| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Robert Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Kevin Orbison (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Samuel Townsend (fresh) PF - William Warden (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Dennis Spivey (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Robert Hays (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Eyler (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Smith (fresh) PF - Elroy Tidwell (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Scott Hay (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northern Iowa | Samuel Townsend inbounds the ball | 36-25 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | Northern Iowa | Robert Anderson misses the shot from the left side | 36-25 |
| 19:39 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Spivey gets the offensive rebound | 36-25 |
| 19:20 | Northern Iowa | Samuel Townsend misses short on a driving attempt in the lane | 36-25 |
| 19:18 | Missouri State | Scott Hay pulls down the rebound | 36-25 |
| 19:03 | Missouri State | Elroy Tidwell banks in the layup | 36-27 |
| 18:51 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Eyler is called for the reach on Kevin Orbison - foul #2 on Ronald Eyler, team foul #1 | 36-27 |
| 18:32 | Northern Iowa | William Warden comes up short on the shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Elroy Tidwell - foul #2 on Elroy Tidwell, team foul #2 | 36-27 |
| 18:32 | Northern Iowa | William Warden makes the 1st free throw | 37-27 |
| 18:32 | Northern Iowa | William Warden misses the 2nd free throw | 37-27 |
| 18:32 | Missouri State | Scott Hay snags the defensive board | 37-27 |
| 18:27 | Missouri State | Ronald Eyler is fouled on the floor by Kevin Orbison - foul #2 on Kevin Orbison, team foul #1 | 37-27 |
| 18:18 | Missouri State | Robert Hays double dribbles | 37-27 |
| 17:57 | Northern Iowa | William Warden clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 37-27 |
| 17:56 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Robert Hays | 37-27 |
| 17:36 | Missouri State | Elroy Tidwell buries a 3pt attempt from straight away | 37-30 |
| 17:15 | Northern Iowa | William Warden buries a jump hook in the paint set up by Kevin Orbison | 39-30 |
| 16:46 | Missouri State | Ronald Eyler misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline | 39-30 |
| 16:45 | Missouri State | Ronald Eyler tips it but misses | 39-30 |
| 16:44 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Spivey gets the rebound | 39-30 |
| 16:24 | Northern Iowa | Kevin Orbison is hacked by Elroy Tidwell - foul #3 on Elroy Tidwell, team foul #3 | 39-30 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | William Hamrick (SG), Ray Hudak (SF), Lawrence Tarkowski (PF), John Armstrong (C) Kevin Orbison, Samuel Townsend, William Warden, Dennis Spivey | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Steven Hamilton (PG), Robert Cook (SG), Andy Etchison (SF), Donnie Woolridge (PF), Roy Weaver (C) Robert Hays, Ronald Eyler, David Smith, Elroy Tidwell, Scott Hay | |
| 16:14 | Northern Iowa | Robert Anderson makes the jumper from the baseline set up by John Armstrong | 41-30 |
| 16:07 | Missouri State | Roy Weaver drills a jumper in the lane and he's hacked by Ray Hudak - foul #1 on Ray Hudak, team foul #2 | 41-32 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Harry Berg (SG) Robert Anderson | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 16:07 | Missouri State | Roy Weaver makes the free throw | 41-33 |
| 15:49 | Northern Iowa | William Hamrick is fouled on the floor by Steven Hamilton - foul #3 on Steven Hamilton, team foul #4 | 41-33 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Don Schimmel (C) Ray Hudak | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - William Hamrick (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harry Berg (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Lawrence Tarkowski (fresh) PF - John Armstrong (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Don Schimmel (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Steven Hamilton (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Robert Cook (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Andy Etchison (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Donnie Woolridge (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Roy Weaver (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 15:35 | Northern Iowa | William Hamrick misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 41-33 |
| 15:33 | Missouri State | Donnie Woolridge pulls down the rebound | 41-33 |
| 15:13 | Missouri State | Roy Weaver's layup is rejected by Don Schimmel | 41-33 |
| 15:12 | Northern Iowa | John Armstrong grabs the defensive rebound | 41-33 |
| 14:53 | Northern Iowa | William Hamrick misses the fadeaway from the left block | 41-33 |
| 14:52 | Missouri State | Andy Etchison pulls down the rebound | 41-33 |
| 14:33 | Missouri State | Andy Etchison misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 41-33 |
| 14:31 | Northern Iowa | Don Schimmel grabs the board | 41-33 |
| 14:24 | Northern Iowa | Don Schimmel misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 41-33 |
| 14:22 | Missouri State | Donnie Woolridge gets the rebound | 41-33 |
| 14:03 | Missouri State | Robert Cook loses the ball out of bounds | 41-33 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Anderson (PG), Kevin Orbison (SG), Samuel Townsend (SF), William Warden (PF) William Hamrick, Harry Berg, Lawrence Tarkowski, John Armstrong | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Robert Hays (PG), Ronald Eyler (SG), David Smith (SF), Elroy Tidwell (PF), Scott Hay (C) Steven Hamilton, Robert Cook, Andy Etchison, Donnie Woolridge, Roy Weaver | |
| 13:53 | Northern Iowa | Robert Anderson buries a 3pt shot from the right wing | 44-33 |
| 13:29 | Missouri State | Ronald Eyler comes up short on the jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Kevin Orbison - foul #3 on Kevin Orbison, team foul #3 | 44-33 |
| 13:29 | Missouri State | Ronald Eyler makes the 1st free throw | 44-34 |
| 13:29 | Missouri State | Ronald Eyler makes the 2nd free throw | 44-35 |
| 13:19 | Northern Iowa | Robert Anderson loses the dribble to Scott Hay | 44-35 |
| 12:58 | Missouri State | William Warden takes the ball from Scott Hay | 44-35 |
| 12:31 | Northern Iowa | Kevin Orbison misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 44-35 |
| 12:29 | Missouri State | Scott Hay grabs the defensive rebound | 44-35 |
| 12:10 | Missouri State | David Smith can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Don Schimmel - foul #4 on Don Schimmel, team foul #4 | 44-35 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Dennis Spivey (PF), John Armstrong (C) William Warden, Don Schimmel | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 12:10 | Missouri State | David Smith misses the 1st free throw | 44-35 |
| 12:10 | Missouri State | David Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 44-36 |
| 11:54 | Northern Iowa | Robert Anderson connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Dennis Spivey and he's hacked by Robert Hays - foul #1 on Robert Hays, team foul #5 | 46-36 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Donnie Woolridge (PF), Roy Weaver (C) Elroy Tidwell, Scott Hay | |
| 11:54 | Northern Iowa | Robert Anderson misses the free throw | 46-36 |
| 11:54 | Missouri State | Roy Weaver grabs the board | 46-36 |
| 11:37 | Missouri State | David Smith misses the floater from the free throw line | 46-36 |
| 11:36 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to John Armstrong | 46-36 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Robert Anderson (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Kevin Orbison (fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Samuel Townsend (fresh) PF - Dennis Spivey (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - John Armstrong (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Robert Hays (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Eyler (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Smith (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Donnie Woolridge (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Roy Weaver (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 11:19 | Northern Iowa | Kevin Orbison can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 46-36 |
| 11:17 | Northern Iowa | Samuel Townsend pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-36 |
| 11:02 | Northern Iowa | John Armstrong's pass is intercepted by Roy Weaver | 46-36 |
| 10:56 | Missouri State | Roy Weaver throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-36 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | William Hamrick (SG), William Warden (PF) Kevin Orbison, Samuel Townsend | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Steven Hamilton (PG), Robert Cook (SG), Andy Etchison (SF) Robert Hays, Ronald Eyler, David Smith | |
| 10:37 | Northern Iowa | Robert Anderson buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by William Hamrick | 49-36 |
| 10:22 | Missouri State | Robert Anderson steps in front of the Steven Hamilton pass | 49-36 |
| 10:03 | Northern Iowa | Andy Etchison swats the short shot by Dennis Spivey | 49-36 |
| 10:02 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Spivey pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-36 |
| 09:52 | Northern Iowa | William Warden comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 49-36 |
| 09:50 | Northern Iowa | John Armstrong pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-36 |
| 09:32 | Northern Iowa | Donnie Woolridge blocks the short jumper by William Warden | 49-36 |
| 09:30 | Missouri State | Donnie Woolridge grabs the defensive rebound | 49-36 |
| 09:09 | Missouri State | Andy Etchison can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 49-36 |
| 09:07 | Missouri State | Donnie Woolridge misses the tip | 49-36 |
| 09:05 | Northern Iowa | William Hamrick gets the rebound | 49-36 |
| 09:00 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Spivey knocks in the shot from the baseline on a nice dish by William Hamrick | 51-36 |
| 08:37 | Missouri State | Dennis Spivey is called for the reach on Roy Weaver - foul #1 on Dennis Spivey, team foul #5 | 51-36 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Kevin Orbison (SG), Samuel Townsend (SF), Lawrence Tarkowski (PF) Robert Anderson, William Warden, John Armstrong | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Robert Hays (PG), Ronald Eyler (SG), David Smith (SF), Elroy Tidwell (PF), Scott Hay (C) Steven Hamilton, Robert Cook, Andy Etchison, Donnie Woolridge, Roy Weaver | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 08:24 | Missouri State | David Smith misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 51-36 |
| 08:22 | Missouri State | Scott Hay tips it home | 51-38 |
| 08:11 | Northern Iowa | Kevin Orbison misses the jumper from the right side | 51-38 |
| 08:10 | Missouri State | Ronald Eyler gets the rebound | 51-38 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 08:00 | Missouri State | Robert Hays comes up short on the runner from close range | 51-38 |
| 07:59 | Northern Iowa | Lawrence Tarkowski grabs the defensive rebound | 51-38 |
| 07:48 | Northern Iowa | Kevin Orbison is denied on a layup by Elroy Tidwell | 51-38 |
| 07:47 | Missouri State | Scott Hay grabs the board | 51-38 |
| 07:44 | Missouri State | Robert Hays is hacked by William Hamrick in the backcourt - foul #1 on William Hamrick, team foul #6 | 51-38 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Don Schimmel (C) Dennis Spivey | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 07:30 | Missouri State | David Smith scores on a jump hook from the right block | 51-40 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - William Hamrick (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kevin Orbison (fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Samuel Townsend (fresh) PF - Lawrence Tarkowski (fresh) 2 reb. C - Don Schimmel (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Robert Hays (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Eyler (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Smith (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Elroy Tidwell (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Scott Hay (fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 07:02 | Northern Iowa | Lawrence Tarkowski blows the layup | 51-40 |
| 07:00 | Missouri State | Ronald Eyler gets the rebound | 51-40 |
| 06:42 | Missouri State | Ronald Eyler throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-40 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Anderson (PG), William Warden (PF) William Hamrick, Lawrence Tarkowski | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 06:24 | Northern Iowa | Kevin Orbison misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Scott Hay - foul #3 on Scott Hay, team foul #6 | 51-40 |
| 06:24 | Northern Iowa | Kevin Orbison makes the 1st free throw | 52-40 |
| 06:24 | Northern Iowa | Kevin Orbison makes the 2nd free throw | 53-40 |
| 06:09 | Missouri State | Ronald Eyler misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 53-40 |
| 06:07 | Missouri State | Elroy Tidwell snags the offensive board | 53-40 |
| 05:52 | Missouri State | Robert Hays is hacked by Samuel Townsend - foul #2 on Samuel Townsend, team foul #7 | 53-40 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Donnie Woolridge (PF), Roy Weaver (C) Elroy Tidwell, Scott Hay | |
| 05:52 | Missouri State | Robert Hays misses the 1st free throw | 53-40 |
| 05:52 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Don Schimmel | 53-40 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:29 | Northern Iowa | Kevin Orbison hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 53-40 |
| 05:27 | Northern Iowa | Samuel Townsend gets the offensive rebound | 53-40 |
| 05:08 | Northern Iowa | Robert Anderson hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Kevin Orbison | 55-40 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:01 | Missouri State | Donnie Woolridge misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 55-40 |
| 04:59 | Northern Iowa | William Warden snags the defensive board | 55-40 |
| 04:57 | Northern Iowa | Robert Anderson is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 55-40 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | William Hamrick (SG), Dennis Spivey (SF), Lawrence Tarkowski (PF), John Armstrong (C) Kevin Orbison, Samuel Townsend, William Warden, Don Schimmel | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Steven Hamilton (PG), Robert Cook (SG), Andy Etchison (SF) Robert Hays, Ronald Eyler, David Smith | |
| 04:46 | Missouri State | Roy Weaver hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line but the foul's on John Armstrong - foul #2 on John Armstrong, team foul #8 | 55-40 |
| 04:46 | Missouri State | Roy Weaver misses the 1st free throw | 55-40 |
| 04:46 | Missouri State | Roy Weaver makes the 2nd free throw | 55-41 |
| 04:30 | Northern Iowa | Andy Etchison is called for the reach on Dennis Spivey - foul #1 on Andy Etchison, team foul #7 | 55-41 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Elroy Tidwell (PF), Scott Hay (C) Steven Hamilton, Donnie Woolridge | |
| 04:30 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Spivey makes the 1st free throw | 56-41 |
| 04:30 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Spivey makes the 2nd free throw | 57-41 |
| 04:14 | Missouri State | Elroy Tidwell is whistled for a carry | 57-41 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Harry Berg (SG) Robert Anderson | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Steven Hamilton (PG), Donnie Woolridge (PF) Elroy Tidwell, Scott Hay | |
| 03:53 | Northern Iowa | Lawrence Tarkowski is hacked by Donnie Woolridge - foul #2 on Donnie Woolridge, team foul #8 | 57-41 |
| 03:53 | Northern Iowa | Lawrence Tarkowski makes the 1st free throw | 58-41 |
| 03:53 | Northern Iowa | Lawrence Tarkowski misses the 2nd free throw | 58-41 |
| 03:53 | Missouri State | Donnie Woolridge grabs the defensive rebound | 58-41 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 03:40 | Missouri State | Donnie Woolridge misses short on a shot from the right block but he's fouled by Lawrence Tarkowski - foul #1 on Lawrence Tarkowski, team foul #9 | 58-41 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Brian Owensby (C) Roy Weaver | |
| 03:40 | Missouri State | Donnie Woolridge misses the 1st free throw | 58-41 |
| 03:40 | Missouri State | Donnie Woolridge misses the 2nd free throw | 58-41 |
| 03:40 | Northern Iowa | John Armstrong grabs the defensive rebound | 58-41 |
| 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) | |
| 03:17 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Spivey misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 58-41 |
| 03:15 | Northern Iowa | John Armstrong grabs the offensive rebound | 58-41 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - William Hamrick (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SG - Harry Berg (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Dennis Spivey (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Lawrence Tarkowski (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - John Armstrong (fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Steven Hamilton (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Robert Cook (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Andy Etchison (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Donnie Woolridge (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Brian Owensby (fresh) | |
| 02:51 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Spivey connects on the floater from the right wing | 60-41 |
| 02:37 | Missouri State | Robert Cook is fouled on the floor by John Armstrong - foul #3 on John Armstrong, team foul #10 | 60-41 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Ray Hudak (SF) John Armstrong | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 02:37 | Missouri State | Robert Cook makes the 1st free throw | 60-42 |
| 02:37 | Missouri State | Robert Cook makes the 2nd free throw | 60-43 |
| 02:17 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Spivey hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Steven Hamilton - foul #4 on Steven Hamilton, team foul #9 | 60-43 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Roy Weaver (C) Brian Owensby | |
| 02:17 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Spivey makes the 1st free throw | 61-43 |
| 02:17 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Spivey misses the 2nd free throw | 61-43 |
| 02:17 | Missouri State | Andy Etchison gets the rebound | 61-43 |
| 02:13 | Missouri State | William Hamrick steps in front of the Steven Hamilton pass in the backcourt | 61-43 |
| 01:56 | Northern Iowa | William Hamrick can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 61-43 |
| 01:54 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Donnie Woolridge | 61-43 |
| 01:33 | Missouri State | Robert Cook misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 61-43 |
| 01:31 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to William Hamrick | 61-43 |
| 01:09 | Northern Iowa | Steven Hamilton steals the ball from William Hamrick | 61-43 |
| 00:51 | Missouri State | Andy Etchison misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 61-43 |
| 00:50 | Northern Iowa | Lawrence Tarkowski grabs the defensive rebound | 61-43 |
| 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 motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:22 | Northern Iowa | Ray Hudak misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 61-43 |
| 00:21 | Missouri State | Robert Cook grabs the board | 61-43 |
| 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) | |
| 00:15 | Missouri State | Roy Weaver hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on Ray Hudak - foul #2 on Ray Hudak, team foul #11 | 61-43 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | John Armstrong (C) Ray Hudak | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 00:15 | Missouri State | Roy Weaver misses the 1st free throw | 61-43 |
| 00:15 | Missouri State | Roy Weaver makes the 2nd free throw | 61-44 |
| 00:00 | Northern Iowa | William Hamrick runs out the clock | 61-44 |