| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Kurt Malbrough (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Jason Bologna (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Vierthaler (fresh) PF - Ernest Clausing (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Sloss (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - William Jarmon (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Ryan Perrone (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Michaud (fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. 4 stl. PF - Tony Juhasz (fresh) 2 pts. C - Joseph Carr (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois State | Robert Michaud inbounds the ball | 37-42 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:45 | Illinois State | Tony Juhasz misses the jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Thomas Sloss - foul #2 on Thomas Sloss, team foul #1 | 37-42 |
| 19:45 | Illinois State | Tony Juhasz misses the 1st free throw | 37-42 |
| 19:45 | Illinois State | Tony Juhasz misses the 2nd free throw | 37-42 |
| 19:45 | Northern Iowa | Ernest Clausing snags the defensive board | 37-42 |
| 19:34 | Northern Iowa | Robert Vierthaler hits the front of the rim on the wide open shot from the right wing | 37-42 |
| 19:33 | Illinois State | Tony Juhasz grabs the defensive rebound | 37-42 |
| 19:10 | Illinois State | Ryan Perrone drills a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Joseph Carr | 37-45 |
| 18:52 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Carr picks off the pass by Robert Vierthaler | 37-45 |
| 18:36 | Illinois State | Ryan Perrone clanks a 3 from the right wing | 37-45 |
| 18:35 | Northern Iowa | Ernest Clausing snags the defensive board | 37-45 |
| 18:29 | Northern Iowa | Kurt Malbrough misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 37-45 |
| 18:28 | Illinois State | Robert Michaud gets the rebound | 37-45 |
| 18:21 | Illinois State | Ryan Perrone's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-45 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Paul Lancaster (SG), Wesley Blume (SF), Sammy Huskey (PF), Jeffrey Latimore (C) Jason Bologna, Robert Vierthaler, Ernest Clausing, Thomas Sloss | |
| Subs | Illinois State | John Wong (PG), George Morris (SG), Chris Hawks (SF), Joseph Collins (PF), Charlie Antonucci (C) William Jarmon, Ryan Perrone, Robert Michaud, Tony Juhasz, Joseph Carr | |
| 18:13 | Northern Iowa | Paul Lancaster's fadeaway is rejected by Joseph Collins | 37-45 |
| 18:12 | Illinois State | Charlie Antonucci gets the rebound | 37-45 |
| 17:53 | Illinois State | George Morris throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-45 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Denver Rice (SG) Kurt Malbrough | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 17:38 | Northern Iowa | Paul Lancaster clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 37-45 |
| 17:37 | Northern Iowa | Jeffrey Latimore can't tip it in | 37-45 |
| 17:36 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Chris Hawks | 37-45 |
| 17:12 | Illinois State | Sammy Huskey denies the turnaround by John Wong | 37-45 |
| 17:10 | Illinois State | Joseph Collins hits the follow up shot | 37-47 |
| 17:08 | Northern Iowa | Wesley Blume loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 37-47 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Kurt Malbrough (PG), Jason Bologna (SG), Ernest Clausing (PF) Paul Lancaster, Denver Rice, Sammy Huskey | |
| Subs | Illinois State | William Jarmon (PG), Robert Michaud (SF), William Harris (PF), Joseph Carr (C) John Wong, Chris Hawks, Joseph Collins, Charlie Antonucci | |
| 16:53 | Illinois State | George Morris misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 37-47 |
| 16:52 | Northern Iowa | Ernest Clausing pulls down the rebound | 37-47 |
| 16:38 | Northern Iowa | Ernest Clausing scores on a runner from the left block on a nice dish by Jason Bologna | 39-47 |
| 16:24 | Illinois State | Robert Michaud misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 39-47 |
| 16:23 | Northern Iowa | Kurt Malbrough pulls down the rebound | 39-47 |
| 16:18 | Northern Iowa | Wesley Blume scores on a turnaround from the baseline | 41-47 |
| 15:58 | Illinois State | Joseph Carr is hacked by Jeffrey Latimore - foul #2 on Jeffrey Latimore, team foul #2 | 41-47 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Paul Lancaster (PG), Denver Rice (SG), Robert Vierthaler (SF), Sammy Huskey (PF), Thomas Sloss (C) Kurt Malbrough, Jason Bologna, Wesley Blume, Ernest Clausing, Jeffrey Latimore | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Lester Gans (PG), Ryan Perrone (SG), Tony Juhasz (PF), Joseph Collins (C) George Morris, Robert Michaud, William Harris, Joseph Carr | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Paul Lancaster (fresh) SG - Denver Rice (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Vierthaler (fresh) PF - Sammy Huskey (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Sloss (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Lester Gans (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ryan Perrone (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Jarmon (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Tony Juhasz (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Collins (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:43 | Illinois State | William Jarmon throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-47 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Chris Hawks (SF) William Jarmon | |
| 15:41 | Northern Iowa | Robert Vierthaler double dribbles in the backcourt | 41-47 |
| 15:22 | Illinois State | Lester Gans knocks in the runner from the left block on a nice dish by Tony Juhasz | 41-49 |
| 15:14 | Northern Iowa | Denver Rice drills a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Paul Lancaster | 44-49 |
| 14:51 | Illinois State | Lester Gans can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 44-49 |
| 14:50 | Northern Iowa | Robert Vierthaler grabs the defensive rebound | 44-49 |
| 14:28 | Northern Iowa | Paul Lancaster blows the layup | 44-49 |
| 14:26 | Illinois State | Ryan Perrone grabs the board | 44-49 |
| 14:16 | Illinois State | Joseph Collins makes the shot in the lane on a great pass from Lester Gans | 44-51 |
| 14:12 | Northern Iowa | Robert Vierthaler is fouled in the backcourt by Ryan Perrone - foul #3 on Ryan Perrone, team foul #1 | 44-51 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Kurt Malbrough (PG), Jason Bologna (SG), Ernest Clausing (PF), Jeffrey Latimore (C) Paul Lancaster, Denver Rice, Sammy Huskey, Thomas Sloss | |
| Subs | Illinois State | William Jarmon (PG), John Wong (SG), Robert Michaud (SF), William Harris (PF), Joseph Carr (C) Lester Gans, Ryan Perrone, Chris Hawks, Tony Juhasz, Joseph Collins | |
| 14:02 | Northern Iowa | Jeffrey Latimore misses the wide open fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 44-51 |
| 14:01 | Northern Iowa | Kurt Malbrough gets the offensive rebound | 44-51 |
| 13:38 | Northern Iowa | Kurt Malbrough is by himself and knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Jason Bologna | 46-51 |
| 13:22 | Illinois State | John Wong knocks in the turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Robert Michaud | 46-53 |
| 13:20 | Northern Iowa | William Jarmon picks off the pass by Jason Bologna in the backcourt | 46-53 |
| 13:07 | Illinois State | Joseph Carr misses the floater from the left side but the foul's on Jeffrey Latimore - foul #3 on Jeffrey Latimore, team foul #3 | 46-53 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Paul Lancaster (SG), Wesley Blume (SF), Sammy Huskey (PF) Jason Bologna, Robert Vierthaler, Ernest Clausing | |
| Subs | Illinois State | George Morris (SG), Tony Juhasz (PF) Robert Michaud, William Harris | |
| 13:07 | Illinois State | Joseph Carr makes the 1st free throw | 46-54 |
| 13:07 | Illinois State | Joseph Carr misses the 2nd free throw | 46-54 |
| 13:07 | Northern Iowa | Sammy Huskey gets the rebound | 46-54 |
| 12:46 | Northern Iowa | Wesley Blume is hacked by William Jarmon - foul #1 on William Jarmon, team foul #2 | 46-54 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Ryan Perrone (SG), Charlie Antonucci (C) John Wong, Joseph Carr | |
| 12:33 | Northern Iowa | Wesley Blume hits a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Paul Lancaster | 48-54 |
| 12:20 | Illinois State | Sammy Huskey swats the short shot by William Jarmon | 48-54 |
| 12:19 | Northern Iowa | Wesley Blume pulls down the rebound | 48-54 |
| 11:55 | Northern Iowa | Sammy Huskey connects on the fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Paul Lancaster | 50-54 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Kurt Malbrough (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SG - Paul Lancaster (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Wesley Blume (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Sammy Huskey (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Jeffrey Latimore (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - George Morris (fairly fresh) SG - Ryan Perrone (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - William Jarmon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Tony Juhasz (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Charlie Antonucci (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:42 | Illinois State | Ryan Perrone hits a 3pt shot from the right corner | 50-57 |
| 11:26 | Northern Iowa | Sammy Huskey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-57 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Joe Sever (PG), Jason Bologna (SG), Denver Rice (SF), Ernest Clausing (PF), Thomas Sloss (C) Kurt Malbrough, Paul Lancaster, Wesley Blume, Sammy Huskey, Jeffrey Latimore | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Lester Gans (PG), Robert Michaud (SF), William Harris (PF), Joseph Collins (C) George Morris, William Jarmon, Tony Juhasz, Charlie Antonucci | |
| 11:15 | Illinois State | William Harris lays it in on a great pass from Lester Gans | 50-59 |
| 10:59 | Northern Iowa | Denver Rice buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Jason Bologna | 53-59 |
| 10:50 | Illinois State | William Harris knocks in the shot from the baseline set up by Robert Michaud | 53-61 |
| 10:37 | Northern Iowa | Jason Bologna loses the ball out of bounds | 53-61 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | John Wong (SG), Joseph Carr (C) Ryan Perrone, William Harris | |
| 10:13 | Illinois State | Joseph Collins scores on a jumpshot from the left wing | 53-63 |
| 10:07 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Collins steals the ball from Joe Sever | 53-63 |
| 09:59 | Illinois State | Denver Rice picks off the pass by Joseph Carr | 53-63 |
| 09:38 | Northern Iowa | Jason Bologna's floater is tipped away by Joseph Collins | 53-63 |
| 09:36 | Northern Iowa | Ernest Clausing gets the offensive rebound | 53-63 |
| 09:25 | Northern Iowa | Denver Rice double dribbles | 53-63 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Kurt Malbrough (PG), Paul Lancaster (SG), Robert Vierthaler (SF), Wesley Blume (PF), Jeffrey Latimore (C) Joe Sever, Jason Bologna, Denver Rice, Ernest Clausing, Thomas Sloss | |
| Subs | Illinois State | William Jarmon (PG), Ryan Perrone (SG), Chris Hawks (SF), William Harris (PF), Charlie Antonucci (C) Lester Gans, John Wong, Robert Michaud, Joseph Collins, Joseph Carr | |
| 09:12 | Illinois State | Ryan Perrone hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 53-63 |
| 09:11 | Illinois State | Ryan Perrone gets the offensive rebound | 53-63 |
| 09:05 | Illinois State | William Jarmon clanks a driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by Wesley Blume - foul #1 on Wesley Blume, team foul #4 | 53-63 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | George Morris (SG) Ryan Perrone | |
| 09:05 | Illinois State | William Jarmon makes the 1st free throw | 53-64 |
| 09:05 | Illinois State | William Jarmon makes the 2nd free throw | 53-65 |
| 08:54 | Northern Iowa | Paul Lancaster misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 53-65 |
| 08:53 | Northern Iowa | Kurt Malbrough tips it but misses | 53-65 |
| 08:51 | Illinois State | William Harris snags the defensive board | 53-65 |
| 08:47 | Illinois State | William Jarmon clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 53-65 |
| 08:45 | Illinois State | William Harris hits the follow up shot | 53-67 |
| 08:42 | Northern Iowa | William Jarmon is called for the reach on Kurt Malbrough in the backcourt - foul #2 on William Jarmon, team foul #3 | 53-67 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Robert Michaud (SF) William Harris | |
| 08:27 | Northern Iowa | Kurt Malbrough scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Paul Lancaster | 56-67 |
| 08:11 | Illinois State | A charge is called on Chris Hawks - foul #2 on Chris Hawks, team foul #4 | 56-67 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Sammy Huskey (PF) Jeffrey Latimore | |
| Subs | Illinois State | John Wong (PG), Ryan Perrone (SG), Tony Juhasz (PF), Joseph Carr (C) William Jarmon, George Morris, Chris Hawks, Charlie Antonucci | |
| 07:53 | Northern Iowa | Paul Lancaster is open and scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Robert Vierthaler | 59-67 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Kurt Malbrough (fresh) 14 pts. SG - Paul Lancaster (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Robert Vierthaler (fairly fresh) PF - Sammy Huskey (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Wesley Blume (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - John Wong (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Ryan Perrone (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Robert Michaud (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. 4 stl. PF - Tony Juhasz (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Carr (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:37 | Illinois State | John Wong hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Robert Michaud | 59-70 |
| 07:20 | Northern Iowa | Robert Vierthaler lays it up and in | 61-70 |
| 07:16 | Illinois State | John Wong loses the dribble to Wesley Blume | 61-70 |
| 07:00 | Northern Iowa | Wesley Blume misses long on a runner from the right block | 61-70 |
| 06:58 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Joseph Carr | 61-70 |
| 06:47 | Illinois State | Joseph Carr comes up short on the jumper from the baseline | 61-70 |
| 06:45 | Illinois State | Robert Michaud hits the follow up shot | 61-72 |
| 06:26 | Northern Iowa | Sammy Huskey connects on the floater in the paint on a great pass from Paul Lancaster | 63-72 |
| 06:08 | Illinois State | Joseph Carr banks in the layup on a nice dish by John Wong | 63-74 |
| 06:05 | Northern Iowa | Robert Michaud picks off the pass by Paul Lancaster in the backcourt | 63-74 |
| 05:54 | Illinois State | John Wong misses long on a shot in the lane | 63-74 |
| 05:53 | Northern Iowa | Wesley Blume pulls down the rebound | 63-74 |
| 05:53 | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-74 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jason Bologna (SG), Denver Rice (SF), Ernest Clausing (PF), Thomas Sloss (C) Paul Lancaster, Robert Vierthaler, Sammy Huskey, Wesley Blume | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Lester Gans (PG), William Jarmon (SG), Chris Hawks (SF), Joseph Collins (PF), Charlie Antonucci (C) John Wong, Ryan Perrone, Robert Michaud, Tony Juhasz, Joseph Carr | |
| 05:35 | Northern Iowa | Kurt Malbrough hits a wide open fadeaway from the free throw line | 65-74 |
| 05:12 | Illinois State | William Jarmon is hacked by Jason Bologna - foul #1 on Jason Bologna, team foul #5 | 65-74 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Sammy Huskey (SF), Jeffrey Latimore (C) Kurt Malbrough, Thomas Sloss | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 04:55 | Illinois State | Joseph Collins knocks in the driving attempt in the paint and the foul's on Denver Rice - foul #3 on Denver Rice, team foul #6 | 65-76 |
| 04:55 | Illinois State | Joseph Collins makes the free throw | 65-77 |
| 04:40 | Northern Iowa | Jason Bologna is wide open and slams it home | 67-77 |
| 04:24 | Illinois State | Charlie Antonucci can't finish the layup | 67-77 |
| 04:22 | Northern Iowa | Jeffrey Latimore grabs the defensive rebound | 67-77 |
| 04:03 | Northern Iowa | Jeffrey Latimore misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 67-77 |
| 04:02 | Illinois State | Joseph Collins grabs the board | 67-77 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 03:35 | Illinois State | Lester Gans is hacked by Denver Rice - foul #4 on Denver Rice, team foul #7 | 67-77 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Kurt Malbrough (PG), Paul Lancaster (SG), Wesley Blume (SF), Thomas Sloss (C) Denver Rice, Jason Bologna, Sammy Huskey, Ernest Clausing | |
| Subs | Illinois State | George Morris (SG), Robert Michaud (SF), William Harris (PF), Joseph Carr (C) William Jarmon, Chris Hawks, Joseph Collins, Charlie Antonucci | |
| 03:35 | Illinois State | Lester Gans misses the 1st free throw | 67-77 |
| 03:35 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Sloss gets the rebound | 67-77 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Kurt Malbrough (fresh) 16 pts. SG - Paul Lancaster (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SF - Wesley Blume (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jeffrey Latimore (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Thomas Sloss (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Lester Gans (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - George Morris (fresh) SF - Robert Michaud (fresh) 17 pts. 4 reb. 5 stl. PF - William Harris (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Carr (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:31 | Northern Iowa | Kurt Malbrough is hacked by George Morris in the backcourt - foul #1 on George Morris, team foul #5 | 67-77 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | John Wong (PG) Lester Gans | |
| 03:17 | Northern Iowa | Kurt Malbrough can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 67-77 |
| 03:16 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Sloss snags the offensive board | 67-77 |
| 03:01 | Northern Iowa | Kurt Malbrough is hacked by Robert Michaud - foul #1 on Robert Michaud, team foul #6 | 67-77 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Vierthaler (SF) Jeffrey Latimore | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 02:56 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Sloss's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 67-77 |
| 02:54 | Illinois State | Illinois State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-77 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | William Jarmon (PG), Ryan Perrone (SG), Tony Juhasz (PF) John Wong, George Morris, William Harris | |
| 02:44 | Illinois State | Paul Lancaster is called for the reach on Joseph Carr - foul #3 on Paul Lancaster, team foul #8 | 67-77 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jason Bologna (SG), Ernest Clausing (PF) Paul Lancaster, Wesley Blume | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 02:44 | Illinois State | Joseph Carr makes the 1st free throw | 67-78 |
| 02:44 | Illinois State | Joseph Carr makes the 2nd free throw | 67-79 |
| 02:27 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Sloss's floater is tipped away by Tony Juhasz | 67-79 |
| 02:26 | Illinois State | William Jarmon gets the rebound | 67-79 |
| 02:04 | Illinois State | Joseph Carr's layup is rejected by Ernest Clausing | 67-79 |
| 02:02 | Northern Iowa | Kurt Malbrough pulls down the rebound | 67-79 |
| 01:51 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Sloss clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 67-79 |
| 01:49 | Illinois State | Joseph Carr grabs the defensive rebound | 67-79 |
| 01:25 | Illinois State | Tony Juhasz drills a jumper from the free throw line | 67-81 |
| 01:10 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Sloss hits the finger roll set up by Kurt Malbrough and he's hacked by Joseph Carr - foul #2 on Joseph Carr, team foul #7 | 69-81 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Paul Lancaster (PG), Denver Rice (SG), Wesley Blume (SF), Sammy Huskey (PF) Kurt Malbrough, Jason Bologna, Robert Vierthaler, Ernest Clausing | |
| Subs | Illinois State | John Wong (SG), Chris Hawks (SF), Joseph Collins (PF), Charlie Antonucci (C) Ryan Perrone, Robert Michaud, Tony Juhasz, Joseph Carr | |
| 01:10 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Sloss makes the free throw | 70-81 |
| 00:42 | Illinois State | John Wong double dribbles | 70-81 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jeffrey Latimore (C) Thomas Sloss | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:34 | Northern Iowa | Paul Lancaster misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 70-81 |
| 00:32 | Northern Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Wesley Blume | 70-81 |
| 00:29 | Northern Iowa | Jeffrey Latimore's layup is rejected by Joseph Collins | 70-81 |
| 00:27 | Northern Iowa | Wesley Blume tips it home | 72-81 |
| 00:27 | Illinois State | Illinois State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 72-81 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Kurt Malbrough (PG), Jason Bologna (SG), Robert Vierthaler (SF), Ernest Clausing (PF), Thomas Sloss (C) Paul Lancaster, Denver Rice, Wesley Blume, Sammy Huskey, Jeffrey Latimore | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Lester Gans (PG), Ryan Perrone (SG), Robert Michaud (SF), Tony Juhasz (PF), Joseph Carr (C) William Jarmon, John Wong, Chris Hawks, Joseph Collins, Charlie Antonucci | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:24 | Illinois State | Kurt Malbrough is called for the reach on Robert Michaud in the backcourt - foul #2 on Kurt Malbrough, team foul #9 | 72-81 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | William Harris (PF), Joseph Collins (C) Tony Juhasz, Joseph Carr | |
| 00:24 | Illinois State | Robert Michaud makes the 1st free throw | 72-82 |
| 00:24 | Illinois State | Robert Michaud makes the 2nd free throw | 72-83 |
| 00:22 | Northern Iowa | Robert Vierthaler is hacked by Robert Michaud in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Michaud, team foul #8 | 72-83 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Paul Lancaster (PG), Denver Rice (SG), Wesley Blume (PF), Jeffrey Latimore (C) Kurt Malbrough, Jason Bologna, Ernest Clausing, Thomas Sloss | |
| Subs | Illinois State | William Jarmon (PG), John Wong (SG), Chris Hawks (SF), Charlie Antonucci (C) Lester Gans, Ryan Perrone, Robert Michaud, William Harris | |
| 00:22 | Northern Iowa | Robert Vierthaler misses the 1st free throw | 72-83 |
| 00:22 | Northern Iowa | Jeffrey Latimore grabs the offensive rebound | 72-83 |
| 00:18 | Northern Iowa | Denver Rice clanks a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Charlie Antonucci - foul #3 on Charlie Antonucci, team foul #9 | 72-83 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Sammy Huskey (PF) Robert Vierthaler | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 00:18 | Northern Iowa | Denver Rice makes the 1st free throw | 73-83 |
| 00:18 | Northern Iowa | Denver Rice makes the 2nd free throw | 74-83 |
| 00:16 | Illinois State | Denver Rice is called for the reach on John Wong in the backcourt - foul #5 on Denver Rice, team foul #10 | 74-83 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Kurt Malbrough (PG), Jason Bologna (SG), Robert Vierthaler (SF), Ernest Clausing (PF), Thomas Sloss (C) Denver Rice, Paul Lancaster, Wesley Blume, Sammy Huskey, Jeffrey Latimore | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Ryan Perrone (SG), Robert Michaud (SF), William Harris (PF) William Jarmon, Chris Hawks, Charlie Antonucci | |
| 00:16 | Illinois State | John Wong makes the 1st free throw | 74-84 |
| 00:16 | Illinois State | John Wong misses the 2nd free throw | 74-84 |
| 00:16 | Northern Iowa | Robert Vierthaler snags the defensive board | 74-84 |
| 00:12 | Northern Iowa | Ryan Perrone steals the ball from Ernest Clausing | 74-84 |
| 00:08 | Illinois State | Ryan Perrone lays it in | 74-86 |
| 00:06 | Northern Iowa | Jason Bologna is fouled in the backcourt by Ryan Perrone - foul #4 on Ryan Perrone, team foul #10 | 74-86 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Paul Lancaster (PG), Wesley Blume (SF), Sammy Huskey (PF), Jeffrey Latimore (C) Kurt Malbrough, Robert Vierthaler, Ernest Clausing, Thomas Sloss | |
| Subs | Illinois State | William Jarmon (PG), Chris Hawks (SF), Charlie Antonucci (C) Ryan Perrone, Robert Michaud, William Harris | |
| 00:06 | Northern Iowa | Jason Bologna makes the 1st free throw | 75-86 |
| 00:06 | Northern Iowa | Jason Bologna makes the 2nd free throw | 76-86 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Illinois State | William Jarmon runs out the clock | 76-86 |