| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Louis Flippen (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Donald Barbagallo (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andrew Stafford (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gregory Bentley (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Simon Shin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Jeff Bigby (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Blake Roberts (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Brubaker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Wilbert Lane (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Geoffrey Kammer (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northern Iowa | James Brubaker inbounds the ball | 32-25 |
| 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) | |
| 19:51 | Northern Iowa | Gregory Bentley steps in front of the Jeff Bigby pass | 32-25 |
| 19:26 | Illinois State | James Brubaker is called for the reach on Andrew Stafford - foul #3 on James Brubaker, team foul #1 | 32-25 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Thomas Hoelscher (SF) James Brubaker | |
| 19:09 | Illinois State | Donald Barbagallo buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Louis Flippen | 35-25 |
| 18:47 | Northern Iowa | Jeff Bigby misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 35-25 |
| 18:45 | Northern Iowa | Wilbert Lane tips it in | 35-27 |
| 18:24 | Illinois State | Andrew Stafford's fadeaway is rejected by Geoffrey Kammer | 35-27 |
| 18:22 | Northern Iowa | Wilbert Lane grabs the defensive rebound | 35-27 |
| 18:04 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Hoelscher misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 35-27 |
| 18:02 | Illinois State | Andrew Stafford grabs the board | 35-27 |
| 17:49 | Illinois State | Andrew Stafford's floater is tipped away by Thomas Hoelscher | 35-27 |
| 17:47 | Northern Iowa | Wilbert Lane pulls down the rebound | 35-27 |
| 17:31 | Northern Iowa | Wilbert Lane can't throw it down but the foul's on Gregory Bentley - foul #2 on Gregory Bentley, team foul #1 | 35-27 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Ronald Styron (PG), Robert Helm (SG), Douglas Etienne (SF), Sam Moore (PF), Anthony Southwick (C) Louis Flippen, Donald Barbagallo, Andrew Stafford, Gregory Bentley, Simon Shin | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | John Lemke (PG), Nicholas Brooks (C) Jeff Bigby, Geoffrey Kammer | |
| 17:31 | Northern Iowa | Wilbert Lane makes the 1st free throw | 35-28 |
| 17:31 | Northern Iowa | Wilbert Lane makes the 2nd free throw | 35-29 |
| 17:11 | Illinois State | Wilbert Lane picks off the pass by Anthony Southwick | 35-29 |
| 16:55 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Styron takes the ball from Blake Roberts | 35-29 |
| 16:50 | Illinois State | Ronald Styron misses the lay-in | 35-29 |
| 16:49 | Northern Iowa | John Lemke pulls down the rebound | 35-29 |
| 16:47 | Northern Iowa | Douglas Etienne steals the ball from Blake Roberts in the backcourt | 35-29 |
| 16:28 | Illinois State | Ronald Styron drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Robert Helm | 37-29 |
| 16:05 | Northern Iowa | Nicholas Brooks can't connect on a floater from the left block but the foul's on Anthony Southwick - foul #1 on Anthony Southwick, team foul #2 | 37-29 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Louis Flippen (PG), Donald Barbagallo (SG), Andrew Stafford (SF), Gregory Bentley (PF) Ronald Styron, Robert Helm, Douglas Etienne, Anthony Southwick | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jeff Bigby (PG), Jason Suiter (SF), Geoffrey Kammer (C) Blake Roberts, Thomas Hoelscher, Wilbert Lane | |
| 16:05 | Northern Iowa | Nicholas Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 37-30 |
| 16:05 | Northern Iowa | Nicholas Brooks makes the 2nd free throw | 37-31 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Louis Flippen (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Barbagallo (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andrew Stafford (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Gregory Bentley (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. C - Sam Moore (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Jeff Bigby (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Lemke (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jason Suiter (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Nicholas Brooks (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Geoffrey Kammer (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Illinois State | Donald Barbagallo connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 40-31 |
| 15:15 | Northern Iowa | John Lemke knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Nicholas Brooks | 40-33 |
| 14:58 | Illinois State | Gregory Bentley dunks the ball on a nice dish by Sam Moore | 42-33 |
| 14:55 | Northern Iowa | Louis Flippen steps in front of the John Lemke pass in the backcourt | 42-33 |
| 14:52 | Illinois State | Louis Flippen hits the finger roll | 44-33 |
| 14:35 | Northern Iowa | Jeff Bigby connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 44-36 |
| 14:13 | Illinois State | Andrew Stafford misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Jeff Bigby - foul #1 on Jeff Bigby, team foul #2 | 44-36 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Ronald Styron (PG), Robert Helm (SG), Douglas Etienne (PF), Simon Shin (C) Louis Flippen, Donald Barbagallo, Gregory Bentley, Sam Moore | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Larry Bateman (PG), Blake Roberts (SG), James Brubaker (SF), Thomas Hoelscher (PF) Jeff Bigby, John Lemke, Nicholas Brooks, Geoffrey Kammer | |
| 14:13 | Illinois State | Andrew Stafford misses the 1st free throw | 44-36 |
| 14:13 | Illinois State | Andrew Stafford makes the 2nd free throw | 45-36 |
| 14:11 | Northern Iowa | Larry Bateman is fouled in the backcourt by Ronald Styron - foul #1 on Ronald Styron, team foul #3 | 45-36 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Gregory Bentley (PF) Andrew Stafford | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Wilbert Lane (PF) Jason Suiter | |
| 14:03 | Northern Iowa | Wilbert Lane scores on a jumper from the right wing set up by Blake Roberts | 45-38 |
| 13:41 | Illinois State | Simon Shin makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Ronald Styron and he's hacked by Larry Bateman - foul #2 on Larry Bateman, team foul #3 | 47-38 |
| 13:41 | Illinois State | Simon Shin misses the free throw | 47-38 |
| 13:41 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Hoelscher snags the defensive board | 47-38 |
| 13:31 | Northern Iowa | Simon Shin blocks the short jumper by James Brubaker | 47-38 |
| 13:29 | Illinois State | Douglas Etienne pulls down the rebound | 47-38 |
| 13:15 | Illinois State | Ronald Styron can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 47-38 |
| 13:13 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Hoelscher snags the defensive board | 47-38 |
| 12:50 | Northern Iowa | Blake Roberts is open but comes up short on the shot from the right side | 47-38 |
| 12:48 | Illinois State | Douglas Etienne pulls down the rebound | 47-38 |
| 12:27 | Illinois State | Douglas Etienne clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 47-38 |
| 12:25 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Hoelscher gets the rebound | 47-38 |
| 12:23 | Northern Iowa | Blake Roberts throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 47-38 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Louis Flippen (PG), Donald Barbagallo (SG), Andrew Stafford (SF), Sam Moore (PF), Anthony Southwick (C) Ronald Styron, Robert Helm, Douglas Etienne, Gregory Bentley, Simon Shin | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jeff Bigby (PG), Nicholas Brooks (PF), Jason Suiter (C) Larry Bateman, James Brubaker, Wilbert Lane | |
| 12:01 | Illinois State | Louis Flippen misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 47-38 |
| 12:00 | Northern Iowa | Blake Roberts grabs the defensive rebound | 47-38 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Louis Flippen (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Barbagallo (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andrew Stafford (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Sam Moore (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Anthony Southwick (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Jeff Bigby (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Blake Roberts (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Hoelscher (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. PF - Nicholas Brooks (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Jason Suiter (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 11:42 | Northern Iowa | Jason Suiter can't connect on a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Anthony Southwick - foul #2 on Anthony Southwick, team foul #4 | 47-38 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Witherspoon (SG), Geoffrey Kammer (C) Blake Roberts, Thomas Hoelscher | |
| 11:42 | Northern Iowa | Jason Suiter misses the 1st free throw | 47-38 |
| 11:42 | Northern Iowa | Jason Suiter misses the 2nd free throw | 47-38 |
| 11:42 | Illinois State | Sam Moore pulls down the rebound | 47-38 |
| 11:24 | Illinois State | Louis Flippen is fouled on the floor by Jeff Bigby - foul #2 on Jeff Bigby, team foul #4 | 47-38 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Gregory Bentley (PF) Sam Moore | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Larry Bateman (SG) Robert Witherspoon | |
| 11:07 | Illinois State | Larry Bateman takes the ball from Gregory Bentley | 47-38 |
| 11:05 | Northern Iowa | Louis Flippen steps in front of the Jeff Bigby pass in the backcourt | 47-38 |
| 11:01 | Illinois State | Andrew Stafford jams it set up by Louis Flippen | 49-38 |
| 10:56 | Northern Iowa | Jeff Bigby hits a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Larry Bateman and he's fouled by Louis Flippen - foul #1 on Louis Flippen, team foul #5 | 49-40 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Robert Helm (SG), Simon Shin (C) Donald Barbagallo, Anthony Southwick | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Blake Roberts (SG), James Brubaker (SF) Larry Bateman, Nicholas Brooks | |
| 10:56 | Northern Iowa | Jeff Bigby makes the free throw | 49-41 |
| 10:30 | Illinois State | Jeff Bigby takes the ball from Louis Flippen | 49-41 |
| 10:27 | Northern Iowa | Jason Suiter can't finish the layup | 49-41 |
| 10:26 | Illinois State | Andrew Stafford pulls down the rebound | 49-41 |
| 10:19 | Illinois State | Simon Shin misses the turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by Geoffrey Kammer - foul #3 on Geoffrey Kammer, team foul #5 | 49-41 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Ronald Styron (PG), Douglas Etienne (SF), Sam Moore (PF) Louis Flippen, Andrew Stafford, Gregory Bentley | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | John Lemke (PG), Thomas Hoelscher (PF) Jeff Bigby, Jason Suiter | |
| 10:19 | Illinois State | Simon Shin makes the 1st free throw | 50-41 |
| 10:19 | Illinois State | Simon Shin misses the 2nd free throw | 50-41 |
| 10:19 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Kammer grabs the defensive rebound | 50-41 |
| 09:53 | Northern Iowa | Simon Shin steals the ball from John Lemke | 50-41 |
| 09:24 | Illinois State | Douglas Etienne misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 50-41 |
| 09:22 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Kammer snags the defensive board | 50-41 |
| 09:11 | Northern Iowa | Blake Roberts misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 50-41 |
| 09:10 | Northern Iowa | James Brubaker tips it back up and in | 50-43 |
| 08:49 | Illinois State | Ronald Styron buries a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Douglas Etienne | 52-43 |
| 08:27 | Northern Iowa | James Brubaker misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 52-43 |
| 08:26 | Illinois State | Sam Moore pulls down the rebound | 52-43 |
| 08:20 | Illinois State | Douglas Etienne knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Robert Helm | 55-43 |
| 08:17 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Styron is called for the reach on John Lemke in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ronald Styron, team foul #6 | 55-43 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Louis Flippen (PG), Donald Barbagallo (SG), Andrew Stafford (SF), Gregory Bentley (PF), Anthony Southwick (C) Ronald Styron, Robert Helm, Douglas Etienne, Sam Moore, Simon Shin | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jeff Bigby (PG), Larry Bateman (SG), Wilbert Lane (PF), Nicholas Brooks (C) John Lemke, Blake Roberts, James Brubaker, Geoffrey Kammer | |
| 08:05 | Northern Iowa | Wilbert Lane banks in the layup on a nice dish by Jeff Bigby | 55-45 |
| 07:40 | Illinois State | Donald Barbagallo hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 55-45 |
| 07:38 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Hoelscher gets the rebound | 55-45 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Louis Flippen (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Donald Barbagallo (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andrew Stafford (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. PF - Gregory Bentley (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. C - Anthony Southwick (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Jeff Bigby (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Larry Bateman (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Thomas Hoelscher (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. PF - Wilbert Lane (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Nicholas Brooks (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:17 | Northern Iowa | Nicholas Brooks jams the wide open dunk on a nice dish by Jeff Bigby | 55-47 |
| 07:03 | Illinois State | Louis Flippen comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 55-47 |
| 07:01 | Northern Iowa | Larry Bateman snags the defensive board | 55-47 |
| 06:57 | Northern Iowa | Jeff Bigby is fouled in the backcourt by Louis Flippen - foul #2 on Louis Flippen, team foul #7 | 55-47 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Simon Shin (C) Anthony Southwick | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Blake Roberts (SG), Jason Suiter (SF) Larry Bateman, Thomas Hoelscher | |
| 06:57 | Northern Iowa | Jeff Bigby makes the 1st free throw | 55-48 |
| 06:57 | Northern Iowa | Jeff Bigby makes the 2nd free throw | 55-49 |
| 06:45 | Illinois State | Donald Barbagallo hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Blake Roberts - foul #2 on Blake Roberts, team foul #6 | 55-49 |
| 06:45 | Illinois State | Donald Barbagallo makes the 1st free throw | 56-49 |
| 06:45 | Illinois State | Donald Barbagallo makes the 2nd free throw | 57-49 |
| 06:38 | Northern Iowa | Wilbert Lane can't finish the layup | 57-49 |
| 06:37 | Illinois State | Gregory Bentley gets the rebound | 57-49 |
| 06:21 | Illinois State | Gregory Bentley can't connect on a jump hook from the right block | 57-49 |
| 06:20 | Illinois State | Louis Flippen hits the follow up shot | 59-49 |
| 06:17 | Northern Iowa | Donald Barbagallo steps in front of the Nicholas Brooks pass in the backcourt | 59-49 |
| 06:06 | Illinois State | Gregory Bentley can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 59-49 |
| 06:04 | Illinois State | Simon Shin tips it home | 61-49 |
| 06:00 | Northern Iowa | Blake Roberts is hacked by Simon Shin in the backcourt - foul #2 on Simon Shin, team foul #8 | 61-49 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Ronald Styron (PG), Robert Helm (SG), Sam Moore (PF) Louis Flippen, Donald Barbagallo, Gregory Bentley | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | John Lemke (PG), Geoffrey Kammer (C) Jeff Bigby, Nicholas Brooks | |
| 06:00 | Northern Iowa | Blake Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 61-50 |
| 06:00 | Northern Iowa | Blake Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 61-51 |
| 05:47 | Illinois State | John Lemke picks off the pass by Robert Helm | 61-51 |
| 05:41 | Northern Iowa | Blake Roberts is fouled in the backcourt by Ronald Styron - foul #3 on Ronald Styron, team foul #9 | 61-51 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Douglas Etienne (SF), Anthony Southwick (C) Andrew Stafford, Simon Shin | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 05:41 | Northern Iowa | Blake Roberts misses the 1st free throw | 61-51 |
| 05:41 | Illinois State | Sam Moore pulls down the rebound | 61-51 |
| 05:25 | Illinois State | Ronald Styron's fadeaway is rejected by Geoffrey Kammer | 61-51 |
| 05:24 | Northern Iowa | Jason Suiter snags the defensive board | 61-51 |
| 05:03 | Northern Iowa | Douglas Etienne picks off the pass by Wilbert Lane | 61-51 |
| 04:43 | Illinois State | Douglas Etienne double dribbles | 61-51 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Louis Flippen (PG), Andrew Stafford (SF), Gregory Bentley (PF), Simon Shin (C) Ronald Styron, Douglas Etienne, Sam Moore, Anthony Southwick | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jeff Bigby (PG), Larry Bateman (SG), James Brubaker (SF), Nicholas Brooks (PF), Thomas Hoelscher (C) John Lemke, Blake Roberts, Jason Suiter, Wilbert Lane, Geoffrey Kammer | |
| 04:36 | Northern Iowa | James Brubaker knocks in the jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Larry Bateman and he's hacked by Robert Helm - foul #3 on Robert Helm, team foul #10 | 61-53 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Donald Barbagallo (SG) Robert Helm | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 04:36 | Northern Iowa | James Brubaker makes the free throw | 61-54 |
| 04:09 | Illinois State | Andrew Stafford drills a driving attempt from the right block | 63-54 |
| 03:40 | Northern Iowa | Larry Bateman clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 63-54 |
| 03:38 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Hoelscher pulls down the offensive rebound | 63-54 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Louis Flippen (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Donald Barbagallo (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andrew Stafford (tiring) 14 pts. 6 reb. PF - Gregory Bentley (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. C - Simon Shin (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Jeff Bigby (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Larry Bateman (fresh) 3 ast. SF - James Brubaker (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Nicholas Brooks (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Thomas Hoelscher (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:33 | Northern Iowa | Jeff Bigby misses badly on the uncontested 3 pointer from straight away | 63-54 |
| 03:32 | Illinois State | Simon Shin snags the defensive board | 63-54 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:03 | Illinois State | Simon Shin misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint | 63-54 |
| 03:01 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Hoelscher gets the rebound | 63-54 |
| 02:59 | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-54 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Douglas Etienne (SF), Sam Moore (PF), Anthony Southwick (C) Andrew Stafford, Gregory Bentley, Simon Shin | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Blake Roberts (SG), Geoffrey Kammer (C) Larry Bateman, Thomas Hoelscher | |
| 02:42 | Northern Iowa | Blake Roberts buries a jumper from the left side set up by Jeff Bigby | 63-56 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:25 | Illinois State | Donald Barbagallo is fouled on the floor by Blake Roberts - foul #3 on Blake Roberts, team foul #7 | 63-56 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Thomas Hoelscher (SF), Wilbert Lane (PF) James Brubaker, Nicholas Brooks | |
| 02:25 | Illinois State | Donald Barbagallo makes the 1st free throw | 64-56 |
| 02:25 | Illinois State | Donald Barbagallo makes the 2nd free throw | 65-56 |
| 02:08 | Northern Iowa | Jeff Bigby makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Blake Roberts | 65-59 |
| 01:44 | Illinois State | Douglas Etienne hits the finger roll set up by Louis Flippen and he's hacked by Geoffrey Kammer - foul #4 on Geoffrey Kammer, team foul #8 | 67-59 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Gregory Bentley (PF), Simon Shin (C) Sam Moore, Anthony Southwick | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Brubaker (SF) Thomas Hoelscher | |
| 01:44 | Illinois State | Douglas Etienne misses the free throw | 67-59 |
| 01:44 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Geoffrey Kammer | 67-59 |
| 01:41 | Northern Iowa | Jeff Bigby is hacked by Simon Shin in the backcourt - foul #3 on Simon Shin, team foul #11 | 67-59 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Andrew Stafford (SF) Douglas Etienne | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 01:41 | Northern Iowa | Jeff Bigby makes the 1st free throw | 67-60 |
| 01:41 | Northern Iowa | Jeff Bigby makes the 2nd free throw | 67-61 |
| 01:17 | Illinois State | Donald Barbagallo connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Louis Flippen | 70-61 |
| 01:05 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Kammer can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Donald Barbagallo - foul #1 on Donald Barbagallo, team foul #12 | 70-61 |
| 01:05 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Kammer misses the 1st free throw | 70-61 |
| 01:05 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Kammer misses the 2nd free throw | 70-61 |
| 01:05 | Illinois State | Gregory Bentley gets the rebound | 70-61 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:46 | Illinois State | Louis Flippen misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 70-61 |
| 00:44 | Northern Iowa | James Brubaker snags the defensive board | 70-61 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:38 | Northern Iowa | Jeff Bigby misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 70-61 |
| 00:37 | Illinois State | Simon Shin pulls down the rebound | 70-61 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:36 | Illinois State | Simon Shin is fouled in the backcourt by Jeff Bigby - foul #3 on Jeff Bigby, team foul #9 | 70-61 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Robert Helm (PG), Sam Moore (PF) Louis Flippen, Gregory Bentley | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 00:36 | Illinois State | Simon Shin misses the 1st free throw | 70-61 |
| 00:36 | Northern Iowa | Blake Roberts gets the rebound | 70-61 |
| 00:30 | Northern Iowa | Blake Roberts misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 70-61 |
| 00:29 | Illinois State | Sam Moore snags the defensive board | 70-61 |
| 00:27 | Illinois State | Sam Moore is fouled in the backcourt by Blake Roberts - foul #4 on Blake Roberts, team foul #10 | 70-61 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Douglas Etienne (C) Simon Shin | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 00:27 | Illinois State | Sam Moore makes the 1st free throw | 71-61 |
| 00:27 | Illinois State | Sam Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 72-61 |
| 00:25 | Northern Iowa | Blake Roberts double dribbles in the backcourt | 72-61 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Ronald Styron (PG), Anthony Southwick (C) Donald Barbagallo, Andrew Stafford | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | John Lemke (PG), Larry Bateman (SG), Thomas Hoelscher (SF), Nicholas Brooks (PF), Jason Suiter (C) Jeff Bigby, Blake Roberts, James Brubaker, Wilbert Lane, Geoffrey Kammer | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Illinois State | Ronald Styron runs out the clock | 72-61 |