| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Louis Flippen (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Donald Barbagallo (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Herman Graves (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gregory Bentley (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Simon Shin (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Jeff Bigby (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SG - John Lemke (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Brubaker (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Bell (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Geoffrey Kammer (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois State | Herman Graves inbounds the ball | 27-50 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:48 | Illinois State | Louis Flippen drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Donald Barbagallo | 30-50 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:46 | Northern Iowa | James Brubaker is fouled in the backcourt by Donald Barbagallo - foul #3 on Donald Barbagallo, team foul #1 | 30-50 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Robert Helm (SG) Donald Barbagallo | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 19:28 | Northern Iowa | James Brubaker connects on the jump hook in the lane on a great pass from John Lemke and the foul's on Herman Graves - foul #1 on Herman Graves, team foul #2 | 30-52 |
| 19:28 | Northern Iowa | James Brubaker misses the free throw | 30-52 |
| 19:28 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Simon Shin | 30-52 |
| 19:17 | Illinois State | Simon Shin misses long on a jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by Geoffrey Kammer - foul #2 on Geoffrey Kammer, team foul #1 | 30-52 |
| 19:17 | Illinois State | Simon Shin misses the 1st free throw | 30-52 |
| 19:17 | Illinois State | Simon Shin misses the 2nd free throw | 30-52 |
| 19:17 | Northern Iowa | Charles Bell gets the rebound | 30-52 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 18:51 | Northern Iowa | James Brubaker misses the easy layup | 30-52 |
| 18:49 | Illinois State | Louis Flippen pulls down the rebound | 30-52 |
| 18:36 | Illinois State | Herman Graves can't connect on a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by James Brubaker - foul #1 on James Brubaker, team foul #2 | 30-52 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Sam Moore (PF), Douglas Etienne (C) Gregory Bentley, Simon Shin | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Blake Roberts (SG), Nicholas Brooks (PF) John Lemke, Charles Bell | |
| 18:36 | Illinois State | Herman Graves misses the 1st free throw | 30-52 |
| 18:36 | Illinois State | Herman Graves misses the 2nd free throw | 30-52 |
| 18:36 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Kammer snags the defensive board | 30-52 |
| 18:10 | Northern Iowa | Douglas Etienne steps in front of the Nicholas Brooks pass | 30-52 |
| 17:50 | Illinois State | Herman Graves hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Louis Flippen | 33-52 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 17:28 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Kammer connects on the jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Blake Roberts and he's fouled by Douglas Etienne - foul #2 on Douglas Etienne, team foul #3 | 33-54 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Harold Sampley (PG), William Bowers (SG), Gregory Bentley (PF), Simon Shin (C) Louis Flippen, Robert Helm, Herman Graves, Sam Moore | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Larry Bateman (PG), Robert Witherspoon (SF) Jeff Bigby, James Brubaker | |
| 17:28 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Kammer makes the free throw | 33-55 |
| 17:15 | Illinois State | Douglas Etienne drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from William Bowers | 36-55 |
| 16:55 | Northern Iowa | Nicholas Brooks misses long on an open jumper from the free throw line | 36-55 |
| 16:54 | Northern Iowa | Nicholas Brooks grabs the offensive board | 36-55 |
| 16:37 | Northern Iowa | Nicholas Brooks misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 36-55 |
| 16:35 | Northern Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Blake Roberts | 36-55 |
| 16:20 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Kammer comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 36-55 |
| 16:19 | Illinois State | William Bowers grabs the board | 36-55 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 16:01 | Illinois State | Robert Witherspoon steals the ball from Simon Shin | 36-55 |
| 15:59 | Northern Iowa | William Bowers steps in front of the Robert Witherspoon pass in the backcourt | 36-55 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Harold Sampley (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Bowers (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Douglas Etienne (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gregory Bentley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Simon Shin (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Larry Bateman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Blake Roberts (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Witherspoon (fresh) PF - Nicholas Brooks (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Geoffrey Kammer (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 15:43 | Illinois State | Gregory Bentley makes the shot from the left block on a nice dish by Harold Sampley and he's hacked by Nicholas Brooks - foul #1 on Nicholas Brooks, team foul #3 | 38-55 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Louis Flippen (PG), Donald Barbagallo (SG), Andrew Stafford (SF), Sam Moore (C) Harold Sampley, William Bowers, Douglas Etienne, Simon Shin | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jeff Bigby (PG), John Lemke (SG), Paul Aragon (SF), Charles Bell (PF), Bobby Hartford (C) Larry Bateman, Blake Roberts, Robert Witherspoon, Nicholas Brooks, Geoffrey Kammer | |
| 15:43 | Illinois State | Gregory Bentley misses the free throw | 38-55 |
| 15:43 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Bobby Hartford | 38-55 |
| 15:35 | Northern Iowa | John Lemke loses the dribble to Donald Barbagallo | 38-55 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 15:16 | Illinois State | Jeff Bigby steals it from Andrew Stafford | 38-55 |
| 15:13 | Northern Iowa | John Lemke banks in the layup on a nice dish by Jeff Bigby | 38-57 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 15:00 | Illinois State | Paul Aragon steps in front of the Sam Moore pass | 38-57 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 14:58 | Northern Iowa | Bobby Hartford is fouled in the backcourt by Louis Flippen - foul #3 on Louis Flippen, team foul #4 | 38-57 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Martin Deaver (C) Gregory Bentley | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Brubaker (SF) Paul Aragon | |
| 14:45 | Northern Iowa | John Lemke misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 38-57 |
| 14:43 | Illinois State | Donald Barbagallo grabs the defensive rebound | 38-57 |
| 14:37 | Illinois State | Martin Deaver can't finish the layup | 38-57 |
| 14:35 | Illinois State | The offensive rebound goes to Martin Deaver | 38-57 |
| 14:15 | Illinois State | Charles Bell is called for the reach on Sam Moore - foul #1 on Charles Bell, team foul #4 | 38-57 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Robert Helm (PG), Herman Graves (SF), Gregory Bentley (PF) Louis Flippen, Andrew Stafford, Sam Moore | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Larry Bateman (PG), Blake Roberts (SG), Nathan Exley (C) Jeff Bigby, John Lemke, Bobby Hartford | |
| 13:59 | Illinois State | Nathan Exley picks off the pass by Gregory Bentley | 38-57 |
| 13:30 | Northern Iowa | Nathan Exley's pass is intercepted by Robert Helm | 38-57 |
| 13:21 | Illinois State | Robert Helm scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Gregory Bentley | 41-57 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 13:04 | Northern Iowa | Larry Bateman is fouled on the floor by Herman Graves - foul #2 on Herman Graves, team foul #5 | 41-57 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Louis Flippen (PG), Andrew Stafford (SF), Sam Moore (PF), Simon Shin (C) Donald Barbagallo, Herman Graves, Gregory Bentley, Martin Deaver | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jeff Bigby (PG), Robert Witherspoon (SF), Nicholas Brooks (PF), Bobby Hartford (C) Larry Bateman, James Brubaker, Charles Bell, Nathan Exley | |
| 12:50 | Northern Iowa | Bobby Hartford throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-57 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | John Lemke (SG) Robert Witherspoon | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 12:36 | Illinois State | Jeff Bigby steals it from Andrew Stafford | 41-57 |
| 12:32 | Northern Iowa | Nicholas Brooks banks in the layup on a great pass from Jeff Bigby | 41-59 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 12:18 | Illinois State | Robert Helm drills a 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-59 |
| 11:57 | Northern Iowa | Jeff Bigby hits a jumpshot from the left wing | 44-61 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Louis Flippen (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Helm (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Andrew Stafford (fairly fresh) PF - Sam Moore (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Simon Shin (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Jeff Bigby (fresh) 13 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Lemke (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Blake Roberts (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Nicholas Brooks (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Bobby Hartford (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:42 | Illinois State | Sam Moore is hacked by Blake Roberts - foul #1 on Blake Roberts, team foul #5 | 44-61 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Donald Barbagallo (SG), Douglas Etienne (SF), Gregory Bentley (PF) Robert Helm, Andrew Stafford, Sam Moore | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Larry Bateman (PG), Paul Aragon (SG), Robert Witherspoon (SF), Nathan Exley (C) Jeff Bigby, John Lemke, Blake Roberts, Bobby Hartford | |
| 11:31 | Illinois State | Douglas Etienne is fouled on the floor by Paul Aragon - foul #1 on Paul Aragon, team foul #6 | 44-61 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Harold Sampley (PG) Louis Flippen | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Kammer (C) Nathan Exley | |
| 11:16 | Illinois State | Donald Barbagallo is fouled on the floor by Robert Witherspoon - foul #1 on Robert Witherspoon, team foul #7 | 44-61 |
| 11:16 | Illinois State | Donald Barbagallo misses the 1st free throw | 44-61 |
| 11:16 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Kammer snags the defensive board | 44-61 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 10:51 | Northern Iowa | Nicholas Brooks hits a wide open jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Larry Bateman and he's hacked by Donald Barbagallo - foul #4 on Donald Barbagallo, team foul #6 | 44-63 |
| Subs | Illinois State | William Bowers (SG), Sam Moore (PF) Donald Barbagallo, Gregory Bentley | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Brubaker (SF) Robert Witherspoon | |
| 10:51 | Northern Iowa | Nicholas Brooks misses the free throw | 44-63 |
| 10:51 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Sam Moore | 44-63 |
| 10:38 | Illinois State | William Bowers's floater is tipped away by James Brubaker | 44-63 |
| 10:36 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Kammer grabs the board | 44-63 |
| 10:22 | Northern Iowa | Nicholas Brooks is alone and drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Larry Bateman | 44-65 |
| 10:12 | Illinois State | Nicholas Brooks steps in front of the William Bowers pass | 44-65 |
| 09:54 | Northern Iowa | Paul Aragon connects on the shot from the right block on a great pass from Larry Bateman | 44-67 |
| 09:35 | Illinois State | Harold Sampley drills a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Sam Moore | 46-67 |
| 09:33 | Northern Iowa | Larry Bateman is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Larry Bateman, team foul #8 | 46-67 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Louis Flippen (PG), Robert Helm (SG), Herman Graves (SF), Andrew Stafford (PF), Martin Deaver (C) Harold Sampley, William Bowers, Douglas Etienne, Sam Moore, Simon Shin | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jeff Bigby (PG), John Lemke (SG), Blake Roberts (SF), Charles Bell (PF), Bobby Hartford (C) Larry Bateman, Paul Aragon, James Brubaker, Nicholas Brooks, Geoffrey Kammer | |
| 09:19 | Illinois State | Bobby Hartford steals it from Martin Deaver | 46-67 |
| 09:15 | Northern Iowa | Robert Helm is called for the reach on John Lemke in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Helm, team foul #7 | 46-67 |
| 09:15 | Northern Iowa | John Lemke makes the 1st free throw | 46-68 |
| 09:15 | Northern Iowa | John Lemke makes the 2nd free throw | 46-69 |
| 09:05 | Illinois State | Louis Flippen comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 46-69 |
| 09:03 | Illinois State | Martin Deaver hits the follow up shot | 48-69 |
| 08:37 | Northern Iowa | Blake Roberts hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range but he's hacked by Martin Deaver - foul #1 on Martin Deaver, team foul #8 | 48-69 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Nathan Exley (C) Bobby Hartford | |
| 08:37 | Northern Iowa | Blake Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 48-70 |
| 08:37 | Northern Iowa | Blake Roberts misses the 2nd free throw | 48-70 |
| 08:37 | Illinois State | Martin Deaver gets the rebound | 48-70 |
| 08:20 | Illinois State | Herman Graves hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Robert Helm | 51-70 |
| 07:54 | Northern Iowa | John Lemke blows the layup | 51-70 |
| 07:53 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Louis Flippen | 51-70 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Louis Flippen (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Helm (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Herman Graves (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Andrew Stafford (fairly fresh) C - Martin Deaver (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Jeff Bigby (fresh) 13 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Lemke (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Blake Roberts (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. PF - Charles Bell (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Nathan Exley (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:46 | Illinois State | Andrew Stafford misses badly on a jumper from the left block but the foul's on Charles Bell - foul #2 on Charles Bell, team foul #9 | 51-70 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Harold Sampley (PG), Donald Barbagallo (SG), Gregory Bentley (PF), Sam Moore (C) Louis Flippen, Robert Helm, Herman Graves, Martin Deaver | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Larry Bateman (PG), James Brubaker (SF), Geoffrey Kammer (C) Jeff Bigby, John Lemke, Charles Bell | |
| 07:46 | Illinois State | Andrew Stafford makes the 1st free throw | 52-70 |
| 07:46 | Illinois State | Andrew Stafford misses the 2nd free throw | 52-70 |
| 07:46 | Northern Iowa | Blake Roberts grabs the defensive rebound | 52-70 |
| 07:17 | Northern Iowa | Larry Bateman misses long on a shot from the left wing | 52-70 |
| 07:16 | Northern Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to James Brubaker | 52-70 |
| 06:47 | Northern Iowa | Nathan Exley is open and scores on a 3 pointer from straight away | 52-73 |
| 06:31 | Illinois State | Harold Sampley is fouled on the floor by Larry Bateman - foul #2 on Larry Bateman, team foul #10 | 52-73 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Douglas Etienne (SF), Simon Shin (C) Andrew Stafford, Sam Moore | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jeff Bigby (PG), Robert Witherspoon (SF), Nicholas Brooks (PF), Bobby Hartford (C) Blake Roberts, James Brubaker, Nathan Exley, Geoffrey Kammer | |
| 06:31 | Illinois State | Harold Sampley misses the 1st free throw | 52-73 |
| 06:31 | Illinois State | Harold Sampley makes the 2nd free throw | 53-73 |
| 06:03 | Northern Iowa | Nicholas Brooks is open but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 53-73 |
| 06:02 | Illinois State | Simon Shin grabs the board | 53-73 |
| 05:46 | Illinois State | Donald Barbagallo connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Harold Sampley | 56-73 |
| 05:26 | Northern Iowa | Robert Witherspoon can't connect on a runner from the baseline | 56-73 |
| 05:25 | Northern Iowa | Robert Witherspoon grabs the offensive board | 56-73 |
| 05:11 | Northern Iowa | Douglas Etienne is called for the reach on Robert Witherspoon - foul #3 on Douglas Etienne, team foul #9 | 56-73 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Louis Flippen (PG), Robert Helm (SG), Herman Graves (SF), Sam Moore (PF), Martin Deaver (C) Harold Sampley, Donald Barbagallo, Douglas Etienne, Gregory Bentley, Simon Shin | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | John Lemke (SG), Charles Bell (PF) Larry Bateman, Bobby Hartford | |
| 05:11 | Northern Iowa | Robert Witherspoon makes the 1st free throw | 56-74 |
| 05:11 | Northern Iowa | Robert Witherspoon misses the 2nd free throw | 56-74 |
| 05:11 | Northern Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Bell | 56-74 |
| 04:47 | Northern Iowa | Nicholas Brooks is open and buries a floater from the right block | 56-76 |
| 04:36 | Illinois State | Sam Moore buries a shot from the left wing | 58-76 |
| 04:14 | Northern Iowa | Nicholas Brooks makes the driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Robert Witherspoon | 58-78 |
| 04:02 | Illinois State | Charles Bell is called for the reach on Martin Deaver - foul #3 on Charles Bell, team foul #11 | 58-78 |
| Subs | Illinois State | William Bowers (SG), Douglas Etienne (SF) Louis Flippen, Herman Graves | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Larry Bateman (PG), Blake Roberts (SG), Paul Aragon (SF), Bobby Hartford (PF), Nathan Exley (C) Jeff Bigby, John Lemke, Robert Witherspoon, Charles Bell, Nicholas Brooks | |
| 04:02 | Illinois State | Martin Deaver misses the 1st free throw | 58-78 |
| 04:02 | Illinois State | Martin Deaver misses the 2nd free throw | 58-78 |
| 04:02 | Illinois State | Sam Moore snags the offensive board | 58-78 |
| 03:43 | Illinois State | Sam Moore misses short on a driving attempt from close range but he's fouled by Nathan Exley - foul #1 on Nathan Exley, team foul #12 | 58-78 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Andrew Stafford (PF) Martin Deaver | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 03:43 | Illinois State | Sam Moore misses the 1st free throw | 58-78 |
| 03:43 | Illinois State | Sam Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 59-78 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Robert Helm (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Bowers (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Douglas Etienne (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Andrew Stafford (fresh) 1 pts. C - Sam Moore (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Larry Bateman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Blake Roberts (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Paul Aragon (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Bobby Hartford (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Nathan Exley (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:20 | Northern Iowa | Larry Bateman misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 59-78 |
| 03:19 | Illinois State | Douglas Etienne pulls down the rebound | 59-78 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:03 | Illinois State | Nathan Exley is called for the reach on Douglas Etienne - foul #2 on Nathan Exley, team foul #13 | 59-78 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Nicholas Brooks (PF) Nathan Exley | |
| 03:03 | Illinois State | Douglas Etienne makes the 1st free throw | 60-78 |
| 03:03 | Illinois State | Douglas Etienne makes the 2nd free throw | 61-78 |
| 02:47 | Northern Iowa | Paul Aragon is open but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 61-78 |
| 02:45 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Andrew Stafford | 61-78 |
| 02:41 | Illinois State | The pull-up jumper by William Bowers is blocked by Bobby Hartford | 61-78 |
| 02:39 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Bobby Hartford | 61-78 |
| 02:37 | Northern Iowa | Blake Roberts is fouled in the backcourt by Andrew Stafford - foul #1 on Andrew Stafford, team foul #10 | 61-78 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Harold Sampley (SG) William Bowers | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Witherspoon (SF) Paul Aragon | |
| 02:37 | Northern Iowa | Blake Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 61-79 |
| 02:37 | Northern Iowa | Blake Roberts misses the 2nd free throw | 61-79 |
| 02:37 | Illinois State | Andrew Stafford grabs the defensive rebound | 61-79 |
| 02:20 | Illinois State | Douglas Etienne clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 61-79 |
| 02:18 | Northern Iowa | Bobby Hartford pulls down the rebound | 61-79 |
| 02:02 | Northern Iowa | Nicholas Brooks blows the layup | 61-79 |
| 02:01 | Illinois State | Harold Sampley grabs the board | 61-79 |
| 01:47 | Illinois State | Harold Sampley misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 61-79 |
| 01:46 | Northern Iowa | Robert Witherspoon gets the rebound | 61-79 |
| 01:26 | Northern Iowa | Larry Bateman is wide open but clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 61-79 |
| 01:25 | Illinois State | Andrew Stafford grabs the board | 61-79 |
| 01:14 | Illinois State | Blake Roberts is called for the reach on Harold Sampley - foul #2 on Blake Roberts, team foul #14 | 61-79 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Martin Deaver (C) Andrew Stafford | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 01:14 | Illinois State | Harold Sampley makes the 1st free throw | 62-79 |
| 01:14 | Illinois State | Harold Sampley makes the 2nd free throw | 63-79 |
| 00:51 | Northern Iowa | Blake Roberts is open and scores on a jumper in the paint | 63-81 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:46 | Illinois State | Robert Helm comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 63-81 |
| 00:45 | Illinois State | Harold Sampley snags the offensive board | 63-81 |
| 00:43 | Illinois State | Sam Moore misses long on a jumper from the right block | 63-81 |
| 00:41 | Illinois State | Harold Sampley tips it home | 65-81 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:38 | Northern Iowa | Robert Witherspoon is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 65-81 |
| 00:34 | Illinois State | Douglas Etienne comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 65-81 |
| 00:33 | Illinois State | Harold Sampley gets the offensive rebound | 65-81 |
| 00:31 | Illinois State | Robert Helm misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 65-81 |
| 00:29 | Illinois State | Douglas Etienne grabs the offensive rebound | 65-81 |
| 00:27 | Illinois State | Douglas Etienne scores on a shot from the right block set up by Robert Helm and the foul's on Blake Roberts - foul #3 on Blake Roberts, team foul #15 | 67-81 |
| 00:27 | Illinois State | Douglas Etienne misses the free throw | 67-81 |
| 00:27 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Bobby Hartford | 67-81 |
| 00:00 | Northern Iowa | Larry Bateman runs out the clock | 67-81 |