| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Kenneth Davis (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Christopher Thompson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Fulbright (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Terry Sweeting (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Graham (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Corey Cutshall (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lester Murphy (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ryan Allison (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Keith Jackson (fresh) C - Douglas Holyfield (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Missouri State | John Fulbright inbounds the ball | 40-21 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:44 | Missouri State | John Fulbright misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 40-21 |
| 19:42 | Northern Iowa | Lester Murphy pulls down the rebound | 40-21 |
| 19:27 | Northern Iowa | Keith Jackson misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 40-21 |
| 19:25 | Northern Iowa | Douglas Holyfield gets the offensive rebound | 40-21 |
| 19:11 | Northern Iowa | Corey Cutshall scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Lester Murphy | 40-24 |
| 18:57 | Missouri State | John Fulbright misses the jumper from the left side | 40-24 |
| 18:56 | Northern Iowa | Keith Jackson gets the rebound | 40-24 |
| 18:49 | Northern Iowa | Ryan Allison clanks a floater from the right side | 40-24 |
| 18:47 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Christopher Thompson | 40-24 |
| 18:27 | Missouri State | Richard Graham misses long on a jump hook from the left block | 40-24 |
| 18:25 | Northern Iowa | Keith Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 40-24 |
| 18:08 | Northern Iowa | Douglas Holyfield comes up short on the jumper from the right block but he's fouled by Richard Graham - foul #1 on Richard Graham, team foul #1 | 40-24 |
| 18:08 | Northern Iowa | Douglas Holyfield makes the 1st free throw | 40-25 |
| 18:08 | Northern Iowa | Douglas Holyfield makes the 2nd free throw | 40-26 |
| 17:58 | Missouri State | Terry Sweeting is fouled on the floor by Keith Jackson - foul #2 on Keith Jackson, team foul #1 | 40-26 |
| 17:39 | Missouri State | Kenneth Davis clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 40-26 |
| 17:37 | Northern Iowa | Douglas Holyfield grabs the board | 40-26 |
| 17:21 | Northern Iowa | Keith Jackson double dribbles | 40-26 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Wayne Camp (SG), Bruce Alcaraz (SF) Christopher Thompson, John Fulbright | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Lee Campbell (SG), Alexander Garner (SF), Monte Holt (PF), Ross Tyler (C) Lester Murphy, Ryan Allison, Keith Jackson, Douglas Holyfield | |
| 17:05 | Missouri State | Kenneth Davis can't finish the layup | 40-26 |
| 17:03 | Northern Iowa | Monte Holt grabs the board | 40-26 |
| 16:49 | Northern Iowa | Alexander Garner throws it down | 40-28 |
| 16:26 | Missouri State | Wayne Camp drills a floater from the left block set up by Terry Sweeting and he's hacked by Lee Campbell - foul #2 on Lee Campbell, team foul #2 | 42-28 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Edwin Brouwer (SG), Michael Thompson (PF), Carlos Rowles (C) Kenneth Davis, Terry Sweeting, Richard Graham | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | William Rojo (SF) Corey Cutshall | |
| 16:26 | Missouri State | Wayne Camp makes the free throw | 43-28 |
| 16:16 | Northern Iowa | Alexander Garner is hacked by Edwin Brouwer - foul #1 on Edwin Brouwer, team foul #2 | 43-28 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Ryan Allison (SF), Keith Jackson (PF) William Rojo, Ross Tyler | |
| 15:58 | Northern Iowa | Lee Campbell misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 43-28 |
| 15:56 | Missouri State | Michael Thompson snags the defensive board | 43-28 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Wayne Camp (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edwin Brouwer (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Bruce Alcaraz (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Michael Thompson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Carlos Rowles (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Lee Campbell (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Alexander Garner (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Ryan Allison (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Keith Jackson (fresh) 3 reb. C - Monte Holt (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:45 | Missouri State | Michael Thompson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-28 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Christopher Thompson (SG), John Fulbright (SF) Edwin Brouwer, Bruce Alcaraz | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Lester Murphy (SG), Gerald Underwood (PF), Douglas Holyfield (C) Alexander Garner, Keith Jackson, Monte Holt | |
| 15:24 | Northern Iowa | Ryan Allison hits the finger roll and he's fouled by Wayne Camp - foul #3 on Wayne Camp, team foul #3 | 43-30 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Terry Sweeting (PF), Richard Graham (C) Michael Thompson, Carlos Rowles | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Corey Cutshall (PG) Lee Campbell | |
| 15:24 | Northern Iowa | Ryan Allison makes the free throw | 43-31 |
| 15:11 | Missouri State | Terry Sweeting throws it down | 45-31 |
| 15:02 | Northern Iowa | Terry Sweeting swats the shot by Lester Murphy | 45-31 |
| 15:01 | Missouri State | Terry Sweeting pulls down the rebound | 45-31 |
| 14:55 | Missouri State | Christopher Thompson is fouled on the floor by Ryan Allison - foul #3 on Ryan Allison, team foul #3 | 45-31 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Kenneth Davis (PG) Wayne Camp | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Alexander Garner (SF) Ryan Allison | |
| 14:42 | Missouri State | Terry Sweeting makes the shot from the left block on a great pass from John Fulbright | 47-31 |
| 14:22 | Northern Iowa | Gerald Underwood misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 47-31 |
| 14:20 | Missouri State | Richard Graham grabs the defensive rebound | 47-31 |
| 13:57 | Missouri State | Gerald Underwood denies the turnaround by Richard Graham | 47-31 |
| 13:55 | Missouri State | Terry Sweeting gets the offensive rebound | 47-31 |
| 13:47 | Missouri State | Christopher Thompson buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Kenneth Davis | 50-31 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 13:28 | Northern Iowa | Alexander Garner is fouled on the floor by Richard Graham - foul #2 on Richard Graham, team foul #4 | 50-31 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Wayne Camp (SG), Bruce Alcaraz (SF), Michael Thompson (C) Christopher Thompson, John Fulbright, Richard Graham | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | William Rojo (PG), Lee Campbell (SG), Ryan Allison (SF), Keith Jackson (PF), Monte Holt (C) Corey Cutshall, Lester Murphy, Alexander Garner, Gerald Underwood, Douglas Holyfield | |
| 13:20 | Northern Iowa | William Rojo can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 50-31 |
| 13:19 | Missouri State | Bruce Alcaraz grabs the defensive rebound | 50-31 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State 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) | |
| 12:50 | Missouri State | Kenneth Davis makes the jump hook in the lane set up by Wayne Camp | 52-31 |
| 12:38 | Northern Iowa | Lee Campbell misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 52-31 |
| 12:37 | Northern Iowa | Keith Jackson misses the tip | 52-31 |
| 12:36 | Northern Iowa | Monte Holt misses the tip | 52-31 |
| 12:35 | Missouri State | Terry Sweeting snags the defensive board | 52-31 |
| 12:14 | Missouri State | Terry Sweeting is called for traveling | 52-31 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Edwin Brouwer (PG), Carl Reese (SG), Richard Graham (C) Kenneth Davis, Wayne Camp, Terry Sweeting | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Corey Cutshall (PG), Alexander Garner (SG) William Rojo, Lee Campbell | |
| 11:52 | Northern Iowa | Ryan Allison hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 52-31 |
| 11:50 | Missouri State | Bruce Alcaraz gets the rebound | 52-31 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Edwin Brouwer (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Carl Reese (fresh) SF - Bruce Alcaraz (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Thompson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Graham (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Corey Cutshall (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alexander Garner (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Ryan Allison (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Keith Jackson (fresh) 4 reb. C - Monte Holt (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Missouri State | Carl Reese is hacked by Alexander Garner - foul #2 on Alexander Garner, team foul #4 | 52-31 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Christopher Thompson (SG) Carl Reese | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Lester Murphy (SG), Gerald Underwood (PF), Douglas Holyfield (C) Alexander Garner, Keith Jackson, Monte Holt | |
| 11:25 | Missouri State | Bruce Alcaraz misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 52-31 |
| 11:24 | Northern Iowa | Corey Cutshall snags the defensive board | 52-31 |
| 11:17 | Northern Iowa | Lester Murphy can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Edwin Brouwer - foul #2 on Edwin Brouwer, team foul #5 | 52-31 |
| Subs | Missouri State | John Fulbright (SF), Terry Sweeting (PF) Bruce Alcaraz, Michael Thompson | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | William Rojo (SF) Ryan Allison | |
| 11:17 | Northern Iowa | Lester Murphy misses the 1st free throw | 52-31 |
| 11:17 | Northern Iowa | Lester Murphy misses the 2nd free throw | 52-31 |
| 11:17 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Richard Graham | 52-31 |
| 11:13 | Missouri State | Christopher Thompson comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 52-31 |
| 11:11 | Northern Iowa | Gerald Underwood grabs the defensive rebound | 52-31 |
| 11:07 | Northern Iowa | William Rojo makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Corey Cutshall | 52-34 |
| 10:50 | Missouri State | Christopher Thompson misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 52-34 |
| 10:48 | Missouri State | Terry Sweeting tips it in | 54-34 |
| 10:38 | Northern Iowa | Lester Murphy throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-34 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Kenneth Davis (PG) Edwin Brouwer | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Alexander Garner (SF) William Rojo | |
| 10:26 | Missouri State | Lester Murphy is called for the reach on Christopher Thompson - foul #3 on Lester Murphy, team foul #5 | 54-34 |
| 10:10 | Missouri State | Richard Graham hits a floater from the baseline on a great pass from Kenneth Davis | 56-34 |
| 09:57 | Northern Iowa | Gerald Underwood can't connect on a turnaround from close range but he's fouled by John Fulbright - foul #2 on John Fulbright, team foul #6 | 56-34 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Wayne Camp (SG), Bruce Alcaraz (SF) Christopher Thompson, John Fulbright | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Lee Campbell (PG), Ryan Allison (SF), Monte Holt (C) Corey Cutshall, Alexander Garner, Douglas Holyfield | |
| 09:57 | Northern Iowa | Gerald Underwood makes the 1st free throw | 56-35 |
| 09:57 | Northern Iowa | Gerald Underwood misses the 2nd free throw | 56-35 |
| 09:57 | Missouri State | Richard Graham grabs the defensive rebound | 56-35 |
| 09:28 | Missouri State | Wayne Camp misses long on a 3 from straight away | 56-35 |
| 09:26 | Missouri State | Richard Graham tips it in | 58-35 |
| 09:15 | Northern Iowa | Lester Murphy comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 58-35 |
| 09:14 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Terry Sweeting | 58-35 |
| 09:04 | Missouri State | Lee Campbell is called for the reach on Kenneth Davis - foul #3 on Lee Campbell, team foul #6 | 58-35 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Michael Thompson (PF), Carlos Rowles (C) Terry Sweeting, Richard Graham | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Corey Cutshall (PG), Alexander Garner (SG), Keith Jackson (PF) Lee Campbell, Lester Murphy, Gerald Underwood | |
| 08:35 | Missouri State | Carlos Rowles drills a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Michael Thompson | 60-35 |
| 08:18 | Northern Iowa | Alexander Garner scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 60-38 |
| 07:53 | Missouri State | Monte Holt swats the short shot by Bruce Alcaraz | 60-38 |
| 07:51 | Missouri State | Carlos Rowles snags the offensive board | 60-38 |
| 07:32 | Missouri State | Bruce Alcaraz misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 60-38 |
| 07:30 | Missouri State | Carlos Rowles can't tip it in | 60-38 |
| 07:28 | Northern Iowa | Alexander Garner grabs the board | 60-38 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Kenneth Davis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 ast. SG - Wayne Camp (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Bruce Alcaraz (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Thompson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Carlos Rowles (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Corey Cutshall (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alexander Garner (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Ryan Allison (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Keith Jackson (fresh) 4 reb. C - Monte Holt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:07 | Northern Iowa | Carlos Rowles swats the short shot by Ryan Allison | 60-38 |
| 07:06 | Missouri State | Michael Thompson grabs the board | 60-38 |
| 06:43 | Missouri State | Bruce Alcaraz blows the layup | 60-38 |
| 06:42 | Missouri State | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Thompson | 60-38 |
| 06:28 | Missouri State | Kenneth Davis is fouled on the floor by Keith Jackson - foul #3 on Keith Jackson, team foul #7 | 60-38 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Edwin Brouwer (SG), Carl Reese (SF) Wayne Camp, Bruce Alcaraz | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Lee Campbell (PG), William Rojo (SF), Ross Tyler (PF), Joel Hawkins (C) Corey Cutshall, Ryan Allison, Keith Jackson, Monte Holt | |
| 06:28 | Missouri State | Kenneth Davis makes the 1st free throw | 61-38 |
| 06:28 | Missouri State | Kenneth Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 61-38 |
| 06:28 | Northern Iowa | Ross Tyler gets the rebound | 61-38 |
| 06:19 | Northern Iowa | The jump hook by Joel Hawkins is blocked by Michael Thompson | 61-38 |
| 06:17 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Michael Thompson | 61-38 |
| 05:58 | Missouri State | Michael Thompson is hacked by Ross Tyler - foul #1 on Ross Tyler, team foul #8 | 61-38 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Roland Johnson (PG) Kenneth Davis | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 05:58 | Missouri State | Michael Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 62-38 |
| 05:58 | Missouri State | Michael Thompson misses the 2nd free throw | 62-38 |
| 05:58 | Northern Iowa | Joel Hawkins grabs the board | 62-38 |
| 05:54 | Northern Iowa | Alexander Garner's layup is rejected by Carlos Rowles | 62-38 |
| 05:52 | Missouri State | Michael Thompson gets the rebound | 62-38 |
| 05:31 | Missouri State | Carlos Rowles misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Alexander Garner - foul #3 on Alexander Garner, team foul #9 | 62-38 |
| 05:31 | Missouri State | Carlos Rowles makes the 1st free throw | 63-38 |
| 05:31 | Missouri State | Carlos Rowles misses the 2nd free throw | 63-38 |
| 05:31 | Northern Iowa | Alexander Garner pulls down the rebound | 63-38 |
| 05:18 | Northern Iowa | Carlos Rowles swats the layup by Lee Campbell | 63-38 |
| 05:17 | Missouri State | Michael Thompson gets the rebound | 63-38 |
| 05:01 | Missouri State | Carl Reese makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Edwin Brouwer | 66-38 |
| 04:48 | Northern Iowa | Carlos Rowles swats the short shot by Alexander Garner | 66-38 |
| 04:46 | Missouri State | Michael Thompson grabs the defensive rebound | 66-38 |
| 04:27 | Missouri State | Carlos Rowles misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 66-38 |
| 04:26 | Northern Iowa | William Rojo gets the rebound | 66-38 |
| 04:20 | Northern Iowa | Lee Campbell knocks in the floater near the basket on a nice dish by Alexander Garner | 66-40 |
| 03:54 | Missouri State | Michael Thompson loses the dribble to Alexander Garner | 66-40 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State 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) | |
| 03:38 | Northern Iowa | Lee Campbell comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 66-40 |
| 03:36 | Northern Iowa | Ross Tyler grabs the offensive board | 66-40 |
| 03:28 | Northern Iowa | Alexander Garner misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Edwin Brouwer - foul #3 on Edwin Brouwer, team foul #7 | 66-40 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Wayne Camp (SG), Bruce Alcaraz (SF) Edwin Brouwer, Carl Reese | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Keith Jackson (PF), Monte Holt (C) Ross Tyler, Joel Hawkins | |
| 03:28 | Northern Iowa | Alexander Garner misses the 1st free throw | 66-40 |
| 03:28 | Northern Iowa | Alexander Garner makes the 2nd free throw | 66-41 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Roland Johnson (fresh) SG - Wayne Camp (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Bruce Alcaraz (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Thompson (tiring) 5 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Carlos Rowles (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. 5 blk. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Lee Campbell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SG - Alexander Garner (tiring) 11 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - William Rojo (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Keith Jackson (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Monte Holt (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State 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) | |
| 03:02 | Missouri State | Michael Thompson misses badly on a turnaround from the right block | 66-41 |
| 03:00 | Northern Iowa | William Rojo snags the defensive board | 66-41 |
| 02:42 | Northern Iowa | Keith Jackson scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 66-44 |
| 02:26 | Missouri State | Roland Johnson misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 66-44 |
| 02:25 | Northern Iowa | William Rojo gets the rebound | 66-44 |
| 02:21 | Northern Iowa | Carlos Rowles denies the turnaround by Keith Jackson | 66-44 |
| 02:20 | Missouri State | Wayne Camp gets the rebound | 66-44 |
| 01:58 | Missouri State | Lee Campbell picks off the pass by Bruce Alcaraz | 66-44 |
| 01:43 | Northern Iowa | Lee Campbell connects on the 3 from straight away | 66-47 |
| 01:19 | Missouri State | Carlos Rowles loses the ball out of bounds | 66-47 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Edwin Brouwer (SG) Roland Johnson | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 01:05 | Northern Iowa | Keith Jackson hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range | 66-47 |
| 01:04 | Missouri State | Bruce Alcaraz pulls down the rebound | 66-47 |
| 00:44 | Missouri State | Wayne Camp makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Edwin Brouwer | 69-47 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:38 | Northern Iowa | Monte Holt can't finish the layup but the foul's on Bruce Alcaraz - foul #3 on Bruce Alcaraz, team foul #8 | 69-47 |
| 00:38 | Northern Iowa | Monte Holt misses the 1st free throw | 69-47 |
| 00:38 | Northern Iowa | Monte Holt makes the 2nd free throw | 69-48 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State 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 a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:10 | Missouri State | Michael Thompson can't connect on a floater near the basket but the foul's on Keith Jackson - foul #4 on Keith Jackson, team foul #10 | 69-48 |
| 00:10 | Missouri State | Michael Thompson misses the 1st free throw | 69-48 |
| 00:10 | Missouri State | Michael Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 70-48 |
| 00:02 | Northern Iowa | Keith Jackson's floater is tipped away by Carlos Rowles | 70-48 |
| 00:01 | Missouri State | Edwin Brouwer snags the defensive board | 70-48 |
| 00:00 | Missouri State | Edwin Brouwer runs out the clock | 70-48 |