| Lineup | Iowa | PG - George Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brandon Lee (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Randy Darby (fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. PF - Efrain Mahlum (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Daniel Walter (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Earle Haffner (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Charles Novick (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Larry Watson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Alfred Hayden (fresh) C - James Gray (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Iowa | Randy Darby inbounds the ball | 42-31 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:48 | Iowa | Efrain Mahlum is called for traveling | 42-31 |
| 19:21 | Northern Iowa | Larry Watson connects on the jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Earle Haffner | 42-33 |
| 19:14 | Iowa | Randy Darby clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 42-33 |
| 19:12 | Northern Iowa | Alfred Hayden grabs the board | 42-33 |
| 19:02 | Northern Iowa | James Gray loses the dribble to George Williams | 42-33 |
| 18:48 | Iowa | Randy Darby misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 42-33 |
| 18:47 | Northern Iowa | Alfred Hayden grabs the defensive rebound | 42-33 |
| 18:41 | Northern Iowa | Charles Novick is hacked by Randy Darby - foul #3 on Randy Darby, team foul #1 | 42-33 |
| Subs | Iowa | Eric Whiteside (SF) Randy Darby | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 18:31 | Northern Iowa | Charles Novick is fouled on the floor by Efrain Mahlum - foul #2 on Efrain Mahlum, team foul #2 | 42-33 |
| 18:18 | Northern Iowa | Larry Watson travels with the ball | 42-33 |
| 18:02 | Iowa | Efrain Mahlum scores on a driving attempt from the baseline | 44-33 |
| 17:39 | Northern Iowa | Charles Novick knocks in the floater from the right wing on a great pass from Earle Haffner | 44-35 |
| 17:10 | Iowa | George Williams's floater is tipped away by Alfred Hayden | 44-35 |
| 17:08 | Iowa | Eric Whiteside snags the offensive board | 44-35 |
| 16:59 | Iowa | Daniel Walter hits a runner near the basket on a great pass from Eric Whiteside | 46-35 |
| 16:48 | Northern Iowa | Earle Haffner misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 46-35 |
| 16:46 | Northern Iowa | James Gray hits the follow up shot | 46-37 |
| 16:19 | Iowa | Daniel Walter lays it in set up by George Williams | 48-37 |
| 16:01 | Northern Iowa | Alfred Hayden knocks in the shot from the left wing | 48-39 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - George Williams (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Brandon Lee (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eric Whiteside (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Efrain Mahlum (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Daniel Walter (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Earle Haffner (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Novick (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Larry Watson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Alfred Hayden (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - James Gray (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:52 | Iowa | Brandon Lee scores on a jumper from just outside the lane set up by George Williams and the foul's on Alfred Hayden - foul #3 on Alfred Hayden, team foul #1 | 50-39 |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Winfrey (SG), Randy Darby (SF), Gerald Lucas (PF), Joseph Thomas (C) George Williams, Eric Whiteside, Efrain Mahlum, Daniel Walter | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Colin Weingarten (PG), Christopher Weinman (SG), Leon Taylor (SF), James Cross (PF), Ellis Smith (C) Earle Haffner, Charles Novick, Larry Watson, Alfred Hayden, James Gray | |
| 15:52 | Iowa | Brandon Lee makes the free throw | 51-39 |
| 15:27 | Northern Iowa | Colin Weingarten is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Colin Weingarten, team foul #2 | 51-39 |
| Subs | Iowa | Gary Lemus (PG) Brandon Lee | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 14:58 | Iowa | Robert Winfrey clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 51-39 |
| 14:56 | Northern Iowa | Leon Taylor pulls down the rebound | 51-39 |
| 14:40 | Northern Iowa | Christopher Weinman misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Gerald Lucas - foul #1 on Gerald Lucas, team foul #3 | 51-39 |
| Subs | Iowa | Daniel Walter (PF) Gerald Lucas | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 14:40 | Northern Iowa | Christopher Weinman makes the 1st free throw | 51-40 |
| 14:40 | Northern Iowa | Christopher Weinman makes the 2nd free throw | 51-41 |
| 14:19 | Iowa | Daniel Walter clanks a shot in the lane but he's hacked by James Cross - foul #2 on James Cross, team foul #3 | 51-41 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Larry Watson (SF) Ellis Smith | |
| 14:19 | Iowa | Daniel Walter makes the 1st free throw | 52-41 |
| 14:19 | Iowa | Daniel Walter makes the 2nd free throw | 53-41 |
| 14:03 | Northern Iowa | Christopher Weinman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-41 |
| Subs | Iowa | Efrain Mahlum (PF) Joseph Thomas | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Gray (C) James Cross | |
| 13:48 | Iowa | Randy Darby misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 53-41 |
| 13:47 | Northern Iowa | James Gray grabs the board | 53-41 |
| 13:43 | Northern Iowa | Gary Lemus is called for the reach on Colin Weingarten in the backcourt - foul #1 on Gary Lemus, team foul #4 | 53-41 |
| Subs | Iowa | George Williams (PG), Brandon Lee (SG) Gary Lemus, Robert Winfrey | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 13:23 | Northern Iowa | Christopher Weinman misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 53-41 |
| 13:22 | Northern Iowa | Colin Weingarten hits the follow up shot | 53-43 |
| 13:08 | Iowa | Brandon Lee drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Efrain Mahlum | 56-43 |
| 12:55 | Northern Iowa | Larry Watson misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 56-43 |
| 12:54 | Iowa | Efrain Mahlum gets the rebound | 56-43 |
| 12:36 | Iowa | Efrain Mahlum drills a fadeaway from close range | 58-43 |
| 12:20 | Northern Iowa | George Williams takes the ball from Leon Taylor | 58-43 |
| 12:07 | Iowa | Daniel Walter misses short on a shot in the paint | 58-43 |
| 12:05 | Northern Iowa | Larry Watson pulls down the rebound | 58-43 |
| 11:50 | Northern Iowa | Colin Weingarten misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 58-43 |
| 11:48 | Iowa | Efrain Mahlum grabs the defensive rebound | 58-43 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - George Williams (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Brandon Lee (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Randy Darby (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Efrain Mahlum (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Daniel Walter (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Colin Weingarten (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Weinman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Larry Watson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Leon Taylor (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - James Gray (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Iowa | Efrain Mahlum misses the lay-in | 58-43 |
| 11:28 | Iowa | Brandon Lee snags the offensive board | 58-43 |
| 11:12 | Iowa | Daniel Walter loses the dribble to Colin Weingarten | 58-43 |
| 10:54 | Northern Iowa | Leon Taylor makes the fadeaway from the left wing | 58-45 |
| 10:34 | Iowa | Christopher Weinman picks off the pass by Randy Darby | 58-45 |
| 10:30 | Northern Iowa | Colin Weingarten jams it on a nice dish by Christopher Weinman | 58-47 |
| 10:10 | Iowa | Efrain Mahlum misses the easy layup | 58-47 |
| 10:08 | Northern Iowa | James Gray grabs the board | 58-47 |
| 09:49 | Northern Iowa | Larry Watson blows the layup | 58-47 |
| 09:47 | Iowa | Efrain Mahlum snags the defensive board | 58-47 |
| 09:31 | Iowa | George Williams clanks a turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by Colin Weingarten - foul #3 on Colin Weingarten, team foul #4 | 58-47 |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Winfrey (SG), Eric Whiteside (SF), Gerald Lucas (PF), Joseph Thomas (C) Brandon Lee, Randy Darby, Efrain Mahlum, Daniel Walter | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Earle Haffner (PG), Charles Novick (SG), Dennis Schmidt (SF), Alfred Hayden (PF), James Cross (C) Colin Weingarten, Christopher Weinman, Larry Watson, Leon Taylor, James Gray | |
| 09:31 | Iowa | George Williams makes the 1st free throw | 59-47 |
| 09:31 | Iowa | George Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 60-47 |
| 09:10 | Northern Iowa | Earle Haffner travels with the ball | 60-47 |
| Subs | Iowa | Gary Lemus (PG) George Williams | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 08:44 | Iowa | Eric Whiteside hits a driving attempt from the left block set up by Robert Winfrey | 62-47 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 08:31 | Northern Iowa | Alfred Hayden hits a floater from close range | 62-49 |
| 08:09 | Iowa | Alfred Hayden is called for the reach on Gary Lemus - foul #4 on Alfred Hayden, team foul #5 | 62-49 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Ellis Smith (C) Alfred Hayden | |
| 07:54 | Iowa | Joseph Thomas is called for 5 seconds | 62-49 |
| Subs | Iowa | Brandon Lee (PG) Gary Lemus | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 07:26 | Northern Iowa | Charles Novick can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 62-49 |
| 07:25 | Northern Iowa | Ellis Smith tips it in | 62-51 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Brandon Lee (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Winfrey (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eric Whiteside (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gerald Lucas (fresh) C - Joseph Thomas (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Earle Haffner (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Novick (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dennis Schmidt (fresh) PF - James Cross (fresh) 2 reb. C - Ellis Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:06 | Iowa | Brandon Lee misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 62-51 |
| 07:04 | Northern Iowa | Ellis Smith gets the rebound | 62-51 |
| 06:59 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Schmidt connects on the floater from just outside the lane | 62-53 |
| 06:48 | Iowa | Robert Winfrey is fouled on the floor by Charles Novick - foul #1 on Charles Novick, team foul #6 | 62-53 |
| Subs | Iowa | Gary Lemus (PG), Stanley Jackson (SF), Efrain Mahlum (PF), Daniel Walter (C) Robert Winfrey, Eric Whiteside, Gerald Lucas, Joseph Thomas | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Larry Watson (SF), Alfred Hayden (PF) Dennis Schmidt, James Cross | |
| 06:33 | Iowa | Brandon Lee is hacked by Charles Novick - foul #2 on Charles Novick, team foul #7 | 62-53 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Gray (C) Ellis Smith | |
| 06:33 | Iowa | Brandon Lee misses the 1st free throw | 62-53 |
| 06:33 | Northern Iowa | Alfred Hayden gets the rebound | 62-53 |
| 06:08 | Northern Iowa | Earle Haffner blows the layup | 62-53 |
| 06:06 | Iowa | Efrain Mahlum pulls down the rebound | 62-53 |
| 05:42 | Iowa | Charles Novick is called for the reach on Efrain Mahlum - foul #3 on Charles Novick, team foul #8 | 62-53 |
| Subs | Iowa | George Williams (PG), Steven McNealy (SG), Eric Whiteside (SF) Gary Lemus, Brandon Lee, Stanley Jackson | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Colin Weingarten (SG) Charles Novick | |
| 05:42 | Iowa | Efrain Mahlum makes the 1st free throw | 63-53 |
| 05:42 | Iowa | Efrain Mahlum makes the 2nd free throw | 64-53 |
| 05:25 | Northern Iowa | Alfred Hayden clanks a shot from the left side | 64-53 |
| 05:23 | Iowa | Eric Whiteside snags the defensive board | 64-53 |
| 05:04 | Iowa | Daniel Walter misses the jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by James Gray - foul #2 on James Gray, team foul #9 | 64-53 |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Winfrey (SG), Joseph Thomas (C) Steven McNealy, Efrain Mahlum | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Dennis Schmidt (SG) Earle Haffner | |
| 05:04 | Iowa | Daniel Walter makes the 1st free throw | 65-53 |
| 05:04 | Iowa | Daniel Walter makes the 2nd free throw | 66-53 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 04:54 | Northern Iowa | Alfred Hayden is hacked by Robert Winfrey - foul #1 on Robert Winfrey, team foul #5 | 66-53 |
| Subs | Iowa | Randy Darby (SF) Eric Whiteside | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 04:40 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Schmidt hits a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Colin Weingarten | 66-55 |
| 04:36 | Iowa | Robert Winfrey misses short on a 3 from straight away | 66-55 |
| 04:35 | Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to George Williams | 66-55 |
| 04:17 | Iowa | Daniel Walter drills a shot from the right block on a nice dish by Robert Winfrey | 68-55 |
| 03:59 | Northern Iowa | George Williams picks off the pass by Alfred Hayden | 68-55 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:39 | Iowa | The short jumper by Randy Darby is denied by James Gray | 68-55 |
| 03:37 | Northern Iowa | James Gray pulls down the rebound | 68-55 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:31 | Northern Iowa | Larry Watson clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 68-55 |
| 03:29 | Iowa | Joseph Thomas pulls down the rebound | 68-55 |
| 03:21 | Iowa | Robert Winfrey double dribbles | 68-55 |
| Subs | Iowa | Brandon Lee (PG), Eric Whiteside (SF), Efrain Mahlum (PF), Gerald Lucas (C) George Williams, Randy Darby, Daniel Walter, Joseph Thomas | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Christopher Weinman (PG), Charles Novick (SG), Leon Taylor (SF), James Cross (PF), Ellis Smith (C) Colin Weingarten, Dennis Schmidt, Larry Watson, Alfred Hayden, James Gray | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Brandon Lee (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Winfrey (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Eric Whiteside (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Efrain Mahlum (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. C - Gerald Lucas (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Christopher Weinman (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Novick (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Leon Taylor (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Cross (fresh) 2 reb. C - Ellis Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:13 | Northern Iowa | Ellis Smith can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 68-55 |
| 03:11 | Iowa | Robert Winfrey gets the rebound | 68-55 |
| 02:55 | Iowa | Gerald Lucas is fouled on the floor by Ellis Smith - foul #2 on Ellis Smith, team foul #10 | 68-55 |
| Subs | Iowa | Gary Lemus (PG), Steven McNealy (SG), Joseph Thomas (C) Brandon Lee, Robert Winfrey, Efrain Mahlum | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Colin Weingarten (SG) Charles Novick | |
| 02:55 | Iowa | Gerald Lucas makes the 1st free throw | 69-55 |
| 02:55 | Iowa | Gerald Lucas makes the 2nd free throw | 70-55 |
| 02:46 | Northern Iowa | Ellis Smith connects on the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Leon Taylor | 70-58 |
| 02:46 | Iowa | Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-58 |
| Subs | Iowa | George Williams (PG), Brandon Lee (SG), Randy Darby (SF), Efrain Mahlum (PF), Daniel Walter (C) Gary Lemus, Steven McNealy, Eric Whiteside, Gerald Lucas, Joseph Thomas | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Earle Haffner (PG), Charles Novick (SG), Larry Watson (SF), James Gray (C) Christopher Weinman, Colin Weingarten, James Cross, Ellis Smith | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:20 | Iowa | Efrain Mahlum's pass is intercepted by Charles Novick | 70-58 |
| 02:02 | Northern Iowa | Leon Taylor is denied on a layup by Randy Darby | 70-58 |
| 02:01 | Iowa | Daniel Walter snags the defensive board | 70-58 |
| 01:52 | Iowa | A charge is called on Daniel Walter - foul #1 on Daniel Walter, team foul #6 | 70-58 |
| Subs | Iowa | Gary Lemus (PG), Robert Winfrey (SG), Eric Whiteside (SF), Gerald Lucas (PF), Joseph Thomas (C) George Williams, Brandon Lee, Randy Darby, Efrain Mahlum, Daniel Walter | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Colin Weingarten (PG), Christopher Weinman (SG), James Cross (PF), Ellis Smith (C) Earle Haffner, Charles Novick, Larry Watson, James Gray | |
| 01:39 | Northern Iowa | Leon Taylor comes up short on the runner in the paint | 70-58 |
| 01:37 | Iowa | Joseph Thomas pulls down the rebound | 70-58 |
| 01:28 | Iowa | Gary Lemus's layup is rejected by James Cross | 70-58 |
| 01:27 | Northern Iowa | Ellis Smith gets the rebound | 70-58 |
| 01:12 | Northern Iowa | Colin Weingarten clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 70-58 |
| 01:10 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Joseph Thomas | 70-58 |
| 00:41 | Iowa | Eric Whiteside misses long on a driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by James Cross - foul #3 on James Cross, team foul #11 | 70-58 |
| 00:41 | Iowa | Eric Whiteside makes the 1st free throw | 71-58 |
| 00:41 | Iowa | Eric Whiteside makes the 2nd free throw | 72-58 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:36 | Northern Iowa | Christopher Weinman is called for traveling | 72-58 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:12 | Iowa | The pull-up jumper by Joseph Thomas is blocked by Ellis Smith | 72-58 |
| 00:11 | Northern Iowa | Ellis Smith grabs the board | 72-58 |
| 00:04 | Northern Iowa | Colin Weingarten misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 72-58 |
| 00:02 | Iowa | Joseph Thomas gets the rebound | 72-58 |
| 00:00 | Iowa | Joseph Thomas runs out the clock | 72-58 |