| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Wayne Coffman (fresh) SG - Robert Boisvert (fresh) SF - George Bailey (fresh) PF - James Gilmore (fresh) C - John Ballweg (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Dane Ham (fresh) SG - Nicholas Wink (fresh) SF - Steven Robinson (fresh) PF - James Franceski (fresh) C - Jimmy Griswold (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Northern Iowa | John Ballweg wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:50 | Northern Iowa | Robert Boisvert's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Illinois State | Robert Boisvert takes the ball from James Franceski | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | Northern Iowa | Wayne Coffman hits the finger roll set up by Robert Boisvert | 2-0 |
| 19:22 | Illinois State | James Franceski buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Nicholas Wink | 2-3 |
| 19:17 | Northern Iowa | Robert Boisvert throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 2-3 |
| 19:03 | Illinois State | Jimmy Griswold clanks a driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on George Bailey - foul #1 on George Bailey, team foul #1 | 2-3 |
| 19:03 | Illinois State | Jimmy Griswold makes the 1st free throw | 2-4 |
| 19:03 | Illinois State | Jimmy Griswold makes the 2nd free throw | 2-5 |
| 18:49 | Northern Iowa | Robert Boisvert scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 4-5 |
| 18:36 | Illinois State | Robert Boisvert is called for the reach on Nicholas Wink - foul #1 on Robert Boisvert, team foul #2 | 4-5 |
| 18:20 | Illinois State | Dane Ham comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 4-5 |
| 18:18 | Illinois State | Jimmy Griswold can't tip it in | 4-5 |
| 18:17 | Illinois State | Jimmy Griswold grabs the offensive rebound | 4-5 |
| 18:03 | Illinois State | Jimmy Griswold drills a 3 from straight away set up by Steven Robinson | 4-8 |
| 17:58 | Northern Iowa | Dane Ham picks off the pass by Robert Boisvert in the backcourt | 4-8 |
| 17:56 | Illinois State | Nicholas Wink jams it on a nice dish by Dane Ham | 4-10 |
| 17:37 | Northern Iowa | John Ballweg hits a shot from just outside the lane | 6-10 |
| 17:22 | Illinois State | Steven Robinson buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by James Franceski | 6-13 |
| 17:12 | Northern Iowa | Wayne Coffman clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 6-13 |
| 17:10 | Northern Iowa | George Bailey grabs the offensive board | 6-13 |
| 16:59 | Northern Iowa | James Gilmore double dribbles | 6-13 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Glen Sobel (PG), Roger Dixon (SG), Todd Banfield (SF), Jay Padgett (PF), William Holcomb (C) Wayne Coffman, Robert Boisvert, George Bailey, James Gilmore, John Ballweg | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Kent Harris (PG), Anthony Bubb (SG), Charles Simon (SF), Dan Dunbar (PF), John Littlefield (C) Dane Ham, Nicholas Wink, Steven Robinson, James Franceski, Jimmy Griswold | |
| 16:47 | Illinois State | Anthony Bubb scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Kent Harris | 6-15 |
| 16:21 | Northern Iowa | William Holcomb can't connect on a floater near the basket | 6-15 |
| 16:20 | Illinois State | Charles Simon gets the rebound | 6-15 |
| 16:15 | Illinois State | Anthony Bubb scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Charles Simon | 6-18 |
| 16:07 | Northern Iowa | Jay Padgett double dribbles | 6-18 |
| 15:54 | Illinois State | John Littlefield is fouled on the floor by William Holcomb - foul #1 on William Holcomb, team foul #3 | 6-18 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Nicholas Wink (SG), Jerry Kile (SF), James Franceski (PF), Jimmy Griswold (C) Anthony Bubb, Charles Simon, Dan Dunbar, John Littlefield | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Glen Sobel (fresh) SG - Roger Dixon (fresh) SF - Todd Banfield (fresh) PF - Jay Padgett (fresh) C - William Holcomb (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Kent Harris (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Nicholas Wink (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerry Kile (fresh) PF - James Franceski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Jimmy Griswold (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Illinois State | James Franceski knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Kent Harris and the foul's on Jay Padgett - foul #1 on Jay Padgett, team foul #4 | 6-20 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Stelly (SG), John Ballweg (C) Roger Dixon, William Holcomb | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 15:42 | Illinois State | James Franceski misses the free throw | 6-20 |
| 15:42 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Jay Padgett | 6-20 |
| 15:26 | Northern Iowa | Robert Stelly's pass is intercepted by Nicholas Wink | 6-20 |
| 15:20 | Illinois State | Kent Harris loses the dribble to Glen Sobel | 6-20 |
| 14:59 | Northern Iowa | Jerry Kile blocks the jumper by Todd Banfield | 6-20 |
| 14:58 | Northern Iowa | Jay Padgett misses the tip | 6-20 |
| 14:57 | Illinois State | Jimmy Griswold pulls down the rebound | 6-20 |
| 14:53 | Illinois State | Jerry Kile misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 6-20 |
| 14:51 | Illinois State | Jerry Kile hits the follow up shot | 6-22 |
| 14:27 | Northern Iowa | John Ballweg jams the wide open dunk set up by Glen Sobel | 8-22 |
| 14:08 | Illinois State | Kent Harris misses badly on a shot from the right side | 8-22 |
| 14:07 | Northern Iowa | John Ballweg grabs the board | 8-22 |
| 14:05 | Northern Iowa | Glen Sobel is hacked by Kent Harris in the backcourt - foul #1 on Kent Harris, team foul #1 | 8-22 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Wayne Coffman (PG), Roger Dixon (SG), George Bailey (SF), James Gilmore (PF), William Holcomb (C) Glen Sobel, Robert Stelly, Todd Banfield, Jay Padgett, John Ballweg | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Dane Ham (PG), Anthony Bubb (SG), Charles Simon (SF), Dan Dunbar (PF), John Littlefield (C) Kent Harris, Nicholas Wink, Jerry Kile, James Franceski, Jimmy Griswold | |
| 13:58 | Northern Iowa | James Gilmore comes up short on the floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Anthony Bubb - foul #1 on Anthony Bubb, team foul #2 | 8-22 |
| 13:58 | Northern Iowa | James Gilmore makes the 1st free throw | 9-22 |
| 13:58 | Northern Iowa | James Gilmore makes the 2nd free throw | 10-22 |
| 13:36 | Illinois State | John Littlefield misses the easy layup but he's hacked by George Bailey - foul #2 on George Bailey, team foul #5 | 10-22 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | John Ballweg (C) George Bailey | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 13:36 | Illinois State | John Littlefield makes the 1st free throw | 10-23 |
| 13:36 | Illinois State | John Littlefield misses the 2nd free throw | 10-23 |
| 13:36 | Northern Iowa | William Holcomb gets the rebound | 10-23 |
| 13:33 | Northern Iowa | John Ballweg's pass is intercepted by Anthony Bubb in the backcourt | 10-23 |
| 13:16 | Illinois State | Charles Simon can't connect on a jumper from the right block | 10-23 |
| 13:15 | Northern Iowa | James Gilmore grabs the defensive rebound | 10-23 |
| 13:10 | Northern Iowa | Dane Ham takes the ball from Wayne Coffman | 10-23 |
| 12:50 | Illinois State | Dan Dunbar scores on a jumper from close range on a nice dish by Dane Ham | 10-25 |
| 12:35 | Northern Iowa | Roger Dixon misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 10-25 |
| 12:33 | Illinois State | Dan Dunbar grabs the board | 10-25 |
| 12:23 | Illinois State | Charles Simon drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Dan Dunbar | 10-28 |
| 12:11 | Northern Iowa | William Holcomb knocks in the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Wayne Coffman | 12-28 |
| 12:02 | Illinois State | Charles Simon is fouled on the floor by William Holcomb - foul #2 on William Holcomb, team foul #6 | 12-28 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Stanley Thompson (PG), Robert Boisvert (SG), Todd Banfield (SF), Jay Padgett (PF) Wayne Coffman, Roger Dixon, William Holcomb, James Gilmore | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Nicholas Wink (SG), Steven Robinson (SF), James Franceski (PF), Jimmy Griswold (C) Anthony Bubb, Charles Simon, John Littlefield, Dan Dunbar | |
| 11:41 | Illinois State | James Franceski travels with the ball | 12-28 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Kent Harris (PG) Dane Ham | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Stanley Thompson (fresh) SG - Robert Boisvert (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Todd Banfield (fairly fresh) PF - Jay Padgett (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - John Ballweg (tiring) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Kent Harris (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Nicholas Wink (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Robinson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Franceski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Jimmy Griswold (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:23 | Northern Iowa | Stanley Thompson misses long on an open jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Steven Robinson - foul #1 on Steven Robinson, team foul #3 | 12-28 |
| 11:23 | Northern Iowa | Stanley Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 13-28 |
| 11:23 | Northern Iowa | Stanley Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 14-28 |
| 10:59 | Illinois State | Todd Banfield steps in front of the Steven Robinson pass | 14-28 |
| 10:57 | Northern Iowa | Jimmy Griswold picks off the pass by Stanley Thompson in the backcourt | 14-28 |
| 10:40 | Illinois State | Jimmy Griswold buries a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Steven Robinson | 14-31 |
| 10:23 | Northern Iowa | Jay Padgett misses short on a runner from the left block but the foul's on James Franceski - foul #1 on James Franceski, team foul #4 | 14-31 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Glen Sobel (PG), Robert Stelly (SG), James Gilmore (PF) Stanley Thompson, Robert Boisvert, John Ballweg | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Dane Ham (PG), Jerry Kile (SG) Kent Harris, Nicholas Wink | |
| 10:23 | Northern Iowa | Jay Padgett misses the 1st free throw | 14-31 |
| 10:23 | Northern Iowa | Jay Padgett makes the 2nd free throw | 15-31 |
| 09:58 | Illinois State | Dane Ham buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from James Franceski | 15-34 |
| 09:54 | Northern Iowa | Glen Sobel is called for traveling in the backcourt | 15-34 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Wayne Coffman (PG), Roger Dixon (SF), John Ballweg (C) Robert Stelly, Todd Banfield, Jay Padgett | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Nicholas Wink (SG) Steven Robinson | |
| 09:34 | Illinois State | Jimmy Griswold misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 15-34 |
| 09:33 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Roger Dixon | 15-34 |
| 09:30 | Northern Iowa | Jimmy Griswold is called for the reach on Wayne Coffman in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jimmy Griswold, team foul #5 | 15-34 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Dan Dunbar (PF) James Franceski | |
| 09:22 | Northern Iowa | John Ballweg can't connect on an uncontested jumpshot from the free throw line | 15-34 |
| 09:21 | Illinois State | Dan Dunbar gets the rebound | 15-34 |
| 09:16 | Illinois State | Jerry Kile misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 15-34 |
| 09:15 | Northern Iowa | Wayne Coffman snags the defensive board | 15-34 |
| 08:57 | Northern Iowa | Glen Sobel is fouled on the floor by Jimmy Griswold - foul #2 on Jimmy Griswold, team foul #6 | 15-34 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Stanley Thompson (PG), Robert Stelly (SG), Jay Padgett (C) Wayne Coffman, Glen Sobel, John Ballweg | |
| Subs | Illinois State | John Littlefield (PG), Kent Harris (SG), Charles Simon (SF), James Franceski (PF) Dane Ham, Nicholas Wink, Jerry Kile, Jimmy Griswold | |
| 08:50 | Northern Iowa | Jay Padgett blows the layup | 15-34 |
| 08:49 | Illinois State | Dan Dunbar pulls down the rebound | 15-34 |
| 08:45 | Illinois State | John Littlefield connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Kent Harris | 15-36 |
| 08:31 | Northern Iowa | Roger Dixon blows the wide open layup but he's fouled by Dan Dunbar - foul #1 on Dan Dunbar, team foul #7 | 15-36 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | John Ballweg (C) James Gilmore | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 08:31 | Northern Iowa | Roger Dixon misses the 1st free throw | 15-36 |
| 08:31 | Northern Iowa | Roger Dixon makes the 2nd free throw | 16-36 |
| 08:06 | Illinois State | James Franceski can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 16-36 |
| 08:05 | Northern Iowa | John Ballweg pulls down the rebound | 16-36 |
| 08:00 | Northern Iowa | Roger Dixon clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 16-36 |
| 07:59 | Illinois State | John Littlefield grabs the defensive rebound | 16-36 |
| 07:41 | Illinois State | James Franceski clanks a runner from the left block | 16-36 |
| 07:39 | Illinois State | The offensive rebound goes to Kent Harris | 16-36 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Stanley Thompson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert Stelly (fairly fresh) SF - Roger Dixon (tiring) 1 pts. PF - Jay Padgett (tiring) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - John Ballweg (tired) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - John Littlefield (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Kent Harris (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Charles Simon (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Franceski (tiring) 5 pts. C - Dan Dunbar (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:34 | Illinois State | Roger Dixon takes the ball from Charles Simon | 16-36 |
| 07:31 | Northern Iowa | Charles Simon steals it from Stanley Thompson in the backcourt | 16-36 |
| 07:20 | Illinois State | Dan Dunbar misses the lay-in but the foul's on John Ballweg - foul #1 on John Ballweg, team foul #7 | 16-36 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Wayne Coffman (PG), Robert Boisvert (SG), Todd Banfield (SF), James Gilmore (PF) Stanley Thompson, Robert Stelly, Roger Dixon, Jay Padgett | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Dane Ham (PG), Anthony Bubb (SG), Steven Robinson (SF) John Littlefield, Kent Harris, Charles Simon | |
| 07:20 | Illinois State | Dan Dunbar makes the 1st free throw | 16-37 |
| 07:20 | Illinois State | Dan Dunbar makes the 2nd free throw | 16-38 |
| 07:02 | Northern Iowa | James Franceski swats the short shot by John Ballweg | 16-38 |
| 07:00 | Northern Iowa | James Gilmore gets the offensive rebound | 16-38 |
| 06:38 | Northern Iowa | James Gilmore hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 16-38 |
| 06:37 | Illinois State | Steven Robinson pulls down the rebound | 16-38 |
| 06:26 | Illinois State | Anthony Bubb steps out of bounds on the baseline | 16-38 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jay Padgett (C) John Ballweg | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Nicholas Wink (SG), Jerry Kile (SF) Anthony Bubb, Steven Robinson | |
| 06:19 | Northern Iowa | Robert Boisvert makes the wide open jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Jay Padgett | 18-38 |
| 06:15 | Illinois State | Robert Boisvert steals the ball from Nicholas Wink | 18-38 |
| 05:55 | Northern Iowa | Wayne Coffman is hacked by Jerry Kile - foul #1 on Jerry Kile, team foul #8 | 18-38 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Glen Sobel (SG) Robert Boisvert | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Kent Harris (PG), Charles Simon (C) Dane Ham, Dan Dunbar | |
| 05:55 | Northern Iowa | Wayne Coffman misses the 1st free throw | 18-38 |
| 05:55 | Illinois State | Jerry Kile snags the defensive board | 18-38 |
| 05:34 | Illinois State | Charles Simon can't connect on a turnaround near the basket | 18-38 |
| 05:32 | Illinois State | Charles Simon hits the follow up shot | 18-40 |
| 05:29 | Northern Iowa | Jerry Kile picks off the pass by James Gilmore in the backcourt | 18-40 |
| 05:19 | Illinois State | Jerry Kile misses the jumper from the right side but the foul's on Todd Banfield - foul #1 on Todd Banfield, team foul #8 | 18-40 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Stelly (SG), John Ballweg (C) Wayne Coffman, James Gilmore | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 05:19 | Illinois State | Jerry Kile makes the 1st free throw | 18-41 |
| 05:19 | Illinois State | Jerry Kile makes the 2nd free throw | 18-42 |
| 05:04 | Northern Iowa | Glen Sobel is fouled on the floor by Kent Harris - foul #2 on Kent Harris, team foul #9 | 18-42 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Dane Ham (PG), Steven Robinson (SF), John Littlefield (C) Kent Harris, Jerry Kile, Charles Simon | |
| 05:04 | Northern Iowa | Glen Sobel makes the 1st free throw | 19-42 |
| 05:04 | Northern Iowa | Glen Sobel makes the 2nd free throw | 20-42 |
| 04:48 | Illinois State | Steven Robinson lays it in on a nice dish by James Franceski | 20-44 |
| 04:37 | Northern Iowa | Glen Sobel is hacked by Dane Ham - foul #1 on Dane Ham, team foul #10 | 20-44 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Boisvert (SG), Roger Dixon (SF) Robert Stelly, Jay Padgett | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Dan Dunbar (C) James Franceski | |
| 04:37 | Northern Iowa | Glen Sobel makes the 1st free throw | 21-44 |
| 04:37 | Northern Iowa | Glen Sobel makes the 2nd free throw | 22-44 |
| 04:17 | Illinois State | John Littlefield is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on John Littlefield, team foul #11 | 22-44 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Stanley Thompson (PG), James Gilmore (PF) Glen Sobel, Todd Banfield | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Anthony Bubb (SG) Nicholas Wink | |
| 04:14 | Northern Iowa | Robert Boisvert is hacked by Anthony Bubb in the backcourt - foul #2 on Anthony Bubb, team foul #12 | 22-44 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Nicholas Wink (SG) Anthony Bubb | |
| 04:14 | Northern Iowa | Robert Boisvert makes the 1st free throw | 23-44 |
| 04:14 | Northern Iowa | Robert Boisvert makes the 2nd free throw | 24-44 |
| 03:54 | Illinois State | Dan Dunbar is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Dan Dunbar, team foul #13 | 24-44 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Wayne Coffman (PG), Robert Stelly (SG), George Bailey (SF), William Holcomb (PF) Stanley Thompson, Robert Boisvert, Roger Dixon, James Gilmore | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Kent Harris (PG), Anthony Bubb (SG), Charles Simon (PF), Jimmy Griswold (C) Dane Ham, Nicholas Wink, Dan Dunbar, John Littlefield | |
| 03:33 | Northern Iowa | William Holcomb misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 24-44 |
| 03:32 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Kent Harris | 24-44 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Wayne Coffman (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Stelly (fresh) SF - George Bailey (fresh) PF - William Holcomb (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Ballweg (tired) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Kent Harris (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Anthony Bubb (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Steven Robinson (tiring) 5 pts. PF - Charles Simon (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Jimmy Griswold (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:22 | Illinois State | Kent Harris misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 24-44 |
| 03:20 | Illinois State | Jimmy Griswold grabs the offensive board | 24-44 |
| 03:09 | Illinois State | Anthony Bubb loses the dribble to George Bailey | 24-44 |
| 02:51 | Northern Iowa | Jimmy Griswold denies the turnaround by John Ballweg | 24-44 |
| 02:50 | Northern Iowa | William Holcomb grabs the offensive rebound | 24-44 |
| 02:28 | Northern Iowa | John Ballweg misses short on a driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Charles Simon - foul #1 on Charles Simon, team foul #14 | 24-44 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Glen Sobel (PG), Robert Boisvert (SG) Wayne Coffman, Robert Stelly | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Dane Ham (PG), Jerry Kile (SF), James Franceski (PF) Anthony Bubb, Steven Robinson, Charles Simon | |
| 02:28 | Northern Iowa | John Ballweg makes the 1st free throw | 25-44 |
| 02:28 | Northern Iowa | John Ballweg makes the 2nd free throw | 26-44 |
| 02:13 | Illinois State | James Franceski hits a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Dane Ham | 26-46 |
| 02:11 | Northern Iowa | Dane Ham steals it from Robert Boisvert in the backcourt | 26-46 |
| 02:09 | Illinois State | Kent Harris lays it up and in on a nice dish by Dane Ham | 26-48 |
| 02:05 | Northern Iowa | George Bailey knocks in the jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Glen Sobel | 28-48 |
| 01:54 | Illinois State | George Bailey is called for the reach on Jimmy Griswold - foul #3 on George Bailey, team foul #9 | 28-48 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Roger Dixon (SF), Jay Padgett (PF) George Bailey, John Ballweg | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Nicholas Wink (SG) Kent Harris | |
| 01:54 | Illinois State | Jimmy Griswold makes the 1st free throw | 28-49 |
| 01:54 | Illinois State | Jimmy Griswold misses the 2nd free throw | 28-49 |
| 01:54 | Northern Iowa | Jay Padgett grabs the defensive rebound | 28-49 |
| 01:35 | Northern Iowa | Roger Dixon is fouled on the floor by James Franceski - foul #2 on James Franceski, team foul #15 | 28-49 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Gilmore (PF) William Holcomb | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Steven Robinson (SF) Jerry Kile | |
| 01:35 | Northern Iowa | Roger Dixon makes the 1st free throw | 29-49 |
| 01:35 | Northern Iowa | Roger Dixon makes the 2nd free throw | 30-49 |
| 01:18 | Illinois State | Roger Dixon steps in front of the Dane Ham pass | 30-49 |
| 01:16 | Northern Iowa | Roger Dixon is fouled in the backcourt by Steven Robinson - foul #2 on Steven Robinson, team foul #16 | 30-49 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Todd Banfield (C) Jay Padgett | |
| Subs | Illinois State | John Littlefield (PF) James Franceski | |
| 01:16 | Northern Iowa | Roger Dixon misses the 1st free throw | 30-49 |
| 01:16 | Northern Iowa | Roger Dixon makes the 2nd free throw | 31-49 |
| 00:59 | Illinois State | Nicholas Wink scores on a runner in the lane on a nice dish by Steven Robinson and he's fouled by Robert Boisvert - foul #2 on Robert Boisvert, team foul #10 | 31-51 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Wayne Coffman (PG) Glen Sobel | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Kent Harris (PG), Charles Simon (SF) Dane Ham, Steven Robinson | |
| 00:59 | Illinois State | Nicholas Wink makes the free throw | 31-52 |
| 00:49 | Northern Iowa | Roger Dixon loses the dribble to Kent Harris | 31-52 |
| 00:46 | Illinois State | Kent Harris lays it up and in | 31-54 |
| 00:25 | Northern Iowa | Todd Banfield can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 31-54 |
| 00:24 | Illinois State | Jimmy Griswold grabs the defensive rebound | 31-54 |
| 00:02 | Illinois State | Nicholas Wink comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 31-54 |
| 00:01 | Northern Iowa | Todd Banfield grabs the defensive rebound | 31-54 |
| 00:00 | Northern Iowa | Todd Banfield misses short on a fullcourt shot | 31-54 |