| Lineup | Boston College | PG - Alton Chunn (fresh) SG - Jack Peay (fresh) SF - Richard Franck (fresh) PF - John Newton (fresh) C - Larry Raggs (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Joey Carr (fresh) SG - Patrick Davis (fresh) SF - Timothy Solomon (fresh) PF - Ronald Watlington (fresh) C - Kyle Wilson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Northern Iowa | Kyle Wilson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Boston College | Boston College is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:41 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Watlington makes the jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Patrick Davis | 0-2 |
| 19:24 | Boston College | Richard Franck can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 0-2 |
| 19:22 | Boston College | John Newton can't tip it in | 0-2 |
| 19:20 | Northern Iowa | Kyle Wilson snags the defensive board | 0-2 |
| 19:14 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Watlington clanks a turnaround from close range but he's fouled by John Newton - foul #1 on John Newton, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:14 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Watlington makes the 1st free throw | 0-3 |
| 19:14 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Watlington makes the 2nd free throw | 0-4 |
| 18:55 | Boston College | Richard Franck is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Richard Franck, team foul #2 | 0-4 |
| 18:35 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Watlington hits a fadeaway from close range set up by Timothy Solomon | 0-6 |
| 18:17 | Boston College | Larry Raggs banks in the layup set up by Richard Franck | 2-6 |
| 18:01 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Watlington is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Ronald Watlington, team foul #1 | 2-6 |
| 17:36 | Boston College | Richard Franck misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Ronald Watlington - foul #2 on Ronald Watlington, team foul #2 | 2-6 |
| Subs | Boston College | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jonathan Bomar (SF) Ronald Watlington | |
| 17:36 | Boston College | Richard Franck misses the 1st free throw | 2-6 |
| 17:36 | Boston College | Richard Franck makes the 2nd free throw | 3-6 |
| 17:16 | Northern Iowa | A charge is called on Timothy Solomon - foul #1 on Timothy Solomon, team foul #3 | 3-6 |
| 17:02 | Boston College | Jack Peay throws a bad pass out of bounds | 3-6 |
| 16:47 | Northern Iowa | Kyle Wilson misses short on a shot in the lane | 3-6 |
| 16:45 | Boston College | The rebound goes to Richard Franck | 3-6 |
| 16:39 | Boston College | Larry Raggs can't finish the layup but the foul's on Kyle Wilson - foul #1 on Kyle Wilson, team foul #4 | 3-6 |
| Subs | Boston College | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jack Mertens (PG) Joey Carr | |
| 16:39 | Boston College | Larry Raggs misses the 1st free throw | 3-6 |
| 16:39 | Boston College | Larry Raggs makes the 2nd free throw | 4-6 |
| 16:20 | Northern Iowa | Jack Mertens is hacked by Richard Franck - foul #2 on Richard Franck, team foul #3 | 4-6 |
| Subs | Boston College | Joseph Burton (SG), Michael Russell (SF), William Baro (C) Jack Peay, Richard Franck, Larry Raggs | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 16:11 | Northern Iowa | Jack Mertens clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 4-6 |
| 16:10 | Boston College | William Baro snags the defensive board | 4-6 |
| 15:53 | Boston College | Joseph Burton drills a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Alton Chunn | 6-6 |
| Lineup | Boston College | PG - Alton Chunn (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Joseph Burton (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Michael Russell (fresh) PF - John Newton (fairly fresh) C - William Baro (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Jack Mertens (fresh) SG - Patrick Davis (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jonathan Bomar (fresh) PF - Timothy Solomon (fairly fresh) C - Kyle Wilson (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:30 | Northern Iowa | Jack Mertens loses the dribble to Michael Russell | 6-6 |
| 15:13 | Boston College | William Baro makes the jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Alton Chunn | 8-6 |
| 15:09 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Burton is called for the reach on Patrick Davis - foul #1 on Joseph Burton, team foul #4 | 8-6 |
| Subs | Boston College | Richard Catalano (PG), Jack Peay (SG) Alton Chunn, Joseph Burton | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Joey Carr (PG), Troy Swanson (PF) Jack Mertens, Jonathan Bomar | |
| 14:52 | Northern Iowa | Kyle Wilson comes up short on the jumper from close range but he's hacked by William Baro - foul #1 on William Baro, team foul #5 | 8-6 |
| Subs | Boston College | Larry Raggs (C) William Baro | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Ronald Watlington (PF) Troy Swanson | |
| 14:52 | Northern Iowa | Kyle Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 8-7 |
| 14:52 | Northern Iowa | Kyle Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 8-8 |
| 14:42 | Boston College | Richard Catalano's floater is knocked away by Timothy Solomon | 8-8 |
| 14:40 | Boston College | Michael Russell tips it but misses | 8-8 |
| 14:38 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Watlington grabs the board | 8-8 |
| 14:20 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Watlington misses long on a floater near the basket | 8-8 |
| 14:18 | Boston College | John Newton gets the rebound | 8-8 |
| 14:00 | Boston College | Larry Raggs's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 8-8 |
| Subs | Boston College | Alton Chunn (PG) Richard Catalano | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 13:44 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Watlington knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Patrick Davis | 8-10 |
| 13:32 | Boston College | Jack Peay misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 8-10 |
| 13:31 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Watlington grabs the board | 8-10 |
| 13:22 | Northern Iowa | Larry Raggs blocks the short jumper by Ronald Watlington | 8-10 |
| 13:21 | Boston College | Alton Chunn snags the defensive board | 8-10 |
| 13:15 | Boston College | Michael Russell is hacked by Timothy Solomon - foul #2 on Timothy Solomon, team foul #5 | 8-10 |
| Subs | Boston College | Joseph Burton (SG), Freddy Jamison (PF), William Baro (C) Jack Peay, John Newton, Larry Raggs | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jonathan Bomar (SF) Timothy Solomon | |
| 13:03 | Boston College | Joseph Burton scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Alton Chunn | 11-10 |
| 12:48 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Watlington makes the shot in the lane and the foul's on Freddy Jamison - foul #1 on Freddy Jamison, team foul #6 | 11-12 |
| Subs | Boston College | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jack Mertens (PG) Patrick Davis | |
| 12:48 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Watlington makes the free throw | 11-13 |
| 12:26 | Boston College | William Baro scores on a jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Joseph Burton and he's hacked by Kyle Wilson - foul #2 on Kyle Wilson, team foul #6 | 13-13 |
| 12:26 | Boston College | William Baro makes the free throw | 14-13 |
| 11:58 | Northern Iowa | Jack Mertens's floater is knocked away by Freddy Jamison | 14-13 |
| 11:57 | Northern Iowa | Kyle Wilson tips it home | 14-15 |
| 11:36 | Boston College | William Baro throws a bad pass out of bounds | 14-15 |
| Subs | Boston College | Richard Catalano (PG), Jack Peay (SG), John Newton (SF), Larry Raggs (C) Alton Chunn, Joseph Burton, Michael Russell, William Baro | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Patrick Davis (SG), Timothy Solomon (SF) Joey Carr, Jonathan Bomar | |
| Lineup | Boston College | PG - Richard Catalano (fresh) SG - Jack Peay (fresh) SF - John Newton (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Freddy Jamison (fresh) C - Larry Raggs (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Jack Mertens (fresh) SG - Patrick Davis (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Timothy Solomon (fairly fresh) PF - Ronald Watlington (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - Kyle Wilson (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:20 | Northern Iowa | Jack Mertens clanks a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Richard Catalano - foul #1 on Richard Catalano, team foul #7 | 14-15 |
| Subs | Boston College | Joseph Burton (SG) Freddy Jamison | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Leo Kalinowski (PG) Kyle Wilson | |
| 11:20 | Northern Iowa | Jack Mertens makes the 1st free throw | 14-16 |
| 11:20 | Northern Iowa | Jack Mertens misses the 2nd free throw | 14-16 |
| 11:20 | Boston College | John Newton snags the defensive board | 14-16 |
| 11:16 | Boston College | Larry Raggs is fouled on the floor by Ronald Watlington - foul #3 on Ronald Watlington, team foul #7 | 14-16 |
| Subs | Boston College | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Kyle Wilson (C) Leo Kalinowski | |
| 11:16 | Boston College | Larry Raggs makes the 1st free throw | 15-16 |
| 11:16 | Boston College | Larry Raggs makes the 2nd free throw | 16-16 |
| 11:09 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Watlington hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range | 16-16 |
| 11:07 | Boston College | The rebound goes to Richard Catalano | 16-16 |
| 10:50 | Boston College | Joseph Burton is hacked by Patrick Davis - foul #1 on Patrick Davis, team foul #8 | 16-16 |
| 10:50 | Boston College | Joseph Burton makes the 1st free throw | 17-16 |
| 10:50 | Boston College | Joseph Burton makes the 2nd free throw | 18-16 |
| 10:32 | Northern Iowa | Jack Mertens hits a shot from the free throw line set up by Timothy Solomon | 18-18 |
| 10:22 | Boston College | Jack Peay misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 18-18 |
| 10:20 | Northern Iowa | Jack Mertens pulls down the rebound | 18-18 |
| 10:11 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Watlington makes the shot from the left wing | 18-20 |
| 09:54 | Boston College | Richard Catalano misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Jack Mertens - foul #1 on Jack Mertens, team foul #9 | 18-20 |
| Subs | Boston College | Alton Chunn (SG), Michael Russell (SF), Freddy Jamison (PF) Joseph Burton, Jack Peay, John Newton | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Joey Carr (PG) Jack Mertens | |
| 09:54 | Boston College | Richard Catalano makes the 1st free throw | 19-20 |
| 09:54 | Boston College | Richard Catalano misses the 2nd free throw | 19-20 |
| 09:54 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Kyle Wilson | 19-20 |
| 09:34 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Watlington can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Freddy Jamison - foul #2 on Freddy Jamison, team foul #8 | 19-20 |
| Subs | Boston College | Jack Peay (SG), John Newton (PF), William Baro (C) Richard Catalano, Freddy Jamison, Larry Raggs | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jack Mertens (PG) Patrick Davis | |
| 09:34 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Watlington makes the 1st free throw | 19-21 |
| 09:34 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Watlington makes the 2nd free throw | 19-22 |
| 09:16 | Boston College | Michael Russell misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 19-22 |
| 09:15 | Northern Iowa | Kyle Wilson snags the defensive board | 19-22 |
| 08:57 | Northern Iowa | Jack Mertens connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 19-24 |
| 08:53 | Boston College | Jack Peay misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away but he's fouled by Timothy Solomon - foul #3 on Timothy Solomon, team foul #10 | 19-24 |
| Subs | Boston College | Joseph Burton (SG) Michael Russell | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jonathan Bomar (SF) Timothy Solomon | |
| 08:53 | Boston College | Jack Peay makes the 1st free throw | 20-24 |
| 08:53 | Boston College | Jack Peay makes the 2nd free throw | 21-24 |
| 08:53 | Boston College | Jack Peay makes the 3rd free throw | 22-24 |
| 08:27 | Northern Iowa | Kyle Wilson is whistled for traveling | 22-24 |
| Subs | Boston College | Michael Russell (SF) Jack Peay | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Patrick Davis (SG) Jack Mertens | |
| 08:06 | Boston College | Alton Chunn drills a jumper from the right side set up by William Baro | 24-24 |
| 07:51 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Watlington throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-24 |
| Subs | Boston College | Larry Raggs (PF) John Newton | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 07:39 | Boston College | Larry Raggs misses short on a floater from the right side but he's hacked by Jonathan Bomar - foul #1 on Jonathan Bomar, team foul #11 | 24-24 |
| Subs | Boston College | Jack Peay (SG) Joseph Burton | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Timothy Solomon (SF) Jonathan Bomar | |
| 07:39 | Boston College | Larry Raggs makes the 1st free throw | 25-24 |
| 07:39 | Boston College | Larry Raggs makes the 2nd free throw | 26-24 |
| 07:22 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Watlington can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 26-24 |
| 07:20 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Watlington tips it but misses | 26-24 |
| 07:18 | Boston College | William Baro grabs the defensive rebound | 26-24 |
| Lineup | Boston College | PG - Alton Chunn (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jack Peay (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Michael Russell (fairly fresh) PF - Larry Raggs (fresh) 7 pts. C - William Baro (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Joey Carr (fresh) SG - Patrick Davis (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Timothy Solomon (fairly fresh) 3 pf. PF - Ronald Watlington (tiring) 15 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Kyle Wilson (tired) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:01 | Boston College | Michael Russell misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 26-24 |
| 07:00 | Boston College | William Baro snags the offensive board | 26-24 |
| 06:54 | Boston College | Michael Russell can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 26-24 |
| 06:52 | Boston College | Michael Russell pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-24 |
| 06:36 | Boston College | Jack Peay is fouled on the floor by Patrick Davis - foul #2 on Patrick Davis, team foul #12 | 26-24 |
| Subs | Boston College | Richard Catalano (PG), Richard Franck (SF), John Newton (PF) Alton Chunn, Michael Russell, William Baro | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jack Mertens (PG) Patrick Davis | |
| 06:36 | Boston College | Jack Peay misses the 1st free throw | 26-24 |
| 06:36 | Boston College | Jack Peay misses the 2nd free throw | 26-24 |
| 06:36 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Kyle Wilson | 26-24 |
| 06:07 | Northern Iowa | Jack Mertens comes up short on the shot in the lane | 26-24 |
| 06:06 | Boston College | The rebound goes to Larry Raggs | 26-24 |
| 05:40 | Boston College | Richard Franck is whistled for a carry | 26-24 |
| Subs | Boston College | Joseph Burton (SG) Jack Peay | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 05:14 | Northern Iowa | Jack Mertens can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 26-24 |
| 05:12 | Boston College | The rebound goes to Larry Raggs | 26-24 |
| 04:55 | Boston College | Richard Franck misses the dunk but he's fouled by Jack Mertens - foul #2 on Jack Mertens, team foul #13 | 26-24 |
| Subs | Boston College | Alton Chunn (PG), William Baro (C) Richard Catalano, Larry Raggs | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Leo Kalinowski (PG) Jack Mertens | |
| 04:55 | Boston College | Richard Franck makes the 1st free throw | 27-24 |
| 04:55 | Boston College | Richard Franck makes the 2nd free throw | 28-24 |
| 04:38 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Watlington misses the fadeaway in the paint | 28-24 |
| 04:36 | Boston College | John Newton pulls down the rebound | 28-24 |
| 04:23 | Boston College | William Baro scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Joseph Burton and he's fouled by Kyle Wilson - foul #3 on Kyle Wilson, team foul #14 | 30-24 |
| Subs | Boston College | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jonathan Bomar (SF) Kyle Wilson | |
| 04:23 | Boston College | William Baro makes the free throw | 31-24 |
| 04:10 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Burton picks off the pass by Joey Carr | 31-24 |
| 04:06 | Boston College | John Newton can't finish the layup | 31-24 |
| 04:04 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Watlington snags the defensive board | 31-24 |
| 03:57 | Northern Iowa | Richard Franck blocks the short jumper by Ronald Watlington | 31-24 |
| 03:56 | Northern Iowa | Timothy Solomon grabs the offensive board | 31-24 |
| 03:40 | Northern Iowa | Alton Chunn steals the ball from Timothy Solomon | 31-24 |
| 03:20 | Boston College | William Baro can't connect on a driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Ronald Watlington - foul #4 on Ronald Watlington, team foul #15 | 31-24 |
| Subs | Boston College | Michael Russell (SF), Freddy Jamison (PF) Richard Franck, John Newton | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jack Mertens (PG), Patrick Davis (SG), Kyle Wilson (C) Leo Kalinowski, Joey Carr, Jonathan Bomar | |
| 03:20 | Boston College | William Baro misses the 1st free throw | 31-24 |
| 03:20 | Boston College | William Baro makes the 2nd free throw | 32-24 |
| Lineup | Boston College | PG - Alton Chunn (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joseph Burton (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Russell (fresh) PF - Freddy Jamison (fresh) C - William Baro (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Jack Mertens (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Patrick Davis (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Timothy Solomon (tiring) 3 pf. PF - Ronald Watlington (tired) 15 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Kyle Wilson (tired) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:02 | Northern Iowa | Michael Russell swats the layup by Ronald Watlington | 32-24 |
| 03:00 | Boston College | Freddy Jamison pulls down the rebound | 32-24 |
| 02:53 | Boston College | Freddy Jamison travels with the ball | 32-24 |
| Subs | Boston College | Jack Peay (SG), Larry Raggs (C) Joseph Burton, William Baro | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 02:38 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Watlington scores on a driving attempt from the left block set up by Patrick Davis | 32-26 |
| 02:24 | Boston College | Jack Peay can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 32-26 |
| 02:23 | Northern Iowa | Patrick Davis snags the defensive board | 32-26 |
| 02:23 | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 32-26 |
| Subs | Boston College | Richard Franck (SF) Michael Russell | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 02:02 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Watlington comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 32-26 |
| 02:00 | Boston College | Larry Raggs gets the rebound | 32-26 |
| 01:56 | Boston College | Richard Franck can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 32-26 |
| 01:55 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Patrick Davis | 32-26 |
| 01:51 | Northern Iowa | Alton Chunn picks off the pass by Jack Mertens in the backcourt | 32-26 |
| 01:32 | Boston College | Richard Franck buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Alton Chunn | 35-26 |
| 01:17 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Watlington loses the dribble to Alton Chunn | 35-26 |
| 01:04 | Boston College | Timothy Solomon is called for the reach on Richard Franck - foul #4 on Timothy Solomon, team foul #16 | 35-26 |
| Subs | Boston College | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Joey Carr (PG) Jack Mertens | |
| 01:04 | Boston College | Richard Franck misses the 1st free throw | 35-26 |
| 01:04 | Boston College | Richard Franck makes the 2nd free throw | 36-26 |
| 00:45 | Northern Iowa | Larry Raggs picks off the pass by Ronald Watlington | 36-26 |
| 00:38 | Boston College | Patrick Davis steps in front of the Jack Peay pass | 36-26 |
| 00:22 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Watlington is called for a moving pick - foul #5 on Ronald Watlington, team foul #17 | 36-26 |
| Subs | Boston College | William Baro (C) Freddy Jamison | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jonathan Bomar (SF) Ronald Watlington | |
| 00:02 | Boston College | Larry Raggs can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 36-26 |
| 00:01 | Boston College | The offensive rebound goes to William Baro | 36-26 |
| 00:00 | Boston College | The clock runs out | 36-26 |