| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Dick Bristow (fresh) SG - Richard Lee (fresh) SF - Kevin Clark (fresh) PF - Joshua Casson (fresh) C - Steven Yates (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Joseph Grange (fresh) SG - James Grant (fresh) SF - Patrick Kennedy (fresh) PF - James Gregory (fresh) C - Earnest Fraser (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Northern Iowa | Earnest Fraser 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) | |
| 19:39 | Northern Iowa | James Grant hits a fadeaway in the paint set up by Joseph Grange | 0-2 |
| 19:13 | Southern Illinois | Kevin Clark misses short on a fadeaway in the paint | 0-2 |
| 19:11 | Northern Iowa | Earnest Fraser snags the defensive board | 0-2 |
| 18:53 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Grange is fouled on the floor by Dick Bristow - foul #1 on Dick Bristow, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:48 | Northern Iowa | James Grant can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 0-2 |
| 18:46 | Southern Illinois | Kevin Clark pulls down the rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:27 | Southern Illinois | Steven Yates is fouled on the floor by Earnest Fraser - foul #1 on Earnest Fraser, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:22 | Southern Illinois | Kevin Clark drills a floater from the left side set up by Joshua Casson | 2-2 |
| 18:00 | Northern Iowa | Earnest Fraser comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 2-2 |
| 17:58 | Northern Iowa | Earnest Fraser snags the offensive board | 2-2 |
| 17:45 | Northern Iowa | James Gregory misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 2-2 |
| 17:44 | Southern Illinois | Richard Lee snags the defensive board | 2-2 |
| 17:31 | Southern Illinois | Richard Lee steps out of bounds on the baseline | 2-2 |
| 17:17 | Northern Iowa | James Gregory hits a fadeaway from the baseline set up by Joseph Grange | 2-4 |
| 17:10 | Southern Illinois | Kevin Clark misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 2-4 |
| 17:08 | Southern Illinois | Joshua Casson pulls down the offensive rebound | 2-4 |
| 16:41 | Southern Illinois | Richard Lee's floater is tipped away by Earnest Fraser | 2-4 |
| 16:39 | Southern Illinois | Richard Lee tips it home | 4-4 |
| 16:26 | Northern Iowa | Patrick Kennedy hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 4-4 |
| 16:24 | Northern Iowa | James Gregory gets the offensive rebound | 4-4 |
| 16:10 | Northern Iowa | James Grant is hacked by Richard Lee - foul #1 on Richard Lee, team foul #2 | 4-4 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jeffrey Mauricio (SG), Frederick Smith (PF), Julian Brooks (C) James Grant, James Gregory, Earnest Fraser | |
| 15:55 | Northern Iowa | Richard Lee picks off the pass by Julian Brooks | 4-4 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Dick Bristow (fresh) SG - Richard Lee (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Kevin Clark (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joshua Casson (fresh) C - Steven Yates (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Joseph Grange (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jeffrey Mauricio (fresh) SF - Patrick Kennedy (fresh) PF - Frederick Smith (fresh) C - Julian Brooks (fresh) | |
| 15:49 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Grange is called for the reach on Richard Lee - foul #1 on Joseph Grange, team foul #2 | 4-4 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Donald Hauck (C) Patrick Kennedy | |
| 15:31 | Southern Illinois | Kevin Clark makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Richard Lee | 7-4 |
| 15:14 | Northern Iowa | Frederick Smith blows the layup | 7-4 |
| 15:13 | Northern Iowa | Jeffrey Mauricio grabs the offensive board | 7-4 |
| 14:55 | Northern Iowa | Julian Brooks hits a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Jeffrey Mauricio and the foul's on Joshua Casson - foul #1 on Joshua Casson, team foul #3 | 7-6 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Joe Ewing (C) Steven Yates | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Grant (SG), Patrick Kennedy (SF), Earnest Fraser (C) Jeffrey Mauricio, Frederick Smith, Donald Hauck | |
| 14:55 | Northern Iowa | Julian Brooks makes the free throw | 7-7 |
| 14:33 | Southern Illinois | The pull-up jumper by Joshua Casson is blocked by Earnest Fraser | 7-7 |
| 14:31 | Southern Illinois | Kevin Clark tips it back up and in | 9-7 |
| 14:24 | Northern Iowa | Kevin Clark blocks the jumper by James Grant | 9-7 |
| 14:23 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Joe Ewing | 9-7 |
| 14:04 | Southern Illinois | The short jumper by Joshua Casson is denied by Earnest Fraser | 9-7 |
| 14:02 | Northern Iowa | James Grant gets the rebound | 9-7 |
| 13:58 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Grange comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 9-7 |
| 13:56 | Southern Illinois | Joshua Casson grabs the board | 9-7 |
| 13:45 | Southern Illinois | Kevin Clark misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Earnest Fraser - foul #2 on Earnest Fraser, team foul #3 | 9-7 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Michael Simmons (PG), Mark Brown (SG), Jerry Forrester (C) Dick Bristow, Richard Lee, Joshua Casson | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jeffrey Mauricio (PG), James Gregory (PF), Frederick Smith (C) Joseph Grange, Julian Brooks, Earnest Fraser | |
| 13:45 | Southern Illinois | Kevin Clark misses the 1st free throw | 9-7 |
| 13:45 | Southern Illinois | Kevin Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 10-7 |
| 13:32 | Northern Iowa | Michael Simmons steals the ball from Frederick Smith | 10-7 |
| 13:09 | Southern Illinois | Kevin Clark makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Mark Brown | 13-7 |
| 12:47 | Northern Iowa | Jeffrey Mauricio misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 13-7 |
| 12:46 | Southern Illinois | Jerry Forrester pulls down the rebound | 13-7 |
| 12:39 | Southern Illinois | Kevin Clark misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 13-7 |
| 12:38 | Northern Iowa | Jeffrey Mauricio snags the defensive board | 13-7 |
| 12:15 | Northern Iowa | James Gregory buries a shot from the left block and the foul's on Joe Ewing - foul #1 on Joe Ewing, team foul #4 | 13-9 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Dick Bristow (PG), Richard Lee (SG), Derrick Kline (SF), Joshua Casson (PF), Steven Yates (C) Michael Simmons, Mark Brown, Kevin Clark, Joe Ewing, Jerry Forrester | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Joseph Grange (PG), Julian Brooks (C) James Grant, Patrick Kennedy | |
| 12:15 | Northern Iowa | James Gregory misses the free throw | 13-9 |
| 12:15 | Southern Illinois | Joshua Casson snags the defensive board | 13-9 |
| 11:48 | Southern Illinois | Richard Lee travels with the ball | 13-9 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Dick Bristow (fresh) SG - Richard Lee (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Derrick Kline (fresh) PF - Joshua Casson (fresh) 3 reb. C - Steven Yates (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Joseph Grange (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jeffrey Mauricio (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Frederick Smith (fresh) PF - James Gregory (fresh) 4 pts. C - Julian Brooks (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:29 | Northern Iowa | Jeffrey Mauricio can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 13-9 |
| 11:28 | Northern Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to James Gregory | 13-9 |
| 11:18 | Northern Iowa | James Gregory misses badly on a turnaround from the right block | 13-9 |
| 11:17 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Grange tips it but misses | 13-9 |
| 11:15 | Southern Illinois | Joshua Casson grabs the board | 13-9 |
| 11:08 | Southern Illinois | Dick Bristow buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Richard Lee | 16-9 |
| 10:48 | Northern Iowa | Joshua Casson is called for the reach on James Gregory - foul #2 on Joshua Casson, team foul #5 | 16-9 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Kevin Clark (SF), Joe Ewing (PF) Derrick Kline, Joshua Casson | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Grant (SG), Patrick Kennedy (SF) Jeffrey Mauricio, James Gregory | |
| 10:33 | Northern Iowa | James Grant misses the 3 from straight away | 16-9 |
| 10:32 | Northern Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Frederick Smith | 16-9 |
| 10:13 | Northern Iowa | Frederick Smith connects on the 3 from the left corner set up by Julian Brooks | 16-12 |
| 09:55 | Southern Illinois | Steven Yates comes up short on the shot from close range but he's fouled by Patrick Kennedy - foul #1 on Patrick Kennedy, team foul #4 | 16-12 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Donald Hauck (C) Frederick Smith | |
| 09:55 | Southern Illinois | Steven Yates misses the 1st free throw | 16-12 |
| 09:55 | Southern Illinois | Steven Yates makes the 2nd free throw | 17-12 |
| 09:38 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Grange is hacked by Steven Yates - foul #1 on Steven Yates, team foul #6 | 17-12 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Gregory (PF) Donald Hauck | |
| 09:20 | Northern Iowa | Patrick Kennedy makes the 3pt jumper from straight away | 17-15 |
| 09:03 | Southern Illinois | Julian Brooks is called for the reach on Richard Lee - foul #1 on Julian Brooks, team foul #5 | 17-15 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Jerry Forrester (C) Steven Yates | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Donald Hauck (C) Julian Brooks | |
| 08:57 | Southern Illinois | Richard Lee can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 17-15 |
| 08:56 | Northern Iowa | Donald Hauck pulls down the rebound | 17-15 |
| 08:44 | Northern Iowa | Richard Lee steps in front of the Patrick Kennedy pass | 17-15 |
| 08:32 | Southern Illinois | Dick Bristow is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Dick Bristow, team foul #7 | 17-15 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Michael Simmons (PG), Derrick Kline (SF) Dick Bristow, Kevin Clark | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jeffrey Mauricio (SG), Frederick Smith (SF) James Grant, Patrick Kennedy | |
| 08:09 | Northern Iowa | Jeffrey Mauricio can't finish the layup | 17-15 |
| 08:08 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Grange tips it in | 17-17 |
| 08:02 | Southern Illinois | Derrick Kline is whistled for a carry | 17-17 |
| 07:41 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Grange misses the easy layup | 17-17 |
| 07:39 | Southern Illinois | Derrick Kline grabs the board | 17-17 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Michael Simmons (fresh) SG - Richard Lee (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Derrick Kline (fresh) PF - Joe Ewing (fresh) C - Jerry Forrester (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Joseph Grange (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeffrey Mauricio (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Frederick Smith (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Gregory (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Hauck (fresh) | |
| 07:23 | Southern Illinois | James Gregory is called for the reach on Joe Ewing - foul #1 on James Gregory, team foul #6 | 17-17 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Mark Brown (SG), Kevin Clark (SF), Steven Yates (C) Richard Lee, Derrick Kline, Joe Ewing | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Diego Reyes (SG), Patrick Kennedy (SF), Julian Brooks (C) Joseph Grange, James Gregory, Donald Hauck | |
| 07:04 | Southern Illinois | Jerry Forrester is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Jerry Forrester, team foul #8 | 17-17 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Grant (SG) Diego Reyes | |
| 06:46 | Northern Iowa | Jeffrey Mauricio knocks in the shot from just outside the lane and he's hacked by Michael Simmons - foul #1 on Michael Simmons, team foul #9 | 17-19 |
| 06:46 | Northern Iowa | Jeffrey Mauricio misses the free throw | 17-19 |
| 06:46 | Northern Iowa | Julian Brooks pulls down the offensive rebound | 17-19 |
| 06:30 | Northern Iowa | Patrick Kennedy scores on a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Jeffrey Mauricio | 17-21 |
| 06:08 | Southern Illinois | Mark Brown's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 17-21 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Richard Lee (SG), Joe Ewing (PF) Mark Brown, Jerry Forrester | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Joseph Grange (PG), James Gregory (PF) Jeffrey Mauricio, Frederick Smith | |
| 05:56 | Northern Iowa | James Grant knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Patrick Kennedy | 17-24 |
| 05:39 | Southern Illinois | Kevin Clark misses short on a floater from the left side | 17-24 |
| 05:37 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to James Gregory | 17-24 |
| 05:32 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Grange hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 17-24 |
| 05:31 | Southern Illinois | Steven Yates grabs the defensive rebound | 17-24 |
| 05:14 | Southern Illinois | Joe Ewing misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by James Gregory - foul #2 on James Gregory, team foul #7 | 17-24 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | John Cargile (PG), Jerry Forrester (C) Michael Simmons, Steven Yates | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jeffrey Mauricio (SF), Frederick Smith (PF), Donald Hauck (C) Patrick Kennedy, James Gregory, Julian Brooks | |
| 05:14 | Southern Illinois | Joe Ewing makes the 1st free throw | 18-24 |
| 05:14 | Southern Illinois | Joe Ewing makes the 2nd free throw | 19-24 |
| 04:58 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Grange comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 19-24 |
| 04:57 | Northern Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Frederick Smith | 19-24 |
| 04:42 | Northern Iowa | Donald Hauck hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by John Cargile - foul #1 on John Cargile, team foul #10 | 19-24 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Heriberto Mancini (PF) James Grant | |
| 04:42 | Northern Iowa | Donald Hauck makes the 1st free throw | 19-25 |
| 04:42 | Northern Iowa | Donald Hauck makes the 2nd free throw | 19-26 |
| 04:19 | Southern Illinois | Jerry Forrester misses long on a jumper from the baseline | 19-26 |
| 04:18 | Southern Illinois | Kevin Clark can't tip it in | 19-26 |
| 04:16 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Donald Hauck | 19-26 |
| 04:11 | Northern Iowa | Frederick Smith clanks a jump hook near the basket | 19-26 |
| 04:10 | Southern Illinois | Kevin Clark gets the rebound | 19-26 |
| 03:49 | Southern Illinois | John Cargile drills a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Kevin Clark | 21-26 |
| 03:35 | Northern Iowa | Jeffrey Mauricio scores on a 3 from the left wing set up by Joseph Grange | 21-29 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - John Cargile (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Richard Lee (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Kevin Clark (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Joe Ewing (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Jerry Forrester (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Joseph Grange (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jeffrey Mauricio (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Frederick Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Heriberto Mancini (fresh) C - Donald Hauck (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:16 | Southern Illinois | Jerry Forrester's pass is intercepted by Jeffrey Mauricio | 21-29 |
| 03:09 | Northern Iowa | Frederick Smith is whistled for traveling | 21-29 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Dick Bristow (PG), Michael Simmons (SG), Derrick Kline (SF), Joshua Casson (PF), Steven Yates (C) John Cargile, Richard Lee, Kevin Clark, Joe Ewing, Jerry Forrester | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Grant (SG), Patrick Kennedy (SF), James Gregory (PF), Earnest Fraser (C) Jeffrey Mauricio, Frederick Smith, Heriberto Mancini, Donald Hauck | |
| 02:43 | Southern Illinois | Joshua Casson is denied on a layup by James Gregory | 21-29 |
| 02:42 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Grange snags the defensive board | 21-29 |
| 02:30 | Northern Iowa | Michael Simmons steals it from Joseph Grange | 21-29 |
| 02:26 | Southern Illinois | Michael Simmons jams it | 23-29 |
| 02:12 | Northern Iowa | Patrick Kennedy's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 23-29 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Richard Lee (SG) Michael Simmons | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Julian Brooks (PG) Joseph Grange | |
| 01:45 | Southern Illinois | James Grant is called for the reach on Richard Lee - foul #1 on James Grant, team foul #8 | 23-29 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Kevin Clark (SF) Derrick Kline | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Frederick Smith (PG) Julian Brooks | |
| 01:45 | Southern Illinois | Richard Lee makes the 1st free throw | 24-29 |
| 01:45 | Southern Illinois | Richard Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 25-29 |
| 01:18 | Northern Iowa | Earnest Fraser comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 25-29 |
| 01:17 | Northern Iowa | James Gregory tips it back up and in | 25-31 |
| 00:49 | Southern Illinois | Richard Lee scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Joshua Casson | 27-31 |
| 00:25 | Northern Iowa | Kevin Clark is called for the reach on Patrick Kennedy - foul #1 on Kevin Clark, team foul #11 | 27-31 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Joe Ewing (C) Steven Yates | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Joseph Grange (PG), Jeffrey Mauricio (SG) James Grant, Earnest Fraser | |
| 00:25 | Northern Iowa | Patrick Kennedy makes the 1st free throw | 27-32 |
| 00:25 | Northern Iowa | Patrick Kennedy makes the 2nd free throw | 27-33 |
| 00:00 | Southern Illinois | Richard Lee clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 27-33 |