| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Alan Snead (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steven Copley (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Joseph McIlroy (fresh) PF - Terrance Billingsley (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Arthur Hayes (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Jerry Gagnon (fresh) 3 ast. SG - David Woods (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Gary O'Neal (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Swietomierz Zervas (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Leland Davis (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northern Iowa | Gary O'Neal inbounds the ball | 37-35 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:58 | Northern Iowa | Jerry Gagnon is called for traveling in the backcourt | 37-35 |
| 19:45 | Illinois State | Alan Snead is hacked by Swietomierz Zervas - foul #2 on Swietomierz Zervas, team foul #1 | 37-35 |
| 19:37 | Illinois State | Arthur Hayes clanks a jumper near the basket | 37-35 |
| 19:36 | Illinois State | Terrance Billingsley pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-35 |
| 19:18 | Illinois State | Terrance Billingsley misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 37-35 |
| 19:17 | Northern Iowa | Swietomierz Zervas snags the defensive board | 37-35 |
| 19:00 | Northern Iowa | Gary O'Neal is open and scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Jerry Gagnon | 37-38 |
| 18:40 | Illinois State | Steven Copley knocks in the floater in the lane on a great pass from Alan Snead and he's hacked by Swietomierz Zervas - foul #3 on Swietomierz Zervas, team foul #2 | 39-38 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Tyron Kammerer (SF), Richard Sims (C) Joseph McIlroy, Arthur Hayes | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Francis (PF) Swietomierz Zervas | |
| 18:40 | Illinois State | Steven Copley makes the free throw | 40-38 |
| 18:20 | Northern Iowa | Leland Davis can't connect on a runner from the baseline | 40-38 |
| 18:18 | Illinois State | Tyron Kammerer grabs the defensive rebound | 40-38 |
| 17:57 | Illinois State | Terrance Billingsley hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 40-38 |
| 17:55 | Northern Iowa | Jerry Gagnon pulls down the rebound | 40-38 |
| 17:50 | Northern Iowa | David Woods is hacked by Steven Copley - foul #3 on Steven Copley, team foul #1 | 40-38 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Calvin Gibson (PG), Elroy Keely (SG), Nicholas Ryan (C) Alan Snead, Steven Copley, Terrance Billingsley | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Vroman (PG), Darryl Macek (SF), Keith Burk (PF), Raymond Cambell (C) Jerry Gagnon, David Woods, Gary O'Neal, Leland Davis | |
| 17:37 | Northern Iowa | Raymond Cambell can't connect on a jump hook near the basket | 40-38 |
| 17:36 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Elroy Keely | 40-38 |
| 17:31 | Illinois State | Raymond Cambell takes the ball from Nicholas Ryan | 40-38 |
| 17:29 | Northern Iowa | James Francis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 40-38 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Joseph McIlroy (SF) Richard Sims | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 17:12 | Illinois State | Nicholas Ryan lays it up and in set up by Joseph McIlroy | 42-38 |
| 16:56 | Northern Iowa | James Vroman is wide open but clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 42-38 |
| 16:54 | Illinois State | Elroy Keely gets the rebound | 42-38 |
| 16:50 | Illinois State | Elroy Keely hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on James Francis - foul #2 on James Francis, team foul #3 | 42-38 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Alan Snead (PG), Arthur Hayes (C) Calvin Gibson, Tyron Kammerer | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jerry Gagnon (PG), Leland Davis (C) James Francis, Raymond Cambell | |
| 16:50 | Illinois State | Elroy Keely makes the 1st free throw | 43-38 |
| 16:50 | Illinois State | Elroy Keely misses the 2nd free throw | 43-38 |
| 16:50 | Northern Iowa | Keith Burk grabs the defensive rebound | 43-38 |
| 16:31 | Northern Iowa | Keith Burk throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-38 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Joseph Phelps (SG), Terrance Billingsley (PF) Elroy Keely, Nicholas Ryan | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | David Woods (SG), Gary O'Neal (SF) James Vroman, Darryl Macek | |
| 16:13 | Illinois State | Alan Snead comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 43-38 |
| 16:11 | Illinois State | Joseph McIlroy hits the follow up shot | 45-38 |
| 15:47 | Northern Iowa | Jerry Gagnon is called for 5 seconds | 45-38 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Calvin Gibson (SG), Richard Sims (C) Joseph McIlroy, Arthur Hayes | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Swietomierz Zervas (PF), Julio Pena (C) Keith Burk, Leland Davis | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Alan Snead (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Calvin Gibson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joseph Phelps (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Terrance Billingsley (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Sims (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Jerry Gagnon (fresh) 4 ast. SG - David Woods (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Gary O'Neal (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Swietomierz Zervas (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Julio Pena (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 15:30 | Illinois State | Julio Pena is called for the reach on Calvin Gibson - foul #4 on Julio Pena, team foul #4 | 45-38 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Tyron Kammerer (PF) Terrance Billingsley | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Raymond Cambell (C) Julio Pena | |
| 15:08 | Illinois State | Calvin Gibson hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Alan Snead | 48-38 |
| 15:06 | Northern Iowa | Jerry Gagnon is hacked by Joseph Phelps in the backcourt - foul #1 on Joseph Phelps, team foul #2 | 48-38 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Steven Copley (SG), Nicholas Ryan (C) Alan Snead, Joseph Phelps | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Vroman (PG), James Francis (SG), Darryl Macek (SF) Jerry Gagnon, David Woods, Gary O'Neal | |
| 14:54 | Northern Iowa | James Vroman misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Calvin Gibson - foul #2 on Calvin Gibson, team foul #3 | 48-38 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Leland Davis (C) Raymond Cambell | |
| 14:54 | Northern Iowa | James Vroman makes the 1st free throw | 48-39 |
| 14:54 | Northern Iowa | James Vroman misses the 2nd free throw | 48-39 |
| 14:54 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Nicholas Ryan | 48-39 |
| 14:44 | Illinois State | Richard Sims misses the easy layup | 48-39 |
| 14:43 | Illinois State | Tyron Kammerer grabs the offensive rebound | 48-39 |
| 14:29 | Illinois State | Leland Davis swats the layup by Steven Copley | 48-39 |
| 14:27 | Illinois State | Tyron Kammerer grabs the offensive rebound | 48-39 |
| 14:05 | Illinois State | Richard Sims hits the finger roll set up by Tyron Kammerer and the foul's on Leland Davis - foul #1 on Leland Davis, team foul #5 | 50-39 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Alan Snead (PG), Elroy Keely (SG), Terrance Billingsley (PF), Arthur Hayes (C) Calvin Gibson, Steven Copley, Tyron Kammerer, Nicholas Ryan | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jerry Gagnon (PG), Gary O'Neal (SF), Keith Burk (PF) James Francis, Darryl Macek, Swietomierz Zervas | |
| 14:05 | Illinois State | Richard Sims misses the free throw | 50-39 |
| 14:05 | Northern Iowa | James Vroman grabs the defensive rebound | 50-39 |
| 14:03 | Northern Iowa | Leland Davis is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Sims - foul #1 on Richard Sims, team foul #4 | 50-39 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Joseph McIlroy (SF) Richard Sims | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 13:49 | Northern Iowa | Keith Burk misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 50-39 |
| 13:47 | Northern Iowa | Jerry Gagnon gets the offensive rebound | 50-39 |
| 13:34 | Northern Iowa | Keith Burk jams it on a great pass from Jerry Gagnon | 50-41 |
| 13:14 | Illinois State | Arthur Hayes hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline | 50-41 |
| 13:12 | Northern Iowa | Keith Burk snags the defensive board | 50-41 |
| 12:54 | Northern Iowa | Gary O'Neal comes up short on the shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Arthur Hayes - foul #2 on Arthur Hayes, team foul #5 | 50-41 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Steven Copley (SG), Joseph Phelps (SF) Elroy Keely, Joseph McIlroy | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | David Woods (SG), James Francis (PF) James Vroman, Leland Davis | |
| 12:54 | Northern Iowa | Gary O'Neal misses the 1st free throw | 50-41 |
| 12:54 | Northern Iowa | Gary O'Neal misses the 2nd free throw | 50-41 |
| 12:54 | Illinois State | Arthur Hayes gets the rebound | 50-41 |
| 12:39 | Illinois State | Alan Snead is fouled on the floor by Keith Burk - foul #1 on Keith Burk, team foul #6 | 50-41 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Tyron Kammerer (C) Arthur Hayes | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Stjepan Moczulski (PG), Swietomierz Zervas (PF), Raymond Cambell (C) Jerry Gagnon, Gary O'Neal, Keith Burk | |
| 12:27 | Illinois State | Tyron Kammerer scores on a floater from the right block on a nice dish by Alan Snead | 52-41 |
| 12:20 | Northern Iowa | Swietomierz Zervas hits a jumpshot from the free throw line | 52-43 |
| 12:14 | Illinois State | Terrance Billingsley double dribbles | 52-43 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Calvin Gibson (SG), Nicholas Ryan (C) Steven Copley, Terrance Billingsley | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 11:51 | Northern Iowa | David Woods is open and scores on a jumpshot from the right wing | 52-45 |
| 11:34 | Illinois State | Joseph Phelps comes up short on the runner from the left block | 52-45 |
| 11:32 | Illinois State | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Phelps | 52-45 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Alan Snead (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Calvin Gibson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Phelps (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tyron Kammerer (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Nicholas Ryan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Stjepan Moczulski (fresh) 2 pts. SG - David Woods (fresh) 11 pts. SF - James Francis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Swietomierz Zervas (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Raymond Cambell (fresh) | |
| 11:27 | Illinois State | Calvin Gibson is whistled for traveling | 52-45 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Elroy Keely (SG), Joseph McIlroy (SF), Terrance Billingsley (PF), Richard Sims (C) Alan Snead, Joseph Phelps, Tyron Kammerer, Nicholas Ryan | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jerry Gagnon (PG), Gary O'Neal (SF), Keith Burk (PF), Leland Davis (C) Stjepan Moczulski, James Francis, Swietomierz Zervas, Raymond Cambell | |
| 11:03 | Northern Iowa | Gary O'Neal buries a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Leland Davis | 52-47 |
| 10:42 | Illinois State | Joseph McIlroy is hacked by Keith Burk - foul #2 on Keith Burk, team foul #7 | 52-47 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Steven Copley (SG) Calvin Gibson | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Vroman (SG) David Woods | |
| 10:42 | Illinois State | Joseph McIlroy makes the 1st free throw | 53-47 |
| 10:42 | Illinois State | Joseph McIlroy misses the 2nd free throw | 53-47 |
| 10:42 | Northern Iowa | Keith Burk grabs the defensive rebound | 53-47 |
| 10:27 | Northern Iowa | James Vroman knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Jerry Gagnon | 53-50 |
| 10:20 | Illinois State | Richard Sims scores on a driving attempt in the paint | 55-50 |
| 10:18 | Northern Iowa | Gary O'Neal throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 55-50 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Alan Snead (PG), Tyron Kammerer (SF), Nicholas Ryan (PF), Arthur Hayes (C) Elroy Keely, Joseph McIlroy, Terrance Billingsley, Richard Sims | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Swietomierz Zervas (PF), Raymond Cambell (C) Keith Burk, Leland Davis | |
| 09:57 | Illinois State | Steven Copley misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 55-50 |
| 09:55 | Illinois State | Nicholas Ryan snags the offensive board | 55-50 |
| 09:43 | Illinois State | Steven Copley misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 55-50 |
| 09:42 | Northern Iowa | Swietomierz Zervas pulls down the rebound | 55-50 |
| 09:37 | Northern Iowa | Jerry Gagnon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 55-50 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Terrance Billingsley (PF) Nicholas Ryan | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Francis (SG), Darryl Macek (SF) Jerry Gagnon, Gary O'Neal | |
| 09:29 | Illinois State | Tyron Kammerer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-50 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | David Woods (SG) Swietomierz Zervas | |
| 09:13 | Northern Iowa | Darryl Macek throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-50 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Joseph Phelps (SG), Joseph McIlroy (SF) Steven Copley, Tyron Kammerer | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Keith Burk (PF), Leland Davis (C) Darryl Macek, Raymond Cambell | |
| 09:02 | Illinois State | Terrance Billingsley hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by Leland Davis - foul #2 on Leland Davis, team foul #8 | 55-50 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Calvin Gibson (SG) Joseph McIlroy | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Stjepan Moczulski (PG) James Vroman | |
| 09:02 | Illinois State | Terrance Billingsley makes the 1st free throw | 56-50 |
| 09:02 | Illinois State | Terrance Billingsley makes the 2nd free throw | 57-50 |
| 08:48 | Northern Iowa | Leland Davis misses long on an open 3 pointer from the left corner | 57-50 |
| 08:47 | Illinois State | Alan Snead snags the defensive board | 57-50 |
| 08:37 | Illinois State | Joseph Phelps's layup is rejected by Leland Davis | 57-50 |
| 08:35 | Northern Iowa | David Woods grabs the board | 57-50 |
| 08:19 | Northern Iowa | David Woods makes the jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Keith Burk | 57-52 |
| 08:08 | Illinois State | Terrance Billingsley comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 57-52 |
| 08:06 | Northern Iowa | Stjepan Moczulski grabs the board | 57-52 |
| 07:37 | Northern Iowa | Stjepan Moczulski misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 57-52 |
| 07:36 | Northern Iowa | Leland Davis tips it back up and in | 57-54 |
| 07:20 | Illinois State | Arthur Hayes loses the dribble to Leland Davis | 57-54 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Alan Snead (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Calvin Gibson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Phelps (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Terrance Billingsley (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Arthur Hayes (tiring) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Stjepan Moczulski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - David Woods (fairly fresh) 13 pts. SF - James Francis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Keith Burk (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Leland Davis (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 07:04 | Northern Iowa | Leland Davis misses the floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Alan Snead - foul #3 on Alan Snead, team foul #6 | 57-54 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Elroy Keely (PG), Steven Copley (SG), Joseph McIlroy (SF), Tyron Kammerer (PF), Richard Sims (C) Alan Snead, Calvin Gibson, Joseph Phelps, Terrance Billingsley, Arthur Hayes | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jerry Gagnon (PG), James Vroman (SG), Gary O'Neal (SF), Swietomierz Zervas (PF) Stjepan Moczulski, David Woods, James Francis, Keith Burk | |
| 07:04 | Northern Iowa | Leland Davis makes the 1st free throw | 57-55 |
| 07:04 | Northern Iowa | Leland Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 57-56 |
| 06:46 | Illinois State | Steven Copley loses the ball out of bounds | 57-56 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Julio Pena (C) Leland Davis | |
| 06:17 | Northern Iowa | Jerry Gagnon is by himself and knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from James Vroman | 57-59 |
| 05:58 | Illinois State | Julio Pena swats the shot by Joseph McIlroy | 57-59 |
| 05:57 | Illinois State | Richard Sims tips it home | 59-59 |
| 05:38 | Northern Iowa | Julio Pena hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 59-59 |
| 05:37 | Illinois State | Elroy Keely grabs the board | 59-59 |
| 05:20 | Illinois State | Elroy Keely hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Richard Sims | 61-59 |
| 05:03 | Northern Iowa | Gary O'Neal connects on the jump hook from close range | 61-61 |
| 04:52 | Illinois State | The pull-up jumper by Steven Copley is blocked by Julio Pena | 61-61 |
| 04:51 | Illinois State | Richard Sims snags the offensive board | 61-61 |
| 04:38 | Illinois State | Tyron Kammerer misses short on a runner from the left block but he's fouled by Gary O'Neal - foul #1 on Gary O'Neal, team foul #9 | 61-61 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Alan Snead (PG), Calvin Gibson (SG), Terrance Billingsley (PF), Nicholas Ryan (C) Elroy Keely, Steven Copley, Joseph McIlroy, Richard Sims | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Stjepan Moczulski (PG), David Woods (SG), Darryl Macek (SF), Keith Burk (PF), Leland Davis (C) Jerry Gagnon, James Vroman, Gary O'Neal, Swietomierz Zervas, Julio Pena | |
| 04:38 | Illinois State | Tyron Kammerer misses the 1st free throw | 61-61 |
| 04:38 | Illinois State | Tyron Kammerer makes the 2nd free throw | 62-61 |
| 04:29 | Northern Iowa | David Woods misses the jumper from close range but he's hacked by Calvin Gibson - foul #3 on Calvin Gibson, team foul #7 | 62-61 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Joseph McIlroy (SF) Tyron Kammerer | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 04:29 | Northern Iowa | David Woods makes the 1st free throw | 62-62 |
| 04:29 | Northern Iowa | David Woods makes the 2nd free throw | 62-63 |
| 04:18 | Illinois State | Joseph McIlroy knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Calvin Gibson | 65-63 |
| 04:16 | Northern Iowa | David Woods is hacked by Calvin Gibson in the backcourt - foul #4 on Calvin Gibson, team foul #8 | 65-63 |
| 04:16 | Northern Iowa | David Woods misses the 1st free throw | 65-63 |
| 04:16 | Northern Iowa | Leland Davis grabs the offensive board | 65-63 |
| 04:08 | Northern Iowa | Leland Davis buries a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Darryl Macek | 65-66 |
| 03:45 | Illinois State | Nicholas Ryan's fadeaway is rejected by Leland Davis | 65-66 |
| 03:44 | Northern Iowa | Leland Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 65-66 |
| 03:35 | Northern Iowa | Keith Burk hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 65-66 |
| 03:34 | Northern Iowa | Leland Davis gets the offensive rebound | 65-66 |
| 03:14 | Northern Iowa | Keith Burk clanks a shot from the right wing | 65-66 |
| 03:13 | Northern Iowa | Leland Davis hits the follow up shot | 65-68 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Alan Snead (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Calvin Gibson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Joseph McIlroy (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Terrance Billingsley (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Nicholas Ryan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Stjepan Moczulski (fresh) 2 pts. SG - David Woods (fresh) 15 pts. SF - Darryl Macek (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Keith Burk (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Leland Davis (fresh) 15 pts. 10 reb. 4 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 02:58 | Illinois State | Nicholas Ryan can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 65-68 |
| 02:57 | Northern Iowa | Leland Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 65-68 |
| 02:57 | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-68 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Tyron Kammerer (SF) Joseph McIlroy | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jerry Gagnon (PG), Gary O'Neal (SF), Swietomierz Zervas (PF) Stjepan Moczulski, Darryl Macek, Keith Burk | |
| 02:45 | Northern Iowa | Terrance Billingsley is called for the reach on Swietomierz Zervas - foul #2 on Terrance Billingsley, team foul #9 | 65-68 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Elroy Keely (SG) Calvin Gibson | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 02:45 | Northern Iowa | Swietomierz Zervas misses the 1st free throw | 65-68 |
| 02:45 | Illinois State | Nicholas Ryan grabs the defensive rebound | 65-68 |
| 02:45 | Illinois State | Illinois State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-68 |
| 02:29 | Illinois State | Tyron Kammerer hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 65-68 |
| 02:28 | Northern Iowa | Leland Davis pulls down the rebound | 65-68 |
| 02:26 | Northern Iowa | Jerry Gagnon is hacked by Alan Snead in the backcourt - foul #4 on Alan Snead, team foul #10 | 65-68 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Steven Copley (SG), Arthur Hayes (C) Elroy Keely, Nicholas Ryan | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 02:26 | Northern Iowa | Jerry Gagnon misses the 1st free throw | 65-68 |
| 02:26 | Northern Iowa | Jerry Gagnon makes the 2nd free throw | 65-69 |
| 02:08 | Illinois State | Tyron Kammerer is called for a backcourt violation | 65-69 |
| 02:05 | Northern Iowa | David Woods is fouled in the backcourt by Steven Copley - foul #4 on Steven Copley, team foul #11 | 65-69 |
| 02:05 | Northern Iowa | David Woods makes the 1st free throw | 65-70 |
| 02:05 | Northern Iowa | David Woods misses the 2nd free throw | 65-70 |
| 02:05 | Illinois State | Arthur Hayes grabs the defensive rebound | 65-70 |
| 01:41 | Illinois State | Terrance Billingsley makes the fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Alan Snead | 67-70 |
| 01:25 | Northern Iowa | Jerry Gagnon drills a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Gary O'Neal | 67-72 |
| 01:09 | Illinois State | Terrance Billingsley misses badly on a floater in the lane but he's hacked by Jerry Gagnon - foul #2 on Jerry Gagnon, team foul #10 | 67-72 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Joseph McIlroy (SF) Tyron Kammerer | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 01:09 | Illinois State | Terrance Billingsley makes the 1st free throw | 68-72 |
| 01:09 | Illinois State | Terrance Billingsley misses the 2nd free throw | 68-72 |
| 01:09 | Northern Iowa | David Woods gets the rebound | 68-72 |
| 00:52 | Northern Iowa | David Woods scores on a 3 from the left corner set up by Jerry Gagnon | 68-75 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:45 | Illinois State | Arthur Hayes knocks in the shot from the baseline and he's hacked by Leland Davis - foul #3 on Leland Davis, team foul #11 | 70-75 |
| 00:45 | Illinois State | Arthur Hayes makes the free throw | 71-75 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:44 | Northern Iowa | Alan Snead is called for the reach on Jerry Gagnon in the backcourt - foul #5 on Alan Snead, team foul #12 | 71-75 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Calvin Gibson (PG) Alan Snead | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 00:44 | Northern Iowa | Jerry Gagnon makes the 1st free throw | 71-76 |
| 00:44 | Northern Iowa | Jerry Gagnon makes the 2nd free throw | 71-77 |
| 00:37 | Illinois State | Calvin Gibson misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 71-77 |
| 00:36 | Illinois State | Joseph McIlroy gets the offensive rebound | 71-77 |
| 00:34 | Illinois State | Joseph McIlroy's floater is knocked away by Gary O'Neal | 71-77 |
| 00:32 | Northern Iowa | Swietomierz Zervas gets the rebound | 71-77 |
| 00:31 | Northern Iowa | Swietomierz Zervas is fouled in the backcourt by Steven Copley - foul #5 on Steven Copley, team foul #13 | 71-77 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Elroy Keely (SG) Steven Copley | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Vroman (SG), Keith Burk (C) David Woods, Leland Davis | |
| 00:31 | Northern Iowa | Swietomierz Zervas makes the 1st free throw | 71-78 |
| 00:31 | Northern Iowa | Swietomierz Zervas makes the 2nd free throw | 71-79 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:29 | Illinois State | Illinois State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 71-79 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | David Woods (SG), Leland Davis (C) James Vroman, Keith Burk | |
| 00:25 | Illinois State | Joseph McIlroy hits a 3pt shot from the left corner | 74-79 |
| 00:23 | Northern Iowa | Jerry Gagnon is fouled in the backcourt by Calvin Gibson - foul #5 on Calvin Gibson, team foul #14 | 74-79 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Joseph Phelps (SG) Calvin Gibson | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Vroman (SG), James Francis (PF), Keith Burk (C) David Woods, Swietomierz Zervas, Leland Davis | |
| 00:23 | Northern Iowa | Jerry Gagnon makes the 1st free throw | 74-80 |
| 00:23 | Northern Iowa | Jerry Gagnon makes the 2nd free throw | 74-81 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:18 | Illinois State | Arthur Hayes hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 74-81 |
| 00:16 | Illinois State | Elroy Keely pulls down the offensive rebound | 74-81 |
| 00:16 | Illinois State | Illinois State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 74-81 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | David Woods (SG), Swietomierz Zervas (PF), Leland Davis (C) James Vroman, James Francis, Keith Burk | |
| 00:14 | Illinois State | Joseph McIlroy misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 74-81 |
| 00:12 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to David Woods | 74-81 |
| 00:09 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Phelps is called for the reach on David Woods in the backcourt - foul #2 on Joseph Phelps, team foul #15 | 74-81 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Francis (SF), Keith Burk (C) Gary O'Neal, Leland Davis | |
| 00:09 | Northern Iowa | David Woods misses the 1st free throw | 74-81 |
| 00:09 | Northern Iowa | David Woods misses the 2nd free throw | 74-81 |
| 00:09 | Northern Iowa | Swietomierz Zervas pulls down the offensive rebound | 74-81 |
| 00:09 | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 74-81 |
| 00:06 | Northern Iowa | Terrance Billingsley is called for the reach on Swietomierz Zervas - foul #3 on Terrance Billingsley, team foul #16 | 74-81 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Vroman (SG) David Woods | |
| 00:06 | Northern Iowa | Swietomierz Zervas makes the 1st free throw | 74-82 |
| 00:06 | Northern Iowa | Swietomierz Zervas misses the 2nd free throw | 74-82 |
| 00:06 | Illinois State | Arthur Hayes pulls down the rebound | 74-82 |
| 00:06 | Illinois State | Illinois State calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 74-82 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Illinois State | Jerry Gagnon is called for the reach on Elroy Keely - foul #3 on Jerry Gagnon, team foul #12 | 74-82 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | David Woods (SG), Gary O'Neal (SF), Leland Davis (C) James Vroman, James Francis, Keith Burk | |
| 00:00 | Illinois State | Elroy Keely makes the 1st free throw | 75-82 |
| 00:00 | Illinois State | Elroy Keely misses the 2nd free throw | 75-82 |