| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Steven Hall (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Garvin (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Claude Sanders (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Yong Huang (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Donald Jones (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Robert Marcum (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Theodore Havens (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Larry McMurdo (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Raymond Newton (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - James Roberts (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Missouri State | Larry McMurdo inbounds the ball | 33-42 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:47 | Missouri State | Robert Marcum misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 33-42 |
| 19:45 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Donald Jones | 33-42 |
| 19:16 | Northern Iowa | Larry McMurdo is called for the reach on Donald Jones - foul #1 on Larry McMurdo, team foul #1 | 33-42 |
| 19:01 | Northern Iowa | Donald Jones lays it in | 35-42 |
| 18:42 | Missouri State | Larry McMurdo drills a runner from close range and he's fouled by Claude Sanders - foul #1 on Claude Sanders, team foul #1 | 35-44 |
| 18:42 | Missouri State | Larry McMurdo makes the free throw | 35-45 |
| 18:26 | Northern Iowa | Donald Jones lays it up and in | 37-45 |
| 18:14 | Missouri State | Larry McMurdo knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Marcum | 37-48 |
| 17:54 | Northern Iowa | Theodore Havens steps in front of the Steven Hall pass | 37-48 |
| 17:36 | Missouri State | Robert Marcum misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 37-48 |
| 17:35 | Missouri State | James Roberts tips it home | 37-50 |
| 17:06 | Northern Iowa | David Garvin comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 37-50 |
| 17:04 | Missouri State | James Roberts snags the defensive board | 37-50 |
| 16:59 | Missouri State | Theodore Havens drills a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by James Roberts | 37-53 |
| 16:38 | Northern Iowa | Donald Jones misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Theodore Havens - foul #2 on Theodore Havens, team foul #2 | 37-53 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Kenneth Yungbluth (PG), Marc Brewer (SG), Patrick Dubay (SF), Clyde Forsyth (PF) Steven Hall, David Garvin, Claude Sanders, Yong Huang | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Thomas McTaggart (SG), Daniel Harter (SF), Jimmy Dodson (PF), Dale Cole (C) Robert Marcum, Larry McMurdo, Raymond Newton, James Roberts | |
| 16:38 | Northern Iowa | Donald Jones makes the 1st free throw | 38-53 |
| 16:38 | Northern Iowa | Donald Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 38-53 |
| 16:38 | Missouri State | Dale Cole gets the rebound | 38-53 |
| 16:20 | Missouri State | Marc Brewer steals the ball from Daniel Harter | 38-53 |
| 16:17 | Northern Iowa | Kenneth Yungbluth hits the finger roll on a great pass from Marc Brewer | 40-53 |
| 16:10 | Missouri State | Daniel Harter comes up short on the jumper in the paint | 40-53 |
| 16:09 | Northern Iowa | Clyde Forsyth grabs the board | 40-53 |
| 15:53 | Northern Iowa | Patrick Dubay misses badly on a jumper from the left side but the foul's on Jimmy Dodson - foul #2 on Jimmy Dodson, team foul #3 | 40-53 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Wren (C) Donald Jones | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Vernon Schiefelbein (SG) Theodore Havens | |
| 15:53 | Northern Iowa | Patrick Dubay makes the 1st free throw | 41-53 |
| 15:53 | Northern Iowa | Patrick Dubay makes the 2nd free throw | 42-53 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Kenneth Yungbluth (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Marc Brewer (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Patrick Dubay (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Clyde Forsyth (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - James Wren (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Thomas McTaggart (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Vernon Schiefelbein (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Harter (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jimmy Dodson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Dale Cole (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Missouri State | Thomas McTaggart misses badly on a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Patrick Dubay - foul #2 on Patrick Dubay, team foul #2 | 42-53 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | James Roberts (C) Dale Cole | |
| 15:40 | Missouri State | Thomas McTaggart makes the 1st free throw | 42-54 |
| 15:40 | Missouri State | Thomas McTaggart misses the 2nd free throw | 42-54 |
| 15:40 | Northern Iowa | James Wren grabs the board | 42-54 |
| 15:18 | Northern Iowa | Patrick Dubay drills a jump hook from close range set up by Kenneth Yungbluth and he's fouled by Daniel Harter - foul #1 on Daniel Harter, team foul #4 | 44-54 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | David Garvin (SG) Marc Brewer | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 15:18 | Northern Iowa | Patrick Dubay makes the free throw | 45-54 |
| 14:57 | Missouri State | Jimmy Dodson misses short on a floater in the paint but the foul's on Patrick Dubay - foul #3 on Patrick Dubay, team foul #3 | 45-54 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Yong Huang (PF) James Wren | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Theodore Havens (PG), Larry McMurdo (SF) Vernon Schiefelbein, Daniel Harter | |
| 14:57 | Missouri State | Jimmy Dodson makes the 1st free throw | 45-55 |
| 14:57 | Missouri State | Jimmy Dodson makes the 2nd free throw | 45-56 |
| 14:44 | Northern Iowa | David Garvin buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Kenneth Yungbluth | 47-56 |
| 14:20 | Missouri State | James Roberts hits a jumper from the left wing set up by Theodore Havens | 47-58 |
| 14:05 | Northern Iowa | David Garvin is called for traveling | 47-58 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Steven Hall (PG), Claude Sanders (SF), James Wren (C) Kenneth Yungbluth, Patrick Dubay, Clyde Forsyth | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Robert Marcum (PG), Raymond Newton (PF), Daniel Harter (C) Thomas McTaggart, Jimmy Dodson, James Roberts | |
| 13:47 | Missouri State | Larry McMurdo travels with the ball | 47-58 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Donald Jones (C) James Wren | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 13:21 | Northern Iowa | Steven Hall is hacked by Daniel Harter - foul #2 on Daniel Harter, team foul #5 | 47-58 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Marc Brewer (SG), Marvin Baden (PF) David Garvin, Yong Huang | |
| Subs | Missouri State | James Roberts (C) Larry McMurdo | |
| 13:04 | Northern Iowa | Donald Jones misses badly on a floater from the left side | 47-58 |
| 13:02 | Missouri State | James Roberts gets the rebound | 47-58 |
| 12:46 | Missouri State | Robert Marcum can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 47-58 |
| 12:45 | Northern Iowa | Donald Jones gets the rebound | 47-58 |
| 12:40 | Northern Iowa | Marc Brewer misses the floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Theodore Havens - foul #3 on Theodore Havens, team foul #6 | 47-58 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Clyde Forsyth (PF) Marvin Baden | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Vernon Schiefelbein (SG), Dale Cole (SF) Theodore Havens, Daniel Harter | |
| 12:40 | Northern Iowa | Marc Brewer makes the 1st free throw | 48-58 |
| 12:40 | Northern Iowa | Marc Brewer misses the 2nd free throw | 48-58 |
| 12:40 | Missouri State | Raymond Newton gets the rebound | 48-58 |
| 12:17 | Missouri State | Raymond Newton is hacked by Clyde Forsyth - foul #1 on Clyde Forsyth, team foul #4 | 48-58 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Kenneth Yungbluth (PG), David Garvin (SG), James Wren (C) Steven Hall, Marc Brewer, Donald Jones | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Thomas McTaggart (SG) Vernon Schiefelbein | |
| 11:58 | Missouri State | Robert Marcum's fadeaway is rejected by James Wren | 48-58 |
| 11:56 | Missouri State | Dale Cole grabs the offensive rebound | 48-58 |
| 11:27 | Missouri State | Robert Marcum can't connect on a jumper from the right block | 48-58 |
| 11:26 | Missouri State | Raymond Newton misses the tip | 48-58 |
| 11:25 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Clyde Forsyth | 48-58 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Kenneth Yungbluth (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Garvin (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Claude Sanders (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Clyde Forsyth (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - James Wren (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Robert Marcum (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Thomas McTaggart (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dale Cole (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. PF - Raymond Newton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - James Roberts (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 10:59 | Northern Iowa | Clyde Forsyth hits a 3pt attempt from straight away | 51-58 |
| 10:42 | Missouri State | The short jumper by James Roberts is denied by Clyde Forsyth | 51-58 |
| 10:40 | Northern Iowa | Claude Sanders pulls down the rebound | 51-58 |
| 10:20 | Northern Iowa | Raymond Newton picks off the pass by Claude Sanders | 51-58 |
| 10:06 | Missouri State | Dale Cole misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 51-58 |
| 10:04 | Missouri State | Dale Cole grabs the offensive rebound | 51-58 |
| 09:52 | Missouri State | Robert Marcum scores on a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Thomas McTaggart | 51-60 |
| 09:31 | Northern Iowa | James Wren comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 51-60 |
| 09:30 | Missouri State | Dale Cole grabs the defensive rebound | 51-60 |
| 09:16 | Missouri State | Clyde Forsyth is called for the reach on Raymond Newton - foul #2 on Clyde Forsyth, team foul #5 | 51-60 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Steven Hall (PG), Marc Brewer (SG), Patrick Dubay (SF), Yong Huang (PF), Donald Jones (C) Kenneth Yungbluth, David Garvin, Claude Sanders, Clyde Forsyth, James Wren | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Theodore Havens (PG), Vernon Schiefelbein (SG), Larry McMurdo (SF), Jimmy Dodson (PF), Daniel Harter (C) Robert Marcum, Thomas McTaggart, Dale Cole, Raymond Newton, James Roberts | |
| 08:52 | Missouri State | Larry McMurdo hits a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Daniel Harter | 51-62 |
| 08:40 | Northern Iowa | Marc Brewer misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 51-62 |
| 08:39 | Missouri State | Larry McMurdo pulls down the rebound | 51-62 |
| 08:25 | Missouri State | Larry McMurdo lays it in set up by Theodore Havens | 51-64 |
| 08:07 | Northern Iowa | Patrick Dubay loses the dribble to Jimmy Dodson | 51-64 |
| 07:49 | Missouri State | Jimmy Dodson buries a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Vernon Schiefelbein | 51-66 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 07:39 | Northern Iowa | Donald Jones's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-66 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | David Garvin (SG), Kenneth Yungbluth (SF) Marc Brewer, Patrick Dubay | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 07:29 | Missouri State | Larry McMurdo is fouled on the floor by Donald Jones - foul #1 on Donald Jones, team foul #6 | 51-66 |
| 07:10 | Missouri State | Larry McMurdo hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 51-66 |
| 07:09 | Missouri State | The offensive rebound goes to Daniel Harter | 51-66 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Steven Hall (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Garvin (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Yungbluth (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. PF - Yong Huang (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Donald Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Theodore Havens (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Vernon Schiefelbein (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Larry McMurdo (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jimmy Dodson (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Daniel Harter (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 06:50 | Missouri State | Donald Jones swats the short shot by Larry McMurdo | 51-66 |
| 06:49 | Missouri State | Jimmy Dodson tips it home | 51-68 |
| 06:33 | Northern Iowa | David Garvin misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Jimmy Dodson - foul #3 on Jimmy Dodson, team foul #7 | 51-68 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Patrick Dubay (SF), Clyde Forsyth (PF), James Wren (C) Steven Hall, Yong Huang, Donald Jones | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Robert Marcum (PG), Dale Cole (SF), Raymond Newton (PF), James Roberts (C) Vernon Schiefelbein, Larry McMurdo, Jimmy Dodson, Daniel Harter | |
| 06:33 | Northern Iowa | David Garvin makes the 1st free throw | 52-68 |
| 06:33 | Northern Iowa | David Garvin makes the 2nd free throw | 53-68 |
| 06:07 | Missouri State | Dale Cole is whistled for traveling | 53-68 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Claude Sanders (SF) Patrick Dubay | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 05:55 | Northern Iowa | Claude Sanders makes the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by David Garvin and he's hacked by Theodore Havens - foul #4 on Theodore Havens, team foul #8 | 55-68 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Thomas McTaggart (SG) Robert Marcum | |
| 05:55 | Northern Iowa | Claude Sanders misses the free throw | 55-68 |
| 05:55 | Missouri State | Raymond Newton snags the defensive board | 55-68 |
| 05:36 | Missouri State | Thomas McTaggart misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 55-68 |
| 05:34 | Missouri State | James Roberts misses the tip | 55-68 |
| 05:33 | Northern Iowa | Clyde Forsyth grabs the board | 55-68 |
| 05:21 | Northern Iowa | Kenneth Yungbluth clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 55-68 |
| 05:20 | Missouri State | Raymond Newton grabs the defensive rebound | 55-68 |
| 04:55 | Missouri State | Raymond Newton is fouled on the floor by Clyde Forsyth - foul #3 on Clyde Forsyth, team foul #7 | 55-68 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Steven Hall (PG), Marc Brewer (SG), Yong Huang (PF), Donald Jones (C) Kenneth Yungbluth, David Garvin, Clyde Forsyth, James Wren | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Vernon Schiefelbein (SG), Larry McMurdo (SF) Theodore Havens, Dale Cole | |
| 04:55 | Missouri State | Raymond Newton makes the 1st free throw | 55-69 |
| 04:55 | Missouri State | Raymond Newton misses the 2nd free throw | 55-69 |
| 04:55 | Northern Iowa | Marc Brewer gets the rebound | 55-69 |
| 04:48 | Northern Iowa | Yong Huang can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on James Roberts - foul #3 on James Roberts, team foul #9 | 55-69 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Robert Marcum (PG), Jimmy Dodson (PF) Vernon Schiefelbein, Raymond Newton | |
| 04:48 | Northern Iowa | Yong Huang makes the 1st free throw | 56-69 |
| 04:48 | Northern Iowa | Yong Huang makes the 2nd free throw | 57-69 |
| 04:27 | Missouri State | Larry McMurdo drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Thomas McTaggart | 57-71 |
| 04:11 | Northern Iowa | Marc Brewer misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 57-71 |
| 04:09 | Missouri State | Jimmy Dodson gets the rebound | 57-71 |
| 03:44 | Missouri State | James Roberts dunks the ball on a great pass from Larry McMurdo | 57-73 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:34 | Northern Iowa | The jump hook by Donald Jones is blocked by James Roberts | 57-73 |
| 03:32 | Missouri State | Jimmy Dodson grabs the defensive rebound | 57-73 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:14 | Missouri State | Thomas McTaggart makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Robert Marcum | 57-76 |
| 03:00 | Northern Iowa | Marc Brewer misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 57-76 |
| 02:58 | Northern Iowa | Steven Hall tips it in | 59-76 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Steven Hall (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Marc Brewer (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Claude Sanders (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Yong Huang (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Donald Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Robert Marcum (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Thomas McTaggart (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Larry McMurdo (fresh) 16 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jimmy Dodson (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - James Roberts (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 02:32 | Missouri State | Thomas McTaggart's pass is intercepted by Yong Huang | 59-76 |
| 02:16 | Northern Iowa | Steven Hall misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Jimmy Dodson - foul #4 on Jimmy Dodson, team foul #10 | 59-76 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Kenneth Yungbluth (SG), Patrick Dubay (SF), Clyde Forsyth (PF), James Wren (C) Marc Brewer, Claude Sanders, Yong Huang, Donald Jones | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Theodore Havens (PG), Vernon Schiefelbein (SG), John Brannon (SF), Daniel Harter (PF), Dale Cole (C) Robert Marcum, Thomas McTaggart, Larry McMurdo, Jimmy Dodson, James Roberts | |
| 02:16 | Northern Iowa | Steven Hall misses the 1st free throw | 59-76 |
| 02:16 | Northern Iowa | Steven Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 60-76 |
| 01:47 | Missouri State | Daniel Harter connects on the jumper in the paint on a great pass from John Brannon and the foul's on Clyde Forsyth - foul #4 on Clyde Forsyth, team foul #8 | 60-78 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Marc Brewer (SG) Steven Hall | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Thomas McTaggart (SG), Jimmy Dodson (PF) Vernon Schiefelbein, John Brannon | |
| 01:47 | Missouri State | Daniel Harter makes the free throw | 60-79 |
| 01:29 | Northern Iowa | Clyde Forsyth double dribbles | 60-79 |
| 01:07 | Missouri State | Jimmy Dodson misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 60-79 |
| 01:05 | Northern Iowa | Clyde Forsyth grabs the board | 60-79 |
| 00:46 | Northern Iowa | Patrick Dubay dunks the ball | 62-79 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:19 | Missouri State | Jimmy Dodson scores on a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Daniel Harter | 62-81 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:13 | Northern Iowa | Marc Brewer loses the dribble to Thomas McTaggart | 62-81 |
| 00:10 | Missouri State | Daniel Harter lays it up and in on a nice dish by Thomas McTaggart | 62-83 |
| 00:06 | Northern Iowa | Marc Brewer is hacked by Dale Cole - foul #1 on Dale Cole, team foul #11 | 62-83 |
| 00:06 | Northern Iowa | Marc Brewer misses the 1st free throw | 62-83 |
| 00:06 | Northern Iowa | Marc Brewer makes the 2nd free throw | 63-83 |
| 00:00 | Missouri State | Theodore Havens runs out the clock | 63-83 |