| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Scott Bell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Beard (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Doyle Collins (fresh) 4 pts. PF - John Stewart (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Anthony Borman (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Corey Cutshall (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Lester Murphy (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Ryan Allison (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gerald Underwood (fresh) C - Douglas Holyfield (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northern Iowa | Ryan Allison inbounds the ball | 27-21 |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:33 | Northern Iowa | Lester Murphy misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 27-21 |
| 19:32 | Cal State Northridge | The rebound goes to Anthony Borman | 27-21 |
| 19:09 | Cal State Northridge | Doyle Collins misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 27-21 |
| 19:07 | Cal State Northridge | John Stewart snags the offensive board | 27-21 |
| 18:55 | Cal State Northridge | Anthony Borman scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by John Stewart | 30-21 |
| 18:35 | Northern Iowa | Corey Cutshall knocks in the 3 from the left corner set up by Ryan Allison | 30-24 |
| 18:09 | Cal State Northridge | John Stewart is whistled for a carry | 30-24 |
| 17:58 | Northern Iowa | Ryan Allison buries a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Lester Murphy | 30-27 |
| 17:55 | Cal State Northridge | Scott Bell loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 30-27 |
| 17:39 | Northern Iowa | Corey Cutshall connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Douglas Holyfield | 30-29 |
| 17:18 | Cal State Northridge | Anthony Borman is fouled on the floor by Ryan Allison - foul #3 on Ryan Allison, team foul #1 | 30-29 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Robert Alatorre (SF) Doyle Collins | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Lee Campbell (SG), Alexander Garner (SF), Keith Jackson (PF), Monte Holt (C) Lester Murphy, Ryan Allison, Gerald Underwood, Douglas Holyfield | |
| 17:00 | Cal State Northridge | Donald Beard misses badly on a jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Lee Campbell - foul #2 on Lee Campbell, team foul #2 | 30-29 |
| 17:00 | Cal State Northridge | Donald Beard makes the 1st free throw | 31-29 |
| 17:00 | Cal State Northridge | Donald Beard makes the 2nd free throw | 32-29 |
| 16:45 | Northern Iowa | Alexander Garner can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 32-29 |
| 16:44 | Cal State Northridge | John Stewart snags the defensive board | 32-29 |
| 16:28 | Cal State Northridge | John Stewart drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 34-29 |
| 15:59 | Northern Iowa | Keith Jackson misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 34-29 |
| 15:57 | Cal State Northridge | Robert Alatorre grabs the board | 34-29 |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Scott Bell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Beard (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SF - Robert Alatorre (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Stewart (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Anthony Borman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Corey Cutshall (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lee Campbell (fresh) SF - Alexander Garner (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Keith Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Monte Holt (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Cal State Northridge | Corey Cutshall steals it from Scott Bell | 34-29 |
| 15:28 | Northern Iowa | Keith Jackson knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Alexander Garner | 34-32 |
| 15:06 | Cal State Northridge | John Stewart loses the dribble to Keith Jackson | 34-32 |
| 14:48 | Northern Iowa | Lee Campbell misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 34-32 |
| 14:47 | Cal State Northridge | Scott Bell pulls down the rebound | 34-32 |
| 14:30 | Cal State Northridge | John Stewart misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Keith Jackson - foul #2 on Keith Jackson, team foul #3 | 34-32 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Rickey Cox (PG), Jonathon Orr (SG), Doyle Collins (SF), Joel Kearney (C) Scott Bell, Donald Beard, Robert Alatorre, Anthony Borman | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | William Rojo (PG), Lester Murphy (SG), Ryan Allison (SF), Gerald Underwood (PF), Douglas Holyfield (C) Corey Cutshall, Lee Campbell, Alexander Garner, Keith Jackson, Monte Holt | |
| 14:30 | Cal State Northridge | John Stewart misses the 1st free throw | 34-32 |
| 14:30 | Cal State Northridge | John Stewart makes the 2nd free throw | 35-32 |
| 14:18 | Northern Iowa | Lester Murphy is whistled for traveling | 35-32 |
| 14:04 | Cal State Northridge | John Stewart knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner | 38-32 |
| 13:42 | Northern Iowa | Gerald Underwood misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 38-32 |
| 13:41 | Northern Iowa | William Rojo pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-32 |
| 13:21 | Northern Iowa | Gerald Underwood misses the shot from close range but he's fouled by John Stewart - foul #1 on John Stewart, team foul #1 | 38-32 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Robert Alatorre (PF) John Stewart | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 13:21 | Northern Iowa | Gerald Underwood makes the 1st free throw | 38-33 |
| 13:21 | Northern Iowa | Gerald Underwood makes the 2nd free throw | 38-34 |
| 13:02 | Cal State Northridge | Doyle Collins comes up short on the jump hook from the right block but the foul's on Gerald Underwood - foul #2 on Gerald Underwood, team foul #4 | 38-34 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Lee Campbell (PG) William Rojo | |
| 13:02 | Cal State Northridge | Doyle Collins makes the 1st free throw | 39-34 |
| 13:02 | Cal State Northridge | Doyle Collins makes the 2nd free throw | 40-34 |
| 12:42 | Northern Iowa | Lee Campbell misses long on a runner from the left block but the foul's on Rickey Cox - foul #1 on Rickey Cox, team foul #2 | 40-34 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Anthony Borman (C) Robert Alatorre | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 12:42 | Northern Iowa | Lee Campbell makes the 1st free throw | 40-35 |
| 12:42 | Northern Iowa | Lee Campbell misses the 2nd free throw | 40-35 |
| 12:42 | Cal State Northridge | Anthony Borman grabs the defensive rebound | 40-35 |
| 12:22 | Cal State Northridge | Jonathon Orr can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block | 40-35 |
| 12:20 | Cal State Northridge | Anthony Borman tips it back up and in | 42-35 |
| 11:51 | Northern Iowa | Douglas Holyfield comes up short on the runner from the left block | 42-35 |
| 11:50 | Northern Iowa | Lester Murphy hits the follow up shot | 42-37 |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Rickey Cox (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jonathon Orr (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Doyle Collins (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Joel Kearney (fresh) 5 reb. C - Anthony Borman (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Lee Campbell (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Lester Murphy (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ryan Allison (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Gerald Underwood (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Douglas Holyfield (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Cal State Northridge | Doyle Collins scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 45-37 |
| 11:22 | Northern Iowa | Douglas Holyfield can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 45-37 |
| 11:20 | Cal State Northridge | The rebound goes to Anthony Borman | 45-37 |
| 11:18 | Cal State Northridge | Lee Campbell is called for the reach on Rickey Cox in the backcourt - foul #3 on Lee Campbell, team foul #5 | 45-37 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Scott Bell (PG), Donald Beard (SG), Robert Alatorre (SF), John Stewart (PF) Rickey Cox, Jonathon Orr, Doyle Collins, Joel Kearney | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Corey Cutshall (PG), Alexander Garner (SG), William Rojo (SF), Keith Jackson (PF), Monte Holt (C) Lee Campbell, Lester Murphy, Ryan Allison, Gerald Underwood, Douglas Holyfield | |
| 11:03 | Cal State Northridge | Donald Beard buries a jumper in the paint | 47-37 |
| 10:57 | Northern Iowa | John Stewart steals the ball from William Rojo | 47-37 |
| 10:38 | Cal State Northridge | Donald Beard is called for traveling | 47-37 |
| 10:22 | Northern Iowa | Alexander Garner blows the layup but he's hacked by Donald Beard - foul #1 on Donald Beard, team foul #3 | 47-37 |
| 10:22 | Northern Iowa | Alexander Garner misses the 1st free throw | 47-37 |
| 10:22 | Northern Iowa | Alexander Garner misses the 2nd free throw | 47-37 |
| 10:22 | Cal State Northridge | Anthony Borman pulls down the rebound | 47-37 |
| 10:00 | Cal State Northridge | Donald Beard hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block | 47-37 |
| 09:59 | Northern Iowa | Monte Holt snags the defensive board | 47-37 |
| 09:35 | Northern Iowa | Monte Holt travels with the ball | 47-37 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Doyle Collins (SF), Joel Kearney (C) John Stewart, Anthony Borman | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Ryan Allison (SF), Douglas Holyfield (C) William Rojo, Monte Holt | |
| 09:12 | Cal State Northridge | Robert Alatorre drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Scott Bell | 50-37 |
| 08:46 | Northern Iowa | Keith Jackson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 50-37 |
| 08:44 | Cal State Northridge | The rebound goes to Doyle Collins | 50-37 |
| 08:32 | Cal State Northridge | Donald Beard drills a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Scott Bell | 53-37 |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 08:25 | Northern Iowa | Corey Cutshall misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 53-37 |
| 08:23 | Northern Iowa | Douglas Holyfield snags the offensive board | 53-37 |
| 08:18 | Northern Iowa | Keith Jackson makes the 3pt shot from the right corner | 53-40 |
| 07:58 | Cal State Northridge | Joel Kearney banks in the layup on a nice dish by Scott Bell and he's hacked by Alexander Garner - foul #1 on Alexander Garner, team foul #6 | 55-40 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Rickey Cox (PG), Jonathon Orr (SG), Anthony Borman (C) Scott Bell, Donald Beard, Robert Alatorre | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Lee Campbell (PG), Lester Murphy (SG), Gerald Underwood (PF) Corey Cutshall, Alexander Garner, Keith Jackson | |
| 07:58 | Cal State Northridge | Joel Kearney misses the free throw | 55-40 |
| 07:58 | Northern Iowa | Gerald Underwood pulls down the rebound | 55-40 |
| 07:45 | Northern Iowa | Anthony Borman swats the short shot by Gerald Underwood | 55-40 |
| 07:43 | Cal State Northridge | Joel Kearney snags the defensive board | 55-40 |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Rickey Cox (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jonathon Orr (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Doyle Collins (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joel Kearney (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Anthony Borman (fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Lee Campbell (fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. SG - Lester Murphy (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ryan Allison (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Gerald Underwood (fresh) 2 pts. C - Douglas Holyfield (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 07:41 | Cal State Northridge | Lee Campbell steps in front of the Rickey Cox pass in the backcourt | 55-40 |
| 07:32 | Northern Iowa | Lee Campbell loses the dribble to Anthony Borman | 55-40 |
| 07:15 | Cal State Northridge | Anthony Borman clanks a jump hook near the basket but the foul's on Douglas Holyfield - foul #1 on Douglas Holyfield, team foul #7 | 55-40 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Michael Evans (SF), John Stewart (PF) Doyle Collins, Joel Kearney | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | William Rojo (SF), Monte Holt (C) Ryan Allison, Douglas Holyfield | |
| 07:15 | Cal State Northridge | Anthony Borman makes the 1st free throw | 56-40 |
| 07:15 | Cal State Northridge | Anthony Borman misses the 2nd free throw | 56-40 |
| 07:15 | Northern Iowa | Gerald Underwood gets the rebound | 56-40 |
| 06:58 | Northern Iowa | Lee Campbell knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Lester Murphy and he's hacked by John Stewart - foul #2 on John Stewart, team foul #4 | 56-42 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Scott Bell (PG) Rickey Cox | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 06:58 | Northern Iowa | Lee Campbell makes the free throw | 56-43 |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 06:37 | Cal State Northridge | Michael Evans buries a 3 from straight away set up by Scott Bell | 59-43 |
| 06:24 | Northern Iowa | Lee Campbell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 59-43 |
| 06:22 | Northern Iowa | William Rojo grabs the offensive rebound | 59-43 |
| 06:02 | Northern Iowa | Lester Murphy misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Jonathon Orr - foul #1 on Jonathon Orr, team foul #5 | 59-43 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Donald Beard (SG), Robert Alatorre (SF) Jonathon Orr, Michael Evans | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Corey Cutshall (PG), Ryan Allison (SF), Keith Jackson (PF) Lee Campbell, William Rojo, Gerald Underwood | |
| 06:02 | Northern Iowa | Lester Murphy makes the 1st free throw | 59-44 |
| 06:02 | Northern Iowa | Lester Murphy makes the 2nd free throw | 59-45 |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:35 | Cal State Northridge | Robert Alatorre can't connect on a shot from the left side | 59-45 |
| 05:33 | Northern Iowa | Keith Jackson grabs the board | 59-45 |
| 05:16 | Northern Iowa | Corey Cutshall is fouled on the floor by Robert Alatorre - foul #2 on Robert Alatorre, team foul #6 | 59-45 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Rickey Cox (PG), Doyle Collins (SF) Scott Bell, Robert Alatorre | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Alexander Garner (SG), Douglas Holyfield (C) Lester Murphy, Monte Holt | |
| 05:07 | Northern Iowa | Ryan Allison drills a fadeaway from the free throw line | 59-47 |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:38 | Cal State Northridge | Anthony Borman hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 59-47 |
| 04:37 | Cal State Northridge | John Stewart tips it home | 61-47 |
| 04:26 | Northern Iowa | Corey Cutshall connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 61-49 |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:19 | Cal State Northridge | John Stewart knocks in the 3 from the right wing set up by Rickey Cox | 64-49 |
| 04:05 | Northern Iowa | Alexander Garner comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 64-49 |
| 04:04 | Northern Iowa | Ryan Allison snags the offensive board | 64-49 |
| 03:53 | Northern Iowa | Douglas Holyfield's pass is intercepted by Doyle Collins | 64-49 |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:31 | Cal State Northridge | Doyle Collins misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 64-49 |
| 03:29 | Cal State Northridge | Doyle Collins gets the offensive rebound | 64-49 |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Rickey Cox (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Beard (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. SF - Doyle Collins (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - John Stewart (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Anthony Borman (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Corey Cutshall (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alexander Garner (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ryan Allison (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Keith Jackson (fresh) 8 pts. C - Douglas Holyfield (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:17 | Cal State Northridge | Doyle Collins misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 64-49 |
| 03:16 | Northern Iowa | Alexander Garner grabs the board | 64-49 |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:04 | Northern Iowa | Keith Jackson misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 64-49 |
| 03:02 | Cal State Northridge | Anthony Borman snags the defensive board | 64-49 |
| 02:44 | Cal State Northridge | Donald Beard connects on the floater from the right block set up by Rickey Cox | 66-49 |
| 02:30 | Northern Iowa | Ryan Allison clanks a shot from the left side | 66-49 |
| 02:29 | Cal State Northridge | John Stewart grabs the board | 66-49 |
| 02:09 | Cal State Northridge | John Stewart misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 66-49 |
| 02:08 | Cal State Northridge | Doyle Collins tips it back up and in | 68-49 |
| 01:50 | Northern Iowa | Ryan Allison misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 68-49 |
| 01:49 | Cal State Northridge | John Stewart grabs the board | 68-49 |
| 01:36 | Cal State Northridge | Donald Beard scores on a fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Rickey Cox | 70-49 |
| 01:18 | Northern Iowa | Alexander Garner hits a pull-up jumper from the right side | 70-51 |
| 00:56 | Cal State Northridge | Donald Beard buries a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Doyle Collins | 72-51 |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:52 | Northern Iowa | Keith Jackson clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 72-51 |
| 00:51 | Cal State Northridge | Donald Beard pulls down the rebound | 72-51 |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:29 | Cal State Northridge | Rickey Cox is hacked by Corey Cutshall - foul #1 on Corey Cutshall, team foul #8 | 72-51 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Jonathon Orr (SG), Michael Evans (SF), Robert Alatorre (PF), Joel Kearney (C) Donald Beard, Doyle Collins, John Stewart, Anthony Borman | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Lee Campbell (PG), William Rojo (SF), Monte Holt (C) Corey Cutshall, Ryan Allison, Douglas Holyfield | |
| 00:29 | Cal State Northridge | Rickey Cox makes the 1st free throw | 73-51 |
| 00:29 | Cal State Northridge | Rickey Cox makes the 2nd free throw | 74-51 |
| 00:24 | Northern Iowa | Keith Jackson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 74-51 |
| 00:00 | Cal State Northridge | Rickey Cox runs out the clock | 74-51 |