| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Jeff Bigby (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Lemke (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Brubaker (fresh) PF - Charles Bell (fresh) 2 reb. C - Geoffrey Kammer (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Louis Flippen (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Donald Barbagallo (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Herman Graves (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Gregory Bentley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Simon Shin (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois State | Herman Graves inbounds the ball | 38-37 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:50 | Illinois State | A charge is called on Louis Flippen - foul #1 on Louis Flippen, team foul #1 | 38-37 |
| 19:30 | Northern Iowa | Gregory Bentley swats the short shot by James Brubaker | 38-37 |
| 19:28 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Gregory Bentley | 38-37 |
| 19:07 | Illinois State | Herman Graves connects on the jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Donald Barbagallo | 38-39 |
| 18:40 | Northern Iowa | James Brubaker drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Geoffrey Kammer | 41-39 |
| 18:27 | Illinois State | Louis Flippen knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Gregory Bentley | 41-42 |
| 18:06 | Northern Iowa | John Lemke double dribbles | 41-42 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Larry Bateman (PG), Blake Roberts (SG), Robert Witherspoon (SF), Nicholas Brooks (PF), Bobby Hartford (C) Jeff Bigby, John Lemke, James Brubaker, Charles Bell, Geoffrey Kammer | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Robert Helm (PG), Harold Sampley (SG), Douglas Etienne (SF), Sam Moore (PF), Martin Deaver (C) Louis Flippen, Donald Barbagallo, Herman Graves, Gregory Bentley, Simon Shin | |
| 17:57 | Illinois State | Robert Helm makes the 3 from the right corner set up by Douglas Etienne | 41-45 |
| 17:39 | Northern Iowa | Blake Roberts misses the 3 from the left wing | 41-45 |
| 17:38 | Illinois State | Sam Moore snags the defensive board | 41-45 |
| 17:17 | Illinois State | Harold Sampley is fouled on the floor by Blake Roberts - foul #1 on Blake Roberts, team foul #1 | 41-45 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jeff Bigby (PG) Larry Bateman | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Louis Flippen (PG), Donald Barbagallo (SG) Robert Helm, Harold Sampley | |
| 17:00 | Illinois State | Sam Moore knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Louis Flippen | 41-48 |
| 16:58 | Northern Iowa | Blake Roberts's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 41-48 |
| 16:49 | Illinois State | Donald Barbagallo is hacked by Blake Roberts - foul #2 on Blake Roberts, team foul #2 | 41-48 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Brubaker (SF), Geoffrey Kammer (C) Robert Witherspoon, Bobby Hartford | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Andrew Stafford (PF) Martin Deaver | |
| 16:32 | Illinois State | Geoffrey Kammer is called for the reach on Andrew Stafford - foul #2 on Geoffrey Kammer, team foul #3 | 41-48 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Gregory Bentley (PF), Simon Shin (C) Douglas Etienne, Sam Moore | |
| 16:16 | Illinois State | Andrew Stafford hits the finger roll on a great pass from Donald Barbagallo | 41-50 |
| 16:14 | Northern Iowa | Donald Barbagallo is called for the reach on Jeff Bigby in the backcourt - foul #2 on Donald Barbagallo, team foul #2 | 41-50 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Larry Bateman (PG), John Lemke (SG), Charles Bell (PF) Jeff Bigby, Blake Roberts, Nicholas Brooks | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Robert Helm (PG) Louis Flippen | |
| 16:05 | Northern Iowa | James Brubaker's pass is intercepted by Robert Helm | 41-50 |
| 16:02 | Illinois State | Robert Helm lays it up and in | 41-52 |
| 16:00 | Northern Iowa | James Brubaker throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 41-52 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Harold Sampley (SG) Donald Barbagallo | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Larry Bateman (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Lemke (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Brubaker (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Charles Bell (fresh) 2 reb. C - Geoffrey Kammer (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Robert Helm (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Harold Sampley (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Andrew Stafford (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gregory Bentley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Simon Shin (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:53 | Illinois State | Andrew Stafford throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-52 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Witherspoon (SF) James Brubaker | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 15:26 | Northern Iowa | John Lemke misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Harold Sampley - foul #2 on Harold Sampley, team foul #3 | 41-52 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jeff Bigby (PG), Blake Roberts (SF), Nicholas Brooks (PF), Bobby Hartford (C) Larry Bateman, Robert Witherspoon, Charles Bell, Geoffrey Kammer | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Louis Flippen (PG), Herman Graves (SF), Sam Moore (PF), Martin Deaver (C) Harold Sampley, Andrew Stafford, Gregory Bentley, Simon Shin | |
| 15:26 | Northern Iowa | John Lemke makes the 1st free throw | 42-52 |
| 15:26 | Northern Iowa | John Lemke makes the 2nd free throw | 43-52 |
| 15:10 | Illinois State | Martin Deaver makes the jump hook from the right block set up by Robert Helm and the foul's on John Lemke - foul #1 on John Lemke, team foul #4 | 43-54 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Witherspoon (SF) John Lemke | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Donald Barbagallo (SG) Robert Helm | |
| 15:10 | Illinois State | Martin Deaver makes the free throw | 43-55 |
| 14:45 | Northern Iowa | Jeff Bigby misses the wide open pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 43-55 |
| 14:44 | Illinois State | Sam Moore grabs the defensive rebound | 43-55 |
| 14:22 | Illinois State | Jeff Bigby steals the ball from Herman Graves | 43-55 |
| 14:18 | Northern Iowa | Blake Roberts hits the finger roll on a great pass from Jeff Bigby | 45-55 |
| 13:49 | Illinois State | Sam Moore scores on a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Donald Barbagallo | 45-57 |
| 13:34 | Northern Iowa | Nicholas Brooks drills a driving attempt from the right block | 47-57 |
| 13:19 | Illinois State | Sam Moore misses badly on a jump hook near the basket | 47-57 |
| 13:18 | Illinois State | Louis Flippen hits the follow up shot | 47-59 |
| 12:53 | Northern Iowa | Bobby Hartford is open and scores on a shot from the right wing | 49-59 |
| 12:38 | Illinois State | Martin Deaver double dribbles | 49-59 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Larry Bateman (PG), John Lemke (SG), James Brubaker (SF), Charles Bell (PF), Geoffrey Kammer (C) Jeff Bigby, Blake Roberts, Robert Witherspoon, Nicholas Brooks, Bobby Hartford | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Robert Helm (PG), Harold Sampley (SG), Douglas Etienne (SF), Gregory Bentley (PF), Simon Shin (C) Louis Flippen, Donald Barbagallo, Herman Graves, Sam Moore, Martin Deaver | |
| 12:34 | Northern Iowa | Larry Bateman travels in the backcourt | 49-59 |
| 12:24 | Illinois State | Harold Sampley misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 49-59 |
| 12:22 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Kammer grabs the board | 49-59 |
| 12:17 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Kammer double dribbles in the backcourt | 49-59 |
| 12:04 | Illinois State | Simon Shin lays it up and in on a nice dish by Gregory Bentley | 49-61 |
| 11:35 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Kammer misses the easy layup | 49-61 |
| 11:34 | Illinois State | Simon Shin grabs the defensive rebound | 49-61 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Larry Bateman (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Lemke (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Brubaker (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Charles Bell (fresh) 2 reb. C - Geoffrey Kammer (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Robert Helm (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harold Sampley (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Douglas Etienne (fresh) PF - Gregory Bentley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Simon Shin (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Illinois State | Douglas Etienne is hacked by James Brubaker - foul #1 on James Brubaker, team foul #5 | 49-61 |
| 11:20 | Illinois State | James Brubaker is called for the reach on Douglas Etienne - foul #2 on James Brubaker, team foul #6 | 49-61 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Andrew Stafford (SF) Douglas Etienne | |
| 11:09 | Illinois State | Robert Helm makes the fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Harold Sampley | 49-63 |
| 11:07 | Northern Iowa | John Lemke's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 49-63 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Blake Roberts (SG), Nathan Exley (PF) John Lemke, Charles Bell | |
| Subs | Illinois State | William Bowers (SG) Harold Sampley | |
| 10:57 | Illinois State | Andrew Stafford misses short on a turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by James Brubaker - foul #3 on James Brubaker, team foul #7 | 49-63 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Paul Aragon (SF) James Brubaker | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Donald Barbagallo (SG) Robert Helm | |
| 10:57 | Illinois State | Andrew Stafford makes the 1st free throw | 49-64 |
| 10:57 | Illinois State | Andrew Stafford misses the 2nd free throw | 49-64 |
| 10:57 | Northern Iowa | Blake Roberts grabs the board | 49-64 |
| 10:45 | Northern Iowa | Paul Aragon misses badly on the uncontested 3 pointer from the left corner | 49-64 |
| 10:43 | Illinois State | Donald Barbagallo pulls down the rebound | 49-64 |
| 10:29 | Illinois State | Donald Barbagallo misses long on a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Geoffrey Kammer - foul #3 on Geoffrey Kammer, team foul #8 | 49-64 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jeff Bigby (PG), Nicholas Brooks (PF) Larry Bateman, Geoffrey Kammer | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Louis Flippen (PG) William Bowers | |
| 10:29 | Illinois State | Donald Barbagallo makes the 1st free throw | 49-65 |
| 10:29 | Illinois State | Donald Barbagallo makes the 2nd free throw | 49-66 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 10:21 | Northern Iowa | Jeff Bigby knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Nathan Exley | 52-66 |
| 10:07 | Illinois State | Simon Shin comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Nathan Exley - foul #3 on Nathan Exley, team foul #9 | 52-66 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Witherspoon (SF) Paul Aragon | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Douglas Etienne (SF), Sam Moore (PF) Andrew Stafford, Gregory Bentley | |
| 10:07 | Illinois State | Simon Shin misses the 1st free throw | 52-66 |
| 10:07 | Illinois State | Simon Shin misses the 2nd free throw | 52-66 |
| 10:07 | Illinois State | Douglas Etienne pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-66 |
| 09:56 | Illinois State | Robert Witherspoon is called for the reach on Louis Flippen - foul #2 on Robert Witherspoon, team foul #10 | 52-66 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | John Lemke (SG), James Brubaker (SF) Blake Roberts, Robert Witherspoon | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 09:56 | Illinois State | Louis Flippen makes the 1st free throw | 52-67 |
| 09:56 | Illinois State | Louis Flippen makes the 2nd free throw | 52-68 |
| 09:44 | Northern Iowa | James Brubaker is fouled on the floor by Louis Flippen - foul #2 on Louis Flippen, team foul #4 | 52-68 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Charles Bell (PF) Nathan Exley | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Robert Helm (SG), Gregory Bentley (PF) Donald Barbagallo, Simon Shin | |
| 09:37 | Northern Iowa | Louis Flippen is called for the reach on Charles Bell - foul #3 on Louis Flippen, team foul #5 | 52-68 |
| 09:27 | Northern Iowa | Nicholas Brooks misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 52-68 |
| 09:26 | Northern Iowa | Jeff Bigby snags the offensive board | 52-68 |
| 09:14 | Northern Iowa | Charles Bell misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 52-68 |
| 09:13 | Illinois State | Douglas Etienne snags the defensive board | 52-68 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 08:55 | Illinois State | Douglas Etienne drills a floater in the paint set up by Louis Flippen and the foul's on Jeff Bigby - foul #3 on Jeff Bigby, team foul #11 | 52-70 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Larry Bateman (PG), Blake Roberts (SG), Robert Witherspoon (SF), Bobby Hartford (PF), Geoffrey Kammer (C) Jeff Bigby, John Lemke, James Brubaker, Charles Bell, Nicholas Brooks | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Donald Barbagallo (SG), Andrew Stafford (PF), Simon Shin (C) Louis Flippen, Gregory Bentley, Sam Moore | |
| 08:55 | Illinois State | Douglas Etienne makes the free throw | 52-71 |
| 08:37 | Northern Iowa | Larry Bateman loses the dribble to Robert Helm | 52-71 |
| 08:18 | Illinois State | Donald Barbagallo buries a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Douglas Etienne | 52-73 |
| 08:09 | Northern Iowa | Bobby Hartford's pass is intercepted by Donald Barbagallo | 52-73 |
| 07:40 | Illinois State | Douglas Etienne hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 52-73 |
| 07:38 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Kammer gets the rebound | 52-73 |
| 07:17 | Northern Iowa | Douglas Etienne is called for the reach on Robert Witherspoon - foul #3 on Douglas Etienne, team foul #6 | 52-73 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jeff Bigby (PG), John Lemke (SG), James Brubaker (SF), Charles Bell (PF), Nicholas Brooks (C) Larry Bateman, Blake Roberts, Robert Witherspoon, Bobby Hartford, Geoffrey Kammer | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Louis Flippen (PG), Harold Sampley (SG), Herman Graves (SF), Sam Moore (PF), Martin Deaver (C) Robert Helm, Donald Barbagallo, Douglas Etienne, Andrew Stafford, Simon Shin | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Jeff Bigby (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Lemke (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Brubaker (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Charles Bell (fresh) 2 reb. C - Nicholas Brooks (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Louis Flippen (fresh) 15 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - Harold Sampley (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Herman Graves (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Sam Moore (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Martin Deaver (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:06 | Northern Iowa | John Lemke scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Jeff Bigby | 54-73 |
| 06:42 | Illinois State | Harold Sampley clanks a 3 from straight away | 54-73 |
| 06:40 | Northern Iowa | James Brubaker snags the defensive board | 54-73 |
| 06:36 | Northern Iowa | Jeff Bigby connects on the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from John Lemke | 56-73 |
| 06:15 | Illinois State | Herman Graves hits a 3 pointer from the right corner | 56-76 |
| 06:07 | Northern Iowa | John Lemke clanks a floater from the right wing | 56-76 |
| 06:06 | Illinois State | Martin Deaver snags the defensive board | 56-76 |
| 05:51 | Illinois State | Harold Sampley knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Louis Flippen | 56-78 |
| 05:39 | Northern Iowa | Louis Flippen steals the ball from James Brubaker | 56-78 |
| 05:36 | Illinois State | Louis Flippen hits the finger roll | 56-80 |
| 05:34 | Northern Iowa | Jeff Bigby is hacked by Herman Graves in the backcourt - foul #1 on Herman Graves, team foul #7 | 56-80 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Blake Roberts (SG), Robert Witherspoon (SF), Geoffrey Kammer (C) John Lemke, James Brubaker, Charles Bell | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Robert Helm (PG), Donald Barbagallo (SG), Andrew Stafford (SF), Gregory Bentley (PF), Simon Shin (C) Louis Flippen, Harold Sampley, Herman Graves, Sam Moore, Martin Deaver | |
| 05:34 | Northern Iowa | Jeff Bigby makes the 1st free throw | 57-80 |
| 05:34 | Northern Iowa | Jeff Bigby makes the 2nd free throw | 58-80 |
| 05:05 | Illinois State | Donald Barbagallo comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 58-80 |
| 05:03 | Illinois State | Andrew Stafford pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-80 |
| 04:36 | Illinois State | Robert Witherspoon picks off the pass by Simon Shin | 58-80 |
| 04:32 | Northern Iowa | Gregory Bentley swats the shot by Robert Witherspoon | 58-80 |
| 04:30 | Illinois State | Andrew Stafford pulls down the rebound | 58-80 |
| 04:28 | Illinois State | Robert Helm's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 58-80 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Larry Bateman (PG), Bobby Hartford (PF), Nathan Exley (C) Jeff Bigby, Nicholas Brooks, Geoffrey Kammer | |
| Subs | Illinois State | William Bowers (PG), Douglas Etienne (SF), Sam Moore (C) Donald Barbagallo, Gregory Bentley, Simon Shin | |
| 04:18 | Northern Iowa | Douglas Etienne steals the ball from Larry Bateman | 58-80 |
| 03:50 | Illinois State | Andrew Stafford banks in the layup on a great pass from Sam Moore | 58-82 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:38 | Northern Iowa | Blake Roberts is open and lays it up and in set up by Larry Bateman | 60-82 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:09 | Illinois State | Robert Helm makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Douglas Etienne | 60-84 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Larry Bateman (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Blake Roberts (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Witherspoon (fairly fresh) PF - Bobby Hartford (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Nathan Exley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - William Bowers (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Robert Helm (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Douglas Etienne (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Andrew Stafford (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Sam Moore (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 02:54 | Northern Iowa | Larry Bateman clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 60-84 |
| 02:52 | Illinois State | Sam Moore grabs the board | 60-84 |
| 02:23 | Illinois State | Sam Moore misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 60-84 |
| 02:22 | Illinois State | Douglas Etienne misses the tip | 60-84 |
| 02:20 | Northern Iowa | Larry Bateman grabs the board | 60-84 |
| 02:05 | Northern Iowa | Robert Witherspoon clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 60-84 |
| 02:03 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to William Bowers | 60-84 |
| 01:39 | Illinois State | Larry Bateman steps in front of the William Bowers pass | 60-84 |
| 01:36 | Northern Iowa | Blake Roberts blows the layup | 60-84 |
| 01:35 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Sam Moore | 60-84 |
| 01:09 | Illinois State | Sam Moore misses badly on a shot from the right side but he's hacked by Larry Bateman - foul #1 on Larry Bateman, team foul #12 | 60-84 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Nicholas Brooks (PF) Nathan Exley | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Harold Sampley (SG), Martin Deaver (C) William Bowers, Andrew Stafford | |
| 01:09 | Illinois State | Sam Moore makes the 1st free throw | 60-85 |
| 01:09 | Illinois State | Sam Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 60-86 |
| 00:52 | Northern Iowa | Robert Witherspoon is alone and drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Blake Roberts | 63-86 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:25 | Illinois State | Sam Moore misses the lay-in | 63-86 |
| 00:24 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Robert Witherspoon | 63-86 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:20 | Northern Iowa | Blake Roberts scores on a driving attempt in the paint | 65-86 |
| 00:00 | Illinois State | Robert Helm runs out the clock | 65-86 |