| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Sergio Cruz (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Boris Wichrowski (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Larry Crofts (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Richard Suniga (fresh) 5 pts. C - Thomas Chase (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Douglas Haught (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Zunker (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Isaac St. George (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Harold Pauls (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Emory (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northern Iowa | Larry Crofts inbounds the ball | 22-27 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:45 | Northern Iowa | Richard Suniga misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 22-27 |
| 19:44 | Northern Iowa | Richard Suniga grabs the offensive rebound | 22-27 |
| 19:27 | Northern Iowa | Richard Suniga misses the shot from the left wing | 22-27 |
| 19:25 | St. Bonaventure | Douglas Haught pulls down the rebound | 22-27 |
| 19:07 | St. Bonaventure | Isaac St. George makes the 3pt shot from the left corner | 22-30 |
| 18:38 | Northern Iowa | Richard Suniga connects on the driving attempt near the basket set up by Sergio Cruz and the foul's on Isaac St. George - foul #1 on Isaac St. George, team foul #1 | 24-30 |
| 18:38 | Northern Iowa | Richard Suniga misses the free throw | 24-30 |
| 18:38 | St. Bonaventure | Thomas Emory grabs the defensive rebound | 24-30 |
| 18:21 | St. Bonaventure | Harold Pauls comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 24-30 |
| 18:19 | Northern Iowa | Richard Suniga pulls down the rebound | 24-30 |
| 17:53 | Northern Iowa | Larry Crofts's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 24-30 |
| 17:38 | St. Bonaventure | Joseph Zunker misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 24-30 |
| 17:36 | St. Bonaventure | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Zunker | 24-30 |
| 17:18 | St. Bonaventure | Thomas Emory drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Joseph Zunker | 24-33 |
| 16:57 | Northern Iowa | Larry Crofts misses the dunk attempt but he's fouled by Harold Pauls - foul #2 on Harold Pauls, team foul #2 | 24-33 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Phillip Montz (C) Thomas Chase | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Barry Railsback (PG), Eli Lemoine (PF) Douglas Haught, Harold Pauls | |
| 16:57 | Northern Iowa | Larry Crofts makes the 1st free throw | 25-33 |
| 16:57 | Northern Iowa | Larry Crofts makes the 2nd free throw | 26-33 |
| 16:28 | St. Bonaventure | Thomas Emory misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 26-33 |
| 16:26 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Phillip Montz | 26-33 |
| 16:04 | Northern Iowa | Larry Crofts misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 26-33 |
| 16:03 | Northern Iowa | Richard Suniga tips it home | 28-33 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Sergio Cruz (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Boris Wichrowski (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Larry Crofts (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Richard Suniga (fairly fresh) 9 pts. C - Phillip Montz (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Barry Railsback (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Joseph Zunker (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Isaac St. George (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Eli Lemoine (fresh) C - Thomas Emory (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:58 | St. Bonaventure | Joseph Zunker clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 28-33 |
| 15:56 | Northern Iowa | Phillip Montz grabs the defensive rebound | 28-33 |
| 15:27 | Northern Iowa | Richard Suniga connects on the jumper from the left side on a great pass from Sergio Cruz | 30-33 |
| 14:59 | St. Bonaventure | Thomas Emory comes up short on the jumper near the basket | 30-33 |
| 14:57 | St. Bonaventure | Eli Lemoine pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-33 |
| 14:38 | St. Bonaventure | Isaac St. George comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 30-33 |
| 14:36 | Northern Iowa | Sergio Cruz snags the defensive board | 30-33 |
| 14:07 | Northern Iowa | Larry Crofts can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Isaac St. George - foul #2 on Isaac St. George, team foul #3 | 30-33 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Gary Cummings (PG), Robert Porras (PF), Thomas Chase (C) Sergio Cruz, Richard Suniga, Phillip Montz | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Douglas Haught (PG), Julian Jones (SF), Harold Pauls (PF), Michael Johnson (C) Joseph Zunker, Isaac St. George, Eli Lemoine, Thomas Emory | |
| 14:07 | Northern Iowa | Larry Crofts misses the 1st free throw | 30-33 |
| 14:07 | Northern Iowa | Larry Crofts makes the 2nd free throw | 31-33 |
| 13:47 | St. Bonaventure | Douglas Haught makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Barry Railsback | 31-35 |
| 13:18 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Chase can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 31-35 |
| 13:17 | St. Bonaventure | Harold Pauls grabs the defensive rebound | 31-35 |
| 12:57 | St. Bonaventure | Barry Railsback misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 31-35 |
| 12:55 | Northern Iowa | Larry Crofts grabs the board | 31-35 |
| 12:34 | Northern Iowa | Larry Crofts misses short on a floater from the left block | 31-35 |
| 12:32 | St. Bonaventure | Barry Railsback grabs the defensive rebound | 31-35 |
| 12:19 | St. Bonaventure | Julian Jones is whistled for a carry | 31-35 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Manchu Chiu (SG), Jose Hernandez (SF) Boris Wichrowski, Larry Crofts | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Joseph Zunker (SG), Isaac St. George (SF), Thomas Emory (C) Barry Railsback, Julian Jones, Michael Johnson | |
| 12:04 | Northern Iowa | Jose Hernandez is called for traveling | 31-35 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Sergio Cruz (PG) Gary Cummings | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | | |
| 11:51 | St. Bonaventure | Thomas Emory misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 31-35 |
| 11:50 | St. Bonaventure | Isaac St. George grabs the offensive rebound | 31-35 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Sergio Cruz (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Manchu Chiu (fresh) SF - Jose Hernandez (fresh) PF - Robert Porras (fresh) C - Thomas Chase (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Douglas Haught (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Zunker (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Isaac St. George (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Harold Pauls (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Emory (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:44 | St. Bonaventure | Isaac St. George travels with the ball | 31-35 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Richard Suniga (PF) Robert Porras | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | | |
| 11:23 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Chase misses short on a shot in the lane but he's fouled by Isaac St. George - foul #3 on Isaac St. George, team foul #4 | 31-35 |
| 11:23 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Chase makes the 1st free throw | 32-35 |
| 11:23 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Chase makes the 2nd free throw | 33-35 |
| 11:00 | St. Bonaventure | Joseph Zunker hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 33-35 |
| 10:58 | Northern Iowa | Jose Hernandez gets the rebound | 33-35 |
| 10:46 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Chase drills a floater near the basket | 35-35 |
| 10:39 | St. Bonaventure | Joseph Zunker drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Douglas Haught | 35-38 |
| 10:24 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Chase blows the layup | 35-38 |
| 10:23 | St. Bonaventure | Douglas Haught grabs the defensive rebound | 35-38 |
| 10:10 | St. Bonaventure | Joseph Zunker comes up short on the floater from the left side but the foul's on Jose Hernandez - foul #2 on Jose Hernandez, team foul #1 | 35-38 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Gary Cummings (PG), Boris Wichrowski (SG), Phillip Montz (C) Sergio Cruz, Manchu Chiu, Thomas Chase | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Barry Railsback (PG), Eli Lemoine (PF), Michael Johnson (C) Douglas Haught, Harold Pauls, Thomas Emory | |
| 10:10 | St. Bonaventure | Joseph Zunker misses the 1st free throw | 35-38 |
| 10:10 | St. Bonaventure | Joseph Zunker makes the 2nd free throw | 35-39 |
| 09:56 | Northern Iowa | Richard Suniga comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 35-39 |
| 09:55 | St. Bonaventure | The rebound goes to Barry Railsback | 35-39 |
| 09:32 | St. Bonaventure | Eli Lemoine misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 35-39 |
| 09:31 | St. Bonaventure | Isaac St. George tips it back up and in | 35-41 |
| 09:08 | Northern Iowa | Gary Cummings is fouled on the floor by Barry Railsback - foul #3 on Barry Railsback, team foul #5 | 35-41 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Sergio Cruz (PG), Larry Crofts (SF), Robert Porras (PF) Gary Cummings, Jose Hernandez, Richard Suniga | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Micheal Clarke (SG), Thomas Emory (C) Joseph Zunker, Michael Johnson | |
| 08:54 | Northern Iowa | Phillip Montz blows the layup but he's hacked by Isaac St. George - foul #4 on Isaac St. George, team foul #6 | 35-41 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Julian Jones (PF) Isaac St. George | |
| 08:54 | Northern Iowa | Phillip Montz makes the 1st free throw | 36-41 |
| 08:54 | Northern Iowa | Phillip Montz makes the 2nd free throw | 37-41 |
| 08:31 | St. Bonaventure | Thomas Emory misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 37-41 |
| 08:29 | St. Bonaventure | Eli Lemoine pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-41 |
| 08:13 | St. Bonaventure | Phillip Montz is called for the reach on Thomas Emory - foul #1 on Phillip Montz, team foul #2 | 37-41 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Thomas Chase (C) Phillip Montz | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Douglas Haught (PG), Harold Pauls (PF) Micheal Clarke, Julian Jones | |
| 08:01 | St. Bonaventure | Barry Railsback can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 37-41 |
| 08:00 | Northern Iowa | Boris Wichrowski gets the rebound | 37-41 |
| 07:35 | Northern Iowa | Larry Crofts scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Boris Wichrowski | 39-41 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Sergio Cruz (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Boris Wichrowski (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Larry Crofts (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Porras (fresh) C - Thomas Chase (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Douglas Haught (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Barry Railsback (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Eli Lemoine (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Harold Pauls (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Emory (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:21 | St. Bonaventure | Douglas Haught clanks a 3 from the left wing | 39-41 |
| 07:19 | Northern Iowa | Boris Wichrowski grabs the defensive rebound | 39-41 |
| 07:02 | Northern Iowa | Larry Crofts hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 42-41 |
| 06:46 | St. Bonaventure | Eli Lemoine knocks in the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Douglas Haught | 42-43 |
| 06:24 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Chase comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 42-43 |
| 06:22 | Northern Iowa | Robert Porras hits the follow up shot | 44-43 |
| 06:08 | St. Bonaventure | Barry Railsback knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing | 44-46 |
| 05:45 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Chase scores on a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Sergio Cruz | 46-46 |
| 05:45 | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 46-46 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Richard Suniga (PF) Robert Porras | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Joseph Zunker (SG), Isaac St. George (SF) Barry Railsback, Eli Lemoine | |
| 05:26 | St. Bonaventure | Thomas Emory loses the dribble to Larry Crofts | 46-46 |
| 05:06 | Northern Iowa | Larry Crofts comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Harold Pauls - foul #3 on Harold Pauls, team foul #7 | 46-46 |
| 05:06 | Northern Iowa | Larry Crofts makes the 1st free throw | 47-46 |
| 05:06 | Northern Iowa | Larry Crofts makes the 2nd free throw | 48-46 |
| 04:53 | St. Bonaventure | Thomas Chase is called for the reach on Thomas Emory - foul #1 on Thomas Chase, team foul #3 | 48-46 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Manchu Chiu (SG) Boris Wichrowski | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | | |
| 04:34 | St. Bonaventure | Joseph Zunker drills a floater from the free throw line set up by Douglas Haught | 48-48 |
| 04:12 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Chase clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 48-48 |
| 04:11 | St. Bonaventure | Thomas Emory pulls down the rebound | 48-48 |
| 03:53 | St. Bonaventure | Joseph Zunker is whistled for traveling | 48-48 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Gary Cummings (PG), Boris Wichrowski (SG), Phillip Montz (C) Sergio Cruz, Manchu Chiu, Thomas Chase | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Barry Railsback (PG), Eli Lemoine (C) Douglas Haught, Thomas Emory | |
| 03:31 | Northern Iowa | Richard Suniga drills a shot from the baseline on a great pass from Gary Cummings | 50-48 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Gary Cummings (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Boris Wichrowski (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Larry Crofts (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Richard Suniga (fresh) 13 pts. C - Phillip Montz (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Barry Railsback (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Joseph Zunker (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Isaac St. George (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Harold Pauls (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Eli Lemoine (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:06 | St. Bonaventure | Joseph Zunker's floater is knocked away by Phillip Montz | 50-48 |
| 03:04 | Northern Iowa | Richard Suniga pulls down the rebound | 50-48 |
| 02:42 | Northern Iowa | Phillip Montz can't connect on a floater from the left side | 50-48 |
| 02:40 | Northern Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Larry Crofts | 50-48 |
| 02:40 | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-48 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Sergio Cruz (PG), Thomas Chase (C) Gary Cummings, Phillip Montz | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Douglas Haught (PG), Thomas Emory (C) Barry Railsback, Eli Lemoine | |
| 02:25 | Northern Iowa | Larry Crofts's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-48 |
| 02:03 | St. Bonaventure | Harold Pauls's pass is intercepted by Boris Wichrowski | 50-48 |
| 01:58 | Northern Iowa | Richard Suniga throws it down on a great pass from Boris Wichrowski | 52-48 |
| 01:39 | St. Bonaventure | Harold Pauls lays it up and in | 52-50 |
| 01:12 | Northern Iowa | Larry Crofts scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 54-50 |
| 00:51 | St. Bonaventure | Harold Pauls misses the easy layup | 54-50 |
| 00:50 | Northern Iowa | Richard Suniga pulls down the rebound | 54-50 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:25 | Northern Iowa | Larry Crofts's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-50 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:18 | St. Bonaventure | Douglas Haught misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 54-50 |
| 00:17 | St. Bonaventure | Thomas Emory grabs the offensive board | 54-50 |
| 00:15 | St. Bonaventure | Joseph Zunker comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 54-50 |
| 00:14 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Chase grabs the board | 54-50 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:12 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Chase is hacked by Douglas Haught in the backcourt - foul #1 on Douglas Haught, team foul #8 | 54-50 |
| 00:12 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Chase makes the 1st free throw | 55-50 |
| 00:12 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Chase makes the 2nd free throw | 56-50 |
| 00:06 | St. Bonaventure | Joseph Zunker is called for a charge - foul #2 on Joseph Zunker, team foul #9 | 56-50 |
| 00:03 | Northern Iowa | Sergio Cruz is fouled in the backcourt by Joseph Zunker - foul #3 on Joseph Zunker, team foul #10 | 56-50 |
| 00:03 | Northern Iowa | Sergio Cruz makes the 1st free throw | 57-50 |
| 00:03 | Northern Iowa | Sergio Cruz makes the 2nd free throw | 58-50 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:00 | St. Bonaventure | Douglas Haught scores on a halfcourt shot | 58-53 |