| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Jay Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joshua Schippers (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Archie Harkins (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dewey McClain (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. C - Allen Foos (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Scott Moyer (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Daniel Bryan (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Ybarra (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Michael Myrie (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - James Latta (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northern Iowa | Archie Harkins inbounds the ball | 44-29 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:43 | Northern Iowa | Jay Johnson is hacked by Michael Myrie - foul #1 on Michael Myrie, team foul #1 | 44-29 |
| 19:25 | Northern Iowa | Jay Johnson double dribbles | 44-29 |
| 19:09 | Southern Illinois | Daniel Bryan hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Archie Harkins - foul #2 on Archie Harkins, team foul #1 | 44-29 |
| 19:09 | Southern Illinois | Daniel Bryan misses the 1st free throw | 44-29 |
| 19:09 | Southern Illinois | Daniel Bryan makes the 2nd free throw | 44-30 |
| 18:46 | Northern Iowa | Allen Foos throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-30 |
| 18:34 | Southern Illinois | James Ybarra misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 44-30 |
| 18:33 | Southern Illinois | Daniel Bryan tips it back up and in | 44-32 |
| 18:15 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Bryan steals it from Dewey McClain | 44-32 |
| 18:06 | Southern Illinois | Archie Harkins steals the ball from James Latta | 44-32 |
| 18:00 | Northern Iowa | Joshua Schippers misses the jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Michael Myrie - foul #2 on Michael Myrie, team foul #2 | 44-32 |
| 18:00 | Northern Iowa | Joshua Schippers makes the 1st free throw | 45-32 |
| 18:00 | Northern Iowa | Joshua Schippers makes the 2nd free throw | 46-32 |
| 17:38 | Southern Illinois | Michael Myrie hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 46-32 |
| 17:36 | Northern Iowa | Jay Johnson grabs the board | 46-32 |
| 17:09 | Northern Iowa | Dewey McClain is fouled on the floor by James Latta - foul #2 on James Latta, team foul #3 | 46-32 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Tomas Sevigny (SG), Phillip Thielen (SF), Omer Monkowski (PF) Joshua Schippers, Archie Harkins, Dewey McClain | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Gene Cook (SG), Lawrence Kim (SF), Carl Ward (PF) Daniel Bryan, James Ybarra, Michael Myrie | |
| 16:58 | Northern Iowa | Omer Monkowski misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 46-32 |
| 16:57 | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Kim snags the defensive board | 46-32 |
| 16:50 | Southern Illinois | Scott Moyer buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Lawrence Kim | 46-35 |
| 16:39 | Northern Iowa | Allen Foos misses the easy layup | 46-35 |
| 16:38 | Northern Iowa | Allen Foos tips it home | 48-35 |
| 16:09 | Southern Illinois | Gene Cook scores on a 3 from the left wing set up by Lawrence Kim | 48-38 |
| 15:51 | Northern Iowa | Allen Foos can't connect on a runner in the paint | 48-38 |
| 15:49 | Northern Iowa | Jay Johnson gets the offensive rebound | 48-38 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Jay Johnson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Tomas Sevigny (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Phillip Thielen (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Omer Monkowski (fresh) C - Allen Foos (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Scott Moyer (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gene Cook (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - Lawrence Kim (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. PF - Carl Ward (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - James Latta (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Northern Iowa | Tomas Sevigny clanks a 3 from the right corner | 48-38 |
| 15:39 | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Kim gets the rebound | 48-38 |
| 15:14 | Southern Illinois | Jay Johnson is called for the reach on Scott Moyer - foul #2 on Jay Johnson, team foul #2 | 48-38 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Joshua Schippers (SG), Archie Harkins (SF), Dewey McClain (PF) Jay Johnson, Phillip Thielen, Allen Foos | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Daniel Bryan (SG), Michael Myrie (PF) Scott Moyer, James Latta | |
| 14:58 | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Kim misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 48-38 |
| 14:56 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Dewey McClain | 48-38 |
| 14:39 | Northern Iowa | Omer Monkowski connects on the floater in the lane on a great pass from Joshua Schippers | 50-38 |
| 14:28 | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Kim makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Daniel Bryan | 50-41 |
| 14:04 | Northern Iowa | Joshua Schippers's fadeaway is rejected by Michael Myrie | 50-41 |
| 14:02 | Southern Illinois | Carl Ward pulls down the rebound | 50-41 |
| 13:40 | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Kim is whistled for a carry | 50-41 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jay Johnson (PG), Elmer Hatcher (C) Tomas Sevigny, Omer Monkowski | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Scott Moyer (PG), James Ybarra (SF), James Latta (C) Gene Cook, Lawrence Kim, Carl Ward | |
| 13:25 | Northern Iowa | Joshua Schippers knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Jay Johnson | 53-41 |
| 13:10 | Southern Illinois | James Latta comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 53-41 |
| 13:08 | Southern Illinois | Michael Myrie snags the offensive board | 53-41 |
| 12:54 | Southern Illinois | Scott Moyer misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 53-41 |
| 12:53 | Southern Illinois | Michael Myrie pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-41 |
| 12:35 | Southern Illinois | Michael Myrie misses the lay-in | 53-41 |
| 12:33 | Northern Iowa | Dewey McClain grabs the board | 53-41 |
| 12:14 | Northern Iowa | Joshua Schippers misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 53-41 |
| 12:12 | Southern Illinois | James Latta grabs the board | 53-41 |
| 11:55 | Southern Illinois | James Ybarra can't connect on a shot from the right block | 53-41 |
| 11:53 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Archie Harkins | 53-41 |
| 11:37 | Northern Iowa | Archie Harkins is hacked by James Ybarra - foul #1 on James Ybarra, team foul #4 | 53-41 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Tomas Sevigny (SG), Phillip Thielen (SF), Omer Monkowski (PF), Allen Foos (C) Joshua Schippers, Archie Harkins, Dewey McClain, Elmer Hatcher | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Kim (SG), Carl Ward (PF), Gene Cook (C) Daniel Bryan, Michael Myrie, James Latta | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Jay Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Tomas Sevigny (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Phillip Thielen (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Omer Monkowski (fresh) 2 pts. C - Allen Foos (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Scott Moyer (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lawrence Kim (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Ybarra (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Carl Ward (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Gene Cook (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 11:23 | Northern Iowa | Tomas Sevigny clanks a 3 from the right wing but he's hacked by Lawrence Kim - foul #1 on Lawrence Kim, team foul #5 | 53-41 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Howard Pierce (SF) Jay Johnson | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | James Latta (C) James Ybarra | |
| 11:23 | Northern Iowa | Tomas Sevigny makes the 1st free throw | 54-41 |
| 11:23 | Northern Iowa | Tomas Sevigny misses the 2nd free throw | 54-41 |
| 11:23 | Northern Iowa | Tomas Sevigny misses the 3rd free throw | 54-41 |
| 11:23 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Carl Ward | 54-41 |
| 11:07 | Southern Illinois | Allen Foos picks off the pass by Gene Cook | 54-41 |
| 10:50 | Northern Iowa | Howard Pierce is fouled on the floor by Lawrence Kim - foul #2 on Lawrence Kim, team foul #6 | 54-41 |
| 10:38 | Northern Iowa | Phillip Thielen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-41 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jay Johnson (PG) Howard Pierce | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 10:24 | Southern Illinois | Carl Ward is fouled on the floor by Omer Monkowski - foul #1 on Omer Monkowski, team foul #3 | 54-41 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Joshua Schippers (SG) Phillip Thielen | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 10:09 | Southern Illinois | Scott Moyer is hacked by Tomas Sevigny - foul #1 on Tomas Sevigny, team foul #4 | 54-41 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Daniel Bryan (SG), Michael Myrie (PF) Lawrence Kim, James Latta | |
| 09:55 | Southern Illinois | Allen Foos blocks the short jumper by Michael Myrie | 54-41 |
| 09:54 | Southern Illinois | Michael Myrie grabs the offensive rebound | 54-41 |
| 09:37 | Southern Illinois | Michael Myrie connects on the driving attempt in the paint set up by Scott Moyer | 54-43 |
| 09:26 | Northern Iowa | Tomas Sevigny loses the dribble to Daniel Bryan | 54-43 |
| 09:06 | Southern Illinois | Michael Myrie hits the finger roll and he's fouled by Omer Monkowski - foul #2 on Omer Monkowski, team foul #5 | 54-45 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Archie Harkins (SF), Dewey McClain (PF) Tomas Sevigny, Omer Monkowski | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Ronald Russell (PG), James Ybarra (SF) Scott Moyer, Gene Cook | |
| 09:06 | Southern Illinois | Michael Myrie makes the free throw | 54-46 |
| 08:49 | Northern Iowa | Archie Harkins misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 54-46 |
| 08:47 | Northern Iowa | Dewey McClain tips it home | 56-46 |
| 08:29 | Southern Illinois | Carl Ward drills a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Daniel Bryan | 56-48 |
| 08:24 | Northern Iowa | Archie Harkins connects on the turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Jay Johnson | 58-48 |
| 08:10 | Southern Illinois | James Ybarra buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 58-50 |
| 07:56 | Northern Iowa | Jay Johnson misses short on a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Daniel Bryan - foul #3 on Daniel Bryan, team foul #7 | 58-50 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Tomas Sevigny (SG), Omer Monkowski (C) Joshua Schippers, Allen Foos | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Scott Moyer (PG), Lawrence Kim (SG), Gene Davis (PF), James Latta (C) Ronald Russell, Daniel Bryan, Michael Myrie, Carl Ward | |
| 07:56 | Northern Iowa | Jay Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 58-50 |
| 07:56 | Northern Iowa | Jay Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 59-50 |
| 07:36 | Southern Illinois | Scott Moyer misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 59-50 |
| 07:35 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Dewey McClain | 59-50 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Jay Johnson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Tomas Sevigny (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Archie Harkins (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Dewey McClain (fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. C - Omer Monkowski (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Scott Moyer (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lawrence Kim (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Ybarra (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gene Davis (fresh) C - James Latta (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:15 | Northern Iowa | Dewey McClain comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 59-50 |
| 07:14 | Southern Illinois | James Latta grabs the board | 59-50 |
| 07:09 | Southern Illinois | Scott Moyer misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 59-50 |
| 07:08 | Northern Iowa | Archie Harkins pulls down the rebound | 59-50 |
| 06:48 | Northern Iowa | Jay Johnson knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 62-50 |
| 06:31 | Southern Illinois | Scott Moyer is fouled on the floor by Omer Monkowski - foul #3 on Omer Monkowski, team foul #6 | 62-50 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Joshua Schippers (SG), Phillip Thielen (SF), Allen Foos (C) Jay Johnson, Archie Harkins, Dewey McClain | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Daniel Bryan (SG), Gene Cook (SF), Michael Myrie (PF) Lawrence Kim, James Ybarra, Gene Davis | |
| 06:07 | Southern Illinois | Gene Cook misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 62-50 |
| 06:06 | Northern Iowa | Joshua Schippers gets the rebound | 62-50 |
| 05:38 | Northern Iowa | Allen Foos buries a runner near the basket on a nice dish by Tomas Sevigny | 64-50 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 05:29 | Southern Illinois | James Latta is hacked by Allen Foos - foul #2 on Allen Foos, team foul #7 | 64-50 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Elmer Hatcher (PF) Omer Monkowski | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 05:29 | Southern Illinois | James Latta misses the 1st free throw | 64-50 |
| 05:29 | Northern Iowa | Joshua Schippers snags the defensive board | 64-50 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 05:04 | Northern Iowa | Allen Foos is fouled on the floor by Daniel Bryan - foul #4 on Daniel Bryan, team foul #8 | 64-50 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Archie Harkins (SF), Dewey McClain (PF) Phillip Thielen, Elmer Hatcher | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 05:04 | Northern Iowa | Allen Foos misses the 1st free throw | 64-50 |
| 05:04 | Southern Illinois | James Latta snags the defensive board | 64-50 |
| 04:49 | Southern Illinois | Joshua Schippers picks off the pass by Daniel Bryan | 64-50 |
| 04:46 | Northern Iowa | Tomas Sevigny lays it in on a great pass from Joshua Schippers | 66-50 |
| 04:30 | Southern Illinois | Gene Cook hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 66-50 |
| 04:28 | Northern Iowa | Dewey McClain pulls down the rebound | 66-50 |
| 04:09 | Northern Iowa | Archie Harkins can't throw it down | 66-50 |
| 04:08 | Northern Iowa | Archie Harkins hits the follow up shot | 68-50 |
| 04:00 | Southern Illinois | The short jumper by Daniel Bryan is denied by Archie Harkins | 68-50 |
| 03:58 | Northern Iowa | Joshua Schippers gets the rebound | 68-50 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:46 | Northern Iowa | Allen Foos makes the jumper from the right wing set up by Tomas Sevigny | 70-50 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:38 | Southern Illinois | James Latta hits a jumper from the free throw line set up by Michael Myrie | 70-52 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Tomas Sevigny (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joshua Schippers (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 7 ast. 3 stl. SF - Archie Harkins (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. PF - Dewey McClain (fresh) 15 pts. 8 reb. C - Allen Foos (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Scott Moyer (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Daniel Bryan (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Gene Cook (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Michael Myrie (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - James Latta (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:09 | Northern Iowa | Allen Foos misses the jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Scott Moyer - foul #3 on Scott Moyer, team foul #9 | 70-52 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Kenneth Eagle (PG), Phillip Thielen (SG), Howard Pierce (SF), Omer Monkowski (PF) Tomas Sevigny, Joshua Schippers, Archie Harkins, Dewey McClain | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Kim (PG), Ronald Russell (SG), Gene Davis (PF), Carl Ward (C) Scott Moyer, Daniel Bryan, Michael Myrie, James Latta | |
| 03:09 | Northern Iowa | Allen Foos misses the 1st free throw | 70-52 |
| 03:09 | Northern Iowa | Allen Foos makes the 2nd free throw | 71-52 |
| 03:02 | Southern Illinois | Ronald Russell hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Phillip Thielen - foul #3 on Phillip Thielen, team foul #8 | 71-52 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Elmer Hatcher (C) Allen Foos | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 03:02 | Southern Illinois | Ronald Russell makes the 1st free throw | 71-53 |
| 03:02 | Southern Illinois | Ronald Russell makes the 2nd free throw | 71-54 |
| 02:37 | Northern Iowa | Omer Monkowski drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Howard Pierce and the foul's on Gene Davis - foul #1 on Gene Davis, team foul #10 | 73-54 |
| 02:37 | Northern Iowa | Omer Monkowski makes the free throw | 74-54 |
| 02:17 | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Kim is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Eagle - foul #1 on Kenneth Eagle, team foul #9 | 74-54 |
| 02:17 | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Kim makes the 1st free throw | 74-55 |
| 02:17 | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Kim makes the 2nd free throw | 74-56 |
| 02:01 | Northern Iowa | Phillip Thielen hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Kenneth Eagle | 77-56 |
| 01:51 | Southern Illinois | Carl Ward's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 77-56 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Tomas Sevigny (PG) Kenneth Eagle | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 01:25 | Northern Iowa | Phillip Thielen hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 77-56 |
| 01:23 | Northern Iowa | Elmer Hatcher grabs the offensive board | 77-56 |
| 01:06 | Northern Iowa | Phillip Thielen comes up short on the floater from the right side | 77-56 |
| 01:04 | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Kim snags the defensive board | 77-56 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:57 | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Kim drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Ronald Russell | 77-58 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:36 | Northern Iowa | Elmer Hatcher hits a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Tomas Sevigny | 79-58 |
| 00:29 | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Kim is whistled for traveling | 79-58 |
| 00:00 | Northern Iowa | Tomas Sevigny runs out the clock | 79-58 |