| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Homer Rogers (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Daniel Nixon (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Doyle Hartley (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Brian Howard (fresh) 2 pts. C - Gary Mentzer (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Donald Black (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Glenn Schwartzman (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Dennis Desantis (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Arthur Lichtenberg (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Jason Collins (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Missouri State | Doyle Hartley inbounds the ball | 39-39 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 19:49 | Missouri State | Gary Mentzer buries a shot from the baseline | 41-39 |
| 19:32 | Northern Iowa | Homer Rogers is called for the reach on Donald Black - foul #2 on Homer Rogers, team foul #1 | 41-39 |
| 19:18 | Northern Iowa | Donald Black misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 41-39 |
| 19:16 | Missouri State | Gary Mentzer pulls down the rebound | 41-39 |
| 18:56 | Missouri State | Brian Howard loses the ball out of bounds | 41-39 |
| 18:34 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Lichtenberg throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-39 |
| 18:17 | Missouri State | Doyle Hartley knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Homer Rogers | 44-39 |
| 17:55 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Lichtenberg misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 44-39 |
| 17:53 | Northern Iowa | Jason Collins gets the offensive rebound | 44-39 |
| 17:43 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Lichtenberg misses the jumper from the free throw line | 44-39 |
| 17:42 | Missouri State | Brian Howard gets the rebound | 44-39 |
| 17:33 | Missouri State | Doyle Hartley loses the ball out of bounds | 44-39 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Wade Deschenes (SF), Larry Gibb (PF) Doyle Hartley, Brian Howard | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 17:14 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Desantis can't connect on a shot in the lane but he's fouled by Gary Mentzer - foul #1 on Gary Mentzer, team foul #2 | 44-39 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Enoch Zinn (PG) Homer Rogers | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Yamamoto (SG), Edward Allen (PF), Corey Sutton (C) Glenn Schwartzman, Arthur Lichtenberg, Jason Collins | |
| 17:14 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Desantis makes the 1st free throw | 44-40 |
| 17:14 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Desantis makes the 2nd free throw | 44-41 |
| 16:51 | Missouri State | James Yamamoto picks off the pass by Enoch Zinn | 44-41 |
| 16:48 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Desantis hits the finger roll set up by James Yamamoto | 44-43 |
| 16:38 | Missouri State | Gary Mentzer misses the easy layup | 44-43 |
| 16:37 | Northern Iowa | Edward Allen snags the defensive board | 44-43 |
| 16:17 | Northern Iowa | James Yamamoto misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 44-43 |
| 16:15 | Northern Iowa | Edward Allen tips it in | 44-45 |
| 15:58 | Missouri State | Enoch Zinn can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 44-45 |
| 15:56 | Northern Iowa | Corey Sutton pulls down the rebound | 44-45 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Enoch Zinn (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Daniel Nixon (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Wade Deschenes (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Larry Gibb (fresh) 2 reb. C - Gary Mentzer (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Donald Black (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Yamamoto (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Dennis Desantis (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Edward Allen (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Corey Sutton (fresh) | |
| 15:34 | Northern Iowa | The short jumper by Dennis Desantis is denied by Gary Mentzer | 44-45 |
| 15:32 | Northern Iowa | Edward Allen tips it home | 44-47 |
| 15:13 | Missouri State | Larry Gibb buries a driving attempt from close range | 46-47 |
| 14:53 | Northern Iowa | James Yamamoto makes the jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Donald Black and the foul's on Daniel Nixon - foul #1 on Daniel Nixon, team foul #3 | 46-49 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Homer Rogers (PG), Boyce Boucher (SG), Doyle Hartley (SF), Brian Howard (PF), William Hardin (C) Enoch Zinn, Daniel Nixon, Wade Deschenes, Larry Gibb, Gary Mentzer | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Glenn Schwartzman (SG), Arthur Lichtenberg (PF), Jason Collins (C) Donald Black, Dennis Desantis, Edward Allen | |
| 14:53 | Northern Iowa | James Yamamoto makes the free throw | 46-50 |
| 14:37 | Missouri State | Boyce Boucher is called for traveling | 46-50 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Trinidad Glickman (SF) Corey Sutton | |
| 14:17 | Northern Iowa | Glenn Schwartzman clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 46-50 |
| 14:15 | Missouri State | Doyle Hartley grabs the defensive rebound | 46-50 |
| 14:09 | Missouri State | Brian Howard clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 46-50 |
| 14:07 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Lichtenberg grabs the board | 46-50 |
| 13:54 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Lichtenberg misses long on a jumper from close range | 46-50 |
| 13:53 | Missouri State | Homer Rogers grabs the defensive rebound | 46-50 |
| 13:46 | Missouri State | Arthur Lichtenberg takes the ball from Homer Rogers | 46-50 |
| 13:36 | Northern Iowa | James Yamamoto scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 46-53 |
| 13:15 | Missouri State | Doyle Hartley is hacked by Trinidad Glickman - foul #2 on Trinidad Glickman, team foul #1 | 46-53 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Daniel Nixon (SG), Wade Deschenes (C) Boyce Boucher, William Hardin | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Donald Black (PG), Corey Sutton (SF) James Yamamoto, Trinidad Glickman | |
| 13:09 | Missouri State | Daniel Nixon is denied on a layup by Arthur Lichtenberg | 46-53 |
| 13:08 | Missouri State | Homer Rogers gets the offensive rebound | 46-53 |
| 12:54 | Missouri State | Daniel Nixon makes the floater from the left wing | 48-53 |
| 12:35 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Lichtenberg comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 48-53 |
| 12:34 | Missouri State | Doyle Hartley snags the defensive board | 48-53 |
| 12:27 | Missouri State | Homer Rogers connects on the shot from the right side on a nice dish by Daniel Nixon | 50-53 |
| 12:11 | Northern Iowa | Homer Rogers picks off the pass by Jason Collins | 50-53 |
| 12:08 | Missouri State | Brian Howard lays it up and in on a great pass from Homer Rogers | 52-53 |
| 11:42 | Northern Iowa | Glenn Schwartzman drills a floater from the baseline set up by Donald Black | 52-55 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Homer Rogers (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Daniel Nixon (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Doyle Hartley (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Brian Howard (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Wade Deschenes (fairly fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Donald Black (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Glenn Schwartzman (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Corey Sutton (fresh) PF - Arthur Lichtenberg (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Jason Collins (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:21 | Missouri State | Wade Deschenes misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 52-55 |
| 11:19 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Arthur Lichtenberg | 52-55 |
| 10:59 | Northern Iowa | Corey Sutton hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Donald Black | 52-57 |
| 10:43 | Missouri State | Doyle Hartley can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 52-57 |
| 10:41 | Missouri State | Brian Howard hits the follow up shot | 54-57 |
| 10:23 | Northern Iowa | Donald Black misses long on a jumper from the left side | 54-57 |
| 10:22 | Missouri State | Brian Howard gets the rebound | 54-57 |
| 10:07 | Missouri State | Homer Rogers's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-57 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Enoch Zinn (PG), Boyce Boucher (SG), Edward Burke (SF), Larry Gibb (PF), Gary Mentzer (C) Homer Rogers, Daniel Nixon, Doyle Hartley, Brian Howard, Wade Deschenes | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Yamamoto (PG), Oscar Knowlton (SG), Dennis Desantis (SF), Edward Allen (PF), Trinidad Glickman (C) Donald Black, Glenn Schwartzman, Corey Sutton, Arthur Lichtenberg, Jason Collins | |
| 09:53 | Northern Iowa | Larry Gibb swats the short shot by Edward Allen | 54-57 |
| 09:52 | Missouri State | Enoch Zinn pulls down the rebound | 54-57 |
| 09:33 | Missouri State | Boyce Boucher is denied on a layup by Trinidad Glickman | 54-57 |
| 09:31 | Missouri State | Boyce Boucher grabs the offensive rebound | 54-57 |
| 09:21 | Missouri State | Boyce Boucher scores on a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Enoch Zinn | 56-57 |
| 09:01 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Desantis misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 56-57 |
| 08:59 | Northern Iowa | Trinidad Glickman pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-57 |
| 08:39 | Northern Iowa | Trinidad Glickman misses the 3 from the left corner | 56-57 |
| 08:37 | Missouri State | Boyce Boucher pulls down the rebound | 56-57 |
| 08:33 | Missouri State | Enoch Zinn travels in the backcourt | 56-57 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Daniel Nixon (SG) Edward Burke | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Donald Black (PG) Oscar Knowlton | |
| 08:19 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Desantis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-57 |
| 07:53 | Missouri State | Boyce Boucher hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint but he's hacked by Dennis Desantis - foul #1 on Dennis Desantis, team foul #2 | 56-57 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Homer Rogers (PG), William Hardin (PF) Enoch Zinn, Larry Gibb | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jason Collins (C) Trinidad Glickman | |
| 07:53 | Missouri State | Boyce Boucher makes the 1st free throw | 57-57 |
| 07:53 | Missouri State | Boyce Boucher makes the 2nd free throw | 58-57 |
| 07:41 | Northern Iowa | Gary Mentzer blocks the short jumper by Dennis Desantis | 58-57 |
| 07:40 | Missouri State | Gary Mentzer gets the rebound | 58-57 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Homer Rogers (fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Daniel Nixon (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Boyce Boucher (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - William Hardin (fresh) 3 pts. C - Gary Mentzer (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Donald Black (fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. SG - James Yamamoto (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Dennis Desantis (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Edward Allen (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Jason Collins (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Missouri State | Daniel Nixon connects on the shot from the right wing on a great pass from William Hardin | 60-57 |
| 07:02 | Northern Iowa | Edward Allen misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by William Hardin - foul #1 on William Hardin, team foul #4 | 60-57 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Wade Deschenes (SF) Boyce Boucher | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Glenn Schwartzman (SG), Corey Sutton (SF) James Yamamoto, Dennis Desantis | |
| 07:02 | Northern Iowa | Edward Allen misses the 1st free throw | 60-57 |
| 07:02 | Northern Iowa | Edward Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 60-58 |
| 06:43 | Missouri State | Jason Collins swats the dunk try by Gary Mentzer | 60-58 |
| 06:42 | Northern Iowa | Jason Collins snags the defensive board | 60-58 |
| 06:25 | Northern Iowa | Jason Collins drills a jump hook near the basket and he's hacked by Gary Mentzer - foul #2 on Gary Mentzer, team foul #5 | 60-60 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Doyle Hartley (SF), Brian Howard (PF), Larry Gibb (C) Wade Deschenes, William Hardin, Gary Mentzer | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Arthur Lichtenberg (PF) Edward Allen | |
| 06:25 | Northern Iowa | Jason Collins makes the free throw | 60-61 |
| 06:04 | Missouri State | Larry Gibb loses the ball out of bounds | 60-61 |
| 05:44 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Lichtenberg hits a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Donald Black and the foul's on Brian Howard - foul #2 on Brian Howard, team foul #6 | 60-63 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Enoch Zinn (PG) Homer Rogers | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Dennis Desantis (SF) Jason Collins | |
| 05:44 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Lichtenberg makes the free throw | 60-64 |
| 05:27 | Missouri State | Daniel Nixon misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 60-64 |
| 05:26 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Lichtenberg snags the defensive board | 60-64 |
| 05:06 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Lichtenberg's pass is intercepted by Daniel Nixon | 60-64 |
| 05:03 | Missouri State | Doyle Hartley banks in the layup on a nice dish by Daniel Nixon | 62-64 |
| 04:58 | Northern Iowa | Donald Black drills a runner from close range | 62-66 |
| 04:41 | Missouri State | Daniel Nixon hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range but the foul's on Glenn Schwartzman - foul #2 on Glenn Schwartzman, team foul #3 | 62-66 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Homer Rogers (PG), Wade Deschenes (SF), William Hardin (PF), Gary Mentzer (C) Enoch Zinn, Doyle Hartley, Brian Howard, Larry Gibb | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Yamamoto (PG), Oscar Knowlton (SG), Jason Collins (C) Donald Black, Glenn Schwartzman, Corey Sutton | |
| 04:41 | Missouri State | Daniel Nixon makes the 1st free throw | 63-66 |
| 04:41 | Missouri State | Daniel Nixon makes the 2nd free throw | 64-66 |
| 04:23 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Desantis drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from James Yamamoto | 64-69 |
| 04:15 | Missouri State | Daniel Nixon scores on a floater from the baseline on a great pass from Gary Mentzer | 66-69 |
| 04:03 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Desantis knocks in the jumper near the basket on a great pass from James Yamamoto | 66-71 |
| 03:54 | Missouri State | James Yamamoto steals the ball from William Hardin | 66-71 |
| 03:49 | Northern Iowa | James Yamamoto misses the lay-in | 66-71 |
| 03:48 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Gary Mentzer | 66-71 |
| 03:25 | Missouri State | Daniel Nixon is fouled on the floor by Oscar Knowlton - foul #2 on Oscar Knowlton, team foul #4 | 66-71 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Boyce Boucher (SG), Doyle Hartley (SF) Daniel Nixon, William Hardin | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Donald Black (PG), Glenn Schwartzman (SG), Corey Sutton (SF), Edward Allen (PF) James Yamamoto, Oscar Knowlton, Dennis Desantis, Arthur Lichtenberg | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Homer Rogers (fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Boyce Boucher (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Doyle Hartley (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Wade Deschenes (fresh) 7 pts. C - Gary Mentzer (fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Donald Black (fresh) 7 pts. 7 ast. SG - Glenn Schwartzman (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Corey Sutton (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Edward Allen (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Jason Collins (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:20 | Missouri State | Boyce Boucher lays it up and in on a great pass from Homer Rogers | 68-71 |
| 03:08 | Northern Iowa | Glenn Schwartzman misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 68-71 |
| 03:07 | Northern Iowa | Jason Collins grabs the offensive rebound | 68-71 |
| 02:53 | Northern Iowa | Edward Allen hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side but he's fouled by Homer Rogers - foul #3 on Homer Rogers, team foul #7 | 68-71 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Enoch Zinn (PG), Brian Howard (PF) Homer Rogers, Wade Deschenes | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Trinidad Glickman (C) Jason Collins | |
| 02:53 | Northern Iowa | Edward Allen makes the 1st free throw | 68-72 |
| 02:53 | Northern Iowa | Edward Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 68-73 |
| 02:51 | Missouri State | Missouri State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-73 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Homer Rogers (PG), Daniel Nixon (SG) Enoch Zinn, Boyce Boucher | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Dennis Desantis (SF), Arthur Lichtenberg (PF), Jason Collins (C) Corey Sutton, Edward Allen, Trinidad Glickman | |
| 02:43 | Missouri State | Daniel Nixon is called for a charge - foul #2 on Daniel Nixon, team foul #8 | 68-73 |
| 02:24 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Desantis hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 68-73 |
| 02:23 | Missouri State | Daniel Nixon pulls down the rebound | 68-73 |
| 02:11 | Missouri State | Daniel Nixon banks in the layup on a nice dish by Gary Mentzer | 70-73 |
| 01:49 | Northern Iowa | Glenn Schwartzman misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 70-73 |
| 01:48 | Missouri State | Doyle Hartley snags the defensive board | 70-73 |
| 01:42 | Missouri State | Doyle Hartley is fouled on the floor by Arthur Lichtenberg - foul #1 on Arthur Lichtenberg, team foul #5 | 70-73 |
| 01:28 | Missouri State | Gary Mentzer connects on the shot from the left wing set up by Doyle Hartley | 72-73 |
| 01:25 | Northern Iowa | Donald Black's pass is intercepted by Homer Rogers in the backcourt | 72-73 |
| 01:23 | Missouri State | Brian Howard lays it in on a nice dish by Homer Rogers | 74-73 |
| 01:12 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Desantis is whistled for a carry | 74-73 |
| 00:59 | Missouri State | Jason Collins swats the short shot by Brian Howard | 74-73 |
| 00:58 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Lichtenberg grabs the defensive rebound | 74-73 |
| 00:37 | Northern Iowa | Glenn Schwartzman makes the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jason Collins | 74-75 |
| 00:22 | Missouri State | Homer Rogers is fouled on the floor by Jason Collins - foul #2 on Jason Collins, team foul #6 | 74-75 |
| 00:03 | Missouri State | Doyle Hartley connects on the fadeaway from the left wing set up by Daniel Nixon | 76-75 |
| 00:03 | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 76-75 |
| 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 quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Northern Iowa | Donald Black hits a halfcourt shot | 76-78 |