| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Geoffrey Barros (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Garvin (fresh) 4 pts. SF - James Winders (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Wharton (fresh) 5 pts. C - Donald Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Leslie Nelson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Crist (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Danny Ardoin (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Willie Dube (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Merle Stokes (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northern Iowa | James Winders inbounds the ball | 25-26 |
| 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) | |
| 19:44 | Northern Iowa | James Wharton misses the runner from the right block | 25-26 |
| 19:43 | Southern Illinois | Willie Dube grabs the board | 25-26 |
| 19:38 | Southern Illinois | James Winders takes the ball from Danny Ardoin | 25-26 |
| 19:33 | Northern Iowa | David Garvin lays it in set up by James Winders | 27-26 |
| 19:13 | Southern Illinois | Merle Stokes jams it on a nice dish by Danny Ardoin and the foul's on Donald Jones - foul #1 on Donald Jones, team foul #1 | 27-28 |
| 19:13 | Southern Illinois | Merle Stokes makes the free throw | 27-29 |
| 18:58 | Northern Iowa | James Winders drills a jumpshot from the left side | 29-29 |
| 18:41 | Southern Illinois | Danny Ardoin blows the layup but he's hacked by James Winders - foul #1 on James Winders, team foul #2 | 29-29 |
| 18:41 | Southern Illinois | Danny Ardoin makes the 1st free throw | 29-30 |
| 18:41 | Southern Illinois | Danny Ardoin makes the 2nd free throw | 29-31 |
| 18:12 | Northern Iowa | Donald Jones misses short on a jumper in the paint | 29-31 |
| 18:10 | Southern Illinois | Willie Dube snags the defensive board | 29-31 |
| 18:08 | Southern Illinois | Leslie Nelson is hacked by Geoffrey Barros in the backcourt - foul #1 on Geoffrey Barros, team foul #3 | 29-31 |
| 17:49 | Southern Illinois | Merle Stokes misses badly on a jumper in the lane | 29-31 |
| 17:48 | Northern Iowa | James Winders grabs the defensive rebound | 29-31 |
| 17:21 | Northern Iowa | Merle Stokes picks off the pass by David Garvin | 29-31 |
| 17:01 | Southern Illinois | Leslie Nelson hits a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by John Crist | 29-34 |
| 16:55 | Northern Iowa | James Wharton comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 29-34 |
| 16:54 | Northern Iowa | James Wharton gets the offensive rebound | 29-34 |
| 16:34 | Northern Iowa | Donald Jones misses the lay-in but the foul's on Willie Dube - foul #1 on Willie Dube, team foul #1 | 29-34 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Kenneth Yungbluth (PG), Drew Beatty (SG), Loren Look (PF) Geoffrey Barros, David Garvin, James Wharton | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Russell Viles (PG), Chad Fresquez (SG), David Clark (SF), Paul Strahan (PF), Zachary Camper (C) Leslie Nelson, John Crist, Danny Ardoin, Willie Dube, Merle Stokes | |
| 16:34 | Northern Iowa | Donald Jones makes the 1st free throw | 30-34 |
| 16:34 | Northern Iowa | Donald Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 31-34 |
| 16:20 | Southern Illinois | Paul Strahan misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 31-34 |
| 16:19 | Northern Iowa | Donald Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 31-34 |
| 15:59 | Northern Iowa | Chad Fresquez steals the ball from Loren Look | 31-34 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Kenneth Yungbluth (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Drew Beatty (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - James Winders (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Loren Look (fresh) C - Donald Jones (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Russell Viles (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Chad Fresquez (fresh) 1 ast. SF - David Clark (fresh) PF - Paul Strahan (fresh) 2 reb. C - Zachary Camper (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:33 | Southern Illinois | Paul Strahan can't connect on a shot from close range but the foul's on Loren Look - foul #1 on Loren Look, team foul #4 | 31-34 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Claude Sanders (SG), James Tull (C) James Winders, Donald Jones | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 15:33 | Southern Illinois | Paul Strahan misses the 1st free throw | 31-34 |
| 15:33 | Southern Illinois | Paul Strahan makes the 2nd free throw | 31-35 |
| 15:16 | Northern Iowa | James Tull is hacked by Zachary Camper - foul #1 on Zachary Camper, team foul #2 | 31-35 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Barros (PG), David Garvin (SG), James Wharton (PF) Kenneth Yungbluth, Claude Sanders, Loren Look | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | John Crist (SG) David Clark | |
| 15:06 | Northern Iowa | David Garvin travels with the ball | 31-35 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Leslie Nelson (PG), Danny Ardoin (SF) Russell Viles, Chad Fresquez | |
| 14:50 | Southern Illinois | Leslie Nelson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 31-35 |
| 14:48 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Drew Beatty | 31-35 |
| 14:32 | Northern Iowa | David Garvin misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 31-35 |
| 14:31 | Northern Iowa | David Garvin tips it in | 33-35 |
| 14:08 | Southern Illinois | Paul Strahan misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 33-35 |
| 14:07 | Northern Iowa | James Wharton pulls down the rebound | 33-35 |
| 13:48 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Barros clanks a 3 from the right wing | 33-35 |
| 13:46 | Northern Iowa | James Wharton tips it in | 35-35 |
| 13:42 | Southern Illinois | Leslie Nelson scores on a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by John Crist | 35-38 |
| 13:33 | Northern Iowa | James Tull's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-38 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Winders (SF) Drew Beatty | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Russell Viles (PG), Chad Fresquez (SF), Willie Dube (PF), Merle Stokes (C) Leslie Nelson, Danny Ardoin, Paul Strahan, Zachary Camper | |
| 13:16 | Southern Illinois | Russell Viles misses short on a shot from the left wing | 35-38 |
| 13:14 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to James Wharton | 35-38 |
| 13:03 | Northern Iowa | James Tull hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 35-38 |
| 13:01 | Northern Iowa | James Winders snags the offensive board | 35-38 |
| 12:46 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Barros hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 35-38 |
| 12:45 | Southern Illinois | Merle Stokes grabs the board | 35-38 |
| 12:23 | Southern Illinois | Chad Fresquez connects on the jumpshot from the left side set up by Russell Viles | 35-40 |
| 12:07 | Northern Iowa | David Garvin knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from James Wharton | 38-40 |
| 11:51 | Southern Illinois | Chad Fresquez is fouled on the floor by Geoffrey Barros - foul #2 on Geoffrey Barros, team foul #5 | 38-40 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Kenneth Yungbluth (PG), Drew Beatty (SG), Loren Look (PF), Donald Jones (C) Geoffrey Barros, David Garvin, James Wharton, James Tull | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Leslie Nelson (PG), Danny Ardoin (SF) John Crist, Chad Fresquez | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Kenneth Yungbluth (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Drew Beatty (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SF - James Winders (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Loren Look (fresh) C - Donald Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Leslie Nelson (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Russell Viles (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Danny Ardoin (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Willie Dube (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Merle Stokes (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:41 | Southern Illinois | Donald Jones is called for the reach on Danny Ardoin - foul #2 on Donald Jones, team foul #6 | 38-40 |
| 11:32 | Southern Illinois | Russell Viles lays it up and in on a great pass from Leslie Nelson and he's hacked by Kenneth Yungbluth - foul #2 on Kenneth Yungbluth, team foul #7 | 38-42 |
| 11:32 | Southern Illinois | Russell Viles makes the free throw | 38-43 |
| 11:16 | Northern Iowa | Loren Look can't connect on a runner from the right block | 38-43 |
| 11:15 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Merle Stokes | 38-43 |
| 11:11 | Southern Illinois | Danny Ardoin banks in the layup on a great pass from Merle Stokes | 38-45 |
| 10:51 | Northern Iowa | Loren Look misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 38-45 |
| 10:50 | Southern Illinois | Merle Stokes snags the defensive board | 38-45 |
| 10:35 | Southern Illinois | Merle Stokes is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Merle Stokes, team foul #3 | 38-45 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Paul Strahan (PF), Zachary Camper (C) Willie Dube, Merle Stokes | |
| 10:30 | Northern Iowa | Kenneth Yungbluth double dribbles in the backcourt | 38-45 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Chad Fresquez (SG) Russell Viles | |
| 10:09 | Southern Illinois | Chad Fresquez misses the easy layup but the foul's on Drew Beatty - foul #1 on Drew Beatty, team foul #8 | 38-45 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Wharton (PF) Loren Look | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | John Crist (SG) Danny Ardoin | |
| 10:09 | Southern Illinois | Chad Fresquez makes the 1st free throw | 38-46 |
| 10:09 | Southern Illinois | Chad Fresquez makes the 2nd free throw | 38-47 |
| 09:56 | Northern Iowa | The short jumper by James Wharton is denied by Paul Strahan | 38-47 |
| 09:55 | Northern Iowa | James Wharton tips it in | 40-47 |
| 09:26 | Southern Illinois | Chad Fresquez clanks a 3 from the left corner | 40-47 |
| 09:24 | Southern Illinois | John Crist pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-47 |
| 09:12 | Southern Illinois | Paul Strahan misses the easy layup | 40-47 |
| 09:11 | Southern Illinois | Zachary Camper tips it home | 40-49 |
| 08:55 | Northern Iowa | James Winders hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 40-49 |
| 08:54 | Northern Iowa | James Wharton pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-49 |
| 08:41 | Northern Iowa | Zachary Camper picks off the pass by James Wharton | 40-49 |
| 08:34 | Southern Illinois | Leslie Nelson makes the shot near the basket on a nice dish by John Crist | 40-51 |
| 08:16 | Northern Iowa | James Wharton scores on a jump hook from the right block | 42-51 |
| 08:03 | Southern Illinois | Zachary Camper misses badly on a jumper from close range | 42-51 |
| 08:01 | Northern Iowa | Donald Jones grabs the board | 42-51 |
| 07:43 | Northern Iowa | Donald Jones hits a floater in the paint | 44-51 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Kenneth Yungbluth (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Drew Beatty (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SF - James Winders (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Wharton (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Donald Jones (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Leslie Nelson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Crist (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Chad Fresquez (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Paul Strahan (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Zachary Camper (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:30 | Southern Illinois | Leslie Nelson clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 44-51 |
| 07:29 | Southern Illinois | Leslie Nelson grabs the offensive rebound | 44-51 |
| 07:14 | Southern Illinois | Leslie Nelson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-51 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Barros (PG), David Garvin (SG), Claude Sanders (SF), Loren Look (PF), James Tull (C) Kenneth Yungbluth, Drew Beatty, James Winders, James Wharton, Donald Jones | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Russell Viles (PG), John Overman (SG), Danny Ardoin (SF), Willie Dube (PF), Merle Stokes (C) Leslie Nelson, John Crist, Chad Fresquez, Paul Strahan, Zachary Camper | |
| 06:58 | Northern Iowa | Willie Dube blocks the short jumper by Loren Look | 44-51 |
| 06:56 | Southern Illinois | Merle Stokes pulls down the rebound | 44-51 |
| 06:50 | Southern Illinois | Russell Viles can't throw it down | 44-51 |
| 06:49 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to James Tull | 44-51 |
| 06:34 | Northern Iowa | James Tull makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Geoffrey Barros | 47-51 |
| 06:14 | Southern Illinois | Willie Dube is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Willie Dube, team foul #4 | 47-51 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Chad Fresquez (SG) John Overman | |
| 05:54 | Northern Iowa | David Garvin misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 47-51 |
| 05:52 | Southern Illinois | Willie Dube gets the rebound | 47-51 |
| 05:47 | Southern Illinois | Chad Fresquez is called for a charge - foul #2 on Chad Fresquez, team foul #5 | 47-51 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Winders (SF), Drew Beatty (PF) Claude Sanders, Loren Look | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | John Crist (SG) Chad Fresquez | |
| 05:30 | Northern Iowa | Drew Beatty is hacked by Danny Ardoin - foul #1 on Danny Ardoin, team foul #6 | 47-51 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Wharton (PF) Drew Beatty | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 05:15 | Northern Iowa | James Winders misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Willie Dube - foul #3 on Willie Dube, team foul #7 | 47-51 |
| 05:15 | Northern Iowa | James Winders makes the 1st free throw | 48-51 |
| 05:15 | Northern Iowa | James Winders makes the 2nd free throw | 49-51 |
| 05:03 | Southern Illinois | Merle Stokes misses the lay-in | 49-51 |
| 05:01 | Southern Illinois | Willie Dube tips it in | 49-53 |
| 04:39 | Northern Iowa | James Wharton can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Willie Dube - foul #4 on Willie Dube, team foul #8 | 49-53 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Donald Jones (C) James Tull | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Leslie Nelson (PG), Paul Strahan (PF), Zachary Camper (C) Russell Viles, Willie Dube, Merle Stokes | |
| 04:39 | Northern Iowa | James Wharton misses the 1st free throw | 49-53 |
| 04:39 | Northern Iowa | James Wharton makes the 2nd free throw | 50-53 |
| 04:15 | Southern Illinois | James Winders steps in front of the John Crist pass | 50-53 |
| 03:53 | Northern Iowa | James Winders misses short on a driving attempt in the lane | 50-53 |
| 03:51 | Northern Iowa | James Winders grabs the offensive rebound | 50-53 |
| 03:39 | Northern Iowa | James Winders knocks in the turnaround from the right block | 52-53 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Geoffrey Barros (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Garvin (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SF - James Winders (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - James Wharton (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - Donald Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Leslie Nelson (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Crist (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Danny Ardoin (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Strahan (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Zachary Camper (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 03:24 | Southern Illinois | James Winders picks off the pass by Danny Ardoin | 52-53 |
| 03:21 | Northern Iowa | James Winders slams it home | 54-53 |
| 03:04 | Southern Illinois | Zachary Camper steps out of bounds on the sideline | 54-53 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Kenneth Yungbluth (PG), Drew Beatty (SG), Loren Look (PF) Geoffrey Barros, David Garvin, James Wharton | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Russell Viles (SG), Chad Fresquez (SF), Willie Dube (PF), Merle Stokes (C) John Crist, Danny Ardoin, Paul Strahan, Zachary Camper | |
| 02:52 | Northern Iowa | James Winders can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 54-53 |
| 02:51 | Northern Iowa | Drew Beatty pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-53 |
| 02:51 | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-53 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Wharton (PF) Loren Look | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | John Crist (SG) Russell Viles | |
| 02:39 | Northern Iowa | Kenneth Yungbluth is hacked by Chad Fresquez - foul #3 on Chad Fresquez, team foul #9 | 54-53 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | David Garvin (SG) Drew Beatty | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 02:39 | Northern Iowa | Kenneth Yungbluth makes the 1st free throw | 55-53 |
| 02:39 | Northern Iowa | Kenneth Yungbluth makes the 2nd free throw | 56-53 |
| 02:22 | Southern Illinois | Willie Dube drills a shot from the right side set up by Merle Stokes | 56-55 |
| 01:56 | Northern Iowa | James Winders misses short on a jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by John Crist - foul #2 on John Crist, team foul #10 | 56-55 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Barros (PG) Kenneth Yungbluth | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Danny Ardoin (SF) Chad Fresquez | |
| 01:56 | Northern Iowa | James Winders makes the 1st free throw | 57-55 |
| 01:56 | Northern Iowa | James Winders misses the 2nd free throw | 57-55 |
| 01:56 | Southern Illinois | Willie Dube gets the rebound | 57-55 |
| 01:41 | Southern Illinois | Leslie Nelson scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 57-57 |
| 01:28 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Barros is fouled on the floor by Leslie Nelson - foul #1 on Leslie Nelson, team foul #11 | 57-57 |
| 01:28 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Barros makes the 1st free throw | 58-57 |
| 01:28 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Barros makes the 2nd free throw | 59-57 |
| 01:11 | Southern Illinois | Leslie Nelson knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane | 59-59 |
| 00:48 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Barros knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by James Wharton | 62-59 |
| 00:30 | Southern Illinois | James Wharton is called for the reach on Willie Dube - foul #3 on James Wharton, team foul #9 | 62-59 |
| 00:30 | Southern Illinois | Willie Dube misses the 1st free throw | 62-59 |
| 00:30 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to James Wharton | 62-59 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:29 | Northern Iowa | James Wharton is hacked by Leslie Nelson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Leslie Nelson, team foul #12 | 62-59 |
| 00:29 | Northern Iowa | James Wharton misses the 1st free throw | 62-59 |
| 00:29 | Northern Iowa | James Wharton makes the 2nd free throw | 63-59 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:23 | Southern Illinois | James Wharton is called for the reach on Danny Ardoin - foul #4 on James Wharton, team foul #10 | 63-59 |
| 00:23 | Southern Illinois | Danny Ardoin misses the 1st free throw | 63-59 |
| 00:23 | Southern Illinois | Danny Ardoin misses the 2nd free throw | 63-59 |
| 00:23 | Northern Iowa | David Garvin grabs the board | 63-59 |
| 00:20 | Northern Iowa | David Garvin is hacked by Leslie Nelson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Leslie Nelson, team foul #13 | 63-59 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Drew Beatty (PF) James Wharton | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 00:20 | Northern Iowa | David Garvin misses the 1st free throw | 63-59 |
| 00:20 | Northern Iowa | David Garvin makes the 2nd free throw | 64-59 |
| 00:16 | Southern Illinois | Leslie Nelson drills a 3 from straight away | 64-62 |
| 00:13 | Northern Iowa | David Garvin is hacked by Leslie Nelson in the backcourt - foul #4 on Leslie Nelson, team foul #14 | 64-62 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Wharton (PF) Drew Beatty | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 00:13 | Northern Iowa | David Garvin makes the 1st free throw | 65-62 |
| 00:13 | Northern Iowa | David Garvin makes the 2nd free throw | 66-62 |
| 00:06 | Southern Illinois | Leslie Nelson is whistled for a carry | 66-62 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Drew Beatty (PF) James Wharton | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 00:03 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Barros is hacked by Leslie Nelson in the backcourt - foul #5 on Leslie Nelson, team foul #15 | 66-62 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Russell Viles (PG) Leslie Nelson | |
| 00:03 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Barros makes the 1st free throw | 67-62 |
| 00:03 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Barros makes the 2nd free throw | 68-62 |
| 00:00 | Southern Illinois | Danny Ardoin misses the halfcourt shot | 68-62 |