| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Stephen Johnson (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Guerrera (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Pat Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Matthew Bolger (fresh) 4 pts. C - Lawrence Ellison (fresh) | |
| Lineup | North Carolina A&T | PG - Lawrence Kelson (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Lee Sontag (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gregory Stillman (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mark Shuman (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - James Page (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northern Illinois University | Pat Jones inbounds the ball | 36-38 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina A&T | North Carolina A&T is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:36 | Northern Illinois University | Mark Guerrera can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 36-38 |
| 19:34 | Northern Illinois University | Lawrence Ellison tips it home | 38-38 |
| 19:29 | North Carolina A&T | Lawrence Kelson misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 38-38 |
| 19:27 | Northern Illinois University | Lawrence Ellison snags the defensive board | 38-38 |
| 19:21 | Northern Illinois University | Mark Guerrera can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Lee Sontag - foul #3 on Lee Sontag, team foul #1 | 38-38 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Dustin Demuth (SG) Lee Sontag | |
| 19:21 | Northern Illinois University | Mark Guerrera misses the 1st free throw | 38-38 |
| 19:21 | Northern Illinois University | Mark Guerrera misses the 2nd free throw | 38-38 |
| 19:21 | North Carolina A&T | James Page pulls down the rebound | 38-38 |
| 18:52 | North Carolina A&T | Gregory Stillman misses the jump hook from the left block | 38-38 |
| 18:51 | Northern Illinois University | Mark Guerrera grabs the board | 38-38 |
| 18:46 | Northern Illinois University | Pat Jones's pass is intercepted by Dustin Demuth | 38-38 |
| 18:43 | North Carolina A&T | Dustin Demuth can't finish the layup | 38-38 |
| 18:41 | North Carolina A&T | The offensive rebound goes to Mark Shuman | 38-38 |
| 18:19 | North Carolina A&T | Mark Shuman is hacked by Stephen Johnson - foul #3 on Stephen Johnson, team foul #1 | 38-38 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Edward Rogers (PG), Philip Maloney (SG), Joshua Kessinger (SF), Don Macklin (PF), Wayne Hebert (C) Stephen Johnson, Mark Guerrera, Pat Jones, Matthew Bolger, Lawrence Ellison | |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Michael Cole (SF), Jon Rasheed (PF) Gregory Stillman, Mark Shuman | |
| 18:04 | North Carolina A&T | Lawrence Kelson hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 38-41 |
| 17:39 | Northern Illinois University | Philip Maloney buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Edward Rogers | 41-41 |
| 17:24 | North Carolina A&T | James Page is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on James Page, team foul #2 | 41-41 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Lawrence Ellison (C) Wayne Hebert | |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Gregory Stillman (SF), Mark Shuman (PF), James Duffin (C) Dustin Demuth, Jon Rasheed, James Page | |
| 17:03 | Northern Illinois University | Edward Rogers is denied on a layup by James Duffin | 41-41 |
| 17:02 | Northern Illinois University | Lawrence Ellison pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-41 |
| 16:57 | Northern Illinois University | Edward Rogers is whistled for traveling | 41-41 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Pat Jones (SF), Matthew Bolger (PF) Joshua Kessinger, Don Macklin | |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Dustin Demuth (SG) Michael Cole | |
| 16:42 | North Carolina A&T | Lawrence Kelson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 41-41 |
| 16:40 | Northern Illinois University | Pat Jones grabs the board | 41-41 |
| 16:38 | Northern Illinois University | Philip Maloney is fouled in the backcourt by Dustin Demuth - foul #1 on Dustin Demuth, team foul #3 | 41-41 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Mark Guerrera (SG) Edward Rogers | |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | | |
| 16:19 | Northern Illinois University | Lawrence Ellison jams it set up by Matthew Bolger | 43-41 |
| 16:05 | North Carolina A&T | James Duffin misses short on a shot from the left wing | 43-41 |
| 16:04 | North Carolina A&T | Dustin Demuth grabs the offensive board | 43-41 |
| 15:59 | North Carolina A&T | Dustin Demuth loses the dribble to Mark Guerrera | 43-41 |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Philip Maloney (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SG - Mark Guerrera (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Pat Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Matthew Bolger (fresh) 4 pts. C - Lawrence Ellison (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina A&T | PG - Lawrence Kelson (tiring) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dustin Demuth (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Gregory Stillman (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mark Shuman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. C - James Duffin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Northern Illinois University | Mark Guerrera misses the 3 from the left corner | 43-41 |
| 15:38 | North Carolina A&T | Gregory Stillman grabs the board | 43-41 |
| 15:32 | North Carolina A&T | Gregory Stillman misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Philip Maloney - foul #2 on Philip Maloney, team foul #2 | 43-41 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Stephen Johnson (PG), James Wade (SG), Joshua Kessinger (SF), Don Macklin (PF), Wayne Hebert (C) Philip Maloney, Mark Guerrera, Pat Jones, Matthew Bolger, Lawrence Ellison | |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Clayton Randazzo (PG), Lee Sontag (SG), Jon Rasheed (PF), James Page (C) Lawrence Kelson, Dustin Demuth, Mark Shuman, James Duffin | |
| 15:32 | North Carolina A&T | Gregory Stillman misses the 1st free throw | 43-41 |
| 15:32 | North Carolina A&T | Gregory Stillman makes the 2nd free throw | 43-42 |
| 15:03 | Northern Illinois University | Clayton Randazzo is called for the reach on Stephen Johnson - foul #4 on Clayton Randazzo, team foul #4 | 43-42 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Edward Rogers (SG) James Wade | |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Saul Garcia (PG), Michael Cole (SF) Clayton Randazzo, Gregory Stillman | |
| 14:49 | Northern Illinois University | Stephen Johnson connects on the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Don Macklin | 45-42 |
| 14:28 | North Carolina A&T | Saul Garcia misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 45-42 |
| 14:27 | Northern Illinois University | Wayne Hebert gets the rebound | 45-42 |
| 14:21 | Northern Illinois University | Saul Garcia takes the ball from Wayne Hebert | 45-42 |
| 14:13 | North Carolina A&T | Saul Garcia misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 45-42 |
| 14:11 | Northern Illinois University | Don Macklin grabs the board | 45-42 |
| 14:07 | Northern Illinois University | Stephen Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 45-42 |
| 14:05 | North Carolina A&T | Michael Cole pulls down the rebound | 45-42 |
| 13:59 | North Carolina A&T | Lee Sontag misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 45-42 |
| 13:58 | Northern Illinois University | Wayne Hebert gets the rebound | 45-42 |
| 13:51 | Northern Illinois University | Edward Rogers hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Jon Rasheed - foul #1 on Jon Rasheed, team foul #5 | 45-42 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Mark Guerrera (SG), Pat Jones (SF), Matthew Bolger (PF) Stephen Johnson, Joshua Kessinger, Wayne Hebert | |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Lawrence Kelson (PG), Gregory Stillman (SF), Mark Shuman (PF), David Gregory (C) Saul Garcia, Michael Cole, Jon Rasheed, James Page | |
| 13:51 | Northern Illinois University | Edward Rogers makes the 1st free throw | 46-42 |
| 13:51 | Northern Illinois University | Edward Rogers makes the 2nd free throw | 47-42 |
| 13:34 | North Carolina A&T | Gregory Stillman misses badly on a floater from the baseline | 47-42 |
| 13:32 | North Carolina A&T | David Gregory pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-42 |
| 13:18 | North Carolina A&T | Lawrence Kelson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 47-42 |
| 13:16 | Northern Illinois University | Pat Jones grabs the board | 47-42 |
| 13:14 | Northern Illinois University | Edward Rogers is hacked by Lawrence Kelson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Lawrence Kelson, team foul #6 | 47-42 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Philip Maloney (PG), Lawrence Ellison (C) Edward Rogers, Don Macklin | |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | James Duffin (C) David Gregory | |
| 13:04 | Northern Illinois University | The short jumper by Lawrence Ellison is denied by Mark Shuman | 47-42 |
| 13:02 | North Carolina A&T | Mark Shuman grabs the board | 47-42 |
| 12:57 | North Carolina A&T | Mark Shuman misses the easy layup | 47-42 |
| 12:55 | Northern Illinois University | Philip Maloney grabs the board | 47-42 |
| 12:50 | Northern Illinois University | Philip Maloney clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 47-42 |
| 12:49 | Northern Illinois University | Pat Jones can't tip it in | 47-42 |
| 12:47 | North Carolina A&T | Mark Shuman grabs the board | 47-42 |
| 12:43 | North Carolina A&T | Gregory Stillman misses short on a turnaround in the paint | 47-42 |
| 12:42 | Northern Illinois University | The rebound goes to Pat Jones | 47-42 |
| 12:38 | Northern Illinois University | Lawrence Ellison hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block but he's hacked by James Duffin - foul #1 on James Duffin, team foul #7 | 47-42 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Stephen Johnson (PG), James Wade (SG), Melvin Birdsell (PF) Mark Guerrera, Pat Jones, Matthew Bolger | |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Saul Garcia (PG), David Gregory (PF), James Page (C) Lawrence Kelson, Mark Shuman, James Duffin | |
| 12:38 | Northern Illinois University | Lawrence Ellison makes the 1st free throw | 48-42 |
| 12:38 | Northern Illinois University | Lawrence Ellison makes the 2nd free throw | 49-42 |
| 12:21 | North Carolina A&T | Stephen Johnson takes the ball from James Page | 49-42 |
| 12:02 | Northern Illinois University | Lawrence Ellison banks in the layup | 51-42 |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Stephen Johnson (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - James Wade (fresh) SF - Philip Maloney (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Melvin Birdsell (fresh) C - Lawrence Ellison (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina A&T | PG - Saul Garcia (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Lee Sontag (tiring) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Gregory Stillman (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Gregory (fresh) C - James Page (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:53 | North Carolina A&T | Stephen Johnson takes the ball from Saul Garcia | 51-42 |
| 11:30 | Northern Illinois University | Philip Maloney misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 51-42 |
| 11:29 | North Carolina A&T | The rebound goes to James Page | 51-42 |
| 11:24 | North Carolina A&T | David Gregory is hacked by Melvin Birdsell - foul #2 on Melvin Birdsell, team foul #3 | 51-42 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Mark Guerrera (SG), Joshua Kessinger (SF), Matthew Bolger (PF), Don Macklin (C) James Wade, Philip Maloney, Melvin Birdsell, Lawrence Ellison | |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Lawrence Kelson (PG), Michael Cole (SG), Jon Rasheed (SF), Mark Shuman (PF) Saul Garcia, Lee Sontag, Gregory Stillman, David Gregory | |
| 10:57 | North Carolina A&T | Lawrence Kelson can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 51-42 |
| 10:56 | Northern Illinois University | The rebound goes to Mark Guerrera | 51-42 |
| 10:52 | Northern Illinois University | James Page steps in front of the Stephen Johnson pass in the backcourt | 51-42 |
| 10:41 | North Carolina A&T | Mark Shuman knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing | 51-44 |
| 10:29 | Northern Illinois University | The short jumper by Mark Guerrera is denied by Mark Shuman | 51-44 |
| 10:28 | North Carolina A&T | James Page snags the defensive board | 51-44 |
| 10:23 | North Carolina A&T | Michael Cole connects on the floater in the lane on a nice dish by Lawrence Kelson | 51-46 |
| 10:21 | Northern Illinois University | Don Macklin is fouled in the backcourt by Mark Shuman - foul #2 on Mark Shuman, team foul #8 | 51-46 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Edward Rogers (PG), Philip Maloney (SG), Pat Jones (SF), Wayne Hebert (C) Stephen Johnson, Mark Guerrera, Joshua Kessinger, Matthew Bolger | |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Dustin Demuth (SG), James Duffin (C) Jon Rasheed, James Page | |
| 10:21 | Northern Illinois University | Don Macklin makes the 1st free throw | 52-46 |
| 10:21 | Northern Illinois University | Don Macklin makes the 2nd free throw | 53-46 |
| 10:03 | North Carolina A&T | Michael Cole's floater is tipped away by Pat Jones | 53-46 |
| 10:01 | North Carolina A&T | James Duffin misses the tip | 53-46 |
| 09:59 | North Carolina A&T | James Duffin gets the offensive rebound | 53-46 |
| 09:51 | North Carolina A&T | Mark Shuman connects on the shot from just outside the lane and he's fouled by Don Macklin - foul #1 on Don Macklin, team foul #4 | 53-48 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Lawrence Ellison (C) Don Macklin | |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Saul Garcia (PG), Jon Rasheed (SF) Lawrence Kelson, Michael Cole | |
| 09:51 | North Carolina A&T | Mark Shuman misses the free throw | 53-48 |
| 09:51 | Northern Illinois University | Lawrence Ellison gets the rebound | 53-48 |
| 09:38 | Northern Illinois University | Edward Rogers clanks a shot from the right wing | 53-48 |
| 09:36 | North Carolina A&T | James Duffin grabs the board | 53-48 |
| 09:30 | North Carolina A&T | Dustin Demuth makes the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Jon Rasheed | 53-51 |
| 09:04 | Northern Illinois University | Philip Maloney misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 53-51 |
| 09:02 | North Carolina A&T | Mark Shuman pulls down the rebound | 53-51 |
| 08:58 | North Carolina A&T | Dustin Demuth throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-51 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | James Wade (PG), Mark Guerrera (SG), Matthew Bolger (PF) Edward Rogers, Philip Maloney, Wayne Hebert | |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Lawrence Kelson (PG), Lee Sontag (SG), Gregory Stillman (SF), David Gregory (C) Saul Garcia, Dustin Demuth, Jon Rasheed, James Duffin | |
| 08:39 | Northern Illinois University | Matthew Bolger misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Mark Shuman - foul #3 on Mark Shuman, team foul #9 | 53-51 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Stephen Johnson (PG), Joshua Kessinger (SF), Don Macklin (C) James Wade, Pat Jones, Lawrence Ellison | |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | James Page (C) Mark Shuman | |
| 08:39 | Northern Illinois University | Matthew Bolger makes the 1st free throw | 54-51 |
| 08:39 | Northern Illinois University | Matthew Bolger makes the 2nd free throw | 55-51 |
| 08:17 | North Carolina A&T | Matthew Bolger denies the turnaround by Lawrence Kelson | 55-51 |
| 08:15 | Northern Illinois University | Matthew Bolger grabs the board | 55-51 |
| 08:12 | Northern Illinois University | Stephen Johnson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 55-51 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | James Wade (SG) Mark Guerrera | |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Michael Cole (SG) Lee Sontag | |
| 07:55 | North Carolina A&T | Michael Cole is hacked by Matthew Bolger - foul #1 on Matthew Bolger, team foul #5 | 55-51 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Philip Maloney (SG), Melvin Birdsell (C) James Wade, Matthew Bolger | |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Clayton Randazzo (PG) Lawrence Kelson | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Stephen Johnson (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Philip Maloney (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Joshua Kessinger (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Don Macklin (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Melvin Birdsell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | North Carolina A&T | PG - Clayton Randazzo (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. SG - Michael Cole (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. SF - Gregory Stillman (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Gregory (fresh) C - James Page (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 07:40 | North Carolina A&T | James Page scores on a jumper in the lane set up by Clayton Randazzo | 55-53 |
| 07:33 | Northern Illinois University | Michael Cole steals the ball from Joshua Kessinger in the backcourt | 55-53 |
| 07:15 | North Carolina A&T | Michael Cole buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by David Gregory | 55-55 |
| 07:11 | Northern Illinois University | Joshua Kessinger's pass is intercepted by Clayton Randazzo | 55-55 |
| 06:49 | North Carolina A&T | Gregory Stillman dunks the ball set up by James Page | 55-57 |
| 06:39 | Northern Illinois University | Stephen Johnson is called for 10 seconds | 55-57 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Edward Rogers (PG), Mark Guerrera (SG), Pat Jones (SF), Matthew Bolger (PF), Lawrence Ellison (C) Stephen Johnson, Philip Maloney, Joshua Kessinger, Don Macklin, Melvin Birdsell | |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Saul Garcia (PG), Lee Sontag (SG), Dustin Demuth (SF), Jon Rasheed (PF), James Duffin (C) Clayton Randazzo, Michael Cole, Gregory Stillman, David Gregory, James Page | |
| 06:26 | North Carolina A&T | Mark Guerrera is called for the reach on Lee Sontag - foul #1 on Mark Guerrera, team foul #6 | 55-57 |
| 06:15 | North Carolina A&T | James Duffin is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on James Duffin, team foul #10 | 55-57 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Mark Shuman (PF) Lee Sontag | |
| 06:05 | Northern Illinois University | Pat Jones can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 55-57 |
| 06:04 | Northern Illinois University | Pat Jones tips it in | 57-57 |
| 05:59 | North Carolina A&T | Mark Shuman lays it up and in and he's hacked by Matthew Bolger - foul #2 on Matthew Bolger, team foul #7 | 57-59 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Lee Sontag (SG) Dustin Demuth | |
| 05:59 | North Carolina A&T | Mark Shuman misses the free throw | 57-59 |
| 05:59 | Northern Illinois University | Matthew Bolger grabs the board | 57-59 |
| 05:43 | Northern Illinois University | Mark Guerrera misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 57-59 |
| 05:41 | Northern Illinois University | Pat Jones tips it back up and in | 59-59 |
| 05:22 | North Carolina A&T | The short jumper by Mark Shuman is denied by Matthew Bolger | 59-59 |
| 05:20 | Northern Illinois University | Lawrence Ellison pulls down the rebound | 59-59 |
| 05:15 | Northern Illinois University | Edward Rogers makes the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Lawrence Ellison | 61-59 |
| 04:58 | North Carolina A&T | Lee Sontag knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 61-61 |
| 04:55 | Northern Illinois University | Lawrence Ellison travels in the backcourt | 61-61 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Philip Maloney (PG), James Wade (SG), Melvin Birdsell (SF), Don Macklin (PF), Wayne Hebert (C) Edward Rogers, Mark Guerrera, Pat Jones, Matthew Bolger, Lawrence Ellison | |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Clayton Randazzo (PG), Dustin Demuth (SG), Gregory Stillman (SF), James Page (C) Saul Garcia, Lee Sontag, Jon Rasheed, James Duffin | |
| 04:40 | North Carolina A&T | Mark Shuman loses the dribble to Don Macklin | 61-61 |
| 04:34 | Northern Illinois University | Philip Maloney is whistled for a carry | 61-61 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Stephen Johnson (PG), Joshua Kessinger (SF) James Wade, Melvin Birdsell | |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | | |
| 04:16 | North Carolina A&T | Stephen Johnson picks off the pass by Dustin Demuth | 61-61 |
| 04:13 | Northern Illinois University | Stephen Johnson lays it up and in | 63-61 |
| 04:08 | North Carolina A&T | Dustin Demuth clanks a floater in the lane but he's hacked by Philip Maloney - foul #3 on Philip Maloney, team foul #8 | 63-61 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | David Gregory (PF) Mark Shuman | |
| 04:08 | North Carolina A&T | Dustin Demuth makes the 1st free throw | 63-62 |
| 04:08 | North Carolina A&T | Dustin Demuth makes the 2nd free throw | 63-63 |
| 03:57 | Northern Illinois University | Philip Maloney buries a 3 from the right wing | 66-63 |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Stephen Johnson (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. 3 pf. SG - Philip Maloney (fresh) 13 pts. 3 pf. SF - Joshua Kessinger (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Don Macklin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Wayne Hebert (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina A&T | PG - Clayton Randazzo (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Dustin Demuth (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. SF - Gregory Stillman (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Gregory (fresh) C - James Page (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:52 | North Carolina A&T | Clayton Randazzo misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 66-63 |
| 03:51 | North Carolina A&T | David Gregory tips it back up and in | 66-65 |
| 03:31 | Northern Illinois University | Philip Maloney clanks a floater from the left wing | 66-65 |
| 03:29 | North Carolina A&T | James Page snags the defensive board | 66-65 |
| 03:17 | North Carolina A&T | Gregory Stillman makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Clayton Randazzo | 66-68 |
| 03:03 | Northern Illinois University | Wayne Hebert knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Joshua Kessinger | 68-68 |
| 02:49 | North Carolina A&T | Joshua Kessinger is called for the reach on Dustin Demuth - foul #3 on Joshua Kessinger, team foul #9 | 68-68 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Edward Rogers (PG), Mark Guerrera (SG), Pat Jones (SF), Matthew Bolger (PF), Lawrence Ellison (C) Stephen Johnson, Philip Maloney, Joshua Kessinger, Don Macklin, Wayne Hebert | |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Lawrence Kelson (PG), Michael Cole (SF), Jon Rasheed (PF), James Duffin (C) Clayton Randazzo, Gregory Stillman, David Gregory, James Page | |
| 02:49 | North Carolina A&T | Dustin Demuth makes the 1st free throw | 68-69 |
| 02:49 | North Carolina A&T | Dustin Demuth misses the 2nd free throw | 68-69 |
| 02:49 | Northern Illinois University | Pat Jones pulls down the rebound | 68-69 |
| 02:44 | Northern Illinois University | Mark Guerrera misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 68-69 |
| 02:42 | North Carolina A&T | James Duffin grabs the defensive rebound | 68-69 |
| 02:42 | North Carolina A&T | North Carolina A&T calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-69 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Saul Garcia (PG), Mark Shuman (PF), James Page (C) Lawrence Kelson, Dustin Demuth, James Duffin | |
| 02:25 | North Carolina A&T | Mark Shuman banks in the layup | 68-71 |
| 02:11 | Northern Illinois University | Matthew Bolger throws a bad pass out of bounds | 68-71 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Stephen Johnson (PG) Edward Rogers | |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | | |
| 02:08 | North Carolina A&T | North Carolina A&T calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 68-71 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| Subs | North Carolina A&T | Lawrence Kelson (PG), Lee Sontag (SG), Gregory Stillman (SF) Saul Garcia, Michael Cole, Jon Rasheed | |
| 01:45 | North Carolina A&T | Lee Sontag's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 68-71 |
| 01:22 | Northern Illinois University | Pat Jones misses badly on a jump hook near the basket | 68-71 |
| 01:20 | Northern Illinois University | Lawrence Ellison can't tip it in | 68-71 |
| 01:19 | Northern Illinois University | Pat Jones tips it back up and in | 70-71 |
| 00:53 | North Carolina A&T | Gregory Stillman comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 70-71 |
| 00:51 | North Carolina A&T | James Page grabs the offensive board | 70-71 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina A&T | North Carolina A&T is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:30 | North Carolina A&T | Gregory Stillman lays it up and in | 70-73 |
| 00:01 | Northern Illinois University | Stephen Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 70-73 |
| 00:00 | North Carolina A&T | The rebound goes to Gregory Stillman | 70-73 |