| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Joe Spiers (fresh) SG - Chris Hensley (fresh) SF - Christopher Petti (fresh) PF - Keith Nations (fresh) C - Mauricio Rodriguez (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Samuel Ferrell (fresh) SG - Joseph Leedom (fresh) SF - Elmer Allen (fresh) PF - Seth Katzmark (fresh) C - Lester Dietrich (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Southern Illinois | Mauricio Rodriguez 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) | |
| 19:44 | Southern Illinois | Mauricio Rodriguez hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Elmer Allen | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | Northern Iowa | Elmer Allen throws it down | 0-2 |
| 19:03 | Southern Illinois | Chris Hensley misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 0-2 |
| 19:02 | Northern Iowa | Seth Katzmark pulls down the rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:58 | Northern Iowa | Mauricio Rodriguez denies the turnaround by Samuel Ferrell | 0-2 |
| 18:57 | Southern Illinois | Keith Nations pulls down the rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:39 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Petti connects on the jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Joe Spiers | 2-2 |
| 18:23 | Northern Iowa | Lester Dietrich makes the driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Samuel Ferrell | 2-4 |
| 18:02 | Southern Illinois | Chris Hensley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-4 |
| 17:44 | Northern Iowa | Samuel Ferrell double dribbles | 2-4 |
| 17:31 | Southern Illinois | Keith Nations connects on the shot from the free throw line | 4-4 |
| 17:13 | Northern Iowa | Lester Dietrich loses the dribble to Chris Hensley | 4-4 |
| 16:58 | Southern Illinois | Joe Spiers buries a 3 pointer from the left corner | 7-4 |
| 16:32 | Northern Iowa | Seth Katzmark can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 7-4 |
| 16:31 | Southern Illinois | Mauricio Rodriguez gets the rebound | 7-4 |
| 16:14 | Southern Illinois | Samuel Ferrell is called for the reach on Christopher Petti - foul #1 on Samuel Ferrell, team foul #1 | 7-4 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Jonathan Hoover (PG), George McWayne (SG), Roger Beazley (SF), Russell Briggs (PF), Willis Sokolsky (C) Joe Spiers, Chris Hensley, Christopher Petti, Keith Nations, Mauricio Rodriguez | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Keith Harrison (PG), Ronald Whitehurst (SG), Louis Eichenberger (SF), Jeffrey Tyndall (C) Samuel Ferrell, Joseph Leedom, Elmer Allen, Lester Dietrich | |
| 15:48 | Southern Illinois | Roger Beazley scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 9-4 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Jonathan Hoover (fresh) SG - George McWayne (fresh) SF - Roger Beazley (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Russell Briggs (fresh) C - Willis Sokolsky (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Keith Harrison (fresh) SG - Ronald Whitehurst (fresh) SF - Louis Eichenberger (fresh) PF - Seth Katzmark (fairly fresh) C - Jeffrey Tyndall (fresh) | |
| 15:30 | Northern Iowa | Jonathan Hoover is called for the reach on Keith Harrison - foul #1 on Jonathan Hoover, team foul #1 | 9-4 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Keith Nations (PF) Willis Sokolsky | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Daniel Barraza (SF) Seth Katzmark | |
| 15:25 | Northern Iowa | Roger Beazley is called for the reach on Daniel Barraza - foul #1 on Roger Beazley, team foul #2 | 9-4 |
| 15:05 | Northern Iowa | Jeffrey Tyndall hits the finger roll set up by Ronald Whitehurst and he's hacked by Russell Briggs - foul #1 on Russell Briggs, team foul #3 | 9-6 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Joe Spiers (PG), Mauricio Rodriguez (C) Jonathan Hoover, Russell Briggs | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Samuel Ferrell (PG), Joseph Leedom (SG), Elmer Allen (SF), Lester Dietrich (C) Keith Harrison, Ronald Whitehurst, Daniel Barraza, Louis Eichenberger | |
| 15:05 | Northern Iowa | Jeffrey Tyndall misses the free throw | 9-6 |
| 15:05 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Mauricio Rodriguez | 9-6 |
| 15:01 | Southern Illinois | George McWayne misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 9-6 |
| 15:00 | Southern Illinois | Joe Spiers tips it in | 11-6 |
| 14:31 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Leedom knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Elmer Allen | 11-9 |
| 14:08 | Southern Illinois | Jeffrey Tyndall is called for the reach on Mauricio Rodriguez - foul #1 on Jeffrey Tyndall, team foul #2 | 11-9 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Chris Hensley (SG), Christopher Petti (SF) George McWayne, Roger Beazley | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Seth Katzmark (PF) Jeffrey Tyndall | |
| 13:57 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Petti slams it home set up by Chris Hensley | 13-9 |
| 13:35 | Northern Iowa | Samuel Ferrell makes the shot from close range set up by Elmer Allen | 13-11 |
| 13:21 | Southern Illinois | Keith Nations can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 13-11 |
| 13:19 | Northern Iowa | Lester Dietrich gets the rebound | 13-11 |
| 13:15 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Leedom misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 13-11 |
| 13:14 | Southern Illinois | Keith Nations snags the defensive board | 13-11 |
| 12:53 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Petti blows the layup but he's fouled by Elmer Allen - foul #1 on Elmer Allen, team foul #3 | 13-11 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Russell Briggs (PF) Keith Nations | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Keith Harrison (PG), Ronald Whitehurst (SG), Jeffrey Tyndall (C) Samuel Ferrell, Joseph Leedom, Lester Dietrich | |
| 12:53 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Petti makes the 1st free throw | 14-11 |
| 12:53 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Petti makes the 2nd free throw | 15-11 |
| 12:33 | Northern Iowa | Elmer Allen misses long on a driving attempt from close range | 15-11 |
| 12:32 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Petti grabs the defensive rebound | 15-11 |
| 12:08 | Southern Illinois | Chris Hensley is called for a charge - foul #1 on Chris Hensley, team foul #4 | 15-11 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Jonathan Hoover (PG), Willis Sokolsky (C) Joe Spiers, Mauricio Rodriguez | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Louis Eichenberger (SF) Elmer Allen | |
| 11:52 | Northern Iowa | Jeffrey Tyndall knocks in the shot in the paint | 15-13 |
| 11:34 | Southern Illinois | Jonathan Hoover misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 15-13 |
| 11:33 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Whitehurst snags the defensive board | 15-13 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Jonathan Hoover (fresh) SG - Chris Hensley (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Christopher Petti (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Russell Briggs (fresh) C - Willis Sokolsky (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Keith Harrison (fresh) SG - Ronald Whitehurst (fresh) SF - Louis Eichenberger (fresh) PF - Seth Katzmark (fairly fresh) C - Jeffrey Tyndall (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:15 | Northern Iowa | Jeffrey Tyndall misses the easy layup | 15-13 |
| 11:14 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Whitehurst can't tip it in | 15-13 |
| 11:12 | Northern Iowa | Jeffrey Tyndall hits the follow up shot | 15-15 |
| 11:06 | Southern Illinois | Keith Harrison steps in front of the Jonathan Hoover pass in the backcourt | 15-15 |
| 10:54 | Northern Iowa | Keith Harrison is fouled on the floor by Jonathan Hoover - foul #2 on Jonathan Hoover, team foul #5 | 15-15 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Joe Spiers (PG), Roger Beazley (SF), Keith Nations (PF), Mauricio Rodriguez (C) Jonathan Hoover, Christopher Petti, Russell Briggs, Willis Sokolsky | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Samuel Ferrell (PG), Joseph Leedom (SG), Elmer Allen (SF), Lester Dietrich (C) Keith Harrison, Ronald Whitehurst, Seth Katzmark, Jeffrey Tyndall | |
| 10:39 | Northern Iowa | Elmer Allen can't connect on a runner in the lane but the foul's on Roger Beazley - foul #2 on Roger Beazley, team foul #6 | 15-15 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | George McWayne (SG), Willis Sokolsky (SF) Chris Hensley, Roger Beazley | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 10:39 | Northern Iowa | Elmer Allen misses the 1st free throw | 15-15 |
| 10:39 | Northern Iowa | Elmer Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 15-16 |
| 10:17 | Southern Illinois | Joe Spiers misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Samuel Ferrell - foul #2 on Samuel Ferrell, team foul #4 | 15-16 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Villarreal (PG) Samuel Ferrell | |
| 10:17 | Southern Illinois | Joe Spiers makes the 1st free throw | 16-16 |
| 10:17 | Southern Illinois | Joe Spiers makes the 2nd free throw | 17-16 |
| 10:00 | Northern Iowa | Mauricio Rodriguez is called for the reach on Lester Dietrich - foul #1 on Mauricio Rodriguez, team foul #7 | 17-16 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Keith Harrison (PG) James Villarreal | |
| 10:00 | Northern Iowa | Lester Dietrich makes the 1st free throw | 17-17 |
| 10:00 | Northern Iowa | Lester Dietrich misses the 2nd free throw | 17-17 |
| 10:00 | Southern Illinois | Mauricio Rodriguez gets the rebound | 17-17 |
| 09:43 | Southern Illinois | George McWayne throws a bad pass out of bounds | 17-17 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Chris Hensley (SG), Christopher Petti (SF) George McWayne, Willis Sokolsky | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 09:17 | Northern Iowa | Louis Eichenberger clanks a turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Mauricio Rodriguez - foul #2 on Mauricio Rodriguez, team foul #8 | 17-17 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Russell Briggs (C) Mauricio Rodriguez | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Seth Katzmark (PF) Elmer Allen | |
| 09:17 | Northern Iowa | Louis Eichenberger makes the 1st free throw | 17-18 |
| 09:17 | Northern Iowa | Louis Eichenberger misses the 2nd free throw | 17-18 |
| 09:17 | Southern Illinois | Russell Briggs gets the rebound | 17-18 |
| 09:06 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Petti knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Russell Briggs | 19-18 |
| 08:54 | Northern Iowa | Seth Katzmark loses the dribble to Joe Spiers | 19-18 |
| 08:50 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Petti banks in the layup on a great pass from Joe Spiers | 21-18 |
| 08:35 | Northern Iowa | Lester Dietrich can't throw it down | 21-18 |
| 08:34 | Southern Illinois | Keith Nations gets the rebound | 21-18 |
| 08:07 | Southern Illinois | Russell Briggs comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 21-18 |
| 08:06 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Petti tips it back up and in | 23-18 |
| 07:45 | Northern Iowa | Seth Katzmark comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Keith Nations - foul #1 on Keith Nations, team foul #9 | 23-18 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Alberto Rodriguez (PG), George McWayne (SG), Willis Sokolsky (SF) Joe Spiers, Chris Hensley, Christopher Petti | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Villarreal (PG), Ronald Whitehurst (SG), Elmer Allen (SF), Jeffrey Tyndall (C) Keith Harrison, Joseph Leedom, Louis Eichenberger, Lester Dietrich | |
| 07:45 | Northern Iowa | Seth Katzmark makes the 1st free throw | 23-19 |
| 07:45 | Northern Iowa | Seth Katzmark makes the 2nd free throw | 23-20 |
| 07:23 | Southern Illinois | George McWayne clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 23-20 |
| 07:22 | Northern Iowa | Seth Katzmark snags the defensive board | 23-20 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Alberto Rodriguez (fresh) SG - George McWayne (fresh) SF - Willis Sokolsky (fresh) PF - Keith Nations (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Russell Briggs (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - James Villarreal (fresh) SG - Ronald Whitehurst (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Elmer Allen (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Seth Katzmark (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeffrey Tyndall (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 07:03 | Northern Iowa | James Villarreal knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Ronald Whitehurst | 23-23 |
| 06:38 | Southern Illinois | Willis Sokolsky hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 23-23 |
| 06:36 | Northern Iowa | Seth Katzmark gets the rebound | 23-23 |
| 06:17 | Northern Iowa | James Villarreal can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 23-23 |
| 06:15 | Southern Illinois | George McWayne grabs the board | 23-23 |
| 05:58 | Southern Illinois | Ronald Whitehurst steals the ball from Keith Nations | 23-23 |
| 05:55 | Northern Iowa | Elmer Allen lays it in on a nice dish by Ronald Whitehurst | 23-25 |
| 05:39 | Southern Illinois | Russell Briggs clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 23-25 |
| 05:37 | Southern Illinois | Willis Sokolsky grabs the offensive board | 23-25 |
| 05:30 | Southern Illinois | Alberto Rodriguez hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 23-25 |
| 05:29 | Northern Iowa | Seth Katzmark grabs the board | 23-25 |
| 05:25 | Northern Iowa | Elmer Allen loses the dribble to Russell Briggs | 23-25 |
| 04:56 | Southern Illinois | Keith Nations scores on a jumper from the left block on a great pass from Alberto Rodriguez | 25-25 |
| 04:32 | Northern Iowa | Seth Katzmark hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 25-25 |
| 04:31 | Northern Iowa | Elmer Allen tips it home | 25-27 |
| 04:08 | Southern Illinois | Russell Briggs can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Jeffrey Tyndall - foul #2 on Jeffrey Tyndall, team foul #5 | 25-27 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Joe Spiers (PG), Chris Hensley (SG), Christopher Petti (SF), William Tomas (C) Alberto Rodriguez, George McWayne, Willis Sokolsky, Keith Nations | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Keith Harrison (PG), Joseph Leedom (SG), Daniel Barraza (SF), Louis Eichenberger (PF), Lester Dietrich (C) James Villarreal, Ronald Whitehurst, Elmer Allen, Seth Katzmark, Jeffrey Tyndall | |
| 04:08 | Southern Illinois | Russell Briggs misses the 1st free throw | 25-27 |
| 04:08 | Southern Illinois | Russell Briggs makes the 2nd free throw | 26-27 |
| 03:50 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Barraza is hacked by Joe Spiers - foul #1 on Joe Spiers, team foul #10 | 26-27 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Mauricio Rodriguez (C) Russell Briggs | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Samuel Ferrell (PG) Keith Harrison | |
| 03:50 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Barraza makes the 1st free throw | 26-28 |
| 03:50 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Barraza misses the 2nd free throw | 26-28 |
| 03:50 | Northern Iowa | Louis Eichenberger pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-28 |
| 03:40 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Leedom can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 26-28 |
| 03:38 | Southern Illinois | Mauricio Rodriguez snags the defensive board | 26-28 |
| 03:33 | Southern Illinois | Joe Spiers can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 26-28 |
| 03:32 | Northern Iowa | Louis Eichenberger grabs the board | 26-28 |
| 03:14 | Northern Iowa | Louis Eichenberger clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 26-28 |
| 03:13 | Southern Illinois | Chris Hensley grabs the board | 26-28 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Joe Spiers (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Chris Hensley (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Christopher Petti (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Tomas (fresh) C - Mauricio Rodriguez (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Samuel Ferrell (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Leedom (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Daniel Barraza (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Louis Eichenberger (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Lester Dietrich (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 03:06 | Southern Illinois | William Tomas can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block | 26-28 |
| 03:05 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Petti snags the offensive board | 26-28 |
| 02:51 | Southern Illinois | Chris Hensley misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Lester Dietrich - foul #1 on Lester Dietrich, team foul #6 | 26-28 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Ronald Whitehurst (SF) Daniel Barraza | |
| 02:51 | Southern Illinois | Chris Hensley misses the 1st free throw | 26-28 |
| 02:51 | Southern Illinois | Chris Hensley makes the 2nd free throw | 27-28 |
| 02:29 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Whitehurst misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 27-28 |
| 02:27 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Petti gets the rebound | 27-28 |
| 02:11 | Southern Illinois | Chris Hensley misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 27-28 |
| 02:10 | Northern Iowa | Louis Eichenberger snags the defensive board | 27-28 |
| 01:52 | Northern Iowa | Chris Hensley steals the ball from Louis Eichenberger | 27-28 |
| 01:49 | Southern Illinois | Chris Hensley banks in the layup | 29-28 |
| 01:35 | Northern Iowa | Louis Eichenberger lays it in on a nice dish by Samuel Ferrell | 29-30 |
| 01:17 | Southern Illinois | Mauricio Rodriguez knocks in the jumper from the left block on a great pass from Joe Spiers | 31-30 |
| 01:00 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Whitehurst makes the jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Joseph Leedom | 31-32 |
| 00:55 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Petti clanks a jumper in the lane | 31-32 |
| 00:53 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Petti gets the offensive rebound | 31-32 |
| 00:36 | Southern Illinois | William Tomas is hacked by Louis Eichenberger - foul #1 on Louis Eichenberger, team foul #7 | 31-32 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Jonathan Hoover (PG), George McWayne (SG), Roger Beazley (SF) Joe Spiers, Chris Hensley, Christopher Petti | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Keith Harrison (PG), Elmer Allen (SF), Seth Katzmark (PF), Jeffrey Tyndall (C) Samuel Ferrell, Joseph Leedom, Ronald Whitehurst, Lester Dietrich | |
| 00:36 | Southern Illinois | William Tomas misses the 1st free throw | 31-32 |
| 00:36 | Northern Iowa | Seth Katzmark grabs the defensive rebound | 31-32 |
| 00:26 | Northern Iowa | Elmer Allen hits a jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Jeffrey Tyndall | 31-34 |
| 00:05 | Southern Illinois | Jonathan Hoover misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 31-34 |
| 00:04 | Northern Iowa | Elmer Allen pulls down the rebound | 31-34 |
| 00:00 | Northern Iowa | Elmer Allen misses short on a halfcourt shot | 31-34 |