| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - John Burney (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Thomas Springer (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Roderick Waldrop (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Clayton (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Ryan Outten (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Robert Tinney (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Uros Zunker (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joshua Elliott (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James McKaughan (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Kimble (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northern Iowa | Roderick Waldrop inbounds the ball | 18-27 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:38 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Springer clanks a turnaround near the basket | 18-27 |
| 19:37 | Southern Illinois | Joshua Elliott gets the rebound | 18-27 |
| 19:26 | Southern Illinois | James McKaughan can't finish the layup | 18-27 |
| 19:25 | Southern Illinois | James McKaughan can't tip it in | 18-27 |
| 19:24 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Kimble grabs the offensive board | 18-27 |
| 19:09 | Southern Illinois | John Burney picks off the pass by James McKaughan | 18-27 |
| 19:05 | Northern Iowa | Michael Clayton blows the layup | 18-27 |
| 19:04 | Northern Iowa | John Burney grabs the offensive rebound | 18-27 |
| 18:46 | Northern Iowa | Roderick Waldrop scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 21-27 |
| 18:26 | Southern Illinois | Robert Tinney misses long on a fadeaway near the basket | 21-27 |
| 18:24 | Northern Iowa | Ryan Outten snags the defensive board | 21-27 |
| 18:04 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Springer buries a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by John Burney | 23-27 |
| 17:50 | Southern Illinois | James McKaughan misses short on a turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by Michael Clayton - foul #1 on Michael Clayton, team foul #1 | 23-27 |
| 17:50 | Southern Illinois | James McKaughan makes the 1st free throw | 23-28 |
| 17:50 | Southern Illinois | James McKaughan makes the 2nd free throw | 23-29 |
| 17:35 | Northern Iowa | Roderick Waldrop is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Roderick Waldrop, team foul #2 | 23-29 |
| 17:18 | Southern Illinois | James McKaughan hits the finger roll set up by Robert Tinney | 23-31 |
| 17:00 | Northern Iowa | Roderick Waldrop is fouled on the floor by Joshua Elliott - foul #2 on Joshua Elliott, team foul #1 | 23-31 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Christopher Meagher (PG), Ronnie Herbert (SG), Kevin Woodard (C) John Burney, Thomas Springer, Ryan Outten | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Omar Newberry (C) Thomas Kimble | |
| 16:50 | Northern Iowa | Kevin Woodard knocks in the fadeaway from the right block set up by Ronnie Herbert | 25-31 |
| 16:30 | Southern Illinois | Robert Tinney comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on Kevin Woodard - foul #1 on Kevin Woodard, team foul #3 | 25-31 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Ralph Whitaker (SF), Jack Roberts (C) Roderick Waldrop, Michael Clayton | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | John Gillen (SG), Don Boyd (PF), Bobby Smith (C) Uros Zunker, Joshua Elliott, James McKaughan | |
| 16:30 | Southern Illinois | Robert Tinney makes the 1st free throw | 25-32 |
| 16:30 | Southern Illinois | Robert Tinney makes the 2nd free throw | 25-33 |
| 16:15 | Northern Iowa | Robert Tinney is called for the reach on Ralph Whitaker - foul #2 on Robert Tinney, team foul #2 | 25-33 |
| 16:03 | Northern Iowa | Kevin Woodard is hacked by Robert Tinney - foul #3 on Robert Tinney, team foul #3 | 25-33 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Ryan Outten (C) Jack Roberts | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Michael Brown (SG) Robert Tinney | |
| 15:43 | Northern Iowa | Ralph Whitaker can't connect on a 3 from the right corner but he's hacked by Bobby Smith - foul #2 on Bobby Smith, team foul #4 | 25-33 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | John Burney (PG), Samuel Stockton (SG) Christopher Meagher, Ronnie Herbert | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Thomas Kimble (C) Bobby Smith | |
| 15:43 | Northern Iowa | Ralph Whitaker makes the 1st free throw | 26-33 |
| 15:43 | Northern Iowa | Ralph Whitaker makes the 2nd free throw | 27-33 |
| 15:43 | Northern Iowa | Ralph Whitaker makes the 3rd free throw | 28-33 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - John Burney (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Samuel Stockton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Ralph Whitaker (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Kevin Woodard (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ryan Outten (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - John Gillen (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Michael Brown (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Omar Newberry (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Don Boyd (fresh) C - Thomas Kimble (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:20 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Kimble misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline | 28-33 |
| 15:18 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Kimble grabs the offensive board | 28-33 |
| 15:08 | Southern Illinois | John Gillen's fadeaway is rejected by Kevin Woodard | 28-33 |
| 15:06 | Southern Illinois | Don Boyd grabs the offensive rebound | 28-33 |
| 14:51 | Southern Illinois | Don Boyd misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Kevin Woodard - foul #2 on Kevin Woodard, team foul #4 | 28-33 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Roderick Waldrop (SF), Michael Clayton (PF) Ralph Whitaker, Kevin Woodard | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Robert Tinney (PG), Uros Zunker (SG), James McKaughan (PF) John Gillen, Michael Brown, Omar Newberry | |
| 14:51 | Southern Illinois | Don Boyd makes the 1st free throw | 28-34 |
| 14:51 | Southern Illinois | Don Boyd makes the 2nd free throw | 28-35 |
| 14:36 | Northern Iowa | Samuel Stockton can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 28-35 |
| 14:34 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Don Boyd | 28-35 |
| 14:14 | Southern Illinois | Don Boyd loses the dribble to John Burney | 28-35 |
| 14:11 | Northern Iowa | John Burney blows the dunk | 28-35 |
| 14:10 | Northern Iowa | Michael Clayton tips it home | 30-35 |
| 14:06 | Southern Illinois | Robert Tinney hits a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by James McKaughan | 30-38 |
| 13:48 | Northern Iowa | Samuel Stockton connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by John Burney | 33-38 |
| 13:24 | Southern Illinois | Samuel Stockton is called for the reach on Don Boyd - foul #4 on Samuel Stockton, team foul #5 | 33-38 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Christopher Meagher (PG), Thomas Springer (SG), Kevin Woodard (C) John Burney, Samuel Stockton, Ryan Outten | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Joshua Elliott (SF), Omar Newberry (C) Don Boyd, Thomas Kimble | |
| 13:15 | Southern Illinois | Robert Tinney buries a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Joshua Elliott | 33-41 |
| 12:46 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Springer banks in the layup and the foul's on Robert Tinney - foul #4 on Robert Tinney, team foul #5 | 35-41 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | John Gillen (PG) Robert Tinney | |
| 12:46 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Springer makes the free throw | 36-41 |
| 12:36 | Southern Illinois | Uros Zunker hits a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from John Gillen | 36-43 |
| 12:15 | Northern Iowa | Omar Newberry denies the turnaround by Kevin Woodard | 36-43 |
| 12:13 | Southern Illinois | James McKaughan grabs the defensive rebound | 36-43 |
| 12:02 | Southern Illinois | John Gillen makes the shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Omar Newberry | 36-45 |
| 11:39 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Springer hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 36-45 |
| 11:37 | Southern Illinois | James McKaughan snags the defensive board | 36-45 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Christopher Meagher (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Thomas Springer (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roderick Waldrop (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Clayton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Kevin Woodard (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - John Gillen (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Uros Zunker (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joshua Elliott (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James McKaughan (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - Omar Newberry (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 11:14 | Southern Illinois | James McKaughan misses the turnaround from the left block | 36-45 |
| 11:12 | Northern Iowa | Michael Clayton snags the defensive board | 36-45 |
| 10:51 | Northern Iowa | Roderick Waldrop hits a fadeaway from the left block | 38-45 |
| 10:42 | Southern Illinois | Roderick Waldrop takes the ball from Joshua Elliott | 38-45 |
| 10:38 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Springer misses the fadeaway from the right side | 38-45 |
| 10:37 | Northern Iowa | Kevin Woodard can't tip it in | 38-45 |
| 10:36 | Southern Illinois | Joshua Elliott grabs the board | 38-45 |
| 10:10 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Meagher is called for the reach on Joshua Elliott - foul #2 on Christopher Meagher, team foul #6 | 38-45 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | John Burney (PG), Ronnie Herbert (SG), Ralph Whitaker (SF), Jack Roberts (PF), Ryan Outten (C) Christopher Meagher, Thomas Springer, Roderick Waldrop, Michael Clayton, Kevin Woodard | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Michael Brown (SG), Thomas Kimble (C) Uros Zunker, James McKaughan | |
| 09:56 | Southern Illinois | Joshua Elliott buries a turnaround in the paint | 38-47 |
| 09:36 | Northern Iowa | Jack Roberts misses short on a driving attempt near the basket | 38-47 |
| 09:35 | Southern Illinois | Omar Newberry snags the defensive board | 38-47 |
| 09:10 | Southern Illinois | Joshua Elliott knocks in the runner from close range | 38-49 |
| 08:54 | Northern Iowa | Ryan Outten misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 38-49 |
| 08:53 | Southern Illinois | Omar Newberry gets the rebound | 38-49 |
| 08:45 | Southern Illinois | John Gillen knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael Brown and he's fouled by Ronnie Herbert - foul #1 on Ronnie Herbert, team foul #7 | 38-51 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Thomas Springer (SG), Kevin Woodard (PF) Ronnie Herbert, Jack Roberts | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Don Boyd (SF), James McKaughan (PF) Joshua Elliott, Omar Newberry | |
| 08:45 | Southern Illinois | John Gillen misses the free throw | 38-51 |
| 08:45 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Ryan Outten | 38-51 |
| 08:30 | Northern Iowa | Ralph Whitaker knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing | 41-51 |
| 08:14 | Southern Illinois | The jumper by Michael Brown is denied by Ryan Outten | 41-51 |
| 08:12 | Northern Iowa | Kevin Woodard gets the rebound | 41-51 |
| 07:59 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Springer is fouled on the floor by Michael Brown - foul #2 on Michael Brown, team foul #6 | 41-51 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Samuel Stockton (SG), Roderick Waldrop (SF), Michael Clayton (PF) Thomas Springer, Ralph Whitaker, Kevin Woodard | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Robert Tinney (PG), Uros Zunker (SG) John Gillen, Michael Brown | |
| 07:35 | Northern Iowa | Samuel Stockton can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 41-51 |
| 07:34 | Southern Illinois | James McKaughan snags the defensive board | 41-51 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - John Burney (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Samuel Stockton (fresh) 5 pts. 4 pf. SF - Roderick Waldrop (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Michael Clayton (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Ryan Outten (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Robert Tinney (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Uros Zunker (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Don Boyd (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - James McKaughan (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. C - Thomas Kimble (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Kimble misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by Ryan Outten - foul #2 on Ryan Outten, team foul #8 | 41-51 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Christopher Meagher (PG) John Burney | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Joshua Elliott (SF) Don Boyd | |
| 07:21 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Kimble makes the 1st free throw | 41-52 |
| 07:21 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Kimble misses the 2nd free throw | 41-52 |
| 07:21 | Northern Iowa | Ryan Outten gets the rebound | 41-52 |
| 07:04 | Northern Iowa | Roderick Waldrop misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 41-52 |
| 07:03 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Thomas Kimble | 41-52 |
| 06:41 | Southern Illinois | Uros Zunker loses the dribble to Michael Clayton | 41-52 |
| 06:26 | Northern Iowa | Samuel Stockton is hacked by Uros Zunker - foul #3 on Uros Zunker, team foul #7 | 41-52 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Kevin Woodard (C) Ryan Outten | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Omar Newberry (PF), Don Boyd (C) James McKaughan, Thomas Kimble | |
| 06:26 | Northern Iowa | Samuel Stockton makes the 1st free throw | 42-52 |
| 06:26 | Northern Iowa | Samuel Stockton misses the 2nd free throw | 42-52 |
| 06:26 | Southern Illinois | Don Boyd gets the rebound | 42-52 |
| 06:10 | Southern Illinois | Joshua Elliott misses the lay-in | 42-52 |
| 06:09 | Northern Iowa | Kevin Woodard grabs the board | 42-52 |
| 05:49 | Northern Iowa | Michael Clayton clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 42-52 |
| 05:48 | Northern Iowa | Kevin Woodard pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-52 |
| 05:35 | Northern Iowa | Samuel Stockton hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 42-52 |
| 05:34 | Southern Illinois | Omar Newberry snags the defensive board | 42-52 |
| 05:30 | Southern Illinois | Robert Tinney drills a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Joshua Elliott | 42-55 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 05:15 | Northern Iowa | Roderick Waldrop clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 42-55 |
| 05:14 | Northern Iowa | Michael Clayton pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-55 |
| 05:00 | Northern Iowa | Roderick Waldrop scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 45-55 |
| 04:47 | Southern Illinois | Uros Zunker knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Joshua Elliott | 45-57 |
| 04:36 | Northern Iowa | Samuel Stockton can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 45-57 |
| 04:34 | Northern Iowa | Michael Clayton gets the offensive rebound | 45-57 |
| 04:24 | Northern Iowa | A charge is called on Kevin Woodard - foul #3 on Kevin Woodard, team foul #9 | 45-57 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | John Burney (PG), Thomas Springer (SG), Ralph Whitaker (SF), Ryan Outten (C) Christopher Meagher, Samuel Stockton, Roderick Waldrop, Michael Clayton | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | John Gillen (SG), James McKaughan (PF), Thomas Kimble (C) Uros Zunker, Joshua Elliott, Don Boyd | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 04:22 | Southern Illinois | Robert Tinney is hacked by Thomas Springer in the backcourt - foul #2 on Thomas Springer, team foul #10 | 45-57 |
| 04:22 | Southern Illinois | Robert Tinney misses the 1st free throw | 45-57 |
| 04:22 | Southern Illinois | Robert Tinney makes the 2nd free throw | 45-58 |
| 04:15 | Northern Iowa | John Burney is denied on a layup by Thomas Kimble | 45-58 |
| 04:13 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Kimble snags the defensive board | 45-58 |
| 03:57 | Southern Illinois | Robert Tinney can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 45-58 |
| 03:55 | Northern Iowa | Kevin Woodard pulls down the rebound | 45-58 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:40 | Northern Iowa | Ryan Outten blows the dunk | 45-58 |
| 03:39 | Southern Illinois | Robert Tinney pulls down the rebound | 45-58 |
| 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 (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:19 | Southern Illinois | Omar Newberry misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 45-58 |
| 03:18 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Springer grabs the defensive rebound | 45-58 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - John Burney (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Springer (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ralph Whitaker (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Kevin Woodard (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Ryan Outten (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Robert Tinney (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - John Gillen (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Omar Newberry (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - James McKaughan (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. C - Thomas Kimble (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:05 | Northern Iowa | John Burney hits a floater from the left side | 47-58 |
| 02:45 | Southern Illinois | John Gillen is fouled on the floor by Thomas Springer - foul #3 on Thomas Springer, team foul #11 | 47-58 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Christopher Meagher (PG), Houston Moore (SF), Jack Roberts (C) John Burney, Kevin Woodard, Ryan Outten | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Michael Brown (SG), Don Boyd (PF), Bobby Smith (C) Robert Tinney, James McKaughan, Thomas Kimble | |
| 02:45 | Southern Illinois | John Gillen makes the 1st free throw | 47-59 |
| 02:45 | Southern Illinois | John Gillen misses the 2nd free throw | 47-59 |
| 02:45 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Springer grabs the board | 47-59 |
| 02:33 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Springer clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 47-59 |
| 02:31 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Springer tips it back up and in | 49-59 |
| 02:07 | Southern Illinois | John Gillen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-59 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Harry Groves (SF) Omar Newberry | |
| 01:54 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Springer knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Houston Moore | 52-59 |
| 01:54 | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-59 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | John Burney (PG), Samuel Stockton (SG), Roderick Waldrop (SF), Michael Clayton (PF), Ryan Outten (C) Christopher Meagher, Thomas Springer, Houston Moore, Ralph Whitaker, Jack Roberts | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Robert Tinney (PG), Uros Zunker (SG), Joshua Elliott (SF), James McKaughan (PF), Thomas Kimble (C) John Gillen, Michael Brown, Harry Groves, Don Boyd, Bobby Smith | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 01:32 | Southern Illinois | James McKaughan knocks in the turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Thomas Kimble | 52-61 |
| 01:15 | Northern Iowa | Roderick Waldrop misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 52-61 |
| 01:14 | Southern Illinois | James McKaughan grabs the defensive rebound | 52-61 |
| 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 (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:45 | Southern Illinois | Robert Tinney misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 52-61 |
| 00:44 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Kimble tips it in | 52-63 |
| 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 (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:39 | Northern Iowa | Roderick Waldrop misses the lay-in but the foul's on Thomas Kimble - foul #2 on Thomas Kimble, team foul #8 | 52-63 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Christopher Meagher (PG), Thomas Springer (SG), Kevin Woodard (PF), Ralph Whitaker (C) John Burney, Samuel Stockton, Michael Clayton, Ryan Outten | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | John Gillen (PG), Michael Brown (SG), Omar Newberry (SF), Don Boyd (PF), Bobby Smith (C) Robert Tinney, Uros Zunker, Joshua Elliott, James McKaughan, Thomas Kimble | |
| 00:39 | Northern Iowa | Roderick Waldrop makes the 1st free throw | 53-63 |
| 00:39 | Northern Iowa | Roderick Waldrop makes the 2nd free throw | 54-63 |
| 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) | |
| 00:38 | Southern Illinois | John Gillen is hacked by Christopher Meagher in the backcourt - foul #3 on Christopher Meagher, team foul #12 | 54-63 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | John Burney (PG), Samuel Stockton (SG), Michael Clayton (PF), Ryan Outten (C) Christopher Meagher, Thomas Springer, Kevin Woodard, Ralph Whitaker | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Robert Tinney (PG), Joshua Elliott (SF), James McKaughan (PF), Thomas Kimble (C) Michael Brown, Omar Newberry, Don Boyd, Bobby Smith | |
| 00:38 | Southern Illinois | John Gillen makes the 1st free throw | 54-64 |
| 00:38 | Southern Illinois | John Gillen misses the 2nd free throw | 54-64 |
| 00:38 | Northern Iowa | Michael Clayton gets the rebound | 54-64 |
| 00:32 | Northern Iowa | Michael Clayton can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 54-64 |
| 00:31 | Northern Iowa | Ryan Outten hits the follow up shot | 56-64 |
| 00:28 | Southern Illinois | John Burney is called for the reach on Robert Tinney in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Burney, team foul #13 | 56-64 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Uros Zunker (SG) John Gillen | |
| 00:28 | Southern Illinois | Robert Tinney makes the 1st free throw | 56-65 |
| 00:28 | Southern Illinois | Robert Tinney misses the 2nd free throw | 56-65 |
| 00:28 | Northern Iowa | Michael Clayton snags the defensive board | 56-65 |
| 00:22 | Northern Iowa | Robert Tinney is called for the reach on Michael Clayton - foul #5 on Robert Tinney, team foul #9 | 56-65 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | John Gillen (PG) Robert Tinney | |
| 00:22 | Northern Iowa | Michael Clayton misses the 1st free throw | 56-65 |
| 00:22 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Kimble gets the rebound | 56-65 |
| 00:21 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Kimble is hacked by John Burney in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Burney, team foul #14 | 56-65 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Michael Brown (PG) John Gillen | |
| 00:21 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Kimble makes the 1st free throw | 56-66 |
| 00:21 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Kimble makes the 2nd free throw | 56-67 |
| 00:16 | Northern Iowa | Ryan Outten hits a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Samuel Stockton | 59-67 |
| 00:13 | Southern Illinois | Michael Brown is fouled in the backcourt by John Burney - foul #4 on John Burney, team foul #15 | 59-67 |
| 00:13 | Southern Illinois | Michael Brown misses the 1st free throw | 59-67 |
| 00:13 | Southern Illinois | Michael Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 59-68 |
| 00:08 | Northern Iowa | Ryan Outten's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-68 |
| 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) | |
| 00:00 | Southern Illinois | Michael Brown runs out the clock | 59-68 |