| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - James Varley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dexter Sellers (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dan Gavinski (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Atkison (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Neil Adkins (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Robert Anderson (fresh) SG - Kevin Orbison (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jay Edwards (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Thomas Cales (fresh) 6 pts. C - Don Schimmel (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois State | Dan Gavinski inbounds the ball | 35-41 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:39 | Illinois State | James Varley misses long on a floater from the right wing | 35-41 |
| 19:37 | Northern Iowa | Kevin Orbison grabs the board | 35-41 |
| 19:17 | Northern Iowa | Robert Anderson misses short on an open 3pt shot from straight away | 35-41 |
| 19:16 | Northern Iowa | Don Schimmel tips it in | 35-43 |
| 18:56 | Illinois State | Dexter Sellers is whistled for traveling | 35-43 |
| 18:45 | Northern Iowa | Robert Anderson misses badly on the uncontested 3pt jumper from the left wing | 35-43 |
| 18:43 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Neil Adkins | 35-43 |
| 18:38 | Illinois State | Dexter Sellers can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 35-43 |
| 18:36 | Illinois State | Dan Gavinski snags the offensive board | 35-43 |
| 18:29 | Illinois State | Dan Gavinski is hacked by Jay Edwards - foul #2 on Jay Edwards, team foul #1 | 35-43 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Augustus Bienkowski (SG), John Stahl (PF), Russell Riggs (C) Dexter Sellers, Michael Atkison, Neil Adkins | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Arthur Shelton (PF), William Hamrick (C) Thomas Cales, Don Schimmel | |
| 18:00 | Illinois State | John Stahl misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 35-43 |
| 17:58 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to William Hamrick | 35-43 |
| 17:56 | Northern Iowa | Augustus Bienkowski steals the ball from Kevin Orbison in the backcourt | 35-43 |
| 17:55 | Illinois State | James Varley can't finish the layup | 35-43 |
| 17:54 | Northern Iowa | Kevin Orbison pulls down the rebound | 35-43 |
| 17:50 | Northern Iowa | Robert Anderson is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 35-43 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Joseph McKahan (SG), Young Xiong (SF) James Varley, Dan Gavinski | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Ray Hudak (SF), Richard Cottrill (PF) Kevin Orbison, Jay Edwards | |
| 17:34 | Illinois State | John Stahl knocks in the jumper from the right side | 37-43 |
| 17:30 | Northern Iowa | Robert Anderson is fouled in the backcourt by Joseph McKahan - foul #1 on Joseph McKahan, team foul #1 | 37-43 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Dexter Sellers (SG) Joseph McKahan | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Harry Berg (SG), Don Schimmel (C) Robert Anderson, Richard Cottrill | |
| 17:09 | Northern Iowa | Don Schimmel can't connect on an uncontested 3pt jumper from the right wing | 37-43 |
| 17:08 | Northern Iowa | Harry Berg tips it but misses | 37-43 |
| 17:07 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Shelton snags the offensive board | 37-43 |
| 16:54 | Northern Iowa | Don Schimmel hits the front of the rim on the wide open pull-up jumper from the right side | 37-43 |
| 16:53 | Illinois State | Young Xiong grabs the defensive rebound | 37-43 |
| 16:31 | Illinois State | The jump hook by Russell Riggs is blocked by Don Schimmel | 37-43 |
| 16:29 | Northern Iowa | Don Schimmel grabs the board | 37-43 |
| 16:16 | Northern Iowa | William Hamrick hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 37-43 |
| 16:14 | Northern Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Arthur Shelton | 37-43 |
| 16:04 | Northern Iowa | Ray Hudak clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 37-43 |
| 16:03 | Illinois State | Young Xiong gets the rebound | 37-43 |
| 15:57 | Illinois State | John Stahl is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on John Stahl, team foul #2 | 37-43 |
| Subs | Illinois State | James Varley (PG), Joseph McKahan (SG), Dan Gavinski (SF), Michael Atkison (PF), Neil Adkins (C) Augustus Bienkowski, Dexter Sellers, Young Xiong, John Stahl, Russell Riggs | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Anderson (PG), Kevin Orbison (SG), Jay Edwards (SF), Michael Schneider (PF), Thomas Cales (C) William Hamrick, Harry Berg, Ray Hudak, Arthur Shelton, Don Schimmel | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - James Varley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph McKahan (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dan Gavinski (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Atkison (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Neil Adkins (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Robert Anderson (fresh) SG - Kevin Orbison (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jay Edwards (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Michael Schneider (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. C - Thomas Cales (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 15:41 | Northern Iowa | Robert Anderson makes the 3 from the right corner | 37-46 |
| 15:22 | Illinois State | Joseph McKahan's floater is knocked away by Thomas Cales | 37-46 |
| 15:20 | Illinois State | Joseph McKahan snags the offensive board | 37-46 |
| 15:14 | Illinois State | Neil Adkins can't connect on a floater from close range but he's fouled by Thomas Cales - foul #1 on Thomas Cales, team foul #2 | 37-46 |
| 15:14 | Illinois State | Neil Adkins misses the 1st free throw | 37-46 |
| 15:14 | Illinois State | Neil Adkins makes the 2nd free throw | 38-46 |
| 14:45 | Northern Iowa | Michael Schneider hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 38-46 |
| 14:43 | Illinois State | Neil Adkins grabs the defensive rebound | 38-46 |
| 14:26 | Illinois State | Neil Adkins's fadeaway is rejected by Michael Schneider | 38-46 |
| 14:25 | Illinois State | Dan Gavinski gets the offensive rebound | 38-46 |
| 14:01 | Illinois State | Michael Atkison misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 38-46 |
| 14:00 | Northern Iowa | Michael Schneider grabs the board | 38-46 |
| 13:58 | Northern Iowa | Kevin Orbison is hacked by Joseph McKahan in the backcourt - foul #2 on Joseph McKahan, team foul #3 | 38-46 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Dexter Sellers (SG), Claude Abbott (SF), Steven Spangler (C) Joseph McKahan, Dan Gavinski, Neil Adkins | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Ray Hudak (SF), Richard Cottrill (PF), Don Schimmel (C) Jay Edwards, Michael Schneider, Thomas Cales | |
| 13:43 | Northern Iowa | Richard Cottrill connects on the open 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Robert Anderson | 38-49 |
| 13:31 | Illinois State | Michael Atkison hits a 3 from the right wing | 41-49 |
| 13:02 | Northern Iowa | Don Schimmel loses the ball out of bounds | 41-49 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Augustus Bienkowski (PG), Dan Gavinski (SF), Young Xiong (PF), John Stahl (C) James Varley, Claude Abbott, Michael Atkison, Steven Spangler | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | William Hamrick (PG), Harry Berg (SG), Arthur Shelton (C) Robert Anderson, Kevin Orbison, Don Schimmel | |
| 12:42 | Illinois State | Augustus Bienkowski drills a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Dan Gavinski | 43-49 |
| 12:35 | Northern Iowa | William Hamrick is fouled on the floor by Augustus Bienkowski - foul #1 on Augustus Bienkowski, team foul #4 | 43-49 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Russell Riggs (C) Dexter Sellers | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jay Edwards (SF) Ray Hudak | |
| 12:25 | Northern Iowa | William Hamrick misses the wide open jumper from the left wing | 43-49 |
| 12:23 | Illinois State | John Stahl snags the defensive board | 43-49 |
| 12:07 | Illinois State | Dan Gavinski scores on a driving attempt from the baseline set up by Augustus Bienkowski | 45-49 |
| 11:53 | Northern Iowa | Jay Edwards is whistled for traveling | 45-49 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Joseph McKahan (PG), Claude Abbott (SG), Michael Atkison (PF) Young Xiong, Augustus Bienkowski, John Stahl | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Anderson (PG), Michael Schneider (PF), Don Schimmel (C) Harry Berg, Richard Cottrill, Arthur Shelton | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Joseph McKahan (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Claude Abbott (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Dan Gavinski (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael Atkison (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. C - Russell Riggs (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Robert Anderson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Hamrick (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jay Edwards (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Michael Schneider (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Don Schimmel (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:43 | Illinois State | Michael Atkison knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing | 47-49 |
| 11:41 | Northern Iowa | Claude Abbott is called for the reach on William Hamrick in the backcourt - foul #1 on Claude Abbott, team foul #5 | 47-49 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Dexter Sellers (SG), Steven Spangler (C) Dan Gavinski, Russell Riggs | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Kevin Orbison (SG) William Hamrick | |
| 11:29 | Northern Iowa | Kevin Orbison misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 47-49 |
| 11:28 | Illinois State | Dexter Sellers gets the rebound | 47-49 |
| 11:22 | Illinois State | Michael Schneider steals the ball from Joseph McKahan | 47-49 |
| 10:59 | Northern Iowa | Kevin Orbison's fadeaway is rejected by Steven Spangler | 47-49 |
| 10:58 | Illinois State | Michael Atkison pulls down the rebound | 47-49 |
| 10:54 | Illinois State | Michael Schneider is called for the reach on Michael Atkison - foul #4 on Michael Schneider, team foul #3 | 47-49 |
| Subs | Illinois State | James Varley (PG), Dan Gavinski (SF), Neil Adkins (C) Joseph McKahan, Claude Abbott, Steven Spangler | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Ray Hudak (SF), Thomas Cales (PF), William Hamrick (C) Jay Edwards, Michael Schneider, Don Schimmel | |
| 10:44 | Illinois State | Dexter Sellers drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by James Varley | 50-49 |
| 10:32 | Northern Iowa | Kevin Orbison is wide open but clanks a 3 from the right corner | 50-49 |
| 10:31 | Northern Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Cales | 50-49 |
| 10:24 | Northern Iowa | Robert Anderson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 50-49 |
| 10:23 | Northern Iowa | William Hamrick grabs the offensive board | 50-49 |
| 10:11 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Cales lays it in set up by Kevin Orbison and he's hacked by Neil Adkins - foul #1 on Neil Adkins, team foul #6 | 50-51 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Augustus Bienkowski (SG), John Stahl (PF) Dexter Sellers, Michael Atkison | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Harry Berg (SG), Arthur Shelton (C) Robert Anderson, Kevin Orbison | |
| 10:11 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Cales misses the free throw | 50-51 |
| 10:11 | Illinois State | John Stahl gets the rebound | 50-51 |
| 09:50 | Illinois State | Arthur Shelton knocks away the 3 by James Varley | 50-51 |
| 09:49 | Illinois State | Augustus Bienkowski pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-51 |
| 09:31 | Illinois State | Neil Adkins is whistled for traveling | 50-51 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Joseph McKahan (SG), Young Xiong (SF), Russell Riggs (C) James Varley, Dan Gavinski, Neil Adkins | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jay Edwards (SF), Don Schimmel (C) Ray Hudak, Arthur Shelton | |
| 09:09 | Northern Iowa | William Hamrick misses short on a floater from the left side | 50-51 |
| 09:08 | Illinois State | Augustus Bienkowski grabs the board | 50-51 |
| 08:41 | Illinois State | Russell Riggs misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 50-51 |
| 08:40 | Northern Iowa | Harry Berg snags the defensive board | 50-51 |
| 08:36 | Northern Iowa | William Hamrick misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Russell Riggs - foul #1 on Russell Riggs, team foul #7 | 50-51 |
| Subs | Illinois State | James Varley (PG), Dexter Sellers (SG), Claude Abbott (SF), Michael Atkison (PF) Augustus Bienkowski, Joseph McKahan, Young Xiong, John Stahl | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Kevin Orbison (SG), Arthur Shelton (PF) Harry Berg, Thomas Cales | |
| 08:36 | Northern Iowa | William Hamrick misses the 1st free throw | 50-51 |
| 08:36 | Northern Iowa | William Hamrick makes the 2nd free throw | 50-52 |
| 08:10 | Illinois State | Dexter Sellers misses the easy layup | 50-52 |
| 08:09 | Northern Iowa | Kevin Orbison gets the rebound | 50-52 |
| 08:04 | Northern Iowa | Jay Edwards hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 50-52 |
| 08:02 | Illinois State | James Varley grabs the board | 50-52 |
| 07:50 | Illinois State | Michael Atkison misses the easy layup | 50-52 |
| 07:49 | Northern Iowa | William Hamrick snags the defensive board | 50-52 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - James Varley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dexter Sellers (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Claude Abbott (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Atkison (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. C - Russell Riggs (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - William Hamrick (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Orbison (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jay Edwards (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Arthur Shelton (fresh) 2 reb. C - Don Schimmel (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:32 | Northern Iowa | William Hamrick is fouled on the floor by Claude Abbott - foul #2 on Claude Abbott, team foul #8 | 50-52 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Joseph McKahan (PG), Dan Gavinski (SF), Neil Adkins (C) James Varley, Dexter Sellers, Russell Riggs | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Anderson (PG), Ray Hudak (SF), Michael Schneider (PF) Jay Edwards, Arthur Shelton, Don Schimmel | |
| 07:32 | Northern Iowa | William Hamrick makes the 1st free throw | 50-53 |
| 07:32 | Northern Iowa | William Hamrick makes the 2nd free throw | 50-54 |
| 07:21 | Illinois State | Michael Schneider denies the turnaround by Dan Gavinski | 50-54 |
| 07:20 | Illinois State | Dan Gavinski grabs the offensive board | 50-54 |
| 07:05 | Illinois State | Dan Gavinski misses the driving attempt in the lane | 50-54 |
| 07:03 | Illinois State | Dan Gavinski tips it in | 52-54 |
| 06:52 | Northern Iowa | Robert Anderson drills a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Kevin Orbison and he's fouled by Michael Atkison - foul #1 on Michael Atkison, team foul #9 | 52-56 |
| Subs | Illinois State | James Varley (PG), Young Xiong (PF) Claude Abbott, Michael Atkison | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Don Schimmel (C) William Hamrick | |
| 06:52 | Northern Iowa | Robert Anderson makes the free throw | 52-57 |
| 06:42 | Illinois State | Dan Gavinski hits a shot from the right block | 54-57 |
| 06:26 | Northern Iowa | Kevin Orbison clanks a driving attempt from the left block | 54-57 |
| 06:24 | Northern Iowa | Don Schimmel tips it back up and in | 54-59 |
| 06:15 | Illinois State | James Varley makes the fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Joseph McKahan | 56-59 |
| 06:09 | Northern Iowa | Kevin Orbison drills a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Robert Anderson | 56-62 |
| 05:56 | Illinois State | Neil Adkins can't connect on a turnaround in the paint | 56-62 |
| 05:54 | Illinois State | Young Xiong gets the offensive rebound | 56-62 |
| 05:37 | Illinois State | Neil Adkins throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-62 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Augustus Bienkowski (PG), Dexter Sellers (SG), John Stahl (PF), Steven Spangler (C) James Varley, Joseph McKahan, Young Xiong, Neil Adkins | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Harry Berg (SG), Jay Edwards (SF), Thomas Cales (PF), Arthur Shelton (C) Kevin Orbison, Ray Hudak, Michael Schneider, Don Schimmel | |
| 05:35 | Northern Iowa | Dexter Sellers steals the ball from Robert Anderson in the backcourt | 56-62 |
| 05:32 | Illinois State | John Stahl lays it in on a great pass from Dexter Sellers | 58-62 |
| 05:30 | Northern Iowa | Robert Anderson is fouled in the backcourt by John Stahl - foul #2 on John Stahl, team foul #10 | 58-62 |
| 05:30 | Northern Iowa | Robert Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 58-63 |
| 05:30 | Northern Iowa | Robert Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 58-64 |
| 05:06 | Illinois State | Robert Anderson is called for the reach on John Stahl - foul #3 on Robert Anderson, team foul #4 | 58-64 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Russell Riggs (C) Steven Spangler | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | William Hamrick (PG) Robert Anderson | |
| 04:49 | Illinois State | Augustus Bienkowski misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Arthur Shelton - foul #2 on Arthur Shelton, team foul #5 | 58-64 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Claude Abbott (SF) Dan Gavinski | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 04:49 | Illinois State | Augustus Bienkowski makes the 1st free throw | 59-64 |
| 04:49 | Illinois State | Augustus Bienkowski makes the 2nd free throw | 60-64 |
| 04:36 | Northern Iowa | William Hamrick buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Arthur Shelton | 60-67 |
| 04:15 | Illinois State | John Stahl misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 60-67 |
| 04:13 | Illinois State | John Stahl can't tip it in | 60-67 |
| 04:11 | Illinois State | John Stahl snags the offensive board | 60-67 |
| 03:56 | Illinois State | The pull-up jumper by Augustus Bienkowski is blocked by Thomas Cales | 60-67 |
| 03:54 | Illinois State | John Stahl hits the follow up shot | 62-67 |
| 03:52 | Northern Iowa | Russell Riggs is called for the reach on Jay Edwards in the backcourt - foul #2 on Russell Riggs, team foul #11 | 62-67 |
| Subs | Illinois State | James Varley (PG), Dan Gavinski (SF), Michael Atkison (PF), Steven Spangler (C) Augustus Bienkowski, Claude Abbott, John Stahl, Russell Riggs | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Anderson (PG), Kevin Orbison (SG), Michael Schneider (PF), Don Schimmel (C) William Hamrick, Harry Berg, Thomas Cales, Arthur Shelton | |
| 03:52 | Northern Iowa | Jay Edwards makes the 1st free throw | 62-68 |
| 03:52 | Northern Iowa | Jay Edwards misses the 2nd free throw | 62-68 |
| 03:52 | Northern Iowa | Michael Schneider snags the offensive board | 62-68 |
| 03:37 | Northern Iowa | Robert Anderson drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Jay Edwards | 62-71 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - James Varley (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dexter Sellers (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Dan Gavinski (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. PF - Michael Atkison (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. C - Steven Spangler (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Robert Anderson (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kevin Orbison (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jay Edwards (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Michael Schneider (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - Don Schimmel (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:18 | Illinois State | James Varley clanks a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Michael Schneider - foul #5 on Michael Schneider, team foul #6 | 62-71 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Young Xiong (PF) Michael Atkison | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Ray Hudak (SF), Richard Cottrill (PF) Jay Edwards, Michael Schneider | |
| 03:18 | Illinois State | James Varley misses the 1st free throw | 62-71 |
| 03:18 | Illinois State | James Varley makes the 2nd free throw | 63-71 |
| 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) | |
| 03:02 | Northern Iowa | Don Schimmel comes up short on the turnaround in the lane | 63-71 |
| 03:01 | Illinois State | Steven Spangler grabs the defensive rebound | 63-71 |
| 02:58 | Illinois State | Illinois State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-71 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Augustus Bienkowski (SG), Michael Atkison (PF), Neil Adkins (C) Dexter Sellers, Young Xiong, Steven Spangler | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jay Edwards (SF), Thomas Cales (PF) Ray Hudak, Richard Cottrill | |
| 02:50 | Illinois State | Michael Atkison misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 63-71 |
| 02:49 | Illinois State | Neil Adkins misses the tip | 63-71 |
| 02:47 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Cales grabs the board | 63-71 |
| 02:45 | Northern Iowa | Kevin Orbison's pass is intercepted by Dan Gavinski in the backcourt | 63-71 |
| 02:33 | Illinois State | Augustus Bienkowski hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 63-71 |
| 02:32 | Illinois State | James Varley grabs the offensive board | 63-71 |
| 02:27 | Illinois State | Neil Adkins knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Augustus Bienkowski | 65-71 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:05 | Northern Iowa | Robert Anderson misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 65-71 |
| 02:03 | Illinois State | Michael Atkison pulls down the rebound | 65-71 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:45 | Illinois State | Augustus Bienkowski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Don Schimmel - foul #1 on Don Schimmel, team foul #7 | 65-71 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Dexter Sellers (SG) James Varley | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 01:45 | Illinois State | Augustus Bienkowski makes the 1st free throw | 66-71 |
| 01:45 | Illinois State | Augustus Bienkowski makes the 2nd free throw | 67-71 |
| 01:45 | Illinois State | Augustus Bienkowski makes the 3rd free throw | 68-71 |
| 01:29 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Cales loses the dribble to Neil Adkins | 68-71 |
| 01:13 | Illinois State | Augustus Bienkowski knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Dexter Sellers | 71-71 |
| 00:48 | Northern Iowa | Robert Anderson scores on a jumper from the left wing set up by Kevin Orbison | 71-73 |
| 00:39 | Illinois State | Dan Gavinski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 71-73 |
| Subs | Illinois State | James Varley (PG) Augustus Bienkowski | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:37 | Northern Iowa | Kevin Orbison is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #3 on Kevin Orbison, team foul #8 | 71-73 |
| 00:11 | Illinois State | Neil Adkins's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 71-73 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:10 | Northern Iowa | Dexter Sellers is called for the reach on Kevin Orbison in the backcourt - foul #2 on Dexter Sellers, team foul #12 | 71-73 |
| 00:10 | Northern Iowa | Kevin Orbison makes the 1st free throw | 71-74 |
| 00:10 | Northern Iowa | Kevin Orbison makes the 2nd free throw | 71-75 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:06 | Illinois State | Michael Atkison is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Michael Atkison, team foul #13 | 71-75 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | William Hamrick (SG), Ray Hudak (SF), Richard Cottrill (PF) Kevin Orbison, Jay Edwards, Thomas Cales | |
| 00:03 | Northern Iowa | Richard Cottrill is hacked by James Varley in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Varley, team foul #14 | 71-75 |
| 00:03 | Northern Iowa | Richard Cottrill makes the 1st free throw | 71-76 |
| 00:03 | Northern Iowa | Richard Cottrill makes the 2nd free throw | 71-77 |
| 00:00 | Illinois State | Dan Gavinski hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 71-77 |