| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Dennis Hargrove (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gerald Whitt (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bruce Wright (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - James Clark (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Daniel Mock (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Carl Porter (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SG - Robert Schroeder (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Milton Cramer (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Philip Alloway (fresh) 2 reb. C - Thomas O'Quinn (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois State | Milton Cramer inbounds the ball | 39-28 |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 19:44 | Illinois State | Carl Porter makes the jumpshot from the left wing set up by Philip Alloway | 39-30 |
| 19:27 | Northern Iowa | James Clark drills a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Gerald Whitt and he's hacked by Milton Cramer - foul #3 on Milton Cramer, team foul #1 | 41-30 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Robert Kline (SF) Milton Cramer | |
| 19:27 | Northern Iowa | James Clark makes the free throw | 42-30 |
| 19:11 | Illinois State | Philip Alloway misses long on a runner in the paint | 42-30 |
| 19:09 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Mock pulls down the rebound | 42-30 |
| 18:56 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Hargrove misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 42-30 |
| 18:54 | Illinois State | Philip Alloway grabs the defensive rebound | 42-30 |
| 18:29 | Illinois State | Philip Alloway misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 42-30 |
| 18:28 | Illinois State | Thomas O'Quinn hits the follow up shot | 42-32 |
| 18:20 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Hargrove hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 42-32 |
| 18:19 | Northern Iowa | James Clark can't tip it in | 42-32 |
| 18:17 | Illinois State | Thomas O'Quinn gets the rebound | 42-32 |
| 17:56 | Illinois State | Robert Schroeder clanks a shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on James Clark - foul #3 on James Clark, team foul #1 | 42-32 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | David Simmons (PG), Mike Cole (SG), Frank Green (SF), Marc Carnell (PF), Sam Chism (C) Dennis Hargrove, Gerald Whitt, Bruce Wright, James Clark, Daniel Mock | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Ellis Musselman (PG), William Williams (SG), Jamal Abbott (C) Carl Porter, Robert Kline, Thomas O'Quinn | |
| 17:56 | Illinois State | Robert Schroeder makes the 1st free throw | 42-33 |
| 17:56 | Illinois State | Robert Schroeder makes the 2nd free throw | 42-34 |
| 17:41 | Northern Iowa | Mike Cole misses the easy layup | 42-34 |
| 17:40 | Illinois State | Philip Alloway snags the defensive board | 42-34 |
| 17:26 | Illinois State | Jamal Abbott connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from William Williams | 42-37 |
| 17:09 | Northern Iowa | Sam Chism loses the ball out of bounds | 42-37 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Robert Kline (SF) Robert Schroeder | |
| 16:55 | Illinois State | William Williams knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Ellis Musselman | 42-39 |
| 16:51 | Northern Iowa | Mike Cole loses the dribble to Jamal Abbott in the backcourt | 42-39 |
| 16:35 | Illinois State | William Williams hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 42-39 |
| 16:33 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Marc Carnell | 42-39 |
| 16:15 | Northern Iowa | David Simmons comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Ellis Musselman - foul #1 on Ellis Musselman, team foul #2 | 42-39 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Gerald Whitt (SG), Bruce Wright (SF), Daniel Mock (C) Frank Green, Marc Carnell, Sam Chism | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Carl Porter (PG), Robert Schroeder (SG), Thomas O'Quinn (C) Ellis Musselman, William Williams, Jamal Abbott | |
| 16:15 | Northern Iowa | David Simmons makes the 1st free throw | 43-39 |
| 16:15 | Northern Iowa | David Simmons misses the 2nd free throw | 43-39 |
| 16:15 | Illinois State | Thomas O'Quinn pulls down the rebound | 43-39 |
| 15:54 | Illinois State | Carl Porter misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 43-39 |
| 15:53 | Illinois State | Philip Alloway pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-39 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - David Simmons (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Gerald Whitt (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bruce Wright (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - Mike Cole (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Daniel Mock (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Carl Porter (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. SG - Robert Schroeder (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Kline (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Philip Alloway (tiring) 5 reb. C - Thomas O'Quinn (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Illinois State | Robert Kline misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 43-39 |
| 15:35 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Mike Cole | 43-39 |
| 15:31 | Northern Iowa | Gerald Whitt misses short on a jumper from the right block | 43-39 |
| 15:30 | Northern Iowa | Bruce Wright tips it in | 45-39 |
| 15:05 | Illinois State | Mike Cole blocks the short jumper by Thomas O'Quinn | 45-39 |
| 15:03 | Illinois State | Thomas O'Quinn tips it but misses | 45-39 |
| 15:02 | Illinois State | Thomas O'Quinn tips it back up and in | 45-41 |
| 14:43 | Northern Iowa | Bruce Wright misses short on a floater from the right block | 45-41 |
| 14:41 | Illinois State | Robert Kline snags the defensive board | 45-41 |
| 14:35 | Illinois State | Carl Porter makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Thomas O'Quinn | 45-44 |
| 14:16 | Northern Iowa | Mike Cole clanks a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Philip Alloway - foul #2 on Philip Alloway, team foul #3 | 45-44 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Dennis Hargrove (PG), Frank Green (SF), James Clark (PF), Marc Carnell (C) David Simmons, Gerald Whitt, Bruce Wright, Daniel Mock | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Ellis Musselman (PG), William Williams (SG), Milton Cramer (SF), Paul Mullins (PF), Jamal Abbott (C) Carl Porter, Robert Schroeder, Robert Kline, Philip Alloway, Thomas O'Quinn | |
| 14:16 | Northern Iowa | Mike Cole misses the 1st free throw | 45-44 |
| 14:16 | Northern Iowa | Mike Cole makes the 2nd free throw | 46-44 |
| 14:03 | Illinois State | Marc Carnell steals the ball from Jamal Abbott | 46-44 |
| 13:48 | Northern Iowa | Mike Cole is hacked by William Williams - foul #3 on William Williams, team foul #4 | 46-44 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Leighton (SG) Mike Cole | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 13:28 | Northern Iowa | Frank Green hits a jump hook in the lane set up by Dennis Hargrove and he's fouled by Milton Cramer - foul #4 on Milton Cramer, team foul #5 | 48-44 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Carl Porter (PG), Robert Kline (SF) William Williams, Milton Cramer | |
| 13:28 | Northern Iowa | Frank Green misses the free throw | 48-44 |
| 13:28 | Illinois State | Paul Mullins snags the defensive board | 48-44 |
| 13:17 | Illinois State | Jamal Abbott misses long on a turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by James Clark - foul #4 on James Clark, team foul #2 | 48-44 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Bruce Wright (SF), Sam Chism (C) Frank Green, James Clark | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 13:17 | Illinois State | Jamal Abbott misses the 1st free throw | 48-44 |
| 13:17 | Illinois State | Jamal Abbott misses the 2nd free throw | 48-44 |
| 13:17 | Northern Iowa | Sam Chism snags the defensive board | 48-44 |
| 13:05 | Northern Iowa | Sam Chism hits a wide open jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Dennis Hargrove | 50-44 |
| 12:47 | Illinois State | Robert Kline can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 50-44 |
| 12:45 | Northern Iowa | Sam Chism snags the defensive board | 50-44 |
| 12:28 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Hargrove drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Sam Chism | 53-44 |
| 12:09 | Illinois State | Robert Kline buries a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Paul Mullins | 53-46 |
| 11:56 | Northern Iowa | Sam Chism hits a runner from the baseline set up by Dennis Hargrove | 55-46 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Dennis Hargrove (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Leighton (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SF - Bruce Wright (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Marc Carnell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Sam Chism (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Carl Porter (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 stl. SG - Ellis Musselman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Kline (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Paul Mullins (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Jamal Abbott (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. | |
| 11:41 | Illinois State | Jamal Abbott comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 55-46 |
| 11:40 | Illinois State | Paul Mullins pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-46 |
| 11:30 | Illinois State | Robert Kline clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 55-46 |
| 11:29 | Northern Iowa | Bruce Wright gets the rebound | 55-46 |
| 11:08 | Northern Iowa | Bruce Wright misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 55-46 |
| 11:06 | Northern Iowa | Bruce Wright grabs the offensive rebound | 55-46 |
| 10:48 | Northern Iowa | Marc Carnell misses the easy layup | 55-46 |
| 10:47 | Illinois State | Paul Mullins snags the defensive board | 55-46 |
| 10:31 | Illinois State | Ellis Musselman double dribbles | 55-46 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Gale Busselberg (PG), Gerald Whitt (SG), Frank Green (PF), Daniel Mock (C) Dennis Hargrove, James Leighton, Marc Carnell, Sam Chism | |
| Subs | Illinois State | William Williams (SG), Thomas O'Quinn (C) Ellis Musselman, Jamal Abbott | |
| 10:27 | Northern Iowa | Bruce Wright is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Kline - foul #4 on Robert Kline, team foul #6 | 55-46 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | David Simmons (SF) Bruce Wright | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Milton Cramer (SF) Robert Kline | |
| 10:11 | Northern Iowa | David Simmons connects on the jumper from the right side | 57-46 |
| 09:59 | Illinois State | William Williams misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 57-46 |
| 09:57 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Mock pulls down the rebound | 57-46 |
| 09:46 | Northern Iowa | David Simmons buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 60-46 |
| 09:38 | Illinois State | Paul Mullins banks in the layup set up by William Williams | 60-48 |
| 09:21 | Northern Iowa | Gerald Whitt lays it in uncontested on a great pass from David Simmons and he's fouled by William Williams - foul #4 on William Williams, team foul #7 | 62-48 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Mike Cole (PF) David Simmons | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Robert Schroeder (SG) William Williams | |
| 09:21 | Northern Iowa | Gerald Whitt makes the free throw | 63-48 |
| 09:02 | Illinois State | Thomas O'Quinn misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Mike Cole - foul #2 on Mike Cole, team foul #3 | 63-48 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Leighton (PG), Bruce Wright (SF) Gale Busselberg, Frank Green | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Philip Alloway (C) Milton Cramer | |
| 09:02 | Illinois State | Thomas O'Quinn makes the 1st free throw | 63-49 |
| 09:02 | Illinois State | Thomas O'Quinn misses the 2nd free throw | 63-49 |
| 09:02 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Daniel Mock | 63-49 |
| 08:42 | Northern Iowa | James Leighton travels with the ball | 63-49 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Robert Kline (SF) Philip Alloway | |
| 08:31 | Illinois State | Carl Porter is fouled on the floor by James Leighton - foul #1 on James Leighton, team foul #4 | 63-49 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Ellis Musselman (PG) Carl Porter | |
| 08:08 | Illinois State | Ellis Musselman scores on a jumper from the baseline | 63-51 |
| 07:56 | Northern Iowa | Bruce Wright scores on a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by James Leighton | 65-51 |
| 07:37 | Illinois State | Thomas O'Quinn misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 65-51 |
| 07:35 | Illinois State | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas O'Quinn | 65-51 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - James Leighton (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. SG - Gerald Whitt (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bruce Wright (tiring) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Mike Cole (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Daniel Mock (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Ellis Musselman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Schroeder (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Kline (tiring) 6 pts. 4 pf. PF - Paul Mullins (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Thomas O'Quinn (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Illinois State | Robert Schroeder scores on a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Paul Mullins | 65-53 |
| 07:04 | Northern Iowa | Gerald Whitt hits a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Bruce Wright | 67-53 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 06:49 | Illinois State | Paul Mullins clanks a shot from the right block | 67-53 |
| 06:47 | Northern Iowa | James Leighton pulls down the rebound | 67-53 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 06:44 | Northern Iowa | Mike Cole is called for traveling in the backcourt | 67-53 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Dennis Hargrove (PG), David Simmons (SG), Frank Green (SF), James Clark (PF), Marc Carnell (C) James Leighton, Gerald Whitt, Bruce Wright, Mike Cole, Daniel Mock | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Carl Porter (PG), William Williams (SG), Milton Cramer (PF), Jamal Abbott (C) Ellis Musselman, Robert Schroeder, Paul Mullins, Thomas O'Quinn | |
| 06:37 | Illinois State | Milton Cramer misses the shot from the left wing but the foul's on James Clark - foul #5 on James Clark, team foul #5 | 67-53 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Gerald Whitt (SG) James Clark | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 06:37 | Illinois State | Milton Cramer makes the 1st free throw | 67-54 |
| 06:37 | Illinois State | Milton Cramer makes the 2nd free throw | 67-55 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 06:32 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Hargrove's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 67-55 |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 06:20 | Illinois State | Jamal Abbott is fouled on the floor by Marc Carnell - foul #2 on Marc Carnell, team foul #6 | 67-55 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Sam Chism (C) Marc Carnell | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 06:09 | Illinois State | Sam Chism steals the ball from William Williams | 67-55 |
| 05:55 | Northern Iowa | David Simmons is open but misses the lay-in | 67-55 |
| 05:53 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Jamal Abbott | 67-55 |
| 05:48 | Illinois State | Carl Porter clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 67-55 |
| 05:46 | Illinois State | Milton Cramer pulls down the offensive rebound | 67-55 |
| 05:35 | Illinois State | David Simmons steals it from Robert Kline | 67-55 |
| 05:10 | Northern Iowa | Gerald Whitt's pass is intercepted by Milton Cramer | 67-55 |
| 04:57 | Illinois State | Carl Porter is fouled on the floor by Dennis Hargrove - foul #2 on Dennis Hargrove, team foul #7 | 67-55 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Gale Busselberg (PG), James Leighton (SG), Bruce Wright (SF), Mike Cole (PF), Marc Carnell (C) Dennis Hargrove, Gerald Whitt, David Simmons, Frank Green, Sam Chism | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Robert Schroeder (SG), Philip Alloway (PF), Thomas O'Quinn (C) William Williams, Milton Cramer, Jamal Abbott | |
| 04:57 | Illinois State | Carl Porter misses the 1st free throw | 67-55 |
| 04:57 | Illinois State | Philip Alloway pulls down the offensive rebound | 67-55 |
| 04:45 | Illinois State | Philip Alloway can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Gale Busselberg - foul #1 on Gale Busselberg, team foul #8 | 67-55 |
| 04:45 | Illinois State | Philip Alloway makes the 1st free throw | 67-56 |
| 04:45 | Illinois State | Philip Alloway misses the 2nd free throw | 67-56 |
| 04:45 | Northern Iowa | Mike Cole grabs the board | 67-56 |
| 04:33 | Northern Iowa | Gale Busselberg throws a bad pass out of bounds | 67-56 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Ellis Musselman (PG) Carl Porter | |
| 04:12 | Illinois State | Robert Kline buries a turnaround in the lane set up by Thomas O'Quinn | 67-58 |
| 04:03 | Northern Iowa | Marc Carnell travels with the ball | 67-58 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Dennis Hargrove (PG) Gale Busselberg | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Jamal Abbott (PG), Paul Mullins (PF) Ellis Musselman, Philip Alloway | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:50 | Illinois State | Robert Kline misses the 3 from the right corner | 67-58 |
| 03:49 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Marc Carnell | 67-58 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:47 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Hargrove loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 67-58 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Carl Porter (PG) Thomas O'Quinn | |
| 03:34 | Illinois State | Carl Porter knocks in the shot from the right block | 67-60 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Dennis Hargrove (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Leighton (fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. SF - Bruce Wright (tiring) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Mike Cole (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Marc Carnell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Carl Porter (tiring) 14 pts. 2 stl. SG - Robert Schroeder (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Kline (tired) 8 pts. 4 pf. PF - Paul Mullins (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Jamal Abbott (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:13 | Northern Iowa | James Leighton is by himself and knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Dennis Hargrove | 69-60 |
| 02:58 | Illinois State | Paul Mullins loses the ball out of bounds | 69-60 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Gale Busselberg (PG), Gerald Whitt (SG), David Simmons (SF), Frank Green (PF) Dennis Hargrove, James Leighton, Bruce Wright, Mike Cole | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Ellis Musselman (PG), William Williams (SG), Thomas O'Quinn (C) Carl Porter, Robert Schroeder, Jamal Abbott | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:56 | Northern Iowa | Ellis Musselman steps in front of the David Simmons pass in the backcourt | 69-60 |
| 02:44 | Illinois State | Ellis Musselman comes up short on the floater from the right side | 69-60 |
| 02:42 | Northern Iowa | David Simmons gets the rebound | 69-60 |
| 02:42 | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-60 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Dennis Hargrove (PG), James Leighton (SG), Sam Chism (C) Gale Busselberg, Gerald Whitt, Marc Carnell | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Milton Cramer (SF), Jamal Abbott (C) Robert Kline, Thomas O'Quinn | |
| 02:13 | Northern Iowa | Sam Chism can't finish the layup | 69-60 |
| 02:12 | Northern Iowa | David Simmons tips it in | 71-60 |
| 01:56 | Illinois State | Jamal Abbott lays it in on a nice dish by Paul Mullins | 71-62 |
| 01:56 | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 71-62 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Gerald Whitt (SG), Bruce Wright (SF), Mike Cole (PF), Daniel Mock (C) James Leighton, David Simmons, Frank Green, Sam Chism | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Carl Porter (PG), Robert Schroeder (SG), Robert Kline (SF), Thomas O'Quinn (C) Ellis Musselman, William Williams, Milton Cramer, Jamal Abbott | |
| 01:54 | Northern Iowa | Bruce Wright's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 71-62 |
| 01:43 | Illinois State | Paul Mullins misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 71-62 |
| 01:42 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Hargrove snags the defensive board | 71-62 |
| 01:16 | Northern Iowa | Carl Porter picks off the pass by Gerald Whitt | 71-62 |
| 00:59 | Illinois State | Carl Porter misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 71-62 |
| 00:58 | Illinois State | Thomas O'Quinn snags the offensive board | 71-62 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:54 | Illinois State | Carl Porter comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 71-62 |
| 00:53 | Illinois State | Thomas O'Quinn grabs the offensive board | 71-62 |
| 00:49 | Illinois State | Carl Porter buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 71-65 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:47 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Hargrove is fouled in the backcourt by Carl Porter - foul #3 on Carl Porter, team foul #8 | 71-65 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Sam Chism (C) Daniel Mock | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 00:47 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Hargrove makes the 1st free throw | 72-65 |
| 00:47 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Hargrove makes the 2nd free throw | 73-65 |
| 00:41 | Illinois State | Paul Mullins is hacked by Mike Cole - foul #3 on Mike Cole, team foul #9 | 73-65 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Daniel Mock (C) Sam Chism | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 00:41 | Illinois State | Paul Mullins makes the 1st free throw | 73-66 |
| 00:41 | Illinois State | Paul Mullins makes the 2nd free throw | 73-67 |
| 00:38 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Hargrove is fouled in the backcourt by Carl Porter - foul #4 on Carl Porter, team foul #9 | 73-67 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Sam Chism (C) Daniel Mock | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 00:38 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Hargrove makes the 1st free throw | 74-67 |
| 00:38 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Hargrove misses the 2nd free throw | 74-67 |
| 00:38 | Illinois State | Paul Mullins grabs the defensive rebound | 74-67 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:32 | Illinois State | Robert Kline loses the dribble to Mike Cole | 74-67 |
| 00:29 | Northern Iowa | Robert Schroeder is called for the reach on Sam Chism in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Schroeder, team foul #10 | 74-67 |
| 00:29 | Northern Iowa | Sam Chism makes the 1st free throw | 75-67 |
| 00:29 | Northern Iowa | Sam Chism makes the 2nd free throw | 76-67 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:23 | Illinois State | Thomas O'Quinn hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 76-67 |
| 00:21 | Northern Iowa | Bruce Wright grabs the defensive rebound | 76-67 |
| 00:20 | Northern Iowa | Bruce Wright is fouled in the backcourt by Carl Porter - foul #5 on Carl Porter, team foul #11 | 76-67 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Ellis Musselman (PG) Carl Porter | |
| 00:20 | Northern Iowa | Bruce Wright makes the 1st free throw | 77-67 |
| 00:20 | Northern Iowa | Bruce Wright misses the 2nd free throw | 77-67 |
| 00:20 | Northern Iowa | Mike Cole grabs the offensive board | 77-67 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Hargrove runs out the clock | 77-67 |