| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Marvin Bracy (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Howard Watts (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Marty (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Demetrius Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Johnny Heap (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Calvin Randall (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Fred Marion (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Nicholas Webster (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Fyodor Zosel (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. C - Virgil Classen (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northern Iowa | John Marty inbounds the ball | 23-31 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:46 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Heap works out of a doubleteam and scores on a turnaround in the lane set up by John Marty and the foul's on Fred Marion - foul #1 on Fred Marion, team foul #1 | 25-31 |
| 19:46 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Heap misses the free throw | 25-31 |
| 19:46 | Missouri State | Fyodor Zosel grabs the defensive rebound | 25-31 |
| 19:25 | Missouri State | Calvin Randall knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Virgil Classen | 25-34 |
| 19:05 | Northern Iowa | A charge is called on Demetrius Jones - foul #3 on Demetrius Jones, team foul #1 | 25-34 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | George Edwards (PF) Demetrius Jones | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 18:56 | Missouri State | Calvin Randall is fouled on the floor by Johnny Heap - foul #2 on Johnny Heap, team foul #2 | 25-34 |
| 18:38 | Missouri State | Calvin Randall hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 25-34 |
| 18:37 | Missouri State | Fyodor Zosel tips it home | 25-36 |
| 18:32 | Northern Iowa | George Edwards loses the dribble to Fred Marion | 25-36 |
| 18:29 | Missouri State | Calvin Randall misses the easy layup | 25-36 |
| 18:27 | Northern Iowa | George Edwards grabs the defensive rebound | 25-36 |
| 18:08 | Northern Iowa | Marvin Bracy misses short on a floater from the left side | 25-36 |
| 18:07 | Northern Iowa | George Edwards grabs the offensive rebound | 25-36 |
| 17:46 | Northern Iowa | Marvin Bracy makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 28-36 |
| 17:28 | Missouri State | John Marty picks off the pass by Calvin Randall | 28-36 |
| 17:24 | Northern Iowa | Marvin Bracy lays it in on a great pass from John Marty | 30-36 |
| 17:06 | Missouri State | Virgil Classen slams it home set up by Calvin Randall | 30-38 |
| 16:52 | Northern Iowa | Howard Watts blows the layup but the foul's on Fred Marion - foul #2 on Fred Marion, team foul #2 | 30-38 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Ryan Nystrom (PG), Elton Lieberman (SF), Kevin Prince (C) Marvin Bracy, John Marty, Johnny Heap | |
| Subs | Missouri State | George Osinski (PF) Fyodor Zosel | |
| 16:52 | Northern Iowa | Howard Watts misses the 1st free throw | 30-38 |
| 16:52 | Northern Iowa | Howard Watts misses the 2nd free throw | 30-38 |
| 16:52 | Northern Iowa | George Edwards grabs the offensive rebound | 30-38 |
| 16:37 | Northern Iowa | Ryan Nystrom hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 30-38 |
| 16:35 | Missouri State | Fred Marion snags the defensive board | 30-38 |
| 16:25 | Missouri State | Nicholas Webster misses long on a turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by George Edwards - foul #1 on George Edwards, team foul #3 | 30-38 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Dennis Watts (SG), Roy Posada (C) Howard Watts, George Edwards | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 16:25 | Missouri State | Nicholas Webster misses the 1st free throw | 30-38 |
| 16:25 | Missouri State | Nicholas Webster makes the 2nd free throw | 30-39 |
| 16:16 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Watts throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-39 |
| 16:05 | Missouri State | Virgil Classen misses the easy layup | 30-39 |
| 16:03 | Northern Iowa | Roy Posada grabs the defensive rebound | 30-39 |
| 15:50 | Northern Iowa | Elton Lieberman loses the ball out of bounds | 30-39 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | John Marty (SF), Demetrius Jones (PF) Elton Lieberman, Roy Posada | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Ryan Nystrom (fresh) SG - Dennis Watts (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Marty (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Demetrius Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Kevin Prince (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Calvin Randall (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SG - Fred Marion (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. SF - Nicholas Webster (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - George Osinski (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Virgil Classen (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Missouri State | Virgil Classen banks in the layup set up by Calvin Randall | 30-41 |
| 15:06 | Northern Iowa | John Marty hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 33-41 |
| 14:48 | Missouri State | Calvin Randall misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 33-41 |
| 14:46 | Missouri State | George Osinski tips it home | 33-43 |
| 14:26 | Northern Iowa | John Marty misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 33-43 |
| 14:24 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Watts tips it back up and in | 35-43 |
| 14:08 | Missouri State | John Marty is called for the reach on Fred Marion - foul #2 on John Marty, team foul #4 | 35-43 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Marvin Bracy (PG), Howard Watts (SG), Elton Lieberman (SF), Johnny Heap (C) Ryan Nystrom, Dennis Watts, John Marty, Kevin Prince | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Fyodor Zosel (PF) Nicholas Webster | |
| 13:55 | Missouri State | George Osinski scores on a jumpshot from the left side | 35-45 |
| 13:33 | Northern Iowa | Howard Watts hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumper from the baseline | 35-45 |
| 13:32 | Missouri State | Fred Marion grabs the defensive rebound | 35-45 |
| 13:15 | Missouri State | Elton Lieberman picks off the pass by George Osinski | 35-45 |
| 13:01 | Northern Iowa | Marvin Bracy misses long on an open 3pt shot from the right corner | 35-45 |
| 13:00 | Missouri State | Fred Marion snags the defensive board | 35-45 |
| 12:47 | Missouri State | Virgil Classen clanks a jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by Elton Lieberman - foul #2 on Elton Lieberman, team foul #5 | 35-45 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | John Marty (SF), George Edwards (PF) Elton Lieberman, Demetrius Jones | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 12:47 | Missouri State | Virgil Classen misses the 1st free throw | 35-45 |
| 12:47 | Missouri State | Virgil Classen makes the 2nd free throw | 35-46 |
| 12:21 | Northern Iowa | John Marty connects on the jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Howard Watts | 37-46 |
| 12:17 | Missouri State | Fred Marion clanks a shot near the basket | 37-46 |
| 12:16 | Northern Iowa | George Edwards snags the defensive board | 37-46 |
| 12:07 | Northern Iowa | George Edwards misses badly on a jumper in the paint but he's hacked by Fyodor Zosel - foul #3 on Fyodor Zosel, team foul #3 | 37-46 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Dennis Watts (SG) Howard Watts | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Jeff Mahoney (SG), Nicholas Webster (SF) Fred Marion, George Osinski | |
| 12:07 | Northern Iowa | George Edwards makes the 1st free throw | 38-46 |
| 12:07 | Northern Iowa | George Edwards makes the 2nd free throw | 39-46 |
| 12:00 | Missouri State | Marvin Bracy steps in front of the Calvin Randall pass in the backcourt | 39-46 |
| 11:42 | Northern Iowa | Marvin Bracy misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 39-46 |
| 11:41 | Northern Iowa | John Marty grabs the offensive board | 39-46 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Marvin Bracy (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dennis Watts (fresh) 5 pts. SF - John Marty (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - George Edwards (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Johnny Heap (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Calvin Randall (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jeff Mahoney (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Nicholas Webster (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Fyodor Zosel (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. C - Virgil Classen (tiring) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:24 | Northern Iowa | John Marty misses the lay-in | 39-46 |
| 11:23 | Northern Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to John Marty | 39-46 |
| 11:08 | Northern Iowa | John Marty misses the 3 from straight away | 39-46 |
| 11:06 | Northern Iowa | George Edwards tips it but misses | 39-46 |
| 11:05 | Missouri State | Calvin Randall grabs the defensive rebound | 39-46 |
| 10:52 | Missouri State | Calvin Randall drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Virgil Classen | 39-49 |
| 10:38 | Northern Iowa | John Marty misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 39-49 |
| 10:36 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Heap snags the offensive board | 39-49 |
| 10:23 | Northern Iowa | The jump hook by George Edwards is blocked by Nicholas Webster | 39-49 |
| 10:21 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Heap pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-49 |
| 09:58 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Heap makes the fadeaway from close range on a great pass from John Marty | 41-49 |
| 09:40 | Missouri State | Jeff Mahoney knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Nicholas Webster | 41-52 |
| 09:16 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Watts drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Johnny Heap | 43-52 |
| 08:56 | Missouri State | Calvin Randall connects on the 3 from the right wing set up by Virgil Classen | 43-55 |
| 08:42 | Northern Iowa | John Marty hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 43-55 |
| 08:40 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Watts tips it but misses | 43-55 |
| 08:39 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Watts grabs the offensive board | 43-55 |
| 08:22 | Northern Iowa | John Marty hits a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Dennis Watts | 46-55 |
| 08:08 | Missouri State | Marvin Bracy is called for the reach on Fyodor Zosel - foul #3 on Marvin Bracy, team foul #6 | 46-55 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Ryan Nystrom (PG), Howard Watts (SG), Elton Lieberman (SF), Demetrius Jones (PF), Kevin Prince (C) Marvin Bracy, Dennis Watts, John Marty, George Edwards, Johnny Heap | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Fred Marion (SG), George Osinski (SF), Terry McGuire (PF) Jeff Mahoney, Nicholas Webster, Fyodor Zosel | |
| 07:49 | Missouri State | Calvin Randall connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from George Osinski | 46-58 |
| 07:28 | Northern Iowa | Kevin Prince's fadeaway is rejected by Terry McGuire | 46-58 |
| 07:27 | Missouri State | George Osinski gets the rebound | 46-58 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Ryan Nystrom (fresh) SG - Howard Watts (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Elton Lieberman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Demetrius Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Kevin Prince (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Calvin Randall (tiring) 24 pts. 3 ast. SG - Fred Marion (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. SF - George Osinski (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. PF - Terry McGuire (fresh) 2 blk. C - Virgil Classen (tiring) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:03 | Missouri State | Demetrius Jones swats the shot by Calvin Randall | 46-58 |
| 07:01 | Northern Iowa | Elton Lieberman snags the defensive board | 46-58 |
| 06:44 | Northern Iowa | Ryan Nystrom is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Ryan Nystrom, team foul #7 | 46-58 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Larry Shields (C) Virgil Classen | |
| 06:27 | Missouri State | Calvin Randall connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by George Osinski | 46-60 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 06:02 | Northern Iowa | Elton Lieberman clanks a 3 from straight away | 46-60 |
| 06:01 | Missouri State | Fred Marion grabs the board | 46-60 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:39 | Missouri State | George Osinski can't connect on a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Elton Lieberman - foul #3 on Elton Lieberman, team foul #8 | 46-60 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Dennis Watts (SG), John Marty (SF), George Edwards (C) Howard Watts, Elton Lieberman, Kevin Prince | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Jame Jamison (PF), Virgil Classen (C) Terry McGuire, Larry Shields | |
| 05:39 | Missouri State | George Osinski makes the 1st free throw | 46-61 |
| 05:39 | Missouri State | George Osinski makes the 2nd free throw | 46-62 |
| 05:29 | Northern Iowa | Ryan Nystrom's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-62 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Roy Posada (C) Demetrius Jones | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 05:12 | Missouri State | Ryan Nystrom takes the ball from Virgil Classen | 46-62 |
| 04:50 | Northern Iowa | George Edwards's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-62 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Marvin Bracy (PG), Kevin Prince (C) Ryan Nystrom, Roy Posada | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Nicholas Webster (SF) Jame Jamison | |
| 04:30 | Missouri State | Marvin Bracy is called for the reach on Calvin Randall - foul #4 on Marvin Bracy, team foul #9 | 46-62 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Howard Watts (SG), Johnny Heap (C) Dennis Watts, Kevin Prince | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 04:30 | Missouri State | Calvin Randall makes the 1st free throw | 46-63 |
| 04:30 | Missouri State | Calvin Randall makes the 2nd free throw | 46-64 |
| 04:21 | Northern Iowa | George Edwards drills a fadeaway from close range | 48-64 |
| 03:57 | Missouri State | George Edwards is called for the reach on Fred Marion - foul #2 on George Edwards, team foul #10 | 48-64 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Ryan Nystrom (PG), Dennis Watts (SG), Elton Lieberman (SF), Kevin Prince (PF), Roy Posada (C) Marvin Bracy, Howard Watts, John Marty, George Edwards, Johnny Heap | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Jeff Mahoney (PG), Terry McGuire (PF), Larry Shields (C) Calvin Randall, Nicholas Webster, Virgil Classen | |
| 03:57 | Missouri State | Fred Marion misses the 1st free throw | 48-64 |
| 03:57 | Missouri State | Fred Marion makes the 2nd free throw | 48-65 |
| 03:50 | Northern Iowa | Kevin Prince hits a jumper in the paint set up by Elton Lieberman and he's fouled by George Osinski - foul #1 on George Osinski, team foul #4 | 50-65 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Demetrius Jones (PF), Johnny Heap (C) Dennis Watts, Roy Posada | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Fyodor Zosel (PF) Terry McGuire | |
| 03:50 | Northern Iowa | Kevin Prince misses the free throw | 50-65 |
| 03:50 | Missouri State | Fyodor Zosel gets the rebound | 50-65 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:38 | Missouri State | Jeff Mahoney misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 50-65 |
| 03:36 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Heap snags the defensive board | 50-65 |
| 03:24 | Northern Iowa | George Osinski steals the ball from Elton Lieberman | 50-65 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Ryan Nystrom (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Kevin Prince (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Elton Lieberman (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Demetrius Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Johnny Heap (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Jeff Mahoney (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Fred Marion (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. SF - George Osinski (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. PF - Fyodor Zosel (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. C - Larry Shields (fresh) | |
| 03:10 | Missouri State | Jeff Mahoney misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 50-65 |
| 03:09 | Missouri State | George Osinski misses the tip | 50-65 |
| 03:08 | Northern Iowa | Elton Lieberman gets the rebound | 50-65 |
| 02:48 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Heap lays it in set up by Kevin Prince and he's hacked by Larry Shields - foul #1 on Larry Shields, team foul #5 | 52-65 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Dennis Watts (SG), George Edwards (PF) Kevin Prince, Demetrius Jones | |
| Subs | Missouri State | James Michaels (SG), Terry McGuire (PF) Fred Marion, Fyodor Zosel | |
| 02:48 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Heap makes the free throw | 53-65 |
| 02:22 | Missouri State | George Edwards is called for the reach on James Michaels - foul #3 on George Edwards, team foul #11 | 53-65 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Kevin Prince (C) Johnny Heap | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 02:22 | Missouri State | James Michaels makes the 1st free throw | 53-66 |
| 02:22 | Missouri State | James Michaels makes the 2nd free throw | 53-67 |
| 02:14 | Northern Iowa | Kevin Prince loses the dribble to James Michaels | 53-67 |
| 02:10 | Missouri State | George Osinski misses the dunk attempt | 53-67 |
| 02:08 | Missouri State | George Osinski grabs the offensive rebound | 53-67 |
| 01:46 | Missouri State | Elton Lieberman blocks the jumper by George Osinski | 53-67 |
| 01:45 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Watts gets the rebound | 53-67 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 01:31 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Watts throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-67 |
| 01:05 | Missouri State | Jeff Mahoney hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 53-67 |
| 01:04 | Northern Iowa | George Edwards snags the defensive board | 53-67 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:58 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Watts hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 53-67 |
| 00:56 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to George Osinski | 53-67 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:54 | Missouri State | Ryan Nystrom steps in front of the Jeff Mahoney pass in the backcourt | 53-67 |
| 00:50 | Northern Iowa | George Edwards hits a 3 from the left corner | 56-67 |
| 00:27 | Missouri State | Jeff Mahoney can't finish the layup | 56-67 |
| 00:25 | Missouri State | George Osinski pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-67 |
| 00:00 | Missouri State | Jeff Mahoney runs out the clock | 56-67 |