| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Luis Gillett (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stanley Shimer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Ganey (fresh) 5 reb. PF - Robert Hill (fresh) 1 pts. C - Walter Martinson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Scott Brown (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Ronnie Burley (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Robert Davis (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Frank Bonenfant (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - William Engle (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Ganey inbounds the ball | 29-40 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:38 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Ganey can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 29-40 |
| 19:36 | Southern Illinois | Frank Bonenfant grabs the board | 29-40 |
| 19:17 | Southern Illinois | Walter Martinson swats the short shot by William Engle | 29-40 |
| 19:16 | Northern Iowa | Walter Martinson pulls down the rebound | 29-40 |
| 19:07 | Northern Iowa | Luis Gillett is called for a charge - foul #1 on Luis Gillett, team foul #1 | 29-40 |
| 18:50 | Southern Illinois | Robert Davis hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 29-40 |
| 18:48 | Northern Iowa | Luis Gillett gets the rebound | 29-40 |
| 18:41 | Northern Iowa | Luis Gillett misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 29-40 |
| 18:40 | Northern Iowa | Walter Martinson grabs the offensive board | 29-40 |
| 18:18 | Northern Iowa | Ronnie Burley picks off the pass by Walter Martinson | 29-40 |
| 17:59 | Southern Illinois | William Engle loses the dribble to Stanley Shimer | 29-40 |
| 17:47 | Northern Iowa | Frank Bonenfant steals the ball from Walter Martinson | 29-40 |
| 17:27 | Southern Illinois | Ronnie Burley misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 29-40 |
| 17:26 | Southern Illinois | Frank Bonenfant pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-40 |
| 17:00 | Southern Illinois | Robert Davis misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 29-40 |
| 16:58 | Southern Illinois | William Engle grabs the offensive board | 29-40 |
| 16:48 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Ganey is called for the reach on Robert Davis - foul #3 on Thomas Ganey, team foul #2 | 29-40 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | John Villela (SG), Robert Engelberg (SF), Robert Simpkins (PF) Stanley Shimer, Thomas Ganey, Robert Hill | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Ronald Leonard (PG), Branden Jones (SG), Alton Butler (SF), Carl Janik (C) Scott Brown, Ronnie Burley, Robert Davis, William Engle | |
| 16:29 | Southern Illinois | Branden Jones throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-40 |
| 16:22 | Northern Iowa | John Villela connects on the 3 from the right corner set up by Luis Gillett | 32-40 |
| 16:04 | Southern Illinois | Alton Butler drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Carl Janik | 32-42 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Luis Gillett (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Villela (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Engelberg (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Simpkins (fresh) 4 reb. C - Walter Martinson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Ronald Leonard (fresh) SG - Branden Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alton Butler (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. PF - Frank Bonenfant (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Carl Janik (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:46 | Northern Iowa | John Villela misses the 3 from the left corner | 32-42 |
| 15:44 | Southern Illinois | Carl Janik pulls down the rebound | 32-42 |
| 15:37 | Southern Illinois | Ronald Leonard double dribbles | 32-42 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Stanley Shimer (SG), Thomas Ganey (SF), Robert Hill (PF), Richard Popovich (C) Luis Gillett, Robert Engelberg, Robert Simpkins, Walter Martinson | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Scott Brown (PG), Ronnie Burley (SG), William Engle (C) Ronald Leonard, Branden Jones, Frank Bonenfant | |
| 15:25 | Northern Iowa | John Villela is fouled on the floor by Carl Janik - foul #1 on Carl Janik, team foul #1 | 32-42 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Robert Davis (SF) Alton Butler | |
| 15:10 | Northern Iowa | William Engle denies the turnaround by Stanley Shimer | 32-42 |
| 15:08 | Northern Iowa | Robert Hill tips it but misses | 32-42 |
| 15:07 | Southern Illinois | Carl Janik grabs the defensive rebound | 32-42 |
| 14:49 | Southern Illinois | William Engle knocks in the jump hook from close range set up by Scott Brown | 32-44 |
| 14:27 | Northern Iowa | Stanley Shimer loses the ball out of bounds | 32-44 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Luis Gillett (PG) John Villela | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Frank Bonenfant (PF) Carl Janik | |
| 13:58 | Southern Illinois | William Engle misses short on a driving attempt in the lane | 32-44 |
| 13:57 | Southern Illinois | William Engle tips it back up and in | 32-46 |
| 13:42 | Northern Iowa | Stanley Shimer drills a shot from the left wing | 34-46 |
| 13:18 | Southern Illinois | Robert Davis scores on a 3 from the left wing | 34-49 |
| 12:54 | Northern Iowa | Richard Popovich misses short on a shot from the right wing | 34-49 |
| 12:52 | Northern Iowa | Robert Hill pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-49 |
| 12:41 | Northern Iowa | Robert Hill can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 34-49 |
| 12:39 | Northern Iowa | Stanley Shimer tips it but misses | 34-49 |
| 12:38 | Southern Illinois | Frank Bonenfant gets the rebound | 34-49 |
| 12:20 | Southern Illinois | Frank Bonenfant banks in the layup and the foul's on Robert Hill - foul #3 on Robert Hill, team foul #3 | 34-51 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | John Villela (SG), Robert Engelberg (SF), Robert Simpkins (PF), Walter Martinson (C) Stanley Shimer, Thomas Ganey, Robert Hill, Richard Popovich | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Ronald Leonard (PG), Branden Jones (SG), Alton Butler (SF), Carl Janik (C) Scott Brown, Ronnie Burley, Robert Davis, William Engle | |
| 12:20 | Southern Illinois | Frank Bonenfant makes the free throw | 34-52 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 12:06 | Northern Iowa | Robert Engelberg misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 34-52 |
| 12:05 | Southern Illinois | Carl Janik snags the defensive board | 34-52 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 11:36 | Southern Illinois | Branden Jones misses short on a jumper in the paint | 34-52 |
| 11:34 | Northern Iowa | Walter Martinson snags the defensive board | 34-52 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Luis Gillett (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Villela (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Engelberg (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Simpkins (fresh) 4 reb. C - Walter Martinson (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Ronald Leonard (fresh) SG - Branden Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alton Butler (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. PF - Frank Bonenfant (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Carl Janik (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Northern Iowa | John Villela hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 34-52 |
| 11:25 | Southern Illinois | Carl Janik snags the defensive board | 34-52 |
| 10:57 | Southern Illinois | Walter Martinson is called for the reach on Ronald Leonard - foul #2 on Walter Martinson, team foul #4 | 34-52 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Albert Hall (SG), Thomas Ganey (SF) Luis Gillett, Robert Engelberg | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Edward Levins (C) Frank Bonenfant | |
| 10:34 | Southern Illinois | Alton Butler misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block | 34-52 |
| 10:32 | Northern Iowa | Walter Martinson grabs the board | 34-52 |
| 10:26 | Northern Iowa | Albert Hall can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 34-52 |
| 10:24 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Alton Butler | 34-52 |
| 10:02 | Southern Illinois | Walter Martinson blocks the short jumper by Carl Janik | 34-52 |
| 10:00 | Southern Illinois | Edward Levins tips it back up and in | 34-54 |
| 09:52 | Northern Iowa | Robert Simpkins comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 34-54 |
| 09:51 | Southern Illinois | Alton Butler gets the rebound | 34-54 |
| 09:32 | Southern Illinois | Branden Jones throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-54 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Luis Gillett (PG), Stanley Shimer (SG), Robert Hill (PF), Richard Popovich (C) John Villela, Albert Hall, Robert Simpkins, Walter Martinson | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Scott Brown (PG), Ronnie Burley (SG), Robert Davis (SF), Frank Bonenfant (PF), William Engle (C) Ronald Leonard, Branden Jones, Alton Butler, Carl Janik, Edward Levins | |
| 09:12 | Northern Iowa | Luis Gillett hits a 3 pointer from straight away | 37-54 |
| 08:45 | Southern Illinois | Robert Davis hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing but the foul's on Richard Popovich - foul #4 on Richard Popovich, team foul #5 | 37-54 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Engelberg (SF), Walter Martinson (C) Thomas Ganey, Richard Popovich | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 08:45 | Southern Illinois | Robert Davis makes the 1st free throw | 37-55 |
| 08:45 | Southern Illinois | Robert Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 37-56 |
| 08:32 | Northern Iowa | Robert Hill dunks the ball set up by Robert Engelberg | 39-56 |
| 08:17 | Southern Illinois | William Engle can't connect on a shot from the baseline | 39-56 |
| 08:16 | Southern Illinois | Ronnie Burley gets the offensive rebound | 39-56 |
| 07:58 | Southern Illinois | Stanley Shimer steals the ball from Ronnie Burley | 39-56 |
| 07:40 | Northern Iowa | Walter Martinson misses the lay-in | 39-56 |
| 07:38 | Northern Iowa | Walter Martinson hits the follow up shot | 41-56 |
| 07:10 | Southern Illinois | Scott Brown misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 41-56 |
| 07:09 | Northern Iowa | Stanley Shimer gets the rebound | 41-56 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Luis Gillett (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stanley Shimer (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Engelberg (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Robert Hill (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Walter Martinson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Scott Brown (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Ronnie Burley (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Robert Davis (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Frank Bonenfant (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - William Engle (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:03 | Northern Iowa | Luis Gillett connects on the turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Robert Hill and he's fouled by Robert Davis - foul #3 on Robert Davis, team foul #2 | 43-56 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Thomas Ganey (SF), Richard Popovich (C) Robert Engelberg, Walter Martinson | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Alton Butler (SF) Robert Davis | |
| 07:03 | Northern Iowa | Luis Gillett makes the free throw | 44-56 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 06:37 | Southern Illinois | William Engle hits a floater in the paint on a nice dish by Frank Bonenfant and he's hacked by Robert Hill - foul #4 on Robert Hill, team foul #6 | 44-58 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | John Villela (PG) Luis Gillett | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Branden Jones (SG), Carl Janik (PF) Ronnie Burley, Frank Bonenfant | |
| 06:37 | Southern Illinois | William Engle makes the free throw | 44-59 |
| 06:14 | Northern Iowa | John Villela is hacked by Scott Brown - foul #2 on Scott Brown, team foul #3 | 44-59 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Albert Hall (SG), Robert Simpkins (C) Stanley Shimer, Robert Hill | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Ronald Leonard (PG), Edward Levins (C) Scott Brown, William Engle | |
| 05:58 | Northern Iowa | John Villela can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 44-59 |
| 05:56 | Southern Illinois | Edward Levins grabs the defensive rebound | 44-59 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 05:34 | Southern Illinois | Robert Simpkins swats the short shot by Alton Butler | 44-59 |
| 05:33 | Northern Iowa | Richard Popovich pulls down the rebound | 44-59 |
| 05:17 | Northern Iowa | Albert Hall's pass is intercepted by Edward Levins | 44-59 |
| 05:04 | Southern Illinois | Carl Janik misses the lay-in | 44-59 |
| 05:02 | Southern Illinois | Edward Levins gets the offensive rebound | 44-59 |
| 04:37 | Southern Illinois | Edward Levins knocks in the floater from just outside the lane | 44-61 |
| 04:37 | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 44-61 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Luis Gillett (PG), Stanley Shimer (SG), Robert Hill (PF), Walter Martinson (C) John Villela, Albert Hall, Richard Popovich, Robert Simpkins | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Scott Brown (PG), Ronnie Burley (SG), Robert Davis (SF), Frank Bonenfant (PF), William Engle (C) Ronald Leonard, Branden Jones, Alton Butler, Carl Janik, Edward Levins | |
| 04:17 | Northern Iowa | Scott Brown is called for the reach on Luis Gillett - foul #3 on Scott Brown, team foul #4 | 44-61 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | John Villela (PG), Albert Hall (SG), Robert Engelberg (SF), Robert Simpkins (C) Luis Gillett, Stanley Shimer, Thomas Ganey, Walter Martinson | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Ronald Leonard (PG), Branden Jones (SG), Alton Butler (SF), Carl Janik (PF), Edward Levins (C) Scott Brown, Ronnie Burley, Robert Davis, Frank Bonenfant, William Engle | |
| 04:04 | Northern Iowa | Albert Hall misses badly on a shot from the baseline | 44-61 |
| 04:03 | Southern Illinois | Carl Janik grabs the defensive rebound | 44-61 |
| 03:42 | Southern Illinois | Carl Janik is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Carl Janik, team foul #5 | 44-61 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Richard Popovich (PF) Robert Engelberg | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:33 | Northern Iowa | Robert Hill buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from John Villela | 46-61 |
| 03:10 | Southern Illinois | Carl Janik lays it up and in | 46-63 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - John Villela (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Albert Hall (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Robert Hill (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Richard Popovich (fresh) 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Robert Simpkins (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Ronald Leonard (fresh) SG - Branden Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alton Butler (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. PF - Carl Janik (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Edward Levins (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 02:57 | Northern Iowa | Albert Hall is fouled on the floor by Carl Janik - foul #3 on Carl Janik, team foul #6 | 46-63 |
| 02:45 | Northern Iowa | Robert Hill hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 46-63 |
| 02:43 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Carl Janik | 46-63 |
| 02:19 | Southern Illinois | John Villela steals the ball from Carl Janik | 46-63 |
| 02:11 | Northern Iowa | Robert Simpkins misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 46-63 |
| 02:10 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Alton Butler | 46-63 |
| 01:47 | Southern Illinois | Alton Butler misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 46-63 |
| 01:45 | Southern Illinois | Ronald Leonard tips it home | 46-65 |
| 01:37 | Northern Iowa | Richard Popovich can't connect on a jumper from the right block | 46-65 |
| 01:36 | Northern Iowa | Richard Popovich tips it in | 48-65 |
| 01:08 | Southern Illinois | Ronald Leonard misses the shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Robert Hill - foul #5 on Robert Hill, team foul #7 | 48-65 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Engelberg (SF) Robert Hill | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 01:08 | Southern Illinois | Ronald Leonard misses the 1st free throw | 48-65 |
| 01:08 | Southern Illinois | Ronald Leonard makes the 2nd free throw | 48-66 |
| 00:52 | Northern Iowa | Albert Hall can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by Branden Jones - foul #2 on Branden Jones, team foul #7 | 48-66 |
| 00:52 | Northern Iowa | Albert Hall makes the 1st free throw | 49-66 |
| 00:52 | Northern Iowa | Albert Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 50-66 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:28 | Southern Illinois | Branden Jones comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 50-66 |
| 00:27 | Southern Illinois | Carl Janik pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-66 |
| 00:00 | Southern Illinois | Ronald Leonard runs out the clock | 50-66 |