| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Stephen Dyar (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeremy Buskirk (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Shaul (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Brian Kaczorowski (fresh) 6 pts. C - Paul Barker (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Oladele Sato (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Fred Sessions (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Julio Lopez (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Douglas Mercer (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Emil Rhode (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 20:00 | Northern Iowa | Julio Lopez inbounds the ball | 25-29 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 19:58 | Northern Iowa | Fred Sessions is hacked by Jeremy Buskirk in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jeremy Buskirk, team foul #1 | 25-29 |
| Subs | Illinois State | James Nixon (SG) Jeremy Buskirk | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 19:34 | Northern Iowa | Oladele Sato is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Oladele Sato, team foul #1 | 25-29 |
| 19:07 | Illinois State | James Nixon misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 25-29 |
| 19:06 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Douglas Mercer | 25-29 |
| 19:02 | Northern Iowa | Oladele Sato is fouled in the backcourt by Stephen Dyar - foul #3 on Stephen Dyar, team foul #2 | 25-29 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Dustin Cotter (PG) Stephen Dyar | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 18:45 | Northern Iowa | Emil Rhode misses long on a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by James Shaul - foul #3 on James Shaul, team foul #3 | 25-29 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Ronnie McGeary (SF) James Shaul | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 18:45 | Northern Iowa | Emil Rhode makes the 1st free throw | 25-30 |
| 18:45 | Northern Iowa | Emil Rhode makes the 2nd free throw | 25-31 |
| 18:25 | Illinois State | James Nixon clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 25-31 |
| 18:23 | Northern Iowa | Douglas Mercer snags the defensive board | 25-31 |
| 18:18 | Northern Iowa | Fred Sessions's pass is intercepted by James Nixon in the backcourt | 25-31 |
| 18:16 | Illinois State | James Nixon lays it up and in | 27-31 |
| 17:51 | Northern Iowa | Fred Sessions is by himself and knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Oladele Sato | 27-34 |
| 17:34 | Illinois State | Brian Kaczorowski hits a shot from the left block set up by Dustin Cotter and he's fouled by Douglas Mercer - foul #4 on Douglas Mercer, team foul #2 | 29-34 |
| Subs | Illinois State | William Palmer (C) Paul Barker | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Bradley Gaier (SF), Clemente Roberts (PF), Clyde Larson (C) Julio Lopez, Douglas Mercer, Emil Rhode | |
| 17:34 | Illinois State | Brian Kaczorowski misses the free throw | 29-34 |
| 17:34 | Northern Iowa | Clemente Roberts grabs the defensive rebound | 29-34 |
| 17:05 | Northern Iowa | Fred Sessions can't connect on an uncontested 3pt shot from the left wing | 29-34 |
| 17:04 | Illinois State | Dustin Cotter gets the rebound | 29-34 |
| 16:46 | Illinois State | Brian Kaczorowski is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Brian Kaczorowski, team foul #4 | 29-34 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Peter Caldera (PF) Brian Kaczorowski | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 16:44 | Northern Iowa | Peter Caldera steals it from Clemente Roberts in the backcourt | 29-34 |
| 16:24 | Illinois State | Peter Caldera misses the lay-in | 29-34 |
| 16:22 | Northern Iowa | Bradley Gaier gets the rebound | 29-34 |
| 15:59 | Northern Iowa | Fred Sessions is wide open but clanks a driving attempt from close range | 29-34 |
| 15:58 | Illinois State | William Palmer gets the rebound | 29-34 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Dustin Cotter (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Nixon (tiring) 4 pts. SF - Ronnie McGeary (fairly fresh) PF - Peter Caldera (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - William Palmer (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Oladele Sato (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Fred Sessions (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bradley Gaier (fresh) PF - Clemente Roberts (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Clyde Larson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:51 | Illinois State | William Palmer buries a fadeaway from the baseline | 31-34 |
| 15:29 | Northern Iowa | Clyde Larson clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 31-34 |
| 15:27 | Northern Iowa | Fred Sessions gets the offensive rebound | 31-34 |
| 15:16 | Northern Iowa | Clyde Larson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on William Palmer - foul #1 on William Palmer, team foul #5 | 31-34 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Stephen Dyar (PG), Jeremy Buskirk (SG), James Shaul (SF), Brian Kaczorowski (PF), Paul Barker (C) Dustin Cotter, James Nixon, Ronnie McGeary, Peter Caldera, William Palmer | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Julio Lopez (SF), Emil Rhode (C) Bradley Gaier, Clemente Roberts | |
| 15:16 | Northern Iowa | Clyde Larson misses the 1st free throw | 31-34 |
| 15:16 | Northern Iowa | Clyde Larson makes the 2nd free throw | 31-35 |
| 14:56 | Illinois State | Stephen Dyar misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 31-35 |
| 14:55 | Northern Iowa | Clyde Larson gets the rebound | 31-35 |
| 14:39 | Northern Iowa | Fred Sessions hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Emil Rhode | 31-38 |
| 14:18 | Illinois State | Stephen Dyar comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 31-38 |
| 14:16 | Illinois State | Brian Kaczorowski hits the follow up shot | 33-38 |
| 13:58 | Northern Iowa | Clyde Larson is fouled on the floor by Paul Barker - foul #3 on Paul Barker, team foul #6 | 33-38 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Peter Caldera (PF) Brian Kaczorowski | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | John Helt (PG), William Blevins (SG), Clemente Roberts (PF) Oladele Sato, Fred Sessions, Clyde Larson | |
| 13:34 | Northern Iowa | Julio Lopez is hacked by Paul Barker - foul #4 on Paul Barker, team foul #7 | 33-38 |
| Subs | Illinois State | William Palmer (C) Paul Barker | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 13:34 | Northern Iowa | Julio Lopez misses the 1st free throw | 33-38 |
| 13:34 | Illinois State | Peter Caldera snags the defensive board | 33-38 |
| 13:09 | Illinois State | Peter Caldera misses the jumpshot from the right side | 33-38 |
| 13:08 | Northern Iowa | Emil Rhode snags the defensive board | 33-38 |
| 13:06 | Northern Iowa | Jeremy Buskirk picks off the pass by William Blevins in the backcourt | 33-38 |
| 12:41 | Illinois State | William Palmer comes up short on the floater from the baseline | 33-38 |
| 12:40 | Northern Iowa | Clemente Roberts grabs the defensive rebound | 33-38 |
| 12:22 | Northern Iowa | Jeremy Buskirk is called for the reach on John Helt - foul #4 on Jeremy Buskirk, team foul #8 | 33-38 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Dustin Cotter (SG), Brian Kaczorowski (PF) Jeremy Buskirk, Peter Caldera | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Fred Sessions (SG), Bradley Gaier (SF), Douglas Mercer (PF) William Blevins, Julio Lopez, Clemente Roberts | |
| 12:22 | Northern Iowa | John Helt misses the 1st free throw | 33-38 |
| 12:22 | Illinois State | William Palmer grabs the board | 33-38 |
| 12:02 | Illinois State | Fred Sessions is called for the reach on Dustin Cotter - foul #2 on Fred Sessions, team foul #3 | 33-38 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Oladele Sato (PG) John Helt | |
| 11:46 | Illinois State | William Palmer misses the easy layup | 33-38 |
| 11:45 | Illinois State | William Palmer pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-38 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Stephen Dyar (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Dustin Cotter (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Shaul (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Brian Kaczorowski (fresh) 10 pts. C - William Palmer (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Oladele Sato (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Fred Sessions (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bradley Gaier (fresh) PF - Douglas Mercer (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Emil Rhode (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:25 | Illinois State | James Shaul comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away but he's fouled by Fred Sessions - foul #3 on Fred Sessions, team foul #4 | 33-38 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Clemente Roberts (C) Emil Rhode | |
| 11:25 | Illinois State | James Shaul misses the 1st free throw | 33-38 |
| 11:25 | Illinois State | James Shaul makes the 2nd free throw | 34-38 |
| 11:25 | Illinois State | James Shaul makes the 3rd free throw | 35-38 |
| 11:22 | Northern Iowa | Stephen Dyar is called for the reach on Oladele Sato in the backcourt - foul #4 on Stephen Dyar, team foul #9 | 35-38 |
| Subs | Illinois State | James Nixon (SG) Stephen Dyar | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 11:22 | Northern Iowa | Oladele Sato makes the 1st free throw | 35-39 |
| 11:22 | Northern Iowa | Oladele Sato misses the 2nd free throw | 35-39 |
| 11:22 | Illinois State | William Palmer snags the defensive board | 35-39 |
| 11:02 | Illinois State | Brian Kaczorowski misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Fred Sessions - foul #4 on Fred Sessions, team foul #5 | 35-39 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Clyde Larson (C) Clemente Roberts | |
| 11:02 | Illinois State | Brian Kaczorowski makes the 1st free throw | 36-39 |
| 11:02 | Illinois State | Brian Kaczorowski misses the 2nd free throw | 36-39 |
| 11:02 | Illinois State | William Palmer grabs the offensive board | 36-39 |
| 10:47 | Illinois State | James Shaul is whistled for traveling | 36-39 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Ronnie McGeary (SF) James Shaul | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | William Blevins (SG) Fred Sessions | |
| 10:25 | Northern Iowa | William Blevins banks in the wide open layup | 36-41 |
| 10:06 | Illinois State | Dustin Cotter is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Dustin Cotter, team foul #10 | 36-41 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Peter Caldera (PF) Brian Kaczorowski | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Julio Lopez (SF), Clemente Roberts (PF) Bradley Gaier, Douglas Mercer | |
| 09:44 | Northern Iowa | Oladele Sato is hacked by James Nixon - foul #1 on James Nixon, team foul #11 | 36-41 |
| Subs | Illinois State | James Shaul (SF) Ronnie McGeary | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Fred Sessions (SG), Emil Rhode (C) William Blevins, Clyde Larson | |
| 09:44 | Northern Iowa | Oladele Sato makes the 1st free throw | 36-42 |
| 09:44 | Northern Iowa | Oladele Sato makes the 2nd free throw | 36-43 |
| 09:18 | Illinois State | William Palmer hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Dustin Cotter | 38-43 |
| 09:15 | Northern Iowa | Julio Lopez is fouled in the backcourt by James Shaul - foul #4 on James Shaul, team foul #12 | 38-43 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Ronnie McGeary (SF) James Shaul | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | John Helt (PG) Oladele Sato | |
| 09:15 | Northern Iowa | Julio Lopez makes the 1st free throw | 38-44 |
| 09:15 | Northern Iowa | Julio Lopez makes the 2nd free throw | 38-45 |
| 08:57 | Illinois State | William Palmer hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block but the foul's on John Helt - foul #1 on John Helt, team foul #6 | 38-45 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Douglas Mercer (PF) Emil Rhode | |
| 08:57 | Illinois State | William Palmer misses the 1st free throw | 38-45 |
| 08:57 | Illinois State | William Palmer makes the 2nd free throw | 39-45 |
| 08:28 | Northern Iowa | Dustin Cotter picks off the pass by Fred Sessions | 39-45 |
| 08:06 | Illinois State | The short jumper by Peter Caldera is denied by Douglas Mercer | 39-45 |
| 08:05 | Illinois State | Ronnie McGeary grabs the offensive board | 39-45 |
| 07:44 | Illinois State | Peter Caldera blows the layup | 39-45 |
| 07:43 | Illinois State | Ronnie McGeary hits the follow up shot | 41-45 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Dustin Cotter (tiring) 2 ast. SG - James Nixon (tiring) 4 pts. SF - Ronnie McGeary (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Peter Caldera (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - William Palmer (tiring) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - John Helt (fresh) SG - Fred Sessions (tiring) 14 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Julio Lopez (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - Douglas Mercer (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Clemente Roberts (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:14 | Northern Iowa | Douglas Mercer is called for a moving pick - foul #5 on Douglas Mercer, team foul #7 | 41-45 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Stephen Dyar (PG), Jeremy Buskirk (SG), James Shaul (SF), Brian Kaczorowski (PF), Paul Barker (C) Dustin Cotter, James Nixon, Ronnie McGeary, Peter Caldera, William Palmer | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Oladele Sato (PG), William Blevins (SG), Bradley Gaier (SF), Clyde Larson (PF), Emil Rhode (C) John Helt, Fred Sessions, Julio Lopez, Douglas Mercer, Clemente Roberts | |
| 06:56 | Illinois State | Paul Barker connects on the driving attempt near the basket | 43-45 |
| 06:33 | Northern Iowa | Bradley Gaier misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 43-45 |
| 06:31 | Illinois State | Paul Barker grabs the defensive rebound | 43-45 |
| 06:27 | Illinois State | Brian Kaczorowski loses the dribble to Bradley Gaier | 43-45 |
| 06:05 | Northern Iowa | Emil Rhode hits a jump hook in the lane | 43-47 |
| 05:40 | Illinois State | Bradley Gaier blocks the short jumper by Brian Kaczorowski | 43-47 |
| 05:38 | Illinois State | Paul Barker grabs the offensive board | 43-47 |
| 05:23 | Illinois State | Paul Barker hits a runner from close range | 45-47 |
| 05:00 | Northern Iowa | Brian Kaczorowski steals it from Bradley Gaier | 45-47 |
| 04:36 | Illinois State | Emil Rhode blocks the jumper by Brian Kaczorowski | 45-47 |
| 04:35 | Illinois State | Brian Kaczorowski gets the offensive rebound | 45-47 |
| 04:19 | Illinois State | Stephen Dyar drills a jump hook from close range on a great pass from Paul Barker | 47-47 |
| 04:19 | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-47 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Dustin Cotter (SG) Jeremy Buskirk | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Fred Sessions (SG), Julio Lopez (SF), Clemente Roberts (PF) William Blevins, Bradley Gaier, Emil Rhode | |
| 04:13 | Northern Iowa | Dustin Cotter picks off the pass by Oladele Sato in the backcourt | 47-47 |
| 04:11 | Illinois State | Stephen Dyar banks in the layup set up by Dustin Cotter | 49-47 |
| 03:46 | Northern Iowa | Fred Sessions clanks a floater from the free throw line | 49-47 |
| 03:45 | Illinois State | Stephen Dyar snags the defensive board | 49-47 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Stephen Dyar (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Dustin Cotter (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Shaul (tiring) 5 pts. 4 pf. PF - Brian Kaczorowski (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Paul Barker (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Oladele Sato (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Fred Sessions (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Julio Lopez (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - Clemente Roberts (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Clyde Larson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:16 | Illinois State | James Shaul makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Dustin Cotter | 52-47 |
| 03:14 | Northern Iowa | James Shaul takes the ball from Clyde Larson in the backcourt | 52-47 |
| 03:01 | Illinois State | Brian Kaczorowski misses the dunk attempt | 52-47 |
| 03:00 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Fred Sessions | 52-47 |
| 03:00 | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 52-47 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Jeremy Buskirk (SG), Ronnie McGeary (SF) Dustin Cotter, James Shaul | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Emil Rhode (C) Clyde Larson | |
| 02:41 | Northern Iowa | Oladele Sato throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-47 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Peter Caldera (PF) Brian Kaczorowski | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 02:19 | Illinois State | Paul Barker makes the floater from just outside the lane | 54-47 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 02:08 | Northern Iowa | Emil Rhode buries a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Oladele Sato | 54-49 |
| 02:08 | Illinois State | Illinois State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-49 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Brian Kaczorowski (PF) Peter Caldera | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 01:47 | Illinois State | Fred Sessions is called for the reach on Jeremy Buskirk - foul #5 on Fred Sessions, team foul #8 | 54-49 |
| Subs | Illinois State | James Shaul (SF) Ronnie McGeary | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | William Blevins (SG) Fred Sessions | |
| 01:47 | Illinois State | Jeremy Buskirk makes the 1st free throw | 55-49 |
| 01:47 | Illinois State | Jeremy Buskirk makes the 2nd free throw | 56-49 |
| 01:45 | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 56-49 |
| 01:29 | Northern Iowa | Julio Lopez comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 56-49 |
| 01:28 | Illinois State | Brian Kaczorowski pulls down the rebound | 56-49 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 01:23 | Illinois State | Paul Barker blows the layup | 56-49 |
| 01:21 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Emil Rhode | 56-49 |
| 01:17 | Northern Iowa | Oladele Sato is fouled in the backcourt by Stephen Dyar - foul #5 on Stephen Dyar, team foul #13 | 56-49 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Dustin Cotter (PG) Stephen Dyar | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 01:17 | Northern Iowa | Oladele Sato misses the 1st free throw | 56-49 |
| 01:17 | Northern Iowa | Oladele Sato misses the 2nd free throw | 56-49 |
| 01:17 | Illinois State | Brian Kaczorowski gets the rebound | 56-49 |
| 00:55 | Illinois State | Paul Barker hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 56-49 |
| 00:53 | Northern Iowa | Clemente Roberts grabs the defensive rebound | 56-49 |
| 00:53 | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 56-49 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 00:45 | Northern Iowa | Emil Rhode is open and scores on a runner from the baseline set up by Oladele Sato | 56-51 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| 00:44 | Illinois State | Paul Barker is hacked by William Blevins in the backcourt - foul #1 on William Blevins, team foul #9 | 56-51 |
| Subs | Illinois State | James Nixon (SF) James Shaul | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 00:44 | Illinois State | Paul Barker makes the 1st free throw | 57-51 |
| 00:44 | Illinois State | Paul Barker makes the 2nd free throw | 58-51 |
| 00:38 | Northern Iowa | Julio Lopez misses badly on the uncontested 3 from the left wing | 58-51 |
| 00:37 | Illinois State | Paul Barker pulls down the rebound | 58-51 |
| 00:37 | Illinois State | Illinois State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 58-51 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| 00:34 | Illinois State | Dustin Cotter is hacked by William Blevins in the backcourt - foul #2 on William Blevins, team foul #10 | 58-51 |
| 00:34 | Illinois State | Dustin Cotter makes the 1st free throw | 59-51 |
| 00:34 | Illinois State | Dustin Cotter makes the 2nd free throw | 60-51 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| 00:27 | Northern Iowa | Oladele Sato misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 60-51 |
| 00:26 | Northern Iowa | William Blevins gets the offensive rebound | 60-51 |
| 00:26 | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 60-51 |
| Subs | Illinois State | James Shaul (SF) James Nixon | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 00:23 | Northern Iowa | Oladele Sato comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 60-51 |
| 00:21 | Illinois State | Brian Kaczorowski snags the defensive board | 60-51 |
| 00:19 | Illinois State | Oladele Sato is called for the reach on Brian Kaczorowski in the backcourt - foul #2 on Oladele Sato, team foul #11 | 60-51 |
| Subs | Illinois State | James Nixon (SF) James Shaul | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 00:19 | Illinois State | Brian Kaczorowski misses the 1st free throw | 60-51 |
| 00:19 | Illinois State | Brian Kaczorowski makes the 2nd free throw | 61-51 |
| 00:11 | Northern Iowa | William Blevins connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Oladele Sato | 61-53 |
| 00:11 | Illinois State | Illinois State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 61-53 |
| 00:08 | Illinois State | James Nixon is hacked by Oladele Sato in the backcourt - foul #3 on Oladele Sato, team foul #12 | 61-53 |
| 00:08 | Illinois State | James Nixon misses the 1st free throw | 61-53 |
| 00:08 | Illinois State | James Nixon misses the 2nd free throw | 61-53 |
| 00:08 | Northern Iowa | Emil Rhode grabs the defensive rebound | 61-53 |
| 00:08 | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 61-53 |
| 00:01 | Northern Iowa | Julio Lopez misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 61-53 |
| 00:00 | Northern Iowa | Oladele Sato pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-53 |