| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Robert Anderson (fresh) SG - Kevin Orbison (fresh) SF - Samuel Townsend (fresh) PF - William Warden (fresh) C - Don Schimmel (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Dean Lustig (fresh) SG - William Smith (fresh) SF - John Bicknell (fresh) PF - William Flake (fresh) C - John May (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Northern Iowa | William Warden wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:44 | Northern Iowa | Don Schimmel makes the 3 from the right wing | 3-0 |
| 19:25 | Southern Illinois | William Flake makes the shot from close range and the foul's on William Warden - foul #1 on William Warden, team foul #1 | 3-2 |
| 19:25 | Southern Illinois | William Flake misses the free throw | 3-2 |
| 19:25 | Northern Iowa | Don Schimmel pulls down the rebound | 3-2 |
| 19:13 | Northern Iowa | Don Schimmel is fouled on the floor by William Smith - foul #1 on William Smith, team foul #1 | 3-2 |
| 18:59 | Northern Iowa | Robert Anderson clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 3-2 |
| 18:57 | Southern Illinois | William Flake snags the defensive board | 3-2 |
| 18:43 | Southern Illinois | William Smith can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 3-2 |
| 18:41 | Northern Iowa | William Warden gets the rebound | 3-2 |
| 18:22 | Northern Iowa | Samuel Townsend buries a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Robert Anderson | 5-2 |
| 18:06 | Southern Illinois | John Bicknell buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Dean Lustig | 5-5 |
| 17:42 | Northern Iowa | Robert Anderson scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Samuel Townsend | 8-5 |
| 17:27 | Southern Illinois | John May misses long on a shot from the left side | 8-5 |
| 17:26 | Northern Iowa | William Warden gets the rebound | 8-5 |
| 17:21 | Northern Iowa | Robert Anderson misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 8-5 |
| 17:20 | Northern Iowa | William Warden tips it but misses | 8-5 |
| 17:18 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Dean Lustig | 8-5 |
| 17:04 | Southern Illinois | Dean Lustig loses the dribble to William Warden | 8-5 |
| 16:49 | Northern Iowa | William Warden misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block | 8-5 |
| 16:47 | Southern Illinois | William Flake grabs the board | 8-5 |
| 16:39 | Southern Illinois | John May is hacked by Kevin Orbison - foul #1 on Kevin Orbison, team foul #2 | 8-5 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Dennis Spivey (PF), John Armstrong (C) William Warden, Don Schimmel | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Curtis Foltz (PG), Jeffery Thomas (SG), Bobby Foster (C) Dean Lustig, William Smith, John May | |
| 16:23 | Southern Illinois | William Flake drills a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Curtis Foltz | 8-7 |
| 16:08 | Northern Iowa | Kevin Orbison scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Anderson | 11-7 |
| 15:45 | Southern Illinois | Robert Anderson steals it from Jeffery Thomas | 11-7 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Robert Anderson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kevin Orbison (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Samuel Townsend (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dennis Spivey (fresh) C - John Armstrong (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Curtis Foltz (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jeffery Thomas (fresh) SF - John Bicknell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - William Flake (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Bobby Foster (fresh) | |
| 15:31 | Northern Iowa | Kevin Orbison connects on the fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Dennis Spivey | 13-7 |
| 15:10 | Southern Illinois | Jeffery Thomas hits a jumpshot from the left wing | 13-9 |
| 14:52 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Spivey scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by John Armstrong | 16-9 |
| 14:32 | Southern Illinois | Bobby Foster comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket | 16-9 |
| 14:31 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to John Armstrong | 16-9 |
| 14:16 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Spivey buries a jump hook in the paint set up by Robert Anderson and he's fouled by William Flake - foul #1 on William Flake, team foul #2 | 18-9 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | William Hamrick (PG), Harry Berg (SG), William Warden (PF), Don Schimmel (C) Robert Anderson, Kevin Orbison, Samuel Townsend, John Armstrong | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Dean Lustig (PG), William Smith (SG), Gary Eberhard (SF), John May (C) Curtis Foltz, Jeffery Thomas, John Bicknell, William Flake | |
| 14:16 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Spivey makes the free throw | 19-9 |
| 13:54 | Southern Illinois | Gary Eberhard misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 19-9 |
| 13:52 | Northern Iowa | William Warden grabs the defensive rebound | 19-9 |
| 13:42 | Northern Iowa | Harry Berg can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 19-9 |
| 13:40 | Northern Iowa | Don Schimmel grabs the offensive rebound | 19-9 |
| 13:33 | Northern Iowa | Don Schimmel can't connect on a shot in the paint | 19-9 |
| 13:31 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Spivey grabs the offensive rebound | 19-9 |
| 13:21 | Northern Iowa | Harry Berg misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 19-9 |
| 13:20 | Northern Iowa | William Hamrick grabs the offensive board | 19-9 |
| 12:59 | Northern Iowa | William Hamrick throws a bad pass out of bounds | 19-9 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Anderson (PG), Lawrence Tarkowski (SF) Harry Berg, Dennis Spivey | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Claude Tafelski (PF) Bobby Foster | |
| 12:40 | Southern Illinois | William Smith misses the floater from the free throw line | 19-9 |
| 12:39 | Southern Illinois | Dean Lustig tips it home | 19-11 |
| 12:24 | Northern Iowa | Lawrence Tarkowski can't finish the layup but the foul's on John May - foul #1 on John May, team foul #3 | 19-11 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Kevin Orbison (SG) William Hamrick | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | John Bicknell (SF) Claude Tafelski | |
| 12:24 | Northern Iowa | Lawrence Tarkowski makes the 1st free throw | 20-11 |
| 12:24 | Northern Iowa | Lawrence Tarkowski makes the 2nd free throw | 21-11 |
| 12:03 | Southern Illinois | William Smith misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 21-11 |
| 12:02 | Southern Illinois | John May pulls down the offensive rebound | 21-11 |
| 11:47 | Southern Illinois | Gary Eberhard can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline | 21-11 |
| 11:46 | Southern Illinois | William Smith tips it but misses | 21-11 |
| 11:45 | Northern Iowa | William Warden grabs the defensive rebound | 21-11 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Robert Anderson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kevin Orbison (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Lawrence Tarkowski (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Warden (fresh) 5 reb. C - Don Schimmel (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Dean Lustig (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Smith (fresh) SF - John Bicknell (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Gary Eberhard (fresh) C - John May (fresh) | |
| 11:29 | Northern Iowa | Kevin Orbison buries a 3 pointer from the left corner | 24-11 |
| 11:12 | Southern Illinois | John May drills a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by William Smith | 24-13 |
| 10:48 | Northern Iowa | Lawrence Tarkowski clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 24-13 |
| 10:46 | Southern Illinois | John May snags the defensive board | 24-13 |
| 10:36 | Southern Illinois | John May is fouled on the floor by Don Schimmel - foul #1 on Don Schimmel, team foul #3 | 24-13 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | William Hamrick (SG), Samuel Townsend (SF), Dennis Spivey (PF), John Armstrong (C) Kevin Orbison, Lawrence Tarkowski, William Warden, Don Schimmel | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Raymond Morrison (PG), Curtis Foltz (SG), Jeffery Thomas (SF), William Flake (PF), Bobby Foster (C) Dean Lustig, William Smith, John Bicknell, Gary Eberhard, John May | |
| 10:21 | Southern Illinois | Curtis Foltz can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by William Hamrick - foul #1 on William Hamrick, team foul #4 | 24-13 |
| 10:21 | Southern Illinois | Curtis Foltz makes the 1st free throw | 24-14 |
| 10:21 | Southern Illinois | Curtis Foltz makes the 2nd free throw | 24-15 |
| 10:00 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Spivey misses the dunk attempt | 24-15 |
| 09:59 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Spivey grabs the offensive rebound | 24-15 |
| 09:51 | Northern Iowa | William Hamrick drills a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Dennis Spivey | 26-15 |
| 09:29 | Southern Illinois | Bobby Foster hits a shot from close range on a great pass from Jeffery Thomas | 26-17 |
| 09:13 | Northern Iowa | Samuel Townsend lays it up and in on a great pass from Dennis Spivey and he's fouled by Jeffery Thomas - foul #1 on Jeffery Thomas, team foul #4 | 28-17 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Kevin Orbison (SG) Robert Anderson | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | John Bicknell (SF) Raymond Morrison | |
| 09:13 | Northern Iowa | Samuel Townsend makes the free throw | 29-17 |
| 08:59 | Southern Illinois | Curtis Foltz misses the 3 from the left corner | 29-17 |
| 08:57 | Southern Illinois | Jeffery Thomas hits the follow up shot | 29-19 |
| 08:39 | Northern Iowa | Bobby Foster denies the turnaround by Dennis Spivey | 29-19 |
| 08:37 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Spivey snags the offensive board | 29-19 |
| 08:24 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Spivey hits the finger roll on a great pass from Kevin Orbison | 31-19 |
| 08:01 | Southern Illinois | William Flake hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline | 31-19 |
| 07:59 | Southern Illinois | Jeffery Thomas gets the offensive rebound | 31-19 |
| 07:51 | Southern Illinois | Dennis Spivey steals the ball from Curtis Foltz | 31-19 |
| 07:34 | Northern Iowa | John Armstrong misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Curtis Foltz - foul #1 on Curtis Foltz, team foul #5 | 31-19 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Anderson (PG), William Warden (PF) William Hamrick, Dennis Spivey | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Dean Lustig (PG), William Smith (SG), John May (C) Curtis Foltz, Jeffery Thomas, Bobby Foster | |
| 07:34 | Northern Iowa | John Armstrong makes the 1st free throw | 32-19 |
| 07:34 | Northern Iowa | John Armstrong makes the 2nd free throw | 33-19 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Robert Anderson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kevin Orbison (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Samuel Townsend (fresh) 5 pts. PF - William Warden (fresh) 5 reb. C - John Armstrong (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Dean Lustig (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Smith (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Bicknell (fresh) 3 pts. PF - William Flake (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - John May (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:18 | Southern Illinois | William Smith comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 33-19 |
| 07:16 | Northern Iowa | John Armstrong pulls down the rebound | 33-19 |
| 07:05 | Northern Iowa | John Armstrong buries a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Robert Anderson | 35-19 |
| 06:46 | Southern Illinois | John May is fouled on the floor by John Armstrong - foul #1 on John Armstrong, team foul #5 | 35-19 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Dennis Spivey (SF), Don Schimmel (C) Samuel Townsend, John Armstrong | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Gary Eberhard (PF) William Flake | |
| 06:31 | Southern Illinois | Dean Lustig comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 35-19 |
| 06:29 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Spivey grabs the defensive rebound | 35-19 |
| 06:24 | Northern Iowa | John Bicknell steps in front of the William Warden pass | 35-19 |
| 06:01 | Southern Illinois | Robert Anderson steals the ball from Gary Eberhard | 35-19 |
| 05:56 | Northern Iowa | Robert Anderson lays it in | 37-19 |
| 05:34 | Southern Illinois | William Smith is called for traveling | 37-19 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | William Hamrick (SG), Samuel Townsend (SF) Kevin Orbison, Dennis Spivey | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | William Flake (PF) John Bicknell | |
| 05:13 | Northern Iowa | Don Schimmel's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-19 |
| 05:06 | Southern Illinois | William Flake throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-19 |
| 04:45 | Northern Iowa | William Warden makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Samuel Townsend | 39-19 |
| 04:25 | Southern Illinois | William Flake misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 39-19 |
| 04:23 | Southern Illinois | Gary Eberhard can't tip it in | 39-19 |
| 04:22 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to William Hamrick | 39-19 |
| 04:10 | Northern Iowa | William Warden misses the shot from close range | 39-19 |
| 04:08 | Southern Illinois | John May grabs the board | 39-19 |
| 03:45 | Southern Illinois | Gary Eberhard clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 39-19 |
| 03:44 | Northern Iowa | William Hamrick grabs the board | 39-19 |
| 03:34 | Northern Iowa | Samuel Townsend buries a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Robert Anderson | 42-19 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Robert Anderson (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Hamrick (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Samuel Townsend (fresh) 8 pts. PF - William Warden (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Don Schimmel (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Dean Lustig (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Smith (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gary Eberhard (fairly fresh) PF - William Flake (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - John May (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:08 | Southern Illinois | William Flake hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range | 42-19 |
| 03:06 | Southern Illinois | John May misses the tip | 42-19 |
| 03:05 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Samuel Townsend | 42-19 |
| 02:50 | Northern Iowa | William Hamrick drills a 3 pointer from straight away | 45-19 |
| 02:25 | Southern Illinois | Dean Lustig clanks a shot from the right side | 45-19 |
| 02:23 | Northern Iowa | Robert Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 45-19 |
| 02:10 | Northern Iowa | Samuel Townsend can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Gary Eberhard - foul #1 on Gary Eberhard, team foul #6 | 45-19 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Kevin Orbison (SG), Dennis Spivey (PF), John Armstrong (C) Robert Anderson, William Warden, Don Schimmel | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Curtis Foltz (PG), Jeffery Thomas (SG), John Bicknell (SF), Bobby Foster (PF), Claude Tafelski (C) Dean Lustig, William Smith, Gary Eberhard, William Flake, John May | |
| 02:10 | Northern Iowa | Samuel Townsend misses the 1st free throw | 45-19 |
| 02:10 | Northern Iowa | Samuel Townsend makes the 2nd free throw | 46-19 |
| 01:46 | Southern Illinois | Curtis Foltz loses the ball out of bounds | 46-19 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Harry Berg (PG), Lawrence Tarkowski (PF) William Hamrick, Samuel Townsend | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 01:28 | Northern Iowa | Kevin Orbison misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 46-19 |
| 01:26 | Southern Illinois | John Bicknell grabs the board | 46-19 |
| 01:02 | Southern Illinois | Bobby Foster clanks a driving attempt near the basket but the foul's on Lawrence Tarkowski - foul #1 on Lawrence Tarkowski, team foul #6 | 46-19 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Anderson (PG) Harry Berg | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 01:02 | Southern Illinois | Bobby Foster misses the 1st free throw | 46-19 |
| 01:02 | Southern Illinois | Bobby Foster misses the 2nd free throw | 46-19 |
| 01:02 | Northern Iowa | John Armstrong pulls down the rebound | 46-19 |
| 00:58 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Spivey blows the layup | 46-19 |
| 00:57 | Southern Illinois | Claude Tafelski pulls down the rebound | 46-19 |
| 00:28 | Southern Illinois | Bobby Foster lays it up and in on a great pass from Curtis Foltz | 46-21 |
| 00:24 | Northern Iowa | Kevin Orbison can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 46-21 |
| 00:23 | Northern Iowa | Robert Anderson misses the tip | 46-21 |
| 00:22 | Southern Illinois | Bobby Foster gets the rebound | 46-21 |
| 00:05 | Southern Illinois | John Bicknell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-21 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Samuel Townsend (SF) Lawrence Tarkowski | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | William Flake (PF) Claude Tafelski | |
| 00:01 | Northern Iowa | Samuel Townsend misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 46-21 |
| 00:00 | Southern Illinois | Curtis Foltz grabs the defensive rebound | 46-21 |