| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - James Yamamoto (fresh) SG - Glenn Schwartzman (fresh) SF - Johnny Hoffman (fresh) PF - Arthur Lichtenberg (fresh) C - Jason Collins (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Homer Rogers (fresh) SG - Boyce Boucher (fresh) SF - Edward Burke (fresh) PF - William Hardin (fresh) C - Gary Mentzer (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Missouri State | Gary Mentzer wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:39 | Missouri State | James Yamamoto steals the ball from William Hardin | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Hoffman misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:21 | Missouri State | Boyce Boucher grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:10 | Missouri State | Homer Rogers is whistled for traveling | 0-0 |
| 18:47 | Northern Iowa | William Hardin swats the short shot by Glenn Schwartzman | 0-0 |
| 18:46 | Missouri State | William Hardin pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:28 | Missouri State | Boyce Boucher comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 0-0 |
| 18:26 | Northern Iowa | James Yamamoto snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 18:08 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Lichtenberg misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 0-0 |
| 18:06 | Northern Iowa | Jason Collins grabs the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 17:48 | Northern Iowa | Jason Collins can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 17:46 | Northern Iowa | Glenn Schwartzman can't tip it in | 0-0 |
| 17:45 | Missouri State | Gary Mentzer snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 17:28 | Missouri State | Arthur Lichtenberg steals it from Homer Rogers | 0-0 |
| 17:16 | Northern Iowa | James Yamamoto comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 17:14 | Missouri State | William Hardin grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 16:49 | Missouri State | Arthur Lichtenberg denies the turnaround by Gary Mentzer | 0-0 |
| 16:48 | Northern Iowa | Glenn Schwartzman snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 16:32 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Lichtenberg misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 16:31 | Missouri State | Boyce Boucher gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 16:28 | Missouri State | Homer Rogers throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Enoch Zinn (PG), Claude Aranda (SF), Larry Gibb (PF) Homer Rogers, Edward Burke, William Hardin | |
| 16:23 | Northern Iowa | Jason Collins's pass is intercepted by Claude Aranda | 0-0 |
| 16:16 | Missouri State | Gary Mentzer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-0 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | James Skibski (SG), Bernard Hamilton (C) Boyce Boucher, Gary Mentzer | |
| 15:56 | Northern Iowa | Jason Collins is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Jason Collins, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Oscar Knowlton (SG), Corey Sutton (SF), Trinidad Glickman (PF) Glenn Schwartzman, Johnny Hoffman, Arthur Lichtenberg | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - James Yamamoto (fresh) SG - Oscar Knowlton (fresh) SF - Corey Sutton (fresh) PF - Trinidad Glickman (fresh) C - Jason Collins (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Enoch Zinn (fresh) SG - James Skibski (fresh) SF - Claude Aranda (fresh) PF - Larry Gibb (fresh) C - Bernard Hamilton (fresh) | |
| 15:42 | Missouri State | Claude Aranda banks in the layup set up by James Skibski | 0-2 |
| 15:30 | Northern Iowa | James Yamamoto buries a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Oscar Knowlton | 2-2 |
| 15:03 | Missouri State | The short jumper by Claude Aranda is denied by Corey Sutton | 2-2 |
| 15:02 | Northern Iowa | James Yamamoto grabs the defensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 14:49 | Northern Iowa | Corey Sutton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-2 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Glenn Schwartzman (SG), Johnny Hoffman (SF), Arthur Lichtenberg (PF) James Yamamoto, Trinidad Glickman, Jason Collins | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Homer Rogers (PG), Boyce Boucher (SG), Edward Burke (SF), William Hardin (PF), Gary Mentzer (C) Enoch Zinn, James Skibski, Claude Aranda, Larry Gibb, Bernard Hamilton | |
| 14:35 | Missouri State | Homer Rogers scores on a turnaround from close range on a great pass from Boyce Boucher | 2-4 |
| 14:24 | Northern Iowa | William Hardin swats the layup by Corey Sutton | 2-4 |
| 14:22 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Lichtenberg pulls down the offensive rebound | 2-4 |
| 14:03 | Northern Iowa | William Hardin swats the shot by Oscar Knowlton | 2-4 |
| 14:02 | Missouri State | William Hardin gets the rebound | 2-4 |
| 13:47 | Missouri State | Gary Mentzer is whistled for traveling | 2-4 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Yamamoto (PG) Oscar Knowlton | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 13:19 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Lichtenberg hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 2-4 |
| 13:18 | Missouri State | Gary Mentzer grabs the defensive rebound | 2-4 |
| 13:12 | Missouri State | Edward Burke clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 2-4 |
| 13:10 | Northern Iowa | Corey Sutton gets the rebound | 2-4 |
| 12:50 | Northern Iowa | Glenn Schwartzman can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 2-4 |
| 12:48 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Lichtenberg tips it in | 4-4 |
| 12:33 | Missouri State | Homer Rogers connects on the shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Boyce Boucher | 4-6 |
| 12:16 | Northern Iowa | James Yamamoto loses the dribble to Homer Rogers | 4-6 |
| 12:02 | Missouri State | Homer Rogers scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Gary Mentzer | 4-9 |
| 11:51 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Hoffman misses long on a jumper from the left block | 4-9 |
| 11:50 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Lichtenberg gets the offensive rebound | 4-9 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - James Yamamoto (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Glenn Schwartzman (fairly fresh) SF - Johnny Hoffman (fairly fresh) PF - Arthur Lichtenberg (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Corey Sutton (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Homer Rogers (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - Boyce Boucher (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Edward Burke (fairly fresh) PF - William Hardin (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Gary Mentzer (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Northern Iowa | Glenn Schwartzman drills a jumper from the left side set up by Corey Sutton | 6-9 |
| 11:16 | Missouri State | Boyce Boucher misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 6-9 |
| 11:14 | Missouri State | Edward Burke pulls down the offensive rebound | 6-9 |
| 10:54 | Missouri State | William Hardin hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 6-9 |
| 10:52 | Missouri State | Gary Mentzer tips it in | 6-11 |
| 10:40 | Northern Iowa | Glenn Schwartzman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 6-11 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Oscar Knowlton (PG), Fred Grubbs (SG), Trinidad Glickman (SF), Kenneth Brown (PF), Jason Collins (C) James Yamamoto, Glenn Schwartzman, Johnny Hoffman, Arthur Lichtenberg, Corey Sutton | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Enoch Zinn (PG), James Skibski (SG), Claude Aranda (SF), Larry Gibb (PF), Bernard Hamilton (C) Homer Rogers, Boyce Boucher, Edward Burke, William Hardin, Gary Mentzer | |
| 10:19 | Missouri State | Enoch Zinn knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by James Skibski | 6-13 |
| 10:04 | Northern Iowa | Fred Grubbs scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Trinidad Glickman | 9-13 |
| 09:45 | Missouri State | Bernard Hamilton misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 9-13 |
| 09:44 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Jason Collins | 9-13 |
| 09:39 | Northern Iowa | Fred Grubbs clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 9-13 |
| 09:37 | Missouri State | James Skibski grabs the board | 9-13 |
| 09:25 | Missouri State | Kenneth Brown is called for the reach on Bernard Hamilton - foul #1 on Kenneth Brown, team foul #2 | 9-13 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Yamamoto (PG) Fred Grubbs | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 09:09 | Missouri State | Larry Gibb misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Kenneth Brown - foul #2 on Kenneth Brown, team foul #3 | 9-13 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Albert Roberts (SF) Kenneth Brown | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Boyce Boucher (SG), Gary Mentzer (C) James Skibski, Bernard Hamilton | |
| 09:09 | Missouri State | Larry Gibb makes the 1st free throw | 9-14 |
| 09:09 | Missouri State | Larry Gibb makes the 2nd free throw | 9-15 |
| 08:48 | Northern Iowa | James Yamamoto is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on James Yamamoto, team foul #4 | 9-15 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Homer Rogers (PG) Enoch Zinn | |
| 08:29 | Missouri State | Gary Mentzer misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 9-15 |
| 08:27 | Missouri State | Larry Gibb gets the offensive rebound | 9-15 |
| 08:12 | Missouri State | Claude Aranda lays it in on a great pass from Gary Mentzer and he's hacked by Albert Roberts - foul #1 on Albert Roberts, team foul #5 | 9-17 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Glenn Schwartzman (SG), Arthur Lichtenberg (PF) Oscar Knowlton, Albert Roberts | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Bernard Hamilton (PF) Larry Gibb | |
| 08:12 | Missouri State | Claude Aranda makes the free throw | 9-18 |
| 08:05 | Northern Iowa | Jason Collins drills a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by James Yamamoto | 11-18 |
| 07:41 | Missouri State | Homer Rogers misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 11-18 |
| 07:40 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Lichtenberg pulls down the rebound | 11-18 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - James Yamamoto (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Glenn Schwartzman (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Trinidad Glickman (fairly fresh) PF - Arthur Lichtenberg (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Jason Collins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Homer Rogers (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Boyce Boucher (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Claude Aranda (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Bernard Hamilton (fresh) C - Gary Mentzer (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:33 | Northern Iowa | Glenn Schwartzman is fouled on the floor by Bernard Hamilton - foul #1 on Bernard Hamilton, team foul #1 | 11-18 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Johnny Hoffman (SF), Corey Sutton (C) Trinidad Glickman, Jason Collins | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Edward Burke (SF) Claude Aranda | |
| 07:18 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Lichtenberg makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 14-18 |
| 07:05 | Missouri State | Gary Mentzer makes the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Edward Burke | 14-20 |
| 06:50 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Hoffman scores on a shot from the baseline on a great pass from James Yamamoto and the foul's on Edward Burke - foul #1 on Edward Burke, team foul #2 | 16-20 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Oscar Knowlton (PG) James Yamamoto | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Enoch Zinn (PG), James Skibski (SG), William Hardin (PF), Larry Gibb (C) Homer Rogers, Boyce Boucher, Bernard Hamilton, Gary Mentzer | |
| 06:50 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Hoffman misses the free throw | 16-20 |
| 06:50 | Missouri State | William Hardin pulls down the rebound | 16-20 |
| 06:35 | Missouri State | Edward Burke loses the ball out of bounds | 16-20 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jason Collins (C) Corey Sutton | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 06:11 | Northern Iowa | Glenn Schwartzman clanks a floater from the left side but he's hacked by James Skibski - foul #1 on James Skibski, team foul #3 | 16-20 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Corey Sutton (SF), Trinidad Glickman (PF) Johnny Hoffman, Arthur Lichtenberg | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 06:11 | Northern Iowa | Glenn Schwartzman misses the 1st free throw | 16-20 |
| 06:11 | Northern Iowa | Glenn Schwartzman misses the 2nd free throw | 16-20 |
| 06:11 | Missouri State | Larry Gibb grabs the defensive rebound | 16-20 |
| 05:45 | Missouri State | Enoch Zinn is hacked by Oscar Knowlton - foul #1 on Oscar Knowlton, team foul #6 | 16-20 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Yamamoto (PG) Glenn Schwartzman | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Homer Rogers (PG), Boyce Boucher (SG), Bryan Bruce (SF), Gary Mentzer (C) Enoch Zinn, James Skibski, Edward Burke, Larry Gibb | |
| 05:32 | Missouri State | Boyce Boucher hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 16-20 |
| 05:31 | Northern Iowa | Oscar Knowlton gets the rebound | 16-20 |
| 05:23 | Northern Iowa | Trinidad Glickman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 16-20 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Claude Aranda (SF), Bernard Hamilton (PF) Bryan Bruce, William Hardin | |
| 05:03 | Missouri State | Claude Aranda is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Claude Aranda, team foul #4 | 16-20 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Johnny Hoffman (SF), Arthur Lichtenberg (PF) Trinidad Glickman, Jason Collins | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 04:52 | Northern Iowa | Corey Sutton drills a 3 pointer from straight away | 19-20 |
| 04:42 | Missouri State | Corey Sutton is called for the reach on Gary Mentzer - foul #1 on Corey Sutton, team foul #7 | 19-20 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Trinidad Glickman (C) Corey Sutton | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Larry Gibb (PF) Bernard Hamilton | |
| 04:42 | Missouri State | Gary Mentzer makes the 1st free throw | 19-21 |
| 04:42 | Missouri State | Gary Mentzer misses the 2nd free throw | 19-21 |
| 04:42 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Arthur Lichtenberg | 19-21 |
| 04:24 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Lichtenberg is fouled on the floor by Larry Gibb - foul #1 on Larry Gibb, team foul #5 | 19-21 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Glenn Schwartzman (SG) Oscar Knowlton | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Edward Burke (SF) Claude Aranda | |
| 04:07 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Lichtenberg comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 19-21 |
| 04:05 | Missouri State | Gary Mentzer snags the defensive board | 19-21 |
| 03:59 | Missouri State | Edward Burke buries a floater from the right block set up by Boyce Boucher | 19-23 |
| 03:43 | Northern Iowa | Homer Rogers is called for the reach on Arthur Lichtenberg - foul #1 on Homer Rogers, team foul #6 | 19-23 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jason Collins (C) Trinidad Glickman | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Enoch Zinn (PG), William Hardin (PF) Homer Rogers, Larry Gibb | |
| 03:24 | Northern Iowa | James Yamamoto misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 19-23 |
| 03:23 | Missouri State | Edward Burke snags the defensive board | 19-23 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - James Yamamoto (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Glenn Schwartzman (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Johnny Hoffman (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Arthur Lichtenberg (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Jason Collins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Enoch Zinn (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Boyce Boucher (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Edward Burke (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Hardin (fresh) 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Gary Mentzer (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:07 | Missouri State | Gary Mentzer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 19-23 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Corey Sutton (SF), Trinidad Glickman (PF) Johnny Hoffman, Arthur Lichtenberg | |
| Subs | Missouri State | James Skibski (SG), Bernard Hamilton (C) Boyce Boucher, Gary Mentzer | |
| 02:53 | Northern Iowa | James Yamamoto connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Glenn Schwartzman | 22-23 |
| 02:37 | Missouri State | William Hardin comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 22-23 |
| 02:36 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Corey Sutton | 22-23 |
| 02:20 | Northern Iowa | James Yamamoto buries a 3 from the left wing set up by Glenn Schwartzman | 25-23 |
| 02:11 | Missouri State | William Hardin's fadeaway is rejected by Jason Collins | 25-23 |
| 02:10 | Missouri State | Bernard Hamilton tips it back up and in | 25-25 |
| 01:58 | Northern Iowa | Glenn Schwartzman hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 25-25 |
| 01:57 | Northern Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Jason Collins | 25-25 |
| 01:38 | Northern Iowa | Trinidad Glickman clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 25-25 |
| 01:36 | Northern Iowa | Corey Sutton tips it in | 27-25 |
| 01:19 | Missouri State | William Hardin misses short on a runner from the left block but the foul's on Trinidad Glickman - foul #1 on Trinidad Glickman, team foul #8 | 27-25 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Oscar Knowlton (PG), Fred Grubbs (SG), Johnny Hoffman (SF), Arthur Lichtenberg (PF) James Yamamoto, Glenn Schwartzman, Trinidad Glickman, Jason Collins | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Homer Rogers (PG), Boyce Boucher (SG), Claude Aranda (SF), Gary Mentzer (C) Enoch Zinn, James Skibski, Edward Burke, Bernard Hamilton | |
| 01:19 | Missouri State | William Hardin misses the 1st free throw | 27-25 |
| 01:19 | Missouri State | William Hardin misses the 2nd free throw | 27-25 |
| 01:19 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Corey Sutton | 27-25 |
| 01:04 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Lichtenberg is called for traveling | 27-25 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Larry Gibb (PF) William Hardin | |
| 00:49 | Missouri State | Homer Rogers hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Fred Grubbs - foul #1 on Fred Grubbs, team foul #9 | 27-25 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Daniel Fulk (C) Corey Sutton | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 00:49 | Missouri State | Homer Rogers makes the 1st free throw | 27-26 |
| 00:49 | Missouri State | Homer Rogers makes the 2nd free throw | 27-27 |
| 00:30 | Northern Iowa | Fred Grubbs misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 27-27 |
| 00:29 | Northern Iowa | Oscar Knowlton grabs the offensive board | 27-27 |
| 00:03 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Lichtenberg is fouled on the floor by Claude Aranda - foul #2 on Claude Aranda, team foul #7 | 27-27 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Yamamoto (PG), Jason Collins (C) Fred Grubbs, Daniel Fulk | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 00:03 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Lichtenberg makes the 1st free throw | 28-27 |
| 00:03 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Lichtenberg misses the 2nd free throw | 28-27 |
| 00:03 | Missouri State | Gary Mentzer snags the defensive board | 28-27 |
| 00:00 | Missouri State | Gary Mentzer hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 28-27 |