| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Arthur Jacobs (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Seth Hazley (fresh) SF - Ralph Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Edward Sims (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Theron Vanwinkle (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Paul White (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joshua Schippers (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Park (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Ed Graves (fresh) 2 pts. C - Allen Foos (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois State | Ralph Smith inbounds the ball | 20-33 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:44 | Illinois State | Seth Hazley comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 20-33 |
| 19:43 | Northern Iowa | William Park grabs the defensive rebound | 20-33 |
| 19:38 | Northern Iowa | Paul White scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Joshua Schippers | 20-36 |
| 19:25 | Illinois State | Ralph Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 20-36 |
| 19:10 | Northern Iowa | William Park comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Edward Sims - foul #2 on Edward Sims, team foul #1 | 20-36 |
| 19:10 | Northern Iowa | William Park makes the 1st free throw | 20-37 |
| 19:10 | Northern Iowa | William Park makes the 2nd free throw | 20-38 |
| 19:08 | Illinois State | Paul White picks off the pass by Arthur Jacobs in the backcourt | 20-38 |
| 18:54 | Northern Iowa | William Park banks in the layup | 20-40 |
| 18:44 | Illinois State | Ralph Smith can't connect on a shot from the left side but the foul's on Paul White - foul #3 on Paul White, team foul #1 | 20-40 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Michael Brown (PF) Edward Sims | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jay Johnson (PG) Paul White | |
| 18:44 | Illinois State | Ralph Smith makes the 1st free throw | 21-40 |
| 18:44 | Illinois State | Ralph Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 22-40 |
| 18:32 | Northern Iowa | Jay Johnson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 22-40 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Wayne Keaton (SG), Ronald Taylor (C) Seth Hazley, Theron Vanwinkle | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | William Manhart (SF), Omer Monkowski (C) William Park, Allen Foos | |
| 18:18 | Illinois State | Michael Brown scores on a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Wayne Keaton | 24-40 |
| 18:16 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Jacobs steps in front of the William Manhart pass in the backcourt | 24-40 |
| 18:09 | Illinois State | Arthur Jacobs misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 24-40 |
| 18:07 | Northern Iowa | William Manhart gets the rebound | 24-40 |
| 17:41 | Northern Iowa | Joshua Schippers misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 24-40 |
| 17:39 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Michael Brown | 24-40 |
| 17:18 | Illinois State | Michael Brown misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 24-40 |
| 17:17 | Northern Iowa | Joshua Schippers grabs the board | 24-40 |
| 17:01 | Northern Iowa | William Manhart loses the ball out of bounds | 24-40 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Cecil Brown (PG), Seth Hazley (SG), Richard Slover (SF), Edward Sims (PF), Theron Vanwinkle (C) Arthur Jacobs, Wayne Keaton, Ralph Smith, Michael Brown, Ronald Taylor | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Tomas Sevigny (SG), William Park (SF), Allen Foos (C) Joshua Schippers, William Manhart, Ed Graves | |
| 16:45 | Illinois State | Edward Sims loses the dribble to William Park | 24-40 |
| 16:30 | Northern Iowa | Cecil Brown steals the ball from Jay Johnson | 24-40 |
| 16:26 | Illinois State | Seth Hazley misses the lay-in | 24-40 |
| 16:24 | Northern Iowa | William Park grabs the board | 24-40 |
| 16:04 | Northern Iowa | Allen Foos dunks the ball set up by William Park and the foul's on Richard Slover - foul #2 on Richard Slover, team foul #2 | 24-42 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Michael Brown (SF) Theron Vanwinkle | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Phillip Thielen (SG), William Manhart (PF) Jay Johnson, Omer Monkowski | |
| 16:04 | Northern Iowa | Allen Foos makes the free throw | 24-43 |
| 15:52 | Illinois State | Edward Sims hits a 3 from the right corner | 27-43 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Cecil Brown (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SG - Seth Hazley (fairly fresh) SF - Michael Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Edward Sims (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Richard Slover (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Tomas Sevigny (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Phillip Thielen (fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Park (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - William Manhart (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Allen Foos (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Northern Iowa | William Manhart drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Tomas Sevigny | 27-46 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 15:21 | Illinois State | Richard Slover's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-46 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Wayne Keaton (PG), Ralph Smith (SF), Ronald Taylor (C) Cecil Brown, Seth Hazley, Richard Slover | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Paul White (PG), Joshua Schippers (SG), Ed Graves (PF), Archie Harkins (C) Tomas Sevigny, Phillip Thielen, William Park, Allen Foos | |
| 15:05 | Northern Iowa | Archie Harkins is fouled on the floor by Ronald Taylor - foul #2 on Ronald Taylor, team foul #3 | 27-46 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Seth Hazley (SG) Michael Brown | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Allen Foos (C) William Manhart | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 14:42 | Northern Iowa | Ed Graves misses badly on a turnaround from close range but he's fouled by Edward Sims - foul #3 on Edward Sims, team foul #4 | 27-46 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Theron Vanwinkle (C) Edward Sims | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 14:42 | Northern Iowa | Ed Graves misses the 1st free throw | 27-46 |
| 14:42 | Northern Iowa | Ed Graves misses the 2nd free throw | 27-46 |
| 14:42 | Illinois State | Ronald Taylor snags the defensive board | 27-46 |
| 14:30 | Illinois State | Wayne Keaton lays it in on a great pass from Seth Hazley | 29-46 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 14:11 | Northern Iowa | Joshua Schippers misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 29-46 |
| 14:10 | Illinois State | Ronald Taylor gets the rebound | 29-46 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 13:50 | Illinois State | Seth Hazley comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 29-46 |
| 13:49 | Illinois State | Theron Vanwinkle snags the offensive board | 29-46 |
| 13:43 | Illinois State | Seth Hazley hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 29-46 |
| 13:42 | Illinois State | Theron Vanwinkle gets the offensive rebound | 29-46 |
| 13:26 | Illinois State | Seth Hazley makes the 3pt attempt from straight away | 32-46 |
| 13:14 | Northern Iowa | Paul White misses short on a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Wayne Keaton - foul #2 on Wayne Keaton, team foul #5 | 32-46 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Arthur Jacobs (PG), Cecil Brown (SG), Michael Brown (SF), Edward Sims (PF), Richard Slover (C) Wayne Keaton, Seth Hazley, Ralph Smith, Ronald Taylor, Theron Vanwinkle | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jay Johnson (SG), William Park (SF), Omer Monkowski (PF), William Manhart (C) Joshua Schippers, Archie Harkins, Ed Graves, Allen Foos | |
| 13:14 | Northern Iowa | Paul White makes the 1st free throw | 32-47 |
| 13:14 | Northern Iowa | Paul White makes the 2nd free throw | 32-48 |
| 12:50 | Illinois State | Arthur Jacobs loses the ball out of bounds | 32-48 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Tomas Sevigny (SG) Paul White | |
| 12:27 | Northern Iowa | Tomas Sevigny connects on the 3 from the right wing set up by William Manhart | 32-51 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 11:59 | Illinois State | Arthur Jacobs hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 32-51 |
| 11:57 | Northern Iowa | William Manhart gets the rebound | 32-51 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 11:28 | Northern Iowa | William Manhart blows the dunk but he's hacked by Richard Slover - foul #3 on Richard Slover, team foul #6 | 32-51 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Herbert Donaldson (PG), Seth Hazley (SG), Ralph Smith (SF), Theron Vanwinkle (C) Arthur Jacobs, Cecil Brown, Edward Sims, Richard Slover | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Paul White (PG), Joshua Schippers (SG), Ed Graves (PF), Allen Foos (C) Jay Johnson, Tomas Sevigny, William Park, Omer Monkowski | |
| 11:28 | Northern Iowa | William Manhart misses the 1st free throw | 32-51 |
| 11:28 | Northern Iowa | William Manhart misses the 2nd free throw | 32-51 |
| 11:28 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Michael Brown | 32-51 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Herbert Donaldson (fresh) SG - Seth Hazley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ralph Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Brown (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Theron Vanwinkle (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Paul White (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Joshua Schippers (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Manhart (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ed Graves (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Allen Foos (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:24 | Illinois State | Seth Hazley connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Ralph Smith | 35-51 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 11:08 | Northern Iowa | Joshua Schippers can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 35-51 |
| 11:07 | Illinois State | Ralph Smith grabs the board | 35-51 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 10:54 | Illinois State | Allen Foos is called for the reach on Seth Hazley - foul #2 on Allen Foos, team foul #2 | 35-51 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Wayne Keaton (SG) Seth Hazley | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Archie Harkins (SF) William Manhart | |
| 10:35 | Illinois State | Ralph Smith knocks in the 3 from the right wing | 38-51 |
| 10:13 | Northern Iowa | Archie Harkins buries a jumper from the right block | 38-53 |
| 10:01 | Illinois State | Wayne Keaton clanks a jumper in the paint | 38-53 |
| 09:59 | Northern Iowa | Paul White gets the rebound | 38-53 |
| 09:39 | Northern Iowa | Archie Harkins is wide open but clanks a shot from the right side | 38-53 |
| 09:38 | Northern Iowa | Joshua Schippers pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-53 |
| 09:27 | Northern Iowa | Paul White misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 38-53 |
| 09:26 | Illinois State | Wayne Keaton snags the defensive board | 38-53 |
| 09:07 | Illinois State | Michael Brown misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 38-53 |
| 09:05 | Northern Iowa | Allen Foos gets the rebound | 38-53 |
| 09:02 | Northern Iowa | Joshua Schippers is hacked by Wayne Keaton in the backcourt - foul #3 on Wayne Keaton, team foul #7 | 38-53 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Arthur Jacobs (PG), Cecil Brown (SG), Richard Slover (SF), Edward Sims (PF), Ronald Taylor (C) Herbert Donaldson, Wayne Keaton, Ralph Smith, Michael Brown, Theron Vanwinkle | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jay Johnson (PG), William Park (SF), Omer Monkowski (PF), William Manhart (C) Paul White, Archie Harkins, Ed Graves, Allen Foos | |
| 09:02 | Northern Iowa | Joshua Schippers makes the 1st free throw | 38-54 |
| 09:02 | Northern Iowa | Joshua Schippers makes the 2nd free throw | 38-55 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 08:45 | Illinois State | Edward Sims clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-55 |
| 08:44 | Northern Iowa | Jay Johnson pulls down the rebound | 38-55 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 08:28 | Northern Iowa | William Park is by himself and knocks in the turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Jay Johnson | 38-57 |
| 08:08 | Illinois State | Cecil Brown knocks in the jump hook from the left block | 40-57 |
| 07:49 | Northern Iowa | William Park can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway near the basket | 40-57 |
| 07:47 | Northern Iowa | William Park gets the offensive rebound | 40-57 |
| 07:22 | Northern Iowa | Jay Johnson misses the wide open 3pt shot from the right wing | 40-57 |
| 07:20 | Illinois State | Richard Slover pulls down the rebound | 40-57 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Arthur Jacobs (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Cecil Brown (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. SF - Richard Slover (fairly fresh) 3 pf. PF - Edward Sims (tiring) 7 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Ronald Taylor (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Jay Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Joshua Schippers (tiring) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Park (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Omer Monkowski (fresh) 3 reb. C - William Manhart (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:03 | Illinois State | Edward Sims is called for a moving pick - foul #4 on Edward Sims, team foul #8 | 40-57 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Wayne Keaton (PG), Seth Hazley (SG), Ralph Smith (SF), Michael Brown (PF), Theron Vanwinkle (C) Arthur Jacobs, Cecil Brown, Richard Slover, Edward Sims, Ronald Taylor | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Paul White (PG), Tomas Sevigny (SG), Howard Pierce (SF), Ed Graves (PF) Jay Johnson, Joshua Schippers, William Park, William Manhart | |
| 06:37 | Northern Iowa | Howard Pierce misses badly on the uncontested pull-up jumper from the left wing | 40-57 |
| 06:35 | Northern Iowa | Howard Pierce tips it in | 40-59 |
| 06:22 | Illinois State | Wayne Keaton hits a 3pt shot from the left wing | 43-59 |
| 06:20 | Northern Iowa | Paul White is called for traveling in the backcourt | 43-59 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Archie Harkins (C) Omer Monkowski | |
| 06:09 | Illinois State | Ralph Smith drills a shot from close range set up by Wayne Keaton | 45-59 |
| 05:57 | Northern Iowa | Howard Pierce misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 45-59 |
| 05:55 | Illinois State | Theron Vanwinkle grabs the board | 45-59 |
| 05:50 | Illinois State | Ralph Smith misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 45-59 |
| 05:48 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Archie Harkins | 45-59 |
| 05:43 | Northern Iowa | Paul White misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 45-59 |
| 05:41 | Illinois State | Seth Hazley gets the rebound | 45-59 |
| 05:20 | Illinois State | Ralph Smith buries a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Wayne Keaton | 48-59 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:16 | Northern Iowa | Paul White connects on the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Archie Harkins | 48-61 |
| 05:07 | Illinois State | Ralph Smith can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 48-61 |
| 05:05 | Northern Iowa | Ed Graves pulls down the rebound | 48-61 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:03 | Northern Iowa | Paul White is hacked by Wayne Keaton in the backcourt - foul #4 on Wayne Keaton, team foul #9 | 48-61 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Arthur Jacobs (PG), Cecil Brown (SG), Edward Sims (PF), Ronald Taylor (C) Wayne Keaton, Seth Hazley, Michael Brown, Theron Vanwinkle | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jay Johnson (SG), William Park (SF), William Manhart (PF), Allen Foos (C) Tomas Sevigny, Howard Pierce, Ed Graves, Archie Harkins | |
| 05:03 | Northern Iowa | Paul White makes the 1st free throw | 48-62 |
| 05:03 | Northern Iowa | Paul White makes the 2nd free throw | 48-63 |
| 04:51 | Illinois State | Cecil Brown hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 48-63 |
| 04:49 | Illinois State | Ronald Taylor tips it but misses | 48-63 |
| 04:48 | Illinois State | Ralph Smith gets the offensive rebound | 48-63 |
| 04:29 | Illinois State | Cecil Brown's fadeaway is rejected by William Manhart | 48-63 |
| 04:27 | Northern Iowa | Paul White snags the defensive board | 48-63 |
| 04:25 | Northern Iowa | William Park is hacked by Ralph Smith in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ralph Smith, team foul #10 | 48-63 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Richard Slover (C) Edward Sims | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Phillip Thielen (SG) Paul White | |
| 04:25 | Northern Iowa | William Park makes the 1st free throw | 48-64 |
| 04:25 | Northern Iowa | William Park makes the 2nd free throw | 48-65 |
| 04:08 | Illinois State | Richard Slover's layup is rejected by Allen Foos | 48-65 |
| 04:07 | Northern Iowa | William Park grabs the board | 48-65 |
| 03:45 | Northern Iowa | Richard Slover is called for the reach on William Manhart - foul #4 on Richard Slover, team foul #11 | 48-65 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Herbert Donaldson (PG), Wayne Keaton (SG), Michael Brown (PF) Arthur Jacobs, Cecil Brown, Ralph Smith | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Tomas Sevigny (SG), Omer Monkowski (PF), Archie Harkins (C) Phillip Thielen, William Park, Allen Foos | |
| 03:45 | Northern Iowa | William Manhart makes the 1st free throw | 48-66 |
| 03:45 | Northern Iowa | William Manhart makes the 2nd free throw | 48-67 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:29 | Illinois State | Michael Brown misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 48-67 |
| 03:28 | Illinois State | Ronald Taylor gets the offensive rebound | 48-67 |
| 03:15 | Illinois State | Herbert Donaldson misses the jumpshot from the left side | 48-67 |
| 03:13 | Illinois State | Michael Brown grabs the offensive board | 48-67 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Herbert Donaldson (fresh) SG - Wayne Keaton (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Richard Slover (fairly fresh) 4 pf. PF - Michael Brown (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Ronald Taylor (fairly fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Jay Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Tomas Sevigny (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Manhart (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Omer Monkowski (fresh) 3 reb. C - Archie Harkins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:02 | Illinois State | William Manhart is called for the reach on Herbert Donaldson - foul #1 on William Manhart, team foul #3 | 48-67 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Cecil Brown (SG) Richard Slover | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Phillip Thielen (SG), Howard Pierce (SF) Jay Johnson, Archie Harkins | |
| 02:53 | Illinois State | William Manhart swats the shot by Wayne Keaton | 48-67 |
| 02:52 | Illinois State | Wayne Keaton tips it but misses | 48-67 |
| 02:50 | Illinois State | Herbert Donaldson pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-67 |
| 02:37 | Illinois State | Wayne Keaton makes the fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Cecil Brown | 50-67 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:16 | Northern Iowa | Phillip Thielen misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 50-67 |
| 02:14 | Northern Iowa | Omer Monkowski hits the follow up shot | 50-69 |
| 02:10 | Illinois State | Herbert Donaldson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 50-69 |
| 02:08 | Illinois State | Ronald Taylor tips it in | 52-69 |
| 02:06 | Northern Iowa | Howard Pierce's pass is intercepted by Cecil Brown in the backcourt | 52-69 |
| 02:05 | Illinois State | Herbert Donaldson lays it in on a nice dish by Cecil Brown | 54-69 |
| 01:37 | Northern Iowa | William Manhart scores on a 3 from the right wing set up by Tomas Sevigny | 54-72 |
| 01:25 | Illinois State | Wayne Keaton travels with the ball | 54-72 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Richard Slover (C) Herbert Donaldson | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jay Johnson (PG), Archie Harkins (C) Phillip Thielen, Howard Pierce | |
| 01:11 | Northern Iowa | William Manhart misses short on an open turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Cecil Brown - foul #1 on Cecil Brown, team foul #12 | 54-72 |
| 01:11 | Northern Iowa | William Manhart makes the 1st free throw | 54-73 |
| 01:11 | Northern Iowa | William Manhart makes the 2nd free throw | 54-74 |
| 01:01 | Illinois State | Archie Harkins swats the short shot by Michael Brown | 54-74 |
| 00:59 | Northern Iowa | Omer Monkowski pulls down the rebound | 54-74 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:57 | Northern Iowa | Michael Brown is called for the reach on William Manhart in the backcourt - foul #1 on Michael Brown, team foul #13 | 54-74 |
| 00:57 | Northern Iowa | William Manhart makes the 1st free throw | 54-75 |
| 00:57 | Northern Iowa | William Manhart makes the 2nd free throw | 54-76 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:49 | Illinois State | Michael Brown comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 54-76 |
| 00:47 | Illinois State | Richard Slover tips it back up and in | 56-76 |
| 00:18 | Northern Iowa | Jay Johnson misses badly on the uncontested floater from the left wing | 56-76 |
| 00:16 | Illinois State | Richard Slover pulls down the rebound | 56-76 |
| 00:09 | Illinois State | Michael Brown buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 58-76 |
| 00:00 | Northern Iowa | Jay Johnson runs out the clock | 58-76 |