| Lineup | Hofstra | PG - Stanley Hancock (fresh) SG - Curtis Moore (fresh) SF - Randy Lee (fresh) PF - Todd Dussault (fresh) C - Gordon Henderson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Robert Anderson (fresh) SG - Kevin Orbison (fresh) SF - Samuel Townsend (fresh) PF - William Warden (fresh) C - Don Schimmel (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Hofstra | Gordon Henderson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Hofstra | Hofstra 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 (0) | |
| 19:58 | Hofstra | Stanley Hancock's pass is intercepted by Robert Anderson in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | Northern Iowa | Robert Anderson is fouled on the floor by Todd Dussault - foul #1 on Todd Dussault, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | Northern Iowa | Kevin Orbison clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 0-0 |
| 19:28 | Northern Iowa | William Warden tips it home | 0-2 |
| 19:08 | Hofstra | Todd Dussault is hacked by William Warden - foul #1 on William Warden, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:02 | Hofstra | Gordon Henderson misses the lay-in | 0-2 |
| 19:01 | Northern Iowa | Samuel Townsend pulls down the rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:56 | Northern Iowa | Kevin Orbison is fouled on the floor by Stanley Hancock - foul #1 on Stanley Hancock, team foul #2 | 0-2 |
| 18:44 | Northern Iowa | Todd Dussault steals it from Robert Anderson | 0-2 |
| 18:28 | Hofstra | Curtis Moore is hacked by Don Schimmel - foul #1 on Don Schimmel, team foul #2 | 0-2 |
| 18:06 | Hofstra | Gordon Henderson makes the shot in the lane | 2-2 |
| 17:48 | Northern Iowa | Todd Dussault blocks the short jumper by Robert Anderson | 2-2 |
| 17:46 | Hofstra | Gordon Henderson grabs the defensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 17:32 | Hofstra | Randy Lee misses the shot from close range but the foul's on Robert Anderson - foul #1 on Robert Anderson, team foul #3 | 2-2 |
| Subs | Hofstra | Donald Shotwell (SG), Daniel Spencer (C) Curtis Moore, Gordon Henderson | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 17:32 | Hofstra | Randy Lee makes the 1st free throw | 3-2 |
| 17:32 | Hofstra | Randy Lee misses the 2nd free throw | 3-2 |
| 17:32 | Northern Iowa | William Warden snags the defensive board | 3-2 |
| 17:12 | Northern Iowa | Don Schimmel misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 3-2 |
| 17:11 | Northern Iowa | Samuel Townsend tips it home | 3-4 |
| 16:48 | Hofstra | Donald Shotwell is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Donald Shotwell, team foul #3 | 3-4 |
| Subs | Hofstra | Henry Wilson (PG), Robert Mitchell (SG), Everett Hasty (C) Stanley Hancock, Randy Lee, Todd Dussault | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 16:27 | Northern Iowa | Samuel Townsend comes up short on the jumper from the right side but the foul's on Donald Shotwell - foul #2 on Donald Shotwell, team foul #4 | 3-4 |
| Subs | Hofstra | Randy Lee (SF) Donald Shotwell | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 16:27 | Northern Iowa | Samuel Townsend misses the 1st free throw | 3-4 |
| 16:27 | Northern Iowa | Samuel Townsend makes the 2nd free throw | 3-5 |
| 16:14 | Hofstra | Henry Wilson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 3-5 |
| 16:12 | Hofstra | Robert Mitchell grabs the offensive rebound | 3-5 |
| 15:58 | Hofstra | Robert Mitchell misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 3-5 |
| 15:56 | Northern Iowa | Don Schimmel snags the defensive board | 3-5 |
| Lineup | Hofstra | PG - Henry Wilson (fresh) SG - Robert Mitchell (fresh) SF - Randy Lee (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Daniel Spencer (fresh) C - Everett Hasty (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Robert Anderson (fresh) SG - Kevin Orbison (fresh) SF - Samuel Townsend (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Warden (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Don Schimmel (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:44 | Northern Iowa | Robert Anderson hits a 3 from the right corner set up by Kevin Orbison | 3-8 |
| 15:39 | Hofstra | Henry Wilson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 3-8 |
| 15:37 | Northern Iowa | Don Schimmel gets the rebound | 3-8 |
| 15:31 | Northern Iowa | William Warden connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Anderson | 3-11 |
| 15:09 | Hofstra | Everett Hasty misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 3-11 |
| 15:07 | Hofstra | Daniel Spencer tips it in | 5-11 |
| 15:04 | Northern Iowa | Robert Anderson loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 5-11 |
| Subs | Hofstra | Stanley Hancock (PG), Curtis Moore (SG), Todd Dussault (PF), Gordon Henderson (C) Henry Wilson, Robert Mitchell, Randy Lee, Everett Hasty | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | William Hamrick (SG), Dennis Spivey (SF), Lawrence Tarkowski (PF), John Armstrong (C) Kevin Orbison, Samuel Townsend, William Warden, Don Schimmel | |
| 14:56 | Hofstra | Daniel Spencer connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 7-11 |
| 14:38 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Spencer takes the ball from Dennis Spivey | 7-11 |
| 14:34 | Hofstra | Curtis Moore hits the finger roll set up by Daniel Spencer | 9-11 |
| 14:17 | Northern Iowa | Robert Anderson scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by John Armstrong | 9-13 |
| 14:06 | Hofstra | Todd Dussault lays it in | 11-13 |
| 13:52 | Northern Iowa | Robert Anderson misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 11-13 |
| 13:51 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Spivey grabs the offensive board | 11-13 |
| 13:39 | Northern Iowa | The short jumper by Dennis Spivey is denied by Daniel Spencer | 11-13 |
| 13:38 | Hofstra | The rebound goes to Gordon Henderson | 11-13 |
| 13:22 | Hofstra | Curtis Moore misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 11-13 |
| 13:20 | Hofstra | Daniel Spencer grabs the offensive rebound | 11-13 |
| 13:11 | Hofstra | Daniel Spencer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 11-13 |
| Subs | Hofstra | Randy Lee (SF) Daniel Spencer | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Kevin Orbison (SG), Samuel Townsend (SF), Don Schimmel (C) Robert Anderson, Lawrence Tarkowski, John Armstrong | |
| 12:55 | Northern Iowa | Don Schimmel's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 11-13 |
| Subs | Hofstra | Henry Wilson (PG), Robert Mitchell (SG), Everett Hasty (C) Stanley Hancock, Curtis Moore, Gordon Henderson | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | William Warden (PF) Dennis Spivey | |
| 12:34 | Hofstra | Henry Wilson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 11-13 |
| 12:14 | Northern Iowa | Samuel Townsend hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 11-13 |
| 12:13 | Hofstra | Todd Dussault snags the defensive board | 11-13 |
| 11:55 | Hofstra | Henry Wilson travels with the ball | 11-13 |
| Subs | Hofstra | Stanley Hancock (PG), Darryl Reynolds (C) Henry Wilson, Todd Dussault | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Harry Berg (PG) William Hamrick | |
| Lineup | Hofstra | PG - Stanley Hancock (fresh) SG - Robert Mitchell (fresh) SF - Randy Lee (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Everett Hasty (fresh) C - Darryl Reynolds (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Harry Berg (fresh) SG - Kevin Orbison (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Samuel Townsend (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Warden (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Don Schimmel (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Northern Iowa | William Warden connects on the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Kevin Orbison | 11-16 |
| 11:20 | Hofstra | Robert Mitchell hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Darryl Reynolds | 14-16 |
| 11:02 | Northern Iowa | Kevin Orbison scores on a jumper from the right side | 14-18 |
| 10:49 | Hofstra | Randy Lee buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Stanley Hancock | 17-18 |
| 10:37 | Northern Iowa | Samuel Townsend clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 17-18 |
| 10:35 | Northern Iowa | William Warden tips it in | 17-20 |
| 10:27 | Hofstra | Darryl Reynolds banks in the layup on a nice dish by Robert Mitchell and he's hacked by Don Schimmel - foul #2 on Don Schimmel, team foul #4 | 19-20 |
| Subs | Hofstra | Henry Wilson (PG), Curtis Moore (SG), Daniel Spencer (SF), Todd Dussault (PF) Stanley Hancock, Robert Mitchell, Randy Lee, Everett Hasty | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Anderson (PG), William Hamrick (SG), Dennis Spivey (SF), Lawrence Tarkowski (PF), John Armstrong (C) Harry Berg, Kevin Orbison, Samuel Townsend, William Warden, Don Schimmel | |
| 10:27 | Hofstra | Darryl Reynolds misses the free throw | 19-20 |
| 10:27 | Northern Iowa | Lawrence Tarkowski grabs the board | 19-20 |
| 10:10 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Spivey connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by William Hamrick | 19-23 |
| 09:59 | Hofstra | Daniel Spencer double dribbles | 19-23 |
| Subs | Hofstra | Gordon Henderson (C) Darryl Reynolds | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 09:43 | Northern Iowa | William Hamrick misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 19-23 |
| 09:41 | Hofstra | Todd Dussault pulls down the rebound | 19-23 |
| 09:22 | Hofstra | Gordon Henderson misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 19-23 |
| 09:21 | Northern Iowa | Robert Anderson snags the defensive board | 19-23 |
| 09:02 | Northern Iowa | John Armstrong is fouled on the floor by Gordon Henderson - foul #1 on Gordon Henderson, team foul #5 | 19-23 |
| Subs | Hofstra | Stanley Hancock (PG), Randy Lee (SF) Henry Wilson, Daniel Spencer | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Kevin Orbison (SG), Samuel Townsend (SF) William Hamrick, Lawrence Tarkowski | |
| 08:47 | Northern Iowa | Robert Anderson scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by John Armstrong | 19-26 |
| 08:39 | Hofstra | Todd Dussault misses long on a jump hook from close range | 19-26 |
| 08:37 | Hofstra | Todd Dussault tips it but misses | 19-26 |
| 08:35 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Spivey grabs the defensive rebound | 19-26 |
| 08:22 | Northern Iowa | The jump hook by John Armstrong is blocked by Gordon Henderson | 19-26 |
| 08:21 | Hofstra | The rebound goes to Gordon Henderson | 19-26 |
| 08:02 | Hofstra | Curtis Moore scores on a floater from the right side set up by Randy Lee | 21-26 |
| 07:34 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Spivey hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Samuel Townsend | 21-29 |
| Lineup | Hofstra | PG - Stanley Hancock (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Curtis Moore (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Randy Lee (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Todd Dussault (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Gordon Henderson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Robert Anderson (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Orbison (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Samuel Townsend (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dennis Spivey (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - John Armstrong (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:21 | Hofstra | Curtis Moore hits a 3pt attempt from straight away | 24-29 |
| 07:02 | Northern Iowa | Samuel Townsend scores on a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Robert Anderson | 24-32 |
| 06:33 | Hofstra | Gordon Henderson is hacked by John Armstrong - foul #1 on John Armstrong, team foul #5 | 24-32 |
| Subs | Hofstra | Henry Wilson (PG), Robert Mitchell (SG), Daniel Spencer (PF), Everett Hasty (C) Stanley Hancock, Curtis Moore, Todd Dussault, Gordon Henderson | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | William Hamrick (PG), Harry Berg (SG), Ray Hudak (SF), William Warden (PF), Lawrence Tarkowski (C) Robert Anderson, Kevin Orbison, Samuel Townsend, Dennis Spivey, John Armstrong | |
| 06:18 | Hofstra | Ray Hudak picks off the pass by Randy Lee | 24-32 |
| 06:01 | Northern Iowa | William Warden misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 24-32 |
| 05:59 | Hofstra | The rebound goes to Robert Mitchell | 24-32 |
| 05:46 | Hofstra | Lawrence Tarkowski blocks the short jumper by Daniel Spencer | 24-32 |
| 05:45 | Northern Iowa | William Warden pulls down the rebound | 24-32 |
| 05:31 | Northern Iowa | Harry Berg connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from William Hamrick | 24-35 |
| 05:23 | Hofstra | Randy Lee buries a fadeaway in the lane | 26-35 |
| 04:58 | Northern Iowa | William Warden misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 26-35 |
| 04:57 | Hofstra | Everett Hasty gets the rebound | 26-35 |
| 04:53 | Hofstra | Randy Lee connects on the turnaround from close range on a great pass from Robert Mitchell | 28-35 |
| 04:36 | Northern Iowa | Ray Hudak misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 28-35 |
| 04:34 | Hofstra | Daniel Spencer snags the defensive board | 28-35 |
| 04:28 | Hofstra | Everett Hasty is whistled for traveling | 28-35 |
| Subs | Hofstra | Stanley Hancock (PG), Todd Dussault (PF) Henry Wilson, Randy Lee | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Anderson (PG), Kevin Orbison (SG), Samuel Townsend (SF), Dennis Spivey (C) William Hamrick, Harry Berg, Ray Hudak, Lawrence Tarkowski | |
| 04:09 | Northern Iowa | Robert Anderson clanks a fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Stanley Hancock - foul #2 on Stanley Hancock, team foul #6 | 28-35 |
| Subs | Hofstra | Henry Wilson (PG), Curtis Moore (SG), Randy Lee (SF) Stanley Hancock, Robert Mitchell, Everett Hasty | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 04:09 | Northern Iowa | Robert Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 28-36 |
| 04:09 | Northern Iowa | Robert Anderson misses the 2nd free throw | 28-36 |
| 04:09 | Hofstra | The rebound goes to Daniel Spencer | 28-36 |
| 03:57 | Hofstra | Henry Wilson misses long on a shot from the left wing | 28-36 |
| 03:55 | Hofstra | Daniel Spencer gets the offensive rebound | 28-36 |
| 03:43 | Hofstra | Todd Dussault misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Kevin Orbison - foul #1 on Kevin Orbison, team foul #6 | 28-36 |
| Subs | Hofstra | Stanley Hancock (PG), Donald Shotwell (SF), Gordon Henderson (C) Henry Wilson, Randy Lee, Daniel Spencer | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Don Schimmel (C) William Warden | |
| 03:43 | Hofstra | Todd Dussault makes the 1st free throw | 29-36 |
| 03:43 | Hofstra | Todd Dussault makes the 2nd free throw | 30-36 |
| 03:22 | Northern Iowa | Samuel Townsend misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 30-36 |
| 03:21 | Northern Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Samuel Townsend | 30-36 |
| Lineup | Hofstra | PG - Stanley Hancock (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Curtis Moore (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Donald Shotwell (fresh) PF - Todd Dussault (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Gordon Henderson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Robert Anderson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kevin Orbison (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Samuel Townsend (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dennis Spivey (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Don Schimmel (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:11 | Northern Iowa | Kevin Orbison hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 30-36 |
| 03:10 | Hofstra | Donald Shotwell grabs the defensive rebound | 30-36 |
| 02:55 | Hofstra | Curtis Moore loses the ball out of bounds | 30-36 |
| Subs | Hofstra | Robert Mitchell (SG) Curtis Moore | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 02:48 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Spivey can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 30-36 |
| 02:47 | Northern Iowa | Robert Anderson misses the tip | 30-36 |
| 02:46 | Northern Iowa | Don Schimmel tips it back up and in | 30-38 |
| 02:32 | Hofstra | Robert Mitchell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-38 |
| Subs | Hofstra | Daniel Spencer (SF) Robert Mitchell | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Lawrence Tarkowski (PF) Dennis Spivey | |
| 02:11 | Northern Iowa | Samuel Townsend slams it home set up by Robert Anderson and he's hacked by Gordon Henderson - foul #2 on Gordon Henderson, team foul #7 | 30-40 |
| Subs | Hofstra | Robert Mitchell (SG), Everett Hasty (C) Todd Dussault, Gordon Henderson | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 02:11 | Northern Iowa | Samuel Townsend makes the free throw | 30-41 |
| 01:48 | Hofstra | Stanley Hancock misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 30-41 |
| 01:47 | Northern Iowa | Samuel Townsend grabs the defensive rebound | 30-41 |
| 01:40 | Northern Iowa | Kevin Orbison misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Robert Mitchell - foul #1 on Robert Mitchell, team foul #8 | 30-41 |
| Subs | Hofstra | Randy Lee (SF) Robert Mitchell | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | William Warden (PF) Samuel Townsend | |
| 01:40 | Northern Iowa | Kevin Orbison misses the 1st free throw | 30-41 |
| 01:40 | Northern Iowa | Kevin Orbison misses the 2nd free throw | 30-41 |
| 01:40 | Hofstra | The rebound goes to Everett Hasty | 30-41 |
| 01:24 | Hofstra | Don Schimmel denies the turnaround by Randy Lee | 30-41 |
| 01:23 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to William Warden | 30-41 |
| 01:10 | Northern Iowa | The short jumper by William Warden is denied by Everett Hasty | 30-41 |
| 01:08 | Northern Iowa | William Warden snags the offensive board | 30-41 |
| 00:48 | Northern Iowa | Robert Anderson misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 30-41 |
| 00:46 | Northern Iowa | William Warden tips it but misses | 30-41 |
| 00:44 | Hofstra | Everett Hasty snags the defensive board | 30-41 |
| 00:27 | Hofstra | Daniel Spencer connects on the driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Donald Shotwell and the foul's on William Warden - foul #2 on William Warden, team foul #7 | 32-41 |
| Subs | Hofstra | Henry Wilson (PG), Curtis Moore (SG), Gordon Henderson (C) Stanley Hancock, Donald Shotwell, Everett Hasty | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | William Hamrick (PG), Harry Berg (SG), Samuel Townsend (SF), Dennis Spivey (C) Robert Anderson, Kevin Orbison, Lawrence Tarkowski, Don Schimmel | |
| 00:27 | Hofstra | Daniel Spencer makes the free throw | 33-41 |
| 00:00 | Northern Iowa | Henry Wilson takes the ball from William Warden | 33-41 |