| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Aaron Bentley (fresh) SG - Jack Gordon (fresh) SF - John Bicknell (fresh) PF - William Flake (fresh) C - John May (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Robert Anderson (fresh) SG - Dustin Furness (fresh) SF - Samuel Townsend (fresh) PF - William Warden (fresh) C - John Armstrong (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Southern Illinois | John May wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:39 | Southern Illinois | Jack Gordon comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Southern Illinois | John May pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | Southern Illinois | William Flake throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:06 | Northern Iowa | Samuel Townsend clanks a jump hook from the right block but the foul's on John Bicknell - foul #1 on John Bicknell, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:06 | Northern Iowa | Samuel Townsend makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:06 | Northern Iowa | Samuel Townsend makes the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 18:52 | Southern Illinois | John Armstrong is called for the reach on Aaron Bentley - foul #1 on John Armstrong, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:35 | Southern Illinois | William Flake can't finish the layup | 0-2 |
| 18:34 | Northern Iowa | Samuel Townsend snags the defensive board | 0-2 |
| 18:15 | Northern Iowa | John May steals it from Dustin Furness | 0-2 |
| 17:54 | Southern Illinois | Aaron Bentley misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 0-2 |
| 17:53 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to William Warden | 0-2 |
| 17:49 | Northern Iowa | Robert Anderson travels in the backcourt | 0-2 |
| 17:32 | Southern Illinois | Aaron Bentley's pass is intercepted by William Warden | 0-2 |
| 17:16 | Northern Iowa | Dustin Furness buries a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by John Armstrong | 0-4 |
| 17:03 | Southern Illinois | William Flake hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 0-4 |
| 17:01 | Northern Iowa | Samuel Townsend snags the defensive board | 0-4 |
| 16:48 | Northern Iowa | John May is called for the reach on Dustin Furness - foul #1 on John May, team foul #2 | 0-4 |
| 16:32 | Northern Iowa | Samuel Townsend comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket | 0-4 |
| 16:30 | Southern Illinois | John May gets the rebound | 0-4 |
| 16:02 | Southern Illinois | John May misses the lay-in | 0-4 |
| 16:01 | Northern Iowa | William Warden snags the defensive board | 0-4 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Aaron Bentley (fresh) SG - Jack Gordon (fresh) SF - John Bicknell (fresh) PF - William Flake (fresh) C - John May (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Robert Anderson (fresh) SG - Dustin Furness (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Samuel Townsend (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Warden (fresh) 2 reb. C - John Armstrong (fresh) | |
| 15:56 | Northern Iowa | Samuel Townsend misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 0-4 |
| 15:55 | Northern Iowa | John Armstrong gets the offensive rebound | 0-4 |
| 15:38 | Northern Iowa | Robert Anderson hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Dustin Furness | 0-7 |
| 15:20 | Southern Illinois | Aaron Bentley clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Robert Anderson - foul #1 on Robert Anderson, team foul #2 | 0-7 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Brett Walker (SG), Gary Eberhard (SF), Bobby Foster (PF), Claude Tafelski (C) Jack Gordon, John Bicknell, William Flake, John May | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Dennis Spivey (PF), Don Schimmel (C) William Warden, John Armstrong | |
| 15:20 | Southern Illinois | Aaron Bentley makes the 1st free throw | 1-7 |
| 15:20 | Southern Illinois | Aaron Bentley misses the 2nd free throw | 1-7 |
| 15:20 | Northern Iowa | Don Schimmel gets the rebound | 1-7 |
| 14:52 | Northern Iowa | Robert Anderson is denied on a dunk by Bobby Foster | 1-7 |
| 14:50 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Gary Eberhard | 1-7 |
| 14:25 | Southern Illinois | Claude Tafelski clanks a turnaround from close range but he's hacked by Samuel Townsend - foul #1 on Samuel Townsend, team foul #3 | 1-7 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Jack Gordon (SG) Aaron Bentley | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Stephen Flower (SG), Robert Byard (SF) Dustin Furness, Samuel Townsend | |
| 14:25 | Southern Illinois | Claude Tafelski makes the 1st free throw | 2-7 |
| 14:25 | Southern Illinois | Claude Tafelski makes the 2nd free throw | 3-7 |
| 14:06 | Northern Iowa | Robert Byard knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Robert Anderson | 3-10 |
| 13:41 | Southern Illinois | Gary Eberhard is fouled on the floor by Robert Byard - foul #1 on Robert Byard, team foul #4 | 3-10 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | John Bicknell (SF), William Flake (PF) Gary Eberhard, Claude Tafelski | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | William Warden (PF), John Armstrong (C) Robert Anderson, Don Schimmel | |
| 13:13 | Southern Illinois | Bobby Foster's dunk attempt is rejected by John Armstrong | 3-10 |
| 13:11 | Southern Illinois | John Bicknell hits the follow up shot | 5-10 |
| 12:45 | Northern Iowa | William Warden knocks in the fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Stephen Flower | 5-12 |
| 12:23 | Southern Illinois | William Flake hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane but the foul's on Stephen Flower - foul #1 on Stephen Flower, team foul #5 | 5-12 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Aaron Bentley (PG), John May (C) Brett Walker, Bobby Foster | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Anderson (PG), Dustin Furness (SG), Samuel Townsend (SF) Robert Byard, Stephen Flower, Dennis Spivey | |
| 12:23 | Southern Illinois | William Flake misses the 1st free throw | 5-12 |
| 12:23 | Southern Illinois | William Flake misses the 2nd free throw | 5-12 |
| 12:23 | Northern Iowa | John Armstrong pulls down the rebound | 5-12 |
| 11:58 | Northern Iowa | Samuel Townsend clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Aaron Bentley - foul #1 on Aaron Bentley, team foul #3 | 5-12 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Richard Jimmerson (SG) Jack Gordon | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 11:58 | Northern Iowa | Samuel Townsend makes the 1st free throw | 5-13 |
| 11:58 | Northern Iowa | Samuel Townsend misses the 2nd free throw | 5-13 |
| 11:58 | Southern Illinois | Aaron Bentley pulls down the rebound | 5-13 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Aaron Bentley (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Richard Jimmerson (fresh) SF - John Bicknell (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Flake (fresh) C - John May (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Robert Anderson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dustin Furness (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Samuel Townsend (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Warden (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Armstrong (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:44 | Southern Illinois | William Flake clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 5-13 |
| 11:42 | Southern Illinois | John May tips it back up and in | 7-13 |
| 11:13 | Northern Iowa | Dustin Furness drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Robert Anderson | 7-16 |
| 10:46 | Southern Illinois | William Flake clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by John Armstrong - foul #2 on John Armstrong, team foul #6 | 7-16 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Jack Gordon (SG) Richard Jimmerson | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Dennis Spivey (C) John Armstrong | |
| 10:46 | Southern Illinois | William Flake misses the 1st free throw | 7-16 |
| 10:46 | Southern Illinois | William Flake makes the 2nd free throw | 8-16 |
| 10:36 | Northern Iowa | Robert Anderson buries a 3 pointer from the left wing | 8-19 |
| 10:19 | Southern Illinois | Jack Gordon travels with the ball | 8-19 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Bobby Foster (PF) William Flake | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Don Schimmel (C) William Warden | |
| 10:07 | Northern Iowa | Aaron Bentley picks off the pass by Dennis Spivey | 8-19 |
| 10:04 | Southern Illinois | Jack Gordon misses the easy layup | 8-19 |
| 10:02 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Don Schimmel | 8-19 |
| 09:48 | Northern Iowa | Dustin Furness scores on a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Samuel Townsend | 8-21 |
| 09:40 | Southern Illinois | John May lays it up and in on a nice dish by Aaron Bentley | 10-21 |
| 09:27 | Northern Iowa | Dustin Furness misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 10-21 |
| 09:25 | Northern Iowa | Don Schimmel gets the offensive rebound | 10-21 |
| 09:11 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Spivey blows the dunk | 10-21 |
| 09:09 | Southern Illinois | Jack Gordon snags the defensive board | 10-21 |
| 08:48 | Southern Illinois | Jack Gordon buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 12-21 |
| 08:32 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Spivey misses the 3 from the left corner | 12-21 |
| 08:30 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Spivey gets the offensive rebound | 12-21 |
| 08:18 | Northern Iowa | Samuel Townsend knocks in the fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Dustin Furness | 12-23 |
| 08:06 | Southern Illinois | John May banks in the layup and he's hacked by Dennis Spivey - foul #1 on Dennis Spivey, team foul #7 | 14-23 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Gary Eberhard (SF), William Flake (PF) John Bicknell, Bobby Foster | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Byard (PG), Stephen Flower (SG), William Warden (PF) Robert Anderson, Dustin Furness, Samuel Townsend | |
| 08:06 | Southern Illinois | John May makes the free throw | 15-23 |
| 07:49 | Northern Iowa | Stephen Flower misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 15-23 |
| 07:48 | Southern Illinois | John May grabs the defensive rebound | 15-23 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Aaron Bentley (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jack Gordon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gary Eberhard (fresh) PF - William Flake (fresh) 1 pts. C - John May (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Robert Byard (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Stephen Flower (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dennis Spivey (fresh) PF - William Warden (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Don Schimmel (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:37 | Southern Illinois | Don Schimmel blocks the short jumper by John May | 15-23 |
| 07:36 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Spivey snags the defensive board | 15-23 |
| 07:29 | Northern Iowa | Robert Byard knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Stephen Flower | 15-26 |
| 07:17 | Southern Illinois | Stephen Flower takes the ball from Aaron Bentley | 15-26 |
| 06:54 | Northern Iowa | William Warden misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 15-26 |
| 06:53 | Northern Iowa | Stephen Flower tips it but misses | 15-26 |
| 06:51 | Southern Illinois | Gary Eberhard snags the defensive board | 15-26 |
| 06:46 | Southern Illinois | William Warden denies the turnaround by Jack Gordon | 15-26 |
| 06:44 | Northern Iowa | Stephen Flower grabs the board | 15-26 |
| 06:39 | Northern Iowa | William Flake steals it from Dennis Spivey | 15-26 |
| 06:18 | Southern Illinois | Aaron Bentley comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 15-26 |
| 06:16 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to William Warden | 15-26 |
| 05:58 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Spivey is fouled on the floor by John May - foul #2 on John May, team foul #4 | 15-26 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Brett Walker (PG), Richard Jimmerson (SG), John Bicknell (SF), Bobby Foster (C) Aaron Bentley, Jack Gordon, Gary Eberhard, John May | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Anderson (PG), Dustin Furness (SG), Samuel Townsend (SF) Robert Byard, Dennis Spivey, Don Schimmel | |
| 05:51 | Northern Iowa | Dustin Furness comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Richard Jimmerson - foul #1 on Richard Jimmerson, team foul #5 | 15-26 |
| 05:51 | Northern Iowa | Dustin Furness makes the 1st free throw | 15-27 |
| 05:51 | Northern Iowa | Dustin Furness makes the 2nd free throw | 15-28 |
| 05:38 | Southern Illinois | Robert Anderson takes the ball from John Bicknell | 15-28 |
| 05:33 | Northern Iowa | Robert Anderson blows the layup | 15-28 |
| 05:32 | Northern Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Dustin Furness | 15-28 |
| 05:19 | Northern Iowa | Robert Anderson misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 15-28 |
| 05:18 | Northern Iowa | William Warden grabs the offensive board | 15-28 |
| 04:52 | Northern Iowa | Samuel Townsend drills a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Robert Anderson | 15-30 |
| 04:48 | Southern Illinois | Brett Walker throws a bad pass out of bounds | 15-30 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Gary Eberhard (C) William Flake | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Lawrence Tarkowski (PF), Dennis Spivey (C) William Warden, Stephen Flower | |
| 04:30 | Northern Iowa | Lawrence Tarkowski comes up short on the jumper from the baseline | 15-30 |
| 04:29 | Southern Illinois | Bobby Foster grabs the defensive rebound | 15-30 |
| 04:09 | Southern Illinois | Brett Walker misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 15-30 |
| 04:08 | Southern Illinois | John Bicknell grabs the offensive board | 15-30 |
| 03:57 | Southern Illinois | Bobby Foster lays it up and in on a nice dish by Richard Jimmerson | 17-30 |
| 03:32 | Northern Iowa | Robert Anderson comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 17-30 |
| 03:31 | Southern Illinois | John Bicknell grabs the board | 17-30 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Brett Walker (fresh) SG - Richard Jimmerson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Bicknell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bobby Foster (fresh) 2 pts. C - Gary Eberhard (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Robert Anderson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dustin Furness (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Samuel Townsend (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lawrence Tarkowski (fresh) C - Dennis Spivey (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:27 | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Tarkowski steps in front of the Richard Jimmerson pass | 17-30 |
| 03:15 | Northern Iowa | Robert Anderson misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away but he's hacked by Bobby Foster - foul #1 on Bobby Foster, team foul #6 | 17-30 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Aaron Bentley (PG), Jack Gordon (SG), William Flake (PF), Claude Tafelski (C) Brett Walker, Richard Jimmerson, John Bicknell, Bobby Foster | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | William Warden (PF), John Armstrong (C) Lawrence Tarkowski, Dennis Spivey | |
| 03:15 | Northern Iowa | Robert Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 17-31 |
| 03:15 | Northern Iowa | Robert Anderson misses the 2nd free throw | 17-31 |
| 03:15 | Northern Iowa | Robert Anderson makes the 3rd free throw | 17-32 |
| 03:06 | Southern Illinois | Claude Tafelski misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 17-32 |
| 03:04 | Northern Iowa | Robert Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 17-32 |
| 02:49 | Northern Iowa | Dustin Furness clanks a floater from the right side | 17-32 |
| 02:47 | Southern Illinois | Claude Tafelski snags the defensive board | 17-32 |
| 02:30 | Southern Illinois | Aaron Bentley drills a 3 from the left wing | 20-32 |
| 02:15 | Northern Iowa | William Warden misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 20-32 |
| 02:13 | Southern Illinois | Claude Tafelski gets the rebound | 20-32 |
| 02:07 | Southern Illinois | Aaron Bentley comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 20-32 |
| 02:05 | Northern Iowa | William Warden snags the defensive board | 20-32 |
| 01:56 | Northern Iowa | Samuel Townsend can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 20-32 |
| 01:54 | Northern Iowa | Samuel Townsend pulls down the offensive rebound | 20-32 |
| 01:40 | Northern Iowa | Robert Anderson drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Dustin Furness | 20-35 |
| 01:29 | Southern Illinois | Gary Eberhard comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 20-35 |
| 01:27 | Northern Iowa | John Armstrong snags the defensive board | 20-35 |
| 01:10 | Northern Iowa | Dustin Furness loses the dribble to Jack Gordon | 20-35 |
| 00:51 | Southern Illinois | Aaron Bentley hits a shot from the right wing | 22-35 |
| 00:38 | Northern Iowa | Dustin Furness can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 22-35 |
| 00:37 | Southern Illinois | Aaron Bentley pulls down the rebound | 22-35 |
| 00:16 | Southern Illinois | Aaron Bentley misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 22-35 |
| 00:14 | Southern Illinois | Aaron Bentley gets the offensive rebound | 22-35 |
| 00:05 | Southern Illinois | William Warden denies the turnaround by Gary Eberhard | 22-35 |
| 00:04 | Northern Iowa | John Armstrong pulls down the rebound | 22-35 |
| 00:00 | Northern Iowa | John Armstrong hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 22-35 |