| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Christopher Gagliano (fresh) SG - Mario Rowe (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Patrick Cornwell (fresh) 2 pts. 4 stl. PF - Mark Smith (fresh) 6 pts. C - Michael Lechner (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Derrick Cimino (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Christian Kemp (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scott Montgomery (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Sanford Millwood (fresh) 4 pts. C - Ryan Seaton (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northern Iowa | Scott Montgomery inbounds the ball | 27-37 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:39 | Northern Iowa | Ryan Seaton can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Michael Lechner - foul #2 on Michael Lechner, team foul #1 | 27-37 |
| 19:39 | Northern Iowa | Ryan Seaton makes the 1st free throw | 27-38 |
| 19:39 | Northern Iowa | Ryan Seaton misses the 2nd free throw | 27-38 |
| 19:39 | Illinois State | Michael Lechner pulls down the rebound | 27-38 |
| 19:15 | Illinois State | Mario Rowe can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 27-38 |
| 19:14 | Illinois State | The offensive rebound goes to Patrick Cornwell | 27-38 |
| 18:50 | Illinois State | The short jumper by Michael Lechner is denied by Sanford Millwood | 27-38 |
| 18:48 | Northern Iowa | Ryan Seaton pulls down the rebound | 27-38 |
| 18:43 | Northern Iowa | Christian Kemp comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 27-38 |
| 18:41 | Illinois State | Mark Smith snags the defensive board | 27-38 |
| 18:19 | Illinois State | Christopher Gagliano drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Mark Smith | 30-38 |
| 18:06 | Northern Iowa | Mario Rowe steals the ball from Sanford Millwood | 30-38 |
| 17:52 | Illinois State | Mario Rowe can't connect on a shot in the paint but he's fouled by Christian Kemp - foul #1 on Christian Kemp, team foul #1 | 30-38 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Samuel Gray (PG), Jerry Luiz (SF), Scott Smith (PF), George Thornton (C) Christopher Gagliano, Patrick Cornwell, Mark Smith, Michael Lechner | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Frederic Rimmer (PG), Billy Bower (SG), Robert Campbell (SF), Larry Petrovich (PF), Jewell Howard (C) Derrick Cimino, Christian Kemp, Scott Montgomery, Sanford Millwood, Ryan Seaton | |
| 17:52 | Illinois State | Mario Rowe makes the 1st free throw | 31-38 |
| 17:52 | Illinois State | Mario Rowe makes the 2nd free throw | 32-38 |
| 17:37 | Northern Iowa | Robert Campbell misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 32-38 |
| 17:35 | Illinois State | Mario Rowe snags the defensive board | 32-38 |
| 17:23 | Illinois State | Jewell Howard swats the short shot by George Thornton | 32-38 |
| 17:21 | Northern Iowa | Larry Petrovich snags the defensive board | 32-38 |
| 16:55 | Northern Iowa | Robert Campbell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 32-38 |
| 16:53 | Illinois State | George Thornton snags the defensive board | 32-38 |
| 16:41 | Illinois State | George Thornton makes the 3 from the right wing | 35-38 |
| 16:24 | Northern Iowa | Frederic Rimmer is fouled on the floor by Samuel Gray - foul #2 on Samuel Gray, team foul #2 | 35-38 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Christopher Gagliano (PG), John Watkins (SG), Patrick Cornwell (SF), Mark Smith (PF), Rudy Goldston (C) Samuel Gray, Mario Rowe, Jerry Luiz, Scott Smith, George Thornton | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Derrick Cimino (PG), Christian Kemp (SG), Scott Montgomery (SF) Frederic Rimmer, Billy Bower, Larry Petrovich | |
| 16:11 | Northern Iowa | Robert Campbell buries a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Christian Kemp | 35-41 |
| 15:53 | Illinois State | Patrick Cornwell misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 35-41 |
| 15:52 | Illinois State | Rudy Goldston pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-41 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Christopher Gagliano (fresh) 3 pts. SG - John Watkins (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Patrick Cornwell (fresh) 2 pts. 4 stl. PF - Mark Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Rudy Goldston (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Derrick Cimino (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Christian Kemp (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Scott Montgomery (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Robert Campbell (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Jewell Howard (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Illinois State | Patrick Cornwell can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Derrick Cimino - foul #1 on Derrick Cimino, team foul #2 | 35-41 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Michael Lechner (C) Rudy Goldston | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Sanford Millwood (PF), Ryan Seaton (C) Robert Campbell, Jewell Howard | |
| 15:32 | Illinois State | Patrick Cornwell makes the 1st free throw | 36-41 |
| 15:32 | Illinois State | Patrick Cornwell makes the 2nd free throw | 37-41 |
| 15:11 | Northern Iowa | Christian Kemp can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 37-41 |
| 15:09 | Northern Iowa | Derrick Cimino can't tip it in | 37-41 |
| 15:07 | Northern Iowa | Sanford Millwood tips it home | 37-43 |
| 14:57 | Illinois State | Mark Smith can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 37-43 |
| 14:55 | Northern Iowa | Ryan Seaton grabs the board | 37-43 |
| 14:46 | Northern Iowa | Ryan Seaton scores on a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Derrick Cimino | 37-45 |
| 14:32 | Illinois State | John Watkins connects on the shot from the right wing on a great pass from Christopher Gagliano | 39-45 |
| 14:30 | Northern Iowa | Christopher Gagliano is called for the reach on Christian Kemp in the backcourt - foul #3 on Christopher Gagliano, team foul #3 | 39-45 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Samuel Gray (PG), Mario Rowe (SG), Jerry Luiz (SF), Scott Smith (PF), George Thornton (C) Christopher Gagliano, John Watkins, Patrick Cornwell, Mark Smith, Michael Lechner | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Frederic Rimmer (PG), Billy Bower (SG), Robert Campbell (SF), Larry Petrovich (C) Derrick Cimino, Christian Kemp, Scott Montgomery, Ryan Seaton | |
| 14:08 | Northern Iowa | Robert Campbell hits a wide open 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Billy Bower | 39-48 |
| 13:57 | Illinois State | George Thornton's pass is intercepted by Robert Campbell | 39-48 |
| 13:42 | Northern Iowa | Billy Bower drills a fadeaway in the lane set up by Frederic Rimmer | 39-50 |
| 13:26 | Illinois State | Jerry Luiz's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-50 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Christian Kemp (SG), Scott Montgomery (SF), Jewell Howard (C) Frederic Rimmer, Robert Campbell, Sanford Millwood | |
| 13:23 | Northern Iowa | Scott Smith is called for the reach on Christian Kemp in the backcourt - foul #3 on Scott Smith, team foul #4 | 39-50 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Ryan Seaton (C) Jewell Howard | |
| 13:09 | Northern Iowa | Billy Bower is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Christian Kemp | 39-52 |
| 12:49 | Illinois State | George Thornton knocks in the 3 from the left wing set up by Scott Smith | 42-52 |
| 12:39 | Northern Iowa | Ryan Seaton hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumper from the right block | 42-52 |
| 12:37 | Northern Iowa | Scott Montgomery tips it back up and in | 42-54 |
| 12:29 | Illinois State | Samuel Gray misses the shot from the left side but the foul's on Larry Petrovich - foul #2 on Larry Petrovich, team foul #3 | 42-54 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Christopher Gagliano (PG), Patrick Cornwell (SF), Mark Smith (PF), Michael Lechner (C) Mario Rowe, Jerry Luiz, Scott Smith, George Thornton | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Derrick Cimino (PG), Robert Campbell (PF), Jewell Howard (C) Billy Bower, Larry Petrovich, Ryan Seaton | |
| 12:29 | Illinois State | Samuel Gray makes the 1st free throw | 43-54 |
| 12:29 | Illinois State | Samuel Gray misses the 2nd free throw | 43-54 |
| 12:29 | Northern Iowa | Jewell Howard pulls down the rebound | 43-54 |
| 12:25 | Northern Iowa | Derrick Cimino is fouled in the backcourt by Christopher Gagliano - foul #4 on Christopher Gagliano, team foul #5 | 43-54 |
| Subs | Illinois State | John Watkins (PG), Mario Rowe (SG) Christopher Gagliano, Samuel Gray | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 12:12 | Northern Iowa | Jewell Howard is alone and drills a jumpshot from the right wing | 43-56 |
| 11:48 | Illinois State | Mario Rowe scores on a jump hook near the basket | 45-56 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - John Watkins (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mario Rowe (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Patrick Cornwell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 stl. PF - Mark Smith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Lechner (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Derrick Cimino (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Christian Kemp (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Scott Montgomery (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Robert Campbell (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Jewell Howard (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Northern Iowa | Derrick Cimino scores on a shot from the right block | 45-58 |
| 11:16 | Illinois State | Jewell Howard steals the ball from Mario Rowe | 45-58 |
| 10:53 | Northern Iowa | Mario Rowe steps in front of the Robert Campbell pass | 45-58 |
| 10:50 | Illinois State | Mario Rowe lays it up and in | 47-58 |
| 10:48 | Northern Iowa | Christian Kemp is fouled in the backcourt by John Watkins - foul #2 on John Watkins, team foul #6 | 47-58 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Samuel Gray (PG), Jerry Luiz (SG), Scott Smith (PF), Rudy Goldston (C) John Watkins, Mario Rowe, Mark Smith, Michael Lechner | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Billy Bower (SG), Frederic Rimmer (SF), Sanford Millwood (PF), Ryan Seaton (C) Christian Kemp, Scott Montgomery, Robert Campbell, Jewell Howard | |
| 10:29 | Northern Iowa | Billy Bower is fouled on the floor by Jerry Luiz - foul #3 on Jerry Luiz, team foul #7 | 47-58 |
| Subs | Illinois State | George Thornton (C) Rudy Goldston | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Scott Montgomery (SF) Derrick Cimino | |
| 10:29 | Northern Iowa | Billy Bower makes the 1st free throw | 47-59 |
| 10:29 | Northern Iowa | Billy Bower makes the 2nd free throw | 47-60 |
| 10:08 | Illinois State | Patrick Cornwell misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 47-60 |
| 10:06 | Northern Iowa | Sanford Millwood gets the rebound | 47-60 |
| 09:46 | Northern Iowa | Samuel Gray picks off the pass by Scott Montgomery | 47-60 |
| 09:30 | Illinois State | George Thornton's pass is intercepted by Frederic Rimmer | 47-60 |
| 09:27 | Northern Iowa | Frederic Rimmer lays it in | 47-62 |
| 09:09 | Illinois State | Jerry Luiz misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 47-62 |
| 09:07 | Illinois State | The offensive rebound goes to George Thornton | 47-62 |
| 08:53 | Illinois State | George Thornton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-62 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Mario Rowe (SG), Mark Smith (PF), Michael Lechner (C) Jerry Luiz, Scott Smith, George Thornton | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Derrick Cimino (PG), Christian Kemp (SG), Robert Campbell (SF), Larry Petrovich (PF), Jewell Howard (C) Frederic Rimmer, Billy Bower, Scott Montgomery, Sanford Millwood, Ryan Seaton | |
| 08:47 | Northern Iowa | Patrick Cornwell steals it from Derrick Cimino in the backcourt | 47-62 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 08:39 | Illinois State | Mark Smith misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 47-62 |
| 08:37 | Northern Iowa | Jewell Howard grabs the board | 47-62 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 08:17 | Northern Iowa | Robert Campbell is alone and drills a 3 from the right corner | 47-65 |
| 08:00 | Illinois State | Mario Rowe is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Mario Rowe, team foul #8 | 47-65 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Christopher Gagliano (PG), John Watkins (SG), Jerry Luiz (SF), Rudy Goldston (C) Samuel Gray, Mario Rowe, Patrick Cornwell, Michael Lechner | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Billy Bower (SF) Jewell Howard | |
| 07:35 | Northern Iowa | Derrick Cimino hits a 3 from the left wing set up by Billy Bower | 47-68 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Christopher Gagliano (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - John Watkins (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerry Luiz (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Mark Smith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Rudy Goldston (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Derrick Cimino (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SG - Christian Kemp (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Billy Bower (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. PF - Robert Campbell (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - Larry Petrovich (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:17 | Illinois State | Jerry Luiz connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Christopher Gagliano | 50-68 |
| 07:13 | Northern Iowa | Christopher Gagliano steps in front of the Billy Bower pass in the backcourt | 50-68 |
| 07:01 | Illinois State | Mark Smith is whistled for a carry | 50-68 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Frederic Rimmer (PG), Sanford Millwood (PF), Jewell Howard (C) Derrick Cimino, Christian Kemp, Larry Petrovich | |
| 06:58 | Northern Iowa | Billy Bower's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 50-68 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Mario Rowe (SG), Michael Lechner (C) John Watkins, Rudy Goldston | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Scott Montgomery (SF) Robert Campbell | |
| 06:39 | Illinois State | Christopher Gagliano misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 50-68 |
| 06:37 | Northern Iowa | Scott Montgomery grabs the board | 50-68 |
| 06:08 | Northern Iowa | Scott Montgomery misses the wide open 3pt shot from the right corner | 50-68 |
| 06:07 | Illinois State | Mark Smith grabs the board | 50-68 |
| 05:43 | Illinois State | Mario Rowe misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Jewell Howard - foul #2 on Jewell Howard, team foul #4 | 50-68 |
| Subs | Illinois State | John Watkins (PG), Patrick Cornwell (SF), Scott Smith (PF), George Thornton (C) Christopher Gagliano, Jerry Luiz, Mark Smith, Michael Lechner | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Derrick Cimino (PG), Christian Kemp (SG), Robert Campbell (SF), Ryan Seaton (C) Frederic Rimmer, Billy Bower, Scott Montgomery, Sanford Millwood | |
| 05:43 | Illinois State | Mario Rowe makes the 1st free throw | 51-68 |
| 05:43 | Illinois State | Mario Rowe makes the 2nd free throw | 52-68 |
| 05:14 | Northern Iowa | Robert Campbell hits a wide open 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Christian Kemp | 52-71 |
| 05:01 | Illinois State | Mario Rowe is fouled on the floor by Jewell Howard - foul #3 on Jewell Howard, team foul #5 | 52-71 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Larry Petrovich (PF) Jewell Howard | |
| 04:48 | Illinois State | Patrick Cornwell comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 52-71 |
| 04:47 | Northern Iowa | Ryan Seaton grabs the defensive rebound | 52-71 |
| 04:25 | Northern Iowa | Derrick Cimino knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Christian Kemp | 52-74 |
| 04:05 | Illinois State | John Watkins is hacked by Larry Petrovich - foul #3 on Larry Petrovich, team foul #6 | 52-74 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Samuel Gray (PG), Jerry Luiz (SF), Rudy Goldston (C) Mario Rowe, Patrick Cornwell, George Thornton | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | John Doyal (PG), Billy Bower (SG), Frederic Rimmer (SF) Derrick Cimino, Christian Kemp, Ryan Seaton | |
| 03:46 | Illinois State | Frederic Rimmer steals the ball from John Watkins | 52-74 |
| 03:19 | Northern Iowa | Scott Smith blocks the jumper by Frederic Rimmer | 52-74 |
| 03:17 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Jerry Luiz | 52-74 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Samuel Gray (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SG - John Watkins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerry Luiz (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Scott Smith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Rudy Goldston (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - John Doyal (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Billy Bower (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Frederic Rimmer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. PF - Robert Campbell (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. C - Larry Petrovich (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:03 | Illinois State | Jerry Luiz can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 52-74 |
| 03:01 | Northern Iowa | Larry Petrovich pulls down the rebound | 52-74 |
| 02:39 | Northern Iowa | Larry Petrovich's floater is tipped away by Scott Smith | 52-74 |
| 02:37 | Illinois State | Rudy Goldston grabs the board | 52-74 |
| 02:31 | Illinois State | John Doyal takes the ball from John Watkins | 52-74 |
| 02:26 | Northern Iowa | John Doyal hits the finger roll | 52-76 |
| 02:08 | Illinois State | Rudy Goldston scores on a shot near the basket | 54-76 |
| 02:01 | Northern Iowa | Frederic Rimmer is hacked by Rudy Goldston in the backcourt - foul #1 on Rudy Goldston, team foul #9 | 54-76 |
| Subs | Illinois State | George Thornton (C) Rudy Goldston | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jewell Howard (PF) John Doyal | |
| 02:01 | Northern Iowa | Frederic Rimmer misses the 1st free throw | 54-76 |
| 02:01 | Illinois State | George Thornton pulls down the rebound | 54-76 |
| 01:43 | Illinois State | George Thornton hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 54-76 |
| 01:42 | Illinois State | Scott Smith misses the tip | 54-76 |
| 01:41 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Larry Petrovich | 54-76 |
| 01:17 | Northern Iowa | Jewell Howard blows the layup | 54-76 |
| 01:15 | Northern Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Larry Petrovich | 54-76 |
| 01:01 | Northern Iowa | Jewell Howard hits a runner from the left block set up by Frederic Rimmer | 54-78 |
| 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 flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:55 | Illinois State | Jerry Luiz double dribbles | 54-78 |
| 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) | |
| 00:31 | Northern Iowa | Billy Bower misses long on an open fadeaway from close range | 54-78 |
| 00:29 | Illinois State | George Thornton pulls down the rebound | 54-78 |
| 00:23 | Illinois State | George Thornton misses short on a floater from the right side | 54-78 |
| 00:22 | Northern Iowa | Billy Bower grabs the defensive rebound | 54-78 |
| 00:00 | Northern Iowa | Frederic Rimmer runs out the clock | 54-78 |