| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Charles Douglas (fresh) SG - Robert Ross (fresh) SF - Don McCredie (fresh) PF - Richard Parker (fresh) C - Wayne Alford (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Joseph Grange (fresh) SG - James Grant (fresh) SF - Patrick Kennedy (fresh) PF - James Gregory (fresh) C - Robert Wheless (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Iowa | Wayne Alford wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:37 | Iowa | Patrick Kennedy steals the ball from Wayne Alford | 0-0 |
| 19:19 | Northern Iowa | James Grant clanks a floater from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:18 | Iowa | Richard Parker grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:05 | Iowa | Robert Ross drills a 3 from the right wing set up by Charles Douglas | 3-0 |
| 18:56 | Northern Iowa | James Gregory travels with the ball | 3-0 |
| 18:39 | Iowa | Robert Ross buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Richard Parker | 6-0 |
| 18:32 | Northern Iowa | James Gregory misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 6-0 |
| 18:30 | Iowa | Wayne Alford gets the rebound | 6-0 |
| 18:20 | Iowa | James Gregory blocks the short jumper by Wayne Alford | 6-0 |
| 18:19 | Northern Iowa | James Gregory grabs the defensive rebound | 6-0 |
| 17:58 | Northern Iowa | Patrick Kennedy comes up short on the runner in the paint | 6-0 |
| 17:57 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Richard Parker | 6-0 |
| 17:42 | Iowa | Richard Parker connects on the floater from the left side | 8-0 |
| 17:32 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Grange can't connect on a shot from the right side but he's fouled by Robert Ross - foul #1 on Robert Ross, team foul #1 | 8-0 |
| Subs | Iowa | Carl Gilbert (SG), Mervin Tschida (SF) Robert Ross, Don McCredie | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 17:32 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Grange makes the 1st free throw | 8-1 |
| 17:32 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Grange makes the 2nd free throw | 8-2 |
| 17:15 | Iowa | Wayne Alford makes the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Charles Douglas | 10-2 |
| 17:03 | Northern Iowa | Charles Douglas takes the ball from Joseph Grange | 10-2 |
| 16:38 | Iowa | James Grant is called for the reach on Mervin Tschida - foul #1 on James Grant, team foul #1 | 10-2 |
| Subs | Iowa | Richard Shorts (PF) Richard Parker | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Samuel Cushing (PG), Jeffrey Mauricio (SG), Frederick Smith (SF), Julian Brooks (PF), Heriberto Mancini (C) Joseph Grange, James Grant, Patrick Kennedy, James Gregory, Robert Wheless | |
| 16:31 | Iowa | Heriberto Mancini steals the ball from Wayne Alford | 10-2 |
| 16:17 | Northern Iowa | Jeffrey Mauricio can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 10-2 |
| 16:16 | Iowa | Richard Shorts gets the rebound | 10-2 |
| 16:03 | Iowa | Carl Gilbert connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Charles Douglas | 13-2 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Charles Douglas (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Carl Gilbert (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Mervin Tschida (fresh) PF - Richard Shorts (fresh) C - Wayne Alford (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Samuel Cushing (fresh) SG - Jeffrey Mauricio (fresh) SF - Frederick Smith (fresh) PF - Julian Brooks (fresh) C - Heriberto Mancini (fresh) | |
| 15:44 | Northern Iowa | Samuel Cushing drills a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Julian Brooks and he's fouled by Charles Douglas - foul #1 on Charles Douglas, team foul #2 | 13-4 |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Ross (PG), Don McCredie (SF), Richard Parker (PF) Charles Douglas, Mervin Tschida, Wayne Alford | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 15:44 | Northern Iowa | Samuel Cushing makes the free throw | 13-5 |
| 15:30 | Iowa | Robert Ross loses the dribble to Jeffrey Mauricio | 13-5 |
| 15:26 | Northern Iowa | Samuel Cushing misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 13-5 |
| 15:25 | Northern Iowa | Jeffrey Mauricio grabs the offensive board | 13-5 |
| 15:16 | Northern Iowa | Frederick Smith is fouled on the floor by Don McCredie - foul #1 on Don McCredie, team foul #3 | 13-5 |
| Subs | Iowa | Charles Douglas (PG) Carl Gilbert | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Joseph Grange (PG), James Gregory (PF), Robert Wheless (C) Samuel Cushing, Julian Brooks, Heriberto Mancini | |
| 15:00 | Northern Iowa | Richard Shorts is called for the reach on Jeffrey Mauricio - foul #1 on Richard Shorts, team foul #4 | 13-5 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Patrick Kennedy (SF) Frederick Smith | |
| 14:53 | Northern Iowa | Robert Wheless comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block | 13-5 |
| 14:52 | Northern Iowa | Patrick Kennedy grabs the offensive rebound | 13-5 |
| 14:31 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Grange misses the 3pt shot from the right corner but he's fouled by Charles Douglas - foul #2 on Charles Douglas, team foul #5 | 13-5 |
| Subs | Iowa | Mervin Tschida (SG), Carl Houpt (SF), Wayne Alford (C) Charles Douglas, Don McCredie, Richard Shorts | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Grant (SG) Jeffrey Mauricio | |
| 14:31 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Grange makes the 1st free throw | 13-6 |
| 14:31 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Grange makes the 2nd free throw | 13-7 |
| 14:31 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Grange misses the 3rd free throw | 13-7 |
| 14:31 | Iowa | Wayne Alford pulls down the rebound | 13-7 |
| 14:11 | Iowa | Wayne Alford makes the runner from the right block on a nice dish by Carl Houpt | 15-7 |
| 14:02 | Northern Iowa | Patrick Kennedy misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 15-7 |
| 14:01 | Northern Iowa | James Gregory tips it home | 15-9 |
| 13:45 | Iowa | Robert Ross misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 15-9 |
| 13:44 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to James Gregory | 15-9 |
| 13:26 | Northern Iowa | James Grant misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 15-9 |
| 13:24 | Iowa | Richard Parker snags the defensive board | 15-9 |
| 13:14 | Iowa | Robert Ross can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 15-9 |
| 13:12 | Northern Iowa | Patrick Kennedy snags the defensive board | 15-9 |
| 12:50 | Northern Iowa | Richard Parker steals the ball from Joseph Grange | 15-9 |
| 12:34 | Iowa | Robert Ross comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 15-9 |
| 12:33 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to James Gregory | 15-9 |
| 12:05 | Northern Iowa | Carl Houpt steals the ball from Joseph Grange | 15-9 |
| 11:50 | Iowa | Wayne Alford can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Joseph Grange - foul #1 on Joseph Grange, team foul #2 | 15-9 |
| Subs | Iowa | Carl Gilbert (SG), Don McCredie (SF), Richard Shorts (PF) Mervin Tschida, Carl Houpt, Richard Parker | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Samuel Cushing (PG), Jeffrey Mauricio (SG), Frederick Smith (SF), Julian Brooks (PF), Heriberto Mancini (C) Joseph Grange, James Grant, Patrick Kennedy, James Gregory, Robert Wheless | |
| 11:50 | Iowa | Wayne Alford makes the 1st free throw | 16-9 |
| 11:50 | Iowa | Wayne Alford misses the 2nd free throw | 16-9 |
| 11:50 | Northern Iowa | Heriberto Mancini snags the defensive board | 16-9 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Robert Ross (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Carl Gilbert (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Don McCredie (fresh) PF - Richard Shorts (fresh) C - Wayne Alford (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Samuel Cushing (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jeffrey Mauricio (fresh) SF - Frederick Smith (fresh) PF - Julian Brooks (fresh) C - Heriberto Mancini (fresh) | |
| 11:45 | Northern Iowa | Jeffrey Mauricio hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane | 16-9 |
| 11:44 | Iowa | Richard Shorts grabs the defensive rebound | 16-9 |
| 11:33 | Iowa | Wayne Alford misses the runner near the basket but he's hacked by Heriberto Mancini - foul #1 on Heriberto Mancini, team foul #3 | 16-9 |
| 11:33 | Iowa | Wayne Alford misses the 1st free throw | 16-9 |
| 11:33 | Iowa | Wayne Alford makes the 2nd free throw | 17-9 |
| 11:14 | Northern Iowa | Julian Brooks clanks a jumper from the right side | 17-9 |
| 11:12 | Northern Iowa | Samuel Cushing pulls down the offensive rebound | 17-9 |
| 10:56 | Northern Iowa | Robert Ross picks off the pass by Julian Brooks | 17-9 |
| 10:46 | Iowa | Wayne Alford misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 17-9 |
| 10:45 | Iowa | Wayne Alford gets the offensive rebound | 17-9 |
| 10:31 | Iowa | Carl Gilbert misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 17-9 |
| 10:29 | Northern Iowa | Jeffrey Mauricio pulls down the rebound | 17-9 |
| 10:08 | Northern Iowa | Heriberto Mancini is open and scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Jeffrey Mauricio | 17-12 |
| 09:46 | Iowa | Wayne Alford connects on the fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Richard Shorts | 19-12 |
| 09:32 | Northern Iowa | Frederick Smith drills a jump hook near the basket | 19-14 |
| 09:20 | Iowa | Wayne Alford scores on a floater in the lane set up by Don McCredie | 21-14 |
| 09:10 | Northern Iowa | Jeffrey Mauricio misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 21-14 |
| 09:08 | Iowa | Richard Shorts grabs the defensive rebound | 21-14 |
| 08:50 | Iowa | Don McCredie misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Jeffrey Mauricio - foul #1 on Jeffrey Mauricio, team foul #4 | 21-14 |
| Subs | Iowa | Mervin Tschida (SG), Richard Parker (PF) Carl Gilbert, Richard Shorts | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Joseph Grange (PG), John Wolfenbarger (SG), Patrick Kennedy (SF), James Gregory (PF), Robert Wheless (C) Samuel Cushing, Jeffrey Mauricio, Frederick Smith, Julian Brooks, Heriberto Mancini | |
| 08:50 | Iowa | Don McCredie misses the 1st free throw | 21-14 |
| 08:50 | Iowa | Don McCredie makes the 2nd free throw | 22-14 |
| 08:26 | Northern Iowa | James Gregory can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 22-14 |
| 08:24 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Richard Parker | 22-14 |
| 08:20 | Iowa | Robert Ross clanks a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Robert Wheless - foul #1 on Robert Wheless, team foul #5 | 22-14 |
| Subs | Iowa | Carl Houpt (SF) Don McCredie | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Grant (SG) John Wolfenbarger | |
| 08:20 | Iowa | Robert Ross makes the 1st free throw | 23-14 |
| 08:20 | Iowa | Robert Ross makes the 2nd free throw | 24-14 |
| 08:02 | Northern Iowa | Mervin Tschida steals it from Robert Wheless | 24-14 |
| 07:45 | Iowa | Robert Ross is fouled on the floor by Joseph Grange - foul #2 on Joseph Grange, team foul #6 | 24-14 |
| Subs | Iowa | Richard Shorts (C) Wayne Alford | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | John Wolfenbarger (PG) Joseph Grange | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Robert Ross (tiring) 8 pts. SG - Mervin Tschida (fresh) SF - Carl Houpt (fresh) PF - Richard Parker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Shorts (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - John Wolfenbarger (fresh) SG - James Grant (fresh) SF - Patrick Kennedy (fresh) 2 reb. PF - James Gregory (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Wheless (fresh) | |
| 07:29 | Iowa | Mervin Tschida misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 24-14 |
| 07:28 | Northern Iowa | Patrick Kennedy snags the defensive board | 24-14 |
| 07:24 | Northern Iowa | James Grant throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-14 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Diego Reyes (SF) Patrick Kennedy | |
| 07:10 | Iowa | Robert Ross is hacked by Diego Reyes - foul #1 on Diego Reyes, team foul #7 | 24-14 |
| Subs | Iowa | Carl Gilbert (SG) Mervin Tschida | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Heriberto Mancini (C) Robert Wheless | |
| 07:10 | Iowa | Robert Ross misses the 1st free throw | 24-14 |
| 07:10 | Northern Iowa | Heriberto Mancini grabs the board | 24-14 |
| 06:45 | Northern Iowa | James Gregory hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 24-14 |
| 06:44 | Northern Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Heriberto Mancini | 24-14 |
| 06:26 | Northern Iowa | Diego Reyes comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 24-14 |
| 06:25 | Iowa | Robert Ross pulls down the rebound | 24-14 |
| 06:23 | Iowa | Robert Ross is fouled in the backcourt by John Wolfenbarger - foul #1 on John Wolfenbarger, team foul #8 | 24-14 |
| Subs | Iowa | Don McCredie (SF), Wayne Alford (C) Carl Houpt, Richard Shorts | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Samuel Cushing (PG), Jeffrey Mauricio (SG), Patrick Kennedy (SF), Frederick Smith (PF) John Wolfenbarger, James Grant, Diego Reyes, James Gregory | |
| 06:23 | Iowa | Robert Ross misses the 1st free throw | 24-14 |
| 06:23 | Northern Iowa | Frederick Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 24-14 |
| 06:13 | Northern Iowa | Heriberto Mancini double dribbles | 24-14 |
| 06:01 | Iowa | Robert Ross makes the turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Carl Gilbert | 26-14 |
| 05:45 | Northern Iowa | Patrick Kennedy is hacked by Robert Ross - foul #2 on Robert Ross, team foul #6 | 26-14 |
| Subs | Iowa | Charles Douglas (PG), Mervin Tschida (SF) Robert Ross, Don McCredie | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Wheless (C) Heriberto Mancini | |
| 05:30 | Northern Iowa | Jeffrey Mauricio throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-14 |
| 05:17 | Iowa | Mervin Tschida throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-14 |
| Subs | Iowa | Carl Houpt (SF) Carl Gilbert | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Julian Brooks (PF) Patrick Kennedy | |
| 04:57 | Northern Iowa | Robert Wheless's fadeaway is rejected by Wayne Alford | 26-14 |
| 04:56 | Iowa | Carl Houpt gets the rebound | 26-14 |
| 04:36 | Iowa | Charles Douglas connects on the jump hook in the paint | 28-14 |
| 04:19 | Northern Iowa | Jeffrey Mauricio lays it up and in on a nice dish by Samuel Cushing | 28-16 |
| 03:58 | Iowa | Wayne Alford hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket but he's hacked by Samuel Cushing - foul #1 on Samuel Cushing, team foul #9 | 28-16 |
| Subs | Iowa | Carl Gilbert (SG), Don McCredie (SF), Richard Shorts (PF) Mervin Tschida, Carl Houpt, Richard Parker | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Joseph Grange (PG), James Grant (SG), Patrick Kennedy (SF), James Gregory (PF) Samuel Cushing, Jeffrey Mauricio, Frederick Smith, Robert Wheless | |
| 03:58 | Iowa | Wayne Alford makes the 1st free throw | 29-16 |
| 03:58 | Iowa | Wayne Alford makes the 2nd free throw | 30-16 |
| 03:41 | Northern Iowa | Wayne Alford is called for the reach on Joseph Grange - foul #1 on Wayne Alford, team foul #7 | 30-16 |
| Subs | Iowa | Richard Parker (PF) Wayne Alford | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Heriberto Mancini (C) Julian Brooks | |
| 03:41 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Grange makes the 1st free throw | 30-17 |
| 03:41 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Grange makes the 2nd free throw | 30-18 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Charles Douglas (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Carl Gilbert (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Don McCredie (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Richard Parker (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Shorts (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Joseph Grange (fresh) 6 pts. SG - James Grant (fresh) SF - Patrick Kennedy (fresh) 3 reb. PF - James Gregory (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Heriberto Mancini (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:33 | Iowa | Carl Gilbert blows the dunk but he's fouled by Joseph Grange - foul #3 on Joseph Grange, team foul #10 | 30-18 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | John Wolfenbarger (PG) Joseph Grange | |
| 03:33 | Iowa | Carl Gilbert makes the 1st free throw | 31-18 |
| 03:33 | Iowa | Carl Gilbert misses the 2nd free throw | 31-18 |
| 03:33 | Northern Iowa | Heriberto Mancini snags the defensive board | 31-18 |
| 03:13 | Northern Iowa | Patrick Kennedy loses the dribble to Richard Shorts | 31-18 |
| 02:59 | Iowa | Charles Douglas is fouled on the floor by John Wolfenbarger - foul #2 on John Wolfenbarger, team foul #11 | 31-18 |
| 02:59 | Iowa | Charles Douglas misses the 1st free throw | 31-18 |
| 02:59 | Iowa | Charles Douglas makes the 2nd free throw | 32-18 |
| 02:43 | Northern Iowa | James Grant makes the shot from the left side | 32-20 |
| 02:28 | Iowa | Charles Douglas misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 32-20 |
| 02:26 | Iowa | Richard Parker tips it back up and in | 34-20 |
| 02:07 | Northern Iowa | Patrick Kennedy can't finish the layup | 34-20 |
| 02:05 | Northern Iowa | James Grant tips it back up and in | 34-22 |
| 01:56 | Iowa | Carl Gilbert blows the layup but he's hacked by James Grant - foul #2 on James Grant, team foul #12 | 34-22 |
| Subs | Iowa | Mervin Tschida (SF), Wayne Alford (C) Don McCredie, Richard Parker | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Samuel Cushing (PG), Frederick Smith (SF), Robert Wheless (C) James Grant, Patrick Kennedy, Heriberto Mancini | |
| 01:56 | Iowa | Carl Gilbert makes the 1st free throw | 35-22 |
| 01:56 | Iowa | Carl Gilbert misses the 2nd free throw | 35-22 |
| 01:56 | Northern Iowa | Robert Wheless grabs the board | 35-22 |
| 01:40 | Northern Iowa | James Gregory hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 35-22 |
| 01:39 | Northern Iowa | Robert Wheless tips it home | 35-24 |
| 01:20 | Iowa | Charles Douglas makes the fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Carl Gilbert | 37-24 |
| 01:05 | Northern Iowa | John Wolfenbarger hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 37-24 |
| 01:03 | Northern Iowa | Frederick Smith pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-24 |
| 00:44 | Northern Iowa | John Wolfenbarger can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 37-24 |
| 00:43 | Northern Iowa | Frederick Smith tips it in | 37-26 |
| 00:30 | Iowa | Charles Douglas hits a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Wayne Alford | 40-26 |
| 00:00 | Northern Iowa | James Gregory misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 40-26 |