| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Ronnie Negri (fresh) SG - William Whitehorn (fresh) SF - Donald Pressley (fresh) PF - Cory Defalco (fresh) C - Allen McElligott (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - John Neff (fresh) SG - David Mortensen (fresh) SF - Jeremiah Hodgins (fresh) PF - Aaron Beamer (fresh) C - James Bechtol (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern State | James Bechtol wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:37 | Northwestern State | Aaron Beamer misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | Northwestern State | David Mortensen can't tip it in | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | Miami (OH) | Donald Pressley pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:15 | Miami (OH) | Donald Pressley lays it in uncontested | 2-0 |
| 18:58 | Northwestern State | John Neff buries a 3pt shot from straight away set up by David Mortensen | 2-3 |
| 18:42 | Miami (OH) | Donald Pressley is open and buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 4-3 |
| 18:25 | Northwestern State | Aaron Beamer can't finish the layup | 4-3 |
| 18:23 | Northwestern State | Jeremiah Hodgins pulls down the offensive rebound | 4-3 |
| 18:10 | Northwestern State | James Bechtol comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 4-3 |
| 18:09 | Miami (OH) | William Whitehorn pulls down the rebound | 4-3 |
| 17:50 | Miami (OH) | Donald Pressley is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Donald Pressley, team foul #1 | 4-3 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Phillip Parnell (PF) Aaron Beamer | |
| 17:32 | Northwestern State | Jeremiah Hodgins is hacked by Donald Pressley - foul #2 on Donald Pressley, team foul #2 | 4-3 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | John True (SF) Donald Pressley | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Brendon Merritt (SF), David Reed (C) Jeremiah Hodgins, James Bechtol | |
| 17:08 | Northwestern State | John Neff can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 4-3 |
| 17:07 | Miami (OH) | Allen McElligott pulls down the rebound | 4-3 |
| 16:42 | Miami (OH) | William Whitehorn clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 4-3 |
| 16:41 | Northwestern State | David Reed grabs the defensive rebound | 4-3 |
| 16:25 | Northwestern State | John Neff loses the ball out of bounds | 4-3 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Travis Swayne (PG), Douglas Breece (PF), James Sakai (C) Ronnie Negri, Cory Defalco, Allen McElligott | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | David Waldrop (PG), John Fegan (SG), Jeremiah Hodgins (SF), Aaron Beamer (PF), James Bechtol (C) John Neff, David Mortensen, Brendon Merritt, Phillip Parnell, David Reed | |
| 16:22 | Miami (OH) | Travis Swayne is hacked by David Waldrop in the backcourt - foul #1 on David Waldrop, team foul #1 | 4-3 |
| 16:14 | Miami (OH) | Douglas Breece hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Travis Swayne | 7-3 |
| 15:59 | Northwestern State | Jeremiah Hodgins drills a runner in the paint set up by David Waldrop | 7-5 |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Travis Swayne (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Whitehorn (fairly fresh) SF - John True (fresh) PF - Douglas Breece (fresh) 3 pts. C - James Sakai (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - David Waldrop (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Fegan (fresh) SF - Jeremiah Hodgins (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Aaron Beamer (fresh) C - James Bechtol (fresh) | |
| 15:49 | Miami (OH) | Travis Swayne is called for 10 seconds | 7-5 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Evan Hall (PG) William Whitehorn | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| 15:35 | Northwestern State | James Bechtol can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block | 7-5 |
| 15:34 | Northwestern State | Jeremiah Hodgins tips it but misses | 7-5 |
| 15:33 | Miami (OH) | Douglas Breece snags the defensive board | 7-5 |
| 15:28 | Miami (OH) | Evan Hall is called for traveling in the backcourt | 7-5 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Phillip Parnell (PF) Aaron Beamer | |
| 15:14 | Northwestern State | David Waldrop is fouled on the floor by Travis Swayne - foul #1 on Travis Swayne, team foul #3 | 7-5 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Ronnie Negri (PG), Cory Defalco (PF), Allen McElligott (C) Evan Hall, Douglas Breece, James Sakai | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | David Reed (C) James Bechtol | |
| 14:58 | Northwestern State | Phillip Parnell misses short on a floater in the paint | 7-5 |
| 14:57 | Miami (OH) | Allen McElligott grabs the defensive rebound | 7-5 |
| 14:35 | Miami (OH) | Ronnie Negri can't connect on an uncontested floater from the right side | 7-5 |
| 14:34 | Northwestern State | John Fegan grabs the defensive rebound | 7-5 |
| 14:22 | Northwestern State | John Fegan drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by David Waldrop | 7-8 |
| 14:04 | Miami (OH) | John True's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 7-8 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | William Whitehorn (SG), Manuel Saunders (SF), Douglas Breece (C) Travis Swayne, John True, Allen McElligott | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | John Neff (PG), David Mortensen (SG), Brendon Merritt (SF), Aaron Beamer (PF), James Bechtol (C) David Waldrop, John Fegan, Jeremiah Hodgins, Phillip Parnell, David Reed | |
| 13:45 | Northwestern State | John Neff hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 7-8 |
| 13:43 | Northwestern State | Brendon Merritt snags the offensive board | 7-8 |
| 13:20 | Northwestern State | John Neff throws a bad pass out of bounds | 7-8 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Evan Hall (PG), James Sakai (C) Ronnie Negri, Cory Defalco | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| 13:01 | Miami (OH) | William Whitehorn misses the floater from the baseline | 7-8 |
| 13:00 | Miami (OH) | Manuel Saunders hits the follow up shot | 9-8 |
| 12:47 | Northwestern State | John Neff makes the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from James Bechtol | 9-10 |
| 12:28 | Miami (OH) | James Sakai's floater is tipped away by Aaron Beamer | 9-10 |
| 12:27 | Northwestern State | The rebound goes to Aaron Beamer | 9-10 |
| 12:15 | Northwestern State | Brendon Merritt drills a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by John Neff | 9-12 |
| 12:13 | Miami (OH) | John Neff is called for the reach on Evan Hall in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Neff, team foul #2 | 9-12 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Travis Swayne (PG), John True (SF), Allen McElligott (C) Evan Hall, Manuel Saunders, Douglas Breece | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Jeremiah Hodgins (SF), Phillip Parnell (PF), David Reed (C) Brendon Merritt, Aaron Beamer, James Bechtol | |
| 11:49 | Miami (OH) | William Whitehorn comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 9-12 |
| 11:48 | Northwestern State | David Reed grabs the defensive rebound | 9-12 |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Travis Swayne (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Whitehorn (fairly fresh) SF - John True (fresh) PF - James Sakai (fresh) C - Allen McElligott (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - John Neff (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Mortensen (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jeremiah Hodgins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Phillip Parnell (fresh) C - David Reed (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:43 | Northwestern State | John Neff connects on the shot from the left side on a great pass from Jeremiah Hodgins and the foul's on Travis Swayne - foul #2 on Travis Swayne, team foul #4 | 9-14 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Ronnie Negri (PG), Evan Hall (SG), Cory Defalco (PF) Travis Swayne, William Whitehorn, James Sakai | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | John Fegan (SG) David Mortensen | |
| 11:43 | Northwestern State | John Neff makes the free throw | 9-15 |
| 11:30 | Miami (OH) | Evan Hall comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on John Neff - foul #2 on John Neff, team foul #3 | 9-15 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | David Waldrop (PG), Randall Bowman (C) John Neff, Phillip Parnell | |
| 11:30 | Miami (OH) | Evan Hall makes the 1st free throw | 10-15 |
| 11:30 | Miami (OH) | Evan Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 11-15 |
| 11:07 | Northwestern State | David Reed is whistled for a carry | 11-15 |
| 10:49 | Miami (OH) | David Waldrop steps in front of the Allen McElligott pass | 11-15 |
| 10:45 | Northwestern State | David Waldrop banks in the layup | 11-17 |
| 10:24 | Miami (OH) | Ronnie Negri hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 11-17 |
| 10:23 | Northwestern State | John Fegan pulls down the rebound | 11-17 |
| 10:08 | Northwestern State | David Waldrop dunks the ball set up by Jeremiah Hodgins | 11-19 |
| 10:01 | Miami (OH) | Ronnie Negri is open and scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Evan Hall | 13-19 |
| 09:45 | Northwestern State | John Fegan buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Jeremiah Hodgins | 13-22 |
| 09:22 | Miami (OH) | Evan Hall can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 13-22 |
| 09:21 | Miami (OH) | Ronnie Negri snags the offensive board | 13-22 |
| 09:11 | Miami (OH) | Cory Defalco hits a wide open fadeaway jumper from the right side | 15-22 |
| 08:48 | Northwestern State | David Waldrop scores on a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Randall Bowman and he's fouled by John True - foul #1 on John True, team foul #5 | 15-24 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Chase Bray (PG), William Whitehorn (SG), Manuel Saunders (SF), Douglas Breece (PF), James Sakai (C) Ronnie Negri, Evan Hall, John True, Cory Defalco, Allen McElligott | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | David Mortensen (SG), Brendon Merritt (SF), Aaron Beamer (PF), James Bechtol (C) John Fegan, Jeremiah Hodgins, David Reed, Randall Bowman | |
| 08:48 | Northwestern State | David Waldrop makes the free throw | 15-25 |
| 08:32 | Miami (OH) | Brendon Merritt swats the short shot by Manuel Saunders | 15-25 |
| 08:30 | Northwestern State | Brendon Merritt snags the defensive board | 15-25 |
| 08:14 | Northwestern State | Brendon Merritt makes the fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Aaron Beamer | 15-27 |
| 08:11 | Miami (OH) | Douglas Breece is fouled in the backcourt by David Mortensen - foul #1 on David Mortensen, team foul #4 | 15-27 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | John Welch (PG) David Waldrop | |
| 08:06 | Miami (OH) | Chase Bray hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 15-27 |
| 08:05 | Miami (OH) | James Sakai pulls down the offensive rebound | 15-27 |
| 07:55 | Miami (OH) | William Whitehorn can't connect on an uncontested jumper from the right wing | 15-27 |
| 07:54 | Miami (OH) | William Whitehorn tips it in | 17-27 |
| 07:38 | Northwestern State | Chase Bray steps in front of the Brendon Merritt pass | 17-27 |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Chase Bray (fresh) SG - William Whitehorn (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Manuel Saunders (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Douglas Breece (fresh) 3 pts. C - James Sakai (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - John Welch (fresh) SG - David Mortensen (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Brendon Merritt (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Aaron Beamer (fresh) C - James Bechtol (fresh) | |
| 07:25 | Miami (OH) | John Welch picks off the pass by Manuel Saunders | 17-27 |
| 07:08 | Northwestern State | Aaron Beamer misses the jumper from the left block | 17-27 |
| 07:06 | Northwestern State | Aaron Beamer pulls down the offensive rebound | 17-27 |
| 06:44 | Northwestern State | Brendon Merritt misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner but he's hacked by Manuel Saunders - foul #1 on Manuel Saunders, team foul #6 | 17-27 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Evan Hall (PG), John True (SF), Cory Defalco (PF), Allen McElligott (C) Chase Bray, Manuel Saunders, Douglas Breece, James Sakai | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Phillip Parnell (PF) Aaron Beamer | |
| 06:44 | Northwestern State | Brendon Merritt makes the 1st free throw | 17-28 |
| 06:44 | Northwestern State | Brendon Merritt misses the 2nd free throw | 17-28 |
| 06:44 | Northwestern State | Brendon Merritt makes the 3rd free throw | 17-29 |
| 06:28 | Miami (OH) | William Whitehorn buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Evan Hall | 20-29 |
| 06:12 | Northwestern State | Phillip Parnell makes the fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Brendon Merritt | 20-31 |
| 06:10 | Miami (OH) | David Mortensen steals it from Evan Hall in the backcourt | 20-31 |
| 06:04 | Northwestern State | Evan Hall steals it from Phillip Parnell | 20-31 |
| 06:02 | Miami (OH) | Evan Hall's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 20-31 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Ronnie Negri (PG) William Whitehorn | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | David Waldrop (PG), Jeremiah Hodgins (SF), Aaron Beamer (PF) John Welch, Brendon Merritt, James Bechtol | |
| 05:45 | Northwestern State | Phillip Parnell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 20-31 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | John Fegan (SG), Randall Bowman (C) David Mortensen, Aaron Beamer | |
| 05:36 | Miami (OH) | Ronnie Negri comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 20-31 |
| 05:35 | Northwestern State | The rebound goes to Phillip Parnell | 20-31 |
| 05:25 | Northwestern State | Jeremiah Hodgins misses the easy layup | 20-31 |
| 05:24 | Miami (OH) | John True grabs the board | 20-31 |
| 05:04 | Miami (OH) | David Waldrop picks off the pass by Allen McElligott | 20-31 |
| 04:47 | Northwestern State | David Waldrop misses the lay-in | 20-31 |
| 04:45 | Miami (OH) | Allen McElligott grabs the defensive rebound | 20-31 |
| 04:41 | Miami (OH) | David Waldrop steals the ball from Evan Hall | 20-31 |
| 04:26 | Northwestern State | Ronnie Negri steps in front of the David Waldrop pass | 20-31 |
| 04:23 | Miami (OH) | Evan Hall hits the finger roll on a great pass from Ronnie Negri | 22-31 |
| 04:10 | Northwestern State | Evan Hall is called for the reach on Randall Bowman - foul #1 on Evan Hall, team foul #7 | 22-31 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Chase Bray (PG), William Whitehorn (SG), Manuel Saunders (SF), Douglas Breece (PF), James Sakai (C) Ronnie Negri, Evan Hall, John True, Cory Defalco, Allen McElligott | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | John Welch (PG), David Mortensen (SG), David Reed (PF), James Bechtol (C) David Waldrop, John Fegan, Jeremiah Hodgins, Phillip Parnell | |
| 04:10 | Northwestern State | Randall Bowman makes the 1st free throw | 22-32 |
| 04:10 | Northwestern State | Randall Bowman makes the 2nd free throw | 22-33 |
| 04:07 | Miami (OH) | William Whitehorn's pass is intercepted by James Bechtol in the backcourt | 22-33 |
| 03:48 | Northwestern State | Randall Bowman hits a 3 pointer from the right corner | 22-36 |
| 03:43 | Miami (OH) | William Whitehorn comes up short on the floater from the right side | 22-36 |
| 03:42 | Miami (OH) | The offensive rebound goes to William Whitehorn | 22-36 |
| 03:28 | Miami (OH) | William Whitehorn can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 22-36 |
| 03:26 | Miami (OH) | Chase Bray tips it but misses | 22-36 |
| 03:25 | Northwestern State | Randall Bowman grabs the board | 22-36 |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Chase Bray (fresh) SG - William Whitehorn (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Manuel Saunders (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Douglas Breece (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - James Sakai (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - John Welch (fresh) SG - David Mortensen (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Randall Bowman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - David Reed (fresh) 2 reb. C - James Bechtol (fairly fresh) | |
| 03:20 | Northwestern State | David Mortensen comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 22-36 |
| 03:18 | Miami (OH) | Manuel Saunders grabs the board | 22-36 |
| 02:54 | Miami (OH) | William Whitehorn hits a floater from the left side and he's fouled by Randall Bowman - foul #1 on Randall Bowman, team foul #5 | 24-36 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Travis Swayne (PG), Donald Pressley (SF), John True (PF) Chase Bray, Manuel Saunders, Douglas Breece | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | John Neff (PG), Brendon Merritt (SF), Aaron Beamer (PF) John Welch, Randall Bowman, David Reed | |
| 02:54 | Miami (OH) | William Whitehorn makes the free throw | 25-36 |
| 02:34 | Northwestern State | David Mortensen is fouled on the floor by Travis Swayne - foul #3 on Travis Swayne, team foul #8 | 25-36 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Evan Hall (PG), Allen McElligott (C) Travis Swayne, James Sakai | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| 02:34 | Northwestern State | David Mortensen makes the 1st free throw | 25-37 |
| 02:34 | Northwestern State | David Mortensen makes the 2nd free throw | 25-38 |
| 02:16 | Miami (OH) | William Whitehorn connects on the open 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Evan Hall | 28-38 |
| 01:57 | Northwestern State | Aaron Beamer makes the jumper from the right block on a great pass from Brendon Merritt and he's fouled by William Whitehorn - foul #1 on William Whitehorn, team foul #9 | 28-40 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Ronnie Negri (PG) William Whitehorn | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | John Fegan (SG), Jeremiah Hodgins (SF) David Mortensen, Brendon Merritt | |
| 01:57 | Northwestern State | Aaron Beamer misses the free throw | 28-40 |
| 01:57 | Miami (OH) | Allen McElligott pulls down the rebound | 28-40 |
| 01:34 | Miami (OH) | Allen McElligott comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 28-40 |
| 01:32 | Northwestern State | Jeremiah Hodgins grabs the board | 28-40 |
| 01:30 | Northwestern State | John Neff is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 28-40 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | William Whitehorn (SG), Cory Defalco (PF) Evan Hall, John True | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| 01:13 | Miami (OH) | Cory Defalco knocks in the floater near the basket set up by William Whitehorn | 30-40 |
| 00:52 | Northwestern State | Aaron Beamer is whistled for a carry | 30-40 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Chase Bray (PG), Manuel Saunders (SF), James Sakai (C) Ronnie Negri, Donald Pressley, Allen McElligott | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | John Welch (PG), David Mortensen (SG), Brendon Merritt (SF), David Reed (C) John Neff, John Fegan, Jeremiah Hodgins, James Bechtol | |
| 00:48 | Miami (OH) | David Mortensen is called for the reach on William Whitehorn in the backcourt - foul #2 on David Mortensen, team foul #6 | 30-40 |
| 00:35 | Miami (OH) | Manuel Saunders drills a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by William Whitehorn | 32-40 |
| 00:17 | Northwestern State | Brendon Merritt is fouled on the floor by Manuel Saunders - foul #2 on Manuel Saunders, team foul #10 | 32-40 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Evan Hall (PG), John True (SF), Douglas Breece (PF) Chase Bray, Manuel Saunders, Cory Defalco | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | David Waldrop (PG), Phillip Parnell (PF) John Welch, Aaron Beamer | |
| 00:17 | Northwestern State | Brendon Merritt makes the 1st free throw | 32-41 |
| 00:17 | Northwestern State | Brendon Merritt makes the 2nd free throw | 32-42 |
| 00:15 | Miami (OH) | John True double dribbles in the backcourt | 32-42 |
| 00:05 | Northwestern State | Brendon Merritt drills a jumper in the paint set up by David Mortensen and he's hacked by John True - foul #2 on John True, team foul #11 | 32-44 |
| 00:05 | Northwestern State | Brendon Merritt makes the free throw | 32-45 |
| 00:02 | Miami (OH) | James Sakai loses the dribble to David Waldrop in the backcourt | 32-45 |
| 00:01 | Northwestern State | David Reed misses the lay-in | 32-45 |
| 00:00 | Miami (OH) | William Whitehorn grabs the board | 32-45 |