| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Edwin Brouwer (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Carl Reese (fresh) 6 pts. SF - John Fulbright (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Bruce Alcaraz (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Carlos Rowles (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Lester Murphy (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lee Campbell (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Keith Jackson (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - Monte Holt (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - John Ballweg (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Missouri State | John Fulbright inbounds the ball | 33-42 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:43 | Missouri State | Lester Murphy steps in front of the Edwin Brouwer pass | 33-42 |
| 19:40 | Northern Iowa | Lester Murphy lays it in | 33-44 |
| 19:31 | Missouri State | Lester Murphy takes the ball from Carlos Rowles | 33-44 |
| 19:29 | Northern Iowa | Edwin Brouwer picks off the pass by Lester Murphy in the backcourt | 33-44 |
| 19:16 | Missouri State | Carl Reese clanks a 3 from the left corner | 33-44 |
| 19:15 | Missouri State | Carlos Rowles hits the follow up shot | 35-44 |
| 18:55 | Northern Iowa | Lester Murphy misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 35-44 |
| 18:53 | Missouri State | Carlos Rowles grabs the defensive rebound | 35-44 |
| 18:32 | Missouri State | Edwin Brouwer hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 35-44 |
| 18:30 | Northern Iowa | Keith Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 35-44 |
| 18:10 | Northern Iowa | Keith Jackson is fouled on the floor by John Fulbright - foul #2 on John Fulbright, team foul #1 | 35-44 |
| 17:53 | Northern Iowa | John Ballweg misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 35-44 |
| 17:52 | Missouri State | Edwin Brouwer grabs the defensive rebound | 35-44 |
| 17:30 | Missouri State | John Fulbright misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 35-44 |
| 17:28 | Northern Iowa | Lee Campbell grabs the defensive rebound | 35-44 |
| 17:07 | Northern Iowa | The short jumper by Keith Jackson is denied by Bruce Alcaraz | 35-44 |
| 17:06 | Northern Iowa | John Ballweg snags the offensive board | 35-44 |
| 16:45 | Northern Iowa | Keith Jackson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 35-44 |
| 16:43 | Missouri State | Edwin Brouwer snags the defensive board | 35-44 |
| 16:26 | Missouri State | Edwin Brouwer misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 35-44 |
| 16:25 | Missouri State | Carl Reese tips it home | 37-44 |
| 16:12 | Northern Iowa | Keith Jackson's fadeaway is rejected by Bruce Alcaraz | 37-44 |
| 16:11 | Northern Iowa | Lester Murphy can't tip it in | 37-44 |
| 16:09 | Northern Iowa | Monte Holt grabs the offensive board | 37-44 |
| 15:52 | Northern Iowa | John Ballweg clanks a floater from the free throw line | 37-44 |
| 15:51 | Missouri State | John Fulbright pulls down the rebound | 37-44 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Edwin Brouwer (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Carl Reese (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - John Fulbright (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Bruce Alcaraz (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Carlos Rowles (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Lester Murphy (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Lee Campbell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Keith Jackson (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Monte Holt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - John Ballweg (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Missouri State | Bruce Alcaraz travels with the ball | 37-44 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Wayne Camp (PG), Roland Johnson (SG), Eddie Jones (SF), Victor Planas (PF), Uang Chinn (C) Edwin Brouwer, Carl Reese, John Fulbright, Bruce Alcaraz, Carlos Rowles | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Boisvert (PG), Alexander Garner (SG), Ryan Allison (SF), Ross Tyler (PF), Joel Hawkins (C) Lester Murphy, Lee Campbell, Keith Jackson, Monte Holt, John Ballweg | |
| 15:10 | Northern Iowa | Alexander Garner hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 37-44 |
| 15:09 | Missouri State | Roland Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 37-44 |
| 14:51 | Missouri State | Joel Hawkins steals it from Uang Chinn | 37-44 |
| 14:34 | Northern Iowa | Alexander Garner misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 37-44 |
| 14:33 | Missouri State | Uang Chinn grabs the board | 37-44 |
| 14:28 | Missouri State | Wayne Camp buries a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Uang Chinn | 39-44 |
| 14:08 | Northern Iowa | Ryan Allison banks in the layup | 39-46 |
| 13:48 | Missouri State | Roland Johnson scores on a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Eddie Jones | 42-46 |
| 13:26 | Northern Iowa | Alexander Garner's fadeaway is rejected by Victor Planas | 42-46 |
| 13:25 | Missouri State | Wayne Camp snags the defensive board | 42-46 |
| 13:03 | Missouri State | Roland Johnson comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 42-46 |
| 13:02 | Northern Iowa | Joel Hawkins pulls down the rebound | 42-46 |
| 12:44 | Northern Iowa | Ryan Allison can't connect on a shot in the paint but he's fouled by Uang Chinn - foul #3 on Uang Chinn, team foul #2 | 42-46 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Edwin Brouwer (PG), Carl Reese (SG), John Fulbright (SF), Bruce Alcaraz (PF), Carlos Rowles (C) Wayne Camp, Roland Johnson, Eddie Jones, Victor Planas, Uang Chinn | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Lester Murphy (PG), Keith Jackson (SF), Monte Holt (PF), John Ballweg (C) Robert Boisvert, Alexander Garner, Ross Tyler, Joel Hawkins | |
| 12:44 | Northern Iowa | Ryan Allison makes the 1st free throw | 42-47 |
| 12:44 | Northern Iowa | Ryan Allison makes the 2nd free throw | 42-48 |
| 12:20 | Missouri State | Bruce Alcaraz buries a shot from the left block | 44-48 |
| 12:02 | Northern Iowa | Ryan Allison is denied on a layup by Bruce Alcaraz | 44-48 |
| 12:01 | Missouri State | John Fulbright gets the rebound | 44-48 |
| 11:59 | Missouri State | Edwin Brouwer is fouled in the backcourt by Lester Murphy - foul #2 on Lester Murphy, team foul #1 | 44-48 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Lee Campbell (SG) Ryan Allison | |
| 11:46 | Missouri State | Carlos Rowles hits a fadeaway from close range | 46-48 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Edwin Brouwer (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Carl Reese (fresh) 8 pts. SF - John Fulbright (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bruce Alcaraz (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Carlos Rowles (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Lester Murphy (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Lee Campbell (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Keith Jackson (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Monte Holt (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - John Ballweg (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Northern Iowa | Keith Jackson misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 46-48 |
| 11:25 | Missouri State | Bruce Alcaraz snags the defensive board | 46-48 |
| 11:02 | Missouri State | Carlos Rowles can't connect on a shot from close range but he's hacked by John Ballweg - foul #2 on John Ballweg, team foul #2 | 46-48 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Ross Tyler (C) John Ballweg | |
| 11:02 | Missouri State | Carlos Rowles makes the 1st free throw | 47-48 |
| 11:02 | Missouri State | Carlos Rowles makes the 2nd free throw | 48-48 |
| 10:40 | Northern Iowa | Keith Jackson misses badly on a shot from the right wing but the foul's on Carlos Rowles - foul #1 on Carlos Rowles, team foul #3 | 48-48 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Uang Chinn (C) Carlos Rowles | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 10:40 | Northern Iowa | Keith Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 48-49 |
| 10:40 | Northern Iowa | Keith Jackson misses the 2nd free throw | 48-49 |
| 10:40 | Missouri State | Bruce Alcaraz grabs the board | 48-49 |
| 10:24 | Missouri State | John Fulbright connects on the jumpshot from the left wing set up by Carl Reese and he's fouled by Keith Jackson - foul #3 on Keith Jackson, team foul #3 | 50-49 |
| 10:24 | Missouri State | John Fulbright makes the free throw | 51-49 |
| 10:17 | Northern Iowa | Lee Campbell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-49 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Victor Planas (SF) John Fulbright | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 09:55 | Missouri State | Carl Reese misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 51-49 |
| 09:53 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Ross Tyler | 51-49 |
| 09:42 | Northern Iowa | Lee Campbell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 51-49 |
| 09:41 | Missouri State | Bruce Alcaraz snags the defensive board | 51-49 |
| 09:24 | Missouri State | Bruce Alcaraz hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 51-49 |
| 09:22 | Missouri State | The offensive rebound goes to Uang Chinn | 51-49 |
| 09:10 | Missouri State | Monte Holt denies the turnaround by Victor Planas | 51-49 |
| 09:08 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Keith Jackson | 51-49 |
| 08:57 | Northern Iowa | Carl Reese takes the ball from Keith Jackson | 51-49 |
| 08:37 | Missouri State | Edwin Brouwer misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 51-49 |
| 08:36 | Missouri State | Bruce Alcaraz snags the offensive board | 51-49 |
| 08:22 | Missouri State | Lester Murphy is called for the reach on Edwin Brouwer - foul #3 on Lester Murphy, team foul #4 | 51-49 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Wayne Camp (PG), Roland Johnson (SG), John Fulbright (SF), Carlos Rowles (C) Edwin Brouwer, Carl Reese, Bruce Alcaraz, Uang Chinn | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Boisvert (PG), Alexander Garner (SG), Ryan Allison (SF), John Ballweg (C) Lester Murphy, Lee Campbell, Keith Jackson, Monte Holt | |
| 08:14 | Missouri State | Wayne Camp knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Carlos Rowles | 54-49 |
| 08:00 | Northern Iowa | Ross Tyler comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 54-49 |
| 07:58 | Missouri State | Wayne Camp pulls down the rebound | 54-49 |
| 07:39 | Missouri State | Roland Johnson drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by John Fulbright | 57-49 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Wayne Camp (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Roland Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Fulbright (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Victor Planas (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. C - Carlos Rowles (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Robert Boisvert (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Alexander Garner (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Ryan Allison (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Ross Tyler (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - John Ballweg (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:16 | Northern Iowa | Alexander Garner is fouled on the floor by Carlos Rowles - foul #2 on Carlos Rowles, team foul #4 | 57-49 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Uang Chinn (PF) Victor Planas | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Lester Murphy (PG), Joel Hawkins (PF) Robert Boisvert, Ross Tyler | |
| 06:55 | Northern Iowa | Ryan Allison scores on a turnaround from the right block | 57-51 |
| 06:39 | Missouri State | Wayne Camp misses short on a shot from the right side but he's fouled by Lester Murphy - foul #4 on Lester Murphy, team foul #5 | 57-51 |
| 06:39 | Missouri State | Wayne Camp makes the 1st free throw | 58-51 |
| 06:39 | Missouri State | Wayne Camp makes the 2nd free throw | 59-51 |
| 06:29 | Northern Iowa | Roland Johnson picks off the pass by Alexander Garner | 59-51 |
| 06:15 | Missouri State | Wayne Camp clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 59-51 |
| 06:14 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to John Ballweg | 59-51 |
| 06:09 | Northern Iowa | John Fulbright is called for the reach on Joel Hawkins - foul #3 on John Fulbright, team foul #5 | 59-51 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Edwin Brouwer (PG), Carl Reese (SG), Bruce Alcaraz (PF) Wayne Camp, Roland Johnson, Carlos Rowles | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Lee Campbell (SG), Keith Jackson (SF), Monte Holt (PF) Alexander Garner, Ryan Allison, Joel Hawkins | |
| 05:53 | Northern Iowa | Lester Murphy drills a 3 from straight away | 59-54 |
| 05:32 | Missouri State | Uang Chinn can't connect on a driving attempt from close range but he's fouled by Lester Murphy - foul #5 on Lester Murphy, team foul #6 | 59-54 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Victor Planas (SF) John Fulbright | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Boisvert (PG), Ross Tyler (C) Lester Murphy, John Ballweg | |
| 05:32 | Missouri State | Uang Chinn misses the 1st free throw | 59-54 |
| 05:32 | Missouri State | Uang Chinn makes the 2nd free throw | 60-54 |
| 05:11 | Northern Iowa | Uang Chinn swats the shot by Robert Boisvert | 60-54 |
| 05:09 | Missouri State | Victor Planas snags the defensive board | 60-54 |
| 04:48 | Missouri State | Carl Reese connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 63-54 |
| 04:24 | Northern Iowa | Lee Campbell makes the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Robert Boisvert | 63-57 |
| 04:09 | Missouri State | Edwin Brouwer connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Bruce Alcaraz | 66-57 |
| 03:52 | Northern Iowa | Victor Planas steps in front of the Ross Tyler pass | 66-57 |
| 03:49 | Missouri State | Victor Planas banks in the layup | 68-57 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:30 | Northern Iowa | Keith Jackson loses the dribble to Bruce Alcaraz | 68-57 |
| 03:30 | Missouri State | Missouri State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-57 |
| Subs | Missouri State | John Fulbright (SF), Carlos Rowles (C) Victor Planas, Uang Chinn | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | John Ballweg (C) Ross Tyler | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Edwin Brouwer (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Carl Reese (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Fulbright (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Bruce Alcaraz (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. C - Carlos Rowles (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Robert Boisvert (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Lee Campbell (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Keith Jackson (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Monte Holt (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - John Ballweg (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:15 | Missouri State | John Fulbright connects on the shot from the left side on a great pass from Carl Reese | 70-57 |
| 03:06 | Northern Iowa | Lee Campbell can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 70-57 |
| 03:04 | Northern Iowa | Monte Holt grabs the offensive rebound | 70-57 |
| 02:52 | Northern Iowa | Edwin Brouwer is called for the reach on Keith Jackson - foul #3 on Edwin Brouwer, team foul #6 | 70-57 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Alexander Garner (SG) Lee Campbell | |
| 02:35 | Northern Iowa | Robert Boisvert buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 70-59 |
| 02:11 | Missouri State | Monte Holt is called for the reach on Bruce Alcaraz - foul #1 on Monte Holt, team foul #7 | 70-59 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Wayne Camp (PG), Roland Johnson (SG), Victor Planas (SF), Uang Chinn (C) Edwin Brouwer, Carl Reese, John Fulbright, Carlos Rowles | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Ryan Allison (SF), Ross Tyler (PF), Joel Hawkins (C) Keith Jackson, Monte Holt, John Ballweg | |
| 02:11 | Missouri State | Bruce Alcaraz makes the 1st free throw | 71-59 |
| 02:11 | Missouri State | Bruce Alcaraz makes the 2nd free throw | 72-59 |
| 02:02 | Northern Iowa | Joel Hawkins scores on a jumper from the baseline and the foul's on Wayne Camp - foul #1 on Wayne Camp, team foul #7 | 72-61 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Eddie Jones (SF) Bruce Alcaraz | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 02:02 | Northern Iowa | Joel Hawkins makes the free throw | 72-62 |
| 01:41 | Missouri State | Uang Chinn can't connect on a jumper from close range | 72-62 |
| 01:40 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Alexander Garner | 72-62 |
| 01:35 | Northern Iowa | Ryan Allison misses short on a jump hook near the basket | 72-62 |
| 01:33 | Missouri State | Roland Johnson snags the defensive board | 72-62 |
| 01:20 | Missouri State | Wayne Camp is called for traveling | 72-62 |
| 01:07 | Northern Iowa | Alexander Garner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 72-62 |
| 00:42 | Missouri State | Uang Chinn misses the lay-in | 72-62 |
| 00:40 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Alexander Garner | 72-62 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:33 | Northern Iowa | Ryan Allison misses the dunk but he's hacked by Uang Chinn - foul #4 on Uang Chinn, team foul #8 | 72-62 |
| 00:33 | Northern Iowa | Ryan Allison misses the 1st free throw | 72-62 |
| 00:33 | Northern Iowa | Ryan Allison misses the 2nd free throw | 72-62 |
| 00:33 | Missouri State | Victor Planas pulls down the rebound | 72-62 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:05 | Missouri State | Roland Johnson blows the layup | 72-62 |
| 00:04 | Northern Iowa | Ross Tyler gets the rebound | 72-62 |
| 00:00 | Northern Iowa | Ross Tyler clanks a halfcourt shot | 72-62 |