| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Adrian Fett (fresh) SG - Earl Hopps (fresh) SF - Robert Paul (fresh) PF - Roger Calderone (fresh) C - Joseph Hardy (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Joey Carr (fresh) SG - Hershel Morton (fresh) SF - Jonathan Bomar (fresh) PF - Timothy Solomon (fresh) C - Kyle Wilson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Northern Iowa | Kyle Wilson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:31 | Northern Iowa | Roger Calderone denies the turnaround by Timothy Solomon | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | Northern Iowa | Jonathan Bomar tips it in | 0-2 |
| 19:12 | Sam Houston State | Adrian Fett banks in the layup on a nice dish by Earl Hopps | 2-2 |
| 19:10 | Northern Iowa | Joey Carr's pass is intercepted by Joseph Hardy in the backcourt | 2-2 |
| 18:51 | Sam Houston State | Earl Hopps misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Hershel Morton - foul #1 on Hershel Morton, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:51 | Sam Houston State | Earl Hopps makes the 1st free throw | 3-2 |
| 18:51 | Sam Houston State | Earl Hopps makes the 2nd free throw | 4-2 |
| 18:22 | Northern Iowa | Timothy Solomon is hacked by Robert Paul - foul #1 on Robert Paul, team foul #1 | 4-2 |
| 18:11 | Northern Iowa | Timothy Solomon misses short on a jump hook from the baseline | 4-2 |
| 18:10 | Northern Iowa | Timothy Solomon hits the follow up shot | 4-4 |
| 17:50 | Sam Houston State | Earl Hopps hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 4-4 |
| 17:48 | Northern Iowa | Kyle Wilson pulls down the rebound | 4-4 |
| 17:24 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Hardy steals it from Joey Carr | 4-4 |
| 17:06 | Sam Houston State | Adrian Fett hits a jumper from the right side set up by Joseph Hardy | 6-4 |
| 16:45 | Northern Iowa | Joey Carr misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 6-4 |
| 16:44 | Sam Houston State | Adrian Fett snags the defensive board | 6-4 |
| 16:25 | Sam Houston State | Earl Hopps misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 6-4 |
| 16:24 | Northern Iowa | Timothy Solomon grabs the defensive rebound | 6-4 |
| 15:57 | Northern Iowa | Jonathan Bomar misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 6-4 |
| 15:55 | Northern Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Kyle Wilson | 6-4 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Adrian Fett (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Earl Hopps (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Paul (fairly fresh) PF - Roger Calderone (fairly fresh) C - Joseph Hardy (fairly fresh) 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Joey Carr (fairly fresh) SG - Hershel Morton (fairly fresh) SF - Jonathan Bomar (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Timothy Solomon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Kyle Wilson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Northern Iowa | Joey Carr misses the fadeaway from the left side | 6-4 |
| 15:31 | Sam Houston State | Joseph Hardy grabs the defensive rebound | 6-4 |
| 15:13 | Sam Houston State | Adrian Fett scores on a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Earl Hopps and he's hacked by Jonathan Bomar - foul #1 on Jonathan Bomar, team foul #2 | 8-4 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Robert Bessette (SG), Matthew Berke (SF), John Crane (PF), John Evans (C) Earl Hopps, Robert Paul, Roger Calderone, Joseph Hardy | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Patrick Davis (PG), Jack Mertens (SG), Troy Swanson (SF), Ronald Watlington (C) Joey Carr, Hershel Morton, Jonathan Bomar, Kyle Wilson | |
| 15:13 | Sam Houston State | Adrian Fett misses the free throw | 8-4 |
| 15:13 | Northern Iowa | Timothy Solomon grabs the board | 8-4 |
| 14:44 | Northern Iowa | Matthew Berke takes the ball from Timothy Solomon | 8-4 |
| 14:26 | Sam Houston State | Adrian Fett lays it up and in on a nice dish by Matthew Berke | 10-4 |
| 13:58 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Watlington is wide open but clanks a fadeaway in the paint | 10-4 |
| 13:56 | Sam Houston State | Adrian Fett grabs the board | 10-4 |
| 13:44 | Sam Houston State | Adrian Fett blows the layup but he's fouled by Timothy Solomon - foul #1 on Timothy Solomon, team foul #3 | 10-4 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Earl Hopps (SG) Robert Bessette | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Kyle Wilson (C) Timothy Solomon | |
| 13:44 | Sam Houston State | Adrian Fett makes the 1st free throw | 11-4 |
| 13:44 | Sam Houston State | Adrian Fett makes the 2nd free throw | 12-4 |
| 13:21 | Northern Iowa | Kyle Wilson's floater is tipped away by John Crane | 12-4 |
| 13:19 | Northern Iowa | Kyle Wilson tips it but misses | 12-4 |
| 13:17 | Sam Houston State | John Crane grabs the defensive rebound | 12-4 |
| 13:12 | Sam Houston State | Matthew Berke knocks in the turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Adrian Fett and he's fouled by Patrick Davis - foul #1 on Patrick Davis, team foul #4 | 14-4 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Michael Dwyer (PG), Roger Calderone (PF), Joseph Hardy (C) Adrian Fett, John Crane, John Evans | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Joey Carr (PG), Alex Mack (SF) Jack Mertens, Troy Swanson | |
| 13:12 | Sam Houston State | Matthew Berke makes the free throw | 15-4 |
| 13:09 | Northern Iowa | Joey Carr's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 15-4 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Robert Paul (SF) Matthew Berke | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 12:51 | Sam Houston State | Robert Paul drills a shot in the lane and he's fouled by Alex Mack - foul #1 on Alex Mack, team foul #5 | 17-4 |
| 12:51 | Sam Houston State | Robert Paul makes the free throw | 18-4 |
| 12:30 | Northern Iowa | Patrick Davis comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 18-4 |
| 12:29 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to Joseph Hardy | 18-4 |
| 12:22 | Sam Houston State | Roger Calderone's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 18-4 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jack Mertens (SG), Timothy Solomon (PF) Patrick Davis, Ronald Watlington | |
| 11:53 | Northern Iowa | Timothy Solomon knocks in the jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Joey Carr and he's fouled by Roger Calderone - foul #1 on Roger Calderone, team foul #2 | 18-6 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | John Crane (PF), John Evans (C) Roger Calderone, Joseph Hardy | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 11:53 | Northern Iowa | Timothy Solomon makes the free throw | 18-7 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Michael Dwyer (fresh) SG - Earl Hopps (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Paul (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Crane (fresh) C - John Evans (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Joey Carr (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jack Mertens (fresh) SF - Alex Mack (fresh) PF - Timothy Solomon (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Kyle Wilson (tiring) 3 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Sam Houston State | Earl Hopps drills a 3 from straight away set up by Robert Paul | 21-7 |
| 11:23 | Northern Iowa | Joey Carr throws a bad pass out of bounds | 21-7 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Richard Butler (PG), Matthew Berke (SF) Michael Dwyer, Robert Paul | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Patrick Davis (PG), Jonathan Bomar (SF), Troy Swanson (C) Joey Carr, Alex Mack, Kyle Wilson | |
| 11:08 | Sam Houston State | Matthew Berke knocks in the runner near the basket on a nice dish by John Crane and he's hacked by Jonathan Bomar - foul #2 on Jonathan Bomar, team foul #6 | 23-7 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Robert Bessette (SG) Earl Hopps | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Ronald Watlington (C) Jonathan Bomar | |
| 11:08 | Sam Houston State | Matthew Berke misses the free throw | 23-7 |
| 11:08 | Northern Iowa | Timothy Solomon snags the defensive board | 23-7 |
| 10:53 | Northern Iowa | Patrick Davis is hacked by Richard Butler - foul #1 on Richard Butler, team foul #3 | 23-7 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Joseph Hardy (C) John Evans | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Leo Kalinowski (PG) Jack Mertens | |
| 10:39 | Northern Iowa | Troy Swanson's pass is intercepted by Robert Bessette | 23-7 |
| 10:27 | Sam Houston State | Robert Bessette drills a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Matthew Berke | 25-7 |
| 10:00 | Northern Iowa | Timothy Solomon connects on the fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Patrick Davis | 25-9 |
| 09:39 | Sam Houston State | Robert Bessette's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-9 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Michael Dwyer (PG), Earl Hopps (SG), Robert Paul (SF), Roger Calderone (PF), John Evans (C) Richard Butler, Robert Bessette, Matthew Berke, John Crane, Joseph Hardy | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Joey Carr (PG), Hershel Morton (SG), Alex Mack (SF), Kyle Wilson (C) Leo Kalinowski, Patrick Davis, Troy Swanson, Timothy Solomon | |
| 09:11 | Northern Iowa | Joey Carr makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 25-12 |
| 08:58 | Sam Houston State | Earl Hopps hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Dwyer | 28-12 |
| 08:37 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Watlington comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 28-12 |
| 08:35 | Sam Houston State | Roger Calderone grabs the defensive rebound | 28-12 |
| 08:30 | Sam Houston State | Earl Hopps hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 28-12 |
| 08:29 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Watlington snags the defensive board | 28-12 |
| 08:04 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Watlington's pass is intercepted by Robert Paul | 28-12 |
| 07:57 | Sam Houston State | Earl Hopps's fadeaway is rejected by Kyle Wilson | 28-12 |
| 07:55 | Sam Houston State | Earl Hopps tips it but misses | 28-12 |
| 07:53 | Sam Houston State | Roger Calderone gets the offensive rebound | 28-12 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Michael Dwyer (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Earl Hopps (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Paul (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Roger Calderone (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - John Evans (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Joey Carr (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Hershel Morton (fairly fresh) SF - Alex Mack (fairly fresh) PF - Ronald Watlington (tiring) C - Kyle Wilson (tiring) 3 reb. | |
| 07:47 | Sam Houston State | Earl Hopps's fadeaway is rejected by Hershel Morton | 28-12 |
| 07:46 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Ronald Watlington | 28-12 |
| 07:44 | Northern Iowa | Joey Carr loses the dribble to Robert Paul in the backcourt | 28-12 |
| 07:38 | Sam Houston State | Robert Paul can't connect on a jumper near the basket but the foul's on Alex Mack - foul #2 on Alex Mack, team foul #7 | 28-12 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Adrian Fett (PG), John Crane (PF), Joseph Hardy (C) Michael Dwyer, Roger Calderone, John Evans | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Patrick Davis (SG), Troy Swanson (SF), Timothy Solomon (PF) Hershel Morton, Alex Mack, Ronald Watlington | |
| 07:38 | Sam Houston State | Robert Paul misses the 1st free throw | 28-12 |
| 07:38 | Sam Houston State | Robert Paul misses the 2nd free throw | 28-12 |
| 07:38 | Northern Iowa | Kyle Wilson pulls down the rebound | 28-12 |
| 07:10 | Northern Iowa | Joey Carr knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Kyle Wilson | 28-15 |
| 06:58 | Sam Houston State | Joseph Hardy is fouled on the floor by Kyle Wilson - foul #1 on Kyle Wilson, team foul #8 | 28-15 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Richard Butler (PG), Robert Bessette (SG) Earl Hopps, Robert Paul | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jack Mertens (SG) Joey Carr | |
| 06:58 | Sam Houston State | Joseph Hardy makes the 1st free throw | 29-15 |
| 06:58 | Sam Houston State | Joseph Hardy makes the 2nd free throw | 30-15 |
| 06:56 | Northern Iowa | Patrick Davis is hacked by Joseph Hardy in the backcourt - foul #1 on Joseph Hardy, team foul #4 | 30-15 |
| 06:39 | Northern Iowa | Adrian Fett swats the short shot by Kyle Wilson | 30-15 |
| 06:37 | Northern Iowa | Kyle Wilson tips it in | 30-17 |
| 06:19 | Sam Houston State | John Crane buries a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Joseph Hardy | 32-17 |
| 06:09 | Northern Iowa | Jack Mertens is called for 10 seconds | 32-17 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Earl Hopps (SG), Matthew Berke (SF), Roger Calderone (PF), John Evans (C) Robert Bessette, Adrian Fett, John Crane, Joseph Hardy | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Ronald Watlington (C) Kyle Wilson | |
| 05:58 | Sam Houston State | Earl Hopps is fouled on the floor by Jack Mertens - foul #1 on Jack Mertens, team foul #9 | 32-17 |
| 05:58 | Sam Houston State | Earl Hopps misses the 1st free throw | 32-17 |
| 05:58 | Northern Iowa | Timothy Solomon gets the rebound | 32-17 |
| 05:35 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Watlington can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 32-17 |
| 05:34 | Sam Houston State | Earl Hopps grabs the defensive rebound | 32-17 |
| 05:21 | Sam Houston State | Earl Hopps scores on a fadeaway from the left block set up by John Evans | 34-17 |
| 05:19 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Watlington is fouled in the backcourt by Matthew Berke - foul #1 on Matthew Berke, team foul #5 | 34-17 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Michael Dwyer (PG) Richard Butler | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Joey Carr (PG), Kyle Wilson (C) Patrick Davis, Troy Swanson | |
| 05:06 | Northern Iowa | Joey Carr misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Matthew Berke - foul #2 on Matthew Berke, team foul #6 | 34-17 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Robert Paul (SF), John Crane (PF), Joseph Hardy (C) Matthew Berke, Roger Calderone, John Evans | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Hershel Morton (SG) Jack Mertens | |
| 05:06 | Northern Iowa | Joey Carr makes the 1st free throw | 34-18 |
| 05:06 | Northern Iowa | Joey Carr makes the 2nd free throw | 34-19 |
| 04:58 | Sam Houston State | Michael Dwyer knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 37-19 |
| 04:56 | Northern Iowa | Joey Carr throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 37-19 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Robert Bessette (SG) Earl Hopps | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 04:44 | Sam Houston State | Robert Paul is hacked by Ronald Watlington - foul #1 on Ronald Watlington, team foul #10 | 37-19 |
| 04:44 | Sam Houston State | Robert Paul misses the 1st free throw | 37-19 |
| 04:44 | Sam Houston State | Robert Paul makes the 2nd free throw | 38-19 |
| 04:42 | Northern Iowa | Robert Bessette is called for the reach on Joey Carr in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Bessette, team foul #7 | 38-19 |
| 04:42 | Northern Iowa | Joey Carr makes the 1st free throw | 38-20 |
| 04:42 | Northern Iowa | Joey Carr makes the 2nd free throw | 38-21 |
| 04:23 | Sam Houston State | Michael Dwyer misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 38-21 |
| 04:21 | Sam Houston State | Robert Bessette tips it back up and in | 40-21 |
| 04:05 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Watlington is hacked by Robert Paul - foul #2 on Robert Paul, team foul #8 | 40-21 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Adrian Fett (PG), Earl Hopps (SG), Roger Calderone (PF), John Evans (C) Michael Dwyer, Robert Bessette, John Crane, Joseph Hardy | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Patrick Davis (SG), Troy Swanson (SF) Hershel Morton, Kyle Wilson | |
| 04:05 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Watlington misses the 1st free throw | 40-21 |
| 04:05 | Sam Houston State | John Evans pulls down the rebound | 40-21 |
| 03:45 | Sam Houston State | Earl Hopps is fouled on the floor by Troy Swanson - foul #1 on Troy Swanson, team foul #11 | 40-21 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Matthew Berke (SF) Robert Paul | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jonathan Bomar (SF) Troy Swanson | |
| 03:45 | Sam Houston State | Earl Hopps makes the 1st free throw | 41-21 |
| 03:45 | Sam Houston State | Earl Hopps makes the 2nd free throw | 42-21 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Adrian Fett (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Earl Hopps (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Matthew Berke (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Roger Calderone (tiring) 2 reb. C - John Evans (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Joey Carr (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Patrick Davis (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jonathan Bomar (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Timothy Solomon (tired) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Ronald Watlington (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| 03:19 | Northern Iowa | Joey Carr hits a shot from the right side | 42-23 |
| 03:11 | Sam Houston State | Earl Hopps is hacked by Patrick Davis - foul #2 on Patrick Davis, team foul #12 | 42-23 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Richard Butler (PG), John Crane (PF) Adrian Fett, Roger Calderone | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jack Mertens (SG), Kyle Wilson (C) Joey Carr, Ronald Watlington | |
| 03:11 | Sam Houston State | Earl Hopps makes the 1st free throw | 43-23 |
| 03:11 | Sam Houston State | Earl Hopps makes the 2nd free throw | 44-23 |
| 02:42 | Northern Iowa | Kyle Wilson comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Matthew Berke - foul #3 on Matthew Berke, team foul #9 | 44-23 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Robert Paul (SF), Joseph Hardy (C) Matthew Berke, John Evans | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Alex Mack (SG) Patrick Davis | |
| 02:42 | Northern Iowa | Kyle Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 44-24 |
| 02:42 | Northern Iowa | Kyle Wilson misses the 2nd free throw | 44-24 |
| 02:42 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to Joseph Hardy | 44-24 |
| 02:19 | Sam Houston State | Earl Hopps misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 44-24 |
| 02:17 | Northern Iowa | Timothy Solomon grabs the board | 44-24 |
| 02:15 | Northern Iowa | Jack Mertens is hacked by Richard Butler in the backcourt - foul #2 on Richard Butler, team foul #10 | 44-24 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Michael Dwyer (PG), Robert Bessette (SG) Richard Butler, Earl Hopps | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Joey Carr (PG), Ronald Watlington (PF) Jonathan Bomar, Timothy Solomon | |
| 02:15 | Northern Iowa | Jack Mertens makes the 1st free throw | 44-25 |
| 02:15 | Northern Iowa | Jack Mertens makes the 2nd free throw | 44-26 |
| 01:56 | Sam Houston State | Robert Bessette can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Jack Mertens - foul #2 on Jack Mertens, team foul #13 | 44-26 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Adrian Fett (PF) John Crane | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Hershel Morton (SG) Jack Mertens | |
| 01:56 | Sam Houston State | Robert Bessette misses the 1st free throw | 44-26 |
| 01:56 | Sam Houston State | Robert Bessette makes the 2nd free throw | 45-26 |
| 01:54 | Northern Iowa | Michael Dwyer is called for the reach on Joey Carr in the backcourt - foul #1 on Michael Dwyer, team foul #11 | 45-26 |
| 01:54 | Northern Iowa | Joey Carr makes the 1st free throw | 45-27 |
| 01:54 | Northern Iowa | Joey Carr makes the 2nd free throw | 45-28 |
| 01:34 | Sam Houston State | Robert Bessette clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 45-28 |
| 01:32 | Northern Iowa | Joey Carr pulls down the rebound | 45-28 |
| 01:09 | Northern Iowa | Joey Carr can't connect on a driving attempt near the basket | 45-28 |
| 01:08 | Sam Houston State | Michael Dwyer gets the rebound | 45-28 |
| 01:02 | Sam Houston State | Robert Paul hits the finger roll on a great pass from Michael Dwyer | 47-28 |
| 00:45 | Northern Iowa | Kyle Wilson drills a fadeaway in the lane and the foul's on Adrian Fett - foul #1 on Adrian Fett, team foul #12 | 47-30 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Richard Butler (PG), Earl Hopps (SG), Roger Calderone (PF), John Evans (C) Michael Dwyer, Robert Bessette, Adrian Fett, Joseph Hardy | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Patrick Davis (PG), Jack Mertens (SG), Jonathan Bomar (SF), Troy Swanson (PF) Joey Carr, Hershel Morton, Alex Mack, Ronald Watlington | |
| 00:45 | Northern Iowa | Kyle Wilson makes the free throw | 47-31 |
| 00:29 | Sam Houston State | Earl Hopps misses badly on a runner from the right block | 47-31 |
| 00:27 | Northern Iowa | Patrick Davis grabs the board | 47-31 |
| 00:00 | Northern Iowa | John Evans steals the ball from Kyle Wilson | 47-31 |