| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - James Yamamoto (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Glenn Schwartzman (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Johnny Hoffman (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Arthur Lichtenberg (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Jason Collins (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - William Eckert (fresh) 3 pts. SG - John Love (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brandon Brooks (fresh) 3 ast. PF - Sylvester Burd (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Francis Viola (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Sacramento State | Brandon Brooks inbounds the ball | 24-37 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:36 | Sacramento State | John Love comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by Johnny Hoffman - foul #1 on Johnny Hoffman, team foul #1 | 24-37 |
| 19:36 | Sacramento State | John Love misses the 1st free throw | 24-37 |
| 19:36 | Sacramento State | John Love makes the 2nd free throw | 24-38 |
| 19:22 | Northern Iowa | James Yamamoto misses the lay-in | 24-38 |
| 19:21 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Lichtenberg pulls down the offensive rebound | 24-38 |
| 19:16 | Northern Iowa | Jason Collins is fouled on the floor by William Eckert - foul #3 on William Eckert, team foul #1 | 24-38 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Joe Davis (PG) William Eckert | |
| 18:50 | Northern Iowa | A charge is called on James Yamamoto - foul #1 on James Yamamoto, team foul #2 | 24-38 |
| 18:21 | Sacramento State | Francis Viola is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Francis Viola, team foul #2 | 24-38 |
| 17:59 | Northern Iowa | Joe Davis is called for the reach on James Yamamoto - foul #1 on Joe Davis, team foul #3 | 24-38 |
| 17:48 | Northern Iowa | Jason Collins misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 24-38 |
| 17:47 | Sacramento State | Joe Davis snags the defensive board | 24-38 |
| 17:41 | Sacramento State | Francis Viola is whistled for traveling | 24-38 |
| 17:19 | Northern Iowa | Glenn Schwartzman can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 24-38 |
| 17:18 | Sacramento State | Francis Viola snags the defensive board | 24-38 |
| 16:51 | Sacramento State | John Love misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Glenn Schwartzman - foul #3 on Glenn Schwartzman, team foul #3 | 24-38 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Oscar Knowlton (SG), Corey Sutton (SF), Trinidad Glickman (PF) Glenn Schwartzman, Johnny Hoffman, Arthur Lichtenberg | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Filip Dobrynski (PF) Sylvester Burd | |
| 16:51 | Sacramento State | John Love makes the 1st free throw | 24-39 |
| 16:51 | Sacramento State | John Love makes the 2nd free throw | 24-40 |
| 16:34 | Northern Iowa | Trinidad Glickman misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 24-40 |
| 16:33 | Sacramento State | John Love gets the rebound | 24-40 |
| 16:16 | Sacramento State | John Love makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Filip Dobrynski | 24-43 |
| 15:56 | Northern Iowa | Jason Collins travels with the ball | 24-43 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Glenn Schwartzman (SG), Arthur Lichtenberg (PF) Oscar Knowlton, Jason Collins | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | William Eckert (PG), Thomas Curlee (SG), Paul Brown (SF) Joe Davis, John Love, Brandon Brooks | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - James Yamamoto (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Glenn Schwartzman (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Corey Sutton (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Arthur Lichtenberg (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Trinidad Glickman (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - William Eckert (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Curlee (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Brown (fresh) 2 blk. PF - Filip Dobrynski (fresh) C - Francis Viola (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Sacramento State | Francis Viola scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Thomas Curlee | 24-45 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 15:20 | Northern Iowa | Trinidad Glickman scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by James Yamamoto | 27-45 |
| 14:53 | Sacramento State | Paul Brown hits a shot in the lane on a nice dish by Thomas Curlee | 27-47 |
| 14:38 | Northern Iowa | Paul Brown blocks the 3 pointer from the left wing by James Yamamoto | 27-47 |
| 14:36 | Sacramento State | Filip Dobrynski snags the defensive board | 27-47 |
| 14:12 | Sacramento State | Thomas Curlee is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Thomas Curlee, team foul #4 | 27-47 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Oscar Knowlton (PG), Johnny Hoffman (SF), Jason Collins (C) James Yamamoto, Arthur Lichtenberg, Trinidad Glickman | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Brandon Brooks (SF), Sylvester Burd (PF), Timothy Tyler (C) Paul Brown, Filip Dobrynski, Francis Viola | |
| 14:00 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Hoffman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-47 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Fred Grubbs (SG) Glenn Schwartzman | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| 13:33 | Sacramento State | William Eckert misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 27-47 |
| 13:32 | Northern Iowa | Corey Sutton gets the rebound | 27-47 |
| 13:27 | Northern Iowa | Sylvester Burd takes the ball from Fred Grubbs | 27-47 |
| 13:01 | Sacramento State | Sylvester Burd's layup is rejected by Jason Collins | 27-47 |
| 13:00 | Northern Iowa | Jason Collins pulls down the rebound | 27-47 |
| 12:54 | Northern Iowa | Fred Grubbs makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 29-47 |
| 12:33 | Sacramento State | Thomas Curlee hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 29-47 |
| 12:32 | Sacramento State | William Eckert misses the tip | 29-47 |
| 12:31 | Sacramento State | Timothy Tyler tips it home | 29-49 |
| 12:22 | Northern Iowa | Fred Grubbs scores on a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Oscar Knowlton | 31-49 |
| 12:03 | Sacramento State | William Eckert hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 31-49 |
| 12:01 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Jason Collins | 31-49 |
| 11:56 | Northern Iowa | Fred Grubbs hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 31-49 |
| 11:55 | Northern Iowa | Corey Sutton pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-49 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Oscar Knowlton (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Fred Grubbs (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Johnny Hoffman (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Corey Sutton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jason Collins (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - William Eckert (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Curlee (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Brandon Brooks (fresh) 3 ast. PF - Sylvester Burd (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Timothy Tyler (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:47 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Hoffman's layup is rejected by Timothy Tyler | 31-49 |
| 11:45 | Sacramento State | The rebound goes to Timothy Tyler | 31-49 |
| 11:16 | Sacramento State | William Eckert misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 31-49 |
| 11:14 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Jason Collins | 31-49 |
| 11:00 | Northern Iowa | Oscar Knowlton hits the finger roll | 33-49 |
| 10:31 | Sacramento State | Johnny Hoffman is called for the reach on Brandon Brooks - foul #2 on Johnny Hoffman, team foul #4 | 33-49 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Yamamoto (PG), Glenn Schwartzman (SG), Trinidad Glickman (SF), Arthur Lichtenberg (PF), Daniel Fulk (C) Oscar Knowlton, Fred Grubbs, Johnny Hoffman, Corey Sutton, Jason Collins | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Joe Davis (PG), John Love (SG), Paul Brown (SF), Filip Dobrynski (PF), Francis Viola (C) William Eckert, Thomas Curlee, Brandon Brooks, Sylvester Burd, Timothy Tyler | |
| 10:18 | Sacramento State | James Yamamoto steps in front of the Filip Dobrynski pass | 33-49 |
| 10:04 | Northern Iowa | Trinidad Glickman misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 33-49 |
| 10:02 | Sacramento State | Francis Viola grabs the defensive rebound | 33-49 |
| 09:47 | Sacramento State | John Love is fouled on the floor by Glenn Schwartzman - foul #4 on Glenn Schwartzman, team foul #5 | 33-49 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Albert Roberts (SG) Glenn Schwartzman | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| 09:26 | Sacramento State | Arthur Lichtenberg takes the ball from John Love | 33-49 |
| 09:08 | Northern Iowa | Filip Dobrynski steps in front of the Albert Roberts pass | 33-49 |
| 08:49 | Sacramento State | Daniel Fulk swats the dunk try by Francis Viola | 33-49 |
| 08:48 | Northern Iowa | Albert Roberts pulls down the rebound | 33-49 |
| 08:35 | Northern Iowa | James Yamamoto can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 33-49 |
| 08:33 | Sacramento State | Francis Viola grabs the board | 33-49 |
| 08:20 | Sacramento State | Paul Brown can't connect on a jumper in the paint but the foul's on Trinidad Glickman - foul #1 on Trinidad Glickman, team foul #6 | 33-49 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Oscar Knowlton (SG), Johnny Hoffman (SF), Jason Collins (C) Albert Roberts, Trinidad Glickman, Daniel Fulk | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Sylvester Burd (PF) Filip Dobrynski | |
| 08:20 | Sacramento State | Paul Brown misses the 1st free throw | 33-49 |
| 08:20 | Sacramento State | Paul Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 33-49 |
| 08:20 | Northern Iowa | Jason Collins grabs the board | 33-49 |
| 08:15 | Northern Iowa | Oscar Knowlton clanks a jumper from the left side | 33-49 |
| 08:14 | Northern Iowa | Jason Collins tips it in | 35-49 |
| 07:50 | Sacramento State | Francis Viola comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 35-49 |
| 07:48 | Sacramento State | The offensive rebound goes to Joe Davis | 35-49 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - James Yamamoto (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Oscar Knowlton (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Johnny Hoffman (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Arthur Lichtenberg (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Jason Collins (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Joe Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Love (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Paul Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 3 blk. PF - Sylvester Burd (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Francis Viola (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:34 | Sacramento State | Francis Viola clanks a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Jason Collins - foul #2 on Jason Collins, team foul #7 | 35-49 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Glenn Schwartzman (SG) Oscar Knowlton | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Thomas Curlee (SG), Brandon Brooks (SF) John Love, Paul Brown | |
| 07:34 | Sacramento State | Francis Viola makes the 1st free throw | 35-50 |
| 07:34 | Sacramento State | Francis Viola makes the 2nd free throw | 35-51 |
| 07:19 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Hoffman lays it in on a great pass from Arthur Lichtenberg | 37-51 |
| 06:54 | Sacramento State | Sylvester Burd misses long on a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Johnny Hoffman - foul #3 on Johnny Hoffman, team foul #8 | 37-51 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Corey Sutton (PF) Arthur Lichtenberg | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | William Eckert (PG) Joe Davis | |
| 06:54 | Sacramento State | Sylvester Burd makes the 1st free throw | 37-52 |
| 06:54 | Sacramento State | Sylvester Burd misses the 2nd free throw | 37-52 |
| 06:54 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Corey Sutton | 37-52 |
| 06:36 | Northern Iowa | Glenn Schwartzman misses long on a runner in the lane but he's fouled by Thomas Curlee - foul #2 on Thomas Curlee, team foul #5 | 37-52 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Oscar Knowlton (PG) James Yamamoto | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Timothy Tyler (C) Francis Viola | |
| 06:36 | Northern Iowa | Glenn Schwartzman misses the 1st free throw | 37-52 |
| 06:36 | Northern Iowa | Glenn Schwartzman misses the 2nd free throw | 37-52 |
| 06:36 | Sacramento State | Sylvester Burd grabs the board | 37-52 |
| 06:17 | Sacramento State | Timothy Tyler scores on a jumper in the lane | 37-54 |
| 06:03 | Northern Iowa | Timothy Tyler steals the ball from Glenn Schwartzman | 37-54 |
| 05:37 | Sacramento State | Thomas Curlee misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 37-54 |
| 05:36 | Sacramento State | Timothy Tyler tips it back up and in | 37-56 |
| 05:20 | Northern Iowa | Glenn Schwartzman clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 37-56 |
| 05:18 | Sacramento State | The rebound goes to Brandon Brooks | 37-56 |
| 04:58 | Sacramento State | Sylvester Burd knocks in the shot from the left wing | 37-58 |
| 04:46 | Northern Iowa | Jason Collins comes up short on the driving attempt from close range | 37-58 |
| 04:44 | Sacramento State | Timothy Tyler gets the rebound | 37-58 |
| 04:25 | Sacramento State | Thomas Curlee misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 37-58 |
| 04:23 | Northern Iowa | Jason Collins grabs the board | 37-58 |
| 04:15 | Northern Iowa | Jason Collins's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-58 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Fred Grubbs (SG), Trinidad Glickman (SF), Kenneth Brown (PF), Daniel Fulk (C) Glenn Schwartzman, Johnny Hoffman, Corey Sutton, Jason Collins | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Joe Davis (PG), John Love (SG), Filip Dobrynski (PF), Francis Viola (C) William Eckert, Thomas Curlee, Sylvester Burd, Timothy Tyler | |
| 03:46 | Sacramento State | Oscar Knowlton steals it from Francis Viola | 37-58 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Oscar Knowlton (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Fred Grubbs (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Trinidad Glickman (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Kenneth Brown (fresh) C - Daniel Fulk (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Joe Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Love (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brandon Brooks (fairly fresh) 3 ast. PF - Filip Dobrynski (fresh) 2 reb. C - Francis Viola (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:29 | Northern Iowa | Kenneth Brown misses long on a shot near the basket | 37-58 |
| 03:28 | Sacramento State | Filip Dobrynski pulls down the rebound | 37-58 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:07 | Sacramento State | John Love is hacked by Daniel Fulk - foul #1 on Daniel Fulk, team foul #9 | 37-58 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Albert Roberts (SG) Oscar Knowlton | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Paul Brown (SF) Brandon Brooks | |
| 03:07 | Sacramento State | John Love makes the 1st free throw | 37-59 |
| 03:07 | Sacramento State | John Love misses the 2nd free throw | 37-59 |
| 03:07 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Trinidad Glickman | 37-59 |
| 02:51 | Northern Iowa | Francis Viola blocks the short jumper by Kenneth Brown | 37-59 |
| 02:49 | Sacramento State | Filip Dobrynski pulls down the rebound | 37-59 |
| 02:24 | Sacramento State | John Love comes up short on the floater from the right side | 37-59 |
| 02:22 | Northern Iowa | Trinidad Glickman grabs the defensive rebound | 37-59 |
| 02:14 | Northern Iowa | Trinidad Glickman misses the lay-in | 37-59 |
| 02:13 | Sacramento State | Filip Dobrynski grabs the defensive rebound | 37-59 |
| 01:44 | Sacramento State | Francis Viola connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Joe Davis | 37-61 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:35 | Northern Iowa | Trinidad Glickman scores on a shot from the free throw line | 39-61 |
| 01:13 | Sacramento State | Filip Dobrynski misses the easy layup | 39-61 |
| 01:11 | Northern Iowa | Albert Roberts pulls down the rebound | 39-61 |
| 01:02 | Northern Iowa | Kenneth Brown buries a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Fred Grubbs | 42-61 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:37 | Sacramento State | Paul Brown hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Trinidad Glickman - foul #2 on Trinidad Glickman, team foul #10 | 42-61 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Oscar Knowlton (PG), Corey Sutton (SF) Albert Roberts, Kenneth Brown | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | William Eckert (PG), Sylvester Burd (PF) Joe Davis, Filip Dobrynski | |
| 00:37 | Sacramento State | Paul Brown makes the 1st free throw | 42-62 |
| 00:37 | Sacramento State | Paul Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 42-63 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:31 | Northern Iowa | Francis Viola steps in front of the Daniel Fulk pass | 42-63 |
| 00:05 | Sacramento State | Francis Viola misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 42-63 |
| 00:04 | Northern Iowa | Trinidad Glickman pulls down the rebound | 42-63 |
| 00:00 | Northern Iowa | Trinidad Glickman comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 42-63 |