| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Ronald Ellison (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gerald Leblanc (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Page (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Philip Seiter (fresh) 3 reb. C - Scott Hill (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Steven Hughes (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Barber (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Elmer Allen (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Gail Tuten (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Travis Goolsby (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northern Iowa | Elmer Allen inbounds the ball | 26-39 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:41 | Northern Iowa | Elmer Allen drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Steven Hughes | 26-42 |
| 19:31 | Illinois State | Ronald Ellison connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Gerald Leblanc | 29-42 |
| 19:29 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Ellison steps in front of the William Barber pass in the backcourt | 29-42 |
| 19:27 | Illinois State | Gerald Leblanc misses the lay-in | 29-42 |
| 19:25 | Illinois State | Jeffrey Page grabs the offensive rebound | 29-42 |
| 19:09 | Illinois State | Elmer Allen takes the ball from Philip Seiter | 29-42 |
| 19:06 | Northern Iowa | Steven Hughes can't throw it down | 29-42 |
| 19:05 | Northern Iowa | Travis Goolsby pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-42 |
| 18:50 | Northern Iowa | Elmer Allen misses the wide open 3pt attempt from straight away | 29-42 |
| 18:48 | Northern Iowa | Travis Goolsby tips it back up and in | 29-44 |
| 18:28 | Illinois State | Philip Seiter misses the driving attempt in the paint | 29-44 |
| 18:26 | Northern Iowa | William Barber grabs the board | 29-44 |
| 18:07 | Northern Iowa | Jeffrey Page picks off the pass by Gail Tuten | 29-44 |
| 17:48 | Illinois State | Elmer Allen is called for the reach on Ronald Ellison - foul #1 on Elmer Allen, team foul #1 | 29-44 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Michael Casler (PG), Tommie Staley (SG), Harold Imhoff (SF), Forrest Lay (PF), Joe Balser (C) Ronald Ellison, Gerald Leblanc, Jeffrey Page, Philip Seiter, Scott Hill | |
| 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 | |
| 17:34 | Illinois State | Lester Dietrich is called for the reach on Tommie Staley - foul #2 on Lester Dietrich, team foul #2 | 29-44 |
| 17:28 | Illinois State | Michael Casler is fouled on the floor by Domingo Salas - foul #2 on Domingo Salas, team foul #3 | 29-44 |
| 17:20 | Illinois State | Harold Imhoff throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-44 |
| 17:12 | Northern Iowa | Leif Polinski misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 29-44 |
| 17:11 | Illinois State | Joe Balser snags the defensive board | 29-44 |
| 16:54 | Illinois State | Forrest Lay can't connect on a jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by Louis Eichenberger - foul #2 on Louis Eichenberger, team foul #4 | 29-44 |
| 16:54 | Illinois State | Forrest Lay makes the 1st free throw | 30-44 |
| 16:54 | Illinois State | Forrest Lay makes the 2nd free throw | 31-44 |
| 16:35 | Northern Iowa | Domingo Salas comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint | 31-44 |
| 16:34 | Illinois State | Michael Casler snags the defensive board | 31-44 |
| 16:08 | Illinois State | Domingo Salas is called for the reach on Harold Imhoff - foul #3 on Domingo Salas, team foul #5 | 31-44 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Ronald Ellison (PG), Gerald Leblanc (SG), Philip Seiter (PF), Scott Hill (C) Tommie Staley, Harold Imhoff, Forrest Lay, Joe Balser | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jeremy Moore (PG), William Barber (SG), Gail Tuten (PF), Travis Goolsby (C) Brad Green, Domingo Salas, Louis Eichenberger, Lester Dietrich | |
| 15:48 | Illinois State | Ronald Ellison hits the finger roll set up by Gerald Leblanc | 33-44 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Ronald Ellison (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Gerald Leblanc (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Casler (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Philip Seiter (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Scott Hill (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Jeremy Moore (fresh) SG - William Barber (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Leif Polinski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Gail Tuten (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Travis Goolsby (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 15:46 | Northern Iowa | Travis Goolsby is fouled in the backcourt by Philip Seiter - foul #3 on Philip Seiter, team foul #1 | 33-44 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Bruce Piercy (SF) Michael Casler | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Steven Hughes (PG), Elmer Allen (SF) Jeremy Moore, Leif Polinski | |
| 15:28 | Northern Iowa | Elmer Allen is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Steven Hughes | 33-46 |
| 15:17 | Illinois State | Scott Hill can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 33-46 |
| 15:16 | Northern Iowa | Travis Goolsby gets the rebound | 33-46 |
| 15:11 | Northern Iowa | Steven Hughes's pass is intercepted by Ronald Ellison | 33-46 |
| 14:57 | Illinois State | Scott Hill hits the finger roll | 35-46 |
| 14:53 | Northern Iowa | William Barber throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 35-46 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Jeffrey Page (SF) Bruce Piercy | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Leif Polinski (SF), Domingo Salas (C) Elmer Allen, Travis Goolsby | |
| 14:39 | Illinois State | Scott Hill hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 35-46 |
| 14:38 | Illinois State | Philip Seiter tips it in | 37-46 |
| 14:18 | Northern Iowa | Leif Polinski knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by William Barber | 37-49 |
| 14:02 | Illinois State | Jeffrey Page misses short on a shot from the right wing but the foul's on Leif Polinski - foul #2 on Leif Polinski, team foul #6 | 37-49 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Michael Casler (PG), Tommie Staley (SG), Forrest Lay (PF), Harold Imhoff (C) Ronald Ellison, Gerald Leblanc, Philip Seiter, Scott Hill | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Brad Green (PG), Jeremy Moore (SG), Louis Eichenberger (PF), Lester Dietrich (C) Steven Hughes, William Barber, Gail Tuten, Domingo Salas | |
| 14:02 | Illinois State | Jeffrey Page makes the 1st free throw | 38-49 |
| 14:02 | Illinois State | Jeffrey Page makes the 2nd free throw | 39-49 |
| 14:00 | Northern Iowa | Jeremy Moore is fouled in the backcourt by Tommie Staley - foul #2 on Tommie Staley, team foul #2 | 39-49 |
| 13:45 | Northern Iowa | Leif Polinski misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 39-49 |
| 13:43 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Michael Casler | 39-49 |
| 13:20 | Illinois State | Jeffrey Page double dribbles | 39-49 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Joe Balser (C) Jeffrey Page | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Elmer Allen (SF), Travis Goolsby (C) Leif Polinski, Lester Dietrich | |
| 12:59 | Northern Iowa | Elmer Allen is open but comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block | 39-49 |
| 12:58 | Northern Iowa | Jeremy Moore snags the offensive board | 39-49 |
| 12:42 | Northern Iowa | Jeremy Moore misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 39-49 |
| 12:40 | Northern Iowa | Louis Eichenberger grabs the offensive rebound | 39-49 |
| 12:34 | Northern Iowa | Brad Green buries a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Jeremy Moore | 39-52 |
| 12:17 | Illinois State | Tommie Staley is called for a backcourt violation | 39-52 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Ronald Ellison (PG), Gerald Leblanc (SG), Scott Hill (C) Tommie Staley, Harold Imhoff, Forrest Lay | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Steven Hughes (PG), William Barber (SG), Domingo Salas (SF), Gail Tuten (PF) Brad Green, Jeremy Moore, Elmer Allen, Louis Eichenberger | |
| 12:13 | Northern Iowa | Steven Hughes is fouled in the backcourt by Joe Balser - foul #2 on Joe Balser, team foul #3 | 39-52 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Bruce Piercy (SF) Michael Casler | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 12:01 | Northern Iowa | Domingo Salas misses long on an open runner in the lane but he's hacked by Bruce Piercy - foul #1 on Bruce Piercy, team foul #4 | 39-52 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Philip Seiter (PF) Joe Balser | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Lester Dietrich (C) Travis Goolsby | |
| 12:01 | Northern Iowa | Domingo Salas makes the 1st free throw | 39-53 |
| 12:01 | Northern Iowa | Domingo Salas makes the 2nd free throw | 39-54 |
| 11:43 | Illinois State | Scott Hill double dribbles | 39-54 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Leif Polinski (SF) Domingo Salas | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Ronald Ellison (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. SG - Gerald Leblanc (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Bruce Piercy (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Philip Seiter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Scott Hill (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Steven Hughes (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - William Barber (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Leif Polinski (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Gail Tuten (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Lester Dietrich (fresh) | |
| 11:24 | Northern Iowa | Steven Hughes misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 39-54 |
| 11:23 | Northern Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Lester Dietrich | 39-54 |
| 11:14 | Northern Iowa | Gail Tuten comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 39-54 |
| 11:12 | Northern Iowa | William Barber hits the follow up shot | 39-56 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 10:51 | Illinois State | Ronald Ellison is fouled on the floor by Steven Hughes - foul #1 on Steven Hughes, team foul #7 | 39-56 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Michael Casler (SG), Jeffrey Page (SF) Gerald Leblanc, Bruce Piercy | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Brad Green (PG), Jeremy Moore (SG), Domingo Salas (PF), Travis Goolsby (C) Steven Hughes, William Barber, Gail Tuten, Lester Dietrich | |
| 10:51 | Illinois State | Ronald Ellison makes the 1st free throw | 40-56 |
| 10:51 | Illinois State | Ronald Ellison makes the 2nd free throw | 41-56 |
| 10:32 | Northern Iowa | Brad Green misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 41-56 |
| 10:31 | Illinois State | Philip Seiter grabs the board | 41-56 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 10:14 | Illinois State | Michael Casler misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 41-56 |
| 10:13 | Illinois State | Scott Hill grabs the offensive rebound | 41-56 |
| 10:05 | Illinois State | Ronald Ellison knocks in the jumper near the basket on a great pass from Michael Casler | 43-56 |
| 09:49 | Northern Iowa | Domingo Salas drills a floater in the paint | 43-58 |
| 09:36 | Illinois State | Jeffrey Page knocks in the floater from the left side | 45-58 |
| 09:22 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Ellison steals the ball from Travis Goolsby | 45-58 |
| 09:19 | Illinois State | Michael Casler throws it down on a nice dish by Ronald Ellison | 47-58 |
| 09:17 | Northern Iowa | Brad Green's pass is intercepted by Jeffrey Page in the backcourt | 47-58 |
| 09:15 | Illinois State | Jeffrey Page lays it in | 49-58 |
| 08:56 | Northern Iowa | Domingo Salas is wide open but clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 49-58 |
| 08:55 | Northern Iowa | Travis Goolsby hits the follow up shot | 49-60 |
| 08:26 | Illinois State | Scott Hill misses long on a floater from the left side but the foul's on Travis Goolsby - foul #3 on Travis Goolsby, team foul #8 | 49-60 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Tommie Staley (PG), Gerald Leblanc (SG), Harold Imhoff (SF), Forrest Lay (PF) Ronald Ellison, Michael Casler, Jeffrey Page, Philip Seiter | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Steven Hughes (PG), William Barber (SG), Elmer Allen (SF), Gail Tuten (PF), Lester Dietrich (C) Brad Green, Jeremy Moore, Leif Polinski, Domingo Salas, Travis Goolsby | |
| 08:26 | Illinois State | Scott Hill misses the 1st free throw | 49-60 |
| 08:26 | Illinois State | Scott Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 50-60 |
| 08:24 | Northern Iowa | Harold Imhoff steps in front of the Gail Tuten pass in the backcourt | 50-60 |
| 08:03 | Illinois State | Harold Imhoff knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line | 52-60 |
| 07:48 | Northern Iowa | William Barber misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 52-60 |
| 07:46 | Illinois State | Forrest Lay pulls down the rebound | 52-60 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Tommie Staley (fresh) SG - Gerald Leblanc (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Harold Imhoff (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Forrest Lay (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Scott Hill (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Steven Hughes (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - William Barber (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Elmer Allen (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Gail Tuten (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Lester Dietrich (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Illinois State | Gerald Leblanc misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 52-60 |
| 07:19 | Illinois State | Forrest Lay tips it in | 54-60 |
| 06:54 | Northern Iowa | Steven Hughes misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 54-60 |
| 06:53 | Illinois State | Gerald Leblanc grabs the board | 54-60 |
| 06:39 | Illinois State | Scott Hill misses long on a runner from the baseline but the foul's on Lester Dietrich - foul #3 on Lester Dietrich, team foul #9 | 54-60 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Michael Casler (PG), Kenneth Eury (SG), Bruce Piercy (SF), Joe Balser (PF) Tommie Staley, Gerald Leblanc, Harold Imhoff, Forrest Lay | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Louis Eichenberger (SF), Travis Goolsby (C) Elmer Allen, Lester Dietrich | |
| 06:39 | Illinois State | Scott Hill makes the 1st free throw | 55-60 |
| 06:39 | Illinois State | Scott Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 56-60 |
| 06:37 | Northern Iowa | Michael Casler picks off the pass by William Barber in the backcourt | 56-60 |
| 06:28 | Illinois State | A charge is called on Bruce Piercy - foul #2 on Bruce Piercy, team foul #5 | 56-60 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Forrest Lay (C) Scott Hill | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Leif Polinski (SF) Gail Tuten | |
| 06:17 | Northern Iowa | Leif Polinski hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by William Barber | 56-63 |
| 06:01 | Illinois State | Kenneth Eury drills a jumper from the left side | 58-63 |
| 05:56 | Northern Iowa | Bruce Piercy is called for the reach on Steven Hughes in the backcourt - foul #3 on Bruce Piercy, team foul #6 | 58-63 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Ronald Ellison (PG) Kenneth Eury | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Brad Green (PG), Jeremy Moore (SG), Domingo Salas (C) Steven Hughes, William Barber, Travis Goolsby | |
| 05:47 | Northern Iowa | Domingo Salas knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Jeremy Moore | 58-66 |
| 05:24 | Illinois State | Michael Casler misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 58-66 |
| 05:22 | Northern Iowa | Louis Eichenberger gets the rebound | 58-66 |
| 04:55 | Northern Iowa | Louis Eichenberger double dribbles | 58-66 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Gerald Leblanc (SG), Jeffrey Page (SF), Philip Seiter (PF), Harold Imhoff (C) Michael Casler, Bruce Piercy, Joe Balser, Forrest Lay | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | William Barber (SG), Elmer Allen (SF), Gail Tuten (PF) Jeremy Moore, Leif Polinski, Louis Eichenberger | |
| 04:31 | Illinois State | Jeffrey Page comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 58-66 |
| 04:30 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Domingo Salas | 58-66 |
| 04:19 | Northern Iowa | Gail Tuten knocks in the 3 from straight away set up by William Barber | 58-69 |
| 04:10 | Illinois State | Jeffrey Page is hacked by Domingo Salas - foul #4 on Domingo Salas, team foul #10 | 58-69 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Michael Casler (PG) Ronald Ellison | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Steven Hughes (PG), Travis Goolsby (C) Brad Green, Domingo Salas | |
| 04:10 | Illinois State | Jeffrey Page makes the 1st free throw | 59-69 |
| 04:10 | Illinois State | Jeffrey Page makes the 2nd free throw | 60-69 |
| 03:54 | Northern Iowa | Steven Hughes is open and buries a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by William Barber | 60-72 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:40 | Illinois State | Gerald Leblanc misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 60-72 |
| 03:38 | Illinois State | Jeffrey Page hits the follow up shot | 62-72 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Michael Casler (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gerald Leblanc (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jeffrey Page (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - Philip Seiter (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Harold Imhoff (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Steven Hughes (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - William Barber (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SF - Elmer Allen (fairly fresh) 11 pts. PF - Gail Tuten (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Travis Goolsby (fresh) 6 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:10 | Northern Iowa | William Barber misses long on a jump hook near the basket | 62-72 |
| 03:09 | Illinois State | Michael Casler pulls down the rebound | 62-72 |
| 03:06 | Illinois State | Michael Casler's pass is intercepted by William Barber in the backcourt | 62-72 |
| 03:04 | Northern Iowa | Steven Hughes dunks the ball on a nice dish by William Barber | 62-74 |
| 02:54 | Illinois State | Gerald Leblanc throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-74 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Ronald Ellison (PG), Tommie Staley (SG), Joe Balser (PF), Forrest Lay (C) Michael Casler, Gerald Leblanc, Philip Seiter, Harold Imhoff | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jeremy Moore (PG), Leif Polinski (SG), Louis Eichenberger (SF), Lester Dietrich (PF) Steven Hughes, William Barber, Elmer Allen, Gail Tuten | |
| 02:52 | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-74 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Gerald Leblanc (SG) Tommie Staley | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Brad Green (PG), Domingo Salas (SF) Jeremy Moore, Louis Eichenberger | |
| 02:33 | Northern Iowa | Gerald Leblanc steals the ball from Leif Polinski | 62-74 |
| 02:15 | Illinois State | Ronald Ellison misses long on a floater from close range but he's fouled by Brad Green - foul #3 on Brad Green, team foul #11 | 62-74 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Tommie Staley (SG), Michael Casler (SF) Gerald Leblanc, Jeffrey Page | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Louis Eichenberger (PF) Travis Goolsby | |
| 02:15 | Illinois State | Ronald Ellison misses the 1st free throw | 62-74 |
| 02:15 | Illinois State | Ronald Ellison misses the 2nd free throw | 62-74 |
| 02:15 | Northern Iowa | Lester Dietrich grabs the board | 62-74 |
| 01:56 | Northern Iowa | Michael Casler is called for the reach on Brad Green - foul #1 on Michael Casler, team foul #7 | 62-74 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Harold Imhoff (SF) Ronald Ellison | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 01:56 | Northern Iowa | Brad Green makes the 1st free throw | 62-75 |
| 01:56 | Northern Iowa | Brad Green misses the 2nd free throw | 62-75 |
| 01:56 | Northern Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Lester Dietrich | 62-75 |
| 01:31 | Northern Iowa | Domingo Salas banks in the layup set up by Brad Green | 62-77 |
| 01:10 | Illinois State | Louis Eichenberger steps in front of the Forrest Lay pass | 62-77 |
| 01:03 | Northern Iowa | Brad Green comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 62-77 |
| 01:02 | Northern Iowa | Louis Eichenberger grabs the offensive board | 62-77 |
| 00:45 | Northern Iowa | Michael Casler steals the ball from Domingo Salas | 62-77 |
| 00:42 | Illinois State | Harold Imhoff lays it up and in on a great pass from Michael Casler | 64-77 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:20 | Northern Iowa | Brad Green scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 64-79 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:16 | Illinois State | Tommie Staley knocks in the floater from the left wing on a great pass from Harold Imhoff and he's fouled by Brad Green - foul #4 on Brad Green, team foul #12 | 66-79 |
| 00:16 | Illinois State | Tommie Staley makes the free throw | 67-79 |
| 00:00 | Northern Iowa | Brad Green runs out the clock | 67-79 |