| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - William Griffin (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Hobgood (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Johnny Swasey (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Darryl Williams (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Paul Caceres (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ronald Cull (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Rick Clapp (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dwayne Jaramillo (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Christopher Carter (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Swasey inbounds the ball | 29-36 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:37 | Northern Iowa | William Griffin misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 29-36 |
| 19:36 | Northern Iowa | Darryl Williams pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-36 |
| 19:17 | Northern Iowa | William Griffin buries a shot from close range on a nice dish by Robert Hobgood | 31-36 |
| 18:55 | Missouri State | Dwayne Jaramillo can't connect on a shot in the lane | 31-36 |
| 18:53 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Robert Hobgood | 31-36 |
| 18:33 | Northern Iowa | Darryl Williams misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 31-36 |
| 18:32 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Christopher Carter | 31-36 |
| 18:19 | Missouri State | Ronald Cull misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 31-36 |
| 18:18 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Swasey gets the rebound | 31-36 |
| 18:03 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Swasey misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 31-36 |
| 18:02 | Missouri State | Christopher Carter snags the defensive board | 31-36 |
| 17:57 | Missouri State | Ronald Cull makes the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Paul Caceres | 31-39 |
| 17:33 | Northern Iowa | William Davis misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 31-39 |
| 17:32 | Northern Iowa | William Davis gets the offensive rebound | 31-39 |
| 17:25 | Northern Iowa | Christopher Carter is called for the reach on William Griffin - foul #3 on Christopher Carter, team foul #1 | 31-39 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | David Springer (PF) William Davis | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Robert Moore (PG), Walter Hall (SF), Mike Tolman (PF), Bennie Melton (C) Paul Caceres, Rick Clapp, Dwayne Jaramillo, Christopher Carter | |
| 17:16 | Northern Iowa | Robert Hobgood is hacked by Ronald Cull - foul #1 on Ronald Cull, team foul #2 | 31-39 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Chad Farrish (PG) William Griffin | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 16:59 | Northern Iowa | Darryl Williams misses the lay-in | 31-39 |
| 16:58 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Mike Tolman | 31-39 |
| 16:44 | Missouri State | Ronald Cull hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Moore | 31-42 |
| 16:28 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Swasey double dribbles | 31-42 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | William Griffin (PG), Sylvester Bakos (SF), Justin Olsen (C) Robert Hobgood, Johnny Swasey, Darryl Williams | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Rick Clapp (SF) Ronald Cull | |
| 16:07 | Missouri State | Robert Moore comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 31-42 |
| 16:06 | Missouri State | Rick Clapp misses the tip | 31-42 |
| 16:04 | Northern Iowa | David Springer grabs the defensive rebound | 31-42 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - William Griffin (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Chad Farrish (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Sylvester Bakos (fresh) 4 pts. PF - David Springer (fresh) 3 reb. C - Justin Olsen (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Robert Moore (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Walter Hall (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Rick Clapp (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mike Tolman (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Bennie Melton (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:45 | Northern Iowa | Chad Farrish misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 31-42 |
| 15:44 | Missouri State | Bennie Melton gets the rebound | 31-42 |
| 15:25 | Missouri State | Walter Hall connects on the turnaround from close range | 31-44 |
| 15:11 | Northern Iowa | Chad Farrish clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 31-44 |
| 15:09 | Missouri State | Rick Clapp grabs the defensive rebound | 31-44 |
| 14:54 | Missouri State | Rick Clapp hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block | 31-44 |
| 14:53 | Northern Iowa | Sylvester Bakos grabs the board | 31-44 |
| 14:38 | Northern Iowa | William Griffin connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane and he's hacked by Robert Moore - foul #1 on Robert Moore, team foul #3 | 33-44 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Hobgood (SG), Johnny Swasey (SF), William Davis (PF), Darryl Williams (C) Chad Farrish, Sylvester Bakos, David Springer, Justin Olsen | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Paul Caceres (PG), Ronald Cull (SG), Marvin Sawyer (SF), Dwayne Jaramillo (PF), Christopher Carter (C) Robert Moore, Walter Hall, Rick Clapp, Mike Tolman, Bennie Melton | |
| 14:38 | Northern Iowa | William Griffin misses the free throw | 33-44 |
| 14:38 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Marvin Sawyer | 33-44 |
| 14:26 | Missouri State | Dwayne Jaramillo loses the ball out of bounds | 33-44 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Loyd Ayer (PG) William Griffin | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 14:06 | Northern Iowa | Darryl Williams connects on the 3 from the left wing | 36-44 |
| 13:56 | Missouri State | Christopher Carter clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 36-44 |
| 13:54 | Northern Iowa | William Davis gets the rebound | 36-44 |
| 13:40 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Swasey misses the fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Marvin Sawyer - foul #4 on Marvin Sawyer, team foul #4 | 36-44 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Ronnie Park (SF) Marvin Sawyer | |
| 13:40 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Swasey makes the 1st free throw | 37-44 |
| 13:40 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Swasey makes the 2nd free throw | 38-44 |
| 13:25 | Missouri State | Christopher Carter is called for traveling | 38-44 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Rick Clapp (SF) Ronnie Park | |
| 13:13 | Northern Iowa | Robert Hobgood misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 38-44 |
| 13:11 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Dwayne Jaramillo | 38-44 |
| 13:06 | Missouri State | Paul Caceres drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Ronald Cull | 38-47 |
| 12:54 | Northern Iowa | Christopher Carter steps in front of the Loyd Ayer pass | 38-47 |
| 12:42 | Missouri State | Paul Caceres's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-47 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | William Griffin (PG) Loyd Ayer | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 12:33 | Northern Iowa | Darryl Williams comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 38-47 |
| 12:32 | Northern Iowa | William Griffin pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-47 |
| 12:22 | Northern Iowa | Darryl Williams can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 38-47 |
| 12:21 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Dwayne Jaramillo | 38-47 |
| 12:01 | Missouri State | Dwayne Jaramillo misses the dunk but he's fouled by William Davis - foul #1 on William Davis, team foul #1 | 38-47 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Sylvester Bakos (SF), Loyd Ayer (PF) Johnny Swasey, William Davis | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Chad Stier (PG), Robert Moore (SG), Walter Hall (SF), Mike Tolman (C) Paul Caceres, Ronald Cull, Rick Clapp, Christopher Carter | |
| 12:01 | Missouri State | Dwayne Jaramillo misses the 1st free throw | 38-47 |
| 12:01 | Missouri State | Dwayne Jaramillo makes the 2nd free throw | 38-48 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - William Griffin (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Hobgood (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sylvester Bakos (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Loyd Ayer (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Darryl Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Chad Stier (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Robert Moore (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Walter Hall (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Dwayne Jaramillo (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Mike Tolman (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:49 | Northern Iowa | Robert Hobgood hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Robert Moore - foul #2 on Robert Moore, team foul #5 | 38-48 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Bennie Melton (C) Dwayne Jaramillo | |
| 11:49 | Northern Iowa | Robert Hobgood makes the 1st free throw | 39-48 |
| 11:49 | Northern Iowa | Robert Hobgood misses the 2nd free throw | 39-48 |
| 11:49 | Missouri State | Walter Hall snags the defensive board | 39-48 |
| 11:36 | Missouri State | Sylvester Bakos steps in front of the Walter Hall pass | 39-48 |
| 11:15 | Northern Iowa | Loyd Ayer connects on the floater from the left wing set up by Robert Hobgood | 41-48 |
| 10:58 | Missouri State | Mike Tolman drills a driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Robert Moore | 41-50 |
| 10:34 | Northern Iowa | William Griffin misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 41-50 |
| 10:32 | Northern Iowa | Sylvester Bakos hits the follow up shot | 43-50 |
| 10:18 | Missouri State | Chad Stier loses the ball out of bounds | 43-50 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Chad Farrish (SG), Johnny Swasey (SF), David Springer (PF), Justin Olsen (C) Robert Hobgood, Sylvester Bakos, Loyd Ayer, Darryl Williams | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Paul Caceres (PG), Ronald Cull (SG), Rick Clapp (SF), Dwayne Jaramillo (PF), Christopher Carter (C) Chad Stier, Robert Moore, Walter Hall, Mike Tolman, Bennie Melton | |
| 10:00 | Northern Iowa | William Griffin connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 46-50 |
| 09:45 | Missouri State | Dwayne Jaramillo comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 46-50 |
| 09:44 | Northern Iowa | Chad Farrish grabs the defensive rebound | 46-50 |
| 09:38 | Northern Iowa | Paul Caceres steals it from Justin Olsen | 46-50 |
| 09:35 | Missouri State | Paul Caceres dunks the ball | 46-52 |
| 09:20 | Northern Iowa | Chad Farrish loses the dribble to Ronald Cull | 46-52 |
| 09:16 | Missouri State | Paul Caceres banks in the layup set up by Ronald Cull | 46-54 |
| 08:51 | Northern Iowa | William Griffin hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 46-54 |
| 08:49 | Northern Iowa | Justin Olsen grabs the offensive board | 46-54 |
| 08:36 | Northern Iowa | Chad Farrish misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 46-54 |
| 08:35 | Missouri State | Rick Clapp grabs the board | 46-54 |
| 08:18 | Missouri State | Paul Caceres's floater is knocked away by Justin Olsen | 46-54 |
| 08:16 | Missouri State | Christopher Carter tips it back up and in | 46-56 |
| 07:59 | Northern Iowa | William Griffin is hacked by Dwayne Jaramillo - foul #1 on Dwayne Jaramillo, team foul #6 | 46-56 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Loyd Ayer (PG), Robert Hobgood (SG), William Davis (PF), Darryl Williams (C) William Griffin, Chad Farrish, David Springer, Justin Olsen | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Robert Moore (PG), Marvin Sawyer (SF), Mike Tolman (PF), Bennie Melton (C) Paul Caceres, Rick Clapp, Dwayne Jaramillo, Christopher Carter | |
| 07:40 | Northern Iowa | Robert Hobgood is hacked by Robert Moore - foul #3 on Robert Moore, team foul #7 | 46-56 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Sylvester Bakos (SF) Johnny Swasey | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Walter Hall (SG) Ronald Cull | |
| 07:40 | Northern Iowa | Robert Hobgood makes the 1st free throw | 47-56 |
| 07:40 | Northern Iowa | Robert Hobgood makes the 2nd free throw | 48-56 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Loyd Ayer (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. SG - Robert Hobgood (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Sylvester Bakos (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Darryl Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Robert Moore (fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Walter Hall (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Marvin Sawyer (fresh) 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Mike Tolman (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Bennie Melton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:16 | Missouri State | Mike Tolman scores on a runner from the left block | 48-58 |
| 06:57 | Northern Iowa | Marvin Sawyer picks off the pass by Loyd Ayer | 48-58 |
| 06:37 | Missouri State | Bennie Melton misses long on a shot near the basket but he's hacked by William Davis - foul #2 on William Davis, team foul #2 | 48-58 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Johnny Swasey (SF) Sylvester Bakos | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Paul Caceres (PG), Ronald Cull (SG) Robert Moore, Walter Hall | |
| 06:37 | Missouri State | Bennie Melton misses the 1st free throw | 48-58 |
| 06:37 | Missouri State | Bennie Melton makes the 2nd free throw | 48-59 |
| 06:17 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Swasey is called for traveling | 48-59 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Christopher Carter (C) Bennie Melton | |
| 06:08 | Missouri State | Christopher Carter comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 48-59 |
| 06:06 | Missouri State | Marvin Sawyer gets the offensive rebound | 48-59 |
| 05:52 | Missouri State | Paul Caceres clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 48-59 |
| 05:50 | Northern Iowa | Darryl Williams pulls down the rebound | 48-59 |
| 05:37 | Northern Iowa | William Davis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-59 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Chad Farrish (PG), David Springer (PF) Loyd Ayer, William Davis | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Rick Clapp (SF), Dwayne Jaramillo (PF) Marvin Sawyer, Mike Tolman | |
| 05:22 | Missouri State | Paul Caceres makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Ronald Cull | 48-62 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:03 | Northern Iowa | David Springer comes up short on the runner in the lane but he's hacked by Dwayne Jaramillo - foul #2 on Dwayne Jaramillo, team foul #8 | 48-62 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | William Griffin (PG) Robert Hobgood | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Robert Moore (PG) Paul Caceres | |
| 05:03 | Northern Iowa | David Springer misses the 1st free throw | 48-62 |
| 05:03 | Northern Iowa | David Springer makes the 2nd free throw | 49-62 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:46 | Missouri State | Ronald Cull scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Dwayne Jaramillo | 49-65 |
| 04:28 | Northern Iowa | Darryl Williams misses the easy layup | 49-65 |
| 04:26 | Northern Iowa | David Springer gets the offensive rebound | 49-65 |
| 04:13 | Northern Iowa | David Springer misses the shot from the right wing | 49-65 |
| 04:11 | Missouri State | Christopher Carter snags the defensive board | 49-65 |
| 04:07 | Missouri State | Robert Moore hits a turnaround in the paint set up by Dwayne Jaramillo | 49-67 |
| 03:51 | Northern Iowa | Darryl Williams knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline | 51-67 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:34 | Missouri State | Christopher Carter is whistled for a carry | 51-67 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Loyd Ayer (PG), Sylvester Bakos (SF), Justin Olsen (C) William Griffin, Johnny Swasey, Darryl Williams | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Walter Hall (SG), Mike Tolman (PF), Bennie Melton (C) Ronald Cull, Dwayne Jaramillo, Christopher Carter | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Loyd Ayer (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. SG - Chad Farrish (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Sylvester Bakos (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Springer (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Justin Olsen (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Robert Moore (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Walter Hall (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Rick Clapp (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Mike Tolman (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Bennie Melton (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:18 | Northern Iowa | Rick Clapp takes the ball from Justin Olsen | 51-67 |
| 02:49 | Missouri State | Sylvester Bakos steals the ball from Bennie Melton | 51-67 |
| 02:34 | Northern Iowa | David Springer's pass is intercepted by Rick Clapp | 51-67 |
| 02:14 | Missouri State | Rick Clapp slams it home | 51-69 |
| 02:00 | Northern Iowa | Loyd Ayer hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 51-69 |
| 01:59 | Missouri State | Bennie Melton grabs the board | 51-69 |
| 01:40 | Missouri State | Rick Clapp comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 51-69 |
| 01:38 | Northern Iowa | Sylvester Bakos snags the defensive board | 51-69 |
| 01:24 | Northern Iowa | Loyd Ayer misses the 3 from the right wing | 51-69 |
| 01:22 | Northern Iowa | Sylvester Bakos pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-69 |
| 01:13 | Northern Iowa | Chad Farrish comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 51-69 |
| 01:12 | Northern Iowa | Sylvester Bakos gets the offensive rebound | 51-69 |
| 01:07 | Northern Iowa | David Springer is hacked by Mike Tolman - foul #2 on Mike Tolman, team foul #9 | 51-69 |
| 01:07 | Northern Iowa | David Springer misses the 1st free throw | 51-69 |
| 01:07 | Northern Iowa | Justin Olsen pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-69 |
| 00:54 | Northern Iowa | Sylvester Bakos misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Rick Clapp - foul #1 on Rick Clapp, team foul #10 | 51-69 |
| 00:54 | Northern Iowa | Sylvester Bakos makes the 1st free throw | 52-69 |
| 00:54 | Northern Iowa | Sylvester Bakos misses the 2nd free throw | 52-69 |
| 00:54 | Northern Iowa | Sylvester Bakos pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-69 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:50 | Northern Iowa | Justin Olsen knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Loyd Ayer | 54-69 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:22 | Missouri State | Rick Clapp's floater is tipped away by Sylvester Bakos | 54-69 |
| 00:21 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Loyd Ayer | 54-69 |
| 00:15 | Northern Iowa | Bennie Melton swats the short shot by Sylvester Bakos | 54-69 |
| 00:13 | Northern Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Loyd Ayer | 54-69 |
| 00:10 | Northern Iowa | The jump hook by Sylvester Bakos is blocked by Mike Tolman | 54-69 |
| 00:08 | Missouri State | Mike Tolman grabs the defensive rebound | 54-69 |
| 00:00 | Missouri State | Robert Moore runs out the clock | 54-69 |