| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Tyson Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Terry Britt (fresh) SF - Christopher Salters (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Thomas Driskill (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Donald Perkins (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Maximo Gallo (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Raymond Woods (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sammie Labbe (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ken Wiser (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert Eubank (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Illinois | Sammie Labbe inbounds the ball | 23-32 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:31 | Southern Illinois | Ken Wiser misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 23-32 |
| 19:30 | Southern Illinois | Raymond Woods can't tip it in | 23-32 |
| 19:29 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Driskill grabs the defensive rebound | 23-32 |
| 19:17 | Northern Iowa | Terry Britt misses the 3 from straight away | 23-32 |
| 19:16 | Northern Iowa | Christopher Salters grabs the offensive rebound | 23-32 |
| 19:11 | Northern Iowa | A charge is called on Terry Britt - foul #3 on Terry Britt, team foul #1 | 23-32 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Daniel Sevigny (SG) Terry Britt | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 19:01 | Southern Illinois | Sammie Labbe misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 23-32 |
| 18:59 | Southern Illinois | Ken Wiser misses the tip | 23-32 |
| 18:57 | Southern Illinois | Robert Eubank tips it home | 23-34 |
| 18:28 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Sevigny can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 23-34 |
| 18:26 | Southern Illinois | Robert Eubank grabs the defensive rebound | 23-34 |
| 18:11 | Southern Illinois | Maximo Gallo loses the ball out of bounds | 23-34 |
| 17:59 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Driskill drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Tyson Williams | 25-34 |
| 17:43 | Southern Illinois | Raymond Woods clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 25-34 |
| 17:42 | Southern Illinois | Robert Eubank tips it home | 25-36 |
| 17:26 | Northern Iowa | Christopher Salters knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 28-36 |
| 17:03 | Southern Illinois | Maximo Gallo can't connect on a floater from the left wing but the foul's on Tyson Williams - foul #2 on Tyson Williams, team foul #2 | 28-36 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jesse Oddo (SF), Donald Davis (C) Christopher Salters, Donald Perkins | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Danny Foos (SF), Jarred Andrews (C) Sammie Labbe, Robert Eubank | |
| 17:03 | Southern Illinois | Maximo Gallo makes the 1st free throw | 28-37 |
| 17:03 | Southern Illinois | Maximo Gallo misses the 2nd free throw | 28-37 |
| 17:03 | Southern Illinois | Jarred Andrews snags the offensive board | 28-37 |
| 16:49 | Southern Illinois | Raymond Woods hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 28-37 |
| 16:48 | Northern Iowa | Tyson Williams gets the rebound | 28-37 |
| 16:41 | Northern Iowa | Tyson Williams drills a floater from the right side on a great pass from Daniel Sevigny | 30-37 |
| 16:28 | Southern Illinois | Ken Wiser misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 30-37 |
| 16:27 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Driskill snags the defensive board | 30-37 |
| 16:09 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Driskill scores on a turnaround from the baseline | 32-37 |
| 15:50 | Southern Illinois | Danny Foos hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 32-37 |
| 15:49 | Northern Iowa | Donald Davis snags the defensive board | 32-37 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Tyson Williams (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Daniel Sevigny (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Jesse Oddo (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Thomas Driskill (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. C - Donald Davis (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Maximo Gallo (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Raymond Woods (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Danny Foos (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ken Wiser (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Jarred Andrews (fresh) | |
| 15:31 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Driskill can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 32-37 |
| 15:30 | Southern Illinois | Danny Foos snags the defensive board | 32-37 |
| 15:20 | Southern Illinois | Ken Wiser scores on a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Maximo Gallo | 32-39 |
| 15:07 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Sevigny is hacked by Raymond Woods - foul #1 on Raymond Woods, team foul #1 | 32-39 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Andrew Butcher (PG), Terry Britt (SG), Christopher Salters (SF), Donald Perkins (C) Tyson Williams, Daniel Sevigny, Thomas Driskill, Donald Davis | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | George Bennett (SG), Sammie Labbe (SF), Robert Eubank (C) Maximo Gallo, Raymond Woods, Ken Wiser | |
| 14:51 | Northern Iowa | Christopher Salters hits a floater from just outside the lane | 34-39 |
| 14:44 | Southern Illinois | Sammie Labbe comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 34-39 |
| 14:43 | Northern Iowa | Jesse Oddo grabs the board | 34-39 |
| 14:37 | Northern Iowa | Donald Perkins hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on Jarred Andrews - foul #3 on Jarred Andrews, team foul #2 | 34-39 |
| 14:37 | Northern Iowa | Donald Perkins makes the 1st free throw | 35-39 |
| 14:37 | Northern Iowa | Donald Perkins makes the 2nd free throw | 36-39 |
| 14:18 | Southern Illinois | Danny Foos is fouled on the floor by Andrew Butcher - foul #2 on Andrew Butcher, team foul #3 | 36-39 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Wayne Drake (PF) Jesse Oddo | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 14:07 | Southern Illinois | Sammie Labbe misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 36-39 |
| 14:06 | Northern Iowa | Donald Perkins pulls down the rebound | 36-39 |
| 13:42 | Northern Iowa | Andrew Butcher scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Christopher Salters | 39-39 |
| 13:31 | Southern Illinois | Jarred Andrews can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 39-39 |
| 13:29 | Southern Illinois | Robert Eubank misses the tip | 39-39 |
| 13:28 | Northern Iowa | Andrew Butcher grabs the defensive rebound | 39-39 |
| 13:14 | Northern Iowa | Terry Britt makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Christopher Salters | 42-39 |
| 13:07 | Southern Illinois | Danny Foos is fouled on the floor by Andrew Butcher - foul #3 on Andrew Butcher, team foul #4 | 42-39 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Tyson Williams (PG), Jesse Oddo (SF), Thomas Driskill (PF), Donald Davis (C) Andrew Butcher, Christopher Salters, Wayne Drake, Donald Perkins | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Byron Hayden (PG), Raymond Woods (SG), Ken Wiser (PF) Danny Foos, George Bennett, Jarred Andrews | |
| 12:49 | Southern Illinois | Tyson Williams steps in front of the Byron Hayden pass | 42-39 |
| 12:32 | Northern Iowa | Tyson Williams misses the jump hook near the basket | 42-39 |
| 12:31 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Driskill snags the offensive board | 42-39 |
| 12:10 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Driskill misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 42-39 |
| 12:08 | Northern Iowa | Tyson Williams can't tip it in | 42-39 |
| 12:06 | Northern Iowa | Jesse Oddo tips it in | 44-39 |
| 11:49 | Southern Illinois | Ken Wiser misses the 3 from the right corner | 44-39 |
| 11:47 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Driskill pulls down the rebound | 44-39 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Tyson Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Terry Britt (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Jesse Oddo (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas Driskill (fresh) 10 pts. 10 reb. C - Donald Davis (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Byron Hayden (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Raymond Woods (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sammie Labbe (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ken Wiser (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Robert Eubank (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Northern Iowa | Jesse Oddo makes the floater from the right wing set up by Terry Britt | 46-39 |
| 11:24 | Southern Illinois | Ken Wiser clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 46-39 |
| 11:22 | Southern Illinois | Robert Eubank pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-39 |
| 11:07 | Southern Illinois | Raymond Woods is fouled on the floor by Terry Britt - foul #4 on Terry Britt, team foul #5 | 46-39 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Daniel Sevigny (SG), Christopher Salters (SF), Wayne Drake (PF), Donald Perkins (C) Terry Britt, Jesse Oddo, Thomas Driskill, Donald Davis | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Maximo Gallo (PG), Danny Foos (SF), Jarred Andrews (C) Byron Hayden, Sammie Labbe, Robert Eubank | |
| 11:00 | Southern Illinois | Ken Wiser comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 46-39 |
| 10:58 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Christopher Salters | 46-39 |
| 10:42 | Northern Iowa | Donald Perkins is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Donald Perkins, team foul #6 | 46-39 |
| 10:18 | Southern Illinois | Raymond Woods knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Maximo Gallo | 46-41 |
| 10:07 | Northern Iowa | Donald Perkins misses the lay-in | 46-41 |
| 10:06 | Southern Illinois | Ken Wiser grabs the board | 46-41 |
| 09:43 | Southern Illinois | Ken Wiser comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 46-41 |
| 09:41 | Northern Iowa | Donald Perkins gets the rebound | 46-41 |
| 09:25 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Sevigny misses long on a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Maximo Gallo - foul #3 on Maximo Gallo, team foul #3 | 46-41 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Andrew Butcher (PG), Jesse Oddo (SF), Thomas Driskill (PF), Donald Davis (C) Tyson Williams, Christopher Salters, Wayne Drake, Donald Perkins | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Sammie Labbe (SF), Robert Eubank (C) Raymond Woods, Ken Wiser | |
| 09:25 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Sevigny misses the 1st free throw | 46-41 |
| 09:25 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Sevigny makes the 2nd free throw | 47-41 |
| 09:11 | Southern Illinois | Maximo Gallo hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Danny Foos | 47-44 |
| 08:56 | Northern Iowa | Sammie Labbe picks off the pass by Thomas Driskill | 47-44 |
| 08:29 | Southern Illinois | Robert Eubank scores on a jumper from the right block on a great pass from Maximo Gallo and he's hacked by Donald Davis - foul #2 on Donald Davis, team foul #7 | 47-46 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Tyson Williams (PG) Andrew Butcher | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Ken Wiser (PF) Jarred Andrews | |
| 08:29 | Southern Illinois | Robert Eubank misses the free throw | 47-46 |
| 08:29 | Southern Illinois | Sammie Labbe grabs the offensive rebound | 47-46 |
| 08:10 | Southern Illinois | Robert Eubank travels with the ball | 47-46 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Christopher Salters (SF) Donald Davis | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Byron Hayden (PG), George Bennett (SG) Maximo Gallo, Danny Foos | |
| 07:59 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Sevigny misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 47-46 |
| 07:57 | Southern Illinois | Sammie Labbe snags the defensive board | 47-46 |
| 07:36 | Southern Illinois | Byron Hayden makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Robert Eubank | 47-48 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Tyson Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Daniel Sevigny (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Christopher Salters (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. PF - Thomas Driskill (fresh) 10 pts. 10 reb. C - Jesse Oddo (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Byron Hayden (fresh) 5 pts. SG - George Bennett (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Sammie Labbe (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Ken Wiser (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. C - Robert Eubank (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Northern Iowa | Tyson Williams knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 50-48 |
| 07:07 | Southern Illinois | George Bennett scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Ken Wiser | 50-51 |
| 06:53 | Northern Iowa | Tyson Williams connects on the jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Daniel Sevigny | 52-51 |
| 06:32 | Southern Illinois | Sammie Labbe clanks a shot from the left wing but the foul's on Christopher Salters - foul #1 on Christopher Salters, team foul #8 | 52-51 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Terry Britt (SG), Wayne Drake (SF), Donald Perkins (C) Daniel Sevigny, Christopher Salters, Jesse Oddo | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Maximo Gallo (PG), Raymond Woods (SG), Jarred Andrews (PF), George Leija (C) Byron Hayden, George Bennett, Ken Wiser, Robert Eubank | |
| 06:32 | Southern Illinois | Sammie Labbe makes the 1st free throw | 52-52 |
| 06:32 | Southern Illinois | Sammie Labbe makes the 2nd free throw | 52-53 |
| 06:15 | Northern Iowa | Donald Perkins misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 52-53 |
| 06:13 | Southern Illinois | Raymond Woods pulls down the rebound | 52-53 |
| 05:44 | Southern Illinois | Raymond Woods loses the dribble to Terry Britt | 52-53 |
| 05:34 | Northern Iowa | Tyson Williams misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 52-53 |
| 05:33 | Northern Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Terry Britt | 52-53 |
| 05:18 | Northern Iowa | Jarred Andrews steals it from Donald Perkins | 52-53 |
| 04:58 | Southern Illinois | George Leija misses the dunk | 52-53 |
| 04:57 | Northern Iowa | Terry Britt gets the rebound | 52-53 |
| 04:53 | Northern Iowa | Wayne Drake lays it in and he's hacked by Sammie Labbe - foul #1 on Sammie Labbe, team foul #4 | 54-53 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Andrew Butcher (PG), Christopher Salters (SF) Tyson Williams, Thomas Driskill | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Danny Foos (SF), Ken Wiser (PF) Sammie Labbe, George Leija | |
| 04:53 | Northern Iowa | Wayne Drake misses the free throw | 54-53 |
| 04:53 | Southern Illinois | Jarred Andrews pulls down the rebound | 54-53 |
| 04:35 | Southern Illinois | Jarred Andrews travels with the ball | 54-53 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jesse Oddo (PF) Wayne Drake | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Robert Eubank (C) Jarred Andrews | |
| 04:23 | Northern Iowa | Andrew Butcher is hacked by Ken Wiser - foul #1 on Ken Wiser, team foul #5 | 54-53 |
| 04:17 | Northern Iowa | Donald Perkins clanks a 3 from the right corner | 54-53 |
| 04:16 | Southern Illinois | Danny Foos gets the rebound | 54-53 |
| 03:55 | Southern Illinois | Donald Perkins swats the layup by Robert Eubank | 54-53 |
| 03:54 | Northern Iowa | Christopher Salters gets the rebound | 54-53 |
| 03:42 | Northern Iowa | Ken Wiser is called for the reach on Terry Britt - foul #2 on Ken Wiser, team foul #6 | 54-53 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Tyson Williams (PG), Donald Davis (C) Andrew Butcher, Donald Perkins | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | George Leija (SF) Maximo Gallo | |
| 03:32 | Northern Iowa | Tyson Williams misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 54-53 |
| 03:30 | Northern Iowa | Jesse Oddo tips it back up and in | 56-53 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Tyson Williams (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Terry Britt (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Christopher Salters (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. PF - Jesse Oddo (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Donald Davis (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Danny Foos (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Raymond Woods (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Leija (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Ken Wiser (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. C - Robert Eubank (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:17 | Southern Illinois | Robert Eubank connects on the floater from the left block set up by Danny Foos | 56-55 |
| 03:07 | Northern Iowa | Terry Britt comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 56-55 |
| 03:06 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Robert Eubank | 56-55 |
| 02:45 | Southern Illinois | Raymond Woods knocks in the jumper from the left wing set up by Ken Wiser | 56-57 |
| 02:45 | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-57 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Thomas Driskill (PF), Donald Perkins (C) Jesse Oddo, Donald Davis | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Maximo Gallo (PG), Sammie Labbe (SF) Danny Foos, George Leija | |
| 02:36 | Northern Iowa | Ken Wiser is called for the reach on Tyson Williams - foul #3 on Ken Wiser, team foul #7 | 56-57 |
| 02:36 | Northern Iowa | Tyson Williams makes the 1st free throw | 57-57 |
| 02:36 | Northern Iowa | Tyson Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 58-57 |
| 02:08 | Southern Illinois | Ken Wiser lays it up and in set up by Robert Eubank and he's fouled by Thomas Driskill - foul #1 on Thomas Driskill, team foul #9 | 58-59 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jesse Oddo (SF) Christopher Salters | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 02:08 | Southern Illinois | Ken Wiser makes the free throw | 58-60 |
| 01:53 | Northern Iowa | Maximo Gallo takes the ball from Tyson Williams | 58-60 |
| 01:48 | Southern Illinois | Sammie Labbe connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Ken Wiser | 58-62 |
| 01:38 | Northern Iowa | Tyson Williams connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Jesse Oddo | 61-62 |
| 01:16 | Southern Illinois | Sammie Labbe comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 61-62 |
| 01:15 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Donald Perkins | 61-62 |
| 00:51 | Northern Iowa | Tyson Williams comes up short on the turnaround from the left block | 61-62 |
| 00:49 | Southern Illinois | Raymond Woods snags the defensive board | 61-62 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:25 | Southern Illinois | Tyson Williams steals it from Maximo Gallo | 61-62 |
| 00:09 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Driskill can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 61-62 |
| 00:08 | Northern Iowa | Terry Britt tips it back up and in | 63-62 |
| 00:08 | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 63-62 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:04 | Southern Illinois | Ken Wiser misses the easy layup | 63-62 |
| 00:03 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Donald Perkins | 63-62 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:01 | Northern Iowa | Donald Perkins is fouled in the backcourt by Maximo Gallo - foul #4 on Maximo Gallo, team foul #8 | 63-62 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Christopher Salters (SF) Jesse Oddo | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 00:01 | Northern Iowa | Donald Perkins makes the 1st free throw | 64-62 |
| 00:01 | Northern Iowa | Donald Perkins misses the 2nd free throw | 64-62 |
| 00:01 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Driskill grabs the offensive board | 64-62 |
| 00:00 | Northern Iowa | The clock runs out | 64-62 |