| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Jonathan Morgan (fresh) SG - John Owens (fresh) SF - Brent Pisano (fresh) PF - Scott Fewell (fresh) C - George Victorino (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Albany | PG - Edward Chiesa (fresh) SG - Robert Stenson (fresh) SF - Dragan Krolikowski (fresh) PF - David Geib (fresh) C - Alan Elliott (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Albany | Dragan Krolikowski wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Albany | Albany is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:46 | Albany | Edward Chiesa comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:45 | Northern Iowa | Scott Fewell gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:30 | Northern Iowa | John Owens travels with the ball | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | Albany | George Victorino is called for the reach on Robert Stenson - foul #1 on George Victorino, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:04 | Albany | Brent Pisano is called for the reach on Alan Elliott - foul #1 on Brent Pisano, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| 18:48 | Albany | Jonathan Morgan is called for the reach on Edward Chiesa - foul #1 on Jonathan Morgan, team foul #3 | 0-0 |
| 18:39 | Albany | Dragan Krolikowski misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane | 0-0 |
| 18:38 | Northern Iowa | George Victorino grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 18:22 | Northern Iowa | Alan Elliott picks off the pass by Brent Pisano | 0-0 |
| 17:57 | Albany | Edward Chiesa misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 17:56 | Northern Iowa | George Victorino grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 17:48 | Northern Iowa | Scott Fewell comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 17:46 | Albany | David Geib gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 17:25 | Albany | Robert Stenson's floater is tipped away by George Victorino | 0-0 |
| 17:23 | Northern Iowa | Scott Fewell gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 17:17 | Northern Iowa | Brent Pisano loses the ball out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 17:00 | Albany | Brent Pisano steals the ball from David Geib | 0-0 |
| 16:55 | Northern Iowa | John Owens clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 16:53 | Albany | Edward Chiesa grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 16:37 | Albany | Edward Chiesa scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 0-3 |
| 16:24 | Northern Iowa | Brent Pisano hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 0-3 |
| 16:22 | Albany | Dragan Krolikowski snags the defensive board | 0-3 |
| 15:58 | Albany | David Geib misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 0-3 |
| 15:57 | Albany | The offensive rebound goes to Alan Elliott | 0-3 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Jonathan Morgan (fresh) SG - John Owens (fresh) SF - Brent Pisano (fresh) PF - Scott Fewell (fresh) 2 reb. C - George Victorino (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Albany | PG - Edward Chiesa (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Robert Stenson (fresh) SF - Dragan Krolikowski (fresh) PF - David Geib (fairly fresh) C - Alan Elliott (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:45 | Albany | Edward Chiesa misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 0-3 |
| 15:43 | Albany | Robert Stenson grabs the offensive board | 0-3 |
| 15:21 | Albany | David Geib lays it up and in set up by Robert Stenson and he's hacked by George Victorino - foul #2 on George Victorino, team foul #4 | 0-5 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Dikembe Abdullah (SF), Robert Gipson (PF), Alfred Carmichael (C) Brent Pisano, Scott Fewell, George Victorino | |
| Subs | Albany | Jamie Townsend (PG), Guy McCumber (SG), Richard Pritchett (SF), Stan Bingham (C) Edward Chiesa, Robert Stenson, Dragan Krolikowski, Alan Elliott | |
| 15:21 | Albany | David Geib misses the free throw | 0-5 |
| 15:21 | Northern Iowa | Robert Gipson grabs the board | 0-5 |
| 15:04 | Northern Iowa | Alfred Carmichael clanks a shot from close range | 0-5 |
| 15:02 | Albany | David Geib grabs the board | 0-5 |
| 14:56 | Albany | Alfred Carmichael swats the short shot by Stan Bingham | 0-5 |
| 14:55 | Albany | Stan Bingham tips it back up and in | 0-7 |
| 14:31 | Northern Iowa | Robert Gipson hits the finger roll | 2-7 |
| 14:12 | Albany | Stan Bingham dunks the ball on a great pass from David Geib and he's hacked by Robert Gipson - foul #1 on Robert Gipson, team foul #5 | 2-9 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Manuel Mitchell (PG), Kamau Ali (SG), Scott Fewell (PF) Jonathan Morgan, John Owens, Alfred Carmichael | |
| Subs | Albany | Edward Chiesa (PG), Robert Stenson (SG), Dragan Krolikowski (SF) Jamie Townsend, Guy McCumber, David Geib | |
| 14:12 | Albany | Stan Bingham makes the free throw | 2-10 |
| 13:55 | Northern Iowa | Kamau Ali hits a shot from the left wing | 4-10 |
| 13:34 | Albany | Richard Pritchett's pass is intercepted by Robert Gipson | 4-10 |
| 13:19 | Northern Iowa | Robert Gipson misses the easy layup | 4-10 |
| 13:18 | Northern Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Scott Fewell | 4-10 |
| 13:04 | Northern Iowa | Manuel Mitchell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 4-10 |
| 13:03 | Northern Iowa | Robert Gipson tips it in | 6-10 |
| 12:51 | Albany | Robert Stenson hits a driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Edward Chiesa and he's fouled by Kamau Ali - foul #1 on Kamau Ali, team foul #6 | 6-12 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jonathan Morgan (PG), John Owens (SG), Brent Pisano (SF) Manuel Mitchell, Kamau Ali, Dikembe Abdullah | |
| Subs | Albany | Alan Elliott (C) Stan Bingham | |
| 12:51 | Albany | Robert Stenson makes the free throw | 6-13 |
| 12:30 | Northern Iowa | Robert Gipson is fouled on the floor by Alan Elliott - foul #1 on Alan Elliott, team foul #1 | 6-13 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Alfred Carmichael (C) Robert Gipson | |
| Subs | Albany | Guy McCumber (SF), Frank Blair (PF) Dragan Krolikowski, Richard Pritchett | |
| 12:15 | Northern Iowa | Alan Elliott is called for the reach on Alfred Carmichael - foul #2 on Alan Elliott, team foul #2 | 6-13 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | David Clements (C) Scott Fewell | |
| Subs | Albany | Jamie Townsend (PG), David Geib (PF) Edward Chiesa, Alan Elliott | |
| 11:52 | Northern Iowa | John Owens is hacked by Robert Stenson - foul #1 on Robert Stenson, team foul #3 | 6-13 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Albany | Stan Bingham (SF) Guy McCumber | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Jonathan Morgan (fresh) SG - John Owens (fresh) SF - Brent Pisano (fresh) PF - Alfred Carmichael (fresh) C - David Clements (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Albany | PG - Jamie Townsend (fresh) SG - Robert Stenson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stan Bingham (fresh) 5 pts. PF - David Geib (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Frank Blair (fresh) | |
| 11:38 | Northern Iowa | John Owens can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Jamie Townsend - foul #1 on Jamie Townsend, team foul #4 | 6-13 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Albany | Dragan Krolikowski (SF) Frank Blair | |
| 11:38 | Northern Iowa | John Owens makes the 1st free throw | 7-13 |
| 11:38 | Northern Iowa | John Owens makes the 2nd free throw | 8-13 |
| 11:26 | Albany | Robert Stenson knocks in the shot near the basket on a great pass from Dragan Krolikowski | 8-15 |
| 11:17 | Northern Iowa | Alfred Carmichael buries a floater from the right side and he's hacked by Jamie Townsend - foul #2 on Jamie Townsend, team foul #5 | 10-15 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Scott Fewell (PF) David Clements | |
| Subs | Albany | Edward Chiesa (PG), Richard Pritchett (C) Jamie Townsend, Stan Bingham | |
| 11:17 | Northern Iowa | Alfred Carmichael misses the free throw | 10-15 |
| 11:17 | Albany | Richard Pritchett grabs the board | 10-15 |
| 11:01 | Albany | David Geib is hacked by Alfred Carmichael - foul #1 on Alfred Carmichael, team foul #7 | 10-15 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Gipson (C) Alfred Carmichael | |
| Subs | Albany | Guy McCumber (SG) Robert Stenson | |
| 11:01 | Albany | David Geib makes the 1st free throw | 10-16 |
| 11:01 | Albany | David Geib misses the 2nd free throw | 10-16 |
| 11:01 | Northern Iowa | Robert Gipson grabs the defensive rebound | 10-16 |
| 10:44 | Northern Iowa | Scott Fewell throws it down on a great pass from Robert Gipson | 12-16 |
| 10:26 | Albany | Dragan Krolikowski hits a shot near the basket set up by David Geib | 12-18 |
| 10:12 | Northern Iowa | Jonathan Morgan misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 12-18 |
| 10:11 | Albany | Richard Pritchett pulls down the rebound | 12-18 |
| 09:58 | Albany | Richard Pritchett comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 12-18 |
| 09:57 | Albany | Richard Pritchett misses the tip | 12-18 |
| 09:56 | Northern Iowa | Scott Fewell gets the rebound | 12-18 |
| 09:38 | Northern Iowa | Jonathan Morgan misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 12-18 |
| 09:37 | Albany | Richard Pritchett grabs the defensive rebound | 12-18 |
| 09:18 | Albany | Dragan Krolikowski hits a jumper from close range on a great pass from Richard Pritchett and the foul's on Brent Pisano - foul #2 on Brent Pisano, team foul #8 | 12-20 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Manuel Mitchell (PG), Kamau Ali (SG), Dikembe Abdullah (SF), Alfred Carmichael (C) Jonathan Morgan, John Owens, Brent Pisano, Scott Fewell | |
| Subs | Albany | Dewey Groves (PG), Robert Stenson (SG), Stan Bingham (PF), Frank Blair (C) Edward Chiesa, Guy McCumber, David Geib, Richard Pritchett | |
| 09:18 | Albany | Dragan Krolikowski makes the free throw | 12-21 |
| 09:02 | Northern Iowa | Robert Gipson makes the jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Alfred Carmichael | 14-21 |
| 08:41 | Albany | Dragan Krolikowski misses long on a fadeaway from the right block | 14-21 |
| 08:39 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Alfred Carmichael | 14-21 |
| 08:18 | Northern Iowa | Kamau Ali is whistled for traveling | 14-21 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Scott Fewell (PF) Robert Gipson | |
| Subs | Albany | Edward Chiesa (PG), Guy McCumber (SF) Dewey Groves, Dragan Krolikowski | |
| 07:56 | Albany | Guy McCumber scores on a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Edward Chiesa and the foul's on Dikembe Abdullah - foul #1 on Dikembe Abdullah, team foul #9 | 14-23 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jonathan Morgan (PG), John Owens (SG) Manuel Mitchell, Kamau Ali | |
| Subs | Albany | Richard Pritchett (SF), David Geib (PF) Robert Stenson, Frank Blair | |
| 07:56 | Albany | Guy McCumber misses the free throw | 14-23 |
| 07:56 | Northern Iowa | Scott Fewell pulls down the rebound | 14-23 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Jonathan Morgan (fresh) SG - John Owens (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Dikembe Abdullah (fresh) PF - Scott Fewell (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Alfred Carmichael (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Albany | PG - Edward Chiesa (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Guy McCumber (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Richard Pritchett (fresh) 4 reb. PF - David Geib (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Stan Bingham (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 07:44 | Northern Iowa | Jonathan Morgan loses the dribble to Guy McCumber | 14-23 |
| 07:27 | Albany | David Geib loses the dribble to Dikembe Abdullah | 14-23 |
| 07:09 | Northern Iowa | John Owens knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Jonathan Morgan | 17-23 |
| 06:53 | Albany | Stan Bingham scores on a shot in the paint set up by Edward Chiesa | 17-25 |
| 06:43 | Northern Iowa | David Geib is called for the reach on Scott Fewell - foul #1 on David Geib, team foul #6 | 17-25 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | David Clements (C) Alfred Carmichael | |
| Subs | Albany | Robert Stenson (SG), Frank Blair (C) Guy McCumber, Stan Bingham | |
| 06:25 | Northern Iowa | Robert Stenson takes the ball from Jonathan Morgan | 17-25 |
| 06:09 | Albany | Richard Pritchett misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Dikembe Abdullah - foul #2 on Dikembe Abdullah, team foul #10 | 17-25 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Kamau Ali (SF), Robert Gipson (PF) Dikembe Abdullah, Scott Fewell | |
| Subs | Albany | Dewey Groves (PG), Dragan Krolikowski (SF) Edward Chiesa, David Geib | |
| 06:09 | Albany | Richard Pritchett makes the 1st free throw | 17-26 |
| 06:09 | Albany | Richard Pritchett makes the 2nd free throw | 17-27 |
| 05:56 | Northern Iowa | Jonathan Morgan knocks in the shot from the left side on a nice dish by Kamau Ali and the foul's on Dragan Krolikowski - foul #1 on Dragan Krolikowski, team foul #7 | 19-27 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Manuel Mitchell (SG) John Owens | |
| Subs | Albany | David Geib (PF) Richard Pritchett | |
| 05:56 | Northern Iowa | Jonathan Morgan makes the free throw | 20-27 |
| 05:39 | Albany | David Geib buries a fadeaway from the baseline set up by Robert Stenson | 20-29 |
| 05:11 | Northern Iowa | Kamau Ali can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 20-29 |
| 05:10 | Albany | David Geib pulls down the rebound | 20-29 |
| 04:58 | Albany | David Geib clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 20-29 |
| 04:56 | Northern Iowa | Manuel Mitchell snags the defensive board | 20-29 |
| 04:44 | Northern Iowa | David Clements hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 20-29 |
| 04:42 | Northern Iowa | Jonathan Morgan tips it back up and in | 22-29 |
| 04:25 | Albany | Robert Stenson misses the jump hook from the right block | 22-29 |
| 04:23 | Northern Iowa | David Clements snags the defensive board | 22-29 |
| 04:08 | Northern Iowa | Kamau Ali buries a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Robert Gipson | 25-29 |
| 03:52 | Albany | Dragan Krolikowski misses the floater from the free throw line | 25-29 |
| 03:50 | Albany | David Geib tips it home | 25-31 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Jonathan Morgan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Manuel Mitchell (fresh) SF - Kamau Ali (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Robert Gipson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - David Clements (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Albany | PG - Dewey Groves (fresh) SG - Robert Stenson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dragan Krolikowski (fresh) 5 pts. PF - David Geib (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Frank Blair (fairly fresh) | |
| 03:30 | Northern Iowa | Manuel Mitchell misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 25-31 |
| 03:28 | Northern Iowa | David Clements pulls down the offensive rebound | 25-31 |
| 03:13 | Northern Iowa | Manuel Mitchell connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 28-31 |
| 02:54 | Albany | Dragan Krolikowski clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 28-31 |
| 02:52 | Albany | Dewey Groves tips it but misses | 28-31 |
| 02:50 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Manuel Mitchell | 28-31 |
| 02:35 | Northern Iowa | Manuel Mitchell misses long on a shot from the left side but he's hacked by Robert Stenson - foul #2 on Robert Stenson, team foul #8 | 28-31 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | John Owens (SG), Brent Pisano (SF), Scott Fewell (PF), George Victorino (C) Jonathan Morgan, Kamau Ali, Robert Gipson, David Clements | |
| Subs | Albany | Edward Chiesa (PG), Guy McCumber (SG), Richard Pritchett (SF), Stan Bingham (PF), Alan Elliott (C) Dewey Groves, Robert Stenson, Dragan Krolikowski, David Geib, Frank Blair | |
| 02:35 | Northern Iowa | Manuel Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 29-31 |
| 02:35 | Northern Iowa | Manuel Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 30-31 |
| 02:10 | Albany | Richard Pritchett is fouled on the floor by Scott Fewell - foul #1 on Scott Fewell, team foul #11 | 30-31 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jonathan Morgan (PG) Manuel Mitchell | |
| Subs | Albany | | |
| 02:10 | Albany | Richard Pritchett misses the 1st free throw | 30-31 |
| 02:10 | Albany | Richard Pritchett misses the 2nd free throw | 30-31 |
| 02:10 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to John Owens | 30-31 |
| 01:53 | Northern Iowa | Brent Pisano buries a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Jonathan Morgan | 32-31 |
| 01:25 | Albany | Stan Bingham misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 32-31 |
| 01:24 | Northern Iowa | John Owens grabs the defensive rebound | 32-31 |
| 01:03 | Northern Iowa | Jonathan Morgan misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 32-31 |
| 01:01 | Albany | Alan Elliott gets the rebound | 32-31 |
| 00:56 | Albany | Brent Pisano steals the ball from Richard Pritchett | 32-31 |
| 00:53 | Northern Iowa | Jonathan Morgan lays it in set up by Brent Pisano | 34-31 |
| 00:38 | Albany | Stan Bingham comes up short on the floater in the paint but the foul's on John Owens - foul #1 on John Owens, team foul #12 | 34-31 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Manuel Mitchell (PG) Jonathan Morgan | |
| Subs | Albany | Robert Stenson (SG), Dragan Krolikowski (SF) Guy McCumber, Richard Pritchett | |
| 00:38 | Albany | Stan Bingham makes the 1st free throw | 34-32 |
| 00:38 | Albany | Stan Bingham makes the 2nd free throw | 34-33 |
| 00:17 | Northern Iowa | George Victorino misses the easy layup but the foul's on Edward Chiesa - foul #1 on Edward Chiesa, team foul #9 | 34-33 |
| 00:17 | Northern Iowa | George Victorino misses the 1st free throw | 34-33 |
| 00:17 | Northern Iowa | George Victorino misses the 2nd free throw | 34-33 |
| 00:17 | Albany | Stan Bingham grabs the board | 34-33 |
| 00:04 | Albany | Stan Bingham is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Stan Bingham, team foul #10 | 34-33 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Albany | David Geib (PF), Richard Pritchett (C) Stan Bingham, Alan Elliott | |
| 00:00 | Northern Iowa | Manuel Mitchell can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 34-33 |