| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Paul Allen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Cooper (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Swofford (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Danny Lambert (fresh) 2 reb. C - Lester Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - John Beck (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Arthur Gay (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Carmelo Lum (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Joshua Thomas (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Darryl Williams (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois State | Brian Swofford inbounds the ball | 31-40 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:48 | Illinois State | Paul Allen misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 31-40 |
| 19:46 | Northern Iowa | Darryl Williams gets the rebound | 31-40 |
| 19:40 | Northern Iowa | John Beck misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 31-40 |
| 19:39 | Northern Iowa | Joshua Thomas tips it in | 31-42 |
| 19:28 | Illinois State | Brian Swofford misses the jumpshot from the right side | 31-42 |
| 19:26 | Northern Iowa | John Beck gets the rebound | 31-42 |
| 19:10 | Northern Iowa | Darryl Williams misses long on an open 3 from straight away | 31-42 |
| 19:08 | Illinois State | Danny Lambert grabs the board | 31-42 |
| 19:04 | Illinois State | John Cooper scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Paul Allen | 33-42 |
| 18:45 | Northern Iowa | John Beck buries a floater from the right wing set up by Carmelo Lum | 33-44 |
| 18:27 | Illinois State | Brian Swofford's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-44 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Gerald White (SF), Leon Mazzola (C) Brian Swofford, Lester Lewis | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 18:07 | Northern Iowa | John Cooper picks off the pass by Carmelo Lum | 33-44 |
| 18:03 | Illinois State | John Cooper misses the lay-in | 33-44 |
| 18:01 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Joshua Thomas | 33-44 |
| 17:59 | Northern Iowa | Carmelo Lum is fouled in the backcourt by Gerald White - foul #2 on Gerald White, team foul #1 | 33-44 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Bryan Hollowell (PG), Herbert Jones (SG), Lee Labarge (C) Paul Allen, John Cooper, Danny Lambert | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Richard Huntington (PG), Scott Leibowitz (SF), Loyd Ayer (PF), Justin Olsen (C) John Beck, Carmelo Lum, Joshua Thomas, Darryl Williams | |
| 17:53 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Gay clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 33-44 |
| 17:51 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Leon Mazzola | 33-44 |
| 17:38 | Illinois State | Leon Mazzola comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 33-44 |
| 17:37 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Scott Leibowitz | 33-44 |
| 17:29 | Northern Iowa | Richard Huntington misses badly on the uncontested 3 from the left wing | 33-44 |
| 17:27 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Lee Labarge | 33-44 |
| 17:10 | Illinois State | Bryan Hollowell scores on a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Herbert Jones | 36-44 |
| 17:08 | Northern Iowa | Richard Huntington is fouled in the backcourt by Lee Labarge - foul #1 on Lee Labarge, team foul #2 | 36-44 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Frank Arnette (PF) Leon Mazzola | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Hobgood (SG), Joshua Thomas (PF) Arthur Gay, Justin Olsen | |
| 16:44 | Northern Iowa | Joshua Thomas buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 36-46 |
| 16:30 | Illinois State | Lee Labarge lays it up and in and he's hacked by Loyd Ayer - foul #2 on Loyd Ayer, team foul #1 | 38-46 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Paul Allen (PG), John Cooper (SG), Brian Swofford (SF), Danny Lambert (PF) Bryan Hollowell, Herbert Jones, Gerald White, Frank Arnette | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | John Beck (PG), Carmelo Lum (SF), Darryl Williams (C) Richard Huntington, Scott Leibowitz, Loyd Ayer | |
| 16:30 | Illinois State | Lee Labarge misses the free throw | 38-46 |
| 16:30 | Northern Iowa | Joshua Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 38-46 |
| 16:25 | Northern Iowa | Carmelo Lum's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 38-46 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Lester Lewis (C) Lee Labarge | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 16:05 | Illinois State | Paul Allen hits a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Brian Swofford | 41-46 |
| 16:01 | Northern Iowa | Danny Lambert is called for the reach on John Beck in the backcourt - foul #3 on Danny Lambert, team foul #3 | 41-46 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Frank Arnette (PF) Danny Lambert | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Arthur Gay (SG), Scott Leibowitz (PF) Robert Hobgood, Joshua Thomas | |
| 15:38 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Gay connects on the open 3pt shot from the right wing | 41-49 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Paul Allen (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Cooper (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Swofford (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Frank Arnette (fresh) 3 pts. C - Lester Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - John Beck (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Arthur Gay (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Carmelo Lum (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Scott Leibowitz (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Darryl Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:17 | Illinois State | The jumper by John Cooper is denied by Carmelo Lum | 41-49 |
| 15:16 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Gay pulls down the rebound | 41-49 |
| 15:10 | Northern Iowa | Scott Leibowitz hits the easy wide open finger roll | 41-51 |
| 14:56 | Illinois State | Paul Allen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 41-51 |
| 14:55 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Carmelo Lum | 41-51 |
| 14:38 | Northern Iowa | John Beck's pass is intercepted by Frank Arnette | 41-51 |
| 14:21 | Illinois State | Brian Swofford is hacked by Carmelo Lum - foul #2 on Carmelo Lum, team foul #2 | 41-51 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Shawn Stephenson (PG), Bryan Hollowell (SG), Gerald White (SF), Danny Lambert (PF), Leon Mazzola (C) Paul Allen, John Cooper, Brian Swofford, Frank Arnette, Lester Lewis | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Richard Huntington (PG), Robert Hobgood (SG), Johnny Swasey (SF), Joshua Thomas (PF), Loyd Ayer (C) John Beck, Arthur Gay, Carmelo Lum, Scott Leibowitz, Darryl Williams | |
| 14:05 | Illinois State | Shawn Stephenson hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Leon Mazzola | 44-51 |
| 14:03 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Swasey throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 44-51 |
| 13:47 | Illinois State | Joshua Thomas steals it from Shawn Stephenson | 44-51 |
| 13:28 | Northern Iowa | Richard Huntington drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Robert Hobgood | 44-54 |
| 13:13 | Illinois State | Leon Mazzola is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Leon Mazzola, team foul #4 | 44-54 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Herbert Jones (SG) Bryan Hollowell | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Arthur Gay (SG), Scott Leibowitz (SF) Robert Hobgood, Johnny Swasey | |
| 13:10 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Gay is fouled in the backcourt by Shawn Stephenson - foul #4 on Shawn Stephenson, team foul #5 | 44-54 |
| Subs | Illinois State | John Cooper (SG), Lee Labarge (C) Shawn Stephenson, Leon Mazzola | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 12:48 | Northern Iowa | Scott Leibowitz hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 44-54 |
| 12:46 | Illinois State | John Cooper grabs the defensive rebound | 44-54 |
| 12:24 | Illinois State | Danny Lambert scores on a turnaround from the left block | 46-54 |
| 12:22 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Gay is hacked by Danny Lambert in the backcourt - foul #4 on Danny Lambert, team foul #6 | 46-54 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Paul Allen (PG), Brian Swofford (SF), Frank Arnette (PF) Herbert Jones, Gerald White, Danny Lambert | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | John Beck (PG), Carmelo Lum (SF), Darryl Williams (C) Richard Huntington, Joshua Thomas, Loyd Ayer | |
| 12:05 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Gay is hacked by John Cooper - foul #2 on John Cooper, team foul #7 | 46-54 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Herbert Jones (SG), Leon Mazzola (PF) John Cooper, Frank Arnette | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 12:05 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Gay makes the 1st free throw | 46-55 |
| 12:05 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Gay makes the 2nd free throw | 46-56 |
| 11:47 | Illinois State | Herbert Jones is fouled on the floor by Arthur Gay - foul #1 on Arthur Gay, team foul #3 | 46-56 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Frank Arnette (PF) Lee Labarge | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Justin Olsen (PF) Scott Leibowitz | |
| 11:28 | Illinois State | Brian Swofford hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 46-56 |
| 11:27 | Illinois State | Frank Arnette snags the offensive board | 46-56 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Paul Allen (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Herbert Jones (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Brian Swofford (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Frank Arnette (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Leon Mazzola (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - John Beck (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Arthur Gay (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Carmelo Lum (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Justin Olsen (fresh) 2 pts. C - Darryl Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:14 | Illinois State | Leon Mazzola connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 49-56 |
| 11:11 | Northern Iowa | John Beck's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 49-56 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Bryan Hollowell (PG), John Cooper (SG), Lester Lewis (C) Herbert Jones, Brian Swofford, Leon Mazzola | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Hobgood (PG), Johnny Swasey (SF), Joshua Thomas (PF) John Beck, Carmelo Lum, Darryl Williams | |
| 10:49 | Illinois State | Bryan Hollowell comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 49-56 |
| 10:48 | Illinois State | Frank Arnette hits the follow up shot | 51-56 |
| 10:36 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Swasey hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline | 51-56 |
| 10:34 | Northern Iowa | Justin Olsen can't tip it in | 51-56 |
| 10:33 | Illinois State | John Cooper grabs the board | 51-56 |
| 10:15 | Illinois State | Bryan Hollowell misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 51-56 |
| 10:14 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Johnny Swasey | 51-56 |
| 10:01 | Northern Iowa | Justin Olsen hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block | 51-56 |
| 09:59 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Lester Lewis | 51-56 |
| 09:41 | Illinois State | John Cooper misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Justin Olsen - foul #1 on Justin Olsen, team foul #4 | 51-56 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Herbert Jones (PG), Gerald White (SF), Leon Mazzola (PF), Lee Labarge (C) Bryan Hollowell, Paul Allen, Frank Arnette, Lester Lewis | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | John Beck (PG), Richard Huntington (SG), Carmelo Lum (SF), Scott Leibowitz (PF), Darryl Williams (C) Robert Hobgood, Arthur Gay, Johnny Swasey, Joshua Thomas, Justin Olsen | |
| 09:41 | Illinois State | John Cooper makes the 1st free throw | 52-56 |
| 09:41 | Illinois State | John Cooper makes the 2nd free throw | 53-56 |
| 09:28 | Northern Iowa | Richard Huntington misses short on an open 3pt jumper from the right wing | 53-56 |
| 09:26 | Illinois State | Herbert Jones snags the defensive board | 53-56 |
| 09:21 | Illinois State | John Cooper scores on a 3 from straight away | 56-56 |
| 09:06 | Northern Iowa | Darryl Williams misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 56-56 |
| 09:05 | Northern Iowa | Darryl Williams pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-56 |
| 08:51 | Northern Iowa | Scott Leibowitz is alone and drills a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Richard Huntington and he's hacked by Gerald White - foul #3 on Gerald White, team foul #8 | 56-58 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Brian Swofford (SF) Leon Mazzola | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Joshua Thomas (PF) Carmelo Lum | |
| 08:51 | Northern Iowa | Scott Leibowitz makes the free throw | 56-59 |
| 08:36 | Illinois State | Gerald White's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-59 |
| 08:15 | Northern Iowa | Darryl Williams hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 56-59 |
| 08:13 | Northern Iowa | Joshua Thomas tips it in | 56-61 |
| 08:04 | Illinois State | Brian Swofford's pass is intercepted by Richard Huntington | 56-61 |
| 07:47 | Northern Iowa | Joshua Thomas can't throw it down | 56-61 |
| 07:45 | Illinois State | Brian Swofford grabs the board | 56-61 |
| 07:31 | Illinois State | Herbert Jones misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 56-61 |
| 07:29 | Illinois State | Herbert Jones tips it back up and in | 58-61 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Herbert Jones (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Cooper (tiring) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Swofford (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gerald White (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Lee Labarge (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - John Beck (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Huntington (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scott Leibowitz (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Joshua Thomas (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Darryl Williams (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:20 | Northern Iowa | John Beck clanks a floater from the left side but he's fouled by John Cooper - foul #3 on John Cooper, team foul #9 | 58-61 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Shawn Stephenson (PG), Paul Allen (SG), Leon Mazzola (SF), Danny Lambert (PF), Lester Lewis (C) Herbert Jones, John Cooper, Brian Swofford, Gerald White, Lee Labarge | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Arthur Gay (SG), Carmelo Lum (SF), Loyd Ayer (PF), Justin Olsen (C) Richard Huntington, Scott Leibowitz, Joshua Thomas, Darryl Williams | |
| 07:20 | Northern Iowa | John Beck makes the 1st free throw | 58-62 |
| 07:20 | Northern Iowa | John Beck makes the 2nd free throw | 58-63 |
| 07:07 | Illinois State | Shawn Stephenson scores on a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Paul Allen | 61-63 |
| 06:44 | Northern Iowa | Loyd Ayer's pass is intercepted by Leon Mazzola | 61-63 |
| 06:40 | Illinois State | Leon Mazzola banks in the layup | 63-63 |
| 06:24 | Northern Iowa | Carmelo Lum hits a wide open driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by John Beck | 63-65 |
| 06:00 | Illinois State | Danny Lambert misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 63-65 |
| 05:58 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Gay grabs the defensive rebound | 63-65 |
| 05:46 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Gay drills a floater from the right wing set up by Loyd Ayer | 63-67 |
| 05:26 | Illinois State | Shawn Stephenson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 63-67 |
| 05:25 | Northern Iowa | Carmelo Lum snags the defensive board | 63-67 |
| 05:23 | Northern Iowa | John Beck throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 63-67 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Bryan Hollowell (PG), Herbert Jones (SG), Brian Swofford (SF), Frank Arnette (PF), Gerald White (C) Shawn Stephenson, Paul Allen, Leon Mazzola, Danny Lambert, Lester Lewis | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Hobgood (PG), Johnny Swasey (SF), Joshua Thomas (PF), Scott Leibowitz (C) John Beck, Carmelo Lum, Loyd Ayer, Justin Olsen | |
| 05:06 | Illinois State | Frank Arnette misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 63-67 |
| 05:04 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Johnny Swasey | 63-67 |
| 04:38 | Northern Iowa | Scott Leibowitz misses badly on a floater near the basket | 63-67 |
| 04:36 | Illinois State | Frank Arnette pulls down the rebound | 63-67 |
| 04:31 | Illinois State | Gerald White loses the ball out of bounds | 63-67 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Lee Labarge (C) Gerald White | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Richard Huntington (PG), Darryl Williams (C) Arthur Gay, Johnny Swasey | |
| 04:12 | Northern Iowa | Joshua Thomas drills a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Richard Huntington | 63-69 |
| 03:54 | Illinois State | Brian Swofford comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 63-69 |
| 03:52 | Northern Iowa | Richard Huntington pulls down the rebound | 63-69 |
| 03:50 | Northern Iowa | Richard Huntington is fouled in the backcourt by Lee Labarge - foul #2 on Lee Labarge, team foul #10 | 63-69 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Shawn Stephenson (PG), John Cooper (SG), Paul Allen (SF), Danny Lambert (PF), Lester Lewis (C) Bryan Hollowell, Herbert Jones, Brian Swofford, Frank Arnette, Lee Labarge | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Carmelo Lum (SF) Scott Leibowitz | |
| 03:50 | Northern Iowa | Richard Huntington makes the 1st free throw | 63-70 |
| 03:50 | Northern Iowa | Richard Huntington makes the 2nd free throw | 63-71 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:42 | Illinois State | Shawn Stephenson misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Darryl Williams - foul #3 on Darryl Williams, team foul #5 | 63-71 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | William Griffin (SG) Robert Hobgood | |
| 03:42 | Illinois State | Shawn Stephenson makes the 1st free throw | 64-71 |
| 03:42 | Illinois State | Shawn Stephenson makes the 2nd free throw | 65-71 |
| 03:26 | Northern Iowa | Paul Allen picks off the pass by Darryl Williams | 65-71 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Shawn Stephenson (fresh) 8 pts. 4 pf. SG - John Cooper (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Paul Allen (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. PF - Danny Lambert (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Lester Lewis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Richard Huntington (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Griffin (fresh) SF - Carmelo Lum (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Joshua Thomas (fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Darryl Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:11 | Illinois State | Lester Lewis can't connect on a jumper from the baseline | 65-71 |
| 03:10 | Northern Iowa | Carmelo Lum grabs the defensive rebound | 65-71 |
| 02:47 | Northern Iowa | Lester Lewis picks off the pass by Richard Huntington | 65-71 |
| 02:38 | Illinois State | Shawn Stephenson is hacked by Richard Huntington - foul #1 on Richard Huntington, team foul #6 | 65-71 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Gerald White (SF), Lee Labarge (C) Paul Allen, Lester Lewis | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Hobgood (PG), Arthur Gay (SG), Scott Leibowitz (SF), Loyd Ayer (PF), Justin Olsen (C) Richard Huntington, William Griffin, Carmelo Lum, Joshua Thomas, Darryl Williams | |
| 02:19 | Illinois State | Gerald White misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 65-71 |
| 02:17 | Illinois State | John Cooper tips it in | 67-71 |
| 02:17 | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-71 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Leon Mazzola (C) Lee Labarge | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | John Beck (PG), Carmelo Lum (SF), Joshua Thomas (PF), Darryl Williams (C) Robert Hobgood, Scott Leibowitz, Loyd Ayer, Justin Olsen | |
| 02:03 | Northern Iowa | John Beck connects on the 3 from straight away | 67-74 |
| 02:03 | Illinois State | Illinois State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-74 |
| 01:51 | Illinois State | Gerald White misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 67-74 |
| 01:50 | Illinois State | Danny Lambert misses the tip | 67-74 |
| 01:49 | Illinois State | Leon Mazzola snags the offensive board | 67-74 |
| 01:36 | Illinois State | Gerald White buries a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Shawn Stephenson | 69-74 |
| 01:17 | Northern Iowa | John Beck misses the lay-in | 69-74 |
| 01:15 | Illinois State | Gerald White pulls down the rebound | 69-74 |
| 01:15 | Illinois State | Illinois State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 69-74 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Brian Swofford (SF), Lester Lewis (C) Gerald White, Leon Mazzola | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 00:53 | Illinois State | John Cooper misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 69-74 |
| 00:52 | Northern Iowa | John Beck pulls down the rebound | 69-74 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:50 | Northern Iowa | John Beck is fouled in the backcourt by Shawn Stephenson - foul #5 on Shawn Stephenson, team foul #11 | 69-74 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Paul Allen (PG) Shawn Stephenson | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 00:50 | Northern Iowa | John Beck makes the 1st free throw | 69-75 |
| 00:50 | Northern Iowa | John Beck misses the 2nd free throw | 69-75 |
| 00:50 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Lester Lewis | 69-75 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:46 | Illinois State | Danny Lambert can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Carmelo Lum - foul #3 on Carmelo Lum, team foul #7 | 69-75 |
| 00:46 | Illinois State | Danny Lambert makes the 1st free throw | 70-75 |
| 00:46 | Illinois State | Danny Lambert makes the 2nd free throw | 71-75 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:44 | Northern Iowa | Paul Allen is called for the reach on Carmelo Lum in the backcourt - foul #1 on Paul Allen, team foul #12 | 71-75 |
| 00:44 | Northern Iowa | Carmelo Lum makes the 1st free throw | 71-76 |
| 00:44 | Northern Iowa | Carmelo Lum makes the 2nd free throw | 71-77 |
| 00:38 | Illinois State | Brian Swofford hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Carmelo Lum - foul #4 on Carmelo Lum, team foul #8 | 71-77 |
| 00:38 | Illinois State | Brian Swofford misses the 1st free throw | 71-77 |
| 00:38 | Illinois State | Brian Swofford misses the 2nd free throw | 71-77 |
| 00:38 | Northern Iowa | Joshua Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 71-77 |
| 00:36 | Northern Iowa | Joshua Thomas is fouled in the backcourt by Paul Allen - foul #2 on Paul Allen, team foul #13 | 71-77 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Scott Leibowitz (C) Darryl Williams | |
| 00:36 | Northern Iowa | Joshua Thomas misses the 1st free throw | 71-77 |
| 00:36 | Northern Iowa | Joshua Thomas misses the 2nd free throw | 71-77 |
| 00:36 | Illinois State | Brian Swofford pulls down the rebound | 71-77 |
| 00:29 | Illinois State | John Cooper hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 71-77 |
| 00:27 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Carmelo Lum | 71-77 |
| 00:24 | Northern Iowa | Carmelo Lum is hacked by John Cooper in the backcourt - foul #4 on John Cooper, team foul #14 | 71-77 |
| 00:24 | Northern Iowa | Carmelo Lum misses the 1st free throw | 71-77 |
| 00:24 | Northern Iowa | Carmelo Lum makes the 2nd free throw | 71-78 |
| 00:18 | Illinois State | Scott Leibowitz is called for the reach on John Cooper - foul #2 on Scott Leibowitz, team foul #9 | 71-78 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Darryl Williams (C) Scott Leibowitz | |
| 00:18 | Illinois State | John Cooper misses the 1st free throw | 71-78 |
| 00:18 | Illinois State | Lester Lewis grabs the offensive board | 71-78 |
| 00:15 | Illinois State | John Cooper hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 74-78 |
| 00:12 | Northern Iowa | John Beck is hacked by Paul Allen in the backcourt - foul #3 on Paul Allen, team foul #15 | 74-78 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Richard Huntington (SF), Scott Leibowitz (PF) Carmelo Lum, Joshua Thomas | |
| 00:12 | Northern Iowa | John Beck makes the 1st free throw | 74-79 |
| 00:12 | Northern Iowa | John Beck makes the 2nd free throw | 74-80 |
| 00:08 | Illinois State | John Cooper misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 74-80 |
| 00:06 | Northern Iowa | Scott Leibowitz grabs the board | 74-80 |
| 00:06 | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 74-80 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Joshua Thomas (PF) Darryl Williams | |
| 00:04 | Northern Iowa | Scott Leibowitz is hacked by Paul Allen in the backcourt - foul #4 on Paul Allen, team foul #16 | 74-80 |
| 00:04 | Northern Iowa | Scott Leibowitz makes the 1st free throw | 74-81 |
| 00:04 | Northern Iowa | Scott Leibowitz makes the 2nd free throw | 74-82 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Illinois State | Paul Allen comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 74-82 |