| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Stephen Haggerty (fresh) SG - Theodore Caple (fresh) 4 pts. SF - William Adams (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Ronald Tyler (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Wayne Nichols (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Oladele Sato (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Renzi (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bradley Gaier (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Fred Sessions (fresh) 14 pts. C - Clemente Roberts (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 20:00 | Northern Iowa | Bradley Gaier inbounds the ball | 17-31 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:40 | Northern Iowa | Fred Sessions knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by John Renzi | 17-34 |
| 19:26 | Southern Illinois | Fred Sessions steals it from Theodore Caple | 17-34 |
| 19:10 | Northern Iowa | Fred Sessions loses the ball out of bounds | 17-34 |
| 18:53 | Southern Illinois | Wayne Nichols is hacked by Clemente Roberts - foul #4 on Clemente Roberts, team foul #1 | 17-34 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Clyde Larson (C) Clemente Roberts | |
| 18:34 | Southern Illinois | Wayne Nichols knocks in the floater from the left wing set up by Stephen Haggerty and he's fouled by Clyde Larson - foul #2 on Clyde Larson, team foul #2 | 19-34 |
| 18:34 | Southern Illinois | Wayne Nichols makes the free throw | 20-34 |
| 18:09 | Northern Iowa | Bradley Gaier hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Oladele Sato | 20-36 |
| 17:56 | Southern Illinois | Theodore Caple hits a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Stephen Haggerty | 23-36 |
| 17:30 | Northern Iowa | Oladele Sato scores on a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Bradley Gaier | 23-38 |
| 17:14 | Southern Illinois | William Adams hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 23-38 |
| 17:12 | Southern Illinois | Ronald Tyler can't tip it in | 23-38 |
| 17:10 | Northern Iowa | Clyde Larson gets the rebound | 23-38 |
| 16:51 | Northern Iowa | Fred Sessions makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Oladele Sato | 23-41 |
| 16:40 | Southern Illinois | The jumper by Theodore Caple is denied by Clyde Larson | 23-41 |
| 16:38 | Northern Iowa | Clyde Larson grabs the board | 23-41 |
| 16:11 | Northern Iowa | Clyde Larson's floater is tipped away by Wayne Nichols | 23-41 |
| 16:09 | Northern Iowa | Fred Sessions pulls down the offensive rebound | 23-41 |
| 15:50 | Northern Iowa | Fred Sessions hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range but the foul's on Ronald Tyler - foul #2 on Ronald Tyler, team foul #1 | 23-41 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Thomas Lyon (PG), Patrick Burton (SG), Phillip Smith (SF), Paul Wooldridge (PF), Paul Lawrence (C) Stephen Haggerty, Theodore Caple, William Adams, Ronald Tyler, Wayne Nichols | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | William Blevins (SG), Thad Allen (SF) John Renzi, Bradley Gaier | |
| 15:50 | Northern Iowa | Fred Sessions makes the 1st free throw | 23-42 |
| 15:50 | Northern Iowa | Fred Sessions makes the 2nd free throw | 23-43 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Thomas Lyon (fresh) SG - Patrick Burton (fresh) SF - Phillip Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Paul Wooldridge (fresh) 2 pts. C - Paul Lawrence (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Oladele Sato (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - William Blevins (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Thad Allen (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Fred Sessions (fresh) 22 pts. C - Clyde Larson (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 15:37 | Southern Illinois | Fred Sessions denies the turnaround by Thomas Lyon | 23-43 |
| 15:35 | Southern Illinois | Phillip Smith tips it home | 25-43 |
| 15:15 | Northern Iowa | Oladele Sato is hacked by Thomas Lyon - foul #1 on Thomas Lyon, team foul #2 | 25-43 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Rodney Heider (C) Clyde Larson | |
| 14:58 | Northern Iowa | Oladele Sato misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 25-43 |
| 14:57 | Southern Illinois | Phillip Smith gets the rebound | 25-43 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 14:43 | Southern Illinois | Phillip Smith is whistled for traveling | 25-43 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Theodore Caple (SG), Ronald Tyler (PF), Wayne Nichols (C) Patrick Burton, Paul Wooldridge, Paul Lawrence | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | John Renzi (SG) William Blevins | |
| 14:16 | Northern Iowa | Oladele Sato is fouled on the floor by Thomas Lyon - foul #2 on Thomas Lyon, team foul #3 | 25-43 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Stephen Haggerty (PG), William Adams (SF) Thomas Lyon, Phillip Smith | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Bradley Gaier (SF), Clyde Larson (C) Thad Allen, Rodney Heider | |
| 13:49 | Northern Iowa | Fred Sessions comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 25-43 |
| 13:47 | Northern Iowa | Clyde Larson tips it back up and in | 25-45 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 13:32 | Southern Illinois | Ronald Tyler hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on Fred Sessions - foul #1 on Fred Sessions, team foul #3 | 25-45 |
| 13:32 | Southern Illinois | Ronald Tyler makes the 1st free throw | 26-45 |
| 13:32 | Southern Illinois | Ronald Tyler makes the 2nd free throw | 27-45 |
| 13:15 | Northern Iowa | Oladele Sato buries a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by John Renzi | 27-48 |
| 12:56 | Southern Illinois | Ronald Tyler hits a runner in the paint | 29-48 |
| 12:35 | Northern Iowa | Fred Sessions makes the fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Oladele Sato and the foul's on Ronald Tyler - foul #3 on Ronald Tyler, team foul #4 | 29-50 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Phillip Smith (PF), Paul Lawrence (C) Ronald Tyler, Wayne Nichols | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Clemente Roberts (C) Clyde Larson | |
| 12:35 | Northern Iowa | Fred Sessions misses the free throw | 29-50 |
| 12:35 | Southern Illinois | Paul Lawrence pulls down the rebound | 29-50 |
| 12:28 | Southern Illinois | Phillip Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-50 |
| 12:04 | Northern Iowa | Fred Sessions connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Oladele Sato | 29-53 |
| 11:57 | Southern Illinois | Stephen Haggerty can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 29-53 |
| 11:56 | Northern Iowa | Clemente Roberts grabs the board | 29-53 |
| 11:37 | Northern Iowa | Bradley Gaier misses long on a jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by William Adams - foul #2 on William Adams, team foul #5 | 29-53 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Thomas Lyon (PG), Patrick Burton (SG), Ronald Tyler (PF), Wayne Nichols (C) Stephen Haggerty, Theodore Caple, William Adams, Paul Lawrence | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 11:37 | Northern Iowa | Bradley Gaier makes the 1st free throw | 29-54 |
| 11:37 | Northern Iowa | Bradley Gaier misses the 2nd free throw | 29-54 |
| 11:37 | Northern Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Clemente Roberts | 29-54 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Thomas Lyon (fresh) SG - Patrick Burton (fresh) SF - Phillip Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Ronald Tyler (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Wayne Nichols (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Oladele Sato (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. SG - John Renzi (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Bradley Gaier (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. PF - Fred Sessions (fairly fresh) 27 pts. C - Clemente Roberts (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 11:15 | Northern Iowa | Clemente Roberts drills a runner from close range set up by Fred Sessions | 29-56 |
| 11:03 | Southern Illinois | Phillip Smith misses short on a jump hook from the left block | 29-56 |
| 11:02 | Southern Illinois | Ronald Tyler pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-56 |
| 10:45 | Southern Illinois | Wayne Nichols is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Wayne Nichols, team foul #6 | 29-56 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Theodore Caple (SG) Patrick Burton | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | William Blevins (SG), Thad Allen (SF) John Renzi, Bradley Gaier | |
| 10:21 | Northern Iowa | Fred Sessions can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 29-56 |
| 10:19 | Southern Illinois | Phillip Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 29-56 |
| 10:00 | Southern Illinois | Phillip Smith misses badly on a jumper from the right block | 29-56 |
| 09:58 | Southern Illinois | Ronald Tyler tips it home | 31-56 |
| 09:32 | Northern Iowa | Fred Sessions misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 31-56 |
| 09:31 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Lyon pulls down the rebound | 31-56 |
| 09:22 | Southern Illinois | Ronald Tyler's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-56 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Stephen Haggerty (PG), William Adams (SF), Paul Lawrence (C) Thomas Lyon, Ronald Tyler, Wayne Nichols | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | John Helt (PG), John Renzi (SG), Rodney Heider (PF) Oladele Sato, William Blevins, Fred Sessions | |
| 08:59 | Northern Iowa | John Helt is hacked by Stephen Haggerty - foul #1 on Stephen Haggerty, team foul #7 | 31-56 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Paul Wooldridge (PF) Phillip Smith | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Bradley Gaier (SF) Thad Allen | |
| 08:59 | Northern Iowa | John Helt makes the 1st free throw | 31-57 |
| 08:59 | Northern Iowa | John Helt makes the 2nd free throw | 31-58 |
| 08:42 | Southern Illinois | Paul Wooldridge drills a shot from close range | 33-58 |
| 08:15 | Northern Iowa | John Renzi knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Bradley Gaier | 33-61 |
| 07:55 | Southern Illinois | Bradley Gaier is called for the reach on Paul Lawrence - foul #1 on Bradley Gaier, team foul #4 | 33-61 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Thomas Lyon (PG), Patrick Burton (SG), Donald Allen (SF) Stephen Haggerty, Theodore Caple, William Adams | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | William Blevins (SG), Thad Allen (SF), Clyde Larson (C) John Renzi, Bradley Gaier, Clemente Roberts | |
| 07:37 | Southern Illinois | Paul Wooldridge misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 33-61 |
| 07:36 | Northern Iowa | Clyde Larson grabs the defensive rebound | 33-61 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Thomas Lyon (fresh) SG - Patrick Burton (fresh) SF - Donald Allen (fresh) PF - Paul Wooldridge (fresh) 4 pts. C - Paul Lawrence (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - John Helt (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Blevins (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Thad Allen (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Rodney Heider (fresh) 2 reb. C - Clyde Larson (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:19 | Northern Iowa | Clyde Larson blows the layup | 33-61 |
| 07:18 | Northern Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Clyde Larson | 33-61 |
| 07:01 | Northern Iowa | Patrick Burton takes the ball from William Blevins | 33-61 |
| 06:44 | Southern Illinois | Paul Lawrence misses badly on a runner from close range | 33-61 |
| 06:43 | Southern Illinois | Paul Lawrence tips it home | 35-61 |
| 06:14 | Northern Iowa | Thad Allen is hacked by Thomas Lyon - foul #3 on Thomas Lyon, team foul #8 | 35-61 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Phillip Smith (SF) Donald Allen | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 06:14 | Northern Iowa | Thad Allen makes the 1st free throw | 35-62 |
| 06:14 | Northern Iowa | Thad Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 35-63 |
| 05:49 | Southern Illinois | Phillip Smith makes the fadeaway from the right side | 37-63 |
| 05:30 | Northern Iowa | Clyde Larson can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 37-63 |
| 05:28 | Southern Illinois | Phillip Smith grabs the board | 37-63 |
| 05:09 | Southern Illinois | Patrick Burton's pass is intercepted by Clyde Larson | 37-63 |
| 04:51 | Northern Iowa | John Helt is called for traveling | 37-63 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Donald Allen (SF), Johnny Turner (PF) Paul Wooldridge, Paul Lawrence | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 04:44 | Southern Illinois | Patrick Burton misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 37-63 |
| 04:43 | Northern Iowa | Thad Allen grabs the defensive rebound | 37-63 |
| 04:23 | Northern Iowa | Clyde Larson hits a turnaround in the paint set up by William Blevins | 37-65 |
| 04:07 | Southern Illinois | Patrick Burton misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 37-65 |
| 04:05 | Southern Illinois | Donald Allen tips it in | 39-65 |
| 03:46 | Northern Iowa | William Blevins hits a jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Clyde Larson | 39-67 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:35 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Lyon loses the ball out of bounds | 39-67 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Paul Wooldridge (C) Patrick Burton | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Thomas Lyon (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Donald Allen (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Phillip Smith (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. PF - Johnny Turner (fresh) C - Paul Wooldridge (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - John Helt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Blevins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thad Allen (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Rodney Heider (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Clyde Larson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:19 | Northern Iowa | William Blevins misses the floater from just outside the lane | 39-67 |
| 03:17 | Southern Illinois | Johnny Turner grabs the defensive rebound | 39-67 |
| 03:09 | Southern Illinois | Donald Allen can't throw it down but he's hacked by Clyde Larson - foul #3 on Clyde Larson, team foul #5 | 39-67 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Paul Lawrence (C) Thomas Lyon | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 03:09 | Southern Illinois | Donald Allen misses the 1st free throw | 39-67 |
| 03:09 | Southern Illinois | Donald Allen misses the 2nd free throw | 39-67 |
| 03:09 | Northern Iowa | Rodney Heider grabs the defensive rebound | 39-67 |
| 02:40 | Northern Iowa | Thad Allen comes up short on the turnaround from close range but the foul's on Phillip Smith - foul #1 on Phillip Smith, team foul #9 | 39-67 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Patrick Burton (SG) Phillip Smith | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 02:40 | Northern Iowa | Thad Allen makes the 1st free throw | 39-68 |
| 02:40 | Northern Iowa | Thad Allen misses the 2nd free throw | 39-68 |
| 02:40 | Northern Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Rodney Heider | 39-68 |
| 02:17 | Northern Iowa | Donald Allen is called for the reach on Rodney Heider - foul #1 on Donald Allen, team foul #10 | 39-68 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Thomas Lyon (PG) Johnny Turner | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 02:17 | Northern Iowa | Rodney Heider makes the 1st free throw | 39-69 |
| 02:17 | Northern Iowa | Rodney Heider misses the 2nd free throw | 39-69 |
| 02:17 | Southern Illinois | Paul Lawrence pulls down the rebound | 39-69 |
| 02:09 | Southern Illinois | Paul Wooldridge misses the floater from the right side | 39-69 |
| 02:08 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Clyde Larson | 39-69 |
| 01:53 | Northern Iowa | Clyde Larson misses the floater from the right side | 39-69 |
| 01:52 | Northern Iowa | Clyde Larson grabs the offensive board | 39-69 |
| 01:33 | Northern Iowa | John Helt misses the jumper from the left wing | 39-69 |
| 01:32 | Northern Iowa | Rodney Heider grabs the offensive rebound | 39-69 |
| 01:16 | Northern Iowa | Thad Allen makes the driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Clyde Larson | 39-71 |
| 01:09 | Southern Illinois | Patrick Burton hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Rodney Heider - foul #1 on Rodney Heider, team foul #6 | 39-71 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Phillip Smith (SF) Donald Allen | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 01:09 | Southern Illinois | Patrick Burton makes the 1st free throw | 40-71 |
| 01:09 | Southern Illinois | Patrick Burton makes the 2nd free throw | 41-71 |
| 00:45 | Northern Iowa | Thad Allen misses badly on a runner from the baseline | 41-71 |
| 00:44 | Northern Iowa | Rodney Heider hits the follow up shot | 41-73 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:40 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Lyon double dribbles | 41-73 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:14 | Northern Iowa | Clyde Larson slams it home on a great pass from William Blevins | 41-75 |
| 00:06 | Southern Illinois | Paul Wooldridge clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 41-75 |
| 00:04 | Northern Iowa | Thad Allen pulls down the rebound | 41-75 |
| 00:00 | Northern Iowa | John Helt runs out the clock | 41-75 |