| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Roland Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Carl Reese (fresh) 7 pts. SF - John Fulbright (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Bruce Alcaraz (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Uang Chinn (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Lester Murphy (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Lee Campbell (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alexander Garner (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Joel Hawkins (fresh) 5 pts. C - John Ballweg (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northern Iowa | Alexander Garner inbounds the ball | 24-37 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:32 | Northern Iowa | Lester Murphy drills a jumper from the free throw line set up by John Ballweg | 24-39 |
| 19:23 | Missouri State | Bruce Alcaraz's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 24-39 |
| 19:02 | Northern Iowa | Joel Hawkins hits a 3 from the right corner | 24-42 |
| 18:50 | Missouri State | Roland Johnson knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner | 27-42 |
| 18:36 | Northern Iowa | Alexander Garner is fouled on the floor by John Fulbright - foul #1 on John Fulbright, team foul #1 | 27-42 |
| 18:14 | Northern Iowa | Lee Campbell travels with the ball | 27-42 |
| 17:56 | Missouri State | Bruce Alcaraz drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Carl Reese | 30-42 |
| 17:33 | Northern Iowa | Lee Campbell comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 30-42 |
| 17:31 | Missouri State | Bruce Alcaraz snags the defensive board | 30-42 |
| 17:17 | Missouri State | John Fulbright misses long on a floater from the right wing | 30-42 |
| 17:15 | Northern Iowa | Lee Campbell grabs the board | 30-42 |
| 16:57 | Northern Iowa | John Fulbright denies the turnaround by John Ballweg | 30-42 |
| 16:56 | Northern Iowa | Joel Hawkins can't tip it in | 30-42 |
| 16:55 | Northern Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Joel Hawkins | 30-42 |
| 16:40 | Northern Iowa | Lester Murphy travels with the ball | 30-42 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Eddie Jones (PG), Lawrence Reed (SG), Victor Planas (SF), Tommie Starcher (PF) Roland Johnson, Carl Reese, John Fulbright, Bruce Alcaraz | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Boisvert (SG), George Bailey (SF), Monte Holt (PF), Ross Tyler (C) Lee Campbell, Alexander Garner, Joel Hawkins, John Ballweg | |
| 16:26 | Missouri State | Eddie Jones misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 30-42 |
| 16:24 | Missouri State | Lawrence Reed tips it but misses | 30-42 |
| 16:22 | Northern Iowa | Monte Holt pulls down the rebound | 30-42 |
| 16:20 | Northern Iowa | Lester Murphy is fouled in the backcourt by Eddie Jones - foul #2 on Eddie Jones, team foul #2 | 30-42 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Glen Sobel (PG) Lester Murphy | |
| 16:02 | Northern Iowa | Robert Boisvert can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 30-42 |
| 16:00 | Missouri State | Eddie Jones grabs the board | 30-42 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Eddie Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lawrence Reed (fresh) SF - Victor Planas (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Tommie Starcher (fresh) C - Uang Chinn (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Glen Sobel (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Boisvert (fresh) 1 ast. SF - George Bailey (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Monte Holt (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Ross Tyler (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:54 | Missouri State | Lawrence Reed drills a 3 from straight away set up by Eddie Jones | 33-42 |
| 15:38 | Northern Iowa | Ross Tyler banks in the layup | 33-44 |
| 15:21 | Missouri State | Lawrence Reed misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 33-44 |
| 15:19 | Missouri State | The offensive rebound goes to Eddie Jones | 33-44 |
| 14:59 | Missouri State | Eddie Jones scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Lawrence Reed | 36-44 |
| 14:30 | Northern Iowa | Monte Holt can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 36-44 |
| 14:29 | Northern Iowa | Ross Tyler tips it but misses | 36-44 |
| 14:27 | Missouri State | Lawrence Reed grabs the defensive rebound | 36-44 |
| 14:07 | Missouri State | Victor Planas misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 36-44 |
| 14:05 | Missouri State | The offensive rebound goes to Tommie Starcher | 36-44 |
| 13:48 | Missouri State | Lawrence Reed is hacked by Robert Boisvert - foul #1 on Robert Boisvert, team foul #1 | 36-44 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Roland Johnson (PG), Carl Reese (SG), John Fulbright (SF), Bruce Alcaraz (PF), William Orbison (C) Eddie Jones, Lawrence Reed, Victor Planas, Tommie Starcher, Uang Chinn | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Wayne Coffman (PG), Lee Campbell (SG), Alexander Garner (SF), Joel Hawkins (PF), John Ballweg (C) Glen Sobel, Robert Boisvert, George Bailey, Monte Holt, Ross Tyler | |
| 13:34 | Missouri State | William Orbison is called for the offensive foul - foul #4 on William Orbison, team foul #3 | 36-44 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Uang Chinn (C) William Orbison | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 13:13 | Northern Iowa | John Ballweg hits the finger roll on a great pass from Lee Campbell | 36-46 |
| 12:54 | Missouri State | John Fulbright misses the lay-in | 36-46 |
| 12:53 | Missouri State | John Fulbright pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-46 |
| 12:43 | Missouri State | Bruce Alcaraz hits the finger roll on a nice dish by John Fulbright and he's hacked by Lee Campbell - foul #2 on Lee Campbell, team foul #2 | 38-46 |
| 12:43 | Missouri State | Bruce Alcaraz makes the free throw | 39-46 |
| 12:25 | Northern Iowa | Joel Hawkins misses short on a shot from the right side | 39-46 |
| 12:23 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Bruce Alcaraz | 39-46 |
| 12:03 | Missouri State | John Fulbright buries a floater from just outside the lane and he's fouled by Wayne Coffman - foul #4 on Wayne Coffman, team foul #3 | 41-46 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Victor Planas (C) Uang Chinn | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Lester Murphy (PG) Wayne Coffman | |
| 12:03 | Missouri State | John Fulbright makes the free throw | 42-46 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Roland Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Carl Reese (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Fulbright (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bruce Alcaraz (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Victor Planas (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Lester Murphy (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Lee Campbell (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Alexander Garner (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Joel Hawkins (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - John Ballweg (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:48 | Northern Iowa | Lester Murphy buries a 3pt attempt from straight away | 42-49 |
| 11:32 | Missouri State | Alexander Garner is called for the reach on John Fulbright - foul #1 on Alexander Garner, team foul #4 | 42-49 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Monte Holt (PF) Joel Hawkins | |
| 11:18 | Missouri State | Victor Planas hits a 3 from the right corner | 45-49 |
| 11:05 | Northern Iowa | Alexander Garner misses badly on a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Bruce Alcaraz - foul #1 on Bruce Alcaraz, team foul #4 | 45-49 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Tommie Starcher (PF), Eddie Jones (C) John Fulbright, Bruce Alcaraz | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Boisvert (SG), Ross Tyler (C) Lee Campbell, John Ballweg | |
| 11:05 | Northern Iowa | Alexander Garner misses the 1st free throw | 45-49 |
| 11:05 | Northern Iowa | Alexander Garner makes the 2nd free throw | 45-50 |
| 10:51 | Missouri State | Roland Johnson is fouled on the floor by Lester Murphy - foul #1 on Lester Murphy, team foul #5 | 45-50 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Lawrence Reed (SG) Carl Reese | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | George Bailey (SF) Alexander Garner | |
| 10:40 | Missouri State | Victor Planas hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by George Bailey - foul #1 on George Bailey, team foul #6 | 45-50 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Bruce Alcaraz (PF) Roland Johnson | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 10:40 | Missouri State | Victor Planas makes the 1st free throw | 46-50 |
| 10:40 | Missouri State | Victor Planas makes the 2nd free throw | 47-50 |
| 10:23 | Northern Iowa | Robert Boisvert connects on the fadeaway from the left wing | 47-52 |
| 10:13 | Missouri State | Victor Planas comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 47-52 |
| 10:12 | Missouri State | Bruce Alcaraz hits the follow up shot | 49-52 |
| 10:01 | Northern Iowa | Ross Tyler misses the easy layup | 49-52 |
| 09:59 | Missouri State | Eddie Jones pulls down the rebound | 49-52 |
| 09:45 | Missouri State | Tommie Starcher is denied on a layup by Monte Holt | 49-52 |
| 09:44 | Missouri State | The offensive rebound goes to Victor Planas | 49-52 |
| 09:30 | Missouri State | Victor Planas hits a shot from the right block set up by Eddie Jones and he's hacked by Ross Tyler - foul #1 on Ross Tyler, team foul #7 | 51-52 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Roland Johnson (PG), Carl Reese (SG), John Fulbright (SF), Uang Chinn (C) Eddie Jones, Lawrence Reed, Tommie Starcher, Bruce Alcaraz | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Lee Campbell (SG), Alexander Garner (SF), Joel Hawkins (PF), John Ballweg (C) Robert Boisvert, George Bailey, Monte Holt, Ross Tyler | |
| 09:30 | Missouri State | Victor Planas misses the free throw | 51-52 |
| 09:30 | Northern Iowa | Lee Campbell grabs the board | 51-52 |
| 09:10 | Northern Iowa | Joel Hawkins knocks in the fadeaway in the lane set up by Lee Campbell | 51-54 |
| 08:50 | Missouri State | Roland Johnson can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 51-54 |
| 08:48 | Northern Iowa | Joel Hawkins snags the defensive board | 51-54 |
| 08:27 | Northern Iowa | Alexander Garner misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 51-54 |
| 08:26 | Missouri State | Victor Planas grabs the board | 51-54 |
| 08:08 | Missouri State | Victor Planas throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-54 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Bruce Alcaraz (PF) Victor Planas | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Boisvert (PG), Monte Holt (SF) Lester Murphy, Alexander Garner | |
| 07:41 | Northern Iowa | Joel Hawkins can't connect on a turnaround in the lane | 51-54 |
| 07:39 | Northern Iowa | John Ballweg tips it but misses | 51-54 |
| 07:37 | Northern Iowa | Monte Holt misses the tip | 51-54 |
| 07:35 | Missouri State | John Fulbright snags the defensive board | 51-54 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Roland Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Carl Reese (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Fulbright (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Bruce Alcaraz (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Uang Chinn (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Robert Boisvert (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lee Campbell (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Monte Holt (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Joel Hawkins (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - John Ballweg (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Missouri State | Roland Johnson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-54 |
| Subs | Missouri State | William Orbison (C) Uang Chinn | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Wayne Coffman (PG), Lester Murphy (SG) Robert Boisvert, Lee Campbell | |
| 07:09 | Northern Iowa | Monte Holt is fouled on the floor by John Fulbright - foul #2 on John Fulbright, team foul #5 | 51-54 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Eddie Jones (PG), Lawrence Reed (SG), Tommie Starcher (SF) Roland Johnson, Carl Reese, John Fulbright | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Boisvert (SG) Joel Hawkins | |
| 06:52 | Northern Iowa | Lester Murphy misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Tommie Starcher - foul #1 on Tommie Starcher, team foul #6 | 51-54 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Alexander Garner (SF), Ross Tyler (C) Robert Boisvert, John Ballweg | |
| 06:52 | Northern Iowa | Lester Murphy makes the 1st free throw | 51-55 |
| 06:52 | Northern Iowa | Lester Murphy makes the 2nd free throw | 51-56 |
| 06:32 | Missouri State | Tommie Starcher hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 51-56 |
| 06:30 | Missouri State | The offensive rebound goes to Bruce Alcaraz | 51-56 |
| 06:19 | Missouri State | Monte Holt is called for the reach on Eddie Jones - foul #2 on Monte Holt, team foul #8 | 51-56 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Roland Johnson (PG), Carl Reese (SG), Uang Chinn (PF) Lawrence Reed, Tommie Starcher, Bruce Alcaraz | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Lee Campbell (SG) Lester Murphy | |
| 06:19 | Missouri State | Eddie Jones makes the 1st free throw | 52-56 |
| 06:19 | Missouri State | Eddie Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 53-56 |
| 06:09 | Northern Iowa | Monte Holt loses the dribble to Eddie Jones | 53-56 |
| 05:43 | Missouri State | Carl Reese misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 53-56 |
| 05:41 | Northern Iowa | Monte Holt grabs the board | 53-56 |
| 05:26 | Northern Iowa | Alexander Garner is hacked by Eddie Jones - foul #3 on Eddie Jones, team foul #7 | 53-56 |
| Subs | Missouri State | John Fulbright (SF) Eddie Jones | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Joel Hawkins (PF), John Ballweg (C) Monte Holt, Ross Tyler | |
| 05:26 | Northern Iowa | Alexander Garner misses the 1st free throw | 53-56 |
| 05:26 | Missouri State | Uang Chinn snags the defensive board | 53-56 |
| 05:08 | Missouri State | John Fulbright buries a 3 pointer from straight away | 56-56 |
| 04:50 | Northern Iowa | Uang Chinn is called for the reach on Lee Campbell - foul #2 on Uang Chinn, team foul #8 | 56-56 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Victor Planas (SG), Bruce Alcaraz (PF) Carl Reese, William Orbison | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Lester Murphy (SF) Alexander Garner | |
| 04:50 | Northern Iowa | Lee Campbell makes the 1st free throw | 56-57 |
| 04:50 | Northern Iowa | Lee Campbell makes the 2nd free throw | 56-58 |
| 04:27 | Missouri State | Uang Chinn is hacked by John Ballweg - foul #2 on John Ballweg, team foul #9 | 56-58 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Eddie Jones (PG) Roland Johnson | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Boisvert (SG), Monte Holt (SF) Wayne Coffman, Lee Campbell | |
| 04:27 | Missouri State | Uang Chinn makes the 1st free throw | 57-58 |
| 04:27 | Missouri State | Uang Chinn misses the 2nd free throw | 57-58 |
| 04:27 | Northern Iowa | Joel Hawkins pulls down the rebound | 57-58 |
| 04:16 | Northern Iowa | Robert Boisvert hits a 3 from the right wing | 57-61 |
| 03:54 | Missouri State | Eddie Jones can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 57-61 |
| 03:53 | Northern Iowa | John Ballweg snags the defensive board | 57-61 |
| 03:37 | Northern Iowa | Bruce Alcaraz picks off the pass by Robert Boisvert | 57-61 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Eddie Jones (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Victor Planas (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. SF - John Fulbright (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Bruce Alcaraz (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 3 stl. C - Uang Chinn (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Lester Murphy (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Boisvert (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Monte Holt (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Joel Hawkins (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - John Ballweg (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:27 | Missouri State | Victor Planas clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 57-61 |
| 03:26 | Northern Iowa | Monte Holt snags the defensive board | 57-61 |
| 03:08 | Northern Iowa | John Ballweg throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-61 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Roland Johnson (PG), Carl Reese (SG), William Orbison (C) Eddie Jones, Victor Planas, Uang Chinn | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Wayne Coffman (PG), Alexander Garner (SF), Ross Tyler (C) Robert Boisvert, Joel Hawkins, John Ballweg | |
| 02:48 | Missouri State | Bruce Alcaraz blows the layup | 57-61 |
| 02:46 | Northern Iowa | Ross Tyler gets the rebound | 57-61 |
| 02:46 | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-61 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Lee Campbell (SG), Joel Hawkins (PF), John Ballweg (C) Lester Murphy, Monte Holt, Ross Tyler | |
| 02:35 | Northern Iowa | Joel Hawkins hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing but the foul's on William Orbison - foul #5 on William Orbison, team foul #9 | 57-61 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Uang Chinn (C) William Orbison | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 02:35 | Northern Iowa | Joel Hawkins makes the 1st free throw | 57-62 |
| 02:35 | Northern Iowa | Joel Hawkins makes the 2nd free throw | 57-63 |
| 02:11 | Missouri State | Carl Reese makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 60-63 |
| 02:00 | Northern Iowa | Joel Hawkins misses long on a fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Uang Chinn - foul #3 on Uang Chinn, team foul #10 | 60-63 |
| 02:00 | Northern Iowa | Joel Hawkins misses the 1st free throw | 60-63 |
| 02:00 | Northern Iowa | Joel Hawkins makes the 2nd free throw | 60-64 |
| 01:46 | Missouri State | John Fulbright knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Carl Reese | 62-64 |
| 01:36 | Northern Iowa | Lee Campbell comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 62-64 |
| 01:35 | Missouri State | Bruce Alcaraz grabs the board | 62-64 |
| 01:30 | Missouri State | Carl Reese makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Roland Johnson | 65-64 |
| 01:11 | Northern Iowa | Alexander Garner makes the fadeaway from the baseline set up by Wayne Coffman and the foul's on Uang Chinn - foul #4 on Uang Chinn, team foul #11 | 65-66 |
| 01:11 | Northern Iowa | Alexander Garner makes the free throw | 65-67 |
| 00:49 | Missouri State | Bruce Alcaraz drills a jumper from the right block | 67-67 |
| 00:39 | Northern Iowa | John Ballweg misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Carl Reese - foul #3 on Carl Reese, team foul #12 | 67-67 |
| 00:39 | Northern Iowa | John Ballweg makes the 1st free throw | 67-68 |
| 00:39 | Northern Iowa | John Ballweg makes the 2nd free throw | 67-69 |
| 00:28 | Missouri State | Carl Reese hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 67-69 |
| 00:27 | Northern Iowa | Alexander Garner grabs the defensive rebound | 67-69 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:25 | Northern Iowa | Alexander Garner is hacked by Carl Reese in the backcourt - foul #4 on Carl Reese, team foul #13 | 67-69 |
| 00:25 | Northern Iowa | Alexander Garner misses the 1st free throw | 67-69 |
| 00:25 | Northern Iowa | Alexander Garner makes the 2nd free throw | 67-70 |
| 00:13 | Missouri State | Carl Reese clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 67-70 |
| 00:11 | Northern Iowa | John Ballweg grabs the defensive rebound | 67-70 |
| 00:09 | Northern Iowa | Carl Reese is called for the reach on John Ballweg in the backcourt - foul #5 on Carl Reese, team foul #14 | 67-70 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Victor Planas (SG) Carl Reese | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Monte Holt (PF) Joel Hawkins | |
| 00:09 | Northern Iowa | John Ballweg makes the 1st free throw | 67-71 |
| 00:09 | Northern Iowa | John Ballweg misses the 2nd free throw | 67-71 |
| 00:09 | Northern Iowa | Alexander Garner pulls down the offensive rebound | 67-71 |
| 00:07 | Northern Iowa | Bruce Alcaraz is called for the reach on Alexander Garner - foul #2 on Bruce Alcaraz, team foul #15 | 67-71 |
| 00:07 | Northern Iowa | Alexander Garner misses the 1st free throw | 67-71 |
| 00:07 | Northern Iowa | Alexander Garner misses the 2nd free throw | 67-71 |
| 00:07 | Missouri State | John Fulbright snags the defensive board | 67-71 |
| 00:07 | Missouri State | Missouri State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-71 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:01 | Missouri State | Roland Johnson misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 67-71 |
| 00:00 | Northern Iowa | Alexander Garner grabs the defensive rebound | 67-71 |