| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Richard Wade (fresh) SG - Christopher Baxter (fresh) SF - Robert Eaton (fresh) PF - Andres Russo (fresh) C - Robert Towns (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Joshua Tate (fresh) SG - Eric Sharp (fresh) SF - Herschel Royal (fresh) PF - David Scott (fresh) C - Daniel Simmons (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Southern Illinois | Daniel Simmons wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:37 | Southern Illinois | Joshua Tate misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | Southern Illinois | Daniel Simmons gets the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | Southern Illinois | Daniel Simmons hits the finger roll on a great pass from Eric Sharp and he's hacked by Robert Towns - foul #1 on Robert Towns, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:25 | Southern Illinois | Daniel Simmons makes the free throw | 0-3 |
| 18:58 | Northern Iowa | Robert Eaton drills a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Richard Wade | 2-3 |
| 18:47 | Southern Illinois | Robert Eaton picks off the pass by Daniel Simmons | 2-3 |
| 18:43 | Northern Iowa | Richard Wade lays it up and in on a great pass from Robert Eaton | 4-3 |
| 18:25 | Southern Illinois | A charge is called on Daniel Simmons - foul #1 on Daniel Simmons, team foul #1 | 4-3 |
| 18:08 | Northern Iowa | Richard Wade clanks a 3 from the right corner | 4-3 |
| 18:07 | Southern Illinois | Daniel Simmons grabs the defensive rebound | 4-3 |
| 17:49 | Southern Illinois | Eric Sharp buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Daniel Simmons | 4-6 |
| 17:33 | Northern Iowa | David Scott picks off the pass by Richard Wade | 4-6 |
| 17:22 | Southern Illinois | Joshua Tate is hacked by Andres Russo - foul #1 on Andres Russo, team foul #2 | 4-6 |
| 17:11 | Southern Illinois | Eric Sharp can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 4-6 |
| 17:09 | Southern Illinois | Daniel Simmons hits the follow up shot | 4-8 |
| 16:45 | Northern Iowa | Christopher Baxter is fouled on the floor by Eric Sharp - foul #1 on Eric Sharp, team foul #2 | 4-8 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Bradley Piner (PF), Wayne Allen (C) David Scott, Daniel Simmons | |
| 16:29 | Northern Iowa | Herschel Royal steps in front of the Christopher Baxter pass | 4-8 |
| 16:24 | Southern Illinois | Joshua Tate hits the finger roll on a great pass from Herschel Royal | 4-10 |
| 16:15 | Northern Iowa | Christopher Baxter clanks a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Eric Sharp - foul #2 on Eric Sharp, team foul #3 | 4-10 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Mathew Reidy (PG), Thomas Fisher (SG), Harvey Maddux (SF) Joshua Tate, Eric Sharp, Herschel Royal | |
| 16:15 | Northern Iowa | Christopher Baxter misses the 1st free throw | 4-10 |
| 16:15 | Northern Iowa | Christopher Baxter makes the 2nd free throw | 5-10 |
| 15:58 | Southern Illinois | Bradley Piner misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 5-10 |
| 15:56 | Northern Iowa | Richard Wade snags the defensive board | 5-10 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Richard Wade (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Baxter (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Robert Eaton (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Andres Russo (fresh) C - Robert Towns (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Mathew Reidy (fresh) SG - Thomas Fisher (fresh) SF - Harvey Maddux (fresh) PF - Bradley Piner (fresh) C - Wayne Allen (fresh) | |
| 15:46 | Northern Iowa | Robert Eaton misses the dunk attempt | 5-10 |
| 15:45 | Southern Illinois | Wayne Allen snags the defensive board | 5-10 |
| 15:40 | Southern Illinois | Harvey Maddux is fouled on the floor by Robert Eaton - foul #1 on Robert Eaton, team foul #3 | 5-10 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Martin Clark (PF), Mark Coogan (C) Andres Russo, Robert Towns | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Daniel Simmons (C) Harvey Maddux | |
| 15:25 | Southern Illinois | Mathew Reidy misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 5-10 |
| 15:24 | Southern Illinois | Daniel Simmons grabs the offensive board | 5-10 |
| 15:09 | Southern Illinois | Mathew Reidy comes up short on the floater from the right side | 5-10 |
| 15:07 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Richard Wade | 5-10 |
| 14:52 | Northern Iowa | Wayne Allen picks off the pass by Martin Clark | 5-10 |
| 14:31 | Southern Illinois | Bradley Piner hits a floater from the right side set up by Wayne Allen | 5-12 |
| 14:18 | Northern Iowa | Robert Eaton is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Robert Eaton, team foul #4 | 5-12 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Alex Padro (PG), Robert Roberts (SG), Andres Russo (PF) Richard Wade, Christopher Baxter, Robert Eaton | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Joshua Tate (PG), Herschel Royal (SF), David Scott (PF) Mathew Reidy, Bradley Piner, Wayne Allen | |
| 14:06 | Southern Illinois | Joshua Tate scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Herschel Royal | 5-15 |
| 13:50 | Northern Iowa | Andres Russo comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket | 5-15 |
| 13:49 | Northern Iowa | Andres Russo pulls down the offensive rebound | 5-15 |
| 13:37 | Northern Iowa | Mark Coogan connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Robert Roberts | 8-15 |
| 13:25 | Southern Illinois | Joshua Tate misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 8-15 |
| 13:24 | Northern Iowa | Robert Roberts pulls down the rebound | 8-15 |
| 13:02 | Northern Iowa | Robert Roberts is fouled on the floor by Daniel Simmons - foul #2 on Daniel Simmons, team foul #4 | 8-15 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Richard Wade (PG), Robert Towns (C) Robert Roberts, Mark Coogan | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Mathew Reidy (SG), Wayne Allen (C) Thomas Fisher, Daniel Simmons | |
| 12:53 | Northern Iowa | Andres Russo scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Alex Padro | 11-15 |
| 12:40 | Southern Illinois | David Scott hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Joshua Tate and the foul's on Andres Russo - foul #2 on Andres Russo, team foul #5 | 11-17 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Christopher Baxter (SG), Danny Vedder (PF) Martin Clark, Andres Russo | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 12:40 | Southern Illinois | David Scott makes the free throw | 11-18 |
| 12:27 | Northern Iowa | Christopher Baxter can't connect on a jump hook in the paint | 11-18 |
| 12:26 | Northern Iowa | Danny Vedder misses the tip | 11-18 |
| 12:25 | Southern Illinois | David Scott pulls down the rebound | 11-18 |
| 12:10 | Southern Illinois | Wayne Allen misses the shot from the right wing | 11-18 |
| 12:09 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Alex Padro | 11-18 |
| 11:47 | Northern Iowa | Herschel Royal steps in front of the Christopher Baxter pass | 11-18 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Richard Wade (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Baxter (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Alex Padro (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Danny Vedder (fresh) C - Robert Towns (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Joshua Tate (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mathew Reidy (fresh) SF - Herschel Royal (fresh) 2 stl. PF - David Scott (fresh) 3 pts. C - Wayne Allen (fresh) | |
| 11:40 | Southern Illinois | Mathew Reidy misses long on a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Robert Towns - foul #2 on Robert Towns, team foul #6 | 11-18 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Martin Clark (PF), Mark Coogan (C) Danny Vedder, Robert Towns | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Bradley Piner (PF), Robert Everman (C) David Scott, Wayne Allen | |
| 11:40 | Southern Illinois | Mathew Reidy makes the 1st free throw | 11-19 |
| 11:40 | Southern Illinois | Mathew Reidy makes the 2nd free throw | 11-20 |
| 11:24 | Northern Iowa | Christopher Baxter misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 11-20 |
| 11:23 | Northern Iowa | Mark Coogan pulls down the offensive rebound | 11-20 |
| 11:08 | Northern Iowa | Mark Coogan connects on the fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Richard Wade | 13-20 |
| 10:47 | Southern Illinois | Bradley Piner misses the fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Martin Clark - foul #1 on Martin Clark, team foul #7 | 13-20 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Roberts (SG), Alfred Bartley (SF) Christopher Baxter, Alex Padro | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Thomas Fisher (SG), Harvey Maddux (SF) Joshua Tate, Herschel Royal | |
| 10:47 | Southern Illinois | Bradley Piner misses the 1st free throw | 13-20 |
| 10:47 | Southern Illinois | Bradley Piner makes the 2nd free throw | 13-21 |
| 10:34 | Northern Iowa | Mark Coogan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 13-21 |
| 10:23 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Fisher knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Mathew Reidy | 13-24 |
| 10:06 | Northern Iowa | Martin Clark misses long on a runner in the paint | 13-24 |
| 10:05 | Northern Iowa | Mark Coogan grabs the offensive board | 13-24 |
| 09:50 | Northern Iowa | Mark Coogan comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Robert Everman - foul #1 on Robert Everman, team foul #5 | 13-24 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Timothy McMann (PG), Danny Vedder (C) Richard Wade, Martin Clark | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Joshua Tate (PG), David Scott (PF), Wayne Allen (C) Mathew Reidy, Harvey Maddux, Robert Everman | |
| 09:50 | Northern Iowa | Mark Coogan makes the 1st free throw | 14-24 |
| 09:50 | Northern Iowa | Mark Coogan misses the 2nd free throw | 14-24 |
| 09:50 | Southern Illinois | David Scott grabs the board | 14-24 |
| 09:31 | Southern Illinois | The jumper by Bradley Piner is denied by Mark Coogan | 14-24 |
| 09:30 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Danny Vedder | 14-24 |
| 09:14 | Northern Iowa | Robert Roberts misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 14-24 |
| 09:12 | Southern Illinois | Wayne Allen gets the rebound | 14-24 |
| 09:07 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Fisher hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 14-24 |
| 09:05 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Mark Coogan | 14-24 |
| 08:48 | Northern Iowa | Robert Roberts is whistled for traveling | 14-24 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Richard Wade (PG), Christopher Baxter (SG), Alex Padro (SF), Martin Clark (PF) Timothy McMann, Robert Roberts, Alfred Bartley, Mark Coogan | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Herschel Royal (SF) Bradley Piner | |
| 08:31 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Fisher is fouled on the floor by Martin Clark - foul #2 on Martin Clark, team foul #8 | 14-24 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Mark Coogan (C) Martin Clark | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 08:31 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Fisher makes the 1st free throw | 14-25 |
| 08:31 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Fisher makes the 2nd free throw | 14-26 |
| 08:23 | Northern Iowa | Danny Vedder misses the shot from close range but the foul's on David Scott - foul #1 on David Scott, team foul #6 | 14-26 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Mathew Reidy (SG) Thomas Fisher | |
| 08:23 | Northern Iowa | Danny Vedder misses the 1st free throw | 14-26 |
| 08:23 | Northern Iowa | Danny Vedder makes the 2nd free throw | 15-26 |
| 08:05 | Southern Illinois | Mathew Reidy scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Herschel Royal | 15-28 |
| 07:52 | Northern Iowa | Christopher Baxter can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 15-28 |
| 07:51 | Southern Illinois | David Scott grabs the board | 15-28 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Richard Wade (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christopher Baxter (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Alex Padro (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Danny Vedder (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Mark Coogan (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Joshua Tate (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mathew Reidy (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Herschel Royal (fresh) 2 stl. PF - David Scott (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Wayne Allen (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Southern Illinois | David Scott steps out of bounds on the sideline | 15-28 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Harvey Maddux (SG), Bradley Piner (PF), Robert Everman (C) Joshua Tate, David Scott, Wayne Allen | |
| 07:04 | Northern Iowa | Mark Coogan is hacked by Herschel Royal - foul #1 on Herschel Royal, team foul #7 | 15-28 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Thomas Fisher (SG) Harvey Maddux | |
| 07:04 | Northern Iowa | Mark Coogan makes the 1st free throw | 16-28 |
| 07:04 | Northern Iowa | Mark Coogan makes the 2nd free throw | 17-28 |
| 06:52 | Southern Illinois | Bradley Piner drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 17-31 |
| 06:37 | Northern Iowa | Alex Padro is hacked by Herschel Royal - foul #2 on Herschel Royal, team foul #8 | 17-31 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Roberts (PG) Richard Wade | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Harvey Maddux (SF) Herschel Royal | |
| 06:37 | Northern Iowa | Alex Padro makes the 1st free throw | 18-31 |
| 06:37 | Northern Iowa | Alex Padro makes the 2nd free throw | 19-31 |
| 06:24 | Southern Illinois | Bradley Piner blows the layup but the foul's on Mark Coogan - foul #1 on Mark Coogan, team foul #9 | 19-31 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Joshua Tate (PG) Mathew Reidy | |
| 06:24 | Southern Illinois | Bradley Piner makes the 1st free throw | 19-32 |
| 06:24 | Southern Illinois | Bradley Piner makes the 2nd free throw | 19-33 |
| 06:06 | Northern Iowa | Mark Coogan hits the finger roll on a great pass from Christopher Baxter | 21-33 |
| 05:52 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Fisher knocks in the shot from the left side set up by Joshua Tate | 21-35 |
| 05:35 | Northern Iowa | Christopher Baxter knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Alex Padro | 24-35 |
| 05:27 | Southern Illinois | Joshua Tate connects on the runner near the basket set up by Thomas Fisher | 24-37 |
| 05:07 | Northern Iowa | Mark Coogan buries a fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Alex Padro | 26-37 |
| 04:51 | Southern Illinois | Robert Roberts takes the ball from Thomas Fisher | 26-37 |
| 04:22 | Northern Iowa | Mark Coogan is hacked by Bradley Piner - foul #1 on Bradley Piner, team foul #9 | 26-37 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Richard Wade (PG), Alfred Bartley (SF) Christopher Baxter, Alex Padro | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Mathew Reidy (SG), David Scott (PF), Wayne Allen (C) Thomas Fisher, Harvey Maddux, Robert Everman | |
| 04:22 | Northern Iowa | Mark Coogan makes the 1st free throw | 27-37 |
| 04:22 | Northern Iowa | Mark Coogan makes the 2nd free throw | 28-37 |
| 04:19 | Southern Illinois | Joshua Tate is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #1 on Joshua Tate, team foul #10 | 28-37 |
| 04:13 | Northern Iowa | Mark Coogan misses badly on a jumper from close range but the foul's on Mathew Reidy - foul #1 on Mathew Reidy, team foul #11 | 28-37 |
| 04:13 | Northern Iowa | Mark Coogan makes the 1st free throw | 29-37 |
| 04:13 | Northern Iowa | Mark Coogan makes the 2nd free throw | 30-37 |
| 03:48 | Southern Illinois | Richard Wade picks off the pass by Wayne Allen | 30-37 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Richard Wade (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Roberts (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Alfred Bartley (fresh) PF - Danny Vedder (tiring) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Mark Coogan (tiring) 16 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Joshua Tate (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mathew Reidy (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bradley Piner (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - David Scott (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Wayne Allen (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:23 | Northern Iowa | Richard Wade hits a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Danny Vedder | 33-37 |
| 03:06 | Southern Illinois | Bradley Piner is hacked by Danny Vedder - foul #1 on Danny Vedder, team foul #10 | 33-37 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Eaton (SF), Andres Russo (PF), Robert Towns (C) Robert Roberts, Danny Vedder, Mark Coogan | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Eric Sharp (SG), Daniel Simmons (C) Joshua Tate, Wayne Allen | |
| 03:06 | Southern Illinois | Bradley Piner makes the 1st free throw | 33-38 |
| 03:06 | Southern Illinois | Bradley Piner makes the 2nd free throw | 33-39 |
| 02:50 | Northern Iowa | Andres Russo drills a jumper from close range on a nice dish by Richard Wade | 35-39 |
| 02:26 | Southern Illinois | Bradley Piner connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Eric Sharp | 35-41 |
| 02:04 | Northern Iowa | Andres Russo blows the layup but he's hacked by Daniel Simmons - foul #3 on Daniel Simmons, team foul #12 | 35-41 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Christopher Baxter (SG) Alfred Bartley | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Herschel Royal (SF), Wayne Allen (C) Bradley Piner, Daniel Simmons | |
| 02:04 | Northern Iowa | Andres Russo misses the 1st free throw | 35-41 |
| 02:04 | Northern Iowa | Andres Russo makes the 2nd free throw | 36-41 |
| 01:44 | Southern Illinois | Eric Sharp throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-41 |
| 01:29 | Northern Iowa | Robert Towns clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 36-41 |
| 01:28 | Northern Iowa | Robert Towns misses the tip | 36-41 |
| 01:26 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Wayne Allen | 36-41 |
| 01:04 | Southern Illinois | David Scott misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Richard Wade - foul #1 on Richard Wade, team foul #11 | 36-41 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Joshua Tate (PG) Mathew Reidy | |
| 01:04 | Southern Illinois | David Scott misses the 1st free throw | 36-41 |
| 01:04 | Southern Illinois | David Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 36-42 |
| 00:51 | Northern Iowa | Andres Russo drills a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Richard Wade | 38-42 |
| 00:31 | Southern Illinois | Joshua Tate knocks in the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Herschel Royal and he's hacked by Robert Eaton - foul #3 on Robert Eaton, team foul #12 | 38-44 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Roberts (PG), Alex Padro (SF), Martin Clark (PF) Richard Wade, Robert Eaton, Andres Russo | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 00:31 | Southern Illinois | Joshua Tate makes the free throw | 38-45 |
| 00:16 | Northern Iowa | Martin Clark clanks a fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by David Scott - foul #2 on David Scott, team foul #13 | 38-45 |
| 00:16 | Northern Iowa | Martin Clark makes the 1st free throw | 39-45 |
| 00:16 | Northern Iowa | Martin Clark misses the 2nd free throw | 39-45 |
| 00:16 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Wayne Allen | 39-45 |
| 00:03 | Southern Illinois | Herschel Royal misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 39-45 |
| 00:01 | Northern Iowa | Martin Clark gets the rebound | 39-45 |
| 00:00 | Northern Iowa | Martin Clark clanks a fullcourt shot | 39-45 |