| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Timothy Garland (fresh) SG - Jeffery Lathem (fresh) SF - Donald Garzon (fresh) PF - Wilbert Niewieroski (fresh) C - Shawn Summey (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Jerry Gagnon (fresh) SG - David Woods (fresh) SF - Gary O'Neal (fresh) PF - Swietomierz Zervas (fresh) C - Leland Davis (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Illinois-Chicago | Shawn Summey wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:42 | Illinois-Chicago | Timothy Garland misses short on a runner in the paint | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Leland Davis | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | Northern Iowa | Gary O'Neal is open and scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Jerry Gagnon | 0-3 |
| 19:19 | Illinois-Chicago | Wilbert Niewieroski comes up short on the driving attempt from close range | 0-3 |
| 19:18 | Illinois-Chicago | Donald Garzon hits the follow up shot | 2-3 |
| 19:04 | Northern Iowa | Gary O'Neal makes the wide open 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Jerry Gagnon | 2-6 |
| 18:40 | Illinois-Chicago | Timothy Garland misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 2-6 |
| 18:39 | Illinois-Chicago | The offensive rebound goes to Jeffery Lathem | 2-6 |
| 18:14 | Illinois-Chicago | Wilbert Niewieroski drills a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Donald Garzon | 4-6 |
| 17:57 | Northern Iowa | Jerry Gagnon is fouled on the floor by Jeffery Lathem - foul #1 on Jeffery Lathem, team foul #1 | 4-6 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Leo Brown (PG), David Schmidt (SF), Karl Hirsh (C) Timothy Garland, Donald Garzon, Shawn Summey | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 17:39 | Northern Iowa | Swietomierz Zervas misses the lay-in | 4-6 |
| 17:38 | Illinois-Chicago | The rebound goes to Jeffery Lathem | 4-6 |
| 17:34 | Illinois-Chicago | Jeffery Lathem is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Jeffery Lathem, team foul #2 | 4-6 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Eugene Young (SG), Douglas Glover (SF) Jeffery Lathem, Wilbert Niewieroski | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Julio Pena (PF) Swietomierz Zervas | |
| 17:10 | Northern Iowa | Jerry Gagnon knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by David Woods | 4-9 |
| 16:51 | Illinois-Chicago | Douglas Glover drills a fadeaway from the baseline | 6-9 |
| 16:41 | Northern Iowa | David Woods hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Eugene Young - foul #1 on Eugene Young, team foul #3 | 6-9 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Wilbert Niewieroski (PF), Shawn Summey (C) Douglas Glover, Karl Hirsh | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Vroman (PG), James Francis (SF), Keith Burk (C) Jerry Gagnon, Gary O'Neal, Leland Davis | |
| 16:41 | Northern Iowa | David Woods makes the 1st free throw | 6-10 |
| 16:41 | Northern Iowa | David Woods misses the 2nd free throw | 6-10 |
| 16:41 | Illinois-Chicago | Shawn Summey pulls down the rebound | 6-10 |
| 16:24 | Illinois-Chicago | Leo Brown hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 6-10 |
| 16:23 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Keith Burk | 6-10 |
| 16:18 | Northern Iowa | The jumper by David Woods is denied by Shawn Summey | 6-10 |
| 16:16 | Illinois-Chicago | David Schmidt grabs the defensive rebound | 6-10 |
| 15:55 | Illinois-Chicago | Eugene Young misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 6-10 |
| 15:54 | Illinois-Chicago | Shawn Summey tips it home | 8-10 |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Leo Brown (fairly fresh) SG - Eugene Young (fairly fresh) SF - David Schmidt (fairly fresh) PF - Wilbert Niewieroski (fresh) 2 pts. C - Shawn Summey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - James Vroman (fresh) SG - David Woods (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Francis (fresh) PF - Julio Pena (fresh) C - Keith Burk (fresh) | |
| 15:51 | Northern Iowa | David Schmidt picks off the pass by David Woods in the backcourt | 8-10 |
| 15:50 | Illinois-Chicago | Eugene Young lays it in set up by David Schmidt | 10-10 |
| 15:48 | Northern Iowa | James Francis is fouled in the backcourt by Eugene Young - foul #2 on Eugene Young, team foul #4 | 10-10 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Timothy Garland (PG), Noah Stoops (SG), Douglas Glover (SF) Leo Brown, Eugene Young, David Schmidt | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jerry Gagnon (PG), Darryl Macek (SF), Swietomierz Zervas (PF) James Vroman, David Woods, Keith Burk | |
| 15:34 | Northern Iowa | James Francis hits the front of the rim on the wide open turnaround near the basket | 10-10 |
| 15:32 | Northern Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Julio Pena | 10-10 |
| 15:25 | Northern Iowa | Julio Pena's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 10-10 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Donald Garzon (SF), Karl Hirsh (PF) Wilbert Niewieroski, Shawn Summey | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Gary O'Neal (SF), Leland Davis (C) Darryl Macek, Julio Pena | |
| 15:07 | Illinois-Chicago | Noah Stoops is called for a backcourt violation | 10-10 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Vroman (SG) James Francis | |
| 15:05 | Northern Iowa | Donald Garzon takes the ball from Jerry Gagnon in the backcourt | 10-10 |
| 14:55 | Illinois-Chicago | Donald Garzon misses the shot from the left side | 10-10 |
| 14:54 | Northern Iowa | Swietomierz Zervas snags the defensive board | 10-10 |
| 14:37 | Northern Iowa | Swietomierz Zervas misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 10-10 |
| 14:36 | Illinois-Chicago | The rebound goes to Douglas Glover | 10-10 |
| 14:30 | Illinois-Chicago | Donald Garzon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 10-10 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Charles Saucedo (PG), Leo Brown (SG), Wilbert Niewieroski (PF), Shawn Summey (C) Timothy Garland, Noah Stoops, Karl Hirsh, Douglas Glover | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Darryl Macek (SG) Jerry Gagnon | |
| 14:06 | Northern Iowa | Leland Davis misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 10-10 |
| 14:04 | Northern Iowa | Swietomierz Zervas can't tip it in | 10-10 |
| 14:03 | Northern Iowa | Leland Davis gets the offensive rebound | 10-10 |
| 13:44 | Northern Iowa | James Vroman hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt jumper from the left corner | 10-10 |
| 13:43 | Northern Iowa | Swietomierz Zervas tips it but misses | 10-10 |
| 13:42 | Illinois-Chicago | Charles Saucedo gets the rebound | 10-10 |
| 13:24 | Illinois-Chicago | Donald Garzon hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 10-10 |
| 13:22 | Northern Iowa | Leland Davis snags the defensive board | 10-10 |
| 13:19 | Northern Iowa | Darryl Macek is fouled in the backcourt by Leo Brown - foul #1 on Leo Brown, team foul #5 | 10-10 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Noah Stoops (SG), David Schmidt (SF) Leo Brown, Donald Garzon | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jerry Gagnon (PG), David Woods (SG), James Francis (SF), Julio Pena (PF), Keith Burk (C) James Vroman, Darryl Macek, Gary O'Neal, Swietomierz Zervas, Leland Davis | |
| 13:08 | Northern Iowa | Jerry Gagnon connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Keith Burk | 10-13 |
| 12:50 | Illinois-Chicago | Shawn Summey misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 10-13 |
| 12:49 | Northern Iowa | James Francis pulls down the rebound | 10-13 |
| 12:39 | Northern Iowa | Jerry Gagnon is hacked by Shawn Summey - foul #1 on Shawn Summey, team foul #6 | 10-13 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Timothy Garland (PG), Leo Brown (SG), Karl Hirsh (C) Charles Saucedo, Noah Stoops, Shawn Summey | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 12:30 | Northern Iowa | James Francis can't finish the layup but the foul's on David Schmidt - foul #1 on David Schmidt, team foul #7 | 10-13 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Douglas Glover (SF) David Schmidt | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 12:30 | Northern Iowa | James Francis makes the 1st free throw | 10-14 |
| 12:30 | Northern Iowa | James Francis misses the 2nd free throw | 10-14 |
| 12:30 | Illinois-Chicago | Karl Hirsh gets the rebound | 10-14 |
| 12:12 | Illinois-Chicago | Douglas Glover makes the jumper from the right side | 12-14 |
| 12:08 | Northern Iowa | David Woods's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 12-14 |
| 11:53 | Illinois-Chicago | Leo Brown connects on the jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Timothy Garland | 14-14 |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Timothy Garland (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Leo Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Douglas Glover (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Wilbert Niewieroski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Karl Hirsh (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Jerry Gagnon (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Woods (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Francis (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Julio Pena (fresh) C - Keith Burk (fresh) | |
| 11:39 | Northern Iowa | Jerry Gagnon misses badly on a jumper in the lane but he's fouled by Timothy Garland - foul #1 on Timothy Garland, team foul #8 | 14-14 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Charles Saucedo (PG), Noah Stoops (SG), Donald Garzon (SF), Shawn Summey (C) Timothy Garland, Leo Brown, Douglas Glover, Karl Hirsh | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Gary O'Neal (SF), Swietomierz Zervas (PF), Leland Davis (C) James Francis, Julio Pena, Keith Burk | |
| 11:39 | Northern Iowa | Jerry Gagnon makes the 1st free throw | 14-15 |
| 11:39 | Northern Iowa | Jerry Gagnon makes the 2nd free throw | 14-16 |
| 11:27 | Illinois-Chicago | Noah Stoops drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Charles Saucedo | 17-16 |
| 11:16 | Northern Iowa | Gary O'Neal misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 17-16 |
| 11:14 | Illinois-Chicago | Wilbert Niewieroski snags the defensive board | 17-16 |
| 11:05 | Illinois-Chicago | Leland Davis blocks the short jumper by Shawn Summey | 17-16 |
| 11:03 | Illinois-Chicago | Shawn Summey snags the offensive board | 17-16 |
| 10:43 | Illinois-Chicago | Swietomierz Zervas is called for the reach on Donald Garzon - foul #1 on Swietomierz Zervas, team foul #1 | 17-16 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Leo Brown (SG), David Schmidt (PF) Noah Stoops, Wilbert Niewieroski | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Vroman (PG), Darryl Macek (SG), Julio Pena (PF) Jerry Gagnon, David Woods, Swietomierz Zervas | |
| 10:29 | Illinois-Chicago | Julio Pena steps in front of the David Schmidt pass | 17-16 |
| 10:03 | Northern Iowa | Gary O'Neal hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt jumper from the right wing | 17-16 |
| 10:02 | Illinois-Chicago | Charles Saucedo snags the defensive board | 17-16 |
| 09:58 | Illinois-Chicago | Donald Garzon is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Donald Garzon, team foul #9 | 17-16 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Timothy Garland (PG), Douglas Glover (SF) Charles Saucedo, Donald Garzon | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Francis (SG), Keith Burk (C) Gary O'Neal, Leland Davis | |
| 09:51 | Northern Iowa | Leo Brown is called for the reach on James Francis in the backcourt - foul #2 on Leo Brown, team foul #10 | 17-16 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Noah Stoops (SG), Wilbert Niewieroski (PF) Leo Brown, Shawn Summey | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 09:51 | Northern Iowa | James Francis makes the 1st free throw | 17-17 |
| 09:51 | Northern Iowa | James Francis makes the 2nd free throw | 17-18 |
| 09:34 | Illinois-Chicago | Noah Stoops can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 17-18 |
| 09:32 | Northern Iowa | Darryl Macek grabs the defensive rebound | 17-18 |
| 09:27 | Northern Iowa | James Vroman is hacked by Douglas Glover - foul #1 on Douglas Glover, team foul #11 | 17-18 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Karl Hirsh (C) David Schmidt | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jerry Gagnon (PG) Julio Pena | |
| 09:27 | Northern Iowa | James Vroman misses the 1st free throw | 17-18 |
| 09:27 | Northern Iowa | James Vroman makes the 2nd free throw | 17-19 |
| 09:02 | Illinois-Chicago | Wilbert Niewieroski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 17-19 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | David Schmidt (SF) Douglas Glover | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | David Woods (SG), Gary O'Neal (SF), Swietomierz Zervas (PF) James Vroman, Darryl Macek, James Francis | |
| 08:48 | Northern Iowa | David Woods is hacked by Noah Stoops - foul #1 on Noah Stoops, team foul #12 | 17-19 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Shawn Summey (C) Wilbert Niewieroski | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Leland Davis (C) Keith Burk | |
| 08:48 | Northern Iowa | David Woods misses the 1st free throw | 17-19 |
| 08:48 | Northern Iowa | David Woods makes the 2nd free throw | 17-20 |
| 08:39 | Illinois-Chicago | Shawn Summey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 17-20 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Charles Saucedo (PG), Donald Garzon (SF) Timothy Garland, Karl Hirsh | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 08:21 | Northern Iowa | Jerry Gagnon misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 17-20 |
| 08:20 | Northern Iowa | Leland Davis grabs the offensive rebound | 17-20 |
| 08:10 | Northern Iowa | Jerry Gagnon is open but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 17-20 |
| 08:08 | Illinois-Chicago | David Schmidt grabs the board | 17-20 |
| 08:03 | Illinois-Chicago | Shawn Summey misses the turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by Leland Davis - foul #1 on Leland Davis, team foul #2 | 17-20 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Wilbert Niewieroski (PF) David Schmidt | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Stjepan Moczulski (PG), James Vroman (SG), Julio Pena (PF) Jerry Gagnon, David Woods, Swietomierz Zervas | |
| 08:03 | Illinois-Chicago | Shawn Summey makes the 1st free throw | 18-20 |
| 08:03 | Illinois-Chicago | Shawn Summey makes the 2nd free throw | 19-20 |
| 07:50 | Northern Iowa | James Vroman loses the ball out of bounds | 19-20 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Francis (SF) Gary O'Neal | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Charles Saucedo (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Noah Stoops (tiring) 3 pts. SF - Donald Garzon (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Wilbert Niewieroski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Shawn Summey (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Stjepan Moczulski (fresh) SG - James Vroman (fresh) 1 pts. SF - James Francis (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Julio Pena (fresh) C - Leland Davis (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Illinois-Chicago | Shawn Summey hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 19-20 |
| 07:23 | Northern Iowa | Julio Pena pulls down the rebound | 19-20 |
| 07:04 | Northern Iowa | Stjepan Moczulski is open but misses the lay-in | 19-20 |
| 07:03 | Illinois-Chicago | Noah Stoops pulls down the rebound | 19-20 |
| 06:41 | Illinois-Chicago | Donald Garzon is hacked by Stjepan Moczulski - foul #1 on Stjepan Moczulski, team foul #3 | 19-20 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Timothy Garland (PG), Douglas Glover (SF), Karl Hirsh (C) Charles Saucedo, Donald Garzon, Shawn Summey | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jerry Gagnon (PG), David Woods (SG), Darryl Macek (SF), Swietomierz Zervas (PF), Keith Burk (C) Stjepan Moczulski, James Vroman, James Francis, Julio Pena, Leland Davis | |
| 06:18 | Illinois-Chicago | Keith Burk takes the ball from Douglas Glover | 19-20 |
| 06:16 | Northern Iowa | Timothy Garland steps in front of the David Woods pass in the backcourt | 19-20 |
| 06:01 | Illinois-Chicago | Timothy Garland hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 19-20 |
| 06:00 | Northern Iowa | Swietomierz Zervas pulls down the rebound | 19-20 |
| 05:44 | Northern Iowa | Jerry Gagnon can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 19-20 |
| 05:42 | Illinois-Chicago | Karl Hirsh snags the defensive board | 19-20 |
| 05:37 | Illinois-Chicago | Timothy Garland misses the jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by David Woods - foul #1 on David Woods, team foul #4 | 19-20 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | David Schmidt (SF), Shawn Summey (C) Douglas Glover, Karl Hirsh | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Gary O'Neal (SF) Darryl Macek | |
| 05:37 | Illinois-Chicago | Timothy Garland misses the 1st free throw | 19-20 |
| 05:37 | Illinois-Chicago | Timothy Garland makes the 2nd free throw | 20-20 |
| 05:24 | Northern Iowa | David Woods clanks a shot from the free throw line | 20-20 |
| 05:22 | Northern Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to David Woods | 20-20 |
| 05:00 | Northern Iowa | Gary O'Neal misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 20-20 |
| 04:58 | Illinois-Chicago | Timothy Garland gets the rebound | 20-20 |
| 04:32 | Illinois-Chicago | Noah Stoops travels with the ball | 20-20 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Charles Saucedo (PG), Donald Garzon (SF) Timothy Garland, Wilbert Niewieroski | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Vroman (PG), James Francis (SG), Julio Pena (PF), Leland Davis (C) Jerry Gagnon, David Woods, Swietomierz Zervas, Keith Burk | |
| 04:21 | Northern Iowa | Gary O'Neal connects on the open 3 pointer from straight away set up by James Vroman | 20-23 |
| 04:02 | Illinois-Chicago | Noah Stoops hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 20-23 |
| 04:00 | Northern Iowa | Julio Pena pulls down the rebound | 20-23 |
| 03:39 | Northern Iowa | James Francis knocks in the floater from the free throw line | 20-25 |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Charles Saucedo (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Noah Stoops (tired) 3 pts. SF - Donald Garzon (tiring) 2 pts. PF - David Schmidt (tiring) 2 reb. C - Shawn Summey (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - James Vroman (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Francis (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Gary O'Neal (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Julio Pena (fresh) 3 reb. C - Leland Davis (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 03:15 | Illinois-Chicago | Noah Stoops buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 22-25 |
| 03:01 | Northern Iowa | Leland Davis connects on the open fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by James Vroman and the foul's on Shawn Summey - foul #2 on Shawn Summey, team foul #13 | 22-27 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Leo Brown (PG), Jeffery Lathem (SG), Eugene Young (SF), Karl Hirsh (PF), Douglas Glover (C) Charles Saucedo, Noah Stoops, Donald Garzon, David Schmidt, Shawn Summey | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jerry Gagnon (PG), David Woods (SG), Darryl Macek (SF) James Vroman, James Francis, Gary O'Neal | |
| 03:01 | Northern Iowa | Leland Davis misses the free throw | 22-27 |
| 03:01 | Northern Iowa | Darryl Macek snags the offensive board | 22-27 |
| 02:48 | Northern Iowa | Leland Davis can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Douglas Glover - foul #2 on Douglas Glover, team foul #14 | 22-27 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Keith Burk (PF) Julio Pena | |
| 02:48 | Northern Iowa | Leland Davis makes the 1st free throw | 22-28 |
| 02:48 | Northern Iowa | Leland Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 22-29 |
| 02:19 | Illinois-Chicago | Darryl Macek steals it from Eugene Young | 22-29 |
| 01:53 | Northern Iowa | Jerry Gagnon is open but comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 22-29 |
| 01:51 | Northern Iowa | Keith Burk snags the offensive board | 22-29 |
| 01:46 | Northern Iowa | Jerry Gagnon buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Darryl Macek | 22-32 |
| 01:35 | Illinois-Chicago | Eugene Young scores on a shot from the right wing | 24-32 |
| 01:18 | Northern Iowa | Leland Davis misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 24-32 |
| 01:17 | Illinois-Chicago | Eugene Young grabs the board | 24-32 |
| 00:59 | Illinois-Chicago | Eugene Young can't connect on a shot from the baseline | 24-32 |
| 00:58 | Northern Iowa | Keith Burk grabs the defensive rebound | 24-32 |
| 00:41 | Northern Iowa | Darryl Macek misses long on a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Jeffery Lathem - foul #3 on Jeffery Lathem, team foul #15 | 24-32 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Timothy Garland (PG), David Schmidt (SF), Wilbert Niewieroski (PF), Shawn Summey (C) Jeffery Lathem, Eugene Young, Karl Hirsh, Douglas Glover | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Vroman (PG), Gary O'Neal (SF), Swietomierz Zervas (PF), Julio Pena (C) Jerry Gagnon, David Woods, Keith Burk, Leland Davis | |
| 00:41 | Northern Iowa | Darryl Macek misses the 1st free throw | 24-32 |
| 00:41 | Northern Iowa | Darryl Macek makes the 2nd free throw | 24-33 |
| 00:31 | Illinois-Chicago | David Schmidt misses the floater from the right wing | 24-33 |
| 00:29 | Illinois-Chicago | Wilbert Niewieroski snags the offensive board | 24-33 |
| 00:05 | Illinois-Chicago | Timothy Garland misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 24-33 |
| 00:04 | Northern Iowa | Julio Pena pulls down the rebound | 24-33 |
| 00:00 | Northern Iowa | Julio Pena misses long on a halfcourt shot | 24-33 |