| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Kenneth Eagle (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joshua Schippers (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Archie Harkins (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Dewey McClain (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Allen Foos (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Gene Cook (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Daniel Bryan (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Ybarra (fresh) PF - Michael Myrie (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - James Latta (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Northern Iowa | Archie Harkins inbounds the ball | 34-32 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 19:46 | Northern Iowa | Dewey McClain misses short on a driving attempt in the paint | 34-32 |
| 19:44 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Michael Myrie | 34-32 |
| 19:38 | Southern Illinois | Daniel Bryan comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Joshua Schippers - foul #3 on Joshua Schippers, team foul #1 | 34-32 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Tomas Sevigny (SG) Joshua Schippers | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 19:38 | Southern Illinois | Daniel Bryan makes the 1st free throw | 34-33 |
| 19:38 | Southern Illinois | Daniel Bryan makes the 2nd free throw | 34-34 |
| 19:24 | Northern Iowa | Tomas Sevigny knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner | 37-34 |
| 18:58 | Southern Illinois | Michael Myrie blows the layup but he's hacked by Kenneth Eagle - foul #1 on Kenneth Eagle, team foul #2 | 37-34 |
| 18:58 | Southern Illinois | Michael Myrie misses the 1st free throw | 37-34 |
| 18:58 | Southern Illinois | Michael Myrie makes the 2nd free throw | 37-35 |
| 18:37 | Northern Iowa | Dewey McClain loses the ball out of bounds | 37-35 |
| 18:13 | Southern Illinois | Tomas Sevigny is called for the reach on Daniel Bryan - foul #2 on Tomas Sevigny, team foul #3 | 37-35 |
| 18:04 | Southern Illinois | James Ybarra comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 37-35 |
| 18:02 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Allen Foos | 37-35 |
| 17:42 | Northern Iowa | Tomas Sevigny throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-35 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Kim (SF) James Ybarra | |
| 17:33 | Southern Illinois | Gene Cook's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-35 |
| 17:14 | Northern Iowa | Archie Harkins scores on a floater from the right side | 39-35 |
| 16:50 | Southern Illinois | Gene Cook is hacked by Kenneth Eagle - foul #2 on Kenneth Eagle, team foul #4 | 39-35 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Phillip Thielen (SG), Howard Pierce (SF), Omer Monkowski (PF) Kenneth Eagle, Archie Harkins, Dewey McClain | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Peter Pace (PG), Carl Ward (PF) Gene Cook, Michael Myrie | |
| 16:35 | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Kim hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Howard Pierce - foul #3 on Howard Pierce, team foul #5 | 39-35 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Kenneth Eagle (PG), Elmer Hatcher (C) Howard Pierce, Allen Foos | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | James Ybarra (SF), Thurman Ellender (C) Daniel Bryan, James Latta | |
| 16:35 | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Kim misses the 1st free throw | 39-35 |
| 16:35 | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Kim makes the 2nd free throw | 39-36 |
| 16:14 | Northern Iowa | Tomas Sevigny misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 39-36 |
| 16:13 | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Kim grabs the defensive rebound | 39-36 |
| 16:00 | Southern Illinois | Peter Pace knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Thurman Ellender | 39-38 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Kenneth Eagle (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Tomas Sevigny (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Phillip Thielen (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Omer Monkowski (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Elmer Hatcher (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Lawrence Kim (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Peter Pace (fresh) 4 pts. SF - James Ybarra (fresh) PF - Carl Ward (fresh) 2 pts. C - Thurman Ellender (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:40 | Northern Iowa | Omer Monkowski misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 39-38 |
| 15:38 | Southern Illinois | Peter Pace grabs the defensive rebound | 39-38 |
| 15:28 | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Kim drills a jumper from just outside the lane | 39-40 |
| 15:21 | Northern Iowa | Omer Monkowski can't connect on a jumper from the baseline | 39-40 |
| 15:20 | Southern Illinois | Peter Pace snags the defensive board | 39-40 |
| 14:55 | Southern Illinois | James Ybarra can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 39-40 |
| 14:53 | Northern Iowa | Elmer Hatcher gets the rebound | 39-40 |
| 14:38 | Northern Iowa | Omer Monkowski drills a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Kenneth Eagle | 41-40 |
| 14:17 | Southern Illinois | Peter Pace clanks a 3 from the left corner | 41-40 |
| 14:15 | Northern Iowa | Omer Monkowski snags the defensive board | 41-40 |
| 13:59 | Northern Iowa | Phillip Thielen misses the shot in the paint | 41-40 |
| 13:57 | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Kim grabs the board | 41-40 |
| 13:49 | Southern Illinois | Phillip Thielen is called for the reach on James Ybarra - foul #1 on Phillip Thielen, team foul #6 | 41-40 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Joshua Schippers (SG), Archie Harkins (SF), Dewey McClain (PF), Allen Foos (C) Kenneth Eagle, Tomas Sevigny, Omer Monkowski, Elmer Hatcher | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Ronald Russell (PG), Daniel Bryan (SG), Gene Cook (SF), Michael Myrie (PF), James Latta (C) Lawrence Kim, Peter Pace, James Ybarra, Carl Ward, Thurman Ellender | |
| 13:34 | Southern Illinois | Ronald Russell knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from James Latta | 41-43 |
| 13:06 | Northern Iowa | Phillip Thielen knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 44-43 |
| 12:54 | Southern Illinois | Michael Myrie is fouled on the floor by Dewey McClain - foul #2 on Dewey McClain, team foul #7 | 44-43 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Howard Pierce (PG) Phillip Thielen | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 12:54 | Southern Illinois | Michael Myrie misses the 1st free throw | 44-43 |
| 12:54 | Northern Iowa | Allen Foos snags the defensive board | 44-43 |
| 12:35 | Northern Iowa | Dewey McClain is hacked by Daniel Bryan - foul #2 on Daniel Bryan, team foul #1 | 44-43 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Tomas Sevigny (PG) Howard Pierce | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 12:20 | Northern Iowa | Allen Foos hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block | 44-43 |
| 12:19 | Southern Illinois | Michael Myrie snags the defensive board | 44-43 |
| 11:59 | Southern Illinois | Ronald Russell connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Michael Myrie | 44-45 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Tomas Sevigny (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joshua Schippers (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Archie Harkins (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Dewey McClain (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Allen Foos (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Ronald Russell (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Daniel Bryan (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gene Cook (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Michael Myrie (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - James Latta (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 11:40 | Northern Iowa | Archie Harkins can't throw it down | 44-45 |
| 11:39 | Northern Iowa | Archie Harkins misses the tip | 44-45 |
| 11:38 | Southern Illinois | Gene Cook snags the defensive board | 44-45 |
| 11:26 | Southern Illinois | Michael Myrie loses the ball out of bounds | 44-45 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Kenneth Eagle (PG) Tomas Sevigny | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 11:16 | Northern Iowa | Joshua Schippers connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Kenneth Eagle | 47-45 |
| 11:01 | Southern Illinois | Daniel Bryan is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Daniel Bryan, team foul #2 | 47-45 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Kim (PG), Carl Ward (SF) Ronald Russell, Gene Cook | |
| 10:48 | Northern Iowa | Joshua Schippers makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Kenneth Eagle | 50-45 |
| 10:33 | Southern Illinois | Allen Foos swats the short shot by Carl Ward | 50-45 |
| 10:31 | Northern Iowa | Archie Harkins gets the rebound | 50-45 |
| 10:26 | Northern Iowa | Joshua Schippers knocks in the turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Dewey McClain | 52-45 |
| 10:05 | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Kim makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by James Latta | 52-48 |
| 09:49 | Northern Iowa | Kenneth Eagle knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line | 54-48 |
| 09:33 | Southern Illinois | Michael Myrie comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 54-48 |
| 09:31 | Southern Illinois | Michael Myrie hits the follow up shot | 54-50 |
| 09:16 | Northern Iowa | Joshua Schippers is hacked by Daniel Bryan - foul #4 on Daniel Bryan, team foul #3 | 54-50 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Tomas Sevigny (PG), Phillip Thielen (SG), Howard Pierce (SF), Omer Monkowski (PF), Elmer Hatcher (C) Kenneth Eagle, Joshua Schippers, Archie Harkins, Dewey McClain, Allen Foos | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Ronald Russell (PG), Gene Cook (SG), James Ybarra (SF), Thurman Ellender (C) Lawrence Kim, Daniel Bryan, Michael Myrie, James Latta | |
| 09:06 | Northern Iowa | Howard Pierce knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Tomas Sevigny | 57-50 |
| 08:47 | Southern Illinois | James Ybarra loses the dribble to Phillip Thielen | 57-50 |
| 08:33 | Northern Iowa | Elmer Hatcher misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 57-50 |
| 08:32 | Southern Illinois | Gene Cook grabs the board | 57-50 |
| 08:25 | Southern Illinois | Carl Ward is whistled for a carry | 57-50 |
| 08:15 | Northern Iowa | Omer Monkowski travels with the ball | 57-50 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Kenneth Eagle (PG) Howard Pierce | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 08:03 | Southern Illinois | Ronald Russell can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 57-50 |
| 08:01 | Northern Iowa | Elmer Hatcher grabs the defensive rebound | 57-50 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Kenneth Eagle (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Tomas Sevigny (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Phillip Thielen (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Omer Monkowski (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Elmer Hatcher (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Ronald Russell (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Gene Cook (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Ybarra (fresh) PF - Carl Ward (fresh) 2 pts. C - Thurman Ellender (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:37 | Northern Iowa | Omer Monkowski misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 57-50 |
| 07:36 | Northern Iowa | Elmer Hatcher can't tip it in | 57-50 |
| 07:34 | Northern Iowa | Omer Monkowski grabs the offensive rebound | 57-50 |
| 07:24 | Northern Iowa | Kenneth Eagle comes up short on the jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Thurman Ellender - foul #2 on Thurman Ellender, team foul #4 | 57-50 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Joshua Schippers (SG), Dewey McClain (PF), Allen Foos (C) Phillip Thielen, Omer Monkowski, Elmer Hatcher | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Daniel Bryan (SG), Michael Myrie (PF), James Latta (C) Gene Cook, Carl Ward, Thurman Ellender | |
| 07:24 | Northern Iowa | Kenneth Eagle makes the 1st free throw | 58-50 |
| 07:24 | Northern Iowa | Kenneth Eagle makes the 2nd free throw | 59-50 |
| 07:09 | Southern Illinois | Ronald Russell misses short on a floater from the right side but the foul's on Allen Foos - foul #1 on Allen Foos, team foul #8 | 59-50 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Archie Harkins (SF) Tomas Sevigny | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 07:09 | Southern Illinois | Ronald Russell makes the 1st free throw | 59-51 |
| 07:09 | Southern Illinois | Ronald Russell misses the 2nd free throw | 59-51 |
| 07:09 | Northern Iowa | Allen Foos grabs the defensive rebound | 59-51 |
| 06:52 | Northern Iowa | Joshua Schippers misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 59-51 |
| 06:51 | Northern Iowa | Allen Foos grabs the offensive rebound | 59-51 |
| 06:30 | Northern Iowa | Allen Foos misses the jumper from the left block | 59-51 |
| 06:28 | Southern Illinois | James Latta snags the defensive board | 59-51 |
| 06:06 | Southern Illinois | Michael Myrie buries a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by James Latta | 59-53 |
| 05:49 | Northern Iowa | Allen Foos can't connect on a runner near the basket | 59-53 |
| 05:47 | Southern Illinois | Michael Myrie gets the rebound | 59-53 |
| 05:38 | Southern Illinois | Archie Harkins denies the turnaround by Michael Myrie | 59-53 |
| 05:37 | Southern Illinois | Daniel Bryan misses the tip | 59-53 |
| 05:36 | Northern Iowa | Dewey McClain snags the defensive board | 59-53 |
| 05:08 | Northern Iowa | Kenneth Eagle misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Ronald Russell - foul #4 on Ronald Russell, team foul #5 | 59-53 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Tomas Sevigny (SG), Phillip Thielen (SF), Omer Monkowski (PF) Joshua Schippers, Archie Harkins, Dewey McClain | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Gene Cook (PG), Peter Pace (SG), Lawrence Kim (SF), Carl Ward (PF) Ronald Russell, Daniel Bryan, James Ybarra, Michael Myrie | |
| 05:08 | Northern Iowa | Kenneth Eagle makes the 1st free throw | 60-53 |
| 05:08 | Northern Iowa | Kenneth Eagle misses the 2nd free throw | 60-53 |
| 05:08 | Southern Illinois | James Latta grabs the defensive rebound | 60-53 |
| 04:55 | Southern Illinois | Allen Foos steals it from Peter Pace | 60-53 |
| 04:39 | Northern Iowa | Kenneth Eagle loses the ball out of bounds | 60-53 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Howard Pierce (SF) Kenneth Eagle | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Thurman Ellender (C) James Latta | |
| 04:22 | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Kim misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 60-53 |
| 04:21 | Northern Iowa | Omer Monkowski pulls down the rebound | 60-53 |
| 04:15 | Northern Iowa | Tomas Sevigny misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 60-53 |
| 04:13 | Southern Illinois | Carl Ward snags the defensive board | 60-53 |
| 03:48 | Southern Illinois | Carl Ward can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 60-53 |
| 03:46 | Northern Iowa | Phillip Thielen grabs the defensive rebound | 60-53 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Tomas Sevigny (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Phillip Thielen (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Howard Pierce (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Omer Monkowski (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Allen Foos (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Gene Cook (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Peter Pace (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Lawrence Kim (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Carl Ward (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Thurman Ellender (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:24 | Northern Iowa | Howard Pierce can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 60-53 |
| 03:22 | Southern Illinois | Thurman Ellender grabs the board | 60-53 |
| 03:08 | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Kim misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 60-53 |
| 03:07 | Northern Iowa | Allen Foos snags the defensive board | 60-53 |
| 03:02 | Northern Iowa | Tomas Sevigny drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Phillip Thielen | 63-53 |
| 03:02 | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-53 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Kenneth Eagle (PG), Joshua Schippers (SG), Archie Harkins (SF), Dewey McClain (PF) Tomas Sevigny, Phillip Thielen, Howard Pierce, Omer Monkowski | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Ronald Russell (PG), Daniel Bryan (SG), James Ybarra (SF), Michael Myrie (PF), James Latta (C) Gene Cook, Peter Pace, Lawrence Kim, Carl Ward, Thurman Ellender | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 02:53 | Southern Illinois | James Ybarra buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by James Latta | 63-56 |
| 02:40 | Northern Iowa | Archie Harkins is hacked by James Ybarra - foul #1 on James Ybarra, team foul #6 | 63-56 |
| 02:31 | Northern Iowa | Kenneth Eagle hits a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Archie Harkins | 65-56 |
| 02:22 | Southern Illinois | James Ybarra misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 65-56 |
| 02:20 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Allen Foos | 65-56 |
| 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 motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:03 | Northern Iowa | Dewey McClain hits the finger roll set up by Kenneth Eagle | 67-56 |
| 01:45 | Southern Illinois | James Ybarra clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 67-56 |
| 01:44 | Northern Iowa | Allen Foos grabs the board | 67-56 |
| 01:29 | Northern Iowa | Joshua Schippers misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 67-56 |
| 01:28 | Northern Iowa | Archie Harkins grabs the offensive board | 67-56 |
| 01:06 | Northern Iowa | The short jumper by Dewey McClain is denied by James Latta | 67-56 |
| 01:05 | Southern Illinois | James Ybarra grabs the board | 67-56 |
| 00:57 | Southern Illinois | Michael Myrie knocks in the turnaround near the basket | 67-58 |
| 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 motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:55 | Northern Iowa | Joshua Schippers is fouled in the backcourt by Ronald Russell - foul #5 on Ronald Russell, team foul #7 | 67-58 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Tomas Sevigny (SF) Archie Harkins | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Gene Cook (PG) Ronald Russell | |
| 00:55 | Northern Iowa | Joshua Schippers makes the 1st free throw | 68-58 |
| 00:55 | Northern Iowa | Joshua Schippers makes the 2nd free throw | 69-58 |
| 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 intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:47 | Southern Illinois | Allen Foos is called for the reach on James Latta - foul #2 on Allen Foos, team foul #9 | 69-58 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Phillip Thielen (SG), Howard Pierce (SF), Omer Monkowski (PF), Elmer Hatcher (C) Kenneth Eagle, Joshua Schippers, Dewey McClain, Allen Foos | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Peter Pace (SG), Lawrence Kim (SF), Carl Ward (PF) Daniel Bryan, James Ybarra, Michael Myrie | |
| 00:47 | Southern Illinois | James Latta misses the 1st free throw | 69-58 |
| 00:47 | Northern Iowa | Elmer Hatcher snags the defensive board | 69-58 |
| 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) | |
| 00:26 | Northern Iowa | Phillip Thielen scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Tomas Sevigny | 71-58 |
| 00:19 | Southern Illinois | Peter Pace can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Tomas Sevigny - foul #3 on Tomas Sevigny, team foul #10 | 71-58 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Thurman Ellender (C) James Latta | |
| 00:19 | Southern Illinois | Peter Pace makes the 1st free throw | 71-59 |
| 00:19 | Southern Illinois | Peter Pace makes the 2nd free throw | 71-60 |
| 00:00 | Northern Iowa | Tomas Sevigny runs out the clock | 71-60 |