| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Clifford Brown (fresh) SG - Thurman Gourdine (fresh) SF - Palmer Sims (fresh) PF - Wayne Prendergast (fresh) C - Ivan Poremski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Wayne Belton (fresh) SG - Jesse Remick (fresh) SF - John Drennen (fresh) PF - Frank Monday (fresh) C - David Hearne (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Northern Iowa | David Hearne 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) | |
| 19:44 | Northern Iowa | Thurman Gourdine steals the ball from Frank Monday | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | Missouri State | Palmer Sims makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Clifford Brown | 3-0 |
| 19:21 | Northern Iowa | John Drennen is fouled on the floor by Clifford Brown - foul #1 on Clifford Brown, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| 19:04 | Northern Iowa | John Drennen connects on the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Jesse Remick | 3-3 |
| 18:54 | Missouri State | Jesse Remick is called for the reach on Thurman Gourdine - foul #1 on Jesse Remick, team foul #1 | 3-3 |
| 18:33 | Missouri State | Clifford Brown misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 3-3 |
| 18:32 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to John Drennen | 3-3 |
| 18:28 | Northern Iowa | Jesse Remick double dribbles | 3-3 |
| 18:17 | Missouri State | Ivan Poremski comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 3-3 |
| 18:15 | Northern Iowa | Frank Monday gets the rebound | 3-3 |
| 18:09 | Northern Iowa | Jesse Remick comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 3-3 |
| 18:07 | Missouri State | Palmer Sims pulls down the rebound | 3-3 |
| 17:53 | Missouri State | Ivan Poremski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 3-3 |
| 17:52 | Northern Iowa | David Hearne pulls down the rebound | 3-3 |
| 17:40 | Northern Iowa | Wayne Belton drills a jump hook from the baseline | 3-5 |
| 17:25 | Missouri State | Clifford Brown can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 3-5 |
| 17:23 | Northern Iowa | John Drennen snags the defensive board | 3-5 |
| 17:07 | Northern Iowa | Jesse Remick scores on a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from David Hearne | 3-8 |
| 16:48 | Missouri State | Palmer Sims is whistled for traveling | 3-8 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Homer Ellenberger (PG), Carl Sinnott (PF) Clifford Brown, Wayne Prendergast | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Thomas Young (SG), Robert Pettengill (PF), Michael Dwyer (C) Jesse Remick, Frank Monday, David Hearne | |
| 16:30 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Young knocks in the floater near the basket on a great pass from Wayne Belton | 3-10 |
| 16:12 | Missouri State | Ivan Poremski scores on a jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Palmer Sims | 5-10 |
| 15:53 | Northern Iowa | John Drennen drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Thomas Young | 5-12 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Homer Ellenberger (fresh) SG - Thurman Gourdine (fairly fresh) SF - Palmer Sims (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Carl Sinnott (fresh) C - Ivan Poremski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Wayne Belton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Young (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Drennen (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Pettengill (fresh) C - Michael Dwyer (fresh) | |
| 15:41 | Missouri State | Thurman Gourdine comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 5-12 |
| 15:40 | Missouri State | Carl Sinnott grabs the offensive rebound | 5-12 |
| 15:32 | Missouri State | Homer Ellenberger clanks a 3 from the left corner | 5-12 |
| 15:30 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Michael Dwyer | 5-12 |
| 15:11 | Northern Iowa | Wayne Belton makes the driving attempt from the left block set up by John Drennen | 5-14 |
| 14:49 | Missouri State | Thurman Gourdine throws a bad pass out of bounds | 5-14 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Clifford Brown (PG), Dale Grimshaw (SF), Wayne Prendergast (PF) Thurman Gourdine, Palmer Sims, Ivan Poremski | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jesse Remick (SG), Michael Pittman (SF), Frank Monday (PF), David Hearne (C) Wayne Belton, John Drennen, Robert Pettengill, Michael Dwyer | |
| 14:37 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Young can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 5-14 |
| 14:35 | Missouri State | Carl Sinnott gets the rebound | 5-14 |
| 14:28 | Missouri State | Clifford Brown misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 5-14 |
| 14:27 | Northern Iowa | Michael Pittman gets the rebound | 5-14 |
| 14:10 | Northern Iowa | Jesse Remick comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Homer Ellenberger - foul #1 on Homer Ellenberger, team foul #2 | 5-14 |
| Subs | Missouri State | William Scheidt (SF), Jesus Sosa (C) Homer Ellenberger, Carl Sinnott | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | William Shaw (PG) Thomas Young | |
| 14:10 | Northern Iowa | Jesse Remick makes the 1st free throw | 5-15 |
| 14:10 | Northern Iowa | Jesse Remick misses the 2nd free throw | 5-15 |
| 14:10 | Northern Iowa | David Hearne grabs the offensive rebound | 5-15 |
| 13:55 | Northern Iowa | William Shaw misses long on a floater from the left wing | 5-15 |
| 13:54 | Northern Iowa | Michael Pittman grabs the offensive board | 5-15 |
| 13:39 | Northern Iowa | William Shaw double dribbles | 5-15 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | John Drennen (SF) Michael Pittman | |
| 13:31 | Missouri State | Clifford Brown makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Dale Grimshaw | 8-15 |
| 13:19 | Northern Iowa | Frank Monday misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 8-15 |
| 13:17 | Missouri State | William Scheidt snags the defensive board | 8-15 |
| 13:11 | Missouri State | Dale Grimshaw makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 11-15 |
| 12:59 | Northern Iowa | John Drennen is hacked by William Scheidt - foul #1 on William Scheidt, team foul #3 | 11-15 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Homer Ellenberger (SG), Palmer Sims (SF) Dale Grimshaw, William Scheidt | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Wayne Belton (PG), Robert Pettengill (PF) William Shaw, Frank Monday | |
| 12:42 | Northern Iowa | Jesse Remick blows the layup | 11-15 |
| 12:41 | Missouri State | Wayne Prendergast pulls down the rebound | 11-15 |
| 12:18 | Missouri State | Palmer Sims knocks in the fadeaway from the right block and the foul's on John Drennen - foul #1 on John Drennen, team foul #2 | 13-15 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Thurman Gourdine (SG), Carl Sinnott (PF), Ivan Poremski (C) Clifford Brown, Wayne Prendergast, Jesus Sosa | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Michael Dwyer (C) David Hearne | |
| 12:18 | Missouri State | Palmer Sims makes the free throw | 14-15 |
| 11:58 | Northern Iowa | Jesse Remick banks in the layup | 14-17 |
| 11:38 | Missouri State | Homer Ellenberger hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 14-17 |
| 11:37 | Missouri State | Thurman Gourdine tips it in | 16-17 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Homer Ellenberger (fresh) SG - Thurman Gourdine (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Palmer Sims (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Carl Sinnott (fresh) 2 reb. C - Ivan Poremski (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Wayne Belton (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jesse Remick (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Drennen (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Pettengill (fresh) C - Michael Dwyer (fresh) | |
| 11:13 | Northern Iowa | John Drennen clanks a jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Thurman Gourdine - foul #1 on Thurman Gourdine, team foul #4 | 16-17 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Dale Grimshaw (PG), William Scheidt (SF) Homer Ellenberger, Palmer Sims | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Thomas Young (SG), Frank Monday (PF), David Hearne (C) Jesse Remick, Robert Pettengill, Michael Dwyer | |
| 11:13 | Northern Iowa | John Drennen makes the 1st free throw | 16-18 |
| 11:13 | Northern Iowa | John Drennen makes the 2nd free throw | 16-19 |
| 10:58 | Missouri State | William Scheidt hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint but he's hacked by John Drennen - foul #2 on John Drennen, team foul #3 | 16-19 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Clifford Brown (PG), Wayne Prendergast (PF) Dale Grimshaw, Carl Sinnott | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Michael Pittman (SF) John Drennen | |
| 10:58 | Missouri State | William Scheidt makes the 1st free throw | 17-19 |
| 10:58 | Missouri State | William Scheidt makes the 2nd free throw | 18-19 |
| 10:38 | Northern Iowa | Frank Monday comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 18-19 |
| 10:36 | Northern Iowa | David Hearne can't tip it in | 18-19 |
| 10:34 | Northern Iowa | David Hearne pulls down the offensive rebound | 18-19 |
| 10:20 | Northern Iowa | Wayne Prendergast picks off the pass by Frank Monday | 18-19 |
| 10:03 | Missouri State | Clifford Brown is hacked by David Hearne - foul #1 on David Hearne, team foul #4 | 18-19 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Homer Ellenberger (SG), Palmer Sims (SF) Thurman Gourdine, William Scheidt | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jesse Remick (SG) Thomas Young | |
| 09:37 | Missouri State | Palmer Sims's pass is intercepted by Michael Pittman | 18-19 |
| 09:33 | Northern Iowa | Wayne Belton hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Michael Pittman | 18-21 |
| 09:09 | Missouri State | Palmer Sims drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Wayne Prendergast | 20-21 |
| 08:48 | Northern Iowa | Frank Monday misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 20-21 |
| 08:46 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Clifford Brown | 20-21 |
| 08:34 | Missouri State | Clifford Brown is fouled on the floor by Frank Monday - foul #1 on Frank Monday, team foul #5 | 20-21 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Thurman Gourdine (SG), Carl Sinnott (PF), Jesus Sosa (C) Clifford Brown, Wayne Prendergast, Ivan Poremski | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Thomas Young (PG), Robert Pettengill (PF), Michael Dwyer (C) Wayne Belton, Frank Monday, David Hearne | |
| 08:22 | Missouri State | Jesus Sosa hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 23-21 |
| 08:17 | Northern Iowa | The jumper by Michael Pittman is denied by Jesus Sosa | 23-21 |
| 08:16 | Missouri State | Jesus Sosa pulls down the rebound | 23-21 |
| 07:55 | Missouri State | Thurman Gourdine is hacked by Robert Pettengill - foul #1 on Robert Pettengill, team foul #6 | 23-21 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Dale Grimshaw (PG), William Scheidt (SF) Homer Ellenberger, Palmer Sims | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | William Shaw (SG), Douglas Messing (SF) Jesse Remick, Michael Pittman | |
| 07:37 | Missouri State | William Scheidt can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 23-21 |
| 07:36 | Missouri State | William Scheidt tips it home | 25-21 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Dale Grimshaw (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thurman Gourdine (fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Scheidt (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Carl Sinnott (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jesus Sosa (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Thomas Young (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Shaw (fresh) SF - Douglas Messing (fresh) PF - Robert Pettengill (fresh) C - Michael Dwyer (fresh) | |
| 07:21 | Northern Iowa | William Shaw hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 25-21 |
| 07:19 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to William Scheidt | 25-21 |
| 06:57 | Missouri State | Thurman Gourdine is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Thurman Gourdine, team foul #5 | 25-21 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Clifford Brown (PG), Ivan Poremski (C) Thurman Gourdine, Jesus Sosa | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Wayne Belton (PG), Jesse Remick (SG), Frank Monday (PF), David Hearne (C) Thomas Young, William Shaw, Robert Pettengill, Michael Dwyer | |
| 06:42 | Northern Iowa | Jesse Remick misses the dunk but the foul's on Dale Grimshaw - foul #1 on Dale Grimshaw, team foul #6 | 25-21 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Homer Ellenberger (SG), Palmer Sims (SF), Wayne Prendergast (PF) Dale Grimshaw, William Scheidt, Carl Sinnott | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 06:42 | Northern Iowa | Jesse Remick makes the 1st free throw | 25-22 |
| 06:42 | Northern Iowa | Jesse Remick makes the 2nd free throw | 25-23 |
| 06:22 | Missouri State | Wayne Prendergast clanks a floater from the baseline but he's fouled by Frank Monday - foul #2 on Frank Monday, team foul #7 | 25-23 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Michael Pittman (SF), Robert Pettengill (PF) Douglas Messing, Frank Monday | |
| 06:22 | Missouri State | Wayne Prendergast makes the 1st free throw | 26-23 |
| 06:22 | Missouri State | Wayne Prendergast misses the 2nd free throw | 26-23 |
| 06:22 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to David Hearne | 26-23 |
| 06:00 | Northern Iowa | Wayne Prendergast is called for the reach on Wayne Belton - foul #1 on Wayne Prendergast, team foul #7 | 26-23 |
| 06:00 | Northern Iowa | Wayne Belton makes the 1st free throw | 26-24 |
| 06:00 | Northern Iowa | Wayne Belton makes the 2nd free throw | 26-25 |
| 05:41 | Missouri State | The short jumper by Wayne Prendergast is denied by Robert Pettengill | 26-25 |
| 05:39 | Northern Iowa | Michael Pittman grabs the board | 26-25 |
| 05:31 | Northern Iowa | Wayne Belton buries a 3 from the right corner set up by Jesse Remick | 26-28 |
| 05:16 | Missouri State | Ivan Poremski is called for traveling | 26-28 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Dale Grimshaw (SG), Carl Sinnott (PF), Jesus Sosa (C) Clifford Brown, Wayne Prendergast, Ivan Poremski | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 04:52 | Northern Iowa | David Hearne misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Carl Sinnott - foul #1 on Carl Sinnott, team foul #8 | 26-28 |
| Subs | Missouri State | William Scheidt (SF), Gary Koo (PF) Homer Ellenberger, Palmer Sims | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Thomas Young (SG) Jesse Remick | |
| 04:52 | Northern Iowa | David Hearne makes the 1st free throw | 26-29 |
| 04:52 | Northern Iowa | David Hearne makes the 2nd free throw | 26-30 |
| 04:43 | Missouri State | William Scheidt misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 26-30 |
| 04:41 | Missouri State | Carl Sinnott tips it home | 28-30 |
| 04:30 | Northern Iowa | Michael Pittman makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Wayne Belton | 28-33 |
| 04:08 | Missouri State | Dale Grimshaw misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 28-33 |
| 04:06 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Michael Pittman | 28-33 |
| 04:02 | Northern Iowa | Michael Pittman buries a jump hook from close range on a great pass from Thomas Young | 28-35 |
| 03:36 | Missouri State | Gary Koo misses the easy layup | 28-35 |
| 03:35 | Northern Iowa | Robert Pettengill gets the rebound | 28-35 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Dale Grimshaw (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jesus Sosa (fresh) 3 pts. SF - William Scheidt (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gary Koo (fresh) C - Carl Sinnott (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Wayne Belton (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Young (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Pittman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Pettengill (fairly fresh) C - David Hearne (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:31 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Young misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 28-35 |
| 03:29 | Northern Iowa | Robert Pettengill grabs the offensive rebound | 28-35 |
| 03:22 | Northern Iowa | Robert Pettengill loses the dribble to Gary Koo | 28-35 |
| 03:03 | Missouri State | The jump hook by Carl Sinnott is blocked by Michael Pittman | 28-35 |
| 03:02 | Northern Iowa | David Hearne gets the rebound | 28-35 |
| 02:57 | Northern Iowa | Robert Pettengill is hacked by Gary Koo - foul #1 on Gary Koo, team foul #9 | 28-35 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Clifford Brown (PG), Thurman Gourdine (SG), Palmer Sims (SF), Wayne Prendergast (PF), Ivan Poremski (C) Dale Grimshaw, Jesus Sosa, William Scheidt, Gary Koo, Carl Sinnott | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jesse Remick (SG), John Drennen (SF), Frank Monday (PF) Wayne Belton, Michael Pittman, David Hearne | |
| 02:57 | Northern Iowa | Robert Pettengill makes the 1st free throw | 28-36 |
| 02:57 | Northern Iowa | Robert Pettengill makes the 2nd free throw | 28-37 |
| 02:38 | Missouri State | Clifford Brown misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 28-37 |
| 02:36 | Missouri State | Thurman Gourdine pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-37 |
| 02:18 | Missouri State | Palmer Sims misses long on a shot in the paint | 28-37 |
| 02:17 | Northern Iowa | Jesse Remick gets the rebound | 28-37 |
| 02:04 | Northern Iowa | Jesse Remick misses the shot from the left side | 28-37 |
| 02:02 | Northern Iowa | Robert Pettengill grabs the offensive board | 28-37 |
| 01:56 | Northern Iowa | Jesse Remick connects on the jumper from the right side | 28-39 |
| 01:32 | Missouri State | Palmer Sims connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 30-39 |
| 01:13 | Northern Iowa | Robert Pettengill buries a jump hook from the right block and he's fouled by Wayne Prendergast - foul #2 on Wayne Prendergast, team foul #10 | 30-41 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Wayne Belton (PG) Thomas Young | |
| 01:13 | Northern Iowa | Robert Pettengill misses the free throw | 30-41 |
| 01:13 | Missouri State | Palmer Sims grabs the board | 30-41 |
| 01:01 | Missouri State | Clifford Brown knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing and he's hacked by Frank Monday - foul #3 on Frank Monday, team foul #8 | 32-41 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Michael Dwyer (PF), Joseph Carls (C) Frank Monday, Robert Pettengill | |
| 01:01 | Missouri State | Clifford Brown makes the free throw | 33-41 |
| 00:40 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Carls misses the lay-in | 33-41 |
| 00:38 | Northern Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to John Drennen | 33-41 |
| 00:24 | Northern Iowa | John Drennen comes up short on the floater from the right side | 33-41 |
| 00:22 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Ivan Poremski | 33-41 |
| 00:01 | Missouri State | Ivan Poremski hits a jumper from the left side | 35-41 |
| 00:00 | Northern Iowa | Wayne Belton drills a fullcourt shot | 35-44 |