| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Scott Brown (fresh) SG - Ronnie Burley (fresh) SF - Michael Rodgers (fresh) PF - Frank Bonenfant (fresh) C - Joshua Trussell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Luis Gillett (fresh) SG - Stanley Shimer (fresh) SF - Arnold Logan (fresh) PF - Robert Sand (fresh) C - Barry Morgan (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Southern Illinois | Frank Bonenfant wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:39 | Southern Illinois | Scott Brown hits a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Ronnie Burley | 2-0 |
| 19:24 | Northern Iowa | Stanley Shimer misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 2-0 |
| 19:22 | Southern Illinois | Ronnie Burley gets the rebound | 2-0 |
| 19:03 | Southern Illinois | Frank Bonenfant clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 2-0 |
| 19:01 | Southern Illinois | Michael Rodgers misses the tip | 2-0 |
| 19:00 | Northern Iowa | Stanley Shimer gets the rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:43 | Northern Iowa | Arnold Logan misses short on a floater near the basket | 2-0 |
| 18:41 | Northern Iowa | Barry Morgan gets the offensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:18 | Northern Iowa | Arnold Logan misses short on a floater from close range | 2-0 |
| 18:16 | Southern Illinois | Frank Bonenfant snags the defensive board | 2-0 |
| 18:03 | Southern Illinois | Frank Bonenfant misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 2-0 |
| 18:01 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Barry Morgan | 2-0 |
| 17:46 | Northern Iowa | Stanley Shimer clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 2-0 |
| 17:44 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Frank Bonenfant | 2-0 |
| 17:37 | Southern Illinois | Joshua Trussell can't connect on a floater from the left side | 2-0 |
| 17:36 | Southern Illinois | Michael Rodgers tips it back up and in | 4-0 |
| 17:12 | Northern Iowa | Luis Gillett misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 4-0 |
| 17:10 | Northern Iowa | Stanley Shimer tips it home | 4-2 |
| 16:48 | Southern Illinois | Scott Brown travels with the ball | 4-2 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Branden Jones (SG) Ronnie Burley | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 16:31 | Northern Iowa | Barry Morgan misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Michael Rodgers - foul #1 on Michael Rodgers, team foul #1 | 4-2 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | William Engle (C) Joshua Trussell | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 16:31 | Northern Iowa | Barry Morgan makes the 1st free throw | 4-3 |
| 16:31 | Northern Iowa | Barry Morgan makes the 2nd free throw | 4-4 |
| 16:13 | Southern Illinois | Michael Rodgers is hacked by Robert Sand - foul #1 on Robert Sand, team foul #1 | 4-4 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Alton Butler (SF) Michael Rodgers | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 16:01 | Southern Illinois | William Engle is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on William Engle, team foul #2 | 4-4 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Roy Ferguson (SF) Scott Brown | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Alton Butler (fresh) SG - Branden Jones (fresh) SF - Roy Ferguson (fresh) PF - Frank Bonenfant (fresh) 2 reb. C - William Engle (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Luis Gillett (fresh) SG - Stanley Shimer (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Arnold Logan (fresh) PF - Robert Sand (fresh) C - Barry Morgan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Northern Iowa | Robert Sand is fouled on the floor by Frank Bonenfant - foul #1 on Frank Bonenfant, team foul #3 | 4-4 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Ronnie Burley (SG), Carl Janik (C) Roy Ferguson, Frank Bonenfant | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Brian Gray (SF) Arnold Logan | |
| 15:24 | Northern Iowa | Barry Morgan comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 4-4 |
| 15:23 | Northern Iowa | Brian Gray tips it home | 4-6 |
| 15:15 | Southern Illinois | Ronnie Burley is hacked by Barry Morgan - foul #1 on Barry Morgan, team foul #2 | 4-6 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Michael Rodgers (SF), Joshua Trussell (C) Branden Jones, Carl Janik | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | John Villela (SG) Stanley Shimer | |
| 15:04 | Southern Illinois | Alton Butler makes the jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Joshua Trussell | 6-6 |
| 14:41 | Northern Iowa | Robert Sand blows the layup | 6-6 |
| 14:39 | Southern Illinois | William Engle pulls down the rebound | 6-6 |
| 14:35 | Southern Illinois | Alton Butler drills a fadeaway in the paint | 8-6 |
| 14:24 | Northern Iowa | John Villela knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Brian Gray | 8-9 |
| 14:11 | Southern Illinois | William Engle scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Alton Butler | 11-9 |
| 13:53 | Northern Iowa | Luis Gillett is hacked by Michael Rodgers - foul #2 on Michael Rodgers, team foul #4 | 11-9 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Scott Brown (PG), Branden Jones (SG), Frank Bonenfant (PF) Ronnie Burley, Michael Rodgers, William Engle | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Stanley Shimer (SG), Arnold Logan (SF), John Wynn (C) Luis Gillett, Robert Sand, Barry Morgan | |
| 13:34 | Northern Iowa | Brian Gray connects on the jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Arnold Logan | 11-11 |
| 13:17 | Southern Illinois | Branden Jones misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 11-11 |
| 13:16 | Northern Iowa | John Wynn grabs the defensive rebound | 11-11 |
| 12:47 | Northern Iowa | Stanley Shimer clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 11-11 |
| 12:45 | Southern Illinois | Alton Butler snags the defensive board | 11-11 |
| 12:23 | Southern Illinois | Branden Jones misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 11-11 |
| 12:22 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Brian Gray | 11-11 |
| 12:12 | Northern Iowa | John Villela loses the dribble to Alton Butler | 11-11 |
| 11:58 | Southern Illinois | Scott Brown clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 11-11 |
| 11:56 | Northern Iowa | John Villela pulls down the rebound | 11-11 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Scott Brown (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Branden Jones (fresh) SF - Alton Butler (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Frank Bonenfant (fresh) 2 reb. C - Joshua Trussell (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - John Villela (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Stanley Shimer (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Arnold Logan (fresh) PF - Brian Gray (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - John Wynn (fresh) | |
| 11:38 | Northern Iowa | Branden Jones takes the ball from Stanley Shimer | 11-11 |
| 11:21 | Southern Illinois | Branden Jones makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Alton Butler | 14-11 |
| 11:01 | Northern Iowa | John Wynn hits a jumper from the free throw line | 14-13 |
| 10:39 | Southern Illinois | Alton Butler misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 14-13 |
| 10:37 | Northern Iowa | Brian Gray snags the defensive board | 14-13 |
| 10:32 | Northern Iowa | Brian Gray hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket | 14-13 |
| 10:31 | Northern Iowa | Arnold Logan pulls down the offensive rebound | 14-13 |
| 10:14 | Northern Iowa | Frank Bonenfant is called for the reach on Brian Gray - foul #2 on Frank Bonenfant, team foul #5 | 14-13 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Ronnie Burley (SG), Roy Ferguson (SF), William Engle (PF), Carl Janik (C) Scott Brown, Alton Butler, Frank Bonenfant, Joshua Trussell | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Luis Gillett (PG), Albert Hall (SG), Robert Engelberg (SF), Robert Sand (PF), Barry Morgan (C) John Villela, Stanley Shimer, Arnold Logan, Brian Gray, John Wynn | |
| 10:05 | Northern Iowa | Barry Morgan makes the 3 from the left corner set up by Robert Engelberg | 14-16 |
| 09:46 | Southern Illinois | Ronnie Burley is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Ronnie Burley, team foul #6 | 14-16 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Kenneth Hassen (PG) Branden Jones | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 09:32 | Northern Iowa | Robert Engelberg's floater is tipped away by Carl Janik | 14-16 |
| 09:30 | Southern Illinois | Roy Ferguson grabs the board | 14-16 |
| 09:02 | Southern Illinois | The short jumper by Roy Ferguson is denied by Robert Sand | 14-16 |
| 09:01 | Southern Illinois | Carl Janik tips it but misses | 14-16 |
| 09:00 | Southern Illinois | William Engle grabs the offensive rebound | 14-16 |
| 08:51 | Southern Illinois | Roy Ferguson misses the jumper from the left wing | 14-16 |
| 08:49 | Northern Iowa | Luis Gillett gets the rebound | 14-16 |
| 08:41 | Northern Iowa | Luis Gillett clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 14-16 |
| 08:40 | Southern Illinois | Carl Janik grabs the defensive rebound | 14-16 |
| 08:17 | Southern Illinois | William Engle is whistled for traveling | 14-16 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Scott Brown (PG), Branden Jones (SF) Kenneth Hassen, Roy Ferguson | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Stanley Shimer (SG), Arnold Logan (SF) Albert Hall, Robert Engelberg | |
| 07:48 | Northern Iowa | William Engle swats the layup by Stanley Shimer | 14-16 |
| 07:47 | Southern Illinois | William Engle grabs the defensive rebound | 14-16 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Scott Brown (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Ronnie Burley (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Branden Jones (fresh) 3 pts. PF - William Engle (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Carl Janik (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Luis Gillett (fresh) SG - Stanley Shimer (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Arnold Logan (fresh) PF - Robert Sand (fresh) C - Barry Morgan (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:35 | Southern Illinois | Branden Jones's pass is intercepted by Barry Morgan | 14-16 |
| 07:23 | Northern Iowa | Stanley Shimer scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Arnold Logan | 14-19 |
| 07:05 | Southern Illinois | Branden Jones comes up short on the jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Arnold Logan - foul #1 on Arnold Logan, team foul #3 | 14-19 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Alton Butler (SF), Edward Levins (PF), Joshua Trussell (C) Ronnie Burley, William Engle, Carl Janik | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 07:05 | Southern Illinois | Branden Jones misses the 1st free throw | 14-19 |
| 07:05 | Southern Illinois | Branden Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 14-19 |
| 07:05 | Northern Iowa | Robert Sand grabs the defensive rebound | 14-19 |
| 06:52 | Northern Iowa | Arnold Logan hits the finger roll on a great pass from Robert Sand and he's hacked by Alton Butler - foul #1 on Alton Butler, team foul #7 | 14-21 |
| 06:52 | Northern Iowa | Arnold Logan makes the free throw | 14-22 |
| 06:32 | Southern Illinois | Edward Levins buries a shot from the left wing | 16-22 |
| 06:22 | Northern Iowa | Stanley Shimer hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 16-22 |
| 06:20 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Branden Jones | 16-22 |
| 06:16 | Southern Illinois | Branden Jones's fadeaway is rejected by Robert Sand | 16-22 |
| 06:15 | Southern Illinois | Scott Brown pulls down the offensive rebound | 16-22 |
| 05:56 | Southern Illinois | Alton Butler loses the ball out of bounds | 16-22 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | William Engle (PF) Edward Levins | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | John Villela (PG), Albert Hall (SG), Brian Gray (SF), John Wynn (PF), Walter Martinson (C) Luis Gillett, Stanley Shimer, Arnold Logan, Robert Sand, Barry Morgan | |
| 05:43 | Northern Iowa | Joshua Trussell is called for the reach on Walter Martinson - foul #1 on Joshua Trussell, team foul #8 | 16-22 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Ronnie Burley (SG) Branden Jones | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 05:43 | Northern Iowa | Walter Martinson makes the 1st free throw | 16-23 |
| 05:43 | Northern Iowa | Walter Martinson misses the 2nd free throw | 16-23 |
| 05:43 | Northern Iowa | Brian Gray grabs the offensive rebound | 16-23 |
| 05:28 | Northern Iowa | John Wynn drills a driving attempt from the left block set up by Brian Gray | 16-25 |
| 05:17 | Southern Illinois | Ronnie Burley buries a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Scott Brown | 18-25 |
| 04:58 | Northern Iowa | John Villela is fouled on the floor by Joshua Trussell - foul #2 on Joshua Trussell, team foul #9 | 18-25 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Carl Janik (C) Joshua Trussell | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Luis Gillett (PG), Stanley Shimer (SG), Barry Morgan (C) Albert Hall, Walter Martinson, John Wynn | |
| 04:58 | Northern Iowa | John Villela makes the 1st free throw | 18-26 |
| 04:58 | Northern Iowa | John Villela misses the 2nd free throw | 18-26 |
| 04:58 | Southern Illinois | William Engle gets the rebound | 18-26 |
| 04:51 | Southern Illinois | William Engle misses long on a jumper in the lane | 18-26 |
| 04:49 | Northern Iowa | John Villela gets the rebound | 18-26 |
| 04:22 | Northern Iowa | Barry Morgan can't connect on a jumper near the basket but the foul's on Carl Janik - foul #1 on Carl Janik, team foul #10 | 18-26 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Branden Jones (SF), Edward Levins (C) Scott Brown, William Engle | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Arnold Logan (SF), Robert Sand (PF) John Villela, Brian Gray | |
| 04:22 | Northern Iowa | Barry Morgan misses the 1st free throw | 18-26 |
| 04:22 | Northern Iowa | Barry Morgan makes the 2nd free throw | 18-27 |
| 04:09 | Southern Illinois | Robert Sand swats the layup by Carl Janik | 18-27 |
| 04:07 | Northern Iowa | Robert Sand grabs the defensive rebound | 18-27 |
| 04:03 | Northern Iowa | Alton Butler steals the ball from Arnold Logan | 18-27 |
| 03:43 | Southern Illinois | Edward Levins hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 18-27 |
| 03:41 | Southern Illinois | Ronnie Burley tips it in | 20-27 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Alton Butler (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ronnie Burley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Branden Jones (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Carl Janik (fresh) 2 reb. C - Edward Levins (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Luis Gillett (fresh) SG - Stanley Shimer (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Arnold Logan (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Robert Sand (fresh) 2 reb. 3 blk. C - Barry Morgan (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:20 | Northern Iowa | Robert Sand comes up short on the shot from the right wing but the foul's on Edward Levins - foul #1 on Edward Levins, team foul #11 | 20-27 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Kenneth Hassen (PG), Michael Rodgers (SF), Frank Bonenfant (PF), Joshua Trussell (C) Alton Butler, Ronnie Burley, Carl Janik, Edward Levins | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | John Villela (SG) Stanley Shimer | |
| 03:20 | Northern Iowa | Robert Sand makes the 1st free throw | 20-28 |
| 03:20 | Northern Iowa | Robert Sand makes the 2nd free throw | 20-29 |
| 03:01 | Southern Illinois | Branden Jones can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 20-29 |
| 03:00 | Northern Iowa | Robert Sand gets the rebound | 20-29 |
| 02:54 | Northern Iowa | The short jumper by Arnold Logan is denied by Joshua Trussell | 20-29 |
| 02:53 | Northern Iowa | Arnold Logan tips it home | 20-31 |
| 02:30 | Southern Illinois | Frank Bonenfant drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 23-31 |
| 02:19 | Northern Iowa | Robert Sand misses badly on a shot from close range | 23-31 |
| 02:17 | Southern Illinois | Joshua Trussell pulls down the rebound | 23-31 |
| 01:58 | Southern Illinois | Frank Bonenfant clanks a turnaround from the left block but the foul's on Barry Morgan - foul #2 on Barry Morgan, team foul #4 | 23-31 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Scott Brown (PG) Kenneth Hassen | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Stanley Shimer (SG), Brian Gray (SF), John Wynn (C) Luis Gillett, Arnold Logan, Barry Morgan | |
| 01:58 | Southern Illinois | Frank Bonenfant makes the 1st free throw | 24-31 |
| 01:58 | Southern Illinois | Frank Bonenfant makes the 2nd free throw | 25-31 |
| 01:42 | Northern Iowa | John Villela hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 25-31 |
| 01:40 | Northern Iowa | Brian Gray tips it back up and in | 25-33 |
| 01:36 | Southern Illinois | Michael Rodgers loses the dribble to Brian Gray | 25-33 |
| 01:12 | Northern Iowa | Brian Gray's pass is intercepted by Michael Rodgers | 25-33 |
| 01:04 | Southern Illinois | Michael Rodgers hits a 3 from the left corner set up by Scott Brown | 28-33 |
| 00:49 | Northern Iowa | Branden Jones is called for the reach on John Villela - foul #1 on Branden Jones, team foul #12 | 28-33 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Ronnie Burley (SG), William Engle (C) Branden Jones, Joshua Trussell | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Luis Gillett (PG) Robert Sand | |
| 00:49 | Northern Iowa | John Villela makes the 1st free throw | 28-34 |
| 00:49 | Northern Iowa | John Villela makes the 2nd free throw | 28-35 |
| 00:20 | Southern Illinois | William Engle lays it in on a great pass from Scott Brown and he's fouled by John Wynn - foul #1 on John Wynn, team foul #5 | 30-35 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Alton Butler (SF) Michael Rodgers | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Arnold Logan (SF), Barry Morgan (C) John Villela, John Wynn | |
| 00:20 | Southern Illinois | William Engle makes the free throw | 31-35 |
| 00:03 | Northern Iowa | Frank Bonenfant denies the turnaround by Arnold Logan | 31-35 |
| 00:02 | Southern Illinois | Alton Butler grabs the defensive rebound | 31-35 |
| 00:00 | Southern Illinois | Alton Butler can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 31-35 |