| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Carl Myers (fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Corn (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Leonard Magers (fresh) 2 blk. PF - Sean Staley (fresh) 5 pts. C - James Kelly (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Steven Hall (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Novick (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Patrick Dubay (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Marvin Baden (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - James Wren (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northern Iowa | Patrick Dubay inbounds the ball | 28-38 |
| 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 (-2) | |
| 19:48 | Northern Iowa | Marvin Baden blows the layup but he's hacked by James Kelly - foul #3 on James Kelly, team foul #1 | 28-38 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Jackson (C) James Kelly | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 19:48 | Northern Iowa | Marvin Baden makes the 1st free throw | 28-39 |
| 19:48 | Northern Iowa | Marvin Baden makes the 2nd free throw | 28-40 |
| 19:31 | Southern Illinois | Carl Myers's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-40 |
| 19:14 | Northern Iowa | Charles Novick buries a 3 from the right corner | 28-43 |
| 19:00 | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Jackson buries a jump hook from the right block | 30-43 |
| 18:42 | Northern Iowa | Patrick Dubay misses short on a driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on Leonard Magers - foul #2 on Leonard Magers, team foul #2 | 30-43 |
| 18:42 | Northern Iowa | Patrick Dubay makes the 1st free throw | 30-44 |
| 18:42 | Northern Iowa | Patrick Dubay makes the 2nd free throw | 30-45 |
| 18:18 | Southern Illinois | Carl Myers comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 30-45 |
| 18:17 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Patrick Dubay | 30-45 |
| 17:54 | Northern Iowa | Marvin Baden lays it up and in | 30-47 |
| 17:34 | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Jackson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by James Wren - foul #3 on James Wren, team foul #1 | 30-47 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Gerald Jones (SG), Leon Taylor (SF), James Gray (C) Charles Novick, Patrick Dubay, James Wren | |
| 17:34 | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 31-47 |
| 17:34 | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 32-47 |
| 17:15 | Northern Iowa | Marvin Baden misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline | 32-47 |
| 17:14 | Southern Illinois | Sean Staley snags the defensive board | 32-47 |
| 16:58 | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Jackson misses short on a fadeaway in the lane | 32-47 |
| 16:56 | Northern Iowa | James Gray gets the rebound | 32-47 |
| 16:44 | Northern Iowa | Steven Hall hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 32-47 |
| 16:43 | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Jackson pulls down the rebound | 32-47 |
| 16:22 | Southern Illinois | Sean Staley can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Marvin Baden - foul #3 on Marvin Baden, team foul #2 | 32-47 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Randall Russell (PG), Bernard Alston (SG), Sam Dejesus (SF), Peter James (C) Carl Myers, James Corn, Leonard Magers, Lawrence Jackson | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Charles Novick (SG), Ellis Smith (C) Steven Hall, Marvin Baden | |
| 16:22 | Southern Illinois | Sean Staley makes the 1st free throw | 33-47 |
| 16:22 | Southern Illinois | Sean Staley makes the 2nd free throw | 34-47 |
| 15:55 | Northern Iowa | Gerald Jones is hacked by Bernard Alston - foul #1 on Bernard Alston, team foul #3 | 34-47 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Robert Nicodemus (PF), James Kelly (C) Sean Staley, Peter James | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Patrick Dubay (SF), Alfred Hayden (PF), James Wren (C) Leon Taylor, James Gray, Ellis Smith | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Randall Russell (fresh) SG - Bernard Alston (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Sam Dejesus (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Robert Nicodemus (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - James Kelly (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Gerald Jones (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Charles Novick (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Patrick Dubay (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Alfred Hayden (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - James Wren (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:48 | Northern Iowa | Alfred Hayden misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 34-47 |
| 15:46 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to James Kelly | 34-47 |
| 15:40 | Southern Illinois | Robert Nicodemus comes up short on the shot from the baseline | 34-47 |
| 15:39 | Southern Illinois | James Kelly grabs the offensive rebound | 34-47 |
| 15:15 | Southern Illinois | Randall Russell knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Nicodemus | 36-47 |
| 15:08 | Northern Iowa | Alfred Hayden hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 36-47 |
| 15:06 | Southern Illinois | Bernard Alston grabs the board | 36-47 |
| 14:46 | Southern Illinois | Bernard Alston is fouled on the floor by Patrick Dubay - foul #1 on Patrick Dubay, team foul #3 | 36-47 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Jackson (PG), Leonard Magers (SF) Randall Russell, Sam Dejesus | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Steven Hall (PG) Charles Novick | |
| 14:29 | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Jackson misses short on a floater from the right side | 36-47 |
| 14:28 | Northern Iowa | Patrick Dubay grabs the board | 36-47 |
| 14:10 | Northern Iowa | The pull-up jumper by Gerald Jones is blocked by James Kelly | 36-47 |
| 14:09 | Southern Illinois | James Kelly gets the rebound | 36-47 |
| 13:50 | Southern Illinois | Leonard Magers drills a 3pt shot from straight away | 39-47 |
| 13:30 | Northern Iowa | Alfred Hayden buries a turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Gerald Jones | 39-49 |
| 13:06 | Southern Illinois | James Kelly's fadeaway is rejected by Alfred Hayden | 39-49 |
| 13:05 | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Jackson grabs the offensive rebound | 39-49 |
| 12:57 | Southern Illinois | Bernard Alston hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 39-49 |
| 12:55 | Northern Iowa | Steven Hall grabs the defensive rebound | 39-49 |
| 12:37 | Northern Iowa | Patrick Dubay is called for traveling | 39-49 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Carl Myers (PG), James Corn (SG), Sean Staley (PF) Bernard Alston, Robert Nicodemus, James Kelly | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Charles Novick (SG), Leon Taylor (SF), Marvin Baden (PF), James Gray (C) Gerald Jones, Patrick Dubay, Alfred Hayden, James Wren | |
| 12:24 | Southern Illinois | James Corn misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 39-49 |
| 12:22 | Northern Iowa | James Gray grabs the board | 39-49 |
| 12:07 | Northern Iowa | Marvin Baden misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 39-49 |
| 12:05 | Northern Iowa | Leon Taylor tips it in | 39-51 |
| 11:40 | Southern Illinois | Sean Staley hits a 3 from the left wing | 42-51 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Carl Myers (fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Corn (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Leonard Magers (fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. PF - Sean Staley (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Lawrence Jackson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Steven Hall (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Novick (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Leon Taylor (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Marvin Baden (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - James Gray (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Northern Iowa | James Gray loses the dribble to Lawrence Jackson | 42-51 |
| 11:12 | Southern Illinois | Sean Staley misses badly on a jumper near the basket | 42-51 |
| 11:10 | Northern Iowa | Leon Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 42-51 |
| 11:05 | Northern Iowa | Steven Hall throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 42-51 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Sam Dejesus (SF), Robert Nicodemus (C) Leonard Magers, Lawrence Jackson | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Gerald Jones (PG), James Wren (C) Steven Hall, Leon Taylor | |
| 10:53 | Southern Illinois | Carl Myers is fouled on the floor by Gerald Jones - foul #1 on Gerald Jones, team foul #4 | 42-51 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | James Kelly (C) Robert Nicodemus | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 10:39 | Southern Illinois | James Kelly hits a runner from the right block on a nice dish by James Corn | 44-51 |
| 10:26 | Northern Iowa | Sam Dejesus blocks the short jumper by James Gray | 44-51 |
| 10:25 | Northern Iowa | James Wren tips it back up and in | 44-53 |
| 10:10 | Southern Illinois | James Kelly is called for traveling | 44-53 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Leonard Magers (SF) Sam Dejesus | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Steven Hall (PG), Alfred Hayden (PF) Charles Novick, James Gray | |
| 09:48 | Northern Iowa | James Wren buries a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Gerald Jones | 44-56 |
| 09:35 | Southern Illinois | James Kelly's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-56 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Jackson (PG), Bernard Alston (SG), Robert Nicodemus (PF), Peter James (C) Carl Myers, James Corn, Sean Staley, James Kelly | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Patrick Dubay (SF) Marvin Baden | |
| 09:15 | Northern Iowa | Patrick Dubay buries a driving attempt from the baseline | 44-58 |
| 08:50 | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Jackson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 44-58 |
| 08:48 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Patrick Dubay | 44-58 |
| 08:35 | Northern Iowa | James Wren is fouled on the floor by Bernard Alston - foul #2 on Bernard Alston, team foul #4 | 44-58 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Sean Staley (PF) Peter James | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Charles Novick (SG) Gerald Jones | |
| 08:25 | Northern Iowa | Charles Novick misses long on a floater from the left side but he's fouled by Leonard Magers - foul #3 on Leonard Magers, team foul #5 | 44-58 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | James Kelly (C) Robert Nicodemus | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Marvin Baden (SF) Patrick Dubay | |
| 08:25 | Northern Iowa | Charles Novick misses the 1st free throw | 44-58 |
| 08:25 | Northern Iowa | Charles Novick makes the 2nd free throw | 44-59 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 08:06 | Southern Illinois | James Kelly is fouled on the floor by James Wren - foul #4 on James Wren, team foul #5 | 44-59 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Carl Myers (PG), James Corn (SG) Lawrence Jackson, Bernard Alston | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Colin Weingarten (PG), Leon Taylor (SF), James Gray (C) Steven Hall, Alfred Hayden, James Wren | |
| 07:52 | Southern Illinois | Leonard Magers clanks a jumper from the right side | 44-59 |
| 07:51 | Northern Iowa | Marvin Baden snags the defensive board | 44-59 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 07:46 | Northern Iowa | Colin Weingarten drills a 3pt shot from the left corner | 44-62 |
| 07:31 | Southern Illinois | Sean Staley scores on a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Carl Myers | 46-62 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Carl Myers (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Corn (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Leonard Magers (fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. 3 pf. PF - Sean Staley (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. C - James Kelly (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Colin Weingarten (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Charles Novick (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Leon Taylor (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Marvin Baden (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - James Gray (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:06 | Northern Iowa | Colin Weingarten is hacked by Carl Myers - foul #2 on Carl Myers, team foul #6 | 46-62 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Jackson (SF) Leonard Magers | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Steven Hall (PG), Patrick Dubay (SF), James Wren (C) Colin Weingarten, Leon Taylor, James Gray | |
| 06:49 | Northern Iowa | Steven Hall buries a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Marvin Baden | 46-65 |
| 06:36 | Southern Illinois | Sean Staley misses the easy layup | 46-65 |
| 06:34 | Southern Illinois | James Corn snags the offensive board | 46-65 |
| 06:21 | Southern Illinois | James Kelly can't connect on a runner in the paint | 46-65 |
| 06:19 | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Jackson grabs the offensive rebound | 46-65 |
| 06:14 | Southern Illinois | Sean Staley scores on a jump hook from close range and he's hacked by Marvin Baden - foul #4 on Marvin Baden, team foul #6 | 48-65 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Bernard Alston (SG), Sam Dejesus (SF), Robert Nicodemus (C) Carl Myers, James Corn, James Kelly | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Gerald Jones (SG), Alfred Hayden (PF) Charles Novick, Marvin Baden | |
| 06:14 | Southern Illinois | Sean Staley makes the free throw | 49-65 |
| 05:52 | Northern Iowa | James Wren misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 49-65 |
| 05:50 | Southern Illinois | Sean Staley pulls down the rebound | 49-65 |
| 05:29 | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Jackson is fouled on the floor by Patrick Dubay - foul #2 on Patrick Dubay, team foul #7 | 49-65 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Leonard Magers (SF), Peter James (C) Sam Dejesus, Sean Staley | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Leon Taylor (SF) Patrick Dubay | |
| 05:29 | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 50-65 |
| 05:29 | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 51-65 |
| 05:27 | Northern Iowa | Steven Hall is called for traveling in the backcourt | 51-65 |
| 05:12 | Southern Illinois | Peter James knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 53-65 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:45 | Northern Iowa | James Wren buries a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Gerald Jones | 53-68 |
| 04:26 | Southern Illinois | Robert Nicodemus clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Alfred Hayden - foul #4 on Alfred Hayden, team foul #8 | 53-68 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Carl Myers (PG), James Corn (SG), James Kelly (C) Lawrence Jackson, Bernard Alston, Peter James | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Charles Novick (SG), Marvin Baden (SF), James Gray (C) Steven Hall, Leon Taylor, James Wren | |
| 04:26 | Southern Illinois | Robert Nicodemus misses the 1st free throw | 53-68 |
| 04:26 | Southern Illinois | Robert Nicodemus misses the 2nd free throw | 53-68 |
| 04:26 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to James Gray | 53-68 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:04 | Northern Iowa | Marvin Baden is called for a pushoff foul - foul #5 on Marvin Baden, team foul #9 | 53-68 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Patrick Dubay (SF) Marvin Baden | |
| 03:50 | Southern Illinois | James Kelly misses long on a floater from the right wing | 53-68 |
| 03:48 | Southern Illinois | Leonard Magers misses the tip | 53-68 |
| 03:46 | Northern Iowa | Patrick Dubay grabs the defensive rebound | 53-68 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:17 | Northern Iowa | Patrick Dubay is denied on a layup by James Kelly | 53-68 |
| 03:16 | Southern Illinois | Robert Nicodemus grabs the board | 53-68 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Carl Myers (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Corn (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Leonard Magers (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. PF - Robert Nicodemus (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - James Kelly (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 4 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Gerald Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Novick (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Patrick Dubay (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. PF - Alfred Hayden (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - James Gray (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:11 | Southern Illinois | The jumper by Carl Myers is denied by Alfred Hayden | 53-68 |
| 03:10 | Northern Iowa | James Gray grabs the defensive rebound | 53-68 |
| 02:48 | Northern Iowa | Alfred Hayden scores on a driving attempt from the right block set up by Gerald Jones | 53-70 |
| 02:33 | Southern Illinois | Robert Nicodemus lays it in on a great pass from James Corn and he's fouled by Alfred Hayden - foul #5 on Alfred Hayden, team foul #10 | 55-70 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Jackson (PG), Bernard Alston (SG), Sam Dejesus (SF), Peter James (C) Carl Myers, James Corn, Leonard Magers, James Kelly | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Christopher Weinman (PG), Colin Weingarten (SG), Leon Taylor (SF), Ellis Smith (C) Gerald Jones, Charles Novick, Patrick Dubay, Alfred Hayden | |
| 02:33 | Southern Illinois | Robert Nicodemus makes the free throw | 56-70 |
| 02:29 | Northern Iowa | Christopher Weinman is fouled in the backcourt by Lawrence Jackson - foul #1 on Lawrence Jackson, team foul #7 | 56-70 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Randall Russell (PG) Robert Nicodemus | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 02:29 | Northern Iowa | Christopher Weinman makes the 1st free throw | 56-71 |
| 02:29 | Northern Iowa | Christopher Weinman makes the 2nd free throw | 56-72 |
| 02:03 | Southern Illinois | Sam Dejesus connects on the jump hook from the right block set up by Bernard Alston and he's hacked by Leon Taylor - foul #1 on Leon Taylor, team foul #11 | 58-72 |
| 02:03 | Southern Illinois | Sam Dejesus makes the free throw | 59-72 |
| 01:42 | Northern Iowa | James Gray scores on a jump hook in the paint | 59-74 |
| 01:28 | Southern Illinois | Bernard Alston knocks in the driving attempt in the paint | 61-74 |
| 01:01 | Northern Iowa | Colin Weingarten is hacked by Randall Russell - foul #1 on Randall Russell, team foul #8 | 61-74 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Robert Nicodemus (PF) Randall Russell | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Gerald Jones (SG) Christopher Weinman | |
| 01:01 | Northern Iowa | Colin Weingarten makes the 1st free throw | 61-75 |
| 01:01 | Northern Iowa | Colin Weingarten makes the 2nd free throw | 61-76 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:57 | Southern Illinois | Ellis Smith denies the turnaround by Peter James | 61-76 |
| 00:55 | Northern Iowa | Ellis Smith pulls down the rebound | 61-76 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:29 | Northern Iowa | Ellis Smith steps out of bounds on the sideline | 61-76 |
| 00:23 | Southern Illinois | Robert Nicodemus knocks in the fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Lawrence Jackson | 63-76 |
| 00:00 | Northern Iowa | Colin Weingarten runs out the clock | 63-76 |