| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Steven Hall (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Yungbluth (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Patrick Dubay (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Clyde Forsyth (fresh) 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Donald Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Edwin Markham (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Overman (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bernard Alston (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Sean Staley (fresh) 1 pts. 7 reb. C - James Kelly (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northern Iowa | Patrick Dubay inbounds the ball | 35-19 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 19:39 | Northern Iowa | Clyde Forsyth knocks in the fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Kenneth Yungbluth and he's hacked by Bernard Alston - foul #3 on Bernard Alston, team foul #1 | 37-19 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Jackson (SF) Bernard Alston | |
| 19:39 | Northern Iowa | Clyde Forsyth misses the free throw | 37-19 |
| 19:39 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to James Kelly | 37-19 |
| 19:12 | Southern Illinois | John Overman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-19 |
| 18:48 | Northern Iowa | Clyde Forsyth makes the shot from the free throw line | 39-19 |
| 18:22 | Southern Illinois | Edwin Markham misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 39-19 |
| 18:20 | Northern Iowa | Clyde Forsyth pulls down the rebound | 39-19 |
| 18:00 | Northern Iowa | Lawrence Jackson steals it from Patrick Dubay | 39-19 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 17:38 | Southern Illinois | Edwin Markham is hacked by Steven Hall - foul #1 on Steven Hall, team foul #1 | 39-19 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Claude Sanders (SF) Patrick Dubay | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 17:24 | Southern Illinois | Edwin Markham misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 39-19 |
| 17:22 | Southern Illinois | Edwin Markham grabs the offensive board | 39-19 |
| 17:13 | Southern Illinois | Edwin Markham comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Steven Hall - foul #2 on Steven Hall, team foul #2 | 39-19 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Leonard Magers (SG), Sam Dejesus (SF), Robert Nicodemus (C) John Overman, Sean Staley, James Kelly | |
| 17:13 | Southern Illinois | Edwin Markham misses the 1st free throw | 39-19 |
| 17:13 | Southern Illinois | Edwin Markham misses the 2nd free throw | 39-19 |
| 17:13 | Northern Iowa | Kenneth Yungbluth pulls down the rebound | 39-19 |
| 16:59 | Northern Iowa | Sam Dejesus is called for the reach on Donald Jones - foul #3 on Sam Dejesus, team foul #2 | 39-19 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Benjamin McKinnon (PG), Sean Staley (PF) Edwin Markham, Sam Dejesus | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 16:41 | Northern Iowa | Steven Hall knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner | 42-19 |
| 16:23 | Southern Illinois | Sean Staley banks in the layup on a nice dish by Leonard Magers | 42-21 |
| 15:54 | Northern Iowa | Kenneth Yungbluth comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 42-21 |
| 15:53 | Northern Iowa | Donald Jones tips it but misses | 42-21 |
| 15:51 | Southern Illinois | Sean Staley grabs the defensive rebound | 42-21 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Steven Hall (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Yungbluth (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Claude Sanders (fresh) PF - Clyde Forsyth (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Donald Jones (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Benjamin McKinnon (fresh) SG - Leonard Magers (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Lawrence Jackson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Sean Staley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. C - Robert Nicodemus (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Southern Illinois | Sean Staley makes the jump hook from the baseline and the foul's on Clyde Forsyth - foul #3 on Clyde Forsyth, team foul #3 | 42-23 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Marc Brewer (PG), Patrick Dubay (SF), Marvin Baden (PF), Alfred Hayden (C) Steven Hall, Kenneth Yungbluth, Clyde Forsyth, Donald Jones | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Edwin Markham (PG), John Overman (SG), Bernard Alston (SF), James Kelly (C) Benjamin McKinnon, Leonard Magers, Lawrence Jackson, Robert Nicodemus | |
| 15:36 | Southern Illinois | Sean Staley makes the free throw | 42-24 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 15:14 | Northern Iowa | Claude Sanders can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 42-24 |
| 15:13 | Southern Illinois | Bernard Alston grabs the defensive rebound | 42-24 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 14:55 | Southern Illinois | Edwin Markham misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 42-24 |
| 14:53 | Northern Iowa | Marvin Baden pulls down the rebound | 42-24 |
| 14:47 | Northern Iowa | Claude Sanders buries a 3 from the right wing set up by Patrick Dubay | 45-24 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 14:28 | Southern Illinois | Sean Staley hits a jumper from the left block on a nice dish by John Overman | 45-26 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 14:11 | Northern Iowa | Patrick Dubay clanks a shot from the right block but he's hacked by Sean Staley - foul #1 on Sean Staley, team foul #3 | 45-26 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Steven Hall (PG), Kenneth Yungbluth (SG), Clyde Forsyth (PF), Donald Jones (C) Marc Brewer, Claude Sanders, Marvin Baden, Alfred Hayden | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Jackson (PF) Sean Staley | |
| 14:11 | Northern Iowa | Patrick Dubay misses the 1st free throw | 45-26 |
| 14:11 | Northern Iowa | Patrick Dubay misses the 2nd free throw | 45-26 |
| 14:11 | Southern Illinois | James Kelly grabs the defensive rebound | 45-26 |
| 13:57 | Southern Illinois | John Overman misses the lay-in | 45-26 |
| 13:55 | Northern Iowa | Kenneth Yungbluth grabs the board | 45-26 |
| 13:26 | Northern Iowa | Kenneth Yungbluth buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Steven Hall | 48-26 |
| 13:21 | Southern Illinois | Bernard Alston misses short on a jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on Patrick Dubay - foul #1 on Patrick Dubay, team foul #4 | 48-26 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Marvin Baden (SF) Patrick Dubay | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Leonard Magers (SG), Robert Nicodemus (C) John Overman, James Kelly | |
| 13:21 | Southern Illinois | Bernard Alston makes the 1st free throw | 48-27 |
| 13:21 | Southern Illinois | Bernard Alston misses the 2nd free throw | 48-27 |
| 13:21 | Northern Iowa | Clyde Forsyth gets the rebound | 48-27 |
| 12:58 | Northern Iowa | Clyde Forsyth hits the finger roll | 50-27 |
| 12:52 | Southern Illinois | Leonard Magers comes up short on the jump hook near the basket | 50-27 |
| 12:51 | Southern Illinois | Leonard Magers tips it in | 50-29 |
| 12:32 | Northern Iowa | Donald Jones's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-29 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Claude Sanders (SF) Marvin Baden | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Benjamin McKinnon (PG), Sam Dejesus (SG) Edwin Markham, Lawrence Jackson | |
| 12:15 | Southern Illinois | Sam Dejesus connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 50-32 |
| 11:53 | Northern Iowa | Clyde Forsyth comes up short on the turnaround from the left block | 50-32 |
| 11:52 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Leonard Magers | 50-32 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Steven Hall (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kenneth Yungbluth (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Claude Sanders (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Clyde Forsyth (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Donald Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Benjamin McKinnon (fresh) SG - Sam Dejesus (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SF - Bernard Alston (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Leonard Magers (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Nicodemus (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Southern Illinois | Benjamin McKinnon can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 50-32 |
| 11:28 | Northern Iowa | Kenneth Yungbluth snags the defensive board | 50-32 |
| 11:05 | Northern Iowa | Claude Sanders clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 50-32 |
| 11:03 | Southern Illinois | Robert Nicodemus grabs the board | 50-32 |
| 10:58 | Southern Illinois | Leonard Magers can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Clyde Forsyth - foul #4 on Clyde Forsyth, team foul #5 | 50-32 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Marc Brewer (PG), Patrick Dubay (SF), Marvin Baden (PF), Alfred Hayden (C) Steven Hall, Claude Sanders, Clyde Forsyth, Donald Jones | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Edwin Markham (PG), Lawrence Jackson (SF), Sean Staley (PF), James Kelly (C) Benjamin McKinnon, Sam Dejesus, Bernard Alston, Robert Nicodemus | |
| 10:58 | Southern Illinois | Leonard Magers misses the 1st free throw | 50-32 |
| 10:58 | Southern Illinois | Leonard Magers misses the 2nd free throw | 50-32 |
| 10:58 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Marvin Baden | 50-32 |
| 10:35 | Northern Iowa | Kenneth Yungbluth hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint | 50-32 |
| 10:34 | Northern Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Patrick Dubay | 50-32 |
| 10:17 | Northern Iowa | Marvin Baden scores on a driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Patrick Dubay | 52-32 |
| 09:48 | Southern Illinois | Marc Brewer steals the ball from James Kelly | 52-32 |
| 09:45 | Northern Iowa | Patrick Dubay dunks the ball on a great pass from Marc Brewer | 54-32 |
| 09:40 | Southern Illinois | Sean Staley's floater is tipped away by Alfred Hayden | 54-32 |
| 09:38 | Northern Iowa | Patrick Dubay grabs the board | 54-32 |
| 09:16 | Northern Iowa | Patrick Dubay misses long on a runner in the paint | 54-32 |
| 09:14 | Northern Iowa | Alfred Hayden tips it back up and in | 56-32 |
| 09:06 | Southern Illinois | James Kelly is fouled on the floor by Alfred Hayden - foul #1 on Alfred Hayden, team foul #6 | 56-32 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Steven Hall (PG), Claude Sanders (SF), Donald Jones (C) Kenneth Yungbluth, Patrick Dubay, Alfred Hayden | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | John Overman (SG) Leonard Magers | |
| 08:50 | Southern Illinois | Claude Sanders steals it from Lawrence Jackson | 56-32 |
| 08:47 | Northern Iowa | Marc Brewer lays it in on a nice dish by Claude Sanders | 58-32 |
| 08:25 | Southern Illinois | Sean Staley makes the jumper in the lane | 58-34 |
| 08:05 | Northern Iowa | Marvin Baden is hacked by Sean Staley - foul #2 on Sean Staley, team foul #4 | 58-34 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Alfred Hayden (PF) Marvin Baden | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Benjamin McKinnon (PG), Bernard Alston (SF), Robert Nicodemus (C) Edwin Markham, Lawrence Jackson, James Kelly | |
| 07:51 | Northern Iowa | Alfred Hayden hits a jumper near the basket | 60-34 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Steven Hall (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Marc Brewer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Claude Sanders (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Alfred Hayden (fresh) 7 pts. C - Donald Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Benjamin McKinnon (fresh) SG - John Overman (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bernard Alston (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Sean Staley (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. C - Robert Nicodemus (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 07:36 | Southern Illinois | John Overman makes the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Benjamin McKinnon and he's fouled by Marc Brewer - foul #1 on Marc Brewer, team foul #7 | 60-36 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Kenneth Yungbluth (SG), Patrick Dubay (SF), Clyde Forsyth (PF) Marc Brewer, Claude Sanders, Alfred Hayden | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Leonard Magers (PF) Sean Staley | |
| 07:36 | Southern Illinois | John Overman misses the free throw | 60-36 |
| 07:36 | Northern Iowa | Donald Jones pulls down the rebound | 60-36 |
| 07:19 | Northern Iowa | Clyde Forsyth can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 60-36 |
| 07:17 | Southern Illinois | John Overman snags the defensive board | 60-36 |
| 07:02 | Southern Illinois | John Overman scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Benjamin McKinnon | 60-39 |
| 06:58 | Northern Iowa | Steven Hall drills a 3 from the left wing set up by Clyde Forsyth | 63-39 |
| 06:45 | Southern Illinois | Bernard Alston double dribbles | 63-39 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Gerald Jones (PG), Christopher Weinman (SG), Claude Sanders (SF), Marvin Baden (PF), Alfred Hayden (C) Steven Hall, Kenneth Yungbluth, Patrick Dubay, Clyde Forsyth, Donald Jones | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Sam Dejesus (SF), Lawrence Jackson (PF) John Overman, Bernard Alston | |
| 06:22 | Northern Iowa | Claude Sanders is called for traveling | 63-39 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Marc Brewer (SG) Christopher Weinman | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 06:04 | Southern Illinois | Benjamin McKinnon can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Gerald Jones - foul #2 on Gerald Jones, team foul #8 | 63-39 |
| 06:04 | Southern Illinois | Benjamin McKinnon makes the 1st free throw | 63-40 |
| 06:04 | Southern Illinois | Benjamin McKinnon misses the 2nd free throw | 63-40 |
| 06:04 | Northern Iowa | Marvin Baden gets the rebound | 63-40 |
| 05:39 | Northern Iowa | Claude Sanders is fouled on the floor by Robert Nicodemus - foul #1 on Robert Nicodemus, team foul #5 | 63-40 |
| 05:24 | Northern Iowa | Alfred Hayden can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 63-40 |
| 05:22 | Southern Illinois | Benjamin McKinnon grabs the defensive rebound | 63-40 |
| 05:17 | Southern Illinois | Benjamin McKinnon misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 63-40 |
| 05:15 | Southern Illinois | Robert Nicodemus hits the follow up shot | 63-42 |
| 04:48 | Northern Iowa | Marc Brewer buries a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Claude Sanders | 66-42 |
| 04:35 | Southern Illinois | Marvin Baden steps in front of the Leonard Magers pass | 66-42 |
| 04:06 | Northern Iowa | Sam Dejesus takes the ball from Claude Sanders | 66-42 |
| 03:50 | Southern Illinois | Robert Nicodemus scores on a shot from the right wing | 66-44 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Gerald Jones (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Marc Brewer (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Claude Sanders (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Marvin Baden (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Alfred Hayden (fairly fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Benjamin McKinnon (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Leonard Magers (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. SF - Sam Dejesus (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Lawrence Jackson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Nicodemus (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:31 | Northern Iowa | Claude Sanders can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 66-44 |
| 03:30 | Southern Illinois | Robert Nicodemus pulls down the rebound | 66-44 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:25 | Southern Illinois | Leonard Magers knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Benjamin McKinnon | 66-46 |
| 02:59 | Northern Iowa | Robert Nicodemus steps in front of the Gerald Jones pass | 66-46 |
| 02:50 | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Jackson drills a floater in the lane | 66-48 |
| 02:39 | Northern Iowa | Robert Nicodemus steps in front of the Alfred Hayden pass | 66-48 |
| 02:23 | Southern Illinois | The jump hook by Robert Nicodemus is blocked by Alfred Hayden | 66-48 |
| 02:22 | Southern Illinois | Robert Nicodemus tips it home | 66-50 |
| 02:10 | Northern Iowa | Marc Brewer is fouled on the floor by Lawrence Jackson - foul #1 on Lawrence Jackson, team foul #6 | 66-50 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Christopher Weinman (PG), James Wren (C) Gerald Jones, Alfred Hayden | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Peter James (C) Robert Nicodemus | |
| 01:52 | Northern Iowa | Christopher Weinman travels with the ball | 66-50 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Gerald Jones (PG), Alfred Hayden (C) Christopher Weinman, James Wren | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Robert Nicodemus (C) Peter James | |
| 01:32 | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Jackson buries a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Leonard Magers | 66-53 |
| 01:15 | Northern Iowa | Marvin Baden connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Gerald Jones | 69-53 |
| 00:53 | Southern Illinois | Alfred Hayden swats the layup by Sam Dejesus | 69-53 |
| 00:51 | Northern Iowa | Marvin Baden grabs the defensive rebound | 69-53 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:30 | Northern Iowa | Gerald Jones makes the jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Marc Brewer and the foul's on Sam Dejesus - foul #4 on Sam Dejesus, team foul #7 | 71-53 |
| 00:30 | Northern Iowa | Gerald Jones makes the free throw | 72-53 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:26 | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Jackson can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Marvin Baden - foul #2 on Marvin Baden, team foul #9 | 72-53 |
| 00:26 | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 72-54 |
| 00:26 | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 72-55 |
| 00:00 | Northern Iowa | Gerald Jones runs out the clock | 72-55 |