| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Brent Bogan (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Steinmetz (fresh) SF - Julian Bologna (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Christopher Todd (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Alfred Delcastillo (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Larry Lundy (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brian Simone (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jack James (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Allen (fresh) 7 pts. C - Clifton Scheidt (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Missouri State | Julian Bologna inbounds the ball | 33-28 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:48 | Missouri State | Christopher Todd clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 33-28 |
| 19:46 | Northern Iowa | Jack James gets the rebound | 33-28 |
| 19:30 | Northern Iowa | John Allen misses the lay-in | 33-28 |
| 19:29 | Missouri State | Christopher Todd grabs the board | 33-28 |
| 19:13 | Missouri State | Christopher Todd throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-28 |
| 18:54 | Northern Iowa | Larry Lundy connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by John Allen | 33-31 |
| 18:36 | Missouri State | Julian Bologna misses the easy layup | 33-31 |
| 18:35 | Northern Iowa | Larry Lundy snags the defensive board | 33-31 |
| 18:19 | Northern Iowa | Brian Simone is fouled on the floor by Robert Steinmetz - foul #3 on Robert Steinmetz, team foul #1 | 33-31 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Eric Radford (SG) Robert Steinmetz | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 18:08 | Northern Iowa | Brian Simone is fouled on the floor by Alfred Delcastillo - foul #1 on Alfred Delcastillo, team foul #2 | 33-31 |
| 17:54 | Northern Iowa | Clifton Scheidt misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 33-31 |
| 17:53 | Missouri State | Alfred Delcastillo pulls down the rebound | 33-31 |
| 17:30 | Missouri State | Larry Lundy takes the ball from Christopher Todd | 33-31 |
| 17:17 | Northern Iowa | Jack James's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-31 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Terry Haack (PG), Richard Washington (PF), Don Heineman (C) Brent Bogan, Christopher Todd, Alfred Delcastillo | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Dwayne Merchant (SG), Joseph Cairns (PF), Michael Hille (C) Brian Simone, John Allen, Clifton Scheidt | |
| 16:51 | Missouri State | Eric Radford double dribbles | 33-31 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Michael Boggan (C) Julian Bologna | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Ruben Long (SG), Jeffrey Galloway (SF) Larry Lundy, Jack James | |
| 16:26 | Northern Iowa | Michael Hille misses the dunk | 33-31 |
| 16:25 | Northern Iowa | Michael Hille gets the offensive rebound | 33-31 |
| 16:12 | Northern Iowa | Michael Hille misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 33-31 |
| 16:11 | Missouri State | Don Heineman pulls down the rebound | 33-31 |
| 16:06 | Missouri State | Eric Radford connects on the jumpshot from the left wing set up by Terry Haack | 35-31 |
| 15:46 | Northern Iowa | Michael Hille throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-31 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Brent Bogan (PG), Robert Steinmetz (SG), Julian Bologna (SF), Christopher Todd (PF), Alfred Delcastillo (C) Terry Haack, Eric Radford, Richard Washington, Don Heineman, Michael Boggan | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Larry Lundy (PG), Brian Simone (SG), Jack James (SF), John Allen (PF), Clifton Scheidt (C) Dwayne Merchant, Ruben Long, Jeffrey Galloway, Joseph Cairns, Michael Hille | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Brent Bogan (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Steinmetz (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Julian Bologna (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Christopher Todd (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Alfred Delcastillo (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Larry Lundy (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Brian Simone (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jack James (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Allen (fresh) 7 pts. C - Clifton Scheidt (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:25 | Missouri State | Julian Bologna hits a driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Brent Bogan and the foul's on Jack James - foul #2 on Jack James, team foul #1 | 37-31 |
| 15:25 | Missouri State | Julian Bologna makes the free throw | 38-31 |
| 15:09 | Northern Iowa | Christopher Todd swats the layup by Jack James | 38-31 |
| 15:07 | Northern Iowa | Jack James grabs the offensive board | 38-31 |
| 14:56 | Northern Iowa | Clifton Scheidt misses the shot in the paint but he's hacked by Christopher Todd - foul #3 on Christopher Todd, team foul #3 | 38-31 |
| 14:56 | Northern Iowa | Clifton Scheidt makes the 1st free throw | 38-32 |
| 14:56 | Northern Iowa | Clifton Scheidt misses the 2nd free throw | 38-32 |
| 14:56 | Missouri State | Christopher Todd grabs the board | 38-32 |
| 14:45 | Missouri State | Christopher Todd is denied on a layup by Clifton Scheidt | 38-32 |
| 14:44 | Northern Iowa | John Allen gets the rebound | 38-32 |
| 14:40 | Northern Iowa | Brian Simone misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 38-32 |
| 14:39 | Missouri State | Alfred Delcastillo grabs the board | 38-32 |
| 14:27 | Missouri State | Christopher Todd comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline | 38-32 |
| 14:25 | Missouri State | Christopher Todd tips it home | 40-32 |
| 14:02 | Northern Iowa | Clifton Scheidt hits the finger roll | 40-34 |
| 13:36 | Missouri State | Alfred Delcastillo scores on a jump hook from close range | 42-34 |
| 13:20 | Northern Iowa | John Allen misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 42-34 |
| 13:19 | Missouri State | Alfred Delcastillo snags the defensive board | 42-34 |
| 13:11 | Missouri State | Alfred Delcastillo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-34 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Terry Haack (PG), Richard Washington (SF), Don Heineman (PF), Michael Boggan (C) Brent Bogan, Julian Bologna, Christopher Todd, Alfred Delcastillo | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Dwayne Merchant (PG), Ruben Long (SG), Jeffrey Galloway (SF), Joseph Cairns (PF), Michael Hille (C) Larry Lundy, Brian Simone, Jack James, John Allen, Clifton Scheidt | |
| 13:00 | Northern Iowa | Jeffrey Galloway comes up short on the floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Richard Washington - foul #2 on Richard Washington, team foul #4 | 42-34 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Eric Radford (SG) Robert Steinmetz | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 13:00 | Northern Iowa | Jeffrey Galloway misses the 1st free throw | 42-34 |
| 13:00 | Northern Iowa | Jeffrey Galloway misses the 2nd free throw | 42-34 |
| 13:00 | Northern Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Cairns | 42-34 |
| 12:45 | Northern Iowa | Ruben Long misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 42-34 |
| 12:43 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Cairns tips it back up and in | 42-36 |
| 12:24 | Missouri State | Richard Washington misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Michael Hille - foul #2 on Michael Hille, team foul #2 | 42-36 |
| 12:24 | Missouri State | Richard Washington makes the 1st free throw | 43-36 |
| 12:24 | Missouri State | Richard Washington makes the 2nd free throw | 44-36 |
| 12:10 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Cairns misses long on a shot from the baseline | 44-36 |
| 12:09 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Cairns grabs the offensive board | 44-36 |
| 11:49 | Northern Iowa | Don Heineman is called for the reach on Michael Hille - foul #1 on Don Heineman, team foul #5 | 44-36 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Brent Bogan (PG), Robert Steinmetz (SG), Julian Bologna (SF) Terry Haack, Eric Radford, Michael Boggan | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Larry Lundy (PG), Jack James (SF), Clifton Scheidt (C) Ruben Long, Jeffrey Galloway, Michael Hille | |
| 11:31 | Northern Iowa | Jack James knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line | 44-38 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Brent Bogan (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Steinmetz (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Julian Bologna (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Washington (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Don Heineman (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Larry Lundy (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dwayne Merchant (fresh) SF - Jack James (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Cairns (fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. C - Clifton Scheidt (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:18 | Missouri State | Julian Bologna clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Jack James - foul #3 on Jack James, team foul #3 | 44-38 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Christopher Todd (PF), Alfred Delcastillo (C) Richard Washington, Don Heineman | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | John Allen (PF) Joseph Cairns | |
| 11:18 | Missouri State | Julian Bologna makes the 1st free throw | 45-38 |
| 11:18 | Missouri State | Julian Bologna makes the 2nd free throw | 46-38 |
| 10:59 | Northern Iowa | Clifton Scheidt can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 46-38 |
| 10:57 | Northern Iowa | John Allen tips it home | 46-40 |
| 10:42 | Missouri State | Brent Bogan misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 46-40 |
| 10:41 | Northern Iowa | Jack James pulls down the rebound | 46-40 |
| 10:12 | Northern Iowa | Larry Lundy hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Brent Bogan - foul #1 on Brent Bogan, team foul #6 | 46-40 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Terry Haack (PG) Brent Bogan | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Brian Simone (SG), Jeffrey Galloway (SF), Michael Hille (C) Dwayne Merchant, Jack James, Clifton Scheidt | |
| 10:12 | Northern Iowa | Larry Lundy makes the 1st free throw | 46-41 |
| 10:12 | Northern Iowa | Larry Lundy makes the 2nd free throw | 46-42 |
| 09:49 | Missouri State | Christopher Todd misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 46-42 |
| 09:48 | Missouri State | Christopher Todd grabs the offensive rebound | 46-42 |
| 09:41 | Missouri State | Alfred Delcastillo misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 46-42 |
| 09:40 | Northern Iowa | John Allen pulls down the rebound | 46-42 |
| 09:25 | Northern Iowa | Jeffrey Galloway connects on the floater from just outside the lane set up by Michael Hille | 46-44 |
| 09:06 | Missouri State | Julian Bologna misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 46-44 |
| 09:05 | Missouri State | Christopher Todd grabs the offensive board | 46-44 |
| 08:58 | Missouri State | Robert Steinmetz scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 49-44 |
| 08:48 | Northern Iowa | Michael Hille hits a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Jeffrey Galloway | 49-46 |
| 08:32 | Missouri State | Alfred Delcastillo misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 49-46 |
| 08:31 | Missouri State | The offensive rebound goes to Julian Bologna | 49-46 |
| 08:18 | Missouri State | Julian Bologna misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 49-46 |
| 08:17 | Missouri State | Terry Haack can't tip it in | 49-46 |
| 08:16 | Missouri State | The offensive rebound goes to Alfred Delcastillo | 49-46 |
| 08:03 | Missouri State | Julian Bologna lays it in set up by Robert Steinmetz | 51-46 |
| 07:46 | Northern Iowa | Jeffrey Galloway comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 51-46 |
| 07:44 | Northern Iowa | John Allen pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-46 |
| 07:28 | Northern Iowa | Brian Simone hits the finger roll | 51-48 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Terry Haack (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Steinmetz (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Julian Bologna (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Christopher Todd (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Alfred Delcastillo (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Larry Lundy (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Brian Simone (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Galloway (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - John Allen (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Hille (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:16 | Missouri State | Jeffrey Galloway picks off the pass by Terry Haack | 51-48 |
| 07:11 | Northern Iowa | Brian Simone misses the lay-in | 51-48 |
| 07:09 | Missouri State | Julian Bologna pulls down the rebound | 51-48 |
| 06:44 | Missouri State | Alfred Delcastillo hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block | 51-48 |
| 06:43 | Northern Iowa | Jeffrey Galloway grabs the board | 51-48 |
| 06:30 | Northern Iowa | Terry Haack picks off the pass by Larry Lundy | 51-48 |
| 06:06 | Missouri State | Alfred Delcastillo misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline | 51-48 |
| 06:04 | Northern Iowa | Brian Simone gets the rebound | 51-48 |
| 05:46 | Northern Iowa | Jeffrey Galloway misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 51-48 |
| 05:45 | Missouri State | Christopher Todd gets the rebound | 51-48 |
| 05:29 | Missouri State | Robert Steinmetz can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 51-48 |
| 05:27 | Missouri State | Christopher Todd can't tip it in | 51-48 |
| 05:26 | Northern Iowa | Michael Hille grabs the defensive rebound | 51-48 |
| 05:26 | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-48 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Brent Bogan (PG), Eric Radford (SG), Richard Washington (SF), Don Heineman (PF), Michael Boggan (C) Terry Haack, Robert Steinmetz, Julian Bologna, Christopher Todd, Alfred Delcastillo | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Dwayne Merchant (PG), Ruben Long (SG), Jack James (SF), Joseph Cairns (PF), Clifton Scheidt (C) Larry Lundy, Brian Simone, Jeffrey Galloway, John Allen, Michael Hille | |
| 05:04 | Northern Iowa | Clifton Scheidt hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 51-48 |
| 05:02 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Cairns grabs the offensive board | 51-48 |
| 04:39 | Northern Iowa | Jack James comes up short on the jump hook near the basket | 51-48 |
| 04:37 | Missouri State | Michael Boggan snags the defensive board | 51-48 |
| 04:33 | Missouri State | Dwayne Merchant steals the ball from Brent Bogan in the backcourt | 51-48 |
| 04:18 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Cairns buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Dwayne Merchant | 51-50 |
| 04:01 | Missouri State | Michael Boggan hits a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Don Heineman | 53-50 |
| 03:59 | Northern Iowa | Dwayne Merchant is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 53-50 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Julian Bologna (SF) Michael Boggan | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Larry Lundy (PG) Ruben Long | |
| 03:46 | Missouri State | Don Heineman's floater is tipped away by Clifton Scheidt | 53-50 |
| 03:44 | Northern Iowa | Jack James grabs the board | 53-50 |
| 03:20 | Northern Iowa | Larry Lundy misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 53-50 |
| 03:19 | Missouri State | Eric Radford gets the rebound | 53-50 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Brent Bogan (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eric Radford (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Julian Bologna (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Richard Washington (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Don Heineman (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Larry Lundy (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dwayne Merchant (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jack James (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Joseph Cairns (fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. C - Clifton Scheidt (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:14 | Missouri State | Brent Bogan misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 53-50 |
| 03:12 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Cairns grabs the defensive rebound | 53-50 |
| 02:43 | Northern Iowa | Dwayne Merchant is hacked by Julian Bologna - foul #2 on Julian Bologna, team foul #7 | 53-50 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Terry Haack (PG), Robert Steinmetz (SG), Christopher Todd (PF), Alfred Delcastillo (C) Brent Bogan, Eric Radford, Richard Washington, Don Heineman | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Brian Simone (SG), John Allen (PF), Michael Hille (C) Larry Lundy, Joseph Cairns, Clifton Scheidt | |
| 02:43 | Northern Iowa | Dwayne Merchant makes the 1st free throw | 53-51 |
| 02:43 | Northern Iowa | Dwayne Merchant makes the 2nd free throw | 53-52 |
| 02:28 | Missouri State | Robert Steinmetz hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 53-52 |
| 02:26 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Dwayne Merchant | 53-52 |
| 02:26 | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 53-52 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Brent Bogan (PG) Terry Haack | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Larry Lundy (PG), Clifton Scheidt (C) Dwayne Merchant, Michael Hille | |
| 02:14 | Northern Iowa | Alfred Delcastillo steps in front of the Brian Simone pass | 53-52 |
| 01:58 | Missouri State | Brian Simone takes the ball from Robert Steinmetz | 53-52 |
| 01:52 | Northern Iowa | Alfred Delcastillo is called for the reach on Jack James - foul #2 on Alfred Delcastillo, team foul #8 | 53-52 |
| 01:52 | Northern Iowa | Jack James misses the 1st free throw | 53-52 |
| 01:52 | Missouri State | Alfred Delcastillo pulls down the rebound | 53-52 |
| 01:28 | Missouri State | Christopher Todd connects on the driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Alfred Delcastillo and he's fouled by Jack James - foul #4 on Jack James, team foul #4 | 55-52 |
| 01:28 | Missouri State | Christopher Todd makes the free throw | 56-52 |
| 01:08 | Northern Iowa | Brent Bogan is called for the reach on Larry Lundy - foul #2 on Brent Bogan, team foul #9 | 56-52 |
| 01:08 | Northern Iowa | Larry Lundy makes the 1st free throw | 56-53 |
| 01:08 | Northern Iowa | Larry Lundy makes the 2nd free throw | 56-54 |
| 00:50 | Missouri State | The short jumper by Christopher Todd is denied by Clifton Scheidt | 56-54 |
| 00:48 | Northern Iowa | Clifton Scheidt gets the rebound | 56-54 |
| 00:26 | Northern Iowa | Clifton Scheidt connects on the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Larry Lundy and the foul's on Julian Bologna - foul #3 on Julian Bologna, team foul #10 | 56-56 |
| 00:26 | Northern Iowa | Clifton Scheidt makes the free throw | 56-57 |
| 00:10 | Missouri State | Julian Bologna buries a driving attempt from the baseline | 58-57 |
| 00:10 | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 58-57 |
| 00:01 | Northern Iowa | Jack James loses the dribble to Brent Bogan | 58-57 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Missouri State | Brent Bogan runs out the clock | 58-57 |