| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Jeffrey Wood (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Kent Segura (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Vegas (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Christopher Edmiston (fresh) 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Joshua Deason (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Brandon Carroll (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lawrence Dingman (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Chappell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Benjamin Davies (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois State | David Vegas inbounds the ball | 28-33 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:45 | Illinois State | Jeffrey Wood is hacked by Benjamin Davies - foul #3 on Benjamin Davies, team foul #1 | 28-33 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Dennis Ronan (C) Benjamin Davies | |
| 19:34 | Illinois State | Kent Segura loses the dribble to Robert Thomas | 28-33 |
| 19:29 | Northern Iowa | Lawrence Dingman is called for traveling in the backcourt | 28-33 |
| 19:18 | Illinois State | Joshua Deason clanks a jump hook in the lane | 28-33 |
| 19:17 | Northern Iowa | David Chappell pulls down the rebound | 28-33 |
| 18:52 | Northern Iowa | David Chappell is by himself and knocks in the jumper in the lane and he's fouled by Christopher Edmiston - foul #1 on Christopher Edmiston, team foul #1 | 28-35 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Michael Row (SF), Gustavo Marino (PF) David Vegas, Christopher Edmiston | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 18:52 | Northern Iowa | David Chappell misses the free throw | 28-35 |
| 18:52 | Illinois State | Gustavo Marino pulls down the rebound | 28-35 |
| 18:31 | Illinois State | Kent Segura hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 28-35 |
| 18:30 | Northern Iowa | Robert Thomas gets the rebound | 28-35 |
| 18:06 | Northern Iowa | Robert Thomas connects on the fadeaway from close range set up by Lawrence Dingman | 28-37 |
| 17:53 | Illinois State | Michael Row misses badly on a floater in the paint | 28-37 |
| 17:52 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Ronan gets the rebound | 28-37 |
| 17:46 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Ronan is hacked by Joshua Deason in the backcourt - foul #1 on Joshua Deason, team foul #2 | 28-37 |
| Subs | Illinois State | John Stuart (PG), David Vegas (SF), Christopher Edmiston (PF), Charles Veach (C) Jeffrey Wood, Kent Segura, Gustavo Marino, Joshua Deason | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Angulo (PG), Michael McCarty (SG), Arthur Hudson (SF), Ed Dodson (PF), Joel Emerson (C) Brandon Carroll, Lawrence Dingman, David Chappell, Robert Thomas, Dennis Ronan | |
| 17:34 | Northern Iowa | Charles Veach is called for the reach on Joel Emerson - foul #2 on Charles Veach, team foul #3 | 28-37 |
| 17:27 | Northern Iowa | Michael McCarty is hacked by Charles Veach - foul #3 on Charles Veach, team foul #4 | 28-37 |
| Subs | Illinois State | David Costello (SG), Alex Bolton (C) Michael Row, Charles Veach | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 17:09 | Northern Iowa | Joel Emerson is hacked by Christopher Edmiston - foul #2 on Christopher Edmiston, team foul #5 | 28-37 |
| 16:50 | Northern Iowa | Robert Angulo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-37 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Kent Segura (SG) David Vegas | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 16:38 | Illinois State | John Stuart misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 28-37 |
| 16:37 | Illinois State | Christopher Edmiston snags the offensive board | 28-37 |
| 16:22 | Illinois State | Alex Bolton knocks in the jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Kent Segura | 30-37 |
| 16:10 | Northern Iowa | Joel Emerson knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Ed Dodson | 30-39 |
| 15:54 | Illinois State | Kent Segura is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Kent Segura, team foul #6 | 30-39 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Jeffrey Wood (PG), Michael Row (SG), David Vegas (SF), Gustavo Marino (PF), Charles Veach (C) John Stuart, Kent Segura, David Costello, Christopher Edmiston, Alex Bolton | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Brandon Carroll (PG), Lawrence Dingman (SG), David Chappell (SF), Robert Thomas (PF), Benjamin Davies (C) Robert Angulo, Michael McCarty, Arthur Hudson, Ed Dodson, Joel Emerson | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Jeffrey Wood (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Michael Row (fresh) 2 reb. SF - David Vegas (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Gustavo Marino (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Veach (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Brandon Carroll (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lawrence Dingman (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Chappell (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Thomas (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Benjamin Davies (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 15:40 | Northern Iowa | Brandon Carroll buries a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Lawrence Dingman | 30-41 |
| 15:20 | Illinois State | Michael Row is fouled on the floor by Brandon Carroll - foul #1 on Brandon Carroll, team foul #2 | 30-41 |
| 15:11 | Illinois State | Charles Veach hits the finger roll on a great pass from Michael Row and he's fouled by Benjamin Davies - foul #4 on Benjamin Davies, team foul #3 | 32-41 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Joshua Deason (C) Gustavo Marino | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Dennis Ronan (C) Benjamin Davies | |
| 15:11 | Illinois State | Charles Veach makes the free throw | 33-41 |
| 14:53 | Northern Iowa | Brandon Carroll misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 33-41 |
| 14:51 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Charles Veach | 33-41 |
| 14:45 | Illinois State | Joshua Deason banks in the layup set up by Jeffrey Wood | 35-41 |
| 14:21 | Northern Iowa | Robert Thomas connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 35-43 |
| 14:03 | Illinois State | Jeffrey Wood misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 35-43 |
| 14:02 | Northern Iowa | Robert Thomas pulls down the rebound | 35-43 |
| 13:44 | Northern Iowa | Lawrence Dingman knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by David Chappell and he's hacked by Charles Veach - foul #4 on Charles Veach, team foul #7 | 35-45 |
| Subs | Illinois State | John Stuart (PG), Kent Segura (SG), David Costello (SF), Gustavo Marino (PF), Alex Bolton (C) Jeffrey Wood, Michael Row, David Vegas, Charles Veach, Joshua Deason | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Angulo (PG), Joel Emerson (SF), Ed Dodson (PF), Michael McCarty (C) Brandon Carroll, David Chappell, Robert Thomas, Dennis Ronan | |
| 13:44 | Northern Iowa | Lawrence Dingman makes the free throw | 35-46 |
| 13:23 | Illinois State | David Costello makes the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Alex Bolton | 38-46 |
| 13:21 | Northern Iowa | Gustavo Marino takes the ball from Lawrence Dingman in the backcourt | 38-46 |
| 13:06 | Illinois State | The jumper by Alex Bolton is denied by Michael McCarty | 38-46 |
| 13:05 | Northern Iowa | Ed Dodson snags the defensive board | 38-46 |
| 12:47 | Northern Iowa | Ed Dodson can't finish the uncontested layup | 38-46 |
| 12:45 | Illinois State | Gustavo Marino pulls down the rebound | 38-46 |
| 12:40 | Illinois State | John Stuart drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by David Costello | 40-46 |
| 12:35 | Northern Iowa | Lawrence Dingman is hacked by Kent Segura in the backcourt - foul #4 on Kent Segura, team foul #8 | 40-46 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Michael Row (SG), Christopher Edmiston (PF), Joshua Deason (C) Kent Segura, Gustavo Marino, Alex Bolton | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 12:35 | Northern Iowa | Lawrence Dingman makes the 1st free throw | 40-47 |
| 12:35 | Northern Iowa | Lawrence Dingman misses the 2nd free throw | 40-47 |
| 12:35 | Illinois State | Christopher Edmiston gets the rebound | 40-47 |
| 12:29 | Illinois State | Christopher Edmiston drills a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Michael Row | 42-47 |
| 12:25 | Northern Iowa | Christopher Edmiston picks off the pass by Joel Emerson in the backcourt | 42-47 |
| 12:18 | Illinois State | David Costello is fouled on the floor by Lawrence Dingman - foul #3 on Lawrence Dingman, team foul #4 | 42-47 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Jeffrey Wood (PG), David Vegas (SF) John Stuart, David Costello | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Arthur Hudson (SF), Dennis Ronan (C) Lawrence Dingman, Joel Emerson | |
| 12:04 | Illinois State | Joshua Deason is whistled for a carry | 42-47 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Brandon Carroll (PG), Robert Thomas (PF) Robert Angulo, Ed Dodson | |
| 11:40 | Northern Iowa | Brandon Carroll can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 42-47 |
| 11:38 | Illinois State | David Vegas pulls down the rebound | 42-47 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Jeffrey Wood (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Michael Row (fairly fresh) 2 reb. SF - David Vegas (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Christopher Edmiston (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. 3 stl. C - Joshua Deason (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Brandon Carroll (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael McCarty (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Arthur Hudson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Thomas (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Dennis Ronan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:18 | Illinois State | Michael Row buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Christopher Edmiston | 45-47 |
| 10:56 | Northern Iowa | Robert Thomas misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Christopher Edmiston - foul #3 on Christopher Edmiston, team foul #9 | 45-47 |
| Subs | Illinois State | John Stuart (SG), David Costello (SF), Gustavo Marino (C) Michael Row, David Vegas, Joshua Deason | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Angulo (PG), Lawrence Dingman (SG), David Chappell (SF), Joel Emerson (C) Brandon Carroll, Michael McCarty, Arthur Hudson, Dennis Ronan | |
| 10:56 | Northern Iowa | Robert Thomas misses the 1st free throw | 45-47 |
| 10:56 | Northern Iowa | Robert Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 45-48 |
| 10:40 | Illinois State | John Stuart misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by David Chappell - foul #1 on David Chappell, team foul #5 | 45-48 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Alex Bolton (SF) Jeffrey Wood | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Ed Dodson (PF) Robert Thomas | |
| 10:40 | Illinois State | John Stuart makes the 1st free throw | 46-48 |
| 10:40 | Illinois State | John Stuart misses the 2nd free throw | 46-48 |
| 10:40 | Northern Iowa | Lawrence Dingman gets the rebound | 46-48 |
| 10:16 | Northern Iowa | Robert Angulo is open and buries a 3pt shot from the right corner | 46-51 |
| 09:57 | Illinois State | Gustavo Marino's layup is rejected by Ed Dodson | 46-51 |
| 09:55 | Illinois State | Gustavo Marino hits the follow up shot | 48-51 |
| 09:26 | Northern Iowa | Christopher Edmiston is called for the reach on Ed Dodson - foul #4 on Christopher Edmiston, team foul #10 | 48-51 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Jeffrey Wood (PG), Michael Row (SG), David Vegas (SF), Joshua Deason (C) John Stuart, David Costello, Alex Bolton, Christopher Edmiston | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Brandon Carroll (PG), Arthur Hudson (SF), Dennis Ronan (C) Robert Angulo, David Chappell, Joel Emerson | |
| 09:26 | Northern Iowa | Ed Dodson misses the 1st free throw | 48-51 |
| 09:26 | Northern Iowa | Ed Dodson makes the 2nd free throw | 48-52 |
| 09:03 | Illinois State | David Vegas misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 48-52 |
| 09:02 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Ronan grabs the board | 48-52 |
| 08:44 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Hudson misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 48-52 |
| 08:43 | Northern Iowa | Ed Dodson gets the offensive rebound | 48-52 |
| 08:28 | Northern Iowa | Brandon Carroll is open and buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 48-54 |
| 08:06 | Illinois State | Jeffrey Wood knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane and he's hacked by Brandon Carroll - foul #2 on Brandon Carroll, team foul #6 | 50-54 |
| Subs | Illinois State | John Stuart (SG), David Costello (SF) Michael Row, David Vegas | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Angulo (PG), Michael McCarty (SG), David Chappell (SF), Robert Thomas (PF) Brandon Carroll, Lawrence Dingman, Arthur Hudson, Ed Dodson | |
| 08:06 | Illinois State | Jeffrey Wood makes the free throw | 51-54 |
| 07:53 | Northern Iowa | Robert Thomas misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 51-54 |
| 07:52 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Gustavo Marino | 51-54 |
| 07:30 | Illinois State | John Stuart misses short on a jumper from the left side | 51-54 |
| 07:29 | Illinois State | David Costello hits the follow up shot | 53-54 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Jeffrey Wood (tiring) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Stuart (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Costello (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Gustavo Marino (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Joshua Deason (tiring) 12 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Robert Angulo (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael McCarty (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Chappell (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Thomas (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Dennis Ronan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Northern Iowa | John Stuart is called for the reach on Michael McCarty in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Stuart, team foul #11 | 53-54 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Kent Segura (SG), Alex Bolton (SF), Christopher Edmiston (PF), Charles Veach (C) Jeffrey Wood, David Costello, Gustavo Marino, Joshua Deason | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Benjamin Davies (C) Dennis Ronan | |
| 07:24 | Northern Iowa | Michael McCarty makes the 1st free throw | 53-55 |
| 07:24 | Northern Iowa | Michael McCarty misses the 2nd free throw | 53-55 |
| 07:24 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Alex Bolton | 53-55 |
| 07:15 | Illinois State | Alex Bolton misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 53-55 |
| 07:14 | Northern Iowa | Robert Thomas gets the rebound | 53-55 |
| 06:58 | Northern Iowa | Benjamin Davies misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 53-55 |
| 06:56 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Alex Bolton | 53-55 |
| 06:49 | Illinois State | Robert Thomas steps in front of the Alex Bolton pass | 53-55 |
| 06:27 | Northern Iowa | Kent Segura is called for the reach on Michael McCarty - foul #5 on Kent Segura, team foul #12 | 53-55 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Michael Row (SG), David Costello (SF) Kent Segura, Alex Bolton | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Brandon Carroll (PG), Joel Emerson (SF) Robert Angulo, David Chappell | |
| 06:27 | Northern Iowa | Michael McCarty makes the 1st free throw | 53-56 |
| 06:27 | Northern Iowa | Michael McCarty makes the 2nd free throw | 53-57 |
| 06:17 | Illinois State | Brandon Carroll steals the ball from Michael Row | 53-57 |
| 06:14 | Northern Iowa | Robert Thomas misses the lay-in | 53-57 |
| 06:13 | Northern Iowa | Brandon Carroll can't tip it in | 53-57 |
| 06:12 | Illinois State | Christopher Edmiston grabs the board | 53-57 |
| 05:51 | Illinois State | Michael Row misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 53-57 |
| 05:49 | Northern Iowa | Benjamin Davies pulls down the rebound | 53-57 |
| 05:46 | Northern Iowa | Michael McCarty is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Row - foul #3 on Michael Row, team foul #13 | 53-57 |
| Subs | Illinois State | David Vegas (SF), Joshua Deason (C) John Stuart, Charles Veach | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 05:46 | Northern Iowa | Michael McCarty makes the 1st free throw | 53-58 |
| 05:46 | Northern Iowa | Michael McCarty misses the 2nd free throw | 53-58 |
| 05:46 | Illinois State | Christopher Edmiston gets the rebound | 53-58 |
| 05:32 | Illinois State | David Costello misses the shot in the paint but the foul's on Brandon Carroll - foul #3 on Brandon Carroll, team foul #7 | 53-58 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Arthur Hudson (SF), Ed Dodson (PF) Michael McCarty, Robert Thomas | |
| 05:32 | Illinois State | David Costello makes the 1st free throw | 54-58 |
| 05:32 | Illinois State | David Costello makes the 2nd free throw | 55-58 |
| 05:08 | Northern Iowa | Joel Emerson is wide open but clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 55-58 |
| 05:07 | Illinois State | Joshua Deason gets the rebound | 55-58 |
| 05:01 | Illinois State | David Vegas clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 55-58 |
| 05:00 | Illinois State | Joshua Deason tips it in | 57-58 |
| 04:42 | Northern Iowa | Brandon Carroll misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 57-58 |
| 04:40 | Illinois State | David Costello pulls down the rebound | 57-58 |
| 04:15 | Illinois State | David Vegas hits a 3pt attempt from straight away | 60-58 |
| 03:55 | Northern Iowa | Benjamin Davies misses the floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Christopher Edmiston - foul #5 on Christopher Edmiston, team foul #14 | 60-58 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Jeffrey Wood (PG), John Stuart (SG), Charles Veach (PF), Alex Bolton (C) David Costello, Michael Row, Christopher Edmiston, Joshua Deason | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Angulo (PG), Lawrence Dingman (SG), David Chappell (SF), Robert Thomas (PF) Brandon Carroll, Joel Emerson, Arthur Hudson, Ed Dodson | |
| 03:55 | Northern Iowa | Benjamin Davies makes the 1st free throw | 60-59 |
| 03:55 | Northern Iowa | Benjamin Davies misses the 2nd free throw | 60-59 |
| 03:55 | Illinois State | Charles Veach pulls down the rebound | 60-59 |
| 03:51 | Illinois State | Jeffrey Wood misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 60-59 |
| 03:50 | Illinois State | Jeffrey Wood grabs the offensive rebound | 60-59 |
| 03:30 | Illinois State | Jeffrey Wood can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 60-59 |
| 03:29 | Northern Iowa | Benjamin Davies grabs the defensive rebound | 60-59 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Jeffrey Wood (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Stuart (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Vegas (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Veach (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Alex Bolton (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Robert Angulo (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lawrence Dingman (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - David Chappell (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Thomas (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. C - Benjamin Davies (tiring) 3 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| 03:25 | Northern Iowa | Lawrence Dingman misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 60-59 |
| 03:23 | Illinois State | Alex Bolton grabs the defensive rebound | 60-59 |
| 02:55 | Illinois State | Charles Veach misses short on a floater from the baseline | 60-59 |
| 02:53 | Northern Iowa | David Chappell snags the defensive board | 60-59 |
| 02:51 | Northern Iowa | Lawrence Dingman's pass is intercepted by Alex Bolton in the backcourt | 60-59 |
| 02:31 | Illinois State | Benjamin Davies swats the layup by Alex Bolton | 60-59 |
| 02:30 | Northern Iowa | Lawrence Dingman pulls down the rebound | 60-59 |
| 02:12 | Northern Iowa | Robert Angulo makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Robert Thomas | 60-62 |
| 02:00 | Illinois State | Jeffrey Wood scores on a floater from the right side | 62-62 |
| 01:53 | Northern Iowa | David Chappell's pass is intercepted by Charles Veach in the backcourt | 62-62 |
| 01:40 | Illinois State | Jeffrey Wood connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from David Vegas | 65-62 |
| 01:35 | Northern Iowa | Robert Angulo loses the dribble to John Stuart in the backcourt | 65-62 |
| 01:29 | Illinois State | Alex Bolton knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Charles Veach | 68-62 |
| 01:24 | Northern Iowa | David Vegas steals it from Robert Angulo in the backcourt | 68-62 |
| 01:15 | Illinois State | Alex Bolton is fouled on the floor by Benjamin Davies - foul #5 on Benjamin Davies, team foul #8 | 68-62 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Michael Row (SG), Joshua Deason (C) John Stuart, Charles Veach | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Brandon Carroll (PG), Dennis Ronan (C) Robert Angulo, Benjamin Davies | |
| 01:15 | Illinois State | Alex Bolton misses the 1st free throw | 68-62 |
| 01:15 | Northern Iowa | David Chappell grabs the defensive rebound | 68-62 |
| 00:57 | Northern Iowa | Robert Thomas misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Alex Bolton - foul #1 on Alex Bolton, team foul #15 | 68-62 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Gustavo Marino (PF) Alex Bolton | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 00:57 | Northern Iowa | Robert Thomas misses the 1st free throw | 68-62 |
| 00:57 | Northern Iowa | Robert Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 68-63 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:30 | Illinois State | Michael Row knocks in the shot from the free throw line | 70-63 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:24 | Northern Iowa | Brandon Carroll drills a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Dennis Ronan | 70-66 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:21 | Illinois State | Michael Row is hacked by Lawrence Dingman in the backcourt - foul #4 on Lawrence Dingman, team foul #9 | 70-66 |
| Subs | Illinois State | David Costello (SF) David Vegas | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 00:21 | Illinois State | Michael Row makes the 1st free throw | 71-66 |
| 00:21 | Illinois State | Michael Row misses the 2nd free throw | 71-66 |
| 00:21 | Illinois State | Gustavo Marino pulls down the offensive rebound | 71-66 |
| 00:19 | Illinois State | Gustavo Marino is fouled on the floor by Dennis Ronan - foul #2 on Dennis Ronan, team foul #10 | 71-66 |
| Subs | Illinois State | John Stuart (PG), David Vegas (SF), Charles Veach (C) Jeffrey Wood, Michael Row, Joshua Deason | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 00:19 | Illinois State | Gustavo Marino makes the 1st free throw | 72-66 |
| 00:19 | Illinois State | Gustavo Marino makes the 2nd free throw | 73-66 |
| 00:16 | Northern Iowa | Brandon Carroll's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 73-66 |
| 00:14 | Illinois State | Dennis Ronan is called for the reach on David Costello - foul #3 on Dennis Ronan, team foul #11 | 73-66 |
| 00:14 | Illinois State | David Costello makes the 1st free throw | 74-66 |
| 00:14 | Illinois State | David Costello misses the 2nd free throw | 74-66 |
| 00:14 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Ronan snags the defensive board | 74-66 |
| 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 intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:08 | Northern Iowa | Brandon Carroll hits a wide open 3pt jumper from the left wing | 74-69 |
| 00:05 | Illinois State | Brandon Carroll is called for the reach on David Costello in the backcourt - foul #4 on Brandon Carroll, team foul #12 | 74-69 |
| 00:05 | Illinois State | David Costello makes the 1st free throw | 75-69 |
| 00:05 | Illinois State | David Costello makes the 2nd free throw | 76-69 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:02 | Northern Iowa | Brandon Carroll travels in the backcourt | 76-69 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Illinois State | John Stuart runs out the clock | 76-69 |