kendrick Bookmiller buries a shot from the right block | 59-58 |
| 05:38 | Ohio | Carl Espinosa buries a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Buford Kaye and the foul's on Barry McFarland - foul #2 on Barry McFarland, team foul #7 | 61-58 |
| Subs | Ohio | Martin Gullette (PG), Thomas Morlan (SF), Eugene Osterman (PF) Buford Kaye, Victor Smith, Josh Kordowski | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Dale Buzbee (PG), Daniel Austin (SG), James Johnson (SF), John Shead (PF), Hoyt Young (C) Thomas Coppock, Ernest Cook, Barry McFarland, Kendrick Bookmiller, Steven Riddell | |
| 05:38 | Ohio | Carl Espinosa misses the free throw | 61-58 |
| 05:38 | Northern Illinois University | John Shead gets the rebound | 61-58 |
| 05:25 | Northern Illinois University | James Johnson scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by John Shead | 61-61 |
| 04:57 | Ohio | Carl Espinosa misses long on a turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Daniel Austin - foul #2 on Daniel Austin, team foul #8 | 61-61 |
| Subs | Ohio | Joseph Johnson (PF) Michael Boyd | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| 04:57 | Ohio | Carl Espinosa makes the 1st free throw | 62-61 |
| 04:57 | Ohio | Carl Espinosa misses the 2nd free throw | 62-61 |
| 04:57 | Ohio | Joseph Johnson pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-61 |
| 04:33 | Ohio | Thomas Morlan double dribbles | 62-61 |
| Subs | Ohio | Quentin Wetherbee (PG), Edward Reardon (SF) Martin Gullette, Thomas Morlan | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Steven Riddell (PF), Sean Reinhold (C) John Shead, Hoyt Young | |
| 04:22 | Northern Illinois University | Sean Reinhold hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 62-61 |
| 04:20 | Northern Illinois University | Dale Buzbee tips it but misses | 62-61 |
| 04:18 | Ohio | The rebound goes to Joseph Johnson | 62-61 |
| 04:02 | Ohio | Quentin Wetherbee misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 62-61 |
| 04:01 | Northern Illinois University | Sean Reinhold grabs the defensive rebound | 62-61 |
| 03:57 | Northern Illinois University | James Johnson hits a 3pt shot from the left corner | 62-64 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Quentin Wetherbee (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Carl Espinosa (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Edward Reardon (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Joseph Johnson (tiring) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Eugene Osterman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Dale Buzbee (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Daniel Austin (tiring) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Johnson (fairly fresh) 15 pts. PF - Steven Riddell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 4 blk. C - Sean Reinhold (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:32 | Ohio | Joseph Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 62-64 |
| 03:31 | Northern Illinois University | Steven Riddell gets the rebound | 62-64 |
| 03:27 | Northern Illinois University | Dale Buzbee misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 62-64 |
| 03:25 | Northern Illinois University | Steven Riddell grabs the offensive board | 62-64 |
| 03:05 | Northern Illinois University | Sean Reinhold connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Steven Riddell | 62-66 |
| 02:38 | Ohio | Carl Espinosa hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Quentin Wetherbee | 65-66 |
| 02:33 | Northern Illinois University | James Johnson is hacked by Joseph Johnson - foul #2 on Joseph Johnson, team foul #10 | 65-66 |
| Subs | Ohio | Buford Kaye (PG), Martin Gullette (SG), Victor Smith (SF), Josh Kordowski (PF), Robert Harland (C) Quentin Wetherbee, Carl Espinosa, Edward Reardon, Joseph Johnson, Eugene Osterman | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Thomas Coppock (PG), Ernest Cook (SG), John Shead (PF), Hoyt Young (C) Dale Buzbee, Daniel Austin, Steven Riddell, Sean Reinhold | |
| 02:33 | Northern Illinois University | James Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 65-66 |
| 02:33 | Northern Illinois University | James Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 65-67 |
| 02:20 | Ohio | Victor Smith misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 65-67 |
| 02:18 | Northern Illinois University | Thomas Coppock snags the defensive board | 65-67 |
| 02:14 | Northern Illinois University | Buford Kaye steps in front of the Thomas Coppock pass in the backcourt | 65-67 |
| 01:58 | Ohio | Robert Harland can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 65-67 |
| 01:57 | Northern Illinois University | The rebound goes to John Shead | 65-67 |
| 01:37 | Northern Illinois University | Thomas Coppock is open and scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 65-70 |
| 01:16 | Ohio | Robert Harland scores on a 3 from the right corner set up by Victor Smith | 68-70 |
| 01:01 | Northern Illinois University | Ernest Cook knocks in the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Hoyt Young and he's hacked by Martin Gullette - foul #2 on Martin Gullette, team foul #11 | 68-72 |
| Subs | Ohio | Carl Espinosa (SG), Edward Reardon (SF), Joseph Johnson (PF), Michael Boyd (C) Martin Gullette, Victor Smith, Josh Kordowski, Robert Harland | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Daniel Austin (SG), Kendrick Bookmiller (PF), Sean Reinhold (C) Thomas Coppock, John Shead, Hoyt Young | |
| 01:01 | Northern Illinois University | Ernest Cook makes the free throw | 68-73 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:42 | Ohio | Buford Kaye misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 68-73 |
| 00:41 | Northern Illinois University | Sean Reinhold gets the rebound | 68-73 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) 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) | |
| 00:39 | Northern Illinois University | Sean Reinhold is hacked by Buford Kaye in the backcourt - foul #5 on Buford Kaye, team foul #12 | 68-73 |
| Subs | Ohio | Martin Gullette (PG) Buford Kaye | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Dale Buzbee (PG), Steven Riddell (PF) Ernest Cook, Kendrick Bookmiller | |
| 00:39 | Northern Illinois University | Sean Reinhold makes the 1st free throw | 68-74 |
| 00:39 | Northern Illinois University | Sean Reinhold makes the 2nd free throw | 68-75 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio 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) | |
| 00:34 | Ohio | Carl Espinosa comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 68-75 |
| 00:33 | Ohio | The offensive rebound goes to Martin Gullette | 68-75 |
| 00:30 | Ohio | Carl Espinosa buries a 3 from the left corner | 71-75 |
| 00:29 | Northern Illinois University | James Johnson is hacked by Carl Espinosa in the backcourt - foul #4 on Carl Espinosa, team foul #13 | 71-75 |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Kendrick Bookmiller (PF) Steven Riddell | |
| 00:29 | Northern Illinois University | James Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 71-76 |
| 00:29 | Northern Illinois University | James Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 71-77 |
| 00:24 | Ohio | Carl Espinosa is fouled on the floor by Daniel Austin - foul #3 on Daniel Austin, team foul #9 | 71-77 |
| 00:24 | Ohio | Carl Espinosa makes the 1st free throw | 72-77 |
| 00:24 | Ohio | Carl Espinosa makes the 2nd free throw | 73-77 |
| 00:21 | Northern Illinois University | Dale Buzbee is fouled in the backcourt by Martin Gullette - foul #3 on Martin Gullette, team foul #14 | 73-77 |
| 00:21 | Northern Illinois University | Dale Buzbee makes the 1st free throw | 73-78 |
| 00:21 | Northern Illinois University | Dale Buzbee makes the 2nd free throw | 73-79 |
| 00:15 | Ohio | Carl Espinosa misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 73-79 |
| 00:13 | Ohio | Edward Reardon pulls down the offensive rebound | 73-79 |
| 00:10 | Ohio | Carl Espinosa can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 73-79 |
| 00:08 | Northern Illinois University | Kendrick Bookmiller grabs the board | 73-79 |
| 00:07 | Northern Illinois University | Kendrick Bookmiller is fouled in the backcourt by Martin Gullette - foul #4 on Martin Gullette, team foul #15 | 73-79 |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Steven Riddell (C) Sean Reinhold | |
| 00:07 | Northern Illinois University | Kendrick Bookmiller makes the 1st free throw | 73-80 |
| 00:07 | Northern Illinois University | Kendrick Bookmiller makes the 2nd free throw | 73-81 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio 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) | |
| 00:00 | Ohio | Michael Boyd misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 73-81 |