| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Robert Anderson (fresh) SG - Kevin Orbison (fresh) SF - Jay Edwards (fresh) PF - Michael Schneider (fresh) C - Don Schimmel (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Bowling Green | PG - James Stafford (fresh) SG - Jim Matranga (fresh) SF - Lionel Covington (fresh) PF - Brett Sheehan (fresh) C - Dennis Williams (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Bowling Green | Dennis Williams wins the tip | 0-0 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 19:46 | Bowling Green | Robert Anderson picks off the pass by Dennis Williams | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Northern Iowa | Don Schimmel makes the shot from just outside the lane | 2-0 |
| 19:27 | Bowling Green | Brett Sheehan drills a shot from the baseline | 2-2 |
| 19:23 | Northern Iowa | Robert Anderson hits a runner from the right block set up by Don Schimmel and he's fouled by James Stafford - foul #1 on James Stafford, team foul #1 | 4-2 |
| 19:23 | Northern Iowa | Robert Anderson makes the free throw | 5-2 |
| 18:59 | Bowling Green | Lionel Covington misses the fadeaway from the right side | 5-2 |
| 18:57 | Northern Iowa | Michael Schneider pulls down the rebound | 5-2 |
| 18:43 | Northern Iowa | Jay Edwards is called for traveling | 5-2 |
| 18:31 | Bowling Green | Jim Matranga can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 5-2 |
| 18:30 | Northern Iowa | Michael Schneider gets the rebound | 5-2 |
| 18:01 | Northern Iowa | Don Schimmel comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Dennis Williams - foul #1 on Dennis Williams, team foul #2 | 5-2 |
| 18:01 | Northern Iowa | Don Schimmel misses the 1st free throw | 5-2 |
| 18:01 | Northern Iowa | Don Schimmel makes the 2nd free throw | 6-2 |
| 17:42 | Bowling Green | Jim Matranga misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 6-2 |
| 17:40 | Bowling Green | Brett Sheehan tips it back up and in | 6-4 |
| 17:28 | Northern Iowa | Robert Anderson is hacked by James Stafford - foul #2 on James Stafford, team foul #3 | 6-4 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Thomas Cales (PF), Arthur Shelton (C) Michael Schneider, Don Schimmel | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Frank Deschenes (PG), Eric Hanson (SG), Gregory Pell (SF), Ryan Neal (PF), Donald White (C) James Stafford, Jim Matranga, Lionel Covington, Brett Sheehan, Dennis Williams | |
| 17:16 | Northern Iowa | Jay Edwards's pass is intercepted by Eric Hanson | 6-4 |
| 16:50 | Bowling Green | Frank Deschenes can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 6-4 |
| 16:49 | Bowling Green | Donald White grabs the offensive board | 6-4 |
| 16:35 | Bowling Green | Gregory Pell misses short on a 3 from straight away | 6-4 |
| 16:33 | Northern Iowa | Kevin Orbison pulls down the rebound | 6-4 |
| 16:29 | Northern Iowa | Kevin Orbison double dribbles | 6-4 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | William Hamrick (PG), Harry Berg (SG), Ray Hudak (SF) Robert Anderson, Kevin Orbison, Jay Edwards | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | | |
| 16:14 | Bowling Green | Frank Deschenes loses the dribble to William Hamrick | 6-4 |
| 16:09 | Northern Iowa | Ray Hudak hits the finger roll on a great pass from William Hamrick | 8-4 |
| 15:43 | Bowling Green | Eric Hanson is fouled on the floor by Harry Berg - foul #1 on Harry Berg, team foul #1 | 8-4 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Anderson (PG), Michael Schneider (PF), Don Schimmel (C) Harry Berg, Thomas Cales, Arthur Shelton | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Jim Matranga (SG), Lionel Covington (SF), Brett Sheehan (PF), Dennis Williams (C) Eric Hanson, Gregory Pell, Ryan Neal, Donald White | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Robert Anderson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - William Hamrick (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ray Hudak (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Schneider (fresh) 2 reb. C - Don Schimmel (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Bowling Green | PG - Frank Deschenes (fresh) SG - Jim Matranga (fresh) SF - Lionel Covington (fresh) PF - Brett Sheehan (fresh) 4 pts. C - Dennis Williams (fresh) | |
| 15:21 | Bowling Green | Lionel Covington misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 8-4 |
| 15:19 | Northern Iowa | Don Schimmel grabs the board | 8-4 |
| 15:05 | Northern Iowa | Don Schimmel hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 8-4 |
| 15:04 | Bowling Green | Brett Sheehan pulls down the rebound | 8-4 |
| 14:48 | Bowling Green | Frank Deschenes misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 8-4 |
| 14:47 | Bowling Green | Dennis Williams hits the follow up shot | 8-6 |
| 14:30 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Williams takes the ball from Robert Anderson | 8-6 |
| 14:11 | Bowling Green | Michael Schneider steals it from Jim Matranga | 8-6 |
| 13:53 | Northern Iowa | Michael Schneider can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 8-6 |
| 13:51 | Northern Iowa | William Hamrick tips it in | 10-6 |
| 13:31 | Bowling Green | Brett Sheehan throws it down | 10-8 |
| 13:18 | Northern Iowa | Don Schimmel knocks in the floater from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Anderson | 12-8 |
| 13:01 | Bowling Green | Brett Sheehan hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 12-8 |
| 13:00 | Northern Iowa | Ray Hudak snags the defensive board | 12-8 |
| 12:38 | Northern Iowa | Robert Anderson misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 12-8 |
| 12:36 | Bowling Green | Dennis Williams grabs the board | 12-8 |
| 12:28 | Bowling Green | Frank Deschenes hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 12-8 |
| 12:26 | Northern Iowa | Don Schimmel grabs the board | 12-8 |
| 12:11 | Northern Iowa | Ray Hudak makes the fadeaway from the left side | 14-8 |
| 11:54 | Bowling Green | Dennis Williams is called for traveling | 14-8 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Harry Berg (PG), Kevin Orbison (SG), Jay Edwards (SF), Thomas Cales (PF), Arthur Shelton (C) Robert Anderson, William Hamrick, Ray Hudak, Michael Schneider, Don Schimmel | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Eric Hanson (PG), Gregory Pell (SF), Ryan Neal (PF), Donald White (C) Frank Deschenes, Lionel Covington, Brett Sheehan, Dennis Williams | |
| 11:42 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Cales makes the jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Harry Berg | 16-8 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Harry Berg (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kevin Orbison (fresh) SF - Jay Edwards (fresh) PF - Thomas Cales (fresh) 2 pts. C - Arthur Shelton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Bowling Green | PG - Eric Hanson (fresh) SG - Jim Matranga (fairly fresh) SF - Gregory Pell (fresh) PF - Ryan Neal (fresh) C - Donald White (fresh) | |
| 11:30 | Bowling Green | A charge is called on Ryan Neal - foul #1 on Ryan Neal, team foul #4 | 16-8 |
| 11:15 | Northern Iowa | Jay Edwards comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 16-8 |
| 11:13 | Bowling Green | Ryan Neal gets the rebound | 16-8 |
| 10:49 | Bowling Green | Gregory Pell scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 16-11 |
| 10:31 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Shelton makes the runner in the lane set up by Harry Berg | 18-11 |
| 10:04 | Bowling Green | Eric Hanson knocks in the jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Gregory Pell | 18-13 |
| 09:49 | Northern Iowa | Jay Edwards's dunk attempt is rejected by Donald White | 18-13 |
| 09:48 | Bowling Green | Donald White snags the defensive board | 18-13 |
| 09:43 | Bowling Green | Jim Matranga misses the 3 from the right corner | 18-13 |
| 09:41 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Cales gets the rebound | 18-13 |
| 09:22 | Northern Iowa | Harry Berg connects on the shot from the left block on a nice dish by Thomas Cales and he's hacked by Eric Hanson - foul #1 on Eric Hanson, team foul #5 | 20-13 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Richard Cottrill (PF), Don Schimmel (C) Thomas Cales, Arthur Shelton | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Frank Deschenes (PG), Lionel Covington (SF), Timothy Whittaker (PF), Dennis Williams (C) Jim Matranga, Gregory Pell, Ryan Neal, Donald White | |
| 09:22 | Northern Iowa | Harry Berg makes the free throw | 21-13 |
| 09:00 | Bowling Green | Dennis Williams can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 21-13 |
| 08:59 | Bowling Green | Eric Hanson grabs the offensive rebound | 21-13 |
| 08:44 | Bowling Green | Frank Deschenes can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 21-13 |
| 08:43 | Bowling Green | Dennis Williams gets the offensive rebound | 21-13 |
| 08:36 | Bowling Green | Eric Hanson drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Frank Deschenes | 21-16 |
| 08:24 | Northern Iowa | Richard Cottrill throws a bad pass out of bounds | 21-16 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Anderson (PG), William Hamrick (SG), Ray Hudak (SF), Michael Schneider (PF) Harry Berg, Kevin Orbison, Jay Edwards, Richard Cottrill | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Jim Matranga (SG), Brett Sheehan (PF) Eric Hanson, Timothy Whittaker | |
| 08:07 | Bowling Green | Brett Sheehan misses long on a runner near the basket but he's fouled by Michael Schneider - foul #1 on Michael Schneider, team foul #2 | 21-16 |
| 08:07 | Bowling Green | Brett Sheehan makes the 1st free throw | 21-17 |
| 08:07 | Bowling Green | Brett Sheehan makes the 2nd free throw | 21-18 |
| 07:56 | Northern Iowa | William Hamrick misses short on a shot from the right wing | 21-18 |
| 07:54 | Northern Iowa | William Hamrick pulls down the offensive rebound | 21-18 |
| 07:49 | Northern Iowa | Robert Anderson is fouled on the floor by Frank Deschenes - foul #1 on Frank Deschenes, team foul #6 | 21-18 |
| 07:29 | Northern Iowa | Ray Hudak hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 21-18 |
| 07:28 | Bowling Green | Dennis Williams grabs the board | 21-18 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Robert Anderson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Hamrick (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ray Hudak (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Michael Schneider (fresh) 2 reb. C - Don Schimmel (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bowling Green | PG - Frank Deschenes (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jim Matranga (tiring) SF - Lionel Covington (fresh) PF - Brett Sheehan (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Dennis Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Bowling Green | Brett Sheehan hits a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Lionel Covington and he's fouled by Don Schimmel - foul #1 on Don Schimmel, team foul #3 | 21-20 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Kevin Orbison (SG), Thomas Cales (C) William Hamrick, Don Schimmel | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Gregory Pell (SG) Jim Matranga | |
| 07:22 | Bowling Green | Brett Sheehan makes the free throw | 21-21 |
| 07:02 | Northern Iowa | Brett Sheehan is called for the reach on Michael Schneider - foul #1 on Brett Sheehan, team foul #7 | 21-21 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jay Edwards (SF) Ray Hudak | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Ryan Neal (C) Dennis Williams | |
| 07:02 | Northern Iowa | Michael Schneider makes the 1st free throw | 22-21 |
| 07:02 | Northern Iowa | Michael Schneider makes the 2nd free throw | 23-21 |
| 06:54 | Bowling Green | Gregory Pell is fouled on the floor by Jay Edwards - foul #1 on Jay Edwards, team foul #4 | 23-21 |
| 06:45 | Bowling Green | Gregory Pell is fouled on the floor by Thomas Cales - foul #1 on Thomas Cales, team foul #5 | 23-21 |
| 06:34 | Bowling Green | Lionel Covington makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Frank Deschenes | 23-24 |
| 06:19 | Northern Iowa | Ryan Neal swats the shot by Kevin Orbison | 23-24 |
| 06:17 | Bowling Green | Frank Deschenes pulls down the rebound | 23-24 |
| 06:00 | Bowling Green | Brett Sheehan buries a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Frank Deschenes | 23-26 |
| 05:46 | Northern Iowa | Michael Schneider loses the ball out of bounds | 23-26 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Don Schimmel (C) Michael Schneider | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Eric Hanson (PG), Jim Matranga (SG), Donald White (SF), Dennis Williams (C) Frank Deschenes, Gregory Pell, Lionel Covington, Brett Sheehan | |
| 05:24 | Bowling Green | Jim Matranga comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 23-26 |
| 05:23 | Northern Iowa | Robert Anderson pulls down the rebound | 23-26 |
| 05:13 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Cales makes the jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Kevin Orbison and the foul's on Ryan Neal - foul #2 on Ryan Neal, team foul #8 | 25-26 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | William Hamrick (SG) Kevin Orbison | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Lionel Covington (SF) Ryan Neal | |
| 05:13 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Cales makes the free throw | 26-26 |
| 04:58 | Bowling Green | Jim Matranga misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Robert Anderson - foul #1 on Robert Anderson, team foul #6 | 26-26 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Ray Hudak (SF), Arthur Shelton (PF) Jay Edwards, Thomas Cales | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | | |
| 04:58 | Bowling Green | Jim Matranga makes the 1st free throw | 26-27 |
| 04:58 | Bowling Green | Jim Matranga makes the 2nd free throw | 26-28 |
| 04:38 | Northern Iowa | Don Schimmel is whistled for traveling | 26-28 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Harry Berg (SG) Robert Anderson | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Brett Sheehan (PF) Lionel Covington | |
| 04:31 | Bowling Green | Jim Matranga misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 26-28 |
| 04:29 | Bowling Green | Dennis Williams snags the offensive board | 26-28 |
| 04:09 | Bowling Green | Eric Hanson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 26-28 |
| 04:08 | Bowling Green | Brett Sheehan grabs the offensive board | 26-28 |
| 04:03 | Bowling Green | Jim Matranga can't connect on a jumper in the lane | 26-28 |
| 04:01 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Shelton grabs the defensive rebound | 26-28 |
| 03:59 | Northern Iowa | William Hamrick travels in the backcourt | 26-28 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Kevin Orbison (SG), Jay Edwards (SF), Michael Schneider (PF) Harry Berg, Ray Hudak, Arthur Shelton | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | James Stafford (PG), Gregory Pell (SF), Ryan Neal (C) Jim Matranga, Donald White, Dennis Williams | |
| 03:46 | Bowling Green | James Stafford scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 26-30 |
| 03:31 | Northern Iowa | Don Schimmel banks in the layup | 28-30 |
| 03:06 | Bowling Green | Eric Hanson loses the dribble to Kevin Orbison | 28-30 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - William Hamrick (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Orbison (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jay Edwards (fresh) PF - Michael Schneider (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Don Schimmel (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bowling Green | PG - James Stafford (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Eric Hanson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Gregory Pell (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Brett Sheehan (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. C - Ryan Neal (fresh) | |
| 02:49 | Northern Iowa | William Hamrick can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 28-30 |
| 02:48 | Bowling Green | Ryan Neal pulls down the rebound | 28-30 |
| 02:35 | Bowling Green | Brett Sheehan clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 28-30 |
| 02:34 | Bowling Green | James Stafford grabs the offensive board | 28-30 |
| 02:14 | Bowling Green | William Hamrick steals it from Brett Sheehan | 28-30 |
| 02:10 | Northern Iowa | Kevin Orbison connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Don Schimmel | 31-30 |
| 01:49 | Bowling Green | Gregory Pell misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 31-30 |
| 01:48 | Bowling Green | James Stafford misses the tip | 31-30 |
| 01:47 | Northern Iowa | Michael Schneider grabs the board | 31-30 |
| 01:36 | Northern Iowa | Jay Edwards misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 31-30 |
| 01:35 | Northern Iowa | Michael Schneider tips it back up and in | 33-30 |
| 01:23 | Bowling Green | Eric Hanson misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 33-30 |
| 01:22 | Northern Iowa | Don Schimmel gets the rebound | 33-30 |
| 01:06 | Northern Iowa | Jay Edwards buries a 3 from the right corner | 36-30 |
| 00:51 | Bowling Green | Gregory Pell misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 36-30 |
| 00:49 | Bowling Green | Brett Sheehan tips it but misses | 36-30 |
| 00:47 | Bowling Green | Brett Sheehan gets the offensive rebound | 36-30 |
| 00:33 | Bowling Green | Gregory Pell is fouled on the floor by Michael Schneider - foul #2 on Michael Schneider, team foul #7 | 36-30 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Anderson (PG), Harry Berg (SG), Ray Hudak (SF), Thomas Cales (PF), Arthur Shelton (C) William Hamrick, Kevin Orbison, Jay Edwards, Michael Schneider, Don Schimmel | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Frank Deschenes (PG), Lionel Covington (SF), Donald White (PF), Dennis Williams (C) James Stafford, Eric Hanson, Brett Sheehan, Ryan Neal | |
| 00:33 | Bowling Green | Gregory Pell makes the 1st free throw | 36-31 |
| 00:33 | Bowling Green | Gregory Pell misses the 2nd free throw | 36-31 |
| 00:33 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Arthur Shelton | 36-31 |
| 00:16 | Northern Iowa | Harry Berg can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 36-31 |
| 00:15 | Bowling Green | Donald White gets the rebound | 36-31 |
| 00:10 | Bowling Green | Lionel Covington clanks a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Robert Anderson - foul #2 on Robert Anderson, team foul #8 | 36-31 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Bowling Green | Jim Matranga (SG) Gregory Pell | |
| 00:10 | Bowling Green | Lionel Covington misses the 1st free throw | 36-31 |
| 00:10 | Bowling Green | Lionel Covington makes the 2nd free throw | 36-32 |
| 00:01 | Northern Iowa | Robert Anderson clanks a 3 from the left corner | 36-32 |
| 00:00 | Northern Iowa | The clock runs out | 36-32 |