| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Gordon Lake (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Shayne Nagorski (fresh) SF - Emery Perron (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Daniel Dufresne (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Howard Morris (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Larry Lundy (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SG - Brian Simone (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jack James (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - John Allen (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Clifton Scheidt (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northern Iowa | Jack James inbounds the ball | 33-32 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:39 | Northern Iowa | Larry Lundy is open and buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Clifton Scheidt | 33-35 |
| 19:26 | Northwestern State | Shayne Nagorski makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Gordon Lake | 36-35 |
| 19:13 | Northern Iowa | Brian Simone clanks a 3 from the left corner | 36-35 |
| 19:12 | Northern Iowa | Jack James snags the offensive board | 36-35 |
| 18:58 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Dufresne is called for the reach on Brian Simone - foul #3 on Daniel Dufresne, team foul #1 | 36-35 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Timothy Brittain (PF) Daniel Dufresne | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 18:34 | Northern Iowa | Jack James is whistled for traveling | 36-35 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Tommy Patterson (PG), Dennis Rosenberg (SF), Keith Weitz (C) Gordon Lake, Emery Perron, Howard Morris | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Dwayne Merchant (SG) Brian Simone | |
| 18:20 | Northwestern State | Dennis Rosenberg drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Tommy Patterson | 38-35 |
| 18:17 | Northern Iowa | Shayne Nagorski takes the ball from Clifton Scheidt in the backcourt | 38-35 |
| 18:16 | Northwestern State | Shayne Nagorski misses the lay-in | 38-35 |
| 18:14 | Northern Iowa | Jack James grabs the defensive rebound | 38-35 |
| 18:12 | Northern Iowa | Larry Lundy is hacked by Tommy Patterson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Tommy Patterson, team foul #2 | 38-35 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Clayton Luce (PG) Shayne Nagorski | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jeffrey Galloway (SF), Joseph Cairns (PF), Michael Hille (C) Jack James, John Allen, Clifton Scheidt | |
| 18:02 | Northern Iowa | Dwayne Merchant is open but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 38-35 |
| 18:01 | Northwestern State | Keith Weitz pulls down the rebound | 38-35 |
| 17:55 | Northwestern State | Timothy Brittain buries a shot from the right block | 40-35 |
| 17:43 | Northern Iowa | Jeffrey Galloway connects on the jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Larry Lundy | 40-37 |
| 17:25 | Northwestern State | Tommy Patterson hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 43-37 |
| 17:05 | Northern Iowa | Dwayne Merchant misses the shot from the right wing | 43-37 |
| 17:03 | Northwestern State | The rebound goes to Timothy Brittain | 43-37 |
| 16:47 | Northwestern State | Dennis Rosenberg makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Clayton Luce | 46-37 |
| 16:42 | Northern Iowa | Larry Lundy is fouled in the backcourt by Clayton Luce - foul #1 on Clayton Luce, team foul #3 | 46-37 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Gordon Lake (PG), Shayne Nagorski (SG), Emery Perron (SF), Felix Baldridge (PF), Howard Morris (C) Clayton Luce, Tommy Patterson, Dennis Rosenberg, Timothy Brittain, Keith Weitz | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Brian Simone (SG), Jack James (SF), John Allen (PF), Clifton Scheidt (C) Larry Lundy, Jeffrey Galloway, Joseph Cairns, Michael Hille | |
| 16:29 | Northern Iowa | John Allen misses the wide open 3pt attempt from straight away | 46-37 |
| 16:28 | Northern Iowa | Jack James tips it but misses | 46-37 |
| 16:26 | Northern Iowa | John Allen grabs the offensive board | 46-37 |
| 16:16 | Northern Iowa | Dwayne Merchant's fadeaway is rejected by Emery Perron | 46-37 |
| 16:15 | Northwestern State | Shayne Nagorski gets the rebound | 46-37 |
| 16:06 | Northwestern State | Shayne Nagorski misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 46-37 |
| 16:04 | Northwestern State | Howard Morris grabs the offensive rebound | 46-37 |
| 15:52 | Northwestern State | Emery Perron is hacked by Jack James - foul #1 on Jack James, team foul #1 | 46-37 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Daniel Dufresne (PF) Felix Baldridge | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Daniel Watkins (PG), Joseph Cairns (PF), Larry Schwebke (C) Dwayne Merchant, John Allen, Clifton Scheidt | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Gordon Lake (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Shayne Nagorski (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Emery Perron (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Daniel Dufresne (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Howard Morris (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Daniel Watkins (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Brian Simone (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jack James (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. PF - Joseph Cairns (fresh) 2 pts. C - Larry Schwebke (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:38 | Northwestern State | Howard Morris can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Joseph Cairns - foul #1 on Joseph Cairns, team foul #2 | 46-37 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Ruben Long (SG) Brian Simone | |
| 15:38 | Northwestern State | Howard Morris makes the 1st free throw | 47-37 |
| 15:38 | Northwestern State | Howard Morris makes the 2nd free throw | 48-37 |
| 15:28 | Northern Iowa | Ruben Long is fouled on the floor by Gordon Lake - foul #3 on Gordon Lake, team foul #4 | 48-37 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Robert Anderson (SF) Emery Perron | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Michael Hille (C) Jack James | |
| 15:11 | Northern Iowa | Ruben Long misses the wide open 3pt attempt from the left wing | 48-37 |
| 15:09 | Northern Iowa | Michael Hille pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-37 |
| 14:52 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Cairns misses long on a runner from the left block | 48-37 |
| 14:50 | Northern Iowa | Ruben Long gets the offensive rebound | 48-37 |
| 14:40 | Northern Iowa | Gordon Lake takes the ball from Joseph Cairns | 48-37 |
| 14:36 | Northwestern State | Gordon Lake blows the layup | 48-37 |
| 14:35 | Northern Iowa | Michael Hille grabs the defensive rebound | 48-37 |
| 14:21 | Northern Iowa | Larry Schwebke knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner | 48-40 |
| 13:58 | Northwestern State | Howard Morris misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 48-40 |
| 13:56 | Northwestern State | Daniel Dufresne grabs the offensive board | 48-40 |
| 13:51 | Northwestern State | Gordon Lake throws it down on a nice dish by Daniel Dufresne | 50-40 |
| 13:27 | Northern Iowa | Michael Hille scores on a runner in the paint | 50-42 |
| 13:04 | Northwestern State | Shayne Nagorski drills a runner in the lane set up by Robert Anderson | 52-42 |
| 12:42 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Watkins misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 52-42 |
| 12:40 | Northwestern State | Howard Morris grabs the board | 52-42 |
| 12:29 | Northwestern State | Gordon Lake is hacked by Daniel Watkins - foul #1 on Daniel Watkins, team foul #3 | 52-42 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Tommy Patterson (PG), Dennis Rosenberg (SG), Emery Perron (SF), Felix Baldridge (PF), Keith Weitz (C) Gordon Lake, Shayne Nagorski, Robert Anderson, Daniel Dufresne, Howard Morris | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Larry Lundy (PG), Brian Simone (SG), Jack James (SF), John Allen (PF), Clifton Scheidt (C) Daniel Watkins, Ruben Long, Larry Schwebke, Joseph Cairns, Michael Hille | |
| 12:10 | Northwestern State | Emery Perron hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 52-42 |
| 12:08 | Northern Iowa | Clifton Scheidt pulls down the rebound | 52-42 |
| 11:56 | Northern Iowa | Jack James makes the floater in the lane | 52-44 |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Tommy Patterson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dennis Rosenberg (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Emery Perron (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Felix Baldridge (fresh) 2 pts. C - Keith Weitz (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Larry Lundy (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Brian Simone (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jack James (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. PF - John Allen (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Clifton Scheidt (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:41 | Northwestern State | Dennis Rosenberg's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-44 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Timothy Brittain (PF) Felix Baldridge | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 11:19 | Northern Iowa | Larry Lundy can't connect on an uncontested 3pt jumper from the right corner | 52-44 |
| 11:18 | Northern Iowa | Jack James grabs the offensive rebound | 52-44 |
| 11:07 | Northern Iowa | Clifton Scheidt misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 52-44 |
| 11:06 | Northwestern State | Timothy Brittain pulls down the rebound | 52-44 |
| 11:01 | Northwestern State | Tommy Patterson hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 52-44 |
| 11:00 | Northwestern State | Emery Perron hits the follow up shot | 54-44 |
| 10:44 | Northern Iowa | Clifton Scheidt loses the dribble to Emery Perron | 54-44 |
| 10:32 | Northwestern State | Emery Perron hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side but the foul's on John Allen - foul #2 on John Allen, team foul #4 | 54-44 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Clayton Luce (PG), Shayne Nagorski (SG), Felix Baldridge (PF), Howard Morris (C) Tommy Patterson, Dennis Rosenberg, Timothy Brittain, Keith Weitz | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Dwayne Merchant (SG), Jeffrey Galloway (SF) Brian Simone, Jack James | |
| 10:32 | Northwestern State | Emery Perron makes the 1st free throw | 55-44 |
| 10:32 | Northwestern State | Emery Perron misses the 2nd free throw | 55-44 |
| 10:32 | Northern Iowa | Clifton Scheidt pulls down the rebound | 55-44 |
| 10:09 | Northern Iowa | Jeffrey Galloway misses short on a floater from the left block | 55-44 |
| 10:08 | Northwestern State | The rebound goes to Howard Morris | 55-44 |
| 09:53 | Northwestern State | Clayton Luce misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 55-44 |
| 09:51 | Northern Iowa | Clifton Scheidt snags the defensive board | 55-44 |
| 09:32 | Northern Iowa | Clifton Scheidt's pass is intercepted by Felix Baldridge | 55-44 |
| 09:28 | Northwestern State | Clayton Luce hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Emery Perron | 58-44 |
| 09:11 | Northern Iowa | Clayton Luce steals the ball from Jeffrey Galloway | 58-44 |
| 09:06 | Northwestern State | Emery Perron slams it home on a nice dish by Clayton Luce | 60-44 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 09:02 | Northern Iowa | Dwayne Merchant buries a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Larry Lundy and the foul's on Shayne Nagorski - foul #1 on Shayne Nagorski, team foul #5 | 60-46 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Gordon Lake (PG), Tommy Patterson (SG), Daniel Dufresne (PF), Timothy Brittain (C) Clayton Luce, Shayne Nagorski, Felix Baldridge, Howard Morris | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Ruben Long (SG), Jack James (SF) Larry Lundy, Jeffrey Galloway | |
| 09:02 | Northern Iowa | Dwayne Merchant makes the free throw | 60-47 |
| 08:46 | Northwestern State | Daniel Dufresne misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 60-47 |
| 08:45 | Northwestern State | Timothy Brittain misses the tip | 60-47 |
| 08:43 | Northern Iowa | Dwayne Merchant gets the rebound | 60-47 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 08:30 | Northern Iowa | Jack James blows the layup | 60-47 |
| 08:28 | Northern Iowa | John Allen gets the offensive rebound | 60-47 |
| 08:15 | Northern Iowa | Dwayne Merchant makes the 3pt shot from the left corner | 60-50 |
| 07:53 | Northwestern State | Daniel Dufresne double dribbles | 60-50 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Dennis Rosenberg (SG), Robert Anderson (SF), Felix Baldridge (PF), Keith Weitz (C) Tommy Patterson, Emery Perron, Daniel Dufresne, Timothy Brittain | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Daniel Watkins (PG), Brian Simone (SG), Joseph Cairns (PF), Michael Hille (C) Dwayne Merchant, Ruben Long, John Allen, Clifton Scheidt | |
| 07:51 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Watkins travels in the backcourt | 60-50 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Larry Schwebke (SF) Jack James | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Gordon Lake (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 4 stl. 3 pf. SG - Dennis Rosenberg (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Anderson (fresh) PF - Felix Baldridge (fresh) 2 pts. C - Keith Weitz (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Daniel Watkins (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Brian Simone (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Larry Schwebke (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Joseph Cairns (fresh) 2 pts. C - Michael Hille (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:44 | Northwestern State | Robert Anderson buries a 3 from the left corner | 63-50 |
| 07:27 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Rosenberg picks off the pass by Larry Schwebke | 63-50 |
| 07:24 | Northwestern State | Robert Anderson misses the easy layup | 63-50 |
| 07:23 | Northern Iowa | Michael Hille grabs the board | 63-50 |
| 07:07 | Northern Iowa | Brian Simone buries a floater from the right block on a great pass from Daniel Watkins | 63-52 |
| 06:43 | Northwestern State | Dennis Rosenberg hits a runner in the paint on a nice dish by Gordon Lake | 65-52 |
| 06:31 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Watkins hits a wide open 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Hille | 65-55 |
| 06:05 | Northwestern State | Gordon Lake misses long on a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Daniel Watkins - foul #2 on Daniel Watkins, team foul #5 | 65-55 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Clayton Luce (SG), Tommy Patterson (SF), Daniel Dufresne (PF), Howard Morris (C) Dennis Rosenberg, Robert Anderson, Felix Baldridge, Keith Weitz | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Larry Lundy (PG), Dwayne Merchant (SG), Jack James (SF), Clifton Scheidt (C) Daniel Watkins, Brian Simone, Larry Schwebke, Michael Hille | |
| 06:05 | Northwestern State | Gordon Lake makes the 1st free throw | 66-55 |
| 06:05 | Northwestern State | Gordon Lake makes the 2nd free throw | 67-55 |
| 05:55 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Cairns hits the finger roll set up by Larry Lundy and he's fouled by Clayton Luce - foul #2 on Clayton Luce, team foul #6 | 67-57 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Shayne Nagorski (SG) Gordon Lake | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 05:55 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Cairns makes the free throw | 67-58 |
| 05:38 | Northwestern State | Howard Morris hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 67-58 |
| 05:36 | Northern Iowa | Dwayne Merchant gets the rebound | 67-58 |
| 05:18 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Cairns misses short on a driving attempt from the right block | 67-58 |
| 05:16 | Northern Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Cairns | 67-58 |
| 04:59 | Northern Iowa | Clifton Scheidt misses long on an open jumper in the lane | 67-58 |
| 04:58 | Northwestern State | Shayne Nagorski snags the defensive board | 67-58 |
| 04:38 | Northwestern State | Tommy Patterson clanks a floater from the right wing | 67-58 |
| 04:36 | Northwestern State | Tommy Patterson tips it back up and in | 69-58 |
| 04:33 | Northern Iowa | Jack James's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 69-58 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Gordon Lake (PG), Emery Perron (SF), Timothy Brittain (C) Clayton Luce, Tommy Patterson, Howard Morris | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | John Allen (PF), Michael Hille (C) Joseph Cairns, Clifton Scheidt | |
| 04:20 | Northwestern State | Shayne Nagorski misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 69-58 |
| 04:18 | Northern Iowa | John Allen snags the defensive board | 69-58 |
| 04:11 | Northern Iowa | Larry Lundy misses short on a shot from the right side | 69-58 |
| 04:09 | Northern Iowa | Larry Lundy tips it home | 69-60 |
| 03:46 | Northwestern State | Shayne Nagorski misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 69-60 |
| 03:45 | Northern Iowa | Michael Hille grabs the board | 69-60 |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Gordon Lake (tiring) 11 pts. 5 ast. 4 stl. 3 pf. SG - Shayne Nagorski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Emery Perron (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Daniel Dufresne (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Timothy Brittain (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Larry Lundy (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dwayne Merchant (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jack James (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 10 reb. PF - John Allen (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. C - Michael Hille (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:38 | Northern Iowa | John Allen's pass is intercepted by Shayne Nagorski | 69-60 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:21 | Northwestern State | Shayne Nagorski clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on John Allen - foul #3 on John Allen, team foul #6 | 69-60 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Dennis Rosenberg (PG), Robert Anderson (SF), Felix Baldridge (PF), Howard Morris (C) Gordon Lake, Emery Perron, Daniel Dufresne, Timothy Brittain | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Daniel Watkins (PG), Ruben Long (SG), Jeffrey Galloway (SF), Larry Schwebke (C) Larry Lundy, Dwayne Merchant, Jack James, Michael Hille | |
| 03:21 | Northwestern State | Shayne Nagorski misses the 1st free throw | 69-60 |
| 03:21 | Northwestern State | Shayne Nagorski misses the 2nd free throw | 69-60 |
| 03:21 | Northern Iowa | Larry Schwebke gets the rebound | 69-60 |
| 03:09 | Northern Iowa | Larry Schwebke misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 69-60 |
| 03:08 | Northwestern State | Shayne Nagorski grabs the board | 69-60 |
| 02:51 | Northwestern State | Shayne Nagorski scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Felix Baldridge | 72-60 |
| 02:51 | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-60 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Clayton Luce (PG), Tommy Patterson (SG), Keith Weitz (C) Shayne Nagorski, Robert Anderson, Howard Morris | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Larry Lundy (PG), Brian Simone (SG), Joseph Cairns (PF), Michael Hille (C) Daniel Watkins, Ruben Long, John Allen, Larry Schwebke | |
| 02:34 | Northern Iowa | Michael Hille hits a fadeaway from the right block | 72-62 |
| 02:34 | Northwestern State | Northwestern State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-62 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jack James (SF) Jeffrey Galloway | |
| 02:15 | Northwestern State | Dennis Rosenberg misses long on a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Michael Hille - foul #1 on Michael Hille, team foul #7 | 72-62 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Emery Perron (SF) Clayton Luce | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 02:15 | Northwestern State | Dennis Rosenberg makes the 1st free throw | 73-62 |
| 02:15 | Northwestern State | Dennis Rosenberg makes the 2nd free throw | 74-62 |
| 02:08 | Northern Iowa | Larry Lundy scores on a jumper from close range set up by Jack James | 74-64 |
| 02:03 | Northwestern State | Northwestern State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 74-64 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Gordon Lake (PG), Shayne Nagorski (SG), Daniel Dufresne (PF), Timothy Brittain (C) Tommy Patterson, Dennis Rosenberg, Felix Baldridge, Keith Weitz | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | John Allen (PF), Clifton Scheidt (C) Joseph Cairns, Michael Hille | |
| 01:39 | Northwestern State | Gordon Lake misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Jack James - foul #2 on Jack James, team foul #8 | 74-64 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Tommy Patterson (SG), Dennis Rosenberg (SF), Keith Weitz (C) Shayne Nagorski, Emery Perron, Daniel Dufresne | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Dwayne Merchant (PG), Ruben Long (SG), Jeffrey Galloway (SF), Joseph Cairns (PF), Michael Hille (C) Larry Lundy, Brian Simone, Jack James, John Allen, Clifton Scheidt | |
| 01:39 | Northwestern State | Gordon Lake makes the 1st free throw | 75-64 |
| 01:39 | Northwestern State | Gordon Lake misses the 2nd free throw | 75-64 |
| 01:39 | Northern Iowa | Michael Hille grabs the board | 75-64 |
| 01:26 | Northern Iowa | Dwayne Merchant misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Dennis Rosenberg - foul #1 on Dennis Rosenberg, team foul #7 | 75-64 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Clayton Luce (PG) Gordon Lake | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 01:26 | Northern Iowa | Dwayne Merchant makes the 1st free throw | 75-65 |
| 01:26 | Northern Iowa | Dwayne Merchant makes the 2nd free throw | 75-66 |
| 01:21 | Northwestern State | Northwestern State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 75-66 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Gordon Lake (PG), Shayne Nagorski (SG), Emery Perron (SF), Daniel Dufresne (PF), Howard Morris (C) Clayton Luce, Tommy Patterson, Dennis Rosenberg, Timothy Brittain, Keith Weitz | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Larry Lundy (PG), Brian Simone (SG), Jack James (SF), John Allen (PF), Clifton Scheidt (C) Dwayne Merchant, Ruben Long, Jeffrey Galloway, Joseph Cairns, Michael Hille | |
| 01:02 | Northwestern State | Gordon Lake hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 75-66 |
| 01:01 | Northwestern State | The offensive rebound goes to Emery Perron | 75-66 |
| 00:42 | Northwestern State | Shayne Nagorski misses the easy layup | 75-66 |
| 00:41 | Northwestern State | Howard Morris snags the offensive board | 75-66 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:39 | Northwestern State | Howard Morris is hacked by Clifton Scheidt - foul #1 on Clifton Scheidt, team foul #9 | 75-66 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Clayton Luce (SG) Shayne Nagorski | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 00:39 | Northwestern State | Howard Morris makes the 1st free throw | 76-66 |
| 00:39 | Northwestern State | Howard Morris makes the 2nd free throw | 77-66 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:36 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Dufresne is called for the reach on Brian Simone in the backcourt - foul #4 on Daniel Dufresne, team foul #8 | 77-66 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Tommy Patterson (SG), Dennis Rosenberg (SF), Timothy Brittain (PF), Keith Weitz (C) Gordon Lake, Emery Perron, Daniel Dufresne, Howard Morris | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Dwayne Merchant (PG), Jeffrey Galloway (SF), Joseph Cairns (PF), Michael Hille (C) Larry Lundy, Jack James, John Allen, Clifton Scheidt | |
| 00:36 | Northern Iowa | Brian Simone makes the 1st free throw | 77-67 |
| 00:36 | Northern Iowa | Brian Simone makes the 2nd free throw | 77-68 |
| 00:35 | Northwestern State | Clayton Luce is hacked by Dwayne Merchant in the backcourt - foul #2 on Dwayne Merchant, team foul #10 | 77-68 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Gordon Lake (PG), Emery Perron (SF), Daniel Dufresne (PF) Tommy Patterson, Dennis Rosenberg, Timothy Brittain | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Larry Lundy (PG), Jack James (SF), John Allen (PF), Clifton Scheidt (C) Dwayne Merchant, Jeffrey Galloway, Joseph Cairns, Michael Hille | |
| 00:35 | Northwestern State | Clayton Luce misses the 1st free throw | 77-68 |
| 00:35 | Northwestern State | Clayton Luce misses the 2nd free throw | 77-68 |
| 00:35 | Northern Iowa | Clifton Scheidt grabs the board | 77-68 |
| 00:31 | Northern Iowa | Jack James is hacked by Clayton Luce in the backcourt - foul #3 on Clayton Luce, team foul #9 | 77-68 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Shayne Nagorski (SG), Howard Morris (C) Clayton Luce, Keith Weitz | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 00:31 | Northern Iowa | Jack James misses the 1st free throw | 77-68 |
| 00:31 | Northwestern State | The rebound goes to Shayne Nagorski | 77-68 |
| 00:28 | Northwestern State | Larry Lundy is called for the reach on Shayne Nagorski in the backcourt - foul #2 on Larry Lundy, team foul #11 | 77-68 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Keith Weitz (C) Howard Morris | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 00:28 | Northwestern State | Shayne Nagorski makes the 1st free throw | 78-68 |
| 00:28 | Northwestern State | Shayne Nagorski makes the 2nd free throw | 79-68 |
| 00:21 | Northern Iowa | Larry Lundy makes the jumper from the left side set up by Clifton Scheidt | 79-70 |
| 00:18 | Northwestern State | Larry Lundy is called for the reach on Daniel Dufresne in the backcourt - foul #3 on Larry Lundy, team foul #12 | 79-70 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Clayton Luce (SG) Shayne Nagorski | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 00:18 | Northwestern State | Daniel Dufresne makes the 1st free throw | 80-70 |
| 00:18 | Northwestern State | Daniel Dufresne makes the 2nd free throw | 81-70 |
| 00:11 | Northern Iowa | John Allen comes up short on the turnaround near the basket | 81-70 |
| 00:09 | Northwestern State | The rebound goes to Daniel Dufresne | 81-70 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Northwestern State | Gordon Lake runs out the clock | 81-70 |