| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Charles Sanders (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Heins (fresh) 8 pts. SF - James Winders (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Wharton (fresh) 1 pts. C - Ronald Park (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - John Page (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Travis Bast (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Travis Diemer (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Michael Kokocinski (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Russell Macgregor (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois State | Travis Diemer inbounds the ball | 45-38 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:40 | Illinois State | John Page misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 45-38 |
| 19:38 | Illinois State | Michael Kokocinski snags the offensive board | 45-38 |
| 19:29 | Illinois State | Michael Kokocinski clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 45-38 |
| 19:27 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Park pulls down the rebound | 45-38 |
| 19:08 | Northern Iowa | Edward Heins misses the lay-in | 45-38 |
| 19:06 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Travis Diemer | 45-38 |
| 19:01 | Illinois State | Travis Diemer hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 45-38 |
| 18:59 | Northern Iowa | James Winders grabs the defensive rebound | 45-38 |
| 18:49 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Park connects on the runner from close range | 47-38 |
| 18:42 | Illinois State | Travis Bast can't finish the layup | 47-38 |
| 18:41 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Park grabs the board | 47-38 |
| 18:20 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Park is open but comes up short on the jumper in the paint | 47-38 |
| 18:19 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Michael Kokocinski | 47-38 |
| 17:58 | Illinois State | Michael Kokocinski comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 47-38 |
| 17:57 | Northern Iowa | Charles Sanders grabs the board | 47-38 |
| 17:52 | Northern Iowa | Charles Sanders comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 47-38 |
| 17:50 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Park hits the follow up shot | 49-38 |
| 17:39 | Illinois State | Russell Macgregor misses short on a driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by Ronald Park - foul #1 on Ronald Park, team foul #1 | 49-38 |
| 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 State | Albert McRea (PG), Jonathan Horne (SG), Peter Hartmann (SF), Kurtis Brown (C) John Page, Travis Bast, Travis Diemer, Michael Kokocinski | |
| 17:39 | Illinois State | Russell Macgregor makes the 1st free throw | 49-39 |
| 17:39 | Illinois State | Russell Macgregor makes the 2nd free throw | 49-40 |
| 17:37 | Northern Iowa | Jonathan Horne is called for the reach on Geoffrey Barros in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jonathan Horne, team foul #1 | 49-40 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | John Johnson (PF) Russell Macgregor | |
| 17:26 | Northern Iowa | Drew Beatty comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 49-40 |
| 17:25 | Northern Iowa | Jared Canada can't tip it in | 49-40 |
| 17:23 | Illinois State | John Johnson gets the rebound | 49-40 |
| 17:17 | Illinois State | John Johnson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-40 |
| 17:04 | Northern Iowa | Jonathan Horne is called for the reach on Randall Cohee - foul #3 on Jonathan Horne, team foul #2 | 49-40 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Joseph Smith (SF) Jonathan Horne | |
| 16:53 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Smith steals the ball from Randall Cohee | 49-40 |
| 16:36 | Illinois State | Peter Hartmann misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 49-40 |
| 16:35 | Northern Iowa | Brian Fry grabs the board | 49-40 |
| 16:29 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Smith is called for the reach on Drew Beatty in the backcourt - foul #1 on Joseph Smith, team foul #3 | 49-40 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Edward Heins (SG), Ronald Park (C) Geoffrey Barros, Brian Fry | |
| Subs | Illinois State | John Page (PG), Travis Bast (SG), Michael Kokocinski (PF), Russell Macgregor (C) Albert McRea, Peter Hartmann, John Johnson, Kurtis Brown | |
| 16:04 | Northern Iowa | Jared Canada's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-40 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Loren Look (SF), James Tull (PF) Drew Beatty, Jared Canada | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Travis Diemer (SF) Joseph Smith | |
| 15:53 | Illinois State | Travis Diemer misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 49-40 |
| 15:52 | Illinois State | Travis Bast hits the follow up shot | 49-42 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Randall Cohee (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Edward Heins (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Loren Look (fresh) PF - James Tull (fresh) 2 reb. C - Ronald Park (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - John Page (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Travis Bast (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Travis Diemer (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Michael Kokocinski (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Russell Macgregor (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Northern Iowa | Travis Diemer is called for the reach on James Tull - foul #1 on Travis Diemer, team foul #4 | 49-42 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Charles Sanders (PG), James Winders (SF) Randall Cohee, Loren Look | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Jonathan Horne (SG), Kurtis Brown (PF), Steven Glynn (C) Travis Bast, Michael Kokocinski, Russell Macgregor | |
| 15:21 | Northern Iowa | James Winders makes the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from James Tull | 51-42 |
| 15:13 | Illinois State | Steven Glynn lays it in on a great pass from Jonathan Horne and he's hacked by Ronald Park - foul #2 on Ronald Park, team foul #2 | 51-44 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Barros (SG), James Wharton (PF) Edward Heins, James Tull | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Albert McRea (PG) John Page | |
| 15:13 | Illinois State | Steven Glynn makes the free throw | 51-45 |
| 15:11 | Northern Iowa | James Winders is hacked by Travis Diemer in the backcourt - foul #2 on Travis Diemer, team foul #5 | 51-45 |
| 14:55 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Park scores on a runner near the basket set up by Charles Sanders | 53-45 |
| 14:45 | Illinois State | Jonathan Horne misses badly on a turnaround from close range but he's fouled by Ronald Park - foul #3 on Ronald Park, team foul #3 | 53-45 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Drew Beatty (SG), Jared Canada (C) Charles Sanders, Ronald Park | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Peter Hartmann (SF), John Johnson (PF) Travis Diemer, Kurtis Brown | |
| 14:45 | Illinois State | Jonathan Horne misses the 1st free throw | 53-45 |
| 14:45 | Illinois State | Jonathan Horne makes the 2nd free throw | 53-46 |
| 14:27 | Northern Iowa | James Winders buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Geoffrey Barros | 56-46 |
| 14:10 | Illinois State | John Johnson clanks a floater from the free throw line | 56-46 |
| 14:08 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Drew Beatty | 56-46 |
| 13:57 | Northern Iowa | Jared Canada is open but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 56-46 |
| 13:55 | Illinois State | John Johnson grabs the board | 56-46 |
| 13:36 | Illinois State | Jonathan Horne hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Albert McRea | 56-49 |
| 13:24 | Northern Iowa | Drew Beatty drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by James Winders | 59-49 |
| 13:03 | Illinois State | Jonathan Horne is hacked by Drew Beatty - foul #2 on Drew Beatty, team foul #4 | 59-49 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Charles Sanders (PG), Edward Heins (SG), Randall Cohee (SF), Brian Fry (PF), Ronald Park (C) Geoffrey Barros, Drew Beatty, James Winders, James Wharton, Jared Canada | |
| Subs | Illinois State | John Page (PG), Travis Bast (SG), Joseph Smith (SF), Michael Kokocinski (PF), Kurtis Brown (C) Albert McRea, Jonathan Horne, Peter Hartmann, John Johnson, Steven Glynn | |
| 12:48 | Illinois State | Randall Cohee takes the ball from John Page | 59-49 |
| 12:27 | Northern Iowa | Randall Cohee misses badly on the uncontested 3pt jumper from the right corner | 59-49 |
| 12:25 | Illinois State | Michael Kokocinski grabs the board | 59-49 |
| 12:03 | Illinois State | Joseph Smith makes the jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Travis Bast | 59-51 |
| 11:49 | Northern Iowa | Charles Sanders comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 59-51 |
| 11:47 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Park misses the tip | 59-51 |
| 11:45 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Michael Kokocinski | 59-51 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Charles Sanders (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Edward Heins (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Randall Cohee (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Brian Fry (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronald Park (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - John Page (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Travis Bast (tiring) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Joseph Smith (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Michael Kokocinski (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. C - Kurtis Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Illinois State | John Page knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Travis Bast | 59-53 |
| 11:26 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Park is hacked by Joseph Smith - foul #2 on Joseph Smith, team foul #6 | 59-53 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Loren Look (SF), Jared Canada (PF) Charles Sanders, Brian Fry | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Travis Diemer (SF), Russell Macgregor (PF), Steven Glynn (C) Joseph Smith, Michael Kokocinski, Kurtis Brown | |
| 11:16 | Northern Iowa | Jared Canada is wide open but clanks a jump hook from close range | 59-53 |
| 11:15 | Illinois State | Travis Bast grabs the defensive rebound | 59-53 |
| 11:11 | Illinois State | John Page buries a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Travis Diemer | 59-55 |
| 10:49 | Northern Iowa | Edward Heins connects on the jumpshot from the left wing set up by Loren Look and he's hacked by Travis Diemer - foul #3 on Travis Diemer, team foul #7 | 61-55 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Charles Sanders (PG), Drew Beatty (SF), James Tull (C) Randall Cohee, Loren Look, Ronald Park | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Jonathan Horne (SG), John Johnson (PF) Travis Bast, Steven Glynn | |
| 10:49 | Northern Iowa | Edward Heins makes the free throw | 62-55 |
| 10:34 | Illinois State | Jonathan Horne comes up short on the jumper from the left side but the foul's on Edward Heins - foul #1 on Edward Heins, team foul #5 | 62-55 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Winders (SF) Edward Heins | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 10:34 | Illinois State | Jonathan Horne makes the 1st free throw | 62-56 |
| 10:34 | Illinois State | Jonathan Horne misses the 2nd free throw | 62-56 |
| 10:34 | Northern Iowa | Jared Canada gets the rebound | 62-56 |
| 10:20 | Northern Iowa | Charles Sanders misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 62-56 |
| 10:18 | Northern Iowa | Drew Beatty grabs the offensive board | 62-56 |
| 10:10 | Northern Iowa | Charles Sanders misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 62-56 |
| 10:08 | Northern Iowa | James Tull hits the follow up shot | 64-56 |
| 09:51 | Illinois State | Jonathan Horne comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 64-56 |
| 09:50 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Jared Canada | 64-56 |
| 09:48 | Northern Iowa | Charles Sanders is hacked by John Page in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Page, team foul #8 | 64-56 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Barros (SG), James Wharton (PF), Ronald Park (C) Drew Beatty, Jared Canada, James Tull | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Michael Kokocinski (PF), Steven Glynn (C) John Johnson, Russell Macgregor | |
| 09:48 | Northern Iowa | Charles Sanders makes the 1st free throw | 65-56 |
| 09:48 | Northern Iowa | Charles Sanders makes the 2nd free throw | 66-56 |
| 09:24 | Illinois State | Geoffrey Barros steals it from Steven Glynn | 66-56 |
| 09:21 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Barros can't finish the layup | 66-56 |
| 09:19 | Illinois State | Travis Diemer snags the defensive board | 66-56 |
| 09:08 | Illinois State | Michael Kokocinski connects on the jumper from the left side on a nice dish by John Page | 66-58 |
| 09:06 | Northern Iowa | James Winders is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Winders, team foul #6 | 66-58 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Edward Heins (SG), Randall Cohee (SF) Charles Sanders, James Winders | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Albert McRea (PG), Travis Bast (SG), Peter Hartmann (SF), Kurtis Brown (PF) John Page, Jonathan Horne, Travis Diemer, Michael Kokocinski | |
| 08:51 | Illinois State | Kurtis Brown knocks in the jumper near the basket on a great pass from Travis Bast and he's hacked by Edward Heins - foul #2 on Edward Heins, team foul #7 | 66-60 |
| 08:51 | Illinois State | Kurtis Brown makes the free throw | 66-61 |
| 08:36 | Northern Iowa | James Wharton makes the turnaround from the right block set up by Randall Cohee | 68-61 |
| 08:16 | Illinois State | Travis Bast misses the floater from just outside the lane | 68-61 |
| 08:14 | Northern Iowa | Edward Heins gets the rebound | 68-61 |
| 07:53 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Park misses the lay-in | 68-61 |
| 07:51 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Park tips it in | 70-61 |
| 07:34 | Illinois State | Kurtis Brown is fouled on the floor by James Wharton - foul #1 on James Wharton, team foul #8 | 70-61 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Charles Sanders (PG), Drew Beatty (SG), James Winders (SF), Jared Canada (PF), Brian Fry (C) Geoffrey Barros, Edward Heins, Randall Cohee, James Wharton, Ronald Park | |
| Subs | Illinois State | John Page (PG), Jonathan Horne (SG), Joseph Smith (SF), Russell Macgregor (PF) Albert McRea, Travis Bast, Peter Hartmann, Steven Glynn | |
| 07:34 | Illinois State | Kurtis Brown makes the 1st free throw | 70-62 |
| 07:34 | Illinois State | Kurtis Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 70-62 |
| 07:34 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Brian Fry | 70-62 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Charles Sanders (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Drew Beatty (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. SF - James Winders (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jared Canada (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Brian Fry (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - John Page (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jonathan Horne (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Joseph Smith (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Russell Macgregor (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Kurtis Brown (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:07 | Northern Iowa | Charles Sanders connects on the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Drew Beatty | 73-62 |
| 06:51 | Illinois State | Joseph Smith clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 73-62 |
| 06:49 | Illinois State | Russell Macgregor misses the tip | 73-62 |
| 06:48 | Northern Iowa | Drew Beatty snags the defensive board | 73-62 |
| 06:19 | Northern Iowa | Charles Sanders is called for a charge - foul #2 on Charles Sanders, team foul #9 | 73-62 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Randall Cohee (PG), Edward Heins (SG), Ronald Park (C) Charles Sanders, James Winders, Brian Fry | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Travis Bast (SG), Travis Diemer (SF), John Johnson (PF) Jonathan Horne, Joseph Smith, Kurtis Brown | |
| 05:56 | Illinois State | Travis Bast misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Edward Heins - foul #3 on Edward Heins, team foul #10 | 73-62 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Loren Look (SF), James Tull (PF) Drew Beatty, Jared Canada | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 05:56 | Illinois State | Travis Bast makes the 1st free throw | 73-63 |
| 05:56 | Illinois State | Travis Bast makes the 2nd free throw | 73-64 |
| 05:32 | Northern Iowa | Edward Heins misses the wide open jumper from the free throw line | 73-64 |
| 05:31 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Park tips it home | 75-64 |
| 05:10 | Illinois State | John Page can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 75-64 |
| 05:08 | Northern Iowa | James Tull snags the defensive board | 75-64 |
| 04:47 | Northern Iowa | Edward Heins misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 75-64 |
| 04:46 | Northern Iowa | Loren Look grabs the offensive board | 75-64 |
| 04:20 | Northern Iowa | James Tull's floater is tipped away by Russell Macgregor | 75-64 |
| 04:18 | Northern Iowa | Edward Heins grabs the offensive board | 75-64 |
| 04:18 | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 75-64 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Charles Sanders (PG), James Winders (SF), James Wharton (PF) Randall Cohee, Loren Look, James Tull | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Albert McRea (PG), Peter Hartmann (SG), Joseph Smith (SF), Michael Kokocinski (PF), Steven Glynn (C) John Page, Travis Bast, Travis Diemer, John Johnson, Russell Macgregor | |
| 04:03 | Northern Iowa | Steven Glynn is called for the reach on Ronald Park - foul #4 on Steven Glynn, team foul #9 | 75-64 |
| 04:03 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Park makes the 1st free throw | 76-64 |
| 04:03 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Park misses the 2nd free throw | 76-64 |
| 04:03 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Joseph Smith | 76-64 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 03:46 | Illinois State | Ronald Park blocks the short jumper by Steven Glynn | 76-64 |
| 03:44 | Northern Iowa | James Wharton pulls down the rebound | 76-64 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:40 | Northern Iowa | Charles Sanders double dribbles in the backcourt | 76-64 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Kurtis Brown (C) Steven Glynn | |
| 03:31 | Illinois State | Joseph Smith drills a floater in the paint set up by Peter Hartmann | 76-66 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Charles Sanders (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SG - Edward Heins (fresh) 11 pts. 3 pf. SF - James Winders (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Wharton (fresh) 3 pts. C - Ronald Park (fresh) 14 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Albert McRea (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Peter Hartmann (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Smith (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Michael Kokocinski (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Kurtis Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:02 | Northern Iowa | James Wharton scores on a shot from the right block | 78-66 |
| 02:46 | Illinois State | Peter Hartmann lays it in on a nice dish by Albert McRea | 78-68 |
| 02:44 | Northern Iowa | Charles Sanders loses the dribble to Albert McRea in the backcourt | 78-68 |
| 02:39 | Illinois State | Peter Hartmann knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Joseph Smith | 78-71 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 02:25 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Park dunks the ball on a nice dish by Charles Sanders | 80-71 |
| 02:25 | Illinois State | Illinois State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 80-71 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Jonathan Horne (SG), Travis Diemer (SF), John Johnson (PF) Peter Hartmann, Joseph Smith, Michael Kokocinski | |
| 02:05 | Illinois State | John Johnson comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 80-71 |
| 02:03 | Northern Iowa | Edward Heins snags the defensive board | 80-71 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 01:41 | Northern Iowa | Edward Heins is open and scores on a floater near the basket on a nice dish by James Wharton | 82-71 |
| 01:30 | Illinois State | Albert McRea can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 82-71 |
| 01:29 | Illinois State | Kurtis Brown pulls down the offensive rebound | 82-71 |
| 01:13 | Illinois State | Travis Diemer hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline | 82-71 |
| 01:12 | Northern Iowa | James Winders grabs the defensive rebound | 82-71 |
| 00:53 | Northern Iowa | James Winders misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 82-71 |
| 00:51 | Northern Iowa | Edward Heins grabs the offensive rebound | 82-71 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:27 | Northern Iowa | James Wharton lays it in and he's hacked by John Johnson - foul #1 on John Johnson, team foul #10 | 84-71 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Randall Cohee (PG), Geoffrey Barros (SG), Drew Beatty (SF), Jared Canada (C) Charles Sanders, Edward Heins, James Winders, Ronald Park | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Peter Hartmann (SF), Russell Macgregor (PF) Travis Diemer, John Johnson | |
| 00:27 | Northern Iowa | James Wharton makes the free throw | 85-71 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:22 | Illinois State | Albert McRea connects on the jumper from the right wing set up by Kurtis Brown | 85-73 |
| 00:00 | Northern Iowa | Randall Cohee runs out the clock | 85-73 |