| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Jeff Bigby (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Lemke (fresh) 5 pts. SF - James Brubaker (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Wilbert Lane (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Geoffrey Kammer (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Jerry Gaiser (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Tommy Brown (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Pawlak (fresh) 3 stl. PF - Phillip Myers (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Anthony Engelman (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northern Iowa | James Brubaker inbounds the ball | 34-37 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:48 | Northern Iowa | Wilbert Lane dunks the ball on a great pass from James Brubaker | 36-37 |
| 19:26 | Southern Illinois | Jerry Gaiser is whistled for a carry | 36-37 |
| 19:18 | Northern Iowa | James Brubaker misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 36-37 |
| 19:17 | Northern Iowa | Wilbert Lane can't tip it in | 36-37 |
| 19:16 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Kammer grabs the offensive rebound | 36-37 |
| 18:57 | Northern Iowa | John Lemke can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 36-37 |
| 18:55 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Kammer grabs the offensive board | 36-37 |
| 18:38 | Northern Iowa | James Brubaker can't finish the layup | 36-37 |
| 18:37 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to William Pawlak | 36-37 |
| 18:33 | Southern Illinois | William Pawlak misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 36-37 |
| 18:31 | Southern Illinois | Anthony Engelman hits the follow up shot | 36-39 |
| 18:26 | Northern Iowa | Jeff Bigby misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Anthony Engelman - foul #1 on Anthony Engelman, team foul #1 | 36-39 |
| 18:26 | Northern Iowa | Jeff Bigby makes the 1st free throw | 37-39 |
| 18:26 | Northern Iowa | Jeff Bigby misses the 2nd free throw | 37-39 |
| 18:26 | Southern Illinois | Phillip Myers grabs the board | 37-39 |
| 18:06 | Southern Illinois | Geoffrey Kammer steals it from Tommy Brown | 37-39 |
| 17:48 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Kammer misses short on a fadeaway from close range | 37-39 |
| 17:47 | Southern Illinois | Phillip Myers gets the rebound | 37-39 |
| 17:25 | Southern Illinois | Tommy Brown is whistled for traveling | 37-39 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Larry Bateman (SG), Thomas Hoelscher (SF) John Lemke, James Brubaker | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Joel Palmer (SF), David Swarts (PF) William Pawlak, Phillip Myers | |
| 17:09 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Kammer hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by Anthony Engelman - foul #2 on Anthony Engelman, team foul #2 | 37-39 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Nicholas Brooks (PF) Wilbert Lane | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Larry Bybee (SG), Lawrence Meredith (SF), Jessie Hazel (C) Jerry Gaiser, Tommy Brown, Anthony Engelman | |
| 17:09 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Kammer makes the 1st free throw | 38-39 |
| 17:09 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Kammer misses the 2nd free throw | 38-39 |
| 17:09 | Southern Illinois | Jessie Hazel grabs the defensive rebound | 38-39 |
| 16:52 | Southern Illinois | Larry Bateman is called for the reach on Joel Palmer - foul #1 on Larry Bateman, team foul #1 | 38-39 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Witherspoon (SG), Jason Suiter (C) Jeff Bigby, Geoffrey Kammer | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 16:29 | Southern Illinois | Jessie Hazel clanks a jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Thomas Hoelscher - foul #2 on Thomas Hoelscher, team foul #2 | 38-39 |
| 16:29 | Southern Illinois | Jessie Hazel makes the 1st free throw | 38-40 |
| 16:29 | Southern Illinois | Jessie Hazel makes the 2nd free throw | 38-41 |
| 16:07 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Hoelscher drills a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Nicholas Brooks | 41-41 |
| 15:46 | Southern Illinois | Joel Palmer makes the fadeaway in the lane | 41-43 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Larry Bateman (fresh) SG - Robert Witherspoon (fresh) SF - Thomas Hoelscher (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Nicholas Brooks (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Jason Suiter (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Joel Palmer (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Larry Bybee (fresh) SF - Lawrence Meredith (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jessie Hazel (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - David Swarts (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:26 | Northern Iowa | Nicholas Brooks can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane | 41-43 |
| 15:25 | Northern Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Nicholas Brooks | 41-43 |
| 15:13 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Hoelscher is whistled for traveling | 41-43 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jeff Bigby (PG), Blake Roberts (SG), James Brubaker (SF), Wilbert Lane (PF), Geoffrey Kammer (C) Larry Bateman, Robert Witherspoon, Thomas Hoelscher, Nicholas Brooks, Jason Suiter | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Jerry Gaiser (PG), Tommy Brown (SG), William Pawlak (SF), Phillip Myers (PF), Anthony Engelman (C) Joel Palmer, Larry Bybee, Lawrence Meredith, Jessie Hazel, David Swarts | |
| 15:05 | Southern Illinois | Geoffrey Kammer is called for the reach on Anthony Engelman - foul #3 on Geoffrey Kammer, team foul #3 | 41-43 |
| 14:57 | Southern Illinois | Anthony Engelman misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 41-43 |
| 14:56 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Geoffrey Kammer | 41-43 |
| 14:38 | Northern Iowa | Anthony Engelman swats the dunk try by Blake Roberts | 41-43 |
| 14:37 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to William Pawlak | 41-43 |
| 14:26 | Southern Illinois | Jerry Gaiser misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 41-43 |
| 14:24 | Southern Illinois | Anthony Engelman snags the offensive board | 41-43 |
| 14:10 | Southern Illinois | Tommy Brown misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Blake Roberts - foul #4 on Blake Roberts, team foul #4 | 41-43 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | John Lemke (SG) Blake Roberts | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 14:10 | Southern Illinois | Tommy Brown misses the 1st free throw | 41-43 |
| 14:10 | Southern Illinois | Tommy Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 41-44 |
| 13:56 | Northern Iowa | Jeff Bigby is fouled on the floor by Tommy Brown - foul #2 on Tommy Brown, team foul #3 | 41-44 |
| 13:41 | Northern Iowa | The jump hook by Geoffrey Kammer is blocked by Anthony Engelman | 41-44 |
| 13:40 | Southern Illinois | Tommy Brown gets the rebound | 41-44 |
| 13:36 | Southern Illinois | Jerry Gaiser makes the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Anthony Engelman | 41-47 |
| 13:25 | Northern Iowa | Anthony Engelman blocks the short jumper by Wilbert Lane | 41-47 |
| 13:23 | Northern Iowa | James Brubaker snags the offensive board | 41-47 |
| 13:09 | Northern Iowa | Jeff Bigby is called for 3 seconds | 41-47 |
| 12:55 | Southern Illinois | Anthony Engelman is hacked by Wilbert Lane - foul #1 on Wilbert Lane, team foul #5 | 41-47 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Nicholas Brooks (C) Geoffrey Kammer | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 12:50 | Southern Illinois | Tommy Brown hits a 3 pointer from the right wing | 41-50 |
| 12:38 | Northern Iowa | Anthony Engelman blocks the short jumper by Wilbert Lane | 41-50 |
| 12:36 | Southern Illinois | Phillip Myers snags the defensive board | 41-50 |
| 12:16 | Southern Illinois | William Pawlak connects on the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Anthony Engelman and he's fouled by John Lemke - foul #1 on John Lemke, team foul #6 | 41-52 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Larry Bateman (SG), Thomas Hoelscher (SF), Jason Suiter (C) Jeff Bigby, James Brubaker, Wilbert Lane | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Joel Palmer (PG), Larry Bybee (SG), David Swarts (PF), Jessie Hazel (C) Jerry Gaiser, Tommy Brown, Phillip Myers, Anthony Engelman | |
| 12:16 | Southern Illinois | William Pawlak makes the free throw | 41-53 |
| 12:03 | Northern Iowa | Nicholas Brooks scores on a jumper from the left block on a great pass from John Lemke and he's fouled by Larry Bybee - foul #2 on Larry Bybee, team foul #4 | 43-53 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Meredith (SF) William Pawlak | |
| 12:03 | Northern Iowa | Nicholas Brooks makes the free throw | 44-53 |
| 11:54 | Southern Illinois | Joel Palmer is whistled for a carry | 44-53 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Kammer (C) Jason Suiter | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 11:47 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Hoelscher clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 44-53 |
| 11:46 | Northern Iowa | John Lemke tips it back up and in | 46-53 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - John Lemke (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Bateman (fresh) SF - Thomas Hoelscher (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Nicholas Brooks (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Geoffrey Kammer (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Joel Palmer (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Larry Bybee (fresh) SF - Lawrence Meredith (fresh) 3 pts. PF - David Swarts (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Jessie Hazel (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:24 | Southern Illinois | Joel Palmer misses long on a jumper from the baseline but the foul's on John Lemke - foul #2 on John Lemke, team foul #7 | 46-53 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jeff Bigby (PG) John Lemke | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 11:24 | Southern Illinois | Joel Palmer misses the 1st free throw | 46-53 |
| 11:24 | Southern Illinois | Joel Palmer makes the 2nd free throw | 46-54 |
| 11:08 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Hoelscher clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 46-54 |
| 11:07 | Northern Iowa | Nicholas Brooks tips it home | 48-54 |
| 10:49 | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Meredith loses the dribble to Larry Bateman | 48-54 |
| 10:33 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Kammer buries a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Jeff Bigby | 50-54 |
| 10:29 | Southern Illinois | Jeff Bigby is called for the reach on Joel Palmer - foul #3 on Jeff Bigby, team foul #8 | 50-54 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Brubaker (SF), Wilbert Lane (PF) Thomas Hoelscher, Nicholas Brooks | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Tommy Brown (SG), William Pawlak (SF), Phillip Myers (PF), Anthony Engelman (C) Larry Bybee, Lawrence Meredith, David Swarts, Jessie Hazel | |
| 10:29 | Southern Illinois | Joel Palmer makes the 1st free throw | 50-55 |
| 10:29 | Southern Illinois | Joel Palmer makes the 2nd free throw | 50-56 |
| 10:10 | Northern Iowa | Jeff Bigby hits a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Larry Bateman | 52-56 |
| 09:49 | Southern Illinois | William Pawlak clanks a floater from close range but he's fouled by Jeff Bigby - foul #4 on Jeff Bigby, team foul #9 | 52-56 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | John Lemke (PG), Nicholas Brooks (C) Jeff Bigby, Geoffrey Kammer | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Jerry Gaiser (PG) Joel Palmer | |
| 09:49 | Southern Illinois | William Pawlak makes the 1st free throw | 52-57 |
| 09:49 | Southern Illinois | William Pawlak makes the 2nd free throw | 52-58 |
| 09:27 | Northern Iowa | James Brubaker comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 52-58 |
| 09:26 | Southern Illinois | William Pawlak snags the defensive board | 52-58 |
| 09:14 | Southern Illinois | Anthony Engelman misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by James Brubaker - foul #3 on James Brubaker, team foul #10 | 52-58 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Witherspoon (SG) Larry Bateman | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 09:14 | Southern Illinois | Anthony Engelman misses the 1st free throw | 52-58 |
| 09:14 | Southern Illinois | Anthony Engelman makes the 2nd free throw | 52-59 |
| 08:54 | Northern Iowa | James Brubaker clanks a 3 from straight away | 52-59 |
| 08:52 | Southern Illinois | Phillip Myers gets the rebound | 52-59 |
| 08:27 | Southern Illinois | Anthony Engelman hits a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Tommy Brown | 52-61 |
| 08:05 | Northern Iowa | Wilbert Lane makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Witherspoon | 54-61 |
| 07:50 | Southern Illinois | Phillip Myers's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-61 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jeff Bigby (PG), Blake Roberts (SG), Thomas Hoelscher (SF), Geoffrey Kammer (C) John Lemke, Robert Witherspoon, James Brubaker, Wilbert Lane | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Larry Bybee (SG), Joel Palmer (SF), David Swarts (PF), Jessie Hazel (C) Tommy Brown, William Pawlak, Phillip Myers, Anthony Engelman | |
| 07:28 | Northern Iowa | Jerry Gaiser steals the ball from Geoffrey Kammer | 54-61 |
| 07:25 | Southern Illinois | Larry Bybee lays it up and in on a nice dish by Jerry Gaiser | 54-63 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Jeff Bigby (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Blake Roberts (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. SF - Thomas Hoelscher (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Nicholas Brooks (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Geoffrey Kammer (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Jerry Gaiser (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Bybee (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joel Palmer (fresh) 7 pts. PF - David Swarts (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Jessie Hazel (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:20 | Northern Iowa | Jeff Bigby clanks a shot from the right side | 54-63 |
| 07:19 | Northern Iowa | Nicholas Brooks pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-63 |
| 07:09 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Kammer lays it up and in set up by Nicholas Brooks | 56-63 |
| 06:44 | Southern Illinois | Jerry Gaiser can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 56-63 |
| 06:42 | Southern Illinois | David Swarts tips it back up and in | 56-65 |
| 06:22 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Hoelscher drills a jump hook from the baseline set up by Blake Roberts and the foul's on Jessie Hazel - foul #1 on Jessie Hazel, team foul #5 | 58-65 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Wilbert Lane (PF) Nicholas Brooks | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Tommy Brown (SG), Anthony Engelman (C) Jerry Gaiser, Jessie Hazel | |
| 06:22 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Hoelscher makes the free throw | 59-65 |
| 06:09 | Southern Illinois | Joel Palmer's fadeaway is rejected by Geoffrey Kammer | 59-65 |
| 06:07 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Hoelscher snags the defensive board | 59-65 |
| 05:44 | Northern Iowa | Wilbert Lane drills a 3 pointer from the left wing | 62-65 |
| 05:21 | Southern Illinois | Anthony Engelman hits a runner from close range | 62-67 |
| 05:12 | Northern Iowa | Jeff Bigby drills a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Thomas Hoelscher | 64-67 |
| 05:10 | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-67 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Brubaker (SF) Thomas Hoelscher | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Jerry Gaiser (PG), William Pawlak (SF), Phillip Myers (PF) Joel Palmer, Larry Bybee, David Swarts | |
| 04:54 | Southern Illinois | Anthony Engelman misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 64-67 |
| 04:52 | Northern Iowa | Wilbert Lane snags the defensive board | 64-67 |
| 04:39 | Northern Iowa | Blake Roberts drills a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Jeff Bigby and the foul's on Phillip Myers - foul #3 on Phillip Myers, team foul #6 | 66-67 |
| 04:39 | Northern Iowa | Blake Roberts makes the free throw | 67-67 |
| 04:25 | Southern Illinois | Jerry Gaiser scores on a 3 from the right corner | 67-70 |
| 04:09 | Northern Iowa | James Brubaker connects on the floater from close range set up by Jeff Bigby | 69-70 |
| 03:41 | Southern Illinois | Anthony Engelman hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Jerry Gaiser | 69-72 |
| 03:27 | Northern Iowa | Anthony Engelman picks off the pass by Jeff Bigby | 69-72 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Jeff Bigby (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. 4 pf. SG - Blake Roberts (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - James Brubaker (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Wilbert Lane (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Geoffrey Kammer (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Jerry Gaiser (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Tommy Brown (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Pawlak (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - Phillip Myers (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Anthony Engelman (fresh) 17 pts. 4 reb. 5 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 03:09 | Southern Illinois | Phillip Myers misses the lay-in | 69-72 |
| 03:08 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Geoffrey Kammer | 69-72 |
| 02:48 | Northern Iowa | Tommy Brown steals it from Blake Roberts | 69-72 |
| 02:33 | Southern Illinois | Anthony Engelman misses badly on a floater in the paint | 69-72 |
| 02:31 | Southern Illinois | Anthony Engelman grabs the offensive board | 69-72 |
| 02:20 | Southern Illinois | Geoffrey Kammer steals it from William Pawlak | 69-72 |
| 02:04 | Northern Iowa | Wilbert Lane misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Phillip Myers - foul #4 on Phillip Myers, team foul #7 | 69-72 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | John Lemke (PG), Thomas Hoelscher (SF), Nicholas Brooks (C) Jeff Bigby, James Brubaker, Geoffrey Kammer | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Joel Palmer (PG), Larry Bybee (SG), Lawrence Meredith (SF), David Swarts (PF), Jessie Hazel (C) Jerry Gaiser, Tommy Brown, William Pawlak, Phillip Myers, Anthony Engelman | |
| 02:04 | Northern Iowa | Wilbert Lane makes the 1st free throw | 70-72 |
| 02:04 | Northern Iowa | Wilbert Lane makes the 2nd free throw | 71-72 |
| 02:02 | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 71-72 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jeff Bigby (PG) John Lemke | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Jerry Gaiser (PG), Tommy Brown (SG) Larry Bybee, Lawrence Meredith | |
| 01:43 | Southern Illinois | Tommy Brown connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 71-74 |
| 01:43 | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-74 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Brubaker (SF), Geoffrey Kammer (C) Thomas Hoelscher, Nicholas Brooks | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | William Pawlak (SF), Phillip Myers (PF), Anthony Engelman (C) Joel Palmer, David Swarts, Jessie Hazel | |
| 01:34 | Northern Iowa | James Brubaker misses short on a shot from the left side but the foul's on Tommy Brown - foul #3 on Tommy Brown, team foul #8 | 71-74 |
| 01:34 | Northern Iowa | James Brubaker makes the 1st free throw | 72-74 |
| 01:34 | Northern Iowa | James Brubaker makes the 2nd free throw | 73-74 |
| 01:06 | Southern Illinois | Phillip Myers misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 73-74 |
| 01:05 | Northern Iowa | James Brubaker pulls down the rebound | 73-74 |
| 00:59 | Northern Iowa | Phillip Myers swats the short shot by Jeff Bigby | 73-74 |
| 00:58 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Anthony Engelman | 73-74 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:36 | Southern Illinois | Phillip Myers clanks a driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by Wilbert Lane - foul #2 on Wilbert Lane, team foul #11 | 73-74 |
| 00:36 | Southern Illinois | Phillip Myers makes the 1st free throw | 73-75 |
| 00:36 | Southern Illinois | Phillip Myers makes the 2nd free throw | 73-76 |
| 00:17 | Northern Iowa | Blake Roberts drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from James Brubaker | 76-76 |
| 00:02 | Southern Illinois | Phillip Myers misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 76-76 |
| 00:01 | Northern Iowa | James Brubaker pulls down the rebound | 76-76 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Northern Iowa | James Brubaker can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 76-76 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Jeff Bigby (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. 4 pf. SG - Blake Roberts (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - James Brubaker (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Wilbert Lane (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. C - Geoffrey Kammer (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Jerry Gaiser (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Tommy Brown (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - William Pawlak (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - Phillip Myers (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. C - Anthony Engelman (fresh) 17 pts. 6 reb. 5 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 05:00 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Kammer wins the tip | 76-76 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:45 | Northern Iowa | Blake Roberts drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Jeff Bigby | 78-76 |
| 04:30 | Southern Illinois | Anthony Engelman misses the easy layup | 78-76 |
| 04:28 | Southern Illinois | Anthony Engelman misses the tip | 78-76 |
| 04:27 | Northern Iowa | Wilbert Lane grabs the board | 78-76 |
| 04:22 | Northern Iowa | Blake Roberts buries a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from James Brubaker | 80-76 |
| 04:11 | Southern Illinois | Jeff Bigby is called for the reach on Tommy Brown - foul #5 on Jeff Bigby, team foul #12 | 80-76 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | John Lemke (PG) Jeff Bigby | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 04:11 | Southern Illinois | Tommy Brown makes the 1st free throw | 80-77 |
| 04:11 | Southern Illinois | Tommy Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 80-78 |
| 03:58 | Northern Iowa | Blake Roberts scores on a fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by John Lemke and he's fouled by Jerry Gaiser - foul #3 on Jerry Gaiser, team foul #9 | 82-78 |
| 03:58 | Northern Iowa | Blake Roberts makes the free throw | 83-78 |
| 03:48 | Southern Illinois | William Pawlak clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 83-78 |
| 03:46 | Northern Iowa | Wilbert Lane snags the defensive board | 83-78 |
| 03:26 | Northern Iowa | Blake Roberts misses the jump hook near the basket | 83-78 |
| 03:25 | Northern Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to James Brubaker | 83-78 |
| 02:57 | Northern Iowa | Blake Roberts clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 83-78 |
| 02:56 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Kammer gets the offensive rebound | 83-78 |
| 02:33 | Northern Iowa | John Lemke is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on John Lemke, team foul #13 | 83-78 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Thomas Hoelscher (SF) James Brubaker | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | David Swarts (PF) Phillip Myers | |
| 02:10 | Southern Illinois | Jerry Gaiser hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 83-78 |
| 02:09 | Southern Illinois | William Pawlak snags the offensive board | 83-78 |
| 01:43 | Southern Illinois | David Swarts loses the dribble to Geoffrey Kammer | 83-78 |
| 01:43 | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 83-78 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Brubaker (SF) Thomas Hoelscher | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Phillip Myers (PF) David Swarts | |
| 01:22 | Northern Iowa | John Lemke can't finish the layup | 83-78 |
| 01:20 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Anthony Engelman | 83-78 |
| 00:55 | Southern Illinois | Tommy Brown hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 83-78 |
| 00:53 | Northern Iowa | James Brubaker gets the rebound | 83-78 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - John Lemke (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Blake Roberts (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - James Brubaker (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Wilbert Lane (fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. C - Geoffrey Kammer (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Jerry Gaiser (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Tommy Brown (fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - William Pawlak (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. PF - Phillip Myers (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. C - Anthony Engelman (fresh) 17 pts. 8 reb. 5 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:24 | Northern Iowa | John Lemke hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Jerry Gaiser - foul #4 on Jerry Gaiser, team foul #10 | 83-78 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Thomas Hoelscher (SF) James Brubaker | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 00:24 | Northern Iowa | John Lemke makes the 1st free throw | 84-78 |
| 00:24 | Northern Iowa | John Lemke makes the 2nd free throw | 85-78 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:17 | Southern Illinois | William Pawlak misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 85-78 |
| 00:16 | Southern Illinois | William Pawlak grabs the offensive board | 85-78 |
| 00:12 | Southern Illinois | William Pawlak connects on the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Tommy Brown | 85-81 |
| 00:12 | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 85-81 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:10 | Northern Iowa | Blake Roberts is hacked by Jerry Gaiser in the backcourt - foul #5 on Jerry Gaiser, team foul #11 | 85-81 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Joel Palmer (PG) Jerry Gaiser | |
| 00:10 | Northern Iowa | Blake Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 86-81 |
| 00:10 | Northern Iowa | Blake Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 87-81 |
| 00:05 | Southern Illinois | Tommy Brown misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 87-81 |
| 00:03 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Kammer pulls down the rebound | 87-81 |
| 00:00 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Kammer runs out the clock | 87-81 |