| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Robert Angulo (fresh) SG - Kevin Orbison (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jay Edwards (fresh) PF - Michael Schneider (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Cales (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Dean Lustig (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Dewey Lee (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Joseph Barta (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Antony Giordano (fresh) 3 reb. C - Timothy Nickerson (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northern Iowa | Jay Edwards inbounds the ball | 22-23 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:36 | Northern Iowa | Kevin Orbison misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 22-23 |
| 19:35 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Timothy Nickerson | 22-23 |
| 19:18 | Southern Illinois | Michael Schneider takes the ball from Dewey Lee | 22-23 |
| 18:52 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Cales's pass is intercepted by Dean Lustig | 22-23 |
| 18:32 | Southern Illinois | Dean Lustig's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 22-23 |
| 18:18 | Northern Iowa | Robert Angulo's pass is intercepted by Joseph Barta | 22-23 |
| 18:02 | Southern Illinois | Dewey Lee can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 22-23 |
| 18:00 | Northern Iowa | Robert Angulo gets the rebound | 22-23 |
| 17:33 | Northern Iowa | Kevin Orbison buries a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Robert Angulo | 25-23 |
| 17:15 | Southern Illinois | Dean Lustig drills a floater from the baseline | 25-25 |
| 16:56 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Cales scores on a shot from the right block on a great pass from Robert Angulo | 27-25 |
| 16:47 | Southern Illinois | Antony Giordano misses the easy layup | 27-25 |
| 16:45 | Northern Iowa | Jay Edwards gets the rebound | 27-25 |
| 16:24 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Barta steps in front of the Robert Angulo pass | 27-25 |
| 16:18 | Southern Illinois | Robert Angulo is called for the reach on Dean Lustig - foul #3 on Robert Angulo, team foul #1 | 27-25 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Ray Hudak (PG), Arthur Shelton (SF), Richard Cottrill (PF), David Chappell (C) Robert Angulo, Jay Edwards, Michael Schneider, Thomas Cales | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Curtis Foltz (PG), William Smith (SG), Morris Frances (SF), Hubert Reichard (PF), Raymond Collar (C) Dean Lustig, Dewey Lee, Joseph Barta, Antony Giordano, Timothy Nickerson | |
| 16:05 | Southern Illinois | Arthur Shelton steals the ball from Morris Frances | 27-25 |
| 15:50 | Northern Iowa | Hubert Reichard steals it from Ray Hudak | 27-25 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Ray Hudak (fresh) SG - Kevin Orbison (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Arthur Shelton (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Richard Cottrill (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - David Chappell (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Curtis Foltz (fresh) 3 pts. SG - William Smith (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Morris Frances (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Hubert Reichard (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Raymond Collar (fresh) | |
| 15:21 | Southern Illinois | Hubert Reichard misses the jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by Arthur Shelton - foul #3 on Arthur Shelton, team foul #2 | 27-25 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | George Inabinet (SG), Thomas Cales (C) Kevin Orbison, David Chappell | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Dewey Lee (SG), Joseph Barta (SF), Timothy Nickerson (C) William Smith, Morris Frances, Raymond Collar | |
| 15:21 | Southern Illinois | Hubert Reichard makes the 1st free throw | 27-26 |
| 15:21 | Southern Illinois | Hubert Reichard makes the 2nd free throw | 27-27 |
| 15:04 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Shelton hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 27-27 |
| 15:03 | Southern Illinois | Timothy Nickerson pulls down the rebound | 27-27 |
| 14:56 | Southern Illinois | Timothy Nickerson knocks in the floater in the paint set up by Curtis Foltz and he's fouled by Thomas Cales - foul #1 on Thomas Cales, team foul #3 | 27-29 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Angulo (PG), Jay Edwards (SF), Michael Schneider (PF) George Inabinet, Arthur Shelton, Richard Cottrill | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Dean Lustig (PG) Curtis Foltz | |
| 14:56 | Southern Illinois | Timothy Nickerson makes the free throw | 27-30 |
| 14:49 | Northern Iowa | Michael Schneider jams it and the foul's on Joseph Barta - foul #3 on Joseph Barta, team foul #1 | 29-30 |
| 14:49 | Northern Iowa | Michael Schneider makes the free throw | 30-30 |
| 14:38 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Barta is fouled on the floor by Jay Edwards - foul #1 on Jay Edwards, team foul #4 | 30-30 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Kevin Orbison (SG) Ray Hudak | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 14:25 | Southern Illinois | Dean Lustig clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 30-30 |
| 14:23 | Southern Illinois | Dewey Lee grabs the offensive board | 30-30 |
| 14:08 | Southern Illinois | Dewey Lee makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 30-33 |
| 13:49 | Northern Iowa | Michael Schneider misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 30-33 |
| 13:47 | Southern Illinois | Timothy Nickerson grabs the defensive rebound | 30-33 |
| 13:18 | Southern Illinois | Hubert Reichard misses the floater from the right wing | 30-33 |
| 13:16 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Cales gets the rebound | 30-33 |
| 13:03 | Northern Iowa | Robert Angulo connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 33-33 |
| 12:56 | Southern Illinois | Dewey Lee hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 33-33 |
| 12:55 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Cales pulls down the rebound | 33-33 |
| 12:45 | Northern Iowa | Robert Angulo misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 33-33 |
| 12:43 | Northern Iowa | Michael Schneider snags the offensive board | 33-33 |
| 12:28 | Northern Iowa | Dewey Lee steps in front of the Jay Edwards pass | 33-33 |
| 12:23 | Southern Illinois | Dean Lustig scores on a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Joseph Barta | 33-35 |
| 12:04 | Northern Iowa | Kevin Orbison double dribbles | 33-35 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Ray Hudak (PG), Arthur Shelton (SF), Richard Cottrill (PF), David Chappell (C) Robert Angulo, Jay Edwards, Michael Schneider, Thomas Cales | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Curtis Foltz (PG), William Smith (SG), Morris Frances (SF), Antony Giordano (PF), Raymond Collar (C) Dean Lustig, Dewey Lee, Joseph Barta, Hubert Reichard, Timothy Nickerson | |
| 11:44 | Southern Illinois | Raymond Collar knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Curtis Foltz | 33-38 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Ray Hudak (fresh) SG - Kevin Orbison (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Arthur Shelton (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Richard Cottrill (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - David Chappell (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Curtis Foltz (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Smith (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Morris Frances (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Antony Giordano (fresh) 3 reb. C - Raymond Collar (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:29 | Northern Iowa | David Chappell is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on David Chappell, team foul #5 | 33-38 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | George Inabinet (SG) Kevin Orbison | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 11:12 | Southern Illinois | David Chappell takes the ball from Raymond Collar | 33-38 |
| 10:56 | Northern Iowa | Richard Cottrill misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 33-38 |
| 10:54 | Northern Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Arthur Shelton | 33-38 |
| 10:49 | Northern Iowa | George Inabinet connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by David Chappell | 36-38 |
| 10:24 | Southern Illinois | Antony Giordano is fouled on the floor by Arthur Shelton - foul #4 on Arthur Shelton, team foul #6 | 36-38 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Angulo (PG), Kevin Orbison (SG), Jay Edwards (SF), Michael Schneider (PF), Thomas Cales (C) Ray Hudak, George Inabinet, Arthur Shelton, Richard Cottrill, David Chappell | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Dewey Lee (SG), Joseph Barta (SF), Timothy Nickerson (C) William Smith, Morris Frances, Raymond Collar | |
| 10:16 | Southern Illinois | Dewey Lee misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Kevin Orbison - foul #1 on Kevin Orbison, team foul #7 | 36-38 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Dean Lustig (PG) Curtis Foltz | |
| 10:16 | Southern Illinois | Dewey Lee misses the 1st free throw | 36-38 |
| 10:16 | Southern Illinois | Dewey Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 36-39 |
| 10:03 | Northern Iowa | Kevin Orbison is fouled on the floor by Dewey Lee - foul #1 on Dewey Lee, team foul #2 | 36-39 |
| 09:46 | Northern Iowa | Kevin Orbison connects on the shot from the left wing | 38-39 |
| 09:40 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Barta hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on Jay Edwards - foul #2 on Jay Edwards, team foul #8 | 38-39 |
| 09:40 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Barta makes the 1st free throw | 38-40 |
| 09:40 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Barta misses the 2nd free throw | 38-40 |
| 09:40 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Thomas Cales | 38-40 |
| 09:34 | Northern Iowa | Michael Schneider misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 38-40 |
| 09:33 | Southern Illinois | Antony Giordano gets the rebound | 38-40 |
| 09:11 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Barta makes the 3 from straight away | 38-43 |
| 08:49 | Northern Iowa | Kevin Orbison knocks in the shot in the lane | 40-43 |
| 08:26 | Southern Illinois | Michael Schneider blocks the jumper by Dewey Lee | 40-43 |
| 08:24 | Northern Iowa | Jay Edwards grabs the defensive rebound | 40-43 |
| 08:05 | Northern Iowa | Michael Schneider misses long on a 3 from straight away | 40-43 |
| 08:03 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Cales misses the tip | 40-43 |
| 08:01 | Southern Illinois | Dean Lustig grabs the board | 40-43 |
| 07:37 | Southern Illinois | Dewey Lee makes the jumper in the paint on a great pass from Dean Lustig | 40-45 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Robert Angulo (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kevin Orbison (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jay Edwards (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Michael Schneider (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Thomas Cales (fresh) 6 pts. 11 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Dean Lustig (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dewey Lee (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Joseph Barta (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Antony Giordano (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Timothy Nickerson (fresh) 5 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Cales clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 40-45 |
| 07:21 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Barta grabs the defensive rebound | 40-45 |
| 07:05 | Southern Illinois | Antony Giordano's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-45 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Ray Hudak (PG), Arthur Shelton (SF), Richard Cottrill (PF), David Chappell (C) Robert Angulo, Jay Edwards, Michael Schneider, Thomas Cales | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Curtis Foltz (PG), William Smith (SG), Morris Frances (SF), Hubert Reichard (PF), Raymond Collar (C) Dean Lustig, Dewey Lee, Joseph Barta, Antony Giordano, Timothy Nickerson | |
| 06:56 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Shelton hits a runner from the baseline set up by David Chappell | 42-45 |
| 06:38 | Southern Illinois | William Smith buries a shot from close range on a great pass from Curtis Foltz | 42-47 |
| 06:23 | Northern Iowa | Ray Hudak misses short on a shot from the right side | 42-47 |
| 06:22 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Raymond Collar | 42-47 |
| 06:01 | Southern Illinois | Curtis Foltz drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 42-49 |
| 05:42 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Shelton banks in the layup on a great pass from Kevin Orbison and he's fouled by Raymond Collar - foul #2 on Raymond Collar, team foul #3 | 44-49 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Angulo (PG), Thomas Cales (C) Kevin Orbison, David Chappell | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Dewey Lee (SG), Joseph Barta (SF), Timothy Nickerson (C) William Smith, Morris Frances, Raymond Collar | |
| 05:42 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Shelton makes the free throw | 45-49 |
| 05:33 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Barta clanks a jumper from the right side but the foul's on Robert Angulo - foul #4 on Robert Angulo, team foul #9 | 45-49 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jay Edwards (SF) Richard Cottrill | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 05:33 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Barta makes the 1st free throw | 45-50 |
| 05:33 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Barta makes the 2nd free throw | 45-51 |
| 05:11 | Northern Iowa | Jay Edwards misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Joseph Barta - foul #4 on Joseph Barta, team foul #4 | 45-51 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Michael Schneider (PF) Arthur Shelton | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 05:11 | Northern Iowa | Jay Edwards makes the 1st free throw | 46-51 |
| 05:11 | Northern Iowa | Jay Edwards makes the 2nd free throw | 47-51 |
| 05:01 | Southern Illinois | Hubert Reichard double dribbles | 47-51 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Dean Lustig (PG) Curtis Foltz | |
| 04:45 | Northern Iowa | Robert Angulo misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 47-51 |
| 04:44 | Southern Illinois | Timothy Nickerson gets the rebound | 47-51 |
| 04:38 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Barta can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 47-51 |
| 04:37 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Cales snags the defensive board | 47-51 |
| 04:16 | Northern Iowa | Ray Hudak comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Dewey Lee - foul #2 on Dewey Lee, team foul #5 | 47-51 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Kevin Orbison (SG) Robert Angulo | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Raymond Collar (PF) Hubert Reichard | |
| 04:16 | Northern Iowa | Ray Hudak makes the 1st free throw | 48-51 |
| 04:16 | Northern Iowa | Ray Hudak makes the 2nd free throw | 49-51 |
| 04:06 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Cales is called for the reach on Raymond Collar - foul #2 on Thomas Cales, team foul #10 | 49-51 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | George Inabinet (PG) Ray Hudak | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 04:06 | Southern Illinois | Raymond Collar makes the 1st free throw | 49-52 |
| 04:06 | Southern Illinois | Raymond Collar makes the 2nd free throw | 49-53 |
| 03:52 | Northern Iowa | Jay Edwards hits a 3 from the right wing set up by Kevin Orbison | 52-53 |
| 03:44 | Southern Illinois | Dean Lustig is fouled on the floor by George Inabinet - foul #1 on George Inabinet, team foul #11 | 52-53 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Arthur Shelton (SF) Jay Edwards | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | William Smith (SF), Antony Giordano (PF) Joseph Barta, Raymond Collar | |
| 03:44 | Southern Illinois | Dean Lustig makes the 1st free throw | 52-54 |
| 03:44 | Southern Illinois | Dean Lustig makes the 2nd free throw | 52-55 |
| 03:23 | Northern Iowa | Kevin Orbison is whistled for a carry | 52-55 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Angulo (PG) George Inabinet | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Curtis Foltz (PG), Morris Frances (SF) Dean Lustig, Dewey Lee | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Robert Angulo (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Kevin Orbison (fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Arthur Shelton (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - Michael Schneider (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Thomas Cales (fresh) 6 pts. 12 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Curtis Foltz (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Morris Frances (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Antony Giordano (fresh) 4 reb. C - Timothy Nickerson (fresh) 5 pts. 11 reb. | |
| 02:54 | Southern Illinois | Curtis Foltz is called for traveling | 52-55 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Ray Hudak (SF), Richard Cottrill (C) Michael Schneider, Thomas Cales | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Joseph Barta (SF), Hubert Reichard (C) Morris Frances, Timothy Nickerson | |
| 02:51 | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-55 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jay Edwards (SF), Michael Schneider (PF), Thomas Cales (C) Ray Hudak, Arthur Shelton, Richard Cottrill | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Dean Lustig (PG), Dewey Lee (SG), Timothy Nickerson (C) Curtis Foltz, William Smith, Hubert Reichard | |
| 02:34 | Northern Iowa | Dean Lustig denies the turnaround by Jay Edwards | 52-55 |
| 02:33 | Northern Iowa | Robert Angulo hits the follow up shot | 54-55 |
| 02:19 | Southern Illinois | Dewey Lee drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Timothy Nickerson | 54-58 |
| 01:55 | Northern Iowa | The short jumper by Kevin Orbison is denied by Antony Giordano | 54-58 |
| 01:54 | Southern Illinois | Dean Lustig gets the rebound | 54-58 |
| 01:49 | Southern Illinois | Dean Lustig drills a 3pt shot from the right corner | 54-61 |
| 01:32 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Cales can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Joseph Barta - foul #5 on Joseph Barta, team foul #6 | 54-61 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | William Smith (SF) Joseph Barta | |
| 01:32 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Cales makes the 1st free throw | 55-61 |
| 01:32 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Cales makes the 2nd free throw | 56-61 |
| 01:15 | Southern Illinois | Antony Giordano is whistled for a carry | 56-61 |
| 00:54 | Northern Iowa | Jay Edwards misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 56-61 |
| 00:53 | Southern Illinois | Antony Giordano grabs the board | 56-61 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:24 | Southern Illinois | Dewey Lee drills a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Dean Lustig | 56-63 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:18 | Northern Iowa | Jay Edwards misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 56-63 |
| 00:17 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Cales grabs the offensive board | 56-63 |
| 00:13 | Northern Iowa | Kevin Orbison hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 56-63 |
| 00:11 | Southern Illinois | Timothy Nickerson grabs the defensive rebound | 56-63 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:08 | Southern Illinois | Timothy Nickerson is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Angulo - foul #5 on Robert Angulo, team foul #12 | 56-63 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Ray Hudak (PG) Robert Angulo | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 00:08 | Southern Illinois | Timothy Nickerson makes the 1st free throw | 56-64 |
| 00:08 | Southern Illinois | Timothy Nickerson makes the 2nd free throw | 56-65 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:02 | Northern Iowa | Kevin Orbison knocks in the 3 from the right wing | 59-65 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Southern Illinois | Dean Lustig runs out the clock | 59-65 |