| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Gary Lewter (fresh) SG - Eric Machuca (fresh) SF - Jimmy Irwin (fresh) PF - Charles Fabian (fresh) C - David Fitzwater (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Steven Hughes (fresh) SG - William Barber (fresh) SF - Elmer Allen (fresh) PF - Gail Tuten (fresh) C - Travis Goolsby (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Northern Iowa | Travis Goolsby wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:39 | Northern Iowa | Gail Tuten knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by William Barber and the foul's on Charles Fabian - foul #1 on Charles Fabian, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| 19:39 | Northern Iowa | Gail Tuten makes the free throw | 0-4 |
| 19:19 | Missouri State | Gary Lewter loses the dribble to Travis Goolsby | 0-4 |
| 19:04 | Northern Iowa | Elmer Allen clanks a shot from the left block | 0-4 |
| 19:03 | Missouri State | Charles Fabian snags the defensive board | 0-4 |
| 18:49 | Missouri State | David Fitzwater can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 0-4 |
| 18:48 | Missouri State | David Fitzwater pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-4 |
| 18:34 | Missouri State | David Fitzwater makes the fadeaway from the right block | 2-4 |
| 18:06 | Northern Iowa | William Barber hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Eric Machuca - foul #1 on Eric Machuca, team foul #2 | 2-4 |
| 18:06 | Northern Iowa | William Barber makes the 1st free throw | 2-5 |
| 18:06 | Northern Iowa | William Barber misses the 2nd free throw | 2-5 |
| 18:06 | Missouri State | Charles Fabian gets the rebound | 2-5 |
| 17:40 | Missouri State | Gary Lewter misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 2-5 |
| 17:39 | Northern Iowa | William Barber grabs the board | 2-5 |
| 17:16 | Northern Iowa | Gail Tuten misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 2-5 |
| 17:15 | Northern Iowa | Elmer Allen grabs the offensive board | 2-5 |
| 16:57 | Northern Iowa | Travis Goolsby clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 2-5 |
| 16:55 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Eric Machuca | 2-5 |
| 16:33 | Missouri State | Jimmy Irwin knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Eric Machuca | 5-5 |
| 16:18 | Northern Iowa | Gail Tuten is fouled on the floor by Jimmy Irwin - foul #1 on Jimmy Irwin, team foul #3 | 5-5 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Brad Green (PG), Leif Polinski (SG), Domingo Salas (SF), Louis Eichenberger (PF), Lester Dietrich (C) Steven Hughes, William Barber, Elmer Allen, Gail Tuten, Travis Goolsby | |
| 16:04 | Northern Iowa | Domingo Salas misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 5-5 |
| 16:03 | Missouri State | David Fitzwater snags the defensive board | 5-5 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Gary Lewter (fresh) SG - Eric Machuca (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jimmy Irwin (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Charles Fabian (fresh) 2 reb. C - David Fitzwater (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Brad Green (fresh) SG - Leif Polinski (fresh) SF - Domingo Salas (fresh) PF - Louis Eichenberger (fresh) C - Lester Dietrich (fresh) | |
| 15:43 | Missouri State | Eric Machuca is hacked by Leif Polinski - foul #1 on Leif Polinski, team foul #1 | 5-5 |
| 15:27 | Missouri State | Lester Dietrich denies the turnaround by Gary Lewter | 5-5 |
| 15:26 | Northern Iowa | Lester Dietrich pulls down the rebound | 5-5 |
| 15:07 | Northern Iowa | Lester Dietrich is fouled on the floor by Charles Fabian - foul #2 on Charles Fabian, team foul #4 | 5-5 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Kal Goldberg (SG), Robert O'Kelley (SF), Joe Link (PF), Robert Wilson (C) Eric Machuca, Jimmy Irwin, Charles Fabian, David Fitzwater | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | William Barber (SG) Louis Eichenberger | |
| 14:52 | Northern Iowa | Brad Green misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 5-5 |
| 14:51 | Missouri State | Joe Link pulls down the rebound | 5-5 |
| 14:34 | Missouri State | Kal Goldberg misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 5-5 |
| 14:33 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Leif Polinski | 5-5 |
| 14:14 | Northern Iowa | William Barber misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 5-5 |
| 14:13 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Joe Link | 5-5 |
| 13:54 | Missouri State | Robert Wilson misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 5-5 |
| 13:52 | Missouri State | Robert O'Kelley gets the offensive rebound | 5-5 |
| 13:28 | Missouri State | Kal Goldberg is fouled on the floor by Brad Green - foul #1 on Brad Green, team foul #2 | 5-5 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Eric Machuca (SG), Jimmy Irwin (SF), David Fitzwater (C) Gary Lewter, Joe Link, Robert Wilson | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Steven Hughes (PG), Elmer Allen (SF), Gail Tuten (PF), Travis Goolsby (C) Brad Green, Leif Polinski, Lester Dietrich, Domingo Salas | |
| 13:12 | Missouri State | Robert O'Kelley double dribbles | 5-5 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jeremy Moore (SG) William Barber | |
| 12:51 | Northern Iowa | Elmer Allen can't finish the layup | 5-5 |
| 12:50 | Missouri State | David Fitzwater grabs the defensive rebound | 5-5 |
| 12:39 | Missouri State | Eric Machuca misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 5-5 |
| 12:37 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Gail Tuten | 5-5 |
| 12:16 | Northern Iowa | Jeremy Moore scores on a jumper from the free throw line set up by Steven Hughes and he's fouled by Eric Machuca - foul #2 on Eric Machuca, team foul #5 | 5-7 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Gary Lewter (PG) Eric Machuca | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | William Barber (SG) Steven Hughes | |
| 12:16 | Northern Iowa | Jeremy Moore makes the free throw | 5-8 |
| 11:59 | Missouri State | Kal Goldberg knocks in the shot from the right wing on a great pass from Gary Lewter and the foul's on Elmer Allen - foul #1 on Elmer Allen, team foul #3 | 7-8 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Steven Hughes (PG) Jeremy Moore | |
| 11:59 | Missouri State | Kal Goldberg misses the free throw | 7-8 |
| 11:59 | Northern Iowa | Travis Goolsby pulls down the rebound | 7-8 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Gary Lewter (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kal Goldberg (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jimmy Irwin (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Robert O'Kelley (fresh) C - David Fitzwater (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Steven Hughes (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Barber (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Elmer Allen (fresh) PF - Gail Tuten (fresh) 4 pts. C - Travis Goolsby (fresh) | |
| 11:35 | Northern Iowa | Steven Hughes is called for traveling | 7-8 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Leif Polinski (SF) Elmer Allen | |
| 11:11 | Missouri State | Jimmy Irwin misses short on a runner in the lane | 7-8 |
| 11:09 | Northern Iowa | Travis Goolsby snags the defensive board | 7-8 |
| 10:44 | Northern Iowa | Gail Tuten clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 7-8 |
| 10:43 | Northern Iowa | Travis Goolsby gets the offensive rebound | 7-8 |
| 10:19 | Northern Iowa | Kal Goldberg is called for the reach on William Barber - foul #1 on Kal Goldberg, team foul #6 | 7-8 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Robert Wilson (SG), Edward Fleisher (SF), Joe Link (PF) Kal Goldberg, Jimmy Irwin, Robert O'Kelley | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Elmer Allen (SF) Leif Polinski | |
| 10:03 | Northern Iowa | Travis Goolsby buries a jump hook near the basket | 7-10 |
| 09:49 | Missouri State | Edward Fleisher steps out of bounds on the baseline | 7-10 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Leif Polinski (SG), Lester Dietrich (PF), Domingo Salas (C) William Barber, Gail Tuten, Travis Goolsby | |
| 09:26 | Northern Iowa | Lester Dietrich's fadeaway is rejected by David Fitzwater | 7-10 |
| 09:25 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Joe Link | 7-10 |
| 09:14 | Missouri State | Joe Link buries a runner from the right block on a great pass from Gary Lewter and he's fouled by Elmer Allen - foul #2 on Elmer Allen, team foul #4 | 9-10 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Dean Sumler (SG), Jimmy Irwin (SF) Gary Lewter, David Fitzwater | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Brad Green (PG), Louis Eichenberger (PF) Steven Hughes, Elmer Allen | |
| 09:14 | Missouri State | Joe Link makes the free throw | 10-10 |
| 09:11 | Northern Iowa | Brad Green loses the dribble to Robert Wilson in the backcourt | 10-10 |
| 09:06 | Missouri State | Dean Sumler clanks a 3 from straight away | 10-10 |
| 09:04 | Missouri State | Edward Fleisher grabs the offensive board | 10-10 |
| 08:52 | Missouri State | Robert Wilson misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 10-10 |
| 08:51 | Missouri State | Joe Link hits the follow up shot | 12-10 |
| 08:29 | Northern Iowa | Domingo Salas hits the finger roll and he's hacked by Joe Link - foul #1 on Joe Link, team foul #7 | 12-12 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Kal Goldberg (PG), Robert O'Kelley (PF) Dean Sumler, Edward Fleisher | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | William Barber (SG), Gail Tuten (PF), Travis Goolsby (C) Leif Polinski, Louis Eichenberger, Lester Dietrich | |
| 08:29 | Northern Iowa | Domingo Salas makes the free throw | 12-13 |
| 08:21 | Missouri State | Joe Link can't throw it down but he's hacked by Travis Goolsby - foul #1 on Travis Goolsby, team foul #5 | 12-13 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Gary Lewter (PG) Robert Wilson | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Leif Polinski (SF) Domingo Salas | |
| 08:21 | Missouri State | Joe Link makes the 1st free throw | 13-13 |
| 08:21 | Missouri State | Joe Link makes the 2nd free throw | 14-13 |
| 08:19 | Northern Iowa | Brad Green's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 14-13 |
| 08:14 | Missouri State | Robert O'Kelley can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by William Barber - foul #1 on William Barber, team foul #6 | 14-13 |
| 08:14 | Missouri State | Robert O'Kelley misses the 1st free throw | 14-13 |
| 08:14 | Missouri State | Robert O'Kelley makes the 2nd free throw | 15-13 |
| 07:55 | Northern Iowa | Kal Goldberg is called for the reach on William Barber - foul #2 on Kal Goldberg, team foul #8 | 15-13 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Robert Wilson (SG) Kal Goldberg | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Steven Hughes (PG) Brad Green | |
| 07:55 | Northern Iowa | William Barber makes the 1st free throw | 15-14 |
| 07:55 | Northern Iowa | William Barber makes the 2nd free throw | 15-15 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Gary Lewter (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Robert Wilson (fresh) SF - Jimmy Irwin (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Robert O'Kelley (fresh) 1 pts. C - Joe Link (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Steven Hughes (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Barber (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Leif Polinski (fresh) PF - Gail Tuten (fresh) 4 pts. C - Travis Goolsby (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:32 | Missouri State | Gary Lewter clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 15-15 |
| 07:31 | Missouri State | Robert O'Kelley tips it home | 17-15 |
| 07:19 | Northern Iowa | Steven Hughes clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 17-15 |
| 07:17 | Northern Iowa | William Barber snags the offensive board | 17-15 |
| 07:00 | Northern Iowa | Steven Hughes drills a fadeaway from the right side set up by William Barber | 17-17 |
| 06:50 | Missouri State | Robert O'Kelley knocks in the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Gary Lewter | 19-17 |
| 06:28 | Northern Iowa | William Barber comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block | 19-17 |
| 06:27 | Missouri State | Robert O'Kelley grabs the defensive rebound | 19-17 |
| 06:14 | Missouri State | The jump hook by Gary Lewter is blocked by Gail Tuten | 19-17 |
| 06:12 | Northern Iowa | Leif Polinski grabs the defensive rebound | 19-17 |
| 05:54 | Northern Iowa | Travis Goolsby can't connect on a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Joe Link - foul #2 on Joe Link, team foul #9 | 19-17 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Dean Sumler (SG), Edward Fleisher (PF), David Fitzwater (C) Gary Lewter, Robert O'Kelley, Joe Link | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Brad Green (PG), Domingo Salas (SF), Lester Dietrich (PF) Steven Hughes, William Barber, Gail Tuten | |
| 05:54 | Northern Iowa | Travis Goolsby makes the 1st free throw | 19-18 |
| 05:54 | Northern Iowa | Travis Goolsby misses the 2nd free throw | 19-18 |
| 05:54 | Missouri State | Edward Fleisher grabs the board | 19-18 |
| 05:36 | Missouri State | Leif Polinski picks off the pass by David Fitzwater | 19-18 |
| 05:21 | Northern Iowa | The jump hook by Leif Polinski is blocked by David Fitzwater | 19-18 |
| 05:20 | Northern Iowa | Travis Goolsby tips it back up and in | 19-20 |
| 05:07 | Missouri State | Dean Sumler lays it in | 21-20 |
| 04:51 | Northern Iowa | Dean Sumler steps in front of the Leif Polinski pass | 21-20 |
| 04:33 | Missouri State | Edward Fleisher hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 21-20 |
| 04:32 | Northern Iowa | Travis Goolsby grabs the defensive rebound | 21-20 |
| 04:14 | Northern Iowa | Brad Green hits a fadeaway in the paint | 21-22 |
| 03:59 | Missouri State | Robert Wilson is fouled on the floor by Brad Green - foul #2 on Brad Green, team foul #7 | 21-22 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Eric Machuca (SG), Robert O'Kelley (SF), Charles Fabian (PF) Dean Sumler, Jimmy Irwin, Edward Fleisher | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Steven Hughes (PG), William Barber (SG), Elmer Allen (SF), Gail Tuten (PF) Brad Green, Leif Polinski, Domingo Salas, Travis Goolsby | |
| 03:59 | Missouri State | Robert Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 22-22 |
| 03:59 | Missouri State | Robert Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 23-22 |
| 03:43 | Northern Iowa | William Barber drills a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Elmer Allen | 23-24 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Robert Wilson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Eric Machuca (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert O'Kelley (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Fabian (fresh) 2 reb. C - David Fitzwater (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Steven Hughes (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Barber (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Elmer Allen (fresh) PF - Gail Tuten (fresh) 4 pts. C - Lester Dietrich (fresh) | |
| 03:35 | Missouri State | Lester Dietrich steps in front of the Robert Wilson pass | 23-24 |
| 03:19 | Northern Iowa | Gail Tuten is hacked by Charles Fabian - foul #3 on Charles Fabian, team foul #10 | 23-24 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Gary Lewter (PG), Joe Link (PF) Robert Wilson, Charles Fabian | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Domingo Salas (C) Lester Dietrich | |
| 03:19 | Northern Iowa | Gail Tuten makes the 1st free throw | 23-25 |
| 03:19 | Northern Iowa | Gail Tuten misses the 2nd free throw | 23-25 |
| 03:19 | Missouri State | David Fitzwater pulls down the rebound | 23-25 |
| 03:01 | Missouri State | David Fitzwater misses short on a shot from close range but the foul's on Domingo Salas - foul #1 on Domingo Salas, team foul #8 | 23-25 |
| 03:01 | Missouri State | David Fitzwater makes the 1st free throw | 24-25 |
| 03:01 | Missouri State | David Fitzwater makes the 2nd free throw | 25-25 |
| 02:35 | Northern Iowa | Steven Hughes clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on David Fitzwater - foul #1 on David Fitzwater, team foul #11 | 25-25 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Edward Fleisher (PF) David Fitzwater | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 02:35 | Northern Iowa | Steven Hughes makes the 1st free throw | 25-26 |
| 02:35 | Northern Iowa | Steven Hughes makes the 2nd free throw | 25-27 |
| 02:22 | Missouri State | Edward Fleisher misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline | 25-27 |
| 02:21 | Missouri State | Gary Lewter grabs the offensive board | 25-27 |
| 02:06 | Missouri State | Gary Lewter hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert O'Kelley | 28-27 |
| 01:49 | Northern Iowa | Joe Link picks off the pass by Elmer Allen | 28-27 |
| 01:32 | Missouri State | Robert O'Kelley can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 28-27 |
| 01:31 | Northern Iowa | Gail Tuten pulls down the rebound | 28-27 |
| 01:21 | Northern Iowa | Gary Lewter is called for the reach on Steven Hughes - foul #1 on Gary Lewter, team foul #12 | 28-27 |
| Subs | Missouri State | David Fitzwater (C) Robert O'Kelley | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Leif Polinski (SF), Travis Goolsby (C) Elmer Allen, Domingo Salas | |
| 01:21 | Northern Iowa | Steven Hughes makes the 1st free throw | 28-28 |
| 01:21 | Northern Iowa | Steven Hughes misses the 2nd free throw | 28-28 |
| 01:21 | Missouri State | David Fitzwater gets the rebound | 28-28 |
| 01:06 | Missouri State | Joe Link is fouled on the floor by Leif Polinski - foul #2 on Leif Polinski, team foul #9 | 28-28 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Kal Goldberg (SG) Eric Machuca | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Brad Green (PG), Louis Eichenberger (SF), Lester Dietrich (PF) Steven Hughes, William Barber, Gail Tuten | |
| 01:06 | Missouri State | Joe Link makes the 1st free throw | 29-28 |
| 01:06 | Missouri State | Joe Link makes the 2nd free throw | 30-28 |
| 00:46 | Northern Iowa | Leif Polinski blows the layup but he's hacked by David Fitzwater - foul #2 on David Fitzwater, team foul #13 | 30-28 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Jimmy Irwin (SF) Joe Link | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 00:46 | Northern Iowa | Leif Polinski makes the 1st free throw | 30-29 |
| 00:46 | Northern Iowa | Leif Polinski makes the 2nd free throw | 30-30 |
| 00:32 | Missouri State | Kal Goldberg's pass is intercepted by Brad Green | 30-30 |
| 00:19 | Northern Iowa | David Fitzwater steals it from Brad Green | 30-30 |
| 00:00 | Missouri State | David Fitzwater banks in the layup | 32-30 |