| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Clement Fields (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Bernard Alexander (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Roland Jones (fresh) PF - Jonathon Sloan (fresh) 2 reb. C - Hubert Callahan (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Micah Clabaugh (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Edward Maxfield (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Harvey Hansen (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Michael Motley (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Steven Vess (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northern Iowa | Roland Jones inbounds the ball | 37-35 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:54 | Northern Iowa | Steven Vess takes the ball from Bernard Alexander in the backcourt | 37-35 |
| 19:44 | Eastern Illinois | Hubert Callahan swats the short shot by Michael Motley | 37-35 |
| 19:43 | Eastern Illinois | Harvey Hansen gets the offensive rebound | 37-35 |
| 19:25 | Eastern Illinois | Micah Clabaugh makes the 3 from the right wing set up by Edward Maxfield | 37-38 |
| 19:22 | Northern Iowa | Roland Jones's pass is intercepted by Harvey Hansen in the backcourt | 37-38 |
| 19:02 | Eastern Illinois | Harvey Hansen scores on a floater from the right wing set up by Edward Maxfield | 37-40 |
| 18:46 | Northern Iowa | Clement Fields is hacked by Micah Clabaugh - foul #2 on Micah Clabaugh, team foul #1 | 37-40 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | John Renteria (SF), Shawn Winger (C) Harvey Hansen, Steven Vess | |
| 18:39 | Northern Iowa | Hubert Callahan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-40 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Charlie Stoner (C) Hubert Callahan | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 18:16 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Motley misses short on a fadeaway from the right block | 37-40 |
| 18:14 | Northern Iowa | Roland Jones pulls down the rebound | 37-40 |
| 17:53 | Northern Iowa | Clement Fields hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 37-40 |
| 17:52 | Eastern Illinois | Edward Maxfield gets the rebound | 37-40 |
| 17:45 | Eastern Illinois | Edward Maxfield is hacked by Clement Fields - foul #2 on Clement Fields, team foul #1 | 37-40 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Tavares (PG), Paul Quesenberry (SG), Laurence Jin (SF), Raymond Lingenfelter (C) Clement Fields, Bernard Alexander, Roland Jones, Jonathon Sloan | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Harvey Hansen (SF) Michael Motley | |
| 17:30 | Eastern Illinois | Edward Maxfield is fouled on the floor by Paul Quesenberry - foul #3 on Paul Quesenberry, team foul #2 | 37-40 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jordan Remsberg (PG), Hubert Callahan (C) Paul Quesenberry, Raymond Lingenfelter | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Steven Vess (C) Shawn Winger | |
| 17:12 | Eastern Illinois | Harvey Hansen is fouled on the floor by Hubert Callahan - foul #2 on Hubert Callahan, team foul #3 | 37-40 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Michael Motley (PF) John Renteria | |
| 17:00 | Eastern Illinois | Harvey Hansen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-40 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Gomberg (PF) Charlie Stoner | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 16:52 | Northern Iowa | Laurence Jin misses long on an open jumper from the right block | 37-40 |
| 16:51 | Eastern Illinois | Micah Clabaugh gets the rebound | 37-40 |
| 16:45 | Eastern Illinois | Harvey Hansen comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 37-40 |
| 16:43 | Eastern Illinois | Micah Clabaugh tips it home | 37-42 |
| 16:29 | Northern Iowa | Robert Tavares makes the jumpshot from the left side and he's fouled by Micah Clabaugh - foul #3 on Micah Clabaugh, team foul #2 | 39-42 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Clement Fields (PG), Raymond Lingenfelter (C) Jordan Remsberg, Hubert Callahan | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Charles Vail (PG) Micah Clabaugh | |
| 16:29 | Northern Iowa | Robert Tavares makes the free throw | 40-42 |
| 16:02 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Vess misses short on a runner in the paint | 40-42 |
| 16:01 | Eastern Illinois | Harvey Hansen pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-42 |
| 15:48 | Eastern Illinois | Edward Maxfield makes the 3pt shot from the left wing | 40-45 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Clement Fields (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Robert Tavares (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Laurence Jin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - James Gomberg (fresh) 3 pts. C - Raymond Lingenfelter (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Charles Vail (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - Edward Maxfield (tiring) 8 pts. 5 ast. SF - Harvey Hansen (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Michael Motley (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Steven Vess (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:35 | Northern Iowa | Robert Tavares knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by James Gomberg | 43-45 |
| 15:28 | Eastern Illinois | Edward Maxfield comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-45 |
| 15:26 | Northern Iowa | Clement Fields grabs the defensive rebound | 43-45 |
| 15:24 | Northern Iowa | Robert Tavares throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 43-45 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Paul Quesenberry (PG), Bernard Alexander (SG), Roland Jones (SF), Jonathon Sloan (PF), Charlie Stoner (C) Clement Fields, Robert Tavares, Laurence Jin, James Gomberg, Raymond Lingenfelter | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Lawrence Caldwell (SG), John Renteria (SF), Louis Drost (PF), Shawn Winger (C) Edward Maxfield, Harvey Hansen, Michael Motley, Steven Vess | |
| 15:11 | Eastern Illinois | Lawrence Caldwell is whistled for a charge - foul #4 on Lawrence Caldwell, team foul #3 | 43-45 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Edward Maxfield (SG) Lawrence Caldwell | |
| 14:49 | Northern Iowa | Roland Jones drills a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Paul Quesenberry | 45-45 |
| 14:44 | Eastern Illinois | Jonathon Sloan steals it from Charles Vail | 45-45 |
| 14:41 | Northern Iowa | John Renteria picks off the pass by Roland Jones in the backcourt | 45-45 |
| 14:30 | Eastern Illinois | Shawn Winger misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 45-45 |
| 14:28 | Eastern Illinois | John Renteria tips it but misses | 45-45 |
| 14:27 | Eastern Illinois | Shawn Winger grabs the offensive rebound | 45-45 |
| 14:10 | Eastern Illinois | Louis Drost connects on the floater from the right side on a great pass from Edward Maxfield | 45-47 |
| 13:57 | Northern Iowa | Paul Quesenberry buries a floater from the left side | 47-47 |
| 13:51 | Eastern Illinois | Charlie Stoner is called for the reach on Edward Maxfield - foul #3 on Charlie Stoner, team foul #4 | 47-47 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Clement Fields (PG), Raymond Lingenfelter (PF), Hubert Callahan (C) Paul Quesenberry, Jonathon Sloan, Charlie Stoner | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Harvey Hansen (SF), Michael Motley (PF), Steven Vess (C) Charles Vail, John Renteria, Shawn Winger | |
| 13:36 | Eastern Illinois | Louis Drost misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 47-47 |
| 13:35 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Bernard Alexander | 47-47 |
| 13:32 | Northern Iowa | Clement Fields loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 47-47 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Tavares (SG), James Gomberg (PF) Bernard Alexander, Raymond Lingenfelter | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 13:16 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Motley knocks in the 3 from the right wing | 47-50 |
| 12:56 | Northern Iowa | Roland Jones misses long on an open turnaround in the lane | 47-50 |
| 12:54 | Northern Iowa | Hubert Callahan gets the offensive rebound | 47-50 |
| 12:36 | Northern Iowa | Clement Fields buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Tavares | 50-50 |
| 12:32 | Eastern Illinois | Edward Maxfield clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 50-50 |
| 12:30 | Northern Iowa | Hubert Callahan pulls down the rebound | 50-50 |
| 12:28 | Northern Iowa | Clement Fields is hacked by Michael Motley in the backcourt - foul #1 on Michael Motley, team foul #4 | 50-50 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Bernard Alexander (SG), Paul Quesenberry (SF), Jonathon Sloan (PF), Raymond Lingenfelter (C) Robert Tavares, Roland Jones, James Gomberg, Hubert Callahan | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Charles Vail (PG), John Renteria (SF) Louis Drost, Harvey Hansen | |
| 12:11 | Northern Iowa | Bernard Alexander can't finish the layup | 50-50 |
| 12:09 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Edward Maxfield | 50-50 |
| 12:05 | Eastern Illinois | Edward Maxfield comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 50-50 |
| 12:04 | Northern Iowa | Bernard Alexander grabs the board | 50-50 |
| 12:00 | Northern Iowa | Bernard Alexander is hacked by Edward Maxfield in the backcourt - foul #3 on Edward Maxfield, team foul #5 | 50-50 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Tavares (PG), Charlie Stoner (C) Clement Fields, Raymond Lingenfelter | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Micah Clabaugh (SG), Shawn Winger (C) Edward Maxfield, Steven Vess | |
| 11:51 | Northern Iowa | Jonathon Sloan comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 50-50 |
| 11:50 | Eastern Illinois | Micah Clabaugh grabs the defensive rebound | 50-50 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Robert Tavares (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bernard Alexander (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Paul Quesenberry (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Jonathon Sloan (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Charlie Stoner (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Charles Vail (tiring) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - Micah Clabaugh (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. SF - John Renteria (fresh) PF - Michael Motley (tiring) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Shawn Winger (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:46 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Vail clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 50-50 |
| 11:44 | Northern Iowa | Jonathon Sloan snags the defensive board | 50-50 |
| 11:26 | Northern Iowa | Bernard Alexander misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 50-50 |
| 11:24 | Eastern Illinois | Shawn Winger pulls down the rebound | 50-50 |
| 11:20 | Eastern Illinois | John Renteria loses the ball out of bounds | 50-50 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jordan Remsberg (PG), Laurence Jin (SF), Raymond Lingenfelter (C) Bernard Alexander, Paul Quesenberry, Jonathon Sloan | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Louis Drost (SG), Harvey Hansen (SF), Steven Vess (C) Micah Clabaugh, Michael Motley, Shawn Winger | |
| 11:10 | Northern Iowa | Raymond Lingenfelter is denied on a layup by John Renteria | 50-50 |
| 11:08 | Northern Iowa | Charlie Stoner snags the offensive board | 50-50 |
| 11:00 | Northern Iowa | Charlie Stoner hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Laurence Jin | 52-50 |
| 10:41 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Tavares picks off the pass by Harvey Hansen | 52-50 |
| 10:38 | Northern Iowa | Robert Tavares lays it up and in | 54-50 |
| 10:21 | Eastern Illinois | The 3pt attempt by Harvey Hansen is denied by Charlie Stoner | 54-50 |
| 10:20 | Northern Iowa | Robert Tavares gets the rebound | 54-50 |
| 10:00 | Northern Iowa | Charlie Stoner misses short on a floater from the left block but he's fouled by John Renteria - foul #3 on John Renteria, team foul #6 | 54-50 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Clement Fields (PG), Bernard Alexander (SG), Paul Quesenberry (SF), Hubert Callahan (C) Jordan Remsberg, Robert Tavares, Laurence Jin, Raymond Lingenfelter | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Edward Maxfield (SG), Micah Clabaugh (SF), Michael Motley (PF), Shawn Winger (C) Charles Vail, Harvey Hansen, John Renteria, Steven Vess | |
| 10:00 | Northern Iowa | Charlie Stoner makes the 1st free throw | 55-50 |
| 10:00 | Northern Iowa | Charlie Stoner makes the 2nd free throw | 56-50 |
| 09:41 | Eastern Illinois | Edward Maxfield misses short on a floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Hubert Callahan - foul #3 on Hubert Callahan, team foul #5 | 56-50 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jonathon Sloan (PF) Charlie Stoner | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 09:41 | Eastern Illinois | Edward Maxfield makes the 1st free throw | 56-51 |
| 09:41 | Eastern Illinois | Edward Maxfield makes the 2nd free throw | 56-52 |
| 09:24 | Northern Iowa | Clement Fields misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 56-52 |
| 09:22 | Eastern Illinois | Micah Clabaugh grabs the defensive rebound | 56-52 |
| 09:17 | Eastern Illinois | Edward Maxfield can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 56-52 |
| 09:16 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Clement Fields | 56-52 |
| 09:14 | Northern Iowa | Bernard Alexander is fouled in the backcourt by Edward Maxfield - foul #4 on Edward Maxfield, team foul #7 | 56-52 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Harvey Hansen (SF), Steven Vess (C) Edward Maxfield, Shawn Winger | |
| 09:14 | Northern Iowa | Bernard Alexander misses the 1st free throw | 56-52 |
| 09:14 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Vess grabs the board | 56-52 |
| 09:10 | Eastern Illinois | Louis Drost travels with the ball | 56-52 |
| 08:56 | Northern Iowa | Hubert Callahan misses short on an open jump hook from the baseline | 56-52 |
| 08:55 | Northern Iowa | Clement Fields grabs the offensive rebound | 56-52 |
| 08:40 | Northern Iowa | Paul Quesenberry misses the dunk | 56-52 |
| 08:39 | Eastern Illinois | Micah Clabaugh gets the rebound | 56-52 |
| 08:34 | Eastern Illinois | Clement Fields picks off the pass by Micah Clabaugh | 56-52 |
| 08:31 | Northern Iowa | Bernard Alexander jams it on a nice dish by Clement Fields | 58-52 |
| 08:23 | Eastern Illinois | Harvey Hansen misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 58-52 |
| 08:22 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Jonathon Sloan | 58-52 |
| 08:04 | Northern Iowa | Hubert Callahan is by himself and knocks in the jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Clement Fields | 60-52 |
| 07:54 | Eastern Illinois | Louis Drost misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 60-52 |
| 07:52 | Northern Iowa | Jonathon Sloan gets the rebound | 60-52 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Clement Fields (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bernard Alexander (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Paul Quesenberry (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Jonathon Sloan (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Hubert Callahan (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Louis Drost (tired) 7 pts. 3 pf. SG - Micah Clabaugh (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. SF - Harvey Hansen (tired) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Michael Motley (tired) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Steven Vess (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:30 | Northern Iowa | Bernard Alexander makes the wide open jump hook from close range set up by Paul Quesenberry | 62-52 |
| 07:30 | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 62-52 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Tavares (SG), Roland Jones (SF), Charlie Stoner (PF), Raymond Lingenfelter (C) Bernard Alexander, Paul Quesenberry, Jonathon Sloan, Hubert Callahan | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Charles Vail (PG), Edward Maxfield (SG), Lawrence Caldwell (SF), John Renteria (PF), Shawn Winger (C) Louis Drost, Micah Clabaugh, Harvey Hansen, Michael Motley, Steven Vess | |
| 07:08 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Vail misses the floater from the right wing | 62-52 |
| 07:07 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Vail gets the offensive rebound | 62-52 |
| 06:54 | Eastern Illinois | Edward Maxfield throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-52 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Laurence Jin (SG) Clement Fields | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 06:52 | Northern Iowa | Edward Maxfield takes the ball from Robert Tavares in the backcourt | 62-52 |
| 06:43 | Eastern Illinois | Edward Maxfield makes the jumper from just outside the lane | 62-54 |
| 06:41 | Northern Iowa | Robert Tavares is fouled in the backcourt by Lawrence Caldwell - foul #5 on Lawrence Caldwell, team foul #8 | 62-54 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Michael Motley (PF) Lawrence Caldwell | |
| 06:41 | Northern Iowa | Robert Tavares makes the 1st free throw | 63-54 |
| 06:41 | Northern Iowa | Robert Tavares makes the 2nd free throw | 64-54 |
| 06:31 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Motley's pass is intercepted by Laurence Jin | 64-54 |
| 06:08 | Northern Iowa | Shawn Winger blocks the short jumper by Charlie Stoner | 64-54 |
| 06:07 | Eastern Illinois | John Renteria grabs the board | 64-54 |
| 06:02 | Eastern Illinois | John Renteria makes the fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Charles Vail | 64-56 |
| 05:50 | Northern Iowa | Laurence Jin comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 64-56 |
| 05:49 | Eastern Illinois | Shawn Winger gets the rebound | 64-56 |
| 05:43 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Motley hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 64-56 |
| 05:41 | Northern Iowa | Roland Jones pulls down the rebound | 64-56 |
| 05:26 | Northern Iowa | Roland Jones misses badly on the uncontested turnaround near the basket | 64-56 |
| 05:24 | Eastern Illinois | Edward Maxfield pulls down the rebound | 64-56 |
| 05:19 | Eastern Illinois | Edward Maxfield is fouled on the floor by Robert Tavares - foul #3 on Robert Tavares, team foul #6 | 64-56 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Clement Fields (PG), Bernard Alexander (SG), Paul Quesenberry (SF), Jonathon Sloan (PF), Hubert Callahan (C) Robert Tavares, Laurence Jin, Roland Jones, Charlie Stoner, Raymond Lingenfelter | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Louis Drost (PG), Harvey Hansen (SF), Micah Clabaugh (PF), Steven Vess (C) Charles Vail, John Renteria, Michael Motley, Shawn Winger | |
| 05:04 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Vess misses the lay-in | 64-56 |
| 05:02 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Vess gets the offensive rebound | 64-56 |
| 04:51 | Eastern Illinois | Louis Drost misses the lay-in | 64-56 |
| 04:50 | Northern Iowa | Bernard Alexander grabs the defensive rebound | 64-56 |
| 04:38 | Northern Iowa | Jonathon Sloan misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 64-56 |
| 04:37 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Steven Vess | 64-56 |
| 04:33 | Eastern Illinois | Louis Drost misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 64-56 |
| 04:31 | Eastern Illinois | Micah Clabaugh hits the follow up shot | 64-58 |
| 04:12 | Northern Iowa | Clement Fields hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 64-58 |
| 04:10 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Vess grabs the board | 64-58 |
| 04:06 | Eastern Illinois | Louis Drost misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 64-58 |
| 04:05 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Hubert Callahan | 64-58 |
| 03:42 | Northern Iowa | Clement Fields knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Bernard Alexander and he's fouled by Louis Drost - foul #4 on Louis Drost, team foul #9 | 66-58 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Tavares (SG), Laurence Jin (SF), James Gomberg (PF) Bernard Alexander, Paul Quesenberry, Jonathon Sloan | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Charles Vail (PG), Michael Motley (PF) Louis Drost, Harvey Hansen | |
| 03:42 | Northern Iowa | Clement Fields makes the free throw | 67-58 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Clement Fields (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Tavares (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Laurence Jin (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Gomberg (fresh) 3 pts. C - Hubert Callahan (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Charles Vail (tired) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Edward Maxfield (tired) 12 pts. 6 ast. 4 pf. SF - Micah Clabaugh (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. PF - Michael Motley (tiring) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Steven Vess (tiring) 5 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:33 | Eastern Illinois | Micah Clabaugh misses long on a fadeaway near the basket | 67-58 |
| 03:31 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Hubert Callahan | 67-58 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:06 | Northern Iowa | Robert Tavares hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumper from the left wing | 67-58 |
| 03:05 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Steven Vess | 67-58 |
| 03:01 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Vail misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 67-58 |
| 02:59 | Eastern Illinois | Micah Clabaugh gets the offensive rebound | 67-58 |
| 02:59 | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 67-58 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Bernard Alexander (SG), Roland Jones (SF), Jonathon Sloan (PF), Charlie Stoner (C) Robert Tavares, Laurence Jin, James Gomberg, Hubert Callahan | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Louis Drost (PG), John Renteria (SF), Shawn Winger (C) Charles Vail, Micah Clabaugh, Steven Vess | |
| 02:51 | Eastern Illinois | Edward Maxfield misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 67-58 |
| 02:49 | Northern Iowa | Jonathon Sloan gets the rebound | 67-58 |
| 02:28 | Northern Iowa | Clement Fields connects on the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Bernard Alexander | 70-58 |
| 02:10 | Eastern Illinois | John Renteria is fouled on the floor by Roland Jones - foul #3 on Roland Jones, team foul #7 | 70-58 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Tavares (PG), Paul Quesenberry (SG), Laurence Jin (SF), Raymond Lingenfelter (C) Clement Fields, Bernard Alexander, Roland Jones, Jonathon Sloan | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Micah Clabaugh (PF) Michael Motley | |
| 02:10 | Eastern Illinois | John Renteria makes the 1st free throw | 70-59 |
| 02:10 | Eastern Illinois | John Renteria makes the 2nd free throw | 70-60 |
| 02:07 | Northern Iowa | Micah Clabaugh steals the ball from Raymond Lingenfelter in the backcourt | 70-60 |
| 01:50 | Eastern Illinois | Charlie Stoner takes the ball from John Renteria | 70-60 |
| 01:36 | Northern Iowa | Louis Drost steps in front of the Paul Quesenberry pass | 70-60 |
| 01:17 | Eastern Illinois | Charlie Stoner steals it from Louis Drost | 70-60 |
| 00:48 | Northern Iowa | Raymond Lingenfelter buries a runner in the paint on a nice dish by Paul Quesenberry | 72-60 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:43 | Eastern Illinois | John Renteria can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 72-60 |
| 00:41 | Northern Iowa | Robert Tavares gets the rebound | 72-60 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:13 | Northern Iowa | Charlie Stoner is alone and drills a floater from the right block on a great pass from Paul Quesenberry | 74-60 |
| 00:08 | Eastern Illinois | John Renteria misses the jump hook in the paint | 74-60 |
| 00:07 | Eastern Illinois | Micah Clabaugh grabs the offensive board | 74-60 |
| 00:05 | Eastern Illinois | Louis Drost clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 74-60 |
| 00:03 | Northern Iowa | Paul Quesenberry gets the rebound | 74-60 |
| 00:00 | Northern Iowa | Robert Tavares runs out the clock | 74-60 |