| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Michael Gibson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eddie Jones (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Victor Planas (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - Uang Chinn (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Anthony Banks (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Wayne Coffman (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Boisvert (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Bailey (fresh) 5 pts. PF - James Gilmore (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - John Ballweg (fresh) 6 pts. 4 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Missouri State | Victor Planas inbounds the ball | 34-28 |
| 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) | |
| 19:37 | Missouri State | Eddie Jones's floater is tipped away by James Gilmore | 34-28 |
| 19:36 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Robert Boisvert | 34-28 |
| 19:31 | Northern Iowa | Wayne Coffman misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Michael Gibson - foul #2 on Michael Gibson, team foul #1 | 34-28 |
| 19:31 | Northern Iowa | Wayne Coffman makes the 1st free throw | 34-29 |
| 19:31 | Northern Iowa | Wayne Coffman makes the 2nd free throw | 34-30 |
| 19:10 | Missouri State | Anthony Banks is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Anthony Banks, team foul #2 | 34-30 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Lonnie Wells (C) Anthony Banks | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 18:56 | Northern Iowa | George Bailey is fouled on the floor by Victor Planas - foul #1 on Victor Planas, team foul #3 | 34-30 |
| 18:34 | Northern Iowa | Wayne Coffman misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 34-30 |
| 18:33 | Missouri State | Lonnie Wells grabs the defensive rebound | 34-30 |
| 18:28 | Missouri State | Michael Gibson misses the jumpshot from the left side | 34-30 |
| 18:26 | Northern Iowa | Wayne Coffman grabs the defensive rebound | 34-30 |
| 18:05 | Northern Iowa | John Ballweg can't connect on a shot in the paint but he's hacked by Lonnie Wells - foul #1 on Lonnie Wells, team foul #4 | 34-30 |
| 18:05 | Northern Iowa | John Ballweg misses the 1st free throw | 34-30 |
| 18:05 | Northern Iowa | John Ballweg makes the 2nd free throw | 34-31 |
| 17:47 | Missouri State | Lonnie Wells buries a turnaround from close range | 36-31 |
| 17:29 | Northern Iowa | Robert Boisvert is hacked by Eddie Jones - foul #3 on Eddie Jones, team foul #5 | 36-31 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Lawrence Reed (SG), Tommie Starcher (SF) Eddie Jones, Victor Planas | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jay Padgett (PF) James Gilmore | |
| 17:20 | Northern Iowa | Wayne Coffman is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Wayne Coffman, team foul #1 | 36-31 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Glen Sobel (PG), Roger Dixon (SG) Wayne Coffman, Robert Boisvert | |
| 17:09 | Missouri State | Michael Gibson is whistled for traveling | 36-31 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Wayne Penton (SG) Michael Gibson | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Todd Banfield (SF) George Bailey | |
| 16:54 | Northern Iowa | Roger Dixon connects on the 3 from the left corner set up by Jay Padgett | 36-34 |
| 16:40 | Missouri State | Lawrence Reed's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-34 |
| Subs | Missouri State | James Lamm (C) Lonnie Wells | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | William Holcomb (C) John Ballweg | |
| 16:23 | Northern Iowa | William Holcomb misses long on a turnaround in the paint | 36-34 |
| 16:22 | Missouri State | Uang Chinn snags the defensive board | 36-34 |
| 16:05 | Missouri State | Uang Chinn comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 36-34 |
| 16:03 | Northern Iowa | Roger Dixon grabs the defensive rebound | 36-34 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Lawrence Reed (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wayne Penton (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Tommie Starcher (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Uang Chinn (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - James Lamm (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Glen Sobel (fresh) SG - Roger Dixon (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Todd Banfield (fresh) PF - Jay Padgett (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - William Holcomb (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:58 | Northern Iowa | Glen Sobel hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block | 36-34 |
| 15:56 | Northern Iowa | Jay Padgett snags the offensive board | 36-34 |
| 15:46 | Northern Iowa | Jay Padgett connects on the fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Glen Sobel | 36-36 |
| 15:39 | Missouri State | Uang Chinn drills a runner in the lane set up by Wayne Penton | 38-36 |
| 15:14 | Northern Iowa | Todd Banfield is hacked by Tommie Starcher - foul #1 on Tommie Starcher, team foul #6 | 38-36 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Michael Gibson (PG), Eddie Jones (SG), Victor Planas (SF), Lonnie Wells (PF), Anthony Banks (C) Lawrence Reed, Wayne Penton, Tommie Starcher, Uang Chinn, James Lamm | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Wayne Coffman (PG), Robert Boisvert (SG), George Bailey (SF), James Gilmore (PF), John Ballweg (C) Glen Sobel, Roger Dixon, Todd Banfield, Jay Padgett, William Holcomb | |
| 14:58 | Northern Iowa | John Ballweg drills a shot from the baseline set up by Robert Boisvert | 38-38 |
| 14:34 | Missouri State | Eddie Jones throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-38 |
| 14:16 | Northern Iowa | Wayne Coffman hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by John Ballweg | 38-41 |
| 14:05 | Missouri State | Eddie Jones scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Gibson | 41-41 |
| 13:44 | Northern Iowa | George Bailey jams it on a great pass from Wayne Coffman | 41-43 |
| 13:30 | Missouri State | Anthony Banks is called for the offensive foul - foul #4 on Anthony Banks, team foul #7 | 41-43 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Uang Chinn (PF), James Lamm (C) Lonnie Wells, Anthony Banks | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 13:16 | Northern Iowa | George Bailey misses the fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on Eddie Jones - foul #4 on Eddie Jones, team foul #8 | 41-43 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Lawrence Reed (SG) Eddie Jones | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 13:16 | Northern Iowa | George Bailey makes the 1st free throw | 41-44 |
| 13:16 | Northern Iowa | George Bailey makes the 2nd free throw | 41-45 |
| 12:55 | Missouri State | Lawrence Reed misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 41-45 |
| 12:53 | Northern Iowa | James Gilmore grabs the board | 41-45 |
| 12:32 | Northern Iowa | George Bailey scores on a floater from the baseline | 41-47 |
| 12:19 | Missouri State | Michael Gibson comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 41-47 |
| 12:18 | Northern Iowa | Robert Boisvert grabs the board | 41-47 |
| 12:10 | Northern Iowa | Robert Boisvert misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 41-47 |
| 12:08 | Missouri State | Lawrence Reed pulls down the rebound | 41-47 |
| 11:54 | Missouri State | Lawrence Reed comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 41-47 |
| 11:52 | Northern Iowa | James Gilmore gets the rebound | 41-47 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Michael Gibson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Lawrence Reed (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Victor Planas (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - Uang Chinn (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - James Lamm (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Wayne Coffman (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Boisvert (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Bailey (fairly fresh) 11 pts. PF - James Gilmore (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - John Ballweg (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 blk. | |
| 11:25 | Northern Iowa | John Ballweg lays it in on a great pass from Robert Boisvert | 41-49 |
| 11:08 | Missouri State | Uang Chinn hits a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Michael Gibson | 43-49 |
| 10:54 | Northern Iowa | Robert Boisvert misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 43-49 |
| 10:52 | Missouri State | Victor Planas grabs the defensive rebound | 43-49 |
| 10:31 | Missouri State | Michael Gibson comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 43-49 |
| 10:29 | Northern Iowa | John Ballweg snags the defensive board | 43-49 |
| 10:05 | Northern Iowa | John Ballweg banks in the layup set up by Robert Boisvert | 43-51 |
| 09:56 | Missouri State | Victor Planas is fouled on the floor by John Ballweg - foul #1 on John Ballweg, team foul #2 | 43-51 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Wayne Penton (SG), Tommie Starcher (SF), Lonnie Wells (C) Lawrence Reed, Victor Planas, James Lamm | |
| 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 | |
| 09:29 | Missouri State | Lonnie Wells clanks a jump hook near the basket | 43-51 |
| 09:27 | Missouri State | Uang Chinn grabs the offensive rebound | 43-51 |
| 09:17 | Missouri State | Uang Chinn is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Uang Chinn, team foul #9 | 43-51 |
| 09:07 | Northern Iowa | William Holcomb can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 43-51 |
| 09:05 | Northern Iowa | Jay Padgett grabs the offensive rebound | 43-51 |
| 09:00 | Northern Iowa | Tommie Starcher steps in front of the William Holcomb pass | 43-51 |
| 08:56 | Missouri State | Tommie Starcher lays it up and in | 45-51 |
| 08:34 | Northern Iowa | Todd Banfield is hacked by Uang Chinn - foul #4 on Uang Chinn, team foul #10 | 45-51 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Lawrence Reed (SG), Brian Greig (SF) Michael Gibson, Uang Chinn | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 08:34 | Northern Iowa | Todd Banfield makes the 1st free throw | 45-52 |
| 08:34 | Northern Iowa | Todd Banfield makes the 2nd free throw | 45-53 |
| 08:19 | Missouri State | William Holcomb steals the ball from Wayne Penton | 45-53 |
| 07:57 | Northern Iowa | Roger Dixon misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 45-53 |
| 07:56 | Missouri State | Wayne Penton pulls down the rebound | 45-53 |
| 07:37 | Missouri State | Lawrence Reed is fouled on the floor by William Holcomb - foul #1 on William Holcomb, team foul #3 | 45-53 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Eddie Jones (SG), Uang Chinn (PF), Anthony Banks (C) Wayne Penton, Brian Greig, Lonnie Wells | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Wayne Coffman (PG), John Ballweg (C) Glen Sobel, William Holcomb | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Lawrence Reed (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eddie Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 4 pf. SF - Tommie Starcher (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Uang Chinn (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Anthony Banks (fresh) 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Wayne Coffman (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Roger Dixon (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Todd Banfield (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jay Padgett (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - John Ballweg (fresh) 13 pts. 4 blk. | |
| 07:23 | Missouri State | Uang Chinn drills a runner in the paint on a great pass from Lawrence Reed | 47-53 |
| 07:03 | Northern Iowa | 3 seconds is called on Roger Dixon | 47-53 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Wayne Penton (PG), Brian Greig (SF) Lawrence Reed, Tommie Starcher | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Boisvert (SG), George Bailey (SF), James Gilmore (PF) Roger Dixon, Todd Banfield, Jay Padgett | |
| 06:38 | Missouri State | Uang Chinn hits a jumper from the right block | 49-53 |
| 06:20 | Northern Iowa | Wayne Coffman hits a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Robert Boisvert | 49-55 |
| 05:54 | Missouri State | James Gilmore blocks the jumper by Wayne Penton | 49-55 |
| 05:53 | Northern Iowa | Wayne Coffman snags the defensive board | 49-55 |
| 05:37 | Northern Iowa | Anthony Banks is called for the reach on John Ballweg - foul #5 on Anthony Banks, team foul #11 | 49-55 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Lawrence Reed (PG), Victor Planas (SF), Lonnie Wells (C) Wayne Penton, Brian Greig, Anthony Banks | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Roger Dixon (SG), Jay Padgett (PF) Robert Boisvert, James Gilmore | |
| 05:37 | Northern Iowa | John Ballweg misses the 1st free throw | 49-55 |
| 05:37 | Northern Iowa | John Ballweg misses the 2nd free throw | 49-55 |
| 05:37 | Missouri State | Uang Chinn grabs the board | 49-55 |
| 05:27 | Missouri State | Roger Dixon steps in front of the Lonnie Wells pass | 49-55 |
| 05:08 | Northern Iowa | Roger Dixon misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 49-55 |
| 05:07 | Northern Iowa | Jay Padgett misses the tip | 49-55 |
| 05:06 | Missouri State | Lonnie Wells grabs the board | 49-55 |
| 04:45 | Missouri State | Eddie Jones scores on a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Victor Planas | 51-55 |
| 04:21 | Northern Iowa | Roger Dixon makes the pull-up jumper from the right side | 51-57 |
| 04:06 | Missouri State | Lonnie Wells misses long on a jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Jay Padgett - foul #2 on Jay Padgett, team foul #4 | 51-57 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Michael Gibson (PG), James Lamm (C) Eddie Jones, Uang Chinn | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Glen Sobel (PG), Robert Boisvert (SG), Todd Banfield (PF), William Holcomb (C) Wayne Coffman, George Bailey, Jay Padgett, John Ballweg | |
| 04:06 | Missouri State | Lonnie Wells misses the 1st free throw | 51-57 |
| 04:06 | Missouri State | Lonnie Wells misses the 2nd free throw | 51-57 |
| 04:06 | Northern Iowa | William Holcomb grabs the board | 51-57 |
| 03:44 | Northern Iowa | Todd Banfield clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 51-57 |
| 03:42 | Missouri State | Michael Gibson pulls down the rebound | 51-57 |
| 03:38 | Missouri State | Victor Planas clanks a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by William Holcomb - foul #2 on William Holcomb, team foul #5 | 51-57 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Wayne Penton (SG) Lawrence Reed | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Gilmore (PF) Roger Dixon | |
| 03:38 | Missouri State | Victor Planas makes the 1st free throw | 52-57 |
| 03:38 | Missouri State | Victor Planas misses the 2nd free throw | 52-57 |
| 03:38 | Northern Iowa | William Holcomb pulls down the rebound | 52-57 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Michael Gibson (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Wayne Penton (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Victor Planas (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Lonnie Wells (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - James Lamm (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Glen Sobel (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Boisvert (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SF - Todd Banfield (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Gilmore (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - William Holcomb (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 03:22 | Northern Iowa | William Holcomb clanks a floater from the left side | 52-57 |
| 03:20 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Victor Planas | 52-57 |
| 02:58 | Missouri State | William Holcomb is called for the reach on James Lamm - foul #3 on William Holcomb, team foul #6 | 52-57 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Tommie Starcher (SF), Uang Chinn (PF) Victor Planas, Lonnie Wells | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Wayne Coffman (PG), Jay Padgett (PF) Glen Sobel, James Gilmore | |
| 02:44 | Missouri State | Wayne Penton connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Michael Gibson | 55-57 |
| 02:44 | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-57 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Eddie Jones (SG), Victor Planas (SF), Lonnie Wells (C) Wayne Penton, Tommie Starcher, James Lamm | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | George Bailey (SF), James Gilmore (PF), John Ballweg (C) Todd Banfield, Jay Padgett, William Holcomb | |
| 02:24 | Northern Iowa | Robert Boisvert drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Wayne Coffman | 55-60 |
| 02:07 | Missouri State | Michael Gibson misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 55-60 |
| 02:06 | Missouri State | Victor Planas hits the follow up shot | 57-60 |
| 01:46 | Northern Iowa | John Ballweg hits a jump hook from the baseline set up by George Bailey and he's fouled by Lonnie Wells - foul #2 on Lonnie Wells, team foul #12 | 57-62 |
| 01:46 | Northern Iowa | John Ballweg makes the free throw | 57-63 |
| 01:32 | Missouri State | Uang Chinn's fadeaway is rejected by John Ballweg | 57-63 |
| 01:31 | Northern Iowa | James Gilmore pulls down the rebound | 57-63 |
| 01:11 | Northern Iowa | George Bailey misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 57-63 |
| 01:10 | Northern Iowa | James Gilmore grabs the offensive board | 57-63 |
| 00:57 | Northern Iowa | Wayne Coffman clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 57-63 |
| 00:56 | Missouri State | Victor Planas grabs the defensive rebound | 57-63 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 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 quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:51 | Missouri State | Victor Planas clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 57-63 |
| 00:50 | Missouri State | The offensive rebound goes to Victor Planas | 57-63 |
| 00:48 | Missouri State | Wayne Coffman takes the ball from Uang Chinn | 57-63 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:45 | Northern Iowa | Michael Gibson is called for the reach on John Ballweg in the backcourt - foul #3 on Michael Gibson, team foul #13 | 57-63 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Roger Dixon (SF), William Holcomb (PF) George Bailey, James Gilmore | |
| 00:45 | Northern Iowa | John Ballweg makes the 1st free throw | 57-64 |
| 00:45 | Northern Iowa | John Ballweg misses the 2nd free throw | 57-64 |
| 00:45 | Missouri State | Lonnie Wells gets the rebound | 57-64 |
| 00:40 | Missouri State | John Ballweg steals it from Michael Gibson | 57-64 |
| 00:40 | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 57-64 |
| 00:39 | Northern Iowa | Michael Gibson is called for the reach on John Ballweg in the backcourt - foul #4 on Michael Gibson, team foul #14 | 57-64 |
| 00:39 | Northern Iowa | John Ballweg misses the 1st free throw | 57-64 |
| 00:39 | Northern Iowa | John Ballweg misses the 2nd free throw | 57-64 |
| 00:39 | Missouri State | Lonnie Wells snags the defensive board | 57-64 |
| 00:35 | Missouri State | Eddie Jones loses the ball out of bounds | 57-64 |
| 00:34 | Northern Iowa | Wayne Coffman is hacked by Michael Gibson in the backcourt - foul #5 on Michael Gibson, team foul #15 | 57-64 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Lawrence Reed (PG) Michael Gibson | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 00:34 | Northern Iowa | Wayne Coffman makes the 1st free throw | 57-65 |
| 00:34 | Northern Iowa | Wayne Coffman misses the 2nd free throw | 57-65 |
| 00:34 | Missouri State | Uang Chinn snags the defensive board | 57-65 |
| 00:34 | Missouri State | Missouri State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-65 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:30 | Missouri State | Lawrence Reed makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 60-65 |
| 00:30 | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 60-65 |
| 00:28 | Northern Iowa | William Holcomb is fouled in the backcourt by Lawrence Reed - foul #2 on Lawrence Reed, team foul #16 | 60-65 |
| 00:28 | Northern Iowa | William Holcomb makes the 1st free throw | 60-66 |
| 00:28 | Northern Iowa | William Holcomb misses the 2nd free throw | 60-66 |
| 00:28 | Missouri State | Lonnie Wells grabs the board | 60-66 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:24 | Missouri State | Lawrence Reed hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Lonnie Wells | 63-66 |
| 00:21 | Northern Iowa | William Holcomb is hacked by Lawrence Reed in the backcourt - foul #3 on Lawrence Reed, team foul #17 | 63-66 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | George Bailey (SF) Roger Dixon | |
| 00:21 | Northern Iowa | William Holcomb makes the 1st free throw | 63-67 |
| 00:21 | Northern Iowa | William Holcomb makes the 2nd free throw | 63-68 |
| 00:18 | Missouri State | Missouri State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 63-68 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Gilmore (PF) William Holcomb | |
| 00:14 | Missouri State | Eddie Jones misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 63-68 |
| 00:13 | Northern Iowa | John Ballweg grabs the board | 63-68 |
| 00:10 | Northern Iowa | John Ballweg is fouled in the backcourt by Lawrence Reed - foul #4 on Lawrence Reed, team foul #18 | 63-68 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Roger Dixon (SF), William Holcomb (PF) George Bailey, James Gilmore | |
| 00:10 | Northern Iowa | John Ballweg makes the 1st free throw | 63-69 |
| 00:10 | Northern Iowa | John Ballweg makes the 2nd free throw | 63-70 |
| 00:06 | Missouri State | Missouri State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 63-70 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | George Bailey (SF), James Gilmore (PF) Roger Dixon, William Holcomb | |
| 00:03 | Missouri State | Lawrence Reed misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 63-70 |
| 00:02 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to George Bailey | 63-70 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Northern Iowa | George Bailey runs out the clock | 63-70 |