| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - David Bivona (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Aguilera (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary O'Neal (fresh) 2 blk. PF - Swietomierz Zervas (fresh) C - Leland Davis (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Johnny Fisher (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Garner (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Gary Thompson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Reginald Woods (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Tony Hager (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Missouri State | Gary Thompson inbounds the ball | 36-27 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:40 | Missouri State | Thomas Garner can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 36-27 |
| 19:38 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Swietomierz Zervas | 36-27 |
| 19:25 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Fisher picks off the pass by Thomas Aguilera | 36-27 |
| 19:03 | Missouri State | Gary Thompson can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Gary O'Neal - foul #1 on Gary O'Neal, team foul #1 | 36-27 |
| 19:03 | Missouri State | Gary Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 36-28 |
| 19:03 | Missouri State | Gary Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 36-29 |
| 18:36 | Northern Iowa | Leland Davis is called for traveling | 36-29 |
| 18:15 | Missouri State | Gary Thompson drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Thomas Garner | 36-32 |
| 18:07 | Northern Iowa | David Bivona buries a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Thomas Aguilera | 39-32 |
| 17:53 | Missouri State | Tony Hager throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-32 |
| 17:36 | Northern Iowa | Gary Thompson takes the ball from David Bivona | 39-32 |
| 17:32 | Missouri State | Gary Thompson jams it | 39-34 |
| 17:15 | Northern Iowa | Gary O'Neal banks in the layup on a nice dish by David Bivona and he's fouled by Reginald Woods - foul #1 on Reginald Woods, team foul #1 | 41-34 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jerry Gagnon (PG), David Woods (SG), Julio Pena (PF) David Bivona, Thomas Aguilera, Swietomierz Zervas | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Patrick Epstein (SG), William Smith (C) Thomas Garner, Tony Hager | |
| 17:15 | Northern Iowa | Gary O'Neal makes the free throw | 42-34 |
| 16:59 | Missouri State | David Woods is called for the reach on Patrick Epstein - foul #1 on David Woods, team foul #2 | 42-34 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Francis (SF), Keith Burk (C) Gary O'Neal, Leland Davis | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Karl Werstein (SG) Johnny Fisher | |
| 16:48 | Missouri State | Gary Thompson comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 42-34 |
| 16:46 | Missouri State | William Smith tips it home | 42-36 |
| 16:27 | Northern Iowa | David Woods misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 42-36 |
| 16:25 | Northern Iowa | Julio Pena tips it back up and in | 44-36 |
| 16:07 | Missouri State | Reginald Woods makes the jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Karl Werstein | 44-38 |
| 15:48 | Northern Iowa | Jerry Gagnon misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 44-38 |
| 15:47 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Reginald Woods | 44-38 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Jerry Gagnon (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Woods (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Francis (fresh) PF - Julio Pena (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Keith Burk (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Patrick Epstein (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Karl Werstein (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gary Thompson (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. PF - Reginald Woods (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - William Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Missouri State | Gary Thompson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 44-38 |
| 15:30 | Missouri State | Karl Werstein pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-38 |
| 15:14 | Missouri State | William Smith drills a jumpshot from the right wing | 44-40 |
| 14:55 | Northern Iowa | Keith Burk makes the jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Julio Pena | 46-40 |
| 14:40 | Missouri State | Gary Thompson buries a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Karl Werstein | 46-42 |
| 14:31 | Northern Iowa | David Woods throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-42 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | David Bivona (PG), Thomas Aguilera (SG), Gary O'Neal (SF), Swietomierz Zervas (PF), Leland Davis (C) Jerry Gagnon, David Woods, James Francis, Julio Pena, Keith Burk | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Johnny Fisher (PG), Thomas Garner (SG), Richard Gallaway (SF), Reginald Izzo (PF), Tony Hager (C) Patrick Epstein, Karl Werstein, Gary Thompson, Reginald Woods, William Smith | |
| 14:24 | Missouri State | Johnny Fisher clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 46-42 |
| 14:22 | Missouri State | Reginald Izzo tips it back up and in | 46-44 |
| 14:05 | Northern Iowa | Swietomierz Zervas makes the jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Gary O'Neal | 48-44 |
| 13:50 | Missouri State | Reginald Izzo misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Thomas Aguilera - foul #1 on Thomas Aguilera, team foul #3 | 48-44 |
| 13:50 | Missouri State | Reginald Izzo makes the 1st free throw | 48-45 |
| 13:50 | Missouri State | Reginald Izzo makes the 2nd free throw | 48-46 |
| 13:40 | Northern Iowa | Tony Hager takes the ball from Thomas Aguilera | 48-46 |
| 13:22 | Missouri State | Reginald Izzo knocks in the runner from the baseline set up by Johnny Fisher | 48-48 |
| 13:08 | Northern Iowa | Reginald Izzo takes the ball from Thomas Aguilera | 48-48 |
| 12:52 | Missouri State | Reginald Izzo hits a 3 from straight away | 48-51 |
| 12:27 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Aguilera is fouled on the floor by Tony Hager - foul #1 on Tony Hager, team foul #2 | 48-51 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Gary Thompson (SF), Reginald Woods (PF) Richard Gallaway, Reginald Izzo | |
| 12:10 | Northern Iowa | Gary O'Neal scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 51-51 |
| 12:02 | Missouri State | Gary Thompson misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 51-51 |
| 12:00 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Leland Davis | 51-51 |
| 11:35 | Northern Iowa | Gary O'Neal buries a 3 from the right corner | 54-51 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - David Bivona (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Thomas Aguilera (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gary O'Neal (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 blk. PF - Swietomierz Zervas (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Leland Davis (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Johnny Fisher (fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. SG - Thomas Garner (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Thompson (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. PF - Reginald Woods (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Tony Hager (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:32 | Missouri State | Johnny Fisher throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 54-51 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jerry Gagnon (PG), David Woods (SG), James Francis (SF), Julio Pena (PF), Keith Burk (C) David Bivona, Thomas Aguilera, Gary O'Neal, Swietomierz Zervas, Leland Davis | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Patrick Epstein (PG), Karl Werstein (SG), William Smith (C) Johnny Fisher, Thomas Garner, Tony Hager | |
| 11:11 | Northern Iowa | Keith Burk clanks a fadeaway in the lane | 54-51 |
| 11:09 | Missouri State | Gary Thompson gets the rebound | 54-51 |
| 10:46 | Missouri State | Karl Werstein misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 54-51 |
| 10:45 | Northern Iowa | Keith Burk grabs the defensive rebound | 54-51 |
| 10:16 | Northern Iowa | David Woods misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 54-51 |
| 10:14 | Missouri State | William Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 54-51 |
| 10:10 | Missouri State | Patrick Epstein drills a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Reginald Woods | 54-54 |
| 09:55 | Northern Iowa | Keith Burk loses the dribble to Patrick Epstein | 54-54 |
| 09:52 | Missouri State | Gary Thompson can't finish the layup | 54-54 |
| 09:51 | Northern Iowa | Jerry Gagnon grabs the board | 54-54 |
| 09:37 | Northern Iowa | Jerry Gagnon misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 54-54 |
| 09:36 | Missouri State | Reginald Woods gets the rebound | 54-54 |
| 09:29 | Missouri State | Karl Werstein misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 54-54 |
| 09:27 | Northern Iowa | Julio Pena grabs the defensive rebound | 54-54 |
| 09:10 | Northern Iowa | Keith Burk clanks a 3 from the left corner | 54-54 |
| 09:09 | Northern Iowa | Julio Pena grabs the offensive board | 54-54 |
| 08:56 | Northern Iowa | Keith Burk is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Keith Burk, team foul #4 | 54-54 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | David Bivona (PG), Thomas Aguilera (SG), Gary O'Neal (SF), Swietomierz Zervas (PF), Leland Davis (C) Jerry Gagnon, David Woods, James Francis, Julio Pena, Keith Burk | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Johnny Fisher (PG), Thomas Garner (SG), Richard Gallaway (SF), Reginald Izzo (PF), Tony Hager (C) Patrick Epstein, Karl Werstein, Gary Thompson, Reginald Woods, William Smith | |
| 08:43 | Missouri State | Tony Hager blows the layup but he's hacked by Leland Davis - foul #2 on Leland Davis, team foul #5 | 54-54 |
| 08:43 | Missouri State | Tony Hager makes the 1st free throw | 54-55 |
| 08:43 | Missouri State | Tony Hager makes the 2nd free throw | 54-56 |
| 08:21 | Northern Iowa | Leland Davis clanks a floater near the basket | 54-56 |
| 08:19 | Northern Iowa | Leland Davis snags the offensive board | 54-56 |
| 08:02 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Aguilera connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 57-56 |
| 07:44 | Missouri State | Swietomierz Zervas swats the layup by Reginald Izzo | 57-56 |
| 07:42 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Swietomierz Zervas | 57-56 |
| 07:27 | Northern Iowa | Leland Davis makes the jumper from the right block on a nice dish by David Bivona | 59-56 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - David Bivona (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SG - Thomas Aguilera (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gary O'Neal (fresh) 9 pts. 2 blk. PF - Swietomierz Zervas (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Leland Davis (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Johnny Fisher (fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. SG - Thomas Garner (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Gallaway (fresh) PF - Reginald Izzo (fresh) 11 pts. C - Tony Hager (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:07 | Missouri State | Thomas Garner is fouled on the floor by Thomas Aguilera - foul #2 on Thomas Aguilera, team foul #6 | 59-56 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Gary Thompson (SF), Reginald Woods (PF) Richard Gallaway, Reginald Izzo | |
| 06:57 | Missouri State | Gary Thompson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-56 |
| 06:29 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Aguilera is hacked by Thomas Garner - foul #3 on Thomas Garner, team foul #3 | 59-56 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jerry Gagnon (PG), David Woods (SG), Julio Pena (PF) David Bivona, Thomas Aguilera, Swietomierz Zervas | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Patrick Epstein (SG), William Smith (C) Thomas Garner, Tony Hager | |
| 06:15 | Northern Iowa | Gary O'Neal misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 59-56 |
| 06:14 | Northern Iowa | Leland Davis hits the follow up shot | 61-56 |
| 06:01 | Missouri State | William Smith is fouled on the floor by Leland Davis - foul #3 on Leland Davis, team foul #7 | 61-56 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Francis (SF), Keith Burk (C) Gary O'Neal, Leland Davis | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Karl Werstein (SG) Johnny Fisher | |
| 06:01 | Missouri State | William Smith makes the 1st free throw | 61-57 |
| 06:01 | Missouri State | William Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 61-57 |
| 06:01 | Northern Iowa | Julio Pena gets the rebound | 61-57 |
| 05:51 | Northern Iowa | Jerry Gagnon buries a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by David Woods | 63-57 |
| 05:46 | Missouri State | William Smith knocks in the jump hook near the basket set up by Karl Werstein | 63-59 |
| 05:38 | Northern Iowa | James Francis misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 63-59 |
| 05:37 | Northern Iowa | David Woods grabs the offensive board | 63-59 |
| 05:20 | Northern Iowa | Gary Thompson steps in front of the Jerry Gagnon pass | 63-59 |
| 05:05 | Missouri State | William Smith misses short on a driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by Keith Burk - foul #2 on Keith Burk, team foul #8 | 63-59 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | David Bivona (PG), Thomas Aguilera (SG), Swietomierz Zervas (PF), Leland Davis (C) Jerry Gagnon, James Francis, Julio Pena, Keith Burk | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Johnny Fisher (PG), Thomas Garner (SG) Patrick Epstein, Karl Werstein | |
| 05:05 | Missouri State | William Smith makes the 1st free throw | 63-60 |
| 05:05 | Missouri State | William Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 63-61 |
| 04:40 | Northern Iowa | David Woods hits a jumper from the right wing | 65-61 |
| 04:29 | Missouri State | Reginald Woods misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block | 65-61 |
| 04:28 | Northern Iowa | Leland Davis snags the defensive board | 65-61 |
| 04:17 | Northern Iowa | Reginald Woods is called for the reach on Leland Davis - foul #2 on Reginald Woods, team foul #4 | 65-61 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Gary O'Neal (SF) David Woods | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Reginald Izzo (SF), Tony Hager (C) Gary Thompson, William Smith | |
| 04:03 | Northern Iowa | David Bivona drills a runner from close range | 67-61 |
| 03:45 | Missouri State | Johnny Fisher makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 67-64 |
| 03:26 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Aguilera drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from David Bivona | 70-64 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - David Bivona (fresh) 12 pts. 6 ast. SG - Thomas Aguilera (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gary O'Neal (fresh) 9 pts. 2 blk. PF - Swietomierz Zervas (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Leland Davis (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Johnny Fisher (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Thomas Garner (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Reginald Izzo (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Reginald Woods (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - Tony Hager (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:02 | Missouri State | Thomas Aguilera steals the ball from Reginald Woods | 70-64 |
| 02:55 | Northern Iowa | Swietomierz Zervas is whistled for a carry | 70-64 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jerry Gagnon (PG), David Woods (SG), Julio Pena (PF), Keith Burk (C) David Bivona, Thomas Aguilera, Swietomierz Zervas, Leland Davis | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Patrick Epstein (PG), Karl Werstein (SG), Gary Thompson (SF) Johnny Fisher, Thomas Garner, Reginald Woods | |
| 02:53 | Missouri State | Missouri State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-64 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Thomas Aguilera (SG), Leland Davis (C) David Woods, Keith Burk | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Johnny Fisher (PG), Reginald Woods (PF) Karl Werstein, Reginald Izzo | |
| 02:38 | Missouri State | Gary Thompson scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Patrick Epstein | 70-67 |
| 02:38 | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-67 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | David Bivona (PG), Swietomierz Zervas (PF) Jerry Gagnon, Julio Pena | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Thomas Garner (SG) Patrick Epstein | |
| 02:26 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Aguilera's pass is intercepted by Gary Thompson | 70-67 |
| 02:22 | Missouri State | Gary Thompson lays it up and in | 70-69 |
| 02:13 | Northern Iowa | Gary O'Neal misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 70-69 |
| 02:12 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Reginald Woods | 70-69 |
| 01:58 | Missouri State | Johnny Fisher can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 70-69 |
| 01:56 | Northern Iowa | Swietomierz Zervas grabs the board | 70-69 |
| 01:41 | Northern Iowa | Gary O'Neal makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 73-69 |
| 01:26 | Missouri State | Tony Hager is called for traveling | 73-69 |
| 01:02 | Northern Iowa | Gary O'Neal misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 73-69 |
| 01:01 | Northern Iowa | Leland Davis tips it back up and in | 75-69 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:38 | Missouri State | Tony Hager's fadeaway is rejected by Leland Davis | 75-69 |
| 00:36 | Missouri State | Tony Hager grabs the offensive rebound | 75-69 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:33 | Missouri State | David Bivona steals the ball from Thomas Garner | 75-69 |
| 00:29 | Northern Iowa | Swietomierz Zervas lays it up and in on a nice dish by David Bivona | 77-69 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:25 | Missouri State | Johnny Fisher misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 77-69 |
| 00:24 | Northern Iowa | David Bivona gets the rebound | 77-69 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:21 | Northern Iowa | David Bivona is hacked by Johnny Fisher in the backcourt - foul #2 on Johnny Fisher, team foul #5 | 77-69 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jerry Gagnon (PG), James Vroman (SG), James Francis (SF), Raymond Cambell (C) David Bivona, Thomas Aguilera, Gary O'Neal, Leland Davis | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 00:18 | Northern Iowa | Swietomierz Zervas is fouled on the floor by Reginald Woods - foul #3 on Reginald Woods, team foul #6 | 77-69 |
| 00:17 | Northern Iowa | Jerry Gagnon is fouled on the floor by Johnny Fisher - foul #3 on Johnny Fisher, team foul #7 | 77-69 |
| 00:17 | Northern Iowa | Jerry Gagnon makes the 1st free throw | 78-69 |
| 00:17 | Northern Iowa | Jerry Gagnon makes the 2nd free throw | 79-69 |
| 00:09 | Missouri State | James Francis picks off the pass by Thomas Garner | 79-69 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Northern Iowa | Jerry Gagnon runs out the clock | 79-69 |