| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Joey Carr (fresh) SG - Patrick Davis (fresh) SF - Michael Southworth (fresh) PF - Ronald Watlington (fresh) C - Kyle Wilson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Hawaii | PG - Dana Overall (fresh) SG - Doug Alexander (fresh) SF - Gary Lyons (fresh) PF - Vernon Harris (fresh) C - Raymond Scheffler (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Northern Iowa | Kyle Wilson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Hawaii | Hawaii is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:45 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Watlington knocks in the floater from the free throw line set up by Joey Carr | 2-0 |
| 19:37 | Hawaii | Gary Lyons is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 2-0 |
| 19:35 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Watlington grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 19:08 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Watlington's floater is tipped away by Vernon Harris | 2-0 |
| 19:06 | Hawaii | Gary Lyons snags the defensive board | 2-0 |
| 18:48 | Hawaii | Doug Alexander throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-0 |
| 18:20 | Northern Iowa | Kyle Wilson hits a floater from the right wing and he's hacked by Dana Overall - foul #1 on Dana Overall, team foul #1 | 4-0 |
| 18:20 | Northern Iowa | Kyle Wilson makes the free throw | 5-0 |
| 18:00 | Hawaii | Doug Alexander makes the 3 from straight away set up by Dana Overall | 5-3 |
| 17:36 | Northern Iowa | Michael Southworth hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 7-3 |
| 17:18 | Hawaii | Gary Lyons misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 7-3 |
| 17:17 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Ronald Watlington | 7-3 |
| 17:07 | Northern Iowa | Patrick Davis misses the floater from the right wing | 7-3 |
| 17:05 | Northern Iowa | Michael Southworth tips it but misses | 7-3 |
| 17:04 | Hawaii | Gary Lyons gets the rebound | 7-3 |
| 16:45 | Hawaii | Doug Alexander drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Raymond Scheffler | 7-6 |
| 16:19 | Northern Iowa | Michael Southworth makes the jumper from the free throw line | 9-6 |
| 16:04 | Hawaii | Doug Alexander comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 9-6 |
| 16:03 | Hawaii | Dana Overall tips it in | 9-8 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Joey Carr (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Patrick Davis (fairly fresh) SF - Michael Southworth (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Ronald Watlington (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Kyle Wilson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Hawaii | PG - Dana Overall (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Doug Alexander (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Gary Lyons (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Vernon Harris (fresh) C - Raymond Scheffler (fresh) | |
| 15:36 | Northern Iowa | Michael Southworth misses long on a jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Dana Overall - foul #2 on Dana Overall, team foul #2 | 9-8 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jack Mertens (PG), Paul Bruce (SF), Timothy Solomon (C) Joey Carr, Patrick Davis, Kyle Wilson | |
| Subs | Hawaii | Robert Strong (PG), Matthew Hicks (SG), George Mattern (SF), Shane Hall (PF), Raul Garcia (C) Dana Overall, Doug Alexander, Gary Lyons, Vernon Harris, Raymond Scheffler | |
| 15:36 | Northern Iowa | Michael Southworth misses the 1st free throw | 9-8 |
| 15:36 | Northern Iowa | Michael Southworth misses the 2nd free throw | 9-8 |
| 15:36 | Hawaii | Raul Garcia grabs the board | 9-8 |
| 15:31 | Hawaii | Robert Strong clanks a turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Ronald Watlington - foul #1 on Ronald Watlington, team foul #1 | 9-8 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Patrick Davis (SG) Michael Southworth | |
| Subs | Hawaii | | |
| 15:31 | Hawaii | Robert Strong makes the 1st free throw | 9-9 |
| 15:31 | Hawaii | Robert Strong makes the 2nd free throw | 9-10 |
| 15:03 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Watlington knocks in the fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Timothy Solomon | 11-10 |
| 14:44 | Hawaii | Robert Strong hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 11-10 |
| 14:42 | Northern Iowa | Paul Bruce grabs the board | 11-10 |
| 14:13 | Northern Iowa | Patrick Davis loses the dribble to George Mattern | 11-10 |
| 13:54 | Hawaii | George Mattern hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane | 11-10 |
| 13:52 | Hawaii | Shane Hall grabs the offensive board | 11-10 |
| 13:36 | Hawaii | Raul Garcia comes up short on the floater in the paint | 11-10 |
| 13:34 | Northern Iowa | Paul Bruce gets the rebound | 11-10 |
| 13:06 | Northern Iowa | Jack Mertens is hacked by Robert Strong - foul #1 on Robert Strong, team foul #3 | 11-10 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Joey Carr (PG), Michael Southworth (SG), Kyle Wilson (C) Jack Mertens, Patrick Davis, Ronald Watlington | |
| Subs | Hawaii | Doug Alexander (SG), Gary Lyons (SF), Vernon Harris (PF) Matthew Hicks, George Mattern, Shane Hall | |
| 12:49 | Northern Iowa | Kyle Wilson makes the driving attempt from the right block | 13-10 |
| 12:32 | Hawaii | Gary Lyons is doubleteamed and loses the dribble to Joey Carr | 13-10 |
| 12:03 | Northern Iowa | Paul Bruce throws a bad pass out of bounds | 13-10 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Ronald Watlington (PF) Timothy Solomon | |
| Subs | Hawaii | | |
| 11:49 | Hawaii | Vernon Harris is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Vernon Harris, team foul #4 | 13-10 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Patrick Davis (SG) Paul Bruce | |
| Subs | Hawaii | Matthew Hicks (PG), Raymond Scheffler (PF) Robert Strong, Vernon Harris | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Joey Carr (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Patrick Davis (fairly fresh) SF - Michael Southworth (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Ronald Watlington (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Kyle Wilson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Hawaii | PG - Matthew Hicks (fresh) SG - Doug Alexander (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Gary Lyons (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Raymond Scheffler (fresh) C - Raul Garcia (fresh) | |
| 11:28 | Northern Iowa | Kyle Wilson is fouled on the floor by Doug Alexander - foul #1 on Doug Alexander, team foul #5 | 13-10 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Hawaii | Robert Strong (PG), Vernon Harris (PF) Matthew Hicks, Raymond Scheffler | |
| 11:09 | Northern Iowa | Michael Southworth misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 13-10 |
| 11:08 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Watlington can't tip it in | 13-10 |
| 11:06 | Hawaii | The rebound goes to Vernon Harris | 13-10 |
| 10:43 | Hawaii | Gary Lyons hits a shot from the left side | 13-12 |
| 10:23 | Northern Iowa | Patrick Davis's floater is tipped away by Raul Garcia | 13-12 |
| 10:21 | Hawaii | Raul Garcia gets the rebound | 13-12 |
| 10:07 | Hawaii | Doug Alexander is fouled on the floor by Patrick Davis - foul #1 on Patrick Davis, team foul #2 | 13-12 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Paul Bruce (SF), Timothy Solomon (PF) Michael Southworth, Ronald Watlington | |
| Subs | Hawaii | Matthew Hicks (PG), George Mattern (SF), Raymond Scheffler (C) Robert Strong, Gary Lyons, Raul Garcia | |
| 09:50 | Hawaii | Kyle Wilson is called for the reach on Raymond Scheffler - foul #1 on Kyle Wilson, team foul #3 | 13-12 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Hawaii | Raul Garcia (C) Vernon Harris | |
| 09:37 | Hawaii | Matthew Hicks misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 13-12 |
| 09:35 | Hawaii | The offensive rebound goes to George Mattern | 13-12 |
| 09:14 | Hawaii | Raul Garcia comes up short on the floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Kyle Wilson - foul #2 on Kyle Wilson, team foul #4 | 13-12 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jack Mertens (PG), Ronald Watlington (PF) Joey Carr, Kyle Wilson | |
| Subs | Hawaii | Robert Strong (PG), Gary Lyons (SF) Matthew Hicks, George Mattern | |
| 09:14 | Hawaii | Raul Garcia makes the 1st free throw | 13-13 |
| 09:14 | Hawaii | Raul Garcia misses the 2nd free throw | 13-13 |
| 09:14 | Northern Iowa | Paul Bruce pulls down the rebound | 13-13 |
| 08:56 | Northern Iowa | Patrick Davis is fouled on the floor by Doug Alexander - foul #2 on Doug Alexander, team foul #6 | 13-13 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Hawaii | Matthew Hicks (PG), Vernon Harris (PF) Doug Alexander, Raul Garcia | |
| 08:35 | Northern Iowa | Patrick Davis can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 13-13 |
| 08:33 | Hawaii | Gary Lyons snags the defensive board | 13-13 |
| 08:22 | Hawaii | Vernon Harris hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Matthew Hicks | 13-15 |
| 07:59 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Watlington misses long on a floater from the left side | 13-15 |
| 07:58 | Hawaii | Gary Lyons grabs the board | 13-15 |
| 07:40 | Hawaii | Gary Lyons connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Robert Strong | 13-18 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Jack Mertens (fresh) SG - Patrick Davis (tiring) SF - Paul Bruce (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Ronald Watlington (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Timothy Solomon (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Hawaii | PG - Matthew Hicks (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Strong (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Lyons (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Vernon Harris (fresh) 2 pts. C - Raymond Scheffler (fresh) | |
| 07:17 | Northern Iowa | Jack Mertens's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 13-18 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Joey Carr (PG), Michael Southworth (SG) Jack Mertens, Patrick Davis | |
| Subs | Hawaii | Dana Overall (PG), Doug Alexander (SG), George Mattern (SF), Raul Garcia (C) Matthew Hicks, Robert Strong, Gary Lyons, Raymond Scheffler | |
| 06:58 | Hawaii | Dana Overall can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 13-18 |
| 06:56 | Hawaii | Vernon Harris tips it but misses | 13-18 |
| 06:54 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Joey Carr | 13-18 |
| 06:38 | Northern Iowa | Vernon Harris picks off the pass by Ronald Watlington | 13-18 |
| 06:27 | Hawaii | Vernon Harris misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 13-18 |
| 06:26 | Hawaii | Raul Garcia can't tip it in | 13-18 |
| 06:25 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Timothy Solomon | 13-18 |
| 06:15 | Northern Iowa | George Mattern swats the short shot by Paul Bruce | 13-18 |
| 06:14 | Hawaii | Dana Overall gets the rebound | 13-18 |
| 06:08 | Hawaii | Dana Overall misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 13-18 |
| 06:06 | Northern Iowa | Michael Southworth snags the defensive board | 13-18 |
| 05:45 | Northern Iowa | Timothy Solomon connects on the floater near the basket on a great pass from Paul Bruce | 15-18 |
| 05:26 | Hawaii | Vernon Harris comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Michael Southworth - foul #1 on Michael Southworth, team foul #5 | 15-18 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Patrick Davis (SG) Paul Bruce | |
| Subs | Hawaii | Robert Strong (PG), Matthew Hicks (SG), Gary Lyons (SF), Raymond Scheffler (C) Dana Overall, Doug Alexander, George Mattern, Raul Garcia | |
| 05:26 | Hawaii | Vernon Harris makes the 1st free throw | 15-19 |
| 05:26 | Hawaii | Vernon Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 15-20 |
| 05:01 | Northern Iowa | Joey Carr loses the dribble to Gary Lyons | 15-20 |
| 04:58 | Hawaii | Gary Lyons jams it | 15-22 |
| 04:32 | Northern Iowa | Joey Carr can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 15-22 |
| 04:30 | Hawaii | Matthew Hicks pulls down the rebound | 15-22 |
| 04:15 | Hawaii | Robert Strong can't connect on an uncontested 3pt attempt from the left wing | 15-22 |
| 04:14 | Hawaii | Vernon Harris tips it back up and in | 15-24 |
| 03:45 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Watlington travels with the ball | 15-24 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Paul Bruce (SF), Kyle Wilson (C) Michael Southworth, Ronald Watlington | |
| Subs | Hawaii | Dana Overall (PG), Doug Alexander (SG), Shane Hall (PF), Raul Garcia (C) Robert Strong, Matthew Hicks, Vernon Harris, Raymond Scheffler | |
| 03:21 | Hawaii | Raul Garcia buries a runner in the lane on a nice dish by Doug Alexander and the foul's on Patrick Davis - foul #2 on Patrick Davis, team foul #6 | 15-26 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jack Mertens (PG) Joey Carr | |
| Subs | Hawaii | Raymond Scheffler (PF) Shane Hall | |
| 03:21 | Hawaii | Raul Garcia misses the free throw | 15-26 |
| 03:21 | Northern Iowa | Kyle Wilson gets the rebound | 15-26 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Jack Mertens (fresh) SG - Patrick Davis (fairly fresh) SF - Paul Bruce (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Timothy Solomon (tiring) 2 pts. C - Kyle Wilson (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Hawaii | PG - Dana Overall (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Doug Alexander (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Lyons (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Raymond Scheffler (fresh) C - Raul Garcia (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:05 | Northern Iowa | Patrick Davis knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Paul Bruce and the foul's on Dana Overall - foul #3 on Dana Overall, team foul #7 | 17-26 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Hawaii | Robert Strong (PG), Shane Hall (PF) Dana Overall, Raymond Scheffler | |
| 03:05 | Northern Iowa | Patrick Davis makes the free throw | 18-26 |
| 02:50 | Hawaii | Gary Lyons is called for 3 seconds | 18-26 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Michael Southworth (PF) Timothy Solomon | |
| Subs | Hawaii | Raymond Scheffler (PF) Shane Hall | |
| 02:29 | Northern Iowa | Patrick Davis buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Jack Mertens | 21-26 |
| 02:05 | Hawaii | Raymond Scheffler misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Michael Southworth - foul #2 on Michael Southworth, team foul #7 | 21-26 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Joey Carr (PG), Ronald Watlington (PF) Jack Mertens, Patrick Davis | |
| Subs | Hawaii | Vernon Harris (PF) Robert Strong | |
| 02:05 | Hawaii | Raymond Scheffler makes the 1st free throw | 21-27 |
| 02:05 | Hawaii | Raymond Scheffler makes the 2nd free throw | 21-28 |
| 01:53 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Watlington is fouled on the floor by Raul Garcia - foul #1 on Raul Garcia, team foul #8 | 21-28 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Hawaii | Matthew Hicks (PG) Raymond Scheffler | |
| 01:53 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Watlington makes the 1st free throw | 22-28 |
| 01:53 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Watlington makes the 2nd free throw | 23-28 |
| 01:43 | Hawaii | Vernon Harris is fouled on the floor by Paul Bruce - foul #1 on Paul Bruce, team foul #8 | 23-28 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Hawaii | Robert Strong (PG), George Mattern (SF), Raymond Scheffler (C) Matthew Hicks, Gary Lyons, Raul Garcia | |
| 01:43 | Hawaii | Vernon Harris makes the 1st free throw | 23-29 |
| 01:43 | Hawaii | Vernon Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 23-30 |
| 01:27 | Northern Iowa | Raymond Scheffler is called for the reach on Kyle Wilson - foul #1 on Raymond Scheffler, team foul #9 | 23-30 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jack Mertens (PG) Michael Southworth | |
| Subs | Hawaii | Matthew Hicks (PG), Gary Lyons (SF), Shane Hall (PF), Raul Garcia (C) Robert Strong, George Mattern, Vernon Harris, Raymond Scheffler | |
| 01:27 | Northern Iowa | Kyle Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 24-30 |
| 01:27 | Northern Iowa | Kyle Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 25-30 |
| 01:09 | Hawaii | Doug Alexander clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 25-30 |
| 01:08 | Northern Iowa | Kyle Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 25-30 |
| 00:47 | Northern Iowa | Paul Bruce connects on the jump hook from the left block | 27-30 |
| 00:30 | Hawaii | Doug Alexander misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 27-30 |
| 00:28 | Hawaii | The offensive rebound goes to Gary Lyons | 27-30 |
| 00:00 | Hawaii | Gary Lyons hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 27-30 |