| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Carlos Goris (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Heriberto Russo (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - Juan Camacho (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - David Brock (fresh) 3 pts. C - Robert Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Michael Murphy (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jesse Remick (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Hayes (fresh) PF - Thomas Simek (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - David Hearne (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Eastern Illinois | Juan Camacho inbounds the ball | 29-42 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:42 | Eastern Illinois | Carlos Goris misses badly on a runner in the lane but he's fouled by Michael Murphy - foul #2 on Michael Murphy, team foul #1 | 29-42 |
| 19:42 | Eastern Illinois | Carlos Goris makes the 1st free throw | 30-42 |
| 19:42 | Eastern Illinois | Carlos Goris makes the 2nd free throw | 31-42 |
| 19:22 | Northern Iowa | Michael Murphy hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 31-42 |
| 19:21 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Simek can't tip it in | 31-42 |
| 19:19 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Jackson grabs the board | 31-42 |
| 19:15 | Eastern Illinois | Heriberto Russo clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 31-42 |
| 19:14 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Jackson snags the offensive board | 31-42 |
| 18:56 | Eastern Illinois | Heriberto Russo hits the finger roll | 33-42 |
| 18:35 | Northern Iowa | Michael Murphy hits a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Thomas Simek | 33-44 |
| 18:20 | Eastern Illinois | Juan Camacho is whistled for traveling | 33-44 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Roberto Ricci (PG), Micheal Howard (SG), Scott Satterfield (SF), Leslie Shea (PF), Clyde Elliott (C) Carlos Goris, Heriberto Russo, Juan Camacho, David Brock, Robert Jackson | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Mark Hidalgo (PG), Francis Cobb (SF), Robert Pettengill (PF) Michael Murphy, Michael Hayes, Thomas Simek | |
| 18:10 | Northern Iowa | David Hearne is open but can't throw it down | 33-44 |
| 18:08 | Northern Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to David Hearne | 33-44 |
| 17:59 | Northern Iowa | Jesse Remick is whistled for traveling | 33-44 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Michael Dwyer (C) David Hearne | |
| 17:35 | Eastern Illinois | Roberto Ricci misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 33-44 |
| 17:34 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Robert Pettengill | 33-44 |
| 17:20 | Northern Iowa | Clyde Elliott steps in front of the Francis Cobb pass | 33-44 |
| 16:53 | Eastern Illinois | Leslie Shea is hacked by Francis Cobb - foul #2 on Francis Cobb, team foul #2 | 33-44 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Carlos Goris (PG), Heriberto Russo (SG), Juan Camacho (SF), Robert Jackson (C) Roberto Ricci, Micheal Howard, Scott Satterfield, Clyde Elliott | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Michael Hayes (SF), Thomas Simek (PF), David Hearne (C) Francis Cobb, Robert Pettengill, Michael Dwyer | |
| 16:41 | Eastern Illinois | Heriberto Russo makes the 3pt shot from the left corner | 36-44 |
| 16:16 | Northern Iowa | Jesse Remick clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Juan Camacho - foul #3 on Juan Camacho, team foul #1 | 36-44 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Roberto Ricci (SF), David Brock (PF) Juan Camacho, Leslie Shea | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Michael Murphy (PG) Mark Hidalgo | |
| 16:16 | Northern Iowa | Jesse Remick misses the 1st free throw | 36-44 |
| 16:16 | Northern Iowa | Jesse Remick misses the 2nd free throw | 36-44 |
| 16:16 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Jackson grabs the board | 36-44 |
| 16:00 | Eastern Illinois | Carlos Goris makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Roberto Ricci | 39-44 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Carlos Goris (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Heriberto Russo (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SF - Roberto Ricci (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - David Brock (fresh) 3 pts. C - Robert Jackson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Michael Murphy (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jesse Remick (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Hayes (fresh) PF - Thomas Simek (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - David Hearne (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:55 | Northern Iowa | Michael Hayes is fouled in the backcourt by Carlos Goris - foul #2 on Carlos Goris, team foul #2 | 39-44 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Brian Rone (SG), Juan Camacho (SF) Heriberto Russo, Roberto Ricci | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Thomas Young (PG), William Shaw (SG), Robert Pettengill (PF) Michael Murphy, Jesse Remick, Thomas Simek | |
| 15:41 | Northern Iowa | Robert Pettengill makes the runner in the paint on a great pass from Thomas Young | 39-46 |
| 15:36 | Eastern Illinois | Carlos Goris connects on the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Juan Camacho | 42-46 |
| 15:34 | Northern Iowa | Brian Rone is called for the reach on David Hearne in the backcourt - foul #1 on Brian Rone, team foul #3 | 42-46 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Micheal Howard (SG), Scott Satterfield (C) Brian Rone, Robert Jackson | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Francis Cobb (SF), Michael Dwyer (C) Michael Hayes, David Hearne | |
| 15:20 | Northern Iowa | Michael Dwyer drills a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Thomas Young | 42-48 |
| 15:06 | Eastern Illinois | Micheal Howard is called for traveling | 42-48 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Brian Rone (SG), Clyde Elliott (C) Carlos Goris, David Brock | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 15:02 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Young's pass is intercepted by Brian Rone in the backcourt | 42-48 |
| 15:01 | Eastern Illinois | Micheal Howard can't finish the layup | 42-48 |
| 15:00 | Eastern Illinois | Clyde Elliott grabs the offensive board | 42-48 |
| 14:55 | Eastern Illinois | Brian Rone knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Micheal Howard | 45-48 |
| 14:51 | Northern Iowa | Robert Pettengill throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 45-48 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Roberto Ricci (SF), Leslie Shea (PF) Juan Camacho, Scott Satterfield | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 14:33 | Eastern Illinois | Leslie Shea hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Michael Dwyer - foul #1 on Michael Dwyer, team foul #3 | 45-48 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Tapia (PG), Heriberto Russo (SG) Micheal Howard, Brian Rone | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Mark Hidalgo (SF), Thomas Simek (PF), David Hearne (C) Francis Cobb, Robert Pettengill, Michael Dwyer | |
| 14:33 | Eastern Illinois | Leslie Shea makes the 1st free throw | 46-48 |
| 14:33 | Eastern Illinois | Leslie Shea makes the 2nd free throw | 47-48 |
| 14:16 | Northern Iowa | David Hearne is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on David Hearne, team foul #4 | 47-48 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Carlos Goris (PG), Robert Jackson (C) Joseph Tapia, Clyde Elliott | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Michael Murphy (PG), Michael Hayes (SF) Thomas Young, William Shaw | |
| 14:06 | Eastern Illinois | Carlos Goris is whistled for traveling | 47-48 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | David Brock (PF) Leslie Shea | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 14:00 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Simek is fouled in the backcourt by David Brock - foul #2 on David Brock, team foul #4 | 47-48 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Juan Camacho (SF) Roberto Ricci | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jesse Remick (SG) Mark Hidalgo | |
| 13:54 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Simek clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 47-48 |
| 13:52 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Jackson pulls down the rebound | 47-48 |
| 13:47 | Eastern Illinois | Heriberto Russo loses the dribble to Thomas Simek | 47-48 |
| 13:45 | Northern Iowa | Heriberto Russo is called for the reach on Jesse Remick in the backcourt - foul #2 on Heriberto Russo, team foul #5 | 47-48 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Brian Rone (SG), Scott Satterfield (C) Heriberto Russo, Robert Jackson | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 13:27 | Northern Iowa | David Hearne clanks a runner in the lane | 47-48 |
| 13:25 | Northern Iowa | Michael Murphy snags the offensive board | 47-48 |
| 13:12 | Northern Iowa | Jesse Remick misses the wide open 3 pointer from the right corner | 47-48 |
| 13:11 | Northern Iowa | David Hearne hits the follow up shot | 47-50 |
| 12:59 | Eastern Illinois | Juan Camacho can't connect on a jump hook in the paint | 47-50 |
| 12:57 | Northern Iowa | David Hearne grabs the defensive rebound | 47-50 |
| 12:44 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Simek misses badly on the uncontested jumper from the baseline | 47-50 |
| 12:43 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Scott Satterfield | 47-50 |
| 12:22 | Eastern Illinois | Juan Camacho hits a turnaround in the lane and he's hacked by David Hearne - foul #3 on David Hearne, team foul #5 | 49-50 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Roberto Ricci (PG), Heriberto Russo (SG), Leslie Shea (PF), Clyde Elliott (C) Carlos Goris, Brian Rone, David Brock, Scott Satterfield | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Thomas Young (PG), William Shaw (SG), Francis Cobb (SF), Robert Pettengill (PF), Michael Dwyer (C) Michael Murphy, Jesse Remick, Michael Hayes, Thomas Simek, David Hearne | |
| 12:22 | Eastern Illinois | Juan Camacho makes the free throw | 50-50 |
| 12:10 | Northern Iowa | Francis Cobb clanks a fadeaway from the right block | 50-50 |
| 12:09 | Eastern Illinois | Heriberto Russo gets the rebound | 50-50 |
| 11:53 | Eastern Illinois | The jump hook by Juan Camacho is blocked by Francis Cobb | 50-50 |
| 11:52 | Eastern Illinois | Heriberto Russo grabs the offensive rebound | 50-50 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Roberto Ricci (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Heriberto Russo (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SF - Juan Camacho (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Leslie Shea (fresh) 4 pts. C - Clyde Elliott (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Thomas Young (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - William Shaw (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Francis Cobb (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Robert Pettengill (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Dwyer (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:46 | Eastern Illinois | Heriberto Russo buries a jump hook from the right block set up by Juan Camacho | 52-50 |
| 11:35 | Northern Iowa | Francis Cobb misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Clyde Elliott - foul #1 on Clyde Elliott, team foul #6 | 52-50 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Micheal Howard (PG) Juan Camacho | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 11:35 | Northern Iowa | Francis Cobb makes the 1st free throw | 52-51 |
| 11:35 | Northern Iowa | Francis Cobb misses the 2nd free throw | 52-51 |
| 11:35 | Eastern Illinois | Clyde Elliott pulls down the rebound | 52-51 |
| 11:30 | Eastern Illinois | Heriberto Russo misses the jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Francis Cobb - foul #3 on Francis Cobb, team foul #6 | 52-51 |
| 11:30 | Eastern Illinois | Heriberto Russo makes the 1st free throw | 53-51 |
| 11:30 | Eastern Illinois | Heriberto Russo misses the 2nd free throw | 53-51 |
| 11:30 | Northern Iowa | Robert Pettengill grabs the defensive rebound | 53-51 |
| 11:20 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Young is called for 10 seconds | 53-51 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Tapia (PG), Robert Jackson (C) Heriberto Russo, Clyde Elliott | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jesse Remick (SG) William Shaw | |
| 11:05 | Eastern Illinois | Leslie Shea is called for a charge - foul #1 on Leslie Shea, team foul #7 | 53-51 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Mark Hidalgo (SF) Francis Cobb | |
| 10:46 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Young's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-51 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | David Brock (PF) Leslie Shea | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | William Shaw (PG), Joseph Carls (C) Thomas Young, Michael Dwyer | |
| 10:39 | Eastern Illinois | Roberto Ricci drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Micheal Howard | 56-51 |
| 10:15 | Northern Iowa | Micheal Howard steals the ball from William Shaw | 56-51 |
| 09:58 | Eastern Illinois | Micheal Howard misses badly on a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Jesse Remick - foul #1 on Jesse Remick, team foul #7 | 56-51 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Heriberto Russo (SG), Scott Satterfield (SF), Clyde Elliott (C) Joseph Tapia, Roberto Ricci, Robert Jackson | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Michael Murphy (SG), Michael Hayes (SF), Thomas Simek (PF), David Hearne (C) Jesse Remick, Mark Hidalgo, Robert Pettengill, Joseph Carls | |
| 09:58 | Eastern Illinois | Micheal Howard makes the 1st free throw | 57-51 |
| 09:58 | Eastern Illinois | Micheal Howard makes the 2nd free throw | 58-51 |
| 09:51 | Northern Iowa | Micheal Howard steps in front of the Thomas Simek pass | 58-51 |
| 09:48 | Eastern Illinois | Heriberto Russo lays it up and in on a great pass from Micheal Howard | 60-51 |
| 09:30 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Simek misses long on a runner from the left block | 60-51 |
| 09:29 | Eastern Illinois | Clyde Elliott gets the rebound | 60-51 |
| 09:18 | Eastern Illinois | Clyde Elliott comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 60-51 |
| 09:16 | Northern Iowa | David Hearne gets the rebound | 60-51 |
| 09:03 | Northern Iowa | The refs have stopped play. Michael Hayes is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's grabbing his arm. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 60-51 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Carlos Goris (PG), Brian Rone (SG), Juan Camacho (SF), Leslie Shea (PF) Micheal Howard, Heriberto Russo, David Brock, Clyde Elliott | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Thomas Young (PG), Jesse Remick (SG), Francis Cobb (SF), Michael Dwyer (PF) William Shaw, Michael Murphy, Michael Hayes, Thomas Simek | |
| 08:47 | Northern Iowa | Francis Cobb hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Leslie Shea - foul #2 on Leslie Shea, team foul #8 | 60-51 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Robert Jackson (C) Scott Satterfield | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Pettengill (PF) Michael Dwyer | |
| 08:47 | Northern Iowa | Francis Cobb misses the 1st free throw | 60-51 |
| 08:47 | Northern Iowa | Francis Cobb misses the 2nd free throw | 60-51 |
| 08:47 | Eastern Illinois | Leslie Shea grabs the board | 60-51 |
| 08:42 | Eastern Illinois | Carlos Goris hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Robert Pettengill - foul #2 on Robert Pettengill, team foul #8 | 60-51 |
| 08:42 | Eastern Illinois | Carlos Goris makes the 1st free throw | 61-51 |
| 08:42 | Eastern Illinois | Carlos Goris misses the 2nd free throw | 61-51 |
| 08:42 | Northern Iowa | David Hearne grabs the board | 61-51 |
| 08:30 | Northern Iowa | Francis Cobb scores on a floater from the baseline set up by Jesse Remick | 61-53 |
| 08:17 | Eastern Illinois | Carlos Goris is hacked by Robert Pettengill - foul #3 on Robert Pettengill, team foul #9 | 61-53 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Michael Dwyer (C) David Hearne | |
| 08:17 | Eastern Illinois | Carlos Goris makes the 1st free throw | 62-53 |
| 08:17 | Eastern Illinois | Carlos Goris makes the 2nd free throw | 63-53 |
| 08:01 | Northern Iowa | A charge is called on Thomas Young - foul #4 on Thomas Young, team foul #10 | 63-53 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Heriberto Russo (SG), Roberto Ricci (SF) Brian Rone, Juan Camacho | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Mark Hidalgo (PG) Thomas Young | |
| 07:45 | Eastern Illinois | Carlos Goris knocks in the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Robert Jackson | 65-53 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Carlos Goris (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Heriberto Russo (fresh) 13 pts. 2 stl. SF - Roberto Ricci (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Leslie Shea (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Jackson (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Mark Hidalgo (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jesse Remick (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Francis Cobb (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. PF - Robert Pettengill (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Michael Dwyer (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Northern Iowa | Leslie Shea blocks the short jumper by Mark Hidalgo | 65-53 |
| 07:26 | Northern Iowa | Robert Pettengill grabs the offensive rebound | 65-53 |
| 07:17 | Northern Iowa | Jesse Remick hits a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Robert Pettengill | 65-55 |
| 06:53 | Eastern Illinois | The jump hook by Leslie Shea is blocked by Robert Pettengill | 65-55 |
| 06:52 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Robert Pettengill | 65-55 |
| 06:29 | Northern Iowa | Francis Cobb knocks in the jump hook from close range | 65-57 |
| 06:17 | Eastern Illinois | Jesse Remick steps in front of the Robert Jackson pass | 65-57 |
| 06:00 | Northern Iowa | Michael Dwyer lays it up and in | 65-59 |
| 05:45 | Eastern Illinois | Heriberto Russo misses the jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Francis Cobb - foul #4 on Francis Cobb, team foul #11 | 65-59 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Micheal Howard (PG), Juan Camacho (SF), Scott Satterfield (PF), Clyde Elliott (C) Carlos Goris, Roberto Ricci, Leslie Shea, Robert Jackson | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Thomas Young (PG), William Shaw (SG), Michael Hayes (SF), Thomas Simek (PF), David Hearne (C) Mark Hidalgo, Jesse Remick, Francis Cobb, Robert Pettengill, Michael Dwyer | |
| 05:45 | Eastern Illinois | Heriberto Russo makes the 1st free throw | 66-59 |
| 05:45 | Eastern Illinois | Heriberto Russo misses the 2nd free throw | 66-59 |
| 05:45 | Northern Iowa | David Hearne pulls down the rebound | 66-59 |
| 05:29 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Simek is hacked by Clyde Elliott - foul #2 on Clyde Elliott, team foul #9 | 66-59 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Brian Rone (SG), David Brock (PF) Heriberto Russo, Juan Camacho | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 05:29 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Simek makes the 1st free throw | 66-60 |
| 05:29 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Simek makes the 2nd free throw | 66-61 |
| 05:21 | Eastern Illinois | Brian Rone can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 66-61 |
| 05:20 | Eastern Illinois | David Brock hits the follow up shot | 68-61 |
| 05:18 | Northern Iowa | Michael Hayes throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 68-61 |
| 05:07 | Eastern Illinois | Brian Rone comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 68-61 |
| 05:06 | Northern Iowa | David Hearne snags the defensive board | 68-61 |
| 04:56 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Simek hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range | 68-61 |
| 04:54 | Eastern Illinois | Clyde Elliott grabs the board | 68-61 |
| 04:49 | Eastern Illinois | Micheal Howard can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 68-61 |
| 04:48 | Northern Iowa | David Hearne grabs the defensive rebound | 68-61 |
| 04:46 | Northern Iowa | William Shaw is fouled in the backcourt by Micheal Howard - foul #2 on Micheal Howard, team foul #10 | 68-61 |
| 04:46 | Northern Iowa | William Shaw makes the 1st free throw | 68-62 |
| 04:46 | Northern Iowa | William Shaw misses the 2nd free throw | 68-62 |
| 04:46 | Eastern Illinois | David Brock gets the rebound | 68-62 |
| 04:28 | Eastern Illinois | David Brock misses long on a jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Michael Hayes - foul #1 on Michael Hayes, team foul #12 | 68-62 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Tapia (PG), Juan Camacho (SF) Micheal Howard, Clyde Elliott | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 04:28 | Eastern Illinois | David Brock makes the 1st free throw | 69-62 |
| 04:28 | Eastern Illinois | David Brock makes the 2nd free throw | 70-62 |
| 03:59 | Northern Iowa | David Hearne misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 70-62 |
| 03:57 | Eastern Illinois | David Brock snags the defensive board | 70-62 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:55 | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Tapia's pass is intercepted by Thomas Young in the backcourt | 70-62 |
| 03:54 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Young lays it in | 70-64 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:50 | Eastern Illinois | David Hearne swats the layup by Juan Camacho | 70-64 |
| 03:49 | Northern Iowa | William Shaw grabs the board | 70-64 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Joseph Tapia (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Brian Rone (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Juan Camacho (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - David Brock (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Scott Satterfield (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Thomas Young (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - William Shaw (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Michael Hayes (fairly fresh) PF - Thomas Simek (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - David Hearne (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 11 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:34 | Northern Iowa | William Shaw misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 70-64 |
| 03:33 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Juan Camacho | 70-64 |
| 03:26 | Eastern Illinois | Brian Rone loses the dribble to David Hearne | 70-64 |
| 03:24 | Northern Iowa | Michael Hayes is fouled in the backcourt by Juan Camacho - foul #4 on Juan Camacho, team foul #11 | 70-64 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Carlos Goris (PG), Micheal Howard (SG) Joseph Tapia, Brian Rone | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Michael Murphy (PG), Jesse Remick (SG), Joseph Carls (C) Thomas Young, William Shaw, David Hearne | |
| 03:24 | Northern Iowa | Michael Hayes makes the 1st free throw | 70-65 |
| 03:24 | Northern Iowa | Michael Hayes misses the 2nd free throw | 70-65 |
| 03:24 | Eastern Illinois | Scott Satterfield grabs the board | 70-65 |
| 03:20 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Murphy steals it from Carlos Goris in the backcourt | 70-65 |
| 02:56 | Northern Iowa | Michael Murphy loses the dribble to Micheal Howard | 70-65 |
| 02:52 | Eastern Illinois | Micheal Howard lays it in | 72-65 |
| 02:52 | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-65 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Heriberto Russo (SG), Roberto Ricci (SF), Leslie Shea (PF), Clyde Elliott (C) Micheal Howard, Juan Camacho, David Brock, Scott Satterfield | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Mark Hidalgo (SF), Robert Pettengill (PF), David Hearne (C) Michael Hayes, Thomas Simek, Joseph Carls | |
| 02:25 | Northern Iowa | David Hearne misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 72-65 |
| 02:23 | Northern Iowa | Jesse Remick hits the follow up shot | 72-67 |
| 02:05 | Eastern Illinois | Michael Murphy is called for the reach on Heriberto Russo - foul #3 on Michael Murphy, team foul #13 | 72-67 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Thomas Young (PG), Francis Cobb (SF) Michael Murphy, Mark Hidalgo | |
| 02:05 | Eastern Illinois | Heriberto Russo makes the 1st free throw | 73-67 |
| 02:05 | Eastern Illinois | Heriberto Russo makes the 2nd free throw | 74-67 |
| 02:03 | Northern Iowa | Francis Cobb's pass is intercepted by Heriberto Russo in the backcourt | 74-67 |
| 02:03 | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 74-67 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Michael Hayes (SF), Thomas Simek (PF) Francis Cobb, Robert Pettengill | |
| 01:56 | Eastern Illinois | Clyde Elliott buries a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Heriberto Russo and he's hacked by Thomas Young - foul #5 on Thomas Young, team foul #14 | 76-67 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Juan Camacho (SF), David Brock (PF) Roberto Ricci, Leslie Shea | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | William Shaw (PG) Thomas Young | |
| 01:56 | Eastern Illinois | Clyde Elliott makes the free throw | 77-67 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:44 | Northern Iowa | Michael Hayes buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by William Shaw | 77-70 |
| 01:39 | Eastern Illinois | Carlos Goris comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 77-70 |
| 01:37 | Northern Iowa | Michael Hayes grabs the defensive rebound | 77-70 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:32 | Northern Iowa | Jesse Remick clanks a jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by David Brock - foul #3 on David Brock, team foul #12 | 77-70 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Robert Jackson (C) Clyde Elliott | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 01:32 | Northern Iowa | Jesse Remick makes the 1st free throw | 77-71 |
| 01:32 | Northern Iowa | Jesse Remick makes the 2nd free throw | 77-72 |
| 01:21 | Eastern Illinois | Carlos Goris misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 77-72 |
| 01:19 | Eastern Illinois | David Brock misses the tip | 77-72 |
| 01:18 | Northern Iowa | Jesse Remick gets the rebound | 77-72 |
| 01:04 | Northern Iowa | David Hearne hits a driving attempt in the paint | 77-74 |
| 00:59 | Eastern Illinois | William Shaw steals it from Robert Jackson | 77-74 |
| 00:49 | Northern Iowa | David Hearne drills a 3pt shot from straight away | 77-77 |
| 00:42 | Eastern Illinois | Juan Camacho misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Michael Hayes - foul #2 on Michael Hayes, team foul #15 | 77-77 |
| 00:42 | Eastern Illinois | Juan Camacho makes the 1st free throw | 78-77 |
| 00:42 | Eastern Illinois | Juan Camacho misses the 2nd free throw | 78-77 |
| 00:42 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Simek gets the rebound | 78-77 |
| 00:20 | Northern Iowa | David Hearne makes the jump hook from the left block set up by Jesse Remick | 78-79 |
| 00:07 | Eastern Illinois | David Brock is hacked by Thomas Simek - foul #1 on Thomas Simek, team foul #16 | 78-79 |
| 00:07 | Eastern Illinois | David Brock makes the 1st free throw | 79-79 |
| 00:07 | Eastern Illinois | David Brock makes the 2nd free throw | 80-79 |
| 00:07 | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 80-79 |
| 00:01 | Northern Iowa | Jesse Remick drills a turnaround in the paint | 80-81 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Eastern Illinois | Juan Camacho misses long on a fullcourt shot | 80-81 |