| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Elliott Shy (fresh) SG - Robert Todd (fresh) SF - Rafael Duncan (fresh) PF - Todd Moore (fresh) C - Ricky Parmer (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Ray Breit (fresh) SG - Richard Brown (fresh) SF - Reginald Phillips (fresh) PF - Sylvester Davey (fresh) C - Donald Gigliotti (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Iowa | Donald Gigliotti wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:35 | Iowa | Sylvester Davey is fouled on the floor by Todd Moore as he's doubleteamed - foul #1 on Todd Moore, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:28 | Iowa | Sylvester Davey is hacked by Rafael Duncan - foul #1 on Rafael Duncan, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| 19:19 | Iowa | Richard Brown is called for traveling | 0-0 |
| 19:01 | Southern Illinois | Richard Brown takes the ball from Robert Todd after a doubleteam | 0-0 |
| 18:48 | Iowa | Sylvester Davey blows the dunk against the doubleteam but the foul's on Ricky Parmer - foul #1 on Ricky Parmer, team foul #3 | 0-0 |
| 18:48 | Iowa | Sylvester Davey makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 18:48 | Iowa | Sylvester Davey makes the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 18:33 | Southern Illinois | Todd Moore scores on a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Elliott Shy | 2-2 |
| 18:16 | Iowa | Richard Brown hits a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Ray Breit | 2-4 |
| 17:54 | Southern Illinois | Robert Todd evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 2-4 |
| 17:53 | Iowa | Donald Gigliotti grabs the board | 2-4 |
| 17:48 | Iowa | Ray Breit makes the shot from the left wing set up by Richard Brown | 2-6 |
| 17:41 | Southern Illinois | Elliott Shy misses short on a runner near the basket but he's hacked by Reginald Phillips - foul #1 on Reginald Phillips, team foul #1 | 2-6 |
| 17:41 | Southern Illinois | Elliott Shy misses the 1st free throw | 2-6 |
| 17:41 | Southern Illinois | Elliott Shy misses the 2nd free throw | 2-6 |
| 17:41 | Iowa | Sylvester Davey grabs the board | 2-6 |
| 17:27 | Iowa | Ray Breit comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 2-6 |
| 17:26 | Iowa | Donald Gigliotti tips it home | 2-8 |
| 17:19 | Southern Illinois | Robert Todd works out of a doubleteam and scores on a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Elliott Shy | 4-8 |
| 17:06 | Iowa | Sylvester Davey hits the finger roll against a doubleteam on a great pass from Richard Brown and the foul's on Todd Moore - foul #2 on Todd Moore, team foul #4 | 4-10 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Steve Nelson (PF) Todd Moore | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 17:06 | Iowa | Sylvester Davey misses the free throw | 4-10 |
| 17:06 | Southern Illinois | Steve Nelson snags the defensive board | 4-10 |
| 16:47 | Southern Illinois | Robert Todd evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt shot from the left corner | 7-10 |
| 16:37 | Iowa | Ray Breit can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Ricky Parmer - foul #2 on Ricky Parmer, team foul #5 | 7-10 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | David Swarts (C) Ricky Parmer | |
| Subs | Iowa | Phillip Myers (PF) Reginald Phillips | |
| 16:37 | Iowa | Ray Breit makes the 1st free throw | 7-11 |
| 16:37 | Iowa | Ray Breit makes the 2nd free throw | 7-12 |
| 16:24 | Southern Illinois | Robert Todd misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 7-12 |
| 16:22 | Southern Illinois | David Swarts grabs the offensive rebound | 7-12 |
| 16:06 | Southern Illinois | Elliott Shy can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 7-12 |
| 16:05 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Donald Gigliotti | 7-12 |
| 15:55 | Iowa | Ray Breit clanks a shot from the left wing | 7-12 |
| 15:54 | Southern Illinois | Elliott Shy grabs the board | 7-12 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Elliott Shy (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Robert Todd (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Rafael Duncan (fairly fresh) PF - Steve Nelson (fresh) C - David Swarts (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Ray Breit (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Sylvester Davey (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Phillip Myers (fresh) C - Donald Gigliotti (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Southern Illinois | Elliott Shy is hacked by Phillip Myers - foul #1 on Phillip Myers, team foul #2 | 7-12 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Tommy Brown (PG), Rocky Conti (SG), Bobby Blackburn (SF) Elliott Shy, Robert Todd, Rafael Duncan | |
| Subs | Iowa | Lewis Cooper (PG), Robert Evans (SG), Reginald Phillips (SF), Jerrod Okuniewski (C) Ray Breit, Richard Brown, Sylvester Davey, Donald Gigliotti | |
| 15:19 | Southern Illinois | David Swarts is wide open but clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 7-12 |
| 15:17 | Iowa | Reginald Phillips gets the rebound | 7-12 |
| 15:00 | Iowa | Robert Evans misses the shot in the lane | 7-12 |
| 14:59 | Iowa | Jerrod Okuniewski can't tip it in | 7-12 |
| 14:57 | Southern Illinois | David Swarts gets the rebound | 7-12 |
| 14:35 | Southern Illinois | Tommy Brown is whistled for a carry | 7-12 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Sylvester Davey (PF) Phillip Myers | |
| 14:19 | Iowa | Reginald Phillips connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 7-15 |
| 14:14 | Southern Illinois | Rocky Conti banks in the layup on a great pass from Tommy Brown out of a doubleteam and he's hacked by Lewis Cooper - foul #1 on Lewis Cooper, team foul #3 | 9-15 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Elliott Shy (PG), Robert Todd (SG) Tommy Brown, David Swarts | |
| Subs | Iowa | Donald Gigliotti (C) Jerrod Okuniewski | |
| 14:14 | Southern Illinois | Rocky Conti makes the free throw | 10-15 |
| 13:55 | Iowa | Robert Evans misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 10-15 |
| 13:53 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Rocky Conti | 10-15 |
| 13:50 | Southern Illinois | Elliott Shy is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #1 on Elliott Shy, team foul #6 | 10-15 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | David Swarts (C) Rocky Conti | |
| Subs | Iowa | Ray Breit (PG), Richard Brown (SG), Jerrod Okuniewski (C) Lewis Cooper, Reginald Phillips, Sylvester Davey | |
| 13:30 | Iowa | Richard Brown misses short on a floater from the right wing | 10-15 |
| 13:28 | Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Jerrod Okuniewski | 10-15 |
| 13:21 | Iowa | Jerrod Okuniewski dunks the ball on a nice dish by Ray Breit | 10-17 |
| 13:05 | Southern Illinois | Bobby Blackburn misses the lay-in | 10-17 |
| 13:04 | Iowa | Jerrod Okuniewski grabs the board | 10-17 |
| 12:48 | Iowa | Donald Gigliotti scores on a 3 from the right corner set up by Robert Evans | 10-20 |
| 12:26 | Southern Illinois | Bobby Blackburn is called for traveling | 10-20 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Tommy Brown (PG), Rocky Conti (SG), Rafael Duncan (SF) Elliott Shy, Robert Todd, Bobby Blackburn | |
| Subs | Iowa | Sylvester Davey (SF), Phillip Myers (PF) Robert Evans, Jerrod Okuniewski | |
| 12:03 | Iowa | Ray Breit makes the floater from the left side set up by Richard Brown | 10-22 |
| 11:48 | Southern Illinois | Rafael Duncan clanks a shot from the free throw line | 10-22 |
| 11:47 | Southern Illinois | David Swarts pulls down the offensive rebound | 10-22 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Tommy Brown (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Rocky Conti (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Rafael Duncan (fresh) PF - Steve Nelson (fairly fresh) C - David Swarts (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Ray Breit (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Sylvester Davey (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Phillip Myers (fresh) C - Donald Gigliotti (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Southern Illinois | David Swarts misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 10-22 |
| 11:36 | Iowa | Donald Gigliotti pulls down the rebound | 10-22 |
| 11:19 | Iowa | Donald Gigliotti lays it up and in on a nice dish by Sylvester Davey | 10-24 |
| 11:02 | Southern Illinois | Tommy Brown hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Rafael Duncan | 13-24 |
| 10:42 | Iowa | Phillip Myers misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 13-24 |
| 10:41 | Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Phillip Myers | 13-24 |
| 10:24 | Iowa | Richard Brown loses the dribble to Rafael Duncan | 13-24 |
| 10:04 | Southern Illinois | Donald Gigliotti swats the short shot by Rafael Duncan | 13-24 |
| 10:03 | Iowa | Phillip Myers grabs the defensive rebound | 13-24 |
| 09:56 | Iowa | Sylvester Davey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 13-24 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Elliott Shy (PG), Robert Todd (SG), Bobby Blackburn (SF) Tommy Brown, Rocky Conti, Rafael Duncan | |
| Subs | Iowa | Lewis Cooper (PG), Robert Evans (SG), Reginald Phillips (SF), Jerrod Okuniewski (C) Ray Breit, Richard Brown, Phillip Myers, Donald Gigliotti | |
| 09:46 | Southern Illinois | Robert Todd shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 13-24 |
| 09:45 | Iowa | Jerrod Okuniewski snags the defensive board | 13-24 |
| 09:37 | Iowa | Robert Evans lays it in and he's fouled by Robert Todd - foul #1 on Robert Todd, team foul #7 | 13-26 |
| 09:37 | Iowa | Robert Evans makes the free throw | 13-27 |
| 09:26 | Southern Illinois | Bobby Blackburn comes up short on the jumper from close range | 13-27 |
| 09:25 | Southern Illinois | David Swarts can't tip it in | 13-27 |
| 09:24 | Iowa | Sylvester Davey gets the rebound | 13-27 |
| 09:06 | Iowa | Lewis Cooper makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Evans | 13-30 |
| 08:49 | Southern Illinois | Steve Nelson comes up short on the fadeaway from close range | 13-30 |
| 08:48 | Southern Illinois | Bobby Blackburn gets the offensive rebound | 13-30 |
| 08:29 | Southern Illinois | Elliott Shy drills a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Bobby Blackburn | 15-30 |
| 08:06 | Iowa | Bobby Blackburn is called for the reach on Robert Evans - foul #1 on Bobby Blackburn, team foul #8 | 15-30 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Rafael Duncan (SF) Bobby Blackburn | |
| Subs | Iowa | Phillip Myers (PF) Sylvester Davey | |
| 08:06 | Iowa | Robert Evans makes the 1st free throw | 15-31 |
| 08:06 | Iowa | Robert Evans makes the 2nd free throw | 15-32 |
| 07:53 | Southern Illinois | Steve Nelson scores on a runner from the right block on a great pass from Elliott Shy | 17-32 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Elliott Shy (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Todd (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Rafael Duncan (fresh) PF - Steve Nelson (tiring) 2 pts. C - David Swarts (tiring) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Lewis Cooper (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Robert Evans (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Reginald Phillips (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Phillip Myers (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jerrod Okuniewski (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Iowa | Robert Evans throws a bad pass out of bounds | 17-32 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Tommy Brown (PG), Rocky Conti (SG) Elliott Shy, Robert Todd | |
| Subs | Iowa | Ray Breit (PG), Richard Brown (SG), Donald Gigliotti (C) Lewis Cooper, Robert Evans, Jerrod Okuniewski | |
| 07:21 | Southern Illinois | David Swarts misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 17-32 |
| 07:19 | Iowa | Richard Brown snags the defensive board | 17-32 |
| 07:03 | Iowa | Richard Brown misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Rocky Conti - foul #1 on Rocky Conti, team foul #9 | 17-32 |
| 07:03 | Iowa | Richard Brown misses the 1st free throw | 17-32 |
| 07:03 | Iowa | Richard Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 17-33 |
| 06:44 | Southern Illinois | Tommy Brown splits the doubleteam and buries a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Rocky Conti | 20-33 |
| 06:21 | Iowa | Tommy Brown is called for the reach on Ray Breit - foul #1 on Tommy Brown, team foul #10 | 20-33 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Elliott Shy (PG), Robert Todd (SG), Bobby Blackburn (SF) Tommy Brown, Rocky Conti, Rafael Duncan | |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Evans (SF), Sylvester Davey (PF), Jerrod Okuniewski (C) Reginald Phillips, Phillip Myers, Donald Gigliotti | |
| 06:21 | Iowa | Ray Breit makes the 1st free throw | 20-34 |
| 06:21 | Iowa | Ray Breit misses the 2nd free throw | 20-34 |
| 06:21 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Steve Nelson | 20-34 |
| 05:58 | Southern Illinois | Robert Todd comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 20-34 |
| 05:56 | Iowa | Sylvester Davey snags the defensive board | 20-34 |
| 05:34 | Iowa | Ray Breit's fadeaway is rejected by David Swarts | 20-34 |
| 05:33 | Southern Illinois | Elliott Shy gets the rebound | 20-34 |
| 05:22 | Southern Illinois | Robert Todd misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Sylvester Davey - foul #1 on Sylvester Davey, team foul #4 | 20-34 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Rocky Conti (SG) David Swarts | |
| Subs | Iowa | Lewis Cooper (PG), Reginald Phillips (SF), Donald Gigliotti (PF) Ray Breit, Richard Brown, Sylvester Davey | |
| 05:22 | Southern Illinois | Robert Todd misses the 1st free throw | 20-34 |
| 05:22 | Southern Illinois | Robert Todd makes the 2nd free throw | 21-34 |
| 05:10 | Iowa | Lewis Cooper misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner but he's hacked by Elliott Shy - foul #2 on Elliott Shy, team foul #11 | 21-34 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Tommy Brown (PG), David Swarts (C) Elliott Shy, Rocky Conti | |
| Subs | Iowa | Phillip Myers (PF) Jerrod Okuniewski | |
| 05:10 | Iowa | Lewis Cooper makes the 1st free throw | 21-35 |
| 05:10 | Iowa | Lewis Cooper makes the 2nd free throw | 21-36 |
| 05:10 | Iowa | Lewis Cooper makes the 3rd free throw | 21-37 |
| 04:46 | Southern Illinois | Tommy Brown can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 21-37 |
| 04:44 | Iowa | Phillip Myers snags the defensive board | 21-37 |
| 04:22 | Iowa | Reginald Phillips can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Steve Nelson - foul #1 on Steve Nelson, team foul #12 | 21-37 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Rocky Conti (SG), Rafael Duncan (SF) Robert Todd, Bobby Blackburn | |
| Subs | Iowa | Richard Brown (SG) Robert Evans | |
| 04:22 | Iowa | Reginald Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 21-38 |
| 04:22 | Iowa | Reginald Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 21-39 |
| 04:00 | Southern Illinois | Rocky Conti buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Tommy Brown | 23-39 |
| 03:48 | Iowa | Reginald Phillips makes the wide open 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Donald Gigliotti | 23-42 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Tommy Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rocky Conti (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rafael Duncan (fresh) PF - Steve Nelson (tired) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - David Swarts (tired) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Lewis Cooper (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Richard Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Reginald Phillips (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Phillip Myers (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Donald Gigliotti (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:30 | Southern Illinois | David Swarts is hacked by Donald Gigliotti - foul #1 on Donald Gigliotti, team foul #5 | 23-42 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Elliott Shy (PG), Todd Moore (PF), Ricky Parmer (C) Tommy Brown, Steve Nelson, David Swarts | |
| Subs | Iowa | Ray Breit (PG), Sylvester Davey (PF), Jerrod Okuniewski (C) Lewis Cooper, Phillip Myers, Donald Gigliotti | |
| 03:09 | Southern Illinois | Jerrod Okuniewski denies the turnaround by Rafael Duncan | 23-42 |
| 03:08 | Iowa | Sylvester Davey grabs the defensive rebound | 23-42 |
| 02:49 | Iowa | Richard Brown makes the wide open shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Ray Breit | 23-44 |
| 02:31 | Southern Illinois | Todd Moore misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 23-44 |
| 02:29 | Iowa | Sylvester Davey pulls down the rebound | 23-44 |
| 02:18 | Iowa | Richard Brown is fouled on the floor by Rocky Conti - foul #2 on Rocky Conti, team foul #13 | 23-44 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Robert Todd (SG), Bobby Blackburn (SF) Rocky Conti, Rafael Duncan | |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Evans (SF), Donald Gigliotti (C) Reginald Phillips, Jerrod Okuniewski | |
| 02:18 | Iowa | Richard Brown makes the 1st free throw | 23-45 |
| 02:18 | Iowa | Richard Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 23-46 |
| 01:55 | Southern Illinois | Todd Moore throws a bad pass out of bounds | 23-46 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Lewis Cooper (SG), Phillip Myers (PF) Richard Brown, Sylvester Davey | |
| 01:45 | Iowa | Donald Gigliotti clanks a turnaround from close range but he's hacked by Elliott Shy - foul #3 on Elliott Shy, team foul #14 | 23-46 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Tommy Brown (PG) Elliott Shy | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 01:45 | Iowa | Donald Gigliotti makes the 1st free throw | 23-47 |
| 01:45 | Iowa | Donald Gigliotti misses the 2nd free throw | 23-47 |
| 01:45 | Southern Illinois | Todd Moore grabs the defensive rebound | 23-47 |
| 01:24 | Southern Illinois | Tommy Brown loses the ball out of bounds | 23-47 |
| 01:05 | Iowa | Robert Evans can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 23-47 |
| 01:04 | Iowa | Donald Gigliotti tips it home | 23-49 |
| 00:57 | Southern Illinois | Bobby Blackburn scores on a turnaround from the left block and he's fouled by Lewis Cooper - foul #2 on Lewis Cooper, team foul #6 | 25-49 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Sylvester Davey (SF) Ray Breit | |
| 00:57 | Southern Illinois | Bobby Blackburn makes the free throw | 26-49 |
| 00:38 | Iowa | Donald Gigliotti buries a fadeaway near the basket set up by Lewis Cooper | 26-51 |
| 00:19 | Southern Illinois | Tommy Brown misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 26-51 |
| 00:18 | Southern Illinois | Tommy Brown snags the offensive board | 26-51 |
| 00:02 | Southern Illinois | Tommy Brown works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 26-51 |
| 00:01 | Iowa | Donald Gigliotti grabs the defensive rebound | 26-51 |
| 00:00 | Iowa | Donald Gigliotti clanks a fullcourt shot | 26-51 |