| Lineup | Liberty | PG - Calvin Barnes (fresh) SG - Henry Bearden (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Michael Curto (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Lewis (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - John Hartwig (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - James Redus (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Timothy Hedrick (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jesse Baggett (fresh) PF - Matt John (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Cecil Pagan (fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northern Iowa | Jesse Baggett inbounds the ball | 35-30 |
| Game Plan | Liberty | Liberty is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:40 | Northern Iowa | Matt John blows the layup | 35-30 |
| 19:39 | Northern Iowa | James Redus tips it in | 35-32 |
| 19:16 | Liberty | James Lewis is whistled for a carry | 35-32 |
| 19:03 | Northern Iowa | A charge is called on James Redus - foul #1 on James Redus, team foul #1 | 35-32 |
| 18:54 | Liberty | James Lewis clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 35-32 |
| 18:52 | Northern Iowa | Timothy Hedrick snags the defensive board | 35-32 |
| 18:30 | Northern Iowa | James Redus is fouled on the floor by Calvin Barnes - foul #1 on Calvin Barnes, team foul #1 | 35-32 |
| 18:11 | Northern Iowa | James Redus connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 35-35 |
| 17:51 | Liberty | Michael Curto misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 35-35 |
| 17:50 | Northern Iowa | Jesse Baggett pulls down the rebound | 35-35 |
| 17:34 | Northern Iowa | Jesse Baggett buries a driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Timothy Hedrick | 35-37 |
| 17:10 | Liberty | Henry Bearden loses the ball out of bounds | 35-37 |
| Subs | Liberty | David Landwehr (PG), Don Turner (PF), David Shepard (C) Calvin Barnes, James Lewis, John Hartwig | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Donald Colucci (PG), Matthew Gatewood (SF) James Redus, Jesse Baggett | |
| 16:41 | Northern Iowa | David Landwehr picks off the pass by Matthew Gatewood | 35-37 |
| 16:26 | Liberty | Henry Bearden misses the 3 from the left corner | 35-37 |
| 16:25 | Northern Iowa | Matt John pulls down the rebound | 35-37 |
| 16:09 | Northern Iowa | Cecil Pagan can't connect on a turnaround in the lane | 35-37 |
| 16:07 | Liberty | David Shepard pulls down the rebound | 35-37 |
| 15:51 | Liberty | Cecil Pagan denies the turnaround by Don Turner | 35-37 |
| 15:50 | Liberty | Don Turner grabs the offensive board | 35-37 |
| Lineup | Liberty | PG - David Landwehr (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SG - Henry Bearden (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Michael Curto (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Don Turner (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - David Shepard (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Donald Colucci (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Timothy Hedrick (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Matthew Gatewood (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Matt John (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Cecil Pagan (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Liberty | David Landwehr drills a shot from the free throw line | 37-37 |
| 15:23 | Northern Iowa | David Shepard steals it from Matt John | 37-37 |
| 15:05 | Liberty | Henry Bearden is whistled for traveling | 37-37 |
| Subs | Liberty | Eric Dorado (PG), James Lewis (PF), John Hartwig (C) Henry Bearden, Michael Curto, David Shepard | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Redus (PG), Jesse Baggett (SF), Hans Cichowski (PF), John Ames (C) Timothy Hedrick, Matthew Gatewood, Matt John, Cecil Pagan | |
| 14:47 | Northern Iowa | Jesse Baggett hits a 3 from straight away on a great pass from James Redus | 37-40 |
| 14:25 | Liberty | John Hartwig's pass is intercepted by Jesse Baggett | 37-40 |
| 14:20 | Northern Iowa | James Redus lays it in on a great pass from Jesse Baggett | 37-42 |
| 14:01 | Liberty | Eric Dorado scores on a shot in the paint on a nice dish by David Landwehr | 39-42 |
| 13:46 | Northern Iowa | James Redus is fouled on the floor by James Lewis - foul #2 on James Lewis, team foul #2 | 39-42 |
| Subs | Liberty | Calvin Barnes (SG), Paul Ellis (SF) David Landwehr, Don Turner | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Matthew Gatewood (SG) Donald Colucci | |
| 13:27 | Northern Iowa | James Redus drills a 3 pointer from the left wing | 39-45 |
| 13:11 | Liberty | James Lewis misses badly on a fadeaway in the paint | 39-45 |
| 13:10 | Liberty | Paul Ellis tips it back up and in | 41-45 |
| 12:51 | Northern Iowa | Hans Cichowski is hacked by Paul Ellis - foul #2 on Paul Ellis, team foul #3 | 41-45 |
| Subs | Liberty | Henry Bearden (SG), Michael Curto (SF), David Shepard (C) Calvin Barnes, Paul Ellis, John Hartwig | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Timothy Hedrick (SG), Matt John (PF), Cecil Pagan (C) Matthew Gatewood, Hans Cichowski, John Ames | |
| 12:41 | Northern Iowa | Cecil Pagan buries a runner in the paint on a great pass from James Redus | 41-47 |
| 12:20 | Liberty | Henry Bearden throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-47 |
| Subs | Liberty | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Donald Colucci (PG) James Redus | |
| 12:02 | Northern Iowa | Henry Bearden steals the ball from Timothy Hedrick | 41-47 |
| 11:48 | Liberty | Eric Dorado can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 41-47 |
| 11:47 | Liberty | Michael Curto tips it in | 43-47 |
| Lineup | Liberty | PG - Eric Dorado (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - Henry Bearden (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SF - Michael Curto (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Lewis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - David Shepard (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Donald Colucci (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Timothy Hedrick (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jesse Baggett (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Matt John (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Cecil Pagan (fresh) 17 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Northern Iowa | Cecil Pagan misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline | 43-47 |
| 11:30 | Liberty | The rebound goes to David Shepard | 43-47 |
| 11:25 | Liberty | Eric Dorado misses short on a shot from the left wing | 43-47 |
| 11:24 | Northern Iowa | Matt John gets the rebound | 43-47 |
| 11:03 | Northern Iowa | Jesse Baggett can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by Michael Curto - foul #2 on Michael Curto, team foul #4 | 43-47 |
| Subs | Liberty | Calvin Barnes (PG), David Landwehr (SG), Don Turner (PF), John Hartwig (C) Eric Dorado, Henry Bearden, James Lewis, David Shepard | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Redus (PG) Donald Colucci | |
| 11:03 | Northern Iowa | Jesse Baggett misses the 1st free throw | 43-47 |
| 11:03 | Northern Iowa | Jesse Baggett makes the 2nd free throw | 43-48 |
| 10:46 | Liberty | Calvin Barnes misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 43-48 |
| 10:45 | Liberty | Don Turner grabs the offensive board | 43-48 |
| 10:37 | Liberty | Calvin Barnes is fouled on the floor by Jesse Baggett - foul #2 on Jesse Baggett, team foul #2 | 43-48 |
| Subs | Liberty | Paul Ellis (SF) Michael Curto | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Donald Colucci (SG), Matthew Gatewood (SF), John Ames (C) Timothy Hedrick, Jesse Baggett, Cecil Pagan | |
| 10:22 | Liberty | Matt John blocks the short jumper by David Landwehr | 43-48 |
| 10:20 | Liberty | John Hartwig gets the offensive rebound | 43-48 |
| 10:09 | Liberty | Calvin Barnes misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 43-48 |
| 10:08 | Northern Iowa | Matt John grabs the board | 43-48 |
| 10:04 | Northern Iowa | James Redus comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 43-48 |
| 10:02 | Northern Iowa | John Ames grabs the offensive rebound | 43-48 |
| 09:40 | Northern Iowa | Matt John is fouled on the floor by Calvin Barnes - foul #2 on Calvin Barnes, team foul #5 | 43-48 |
| Subs | Liberty | Henry Bearden (SG), Michael Curto (SF) Paul Ellis, Don Turner | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Cecil Pagan (C) John Ames | |
| 09:21 | Northern Iowa | Matt John connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from James Redus | 43-51 |
| 09:03 | Liberty | John Hartwig clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 43-51 |
| 09:01 | Northern Iowa | Donald Colucci snags the defensive board | 43-51 |
| 08:36 | Northern Iowa | Calvin Barnes steals it from Donald Colucci | 43-51 |
| 08:22 | Liberty | David Landwehr connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 46-51 |
| 08:16 | Northern Iowa | Matt John knocks in the floater in the paint set up by Matthew Gatewood and he's hacked by David Landwehr - foul #2 on David Landwehr, team foul #6 | 46-53 |
| Subs | Liberty | Eric Dorado (PG), James Lewis (PF), David Shepard (C) Calvin Barnes, David Landwehr, John Hartwig | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Timothy Hedrick (SG), Hans Cichowski (SF) James Redus, Matthew Gatewood | |
| 08:16 | Northern Iowa | Matt John makes the free throw | 46-54 |
| 08:02 | Liberty | James Lewis misses short on a floater near the basket | 46-54 |
| 08:01 | Northern Iowa | Cecil Pagan grabs the defensive rebound | 46-54 |
| 07:44 | Northern Iowa | Eric Dorado steals it from Cecil Pagan | 46-54 |
| 07:41 | Liberty | Eric Dorado can't finish the layup | 46-54 |
| 07:40 | Northern Iowa | Matt John grabs the defensive rebound | 46-54 |
| Lineup | Liberty | PG - Eric Dorado (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Henry Bearden (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SF - Michael Curto (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Lewis (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - David Shepard (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Donald Colucci (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Timothy Hedrick (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Hans Cichowski (fresh) PF - Matt John (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. C - Cecil Pagan (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Northern Iowa | Matt John comes up short on the jumper from the baseline | 46-54 |
| 07:24 | Northern Iowa | Cecil Pagan snags the offensive board | 46-54 |
| 07:16 | Northern Iowa | Donald Colucci misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 46-54 |
| 07:15 | Liberty | The rebound goes to Henry Bearden | 46-54 |
| 06:58 | Liberty | Michael Curto can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Matt John - foul #3 on Matt John, team foul #3 | 46-54 |
| Subs | Liberty | David Landwehr (SG) Henry Bearden | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Lee Riley (PG), Jesse Baggett (SF), John Ames (C) Donald Colucci, Matt John, Cecil Pagan | |
| 06:58 | Liberty | Michael Curto makes the 1st free throw | 47-54 |
| 06:58 | Liberty | Michael Curto makes the 2nd free throw | 48-54 |
| 06:38 | Northern Iowa | Eric Dorado takes the ball from Timothy Hedrick | 48-54 |
| 06:13 | Liberty | Michael Curto hits a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Eric Dorado | 50-54 |
| 05:59 | Northern Iowa | Jesse Baggett drills a floater from the left wing set up by Lee Riley | 50-56 |
| 05:46 | Liberty | James Lewis buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by David Landwehr | 53-56 |
| 05:39 | Northern Iowa | John Ames misses the easy layup but he's fouled by David Shepard - foul #1 on David Shepard, team foul #7 | 53-56 |
| Subs | Liberty | Henry Bearden (SG), Don Turner (PF), John Hartwig (C) Michael Curto, James Lewis, David Shepard | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Redus (PG), Cecil Pagan (C) Lee Riley, Hans Cichowski | |
| 05:39 | Northern Iowa | John Ames makes the 1st free throw | 53-57 |
| 05:39 | Northern Iowa | John Ames makes the 2nd free throw | 53-58 |
| 05:36 | Liberty | Timothy Hedrick steals it from Eric Dorado in the backcourt | 53-58 |
| 05:34 | Northern Iowa | Jesse Baggett hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Timothy Hedrick | 53-60 |
| 05:23 | Liberty | John Hartwig misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 53-60 |
| 05:21 | Northern Iowa | John Ames snags the defensive board | 53-60 |
| 05:09 | Northern Iowa | Jesse Baggett misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 53-60 |
| 05:08 | Northern Iowa | Cecil Pagan grabs the offensive rebound | 53-60 |
| 05:00 | Northern Iowa | Timothy Hedrick misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 53-60 |
| 04:58 | Liberty | Eric Dorado gets the rebound | 53-60 |
| 04:46 | Liberty | David Landwehr comes up short on the turnaround from the left block but the foul's on Jesse Baggett - foul #3 on Jesse Baggett, team foul #4 | 53-60 |
| Subs | Liberty | Calvin Barnes (PG) Eric Dorado | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Donald Colucci (SG), Matt John (PF) Timothy Hedrick, John Ames | |
| 04:46 | Liberty | David Landwehr makes the 1st free throw | 54-60 |
| 04:46 | Liberty | David Landwehr misses the 2nd free throw | 54-60 |
| 04:46 | Northern Iowa | Matt John snags the defensive board | 54-60 |
| 04:32 | Northern Iowa | The short jumper by Matt John is denied by John Hartwig | 54-60 |
| 04:30 | Northern Iowa | Cecil Pagan misses the tip | 54-60 |
| 04:28 | Liberty | John Hartwig grabs the board | 54-60 |
| 04:01 | Liberty | Don Turner comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 54-60 |
| 04:00 | Northern Iowa | Cecil Pagan snags the defensive board | 54-60 |
| 03:56 | Northern Iowa | Jesse Baggett hits a turnaround from the baseline set up by James Redus | 54-62 |
| Game Plan | Liberty | Liberty is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:46 | Liberty | Don Turner makes the fadeaway from close range | 56-62 |
| 03:26 | Northern Iowa | Jesse Baggett misses the shot from the left wing | 56-62 |
| 03:24 | Northern Iowa | Jesse Baggett tips it back up and in | 56-64 |
| Lineup | Liberty | PG - Calvin Barnes (fresh) SG - Henry Bearden (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SF - David Landwehr (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 stl. PF - Don Turner (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - John Hartwig (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - James Redus (fresh) 13 pts. 5 ast. SG - Donald Colucci (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jesse Baggett (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Matt John (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. C - Cecil Pagan (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 12 reb. | |
| 03:06 | Liberty | Henry Bearden is called for 5 seconds | 56-64 |
| Subs | Liberty | Eric Dorado (PG), Michael Curto (SF), James Lewis (PF), David Shepard (C) Henry Bearden, David Landwehr, Don Turner, John Hartwig | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Timothy Hedrick (SG), Matthew Gatewood (SF), John Ames (C) James Redus, Jesse Baggett, Cecil Pagan | |
| Game Plan | Liberty | Liberty is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:48 | Northern Iowa | Matt John misses the 3 from straight away | 56-64 |
| 02:46 | Liberty | Calvin Barnes gets the rebound | 56-64 |
| 02:46 | Liberty | Liberty calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-64 |
| Subs | Liberty | Henry Bearden (SG), John Hartwig (C) Calvin Barnes, David Shepard | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Redus (PG), Cecil Pagan (C) Donald Colucci, John Ames | |
| 02:30 | Liberty | Eric Dorado drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 59-64 |
| Game Plan | Liberty | Liberty is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:08 | Northern Iowa | Matt John knocks in the turnaround in the lane | 59-66 |
| Game Plan | Liberty | Liberty is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:51 | Liberty | John Hartwig misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 59-66 |
| 01:50 | Northern Iowa | Timothy Hedrick snags the defensive board | 59-66 |
| 01:30 | Northern Iowa | James Redus buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Matthew Gatewood | 59-68 |
| Game Plan | Liberty | Liberty is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:03 | Liberty | Michael Curto misses the driving attempt in the paint | 59-68 |
| 01:01 | Liberty | John Hartwig pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-68 |
| 00:48 | Liberty | Cecil Pagan is called for the reach on John Hartwig - foul #1 on Cecil Pagan, team foul #5 | 59-68 |
| Subs | Liberty | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jesse Baggett (SF) Matthew Gatewood | |
| Game Plan | Liberty | Liberty is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:45 | Liberty | Michael Curto can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 59-68 |
| 00:44 | Liberty | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Curto | 59-68 |
| 00:40 | Liberty | Henry Bearden makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 62-68 |
| Game Plan | Liberty | Liberty is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:39 | Northern Iowa | Henry Bearden is called for the reach on Cecil Pagan in the backcourt - foul #1 on Henry Bearden, team foul #8 | 62-68 |
| 00:39 | Northern Iowa | Cecil Pagan misses the 1st free throw | 62-68 |
| 00:39 | Liberty | John Hartwig grabs the defensive rebound | 62-68 |
| Game Plan | Liberty | Liberty is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:33 | Liberty | Henry Bearden misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 62-68 |
| 00:31 | Liberty | Michael Curto snags the offensive board | 62-68 |
| 00:27 | Liberty | Henry Bearden scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 65-68 |
| 00:26 | Northern Iowa | James Redus is hacked by Eric Dorado in the backcourt - foul #4 on Eric Dorado, team foul #9 | 65-68 |
| Subs | Liberty | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Donald Colucci (SG) Timothy Hedrick | |
| 00:26 | Northern Iowa | James Redus makes the 1st free throw | 65-69 |
| 00:26 | Northern Iowa | James Redus makes the 2nd free throw | 65-70 |
| 00:19 | Liberty | Donald Colucci steals the ball from Eric Dorado | 65-70 |
| 00:16 | Northern Iowa | Matt John banks in the layup on a great pass from Donald Colucci | 65-72 |
| 00:11 | Liberty | Henry Bearden loses the dribble to Jesse Baggett | 65-72 |
| 00:08 | Northern Iowa | Eric Dorado is called for the reach on Cecil Pagan in the backcourt - foul #5 on Eric Dorado, team foul #10 | 65-72 |
| Subs | Liberty | Calvin Barnes (PG) Eric Dorado | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Timothy Hedrick (SG) Donald Colucci | |
| 00:08 | Northern Iowa | Cecil Pagan misses the 1st free throw | 65-72 |
| 00:08 | Northern Iowa | Cecil Pagan misses the 2nd free throw | 65-72 |
| 00:08 | Liberty | James Lewis snags the defensive board | 65-72 |
| 00:03 | Liberty | Calvin Barnes is hacked by Matt John - foul #4 on Matt John, team foul #6 | 65-72 |
| 00:01 | Liberty | Henry Bearden misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 65-72 |
| 00:00 | Northern Iowa | Cecil Pagan gets the rebound | 65-72 |