| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Leslie Nelson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Chad Fresquez (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Bernard Alston (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Sean Staley (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Merle Stokes (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Steven Hall (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Garvin (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Patrick Dubay (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Yong Huang (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Donald Jones (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Illinois | Bernard Alston inbounds the ball | 42-29 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:47 | Southern Illinois | Sean Staley misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline | 42-29 |
| 19:45 | Northern Iowa | Yong Huang snags the defensive board | 42-29 |
| 19:26 | Northern Iowa | Bernard Alston steps in front of the Steven Hall pass | 42-29 |
| 19:22 | Southern Illinois | Sean Staley hits the finger roll set up by Bernard Alston | 44-29 |
| 19:04 | Northern Iowa | David Garvin clanks a floater from the left wing | 44-29 |
| 19:03 | Northern Iowa | Patrick Dubay tips it back up and in | 44-31 |
| 18:43 | Southern Illinois | Merle Stokes can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 44-31 |
| 18:42 | Northern Iowa | Yong Huang pulls down the rebound | 44-31 |
| 18:37 | Northern Iowa | David Garvin drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Patrick Dubay | 44-34 |
| 18:16 | Southern Illinois | Merle Stokes's pass is intercepted by Patrick Dubay | 44-34 |
| 18:06 | Northern Iowa | Donald Jones is fouled on the floor by Leslie Nelson - foul #1 on Leslie Nelson, team foul #1 | 44-34 |
| 17:52 | Northern Iowa | David Garvin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 44-34 |
| 17:51 | Northern Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Yong Huang | 44-34 |
| 17:27 | Northern Iowa | David Garvin misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 44-34 |
| 17:25 | Northern Iowa | Donald Jones snags the offensive board | 44-34 |
| 17:12 | Northern Iowa | Patrick Dubay lays it up and in on a nice dish by David Garvin | 44-36 |
| 16:46 | Southern Illinois | Merle Stokes buries a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Sean Staley and the foul's on Donald Jones - foul #2 on Donald Jones, team foul #1 | 46-36 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Russell Viles (PG), John Overman (SG), Lawrence Jackson (SF), Paul Strahan (PF) Leslie Nelson, Chad Fresquez, Bernard Alston, Sean Staley | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Kenneth Yungbluth (PG), Marc Brewer (SG), Claude Sanders (SF), Clyde Forsyth (PF), James Wren (C) Steven Hall, David Garvin, Patrick Dubay, Yong Huang, Donald Jones | |
| 16:46 | Southern Illinois | Merle Stokes makes the free throw | 47-36 |
| 16:29 | Northern Iowa | Clyde Forsyth scores on a shot in the paint set up by Kenneth Yungbluth | 47-38 |
| 16:06 | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Jackson clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 47-38 |
| 16:04 | Northern Iowa | James Wren snags the defensive board | 47-38 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Russell Viles (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Overman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lawrence Jackson (fresh) PF - Paul Strahan (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Merle Stokes (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Kenneth Yungbluth (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Marc Brewer (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Claude Sanders (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Clyde Forsyth (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Wren (fresh) | |
| 15:42 | Northern Iowa | Kenneth Yungbluth clanks a shot from the free throw line | 47-38 |
| 15:41 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Lawrence Jackson | 47-38 |
| 15:24 | Southern Illinois | Marc Brewer picks off the pass by Merle Stokes | 47-38 |
| 15:04 | Northern Iowa | Lawrence Jackson is called for the reach on Marc Brewer - foul #1 on Lawrence Jackson, team foul #2 | 47-38 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Leslie Nelson (PG), Chad Fresquez (SG), Bernard Alston (SF), Sean Staley (PF) Russell Viles, John Overman, Lawrence Jackson, Merle Stokes | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Steven Hall (PG), David Garvin (SG), Yong Huang (PF), Donald Jones (C) Marc Brewer, Claude Sanders, Clyde Forsyth, James Wren | |
| 14:46 | Northern Iowa | Steven Hall lays it up and in | 47-40 |
| 14:31 | Southern Illinois | Paul Strahan clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Donald Jones - foul #3 on Donald Jones, team foul #2 | 47-40 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Patrick Dubay (SF) Kenneth Yungbluth | |
| 14:31 | Southern Illinois | Paul Strahan makes the 1st free throw | 48-40 |
| 14:31 | Southern Illinois | Paul Strahan misses the 2nd free throw | 48-40 |
| 14:31 | Northern Iowa | Donald Jones pulls down the rebound | 48-40 |
| 14:07 | Northern Iowa | Steven Hall buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 48-43 |
| 13:56 | Southern Illinois | Leslie Nelson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-43 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Jackson (C) Paul Strahan | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 13:42 | Northern Iowa | Patrick Dubay misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 48-43 |
| 13:41 | Northern Iowa | Patrick Dubay misses the tip | 48-43 |
| 13:40 | Southern Illinois | Bernard Alston gets the rebound | 48-43 |
| 13:22 | Southern Illinois | Chad Fresquez is hacked by Steven Hall - foul #1 on Steven Hall, team foul #3 | 48-43 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Calvin Young (PF) Sean Staley | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 13:06 | Southern Illinois | Chad Fresquez misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 48-43 |
| 13:04 | Northern Iowa | Steven Hall grabs the board | 48-43 |
| 13:02 | Northern Iowa | Leslie Nelson is called for the reach on Steven Hall in the backcourt - foul #2 on Leslie Nelson, team foul #3 | 48-43 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Kenneth Yungbluth (SF) Patrick Dubay | |
| 12:44 | Northern Iowa | Kenneth Yungbluth is fouled on the floor by Calvin Young - foul #2 on Calvin Young, team foul #4 | 48-43 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Paul Strahan (C) Bernard Alston | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 12:39 | Northern Iowa | Kenneth Yungbluth misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Calvin Young - foul #3 on Calvin Young, team foul #5 | 48-43 |
| 12:39 | Northern Iowa | Kenneth Yungbluth makes the 1st free throw | 48-44 |
| 12:39 | Northern Iowa | Kenneth Yungbluth misses the 2nd free throw | 48-44 |
| 12:39 | Southern Illinois | Paul Strahan grabs the board | 48-44 |
| 12:24 | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Jackson is fouled on the floor by Steven Hall - foul #2 on Steven Hall, team foul #4 | 48-44 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Russell Viles (SG) Chad Fresquez | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 12:19 | Southern Illinois | Russell Viles's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-44 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Sean Staley (PF) Calvin Young | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Claude Sanders (SF) Steven Hall | |
| 11:56 | Northern Iowa | Yong Huang misses the lay-in | 48-44 |
| 11:54 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Sean Staley | 48-44 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Leslie Nelson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Russell Viles (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lawrence Jackson (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Sean Staley (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Paul Strahan (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Kenneth Yungbluth (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Garvin (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Claude Sanders (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Yong Huang (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Donald Jones (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:35 | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Jackson misses short on a jumper from close range | 48-44 |
| 11:34 | Northern Iowa | Donald Jones grabs the board | 48-44 |
| 11:19 | Northern Iowa | Donald Jones misses the jumper from the baseline | 48-44 |
| 11:18 | Southern Illinois | Leslie Nelson grabs the board | 48-44 |
| 11:07 | Southern Illinois | Donald Jones steals the ball from Russell Viles | 48-44 |
| 10:48 | Northern Iowa | David Garvin is called for traveling | 48-44 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Chad Fresquez (SG), Bernard Alston (SF), Calvin Young (PF), Merle Stokes (C) Leslie Nelson, Lawrence Jackson, Sean Staley, Paul Strahan | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Steven Hall (PG), Marc Brewer (SG), Patrick Dubay (SF), Clyde Forsyth (PF), James Wren (C) Kenneth Yungbluth, David Garvin, Claude Sanders, Yong Huang, Donald Jones | |
| 10:28 | Southern Illinois | Bernard Alston banks in the layup and the foul's on Steven Hall - foul #3 on Steven Hall, team foul #5 | 50-44 |
| 10:28 | Southern Illinois | Bernard Alston makes the free throw | 51-44 |
| 10:09 | Northern Iowa | Merle Stokes steals it from Clyde Forsyth | 51-44 |
| 09:54 | Southern Illinois | Russell Viles clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 51-44 |
| 09:52 | Southern Illinois | Merle Stokes pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-44 |
| 09:40 | Southern Illinois | Calvin Young misses the lay-in | 51-44 |
| 09:39 | Southern Illinois | Calvin Young snags the offensive board | 51-44 |
| 09:24 | Southern Illinois | A charge is called on Calvin Young - foul #4 on Calvin Young, team foul #6 | 51-44 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Leslie Nelson (PG), Sean Staley (PF) Russell Viles, Calvin Young | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | David Garvin (SG), Donald Jones (C) Marc Brewer, James Wren | |
| 09:00 | Northern Iowa | Patrick Dubay hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 51-44 |
| 08:59 | Southern Illinois | Merle Stokes pulls down the rebound | 51-44 |
| 08:39 | Southern Illinois | Clyde Forsyth is called for the reach on Sean Staley - foul #2 on Clyde Forsyth, team foul #6 | 51-44 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Kenneth Yungbluth (SF), Yong Huang (PF) Patrick Dubay, Clyde Forsyth | |
| 08:34 | Southern Illinois | Sean Staley misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline | 51-44 |
| 08:33 | Northern Iowa | Donald Jones snags the defensive board | 51-44 |
| 08:19 | Northern Iowa | David Garvin double dribbles | 51-44 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Paul Strahan (C) Merle Stokes | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 08:05 | Southern Illinois | Bernard Alston knocks in the fadeaway in the paint set up by Leslie Nelson | 53-44 |
| 07:51 | Northern Iowa | Kenneth Yungbluth drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 53-46 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Leslie Nelson (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Chad Fresquez (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Bernard Alston (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Sean Staley (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Paul Strahan (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Steven Hall (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - David Garvin (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kenneth Yungbluth (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Yong Huang (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Donald Jones (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:29 | Southern Illinois | Paul Strahan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-46 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Russell Viles (PG), John Overman (SG), Lawrence Jackson (SF), Calvin Young (PF) Leslie Nelson, Chad Fresquez, Bernard Alston, Sean Staley | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Patrick Dubay (SF) Steven Hall | |
| 07:11 | Northern Iowa | Donald Jones hits the finger roll on a great pass from Patrick Dubay | 53-48 |
| 06:55 | Southern Illinois | David Garvin steals it from John Overman | 53-48 |
| 06:35 | Northern Iowa | Yong Huang is called for traveling | 53-48 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Leslie Nelson (PG), Merle Stokes (C) John Overman, Calvin Young | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Marc Brewer (SG), Clyde Forsyth (C) David Garvin, Donald Jones | |
| 06:16 | Southern Illinois | Russell Viles misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 53-48 |
| 06:15 | Northern Iowa | Patrick Dubay gets the rebound | 53-48 |
| 06:10 | Northern Iowa | Marc Brewer misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 53-48 |
| 06:09 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Merle Stokes | 53-48 |
| 05:54 | Southern Illinois | Russell Viles is called for a charge - foul #2 on Russell Viles, team foul #7 | 53-48 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Chad Fresquez (SG), Bernard Alston (SF), Sean Staley (PF) Russell Viles, Lawrence Jackson, Paul Strahan | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Steven Hall (PG), James Wren (C) Patrick Dubay, Yong Huang | |
| 05:25 | Northern Iowa | James Wren buries a fadeaway from the free throw line | 53-50 |
| 05:02 | Southern Illinois | Bernard Alston knocks in the jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Leslie Nelson | 55-50 |
| 04:43 | Northern Iowa | Marc Brewer comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 55-50 |
| 04:41 | Southern Illinois | Sean Staley gets the rebound | 55-50 |
| 04:33 | Southern Illinois | Bernard Alston scores on a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Merle Stokes | 58-50 |
| 04:33 | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-50 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | David Garvin (SG), Patrick Dubay (SF), Yong Huang (PF), Donald Jones (C) Marc Brewer, Kenneth Yungbluth, Clyde Forsyth, James Wren | |
| 04:17 | Northern Iowa | Donald Jones buries a shot from the left side on a great pass from Steven Hall | 58-52 |
| 03:51 | Southern Illinois | Yong Huang swats the short shot by Bernard Alston | 58-52 |
| 03:50 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Yong Huang | 58-52 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Leslie Nelson (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Chad Fresquez (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Bernard Alston (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Sean Staley (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Merle Stokes (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Steven Hall (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - David Garvin (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Patrick Dubay (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - Yong Huang (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. C - Donald Jones (fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:45 | Northern Iowa | Merle Stokes swats the layup by Patrick Dubay | 58-52 |
| 03:44 | Southern Illinois | Chad Fresquez gets the rebound | 58-52 |
| 03:23 | Southern Illinois | Sean Staley comes up short on the turnaround from the right block | 58-52 |
| 03:21 | Northern Iowa | Steven Hall snags the defensive board | 58-52 |
| 03:17 | Northern Iowa | Steven Hall can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 58-52 |
| 03:16 | Southern Illinois | Merle Stokes grabs the board | 58-52 |
| 02:55 | Southern Illinois | Chad Fresquez comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 58-52 |
| 02:54 | Northern Iowa | Yong Huang snags the defensive board | 58-52 |
| 02:48 | Northern Iowa | Chad Fresquez steals the ball from David Garvin | 58-52 |
| 02:32 | Southern Illinois | Sean Staley loses the dribble to Steven Hall | 58-52 |
| 02:15 | Northern Iowa | David Garvin lays it up and in and he's fouled by Chad Fresquez - foul #1 on Chad Fresquez, team foul #8 | 58-54 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Paul Strahan (C) Merle Stokes | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Kenneth Yungbluth (SF) Patrick Dubay | |
| 02:15 | Northern Iowa | David Garvin makes the free throw | 58-55 |
| 02:00 | Southern Illinois | Sean Staley misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Donald Jones - foul #4 on Donald Jones, team foul #7 | 58-55 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Merle Stokes (C) Paul Strahan | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Patrick Dubay (SF) Kenneth Yungbluth | |
| 02:00 | Southern Illinois | Sean Staley makes the 1st free throw | 59-55 |
| 02:00 | Southern Illinois | Sean Staley makes the 2nd free throw | 60-55 |
| 01:40 | Northern Iowa | Yong Huang's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-55 |
| 01:28 | Southern Illinois | Merle Stokes misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 60-55 |
| 01:27 | Southern Illinois | Chad Fresquez hits the follow up shot | 62-55 |
| 01:10 | Northern Iowa | David Garvin can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 62-55 |
| 01:08 | Southern Illinois | Chad Fresquez grabs the board | 62-55 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:53 | Southern Illinois | Bernard Alston hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 64-55 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:48 | Northern Iowa | David Garvin makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 64-58 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:47 | Southern Illinois | Steven Hall is called for the reach on Sean Staley in the backcourt - foul #4 on Steven Hall, team foul #8 | 64-58 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | John Overman (SF), Lawrence Jackson (C) Bernard Alston, Merle Stokes | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 00:47 | Southern Illinois | Sean Staley makes the 1st free throw | 65-58 |
| 00:47 | Southern Illinois | Sean Staley misses the 2nd free throw | 65-58 |
| 00:47 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Yong Huang | 65-58 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:39 | Northern Iowa | Patrick Dubay clanks a fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by Chad Fresquez - foul #2 on Chad Fresquez, team foul #9 | 65-58 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Bernard Alston (SF), Merle Stokes (C) John Overman, Lawrence Jackson | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 00:39 | Northern Iowa | Patrick Dubay misses the 1st free throw | 65-58 |
| 00:39 | Northern Iowa | Patrick Dubay makes the 2nd free throw | 65-59 |
| 00:38 | Southern Illinois | Chad Fresquez is fouled in the backcourt by Steven Hall - foul #5 on Steven Hall, team foul #9 | 65-59 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | John Overman (SF), Calvin Young (PF), Lawrence Jackson (C) Bernard Alston, Sean Staley, Merle Stokes | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Kenneth Yungbluth (PG) Steven Hall | |
| 00:38 | Southern Illinois | Chad Fresquez makes the 1st free throw | 66-59 |
| 00:38 | Southern Illinois | Chad Fresquez misses the 2nd free throw | 66-59 |
| 00:38 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Donald Jones | 66-59 |
| 00:32 | Northern Iowa | David Garvin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 66-59 |
| 00:31 | Northern Iowa | Patrick Dubay grabs the offensive board | 66-59 |
| 00:27 | Northern Iowa | David Garvin misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 66-59 |
| 00:26 | Northern Iowa | Kenneth Yungbluth pulls down the offensive rebound | 66-59 |
| 00:22 | Northern Iowa | David Garvin misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 66-59 |
| 00:21 | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 66-59 |
| 00:21 | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-59 |
| 00:20 | Southern Illinois | Chad Fresquez is hacked by Kenneth Yungbluth in the backcourt - foul #2 on Kenneth Yungbluth, team foul #10 | 66-59 |
| 00:20 | Southern Illinois | Chad Fresquez misses the 1st free throw | 66-59 |
| 00:20 | Southern Illinois | Chad Fresquez makes the 2nd free throw | 67-59 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:14 | Northern Iowa | Kenneth Yungbluth is hacked by Leslie Nelson - foul #3 on Leslie Nelson, team foul #10 | 67-59 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Bernard Alston (SF), Sean Staley (PF), Merle Stokes (C) John Overman, Calvin Young, Lawrence Jackson | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 00:14 | Northern Iowa | Kenneth Yungbluth makes the 1st free throw | 67-60 |
| 00:14 | Northern Iowa | Kenneth Yungbluth makes the 2nd free throw | 67-61 |
| 00:11 | Southern Illinois | Leslie Nelson is fouled in the backcourt by Kenneth Yungbluth - foul #3 on Kenneth Yungbluth, team foul #11 | 67-61 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Russell Viles (SG), John Overman (SF), Calvin Young (PF), Lawrence Jackson (C) Chad Fresquez, Bernard Alston, Sean Staley, Merle Stokes | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 00:11 | Southern Illinois | Leslie Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 68-61 |
| 00:11 | Southern Illinois | Leslie Nelson makes the 2nd free throw | 69-61 |
| 00:06 | Northern Iowa | David Garvin is fouled on the floor by John Overman - foul #3 on John Overman, team foul #11 | 69-61 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Chad Fresquez (SG), Bernard Alston (SF), Sean Staley (PF), Merle Stokes (C) Russell Viles, John Overman, Calvin Young, Lawrence Jackson | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 00:06 | Northern Iowa | David Garvin makes the 1st free throw | 69-62 |
| 00:06 | Northern Iowa | David Garvin makes the 2nd free throw | 69-63 |
| 00:05 | Southern Illinois | David Garvin is called for the reach on Chad Fresquez in the backcourt - foul #2 on David Garvin, team foul #12 | 69-63 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | John Overman (SF), Calvin Young (PF), Lawrence Jackson (C) Bernard Alston, Sean Staley, Merle Stokes | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 00:05 | Southern Illinois | Chad Fresquez makes the 1st free throw | 70-63 |
| 00:05 | Southern Illinois | Chad Fresquez makes the 2nd free throw | 71-63 |
| 00:00 | Northern Iowa | David Garvin misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 71-63 |