| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Christopher Meagher (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Christopher Baxter (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Eaton (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jack Roberts (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. C - Allen Miller (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Michael Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Charles Kroll (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Herschel Royal (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Edward Riley (fresh) 7 pts. C - Scott Benson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northern Iowa | Robert Eaton inbounds the ball | 30-35 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:42 | Northern Iowa | Allen Miller lays it up and in on a nice dish by Christopher Baxter | 32-35 |
| 19:31 | Southern Illinois | Herschel Royal misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Allen Miller - foul #1 on Allen Miller, team foul #1 | 32-35 |
| 19:31 | Southern Illinois | Herschel Royal makes the 1st free throw | 32-36 |
| 19:31 | Southern Illinois | Herschel Royal makes the 2nd free throw | 32-37 |
| 19:15 | Northern Iowa | Scott Benson swats the layup by Robert Eaton | 32-37 |
| 19:14 | Southern Illinois | Michael Brown snags the defensive board | 32-37 |
| 18:52 | Southern Illinois | Michael Brown hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Edward Riley | 32-40 |
| 18:30 | Northern Iowa | Christopher Baxter misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 32-40 |
| 18:29 | Southern Illinois | Scott Benson gets the rebound | 32-40 |
| 18:11 | Southern Illinois | Michael Brown is hacked by Christopher Baxter - foul #2 on Christopher Baxter, team foul #2 | 32-40 |
| 17:56 | Southern Illinois | Michael Brown is hacked by Allen Miller - foul #2 on Allen Miller, team foul #3 | 32-40 |
| 17:47 | Southern Illinois | Scott Benson's dunk attempt is rejected by Allen Miller | 32-40 |
| 17:45 | Northern Iowa | Jack Roberts grabs the board | 32-40 |
| 17:29 | Northern Iowa | Christopher Baxter blows the layup but he's fouled by Edward Riley - foul #1 on Edward Riley, team foul #1 | 32-40 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jason Adamek (SF) Robert Eaton | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 17:29 | Northern Iowa | Christopher Baxter makes the 1st free throw | 33-40 |
| 17:29 | Northern Iowa | Christopher Baxter makes the 2nd free throw | 34-40 |
| 17:16 | Southern Illinois | Scott Benson misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 34-40 |
| 17:15 | Northern Iowa | Jack Roberts gets the rebound | 34-40 |
| 16:56 | Northern Iowa | Jack Roberts is hacked by Edward Riley - foul #2 on Edward Riley, team foul #2 | 34-40 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Alfred Bartley (PG), Alex Padro (SG), Mike McCaskey (PF) Christopher Meagher, Christopher Baxter, Jack Roberts | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Charles Bussey (SF), Randolph Bailey (PF), Mark Eubanks (C) Herschel Royal, Edward Riley, Scott Benson | |
| 16:46 | Northern Iowa | Mike McCaskey drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Allen Miller | 37-40 |
| 16:26 | Southern Illinois | Mark Eubanks misses the easy layup | 37-40 |
| 16:24 | Northern Iowa | Alfred Bartley pulls down the rebound | 37-40 |
| 16:19 | Northern Iowa | Jason Adamek misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 37-40 |
| 16:18 | Northern Iowa | Allen Miller tips it home | 39-40 |
| 15:54 | Southern Illinois | Charles Kroll buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Charles Bussey | 39-43 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Alfred Bartley (fresh) SG - Alex Padro (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jason Adamek (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Mike McCaskey (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Allen Miller (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Michael Brown (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Charles Kroll (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Bussey (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Randolph Bailey (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Mark Eubanks (fresh) | |
| 15:42 | Northern Iowa | Jason Adamek can't finish the layup but the foul's on Michael Brown - foul #2 on Michael Brown, team foul #3 | 39-43 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Richard Wade (PG), Christopher Baxter (SG), Jack Roberts (PF) Alfred Bartley, Alex Padro, Allen Miller | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Eric Sharp (PG), Joshua Tate (SG), Herschel Royal (SF), Edward Riley (PF), Scott Benson (C) Michael Brown, Charles Kroll, Charles Bussey, Randolph Bailey, Mark Eubanks | |
| 15:42 | Northern Iowa | Jason Adamek makes the 1st free throw | 40-43 |
| 15:42 | Northern Iowa | Jason Adamek makes the 2nd free throw | 41-43 |
| 15:21 | Southern Illinois | Scott Benson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Mike McCaskey - foul #1 on Mike McCaskey, team foul #4 | 41-43 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Eaton (SF) Jason Adamek | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 15:21 | Southern Illinois | Scott Benson makes the 1st free throw | 41-44 |
| 15:21 | Southern Illinois | Scott Benson makes the 2nd free throw | 41-45 |
| 15:07 | Northern Iowa | Jack Roberts hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Richard Wade | 43-45 |
| 14:40 | Southern Illinois | Herschel Royal misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 43-45 |
| 14:39 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Jack Roberts | 43-45 |
| 14:19 | Northern Iowa | Christopher Baxter misses long on a turnaround near the basket | 43-45 |
| 14:18 | Northern Iowa | Mike McCaskey tips it in | 45-45 |
| 14:02 | Southern Illinois | Scott Benson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-45 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Alex Padro (SG), Allen Miller (C) Christopher Baxter, Mike McCaskey | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Michael Brown (PG), Charles Kroll (SG), Randolph Bailey (PF) Eric Sharp, Joshua Tate, Edward Riley | |
| 13:48 | Northern Iowa | Richard Wade misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 45-45 |
| 13:46 | Southern Illinois | Randolph Bailey pulls down the rebound | 45-45 |
| 13:39 | Southern Illinois | Herschel Royal misses the floater from the left side | 45-45 |
| 13:37 | Northern Iowa | Robert Eaton pulls down the rebound | 45-45 |
| 13:33 | Northern Iowa | Alex Padro buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Richard Wade | 48-45 |
| 13:19 | Southern Illinois | Michael Brown comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Richard Wade - foul #4 on Richard Wade, team foul #5 | 48-45 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Christopher Meagher (PG), Jason Adamek (PF) Richard Wade, Jack Roberts | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Charles Bussey (SF), Mark Eubanks (C) Herschel Royal, Scott Benson | |
| 13:19 | Southern Illinois | Michael Brown makes the 1st free throw | 48-46 |
| 13:19 | Southern Illinois | Michael Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 48-47 |
| 13:06 | Northern Iowa | Allen Miller throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-47 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Christopher Baxter (SG), Mike McCaskey (PF) Alex Padro, Jason Adamek | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 12:49 | Southern Illinois | Michael Brown knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Charles Kroll | 48-50 |
| 12:27 | Northern Iowa | Robert Eaton hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Charles Bussey - foul #1 on Charles Bussey, team foul #4 | 48-50 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Herschel Royal (SF), Edward Riley (PF) Charles Bussey, Mark Eubanks | |
| 12:27 | Northern Iowa | Robert Eaton misses the 1st free throw | 48-50 |
| 12:27 | Northern Iowa | Robert Eaton makes the 2nd free throw | 49-50 |
| 12:13 | Southern Illinois | Herschel Royal drills a jumper from the free throw line | 49-52 |
| 11:53 | Northern Iowa | Christopher Meagher hits a shot from the left wing | 51-52 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Christopher Meagher (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Christopher Baxter (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Robert Eaton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mike McCaskey (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Allen Miller (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Michael Brown (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Charles Kroll (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Herschel Royal (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Edward Riley (fresh) 7 pts. C - Randolph Bailey (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Southern Illinois | Herschel Royal misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 51-52 |
| 11:34 | Southern Illinois | Michael Brown misses the tip | 51-52 |
| 11:32 | Southern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Randolph Bailey | 51-52 |
| 11:17 | Southern Illinois | Charles Kroll's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-52 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Alex Padro (SG), Jason Adamek (SF), Jack Roberts (PF) Christopher Baxter, Robert Eaton, Mike McCaskey | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Eric Sharp (SG), Scott Benson (C) Charles Kroll, Randolph Bailey | |
| 11:08 | Northern Iowa | Allen Miller misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 51-52 |
| 11:06 | Southern Illinois | Herschel Royal grabs the board | 51-52 |
| 10:51 | Southern Illinois | Eric Sharp is fouled on the floor by Jack Roberts - foul #2 on Jack Roberts, team foul #6 | 51-52 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Charles Bussey (SF) Herschel Royal | |
| 10:31 | Southern Illinois | Michael Brown comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 51-52 |
| 10:29 | Southern Illinois | Scott Benson grabs the offensive board | 51-52 |
| 10:15 | Southern Illinois | Michael Brown hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 51-52 |
| 10:13 | Northern Iowa | Jack Roberts pulls down the rebound | 51-52 |
| 09:54 | Northern Iowa | Christopher Meagher misses long on a shot from close range but the foul's on Michael Brown - foul #3 on Michael Brown, team foul #5 | 51-52 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Christopher Baxter (SG), Mike McCaskey (C) Alex Padro, Allen Miller | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Charles Kroll (SG), Herschel Royal (SF), Randolph Bailey (PF) Michael Brown, Charles Bussey, Edward Riley | |
| 09:54 | Northern Iowa | Christopher Meagher misses the 1st free throw | 51-52 |
| 09:54 | Northern Iowa | Christopher Meagher makes the 2nd free throw | 52-52 |
| 09:42 | Southern Illinois | Mike McCaskey swats the layup by Charles Kroll | 52-52 |
| 09:40 | Northern Iowa | Jack Roberts snags the defensive board | 52-52 |
| 09:34 | Northern Iowa | Mike McCaskey hits a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Christopher Baxter | 54-52 |
| 09:25 | Southern Illinois | Charles Kroll comes up short on the runner from the left block but he's fouled by Christopher Baxter - foul #3 on Christopher Baxter, team foul #7 | 54-52 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Alex Padro (PG) Christopher Meagher | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 09:25 | Southern Illinois | Charles Kroll misses the 1st free throw | 54-52 |
| 09:25 | Southern Illinois | Charles Kroll makes the 2nd free throw | 54-53 |
| 09:13 | Northern Iowa | Christopher Baxter is fouled on the floor by Herschel Royal - foul #1 on Herschel Royal, team foul #6 | 54-53 |
| 09:00 | Northern Iowa | Jason Adamek misses the runner near the basket but the foul's on Eric Sharp - foul #1 on Eric Sharp, team foul #7 | 54-53 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Michael Brown (PG) Eric Sharp | |
| 09:00 | Northern Iowa | Jason Adamek makes the 1st free throw | 55-53 |
| 09:00 | Northern Iowa | Jason Adamek misses the 2nd free throw | 55-53 |
| 09:00 | Southern Illinois | Herschel Royal snags the defensive board | 55-53 |
| 08:36 | Southern Illinois | Charles Kroll comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 55-53 |
| 08:34 | Northern Iowa | Jack Roberts grabs the defensive rebound | 55-53 |
| 08:25 | Northern Iowa | Jason Adamek misses short on a floater from the right block | 55-53 |
| 08:24 | Northern Iowa | Jack Roberts snags the offensive board | 55-53 |
| 08:13 | Northern Iowa | Jack Roberts misses the jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Randolph Bailey - foul #1 on Randolph Bailey, team foul #8 | 55-53 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Eaton (SF), Allen Miller (C) Jason Adamek, Mike McCaskey | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Charles Bussey (SF), Edward Riley (PF) Herschel Royal, Scott Benson | |
| 08:13 | Northern Iowa | Jack Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 56-53 |
| 08:13 | Northern Iowa | Jack Roberts misses the 2nd free throw | 56-53 |
| 08:13 | Northern Iowa | Allen Miller grabs the offensive board | 56-53 |
| 08:04 | Northern Iowa | Allen Miller misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Randolph Bailey - foul #2 on Randolph Bailey, team foul #9 | 56-53 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Alfred Bartley (PG), Andres Russo (PF) Christopher Baxter, Jack Roberts | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 08:04 | Northern Iowa | Allen Miller makes the 1st free throw | 57-53 |
| 08:04 | Northern Iowa | Allen Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 58-53 |
| 07:46 | Southern Illinois | Edward Riley buries a runner from the right block set up by Michael Brown and he's fouled by Andres Russo - foul #2 on Andres Russo, team foul #8 | 58-55 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Richard Wade (PG) Alfred Bartley | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 07:46 | Southern Illinois | Edward Riley makes the free throw | 58-56 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Richard Wade (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Alex Padro (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Robert Eaton (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Andres Russo (fresh) 2 pts. C - Allen Miller (fresh) 16 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Michael Brown (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Charles Kroll (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Bussey (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edward Riley (fresh) 10 pts. C - Randolph Bailey (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:32 | Northern Iowa | Randolph Bailey steals it from Robert Eaton | 58-56 |
| 07:14 | Southern Illinois | The short jumper by Randolph Bailey is denied by Andres Russo | 58-56 |
| 07:13 | Southern Illinois | Edward Riley gets the offensive rebound | 58-56 |
| 07:02 | Southern Illinois | Michael Brown misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 58-56 |
| 07:00 | Northern Iowa | Robert Eaton gets the rebound | 58-56 |
| 06:40 | Northern Iowa | Alex Padro drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Andres Russo | 60-56 |
| 06:31 | Southern Illinois | Charles Bussey is fouled on the floor by Robert Eaton - foul #3 on Robert Eaton, team foul #9 | 60-56 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Christopher Baxter (SG), Jack Roberts (PF) Alex Padro, Andres Russo | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Eric Sharp (SG), Herschel Royal (SF), Scott Benson (C) Michael Brown, Charles Kroll, Randolph Bailey | |
| 06:31 | Southern Illinois | Charles Bussey makes the 1st free throw | 60-57 |
| 06:31 | Southern Illinois | Charles Bussey misses the 2nd free throw | 60-57 |
| 06:31 | Northern Iowa | Jack Roberts grabs the defensive rebound | 60-57 |
| 06:12 | Northern Iowa | Allen Miller scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Richard Wade | 63-57 |
| 05:53 | Southern Illinois | Herschel Royal banks in the layup | 63-59 |
| 05:34 | Northern Iowa | Allen Miller comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 63-59 |
| 05:33 | Southern Illinois | Charles Bussey grabs the defensive rebound | 63-59 |
| 05:30 | Southern Illinois | Charles Bussey throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 63-59 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jason Adamek (SF) Robert Eaton | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Michael Brown (PG), Charles Kroll (SG), Randolph Bailey (PF) Charles Bussey, Eric Sharp, Edward Riley | |
| 05:15 | Northern Iowa | Richard Wade can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 63-59 |
| 05:14 | Southern Illinois | Herschel Royal snags the defensive board | 63-59 |
| 04:56 | Southern Illinois | Randolph Bailey hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 63-59 |
| 04:55 | Northern Iowa | Jack Roberts gets the rebound | 63-59 |
| 04:49 | Northern Iowa | Christopher Baxter misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 63-59 |
| 04:48 | Southern Illinois | Scott Benson gets the rebound | 63-59 |
| 04:19 | Southern Illinois | Scott Benson clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 63-59 |
| 04:17 | Northern Iowa | Jason Adamek snags the defensive board | 63-59 |
| 03:53 | Northern Iowa | Christopher Baxter misses short on a shot from the right side | 63-59 |
| 03:51 | Northern Iowa | Christopher Baxter pulls down the offensive rebound | 63-59 |
| 03:42 | Northern Iowa | Allen Miller comes up short on the shot from the right side | 63-59 |
| 03:40 | Northern Iowa | Allen Miller gets the offensive rebound | 63-59 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Richard Wade (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Christopher Baxter (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jason Adamek (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jack Roberts (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. C - Allen Miller (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Michael Brown (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Charles Kroll (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Herschel Royal (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. PF - Randolph Bailey (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Scott Benson (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:30 | Northern Iowa | Allen Miller can't finish the layup | 63-59 |
| 03:28 | Northern Iowa | Jason Adamek misses the tip | 63-59 |
| 03:26 | Northern Iowa | Allen Miller can't tip it in | 63-59 |
| 03:24 | Southern Illinois | Scott Benson snags the defensive board | 63-59 |
| 03:03 | Southern Illinois | Herschel Royal travels with the ball | 63-59 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Christopher Meagher (PG), Alex Padro (SG), Robert Eaton (SF), Mike McCaskey (PF), Andres Russo (C) Richard Wade, Christopher Baxter, Jason Adamek, Jack Roberts, Allen Miller | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Eric Sharp (PG), Joshua Tate (SG), Charles Bussey (SF), Edward Riley (PF), Mark Eubanks (C) Michael Brown, Charles Kroll, Herschel Royal, Randolph Bailey, Scott Benson | |
| 02:58 | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-59 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Allen Miller (C) Andres Russo | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Michael Brown (PG), Charles Kroll (SG), Herschel Royal (SF), Scott Benson (C) Eric Sharp, Joshua Tate, Charles Bussey, Mark Eubanks | |
| 02:42 | Northern Iowa | Michael Brown is called for the reach on Allen Miller - foul #4 on Michael Brown, team foul #10 | 63-59 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jack Roberts (PF) Mike McCaskey | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 02:42 | Northern Iowa | Allen Miller makes the 1st free throw | 64-59 |
| 02:42 | Northern Iowa | Allen Miller misses the 2nd free throw | 64-59 |
| 02:42 | Southern Illinois | Edward Riley grabs the defensive rebound | 64-59 |
| 02:20 | Southern Illinois | Charles Kroll's fadeaway is rejected by Allen Miller | 64-59 |
| 02:18 | Northern Iowa | Alex Padro snags the defensive board | 64-59 |
| 02:18 | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 64-59 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Richard Wade (PG), Christopher Baxter (SG) Christopher Meagher, Alex Padro | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 01:59 | Northern Iowa | Richard Wade clanks a runner in the lane | 64-59 |
| 01:58 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Michael Brown | 64-59 |
| 01:39 | Southern Illinois | Scott Benson misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 64-59 |
| 01:37 | Northern Iowa | Robert Eaton grabs the board | 64-59 |
| 01:23 | Northern Iowa | Allen Miller is fouled on the floor by Scott Benson - foul #3 on Scott Benson, team foul #11 | 64-59 |
| 01:23 | Northern Iowa | Allen Miller misses the 1st free throw | 64-59 |
| 01:23 | Northern Iowa | Allen Miller misses the 2nd free throw | 64-59 |
| 01:23 | Southern Illinois | Edward Riley gets the rebound | 64-59 |
| 01:02 | Southern Illinois | Michael Brown drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 64-61 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:38 | Northern Iowa | Allen Miller banks in the layup set up by Richard Wade | 66-61 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:31 | Southern Illinois | Scott Benson makes the jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Michael Brown and he's hacked by Robert Eaton - foul #4 on Robert Eaton, team foul #10 | 66-63 |
| 00:31 | Southern Illinois | Scott Benson misses the free throw | 66-63 |
| 00:31 | Northern Iowa | Jack Roberts grabs the board | 66-63 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:28 | Northern Iowa | Jack Roberts is hacked by Michael Brown in the backcourt - foul #5 on Michael Brown, team foul #12 | 66-63 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Alex Padro (SF) Robert Eaton | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Eric Sharp (PG) Michael Brown | |
| 00:28 | Northern Iowa | Jack Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 67-63 |
| 00:28 | Northern Iowa | Jack Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 68-63 |
| 00:22 | Southern Illinois | Jack Roberts takes the ball from Herschel Royal | 68-63 |
| 00:19 | Northern Iowa | Jack Roberts is hacked by Eric Sharp in the backcourt - foul #2 on Eric Sharp, team foul #13 | 68-63 |
| 00:19 | Northern Iowa | Jack Roberts misses the 1st free throw | 68-63 |
| 00:19 | Northern Iowa | Jack Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 69-63 |
| 00:14 | Southern Illinois | Eric Sharp misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 69-63 |
| 00:13 | Southern Illinois | Charles Kroll gets the offensive rebound | 69-63 |
| 00:09 | Southern Illinois | Charles Kroll double dribbles | 69-63 |
| 00:07 | Northern Iowa | Christopher Baxter is hacked by Eric Sharp in the backcourt - foul #3 on Eric Sharp, team foul #14 | 69-63 |
| 00:07 | Northern Iowa | Christopher Baxter makes the 1st free throw | 70-63 |
| 00:07 | Northern Iowa | Christopher Baxter makes the 2nd free throw | 71-63 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:03 | Southern Illinois | Charles Kroll hits a 3 pointer from the right wing | 71-66 |
| 00:01 | Northern Iowa | Richard Wade is hacked by Eric Sharp in the backcourt - foul #4 on Eric Sharp, team foul #15 | 71-66 |
| 00:01 | Northern Iowa | Richard Wade makes the 1st free throw | 72-66 |
| 00:01 | Northern Iowa | Richard Wade misses the 2nd free throw | 72-66 |
| 00:01 | Southern Illinois | Scott Benson pulls down the rebound | 72-66 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Southern Illinois | Scott Benson clanks a fullcourt shot | 72-66 |