| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Charles Sanders (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Edward Heins (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Winders (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Wharton (fresh) C - Ronald Park (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Armando Meza (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Bremer (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Travis Adkison (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Edgar Gibbs (fresh) 2 pts. C - Albert Mars (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Northern Iowa | James Winders inbounds the ball | 41-28 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:45 | Northern Iowa | Charles Sanders can't connect on an uncontested 3 pointer from straight away | 41-28 |
| 19:43 | Northern Iowa | James Winders grabs the offensive rebound | 41-28 |
| 19:24 | Northern Iowa | James Winders is open and buries a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Charles Sanders | 43-28 |
| 19:02 | Illinois-Chicago | Albert Mars is whistled for traveling | 43-28 |
| 18:46 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Park's layup is rejected by Albert Mars | 43-28 |
| 18:44 | Illinois-Chicago | The rebound goes to Armando Meza | 43-28 |
| 18:20 | Illinois-Chicago | Charles Bremer misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 43-28 |
| 18:19 | Illinois-Chicago | Travis Adkison hits the follow up shot | 43-30 |
| 17:54 | Northern Iowa | Charles Sanders knocks in the jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Ronald Park | 45-30 |
| 17:35 | Illinois-Chicago | Armando Meza is hacked by James Wharton - foul #2 on James Wharton, team foul #1 | 45-30 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Randall Cohee (PG), Geoffrey Barros (SG), Drew Beatty (SF), Jared Canada (PF), Brian Fry (C) Charles Sanders, Edward Heins, James Winders, James Wharton, Ronald Park | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Robert Ouzts (PG), Gabriel Esposito (SG), Francis Small (SF), Melvin Henkle (PF), John Viveiros (C) Armando Meza, Charles Bremer, Travis Adkison, Edgar Gibbs, Albert Mars | |
| 17:18 | Illinois-Chicago | Robert Ouzts drills a 3pt shot from straight away | 45-33 |
| 17:03 | Northern Iowa | Drew Beatty drills a shot in the lane set up by Randall Cohee | 47-33 |
| 16:49 | Illinois-Chicago | Jared Canada steals the ball from Gabriel Esposito | 47-33 |
| 16:36 | Northern Iowa | Drew Beatty clanks a jumper from the left side | 47-33 |
| 16:35 | Northern Iowa | Brian Fry snags the offensive board | 47-33 |
| 16:17 | Northern Iowa | Drew Beatty connects on the open floater from the right side and he's fouled by Melvin Henkle - foul #1 on Melvin Henkle, team foul #1 | 49-33 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Edward Heins (SG), Ronald Park (C) Geoffrey Barros, Brian Fry | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Albert Mars (C) John Viveiros | |
| 16:17 | Northern Iowa | Drew Beatty makes the free throw | 50-33 |
| 15:56 | Illinois-Chicago | Francis Small's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-33 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Winders (SF) Drew Beatty | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Virgil Loudermilk (PG), Travis Adkison (SF), Edgar Gibbs (PF) Gabriel Esposito, Francis Small, Melvin Henkle | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Randall Cohee (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Edward Heins (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Winders (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jared Canada (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronald Park (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Virgil Loudermilk (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert Ouzts (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Travis Adkison (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edgar Gibbs (fresh) 2 pts. C - Albert Mars (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:53 | Northern Iowa | Jared Canada is fouled in the backcourt by Albert Mars - foul #2 on Albert Mars, team foul #2 | 50-33 |
| 15:44 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Park hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by Albert Mars - foul #3 on Albert Mars, team foul #3 | 50-33 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Charles Sanders (PG), James Wharton (PF) Randall Cohee, Jared Canada | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Charles Bremer (SG) Virgil Loudermilk | |
| 15:44 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Park makes the 1st free throw | 51-33 |
| 15:44 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Park misses the 2nd free throw | 51-33 |
| 15:44 | Illinois-Chicago | Edgar Gibbs grabs the defensive rebound | 51-33 |
| 15:26 | Illinois-Chicago | Edgar Gibbs comes up short on the floater from the right block but the foul's on James Winders - foul #1 on James Winders, team foul #2 | 51-33 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Virgil Loudermilk (PG) Robert Ouzts | |
| 15:26 | Illinois-Chicago | Edgar Gibbs makes the 1st free throw | 51-34 |
| 15:26 | Illinois-Chicago | Edgar Gibbs makes the 2nd free throw | 51-35 |
| 15:05 | Northern Iowa | Edward Heins knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away set up by James Wharton | 54-35 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 14:55 | Illinois-Chicago | Travis Adkison clanks a 3 from straight away | 54-35 |
| 14:53 | Northern Iowa | James Wharton grabs the defensive rebound | 54-35 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 14:51 | Northern Iowa | James Winders is hacked by Virgil Loudermilk in the backcourt - foul #2 on Virgil Loudermilk, team foul #4 | 54-35 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Randall Cohee (SF), Jared Canada (PF) James Winders, James Wharton | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Armando Meza (PG), William Smith (SG), Francis Small (SF) Virgil Loudermilk, Charles Bremer, Travis Adkison | |
| 14:27 | Northern Iowa | Randall Cohee makes the fadeaway from the right wing set up by Ronald Park | 56-35 |
| 14:23 | Illinois-Chicago | Armando Meza is hacked by Charles Sanders in the backcourt - foul #2 on Charles Sanders, team foul #3 | 56-35 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Drew Beatty (SF) Charles Sanders | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Robert Ouzts (SG), Melvin Henkle (PF), John Viveiros (C) William Smith, Edgar Gibbs, Albert Mars | |
| 14:10 | Illinois-Chicago | Ronald Park takes the ball from Melvin Henkle | 56-35 |
| 14:08 | Northern Iowa | Edward Heins loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 56-35 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Barros (SG), Brian Fry (C) Edward Heins, Ronald Park | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| 14:00 | Illinois-Chicago | Robert Ouzts is fouled on the floor by Geoffrey Barros - foul #1 on Geoffrey Barros, team foul #4 | 56-35 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Charles Bremer (SG) Francis Small | |
| 13:47 | Illinois-Chicago | Melvin Henkle knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Charles Bremer | 56-38 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 13:32 | Northern Iowa | Brian Fry misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 56-38 |
| 13:31 | Illinois-Chicago | The rebound goes to John Viveiros | 56-38 |
| 13:27 | Illinois-Chicago | Melvin Henkle drills a shot from close range on a great pass from Charles Bremer | 56-40 |
| 13:21 | Northern Iowa | Drew Beatty hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 56-40 |
| 13:20 | Northern Iowa | Jared Canada can't tip it in | 56-40 |
| 13:19 | Northern Iowa | Drew Beatty misses the tip | 56-40 |
| 13:18 | Illinois-Chicago | The rebound goes to Melvin Henkle | 56-40 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 12:58 | Illinois-Chicago | Armando Meza misses the jumper from the left block | 56-40 |
| 12:56 | Northern Iowa | Randall Cohee snags the defensive board | 56-40 |
| 12:34 | Northern Iowa | Brian Fry is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Brian Fry, team foul #5 | 56-40 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Charles Sanders (PG), Edward Heins (SG), James Winders (SF), James Wharton (PF), Ronald Park (C) Randall Cohee, Geoffrey Barros, Drew Beatty, Jared Canada, Brian Fry | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Gabriel Esposito (SG), Francis Small (SF), Edgar Gibbs (PF), Albert Mars (C) Armando Meza, Charles Bremer, Melvin Henkle, John Viveiros | |
| 12:27 | Illinois-Chicago | Albert Mars scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Robert Ouzts | 56-43 |
| 12:25 | Northern Iowa | Edward Heins is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Ouzts - foul #1 on Robert Ouzts, team foul #5 | 56-43 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Virgil Loudermilk (PG) Robert Ouzts | |
| 11:58 | Northern Iowa | Edward Heins misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 56-43 |
| 11:56 | Illinois-Chicago | Virgil Loudermilk gets the rebound | 56-43 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Charles Sanders (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Edward Heins (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Winders (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Wharton (fresh) 2 reb. C - Ronald Park (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Virgil Loudermilk (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Gabriel Esposito (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Francis Small (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edgar Gibbs (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Albert Mars (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 11:51 | Illinois-Chicago | Francis Small can't connect on a floater from close range | 56-43 |
| 11:49 | Northern Iowa | James Wharton grabs the defensive rebound | 56-43 |
| 11:36 | Northern Iowa | James Winders misses the wide open fadeaway from close range | 56-43 |
| 11:34 | Illinois-Chicago | Francis Small grabs the board | 56-43 |
| 11:31 | Illinois-Chicago | Virgil Loudermilk travels in the backcourt | 56-43 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Robert Ouzts (PG), Travis Adkison (SF) Virgil Loudermilk, Edgar Gibbs | |
| 11:07 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Park is whistled for a carry | 56-43 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Randall Cohee (PG) Charles Sanders | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Virgil Loudermilk (PG), Edgar Gibbs (PF) Gabriel Esposito, Francis Small | |
| 10:46 | Illinois-Chicago | Edward Heins takes the ball from Virgil Loudermilk | 56-43 |
| 10:44 | Northern Iowa | Randall Cohee's pass is intercepted by Travis Adkison in the backcourt | 56-43 |
| 10:43 | Illinois-Chicago | Travis Adkison lays it in | 56-45 |
| 10:25 | Northern Iowa | James Winders misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 56-45 |
| 10:24 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Park gets the offensive rebound | 56-45 |
| 10:09 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Park is hacked by Edgar Gibbs - foul #2 on Edgar Gibbs, team foul #6 | 56-45 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Barros (SG), Drew Beatty (SF), Jared Canada (PF), Brian Fry (C) Edward Heins, James Winders, James Wharton, Ronald Park | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Armando Meza (PG), Charles Bremer (SG), Melvin Henkle (PF) Virgil Loudermilk, Edgar Gibbs, Albert Mars | |
| 09:56 | Northern Iowa | Drew Beatty hits a wide open 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Randall Cohee | 59-45 |
| 09:27 | Illinois-Chicago | Charles Bremer misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 59-45 |
| 09:25 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Drew Beatty | 59-45 |
| 09:07 | Northern Iowa | Jared Canada scores on a runner near the basket on a great pass from Geoffrey Barros | 61-45 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 08:49 | Illinois-Chicago | Charles Bremer's fadeaway is rejected by Jared Canada | 61-45 |
| 08:48 | Northern Iowa | Brian Fry snags the defensive board | 61-45 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 08:24 | Northern Iowa | Jared Canada is wide open but clanks a driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by Melvin Henkle - foul #2 on Melvin Henkle, team foul #7 | 61-45 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Charles Sanders (PG), Edward Heins (SG), James Winders (SF), Ronald Park (C) Randall Cohee, Geoffrey Barros, Drew Beatty, Brian Fry | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Virgil Loudermilk (PG), Gabriel Esposito (SG), Francis Small (SF), Edgar Gibbs (PF), John Viveiros (C) Armando Meza, Charles Bremer, Travis Adkison, Melvin Henkle, Robert Ouzts | |
| 08:24 | Northern Iowa | Jared Canada makes the 1st free throw | 62-45 |
| 08:24 | Northern Iowa | Jared Canada makes the 2nd free throw | 63-45 |
| 08:04 | Illinois-Chicago | Edgar Gibbs scores on a floater from the baseline | 63-47 |
| 08:02 | Northern Iowa | Charles Sanders is fouled in the backcourt by Virgil Loudermilk - foul #3 on Virgil Loudermilk, team foul #8 | 63-47 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Wharton (PF) Jared Canada | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| 08:02 | Northern Iowa | Charles Sanders makes the 1st free throw | 64-47 |
| 08:02 | Northern Iowa | Charles Sanders makes the 2nd free throw | 65-47 |
| 07:51 | Illinois-Chicago | Gabriel Esposito scores on a jumpshot from the left wing | 65-49 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Charles Sanders (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Edward Heins (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Winders (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Wharton (fresh) 3 reb. C - Ronald Park (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Virgil Loudermilk (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - Gabriel Esposito (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Francis Small (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Edgar Gibbs (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - John Viveiros (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:31 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Park banks in the wide open layup | 67-49 |
| 07:12 | Illinois-Chicago | Virgil Loudermilk misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 67-49 |
| 07:10 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Park grabs the board | 67-49 |
| 06:41 | Northern Iowa | James Winders hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 67-49 |
| 06:40 | Illinois-Chicago | John Viveiros grabs the board | 67-49 |
| 06:34 | Illinois-Chicago | Charles Sanders steals it from Edgar Gibbs | 67-49 |
| 06:07 | Northern Iowa | Edward Heins hits a turnaround near the basket and he's hacked by Francis Small - foul #3 on Francis Small, team foul #9 | 69-49 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Randall Cohee (PG), Drew Beatty (SF), Jared Canada (PF), Brian Fry (C) Charles Sanders, James Winders, James Wharton, Ronald Park | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Robert Ouzts (PG), Charles Bremer (SG), Travis Adkison (SF), Melvin Henkle (PF), Albert Mars (C) Virgil Loudermilk, Gabriel Esposito, Francis Small, Edgar Gibbs, John Viveiros | |
| 06:07 | Northern Iowa | Edward Heins misses the free throw | 69-49 |
| 06:07 | Illinois-Chicago | Travis Adkison grabs the board | 69-49 |
| 05:44 | Illinois-Chicago | Albert Mars misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 69-49 |
| 05:43 | Illinois-Chicago | The offensive rebound goes to Albert Mars | 69-49 |
| 05:38 | Illinois-Chicago | Robert Ouzts is hacked by Jared Canada - foul #1 on Jared Canada, team foul #6 | 69-49 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Barros (SG) Edward Heins | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Armando Meza (PG) Albert Mars | |
| 05:27 | Illinois-Chicago | Robert Ouzts misses short on a jump hook near the basket | 69-49 |
| 05:26 | Northern Iowa | Randall Cohee gets the rebound | 69-49 |
| 05:06 | Northern Iowa | Jared Canada is wide open but clanks a shot in the lane | 69-49 |
| 05:04 | Illinois-Chicago | Melvin Henkle pulls down the rebound | 69-49 |
| 04:49 | Illinois-Chicago | Melvin Henkle drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Charles Bremer | 69-51 |
| 04:29 | Northern Iowa | Drew Beatty can't finish the uncontested layup | 69-51 |
| 04:28 | Illinois-Chicago | Melvin Henkle pulls down the rebound | 69-51 |
| 04:15 | Illinois-Chicago | Melvin Henkle hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 69-51 |
| 04:13 | Illinois-Chicago | Armando Meza pulls down the offensive rebound | 69-51 |
| 04:04 | Illinois-Chicago | Brian Fry swats the layup by Melvin Henkle | 69-51 |
| 04:02 | Northern Iowa | Brian Fry pulls down the rebound | 69-51 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:46 | Northern Iowa | Randall Cohee blows the layup | 69-51 |
| 03:45 | Northern Iowa | Drew Beatty snags the offensive board | 69-51 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Randall Cohee (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Geoffrey Barros (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Drew Beatty (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jared Canada (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Brian Fry (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Armando Meza (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Bremer (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SF - Travis Adkison (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Melvin Henkle (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Ouzts (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. | |
| 03:27 | Northern Iowa | Brian Fry misses the wide open 3pt jumper from the right wing | 69-51 |
| 03:25 | Northern Iowa | Brian Fry grabs the offensive board | 69-51 |
| 03:06 | Northern Iowa | Drew Beatty misses the runner near the basket but the foul's on Travis Adkison - foul #1 on Travis Adkison, team foul #10 | 69-51 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Loren Look (SF), James Tull (PF) Geoffrey Barros, Brian Fry | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Virgil Loudermilk (PG), William Smith (SG), Gabriel Esposito (SF), Francis Small (PF) Armando Meza, Charles Bremer, Travis Adkison, Robert Ouzts | |
| 03:06 | Northern Iowa | Drew Beatty makes the 1st free throw | 70-51 |
| 03:06 | Northern Iowa | Drew Beatty makes the 2nd free throw | 71-51 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:58 | Illinois-Chicago | William Smith misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 71-51 |
| 02:57 | Northern Iowa | Loren Look grabs the defensive rebound | 71-51 |
| 02:55 | Northern Iowa | Randall Cohee is fouled in the backcourt by William Smith - foul #2 on William Smith, team foul #11 | 71-51 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Barros (SG) Drew Beatty | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| 02:55 | Northern Iowa | Randall Cohee makes the 1st free throw | 72-51 |
| 02:55 | Northern Iowa | Randall Cohee makes the 2nd free throw | 73-51 |
| 02:39 | Illinois-Chicago | Francis Small is called for the illegal screen - foul #4 on Francis Small, team foul #12 | 73-51 |
| 02:21 | Northern Iowa | Loren Look makes the wide open shot from the right block set up by Geoffrey Barros | 75-51 |
| 02:02 | Illinois-Chicago | Francis Small misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 75-51 |
| 02:00 | Northern Iowa | James Tull grabs the board | 75-51 |
| 01:35 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Barros throws a bad pass out of bounds | 75-51 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Drew Beatty (SF), Brian Fry (C) Loren Look, James Tull | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Robert Ouzts (PG), John Viveiros (C) Virgil Loudermilk, William Smith | |
| 01:14 | Illinois-Chicago | Gabriel Esposito is fouled on the floor by Geoffrey Barros - foul #2 on Geoffrey Barros, team foul #7 | 75-51 |
| 01:14 | Illinois-Chicago | Gabriel Esposito misses the 1st free throw | 75-51 |
| 01:14 | Northern Iowa | Brian Fry pulls down the rebound | 75-51 |
| 00:45 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Barros is open and buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Brian Fry | 78-51 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:40 | Illinois-Chicago | Robert Ouzts misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 78-51 |
| 00:38 | Northern Iowa | Drew Beatty pulls down the rebound | 78-51 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:11 | Northern Iowa | Brian Fry misses badly on the uncontested turnaround in the paint | 78-51 |
| 00:10 | Northern Iowa | Brian Fry tips it in | 80-51 |
| 00:06 | Illinois-Chicago | Francis Small clanks a floater from the left block but the foul's on Geoffrey Barros - foul #3 on Geoffrey Barros, team foul #8 | 80-51 |
| 00:06 | Illinois-Chicago | Francis Small misses the 1st free throw | 80-51 |
| 00:06 | Illinois-Chicago | Francis Small makes the 2nd free throw | 80-52 |
| 00:00 | Northern Iowa | Randall Cohee runs out the clock | 80-52 |