| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Elliott Shy (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Todd (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rafael Duncan (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Todd Moore (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Ricky Parmer (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Jerry Nyquist (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Geoffrey Mancha (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dennis Watts (fresh) PF - Charles Bell (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Johnny Heap (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Illinois | Rafael Duncan inbounds the ball | 45-37 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:47 | Southern Illinois | Rafael Duncan misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 45-37 |
| 19:45 | Southern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Ricky Parmer | 45-37 |
| 19:23 | Southern Illinois | Robert Todd hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Elliott Shy | 48-37 |
| 18:58 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Heap loses the dribble to Robert Todd | 48-37 |
| 18:54 | Southern Illinois | Robert Todd blows the layup | 48-37 |
| 18:52 | Southern Illinois | Ricky Parmer misses the tip | 48-37 |
| 18:51 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Heap snags the defensive board | 48-37 |
| 18:32 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Heap is hacked by Elliott Shy - foul #2 on Elliott Shy, team foul #1 | 48-37 |
| 18:13 | Northern Iowa | Jerry Nyquist throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-37 |
| 17:56 | Southern Illinois | Jerry Nyquist is called for the reach on Robert Todd - foul #2 on Jerry Nyquist, team foul #1 | 48-37 |
| 17:44 | Southern Illinois | Elliott Shy blows the layup | 48-37 |
| 17:42 | Northern Iowa | Charles Bell gets the rebound | 48-37 |
| 17:27 | Northern Iowa | Charles Bell blows the layup | 48-37 |
| 17:25 | Southern Illinois | Rafael Duncan pulls down the rebound | 48-37 |
| 17:20 | Southern Illinois | Robert Todd misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 48-37 |
| 17:19 | Northern Iowa | Charles Bell snags the defensive board | 48-37 |
| 17:05 | Northern Iowa | Jerry Nyquist clanks a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Elliott Shy - foul #3 on Elliott Shy, team foul #2 | 48-37 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Adam Bonnet (PG), Jason Taylor (SF), Stephen Millen (PF), Steve Nelson (C) Elliott Shy, Robert Todd, Todd Moore, Ricky Parmer | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Nathan Exley (SG), Paul Aragon (SF), Bobby Hartford (PF), George Edwards (C) Geoffrey Mancha, Dennis Watts, Charles Bell, Johnny Heap | |
| 17:05 | Northern Iowa | Jerry Nyquist makes the 1st free throw | 48-38 |
| 17:05 | Northern Iowa | Jerry Nyquist makes the 2nd free throw | 48-39 |
| 16:55 | Southern Illinois | Steve Nelson's floater is tipped away by Paul Aragon | 48-39 |
| 16:53 | Southern Illinois | Steve Nelson grabs the offensive board | 48-39 |
| 16:41 | Southern Illinois | Adam Bonnet comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 48-39 |
| 16:40 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Nathan Exley | 48-39 |
| 16:34 | Northern Iowa | Bobby Hartford double dribbles | 48-39 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Paul Portillo (SG) Rafael Duncan | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Kevin Prince (PG) Jerry Nyquist | |
| 16:15 | Southern Illinois | George Edwards steals the ball from Paul Portillo | 48-39 |
| 15:58 | Northern Iowa | George Edwards blows the layup but the foul's on Steve Nelson - foul #2 on Steve Nelson, team foul #3 | 48-39 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Elliott Shy (PG), Robert Todd (SG), Todd Moore (PF) Adam Bonnet, Paul Portillo, Stephen Millen | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Mancha (SG) Kevin Prince | |
| 15:58 | Northern Iowa | George Edwards makes the 1st free throw | 48-40 |
| 15:58 | Northern Iowa | George Edwards makes the 2nd free throw | 48-41 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Elliott Shy (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Todd (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jason Taylor (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Todd Moore (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Steve Nelson (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Nathan Exley (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Geoffrey Mancha (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Aragon (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - George Edwards (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Bobby Hartford (fresh) 9 pts. | |
| 15:43 | Southern Illinois | Jason Taylor is fouled on the floor by Geoffrey Mancha - foul #3 on Geoffrey Mancha, team foul #2 | 48-41 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Rafael Duncan (SF) Jason Taylor | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Dennis Watts (SF), Charles Bell (PF) Nathan Exley, George Edwards | |
| 15:26 | Southern Illinois | Elliott Shy misses the floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Paul Aragon - foul #2 on Paul Aragon, team foul #3 | 48-41 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Ricky Parmer (C) Steve Nelson | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Johnny Heap (C) Bobby Hartford | |
| 15:26 | Southern Illinois | Elliott Shy misses the 1st free throw | 48-41 |
| 15:26 | Southern Illinois | Elliott Shy makes the 2nd free throw | 49-41 |
| 14:57 | Northern Iowa | Charles Bell is open but misses the lay-in | 49-41 |
| 14:56 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Rafael Duncan | 49-41 |
| 14:41 | Southern Illinois | Robert Todd misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 49-41 |
| 14:40 | Southern Illinois | Rafael Duncan tips it home | 51-41 |
| 14:36 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Mancha is fouled on the floor by Robert Todd - foul #2 on Robert Todd, team foul #4 | 51-41 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Jason Taylor (SF) Robert Todd | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jerry Nyquist (PG) Paul Aragon | |
| 14:16 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Heap makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 51-43 |
| 14:01 | Southern Illinois | Todd Moore hits the finger roll set up by Elliott Shy | 53-43 |
| 13:51 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Mancha scores on a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Charles Bell | 53-46 |
| 13:44 | Southern Illinois | Todd Moore connects on the runner in the paint on a great pass from Ricky Parmer | 55-46 |
| 13:29 | Northern Iowa | Jerry Nyquist can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 55-46 |
| 13:27 | Southern Illinois | Ricky Parmer snags the defensive board | 55-46 |
| 13:01 | Southern Illinois | Todd Moore is hacked by Dennis Watts - foul #2 on Dennis Watts, team foul #4 | 55-46 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Adam Bonnet (PG), Robert Todd (SG), Stephen Millen (PF), Steve Nelson (C) Elliott Shy, Rafael Duncan, Todd Moore, Ricky Parmer | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Kevin Prince (PG), Nathan Exley (SG), Paul Aragon (SF), Bobby Hartford (PF), George Edwards (C) Jerry Nyquist, Geoffrey Mancha, Dennis Watts, Charles Bell, Johnny Heap | |
| 12:49 | Southern Illinois | Robert Todd comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 55-46 |
| 12:48 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Bobby Hartford | 55-46 |
| 12:22 | Northern Iowa | Nathan Exley loses the dribble to Adam Bonnet | 55-46 |
| 12:19 | Southern Illinois | Robert Todd jams it set up by Adam Bonnet | 57-46 |
| 11:57 | Northern Iowa | Bobby Hartford throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-46 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Elliott Shy (PG), Rafael Duncan (SF) Adam Bonnet, Jason Taylor | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Elliott Shy (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Todd (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rafael Duncan (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Stephen Millen (fresh) C - Steve Nelson (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Kevin Prince (fresh) SG - Nathan Exley (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Paul Aragon (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Bobby Hartford (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - George Edwards (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:45 | Southern Illinois | The short jumper by Rafael Duncan is denied by George Edwards | 57-46 |
| 11:43 | Southern Illinois | Rafael Duncan pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-46 |
| 11:31 | Southern Illinois | Steve Nelson scores on a jumper in the lane set up by Elliott Shy | 59-46 |
| 11:10 | Northern Iowa | Paul Aragon shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 59-46 |
| 11:09 | Northern Iowa | George Edwards pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-46 |
| 10:51 | Northern Iowa | Stephen Millen picks off the pass by Kevin Prince | 59-46 |
| 10:37 | Southern Illinois | Elliott Shy is hacked by George Edwards - foul #3 on George Edwards, team foul #5 | 59-46 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Paul Portillo (SG), Todd Moore (PF), Ricky Parmer (C) Robert Todd, Stephen Millen, Steve Nelson | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jerry Nyquist (PG), Geoffrey Mancha (SG), Dennis Watts (SF), Charles Bell (PF), Johnny Heap (C) Kevin Prince, Nathan Exley, Paul Aragon, Bobby Hartford, George Edwards | |
| 10:22 | Southern Illinois | Todd Moore drills a shot in the paint on a great pass from Paul Portillo | 61-46 |
| 10:06 | Northern Iowa | Jerry Nyquist connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Dennis Watts | 61-48 |
| 09:59 | Southern Illinois | Todd Moore misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 61-48 |
| 09:57 | Northern Iowa | Jerry Nyquist grabs the board | 61-48 |
| 09:42 | Northern Iowa | The pull-up jumper by Johnny Heap is blocked by Ricky Parmer | 61-48 |
| 09:40 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Heap tips it in | 61-50 |
| 09:33 | Southern Illinois | Paul Portillo misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 61-50 |
| 09:31 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Watts snags the defensive board | 61-50 |
| 09:11 | Northern Iowa | Charles Bell comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 61-50 |
| 09:09 | Southern Illinois | Paul Portillo gets the rebound | 61-50 |
| 08:53 | Southern Illinois | Todd Moore misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 61-50 |
| 08:51 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Dennis Watts | 61-50 |
| 08:32 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Mancha is hacked by Elliott Shy - foul #4 on Elliott Shy, team foul #5 | 61-50 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Adam Bonnet (PG), Robert Todd (SG), Jason Taylor (SF), Steve Nelson (C) Elliott Shy, Paul Portillo, Rafael Duncan, Ricky Parmer | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Paul Aragon (SF), Bobby Hartford (C) Dennis Watts, Johnny Heap | |
| 08:19 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Mancha clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 61-50 |
| 08:17 | Northern Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Paul Aragon | 61-50 |
| 08:08 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Mancha double dribbles | 61-50 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Nathan Exley (PG), George Edwards (C) Jerry Nyquist, Charles Bell | |
| 07:54 | Southern Illinois | Robert Todd knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Todd Moore | 64-50 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Adam Bonnet (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Todd (fresh) 20 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jason Taylor (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Todd Moore (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Steve Nelson (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Nathan Exley (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Geoffrey Mancha (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Paul Aragon (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Bobby Hartford (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - George Edwards (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 07:34 | Northern Iowa | Nathan Exley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 64-50 |
| 07:33 | Northern Iowa | George Edwards pulls down the offensive rebound | 64-50 |
| 07:17 | Northern Iowa | George Edwards hits a wide open shot from close range set up by Geoffrey Mancha out of the doubleteam | 64-52 |
| 06:56 | Southern Illinois | Todd Moore knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Adam Bonnet | 67-52 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 06:38 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Mancha works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 67-52 |
| 06:36 | Northern Iowa | Bobby Hartford pulls down the offensive rebound | 67-52 |
| 06:31 | Northern Iowa | Bobby Hartford is open but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 67-52 |
| 06:29 | Northern Iowa | George Edwards tips it home | 67-54 |
| 06:11 | Southern Illinois | Todd Moore hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline | 67-54 |
| 06:10 | Northern Iowa | Bobby Hartford grabs the board | 67-54 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:54 | Northern Iowa | Bobby Hartford double dribbles | 67-54 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Elliott Shy (PG), Paul Portillo (SG), Rafael Duncan (SF), Stephen Millen (PF), Ricky Parmer (C) Adam Bonnet, Robert Todd, Jason Taylor, Todd Moore, Steve Nelson | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jerry Nyquist (PG), Dennis Watts (SF), Charles Bell (PF), Johnny Heap (C) Nathan Exley, Geoffrey Mancha, Bobby Hartford, George Edwards | |
| 05:38 | Southern Illinois | Paul Portillo connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Ricky Parmer | 70-54 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:24 | Northern Iowa | Jerry Nyquist hits a fadeaway from the right side | 70-56 |
| 05:15 | Southern Illinois | Rafael Duncan's pass is intercepted by Paul Aragon | 70-56 |
| 04:56 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Heap can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 70-56 |
| 04:55 | Southern Illinois | Rafael Duncan snags the defensive board | 70-56 |
| 04:39 | Southern Illinois | Paul Portillo hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Rafael Duncan | 73-56 |
| 04:27 | Northern Iowa | Paul Aragon shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 73-56 |
| 04:26 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Stephen Millen | 73-56 |
| 04:14 | Southern Illinois | Elliott Shy misses badly on a jump hook in the lane | 73-56 |
| 04:13 | Southern Illinois | Ricky Parmer snags the offensive board | 73-56 |
| 04:06 | Southern Illinois | Ricky Parmer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 73-56 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Robert Todd (SG), Todd Moore (PF) Paul Portillo, Stephen Millen | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Mancha (SG) Paul Aragon | |
| 03:48 | Northern Iowa | Ricky Parmer swats the shot by Johnny Heap | 73-56 |
| 03:46 | Southern Illinois | Elliott Shy pulls down the rebound | 73-56 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Elliott Shy (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. 4 pf. SG - Robert Todd (fresh) 20 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rafael Duncan (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. PF - Todd Moore (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Ricky Parmer (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Jerry Nyquist (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Geoffrey Mancha (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Dennis Watts (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Charles Bell (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Johnny Heap (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:31 | Southern Illinois | Rafael Duncan is hacked by Dennis Watts - foul #3 on Dennis Watts, team foul #6 | 73-56 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Adam Bonnet (PG), Paul Portillo (SG), Jason Taylor (SF), Stephen Millen (PF), Steve Nelson (C) Elliott Shy, Robert Todd, Rafael Duncan, Todd Moore, Ricky Parmer | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Kevin Prince (PG), Nathan Exley (SG), Bobby Hartford (SF), George Edwards (PF), Roy Posada (C) Jerry Nyquist, Geoffrey Mancha, Dennis Watts, Charles Bell, Johnny Heap | |
| 03:13 | Southern Illinois | Adam Bonnet misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 73-56 |
| 03:12 | Southern Illinois | Stephen Millen hits the follow up shot | 75-56 |
| 03:04 | Northern Iowa | George Edwards comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 75-56 |
| 03:03 | Southern Illinois | Jason Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 75-56 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:45 | Southern Illinois | Paul Portillo comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 75-56 |
| 02:43 | Northern Iowa | George Edwards gets the rebound | 75-56 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:18 | Northern Iowa | Roy Posada clanks a runner in the lane | 75-56 |
| 02:16 | Northern Iowa | Roy Posada tips it home | 75-58 |
| 02:03 | Southern Illinois | George Edwards is called for the reach on Stephen Millen - foul #4 on George Edwards, team foul #7 | 75-58 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Paul Aragon (SF) Roy Posada | |
| 02:03 | Southern Illinois | Stephen Millen misses the 1st free throw | 75-58 |
| 02:03 | Northern Iowa | Bobby Hartford snags the defensive board | 75-58 |
| 01:48 | Northern Iowa | Nathan Exley misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 75-58 |
| 01:46 | Northern Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Kevin Prince | 75-58 |
| 01:33 | Northern Iowa | Nathan Exley misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 75-58 |
| 01:31 | Northern Iowa | Bobby Hartford grabs the offensive rebound | 75-58 |
| 01:21 | Northern Iowa | Bobby Hartford is called for a charge - foul #1 on Bobby Hartford, team foul #8 | 75-58 |
| 01:03 | Southern Illinois | Adam Bonnet's pass is intercepted by Bobby Hartford | 75-58 |
| 00:54 | Northern Iowa | Paul Aragon is fouled on the floor by Jason Taylor - foul #1 on Jason Taylor, team foul #6 | 75-58 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:51 | Northern Iowa | Kevin Prince is open but comes up short on the floater from the right side | 75-58 |
| 00:50 | Southern Illinois | Stephen Millen gets the rebound | 75-58 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:27 | Southern Illinois | Paul Portillo misses short on a jumper from the left side | 75-58 |
| 00:25 | Northern Iowa | George Edwards gets the rebound | 75-58 |
| 00:22 | Northern Iowa | Kevin Prince loses the dribble to Adam Bonnet in the backcourt | 75-58 |
| 00:21 | Southern Illinois | Adam Bonnet banks in the layup | 77-58 |
| 00:15 | Northern Iowa | Kevin Prince misses the easy layup but the foul's on Adam Bonnet - foul #2 on Adam Bonnet, team foul #7 | 77-58 |
| 00:15 | Northern Iowa | Kevin Prince makes the 1st free throw | 77-59 |
| 00:15 | Northern Iowa | Kevin Prince misses the 2nd free throw | 77-59 |
| 00:15 | Southern Illinois | Stephen Millen pulls down the rebound | 77-59 |
| 00:00 | Southern Illinois | Adam Bonnet runs out the clock | 77-59 |