| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Kurt Malbrough (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Jason Bologna (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Vierthaler (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ernest Clausing (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Wesley Blume (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Shannon Brookes (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Harold Woodring (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bernard Jones (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Holm (fresh) 4 pts. C - Bradley Judd (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Northern Iowa | Robert Vierthaler inbounds the ball | 25-32 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:42 | Northern Iowa | Ernest Clausing can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 25-32 |
| 19:40 | Northern Iowa | Wesley Blume pulls down the offensive rebound | 25-32 |
| 19:35 | Northern Iowa | Ernest Clausing misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 25-32 |
| 19:33 | Southern Illinois | John Holm pulls down the rebound | 25-32 |
| 19:11 | Southern Illinois | Bernard Jones misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 25-32 |
| 19:10 | Northern Iowa | Kurt Malbrough grabs the defensive rebound | 25-32 |
| 18:50 | Northern Iowa | Jason Bologna scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Kurt Malbrough | 28-32 |
| 18:32 | Southern Illinois | Harold Woodring makes the 3 pointer from the left corner | 28-35 |
| 18:18 | Northern Iowa | Harold Woodring picks off the pass by Jason Bologna | 28-35 |
| 17:55 | Southern Illinois | Bernard Jones misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 28-35 |
| 17:53 | Northern Iowa | Ernest Clausing grabs the defensive rebound | 28-35 |
| 17:40 | Northern Iowa | The short jumper by Ernest Clausing is denied by John Holm | 28-35 |
| 17:39 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Bradley Judd | 28-35 |
| 17:27 | Southern Illinois | Bernard Jones buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 28-37 |
| 17:07 | Northern Iowa | Robert Vierthaler blows the layup | 28-37 |
| 17:06 | Northern Iowa | Kurt Malbrough grabs the offensive rebound | 28-37 |
| 16:56 | Northern Iowa | Jason Bologna scores on a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Kurt Malbrough | 31-37 |
| 16:35 | Southern Illinois | Bradley Judd's dunk attempt is rejected by Ernest Clausing | 31-37 |
| 16:34 | Northern Iowa | Kurt Malbrough snags the defensive board | 31-37 |
| 16:14 | Northern Iowa | Kurt Malbrough drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Jason Bologna | 34-37 |
| 16:03 | Southern Illinois | John Holm misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 34-37 |
| 16:01 | Northern Iowa | Kurt Malbrough pulls down the rebound | 34-37 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Kurt Malbrough (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Jason Bologna (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Vierthaler (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ernest Clausing (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. C - Wesley Blume (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Shannon Brookes (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Harold Woodring (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bernard Jones (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Holm (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Bradley Judd (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:43 | Northern Iowa | Bernard Jones picks off the pass by Kurt Malbrough | 34-37 |
| 15:39 | Southern Illinois | Harold Woodring lays it up and in on a nice dish by Bernard Jones | 34-39 |
| 15:33 | Northern Iowa | Kurt Malbrough drills a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Jason Bologna | 36-39 |
| 15:09 | Southern Illinois | Bernard Jones's layup is rejected by Ernest Clausing | 36-39 |
| 15:07 | Northern Iowa | Jason Bologna grabs the board | 36-39 |
| 15:05 | Northern Iowa | Harold Woodring steps in front of the Kurt Malbrough pass in the backcourt | 36-39 |
| 15:02 | Southern Illinois | Harold Woodring blows the layup | 36-39 |
| 15:00 | Southern Illinois | John Holm grabs the offensive rebound | 36-39 |
| 14:44 | Southern Illinois | Harold Woodring is fouled on the floor by Wesley Blume - foul #1 on Wesley Blume, team foul #1 | 36-39 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Paul Lancaster (PG), Micheal Woods (SG), Denver Rice (SF), Sammy Huskey (PF), Thomas Sloss (C) Kurt Malbrough, Jason Bologna, Robert Vierthaler, Ernest Clausing, Wesley Blume | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Darwin Cortes (PG), Robert Harriss (SG), Randal Cedeno (SF), Dan Maughan (PF), Adam Suleski (C) Shannon Brookes, Harold Woodring, Bernard Jones, John Holm, Bradley Judd | |
| 14:38 | Southern Illinois | Dan Maughan is hacked by Sammy Huskey - foul #2 on Sammy Huskey, team foul #2 | 36-39 |
| 14:20 | Southern Illinois | Darwin Cortes buries a jumpshot from the free throw line | 36-41 |
| 14:01 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Sloss is fouled on the floor by Darwin Cortes - foul #1 on Darwin Cortes, team foul #1 | 36-41 |
| 13:49 | Northern Iowa | Denver Rice comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 36-41 |
| 13:48 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Adam Suleski | 36-41 |
| 13:34 | Southern Illinois | Robert Harriss knocks in the 3 from the left wing | 36-44 |
| 13:13 | Northern Iowa | Micheal Woods loses the ball out of bounds | 36-44 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Kurt Malbrough (PG) Micheal Woods | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Harold Woodring (SG) Robert Harriss | |
| 13:05 | Southern Illinois | Harold Woodring misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 36-44 |
| 13:04 | Northern Iowa | Kurt Malbrough gets the rebound | 36-44 |
| 12:44 | Northern Iowa | Kurt Malbrough can't finish the layup | 36-44 |
| 12:42 | Southern Illinois | Adam Suleski pulls down the rebound | 36-44 |
| 12:37 | Southern Illinois | Harold Woodring clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 36-44 |
| 12:35 | Southern Illinois | Dan Maughan grabs the offensive rebound | 36-44 |
| 12:22 | Southern Illinois | Adam Suleski makes the jumper from just outside the lane | 36-46 |
| 11:59 | Northern Iowa | Kurt Malbrough knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Paul Lancaster | 39-46 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Kurt Malbrough (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Paul Lancaster (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Denver Rice (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Sammy Huskey (fresh) 2 pts. C - Thomas Sloss (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Darwin Cortes (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Harold Woodring (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Randal Cedeno (fresh) PF - Dan Maughan (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Adam Suleski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Southern Illinois | Darwin Cortes drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Harold Woodring | 39-49 |
| 11:16 | Northern Iowa | Denver Rice loses the ball out of bounds | 39-49 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jason Bologna (SG), Robert Vierthaler (SF), Ernest Clausing (PF), Wesley Blume (C) Paul Lancaster, Denver Rice, Sammy Huskey, Thomas Sloss | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Shannon Brookes (PG), Bernard Jones (SF), John Holm (PF), Bradley Judd (C) Harold Woodring, Randal Cedeno, Dan Maughan, Adam Suleski | |
| 10:59 | Southern Illinois | Bradley Judd comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 39-49 |
| 10:58 | Southern Illinois | Darwin Cortes gets the offensive rebound | 39-49 |
| 10:45 | Southern Illinois | Darwin Cortes can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 39-49 |
| 10:44 | Northern Iowa | Wesley Blume pulls down the rebound | 39-49 |
| 10:40 | Northern Iowa | Kurt Malbrough is hacked by John Holm - foul #1 on John Holm, team foul #2 | 39-49 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Robert Harriss (SG) Darwin Cortes | |
| 10:31 | Northern Iowa | Ernest Clausing can't connect on a jumper near the basket but the foul's on Bradley Judd - foul #1 on Bradley Judd, team foul #3 | 39-49 |
| 10:31 | Northern Iowa | Ernest Clausing makes the 1st free throw | 40-49 |
| 10:31 | Northern Iowa | Ernest Clausing makes the 2nd free throw | 41-49 |
| 10:12 | Southern Illinois | Jason Bologna steals the ball from John Holm | 41-49 |
| 09:45 | Northern Iowa | Jason Bologna clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 41-49 |
| 09:43 | Northern Iowa | Ernest Clausing tips it in | 43-49 |
| 09:23 | Southern Illinois | Bernard Jones hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline but he's fouled by Robert Vierthaler - foul #1 on Robert Vierthaler, team foul #3 | 43-49 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Paul Lancaster (PG) Kurt Malbrough | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Harold Woodring (SG) Robert Harriss | |
| 09:23 | Southern Illinois | Bernard Jones makes the 1st free throw | 43-50 |
| 09:23 | Southern Illinois | Bernard Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 43-50 |
| 09:23 | Northern Iowa | Robert Vierthaler snags the defensive board | 43-50 |
| 09:11 | Northern Iowa | Paul Lancaster can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 43-50 |
| 09:09 | Southern Illinois | John Holm snags the defensive board | 43-50 |
| 08:51 | Southern Illinois | Shannon Brookes misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 43-50 |
| 08:50 | Southern Illinois | Bradley Judd tips it back up and in | 43-52 |
| 08:37 | Northern Iowa | John Holm steals the ball from Robert Vierthaler | 43-52 |
| 08:15 | Southern Illinois | Bernard Jones misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 43-52 |
| 08:14 | Southern Illinois | Bradley Judd misses the tip | 43-52 |
| 08:12 | Southern Illinois | Bradley Judd pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-52 |
| 07:55 | Southern Illinois | Bradley Judd is hacked by Jason Bologna - foul #3 on Jason Bologna, team foul #4 | 43-52 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Kurt Malbrough (PG), Denver Rice (SF), Sammy Huskey (PF), Thomas Sloss (C) Jason Bologna, Robert Vierthaler, Ernest Clausing, Wesley Blume | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Darwin Cortes (PG), Randal Cedeno (SF), Dan Maughan (PF), Adam Suleski (C) Shannon Brookes, Bernard Jones, John Holm, Bradley Judd | |
| 07:50 | Southern Illinois | Darwin Cortes is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Darwin Cortes, team foul #4 | 43-52 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Kurt Malbrough (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Paul Lancaster (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Denver Rice (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Sammy Huskey (fresh) 2 pts. C - Thomas Sloss (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Darwin Cortes (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Harold Woodring (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Randal Cedeno (fresh) PF - Dan Maughan (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Adam Suleski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:33 | Northern Iowa | Kurt Malbrough misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 43-52 |
| 07:32 | Southern Illinois | Harold Woodring grabs the board | 43-52 |
| 07:08 | Southern Illinois | Randal Cedeno hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 43-52 |
| 07:07 | Southern Illinois | Adam Suleski snags the offensive board | 43-52 |
| 06:47 | Southern Illinois | Harold Woodring hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 43-52 |
| 06:46 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Sammy Huskey | 43-52 |
| 06:32 | Northern Iowa | Denver Rice misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 43-52 |
| 06:30 | Northern Iowa | Sammy Huskey tips it back up and in | 45-52 |
| 06:11 | Southern Illinois | Sammy Huskey steals it from Dan Maughan | 45-52 |
| 05:52 | Northern Iowa | Kurt Malbrough hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 45-52 |
| 05:50 | Southern Illinois | Adam Suleski pulls down the rebound | 45-52 |
| 05:50 | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 45-52 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jason Bologna (SG), Robert Vierthaler (SF), Ernest Clausing (PF) Paul Lancaster, Denver Rice, Sammy Huskey | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Shannon Brookes (PG), Bernard Jones (SF), John Holm (PF), Bradley Judd (C) Darwin Cortes, Randal Cedeno, Dan Maughan, Adam Suleski | |
| 05:31 | Southern Illinois | Jason Bologna takes the ball from John Holm | 45-52 |
| 05:28 | Northern Iowa | Jason Bologna hits the finger roll | 47-52 |
| 05:22 | Southern Illinois | John Holm misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 47-52 |
| 05:21 | Northern Iowa | Kurt Malbrough gets the rebound | 47-52 |
| 04:55 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Sloss lays it in on a nice dish by Kurt Malbrough | 49-52 |
| 04:41 | Southern Illinois | Shannon Brookes misses long on a shot from the right wing | 49-52 |
| 04:39 | Southern Illinois | Harold Woodring pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-52 |
| 04:19 | Southern Illinois | Harold Woodring buries a 3 pointer from the left corner | 49-55 |
| 04:02 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Sloss is whistled for a carry | 49-55 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Wesley Blume (C) Thomas Sloss | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 03:44 | Southern Illinois | Harold Woodring scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Bernard Jones | 49-57 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Kurt Malbrough (fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. SG - Jason Bologna (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Robert Vierthaler (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ernest Clausing (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. 4 blk. C - Wesley Blume (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Shannon Brookes (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Harold Woodring (fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Bernard Jones (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Holm (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Bradley Judd (fresh) 4 pts. 11 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:39 | Northern Iowa | Kurt Malbrough can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 49-57 |
| 03:38 | Northern Iowa | Wesley Blume hits the follow up shot | 51-57 |
| 03:17 | Southern Illinois | Bernard Jones comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 51-57 |
| 03:15 | Southern Illinois | Bradley Judd snags the offensive board | 51-57 |
| 02:57 | Southern Illinois | Harold Woodring connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 51-59 |
| 02:45 | Northern Iowa | Robert Vierthaler makes the floater from the right side set up by Kurt Malbrough | 53-59 |
| 02:33 | Southern Illinois | Robert Vierthaler steals it from John Holm | 53-59 |
| 02:29 | Northern Iowa | Robert Vierthaler misses the lay-in | 53-59 |
| 02:27 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to John Holm | 53-59 |
| 02:04 | Southern Illinois | Kurt Malbrough is called for the reach on Shannon Brookes - foul #1 on Kurt Malbrough, team foul #5 | 53-59 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Paul Lancaster (SG), Sammy Huskey (PF), Thomas Sloss (C) Jason Bologna, Robert Vierthaler, Ernest Clausing | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Darwin Cortes (PG), Robert Harriss (SG), Randal Cedeno (SF), Dan Maughan (PF), Adam Suleski (C) Shannon Brookes, Harold Woodring, Bernard Jones, John Holm, Bradley Judd | |
| 01:48 | Southern Illinois | Robert Harriss double dribbles | 53-59 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jason Bologna (SG), Robert Vierthaler (SF), Ernest Clausing (PF) Paul Lancaster, Wesley Blume, Sammy Huskey | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Shannon Brookes (PG), Harold Woodring (SG), Bernard Jones (SF), John Holm (PF), Bradley Judd (C) Darwin Cortes, Robert Harriss, Randal Cedeno, Dan Maughan, Adam Suleski | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 01:22 | Northern Iowa | Ernest Clausing misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 53-59 |
| 01:21 | Southern Illinois | John Holm pulls down the rebound | 53-59 |
| 01:08 | Southern Illinois | Bernard Jones misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 53-59 |
| 01:07 | Northern Iowa | Kurt Malbrough grabs the board | 53-59 |
| 00:49 | Northern Iowa | Ernest Clausing is fouled on the floor by Bernard Jones - foul #3 on Bernard Jones, team foul #5 | 53-59 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:45 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Sloss connects on the floater from the baseline on a great pass from Kurt Malbrough | 55-59 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:43 | Southern Illinois | Harold Woodring is fouled in the backcourt by Jason Bologna - foul #4 on Jason Bologna, team foul #6 | 55-59 |
| 00:42 | Southern Illinois | John Holm is hacked by Ernest Clausing - foul #1 on Ernest Clausing, team foul #7 | 55-59 |
| 00:42 | Southern Illinois | John Holm makes the 1st free throw | 55-60 |
| 00:42 | Southern Illinois | John Holm makes the 2nd free throw | 55-61 |
| 00:36 | Northern Iowa | Jason Bologna misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 55-61 |
| 00:35 | Southern Illinois | Bernard Jones pulls down the rebound | 55-61 |
| 00:34 | Southern Illinois | Bernard Jones is hacked by Kurt Malbrough in the backcourt - foul #2 on Kurt Malbrough, team foul #8 | 55-61 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Adam Suleski (C) Bradley Judd | |
| 00:34 | Southern Illinois | Bernard Jones makes the 1st free throw | 55-62 |
| 00:34 | Southern Illinois | Bernard Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 55-62 |
| 00:34 | Northern Iowa | Ernest Clausing pulls down the rebound | 55-62 |
| 00:29 | Northern Iowa | Jason Bologna hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 55-62 |
| 00:28 | Northern Iowa | Ernest Clausing grabs the offensive board | 55-62 |
| 00:26 | Northern Iowa | Jason Bologna connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 58-62 |
| 00:24 | Southern Illinois | Kurt Malbrough is called for the reach on Shannon Brookes in the backcourt - foul #3 on Kurt Malbrough, team foul #9 | 58-62 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Bradley Judd (C) Adam Suleski | |
| 00:24 | Southern Illinois | Shannon Brookes makes the 1st free throw | 58-63 |
| 00:24 | Southern Illinois | Shannon Brookes makes the 2nd free throw | 58-64 |
| 00:18 | Northern Iowa | Jason Bologna comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 58-64 |
| 00:16 | Northern Iowa | Ernest Clausing snags the offensive board | 58-64 |
| 00:13 | Northern Iowa | Harold Woodring picks off the pass by Kurt Malbrough | 58-64 |
| 00:12 | Southern Illinois | Jason Bologna is called for the reach on Shannon Brookes in the backcourt - foul #5 on Jason Bologna, team foul #10 | 58-64 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Paul Lancaster (SG) Jason Bologna | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Randal Cedeno (SF), Adam Suleski (C) Bernard Jones, Bradley Judd | |
| 00:12 | Southern Illinois | Shannon Brookes makes the 1st free throw | 58-65 |
| 00:12 | Southern Illinois | Shannon Brookes makes the 2nd free throw | 58-66 |
| 00:05 | Northern Iowa | Paul Lancaster scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Kurt Malbrough | 61-66 |
| 00:05 | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 61-66 |
| 00:02 | Southern Illinois | Randal Cedeno is fouled in the backcourt by Kurt Malbrough - foul #4 on Kurt Malbrough, team foul #11 | 61-66 |
| 00:02 | Southern Illinois | Randal Cedeno makes the 1st free throw | 61-67 |
| 00:02 | Southern Illinois | Randal Cedeno makes the 2nd free throw | 61-68 |
| 00:00 | Northern Iowa | Kurt Malbrough can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 61-68 |