| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Dennis Hargrove (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Holman (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jerold Cole (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Sam Chism (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Daniel Mock (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Wilfred Carlino (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Thomson (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Milton Cramer (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Troy Reaves (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Andrew Jones (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois State | Milton Cramer inbounds the ball | 34-36 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:42 | Illinois State | James Thomson makes the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Wilfred Carlino | 34-38 |
| 19:21 | Northern Iowa | Jerold Cole makes the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Thomas Holman | 37-38 |
| 19:05 | Illinois State | Andrew Jones hits a jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Troy Reaves | 37-40 |
| 19:01 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Mock is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 37-40 |
| 18:43 | Illinois State | Wilfred Carlino clanks a floater from the left side | 37-40 |
| 18:41 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Mock grabs the board | 37-40 |
| 18:35 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Holman loses the dribble to James Thomson in the backcourt | 37-40 |
| 18:20 | Illinois State | Wilfred Carlino misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 37-40 |
| 18:19 | Northern Iowa | Sam Chism pulls down the rebound | 37-40 |
| 17:50 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Mock is fouled on the floor by Andrew Jones - foul #2 on Andrew Jones, team foul #1 | 37-40 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Gale Busselberg (PG), William Gaeta (SG), Greg Jackson (PF), Joseph Stewart (C) Dennis Hargrove, Thomas Holman, Sam Chism, Daniel Mock | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Raymond Bishop (PG), Robert Schroeder (SG), William Williams (SF), Raymond Signorelli (PF), John Rauch (C) Wilfred Carlino, James Thomson, Milton Cramer, Troy Reaves, Andrew Jones | |
| 17:32 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Stewart hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by John Rauch - foul #1 on John Rauch, team foul #2 | 37-40 |
| 17:32 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 38-40 |
| 17:32 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Stewart makes the 2nd free throw | 39-40 |
| 17:14 | Illinois State | Raymond Signorelli loses the ball out of bounds | 39-40 |
| 16:53 | Northern Iowa | Gale Busselberg drills a 3 from the left corner set up by William Gaeta | 42-40 |
| 16:38 | Illinois State | Robert Schroeder connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from William Williams | 42-43 |
| 16:31 | Northern Iowa | Greg Jackson hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Jerold Cole | 45-43 |
| 16:22 | Illinois State | A charge is called on Raymond Signorelli - foul #1 on Raymond Signorelli, team foul #3 | 45-43 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Dennis Hargrove (PG), Thomas Holman (SF), Daniel Mock (C) Gale Busselberg, Jerold Cole, Joseph Stewart | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Wilfred Carlino (PG), James Thomson (SG), Michael Chee (PF), Andrew Jones (C) Raymond Bishop, Robert Schroeder, Raymond Signorelli, John Rauch | |
| 16:11 | Northern Iowa | Greg Jackson hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 45-43 |
| 16:10 | Illinois State | Andrew Jones pulls down the rebound | 45-43 |
| 15:51 | Illinois State | Wilfred Carlino clanks a 3 from straight away | 45-43 |
| 15:49 | Northern Iowa | William Gaeta gets the rebound | 45-43 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Dennis Hargrove (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Gaeta (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Holman (fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. PF - Greg Jackson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Daniel Mock (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Wilfred Carlino (fresh) 2 ast. SG - James Thomson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SF - William Williams (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Michael Chee (fresh) 2 pts. C - Andrew Jones (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Hargrove makes the 3 pointer from straight away | 48-43 |
| 15:20 | Illinois State | William Williams comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 48-43 |
| 15:18 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Daniel Mock | 48-43 |
| 15:12 | Northern Iowa | William Gaeta drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Dennis Hargrove | 51-43 |
| 14:55 | Illinois State | Andrew Jones misses the fadeaway from the right side | 51-43 |
| 14:54 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Mock grabs the defensive rebound | 51-43 |
| 14:43 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Mock misses short on an open jumper from the right block | 51-43 |
| 14:42 | Illinois State | Andrew Jones snags the defensive board | 51-43 |
| 14:37 | Illinois State | Wilfred Carlino makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by William Williams | 51-46 |
| 14:35 | Northern Iowa | William Williams steals the ball from William Gaeta in the backcourt | 51-46 |
| 14:33 | Illinois State | James Thomson banks in the layup on a great pass from William Williams | 51-48 |
| 14:16 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Holman makes the 3pt shot from the left wing | 54-48 |
| 13:57 | Illinois State | Michael Chee misses long on a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Greg Jackson - foul #1 on Greg Jackson, team foul #1 | 54-48 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Gale Busselberg (PG), Michael Johnson (SG), Joseph Stewart (SF), Marc Carnell (PF), Sam Chism (C) Dennis Hargrove, William Gaeta, Thomas Holman, Greg Jackson, Daniel Mock | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Raymond Bishop (PG), Robert Schroeder (SG), Milton Cramer (SF), Raymond Signorelli (C) Wilfred Carlino, James Thomson, William Williams, Andrew Jones | |
| 13:57 | Illinois State | Michael Chee makes the 1st free throw | 54-49 |
| 13:57 | Illinois State | Michael Chee makes the 2nd free throw | 54-50 |
| 13:44 | Northern Iowa | Sam Chism connects on the floater in the paint set up by Gale Busselberg | 56-50 |
| 13:27 | Illinois State | Raymond Bishop misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 56-50 |
| 13:26 | Illinois State | Raymond Signorelli grabs the offensive board | 56-50 |
| 13:20 | Illinois State | Milton Cramer hits a floater from the free throw line set up by Raymond Bishop | 56-52 |
| 13:10 | Northern Iowa | Marc Carnell is fouled on the floor by Raymond Bishop - foul #2 on Raymond Bishop, team foul #4 | 56-52 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jerold Cole (SF) Joseph Stewart | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Troy Reaves (PF) Michael Chee | |
| 12:53 | Northern Iowa | Jerold Cole is open and buries a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Gale Busselberg | 58-52 |
| 12:30 | Illinois State | Robert Schroeder banks in the layup on a great pass from Milton Cramer | 58-54 |
| 12:20 | Northern Iowa | Milton Cramer steals the ball from Michael Johnson | 58-54 |
| 12:01 | Illinois State | Raymond Bishop misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 58-54 |
| 11:59 | Illinois State | Troy Reaves snags the offensive board | 58-54 |
| 11:39 | Illinois State | Raymond Signorelli misses the driving attempt from the right block | 58-54 |
| 11:37 | Northern Iowa | Sam Chism grabs the board | 58-54 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Gale Busselberg (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Jerold Cole (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Marc Carnell (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Sam Chism (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Raymond Bishop (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Schroeder (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Milton Cramer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 stl. PF - Troy Reaves (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Raymond Signorelli (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:14 | Northern Iowa | Marc Carnell drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Michael Johnson | 61-54 |
| 11:07 | Illinois State | Raymond Bishop hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 61-57 |
| 10:51 | Northern Iowa | Michael Johnson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 61-57 |
| 10:50 | Northern Iowa | Marc Carnell pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-57 |
| 10:24 | Northern Iowa | Robert Schroeder is called for the reach on Jerold Cole - foul #2 on Robert Schroeder, team foul #5 | 61-57 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Dennis Hargrove (PG), Thomas Holman (SG), Greg Jackson (SF), Joseph Stewart (PF), Daniel Mock (C) Gale Busselberg, Michael Johnson, Jerold Cole, Marc Carnell, Sam Chism | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Wilfred Carlino (PG), James Thomson (SG), William Williams (SF), John Rauch (C) Raymond Bishop, Robert Schroeder, Milton Cramer, Raymond Signorelli | |
| 10:08 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Hargrove misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 61-57 |
| 10:07 | Illinois State | John Rauch grabs the board | 61-57 |
| 10:01 | Illinois State | Wilfred Carlino misses short on a fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Dennis Hargrove - foul #2 on Dennis Hargrove, team foul #2 | 61-57 |
| 10:01 | Illinois State | Wilfred Carlino makes the 1st free throw | 61-58 |
| 10:01 | Illinois State | Wilfred Carlino misses the 2nd free throw | 61-58 |
| 10:01 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Joseph Stewart | 61-58 |
| 09:43 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Hargrove misses short on an open floater from just outside the lane | 61-58 |
| 09:41 | Illinois State | Wilfred Carlino pulls down the rebound | 61-58 |
| 09:34 | Illinois State | James Thomson misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 61-58 |
| 09:32 | Northern Iowa | Greg Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 61-58 |
| 09:14 | Northern Iowa | Greg Jackson double dribbles | 61-58 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | William Gaeta (SG) Daniel Mock | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Andrew Jones (C) Troy Reaves | |
| 08:59 | Illinois State | William Gaeta is called for the reach on Andrew Jones - foul #3 on William Gaeta, team foul #3 | 61-58 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Daniel Mock (C) Joseph Stewart | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Michael Chee (PF) John Rauch | |
| 08:46 | Illinois State | James Thomson scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Wilfred Carlino | 61-61 |
| 08:25 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Holman hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 61-61 |
| 08:23 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Mock tips it in | 63-61 |
| 08:10 | Illinois State | William Williams is fouled on the floor by Thomas Holman - foul #1 on Thomas Holman, team foul #4 | 63-61 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jerold Cole (SF), Marc Carnell (PF) Thomas Holman, Greg Jackson | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Stanley Davis (PG), Milton Cramer (SF), Troy Reaves (PF) Wilfred Carlino, William Williams, Michael Chee | |
| 07:55 | Illinois State | Milton Cramer loses the dribble to William Gaeta | 63-61 |
| 07:51 | Northern Iowa | William Gaeta comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 63-61 |
| 07:50 | Northern Iowa | Marc Carnell grabs the offensive rebound | 63-61 |
| 07:36 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Hargrove is open and scores on a jumpshot from the right wing | 65-61 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Dennis Hargrove (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. SG - William Gaeta (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Jerold Cole (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Marc Carnell (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Daniel Mock (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Stanley Davis (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Thomson (tiring) 13 pts. 2 stl. SF - Milton Cramer (tiring) 2 pts. 3 stl. PF - Troy Reaves (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Andrew Jones (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:14 | Illinois State | Andrew Jones travels with the ball | 65-61 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Michael Johnson (SG), Joseph Stewart (C) William Gaeta, Daniel Mock | |
| Subs | Illinois State | William Williams (SG), Raymond Signorelli (PF), John Rauch (C) James Thomson, Troy Reaves, Andrew Jones | |
| 07:12 | Northern Iowa | Jerold Cole is fouled in the backcourt by Milton Cramer - foul #1 on Milton Cramer, team foul #6 | 65-61 |
| 06:56 | Northern Iowa | Michael Johnson loses the dribble to William Williams | 65-61 |
| 06:51 | Illinois State | Stanley Davis banks in the layup set up by William Williams | 65-63 |
| 06:27 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Stewart misses the lay-in but he's fouled by John Rauch - foul #2 on John Rauch, team foul #7 | 65-63 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Thomas Holman (PG), Sam Chism (PF), Greg Jackson (C) Dennis Hargrove, Jerold Cole, Marc Carnell | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Wilfred Carlino (PG), Robert Schroeder (SG), Michael Chee (PF) Stanley Davis, Milton Cramer, Raymond Signorelli | |
| 06:27 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 66-63 |
| 06:27 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Stewart misses the 2nd free throw | 66-63 |
| 06:27 | Illinois State | John Rauch gets the rebound | 66-63 |
| 06:07 | Illinois State | Robert Schroeder throws a bad pass out of bounds | 66-63 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jerold Cole (SF) Joseph Stewart | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Andrew Jones (C) John Rauch | |
| 05:41 | Northern Iowa | Greg Jackson's fadeaway is rejected by Andrew Jones | 66-63 |
| 05:39 | Northern Iowa | Greg Jackson grabs the offensive board | 66-63 |
| 05:18 | Northern Iowa | Greg Jackson drills a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Johnson | 68-63 |
| 05:01 | Illinois State | Thomas Holman picks off the pass by Robert Schroeder | 68-63 |
| 04:49 | Northern Iowa | Greg Jackson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 68-63 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Gale Busselberg (PG), William Gaeta (SG), Marc Carnell (PF), Daniel Mock (C) Thomas Holman, Michael Johnson, Sam Chism, Greg Jackson | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Stanley Davis (PG), Raymond Bishop (SG), Milton Cramer (SF), Troy Reaves (PF), John Rauch (C) Wilfred Carlino, Robert Schroeder, William Williams, Michael Chee, Andrew Jones | |
| 04:30 | Illinois State | Troy Reaves hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 68-63 |
| 04:29 | Illinois State | The offensive rebound goes to Stanley Davis | 68-63 |
| 04:21 | Illinois State | Marc Carnell picks off the pass by Raymond Bishop | 68-63 |
| 04:04 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Mock hits the easy wide open finger roll | 70-63 |
| 03:43 | Illinois State | Troy Reaves is fouled on the floor by Jerold Cole - foul #2 on Jerold Cole, team foul #5 | 70-63 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Dennis Hargrove (PG), Joseph Stewart (SF) William Gaeta, Jerold Cole | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Wilfred Carlino (PG), William Williams (SF), Raymond Signorelli (PF), Andrew Jones (C) Stanley Davis, Milton Cramer, Troy Reaves, John Rauch | |
| 03:29 | Illinois State | Raymond Bishop can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 70-63 |
| 03:28 | Northern Iowa | Marc Carnell grabs the defensive rebound | 70-63 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Dennis Hargrove (fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. SG - Gale Busselberg (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Joseph Stewart (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Marc Carnell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Daniel Mock (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Wilfred Carlino (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Raymond Bishop (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Williams (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 4 stl. PF - Raymond Signorelli (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Andrew Jones (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:26 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Stewart is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #2 on Joseph Stewart, team foul #6 | 70-63 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Thomas Holman (SG), Greg Jackson (SF) Gale Busselberg, Daniel Mock | |
| Subs | Illinois State | James Thomson (SG) Raymond Bishop | |
| 03:08 | Illinois State | William Williams is hacked by Greg Jackson - foul #2 on Greg Jackson, team foul #7 | 70-63 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | William Gaeta (SG) Marc Carnell | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 03:08 | Illinois State | William Williams misses the 1st free throw | 70-63 |
| 03:08 | Northern Iowa | Greg Jackson gets the rebound | 70-63 |
| 03:06 | Northern Iowa | William Gaeta is hacked by Raymond Signorelli in the backcourt - foul #2 on Raymond Signorelli, team foul #8 | 70-63 |
| 03:06 | Northern Iowa | William Gaeta makes the 1st free throw | 71-63 |
| 03:06 | Northern Iowa | William Gaeta misses the 2nd free throw | 71-63 |
| 03:06 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Andrew Jones | 71-63 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 02:58 | Illinois State | Andrew Jones comes up short on the turnaround in the paint | 71-63 |
| 02:57 | Illinois State | William Williams pulls down the offensive rebound | 71-63 |
| 02:47 | Illinois State | Raymond Signorelli clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 71-63 |
| 02:45 | Illinois State | James Thomson hits the follow up shot | 71-65 |
| 02:45 | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-65 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Marc Carnell (PF), Sam Chism (C) William Gaeta, Joseph Stewart | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Robert Schroeder (SG), Michael Chee (PF), John Rauch (C) James Thomson, William Williams, Andrew Jones | |
| 02:24 | Northern Iowa | Marc Carnell misses the easy layup | 71-65 |
| 02:22 | Illinois State | Raymond Signorelli grabs the defensive rebound | 71-65 |
| 02:22 | Illinois State | Illinois State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-65 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Michael Johnson (SG), Jerold Cole (SF), Daniel Mock (C) Thomas Holman, Greg Jackson, Sam Chism | |
| Subs | Illinois State | James Thomson (SG), William Williams (SF) Robert Schroeder, Michael Chee | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 02:06 | Illinois State | Wilfred Carlino makes the floater from the free throw line set up by William Williams | 71-67 |
| 02:01 | Northern Iowa | Michael Johnson is hacked by James Thomson in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Thomson, team foul #9 | 71-67 |
| 02:01 | Northern Iowa | Michael Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 71-67 |
| 02:01 | Illinois State | John Rauch grabs the board | 71-67 |
| 01:42 | Illinois State | Raymond Signorelli knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing | 71-70 |
| 01:40 | Northern Iowa | Michael Johnson loses the dribble to Wilfred Carlino in the backcourt | 71-70 |
| 01:40 | Illinois State | Illinois State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 71-70 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Milton Cramer (SF), Troy Reaves (PF), Andrew Jones (C) William Williams, Raymond Signorelli, John Rauch | |
| 01:25 | Illinois State | Troy Reaves hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket | 71-70 |
| 01:24 | Northern Iowa | Jerold Cole grabs the board | 71-70 |
| 01:22 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Hargrove throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 71-70 |
| 01:13 | Illinois State | Milton Cramer connects on the turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Wilfred Carlino and the foul's on Jerold Cole - foul #3 on Jerold Cole, team foul #8 | 71-72 |
| 01:13 | Illinois State | Milton Cramer misses the free throw | 71-72 |
| 01:13 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Jerold Cole | 71-72 |
| 01:11 | Northern Iowa | Andrew Jones is called for the reach on Daniel Mock in the backcourt - foul #3 on Andrew Jones, team foul #10 | 71-72 |
| 01:11 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Mock makes the 1st free throw | 72-72 |
| 01:11 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Mock misses the 2nd free throw | 72-72 |
| 01:11 | Illinois State | James Thomson gets the rebound | 72-72 |
| 00:51 | Illinois State | Milton Cramer drills a jumper in the lane on a great pass from James Thomson | 72-74 |
| 00:35 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Hargrove misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 72-74 |
| 00:33 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Hargrove tips it but misses | 72-74 |
| 00:31 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Andrew Jones | 72-74 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:28 | Illinois State | Andrew Jones is hacked by Dennis Hargrove in the backcourt - foul #3 on Dennis Hargrove, team foul #9 | 72-74 |
| 00:28 | Illinois State | Andrew Jones makes the 1st free throw | 72-75 |
| 00:28 | Illinois State | Andrew Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 72-76 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:22 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Hargrove knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Michael Johnson | 75-76 |
| 00:20 | Illinois State | Wilfred Carlino is hacked by Dennis Hargrove in the backcourt - foul #4 on Dennis Hargrove, team foul #10 | 75-76 |
| 00:20 | Illinois State | Wilfred Carlino makes the 1st free throw | 75-77 |
| 00:20 | Illinois State | Wilfred Carlino makes the 2nd free throw | 75-78 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:14 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Mock misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint | 75-78 |
| 00:13 | Illinois State | Troy Reaves grabs the defensive rebound | 75-78 |
| 00:10 | Illinois State | Michael Johnson is called for the reach on Troy Reaves in the backcourt - foul #4 on Michael Johnson, team foul #11 | 75-78 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Raymond Bishop (PG), William Williams (SF) Wilfred Carlino, Milton Cramer | |
| 00:10 | Illinois State | Troy Reaves misses the 1st free throw | 75-78 |
| 00:10 | Illinois State | Troy Reaves misses the 2nd free throw | 75-78 |
| 00:10 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Mock snags the defensive board | 75-78 |
| 00:10 | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 75-78 |
| 00:06 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Hargrove misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 75-78 |
| 00:04 | Northern Iowa | Marc Carnell pulls down the offensive rebound | 75-78 |
| 00:02 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Hargrove misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 75-78 |
| 00:01 | Northern Iowa | Marc Carnell snags the offensive board | 75-78 |
| 00:00 | Northern Iowa | The clock runs out | 75-78 |