| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Robert Anderson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kevin Orbison (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Samuel Townsend (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Warden (fresh) C - Don Schimmel (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bowling Green | PG - Alan Palombo (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Mack Lewis (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Lattin (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Gordon Navas (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Dennis Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northern Iowa | Samuel Townsend inbounds the ball | 38-31 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Bowling Green | Bowling Green is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:38 | Northern Iowa | Don Schimmel's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-31 |
| 19:16 | Bowling Green | Gordon Navas scores on a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Dennis Williams and he's hacked by Kevin Orbison - foul #1 on Kevin Orbison, team foul #1 | 38-33 |
| 19:16 | Bowling Green | Gordon Navas makes the free throw | 38-34 |
| 18:59 | Northern Iowa | Samuel Townsend knocks in the jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Kevin Orbison | 40-34 |
| 18:55 | Bowling Green | Robert Anderson is called for the reach on Alan Palombo in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Anderson, team foul #2 | 40-34 |
| 18:34 | Bowling Green | Don Schimmel picks off the pass by James Lattin | 40-34 |
| 18:21 | Northern Iowa | Kevin Orbison misses the shot from the left wing | 40-34 |
| 18:19 | Northern Iowa | Samuel Townsend hits the follow up shot | 42-34 |
| 18:05 | Bowling Green | Gordon Navas is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Gordon Navas, team foul #1 | 42-34 |
| 17:51 | Northern Iowa | Gordon Navas blocks the jumper by Kevin Orbison | 42-34 |
| 17:49 | Bowling Green | Dennis Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 42-34 |
| 17:29 | Bowling Green | James Lattin can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 42-34 |
| 17:28 | Northern Iowa | Kevin Orbison grabs the board | 42-34 |
| 17:06 | Northern Iowa | Samuel Townsend can't connect on a jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by Dennis Williams - foul #2 on Dennis Williams, team foul #2 | 42-34 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Dennis Spivey (PF), John Armstrong (C) William Warden, Don Schimmel | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Larry Beauvais (SG), Brett Sheehan (PF), Ryan Neal (C) Mack Lewis, Gordon Navas, Dennis Williams | |
| 17:06 | Northern Iowa | Samuel Townsend makes the 1st free throw | 43-34 |
| 17:06 | Northern Iowa | Samuel Townsend makes the 2nd free throw | 44-34 |
| 16:46 | Bowling Green | Alan Palombo can't connect on a jumper in the lane | 44-34 |
| 16:44 | Northern Iowa | Kevin Orbison grabs the defensive rebound | 44-34 |
| 16:40 | Northern Iowa | James Lattin picks off the pass by Robert Anderson | 44-34 |
| 16:21 | Bowling Green | Samuel Townsend steals it from James Lattin | 44-34 |
| 16:17 | Northern Iowa | Robert Anderson blows the dunk | 44-34 |
| 16:16 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Spivey grabs the offensive rebound | 44-34 |
| 16:00 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Spivey drills a shot from the right block set up by Robert Anderson | 46-34 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Robert Anderson (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kevin Orbison (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Samuel Townsend (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dennis Spivey (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - John Armstrong (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bowling Green | PG - Alan Palombo (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Larry Beauvais (fresh) 5 pts. SF - James Lattin (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Brett Sheehan (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ryan Neal (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Bowling Green | Alan Palombo lays it up and in on a nice dish by Brett Sheehan and he's fouled by Robert Anderson - foul #2 on Robert Anderson, team foul #3 | 46-36 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | William Hamrick (PG), Harry Berg (SG), William Warden (PF), Don Schimmel (C) Robert Anderson, Kevin Orbison, Samuel Townsend, John Armstrong | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Mack Lewis (SG), Gordon Navas (PF), Dennis Williams (C) James Lattin, Brett Sheehan, Ryan Neal | |
| 15:37 | Bowling Green | Alan Palombo makes the free throw | 46-37 |
| 15:19 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Spivey is fouled on the floor by Dennis Williams - foul #3 on Dennis Williams, team foul #3 | 46-37 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Brett Sheehan (SF) Alan Palombo | |
| 15:04 | Northern Iowa | William Hamrick misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 46-37 |
| 15:03 | Bowling Green | Gordon Navas grabs the board | 46-37 |
| 14:47 | Bowling Green | Dennis Williams knocks in the jump hook in the lane and he's fouled by Don Schimmel - foul #2 on Don Schimmel, team foul #4 | 46-39 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Anderson (PG) Harry Berg | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | James Lattin (SF) Brett Sheehan | |
| 14:47 | Bowling Green | Dennis Williams misses the free throw | 46-39 |
| 14:47 | Northern Iowa | Don Schimmel snags the defensive board | 46-39 |
| 14:30 | Northern Iowa | Don Schimmel blows the layup but he's fouled by Dennis Williams - foul #4 on Dennis Williams, team foul #4 | 46-39 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Ryan Neal (C) Dennis Williams | |
| 14:30 | Northern Iowa | Don Schimmel makes the 1st free throw | 47-39 |
| 14:30 | Northern Iowa | Don Schimmel makes the 2nd free throw | 48-39 |
| 14:07 | Bowling Green | Larry Beauvais loses the dribble to William Warden | 48-39 |
| 13:53 | Northern Iowa | William Hamrick can't connect on a shot from the left wing but the foul's on James Lattin - foul #3 on James Lattin, team foul #5 | 48-39 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Kevin Orbison (SG), Samuel Townsend (SF), Lawrence Tarkowski (PF) Robert Anderson, Dennis Spivey, William Warden | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | James Stafford (PG), Brett Sheehan (C) Larry Beauvais, Ryan Neal | |
| 13:53 | Northern Iowa | William Hamrick makes the 1st free throw | 49-39 |
| 13:53 | Northern Iowa | William Hamrick makes the 2nd free throw | 50-39 |
| 13:27 | Bowling Green | Brett Sheehan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-39 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Anderson (PG), John Armstrong (C) William Hamrick, Don Schimmel | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Alan Palombo (PG), Ryan Neal (C) James Stafford, Gordon Navas | |
| 13:11 | Northern Iowa | James Lattin takes the ball from Kevin Orbison | 50-39 |
| 13:08 | Bowling Green | James Lattin banks in the layup | 50-41 |
| 12:51 | Northern Iowa | Mack Lewis picks off the pass by Samuel Townsend | 50-41 |
| 12:36 | Bowling Green | Ryan Neal knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Alan Palombo | 50-43 |
| 12:17 | Northern Iowa | Robert Anderson misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 50-43 |
| 12:16 | Northern Iowa | Kevin Orbison tips it home | 52-43 |
| 12:05 | Bowling Green | Alan Palombo misses long on a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Samuel Townsend - foul #3 on Samuel Townsend, team foul #5 | 52-43 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | William Warden (PF), Don Schimmel (C) Lawrence Tarkowski, John Armstrong | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Lionel Covington (SG), Larry Beauvais (SF), Gordon Navas (PF) Mack Lewis, James Lattin, Ryan Neal | |
| 12:05 | Bowling Green | Alan Palombo makes the 1st free throw | 52-44 |
| 12:05 | Bowling Green | Alan Palombo misses the 2nd free throw | 52-44 |
| 12:05 | Northern Iowa | William Warden pulls down the rebound | 52-44 |
| 11:37 | Northern Iowa | Don Schimmel knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from William Warden | 54-44 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Robert Anderson (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kevin Orbison (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Samuel Townsend (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - William Warden (fresh) 2 reb. C - Don Schimmel (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bowling Green | PG - Alan Palombo (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lionel Covington (fresh) SF - Larry Beauvais (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Gordon Navas (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Brett Sheehan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:15 | Bowling Green | Gordon Navas lays it in set up by Alan Palombo | 54-46 |
| 11:09 | Northern Iowa | William Warden is hacked by Gordon Navas - foul #3 on Gordon Navas, team foul #6 | 54-46 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | William Hamrick (SG), Dennis Spivey (SF) Kevin Orbison, Samuel Townsend | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | James Lattin (SF), Ryan Neal (C) Alan Palombo, Brett Sheehan | |
| 10:49 | Northern Iowa | Don Schimmel hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 54-46 |
| 10:48 | Bowling Green | Ryan Neal gets the rebound | 54-46 |
| 10:31 | Bowling Green | James Lattin is hacked by William Warden - foul #1 on William Warden, team foul #6 | 54-46 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Harry Berg (SG) Robert Anderson | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | | |
| 10:11 | Bowling Green | Gordon Navas's fadeaway is rejected by Dennis Spivey | 54-46 |
| 10:10 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Spivey grabs the board | 54-46 |
| 09:53 | Northern Iowa | Harry Berg clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 54-46 |
| 09:51 | Northern Iowa | William Warden hits the follow up shot | 56-46 |
| 09:31 | Bowling Green | Larry Beauvais clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 56-46 |
| 09:29 | Northern Iowa | Harry Berg pulls down the rebound | 56-46 |
| 09:17 | Northern Iowa | Harry Berg misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 56-46 |
| 09:15 | Bowling Green | Gordon Navas grabs the board | 56-46 |
| 09:08 | Bowling Green | Gordon Navas can't connect on a shot near the basket | 56-46 |
| 09:06 | Bowling Green | James Lattin misses the tip | 56-46 |
| 09:04 | Bowling Green | Larry Beauvais tips it in | 56-48 |
| 08:43 | Northern Iowa | William Hamrick misses short on a jump hook near the basket | 56-48 |
| 08:42 | Bowling Green | The rebound goes to Ryan Neal | 56-48 |
| 08:38 | Bowling Green | Lionel Covington can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 56-48 |
| 08:37 | Bowling Green | James Lattin snags the offensive board | 56-48 |
| 08:15 | Bowling Green | James Lattin comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 56-48 |
| 08:14 | Bowling Green | Lionel Covington tips it in | 56-50 |
| 07:54 | Northern Iowa | Gordon Navas is called for the reach on Harry Berg - foul #4 on Gordon Navas, team foul #7 | 56-50 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Kevin Orbison (SG), Samuel Townsend (SF), Lawrence Tarkowski (PF), John Armstrong (C) William Hamrick, Dennis Spivey, William Warden, Don Schimmel | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Alan Palombo (PG), Mack Lewis (SG), Brett Sheehan (PF), Dennis Williams (C) Larry Beauvais, Lionel Covington, Gordon Navas, Ryan Neal | |
| 07:54 | Northern Iowa | Harry Berg misses the 1st free throw | 56-50 |
| 07:54 | Bowling Green | The rebound goes to Brett Sheehan | 56-50 |
| 07:25 | Bowling Green | James Lattin is fouled on the floor by Harry Berg - foul #1 on Harry Berg, team foul #7 | 56-50 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Anderson (PG) Harry Berg | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | | |
| 07:25 | Bowling Green | James Lattin misses the 1st free throw | 56-50 |
| 07:25 | Northern Iowa | John Armstrong snags the defensive board | 56-50 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Robert Anderson (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kevin Orbison (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Samuel Townsend (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Lawrence Tarkowski (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Armstrong (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bowling Green | PG - Alan Palombo (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mack Lewis (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Lattin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Brett Sheehan (fresh) 2 pts. C - Dennis Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:04 | Northern Iowa | Lawrence Tarkowski is hacked by Alan Palombo - foul #1 on Alan Palombo, team foul #8 | 56-50 |
| 07:04 | Northern Iowa | Lawrence Tarkowski misses the 1st free throw | 56-50 |
| 07:04 | Bowling Green | Brett Sheehan grabs the board | 56-50 |
| 06:44 | Bowling Green | Samuel Townsend is called for the reach on James Lattin - foul #4 on Samuel Townsend, team foul #8 | 56-50 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Dennis Spivey (PF) Lawrence Tarkowski | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | | |
| 06:44 | Bowling Green | James Lattin misses the 1st free throw | 56-50 |
| 06:44 | Northern Iowa | John Armstrong grabs the board | 56-50 |
| 06:21 | Northern Iowa | Robert Anderson buries a floater in the paint on a nice dish by Kevin Orbison | 58-50 |
| 05:56 | Bowling Green | Dennis Williams misses the lay-in | 58-50 |
| 05:55 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Spivey grabs the board | 58-50 |
| 05:37 | Northern Iowa | The jump hook by John Armstrong is blocked by Brett Sheehan | 58-50 |
| 05:35 | Northern Iowa | Robert Anderson misses the tip | 58-50 |
| 05:34 | Bowling Green | Brett Sheehan grabs the defensive rebound | 58-50 |
| 05:17 | Bowling Green | Dennis Williams dunks the ball on a nice dish by Alan Palombo | 58-52 |
| 05:06 | Northern Iowa | Samuel Townsend is fouled on the floor by Dennis Williams - foul #5 on Dennis Williams, team foul #9 | 58-52 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | William Warden (PF), Don Schimmel (C) Dennis Spivey, John Armstrong | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Larry Beauvais (SF), Gordon Navas (PF), Ryan Neal (C) James Lattin, Brett Sheehan, Dennis Williams | |
| 05:06 | Northern Iowa | Samuel Townsend makes the 1st free throw | 59-52 |
| 05:06 | Northern Iowa | Samuel Townsend makes the 2nd free throw | 60-52 |
| 04:52 | Bowling Green | Mack Lewis buries a 3 pointer from the right corner | 60-55 |
| 04:34 | Northern Iowa | Samuel Townsend hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 60-55 |
| 04:33 | Northern Iowa | William Warden hits the follow up shot | 62-55 |
| 04:10 | Bowling Green | Ryan Neal throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-55 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | William Hamrick (SG), Dennis Spivey (SF) Kevin Orbison, Samuel Townsend | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | James Stafford (PG), Lionel Covington (SG) Alan Palombo, Mack Lewis | |
| 03:50 | Northern Iowa | Robert Anderson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 62-55 |
| 03:49 | Northern Iowa | William Hamrick hits the follow up shot | 64-55 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Bowling Green | Bowling Green is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:38 | Bowling Green | Lionel Covington can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 64-55 |
| 03:37 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Spivey grabs the defensive rebound | 64-55 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Bowling Green | Bowling Green is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:09 | Northern Iowa | William Warden hits a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Robert Anderson | 66-55 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Robert Anderson (fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Hamrick (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dennis Spivey (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - William Warden (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Don Schimmel (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bowling Green | PG - James Stafford (fresh) SG - Lionel Covington (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Larry Beauvais (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Gordon Navas (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. C - Ryan Neal (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:00 | Bowling Green | Gordon Navas comes up short on the driving attempt from close range | 66-55 |
| 02:58 | Northern Iowa | William Hamrick snags the defensive board | 66-55 |
| 02:58 | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-55 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Kevin Orbison (SG), Samuel Townsend (SF) William Hamrick, Dennis Spivey | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Alan Palombo (PG), Mack Lewis (SG), James Lattin (SF), Brett Sheehan (C) James Stafford, Lionel Covington, Larry Beauvais, Ryan Neal | |
| 02:37 | Northern Iowa | William Warden hits a 3 from the left wing set up by Don Schimmel | 69-55 |
| 02:16 | Bowling Green | Alan Palombo clanks a 3 from the left corner | 69-55 |
| 02:15 | Northern Iowa | Kevin Orbison grabs the defensive rebound | 69-55 |
| 01:46 | Northern Iowa | Brett Sheehan picks off the pass by Robert Anderson | 69-55 |
| 01:24 | Bowling Green | James Lattin knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing | 69-58 |
| 01:09 | Northern Iowa | Robert Anderson connects on the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Kevin Orbison | 72-58 |
| 00:55 | Bowling Green | Alan Palombo travels with the ball | 72-58 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | William Hamrick (PG), Harry Berg (SG), Dennis Spivey (SF), Lawrence Tarkowski (PF), John Armstrong (C) Robert Anderson, Kevin Orbison, Samuel Townsend, William Warden, Don Schimmel | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | James Stafford (PG), Lionel Covington (SG), Larry Beauvais (SF), Ryan Neal (C) Alan Palombo, Mack Lewis, James Lattin, Gordon Navas | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Bowling Green | Bowling Green is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:33 | Northern Iowa | William Hamrick connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Harry Berg | 74-58 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Bowling Green | Bowling Green is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:26 | Bowling Green | Brett Sheehan is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Brett Sheehan, team foul #10 | 74-58 |
| 00:00 | Northern Iowa | William Hamrick runs out the clock | 74-58 |