| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Thomas Wright (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Samuel Gray (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Mayers (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Mark Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Micheals (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Derrick Cimino (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Frederic Rimmer (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Spencer Miller (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Sanford Millwood (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ryan Seaton (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Northern Iowa | Spencer Miller inbounds the ball | 33-32 |
| 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 (+1) | |
| 19:58 | Northern Iowa | Frederic Rimmer is fouled in the backcourt by Samuel Gray - foul #2 on Samuel Gray, team foul #1 | 33-32 |
| 19:43 | Northern Iowa | Derrick Cimino knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner | 33-35 |
| 19:20 | Illinois State | Samuel Gray misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 33-35 |
| 19:18 | Illinois State | Thomas Micheals pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-35 |
| 19:08 | Illinois State | Sanford Millwood steals the ball from Mark Smith | 33-35 |
| 18:56 | Northern Iowa | Derrick Cimino hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Frederic Rimmer | 33-38 |
| 18:39 | Illinois State | Brian Mayers clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Derrick Cimino - foul #1 on Derrick Cimino, team foul #1 | 33-38 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Ray Dearborn (SG), Scott Smith (C) Samuel Gray, Thomas Micheals | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 18:39 | Illinois State | Brian Mayers makes the 1st free throw | 34-38 |
| 18:39 | Illinois State | Brian Mayers makes the 2nd free throw | 35-38 |
| 18:37 | Northern Iowa | Brian Mayers is called for the reach on Spencer Miller in the backcourt - foul #2 on Brian Mayers, team foul #2 | 35-38 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Dennis Nash (PG), George Thornton (C) Thomas Wright, Brian Mayers | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 18:18 | Northern Iowa | Sanford Millwood hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket | 35-38 |
| 18:16 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Ray Dearborn | 35-38 |
| 17:47 | Illinois State | Mark Smith misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 35-38 |
| 17:46 | Northern Iowa | Spencer Miller pulls down the rebound | 35-38 |
| 17:43 | Northern Iowa | Spencer Miller's pass is intercepted by Mark Smith in the backcourt | 35-38 |
| 17:29 | Illinois State | Mark Smith scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 38-38 |
| 17:08 | Northern Iowa | Ryan Seaton hits a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Sanford Millwood | 38-40 |
| 16:49 | Illinois State | Mark Smith misses the jumpshot from the left side | 38-40 |
| 16:48 | Northern Iowa | Ryan Seaton pulls down the rebound | 38-40 |
| 16:30 | Northern Iowa | Spencer Miller is open and lays it up and in | 38-42 |
| 16:19 | Illinois State | Ray Dearborn buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Scott Smith | 41-42 |
| 16:00 | Northern Iowa | Scott Smith swats the short shot by Sanford Millwood | 41-42 |
| 15:59 | Northern Iowa | Spencer Miller hits the follow up shot | 41-44 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Dennis Nash (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ray Dearborn (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Scott Smith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mark Smith (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - George Thornton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Derrick Cimino (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Frederic Rimmer (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Spencer Miller (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Sanford Millwood (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Ryan Seaton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:35 | Illinois State | Dennis Nash is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Dennis Nash, team foul #3 | 41-44 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Thomas Wright (PG), Samuel Gray (SG), Brian Mayers (SF), Russell Rinker (PF), Thomas Micheals (C) Dennis Nash, Ray Dearborn, Scott Smith, Mark Smith, George Thornton | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Randy Carlisle (PG), Dennis Brown (SG), Jewell Howard (SF), Larry Petrovich (PF), Cecil Pagan (C) Derrick Cimino, Frederic Rimmer, Spencer Miller, Sanford Millwood, Ryan Seaton | |
| 15:30 | Northern Iowa | Jewell Howard is fouled in the backcourt by Russell Rinker - foul #1 on Russell Rinker, team foul #4 | 41-44 |
| 15:16 | Northern Iowa | Cecil Pagan misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 41-44 |
| 15:15 | Northern Iowa | Larry Petrovich misses the tip | 41-44 |
| 15:13 | Northern Iowa | Cecil Pagan hits the follow up shot | 41-46 |
| 15:04 | Illinois State | Samuel Gray can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 41-46 |
| 15:02 | Illinois State | Samuel Gray snags the offensive board | 41-46 |
| 14:50 | Illinois State | Russell Rinker lays it up and in set up by Thomas Wright | 43-46 |
| 14:25 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Brown clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 43-46 |
| 14:24 | Northern Iowa | Cecil Pagan hits the follow up shot | 43-48 |
| 14:13 | Illinois State | Samuel Gray clanks a floater from the right side | 43-48 |
| 14:12 | Northern Iowa | Larry Petrovich pulls down the rebound | 43-48 |
| 13:48 | Northern Iowa | Larry Petrovich buries a turnaround in the paint set up by Randy Carlisle | 43-50 |
| 13:25 | Illinois State | Brian Mayers's pass is intercepted by Jewell Howard | 43-50 |
| 13:05 | Northern Iowa | Randy Carlisle is fouled on the floor by Brian Mayers - foul #3 on Brian Mayers, team foul #5 | 43-50 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Dennis Nash (PG), Carl Thomas (SG), Scott Smith (SF), Mark Smith (PF), Daryl Nolan (C) Thomas Wright, Samuel Gray, Brian Mayers, Russell Rinker, Thomas Micheals | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Derrick Cimino (PG), Paul Kemp (SG), Nicky Trahan (SF), Sanford Millwood (PF), Ryan Seaton (C) Randy Carlisle, Dennis Brown, Jewell Howard, Larry Petrovich, Cecil Pagan | |
| 12:52 | Northern Iowa | Ryan Seaton is fouled on the floor by Dennis Nash - foul #2 on Dennis Nash, team foul #6 | 43-50 |
| 12:31 | Northern Iowa | Ryan Seaton hits a runner in the lane on a great pass from Nicky Trahan | 43-52 |
| 12:26 | Illinois State | Dennis Nash connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Scott Smith | 46-52 |
| 12:05 | Northern Iowa | The short jumper by Derrick Cimino is denied by Daryl Nolan | 46-52 |
| 12:03 | Northern Iowa | Ryan Seaton tips it back up and in | 46-54 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Dennis Nash (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Carl Thomas (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Scott Smith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mark Smith (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Daryl Nolan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Derrick Cimino (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Paul Kemp (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Nicky Trahan (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Sanford Millwood (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Ryan Seaton (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:36 | Illinois State | Dennis Nash hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 46-54 |
| 11:34 | Northern Iowa | Sanford Millwood grabs the defensive rebound | 46-54 |
| 11:32 | Northern Iowa | Nicky Trahan's pass is intercepted by Carl Thomas in the backcourt | 46-54 |
| 11:19 | Illinois State | Ryan Seaton blocks the short jumper by Scott Smith | 46-54 |
| 11:17 | Illinois State | Daryl Nolan grabs the offensive rebound | 46-54 |
| 11:00 | Illinois State | Carl Thomas clanks a 3 from the left corner | 46-54 |
| 10:58 | Illinois State | Scott Smith pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-54 |
| 10:41 | Illinois State | Dennis Nash comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 46-54 |
| 10:39 | Illinois State | Carl Thomas can't tip it in | 46-54 |
| 10:38 | Illinois State | Scott Smith tips it back up and in | 48-54 |
| 10:14 | Northern Iowa | Sanford Millwood misses long on an open pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Mark Smith - foul #1 on Mark Smith, team foul #7 | 48-54 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Thomas Wright (PG), Ray Dearborn (SG), George Thornton (SF), Russell Rinker (PF), Thomas Micheals (C) Dennis Nash, Carl Thomas, Scott Smith, Mark Smith, Daryl Nolan | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Randy Carlisle (PG), Frederic Rimmer (SG), Spencer Miller (SF), Larry Petrovich (C) Derrick Cimino, Paul Kemp, Nicky Trahan, Ryan Seaton | |
| 10:14 | Northern Iowa | Sanford Millwood misses the 1st free throw | 48-54 |
| 10:14 | Northern Iowa | Sanford Millwood makes the 2nd free throw | 48-55 |
| 09:52 | Illinois State | Spencer Miller takes the ball from Russell Rinker | 48-55 |
| 09:35 | Northern Iowa | Sanford Millwood drills a floater from the right side on a great pass from Frederic Rimmer | 48-57 |
| 09:16 | Illinois State | The short jumper by Thomas Micheals is denied by Spencer Miller | 48-57 |
| 09:14 | Northern Iowa | Spencer Miller snags the defensive board | 48-57 |
| 09:12 | Northern Iowa | Frederic Rimmer is fouled in the backcourt by Ray Dearborn - foul #2 on Ray Dearborn, team foul #8 | 48-57 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Samuel Gray (SG), Brian Mayers (SF) Ray Dearborn, Thomas Micheals | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jewell Howard (C) Sanford Millwood | |
| 09:12 | Northern Iowa | Frederic Rimmer makes the 1st free throw | 48-58 |
| 09:12 | Northern Iowa | Frederic Rimmer makes the 2nd free throw | 48-59 |
| 08:59 | Illinois State | Russell Rinker makes the fadeaway in the paint and the foul's on Randy Carlisle - foul #1 on Randy Carlisle, team foul #2 | 50-59 |
| 08:59 | Illinois State | Russell Rinker makes the free throw | 51-59 |
| 08:50 | Northern Iowa | George Thornton steals it from Randy Carlisle | 51-59 |
| 08:32 | Illinois State | George Thornton misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 51-59 |
| 08:31 | Northern Iowa | Larry Petrovich grabs the board | 51-59 |
| 08:12 | Northern Iowa | Jewell Howard hits a shot from the left block set up by Randy Carlisle | 51-61 |
| 07:55 | Illinois State | Samuel Gray comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Frederic Rimmer - foul #1 on Frederic Rimmer, team foul #3 | 51-61 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Mark Smith (PF), Thomas Micheals (C) Russell Rinker, George Thornton | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Derrick Cimino (PG), Dennis Brown (SG), Nicky Trahan (PF), Cecil Pagan (C) Randy Carlisle, Frederic Rimmer, Spencer Miller, Larry Petrovich | |
| 07:55 | Illinois State | Samuel Gray makes the 1st free throw | 52-61 |
| 07:55 | Illinois State | Samuel Gray makes the 2nd free throw | 53-61 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Thomas Wright (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Samuel Gray (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Mayers (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Mark Smith (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Thomas Micheals (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Derrick Cimino (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dennis Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jewell Howard (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Nicky Trahan (fresh) 3 pts. C - Cecil Pagan (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:40 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Brown misses short on an open shot from the left wing | 53-61 |
| 07:38 | Illinois State | Samuel Gray gets the rebound | 53-61 |
| 07:24 | Illinois State | The 3pt attempt by Thomas Wright is denied by Jewell Howard | 53-61 |
| 07:23 | Northern Iowa | Cecil Pagan grabs the board | 53-61 |
| 07:00 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Brown makes the jumper from the right side set up by Derrick Cimino | 53-63 |
| 06:42 | Illinois State | Mark Smith blows the layup | 53-63 |
| 06:41 | Northern Iowa | Cecil Pagan grabs the defensive rebound | 53-63 |
| 06:20 | Northern Iowa | Derrick Cimino is fouled on the floor by Thomas Wright - foul #3 on Thomas Wright, team foul #9 | 53-63 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Dennis Nash (PG), Ray Dearborn (SG), Scott Smith (SF), Russell Rinker (PF) Thomas Wright, Samuel Gray, Brian Mayers, Mark Smith | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Frederic Rimmer (SG), Spencer Miller (SF), Sanford Millwood (PF), Ryan Seaton (C) Dennis Brown, Jewell Howard, Nicky Trahan, Cecil Pagan | |
| 06:20 | Northern Iowa | Derrick Cimino misses the 1st free throw | 53-63 |
| 06:20 | Illinois State | Scott Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 53-63 |
| 05:59 | Illinois State | Thomas Micheals misses the easy layup | 53-63 |
| 05:58 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Frederic Rimmer | 53-63 |
| 05:45 | Northern Iowa | Spencer Miller is open and scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Derrick Cimino | 53-66 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 05:33 | Illinois State | Thomas Micheals connects on the driving attempt from close range | 55-66 |
| 05:31 | Northern Iowa | Derrick Cimino's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 55-66 |
| Subs | Illinois State | George Thornton (C) Thomas Micheals | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Randy Carlisle (PG), Larry Petrovich (PF) Derrick Cimino, Sanford Millwood | |
| 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 (+1) | |
| 05:11 | Illinois State | Ray Dearborn hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 55-66 |
| 05:09 | Northern Iowa | Larry Petrovich pulls down the rebound | 55-66 |
| 04:58 | Northern Iowa | Spencer Miller is fouled on the floor by Russell Rinker - foul #2 on Russell Rinker, team foul #10 | 55-66 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Carl Thomas (SG), Mark Smith (PF) Ray Dearborn, Russell Rinker | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Dennis Brown (SG) Frederic Rimmer | |
| 04:58 | Northern Iowa | Spencer Miller makes the 1st free throw | 55-67 |
| 04:58 | Northern Iowa | Spencer Miller misses the 2nd free throw | 55-67 |
| 04:58 | Illinois State | Scott Smith snags the defensive board | 55-67 |
| 04:30 | Illinois State | Scott Smith misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 55-67 |
| 04:29 | Northern Iowa | Larry Petrovich pulls down the rebound | 55-67 |
| 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 (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 04:06 | Northern Iowa | Ryan Seaton misses the easy layup but the foul's on Mark Smith - foul #2 on Mark Smith, team foul #11 | 55-67 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Thomas Wright (PG), Brian Mayers (SF), Russell Rinker (PF), Daryl Nolan (C) Dennis Nash, Scott Smith, Mark Smith, George Thornton | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Nicky Trahan (SF) Spencer Miller | |
| 04:06 | Northern Iowa | Ryan Seaton makes the 1st free throw | 55-68 |
| 04:06 | Northern Iowa | Ryan Seaton misses the 2nd free throw | 55-68 |
| 04:06 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Brian Mayers | 55-68 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 04:00 | Illinois State | Nicky Trahan picks off the pass by Thomas Wright | 55-68 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:55 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Wright steals it from Dennis Brown in the backcourt | 55-68 |
| 03:54 | Illinois State | Thomas Wright lays it in | 57-68 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Thomas Wright (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Carl Thomas (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Brian Mayers (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Russell Rinker (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Daryl Nolan (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Randy Carlisle (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dennis Brown (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nicky Trahan (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Larry Petrovich (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Ryan Seaton (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:38 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Brown can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Daryl Nolan - foul #1 on Daryl Nolan, team foul #12 | 57-68 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Samuel Gray (SG) Carl Thomas | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Derrick Cimino (PG), Frederic Rimmer (SG), Jewell Howard (PF), Cecil Pagan (C) Randy Carlisle, Nicky Trahan, Larry Petrovich, Ryan Seaton | |
| 03:38 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Brown makes the 1st free throw | 57-69 |
| 03:38 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 57-70 |
| 03:29 | Illinois State | Brian Mayers makes the shot from the baseline and he's hacked by Dennis Brown - foul #1 on Dennis Brown, team foul #4 | 59-70 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Nicky Trahan (PF) Dennis Brown | |
| 03:29 | Illinois State | Brian Mayers misses the free throw | 59-70 |
| 03:29 | Illinois State | Samuel Gray pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-70 |
| 03:24 | Illinois State | Samuel Gray misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 59-70 |
| 03:22 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Cecil Pagan | 59-70 |
| 03:16 | Northern Iowa | Jewell Howard hits a fadeaway near the basket | 59-72 |
| 03:09 | Illinois State | Samuel Gray knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing | 61-72 |
| 02:40 | Northern Iowa | Cecil Pagan comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 61-72 |
| 02:39 | Illinois State | Samuel Gray pulls down the rebound | 61-72 |
| 02:39 | Illinois State | Illinois State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-72 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Dennis Nash (PG), Ray Dearborn (SG), Scott Smith (SF), George Thornton (C) Thomas Wright, Samuel Gray, Brian Mayers, Daryl Nolan | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Spencer Miller (SF), Sanford Millwood (PF), Larry Petrovich (C) Jewell Howard, Nicky Trahan, Cecil Pagan | |
| 02:24 | Illinois State | Scott Smith is hacked by Spencer Miller - foul #1 on Spencer Miller, team foul #5 | 61-72 |
| 02:07 | Illinois State | Ray Dearborn is called for 3 seconds | 61-72 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Randy Carlisle (PG), Dennis Brown (SG), Jewell Howard (SF), Cecil Pagan (C) Derrick Cimino, Frederic Rimmer, Spencer Miller, Sanford Millwood | |
| 01:41 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Brown drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Larry Petrovich | 61-75 |
| 01:23 | Illinois State | George Thornton is denied on a layup by Cecil Pagan | 61-75 |
| 01:22 | Northern Iowa | Jewell Howard pulls down the rebound | 61-75 |
| 01:18 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Brown is hacked by Ray Dearborn in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ray Dearborn, team foul #13 | 61-75 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Daryl Nolan (C) Russell Rinker | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 01:18 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Brown makes the 1st free throw | 61-76 |
| 01:18 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 61-77 |
| 01:02 | Illinois State | Dennis Nash clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 61-77 |
| 01:01 | Illinois State | Daryl Nolan tips it in | 63-77 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:34 | Northern Iowa | Jewell Howard misses long on a driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by Scott Smith - foul #2 on Scott Smith, team foul #14 | 63-77 |
| 00:34 | Northern Iowa | Jewell Howard makes the 1st free throw | 63-78 |
| 00:34 | Northern Iowa | Jewell Howard makes the 2nd free throw | 63-79 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:30 | Illinois State | Jewell Howard picks off the pass by Ray Dearborn | 63-79 |
| 00:00 | Northern Iowa | Randy Carlisle runs out the clock | 63-79 |