| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - James Redus (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dennis Brown (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Spencer Miller (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Sanford Millwood (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Larry Petrovich (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Curtis Murphree (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Hess (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Carl Ayers (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Philip Weddle (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Sam Norton (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Missouri State | Carl Ayers inbounds the ball | 30-28 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:39 | Missouri State | Curtis Murphree misses long on a shot from the right side | 30-28 |
| 19:38 | Northern Iowa | James Redus snags the defensive board | 30-28 |
| 19:21 | Northern Iowa | James Hess steals it from Larry Petrovich | 30-28 |
| 19:01 | Missouri State | James Hess's floater is knocked away by Sanford Millwood | 30-28 |
| 19:00 | Missouri State | Philip Weddle gets the offensive rebound | 30-28 |
| 18:46 | Missouri State | Larry Petrovich swats the short shot by Philip Weddle | 30-28 |
| 18:44 | Northern Iowa | Larry Petrovich grabs the defensive rebound | 30-28 |
| 18:27 | Northern Iowa | Sam Norton is called for the reach on Larry Petrovich - foul #2 on Sam Norton, team foul #1 | 30-28 |
| 18:09 | Northern Iowa | Curtis Murphree takes the ball from James Redus | 30-28 |
| 18:05 | Missouri State | James Hess lays it up and in on a nice dish by Curtis Murphree | 30-30 |
| 17:46 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Brown connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Larry Petrovich | 33-30 |
| 17:29 | Missouri State | James Redus steps in front of the Sam Norton pass | 33-30 |
| 17:10 | Northern Iowa | James Hess steals it from James Redus | 33-30 |
| 16:58 | Missouri State | Sanford Millwood steals the ball from Curtis Murphree | 33-30 |
| 16:47 | Northern Iowa | Larry Petrovich lays it up and in on a great pass from James Redus | 35-30 |
| 16:28 | Missouri State | Sam Norton misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 35-30 |
| 16:26 | Northern Iowa | Larry Petrovich grabs the defensive rebound | 35-30 |
| 16:06 | Northern Iowa | Spencer Miller misses the 3 from the right wing | 35-30 |
| 16:05 | Missouri State | James Hess grabs the board | 35-30 |
| 15:59 | Missouri State | Carl Ayers clanks a floater from the left wing | 35-30 |
| 15:58 | Northern Iowa | Larry Petrovich pulls down the rebound | 35-30 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - James Redus (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dennis Brown (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Spencer Miller (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Sanford Millwood (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. C - Larry Petrovich (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Curtis Murphree (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Hess (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 stl. SF - Carl Ayers (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Philip Weddle (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Sam Norton (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Northern Iowa | James Redus misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Curtis Murphree - foul #3 on Curtis Murphree, team foul #2 | 35-30 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Paul Kemp (SG), Jewell Howard (SF), Nicky Trahan (PF), Cecil Pagan (C) Dennis Brown, Spencer Miller, Sanford Millwood, Larry Petrovich | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Lyle Lisle (PG), Trenton Petty (SG), George Laclair (PF), Nathan Schneck (C) Curtis Murphree, James Hess, Philip Weddle, Sam Norton | |
| 15:44 | Northern Iowa | James Redus makes the 1st free throw | 36-30 |
| 15:44 | Northern Iowa | James Redus makes the 2nd free throw | 37-30 |
| 15:25 | Missouri State | The short jumper by Carl Ayers is denied by Nicky Trahan | 37-30 |
| 15:24 | Northern Iowa | James Redus gets the rebound | 37-30 |
| 15:19 | Northern Iowa | Jewell Howard throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-30 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Donald Colucci (SG) James Redus | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 14:54 | Missouri State | George Laclair is fouled on the floor by Cecil Pagan - foul #1 on Cecil Pagan, team foul #1 | 37-30 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Philip Weddle (PF) Carl Ayers | |
| 14:36 | Missouri State | Lyle Lisle misses short on a turnaround from the right block | 37-30 |
| 14:34 | Missouri State | Nathan Schneck hits the follow up shot | 37-32 |
| 14:22 | Northern Iowa | Nicky Trahan misses short on a jumper from the right block | 37-32 |
| 14:21 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Nathan Schneck | 37-32 |
| 14:16 | Missouri State | Trenton Petty misses short on a shot from the left side but he's hacked by Nicky Trahan - foul #3 on Nicky Trahan, team foul #2 | 37-32 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Sanford Millwood (PF) Nicky Trahan | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Curtis Murphree (PG) Philip Weddle | |
| 14:16 | Missouri State | Trenton Petty makes the 1st free throw | 37-33 |
| 14:16 | Missouri State | Trenton Petty makes the 2nd free throw | 37-34 |
| 13:59 | Northern Iowa | Cecil Pagan's pass is intercepted by Trenton Petty | 37-34 |
| 13:39 | Missouri State | Curtis Murphree hits a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Lyle Lisle | 37-36 |
| 13:15 | Northern Iowa | Paul Kemp knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Sanford Millwood | 40-36 |
| 12:54 | Missouri State | Nathan Schneck comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 40-36 |
| 12:52 | Northern Iowa | Sanford Millwood pulls down the rebound | 40-36 |
| 12:48 | Northern Iowa | Paul Kemp's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-36 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Redus (PG), Dennis Brown (SG), Spencer Miller (SF), Larry Petrovich (C) Paul Kemp, Donald Colucci, Jewell Howard, Cecil Pagan | |
| Subs | Missouri State | James Hess (SG), Carl Ayers (SF), Philip Weddle (PF), Ruben Harris (C) Trenton Petty, Lyle Lisle, George Laclair, Nathan Schneck | |
| 12:32 | Missouri State | Curtis Murphree can't connect on a driving attempt from the right block | 40-36 |
| 12:31 | Northern Iowa | Larry Petrovich gets the rebound | 40-36 |
| 12:18 | Northern Iowa | Sanford Millwood misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Philip Weddle - foul #1 on Philip Weddle, team foul #3 | 40-36 |
| 12:18 | Northern Iowa | Sanford Millwood misses the 1st free throw | 40-36 |
| 12:18 | Northern Iowa | Sanford Millwood makes the 2nd free throw | 41-36 |
| 12:06 | Missouri State | Curtis Murphree makes the floater from the left side on a nice dish by James Hess | 41-38 |
| 12:01 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Brown's dunk attempt is rejected by Ruben Harris | 41-38 |
| 11:59 | Missouri State | Carl Ayers grabs the defensive rebound | 41-38 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - James Redus (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dennis Brown (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Spencer Miller (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Sanford Millwood (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. C - Larry Petrovich (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Curtis Murphree (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - James Hess (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Carl Ayers (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Philip Weddle (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Ruben Harris (fresh) | |
| 11:40 | Missouri State | Philip Weddle makes the fadeaway in the paint | 41-40 |
| 11:25 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Brown misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 41-40 |
| 11:24 | Northern Iowa | Larry Petrovich snags the offensive board | 41-40 |
| 11:06 | Northern Iowa | Spencer Miller comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 41-40 |
| 11:04 | Missouri State | Carl Ayers pulls down the rebound | 41-40 |
| 10:54 | Missouri State | Curtis Murphree comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 41-40 |
| 10:53 | Northern Iowa | Larry Petrovich grabs the defensive rebound | 41-40 |
| 10:34 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Brown misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 41-40 |
| 10:33 | Missouri State | Carl Ayers snags the defensive board | 41-40 |
| 10:16 | Missouri State | Curtis Murphree can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 41-40 |
| 10:15 | Northern Iowa | Sanford Millwood grabs the defensive rebound | 41-40 |
| 09:51 | Northern Iowa | Sanford Millwood misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 41-40 |
| 09:50 | Missouri State | Curtis Murphree grabs the defensive rebound | 41-40 |
| 09:23 | Missouri State | Ruben Harris scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Curtis Murphree | 41-42 |
| 09:15 | Northern Iowa | Spencer Miller comes up short on the floater from the right side but the foul's on Philip Weddle - foul #2 on Philip Weddle, team foul #4 | 41-42 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Paul Kemp (PG), Donald Colucci (SG), Jewell Howard (PF), Cecil Pagan (C) James Redus, Dennis Brown, Sanford Millwood, Larry Petrovich | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Lyle Lisle (PG), Trenton Petty (SG), George Laclair (SF), Nathan Schneck (PF), Sam Norton (C) Curtis Murphree, James Hess, Carl Ayers, Philip Weddle, Ruben Harris | |
| 09:15 | Northern Iowa | Spencer Miller makes the 1st free throw | 42-42 |
| 09:15 | Northern Iowa | Spencer Miller misses the 2nd free throw | 42-42 |
| 09:15 | Missouri State | Nathan Schneck gets the rebound | 42-42 |
| 08:53 | Missouri State | Lyle Lisle misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Jewell Howard - foul #1 on Jewell Howard, team foul #3 | 42-42 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Nicky Trahan (PF) Spencer Miller | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 08:53 | Missouri State | Lyle Lisle misses the 1st free throw | 42-42 |
| 08:53 | Missouri State | Lyle Lisle misses the 2nd free throw | 42-42 |
| 08:53 | Northern Iowa | Nicky Trahan snags the defensive board | 42-42 |
| 08:40 | Northern Iowa | Nicky Trahan buries a runner from close range set up by Donald Colucci | 44-42 |
| 08:34 | Missouri State | Trenton Petty misses the easy layup but the foul's on Donald Colucci - foul #1 on Donald Colucci, team foul #4 | 44-42 |
| 08:34 | Missouri State | Trenton Petty makes the 1st free throw | 44-43 |
| 08:34 | Missouri State | Trenton Petty misses the 2nd free throw | 44-43 |
| 08:34 | Northern Iowa | Nicky Trahan snags the defensive board | 44-43 |
| 08:20 | Northern Iowa | Trenton Petty steps in front of the Nicky Trahan pass | 44-43 |
| 08:17 | Missouri State | Trenton Petty jams it | 44-45 |
| 08:09 | Northern Iowa | Jewell Howard scores on a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Paul Kemp | 46-45 |
| 07:47 | Missouri State | Sam Norton misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 46-45 |
| 07:45 | Missouri State | George Laclair misses the tip | 46-45 |
| 07:44 | Northern Iowa | Paul Kemp snags the defensive board | 46-45 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Paul Kemp (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Donald Colucci (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jewell Howard (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Nicky Trahan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Cecil Pagan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Lyle Lisle (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SG - Trenton Petty (fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. SF - George Laclair (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. PF - Nathan Schneck (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Sam Norton (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:36 | Northern Iowa | Paul Kemp misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 46-45 |
| 07:35 | Northern Iowa | Jewell Howard tips it back up and in | 48-45 |
| 07:17 | Missouri State | Lyle Lisle is whistled for traveling | 48-45 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Larry Petrovich (C) Cecil Pagan | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Carl Ayers (SF), Philip Weddle (PF) Nathan Schneck, Sam Norton | |
| 07:02 | Northern Iowa | Jewell Howard hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 48-45 |
| 07:00 | Missouri State | Lyle Lisle gets the rebound | 48-45 |
| 06:51 | Missouri State | Trenton Petty misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 48-45 |
| 06:50 | Missouri State | Philip Weddle tips it in | 48-47 |
| 06:28 | Northern Iowa | Donald Colucci misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 48-47 |
| 06:27 | Northern Iowa | Paul Kemp snags the offensive board | 48-47 |
| 06:22 | Northern Iowa | Larry Petrovich comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 48-47 |
| 06:20 | Missouri State | Carl Ayers snags the defensive board | 48-47 |
| 06:04 | Missouri State | Philip Weddle travels with the ball | 48-47 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Redus (PG), Dennis Brown (SG), Spencer Miller (SF), Sanford Millwood (PF) Paul Kemp, Donald Colucci, Jewell Howard, Nicky Trahan | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Curtis Murphree (PG), James Hess (SG), Sam Norton (C) Lyle Lisle, Trenton Petty, George Laclair | |
| 05:47 | Northern Iowa | James Redus's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-47 |
| 05:26 | Missouri State | Sanford Millwood swats the layup by Sam Norton | 48-47 |
| 05:24 | Missouri State | Carl Ayers misses the tip | 48-47 |
| 05:22 | Northern Iowa | Larry Petrovich gets the rebound | 48-47 |
| 05:16 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Brown throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-47 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Cecil Pagan (C) Larry Petrovich | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 04:47 | Missouri State | James Hess misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 48-47 |
| 04:45 | Northern Iowa | Sanford Millwood grabs the defensive rebound | 48-47 |
| 04:31 | Northern Iowa | James Redus clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 48-47 |
| 04:30 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Brown grabs the offensive board | 48-47 |
| 04:09 | Northern Iowa | James Redus misses short on a shot from the left side | 48-47 |
| 04:08 | Northern Iowa | James Redus grabs the offensive board | 48-47 |
| 03:47 | Northern Iowa | Sanford Millwood drills a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Spencer Miller | 50-47 |
| 03:27 | Missouri State | James Hess comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 50-47 |
| 03:25 | Northern Iowa | Sanford Millwood pulls down the rebound | 50-47 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - James Redus (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dennis Brown (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Spencer Miller (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Sanford Millwood (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 4 blk. 2 stl. C - Cecil Pagan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Curtis Murphree (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - James Hess (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Carl Ayers (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - Philip Weddle (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. C - Sam Norton (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:13 | Northern Iowa | Spencer Miller drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Sanford Millwood | 52-47 |
| 02:59 | Missouri State | Carl Ayers connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 52-50 |
| 02:40 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Brown knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by James Redus | 55-50 |
| 02:33 | Missouri State | Sam Norton is hacked by Cecil Pagan - foul #2 on Cecil Pagan, team foul #5 | 55-50 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Paul Kemp (PG), Donald Colucci (SG), Jewell Howard (SF), Nicky Trahan (PF), Larry Petrovich (C) James Redus, Dennis Brown, Spencer Miller, Sanford Millwood, Cecil Pagan | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Lyle Lisle (PG), Trenton Petty (SG), George Laclair (PF), Nathan Schneck (C) Curtis Murphree, James Hess, Philip Weddle, Sam Norton | |
| 02:19 | Missouri State | Lyle Lisle's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-50 |
| 02:17 | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-50 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Sanford Millwood (PF) Nicky Trahan | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Curtis Murphree (PG) Lyle Lisle | |
| 01:50 | Northern Iowa | Jewell Howard drills a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Paul Kemp and the foul's on Curtis Murphree - foul #4 on Curtis Murphree, team foul #5 | 57-50 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Redus (PG), Dennis Brown (SG) Paul Kemp, Donald Colucci | |
| Subs | Missouri State | James Hess (SG), Philip Weddle (PF), Sam Norton (C) Trenton Petty, George Laclair, Nathan Schneck | |
| 01:50 | Northern Iowa | Jewell Howard makes the free throw | 58-50 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:32 | Missouri State | Carl Ayers connects on the shot from the right block on a nice dish by Curtis Murphree | 58-52 |
| 01:15 | Northern Iowa | Curtis Murphree steals the ball from James Redus | 58-52 |
| 01:12 | Missouri State | Carl Ayers hits the finger roll on a great pass from Curtis Murphree | 58-54 |
| 00:59 | Northern Iowa | Jewell Howard misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 58-54 |
| 00:57 | Missouri State | Curtis Murphree gets the rebound | 58-54 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:50 | Missouri State | Sam Norton hits a shot from the left block on a great pass from Curtis Murphree | 58-56 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:30 | Northern Iowa | Larry Petrovich scores on a floater from the baseline on a great pass from Dennis Brown | 60-56 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:25 | Missouri State | James Hess comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 60-56 |
| 00:24 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Larry Petrovich | 60-56 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:23 | Northern Iowa | Larry Petrovich is hacked by James Hess in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Hess, team foul #6 | 60-56 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Paul Kemp (SF) Jewell Howard | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 00:20 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Brown is hacked by James Hess - foul #3 on James Hess, team foul #7 | 60-56 |
| 00:20 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Brown makes the 1st free throw | 61-56 |
| 00:20 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 62-56 |
| 00:12 | Missouri State | Carl Ayers clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 62-56 |
| 00:10 | Missouri State | Philip Weddle pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-56 |
| 00:08 | Missouri State | Dennis Brown steals it from Carl Ayers | 62-56 |
| 00:05 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Brown blows the layup | 62-56 |
| 00:03 | Missouri State | Carl Ayers gets the rebound | 62-56 |
| 00:00 | Missouri State | Carl Ayers clanks a halfcourt shot | 62-56 |