| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Dennis Mingo (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Roy Muehlberger (fresh) SF - Dennis House (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ronald Lee (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Dennis Harris (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Sergio Cruz (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Boris Wichrowski (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Larry Crofts (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Richard Suniga (fresh) 2 pts. C - Thomas Chase (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Illinois | Dennis House inbounds the ball | 29-30 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:37 | Southern Illinois | Dennis House misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 29-30 |
| 19:35 | Northern Iowa | Boris Wichrowski gets the rebound | 29-30 |
| 19:29 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Chase hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 29-30 |
| 19:27 | Southern Illinois | Ronald Lee snags the defensive board | 29-30 |
| 19:15 | Southern Illinois | Ronald Lee misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 29-30 |
| 19:13 | Northern Iowa | Larry Crofts grabs the defensive rebound | 29-30 |
| 18:52 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Chase blows the layup but he's fouled by Dennis House - foul #2 on Dennis House, team foul #1 | 29-30 |
| 18:52 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Chase makes the 1st free throw | 29-31 |
| 18:52 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Chase makes the 2nd free throw | 29-32 |
| 18:37 | Southern Illinois | Richard Suniga swats the layup by Dennis House | 29-32 |
| 18:36 | Northern Iowa | Boris Wichrowski pulls down the rebound | 29-32 |
| 18:17 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Chase slams it home on a great pass from Richard Suniga | 29-34 |
| 17:51 | Southern Illinois | Roy Muehlberger travels with the ball | 29-34 |
| 17:31 | Northern Iowa | Larry Crofts knocks in the runner from the baseline | 29-36 |
| 17:17 | Southern Illinois | Dennis Harris is denied on a layup by Thomas Chase | 29-36 |
| 17:16 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Chase snags the defensive board | 29-36 |
| 16:58 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Chase makes the shot from the right wing set up by Sergio Cruz | 29-38 |
| 16:49 | Southern Illinois | Dennis House lays it in on a nice dish by Dennis Mingo and he's fouled by Thomas Chase - foul #2 on Thomas Chase, team foul #1 | 31-38 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Phillip Montz (C) Thomas Chase | |
| 16:49 | Southern Illinois | Dennis House makes the free throw | 32-38 |
| 16:20 | Northern Iowa | The short jumper by Phillip Montz is denied by Ronald Lee | 32-38 |
| 16:18 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Dennis Harris | 32-38 |
| 16:13 | Southern Illinois | Dennis Mingo double dribbles | 32-38 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Robert Lawson (SG), Stanley Burch (SF), Daniel Stansell (PF), Samuel Tremaine (C) Roy Muehlberger, Dennis House, Ronald Lee, Dennis Harris | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Porras (PF) Richard Suniga | |
| 15:51 | Northern Iowa | Larry Crofts is fouled on the floor by Stanley Burch - foul #1 on Stanley Burch, team foul #2 | 32-38 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Robert Wood (PG), August Dickens (PF) Dennis Mingo, Samuel Tremaine | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Gary Cummings (PG), Jose Hernandez (SF), Thomas Chase (C) Sergio Cruz, Larry Crofts, Phillip Montz | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Robert Wood (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Robert Lawson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stanley Burch (fresh) 3 pts. PF - August Dickens (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Daniel Stansell (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Gary Cummings (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Boris Wichrowski (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jose Hernandez (fresh) PF - Robert Porras (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Chase (fresh) 17 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Chase loses the ball out of bounds | 32-38 |
| 15:13 | Southern Illinois | August Dickens misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 32-38 |
| 15:12 | Northern Iowa | Jose Hernandez gets the rebound | 32-38 |
| 15:07 | Northern Iowa | Gary Cummings misses badly on a floater in the paint | 32-38 |
| 15:06 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Robert Lawson | 32-38 |
| 14:49 | Southern Illinois | Robert Porras steals it from Robert Wood | 32-38 |
| 14:22 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Chase loses the dribble to Stanley Burch | 32-38 |
| 14:05 | Southern Illinois | Stanley Burch misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 32-38 |
| 14:03 | Southern Illinois | Robert Lawson tips it home | 34-38 |
| 13:43 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Stansell is called for the reach on Thomas Chase - foul #1 on Daniel Stansell, team foul #3 | 34-38 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Dennis Mingo (PG), Roy Muehlberger (SG), Dennis House (SF), Dennis Harris (C) Robert Wood, Robert Lawson, Stanley Burch, Daniel Stansell | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Sergio Cruz (PG), Larry Crofts (SF), Richard Suniga (PF), Phillip Montz (C) Gary Cummings, Jose Hernandez, Robert Porras, Thomas Chase | |
| 13:29 | Northern Iowa | Sergio Cruz is hacked by Dennis House - foul #3 on Dennis House, team foul #4 | 34-38 |
| 13:11 | Northern Iowa | Larry Crofts can't connect on a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Roy Muehlberger - foul #3 on Roy Muehlberger, team foul #5 | 34-38 |
| 13:11 | Northern Iowa | Larry Crofts makes the 1st free throw | 34-39 |
| 13:11 | Northern Iowa | Larry Crofts makes the 2nd free throw | 34-40 |
| 12:47 | Southern Illinois | Dennis Harris clanks a floater from the right block but the foul's on Larry Crofts - foul #3 on Larry Crofts, team foul #2 | 34-40 |
| 12:47 | Southern Illinois | Dennis Harris makes the 1st free throw | 35-40 |
| 12:47 | Southern Illinois | Dennis Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 36-40 |
| 12:23 | Northern Iowa | Richard Suniga is hacked by Roy Muehlberger - foul #4 on Roy Muehlberger, team foul #6 | 36-40 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Robert Lawson (SG), Ronald Lee (PF) Roy Muehlberger, August Dickens | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Thomas Chase (C) Phillip Montz | |
| 11:58 | Northern Iowa | Richard Suniga knocks in the turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Sergio Cruz and he's hacked by Ronald Lee - foul #3 on Ronald Lee, team foul #7 | 36-42 |
| 11:58 | Northern Iowa | Richard Suniga misses the free throw | 36-42 |
| 11:58 | Southern Illinois | Dennis Harris pulls down the rebound | 36-42 |
| 11:52 | Southern Illinois | Robert Lawson loses the dribble to Richard Suniga | 36-42 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Dennis Mingo (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Lawson (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dennis House (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Ronald Lee (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Dennis Harris (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Sergio Cruz (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Boris Wichrowski (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Larry Crofts (fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. PF - Richard Suniga (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. C - Thomas Chase (fresh) 17 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Northern Iowa | Richard Suniga hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint | 36-42 |
| 11:30 | Southern Illinois | Ronald Lee pulls down the rebound | 36-42 |
| 11:14 | Southern Illinois | Robert Lawson misses long on a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Boris Wichrowski - foul #2 on Boris Wichrowski, team foul #3 | 36-42 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | August Dickens (PF) Ronald Lee | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Manchu Chiu (SG) Boris Wichrowski | |
| 11:14 | Southern Illinois | Robert Lawson makes the 1st free throw | 37-42 |
| 11:14 | Southern Illinois | Robert Lawson makes the 2nd free throw | 38-42 |
| 10:55 | Northern Iowa | Dennis House is called for the reach on Manchu Chiu - foul #4 on Dennis House, team foul #8 | 38-42 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Stanley Burch (SF) Dennis House | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 10:55 | Northern Iowa | Manchu Chiu makes the 1st free throw | 38-43 |
| 10:55 | Northern Iowa | Manchu Chiu makes the 2nd free throw | 38-44 |
| 10:48 | Southern Illinois | Dennis Mingo double dribbles in the backcourt | 38-44 |
| 10:34 | Northern Iowa | Richard Suniga makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Larry Crofts | 38-46 |
| 10:22 | Southern Illinois | Stanley Burch is whistled for a carry | 38-46 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Phillip Montz (C) Thomas Chase | |
| 10:04 | Northern Iowa | Richard Suniga clanks a shot from the left wing | 38-46 |
| 10:02 | Northern Iowa | Sergio Cruz tips it home | 38-48 |
| 09:46 | Southern Illinois | Robert Lawson is whistled for a carry | 38-48 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Ronald Lee (C) Dennis Harris | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Gary Cummings (PG), Boris Wichrowski (SG), Robert Porras (PF) Sergio Cruz, Manchu Chiu, Richard Suniga | |
| 09:26 | Northern Iowa | Gary Cummings drills a jumper from the baseline set up by Boris Wichrowski | 38-50 |
| 09:16 | Southern Illinois | Dennis Mingo loses the ball out of bounds | 38-50 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Robert Wood (PG), Andrew Barnette (SF) Dennis Mingo, Robert Lawson | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jose Hernandez (SF) Larry Crofts | |
| 08:56 | Northern Iowa | Gary Cummings misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 38-50 |
| 08:54 | Northern Iowa | Gary Cummings gets the offensive rebound | 38-50 |
| 08:32 | Northern Iowa | Boris Wichrowski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-50 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Dennis Harris (C) August Dickens | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Sergio Cruz (PG), Richard Suniga (PF), Thomas Chase (C) Gary Cummings, Robert Porras, Phillip Montz | |
| 08:23 | Southern Illinois | Robert Wood lays it up and in | 40-50 |
| 08:00 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Chase knocks in the shot from the right side on a nice dish by Sergio Cruz | 40-52 |
| 07:53 | Southern Illinois | Andrew Barnette buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Robert Wood | 43-52 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Robert Wood (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Stanley Burch (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - Andrew Barnette (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ronald Lee (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Dennis Harris (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Sergio Cruz (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Boris Wichrowski (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Jose Hernandez (fresh) PF - Richard Suniga (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. C - Thomas Chase (fresh) 19 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Northern Iowa | Richard Suniga comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by Robert Wood - foul #1 on Robert Wood, team foul #9 | 43-52 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Dennis Mingo (PG), Roy Muehlberger (SG), Dennis House (SF), August Dickens (PF) Robert Wood, Stanley Burch, Andrew Barnette, Ronald Lee | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Larry Crofts (SF) Jose Hernandez | |
| 07:24 | Northern Iowa | Richard Suniga makes the 1st free throw | 43-53 |
| 07:24 | Northern Iowa | Richard Suniga makes the 2nd free throw | 43-54 |
| 07:00 | Southern Illinois | Roy Muehlberger is hacked by Thomas Chase - foul #3 on Thomas Chase, team foul #4 | 43-54 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Manchu Chiu (SG) Boris Wichrowski | |
| 06:36 | Southern Illinois | Roy Muehlberger knocks in the floater from the baseline | 45-54 |
| 06:19 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Chase clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 45-54 |
| 06:18 | Southern Illinois | Roy Muehlberger grabs the board | 45-54 |
| 06:07 | Southern Illinois | Manchu Chiu takes the ball from Dennis House | 45-54 |
| 06:03 | Northern Iowa | Manchu Chiu lays it up and in | 45-56 |
| 05:43 | Southern Illinois | Dennis Mingo comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 45-56 |
| 05:42 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Chase pulls down the rebound | 45-56 |
| 05:19 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Chase can't finish the layup | 45-56 |
| 05:17 | Southern Illinois | August Dickens grabs the board | 45-56 |
| 05:03 | Southern Illinois | Roy Muehlberger scores on a shot in the lane set up by Dennis Mingo | 47-56 |
| 04:43 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Chase scores on a shot from close range and he's fouled by Dennis Mingo - foul #1 on Dennis Mingo, team foul #10 | 47-58 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Ronald Lee (PF), Daniel Stansell (C) August Dickens, Dennis Harris | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Gary Cummings (PG), Boris Wichrowski (SG), Robert Porras (PF) Sergio Cruz, Manchu Chiu, Richard Suniga | |
| 04:43 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Chase makes the free throw | 47-59 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 04:22 | Southern Illinois | Roy Muehlberger can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 47-59 |
| 04:20 | Northern Iowa | Boris Wichrowski grabs the board | 47-59 |
| 03:56 | Northern Iowa | Larry Crofts knocks in the shot from the left wing set up by Gary Cummings | 47-61 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:41 | Southern Illinois | Roy Muehlberger misses the 3 from the left corner | 47-61 |
| 03:40 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Thomas Chase | 47-61 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Dennis Mingo (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Roy Muehlberger (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 pf. SF - Dennis House (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 pf. PF - Ronald Lee (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Daniel Stansell (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Gary Cummings (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Boris Wichrowski (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Larry Crofts (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Robert Porras (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Chase (fairly fresh) 22 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:16 | Northern Iowa | Larry Crofts can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 47-61 |
| 03:15 | Southern Illinois | Daniel Stansell snags the defensive board | 47-61 |
| 03:11 | Southern Illinois | Roy Muehlberger misses short on a runner near the basket but he's fouled by Thomas Chase - foul #4 on Thomas Chase, team foul #5 | 47-61 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Robert Wood (PG), Robert Lawson (SF) Dennis Mingo, Dennis House | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Manchu Chiu (SG), Jose Hernandez (SF), Phillip Montz (C) Boris Wichrowski, Larry Crofts, Thomas Chase | |
| 03:11 | Southern Illinois | Roy Muehlberger misses the 1st free throw | 47-61 |
| 03:11 | Southern Illinois | Roy Muehlberger misses the 2nd free throw | 47-61 |
| 03:11 | Northern Iowa | Phillip Montz gets the rebound | 47-61 |
| 02:47 | Northern Iowa | Robert Porras comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 47-61 |
| 02:45 | Northern Iowa | Gary Cummings hits the follow up shot | 47-63 |
| 02:26 | Southern Illinois | Robert Lawson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 47-63 |
| 02:24 | Northern Iowa | Phillip Montz snags the defensive board | 47-63 |
| 02:05 | Northern Iowa | Gary Cummings misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 47-63 |
| 02:04 | Northern Iowa | Robert Porras tips it in | 47-65 |
| 01:53 | Southern Illinois | Robert Lawson misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 47-65 |
| 01:52 | Southern Illinois | Ronald Lee tips it back up and in | 49-65 |
| 01:27 | Northern Iowa | Phillip Montz banks in the layup on a nice dish by Gary Cummings | 49-67 |
| 01:18 | Southern Illinois | Robert Wood misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Gary Cummings - foul #2 on Gary Cummings, team foul #6 | 49-67 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Stanley Burch (SF) Roy Muehlberger | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 01:18 | Southern Illinois | Robert Wood makes the 1st free throw | 50-67 |
| 01:18 | Southern Illinois | Robert Wood makes the 2nd free throw | 51-67 |
| 00:53 | Northern Iowa | Phillip Montz makes the jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Jose Hernandez | 51-69 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:47 | Southern Illinois | Gary Cummings takes the ball from Robert Lawson | 51-69 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:23 | Northern Iowa | Phillip Montz misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 51-69 |
| 00:21 | Southern Illinois | Ronald Lee snags the defensive board | 51-69 |
| 00:13 | Southern Illinois | Robert Lawson clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 51-69 |
| 00:12 | Southern Illinois | Robert Lawson grabs the offensive board | 51-69 |
| 00:08 | Southern Illinois | Robert Wood is fouled on the floor by Jose Hernandez - foul #1 on Jose Hernandez, team foul #7 | 51-69 |
| 00:08 | Southern Illinois | Robert Wood makes the 1st free throw | 52-69 |
| 00:08 | Southern Illinois | Robert Wood misses the 2nd free throw | 52-69 |
| 00:08 | Northern Iowa | Phillip Montz pulls down the rebound | 52-69 |
| 00:00 | Northern Iowa | Gary Cummings runs out the clock | 52-69 |