| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Derrick Cimino (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Frederic Rimmer (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - Spencer Miller (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Sanford Millwood (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Ryan Seaton (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Thomas Wright (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Samuel Gray (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Brian Mayers (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Mark Smith (fresh) 4 pts. C - Thomas Micheals (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northern Iowa | Spencer Miller inbounds the ball | 45-30 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:38 | Northern Iowa | Frederic Rimmer can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 45-30 |
| 19:36 | Illinois State | Samuel Gray grabs the defensive rebound | 45-30 |
| 19:16 | Illinois State | Thomas Micheals misses the lay-in | 45-30 |
| 19:14 | Illinois State | Mark Smith can't tip it in | 45-30 |
| 19:12 | Northern Iowa | Spencer Miller grabs the board | 45-30 |
| 18:43 | Northern Iowa | Derrick Cimino knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Frederic Rimmer | 48-30 |
| 18:29 | Illinois State | Thomas Wright's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-30 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jewell Howard (SF), Larry Petrovich (C) Spencer Miller, Ryan Seaton | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Dennis Nash (PG), Ray Dearborn (SG), George Thornton (SF), Russell Rinker (PF), Daryl Nolan (C) Thomas Wright, Samuel Gray, Brian Mayers, Mark Smith, Thomas Micheals | |
| 18:08 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Nash is called for the reach on Sanford Millwood - foul #3 on Dennis Nash, team foul #1 | 48-30 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Randy Carlisle (PG), Dennis Brown (SG), Cecil Pagan (C) Derrick Cimino, Frederic Rimmer, Sanford Millwood | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Carl Thomas (SG) Dennis Nash | |
| 18:00 | Northern Iowa | Jewell Howard's pass is intercepted by Ray Dearborn | 48-30 |
| 17:56 | Illinois State | Ray Dearborn hits the finger roll | 48-32 |
| 17:41 | Northern Iowa | Carl Thomas picks off the pass by Jewell Howard | 48-32 |
| 17:25 | Illinois State | Larry Petrovich takes the ball from George Thornton | 48-32 |
| 17:11 | Northern Iowa | Russell Rinker is called for the reach on Dennis Brown - foul #1 on Russell Rinker, team foul #2 | 48-32 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Derrick Cimino (PG), Spencer Miller (SF), Ryan Seaton (C) Dennis Brown, Jewell Howard, Cecil Pagan | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Thomas Wright (PG), Brian Mayers (SF), Mark Smith (PF), Thomas Micheals (C) Ray Dearborn, George Thornton, Russell Rinker, Daryl Nolan | |
| 17:00 | Northern Iowa | Ryan Seaton drills a driving attempt from the baseline and he's hacked by Carl Thomas - foul #2 on Carl Thomas, team foul #3 | 50-32 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Frederic Rimmer (SG), Sanford Millwood (PF) Randy Carlisle, Larry Petrovich | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Samuel Gray (SG) Carl Thomas | |
| 17:00 | Northern Iowa | Ryan Seaton misses the free throw | 50-32 |
| 17:00 | Northern Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Spencer Miller | 50-32 |
| 16:45 | Northern Iowa | Derrick Cimino can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 50-32 |
| 16:44 | Northern Iowa | Sanford Millwood tips it in | 52-32 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 16:28 | Illinois State | Thomas Wright clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 52-32 |
| 16:27 | Northern Iowa | Spencer Miller grabs the board | 52-32 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 16:11 | Northern Iowa | Sanford Millwood can't connect on a shot from the right side | 52-32 |
| 16:09 | Northern Iowa | Ryan Seaton can't tip it in | 52-32 |
| 16:07 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Mark Smith | 52-32 |
| 16:03 | Illinois State | Thomas Wright can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 52-32 |
| 16:01 | Northern Iowa | Sanford Millwood pulls down the rebound | 52-32 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Derrick Cimino (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Frederic Rimmer (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SF - Spencer Miller (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Sanford Millwood (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Ryan Seaton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Thomas Wright (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Samuel Gray (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Brian Mayers (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Mark Smith (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Micheals (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Northern Iowa | Derrick Cimino buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Frederic Rimmer | 55-32 |
| 15:26 | Illinois State | Frederic Rimmer is called for the reach on Samuel Gray - foul #2 on Frederic Rimmer, team foul #1 | 55-32 |
| 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 | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Dennis Nash (PG), Ray Dearborn (SG), Scott Smith (SF), Russell Rinker (PF), George Thornton (C) Thomas Wright, Samuel Gray, Brian Mayers, Mark Smith, Thomas Micheals | |
| 15:18 | Illinois State | George Thornton knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away | 55-35 |
| 15:14 | Northern Iowa | Jewell Howard is hacked by Ray Dearborn in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ray Dearborn, team foul #4 | 55-35 |
| 14:52 | Northern Iowa | Randy Carlisle hits a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Cecil Pagan | 57-35 |
| 14:37 | Illinois State | Ray Dearborn misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 57-35 |
| 14:35 | Northern Iowa | Larry Petrovich snags the defensive board | 57-35 |
| 14:17 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Brown comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 57-35 |
| 14:16 | Northern Iowa | Larry Petrovich tips it in | 59-35 |
| 14:04 | Illinois State | Larry Petrovich is called for the reach on Scott Smith - foul #2 on Larry Petrovich, team foul #2 | 59-35 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Paul Kemp (SG), Nicky Trahan (SF), Sanford Millwood (PF), Ryan Seaton (C) Dennis Brown, Jewell Howard, Larry Petrovich, Cecil Pagan | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Carl Thomas (SG), Daryl Nolan (C) Ray Dearborn, George Thornton | |
| 13:55 | Illinois State | Ryan Seaton swats the layup by Russell Rinker | 59-35 |
| 13:54 | Northern Iowa | Nicky Trahan grabs the board | 59-35 |
| 13:39 | Northern Iowa | Paul Kemp is hacked by Carl Thomas - foul #3 on Carl Thomas, team foul #5 | 59-35 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Derrick Cimino (PG), Frederic Rimmer (SG), Spencer Miller (SF) Randy Carlisle, Paul Kemp, Nicky Trahan | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Thomas Wright (PG), Brian Mayers (SF), Mark Smith (PF) Dennis Nash, Scott Smith, Russell Rinker | |
| 13:14 | Northern Iowa | Frederic Rimmer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-35 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Nicky Trahan (PF) Sanford Millwood | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 13:06 | Illinois State | Carl Thomas hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 59-37 |
| 12:43 | Northern Iowa | Ryan Seaton misses badly on a driving attempt near the basket | 59-37 |
| 12:42 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Daryl Nolan | 59-37 |
| 12:38 | Illinois State | Carl Thomas's fadeaway is rejected by Ryan Seaton | 59-37 |
| 12:37 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Spencer Miller | 59-37 |
| 12:18 | Northern Iowa | Nicky Trahan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-37 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Randy Carlisle (PG), Dennis Brown (SG), Jewell Howard (SF), Sanford Millwood (PF), Larry Petrovich (C) Derrick Cimino, Frederic Rimmer, Spencer Miller, Nicky Trahan, Ryan Seaton | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Dennis Nash (PG), Samuel Gray (SG), Scott Smith (SF), Russell Rinker (PF), George Thornton (C) Thomas Wright, Carl Thomas, Brian Mayers, Mark Smith, Daryl Nolan | |
| 12:07 | Illinois State | Russell Rinker scores on a fadeaway in the lane | 59-39 |
| 12:05 | Northern Iowa | Randy Carlisle is fouled in the backcourt by Dennis Nash - foul #4 on Dennis Nash, team foul #6 | 59-39 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Thomas Wright (PG) Dennis Nash | |
| 11:52 | Northern Iowa | Sanford Millwood misses the open dunk | 59-39 |
| 11:50 | Illinois State | George Thornton snags the defensive board | 59-39 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Randy Carlisle (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dennis Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jewell Howard (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Sanford Millwood (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Larry Petrovich (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Thomas Wright (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Samuel Gray (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Scott Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Russell Rinker (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - George Thornton (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 11:41 | Illinois State | Dennis Brown blocks the 3 pointer from the left wing by Thomas Wright | 59-39 |
| 11:40 | Illinois State | Samuel Gray hits the follow up shot | 59-41 |
| 11:20 | Northern Iowa | Sanford Millwood makes the shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Dennis Brown | 61-41 |
| 11:07 | Illinois State | Thomas Wright misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 61-41 |
| 11:05 | Illinois State | Samuel Gray grabs the offensive rebound | 61-41 |
| 10:51 | Illinois State | Scott Smith scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Thomas Wright | 61-44 |
| 10:27 | Northern Iowa | George Thornton is called for the reach on Larry Petrovich - foul #3 on George Thornton, team foul #7 | 61-44 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Derrick Cimino (PG), Frederic Rimmer (SG), Spencer Miller (SF), Cecil Pagan (C) Randy Carlisle, Dennis Brown, Jewell Howard, Sanford Millwood | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Ray Dearborn (SG), Brian Mayers (SF), Mark Smith (PF), Thomas Micheals (C) Samuel Gray, Scott Smith, Russell Rinker, George Thornton | |
| 10:27 | Northern Iowa | Larry Petrovich misses the 1st free throw | 61-44 |
| 10:27 | Illinois State | Thomas Micheals gets the rebound | 61-44 |
| 10:17 | Illinois State | Brian Mayers clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 61-44 |
| 10:16 | Northern Iowa | Derrick Cimino gets the rebound | 61-44 |
| 09:51 | Northern Iowa | Frederic Rimmer hits the front of the rim on the wide open shot from the left side but the foul's on Ray Dearborn - foul #4 on Ray Dearborn, team foul #8 | 61-44 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Nicky Trahan (PF), Ryan Seaton (C) Larry Petrovich, Cecil Pagan | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Samuel Gray (SG) Ray Dearborn | |
| 09:51 | Northern Iowa | Frederic Rimmer makes the 1st free throw | 62-44 |
| 09:51 | Northern Iowa | Frederic Rimmer makes the 2nd free throw | 63-44 |
| 09:37 | Illinois State | Nicky Trahan denies the turnaround by Samuel Gray | 63-44 |
| 09:35 | Northern Iowa | Ryan Seaton pulls down the rebound | 63-44 |
| 09:06 | Northern Iowa | Derrick Cimino comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 63-44 |
| 09:04 | Illinois State | Mark Smith snags the defensive board | 63-44 |
| 08:59 | Illinois State | Ryan Seaton blocks the short jumper by Samuel Gray | 63-44 |
| 08:57 | Illinois State | Thomas Micheals grabs the offensive board | 63-44 |
| 08:40 | Illinois State | Thomas Micheals throws a bad pass out of bounds | 63-44 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Randy Carlisle (PG), Paul Kemp (SG), Sanford Millwood (PF), Cecil Pagan (C) Derrick Cimino, Frederic Rimmer, Spencer Miller, Ryan Seaton | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Carl Thomas (SG), Scott Smith (SF), Russell Rinker (PF), Daryl Nolan (C) Samuel Gray, Brian Mayers, Mark Smith, Thomas Micheals | |
| 08:11 | Northern Iowa | Randy Carlisle connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Nicky Trahan | 66-44 |
| 08:03 | Illinois State | Scott Smith hits the finger roll | 66-46 |
| 07:51 | Northern Iowa | Nicky Trahan connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 68-46 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Randy Carlisle (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Kemp (fresh) SF - Nicky Trahan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Sanford Millwood (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Cecil Pagan (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Thomas Wright (tired) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Carl Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Scott Smith (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. PF - Russell Rinker (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Daryl Nolan (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:37 | Illinois State | Scott Smith makes the shot from close range on a great pass from Russell Rinker | 68-48 |
| 07:33 | Northern Iowa | Randy Carlisle is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Wright - foul #2 on Thomas Wright, team foul #9 | 68-48 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Frederic Rimmer (SG), Jewell Howard (SF), Larry Petrovich (PF), Ryan Seaton (C) Paul Kemp, Nicky Trahan, Sanford Millwood, Cecil Pagan | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Dennis Nash (PG), Ray Dearborn (SG), George Thornton (SF), Thomas Micheals (C) Thomas Wright, Carl Thomas, Scott Smith, Daryl Nolan | |
| 07:33 | Northern Iowa | Randy Carlisle makes the 1st free throw | 69-48 |
| 07:33 | Northern Iowa | Randy Carlisle makes the 2nd free throw | 70-48 |
| 07:13 | Illinois State | George Thornton misses the 3 from the left corner | 70-48 |
| 07:12 | Northern Iowa | Ryan Seaton grabs the defensive rebound | 70-48 |
| 07:09 | Northern Iowa | Randy Carlisle is hacked by Dennis Nash in the backcourt - foul #5 on Dennis Nash, team foul #10 | 70-48 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Spencer Miller (SF) Jewell Howard | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Samuel Gray (SG) Dennis Nash | |
| 07:09 | Northern Iowa | Randy Carlisle makes the 1st free throw | 71-48 |
| 07:09 | Northern Iowa | Randy Carlisle makes the 2nd free throw | 72-48 |
| 06:54 | Illinois State | Thomas Micheals clanks a jumper from the left wing | 72-48 |
| 06:53 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Frederic Rimmer | 72-48 |
| 06:26 | Northern Iowa | Randy Carlisle lays it in on a great pass from Spencer Miller | 74-48 |
| 06:09 | Illinois State | George Thornton makes the jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Ray Dearborn | 74-50 |
| 06:07 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Micheals is called for the reach on Ryan Seaton in the backcourt - foul #1 on Thomas Micheals, team foul #11 | 74-50 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Derrick Cimino (PG), Dennis Brown (SG), Jewell Howard (SF), Sanford Millwood (PF) Randy Carlisle, Frederic Rimmer, Spencer Miller, Larry Petrovich | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Carl Thomas (SG), Scott Smith (SF), Mark Smith (PF) Samuel Gray, George Thornton, Russell Rinker | |
| 06:07 | Northern Iowa | Ryan Seaton misses the 1st free throw | 74-50 |
| 06:07 | Northern Iowa | Ryan Seaton makes the 2nd free throw | 75-50 |
| 06:05 | Illinois State | Ray Dearborn double dribbles in the backcourt | 75-50 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Cecil Pagan (C) Ryan Seaton | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 05:55 | Northern Iowa | Jewell Howard hits a jumper in the paint and he's hacked by Scott Smith - foul #4 on Scott Smith, team foul #12 | 77-50 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Paul Kemp (SG), Larry Petrovich (PF) Derrick Cimino, Sanford Millwood | |
| Subs | Illinois State | George Thornton (PF), Daryl Nolan (C) Mark Smith, Thomas Micheals | |
| 05:55 | Northern Iowa | Jewell Howard makes the free throw | 78-50 |
| 05:41 | Illinois State | Paul Kemp is called for the reach on Ray Dearborn - foul #1 on Paul Kemp, team foul #3 | 78-50 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Nicky Trahan (PF) Larry Petrovich | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 05:29 | Illinois State | Scott Smith can't connect on a floater from the right block but the foul's on Jewell Howard - foul #2 on Jewell Howard, team foul #4 | 78-50 |
| 05:29 | Illinois State | Scott Smith misses the 1st free throw | 78-50 |
| 05:29 | Illinois State | Scott Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 78-51 |
| 05:05 | Northern Iowa | Jewell Howard misses the wide open jump hook in the lane | 78-51 |
| 05:04 | Illinois State | Scott Smith pulls down the rebound | 78-51 |
| 04:56 | Illinois State | Ray Dearborn buries a floater from the left wing | 78-53 |
| 04:39 | Northern Iowa | Nicky Trahan makes the shot from the left block and he's fouled by Daryl Nolan - foul #1 on Daryl Nolan, team foul #13 | 80-53 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Randy Carlisle (PG), Larry Petrovich (PF) Dennis Brown, Cecil Pagan | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Russell Rinker (PF) Daryl Nolan | |
| 04:39 | Northern Iowa | Nicky Trahan makes the free throw | 81-53 |
| 04:26 | Illinois State | Ray Dearborn is called for traveling | 81-53 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Dennis Brown (SG) Paul Kemp | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 04:16 | Northern Iowa | Nicky Trahan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 81-53 |
| 03:56 | Illinois State | Larry Petrovich blocks the jumper by George Thornton | 81-53 |
| 03:54 | Northern Iowa | Nicky Trahan grabs the board | 81-53 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:49 | Northern Iowa | Randy Carlisle makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Dennis Brown | 84-53 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Randy Carlisle (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dennis Brown (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SF - Jewell Howard (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Nicky Trahan (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Larry Petrovich (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Ray Dearborn (tiring) 5 pts. 4 pf. SG - Carl Thomas (tiring) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Scott Smith (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Russell Rinker (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - George Thornton (tiring) 7 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:45 | Illinois State | Ray Dearborn is fouled in the backcourt by Randy Carlisle - foul #2 on Randy Carlisle, team foul #5 | 84-53 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Cecil Pagan (C) Nicky Trahan | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 03:37 | Illinois State | Ray Dearborn clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 84-53 |
| 03:36 | Northern Iowa | Cecil Pagan snags the defensive board | 84-53 |
| 03:32 | Northern Iowa | Jewell Howard scores on a fadeaway from the baseline set up by Larry Petrovich | 86-53 |
| 03:22 | Illinois State | Ray Dearborn clanks a 3 from straight away | 86-53 |
| 03:21 | Northern Iowa | Larry Petrovich gets the rebound | 86-53 |
| 03:18 | Northern Iowa | Randy Carlisle is fouled in the backcourt by Scott Smith - foul #5 on Scott Smith, team foul #14 | 86-53 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Paul Kemp (SG) Dennis Brown | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Daryl Nolan (C) Scott Smith | |
| 03:18 | Northern Iowa | Randy Carlisle makes the 1st free throw | 87-53 |
| 03:18 | Northern Iowa | Randy Carlisle makes the 2nd free throw | 88-53 |
| 03:02 | Illinois State | Russell Rinker misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 88-53 |
| 03:00 | Illinois State | Russell Rinker tips it home | 88-55 |
| 02:40 | Northern Iowa | Jewell Howard comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline | 88-55 |
| 02:38 | Illinois State | Daryl Nolan pulls down the rebound | 88-55 |
| 02:31 | Illinois State | George Thornton misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 88-55 |
| 02:29 | Northern Iowa | Paul Kemp pulls down the rebound | 88-55 |
| 02:27 | Northern Iowa | George Thornton is called for the reach on Jewell Howard in the backcourt - foul #4 on George Thornton, team foul #15 | 88-55 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Dennis Brown (SG), Nicky Trahan (PF) Paul Kemp, Cecil Pagan | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 02:27 | Northern Iowa | Jewell Howard misses the 1st free throw | 88-55 |
| 02:27 | Northern Iowa | Jewell Howard misses the 2nd free throw | 88-55 |
| 02:27 | Illinois State | Daryl Nolan snags the defensive board | 88-55 |
| 02:16 | Illinois State | Daryl Nolan blows the dunk | 88-55 |
| 02:15 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Nicky Trahan | 88-55 |
| 02:11 | Northern Iowa | Ray Dearborn is called for the reach on Randy Carlisle in the backcourt - foul #5 on Ray Dearborn, team foul #16 | 88-55 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Thomas Wright (PG) Ray Dearborn | |
| 02:11 | Northern Iowa | Randy Carlisle makes the 1st free throw | 89-55 |
| 02:11 | Northern Iowa | Randy Carlisle makes the 2nd free throw | 90-55 |
| 01:48 | Illinois State | Dennis Brown is called for the reach on Carl Thomas - foul #1 on Dennis Brown, team foul #6 | 90-55 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Cecil Pagan (C) Nicky Trahan | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 01:39 | Illinois State | Randy Carlisle is called for the reach on Thomas Wright - foul #3 on Randy Carlisle, team foul #7 | 90-55 |
| 01:39 | Illinois State | Thomas Wright makes the 1st free throw | 90-56 |
| 01:39 | Illinois State | Thomas Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 90-57 |
| 01:22 | Northern Iowa | Cecil Pagan connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Randy Carlisle | 92-57 |
| 01:07 | Illinois State | George Thornton misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 92-57 |
| 01:05 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Dennis Brown | 92-57 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:38 | Northern Iowa | Randy Carlisle clanks a fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Carl Thomas - foul #4 on Carl Thomas, team foul #17 | 92-57 |
| 00:38 | Northern Iowa | Randy Carlisle makes the 1st free throw | 93-57 |
| 00:38 | Northern Iowa | Randy Carlisle makes the 2nd free throw | 94-57 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:32 | Illinois State | Randy Carlisle picks off the pass by George Thornton | 94-57 |
| 00:30 | Northern Iowa | Randy Carlisle travels in the backcourt | 94-57 |
| 00:27 | Illinois State | Carl Thomas makes the 3pt shot from the left corner | 94-60 |
| 00:00 | Northern Iowa | Randy Carlisle runs out the clock | 94-60 |