| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Joey Carr (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Patrick Davis (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Southworth (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ronald Watlington (fresh) 16 pts. 6 reb. C - Kyle Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - David Ferrill (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Richard Difranco (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Matthew Maize (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Zhong Zhao (fresh) 4 reb. C - Joel Hurst (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Northern Iowa | Michael Southworth inbounds the ball | 29-34 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:43 | Northern Iowa | Kyle Wilson throws it down on a nice dish by Ronald Watlington | 31-34 |
| 19:24 | Southern Illinois | Kyle Wilson is called for the reach on Richard Difranco - foul #2 on Kyle Wilson, team foul #1 | 31-34 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Jeremiah Franks (SG), Eric Butler (SF) Richard Difranco, Matthew Maize | |
| 19:11 | Southern Illinois | Joel Hurst travels with the ball | 31-34 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Richard Difranco (SG) David Ferrill | |
| 18:51 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Watlington hits the finger roll set up by Kyle Wilson and the foul's on Zhong Zhao - foul #3 on Zhong Zhao, team foul #1 | 33-34 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | David Ferrill (PG), Matthew Maize (SF) Richard Difranco, Zhong Zhao | |
| 18:51 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Watlington misses the free throw | 33-34 |
| 18:51 | Southern Illinois | Eric Butler pulls down the rebound | 33-34 |
| 18:35 | Southern Illinois | David Ferrill is fouled on the floor by Joey Carr - foul #2 on Joey Carr, team foul #2 | 33-34 |
| 18:20 | Southern Illinois | Eric Butler throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-34 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Richard Difranco (SG) Jeremiah Franks | |
| 18:08 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Watlington loses the ball out of bounds | 33-34 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Jeremiah Franks (PG) David Ferrill | |
| 17:51 | Southern Illinois | Jeremiah Franks scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Richard Difranco and he's hacked by Patrick Davis - foul #2 on Patrick Davis, team foul #3 | 33-36 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | David Ferrill (PG) Richard Difranco | |
| 17:51 | Southern Illinois | Jeremiah Franks makes the free throw | 33-37 |
| 17:43 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Watlington misses the driving attempt from close range | 33-37 |
| 17:42 | Northern Iowa | Michael Southworth tips it home | 35-37 |
| 17:31 | Southern Illinois | Jeremiah Franks clanks a 3 from the right wing | 35-37 |
| 17:30 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Watlington grabs the defensive rebound | 35-37 |
| 17:16 | Northern Iowa | Michael Southworth's floater is tipped away by Joel Hurst | 35-37 |
| 17:15 | Southern Illinois | Joel Hurst pulls down the rebound | 35-37 |
| 17:01 | Southern Illinois | David Ferrill connects on the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Matthew Maize | 35-39 |
| 16:35 | Northern Iowa | Michael Southworth comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 35-39 |
| 16:34 | Northern Iowa | Patrick Davis snags the offensive board | 35-39 |
| 16:20 | Northern Iowa | Michael Southworth buries a shot in the paint | 37-39 |
| 16:07 | Southern Illinois | Joel Hurst misses the lay-in but the foul's on Joey Carr - foul #3 on Joey Carr, team foul #4 | 37-39 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jack Mertens (PG), Paul Bruce (SF) Joey Carr, Patrick Davis | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Richard Difranco (SG), Ferdinand Hernandez (PF) Jeremiah Franks, Matthew Maize | |
| 16:07 | Southern Illinois | Joel Hurst makes the 1st free throw | 37-40 |
| 16:07 | Southern Illinois | Joel Hurst misses the 2nd free throw | 37-40 |
| 16:07 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Watlington grabs the board | 37-40 |
| 15:48 | Northern Iowa | The jump hook by Ronald Watlington is blocked by Ferdinand Hernandez | 37-40 |
| 15:47 | Southern Illinois | David Ferrill grabs the defensive rebound | 37-40 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Jack Mertens (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Southworth (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. SF - Paul Bruce (fresh) PF - Ronald Watlington (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 8 reb. C - Kyle Wilson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - David Ferrill (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Richard Difranco (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Eric Butler (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - Ferdinand Hernandez (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. C - Joel Hurst (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 15:21 | Southern Illinois | Eric Butler misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 37-40 |
| 15:20 | Southern Illinois | Ferdinand Hernandez tips it home | 37-42 |
| 14:57 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Watlington scores on a turnaround from the right block | 39-42 |
| 14:41 | Southern Illinois | David Ferrill misses the dunk | 39-42 |
| 14:40 | Southern Illinois | Joel Hurst grabs the offensive board | 39-42 |
| 14:23 | Southern Illinois | Richard Difranco's floater is knocked away by Michael Southworth | 39-42 |
| 14:21 | Southern Illinois | Eric Butler tips it in | 39-44 |
| 14:15 | Northern Iowa | Jack Mertens blows the layup | 39-44 |
| 14:14 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Watlington tips it in | 41-44 |
| 13:57 | Southern Illinois | David Ferrill hits the finger roll | 41-46 |
| 13:52 | Northern Iowa | Michael Southworth's pass is intercepted by Eric Butler | 41-46 |
| 13:31 | Southern Illinois | The jump hook by Joel Hurst is blocked by Ronald Watlington | 41-46 |
| 13:30 | Northern Iowa | Paul Bruce grabs the defensive rebound | 41-46 |
| 13:16 | Northern Iowa | Michael Southworth misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 41-46 |
| 13:14 | Southern Illinois | Ferdinand Hernandez grabs the defensive rebound | 41-46 |
| 13:01 | Southern Illinois | Eric Butler misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 41-46 |
| 13:00 | Southern Illinois | David Ferrill hits the follow up shot | 41-48 |
| 12:46 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Watlington slams it home on a great pass from Paul Bruce | 43-48 |
| 12:22 | Southern Illinois | Richard Difranco misses the floater from the left wing but the foul's on Kyle Wilson - foul #3 on Kyle Wilson, team foul #5 | 43-48 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Joey Carr (PG), Patrick Davis (SG), Timothy Solomon (C) Jack Mertens, Paul Bruce, Kyle Wilson | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Jeremiah Franks (PG), Matthew Maize (SF), Michael Elledge (PF), Zhong Zhao (C) David Ferrill, Eric Butler, Ferdinand Hernandez, Joel Hurst | |
| 12:22 | Southern Illinois | Richard Difranco makes the 1st free throw | 43-49 |
| 12:22 | Southern Illinois | Richard Difranco misses the 2nd free throw | 43-49 |
| 12:22 | Southern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Zhong Zhao | 43-49 |
| 12:13 | Southern Illinois | Jeremiah Franks knocks in the 3 from straight away | 43-52 |
| 11:51 | Northern Iowa | Patrick Davis buries a fadeaway from the right block set up by Joey Carr | 45-52 |
| 11:32 | Southern Illinois | The jump hook by Michael Elledge is blocked by Timothy Solomon | 45-52 |
| 11:30 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Watlington gets the rebound | 45-52 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Joey Carr (fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - Patrick Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Southworth (tiring) 13 pts. 5 reb. PF - Ronald Watlington (tiring) 24 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. C - Timothy Solomon (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Jeremiah Franks (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Richard Difranco (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Matthew Maize (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Elledge (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. C - Zhong Zhao (fresh) 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:08 | Northern Iowa | Zhong Zhao swats the layup by Ronald Watlington | 45-52 |
| 11:07 | Northern Iowa | Michael Southworth grabs the offensive board | 45-52 |
| 10:51 | Northern Iowa | Patrick Davis is hacked by Richard Difranco - foul #3 on Richard Difranco, team foul #2 | 45-52 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Paul Bruce (SF) Michael Southworth | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | David Ferrill (PG) Richard Difranco | |
| 10:39 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Watlington buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Joey Carr | 47-52 |
| 10:11 | Southern Illinois | Zhong Zhao clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 47-52 |
| 10:09 | Northern Iowa | Timothy Solomon pulls down the rebound | 47-52 |
| 10:00 | Northern Iowa | The jump hook by Ronald Watlington is blocked by Michael Elledge | 47-52 |
| 09:59 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Watlington misses the tip | 47-52 |
| 09:57 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Watlington can't tip it in | 47-52 |
| 09:56 | Southern Illinois | Zhong Zhao grabs the defensive rebound | 47-52 |
| 09:43 | Southern Illinois | Matthew Maize banks in the layup on a nice dish by Jeremiah Franks | 47-54 |
| 09:29 | Northern Iowa | Joey Carr is called for traveling | 47-54 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Kyle Wilson (C) Ronald Watlington | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 09:08 | Southern Illinois | David Ferrill hits a floater from the right side on a great pass from Matthew Maize | 47-56 |
| 08:51 | Northern Iowa | Patrick Davis can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Michael Elledge - foul #4 on Michael Elledge, team foul #3 | 47-56 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jack Mertens (PG), Ronald Watlington (PF) Joey Carr, Timothy Solomon | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Allen Schwald (SG), Eric Butler (C) Jeremiah Franks, Michael Elledge | |
| 08:51 | Northern Iowa | Patrick Davis makes the 1st free throw | 48-56 |
| 08:51 | Northern Iowa | Patrick Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 48-56 |
| 08:51 | Southern Illinois | Zhong Zhao gets the rebound | 48-56 |
| 08:34 | Southern Illinois | Eric Butler can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 48-56 |
| 08:33 | Northern Iowa | Jack Mertens grabs the defensive rebound | 48-56 |
| 08:19 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Watlington is called for traveling | 48-56 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Michael Southworth (SG) Patrick Davis | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Richard Difranco (SG), Joel Hurst (C) Allen Schwald, Eric Butler | |
| 07:58 | Southern Illinois | Richard Difranco's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-56 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Joey Carr (PG) Jack Mertens | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Jeremiah Franks (SG), Eric Butler (SF), Michael Elledge (PF) Richard Difranco, Matthew Maize, Joel Hurst | |
| 07:51 | Northern Iowa | Eric Butler steps in front of the Ronald Watlington pass | 48-56 |
| 07:46 | Southern Illinois | Eric Butler can't finish the layup | 48-56 |
| 07:45 | Southern Illinois | Jeremiah Franks tips it in | 48-58 |
| 07:21 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Watlington's floater is tipped away by Eric Butler | 48-58 |
| 07:19 | Southern Illinois | Eric Butler snags the defensive board | 48-58 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Joey Carr (fresh) 2 pts. 7 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Southworth (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. SF - Paul Bruce (fresh) PF - Ronald Watlington (tiring) 26 pts. 12 reb. 2 blk. C - Kyle Wilson (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - David Ferrill (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jeremiah Franks (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eric Butler (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. PF - Michael Elledge (fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. C - Zhong Zhao (fairly fresh) 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 07:12 | Southern Illinois | Jeremiah Franks is whistled for traveling | 48-58 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Patrick Davis (SG), Timothy Solomon (C) Paul Bruce, Kyle Wilson | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Allen Schwald (PG), Richard Difranco (SG), Matthew Maize (SF), Joel Hurst (C) David Ferrill, Jeremiah Franks, Eric Butler, Zhong Zhao | |
| 06:55 | Northern Iowa | Michael Southworth scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 50-58 |
| 06:30 | Southern Illinois | Michael Elledge is hacked by Ronald Watlington - foul #2 on Ronald Watlington, team foul #6 | 50-58 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Paul Bruce (SF), Kyle Wilson (C) Michael Southworth, Ronald Watlington | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | David Ferrill (PG), Jeremiah Franks (SG), Zhong Zhao (C) Allen Schwald, Richard Difranco, Joel Hurst | |
| 06:16 | Southern Illinois | Matthew Maize blows the layup but he's hacked by Patrick Davis - foul #3 on Patrick Davis, team foul #7 | 50-58 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Richard Difranco (SG) Jeremiah Franks | |
| 06:16 | Southern Illinois | Matthew Maize makes the 1st free throw | 50-59 |
| 06:16 | Southern Illinois | Matthew Maize makes the 2nd free throw | 50-60 |
| 05:53 | Northern Iowa | Timothy Solomon is called for a charge - foul #4 on Timothy Solomon, team foul #8 | 50-60 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jack Mertens (PG) Joey Carr | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Jeremiah Franks (SG), Eric Butler (SF), Joel Hurst (C) Richard Difranco, Matthew Maize, Zhong Zhao | |
| 05:31 | Southern Illinois | Eric Butler hits a 3 from the right wing set up by Jeremiah Franks | 50-63 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 05:20 | Northern Iowa | Jack Mertens drills a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Patrick Davis | 52-63 |
| 04:56 | Southern Illinois | Eric Butler throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-63 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Joey Carr (PG), Michael Southworth (SG), Ronald Watlington (PF) Jack Mertens, Patrick Davis, Kyle Wilson | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Richard Difranco (SG), Matthew Maize (SF), Zhong Zhao (C) Jeremiah Franks, Eric Butler, Joel Hurst | |
| 04:47 | Northern Iowa | Michael Southworth misses badly on a shot in the lane | 52-63 |
| 04:46 | Southern Illinois | Richard Difranco grabs the board | 52-63 |
| 04:26 | Southern Illinois | Zhong Zhao hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt near the basket | 52-63 |
| 04:25 | Northern Iowa | Michael Southworth gets the rebound | 52-63 |
| 04:09 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Watlington misses the dunk | 52-63 |
| 04:08 | Southern Illinois | David Ferrill grabs the board | 52-63 |
| 03:46 | Southern Illinois | Richard Difranco clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 52-63 |
| 03:45 | Southern Illinois | Matthew Maize gets the offensive rebound | 52-63 |
| 03:32 | Southern Illinois | David Ferrill lays it in set up by Richard Difranco | 52-65 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:15 | Northern Iowa | Michael Elledge swats the short shot by Michael Southworth | 52-65 |
| 03:13 | Southern Illinois | Zhong Zhao gets the rebound | 52-65 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Joey Carr (fresh) 2 pts. 7 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Southworth (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. SF - Paul Bruce (fairly fresh) PF - Ronald Watlington (tiring) 26 pts. 12 reb. 2 blk. C - Timothy Solomon (fairly fresh) 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - David Ferrill (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SG - Richard Difranco (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SF - Matthew Maize (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Elledge (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - Zhong Zhao (fairly fresh) 8 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 03:07 | Southern Illinois | Matthew Maize misses long on a jumper from the left block | 52-65 |
| 03:05 | Northern Iowa | Joey Carr pulls down the rebound | 52-65 |
| 02:52 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Watlington comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 52-65 |
| 02:50 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Michael Elledge | 52-65 |
| 02:28 | Southern Illinois | Michael Southworth is called for the reach on Richard Difranco - foul #1 on Michael Southworth, team foul #9 | 52-65 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jack Mertens (PG), William Malin (SF), Ali Dover (PF) Joey Carr, Michael Southworth, Ronald Watlington | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Jeremiah Franks (PG), Jason Marshall (SF), Eric Butler (PF) David Ferrill, Matthew Maize, Michael Elledge | |
| 02:28 | Southern Illinois | Richard Difranco makes the 1st free throw | 52-66 |
| 02:28 | Southern Illinois | Richard Difranco makes the 2nd free throw | 52-67 |
| 02:12 | Northern Iowa | Jack Mertens drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Timothy Solomon and the foul's on Zhong Zhao - foul #4 on Zhong Zhao, team foul #4 | 54-67 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Allen Schwald (SG) Richard Difranco | |
| 02:12 | Northern Iowa | Jack Mertens makes the free throw | 55-67 |
| 01:50 | Southern Illinois | Jeremiah Franks misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 55-67 |
| 01:49 | Southern Illinois | Eric Butler misses the tip | 55-67 |
| 01:48 | Northern Iowa | William Malin pulls down the rebound | 55-67 |
| 01:42 | Northern Iowa | Jack Mertens can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 55-67 |
| 01:41 | Southern Illinois | Zhong Zhao pulls down the rebound | 55-67 |
| 01:21 | Southern Illinois | A charge is called on Zhong Zhao - foul #5 on Zhong Zhao, team foul #5 | 55-67 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Ferdinand Hernandez (PF) Zhong Zhao | |
| 01:03 | Northern Iowa | Jack Mertens buries a fadeaway from the free throw line | 57-67 |
| 00:55 | Southern Illinois | Allen Schwald loses the ball out of bounds | 57-67 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:49 | Northern Iowa | Jack Mertens hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 57-67 |
| 00:48 | Southern Illinois | Ferdinand Hernandez grabs the defensive rebound | 57-67 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:46 | Southern Illinois | Ferdinand Hernandez is fouled in the backcourt by Paul Bruce - foul #2 on Paul Bruce, team foul #10 | 57-67 |
| 00:46 | Southern Illinois | Ferdinand Hernandez makes the 1st free throw | 57-68 |
| 00:46 | Southern Illinois | Ferdinand Hernandez makes the 2nd free throw | 57-69 |
| 00:41 | Northern Iowa | Paul Bruce is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Paul Bruce, team foul #11 | 57-69 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:21 | Southern Illinois | Eric Butler misses short on a jump hook near the basket but the foul's on Ali Dover - foul #1 on Ali Dover, team foul #12 | 57-69 |
| 00:21 | Southern Illinois | Eric Butler makes the 1st free throw | 57-70 |
| 00:21 | Southern Illinois | Eric Butler makes the 2nd free throw | 57-71 |
| 00:13 | Northern Iowa | Jeremiah Franks steps in front of the Ali Dover pass | 57-71 |
| 00:00 | Southern Illinois | Jeremiah Franks runs out the clock | 57-71 |