| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Wilfred Carlino (fresh) 5 pts. SG - James Thomson (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Michael Chee (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Troy Reaves (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Andrew Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Paul Lancaster (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jerold Cole (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Marc Carnell (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Sam Chism (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northern Iowa | Jerold Cole inbounds the ball | 50-33 |
| 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 and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:39 | Northern Iowa | Sam Chism hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 50-33 |
| 19:37 | Illinois State | Troy Reaves gets the rebound | 50-33 |
| 19:33 | Illinois State | Wilfred Carlino misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 50-33 |
| 19:32 | Northern Iowa | Marc Carnell pulls down the rebound | 50-33 |
| 19:10 | Northern Iowa | Andrew Jones swats the short shot by Sam Chism | 50-33 |
| 19:09 | Northern Iowa | Michael Johnson grabs the offensive rebound | 50-33 |
| 18:53 | Northern Iowa | Marc Carnell can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Troy Reaves - foul #2 on Troy Reaves, team foul #1 | 50-33 |
| 18:53 | Northern Iowa | Marc Carnell makes the 1st free throw | 50-34 |
| 18:53 | Northern Iowa | Marc Carnell makes the 2nd free throw | 50-35 |
| 18:39 | Illinois State | Troy Reaves is whistled for traveling | 50-35 |
| Subs | Illinois State | William Williams (SG), Milton Cramer (SF), Raymond Signorelli (PF), John Rauch (C) James Thomson, Michael Chee, Troy Reaves, Andrew Jones | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 18:22 | Northern Iowa | Jerold Cole knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Paul Lancaster | 50-37 |
| 18:04 | Illinois State | Wilfred Carlino makes the jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by William Williams | 52-37 |
| 17:48 | Northern Iowa | Jerold Cole makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Paul Lancaster | 52-40 |
| 17:28 | Illinois State | William Williams's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-40 |
| Subs | Illinois State | James Thomson (SG), Michael Chee (SF), Troy Reaves (PF), Andrew Jones (C) Wilfred Carlino, Milton Cramer, Raymond Signorelli, John Rauch | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Thomas Holman (PG), William Gaeta (SG), Greg Jackson (SF), Daniel Mock (PF), Joseph Stewart (C) Paul Lancaster, Michael Johnson, Jerold Cole, Marc Carnell, Sam Chism | |
| 17:03 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Stewart clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 52-40 |
| 17:02 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Mock tips it home | 52-42 |
| 16:48 | Illinois State | James Thomson comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 52-42 |
| 16:46 | Illinois State | Andrew Jones tips it but misses | 52-42 |
| 16:45 | Illinois State | Andrew Jones tips it but misses | 52-42 |
| 16:43 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Mock grabs the board | 52-42 |
| 16:22 | Northern Iowa | William Gaeta misses the wide open 3pt jumper from the right wing | 52-42 |
| 16:20 | Illinois State | Troy Reaves grabs the board | 52-42 |
| 16:03 | Illinois State | James Thomson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-42 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Stanley Davis (PG), Robert Schroeder (SG), Milton Cramer (SF), Raymond Signorelli (PF), John Rauch (C) William Williams, James Thomson, Michael Chee, Troy Reaves, Andrew Jones | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jerold Cole (SF), Marc Carnell (PF) Greg Jackson, Joseph Stewart | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Stanley Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Schroeder (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Milton Cramer (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Raymond Signorelli (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - John Rauch (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Thomas Holman (fresh) 2 pts. SG - William Gaeta (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jerold Cole (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Marc Carnell (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Daniel Mock (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:47 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Holman clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 52-42 |
| 15:45 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Mock tips it home | 52-44 |
| 15:29 | Illinois State | Robert Schroeder hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing but the foul's on William Gaeta - foul #1 on William Gaeta, team foul #1 | 52-44 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Wilfred Carlino (PG) Stanley Davis | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Paul Lancaster (PG), Michael Johnson (SG), Greg Jackson (C) Thomas Holman, William Gaeta, Daniel Mock | |
| 15:29 | Illinois State | Robert Schroeder makes the 1st free throw | 53-44 |
| 15:29 | Illinois State | Robert Schroeder makes the 2nd free throw | 54-44 |
| 15:16 | Northern Iowa | Raymond Signorelli swats the short shot by Jerold Cole | 54-44 |
| 15:15 | Northern Iowa | Marc Carnell hits the follow up shot | 54-46 |
| 14:52 | Illinois State | Milton Cramer comes up short on the shot from close range but the foul's on Jerold Cole - foul #1 on Jerold Cole, team foul #2 | 54-46 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Michael Chee (SF) Raymond Signorelli | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Sam Chism (C) Jerold Cole | |
| 14:52 | Illinois State | Milton Cramer makes the 1st free throw | 55-46 |
| 14:52 | Illinois State | Milton Cramer makes the 2nd free throw | 56-46 |
| 14:32 | Northern Iowa | Paul Lancaster is alone and drills a 3pt shot from the right wing | 56-49 |
| 14:13 | Illinois State | Milton Cramer hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 56-49 |
| 14:12 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Michael Johnson | 56-49 |
| 13:52 | Northern Iowa | Sam Chism scores on a floater in the paint | 56-51 |
| 13:30 | Illinois State | Wilfred Carlino loses the ball out of bounds | 56-51 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Stanley Davis (PG), James Thomson (SG), William Williams (SF), Troy Reaves (PF), Andrew Jones (C) Wilfred Carlino, Robert Schroeder, Michael Chee, Milton Cramer, John Rauch | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Thomas Holman (PG), William Gaeta (SG), Jerold Cole (SF), Daniel Mock (PF), Joseph Stewart (C) Paul Lancaster, Michael Johnson, Greg Jackson, Marc Carnell, Sam Chism | |
| 13:28 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Stewart's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 56-51 |
| 13:15 | Illinois State | Stanley Davis is hacked by Thomas Holman - foul #3 on Thomas Holman, team foul #3 | 56-51 |
| 13:09 | Illinois State | James Thomson buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Stanley Davis | 59-51 |
| 12:59 | Northern Iowa | William Gaeta makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Thomas Holman | 59-54 |
| 12:42 | Illinois State | Andrew Jones comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by William Gaeta - foul #2 on William Gaeta, team foul #4 | 59-54 |
| 12:42 | Illinois State | Andrew Jones makes the 1st free throw | 60-54 |
| 12:42 | Illinois State | Andrew Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 61-54 |
| 12:16 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Holman comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 61-54 |
| 12:15 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Troy Reaves | 61-54 |
| 11:55 | Illinois State | Joseph Stewart is called for the reach on Troy Reaves - foul #1 on Joseph Stewart, team foul #5 | 61-54 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Wilfred Carlino (PG), Michael Chee (SF), Raymond Signorelli (C) Stanley Davis, William Williams, Andrew Jones | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Paul Lancaster (PG), Kurt Malbrough (SG), Marc Carnell (PF), Sam Chism (C) Thomas Holman, William Gaeta, Daniel Mock, Joseph Stewart | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Wilfred Carlino (fresh) 7 pts. SG - James Thomson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Michael Chee (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Troy Reaves (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Raymond Signorelli (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Paul Lancaster (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kurt Malbrough (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jerold Cole (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Marc Carnell (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Sam Chism (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:50 | Illinois State | Troy Reaves misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 61-54 |
| 11:49 | Illinois State | Wilfred Carlino grabs the offensive board | 61-54 |
| 11:39 | Illinois State | Raymond Signorelli misses long on a jumper from the left block | 61-54 |
| 11:38 | Northern Iowa | Jerold Cole gets the rebound | 61-54 |
| 11:34 | Northern Iowa | Raymond Signorelli is called for the reach on Kurt Malbrough - foul #2 on Raymond Signorelli, team foul #2 | 61-54 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Greg Jackson (SF) Jerold Cole | |
| 11:25 | Northern Iowa | Kurt Malbrough throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-54 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Andrew Jones (C) Troy Reaves | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 11:06 | Illinois State | Andrew Jones hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block but he's fouled by Marc Carnell - foul #3 on Marc Carnell, team foul #6 | 61-54 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Robert Schroeder (SG), William Williams (SF) James Thomson, Michael Chee | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Michael Johnson (SG) Kurt Malbrough | |
| 11:06 | Illinois State | Andrew Jones makes the 1st free throw | 62-54 |
| 11:06 | Illinois State | Andrew Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 63-54 |
| 10:47 | Northern Iowa | Michael Johnson misses the 3 from the left corner | 63-54 |
| 10:45 | Illinois State | Raymond Signorelli snags the defensive board | 63-54 |
| 10:21 | Illinois State | Andrew Jones banks in the layup set up by Robert Schroeder | 65-54 |
| 10:04 | Northern Iowa | Sam Chism can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Andrew Jones - foul #3 on Andrew Jones, team foul #3 | 65-54 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Stanley Davis (PG), James Thomson (SG), Michael Chee (SF), Troy Reaves (PF), John Rauch (C) Wilfred Carlino, Robert Schroeder, William Williams, Raymond Signorelli, Andrew Jones | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Thomas Holman (PG), Jerold Cole (SF), Daniel Mock (PF) Paul Lancaster, Greg Jackson, Marc Carnell | |
| 10:04 | Northern Iowa | Sam Chism makes the 1st free throw | 65-55 |
| 10:04 | Northern Iowa | Sam Chism makes the 2nd free throw | 65-56 |
| 09:47 | Illinois State | James Thomson is hacked by Daniel Mock - foul #2 on Daniel Mock, team foul #7 | 65-56 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | William Gaeta (SG), Joseph Stewart (C) Michael Johnson, Sam Chism | |
| 09:47 | Illinois State | James Thomson makes the 1st free throw | 66-56 |
| 09:47 | Illinois State | James Thomson makes the 2nd free throw | 67-56 |
| 09:33 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Holman connects on the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Joseph Stewart | 67-59 |
| 09:12 | Illinois State | John Rauch lays it up and in set up by Troy Reaves and the foul's on Joseph Stewart - foul #2 on Joseph Stewart, team foul #8 | 69-59 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Raymond Bishop (PG), William Williams (SF) Stanley Davis, Michael Chee | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 09:12 | Illinois State | John Rauch makes the free throw | 70-59 |
| 09:09 | Northern Iowa | William Gaeta is hacked by James Thomson in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Thomson, team foul #4 | 70-59 |
| 08:57 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Mock hits a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Thomas Holman and the foul's on John Rauch - foul #1 on John Rauch, team foul #5 | 70-61 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Milton Cramer (SF) James Thomson | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Greg Jackson (C) Joseph Stewart | |
| 08:57 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Mock makes the free throw | 70-62 |
| 08:35 | Illinois State | William Williams hits the finger roll set up by Raymond Bishop | 72-62 |
| 08:32 | Northern Iowa | William Gaeta is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #3 on William Gaeta, team foul #9 | 72-62 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Wilfred Carlino (PG), Robert Schroeder (SG), Andrew Jones (C) Raymond Bishop, Troy Reaves, John Rauch | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Paul Lancaster (PG), Michael Johnson (SG), Marc Carnell (PF), Sam Chism (C) Thomas Holman, William Gaeta, Jerold Cole, Daniel Mock | |
| 08:08 | Illinois State | Milton Cramer hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 72-62 |
| 08:06 | Illinois State | Wilfred Carlino tips it but misses | 72-62 |
| 08:05 | Northern Iowa | Sam Chism snags the defensive board | 72-62 |
| 07:51 | Northern Iowa | Sam Chism scores on a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Paul Lancaster | 72-64 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Wilfred Carlino (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Robert Schroeder (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Williams (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. PF - Milton Cramer (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Andrew Jones (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Paul Lancaster (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Michael Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Greg Jackson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Marc Carnell (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Sam Chism (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:31 | Illinois State | Milton Cramer is hacked by Michael Johnson - foul #3 on Michael Johnson, team foul #10 | 72-64 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Stanley Davis (PG), James Thomson (SG), Michael Chee (SF), Raymond Signorelli (C) Wilfred Carlino, Robert Schroeder, William Williams, Andrew Jones | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Thomas Holman (SG), Jerold Cole (SF), Joseph Stewart (C) Michael Johnson, Greg Jackson, Sam Chism | |
| 07:31 | Illinois State | Milton Cramer misses the 1st free throw | 72-64 |
| 07:31 | Illinois State | Milton Cramer misses the 2nd free throw | 72-64 |
| 07:31 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Marc Carnell | 72-64 |
| 07:11 | Northern Iowa | Jerold Cole misses short on an open 3 from the left corner | 72-64 |
| 07:10 | Illinois State | Stanley Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 72-64 |
| 06:53 | Illinois State | James Thomson loses the dribble to Paul Lancaster | 72-64 |
| 06:49 | Northern Iowa | Paul Lancaster hits the finger roll | 72-66 |
| 06:39 | Illinois State | Michael Chee knocks in the jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Milton Cramer | 74-66 |
| 06:36 | Northern Iowa | Stanley Davis is called for the reach on Paul Lancaster in the backcourt - foul #2 on Stanley Davis, team foul #6 | 74-66 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Wilfred Carlino (PG), John Rauch (C) Stanley Davis, Milton Cramer | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | William Gaeta (PG), Kurt Malbrough (SG), Daniel Mock (PF) Paul Lancaster, Thomas Holman, Marc Carnell | |
| 06:12 | Northern Iowa | William Gaeta makes the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Kurt Malbrough | 74-69 |
| 05:53 | Illinois State | James Thomson knocks in the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Wilfred Carlino | 76-69 |
| 05:43 | Northern Iowa | Jerold Cole drills a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Daniel Mock | 76-71 |
| 05:28 | Illinois State | Raymond Signorelli scores on a runner in the paint on a nice dish by Michael Chee | 78-71 |
| 05:24 | Northern Iowa | Kurt Malbrough misses long on a 3 from straight away | 78-71 |
| 05:22 | Illinois State | Raymond Signorelli grabs the defensive rebound | 78-71 |
| 05:08 | Illinois State | Raymond Signorelli travels with the ball | 78-71 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Stanley Davis (PG), Robert Schroeder (SG), William Williams (SF), Troy Reaves (PF), Andrew Jones (C) Wilfred Carlino, James Thomson, Michael Chee, Raymond Signorelli, John Rauch | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Paul Lancaster (PG), Michael Johnson (SG), Greg Jackson (SF), Marc Carnell (PF), Sam Chism (C) William Gaeta, Kurt Malbrough, Jerold Cole, Daniel Mock, Joseph Stewart | |
| 04:45 | Northern Iowa | Paul Lancaster blows the wide open layup | 78-71 |
| 04:44 | Illinois State | William Williams snags the defensive board | 78-71 |
| 04:31 | Illinois State | Stanley Davis scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Robert Schroeder | 81-71 |
| 04:10 | Northern Iowa | Troy Reaves picks off the pass by Paul Lancaster | 81-71 |
| 03:56 | Illinois State | Stanley Davis misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 81-71 |
| 03:55 | Northern Iowa | Marc Carnell snags the defensive board | 81-71 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 03:51 | Northern Iowa | Troy Reaves picks off the pass by Paul Lancaster in the backcourt | 81-71 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Stanley Davis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Schroeder (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - William Williams (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. PF - Troy Reaves (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Andrew Jones (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Paul Lancaster (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Michael Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Greg Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Marc Carnell (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Sam Chism (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 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) | |
| 03:27 | Illinois State | Stanley Davis connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 84-71 |
| 03:25 | Northern Iowa | Michael Johnson is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Schroeder - foul #2 on Robert Schroeder, team foul #7 | 84-71 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Wilfred Carlino (PG), James Thomson (SG), Michael Chee (SF), John Rauch (C) Stanley Davis, Robert Schroeder, William Williams, Andrew Jones | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | William Gaeta (PG), Thomas Holman (SF), Daniel Mock (C) Paul Lancaster, Greg Jackson, Sam Chism | |
| 03:25 | Northern Iowa | Michael Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 84-72 |
| 03:25 | Northern Iowa | Michael Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 84-72 |
| 03:25 | Illinois State | John Rauch grabs the defensive rebound | 84-72 |
| 02:58 | Illinois State | Wilfred Carlino misses short on a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on William Gaeta - foul #4 on William Gaeta, team foul #11 | 84-72 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jerold Cole (SF) Michael Johnson | |
| 02:58 | Illinois State | Wilfred Carlino makes the 1st free throw | 85-72 |
| 02:58 | Illinois State | Wilfred Carlino misses the 2nd free throw | 85-72 |
| 02:58 | Northern Iowa | Marc Carnell grabs the board | 85-72 |
| 02:58 | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 85-72 |
| 02:42 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Holman is fouled on the floor by Troy Reaves - foul #3 on Troy Reaves, team foul #8 | 85-72 |
| Subs | Illinois State | William Williams (SG), Milton Cramer (SF), Raymond Signorelli (PF) James Thomson, Michael Chee, Troy Reaves | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Paul Lancaster (PG) William Gaeta | |
| 02:42 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Holman misses the 1st free throw | 85-72 |
| 02:42 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Mock snags the offensive board | 85-72 |
| 02:27 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Holman double dribbles | 85-72 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Michael Johnson (SG), Sam Chism (C) Thomas Holman, Daniel Mock | |
| 02:21 | Illinois State | Illinois State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 85-72 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Andrew Jones (C) John Rauch | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 01:58 | Illinois State | Andrew Jones clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 85-72 |
| 01:56 | Northern Iowa | Marc Carnell grabs the defensive rebound | 85-72 |
| 01:43 | Northern Iowa | Sam Chism hits a wide open turnaround from the left block | 85-74 |
| 01:23 | Illinois State | Andrew Jones clanks a turnaround in the lane | 85-74 |
| 01:22 | Illinois State | Milton Cramer grabs the offensive board | 85-74 |
| 01:13 | Illinois State | Wilfred Carlino connects on the driving attempt from the left block | 87-74 |
| 01:03 | Northern Iowa | Andrew Jones blocks the short jumper by Marc Carnell | 87-74 |
| 01:01 | Illinois State | Milton Cramer grabs the board | 87-74 |
| 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 flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:37 | Illinois State | Wilfred Carlino scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by William Williams | 89-74 |
| 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) | |
| 00:30 | Northern Iowa | Andrew Jones swats the shot by Michael Johnson | 89-74 |
| 00:28 | Illinois State | Andrew Jones snags the defensive board | 89-74 |
| 00:00 | Illinois State | Wilfred Carlino runs out the clock | 89-74 |