| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Greg Ronquillo (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Bradley Whistler (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Clyde Dimas (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Michael Bremer (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Lucas Able (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bucknell | PG - Bernard Parsons (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Charles (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Darrell Carpino (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Walter Saltsman (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - William Cox (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Northern Illinois University | Clyde Dimas inbounds the ball | 39-39 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Bucknell | Bucknell is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:37 | Northern Illinois University | Lucas Able is called for traveling | 39-39 |
| 19:29 | Bucknell | Robert Charles can't finish the layup | 39-39 |
| 19:28 | Bucknell | Darrell Carpino pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-39 |
| 19:18 | Bucknell | Darrell Carpino drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Bernard Parsons | 39-42 |
| 18:59 | Northern Illinois University | Clyde Dimas throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-42 |
| 18:44 | Bucknell | William Cox hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 39-42 |
| 18:43 | Northern Illinois University | Greg Ronquillo grabs the board | 39-42 |
| 18:39 | Northern Illinois University | Bradley Whistler hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Greg Ronquillo | 42-42 |
| 18:22 | Bucknell | Bernard Parsons hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing but the foul's on Greg Ronquillo - foul #2 on Greg Ronquillo, team foul #1 | 42-42 |
| 18:22 | Bucknell | Bernard Parsons makes the 1st free throw | 42-43 |
| 18:22 | Bucknell | Bernard Parsons makes the 2nd free throw | 42-44 |
| 18:01 | Northern Illinois University | Walter Saltsman steps in front of the Michael Bremer pass | 42-44 |
| 17:47 | Bucknell | Bernard Parsons misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 42-44 |
| 17:46 | Northern Illinois University | Lucas Able gets the rebound | 42-44 |
| 17:30 | Northern Illinois University | Lucas Able drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Bradley Whistler | 45-44 |
| 17:06 | Bucknell | Bernard Parsons connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Darrell Carpino | 45-47 |
| 16:49 | Northern Illinois University | Michael Bremer is hacked by William Cox - foul #2 on William Cox, team foul #1 | 45-47 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Aubrey Case (PG), Max Valdes (SG), Donald Dalegowski (SF), Robert Bieker (PF), Stephen Errico (C) Greg Ronquillo, Bradley Whistler, Clyde Dimas, Michael Bremer, Lucas Able | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Timothy Poulin (PG), James Cowherd (SG), Albert Cordova (SF), Joel English (PF), Florentino Greco (C) Bernard Parsons, Robert Charles, Darrell Carpino, Walter Saltsman, William Cox | |
| 16:30 | Northern Illinois University | Donald Dalegowski makes the driving attempt from close range set up by Aubrey Case and the foul's on Albert Cordova - foul #1 on Albert Cordova, team foul #2 | 47-47 |
| 16:30 | Northern Illinois University | Donald Dalegowski misses the free throw | 47-47 |
| 16:30 | Bucknell | Joel English snags the defensive board | 47-47 |
| 16:04 | Bucknell | Florentino Greco drills a jump hook from the left block set up by Timothy Poulin | 47-49 |
| 16:00 | Northern Illinois University | Albert Cordova steals it from Donald Dalegowski | 47-49 |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Aubrey Case (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Max Valdes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Donald Dalegowski (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Robert Bieker (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Stephen Errico (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Bucknell | PG - Timothy Poulin (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Cowherd (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Albert Cordova (fresh) PF - Joel English (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Florentino Greco (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:46 | Bucknell | Donald Dalegowski denies the turnaround by Timothy Poulin | 47-49 |
| 15:45 | Bucknell | Joel English gets the offensive rebound | 47-49 |
| 15:28 | Bucknell | Albert Cordova lays it in on a nice dish by Timothy Poulin and the foul's on Stephen Errico - foul #2 on Stephen Errico, team foul #2 | 47-51 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Greg Ronquillo (PG) Aubrey Case | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Bernard Parsons (PG), Robert Charles (SG), Darrell Carpino (SF), William Cox (C) Timothy Poulin, James Cowherd, Joel English, Florentino Greco | |
| 15:28 | Bucknell | Albert Cordova misses the free throw | 47-51 |
| 15:28 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Bieker gets the rebound | 47-51 |
| 15:18 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Bieker is whistled for traveling | 47-51 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Lucas Able (C) Stephen Errico | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Walter Saltsman (PF) Albert Cordova | |
| 15:05 | Bucknell | Robert Charles drills a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Bernard Parsons | 47-54 |
| 14:45 | Northern Illinois University | Max Valdes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-54 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Bradley Whistler (SG), Clyde Dimas (SF), Michael Bremer (PF) Max Valdes, Donald Dalegowski, Robert Bieker | |
| Subs | Bucknell | | |
| 14:28 | Bucknell | Bradley Whistler is called for the reach on William Cox - foul #2 on Bradley Whistler, team foul #3 | 47-54 |
| 14:12 | Bucknell | Robert Charles hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 47-57 |
| 14:06 | Northern Illinois University | Michael Bremer can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 47-57 |
| 14:05 | Northern Illinois University | Lucas Able tips it back up and in | 49-57 |
| 13:52 | Bucknell | Bernard Parsons misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 49-57 |
| 13:51 | Northern Illinois University | Bradley Whistler pulls down the rebound | 49-57 |
| 13:47 | Northern Illinois University | William Cox is called for the reach on Michael Bremer - foul #3 on William Cox, team foul #3 | 49-57 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Paul Hull (PG), Robert Bieker (C) Greg Ronquillo, Lucas Able | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Joel English (PF) Walter Saltsman | |
| 13:36 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Bieker hits a fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Clyde Dimas | 51-57 |
| 13:31 | Bucknell | Darrell Carpino lays it in set up by Bernard Parsons | 51-59 |
| 13:27 | Northern Illinois University | Clyde Dimas is hacked by Darrell Carpino - foul #1 on Darrell Carpino, team foul #4 | 51-59 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Timothy Poulin (PG), Albert Cordova (SF) Bernard Parsons, Darrell Carpino | |
| 13:11 | Northern Illinois University | Bradley Whistler drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Clyde Dimas | 54-59 |
| 12:50 | Bucknell | Robert Charles is called for traveling | 54-59 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Max Valdes (SG), Donald Dalegowski (SF), Stephen Errico (C) Bradley Whistler, Clyde Dimas, Michael Bremer | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Walter Saltsman (PF) Joel English | |
| 12:33 | Northern Illinois University | Walter Saltsman steals it from Stephen Errico | 54-59 |
| 12:16 | Bucknell | Robert Charles misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 54-59 |
| 12:14 | Bucknell | William Cox tips it back up and in | 54-61 |
| 11:50 | Northern Illinois University | Paul Hull is hacked by Timothy Poulin - foul #3 on Timothy Poulin, team foul #5 | 54-61 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Greg Ronquillo (PG), Bradley Whistler (SG), Clyde Dimas (SF), Lucas Able (C) Paul Hull, Max Valdes, Donald Dalegowski, Robert Bieker | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Bernard Parsons (PG), Darrell Carpino (SF), Joel English (C) Robert Charles, Albert Cordova, William Cox | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Greg Ronquillo (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Bradley Whistler (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Clyde Dimas (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Stephen Errico (fresh) 2 pts. C - Lucas Able (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bucknell | PG - Bernard Parsons (fresh) 14 pts. 5 ast. SG - Timothy Poulin (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Darrell Carpino (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Walter Saltsman (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Joel English (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Northern Illinois University | Timothy Poulin is called for the reach on Greg Ronquillo - foul #4 on Timothy Poulin, team foul #6 | 54-61 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| Subs | Bucknell | James Cowherd (SG), Albert Cordova (C) Timothy Poulin, Walter Saltsman | |
| 11:20 | Northern Illinois University | Clyde Dimas misses badly on a runner from the right block | 54-61 |
| 11:19 | Bucknell | Albert Cordova grabs the defensive rebound | 54-61 |
| 11:03 | Bucknell | Bernard Parsons misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 54-61 |
| 11:01 | Northern Illinois University | Lucas Able grabs the defensive rebound | 54-61 |
| 10:57 | Northern Illinois University | Greg Ronquillo hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 54-61 |
| 10:55 | Northern Illinois University | Clyde Dimas grabs the offensive board | 54-61 |
| 10:45 | Northern Illinois University | Stephen Errico knocks in the jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Greg Ronquillo and he's hacked by Albert Cordova - foul #2 on Albert Cordova, team foul #7 | 56-61 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Robert Charles (SG), William Cox (C) James Cowherd, Albert Cordova | |
| 10:45 | Northern Illinois University | Stephen Errico makes the free throw | 57-61 |
| 10:27 | Bucknell | Robert Charles hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 57-61 |
| 10:26 | Northern Illinois University | Stephen Errico grabs the defensive rebound | 57-61 |
| 10:18 | Northern Illinois University | Clyde Dimas is fouled on the floor by William Cox - foul #4 on William Cox, team foul #8 | 57-61 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Max Valdes (SG), Michael Bremer (PF) Bradley Whistler, Stephen Errico | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Walter Saltsman (PF) William Cox | |
| 10:18 | Northern Illinois University | Clyde Dimas misses the 1st free throw | 57-61 |
| 10:18 | Bucknell | Joel English grabs the board | 57-61 |
| 09:57 | Bucknell | Robert Charles clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 57-61 |
| 09:55 | Northern Illinois University | Michael Bremer gets the rebound | 57-61 |
| 09:31 | Northern Illinois University | Lucas Able can't connect on a runner from the left block but he's fouled by Walter Saltsman - foul #2 on Walter Saltsman, team foul #9 | 57-61 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Donald Dalegowski (SF) Clyde Dimas | |
| Subs | Bucknell | | |
| 09:31 | Northern Illinois University | Lucas Able makes the 1st free throw | 58-61 |
| 09:31 | Northern Illinois University | Lucas Able misses the 2nd free throw | 58-61 |
| 09:31 | Bucknell | Joel English snags the defensive board | 58-61 |
| 09:08 | Bucknell | Walter Saltsman drills a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Bernard Parsons | 58-64 |
| 08:48 | Northern Illinois University | Lucas Able hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket | 58-64 |
| 08:46 | Bucknell | The rebound goes to Joel English | 58-64 |
| 08:31 | Bucknell | Bernard Parsons scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Robert Charles | 58-67 |
| 08:13 | Northern Illinois University | Michael Bremer comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 58-67 |
| 08:12 | Bucknell | Walter Saltsman pulls down the rebound | 58-67 |
| 07:56 | Bucknell | Bernard Parsons misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 58-67 |
| 07:54 | Northern Illinois University | The rebound goes to Max Valdes | 58-67 |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Greg Ronquillo (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Max Valdes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - Donald Dalegowski (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Michael Bremer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Lucas Able (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bucknell | PG - Bernard Parsons (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 6 ast. SG - Robert Charles (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Darrell Carpino (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Walter Saltsman (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Joel English (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:47 | Northern Illinois University | Lucas Able is whistled for a carry | 58-67 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Paul Hull (PG), Bradley Whistler (SG), Clyde Dimas (SF), Robert Bieker (PF), Stephen Errico (C) Greg Ronquillo, Max Valdes, Donald Dalegowski, Michael Bremer, Lucas Able | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Timothy Poulin (PG), James Cowherd (SG), Albert Cordova (SF), Florentino Greco (PF), William Cox (C) Bernard Parsons, Robert Charles, Darrell Carpino, Walter Saltsman, Joel English | |
| 07:33 | Bucknell | William Cox drills a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from James Cowherd | 58-69 |
| 07:11 | Northern Illinois University | Bradley Whistler comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 58-69 |
| 07:09 | Bucknell | Florentino Greco pulls down the rebound | 58-69 |
| 06:51 | Bucknell | William Cox clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 58-69 |
| 06:49 | Northern Illinois University | Bradley Whistler pulls down the rebound | 58-69 |
| 06:43 | Northern Illinois University | Clyde Dimas drills a runner from the left block on a nice dish by Paul Hull | 60-69 |
| 06:20 | Bucknell | Albert Cordova's pass is intercepted by Paul Hull | 60-69 |
| 06:15 | Northern Illinois University | Paul Hull misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 60-69 |
| 06:13 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Bieker grabs the offensive rebound | 60-69 |
| 05:52 | Northern Illinois University | Clyde Dimas's layup is rejected by Florentino Greco | 60-69 |
| 05:50 | Bucknell | The rebound goes to William Cox | 60-69 |
| 05:29 | Bucknell | Florentino Greco travels with the ball | 60-69 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Greg Ronquillo (PG), Donald Dalegowski (SF), Michael Bremer (PF), Lucas Able (C) Paul Hull, Clyde Dimas, Robert Bieker, Stephen Errico | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Bernard Parsons (PG), Robert Charles (SG), Darrell Carpino (SF), Walter Saltsman (PF) Timothy Poulin, James Cowherd, Albert Cordova, Florentino Greco | |
| 05:08 | Northern Illinois University | Lucas Able misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 60-69 |
| 05:06 | Bucknell | William Cox pulls down the rebound | 60-69 |
| 04:46 | Bucknell | William Cox travels with the ball | 60-69 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Max Valdes (SG) Bradley Whistler | |
| Subs | Bucknell | | |
| 04:33 | Northern Illinois University | Donald Dalegowski is hacked by Robert Charles - foul #2 on Robert Charles, team foul #10 | 60-69 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Joel English (C) William Cox | |
| 04:33 | Northern Illinois University | Donald Dalegowski misses the 1st free throw | 60-69 |
| 04:33 | Northern Illinois University | Donald Dalegowski makes the 2nd free throw | 61-69 |
| 04:25 | Bucknell | Darrell Carpino misses the runner from close range | 61-69 |
| 04:23 | Bucknell | Walter Saltsman snags the offensive board | 61-69 |
| 04:04 | Bucknell | Darrell Carpino hits a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Bernard Parsons | 61-71 |
| 03:44 | Northern Illinois University | Greg Ronquillo hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 61-71 |
| 03:43 | Northern Illinois University | Lucas Able tips it back up and in | 63-71 |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Greg Ronquillo (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Max Valdes (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - Donald Dalegowski (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Michael Bremer (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Lucas Able (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bucknell | PG - Bernard Parsons (fresh) 17 pts. 7 ast. SG - Robert Charles (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Darrell Carpino (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - Walter Saltsman (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Joel English (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Bucknell | Bucknell is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:16 | Bucknell | Robert Charles drills a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Joel English and he's fouled by Max Valdes - foul #2 on Max Valdes, team foul #4 | 63-73 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Bradley Whistler (SG), Clyde Dimas (SF), Robert Bieker (C) Max Valdes, Donald Dalegowski, Lucas Able | |
| Subs | Bucknell | William Cox (C) Joel English | |
| 03:16 | Bucknell | Robert Charles makes the free throw | 63-74 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Bucknell | Bucknell is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:08 | Northern Illinois University | Bradley Whistler clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 63-74 |
| 03:06 | Northern Illinois University | Michael Bremer hits the follow up shot | 65-74 |
| 02:45 | Bucknell | Robert Bieker takes the ball from Bernard Parsons | 65-74 |
| 02:33 | Northern Illinois University | Greg Ronquillo hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 65-74 |
| 02:32 | Bucknell | Walter Saltsman gets the rebound | 65-74 |
| 02:10 | Bucknell | Bernard Parsons connects on the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Darrell Carpino | 65-77 |
| 02:05 | Northern Illinois University | Bradley Whistler can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 65-77 |
| 02:03 | Bucknell | Walter Saltsman pulls down the rebound | 65-77 |
| 01:41 | Bucknell | Darrell Carpino hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 65-77 |
| 01:39 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Bieker snags the defensive board | 65-77 |
| 01:33 | Northern Illinois University | Clyde Dimas loses the dribble to Bernard Parsons | 65-77 |
| 01:16 | Bucknell | Darrell Carpino misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 65-77 |
| 01:14 | Northern Illinois University | Clyde Dimas snags the defensive board | 65-77 |
| 01:09 | Northern Illinois University | Clyde Dimas misses short on a floater from the right wing | 65-77 |
| 01:07 | Northern Illinois University | Bradley Whistler hits the follow up shot | 67-77 |
| 00:46 | Bucknell | Greg Ronquillo picks off the pass by Robert Charles | 67-77 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Bucknell | Bucknell is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:41 | Northern Illinois University | Bradley Whistler throws a bad pass out of bounds | 67-77 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Paul Hull (PG), Max Valdes (SG), Donald Dalegowski (SF), Stephen Errico (C) Greg Ronquillo, Bradley Whistler, Clyde Dimas, Michael Bremer | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Timothy Poulin (PG), James Cowherd (SG), Albert Cordova (SF), Joel English (PF), Florentino Greco (C) Bernard Parsons, Robert Charles, Darrell Carpino, Walter Saltsman, William Cox | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Bucknell | Bucknell is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:21 | Bucknell | Donald Dalegowski is called for the reach on Timothy Poulin - foul #3 on Donald Dalegowski, team foul #5 | 67-77 |
| 00:00 | Bucknell | Timothy Poulin runs out the clock | 67-77 |