| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Roger Burch (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Bernard Alexander (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Paul Quesenberry (fresh) PF - Jonathon Sloan (fresh) 4 pts. C - Hubert Callahan (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kansas State | PG - James Alloway (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Louis James (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mario Yeary (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Henry Hull (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - John Roldan (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Northern Iowa | Paul Quesenberry inbounds the ball | 23-32 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:48 | Northern Iowa | Bernard Alexander is open and lays it up and in on a great pass from Paul Quesenberry | 25-32 |
| 19:22 | Kansas State | James Alloway misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 25-32 |
| 19:21 | Northern Iowa | Paul Quesenberry snags the defensive board | 25-32 |
| 19:07 | Northern Iowa | Roger Burch misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 25-32 |
| 19:05 | Kansas State | James Alloway pulls down the rebound | 25-32 |
| 18:39 | Kansas State | Mario Yeary can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 25-32 |
| 18:38 | Northern Iowa | Hubert Callahan snags the defensive board | 25-32 |
| 18:19 | Northern Iowa | Paul Quesenberry misses the jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Mario Yeary - foul #2 on Mario Yeary, team foul #1 | 25-32 |
| 18:19 | Northern Iowa | Paul Quesenberry makes the 1st free throw | 26-32 |
| 18:19 | Northern Iowa | Paul Quesenberry makes the 2nd free throw | 27-32 |
| 18:08 | Kansas State | James Alloway scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 27-35 |
| 18:02 | Northern Iowa | Paul Quesenberry scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Hubert Callahan | 30-35 |
| 17:47 | Kansas State | Henry Hull drills a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Louis James | 30-37 |
| 17:39 | Northern Iowa | Bernard Alexander blows the layup | 30-37 |
| 17:38 | Kansas State | Henry Hull grabs the defensive rebound | 30-37 |
| 17:20 | Kansas State | Bernard Alexander steals the ball from James Alloway | 30-37 |
| 17:17 | Northern Iowa | Bernard Alexander banks in the layup | 32-37 |
| 16:56 | Kansas State | James Alloway misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 32-37 |
| 16:54 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Jonathon Sloan | 32-37 |
| 16:34 | Northern Iowa | Bernard Alexander is hacked by James Alloway - foul #1 on James Alloway, team foul #2 | 32-37 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jessie Wharton (PG), Laurence Jin (SG), James Gomberg (SF), Charlie Stoner (PF), Raymond Lingenfelter (C) Roger Burch, Bernard Alexander, Paul Quesenberry, Jonathon Sloan, Hubert Callahan | |
| Subs | Kansas State | David Brooking (PG), John Dyer (SG), Thomas Schrader (PF), Gerald Osborne (C) James Alloway, Louis James, Henry Hull, John Roldan | |
| 16:15 | Northern Iowa | James Gomberg is whistled for traveling | 32-37 |
| 15:54 | Kansas State | Mario Yeary hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block | 32-37 |
| 15:53 | Kansas State | Thomas Schrader misses the tip | 32-37 |
| 15:52 | Kansas State | Gerald Osborne hits the follow up shot | 32-39 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Jessie Wharton (fresh) SG - Laurence Jin (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Gomberg (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Charlie Stoner (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Raymond Lingenfelter (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kansas State | PG - David Brooking (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Dyer (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Mario Yeary (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Schrader (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Gerald Osborne (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Northern Iowa | Laurence Jin knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 35-39 |
| 15:15 | Kansas State | Thomas Schrader misses the floater from the right side | 35-39 |
| 15:14 | Kansas State | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Schrader | 35-39 |
| 14:48 | Kansas State | Mario Yeary hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 35-39 |
| 14:46 | Northern Iowa | Raymond Lingenfelter pulls down the rebound | 35-39 |
| 14:39 | Northern Iowa | James Gomberg is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on James Gomberg, team foul #1 | 35-39 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Roger Burch (PG), Bernard Alexander (SG), Roland Jones (SF), Jonathon Sloan (PF), Hubert Callahan (C) Jessie Wharton, Laurence Jin, James Gomberg, Charlie Stoner, Raymond Lingenfelter | |
| Subs | Kansas State | James Alloway (PG), Louis James (SG), Henry Hull (PF) David Brooking, Mario Yeary, Gerald Osborne | |
| 14:30 | Kansas State | Louis James hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 35-39 |
| 14:29 | Northern Iowa | Hubert Callahan pulls down the rebound | 35-39 |
| 14:09 | Northern Iowa | Roland Jones lays it in | 37-39 |
| 13:40 | Kansas State | James Alloway is fouled on the floor by Jonathon Sloan - foul #3 on Jonathon Sloan, team foul #2 | 37-39 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Mario Yeary (SF), Gerald Osborne (C) John Dyer, Thomas Schrader | |
| 13:17 | Kansas State | Mario Yeary misses short on a jumper from the right side | 37-39 |
| 13:15 | Kansas State | Mario Yeary tips it home | 37-41 |
| 13:02 | Northern Iowa | Roger Burch drills a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Jonathon Sloan | 39-41 |
| 12:42 | Kansas State | Gerald Osborne is whistled for a carry | 39-41 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Paul Quesenberry (PG), Charlie Stoner (PF), Raymond Lingenfelter (C) Roger Burch, Jonathon Sloan, Hubert Callahan | |
| Subs | Kansas State | David Brooking (PG), John Roldan (C) James Alloway, Gerald Osborne | |
| 12:30 | Northern Iowa | Bernard Alexander clanks a 3 from straight away | 39-41 |
| 12:28 | Kansas State | The rebound goes to Henry Hull | 39-41 |
| 12:02 | Kansas State | Raymond Lingenfelter is called for the reach on David Brooking - foul #1 on Raymond Lingenfelter, team foul #3 | 39-41 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Laurence Jin (SF) Roland Jones | |
| Subs | Kansas State | John Dyer (SG), Thomas Schrader (SF), Gerald Osborne (PF) Louis James, Mario Yeary, Henry Hull | |
| 11:49 | Kansas State | John Dyer clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 39-41 |
| 11:47 | Northern Iowa | Charlie Stoner snags the defensive board | 39-41 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Paul Quesenberry (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bernard Alexander (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Laurence Jin (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Charlie Stoner (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Raymond Lingenfelter (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kansas State | PG - David Brooking (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Dyer (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Thomas Schrader (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gerald Osborne (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - John Roldan (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:32 | Northern Iowa | Paul Quesenberry buries a fadeaway from the right block set up by Charlie Stoner | 41-41 |
| 11:09 | Kansas State | John Dyer misses the floater from the right block | 41-41 |
| 11:07 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Raymond Lingenfelter | 41-41 |
| 11:01 | Northern Iowa | Bernard Alexander hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 44-41 |
| 10:32 | Kansas State | Bernard Alexander is called for the reach on John Dyer - foul #1 on Bernard Alexander, team foul #4 | 44-41 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Roger Burch (PG), Roland Jones (SF), Jonathon Sloan (PF), Hubert Callahan (C) Bernard Alexander, Laurence Jin, Charlie Stoner, Raymond Lingenfelter | |
| Subs | Kansas State | James Alloway (PG), Louis James (SG), Henry Hull (PF) David Brooking, Gerald Osborne, John Roldan | |
| 10:21 | Kansas State | James Alloway is called for a charge - foul #2 on James Alloway, team foul #3 | 44-41 |
| 10:03 | Northern Iowa | The pull-up jumper by Roland Jones is blocked by Thomas Schrader | 44-41 |
| 10:01 | Kansas State | Thomas Schrader pulls down the rebound | 44-41 |
| 09:50 | Kansas State | John Dyer is fouled on the floor by Roland Jones - foul #4 on Roland Jones, team foul #5 | 44-41 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Laurence Jin (SG), James Gomberg (SF) Paul Quesenberry, Roland Jones | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Mario Yeary (SF) John Dyer | |
| 09:27 | Kansas State | Mario Yeary is fouled on the floor by James Gomberg - foul #3 on James Gomberg, team foul #6 | 44-41 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Bernard Alexander (SG) James Gomberg | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Gerald Osborne (C) Thomas Schrader | |
| 09:06 | Kansas State | Henry Hull is fouled on the floor by Jonathon Sloan - foul #4 on Jonathon Sloan, team foul #7 | 44-41 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Charlie Stoner (PF) Jonathon Sloan | |
| Subs | Kansas State | David Brooking (SG) Louis James | |
| 09:06 | Kansas State | Henry Hull makes the 1st free throw | 44-42 |
| 09:06 | Kansas State | Henry Hull misses the 2nd free throw | 44-42 |
| 09:06 | Northern Iowa | Bernard Alexander gets the rebound | 44-42 |
| 08:59 | Northern Iowa | Bernard Alexander loses the dribble to David Brooking | 44-42 |
| 08:37 | Kansas State | Henry Hull travels with the ball | 44-42 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Paul Quesenberry (SF) Laurence Jin | |
| Subs | Kansas State | John Dyer (SG), John Roldan (C) David Brooking, Gerald Osborne | |
| 08:08 | Northern Iowa | Charlie Stoner is called for traveling | 44-42 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Gomberg (SF) Roger Burch | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Louis James (SG), Thomas Schrader (PF) Mario Yeary, Henry Hull | |
| 07:48 | Kansas State | James Alloway knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Louis James | 44-44 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Paul Quesenberry (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bernard Alexander (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - James Gomberg (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Charlie Stoner (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Hubert Callahan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kansas State | PG - James Alloway (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Louis James (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Dyer (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Thomas Schrader (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - John Roldan (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:39 | Northern Iowa | James Alloway takes the ball from Bernard Alexander | 44-44 |
| 07:36 | Kansas State | Louis James lays it up and in on a nice dish by James Alloway | 44-46 |
| 07:15 | Northern Iowa | Bernard Alexander hits a 3 from the right corner | 47-46 |
| 06:52 | Kansas State | James Alloway double dribbles | 47-46 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Roger Burch (PG), Laurence Jin (SG), Roland Jones (SF), Jonathon Sloan (PF) Paul Quesenberry, Bernard Alexander, James Gomberg, Hubert Callahan | |
| Subs | Kansas State | David Brooking (PG), Mario Yeary (SF), Henry Hull (PF) James Alloway, John Dyer, John Roldan | |
| 06:42 | Northern Iowa | Roland Jones misses the shot from the right side | 47-46 |
| 06:40 | Kansas State | Henry Hull pulls down the rebound | 47-46 |
| 06:12 | Kansas State | Henry Hull hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by Jonathon Sloan - foul #5 on Jonathon Sloan, team foul #8 | 47-46 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Raymond Lingenfelter (PF), Rodney Zumot (C) Jonathon Sloan, Charlie Stoner | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Gerald Osborne (C) Thomas Schrader | |
| 06:12 | Kansas State | Henry Hull makes the 1st free throw | 47-47 |
| 06:12 | Kansas State | Henry Hull misses the 2nd free throw | 47-47 |
| 06:12 | Northern Iowa | Roland Jones gets the rebound | 47-47 |
| 06:05 | Northern Iowa | Roland Jones connects on the open floater near the basket set up by Rodney Zumot | 49-47 |
| 05:36 | Kansas State | Roger Burch is called for the reach on Louis James - foul #3 on Roger Burch, team foul #9 | 49-47 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Bernard Alexander (SG) Laurence Jin | |
| Subs | Kansas State | | |
| 05:36 | Kansas State | Louis James makes the 1st free throw | 49-48 |
| 05:36 | Kansas State | Louis James makes the 2nd free throw | 49-49 |
| 05:17 | Northern Iowa | Raymond Lingenfelter connects on the floater from the baseline set up by Rodney Zumot | 51-49 |
| 05:02 | Kansas State | David Brooking comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 51-49 |
| 05:01 | Kansas State | Henry Hull can't tip it in | 51-49 |
| 04:59 | Northern Iowa | Roland Jones gets the rebound | 51-49 |
| 04:45 | Northern Iowa | Rodney Zumot misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 51-49 |
| 04:44 | Kansas State | Henry Hull grabs the defensive rebound | 51-49 |
| 04:20 | Kansas State | Henry Hull hits a jump hook from the left block set up by Louis James | 51-51 |
| 03:56 | Northern Iowa | Raymond Lingenfelter misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 51-51 |
| 03:55 | Kansas State | Henry Hull grabs the board | 51-51 |
| 03:26 | Kansas State | Louis James clanks a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Raymond Lingenfelter - foul #2 on Raymond Lingenfelter, team foul #10 | 51-51 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Paul Quesenberry (PG), Laurence Jin (SG), James Gomberg (SF), Charlie Stoner (PF), Hubert Callahan (C) Roger Burch, Bernard Alexander, Roland Jones, Raymond Lingenfelter, Rodney Zumot | |
| Subs | Kansas State | James Alloway (PG), John Dyer (SF), Thomas Schrader (PF), John Roldan (C) David Brooking, Mario Yeary, Henry Hull, Gerald Osborne | |
| 03:26 | Kansas State | Louis James misses the 1st free throw | 51-51 |
| 03:26 | Kansas State | Louis James misses the 2nd free throw | 51-51 |
| 03:26 | Northern Iowa | Charlie Stoner gets the rebound | 51-51 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Paul Quesenberry (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Laurence Jin (fresh) 5 pts. SF - James Gomberg (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Charlie Stoner (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Hubert Callahan (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kansas State | PG - James Alloway (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Louis James (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - John Dyer (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Thomas Schrader (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - John Roldan (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 03:20 | Northern Iowa | Laurence Jin's pass is intercepted by John Dyer | 51-51 |
| 02:52 | Kansas State | Thomas Schrader banks in the layup set up by Louis James | 51-53 |
| 02:52 | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-53 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Bernard Alexander (SG), Roland Jones (SF) Laurence Jin, James Gomberg | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Mario Yeary (SF) Louis James | |
| 02:44 | Northern Iowa | Roland Jones misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Thomas Schrader - foul #1 on Thomas Schrader, team foul #4 | 51-53 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Henry Hull (PF) Thomas Schrader | |
| 02:44 | Northern Iowa | Roland Jones makes the 1st free throw | 52-53 |
| 02:44 | Northern Iowa | Roland Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 52-53 |
| 02:44 | Kansas State | John Roldan grabs the board | 52-53 |
| 02:17 | Kansas State | John Dyer lays it up and in | 52-55 |
| 02:17 | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 52-55 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Roger Burch (PG) Paul Quesenberry | |
| Subs | Kansas State | | |
| 01:52 | Northern Iowa | Roger Burch buries a shot from the left wing | 54-55 |
| 01:23 | Kansas State | James Alloway misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 54-55 |
| 01:21 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Roland Jones | 54-55 |
| 01:08 | Northern Iowa | Charlie Stoner double dribbles | 54-55 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Louis James (SG) John Dyer | |
| 00:41 | Kansas State | Henry Hull's floater is tipped away by Charlie Stoner | 54-55 |
| 00:39 | Northern Iowa | Bernard Alexander pulls down the rebound | 54-55 |
| 00:27 | Northern Iowa | Bernard Alexander buries a fadeaway from the right side | 56-55 |
| 00:14 | Kansas State | Mario Yeary double dribbles | 56-55 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:12 | Northern Iowa | Hubert Callahan is fouled in the backcourt by Louis James - foul #2 on Louis James, team foul #5 | 56-55 |
| 00:11 | Northern Iowa | Charlie Stoner is fouled on the floor by Mario Yeary - foul #3 on Mario Yeary, team foul #6 | 56-55 |
| 00:09 | Northern Iowa | Charlie Stoner is hacked by Henry Hull - foul #2 on Henry Hull, team foul #7 | 56-55 |
| 00:09 | Northern Iowa | Charlie Stoner misses the 1st free throw | 56-55 |
| 00:09 | Kansas State | Mario Yeary pulls down the rebound | 56-55 |
| 00:09 | Kansas State | Kansas State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 56-55 |
| 00:01 | Kansas State | Mario Yeary misses short on a runner in the paint | 56-55 |
| 00:00 | Northern Iowa | Roger Burch grabs the board | 56-55 |