| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Travis Layton (fresh) SG - Willie Marcum (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brent Pisano (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Scott Fewell (fresh) 2 pts. C - George Victorino (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Leslie Nash (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Meredith (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SF - Kenneth Stowe (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Brian Ellenburg (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Eugene Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Missouri State | Kenneth Stowe inbounds the ball | 29-47 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:40 | Missouri State | Leslie Nash misses long on a floater from the right wing | 29-47 |
| 19:39 | Missouri State | Brian Ellenburg tips it but misses | 29-47 |
| 19:37 | Missouri State | Leslie Nash gets the offensive rebound | 29-47 |
| 19:20 | Missouri State | Eugene Jones misses badly on a floater from the left block | 29-47 |
| 19:18 | Northern Iowa | George Victorino snags the defensive board | 29-47 |
| 19:13 | Northern Iowa | Brent Pisano scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Scott Fewell | 31-47 |
| 19:04 | Missouri State | Kenneth Stowe lays it in | 31-49 |
| 18:41 | Northern Iowa | Willie Marcum throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-49 |
| 18:23 | Missouri State | Leslie Nash knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Paul Meredith | 31-52 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 18:08 | Northern Iowa | Brent Pisano misses the lay-in but the foul's on Kenneth Stowe - foul #1 on Kenneth Stowe, team foul #1 | 31-52 |
| 18:08 | Northern Iowa | Brent Pisano makes the 1st free throw | 32-52 |
| 18:08 | Northern Iowa | Brent Pisano misses the 2nd free throw | 32-52 |
| 18:08 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Brian Ellenburg | 32-52 |
| 17:51 | Missouri State | Kenneth Stowe comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 32-52 |
| 17:49 | Missouri State | Eugene Jones misses the tip | 32-52 |
| 17:48 | Northern Iowa | George Victorino pulls down the rebound | 32-52 |
| 17:34 | Northern Iowa | Scott Fewell comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 32-52 |
| 17:32 | Northern Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Travis Layton | 32-52 |
| 17:27 | Northern Iowa | George Victorino's layup is rejected by Eugene Jones | 32-52 |
| 17:26 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Eugene Jones | 32-52 |
| 17:04 | Missouri State | Brian Ellenburg lays it in set up by Paul Meredith | 32-54 |
| 16:47 | Northern Iowa | Scott Fewell misses short on a turnaround from close range but he's hacked by Brian Ellenburg - foul #1 on Brian Ellenburg, team foul #2 | 32-54 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Bremner (PG), Robert Gipson (SG), Dikembe Abdullah (SF), David Clements (C) Travis Layton, Willie Marcum, Brent Pisano, George Victorino | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Alvin Bacote (PG), James Plath (SG), Dale Walter (SF), Billy McCunn (PF), Cody Brito (C) Leslie Nash, Paul Meredith, Kenneth Stowe, Brian Ellenburg, Eugene Jones | |
| 16:47 | Northern Iowa | Scott Fewell misses the 1st free throw | 32-54 |
| 16:47 | Northern Iowa | Scott Fewell makes the 2nd free throw | 33-54 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 16:18 | Missouri State | James Plath can't finish the layup | 33-54 |
| 16:17 | Northern Iowa | Scott Fewell pulls down the rebound | 33-54 |
| 16:05 | Northern Iowa | James Plath steps in front of the Robert Bremner pass | 33-54 |
| 16:01 | Missouri State | Alvin Bacote slams it home set up by James Plath | 33-56 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Robert Bremner (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Gipson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Dikembe Abdullah (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Scott Fewell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - David Clements (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Alvin Bacote (fresh) 8 pts. SG - James Plath (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Dale Walter (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Billy McCunn (fresh) 3 pts. C - Cody Brito (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 15:53 | Northern Iowa | David Clements hits a jumper from the left wing set up by Robert Gipson | 35-56 |
| 15:29 | Missouri State | Dale Walter throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-56 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | George Victorino (C) Scott Fewell | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Leslie Nash (PG) James Plath | |
| 15:08 | Northern Iowa | Robert Gipson misses long on a shot from close range but he's fouled by Dale Walter - foul #1 on Dale Walter, team foul #3 | 35-56 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Travis Layton (PG) Robert Bremner | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Kenneth Stowe (SF), Eugene Jones (C) Dale Walter, Cody Brito | |
| 15:08 | Northern Iowa | Robert Gipson makes the 1st free throw | 36-56 |
| 15:08 | Northern Iowa | Robert Gipson misses the 2nd free throw | 36-56 |
| 15:08 | Missouri State | Eugene Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 36-56 |
| 15:03 | Missouri State | Leslie Nash connects on the jump hook from the right block | 36-58 |
| 14:41 | Northern Iowa | Robert Gipson knocks in the jumper from the right block on a great pass from Dikembe Abdullah | 38-58 |
| 14:12 | Missouri State | Robert Gipson steals the ball from Billy McCunn | 38-58 |
| 13:52 | Northern Iowa | Dikembe Abdullah misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 38-58 |
| 13:50 | Missouri State | Leslie Nash grabs the board | 38-58 |
| 13:36 | Missouri State | Billy McCunn connects on the turnaround in the paint set up by Alvin Bacote | 38-60 |
| 13:25 | Northern Iowa | George Victorino misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 38-60 |
| 13:24 | Missouri State | Leslie Nash grabs the board | 38-60 |
| 12:59 | Missouri State | Billy McCunn drills a runner near the basket set up by Alvin Bacote | 38-62 |
| 12:52 | Northern Iowa | George Victorino's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-62 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Bremner (PG), Willie Marcum (SG), Brent Pisano (SF), Scott Fewell (PF), Alfred Carmichael (C) Travis Layton, Robert Gipson, Dikembe Abdullah, David Clements, George Victorino | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Paul Meredith (SG), Dale Walter (SF), Brian Ellenburg (PF), Cody Brito (C) Alvin Bacote, Kenneth Stowe, Billy McCunn, Eugene Jones | |
| 12:26 | Missouri State | Dale Walter knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Cody Brito | 38-64 |
| 12:09 | Northern Iowa | Willie Marcum's pass is intercepted by Leslie Nash | 38-64 |
| 12:05 | Missouri State | Brian Ellenburg lays it in set up by Leslie Nash | 38-66 |
| 11:41 | Northern Iowa | Scott Fewell makes the turnaround from the left block | 40-66 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Robert Bremner (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Willie Marcum (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brent Pisano (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Scott Fewell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Alfred Carmichael (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Leslie Nash (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Paul Meredith (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Dale Walter (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Brian Ellenburg (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Cody Brito (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. | |
| 11:12 | Missouri State | Dale Walter's fadeaway is rejected by Alfred Carmichael | 40-66 |
| 11:10 | Missouri State | Brian Ellenburg grabs the offensive rebound | 40-66 |
| 10:54 | Missouri State | Dale Walter lays it up and in on a great pass from Paul Meredith | 40-68 |
| 10:42 | Northern Iowa | Robert Bremner misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 40-68 |
| 10:41 | Northern Iowa | Brent Pisano misses the tip | 40-68 |
| 10:39 | Missouri State | Paul Meredith gets the rebound | 40-68 |
| 10:17 | Missouri State | Leslie Nash misses short on a turnaround from the left block but the foul's on Brent Pisano - foul #2 on Brent Pisano, team foul #1 | 40-68 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Travis Layton (PG), Dikembe Abdullah (SF), George Victorino (C) Robert Bremner, Brent Pisano, Alfred Carmichael | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Alvin Bacote (SG), Kenneth Stowe (SF), Billy McCunn (PF), Eugene Jones (C) Paul Meredith, Dale Walter, Brian Ellenburg, Cody Brito | |
| 10:17 | Missouri State | Leslie Nash misses the 1st free throw | 40-68 |
| 10:17 | Missouri State | Leslie Nash misses the 2nd free throw | 40-68 |
| 10:17 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to George Victorino | 40-68 |
| 10:07 | Northern Iowa | George Victorino is fouled on the floor by Billy McCunn - foul #2 on Billy McCunn, team foul #4 | 40-68 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | James Plath (SG) Leslie Nash | |
| 09:59 | Northern Iowa | Travis Layton knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing | 43-68 |
| 09:30 | Missouri State | Kenneth Stowe hits a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Alvin Bacote | 43-71 |
| 09:21 | Northern Iowa | Billy McCunn blocks the short jumper by Dikembe Abdullah | 43-71 |
| 09:19 | Missouri State | Billy McCunn pulls down the rebound | 43-71 |
| 09:02 | Missouri State | James Plath loses the dribble to Willie Marcum | 43-71 |
| 08:58 | Northern Iowa | Travis Layton comes up short on the floater from the left side | 43-71 |
| 08:56 | Northern Iowa | Scott Fewell misses the tip | 43-71 |
| 08:55 | Northern Iowa | Dikembe Abdullah snags the offensive board | 43-71 |
| 08:34 | Northern Iowa | Dikembe Abdullah misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 43-71 |
| 08:33 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Kenneth Stowe | 43-71 |
| 08:04 | Missouri State | Eugene Jones misses short on a fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by George Victorino - foul #1 on George Victorino, team foul #2 | 43-71 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Bremner (PG), Robert Gipson (SG), Brent Pisano (SF), David Clements (PF) Travis Layton, Willie Marcum, Dikembe Abdullah, Scott Fewell | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Leslie Nash (PG), Paul Meredith (SG), Dale Walter (SF), Brian Ellenburg (PF) Alvin Bacote, James Plath, Kenneth Stowe, Billy McCunn | |
| 08:04 | Missouri State | Eugene Jones makes the 1st free throw | 43-72 |
| 08:04 | Missouri State | Eugene Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 43-73 |
| 07:42 | Northern Iowa | Brent Pisano can't connect on a shot from the left side but he's hacked by Eugene Jones - foul #1 on Eugene Jones, team foul #5 | 43-73 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Alfred Carmichael (C) George Victorino | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Cody Brito (C) Eugene Jones | |
| 07:42 | Northern Iowa | Brent Pisano makes the 1st free throw | 44-73 |
| 07:42 | Northern Iowa | Brent Pisano makes the 2nd free throw | 45-73 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Robert Bremner (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Gipson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. SF - Brent Pisano (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. PF - David Clements (fresh) 6 pts. C - Alfred Carmichael (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Leslie Nash (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Paul Meredith (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Dale Walter (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Brian Ellenburg (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Cody Brito (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. | |
| 07:13 | Missouri State | Brian Ellenburg is called for traveling | 45-73 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Willie Marcum (SG) Alfred Carmichael | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Billy McCunn (C) Cody Brito | |
| 07:03 | Northern Iowa | David Clements throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-73 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Travis Layton (PG) Willie Marcum | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Kenneth Stowe (SF) Dale Walter | |
| 06:54 | Missouri State | Billy McCunn loses the dribble to Robert Gipson | 45-73 |
| 06:39 | Northern Iowa | Travis Layton loses the dribble to Leslie Nash | 45-73 |
| 06:14 | Missouri State | David Clements swats the layup by Brian Ellenburg | 45-73 |
| 06:12 | Northern Iowa | David Clements pulls down the rebound | 45-73 |
| 06:06 | Northern Iowa | Travis Layton clanks a 3 from the left wing | 45-73 |
| 06:04 | Missouri State | Brian Ellenburg grabs the defensive rebound | 45-73 |
| 05:39 | Missouri State | Leslie Nash is fouled on the floor by Travis Layton - foul #3 on Travis Layton, team foul #3 | 45-73 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Dikembe Abdullah (SF), Alfred Carmichael (C) Travis Layton, Brent Pisano | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Alvin Bacote (PG), James Plath (SG), Dale Walter (SF), Cody Brito (C) Leslie Nash, Paul Meredith, Kenneth Stowe, Brian Ellenburg | |
| 05:12 | Missouri State | Billy McCunn blows the layup but he's hacked by David Clements - foul #3 on David Clements, team foul #4 | 45-73 |
| 05:12 | Missouri State | Billy McCunn makes the 1st free throw | 45-74 |
| 05:12 | Missouri State | Billy McCunn makes the 2nd free throw | 45-75 |
| 04:56 | Northern Iowa | Robert Bremner misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 45-75 |
| 04:55 | Missouri State | Cody Brito snags the defensive board | 45-75 |
| 04:33 | Missouri State | Dale Walter's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-75 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | James Lind (PF) Billy McCunn | |
| 04:06 | Northern Iowa | James Lind is called for the reach on David Clements - foul #1 on James Lind, team foul #6 | 45-75 |
| 03:50 | Northern Iowa | Alfred Carmichael hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 45-75 |
| 03:49 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Alvin Bacote | 45-75 |
| 03:25 | Missouri State | James Plath buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Alvin Bacote | 45-78 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Robert Bremner (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Gipson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SF - Dikembe Abdullah (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - David Clements (tiring) 6 pts. 3 pf. C - Alfred Carmichael (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Alvin Bacote (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Plath (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Dale Walter (fresh) 8 pts. PF - James Lind (fresh) C - Cody Brito (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:13 | Northern Iowa | Alfred Carmichael buries a turnaround near the basket set up by David Clements | 47-78 |
| 02:47 | Missouri State | James Plath connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Dale Walter | 47-81 |
| 02:34 | Northern Iowa | Robert Gipson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block | 47-81 |
| 02:33 | Northern Iowa | Alfred Carmichael pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-81 |
| 02:28 | Northern Iowa | Robert Bremner misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 47-81 |
| 02:27 | Northern Iowa | Dikembe Abdullah gets the offensive rebound | 47-81 |
| 02:16 | Northern Iowa | Alvin Bacote is called for the reach on Robert Bremner - foul #2 on Alvin Bacote, team foul #7 | 47-81 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Billy McCunn (C) Cody Brito | |
| 02:16 | Northern Iowa | Robert Bremner makes the 1st free throw | 48-81 |
| 02:16 | Northern Iowa | Robert Bremner makes the 2nd free throw | 49-81 |
| 01:57 | Missouri State | Billy McCunn drills a fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from James Plath | 49-83 |
| 01:54 | Northern Iowa | Robert Bremner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 49-83 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Cody Brito (C) James Lind | |
| 01:26 | Missouri State | Dale Walter is called for 5 seconds | 49-83 |
| 01:08 | Northern Iowa | Dikembe Abdullah is hacked by Dale Walter - foul #2 on Dale Walter, team foul #8 | 49-83 |
| 01:08 | Northern Iowa | Dikembe Abdullah misses the 1st free throw | 49-83 |
| 01:08 | Northern Iowa | Dikembe Abdullah grabs the offensive rebound | 49-83 |
| 01:01 | Northern Iowa | Billy McCunn steals it from Robert Bremner | 49-83 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:33 | Missouri State | Dale Walter misses short on a shot from the left side but the foul's on David Clements - foul #4 on David Clements, team foul #5 | 49-83 |
| 00:33 | Missouri State | Dale Walter makes the 1st free throw | 49-84 |
| 00:33 | Missouri State | Dale Walter makes the 2nd free throw | 49-85 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:28 | Northern Iowa | Robert Gipson hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block | 49-85 |
| 00:27 | Northern Iowa | David Clements tips it in | 51-85 |
| 00:00 | Missouri State | Alvin Bacote runs out the clock | 51-85 |