| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Edgar Templin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Roth (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Keith Hanson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ron Dixon (fresh) 3 pts. C - Jerry Morrison (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Marvin Stinson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Bridgewater (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Jonathon Hill (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Neal Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Ruben Herring (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Northern Iowa | Jonathon Hill inbounds the ball | 30-31 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:45 | Northern Iowa | Mark Roth is called for the reach on Charles Bridgewater - foul #2 on Mark Roth, team foul #1 | 30-31 |
| 19:26 | Northern Iowa | Jonathon Hill can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 30-31 |
| 19:25 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Jerry Morrison | 30-31 |
| 19:08 | Illinois State | Neal Smith blocks the jumper by Ron Dixon | 30-31 |
| 19:07 | Northern Iowa | Jonathon Hill pulls down the rebound | 30-31 |
| 18:42 | Northern Iowa | Jerry Morrison steals the ball from Neal Smith | 30-31 |
| 18:23 | Illinois State | Ron Dixon misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 30-31 |
| 18:22 | Northern Iowa | Neal Smith snags the defensive board | 30-31 |
| 18:16 | Northern Iowa | Edgar Templin is called for the reach on Ruben Herring in the backcourt - foul #1 on Edgar Templin, team foul #2 | 30-31 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Manuel King (PG), Alexei Szklarski (SG), Ryan Avalos (SF), Michael Swan (PF), David White (C) Edgar Templin, Mark Roth, Keith Hanson, Ron Dixon, Jerry Morrison | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Julian Gray (PG), Robert Klarberg (SF), Eddie Lutz (PF), Alfred Williams (C) Marvin Stinson, Jonathon Hill, Neal Smith, Ruben Herring | |
| 17:57 | Northern Iowa | Eddie Lutz lays it up and in on a great pass from Julian Gray | 30-33 |
| 17:40 | Illinois State | Alexei Szklarski is denied on a layup by Eddie Lutz | 30-33 |
| 17:39 | Northern Iowa | Eddie Lutz grabs the board | 30-33 |
| 17:24 | Northern Iowa | Charles Bridgewater can't connect on a driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on Alexei Szklarski - foul #2 on Alexei Szklarski, team foul #3 | 30-33 |
| 17:24 | Northern Iowa | Charles Bridgewater makes the 1st free throw | 30-34 |
| 17:24 | Northern Iowa | Charles Bridgewater makes the 2nd free throw | 30-35 |
| 17:09 | Illinois State | Julian Gray is called for the reach on Manuel King - foul #1 on Julian Gray, team foul #1 | 30-35 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Edgar Templin (PG), Keith Hanson (SF) Manuel King, Ryan Avalos | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Marvin Stinson (PG), Rory Kish (SG) Julian Gray, Charles Bridgewater | |
| 16:58 | Illinois State | Keith Hanson comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Eddie Lutz - foul #2 on Eddie Lutz, team foul #2 | 30-35 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Ron Dixon (PF), Jerry Morrison (C) Michael Swan, David White | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Neal Smith (PF), Ruben Herring (C) Eddie Lutz, Alfred Williams | |
| 16:58 | Illinois State | Keith Hanson makes the 1st free throw | 31-35 |
| 16:58 | Illinois State | Keith Hanson misses the 2nd free throw | 31-35 |
| 16:58 | Northern Iowa | Neal Smith snags the defensive board | 31-35 |
| 16:38 | Northern Iowa | Neal Smith is open but comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block | 31-35 |
| 16:36 | Northern Iowa | Neal Smith tips it in | 31-37 |
| 16:17 | Illinois State | Keith Hanson clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 31-37 |
| 16:16 | Illinois State | Ron Dixon tips it back up and in | 33-37 |
| 16:05 | Northern Iowa | Robert Klarberg is open but misses the lay-in | 33-37 |
| 16:04 | Northern Iowa | Marvin Stinson tips it back up and in | 33-39 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Edgar Templin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alexei Szklarski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Keith Hanson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ron Dixon (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Jerry Morrison (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Marvin Stinson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Rory Kish (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Klarberg (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Neal Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. C - Ruben Herring (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:50 | Illinois State | Keith Hanson misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 33-39 |
| 15:49 | Northern Iowa | Neal Smith pulls down the rebound | 33-39 |
| 15:44 | Northern Iowa | Alexei Szklarski picks off the pass by Rory Kish in the backcourt | 33-39 |
| 15:32 | Illinois State | Keith Hanson hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 33-39 |
| 15:31 | Northern Iowa | Neal Smith gets the rebound | 33-39 |
| 15:07 | Northern Iowa | Ruben Herring hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway from just outside the lane | 33-39 |
| 15:05 | Northern Iowa | Ruben Herring pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-39 |
| 14:50 | Northern Iowa | Robert Klarberg comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 33-39 |
| 14:49 | Illinois State | Edgar Templin grabs the board | 33-39 |
| 14:40 | Illinois State | Robert Klarberg steps in front of the Alexei Szklarski pass | 33-39 |
| 14:26 | Northern Iowa | Rory Kish connects on the jumper from the right block on a great pass from Robert Klarberg and he's fouled by Ron Dixon - foul #1 on Ron Dixon, team foul #4 | 33-41 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Manuel King (PG), Mark Roth (SG), Ryan Avalos (SF), Michael Swan (PF), David White (C) Edgar Templin, Alexei Szklarski, Keith Hanson, Ron Dixon, Jerry Morrison | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Charles Bridgewater (SG), Jonathon Hill (SF), Eddie Lutz (PF), Edward Jones (C) Marvin Stinson, Robert Klarberg, Neal Smith, Ruben Herring | |
| 14:26 | Northern Iowa | Rory Kish makes the free throw | 33-42 |
| 14:14 | Illinois State | Edward Jones steals it from Manuel King | 33-42 |
| 13:45 | Northern Iowa | Mark Roth steals it from Rory Kish | 33-42 |
| 13:30 | Illinois State | Edward Jones steps in front of the David White pass | 33-42 |
| 13:16 | Northern Iowa | Mark Roth is called for the reach on Charles Bridgewater - foul #3 on Mark Roth, team foul #5 | 33-42 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Jerry Morrison (C) David White | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Julian Gray (PG) Rory Kish | |
| 12:55 | Northern Iowa | Charles Bridgewater hits a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Edward Jones and he's fouled by Michael Swan - foul #1 on Michael Swan, team foul #6 | 33-44 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Edgar Templin (PG), Sean Jamar (SF), Ron Dixon (PF) Manuel King, Ryan Avalos, Michael Swan | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Scott Rael (SF), Alfred Williams (C) Jonathon Hill, Edward Jones | |
| 12:55 | Northern Iowa | Charles Bridgewater misses the free throw | 33-44 |
| 12:55 | Illinois State | Jerry Morrison pulls down the rebound | 33-44 |
| 12:41 | Illinois State | Ron Dixon's layup is rejected by Alfred Williams | 33-44 |
| 12:39 | Northern Iowa | Alfred Williams snags the defensive board | 33-44 |
| 12:20 | Northern Iowa | Jerry Morrison is called for the reach on Alfred Williams - foul #3 on Jerry Morrison, team foul #7 | 33-44 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Edward Jones (C) Eddie Lutz | |
| 12:20 | Northern Iowa | Alfred Williams misses the 1st free throw | 33-44 |
| 12:20 | Illinois State | Ron Dixon gets the rebound | 33-44 |
| 11:56 | Illinois State | Ron Dixon scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Sean Jamar | 36-44 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Edgar Templin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Roth (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Sean Jamar (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ron Dixon (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Jerry Morrison (tiring) 3 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Julian Gray (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Bridgewater (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Scott Rael (fresh) PF - Alfred Williams (fresh) 3 reb. C - Edward Jones (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 11:37 | Northern Iowa | Edward Jones is open and buries a fadeaway from the left block | 36-46 |
| 11:19 | Illinois State | Mark Roth clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 36-46 |
| 11:18 | Illinois State | Mark Roth snags the offensive board | 36-46 |
| 11:00 | Illinois State | Ron Dixon connects on the jumpshot from the right wing | 38-46 |
| 10:58 | Northern Iowa | Julian Gray is hacked by Ron Dixon in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ron Dixon, team foul #8 | 38-46 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Manuel King (PG), Alexei Szklarski (SG), Keith Hanson (SF), Michael Swan (PF), David White (C) Edgar Templin, Mark Roth, Sean Jamar, Ron Dixon, Jerry Morrison | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Klarberg (SG), Jonathon Hill (SF), Neal Smith (PF), Ruben Herring (C) Charles Bridgewater, Scott Rael, Alfred Williams, Edward Jones | |
| 10:58 | Northern Iowa | Julian Gray makes the 1st free throw | 38-47 |
| 10:58 | Northern Iowa | Julian Gray makes the 2nd free throw | 38-48 |
| 10:34 | Illinois State | Keith Hanson is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Keith Hanson, team foul #9 | 38-48 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Marvin Stinson (PG) Julian Gray | |
| 10:31 | Northern Iowa | Robert Klarberg travels in the backcourt | 38-48 |
| 10:13 | Illinois State | Keith Hanson clanks a shot from the left side | 38-48 |
| 10:11 | Northern Iowa | Robert Klarberg grabs the board | 38-48 |
| 10:06 | Northern Iowa | Jonathon Hill is fouled in the backcourt by David White - foul #1 on David White, team foul #10 | 38-48 |
| 10:06 | Northern Iowa | Jonathon Hill makes the 1st free throw | 38-49 |
| 10:06 | Northern Iowa | Jonathon Hill misses the 2nd free throw | 38-49 |
| 10:06 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to David White | 38-49 |
| 09:57 | Illinois State | Alexei Szklarski is hacked by Robert Klarberg - foul #1 on Robert Klarberg, team foul #3 | 38-49 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Ryan Avalos (C) Michael Swan | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Rory Kish (SG) Jonathon Hill | |
| 09:41 | Illinois State | David White misses the shot from the free throw line | 38-49 |
| 09:39 | Illinois State | David White misses the tip | 38-49 |
| 09:38 | Northern Iowa | Neal Smith snags the defensive board | 38-49 |
| 09:09 | Northern Iowa | Rory Kish misses short on an open fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 38-49 |
| 09:07 | Illinois State | David White pulls down the rebound | 38-49 |
| 08:47 | Illinois State | Alexei Szklarski hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 40-49 |
| 08:28 | Northern Iowa | Ruben Herring hits a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Marvin Stinson | 40-51 |
| 08:09 | Illinois State | Ruben Herring swats the short shot by David White | 40-51 |
| 08:08 | Northern Iowa | Rory Kish pulls down the rebound | 40-51 |
| 08:03 | Northern Iowa | Rory Kish buries a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Marvin Stinson | 40-53 |
| 07:44 | Illinois State | David White hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 40-53 |
| 07:43 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Ruben Herring | 40-53 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Manuel King (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alexei Szklarski (tiring) 8 pts. SF - Keith Hanson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - David White (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Ryan Avalos (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Marvin Stinson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Rory Kish (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Klarberg (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Neal Smith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 11 reb. C - Ruben Herring (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Northern Iowa | Rory Kish misses long on a driving attempt in the lane | 40-53 |
| 07:27 | Illinois State | Ryan Avalos pulls down the rebound | 40-53 |
| 07:08 | Illinois State | David White hits a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Manuel King | 42-53 |
| 07:06 | Northern Iowa | Robert Klarberg is fouled in the backcourt by Manuel King - foul #3 on Manuel King, team foul #11 | 42-53 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Edgar Templin (PG), Mark Roth (SG), Sean Jamar (SF), Michael Swan (PF), Jerry Morrison (C) Manuel King, Alexei Szklarski, Keith Hanson, David White, Ryan Avalos | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Charles Bridgewater (SG), Jonathon Hill (SF), Eddie Lutz (PF), Edward Jones (C) Marvin Stinson, Rory Kish, Neal Smith, Ruben Herring | |
| 07:06 | Northern Iowa | Robert Klarberg makes the 1st free throw | 42-54 |
| 07:06 | Northern Iowa | Robert Klarberg misses the 2nd free throw | 42-54 |
| 07:06 | Illinois State | Michael Swan grabs the board | 42-54 |
| 06:50 | Illinois State | Jerry Morrison's fadeaway is rejected by Jonathon Hill | 42-54 |
| 06:48 | Illinois State | Edgar Templin tips it back up and in | 44-54 |
| 06:43 | Northern Iowa | Jonathon Hill makes the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Robert Klarberg | 44-57 |
| 06:26 | Illinois State | Mark Roth's floater is tipped away by Eddie Lutz | 44-57 |
| 06:25 | Northern Iowa | Charles Bridgewater snags the defensive board | 44-57 |
| 06:06 | Northern Iowa | Eddie Lutz clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 44-57 |
| 06:05 | Northern Iowa | Edward Jones can't tip it in | 44-57 |
| 06:04 | Illinois State | Michael Swan grabs the defensive rebound | 44-57 |
| 05:59 | Illinois State | Edgar Templin loses the dribble to Eddie Lutz | 44-57 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 05:38 | Northern Iowa | Charles Bridgewater makes the driving attempt from the right block set up by Jonathon Hill | 44-59 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 05:26 | Illinois State | Jerry Morrison lays it up and in on a nice dish by Edgar Templin and the foul's on Edward Jones - foul #4 on Edward Jones, team foul #4 | 46-59 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Keith Hanson (SF), Ron Dixon (PF) Sean Jamar, Michael Swan | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Julian Gray (PG), Scott Rael (SF), Alfred Williams (PF) Robert Klarberg, Jonathon Hill, Eddie Lutz | |
| 05:26 | Illinois State | Jerry Morrison makes the free throw | 47-59 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 05:13 | Northern Iowa | Charles Bridgewater blows the layup | 47-59 |
| 05:12 | Illinois State | Ron Dixon gets the rebound | 47-59 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 04:53 | Illinois State | Edgar Templin hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 47-59 |
| 04:51 | Northern Iowa | Edward Jones snags the defensive board | 47-59 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 04:29 | Northern Iowa | Scott Rael buries a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Charles Bridgewater | 47-62 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 04:10 | Illinois State | Mark Roth hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side but he's fouled by Alfred Williams - foul #1 on Alfred Williams, team foul #5 | 47-62 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Michael Swan (C) Jerry Morrison | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Marvin Stinson (PG), Rory Kish (SG), Eddie Lutz (PF) Julian Gray, Charles Bridgewater, Edward Jones | |
| 04:10 | Illinois State | Mark Roth misses the 1st free throw | 47-62 |
| 04:10 | Illinois State | Mark Roth makes the 2nd free throw | 48-62 |
| 04:07 | Northern Iowa | Marvin Stinson is hacked by Edgar Templin in the backcourt - foul #2 on Edgar Templin, team foul #12 | 48-62 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Alexei Szklarski (SG) Mark Roth | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 04:07 | Northern Iowa | Marvin Stinson misses the 1st free throw | 48-62 |
| 04:07 | Northern Iowa | Marvin Stinson makes the 2nd free throw | 48-63 |
| 03:52 | Illinois State | Michael Swan can't throw it down but he's hacked by Alfred Williams - foul #2 on Alfred Williams, team foul #6 | 48-63 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Ryan Avalos (SF) Keith Hanson | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jonathon Hill (SF), Neal Smith (PF) Scott Rael, Alfred Williams | |
| 03:52 | Illinois State | Michael Swan misses the 1st free throw | 48-63 |
| 03:52 | Illinois State | Michael Swan makes the 2nd free throw | 49-63 |
| 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) | |
| 03:49 | Northern Iowa | Rory Kish is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #2 on Rory Kish, team foul #7 | 49-63 |
| 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) | |
| 03:33 | Illinois State | Eddie Lutz is called for the reach on Edgar Templin - foul #3 on Eddie Lutz, team foul #8 | 49-63 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Ruben Herring (C) Eddie Lutz | |
| 03:33 | Illinois State | Edgar Templin makes the 1st free throw | 50-63 |
| 03:33 | Illinois State | Edgar Templin makes the 2nd free throw | 51-63 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Edgar Templin (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Alexei Szklarski (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Ryan Avalos (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Ron Dixon (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Swan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Marvin Stinson (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Rory Kish (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jonathon Hill (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. PF - Neal Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 11 reb. C - Ruben Herring (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:04 | Northern Iowa | Ruben Herring can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 51-63 |
| 03:02 | Northern Iowa | Ruben Herring hits the follow up shot | 51-65 |
| 02:49 | Illinois State | Edgar Templin scores on a shot from the left side | 53-65 |
| 02:49 | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-65 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Manuel King (PG), Mark Roth (SG), Jerry Morrison (C) Edgar Templin, Alexei Szklarski, Michael Swan | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Charles Bridgewater (SG) Rory Kish | |
| 02:35 | Northern Iowa | Charles Bridgewater is hacked by Ryan Avalos - foul #2 on Ryan Avalos, team foul #13 | 53-65 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Alexei Szklarski (SG), Sean Jamar (SF), David White (PF) Mark Roth, Ron Dixon, Jerry Morrison | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Julian Gray (PG), Scott Rael (SF), Eddie Lutz (C) Marvin Stinson, Jonathon Hill, Neal Smith | |
| 02:35 | Northern Iowa | Charles Bridgewater makes the 1st free throw | 53-66 |
| 02:35 | Northern Iowa | Charles Bridgewater misses the 2nd free throw | 53-66 |
| 02:35 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Alexei Szklarski | 53-66 |
| 02:09 | Illinois State | Ruben Herring steps in front of the Sean Jamar pass | 53-66 |
| 01:44 | Northern Iowa | Charles Bridgewater is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing set up by Julian Gray | 53-68 |
| 01:21 | Illinois State | Manuel King connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Alexei Szklarski | 56-68 |
| 00:55 | Northern Iowa | Ruben Herring is open and buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Julian Gray | 56-70 |
| 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 flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:48 | Illinois State | Sean Jamar makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Manuel King | 59-70 |
| 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) | |
| 00:26 | Northern Iowa | David White steals it from Eddie Lutz | 59-70 |
| 00:19 | Illinois State | Alexei Szklarski scores on a jumper in the lane and the foul's on Ruben Herring - foul #1 on Ruben Herring, team foul #9 | 61-70 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Mark Roth (SG), Keith Hanson (SF), Ron Dixon (PF), Jerry Morrison (C) Manuel King, Sean Jamar, David White, Ryan Avalos | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Marvin Stinson (PG), Jonathon Hill (SF), Neal Smith (PF), Edward Jones (C) Julian Gray, Scott Rael, Ruben Herring, Eddie Lutz | |
| 00:19 | Illinois State | Alexei Szklarski makes the free throw | 62-70 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois 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) | |
| 00:17 | Northern Iowa | Edward Jones is fouled in the backcourt by Alexei Szklarski - foul #3 on Alexei Szklarski, team foul #14 | 62-70 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Edgar Templin (PG) Alexei Szklarski | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Eddie Lutz (PF) Neal Smith | |
| 00:17 | Northern Iowa | Edward Jones makes the 1st free throw | 62-71 |
| 00:17 | Northern Iowa | Edward Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 62-71 |
| 00:17 | Illinois State | Jerry Morrison gets the rebound | 62-71 |
| 00:10 | Illinois State | Keith Hanson buries a 3 from the left corner set up by Edgar Templin | 65-71 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:09 | Northern Iowa | Edward Jones is hacked by Mark Roth in the backcourt - foul #4 on Mark Roth, team foul #15 | 65-71 |
| 00:09 | Northern Iowa | Edward Jones makes the 1st free throw | 65-72 |
| 00:09 | Northern Iowa | Edward Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 65-73 |
| 00:05 | Illinois State | Keith Hanson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 65-73 |
| 00:04 | Northern Iowa | Edward Jones pulls down the rebound | 65-73 |
| 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) | |
| 00:00 | Northern Iowa | Marvin Stinson runs out the clock | 65-73 |