| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Larry Lundy (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brian Simone (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jack James (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - John Allen (fresh) 2 pts. C - Clifton Scheidt (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Brent Bogan (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Steinmetz (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Julian Bologna (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Christopher Todd (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Alfred Delcastillo (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northern Iowa | Jack James inbounds the ball | 26-35 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:44 | Northern Iowa | Jack James comes up short on the shot from the left side | 26-35 |
| 19:43 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Alfred Delcastillo | 26-35 |
| 19:31 | Missouri State | Brian Simone steals the ball from Robert Steinmetz | 26-35 |
| 19:20 | Northern Iowa | Alfred Delcastillo swats the short shot by Jack James | 26-35 |
| 19:18 | Northern Iowa | Jack James hits the follow up shot | 28-35 |
| 18:57 | Missouri State | Christopher Todd scores on a driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Julian Bologna and the foul's on John Allen - foul #3 on John Allen, team foul #1 | 28-37 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Joseph Cairns (PF) John Allen | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 18:57 | Missouri State | Christopher Todd makes the free throw | 28-38 |
| 18:41 | Northern Iowa | Jack James hits a runner from close range on a nice dish by Clifton Scheidt | 30-38 |
| 18:29 | Missouri State | Alfred Delcastillo is hacked by Clifton Scheidt - foul #1 on Clifton Scheidt, team foul #2 | 30-38 |
| 18:13 | Missouri State | Julian Bologna makes the floater from the baseline set up by Brent Bogan and he's fouled by Jack James - foul #2 on Jack James, team foul #3 | 30-40 |
| 18:13 | Missouri State | Julian Bologna makes the free throw | 30-41 |
| 18:00 | Northern Iowa | Clifton Scheidt drills a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Brian Simone | 32-41 |
| 17:38 | Missouri State | Brent Bogan misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 32-41 |
| 17:37 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Cairns gets the rebound | 32-41 |
| 17:29 | Northern Iowa | Larry Lundy is hacked by Julian Bologna - foul #2 on Julian Bologna, team foul #1 | 32-41 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Dwayne Merchant (SG), Jeffrey Galloway (SF), Michael Hille (C) Brian Simone, Jack James, Clifton Scheidt | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Terry Haack (PG), Eric Radford (SG), Richard Washington (PF), Don Heineman (C) Brent Bogan, Robert Steinmetz, Christopher Todd, Alfred Delcastillo | |
| 17:15 | Northern Iowa | Richard Washington steps in front of the Larry Lundy pass | 32-41 |
| 17:09 | Missouri State | Don Heineman banks in the layup | 32-43 |
| 16:46 | Northern Iowa | Michael Hille misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 32-43 |
| 16:45 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Cairns tips it home | 34-43 |
| 16:35 | Missouri State | Joseph Cairns swats the short shot by Terry Haack | 34-43 |
| 16:34 | Northern Iowa | Dwayne Merchant gets the rebound | 34-43 |
| 16:23 | Northern Iowa | Jeffrey Galloway scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 37-43 |
| 15:59 | Missouri State | Julian Bologna makes the driving attempt from close range | 37-45 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Larry Lundy (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dwayne Merchant (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Galloway (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Cairns (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Hille (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Terry Haack (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Eric Radford (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SF - Julian Bologna (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Washington (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Don Heineman (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:38 | Northern Iowa | Julian Bologna steals it from Jeffrey Galloway | 37-45 |
| 15:24 | Missouri State | Eric Radford misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 37-45 |
| 15:22 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Cairns gets the rebound | 37-45 |
| 14:53 | Northern Iowa | Michael Hille hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Joseph Cairns | 40-45 |
| 14:37 | Missouri State | Eric Radford is whistled for traveling | 40-45 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Brian Simone (SG), Jack James (SF), John Allen (PF), Clifton Scheidt (C) Larry Lundy, Jeffrey Galloway, Joseph Cairns, Michael Hille | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Brent Bogan (PG), Robert Steinmetz (SG), Christopher Todd (PF), Alfred Delcastillo (C) Terry Haack, Eric Radford, Richard Washington, Don Heineman | |
| 14:21 | Northern Iowa | Clifton Scheidt is whistled for traveling | 40-45 |
| 14:10 | Missouri State | Robert Steinmetz misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 40-45 |
| 14:09 | Northern Iowa | John Allen gets the rebound | 40-45 |
| 13:51 | Northern Iowa | Dwayne Merchant is called for a charge - foul #1 on Dwayne Merchant, team foul #4 | 40-45 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Daniel Watkins (PG) Dwayne Merchant | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 13:30 | Missouri State | John Allen is called for the reach on Brent Bogan - foul #4 on John Allen, team foul #5 | 40-45 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Larry Schwebke (PF) John Allen | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 13:10 | Missouri State | Robert Steinmetz scores on a 3 from the left wing | 40-48 |
| 12:51 | Northern Iowa | Brian Simone throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-48 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Dwayne Merchant (PG), Michael Hille (PF) Daniel Watkins, Larry Schwebke | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Richard Washington (SF) Julian Bologna | |
| 12:39 | Missouri State | Robert Steinmetz's fadeaway is rejected by Clifton Scheidt | 40-48 |
| 12:37 | Missouri State | Alfred Delcastillo tips it back up and in | 40-50 |
| 12:17 | Northern Iowa | The pull-up jumper by Jack James is blocked by Christopher Todd | 40-50 |
| 12:16 | Missouri State | Richard Washington pulls down the rebound | 40-50 |
| 12:05 | Missouri State | Alfred Delcastillo clanks a floater from the left wing | 40-50 |
| 12:03 | Missouri State | Christopher Todd snags the offensive board | 40-50 |
| 11:51 | Missouri State | Brent Bogan misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 40-50 |
| 11:49 | Northern Iowa | Clifton Scheidt grabs the board | 40-50 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Dwayne Merchant (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brian Simone (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jack James (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. PF - Michael Hille (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Clifton Scheidt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Brent Bogan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Robert Steinmetz (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Richard Washington (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Christopher Todd (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Alfred Delcastillo (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:43 | Northern Iowa | Dwayne Merchant is fouled on the floor by Brent Bogan - foul #3 on Brent Bogan, team foul #2 | 40-50 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Larry Lundy (PG), Jeffrey Galloway (SF), Joseph Cairns (PF) Brian Simone, Jack James, Clifton Scheidt | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Terry Haack (PG), Eric Radford (SG), Don Heineman (SF), Michael Boggan (C) Brent Bogan, Robert Steinmetz, Richard Washington, Alfred Delcastillo | |
| 11:30 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Cairns's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-50 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Larry Schwebke (C) Michael Hille | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 11:13 | Missouri State | Christopher Todd connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Michael Boggan | 40-53 |
| 10:59 | Northern Iowa | Larry Lundy makes the floater from the right wing set up by Dwayne Merchant | 42-53 |
| 10:41 | Missouri State | Christopher Todd is called for a charge - foul #2 on Christopher Todd, team foul #3 | 42-53 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Richard Washington (SF) Christopher Todd | |
| 10:32 | Northern Iowa | Larry Lundy misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Terry Haack - foul #3 on Terry Haack, team foul #4 | 42-53 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jack James (SF), Michael Hille (C) Jeffrey Galloway, Larry Schwebke | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Robert Steinmetz (SG) Eric Radford | |
| 10:32 | Northern Iowa | Larry Lundy makes the 1st free throw | 43-53 |
| 10:32 | Northern Iowa | Larry Lundy misses the 2nd free throw | 43-53 |
| 10:32 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Robert Steinmetz | 43-53 |
| 10:11 | Missouri State | Don Heineman is hacked by Joseph Cairns - foul #2 on Joseph Cairns, team foul #6 | 43-53 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Ruben Long (SG), Clifton Scheidt (C) Dwayne Merchant, Michael Hille | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Brent Bogan (PG) Terry Haack | |
| 09:55 | Missouri State | Larry Lundy steals the ball from Brent Bogan | 43-53 |
| 09:35 | Northern Iowa | Clifton Scheidt comes up short on the jumper near the basket but the foul's on Michael Boggan - foul #1 on Michael Boggan, team foul #5 | 43-53 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Michael Hille (PF) Joseph Cairns | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Eric Radford (SF), Alfred Delcastillo (C) Richard Washington, Don Heineman | |
| 09:35 | Northern Iowa | Clifton Scheidt makes the 1st free throw | 44-53 |
| 09:35 | Northern Iowa | Clifton Scheidt misses the 2nd free throw | 44-53 |
| 09:35 | Missouri State | Alfred Delcastillo pulls down the rebound | 44-53 |
| 09:23 | Missouri State | Brent Bogan misses the runner from close range | 44-53 |
| 09:22 | Northern Iowa | Michael Hille grabs the defensive rebound | 44-53 |
| 09:03 | Northern Iowa | Ruben Long knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Larry Lundy | 47-53 |
| 08:35 | Missouri State | Ruben Long is called for the reach on Eric Radford - foul #1 on Ruben Long, team foul #7 | 47-53 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Dwayne Merchant (PG), Brian Simone (SG), Jeffrey Galloway (SF), Joseph Cairns (PF) Larry Lundy, Ruben Long, Jack James, Clifton Scheidt | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Terry Haack (PG), Julian Bologna (SF), Richard Washington (PF) Brent Bogan, Robert Steinmetz, Michael Boggan | |
| 08:35 | Missouri State | Eric Radford misses the 1st free throw | 47-53 |
| 08:35 | Northern Iowa | Michael Hille grabs the board | 47-53 |
| 08:14 | Northern Iowa | Brian Simone hits a jumper from the left side and he's hacked by Eric Radford - foul #1 on Eric Radford, team foul #6 | 49-53 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Christopher Todd (PF) Richard Washington | |
| 08:14 | Northern Iowa | Brian Simone makes the free throw | 50-53 |
| 07:53 | Missouri State | Julian Bologna is whistled for traveling | 50-53 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | John Allen (PF) Michael Hille | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 07:41 | Northern Iowa | Brian Simone comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 50-53 |
| 07:40 | Missouri State | Christopher Todd pulls down the rebound | 50-53 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Dwayne Merchant (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brian Simone (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Galloway (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Allen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Joseph Cairns (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Terry Haack (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Eric Radford (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SF - Julian Bologna (fresh) 16 pts. 2 reb. PF - Christopher Todd (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Alfred Delcastillo (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:22 | Missouri State | Julian Bologna travels with the ball | 50-53 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Larry Lundy (PG) Dwayne Merchant | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Brent Bogan (PG), Richard Washington (C) Terry Haack, Alfred Delcastillo | |
| 07:08 | Northern Iowa | Larry Lundy makes the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Brian Simone | 52-53 |
| 06:55 | Missouri State | Christopher Todd can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 52-53 |
| 06:53 | Missouri State | Richard Washington grabs the offensive board | 52-53 |
| 06:39 | Missouri State | Brent Bogan hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 52-53 |
| 06:38 | Missouri State | Julian Bologna tips it back up and in | 52-55 |
| 06:16 | Northern Iowa | John Allen misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Julian Bologna - foul #3 on Julian Bologna, team foul #7 | 52-55 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Dwayne Merchant (SG), Jack James (SF), Clifton Scheidt (C) Brian Simone, Jeffrey Galloway, Joseph Cairns | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Robert Steinmetz (SG), Don Heineman (C) Eric Radford, Christopher Todd | |
| 06:16 | Northern Iowa | John Allen misses the 1st free throw | 52-55 |
| 06:16 | Northern Iowa | John Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 53-55 |
| 05:56 | Missouri State | Richard Washington's fadeaway is rejected by John Allen | 53-55 |
| 05:54 | Northern Iowa | Clifton Scheidt grabs the defensive rebound | 53-55 |
| 05:33 | Northern Iowa | Dwayne Merchant makes the runner from the baseline on a great pass from Larry Lundy | 55-55 |
| 05:16 | Missouri State | Don Heineman blows the layup but he's fouled by Clifton Scheidt - foul #2 on Clifton Scheidt, team foul #8 | 55-55 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Ruben Long (SG), Michael Hille (PF) Larry Lundy, John Allen | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Terry Haack (PG), Michael Boggan (PF), Alfred Delcastillo (C) Brent Bogan, Julian Bologna, Richard Washington | |
| 05:16 | Missouri State | Don Heineman misses the 1st free throw | 55-55 |
| 05:16 | Missouri State | Don Heineman makes the 2nd free throw | 55-56 |
| 05:01 | Northern Iowa | Dwayne Merchant comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on Terry Haack - foul #4 on Terry Haack, team foul #8 | 55-56 |
| 05:01 | Northern Iowa | Dwayne Merchant makes the 1st free throw | 56-56 |
| 05:01 | Northern Iowa | Dwayne Merchant misses the 2nd free throw | 56-56 |
| 05:01 | Missouri State | Don Heineman grabs the board | 56-56 |
| 04:50 | Missouri State | Robert Steinmetz is hacked by Jack James - foul #3 on Jack James, team foul #9 | 56-56 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Christopher Todd (PF) Michael Boggan | |
| 04:50 | Missouri State | Robert Steinmetz misses the 1st free throw | 56-56 |
| 04:50 | Northern Iowa | Michael Hille pulls down the rebound | 56-56 |
| 04:38 | Northern Iowa | Ruben Long is hacked by Robert Steinmetz - foul #2 on Robert Steinmetz, team foul #9 | 56-56 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Joseph Cairns (PF) Michael Hille | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 04:38 | Northern Iowa | Ruben Long misses the 1st free throw | 56-56 |
| 04:38 | Missouri State | Alfred Delcastillo snags the defensive board | 56-56 |
| 04:21 | Missouri State | Christopher Todd misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 56-56 |
| 04:19 | Missouri State | Alfred Delcastillo tips it home | 56-58 |
| 03:54 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Cairns scores on a shot from the right block | 58-58 |
| 03:38 | Missouri State | The jump hook by Don Heineman is blocked by Joseph Cairns | 58-58 |
| 03:36 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Cairns gets the rebound | 58-58 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Dwayne Merchant (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ruben Long (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jack James (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Joseph Cairns (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Clifton Scheidt (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Terry Haack (fresh) 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Robert Steinmetz (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Don Heineman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Christopher Todd (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Alfred Delcastillo (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:28 | Northern Iowa | Alfred Delcastillo steals it from Ruben Long | 58-58 |
| 03:14 | Missouri State | Don Heineman buries a jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Terry Haack | 58-60 |
| 03:14 | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-60 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Larry Lundy (PG), Brian Simone (SG), John Allen (PF) Dwayne Merchant, Ruben Long, Joseph Cairns | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Brent Bogan (PG), Julian Bologna (SF) Terry Haack, Don Heineman | |
| 02:47 | Northern Iowa | Brian Simone's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-60 |
| 02:31 | Missouri State | Robert Steinmetz's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-60 |
| 02:06 | Northern Iowa | Brian Simone drills a shot from the free throw line set up by Jack James | 60-60 |
| 01:53 | Missouri State | Julian Bologna's layup is rejected by Jack James | 60-60 |
| 01:51 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to John Allen | 60-60 |
| 01:47 | Northern Iowa | Jack James connects on the jumper from the right wing set up by Larry Lundy | 62-60 |
| 01:19 | Missouri State | Julian Bologna misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Jack James - foul #4 on Jack James, team foul #10 | 62-60 |
| 01:19 | Missouri State | Julian Bologna makes the 1st free throw | 62-61 |
| 01:19 | Missouri State | Julian Bologna makes the 2nd free throw | 62-62 |
| 01:00 | Northern Iowa | Clifton Scheidt knocks in the driving attempt from the left block set up by Larry Lundy | 64-62 |
| 00:43 | Missouri State | Alfred Delcastillo is fouled on the floor by Jack James - foul #5 on Jack James, team foul #11 | 64-62 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jeffrey Galloway (SF) Jack James | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 00:43 | Missouri State | Alfred Delcastillo misses the 1st free throw | 64-62 |
| 00:43 | Missouri State | Alfred Delcastillo makes the 2nd free throw | 64-63 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:21 | Northern Iowa | Alfred Delcastillo is called for the reach on Brian Simone - foul #1 on Alfred Delcastillo, team foul #10 | 64-63 |
| 00:21 | Northern Iowa | Brian Simone makes the 1st free throw | 65-63 |
| 00:21 | Northern Iowa | Brian Simone makes the 2nd free throw | 66-63 |
| 00:16 | Missouri State | Brent Bogan connects on the floater from the free throw line set up by Christopher Todd | 66-65 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:13 | Northern Iowa | John Allen is hacked by Brent Bogan in the backcourt - foul #4 on Brent Bogan, team foul #11 | 66-65 |
| 00:13 | Northern Iowa | John Allen makes the 1st free throw | 67-65 |
| 00:13 | Northern Iowa | John Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 68-65 |
| 00:01 | Missouri State | Brent Bogan loses the ball out of bounds | 68-65 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Dwayne Merchant (SG), Ruben Long (SF) Brian Simone, Jeffrey Galloway | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 00:00 | Northern Iowa | Larry Lundy runs out the clock | 68-65 |