| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Dennis Hargrove (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gerald Whitt (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mike Cole (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Mark Coogan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Danny Vedder (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Anthony Scott (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Fisher (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Kenneth White (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Michael Flannery (fresh) 3 reb. C - Johnson Henry (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Northern Iowa | Mike Cole inbounds the ball | 37-37 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 19:43 | Northern Iowa | Mike Cole lays it in and the foul's on Michael Flannery - foul #3 on Michael Flannery, team foul #1 | 39-37 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | David Scott (PF) Michael Flannery | |
| 19:43 | Northern Iowa | Mike Cole misses the free throw | 39-37 |
| 19:43 | Southern Illinois | David Scott grabs the defensive rebound | 39-37 |
| 19:25 | Southern Illinois | Johnson Henry misses the turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by Danny Vedder - foul #1 on Danny Vedder, team foul #1 | 39-37 |
| 19:25 | Southern Illinois | Johnson Henry makes the 1st free throw | 39-38 |
| 19:25 | Southern Illinois | Johnson Henry makes the 2nd free throw | 39-39 |
| 18:59 | Northern Iowa | Gerald Whitt buries a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Mike Cole | 42-39 |
| 18:38 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Fisher scores on a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from David Scott and he's hacked by Gerald Whitt - foul #2 on Gerald Whitt, team foul #2 | 42-41 |
| 18:38 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Fisher makes the free throw | 42-42 |
| 18:23 | Northern Iowa | Gerald Whitt is whistled for traveling | 42-42 |
| 18:02 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Fisher buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 42-45 |
| 17:47 | Northern Iowa | Danny Vedder misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 42-45 |
| 17:46 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Fisher pulls down the rebound | 42-45 |
| 17:29 | Southern Illinois | Danny Vedder is called for the reach on Johnson Henry - foul #2 on Danny Vedder, team foul #3 | 42-45 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Adam Poindexter (SG) Kenneth White | |
| 17:08 | Southern Illinois | Adam Poindexter is fouled on the floor by Gerald Whitt - foul #3 on Gerald Whitt, team foul #4 | 42-45 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | David Simmons (SG), Bruce Wright (SF), Robert Towns (PF) Gerald Whitt, Mike Cole, Mark Coogan | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Kenneth White (SF), Wayne Allen (C) Thomas Fisher, Johnson Henry | |
| 16:57 | Southern Illinois | Adam Poindexter drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 42-48 |
| 16:51 | Northern Iowa | Danny Vedder is whistled for a carry | 42-48 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Leighton (PG), James Clark (C) Dennis Hargrove, Danny Vedder | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 16:34 | Southern Illinois | Anthony Scott misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 42-48 |
| 16:33 | Southern Illinois | David Scott tips it home | 42-50 |
| 16:13 | Northern Iowa | Robert Towns can't connect on a driving attempt from the right block | 42-50 |
| 16:11 | Northern Iowa | Bruce Wright tips it home | 44-50 |
| 15:43 | Southern Illinois | David Scott lays it up and in set up by Adam Poindexter | 44-52 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - James Leighton (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Simmons (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Bruce Wright (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Towns (fresh) 1 pts. C - James Clark (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Anthony Scott (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Adam Poindexter (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Kenneth White (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - David Scott (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Wayne Allen (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:24 | Northern Iowa | David Simmons misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 44-52 |
| 15:22 | Northern Iowa | Robert Towns pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-52 |
| 15:10 | Northern Iowa | James Leighton misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 44-52 |
| 15:08 | Southern Illinois | David Scott gets the rebound | 44-52 |
| 14:50 | Southern Illinois | Anthony Scott scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 44-55 |
| 14:40 | Northern Iowa | Kenneth White steals the ball from James Clark | 44-55 |
| 14:24 | Southern Illinois | Wayne Allen is fouled on the floor by James Clark - foul #1 on James Clark, team foul #5 | 44-55 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Dennis Hargrove (PG), Gerald Whitt (SG), Mike Cole (SF), Mark Coogan (PF), Danny Vedder (C) James Leighton, David Simmons, Bruce Wright, Robert Towns, James Clark | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Harvey Maddux (SG), Thomas Fisher (SF), Michael Flannery (PF), Johnson Henry (C) Adam Poindexter, Kenneth White, David Scott, Wayne Allen | |
| 14:09 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Fisher misses short on a jump hook from the baseline | 44-55 |
| 14:08 | Southern Illinois | Michael Flannery hits the follow up shot | 44-57 |
| 13:50 | Northern Iowa | Mike Cole misses the 3 from the right wing | 44-57 |
| 13:48 | Northern Iowa | Mike Cole snags the offensive board | 44-57 |
| 13:33 | Northern Iowa | Gerald Whitt misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 44-57 |
| 13:31 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Johnson Henry | 44-57 |
| 13:25 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Fisher hits a runner from the left block on a great pass from Anthony Scott | 44-59 |
| 13:03 | Northern Iowa | Johnson Henry steals the ball from Dennis Hargrove | 44-59 |
| 12:48 | Southern Illinois | Harvey Maddux's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-59 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Adam Poindexter (SF) Anthony Scott | |
| 12:37 | Northern Iowa | Danny Vedder drills a turnaround in the paint | 46-59 |
| 12:18 | Southern Illinois | Harvey Maddux lays it up and in on a great pass from Thomas Fisher | 46-61 |
| 12:08 | Northern Iowa | Mike Cole drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Gerald Whitt | 49-61 |
| 11:46 | Southern Illinois | Mike Cole swats the short shot by Thomas Fisher | 49-61 |
| 11:45 | Southern Illinois | Michael Flannery pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-61 |
| 11:23 | Southern Illinois | Adam Poindexter knocks in the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Harvey Maddux | 49-63 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Dennis Hargrove (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gerald Whitt (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Mike Cole (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mark Coogan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Danny Vedder (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Thomas Fisher (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harvey Maddux (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Adam Poindexter (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Michael Flannery (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Johnson Henry (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 10:55 | Northern Iowa | Adam Poindexter blocks the 3 pointer from the right wing by Mike Cole | 49-63 |
| 10:54 | Southern Illinois | Michael Flannery grabs the board | 49-63 |
| 10:35 | Southern Illinois | Dennis Hargrove takes the ball from Adam Poindexter | 49-63 |
| 10:13 | Northern Iowa | Gerald Whitt clanks a floater in the lane but the foul's on Michael Flannery - foul #4 on Michael Flannery, team foul #2 | 49-63 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Leighton (PG), Bruce Wright (SF), Robert Towns (PF), James Clark (C) Dennis Hargrove, Mike Cole, Mark Coogan, Danny Vedder | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Anthony Scott (PG), Kenneth White (SF), David Scott (PF), Wayne Allen (C) Thomas Fisher, Adam Poindexter, Michael Flannery, Johnson Henry | |
| 10:13 | Northern Iowa | Gerald Whitt makes the 1st free throw | 50-63 |
| 10:13 | Northern Iowa | Gerald Whitt makes the 2nd free throw | 51-63 |
| 10:05 | Southern Illinois | Harvey Maddux makes the jump hook from the left block set up by Kenneth White | 51-65 |
| 09:51 | Northern Iowa | James Leighton loses the dribble to David Scott | 51-65 |
| 09:40 | Southern Illinois | Anthony Scott makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Wayne Allen | 51-68 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 09:26 | Northern Iowa | Bruce Wright misses badly on a jumper in the lane | 51-68 |
| 09:25 | Northern Iowa | James Clark gets the offensive rebound | 51-68 |
| 09:10 | Northern Iowa | James Clark drills a floater from the right block on a nice dish by Robert Towns | 53-68 |
| 08:50 | Southern Illinois | Anthony Scott misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 53-68 |
| 08:49 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Bruce Wright | 53-68 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 08:44 | Northern Iowa | Gerald Whitt drills a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from James Clark | 55-68 |
| 08:37 | Southern Illinois | Harvey Maddux buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Anthony Scott | 55-71 |
| 08:33 | Northern Iowa | Gerald Whitt misses the shot from close range | 55-71 |
| 08:31 | Southern Illinois | Wayne Allen gets the rebound | 55-71 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 08:09 | Southern Illinois | Anthony Scott comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 55-71 |
| 08:07 | Southern Illinois | David Scott snags the offensive board | 55-71 |
| 07:46 | Southern Illinois | Anthony Scott misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 55-71 |
| 07:44 | Northern Iowa | Bruce Wright snags the defensive board | 55-71 |
| 07:31 | Northern Iowa | James Leighton double dribbles | 55-71 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Dennis Hargrove (PG), David Simmons (SG), Mike Cole (SF), Mark Coogan (PF), Danny Vedder (C) James Leighton, Gerald Whitt, Bruce Wright, Robert Towns, James Clark | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Thomas Fisher (PG), Adam Poindexter (SG), Michael Flannery (PF), Johnson Henry (C) Anthony Scott, Harvey Maddux, Kenneth White, Wayne Allen | |
| 07:06 | Southern Illinois | Johnson Henry connects on the floater from close range set up by Adam Poindexter | 55-73 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Dennis Hargrove (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Simmons (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Mike Cole (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mark Coogan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Danny Vedder (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Thomas Fisher (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Adam Poindexter (fresh) 8 pts. 2 blk. SF - David Scott (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. PF - Michael Flannery (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. C - Johnson Henry (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 06:45 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Hargrove misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 55-73 |
| 06:43 | Southern Illinois | David Scott grabs the board | 55-73 |
| 06:20 | Southern Illinois | Michael Flannery connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Thomas Fisher | 55-75 |
| 06:05 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Hargrove misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 55-75 |
| 06:04 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Michael Flannery | 55-75 |
| 05:36 | Southern Illinois | David Scott misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 55-75 |
| 05:34 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Hargrove grabs the defensive rebound | 55-75 |
| 05:30 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Hargrove connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Danny Vedder | 58-75 |
| 05:07 | Southern Illinois | 3 seconds is called on Adam Poindexter | 58-75 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Bruce Wright (SF) Mike Cole | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Anthony Scott (PG), Kenneth White (SF) Adam Poindexter, David Scott | |
| 04:51 | Northern Iowa | David Simmons connects on the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Dennis Hargrove | 61-75 |
| 04:27 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Fisher is fouled on the floor by Mark Coogan - foul #2 on Mark Coogan, team foul #6 | 61-75 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Leighton (PG), James Clark (SF), Robert Towns (PF) Dennis Hargrove, David Simmons, Mark Coogan | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Harvey Maddux (SG), Wayne Allen (PF), Robert Jennings (C) Thomas Fisher, Michael Flannery, Johnson Henry | |
| 04:08 | Southern Illinois | The jump hook by Anthony Scott is blocked by Robert Towns | 61-75 |
| 04:07 | Northern Iowa | Robert Towns gets the rebound | 61-75 |
| 03:48 | Northern Iowa | James Leighton hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from James Clark | 64-75 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 03:35 | Southern Illinois | James Clark steals the ball from Anthony Scott | 64-75 |
| 03:31 | Northern Iowa | James Clark misses the easy layup | 64-75 |
| 03:29 | Northern Iowa | Danny Vedder tips it back up and in | 66-75 |
| 03:17 | Southern Illinois | James Leighton picks off the pass by Anthony Scott | 66-75 |
| 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) | |
| 03:07 | Northern Iowa | James Leighton comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 66-75 |
| 03:05 | Northern Iowa | James Clark tips it back up and in | 68-75 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - James Leighton (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Bruce Wright (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. SF - James Clark (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Towns (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Danny Vedder (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Anthony Scott (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SG - Harvey Maddux (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Kenneth White (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Wayne Allen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Jennings (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 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) | |
| 02:58 | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-75 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Dennis Hargrove (PG), Gerald Whitt (SG), Mike Cole (SF), Mark Coogan (PF) James Leighton, Bruce Wright, James Clark, Robert Towns | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Michael Flannery (PF), Johnson Henry (C) Wayne Allen, Robert Jennings | |
| 02:38 | Southern Illinois | Kenneth White can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Dennis Hargrove - foul #2 on Dennis Hargrove, team foul #7 | 68-75 |
| 02:38 | Southern Illinois | Kenneth White makes the 1st free throw | 68-76 |
| 02:38 | Southern Illinois | Kenneth White misses the 2nd free throw | 68-76 |
| 02:38 | Northern Iowa | Danny Vedder snags the defensive board | 68-76 |
| 02:24 | Northern Iowa | Gerald Whitt drills a fadeaway from the left block set up by Danny Vedder | 70-76 |
| 02:20 | Southern Illinois | Kenneth White lays it in on a great pass from Anthony Scott | 70-78 |
| 02:13 | Northern Iowa | Mark Coogan drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Danny Vedder | 73-78 |
| 01:52 | Southern Illinois | Michael Flannery connects on the shot from the right block | 73-80 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 01:34 | Northern Iowa | Danny Vedder misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 73-80 |
| 01:32 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Hargrove snags the offensive board | 73-80 |
| 01:15 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Hargrove knocks in the jumper from the right wing | 75-80 |
| 00:50 | Southern Illinois | Anthony Scott makes the jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Michael Flannery and the foul's on Mike Cole - foul #2 on Mike Cole, team foul #8 | 75-82 |
| 00:50 | Southern Illinois | Anthony Scott makes the free throw | 75-83 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:46 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Hargrove misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 75-83 |
| 00:45 | Southern Illinois | Michael Flannery grabs the defensive rebound | 75-83 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:43 | Southern Illinois | Michael Flannery is fouled in the backcourt by Dennis Hargrove - foul #3 on Dennis Hargrove, team foul #9 | 75-83 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Thomas Fisher (SF) Kenneth White | |
| 00:43 | Southern Illinois | Michael Flannery makes the 1st free throw | 75-84 |
| 00:43 | Southern Illinois | Michael Flannery misses the 2nd free throw | 75-84 |
| 00:43 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Mark Coogan | 75-84 |
| 00:36 | Northern Iowa | Gerald Whitt double dribbles | 75-84 |
| 00:34 | Southern Illinois | Gerald Whitt is called for the reach on Harvey Maddux in the backcourt - foul #4 on Gerald Whitt, team foul #10 | 75-84 |
| 00:34 | Southern Illinois | Harvey Maddux makes the 1st free throw | 75-85 |
| 00:34 | Southern Illinois | Harvey Maddux makes the 2nd free throw | 75-86 |
| 00:28 | Northern Iowa | Mark Coogan lays it up and in on a nice dish by Danny Vedder | 77-86 |
| 00:27 | Southern Illinois | Anthony Scott is fouled in the backcourt by Dennis Hargrove - foul #4 on Dennis Hargrove, team foul #11 | 77-86 |
| 00:27 | Southern Illinois | Anthony Scott misses the 1st free throw | 77-86 |
| 00:27 | Southern Illinois | Anthony Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 77-87 |
| 00:19 | Northern Iowa | Mike Cole comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 77-87 |
| 00:17 | Southern Illinois | Michael Flannery gets the rebound | 77-87 |
| 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) | |
| 00:00 | Southern Illinois | Anthony Scott runs out the clock | 77-87 |