| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Charles Snyder (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christopher Replogle (fresh) SF - Marcos Gonzalez (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Andrew Penick (fresh) 3 reb. C - Juan Miranda (fresh) 20 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Edward Bixler (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Eugene Byer (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Curtis Moore (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Alan Green (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Herman Allbright (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| 20:00 | Columbia | Curtis Moore inbounds the ball | 31-19 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:36 | Columbia | Eugene Byer misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 31-19 |
| 19:35 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Marcos Gonzalez | 31-19 |
| 19:21 | Northern Iowa | Juan Miranda misses the jumpshot from the right side | 31-19 |
| 19:19 | Northern Iowa | Juan Miranda tips it back up and in | 33-19 |
| 18:53 | Columbia | Eugene Byer buries a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Edward Bixler | 33-21 |
| 18:28 | Northern Iowa | Andrew Penick throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-21 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Carlos Fitzgerald (PG), Robert Powell (SG) Edward Bixler, Eugene Byer | |
| 18:03 | Columbia | Curtis Moore clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 33-21 |
| 18:01 | Columbia | Alan Green gets the offensive rebound | 33-21 |
| 17:42 | Columbia | Robert Powell makes the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Curtis Moore | 33-23 |
| 17:29 | Northern Iowa | Christopher Replogle is whistled for traveling | 33-23 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Stephen Evans (SG) Christopher Replogle | |
| Subs | Columbia | Edward Bixler (PG) Carlos Fitzgerald | |
| 17:08 | Columbia | Alan Green knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Edward Bixler | 33-26 |
| 16:53 | Northern Iowa | Juan Miranda drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Charles Snyder and he's fouled by Herman Allbright - foul #4 on Herman Allbright, team foul #1 | 35-26 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Gustavo Pena (PG), Thomas Bryant (C) Charles Snyder, Andrew Penick | |
| Subs | Columbia | George Newton (PG), Carlos Fitzgerald (SG) Edward Bixler, Herman Allbright | |
| 16:53 | Northern Iowa | Juan Miranda misses the free throw | 35-26 |
| 16:53 | Columbia | Alan Green grabs the defensive rebound | 35-26 |
| 16:24 | Columbia | Alan Green scores on a floater from the left wing on a great pass from George Newton | 35-28 |
| 16:09 | Northern Iowa | Juan Miranda hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block | 35-28 |
| 16:07 | Northern Iowa | Juan Miranda snags the offensive board | 35-28 |
| 16:01 | Northern Iowa | Alan Green picks off the pass by Marcos Gonzalez | 35-28 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Gustavo Pena (fresh) SG - Stephen Evans (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marcos Gonzalez (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Juan Miranda (fairly fresh) 24 pts. 9 reb. C - Thomas Bryant (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - George Newton (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Carlos Fitzgerald (fresh) SF - Curtis Moore (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Powell (fresh) 5 pts. C - Alan Green (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:32 | Columbia | Alan Green misses long on a shot from the left side but the foul's on Thomas Bryant - foul #2 on Thomas Bryant, team foul #1 | 35-28 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Charles Snyder (PG), Christopher Replogle (SG), Andrew Penick (PF) Gustavo Pena, Stephen Evans, Juan Miranda | |
| Subs | Columbia | Edward Bixler (PG), Eugene Byer (SG) George Newton, Carlos Fitzgerald | |
| 15:32 | Columbia | Alan Green misses the 1st free throw | 35-28 |
| 15:32 | Columbia | Alan Green makes the 2nd free throw | 35-29 |
| 15:03 | Northern Iowa | Christopher Replogle misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 35-29 |
| 15:01 | Columbia | Alan Green snags the defensive board | 35-29 |
| 14:33 | Columbia | Andrew Penick is called for the reach on Alan Green - foul #1 on Andrew Penick, team foul #2 | 35-29 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Columbia | George Newton (C) Robert Powell | |
| 14:17 | Columbia | Alan Green buries a jumper from the left side set up by Eugene Byer | 35-31 |
| 14:11 | Northern Iowa | Christopher Replogle's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-31 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Carlos Fitzgerald (PF) George Newton | |
| 13:56 | Columbia | Thomas Bryant steals the ball from Eugene Byer | 35-31 |
| 13:42 | Northern Iowa | Christopher Replogle clanks a floater from the free throw line | 35-31 |
| 13:41 | Northern Iowa | Andrew Penick misses the tip | 35-31 |
| 13:39 | Northern Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Andrew Penick | 35-31 |
| 13:23 | Northern Iowa | Marcos Gonzalez misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 35-31 |
| 13:22 | Columbia | Alan Green gets the rebound | 35-31 |
| 13:16 | Columbia | Eugene Byer is hacked by Christopher Replogle - foul #3 on Christopher Replogle, team foul #3 | 35-31 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Gustavo Pena (PG), Juan Miranda (C) Charles Snyder, Thomas Bryant | |
| Subs | Columbia | Robert Powell (SG), Herman Allbright (C) Eugene Byer, Carlos Fitzgerald | |
| 12:50 | Columbia | Curtis Moore is whistled for a carry | 35-31 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Stephen Evans (SG) Christopher Replogle | |
| Subs | Columbia | George Newton (PG), Eugene Byer (SG) Edward Bixler, Curtis Moore | |
| 12:34 | Northern Iowa | Juan Miranda misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 35-31 |
| 12:33 | Columbia | George Newton pulls down the rebound | 35-31 |
| 12:07 | Columbia | Eugene Byer comes up short on the turnaround from close range but he's hacked by Stephen Evans - foul #1 on Stephen Evans, team foul #4 | 35-31 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Edward Bixler (PG), Curtis Moore (SF) George Newton, Robert Powell | |
| 12:07 | Columbia | Eugene Byer makes the 1st free throw | 35-32 |
| 12:07 | Columbia | Eugene Byer makes the 2nd free throw | 35-33 |
| 11:57 | Northern Iowa | Juan Miranda is hacked by Herman Allbright - foul #5 on Herman Allbright, team foul #2 | 35-33 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Thomas Bryant (C) Andrew Penick | |
| Subs | Columbia | Carlos Fitzgerald (SG), Robert Powell (PF) Eugene Byer, Herman Allbright | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Gustavo Pena (fresh) SG - Stephen Evans (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marcos Gonzalez (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Juan Miranda (fresh) 24 pts. 9 reb. C - Thomas Bryant (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Edward Bixler (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Carlos Fitzgerald (fresh) SF - Curtis Moore (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Powell (fresh) 5 pts. C - Alan Green (tiring) 13 pts. 11 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:44 | Northern Iowa | Gustavo Pena's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-33 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Charles Snyder (PG), Christopher Replogle (SG) Gustavo Pena, Stephen Evans | |
| Subs | Columbia | George Newton (C) Robert Powell | |
| 11:15 | Columbia | Curtis Moore can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 35-33 |
| 11:13 | Columbia | George Newton tips it back up and in | 35-35 |
| 10:51 | Northern Iowa | Juan Miranda misses the jumper from the right side | 35-35 |
| 10:49 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Bryant tips it back up and in | 37-35 |
| 10:27 | Columbia | Curtis Moore clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 37-35 |
| 10:26 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Bryant pulls down the rebound | 37-35 |
| 10:15 | Northern Iowa | Juan Miranda misses badly on a floater from the right side | 37-35 |
| 10:14 | Columbia | Alan Green pulls down the rebound | 37-35 |
| 10:00 | Columbia | Alan Green's pass is intercepted by Marcos Gonzalez | 37-35 |
| 09:55 | Northern Iowa | Christopher Replogle lays it up and in on a great pass from Marcos Gonzalez | 39-35 |
| 09:50 | Columbia | Carlos Fitzgerald knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Curtis Moore | 39-38 |
| 09:38 | Northern Iowa | Juan Miranda can't connect on a driving attempt in the paint | 39-38 |
| 09:37 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Bryant grabs the offensive rebound | 39-38 |
| 09:30 | Northern Iowa | Juan Miranda throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-38 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Gustavo Pena (PG), Stephen Evans (SG), Andrew Penick (PF) Charles Snyder, Christopher Replogle, Thomas Bryant | |
| Subs | Columbia | Eugene Byer (SG), Robert Powell (PF) Carlos Fitzgerald, George Newton | |
| 09:07 | Columbia | Alan Green clanks a shot from the left side | 39-38 |
| 09:06 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Andrew Penick | 39-38 |
| 08:56 | Northern Iowa | Juan Miranda comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 39-38 |
| 08:55 | Northern Iowa | Stephen Evans hits the follow up shot | 41-38 |
| 08:36 | Columbia | Robert Powell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-38 |
| 08:21 | Northern Iowa | Juan Miranda comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 41-38 |
| 08:19 | Columbia | Eugene Byer grabs the defensive rebound | 41-38 |
| 07:50 | Columbia | Alan Green drills a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Edward Bixler and he's hacked by Juan Miranda - foul #1 on Juan Miranda, team foul #5 | 41-40 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Charles Snyder (PG), Christopher Replogle (SG), Ivan Szablewski (SF), Thomas Bryant (C) Gustavo Pena, Stephen Evans, Marcos Gonzalez, Juan Miranda | |
| Subs | Columbia | George Newton (PG) Edward Bixler | |
| 07:50 | Columbia | Alan Green makes the free throw | 41-41 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Charles Snyder (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Christopher Replogle (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Ivan Szablewski (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Andrew Penick (fresh) 6 reb. C - Thomas Bryant (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - George Newton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eugene Byer (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Curtis Moore (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Alan Green (tiring) 16 pts. 12 reb. 2 stl. C - Robert Powell (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 07:47 | Northern Iowa | George Newton takes the ball from Charles Snyder in the backcourt | 41-41 |
| 07:30 | Columbia | Andrew Penick steals the ball from Alan Green | 41-41 |
| 07:23 | Northern Iowa | Charles Snyder is hacked by Alan Green - foul #1 on Alan Green, team foul #3 | 41-41 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Edward Bixler (PG), Carlos Fitzgerald (SF) George Newton, Curtis Moore | |
| 07:15 | Northern Iowa | Christopher Replogle connects on the jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Ivan Szablewski | 43-41 |
| 06:56 | Columbia | Eugene Byer misses the 3 from the right corner | 43-41 |
| 06:55 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Bryant pulls down the rebound | 43-41 |
| 06:53 | Northern Iowa | Charles Snyder's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 43-41 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Curtis Moore (SF) Carlos Fitzgerald | |
| 06:36 | Columbia | Eugene Byer misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 43-41 |
| 06:35 | Northern Iowa | Andrew Penick grabs the defensive rebound | 43-41 |
| 06:21 | Northern Iowa | Edward Bixler steals the ball from Thomas Bryant | 43-41 |
| 05:58 | Columbia | Eugene Byer comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 43-41 |
| 05:56 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Bryant grabs the board | 43-41 |
| 05:48 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Bryant throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-41 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Gustavo Pena (PG), Stephen Evans (SG), Marcos Gonzalez (SF) Charles Snyder, Christopher Replogle, Ivan Szablewski | |
| Subs | Columbia | George Newton (PG), Carlos Fitzgerald (SF) Edward Bixler, Curtis Moore | |
| 05:27 | Columbia | Robert Powell comes up short on the jump hook in the lane | 43-41 |
| 05:25 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Bryant pulls down the rebound | 43-41 |
| 05:15 | Northern Iowa | Andrew Penick misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 43-41 |
| 05:13 | Columbia | Carlos Fitzgerald grabs the defensive rebound | 43-41 |
| 05:07 | Columbia | Alan Green's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-41 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Juan Miranda (C) Thomas Bryant | |
| Subs | Columbia | Edward Bixler (PG), Curtis Moore (SF) Carlos Fitzgerald, Robert Powell | |
| 04:54 | Northern Iowa | George Newton steals the ball from Juan Miranda | 43-41 |
| 04:35 | Columbia | Curtis Moore's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-41 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Charles Snyder (PG) Gustavo Pena | |
| Subs | Columbia | Carlos Fitzgerald (SG), Robert Powell (C) Eugene Byer, George Newton | |
| 04:25 | Northern Iowa | Stephen Evans is hacked by Carlos Fitzgerald - foul #1 on Carlos Fitzgerald, team foul #4 | 43-41 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Christopher Replogle (SG) Stephen Evans | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 04:12 | Northern Iowa | Andrew Penick double dribbles | 43-41 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Columbia | George Newton (PG), Eugene Byer (SG) Edward Bixler, Carlos Fitzgerald | |
| 03:45 | Columbia | Alan Green misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 43-41 |
| 03:43 | Northern Iowa | Christopher Replogle pulls down the rebound | 43-41 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Charles Snyder (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Christopher Replogle (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SF - Marcos Gonzalez (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Andrew Penick (fairly fresh) 7 reb. C - Juan Miranda (fresh) 24 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - George Newton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Eugene Byer (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Curtis Moore (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Alan Green (tired) 16 pts. 12 reb. 2 stl. C - Robert Powell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 03:27 | Northern Iowa | Juan Miranda loses the ball out of bounds | 43-41 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Thomas Bryant (C) Andrew Penick | |
| Subs | Columbia | Edward Bixler (PG), Carlos Fitzgerald (SG) George Newton, Eugene Byer | |
| 03:00 | Columbia | Alan Green misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 43-41 |
| 02:59 | Northern Iowa | Charles Snyder grabs the board | 43-41 |
| 02:53 | Northern Iowa | Juan Miranda blows the layup | 43-41 |
| 02:51 | Columbia | Alan Green gets the rebound | 43-41 |
| 02:22 | Columbia | Robert Powell lays it in set up by Carlos Fitzgerald and he's fouled by Thomas Bryant - foul #3 on Thomas Bryant, team foul #6 | 43-43 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Gustavo Pena (PG), Stephen Evans (SG), Ivan Szablewski (SF), Andrew Penick (PF) Charles Snyder, Christopher Replogle, Marcos Gonzalez, Juan Miranda | |
| Subs | Columbia | Eugene Byer (SG), George Newton (C) Carlos Fitzgerald, Curtis Moore | |
| 02:22 | Columbia | Robert Powell makes the free throw | 43-44 |
| 02:20 | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 43-44 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Curtis Moore (SF) Robert Powell | |
| 02:10 | Northern Iowa | Edward Bixler steps in front of the Stephen Evans pass | 43-44 |
| 01:45 | Columbia | Eugene Byer connects on the shot from the left side | 43-46 |
| 01:45 | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 43-46 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Charles Snyder (PG), Christopher Replogle (SG), Marcos Gonzalez (SF), Juan Miranda (C) Gustavo Pena, Stephen Evans, Ivan Szablewski, Thomas Bryant | |
| Subs | Columbia | Robert Powell (C) George Newton | |
| 01:31 | Northern Iowa | Juan Miranda jams it on a nice dish by Christopher Replogle and the foul's on Alan Green - foul #2 on Alan Green, team foul #5 | 45-46 |
| 01:31 | Northern Iowa | Juan Miranda misses the free throw | 45-46 |
| 01:31 | Columbia | Curtis Moore grabs the defensive rebound | 45-46 |
| 01:04 | Columbia | Eugene Byer makes the fadeaway from the right block | 45-48 |
| 00:58 | Northern Iowa | Charles Snyder is hacked by Edward Bixler - foul #3 on Edward Bixler, team foul #6 | 45-48 |
| 00:52 | Northern Iowa | Juan Miranda comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Alan Green - foul #3 on Alan Green, team foul #7 | 45-48 |
| 00:52 | Northern Iowa | Juan Miranda makes the 1st free throw | 46-48 |
| 00:52 | Northern Iowa | Juan Miranda makes the 2nd free throw | 47-48 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:26 | Columbia | Robert Powell scores on a turnaround in the lane | 47-50 |
| 00:14 | Northern Iowa | Juan Miranda misses long on a shot from the right wing | 47-50 |
| 00:13 | Columbia | Robert Powell gets the rebound | 47-50 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:10 | Columbia | Christopher Replogle is called for the reach on Robert Powell in the backcourt - foul #4 on Christopher Replogle, team foul #7 | 47-50 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Carlos Fitzgerald (PG) Edward Bixler | |
| 00:10 | Columbia | Robert Powell makes the 1st free throw | 47-51 |
| 00:10 | Columbia | Robert Powell makes the 2nd free throw | 47-52 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:04 | Northern Iowa | Marcos Gonzalez misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 47-52 |
| 00:03 | Columbia | Robert Powell grabs the defensive rebound | 47-52 |
| 00:00 | Columbia | Robert Powell runs out the clock | 47-52 |