| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Ralph King (fresh) 6 pts. SG - John Crist (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Danny Ardoin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Willie Dube (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Merle Stokes (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Geoffrey Barros (fresh) 3 pts. SG - David Garvin (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Winders (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Wharton (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Ronald Park (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Illinois | Danny Ardoin inbounds the ball | 29-30 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:37 | Southern Illinois | Danny Ardoin loses the ball out of bounds | 29-30 |
| 19:15 | Northern Iowa | John Crist steals the ball from Geoffrey Barros | 29-30 |
| 19:12 | Southern Illinois | Ralph King jams it on a great pass from John Crist | 31-30 |
| 18:58 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Barros misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 31-30 |
| 18:57 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Park tips it home | 31-32 |
| 18:42 | Southern Illinois | John Crist misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 31-32 |
| 18:40 | Northern Iowa | James Winders snags the defensive board | 31-32 |
| 18:25 | Northern Iowa | James Winders hits a 3pt shot from straight away | 31-35 |
| 18:19 | Southern Illinois | Ralph King loses the dribble to David Garvin | 31-35 |
| 17:56 | Northern Iowa | Willie Dube is called for the reach on James Wharton - foul #2 on Willie Dube, team foul #1 | 31-35 |
| 17:43 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Barros misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 31-35 |
| 17:41 | Southern Illinois | Merle Stokes gets the rebound | 31-35 |
| 17:25 | Southern Illinois | Willie Dube connects on the runner from the left block on a great pass from John Crist | 33-35 |
| 17:21 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Barros hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from James Winders | 33-38 |
| 17:05 | Southern Illinois | Merle Stokes drills a fadeaway in the paint and the foul's on James Wharton - foul #3 on James Wharton, team foul #1 | 35-38 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Leslie Nelson (PG), David Clark (SG), Chad Fresquez (SF), Paul Strahan (PF) Ralph King, John Crist, Danny Ardoin, Willie Dube | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Taylor Ramsay (PG), Drew Beatty (SG), Jared Canada (PF) Geoffrey Barros, David Garvin, James Wharton | |
| 17:05 | Southern Illinois | Merle Stokes misses the free throw | 35-38 |
| 17:05 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Park grabs the board | 35-38 |
| 16:54 | Northern Iowa | Jared Canada hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Paul Strahan - foul #2 on Paul Strahan, team foul #2 | 35-38 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Zachary Camper (C) Merle Stokes | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 16:54 | Northern Iowa | Jared Canada makes the 1st free throw | 35-39 |
| 16:54 | Northern Iowa | Jared Canada misses the 2nd free throw | 35-39 |
| 16:54 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Zachary Camper | 35-39 |
| 16:38 | Southern Illinois | Ronald Park swats the short shot by Chad Fresquez | 35-39 |
| 16:37 | Southern Illinois | Zachary Camper tips it but misses | 35-39 |
| 16:35 | Southern Illinois | Leslie Nelson tips it back up and in | 37-39 |
| 16:18 | Northern Iowa | James Winders is fouled on the floor by Leslie Nelson - foul #1 on Leslie Nelson, team foul #3 | 37-39 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Loren Look (SF) James Winders | |
| 15:54 | Northern Iowa | Drew Beatty is fouled on the floor by David Clark - foul #1 on David Clark, team foul #4 | 37-39 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Ralph King (PG), John Crist (SG) Leslie Nelson, David Clark | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Barros (PG), David Garvin (SG), James Wharton (PF) Taylor Ramsay, Loren Look, Jared Canada | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Ralph King (fresh) 8 pts. SG - John Crist (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Chad Fresquez (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Paul Strahan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Zachary Camper (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Geoffrey Barros (fresh) 6 pts. SG - David Garvin (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Drew Beatty (fresh) 2 reb. PF - James Wharton (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Ronald Park (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:34 | Northern Iowa | James Wharton drills a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Drew Beatty | 37-41 |
| 15:15 | Southern Illinois | Ralph King can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 37-41 |
| 15:14 | Northern Iowa | David Garvin grabs the board | 37-41 |
| 15:07 | Northern Iowa | James Wharton lays it in and the foul's on Zachary Camper - foul #1 on Zachary Camper, team foul #5 | 37-43 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Danny Ardoin (SF), Willie Dube (PF), Merle Stokes (C) Chad Fresquez, Paul Strahan, Zachary Camper | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Winders (SF), Jared Canada (C) Drew Beatty, Ronald Park | |
| 15:07 | Northern Iowa | James Wharton makes the free throw | 37-44 |
| 14:49 | Southern Illinois | Willie Dube hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 40-44 |
| 14:20 | Northern Iowa | David Garvin misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 40-44 |
| 14:18 | Northern Iowa | Jared Canada grabs the offensive rebound | 40-44 |
| 14:03 | Northern Iowa | James Winders is hacked by John Crist - foul #2 on John Crist, team foul #6 | 40-44 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Leslie Nelson (PG) Ralph King | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Taylor Ramsay (PG), Drew Beatty (SG), Ronald Park (C) Geoffrey Barros, David Garvin, James Wharton | |
| 13:47 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Park misses badly on a shot from the baseline | 40-44 |
| 13:45 | Southern Illinois | John Crist gets the rebound | 40-44 |
| 13:30 | Southern Illinois | Leslie Nelson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 40-44 |
| 13:29 | Southern Illinois | Merle Stokes tips it back up and in | 42-44 |
| 13:16 | Northern Iowa | Drew Beatty can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 42-44 |
| 13:15 | Southern Illinois | Merle Stokes grabs the defensive rebound | 42-44 |
| 12:53 | Southern Illinois | Leslie Nelson hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 42-44 |
| 12:52 | Southern Illinois | Danny Ardoin misses the tip | 42-44 |
| 12:50 | Northern Iowa | Jared Canada gets the rebound | 42-44 |
| 12:43 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Park can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 42-44 |
| 12:42 | Southern Illinois | Merle Stokes gets the rebound | 42-44 |
| 12:16 | Southern Illinois | Willie Dube misses the driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on Jared Canada - foul #3 on Jared Canada, team foul #2 | 42-44 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Ralph King (PG), Chad Fresquez (SF), Paul Strahan (C) John Crist, Danny Ardoin, Merle Stokes | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Barros (PG), David Garvin (SG), James Wharton (PF) Taylor Ramsay, James Winders, Jared Canada | |
| 12:16 | Southern Illinois | Willie Dube makes the 1st free throw | 43-44 |
| 12:16 | Southern Illinois | Willie Dube misses the 2nd free throw | 43-44 |
| 12:16 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Park gets the rebound | 43-44 |
| 11:55 | Northern Iowa | David Garvin misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 43-44 |
| 11:54 | Southern Illinois | Ralph King grabs the board | 43-44 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Ralph King (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Leslie Nelson (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Chad Fresquez (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Willie Dube (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Paul Strahan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Geoffrey Barros (fresh) 6 pts. SG - David Garvin (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Drew Beatty (fresh) 2 reb. PF - James Wharton (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Ronald Park (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:32 | Southern Illinois | Ralph King hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away but he's hacked by Geoffrey Barros - foul #3 on Geoffrey Barros, team foul #3 | 43-44 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Zachary Camper (C) Willie Dube | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 11:32 | Southern Illinois | Ralph King misses the 1st free throw | 43-44 |
| 11:32 | Southern Illinois | Ralph King makes the 2nd free throw | 44-44 |
| 11:32 | Southern Illinois | Ralph King misses the 3rd free throw | 44-44 |
| 11:32 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Park pulls down the rebound | 44-44 |
| 11:20 | Northern Iowa | Zachary Camper swats the short shot by David Garvin | 44-44 |
| 11:18 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Park hits the follow up shot | 44-46 |
| 11:02 | Southern Illinois | Paul Strahan hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 44-46 |
| 11:01 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Park grabs the defensive rebound | 44-46 |
| 10:35 | Northern Iowa | David Garvin misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 44-46 |
| 10:33 | Northern Iowa | Drew Beatty snags the offensive board | 44-46 |
| 10:11 | Northern Iowa | Drew Beatty drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Geoffrey Barros | 44-49 |
| 09:54 | Southern Illinois | Paul Strahan connects on the turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Chad Fresquez and the foul's on Drew Beatty - foul #2 on Drew Beatty, team foul #4 | 46-49 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Russell Viles (PG), John Crist (SG), Danny Ardoin (SF) Ralph King, Leslie Nelson, Chad Fresquez | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Taylor Ramsay (PG), James Winders (SF), Jared Canada (C) Geoffrey Barros, Drew Beatty, Ronald Park | |
| 09:54 | Southern Illinois | Paul Strahan misses the free throw | 46-49 |
| 09:54 | Northern Iowa | Jared Canada grabs the board | 46-49 |
| 09:28 | Northern Iowa | James Wharton can't connect on a turnaround near the basket | 46-49 |
| 09:26 | Southern Illinois | Paul Strahan gets the rebound | 46-49 |
| 09:16 | Southern Illinois | Danny Ardoin clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 46-49 |
| 09:15 | Northern Iowa | James Winders gets the rebound | 46-49 |
| 09:11 | Northern Iowa | David Garvin can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 46-49 |
| 09:09 | Northern Iowa | James Winders can't tip it in | 46-49 |
| 09:08 | Northern Iowa | David Garvin grabs the offensive board | 46-49 |
| 08:55 | Northern Iowa | David Garvin misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 46-49 |
| 08:53 | Northern Iowa | David Garvin grabs the offensive rebound | 46-49 |
| 08:41 | Northern Iowa | James Wharton knocks in the turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Taylor Ramsay | 46-51 |
| 08:24 | Southern Illinois | Russell Viles hits a runner near the basket | 48-51 |
| 08:01 | Northern Iowa | James Winders hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 48-51 |
| 08:00 | Southern Illinois | Paul Strahan grabs the defensive rebound | 48-51 |
| 07:46 | Southern Illinois | Danny Ardoin knocks in the shot from the right wing on a great pass from Zachary Camper | 50-51 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Russell Viles (fresh) 5 pts. SG - John Crist (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Danny Ardoin (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Paul Strahan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Zachary Camper (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Taylor Ramsay (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Garvin (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Winders (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Wharton (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Jared Canada (fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:31 | Northern Iowa | James Wharton loses the dribble to Russell Viles | 50-51 |
| 07:27 | Southern Illinois | Russell Viles lays it up and in | 52-51 |
| 07:16 | Northern Iowa | James Winders can't connect on a shot from the right block | 52-51 |
| 07:14 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to John Crist | 52-51 |
| 06:51 | Southern Illinois | John Crist is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on John Crist, team foul #7 | 52-51 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Ralph King (PG), Leslie Nelson (SG), Chad Fresquez (SF), Willie Dube (PF), Merle Stokes (C) Russell Viles, John Crist, Danny Ardoin, Paul Strahan, Zachary Camper | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Barros (PG), Drew Beatty (SG), Ronald Park (C) Taylor Ramsay, David Garvin, James Wharton | |
| 06:39 | Northern Iowa | Drew Beatty connects on the floater from the left side set up by Jared Canada | 52-53 |
| 06:12 | Southern Illinois | Willie Dube misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 52-53 |
| 06:10 | Northern Iowa | Drew Beatty snags the defensive board | 52-53 |
| 05:45 | Northern Iowa | Ralph King is called for the reach on James Winders - foul #2 on Ralph King, team foul #8 | 52-53 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Tull (PF) Jared Canada | |
| 05:45 | Northern Iowa | James Winders makes the 1st free throw | 52-54 |
| 05:45 | Northern Iowa | James Winders makes the 2nd free throw | 52-55 |
| 05:25 | Southern Illinois | Chad Fresquez throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-55 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | John Crist (SG), Danny Ardoin (SF) Leslie Nelson, Chad Fresquez | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Loren Look (SF) James Winders | |
| 05:01 | Northern Iowa | Loren Look misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Merle Stokes - foul #3 on Merle Stokes, team foul #9 | 52-55 |
| 05:01 | Northern Iowa | Loren Look makes the 1st free throw | 52-56 |
| 05:01 | Northern Iowa | Loren Look makes the 2nd free throw | 52-57 |
| 04:50 | Southern Illinois | John Crist buries a jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Ralph King | 54-57 |
| 04:38 | Northern Iowa | Loren Look drills a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Ronald Park | 54-59 |
| 04:27 | Southern Illinois | Willie Dube's pass is intercepted by Loren Look | 54-59 |
| 04:12 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Barros comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 54-59 |
| 04:10 | Northern Iowa | James Tull grabs the offensive rebound | 54-59 |
| 03:53 | Northern Iowa | Loren Look makes the fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Geoffrey Barros | 54-61 |
| 03:30 | Southern Illinois | Loren Look steals the ball from Ralph King | 54-61 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Ralph King (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Crist (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Danny Ardoin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Willie Dube (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Merle Stokes (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Geoffrey Barros (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Drew Beatty (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. SF - Loren Look (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - James Tull (fresh) C - Ronald Park (fresh) 10 pts. 11 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:27 | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-61 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | David Garvin (SG), James Winders (SF), James Wharton (PF) Drew Beatty, Loren Look, James Tull | |
| 03:14 | Northern Iowa | David Garvin hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 54-64 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:03 | Southern Illinois | Willie Dube knocks in the jumper from the baseline set up by John Crist | 56-64 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:58 | Northern Iowa | James Wharton is fouled on the floor by Danny Ardoin - foul #1 on Danny Ardoin, team foul #10 | 56-64 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Paul Strahan (PF), Zachary Camper (C) Willie Dube, Merle Stokes | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 02:58 | Northern Iowa | James Wharton makes the 1st free throw | 56-65 |
| 02:58 | Northern Iowa | James Wharton makes the 2nd free throw | 56-66 |
| 02:55 | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-66 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Willie Dube (PF), Merle Stokes (C) Paul Strahan, Zachary Camper | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 02:46 | Southern Illinois | The jump hook by Willie Dube is blocked by Ronald Park | 56-66 |
| 02:45 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to James Winders | 56-66 |
| 02:28 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Barros misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 56-66 |
| 02:26 | Northern Iowa | James Wharton misses the tip | 56-66 |
| 02:24 | Southern Illinois | Merle Stokes grabs the defensive rebound | 56-66 |
| 02:07 | Southern Illinois | Ronald Park is called for the reach on Ralph King - foul #1 on Ronald Park, team foul #5 | 56-66 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Leslie Nelson (PG), David Clark (SG), Chad Fresquez (SF), Paul Strahan (PF), Zachary Camper (C) Ralph King, John Crist, Danny Ardoin, Willie Dube, Merle Stokes | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Taylor Ramsay (PG), Drew Beatty (SG), Loren Look (SF), Jared Canada (PF), Brian Fry (C) Geoffrey Barros, David Garvin, James Winders, James Wharton, Ronald Park | |
| 01:49 | Southern Illinois | Leslie Nelson is hacked by Taylor Ramsay - foul #1 on Taylor Ramsay, team foul #6 | 56-66 |
| 01:40 | Southern Illinois | Loren Look steps in front of the Zachary Camper pass | 56-66 |
| 01:11 | Northern Iowa | Taylor Ramsay makes the driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Jared Canada | 56-68 |
| 00:53 | Southern Illinois | Zachary Camper connects on the runner from the left block on a great pass from Leslie Nelson | 58-68 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:50 | Northern Iowa | Leslie Nelson is called for the reach on Taylor Ramsay in the backcourt - foul #2 on Leslie Nelson, team foul #11 | 58-68 |
| 00:50 | Northern Iowa | Taylor Ramsay misses the 1st free throw | 58-68 |
| 00:50 | Northern Iowa | Taylor Ramsay makes the 2nd free throw | 58-69 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:42 | Southern Illinois | Zachary Camper can't finish the layup but the foul's on Brian Fry - foul #2 on Brian Fry, team foul #7 | 58-69 |
| 00:42 | Southern Illinois | Zachary Camper makes the 1st free throw | 59-69 |
| 00:42 | Southern Illinois | Zachary Camper makes the 2nd free throw | 60-69 |
| 00:39 | Northern Iowa | Taylor Ramsay is hacked by Leslie Nelson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Leslie Nelson, team foul #12 | 60-69 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Ralph King (PG), John Crist (SG), Danny Ardoin (SF), Willie Dube (PF), Merle Stokes (C) Leslie Nelson, David Clark, Chad Fresquez, Zachary Camper, Paul Strahan | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Barros (PG), James Wharton (PF), Ronald Park (C) Loren Look, Jared Canada, Brian Fry | |
| 00:39 | Northern Iowa | Taylor Ramsay makes the 1st free throw | 60-70 |
| 00:39 | Northern Iowa | Taylor Ramsay makes the 2nd free throw | 60-71 |
| 00:31 | Southern Illinois | Ralph King misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 60-71 |
| 00:30 | Northern Iowa | James Wharton gets the rebound | 60-71 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Barros runs out the clock | 60-71 |