| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Robert Roberts (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gerald Whitt (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mike Cole (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Mark Coogan (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Danny Vedder (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Mathew Reidy (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Harvey Maddux (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Kenneth White (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Flannery (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Johnson Henry (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northern Iowa | Mike Cole inbounds the ball | 36-51 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:41 | Northern Iowa | Mark Coogan comes up short on the turnaround in the paint | 36-51 |
| 19:39 | Southern Illinois | Kenneth White snags the defensive board | 36-51 |
| 19:12 | Southern Illinois | Harvey Maddux misses the 3 from the left corner | 36-51 |
| 19:10 | Northern Iowa | Mark Coogan grabs the board | 36-51 |
| 18:55 | Northern Iowa | Robert Roberts hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range | 36-51 |
| 18:54 | Southern Illinois | Harvey Maddux grabs the board | 36-51 |
| 18:31 | Southern Illinois | Johnson Henry lays it in on a nice dish by Kenneth White | 36-53 |
| 18:14 | Northern Iowa | Mike Cole hits the finger roll | 38-53 |
| 17:55 | Southern Illinois | Michael Flannery misses short on a fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Danny Vedder - foul #1 on Danny Vedder, team foul #1 | 38-53 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Thomas Fisher (SF) Kenneth White | |
| 17:55 | Southern Illinois | Michael Flannery misses the 1st free throw | 38-53 |
| 17:55 | Southern Illinois | Michael Flannery makes the 2nd free throw | 38-54 |
| 17:32 | Northern Iowa | Mike Cole misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 38-54 |
| 17:31 | Southern Illinois | Johnson Henry grabs the board | 38-54 |
| 17:08 | Southern Illinois | Johnson Henry hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket | 38-54 |
| 17:07 | Northern Iowa | Danny Vedder grabs the defensive rebound | 38-54 |
| 16:51 | Northern Iowa | Robert Roberts misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 38-54 |
| 16:50 | Southern Illinois | Michael Flannery gets the rebound | 38-54 |
| 16:29 | Southern Illinois | Gerald Whitt steps in front of the Thomas Fisher pass | 38-54 |
| 16:25 | Northern Iowa | Robert Roberts lays it in on a nice dish by Gerald Whitt | 40-54 |
| 16:02 | Southern Illinois | Johnson Henry knocks in the floater from the left block on a nice dish by Harvey Maddux | 40-56 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Robert Roberts (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gerald Whitt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mike Cole (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Mark Coogan (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Danny Vedder (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Mathew Reidy (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Harvey Maddux (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Fisher (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Michael Flannery (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Johnson Henry (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:50 | Northern Iowa | Mike Cole blows the layup but the foul's on Mathew Reidy - foul #2 on Mathew Reidy, team foul #1 | 40-56 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Timothy McMann (PG), James Leighton (SG), Robert Towns (PF), James Clark (C) Robert Roberts, Gerald Whitt, Mark Coogan, Danny Vedder | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Anthony Scott (SG), Kenneth White (SF), David Scott (PF), Wayne Allen (C) Mathew Reidy, Harvey Maddux, Michael Flannery, Johnson Henry | |
| 15:50 | Northern Iowa | Mike Cole makes the 1st free throw | 41-56 |
| 15:50 | Northern Iowa | Mike Cole makes the 2nd free throw | 42-56 |
| 15:40 | Southern Illinois | Mike Cole steals the ball from Thomas Fisher | 42-56 |
| 15:21 | Northern Iowa | Mike Cole blows the layup | 42-56 |
| 15:19 | Northern Iowa | Robert Towns tips it but misses | 42-56 |
| 15:17 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Wayne Allen | 42-56 |
| 14:49 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Fisher drills a shot from the left side set up by David Scott | 42-58 |
| 14:33 | Northern Iowa | James Leighton is whistled for traveling | 42-58 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Bruce Wright (SF) Mike Cole | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Adam Poindexter (SG) Thomas Fisher | |
| 14:14 | Southern Illinois | David Scott hits the finger roll | 42-60 |
| 13:53 | Northern Iowa | Timothy McMann connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 45-60 |
| 13:37 | Southern Illinois | Robert Towns is called for the reach on Adam Poindexter - foul #1 on Robert Towns, team foul #2 | 45-60 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Roberts (PG), Mark Coogan (PF), Danny Vedder (C) James Leighton, Robert Towns, James Clark | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Mathew Reidy (PG), Harvey Maddux (SG) Anthony Scott, Kenneth White | |
| 13:24 | Southern Illinois | Adam Poindexter hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 45-60 |
| 13:22 | Northern Iowa | Robert Roberts snags the defensive board | 45-60 |
| 13:13 | Northern Iowa | Danny Vedder scores on a runner in the paint on a great pass from Bruce Wright | 47-60 |
| 13:03 | Southern Illinois | Timothy McMann is called for the reach on Adam Poindexter - foul #2 on Timothy McMann, team foul #3 | 47-60 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Gerald Whitt (SG) Timothy McMann | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Thomas Fisher (SF), Michael Flannery (PF), Johnson Henry (C) Adam Poindexter, David Scott, Wayne Allen | |
| 12:50 | Southern Illinois | Mathew Reidy misses long on a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Gerald Whitt - foul #3 on Gerald Whitt, team foul #4 | 47-60 |
| 12:50 | Southern Illinois | Mathew Reidy misses the 1st free throw | 47-60 |
| 12:50 | Southern Illinois | Mathew Reidy makes the 2nd free throw | 47-61 |
| 12:28 | Northern Iowa | Gerald Whitt can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 47-61 |
| 12:26 | Northern Iowa | Danny Vedder gets the offensive rebound | 47-61 |
| 12:08 | Northern Iowa | Mark Coogan misses short on a driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by Michael Flannery - foul #1 on Michael Flannery, team foul #2 | 47-61 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Kenneth White (SF) Harvey Maddux | |
| 12:08 | Northern Iowa | Mark Coogan makes the 1st free throw | 48-61 |
| 12:08 | Northern Iowa | Mark Coogan misses the 2nd free throw | 48-61 |
| 12:08 | Southern Illinois | Michael Flannery grabs the board | 48-61 |
| 11:48 | Southern Illinois | Danny Vedder steps in front of the Kenneth White pass | 48-61 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Robert Roberts (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gerald Whitt (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Bruce Wright (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Mark Coogan (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Danny Vedder (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Mathew Reidy (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Thomas Fisher (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kenneth White (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Flannery (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Johnson Henry (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:22 | Northern Iowa | Mark Coogan is denied on a layup by Johnson Henry | 48-61 |
| 11:21 | Southern Illinois | Johnson Henry grabs the board | 48-61 |
| 10:59 | Southern Illinois | Johnson Henry is denied on a layup by Mark Coogan | 48-61 |
| 10:57 | Northern Iowa | Danny Vedder pulls down the rebound | 48-61 |
| 10:45 | Northern Iowa | Mark Coogan can't connect on a shot from the right block | 48-61 |
| 10:43 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Fisher grabs the board | 48-61 |
| 10:38 | Southern Illinois | Mathew Reidy loses the dribble to Bruce Wright | 48-61 |
| 10:33 | Northern Iowa | Robert Roberts hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 48-61 |
| 10:31 | Northern Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Bruce Wright | 48-61 |
| 10:17 | Northern Iowa | Gerald Whitt hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 48-61 |
| 10:15 | Northern Iowa | Danny Vedder can't tip it in | 48-61 |
| 10:14 | Southern Illinois | Johnson Henry snags the defensive board | 48-61 |
| 09:49 | Southern Illinois | Mathew Reidy buries a 3 pointer from straight away | 48-64 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 09:42 | Northern Iowa | Johnson Henry picks off the pass by Bruce Wright | 48-64 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 09:24 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Fisher hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 48-64 |
| 09:23 | Southern Illinois | Michael Flannery tips it but misses | 48-64 |
| 09:21 | Northern Iowa | Robert Roberts grabs the board | 48-64 |
| 09:06 | Northern Iowa | Robert Roberts clanks a jumper from the right side | 48-64 |
| 09:04 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Kenneth White | 48-64 |
| 08:43 | Southern Illinois | Michael Flannery loses the ball out of bounds | 48-64 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Timothy McMann (PG), James Leighton (SG), Mike Cole (SF), Robert Towns (PF), James Clark (C) Robert Roberts, Gerald Whitt, Bruce Wright, Mark Coogan, Danny Vedder | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Anthony Scott (PG), Harvey Maddux (SG), Adam Poindexter (SF), David Scott (PF), Wayne Allen (C) Mathew Reidy, Thomas Fisher, Kenneth White, Michael Flannery, Johnson Henry | |
| 08:32 | Northern Iowa | Anthony Scott is called for the reach on Timothy McMann - foul #1 on Anthony Scott, team foul #3 | 48-64 |
| 08:22 | Northern Iowa | Robert Towns misses badly on a jump hook from close range | 48-64 |
| 08:21 | Southern Illinois | David Scott grabs the defensive rebound | 48-64 |
| 07:59 | Southern Illinois | Adam Poindexter hits a floater in the lane set up by Anthony Scott | 48-66 |
| 07:50 | Northern Iowa | Wayne Allen steps in front of the James Clark pass | 48-66 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Timothy McMann (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SG - James Leighton (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Mike Cole (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Robert Towns (fresh) 5 reb. C - James Clark (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Anthony Scott (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Harvey Maddux (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Adam Poindexter (fresh) 4 pts. PF - David Scott (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Wayne Allen (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:26 | Southern Illinois | Adam Poindexter connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Harvey Maddux | 48-69 |
| 07:12 | Northern Iowa | Timothy McMann hits a 3 pointer from the right wing | 51-69 |
| 06:54 | Southern Illinois | James Leighton is called for the reach on Harvey Maddux - foul #1 on James Leighton, team foul #5 | 51-69 |
| 06:38 | Southern Illinois | Harvey Maddux hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 51-69 |
| 06:36 | Southern Illinois | Harvey Maddux tips it back up and in | 51-71 |
| 06:27 | Northern Iowa | James Clark is hacked by David Scott - foul #2 on David Scott, team foul #4 | 51-71 |
| 06:16 | Northern Iowa | Mike Cole clanks a shot from the right wing | 51-71 |
| 06:15 | Northern Iowa | Robert Towns grabs the offensive rebound | 51-71 |
| 06:06 | Northern Iowa | James Clark clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 51-71 |
| 06:05 | Southern Illinois | David Scott grabs the board | 51-71 |
| 06:01 | Southern Illinois | Anthony Scott connects on the floater from the right wing set up by Harvey Maddux | 51-73 |
| 05:45 | Northern Iowa | James Clark banks in the layup and he's hacked by Anthony Scott - foul #2 on Anthony Scott, team foul #5 | 53-73 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Roberts (PG), Gerald Whitt (SG), Mark Coogan (PF), Danny Vedder (C) Timothy McMann, James Leighton, Mike Cole, Robert Towns | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Mathew Reidy (PG), Thomas Fisher (SG), Kenneth White (SF), Michael Flannery (PF), Robert Jennings (C) Anthony Scott, Harvey Maddux, Adam Poindexter, David Scott, Wayne Allen | |
| 05:45 | Northern Iowa | James Clark makes the free throw | 54-73 |
| 05:25 | Southern Illinois | Michael Flannery knocks in the fadeaway from close range | 54-75 |
| 05:12 | Northern Iowa | Danny Vedder can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Robert Jennings - foul #1 on Robert Jennings, team foul #6 | 54-75 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Bruce Wright (SF) James Clark | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Johnson Henry (C) Robert Jennings | |
| 05:12 | Northern Iowa | Danny Vedder makes the 1st free throw | 55-75 |
| 05:12 | Northern Iowa | Danny Vedder misses the 2nd free throw | 55-75 |
| 05:12 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Johnson Henry | 55-75 |
| 04:46 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Fisher misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 55-75 |
| 04:44 | Southern Illinois | Michael Flannery tips it in | 55-77 |
| 04:35 | Northern Iowa | Mark Coogan misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Michael Flannery - foul #2 on Michael Flannery, team foul #7 | 55-77 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Leighton (PG), David Simmons (SG), Robert Towns (C) Robert Roberts, Gerald Whitt, Danny Vedder | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Anthony Scott (SG), Adam Poindexter (SF), David Scott (PF), Robert Jennings (C) Mathew Reidy, Kenneth White, Michael Flannery, Johnson Henry | |
| 04:35 | Northern Iowa | Mark Coogan makes the 1st free throw | 56-77 |
| 04:35 | Northern Iowa | Mark Coogan makes the 2nd free throw | 57-77 |
| 04:15 | Southern Illinois | David Scott's layup is rejected by Mark Coogan | 57-77 |
| 04:13 | Southern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Jennings | 57-77 |
| 03:52 | Southern Illinois | Bruce Wright swats the layup by Robert Jennings | 57-77 |
| 03:51 | Northern Iowa | Mark Coogan grabs the defensive rebound | 57-77 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - James Leighton (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - David Simmons (fresh) SF - Bruce Wright (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Mark Coogan (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Towns (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Thomas Fisher (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Anthony Scott (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Adam Poindexter (fresh) 7 pts. PF - David Scott (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Jennings (fresh) | |
| 03:32 | Northern Iowa | David Simmons knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by James Leighton | 60-77 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:06 | Southern Illinois | Adam Poindexter misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 60-77 |
| 03:05 | Northern Iowa | Robert Towns grabs the board | 60-77 |
| 02:47 | Northern Iowa | David Simmons throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-77 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Timothy McMann (PG), Frank Green (SF), James Clark (C) David Simmons, Bruce Wright, Mark Coogan | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Wayne Allen (PF) Adam Poindexter | |
| 02:33 | Southern Illinois | Robert Jennings hits the finger roll on a great pass from Anthony Scott and he's hacked by James Clark - foul #2 on James Clark, team foul #6 | 60-79 |
| 02:33 | Southern Illinois | Robert Jennings makes the free throw | 60-80 |
| 02:15 | Northern Iowa | Timothy McMann misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 60-80 |
| 02:13 | Southern Illinois | David Scott grabs the defensive rebound | 60-80 |
| 01:58 | Southern Illinois | Anthony Scott misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 60-80 |
| 01:57 | Northern Iowa | Frank Green gets the rebound | 60-80 |
| 01:36 | Northern Iowa | James Clark misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 60-80 |
| 01:35 | Southern Illinois | Wayne Allen pulls down the rebound | 60-80 |
| 01:15 | Southern Illinois | Anthony Scott steps out of bounds on the sideline | 60-80 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Bruce Wright (SF) Frank Green | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Adam Poindexter (SF) Robert Jennings | |
| 01:08 | Northern Iowa | Wayne Allen is called for the reach on James Leighton - foul #1 on Wayne Allen, team foul #8 | 60-80 |
| 01:08 | Northern Iowa | James Leighton makes the 1st free throw | 61-80 |
| 01:08 | Northern Iowa | James Leighton makes the 2nd free throw | 62-80 |
| 00:46 | Southern Illinois | David Scott lays it up and in and the foul's on Robert Towns - foul #2 on Robert Towns, team foul #7 | 62-82 |
| 00:46 | Southern Illinois | David Scott misses the free throw | 62-82 |
| 00:46 | Northern Iowa | Robert Towns grabs the defensive rebound | 62-82 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:38 | Northern Iowa | Robert Towns is whistled for traveling | 62-82 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:09 | Southern Illinois | Anthony Scott travels with the ball | 62-82 |
| 00:04 | Northern Iowa | Timothy McMann is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Timothy McMann, team foul #8 | 62-82 |
| 00:00 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Fisher runs out the clock | 62-82 |