| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Paul Caceres (fresh) SG - Ronald Cull (fresh) SF - Marvin Sawyer (fresh) PF - Dwayne Jaramillo (fresh) C - Christopher Carter (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - William Griffin (fresh) SG - Robert Hobgood (fresh) SF - Johnny Swasey (fresh) PF - William Davis (fresh) C - Darryl Williams (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Missouri State | Dwayne Jaramillo wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:43 | Missouri State | Paul Caceres lays it up and in and he's hacked by William Griffin - foul #1 on William Griffin, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:43 | Missouri State | Paul Caceres makes the free throw | 3-0 |
| 19:29 | Northern Iowa | Darryl Williams misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 3-0 |
| 19:27 | Missouri State | Dwayne Jaramillo pulls down the rebound | 3-0 |
| 19:09 | Missouri State | Ronald Cull drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Marvin Sawyer | 6-0 |
| 18:50 | Northern Iowa | Robert Hobgood can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 6-0 |
| 18:49 | Missouri State | Christopher Carter grabs the board | 6-0 |
| 18:45 | Missouri State | Robert Hobgood is called for the reach on Ronald Cull - foul #1 on Robert Hobgood, team foul #2 | 6-0 |
| 18:28 | Missouri State | Marvin Sawyer knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Ronald Cull | 8-0 |
| 18:11 | Northern Iowa | William Davis misses the lay-in | 8-0 |
| 18:09 | Northern Iowa | William Griffin grabs the offensive board | 8-0 |
| 18:02 | Northern Iowa | Darryl Williams misses the runner near the basket | 8-0 |
| 18:01 | Missouri State | Christopher Carter grabs the defensive rebound | 8-0 |
| 17:36 | Missouri State | Paul Caceres hits a 3pt shot from the right wing | 11-0 |
| 17:23 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Swasey is fouled on the floor by Marvin Sawyer - foul #1 on Marvin Sawyer, team foul #1 | 11-0 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Robert Moore (PG), Walter Hall (SG), Rick Clapp (SF), Mike Tolman (PF), Bennie Melton (C) Paul Caceres, Ronald Cull, Marvin Sawyer, Dwayne Jaramillo, Christopher Carter | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 17:14 | Northern Iowa | William Davis misses the easy layup | 11-0 |
| 17:13 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Rick Clapp | 11-0 |
| 17:09 | Missouri State | Walter Hall comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 11-0 |
| 17:08 | Northern Iowa | William Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 11-0 |
| 16:43 | Northern Iowa | William Davis connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Robert Hobgood | 11-3 |
| 16:23 | Missouri State | Mike Tolman can't connect on a jumper from the right block but the foul's on William Davis - foul #1 on William Davis, team foul #3 | 11-3 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Ronald Cull (SG) Walter Hall | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Loyd Ayer (PF) William Davis | |
| 16:23 | Missouri State | Mike Tolman makes the 1st free throw | 12-3 |
| 16:23 | Missouri State | Mike Tolman makes the 2nd free throw | 13-3 |
| 16:00 | Northern Iowa | Darryl Williams hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 13-3 |
| 15:59 | Missouri State | Mike Tolman pulls down the rebound | 13-3 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Robert Moore (fresh) SG - Ronald Cull (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rick Clapp (fresh) PF - Mike Tolman (fresh) 2 pts. C - Bennie Melton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - William Griffin (fairly fresh) SG - Robert Hobgood (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Johnny Swasey (fresh) PF - Loyd Ayer (fresh) C - Darryl Williams (fresh) | |
| 15:52 | Missouri State | Robert Moore's pass is intercepted by Johnny Swasey | 13-3 |
| 15:40 | Northern Iowa | William Griffin misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 13-3 |
| 15:39 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Swasey snags the offensive board | 13-3 |
| 15:28 | Northern Iowa | William Griffin drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Robert Hobgood | 13-6 |
| 15:25 | Missouri State | Robert Moore's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 13-6 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Paul Caceres (PG), Marvin Sawyer (SF), Dwayne Jaramillo (PF), Christopher Carter (C) Robert Moore, Rick Clapp, Mike Tolman, Bennie Melton | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Chad Farrish (SG), Sylvester Bakos (SF), David Springer (C) Robert Hobgood, Johnny Swasey, Darryl Williams | |
| 15:07 | Northern Iowa | Loyd Ayer loses the dribble to Christopher Carter | 13-6 |
| 14:53 | Missouri State | Ronald Cull misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 13-6 |
| 14:52 | Northern Iowa | David Springer grabs the board | 13-6 |
| 14:43 | Northern Iowa | David Springer blows the layup | 13-6 |
| 14:41 | Northern Iowa | Loyd Ayer hits the follow up shot | 13-8 |
| 14:31 | Missouri State | David Springer steals the ball from Paul Caceres | 13-8 |
| 14:22 | Northern Iowa | Loyd Ayer connects on the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by William Griffin | 13-10 |
| 14:01 | Missouri State | Ronald Cull comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 13-10 |
| 14:00 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Sylvester Bakos | 13-10 |
| 13:43 | Northern Iowa | William Griffin is hacked by Paul Caceres - foul #1 on Paul Caceres, team foul #2 | 13-10 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Robert Moore (SG), Rick Clapp (SF), Mike Tolman (PF), Bennie Melton (C) Ronald Cull, Marvin Sawyer, Dwayne Jaramillo, Christopher Carter | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Hobgood (SG), Johnny Swasey (SF), William Davis (PF), Darryl Williams (C) William Griffin, Sylvester Bakos, Loyd Ayer, David Springer | |
| 13:29 | Northern Iowa | Robert Moore is called for the reach on Darryl Williams - foul #1 on Robert Moore, team foul #3 | 13-10 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Walter Hall (SG) Paul Caceres | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 13:07 | Northern Iowa | Darryl Williams comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 13-10 |
| 13:06 | Missouri State | Mike Tolman pulls down the rebound | 13-10 |
| 12:56 | Missouri State | Robert Moore's pass is intercepted by William Davis | 13-10 |
| 12:50 | Northern Iowa | Darryl Williams hits a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Johnny Swasey | 13-13 |
| 12:37 | Missouri State | Bennie Melton misses short on a turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by Darryl Williams - foul #1 on Darryl Williams, team foul #4 | 13-13 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Marvin Sawyer (SF), Christopher Carter (C) Rick Clapp, Mike Tolman | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | William Griffin (PG) Chad Farrish | |
| 12:37 | Missouri State | Bennie Melton misses the 1st free throw | 13-13 |
| 12:37 | Missouri State | Bennie Melton makes the 2nd free throw | 14-13 |
| 12:17 | Northern Iowa | Robert Moore takes the ball from Darryl Williams | 14-13 |
| 12:14 | Missouri State | Robert Moore hits the finger roll | 16-13 |
| 11:58 | Northern Iowa | William Davis makes the jumper from the left block on a great pass from William Griffin and the foul's on Bennie Melton - foul #1 on Bennie Melton, team foul #4 | 16-15 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Paul Caceres (PG), Ronald Cull (SG), Dwayne Jaramillo (PF) Robert Moore, Walter Hall, Bennie Melton | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Loyd Ayer (PG) William Griffin | |
| 11:58 | Northern Iowa | William Davis makes the free throw | 16-16 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Paul Caceres (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Ronald Cull (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marvin Sawyer (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dwayne Jaramillo (fresh) C - Christopher Carter (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Loyd Ayer (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Robert Hobgood (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Johnny Swasey (fresh) PF - William Davis (fresh) 6 pts. C - Darryl Williams (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:36 | Missouri State | Ronald Cull hits a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Paul Caceres | 18-16 |
| 11:21 | Northern Iowa | Loyd Ayer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 18-16 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Rick Clapp (SF), Mike Tolman (C) Marvin Sawyer, Christopher Carter | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | David Springer (PF) William Davis | |
| 11:07 | Missouri State | Ronald Cull clanks a floater from the left wing | 18-16 |
| 11:06 | Missouri State | Rick Clapp tips it in | 20-16 |
| 10:48 | Northern Iowa | Robert Hobgood knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Loyd Ayer | 20-18 |
| 10:44 | Missouri State | Ronald Cull misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 20-18 |
| 10:42 | Northern Iowa | Darryl Williams grabs the board | 20-18 |
| 10:23 | Northern Iowa | Darryl Williams drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by David Springer | 20-20 |
| 10:01 | Missouri State | Paul Caceres scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Rick Clapp | 23-20 |
| 09:45 | Northern Iowa | Darryl Williams comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Ronald Cull - foul #1 on Ronald Cull, team foul #5 | 23-20 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Robert Moore (PG), Walter Hall (SG), Marvin Sawyer (SF), Christopher Carter (C) Paul Caceres, Ronald Cull, Rick Clapp, Dwayne Jaramillo | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | William Griffin (PG), Chad Farrish (SG), Sylvester Bakos (SF), William Davis (PF) Loyd Ayer, Robert Hobgood, Johnny Swasey, David Springer | |
| 09:45 | Northern Iowa | Darryl Williams misses the 1st free throw | 23-20 |
| 09:45 | Northern Iowa | Darryl Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 23-21 |
| 09:24 | Missouri State | Robert Moore comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 23-21 |
| 09:23 | Northern Iowa | William Griffin grabs the defensive rebound | 23-21 |
| 09:18 | Northern Iowa | Chad Farrish can't finish the layup | 23-21 |
| 09:16 | Northern Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to William Davis | 23-21 |
| 09:08 | Northern Iowa | Chad Farrish scores on a shot from the left wing | 23-23 |
| 08:54 | Missouri State | Christopher Carter knocks in the jump hook in the paint | 25-23 |
| 08:36 | Northern Iowa | William Davis connects on the jumper in the paint | 25-25 |
| 08:26 | Missouri State | Christopher Carter can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block | 25-25 |
| 08:25 | Missouri State | Walter Hall pulls down the offensive rebound | 25-25 |
| 08:16 | Missouri State | Marvin Sawyer drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 28-25 |
| 08:07 | Northern Iowa | William Griffin clanks a shot from the right wing | 28-25 |
| 08:06 | Missouri State | Christopher Carter snags the defensive board | 28-25 |
| 08:01 | Missouri State | Marvin Sawyer's layup is rejected by Darryl Williams | 28-25 |
| 07:59 | Northern Iowa | William Davis pulls down the rebound | 28-25 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Robert Moore (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Walter Hall (fresh) SF - Marvin Sawyer (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Mike Tolman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Christopher Carter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - William Griffin (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Chad Farrish (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Sylvester Bakos (fresh) PF - William Davis (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Darryl Williams (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 07:40 | Northern Iowa | Chad Farrish's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-25 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Paul Caceres (PG), Ronald Cull (SG), Rick Clapp (SF), Dwayne Jaramillo (PF), Bennie Melton (C) Robert Moore, Walter Hall, Marvin Sawyer, Mike Tolman, Christopher Carter | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Hobgood (SG), Johnny Swasey (SF), Loyd Ayer (PF), David Springer (C) Chad Farrish, Sylvester Bakos, William Davis, Darryl Williams | |
| 07:31 | Missouri State | Bennie Melton scores on a jumpshot from the left side set up by Dwayne Jaramillo | 30-25 |
| 07:04 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Swasey can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 30-25 |
| 07:03 | Missouri State | Rick Clapp grabs the defensive rebound | 30-25 |
| 06:58 | Missouri State | Bennie Melton is fouled on the floor by Loyd Ayer - foul #1 on Loyd Ayer, team foul #5 | 30-25 |
| 06:44 | Missouri State | Robert Hobgood picks off the pass by Bennie Melton | 30-25 |
| 06:21 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Swasey misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 30-25 |
| 06:20 | Northern Iowa | David Springer tips it back up and in | 30-27 |
| 05:59 | Missouri State | Dwayne Jaramillo misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 30-27 |
| 05:58 | Missouri State | Paul Caceres pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-27 |
| 05:48 | Missouri State | Paul Caceres drills a runner near the basket | 32-27 |
| 05:30 | Northern Iowa | William Griffin is fouled on the floor by Rick Clapp - foul #1 on Rick Clapp, team foul #6 | 32-27 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Robert Moore (PG), Marvin Sawyer (SF), Mike Tolman (PF), Christopher Carter (C) Paul Caceres, Rick Clapp, Dwayne Jaramillo, Bennie Melton | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Chad Farrish (PG), Sylvester Bakos (SF), William Davis (PF), Justin Olsen (C) William Griffin, Johnny Swasey, Loyd Ayer, David Springer | |
| 05:14 | Northern Iowa | William Davis clanks a floater from the baseline | 32-27 |
| 05:12 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Ronald Cull | 32-27 |
| 04:59 | Missouri State | Marvin Sawyer misses the easy layup | 32-27 |
| 04:58 | Missouri State | Christopher Carter tips it home | 34-27 |
| 04:39 | Northern Iowa | Chad Farrish is hacked by Marvin Sawyer - foul #2 on Marvin Sawyer, team foul #7 | 34-27 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Walter Hall (SG), Rick Clapp (SF) Ronald Cull, Marvin Sawyer | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | William Griffin (PG), Darryl Williams (C) Robert Hobgood, Justin Olsen | |
| 04:39 | Northern Iowa | Chad Farrish misses the 1st free throw | 34-27 |
| 04:39 | Missouri State | Christopher Carter snags the defensive board | 34-27 |
| 04:21 | Missouri State | Robert Moore is hacked by William Griffin - foul #2 on William Griffin, team foul #6 | 34-27 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Paul Caceres (PG) Walter Hall | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Hobgood (SG), Johnny Swasey (SF) William Griffin, William Davis | |
| 04:10 | Missouri State | Paul Caceres comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Sylvester Bakos - foul #1 on Sylvester Bakos, team foul #7 | 34-27 |
| 04:10 | Missouri State | Paul Caceres makes the 1st free throw | 35-27 |
| 04:10 | Missouri State | Paul Caceres makes the 2nd free throw | 36-27 |
| 03:59 | Northern Iowa | Rick Clapp takes the ball from Johnny Swasey | 36-27 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Paul Caceres (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Moore (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Rick Clapp (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mike Tolman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Christopher Carter (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Chad Farrish (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert Hobgood (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Johnny Swasey (fresh) PF - Sylvester Bakos (fresh) C - Darryl Williams (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 03:40 | Missouri State | Robert Moore misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 36-27 |
| 03:38 | Missouri State | The offensive rebound goes to Mike Tolman | 36-27 |
| 03:33 | Missouri State | Chad Farrish is called for the reach on Mike Tolman - foul #1 on Chad Farrish, team foul #8 | 36-27 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Marvin Sawyer (SF), Dwayne Jaramillo (PF) Rick Clapp, Christopher Carter | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Loyd Ayer (PG), David Springer (PF) Robert Hobgood, Sylvester Bakos | |
| 03:33 | Missouri State | Mike Tolman makes the 1st free throw | 37-27 |
| 03:33 | Missouri State | Mike Tolman misses the 2nd free throw | 37-27 |
| 03:33 | Northern Iowa | David Springer pulls down the rebound | 37-27 |
| 03:12 | Northern Iowa | David Springer misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline | 37-27 |
| 03:10 | Missouri State | Mike Tolman gets the rebound | 37-27 |
| 02:54 | Missouri State | Dwayne Jaramillo loses the dribble to Chad Farrish | 37-27 |
| 02:49 | Northern Iowa | Loyd Ayer hits the finger roll set up by Chad Farrish | 37-29 |
| 02:40 | Missouri State | Marvin Sawyer double dribbles | 37-29 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Chad Stier (PG), Ronald Cull (SG), Bennie Melton (C) Paul Caceres, Robert Moore, Mike Tolman | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Hobgood (SG), William Davis (PF) Chad Farrish, Johnny Swasey | |
| 02:15 | Northern Iowa | William Davis blows the layup | 37-29 |
| 02:13 | Missouri State | Ronald Cull grabs the board | 37-29 |
| 02:07 | Missouri State | Bennie Melton can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 37-29 |
| 02:05 | Northern Iowa | William Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 37-29 |
| 01:37 | Northern Iowa | William Davis lays it up and in on a nice dish by David Springer | 37-31 |
| 01:14 | Missouri State | Chad Stier is hacked by Loyd Ayer - foul #2 on Loyd Ayer, team foul #9 | 37-31 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Rick Clapp (SF), Christopher Carter (C) Marvin Sawyer, Dwayne Jaramillo | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | William Griffin (PG), Johnny Swasey (SF), Sylvester Bakos (PF), Justin Olsen (C) Loyd Ayer, David Springer, William Davis, Darryl Williams | |
| 01:14 | Missouri State | Chad Stier misses the 1st free throw | 37-31 |
| 01:14 | Northern Iowa | Sylvester Bakos pulls down the rebound | 37-31 |
| 00:46 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Swasey knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 37-34 |
| 00:26 | Missouri State | Ronald Cull is hacked by Robert Hobgood - foul #2 on Robert Hobgood, team foul #10 | 37-34 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Paul Caceres (PG), Mike Tolman (PF) Chad Stier, Bennie Melton | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Chad Farrish (SG) Robert Hobgood | |
| 00:26 | Missouri State | Ronald Cull misses the 1st free throw | 37-34 |
| 00:26 | Missouri State | Ronald Cull misses the 2nd free throw | 37-34 |
| 00:26 | Northern Iowa | Justin Olsen grabs the board | 37-34 |
| 00:03 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Swasey buries a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by William Griffin | 37-36 |
| 00:00 | Missouri State | Ronald Cull misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 37-36 |