| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Jose Guzman (fresh) 5 reb. SG - Heriberto Ricci (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Thad Allen (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. PF - Moises Rosales (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Rodney Heider (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Donald Hearn (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Douglas Pence (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SF - Donald Allen (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Paul Borror (fresh) 3 reb. C - Robert Walling (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northern Iowa | Thad Allen inbounds the ball | 40-34 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:46 | Northern Iowa | Moises Rosales hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Jose Guzman and he's hacked by Paul Borror - foul #2 on Paul Borror, team foul #1 | 42-34 |
| 19:46 | Northern Iowa | Moises Rosales makes the free throw | 43-34 |
| 19:38 | Southern Illinois | Donald Hearn throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-34 |
| 19:34 | Northern Iowa | Jose Guzman is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 43-34 |
| 19:28 | Southern Illinois | Donald Allen drills a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Donald Hearn | 43-36 |
| 19:11 | Northern Iowa | Heriberto Ricci knocks in the fadeaway near the basket | 45-36 |
| 19:01 | Southern Illinois | Donald Allen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-36 |
| 18:50 | Northern Iowa | Heriberto Ricci knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Jose Guzman | 48-36 |
| 18:35 | Southern Illinois | Robert Walling's floater is tipped away by Rodney Heider | 48-36 |
| 18:34 | Southern Illinois | Robert Walling tips it home | 48-38 |
| 18:27 | Northern Iowa | Heriberto Ricci scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 50-38 |
| 18:12 | Southern Illinois | Donald Hearn is fouled on the floor by Thad Allen - foul #2 on Thad Allen, team foul #1 | 50-38 |
| 17:57 | Southern Illinois | Douglas Pence steps out of bounds on the sideline | 50-38 |
| 17:50 | Northern Iowa | Thad Allen clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 50-38 |
| 17:49 | Northern Iowa | Heriberto Ricci misses the tip | 50-38 |
| 17:47 | Southern Illinois | Donald Hearn snags the defensive board | 50-38 |
| 17:22 | Southern Illinois | Jose Guzman steals it from Robert Walling | 50-38 |
| 17:07 | Northern Iowa | Heriberto Ricci makes the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Moises Rosales | 53-38 |
| 16:55 | Southern Illinois | Robert Walling misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 53-38 |
| 16:54 | Northern Iowa | Moises Rosales snags the defensive board | 53-38 |
| 16:37 | Northern Iowa | Heriberto Ricci can't connect on a shot from the left side | 53-38 |
| 16:36 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Donald Allen | 53-38 |
| 16:18 | Southern Illinois | Donald Allen drills a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Douglas Pence | 53-40 |
| 16:06 | Northern Iowa | Thad Allen's pass is intercepted by Robert Walling | 53-40 |
| 15:54 | Southern Illinois | Robert Walling misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 53-40 |
| 15:53 | Southern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Paul Borror | 53-40 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Jose Guzman (fairly fresh) 5 reb. SG - Heriberto Ricci (fairly fresh) 22 pts. SF - Thad Allen (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. PF - Moises Rosales (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Rodney Heider (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Donald Hearn (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Douglas Pence (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Donald Allen (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Paul Borror (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Robert Walling (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Southern Illinois | Robert Walling hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 53-40 |
| 15:42 | Northern Iowa | Moises Rosales grabs the defensive rebound | 53-40 |
| 15:29 | Northern Iowa | Moises Rosales drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Thad Allen | 55-40 |
| 15:07 | Southern Illinois | Donald Allen hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 55-40 |
| 15:06 | Northern Iowa | Jose Guzman snags the defensive board | 55-40 |
| 14:52 | Northern Iowa | Heriberto Ricci drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Moises Rosales | 58-40 |
| 14:35 | Southern Illinois | Donald Hearn connects on the 3 from the left wing | 58-43 |
| 14:21 | Northern Iowa | Heriberto Ricci misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 58-43 |
| 14:20 | Southern Illinois | Robert Walling grabs the board | 58-43 |
| 14:05 | Southern Illinois | Thad Allen is called for the reach on Donald Hearn - foul #3 on Thad Allen, team foul #2 | 58-43 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Shaun Barbee (PG), Leonard Lai (SG), Matthew Murphy (SF), Amado Marino (PF), Richard Chapa (C) Jose Guzman, Heriberto Ricci, Thad Allen, Moises Rosales, Rodney Heider | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Rachal (PG), Tony Hicks (SG), William Adams (SF), Willard Huddleston (PF), Carl Cabral (C) Donald Hearn, Douglas Pence, Donald Allen, Paul Borror, Robert Walling | |
| 13:50 | Southern Illinois | William Adams hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Leonard Lai - foul #1 on Leonard Lai, team foul #3 | 58-43 |
| 13:50 | Southern Illinois | William Adams makes the 1st free throw | 58-44 |
| 13:50 | Southern Illinois | William Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 58-45 |
| 13:41 | Northern Iowa | Amado Marino connects on the jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Matthew Murphy | 60-45 |
| 13:23 | Southern Illinois | Willard Huddleston drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Lawrence Rachal | 60-48 |
| 13:07 | Northern Iowa | Leonard Lai drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Shaun Barbee | 63-48 |
| 12:51 | Southern Illinois | Amado Marino swats the layup by Willard Huddleston | 63-48 |
| 12:49 | Northern Iowa | Shaun Barbee gets the rebound | 63-48 |
| 12:37 | Northern Iowa | Richard Chapa drills a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Amado Marino | 65-48 |
| 12:23 | Southern Illinois | Leonard Lai takes the ball from Willard Huddleston | 65-48 |
| 12:20 | Northern Iowa | Leonard Lai throws it down | 67-48 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 12:06 | Southern Illinois | William Adams hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 67-48 |
| 12:05 | Northern Iowa | Richard Chapa gets the rebound | 67-48 |
| 11:48 | Northern Iowa | Leonard Lai hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 67-48 |
| 11:47 | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Rachal gets the rebound | 67-48 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Shaun Barbee (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Leonard Lai (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Matthew Murphy (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Amado Marino (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Chapa (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Lawrence Rachal (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Tony Hicks (fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Adams (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. PF - Willard Huddleston (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - Carl Cabral (fresh) | |
| 11:32 | Southern Illinois | Carl Cabral hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side but he's hacked by Matthew Murphy - foul #3 on Matthew Murphy, team foul #4 | 67-48 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Edward Dolezal (PG), Heriberto Ricci (SG), Thad Allen (SF), Moises Rosales (PF), Rodney Heider (C) Shaun Barbee, Leonard Lai, Matthew Murphy, Amado Marino, Richard Chapa | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Douglas Pence (SG), William Johnson (PF) Tony Hicks, Willard Huddleston | |
| 11:32 | Southern Illinois | Carl Cabral misses the 1st free throw | 67-48 |
| 11:32 | Southern Illinois | Carl Cabral makes the 2nd free throw | 67-49 |
| 11:19 | Northern Iowa | Edward Dolezal hits a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Heriberto Ricci | 69-49 |
| 11:07 | Southern Illinois | Carl Cabral throws a bad pass out of bounds | 69-49 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Donald Hearn (PG), Donald Randall (C) Lawrence Rachal, Carl Cabral | |
| 10:53 | Northern Iowa | Heriberto Ricci hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 69-49 |
| 10:52 | Southern Illinois | William Johnson pulls down the rebound | 69-49 |
| 10:41 | Southern Illinois | Donald Randall can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 69-49 |
| 10:40 | Northern Iowa | Thad Allen gets the rebound | 69-49 |
| 10:33 | Northern Iowa | Heriberto Ricci travels with the ball | 69-49 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jose Guzman (PG), Amado Marino (PF) Moises Rosales, Rodney Heider | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Tony Hicks (SG), Willard Huddleston (SF), Robert Walling (C) Douglas Pence, William Adams, Donald Randall | |
| 10:19 | Southern Illinois | Willard Huddleston misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 69-49 |
| 10:17 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Heriberto Ricci | 69-49 |
| 10:06 | Northern Iowa | Heriberto Ricci makes the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Thad Allen | 72-49 |
| 09:53 | Southern Illinois | Robert Walling can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 72-49 |
| 09:52 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Amado Marino | 72-49 |
| 09:48 | Northern Iowa | Heriberto Ricci misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 72-49 |
| 09:47 | Southern Illinois | Willard Huddleston pulls down the rebound | 72-49 |
| 09:30 | Southern Illinois | Donald Hearn hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 72-49 |
| 09:28 | Southern Illinois | Tony Hicks pulls down the offensive rebound | 72-49 |
| 09:10 | Southern Illinois | Tony Hicks hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 72-51 |
| 08:52 | Northern Iowa | Heriberto Ricci makes the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Thad Allen | 75-51 |
| 08:44 | Southern Illinois | Donald Hearn is called for traveling | 75-51 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Shaun Barbee (PG), Leonard Lai (SG), Matthew Murphy (SF), Moises Rosales (PF), Richard Chapa (C) Jose Guzman, Heriberto Ricci, Thad Allen, Amado Marino, Edward Dolezal | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Rachal (PG), Douglas Pence (SG), William Adams (SF), Paul Borror (PF), Carl Cabral (C) Donald Hearn, Tony Hicks, Willard Huddleston, William Johnson, Robert Walling | |
| 08:32 | Northern Iowa | Leonard Lai lays it up and in on a great pass from Shaun Barbee | 77-51 |
| 08:22 | Southern Illinois | William Adams makes the fadeaway from the left wing set up by Lawrence Rachal | 77-53 |
| 08:15 | Northern Iowa | Leonard Lai can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 77-53 |
| 08:14 | Southern Illinois | William Adams snags the defensive board | 77-53 |
| 07:56 | Southern Illinois | Douglas Pence hits a jumper from the right side | 77-55 |
| 07:35 | Northern Iowa | Leonard Lai blows the layup but he's hacked by Douglas Pence - foul #1 on Douglas Pence, team foul #2 | 77-55 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Rodney Heider (C) Richard Chapa | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 07:35 | Northern Iowa | Leonard Lai misses the 1st free throw | 77-55 |
| 07:35 | Northern Iowa | Leonard Lai makes the 2nd free throw | 78-55 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Shaun Barbee (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Leonard Lai (fresh) 13 pts. SF - Matthew Murphy (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Moises Rosales (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Rodney Heider (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Lawrence Rachal (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Douglas Pence (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - William Adams (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Paul Borror (fresh) 4 reb. C - Carl Cabral (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 07:13 | Southern Illinois | Carl Cabral loses the dribble to Leonard Lai | 78-55 |
| 06:56 | Northern Iowa | Leonard Lai clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 78-55 |
| 06:54 | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Rachal grabs the defensive rebound | 78-55 |
| 06:31 | Southern Illinois | Rodney Heider steps in front of the Douglas Pence pass | 78-55 |
| 06:26 | Northern Iowa | Leonard Lai drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Shaun Barbee | 80-55 |
| 06:21 | Southern Illinois | Douglas Pence hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 80-55 |
| 06:20 | Southern Illinois | Paul Borror grabs the offensive board | 80-55 |
| 06:12 | Southern Illinois | Rodney Heider picks off the pass by Douglas Pence | 80-55 |
| 05:59 | Northern Iowa | Rodney Heider misses the dunk but he's fouled by William Adams - foul #4 on William Adams, team foul #3 | 80-55 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jose Guzman (PG), Edward Dolezal (SG), Thad Allen (SF), Amado Marino (PF) Shaun Barbee, Leonard Lai, Matthew Murphy, Moises Rosales | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Donald Hearn (PG), Donald Allen (SG), Willard Huddleston (PF), Robert Walling (C) Lawrence Rachal, Douglas Pence, Paul Borror, Carl Cabral | |
| 05:59 | Northern Iowa | Rodney Heider makes the 1st free throw | 81-55 |
| 05:59 | Northern Iowa | Rodney Heider misses the 2nd free throw | 81-55 |
| 05:59 | Southern Illinois | Willard Huddleston pulls down the rebound | 81-55 |
| 05:44 | Southern Illinois | Donald Hearn misses short on a floater from the right wing | 81-55 |
| 05:42 | Northern Iowa | Amado Marino snags the defensive board | 81-55 |
| 05:28 | Northern Iowa | Willard Huddleston is called for the reach on Jose Guzman - foul #2 on Willard Huddleston, team foul #4 | 81-55 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | William Johnson (PF) William Adams | |
| 05:19 | Northern Iowa | Donald Allen takes the ball from Thad Allen | 81-55 |
| 05:00 | Southern Illinois | William Johnson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 81-55 |
| 04:59 | Southern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Walling | 81-55 |
| 04:51 | Southern Illinois | William Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 81-55 |
| 04:50 | Northern Iowa | Jose Guzman grabs the board | 81-55 |
| 04:41 | Northern Iowa | Thad Allen can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 81-55 |
| 04:39 | Northern Iowa | Amado Marino tips it but misses | 81-55 |
| 04:38 | Northern Iowa | Thad Allen hits the follow up shot | 83-55 |
| 04:22 | Southern Illinois | Donald Allen lays it up and in and the foul's on Jose Guzman - foul #3 on Jose Guzman, team foul #5 | 83-57 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Shaun Barbee (PG), Leonard Lai (SG), Matthew Murphy (SF), Richard Chapa (C) Jose Guzman, Edward Dolezal, Thad Allen, Rodney Heider | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Rachal (PG), Carl Cabral (C) Donald Hearn, Robert Walling | |
| 04:22 | Southern Illinois | Donald Allen misses the free throw | 83-57 |
| 04:22 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Amado Marino | 83-57 |
| 04:10 | Northern Iowa | William Johnson steals it from Amado Marino | 83-57 |
| 04:01 | Southern Illinois | Donald Allen misses short on a driving attempt from the right block | 83-57 |
| 03:59 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Richard Chapa | 83-57 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:44 | Northern Iowa | Leonard Lai can't finish the layup | 83-57 |
| 03:43 | Southern Illinois | Willard Huddleston gets the rebound | 83-57 |
| 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) | |
| 03:29 | Southern Illinois | Carl Cabral blows the layup but he's hacked by Leonard Lai - foul #2 on Leonard Lai, team foul #6 | 83-57 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Edward Dolezal (PF) Amado Marino | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Tony Hicks (SG) Willard Huddleston | |
| 03:29 | Southern Illinois | Carl Cabral makes the 1st free throw | 83-58 |
| 03:29 | Southern Illinois | Carl Cabral misses the 2nd free throw | 83-58 |
| 03:29 | Northern Iowa | Richard Chapa grabs the defensive rebound | 83-58 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Shaun Barbee (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Leonard Lai (fresh) 15 pts. 2 stl. SF - Matthew Murphy (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Edward Dolezal (fresh) 2 pts. C - Richard Chapa (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Lawrence Rachal (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Tony Hicks (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Donald Allen (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - William Johnson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Carl Cabral (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:00 | Northern Iowa | Matthew Murphy hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block | 83-58 |
| 02:58 | Southern Illinois | Donald Allen grabs the board | 83-58 |
| 02:51 | Southern Illinois | Donald Allen hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block | 83-58 |
| 02:50 | Southern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Carl Cabral | 83-58 |
| 02:45 | Southern Illinois | Tony Hicks clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 83-58 |
| 02:43 | Southern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to William Johnson | 83-58 |
| 02:27 | Southern Illinois | William Johnson connects on the floater from the right wing | 83-60 |
| 01:58 | Northern Iowa | Leonard Lai misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block | 83-60 |
| 01:57 | Southern Illinois | William Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 83-60 |
| 01:40 | Southern Illinois | Tony Hicks hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 83-60 |
| 01:38 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Richard Chapa | 83-60 |
| 01:12 | Northern Iowa | Leonard Lai drills a floater from the right block | 85-60 |
| 00:53 | Southern Illinois | Carl Cabral's pass is intercepted by Shaun Barbee | 85-60 |
| 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 motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:33 | Northern Iowa | Richard Chapa drills a shot from just outside the lane | 87-60 |
| 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) | |
| 00:26 | Southern Illinois | Tony Hicks clanks a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Edward Dolezal - foul #1 on Edward Dolezal, team foul #7 | 87-60 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Amado Marino (PF) Edward Dolezal | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Willard Huddleston (PF) William Johnson | |
| 00:26 | Southern Illinois | Tony Hicks misses the 1st free throw | 87-60 |
| 00:26 | Southern Illinois | Tony Hicks misses the 2nd free throw | 87-60 |
| 00:26 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Matthew Murphy | 87-60 |
| 00:00 | Northern Iowa | Shaun Barbee runs out the clock | 87-60 |