| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Joseph Anderson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Salvatore Russo (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Romaine (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. PF - Antonio Martin (fresh) 2 reb. C - Albert Johnson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Steven Hughes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Barber (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Elmer Allen (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gail Tuten (fresh) 3 reb. C - Travis Goolsby (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Illinois | Charles Romaine inbounds the ball | 22-33 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:49 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Anderson misses the floater from just outside the lane | 22-33 |
| 19:48 | Northern Iowa | Travis Goolsby grabs the defensive rebound | 22-33 |
| 19:44 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Anderson steps in front of the Steven Hughes pass | 22-33 |
| 19:32 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Anderson is hacked by Elmer Allen - foul #1 on Elmer Allen, team foul #1 | 22-33 |
| 19:12 | Southern Illinois | William Barber is called for the reach on Charles Romaine - foul #2 on William Barber, team foul #2 | 22-33 |
| 19:04 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Anderson comes up short on the turnaround from the left block | 22-33 |
| 19:02 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Anderson hits the follow up shot | 24-33 |
| 18:50 | Northern Iowa | Gail Tuten knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Travis Goolsby | 24-36 |
| 18:32 | Southern Illinois | Charles Romaine's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 24-36 |
| 18:04 | Northern Iowa | William Barber hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Steven Hughes | 24-39 |
| 17:46 | Southern Illinois | Antonio Martin scores on a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Joseph Anderson | 26-39 |
| 17:32 | Northern Iowa | Albert Johnson steals it from Travis Goolsby | 26-39 |
| 17:18 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Anderson banks in the layup | 28-39 |
| 16:58 | Northern Iowa | Gail Tuten is hacked by Albert Johnson - foul #2 on Albert Johnson, team foul #1 | 28-39 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Melvin Valtierra (PG), Norbert Crose (SG), David Giardina (SF), Herbert Mayes (PF), Billy Johnson (C) Joseph Anderson, Salvatore Russo, Charles Romaine, Antonio Martin, Albert Johnson | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Brad Green (PG), Leif Polinski (SF), Lester Dietrich (C) Steven Hughes, Elmer Allen, Travis Goolsby | |
| 16:41 | Northern Iowa | Brad Green clanks a 3 from the left corner | 28-39 |
| 16:39 | Southern Illinois | Billy Johnson pulls down the rebound | 28-39 |
| 16:15 | Southern Illinois | Herbert Mayes is fouled on the floor by Leif Polinski - foul #2 on Leif Polinski, team foul #3 | 28-39 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Domingo Salas (SF), Louis Eichenberger (PF) William Barber, Gail Tuten | |
| 16:01 | Southern Illinois | David Giardina throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-39 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Salvatore Russo (SG) David Giardina | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Travis Goolsby (C) Louis Eichenberger | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Melvin Valtierra (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Salvatore Russo (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Norbert Crose (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Herbert Mayes (fresh) 2 pts. C - Billy Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Brad Green (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Leif Polinski (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Domingo Salas (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lester Dietrich (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Travis Goolsby (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Northern Iowa | Brad Green scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Leif Polinski | 28-42 |
| 15:18 | Southern Illinois | Billy Johnson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-42 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Joseph Anderson (PG), Charles Romaine (SF), Antonio Martin (PF), Albert Johnson (C) Melvin Valtierra, Norbert Crose, Herbert Mayes, Billy Johnson | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Steven Hughes (PG) Brad Green | |
| 15:02 | Northern Iowa | Domingo Salas drills a jumper from the left wing | 28-44 |
| 14:40 | Southern Illinois | Salvatore Russo misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Leif Polinski - foul #3 on Leif Polinski, team foul #4 | 28-44 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | William Barber (SG), Elmer Allen (SF), Gail Tuten (PF) Leif Polinski, Domingo Salas, Lester Dietrich | |
| 14:40 | Southern Illinois | Salvatore Russo makes the 1st free throw | 29-44 |
| 14:40 | Southern Illinois | Salvatore Russo misses the 2nd free throw | 29-44 |
| 14:40 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Gail Tuten | 29-44 |
| 14:15 | Northern Iowa | Steven Hughes comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 29-44 |
| 14:14 | Southern Illinois | Salvatore Russo pulls down the rebound | 29-44 |
| 14:07 | Southern Illinois | Charles Romaine comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 29-44 |
| 14:05 | Southern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Romaine | 29-44 |
| 13:53 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Anderson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 29-44 |
| 13:51 | Southern Illinois | Albert Johnson tips it back up and in | 31-44 |
| 13:41 | Northern Iowa | Gail Tuten's pass is intercepted by Joseph Anderson | 31-44 |
| 13:20 | Southern Illinois | Charles Romaine hits a jumper from the left wing and he's fouled by Elmer Allen - foul #2 on Elmer Allen, team foul #5 | 33-44 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Norbert Crose (SG), Herbert Mayes (PF) Salvatore Russo, Antonio Martin | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Lester Dietrich (C) Travis Goolsby | |
| 13:20 | Southern Illinois | Charles Romaine makes the free throw | 34-44 |
| 13:08 | Northern Iowa | Elmer Allen hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 34-44 |
| 13:06 | Southern Illinois | Albert Johnson pulls down the rebound | 34-44 |
| 12:44 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Anderson loses the ball out of bounds | 34-44 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Melvin Valtierra (PG), Billy Johnson (PF) Joseph Anderson, Charles Romaine | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Brad Green (PG), Leif Polinski (SF) Steven Hughes, Elmer Allen | |
| 12:32 | Northern Iowa | Gail Tuten comes up short on the jumper near the basket but he's hacked by Billy Johnson - foul #1 on Billy Johnson, team foul #2 | 34-44 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | David Giardina (SF) Albert Johnson | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 12:32 | Northern Iowa | Gail Tuten makes the 1st free throw | 34-45 |
| 12:32 | Northern Iowa | Gail Tuten makes the 2nd free throw | 34-46 |
| 12:11 | Southern Illinois | Melvin Valtierra comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by William Barber - foul #3 on William Barber, team foul #6 | 34-46 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Antonio Martin (PF) David Giardina | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 12:11 | Southern Illinois | Melvin Valtierra makes the 1st free throw | 35-46 |
| 12:11 | Southern Illinois | Melvin Valtierra misses the 2nd free throw | 35-46 |
| 12:11 | Southern Illinois | Antonio Martin grabs the offensive rebound | 35-46 |
| 11:58 | Southern Illinois | Brad Green steals the ball from Herbert Mayes | 35-46 |
| 11:55 | Northern Iowa | Brad Green lays it in | 35-48 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Melvin Valtierra (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Norbert Crose (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Herbert Mayes (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Antonio Martin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Billy Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Brad Green (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Barber (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Leif Polinski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Gail Tuten (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Lester Dietrich (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Southern Illinois | Antonio Martin connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-48 |
| 11:08 | Northern Iowa | William Barber misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Herbert Mayes - foul #1 on Herbert Mayes, team foul #3 | 38-48 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Joseph Anderson (PG), Salvatore Russo (SG), Charles Romaine (SF), Albert Johnson (C) Melvin Valtierra, Norbert Crose, Herbert Mayes, Billy Johnson | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Steven Hughes (PG), Elmer Allen (SF), Domingo Salas (PF), Travis Goolsby (C) Brad Green, Leif Polinski, Gail Tuten, Lester Dietrich | |
| 11:08 | Northern Iowa | William Barber misses the 1st free throw | 38-48 |
| 11:08 | Northern Iowa | William Barber makes the 2nd free throw | 38-49 |
| 10:53 | Southern Illinois | Charles Romaine is hacked by William Barber - foul #4 on William Barber, team foul #7 | 38-49 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Leif Polinski (SG) William Barber | |
| 10:53 | Southern Illinois | Charles Romaine makes the 1st free throw | 39-49 |
| 10:53 | Southern Illinois | Charles Romaine misses the 2nd free throw | 39-49 |
| 10:53 | Northern Iowa | Domingo Salas grabs the defensive rebound | 39-49 |
| 10:33 | Northern Iowa | Steven Hughes knocks in the floater from close range | 39-51 |
| 10:21 | Southern Illinois | Domingo Salas takes the ball from Antonio Martin | 39-51 |
| 10:01 | Northern Iowa | Albert Johnson swats the short shot by Elmer Allen | 39-51 |
| 10:00 | Southern Illinois | Charles Romaine gets the rebound | 39-51 |
| 09:55 | Southern Illinois | Salvatore Russo scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 41-51 |
| 09:38 | Northern Iowa | Travis Goolsby makes the 3pt attempt from straight away | 41-54 |
| 09:23 | Southern Illinois | Antonio Martin is fouled on the floor by Steven Hughes - foul #1 on Steven Hughes, team foul #8 | 41-54 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Gail Tuten (PF) Domingo Salas | |
| 09:23 | Southern Illinois | Antonio Martin misses the 1st free throw | 41-54 |
| 09:23 | Southern Illinois | Charles Romaine grabs the offensive board | 41-54 |
| 09:06 | Southern Illinois | Salvatore Russo knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 43-54 |
| 08:38 | Northern Iowa | Travis Goolsby connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Steven Hughes | 43-57 |
| 08:21 | Southern Illinois | Travis Goolsby is called for the reach on Antonio Martin - foul #1 on Travis Goolsby, team foul #9 | 43-57 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Melvin Valtierra (PG), Norbert Crose (SF), Billy Johnson (C) Joseph Anderson, Charles Romaine, Albert Johnson | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Brad Green (PG), Jeremy Moore (SG), Domingo Salas (SF) Steven Hughes, Leif Polinski, Elmer Allen | |
| 08:21 | Southern Illinois | Antonio Martin makes the 1st free throw | 44-57 |
| 08:21 | Southern Illinois | Antonio Martin makes the 2nd free throw | 45-57 |
| 08:08 | Northern Iowa | Jeremy Moore misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 45-57 |
| 08:07 | Northern Iowa | Domingo Salas pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-57 |
| 07:51 | Northern Iowa | Jeremy Moore buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Gail Tuten | 45-60 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Melvin Valtierra (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Salvatore Russo (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Norbert Crose (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Antonio Martin (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Billy Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Brad Green (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jeremy Moore (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Domingo Salas (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Gail Tuten (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Travis Goolsby (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 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 and a man to man (+2) | |
| 07:39 | Southern Illinois | Norbert Crose hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 45-60 |
| 07:37 | Northern Iowa | Brad Green grabs the board | 45-60 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 07:19 | Northern Iowa | Jeremy Moore drills a jumpshot from the free throw line | 45-62 |
| 07:06 | Southern Illinois | Antonio Martin hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 45-62 |
| 07:04 | Northern Iowa | Domingo Salas snags the defensive board | 45-62 |
| 06:40 | Northern Iowa | Domingo Salas makes the shot from the left wing on a great pass from Brad Green | 45-64 |
| 06:23 | Southern Illinois | Salvatore Russo is hacked by Travis Goolsby - foul #2 on Travis Goolsby, team foul #10 | 45-64 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Joseph Anderson (PG), Charles Romaine (SF), Herbert Mayes (PF), Albert Johnson (C) Melvin Valtierra, Norbert Crose, Antonio Martin, Billy Johnson | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Steven Hughes (PG), William Barber (SG), Elmer Allen (SF), Lester Dietrich (PF) Brad Green, Jeremy Moore, Gail Tuten, Travis Goolsby | |
| 06:23 | Southern Illinois | Salvatore Russo makes the 1st free throw | 46-64 |
| 06:23 | Southern Illinois | Salvatore Russo makes the 2nd free throw | 47-64 |
| 05:54 | Northern Iowa | Elmer Allen is fouled on the floor by Charles Romaine - foul #3 on Charles Romaine, team foul #4 | 47-64 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Norbert Crose (SG) Salvatore Russo | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 05:36 | Northern Iowa | Domingo Salas scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Steven Hughes | 47-67 |
| 05:26 | Southern Illinois | Herbert Mayes hits a jumper from the baseline set up by Charles Romaine | 49-67 |
| 05:04 | Northern Iowa | Domingo Salas can't finish the layup | 49-67 |
| 05:03 | Northern Iowa | Lester Dietrich tips it in | 49-69 |
| 04:54 | Southern Illinois | Albert Johnson hits the finger roll and the foul's on Domingo Salas - foul #1 on Domingo Salas, team foul #11 | 51-69 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Leif Polinski (SF), Gail Tuten (PF) Elmer Allen, Domingo Salas | |
| 04:54 | Southern Illinois | Albert Johnson makes the free throw | 52-69 |
| 04:32 | Northern Iowa | William Barber's layup is rejected by Herbert Mayes | 52-69 |
| 04:30 | Southern Illinois | Herbert Mayes grabs the defensive rebound | 52-69 |
| 04:13 | Southern Illinois | Norbert Crose scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Joseph Anderson | 55-69 |
| 03:49 | Northern Iowa | Gail Tuten hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by William Barber | 55-71 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Joseph Anderson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Norbert Crose (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Charles Romaine (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. PF - Herbert Mayes (fresh) 4 pts. C - Albert Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Steven Hughes (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Barber (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Leif Polinski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Gail Tuten (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Lester Dietrich (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 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) | |
| 03:35 | Southern Illinois | Herbert Mayes comes up short on the runner in the paint but he's fouled by Lester Dietrich - foul #2 on Lester Dietrich, team foul #12 | 55-71 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Melvin Valtierra (PG), Salvatore Russo (SG), Billy Johnson (C) Joseph Anderson, Norbert Crose, Albert Johnson | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Elmer Allen (SF), Travis Goolsby (C) Leif Polinski, Lester Dietrich | |
| 03:35 | Southern Illinois | Herbert Mayes makes the 1st free throw | 56-71 |
| 03:35 | Southern Illinois | Herbert Mayes misses the 2nd free throw | 56-71 |
| 03:35 | Northern Iowa | Travis Goolsby pulls down the rebound | 56-71 |
| 03:08 | Northern Iowa | William Barber misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 56-71 |
| 03:06 | Southern Illinois | Billy Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 56-71 |
| 02:48 | Southern Illinois | Herbert Mayes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-71 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Norbert Crose (SG), David Giardina (SF), Mauricio Rodriguez (PF) Salvatore Russo, Charles Romaine, Herbert Mayes | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Brad Green (PG), Jeremy Moore (SG), Leif Polinski (SF), Louis Eichenberger (PF), Domingo Salas (C) Steven Hughes, William Barber, Elmer Allen, Gail Tuten, Travis Goolsby | |
| 02:19 | Northern Iowa | Jeremy Moore's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-71 |
| 02:06 | Southern Illinois | Billy Johnson clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 56-71 |
| 02:05 | Northern Iowa | Leif Polinski grabs the defensive rebound | 56-71 |
| 01:41 | Northern Iowa | Louis Eichenberger's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-71 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Herbert Mayes (PF) Mauricio Rodriguez | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Lester Dietrich (C) Jeremy Moore | |
| 01:25 | Southern Illinois | Norbert Crose hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 56-71 |
| 01:23 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Louis Eichenberger | 56-71 |
| 01:07 | Northern Iowa | Leif Polinski hits a 3pt shot from the right corner | 56-74 |
| 00:54 | Southern Illinois | David Giardina double dribbles | 56-74 |
| 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 spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:27 | Northern Iowa | Herbert Mayes blocks the short jumper by Leif Polinski | 56-74 |
| 00:26 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to David Giardina | 56-74 |
| 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 spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:19 | Southern Illinois | Billy Johnson makes the 3pt shot from the right corner | 59-74 |
| 00:00 | Northern Iowa | Brad Green runs out the clock | 59-74 |