| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Elliott Shy (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Todd (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rafael Duncan (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Todd Moore (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Ricky Parmer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Jeff Bigby (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Lemke (fresh) 4 pts. SF - James Brubaker (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Bell (fresh) 4 pts. C - Geoffrey Kammer (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Illinois | Rafael Duncan inbounds the ball | 34-27 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:34 | Southern Illinois | Robert Todd comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by James Brubaker - foul #2 on James Brubaker, team foul #1 | 34-27 |
| 19:34 | Southern Illinois | Robert Todd makes the 1st free throw | 35-27 |
| 19:34 | Southern Illinois | Robert Todd makes the 2nd free throw | 36-27 |
| 19:18 | Northern Iowa | John Lemke can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 36-27 |
| 19:17 | Southern Illinois | Elliott Shy pulls down the rebound | 36-27 |
| 19:12 | Southern Illinois | Rafael Duncan misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 36-27 |
| 19:11 | Southern Illinois | Rafael Duncan pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-27 |
| 18:51 | Southern Illinois | Robert Todd knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Rafael Duncan | 39-27 |
| 18:28 | Northern Iowa | Todd Moore denies the turnaround by James Brubaker | 39-27 |
| 18:27 | Southern Illinois | Todd Moore snags the defensive board | 39-27 |
| 17:58 | Southern Illinois | Robert Todd misses the jumper from the right side | 39-27 |
| 17:56 | Southern Illinois | Todd Moore snags the offensive board | 39-27 |
| 17:40 | Southern Illinois | Elliott Shy hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 39-27 |
| 17:39 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Charles Bell | 39-27 |
| 17:19 | Northern Iowa | Charles Bell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-27 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Bobby Blackburn (SF), Steve Nelson (PF), David Swarts (C) Rafael Duncan, Todd Moore, Ricky Parmer | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Nicholas Brooks (PF) Charles Bell | |
| 16:50 | Southern Illinois | Elliott Shy makes the shot from the right wing | 41-27 |
| 16:31 | Northern Iowa | John Lemke buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Jeff Bigby | 41-29 |
| 16:06 | Southern Illinois | Bobby Blackburn hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by Geoffrey Kammer - foul #3 on Geoffrey Kammer, team foul #2 | 41-29 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Tommy Brown (PG), Larry Bybee (SG), Todd Moore (PF), Ricky Parmer (C) Elliott Shy, Robert Todd, Steve Nelson, David Swarts | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Larry Bateman (PG), Blake Roberts (SG), Robert Witherspoon (SF), Charles Bell (PF) Jeff Bigby, John Lemke, James Brubaker, Geoffrey Kammer | |
| 16:06 | Southern Illinois | Bobby Blackburn makes the 1st free throw | 42-29 |
| 16:06 | Southern Illinois | Bobby Blackburn misses the 2nd free throw | 42-29 |
| 16:06 | Northern Iowa | Nicholas Brooks grabs the defensive rebound | 42-29 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Tommy Brown (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Larry Bybee (fresh) SF - Bobby Blackburn (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Todd Moore (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Ricky Parmer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Larry Bateman (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Blake Roberts (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Witherspoon (fresh) PF - Charles Bell (fresh) 4 pts. C - Nicholas Brooks (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Northern Iowa | Blake Roberts hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block but he's hacked by Todd Moore - foul #3 on Todd Moore, team foul #1 | 42-29 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Rafael Duncan (SF) Bobby Blackburn | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 15:39 | Northern Iowa | Blake Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 42-30 |
| 15:39 | Northern Iowa | Blake Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 42-31 |
| 15:18 | Southern Illinois | Tommy Brown loses the dribble to Charles Bell | 42-31 |
| 14:58 | Northern Iowa | Robert Witherspoon hits a floater from the left block | 42-33 |
| 14:36 | Southern Illinois | Tommy Brown scores on a shot from the right block set up by Rafael Duncan and he's fouled by Blake Roberts - foul #1 on Blake Roberts, team foul #3 | 44-33 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Robert Todd (SG), Steve Nelson (C) Larry Bybee, Ricky Parmer | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jeff Bigby (PG), James Brubaker (SF), Geoffrey Kammer (C) Larry Bateman, Robert Witherspoon, Nicholas Brooks | |
| 14:36 | Southern Illinois | Tommy Brown misses the free throw | 44-33 |
| 14:36 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Kammer pulls down the rebound | 44-33 |
| 14:09 | Northern Iowa | Blake Roberts is hacked by Robert Todd - foul #1 on Robert Todd, team foul #2 | 44-33 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Elliott Shy (PG), David Swarts (C) Tommy Brown, Todd Moore | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | John Lemke (SG), Nicholas Brooks (PF) Blake Roberts, Charles Bell | |
| 13:55 | Northern Iowa | Jeff Bigby makes the floater from just outside the lane set up by Geoffrey Kammer | 44-35 |
| 13:26 | Southern Illinois | Robert Todd travels with the ball | 44-35 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Ricky Parmer (C) David Swarts | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 13:13 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Kammer connects on the shot from the left block set up by James Brubaker | 44-37 |
| 12:49 | Southern Illinois | Elliott Shy loses the ball out of bounds | 44-37 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Bobby Blackburn (SF), Todd Moore (PF) Rafael Duncan, Steve Nelson | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Blake Roberts (SF), Charles Bell (PF) James Brubaker, Nicholas Brooks | |
| 12:29 | Northern Iowa | Blake Roberts loses the dribble to Ricky Parmer | 44-37 |
| 12:10 | Southern Illinois | Robert Todd can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-37 |
| 12:09 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Kammer gets the rebound | 44-37 |
| 11:46 | Northern Iowa | Blake Roberts clanks a 3 from the right corner | 44-37 |
| 11:44 | Southern Illinois | Ricky Parmer grabs the board | 44-37 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Elliott Shy (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Todd (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bobby Blackburn (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Todd Moore (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Ricky Parmer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Jeff Bigby (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - John Lemke (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Blake Roberts (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Charles Bell (fresh) 4 pts. C - Geoffrey Kammer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:23 | Southern Illinois | Robert Todd buries a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Todd Moore | 46-37 |
| 11:04 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Kammer knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Blake Roberts | 46-39 |
| 10:46 | Southern Illinois | Todd Moore is called for traveling | 46-39 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Tommy Brown (PG), Larry Bybee (SG), Rafael Duncan (SF), Steve Nelson (PF), David Swarts (C) Elliott Shy, Robert Todd, Bobby Blackburn, Todd Moore, Ricky Parmer | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Larry Bateman (PG), James Brubaker (SF), Nicholas Brooks (PF), Bobby Hartford (C) Jeff Bigby, John Lemke, Charles Bell, Geoffrey Kammer | |
| 10:27 | Northern Iowa | James Brubaker is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 46-39 |
| 10:09 | Southern Illinois | Steve Nelson can't finish the layup but the foul's on Nicholas Brooks - foul #1 on Nicholas Brooks, team foul #4 | 46-39 |
| 10:09 | Southern Illinois | Steve Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 47-39 |
| 10:09 | Southern Illinois | Steve Nelson makes the 2nd free throw | 48-39 |
| 09:54 | Northern Iowa | Nicholas Brooks buries a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Blake Roberts | 48-41 |
| 09:25 | Southern Illinois | Rafael Duncan dunks the ball | 50-41 |
| 09:09 | Northern Iowa | Larry Bateman's pass is intercepted by Tommy Brown | 50-41 |
| 08:54 | Southern Illinois | Bobby Hartford blocks the 3 pointer from the right wing by Larry Bybee | 50-41 |
| 08:53 | Southern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Rafael Duncan | 50-41 |
| 08:39 | Southern Illinois | Tommy Brown can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 50-41 |
| 08:37 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to James Brubaker | 50-41 |
| 08:20 | Northern Iowa | Blake Roberts is fouled on the floor by Larry Bybee - foul #3 on Larry Bybee, team foul #3 | 50-41 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Elliott Shy (PG), Robert Todd (SG), Bobby Blackburn (SF), Todd Moore (PF), Ricky Parmer (C) Tommy Brown, Larry Bybee, Rafael Duncan, Steve Nelson, David Swarts | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jeff Bigby (PG), John Lemke (SG), Charles Bell (PF), Geoffrey Kammer (C) Larry Bateman, Blake Roberts, Nicholas Brooks, Bobby Hartford | |
| 08:07 | Northern Iowa | James Brubaker loses the dribble to Robert Todd | 50-41 |
| 07:52 | Southern Illinois | Elliott Shy misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 50-41 |
| 07:51 | Northern Iowa | John Lemke gets the rebound | 50-41 |
| 07:46 | Northern Iowa | Jeff Bigby comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Bobby Blackburn - foul #1 on Bobby Blackburn, team foul #4 | 50-41 |
| 07:46 | Northern Iowa | Jeff Bigby misses the 1st free throw | 50-41 |
| 07:46 | Northern Iowa | Jeff Bigby makes the 2nd free throw | 50-42 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Elliott Shy (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Todd (fresh) 21 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bobby Blackburn (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Todd Moore (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Ricky Parmer (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Jeff Bigby (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - John Lemke (fresh) 6 pts. SF - James Brubaker (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Bell (fresh) 4 pts. C - Geoffrey Kammer (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:21 | Southern Illinois | Charles Bell blocks the short jumper by Bobby Blackburn | 50-42 |
| 07:19 | Northern Iowa | Charles Bell gets the rebound | 50-42 |
| 07:03 | Northern Iowa | John Lemke hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block | 50-42 |
| 07:01 | Southern Illinois | Todd Moore pulls down the rebound | 50-42 |
| 06:32 | Southern Illinois | Elliott Shy misses short on a driving attempt from the left block | 50-42 |
| 06:30 | Southern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Elliott Shy | 50-42 |
| 06:03 | Southern Illinois | Elliott Shy connects on the jumper from the left side | 52-42 |
| 05:35 | Northern Iowa | James Brubaker hits a wide open fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Charles Bell | 52-44 |
| 05:13 | Southern Illinois | Elliott Shy misses the shot from the free throw line | 52-44 |
| 05:11 | Northern Iowa | Charles Bell snags the defensive board | 52-44 |
| 04:54 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Kammer misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Ricky Parmer - foul #2 on Ricky Parmer, team foul #5 | 52-44 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Tommy Brown (PG), Larry Bybee (SG), Rafael Duncan (SF), Steve Nelson (PF), David Swarts (C) Elliott Shy, Robert Todd, Bobby Blackburn, Todd Moore, Ricky Parmer | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Blake Roberts (SG), Robert Witherspoon (SF), Nicholas Brooks (PF) John Lemke, James Brubaker, Charles Bell | |
| 04:54 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Kammer makes the 1st free throw | 52-45 |
| 04:54 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Kammer misses the 2nd free throw | 52-45 |
| 04:54 | Southern Illinois | Rafael Duncan grabs the defensive rebound | 52-45 |
| 04:29 | Southern Illinois | Nicholas Brooks picks off the pass by Larry Bybee | 52-45 |
| 04:15 | Northern Iowa | Nicholas Brooks comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 52-45 |
| 04:14 | Southern Illinois | Rafael Duncan gets the rebound | 52-45 |
| 03:51 | Southern Illinois | Larry Bybee knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Tommy Brown | 55-45 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:29 | Northern Iowa | Robert Witherspoon can't connect on an uncontested 3pt shot from the right wing | 55-45 |
| 03:27 | Southern Illinois | David Swarts grabs the board | 55-45 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Tommy Brown (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Bybee (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Rafael Duncan (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. PF - Steve Nelson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - David Swarts (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Jeff Bigby (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Blake Roberts (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Witherspoon (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Nicholas Brooks (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Geoffrey Kammer (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:25 | Southern Illinois | Tommy Brown is hacked by Jeff Bigby in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jeff Bigby, team foul #5 | 55-45 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Elliott Shy (PG), Robert Todd (SG) Tommy Brown, Larry Bybee | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Larry Bateman (PG), Bobby Hartford (C) Jeff Bigby, Geoffrey Kammer | |
| 03:10 | Southern Illinois | Steve Nelson loses the ball out of bounds | 55-45 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Todd Moore (PF) David Swarts | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Charles Bell (PF) Bobby Hartford | |
| 02:48 | Northern Iowa | Blake Roberts drills a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Charles Bell | 55-48 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:28 | Southern Illinois | Todd Moore clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 55-48 |
| 02:27 | Northern Iowa | Nicholas Brooks pulls down the rebound | 55-48 |
| 02:27 | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-48 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Ricky Parmer (C) Steve Nelson | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jeff Bigby (PG), John Lemke (SG), James Brubaker (SF), Geoffrey Kammer (C) Larry Bateman, Blake Roberts, Robert Witherspoon, Nicholas Brooks | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:59 | Northern Iowa | Jeff Bigby is fouled on the floor by Elliott Shy - foul #3 on Elliott Shy, team foul #6 | 55-48 |
| 01:46 | Northern Iowa | Todd Moore steals it from Geoffrey Kammer | 55-48 |
| 01:26 | Southern Illinois | Elliott Shy is whistled for traveling | 55-48 |
| 01:13 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Kammer comes up short on the turnaround near the basket | 55-48 |
| 01:12 | Southern Illinois | Elliott Shy grabs the board | 55-48 |
| 00:56 | Southern Illinois | Rafael Duncan's floater is tipped away by James Brubaker | 55-48 |
| 00:54 | Northern Iowa | Charles Bell gets the rebound | 55-48 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:47 | Northern Iowa | John Lemke is hacked by Rafael Duncan - foul #1 on Rafael Duncan, team foul #7 | 55-48 |
| 00:47 | Northern Iowa | John Lemke makes the 1st free throw | 55-49 |
| 00:47 | Northern Iowa | John Lemke makes the 2nd free throw | 55-50 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:46 | Southern Illinois | Elliott Shy is hacked by Jeff Bigby in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jeff Bigby, team foul #6 | 55-50 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Larry Bybee (SG), Bobby Blackburn (SF), David Swarts (PF) Robert Todd, Rafael Duncan, Todd Moore | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 00:45 | Southern Illinois | Larry Bybee is fouled on the floor by Geoffrey Kammer - foul #4 on Geoffrey Kammer, team foul #7 | 55-50 |
| 00:45 | Southern Illinois | Larry Bybee makes the 1st free throw | 56-50 |
| 00:45 | Southern Illinois | Larry Bybee makes the 2nd free throw | 57-50 |
| 00:39 | Northern Iowa | John Lemke is hacked by Larry Bybee - foul #4 on Larry Bybee, team foul #8 | 57-50 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Robert Todd (SG), Rafael Duncan (SF), Todd Moore (PF) Larry Bybee, Bobby Blackburn, David Swarts | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 00:39 | Northern Iowa | John Lemke misses the 1st free throw | 57-50 |
| 00:39 | Southern Illinois | Todd Moore gets the rebound | 57-50 |
| 00:38 | Southern Illinois | Todd Moore is hacked by John Lemke in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Lemke, team foul #8 | 57-50 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Larry Bybee (SG), Bobby Blackburn (SF), David Swarts (C) Robert Todd, Rafael Duncan, Ricky Parmer | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 00:38 | Southern Illinois | Todd Moore makes the 1st free throw | 58-50 |
| 00:38 | Southern Illinois | Todd Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 59-50 |
| 00:33 | Northern Iowa | Jeff Bigby splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by James Brubaker | 59-53 |
| 00:33 | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-53 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Tommy Brown (SF), Ricky Parmer (C) Bobby Blackburn, Todd Moore | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 00:30 | Southern Illinois | David Swarts is fouled in the backcourt by Jeff Bigby - foul #4 on Jeff Bigby, team foul #9 | 59-53 |
| 00:30 | Southern Illinois | David Swarts makes the 1st free throw | 60-53 |
| 00:30 | Southern Illinois | David Swarts makes the 2nd free throw | 61-53 |
| 00:23 | Northern Iowa | Charles Bell is hacked by David Swarts - foul #1 on David Swarts, team foul #9 | 61-53 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Robert Todd (SG), Rafael Duncan (SF), Todd Moore (PF) Larry Bybee, Tommy Brown, David Swarts | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 00:23 | Northern Iowa | Charles Bell makes the 1st free throw | 61-54 |
| 00:23 | Northern Iowa | Charles Bell makes the 2nd free throw | 61-55 |
| 00:22 | Southern Illinois | Elliott Shy is fouled in the backcourt by Jeff Bigby - foul #5 on Jeff Bigby, team foul #10 | 61-55 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Larry Bybee (SG), Tommy Brown (SF), David Swarts (PF) Robert Todd, Rafael Duncan, Todd Moore | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Larry Bateman (PG) Jeff Bigby | |
| 00:22 | Southern Illinois | Elliott Shy makes the 1st free throw | 62-55 |
| 00:22 | Southern Illinois | Elliott Shy misses the 2nd free throw | 62-55 |
| 00:22 | Northern Iowa | James Brubaker pulls down the rebound | 62-55 |
| 00:18 | Northern Iowa | John Lemke drills a 3 from straight away | 62-58 |
| 00:18 | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 62-58 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Todd Moore (PF) David Swarts | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 00:17 | Southern Illinois | Tommy Brown is fouled in the backcourt by Larry Bateman - foul #2 on Larry Bateman, team foul #11 | 62-58 |
| 00:17 | Southern Illinois | Tommy Brown makes the 1st free throw | 63-58 |
| 00:17 | Southern Illinois | Tommy Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 64-58 |
| 00:11 | Northern Iowa | John Lemke drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Larry Bateman | 64-61 |
| 00:08 | Southern Illinois | Larry Bateman is called for the reach on Tommy Brown in the backcourt - foul #3 on Larry Bateman, team foul #12 | 64-61 |
| 00:08 | Southern Illinois | Tommy Brown makes the 1st free throw | 65-61 |
| 00:08 | Southern Illinois | Tommy Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 66-61 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:01 | Northern Iowa | Larry Bateman buries a 3pt shot from the right wing | 66-64 |
| 00:01 | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 66-64 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Robert Todd (SG), Rafael Duncan (SF) Larry Bybee, Tommy Brown | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 00:00 | Southern Illinois | Elliott Shy runs out the clock | 66-64 |