| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Sam Johnson (fresh) SG - Dewey Lee (fresh) SF - Morris Frances (fresh) PF - Raymond Collar (fresh) C - Timothy Nickerson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Robert Angulo (fresh) SG - Lawrence Dingman (fresh) SF - Jay Edwards (fresh) PF - Arthur Shelton (fresh) C - Thomas Cales (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Northern Iowa | Jay Edwards wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:37 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Shelton misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | Southern Illinois | Morris Frances grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | Southern Illinois | Raymond Collar can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:27 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Shelton pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:11 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Cales makes the jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Jay Edwards | 0-2 |
| 18:43 | Southern Illinois | Morris Frances's floater is knocked away by Thomas Cales | 0-2 |
| 18:42 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Cales grabs the board | 0-2 |
| 18:21 | Northern Iowa | Lawrence Dingman is called for traveling | 0-2 |
| 18:07 | Southern Illinois | Sam Johnson misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 0-2 |
| 18:05 | Southern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Timothy Nickerson | 0-2 |
| 17:54 | Southern Illinois | Raymond Collar is fouled on the floor by Thomas Cales - foul #1 on Thomas Cales, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 17:36 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Cales steals the ball from Morris Frances | 0-2 |
| 17:14 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Shelton lays it up and in | 0-4 |
| 17:00 | Southern Illinois | Morris Frances buries a turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Timothy Nickerson | 2-4 |
| 16:44 | Northern Iowa | Lawrence Dingman's pass is intercepted by Sam Johnson | 2-4 |
| 16:33 | Southern Illinois | Dewey Lee clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 2-4 |
| 16:31 | Northern Iowa | Robert Angulo gets the rebound | 2-4 |
| 16:05 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Shelton misses the jumper from the left side but the foul's on Morris Frances - foul #1 on Morris Frances, team foul #1 | 2-4 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Brandon Carroll (PG), Michael McCarty (SG), Michael Schneider (SF) Robert Angulo, Lawrence Dingman, Jay Edwards | |
| 16:05 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Shelton makes the 1st free throw | 2-5 |
| 16:05 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Shelton makes the 2nd free throw | 2-6 |
| 15:48 | Southern Illinois | Timothy Nickerson makes the 3 from the right corner | 5-6 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Sam Johnson (fresh) SG - Dewey Lee (fresh) SF - Morris Frances (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Raymond Collar (fresh) C - Timothy Nickerson (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Brandon Carroll (fresh) SG - Michael McCarty (fresh) SF - Michael Schneider (fresh) PF - Arthur Shelton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Thomas Cales (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:30 | Northern Iowa | Michael Schneider blows the layup | 5-6 |
| 15:28 | Southern Illinois | Timothy Nickerson pulls down the rebound | 5-6 |
| 15:18 | Southern Illinois | Dewey Lee is fouled on the floor by Arthur Shelton - foul #1 on Arthur Shelton, team foul #2 | 5-6 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Bennie Ahmad (PG), Joseph Barta (SF), Hubert Reichard (PF) Sam Johnson, Morris Frances, Raymond Collar | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Richard Cottrill (PF), Benjamin Davies (C) Arthur Shelton, Thomas Cales | |
| 15:10 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Barta knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Dewey Lee | 7-6 |
| 14:51 | Northern Iowa | Benjamin Davies clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 7-6 |
| 14:50 | Northern Iowa | Richard Cottrill tips it back up and in | 7-8 |
| 14:38 | Southern Illinois | Hubert Reichard misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 7-8 |
| 14:36 | Southern Illinois | Bennie Ahmad tips it home | 9-8 |
| 14:26 | Northern Iowa | Bennie Ahmad picks off the pass by Richard Cottrill | 9-8 |
| 14:09 | Southern Illinois | Timothy Nickerson is denied on a layup by Michael Schneider | 9-8 |
| 14:08 | Northern Iowa | Michael Schneider grabs the board | 9-8 |
| 13:44 | Northern Iowa | Michael McCarty comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 9-8 |
| 13:43 | Southern Illinois | Dewey Lee gets the rebound | 9-8 |
| 13:26 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Barta jams it on a nice dish by Dewey Lee | 11-8 |
| 13:20 | Northern Iowa | Richard Cottrill knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Michael McCarty | 11-11 |
| 12:58 | Southern Illinois | Hubert Reichard's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 11-11 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Sam Johnson (PG), Morris Frances (SF), Raymond Collar (PF) Bennie Ahmad, Dewey Lee, Timothy Nickerson | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Angulo (PG), Lawrence Dingman (SG), Jay Edwards (SF), Arthur Shelton (PF), Thomas Cales (C) Brandon Carroll, Michael McCarty, Michael Schneider, Richard Cottrill, Benjamin Davies | |
| 12:43 | Northern Iowa | Robert Angulo is hacked by Sam Johnson - foul #1 on Sam Johnson, team foul #2 | 11-11 |
| 12:25 | Northern Iowa | Robert Angulo misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 11-11 |
| 12:23 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Shelton snags the offensive board | 11-11 |
| 12:06 | Northern Iowa | Jay Edwards makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Robert Angulo | 11-14 |
| 11:43 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Barta misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 11-14 |
| 11:41 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Shelton snags the defensive board | 11-14 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Sam Johnson (fresh) SG - Joseph Barta (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Morris Frances (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Raymond Collar (fresh) C - Hubert Reichard (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Robert Angulo (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Lawrence Dingman (fresh) SF - Jay Edwards (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Arthur Shelton (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Cales (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:31 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Cales misses long on a runner from the baseline | 11-14 |
| 11:30 | Southern Illinois | Hubert Reichard gets the rebound | 11-14 |
| 11:26 | Southern Illinois | Sam Johnson clanks a 3 from the right corner | 11-14 |
| 11:25 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Cales grabs the defensive rebound | 11-14 |
| 11:06 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Shelton misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 11-14 |
| 11:05 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Barta pulls down the rebound | 11-14 |
| 10:44 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Cales swats the shot by Morris Frances | 11-14 |
| 10:42 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Shelton snags the defensive board | 11-14 |
| 10:22 | Northern Iowa | Sam Johnson is called for the reach on Thomas Cales - foul #2 on Sam Johnson, team foul #3 | 11-14 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Bennie Ahmad (PG), Dewey Lee (SG), Timothy Nickerson (C) Sam Johnson, Joseph Barta, Hubert Reichard | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Michael Schneider (PF) Arthur Shelton | |
| 10:15 | Northern Iowa | Michael Schneider misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 11-14 |
| 10:13 | Southern Illinois | Timothy Nickerson grabs the board | 11-14 |
| 09:53 | Southern Illinois | Dewey Lee misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 11-14 |
| 09:52 | Southern Illinois | Raymond Collar snags the offensive board | 11-14 |
| 09:39 | Southern Illinois | Timothy Nickerson makes the jumpshot from the left side | 13-14 |
| 09:24 | Northern Iowa | Robert Angulo misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 13-14 |
| 09:22 | Northern Iowa | Jay Edwards pulls down the offensive rebound | 13-14 |
| 09:01 | Northern Iowa | Jay Edwards can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 13-14 |
| 09:00 | Southern Illinois | Timothy Nickerson pulls down the rebound | 13-14 |
| 08:55 | Southern Illinois | Timothy Nickerson makes the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Raymond Collar | 16-14 |
| 08:44 | Northern Iowa | Lawrence Dingman knocks in the fadeaway from the right block set up by Robert Angulo | 16-16 |
| 08:28 | Southern Illinois | Raymond Collar travels with the ball | 16-16 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Joseph Barta (SF), Chester Connery (PF) Morris Frances, Raymond Collar | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Brandon Carroll (PG), Michael McCarty (SG), Arthur Shelton (PF), Benjamin Davies (C) Robert Angulo, Lawrence Dingman, Jay Edwards, Thomas Cales | |
| 08:16 | Northern Iowa | Brandon Carroll is hacked by Bennie Ahmad - foul #1 on Bennie Ahmad, team foul #4 | 16-16 |
| 08:01 | Northern Iowa | Michael McCarty clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 16-16 |
| 08:00 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Shelton gets the offensive rebound | 16-16 |
| 07:42 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Shelton is hacked by Chester Connery - foul #1 on Chester Connery, team foul #5 | 16-16 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Hubert Reichard (PF) Chester Connery | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 07:20 | Northern Iowa | Benjamin Davies can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 16-16 |
| 07:18 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Shelton hits the follow up shot | 16-18 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Bennie Ahmad (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Dewey Lee (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Joseph Barta (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Hubert Reichard (fresh) C - Timothy Nickerson (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Brandon Carroll (fresh) SG - Michael McCarty (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Schneider (fresh) PF - Arthur Shelton (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Benjamin Davies (fresh) | |
| 07:05 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Barta is fouled on the floor by Arthur Shelton - foul #2 on Arthur Shelton, team foul #3 | 16-18 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Richard Cottrill (SF), David Chappell (PF), Thomas Cales (C) Michael Schneider, Arthur Shelton, Benjamin Davies | |
| 06:51 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Barta clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 16-18 |
| 06:49 | Southern Illinois | Timothy Nickerson snags the offensive board | 16-18 |
| 06:30 | Southern Illinois | Bennie Ahmad misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 16-18 |
| 06:28 | Northern Iowa | Michael McCarty grabs the board | 16-18 |
| 06:11 | Northern Iowa | Brandon Carroll misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 16-18 |
| 06:10 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Cales tips it home | 16-20 |
| 05:45 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Barta is hacked by David Chappell - foul #1 on David Chappell, team foul #4 | 16-20 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Arthur Bowen (SG), Morris Frances (SF), Raymond Collar (PF), Christopher Volpe (C) Bennie Ahmad, Dewey Lee, Hubert Reichard, Timothy Nickerson | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Angulo (PG), Lawrence Dingman (SG), Jay Edwards (SF), Michael Schneider (PF) Brandon Carroll, Michael McCarty, Richard Cottrill, David Chappell | |
| 05:23 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Volpe misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Thomas Cales - foul #2 on Thomas Cales, team foul #5 | 16-20 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Bennie Ahmad (PG) Joseph Barta | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Benjamin Davies (C) Thomas Cales | |
| 05:23 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Volpe makes the 1st free throw | 17-20 |
| 05:23 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Volpe makes the 2nd free throw | 18-20 |
| 05:10 | Northern Iowa | Lawrence Dingman misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 18-20 |
| 05:09 | Southern Illinois | Morris Frances gets the rebound | 18-20 |
| 04:51 | Southern Illinois | Morris Frances clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 18-20 |
| 04:49 | Northern Iowa | Benjamin Davies grabs the defensive rebound | 18-20 |
| 04:32 | Northern Iowa | Lawrence Dingman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 18-20 |
| 04:31 | Southern Illinois | Raymond Collar pulls down the rebound | 18-20 |
| 04:26 | Southern Illinois | Morris Frances misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 18-20 |
| 04:25 | Southern Illinois | Raymond Collar pulls down the offensive rebound | 18-20 |
| 04:08 | Southern Illinois | Raymond Collar drills a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Morris Frances | 21-20 |
| 04:03 | Northern Iowa | Bennie Ahmad is called for the reach on Robert Angulo in the backcourt - foul #2 on Bennie Ahmad, team foul #6 | 21-20 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Joseph Barta (PG), Dewey Lee (SG), Timothy Nickerson (C) Bennie Ahmad, Arthur Bowen, Christopher Volpe | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 03:47 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Barta is called for the reach on Jay Edwards - foul #1 on Joseph Barta, team foul #7 | 21-20 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Sam Johnson (PG) Joseph Barta | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Arthur Shelton (PF), Thomas Cales (C) Michael Schneider, Benjamin Davies | |
| 03:47 | Northern Iowa | Jay Edwards makes the 1st free throw | 21-21 |
| 03:47 | Northern Iowa | Jay Edwards makes the 2nd free throw | 21-22 |
| 03:23 | Southern Illinois | Morris Frances knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 24-22 |
| 03:05 | Northern Iowa | Jay Edwards misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 24-22 |
| 03:04 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Raymond Collar | 24-22 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Sam Johnson (fresh) SG - Dewey Lee (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Morris Frances (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Raymond Collar (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Timothy Nickerson (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Robert Angulo (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Lawrence Dingman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jay Edwards (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Arthur Shelton (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Thomas Cales (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 02:51 | Southern Illinois | Sam Johnson makes the jumpshot from the left wing set up by Morris Frances | 26-22 |
| 02:31 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Cales buries a jumper in the paint on a great pass from Arthur Shelton and he's fouled by Timothy Nickerson - foul #1 on Timothy Nickerson, team foul #8 | 26-24 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Joseph Barta (SF), Hubert Reichard (PF) Morris Frances, Raymond Collar | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Brandon Carroll (SG), Michael Schneider (SF) Lawrence Dingman, Jay Edwards | |
| 02:31 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Cales makes the free throw | 26-25 |
| 02:11 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Barta is hacked by Brandon Carroll - foul #1 on Brandon Carroll, team foul #6 | 26-25 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Michael McCarty (SG) Robert Angulo | |
| 02:03 | Southern Illinois | Hubert Reichard can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 26-25 |
| 02:02 | Northern Iowa | Michael Schneider snags the defensive board | 26-25 |
| 01:55 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Shelton is denied on a layup by Hubert Reichard | 26-25 |
| 01:54 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Sam Johnson | 26-25 |
| 01:34 | Southern Illinois | Sam Johnson misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 26-25 |
| 01:32 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Shelton gets the rebound | 26-25 |
| 01:27 | Northern Iowa | Brandon Carroll hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 26-25 |
| 01:26 | Southern Illinois | Dewey Lee snags the defensive board | 26-25 |
| 01:04 | Southern Illinois | Sam Johnson travels with the ball | 26-25 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Morris Frances (SF), Raymond Collar (PF) Joseph Barta, Hubert Reichard | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Angulo (PG), Jay Edwards (SF) Michael McCarty, Michael Schneider | |
| 00:41 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Shelton misses short on a shot from the right side but he's fouled by Raymond Collar - foul #1 on Raymond Collar, team foul #9 | 26-25 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Lawrence Dingman (SG) Brandon Carroll | |
| 00:41 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Shelton makes the 1st free throw | 26-26 |
| 00:41 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Shelton makes the 2nd free throw | 26-27 |
| 00:24 | Southern Illinois | Dewey Lee knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Sam Johnson | 29-27 |
| 00:02 | Northern Iowa | Jay Edwards comes up short on the floater from the baseline | 29-27 |
| 00:00 | Northern Iowa | The clock runs out | 29-27 |