| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - James Jacquez (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Johnny Holmquist (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Shawn Lathan (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Perkins (fresh) 8 pts. C - Joseph Muhammad (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Carl Thomas (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Arnold Fulmore (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edgardo Garcia (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Johnny Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Peter Furness (fresh) 8 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Northern Iowa | Shawn Lathan inbounds the ball | 31-31 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:45 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Holmquist misses the fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Carl Thomas - foul #2 on Carl Thomas, team foul #1 | 31-31 |
| 19:45 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Holmquist makes the 1st free throw | 32-31 |
| 19:45 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Holmquist misses the 2nd free throw | 32-31 |
| 19:45 | Alabama | Peter Furness snags the defensive board | 32-31 |
| 19:24 | Alabama | Edgardo Garcia can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 32-31 |
| 19:23 | Alabama | Peter Furness misses the tip | 32-31 |
| 19:21 | Northern Iowa | Michael Perkins grabs the defensive rebound | 32-31 |
| 19:01 | Northern Iowa | Michael Perkins clanks a jumper from the right block but he's fouled by Peter Furness - foul #1 on Peter Furness, team foul #2 | 32-31 |
| 19:01 | Northern Iowa | Michael Perkins makes the 1st free throw | 33-31 |
| 19:01 | Northern Iowa | Michael Perkins makes the 2nd free throw | 34-31 |
| 18:32 | Alabama | Peter Furness is fouled on the floor by Johnny Holmquist - foul #3 on Johnny Holmquist, team foul #1 | 34-31 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Richard Brock (SG) Johnny Holmquist | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 18:18 | Alabama | Peter Furness hits a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Edgardo Garcia | 34-33 |
| 18:08 | Northern Iowa | Richard Brock misses long on a fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on Arnold Fulmore - foul #1 on Arnold Fulmore, team foul #3 | 34-33 |
| 18:08 | Northern Iowa | Richard Brock makes the 1st free throw | 35-33 |
| 18:08 | Northern Iowa | Richard Brock misses the 2nd free throw | 35-33 |
| 18:08 | Alabama | Peter Furness snags the defensive board | 35-33 |
| 17:49 | Alabama | Carl Thomas is hacked by James Jacquez - foul #1 on James Jacquez, team foul #2 | 35-33 |
| 17:33 | Alabama | The jumper by Peter Furness is denied by Richard Brock | 35-33 |
| 17:31 | Northern Iowa | Michael Perkins pulls down the rebound | 35-33 |
| 17:15 | Northern Iowa | James Jacquez loses the dribble to Edgardo Garcia | 35-33 |
| 17:06 | Alabama | Peter Furness makes the floater from the left side on a nice dish by Arnold Fulmore | 35-35 |
| 16:55 | Northern Iowa | James Jacquez connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Richard Brock | 38-35 |
| 16:32 | Alabama | Peter Furness misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 38-35 |
| 16:30 | Alabama | Peter Furness hits the follow up shot | 38-37 |
| 16:18 | Northern Iowa | James Jacquez's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-37 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Richard Bohannon (SG), Richard Burton (SF), James Condie (PF), Otto Clough (C) James Jacquez, Shawn Lathan, Michael Perkins, Joseph Muhammad | |
| Subs | Alabama | Leroy Gilliam (PG), Charles Ybarra (SG), Darrin Stubblefield (SF), Steven Green (PF), Jesse Sims (C) Carl Thomas, Arnold Fulmore, Edgardo Garcia, Johnny Thomas, Peter Furness | |
| 16:07 | Alabama | Steven Green is called for 3 seconds | 38-37 |
| 15:50 | Northern Iowa | Richard Burton misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 38-37 |
| 15:49 | Northern Iowa | James Condie misses the tip | 38-37 |
| 15:47 | Alabama | Jesse Sims pulls down the rebound | 38-37 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Richard Brock (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Bohannon (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Burton (fresh) PF - James Condie (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Otto Clough (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Leroy Gilliam (fresh) 2 reb. SG - Charles Ybarra (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Darrin Stubblefield (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Steven Green (fresh) C - Jesse Sims (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:21 | Alabama | A charge is called on Leroy Gilliam - foul #1 on Leroy Gilliam, team foul #4 | 38-37 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Johnny Holmquist (SG) Richard Burton | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 15:10 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Holmquist is hacked by Jesse Sims - foul #2 on Jesse Sims, team foul #5 | 38-37 |
| 14:55 | Northern Iowa | Otto Clough connects on the turnaround from the left block | 40-37 |
| 14:26 | Alabama | Darrin Stubblefield scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Jesse Sims and he's hacked by Otto Clough - foul #3 on Otto Clough, team foul #3 | 40-39 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Shawn Lathan (SF), Michael Perkins (PF), Joseph Muhammad (C) Richard Brock, James Condie, Otto Clough | |
| Subs | Alabama | Carl Thomas (PG), Peter Furness (C) Leroy Gilliam, Jesse Sims | |
| 14:26 | Alabama | Darrin Stubblefield misses the free throw | 40-39 |
| 14:26 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Muhammad grabs the board | 40-39 |
| 14:14 | Northern Iowa | Richard Bohannon hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 40-39 |
| 14:12 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Carl Thomas | 40-39 |
| 14:06 | Alabama | Carl Thomas knocks in the fadeaway from close range | 40-41 |
| 13:44 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Holmquist knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Richard Bohannon | 43-41 |
| 13:35 | Alabama | Peter Furness misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 43-41 |
| 13:34 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Muhammad snags the defensive board | 43-41 |
| 13:20 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Holmquist lays it up and in on a great pass from Richard Bohannon and he's fouled by Darrin Stubblefield - foul #2 on Darrin Stubblefield, team foul #6 | 45-41 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Jacquez (PG) Richard Bohannon | |
| Subs | Alabama | Arnold Fulmore (SG), Edgardo Garcia (SF), Johnny Thomas (PF) Charles Ybarra, Darrin Stubblefield, Steven Green | |
| 13:20 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Holmquist makes the free throw | 46-41 |
| 12:51 | Alabama | Peter Furness misses the fadeaway in the lane | 46-41 |
| 12:49 | Alabama | Peter Furness tips it home | 46-43 |
| 12:32 | Northern Iowa | Michael Perkins hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 46-43 |
| 12:30 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Peter Furness | 46-43 |
| 12:04 | Alabama | Johnny Thomas throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-43 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Richard Brock (SG), Richard Bohannon (SF), James Condie (PF), Otto Clough (C) Johnny Holmquist, Shawn Lathan, Michael Perkins, Joseph Muhammad | |
| Subs | Alabama | Leroy Gilliam (PG) Carl Thomas | |
| 11:46 | Northern Iowa | James Condie double dribbles | 46-43 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - James Jacquez (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Brock (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Bohannon (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. PF - James Condie (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Otto Clough (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Leroy Gilliam (fresh) 2 reb. SG - Arnold Fulmore (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Edgardo Garcia (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Johnny Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Peter Furness (fresh) 16 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:31 | Alabama | Johnny Thomas knocks in the floater in the lane on a great pass from Leroy Gilliam | 46-45 |
| 11:22 | Northern Iowa | James Jacquez misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 46-45 |
| 11:20 | Northern Iowa | Richard Bohannon grabs the offensive rebound | 46-45 |
| 11:13 | Northern Iowa | James Condie can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 46-45 |
| 11:11 | Alabama | Peter Furness grabs the defensive rebound | 46-45 |
| 11:07 | Alabama | Johnny Thomas makes the jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Edgardo Garcia | 46-47 |
| 10:45 | Northern Iowa | James Jacquez hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 46-47 |
| 10:43 | Northern Iowa | Richard Bohannon grabs the offensive board | 46-47 |
| 10:16 | Northern Iowa | James Condie is fouled on the floor by Johnny Thomas - foul #2 on Johnny Thomas, team foul #7 | 46-47 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Johnny Holmquist (SG), Shawn Lathan (SF), Joseph Muhammad (C) James Jacquez, Richard Bohannon, Otto Clough | |
| Subs | Alabama | Carl Thomas (PG), Charles Ybarra (SG), Darrin Stubblefield (SF), Steven Green (PF), Jesse Sims (C) Leroy Gilliam, Arnold Fulmore, Edgardo Garcia, Johnny Thomas, Peter Furness | |
| 10:16 | Northern Iowa | James Condie misses the 1st free throw | 46-47 |
| 10:16 | Northern Iowa | Shawn Lathan snags the offensive board | 46-47 |
| 10:02 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Holmquist throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-47 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Michael Perkins (PF) James Condie | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 09:43 | Alabama | Jesse Sims clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 46-47 |
| 09:42 | Alabama | Steven Green hits the follow up shot | 46-49 |
| 09:27 | Northern Iowa | Shawn Lathan comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Darrin Stubblefield - foul #3 on Darrin Stubblefield, team foul #8 | 46-49 |
| 09:27 | Northern Iowa | Shawn Lathan misses the 1st free throw | 46-49 |
| 09:27 | Northern Iowa | Shawn Lathan makes the 2nd free throw | 47-49 |
| 09:05 | Alabama | Charles Ybarra clanks a jumper from the right side | 47-49 |
| 09:04 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Holmquist grabs the defensive rebound | 47-49 |
| 08:45 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Muhammad misses badly on a floater in the lane but the foul's on Jesse Sims - foul #3 on Jesse Sims, team foul #9 | 47-49 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Edgardo Garcia (SF), Peter Furness (C) Darrin Stubblefield, Jesse Sims | |
| 08:45 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Muhammad misses the 1st free throw | 47-49 |
| 08:45 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Muhammad makes the 2nd free throw | 48-49 |
| 08:19 | Alabama | Shawn Lathan takes the ball from Charles Ybarra | 48-49 |
| 08:15 | Northern Iowa | Richard Brock hits the finger roll on a great pass from Shawn Lathan | 50-49 |
| 07:57 | Alabama | Carl Thomas is hacked by Shawn Lathan - foul #3 on Shawn Lathan, team foul #4 | 50-49 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Jacquez (PG) Richard Brock | |
| Subs | Alabama | Arnold Fulmore (SG), Johnny Thomas (PF) Charles Ybarra, Steven Green | |
| 07:43 | Alabama | Peter Furness makes the floater in the lane on a great pass from Arnold Fulmore and he's hacked by Joseph Muhammad - foul #1 on Joseph Muhammad, team foul #5 | 50-51 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Condie (PF) Michael Perkins | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 07:43 | Alabama | Peter Furness misses the free throw | 50-51 |
| 07:43 | Northern Iowa | James Condie snags the defensive board | 50-51 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - James Jacquez (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Johnny Holmquist (fresh) 14 pts. 3 pf. SF - Shawn Lathan (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - James Condie (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Joseph Muhammad (fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Carl Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Arnold Fulmore (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Edgardo Garcia (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Johnny Thomas (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Peter Furness (fresh) 18 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:35 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Holmquist connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Shawn Lathan | 53-51 |
| 07:18 | Alabama | Peter Furness's fadeaway is rejected by James Condie | 53-51 |
| 07:17 | Alabama | Peter Furness tips it back up and in | 53-53 |
| 07:03 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Holmquist drills a fadeaway from the right side | 55-53 |
| 06:36 | Alabama | Peter Furness misses long on a turnaround near the basket | 55-53 |
| 06:34 | Northern Iowa | James Jacquez grabs the defensive rebound | 55-53 |
| 06:20 | Northern Iowa | Shawn Lathan misses the 3 from the right corner | 55-53 |
| 06:18 | Alabama | Carl Thomas grabs the board | 55-53 |
| 05:53 | Alabama | Peter Furness buries a fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Arnold Fulmore and the foul's on Joseph Muhammad - foul #2 on Joseph Muhammad, team foul #6 | 55-55 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Richard Brock (SG), Richard Bohannon (SF), Michael Perkins (PF) Johnny Holmquist, Shawn Lathan, Joseph Muhammad | |
| Subs | Alabama | Leroy Gilliam (PG), Charles Ybarra (SG), Darrin Stubblefield (SF), Steven Green (PF) Carl Thomas, Arnold Fulmore, Edgardo Garcia, Johnny Thomas | |
| 05:53 | Alabama | Peter Furness makes the free throw | 55-56 |
| 05:24 | Northern Iowa | Richard Brock scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from James Jacquez | 58-56 |
| 04:59 | Alabama | Michael Perkins swats the short shot by Peter Furness | 58-56 |
| 04:57 | Alabama | Peter Furness tips it in | 58-58 |
| 04:38 | Northern Iowa | Richard Brock comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 58-58 |
| 04:37 | Alabama | Steven Green grabs the board | 58-58 |
| 04:10 | Alabama | Darrin Stubblefield's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-58 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Johnny Holmquist (SG), Otto Clough (C) James Jacquez, James Condie | |
| Subs | Alabama | Arnold Fulmore (SG), Edgardo Garcia (SF), Johnny Thomas (PF), Jesse Sims (C) Charles Ybarra, Darrin Stubblefield, Steven Green, Peter Furness | |
| 03:47 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Holmquist lays it in | 60-58 |
| 03:18 | Alabama | Edgardo Garcia knocks in the jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Jesse Sims | 60-60 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Richard Brock (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Johnny Holmquist (fresh) 21 pts. 3 pf. SF - Richard Bohannon (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. PF - Michael Perkins (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Otto Clough (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Leroy Gilliam (fresh) 2 reb. SG - Arnold Fulmore (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Edgardo Garcia (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Johnny Thomas (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Jesse Sims (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:01 | Northern Iowa | Richard Brock is whistled for traveling | 60-60 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Shawn Lathan (SF), Michael Anderson (PF), Joseph Muhammad (C) Richard Bohannon, Michael Perkins, Otto Clough | |
| Subs | Alabama | Carl Thomas (PG), Charles Ybarra (SG) Leroy Gilliam, Arnold Fulmore | |
| 02:56 | Alabama | Alabama calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-60 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Jacquez (PG), Michael Perkins (PF) Richard Brock, Michael Anderson | |
| Subs | Alabama | Arnold Fulmore (SG), Peter Furness (C) Charles Ybarra, Jesse Sims | |
| 02:36 | Alabama | Peter Furness hits a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Carl Thomas | 60-62 |
| 02:26 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Holmquist misses the lay-in | 60-62 |
| 02:24 | Northern Iowa | Michael Perkins can't tip it in | 60-62 |
| 02:23 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Muhammad gets the offensive rebound | 60-62 |
| 02:18 | Northern Iowa | Shawn Lathan misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 60-62 |
| 02:17 | Alabama | Peter Furness pulls down the rebound | 60-62 |
| 01:58 | Alabama | Peter Furness comes up short on the runner from the right block | 60-62 |
| 01:56 | Alabama | Peter Furness misses the tip | 60-62 |
| 01:54 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Holmquist pulls down the rebound | 60-62 |
| 01:28 | Northern Iowa | Shawn Lathan misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 60-62 |
| 01:27 | Alabama | Peter Furness grabs the defensive rebound | 60-62 |
| 00:58 | Alabama | Peter Furness can't connect on a jump hook in the lane | 60-62 |
| 00:57 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Johnny Holmquist | 60-62 |
| 00:46 | Northern Iowa | Shawn Lathan hits a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by James Jacquez | 63-62 |
| 00:19 | Alabama | James Jacquez is called for the reach on Carl Thomas - foul #2 on James Jacquez, team foul #7 | 63-62 |
| 00:19 | Alabama | Carl Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 63-63 |
| 00:19 | Alabama | Carl Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 63-64 |
| 00:08 | Northern Iowa | Shawn Lathan's layup is rejected by Johnny Thomas | 63-64 |
| 00:07 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Peter Furness | 63-64 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:04 | Alabama | Peter Furness is hacked by James Jacquez in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Jacquez, team foul #8 | 63-64 |
| 00:04 | Alabama | Peter Furness makes the 1st free throw | 63-65 |
| 00:04 | Alabama | Peter Furness makes the 2nd free throw | 63-66 |
| 00:04 | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 63-66 |
| 00:00 | Northern Iowa | James Jacquez misses short on a halfcourt shot | 63-66 |