| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Martin Fisher (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Manuel West (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Abel Gent (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Daniel Harton (fresh) 3 reb. C - Thomas Chapman (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Ervin Lowery (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Robert Smith (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Harold Gagnon (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dustin Atnip (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Daniel Theodore (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cleveland State | Harold Gagnon inbounds the ball | 25-25 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:53 | Cleveland State | Ervin Lowery is hacked by Martin Fisher in the backcourt - foul #3 on Martin Fisher, team foul #1 | 25-25 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Arthur Beauchamp (PG) Martin Fisher | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 19:32 | Cleveland State | Robert Smith hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Ervin Lowery | 25-28 |
| 19:25 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Harton misses the easy layup | 25-28 |
| 19:24 | Cleveland State | Dustin Atnip snags the defensive board | 25-28 |
| 19:03 | Cleveland State | Ervin Lowery comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 25-28 |
| 19:01 | Cleveland State | Robert Smith pulls down the offensive rebound | 25-28 |
| 18:52 | Cleveland State | Dustin Atnip throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-28 |
| 18:40 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Harton misses the jumpshot from the left side | 25-28 |
| 18:38 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Beauchamp gets the offensive rebound | 25-28 |
| 18:27 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Harton is whistled for traveling | 25-28 |
| 18:01 | Cleveland State | Dustin Atnip can't connect on a driving attempt from the right block | 25-28 |
| 17:59 | Cleveland State | Daniel Theodore tips it in | 25-30 |
| 17:44 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Harton misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Dustin Atnip - foul #2 on Dustin Atnip, team foul #1 | 25-30 |
| 17:44 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Harton makes the 1st free throw | 26-30 |
| 17:44 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Harton misses the 2nd free throw | 26-30 |
| 17:44 | Cleveland State | Robert Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 26-30 |
| 17:27 | Cleveland State | Robert Smith misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Abel Gent - foul #2 on Abel Gent, team foul #2 | 26-30 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Stanley Bower (PF) Daniel Harton | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Theodore Coppedge (PG) Ervin Lowery | |
| 17:27 | Cleveland State | Robert Smith makes the 1st free throw | 26-31 |
| 17:27 | Cleveland State | Robert Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 26-31 |
| 17:27 | Northern Iowa | Stanley Bower pulls down the rebound | 26-31 |
| 17:14 | Northern Iowa | Stanley Bower can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 26-31 |
| 17:13 | Cleveland State | Dustin Atnip grabs the defensive rebound | 26-31 |
| 17:09 | Cleveland State | Theodore Coppedge loses the ball out of bounds | 26-31 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jerald Ferguson (SG), Shaun Dineen (SF) Manuel West, Abel Gent | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Robert Liller (SF), Harry Schreiner (C) Harold Gagnon, Daniel Theodore | |
| 16:43 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Chapman hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block | 26-31 |
| 16:42 | Cleveland State | Dustin Atnip pulls down the rebound | 26-31 |
| 16:18 | Cleveland State | Dustin Atnip clanks a fadeaway from close range | 26-31 |
| 16:17 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Beauchamp snags the defensive board | 26-31 |
| 15:56 | Northern Iowa | Stanley Bower makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Shaun Dineen | 29-31 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Arthur Beauchamp (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Jerald Ferguson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Shaun Dineen (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Stanley Bower (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Chapman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Theodore Coppedge (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Robert Smith (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Robert Liller (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Dustin Atnip (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Harry Schreiner (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:37 | Cleveland State | Jerald Ferguson steps in front of the Harry Schreiner pass | 29-31 |
| 15:13 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Chapman scores on a jumper from the left side set up by Arthur Beauchamp and he's hacked by Robert Liller - foul #2 on Robert Liller, team foul #2 | 31-31 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Martin Fisher (PG), Manuel West (SG), Abel Gent (SF), Daniel Harton (PF) Arthur Beauchamp, Jerald Ferguson, Shaun Dineen, Stanley Bower | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Ervin Lowery (PG), Harold Gagnon (SF), Daniel Theodore (C) Theodore Coppedge, Robert Smith, Dustin Atnip | |
| 15:13 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Chapman makes the free throw | 32-31 |
| 14:56 | Cleveland State | Abel Gent is called for the reach on Ervin Lowery - foul #3 on Abel Gent, team foul #3 | 32-31 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Melvin Hatch (C) Thomas Chapman | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 14:42 | Cleveland State | Harold Gagnon clanks a jumper in the lane | 32-31 |
| 14:41 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Melvin Hatch | 32-31 |
| 14:23 | Northern Iowa | Robert Liller is called for the reach on Daniel Harton - foul #3 on Robert Liller, team foul #3 | 32-31 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Theodore Coppedge (SG), Joseph Spicer (PF) Robert Liller, Harry Schreiner | |
| 14:14 | Northern Iowa | Abel Gent connects on the shot near the basket set up by Manuel West | 34-31 |
| 13:55 | Cleveland State | Ervin Lowery misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 34-31 |
| 13:54 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Harton grabs the defensive rebound | 34-31 |
| 13:26 | Northern Iowa | Manuel West drills a floater from the right wing set up by Martin Fisher | 36-31 |
| 13:07 | Cleveland State | Martin Fisher picks off the pass by Daniel Theodore | 36-31 |
| 12:47 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Harton misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 36-31 |
| 12:46 | Cleveland State | Theodore Coppedge snags the defensive board | 36-31 |
| 12:34 | Cleveland State | Theodore Coppedge is fouled on the floor by Manuel West - foul #1 on Manuel West, team foul #4 | 36-31 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Arthur Beauchamp (PG), Shaun Dineen (SF), Stanley Bower (PF), Thomas Chapman (C) Martin Fisher, Abel Gent, Daniel Harton, Melvin Hatch | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Robert Smith (SG), Robert Liller (SF), Dustin Atnip (PF), Harry Schreiner (C) Ervin Lowery, Harold Gagnon, Joseph Spicer, Daniel Theodore | |
| 12:22 | Cleveland State | Dustin Atnip drills a shot near the basket set up by Theodore Coppedge | 36-33 |
| 11:56 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Beauchamp makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Shaun Dineen | 39-33 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Arthur Beauchamp (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Manuel West (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Shaun Dineen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Stanley Bower (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Chapman (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Theodore Coppedge (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Smith (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Robert Liller (fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. PF - Dustin Atnip (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Harry Schreiner (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:34 | Cleveland State | Robert Smith hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Theodore Coppedge | 39-36 |
| 11:11 | Northern Iowa | Stanley Bower knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane and he's hacked by Dustin Atnip - foul #3 on Dustin Atnip, team foul #4 | 41-36 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Martin Fisher (PG), Abel Gent (SF) Manuel West, Shaun Dineen | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Ervin Lowery (PG), Harold Gagnon (SF), Daniel Theodore (C) Theodore Coppedge, Robert Liller, Harry Schreiner | |
| 11:11 | Northern Iowa | Stanley Bower misses the free throw | 41-36 |
| 11:11 | Cleveland State | Dustin Atnip grabs the board | 41-36 |
| 10:54 | Cleveland State | Ervin Lowery makes the jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Harold Gagnon | 41-38 |
| 10:32 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Beauchamp misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-38 |
| 10:31 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Daniel Theodore | 41-38 |
| 10:20 | Cleveland State | Harold Gagnon is hacked by Thomas Chapman - foul #1 on Thomas Chapman, team foul #5 | 41-38 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Daniel Harton (PF) Stanley Bower | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 10:08 | Cleveland State | Harold Gagnon is whistled for traveling | 41-38 |
| 09:52 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Beauchamp lays it in set up by Martin Fisher | 43-38 |
| 09:38 | Cleveland State | Robert Smith can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 43-38 |
| 09:36 | Cleveland State | Daniel Theodore tips it home | 43-40 |
| 09:15 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Harton connects on the runner from the right block | 45-40 |
| 09:00 | Cleveland State | Arthur Beauchamp is called for the reach on Ervin Lowery - foul #1 on Arthur Beauchamp, team foul #6 | 45-40 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Manuel West (SG), Shaun Dineen (SF), Melvin Hatch (C) Martin Fisher, Abel Gent, Thomas Chapman | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Theodore Coppedge (PG), Robert Liller (SG), Joseph Linn (SF), Harry Schreiner (PF), Joseph Spicer (C) Ervin Lowery, Robert Smith, Harold Gagnon, Dustin Atnip, Daniel Theodore | |
| 08:49 | Cleveland State | Melvin Hatch is called for the reach on Robert Liller - foul #1 on Melvin Hatch, team foul #7 | 45-40 |
| 08:49 | Cleveland State | Robert Liller misses the 1st free throw | 45-40 |
| 08:49 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Harton snags the defensive board | 45-40 |
| 08:44 | Northern Iowa | Melvin Hatch loses the dribble to Theodore Coppedge | 45-40 |
| 08:17 | Cleveland State | Harry Schreiner comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 45-40 |
| 08:16 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Harton gets the rebound | 45-40 |
| 08:00 | Northern Iowa | Shaun Dineen is fouled on the floor by Robert Liller - foul #4 on Robert Liller, team foul #5 | 45-40 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jerald Ferguson (PG), Stanley Bower (PF), Thomas Chapman (C) Arthur Beauchamp, Daniel Harton, Melvin Hatch | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 07:42 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Chapman lays it in set up by Stanley Bower and he's fouled by Joseph Spicer - foul #1 on Joseph Spicer, team foul #6 | 47-40 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Abel Gent (SF) Jerald Ferguson | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Harold Gagnon (SF), Daniel Theodore (C) Joseph Linn, Joseph Spicer | |
| 07:42 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Chapman makes the free throw | 48-40 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Shaun Dineen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Manuel West (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Abel Gent (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Stanley Bower (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Chapman (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Theodore Coppedge (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Liller (fresh) 1 pts. 4 pf. SF - Harold Gagnon (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Harry Schreiner (fresh) 2 pts. C - Daniel Theodore (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Cleveland State | Harold Gagnon connects on the jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Robert Liller | 48-42 |
| 07:05 | Northern Iowa | Harold Gagnon picks off the pass by Stanley Bower | 48-42 |
| 07:02 | Cleveland State | Robert Liller lays it in on a great pass from Harold Gagnon | 48-44 |
| 06:42 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Chapman misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 48-44 |
| 06:40 | Cleveland State | Daniel Theodore pulls down the rebound | 48-44 |
| 06:19 | Cleveland State | Theodore Coppedge can't connect on a shot from the left side | 48-44 |
| 06:17 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Chapman gets the rebound | 48-44 |
| 06:01 | Northern Iowa | Shaun Dineen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-44 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Martin Fisher (PG), Arthur Beauchamp (SG), Daniel Harton (PF), Melvin Hatch (C) Manuel West, Abel Gent, Stanley Bower, Thomas Chapman | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Ervin Lowery (PG), Robert Smith (SG), Joseph Linn (SF), Dustin Atnip (PF), Joseph Spicer (C) Theodore Coppedge, Robert Liller, Harold Gagnon, Harry Schreiner, Daniel Theodore | |
| 05:49 | Cleveland State | Joseph Spicer connects on the fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Ervin Lowery and the foul's on Melvin Hatch - foul #2 on Melvin Hatch, team foul #8 | 48-46 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jerald Ferguson (SG) Shaun Dineen | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 05:49 | Cleveland State | Joseph Spicer misses the free throw | 48-46 |
| 05:49 | Cleveland State | Robert Smith pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-46 |
| 05:41 | Cleveland State | Daniel Harton steals it from Robert Smith | 48-46 |
| 05:33 | Northern Iowa | Melvin Hatch can't connect on a floater from the baseline but he's fouled by Joseph Linn - foul #1 on Joseph Linn, team foul #7 | 48-46 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Stanley Bower (SF) Jerald Ferguson | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 05:33 | Northern Iowa | Melvin Hatch makes the 1st free throw | 49-46 |
| 05:33 | Northern Iowa | Melvin Hatch misses the 2nd free throw | 49-46 |
| 05:33 | Cleveland State | Dustin Atnip grabs the board | 49-46 |
| 05:18 | Cleveland State | Joseph Spicer can't throw it down but he's hacked by Martin Fisher - foul #4 on Martin Fisher, team foul #9 | 49-46 |
| 05:18 | Cleveland State | Joseph Spicer misses the 1st free throw | 49-46 |
| 05:18 | Cleveland State | Joseph Spicer makes the 2nd free throw | 49-47 |
| 05:16 | Northern Iowa | Ervin Lowery steals the ball from Martin Fisher in the backcourt | 49-47 |
| 05:14 | Cleveland State | Ervin Lowery blows the layup | 49-47 |
| 05:13 | Cleveland State | Joseph Spicer tips it in | 49-49 |
| 05:04 | Northern Iowa | Stanley Bower buries a fadeaway from the baseline | 51-49 |
| 04:50 | Cleveland State | Daniel Harton steps in front of the Joseph Spicer pass | 51-49 |
| 04:36 | Northern Iowa | Robert Smith picks off the pass by Stanley Bower | 51-49 |
| 04:19 | Cleveland State | Melvin Hatch swats the layup by Robert Smith | 51-49 |
| 04:18 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Harton pulls down the rebound | 51-49 |
| 03:58 | Northern Iowa | Melvin Hatch misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 51-49 |
| 03:56 | Cleveland State | Dustin Atnip pulls down the rebound | 51-49 |
| 03:49 | Cleveland State | Joseph Linn misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 51-49 |
| 03:47 | Northern Iowa | Melvin Hatch grabs the board | 51-49 |
| 03:47 | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-49 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Manuel West (SG), Abel Gent (SF), Thomas Chapman (C) Arthur Beauchamp, Stanley Bower, Melvin Hatch | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Harold Gagnon (SF), Daniel Theodore (C) Joseph Linn, Joseph Spicer | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Martin Fisher (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Manuel West (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Abel Gent (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Daniel Harton (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Thomas Chapman (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Ervin Lowery (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Smith (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Harold Gagnon (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Dustin Atnip (fresh) 5 pts. 10 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Daniel Theodore (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:34 | Northern Iowa | Abel Gent can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Harold Gagnon - foul #3 on Harold Gagnon, team foul #8 | 51-49 |
| 03:34 | Northern Iowa | Abel Gent makes the 1st free throw | 52-49 |
| 03:34 | Northern Iowa | Abel Gent makes the 2nd free throw | 53-49 |
| 03:13 | Cleveland State | Daniel Harton is called for the reach on Dustin Atnip - foul #2 on Daniel Harton, team foul #10 | 53-49 |
| 03:13 | Cleveland State | Dustin Atnip makes the 1st free throw | 53-50 |
| 03:13 | Cleveland State | Dustin Atnip makes the 2nd free throw | 53-51 |
| 02:56 | Northern Iowa | Abel Gent scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Manuel West | 56-51 |
| 02:27 | Cleveland State | Dustin Atnip lays it in on a nice dish by Ervin Lowery | 56-53 |
| 02:10 | Northern Iowa | Robert Smith steals it from Martin Fisher | 56-53 |
| 02:07 | Cleveland State | Ervin Lowery lays it up and in on a great pass from Robert Smith | 56-55 |
| 01:45 | Northern Iowa | Abel Gent misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner but he's fouled by Robert Smith - foul #1 on Robert Smith, team foul #9 | 56-55 |
| 01:45 | Northern Iowa | Abel Gent makes the 1st free throw | 57-55 |
| 01:45 | Northern Iowa | Abel Gent makes the 2nd free throw | 58-55 |
| 01:45 | Northern Iowa | Abel Gent makes the 3rd free throw | 59-55 |
| 01:24 | Cleveland State | Robert Smith is hacked by Manuel West - foul #2 on Manuel West, team foul #11 | 59-55 |
| 01:24 | Cleveland State | Robert Smith makes the 1st free throw | 59-56 |
| 01:24 | Cleveland State | Robert Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 59-56 |
| 01:24 | Cleveland State | The offensive rebound goes to Dustin Atnip | 59-56 |
| 01:11 | Cleveland State | Daniel Theodore is hacked by Thomas Chapman - foul #2 on Thomas Chapman, team foul #12 | 59-56 |
| 01:11 | Cleveland State | Daniel Theodore makes the 1st free throw | 59-57 |
| 01:11 | Cleveland State | Daniel Theodore makes the 2nd free throw | 59-58 |
| 00:48 | Northern Iowa | Manuel West is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 59-58 |
| 00:19 | Cleveland State | Harold Gagnon misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Martin Fisher - foul #5 on Martin Fisher, team foul #13 | 59-58 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Arthur Beauchamp (PG) Martin Fisher | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 00:19 | Cleveland State | Harold Gagnon misses the 1st free throw | 59-58 |
| 00:19 | Cleveland State | Harold Gagnon makes the 2nd free throw | 59-59 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:04 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Beauchamp scores on a floater in the paint on a nice dish by Manuel West | 61-59 |
| 00:04 | Cleveland State | Cleveland State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 61-59 |
| 00:00 | Cleveland State | Ervin Lowery misses short on a halfcourt shot | 61-59 |