| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Bradley Steere (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alex Dismuke (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Donald Peterson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Carl Clark (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Spencer Woods (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - William Klein (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Spooner (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Frank Chappell (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeffery Metcalf (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. C - Peter Jones (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Northern Iowa | Donald Peterson inbounds the ball | 42-24 |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 19:32 | Northern Iowa | 3 seconds is called on Alex Dismuke | 42-24 |
| 19:19 | Illinois State | John Spooner's fadeaway is rejected by Spencer Woods | 42-24 |
| 19:17 | Northern Iowa | Spencer Woods pulls down the rebound | 42-24 |
| 18:51 | Northern Iowa | Carl Clark hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket | 42-24 |
| 18:49 | Illinois State | Jeffery Metcalf grabs the defensive rebound | 42-24 |
| 18:26 | Illinois State | Bradley Steere is called for the reach on William Klein - foul #2 on Bradley Steere, team foul #1 | 42-24 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Travis Williams (PG), Michael Collins (C) Bradley Steere, Spencer Woods | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Raymond McFarlane (PF), Robert Mintz (C) Jeffery Metcalf, Peter Jones | |
| 18:11 | Illinois State | Carl Clark steals the ball from Frank Chappell | 42-24 |
| 18:06 | Northern Iowa | Travis Williams is hacked by John Spooner in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Spooner, team foul #1 | 42-24 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Alfred Washington (SG), Keith Lipinski (C) Alex Dismuke, Carl Clark | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Brian Lemire (PG), Thomas Harris (SG), Joe Nicely (C) William Klein, John Spooner, Frank Chappell | |
| 17:42 | Northern Iowa | Alfred Washington misses short on an open fadeaway in the lane | 42-24 |
| 17:41 | Northern Iowa | Alfred Washington pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-24 |
| 17:35 | Northern Iowa | Alfred Washington misses the 3 from the left corner | 42-24 |
| 17:34 | Northern Iowa | Donald Peterson snags the offensive board | 42-24 |
| 17:24 | Northern Iowa | Keith Lipinski misses the wide open jumper in the lane | 42-24 |
| 17:23 | Illinois State | Thomas Harris gets the rebound | 42-24 |
| 17:12 | Illinois State | Raymond McFarlane makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Robert Mintz | 42-26 |
| 16:52 | Northern Iowa | Michael Collins blows the layup but he's fouled by Robert Mintz - foul #1 on Robert Mintz, team foul #2 | 42-26 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Bradley Steere (PG), Alex Dismuke (SG), Spencer Woods (C) Travis Williams, Donald Peterson, Keith Lipinski | |
| Subs | Illinois State | William Klein (PG), Frank Chappell (SF), Jeffery Metcalf (PF) Brian Lemire, Raymond McFarlane, Robert Mintz | |
| 16:52 | Northern Iowa | Michael Collins makes the 1st free throw | 43-26 |
| 16:52 | Northern Iowa | Michael Collins misses the 2nd free throw | 43-26 |
| 16:52 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Jeffery Metcalf | 43-26 |
| 16:23 | Illinois State | Thomas Harris buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by William Klein | 43-29 |
| 16:04 | Northern Iowa | Alex Dismuke travels with the ball | 43-29 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Keith Lipinski (SF), Carl Clark (PF) Alfred Washington, Michael Collins | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Peter Jones (C) Joe Nicely | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Bradley Steere (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alex Dismuke (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Keith Lipinski (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Carl Clark (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Spencer Woods (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - William Klein (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Harris (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frank Chappell (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeffery Metcalf (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Peter Jones (fresh) | |
| 15:41 | Illinois State | William Klein misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 43-29 |
| 15:39 | Illinois State | Frank Chappell hits the follow up shot | 43-31 |
| 15:18 | Northern Iowa | Spencer Woods hits a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Bradley Steere | 45-31 |
| 15:05 | Illinois State | Frank Chappell misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 45-31 |
| 15:04 | Northern Iowa | Spencer Woods grabs the defensive rebound | 45-31 |
| 14:50 | Northern Iowa | Spencer Woods misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 45-31 |
| 14:48 | Illinois State | Jeffery Metcalf pulls down the rebound | 45-31 |
| 14:34 | Illinois State | William Klein is fouled on the floor by Keith Lipinski - foul #2 on Keith Lipinski, team foul #2 | 45-31 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Travis Williams (PG), Alfred Washington (SG), Donald Peterson (SF) Bradley Steere, Alex Dismuke, Spencer Woods | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Brian Lemire (PG), John Spooner (SG), Raymond McFarlane (SF), Harry Starks (PF), Robert Mintz (C) William Klein, Thomas Harris, Frank Chappell, Jeffery Metcalf, Peter Jones | |
| 14:21 | Illinois State | Brian Lemire is fouled on the floor by Carl Clark - foul #1 on Carl Clark, team foul #3 | 45-31 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Denver Cox (C) Carl Clark | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 14:07 | Illinois State | John Spooner misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 45-31 |
| 14:05 | Northern Iowa | Denver Cox gets the rebound | 45-31 |
| 13:55 | Northern Iowa | Keith Lipinski can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Harry Starks - foul #2 on Harry Starks, team foul #3 | 45-31 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Michael Collins (C) Denver Cox | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 13:55 | Northern Iowa | Keith Lipinski makes the 1st free throw | 46-31 |
| 13:55 | Northern Iowa | Keith Lipinski makes the 2nd free throw | 47-31 |
| 13:43 | Illinois State | Brian Lemire makes the jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from John Spooner | 47-33 |
| 13:22 | Northern Iowa | Keith Lipinski scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Alfred Washington | 50-33 |
| 13:02 | Illinois State | John Spooner is whistled for traveling | 50-33 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Steven Record (SG), Carl Clark (PF), Denver Cox (C) Alfred Washington, Keith Lipinski, Michael Collins | |
| Subs | Illinois State | William Klein (PG), Frank Chappell (SF), Jeffery Metcalf (PF), Joe Nicely (C) Brian Lemire, Raymond McFarlane, Harry Starks, Robert Mintz | |
| 12:39 | Northern Iowa | Steven Record clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 50-33 |
| 12:38 | Illinois State | Jeffery Metcalf grabs the board | 50-33 |
| 12:20 | Illinois State | William Klein can't connect on a driving attempt from the right block | 50-33 |
| 12:18 | Northern Iowa | Travis Williams grabs the board | 50-33 |
| 11:56 | Northern Iowa | Travis Williams can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 50-33 |
| 11:54 | Northern Iowa | Donald Peterson grabs the offensive rebound | 50-33 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Travis Williams (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Steven Record (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Donald Peterson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Carl Clark (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Denver Cox (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - William Klein (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Spooner (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Frank Chappell (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jeffery Metcalf (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Joe Nicely (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:45 | Northern Iowa | Travis Williams misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 50-33 |
| 11:44 | Illinois State | John Spooner pulls down the rebound | 50-33 |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 11:23 | Illinois State | John Spooner misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 50-33 |
| 11:21 | Northern Iowa | Carl Clark pulls down the rebound | 50-33 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 11:19 | Northern Iowa | Donald Peterson loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 50-33 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Bradley Steere (PG), Alex Dismuke (SG), Alfred Washington (SF), Michael Collins (PF), Spencer Woods (C) Travis Williams, Steven Record, Donald Peterson, Carl Clark, Denver Cox | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Brian Lemire (PG), Thomas Harris (SG), Raymond McFarlane (SF), Harry Starks (PF), Peter Jones (C) William Klein, John Spooner, Frank Chappell, Jeffery Metcalf, Joe Nicely | |
| 11:06 | Illinois State | Harry Starks misses the fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Alfred Washington - foul #1 on Alfred Washington, team foul #4 | 50-33 |
| 11:06 | Illinois State | Harry Starks makes the 1st free throw | 50-34 |
| 11:06 | Illinois State | Harry Starks misses the 2nd free throw | 50-34 |
| 11:06 | Northern Iowa | Spencer Woods pulls down the rebound | 50-34 |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 11:04 | Northern Iowa | Bradley Steere is fouled in the backcourt by Harry Starks - foul #3 on Harry Starks, team foul #4 | 50-34 |
| 10:53 | Northern Iowa | Brian Lemire is called for the reach on Alex Dismuke - foul #3 on Brian Lemire, team foul #5 | 50-34 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Robert Mintz (PF) Harry Starks | |
| 10:38 | Northern Iowa | Michael Collins's pass is intercepted by Thomas Harris | 50-34 |
| 10:35 | Illinois State | Raymond McFarlane banks in the layup on a nice dish by Thomas Harris | 50-36 |
| 10:19 | Northern Iowa | Alex Dismuke drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane and he's hacked by Peter Jones - foul #2 on Peter Jones, team foul #6 | 52-36 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Tim Daniels (PG) Brian Lemire | |
| 10:19 | Northern Iowa | Alex Dismuke makes the free throw | 53-36 |
| 10:01 | Illinois State | Raymond McFarlane misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 53-36 |
| 10:00 | Northern Iowa | Spencer Woods gets the rebound | 53-36 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 09:31 | Northern Iowa | Bradley Steere misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 53-36 |
| 09:30 | Northern Iowa | Alfred Washington pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-36 |
| 09:08 | Northern Iowa | Alfred Washington misses short on a runner in the lane | 53-36 |
| 09:07 | Illinois State | Robert Mintz grabs the defensive rebound | 53-36 |
| 08:48 | Illinois State | Robert Mintz's floater is tipped away by Michael Collins | 53-36 |
| 08:46 | Illinois State | Thomas Harris snags the offensive board | 53-36 |
| 08:36 | Illinois State | Raymond McFarlane comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 53-36 |
| 08:35 | Illinois State | Robert Mintz tips it home | 53-38 |
| 08:31 | Northern Iowa | Bradley Steere is hacked by Tim Daniels in the backcourt - foul #2 on Tim Daniels, team foul #7 | 53-38 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Steven Record (SG), Donald Peterson (SF), Carl Clark (PF), Keith Lipinski (C) Alex Dismuke, Alfred Washington, Michael Collins, Spencer Woods | |
| Subs | Illinois State | William Klein (PG), John Spooner (SG), Frank Chappell (SF), Jeffery Metcalf (PF), Joe Nicely (C) Tim Daniels, Thomas Harris, Raymond McFarlane, Robert Mintz, Peter Jones | |
| 08:31 | Northern Iowa | Bradley Steere makes the 1st free throw | 54-38 |
| 08:31 | Northern Iowa | Bradley Steere makes the 2nd free throw | 55-38 |
| 08:17 | Illinois State | John Spooner is hacked by Steven Record - foul #1 on Steven Record, team foul #5 | 55-38 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Travis Williams (PG) Bradley Steere | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 08:06 | Illinois State | John Spooner hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 55-38 |
| 08:04 | Northern Iowa | Carl Clark gets the rebound | 55-38 |
| 07:35 | Northern Iowa | Carl Clark buries a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Travis Williams and he's hacked by Frank Chappell - foul #2 on Frank Chappell, team foul #8 | 57-38 |
| 07:35 | Northern Iowa | Carl Clark makes the free throw | 58-38 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Travis Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steven Record (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Donald Peterson (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Carl Clark (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Keith Lipinski (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - William Klein (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Spooner (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Frank Chappell (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jeffery Metcalf (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Joe Nicely (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:27 | Illinois State | Frank Chappell is hacked by Steven Record - foul #2 on Steven Record, team foul #6 | 58-38 |
| 07:11 | Illinois State | William Klein is hacked by Travis Williams - foul #2 on Travis Williams, team foul #7 | 58-38 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Alex Dismuke (SG) Travis Williams | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Harry Starks (C) Joe Nicely | |
| 07:11 | Illinois State | William Klein makes the 1st free throw | 58-39 |
| 07:11 | Illinois State | William Klein misses the 2nd free throw | 58-39 |
| 07:11 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Keith Lipinski | 58-39 |
| 07:08 | Northern Iowa | Donald Peterson's pass is intercepted by Frank Chappell in the backcourt | 58-39 |
| 06:59 | Illinois State | Harry Starks comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 58-39 |
| 06:57 | Northern Iowa | Carl Clark grabs the defensive rebound | 58-39 |
| 06:54 | Northern Iowa | John Spooner picks off the pass by Alex Dismuke in the backcourt | 58-39 |
| 06:40 | Illinois State | William Klein throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-39 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Bradley Steere (PG), Alfred Washington (SG), Denver Cox (C) Steven Record, Alex Dismuke, Carl Clark | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Brian Lemire (PG) William Klein | |
| 06:26 | Northern Iowa | Keith Lipinski double dribbles | 58-39 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Carl Clark (PF) Keith Lipinski | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Thomas Harris (SG) John Spooner | |
| 06:18 | Illinois State | Thomas Harris can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 58-39 |
| 06:17 | Northern Iowa | Donald Peterson pulls down the rebound | 58-39 |
| 05:48 | Northern Iowa | Alfred Washington comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint | 58-39 |
| 05:46 | Illinois State | Brian Lemire grabs the board | 58-39 |
| 05:39 | Illinois State | Frank Chappell misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 58-39 |
| 05:37 | Northern Iowa | Carl Clark grabs the board | 58-39 |
| 05:34 | Northern Iowa | Donald Peterson is hacked by Thomas Harris in the backcourt - foul #2 on Thomas Harris, team foul #9 | 58-39 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Travis Williams (PG), Michael Collins (PF), Keith Lipinski (C) Bradley Steere, Carl Clark, Denver Cox | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Tim Daniels (PG), Raymond McFarlane (PF), Joe Nicely (C) Frank Chappell, Jeffery Metcalf, Harry Starks | |
| 05:34 | Northern Iowa | Donald Peterson makes the 1st free throw | 59-39 |
| 05:34 | Northern Iowa | Donald Peterson misses the 2nd free throw | 59-39 |
| 05:34 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Joe Nicely | 59-39 |
| 05:20 | Illinois State | Michael Collins swats the layup by Thomas Harris | 59-39 |
| 05:19 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Michael Collins | 59-39 |
| 04:50 | Northern Iowa | Michael Collins is alone and drills a fadeaway near the basket set up by Alfred Washington | 61-39 |
| 04:41 | Illinois State | Thomas Harris is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Thomas Harris, team foul #10 | 61-39 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Steven Record (SG), Denver Cox (C) Alfred Washington, Donald Peterson | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Robert Mintz (SF) Brian Lemire | |
| 04:34 | Northern Iowa | Steven Record's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 61-39 |
| 04:26 | Illinois State | Raymond McFarlane hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Michael Collins - foul #1 on Michael Collins, team foul #8 | 61-39 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Alfred Washington (SF) Keith Lipinski | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 04:26 | Illinois State | Raymond McFarlane misses the 1st free throw | 61-39 |
| 04:26 | Illinois State | Raymond McFarlane makes the 2nd free throw | 61-40 |
| 04:04 | Northern Iowa | Denver Cox knocks in the runner from close range | 63-40 |
| 03:51 | Illinois State | Raymond McFarlane knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner | 63-43 |
| 03:37 | Northern Iowa | Steven Record misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 63-43 |
| 03:36 | Illinois State | Joe Nicely gets the rebound | 63-43 |
| 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) | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Travis Williams (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steven Record (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Alfred Washington (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Collins (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Denver Cox (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Tim Daniels (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Thomas Harris (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Raymond McFarlane (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Robert Mintz (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Joe Nicely (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:31 | Illinois State | Denver Cox steps in front of the Thomas Harris pass | 63-43 |
| 03:06 | Northern Iowa | Michael Collins misses long on a 3 from straight away | 63-43 |
| 03:04 | Northern Iowa | Steven Record snags the offensive board | 63-43 |
| 02:45 | Northern Iowa | Alfred Washington is alone and drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Steven Record | 66-43 |
| 02:28 | Illinois State | Tim Daniels hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 66-43 |
| 02:27 | Northern Iowa | Michael Collins gets the rebound | 66-43 |
| 02:22 | Northern Iowa | Joe Nicely swats the short shot by Michael Collins | 66-43 |
| 02:21 | Northern Iowa | Alfred Washington tips it in | 68-43 |
| 02:08 | Illinois State | Robert Mintz scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Raymond McFarlane | 68-45 |
| 01:51 | Northern Iowa | Denver Cox is open and buries a runner in the lane on a great pass from Travis Williams | 70-45 |
| 01:37 | Illinois State | Raymond McFarlane hits a shot from just outside the lane | 70-47 |
| 01:31 | Northern Iowa | Alfred Washington hits a jump hook in the paint set up by Denver Cox | 72-47 |
| 01:17 | Illinois State | Joe Nicely travels with the ball | 72-47 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Keith Lipinski (C) Denver Cox | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Brian Lemire (PG) Tim Daniels | |
| 01:13 | Northern Iowa | Steven Record is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #3 on Steven Record, team foul #9 | 72-47 |
| 01:08 | Illinois State | Thomas Harris knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Brian Lemire | 72-50 |
| 00:42 | Northern Iowa | Michael Collins makes the wide open shot from the baseline on a great pass from Steven Record | 74-50 |
| 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 quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:35 | Illinois State | Brian Lemire's pass is intercepted by Alfred Washington | 74-50 |
| 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) | |
| 00:11 | Northern Iowa | Travis Williams drills a jumpshot from the right wing | 76-50 |
| 00:06 | Illinois State | Thomas Harris throws a bad pass out of bounds | 76-50 |
| 00:00 | Northern Iowa | Travis Williams runs out the clock | 76-50 |