| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Jumah Arai (fresh) 3 pts. 6 ast. SG - Wallace Long (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Pewitt (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joel Lesperance (fresh) 5 pts. C - Greg Norton (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Dennis Hargrove (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Gerald Whitt (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bruce Wright (fresh) 2 pts. 3 stl. PF - James Clark (fresh) 7 pts. C - Daniel Mock (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Northern Iowa | Bruce Wright inbounds the ball | 34-35 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:47 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Hargrove hits a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Gerald Whitt | 34-37 |
| 19:27 | Missouri State | Joel Lesperance knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Wallace Long | 37-37 |
| 19:10 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Hargrove hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 37-37 |
| 19:09 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Mock grabs the offensive board | 37-37 |
| 18:46 | Northern Iowa | John Pewitt is called for the reach on Bruce Wright - foul #2 on John Pewitt, team foul #1 | 37-37 |
| 18:30 | Northern Iowa | Bruce Wright hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 37-37 |
| 18:28 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Mock gets the offensive rebound | 37-37 |
| 18:11 | Northern Iowa | Gerald Whitt can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 37-37 |
| 18:09 | Northern Iowa | James Clark tips it in | 37-39 |
| 17:45 | Missouri State | Daniel Mock swats the short shot by Joel Lesperance | 37-39 |
| 17:44 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Mock gets the rebound | 37-39 |
| 17:24 | Northern Iowa | Bruce Wright loses the ball out of bounds | 37-39 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Carl Krebs (PF), Paul Ingle (C) Joel Lesperance, Greg Norton | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Marc Carnell (C) Daniel Mock | |
| 16:59 | Missouri State | Paul Ingle misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 37-39 |
| 16:58 | Northern Iowa | Marc Carnell pulls down the rebound | 37-39 |
| 16:38 | Northern Iowa | Paul Ingle is called for the reach on Dennis Hargrove - foul #1 on Paul Ingle, team foul #2 | 37-39 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Larry Sears (PG), Horace Leary (SG), Roland Radomski (SF) Jumah Arai, Wallace Long, John Pewitt | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | David Simmons (PG), Mike Cole (SG), Frank Green (SF) Dennis Hargrove, Gerald Whitt, Bruce Wright | |
| 16:27 | Northern Iowa | Marc Carnell misses badly on a jump hook from close range but the foul's on Roland Radomski - foul #3 on Roland Radomski, team foul #3 | 37-39 |
| Subs | Missouri State | John Pewitt (SF), Greg Norton (C) Roland Radomski, Paul Ingle | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Sam Chism (C) James Clark | |
| 16:27 | Northern Iowa | Marc Carnell makes the 1st free throw | 37-40 |
| 16:27 | Northern Iowa | Marc Carnell misses the 2nd free throw | 37-40 |
| 16:27 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Greg Norton | 37-40 |
| 16:07 | Missouri State | John Pewitt hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 37-40 |
| 16:05 | Northern Iowa | Mike Cole snags the defensive board | 37-40 |
| 15:50 | Northern Iowa | Sam Chism blows the layup | 37-40 |
| 15:49 | Northern Iowa | David Simmons can't tip it in | 37-40 |
| 15:48 | Missouri State | Greg Norton pulls down the rebound | 37-40 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Larry Sears (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Horace Leary (fresh) SF - John Pewitt (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Carl Krebs (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Greg Norton (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - David Simmons (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mike Cole (fresh) SF - Frank Green (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Marc Carnell (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Sam Chism (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Missouri State | Larry Sears is fouled on the floor by Frank Green - foul #2 on Frank Green, team foul #1 | 37-40 |
| Subs | Missouri State | John Manzo (PG), Jumah Arai (SG), Roland Radomski (SF), Joel Lesperance (PF) Larry Sears, Horace Leary, John Pewitt, Carl Krebs | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Dennis Hargrove (PG), Gerald Whitt (SG), James Clark (PF) David Simmons, Frank Green, Sam Chism | |
| 15:14 | Missouri State | Roland Radomski banks in the layup on a nice dish by John Manzo | 39-40 |
| 15:00 | Northern Iowa | Gerald Whitt travels with the ball | 39-40 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Wallace Long (SG), Carl Krebs (C) Roland Radomski, Greg Norton | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Bruce Wright (SF), Daniel Mock (C) Mike Cole, Marc Carnell | |
| 14:43 | Missouri State | Wallace Long misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 39-40 |
| 14:42 | Northern Iowa | Bruce Wright grabs the board | 39-40 |
| 14:33 | Northern Iowa | Joel Lesperance is called for the reach on James Clark - foul #1 on Joel Lesperance, team foul #4 | 39-40 |
| 14:15 | Northern Iowa | The short jumper by Daniel Mock is denied by Joel Lesperance | 39-40 |
| 14:13 | Missouri State | Carl Krebs grabs the defensive rebound | 39-40 |
| 14:07 | Missouri State | Carl Krebs banks in the layup set up by Wallace Long | 41-40 |
| 13:55 | Northern Iowa | Gerald Whitt double dribbles | 41-40 |
| Subs | Missouri State | John Pewitt (SF), Greg Norton (C) Jumah Arai, Joel Lesperance | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Mike Cole (SG) Gerald Whitt | |
| 13:28 | Missouri State | John Pewitt steps out of bounds on the baseline | 41-40 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Paul Ingle (PF) Carl Krebs | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | David Simmons (PG), Marc Carnell (C) Dennis Hargrove, Daniel Mock | |
| 13:15 | Northern Iowa | Marc Carnell's floater is tipped away by Paul Ingle | 41-40 |
| 13:13 | Missouri State | Paul Ingle grabs the defensive rebound | 41-40 |
| 12:51 | Missouri State | John Manzo can't finish the layup but the foul's on David Simmons - foul #1 on David Simmons, team foul #2 | 41-40 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Jumah Arai (SG) Wallace Long | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Gerald Whitt (SG) James Clark | |
| 12:51 | Missouri State | John Manzo makes the 1st free throw | 42-40 |
| 12:51 | Missouri State | John Manzo makes the 2nd free throw | 43-40 |
| 12:25 | Northern Iowa | Bruce Wright makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from David Simmons | 43-43 |
| 12:18 | Missouri State | John Manzo scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Greg Norton | 45-43 |
| 11:57 | Northern Iowa | Bruce Wright clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on John Manzo - foul #4 on John Manzo, team foul #5 | 45-43 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Wallace Long (SG), Joel Lesperance (PF), Carl Krebs (C) John Manzo, Paul Ingle, Greg Norton | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Dennis Hargrove (PG), James Clark (PF), Daniel Mock (C) David Simmons, Mike Cole, Marc Carnell | |
| 11:57 | Northern Iowa | Bruce Wright makes the 1st free throw | 45-44 |
| 11:57 | Northern Iowa | Bruce Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 45-45 |
| 11:46 | Missouri State | Carl Krebs hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 45-45 |
| 11:45 | Northern Iowa | Bruce Wright grabs the board | 45-45 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Jumah Arai (fresh) 3 pts. 6 ast. SG - Wallace Long (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Pewitt (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joel Lesperance (fresh) 8 pts. 2 blk. C - Carl Krebs (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Dennis Hargrove (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Gerald Whitt (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Bruce Wright (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - James Clark (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Daniel Mock (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Hargrove misses long on a shot from close range | 45-45 |
| 11:25 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to John Pewitt | 45-45 |
| 11:05 | Missouri State | Gerald Whitt steals the ball from Jumah Arai | 45-45 |
| 11:00 | Northern Iowa | James Clark banks in the layup on a nice dish by Gerald Whitt | 45-47 |
| 10:38 | Missouri State | Joel Lesperance hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Jumah Arai and he's hacked by James Clark - foul #3 on James Clark, team foul #3 | 47-47 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Roland Radomski (SF), Greg Norton (C) John Pewitt, Carl Krebs | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Mike Cole (SG), David Simmons (SF), Marc Carnell (C) Gerald Whitt, Bruce Wright, Daniel Mock | |
| 10:38 | Missouri State | Joel Lesperance makes the free throw | 48-47 |
| 10:18 | Northern Iowa | James Clark buries a floater from the left block on a nice dish by Dennis Hargrove and the foul's on Roland Radomski - foul #4 on Roland Radomski, team foul #6 | 48-49 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Larry Sears (PG), Horace Leary (SG), John Pewitt (SF) Jumah Arai, Wallace Long, Roland Radomski | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 10:18 | Northern Iowa | James Clark makes the free throw | 48-50 |
| 10:06 | Missouri State | Larry Sears misses the 3 from the right wing | 48-50 |
| 10:04 | Northern Iowa | Mike Cole gets the rebound | 48-50 |
| 09:59 | Northern Iowa | David Simmons misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 48-50 |
| 09:58 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to John Pewitt | 48-50 |
| 09:44 | Missouri State | Larry Sears misses the shot from the right wing | 48-50 |
| 09:43 | Northern Iowa | David Simmons grabs the defensive rebound | 48-50 |
| 09:26 | Northern Iowa | Larry Sears takes the ball from Marc Carnell | 48-50 |
| 09:05 | Missouri State | Joel Lesperance can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 48-50 |
| 09:04 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to David Simmons | 48-50 |
| 08:52 | Northern Iowa | Mike Cole buries a jumpshot from the left wing | 48-52 |
| 08:47 | Missouri State | Horace Leary is hacked by Mike Cole - foul #1 on Mike Cole, team foul #4 | 48-52 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Wallace Long (SG), Jumah Arai (SF), Carl Krebs (PF), Paul Ingle (C) Horace Leary, John Pewitt, Joel Lesperance, Greg Norton | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Gerald Whitt (SG), Daniel Mock (C) Dennis Hargrove, James Clark | |
| 08:20 | Missouri State | Paul Ingle is hacked by Marc Carnell - foul #2 on Marc Carnell, team foul #5 | 48-52 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Bruce Wright (SF) Marc Carnell | |
| 08:03 | Missouri State | Wallace Long misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 48-52 |
| 08:02 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Mike Cole | 48-52 |
| 07:49 | Northern Iowa | Carl Krebs denies the turnaround by Gerald Whitt | 48-52 |
| 07:47 | Missouri State | Carl Krebs pulls down the rebound | 48-52 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Larry Sears (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Wallace Long (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jumah Arai (fresh) 3 pts. 7 ast. PF - Carl Krebs (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Paul Ingle (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - David Simmons (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gerald Whitt (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Bruce Wright (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - Mike Cole (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Daniel Mock (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:32 | Missouri State | Paul Ingle throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-52 |
| Subs | Missouri State | John Manzo (PG), Greg Norton (C) Larry Sears, Paul Ingle | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Dennis Hargrove (PG), James Clark (PF) David Simmons, Mike Cole | |
| 07:14 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Mock hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 48-52 |
| 07:13 | Northern Iowa | Bruce Wright tips it back up and in | 48-54 |
| 06:50 | Missouri State | John Manzo hits a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Jumah Arai and he's hacked by Dennis Hargrove - foul #1 on Dennis Hargrove, team foul #6 | 50-54 |
| Subs | Missouri State | John Pewitt (SF) Jumah Arai | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Marc Carnell (C) Daniel Mock | |
| 06:50 | Missouri State | John Manzo makes the free throw | 51-54 |
| 06:43 | Northern Iowa | Bruce Wright is hacked by John Pewitt - foul #3 on John Pewitt, team foul #7 | 51-54 |
| 06:43 | Northern Iowa | Bruce Wright makes the 1st free throw | 51-55 |
| 06:43 | Northern Iowa | Bruce Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 51-56 |
| 06:19 | Missouri State | James Clark is called for the reach on John Pewitt - foul #4 on James Clark, team foul #7 | 51-56 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Jumah Arai (SG), Joel Lesperance (PF) Wallace Long, Carl Krebs | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 06:19 | Missouri State | John Pewitt makes the 1st free throw | 52-56 |
| 06:19 | Missouri State | John Pewitt makes the 2nd free throw | 53-56 |
| 06:01 | Northern Iowa | Bruce Wright can't finish the layup but he's fouled by John Pewitt - foul #4 on John Pewitt, team foul #8 | 53-56 |
| 06:01 | Northern Iowa | Bruce Wright makes the 1st free throw | 53-57 |
| 06:01 | Northern Iowa | Bruce Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 53-58 |
| 05:47 | Missouri State | John Manzo misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 53-58 |
| 05:45 | Northern Iowa | James Clark gets the rebound | 53-58 |
| 05:32 | Northern Iowa | Gerald Whitt connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Dennis Hargrove | 53-60 |
| 05:23 | Missouri State | Marc Carnell takes the ball from Jumah Arai | 53-60 |
| 05:04 | Northern Iowa | Marc Carnell clanks a fadeaway from the left block | 53-60 |
| 05:03 | Missouri State | John Manzo gets the rebound | 53-60 |
| 04:57 | Missouri State | John Manzo clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 53-60 |
| 04:55 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Marc Carnell | 53-60 |
| 04:50 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Hargrove drills a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Marc Carnell | 53-63 |
| 04:30 | Missouri State | Greg Norton connects on the driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by John Manzo and the foul's on Dennis Hargrove - foul #2 on Dennis Hargrove, team foul #8 | 55-63 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Larry Sears (PG), Wallace Long (SG), Roland Radomski (SF), Carl Krebs (PF) John Manzo, Jumah Arai, John Pewitt, Joel Lesperance | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | David Simmons (PG), James Leighton (SG), Mike Cole (SF), Frank Green (PF), Daniel Mock (C) Dennis Hargrove, Gerald Whitt, Bruce Wright, James Clark, Marc Carnell | |
| 04:30 | Missouri State | Greg Norton misses the free throw | 55-63 |
| 04:30 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Daniel Mock | 55-63 |
| 04:10 | Northern Iowa | James Leighton comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 55-63 |
| 04:09 | Missouri State | Carl Krebs snags the defensive board | 55-63 |
| 04:03 | Missouri State | Greg Norton is hacked by David Simmons - foul #2 on David Simmons, team foul #9 | 55-63 |
| 04:03 | Missouri State | Greg Norton makes the 1st free throw | 56-63 |
| 04:03 | Missouri State | Greg Norton makes the 2nd free throw | 57-63 |
| 04:00 | Northern Iowa | David Simmons loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 57-63 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Paul Ingle (C) Greg Norton | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 03:51 | Missouri State | Larry Sears hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 57-63 |
| 03:50 | Northern Iowa | Mike Cole snags the defensive board | 57-63 |
| 03:40 | Northern Iowa | Mike Cole is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Mike Cole, team foul #10 | 57-63 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Jumah Arai (PG) Larry Sears | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Jumah Arai (fresh) 3 pts. 8 ast. SG - Wallace Long (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Roland Radomski (fresh) 4 pts. 4 pf. PF - Carl Krebs (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Paul Ingle (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - David Simmons (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Leighton (fresh) SF - Mike Cole (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Frank Green (fresh) 2 pts. C - Daniel Mock (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:25 | Missouri State | Jumah Arai misses badly on a jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by James Leighton - foul #1 on James Leighton, team foul #11 | 57-63 |
| Subs | Missouri State | John Pewitt (SF) Roland Radomski | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Dennis Hargrove (PG), James Clark (PF) James Leighton, Frank Green | |
| 03:25 | Missouri State | Jumah Arai makes the 1st free throw | 58-63 |
| 03:25 | Missouri State | Jumah Arai makes the 2nd free throw | 59-63 |
| 03:06 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Hargrove clanks a shot from the right wing | 59-63 |
| 03:05 | Missouri State | John Pewitt grabs the defensive rebound | 59-63 |
| 02:54 | Missouri State | John Pewitt comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 59-63 |
| 02:53 | Northern Iowa | David Simmons gets the rebound | 59-63 |
| 02:53 | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-63 |
| Subs | Missouri State | John Manzo (PG), Joel Lesperance (PF), Greg Norton (C) Jumah Arai, Carl Krebs, Paul Ingle | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Gerald Whitt (SG), Bruce Wright (SF) Mike Cole, David Simmons | |
| 02:41 | Northern Iowa | Bruce Wright is fouled on the floor by Joel Lesperance - foul #2 on Joel Lesperance, team foul #9 | 59-63 |
| 02:41 | Northern Iowa | Bruce Wright makes the 1st free throw | 59-64 |
| 02:41 | Northern Iowa | Bruce Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 59-65 |
| 02:23 | Missouri State | Gerald Whitt is called for the reach on Wallace Long - foul #1 on Gerald Whitt, team foul #12 | 59-65 |
| 02:23 | Missouri State | Wallace Long makes the 1st free throw | 60-65 |
| 02:23 | Missouri State | Wallace Long makes the 2nd free throw | 61-65 |
| 02:08 | Northern Iowa | Gerald Whitt misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 61-65 |
| 02:07 | Missouri State | Joel Lesperance pulls down the rebound | 61-65 |
| 02:00 | Missouri State | Greg Norton can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 61-65 |
| 01:58 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Mock gets the rebound | 61-65 |
| 01:43 | Northern Iowa | Gerald Whitt is hacked by Wallace Long - foul #3 on Wallace Long, team foul #10 | 61-65 |
| 01:43 | Northern Iowa | Gerald Whitt makes the 1st free throw | 61-66 |
| 01:43 | Northern Iowa | Gerald Whitt makes the 2nd free throw | 61-67 |
| 01:29 | Missouri State | John Manzo is hacked by Gerald Whitt - foul #2 on Gerald Whitt, team foul #13 | 61-67 |
| 01:29 | Missouri State | John Manzo makes the 1st free throw | 62-67 |
| 01:29 | Missouri State | John Manzo makes the 2nd free throw | 63-67 |
| 01:06 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Mock comes up short on the turnaround from the left block | 63-67 |
| 01:05 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to John Manzo | 63-67 |
| 00:46 | Missouri State | The jump hook by Greg Norton is blocked by James Clark | 63-67 |
| 00:44 | Missouri State | Greg Norton grabs the offensive rebound | 63-67 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:41 | Missouri State | John Manzo makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by John Pewitt | 66-67 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:14 | Northern Iowa | Bruce Wright scores on a jumper from the right block on a great pass from Gerald Whitt | 66-69 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:01 | Missouri State | John Pewitt is fouled on the floor by Bruce Wright - foul #1 on Bruce Wright, team foul #14 | 66-69 |
| 00:01 | Missouri State | John Pewitt makes the 1st free throw | 67-69 |
| 00:01 | Missouri State | John Pewitt makes the 2nd free throw | 68-69 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Hargrove runs out the clock | 68-69 |