| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Steven Hall (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Garvin (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Claude Sanders (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Yong Huang (fresh) 4 pts. C - Donald Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Kurtis Beatty (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christopher Garner (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Howard Lawson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Kenneth Ringler (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - John Merchant (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Western Illinois | Howard Lawson inbounds the ball | 28-30 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:44 | Western Illinois | Kurtis Beatty drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Howard Lawson | 28-33 |
| 19:25 | Northern Iowa | Donald Jones's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-33 |
| 19:07 | Western Illinois | Kurtis Beatty is whistled for a carry | 28-33 |
| 18:44 | Northern Iowa | Donald Jones clanks a jump hook in the paint | 28-33 |
| 18:42 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Kenneth Ringler | 28-33 |
| 18:31 | Western Illinois | Howard Lawson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-33 |
| 18:15 | Northern Iowa | Christopher Garner steals it from David Garvin | 28-33 |
| 17:48 | Western Illinois | The jump hook by Kurtis Beatty is blocked by Yong Huang | 28-33 |
| 17:46 | Northern Iowa | Claude Sanders grabs the board | 28-33 |
| 17:29 | Northern Iowa | Christopher Garner steps in front of the Steven Hall pass | 28-33 |
| 17:25 | Western Illinois | Kurtis Beatty banks in the layup set up by Christopher Garner | 28-35 |
| 17:00 | Northern Iowa | Claude Sanders makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Steven Hall | 31-35 |
| 16:40 | Western Illinois | Kurtis Beatty misses long on a shot from the left block but he's hacked by Steven Hall - foul #2 on Steven Hall, team foul #1 | 31-35 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Kenneth Yungbluth (PG), Marc Brewer (SG), Patrick Dubay (SF), Clyde Forsyth (PF), James Wren (C) Steven Hall, David Garvin, Claude Sanders, Yong Huang, Donald Jones | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Timothy Lohmann (SG), David Brundage (SF), Frank Tobin (PF), Horace Adams (C) Christopher Garner, Howard Lawson, Kenneth Ringler, John Merchant | |
| 16:40 | Western Illinois | Kurtis Beatty makes the 1st free throw | 31-36 |
| 16:40 | Western Illinois | Kurtis Beatty misses the 2nd free throw | 31-36 |
| 16:40 | Northern Iowa | Clyde Forsyth grabs the defensive rebound | 31-36 |
| 16:19 | Northern Iowa | Kenneth Yungbluth knocks in the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Marc Brewer and the foul's on Kurtis Beatty - foul #1 on Kurtis Beatty, team foul #1 | 33-36 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Johnny Lowe (SG) Kurtis Beatty | |
| 16:19 | Northern Iowa | Kenneth Yungbluth misses the free throw | 33-36 |
| 16:19 | Northern Iowa | Clyde Forsyth pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-36 |
| 16:03 | Northern Iowa | Clyde Forsyth misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 33-36 |
| 16:02 | Northern Iowa | Clyde Forsyth tips it in | 35-36 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Kenneth Yungbluth (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Marc Brewer (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Patrick Dubay (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Clyde Forsyth (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - James Wren (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Timothy Lohmann (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Johnny Lowe (fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Brundage (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Frank Tobin (fresh) 2 pts. C - Horace Adams (fresh) | |
| 15:45 | Western Illinois | Timothy Lohmann misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 35-36 |
| 15:43 | Northern Iowa | Kenneth Yungbluth grabs the board | 35-36 |
| 15:24 | Northern Iowa | Marc Brewer can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 35-36 |
| 15:22 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to David Brundage | 35-36 |
| 15:05 | Western Illinois | David Brundage drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 35-38 |
| 14:44 | Northern Iowa | Kenneth Yungbluth misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 35-38 |
| 14:43 | Western Illinois | David Brundage snags the defensive board | 35-38 |
| 14:26 | Western Illinois | Timothy Lohmann hits a jumper from the left side set up by David Brundage | 35-40 |
| 14:01 | Northern Iowa | James Wren is fouled on the floor by David Brundage - foul #3 on David Brundage, team foul #2 | 35-40 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Steven Hall (PG), David Garvin (SG), Claude Sanders (SF), Yong Huang (PF), Donald Jones (C) Kenneth Yungbluth, Marc Brewer, Patrick Dubay, Clyde Forsyth, James Wren | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Elmer Shope (PG), Christopher Garner (SG), Howard Lawson (SF), Kenneth Ringler (PF), John Merchant (C) Timothy Lohmann, Johnny Lowe, David Brundage, Frank Tobin, Horace Adams | |
| 13:44 | Northern Iowa | Donald Jones misses the easy layup | 35-40 |
| 13:43 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to John Merchant | 35-40 |
| 13:38 | Western Illinois | Christopher Garner loses the ball out of bounds | 35-40 |
| 13:21 | Northern Iowa | Yong Huang hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Kenneth Ringler - foul #1 on Kenneth Ringler, team foul #3 | 35-40 |
| 13:21 | Northern Iowa | Yong Huang makes the 1st free throw | 36-40 |
| 13:21 | Northern Iowa | Yong Huang misses the 2nd free throw | 36-40 |
| 13:21 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to John Merchant | 36-40 |
| 13:03 | Western Illinois | Christopher Garner comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 36-40 |
| 13:01 | Northern Iowa | Claude Sanders gets the rebound | 36-40 |
| 12:55 | Northern Iowa | Yong Huang connects on the shot from the baseline on a nice dish by David Garvin | 38-40 |
| 12:36 | Western Illinois | Donald Jones steals the ball from Howard Lawson | 38-40 |
| 12:20 | Northern Iowa | Donald Jones misses the floater from the baseline | 38-40 |
| 12:19 | Western Illinois | Kenneth Ringler snags the defensive board | 38-40 |
| 11:57 | Western Illinois | Christopher Garner scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by John Merchant | 38-43 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Steven Hall (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Garvin (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Claude Sanders (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Yong Huang (fresh) 7 pts. 2 blk. C - Donald Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Elmer Shope (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Christopher Garner (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Howard Lawson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Kenneth Ringler (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - John Merchant (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:46 | Northern Iowa | Yong Huang loses the ball out of bounds | 38-43 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Kenneth Yungbluth (PG) Steven Hall | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Kurtis Beatty (SF), Frank Tobin (C) Howard Lawson, John Merchant | |
| 11:34 | Western Illinois | Kenneth Ringler hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Elmer Shope | 38-45 |
| 11:26 | Northern Iowa | Kenneth Yungbluth misses the easy layup | 38-45 |
| 11:24 | Western Illinois | Frank Tobin gets the rebound | 38-45 |
| 11:10 | Western Illinois | Donald Jones is called for the reach on Frank Tobin - foul #1 on Donald Jones, team foul #2 | 38-45 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Marc Brewer (SG), Patrick Dubay (SF), Clyde Forsyth (PF), James Wren (C) David Garvin, Claude Sanders, Yong Huang, Donald Jones | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | David Brundage (C) Kenneth Ringler | |
| 10:51 | Western Illinois | Elmer Shope misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Kenneth Yungbluth - foul #2 on Kenneth Yungbluth, team foul #3 | 38-45 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Timothy Lohmann (SG) Christopher Garner | |
| 10:51 | Western Illinois | Elmer Shope makes the 1st free throw | 38-46 |
| 10:51 | Western Illinois | Elmer Shope misses the 2nd free throw | 38-46 |
| 10:51 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Clyde Forsyth | 38-46 |
| 10:22 | Northern Iowa | Kenneth Yungbluth is hacked by Frank Tobin - foul #1 on Frank Tobin, team foul #4 | 38-46 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | David Garvin (SG) Marc Brewer | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | John Merchant (C) Elmer Shope | |
| 10:17 | Northern Iowa | Clyde Forsyth lays it in on a nice dish by David Garvin | 40-46 |
| 09:57 | Western Illinois | Kurtis Beatty is whistled for a carry | 40-46 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Steven Hall (PG), Donald Jones (C) Patrick Dubay, James Wren | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Christopher Garner (SG), Kenneth Ringler (PF) Timothy Lohmann, Frank Tobin | |
| 09:38 | Northern Iowa | Steven Hall drills a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Clyde Forsyth | 42-46 |
| 09:21 | Western Illinois | Christopher Garner is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Yungbluth - foul #3 on Kenneth Yungbluth, team foul #4 | 42-46 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Claude Sanders (SF), Yong Huang (PF) Kenneth Yungbluth, Clyde Forsyth | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Howard Lawson (SF) David Brundage | |
| 09:05 | Western Illinois | Christopher Garner is fouled on the floor by David Garvin - foul #1 on David Garvin, team foul #5 | 42-46 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Elmer Shope (PG) Kurtis Beatty | |
| 08:44 | Western Illinois | John Merchant comes up short on the floater from the left side | 42-46 |
| 08:42 | Western Illinois | John Merchant snags the offensive board | 42-46 |
| 08:31 | Western Illinois | Christopher Garner clanks a 3 from the right corner | 42-46 |
| 08:30 | Northern Iowa | Yong Huang gets the rebound | 42-46 |
| 08:12 | Northern Iowa | Steven Hall clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 42-46 |
| 08:10 | Western Illinois | John Merchant grabs the board | 42-46 |
| 07:49 | Western Illinois | Claude Sanders steals it from Elmer Shope | 42-46 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Steven Hall (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Garvin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Claude Sanders (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Yong Huang (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Donald Jones (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Elmer Shope (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Christopher Garner (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Howard Lawson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Kenneth Ringler (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - John Merchant (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:35 | Northern Iowa | Steven Hall is hacked by Howard Lawson - foul #2 on Howard Lawson, team foul #5 | 42-46 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Kenneth Yungbluth (PG), Marc Brewer (SG), Clyde Forsyth (C) Steven Hall, David Garvin, Donald Jones | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Timothy Lohmann (SG), Kurtis Beatty (SF), Frank Tobin (PF), David Brundage (C) Christopher Garner, Howard Lawson, Kenneth Ringler, John Merchant | |
| 07:16 | Northern Iowa | Yong Huang misses the easy layup | 42-46 |
| 07:15 | Northern Iowa | Claude Sanders pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-46 |
| 07:03 | Northern Iowa | Kenneth Yungbluth comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by Elmer Shope - foul #4 on Elmer Shope, team foul #6 | 42-46 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Patrick Dubay (SF), James Wren (C) Claude Sanders, Yong Huang | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Horace Adams (C) Elmer Shope | |
| 07:03 | Northern Iowa | Kenneth Yungbluth misses the 1st free throw | 42-46 |
| 07:03 | Northern Iowa | Kenneth Yungbluth misses the 2nd free throw | 42-46 |
| 07:03 | Western Illinois | Horace Adams grabs the defensive rebound | 42-46 |
| 06:50 | Western Illinois | Frank Tobin scores on a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Kurtis Beatty | 42-48 |
| 06:34 | Northern Iowa | Marc Brewer misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 42-48 |
| 06:32 | Western Illinois | David Brundage gets the rebound | 42-48 |
| 06:15 | Western Illinois | Frank Tobin misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 42-48 |
| 06:14 | Western Illinois | Kurtis Beatty snags the offensive board | 42-48 |
| 05:48 | Western Illinois | Kurtis Beatty hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 42-48 |
| 05:47 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to James Wren | 42-48 |
| 05:22 | Northern Iowa | Kenneth Yungbluth misses long on a floater from the left wing | 42-48 |
| 05:20 | Northern Iowa | Kenneth Yungbluth grabs the offensive board | 42-48 |
| 04:59 | Northern Iowa | Kenneth Yungbluth scores on a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Clyde Forsyth | 44-48 |
| 04:59 | Western Illinois | Western Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 44-48 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Steven Hall (PG), David Garvin (SG), Claude Sanders (SF), Yong Huang (PF), Donald Jones (C) Kenneth Yungbluth, Marc Brewer, Patrick Dubay, Clyde Forsyth, James Wren | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Elmer Shope (PG), Christopher Garner (SG), Howard Lawson (SF), Kenneth Ringler (PF), John Merchant (C) Kurtis Beatty, Timothy Lohmann, David Brundage, Frank Tobin, Horace Adams | |
| 04:38 | Western Illinois | Christopher Garner comes up short on the shot from the left block | 44-48 |
| 04:36 | Western Illinois | Christopher Garner tips it home | 44-50 |
| 04:18 | Northern Iowa | Claude Sanders hits a jumper from the free throw line set up by Donald Jones | 46-50 |
| 03:53 | Western Illinois | Elmer Shope drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by John Merchant | 46-52 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Steven Hall (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Garvin (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Claude Sanders (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Yong Huang (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Donald Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Elmer Shope (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Christopher Garner (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Howard Lawson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Kenneth Ringler (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - John Merchant (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:30 | Northern Iowa | Steven Hall comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 46-52 |
| 03:29 | Northern Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Yong Huang | 46-52 |
| 03:13 | Northern Iowa | Claude Sanders misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 46-52 |
| 03:11 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Howard Lawson | 46-52 |
| 02:50 | Western Illinois | Howard Lawson misses the 3 from the left wing | 46-52 |
| 02:49 | Western Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Kenneth Ringler | 46-52 |
| 02:35 | Western Illinois | Kenneth Ringler's pass is intercepted by Steven Hall | 46-52 |
| 02:10 | Northern Iowa | Donald Jones buries a runner near the basket set up by Claude Sanders | 48-52 |
| 01:52 | Western Illinois | Howard Lawson scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Elmer Shope | 48-55 |
| 01:26 | Northern Iowa | David Garvin buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 51-55 |
| 01:19 | Western Illinois | Howard Lawson misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 51-55 |
| 01:18 | Northern Iowa | Donald Jones gets the rebound | 51-55 |
| 01:07 | Northern Iowa | Steven Hall misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 51-55 |
| 01:06 | Western Illinois | Christopher Garner pulls down the rebound | 51-55 |
| 00:52 | Western Illinois | Howard Lawson can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 51-55 |
| 00:50 | Northern Iowa | Yong Huang pulls down the rebound | 51-55 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:31 | Northern Iowa | Howard Lawson picks off the pass by Donald Jones | 51-55 |
| 00:26 | Western Illinois | Christopher Garner jams it set up by Howard Lawson | 51-57 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:20 | Northern Iowa | Steven Hall's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-57 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Kurtis Beatty (PG) Elmer Shope | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:19 | Western Illinois | Kurtis Beatty is hacked by Steven Hall in the backcourt - foul #3 on Steven Hall, team foul #6 | 51-57 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | David Brundage (C) John Merchant | |
| 00:16 | Western Illinois | Yong Huang is called for the reach on Kurtis Beatty - foul #2 on Yong Huang, team foul #7 | 51-57 |
| 00:16 | Western Illinois | Kurtis Beatty makes the 1st free throw | 51-58 |
| 00:16 | Western Illinois | Kurtis Beatty makes the 2nd free throw | 51-59 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:10 | Northern Iowa | David Garvin connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 54-59 |
| 00:10 | Western Illinois | Western Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 54-59 |
| 00:08 | Western Illinois | David Brundage is hacked by Steven Hall in the backcourt - foul #4 on Steven Hall, team foul #8 | 54-59 |
| 00:08 | Western Illinois | David Brundage misses the 1st free throw | 54-59 |
| 00:08 | Northern Iowa | Yong Huang grabs the defensive rebound | 54-59 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:01 | Northern Iowa | Howard Lawson is called for the reach on Claude Sanders - foul #3 on Howard Lawson, team foul #7 | 54-59 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Elmer Shope (PG), John Merchant (C) Kurtis Beatty, David Brundage | |
| 00:01 | Northern Iowa | Claude Sanders makes the 1st free throw | 55-59 |
| 00:01 | Northern Iowa | Claude Sanders makes the 2nd free throw | 56-59 |
| 00:00 | Western Illinois | Elmer Shope runs out the clock | 56-59 |