| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Richard McCracker (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Dave Hunter (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Louis Parker (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Gary Renshaw (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - David Kallenberg (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Wayne Belton (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jesse Remick (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Kenneth Samuels (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Frank Monday (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Pettengill (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northern Iowa | Kenneth Samuels inbounds the ball | 38-42 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:40 | Northern Iowa | Wayne Belton clanks a jump hook from close range | 38-42 |
| 19:39 | Southern Illinois | David Kallenberg grabs the defensive rebound | 38-42 |
| 19:10 | Southern Illinois | Richard McCracker connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 41-42 |
| 18:46 | Northern Iowa | Frank Monday is hacked by Gary Renshaw - foul #3 on Gary Renshaw, team foul #1 | 41-42 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Michael Gooch (PF) Gary Renshaw | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 18:34 | Northern Iowa | Kenneth Samuels hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane but the foul's on Louis Parker - foul #1 on Louis Parker, team foul #2 | 41-42 |
| 18:34 | Northern Iowa | Kenneth Samuels makes the 1st free throw | 41-43 |
| 18:34 | Northern Iowa | Kenneth Samuels misses the 2nd free throw | 41-43 |
| 18:34 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Michael Gooch | 41-43 |
| 18:11 | Southern Illinois | Michael Gooch misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 41-43 |
| 18:09 | Southern Illinois | David Kallenberg pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-43 |
| 17:48 | Southern Illinois | David Kallenberg hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 41-43 |
| 17:47 | Northern Iowa | Jesse Remick pulls down the rebound | 41-43 |
| 17:42 | Northern Iowa | Wayne Belton scores on a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Jesse Remick | 41-46 |
| 17:26 | Southern Illinois | Louis Parker is fouled on the floor by Robert Pettengill - foul #3 on Robert Pettengill, team foul #1 | 41-46 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Eugene Cha (SG) Dave Hunter | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Edward Klima (SF), Michael Dwyer (PF), David Hearne (C) Kenneth Samuels, Frank Monday, Robert Pettengill | |
| 17:11 | Southern Illinois | Eugene Cha misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Jesse Remick - foul #1 on Jesse Remick, team foul #2 | 41-46 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Brian Streitenberge (SG), Aaron Folse (C) Richard McCracker, David Kallenberg | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 17:11 | Southern Illinois | Eugene Cha makes the 1st free throw | 42-46 |
| 17:11 | Southern Illinois | Eugene Cha makes the 2nd free throw | 43-46 |
| 16:53 | Northern Iowa | Michael Dwyer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-46 |
| 16:36 | Southern Illinois | Michael Gooch's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-46 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | John Drennen (SF) Jesse Remick | |
| 16:22 | Northern Iowa | The short jumper by Wayne Belton is denied by Michael Gooch | 43-46 |
| 16:21 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Eugene Cha | 43-46 |
| 16:00 | Southern Illinois | Aaron Folse hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 43-46 |
| 15:59 | Southern Illinois | Louis Parker tips it in | 45-46 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Eugene Cha (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Brian Streitenberge (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Louis Parker (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Michael Gooch (fresh) 3 reb. C - Aaron Folse (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Wayne Belton (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Edward Klima (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SF - John Drennen (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Michael Dwyer (fresh) C - David Hearne (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:35 | Northern Iowa | John Drennen misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 45-46 |
| 15:33 | Southern Illinois | Michael Gooch grabs the board | 45-46 |
| 15:14 | Southern Illinois | Brian Streitenberge misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by David Hearne - foul #1 on David Hearne, team foul #3 | 45-46 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Dave Hunter (SG), Gary Renshaw (PF), David Kallenberg (C) Louis Parker, Michael Gooch, Aaron Folse | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jesse Remick (SG), Kenneth Samuels (SF), Frank Monday (PF), Robert Pettengill (C) Wayne Belton, John Drennen, Michael Dwyer, David Hearne | |
| 15:14 | Southern Illinois | Brian Streitenberge misses the 1st free throw | 45-46 |
| 15:14 | Southern Illinois | Brian Streitenberge misses the 2nd free throw | 45-46 |
| 15:14 | Northern Iowa | Frank Monday pulls down the rebound | 45-46 |
| 15:08 | Northern Iowa | Frank Monday blows the layup | 45-46 |
| 15:07 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to David Kallenberg | 45-46 |
| 14:56 | Southern Illinois | Eugene Cha misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 45-46 |
| 14:54 | Northern Iowa | Jesse Remick gets the rebound | 45-46 |
| 14:37 | Northern Iowa | Eugene Cha is called for the reach on Frank Monday - foul #2 on Eugene Cha, team foul #3 | 45-46 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Richard McCracker (PG) Brian Streitenberge | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 14:28 | Northern Iowa | Frank Monday scores on a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Robert Pettengill | 45-49 |
| 14:05 | Southern Illinois | Dave Hunter misses long on a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Frank Monday - foul #2 on Frank Monday, team foul #4 | 45-49 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | William Edwards (SF) Eugene Cha | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Wayne Belton (PG) Edward Klima | |
| 14:05 | Southern Illinois | Dave Hunter misses the 1st free throw | 45-49 |
| 14:05 | Southern Illinois | Dave Hunter makes the 2nd free throw | 46-49 |
| 13:49 | Northern Iowa | Robert Pettengill is called for the offensive foul - foul #4 on Robert Pettengill, team foul #5 | 46-49 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Louis Parker (SF) William Edwards | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | David Hearne (C) Robert Pettengill | |
| 13:37 | Southern Illinois | David Hearne steals the ball from David Kallenberg | 46-49 |
| 13:18 | Northern Iowa | Kenneth Samuels hits the finger roll | 46-51 |
| 13:03 | Southern Illinois | Dave Hunter's 3 pointer is rejected by Kenneth Samuels | 46-51 |
| 13:02 | Northern Iowa | Frank Monday grabs the board | 46-51 |
| 12:48 | Northern Iowa | Frank Monday misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 46-51 |
| 12:47 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to David Kallenberg | 46-51 |
| 12:39 | Southern Illinois | David Kallenberg blows the layup but he's hacked by David Hearne - foul #2 on David Hearne, team foul #6 | 46-51 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Eugene Cha (SG), Michael Gooch (PF) Dave Hunter, Gary Renshaw | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Michael Dwyer (PF) Frank Monday | |
| 12:39 | Southern Illinois | David Kallenberg misses the 1st free throw | 46-51 |
| 12:39 | Southern Illinois | David Kallenberg makes the 2nd free throw | 47-51 |
| 12:15 | Northern Iowa | Wayne Belton connects on the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by David Hearne | 47-53 |
| 11:54 | Southern Illinois | Richard McCracker hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Michael Dwyer - foul #1 on Michael Dwyer, team foul #7 | 47-53 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Aaron Folse (C) David Kallenberg | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Edward Klima (SG), John Drennen (SF) Jesse Remick, Kenneth Samuels | |
| 11:54 | Southern Illinois | Richard McCracker misses the 1st free throw | 47-53 |
| 11:54 | Southern Illinois | Richard McCracker makes the 2nd free throw | 48-53 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Richard McCracker (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Eugene Cha (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Louis Parker (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Michael Gooch (fresh) 4 reb. C - Aaron Folse (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Wayne Belton (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Edward Klima (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SF - John Drennen (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Michael Dwyer (fresh) C - David Hearne (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 11:37 | Northern Iowa | Wayne Belton misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-53 |
| 11:36 | Southern Illinois | Michael Gooch grabs the board | 48-53 |
| 11:20 | Southern Illinois | Eugene Cha knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Louis Parker | 51-53 |
| 10:59 | Northern Iowa | Wayne Belton comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 51-53 |
| 10:58 | Northern Iowa | David Hearne tips it back up and in | 51-55 |
| 10:36 | Southern Illinois | The short jumper by Aaron Folse is denied by John Drennen | 51-55 |
| 10:35 | Northern Iowa | David Hearne pulls down the rebound | 51-55 |
| 10:13 | Northern Iowa | David Hearne hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Wayne Belton | 51-58 |
| 09:51 | Southern Illinois | Eugene Cha buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Richard McCracker | 53-58 |
| 09:28 | Northern Iowa | Wayne Belton buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Edward Klima | 53-61 |
| 09:11 | Southern Illinois | Eugene Cha comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 53-61 |
| 09:09 | Northern Iowa | John Drennen grabs the board | 53-61 |
| 08:47 | Northern Iowa | Wayne Belton connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 53-64 |
| 08:40 | Southern Illinois | Eugene Cha hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 53-64 |
| 08:38 | Northern Iowa | David Hearne gets the rebound | 53-64 |
| 08:32 | Northern Iowa | Edward Klima comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 53-64 |
| 08:30 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Michael Gooch | 53-64 |
| 08:17 | Southern Illinois | Richard McCracker misses the floater from just outside the lane | 53-64 |
| 08:16 | Southern Illinois | Aaron Folse grabs the offensive rebound | 53-64 |
| 08:00 | Southern Illinois | Louis Parker's pass is intercepted by Edward Klima | 53-64 |
| 07:40 | Northern Iowa | Edward Klima can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 53-64 |
| 07:39 | Northern Iowa | David Hearne misses the tip | 53-64 |
| 07:38 | Northern Iowa | John Drennen hits the follow up shot | 53-66 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Richard McCracker (tiring) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Eugene Cha (fairly fresh) 16 pts. SF - Louis Parker (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Michael Gooch (fairly fresh) 6 reb. C - Aaron Folse (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Wayne Belton (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. SG - Edward Klima (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 stl. SF - John Drennen (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Dwyer (fairly fresh) C - David Hearne (tiring) 10 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 07:22 | Southern Illinois | Richard McCracker scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 55-66 |
| 07:00 | Northern Iowa | Edward Klima is whistled for a carry | 55-66 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Brian Streitenberge (PG), Dave Hunter (SG), William Edwards (SF), Gary Renshaw (PF), David Kallenberg (C) Richard McCracker, Eugene Cha, Louis Parker, Michael Gooch, Aaron Folse | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Michael Pittman (PG), Jesse Remick (SG), Kenneth Samuels (SF), Frank Monday (PF), Robert Pettengill (C) Wayne Belton, Edward Klima, John Drennen, Michael Dwyer, David Hearne | |
| 06:34 | Southern Illinois | Brian Streitenberge misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 55-66 |
| 06:32 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Kenneth Samuels | 55-66 |
| 06:24 | Northern Iowa | Kenneth Samuels makes the floater from close range on a nice dish by Frank Monday | 55-68 |
| 06:08 | Southern Illinois | Brian Streitenberge scores on a fadeaway near the basket | 57-68 |
| 05:51 | Northern Iowa | Frank Monday misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 57-68 |
| 05:50 | Southern Illinois | Brian Streitenberge grabs the defensive rebound | 57-68 |
| 05:33 | Southern Illinois | Kenneth Samuels steps in front of the David Kallenberg pass | 57-68 |
| 05:29 | Northern Iowa | Kenneth Samuels lays it in | 57-70 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:21 | Southern Illinois | William Edwards buries a pull-up jumper from the left side | 59-70 |
| 05:00 | Northern Iowa | Jesse Remick misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 59-70 |
| 04:58 | Northern Iowa | Frank Monday pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-70 |
| 04:44 | Northern Iowa | David Kallenberg takes the ball from Kenneth Samuels | 59-70 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:28 | Southern Illinois | Dave Hunter buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Gary Renshaw | 62-70 |
| 04:13 | Northern Iowa | Jesse Remick is hacked by Brian Streitenberge - foul #1 on Brian Streitenberge, team foul #4 | 62-70 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Louis Parker (SF), Michael Gooch (PF), Wayne Kilichowski (C) Dave Hunter, Gary Renshaw, David Kallenberg | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Wayne Belton (PG), Edward Klima (SF), Douglas Messing (PF), Joseph Carls (C) Michael Pittman, Kenneth Samuels, Frank Monday, Robert Pettengill | |
| 04:06 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Carls is hacked by William Edwards - foul #1 on William Edwards, team foul #5 | 62-70 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Dave Hunter (SG) Brian Streitenberge | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 04:00 | Northern Iowa | Edward Klima makes the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Joseph Carls | 62-73 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:42 | Southern Illinois | Michael Gooch clanks a jumper in the lane but the foul's on Douglas Messing - foul #1 on Douglas Messing, team foul #8 | 62-73 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Eugene Cha (PG), Aaron Folse (C) William Edwards, Wayne Kilichowski | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | John Drennen (SF), Michael Dwyer (PF) Jesse Remick, Douglas Messing | |
| 03:42 | Southern Illinois | Michael Gooch makes the 1st free throw | 63-73 |
| 03:42 | Southern Illinois | Michael Gooch makes the 2nd free throw | 64-73 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:15 | Northern Iowa | Edward Klima misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 64-73 |
| 03:13 | Southern Illinois | Dave Hunter pulls down the rebound | 64-73 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Eugene Cha (fresh) 16 pts. SG - Dave Hunter (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. SF - Louis Parker (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Michael Gooch (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Aaron Folse (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Wayne Belton (fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. SG - Edward Klima (fresh) 9 pts. 3 stl. SF - John Drennen (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Dwyer (fresh) C - Joseph Carls (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 02:58 | Southern Illinois | Louis Parker banks in the layup | 66-73 |
| 02:58 | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-73 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Richard McCracker (PG), Gary Renshaw (PF), David Kallenberg (C) Dave Hunter, Michael Gooch, Aaron Folse | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jesse Remick (SG), Kenneth Samuels (SF), Frank Monday (PF), Robert Pettengill (C) Edward Klima, John Drennen, Michael Dwyer, Joseph Carls | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:35 | Northern Iowa | Frank Monday clanks a jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by David Kallenberg - foul #3 on David Kallenberg, team foul #6 | 66-73 |
| 02:35 | Northern Iowa | Frank Monday makes the 1st free throw | 66-74 |
| 02:35 | Northern Iowa | Frank Monday makes the 2nd free throw | 66-75 |
| 02:16 | Southern Illinois | Robert Pettengill steals the ball from Richard McCracker | 66-75 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:47 | Northern Iowa | Wayne Belton misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 66-75 |
| 01:46 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Gary Renshaw | 66-75 |
| 01:42 | Southern Illinois | Richard McCracker clanks a 3 from the right wing | 66-75 |
| 01:40 | Northern Iowa | Kenneth Samuels pulls down the rebound | 66-75 |
| 01:12 | Northern Iowa | Frank Monday misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 66-75 |
| 01:11 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Richard McCracker | 66-75 |
| 00:56 | Southern Illinois | Eugene Cha clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 66-75 |
| 00:54 | Southern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Louis Parker | 66-75 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:52 | Southern Illinois | Gary Renshaw drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Richard McCracker | 69-75 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois 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) | |
| 00:49 | Northern Iowa | Frank Monday is fouled in the backcourt by Eugene Cha - foul #3 on Eugene Cha, team foul #7 | 69-75 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Dave Hunter (SG) Eugene Cha | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Edward Klima (SG), John Drennen (SF), David Hearne (C) Jesse Remick, Kenneth Samuels, Robert Pettengill | |
| 00:49 | Northern Iowa | Frank Monday misses the 1st free throw | 69-75 |
| 00:49 | Southern Illinois | Gary Renshaw gets the rebound | 69-75 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois 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 (0) | |
| 00:45 | Southern Illinois | David Kallenberg scores on a shot near the basket on a great pass from Dave Hunter | 71-75 |
| 00:45 | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 71-75 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jesse Remick (SG), Kenneth Samuels (SF), Robert Pettengill (C) Edward Klima, John Drennen, David Hearne | |
| 00:44 | Northern Iowa | Wayne Belton is fouled in the backcourt by Richard McCracker - foul #1 on Richard McCracker, team foul #8 | 71-75 |
| 00:44 | Northern Iowa | Wayne Belton makes the 1st free throw | 71-76 |
| 00:44 | Northern Iowa | Wayne Belton misses the 2nd free throw | 71-76 |
| 00:44 | Southern Illinois | David Kallenberg grabs the board | 71-76 |
| 00:37 | Southern Illinois | David Kallenberg connects on the shot in the lane | 73-76 |
| 00:36 | Northern Iowa | Wayne Belton is hacked by Richard McCracker in the backcourt - foul #2 on Richard McCracker, team foul #9 | 73-76 |
| 00:36 | Northern Iowa | Wayne Belton makes the 1st free throw | 73-77 |
| 00:36 | Northern Iowa | Wayne Belton misses the 2nd free throw | 73-77 |
| 00:36 | Southern Illinois | David Kallenberg grabs the defensive rebound | 73-77 |
| 00:29 | Southern Illinois | Dave Hunter is called for traveling | 73-77 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Edward Klima (SG) Jesse Remick | |
| 00:26 | Northern Iowa | Frank Monday is fouled in the backcourt by Dave Hunter - foul #2 on Dave Hunter, team foul #10 | 73-77 |
| 00:26 | Northern Iowa | Frank Monday makes the 1st free throw | 73-78 |
| 00:26 | Northern Iowa | Frank Monday misses the 2nd free throw | 73-78 |
| 00:26 | Southern Illinois | David Kallenberg grabs the board | 73-78 |
| 00:21 | Southern Illinois | Richard McCracker is hacked by Edward Klima - foul #2 on Edward Klima, team foul #9 | 73-78 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jesse Remick (SG) Edward Klima | |
| 00:21 | Southern Illinois | Richard McCracker makes the 1st free throw | 74-78 |
| 00:21 | Southern Illinois | Richard McCracker misses the 2nd free throw | 74-78 |
| 00:21 | Northern Iowa | Frank Monday pulls down the rebound | 74-78 |
| 00:20 | Northern Iowa | Richard McCracker is called for the reach on Frank Monday in the backcourt - foul #3 on Richard McCracker, team foul #11 | 74-78 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Edward Klima (SG) Jesse Remick | |
| 00:20 | Northern Iowa | Frank Monday makes the 1st free throw | 74-79 |
| 00:20 | Northern Iowa | Frank Monday makes the 2nd free throw | 74-80 |
| 00:12 | Southern Illinois | Dave Hunter misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 74-80 |
| 00:10 | Northern Iowa | Kenneth Samuels grabs the defensive rebound | 74-80 |
| 00:08 | Northern Iowa | Kenneth Samuels is fouled in the backcourt by Dave Hunter - foul #3 on Dave Hunter, team foul #12 | 74-80 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | David Hearne (C) Robert Pettengill | |
| 00:08 | Northern Iowa | Kenneth Samuels makes the 1st free throw | 74-81 |
| 00:08 | Northern Iowa | Kenneth Samuels makes the 2nd free throw | 74-82 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois 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) | |
| 00:02 | Southern Illinois | Gary Renshaw misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 74-82 |
| 00:01 | Southern Illinois | David Kallenberg snags the offensive board | 74-82 |
| 00:00 | Southern Illinois | The clock runs out | 74-82 |