| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Brent Watson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Keith Laroche (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Cooper (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Brian Wells (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Marvin Leger (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Thomas Parks (fresh) SG - Patrick Guy (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Homer Baker (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - Gregory Rice (fresh) 23 pts. 2 reb. C - Tory Olson (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Northern Iowa | Gary Cooper inbounds the ball | 28-35 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:48 | Northern Iowa | Gary Cooper is hacked by Gregory Rice - foul #1 on Gregory Rice, team foul #1 | 28-35 |
| 19:33 | Northern Iowa | Brent Watson misses the easy layup but the foul's on Homer Baker - foul #1 on Homer Baker, team foul #2 | 28-35 |
| 19:33 | Northern Iowa | Brent Watson misses the 1st free throw | 28-35 |
| 19:33 | Northern Iowa | Brent Watson makes the 2nd free throw | 29-35 |
| 19:18 | Missouri State | Gregory Rice's fadeaway is rejected by Marvin Leger | 29-35 |
| 19:17 | Missouri State | Gregory Rice tips it home | 29-37 |
| 19:10 | Northern Iowa | Marvin Leger misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 29-37 |
| 19:09 | Missouri State | Homer Baker pulls down the rebound | 29-37 |
| 18:46 | Missouri State | Homer Baker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-37 |
| 18:39 | Northern Iowa | Brian Wells scores on a runner from close range on a great pass from Keith Laroche | 31-37 |
| 18:17 | Missouri State | Gregory Rice scores on a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Thomas Parks | 31-39 |
| 18:03 | Northern Iowa | Homer Baker is called for the reach on Gary Cooper - foul #2 on Homer Baker, team foul #3 | 31-39 |
| 17:44 | Northern Iowa | Marvin Leger misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 31-39 |
| 17:42 | Missouri State | Thomas Parks grabs the defensive rebound | 31-39 |
| 17:24 | Missouri State | Brent Watson is called for the reach on Gregory Rice - foul #2 on Brent Watson, team foul #1 | 31-39 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Sean Emerson (PG), Leon Zangl (SG), Scott Mellon (SF), Paul Terry (PF) Brent Watson, Keith Laroche, Gary Cooper, Brian Wells | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Gerald Williams (PG), Ronald Weatherwax (SG), Charles Hodges (SF), David Buckley (C) Thomas Parks, Patrick Guy, Homer Baker, Tory Olson | |
| 17:17 | Missouri State | Gregory Rice misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 31-39 |
| 17:15 | Northern Iowa | Scott Mellon grabs the defensive rebound | 31-39 |
| 17:00 | Northern Iowa | Scott Mellon hits a driving attempt in the paint | 33-39 |
| 16:36 | Missouri State | Gregory Rice misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Marvin Leger - foul #2 on Marvin Leger, team foul #2 | 33-39 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Thomas Wilson (SG) Marvin Leger | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 16:36 | Missouri State | Gregory Rice makes the 1st free throw | 33-40 |
| 16:36 | Missouri State | Gregory Rice makes the 2nd free throw | 33-41 |
| 16:17 | Northern Iowa | Gerald Williams is called for the reach on Thomas Wilson - foul #1 on Gerald Williams, team foul #4 | 33-41 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Brent Watson (PG), Gary Cooper (SF), Brian Wells (PF) Thomas Wilson, Leon Zangl, Scott Mellon | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Patrick Guy (SG), Homer Baker (SF), Tory Olson (C) Ronald Weatherwax, Charles Hodges, David Buckley | |
| 16:02 | Northern Iowa | Brent Watson knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Brian Wells | 36-41 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Brent Watson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Sean Emerson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Cooper (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Brian Wells (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Paul Terry (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Gerald Williams (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Patrick Guy (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Homer Baker (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. PF - Gregory Rice (fairly fresh) 29 pts. 3 reb. C - Tory Olson (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 15:35 | Missouri State | Gregory Rice buries a floater from the left wing | 36-43 |
| 15:06 | Northern Iowa | Paul Terry misses long on a shot near the basket but the foul's on Tory Olson - foul #2 on Tory Olson, team foul #5 | 36-43 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Keith Laroche (SG), Marvin Leger (C) Sean Emerson, Brian Wells | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Thomas Parks (PG) Gerald Williams | |
| 15:06 | Northern Iowa | Paul Terry misses the 1st free throw | 36-43 |
| 15:06 | Northern Iowa | Paul Terry misses the 2nd free throw | 36-43 |
| 15:06 | Missouri State | Gregory Rice snags the defensive board | 36-43 |
| 14:58 | Missouri State | Patrick Guy throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-43 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Sean Stembridge (PF) Paul Terry | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Charles Hodges (SF) Homer Baker | |
| 14:45 | Northern Iowa | Marvin Leger comes up short on the runner from close range | 36-43 |
| 14:44 | Northern Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Brent Watson | 36-43 |
| 14:26 | Northern Iowa | Keith Laroche can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Patrick Guy - foul #2 on Patrick Guy, team foul #6 | 36-43 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Sean Emerson (PG), Brian Wells (PF) Brent Watson, Gary Cooper | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Ronald Weatherwax (SG), David Buckley (C) Patrick Guy, Tory Olson | |
| 14:26 | Northern Iowa | Keith Laroche makes the 1st free throw | 37-43 |
| 14:26 | Northern Iowa | Keith Laroche makes the 2nd free throw | 38-43 |
| 14:04 | Missouri State | Brian Wells picks off the pass by Gregory Rice | 38-43 |
| 13:50 | Northern Iowa | Marvin Leger misses the easy layup | 38-43 |
| 13:49 | Northern Iowa | Brian Wells hits the follow up shot | 40-43 |
| 13:39 | Missouri State | Gregory Rice hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by Sean Stembridge - foul #4 on Sean Stembridge, team foul #3 | 40-43 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Leon Zangl (SF) Sean Stembridge | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Homer Baker (SF) Charles Hodges | |
| 13:39 | Missouri State | Gregory Rice misses the 1st free throw | 40-43 |
| 13:39 | Missouri State | Gregory Rice makes the 2nd free throw | 40-44 |
| 13:15 | Northern Iowa | Leon Zangl's fadeaway is rejected by Gregory Rice | 40-44 |
| 13:13 | Northern Iowa | Leon Zangl grabs the offensive rebound | 40-44 |
| 12:50 | Northern Iowa | Keith Laroche scores on a floater from the free throw line | 42-44 |
| 12:33 | Missouri State | Gregory Rice hits a floater from the right block | 42-46 |
| 12:13 | Northern Iowa | Keith Laroche is hacked by Homer Baker - foul #3 on Homer Baker, team foul #7 | 42-46 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Brent Watson (PG), Gary Cooper (SF), Paul Terry (PF), Scott Mellon (C) Sean Emerson, Leon Zangl, Brian Wells, Marvin Leger | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Gerald Williams (PG), Patrick Guy (SG), Tory Olson (C) Thomas Parks, Ronald Weatherwax, David Buckley | |
| 12:13 | Northern Iowa | Keith Laroche misses the 1st free throw | 42-46 |
| 12:13 | Missouri State | Gregory Rice gets the rebound | 42-46 |
| 12:08 | Missouri State | Paul Terry steals it from Homer Baker | 42-46 |
| 11:45 | Northern Iowa | Brent Watson buries a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Keith Laroche | 44-46 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Brent Watson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Keith Laroche (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gary Cooper (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Paul Terry (fresh) 4 pts. C - Scott Mellon (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Gerald Williams (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Patrick Guy (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Homer Baker (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. PF - Gregory Rice (tiring) 34 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Tory Olson (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 11:34 | Missouri State | Gary Cooper is called for the reach on Gerald Williams - foul #2 on Gary Cooper, team foul #4 | 44-46 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Sean Emerson (SG) Keith Laroche | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Charles Hodges (SF) Homer Baker | |
| 11:23 | Missouri State | Gary Cooper steals the ball from Gregory Rice | 44-46 |
| 11:07 | Northern Iowa | Scott Mellon misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Tory Olson - foul #3 on Tory Olson, team foul #8 | 44-46 |
| 11:07 | Northern Iowa | Scott Mellon makes the 1st free throw | 45-46 |
| 11:07 | Northern Iowa | Scott Mellon makes the 2nd free throw | 46-46 |
| 10:43 | Missouri State | Gregory Rice blows the layup | 46-46 |
| 10:41 | Northern Iowa | Paul Terry gets the rebound | 46-46 |
| 10:36 | Northern Iowa | Brent Watson knocks in the 3 from straight away set up by Scott Mellon | 49-46 |
| 10:19 | Missouri State | Tory Olson misses badly on a runner from the left block | 49-46 |
| 10:17 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Scott Mellon | 49-46 |
| 10:01 | Northern Iowa | Gary Cooper banks in the layup | 51-46 |
| 09:46 | Missouri State | Gregory Rice misses long on a shot from close range | 51-46 |
| 09:45 | Northern Iowa | Paul Terry grabs the defensive rebound | 51-46 |
| 09:23 | Northern Iowa | Gary Cooper can't connect on a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Charles Hodges - foul #2 on Charles Hodges, team foul #9 | 51-46 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Leon Zangl (PG), Keith Laroche (SG), Brian Wells (PF), Marvin Leger (C) Brent Watson, Sean Emerson, Scott Mellon, Paul Terry | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Thomas Parks (PG), Ronald Weatherwax (SG), Homer Baker (SF), David Buckley (C) Gerald Williams, Patrick Guy, Charles Hodges, Tory Olson | |
| 09:23 | Northern Iowa | Gary Cooper misses the 1st free throw | 51-46 |
| 09:23 | Northern Iowa | Gary Cooper makes the 2nd free throw | 52-46 |
| 09:11 | Missouri State | Gregory Rice can't finish the layup | 52-46 |
| 09:10 | Missouri State | The offensive rebound goes to Gregory Rice | 52-46 |
| 09:01 | Missouri State | Gregory Rice misses the runner from close range but he's hacked by Brian Wells - foul #2 on Brian Wells, team foul #5 | 52-46 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Edward Bilodeau (PG) Gary Cooper | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 09:01 | Missouri State | Gregory Rice misses the 1st free throw | 52-46 |
| 09:01 | Missouri State | Gregory Rice makes the 2nd free throw | 52-47 |
| 08:44 | Northern Iowa | Homer Baker takes the ball from Marvin Leger | 52-47 |
| 08:37 | Missouri State | Gregory Rice is denied on a layup by Marvin Leger | 52-47 |
| 08:36 | Northern Iowa | Edward Bilodeau gets the rebound | 52-47 |
| 08:32 | Northern Iowa | Keith Laroche's pass is intercepted by Gregory Rice | 52-47 |
| 08:13 | Missouri State | Brian Wells steals it from David Buckley | 52-47 |
| 07:53 | Northern Iowa | Brian Wells loses the dribble to Homer Baker | 52-47 |
| 07:50 | Missouri State | Homer Baker hits the finger roll | 52-49 |
| 07:32 | Northern Iowa | Edward Bilodeau can't connect on a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Thomas Parks - foul #2 on Thomas Parks, team foul #10 | 52-49 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Sean Emerson (SG), Gary Cooper (SF) Keith Laroche, Leon Zangl | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Patrick Guy (SG), Tory Olson (C) Ronald Weatherwax, David Buckley | |
| 07:32 | Northern Iowa | Edward Bilodeau misses the 1st free throw | 52-49 |
| 07:32 | Northern Iowa | Edward Bilodeau misses the 2nd free throw | 52-49 |
| 07:32 | Missouri State | Gregory Rice snags the defensive board | 52-49 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Edward Bilodeau (fresh) SG - Sean Emerson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Cooper (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Brian Wells (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Marvin Leger (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 5 blk. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Thomas Parks (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Patrick Guy (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Homer Baker (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Gregory Rice (tiring) 35 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Tory Olson (fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 07:21 | Missouri State | Patrick Guy scores on a fadeaway from the left wing | 52-51 |
| 07:04 | Northern Iowa | Sean Emerson double dribbles | 52-51 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Brent Watson (PG) Edward Bilodeau | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Gerald Williams (PG) Thomas Parks | |
| 06:44 | Missouri State | Tory Olson is fouled on the floor by Brian Wells - foul #3 on Brian Wells, team foul #6 | 52-51 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Sean Stembridge (PF) Brian Wells | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Charles Hodges (SF) Homer Baker | |
| 06:32 | Missouri State | Tory Olson is fouled on the floor by Sean Emerson - foul #1 on Sean Emerson, team foul #7 | 52-51 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Paul Terry (C) Marvin Leger | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 06:32 | Missouri State | Tory Olson makes the 1st free throw | 52-52 |
| 06:32 | Missouri State | Tory Olson makes the 2nd free throw | 52-53 |
| 06:11 | Northern Iowa | Paul Terry clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 52-53 |
| 06:10 | Missouri State | Charles Hodges gets the rebound | 52-53 |
| 05:49 | Missouri State | Gregory Rice drills a pull-up jumper from the right side | 52-55 |
| 05:26 | Northern Iowa | Brent Watson can't finish the layup | 52-55 |
| 05:24 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Charles Hodges | 52-55 |
| 05:15 | Missouri State | Gregory Rice misses the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Gary Cooper - foul #3 on Gary Cooper, team foul #8 | 52-55 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Keith Laroche (SG), Brian Wells (PF), Marvin Leger (C) Sean Emerson, Gary Cooper, Paul Terry | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Thomas Parks (PG), Homer Baker (SF) Gerald Williams, Charles Hodges | |
| 05:15 | Missouri State | Gregory Rice makes the 1st free throw | 52-56 |
| 05:15 | Missouri State | Gregory Rice makes the 2nd free throw | 52-57 |
| 04:55 | Northern Iowa | Brian Wells hits a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Brent Watson | 54-57 |
| 04:36 | Missouri State | Thomas Parks hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 54-57 |
| 04:34 | Northern Iowa | Brian Wells pulls down the rebound | 54-57 |
| 04:09 | Northern Iowa | Sean Stembridge misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 54-57 |
| 04:08 | Missouri State | Homer Baker pulls down the rebound | 54-57 |
| 04:06 | Missouri State | Thomas Parks is fouled in the backcourt by Keith Laroche - foul #3 on Keith Laroche, team foul #9 | 54-57 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Sean Emerson (PG), Gary Cooper (SF) Brent Watson, Sean Stembridge | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Ronald Weatherwax (SG), David Buckley (C) Patrick Guy, Tory Olson | |
| 04:06 | Missouri State | Thomas Parks misses the 1st free throw | 54-57 |
| 04:06 | Northern Iowa | Brian Wells snags the defensive board | 54-57 |
| 03:59 | Northern Iowa | Gregory Rice is called for the reach on Brian Wells - foul #2 on Gregory Rice, team foul #11 | 54-57 |
| 03:59 | Northern Iowa | Brian Wells makes the 1st free throw | 55-57 |
| 03:59 | Northern Iowa | Brian Wells misses the 2nd free throw | 55-57 |
| 03:59 | Missouri State | David Buckley grabs the board | 55-57 |
| 03:45 | Missouri State | Gregory Rice's floater is tipped away by Marvin Leger | 55-57 |
| 03:43 | Northern Iowa | Marvin Leger grabs the board | 55-57 |
| 03:41 | Northern Iowa | Sean Emerson is hacked by Thomas Parks in the backcourt - foul #3 on Thomas Parks, team foul #12 | 55-57 |
| 03:41 | Northern Iowa | Sean Emerson misses the 1st free throw | 55-57 |
| 03:41 | Northern Iowa | Sean Emerson makes the 2nd free throw | 56-57 |
| 03:21 | Missouri State | Gregory Rice's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-57 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Charles Hodges (SF) Homer Baker | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Sean Emerson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Keith Laroche (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Gary Cooper (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. PF - Brian Wells (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Marvin Leger (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 6 blk. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Thomas Parks (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ronald Weatherwax (fresh) 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Charles Hodges (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Gregory Rice (tired) 39 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - David Buckley (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:04 | Northern Iowa | Keith Laroche comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 56-57 |
| 03:03 | Northern Iowa | Gary Cooper tips it home | 58-57 |
| 02:41 | Missouri State | Gregory Rice's floater is knocked away by Sean Emerson | 58-57 |
| 02:39 | Northern Iowa | Gary Cooper grabs the board | 58-57 |
| 02:21 | Northern Iowa | Keith Laroche misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 58-57 |
| 02:20 | Missouri State | Thomas Parks grabs the board | 58-57 |
| 02:20 | Missouri State | Missouri State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-57 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Brent Watson (PG) Sean Emerson | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Patrick Guy (SG), Homer Baker (SF), Tory Olson (C) Ronald Weatherwax, Charles Hodges, David Buckley | |
| 02:02 | Missouri State | Gregory Rice misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 58-57 |
| 02:01 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Brian Wells | 58-57 |
| 01:40 | Northern Iowa | Brent Watson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 58-57 |
| 01:39 | Northern Iowa | Keith Laroche snags the offensive board | 58-57 |
| 01:16 | Northern Iowa | Gregory Rice takes the ball from Gary Cooper | 58-57 |
| 00:56 | Missouri State | The jump hook by Tory Olson is blocked by Brian Wells | 58-57 |
| 00:54 | Northern Iowa | Gary Cooper pulls down the rebound | 58-57 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:31 | Northern Iowa | Brent Watson connects on the floater near the basket | 60-57 |
| 00:15 | Missouri State | Homer Baker hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 60-57 |
| 00:13 | Northern Iowa | Marvin Leger grabs the board | 60-57 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:11 | Northern Iowa | Marvin Leger is hacked by Patrick Guy in the backcourt - foul #3 on Patrick Guy, team foul #13 | 60-57 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Sean Emerson (SG) Keith Laroche | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 00:11 | Northern Iowa | Marvin Leger makes the 1st free throw | 61-57 |
| 00:11 | Northern Iowa | Marvin Leger makes the 2nd free throw | 62-57 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:07 | Missouri State | Patrick Guy misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 62-57 |
| 00:05 | Missouri State | Tory Olson pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-57 |
| 00:02 | Missouri State | Thomas Parks connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 62-60 |
| 00:00 | Northern Iowa | Brent Watson runs out the clock | 62-60 |