| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Donald Black (fresh) SG - Richard Dillon (fresh) SF - Dennis Desantis (fresh) PF - Arthur Lichtenberg (fresh) C - Jason Collins (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Jeffrey Bullington (fresh) SG - Richard Heyward (fresh) SF - Daniel Beckham (fresh) PF - Brent Slama (fresh) C - Christopher Sandstrom (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Northern Iowa | Jason Collins wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:35 | Northern Iowa | Richard Dillon banks in the layup on a nice dish by Donald Black | 2-0 |
| 19:15 | Southern Illinois | Jeffrey Bullington is fouled on the floor by Donald Black - foul #1 on Donald Black, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:58 | Southern Illinois | Richard Heyward is denied on a layup by Jason Collins | 2-0 |
| 18:57 | Northern Iowa | Donald Black snags the defensive board | 2-0 |
| 18:37 | Northern Iowa | Jason Collins is denied on a layup by Christopher Sandstrom | 2-0 |
| 18:36 | Northern Iowa | Jason Collins snags the offensive board | 2-0 |
| 18:16 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Desantis comes up short on the floater from the right side | 2-0 |
| 18:14 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Brent Slama | 2-0 |
| 18:02 | Southern Illinois | Richard Heyward connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Brent Slama | 2-3 |
| 17:35 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Desantis is fouled on the floor by Richard Heyward - foul #1 on Richard Heyward, team foul #1 | 2-3 |
| 17:28 | Northern Iowa | Donald Black drills a jump hook near the basket set up by Richard Dillon and he's hacked by Jeffrey Bullington - foul #1 on Jeffrey Bullington, team foul #2 | 4-3 |
| 17:28 | Northern Iowa | Donald Black misses the free throw | 4-3 |
| 17:28 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Christopher Sandstrom | 4-3 |
| 17:14 | Southern Illinois | Richard Heyward scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 4-6 |
| 16:55 | Northern Iowa | Richard Dillon misses the jumpshot from the right side | 4-6 |
| 16:54 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Sandstrom snags the defensive board | 4-6 |
| 16:43 | Southern Illinois | Jeffrey Bullington is whistled for traveling | 4-6 |
| 16:15 | Northern Iowa | Jason Collins lays it in set up by Richard Dillon | 6-6 |
| 16:11 | Southern Illinois | Jeffrey Bullington's pass is intercepted by Richard Dillon in the backcourt | 6-6 |
| 16:09 | Northern Iowa | Donald Black slams it home on a nice dish by Richard Dillon | 8-6 |
| 15:53 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Sandstrom's fadeaway is rejected by Jason Collins | 8-6 |
| 15:51 | Northern Iowa | Jason Collins pulls down the rebound | 8-6 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Donald Black (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Dillon (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Dennis Desantis (fresh) PF - Arthur Lichtenberg (fresh) C - Jason Collins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Jeffrey Bullington (fresh) SG - Richard Heyward (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Daniel Beckham (fresh) PF - Brent Slama (fresh) C - Christopher Sandstrom (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Northern Iowa | Jason Collins comes up short on the jump hook in the lane but the foul's on Christopher Sandstrom - foul #1 on Christopher Sandstrom, team foul #3 | 8-6 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Richard Barksdale (SF), Edward Allen (PF) Dennis Desantis, Arthur Lichtenberg | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 15:37 | Northern Iowa | Jason Collins makes the 1st free throw | 9-6 |
| 15:37 | Northern Iowa | Jason Collins misses the 2nd free throw | 9-6 |
| 15:37 | Southern Illinois | Brent Slama pulls down the rebound | 9-6 |
| 15:15 | Southern Illinois | Brent Slama throws a bad pass out of bounds | 9-6 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Corey Sutton (C) Jason Collins | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 14:54 | Northern Iowa | Richard Dillon misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 9-6 |
| 14:52 | Northern Iowa | Edward Allen grabs the offensive rebound | 9-6 |
| 14:40 | Northern Iowa | Corey Sutton misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 9-6 |
| 14:39 | Northern Iowa | Donald Black grabs the offensive board | 9-6 |
| 14:18 | Northern Iowa | Edward Allen drills a jump hook from close range and he's hacked by Brent Slama - foul #1 on Brent Slama, team foul #4 | 11-6 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Glenn Schwartzman (PG), Dennis Desantis (SF), Jason Collins (C) Donald Black, Richard Dillon, Corey Sutton | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Wayne Dahlberg (PG), Mike Cooper (SF), Charles Head (PF) Jeffrey Bullington, Daniel Beckham, Brent Slama | |
| 14:18 | Northern Iowa | Edward Allen makes the free throw | 12-6 |
| 13:58 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Sandstrom knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 12-8 |
| 13:54 | Northern Iowa | Jason Collins is fouled on the floor by Christopher Sandstrom - foul #2 on Christopher Sandstrom, team foul #5 | 12-8 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Arthur Lichtenberg (PF) Edward Allen | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Russell Harvey (PG), Leonel Osborn (C) Richard Heyward, Christopher Sandstrom | |
| 13:46 | Northern Iowa | Richard Barksdale misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Wayne Dahlberg - foul #1 on Wayne Dahlberg, team foul #6 | 12-8 |
| 13:46 | Northern Iowa | Richard Barksdale makes the 1st free throw | 13-8 |
| 13:46 | Northern Iowa | Richard Barksdale makes the 2nd free throw | 14-8 |
| 13:30 | Southern Illinois | Russell Harvey misses the jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Jason Collins - foul #1 on Jason Collins, team foul #2 | 14-8 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Donald Black (PG) Richard Barksdale | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 13:30 | Southern Illinois | Russell Harvey makes the 1st free throw | 14-9 |
| 13:30 | Southern Illinois | Russell Harvey makes the 2nd free throw | 14-10 |
| 13:14 | Northern Iowa | Glenn Schwartzman travels with the ball | 14-10 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Richard Dillon (SG) Glenn Schwartzman | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Daniel Beckham (SF), Brent Slama (PF) Russell Harvey, Leonel Osborn | |
| 12:51 | Southern Illinois | Arthur Lichtenberg swats the layup by Charles Head | 14-10 |
| 12:50 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Desantis snags the defensive board | 14-10 |
| 12:45 | Northern Iowa | Jason Collins is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Jason Collins, team foul #3 | 14-10 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Edward Allen (C) Jason Collins | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Jeffrey Bullington (PG), Richard Heyward (SG) Wayne Dahlberg, Mike Cooper | |
| 12:32 | Southern Illinois | Charles Head hits the finger roll set up by Richard Heyward | 14-12 |
| 12:08 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Desantis banks in the layup on a great pass from Donald Black | 16-12 |
| 12:02 | Southern Illinois | Arthur Lichtenberg swats the short shot by Daniel Beckham | 16-12 |
| 12:00 | Southern Illinois | Daniel Beckham snags the offensive board | 16-12 |
| 11:50 | Southern Illinois | Daniel Beckham comes up short on the turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by Dennis Desantis - foul #1 on Dennis Desantis, team foul #4 | 16-12 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Richard Barksdale (SF) Dennis Desantis | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 11:50 | Southern Illinois | Daniel Beckham makes the 1st free throw | 16-13 |
| 11:50 | Southern Illinois | Daniel Beckham misses the 2nd free throw | 16-13 |
| 11:50 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Lichtenberg pulls down the rebound | 16-13 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Donald Black (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Dillon (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Richard Barksdale (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Arthur Lichtenberg (fresh) 2 blk. C - Edward Allen (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Jeffrey Bullington (fresh) SG - Richard Heyward (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Beckham (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Brent Slama (fresh) 2 reb. C - Charles Head (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:29 | Northern Iowa | Richard Dillon misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Brent Slama - foul #2 on Brent Slama, team foul #7 | 16-13 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Leonel Osborn (C) Brent Slama | |
| 11:29 | Northern Iowa | Richard Dillon misses the 1st free throw | 16-13 |
| 11:29 | Northern Iowa | Richard Dillon makes the 2nd free throw | 17-13 |
| 11:07 | Southern Illinois | Jeffrey Bullington clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 17-13 |
| 11:05 | Southern Illinois | Leonel Osborn grabs the offensive rebound | 17-13 |
| 10:46 | Southern Illinois | Charles Head scores on a runner from close range and the foul's on Arthur Lichtenberg - foul #1 on Arthur Lichtenberg, team foul #5 | 17-15 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Glenn Schwartzman (PG), Dennis Desantis (SF), Corey Sutton (C) Donald Black, Richard Dillon, Arthur Lichtenberg | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Wayne Dahlberg (SF) Daniel Beckham | |
| 10:46 | Southern Illinois | Charles Head makes the free throw | 17-16 |
| 10:33 | Northern Iowa | Corey Sutton's pass is intercepted by Leonel Osborn | 17-16 |
| 10:12 | Southern Illinois | Wayne Dahlberg knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Jeffrey Bullington | 17-19 |
| 09:53 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Desantis hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block but the foul's on Wayne Dahlberg - foul #2 on Wayne Dahlberg, team foul #8 | 17-19 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Donald Black (PG) Richard Barksdale | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Russell Harvey (PG), Mike Cooper (SG), Daniel Beckham (SF), Joseph Babineau (C) Jeffrey Bullington, Richard Heyward, Wayne Dahlberg, Charles Head | |
| 09:53 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Desantis misses the 1st free throw | 17-19 |
| 09:53 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Desantis misses the 2nd free throw | 17-19 |
| 09:53 | Southern Illinois | Mike Cooper grabs the defensive rebound | 17-19 |
| 09:40 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Babineau clanks a 3 from the left wing | 17-19 |
| 09:38 | Northern Iowa | Edward Allen pulls down the rebound | 17-19 |
| 09:28 | Northern Iowa | Donald Black is called for 10 seconds | 17-19 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Richard Dillon (SG), Arthur Lichtenberg (PF) Glenn Schwartzman, Edward Allen | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 09:11 | Southern Illinois | Mike Cooper misses the shot from the right wing | 17-19 |
| 09:10 | Northern Iowa | Donald Black pulls down the rebound | 17-19 |
| 08:54 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Lichtenberg misses the driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by Leonel Osborn - foul #1 on Leonel Osborn, team foul #9 | 17-19 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Richard Barksdale (SF) Dennis Desantis | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Richard Heyward (SG) Mike Cooper | |
| 08:54 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Lichtenberg makes the 1st free throw | 18-19 |
| 08:54 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Lichtenberg makes the 2nd free throw | 19-19 |
| 08:27 | Southern Illinois | Leonel Osborn is fouled on the floor by Richard Barksdale - foul #1 on Richard Barksdale, team foul #6 | 19-19 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Edward Allen (C) Corey Sutton | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Charles Head (C) Leonel Osborn | |
| 08:14 | Southern Illinois | Charles Head misses long on a fadeaway from the right block | 19-19 |
| 08:12 | Southern Illinois | Charles Head gets the offensive rebound | 19-19 |
| 07:58 | Southern Illinois | Richard Heyward misses long on a 3 from the left corner but he's hacked by Richard Dillon - foul #1 on Richard Dillon, team foul #7 | 19-19 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Jeffrey Bullington (PG), Mike Cooper (SF) Russell Harvey, Daniel Beckham | |
| 07:58 | Southern Illinois | Richard Heyward makes the 1st free throw | 19-20 |
| 07:58 | Southern Illinois | Richard Heyward makes the 2nd free throw | 19-21 |
| 07:58 | Southern Illinois | Richard Heyward makes the 3rd free throw | 19-22 |
| 07:35 | Northern Iowa | Donald Black's pass is intercepted by Richard Heyward | 19-22 |
| 07:30 | Southern Illinois | Richard Heyward hits the finger roll | 19-24 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Donald Black (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Dillon (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Richard Barksdale (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Arthur Lichtenberg (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. C - Edward Allen (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Jeffrey Bullington (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Richard Heyward (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mike Cooper (fresh) PF - Charles Head (fresh) 5 pts. C - Joseph Babineau (fresh) | |
| 07:09 | Northern Iowa | Donald Black blows the layup but he's fouled by Richard Heyward - foul #2 on Richard Heyward, team foul #10 | 19-24 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Dennis Desantis (SF), Corey Sutton (C) Richard Barksdale, Arthur Lichtenberg | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Russell Harvey (SG), Leonel Osborn (PF) Richard Heyward, Joseph Babineau | |
| 07:09 | Northern Iowa | Donald Black makes the 1st free throw | 20-24 |
| 07:09 | Northern Iowa | Donald Black misses the 2nd free throw | 20-24 |
| 07:09 | Southern Illinois | Charles Head grabs the board | 20-24 |
| 06:45 | Southern Illinois | Jeffrey Bullington misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 20-24 |
| 06:44 | Southern Illinois | Charles Head hits the follow up shot | 20-26 |
| 06:22 | Northern Iowa | Donald Black hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 20-26 |
| 06:21 | Southern Illinois | Leonel Osborn grabs the defensive rebound | 20-26 |
| 05:59 | Southern Illinois | Mike Cooper connects on the fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Jeffrey Bullington | 20-28 |
| 05:43 | Northern Iowa | Corey Sutton misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 20-28 |
| 05:42 | Southern Illinois | Jeffrey Bullington grabs the board | 20-28 |
| 05:21 | Southern Illinois | Edward Allen swats the short shot by Mike Cooper | 20-28 |
| 05:19 | Northern Iowa | Richard Dillon gets the rebound | 20-28 |
| 05:01 | Northern Iowa | Corey Sutton hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the left block but the foul's on Charles Head - foul #1 on Charles Head, team foul #11 | 20-28 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Glenn Schwartzman (PG), Richard Barksdale (SG), Arthur Lichtenberg (PF) Donald Black, Richard Dillon, Edward Allen | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Ronald Ebeling (PG), Daniel Beckham (SF), Joseph Babineau (PF) Jeffrey Bullington, Mike Cooper, Leonel Osborn | |
| 05:01 | Northern Iowa | Corey Sutton makes the 1st free throw | 21-28 |
| 05:01 | Northern Iowa | Corey Sutton misses the 2nd free throw | 21-28 |
| 05:01 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Babineau grabs the board | 21-28 |
| 04:41 | Southern Illinois | Charles Head can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 21-28 |
| 04:40 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Lichtenberg gets the rebound | 21-28 |
| 04:22 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Desantis's floater is tipped away by Daniel Beckham | 21-28 |
| 04:20 | Northern Iowa | Glenn Schwartzman grabs the offensive rebound | 21-28 |
| 04:05 | Northern Iowa | Glenn Schwartzman buries a 3pt jumper from straight away | 24-28 |
| 03:58 | Southern Illinois | Russell Harvey connects on the fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Ronald Ebeling | 24-30 |
| 03:33 | Northern Iowa | Corey Sutton clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 24-30 |
| 03:32 | Southern Illinois | Charles Head grabs the board | 24-30 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Glenn Schwartzman (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Richard Barksdale (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Dennis Desantis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Arthur Lichtenberg (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Corey Sutton (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Ronald Ebeling (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Russell Harvey (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Daniel Beckham (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Joseph Babineau (fresh) C - Charles Head (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:19 | Southern Illinois | Daniel Beckham loses the dribble to Corey Sutton | 24-30 |
| 02:53 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Lichtenberg can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline | 24-30 |
| 02:51 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Desantis grabs the offensive board | 24-30 |
| 02:38 | Northern Iowa | Corey Sutton misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 24-30 |
| 02:36 | Southern Illinois | Charles Head snags the defensive board | 24-30 |
| 02:24 | Southern Illinois | Russell Harvey misses the fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by Glenn Schwartzman - foul #1 on Glenn Schwartzman, team foul #8 | 24-30 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Donald Black (PG), Richard Dillon (SG), Johnny Hoffman (SF), Jason Collins (C) Glenn Schwartzman, Richard Barksdale, Dennis Desantis, Corey Sutton | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Richard Heyward (SG), Brent Slama (PF), Christopher Sandstrom (C) Ronald Ebeling, Joseph Babineau, Charles Head | |
| 02:24 | Southern Illinois | Russell Harvey makes the 1st free throw | 24-31 |
| 02:24 | Southern Illinois | Russell Harvey makes the 2nd free throw | 24-32 |
| 02:05 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Hoffman misses badly on a jump hook from the left block | 24-32 |
| 02:03 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Daniel Beckham | 24-32 |
| 01:46 | Southern Illinois | Brent Slama throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-32 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Edward Allen (PF) Arthur Lichtenberg | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Jeffrey Bullington (PG), Wayne Dahlberg (SF) Russell Harvey, Daniel Beckham | |
| 01:33 | Northern Iowa | Richard Heyward takes the ball from Richard Dillon | 24-32 |
| 01:18 | Southern Illinois | Jeffrey Bullington throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-32 |
| 00:53 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Hoffman can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 24-32 |
| 00:52 | Southern Illinois | Brent Slama gets the rebound | 24-32 |
| 00:32 | Southern Illinois | Wayne Dahlberg drills a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Richard Heyward | 24-35 |
| 00:24 | Northern Iowa | Jason Collins clanks a jumper from the right block | 24-35 |
| 00:22 | Southern Illinois | Richard Heyward grabs the defensive rebound | 24-35 |
| 00:00 | Southern Illinois | Richard Dillon steals the ball from Richard Heyward | 24-35 |