| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Joe Clarke (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alexander Linder (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eugene Patino (fresh) PF - Joey McWard (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Jeremy Ritchie (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Billy Bower (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christian Kemp (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Scott Montgomery (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Sanford Millwood (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Ryan Seaton (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Illinois | Eugene Patino inbounds the ball | 23-31 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:45 | Southern Illinois | Eugene Patino makes the runner in the lane set up by Joe Clarke | 25-31 |
| 19:22 | Northern Iowa | Scott Montgomery can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 25-31 |
| 19:21 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Joey McWard | 25-31 |
| 19:05 | Southern Illinois | Joe Clarke misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 25-31 |
| 19:04 | Southern Illinois | Jeremy Ritchie tips it but misses | 25-31 |
| 19:02 | Northern Iowa | Christian Kemp gets the rebound | 25-31 |
| 19:00 | Northern Iowa | Billy Bower is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 25-31 |
| 18:46 | Southern Illinois | Joey McWard's fadeaway is rejected by Billy Bower | 25-31 |
| 18:44 | Northern Iowa | Scott Montgomery pulls down the rebound | 25-31 |
| 18:16 | Northern Iowa | Billy Bower buries a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Christian Kemp | 25-33 |
| 18:02 | Southern Illinois | Eugene Patino misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 25-33 |
| 18:00 | Northern Iowa | Sanford Millwood gets the rebound | 25-33 |
| 17:54 | Northern Iowa | Ryan Seaton drills a floater near the basket on a nice dish by Sanford Millwood | 25-35 |
| 17:35 | Southern Illinois | Jeremy Ritchie drills a turnaround from close range and he's hacked by Ryan Seaton - foul #2 on Ryan Seaton, team foul #1 | 27-35 |
| 17:35 | Southern Illinois | Jeremy Ritchie makes the free throw | 28-35 |
| 17:19 | Northern Iowa | Billy Bower misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 28-35 |
| 17:18 | Southern Illinois | Joey McWard grabs the board | 28-35 |
| 16:59 | Southern Illinois | Scott Montgomery steals it from Eugene Patino | 28-35 |
| 16:56 | Northern Iowa | Scott Montgomery dunks the ball | 28-37 |
| 16:39 | Southern Illinois | Joey McWard clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 28-37 |
| 16:37 | Northern Iowa | Billy Bower grabs the board | 28-37 |
| 16:33 | Northern Iowa | Billy Bower misses short on a jumper from the right side | 28-37 |
| 16:32 | Southern Illinois | Alexander Linder gets the rebound | 28-37 |
| 16:13 | Southern Illinois | Joey McWard makes the 3 pointer from the left corner | 31-37 |
| 16:00 | Northern Iowa | Ryan Seaton blows the layup | 31-37 |
| 15:58 | Northern Iowa | Scott Montgomery hits the follow up shot | 31-39 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Joe Clarke (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alexander Linder (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eugene Patino (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joey McWard (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. C - Jeremy Ritchie (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Billy Bower (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christian Kemp (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Scott Montgomery (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Sanford Millwood (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Ryan Seaton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Southern Illinois | Joey McWard misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 31-39 |
| 15:33 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Sanford Millwood | 31-39 |
| 15:29 | Northern Iowa | Eugene Patino is called for the reach on Scott Montgomery - foul #1 on Eugene Patino, team foul #1 | 31-39 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Darrel Guajardo (PG), Scott Sterrett (SG), Mark Magill (SF), Walter Moss (PF), Leonard Hoffman (C) Joe Clarke, Alexander Linder, Eugene Patino, Joey McWard, Jeremy Ritchie | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Derrick Cimino (PG), Frederic Rimmer (SG), Robert Campbell (SF), Larry Petrovich (PF), Jewell Howard (C) Billy Bower, Christian Kemp, Scott Montgomery, Sanford Millwood, Ryan Seaton | |
| 15:22 | Northern Iowa | Frederic Rimmer is fouled on the floor by Scott Sterrett - foul #2 on Scott Sterrett, team foul #2 | 31-39 |
| 15:12 | Northern Iowa | Larry Petrovich clanks a runner near the basket | 31-39 |
| 15:11 | Southern Illinois | Walter Moss gets the rebound | 31-39 |
| 14:55 | Southern Illinois | Scott Sterrett makes the floater from the left block | 33-39 |
| 14:33 | Northern Iowa | Robert Campbell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 33-39 |
| 14:31 | Northern Iowa | Frederic Rimmer can't tip it in | 33-39 |
| 14:30 | Southern Illinois | Darrel Guajardo pulls down the rebound | 33-39 |
| 14:07 | Southern Illinois | Scott Sterrett can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Derrick Cimino - foul #4 on Derrick Cimino, team foul #2 | 33-39 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Billy Bower (PG), Christian Kemp (SG), Scott Montgomery (SF) Derrick Cimino, Frederic Rimmer, Jewell Howard | |
| 14:07 | Southern Illinois | Scott Sterrett makes the 1st free throw | 34-39 |
| 14:07 | Southern Illinois | Scott Sterrett misses the 2nd free throw | 34-39 |
| 14:07 | Northern Iowa | Robert Campbell snags the defensive board | 34-39 |
| 13:54 | Northern Iowa | Robert Campbell scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Billy Bower | 34-42 |
| 13:40 | Southern Illinois | Darrel Guajardo drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Scott Sterrett | 37-42 |
| 13:33 | Northern Iowa | Billy Bower clanks a 3 from straight away | 37-42 |
| 13:32 | Southern Illinois | Walter Moss gets the rebound | 37-42 |
| 13:25 | Southern Illinois | Leonard Hoffman can't connect on a 3 from the right corner but he's hacked by Billy Bower - foul #2 on Billy Bower, team foul #3 | 37-42 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Alexander Linder (SG) Scott Sterrett | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 13:25 | Southern Illinois | Leonard Hoffman misses the 1st free throw | 37-42 |
| 13:25 | Southern Illinois | Leonard Hoffman makes the 2nd free throw | 38-42 |
| 13:25 | Southern Illinois | Leonard Hoffman misses the 3rd free throw | 38-42 |
| 13:25 | Northern Iowa | Larry Petrovich grabs the defensive rebound | 38-42 |
| 13:03 | Northern Iowa | Larry Petrovich hits a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Billy Bower | 38-44 |
| 12:41 | Southern Illinois | Alexander Linder loses the dribble to Scott Montgomery | 38-44 |
| 12:24 | Northern Iowa | Christian Kemp loses the ball out of bounds | 38-44 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Joe Clarke (PG), Eugene Patino (SF), Joey McWard (PF), Jeremy Ritchie (C) Darrel Guajardo, Mark Magill, Leonard Hoffman, Walter Moss | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Sanford Millwood (PF), Ryan Seaton (C) Robert Campbell, Larry Petrovich | |
| 12:12 | Southern Illinois | Alexander Linder misses long on a jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by Christian Kemp - foul #1 on Christian Kemp, team foul #4 | 38-44 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Frederic Rimmer (PG) Billy Bower | |
| 12:12 | Southern Illinois | Alexander Linder makes the 1st free throw | 39-44 |
| 12:12 | Southern Illinois | Alexander Linder makes the 2nd free throw | 40-44 |
| 11:53 | Northern Iowa | Christian Kemp misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 40-44 |
| 11:51 | Northern Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Sanford Millwood | 40-44 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Joe Clarke (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alexander Linder (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eugene Patino (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joey McWard (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. C - Jeremy Ritchie (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Frederic Rimmer (fresh) SG - Christian Kemp (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Scott Montgomery (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. PF - Sanford Millwood (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Ryan Seaton (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Northern Iowa | Ryan Seaton connects on the 3 from the left corner | 40-47 |
| 11:17 | Southern Illinois | Eugene Patino misses the floater from the left wing | 40-47 |
| 11:15 | Northern Iowa | Ryan Seaton pulls down the rebound | 40-47 |
| 11:10 | Northern Iowa | Christian Kemp clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 40-47 |
| 11:08 | Northern Iowa | Ryan Seaton grabs the offensive board | 40-47 |
| 10:52 | Northern Iowa | Sanford Millwood misses the 3 from straight away | 40-47 |
| 10:51 | Northern Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Scott Montgomery | 40-47 |
| 10:34 | Northern Iowa | Christian Kemp's pass is intercepted by Eugene Patino | 40-47 |
| 10:14 | Southern Illinois | Eugene Patino is whistled for a carry | 40-47 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Darrel Guajardo (PG), Mark Magill (C) Alexander Linder, Jeremy Ritchie | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Billy Bower (SG), Robert Campbell (SF) Christian Kemp, Scott Montgomery | |
| 09:56 | Northern Iowa | Frederic Rimmer misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 40-47 |
| 09:55 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Joey McWard | 40-47 |
| 09:48 | Southern Illinois | Joey McWard lays it in | 42-47 |
| 09:35 | Northern Iowa | Billy Bower buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Campbell | 42-50 |
| 09:25 | Southern Illinois | Darrel Guajardo is fouled on the floor by Sanford Millwood - foul #2 on Sanford Millwood, team foul #5 | 42-50 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Scott Sterrett (SG), Walter Moss (PF), Leonard Hoffman (C) Joe Clarke, Eugene Patino, Joey McWard | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | John Doyal (PG), Larry Petrovich (PF), Jewell Howard (C) Frederic Rimmer, Sanford Millwood, Ryan Seaton | |
| 09:07 | Southern Illinois | Billy Bower steps in front of the Mark Magill pass | 42-50 |
| 09:02 | Northern Iowa | Billy Bower blows the layup | 42-50 |
| 09:01 | Northern Iowa | Robert Campbell grabs the offensive rebound | 42-50 |
| 08:44 | Northern Iowa | Jewell Howard makes the driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Larry Petrovich | 42-52 |
| 08:25 | Southern Illinois | Darrel Guajardo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-52 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Joe Clarke (SG), Jeremy Ritchie (C) Scott Sterrett, Leonard Hoffman | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Christian Kemp (SG), Scott Montgomery (SF) John Doyal, Jewell Howard | |
| 08:12 | Northern Iowa | Larry Petrovich comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 42-52 |
| 08:10 | Southern Illinois | Walter Moss grabs the defensive rebound | 42-52 |
| 08:05 | Southern Illinois | Joe Clarke clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 42-52 |
| 08:04 | Northern Iowa | Scott Montgomery pulls down the rebound | 42-52 |
| 07:46 | Northern Iowa | Billy Bower hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 42-52 |
| 07:44 | Northern Iowa | Robert Campbell grabs the offensive board | 42-52 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Darrel Guajardo (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SG - Joe Clarke (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mark Magill (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Walter Moss (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Jeremy Ritchie (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Billy Bower (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Christian Kemp (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Scott Montgomery (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. PF - Robert Campbell (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Larry Petrovich (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Northern Iowa | Billy Bower clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 42-52 |
| 07:23 | Southern Illinois | Jeremy Ritchie snags the defensive board | 42-52 |
| 07:03 | Southern Illinois | Jeremy Ritchie misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 42-52 |
| 07:01 | Northern Iowa | Scott Montgomery pulls down the rebound | 42-52 |
| 06:41 | Northern Iowa | Darrel Guajardo is called for the reach on Billy Bower - foul #4 on Darrel Guajardo, team foul #3 | 42-52 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Alexander Linder (SG), Eugene Patino (SF), Joey McWard (PF) Darrel Guajardo, Mark Magill, Walter Moss | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Derrick Cimino (PG), Sanford Millwood (PF), Ryan Seaton (C) Billy Bower, Robert Campbell, Larry Petrovich | |
| 06:22 | Northern Iowa | Scott Montgomery drills a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Derrick Cimino | 42-54 |
| 06:04 | Southern Illinois | Alexander Linder clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 42-54 |
| 06:02 | Southern Illinois | Joey McWard gets the offensive rebound | 42-54 |
| 05:44 | Southern Illinois | Jeremy Ritchie connects on the runner from the right block | 44-54 |
| 05:23 | Northern Iowa | Christian Kemp misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-54 |
| 05:22 | Southern Illinois | Joey McWard gets the rebound | 44-54 |
| 05:20 | Southern Illinois | Derrick Cimino steps in front of the Joe Clarke pass in the backcourt | 44-54 |
| 05:18 | Northern Iowa | Derrick Cimino banks in the layup | 44-56 |
| 04:55 | Southern Illinois | Eugene Patino comes up short on the floater from the left block but the foul's on Scott Montgomery - foul #1 on Scott Montgomery, team foul #6 | 44-56 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Darrel Guajardo (PG), Mark Magill (C) Joe Clarke, Jeremy Ritchie | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Billy Bower (SG), Robert Campbell (SF) Christian Kemp, Scott Montgomery | |
| 04:55 | Southern Illinois | Eugene Patino makes the 1st free throw | 45-56 |
| 04:55 | Southern Illinois | Eugene Patino makes the 2nd free throw | 46-56 |
| 04:43 | Northern Iowa | Ryan Seaton scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 46-58 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:25 | Southern Illinois | Ryan Seaton steps in front of the Alexander Linder pass | 46-58 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:56 | Northern Iowa | Robert Campbell is whistled for a carry | 46-58 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Walter Moss (PF), Leonard Hoffman (C) Eugene Patino, Joey McWard | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Larry Petrovich (PF), Jewell Howard (C) Sanford Millwood, Ryan Seaton | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:42 | Southern Illinois | Walter Moss can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 46-58 |
| 03:41 | Southern Illinois | Mark Magill hits the follow up shot | 48-58 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Darrel Guajardo (fresh) 5 pts. 4 pf. SG - Alexander Linder (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Magill (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Walter Moss (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Leonard Hoffman (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Derrick Cimino (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Billy Bower (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Campbell (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Larry Petrovich (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Jewell Howard (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:15 | Northern Iowa | Robert Campbell knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Derrick Cimino | 48-61 |
| 03:02 | Southern Illinois | Alexander Linder drills a turnaround from the right block set up by Darrel Guajardo | 50-61 |
| 03:02 | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-61 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Eugene Patino (SF), Joey McWard (PF), Jeremy Ritchie (C) Mark Magill, Walter Moss, Leonard Hoffman | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Christian Kemp (SG), Scott Montgomery (SF), Sanford Millwood (PF), Ryan Seaton (C) Billy Bower, Robert Campbell, Larry Petrovich, Jewell Howard | |
| 02:41 | Northern Iowa | Joey McWard steals it from Scott Montgomery | 50-61 |
| 02:21 | Southern Illinois | Alexander Linder misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 50-61 |
| 02:19 | Southern Illinois | Eugene Patino pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-61 |
| 02:10 | Southern Illinois | Joey McWard's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-61 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Joe Clarke (PG), Scott Sterrett (SG), Mark Magill (SF), Walter Moss (PF), Leonard Hoffman (C) Darrel Guajardo, Alexander Linder, Eugene Patino, Joey McWard, Jeremy Ritchie | |
| 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 | |
| 01:47 | Northern Iowa | Larry Petrovich hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Scott Sterrett - foul #3 on Scott Sterrett, team foul #4 | 50-61 |
| 01:47 | Northern Iowa | Larry Petrovich misses the 1st free throw | 50-61 |
| 01:47 | Northern Iowa | Larry Petrovich misses the 2nd free throw | 50-61 |
| 01:47 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Scott Sterrett | 50-61 |
| 01:30 | Southern Illinois | Mark Magill lays it up and in | 52-61 |
| 01:30 | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 52-61 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Darrel Guajardo (PG), Alexander Linder (SG), Eugene Patino (SF), Joey McWard (PF), Jeremy Ritchie (C) Joe Clarke, Scott Sterrett, Mark Magill, Walter Moss, Leonard Hoffman | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Derrick Cimino (PG), Christian Kemp (SG), Scott Montgomery (SF), Sanford Millwood (PF), Ryan Seaton (C) Frederic Rimmer, Billy Bower, Robert Campbell, Larry Petrovich, Jewell Howard | |
| 01:02 | Northern Iowa | Sanford Millwood misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 52-61 |
| 01:00 | Southern Illinois | Darrel Guajardo grabs the board | 52-61 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:56 | Southern Illinois | Darrel Guajardo hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 52-61 |
| 00:55 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Scott Montgomery | 52-61 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois 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) | |
| 00:52 | Northern Iowa | Scott Montgomery is fouled in the backcourt by Darrel Guajardo - foul #5 on Darrel Guajardo, team foul #5 | 52-61 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Joe Clarke (PG) Darrel Guajardo | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Billy Bower (SF), Robert Campbell (PF) Scott Montgomery, Sanford Millwood | |
| 00:49 | Northern Iowa | Joey McWard is called for the reach on Christian Kemp - foul #1 on Joey McWard, team foul #6 | 52-61 |
| 00:48 | Northern Iowa | Derrick Cimino is fouled on the floor by Joe Clarke - foul #2 on Joe Clarke, team foul #7 | 52-61 |
| 00:48 | Northern Iowa | Derrick Cimino makes the 1st free throw | 52-62 |
| 00:48 | Northern Iowa | Derrick Cimino makes the 2nd free throw | 52-63 |
| 00:42 | Southern Illinois | Eugene Patino scores on a fadeaway in the paint | 54-63 |
| 00:42 | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 54-63 |
| 00:39 | Northern Iowa | Robert Campbell is hacked by Alexander Linder in the backcourt - foul #2 on Alexander Linder, team foul #8 | 54-63 |
| 00:39 | Northern Iowa | Robert Campbell makes the 1st free throw | 54-64 |
| 00:39 | Northern Iowa | Robert Campbell misses the 2nd free throw | 54-64 |
| 00:39 | Southern Illinois | Joey McWard grabs the board | 54-64 |
| 00:33 | Southern Illinois | Christian Kemp is called for the reach on Alexander Linder - foul #2 on Christian Kemp, team foul #7 | 54-64 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Mark Magill (SF), Walter Moss (PF), Leonard Hoffman (C) Eugene Patino, Joey McWard, Jeremy Ritchie | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Frederic Rimmer (PG), Larry Petrovich (PF), Jewell Howard (C) Derrick Cimino, Christian Kemp, Ryan Seaton | |
| 00:33 | Southern Illinois | Alexander Linder makes the 1st free throw | 55-64 |
| 00:33 | Southern Illinois | Alexander Linder makes the 2nd free throw | 56-64 |
| 00:31 | Northern Iowa | Billy Bower is hacked by Alexander Linder in the backcourt - foul #3 on Alexander Linder, team foul #9 | 56-64 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Eugene Patino (SF), Joey McWard (PF), Jeremy Ritchie (C) Mark Magill, Walter Moss, Leonard Hoffman | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Derrick Cimino (PG), Christian Kemp (SG), Ryan Seaton (C) Frederic Rimmer, Larry Petrovich, Jewell Howard | |
| 00:31 | Northern Iowa | Billy Bower makes the 1st free throw | 56-65 |
| 00:31 | Northern Iowa | Billy Bower makes the 2nd free throw | 56-66 |
| 00:24 | Southern Illinois | Alexander Linder clanks a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Christian Kemp - foul #3 on Christian Kemp, team foul #8 | 56-66 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Mark Magill (SF), Walter Moss (PF), Leonard Hoffman (C) Eugene Patino, Joey McWard, Jeremy Ritchie | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Frederic Rimmer (PG), Larry Petrovich (PF), Jewell Howard (C) Derrick Cimino, Christian Kemp, Ryan Seaton | |
| 00:24 | Southern Illinois | Alexander Linder makes the 1st free throw | 57-66 |
| 00:24 | Southern Illinois | Alexander Linder makes the 2nd free throw | 58-66 |
| 00:22 | Northern Iowa | Alexander Linder is called for the reach on Robert Campbell in the backcourt - foul #4 on Alexander Linder, team foul #10 | 58-66 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Eugene Patino (SF), Joey McWard (PF), Jeremy Ritchie (C) Mark Magill, Walter Moss, Leonard Hoffman | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Derrick Cimino (PG), Christian Kemp (SG), Ryan Seaton (C) Frederic Rimmer, Larry Petrovich, Jewell Howard | |
| 00:22 | Northern Iowa | Robert Campbell makes the 1st free throw | 58-67 |
| 00:22 | Northern Iowa | Robert Campbell misses the 2nd free throw | 58-67 |
| 00:22 | Southern Illinois | Joey McWard snags the defensive board | 58-67 |
| 00:16 | Southern Illinois | Eugene Patino can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 58-67 |
| 00:14 | Northern Iowa | Ryan Seaton pulls down the rebound | 58-67 |
| 00:14 | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 58-67 |
| 00:13 | Northern Iowa | Derrick Cimino is hacked by Joe Clarke in the backcourt - foul #3 on Joe Clarke, team foul #11 | 58-67 |
| 00:13 | Northern Iowa | Derrick Cimino makes the 1st free throw | 58-68 |
| 00:13 | Northern Iowa | Derrick Cimino makes the 2nd free throw | 58-69 |
| 00:07 | Southern Illinois | Robert Campbell steals the ball from Joe Clarke | 58-69 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-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 |