| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Jeff Bigby (fresh) SG - Blake Roberts (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Brubaker (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Wilbert Lane (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Geoffrey Kammer (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Ray Breit (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Steven Finney (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sylvester Davey (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Donald Gigliotti (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Amado Yazzie (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Iowa | Sylvester Davey inbounds the ball | 32-36 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:39 | Iowa | Steven Finney connects on the floater from close range set up by Sylvester Davey | 32-38 |
| 19:25 | Northern Iowa | Blake Roberts works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 32-38 |
| 19:23 | Iowa | Ray Breit snags the defensive board | 32-38 |
| 19:06 | Iowa | Steven Finney loses the ball out of bounds | 32-38 |
| 18:50 | Northern Iowa | James Brubaker drills a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Jeff Bigby | 35-38 |
| 18:43 | Iowa | Sylvester Davey travels with the ball | 35-38 |
| 18:35 | Northern Iowa | Blake Roberts comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Ray Breit - foul #1 on Ray Breit, team foul #1 | 35-38 |
| 18:35 | Northern Iowa | Blake Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 36-38 |
| 18:35 | Northern Iowa | Blake Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 37-38 |
| 18:17 | Iowa | Steven Finney is hacked by Geoffrey Kammer - foul #1 on Geoffrey Kammer, team foul #1 | 37-38 |
| 18:04 | Iowa | Jeff Bigby is called for the reach on Steven Finney - foul #1 on Jeff Bigby, team foul #2 | 37-38 |
| 17:44 | Iowa | Amado Yazzie is whistled for a carry | 37-38 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Thomas Hoelscher (SF) James Brubaker | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 17:23 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Kammer makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Jeff Bigby | 40-38 |
| 17:02 | Iowa | Ray Breit can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 40-38 |
| 17:00 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Hoelscher pulls down the rebound | 40-38 |
| 16:43 | Northern Iowa | Blake Roberts splits the doubleteam but misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 40-38 |
| 16:41 | Iowa | Donald Gigliotti grabs the board | 40-38 |
| 16:36 | Iowa | Ray Breit misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 40-38 |
| 16:35 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Kammer gets the rebound | 40-38 |
| 16:08 | Northern Iowa | Wilbert Lane misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 40-38 |
| 16:06 | Iowa | Sylvester Davey grabs the board | 40-38 |
| 15:52 | Iowa | Donald Gigliotti loses the ball out of bounds | 40-38 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | John Lemke (PG), Larry Bateman (SG), James Brubaker (SF), Nicholas Brooks (PF) Jeff Bigby, Blake Roberts, Wilbert Lane, Geoffrey Kammer | |
| Subs | Iowa | Virgilio Greco (PG), Richard Brown (SG), Reginald Phillips (SF), Domenic Mancini (PF), Andre Russo (C) Ray Breit, Steven Finney, Sylvester Davey, Donald Gigliotti, Amado Yazzie | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - John Lemke (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Bateman (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Brubaker (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Nicholas Brooks (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Hoelscher (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Virgilio Greco (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Richard Brown (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Reginald Phillips (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Domenic Mancini (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Andre Russo (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Northern Iowa | James Brubaker misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 40-38 |
| 15:41 | Iowa | Andre Russo pulls down the rebound | 40-38 |
| 15:22 | Iowa | Andre Russo's floater is tipped away by Thomas Hoelscher | 40-38 |
| 15:20 | Northern Iowa | Nicholas Brooks gets the rebound | 40-38 |
| 14:55 | Northern Iowa | Larry Bateman drills a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by John Lemke and the foul's on Reginald Phillips - foul #1 on Reginald Phillips, team foul #2 | 43-38 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Blake Roberts (SG) John Lemke | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 14:55 | Northern Iowa | Larry Bateman makes the free throw | 44-38 |
| 14:40 | Iowa | Nicholas Brooks swats the shot by Virgilio Greco | 44-38 |
| 14:38 | Northern Iowa | Nicholas Brooks snags the defensive board | 44-38 |
| 14:17 | Northern Iowa | Andre Russo steals the ball from Larry Bateman | 44-38 |
| 13:59 | Iowa | Virgilio Greco clanks a fadeaway near the basket | 44-38 |
| 13:58 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Hoelscher pulls down the rebound | 44-38 |
| 13:43 | Northern Iowa | Blake Roberts works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Richard Brown - foul #3 on Richard Brown, team foul #3 | 44-38 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jeff Bigby (PG), Jason Suiter (SF), Geoffrey Kammer (C) Larry Bateman, James Brubaker, Thomas Hoelscher | |
| Subs | Iowa | Ray Breit (PG), Steven Finney (SG), Sylvester Davey (SF), Donald Gigliotti (PF), Amado Yazzie (C) Virgilio Greco, Richard Brown, Reginald Phillips, Domenic Mancini, Andre Russo | |
| 13:43 | Northern Iowa | Blake Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 45-38 |
| 13:43 | Northern Iowa | Blake Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 46-38 |
| 13:22 | Iowa | Amado Yazzie lays it up and in on a nice dish by Ray Breit | 46-40 |
| 13:07 | Northern Iowa | Blake Roberts splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 46-40 |
| 13:05 | Northern Iowa | Nicholas Brooks tips it but misses | 46-40 |
| 13:03 | Northern Iowa | Jason Suiter tips it back up and in | 48-40 |
| 12:48 | Iowa | Amado Yazzie drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Ray Breit | 48-43 |
| 12:31 | Northern Iowa | Jason Suiter can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 48-43 |
| 12:29 | Northern Iowa | Nicholas Brooks tips it back up and in | 50-43 |
| 12:10 | Iowa | Ray Breit hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Donald Gigliotti | 50-46 |
| 11:51 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Kammer travels with the ball | 50-46 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | John Lemke (PG), Larry Bateman (SG), James Brubaker (SF), Wilbert Lane (PF), Thomas Hoelscher (C) Jeff Bigby, Blake Roberts, Jason Suiter, Nicholas Brooks, Geoffrey Kammer | |
| Subs | Iowa | Richard Brown (SF), Domenic Mancini (PF), Andre Russo (C) Sylvester Davey, Donald Gigliotti, Amado Yazzie | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - John Lemke (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Larry Bateman (fresh) 7 pts. SF - James Brubaker (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Wilbert Lane (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Hoelscher (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Ray Breit (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Steven Finney (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Domenic Mancini (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Andre Russo (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Iowa | Ray Breit is called for traveling | 50-46 |
| 11:08 | Northern Iowa | The 3pt attempt by Wilbert Lane is denied by Richard Brown | 50-46 |
| 11:07 | Northern Iowa | James Brubaker gets the offensive rebound | 50-46 |
| 10:57 | Northern Iowa | John Lemke loses the dribble to Ray Breit | 50-46 |
| 10:32 | Iowa | Domenic Mancini misses the dunk attempt | 50-46 |
| 10:30 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Wilbert Lane | 50-46 |
| 10:05 | Northern Iowa | Wilbert Lane misses long on a driving attempt from the left block | 50-46 |
| 10:04 | Iowa | Andre Russo pulls down the rebound | 50-46 |
| 09:50 | Iowa | Andre Russo hits a shot near the basket and the foul's on Thomas Hoelscher - foul #3 on Thomas Hoelscher, team foul #3 | 50-48 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jeff Bigby (PG), Blake Roberts (SG), Geoffrey Kammer (C) John Lemke, Larry Bateman, James Brubaker | |
| Subs | Iowa | Virgilio Greco (PG), Sylvester Davey (SF), Donald Gigliotti (PF) Ray Breit, Steven Finney, Domenic Mancini | |
| 09:50 | Iowa | Andre Russo makes the free throw | 50-49 |
| 09:21 | Northern Iowa | Blake Roberts shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline and he's fouled by Richard Brown - foul #4 on Richard Brown, team foul #4 | 52-49 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Nicholas Brooks (PF) Wilbert Lane | |
| Subs | Iowa | Reginald Phillips (SG), Amado Yazzie (C) Richard Brown, Andre Russo | |
| 09:21 | Northern Iowa | Blake Roberts makes the free throw | 53-49 |
| 08:56 | Iowa | Amado Yazzie can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 53-49 |
| 08:54 | Northern Iowa | Nicholas Brooks pulls down the rebound | 53-49 |
| 08:40 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Hoelscher scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Geoffrey Kammer | 56-49 |
| 08:19 | Iowa | Amado Yazzie buries a floater in the lane on a nice dish by Donald Gigliotti | 56-51 |
| 08:09 | Northern Iowa | Blake Roberts can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 56-51 |
| 08:08 | Iowa | Donald Gigliotti gets the rebound | 56-51 |
| 07:51 | Iowa | Sylvester Davey hits a fadeaway from the right block | 56-53 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Jeff Bigby (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Blake Roberts (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Thomas Hoelscher (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Nicholas Brooks (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Geoffrey Kammer (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Virgilio Greco (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Reginald Phillips (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Sylvester Davey (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Donald Gigliotti (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Amado Yazzie (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:45 | Northern Iowa | Nicholas Brooks drills a jumpshot from the right side and he's hacked by Reginald Phillips - foul #2 on Reginald Phillips, team foul #5 | 58-53 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Brubaker (SF) Thomas Hoelscher | |
| Subs | Iowa | Ray Breit (PG), Steven Finney (SG) Virgilio Greco, Reginald Phillips | |
| 07:45 | Northern Iowa | Nicholas Brooks misses the free throw | 58-53 |
| 07:45 | Iowa | Donald Gigliotti grabs the board | 58-53 |
| 07:24 | Iowa | Sylvester Davey misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on James Brubaker - foul #1 on James Brubaker, team foul #4 | 58-53 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Wilbert Lane (PF) Geoffrey Kammer | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 07:24 | Iowa | Sylvester Davey makes the 1st free throw | 58-54 |
| 07:24 | Iowa | Sylvester Davey misses the 2nd free throw | 58-54 |
| 07:24 | Northern Iowa | Nicholas Brooks grabs the defensive rebound | 58-54 |
| 07:06 | Northern Iowa | James Brubaker misses badly on a jumper near the basket but he's hacked by Ray Breit - foul #2 on Ray Breit, team foul #6 | 58-54 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | John Lemke (PG) Jeff Bigby | |
| Subs | Iowa | Richard Brown (SF), Domenic Mancini (PF) Sylvester Davey, Donald Gigliotti | |
| 07:06 | Northern Iowa | James Brubaker misses the 1st free throw | 58-54 |
| 07:06 | Northern Iowa | James Brubaker makes the 2nd free throw | 59-54 |
| 06:48 | Iowa | Ray Breit is fouled on the floor by John Lemke - foul #1 on John Lemke, team foul #5 | 59-54 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Andre Russo (C) Amado Yazzie | |
| 06:36 | Iowa | Steven Finney drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Ray Breit | 59-57 |
| 06:21 | Northern Iowa | James Brubaker is open but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 59-57 |
| 06:19 | Iowa | Andre Russo snags the defensive board | 59-57 |
| 06:03 | Iowa | Ray Breit can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 59-57 |
| 06:01 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Wilbert Lane | 59-57 |
| 05:56 | Northern Iowa | John Lemke scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 62-57 |
| 05:39 | Iowa | Ray Breit makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Richard Brown | 62-60 |
| 05:23 | Northern Iowa | Wilbert Lane banks in the layup | 64-60 |
| 05:09 | Iowa | Blake Roberts steps in front of the Ray Breit pass | 64-60 |
| 05:09 | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-60 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jeff Bigby (PG), Geoffrey Kammer (C) John Lemke, Nicholas Brooks | |
| Subs | Iowa | Sylvester Davey (SF), Donald Gigliotti (PF), Amado Yazzie (C) Richard Brown, Domenic Mancini, Andre Russo | |
| 04:51 | Northern Iowa | Blake Roberts works out of a doubleteam and scores on a runner from the right block | 66-60 |
| 04:25 | Iowa | Wilbert Lane steps in front of the Donald Gigliotti pass | 66-60 |
| 04:11 | Northern Iowa | James Brubaker misses the fadeaway from the right side | 66-60 |
| 04:10 | Iowa | Amado Yazzie grabs the board | 66-60 |
| 03:50 | Iowa | Blake Roberts is called for the reach on Steven Finney - foul #3 on Blake Roberts, team foul #6 | 66-60 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Thomas Hoelscher (SF) James Brubaker | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Jeff Bigby (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Blake Roberts (fresh) 12 pts. 3 pf. SF - Thomas Hoelscher (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Wilbert Lane (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Geoffrey Kammer (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Ray Breit (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Steven Finney (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sylvester Davey (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Donald Gigliotti (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Amado Yazzie (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:36 | Iowa | Donald Gigliotti is hacked by Thomas Hoelscher - foul #4 on Thomas Hoelscher, team foul #7 | 66-60 |
| 03:36 | Iowa | Donald Gigliotti makes the 1st free throw | 66-61 |
| 03:36 | Iowa | Donald Gigliotti makes the 2nd free throw | 66-62 |
| 03:28 | Northern Iowa | Wilbert Lane clanks a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Donald Gigliotti - foul #1 on Donald Gigliotti, team foul #7 | 66-62 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Virgilio Greco (PG) Ray Breit | |
| 03:28 | Northern Iowa | Wilbert Lane misses the 1st free throw | 66-62 |
| 03:28 | Northern Iowa | Wilbert Lane makes the 2nd free throw | 67-62 |
| 03:18 | Iowa | Sylvester Davey clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 67-62 |
| 03:16 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Kammer grabs the board | 67-62 |
| 02:59 | Northern Iowa | Jeff Bigby connects on the runner in the paint on a great pass from Blake Roberts and the foul's on Amado Yazzie - foul #1 on Amado Yazzie, team foul #8 | 69-62 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Nicholas Brooks (PF) Wilbert Lane | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 02:59 | Northern Iowa | Jeff Bigby misses the free throw | 69-62 |
| 02:59 | Iowa | Donald Gigliotti grabs the board | 69-62 |
| 02:40 | Iowa | Steven Finney's fadeaway is rejected by Geoffrey Kammer | 69-62 |
| 02:39 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Kammer grabs the defensive rebound | 69-62 |
| 02:39 | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 69-62 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Brubaker (SF), Wilbert Lane (PF) Thomas Hoelscher, Nicholas Brooks | |
| Subs | Iowa | Ray Breit (PG) Virgilio Greco | |
| 02:24 | Northern Iowa | Jeff Bigby is hacked by Ray Breit - foul #3 on Ray Breit, team foul #9 | 69-62 |
| 02:24 | Northern Iowa | Jeff Bigby makes the 1st free throw | 70-62 |
| 02:24 | Northern Iowa | Jeff Bigby misses the 2nd free throw | 70-62 |
| 02:24 | Iowa | Sylvester Davey grabs the board | 70-62 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 02:01 | Iowa | Ray Breit connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Amado Yazzie and he's fouled by Geoffrey Kammer - foul #2 on Geoffrey Kammer, team foul #8 | 70-64 |
| 02:01 | Iowa | Ray Breit misses the free throw | 70-64 |
| 02:01 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Kammer snags the defensive board | 70-64 |
| 01:35 | Northern Iowa | Wilbert Lane banks in the layup and he's hacked by Donald Gigliotti - foul #2 on Donald Gigliotti, team foul #10 | 72-64 |
| 01:35 | Northern Iowa | Wilbert Lane misses the free throw | 72-64 |
| 01:35 | Iowa | Donald Gigliotti pulls down the rebound | 72-64 |
| 01:16 | Iowa | Donald Gigliotti is denied on a layup by Wilbert Lane | 72-64 |
| 01:14 | Northern Iowa | Jeff Bigby pulls down the rebound | 72-64 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:48 | Northern Iowa | Blake Roberts works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block | 72-64 |
| 00:47 | Northern Iowa | James Brubaker grabs the offensive board | 72-64 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| 00:44 | Northern Iowa | Ray Breit is called for the reach on James Brubaker - foul #4 on Ray Breit, team foul #11 | 72-64 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Nicholas Brooks (C) Geoffrey Kammer | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 00:44 | Northern Iowa | James Brubaker makes the 1st free throw | 73-64 |
| 00:44 | Northern Iowa | James Brubaker makes the 2nd free throw | 74-64 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| 00:37 | Iowa | Amado Yazzie misses the jump hook in the lane | 74-64 |
| 00:35 | Northern Iowa | Wilbert Lane grabs the board | 74-64 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:09 | Northern Iowa | James Brubaker is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on James Brubaker, team foul #9 | 74-64 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | John Lemke (PG), Larry Bateman (SG), Thomas Hoelscher (SF), Jason Suiter (C) Jeff Bigby, Blake Roberts, James Brubaker, Wilbert Lane | |
| Subs | Iowa | Virgilio Greco (PG), Richard Brown (SG), Reginald Phillips (SF), Domenic Mancini (PF), Andre Russo (C) Ray Breit, Steven Finney, Sylvester Davey, Donald Gigliotti, Amado Yazzie | |
| 00:04 | Iowa | Richard Brown knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Virgilio Greco | 74-67 |
| 00:04 | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 74-67 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jeff Bigby (PG), Blake Roberts (SG), James Brubaker (SF), Wilbert Lane (PF), Geoffrey Kammer (C) John Lemke, Larry Bateman, Thomas Hoelscher, Nicholas Brooks, Jason Suiter | |
| Subs | Iowa | Ray Breit (PG), Steven Finney (SG), Sylvester Davey (SF), Donald Gigliotti (PF), Amado Yazzie (C) Virgilio Greco, Richard Brown, Reginald Phillips, Domenic Mancini, Andre Russo | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:00 | Northern Iowa | Jeff Bigby runs out the clock | 74-67 |