| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Jeff Bigby (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Blake Roberts (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Brubaker (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Wilbert Lane (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Geoffrey Kammer (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Louis Flippen (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Donald Barbagallo (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Andrew Stafford (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Gregory Bentley (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Simon Shin (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northern Iowa | James Brubaker inbounds the ball | 34-44 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:42 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Kammer is alone and drills a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Blake Roberts | 36-44 |
| 19:17 | Illinois State | Andrew Stafford misses the driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by Geoffrey Kammer - foul #1 on Geoffrey Kammer, team foul #1 | 36-44 |
| 19:17 | Illinois State | Andrew Stafford makes the 1st free throw | 36-45 |
| 19:17 | Illinois State | Andrew Stafford misses the 2nd free throw | 36-45 |
| 19:17 | Northern Iowa | Wilbert Lane grabs the board | 36-45 |
| 19:03 | Northern Iowa | Wilbert Lane throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-45 |
| 18:42 | Illinois State | Louis Flippen makes the shot near the basket on a great pass from Gregory Bentley | 36-47 |
| 18:29 | Northern Iowa | James Brubaker makes the jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Jeff Bigby and he's hacked by Andrew Stafford - foul #3 on Andrew Stafford, team foul #1 | 38-47 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Nicholas Brooks (PF) Wilbert Lane | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Douglas Etienne (SF), Sam Moore (PF), Anthony Southwick (C) Andrew Stafford, Gregory Bentley, Simon Shin | |
| 18:29 | Northern Iowa | James Brubaker misses the free throw | 38-47 |
| 18:29 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Sam Moore | 38-47 |
| 18:05 | Illinois State | Douglas Etienne connects on the jumper from the right side set up by Donald Barbagallo | 38-49 |
| 17:45 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Kammer hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 38-49 |
| 17:43 | Illinois State | Sam Moore gets the rebound | 38-49 |
| 17:27 | Illinois State | Louis Flippen buries a 3pt shot from straight away | 38-52 |
| 17:20 | Northern Iowa | James Brubaker is denied on a layup by Sam Moore | 38-52 |
| 17:19 | Northern Iowa | Blake Roberts snags the offensive board | 38-52 |
| 17:03 | Northern Iowa | Jeff Bigby misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 38-52 |
| 17:01 | Northern Iowa | Nicholas Brooks hits the follow up shot | 40-52 |
| 16:47 | Illinois State | Donald Barbagallo lays it in on a nice dish by Douglas Etienne and he's hacked by Geoffrey Kammer - foul #2 on Geoffrey Kammer, team foul #2 | 40-54 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | John Lemke (PG), Larry Bateman (SG), Thomas Hoelscher (SF), Wilbert Lane (PF) Jeff Bigby, Blake Roberts, James Brubaker, Geoffrey Kammer | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Robert Helm (PG), Gregory Bentley (PF), Simon Shin (C) Louis Flippen, Sam Moore, Anthony Southwick | |
| 16:47 | Illinois State | Donald Barbagallo makes the free throw | 40-55 |
| 16:30 | Northern Iowa | Douglas Etienne is called for the reach on Thomas Hoelscher - foul #1 on Douglas Etienne, team foul #2 | 40-55 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jason Suiter (C) Nicholas Brooks | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Ronald Styron (PG) Donald Barbagallo | |
| 16:11 | Northern Iowa | Larry Bateman clanks a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Simon Shin - foul #3 on Simon Shin, team foul #3 | 40-55 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Sam Moore (C) Simon Shin | |
| 16:11 | Northern Iowa | Larry Bateman makes the 1st free throw | 41-55 |
| 16:11 | Northern Iowa | Larry Bateman makes the 2nd free throw | 42-55 |
| 15:48 | Illinois State | Gregory Bentley misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Wilbert Lane - foul #1 on Wilbert Lane, team foul #3 | 42-55 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Andrew Stafford (SF), Simon Shin (C) Douglas Etienne, Sam Moore | |
| 15:48 | Illinois State | Gregory Bentley makes the 1st free throw | 42-56 |
| 15:48 | Illinois State | Gregory Bentley misses the 2nd free throw | 42-56 |
| 15:48 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Hoelscher pulls down the rebound | 42-56 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - John Lemke (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Larry Bateman (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Hoelscher (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Wilbert Lane (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Jason Suiter (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Ronald Styron (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Helm (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andrew Stafford (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Gregory Bentley (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Simon Shin (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:35 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Hoelscher hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 42-56 |
| 15:33 | Illinois State | Simon Shin snags the defensive board | 42-56 |
| 15:10 | Illinois State | Larry Bateman is called for the reach on Ronald Styron - foul #1 on Larry Bateman, team foul #4 | 42-56 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Blake Roberts (SG), Nicholas Brooks (PF) John Lemke, Wilbert Lane | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 14:55 | Illinois State | Simon Shin scores on a fadeaway from the right block | 42-58 |
| 14:38 | Northern Iowa | Simon Shin blocks the short jumper by Blake Roberts | 42-58 |
| 14:37 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Gregory Bentley | 42-58 |
| 14:18 | Illinois State | Simon Shin misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 42-58 |
| 14:17 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Blake Roberts | 42-58 |
| 14:08 | Northern Iowa | Nicholas Brooks hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 42-58 |
| 14:07 | Illinois State | Andrew Stafford pulls down the rebound | 42-58 |
| 13:44 | Illinois State | Gregory Bentley is called for traveling | 42-58 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jeff Bigby (PG), Robert Witherspoon (SF), Wilbert Lane (PF), Geoffrey Kammer (C) Larry Bateman, Thomas Hoelscher, Nicholas Brooks, Jason Suiter | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Louis Flippen (PG), Donald Barbagallo (SG), Sam Moore (PF), Anthony Southwick (C) Ronald Styron, Robert Helm, Gregory Bentley, Simon Shin | |
| 13:26 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Kammer hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block | 42-58 |
| 13:25 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Donald Barbagallo | 42-58 |
| 13:04 | Illinois State | Donald Barbagallo misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 42-58 |
| 13:02 | Northern Iowa | Wilbert Lane grabs the defensive rebound | 42-58 |
| 12:34 | Northern Iowa | Blake Roberts blows the layup | 42-58 |
| 12:32 | Illinois State | Donald Barbagallo pulls down the rebound | 42-58 |
| 12:17 | Illinois State | Sam Moore buries a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Louis Flippen | 42-60 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 12:14 | Northern Iowa | Blake Roberts's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 42-60 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | John Lemke (SG), James Brubaker (SF), Nicholas Brooks (PF), Thomas Hoelscher (C) Blake Roberts, Robert Witherspoon, Wilbert Lane, Geoffrey Kammer | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Douglas Etienne (SF), Gregory Bentley (PF), Simon Shin (C) Andrew Stafford, Sam Moore, Anthony Southwick | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 11:55 | Illinois State | The jumper by Louis Flippen is denied by Thomas Hoelscher | 42-60 |
| 11:53 | Illinois State | Douglas Etienne pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-60 |
| 11:36 | Illinois State | Louis Flippen misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 42-60 |
| 11:34 | Illinois State | Simon Shin tips it but misses | 42-60 |
| 11:32 | Northern Iowa | Nicholas Brooks snags the defensive board | 42-60 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Jeff Bigby (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Lemke (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Brubaker (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Nicholas Brooks (fresh) 6 pts. 10 reb. 3 blk. C - Thomas Hoelscher (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Louis Flippen (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Donald Barbagallo (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Douglas Etienne (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gregory Bentley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Simon Shin (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:25 | Northern Iowa | John Lemke is open and lays it up and in on a nice dish by Nicholas Brooks | 44-60 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 11:03 | Illinois State | Douglas Etienne can't finish the layup but he's fouled by John Lemke - foul #2 on John Lemke, team foul #5 | 44-60 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Blake Roberts (SG) Jeff Bigby | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Ronald Styron (PG), Robert Helm (SG), Sam Moore (PF) Louis Flippen, Donald Barbagallo, Gregory Bentley | |
| 11:03 | Illinois State | Douglas Etienne makes the 1st free throw | 44-61 |
| 11:03 | Illinois State | Douglas Etienne makes the 2nd free throw | 44-62 |
| 10:55 | Northern Iowa | James Brubaker misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 44-62 |
| 10:54 | Illinois State | Simon Shin grabs the board | 44-62 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 10:31 | Illinois State | Robert Helm misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 44-62 |
| 10:30 | Northern Iowa | Nicholas Brooks grabs the board | 44-62 |
| 10:18 | Northern Iowa | Blake Roberts is hacked by Sam Moore - foul #2 on Sam Moore, team foul #4 | 44-62 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Larry Bateman (PG), Jason Suiter (SF), Wilbert Lane (PF), Geoffrey Kammer (C) John Lemke, James Brubaker, Nicholas Brooks, Thomas Hoelscher | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Andrew Stafford (SF), Anthony Southwick (C) Douglas Etienne, Simon Shin | |
| 10:10 | Northern Iowa | Larry Bateman knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Blake Roberts | 47-62 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 09:49 | Illinois State | Robert Helm misses the floater from the left wing | 47-62 |
| 09:48 | Northern Iowa | Wilbert Lane gets the rebound | 47-62 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 09:44 | Northern Iowa | Jason Suiter throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 47-62 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Witherspoon (SG) Blake Roberts | |
| Subs | Illinois State | William Bowers (PG), Gregory Bentley (PF) Ronald Styron, Sam Moore | |
| 09:35 | Illinois State | Robert Helm hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 47-62 |
| 09:34 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Kammer grabs the board | 47-62 |
| 09:31 | Northern Iowa | Robert Helm is called for the reach on Larry Bateman in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Helm, team foul #5 | 47-62 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Louis Flippen (PG) William Bowers | |
| 09:16 | Northern Iowa | Wilbert Lane makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Jason Suiter | 50-62 |
| 08:57 | Illinois State | Robert Helm drills a 3pt shot from the right wing | 50-65 |
| 08:43 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Kammer makes the wide open turnaround from the baseline | 52-65 |
| 08:27 | Illinois State | Louis Flippen misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 52-65 |
| 08:25 | Northern Iowa | Jason Suiter grabs the defensive rebound | 52-65 |
| 08:07 | Northern Iowa | Robert Witherspoon lays it up and in set up by Jason Suiter | 54-65 |
| 08:02 | Illinois State | Louis Flippen hits a turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Robert Helm and the foul's on Robert Witherspoon - foul #3 on Robert Witherspoon, team foul #6 | 54-67 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jeff Bigby (PG), Blake Roberts (SG), James Brubaker (SF), Nicholas Brooks (PF), Thomas Hoelscher (C) Larry Bateman, Robert Witherspoon, Jason Suiter, Wilbert Lane, Geoffrey Kammer | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Donald Barbagallo (SG), Douglas Etienne (SF), Sam Moore (PF), Simon Shin (C) Robert Helm, Andrew Stafford, Gregory Bentley, Anthony Southwick | |
| 08:02 | Illinois State | Louis Flippen misses the free throw | 54-67 |
| 08:02 | Northern Iowa | Nicholas Brooks pulls down the rebound | 54-67 |
| 07:43 | Northern Iowa | Jeff Bigby knocks in the jumpshot from the left side set up by Blake Roberts and he's fouled by Louis Flippen - foul #1 on Louis Flippen, team foul #6 | 56-67 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Ronald Styron (PG) Louis Flippen | |
| 07:43 | Northern Iowa | Jeff Bigby makes the free throw | 57-67 |
| 07:25 | Illinois State | Sam Moore's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-67 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Jeff Bigby (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Blake Roberts (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - James Brubaker (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Nicholas Brooks (fresh) 6 pts. 12 reb. 3 blk. C - Thomas Hoelscher (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Ronald Styron (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Donald Barbagallo (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Douglas Etienne (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Sam Moore (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Simon Shin (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:20 | Northern Iowa | Jeff Bigby double dribbles in the backcourt | 57-67 |
| 06:58 | Illinois State | Ronald Styron's layup is rejected by Nicholas Brooks | 57-67 |
| 06:57 | Illinois State | Ronald Styron grabs the offensive rebound | 57-67 |
| 06:41 | Illinois State | Simon Shin misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 57-67 |
| 06:40 | Illinois State | Sam Moore tips it back up and in | 57-69 |
| 06:28 | Northern Iowa | Nicholas Brooks is open and buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Jeff Bigby | 60-69 |
| 06:15 | Illinois State | Douglas Etienne knocks in the jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Ronald Styron | 60-71 |
| 06:07 | Northern Iowa | James Brubaker misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Douglas Etienne - foul #2 on Douglas Etienne, team foul #7 | 60-71 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | John Lemke (PG), Jason Suiter (C) Jeff Bigby, Nicholas Brooks | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Louis Flippen (PG), Robert Helm (SG), Andrew Stafford (SF), Gregory Bentley (PF) Ronald Styron, Donald Barbagallo, Douglas Etienne, Sam Moore | |
| 06:07 | Northern Iowa | James Brubaker misses the 1st free throw | 60-71 |
| 06:07 | Northern Iowa | James Brubaker misses the 2nd free throw | 60-71 |
| 06:07 | Illinois State | Simon Shin snags the defensive board | 60-71 |
| 05:46 | Illinois State | Blake Roberts picks off the pass by Simon Shin | 60-71 |
| 05:43 | Northern Iowa | Blake Roberts misses the lay-in | 60-71 |
| 05:41 | Illinois State | Andrew Stafford pulls down the rebound | 60-71 |
| 05:37 | Illinois State | Robert Helm is fouled on the floor by Blake Roberts - foul #1 on Blake Roberts, team foul #7 | 60-71 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Larry Bateman (SG), Wilbert Lane (PF), Geoffrey Kammer (C) Blake Roberts, James Brubaker, Thomas Hoelscher | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 05:37 | Illinois State | Robert Helm makes the 1st free throw | 60-72 |
| 05:37 | Illinois State | Robert Helm makes the 2nd free throw | 60-73 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 05:34 | Northern Iowa | Larry Bateman's pass is intercepted by Robert Helm in the backcourt | 60-73 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 05:20 | Illinois State | Simon Shin hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline | 60-73 |
| 05:19 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Kammer pulls down the rebound | 60-73 |
| 05:11 | Northern Iowa | Wilbert Lane is whistled for traveling | 60-73 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Donald Barbagallo (SG), Sam Moore (C) Robert Helm, Simon Shin | |
| 04:48 | Illinois State | The jump hook by Gregory Bentley is blocked by Geoffrey Kammer | 60-73 |
| 04:47 | Illinois State | Donald Barbagallo tips it in | 60-75 |
| 04:41 | Northern Iowa | Jason Suiter is alone and drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Larry Bateman | 62-75 |
| 04:20 | Illinois State | Sam Moore misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 62-75 |
| 04:19 | Northern Iowa | John Lemke gets the rebound | 62-75 |
| 04:17 | Northern Iowa | Donald Barbagallo steals it from Larry Bateman in the backcourt | 62-75 |
| 03:59 | Illinois State | Sam Moore connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Louis Flippen | 62-78 |
| 03:59 | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-78 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jeff Bigby (PG), Blake Roberts (SG), James Brubaker (SF) John Lemke, Larry Bateman, Jason Suiter | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Douglas Etienne (SF), Anthony Southwick (C) Andrew Stafford, Sam Moore | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:55 | Northern Iowa | Jeff Bigby is fouled in the backcourt by Louis Flippen - foul #2 on Louis Flippen, team foul #8 | 62-78 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Nicholas Brooks (PF) Wilbert Lane | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 03:55 | Northern Iowa | Jeff Bigby makes the 1st free throw | 63-78 |
| 03:55 | Northern Iowa | Jeff Bigby makes the 2nd free throw | 64-78 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:31 | Illinois State | Anthony Southwick's pass is intercepted by Geoffrey Kammer | 64-78 |
| 03:16 | Northern Iowa | James Brubaker makes the wide open 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Geoffrey Kammer | 67-78 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Jeff Bigby (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Blake Roberts (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - James Brubaker (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Nicholas Brooks (fresh) 9 pts. 12 reb. 4 blk. C - Geoffrey Kammer (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Louis Flippen (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SG - Donald Barbagallo (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Douglas Etienne (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gregory Bentley (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Anthony Southwick (fresh) | |
| 02:48 | Illinois State | Donald Barbagallo misses long on a floater near the basket | 67-78 |
| 02:46 | Illinois State | Douglas Etienne can't tip it in | 67-78 |
| 02:44 | Northern Iowa | Jeff Bigby gets the rebound | 67-78 |
| 02:30 | Northern Iowa | Blake Roberts double dribbles | 67-78 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Thomas Hoelscher (SF), Wilbert Lane (PF) James Brubaker, Geoffrey Kammer | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Ronald Styron (PG), Robert Helm (SG), Andrew Stafford (SF), Sam Moore (PF), Simon Shin (C) Louis Flippen, Donald Barbagallo, Douglas Etienne, Gregory Bentley, Anthony Southwick | |
| 02:26 | Illinois State | Illinois State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 67-78 |
| 02:05 | Illinois State | Ronald Styron hits a jumper from the left side | 67-80 |
| 01:58 | Northern Iowa | Nicholas Brooks is called for traveling | 67-80 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | John Lemke (PG), Larry Bateman (SG), Jason Suiter (C) Jeff Bigby, Blake Roberts, Wilbert Lane | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Douglas Etienne (SF), Anthony Southwick (C) Andrew Stafford, Simon Shin | |
| 01:32 | Illinois State | John Lemke steps in front of the Douglas Etienne pass | 67-80 |
| 01:29 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Styron is called for the reach on Thomas Hoelscher in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ronald Styron, team foul #9 | 67-80 |
| 01:29 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Hoelscher makes the 1st free throw | 68-80 |
| 01:29 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Hoelscher makes the 2nd free throw | 69-80 |
| 01:10 | Illinois State | Anthony Southwick knocks in the jumper in the lane on a great pass from Ronald Styron | 69-82 |
| 01:08 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Hoelscher's pass is intercepted by Robert Helm in the backcourt | 69-82 |
| 00:55 | Illinois State | The short jumper by Ronald Styron is denied by Nicholas Brooks | 69-82 |
| 00:53 | Northern Iowa | Nicholas Brooks grabs the defensive rebound | 69-82 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:45 | Northern Iowa | Larry Bateman connects on the shot from the left wing | 71-82 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:21 | Illinois State | Robert Helm drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Ronald Styron and he's hacked by Larry Bateman - foul #2 on Larry Bateman, team foul #8 | 71-84 |
| 00:21 | Illinois State | Robert Helm makes the free throw | 71-85 |
| 00:17 | Northern Iowa | Larry Bateman misses short on an open fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 71-85 |
| 00:16 | Illinois State | Douglas Etienne grabs the board | 71-85 |
| 00:00 | Illinois State | Ronald Styron runs out the clock | 71-85 |