| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Wiley Grossman (fresh) SG - Trent Andresen (fresh) SF - Adam Cox (fresh) PF - John Whalen (fresh) C - Wesley Heller (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Bradley Steere (fresh) SG - Blake Roberts (fresh) SF - Jeremy Herman (fresh) PF - Wilbert Lane (fresh) C - Ronald Winningham (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Southern Illinois | Wesley Heller wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | Southern Illinois | Trent Andresen scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 3-0 |
| 19:27 | Northern Iowa | Wilbert Lane's floater is tipped away by John Whalen | 3-0 |
| 19:26 | Southern Illinois | Wiley Grossman grabs the defensive rebound | 3-0 |
| 19:15 | Southern Illinois | John Whalen misses short on a shot from the left side | 3-0 |
| 19:13 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Winningham grabs the defensive rebound | 3-0 |
| 18:54 | Northern Iowa | Bradley Steere misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 3-0 |
| 18:53 | Southern Illinois | Adam Cox grabs the defensive rebound | 3-0 |
| 18:44 | Southern Illinois | Trent Andresen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 3-0 |
| 18:27 | Northern Iowa | Jeremy Herman is fouled on the floor by Adam Cox - foul #1 on Adam Cox, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| 18:22 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Winningham is whistled for a carry | 3-0 |
| 18:10 | Southern Illinois | John Whalen is hacked by Wilbert Lane - foul #1 on Wilbert Lane, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| 18:00 | Southern Illinois | Adam Cox is called for traveling | 3-0 |
| 17:40 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Winningham comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 3-0 |
| 17:38 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Winningham gets the offensive rebound | 3-0 |
| 17:22 | Northern Iowa | Jeremy Herman's fadeaway is rejected by Wesley Heller | 3-0 |
| 17:21 | Northern Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Wilbert Lane | 3-0 |
| 17:10 | Northern Iowa | Bradley Steere scores on a 3 pointer from straight away | 3-3 |
| 16:52 | Southern Illinois | Wesley Heller misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 3-3 |
| 16:51 | Southern Illinois | Adam Cox grabs the offensive rebound | 3-3 |
| 16:34 | Southern Illinois | Adam Cox misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Jeremy Herman - foul #1 on Jeremy Herman, team foul #2 | 3-3 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Lance Shatzer (PF), Anthony Engelman (C) John Whalen, Wesley Heller | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 16:34 | Southern Illinois | Adam Cox makes the 1st free throw | 4-3 |
| 16:34 | Southern Illinois | Adam Cox makes the 2nd free throw | 5-3 |
| 16:25 | Northern Iowa | Wilbert Lane makes the 3 from the right wing | 5-6 |
| 16:02 | Southern Illinois | Anthony Engelman hits a jumper from close range on a great pass from Trent Andresen | 7-6 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Wiley Grossman (fresh) SG - Trent Andresen (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Adam Cox (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lance Shatzer (fresh) C - Anthony Engelman (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Bradley Steere (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Blake Roberts (fresh) SF - Jeremy Herman (fresh) PF - Wilbert Lane (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Ronald Winningham (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Northern Iowa | Jeremy Herman can't finish the layup | 7-6 |
| 15:36 | Southern Illinois | Lance Shatzer snags the defensive board | 7-6 |
| 15:30 | Southern Illinois | Lance Shatzer hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 7-6 |
| 15:29 | Northern Iowa | Jeremy Herman grabs the defensive rebound | 7-6 |
| 15:22 | Northern Iowa | The short jumper by Wilbert Lane is denied by Anthony Engelman | 7-6 |
| 15:20 | Southern Illinois | Trent Andresen snags the defensive board | 7-6 |
| 14:58 | Southern Illinois | Lance Shatzer buries a shot from the left block on a nice dish by Trent Andresen | 9-6 |
| 14:35 | Northern Iowa | Jeremy Herman banks in the layup and he's hacked by Adam Cox - foul #2 on Adam Cox, team foul #2 | 9-8 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Oscar Finklea (PG), Tony Crisler (SG), John Whalen (PF), Wesley Heller (C) Wiley Grossman, Trent Andresen, Adam Cox, Anthony Engelman | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Steven Record (PG), Larry Hayes (SG), Denver Cox (PF), Thomas Hoelscher (C) Bradley Steere, Blake Roberts, Wilbert Lane, Ronald Winningham | |
| 14:35 | Northern Iowa | Jeremy Herman misses the free throw | 9-8 |
| 14:35 | Southern Illinois | John Whalen gets the rebound | 9-8 |
| 14:22 | Southern Illinois | Oscar Finklea is hacked by Thomas Hoelscher - foul #1 on Thomas Hoelscher, team foul #3 | 9-8 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | John Lemke (PG) Jeremy Herman | |
| 14:03 | Southern Illinois | Lance Shatzer misses badly on a runner in the lane but the foul's on John Lemke - foul #1 on John Lemke, team foul #4 | 9-8 |
| 14:03 | Southern Illinois | Lance Shatzer makes the 1st free throw | 10-8 |
| 14:03 | Southern Illinois | Lance Shatzer makes the 2nd free throw | 11-8 |
| 13:47 | Northern Iowa | Steven Record misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 11-8 |
| 13:46 | Southern Illinois | Wesley Heller grabs the defensive rebound | 11-8 |
| 13:28 | Southern Illinois | Tony Crisler misses the easy layup | 11-8 |
| 13:26 | Southern Illinois | Lance Shatzer pulls down the offensive rebound | 11-8 |
| 13:06 | Southern Illinois | Oscar Finklea misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 11-8 |
| 13:05 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Larry Hayes | 11-8 |
| 13:01 | Northern Iowa | Steven Record travels with the ball | 11-8 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Wiley Grossman (PG), Trent Andresen (SG) Oscar Finklea, Lance Shatzer | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Bradley Steere (PG), Blake Roberts (SG), Jeremy Herman (SF), Ronald Winningham (C) John Lemke, Steven Record, Larry Hayes, Thomas Hoelscher | |
| 12:39 | Southern Illinois | Wiley Grossman comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 11-8 |
| 12:37 | Southern Illinois | Wesley Heller tips it home | 13-8 |
| 12:27 | Northern Iowa | Bradley Steere misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 13-8 |
| 12:26 | Southern Illinois | John Whalen grabs the board | 13-8 |
| 12:06 | Southern Illinois | Trent Andresen misses the shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Blake Roberts - foul #1 on Blake Roberts, team foul #5 | 13-8 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Anthony Engelman (PF) John Whalen | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Wilbert Lane (PF) Denver Cox | |
| 12:06 | Southern Illinois | Trent Andresen makes the 1st free throw | 14-8 |
| 12:06 | Southern Illinois | Trent Andresen makes the 2nd free throw | 15-8 |
| 11:51 | Northern Iowa | Bradley Steere hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Blake Roberts | 15-11 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Wiley Grossman (fresh) SG - Trent Andresen (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Tony Crisler (fresh) PF - Anthony Engelman (fresh) 2 pts. C - Wesley Heller (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Bradley Steere (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Blake Roberts (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jeremy Herman (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Wilbert Lane (fresh) 3 pts. C - Ronald Winningham (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:44 | Southern Illinois | Wesley Heller's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 15-11 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Lance Shatzer (PF) Wesley Heller | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 11:18 | Northern Iowa | Jeremy Herman makes the driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Bradley Steere | 15-13 |
| 10:58 | Southern Illinois | Wiley Grossman comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 15-13 |
| 10:56 | Southern Illinois | Anthony Engelman tips it home | 17-13 |
| 10:43 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Winningham lays it up and in set up by Bradley Steere | 17-15 |
| 10:25 | Southern Illinois | Trent Andresen blows the layup but he's fouled by Blake Roberts - foul #2 on Blake Roberts, team foul #6 | 17-15 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | John Whalen (PF), Wesley Heller (C) Tony Crisler, Anthony Engelman | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | John Lemke (PG), Steven Record (SG), Larry Hayes (SF), Denver Cox (PF), Thomas Hoelscher (C) Bradley Steere, Blake Roberts, Jeremy Herman, Wilbert Lane, Ronald Winningham | |
| 10:25 | Southern Illinois | Trent Andresen makes the 1st free throw | 18-15 |
| 10:25 | Southern Illinois | Trent Andresen makes the 2nd free throw | 19-15 |
| 10:09 | Northern Iowa | Larry Hayes scores on a fadeaway near the basket | 19-17 |
| 09:50 | Southern Illinois | Wesley Heller banks in the layup on a nice dish by Wiley Grossman | 21-17 |
| 09:25 | Northern Iowa | Denver Cox is called for a charge - foul #1 on Denver Cox, team foul #7 | 21-17 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Oscar Finklea (SG), Bruce Menke (SF) Trent Andresen, Lance Shatzer | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Bradley Steere (PG), Jeremy Herman (SF), Ronald Winningham (C) John Lemke, Larry Hayes, Thomas Hoelscher | |
| 09:04 | Southern Illinois | Denver Cox steals the ball from Bruce Menke | 21-17 |
| 08:44 | Northern Iowa | Steven Record lays it in on a great pass from Jeremy Herman | 21-19 |
| 08:34 | Southern Illinois | John Whalen misses the lay-in | 21-19 |
| 08:33 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Winningham snags the defensive board | 21-19 |
| 08:06 | Northern Iowa | Denver Cox misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 21-19 |
| 08:05 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Winningham tips it in | 21-21 |
| 07:50 | Southern Illinois | Steven Record steps in front of the John Whalen pass | 21-21 |
| 07:46 | Northern Iowa | Bradley Steere lays it up and in on a nice dish by Steven Record | 21-23 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Wiley Grossman (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Oscar Finklea (fresh) SF - Bruce Menke (fresh) PF - John Whalen (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Wesley Heller (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Bradley Steere (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steven Record (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeremy Herman (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Denver Cox (fresh) C - Ronald Winningham (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Southern Illinois | Oscar Finklea makes the 3 from the right wing set up by Wiley Grossman | 24-23 |
| 07:15 | Northern Iowa | Bradley Steere scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 24-25 |
| 07:07 | Southern Illinois | Wiley Grossman hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 26-25 |
| 06:43 | Northern Iowa | Jeremy Herman misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner but he's fouled by Wiley Grossman - foul #1 on Wiley Grossman, team foul #3 | 26-25 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Trent Andresen (SG), Tony Crisler (SF), Lance Shatzer (PF), Anthony Engelman (C) Wiley Grossman, Bruce Menke, John Whalen, Wesley Heller | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | John Lemke (PG), Larry Hayes (SG), Wilbert Lane (PF) Bradley Steere, Steven Record, Ronald Winningham | |
| 06:43 | Northern Iowa | Jeremy Herman makes the 1st free throw | 26-26 |
| 06:43 | Northern Iowa | Jeremy Herman misses the 2nd free throw | 26-26 |
| 06:43 | Northern Iowa | Jeremy Herman misses the 3rd free throw | 26-26 |
| 06:43 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Anthony Engelman | 26-26 |
| 06:32 | Southern Illinois | Anthony Engelman misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 26-26 |
| 06:31 | Northern Iowa | Wilbert Lane gets the rebound | 26-26 |
| 06:10 | Northern Iowa | Tony Crisler steals it from John Lemke | 26-26 |
| 05:58 | Southern Illinois | Tony Crisler makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Oscar Finklea | 29-26 |
| 05:34 | Northern Iowa | Jeremy Herman can't connect on a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Anthony Engelman - foul #1 on Anthony Engelman, team foul #4 | 29-26 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Jack Keene (PG) Oscar Finklea | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Bradley Steere (PG), Ronald Winningham (C) John Lemke, Denver Cox | |
| 05:34 | Northern Iowa | Jeremy Herman makes the 1st free throw | 29-27 |
| 05:34 | Northern Iowa | Jeremy Herman makes the 2nd free throw | 29-28 |
| 05:27 | Southern Illinois | Anthony Engelman knocks in the shot from the left wing on a great pass from Jack Keene | 31-28 |
| 05:09 | Northern Iowa | Jeremy Herman misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on Tony Crisler - foul #1 on Tony Crisler, team foul #5 | 31-28 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Wiley Grossman (PG) Jack Keene | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Steven Record (SG) Larry Hayes | |
| 05:09 | Northern Iowa | Jeremy Herman makes the 1st free throw | 31-29 |
| 05:09 | Northern Iowa | Jeremy Herman makes the 2nd free throw | 31-30 |
| 05:02 | Southern Illinois | Ronald Winningham picks off the pass by Lance Shatzer | 31-30 |
| 04:44 | Northern Iowa | Wiley Grossman steals the ball from Steven Record | 31-30 |
| 04:41 | Southern Illinois | Wiley Grossman throws it down | 33-30 |
| 04:26 | Northern Iowa | Jeremy Herman's pass is intercepted by Anthony Engelman | 33-30 |
| 04:12 | Southern Illinois | Wiley Grossman can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Bradley Steere - foul #1 on Bradley Steere, team foul #8 | 33-30 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | John Whalen (PF), Wesley Heller (C) Tony Crisler, Anthony Engelman | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Larry Hayes (SF), Denver Cox (PF) Jeremy Herman, Wilbert Lane | |
| 04:12 | Southern Illinois | Wiley Grossman misses the 1st free throw | 33-30 |
| 04:12 | Southern Illinois | Wiley Grossman makes the 2nd free throw | 34-30 |
| 03:59 | Northern Iowa | Denver Cox makes the jumper from the right block set up by Bradley Steere | 34-32 |
| 03:49 | Southern Illinois | Ronald Winningham is called for the reach on John Whalen - foul #1 on Ronald Winningham, team foul #9 | 34-32 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Adam Cox (SF) Lance Shatzer | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Blake Roberts (SG), Thomas Hoelscher (C) Bradley Steere, Ronald Winningham | |
| 03:49 | Southern Illinois | John Whalen makes the 1st free throw | 35-32 |
| 03:49 | Southern Illinois | John Whalen makes the 2nd free throw | 36-32 |
| 03:26 | Northern Iowa | Steven Record is hacked by Wiley Grossman - foul #2 on Wiley Grossman, team foul #6 | 36-32 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Oscar Finklea (SG) Trent Andresen | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Wiley Grossman (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Oscar Finklea (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Adam Cox (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Whalen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Wesley Heller (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Steven Record (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Blake Roberts (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Larry Hayes (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Denver Cox (fresh) 2 pts. C - Thomas Hoelscher (fresh) | |
| 03:06 | Northern Iowa | Blake Roberts misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 36-32 |
| 03:05 | Southern Illinois | Wesley Heller grabs the board | 36-32 |
| 02:52 | Southern Illinois | Wesley Heller buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Wiley Grossman | 39-32 |
| 02:35 | Northern Iowa | Steven Record clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 39-32 |
| 02:34 | Southern Illinois | Oscar Finklea pulls down the rebound | 39-32 |
| 02:14 | Southern Illinois | Adam Cox hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline but he's hacked by Larry Hayes - foul #1 on Larry Hayes, team foul #10 | 39-32 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Trent Andresen (SG), Lance Shatzer (C) Wiley Grossman, Wesley Heller | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Bradley Steere (PG), Wilbert Lane (PF), Ronald Winningham (C) Steven Record, Larry Hayes, Denver Cox | |
| 02:14 | Southern Illinois | Adam Cox makes the 1st free throw | 40-32 |
| 02:14 | Southern Illinois | Adam Cox misses the 2nd free throw | 40-32 |
| 02:14 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Winningham grabs the defensive rebound | 40-32 |
| 02:10 | Northern Iowa | Bradley Steere makes the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Thomas Hoelscher | 40-35 |
| 01:57 | Southern Illinois | John Whalen connects on the floater from the left wing on a great pass from Oscar Finklea and the foul's on Blake Roberts - foul #3 on Blake Roberts, team foul #11 | 42-35 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | John Lemke (SG) Blake Roberts | |
| 01:57 | Southern Illinois | John Whalen makes the free throw | 43-35 |
| 01:28 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Winningham misses the lay-in | 43-35 |
| 01:26 | Southern Illinois | John Whalen snags the defensive board | 43-35 |
| 01:04 | Southern Illinois | Trent Andresen makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Lance Shatzer | 46-35 |
| 00:50 | Northern Iowa | Trent Andresen is called for the reach on John Lemke - foul #1 on Trent Andresen, team foul #7 | 46-35 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Wiley Grossman (PG), Wesley Heller (C) Oscar Finklea, John Whalen | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Steven Record (SG), Jeremy Herman (SF) Bradley Steere, Thomas Hoelscher | |
| 00:50 | Northern Iowa | John Lemke misses the 1st free throw | 46-35 |
| 00:50 | Southern Illinois | Wesley Heller grabs the board | 46-35 |
| 00:33 | Southern Illinois | Lance Shatzer drills a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Wiley Grossman | 48-35 |
| 00:30 | Northern Iowa | John Lemke is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 48-35 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Bradley Steere (PG) John Lemke | |
| 00:04 | Southern Illinois | Trent Andresen misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 48-35 |
| 00:02 | Northern Iowa | Wilbert Lane pulls down the rebound | 48-35 |
| 00:00 | Northern Iowa | Wilbert Lane hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 48-35 |