| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Jeff Bigby (fresh) SG - Blake Roberts (fresh) SF - Jeremy Herman (fresh) PF - Wilbert Lane (fresh) C - Geoffrey Kammer (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Wiley Grossman (fresh) SG - Joel Palmer (fresh) SF - Tony Crisler (fresh) PF - Phillip Myers (fresh) C - Wesley Heller (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Southern Illinois | Wesley Heller wins the tip | 0-0 |
| 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) | |
| 19:41 | Southern Illinois | Tony Crisler misses the jumper from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | Southern Illinois | Joel Palmer hits the follow up shot | 0-2 |
| 19:16 | Northern Iowa | Jeremy Herman hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 0-2 |
| 19:14 | Southern Illinois | Wiley Grossman grabs the board | 0-2 |
| 19:09 | Southern Illinois | Phillip Myers is whistled for traveling | 0-2 |
| 18:55 | Northern Iowa | Jeremy Herman misses badly on a floater near the basket | 0-2 |
| 18:54 | Northern Iowa | Blake Roberts gets the offensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:40 | Northern Iowa | Jeremy Herman comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 0-2 |
| 18:39 | Southern Illinois | Wesley Heller gets the rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:25 | Southern Illinois | Phillip Myers clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 0-2 |
| 18:23 | Northern Iowa | Wilbert Lane gets the rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:18 | Northern Iowa | Blake Roberts can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 0-2 |
| 18:16 | Southern Illinois | Wesley Heller grabs the board | 0-2 |
| 18:09 | Southern Illinois | Phillip Myers throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-2 |
| 18:05 | Northern Iowa | Jeff Bigby is fouled in the backcourt by Wiley Grossman - foul #1 on Wiley Grossman, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 17:41 | Northern Iowa | Phillip Myers swats the layup by Wilbert Lane | 0-2 |
| 17:40 | Northern Iowa | Wilbert Lane snags the offensive board | 0-2 |
| 17:25 | Northern Iowa | Phillip Myers picks off the pass by Jeremy Herman | 0-2 |
| 17:05 | Southern Illinois | Wiley Grossman is hacked by Jeff Bigby - foul #1 on Jeff Bigby, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Oscar Finklea (SG), Anthony Engelman (PF) Joel Palmer, Phillip Myers | |
| 16:48 | Southern Illinois | Wesley Heller knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Wiley Grossman | 0-5 |
| 16:34 | Northern Iowa | Wilbert Lane hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 0-5 |
| 16:33 | Northern Iowa | Jeremy Herman gets the offensive rebound | 0-5 |
| 16:17 | Northern Iowa | Blake Roberts misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 0-5 |
| 16:16 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Kammer gets the offensive rebound | 0-5 |
| 16:04 | Northern Iowa | Wilbert Lane makes the jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Jeff Bigby | 2-5 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Jeff Bigby (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Blake Roberts (fresh) SF - Jeremy Herman (fresh) PF - Wilbert Lane (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Geoffrey Kammer (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Wiley Grossman (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Oscar Finklea (fresh) SF - Tony Crisler (fairly fresh) PF - Anthony Engelman (fresh) C - Wesley Heller (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:45 | Southern Illinois | Oscar Finklea comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 2-5 |
| 15:43 | Southern Illinois | Wesley Heller grabs the offensive board | 2-5 |
| 15:20 | Southern Illinois | Jeremy Herman is called for the reach on Anthony Engelman - foul #1 on Jeremy Herman, team foul #2 | 2-5 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | John Lemke (PG), Thomas Hoelscher (PF), Jason Suiter (C) Jeff Bigby, Wilbert Lane, Geoffrey Kammer | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Joel Palmer (SG), Bruce Menke (SF), Phillip Myers (PF) Wiley Grossman, Tony Crisler, Wesley Heller | |
| 15:02 | Southern Illinois | Bruce Menke misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing but the foul's on Jeremy Herman - foul #2 on Jeremy Herman, team foul #3 | 2-5 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Nicholas Brooks (C) Jeremy Herman | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 15:02 | Southern Illinois | Bruce Menke makes the 1st free throw | 2-6 |
| 15:02 | Southern Illinois | Bruce Menke makes the 2nd free throw | 2-7 |
| 15:02 | Southern Illinois | Bruce Menke misses the 3rd free throw | 2-7 |
| 15:02 | Northern Iowa | Jason Suiter pulls down the rebound | 2-7 |
| 14:42 | Northern Iowa | Nicholas Brooks scores on a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Thomas Hoelscher | 4-7 |
| 14:25 | Southern Illinois | Nicholas Brooks denies the turnaround by Phillip Myers | 4-7 |
| 14:23 | Northern Iowa | Nicholas Brooks snags the defensive board | 4-7 |
| 14:04 | Northern Iowa | John Lemke misses the floater from the left side | 4-7 |
| 14:03 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Anthony Engelman | 4-7 |
| 13:44 | Southern Illinois | Oscar Finklea hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 4-7 |
| 13:43 | Northern Iowa | Nicholas Brooks pulls down the rebound | 4-7 |
| 13:20 | Northern Iowa | John Lemke misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 4-7 |
| 13:19 | Northern Iowa | Blake Roberts snags the offensive board | 4-7 |
| 13:14 | Northern Iowa | Jason Suiter misses long on a fadeaway from the right block | 4-7 |
| 13:13 | Southern Illinois | Oscar Finklea grabs the board | 4-7 |
| 13:08 | Southern Illinois | Bruce Menke misses short on a floater from the left side | 4-7 |
| 13:06 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Hoelscher gets the rebound | 4-7 |
| 13:02 | Northern Iowa | John Lemke hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Blake Roberts | 6-7 |
| 12:49 | Southern Illinois | Bruce Menke drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 6-10 |
| 12:40 | Northern Iowa | Nicholas Brooks drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Thomas Hoelscher | 9-10 |
| 12:30 | Southern Illinois | Phillip Myers clanks a 3 from the right corner | 9-10 |
| 12:29 | Southern Illinois | Anthony Engelman tips it in | 9-12 |
| 12:12 | Northern Iowa | John Lemke misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 9-12 |
| 12:11 | Southern Illinois | Anthony Engelman snags the defensive board | 9-12 |
| 11:59 | Southern Illinois | Jason Suiter steps in front of the Phillip Myers pass | 9-12 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - John Lemke (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Blake Roberts (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Thomas Hoelscher (fresh) PF - Jason Suiter (fresh) C - Nicholas Brooks (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Oscar Finklea (fairly fresh) SG - Joel Palmer (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Bruce Menke (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Phillip Myers (fairly fresh) C - Anthony Engelman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:51 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Hoelscher's fadeaway is rejected by Anthony Engelman | 9-12 |
| 11:49 | Southern Illinois | Phillip Myers grabs the defensive rebound | 9-12 |
| 11:44 | Southern Illinois | Oscar Finklea misses badly on a floater from the right side | 9-12 |
| 11:43 | Northern Iowa | Jason Suiter gets the rebound | 9-12 |
| 11:22 | Northern Iowa | Nicholas Brooks buries a runner in the lane | 11-12 |
| 11:02 | Southern Illinois | Oscar Finklea hits a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Bruce Menke | 11-15 |
| 10:38 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Hoelscher hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Blake Roberts | 14-15 |
| 10:33 | Southern Illinois | Joel Palmer clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 14-15 |
| 10:31 | Northern Iowa | Jason Suiter grabs the board | 14-15 |
| 10:02 | Northern Iowa | Blake Roberts scores on a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Thomas Hoelscher and he's fouled by Phillip Myers - foul #1 on Phillip Myers, team foul #2 | 16-15 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jeff Bigby (PG), Larry Hayes (SF), Wilbert Lane (PF), Geoffrey Kammer (C) John Lemke, Thomas Hoelscher, Jason Suiter, Nicholas Brooks | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Wiley Grossman (PG), Tommy Brown (SG), Tony Crisler (SF), David Swarts (PF), Wesley Heller (C) Oscar Finklea, Joel Palmer, Bruce Menke, Phillip Myers, Anthony Engelman | |
| 10:02 | Northern Iowa | Blake Roberts misses the free throw | 16-15 |
| 10:02 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to David Swarts | 16-15 |
| 09:41 | Southern Illinois | Tommy Brown throws a bad pass out of bounds | 16-15 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Witherspoon (SG) Blake Roberts | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 09:21 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Kammer double dribbles | 16-15 |
| 09:11 | Southern Illinois | Tommy Brown misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 16-15 |
| 09:10 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Kammer grabs the defensive rebound | 16-15 |
| 09:05 | Northern Iowa | Robert Witherspoon drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Jeff Bigby | 19-15 |
| 08:50 | Southern Illinois | Tommy Brown buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Wiley Grossman | 19-18 |
| 08:38 | Northern Iowa | Jeff Bigby comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 19-18 |
| 08:37 | Northern Iowa | Wilbert Lane grabs the offensive board | 19-18 |
| 08:21 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Kammer loses the ball out of bounds | 19-18 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Thomas Hoelscher (SF) Robert Witherspoon | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Bruce Menke (SG) Tommy Brown | |
| 07:52 | Southern Illinois | Tony Crisler drills a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Wiley Grossman | 19-21 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Jeff Bigby (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Larry Hayes (fresh) SF - Thomas Hoelscher (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Wilbert Lane (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Geoffrey Kammer (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Wiley Grossman (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Bruce Menke (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Tony Crisler (fresh) 3 pts. PF - David Swarts (fairly fresh) C - Wesley Heller (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Northern Iowa | Larry Hayes can't throw it down | 19-21 |
| 07:28 | Southern Illinois | Bruce Menke gets the rebound | 19-21 |
| 07:11 | Southern Illinois | Tony Crisler connects on the runner from the left block and he's fouled by Thomas Hoelscher - foul #1 on Thomas Hoelscher, team foul #4 | 19-23 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | John Lemke (PG), Blake Roberts (SG), Jason Suiter (PF), Nicholas Brooks (C) Jeff Bigby, Larry Hayes, Wilbert Lane, Geoffrey Kammer | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Joel Palmer (SG), Jessie Hazel (C) David Swarts, Wesley Heller | |
| 07:11 | Southern Illinois | Tony Crisler makes the free throw | 19-24 |
| 06:54 | Northern Iowa | Blake Roberts's pass is intercepted by Bruce Menke | 19-24 |
| 06:37 | Southern Illinois | Joel Palmer misses short on a jumper from the right side | 19-24 |
| 06:35 | Northern Iowa | Jason Suiter snags the defensive board | 19-24 |
| 06:22 | Northern Iowa | Jessie Hazel steals it from John Lemke | 19-24 |
| 06:07 | Southern Illinois | Wiley Grossman misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on John Lemke - foul #1 on John Lemke, team foul #5 | 19-24 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jeff Bigby (PG), Geoffrey Kammer (C) John Lemke, Nicholas Brooks | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Phillip Myers (PF), Wesley Heller (C) Tony Crisler, Jessie Hazel | |
| 06:07 | Southern Illinois | Wiley Grossman makes the 1st free throw | 19-25 |
| 06:07 | Southern Illinois | Wiley Grossman makes the 2nd free throw | 19-26 |
| 05:58 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Hoelscher loses the dribble to Wiley Grossman | 19-26 |
| 05:38 | Southern Illinois | Bruce Menke knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away | 19-29 |
| 05:15 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Hoelscher loses the dribble to Wesley Heller | 19-29 |
| 04:55 | Southern Illinois | Bruce Menke comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 19-29 |
| 04:54 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Kammer snags the defensive board | 19-29 |
| 04:52 | Northern Iowa | Jeff Bigby's pass is intercepted by Wiley Grossman in the backcourt | 19-29 |
| 04:51 | Southern Illinois | Joel Palmer misses the dunk | 19-29 |
| 04:50 | Southern Illinois | Wesley Heller gets the offensive rebound | 19-29 |
| 04:39 | Southern Illinois | Phillip Myers buries a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Wiley Grossman | 19-31 |
| 04:10 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Kammer misses the jumper from close range but he's fouled by Wesley Heller - foul #1 on Wesley Heller, team foul #3 | 19-31 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | John Lemke (PG), Larry Hayes (SF), Wilbert Lane (PF) Jeff Bigby, Thomas Hoelscher, Jason Suiter | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Oscar Finklea (PG), Tommy Brown (SG), Tony Crisler (SF), Anthony Engelman (PF), David Swarts (C) Wiley Grossman, Joel Palmer, Bruce Menke, Phillip Myers, Wesley Heller | |
| 04:10 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Kammer makes the 1st free throw | 20-31 |
| 04:10 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Kammer makes the 2nd free throw | 21-31 |
| 03:49 | Southern Illinois | Geoffrey Kammer takes the ball from David Swarts | 21-31 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - John Lemke (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Blake Roberts (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Larry Hayes (fresh) PF - Wilbert Lane (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Geoffrey Kammer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Oscar Finklea (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Tommy Brown (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Tony Crisler (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Anthony Engelman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - David Swarts (fresh) | |
| 03:30 | Northern Iowa | Blake Roberts knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner | 24-31 |
| 03:18 | Southern Illinois | Oscar Finklea buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Tony Crisler and the foul's on Geoffrey Kammer - foul #1 on Geoffrey Kammer, team foul #6 | 24-33 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jeremy Herman (SF), Nicholas Brooks (C) Blake Roberts, Geoffrey Kammer | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 03:18 | Southern Illinois | Oscar Finklea misses the free throw | 24-33 |
| 03:18 | Northern Iowa | Nicholas Brooks grabs the board | 24-33 |
| 03:12 | Northern Iowa | Larry Hayes misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline | 24-33 |
| 03:11 | Southern Illinois | Tommy Brown pulls down the rebound | 24-33 |
| 03:06 | Southern Illinois | Tony Crisler drills a shot from the baseline set up by Oscar Finklea and he's hacked by John Lemke - foul #2 on John Lemke, team foul #7 | 24-35 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Thomas Hoelscher (C) Nicholas Brooks | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 03:06 | Southern Illinois | Tony Crisler makes the free throw | 24-36 |
| 02:45 | Northern Iowa | Jeremy Herman can't connect on a shot in the lane | 24-36 |
| 02:44 | Southern Illinois | Tony Crisler snags the defensive board | 24-36 |
| 02:26 | Southern Illinois | Anthony Engelman hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Tony Crisler | 24-39 |
| 02:08 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Hoelscher jams it and he's hacked by Tommy Brown - foul #1 on Tommy Brown, team foul #4 | 26-39 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jeff Bigby (PG), Blake Roberts (SG) John Lemke, Larry Hayes | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Wiley Grossman (PG), Joel Palmer (SG), Phillip Myers (PF), Wesley Heller (C) Oscar Finklea, Tommy Brown, Anthony Engelman, David Swarts | |
| 02:08 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Hoelscher misses the free throw | 26-39 |
| 02:08 | Southern Illinois | Phillip Myers snags the defensive board | 26-39 |
| 01:45 | Southern Illinois | Tony Crisler buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Joel Palmer and he's fouled by Jeremy Herman - foul #3 on Jeremy Herman, team foul #8 | 26-41 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jason Suiter (C) Jeremy Herman | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 01:45 | Southern Illinois | Tony Crisler makes the free throw | 26-42 |
| 01:21 | Northern Iowa | Jason Suiter hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 26-42 |
| 01:19 | Southern Illinois | Wesley Heller gets the rebound | 26-42 |
| 00:56 | Southern Illinois | Joel Palmer is fouled on the floor by Blake Roberts - foul #1 on Blake Roberts, team foul #9 | 26-42 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Mark Slade (PF), Geoffrey Kammer (C) Thomas Hoelscher, Wilbert Lane | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Bruce Menke (SF) Tony Crisler | |
| 00:56 | Southern Illinois | Joel Palmer misses the 1st free throw | 26-42 |
| 00:56 | Southern Illinois | Wesley Heller snags the offensive board | 26-42 |
| 00:46 | Southern Illinois | Bruce Menke lays it in on a nice dish by Wiley Grossman | 26-44 |
| 00:35 | Northern Iowa | Mark Slade knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 29-44 |
| 00:21 | Southern Illinois | Phillip Myers can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Mark Slade - foul #1 on Mark Slade, team foul #10 | 29-44 |
| 00:21 | Southern Illinois | Phillip Myers makes the 1st free throw | 29-45 |
| 00:21 | Southern Illinois | Phillip Myers misses the 2nd free throw | 29-45 |
| 00:21 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Geoffrey Kammer | 29-45 |
| 00:02 | Northern Iowa | Jeff Bigby's floater is knocked away by Bruce Menke | 29-45 |
| 00:00 | Southern Illinois | Bruce Menke grabs the board | 29-45 |