| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Steven Greene (fresh) SG - Fredrick Leija (fresh) SF - Edward Arbuckle (fresh) PF - Nathan Landers (fresh) C - Gregory James (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Earle Haffner (fresh) SG - Charles Novick (fresh) SF - Larry Watson (fresh) PF - Alfred Hayden (fresh) C - James Gray (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Northern Iowa | Alfred Hayden wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:58 | Northern Iowa | Earle Haffner loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Missouri State | Edward Arbuckle hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Fredrick Leija | 3-0 |
| 19:25 | Northern Iowa | Charles Novick's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 3-0 |
| 19:02 | Missouri State | Steven Greene misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 3-0 |
| 19:00 | Missouri State | Gregory James tips it back up and in | 5-0 |
| 18:39 | Northern Iowa | Alfred Hayden clanks a floater from the left wing | 5-0 |
| 18:37 | Northern Iowa | James Gray grabs the offensive rebound | 5-0 |
| 18:32 | Northern Iowa | Earle Haffner hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 5-0 |
| 18:30 | Missouri State | Gregory James grabs the board | 5-0 |
| 18:20 | Missouri State | Fredrick Leija connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Edward Arbuckle and he's fouled by Alfred Hayden - foul #1 on Alfred Hayden, team foul #1 | 8-0 |
| 18:20 | Missouri State | Fredrick Leija makes the free throw | 9-0 |
| 18:00 | Northern Iowa | Alfred Hayden misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 9-0 |
| 17:59 | Missouri State | Edward Arbuckle grabs the board | 9-0 |
| 17:53 | Missouri State | Edward Arbuckle comes up short on the runner from the left block | 9-0 |
| 17:51 | Missouri State | Nathan Landers tips it home | 11-0 |
| 17:35 | Northern Iowa | Earle Haffner misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 11-0 |
| 17:33 | Northern Iowa | James Gray tips it but misses | 11-0 |
| 17:32 | Missouri State | Steven Greene gets the rebound | 11-0 |
| 17:26 | Missouri State | Charles Novick is called for the reach on Fredrick Leija - foul #1 on Charles Novick, team foul #2 | 11-0 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Nick Cromer (PG) Steven Greene | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Colin Weingarten (PG), Christopher Weinman (SG), Leon Taylor (SF), James Cross (PF), Ellis Smith (C) Earle Haffner, Charles Novick, Larry Watson, Alfred Hayden, James Gray | |
| 17:20 | Missouri State | Nathan Landers loses the dribble to Colin Weingarten | 11-0 |
| 17:05 | Northern Iowa | Edward Arbuckle is called for the reach on Christopher Weinman - foul #1 on Edward Arbuckle, team foul #1 | 11-0 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Marcus Laperle (SG), Issac Ferguson (SF), Albert Mei (PF), Ilia Sucharzewski (C) Fredrick Leija, Edward Arbuckle, Nathan Landers, Gregory James | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 16:41 | Northern Iowa | Ellis Smith can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Marcus Laperle - foul #1 on Marcus Laperle, team foul #2 | 11-0 |
| 16:41 | Northern Iowa | Ellis Smith misses the 1st free throw | 11-0 |
| 16:41 | Northern Iowa | Ellis Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 11-0 |
| 16:41 | Missouri State | Albert Mei gets the rebound | 11-0 |
| 16:26 | Missouri State | Issac Ferguson is whistled for a carry | 11-0 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Larry Watson (SF) Ellis Smith | |
| 16:17 | Northern Iowa | Colin Weingarten buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Leon Taylor | 11-3 |
| 15:58 | Missouri State | Albert Mei's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 11-3 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Steven Greene (PG), Fredrick Leija (SG), Gregory James (C) Nick Cromer, Marcus Laperle, Ilia Sucharzewski | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Gray (C) James Cross | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Steven Greene (fresh) SG - Fredrick Leija (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Issac Ferguson (fresh) PF - Albert Mei (fresh) C - Gregory James (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Colin Weingarten (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Christopher Weinman (fresh) SF - Larry Watson (fresh) PF - Leon Taylor (fresh) C - James Gray (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:51 | Northern Iowa | Gregory James steals it from James Gray | 11-3 |
| 15:32 | Missouri State | Albert Mei can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 11-3 |
| 15:31 | Missouri State | Gregory James hits the follow up shot | 13-3 |
| 15:14 | Northern Iowa | James Gray knocks in the driving attempt in the lane set up by Christopher Weinman | 13-5 |
| 14:48 | Missouri State | Christopher Weinman steals the ball from Issac Ferguson | 13-5 |
| 14:44 | Northern Iowa | Christopher Weinman can't finish the layup | 13-5 |
| 14:43 | Missouri State | Gregory James grabs the defensive rebound | 13-5 |
| 14:29 | Missouri State | Fredrick Leija makes the 3pt shot from the left corner | 16-5 |
| 14:17 | Northern Iowa | Leon Taylor makes the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Colin Weingarten | 16-8 |
| 13:55 | Missouri State | Gregory James misses long on a runner from the left block | 16-8 |
| 13:54 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to James Gray | 16-8 |
| 13:31 | Northern Iowa | Colin Weingarten drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 16-11 |
| 13:04 | Missouri State | Albert Mei hits a jump hook in the lane | 18-11 |
| 12:51 | Northern Iowa | James Gray drills a shot near the basket | 18-13 |
| 12:42 | Missouri State | Colin Weingarten takes the ball from Albert Mei | 18-13 |
| 12:22 | Northern Iowa | Leon Taylor clanks a fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on Albert Mei - foul #1 on Albert Mei, team foul #3 | 18-13 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Nick Cromer (PG), Marcus Laperle (SG), Edward Arbuckle (SF), Nathan Landers (PF), Ilia Sucharzewski (C) Steven Greene, Fredrick Leija, Issac Ferguson, Albert Mei, Gregory James | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Earle Haffner (PG), Charles Novick (SG), Alfred Hayden (PF), James Cross (C) Colin Weingarten, Christopher Weinman, Larry Watson, James Gray | |
| 12:22 | Northern Iowa | Leon Taylor misses the 1st free throw | 18-13 |
| 12:22 | Northern Iowa | Leon Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 18-14 |
| 12:09 | Missouri State | Ilia Sucharzewski comes up short on the floater in the lane | 18-14 |
| 12:07 | Northern Iowa | James Cross pulls down the rebound | 18-14 |
| 11:48 | Northern Iowa | Charles Novick misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 18-14 |
| 11:47 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Edward Arbuckle | 18-14 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Nick Cromer (fresh) SG - Marcus Laperle (fresh) SF - Edward Arbuckle (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Nathan Landers (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ilia Sucharzewski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Earle Haffner (fresh) SG - Charles Novick (fresh) SF - Leon Taylor (tiring) 4 pts. PF - Alfred Hayden (fresh) C - James Cross (fresh) | |
| 11:32 | Missouri State | Marcus Laperle is hacked by James Cross - foul #1 on James Cross, team foul #3 | 18-14 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Dennis Schmidt (SF) Leon Taylor | |
| 11:18 | Missouri State | Ilia Sucharzewski connects on the jumper in the lane | 20-14 |
| 11:01 | Northern Iowa | Alfred Hayden comes up short on the jumper in the lane | 20-14 |
| 10:59 | Missouri State | Nathan Landers gets the rebound | 20-14 |
| 10:54 | Missouri State | Edward Arbuckle travels with the ball | 20-14 |
| 10:33 | Northern Iowa | Earle Haffner buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Dennis Schmidt | 20-17 |
| 10:16 | Missouri State | Nathan Landers comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 20-17 |
| 10:15 | Northern Iowa | James Cross gets the rebound | 20-17 |
| 09:54 | Northern Iowa | Earle Haffner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 20-17 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Steven Greene (PG), Guy McCall (SG), Issac Ferguson (SF), Albert Mei (PF), Gregory James (C) Nick Cromer, Marcus Laperle, Edward Arbuckle, Nathan Landers, Ilia Sucharzewski | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Larry Watson (SF), Ellis Smith (PF), James Gray (C) Charles Novick, Alfred Hayden, James Cross | |
| 09:36 | Missouri State | The jump hook by Gregory James is blocked by Ellis Smith | 20-17 |
| 09:34 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Schmidt pulls down the rebound | 20-17 |
| 09:24 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Schmidt knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line | 20-19 |
| 09:12 | Missouri State | Gregory James knocks in the driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Guy McCall and he's fouled by Ellis Smith - foul #1 on Ellis Smith, team foul #4 | 22-19 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Fredrick Leija (SG) Guy McCall | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Colin Weingarten (PG), Charles Novick (SG) Earle Haffner, Dennis Schmidt | |
| 09:12 | Missouri State | Gregory James makes the free throw | 23-19 |
| 08:55 | Northern Iowa | Colin Weingarten hits the finger roll | 23-21 |
| 08:47 | Missouri State | Gregory James buries a floater from the right block set up by Issac Ferguson | 25-21 |
| 08:29 | Northern Iowa | Colin Weingarten's fadeaway is rejected by Gregory James | 25-21 |
| 08:28 | Missouri State | Gregory James snags the defensive board | 25-21 |
| 08:14 | Missouri State | Issac Ferguson's pass is intercepted by Larry Watson | 25-21 |
| 07:56 | Northern Iowa | Ellis Smith comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 25-21 |
| 07:54 | Northern Iowa | Larry Watson misses the tip | 25-21 |
| 07:53 | Missouri State | Fredrick Leija grabs the board | 25-21 |
| 07:36 | Missouri State | James Gray is called for the reach on Issac Ferguson - foul #1 on James Gray, team foul #5 | 25-21 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Nick Cromer (PG), Edward Arbuckle (SF), Nathan Landers (PF), Ilia Sucharzewski (C) Steven Greene, Issac Ferguson, Albert Mei, Gregory James | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Earle Haffner (PG), Christopher Weinman (SG), Dennis Schmidt (SF), Alfred Hayden (PF), James Cross (C) Colin Weingarten, Charles Novick, Larry Watson, Ellis Smith, James Gray | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Nick Cromer (fresh) SG - Fredrick Leija (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward Arbuckle (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Nathan Landers (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ilia Sucharzewski (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Earle Haffner (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Christopher Weinman (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dennis Schmidt (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Alfred Hayden (fresh) C - James Cross (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:16 | Missouri State | Nick Cromer misses the easy layup | 25-21 |
| 07:14 | Northern Iowa | Alfred Hayden snags the defensive board | 25-21 |
| 06:57 | Northern Iowa | Christopher Weinman misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 25-21 |
| 06:56 | Northern Iowa | James Cross tips it home | 25-23 |
| 06:33 | Missouri State | Edward Arbuckle misses long on a shot from the baseline but the foul's on Dennis Schmidt - foul #1 on Dennis Schmidt, team foul #6 | 25-23 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Marcus Laperle (SG), Issac Ferguson (C) Fredrick Leija, Ilia Sucharzewski | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Leon Taylor (SF) Earle Haffner | |
| 06:33 | Missouri State | Edward Arbuckle makes the 1st free throw | 26-23 |
| 06:33 | Missouri State | Edward Arbuckle makes the 2nd free throw | 27-23 |
| 06:24 | Northern Iowa | Christopher Weinman buries a runner from the baseline and the foul's on Nick Cromer - foul #1 on Nick Cromer, team foul #4 | 27-25 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Larry Watson (SF), James Gray (C) Dennis Schmidt, James Cross | |
| 06:24 | Northern Iowa | Christopher Weinman makes the free throw | 27-26 |
| 06:09 | Missouri State | Issac Ferguson is fouled on the floor by James Gray - foul #2 on James Gray, team foul #7 | 27-26 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Albert Mei (C) Nick Cromer | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Colin Weingarten (PG) James Gray | |
| 06:09 | Missouri State | Issac Ferguson makes the 1st free throw | 28-26 |
| 06:09 | Missouri State | Issac Ferguson misses the 2nd free throw | 28-26 |
| 06:09 | Northern Iowa | Leon Taylor grabs the board | 28-26 |
| 05:53 | Northern Iowa | Colin Weingarten scores on a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Alfred Hayden | 28-28 |
| 05:43 | Missouri State | Edward Arbuckle can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 28-28 |
| 05:41 | Northern Iowa | Leon Taylor snags the defensive board | 28-28 |
| 05:16 | Northern Iowa | Alfred Hayden misses the turnaround from close range but he's hacked by Nathan Landers - foul #1 on Nathan Landers, team foul #5 | 28-28 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Nick Cromer (PG), Gregory James (C) Edward Arbuckle, Nathan Landers | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Earle Haffner (PG) Christopher Weinman | |
| 05:16 | Northern Iowa | Alfred Hayden makes the 1st free throw | 28-29 |
| 05:16 | Northern Iowa | Alfred Hayden makes the 2nd free throw | 28-30 |
| 05:05 | Missouri State | Issac Ferguson comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 28-30 |
| 05:04 | Northern Iowa | Alfred Hayden snags the defensive board | 28-30 |
| 04:50 | Northern Iowa | Alfred Hayden can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 28-30 |
| 04:49 | Northern Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Leon Taylor | 28-30 |
| 04:35 | Northern Iowa | Colin Weingarten misses the floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Marcus Laperle - foul #2 on Marcus Laperle, team foul #6 | 28-30 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Fredrick Leija (SG), Guy McCall (SF), Ilia Sucharzewski (PF) Marcus Laperle, Issac Ferguson, Albert Mei | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Charles Novick (SG), James Cross (C) Larry Watson, Alfred Hayden | |
| 04:35 | Northern Iowa | Colin Weingarten misses the 1st free throw | 28-30 |
| 04:35 | Northern Iowa | Colin Weingarten misses the 2nd free throw | 28-30 |
| 04:35 | Missouri State | Gregory James grabs the board | 28-30 |
| 04:14 | Missouri State | Gregory James misses the easy layup | 28-30 |
| 04:12 | Missouri State | Ilia Sucharzewski tips it in | 30-30 |
| 04:07 | Northern Iowa | Colin Weingarten comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 30-30 |
| 04:06 | Missouri State | Gregory James pulls down the rebound | 30-30 |
| 03:49 | Missouri State | Fredrick Leija is called for a charge - foul #1 on Fredrick Leija, team foul #7 | 30-30 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Edward Arbuckle (SF), Nathan Landers (PF) Guy McCall, Ilia Sucharzewski | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Dennis Schmidt (SF), James Gray (C) Colin Weingarten, Leon Taylor | |
| 03:38 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Schmidt misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 30-30 |
| 03:36 | Northern Iowa | James Gray tips it back up and in | 30-32 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Nick Cromer (fresh) SG - Fredrick Leija (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward Arbuckle (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Nathan Landers (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Gregory James (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Earle Haffner (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Charles Novick (fresh) SF - Dennis Schmidt (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Cross (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - James Gray (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:22 | Missouri State | Fredrick Leija hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 30-32 |
| 03:21 | Northern Iowa | James Cross grabs the defensive rebound | 30-32 |
| 02:57 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Schmidt throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-32 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Steven Greene (PG), Albert Mei (C) Nick Cromer, Gregory James | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Christopher Weinman (PG), Larry Watson (SF) Earle Haffner, Charles Novick | |
| 02:50 | Missouri State | Edward Arbuckle's dunk attempt is rejected by James Cross | 30-32 |
| 02:49 | Northern Iowa | Larry Watson gets the rebound | 30-32 |
| 02:44 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Schmidt clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 30-32 |
| 02:43 | Missouri State | Edward Arbuckle grabs the board | 30-32 |
| 02:16 | Missouri State | Albert Mei comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 30-32 |
| 02:14 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Dennis Schmidt | 30-32 |
| 02:07 | Northern Iowa | Edward Arbuckle swats the short shot by Christopher Weinman | 30-32 |
| 02:05 | Missouri State | Fredrick Leija snags the defensive board | 30-32 |
| 01:52 | Missouri State | Steven Greene is hacked by James Cross - foul #2 on James Cross, team foul #8 | 30-32 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Marcus Laperle (SG), Issac Ferguson (SF), Gregory James (C) Fredrick Leija, Edward Arbuckle, Nathan Landers | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Colin Weingarten (PG), Alfred Hayden (PF) Dennis Schmidt, James Cross | |
| 01:52 | Missouri State | Steven Greene makes the 1st free throw | 31-32 |
| 01:52 | Missouri State | Steven Greene makes the 2nd free throw | 32-32 |
| 01:32 | Northern Iowa | Larry Watson lays it in on a nice dish by Colin Weingarten | 32-34 |
| 01:13 | Missouri State | Steven Greene clanks a floater from the right wing | 32-34 |
| 01:11 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Christopher Weinman | 32-34 |
| 01:05 | Northern Iowa | James Gray misses long on a floater from close range but he's hacked by Gregory James - foul #1 on Gregory James, team foul #8 | 32-34 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Nick Cromer (PG) Steven Greene | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Charles Novick (SG) Christopher Weinman | |
| 01:05 | Northern Iowa | James Gray misses the 1st free throw | 32-34 |
| 01:05 | Northern Iowa | James Gray makes the 2nd free throw | 32-35 |
| 00:50 | Missouri State | Albert Mei buries a runner from the left block set up by Nick Cromer and he's hacked by Charles Novick - foul #2 on Charles Novick, team foul #9 | 34-35 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Leon Taylor (PF), Ellis Smith (C) Alfred Hayden, James Gray | |
| 00:50 | Missouri State | Albert Mei makes the free throw | 35-35 |
| 00:35 | Northern Iowa | Larry Watson blows the layup | 35-35 |
| 00:33 | Missouri State | Gregory James pulls down the rebound | 35-35 |
| 00:22 | Missouri State | Charles Novick is called for the reach on Albert Mei - foul #3 on Charles Novick, team foul #10 | 35-35 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Fredrick Leija (SG), Edward Arbuckle (SF), Nathan Landers (PF) Marcus Laperle, Issac Ferguson, Gregory James | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Earle Haffner (PG), Dennis Schmidt (SF) Charles Novick, Larry Watson | |
| 00:22 | Missouri State | Albert Mei makes the 1st free throw | 36-35 |
| 00:22 | Missouri State | Albert Mei makes the 2nd free throw | 37-35 |
| 00:05 | Northern Iowa | Ellis Smith hits a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Colin Weingarten | 37-37 |
| 00:01 | Missouri State | Fredrick Leija hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 37-37 |
| 00:00 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Schmidt grabs the board | 37-37 |