| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Christopher Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Derek Riddick (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Wyatt Thornhill (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Samuel Jain (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Harry Markus (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Donald Black (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Glenn Schwartzman (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SF - Dennis Desantis (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Arthur Lichtenberg (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Edward Allen (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Western Illinois | Wyatt Thornhill inbounds the ball | 27-30 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:41 | Western Illinois | Glenn Schwartzman steps in front of the Christopher Jackson pass | 27-30 |
| 19:36 | Northern Iowa | Glenn Schwartzman lays it in | 27-32 |
| 19:22 | Western Illinois | Samuel Jain can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Dennis Desantis - foul #2 on Dennis Desantis, team foul #1 | 27-32 |
| 19:22 | Western Illinois | Samuel Jain makes the 1st free throw | 28-32 |
| 19:22 | Western Illinois | Samuel Jain makes the 2nd free throw | 29-32 |
| 19:01 | Northern Iowa | Glenn Schwartzman drills a 3pt jumper from straight away | 29-35 |
| 18:38 | Western Illinois | Harry Markus is hacked by Edward Allen - foul #1 on Edward Allen, team foul #2 | 29-35 |
| 18:22 | Western Illinois | Christopher Jackson misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 29-35 |
| 18:21 | Western Illinois | Samuel Jain grabs the offensive board | 29-35 |
| 18:05 | Western Illinois | Wyatt Thornhill misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 29-35 |
| 18:04 | Northern Iowa | Donald Black pulls down the rebound | 29-35 |
| 17:47 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Lichtenberg blows the layup | 29-35 |
| 17:45 | Western Illinois | Harry Markus grabs the defensive rebound | 29-35 |
| 17:26 | Western Illinois | Wyatt Thornhill misses the 3 from the left wing | 29-35 |
| 17:25 | Western Illinois | Harry Markus grabs the offensive rebound | 29-35 |
| 17:14 | Western Illinois | Wyatt Thornhill comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Dennis Desantis - foul #3 on Dennis Desantis, team foul #3 | 29-35 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Roger Leedy (PG), Robert Marsh (SG), Mark Shotwell (PF), Dylan Mangum (C) Christopher Jackson, Derek Riddick, Samuel Jain, Harry Markus | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Yamamoto (SG), Corey Sutton (SF), Trinidad Glickman (C) Glenn Schwartzman, Dennis Desantis, Arthur Lichtenberg | |
| 17:14 | Western Illinois | Wyatt Thornhill makes the 1st free throw | 30-35 |
| 17:14 | Western Illinois | Wyatt Thornhill makes the 2nd free throw | 31-35 |
| 16:58 | Northern Iowa | Wyatt Thornhill blocks the short jumper by Edward Allen | 31-35 |
| 16:57 | Western Illinois | Roger Leedy grabs the board | 31-35 |
| 16:31 | Western Illinois | Wyatt Thornhill connects on the jump hook from the right block | 33-35 |
| 16:12 | Northern Iowa | Donald Black buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 33-37 |
| 15:54 | Western Illinois | Wyatt Thornhill hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 33-37 |
| 15:52 | Northern Iowa | Trinidad Glickman gets the rebound | 33-37 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Roger Leedy (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Robert Marsh (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - Wyatt Thornhill (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Mark Shotwell (fresh) 2 pts. C - Dylan Mangum (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Donald Black (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Yamamoto (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Corey Sutton (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Edward Allen (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Trinidad Glickman (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:45 | Northern Iowa | Trinidad Glickman connects on the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Donald Black | 33-40 |
| 15:21 | Western Illinois | Wyatt Thornhill hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away but the foul's on Edward Allen - foul #2 on Edward Allen, team foul #4 | 33-40 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Christopher Jackson (PG), Samuel Jain (PF) Roger Leedy, Dylan Mangum | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Glenn Schwartzman (SG), Dennis Desantis (SF), Arthur Lichtenberg (PF), Jason Collins (C) Donald Black, Corey Sutton, Edward Allen, Trinidad Glickman | |
| 15:21 | Western Illinois | Wyatt Thornhill makes the 1st free throw | 34-40 |
| 15:21 | Western Illinois | Wyatt Thornhill makes the 2nd free throw | 35-40 |
| 15:21 | Western Illinois | Wyatt Thornhill makes the 3rd free throw | 36-40 |
| 15:06 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Desantis misses long on a fadeaway from close range | 36-40 |
| 15:04 | Western Illinois | Wyatt Thornhill pulls down the rebound | 36-40 |
| 14:59 | Western Illinois | Robert Marsh buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Samuel Jain | 39-40 |
| 14:36 | Northern Iowa | Glenn Schwartzman buries a runner from the baseline set up by Dennis Desantis | 39-42 |
| 14:15 | Western Illinois | Robert Marsh makes the jumpshot from the right side | 41-42 |
| 13:52 | Northern Iowa | Samuel Jain steps in front of the Jason Collins pass | 41-42 |
| 13:37 | Western Illinois | The jumper by Robert Marsh is denied by Arthur Lichtenberg | 41-42 |
| 13:36 | Northern Iowa | Jason Collins snags the defensive board | 41-42 |
| 13:26 | Northern Iowa | James Yamamoto is fouled on the floor by Mark Shotwell - foul #1 on Mark Shotwell, team foul #1 | 41-42 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Roger Leedy (PG), Derek Riddick (SG), Dylan Mangum (SF), Harry Markus (C) Christopher Jackson, Robert Marsh, Wyatt Thornhill, Mark Shotwell | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Donald Black (PG) James Yamamoto | |
| 13:04 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Lichtenberg hits the finger roll | 41-44 |
| 12:56 | Western Illinois | Dylan Mangum misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Dennis Desantis - foul #4 on Dennis Desantis, team foul #5 | 41-44 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Oscar Knowlton (SG), Corey Sutton (SF), Edward Allen (PF) Glenn Schwartzman, Dennis Desantis, Arthur Lichtenberg | |
| 12:56 | Western Illinois | Dylan Mangum misses the 1st free throw | 41-44 |
| 12:56 | Western Illinois | Dylan Mangum makes the 2nd free throw | 42-44 |
| 12:39 | Northern Iowa | Oscar Knowlton misses long on a jumper from the left block | 42-44 |
| 12:38 | Western Illinois | Samuel Jain snags the defensive board | 42-44 |
| 12:32 | Western Illinois | Roger Leedy comes up short on the floater from close range | 42-44 |
| 12:31 | Northern Iowa | Edward Allen grabs the defensive rebound | 42-44 |
| 12:08 | Northern Iowa | Donald Black misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Derek Riddick - foul #3 on Derek Riddick, team foul #2 | 42-44 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Christopher Jackson (PG) Roger Leedy | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Yamamoto (SG), Trinidad Glickman (C) Oscar Knowlton, Jason Collins | |
| 12:08 | Northern Iowa | Donald Black makes the 1st free throw | 42-45 |
| 12:08 | Northern Iowa | Donald Black makes the 2nd free throw | 42-46 |
| 11:53 | Western Illinois | Harry Markus is hacked by Trinidad Glickman - foul #1 on Trinidad Glickman, team foul #6 | 42-46 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Glenn Schwartzman (SG) James Yamamoto | |
| 11:45 | Western Illinois | Samuel Jain makes the jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Dylan Mangum | 44-46 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Christopher Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Derek Riddick (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Dylan Mangum (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Samuel Jain (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Harry Markus (fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Donald Black (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Glenn Schwartzman (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Corey Sutton (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Edward Allen (fresh) 4 reb. C - Trinidad Glickman (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 11:29 | Northern Iowa | Trinidad Glickman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-46 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Wyatt Thornhill (SF), Robert Marsh (PF) Samuel Jain, Harry Markus | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Arthur Lichtenberg (PF) Trinidad Glickman | |
| 11:13 | Western Illinois | Dylan Mangum misses badly on a shot from the left side but he's fouled by Edward Allen - foul #3 on Edward Allen, team foul #7 | 44-46 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Roger Leedy (SG) Derek Riddick | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 11:13 | Western Illinois | Dylan Mangum makes the 1st free throw | 45-46 |
| 11:13 | Western Illinois | Dylan Mangum misses the 2nd free throw | 45-46 |
| 11:13 | Northern Iowa | Edward Allen gets the rebound | 45-46 |
| 10:50 | Northern Iowa | Wyatt Thornhill steps in front of the Corey Sutton pass | 45-46 |
| 10:35 | Western Illinois | Roger Leedy scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 48-46 |
| 10:21 | Northern Iowa | Glenn Schwartzman scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 48-49 |
| 09:59 | Western Illinois | Dylan Mangum scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Christopher Jackson and he's hacked by Edward Allen - foul #4 on Edward Allen, team foul #8 | 50-49 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Paul Money (SG), Harry Markus (C) Christopher Jackson, Robert Marsh | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Yamamoto (PG), Oscar Knowlton (SG), Trinidad Glickman (SF), Jason Collins (C) Donald Black, Glenn Schwartzman, Corey Sutton, Edward Allen | |
| 09:59 | Western Illinois | Dylan Mangum makes the free throw | 51-49 |
| 09:37 | Northern Iowa | Trinidad Glickman misses the lay-in | 51-49 |
| 09:35 | Northern Iowa | Trinidad Glickman grabs the offensive board | 51-49 |
| 09:20 | Northern Iowa | Paul Money steals the ball from Jason Collins | 51-49 |
| 09:15 | Western Illinois | Oscar Knowlton is called for the reach on Wyatt Thornhill - foul #1 on Oscar Knowlton, team foul #9 | 51-49 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Derek Riddick (SG), Mark Shotwell (PF) Paul Money, Dylan Mangum | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Donald Black (PG) Oscar Knowlton | |
| 09:15 | Western Illinois | Wyatt Thornhill makes the 1st free throw | 52-49 |
| 09:15 | Western Illinois | Wyatt Thornhill makes the 2nd free throw | 53-49 |
| 08:59 | Northern Iowa | Jason Collins misses long on a jumper from the left side | 53-49 |
| 08:57 | Northern Iowa | Donald Black tips it back up and in | 53-51 |
| 08:30 | Western Illinois | Arthur Lichtenberg picks off the pass by Roger Leedy | 53-51 |
| 08:13 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Lichtenberg is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Arthur Lichtenberg, team foul #10 | 53-51 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Christopher Jackson (PG), Paul Money (SF), Robert Marsh (PF) Roger Leedy, Wyatt Thornhill, Harry Markus | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Glenn Schwartzman (SG), Corey Sutton (SF) James Yamamoto, Arthur Lichtenberg | |
| 07:51 | Western Illinois | The short jumper by Mark Shotwell is denied by Jason Collins | 53-51 |
| 07:49 | Western Illinois | Robert Marsh tips it back up and in | 55-51 |
| 07:34 | Northern Iowa | Jason Collins knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing and the foul's on Derek Riddick - foul #4 on Derek Riddick, team foul #3 | 55-53 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Samuel Jain (PF) Derek Riddick | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Dennis Desantis (SF), Edward Allen (PF) Corey Sutton, Trinidad Glickman | |
| 07:34 | Northern Iowa | Jason Collins makes the free throw | 55-54 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Christopher Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Robert Marsh (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. SF - Paul Money (fresh) PF - Samuel Jain (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Mark Shotwell (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Donald Black (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Glenn Schwartzman (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Dennis Desantis (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Edward Allen (fresh) 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Jason Collins (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:24 | Western Illinois | Robert Marsh comes up short on the floater from the left side | 55-54 |
| 07:23 | Northern Iowa | Donald Black grabs the board | 55-54 |
| 07:13 | Northern Iowa | Jason Collins can't connect on a fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on Mark Shotwell - foul #2 on Mark Shotwell, team foul #4 | 55-54 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Wyatt Thornhill (SF), Harry Markus (C) Paul Money, Mark Shotwell | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Yamamoto (PG) Donald Black | |
| 07:13 | Northern Iowa | Jason Collins misses the 1st free throw | 55-54 |
| 07:13 | Northern Iowa | Jason Collins makes the 2nd free throw | 55-55 |
| 06:45 | Western Illinois | Christopher Jackson drills a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Robert Marsh | 57-55 |
| 06:38 | Northern Iowa | The jump hook by Jason Collins is blocked by Harry Markus | 57-55 |
| 06:36 | Western Illinois | Robert Marsh grabs the defensive rebound | 57-55 |
| 06:32 | Western Illinois | Christopher Jackson drills a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Wyatt Thornhill | 59-55 |
| 06:21 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Desantis loses the ball out of bounds | 59-55 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Roger Leedy (PG), Derek Riddick (SG) Christopher Jackson, Harry Markus | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Donald Black (PG), Corey Sutton (C) James Yamamoto, Jason Collins | |
| 06:05 | Western Illinois | Robert Marsh buries a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Derek Riddick | 62-55 |
| 05:58 | Northern Iowa | Corey Sutton misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 62-55 |
| 05:56 | Western Illinois | Robert Marsh gets the rebound | 62-55 |
| 05:39 | Western Illinois | Robert Marsh hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 62-55 |
| 05:38 | Western Illinois | Samuel Jain gets the offensive rebound | 62-55 |
| 05:21 | Western Illinois | Roger Leedy can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 62-55 |
| 05:19 | Northern Iowa | Edward Allen snags the defensive board | 62-55 |
| 04:59 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Desantis hits a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Donald Black | 62-57 |
| 04:42 | Western Illinois | Samuel Jain misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block | 62-57 |
| 04:41 | Northern Iowa | Edward Allen pulls down the rebound | 62-57 |
| 04:22 | Northern Iowa | Corey Sutton connects on the shot from close range and the foul's on Derek Riddick - foul #5 on Derek Riddick, team foul #5 | 62-59 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Christopher Jackson (PG), Dylan Mangum (SF), Mark Shotwell (PF), Harry Markus (C) Derek Riddick, Wyatt Thornhill, Samuel Jain, Robert Marsh | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Yamamoto (PG), Oscar Knowlton (SG), Arthur Lichtenberg (PF), Jason Collins (C) Donald Black, Glenn Schwartzman, Dennis Desantis, Edward Allen | |
| 04:22 | Northern Iowa | Corey Sutton makes the free throw | 62-60 |
| 04:20 | Western Illinois | Christopher Jackson travels in the backcourt | 62-60 |
| 04:14 | Northern Iowa | Jason Collins clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 62-60 |
| 04:12 | Western Illinois | Dylan Mangum snags the defensive board | 62-60 |
| 03:58 | Western Illinois | Oscar Knowlton steals the ball from Harry Markus | 62-60 |
| 03:37 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Lichtenberg hits the finger roll set up by James Yamamoto | 62-62 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Christopher Jackson (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Roger Leedy (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dylan Mangum (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mark Shotwell (fresh) 2 pts. C - Harry Markus (fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - James Yamamoto (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Oscar Knowlton (fresh) SF - Corey Sutton (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Arthur Lichtenberg (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Jason Collins (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:20 | Western Illinois | Roger Leedy misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on James Yamamoto - foul #3 on James Yamamoto, team foul #11 | 62-62 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Wyatt Thornhill (SF) Dylan Mangum | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Donald Black (PG), Trinidad Glickman (SF) Oscar Knowlton, Corey Sutton | |
| 03:20 | Western Illinois | Roger Leedy makes the 1st free throw | 63-62 |
| 03:20 | Western Illinois | Roger Leedy makes the 2nd free throw | 64-62 |
| 02:59 | Northern Iowa | James Yamamoto is fouled on the floor by Wyatt Thornhill - foul #3 on Wyatt Thornhill, team foul #6 | 64-62 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Paul Money (SG), Dylan Mangum (C) Roger Leedy, Harry Markus | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Dennis Desantis (SF) Trinidad Glickman | |
| 02:39 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Lichtenberg misses short on a jumper from the left block but he's fouled by Mark Shotwell - foul #3 on Mark Shotwell, team foul #7 | 64-62 |
| 02:39 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Lichtenberg makes the 1st free throw | 64-63 |
| 02:39 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Lichtenberg makes the 2nd free throw | 64-64 |
| 02:37 | Western Illinois | Western Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-64 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Robert Marsh (SG), Samuel Jain (PF), Harry Markus (C) Paul Money, Mark Shotwell, Dylan Mangum | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Glenn Schwartzman (SG) James Yamamoto | |
| 02:21 | Western Illinois | Wyatt Thornhill misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 64-64 |
| 02:19 | Western Illinois | Samuel Jain misses the tip | 64-64 |
| 02:18 | Northern Iowa | Jason Collins snags the defensive board | 64-64 |
| 01:53 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Desantis blows the layup | 64-64 |
| 01:51 | Western Illinois | Harry Markus grabs the defensive rebound | 64-64 |
| 01:37 | Western Illinois | Wyatt Thornhill scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Christopher Jackson | 67-64 |
| 01:22 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Desantis misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Wyatt Thornhill - foul #4 on Wyatt Thornhill, team foul #8 | 67-64 |
| 01:22 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Desantis misses the 1st free throw | 67-64 |
| 01:22 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Desantis makes the 2nd free throw | 67-65 |
| 01:07 | Western Illinois | Robert Marsh misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 67-65 |
| 01:06 | Northern Iowa | Jason Collins grabs the defensive rebound | 67-65 |
| 00:50 | Northern Iowa | Donald Black misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 67-65 |
| 00:49 | Western Illinois | Robert Marsh grabs the board | 67-65 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:20 | Western Illinois | Harry Markus hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 67-65 |
| 00:19 | Western Illinois | Robert Marsh snags the offensive board | 67-65 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:16 | Western Illinois | Robert Marsh is hacked by Glenn Schwartzman - foul #2 on Glenn Schwartzman, team foul #12 | 67-65 |
| 00:16 | Western Illinois | Robert Marsh makes the 1st free throw | 68-65 |
| 00:16 | Western Illinois | Robert Marsh makes the 2nd free throw | 69-65 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:10 | Northern Iowa | Glenn Schwartzman misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 69-65 |
| 00:08 | Northern Iowa | Jason Collins pulls down the offensive rebound | 69-65 |
| 00:04 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Desantis is called for traveling | 69-65 |
| 00:01 | Western Illinois | Robert Marsh is fouled in the backcourt by Donald Black - foul #2 on Donald Black, team foul #13 | 69-65 |
| 00:01 | Western Illinois | Robert Marsh makes the 1st free throw | 70-65 |
| 00:01 | Western Illinois | Robert Marsh makes the 2nd free throw | 71-65 |
| 00:00 | Northern Iowa | Glenn Schwartzman clanks a halfcourt shot | 71-65 |