| Lineup | High Point | PG - Gary Wilson (fresh) SG - Michael Stickler (fresh) SF - Dale Hymes (fresh) PF - David Backer (fresh) C - Clarence McMurrey (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Jonathan Morgan (fresh) SG - John Owens (fresh) SF - Kamau Ali (fresh) PF - Dikembe Abdullah (fresh) C - Alfred Carmichael (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | High Point | Clarence McMurrey wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | High Point | High Point is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:40 | High Point | Michael Stickler misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | High Point | Gary Wilson tips it home | 2-0 |
| 19:25 | Northern Iowa | Alfred Carmichael clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 2-0 |
| 19:24 | Northern Iowa | Jonathan Morgan tips it back up and in | 2-2 |
| 19:06 | High Point | Gary Wilson misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 2-2 |
| 19:05 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Dikembe Abdullah | 2-2 |
| 18:47 | Northern Iowa | John Owens scores on a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Alfred Carmichael and the foul's on Michael Stickler - foul #1 on Michael Stickler, team foul #1 | 2-4 |
| 18:47 | Northern Iowa | John Owens misses the free throw | 2-4 |
| 18:47 | High Point | Clarence McMurrey gets the rebound | 2-4 |
| 18:30 | High Point | Michael Stickler makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by David Backer | 5-4 |
| 18:07 | Northern Iowa | Kamau Ali misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 5-4 |
| 18:05 | Northern Iowa | Alfred Carmichael tips it back up and in | 5-6 |
| 17:58 | High Point | Gary Wilson clanks a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Jonathan Morgan - foul #1 on Jonathan Morgan, team foul #1 | 5-6 |
| 17:58 | High Point | Gary Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 6-6 |
| 17:58 | High Point | Gary Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 7-6 |
| 17:39 | Northern Iowa | Dikembe Abdullah knocks in the fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Jonathan Morgan | 7-8 |
| 17:16 | High Point | Gary Wilson is called for traveling | 7-8 |
| Subs | High Point | Don Bell (PG), Curtis Raney (SF), Tony Grayer (PF) Gary Wilson, Dale Hymes, David Backer | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 16:56 | Northern Iowa | Alfred Carmichael blows the layup | 7-8 |
| 16:55 | High Point | Michael Stickler grabs the board | 7-8 |
| 16:51 | High Point | Curtis Raney is fouled on the floor by Alfred Carmichael - foul #1 on Alfred Carmichael, team foul #2 | 7-8 |
| Subs | High Point | Jeffrey Lim (SG) Michael Stickler | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Troy Flint (SF), Ralph Bodnar (PF), David Clements (C) Kamau Ali, Dikembe Abdullah, Alfred Carmichael | |
| 16:45 | High Point | David Clements steps in front of the Don Bell pass | 7-8 |
| 16:33 | Northern Iowa | Troy Flint is hacked by Don Bell - foul #1 on Don Bell, team foul #2 | 7-8 |
| 16:20 | Northern Iowa | John Owens can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 7-8 |
| 16:18 | Northern Iowa | Ralph Bodnar tips it but misses | 7-8 |
| 16:17 | High Point | Curtis Raney pulls down the rebound | 7-8 |
| 16:12 | High Point | David Clements takes the ball from Tony Grayer | 7-8 |
| 15:53 | Northern Iowa | John Owens hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Jonathan Morgan and he's hacked by Clarence McMurrey - foul #1 on Clarence McMurrey, team foul #3 | 7-10 |
| Subs | High Point | Gary Wilson (PG), Michael Stickler (SG), Dale Hymes (SF) Don Bell, Jeffrey Lim, Clarence McMurrey | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Manuel Mitchell (PG) Jonathan Morgan | |
| 15:53 | Northern Iowa | John Owens makes the free throw | 7-11 |
| Lineup | High Point | PG - Gary Wilson (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Michael Stickler (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Dale Hymes (fresh) PF - Curtis Raney (fresh) C - Tony Grayer (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Manuel Mitchell (fresh) SG - John Owens (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Troy Flint (fresh) PF - Ralph Bodnar (fresh) C - David Clements (fresh) 2 stl. | |
| 15:33 | High Point | Tony Grayer hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 7-11 |
| 15:31 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to John Owens | 7-11 |
| 15:03 | Northern Iowa | David Clements can't finish the layup | 7-11 |
| 15:01 | High Point | The rebound goes to Dale Hymes | 7-11 |
| 14:55 | High Point | Tony Grayer misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 7-11 |
| 14:54 | Northern Iowa | David Clements grabs the board | 7-11 |
| 14:28 | Northern Iowa | Ralph Bodnar's pass is intercepted by Tony Grayer | 7-11 |
| 14:09 | High Point | Gary Wilson clanks a floater from the right side | 7-11 |
| 14:07 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to John Owens | 7-11 |
| 14:03 | Northern Iowa | John Owens connects on the fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Manuel Mitchell | 7-13 |
| 13:58 | High Point | Gary Wilson buries a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Dale Hymes | 10-13 |
| 13:32 | Northern Iowa | Troy Flint makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Manuel Mitchell | 10-16 |
| 13:18 | High Point | Dale Hymes's floater is tipped away by Ralph Bodnar | 10-16 |
| 13:16 | Northern Iowa | John Owens grabs the defensive rebound | 10-16 |
| 12:54 | Northern Iowa | David Clements's fadeaway is rejected by Dale Hymes | 10-16 |
| 12:52 | High Point | Tony Grayer snags the defensive board | 10-16 |
| 12:38 | High Point | Tony Grayer is whistled for a carry | 10-16 |
| Subs | High Point | Roger Weidler (PG), Don Bell (SG), Jeffrey Lim (SF), David Backer (PF), Clarence McMurrey (C) Gary Wilson, Michael Stickler, Dale Hymes, Curtis Raney, Tony Grayer | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jonathan Morgan (PG), Donald Rao (SG), Kamau Ali (SF), Dikembe Abdullah (PF), Alfred Carmichael (C) Manuel Mitchell, John Owens, Troy Flint, Ralph Bodnar, David Clements | |
| 12:25 | Northern Iowa | Roger Weidler takes the ball from Dikembe Abdullah | 10-16 |
| 12:22 | High Point | Jeffrey Lim banks in the layup on a nice dish by Roger Weidler | 12-16 |
| 12:07 | Northern Iowa | Donald Rao misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on Roger Weidler - foul #1 on Roger Weidler, team foul #4 | 12-16 |
| 12:07 | Northern Iowa | Donald Rao makes the 1st free throw | 12-17 |
| 12:07 | Northern Iowa | Donald Rao makes the 2nd free throw | 12-18 |
| 11:45 | High Point | Clarence McMurrey loses the dribble to Jonathan Morgan | 12-18 |
| Lineup | High Point | PG - Roger Weidler (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Don Bell (fresh) SF - Jeffrey Lim (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Backer (fresh) C - Clarence McMurrey (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Jonathan Morgan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Rao (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Kamau Ali (fresh) PF - Dikembe Abdullah (fresh) 2 pts. C - Alfred Carmichael (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:19 | Northern Iowa | Dikembe Abdullah misses the jumper from the left wing | 12-18 |
| 11:17 | High Point | Clarence McMurrey gets the rebound | 12-18 |
| 11:11 | High Point | Don Bell knocks in the floater from just outside the lane and he's fouled by Donald Rao - foul #1 on Donald Rao, team foul #3 | 14-18 |
| Subs | High Point | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Manuel Mitchell (SG) Donald Rao | |
| 11:11 | High Point | Don Bell makes the free throw | 15-18 |
| 10:57 | Northern Iowa | Alfred Carmichael connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 15-21 |
| 10:44 | High Point | Alfred Carmichael swats the layup by David Backer | 15-21 |
| 10:43 | High Point | Clarence McMurrey gets the offensive rebound | 15-21 |
| 10:38 | High Point | Clarence McMurrey banks in the layup | 17-21 |
| 10:33 | Northern Iowa | Alfred Carmichael is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Lim - foul #1 on Jeffrey Lim, team foul #5 | 17-21 |
| Subs | High Point | Michael Stickler (SG), Dale Hymes (SF), Robert Petty (PF) Roger Weidler, Jeffrey Lim, David Backer | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Donald Rao (SF), Ralph Bodnar (PF), Daniel Bennett (C) Kamau Ali, Dikembe Abdullah, Alfred Carmichael | |
| 10:15 | Northern Iowa | Michael Stickler picks off the pass by Jonathan Morgan | 17-21 |
| 10:11 | High Point | Dale Hymes can't throw it down | 17-21 |
| 10:10 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Bennett snags the defensive board | 17-21 |
| 09:47 | Northern Iowa | Jonathan Morgan is whistled for a carry | 17-21 |
| Subs | High Point | Gary Wilson (PG), Curtis Raney (SF), Tony Grayer (PF) Don Bell, Dale Hymes, Robert Petty | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Dikembe Abdullah (PF) Jonathan Morgan | |
| 09:21 | High Point | Ralph Bodnar is called for the reach on Michael Stickler - foul #1 on Ralph Bodnar, team foul #4 | 17-21 |
| Subs | High Point | Robert Petty (C) Clarence McMurrey | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | John Owens (SG), Alfred Carmichael (C) Manuel Mitchell, Daniel Bennett | |
| 09:03 | High Point | Tony Grayer hits a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Gary Wilson and he's hacked by John Owens - foul #1 on John Owens, team foul #5 | 19-21 |
| Subs | High Point | David Backer (PF) Robert Petty | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | William Goebel (PG), Kamau Ali (SF) Donald Rao, Ralph Bodnar | |
| 09:03 | High Point | Tony Grayer makes the free throw | 20-21 |
| 08:51 | Northern Iowa | William Goebel misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 20-21 |
| 08:49 | Northern Iowa | Kamau Ali tips it but misses | 20-21 |
| 08:47 | High Point | The rebound goes to David Backer | 20-21 |
| 08:40 | High Point | Dikembe Abdullah is called for the reach on David Backer - foul #1 on Dikembe Abdullah, team foul #6 | 20-21 |
| Subs | High Point | Jeffrey Lim (SG) Michael Stickler | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jonathan Morgan (PG), Daniel Bennett (PF) William Goebel, Dikembe Abdullah | |
| 08:20 | High Point | Gary Wilson scores on a 3 from the left corner | 23-21 |
| 08:04 | Northern Iowa | Tony Grayer denies the turnaround by John Owens | 23-21 |
| 08:02 | High Point | Tony Grayer grabs the board | 23-21 |
| 07:56 | High Point | Jeffrey Lim is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Jeffrey Lim, team foul #6 | 23-21 |
| Subs | High Point | Don Bell (SG), Dale Hymes (SF), Robert Petty (PF), Clarence McMurrey (C) Jeffrey Lim, Curtis Raney, David Backer, Tony Grayer | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Ralph Bodnar (PF) Alfred Carmichael | |
| 07:42 | Northern Iowa | John Owens is hacked by Clarence McMurrey - foul #2 on Clarence McMurrey, team foul #7 | 23-21 |
| Subs | High Point | Michael Stickler (SG), David Backer (PF) Gary Wilson, Clarence McMurrey | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Troy Flint (SF) Kamau Ali | |
| 07:42 | Northern Iowa | John Owens makes the 1st free throw | 23-22 |
| 07:42 | Northern Iowa | John Owens misses the 2nd free throw | 23-22 |
| 07:42 | High Point | The rebound goes to Robert Petty | 23-22 |
| Lineup | High Point | PG - Don Bell (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Michael Stickler (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Dale Hymes (fresh) PF - David Backer (fresh) C - Robert Petty (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Jonathan Morgan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Owens (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Troy Flint (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ralph Bodnar (fresh) C - Daniel Bennett (fresh) | |
| 07:20 | High Point | Jonathan Morgan is called for the reach on Don Bell - foul #2 on Jonathan Morgan, team foul #7 | 23-22 |
| Subs | High Point | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Donald Rao (PG), Manuel Mitchell (SG), Dikembe Abdullah (PF) Jonathan Morgan, John Owens, Daniel Bennett | |
| 07:20 | High Point | Don Bell misses the 1st free throw | 23-22 |
| 07:20 | Northern Iowa | Ralph Bodnar gets the rebound | 23-22 |
| 07:05 | Northern Iowa | Troy Flint scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Donald Rao | 23-25 |
| 06:49 | High Point | Dale Hymes is called for traveling | 23-25 |
| Subs | High Point | Tony Grayer (PF) David Backer | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | David Clements (C) Donald Rao | |
| 06:38 | Northern Iowa | Ralph Bodnar misses the turnaround from the baseline | 23-25 |
| 06:36 | Northern Iowa | Ralph Bodnar snags the offensive board | 23-25 |
| 06:13 | Northern Iowa | David Clements is fouled on the floor by Robert Petty - foul #1 on Robert Petty, team foul #8 | 23-25 |
| Subs | High Point | Gary Wilson (PG), Curtis Raney (SF) Michael Stickler, Dale Hymes | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Kamau Ali (SF), Alfred Carmichael (C) Ralph Bodnar, Dikembe Abdullah | |
| 06:13 | Northern Iowa | David Clements misses the 1st free throw | 23-25 |
| 06:13 | High Point | Tony Grayer grabs the defensive rebound | 23-25 |
| 05:59 | High Point | Don Bell drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Gary Wilson | 25-25 |
| 05:37 | Northern Iowa | Alfred Carmichael misses the floater from just outside the lane | 25-25 |
| 05:36 | Northern Iowa | David Clements snags the offensive board | 25-25 |
| 05:29 | Northern Iowa | Manuel Mitchell is fouled on the floor by Tony Grayer - foul #1 on Tony Grayer, team foul #9 | 25-25 |
| Subs | High Point | Edward Greer (SG), Dale Hymes (SF), David Backer (PF) Don Bell, Tony Grayer, Robert Petty | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | John Owens (SG), Daniel Bennett (PF) Troy Flint, David Clements | |
| 05:29 | Northern Iowa | Manuel Mitchell misses the 1st free throw | 25-25 |
| 05:29 | High Point | Curtis Raney gets the rebound | 25-25 |
| 05:24 | High Point | Gary Wilson clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 25-25 |
| 05:23 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Bennett grabs the board | 25-25 |
| 04:54 | Northern Iowa | Manuel Mitchell misses the jumper from the left side | 25-25 |
| 04:52 | Northern Iowa | Manuel Mitchell grabs the offensive rebound | 25-25 |
| 04:47 | Northern Iowa | Alfred Carmichael makes the driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by John Owens | 25-27 |
| 04:40 | High Point | Dale Hymes can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Daniel Bennett - foul #1 on Daniel Bennett, team foul #8 | 25-27 |
| Subs | High Point | Roger Weidler (PG), Michael Stickler (SG) Gary Wilson, Edward Greer | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Donald Rao (PG), Ralph Bodnar (SF), Dikembe Abdullah (PF) Manuel Mitchell, Kamau Ali, Daniel Bennett | |
| 04:40 | High Point | Dale Hymes misses the 1st free throw | 25-27 |
| 04:40 | High Point | Dale Hymes misses the 2nd free throw | 25-27 |
| 04:40 | Northern Iowa | Dikembe Abdullah pulls down the rebound | 25-27 |
| 04:22 | Northern Iowa | Michael Stickler steals the ball from Alfred Carmichael | 25-27 |
| 04:18 | High Point | Dale Hymes misses the fadeaway from the baseline | 25-27 |
| 04:16 | Northern Iowa | Ralph Bodnar snags the defensive board | 25-27 |
| 04:09 | Northern Iowa | John Owens can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 25-27 |
| 04:08 | High Point | David Backer snags the defensive board | 25-27 |
| 04:03 | High Point | Michael Stickler hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 25-27 |
| 04:01 | High Point | Curtis Raney tips it back up and in | 27-27 |
| 03:39 | Northern Iowa | Alfred Carmichael can't connect on a runner from the right block but the foul's on David Backer - foul #1 on David Backer, team foul #10 | 27-27 |
| Subs | High Point | Gary Wilson (PG), Tony Grayer (SF), Robert Petty (PF), Clarence McMurrey (C) Roger Weidler, Dale Hymes, David Backer, Curtis Raney | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jonathan Morgan (PG) Donald Rao | |
| 03:39 | Northern Iowa | Alfred Carmichael makes the 1st free throw | 27-28 |
| 03:39 | Northern Iowa | Alfred Carmichael makes the 2nd free throw | 27-29 |
| Lineup | High Point | PG - Gary Wilson (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Stickler (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - Tony Grayer (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Petty (fresh) C - Clarence McMurrey (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Jonathan Morgan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Owens (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ralph Bodnar (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Dikembe Abdullah (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Alfred Carmichael (fairly fresh) 9 pts. | |
| 03:15 | High Point | Robert Petty can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 27-29 |
| 03:14 | High Point | Tony Grayer tips it in | 29-29 |
| 02:58 | Northern Iowa | Dikembe Abdullah is hacked by Michael Stickler - foul #2 on Michael Stickler, team foul #11 | 29-29 |
| Subs | High Point | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Manuel Mitchell (SG), Kamau Ali (SF) John Owens, Alfred Carmichael | |
| 02:58 | Northern Iowa | Dikembe Abdullah makes the 1st free throw | 29-30 |
| 02:58 | Northern Iowa | Dikembe Abdullah makes the 2nd free throw | 29-31 |
| 02:44 | High Point | Robert Petty can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 29-31 |
| 02:43 | Northern Iowa | Ralph Bodnar grabs the defensive rebound | 29-31 |
| 02:23 | Northern Iowa | Ralph Bodnar's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-31 |
| Subs | High Point | Don Bell (PG), Jeffrey Lim (SF) Gary Wilson, Robert Petty | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | David Clements (PF), Daniel Bennett (C) Dikembe Abdullah, Ralph Bodnar | |
| 02:01 | High Point | Michael Stickler hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 29-31 |
| 02:00 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Jonathan Morgan | 29-31 |
| 01:53 | Northern Iowa | Manuel Mitchell clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 29-31 |
| 01:52 | Northern Iowa | David Clements pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-31 |
| 01:39 | Northern Iowa | Manuel Mitchell can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 29-31 |
| 01:38 | High Point | Clarence McMurrey grabs the board | 29-31 |
| 01:33 | High Point | The short jumper by Jeffrey Lim is denied by Daniel Bennett | 29-31 |
| 01:32 | Northern Iowa | Kamau Ali grabs the defensive rebound | 29-31 |
| 01:26 | Northern Iowa | Manuel Mitchell scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Jonathan Morgan | 29-34 |
| 01:13 | High Point | Daniel Bennett is called for the reach on Michael Stickler - foul #2 on Daniel Bennett, team foul #9 | 29-34 |
| Subs | High Point | Gary Wilson (PG), Curtis Raney (PF) Don Bell, Tony Grayer | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | John Owens (SG), Troy Flint (SF), Ralph Bodnar (PF) Manuel Mitchell, Kamau Ali, Daniel Bennett | |
| 01:13 | High Point | Michael Stickler makes the 1st free throw | 30-34 |
| 01:13 | High Point | Michael Stickler makes the 2nd free throw | 31-34 |
| 00:53 | Northern Iowa | John Owens is hacked by Jeffrey Lim - foul #3 on Jeffrey Lim, team foul #12 | 31-34 |
| Subs | High Point | Don Bell (SG), Dale Hymes (SF), David Backer (PF) Michael Stickler, Jeffrey Lim, Curtis Raney | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Manuel Mitchell (PG), Dikembe Abdullah (PF) Jonathan Morgan, Troy Flint | |
| 00:53 | Northern Iowa | John Owens makes the 1st free throw | 31-35 |
| 00:53 | Northern Iowa | John Owens misses the 2nd free throw | 31-35 |
| 00:53 | High Point | The rebound goes to David Backer | 31-35 |
| 00:31 | High Point | Manuel Mitchell steals the ball from David Backer | 31-35 |
| 00:27 | Northern Iowa | John Owens misses the dunk attempt | 31-35 |
| 00:25 | High Point | Clarence McMurrey gets the rebound | 31-35 |
| 00:20 | High Point | Clarence McMurrey loses the dribble to David Clements | 31-35 |
| 00:03 | Northern Iowa | David Clements clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 31-35 |
| 00:02 | High Point | Dale Hymes grabs the board | 31-35 |
| 00:00 | High Point | Dale Hymes clanks a fullcourt shot | 31-35 |