| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Christopher Dodson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dennis Braxton (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Terry Hodder (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Ronald Jezewski (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Ary (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Ronald Kerstein (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Lankford (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Scotty Roberts (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Warren Lazaro (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jonathan Richardson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cal State Northridge | Terry Hodder inbounds the ball | 23-37 |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:44 | Cal State Northridge | Robert Lankford is called for the reach on Ronald Jezewski - foul #1 on Robert Lankford, team foul #1 | 23-37 |
| 19:35 | Cal State Northridge | Christopher Dodson drills a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Terry Hodder | 26-37 |
| 19:11 | Iowa State | Ronald Kerstein is hacked by Dennis Braxton - foul #1 on Dennis Braxton, team foul #1 | 26-37 |
| 18:57 | Iowa State | Scotty Roberts misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 26-37 |
| 18:56 | Cal State Northridge | Christopher Dodson snags the defensive board | 26-37 |
| 18:35 | Cal State Northridge | Dennis Braxton comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 26-37 |
| 18:34 | Cal State Northridge | Ronald Jezewski grabs the offensive board | 26-37 |
| 18:16 | Cal State Northridge | Thomas Ary is fouled on the floor by Jonathan Richardson - foul #2 on Jonathan Richardson, team foul #2 | 26-37 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Noel Parker (C) Terry Hodder | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Haywood Aponte (PF) Warren Lazaro | |
| 18:06 | Cal State Northridge | Thomas Ary is hacked by Scotty Roberts - foul #2 on Scotty Roberts, team foul #3 | 26-37 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Craig Lansberry (SG) Dennis Braxton | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Willie Albright (SG) Robert Lankford | |
| 17:44 | Cal State Northridge | Craig Lansberry misses long on a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Willie Albright - foul #2 on Willie Albright, team foul #4 | 26-37 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Matthew Henson (SF), Raymond Bailey (PF) Thomas Ary, Ronald Jezewski | |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| 17:44 | Cal State Northridge | Craig Lansberry makes the 1st free throw | 27-37 |
| 17:44 | Cal State Northridge | Craig Lansberry makes the 2nd free throw | 28-37 |
| 17:24 | Iowa State | Ronald Kerstein misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Christopher Dodson - foul #1 on Christopher Dodson, team foul #2 | 28-37 |
| 17:24 | Iowa State | Ronald Kerstein makes the 1st free throw | 28-38 |
| 17:24 | Iowa State | Ronald Kerstein makes the 2nd free throw | 28-39 |
| 17:04 | Cal State Northridge | Matthew Henson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-39 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Dennis Braxton (SG) Raymond Bailey | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Robert Lankford (SG), Warren Lazaro (PF) Willie Albright, Haywood Aponte | |
| 16:39 | Iowa State | Ronald Kerstein hits a fadeaway from the right side | 28-41 |
| 16:19 | Cal State Northridge | Noel Parker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-41 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Kenneth Bardwell (PG), Terry Hodder (SF), Ronald Jezewski (PF), Thomas Ary (C) Christopher Dodson, Matthew Henson, Noel Parker, Craig Lansberry | |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| 16:00 | Iowa State | Ronald Kerstein misses the shot from just outside the lane | 28-41 |
| 15:59 | Cal State Northridge | Ronald Jezewski grabs the board | 28-41 |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Kenneth Bardwell (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Dennis Braxton (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Terry Hodder (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Ronald Jezewski (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Thomas Ary (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Ronald Kerstein (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Lankford (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Scotty Roberts (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Warren Lazaro (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jonathan Richardson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Cal State Northridge | Dennis Braxton hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 28-41 |
| 15:40 | Iowa State | Scotty Roberts grabs the board | 28-41 |
| 15:33 | Iowa State | Jonathan Richardson scores on a runner from the left block on a great pass from Ronald Kerstein | 28-43 |
| 15:09 | Cal State Northridge | Dennis Braxton misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 28-43 |
| 15:08 | Iowa State | Warren Lazaro pulls down the rebound | 28-43 |
| 14:45 | Iowa State | Robert Lankford misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 28-43 |
| 14:44 | Iowa State | Jonathan Richardson grabs the offensive board | 28-43 |
| 14:23 | Iowa State | Scotty Roberts misses the easy layup | 28-43 |
| 14:22 | Iowa State | Jonathan Richardson can't tip it in | 28-43 |
| 14:20 | Cal State Northridge | The rebound goes to Thomas Ary | 28-43 |
| 14:07 | Cal State Northridge | Terry Hodder misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Warren Lazaro - foul #3 on Warren Lazaro, team foul #5 | 28-43 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Christopher Dodson (PG), Craig Lansberry (SG), Noel Parker (PF), Frank Bates (C) Kenneth Bardwell, Dennis Braxton, Ronald Jezewski, Thomas Ary | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Joe Gil (PG), Willie Albright (SF), James Samora (PF), Haywood Aponte (C) Robert Lankford, Scotty Roberts, Warren Lazaro, Jonathan Richardson | |
| 14:07 | Cal State Northridge | Terry Hodder misses the 1st free throw | 28-43 |
| 14:07 | Cal State Northridge | Terry Hodder misses the 2nd free throw | 28-43 |
| 14:07 | Iowa State | Haywood Aponte snags the defensive board | 28-43 |
| 13:44 | Iowa State | Joe Gil is hacked by Frank Bates - foul #4 on Frank Bates, team foul #3 | 28-43 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Matthew Henson (SF), Raymond Bailey (PF) Terry Hodder, Frank Bates | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Jonathan Richardson (C) Ronald Kerstein | |
| 13:30 | Iowa State | James Samora makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 28-46 |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 13:21 | Cal State Northridge | Craig Lansberry's floater is knocked away by Jonathan Richardson | 28-46 |
| 13:19 | Cal State Northridge | The offensive rebound goes to Matthew Henson | 28-46 |
| 13:14 | Cal State Northridge | Noel Parker hits the finger roll | 30-46 |
| 12:45 | Iowa State | Joe Gil misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 30-46 |
| 12:44 | Cal State Northridge | Matthew Henson snags the defensive board | 30-46 |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 12:25 | Cal State Northridge | Craig Lansberry misses the floater from the free throw line | 30-46 |
| 12:23 | Iowa State | Haywood Aponte pulls down the rebound | 30-46 |
| 11:57 | Iowa State | Haywood Aponte clanks a turnaround from close range | 30-46 |
| 11:55 | Cal State Northridge | Noel Parker pulls down the rebound | 30-46 |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Christopher Dodson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Craig Lansberry (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Matthew Henson (fresh) PF - Raymond Bailey (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Noel Parker (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Joe Gil (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Willie Albright (fairly fresh) SF - James Samora (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Haywood Aponte (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Jonathan Richardson (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:48 | Cal State Northridge | Raymond Bailey is open and scores on a 3 from the right wing | 33-46 |
| 11:27 | Iowa State | Jonathan Richardson misses short on a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Noel Parker - foul #1 on Noel Parker, team foul #4 | 33-46 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Kenneth Bardwell (SG), Terry Hodder (SF), Ronald Jezewski (PF), Thomas Ary (C) Craig Lansberry, Matthew Henson, Raymond Bailey, Noel Parker | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Ronald Kerstein (SG), Scotty Roberts (SF), Warren Lazaro (PF) Willie Albright, James Samora, Haywood Aponte | |
| 11:27 | Iowa State | Jonathan Richardson misses the 1st free throw | 33-46 |
| 11:27 | Iowa State | Jonathan Richardson makes the 2nd free throw | 33-47 |
| 11:25 | Cal State Northridge | Ronald Kerstein picks off the pass by Christopher Dodson in the backcourt | 33-47 |
| 11:09 | Iowa State | Joe Gil misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 33-47 |
| 11:08 | Cal State Northridge | Ronald Jezewski pulls down the rebound | 33-47 |
| 10:51 | Cal State Northridge | Ronald Jezewski drills a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Kenneth Bardwell | 35-47 |
| 10:23 | Iowa State | Kenneth Bardwell steals the ball from Ronald Kerstein | 35-47 |
| 10:17 | Cal State Northridge | Ronald Kerstein steals it from Terry Hodder in the backcourt | 35-47 |
| 10:16 | Iowa State | Ronald Kerstein slams it home | 35-49 |
| 10:05 | Cal State Northridge | Christopher Dodson hits a wide open fadeaway from the left block | 37-49 |
| 09:47 | Iowa State | Ronald Kerstein clanks a 3 from the left corner | 37-49 |
| 09:46 | Cal State Northridge | Ronald Jezewski gets the rebound | 37-49 |
| 09:32 | Cal State Northridge | Ronald Jezewski makes the driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Kenneth Bardwell | 39-49 |
| 09:07 | Iowa State | Scotty Roberts hits a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Ronald Kerstein | 39-51 |
| 09:05 | Cal State Northridge | Terry Hodder is hacked by Scotty Roberts in the backcourt - foul #3 on Scotty Roberts, team foul #6 | 39-51 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Alan Bonfiglio (PG), Dennis Braxton (SG), Matthew Henson (SF), Raymond Bailey (PF) Christopher Dodson, Kenneth Bardwell, Terry Hodder, Ronald Jezewski | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Robert Lankford (SG), Willie Albright (SF), James Samora (PF), Haywood Aponte (C) Joe Gil, Scotty Roberts, Warren Lazaro, Jonathan Richardson | |
| 08:45 | Cal State Northridge | Dennis Braxton can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 39-51 |
| 08:44 | Cal State Northridge | Raymond Bailey misses the tip | 39-51 |
| 08:43 | Iowa State | The rebound goes to Haywood Aponte | 39-51 |
| 08:41 | Iowa State | Alan Bonfiglio steals it from Ronald Kerstein in the backcourt | 39-51 |
| 08:22 | Cal State Northridge | James Samora picks off the pass by Dennis Braxton | 39-51 |
| 07:59 | Iowa State | Willie Albright misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 39-51 |
| 07:57 | Iowa State | James Samora gets the offensive rebound | 39-51 |
| 07:41 | Iowa State | Ronald Kerstein misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 39-51 |
| 07:40 | Cal State Northridge | Matthew Henson pulls down the rebound | 39-51 |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Alan Bonfiglio (fresh) SG - Dennis Braxton (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Matthew Henson (fresh) PF - Raymond Bailey (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Thomas Ary (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Ronald Kerstein (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Robert Lankford (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Willie Albright (fairly fresh) PF - James Samora (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Haywood Aponte (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:38 | Cal State Northridge | Alan Bonfiglio is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 39-51 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Christopher Dodson (PG), Ronald Jezewski (PF), Frank Bates (C) Alan Bonfiglio, Raymond Bailey, Thomas Ary | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Scotty Roberts (SF), Warren Lazaro (PF) Willie Albright, James Samora | |
| 07:15 | Iowa State | Ronald Kerstein clanks a 3 from the right wing | 39-51 |
| 07:13 | Cal State Northridge | Ronald Jezewski pulls down the rebound | 39-51 |
| 07:09 | Cal State Northridge | Dennis Braxton misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 39-51 |
| 07:07 | Iowa State | The rebound goes to Haywood Aponte | 39-51 |
| 06:44 | Iowa State | Robert Lankford drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Ronald Kerstein | 39-54 |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 06:26 | Cal State Northridge | Dennis Braxton buries a runner in the paint set up by Christopher Dodson | 41-54 |
| 06:08 | Iowa State | Ronald Jezewski takes the ball from Ronald Kerstein | 41-54 |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 05:50 | Cal State Northridge | Frank Bates is open and buries a jumper near the basket | 43-54 |
| 05:36 | Iowa State | Ronald Kerstein misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 43-54 |
| 05:34 | Cal State Northridge | Dennis Braxton gets the rebound | 43-54 |
| 05:15 | Cal State Northridge | Matthew Henson buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Ronald Jezewski | 45-54 |
| 04:53 | Iowa State | Ronald Kerstein knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing | 45-56 |
| 04:43 | Cal State Northridge | Dennis Braxton is called for 10 seconds | 45-56 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Craig Lansberry (PG), Kenneth Bardwell (SG), Terry Hodder (SF), Thomas Ary (PF), Noel Parker (C) Christopher Dodson, Dennis Braxton, Matthew Henson, Ronald Jezewski, Frank Bates | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Joe Gil (PG), Willie Albright (SG), James Samora (SF), Jonathan Richardson (C) Ronald Kerstein, Robert Lankford, Scotty Roberts, Haywood Aponte | |
| 04:19 | Iowa State | Craig Lansberry takes the ball from Jonathan Richardson | 45-56 |
| 03:53 | Cal State Northridge | Noel Parker hits the finger roll on a great pass from Thomas Ary | 47-56 |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 03:29 | Iowa State | Jonathan Richardson misses long on a floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Kenneth Bardwell - foul #1 on Kenneth Bardwell, team foul #5 | 47-56 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Christopher Dodson (PG), Frank Bates (C) Kenneth Bardwell, Terry Hodder | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Haywood Aponte (PF) Warren Lazaro | |
| 03:29 | Iowa State | Jonathan Richardson misses the 1st free throw | 47-56 |
| 03:29 | Iowa State | Jonathan Richardson misses the 2nd free throw | 47-56 |
| 03:29 | Cal State Northridge | The rebound goes to Frank Bates | 47-56 |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Christopher Dodson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Craig Lansberry (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Thomas Ary (fresh) 5 reb. PF - Noel Parker (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Frank Bates (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Joe Gil (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Willie Albright (fresh) SF - James Samora (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Haywood Aponte (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Jonathan Richardson (tiring) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:19 | Cal State Northridge | Craig Lansberry can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 47-56 |
| 03:17 | Cal State Northridge | Christopher Dodson gets the offensive rebound | 47-56 |
| 03:12 | Cal State Northridge | Noel Parker comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block | 47-56 |
| 03:10 | Iowa State | The rebound goes to Haywood Aponte | 47-56 |
| 02:43 | Iowa State | The jump hook by Joe Gil is blocked by Frank Bates | 47-56 |
| 02:41 | Cal State Northridge | The rebound goes to Noel Parker | 47-56 |
| 02:41 | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-56 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Terry Hodder (SF), Ronald Jezewski (PF) Thomas Ary, Noel Parker | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Ronald Kerstein (SG) Jonathan Richardson | |
| 02:28 | Cal State Northridge | Ronald Jezewski can't connect on a floater from close range but he's hacked by Ronald Kerstein - foul #2 on Ronald Kerstein, team foul #7 | 47-56 |
| 02:28 | Cal State Northridge | Ronald Jezewski makes the 1st free throw | 48-56 |
| 02:28 | Cal State Northridge | Ronald Jezewski makes the 2nd free throw | 49-56 |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 02:25 | Iowa State | Iowa State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-56 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Dennis Braxton (SG) Craig Lansberry | |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| 01:59 | Iowa State | Haywood Aponte misses long on a floater from the left block | 49-56 |
| 01:57 | Iowa State | Haywood Aponte pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-56 |
| 01:38 | Iowa State | Ronald Kerstein makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Willie Albright | 49-59 |
| 01:22 | Cal State Northridge | Ronald Jezewski comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 49-59 |
| 01:20 | Iowa State | The rebound goes to Joe Gil | 49-59 |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 01:16 | Iowa State | Ronald Kerstein hits a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Joe Gil | 49-62 |
| 01:03 | Cal State Northridge | Christopher Dodson is fouled on the floor by James Samora - foul #1 on James Samora, team foul #8 | 49-62 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Craig Lansberry (SG), Matthew Henson (SF), Thomas Ary (PF), Noel Parker (C) Dennis Braxton, Terry Hodder, Ronald Jezewski, Frank Bates | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Robert Lankford (PG), Jonathan Richardson (C) Joe Gil, Ronald Kerstein | |
| 01:03 | Cal State Northridge | Christopher Dodson makes the 1st free throw | 50-62 |
| 01:03 | Cal State Northridge | Christopher Dodson misses the 2nd free throw | 50-62 |
| 01:03 | Iowa State | Jonathan Richardson gets the rebound | 50-62 |
| 00:45 | Iowa State | Matthew Henson steals it from Robert Lankford | 50-62 |
| 00:42 | Cal State Northridge | Craig Lansberry lays it up and in set up by Matthew Henson | 52-62 |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:18 | Iowa State | Jonathan Richardson scores on a floater from close range | 52-64 |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:11 | Cal State Northridge | Thomas Ary misses short on a fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on Haywood Aponte - foul #2 on Haywood Aponte, team foul #9 | 52-64 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Kenneth Bardwell (SG) Christopher Dodson | |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| 00:11 | Cal State Northridge | Thomas Ary makes the 1st free throw | 53-64 |
| 00:11 | Cal State Northridge | Thomas Ary makes the 2nd free throw | 54-64 |
| 00:00 | Iowa State | Robert Lankford runs out the clock | 54-64 |