| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Thomas Parks (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Patrick Guy (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Homer Baker (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Gregory Rice (fresh) 23 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Tory Olson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Brent Watson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Keith Laroche (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Gary Cooper (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Sean Stembridge (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Marvin Leger (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Missouri State | Homer Baker inbounds the ball | 31-31 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:46 | Missouri State | Keith Laroche steals the ball from Tory Olson | 31-31 |
| 19:42 | Northern Iowa | Gary Cooper banks in the layup on a great pass from Keith Laroche | 31-33 |
| 19:29 | Missouri State | Patrick Guy misses the lay-in | 31-33 |
| 19:27 | Northern Iowa | Keith Laroche pulls down the rebound | 31-33 |
| 19:05 | Northern Iowa | Marvin Leger comes up short on the jump hook near the basket | 31-33 |
| 19:04 | Missouri State | Gregory Rice snags the defensive board | 31-33 |
| 18:58 | Missouri State | Marvin Leger swats the short shot by Gregory Rice | 31-33 |
| 18:56 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Marvin Leger | 31-33 |
| 18:47 | Northern Iowa | Keith Laroche's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-33 |
| 18:37 | Missouri State | Thomas Parks is called for 10 seconds | 31-33 |
| 18:20 | Northern Iowa | Keith Laroche comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 31-33 |
| 18:19 | Missouri State | Tory Olson pulls down the rebound | 31-33 |
| 18:00 | Missouri State | Tory Olson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 31-33 |
| 17:59 | Northern Iowa | Sean Stembridge pulls down the rebound | 31-33 |
| 17:32 | Northern Iowa | Gary Cooper is fouled on the floor by Homer Baker - foul #3 on Homer Baker, team foul #1 | 31-33 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Gerald Williams (PG), Charles Hodges (SF), David Buckley (C) Thomas Parks, Homer Baker, Tory Olson | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Sean Emerson (PG), Leon Zangl (SG) Brent Watson, Keith Laroche | |
| 17:20 | Northern Iowa | Marvin Leger lays it up and in set up by Leon Zangl | 31-35 |
| 17:06 | Missouri State | Gregory Rice can't finish the layup | 31-35 |
| 17:04 | Northern Iowa | Marvin Leger snags the defensive board | 31-35 |
| 16:44 | Northern Iowa | Marvin Leger is hacked by David Buckley - foul #1 on David Buckley, team foul #2 | 31-35 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Ronald Weatherwax (SG) Patrick Guy | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Thomas Wilson (SG), Paul Terry (PF), Scott Mellon (C) Gary Cooper, Sean Stembridge, Marvin Leger | |
| 16:32 | Northern Iowa | Leon Zangl drills a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Sean Emerson and he's hacked by Gerald Williams - foul #1 on Gerald Williams, team foul #3 | 31-37 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Homer Baker (SF), Tory Olson (C) Charles Hodges, David Buckley | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Brent Watson (PG) Thomas Wilson | |
| 16:32 | Northern Iowa | Leon Zangl makes the free throw | 31-38 |
| 16:20 | Missouri State | Homer Baker loses the dribble to Sean Emerson | 31-38 |
| 16:03 | Northern Iowa | Brent Watson clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 31-38 |
| 16:01 | Northern Iowa | Sean Emerson grabs the offensive rebound | 31-38 |
| 15:45 | Northern Iowa | Brent Watson hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Sean Emerson | 31-41 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Gerald Williams (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ronald Weatherwax (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Homer Baker (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Gregory Rice (fairly fresh) 23 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. C - Tory Olson (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Brent Watson (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Sean Emerson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Leon Zangl (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Paul Terry (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Scott Mellon (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:28 | Missouri State | Gregory Rice is fouled on the floor by Paul Terry - foul #2 on Paul Terry, team foul #1 | 31-41 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Thomas Parks (PG), Patrick Guy (SG) Gerald Williams, Ronald Weatherwax | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Keith Laroche (SG), Brian Wells (PF), Marvin Leger (C) Sean Emerson, Paul Terry, Scott Mellon | |
| 15:15 | Missouri State | Brian Wells picks off the pass by Thomas Parks | 31-41 |
| 14:54 | Northern Iowa | Brian Wells is hacked by Homer Baker - foul #4 on Homer Baker, team foul #4 | 31-41 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Charles Hodges (SF), David Buckley (C) Homer Baker, Tory Olson | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Sean Emerson (PG), Gary Cooper (SF) Brent Watson, Leon Zangl | |
| 14:36 | Northern Iowa | Gary Cooper hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket | 31-41 |
| 14:34 | Northern Iowa | Marvin Leger gets the offensive rebound | 31-41 |
| 14:14 | Northern Iowa | David Buckley is called for the reach on Brian Wells - foul #2 on David Buckley, team foul #5 | 31-41 |
| 13:56 | Northern Iowa | Sean Emerson makes the floater from just outside the lane set up by Gary Cooper and the foul's on Charles Hodges - foul #4 on Charles Hodges, team foul #6 | 31-43 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Ronald Weatherwax (SG) Patrick Guy | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Sean Stembridge (C) Marvin Leger | |
| 13:56 | Northern Iowa | Sean Emerson misses the free throw | 31-43 |
| 13:56 | Missouri State | David Buckley pulls down the rebound | 31-43 |
| 13:40 | Missouri State | Ronald Weatherwax connects on the runner from the left block on a nice dish by Charles Hodges | 33-43 |
| 13:25 | Northern Iowa | Gary Cooper misses the shot from the baseline | 33-43 |
| 13:23 | Northern Iowa | Sean Stembridge grabs the offensive rebound | 33-43 |
| 13:12 | Northern Iowa | Sean Emerson misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 33-43 |
| 13:11 | Missouri State | David Buckley gets the rebound | 33-43 |
| 12:46 | Missouri State | Gregory Rice makes the driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from David Buckley | 35-43 |
| 12:31 | Northern Iowa | Gary Cooper comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 35-43 |
| 12:29 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to David Buckley | 35-43 |
| 12:13 | Missouri State | Gregory Rice blows the layup | 35-43 |
| 12:12 | Missouri State | David Buckley gets the offensive rebound | 35-43 |
| 12:00 | Missouri State | Sean Stembridge takes the ball from Gregory Rice | 35-43 |
| 11:44 | Northern Iowa | Gary Cooper misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 35-43 |
| 11:42 | Northern Iowa | Sean Stembridge gets the offensive rebound | 35-43 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Thomas Parks (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Weatherwax (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Hodges (fairly fresh) 4 pf. PF - Gregory Rice (tiring) 25 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. C - David Buckley (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Sean Emerson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Keith Laroche (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Cooper (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Brian Wells (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. C - Sean Stembridge (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:19 | Northern Iowa | Sean Emerson hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Gary Cooper | 35-46 |
| 10:58 | Missouri State | Gregory Rice misses the floater from close range but he's fouled by Brian Wells - foul #4 on Brian Wells, team foul #2 | 35-46 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Gerald Williams (PG), Patrick Guy (SG), Homer Baker (SF), Tory Olson (C) Thomas Parks, Ronald Weatherwax, Charles Hodges, David Buckley | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Brent Watson (PG), Leon Zangl (SG), Scott Mellon (SF), Paul Terry (PF), Marvin Leger (C) Sean Emerson, Keith Laroche, Gary Cooper, Brian Wells, Sean Stembridge | |
| 10:58 | Missouri State | Gregory Rice makes the 1st free throw | 36-46 |
| 10:58 | Missouri State | Gregory Rice makes the 2nd free throw | 37-46 |
| 10:39 | Northern Iowa | Scott Mellon hits a turnaround in the lane set up by Brent Watson | 37-48 |
| 10:27 | Missouri State | Homer Baker blows the layup but he's hacked by Scott Mellon - foul #2 on Scott Mellon, team foul #3 | 37-48 |
| 10:27 | Missouri State | Homer Baker makes the 1st free throw | 38-48 |
| 10:27 | Missouri State | Homer Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 39-48 |
| 10:05 | Northern Iowa | Leon Zangl lays it in on a nice dish by Scott Mellon and he's fouled by Patrick Guy - foul #1 on Patrick Guy, team foul #7 | 39-50 |
| 10:05 | Northern Iowa | Leon Zangl makes the free throw | 39-51 |
| 09:45 | Missouri State | Homer Baker lays it in on a nice dish by Gerald Williams | 41-51 |
| 09:22 | Northern Iowa | Marvin Leger clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 41-51 |
| 09:21 | Northern Iowa | Marvin Leger grabs the offensive rebound | 41-51 |
| 08:58 | Northern Iowa | Marvin Leger can't connect on a floater near the basket but he's hacked by Patrick Guy - foul #2 on Patrick Guy, team foul #8 | 41-51 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Sean Emerson (SG), Sean Stembridge (SF) Leon Zangl, Scott Mellon | |
| 08:58 | Northern Iowa | Marvin Leger makes the 1st free throw | 41-52 |
| 08:58 | Northern Iowa | Marvin Leger makes the 2nd free throw | 41-53 |
| 08:38 | Missouri State | Homer Baker makes the floater from the right side set up by Gregory Rice | 43-53 |
| 08:31 | Northern Iowa | Sean Stembridge misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 43-53 |
| 08:29 | Missouri State | Gregory Rice grabs the defensive rebound | 43-53 |
| 08:16 | Missouri State | Homer Baker connects on the driving attempt in the paint | 45-53 |
| 07:50 | Northern Iowa | Marvin Leger lays it up and in on a nice dish by Brent Watson | 45-55 |
| 07:31 | Missouri State | Gregory Rice comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 45-55 |
| 07:29 | Northern Iowa | Marvin Leger pulls down the rebound | 45-55 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Gerald Williams (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Patrick Guy (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Homer Baker (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - Gregory Rice (tiring) 27 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. C - Tory Olson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Brent Watson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Sean Emerson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Sean Stembridge (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Paul Terry (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Marvin Leger (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:14 | Northern Iowa | Sean Stembridge misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 45-55 |
| 07:13 | Northern Iowa | Brent Watson tips it in | 45-57 |
| 06:49 | Missouri State | Homer Baker misses the lay-in but the foul's on Sean Stembridge - foul #1 on Sean Stembridge, team foul #4 | 45-57 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Thomas Parks (PG), Ronald Weatherwax (SG), David Buckley (C) Gerald Williams, Patrick Guy, Tory Olson | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Keith Laroche (SG), Gary Cooper (SF), Brian Wells (PF) Brent Watson, Paul Terry, Marvin Leger | |
| 06:49 | Missouri State | Homer Baker makes the 1st free throw | 46-57 |
| 06:49 | Missouri State | Homer Baker misses the 2nd free throw | 46-57 |
| 06:49 | Northern Iowa | Gary Cooper grabs the board | 46-57 |
| 06:39 | Northern Iowa | Gary Cooper is called for traveling | 46-57 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Charles Hodges (SF) Homer Baker | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 06:15 | Missouri State | Thomas Parks is fouled on the floor by Sean Emerson - foul #1 on Sean Emerson, team foul #5 | 46-57 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Scott Mellon (C) Sean Stembridge | |
| 06:04 | Missouri State | Gregory Rice misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 46-57 |
| 06:03 | Northern Iowa | Brian Wells gets the rebound | 46-57 |
| 05:50 | Northern Iowa | Brian Wells scores on a turnaround from the baseline set up by Keith Laroche | 46-59 |
| 05:41 | Missouri State | Gregory Rice misses short on a shot in the lane but he's hacked by Gary Cooper - foul #2 on Gary Cooper, team foul #6 | 46-59 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Leon Zangl (PG) Sean Emerson | |
| 05:41 | Missouri State | Gregory Rice misses the 1st free throw | 46-59 |
| 05:41 | Missouri State | Gregory Rice makes the 2nd free throw | 47-59 |
| 05:12 | Northern Iowa | Scott Mellon misses the 3 from straight away | 47-59 |
| 05:11 | Northern Iowa | Scott Mellon snags the offensive board | 47-59 |
| 04:54 | Northern Iowa | Leon Zangl scores on a jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Gary Cooper | 47-61 |
| 04:39 | Missouri State | Gary Cooper denies the turnaround by Gregory Rice | 47-61 |
| 04:38 | Missouri State | Gregory Rice tips it home | 49-61 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:14 | Northern Iowa | Keith Laroche loses the dribble to Ronald Weatherwax | 49-61 |
| 03:58 | Missouri State | Charles Hodges's pass is intercepted by Leon Zangl | 49-61 |
| 03:55 | Northern Iowa | Keith Laroche can't finish the layup | 49-61 |
| 03:53 | Missouri State | Gregory Rice pulls down the rebound | 49-61 |
| 03:53 | Missouri State | Missouri State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-61 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Patrick Guy (SG), Homer Baker (SF), Tory Olson (C) Ronald Weatherwax, Charles Hodges, David Buckley | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Brent Watson (PG), Marvin Leger (C) Leon Zangl, Scott Mellon | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:39 | Missouri State | Brian Wells takes the ball from Patrick Guy | 49-61 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:37 | Northern Iowa | Brent Watson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 49-61 |
| 03:27 | Missouri State | Brian Wells steps in front of the Patrick Guy pass | 49-61 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Thomas Parks (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Patrick Guy (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Homer Baker (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - Gregory Rice (tiring) 30 pts. 12 reb. 3 pf. C - Tory Olson (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Brent Watson (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Keith Laroche (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gary Cooper (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Brian Wells (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. 4 pf. C - Marvin Leger (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:01 | Northern Iowa | Brian Wells misses long on a fadeaway in the lane | 49-61 |
| 02:59 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Gregory Rice | 49-61 |
| 02:44 | Missouri State | Gregory Rice misses the lay-in | 49-61 |
| 02:42 | Missouri State | Tory Olson grabs the offensive rebound | 49-61 |
| 02:23 | Missouri State | Gregory Rice is fouled on the floor by Brent Watson - foul #2 on Brent Watson, team foul #7 | 49-61 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Gerald Williams (PG), Ronald Weatherwax (SG), Charles Hodges (SF), David Buckley (C) Thomas Parks, Patrick Guy, Homer Baker, Tory Olson | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Sean Emerson (PG), Leon Zangl (SG), Sean Stembridge (SF), Paul Terry (PF), Scott Mellon (C) Brent Watson, Keith Laroche, Gary Cooper, Brian Wells, Marvin Leger | |
| 02:23 | Missouri State | Gregory Rice makes the 1st free throw | 50-61 |
| 02:23 | Missouri State | Gregory Rice misses the 2nd free throw | 50-61 |
| 02:23 | Northern Iowa | Scott Mellon gets the rebound | 50-61 |
| 01:54 | Northern Iowa | Sean Stembridge misses badly on a floater from the left side | 50-61 |
| 01:53 | Northern Iowa | Paul Terry tips it home | 50-63 |
| 01:33 | Missouri State | Scott Mellon denies the turnaround by Gregory Rice | 50-63 |
| 01:32 | Missouri State | Ronald Weatherwax grabs the offensive rebound | 50-63 |
| 01:18 | Missouri State | Gregory Rice banks in the layup | 52-63 |
| 00:59 | Northern Iowa | Sean Stembridge throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-63 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:54 | Missouri State | Gregory Rice scores on a shot in the paint | 54-63 |
| 00:54 | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-63 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Thomas Parks (PG), Patrick Guy (SG), Homer Baker (SF), Tory Olson (C) Gerald Williams, Ronald Weatherwax, Charles Hodges, David Buckley | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Brent Watson (PG), Keith Laroche (SG), Gary Cooper (SF), Brian Wells (PF), Marvin Leger (C) Sean Emerson, Leon Zangl, Sean Stembridge, Paul Terry, Scott Mellon | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:51 | Northern Iowa | Gary Cooper is hacked by Thomas Parks in the backcourt - foul #1 on Thomas Parks, team foul #9 | 54-63 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Edward Bilodeau (PG), Leon Zangl (SG), Paul Terry (PF) Brent Watson, Keith Laroche, Brian Wells | |
| 00:51 | Northern Iowa | Gary Cooper makes the 1st free throw | 54-64 |
| 00:51 | Northern Iowa | Gary Cooper makes the 2nd free throw | 54-65 |
| 00:45 | Missouri State | Gregory Rice buries a driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Patrick Guy | 56-65 |
| 00:44 | Northern Iowa | Patrick Guy is called for the reach on Leon Zangl in the backcourt - foul #3 on Patrick Guy, team foul #10 | 56-65 |
| 00:44 | Northern Iowa | Leon Zangl makes the 1st free throw | 56-66 |
| 00:44 | Northern Iowa | Leon Zangl misses the 2nd free throw | 56-66 |
| 00:44 | Missouri State | Gregory Rice pulls down the rebound | 56-66 |
| 00:38 | Missouri State | Gregory Rice misses badly on a jumper from close range | 56-66 |
| 00:36 | Northern Iowa | Gary Cooper snags the defensive board | 56-66 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:14 | Northern Iowa | Gary Cooper misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Thomas Parks - foul #2 on Thomas Parks, team foul #11 | 56-66 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Gerald Williams (PG), Ronald Weatherwax (SG), Charles Hodges (SF), David Buckley (C) Thomas Parks, Patrick Guy, Homer Baker, Tory Olson | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Sean Emerson (PG), Sean Stembridge (PF) Edward Bilodeau, Marvin Leger | |
| 00:14 | Northern Iowa | Gary Cooper makes the 1st free throw | 56-67 |
| 00:14 | Northern Iowa | Gary Cooper makes the 2nd free throw | 56-68 |
| 00:08 | Missouri State | Gregory Rice comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 56-68 |
| 00:07 | Northern Iowa | Paul Terry grabs the board | 56-68 |
| 00:00 | Northern Iowa | Sean Emerson runs out the clock | 56-68 |