| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Tommie Delucia (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Augustus Bienkowski (fresh) SF - Harold Miller (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Eric Bartkowski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Samuel Berman (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Robert Anderson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dustin Furness (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Samuel Townsend (fresh) 1 pts. PF - William Warden (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - John Armstrong (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Northern Iowa | Samuel Townsend inbounds the ball | 32-29 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:58 | Northern Iowa | Augustus Bienkowski picks off the pass by Dustin Furness in the backcourt | 32-29 |
| 19:48 | Illinois State | Tommie Delucia connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Eric Bartkowski and he's hacked by Robert Anderson - foul #2 on Robert Anderson, team foul #1 | 34-29 |
| 19:48 | Illinois State | Tommie Delucia makes the free throw | 35-29 |
| 19:29 | Northern Iowa | Samuel Berman takes the ball from Dustin Furness | 35-29 |
| 19:10 | Illinois State | Augustus Bienkowski is whistled for a carry | 35-29 |
| 18:59 | Northern Iowa | Dustin Furness comes up short on the shot from the left wing but the foul's on Eric Bartkowski - foul #3 on Eric Bartkowski, team foul #1 | 35-29 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Kyle Lawless (PF) Eric Bartkowski | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 18:59 | Northern Iowa | Dustin Furness misses the 1st free throw | 35-29 |
| 18:59 | Northern Iowa | Dustin Furness makes the 2nd free throw | 35-30 |
| 18:37 | Illinois State | Harold Miller misses short on a floater in the lane | 35-30 |
| 18:36 | Northern Iowa | Dustin Furness grabs the defensive rebound | 35-30 |
| 18:19 | Northern Iowa | Augustus Bienkowski picks off the pass by William Warden | 35-30 |
| 18:03 | Illinois State | Dustin Furness steals the ball from Samuel Berman | 35-30 |
| 17:48 | Northern Iowa | Samuel Townsend scores on a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Robert Anderson | 35-32 |
| 17:26 | Illinois State | Samuel Townsend steals it from Tommie Delucia | 35-32 |
| 17:16 | Northern Iowa | Robert Anderson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-32 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Timothy Ernest (PG), James Varley (SG), Michael Atkison (SF), Jeff Renn (PF) Tommie Delucia, Augustus Bienkowski, Harold Miller, Kyle Lawless | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Byard (PG), Stephen Flower (SG), Dennis Spivey (SF), Lawrence Tarkowski (PF), Don Schimmel (C) Robert Anderson, Dustin Furness, Samuel Townsend, William Warden, John Armstrong | |
| 16:55 | Illinois State | Michael Atkison scores on a turnaround from the left block | 37-32 |
| 16:42 | Northern Iowa | Don Schimmel hits the finger roll set up by Stephen Flower | 37-34 |
| 16:26 | Illinois State | Timothy Ernest is fouled on the floor by Robert Byard - foul #2 on Robert Byard, team foul #2 | 37-34 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Dan Gavinski (SF) Samuel Berman | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 16:16 | Illinois State | Lawrence Tarkowski steps in front of the Timothy Ernest pass | 37-34 |
| 15:58 | Northern Iowa | Robert Byard misses long on a driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by Timothy Ernest - foul #1 on Timothy Ernest, team foul #2 | 37-34 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Eric Bartkowski (PF) Michael Atkison | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 15:58 | Northern Iowa | Robert Byard misses the 1st free throw | 37-34 |
| 15:58 | Northern Iowa | Robert Byard makes the 2nd free throw | 37-35 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Timothy Ernest (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Varley (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Dan Gavinski (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Eric Bartkowski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Jeff Renn (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Robert Byard (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stephen Flower (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dennis Spivey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lawrence Tarkowski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Don Schimmel (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:39 | Illinois State | Eric Bartkowski misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 37-35 |
| 15:38 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Spivey grabs the board | 37-35 |
| 15:16 | Northern Iowa | Robert Byard connects on the floater in the lane on a great pass from Dennis Spivey and the foul's on Timothy Ernest - foul #2 on Timothy Ernest, team foul #3 | 37-37 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Tommie Delucia (PG), Dexter Sellers (SG), Kyle Lawless (C) Timothy Ernest, James Varley, Jeff Renn | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Anderson (PG), Samuel Townsend (SF), William Warden (PF), John Armstrong (C) Stephen Flower, Dennis Spivey, Lawrence Tarkowski, Don Schimmel | |
| 15:16 | Northern Iowa | Robert Byard misses the free throw | 37-37 |
| 15:16 | Northern Iowa | William Warden pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-37 |
| 14:58 | Northern Iowa | William Warden is fouled on the floor by Dan Gavinski - foul #2 on Dan Gavinski, team foul #4 | 37-37 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Harold Miller (SF) Dan Gavinski | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Dustin Furness (SG) Robert Byard | |
| 14:42 | Northern Iowa | Samuel Townsend misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 37-37 |
| 14:41 | Illinois State | Eric Bartkowski gets the rebound | 37-37 |
| 14:30 | Illinois State | Eric Bartkowski is whistled for a carry | 37-37 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Augustus Bienkowski (SG), Michael Atkison (SF), Samuel Berman (C) Tommie Delucia, Harold Miller, Kyle Lawless | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 14:10 | Northern Iowa | Samuel Townsend misses the wide open jump hook from close range | 37-37 |
| 14:08 | Northern Iowa | John Armstrong gets the offensive rebound | 37-37 |
| 13:58 | Northern Iowa | Samuel Townsend is hacked by Augustus Bienkowski - foul #2 on Augustus Bienkowski, team foul #5 | 37-37 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Tommie Delucia (PG) Dexter Sellers | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Lawrence Tarkowski (PF), Dennis Spivey (C) William Warden, John Armstrong | |
| 13:44 | Northern Iowa | Dustin Furness buries a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Samuel Townsend | 37-39 |
| 13:34 | Illinois State | Tommie Delucia drills a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael Atkison | 39-39 |
| 13:19 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Spivey hits a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Lawrence Tarkowski | 39-42 |
| 12:59 | Illinois State | Augustus Bienkowski is hacked by Dustin Furness - foul #2 on Dustin Furness, team foul #3 | 39-42 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Timothy Ernest (PG), James Varley (SG), Dan Gavinski (SF), Jeff Renn (PF), Kyle Lawless (C) Tommie Delucia, Augustus Bienkowski, Michael Atkison, Eric Bartkowski, Samuel Berman | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Byard (PG), Stephen Flower (SG), Don Schimmel (C) Robert Anderson, Dustin Furness, Samuel Townsend | |
| 12:52 | Illinois State | Timothy Ernest is hacked by Don Schimmel - foul #1 on Don Schimmel, team foul #4 | 39-42 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | William Hamrick (SG) Dennis Spivey | |
| 12:33 | Illinois State | Timothy Ernest hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner but he's hacked by Lawrence Tarkowski - foul #2 on Lawrence Tarkowski, team foul #5 | 39-42 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | William Warden (PF) Lawrence Tarkowski | |
| 12:33 | Illinois State | Timothy Ernest makes the 1st free throw | 40-42 |
| 12:33 | Illinois State | Timothy Ernest makes the 2nd free throw | 41-42 |
| 12:33 | Illinois State | Timothy Ernest misses the 3rd free throw | 41-42 |
| 12:33 | Northern Iowa | William Warden snags the defensive board | 41-42 |
| 12:11 | Northern Iowa | Stephen Flower clanks a runner near the basket | 41-42 |
| 12:09 | Illinois State | Timothy Ernest pulls down the rebound | 41-42 |
| 12:07 | Illinois State | Timothy Ernest is fouled in the backcourt by Stephen Flower - foul #1 on Stephen Flower, team foul #6 | 41-42 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Samuel Townsend (SF) Robert Byard | |
| 11:49 | Illinois State | James Varley can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 41-42 |
| 11:48 | Northern Iowa | Samuel Townsend snags the defensive board | 41-42 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Timothy Ernest (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Varley (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Dan Gavinski (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Jeff Renn (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Kyle Lawless (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Stephen Flower (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Hamrick (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Samuel Townsend (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Warden (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. C - Don Schimmel (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:29 | Northern Iowa | William Warden connects on the runner in the paint set up by Stephen Flower and he's fouled by Jeff Renn - foul #2 on Jeff Renn, team foul #6 | 41-44 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Dexter Sellers (SG), Harold Miller (SF), Eric Bartkowski (PF), Samuel Berman (C) James Varley, Dan Gavinski, Jeff Renn, Kyle Lawless | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Anderson (PG), Lawrence Tarkowski (SF), Dennis Spivey (C) William Hamrick, Samuel Townsend, Don Schimmel | |
| 11:29 | Northern Iowa | William Warden misses the free throw | 41-44 |
| 11:29 | Illinois State | Samuel Berman grabs the board | 41-44 |
| 11:07 | Illinois State | Timothy Ernest is fouled on the floor by Lawrence Tarkowski - foul #3 on Lawrence Tarkowski, team foul #7 | 41-44 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Dustin Furness (SG), Robert Byard (SF), John Armstrong (C) Stephen Flower, Lawrence Tarkowski, William Warden | |
| 11:07 | Illinois State | Timothy Ernest misses the 1st free throw | 41-44 |
| 11:07 | Northern Iowa | John Armstrong grabs the board | 41-44 |
| 10:54 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Spivey drills a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Dustin Furness and the foul's on Dexter Sellers - foul #1 on Dexter Sellers, team foul #7 | 41-46 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Tommie Delucia (PG) Timothy Ernest | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 10:54 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Spivey makes the free throw | 41-47 |
| 10:34 | Illinois State | Tommie Delucia can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 41-47 |
| 10:32 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Spivey snags the defensive board | 41-47 |
| 10:16 | Northern Iowa | Robert Anderson is hacked by Eric Bartkowski - foul #4 on Eric Bartkowski, team foul #8 | 41-47 |
| Subs | Illinois State | James Varley (PG), Kyle Lawless (PF), Michael Atkison (C) Tommie Delucia, Eric Bartkowski, Samuel Berman | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Lawrence Tarkowski (PF) Robert Byard | |
| 10:16 | Northern Iowa | Robert Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 41-48 |
| 10:16 | Northern Iowa | Robert Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 41-49 |
| 10:00 | Illinois State | Kyle Lawless misses the lay-in | 41-49 |
| 09:59 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Robert Anderson | 41-49 |
| 09:57 | Northern Iowa | Dexter Sellers steals the ball from Dustin Furness in the backcourt | 41-49 |
| 09:56 | Illinois State | Dexter Sellers hits the finger roll | 43-49 |
| 09:39 | Northern Iowa | Lawrence Tarkowski banks in the layup | 43-51 |
| 09:20 | Illinois State | Dexter Sellers is whistled for traveling | 43-51 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Timothy Ernest (PG), Augustus Bienkowski (SG), Dan Gavinski (SF), Jeff Renn (PF) James Varley, Dexter Sellers, Harold Miller, Michael Atkison | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Stephen Flower (PG), William Hamrick (SG), Samuel Townsend (SF), Don Schimmel (C) Robert Anderson, Dustin Furness, Dennis Spivey, John Armstrong | |
| 09:15 | Northern Iowa | Kyle Lawless steps in front of the William Hamrick pass in the backcourt | 43-51 |
| 09:04 | Illinois State | Timothy Ernest misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 43-51 |
| 09:02 | Northern Iowa | Don Schimmel pulls down the rebound | 43-51 |
| 08:37 | Northern Iowa | William Hamrick buries a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Don Schimmel | 43-54 |
| 08:29 | Illinois State | Timothy Ernest misses the shot from just outside the lane | 43-54 |
| 08:27 | Northern Iowa | William Hamrick snags the defensive board | 43-54 |
| 08:23 | Northern Iowa | Stephen Flower makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from William Hamrick | 43-57 |
| 08:00 | Illinois State | Kyle Lawless misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on Don Schimmel - foul #2 on Don Schimmel, team foul #8 | 43-57 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Tommie Delucia (PG), James Varley (SG), Harold Miller (SF), Eric Bartkowski (PF) Timothy Ernest, Augustus Bienkowski, Dan Gavinski, Jeff Renn | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Anderson (PG), Robert Byard (SG), William Warden (PF) Stephen Flower, William Hamrick, Lawrence Tarkowski | |
| 08:00 | Illinois State | Kyle Lawless misses the 1st free throw | 43-57 |
| 08:00 | Illinois State | Kyle Lawless makes the 2nd free throw | 44-57 |
| 07:42 | Northern Iowa | Samuel Townsend misses short on an open jumper near the basket | 44-57 |
| 07:41 | Illinois State | James Varley snags the defensive board | 44-57 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Tommie Delucia (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Varley (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Harold Miller (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Eric Bartkowski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. C - Kyle Lawless (tiring) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Robert Anderson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Byard (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Samuel Townsend (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Warden (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. C - Don Schimmel (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:17 | Illinois State | Tommie Delucia misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 44-57 |
| 07:16 | Illinois State | Eric Bartkowski tips it home | 46-57 |
| 06:58 | Northern Iowa | Samuel Townsend can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 46-57 |
| 06:56 | Illinois State | Harold Miller snags the defensive board | 46-57 |
| 06:37 | Illinois State | James Varley scores on a shot in the paint on a nice dish by Kyle Lawless | 48-57 |
| 06:24 | Northern Iowa | William Warden blows the layup | 48-57 |
| 06:23 | Northern Iowa | Don Schimmel can't tip it in | 48-57 |
| 06:22 | Illinois State | Harold Miller grabs the defensive rebound | 48-57 |
| 06:14 | Illinois State | Harold Miller hits a driving attempt in the paint and he's fouled by Robert Byard - foul #3 on Robert Byard, team foul #9 | 50-57 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Timothy Ernest (PG), Dexter Sellers (SG), Jeff Renn (PF), Michael Atkison (C) Tommie Delucia, James Varley, Eric Bartkowski, Kyle Lawless | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Stephen Flower (PG), Dustin Furness (SG), Dennis Spivey (SF), Lawrence Tarkowski (PF), John Armstrong (C) Robert Anderson, Robert Byard, Samuel Townsend, William Warden, Don Schimmel | |
| 06:14 | Illinois State | Harold Miller misses the free throw | 50-57 |
| 06:14 | Illinois State | Jeff Renn grabs the offensive board | 50-57 |
| 05:58 | Illinois State | Timothy Ernest makes the 3pt shot from straight away | 53-57 |
| 05:42 | Northern Iowa | Stephen Flower's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-57 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Augustus Bienkowski (SG), Samuel Berman (C) Dexter Sellers, Harold Miller | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 05:24 | Illinois State | Samuel Berman lays it in | 55-57 |
| 05:17 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Spivey is called for traveling in the backcourt | 55-57 |
| 05:00 | Illinois State | Jeff Renn can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 55-57 |
| 04:58 | Northern Iowa | Dustin Furness grabs the board | 55-57 |
| 04:44 | Northern Iowa | Stephen Flower misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 55-57 |
| 04:42 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Spivey tips it back up and in | 55-59 |
| 04:35 | Illinois State | Stephen Flower takes the ball from Jeff Renn | 55-59 |
| 04:31 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Spivey slams it home on a great pass from Stephen Flower | 55-61 |
| 04:09 | Illinois State | Michael Atkison buries a fadeaway from close range set up by Timothy Ernest | 57-61 |
| 03:48 | Northern Iowa | Stephen Flower knocks in the shot from the right wing set up by Lawrence Tarkowski and he's fouled by Timothy Ernest - foul #3 on Timothy Ernest, team foul #9 | 57-63 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Tommie Delucia (PG), James Varley (SG), Dan Gavinski (SF), Eric Bartkowski (PF) Timothy Ernest, Augustus Bienkowski, Michael Atkison, Jeff Renn | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Anderson (PG), Robert Byard (SG), Samuel Townsend (SF), William Warden (PF) Dustin Furness, Dennis Spivey, Lawrence Tarkowski, John Armstrong | |
| 03:48 | Northern Iowa | Stephen Flower misses the free throw | 57-63 |
| 03:48 | Illinois State | Samuel Berman gets the rebound | 57-63 |
| 03:31 | Illinois State | Eric Bartkowski clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Stephen Flower - foul #2 on Stephen Flower, team foul #10 | 57-63 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | John Armstrong (C) Stephen Flower | |
| 03:31 | Illinois State | Eric Bartkowski misses the 1st free throw | 57-63 |
| 03:31 | Illinois State | Eric Bartkowski makes the 2nd free throw | 58-63 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Tommie Delucia (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Varley (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Dan Gavinski (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Eric Bartkowski (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. C - Samuel Berman (tiring) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Robert Anderson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Byard (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Samuel Townsend (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Warden (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. C - John Armstrong (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:09 | Northern Iowa | Samuel Townsend knocks in the shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Robert Anderson | 58-65 |
| 02:47 | Illinois State | Robert Byard takes the ball from Eric Bartkowski | 58-65 |
| 02:44 | Northern Iowa | Samuel Townsend is hacked by Dan Gavinski in the backcourt - foul #3 on Dan Gavinski, team foul #10 | 58-65 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Dexter Sellers (SG) Tommie Delucia | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Don Schimmel (C) John Armstrong | |
| 02:44 | Northern Iowa | Samuel Townsend makes the 1st free throw | 58-66 |
| 02:44 | Northern Iowa | Samuel Townsend makes the 2nd free throw | 58-67 |
| 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) | |
| 02:41 | Illinois State | Robert Byard picks off the pass by James Varley in the backcourt | 58-67 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:18 | Northern Iowa | Don Schimmel is open but comes up short on the jumper from the right block but he's hacked by Samuel Berman - foul #2 on Samuel Berman, team foul #11 | 58-67 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Tommie Delucia (PG), Harold Miller (SF) James Varley, Dan Gavinski | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | William Hamrick (SG) Robert Byard | |
| 02:18 | Northern Iowa | Don Schimmel misses the 1st free throw | 58-67 |
| 02:18 | Northern Iowa | Don Schimmel misses the 2nd free throw | 58-67 |
| 02:18 | Illinois State | Harold Miller gets the rebound | 58-67 |
| 01:56 | Illinois State | Harold Miller travels with the ball | 58-67 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Augustus Bienkowski (SG) Dexter Sellers | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Dustin Furness (SG), John Armstrong (C) William Hamrick, Don Schimmel | |
| 01:34 | Northern Iowa | Samuel Townsend misses long on a jumper from the left side | 58-67 |
| 01:32 | Illinois State | Eric Bartkowski grabs the board | 58-67 |
| 01:26 | Illinois State | Tommie Delucia can't connect on a turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by Robert Anderson - foul #3 on Robert Anderson, team foul #11 | 58-67 |
| 01:26 | Illinois State | Tommie Delucia makes the 1st free throw | 59-67 |
| 01:26 | Illinois State | Tommie Delucia makes the 2nd free throw | 60-67 |
| 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) | |
| 01:13 | Northern Iowa | Robert Anderson is fouled on the floor by Augustus Bienkowski - foul #3 on Augustus Bienkowski, team foul #12 | 60-67 |
| 01:13 | Northern Iowa | Robert Anderson misses the 1st free throw | 60-67 |
| 01:13 | Northern Iowa | Robert Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 60-68 |
| 01:04 | Illinois State | Harold Miller banks in the layup on a great pass from Tommie Delucia | 62-68 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:59 | Northern Iowa | Harold Miller is called for the reach on Samuel Townsend - foul #1 on Harold Miller, team foul #13 | 62-68 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | William Hamrick (SG), Stephen Flower (C) Dustin Furness, John Armstrong | |
| 00:59 | Northern Iowa | Samuel Townsend makes the 1st free throw | 62-69 |
| 00:59 | Northern Iowa | Samuel Townsend misses the 2nd free throw | 62-69 |
| 00:59 | Northern Iowa | William Warden snags the offensive board | 62-69 |
| 00:56 | Northern Iowa | Samuel Berman is called for the reach on William Warden - foul #3 on Samuel Berman, team foul #14 | 62-69 |
| 00:56 | Northern Iowa | William Warden makes the 1st free throw | 62-70 |
| 00:56 | Northern Iowa | William Warden misses the 2nd free throw | 62-70 |
| 00:56 | Illinois State | Eric Bartkowski snags the defensive board | 62-70 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:50 | Illinois State | Tommie Delucia clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 62-70 |
| 00:49 | Northern Iowa | William Warden pulls down the rebound | 62-70 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:47 | Northern Iowa | William Warden is hacked by Tommie Delucia in the backcourt - foul #1 on Tommie Delucia, team foul #15 | 62-70 |
| 00:47 | Northern Iowa | William Warden makes the 1st free throw | 62-71 |
| 00:47 | Northern Iowa | William Warden makes the 2nd free throw | 62-72 |
| 00:40 | Illinois State | Tommie Delucia hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 62-72 |
| 00:38 | Illinois State | Harold Miller grabs the offensive rebound | 62-72 |
| 00:36 | Illinois State | William Warden picks off the pass by Tommie Delucia | 62-72 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:11 | Northern Iowa | Stephen Flower is open and buries a runner in the lane set up by William Hamrick | 62-74 |
| 00:06 | Illinois State | Samuel Berman hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range | 62-74 |
| 00:05 | Northern Iowa | Robert Anderson pulls down the rebound | 62-74 |
| 00:00 | Northern Iowa | Robert Anderson runs out the clock | 62-74 |