| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Christopher Gagliano (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Mario Rowe (fresh) 1 pts. 2 stl. SF - Patrick Cornwell (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Mark Smith (fresh) C - Alan Alloway (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Derrick Cimino (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Christian Kemp (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Scott Montgomery (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Allen Anderson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Cannon (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois State | Patrick Cornwell inbounds the ball | 31-30 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:42 | Illinois State | Mario Rowe misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 31-30 |
| 19:41 | Northern Iowa | Scott Montgomery snags the defensive board | 31-30 |
| 19:20 | Northern Iowa | Christian Kemp's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-30 |
| 19:06 | Illinois State | Christopher Gagliano misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 31-30 |
| 19:05 | Northern Iowa | Allen Anderson gets the rebound | 31-30 |
| 19:03 | Northern Iowa | Derrick Cimino is fouled in the backcourt by Christopher Gagliano - foul #3 on Christopher Gagliano, team foul #1 | 31-30 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Samuel Gray (PG) Christopher Gagliano | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 18:45 | Northern Iowa | Allen Anderson hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket | 31-30 |
| 18:43 | Illinois State | Alan Alloway grabs the defensive rebound | 31-30 |
| 18:35 | Illinois State | Alan Alloway clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 31-30 |
| 18:34 | Illinois State | Patrick Cornwell tips it back up and in | 33-30 |
| 18:12 | Northern Iowa | Alan Alloway is called for the reach on Derrick Cimino - foul #1 on Alan Alloway, team foul #2 | 33-30 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Jerry Luiz (SG), Manuel Hill (PF), Christopher Cameron (C) Mario Rowe, Mark Smith, Alan Alloway | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Billy Bower (PG), Robert Campbell (SF), Ryan Seaton (PF), Jose Aguilar (C) Derrick Cimino, Scott Montgomery, Allen Anderson, Michael Cannon | |
| 17:56 | Northern Iowa | Robert Campbell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 33-30 |
| 17:54 | Illinois State | Christopher Cameron snags the defensive board | 33-30 |
| 17:38 | Illinois State | Manuel Hill buries a floater from just outside the lane | 35-30 |
| 17:25 | Northern Iowa | Jose Aguilar misses badly on the uncontested driving attempt in the paint | 35-30 |
| 17:24 | Northern Iowa | Robert Campbell tips it but misses | 35-30 |
| 17:22 | Illinois State | Manuel Hill grabs the board | 35-30 |
| 16:53 | Illinois State | Patrick Cornwell makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Samuel Gray | 38-30 |
| 16:48 | Northern Iowa | Christian Kemp buries a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Billy Bower | 38-33 |
| 16:30 | Illinois State | Samuel Gray is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Samuel Gray, team foul #3 | 38-33 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Mario Rowe (SG), George Thornton (PF), Alan Alloway (C) Jerry Luiz, Manuel Hill, Christopher Cameron | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Derrick Cimino (PG), Scott Montgomery (SF), Allen Anderson (PF), Michael Cannon (C) Billy Bower, Christian Kemp, Ryan Seaton, Jose Aguilar | |
| 16:10 | Northern Iowa | Michael Cannon is denied on a layup by George Thornton | 38-33 |
| 16:09 | Illinois State | Alan Alloway snags the defensive board | 38-33 |
| 16:04 | Illinois State | Mario Rowe drills a floater from the right block set up by George Thornton | 40-33 |
| 15:48 | Northern Iowa | Robert Campbell connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Scott Montgomery | 40-36 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Samuel Gray (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mario Rowe (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - Patrick Cornwell (tiring) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - George Thornton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Alan Alloway (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Derrick Cimino (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Campbell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. SF - Scott Montgomery (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Allen Anderson (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Cannon (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Illinois State | Robert Campbell is called for the reach on Mario Rowe - foul #2 on Robert Campbell, team foul #1 | 40-36 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Christopher Gagliano (PG), Mark Smith (PF) Samuel Gray, George Thornton | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Frederic Rimmer (SG) Robert Campbell | |
| 15:28 | Illinois State | Patrick Cornwell can't connect on a jumper near the basket but he's fouled by Derrick Cimino - foul #3 on Derrick Cimino, team foul #2 | 40-36 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Billy Bower (SG) Frederic Rimmer | |
| 15:28 | Illinois State | Patrick Cornwell misses the 1st free throw | 40-36 |
| 15:28 | Illinois State | Patrick Cornwell makes the 2nd free throw | 41-36 |
| 15:02 | Northern Iowa | Scott Montgomery knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Derrick Cimino | 41-38 |
| 14:43 | Illinois State | Christopher Gagliano blows the layup | 41-38 |
| 14:41 | Illinois State | Mario Rowe pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-38 |
| 14:32 | Illinois State | Christopher Gagliano knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Mark Smith | 44-38 |
| 14:23 | Northern Iowa | Michael Cannon lays it in on a great pass from Derrick Cimino | 44-40 |
| 14:04 | Illinois State | Patrick Cornwell can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 44-40 |
| 14:03 | Illinois State | Mario Rowe tips it but misses | 44-40 |
| 14:01 | Northern Iowa | Billy Bower grabs the defensive rebound | 44-40 |
| 13:51 | Northern Iowa | Billy Bower's dunk attempt is rejected by Alan Alloway | 44-40 |
| 13:50 | Northern Iowa | Allen Anderson tips it in | 44-42 |
| 13:30 | Illinois State | Christopher Gagliano is called for the offensive foul - foul #4 on Christopher Gagliano, team foul #4 | 44-42 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Manuel Hill (PG), Jerry Luiz (SF), Christopher Cameron (PF), Michael Lechner (C) Christopher Gagliano, Patrick Cornwell, Mark Smith, Alan Alloway | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | John Doyal (PG), Christian Kemp (SG), Robert Campbell (SF), Ryan Seaton (PF), Jose Aguilar (C) Derrick Cimino, Billy Bower, Scott Montgomery, Allen Anderson, Michael Cannon | |
| 13:15 | Northern Iowa | Robert Campbell misses the 3 from the right wing | 44-42 |
| 13:14 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Christopher Cameron | 44-42 |
| 12:48 | Illinois State | Manuel Hill clanks a turnaround from the baseline | 44-42 |
| 12:47 | Illinois State | Christopher Cameron grabs the offensive board | 44-42 |
| 12:29 | Illinois State | Christopher Cameron misses badly on a runner from the left block | 44-42 |
| 12:28 | Illinois State | Christopher Cameron can't tip it in | 44-42 |
| 12:27 | Northern Iowa | Jose Aguilar grabs the board | 44-42 |
| 12:16 | Northern Iowa | John Doyal comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 44-42 |
| 12:15 | Illinois State | Christopher Cameron pulls down the rebound | 44-42 |
| 11:53 | Illinois State | Christopher Cameron clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 44-42 |
| 11:52 | Illinois State | Christopher Cameron snags the offensive board | 44-42 |
| 11:39 | Illinois State | Jerry Luiz comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 44-42 |
| 11:37 | Northern Iowa | Ryan Seaton gets the rebound | 44-42 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Manuel Hill (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. SG - Mario Rowe (tiring) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - Jerry Luiz (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 stl. PF - Christopher Cameron (fairly fresh) 8 reb. C - Michael Lechner (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - John Doyal (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christian Kemp (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Campbell (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. PF - Ryan Seaton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Jose Aguilar (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:21 | Northern Iowa | Robert Campbell misses the wide open floater in the paint | 44-42 |
| 11:19 | Illinois State | Christopher Cameron snags the defensive board | 44-42 |
| 10:57 | Illinois State | Robert Campbell blocks the jumper by Jerry Luiz | 44-42 |
| 10:55 | Northern Iowa | John Doyal snags the defensive board | 44-42 |
| 10:49 | Northern Iowa | Ryan Seaton misses the shot from close range | 44-42 |
| 10:47 | Illinois State | Jerry Luiz snags the defensive board | 44-42 |
| 10:43 | Illinois State | Manuel Hill travels with the ball | 44-42 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Samuel Gray (PG), Patrick Cornwell (SF), Mark Smith (PF), Alan Alloway (C) Manuel Hill, Mario Rowe, Christopher Cameron, Michael Lechner | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Derrick Cimino (PG), Billy Bower (SG), Scott Montgomery (SF), Allen Anderson (PF), Michael Cannon (C) John Doyal, Christian Kemp, Robert Campbell, Ryan Seaton, Jose Aguilar | |
| 10:26 | Northern Iowa | Michael Cannon makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Billy Bower | 44-44 |
| 10:13 | Illinois State | Jerry Luiz loses the dribble to Derrick Cimino | 44-44 |
| 09:59 | Northern Iowa | Derrick Cimino clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 44-44 |
| 09:58 | Northern Iowa | Michael Cannon gets the offensive rebound | 44-44 |
| 09:36 | Northern Iowa | Allen Anderson is fouled on the floor by Mark Smith - foul #3 on Mark Smith, team foul #5 | 44-44 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Mario Rowe (SG), George Thornton (PF) Jerry Luiz, Mark Smith | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 09:27 | Northern Iowa | Billy Bower lays it in on a nice dish by Derrick Cimino | 44-46 |
| 09:15 | Illinois State | Allen Anderson steals it from Patrick Cornwell | 44-46 |
| 09:00 | Northern Iowa | Scott Montgomery hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Patrick Cornwell - foul #1 on Patrick Cornwell, team foul #6 | 44-46 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | John Doyal (PG), Christian Kemp (SG), Robert Campbell (PF) Derrick Cimino, Billy Bower, Allen Anderson | |
| 09:00 | Northern Iowa | Scott Montgomery misses the 1st free throw | 44-46 |
| 09:00 | Northern Iowa | Scott Montgomery makes the 2nd free throw | 44-47 |
| 08:44 | Illinois State | Patrick Cornwell clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 44-47 |
| 08:42 | Northern Iowa | Michael Cannon snags the defensive board | 44-47 |
| 08:26 | Northern Iowa | John Doyal is hacked by Samuel Gray - foul #2 on Samuel Gray, team foul #7 | 44-47 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Jerry Luiz (SG) Mario Rowe | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Allen Anderson (PF) Scott Montgomery | |
| 08:26 | Northern Iowa | John Doyal makes the 1st free throw | 44-48 |
| 08:26 | Northern Iowa | John Doyal makes the 2nd free throw | 44-49 |
| 08:04 | Illinois State | Jerry Luiz hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 44-49 |
| 08:02 | Illinois State | Patrick Cornwell gets the offensive rebound | 44-49 |
| 07:48 | Illinois State | Samuel Gray hits a floater from just outside the lane | 46-49 |
| 07:29 | Northern Iowa | Allen Anderson hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway from the right side | 46-49 |
| 07:28 | Illinois State | George Thornton pulls down the rebound | 46-49 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Samuel Gray (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jerry Luiz (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. SF - Patrick Cornwell (tired) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - George Thornton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Alan Alloway (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - John Doyal (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christian Kemp (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Campbell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. PF - Allen Anderson (tiring) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Michael Cannon (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Illinois State | Patrick Cornwell is hacked by Robert Campbell - foul #3 on Robert Campbell, team foul #3 | 46-49 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Christopher Gagliano (PG), Mario Rowe (SG), Mark Smith (PF), Manuel Hill (C) Samuel Gray, Jerry Luiz, George Thornton, Alan Alloway | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Derrick Cimino (PG), Billy Bower (SG), Scott Montgomery (SF), Ryan Seaton (PF) John Doyal, Christian Kemp, Robert Campbell, Allen Anderson | |
| 07:10 | Illinois State | The short jumper by Patrick Cornwell is denied by Michael Cannon | 46-49 |
| 07:08 | Northern Iowa | Ryan Seaton snags the defensive board | 46-49 |
| 06:41 | Northern Iowa | Ryan Seaton misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 46-49 |
| 06:40 | Illinois State | Manuel Hill grabs the board | 46-49 |
| 06:18 | Illinois State | Manuel Hill's floater is tipped away by Ryan Seaton | 46-49 |
| 06:17 | Illinois State | Manuel Hill hits the follow up shot | 48-49 |
| 06:14 | Northern Iowa | Billy Bower is hacked by Mario Rowe in the backcourt - foul #3 on Mario Rowe, team foul #8 | 48-49 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Jerry Luiz (SF), Christopher Cameron (PF), Michael Lechner (C) Patrick Cornwell, Mark Smith, Manuel Hill | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Christian Kemp (SG), Jose Aguilar (PF), Robert Campbell (C) Scott Montgomery, Ryan Seaton, Michael Cannon | |
| 06:14 | Northern Iowa | Billy Bower makes the 1st free throw | 48-50 |
| 06:14 | Northern Iowa | Billy Bower makes the 2nd free throw | 48-51 |
| 05:45 | Illinois State | Derrick Cimino steals it from Christopher Gagliano | 48-51 |
| 05:41 | Northern Iowa | Derrick Cimino is fouled in the backcourt by Mario Rowe - foul #4 on Mario Rowe, team foul #9 | 48-51 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Allen Anderson (PF) Billy Bower | |
| 05:41 | Northern Iowa | Derrick Cimino makes the 1st free throw | 48-52 |
| 05:41 | Northern Iowa | Derrick Cimino misses the 2nd free throw | 48-52 |
| 05:41 | Northern Iowa | Allen Anderson gets the offensive rebound | 48-52 |
| 05:36 | Northern Iowa | Robert Campbell makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Derrick Cimino | 48-55 |
| 05:18 | Illinois State | Mario Rowe drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Christopher Gagliano | 51-55 |
| 05:16 | Northern Iowa | Christian Kemp's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 51-55 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Samuel Gray (SG), Alan Alloway (C) Mario Rowe, Michael Lechner | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | John Doyal (PG) Derrick Cimino | |
| 04:56 | Illinois State | Alan Alloway lays it in on a nice dish by Samuel Gray | 53-55 |
| 04:42 | Northern Iowa | Robert Campbell misses short on an open 3pt jumper from the left corner | 53-55 |
| 04:41 | Illinois State | Alan Alloway pulls down the rebound | 53-55 |
| 04:24 | Illinois State | Alan Alloway makes the shot in the lane on a nice dish by Christopher Cameron | 55-55 |
| 04:03 | Northern Iowa | Allen Anderson misses long on an open 3 pointer from the right wing | 55-55 |
| 04:02 | Illinois State | Alan Alloway snags the defensive board | 55-55 |
| 03:34 | Illinois State | Robert Campbell swats the shot by Jerry Luiz | 55-55 |
| 03:32 | Northern Iowa | Allen Anderson snags the defensive board | 55-55 |
| 03:09 | Northern Iowa | Robert Campbell scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Christian Kemp | 55-58 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Christopher Gagliano (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Samuel Gray (tiring) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jerry Luiz (tired) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Christopher Cameron (tiring) 9 reb. C - Alan Alloway (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - John Doyal (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christian Kemp (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Campbell (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. PF - Allen Anderson (tiring) 7 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. C - Jose Aguilar (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 02:46 | Illinois State | Alan Alloway is hacked by Christian Kemp - foul #3 on Christian Kemp, team foul #4 | 55-58 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Manuel Hill (PG), Mario Rowe (SG), Patrick Cornwell (SF), Mark Smith (PF), Michael Lechner (C) Christopher Gagliano, Samuel Gray, Jerry Luiz, Christopher Cameron, Alan Alloway | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Derrick Cimino (PG), Billy Bower (SG), Scott Montgomery (SF), Ryan Seaton (PF), Michael Cannon (C) John Doyal, Christian Kemp, Robert Campbell, Allen Anderson, Jose Aguilar | |
| 02:39 | Illinois State | Mark Smith's layup is rejected by Ryan Seaton | 55-58 |
| 02:37 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Scott Montgomery | 55-58 |
| 02:19 | Northern Iowa | Scott Montgomery banks in the layup on a great pass from Billy Bower | 55-60 |
| 02:09 | Illinois State | Michael Lechner misses the floater from close range but he's fouled by Scott Montgomery - foul #2 on Scott Montgomery, team foul #5 | 55-60 |
| 02:09 | Illinois State | Michael Lechner makes the 1st free throw | 56-60 |
| 02:09 | Illinois State | Michael Lechner misses the 2nd free throw | 56-60 |
| 02:09 | Northern Iowa | Ryan Seaton grabs the defensive rebound | 56-60 |
| 01:53 | Northern Iowa | Derrick Cimino buries a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Ryan Seaton | 56-63 |
| 01:45 | Illinois State | Mario Rowe hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 56-63 |
| 01:44 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Scott Montgomery | 56-63 |
| 01:28 | Northern Iowa | Billy Bower misses short on an open runner near the basket but he's fouled by Patrick Cornwell - foul #2 on Patrick Cornwell, team foul #10 | 56-63 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Christopher Gagliano (PG), Alan Alloway (C) Manuel Hill, Michael Lechner | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Christian Kemp (SG), Allen Anderson (PF) Derrick Cimino, Ryan Seaton | |
| 01:28 | Northern Iowa | Billy Bower misses the 1st free throw | 56-63 |
| 01:28 | Northern Iowa | Billy Bower makes the 2nd free throw | 56-64 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:14 | Illinois State | Mark Smith is fouled on the floor by Scott Montgomery - foul #3 on Scott Montgomery, team foul #6 | 56-64 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Derrick Cimino (PG) Billy Bower | |
| 01:05 | Illinois State | Mario Rowe drills a floater from the left side on a great pass from Christopher Gagliano | 58-64 |
| 00:54 | Northern Iowa | Michael Cannon hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block but he's hacked by Alan Alloway - foul #2 on Alan Alloway, team foul #11 | 58-64 |
| 00:54 | Northern Iowa | Michael Cannon makes the 1st free throw | 58-65 |
| 00:54 | Northern Iowa | Michael Cannon makes the 2nd free throw | 58-66 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:49 | Illinois State | Christopher Gagliano misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 58-66 |
| 00:47 | Northern Iowa | Christian Kemp snags the defensive board | 58-66 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:45 | Northern Iowa | Christian Kemp is fouled in the backcourt by Christopher Gagliano - foul #5 on Christopher Gagliano, team foul #12 | 58-66 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Samuel Gray (PG) Christopher Gagliano | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Billy Bower (SF), Jose Aguilar (PF), Robert Campbell (C) Scott Montgomery, Allen Anderson, Michael Cannon | |
| 00:45 | Northern Iowa | Christian Kemp misses the 1st free throw | 58-66 |
| 00:45 | Northern Iowa | Christian Kemp makes the 2nd free throw | 58-67 |
| 00:38 | Illinois State | Samuel Gray misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 58-67 |
| 00:36 | Illinois State | Alan Alloway gets the offensive rebound | 58-67 |
| 00:33 | Illinois State | Samuel Gray hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 58-67 |
| 00:31 | Illinois State | Alan Alloway snags the offensive board | 58-67 |
| 00:28 | Illinois State | Samuel Gray misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 58-67 |
| 00:27 | Northern Iowa | Jose Aguilar pulls down the rebound | 58-67 |
| 00:27 | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-67 |
| 00:25 | Northern Iowa | Samuel Gray is called for the reach on Derrick Cimino in the backcourt - foul #3 on Samuel Gray, team foul #13 | 58-67 |
| 00:25 | Northern Iowa | Derrick Cimino makes the 1st free throw | 58-68 |
| 00:25 | Northern Iowa | Derrick Cimino makes the 2nd free throw | 58-69 |
| 00:19 | Illinois State | Christian Kemp steals it from Patrick Cornwell | 58-69 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Northern Iowa | Derrick Cimino runs out the clock | 58-69 |