| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Alphonso Bruno (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Arthur Samford (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Gilberto Canales (fresh) PF - Fred McCormack (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Fausto Esposito (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Sergio Cruz (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Boris Wichrowski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Larry Crofts (fresh) 13 pts. PF - Richard Suniga (fresh) 5 pts. C - Thomas Chase (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois State | Gilberto Canales inbounds the ball | 36-31 |
| 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 (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:47 | Illinois State | Gilberto Canales can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 36-31 |
| 19:45 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Chase grabs the defensive rebound | 36-31 |
| 19:24 | Northern Iowa | Richard Suniga misses badly on a fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by Fred McCormack - foul #2 on Fred McCormack, team foul #1 | 36-31 |
| 19:24 | Northern Iowa | Richard Suniga misses the 1st free throw | 36-31 |
| 19:24 | Northern Iowa | Richard Suniga makes the 2nd free throw | 36-32 |
| 19:01 | Illinois State | Alphonso Bruno hits a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Fred McCormack and he's fouled by Thomas Chase - foul #1 on Thomas Chase, team foul #1 | 38-32 |
| 19:01 | Illinois State | Alphonso Bruno misses the free throw | 38-32 |
| 19:01 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Thomas Chase | 38-32 |
| 18:34 | Northern Iowa | Boris Wichrowski can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 38-32 |
| 18:33 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Chase tips it home | 38-34 |
| 18:22 | Illinois State | Gilberto Canales hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Arthur Samford | 40-34 |
| 17:55 | Northern Iowa | Larry Crofts's floater is knocked away by Fred McCormack | 40-34 |
| 17:53 | Illinois State | Arthur Samford snags the defensive board | 40-34 |
| 17:49 | Illinois State | Arthur Samford drills a floater from the right side set up by Alphonso Bruno and the foul's on Boris Wichrowski - foul #3 on Boris Wichrowski, team foul #2 | 42-34 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Predrag Lukaszewski (PG), Joseph Brown (SF), Pablo Delgado (PF), Leroy Nutter (C) Alphonso Bruno, Gilberto Canales, Fred McCormack, Fausto Esposito | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Gary Cummings (PG), Manchu Chiu (SG), Jose Hernandez (SF), Robert Porras (PF), Phillip Montz (C) Sergio Cruz, Boris Wichrowski, Larry Crofts, Richard Suniga, Thomas Chase | |
| 17:49 | Illinois State | Arthur Samford makes the free throw | 43-34 |
| 17:28 | Northern Iowa | Phillip Montz knocks in the runner in the paint and the foul's on Leroy Nutter - foul #1 on Leroy Nutter, team foul #2 | 43-36 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Stanley Broadnax (PG) Arthur Samford | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 17:28 | Northern Iowa | Phillip Montz makes the free throw | 43-37 |
| 17:14 | Illinois State | Leroy Nutter clanks a jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by Phillip Montz - foul #2 on Phillip Montz, team foul #3 | 43-37 |
| 17:14 | Illinois State | Leroy Nutter makes the 1st free throw | 44-37 |
| 17:14 | Illinois State | Leroy Nutter makes the 2nd free throw | 45-37 |
| 16:45 | Northern Iowa | Predrag Lukaszewski takes the ball from Manchu Chiu | 45-37 |
| 16:42 | Illinois State | Stanley Broadnax banks in the layup set up by Predrag Lukaszewski | 47-37 |
| 16:14 | Northern Iowa | Gary Cummings knocks in the jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Manchu Chiu and the foul's on Leroy Nutter - foul #2 on Leroy Nutter, team foul #3 | 47-39 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Alphonso Bruno (PG), Arthur Samford (SG), Gilberto Canales (SF), Fred McCormack (PF), Juan Blanco (C) Stanley Broadnax, Predrag Lukaszewski, Joseph Brown, Pablo Delgado, Leroy Nutter | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Sergio Cruz (PG), Larry Crofts (SG), Richard Suniga (PF) Manchu Chiu, Jose Hernandez, Robert Porras | |
| 16:14 | Northern Iowa | Gary Cummings makes the free throw | 47-40 |
| 16:01 | Illinois State | Alphonso Bruno can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 47-40 |
| 15:59 | Illinois State | Gilberto Canales grabs the offensive board | 47-40 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Alphonso Bruno (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Arthur Samford (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Gilberto Canales (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Fred McCormack (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Juan Blanco (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Sergio Cruz (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Larry Crofts (fresh) 13 pts. SF - Gary Cummings (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Richard Suniga (fresh) 6 pts. C - Phillip Montz (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Illinois State | Gilberto Canales misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 47-40 |
| 15:39 | Northern Iowa | Larry Crofts grabs the defensive rebound | 47-40 |
| 15:20 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Samford is called for the reach on Larry Crofts - foul #3 on Arthur Samford, team foul #4 | 47-40 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Predrag Lukaszewski (SG), Leroy Nutter (PF), Fausto Esposito (C) Arthur Samford, Fred McCormack, Juan Blanco | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Boris Wichrowski (SG), Thomas Chase (C) Gary Cummings, Phillip Montz | |
| 15:01 | Northern Iowa | Alphonso Bruno takes the ball from Richard Suniga | 47-40 |
| 14:57 | Illinois State | Gilberto Canales lays it up and in on a nice dish by Alphonso Bruno | 49-40 |
| 14:37 | Northern Iowa | Larry Crofts is fouled on the floor by Fausto Esposito - foul #1 on Fausto Esposito, team foul #5 | 49-40 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Pablo Delgado (SG) Alphonso Bruno | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Manchu Chiu (PG), Robert Porras (PF) Sergio Cruz, Richard Suniga | |
| 14:19 | Northern Iowa | Larry Crofts misses badly on a fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on Gilberto Canales - foul #2 on Gilberto Canales, team foul #6 | 49-40 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Stanley Broadnax (PG), Arthur Samford (SG) Predrag Lukaszewski, Leroy Nutter | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 14:19 | Northern Iowa | Larry Crofts makes the 1st free throw | 49-41 |
| 14:19 | Northern Iowa | Larry Crofts makes the 2nd free throw | 49-42 |
| 14:00 | Illinois State | Fausto Esposito loses the dribble to Larry Crofts | 49-42 |
| 13:34 | Northern Iowa | Boris Wichrowski is hacked by Arthur Samford - foul #4 on Arthur Samford, team foul #7 | 49-42 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Alphonso Bruno (PG), Joseph Brown (SG), Joshua Harris (SF), Juan Blanco (C) Stanley Broadnax, Arthur Samford, Gilberto Canales, Fausto Esposito | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Sergio Cruz (PG), Jose Hernandez (SF) Manchu Chiu, Larry Crofts | |
| 13:34 | Northern Iowa | Boris Wichrowski misses the 1st free throw | 49-42 |
| 13:34 | Northern Iowa | Robert Porras grabs the offensive rebound | 49-42 |
| 13:20 | Northern Iowa | Alphonso Bruno takes the ball from Sergio Cruz | 49-42 |
| 13:17 | Illinois State | Alphonso Bruno banks in the layup | 51-42 |
| 13:15 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Chase is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #2 on Thomas Chase, team foul #4 | 51-42 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Predrag Lukaszewski (SG), Fred McCormack (PF), Leroy Nutter (C) Joseph Brown, Pablo Delgado, Juan Blanco | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Richard Suniga (PF), Phillip Montz (C) Robert Porras, Thomas Chase | |
| 12:57 | Illinois State | Predrag Lukaszewski clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 51-42 |
| 12:56 | Illinois State | Leroy Nutter misses the tip | 51-42 |
| 12:54 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Richard Suniga | 51-42 |
| 12:52 | Northern Iowa | Jose Hernandez is hacked by Leroy Nutter in the backcourt - foul #3 on Leroy Nutter, team foul #8 | 51-42 |
| 12:52 | Northern Iowa | Jose Hernandez misses the 1st free throw | 51-42 |
| 12:52 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Fred McCormack | 51-42 |
| 12:34 | Illinois State | Joshua Harris throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-42 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Joseph Brown (SG) Alphonso Bruno | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 12:14 | Northern Iowa | Phillip Montz's dunk attempt is rejected by Joshua Harris | 51-42 |
| 12:12 | Illinois State | Joshua Harris grabs the board | 51-42 |
| 11:58 | Illinois State | Joseph Brown misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 51-42 |
| 11:57 | Northern Iowa | Phillip Montz grabs the board | 51-42 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Predrag Lukaszewski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joseph Brown (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joshua Harris (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Fred McCormack (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Leroy Nutter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Sergio Cruz (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SG - Boris Wichrowski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Jose Hernandez (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Richard Suniga (fresh) 6 pts. C - Phillip Montz (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:55 | Northern Iowa | Phillip Montz throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 51-42 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Stanley Broadnax (PG), Gilberto Canales (SF), Pablo Delgado (PF), Fausto Esposito (C) Predrag Lukaszewski, Joshua Harris, Fred McCormack, Leroy Nutter | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Gary Cummings (PG), Larry Crofts (SF), Robert Porras (PF), Thomas Chase (C) Sergio Cruz, Jose Hernandez, Richard Suniga, Phillip Montz | |
| 11:50 | Illinois State | Pablo Delgado loses the ball out of bounds | 51-42 |
| 11:28 | Northern Iowa | Larry Crofts knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Gary Cummings | 51-44 |
| 11:26 | Illinois State | Stanley Broadnax's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 51-44 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Alphonso Bruno (PG) Stanley Broadnax | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 11:06 | Northern Iowa | Gary Cummings is fouled on the floor by Alphonso Bruno - foul #3 on Alphonso Bruno, team foul #9 | 51-44 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Fred McCormack (PF), Juan Blanco (C) Joseph Brown, Fausto Esposito | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Manchu Chiu (SG) Boris Wichrowski | |
| 11:06 | Northern Iowa | Gary Cummings makes the 1st free throw | 51-45 |
| 11:06 | Northern Iowa | Gary Cummings makes the 2nd free throw | 51-46 |
| 10:42 | Illinois State | Alphonso Bruno buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Gilberto Canales | 54-46 |
| 10:14 | Northern Iowa | Manchu Chiu is by himself and knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing | 54-49 |
| 09:55 | Illinois State | Gilberto Canales makes the jumper from the left wing and he's hacked by Larry Crofts - foul #1 on Larry Crofts, team foul #5 | 56-49 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Stanley Broadnax (PG), Predrag Lukaszewski (SG), Leroy Nutter (PF), Fausto Esposito (C) Alphonso Bruno, Pablo Delgado, Fred McCormack, Juan Blanco | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Sergio Cruz (PG), Boris Wichrowski (SG), Jose Hernandez (SF), Richard Suniga (PF), Phillip Montz (C) Gary Cummings, Manchu Chiu, Larry Crofts, Robert Porras, Thomas Chase | |
| 09:55 | Illinois State | Gilberto Canales makes the free throw | 57-49 |
| 09:32 | Northern Iowa | Richard Suniga is open and buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Jose Hernandez | 57-51 |
| 09:11 | Illinois State | Stanley Broadnax misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 57-51 |
| 09:09 | Northern Iowa | Boris Wichrowski pulls down the rebound | 57-51 |
| 09:04 | Northern Iowa | Stanley Broadnax is called for the reach on Sergio Cruz in the backcourt - foul #1 on Stanley Broadnax, team foul #10 | 57-51 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Joseph Brown (SG), Joshua Harris (SF) Stanley Broadnax, Gilberto Canales | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 09:04 | Northern Iowa | Sergio Cruz makes the 1st free throw | 57-52 |
| 09:04 | Northern Iowa | Sergio Cruz makes the 2nd free throw | 57-53 |
| 08:52 | Illinois State | Leroy Nutter is called for a pushoff foul - foul #4 on Leroy Nutter, team foul #11 | 57-53 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Fred McCormack (PF) Leroy Nutter | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Manchu Chiu (SG), Larry Crofts (SF) Boris Wichrowski, Jose Hernandez | |
| 08:24 | Northern Iowa | Phillip Montz's fadeaway is rejected by Fausto Esposito | 57-53 |
| 08:22 | Illinois State | Joshua Harris snags the defensive board | 57-53 |
| 08:04 | Illinois State | Predrag Lukaszewski hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 57-53 |
| 08:02 | Northern Iowa | Phillip Montz grabs the defensive rebound | 57-53 |
| 07:33 | Northern Iowa | Sergio Cruz is fouled on the floor by Fred McCormack - foul #3 on Fred McCormack, team foul #12 | 57-53 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Alphonso Bruno (PG), Arthur Samford (SG), Gilberto Canales (SF), Pablo Delgado (PF), Leroy Nutter (C) Predrag Lukaszewski, Joseph Brown, Joshua Harris, Fred McCormack, Fausto Esposito | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Boris Wichrowski (SG), Jose Hernandez (SF), Robert Porras (PF), Thomas Chase (C) Manchu Chiu, Larry Crofts, Richard Suniga, Phillip Montz | |
| 07:33 | Northern Iowa | Sergio Cruz makes the 1st free throw | 57-54 |
| 07:33 | Northern Iowa | Sergio Cruz makes the 2nd free throw | 57-55 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Alphonso Bruno (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Arthur Samford (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Gilberto Canales (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Pablo Delgado (fresh) 4 pts. C - Leroy Nutter (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Sergio Cruz (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Boris Wichrowski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Jose Hernandez (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Porras (fresh) 4 reb. C - Thomas Chase (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:17 | Illinois State | Gilberto Canales comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 57-55 |
| 07:15 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Chase snags the defensive board | 57-55 |
| 06:51 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Chase drills a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Boris Wichrowski and the foul's on Leroy Nutter - foul #5 on Leroy Nutter, team foul #13 | 57-57 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Juan Blanco (C) Leroy Nutter | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Gary Cummings (PG), Larry Crofts (SF) Sergio Cruz, Jose Hernandez | |
| 06:51 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Chase misses the free throw | 57-57 |
| 06:51 | Illinois State | Pablo Delgado grabs the defensive rebound | 57-57 |
| 06:36 | Illinois State | Alphonso Bruno misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 57-57 |
| 06:34 | Illinois State | Pablo Delgado misses the tip | 57-57 |
| 06:32 | Northern Iowa | Gary Cummings gets the rebound | 57-57 |
| 06:08 | Northern Iowa | Gary Cummings is hacked by Alphonso Bruno - foul #4 on Alphonso Bruno, team foul #14 | 57-57 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Fred McCormack (PF), Joshua Harris (C) Pablo Delgado, Juan Blanco | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Manchu Chiu (SG), Richard Suniga (PF) Boris Wichrowski, Thomas Chase | |
| 06:08 | Northern Iowa | Gary Cummings makes the 1st free throw | 57-58 |
| 06:08 | Northern Iowa | Gary Cummings makes the 2nd free throw | 57-59 |
| 05:51 | Illinois State | Manchu Chiu steps in front of the Arthur Samford pass | 57-59 |
| 05:48 | Northern Iowa | Manchu Chiu blows the layup | 57-59 |
| 05:47 | Illinois State | Gilberto Canales snags the defensive board | 57-59 |
| 05:32 | Illinois State | Gilberto Canales knocks in the jumper from the right block set up by Alphonso Bruno | 59-59 |
| 05:03 | Northern Iowa | Richard Suniga knocks in the floater from the left side on a nice dish by Manchu Chiu | 59-61 |
| 04:36 | Illinois State | Alphonso Bruno misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 59-61 |
| 04:35 | Illinois State | Joshua Harris grabs the offensive board | 59-61 |
| 04:27 | Illinois State | Gilberto Canales can't connect on a shot from the right side | 59-61 |
| 04:26 | Northern Iowa | Larry Crofts pulls down the rebound | 59-61 |
| 04:10 | Northern Iowa | Larry Crofts misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 59-61 |
| 04:08 | Northern Iowa | Robert Porras misses the tip | 59-61 |
| 04:07 | Illinois State | Fred McCormack pulls down the rebound | 59-61 |
| 04:03 | Illinois State | Alphonso Bruno is hacked by Robert Porras - foul #2 on Robert Porras, team foul #6 | 59-61 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Stanley Broadnax (PG), Predrag Lukaszewski (SG), Joseph Brown (SF), Pablo Delgado (PF), Fausto Esposito (C) Alphonso Bruno, Arthur Samford, Gilberto Canales, Fred McCormack, Joshua Harris | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Sergio Cruz (PG), Boris Wichrowski (SG), Jose Hernandez (SF), Phillip Montz (C) Gary Cummings, Manchu Chiu, Larry Crofts, Robert Porras | |
| 03:40 | Illinois State | Predrag Lukaszewski travels with the ball | 59-61 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Thomas Chase (C) Richard Suniga | |
| 03:24 | Northern Iowa | Fausto Esposito swats the short shot by Thomas Chase | 59-61 |
| 03:23 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Predrag Lukaszewski | 59-61 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Stanley Broadnax (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Predrag Lukaszewski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Joseph Brown (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Pablo Delgado (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Fausto Esposito (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Sergio Cruz (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Boris Wichrowski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Jose Hernandez (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. PF - Phillip Montz (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Thomas Chase (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:02 | Illinois State | Fausto Esposito misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 59-61 |
| 03:00 | Illinois State | Pablo Delgado tips it in | 61-61 |
| 03:00 | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-61 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Arthur Samford (SG), Gilberto Canales (SF) Stanley Broadnax, Joseph Brown | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 02:37 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Chase misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline | 61-61 |
| 02:36 | Illinois State | Predrag Lukaszewski grabs the defensive rebound | 61-61 |
| 02:32 | Illinois State | Predrag Lukaszewski connects on the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Gilberto Canales | 63-61 |
| 02:28 | Northern Iowa | Sergio Cruz is hacked by Fausto Esposito in the backcourt - foul #2 on Fausto Esposito, team foul #15 | 63-61 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Alphonso Bruno (PG) Predrag Lukaszewski | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Larry Crofts (SF), Richard Suniga (PF) Jose Hernandez, Phillip Montz | |
| 02:28 | Northern Iowa | Sergio Cruz makes the 1st free throw | 63-62 |
| 02:28 | Northern Iowa | Sergio Cruz misses the 2nd free throw | 63-62 |
| 02:28 | Illinois State | Fausto Esposito pulls down the rebound | 63-62 |
| 02:13 | Illinois State | Arthur Samford buries a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Alphonso Bruno | 65-62 |
| 01:51 | Northern Iowa | Larry Crofts is called for traveling | 65-62 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Fred McCormack (PF) Pablo Delgado | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 01:37 | Illinois State | Fred McCormack is whistled for traveling | 65-62 |
| 01:23 | Northern Iowa | Richard Suniga makes the wide open runner from the right block on a nice dish by Sergio Cruz | 65-64 |
| 01:13 | Illinois State | Alphonso Bruno makes the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Arthur Samford | 67-64 |
| 00:45 | Northern Iowa | Larry Crofts is denied on a dunk by Fausto Esposito | 67-64 |
| 00:44 | Illinois State | Gilberto Canales snags the defensive board | 67-64 |
| 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 (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:18 | Illinois State | Alphonso Bruno buries a turnaround from close range on a great pass from Gilberto Canales | 69-64 |
| 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 (+3) | |
| 00:14 | Northern Iowa | Gilberto Canales is called for the reach on Boris Wichrowski in the backcourt - foul #3 on Gilberto Canales, team foul #16 | 69-64 |
| 00:14 | Northern Iowa | Boris Wichrowski makes the 1st free throw | 69-65 |
| 00:14 | Northern Iowa | Boris Wichrowski misses the 2nd free throw | 69-65 |
| 00:14 | Illinois State | Fausto Esposito snags the defensive board | 69-65 |
| 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 intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| 00:13 | Illinois State | Sergio Cruz is called for the reach on Fausto Esposito in the backcourt - foul #1 on Sergio Cruz, team foul #7 | 69-65 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Pablo Delgado (PF) Fred McCormack | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 00:13 | Illinois State | Fausto Esposito makes the 1st free throw | 70-65 |
| 00:13 | Illinois State | Fausto Esposito makes the 2nd free throw | 71-65 |
| 00:05 | Northern Iowa | Boris Wichrowski misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 71-65 |
| 00:03 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Chase grabs the offensive board | 71-65 |
| 00:01 | Northern Iowa | Larry Crofts makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 71-68 |
| 00:00 | Illinois State | Alphonso Bruno runs out the clock | 71-68 |