| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Robert Helm (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joshua Hollberg (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - Herman Graves (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Morgan Norman (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Martin Deaver (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Jerry Nyquist (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Paul Aragon (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Brubaker (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Bell (fresh) 3 reb. C - Johnny Heap (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Northern Iowa | James Brubaker inbounds the ball | 49-35 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:40 | Northern Iowa | Jerry Nyquist can't connect on an uncontested 3 from the right wing | 49-35 |
| 19:38 | Illinois State | Martin Deaver gets the rebound | 49-35 |
| 19:33 | Illinois State | Herman Graves comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 49-35 |
| 19:32 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Heap grabs the defensive rebound | 49-35 |
| 19:28 | Northern Iowa | Paul Aragon's pass is intercepted by Robert Helm in the backcourt | 49-35 |
| 19:27 | Illinois State | Robert Helm banks in the layup | 51-35 |
| 19:06 | Northern Iowa | Charles Bell misses long on a fadeaway from close range | 51-35 |
| 19:05 | Northern Iowa | Charles Bell tips it home | 51-37 |
| 18:40 | Illinois State | James Brubaker steps in front of the Martin Deaver pass | 51-37 |
| 18:26 | Northern Iowa | Charles Bell drills a fadeaway near the basket and he's hacked by Martin Deaver - foul #2 on Martin Deaver, team foul #1 | 51-39 |
| Subs | Illinois State | William Bowers (SF), Richard Dowler (PF), Arthur Hattaway (C) Herman Graves, Morgan Norman, Martin Deaver | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Mancha (PG), Bobby Hartford (C) Jerry Nyquist, Johnny Heap | |
| 18:26 | Northern Iowa | Charles Bell makes the free throw | 51-40 |
| 18:11 | Illinois State | Robert Helm clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 51-40 |
| 18:10 | Illinois State | The offensive rebound goes to William Bowers | 51-40 |
| 17:51 | Illinois State | Richard Dowler hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Robert Helm | 53-40 |
| 17:39 | Northern Iowa | James Brubaker is fouled on the floor by William Bowers - foul #3 on William Bowers, team foul #2 | 53-40 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Harold Sampley (SG), Danny Hardin (SF) Joshua Hollberg, William Bowers | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jerry Nyquist (PG), Nathan Exley (SG), Roy Posada (C) Paul Aragon, James Brubaker, Charles Bell | |
| 17:27 | Northern Iowa | Nathan Exley drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Geoffrey Mancha | 53-43 |
| 17:12 | Illinois State | Harold Sampley clanks a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Geoffrey Mancha - foul #1 on Geoffrey Mancha, team foul #1 | 53-43 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Herman Graves (SF), Morgan Norman (PF), Martin Deaver (C) Robert Helm, Richard Dowler, Arthur Hattaway | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Johnny Heap (C) Roy Posada | |
| 17:12 | Illinois State | Harold Sampley makes the 1st free throw | 54-43 |
| 17:12 | Illinois State | Harold Sampley makes the 2nd free throw | 55-43 |
| 16:56 | Northern Iowa | Danny Hardin is called for the reach on Nathan Exley - foul #1 on Danny Hardin, team foul #3 | 55-43 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Roy Posada (PF) Jerry Nyquist | |
| 16:45 | Northern Iowa | Roy Posada throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-43 |
| 16:25 | Illinois State | Herman Graves hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 55-43 |
| 16:23 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Heap snags the defensive board | 55-43 |
| 16:19 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Mancha knocks in the jumper from the right wing | 55-45 |
| 16:05 | Illinois State | Harold Sampley drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 57-45 |
| 15:52 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Heap makes the wide open floater in the lane | 57-47 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Harold Sampley (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Danny Hardin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Herman Graves (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Morgan Norman (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Martin Deaver (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Geoffrey Mancha (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Nathan Exley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Bobby Hartford (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Roy Posada (fresh) 2 reb. C - Johnny Heap (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Illinois State | Martin Deaver misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 57-47 |
| 15:32 | Northern Iowa | Bobby Hartford pulls down the rebound | 57-47 |
| 15:17 | Northern Iowa | Roy Posada is wide open but clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 57-47 |
| 15:15 | Illinois State | Martin Deaver gets the rebound | 57-47 |
| 15:04 | Illinois State | Geoffrey Mancha steps in front of the Herman Graves pass | 57-47 |
| 14:46 | Northern Iowa | Bobby Hartford's pass is intercepted by Martin Deaver | 57-47 |
| 14:33 | Illinois State | Herman Graves connects on the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Harold Sampley | 59-47 |
| 14:14 | Northern Iowa | Bobby Hartford hits a wide open jumper from the baseline | 59-49 |
| 14:10 | Illinois State | Danny Hardin knocks in the shot from the baseline on a great pass from Martin Deaver | 61-49 |
| 13:49 | Northern Iowa | Roy Posada slams it home | 61-51 |
| 13:41 | Illinois State | Martin Deaver can't connect on a fadeaway from close range | 61-51 |
| 13:39 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Bobby Hartford | 61-51 |
| 13:16 | Northern Iowa | Nathan Exley drills a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Geoffrey Mancha and he's fouled by Harold Sampley - foul #1 on Harold Sampley, team foul #4 | 61-53 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Robert Helm (PG), Joshua Hollberg (SG), William Bowers (SF), Richard Genovese (PF), Richard Dowler (C) Harold Sampley, Danny Hardin, Herman Graves, Morgan Norman, Martin Deaver | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Paul Aragon (SG), James Brubaker (SF), Charles Bell (PF), Kevin Prince (C) Geoffrey Mancha, Bobby Hartford, Roy Posada, Johnny Heap | |
| 13:16 | Northern Iowa | Nathan Exley makes the free throw | 61-54 |
| 12:57 | Illinois State | Richard Genovese clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Charles Bell - foul #1 on Charles Bell, team foul #2 | 61-54 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jerry Nyquist (PG) Nathan Exley | |
| 12:57 | Illinois State | Richard Genovese makes the 1st free throw | 62-54 |
| 12:57 | Illinois State | Richard Genovese makes the 2nd free throw | 63-54 |
| 12:55 | Northern Iowa | Joshua Hollberg is called for the reach on Paul Aragon in the backcourt - foul #2 on Joshua Hollberg, team foul #5 | 63-54 |
| 12:39 | Northern Iowa | Jerry Nyquist connects on the floater from just outside the lane set up by Paul Aragon | 63-56 |
| 12:26 | Illinois State | Joshua Hollberg is hacked by Paul Aragon - foul #2 on Paul Aragon, team foul #3 | 63-56 |
| 12:18 | Illinois State | William Bowers's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 63-56 |
| 12:16 | Northern Iowa | Jerry Nyquist is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Dowler - foul #1 on Richard Dowler, team foul #6 | 63-56 |
| 12:08 | Northern Iowa | Kevin Prince is alone and drills a driving attempt in the paint | 63-58 |
| 11:47 | Illinois State | Robert Helm comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 63-58 |
| 11:46 | Illinois State | Richard Genovese tips it home | 65-58 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Robert Helm (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joshua Hollberg (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - William Bowers (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Richard Genovese (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Richard Dowler (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Jerry Nyquist (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Paul Aragon (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Brubaker (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Charles Bell (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Kevin Prince (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:20 | Northern Iowa | Joshua Hollberg takes the ball from Paul Aragon | 65-58 |
| 11:16 | Illinois State | Joshua Hollberg hits the finger roll | 67-58 |
| 11:11 | Northern Iowa | Joshua Hollberg picks off the pass by James Brubaker in the backcourt | 67-58 |
| 11:10 | Illinois State | Robert Helm misses the dunk attempt | 67-58 |
| 11:09 | Illinois State | Robert Helm can't tip it in | 67-58 |
| 11:07 | Illinois State | Joshua Hollberg snags the offensive board | 67-58 |
| 10:52 | Illinois State | Richard Genovese hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block | 67-58 |
| 10:50 | Northern Iowa | James Brubaker gets the rebound | 67-58 |
| 10:47 | Northern Iowa | Jerry Nyquist is fouled in the backcourt by William Bowers - foul #4 on William Bowers, team foul #7 | 67-58 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Herman Graves (SF), Michael Reed (PF), Arthur Hattaway (C) William Bowers, Richard Genovese, Richard Dowler | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Johnny Heap (C) Kevin Prince | |
| 10:47 | Northern Iowa | Jerry Nyquist makes the 1st free throw | 67-59 |
| 10:47 | Northern Iowa | Jerry Nyquist misses the 2nd free throw | 67-59 |
| 10:47 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Arthur Hattaway | 67-59 |
| 10:33 | Illinois State | Joshua Hollberg misses long on a turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Paul Aragon - foul #3 on Paul Aragon, team foul #4 | 67-59 |
| 10:33 | Illinois State | Joshua Hollberg misses the 1st free throw | 67-59 |
| 10:33 | Illinois State | Joshua Hollberg makes the 2nd free throw | 68-59 |
| 10:05 | Northern Iowa | James Brubaker can't connect on a turnaround from the left block | 68-59 |
| 10:03 | Illinois State | Michael Reed pulls down the rebound | 68-59 |
| 09:46 | Illinois State | Jerry Nyquist is called for the reach on Herman Graves - foul #1 on Jerry Nyquist, team foul #5 | 68-59 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Harold Sampley (SG), Richard Genovese (SF) Joshua Hollberg, Herman Graves | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Bobby Hartford (C) Johnny Heap | |
| 09:34 | Illinois State | Harold Sampley is called for traveling | 68-59 |
| 09:31 | Northern Iowa | Richard Genovese steals the ball from James Brubaker in the backcourt | 68-59 |
| 09:14 | Illinois State | Robert Helm drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Harold Sampley | 71-59 |
| 08:49 | Northern Iowa | Robert Helm picks off the pass by James Brubaker | 71-59 |
| 08:36 | Illinois State | Charles Bell swats the layup by Harold Sampley | 71-59 |
| 08:34 | Northern Iowa | James Brubaker pulls down the rebound | 71-59 |
| 08:31 | Northern Iowa | Paul Aragon is hacked by Arthur Hattaway in the backcourt - foul #2 on Arthur Hattaway, team foul #8 | 71-59 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Joshua Hollberg (SG), Danny Hardin (SF), Morgan Norman (PF), Martin Deaver (C) Robert Helm, Richard Genovese, Michael Reed, Arthur Hattaway | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Mancha (PG), Roy Posada (PF), Kevin Prince (C) Jerry Nyquist, James Brubaker, Charles Bell | |
| 08:31 | Northern Iowa | Paul Aragon makes the 1st free throw | 71-60 |
| 08:31 | Northern Iowa | Paul Aragon makes the 2nd free throw | 71-61 |
| 08:11 | Illinois State | Martin Deaver comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Kevin Prince - foul #1 on Kevin Prince, team foul #6 | 71-61 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Brubaker (SF) Bobby Hartford | |
| 08:11 | Illinois State | Martin Deaver misses the 1st free throw | 71-61 |
| 08:11 | Illinois State | Martin Deaver makes the 2nd free throw | 72-61 |
| 07:57 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Mancha misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 72-61 |
| 07:56 | Illinois State | Martin Deaver grabs the defensive rebound | 72-61 |
| 07:51 | Illinois State | Danny Hardin can't connect on a jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Kevin Prince - foul #2 on Kevin Prince, team foul #7 | 72-61 |
| Subs | Illinois State | William Bowers (SF), Richard Dowler (PF) Harold Sampley, Morgan Norman | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Bobby Hartford (PF) Roy Posada | |
| 07:51 | Illinois State | Danny Hardin makes the 1st free throw | 73-61 |
| 07:51 | Illinois State | Danny Hardin misses the 2nd free throw | 73-61 |
| 07:51 | Northern Iowa | Kevin Prince grabs the board | 73-61 |
| 07:28 | Northern Iowa | Paul Aragon misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 73-61 |
| 07:26 | Illinois State | William Bowers grabs the board | 73-61 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Danny Hardin (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Joshua Hollberg (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - William Bowers (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. PF - Richard Dowler (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Martin Deaver (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Geoffrey Mancha (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Paul Aragon (tiring) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Brubaker (tiring) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Bobby Hartford (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Kevin Prince (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 06:57 | Illinois State | Richard Dowler connects on the jumper from close range | 75-61 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 06:53 | Northern Iowa | James Brubaker is hacked by Danny Hardin in the backcourt - foul #2 on Danny Hardin, team foul #9 | 75-61 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Robert Helm (PG), Morgan Norman (PF) Danny Hardin, Martin Deaver | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Nathan Exley (SG), Charles Bell (PF) Paul Aragon, Bobby Hartford | |
| 06:53 | Northern Iowa | James Brubaker misses the 1st free throw | 75-61 |
| 06:53 | Illinois State | Morgan Norman pulls down the rebound | 75-61 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 06:37 | Illinois State | Charles Bell steps in front of the Morgan Norman pass | 75-61 |
| 06:18 | Northern Iowa | Nathan Exley hits a wide open fadeaway jumper from the left side | 75-63 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 06:02 | Illinois State | Joshua Hollberg loses the dribble to Kevin Prince | 75-63 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:49 | Northern Iowa | Charles Bell is hacked by Morgan Norman - foul #1 on Morgan Norman, team foul #10 | 75-63 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Harold Sampley (PG), Danny Hardin (SG), Herman Graves (SF), Michael Reed (PF), Arthur Hattaway (C) Robert Helm, Joshua Hollberg, William Bowers, Morgan Norman, Richard Dowler | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jerry Nyquist (PG), Paul Aragon (SG), Roy Posada (C) Nathan Exley, James Brubaker, Kevin Prince | |
| 05:49 | Northern Iowa | Charles Bell makes the 1st free throw | 75-64 |
| 05:49 | Northern Iowa | Charles Bell makes the 2nd free throw | 75-65 |
| 05:30 | Illinois State | Herman Graves comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Geoffrey Mancha - foul #2 on Geoffrey Mancha, team foul #8 | 75-65 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Richard Genovese (PF) Michael Reed | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Bobby Hartford (SF), Johnny Heap (C) Geoffrey Mancha, Charles Bell | |
| 05:30 | Illinois State | Herman Graves makes the 1st free throw | 76-65 |
| 05:30 | Illinois State | Herman Graves misses the 2nd free throw | 76-65 |
| 05:30 | Northern Iowa | Roy Posada grabs the board | 76-65 |
| 05:20 | Northern Iowa | Jerry Nyquist is open and buries a shot in the lane on a nice dish by Paul Aragon | 76-67 |
| 05:12 | Illinois State | Bobby Hartford is called for the reach on Herman Graves - foul #2 on Bobby Hartford, team foul #9 | 76-67 |
| 05:12 | Illinois State | Herman Graves makes the 1st free throw | 77-67 |
| 05:12 | Illinois State | Herman Graves makes the 2nd free throw | 78-67 |
| 04:55 | Northern Iowa | Herman Graves takes the ball from Bobby Hartford | 78-67 |
| 04:38 | Illinois State | Richard Genovese is called for traveling | 78-67 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Robert Helm (PG), Michael Reed (PF), Martin Deaver (C) Danny Hardin, Richard Genovese, Arthur Hattaway | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Nathan Exley (SG) Paul Aragon | |
| 04:11 | Northern Iowa | Bobby Hartford can't connect on an uncontested 3 pointer from the right corner | 78-67 |
| 04:09 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Heap tips it but misses | 78-67 |
| 04:07 | Illinois State | Michael Reed gets the rebound | 78-67 |
| 04:02 | Illinois State | Robert Helm clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 78-67 |
| 04:01 | Northern Iowa | Nathan Exley gets the rebound | 78-67 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:54 | Northern Iowa | Harold Sampley picks off the pass by Johnny Heap | 78-67 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:26 | Illinois State | Herman Graves misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 78-67 |
| 03:25 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Heap pulls down the rebound | 78-67 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Robert Helm (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Harold Sampley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Herman Graves (tiring) 15 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Reed (fresh) 4 reb. C - Martin Deaver (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Jerry Nyquist (tiring) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Nathan Exley (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. SF - Bobby Hartford (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Roy Posada (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Johnny Heap (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:14 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Heap hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block | 78-67 |
| 03:13 | Illinois State | Michael Reed grabs the defensive rebound | 78-67 |
| 02:49 | Illinois State | Herman Graves drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Helm | 81-67 |
| 02:49 | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 81-67 |
| Subs | Illinois State | William Bowers (PG), Joshua Hollberg (SG), Richard Genovese (SF), Morgan Norman (PF), Richard Dowler (C) Robert Helm, Harold Sampley, Herman Graves, Michael Reed, Martin Deaver | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Mancha (PG), Paul Aragon (SG), James Brubaker (SF), Kevin Prince (C) Jerry Nyquist, Nathan Exley, Roy Posada, Johnny Heap | |
| 02:23 | Northern Iowa | Bobby Hartford clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 81-67 |
| 02:21 | Illinois State | Morgan Norman grabs the defensive rebound | 81-67 |
| 01:56 | Illinois State | Joshua Hollberg is fouled on the floor by Bobby Hartford - foul #3 on Bobby Hartford, team foul #10 | 81-67 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Harold Sampley (PG) Morgan Norman | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Nathan Exley (SG), Roy Posada (PF) Paul Aragon, James Brubaker | |
| 01:56 | Illinois State | Joshua Hollberg misses the 1st free throw | 81-67 |
| 01:56 | Illinois State | Joshua Hollberg makes the 2nd free throw | 82-67 |
| 01:39 | Northern Iowa | Nathan Exley misses the 3 from the right corner | 82-67 |
| 01:37 | Northern Iowa | Kevin Prince snags the offensive board | 82-67 |
| 01:32 | Northern Iowa | Nathan Exley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 82-67 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Arthur Hattaway (C) Joshua Hollberg | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 01:03 | Illinois State | William Bowers connects on the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Richard Genovese | 85-67 |
| 01:01 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Mancha is fouled in the backcourt by William Bowers - foul #5 on William Bowers, team foul #11 | 85-67 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Danny Hardin (SG) William Bowers | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 01:01 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Mancha makes the 1st free throw | 85-68 |
| 01:01 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Mancha makes the 2nd free throw | 85-69 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:38 | Illinois State | Harold Sampley clanks a shot from the right wing | 85-69 |
| 00:37 | Northern Iowa | Bobby Hartford gets the rebound | 85-69 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:31 | Northern Iowa | Nathan Exley drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Geoffrey Mancha | 85-72 |
| 00:09 | Illinois State | Richard Genovese comes up short on the floater from the left block but he's fouled by Nathan Exley - foul #1 on Nathan Exley, team foul #11 | 85-72 |
| 00:09 | Illinois State | Richard Genovese misses the 1st free throw | 85-72 |
| 00:09 | Illinois State | Richard Genovese makes the 2nd free throw | 86-72 |
| 00:03 | Northern Iowa | Roy Posada's layup is rejected by Richard Dowler | 86-72 |
| 00:02 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Richard Dowler | 86-72 |
| 00:00 | Illinois State | Richard Dowler runs out the clock | 86-72 |