| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Robert Hobgood (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Dillon (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Johnny Swasey (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Davis (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Loyd Ayer (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Roger Howard (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Heyward (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Mike Cooper (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Calvin Tamplin (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Edward Pickell (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Swasey inbounds the ball | 46-25 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:51 | Northern Iowa | Loyd Ayer misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 46-25 |
| 19:49 | Southern Illinois | Roger Howard pulls down the rebound | 46-25 |
| 19:38 | Southern Illinois | Edward Pickell can't finish the layup but the foul's on William Davis - foul #1 on William Davis, team foul #1 | 46-25 |
| 19:38 | Southern Illinois | Edward Pickell makes the 1st free throw | 46-26 |
| 19:38 | Southern Illinois | Edward Pickell makes the 2nd free throw | 46-27 |
| 19:16 | Northern Iowa | William Davis's floater is tipped away by Calvin Tamplin | 46-27 |
| 19:14 | Northern Iowa | Loyd Ayer grabs the offensive rebound | 46-27 |
| 19:05 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Swasey loses the dribble to Edward Pickell | 46-27 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 18:40 | Southern Illinois | Roger Howard hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 46-27 |
| 18:38 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Swasey gets the rebound | 46-27 |
| 18:22 | Northern Iowa | Loyd Ayer misses long on a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Edward Pickell - foul #1 on Edward Pickell, team foul #1 | 46-27 |
| 18:22 | Northern Iowa | Loyd Ayer makes the 1st free throw | 47-27 |
| 18:22 | Northern Iowa | Loyd Ayer makes the 2nd free throw | 48-27 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 18:09 | Southern Illinois | Roger Howard loses the dribble to William Davis | 48-27 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 17:40 | Northern Iowa | Loyd Ayer hits the finger roll set up by Johnny Swasey and he's hacked by Richard Heyward - foul #3 on Richard Heyward, team foul #2 | 50-27 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Norman Dunn (SG) Richard Heyward | |
| 17:40 | Northern Iowa | Loyd Ayer makes the free throw | 51-27 |
| 17:22 | Southern Illinois | Norman Dunn connects on the 3 from straight away set up by Edward Pickell | 51-30 |
| 16:59 | Northern Iowa | Robert Hobgood is fouled on the floor by Norman Dunn - foul #1 on Norman Dunn, team foul #3 | 51-30 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Chad Farrish (SG), Darryl Williams (PF), David Springer (C) Richard Dillon, William Davis, Loyd Ayer | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Randy Palczynski (SF), Frank Perrault (PF), Brent Slama (C) Mike Cooper, Calvin Tamplin, Edward Pickell | |
| 16:36 | Northern Iowa | Robert Hobgood can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 51-30 |
| 16:35 | Southern Illinois | Randy Palczynski pulls down the rebound | 51-30 |
| 16:21 | Southern Illinois | Roger Howard is fouled on the floor by Darryl Williams - foul #2 on Darryl Williams, team foul #2 | 51-30 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Richard Barksdale (SG), Justin Olsen (C) Robert Hobgood, Johnny Swasey | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 16:07 | Southern Illinois | Brent Slama scores on a floater in the paint set up by Norman Dunn and he's fouled by Darryl Williams - foul #3 on Darryl Williams, team foul #3 | 51-32 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Sylvester Bakos (PF) Darryl Williams | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Riley Witt (SG) Roger Howard | |
| 16:07 | Southern Illinois | Brent Slama makes the free throw | 51-33 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 15:54 | Northern Iowa | Sylvester Bakos blows the layup | 51-33 |
| 15:53 | Southern Illinois | Frank Perrault snags the defensive board | 51-33 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Chad Farrish (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Richard Barksdale (fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Springer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Sylvester Bakos (fresh) C - Justin Olsen (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Norman Dunn (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Riley Witt (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Randy Palczynski (fresh) PF - Brent Slama (fresh) 3 pts. C - Frank Perrault (fresh) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 15:48 | Southern Illinois | Norman Dunn is whistled for traveling | 51-33 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Darryl Williams (PF) Sylvester Bakos | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Richard Heyward (SG), Brian Nichols (C) Riley Witt, Randy Palczynski | |
| 15:36 | Northern Iowa | Chad Farrish is hacked by Norman Dunn - foul #2 on Norman Dunn, team foul #4 | 51-33 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | William Davis (PF), Loyd Ayer (C) Darryl Williams, Justin Olsen | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Edward Pickell (SF), Calvin Tamplin (PF) Frank Perrault, Brent Slama | |
| 15:15 | Northern Iowa | Brian Nichols is called for the reach on Richard Barksdale - foul #4 on Brian Nichols, team foul #5 | 51-33 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Hobgood (PG), Richard Dillon (SG), Johnny Swasey (SF) Chad Farrish, Richard Barksdale, David Springer | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Roger Howard (PG), Mike Cooper (SF) Norman Dunn, Brian Nichols | |
| 14:58 | Northern Iowa | Robert Hobgood can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 51-33 |
| 14:56 | Southern Illinois | Calvin Tamplin snags the defensive board | 51-33 |
| 14:51 | Southern Illinois | Roger Howard comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 51-33 |
| 14:49 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Swasey snags the defensive board | 51-33 |
| 14:30 | Northern Iowa | William Davis misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 51-33 |
| 14:28 | Southern Illinois | Calvin Tamplin snags the defensive board | 51-33 |
| 14:15 | Southern Illinois | Calvin Tamplin jams it on a nice dish by Roger Howard | 51-35 |
| 13:56 | Northern Iowa | William Davis drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Richard Dillon | 53-35 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 13:39 | Southern Illinois | Roger Howard clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 53-35 |
| 13:37 | Northern Iowa | Loyd Ayer gets the rebound | 53-35 |
| 13:21 | Northern Iowa | William Davis hits a 3 from the right wing set up by Loyd Ayer | 56-35 |
| 13:13 | Southern Illinois | Mike Cooper misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 56-35 |
| 13:11 | Southern Illinois | Edward Pickell pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-35 |
| 13:00 | Southern Illinois | Mike Cooper misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 56-35 |
| 12:59 | Northern Iowa | Richard Dillon gets the rebound | 56-35 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 12:30 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Swasey hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 56-35 |
| 12:28 | Northern Iowa | Robert Hobgood tips it home | 58-35 |
| 12:08 | Southern Illinois | Calvin Tamplin is whistled for a carry | 58-35 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Chad Farrish (PG), Richard Barksdale (SG), David Springer (SF), Darryl Williams (PF), Justin Olsen (C) Robert Hobgood, Richard Dillon, Johnny Swasey, William Davis, Loyd Ayer | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Norman Dunn (PG), Riley Witt (SG), Randy Palczynski (SF), Frank Perrault (PF), Brent Slama (C) Roger Howard, Richard Heyward, Mike Cooper, Calvin Tamplin, Edward Pickell | |
| 11:49 | Northern Iowa | David Springer double dribbles | 58-35 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Chad Farrish (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Richard Barksdale (fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Springer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Darryl Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Justin Olsen (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Norman Dunn (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Riley Witt (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Randy Palczynski (fresh) PF - Frank Perrault (fresh) C - Brent Slama (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:36 | Southern Illinois | Darryl Williams takes the ball from Norman Dunn | 58-35 |
| 11:15 | Northern Iowa | Justin Olsen comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 58-35 |
| 11:13 | Northern Iowa | Darryl Williams pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-35 |
| 10:49 | Northern Iowa | Chad Farrish scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Richard Barksdale | 61-35 |
| 10:40 | Southern Illinois | Darryl Williams swats the short shot by Norman Dunn | 61-35 |
| 10:39 | Southern Illinois | Brent Slama grabs the offensive board | 61-35 |
| 10:27 | Southern Illinois | Randy Palczynski misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 61-35 |
| 10:25 | Southern Illinois | Brent Slama gets the offensive rebound | 61-35 |
| 10:16 | Southern Illinois | Norman Dunn misses the floater from the right wing | 61-35 |
| 10:14 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Darryl Williams | 61-35 |
| 09:57 | Northern Iowa | Richard Barksdale misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 61-35 |
| 09:55 | Northern Iowa | Justin Olsen pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-35 |
| 09:41 | Northern Iowa | Chad Farrish connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 63-35 |
| 09:32 | Southern Illinois | Norman Dunn connects on the jumper from the free throw line and he's fouled by Justin Olsen - foul #2 on Justin Olsen, team foul #4 | 63-37 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Hobgood (PG), Richard Dillon (SG), Johnny Swasey (SF), William Davis (PF), Loyd Ayer (C) Chad Farrish, Richard Barksdale, David Springer, Darryl Williams, Justin Olsen | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Richard Heyward (SG), Mike Cooper (SF), Calvin Tamplin (PF), Edward Pickell (C) Riley Witt, Randy Palczynski, Frank Perrault, Brent Slama | |
| 09:32 | Southern Illinois | Norman Dunn misses the free throw | 63-37 |
| 09:32 | Northern Iowa | Loyd Ayer grabs the defensive rebound | 63-37 |
| 09:03 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Swasey comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 63-37 |
| 09:02 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Richard Heyward | 63-37 |
| 08:48 | Southern Illinois | Richard Heyward's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 63-37 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Roger Howard (PG) Norman Dunn | |
| 08:19 | Northern Iowa | William Davis hits a jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Richard Dillon | 65-37 |
| 08:05 | Southern Illinois | Roger Howard comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 65-37 |
| 08:03 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Swasey grabs the board | 65-37 |
| 07:58 | Northern Iowa | Robert Hobgood hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 65-37 |
| 07:56 | Southern Illinois | Edward Pickell pulls down the rebound | 65-37 |
| 07:42 | Southern Illinois | Roger Howard buries a jumpshot from the right side set up by Edward Pickell | 65-39 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Robert Hobgood (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Dillon (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SF - Johnny Swasey (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. PF - William Davis (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. C - Loyd Ayer (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Roger Howard (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Heyward (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Mike Cooper (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Calvin Tamplin (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Edward Pickell (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:18 | Northern Iowa | Robert Hobgood misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 65-39 |
| 07:17 | Northern Iowa | Loyd Ayer gets the offensive rebound | 65-39 |
| 07:08 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Swasey misses the shot from close range | 65-39 |
| 07:07 | Southern Illinois | Edward Pickell gets the rebound | 65-39 |
| 06:49 | Southern Illinois | Richard Heyward buries a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Roger Howard | 65-42 |
| 06:25 | Northern Iowa | Edward Pickell picks off the pass by Robert Hobgood | 65-42 |
| 06:11 | Southern Illinois | Roger Howard is fouled on the floor by Robert Hobgood - foul #2 on Robert Hobgood, team foul #5 | 65-42 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Chad Farrish (SG), Darryl Williams (PF), David Springer (C) Richard Dillon, William Davis, Loyd Ayer | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Norman Dunn (SG), Frank Perrault (SF), Brent Slama (PF), Brian Nichols (C) Richard Heyward, Mike Cooper, Calvin Tamplin, Edward Pickell | |
| 05:59 | Southern Illinois | Brian Nichols connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Norman Dunn | 65-45 |
| 05:55 | Northern Iowa | Roger Howard steals the ball from David Springer | 65-45 |
| 05:29 | Southern Illinois | Brian Nichols misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 65-45 |
| 05:28 | Northern Iowa | Robert Hobgood grabs the defensive rebound | 65-45 |
| 04:59 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Swasey comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 65-45 |
| 04:57 | Southern Illinois | Brian Nichols grabs the defensive rebound | 65-45 |
| 04:43 | Southern Illinois | The jump hook by Brent Slama is blocked by David Springer | 65-45 |
| 04:42 | Southern Illinois | Brent Slama gets the offensive rebound | 65-45 |
| 04:37 | Southern Illinois | Roger Howard connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Frank Perrault | 65-48 |
| 04:15 | Northern Iowa | David Springer clanks a shot from the left wing | 65-48 |
| 04:14 | Southern Illinois | Brian Nichols grabs the defensive rebound | 65-48 |
| 03:56 | Southern Illinois | Roger Howard hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 65-48 |
| 03:55 | Southern Illinois | Brent Slama tips it in | 65-50 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:31 | Northern Iowa | Robert Hobgood scores on a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Johnny Swasey | 67-50 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Robert Hobgood (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Chad Farrish (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Johnny Swasey (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. PF - Darryl Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - David Springer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Roger Howard (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Norman Dunn (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Frank Perrault (fresh) PF - Brent Slama (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Brian Nichols (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:23 | Southern Illinois | Frank Perrault's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 67-50 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Richard Barksdale (SG), Sylvester Bakos (SF), Justin Olsen (C) Robert Hobgood, Johnny Swasey, David Springer | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Riley Witt (SG), Randy Palczynski (SF), Edward Pickell (PF) Roger Howard, Brent Slama, Brian Nichols | |
| 02:57 | Northern Iowa | Sylvester Bakos lays it up and in on a great pass from Chad Farrish and he's hacked by Frank Perrault - foul #2 on Frank Perrault, team foul #6 | 69-50 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Wayne Dahlberg (SG) Norman Dunn | |
| 02:57 | Northern Iowa | Sylvester Bakos makes the free throw | 70-50 |
| 02:43 | Southern Illinois | Wayne Dahlberg misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 70-50 |
| 02:41 | Northern Iowa | Darryl Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 70-50 |
| 02:18 | Northern Iowa | Chad Farrish misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Frank Perrault - foul #3 on Frank Perrault, team foul #7 | 70-50 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Brent Slama (C) Frank Perrault | |
| 02:18 | Northern Iowa | Chad Farrish makes the 1st free throw | 71-50 |
| 02:18 | Northern Iowa | Chad Farrish makes the 2nd free throw | 72-50 |
| 02:03 | Southern Illinois | Riley Witt scores on a fadeaway from the right side and the foul's on Darryl Williams - foul #4 on Darryl Williams, team foul #6 | 72-52 |
| 02:03 | Southern Illinois | Riley Witt makes the free throw | 72-53 |
| 01:39 | Northern Iowa | The jump hook by Chad Farrish is blocked by Edward Pickell | 72-53 |
| 01:37 | Northern Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Sylvester Bakos | 72-53 |
| 01:27 | Northern Iowa | Justin Olsen misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 72-53 |
| 01:26 | Northern Iowa | Sylvester Bakos snags the offensive board | 72-53 |
| 01:09 | Northern Iowa | Justin Olsen hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline | 72-53 |
| 01:07 | Northern Iowa | Justin Olsen tips it but misses | 72-53 |
| 01:06 | Northern Iowa | Richard Barksdale grabs the offensive board | 72-53 |
| 00:49 | Northern Iowa | Justin Olsen is hacked by Randy Palczynski - foul #1 on Randy Palczynski, team foul #8 | 72-53 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | David Springer (SF) Sylvester Bakos | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Norman Dunn (PG), Frank Perrault (PF) Wayne Dahlberg, Randy Palczynski | |
| 00:49 | Northern Iowa | Justin Olsen makes the 1st free throw | 73-53 |
| 00:49 | Northern Iowa | Justin Olsen makes the 2nd free throw | 74-53 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:42 | Southern Illinois | Riley Witt throws a bad pass out of bounds | 74-53 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:14 | Northern Iowa | Frank Perrault takes the ball from Darryl Williams | 74-53 |
| 00:08 | Southern Illinois | Riley Witt is hacked by Richard Barksdale - foul #2 on Richard Barksdale, team foul #7 | 74-53 |
| 00:08 | Southern Illinois | Riley Witt makes the 1st free throw | 74-54 |
| 00:08 | Southern Illinois | Riley Witt makes the 2nd free throw | 74-55 |
| 00:00 | Northern Iowa | Chad Farrish runs out the clock | 74-55 |