| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Jerry Gagnon (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Woods (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary O'Neal (fresh) PF - Swietomierz Zervas (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Leland Davis (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Karl Werstein (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Garner (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Thompson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Reginald Woods (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - Tony Hager (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northern Iowa | Gary O'Neal inbounds the ball | 23-30 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:43 | Northern Iowa | Karl Werstein steals the ball from Swietomierz Zervas | 23-30 |
| 19:27 | Missouri State | Thomas Garner clanks a 3 from the left corner | 23-30 |
| 19:25 | Northern Iowa | Leland Davis snags the defensive board | 23-30 |
| 19:13 | Northern Iowa | Gary O'Neal hits a 3 from straight away set up by Leland Davis | 26-30 |
| 18:56 | Missouri State | Thomas Garner misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 26-30 |
| 18:55 | Northern Iowa | Leland Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 26-30 |
| 18:41 | Northern Iowa | Gary O'Neal hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 26-30 |
| 18:40 | Missouri State | Tony Hager grabs the board | 26-30 |
| 18:26 | Missouri State | Leland Davis swats the layup by Reginald Woods | 26-30 |
| 18:25 | Northern Iowa | Swietomierz Zervas snags the defensive board | 26-30 |
| 18:11 | Northern Iowa | Jerry Gagnon misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 26-30 |
| 18:10 | Missouri State | Tony Hager grabs the board | 26-30 |
| 17:50 | Missouri State | Gary Thompson drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 26-33 |
| 17:31 | Northern Iowa | Leland Davis can't connect on a jump hook from close range | 26-33 |
| 17:29 | Northern Iowa | Swietomierz Zervas grabs the offensive board | 26-33 |
| 17:20 | Northern Iowa | Gary O'Neal hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 26-33 |
| 17:18 | Missouri State | Tony Hager gets the rebound | 26-33 |
| 16:58 | Missouri State | Tony Hager drills a jump hook from the baseline set up by Karl Werstein | 26-35 |
| 16:38 | Northern Iowa | Jerry Gagnon misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 26-35 |
| 16:36 | Northern Iowa | Leland Davis tips it back up and in | 28-35 |
| 16:16 | Missouri State | Karl Werstein clanks a 3 from the right corner | 28-35 |
| 16:15 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to David Woods | 28-35 |
| 15:52 | Northern Iowa | David Woods misses short on a shot from the right side | 28-35 |
| 15:51 | Missouri State | Tony Hager grabs the board | 28-35 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Jerry Gagnon (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Woods (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary O'Neal (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Swietomierz Zervas (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Leland Davis (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Karl Werstein (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Garner (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Thompson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Reginald Woods (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - Tony Hager (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Missouri State | Karl Werstein connects on the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Thomas Garner | 28-38 |
| 15:14 | Northern Iowa | Leland Davis misses the shot from the baseline | 28-38 |
| 15:12 | Northern Iowa | Swietomierz Zervas misses the tip | 28-38 |
| 15:10 | Northern Iowa | Leland Davis grabs the offensive rebound | 28-38 |
| 14:56 | Northern Iowa | Leland Davis drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 30-38 |
| 14:38 | Missouri State | Karl Werstein clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 30-38 |
| 14:37 | Missouri State | Thomas Garner gets the offensive rebound | 30-38 |
| 14:23 | Missouri State | Reginald Woods misses short on a runner in the lane but he's hacked by Swietomierz Zervas - foul #2 on Swietomierz Zervas, team foul #1 | 30-38 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Vroman (PG), James Francis (SG), Darryl Macek (SF), Julio Pena (PF), Keith Burk (C) Jerry Gagnon, David Woods, Gary O'Neal, Swietomierz Zervas, Leland Davis | |
| Subs | Missouri State | John Jones (PG), Richard Gallaway (SG), Reginald Izzo (SF), William Smith (C) Karl Werstein, Thomas Garner, Gary Thompson, Tony Hager | |
| 14:23 | Missouri State | Reginald Woods misses the 1st free throw | 30-38 |
| 14:23 | Missouri State | Reginald Woods makes the 2nd free throw | 30-39 |
| 13:59 | Northern Iowa | James Francis can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 30-39 |
| 13:57 | Missouri State | William Smith gets the rebound | 30-39 |
| 13:36 | Missouri State | John Jones connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 30-42 |
| 13:12 | Northern Iowa | Darryl Macek misses the floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Reginald Izzo - foul #3 on Reginald Izzo, team foul #1 | 30-42 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Rick Vanmeter (C) Reginald Woods | |
| 13:12 | Northern Iowa | Darryl Macek makes the 1st free throw | 31-42 |
| 13:12 | Northern Iowa | Darryl Macek misses the 2nd free throw | 31-42 |
| 13:12 | Missouri State | William Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 31-42 |
| 12:50 | Missouri State | Reginald Izzo is whistled for a carry | 31-42 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jerry Gagnon (PG) James Vroman | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 12:32 | Northern Iowa | Jerry Gagnon travels with the ball | 31-42 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Gary O'Neal (SF), Leland Davis (C) Darryl Macek, Keith Burk | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Gary Thompson (SF) Rick Vanmeter | |
| 12:30 | Missouri State | John Jones throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 31-42 |
| 12:20 | Northern Iowa | James Francis misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 31-42 |
| 12:19 | Northern Iowa | Leland Davis gets the offensive rebound | 31-42 |
| 12:06 | Northern Iowa | Gary O'Neal misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 31-42 |
| 12:04 | Missouri State | William Smith snags the defensive board | 31-42 |
| 11:41 | Missouri State | The short jumper by Reginald Izzo is denied by Julio Pena | 31-42 |
| 11:40 | Northern Iowa | Julio Pena grabs the defensive rebound | 31-42 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Jerry Gagnon (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Francis (fairly fresh) SF - Gary O'Neal (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Julio Pena (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Leland Davis (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - John Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Gallaway (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gary Thompson (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Reginald Izzo (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. C - William Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:21 | Northern Iowa | Leland Davis is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Leland Davis, team foul #2 | 31-42 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | David Woods (SG), Keith Burk (PF) James Francis, Julio Pena | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Karl Werstein (PG), Reginald Woods (PF), Tony Hager (C) John Jones, Reginald Izzo, William Smith | |
| 11:04 | Missouri State | Richard Gallaway knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 31-44 |
| 10:46 | Northern Iowa | Gary O'Neal knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Jerry Gagnon | 33-44 |
| 10:27 | Missouri State | Reginald Woods hits a shot in the paint on a great pass from Karl Werstein | 33-46 |
| 10:05 | Northern Iowa | Keith Burk misses the shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Tony Hager - foul #1 on Tony Hager, team foul #2 | 33-46 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Vroman (PG), Darryl Macek (SF), Swietomierz Zervas (PF) Jerry Gagnon, Gary O'Neal, Leland Davis | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Thomas Garner (SG), Reginald Izzo (SF) Richard Gallaway, Gary Thompson | |
| 10:05 | Northern Iowa | Keith Burk makes the 1st free throw | 34-46 |
| 10:05 | Northern Iowa | Keith Burk misses the 2nd free throw | 34-46 |
| 10:05 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Reginald Izzo | 34-46 |
| 09:45 | Missouri State | Reginald Izzo banks in the layup on a great pass from Tony Hager | 34-48 |
| 09:24 | Northern Iowa | Keith Burk misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 34-48 |
| 09:22 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Reginald Izzo | 34-48 |
| 09:03 | Missouri State | Karl Werstein is hacked by James Vroman - foul #1 on James Vroman, team foul #3 | 34-48 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jerry Gagnon (PG), James Francis (SF), Leland Davis (C) James Vroman, Darryl Macek, Keith Burk | |
| Subs | Missouri State | John Jones (PG), Gary Thompson (SF), William Smith (C) Karl Werstein, Reginald Izzo, Tony Hager | |
| 08:37 | Missouri State | Thomas Garner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-48 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Gary O'Neal (SF) James Francis | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Reginald Izzo (PF) Reginald Woods | |
| 08:17 | Northern Iowa | Gary O'Neal misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Gary Thompson - foul #2 on Gary Thompson, team foul #3 | 34-48 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Francis (SG) David Woods | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 08:17 | Northern Iowa | Gary O'Neal misses the 1st free throw | 34-48 |
| 08:17 | Northern Iowa | Gary O'Neal misses the 2nd free throw | 34-48 |
| 08:17 | Missouri State | Reginald Izzo snags the defensive board | 34-48 |
| 07:50 | Missouri State | John Jones scores on a jumpshot from the right side set up by Thomas Garner and the foul's on Leland Davis - foul #3 on Leland Davis, team foul #4 | 34-50 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Reginald Woods (PF), Tony Hager (C) Reginald Izzo, William Smith | |
| 07:50 | Missouri State | John Jones makes the free throw | 34-51 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 07:30 | Northern Iowa | Swietomierz Zervas scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 37-51 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Jerry Gagnon (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Francis (fresh) SF - Gary O'Neal (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Swietomierz Zervas (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Leland Davis (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - John Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Garner (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gary Thompson (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Reginald Woods (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. C - Tony Hager (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:12 | Missouri State | Thomas Garner misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 37-51 |
| 07:10 | Missouri State | Thomas Garner grabs the offensive rebound | 37-51 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 06:53 | Missouri State | Gary Thompson misses badly on a floater from the right side but he's fouled by James Francis - foul #2 on James Francis, team foul #5 | 37-51 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Vroman (PG), David Woods (SG), Julio Pena (PF), Keith Burk (C) Jerry Gagnon, James Francis, Swietomierz Zervas, Leland Davis | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Karl Werstein (PG), Richard Gallaway (SG) John Jones, Thomas Garner | |
| 06:53 | Missouri State | Gary Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 37-52 |
| 06:53 | Missouri State | Gary Thompson misses the 2nd free throw | 37-52 |
| 06:53 | Northern Iowa | Keith Burk snags the defensive board | 37-52 |
| 06:42 | Northern Iowa | James Vroman's pass is intercepted by Reginald Woods | 37-52 |
| 06:16 | Missouri State | Tony Hager comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 37-52 |
| 06:14 | Missouri State | Richard Gallaway grabs the offensive rebound | 37-52 |
| 05:56 | Missouri State | Richard Gallaway drills a fadeaway from the left wing | 37-54 |
| 05:48 | Northern Iowa | Gary O'Neal hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 37-54 |
| 05:46 | Northern Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Julio Pena | 37-54 |
| 05:37 | Northern Iowa | Tony Hager steps in front of the David Woods pass | 37-54 |
| 05:18 | Missouri State | Reginald Woods buries a fadeaway from close range | 37-56 |
| 05:00 | Northern Iowa | James Vroman misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 37-56 |
| 04:59 | Missouri State | Karl Werstein snags the defensive board | 37-56 |
| 04:39 | Missouri State | Reginald Woods knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Karl Werstein | 37-58 |
| 04:29 | Northern Iowa | David Woods scores on a floater from the right side on a nice dish by James Vroman and the foul's on Gary Thompson - foul #3 on Gary Thompson, team foul #4 | 39-58 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Francis (SF) Gary O'Neal | |
| Subs | Missouri State | John Jones (PG), Reginald Izzo (SF), William Smith (PF), Rick Vanmeter (C) Karl Werstein, Gary Thompson, Reginald Woods, Tony Hager | |
| 04:29 | Northern Iowa | David Woods makes the free throw | 40-58 |
| 04:04 | Missouri State | Richard Gallaway misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 40-58 |
| 04:03 | Northern Iowa | Julio Pena gets the rebound | 40-58 |
| 03:59 | Northern Iowa | William Smith takes the ball from Keith Burk | 40-58 |
| 03:40 | Missouri State | John Jones buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 40-61 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:29 | Northern Iowa | David Woods misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 40-61 |
| 03:27 | Northern Iowa | Keith Burk tips it in | 42-61 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - James Vroman (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - David Woods (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Francis (fresh) PF - Julio Pena (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. C - Keith Burk (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - John Jones (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Gallaway (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Reginald Izzo (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - William Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Rick Vanmeter (fresh) | |
| 03:08 | Missouri State | John Jones misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 42-61 |
| 03:06 | Northern Iowa | Keith Burk grabs the board | 42-61 |
| 02:52 | Northern Iowa | James Vroman clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 42-61 |
| 02:51 | Northern Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to James Francis | 42-61 |
| 02:41 | Northern Iowa | Julio Pena comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline but he's hacked by Reginald Izzo - foul #4 on Reginald Izzo, team foul #5 | 42-61 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Stjepan Moczulski (PG), Darryl Macek (SF), Raymond Cambell (C) James Vroman, David Woods, Keith Burk | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Mario Rodriguez (PG) Richard Gallaway | |
| 02:41 | Northern Iowa | Julio Pena makes the 1st free throw | 43-61 |
| 02:41 | Northern Iowa | Julio Pena makes the 2nd free throw | 44-61 |
| 02:14 | Missouri State | William Smith hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block but the foul's on Darryl Macek - foul #2 on Darryl Macek, team foul #6 | 44-61 |
| 02:14 | Missouri State | William Smith makes the 1st free throw | 44-62 |
| 02:14 | Missouri State | William Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 44-62 |
| 02:14 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Raymond Cambell | 44-62 |
| 02:03 | Northern Iowa | Stjepan Moczulski misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 44-62 |
| 02:02 | Northern Iowa | Darryl Macek hits the follow up shot | 46-62 |
| 01:39 | Missouri State | James Francis picks off the pass by Mario Rodriguez | 46-62 |
| 01:35 | Northern Iowa | James Francis banks in the layup | 48-62 |
| 01:18 | Missouri State | Reginald Izzo lays it up and in on a nice dish by John Jones | 48-64 |
| 01:04 | Northern Iowa | Stjepan Moczulski's pass is intercepted by Reginald Izzo | 48-64 |
| 00:39 | Missouri State | Reginald Izzo can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 48-64 |
| 00:38 | Northern Iowa | James Francis grabs the defensive rebound | 48-64 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:32 | Northern Iowa | Darryl Macek drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by James Francis | 51-64 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:04 | Missouri State | Stjepan Moczulski is called for the reach on John Jones - foul #1 on Stjepan Moczulski, team foul #7 | 51-64 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Vroman (PG), Keith Burk (C) Stjepan Moczulski, Raymond Cambell | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Richard Gallaway (SG) Mario Rodriguez | |
| 00:04 | Missouri State | John Jones makes the 1st free throw | 51-65 |
| 00:04 | Missouri State | John Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 51-66 |
| 00:00 | Northern Iowa | James Francis misses long on a halfcourt shot | 51-66 |