| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Robert Hobgood (fresh) SG - Richard Dillon (fresh) SF - Johnny Swasey (fresh) PF - William Davis (fresh) C - Loyd Ayer (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Paul Caceres (fresh) SG - Ronald Cull (fresh) SF - Marvin Sawyer (fresh) PF - Dwayne Jaramillo (fresh) C - Christopher Carter (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Northern Iowa | Loyd Ayer wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:51 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Cull picks off the pass by Loyd Ayer | 0-0 |
| 19:32 | Missouri State | Paul Caceres drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Marvin Sawyer | 0-3 |
| 19:22 | Northern Iowa | Robert Hobgood comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 0-3 |
| 19:20 | Missouri State | Dwayne Jaramillo grabs the defensive rebound | 0-3 |
| 18:59 | Missouri State | Ronald Cull is called for traveling | 0-3 |
| 18:44 | Northern Iowa | Dwayne Jaramillo steals the ball from William Davis | 0-3 |
| 18:36 | Missouri State | Marvin Sawyer misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 0-3 |
| 18:34 | Missouri State | Dwayne Jaramillo snags the offensive board | 0-3 |
| 18:29 | Missouri State | Christopher Carter clanks a jumper from the left side | 0-3 |
| 18:27 | Northern Iowa | Loyd Ayer pulls down the rebound | 0-3 |
| 18:09 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Swasey hits the finger roll | 2-3 |
| 17:53 | Missouri State | Paul Caceres can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 2-3 |
| 17:52 | Northern Iowa | William Davis grabs the board | 2-3 |
| 17:32 | Northern Iowa | Loyd Ayer misses short on a driving attempt from the baseline | 2-3 |
| 17:31 | Northern Iowa | Richard Dillon pulls down the offensive rebound | 2-3 |
| 17:15 | Northern Iowa | Loyd Ayer clanks a jumper from the right block | 2-3 |
| 17:14 | Missouri State | Dwayne Jaramillo gets the rebound | 2-3 |
| 16:49 | Missouri State | Ronald Cull hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 2-6 |
| 16:38 | Northern Iowa | Robert Hobgood comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 2-6 |
| 16:37 | Northern Iowa | William Davis tips it in | 4-6 |
| 16:08 | Missouri State | Paul Caceres misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Richard Dillon - foul #1 on Richard Dillon, team foul #1 | 4-6 |
| 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 | Missouri State | Robert Moore (SG), Rick Clapp (SF), Mike Tolman (PF), Bennie Melton (C) Ronald Cull, Marvin Sawyer, Dwayne Jaramillo, Christopher Carter | |
| 16:08 | Missouri State | Paul Caceres makes the 1st free throw | 4-7 |
| 16:08 | Missouri State | Paul Caceres makes the 2nd free throw | 4-8 |
| 15:50 | Northern Iowa | Richard Barksdale is hacked by Robert Moore - foul #1 on Robert Moore, team foul #1 | 4-8 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Walter Hall (SG) Paul Caceres | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Chad Farrish (fresh) SG - Richard Barksdale (fresh) SF - David Springer (fresh) PF - Darryl Williams (fresh) C - Justin Olsen (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Robert Moore (fresh) SG - Walter Hall (fresh) SF - Rick Clapp (fresh) PF - Mike Tolman (fresh) C - Bennie Melton (fresh) | |
| 15:39 | Northern Iowa | Chad Farrish hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 4-8 |
| 15:38 | Missouri State | Mike Tolman gets the rebound | 4-8 |
| 15:29 | Missouri State | Justin Olsen is called for the reach on Bennie Melton - foul #1 on Justin Olsen, team foul #2 | 4-8 |
| 15:13 | Missouri State | Mike Tolman hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block but he's hacked by Darryl Williams - foul #1 on Darryl Williams, team foul #3 | 4-8 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Ronald Cull (SG) Walter Hall | |
| 15:13 | Missouri State | Mike Tolman misses the 1st free throw | 4-8 |
| 15:13 | Missouri State | Mike Tolman misses the 2nd free throw | 4-8 |
| 15:13 | Missouri State | Rick Clapp gets the offensive rebound | 4-8 |
| 15:08 | Missouri State | Robert Moore misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 4-8 |
| 15:07 | Missouri State | Ronald Cull hits the follow up shot | 4-10 |
| 14:43 | Northern Iowa | Richard Barksdale throws a bad pass out of bounds | 4-10 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Hobgood (PG), Johnny Swasey (SF) Richard Barksdale, Justin Olsen | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 14:30 | Missouri State | Robert Moore misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 4-10 |
| 14:28 | Northern Iowa | Darryl Williams grabs the board | 4-10 |
| 14:12 | Northern Iowa | Darryl Williams is whistled for a carry | 4-10 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Paul Caceres (PG), Marvin Sawyer (SF), Dwayne Jaramillo (PF), Christopher Carter (C) Robert Moore, Rick Clapp, Mike Tolman, Bennie Melton | |
| 13:55 | Missouri State | Robert Hobgood picks off the pass by Christopher Carter | 4-10 |
| 13:46 | Northern Iowa | Chad Farrish clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 4-10 |
| 13:44 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Swasey tips it in | 6-10 |
| 13:26 | Missouri State | Ronald Cull connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Dwayne Jaramillo | 6-13 |
| 13:22 | Northern Iowa | Chad Farrish loses the dribble to Christopher Carter | 6-13 |
| 13:03 | Missouri State | Marvin Sawyer misses short on a fadeaway in the lane | 6-13 |
| 13:02 | Missouri State | Ronald Cull tips it back up and in | 6-15 |
| 12:48 | Northern Iowa | Darryl Williams knocks in the 3 from the right corner | 9-15 |
| 12:32 | Missouri State | Darryl Williams steals it from Paul Caceres | 9-15 |
| 12:18 | Northern Iowa | Chad Farrish drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Darryl Williams | 11-15 |
| 12:08 | Missouri State | Dwayne Jaramillo banks in the layup | 11-17 |
| 11:48 | Northern Iowa | David Springer misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Dwayne Jaramillo - foul #1 on Dwayne Jaramillo, team foul #2 | 11-17 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Richard Barksdale (PG), Richard Dillon (SG), William Davis (PF), Loyd Ayer (C) Robert Hobgood, Chad Farrish, Johnny Swasey, Darryl Williams | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Robert Moore (PG), Walter Hall (SG), Rick Clapp (SF), Mike Tolman (PF), Bennie Melton (C) Paul Caceres, Ronald Cull, Marvin Sawyer, Dwayne Jaramillo, Christopher Carter | |
| 11:48 | Northern Iowa | David Springer makes the 1st free throw | 12-17 |
| 11:48 | Northern Iowa | David Springer misses the 2nd free throw | 12-17 |
| 11:48 | Missouri State | Bennie Melton grabs the defensive rebound | 12-17 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Richard Barksdale (fresh) SG - Richard Dillon (fresh) SF - David Springer (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - William Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Loyd Ayer (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Robert Moore (fresh) SG - Walter Hall (fresh) SF - Rick Clapp (fresh) PF - Mike Tolman (fresh) C - Bennie Melton (fresh) | |
| 11:26 | Missouri State | Robert Moore buries a jumper from the left side and the foul's on Richard Barksdale - foul #1 on Richard Barksdale, team foul #4 | 12-19 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Sylvester Bakos (SF) David Springer | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 11:26 | Missouri State | Robert Moore makes the free throw | 12-20 |
| 11:03 | Northern Iowa | Richard Barksdale misses long on a shot from the right side | 12-20 |
| 11:01 | Missouri State | Walter Hall grabs the defensive rebound | 12-20 |
| 10:39 | Missouri State | Walter Hall is denied on a layup by Sylvester Bakos | 12-20 |
| 10:38 | Northern Iowa | Sylvester Bakos grabs the board | 12-20 |
| 10:14 | Northern Iowa | Richard Barksdale throws a bad pass out of bounds | 12-20 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Hobgood (PG), Johnny Swasey (SF) Richard Barksdale, Sylvester Bakos | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Paul Caceres (PG), Ronald Cull (SG), Marvin Sawyer (SF), Christopher Carter (C) Robert Moore, Walter Hall, Rick Clapp, Bennie Melton | |
| 09:48 | Missouri State | Ronald Cull can't connect on a shot near the basket but he's fouled by Richard Dillon - foul #2 on Richard Dillon, team foul #5 | 12-20 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Chad Farrish (SG) Richard Dillon | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Dwayne Jaramillo (PF) Mike Tolman | |
| 09:48 | Missouri State | Ronald Cull makes the 1st free throw | 12-21 |
| 09:48 | Missouri State | Ronald Cull makes the 2nd free throw | 12-22 |
| 09:25 | Northern Iowa | Robert Hobgood can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Christopher Carter - foul #1 on Christopher Carter, team foul #3 | 12-22 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Darryl Williams (PF), Justin Olsen (C) William Davis, Loyd Ayer | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 09:25 | Northern Iowa | Robert Hobgood misses the 1st free throw | 12-22 |
| 09:25 | Northern Iowa | Robert Hobgood misses the 2nd free throw | 12-22 |
| 09:25 | Missouri State | Dwayne Jaramillo grabs the defensive rebound | 12-22 |
| 09:08 | Missouri State | Dwayne Jaramillo knocks in the runner near the basket on a nice dish by Ronald Cull | 12-24 |
| 08:39 | Northern Iowa | Robert Hobgood is hacked by Christopher Carter - foul #2 on Christopher Carter, team foul #4 | 12-24 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Rick Clapp (SF), Mike Tolman (C) Marvin Sawyer, Christopher Carter | |
| 08:22 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Swasey's layup is rejected by Dwayne Jaramillo | 12-24 |
| 08:21 | Northern Iowa | Chad Farrish tips it in | 14-24 |
| 08:06 | Missouri State | Mike Tolman comes up short on the floater from the right side | 14-24 |
| 08:05 | Northern Iowa | Justin Olsen gets the rebound | 14-24 |
| 07:40 | Northern Iowa | Robert Hobgood makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Chad Farrish | 17-24 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Robert Hobgood (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Chad Farrish (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Johnny Swasey (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Darryl Williams (fresh) 3 pts. C - Justin Olsen (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Paul Caceres (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Ronald Cull (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rick Clapp (fresh) PF - Dwayne Jaramillo (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Mike Tolman (fresh) | |
| 07:28 | Missouri State | Ronald Cull knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Rick Clapp | 17-26 |
| 07:16 | Northern Iowa | Robert Hobgood makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 20-26 |
| 07:02 | Missouri State | Paul Caceres misses long on a floater from the left wing | 20-26 |
| 07:01 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Swasey gets the rebound | 20-26 |
| 06:55 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Swasey connects on the jumper from the left wing and he's fouled by Dwayne Jaramillo - foul #2 on Dwayne Jaramillo, team foul #5 | 22-26 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Richard Barksdale (PG), Sylvester Bakos (SG), William Davis (PF), Loyd Ayer (C) Robert Hobgood, Chad Farrish, Darryl Williams, Justin Olsen | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Robert Moore (PG), Walter Hall (SG), Marvin Sawyer (SF), Bennie Melton (C) Paul Caceres, Ronald Cull, Rick Clapp, Dwayne Jaramillo | |
| 06:55 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Swasey makes the free throw | 23-26 |
| 06:43 | Missouri State | Loyd Ayer is called for the reach on Walter Hall - foul #1 on Loyd Ayer, team foul #6 | 23-26 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | David Springer (SF) Johnny Swasey | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 06:22 | Missouri State | Robert Moore misses long on a shot from the left wing | 23-26 |
| 06:20 | Missouri State | Mike Tolman tips it home | 23-28 |
| 06:05 | Northern Iowa | Sylvester Bakos misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 23-28 |
| 06:04 | Missouri State | Robert Moore grabs the defensive rebound | 23-28 |
| 05:49 | Missouri State | Walter Hall is fouled on the floor by William Davis - foul #1 on William Davis, team foul #7 | 23-28 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Rick Clapp (PF) Mike Tolman | |
| 05:49 | Missouri State | Walter Hall makes the 1st free throw | 23-29 |
| 05:49 | Missouri State | Walter Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 23-30 |
| 05:42 | Northern Iowa | Loyd Ayer is called for a charge - foul #2 on Loyd Ayer, team foul #8 | 23-30 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Hobgood (PG), Darryl Williams (C) Sylvester Bakos, Loyd Ayer | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 05:25 | Missouri State | William Davis blocks the jumper by Bennie Melton | 23-30 |
| 05:23 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Darryl Williams | 23-30 |
| 05:06 | Northern Iowa | William Davis is hacked by Rick Clapp - foul #1 on Rick Clapp, team foul #6 | 23-30 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Chad Farrish (SG), Johnny Swasey (SF) Richard Barksdale, David Springer | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Paul Caceres (PG), Ronald Cull (SG) Robert Moore, Walter Hall | |
| 04:51 | Northern Iowa | Chad Farrish drills a jumper from the right side set up by Johnny Swasey | 25-30 |
| 04:44 | Missouri State | Ronald Cull misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 25-30 |
| 04:43 | Missouri State | Marvin Sawyer snags the offensive board | 25-30 |
| 04:27 | Missouri State | Ronald Cull can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 25-30 |
| 04:26 | Northern Iowa | Darryl Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 25-30 |
| 04:20 | Northern Iowa | Chad Farrish is fouled on the floor by Ronald Cull - foul #1 on Ronald Cull, team foul #7 | 25-30 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Justin Olsen (C) William Davis | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Mike Tolman (PF), Robert Moore (C) Marvin Sawyer, Bennie Melton | |
| 04:20 | Northern Iowa | Chad Farrish makes the 1st free throw | 26-30 |
| 04:20 | Northern Iowa | Chad Farrish makes the 2nd free throw | 27-30 |
| 04:03 | Missouri State | Ronald Cull misses badly on a turnaround in the lane | 27-30 |
| 04:02 | Northern Iowa | Justin Olsen grabs the board | 27-30 |
| 03:42 | Northern Iowa | The jump hook by Darryl Williams is blocked by Rick Clapp | 27-30 |
| 03:41 | Northern Iowa | Justin Olsen snags the offensive board | 27-30 |
| 03:25 | Northern Iowa | Robert Hobgood misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 27-30 |
| 03:23 | Missouri State | Mike Tolman grabs the defensive rebound | 27-30 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Robert Hobgood (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Chad Farrish (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Johnny Swasey (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Darryl Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Justin Olsen (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Paul Caceres (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Ronald Cull (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rick Clapp (fresh) PF - Mike Tolman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Moore (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 03:04 | Missouri State | Robert Hobgood steals the ball from Rick Clapp | 27-30 |
| 02:49 | Northern Iowa | Chad Farrish makes the 3 pointer from the right corner | 30-30 |
| 02:29 | Missouri State | Rick Clapp lays it up and in set up by Paul Caceres and he's fouled by Darryl Williams - foul #2 on Darryl Williams, team foul #9 | 30-32 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Richard Barksdale (PG), Richard Dillon (SG), David Springer (SF), William Davis (PF), Loyd Ayer (C) Robert Hobgood, Chad Farrish, Johnny Swasey, Darryl Williams, Justin Olsen | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Dwayne Jaramillo (PF), Christopher Carter (C) Paul Caceres, Mike Tolman | |
| 02:29 | Missouri State | Rick Clapp makes the free throw | 30-33 |
| 02:13 | Northern Iowa | David Springer connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 33-33 |
| 01:52 | Missouri State | Robert Moore misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 33-33 |
| 01:51 | Missouri State | Christopher Carter can't tip it in | 33-33 |
| 01:50 | Northern Iowa | David Springer pulls down the rebound | 33-33 |
| 01:44 | Northern Iowa | Loyd Ayer misses the floater from the right side | 33-33 |
| 01:42 | Missouri State | Ronald Cull grabs the defensive rebound | 33-33 |
| 01:24 | Missouri State | Ronald Cull comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block | 33-33 |
| 01:23 | Northern Iowa | Loyd Ayer grabs the defensive rebound | 33-33 |
| 01:01 | Northern Iowa | Loyd Ayer lays it in and the foul's on Dwayne Jaramillo - foul #3 on Dwayne Jaramillo, team foul #8 | 35-33 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Hobgood (PG), Johnny Swasey (SF) Richard Barksdale, David Springer | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Chad Stier (PG), Walter Hall (SG), Marvin Sawyer (SF), Mike Tolman (PF) Robert Moore, Ronald Cull, Rick Clapp, Dwayne Jaramillo | |
| 01:01 | Northern Iowa | Loyd Ayer makes the free throw | 36-33 |
| 00:51 | Missouri State | Walter Hall is hacked by Richard Dillon - foul #3 on Richard Dillon, team foul #10 | 36-33 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Sylvester Bakos (SG) Richard Dillon | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 00:51 | Missouri State | Walter Hall makes the 1st free throw | 36-34 |
| 00:51 | Missouri State | Walter Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 36-35 |
| 00:26 | Northern Iowa | Robert Hobgood misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 36-35 |
| 00:24 | Missouri State | Mike Tolman snags the defensive board | 36-35 |
| 00:01 | Missouri State | Christopher Carter misses the jumper from the left side | 36-35 |
| 00:00 | Northern Iowa | Loyd Ayer gets the rebound | 36-35 |