| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Dennis Hargrove (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gerald Whitt (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SF - Mike Cole (fresh) 13 pts. PF - Mark Coogan (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Danny Vedder (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee Martin | PG - Larry Cardello (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kevin Reynolds (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Carl McChristion (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - George Chaffins (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Darryl Trexler (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee Martin | Carl McChristion inbounds the ball | 50-36 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Martin | Tennessee Martin is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:43 | Tennessee Martin | Carl McChristion is fouled on the floor by Gerald Whitt - foul #2 on Gerald Whitt, team foul #1 | 50-36 |
| 19:28 | Tennessee Martin | Kevin Reynolds drills a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Larry Cardello | 50-39 |
| 19:14 | Northern Iowa | Mark Coogan makes the driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Danny Vedder | 52-39 |
| 19:00 | Tennessee Martin | Kevin Reynolds can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 52-39 |
| 18:59 | Northern Iowa | Mark Coogan pulls down the rebound | 52-39 |
| 18:41 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Hargrove misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 52-39 |
| 18:40 | Tennessee Martin | Darryl Trexler gets the rebound | 52-39 |
| 18:36 | Tennessee Martin | Dennis Hargrove is called for the reach on Larry Cardello - foul #3 on Dennis Hargrove, team foul #2 | 52-39 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Leighton (PG) Dennis Hargrove | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | | |
| 18:24 | Tennessee Martin | Larry Cardello misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 52-39 |
| 18:23 | Northern Iowa | Danny Vedder grabs the defensive rebound | 52-39 |
| 18:15 | Northern Iowa | Darryl Trexler denies the turnaround by Danny Vedder | 52-39 |
| 18:13 | Northern Iowa | Mike Cole pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-39 |
| 17:57 | Northern Iowa | Mike Cole connects on the 3 from straight away set up by Gerald Whitt | 55-39 |
| 17:53 | Tennessee Martin | George Chaffins's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-39 |
| 17:37 | Northern Iowa | James Leighton is whistled for traveling | 55-39 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Bruce Wright (SF) Mike Cole | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | William Carr (PF), Justin Keen (C) George Chaffins, Darryl Trexler | |
| 17:23 | Tennessee Martin | William Carr is hacked by James Leighton - foul #1 on James Leighton, team foul #3 | 55-39 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Clark (SF), Robert Towns (PF) Gerald Whitt, Mark Coogan | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Michael Gremillion (SF) Carl McChristion | |
| 17:14 | Tennessee Martin | Justin Keen makes the jumper from close range | 55-41 |
| 16:51 | Northern Iowa | Bruce Wright is whistled for traveling | 55-41 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Gerald Whitt (SG) Danny Vedder | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Alan Bulloch (PG), Roderick Diedrich (SG) Larry Cardello, Kevin Reynolds | |
| 16:32 | Tennessee Martin | Alan Bulloch is hacked by James Leighton - foul #2 on James Leighton, team foul #4 | 55-41 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Darryl Trexler (C) Justin Keen | |
| 16:21 | Tennessee Martin | Darryl Trexler connects on the floater from the right block set up by Michael Gremillion | 55-43 |
| 16:00 | Northern Iowa | James Leighton clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 55-43 |
| 15:59 | Northern Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to James Leighton | 55-43 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - James Leighton (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Gerald Whitt (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SF - Bruce Wright (fresh) PF - Robert Towns (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - James Clark (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee Martin | PG - Alan Bulloch (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Roderick Diedrich (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Gremillion (fresh) PF - William Carr (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Darryl Trexler (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:48 | Northern Iowa | Gerald Whitt comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 55-43 |
| 15:46 | Tennessee Martin | Roderick Diedrich pulls down the rebound | 55-43 |
| 15:42 | Tennessee Martin | Alan Bulloch can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 55-43 |
| 15:41 | Northern Iowa | Gerald Whitt grabs the defensive rebound | 55-43 |
| 15:32 | Northern Iowa | Robert Towns misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline | 55-43 |
| 15:30 | Tennessee Martin | Roderick Diedrich snags the defensive board | 55-43 |
| 15:23 | Tennessee Martin | Michael Gremillion's fadeaway is rejected by Robert Towns | 55-43 |
| 15:21 | Tennessee Martin | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Gremillion | 55-43 |
| 15:02 | Tennessee Martin | Michael Gremillion lays it in set up by Roderick Diedrich and he's hacked by Bruce Wright - foul #2 on Bruce Wright, team foul #5 | 55-45 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Dennis Hargrove (PG), David Simmons (SG), Mike Cole (SF), Mark Coogan (PF), Danny Vedder (C) James Leighton, Gerald Whitt, Bruce Wright, Robert Towns, James Clark | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Larry Cardello (PG), Kevin Reynolds (SG), Darrell Degroat (SF), George Chaffins (PF) Alan Bulloch, Roderick Diedrich, William Carr, Darryl Trexler | |
| 15:02 | Tennessee Martin | Michael Gremillion makes the free throw | 55-46 |
| 14:40 | Northern Iowa | Mark Coogan loses the dribble to George Chaffins | 55-46 |
| 14:26 | Tennessee Martin | Kevin Reynolds connects on the jump hook from close range | 55-48 |
| 14:05 | Northern Iowa | David Simmons misses long on a floater from the right side | 55-48 |
| 14:03 | Northern Iowa | Danny Vedder grabs the offensive board | 55-48 |
| 13:34 | Northern Iowa | Mark Coogan clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 55-48 |
| 13:32 | Tennessee Martin | Michael Gremillion snags the defensive board | 55-48 |
| 13:27 | Tennessee Martin | Darrell Degroat is called for the illegal screen - foul #4 on Darrell Degroat, team foul #1 | 55-48 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Carl McChristion (SF), Darryl Trexler (C) Darrell Degroat, Michael Gremillion | |
| 13:05 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Hargrove misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 55-48 |
| 13:04 | Tennessee Martin | Darryl Trexler snags the defensive board | 55-48 |
| 12:58 | Tennessee Martin | Carl McChristion's pass is intercepted by Mike Cole | 55-48 |
| 12:55 | Northern Iowa | Mike Cole hits the finger roll | 57-48 |
| 12:33 | Tennessee Martin | Darryl Trexler hits a jump hook in the lane set up by Larry Cardello | 57-50 |
| 12:20 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Hargrove comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 57-50 |
| 12:18 | Tennessee Martin | Carl McChristion pulls down the rebound | 57-50 |
| 12:14 | Tennessee Martin | Kevin Reynolds connects on the jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Carl McChristion | 57-52 |
| 11:56 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Hargrove comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 57-52 |
| 11:54 | Tennessee Martin | George Chaffins gets the rebound | 57-52 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Dennis Hargrove (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - David Simmons (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Mike Cole (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mark Coogan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Danny Vedder (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee Martin | PG - Larry Cardello (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Kevin Reynolds (fairly fresh) 17 pts. SF - Carl McChristion (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - George Chaffins (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Darryl Trexler (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:46 | Tennessee Martin | Mike Cole steals the ball from Darryl Trexler | 57-52 |
| 11:41 | Northern Iowa | Mike Cole misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Carl McChristion - foul #1 on Carl McChristion, team foul #2 | 57-52 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Leighton (PG), Gerald Whitt (SG), Robert Towns (PF), James Clark (C) Dennis Hargrove, David Simmons, Mark Coogan, Danny Vedder | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Roderick Diedrich (SG), Michael Gremillion (SF), William Carr (PF), Justin Keen (C) Larry Cardello, Kevin Reynolds, George Chaffins, Darryl Trexler | |
| 11:41 | Northern Iowa | Mike Cole makes the 1st free throw | 58-52 |
| 11:41 | Northern Iowa | Mike Cole makes the 2nd free throw | 59-52 |
| 11:25 | Tennessee Martin | James Leighton is called for the reach on Justin Keen - foul #3 on James Leighton, team foul #6 | 59-52 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Bruce Wright (SF) Mike Cole | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | | |
| 11:11 | Tennessee Martin | Carl McChristion misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 59-52 |
| 11:10 | Northern Iowa | Bruce Wright grabs the defensive rebound | 59-52 |
| 10:52 | Northern Iowa | Bruce Wright misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 59-52 |
| 10:51 | Tennessee Martin | Roderick Diedrich pulls down the rebound | 59-52 |
| 10:47 | Tennessee Martin | Carl McChristion drills a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by William Carr | 59-54 |
| 10:26 | Northern Iowa | Roderick Diedrich steps in front of the Robert Towns pass | 59-54 |
| 10:22 | Tennessee Martin | Michael Gremillion lays it in set up by Roderick Diedrich | 59-56 |
| 10:13 | Northern Iowa | Gerald Whitt hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Bruce Wright | 62-56 |
| 10:01 | Tennessee Martin | Justin Keen buries a jumper from the right block on a great pass from Carl McChristion and he's fouled by James Clark - foul #1 on James Clark, team foul #7 | 62-58 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Dennis Hargrove (PG), Mark Coogan (PF), Danny Vedder (C) James Leighton, Robert Towns, James Clark | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Larry Cardello (PG), Kevin Reynolds (SG), Darryl Trexler (C) Carl McChristion, Roderick Diedrich, William Carr | |
| 10:01 | Tennessee Martin | Justin Keen makes the free throw | 62-59 |
| 09:44 | Northern Iowa | Mark Coogan is hacked by Justin Keen - foul #2 on Justin Keen, team foul #3 | 62-59 |
| 09:20 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Hargrove scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Mark Coogan | 64-59 |
| 09:01 | Tennessee Martin | Kevin Reynolds's fadeaway is rejected by Danny Vedder | 64-59 |
| 09:00 | Northern Iowa | Danny Vedder grabs the defensive rebound | 64-59 |
| 08:56 | Northern Iowa | Bruce Wright buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Mark Coogan | 67-59 |
| 08:52 | Tennessee Martin | Larry Cardello comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 67-59 |
| 08:51 | Northern Iowa | Bruce Wright grabs the defensive rebound | 67-59 |
| 08:30 | Northern Iowa | Danny Vedder is called for a backcourt violation | 67-59 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | David Simmons (SG), Mike Cole (SF) Gerald Whitt, Bruce Wright | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | George White (SF), George Chaffins (PF) Michael Gremillion, Justin Keen | |
| 08:10 | Tennessee Martin | George White loses the dribble to Mark Coogan | 67-59 |
| 07:43 | Northern Iowa | David Simmons is whistled for a charge - foul #4 on David Simmons, team foul #8 | 67-59 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Leighton (PG), Robert Towns (PF), James Clark (C) Dennis Hargrove, Mark Coogan, Danny Vedder | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Carl McChristion (SG), Darrell Degroat (SF), William Carr (C) Kevin Reynolds, George White, Darryl Trexler | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - James Leighton (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - David Simmons (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Mike Cole (fresh) 20 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Robert Towns (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - James Clark (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee Martin | PG - Larry Cardello (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Carl McChristion (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Darrell Degroat (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. PF - George Chaffins (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - William Carr (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Tennessee Martin | Robert Towns is called for the reach on George Chaffins - foul #1 on Robert Towns, team foul #9 | 67-59 |
| 07:21 | Tennessee Martin | George Chaffins makes the 1st free throw | 67-60 |
| 07:21 | Tennessee Martin | George Chaffins makes the 2nd free throw | 67-61 |
| 07:08 | Northern Iowa | Mike Cole clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 67-61 |
| 07:07 | Northern Iowa | Robert Towns misses the tip | 67-61 |
| 07:06 | Tennessee Martin | The rebound goes to William Carr | 67-61 |
| 06:55 | Tennessee Martin | Larry Cardello buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Carl McChristion | 67-63 |
| 06:43 | Northern Iowa | Robert Towns comes up short on the floater from the left block | 67-63 |
| 06:41 | Tennessee Martin | George Chaffins grabs the board | 67-63 |
| 06:37 | Tennessee Martin | Larry Cardello buries a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Darrell Degroat | 67-66 |
| 06:30 | Northern Iowa | Larry Cardello steals the ball from James Leighton in the backcourt | 67-66 |
| 06:29 | Tennessee Martin | Carl McChristion banks in the layup set up by Larry Cardello | 67-68 |
| 06:11 | Northern Iowa | James Leighton can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 67-68 |
| 06:09 | Northern Iowa | Robert Towns tips it home | 69-68 |
| 05:42 | Tennessee Martin | Darrell Degroat buries a jumper from the free throw line set up by Carl McChristion | 69-70 |
| 05:42 | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-70 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Dennis Hargrove (PG), Gerald Whitt (SG), Mark Coogan (PF), Danny Vedder (C) James Leighton, David Simmons, Robert Towns, James Clark | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Kevin Reynolds (SG), Darryl Trexler (C) Carl McChristion, William Carr | |
| 05:23 | Northern Iowa | Gerald Whitt steps out of bounds on the sideline | 69-70 |
| 05:05 | Tennessee Martin | Darryl Trexler misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 69-70 |
| 05:03 | Tennessee Martin | Larry Cardello tips it back up and in | 69-72 |
| 04:50 | Northern Iowa | Mike Cole misses the jumper from the right side | 69-72 |
| 04:48 | Northern Iowa | Danny Vedder tips it back up and in | 71-72 |
| 04:43 | Tennessee Martin | Danny Vedder steps in front of the Kevin Reynolds pass | 71-72 |
| 04:24 | Northern Iowa | Larry Cardello steps in front of the Dennis Hargrove pass | 71-72 |
| 04:20 | Tennessee Martin | Larry Cardello hits the finger roll | 71-74 |
| 03:51 | Northern Iowa | Kevin Reynolds steals it from Mike Cole | 71-74 |
| 03:38 | Tennessee Martin | Darrell Degroat clanks a 3 from the right corner | 71-74 |
| 03:37 | Northern Iowa | Mark Coogan grabs the defensive rebound | 71-74 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Dennis Hargrove (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Gerald Whitt (fresh) 17 pts. 4 ast. SF - Mike Cole (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Mark Coogan (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Danny Vedder (fresh) 6 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee Martin | PG - Larry Cardello (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kevin Reynolds (fresh) 17 pts. 2 stl. SF - Darrell Degroat (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 pf. PF - George Chaffins (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Darryl Trexler (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:30 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Hargrove clanks a 3 from straight away | 71-74 |
| 03:29 | Northern Iowa | Mark Coogan tips it but misses | 71-74 |
| 03:28 | Tennessee Martin | George Chaffins gets the rebound | 71-74 |
| 03:11 | Tennessee Martin | Darrell Degroat misses short on a runner from the left block | 71-74 |
| 03:10 | Tennessee Martin | Darrell Degroat pulls down the offensive rebound | 71-74 |
| 02:54 | Tennessee Martin | Danny Vedder steals it from George Chaffins | 71-74 |
| 02:29 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Hargrove misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 71-74 |
| 02:28 | Tennessee Martin | George Chaffins grabs the board | 71-74 |
| 02:24 | Tennessee Martin | Larry Cardello hits a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by George Chaffins | 71-76 |
| 02:06 | Northern Iowa | Darryl Trexler steals it from Gerald Whitt | 71-76 |
| 01:45 | Tennessee Martin | Gerald Whitt is called for the reach on Kevin Reynolds - foul #3 on Gerald Whitt, team foul #10 | 71-76 |
| 01:45 | Tennessee Martin | Kevin Reynolds makes the 1st free throw | 71-77 |
| 01:45 | Tennessee Martin | Kevin Reynolds makes the 2nd free throw | 71-78 |
| 01:28 | Northern Iowa | Mark Coogan hits a shot from the right side | 73-78 |
| 01:11 | Tennessee Martin | Darryl Trexler is fouled on the floor by Danny Vedder - foul #2 on Danny Vedder, team foul #11 | 73-78 |
| 01:11 | Tennessee Martin | Darryl Trexler misses the 1st free throw | 73-78 |
| 01:11 | Tennessee Martin | Darryl Trexler makes the 2nd free throw | 73-79 |
| 00:50 | Northern Iowa | Mark Coogan misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 73-79 |
| 00:48 | Tennessee Martin | Kevin Reynolds gets the rebound | 73-79 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Martin | Tennessee Martin is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:46 | Tennessee Martin | Kevin Reynolds is fouled in the backcourt by Gerald Whitt - foul #4 on Gerald Whitt, team foul #12 | 73-79 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | Michael Gremillion (SF) Darrell Degroat | |
| 00:46 | Tennessee Martin | Kevin Reynolds makes the 1st free throw | 73-80 |
| 00:46 | Tennessee Martin | Kevin Reynolds makes the 2nd free throw | 73-81 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Martin | Tennessee Martin is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:39 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Hargrove loses the ball out of bounds | 73-81 |
| 00:36 | Tennessee Martin | Darryl Trexler is fouled in the backcourt by Dennis Hargrove - foul #4 on Dennis Hargrove, team foul #13 | 73-81 |
| 00:36 | Tennessee Martin | Darryl Trexler makes the 1st free throw | 73-82 |
| 00:36 | Tennessee Martin | Darryl Trexler misses the 2nd free throw | 73-82 |
| 00:36 | Northern Iowa | Mark Coogan gets the rebound | 73-82 |
| 00:29 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Hargrove misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 73-82 |
| 00:27 | Tennessee Martin | Darryl Trexler grabs the defensive rebound | 73-82 |
| 00:24 | Tennessee Martin | Dennis Hargrove is called for the reach on Darryl Trexler in the backcourt - foul #5 on Dennis Hargrove, team foul #14 | 73-82 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Leighton (PG) Dennis Hargrove | |
| Subs | Tennessee Martin | | |
| 00:24 | Tennessee Martin | Darryl Trexler makes the 1st free throw | 73-83 |
| 00:24 | Tennessee Martin | Darryl Trexler makes the 2nd free throw | 73-84 |
| 00:18 | Northern Iowa | Mark Coogan misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 73-84 |
| 00:17 | Tennessee Martin | Kevin Reynolds gets the rebound | 73-84 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Martin | Tennessee Martin is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Tennessee Martin | Larry Cardello runs out the clock | 73-84 |