| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Christopher Kolberg (fresh) SG - Kenneth Nelson (fresh) SF - Michael Hogge (fresh) PF - Joshua Thomas (fresh) C - Bruce Bakos (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Dennis Pursley (fresh) SG - Roberto Leal (fresh) SF - Jeffery Cartwright (fresh) PF - Dustin Tarbell (fresh) C - Louie Stone (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Northern Iowa | Bruce Bakos wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:41 | Northern Iowa | Bruce Bakos loses the dribble to Jeffery Cartwright | 0-0 |
| 19:15 | UCLA | Kenneth Nelson steals the ball from Louie Stone | 0-0 |
| 19:01 | Northern Iowa | Kenneth Nelson misses the shot from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 18:59 | Northern Iowa | Christopher Kolberg hits the follow up shot | 2-0 |
| 18:30 | UCLA | Kenneth Nelson is called for the reach on Roberto Leal - foul #1 on Kenneth Nelson, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:11 | UCLA | Roberto Leal is hacked by Joshua Thomas - foul #1 on Joshua Thomas, team foul #2 | 2-0 |
| 17:54 | UCLA | Jeffery Cartwright hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side but he's hacked by Michael Hogge - foul #1 on Michael Hogge, team foul #3 | 2-0 |
| 17:54 | UCLA | Jeffery Cartwright misses the 1st free throw | 2-0 |
| 17:54 | UCLA | Jeffery Cartwright misses the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 17:54 | Northern Iowa | Bruce Bakos pulls down the rebound | 2-0 |
| 17:49 | Northern Iowa | Christopher Kolberg hits a runner from close range | 4-0 |
| 17:29 | UCLA | Jeffery Cartwright knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner | 4-3 |
| 17:08 | Northern Iowa | Michael Hogge clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 4-3 |
| 17:07 | UCLA | Dustin Tarbell pulls down the rebound | 4-3 |
| 16:52 | UCLA | Dustin Tarbell clanks a floater near the basket | 4-3 |
| 16:51 | UCLA | Jeffery Cartwright grabs the offensive rebound | 4-3 |
| 16:34 | UCLA | Dennis Pursley comes up short on the shot from the right block | 4-3 |
| 16:33 | UCLA | Louie Stone gets the offensive rebound | 4-3 |
| 16:05 | UCLA | Jeffery Cartwright is whistled for traveling | 4-3 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Arthur Gay (SG), Carl Delmonte (PF), Scott Leibowitz (C) Kenneth Nelson, Joshua Thomas, Bruce Bakos | |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| 15:43 | Northern Iowa | Michael Hogge clanks a 3 from the left wing | 4-3 |
| 15:42 | UCLA | Dustin Tarbell grabs the defensive rebound | 4-3 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Christopher Kolberg (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Arthur Gay (fresh) SF - Michael Hogge (fresh) PF - Carl Delmonte (fresh) C - Scott Leibowitz (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Dennis Pursley (fresh) SG - Roberto Leal (fresh) SF - Jeffery Cartwright (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Dustin Tarbell (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Louie Stone (fresh) | |
| 15:17 | UCLA | Jeffery Cartwright makes the floater from the free throw line set up by Dennis Pursley | 4-5 |
| 14:48 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Gay hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint | 4-5 |
| 14:46 | Northern Iowa | Scott Leibowitz grabs the offensive rebound | 4-5 |
| 14:33 | Northern Iowa | Christopher Kolberg knocks in the driving attempt in the lane and he's fouled by Louie Stone - foul #1 on Louie Stone, team foul #1 | 6-5 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Kenneth Nelson (SG), Richard Huntington (SF), Joshua Thomas (PF), Bruce Bakos (C) Arthur Gay, Michael Hogge, Carl Delmonte, Scott Leibowitz | |
| Subs | UCLA | Oscar Avila (PG), Brad Giles (SF) Dennis Pursley, Jeffery Cartwright | |
| 14:33 | Northern Iowa | Christopher Kolberg makes the free throw | 7-5 |
| 14:14 | UCLA | Dustin Tarbell comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 7-5 |
| 14:13 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Richard Huntington | 7-5 |
| 14:01 | Northern Iowa | Kenneth Nelson misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 7-5 |
| 13:59 | UCLA | Dustin Tarbell grabs the defensive rebound | 7-5 |
| 13:36 | UCLA | Dustin Tarbell connects on the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Roberto Leal and the foul's on Richard Huntington - foul #1 on Richard Huntington, team foul #4 | 7-7 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Arthur Gay (PG), Michael Hogge (SF) Christopher Kolberg, Richard Huntington | |
| Subs | UCLA | Dennis Pursley (PG) Oscar Avila | |
| 13:36 | UCLA | Dustin Tarbell misses the free throw | 7-7 |
| 13:36 | Northern Iowa | Bruce Bakos gets the rebound | 7-7 |
| 13:33 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Pursley is called for the reach on Arthur Gay in the backcourt - foul #1 on Dennis Pursley, team foul #2 | 7-7 |
| 13:18 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Gay drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 10-7 |
| 12:56 | UCLA | Brad Giles misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 10-7 |
| 12:55 | UCLA | Louie Stone hits the follow up shot | 10-9 |
| 12:40 | Northern Iowa | Michael Hogge knocks in the shot in the paint and he's hacked by Dustin Tarbell - foul #1 on Dustin Tarbell, team foul #3 | 12-9 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | UCLA | Jeffery Cartwright (SF) Brad Giles | |
| 12:40 | Northern Iowa | Michael Hogge makes the free throw | 13-9 |
| 12:15 | UCLA | Jeffery Cartwright misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 13-9 |
| 12:14 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Kenneth Nelson | 13-9 |
| 12:01 | Northern Iowa | Louie Stone steals the ball from Arthur Gay | 13-9 |
| 11:44 | UCLA | Dennis Pursley loses the dribble to Michael Hogge | 13-9 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Arthur Gay (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Kenneth Nelson (fresh) SF - Michael Hogge (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Joshua Thomas (fairly fresh) C - Bruce Bakos (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Dennis Pursley (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Roberto Leal (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jeffery Cartwright (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Dustin Tarbell (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Louie Stone (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Northern Iowa | Joshua Thomas buries a jumper near the basket | 15-9 |
| 11:12 | UCLA | Jeffery Cartwright buries a jumper from just outside the lane | 15-11 |
| 10:55 | Northern Iowa | The jump hook by Joshua Thomas is blocked by Dustin Tarbell | 15-11 |
| 10:54 | UCLA | Roberto Leal pulls down the rebound | 15-11 |
| 10:29 | UCLA | Dustin Tarbell hits the finger roll | 15-13 |
| 10:08 | Northern Iowa | Bruce Bakos banks in the wide open layup set up by Arthur Gay | 17-13 |
| 09:39 | UCLA | Jeffery Cartwright hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint but the foul's on Arthur Gay - foul #1 on Arthur Gay, team foul #5 | 17-13 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Christopher Kolberg (PG), John Beck (SG), Richard Huntington (SF), Carl Delmonte (PF), Scott Leibowitz (C) Arthur Gay, Kenneth Nelson, Michael Hogge, Joshua Thomas, Bruce Bakos | |
| Subs | UCLA | Oscar Avila (PG), John Brown (SG), Richard Wood (C) Dennis Pursley, Roberto Leal, Louie Stone | |
| 09:39 | UCLA | Jeffery Cartwright makes the 1st free throw | 17-14 |
| 09:39 | UCLA | Jeffery Cartwright makes the 2nd free throw | 17-15 |
| 09:18 | Northern Iowa | Scott Leibowitz comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 17-15 |
| 09:16 | UCLA | Dustin Tarbell grabs the board | 17-15 |
| 09:10 | UCLA | Dustin Tarbell is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Dustin Tarbell, team foul #4 | 17-15 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | UCLA | Brad Giles (SF), David Eames (PF) Jeffery Cartwright, Dustin Tarbell | |
| 08:58 | Northern Iowa | Richard Huntington misses the 3 from the left wing | 17-15 |
| 08:56 | Northern Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Scott Leibowitz | 17-15 |
| 08:49 | Northern Iowa | Carl Delmonte hits a wide open fadeaway in the lane | 19-15 |
| 08:29 | UCLA | Brad Giles buries a shot from the right block on a great pass from John Brown and he's fouled by Scott Leibowitz - foul #1 on Scott Leibowitz, team foul #6 | 19-17 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Arthur Gay (SG), Michael Hogge (SF) John Beck, Richard Huntington | |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| 08:29 | UCLA | Brad Giles makes the free throw | 19-18 |
| 08:14 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Gay is hacked by John Brown - foul #1 on John Brown, team foul #5 | 19-18 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | UCLA | Roberto Leal (SG) John Brown | |
| 08:06 | Northern Iowa | Michael Hogge double dribbles | 19-18 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Kenneth Nelson (SG) Arthur Gay | |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| 07:53 | UCLA | Roberto Leal's pass is intercepted by Kenneth Nelson | 19-18 |
| 07:35 | Northern Iowa | The jumper by Michael Hogge is denied by Richard Wood | 19-18 |
| 07:33 | UCLA | David Eames grabs the board | 19-18 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Christopher Kolberg (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Kenneth Nelson (fresh) 2 stl. SF - Michael Hogge (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Carl Delmonte (fresh) 2 pts. C - Scott Leibowitz (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Oscar Avila (fresh) SG - Roberto Leal (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Brad Giles (fresh) 3 pts. PF - David Eames (fresh) C - Richard Wood (fresh) | |
| 07:08 | UCLA | Brad Giles hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint but the foul's on Michael Hogge - foul #2 on Michael Hogge, team foul #7 | 19-18 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Richard Huntington (SF), Joshua Thomas (PF) Michael Hogge, Scott Leibowitz | |
| Subs | UCLA | Dennis Pursley (PG), Jeffery Cartwright (SF) Oscar Avila, Richard Wood | |
| 07:08 | UCLA | Brad Giles misses the 1st free throw | 19-18 |
| 07:08 | UCLA | Brad Giles misses the 2nd free throw | 19-18 |
| 07:08 | Northern Iowa | Carl Delmonte snags the defensive board | 19-18 |
| 06:46 | Northern Iowa | Richard Huntington knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line | 21-18 |
| 06:17 | UCLA | Brad Giles hits a jump hook near the basket set up by David Eames | 21-20 |
| 05:54 | Northern Iowa | Richard Huntington hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Christopher Kolberg | 24-20 |
| 05:28 | UCLA | Brad Giles scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by David Eames | 24-22 |
| 05:22 | Northern Iowa | Joshua Thomas is called for traveling | 24-22 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | John Beck (PG), Arthur Gay (SG), Bruce Bakos (C) Christopher Kolberg, Kenneth Nelson, Carl Delmonte | |
| Subs | UCLA | John Brown (SG), Dustin Tarbell (PF), Louie Stone (C) Roberto Leal, David Eames, Brad Giles | |
| 05:01 | UCLA | Dustin Tarbell hits the finger roll on a great pass from Dennis Pursley and he's fouled by Joshua Thomas - foul #2 on Joshua Thomas, team foul #8 | 24-24 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Scott Leibowitz (PF) Joshua Thomas | |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| 05:01 | UCLA | Dustin Tarbell misses the free throw | 24-24 |
| 05:01 | Northern Iowa | Scott Leibowitz snags the defensive board | 24-24 |
| 04:45 | Northern Iowa | Bruce Bakos hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 24-24 |
| 04:43 | UCLA | John Brown grabs the board | 24-24 |
| 04:24 | UCLA | John Brown buries a fadeaway from the right wing | 24-26 |
| 04:12 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Gay is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Arthur Gay, team foul #9 | 24-26 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Christopher Kolberg (PG), Carmelo Lum (PF) Arthur Gay, Richard Huntington | |
| Subs | UCLA | Oscar Avila (PG), James Thompkins (SF) Dennis Pursley, Jeffery Cartwright | |
| 03:51 | UCLA | Louie Stone knocks in the fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from John Brown | 24-28 |
| 03:27 | Northern Iowa | Dustin Tarbell is called for the reach on Bruce Bakos - foul #3 on Dustin Tarbell, team foul #6 | 24-28 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Kenneth Nelson (SG), Michael Hogge (SF), Joshua Thomas (PF) John Beck, Scott Leibowitz, Carmelo Lum | |
| Subs | UCLA | Roberto Leal (SG), Brad Giles (SF), David Eames (PF) John Brown, James Thompkins, Dustin Tarbell | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Christopher Kolberg (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Nelson (fresh) 2 stl. SF - Michael Hogge (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Joshua Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. C - Bruce Bakos (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Oscar Avila (fresh) SG - Roberto Leal (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Brad Giles (fresh) 7 pts. PF - David Eames (fresh) C - Louie Stone (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:14 | Northern Iowa | Joshua Thomas hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 24-28 |
| 03:13 | UCLA | The rebound goes to David Eames | 24-28 |
| 02:52 | UCLA | Brad Giles comes up short on the floater from the right side but he's hacked by Michael Hogge - foul #3 on Michael Hogge, team foul #10 | 24-28 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Richard Huntington (SF) Michael Hogge | |
| Subs | UCLA | Dennis Pursley (PG), Richard Wood (C) Oscar Avila, Louie Stone | |
| 02:52 | UCLA | Brad Giles makes the 1st free throw | 24-29 |
| 02:52 | UCLA | Brad Giles makes the 2nd free throw | 24-30 |
| 02:39 | Northern Iowa | Richard Huntington travels with the ball | 24-30 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Carl Delmonte (C) Bruce Bakos | |
| Subs | UCLA | Jeffery Cartwright (SF) Brad Giles | |
| 02:27 | UCLA | Richard Wood misses long on a runner from close range | 24-30 |
| 02:25 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Christopher Kolberg | 24-30 |
| 02:10 | Northern Iowa | Christopher Kolberg is hacked by Dennis Pursley - foul #2 on Dennis Pursley, team foul #7 | 24-30 |
| 02:10 | Northern Iowa | Christopher Kolberg misses the 1st free throw | 24-30 |
| 02:10 | UCLA | Richard Wood pulls down the rebound | 24-30 |
| 01:50 | UCLA | Richard Wood can't connect on a floater from the left block but the foul's on Carl Delmonte - foul #1 on Carl Delmonte, team foul #11 | 24-30 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Arthur Gay (PG) Christopher Kolberg | |
| Subs | UCLA | John Brown (SG) Roberto Leal | |
| 01:50 | UCLA | Richard Wood makes the 1st free throw | 24-31 |
| 01:50 | UCLA | Richard Wood makes the 2nd free throw | 24-32 |
| 01:35 | Northern Iowa | Kenneth Nelson hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 26-32 |
| 01:15 | UCLA | Richard Wood can't connect on a runner in the lane | 26-32 |
| 01:14 | Northern Iowa | Carl Delmonte grabs the defensive rebound | 26-32 |
| 00:51 | Northern Iowa | Joshua Thomas misses short on a shot from close range but he's fouled by Richard Wood - foul #1 on Richard Wood, team foul #8 | 26-32 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Christopher Kolberg (PG), Scott Leibowitz (SF), Bruce Bakos (C) Arthur Gay, Richard Huntington, Carl Delmonte | |
| Subs | UCLA | Brad Giles (PF), Louie Stone (C) David Eames, Richard Wood | |
| 00:51 | Northern Iowa | Joshua Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 27-32 |
| 00:51 | Northern Iowa | Joshua Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 28-32 |
| 00:22 | UCLA | Jeffery Cartwright's pass is intercepted by Christopher Kolberg | 28-32 |
| 00:19 | Northern Iowa | Kenneth Nelson hits the finger roll on a great pass from Christopher Kolberg | 30-32 |
| 00:00 | UCLA | Kenneth Nelson is called for the reach on Dennis Pursley - foul #2 on Kenneth Nelson, team foul #12 | 30-32 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Arthur Gay (SG), Carl Delmonte (PF) Kenneth Nelson, Joshua Thomas | |
| Subs | UCLA | Roberto Leal (SG), Dustin Tarbell (PF) John Brown, Jeffery Cartwright | |
| 00:00 | UCLA | Dennis Pursley makes the 1st free throw | 30-33 |
| 00:00 | UCLA | Dennis Pursley misses the 2nd free throw | 30-33 |