| Lineup | Howard | PG - Rodney Stafford (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Steven Thibault (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Otis Wright (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Morones (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Leroy Green (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Earle Haffner (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Charles Novick (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Larry Watson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Alfred Hayden (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - James Gray (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Northern Iowa | Larry Watson inbounds the ball | 32-30 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:39 | Northern Iowa | Alfred Hayden misses badly on a turnaround from the left block | 32-30 |
| 19:38 | Northern Iowa | James Gray hits the follow up shot | 32-32 |
| 19:18 | Howard | Rodney Stafford hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 32-32 |
| 19:16 | Northern Iowa | James Gray pulls down the rebound | 32-32 |
| 18:48 | Northern Iowa | Earle Haffner is fouled on the floor by David Morones - foul #1 on David Morones, team foul #1 | 32-32 |
| 18:41 | Northern Iowa | Alfred Hayden throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-32 |
| 18:19 | Howard | Otis Wright misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 32-32 |
| 18:17 | Howard | Steven Thibault pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-32 |
| 18:03 | Howard | David Morones can't throw it down but he's fouled by Alfred Hayden - foul #3 on Alfred Hayden, team foul #1 | 32-32 |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Leon Taylor (PF) Alfred Hayden | |
| 18:03 | Howard | David Morones makes the 1st free throw | 33-32 |
| 18:03 | Howard | David Morones makes the 2nd free throw | 34-32 |
| 17:35 | Northern Iowa | Leon Taylor clanks a floater in the paint | 34-32 |
| 17:33 | Howard | Leroy Green snags the defensive board | 34-32 |
| 17:13 | Howard | David Morones misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 34-32 |
| 17:12 | Howard | Leroy Green pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-32 |
| 16:56 | Howard | Rodney Stafford misses long on a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by James Gray - foul #2 on James Gray, team foul #2 | 34-32 |
| Subs | Howard | Charles Robinson (SF), Rory Eggen (PF), Kevin McGill (C) Otis Wright, David Morones, Leroy Green | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Colin Weingarten (PG), Christopher Weinman (SG), James Cross (C) Earle Haffner, Charles Novick, James Gray | |
| 16:56 | Howard | Rodney Stafford makes the 1st free throw | 35-32 |
| 16:56 | Howard | Rodney Stafford makes the 2nd free throw | 36-32 |
| 16:31 | Northern Iowa | Leon Taylor can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 36-32 |
| 16:29 | Howard | Kevin McGill grabs the board | 36-32 |
| 16:14 | Howard | Rodney Stafford clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 36-32 |
| 16:13 | Howard | Steven Thibault hits the follow up shot | 38-32 |
| 15:50 | Northern Iowa | Colin Weingarten hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 38-35 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Rodney Stafford (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Steven Thibault (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Charles Robinson (fresh) PF - Rory Eggen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Kevin McGill (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Colin Weingarten (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Christopher Weinman (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Larry Watson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Leon Taylor (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. C - James Cross (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Howard | Charles Robinson comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 38-35 |
| 15:33 | Howard | The offensive rebound goes to Kevin McGill | 38-35 |
| 15:19 | Howard | Rodney Stafford misses the jumper from the left side | 38-35 |
| 15:17 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Larry Watson | 38-35 |
| 15:05 | Northern Iowa | Larry Watson connects on the turnaround in the lane | 38-37 |
| 14:50 | Howard | Charles Robinson is fouled on the floor by Colin Weingarten - foul #1 on Colin Weingarten, team foul #3 | 38-37 |
| Subs | Howard | Lou Crowther (SG), Otis Wright (SF), David Morones (PF), Leroy Green (C) Rodney Stafford, Steven Thibault, Rory Eggen, Kevin McGill | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Earle Haffner (PG), Charles Novick (SG), Alfred Hayden (PF), James Gray (C) Christopher Weinman, Larry Watson, Leon Taylor, James Cross | |
| 14:41 | Howard | David Morones misses long on a shot from the left wing | 38-37 |
| 14:40 | Northern Iowa | James Gray snags the defensive board | 38-37 |
| 14:25 | Northern Iowa | Colin Weingarten hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 38-37 |
| 14:23 | Northern Iowa | Alfred Hayden snags the offensive board | 38-37 |
| 14:16 | Northern Iowa | Earle Haffner can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Otis Wright - foul #2 on Otis Wright, team foul #2 | 38-37 |
| 14:16 | Northern Iowa | Earle Haffner makes the 1st free throw | 38-38 |
| 14:16 | Northern Iowa | Earle Haffner misses the 2nd free throw | 38-38 |
| 14:16 | Howard | Leroy Green snags the defensive board | 38-38 |
| 13:52 | Howard | Charles Robinson can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Colin Weingarten - foul #2 on Colin Weingarten, team foul #4 | 38-38 |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Dennis Schmidt (SF) Colin Weingarten | |
| 13:52 | Howard | Charles Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 39-38 |
| 13:52 | Howard | Charles Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 40-38 |
| 13:38 | Northern Iowa | Earle Haffner's corner 3pt jumper is blocked by Otis Wright | 40-38 |
| 13:36 | Howard | Leroy Green pulls down the rebound | 40-38 |
| 13:19 | Howard | Dennis Schmidt steps in front of the Charles Robinson pass | 40-38 |
| 13:10 | Northern Iowa | Charles Novick hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 40-38 |
| 13:09 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Schmidt tips it back up and in | 40-40 |
| 12:53 | Howard | Charles Robinson connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 43-40 |
| 12:32 | Northern Iowa | Alfred Hayden is hacked by David Morones - foul #2 on David Morones, team foul #3 | 43-40 |
| Subs | Howard | Rodney Stafford (PG), Steven Thibault (SG) Charles Robinson, Lou Crowther | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Colin Weingarten (PG), Christopher Weinman (SG), Larry Watson (SF) Earle Haffner, Charles Novick, Dennis Schmidt | |
| 12:17 | Northern Iowa | James Gray misses long on a floater in the lane but the foul's on Leroy Green - foul #1 on Leroy Green, team foul #4 | 43-40 |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Leon Taylor (PF) Alfred Hayden | |
| 12:17 | Northern Iowa | James Gray makes the 1st free throw | 43-41 |
| 12:17 | Northern Iowa | James Gray makes the 2nd free throw | 43-42 |
| 11:58 | Howard | Steven Thibault knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Otis Wright | 46-42 |
| 11:41 | Northern Iowa | James Gray throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-42 |
| Subs | Howard | Rory Eggen (SF), David Miers (PF), Kevin McGill (C) Otis Wright, David Morones, Leroy Green | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Cross (C) James Gray | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Rodney Stafford (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Steven Thibault (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Rory Eggen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Miers (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Kevin McGill (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Colin Weingarten (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Christopher Weinman (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Larry Watson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Leon Taylor (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. C - James Cross (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:20 | Howard | Rodney Stafford misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 46-42 |
| 11:19 | Howard | Steven Thibault grabs the offensive rebound | 46-42 |
| 11:05 | Howard | Kevin McGill makes the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Steven Thibault and he's fouled by Larry Watson - foul #2 on Larry Watson, team foul #5 | 48-42 |
| Subs | Howard | Charles Robinson (SF) David Miers | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Earle Haffner (PG), Alfred Hayden (PF) Christopher Weinman, James Cross | |
| 11:05 | Howard | Kevin McGill makes the free throw | 49-42 |
| 10:55 | Northern Iowa | Leon Taylor misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Charles Robinson - foul #1 on Charles Robinson, team foul #5 | 49-42 |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Charles Novick (SG) Colin Weingarten | |
| 10:55 | Northern Iowa | Leon Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 49-43 |
| 10:55 | Northern Iowa | Leon Taylor misses the 2nd free throw | 49-43 |
| 10:55 | Howard | Kevin McGill grabs the defensive rebound | 49-43 |
| 10:41 | Howard | Rory Eggen misses long on a floater from the baseline | 49-43 |
| 10:39 | Northern Iowa | Leon Taylor snags the defensive board | 49-43 |
| 10:30 | Northern Iowa | Earle Haffner makes the shot from the free throw line | 49-45 |
| 10:23 | Howard | Alfred Hayden is called for the reach on Rory Eggen - foul #4 on Alfred Hayden, team foul #6 | 49-45 |
| Subs | Howard | Otis Wright (SF), David Morones (PF), Leroy Green (C) Charles Robinson, Rory Eggen, Kevin McGill | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Gray (C) Alfred Hayden | |
| 10:14 | Howard | Steven Thibault misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 49-45 |
| 10:13 | Howard | Leroy Green can't tip it in | 49-45 |
| 10:12 | Northern Iowa | Charles Novick gets the rebound | 49-45 |
| 09:50 | Northern Iowa | Leroy Green denies the turnaround by Larry Watson | 49-45 |
| 09:48 | Howard | Steven Thibault pulls down the rebound | 49-45 |
| 09:24 | Howard | David Morones makes the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Rodney Stafford and he's hacked by Leon Taylor - foul #2 on Leon Taylor, team foul #7 | 51-45 |
| Subs | Howard | Charles Robinson (PG), Lou Crowther (SG) Rodney Stafford, Steven Thibault | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Colin Weingarten (PG), Christopher Weinman (SG), Dennis Schmidt (SF), James Cross (PF) Earle Haffner, Charles Novick, Larry Watson, Leon Taylor | |
| 09:24 | Howard | David Morones makes the free throw | 52-45 |
| 09:13 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Schmidt can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block | 52-45 |
| 09:12 | Howard | The rebound goes to Otis Wright | 52-45 |
| 08:55 | Howard | Otis Wright knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Lou Crowther | 55-45 |
| 08:38 | Northern Iowa | Colin Weingarten hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 55-45 |
| 08:37 | Howard | David Morones pulls down the rebound | 55-45 |
| 08:08 | Howard | Charles Robinson knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Otis Wright | 58-45 |
| 07:39 | Northern Iowa | James Cross misses short on a fadeaway from close range | 58-45 |
| 07:37 | Howard | The rebound goes to Otis Wright | 58-45 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Charles Robinson (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Lou Crowther (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Otis Wright (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Morones (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Leroy Green (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 11 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Colin Weingarten (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Christopher Weinman (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Dennis Schmidt (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Cross (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - James Gray (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:19 | Howard | Leroy Green buries a floater from the left side on a great pass from Otis Wright | 60-45 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 07:00 | Northern Iowa | James Cross misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Charles Robinson - foul #2 on Charles Robinson, team foul #6 | 60-45 |
| Subs | Howard | Rodney Stafford (PG), Steven Thibault (SG), Rory Eggen (PF), Kevin McGill (C) Lou Crowther, Otis Wright, David Morones, Leroy Green | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Earle Haffner (PG), Charles Novick (SG), Larry Watson (SF), Alfred Hayden (PF) Colin Weingarten, Christopher Weinman, Dennis Schmidt, James Gray | |
| 07:00 | Northern Iowa | James Cross misses the 1st free throw | 60-45 |
| 07:00 | Northern Iowa | James Cross makes the 2nd free throw | 60-46 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle 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 (+2) | |
| 06:33 | Howard | Rodney Stafford lays it up and in on a nice dish by Rory Eggen and the foul's on Earle Haffner - foul #1 on Earle Haffner, team foul #8 | 62-46 |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Leon Taylor (C) James Cross | |
| 06:33 | Howard | Rodney Stafford misses the free throw | 62-46 |
| 06:33 | Northern Iowa | Alfred Hayden grabs the board | 62-46 |
| 06:24 | Northern Iowa | Charles Novick makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Earle Haffner | 62-49 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:58 | Howard | Kevin McGill buries a runner from close range and he's fouled by Leon Taylor - foul #3 on Leon Taylor, team foul #9 | 64-49 |
| Subs | Howard | David Miers (PF) Charles Robinson | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 05:58 | Howard | Kevin McGill misses the free throw | 64-49 |
| 05:58 | Howard | Rory Eggen pulls down the offensive rebound | 64-49 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle 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 (+2) | |
| 05:49 | Howard | Rodney Stafford knocks in the floater from the left side on a great pass from Steven Thibault | 66-49 |
| 05:32 | Northern Iowa | Charles Novick is hacked by Kevin McGill - foul #1 on Kevin McGill, team foul #7 | 66-49 |
| 05:32 | Northern Iowa | Charles Novick misses the 1st free throw | 66-49 |
| 05:32 | Howard | Kevin McGill grabs the defensive rebound | 66-49 |
| 05:03 | Howard | Alfred Hayden is called for the reach on Steven Thibault - foul #5 on Alfred Hayden, team foul #10 | 66-49 |
| Subs | Howard | Otis Wright (SF), David Morones (PF), Leroy Green (C) Rory Eggen, David Miers, Kevin McGill | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Gray (C) Alfred Hayden | |
| 05:03 | Howard | Steven Thibault makes the 1st free throw | 67-49 |
| 05:03 | Howard | Steven Thibault makes the 2nd free throw | 68-49 |
| 04:53 | Northern Iowa | Charles Novick knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing | 68-52 |
| 04:38 | Howard | Rodney Stafford makes the jumper in the lane and he's hacked by Earle Haffner - foul #2 on Earle Haffner, team foul #11 | 70-52 |
| 04:38 | Howard | Rodney Stafford misses the free throw | 70-52 |
| 04:38 | Northern Iowa | Leon Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 70-52 |
| 04:30 | Northern Iowa | Charles Novick can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 70-52 |
| 04:28 | Northern Iowa | James Gray grabs the offensive rebound | 70-52 |
| 04:16 | Northern Iowa | Larry Watson drills a jump hook from the left block | 70-54 |
| 03:54 | Howard | Steven Thibault hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 70-54 |
| 03:52 | Northern Iowa | Leon Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 70-54 |
| 03:48 | Northern Iowa | Charles Novick misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 70-54 |
| 03:46 | Howard | Leroy Green gets the rebound | 70-54 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle 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) | |
| 03:40 | Howard | Otis Wright hits a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Steven Thibault | 72-54 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Rodney Stafford (fresh) 18 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Steven Thibault (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Otis Wright (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Morones (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Leroy Green (fresh) 9 pts. 12 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Earle Haffner (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Novick (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - Larry Watson (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Leon Taylor (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. C - James Gray (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:26 | Northern Iowa | Larry Watson is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Larry Watson, team foul #12 | 72-54 |
| Subs | Howard | Charles Robinson (PG), Lou Crowther (SG), Rory Eggen (SF), David Miers (PF), Kevin McGill (C) Rodney Stafford, Steven Thibault, Otis Wright, David Morones, Leroy Green | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Colin Weingarten (PG), Christopher Weinman (SG), Dennis Schmidt (SF), James Cross (PF), Ellis Smith (C) Earle Haffner, Charles Novick, Larry Watson, Leon Taylor, James Gray | |
| 02:59 | Howard | Charles Robinson misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 72-54 |
| 02:58 | Northern Iowa | Ellis Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 72-54 |
| 02:53 | Northern Iowa | Christopher Weinman lays it in | 72-56 |
| 02:34 | Howard | Charles Robinson hits a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Lou Crowther | 75-56 |
| 02:19 | Northern Iowa | Charles Robinson steps in front of the Dennis Schmidt pass | 75-56 |
| 01:56 | Howard | Lou Crowther is fouled on the floor by Ellis Smith - foul #2 on Ellis Smith, team foul #13 | 75-56 |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Leon Taylor (SF) Dennis Schmidt | |
| 01:56 | Howard | Lou Crowther makes the 1st free throw | 76-56 |
| 01:56 | Howard | Lou Crowther misses the 2nd free throw | 76-56 |
| 01:56 | Northern Iowa | Ellis Smith grabs the board | 76-56 |
| 01:42 | Northern Iowa | James Cross misses the easy layup | 76-56 |
| 01:40 | Howard | Rory Eggen snags the defensive board | 76-56 |
| 01:19 | Howard | Charles Robinson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 76-56 |
| 01:18 | Northern Iowa | Colin Weingarten grabs the board | 76-56 |
| 01:11 | Northern Iowa | Leon Taylor is fouled on the floor by Kevin McGill - foul #2 on Kevin McGill, team foul #8 | 76-56 |
| 01:11 | Northern Iowa | Leon Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 76-57 |
| 01:11 | Northern Iowa | Leon Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 76-58 |
| 00:52 | Howard | Lou Crowther misses badly on a floater from the right side | 76-58 |
| 00:50 | Northern Iowa | Colin Weingarten pulls down the rebound | 76-58 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle 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) | |
| 00:48 | Northern Iowa | Colin Weingarten is fouled in the backcourt by Charles Robinson - foul #3 on Charles Robinson, team foul #9 | 76-58 |
| 00:48 | Northern Iowa | Colin Weingarten makes the 1st free throw | 76-59 |
| 00:48 | Northern Iowa | Colin Weingarten makes the 2nd free throw | 76-60 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard 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) | |
| 00:21 | Howard | Lou Crowther knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side and the foul's on Leon Taylor - foul #4 on Leon Taylor, team foul #14 | 78-60 |
| 00:21 | Howard | Lou Crowther makes the free throw | 79-60 |
| 00:15 | Northern Iowa | Lou Crowther steals the ball from Colin Weingarten | 79-60 |
| 00:00 | Howard | Lou Crowther runs out the clock | 79-60 |