| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Donald Black (fresh) SG - Richard Dillon (fresh) SF - Johnny Swasey (fresh) PF - William Davis (fresh) C - Loyd Ayer (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Paul Caceres (fresh) SG - Walter Hall (fresh) SF - Marvin Sawyer (fresh) PF - Dwayne Jaramillo (fresh) C - Christopher Carter (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Missouri State | Dwayne Jaramillo wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:45 | Missouri State | Marvin Sawyer connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 0-3 |
| 19:34 | Northern Iowa | William Davis's floater is tipped away by Marvin Sawyer | 0-3 |
| 19:33 | Missouri State | Christopher Carter snags the defensive board | 0-3 |
| 19:15 | Missouri State | Dwayne Jaramillo misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 0-3 |
| 19:14 | Northern Iowa | Loyd Ayer grabs the board | 0-3 |
| 18:54 | Northern Iowa | Donald Black misses short on a jumper from the right side | 0-3 |
| 18:52 | Missouri State | Christopher Carter grabs the defensive rebound | 0-3 |
| 18:29 | Missouri State | Christopher Carter hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 0-6 |
| 18:15 | Northern Iowa | Loyd Ayer hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 0-6 |
| 18:14 | Northern Iowa | William Davis snags the offensive board | 0-6 |
| 17:56 | Northern Iowa | Donald Black is hacked by Paul Caceres - foul #1 on Paul Caceres, team foul #1 | 0-6 |
| 17:41 | Northern Iowa | William Davis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-6 |
| 17:23 | Missouri State | Paul Caceres misses the shot from the baseline | 0-6 |
| 17:21 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Swasey grabs the defensive rebound | 0-6 |
| 17:03 | Northern Iowa | William Davis misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 0-6 |
| 17:02 | Missouri State | Christopher Carter grabs the defensive rebound | 0-6 |
| 16:44 | Missouri State | Marvin Sawyer drills a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Walter Hall | 0-8 |
| 16:40 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Swasey scores on a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Richard Dillon | 2-8 |
| 16:13 | Missouri State | Marvin Sawyer is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Marvin Sawyer, team foul #2 | 2-8 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Chad Farrish (SG), David Springer (C) Richard Dillon, Loyd Ayer | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Chad Stier (PG), Robert Moore (SG), Ronnie Park (SF), Mike Tolman (PF), Bennie Melton (C) Paul Caceres, Walter Hall, Marvin Sawyer, Dwayne Jaramillo, Christopher Carter | |
| 16:06 | Northern Iowa | William Davis misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 2-8 |
| 16:04 | Missouri State | Bennie Melton pulls down the rebound | 2-8 |
| 15:59 | Missouri State | Ronnie Park connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Chad Stier | 2-11 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Donald Black (fresh) SG - Chad Farrish (fresh) SF - Johnny Swasey (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Davis (fresh) C - David Springer (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Chad Stier (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Moore (fresh) SF - Ronnie Park (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Mike Tolman (fresh) C - Bennie Melton (fresh) | |
| 15:43 | Northern Iowa | Chad Farrish misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 2-11 |
| 15:41 | Northern Iowa | William Davis gets the offensive rebound | 2-11 |
| 15:20 | Northern Iowa | William Davis loses the ball out of bounds | 2-11 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Richard Barksdale (SG), Justin Olsen (C) Donald Black, William Davis | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 14:52 | Missouri State | Bennie Melton misses the jumpshot from the right side | 2-11 |
| 14:50 | Northern Iowa | Richard Barksdale grabs the defensive rebound | 2-11 |
| 14:45 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Swasey knocks in the fadeaway from the left side set up by Richard Barksdale | 4-11 |
| 14:28 | Missouri State | Ronnie Park buries a 3 from the left wing set up by Robert Moore | 4-14 |
| 14:13 | Northern Iowa | Chad Farrish throws a bad pass out of bounds | 4-14 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Richard Dillon (SG), Loyd Ayer (C) Richard Barksdale, Johnny Swasey | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Paul Caceres (PG), Walter Hall (SG), Marvin Sawyer (SF), Christopher Carter (C) Chad Stier, Robert Moore, Ronnie Park, Bennie Melton | |
| 13:57 | Missouri State | Marvin Sawyer's floater is tipped away by Justin Olsen | 4-14 |
| 13:55 | Northern Iowa | Chad Farrish gets the rebound | 4-14 |
| 13:33 | Northern Iowa | Loyd Ayer hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 4-14 |
| 13:32 | Northern Iowa | Richard Dillon grabs the offensive rebound | 4-14 |
| 13:24 | Northern Iowa | Chad Farrish misses the 3 from the left corner | 4-14 |
| 13:23 | Missouri State | Marvin Sawyer pulls down the rebound | 4-14 |
| 13:06 | Missouri State | Loyd Ayer blocks the jumper by Walter Hall | 4-14 |
| 13:05 | Missouri State | Christopher Carter tips it back up and in | 4-16 |
| 13:00 | Northern Iowa | David Springer misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Christopher Carter - foul #1 on Christopher Carter, team foul #3 | 4-16 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Donald Black (PG), William Davis (PF) Chad Farrish, Justin Olsen | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Dwayne Jaramillo (PF) Mike Tolman | |
| 13:00 | Northern Iowa | David Springer makes the 1st free throw | 5-16 |
| 13:00 | Northern Iowa | David Springer misses the 2nd free throw | 5-16 |
| 13:00 | Missouri State | Christopher Carter pulls down the rebound | 5-16 |
| 12:47 | Missouri State | Christopher Carter hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Paul Caceres | 5-18 |
| 12:30 | Northern Iowa | Loyd Ayer comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 5-18 |
| 12:28 | Northern Iowa | David Springer gets the offensive rebound | 5-18 |
| 12:13 | Northern Iowa | Donald Black's floater is tipped away by Christopher Carter | 5-18 |
| 12:12 | Missouri State | Dwayne Jaramillo grabs the defensive rebound | 5-18 |
| 11:57 | Missouri State | Paul Caceres comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 5-18 |
| 11:55 | Northern Iowa | William Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 5-18 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Donald Black (fresh) SG - Richard Dillon (fresh) 1 ast. SF - David Springer (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - William Davis (fresh) 3 reb. C - Loyd Ayer (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Paul Caceres (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Walter Hall (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Marvin Sawyer (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Dwayne Jaramillo (fresh) C - Christopher Carter (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:45 | Northern Iowa | Loyd Ayer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 5-18 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Johnny Swasey (SF) David Springer | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Ronnie Park (SF), Mike Tolman (C) Marvin Sawyer, Christopher Carter | |
| 11:28 | Missouri State | Mike Tolman connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Dwayne Jaramillo | 5-20 |
| 11:02 | Northern Iowa | Donald Black is fouled on the floor by Dwayne Jaramillo - foul #1 on Dwayne Jaramillo, team foul #4 | 5-20 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Chad Farrish (SG), Justin Olsen (C) Richard Dillon, Loyd Ayer | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Chad Stier (PG), Robert Moore (SG) Paul Caceres, Walter Hall | |
| 10:43 | Northern Iowa | William Davis can't connect on a shot from the right side | 5-20 |
| 10:41 | Missouri State | Mike Tolman gets the rebound | 5-20 |
| 10:32 | Missouri State | Dwayne Jaramillo misses the jumper from the left side | 5-20 |
| 10:31 | Missouri State | Ronnie Park snags the offensive board | 5-20 |
| 10:20 | Missouri State | Dwayne Jaramillo misses short on a shot from the left wing | 5-20 |
| 10:18 | Missouri State | Chad Stier grabs the offensive board | 5-20 |
| 10:06 | Missouri State | Dwayne Jaramillo misses the turnaround from the left block | 5-20 |
| 10:04 | Missouri State | The offensive rebound goes to Mike Tolman | 5-20 |
| 09:43 | Missouri State | Chad Stier makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Ronnie Park | 5-23 |
| 09:33 | Northern Iowa | Mike Tolman blocks the short jumper by William Davis | 5-23 |
| 09:32 | Northern Iowa | Justin Olsen gets the offensive rebound | 5-23 |
| 09:13 | Northern Iowa | William Davis misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 5-23 |
| 09:11 | Northern Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to William Davis | 5-23 |
| 08:59 | Northern Iowa | William Davis connects on the shot from the left wing on a great pass from Chad Farrish and he's hacked by Dwayne Jaramillo - foul #2 on Dwayne Jaramillo, team foul #5 | 7-23 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Richard Dillon (SG), Loyd Ayer (C) Donald Black, Justin Olsen | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Paul Caceres (PG), Walter Hall (SG), Marvin Sawyer (SF), Bennie Melton (PF), Christopher Carter (C) Chad Stier, Robert Moore, Ronnie Park, Dwayne Jaramillo, Mike Tolman | |
| 08:59 | Northern Iowa | William Davis makes the free throw | 8-23 |
| 08:49 | Missouri State | Bennie Melton loses the dribble to Loyd Ayer | 8-23 |
| 08:29 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Swasey comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 8-23 |
| 08:28 | Northern Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Loyd Ayer | 8-23 |
| 08:11 | Northern Iowa | Richard Dillon misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 8-23 |
| 08:10 | Northern Iowa | Richard Dillon tips it in | 10-23 |
| 07:45 | Missouri State | Christopher Carter can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 10-23 |
| 07:43 | Northern Iowa | Richard Dillon grabs the board | 10-23 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Chad Farrish (fresh) SG - Richard Dillon (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Johnny Swasey (fresh) 4 pts. PF - William Davis (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Loyd Ayer (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Paul Caceres (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Walter Hall (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Marvin Sawyer (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Bennie Melton (fresh) C - Christopher Carter (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Northern Iowa | Bennie Melton is called for the reach on William Davis - foul #1 on Bennie Melton, team foul #6 | 10-23 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Donald Black (PG), David Springer (SF), Justin Olsen (PF) Chad Farrish, Johnny Swasey, William Davis | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 07:14 | Northern Iowa | Donald Black's pass is intercepted by Paul Caceres | 10-23 |
| 07:11 | Missouri State | Paul Caceres hits the finger roll | 10-25 |
| 06:57 | Northern Iowa | David Springer misses badly on a jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Christopher Carter - foul #2 on Christopher Carter, team foul #7 | 10-25 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Mike Tolman (PF) Christopher Carter | |
| 06:57 | Northern Iowa | David Springer makes the 1st free throw | 11-25 |
| 06:57 | Northern Iowa | David Springer misses the 2nd free throw | 11-25 |
| 06:57 | Missouri State | Marvin Sawyer grabs the board | 11-25 |
| 06:52 | Missouri State | Walter Hall misses long on a floater from the baseline | 11-25 |
| 06:51 | Missouri State | Bennie Melton tips it but misses | 11-25 |
| 06:50 | Northern Iowa | Loyd Ayer grabs the board | 11-25 |
| 06:46 | Northern Iowa | Richard Dillon misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 11-25 |
| 06:44 | Missouri State | Mike Tolman grabs the defensive rebound | 11-25 |
| 06:29 | Missouri State | Marvin Sawyer can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 11-25 |
| 06:27 | Northern Iowa | Loyd Ayer grabs the defensive rebound | 11-25 |
| 06:12 | Northern Iowa | Justin Olsen is hacked by Bennie Melton - foul #2 on Bennie Melton, team foul #8 | 11-25 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Chad Farrish (SG), Johnny Swasey (SF) Richard Dillon, Loyd Ayer | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Ronnie Park (SF), Robert Moore (C) Marvin Sawyer, Bennie Melton | |
| 06:12 | Northern Iowa | Justin Olsen makes the 1st free throw | 12-25 |
| 06:12 | Northern Iowa | Justin Olsen makes the 2nd free throw | 13-25 |
| 05:52 | Missouri State | Paul Caceres connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Robert Moore | 13-28 |
| 05:41 | Northern Iowa | Donald Black hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 13-28 |
| 05:39 | Missouri State | Ronnie Park grabs the board | 13-28 |
| 05:22 | Missouri State | Ronnie Park loses the dribble to Donald Black | 13-28 |
| 05:09 | Northern Iowa | Donald Black hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 13-28 |
| 05:08 | Missouri State | Paul Caceres pulls down the rebound | 13-28 |
| 04:52 | Missouri State | Mike Tolman banks in the layup on a nice dish by Walter Hall | 13-30 |
| 04:34 | Northern Iowa | Justin Olsen is hacked by Mike Tolman - foul #1 on Mike Tolman, team foul #9 | 13-30 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Richard Dillon (SG), William Davis (PF), Loyd Ayer (C) Donald Black, Chad Farrish, David Springer | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Chad Stier (PG), Marvin Sawyer (SF), Doyle Hartley (PF) Paul Caceres, Walter Hall, Mike Tolman | |
| 04:34 | Northern Iowa | Justin Olsen makes the 1st free throw | 14-30 |
| 04:34 | Northern Iowa | Justin Olsen misses the 2nd free throw | 14-30 |
| 04:34 | Missouri State | Doyle Hartley grabs the board | 14-30 |
| 04:21 | Missouri State | Doyle Hartley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 14-30 |
| 04:20 | Missouri State | Robert Moore tips it home | 14-32 |
| 03:59 | Northern Iowa | Richard Dillon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 14-32 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Chad Farrish (PG) Justin Olsen | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Dwayne Jaramillo (PF), Christopher Carter (C) Chad Stier, Doyle Hartley | |
| 03:44 | Missouri State | Marvin Sawyer misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 14-32 |
| 03:42 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Johnny Swasey | 14-32 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Chad Farrish (fresh) SG - Richard Dillon (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Johnny Swasey (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Davis (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Loyd Ayer (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Robert Moore (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ronnie Park (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marvin Sawyer (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dwayne Jaramillo (fresh) C - Christopher Carter (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:28 | Northern Iowa | Marvin Sawyer steals the ball from Richard Dillon | 14-32 |
| 03:10 | Missouri State | Christopher Carter clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 14-32 |
| 03:09 | Missouri State | Marvin Sawyer snags the offensive board | 14-32 |
| 02:48 | Missouri State | Chad Farrish knocks away the 3 by Marvin Sawyer | 14-32 |
| 02:46 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Chad Farrish | 14-32 |
| 02:31 | Northern Iowa | Richard Dillon lays it in | 16-32 |
| 02:19 | Missouri State | Dwayne Jaramillo connects on the shot from the right side set up by Marvin Sawyer | 16-34 |
| 02:17 | Northern Iowa | Chad Farrish throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 16-34 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Donald Black (PG), David Springer (SF), Justin Olsen (C) Chad Farrish, Johnny Swasey, Loyd Ayer | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Paul Caceres (PG), Walter Hall (SG), Doyle Hartley (SF) Robert Moore, Ronnie Park, Marvin Sawyer | |
| 02:12 | Missouri State | Doyle Hartley scores on a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Paul Caceres | 16-37 |
| 01:48 | Northern Iowa | Richard Dillon connects on the jumpshot from the left side and he's hacked by Walter Hall - foul #1 on Walter Hall, team foul #10 | 18-37 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Glenn Horovitz (SF) William Davis | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 01:48 | Northern Iowa | Richard Dillon makes the free throw | 19-37 |
| 01:38 | Missouri State | Walter Hall is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Walter Hall, team foul #11 | 19-37 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Richard Barksdale (SG) Richard Dillon | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Mike Tolman (PF) Dwayne Jaramillo | |
| 01:23 | Northern Iowa | Glenn Horovitz can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 19-37 |
| 01:21 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Mike Tolman | 19-37 |
| 01:07 | Missouri State | Walter Hall's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 19-37 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Chad Farrish (SG), Johnny Swasey (SF) Richard Barksdale, Glenn Horovitz | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Marvin Sawyer (SF), Bennie Melton (C) Doyle Hartley, Christopher Carter | |
| 00:50 | Northern Iowa | David Springer can't connect on a runner from close range but he's hacked by Mike Tolman - foul #2 on Mike Tolman, team foul #12 | 19-37 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Loyd Ayer (C) Justin Olsen | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 00:50 | Northern Iowa | David Springer makes the 1st free throw | 20-37 |
| 00:50 | Northern Iowa | David Springer misses the 2nd free throw | 20-37 |
| 00:50 | Missouri State | Mike Tolman pulls down the rebound | 20-37 |
| 00:44 | Missouri State | Marvin Sawyer scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Bennie Melton | 20-40 |
| 00:27 | Northern Iowa | Chad Farrish knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Donald Black | 23-40 |
| 00:01 | Missouri State | Bennie Melton is fouled on the floor by Loyd Ayer - foul #1 on Loyd Ayer, team foul #1 | 23-40 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Richard Dillon (SG), William Davis (PF) Chad Farrish, David Springer | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Dwayne Jaramillo (PF), Christopher Carter (C) Mike Tolman, Bennie Melton | |
| 00:01 | Missouri State | Paul Caceres misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 23-40 |
| 00:00 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Loyd Ayer | 23-40 |