| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Jesse Sartori (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stanley Shimer (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marcos Ruiz (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Sand (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Barry Morgan (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Boris Zircher (fresh) 13 pts. SG - Roy Zavitz (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Leonard Lang (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Osvaldo Colombo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Theodore Delamora (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Eastern Illinois | Leonard Lang inbounds the ball | 35-40 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:44 | Eastern Illinois | Theodore Delamora misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Barry Morgan - foul #2 on Barry Morgan, team foul #1 | 35-40 |
| 19:44 | Eastern Illinois | Theodore Delamora misses the 1st free throw | 35-40 |
| 19:44 | Eastern Illinois | Theodore Delamora misses the 2nd free throw | 35-40 |
| 19:44 | Northern Iowa | Robert Sand pulls down the rebound | 35-40 |
| 19:27 | Northern Iowa | Jesse Sartori misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 35-40 |
| 19:25 | Eastern Illinois | Leonard Lang grabs the board | 35-40 |
| 19:06 | Eastern Illinois | Leonard Lang clanks a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Marcos Ruiz - foul #1 on Marcos Ruiz, team foul #2 | 35-40 |
| 19:06 | Eastern Illinois | Leonard Lang makes the 1st free throw | 35-41 |
| 19:06 | Eastern Illinois | Leonard Lang makes the 2nd free throw | 35-42 |
| 19:04 | Northern Iowa | Roy Zavitz steals the ball from Marcos Ruiz in the backcourt | 35-42 |
| 19:02 | Eastern Illinois | Boris Zircher blows the layup | 35-42 |
| 19:00 | Eastern Illinois | Theodore Delamora gets the offensive rebound | 35-42 |
| 18:46 | Eastern Illinois | Roy Zavitz misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 35-42 |
| 18:44 | Northern Iowa | Marcos Ruiz pulls down the rebound | 35-42 |
| 18:37 | Northern Iowa | Marcos Ruiz can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 35-42 |
| 18:35 | Eastern Illinois | Theodore Delamora grabs the board | 35-42 |
| 18:31 | Eastern Illinois | Osvaldo Colombo loses the dribble to Barry Morgan | 35-42 |
| 18:10 | Northern Iowa | Stanley Shimer misses badly on the uncontested 3 pointer from the right corner | 35-42 |
| 18:09 | Eastern Illinois | Theodore Delamora grabs the defensive rebound | 35-42 |
| 18:04 | Eastern Illinois | Roy Zavitz misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Stanley Shimer - foul #1 on Stanley Shimer, team foul #3 | 35-42 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Albert Hall (PG), Luis Gillett (SG), Arnold Logan (SF), Brian Gray (PF), John Wynn (C) Jesse Sartori, Stanley Shimer, Marcos Ruiz, Robert Sand, Barry Morgan | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Carlos Ertl (SF), Jason Crutcher (PF), William Pelletier (C) Leonard Lang, Osvaldo Colombo, Theodore Delamora | |
| 18:04 | Eastern Illinois | Roy Zavitz makes the 1st free throw | 35-43 |
| 18:04 | Eastern Illinois | Roy Zavitz makes the 2nd free throw | 35-44 |
| 17:49 | Northern Iowa | Arnold Logan connects on the floater near the basket | 37-44 |
| 17:43 | Eastern Illinois | Roy Zavitz is fouled on the floor by Albert Hall - foul #1 on Albert Hall, team foul #4 | 37-44 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Leonard Lang (SF) Roy Zavitz | |
| 17:29 | Eastern Illinois | Leonard Lang misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 37-44 |
| 17:28 | Northern Iowa | John Wynn pulls down the rebound | 37-44 |
| 17:26 | Northern Iowa | Carlos Ertl picks off the pass by Luis Gillett in the backcourt | 37-44 |
| 17:21 | Eastern Illinois | Leonard Lang's pass is intercepted by Luis Gillett | 37-44 |
| 17:18 | Northern Iowa | Luis Gillett loses the dribble to Leonard Lang in the backcourt | 37-44 |
| 16:56 | Eastern Illinois | Boris Zircher misses short on a jumper in the lane | 37-44 |
| 16:55 | Eastern Illinois | Jason Crutcher grabs the offensive board | 37-44 |
| 16:43 | Eastern Illinois | Boris Zircher makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from William Pelletier | 37-46 |
| 16:20 | Northern Iowa | Arnold Logan buries a floater from close range on a great pass from Luis Gillett | 39-46 |
| 15:58 | Eastern Illinois | Jason Crutcher is whistled for traveling | 39-46 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jesse Sartori (PG), Stanley Shimer (SG), Marcos Ruiz (SF), Robert Sand (PF), Barry Morgan (C) Albert Hall, Luis Gillett, Arnold Logan, Brian Gray, John Wynn | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Brian Fanelli (PG), Shawn Schilawski (SG), Osvaldo Colombo (PF), Jeremy Mori (C) Boris Zircher, Carlos Ertl, Jason Crutcher, William Pelletier | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Jesse Sartori (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stanley Shimer (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marcos Ruiz (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Sand (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Barry Morgan (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Brian Fanelli (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Shawn Schilawski (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Leonard Lang (tiring) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Osvaldo Colombo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeremy Mori (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Northern Iowa | Jesse Sartori knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Stanley Shimer | 42-46 |
| 15:37 | Eastern Illinois | Shawn Schilawski drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Osvaldo Colombo | 42-48 |
| 15:14 | Northern Iowa | Marcos Ruiz lays it in set up by Jesse Sartori and he's hacked by Leonard Lang - foul #3 on Leonard Lang, team foul #1 | 44-48 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Theodore Delamora (C) Jeremy Mori | |
| 15:14 | Northern Iowa | Marcos Ruiz misses the free throw | 44-48 |
| 15:14 | Eastern Illinois | Theodore Delamora gets the rebound | 44-48 |
| 15:07 | Eastern Illinois | Shawn Schilawski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 44-48 |
| 15:05 | Northern Iowa | Robert Sand pulls down the rebound | 44-48 |
| 14:47 | Northern Iowa | Stanley Shimer buries a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Jesse Sartori | 46-48 |
| 14:22 | Eastern Illinois | Brian Fanelli knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 46-51 |
| 14:19 | Northern Iowa | Jesse Sartori is fouled in the backcourt by Brian Fanelli - foul #4 on Brian Fanelli, team foul #2 | 46-51 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Curtis Cook (PG), Luis Gillett (SG), Robert Engelberg (SF) Jesse Sartori, Stanley Shimer, Marcos Ruiz | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Roy Zavitz (SG), Boris Zircher (SF), Jeremy Mori (C) Brian Fanelli, Leonard Lang, Theodore Delamora | |
| 14:08 | Northern Iowa | Robert Sand lays it in uncontested on a great pass from Barry Morgan | 48-51 |
| 14:02 | Eastern Illinois | Boris Zircher is denied on a layup by Robert Sand | 48-51 |
| 14:00 | Eastern Illinois | Osvaldo Colombo hits the follow up shot | 48-53 |
| 13:42 | Northern Iowa | Luis Gillett hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 48-53 |
| 13:41 | Eastern Illinois | Jeremy Mori gets the rebound | 48-53 |
| 13:34 | Eastern Illinois | Boris Zircher hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block | 48-53 |
| 13:32 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Barry Morgan | 48-53 |
| 13:29 | Northern Iowa | Curtis Cook throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 48-53 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jesse Sartori (PG), Arnold Logan (SF), Brian Gray (PF), John Wynn (C) Curtis Cook, Robert Engelberg, Robert Sand, Barry Morgan | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Carlos Ertl (SF), William Pelletier (PF) Shawn Schilawski, Osvaldo Colombo | |
| 13:16 | Eastern Illinois | William Pelletier misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 48-53 |
| 13:14 | Northern Iowa | John Wynn grabs the defensive rebound | 48-53 |
| 13:12 | Northern Iowa | Jesse Sartori is hacked by Boris Zircher in the backcourt - foul #3 on Boris Zircher, team foul #3 | 48-53 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Marcos Ruiz (SF) Arnold Logan | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 12:51 | Northern Iowa | Jesse Sartori buries a 3pt jumper from straight away | 51-53 |
| 12:46 | Eastern Illinois | Roy Zavitz blows the layup but he's fouled by Luis Gillett - foul #1 on Luis Gillett, team foul #5 | 51-53 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Jason Crutcher (PF), Theodore Delamora (C) William Pelletier, Jeremy Mori | |
| 12:46 | Eastern Illinois | Roy Zavitz makes the 1st free throw | 51-54 |
| 12:46 | Eastern Illinois | Roy Zavitz makes the 2nd free throw | 51-55 |
| 12:35 | Northern Iowa | Carlos Ertl steals the ball from Marcos Ruiz | 51-55 |
| 12:32 | Eastern Illinois | Carlos Ertl banks in the layup | 51-57 |
| 12:15 | Northern Iowa | Marcos Ruiz misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 51-57 |
| 12:13 | Northern Iowa | Brian Gray tips it home | 53-57 |
| 12:08 | Eastern Illinois | Boris Zircher hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block but the foul's on Brian Gray - foul #1 on Brian Gray, team foul #6 | 53-57 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Albert Hall (PG), Stanley Shimer (SG), Arnold Logan (SF), Robert Sand (PF), Barry Morgan (C) Jesse Sartori, Luis Gillett, Marcos Ruiz, Brian Gray, John Wynn | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Leonard Lang (SF) Carlos Ertl | |
| 12:08 | Eastern Illinois | Boris Zircher misses the 1st free throw | 53-57 |
| 12:08 | Eastern Illinois | Boris Zircher misses the 2nd free throw | 53-57 |
| 12:08 | Northern Iowa | Robert Sand grabs the board | 53-57 |
| 11:57 | Northern Iowa | Robert Sand hits a runner from the left block and the foul's on Jason Crutcher - foul #2 on Jason Crutcher, team foul #4 | 55-57 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Shawn Schilawski (PG), Osvaldo Colombo (PF) Boris Zircher, Jason Crutcher | |
| 11:57 | Northern Iowa | Robert Sand misses the free throw | 55-57 |
| 11:57 | Eastern Illinois | Theodore Delamora grabs the board | 55-57 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Albert Hall (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Stanley Shimer (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Arnold Logan (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Sand (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Barry Morgan (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Shawn Schilawski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - Roy Zavitz (fairly fresh) 13 pts. SF - Leonard Lang (tiring) 4 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Osvaldo Colombo (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Theodore Delamora (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 11:42 | Eastern Illinois | Theodore Delamora throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-57 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | William Pelletier (PF), Jeremy Mori (C) Osvaldo Colombo, Theodore Delamora | |
| 11:28 | Northern Iowa | Robert Sand is open but comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block | 55-57 |
| 11:27 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to William Pelletier | 55-57 |
| 11:22 | Eastern Illinois | Leonard Lang hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block | 55-57 |
| 11:21 | Eastern Illinois | William Pelletier gets the offensive rebound | 55-57 |
| 11:15 | Eastern Illinois | Roy Zavitz misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 55-57 |
| 11:14 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Barry Morgan | 55-57 |
| 10:56 | Northern Iowa | Stanley Shimer clanks a 3 from the right corner | 55-57 |
| 10:54 | Eastern Illinois | Roy Zavitz snags the defensive board | 55-57 |
| 10:35 | Eastern Illinois | William Pelletier makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line and he's hacked by Robert Sand - foul #1 on Robert Sand, team foul #7 | 55-59 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jesse Sartori (PG), Luis Gillett (SG), Marcos Ruiz (SF), Brian Gray (PF) Albert Hall, Stanley Shimer, Arnold Logan, Robert Sand | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Carlos Ertl (SF), Jason Crutcher (C) Leonard Lang, Jeremy Mori | |
| 10:35 | Eastern Illinois | William Pelletier misses the free throw | 55-59 |
| 10:35 | Eastern Illinois | Carlos Ertl snags the offensive board | 55-59 |
| 10:30 | Eastern Illinois | Barry Morgan denies the turnaround by Shawn Schilawski | 55-59 |
| 10:29 | Eastern Illinois | William Pelletier tips it home | 55-61 |
| 10:15 | Northern Iowa | William Pelletier is called for the reach on Brian Gray - foul #2 on William Pelletier, team foul #5 | 55-61 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | John Wynn (C) Barry Morgan | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Boris Zircher (PG), Theodore Delamora (C) Roy Zavitz, William Pelletier | |
| 10:03 | Northern Iowa | Jesse Sartori misses long on a 3 from straight away | 55-61 |
| 10:01 | Northern Iowa | Brian Gray tips it in | 57-61 |
| 09:36 | Eastern Illinois | Boris Zircher comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 57-61 |
| 09:34 | Northern Iowa | John Wynn grabs the defensive rebound | 57-61 |
| 09:17 | Northern Iowa | Marcos Ruiz misses badly on a runner in the lane | 57-61 |
| 09:15 | Northern Iowa | Marcos Ruiz tips it back up and in | 59-61 |
| 08:51 | Eastern Illinois | Jason Crutcher misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Brian Gray - foul #2 on Brian Gray, team foul #8 | 59-61 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Stanley Shimer (SG), Arnold Logan (SF), Robert Sand (PF), Barry Morgan (C) Jesse Sartori, Marcos Ruiz, Brian Gray, John Wynn | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Roy Zavitz (SG), Leonard Lang (SF), Osvaldo Colombo (PF) Shawn Schilawski, Carlos Ertl, Theodore Delamora | |
| 08:51 | Eastern Illinois | Jason Crutcher misses the 1st free throw | 59-61 |
| 08:51 | Eastern Illinois | Jason Crutcher makes the 2nd free throw | 59-62 |
| 08:26 | Northern Iowa | Luis Gillett connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Barry Morgan | 61-62 |
| 08:14 | Eastern Illinois | Boris Zircher hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 61-62 |
| 08:13 | Eastern Illinois | Osvaldo Colombo grabs the offensive rebound | 61-62 |
| 08:08 | Eastern Illinois | Boris Zircher is called for traveling | 61-62 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Albert Hall (PG), Robert Engelberg (SF) Luis Gillett, Stanley Shimer | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | William Pelletier (C) Jason Crutcher | |
| 08:06 | Northern Iowa | Boris Zircher is called for the reach on Albert Hall in the backcourt - foul #4 on Boris Zircher, team foul #6 | 61-62 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Shawn Schilawski (PG) Boris Zircher | |
| 07:54 | Northern Iowa | Robert Engelberg is wide open but clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 61-62 |
| 07:53 | Northern Iowa | Barry Morgan tips it back up and in | 63-62 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Albert Hall (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Arnold Logan (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. SF - Robert Engelberg (fresh) PF - Robert Sand (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Barry Morgan (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Shawn Schilawski (tiring) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - Roy Zavitz (tiring) 13 pts. SF - Leonard Lang (tired) 4 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Osvaldo Colombo (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - William Pelletier (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:42 | Eastern Illinois | Roy Zavitz hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 63-62 |
| 07:40 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Barry Morgan | 63-62 |
| 07:30 | Northern Iowa | William Pelletier steps in front of the Arnold Logan pass | 63-62 |
| 07:09 | Eastern Illinois | Arnold Logan steps in front of the Osvaldo Colombo pass | 63-62 |
| 06:48 | Northern Iowa | Robert Sand misses short on a shot from the left wing | 63-62 |
| 06:46 | Eastern Illinois | Osvaldo Colombo pulls down the rebound | 63-62 |
| 06:42 | Eastern Illinois | Leonard Lang drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Shawn Schilawski | 63-65 |
| 06:15 | Northern Iowa | Barry Morgan makes the jumper from the right wing | 65-65 |
| 06:03 | Eastern Illinois | Osvaldo Colombo can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Robert Sand - foul #2 on Robert Sand, team foul #9 | 65-65 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jesse Sartori (PG), Stanley Shimer (SG), Marcos Ruiz (SF), Brian Gray (PF), John Wynn (C) Albert Hall, Arnold Logan, Robert Engelberg, Robert Sand, Barry Morgan | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Brian Fanelli (PG), Carlos Ertl (SG), Boris Zircher (SF), Jeremy Mori (C) Shawn Schilawski, Roy Zavitz, Leonard Lang, William Pelletier | |
| 06:03 | Eastern Illinois | Osvaldo Colombo makes the 1st free throw | 65-66 |
| 06:03 | Eastern Illinois | Osvaldo Colombo makes the 2nd free throw | 65-67 |
| 05:43 | Northern Iowa | Jesse Sartori misses long on an open fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 65-67 |
| 05:41 | Northern Iowa | Marcos Ruiz tips it back up and in | 67-67 |
| 05:35 | Eastern Illinois | Brian Fanelli hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Boris Zircher | 67-69 |
| 05:20 | Northern Iowa | Jesse Sartori misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 67-69 |
| 05:19 | Northern Iowa | Brian Gray tips it but misses | 67-69 |
| 05:18 | Northern Iowa | Brian Gray can't tip it in | 67-69 |
| 05:17 | Northern Iowa | Marcos Ruiz tips it but misses | 67-69 |
| 05:15 | Northern Iowa | John Wynn tips it in | 69-69 |
| 04:52 | Eastern Illinois | Boris Zircher makes the floater in the paint set up by Carlos Ertl | 69-71 |
| 04:34 | Northern Iowa | Brian Gray hits the finger roll set up by Jesse Sartori | 71-71 |
| 04:21 | Eastern Illinois | The jump hook by Osvaldo Colombo is blocked by Marcos Ruiz | 71-71 |
| 04:20 | Northern Iowa | Marcos Ruiz snags the defensive board | 71-71 |
| 04:16 | Northern Iowa | Marcos Ruiz lays it in set up by Jesse Sartori | 73-71 |
| 03:51 | Eastern Illinois | Osvaldo Colombo makes the floater from the left block | 73-73 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Jesse Sartori (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 ast. SG - Stanley Shimer (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Marcos Ruiz (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. PF - Brian Gray (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - John Wynn (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Brian Fanelli (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Carlos Ertl (tiring) 4 pts. 2 stl. SF - Boris Zircher (tired) 17 pts. 4 pf. PF - Osvaldo Colombo (tiring) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Jeremy Mori (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:32 | Northern Iowa | Stanley Shimer loses the dribble to Boris Zircher | 73-73 |
| 03:28 | Eastern Illinois | Boris Zircher misses the easy layup | 73-73 |
| 03:26 | Northern Iowa | Brian Gray gets the rebound | 73-73 |
| 03:05 | Northern Iowa | Brian Gray lays it in on a great pass from Jesse Sartori | 75-73 |
| 03:00 | Eastern Illinois | Brian Fanelli makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 75-76 |
| 03:00 | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 75-76 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Albert Hall (PG), Luis Gillett (SG), Arnold Logan (SF), Robert Sand (PF), Barry Morgan (C) Jesse Sartori, Stanley Shimer, Marcos Ruiz, Brian Gray, John Wynn | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Shawn Schilawski (SG), Leonard Lang (SF), Jason Crutcher (PF), Theodore Delamora (C) Carlos Ertl, Boris Zircher, Osvaldo Colombo, Jeremy Mori | |
| 02:48 | Northern Iowa | Robert Sand misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 75-76 |
| 02:46 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Shawn Schilawski | 75-76 |
| 02:39 | Eastern Illinois | Brian Fanelli hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 75-76 |
| 02:37 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Arnold Logan | 75-76 |
| 02:16 | Northern Iowa | Robert Sand misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 75-76 |
| 02:14 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Theodore Delamora | 75-76 |
| 02:09 | Eastern Illinois | Leonard Lang hits a jumper from just outside the lane | 75-78 |
| 02:09 | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 75-78 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jesse Sartori (PG), Stanley Shimer (SG), Marcos Ruiz (SF) Albert Hall, Luis Gillett, Arnold Logan | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 01:55 | Northern Iowa | Brian Fanelli is called for the reach on Jesse Sartori - foul #5 on Brian Fanelli, team foul #7 | 75-78 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Boris Zircher (PG), Roy Zavitz (SG), Osvaldo Colombo (PF) Brian Fanelli, Shawn Schilawski, Jason Crutcher | |
| 01:55 | Northern Iowa | Jesse Sartori makes the 1st free throw | 76-78 |
| 01:55 | Northern Iowa | Jesse Sartori makes the 2nd free throw | 77-78 |
| 01:32 | Eastern Illinois | Leonard Lang misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 77-78 |
| 01:31 | Northern Iowa | Robert Sand pulls down the rebound | 77-78 |
| 01:10 | Northern Iowa | Robert Sand misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 77-78 |
| 01:09 | Northern Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Barry Morgan | 77-78 |
| 00:58 | Northern Iowa | Marcos Ruiz is hacked by Leonard Lang - foul #4 on Leonard Lang, team foul #8 | 77-78 |
| 00:58 | Northern Iowa | Marcos Ruiz makes the 1st free throw | 78-78 |
| 00:58 | Northern Iowa | Marcos Ruiz makes the 2nd free throw | 79-78 |
| 00:44 | Eastern Illinois | Osvaldo Colombo hits the finger roll | 79-80 |
| 00:40 | Northern Iowa | Marcos Ruiz is fouled in the backcourt by Leonard Lang - foul #5 on Leonard Lang, team foul #9 | 79-80 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Carlos Ertl (SF) Leonard Lang | |
| 00:40 | Northern Iowa | Marcos Ruiz makes the 1st free throw | 80-80 |
| 00:40 | Northern Iowa | Marcos Ruiz makes the 2nd free throw | 81-80 |
| 00:21 | Eastern Illinois | Carlos Ertl scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Osvaldo Colombo | 81-83 |
| 00:03 | Northern Iowa | Robert Sand misses the fadeaway from the baseline | 81-83 |
| 00:01 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Theodore Delamora | 81-83 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:00 | Eastern Illinois | Theodore Delamora runs out the clock | 81-83 |