| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Oladele Sato (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Fred Sessions (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Julio Lopez (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Douglas Mercer (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Emil Rhode (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Arthur Allen (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Joseph Mueller (fresh) SF - Frankie Shepley (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Gustavson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Charles Medved (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Missouri State | Frankie Shepley inbounds the ball | 31-21 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:49 | Missouri State | Charles Medved hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 31-21 |
| 19:47 | Northern Iowa | Julio Lopez pulls down the rebound | 31-21 |
| 19:23 | Northern Iowa | Fred Sessions comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 31-21 |
| 19:22 | Northern Iowa | Emil Rhode pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-21 |
| 19:03 | Northern Iowa | Fred Sessions blows the dunk but the foul's on Joseph Mueller - foul #3 on Joseph Mueller, team foul #1 | 31-21 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Ralph Inman (SG) Joseph Mueller | |
| 19:03 | Northern Iowa | Fred Sessions makes the 1st free throw | 32-21 |
| 19:03 | Northern Iowa | Fred Sessions misses the 2nd free throw | 32-21 |
| 19:03 | Missouri State | Charles Medved grabs the defensive rebound | 32-21 |
| 18:46 | Missouri State | Frankie Shepley hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 32-21 |
| 18:44 | Missouri State | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Gustavson | 32-21 |
| 18:23 | Missouri State | The 3pt attempt by Arthur Allen is denied by Fred Sessions | 32-21 |
| 18:21 | Northern Iowa | Douglas Mercer grabs the board | 32-21 |
| 17:57 | Northern Iowa | Julio Lopez is hacked by Frankie Shepley - foul #1 on Frankie Shepley, team foul #2 | 32-21 |
| 17:41 | Northern Iowa | Julio Lopez's pass is intercepted by Charles Medved | 32-21 |
| 17:32 | Missouri State | Charles Medved misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 32-21 |
| 17:30 | Northern Iowa | Emil Rhode snags the defensive board | 32-21 |
| 17:28 | Northern Iowa | Oladele Sato loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 32-21 |
| 17:10 | Missouri State | Ralph Inman throws it down on a great pass from Arthur Allen | 32-23 |
| 16:58 | Northern Iowa | Julio Lopez misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 32-23 |
| 16:56 | Northern Iowa | Oladele Sato misses the tip | 32-23 |
| 16:54 | Northern Iowa | Douglas Mercer gets the offensive rebound | 32-23 |
| 16:35 | Northern Iowa | Fred Sessions is hacked by Ralph Inman - foul #1 on Ralph Inman, team foul #3 | 32-23 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Bradley Gaier (SF), Clemente Roberts (PF), Clyde Larson (C) Julio Lopez, Douglas Mercer, Emil Rhode | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Raymond Lafferty (PG), Marco Trotter (SF), Long Wang (PF), Ryan Lapp (C) Arthur Allen, Frankie Shepley, Robert Gustavson, Charles Medved | |
| 16:12 | Northern Iowa | Fred Sessions misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 32-23 |
| 16:10 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Raymond Lafferty | 32-23 |
| 15:50 | Missouri State | Long Wang loses the ball out of bounds | 32-23 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Joseph Mueller (SG), James Brown (PF) Marco Trotter, Ryan Lapp | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Oladele Sato (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Fred Sessions (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Bradley Gaier (fresh) PF - Clemente Roberts (fresh) C - Clyde Larson (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Raymond Lafferty (fresh) SG - Joseph Mueller (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Ralph Inman (fresh) 4 pts. PF - James Brown (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Long Wang (fresh) | |
| 15:26 | Northern Iowa | Fred Sessions comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 32-23 |
| 15:24 | Missouri State | James Brown pulls down the rebound | 32-23 |
| 15:12 | Missouri State | Ralph Inman makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 32-26 |
| 14:43 | Northern Iowa | Clemente Roberts buries a fadeaway from close range | 34-26 |
| 14:26 | Missouri State | Clyde Larson picks off the pass by Raymond Lafferty | 34-26 |
| 14:07 | Northern Iowa | Fred Sessions clanks a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Joseph Mueller - foul #4 on Joseph Mueller, team foul #4 | 34-26 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Julio Lopez (SF), Douglas Mercer (PF), Emil Rhode (C) Bradley Gaier, Clemente Roberts, Clyde Larson | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Arthur Allen (PG), Marco Trotter (SG), Frankie Shepley (SF), Charles Medved (C) Raymond Lafferty, Joseph Mueller, Ralph Inman, Long Wang | |
| 14:07 | Northern Iowa | Fred Sessions makes the 1st free throw | 35-26 |
| 14:07 | Northern Iowa | Fred Sessions makes the 2nd free throw | 36-26 |
| 13:52 | Missouri State | James Brown misses the easy layup | 36-26 |
| 13:51 | Missouri State | James Brown snags the offensive board | 36-26 |
| 13:32 | Missouri State | Julio Lopez blocks the short jumper by James Brown | 36-26 |
| 13:31 | Northern Iowa | Douglas Mercer snags the defensive board | 36-26 |
| 13:04 | Northern Iowa | Julio Lopez is whistled for a carry | 36-26 |
| 12:51 | Missouri State | Arthur Allen makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from James Brown | 36-28 |
| 12:22 | Northern Iowa | Fred Sessions makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 39-28 |
| 11:59 | Missouri State | Frankie Shepley's floater is tipped away by Emil Rhode | 39-28 |
| 11:58 | Northern Iowa | Emil Rhode gets the rebound | 39-28 |
| 11:29 | Northern Iowa | Fred Sessions misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 39-28 |
| 11:28 | Missouri State | Charles Medved pulls down the rebound | 39-28 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Oladele Sato (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Fred Sessions (tiring) 21 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Julio Lopez (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Douglas Mercer (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Emil Rhode (fresh) 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Arthur Allen (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Marco Trotter (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Frankie Shepley (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Brown (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Charles Medved (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:16 | Missouri State | Arthur Allen misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 39-28 |
| 11:14 | Northern Iowa | Emil Rhode pulls down the rebound | 39-28 |
| 10:51 | Northern Iowa | Douglas Mercer scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 41-28 |
| 10:25 | Missouri State | Charles Medved is fouled on the floor by Emil Rhode - foul #2 on Emil Rhode, team foul #1 | 41-28 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | John Helt (PG), William Blevins (SG), Bradley Gaier (SF), Clemente Roberts (PF), Clyde Larson (C) Oladele Sato, Fred Sessions, Julio Lopez, Douglas Mercer, Emil Rhode | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Raymond Lafferty (PG), Ralph Inman (SG), Robert Gustavson (PF), Long Wang (C) Arthur Allen, Marco Trotter, James Brown, Charles Medved | |
| 10:11 | Missouri State | Raymond Lafferty clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 41-28 |
| 10:09 | Missouri State | Robert Gustavson hits the follow up shot | 41-30 |
| 09:42 | Northern Iowa | William Blevins misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 41-30 |
| 09:41 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Robert Gustavson | 41-30 |
| 09:37 | Missouri State | Robert Gustavson misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 41-30 |
| 09:35 | Missouri State | Robert Gustavson grabs the offensive rebound | 41-30 |
| 09:18 | Missouri State | Ralph Inman misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 41-30 |
| 09:17 | Northern Iowa | Clyde Larson grabs the defensive rebound | 41-30 |
| 09:01 | Northern Iowa | Clyde Larson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-30 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Douglas Mercer (PF) Clemente Roberts | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Arthur Allen (PG), Charles Medved (C) Frankie Shepley, Long Wang | |
| 08:43 | Missouri State | Ralph Inman can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 41-30 |
| 08:41 | Northern Iowa | Clyde Larson pulls down the rebound | 41-30 |
| 08:17 | Northern Iowa | William Blevins buries a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by John Helt | 43-30 |
| 07:58 | Missouri State | Arthur Allen misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 43-30 |
| 07:56 | Northern Iowa | John Helt gets the rebound | 43-30 |
| 07:32 | Northern Iowa | Bradley Gaier throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-30 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Oladele Sato (PG), Fred Sessions (SG), Julio Lopez (SF), Emil Rhode (C) John Helt, William Blevins, Bradley Gaier, Clyde Larson | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Joseph Mueller (SG), James Brown (PF) Raymond Lafferty, Robert Gustavson | |
| 07:13 | Missouri State | Arthur Allen comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 43-30 |
| 07:12 | Northern Iowa | Emil Rhode pulls down the rebound | 43-30 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Oladele Sato (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Fred Sessions (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Julio Lopez (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Douglas Mercer (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Emil Rhode (fresh) 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Arthur Allen (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Mueller (fresh) 4 pf. SF - Ralph Inman (fresh) 7 pts. PF - James Brown (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Charles Medved (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 06:52 | Northern Iowa | Oladele Sato clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 43-30 |
| 06:50 | Northern Iowa | Emil Rhode tips it in | 45-30 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 06:29 | Missouri State | Fred Sessions takes the ball from James Brown | 45-30 |
| 06:03 | Northern Iowa | Fred Sessions throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-30 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Clemente Roberts (PF) Douglas Mercer | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Raymond Lafferty (PG), Frankie Shepley (SF), Long Wang (C) Arthur Allen, Ralph Inman, Charles Medved | |
| 05:45 | Missouri State | Frankie Shepley connects on the turnaround from the left block and he's hacked by Julio Lopez - foul #1 on Julio Lopez, team foul #2 | 45-32 |
| 05:45 | Missouri State | Frankie Shepley makes the free throw | 45-33 |
| 05:26 | Northern Iowa | Fred Sessions knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 48-33 |
| 05:03 | Missouri State | Frankie Shepley misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 48-33 |
| 05:01 | Missouri State | Long Wang gets the offensive rebound | 48-33 |
| 04:56 | Missouri State | Frankie Shepley hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Clemente Roberts - foul #2 on Clemente Roberts, team foul #3 | 48-33 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | John Helt (PG), William Blevins (SG), Bradley Gaier (SF), Clyde Larson (C) Oladele Sato, Fred Sessions, Julio Lopez, Emil Rhode | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Ralph Inman (SG), Robert Gustavson (PF) Joseph Mueller, James Brown | |
| 04:56 | Missouri State | Frankie Shepley makes the 1st free throw | 48-34 |
| 04:56 | Missouri State | Frankie Shepley misses the 2nd free throw | 48-34 |
| 04:56 | Northern Iowa | Clyde Larson gets the rebound | 48-34 |
| 04:32 | Northern Iowa | Robert Gustavson steals it from Clyde Larson | 48-34 |
| 04:28 | Missouri State | Ralph Inman misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Clyde Larson - foul #3 on Clyde Larson, team foul #4 | 48-34 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Marco Trotter (SF) Frankie Shepley | |
| 04:28 | Missouri State | Ralph Inman makes the 1st free throw | 48-35 |
| 04:28 | Missouri State | Ralph Inman makes the 2nd free throw | 48-36 |
| 04:03 | Northern Iowa | Ralph Inman steals it from Clemente Roberts | 48-36 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:37 | Missouri State | Raymond Lafferty is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Raymond Lafferty, team foul #5 | 48-36 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:16 | Northern Iowa | Robert Gustavson steals the ball from Clyde Larson | 48-36 |
| 03:02 | Missouri State | Raymond Lafferty comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-36 |
| 03:01 | Northern Iowa | Bradley Gaier gets the rebound | 48-36 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - John Helt (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Blevins (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bradley Gaier (fresh) PF - Clemente Roberts (fresh) 2 pts. C - Clyde Larson (fresh) 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Raymond Lafferty (fairly fresh) SG - Ralph Inman (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Marco Trotter (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Robert Gustavson (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Long Wang (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 02:32 | Northern Iowa | William Blevins is hacked by Ralph Inman - foul #2 on Ralph Inman, team foul #6 | 48-36 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Ryan Lapp (C) Long Wang | |
| 02:15 | Northern Iowa | William Blevins clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 48-36 |
| 02:13 | Missouri State | Ryan Lapp snags the defensive board | 48-36 |
| 01:57 | Missouri State | Clyde Larson picks off the pass by Marco Trotter | 48-36 |
| 01:37 | Northern Iowa | Clyde Larson misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Ralph Inman - foul #3 on Ralph Inman, team foul #7 | 48-36 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Long Wang (C) Ryan Lapp | |
| 01:37 | Northern Iowa | Clyde Larson misses the 1st free throw | 48-36 |
| 01:37 | Northern Iowa | Clyde Larson misses the 2nd free throw | 48-36 |
| 01:37 | Northern Iowa | Clemente Roberts grabs the offensive rebound | 48-36 |
| 01:23 | Northern Iowa | Clemente Roberts blows the layup but he's fouled by Robert Gustavson - foul #2 on Robert Gustavson, team foul #8 | 48-36 |
| 01:23 | Northern Iowa | Clemente Roberts misses the 1st free throw | 48-36 |
| 01:23 | Northern Iowa | Clemente Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 49-36 |
| 01:13 | Missouri State | Long Wang misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 49-36 |
| 01:11 | Northern Iowa | John Helt gets the rebound | 49-36 |
| 00:42 | Northern Iowa | Clyde Larson misses short on a turnaround in the lane | 49-36 |
| 00:41 | Missouri State | Long Wang snags the defensive board | 49-36 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:34 | Missouri State | Ralph Inman can't throw it down but the foul's on William Blevins - foul #1 on William Blevins, team foul #5 | 49-36 |
| 00:34 | Missouri State | Ralph Inman makes the 1st free throw | 49-37 |
| 00:34 | Missouri State | Ralph Inman makes the 2nd free throw | 49-38 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:06 | Northern Iowa | Clemente Roberts is fouled on the floor by Raymond Lafferty - foul #2 on Raymond Lafferty, team foul #9 | 49-38 |
| 00:06 | Northern Iowa | Clemente Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 50-38 |
| 00:06 | Northern Iowa | Clemente Roberts misses the 2nd free throw | 50-38 |
| 00:06 | Missouri State | Robert Gustavson grabs the defensive rebound | 50-38 |
| 00:01 | Missouri State | Ralph Inman connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 50-41 |
| 00:01 | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-41 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Oladele Sato (PG), Fred Sessions (SG), Julio Lopez (SF), Douglas Mercer (PF), Emil Rhode (C) John Helt, William Blevins, Bradley Gaier, Clemente Roberts, Clyde Larson | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Arthur Allen (PG), Joseph Mueller (SG), Frankie Shepley (SF), James Brown (PF), Charles Medved (C) Raymond Lafferty, Ralph Inman, Marco Trotter, Robert Gustavson, Long Wang | |
| 00:00 | Northern Iowa | Oladele Sato runs out the clock | 50-41 |