| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - James Isabell (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lee Stannard (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shawn Harden (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Beaudette (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Orlando Cuevas (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Brian Coursey (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Javier Flores (fresh) SF - Luka Suski (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Nathaniel Haney (fresh) 2 pts. C - Nicolas Seabrooks (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois State | Luka Suski inbounds the ball | 35-31 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:49 | Illinois State | Javier Flores comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 35-31 |
| 19:47 | Illinois State | Luka Suski snags the offensive board | 35-31 |
| 19:38 | Illinois State | Luka Suski throws it down on a nice dish by Brian Coursey and he's hacked by Shawn Harden - foul #3 on Shawn Harden, team foul #1 | 35-33 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Floyd Simmons (SF) Shawn Harden | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 19:38 | Illinois State | Luka Suski makes the free throw | 35-34 |
| 19:20 | Northern Iowa | Nicolas Seabrooks steals it from Orlando Cuevas | 35-34 |
| 19:00 | Illinois State | Brian Coursey comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 35-34 |
| 18:59 | Northern Iowa | John Beaudette snags the defensive board | 35-34 |
| 18:41 | Northern Iowa | Lee Stannard misses long on an open 3pt shot from the left wing | 35-34 |
| 18:39 | Northern Iowa | Orlando Cuevas pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-34 |
| 18:31 | Northern Iowa | Luka Suski steals the ball from Floyd Simmons | 35-34 |
| 18:12 | Illinois State | Lee Stannard steps in front of the Luka Suski pass | 35-34 |
| 18:09 | Northern Iowa | Lee Stannard lays it in | 37-34 |
| 17:50 | Illinois State | Luka Suski misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 37-34 |
| 17:49 | Northern Iowa | Orlando Cuevas snags the defensive board | 37-34 |
| 17:47 | Northern Iowa | Lee Stannard is hacked by Nicolas Seabrooks in the backcourt - foul #1 on Nicolas Seabrooks, team foul #1 | 37-34 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Theodore Johnson (PG), Michael Heston (SG), Walter Pittman (SF), Martin Newson (PF), George Adair (C) James Isabell, Lee Stannard, Floyd Simmons, John Beaudette, Orlando Cuevas | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Kevin Monteith (PG), Juan Alvarez (SG), Raymundo Marino (SF), Timothy Purdie (PF), Gordon Ricks (C) Brian Coursey, Javier Flores, Luka Suski, Nathaniel Haney, Nicolas Seabrooks | |
| 17:35 | Northern Iowa | Walter Pittman scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Martin Newson | 39-34 |
| 17:16 | Illinois State | George Adair is called for the reach on Gordon Ricks - foul #2 on George Adair, team foul #2 | 39-34 |
| 16:56 | Illinois State | Raymundo Marino misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 39-34 |
| 16:54 | Northern Iowa | George Adair pulls down the rebound | 39-34 |
| 16:44 | Northern Iowa | Theodore Johnson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 39-34 |
| 16:43 | Northern Iowa | Martin Newson grabs the offensive rebound | 39-34 |
| 16:33 | Northern Iowa | George Adair is by himself and knocks in the turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Theodore Johnson | 41-34 |
| 16:24 | Illinois State | Raymundo Marino loses the dribble to Martin Newson | 41-34 |
| 16:08 | Northern Iowa | Martin Newson makes the fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Theodore Johnson | 43-34 |
| 15:52 | Illinois State | Kevin Monteith buries a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Raymundo Marino and he's hacked by Walter Pittman - foul #1 on Walter Pittman, team foul #3 | 43-36 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Isabell (PG), Lee Stannard (SG), Shawn Harden (SF), John Beaudette (PF), Floyd Simmons (C) Theodore Johnson, Michael Heston, Walter Pittman, Martin Newson, George Adair | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Javier Flores (SG), Bojan Pilarski (SF), Nathaniel Haney (PF), Mark Thomas (C) Juan Alvarez, Raymundo Marino, Timothy Purdie, Gordon Ricks | |
| 15:52 | Illinois State | Kevin Monteith misses the free throw | 43-36 |
| 15:52 | Northern Iowa | Floyd Simmons grabs the board | 43-36 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - James Isabell (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lee Stannard (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shawn Harden (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - John Beaudette (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Floyd Simmons (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Kevin Monteith (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Javier Flores (fresh) SF - Bojan Pilarski (fresh) PF - Nathaniel Haney (fresh) 2 pts. C - Mark Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:29 | Northern Iowa | Lee Stannard comes up short on the shot from the right side | 43-36 |
| 15:28 | Northern Iowa | John Beaudette grabs the offensive board | 43-36 |
| 15:12 | Northern Iowa | Shawn Harden is hacked by Bojan Pilarski - foul #1 on Bojan Pilarski, team foul #2 | 43-36 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Orlando Cuevas (C) Floyd Simmons | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Brian Coursey (PG), Luka Suski (SF) Kevin Monteith, Bojan Pilarski | |
| 15:04 | Northern Iowa | Orlando Cuevas is open but comes up short on the shot in the paint | 43-36 |
| 15:02 | Illinois State | Luka Suski gets the rebound | 43-36 |
| 14:33 | Illinois State | Brian Coursey can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by James Isabell - foul #1 on James Isabell, team foul #4 | 43-36 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Walter Pittman (SG) Lee Stannard | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Bojan Pilarski (SG), Nicolas Seabrooks (C) Javier Flores, Mark Thomas | |
| 14:33 | Illinois State | Brian Coursey makes the 1st free throw | 43-37 |
| 14:33 | Illinois State | Brian Coursey makes the 2nd free throw | 43-38 |
| 14:06 | Northern Iowa | John Beaudette lays it in set up by Walter Pittman | 45-38 |
| 13:56 | Illinois State | Nicolas Seabrooks is whistled for traveling | 45-38 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Theodore Johnson (PG), Michael Heston (SG), Floyd Simmons (SF), Martin Newson (C) James Isabell, Shawn Harden, John Beaudette, Orlando Cuevas | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Timothy Purdie (PF) Nathaniel Haney | |
| 13:37 | Northern Iowa | Theodore Johnson steps out of bounds on the sideline | 45-38 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | George Adair (C) Michael Heston | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Javier Flores (SG) Luka Suski | |
| 13:15 | Illinois State | Javier Flores knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Nicolas Seabrooks | 45-41 |
| 12:55 | Northern Iowa | Floyd Simmons connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Martin Newson | 48-41 |
| 12:44 | Illinois State | Bojan Pilarski scores on a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Brian Coursey | 48-44 |
| 12:42 | Northern Iowa | Theodore Johnson is hacked by Brian Coursey in the backcourt - foul #3 on Brian Coursey, team foul #3 | 48-44 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Isabell (PG), Lee Stannard (SG), Shawn Harden (SF), John Beaudette (PF), Orlando Cuevas (C) Theodore Johnson, Floyd Simmons, Walter Pittman, Martin Newson, George Adair | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Juan Alvarez (SF), Raymundo Marino (PF), Gordon Ricks (C) Bojan Pilarski, Timothy Purdie, Nicolas Seabrooks | |
| 12:32 | Northern Iowa | James Isabell drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from John Beaudette | 51-44 |
| 12:08 | Illinois State | Raymundo Marino makes the jumpshot from the right wing set up by Javier Flores | 51-46 |
| 11:54 | Northern Iowa | Orlando Cuevas clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 51-46 |
| 11:52 | Northern Iowa | Orlando Cuevas can't tip it in | 51-46 |
| 11:50 | Illinois State | Javier Flores snags the defensive board | 51-46 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - James Isabell (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lee Stannard (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shawn Harden (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - John Beaudette (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. C - Orlando Cuevas (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Brian Coursey (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Javier Flores (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Juan Alvarez (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Raymundo Marino (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Gordon Ricks (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Illinois State | Juan Alvarez misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 51-46 |
| 11:29 | Illinois State | Raymundo Marino tips it in | 51-48 |
| 11:11 | Northern Iowa | James Isabell makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Shawn Harden | 54-48 |
| 10:51 | Illinois State | Javier Flores clanks a floater from the left side but the foul's on Orlando Cuevas - foul #1 on Orlando Cuevas, team foul #5 | 54-48 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Theodore Johnson (PG), Floyd Simmons (SG), Walter Pittman (SF), Martin Newson (PF), George Adair (C) James Isabell, Lee Stannard, Shawn Harden, John Beaudette, Orlando Cuevas | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Kevin Monteith (PG), Luka Suski (SF), Timothy Purdie (PF), Mark Thomas (C) Brian Coursey, Juan Alvarez, Raymundo Marino, Gordon Ricks | |
| 10:51 | Illinois State | Javier Flores makes the 1st free throw | 54-49 |
| 10:51 | Illinois State | Javier Flores makes the 2nd free throw | 54-50 |
| 10:31 | Northern Iowa | Floyd Simmons can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 54-50 |
| 10:29 | Northern Iowa | Walter Pittman tips it back up and in | 56-50 |
| 10:12 | Illinois State | Luka Suski misses the floater from the baseline | 56-50 |
| 10:10 | Northern Iowa | Floyd Simmons pulls down the rebound | 56-50 |
| 09:55 | Northern Iowa | Theodore Johnson misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 56-50 |
| 09:54 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Luka Suski | 56-50 |
| 09:28 | Illinois State | Kevin Monteith drills a 3 from straight away set up by Javier Flores | 56-53 |
| 09:10 | Northern Iowa | Theodore Johnson knocks in the jumper from the free throw line set up by Walter Pittman and he's fouled by Mark Thomas - foul #1 on Mark Thomas, team foul #4 | 58-53 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Michael Heston (SG), Shawn Harden (SF), John Beaudette (PF), Orlando Cuevas (C) Floyd Simmons, Walter Pittman, Martin Newson, George Adair | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Brian Coursey (PG), Bojan Pilarski (SG), Nathaniel Haney (PF), Nicolas Seabrooks (C) Kevin Monteith, Javier Flores, Timothy Purdie, Mark Thomas | |
| 09:10 | Northern Iowa | Theodore Johnson makes the free throw | 59-53 |
| 08:51 | Illinois State | Brian Coursey knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Luka Suski | 59-56 |
| 08:49 | Northern Iowa | Michael Heston is hacked by Bojan Pilarski in the backcourt - foul #2 on Bojan Pilarski, team foul #5 | 59-56 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Isabell (PG), Lee Stannard (SG) Theodore Johnson, Michael Heston | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 08:28 | Northern Iowa | Orlando Cuevas is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Orlando Cuevas, team foul #6 | 59-56 |
| 08:04 | Illinois State | Nathaniel Haney hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 59-56 |
| 08:03 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Shawn Harden | 59-56 |
| 07:57 | Northern Iowa | James Isabell is hacked by Brian Coursey in the backcourt - foul #4 on Brian Coursey, team foul #6 | 59-56 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Martin Newson (C) Orlando Cuevas | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Gordon Ricks (C) Nicolas Seabrooks | |
| 07:49 | Northern Iowa | Shawn Harden drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Lee Stannard | 62-56 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - James Isabell (fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lee Stannard (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Shawn Harden (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - John Beaudette (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. C - Martin Newson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Brian Coursey (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Bojan Pilarski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Luka Suski (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. PF - Nathaniel Haney (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Gordon Ricks (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Illinois State | Bojan Pilarski makes the floater from the right wing | 62-58 |
| 07:27 | Northern Iowa | Shawn Harden throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 62-58 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Michael Heston (SG), Walter Pittman (PF) Lee Stannard, John Beaudette | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Juan Alvarez (SG), Timothy Purdie (PF) Bojan Pilarski, Nathaniel Haney | |
| 07:07 | Illinois State | Michael Heston is called for the reach on Brian Coursey - foul #1 on Michael Heston, team foul #7 | 62-58 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Theodore Johnson (PG), Floyd Simmons (SF), George Adair (C) James Isabell, Shawn Harden, Martin Newson | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Raymundo Marino (SF) Luka Suski | |
| 07:07 | Illinois State | Brian Coursey makes the 1st free throw | 62-59 |
| 07:07 | Illinois State | Brian Coursey makes the 2nd free throw | 62-60 |
| 06:48 | Northern Iowa | Gordon Ricks denies the turnaround by Michael Heston | 62-60 |
| 06:46 | Illinois State | Raymundo Marino snags the defensive board | 62-60 |
| 06:36 | Illinois State | Brian Coursey is fouled on the floor by George Adair - foul #3 on George Adair, team foul #8 | 62-60 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Javier Flores (SG), Nicolas Seabrooks (C) Juan Alvarez, Gordon Ricks | |
| 06:36 | Illinois State | Brian Coursey misses the 1st free throw | 62-60 |
| 06:36 | Northern Iowa | George Adair grabs the defensive rebound | 62-60 |
| 06:19 | Northern Iowa | Walter Pittman misses long on a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Brian Coursey - foul #5 on Brian Coursey, team foul #7 | 62-60 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | John Beaudette (PF), Orlando Cuevas (C) Michael Heston, George Adair | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Kevin Monteith (PG), Juan Alvarez (SF) Brian Coursey, Raymundo Marino | |
| 06:19 | Northern Iowa | Walter Pittman makes the 1st free throw | 63-60 |
| 06:19 | Northern Iowa | Walter Pittman makes the 2nd free throw | 64-60 |
| 06:03 | Illinois State | Kevin Monteith comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by John Beaudette - foul #2 on John Beaudette, team foul #9 | 64-60 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Arthur Vass (PG), Lee Stannard (SG), Shawn Harden (SF), Martin Newson (C) Theodore Johnson, Walter Pittman, Floyd Simmons, Orlando Cuevas | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Nathaniel Haney (PF) Timothy Purdie | |
| 06:03 | Illinois State | Kevin Monteith makes the 1st free throw | 64-61 |
| 06:03 | Illinois State | Kevin Monteith makes the 2nd free throw | 64-62 |
| 05:40 | Northern Iowa | Shawn Harden is whistled for a carry | 64-62 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Isabell (PG) Arthur Vass | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Bojan Pilarski (SG), Luka Suski (SF), Mark Thomas (C) Javier Flores, Juan Alvarez, Nicolas Seabrooks | |
| 05:32 | Illinois State | Nathaniel Haney misses the lay-in | 64-62 |
| 05:31 | Illinois State | Kevin Monteith grabs the offensive board | 64-62 |
| 05:20 | Illinois State | Bojan Pilarski misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 64-62 |
| 05:18 | Illinois State | Luka Suski grabs the offensive rebound | 64-62 |
| 05:13 | Illinois State | Bojan Pilarski is hacked by Lee Stannard - foul #3 on Lee Stannard, team foul #10 | 64-62 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Michael Heston (SG) Lee Stannard | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Gordon Ricks (C) Mark Thomas | |
| 05:13 | Illinois State | Bojan Pilarski makes the 1st free throw | 64-63 |
| 05:13 | Illinois State | Bojan Pilarski makes the 2nd free throw | 64-64 |
| 04:59 | Northern Iowa | Martin Newson misses long on an open shot from the left block | 64-64 |
| 04:58 | Illinois State | Gordon Ricks grabs the defensive rebound | 64-64 |
| 04:40 | Illinois State | Bojan Pilarski hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on John Beaudette - foul #3 on John Beaudette, team foul #11 | 64-64 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Floyd Simmons (SF), Walter Pittman (PF), Orlando Cuevas (C) Shawn Harden, John Beaudette, Martin Newson | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Javier Flores (SG), Raymundo Marino (SF), Timothy Purdie (PF) Kevin Monteith, Luka Suski, Nathaniel Haney | |
| 04:40 | Illinois State | Bojan Pilarski misses the 1st free throw | 64-64 |
| 04:40 | Illinois State | Bojan Pilarski misses the 2nd free throw | 64-64 |
| 04:40 | Northern Iowa | Orlando Cuevas gets the rebound | 64-64 |
| 04:20 | Northern Iowa | Floyd Simmons clanks a 3 from straight away | 64-64 |
| 04:18 | Illinois State | Timothy Purdie gets the rebound | 64-64 |
| 04:01 | Illinois State | Raymundo Marino can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 64-64 |
| 03:59 | Northern Iowa | Walter Pittman grabs the defensive rebound | 64-64 |
| 03:43 | Northern Iowa | Orlando Cuevas misses badly on the uncontested pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 64-64 |
| 03:41 | Northern Iowa | Floyd Simmons gets the offensive rebound | 64-64 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - James Isabell (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Heston (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Floyd Simmons (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Walter Pittman (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Orlando Cuevas (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Bojan Pilarski (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - Javier Flores (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Raymundo Marino (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Timothy Purdie (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Gordon Ricks (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:27 | Northern Iowa | Floyd Simmons can't connect on a shot from the left block | 64-64 |
| 03:26 | Northern Iowa | Michael Heston misses the tip | 64-64 |
| 03:24 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Timothy Purdie | 64-64 |
| 03:11 | Illinois State | Bojan Pilarski hits a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Raymundo Marino | 64-66 |
| 03:08 | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-66 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Lee Stannard (SG), Shawn Harden (SF), John Beaudette (PF) Michael Heston, Floyd Simmons, Walter Pittman | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Juan Alvarez (PG), Luka Suski (SF), Nathaniel Haney (PF), Nicolas Seabrooks (C) Bojan Pilarski, Raymundo Marino, Timothy Purdie, Gordon Ricks | |
| 02:56 | Northern Iowa | Lee Stannard clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 64-66 |
| 02:54 | Northern Iowa | Orlando Cuevas tips it in | 66-66 |
| 02:40 | Illinois State | Javier Flores connects on the shot from the right wing | 66-68 |
| 02:38 | Northern Iowa | Orlando Cuevas throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 66-68 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Theodore Johnson (PG), George Adair (C) James Isabell, Orlando Cuevas | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Kevin Monteith (PG) Javier Flores | |
| 02:22 | Illinois State | Nicolas Seabrooks hits the finger roll on a great pass from Luka Suski | 66-70 |
| 02:22 | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 66-70 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Isabell (PG), Orlando Cuevas (C) Theodore Johnson, George Adair | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Raymundo Marino (SF) Luka Suski | |
| 02:01 | Northern Iowa | Orlando Cuevas misses short on an open 3pt attempt from the left wing | 66-70 |
| 02:00 | Northern Iowa | Lee Stannard tips it back up and in | 68-70 |
| 02:00 | Illinois State | Illinois State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 68-70 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Javier Flores (SG), Luka Suski (SF) Juan Alvarez, Raymundo Marino | |
| 01:53 | Illinois State | Javier Flores buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Kevin Monteith | 68-73 |
| 01:50 | Northern Iowa | Luka Suski steals the ball from Shawn Harden in the backcourt | 68-73 |
| 01:31 | Illinois State | Javier Flores is fouled on the floor by Lee Stannard - foul #4 on Lee Stannard, team foul #12 | 68-73 |
| 01:31 | Illinois State | Javier Flores misses the 1st free throw | 68-73 |
| 01:31 | Illinois State | Javier Flores makes the 2nd free throw | 68-74 |
| 01:27 | Northern Iowa | Javier Flores is called for the reach on Lee Stannard in the backcourt - foul #3 on Javier Flores, team foul #8 | 68-74 |
| 01:27 | Northern Iowa | Lee Stannard makes the 1st free throw | 69-74 |
| 01:27 | Northern Iowa | Lee Stannard makes the 2nd free throw | 70-74 |
| 01:11 | Illinois State | Shawn Harden takes the ball from Kevin Monteith | 70-74 |
| 01:07 | Northern Iowa | James Isabell hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 70-74 |
| 01:06 | Northern Iowa | James Isabell misses the tip | 70-74 |
| 01:05 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Nicolas Seabrooks | 70-74 |
| 00:50 | Illinois State | Nicolas Seabrooks's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 70-74 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:35 | Northern Iowa | James Isabell misses short on an open fadeaway jumper from the left side | 70-74 |
| 00:33 | Illinois State | Kevin Monteith grabs the board | 70-74 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:32 | Illinois State | Kevin Monteith is fouled in the backcourt by James Isabell - foul #2 on James Isabell, team foul #13 | 70-74 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Juan Alvarez (SF), Raymundo Marino (PF) Luka Suski, Nathaniel Haney | |
| 00:32 | Illinois State | Kevin Monteith makes the 1st free throw | 70-75 |
| 00:32 | Illinois State | Kevin Monteith misses the 2nd free throw | 70-75 |
| 00:32 | Northern Iowa | Orlando Cuevas grabs the defensive rebound | 70-75 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:29 | Northern Iowa | Lee Stannard is fouled in the backcourt by Javier Flores - foul #4 on Javier Flores, team foul #9 | 70-75 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Luka Suski (SF), Nathaniel Haney (PF) Juan Alvarez, Raymundo Marino | |
| 00:29 | Northern Iowa | Lee Stannard makes the 1st free throw | 71-75 |
| 00:29 | Northern Iowa | Lee Stannard misses the 2nd free throw | 71-75 |
| 00:29 | Illinois State | Nicolas Seabrooks grabs the defensive rebound | 71-75 |
| 00:27 | Illinois State | Nicolas Seabrooks is fouled in the backcourt by Lee Stannard - foul #5 on Lee Stannard, team foul #14 | 71-75 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Floyd Simmons (SG) Lee Stannard | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Bojan Pilarski (PG), Juan Alvarez (SF), Raymundo Marino (PF) Kevin Monteith, Luka Suski, Nathaniel Haney | |
| 00:27 | Illinois State | Nicolas Seabrooks makes the 1st free throw | 71-76 |
| 00:27 | Illinois State | Nicolas Seabrooks makes the 2nd free throw | 71-77 |
| 00:21 | Northern Iowa | Bojan Pilarski steals it from Shawn Harden | 71-77 |
| 00:21 | Illinois State | Illinois State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 71-77 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Luka Suski (SF) Juan Alvarez | |
| 00:20 | Illinois State | Raymundo Marino is hacked by Floyd Simmons in the backcourt - foul #1 on Floyd Simmons, team foul #15 | 71-77 |
| 00:20 | Illinois State | Raymundo Marino misses the 1st free throw | 71-77 |
| 00:20 | Illinois State | Raymundo Marino makes the 2nd free throw | 71-78 |
| 00:15 | Northern Iowa | Shawn Harden hits a 3 from the right wing set up by John Beaudette | 74-78 |
| 00:13 | Illinois State | Javier Flores is fouled in the backcourt by Floyd Simmons - foul #2 on Floyd Simmons, team foul #16 | 74-78 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Juan Alvarez (SF), Timothy Purdie (PF) Luka Suski, Raymundo Marino | |
| 00:13 | Illinois State | Javier Flores makes the 1st free throw | 74-79 |
| 00:13 | Illinois State | Javier Flores makes the 2nd free throw | 74-80 |
| 00:09 | Northern Iowa | Shawn Harden is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #4 on Shawn Harden, team foul #17 | 74-80 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Luka Suski (SF), Raymundo Marino (PF) Juan Alvarez, Timothy Purdie | |
| 00:07 | Illinois State | John Beaudette is called for the reach on Raymundo Marino - foul #4 on John Beaudette, team foul #18 | 74-80 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Kevin Monteith (PG) Bojan Pilarski | |
| 00:07 | Illinois State | Raymundo Marino misses the 1st free throw | 74-80 |
| 00:07 | Illinois State | Raymundo Marino misses the 2nd free throw | 74-80 |
| 00:07 | Northern Iowa | Orlando Cuevas pulls down the rebound | 74-80 |
| 00:01 | Northern Iowa | James Isabell clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 74-80 |
| 00:00 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Javier Flores | 74-80 |