| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Aaron Darby (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Kersh (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Christopher Keyes (fresh) 5 pts. PF - James Kilpatrick (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Tibor Zeleny (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Johnnie Muysenberg (fresh) 4 pts. SG - James Nawrocki (fresh) 6 ast. SF - Brian Grote (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Jeremy Price (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeffrey Peterson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Northern Iowa | Brian Grote inbounds the ball | 36-27 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:36 | Northern Iowa | The 3pt attempt by Johnnie Muysenberg is denied by Aaron Darby | 36-27 |
| 19:35 | Northern Iowa | Brian Grote tips it back up and in | 36-29 |
| 19:16 | Illinois State | Aaron Darby buries a 3 pointer from the right wing | 39-29 |
| 19:11 | Northern Iowa | Johnnie Muysenberg is fouled in the backcourt by Christopher Keyes - foul #1 on Christopher Keyes, team foul #1 | 39-29 |
| 18:48 | Northern Iowa | Brian Grote drills a jump hook near the basket | 39-31 |
| 18:23 | Illinois State | Aaron Darby hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 39-31 |
| 18:21 | Illinois State | Tibor Zeleny tips it back up and in | 41-31 |
| 18:02 | Northern Iowa | Tibor Zeleny takes the ball from James Nawrocki | 41-31 |
| 17:44 | Illinois State | Christopher Keyes clanks a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Brian Grote - foul #3 on Brian Grote, team foul #1 | 41-31 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Mickey Young (PG), Ronald Owens (SG), Rolando Rivera (PF), Richard Smith (C) Aaron Darby, Mark Kersh, James Kilpatrick, Tibor Zeleny | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Clayton Schuelke (PG), John Shipp (SF), Jeffrey Maggio (PF), Steven Grasty (C) Johnnie Muysenberg, Brian Grote, Jeremy Price, Jeffrey Peterson | |
| 17:44 | Illinois State | Christopher Keyes makes the 1st free throw | 42-31 |
| 17:44 | Illinois State | Christopher Keyes makes the 2nd free throw | 43-31 |
| 17:20 | Northern Iowa | Clayton Schuelke double dribbles | 43-31 |
| Subs | Illinois State | William Bryant (SF) Christopher Keyes | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jonathan Bowen (SF) James Nawrocki | |
| 17:05 | Illinois State | Mickey Young misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Jonathan Bowen - foul #1 on Jonathan Bowen, team foul #2 | 43-31 |
| 17:05 | Illinois State | Mickey Young misses the 1st free throw | 43-31 |
| 17:05 | Illinois State | Mickey Young makes the 2nd free throw | 44-31 |
| 17:03 | Northern Iowa | John Shipp throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 44-31 |
| 16:39 | Illinois State | Rolando Rivera is whistled for a carry | 44-31 |
| 16:23 | Northern Iowa | Jonathan Bowen misses the jumper from the left side | 44-31 |
| 16:21 | Illinois State | Rolando Rivera gets the rebound | 44-31 |
| 16:04 | Illinois State | Jeffrey Maggio is called for the reach on Mickey Young - foul #2 on Jeffrey Maggio, team foul #3 | 44-31 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Aaron Darby (PG), Mark Kersh (SG), Michael Dahle (PF), Daniel Prendergast (C) Mickey Young, Ronald Owens, Rolando Rivera, Richard Smith | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Johnnie Muysenberg (PG), James Nawrocki (SG), Jeremy Price (PF), Jeffrey Peterson (C) Clayton Schuelke, Jonathan Bowen, Jeffrey Maggio, Steven Grasty | |
| 15:45 | Illinois State | Aaron Darby misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 44-31 |
| 15:44 | Northern Iowa | Jeremy Price grabs the defensive rebound | 44-31 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Aaron Darby (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Kersh (fresh) 5 pts. SF - William Bryant (fairly fresh) PF - Michael Dahle (fresh) 2 reb. C - Daniel Prendergast (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Johnnie Muysenberg (fresh) 4 pts. SG - James Nawrocki (fresh) 6 ast. SF - John Shipp (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Jeremy Price (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Jeffrey Peterson (fresh) | |
| 15:42 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Prendergast picks off the pass by John Shipp in the backcourt | 44-31 |
| 15:28 | Illinois State | Mark Kersh drills a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Aaron Darby | 46-31 |
| 15:24 | Northern Iowa | William Bryant picks off the pass by Jeremy Price in the backcourt | 46-31 |
| 15:23 | Illinois State | William Bryant lays it up and in | 48-31 |
| 14:58 | Northern Iowa | John Shipp misses long on a floater from close range | 48-31 |
| 14:56 | Illinois State | Daniel Prendergast grabs the board | 48-31 |
| 14:34 | Illinois State | Mark Kersh can't finish the layup | 48-31 |
| 14:32 | Northern Iowa | Jeffrey Peterson grabs the defensive rebound | 48-31 |
| 14:27 | Northern Iowa | James Nawrocki is hacked by Daniel Prendergast - foul #1 on Daniel Prendergast, team foul #2 | 48-31 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Mickey Young (PG), Ronald Owens (SG), Christopher Keyes (SF), James Kilpatrick (PF), Tibor Zeleny (C) Aaron Darby, Mark Kersh, William Bryant, Michael Dahle, Daniel Prendergast | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Clayton Schuelke (PG), Brian Grote (SF), Jeffrey Maggio (PF), Steven Grasty (C) Johnnie Muysenberg, John Shipp, Jeremy Price, Jeffrey Peterson | |
| 14:05 | Northern Iowa | Steven Grasty misses the lay-in | 48-31 |
| 14:03 | Illinois State | Tibor Zeleny snags the defensive board | 48-31 |
| 13:42 | Illinois State | Tibor Zeleny misses the lay-in | 48-31 |
| 13:40 | Northern Iowa | James Nawrocki pulls down the rebound | 48-31 |
| 13:37 | Northern Iowa | Christopher Keyes steals it from Brian Grote in the backcourt | 48-31 |
| 13:34 | Illinois State | Mickey Young can't finish the layup | 48-31 |
| 13:33 | Northern Iowa | Steven Grasty grabs the defensive rebound | 48-31 |
| 13:17 | Northern Iowa | Clayton Schuelke hits the front of the rim on the wide open pull-up jumper from the left side | 48-31 |
| 13:15 | Illinois State | James Kilpatrick grabs the board | 48-31 |
| 13:08 | Illinois State | Ronald Owens misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 48-31 |
| 13:06 | Northern Iowa | Jeffrey Maggio grabs the defensive rebound | 48-31 |
| 12:54 | Northern Iowa | James Nawrocki clanks a jumper from close range | 48-31 |
| 12:53 | Illinois State | Tibor Zeleny snags the defensive board | 48-31 |
| 12:47 | Illinois State | Jeffrey Maggio picks off the pass by James Kilpatrick | 48-31 |
| 12:39 | Northern Iowa | Clayton Schuelke can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 48-31 |
| 12:37 | Northern Iowa | Jeffrey Maggio gets the offensive rebound | 48-31 |
| 12:26 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Owens steps in front of the Clayton Schuelke pass | 48-31 |
| 12:07 | Illinois State | Tibor Zeleny's pass is intercepted by Clayton Schuelke | 48-31 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 12:05 | Northern Iowa | Clayton Schuelke is hacked by Mickey Young in the backcourt - foul #3 on Mickey Young, team foul #3 | 48-31 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Aaron Darby (PG), Mark Kersh (SG), Michael Dahle (SF), Rolando Rivera (PF), Richard Smith (C) Mickey Young, Ronald Owens, Christopher Keyes, James Kilpatrick, Tibor Zeleny | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Johnnie Muysenberg (PG), John Shipp (SG), Jonathan Bowen (SF), Jeremy Price (PF), Jeffrey Peterson (C) Clayton Schuelke, James Nawrocki, Brian Grote, Jeffrey Maggio, Steven Grasty | |
| 11:40 | Northern Iowa | Jeffrey Peterson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-31 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Aaron Darby (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mark Kersh (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Michael Dahle (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Rolando Rivera (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Smith (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Johnnie Muysenberg (fresh) 4 pts. SG - John Shipp (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jonathan Bowen (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jeremy Price (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Jeffrey Peterson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 11:22 | Illinois State | Michael Dahle double dribbles | 48-31 |
| 11:08 | Northern Iowa | Johnnie Muysenberg misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 48-31 |
| 11:06 | Northern Iowa | Jeffrey Peterson tips it in | 48-33 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 10:51 | Illinois State | Jonathan Bowen is called for the reach on Mark Kersh - foul #2 on Jonathan Bowen, team foul #4 | 48-33 |
| Subs | Illinois State | William Bryant (SF) Michael Dahle | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Brian Grote (SF) Jonathan Bowen | |
| 10:40 | Illinois State | Brian Grote picks off the pass by Aaron Darby | 48-33 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 10:17 | Northern Iowa | Jeremy Price comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 48-33 |
| 10:15 | Illinois State | Mark Kersh gets the rebound | 48-33 |
| 10:02 | Illinois State | Rolando Rivera's fadeaway is rejected by Jeremy Price | 48-33 |
| 10:01 | Northern Iowa | Brian Grote grabs the defensive rebound | 48-33 |
| 09:44 | Northern Iowa | Jeremy Price hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 48-35 |
| 09:37 | Illinois State | William Bryant hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 48-35 |
| 09:36 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Brian Grote | 48-35 |
| 09:31 | Northern Iowa | John Shipp knocks in the 3 from the right wing set up by Jeremy Price | 48-38 |
| 09:02 | Illinois State | Aaron Darby throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-38 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Mickey Young (PG), Ronald Owens (SG), Christopher Keyes (SF), James Kilpatrick (PF), Tibor Zeleny (C) Aaron Darby, Mark Kersh, William Bryant, Rolando Rivera, Richard Smith | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Clayton Schuelke (PG), James Nawrocki (SG), Jonathan Bowen (SF), Jeffrey Maggio (PF), Steven Grasty (C) Johnnie Muysenberg, John Shipp, Brian Grote, Jeremy Price, Jeffrey Peterson | |
| 08:37 | Northern Iowa | Steven Grasty hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by Tibor Zeleny - foul #1 on Tibor Zeleny, team foul #4 | 48-38 |
| 08:37 | Northern Iowa | Steven Grasty makes the 1st free throw | 48-39 |
| 08:37 | Northern Iowa | Steven Grasty makes the 2nd free throw | 48-40 |
| 08:21 | Illinois State | Christopher Keyes knocks in the turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Tibor Zeleny | 50-40 |
| 08:13 | Northern Iowa | James Nawrocki drills a 3 from the left corner | 50-43 |
| 07:58 | Illinois State | Ronald Owens drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 52-43 |
| 07:56 | Northern Iowa | Clayton Schuelke is fouled in the backcourt by Mickey Young - foul #4 on Mickey Young, team foul #5 | 52-43 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Michael Dahle (PF) James Kilpatrick | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Brian Grote (SF) Jonathan Bowen | |
| 07:50 | Northern Iowa | Clayton Schuelke knocks in the 3 from straight away set up by Brian Grote | 52-46 |
| 07:37 | Illinois State | Tibor Zeleny misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 52-46 |
| 07:36 | Illinois State | Ronald Owens gets the offensive rebound | 52-46 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Mickey Young (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Ronald Owens (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. SF - Christopher Keyes (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Michael Dahle (fresh) 2 reb. C - Tibor Zeleny (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Clayton Schuelke (fresh) 7 pts. SG - James Nawrocki (fresh) 3 pts. 6 ast. SF - Brian Grote (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jeffrey Maggio (fresh) 3 reb. C - Steven Grasty (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 07:18 | Illinois State | Christopher Keyes comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 52-46 |
| 07:17 | Illinois State | The offensive rebound goes to Ronald Owens | 52-46 |
| 07:01 | Illinois State | Michael Dahle hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 52-46 |
| 07:00 | Northern Iowa | Brian Grote gets the rebound | 52-46 |
| 06:54 | Northern Iowa | Clayton Schuelke's pass is intercepted by Tibor Zeleny in the backcourt | 52-46 |
| 06:45 | Illinois State | Christopher Keyes buries a 3 pointer from straight away | 55-46 |
| 06:22 | Northern Iowa | Jeffrey Maggio misses short on a floater in the lane but he's hacked by Michael Dahle - foul #1 on Michael Dahle, team foul #6 | 55-46 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Aaron Darby (PG), Mark Kersh (SG), James Kilpatrick (PF), Daniel Prendergast (C) Mickey Young, Ronald Owens, Michael Dahle, Tibor Zeleny | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Joe Depp (PG), John Shipp (SG), Jeffrey Peterson (C) Clayton Schuelke, James Nawrocki, Steven Grasty | |
| 06:22 | Northern Iowa | Jeffrey Maggio makes the 1st free throw | 55-47 |
| 06:22 | Northern Iowa | Jeffrey Maggio misses the 2nd free throw | 55-47 |
| 06:22 | Illinois State | Daniel Prendergast snags the defensive board | 55-47 |
| 06:05 | Illinois State | Christopher Keyes is whistled for traveling | 55-47 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Richard Smith (C) Daniel Prendergast | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Johnnie Muysenberg (PG), Jonathan Bowen (SF), Jeremy Price (PF) Joe Depp, Brian Grote, Jeffrey Maggio | |
| 05:42 | Northern Iowa | Jeffrey Peterson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-47 |
| Subs | Illinois State | William Bryant (SF) Christopher Keyes | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 05:19 | Illinois State | Mark Kersh is hacked by Jonathan Bowen - foul #3 on Jonathan Bowen, team foul #5 | 55-47 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Daniel Prendergast (C) James Kilpatrick | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Nawrocki (SG) Jonathan Bowen | |
| 05:06 | Illinois State | Daniel Prendergast misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block | 55-47 |
| 05:05 | Northern Iowa | Jeffrey Peterson grabs the defensive rebound | 55-47 |
| 04:39 | Northern Iowa | James Nawrocki can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 55-47 |
| 04:38 | Northern Iowa | Jeffrey Peterson pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-47 |
| 04:33 | Northern Iowa | Johnnie Muysenberg's fadeaway is rejected by Daniel Prendergast | 55-47 |
| 04:32 | Illinois State | Daniel Prendergast grabs the defensive rebound | 55-47 |
| 04:03 | Illinois State | Aaron Darby clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Johnnie Muysenberg - foul #3 on Johnnie Muysenberg, team foul #6 | 55-47 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Ronald Owens (SG), Michael Dahle (SF), James Kilpatrick (PF), Rolando Rivera (C) Mark Kersh, William Bryant, Richard Smith, Daniel Prendergast | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Clayton Schuelke (PG), Joe Depp (SG), Brian Grote (SF), Steven Grasty (PF), Craig Bueno (C) Johnnie Muysenberg, James Nawrocki, John Shipp, Jeremy Price, Jeffrey Peterson | |
| 04:03 | Illinois State | Aaron Darby makes the 1st free throw | 56-47 |
| 04:03 | Illinois State | Aaron Darby makes the 2nd free throw | 57-47 |
| 03:45 | Northern Iowa | Craig Bueno is open but misses the lay-in | 57-47 |
| 03:43 | Illinois State | Michael Dahle pulls down the rebound | 57-47 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:31 | Illinois State | Michael Dahle makes the fadeaway from the right wing | 59-47 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Aaron Darby (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ronald Owens (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. SF - Michael Dahle (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Kilpatrick (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Rolando Rivera (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Clayton Schuelke (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Joe Depp (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Brian Grote (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. PF - Steven Grasty (fresh) 7 pts. C - Craig Bueno (fresh) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:08 | Northern Iowa | Steven Grasty is whistled for traveling | 59-47 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Mickey Young (PG), Daniel Prendergast (C) Aaron Darby, James Kilpatrick | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jonathan Bowen (SF), Jeffrey Maggio (PF) Brian Grote, Craig Bueno | |
| 03:03 | Illinois State | Mickey Young's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 59-47 |
| 02:55 | Northern Iowa | Jeffrey Maggio is fouled on the floor by Rolando Rivera - foul #1 on Rolando Rivera, team foul #7 | 59-47 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | John Shipp (SG) Clayton Schuelke | |
| 02:55 | Northern Iowa | Jeffrey Maggio makes the 1st free throw | 59-48 |
| 02:55 | Northern Iowa | Jeffrey Maggio makes the 2nd free throw | 59-49 |
| 02:51 | Illinois State | Illinois State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-49 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Christopher Keyes (SF), James Kilpatrick (PF), Tibor Zeleny (C) Michael Dahle, Rolando Rivera, Daniel Prendergast | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Johnnie Muysenberg (PG), James Nawrocki (SG), Brian Grote (SF), Jeremy Price (PF), Jeffrey Peterson (C) Joe Depp, John Shipp, Jonathan Bowen, Jeffrey Maggio, Steven Grasty | |
| 02:36 | Illinois State | Christopher Keyes is fouled on the floor by Brian Grote - foul #4 on Brian Grote, team foul #7 | 59-49 |
| 02:36 | Illinois State | Christopher Keyes makes the 1st free throw | 60-49 |
| 02:36 | Illinois State | Christopher Keyes makes the 2nd free throw | 61-49 |
| 02:21 | Northern Iowa | Jeffrey Peterson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 61-49 |
| 02:20 | Northern Iowa | Jeremy Price grabs the offensive rebound | 61-49 |
| 01:57 | Northern Iowa | Brian Grote misses the lay-in | 61-49 |
| 01:55 | Illinois State | Ronald Owens grabs the board | 61-49 |
| 01:38 | Illinois State | James Nawrocki steals the ball from Ronald Owens | 61-49 |
| 01:25 | Northern Iowa | Johnnie Muysenberg knocks in the turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Jeremy Price and he's fouled by Mickey Young - foul #5 on Mickey Young, team foul #8 | 61-51 |
| Subs | Illinois State | William Bryant (PG), Michael Dahle (SF), Rolando Rivera (PF), Richard Smith (C) Mickey Young, Christopher Keyes, James Kilpatrick, Tibor Zeleny | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | John Shipp (SG), Jonathan Bowen (SF), Jeffrey Maggio (PF), Steven Grasty (C) James Nawrocki, Brian Grote, Jeremy Price, Jeffrey Peterson | |
| 01:25 | Northern Iowa | Johnnie Muysenberg misses the free throw | 61-51 |
| 01:25 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Michael Dahle | 61-51 |
| 01:14 | Illinois State | William Bryant hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 61-51 |
| 01:12 | Illinois State | Richard Smith tips it back up and in | 63-51 |
| 01:06 | Northern Iowa | Johnnie Muysenberg misses long on a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on William Bryant - foul #2 on William Bryant, team foul #9 | 63-51 |
| 01:06 | Northern Iowa | Johnnie Muysenberg makes the 1st free throw | 63-52 |
| 01:06 | Northern Iowa | Johnnie Muysenberg makes the 2nd free throw | 63-53 |
| 00:45 | Illinois State | Ronald Owens makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by William Bryant | 66-53 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:42 | Northern Iowa | William Bryant picks off the pass by John Shipp in the backcourt | 66-53 |
| 00:41 | Illinois State | William Bryant hits the finger roll | 68-53 |
| 00:36 | Northern Iowa | John Shipp buries a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Steven Grasty | 68-55 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:08 | Illinois State | Ronald Owens buries a fadeaway from the left side | 70-55 |
| 00:02 | Northern Iowa | Richard Smith steals the ball from Jeffrey Maggio | 70-55 |
| 00:00 | Illinois State | Richard Smith runs out the clock | 70-55 |