| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Robert Roberts (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alex Padro (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Eaton (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Andres Russo (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Robert Towns (fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Gary Radford (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jason Jewett (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Christopher Armstrong (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Scott Beam (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Eric Farrior (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Utah State | Christopher Armstrong inbounds the ball | 26-28 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:49 | Utah State | Jason Jewett hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Gary Radford | 26-31 |
| 19:42 | Northern Iowa | Robert Towns's pass is intercepted by Eric Farrior | 26-31 |
| 19:25 | Utah State | Scott Beam makes the shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Jason Jewett | 26-33 |
| 19:10 | Northern Iowa | Andres Russo lays it in on a nice dish by Robert Eaton | 28-33 |
| 18:55 | Utah State | Jason Jewett is hacked by Alex Padro - foul #2 on Alex Padro, team foul #1 | 28-33 |
| 18:44 | Utah State | The jump hook by Gary Radford is blocked by Robert Eaton | 28-33 |
| 18:42 | Utah State | Eric Farrior snags the offensive board | 28-33 |
| 18:29 | Utah State | Jason Jewett hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 28-33 |
| 18:28 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Robert Eaton | 28-33 |
| 18:13 | Northern Iowa | Robert Eaton is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Robert Eaton, team foul #2 | 28-33 |
| 17:53 | Utah State | Jason Jewett drills a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Eric Farrior | 28-35 |
| 17:33 | Northern Iowa | Andres Russo comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 28-35 |
| 17:32 | Utah State | Eric Farrior gets the rebound | 28-35 |
| 17:26 | Utah State | Eric Farrior is hacked by Andres Russo - foul #2 on Andres Russo, team foul #3 | 28-35 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Timothy McMann (PG), Martin Clark (SF), James Clark (PF), Danny Vedder (C) Robert Roberts, Robert Eaton, Andres Russo, Robert Towns | |
| Subs | Utah State | James Neilson (PG), Walter Chase (SG), Robert Brown (SF), Christopher Dodd (PF), William Richardson (C) Gary Radford, Jason Jewett, Christopher Armstrong, Scott Beam, Eric Farrior | |
| 17:19 | Utah State | Christopher Dodd clanks a runner from the left block | 28-35 |
| 17:17 | Utah State | Walter Chase tips it back up and in | 28-37 |
| 16:49 | Northern Iowa | Alex Padro is hacked by Walter Chase - foul #3 on Walter Chase, team foul #1 | 28-37 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Leighton (PG) Alex Padro | |
| Subs | Utah State | Christopher Armstrong (SF) Walter Chase | |
| 16:29 | Northern Iowa | James Clark's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-37 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Eaton (SF) James Clark | |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| 16:18 | Utah State | Danny Vedder is called for the reach on William Richardson - foul #1 on Danny Vedder, team foul #4 | 28-37 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Roberts (PG) James Leighton | |
| Subs | Utah State | Gary Radford (PG), Scott Beam (PF) Christopher Armstrong, William Richardson | |
| 16:02 | Utah State | Danny Vedder steps in front of the Scott Beam pass | 28-37 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Robert Roberts (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Timothy McMann (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Eaton (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Martin Clark (fresh) C - Danny Vedder (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Gary Radford (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Neilson (fresh) SF - Robert Brown (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Scott Beam (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Christopher Dodd (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:47 | Northern Iowa | Robert Eaton misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 28-37 |
| 15:45 | Utah State | Robert Brown grabs the board | 28-37 |
| 15:39 | Utah State | Scott Beam misses the dunk but he's hacked by Robert Roberts - foul #1 on Robert Roberts, team foul #5 | 28-37 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Alex Padro (SG), Andres Russo (PF), Robert Towns (C) Timothy McMann, Martin Clark, Danny Vedder | |
| Subs | Utah State | Jason Jewett (SG), Eric Farrior (C) James Neilson, Christopher Dodd | |
| 15:39 | Utah State | Scott Beam makes the 1st free throw | 28-38 |
| 15:39 | Utah State | Scott Beam misses the 2nd free throw | 28-38 |
| 15:39 | Northern Iowa | Andres Russo gets the rebound | 28-38 |
| 15:25 | Northern Iowa | Robert Brown is called for the reach on Robert Towns - foul #2 on Robert Brown, team foul #2 | 28-38 |
| 15:07 | Northern Iowa | Robert Eaton drills a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Alex Padro | 31-38 |
| 14:49 | Utah State | Gary Radford is fouled on the floor by Alex Padro - foul #3 on Alex Padro, team foul #6 | 31-38 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Timothy McMann (PG), Martin Clark (SF) Robert Roberts, Robert Eaton | |
| Subs | Utah State | Christopher Armstrong (SF), Christopher Dodd (PF) Robert Brown, Scott Beam | |
| 14:35 | Utah State | Christopher Armstrong dunks the ball on a great pass from Gary Radford | 31-40 |
| 14:23 | Northern Iowa | Martin Clark's fadeaway is rejected by Eric Farrior | 31-40 |
| 14:22 | Northern Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Alex Padro | 31-40 |
| 14:06 | Northern Iowa | Alex Padro can't connect on a floater from the right side | 31-40 |
| 14:04 | Utah State | Christopher Dodd pulls down the rebound | 31-40 |
| 13:59 | Utah State | Gary Radford clanks a shot from the right side but he's fouled by Timothy McMann - foul #1 on Timothy McMann, team foul #7 | 31-40 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Leighton (PG) Alex Padro | |
| Subs | Utah State | William Richardson (C) Eric Farrior | |
| 13:59 | Utah State | Gary Radford makes the 1st free throw | 31-41 |
| 13:59 | Utah State | Gary Radford makes the 2nd free throw | 31-42 |
| 13:43 | Northern Iowa | Timothy McMann throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-42 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Roberts (PG), Mark Coogan (PF), Danny Vedder (C) James Leighton, Andres Russo, Robert Towns | |
| Subs | Utah State | James Neilson (PG), Robert Brown (SG), Scott Beam (PF) Gary Radford, Jason Jewett, William Richardson | |
| 13:36 | Utah State | Christopher Armstrong makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Christopher Dodd | 31-44 |
| 13:11 | Northern Iowa | Martin Clark is whistled for traveling | 31-44 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Eaton (SF) Martin Clark | |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| 12:57 | Utah State | Christopher Dodd scores on a jumper from the free throw line set up by Robert Brown | 31-46 |
| 12:35 | Northern Iowa | Robert Eaton hits a jumpshot from the left wing | 33-46 |
| 12:31 | Utah State | Christopher Armstrong clanks a shot from the left block | 33-46 |
| 12:30 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Robert Roberts | 33-46 |
| 12:19 | Northern Iowa | Mark Coogan hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 33-46 |
| 12:18 | Northern Iowa | Timothy McMann pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-46 |
| 12:03 | Northern Iowa | Danny Vedder clanks a driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Christopher Dodd - foul #2 on Christopher Dodd, team foul #3 | 33-46 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Leighton (PG), Alex Padro (SG), Andres Russo (PF) Robert Roberts, Timothy McMann, Mark Coogan | |
| Subs | Utah State | Gary Radford (PG), Jason Jewett (SG), William Richardson (PF), Eric Farrior (C) James Neilson, Christopher Armstrong, Scott Beam, Christopher Dodd | |
| 12:03 | Northern Iowa | Danny Vedder makes the 1st free throw | 34-46 |
| 12:03 | Northern Iowa | Danny Vedder makes the 2nd free throw | 35-46 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - James Leighton (fresh) SG - Alex Padro (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Robert Eaton (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Andres Russo (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Danny Vedder (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Gary Radford (fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jason Jewett (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Brown (fresh) 4 pts. PF - William Richardson (fresh) 3 pts. C - Eric Farrior (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:50 | Utah State | Jason Jewett is fouled on the floor by Danny Vedder - foul #2 on Danny Vedder, team foul #8 | 35-46 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Towns (C) Danny Vedder | |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| 11:50 | Utah State | Jason Jewett misses the 1st free throw | 35-46 |
| 11:50 | Northern Iowa | Robert Towns snags the defensive board | 35-46 |
| 11:35 | Northern Iowa | Robert Brown denies the turnaround by Andres Russo | 35-46 |
| 11:33 | Utah State | Eric Farrior gets the rebound | 35-46 |
| 11:28 | Utah State | Robert Brown can't connect on a floater from close range | 35-46 |
| 11:27 | Utah State | William Richardson grabs the offensive board | 35-46 |
| 11:14 | Utah State | Jason Jewett buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Gary Radford | 35-49 |
| 10:58 | Northern Iowa | Andres Russo clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 35-49 |
| 10:56 | Utah State | Eric Farrior grabs the defensive rebound | 35-49 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 10:42 | Utah State | Gary Radford is fouled on the floor by James Leighton - foul #1 on James Leighton, team foul #9 | 35-49 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Roberts (PG), Martin Clark (SF) James Leighton, Robert Eaton | |
| Subs | Utah State | Christopher Dodd (SF), Scott Beam (PF) Robert Brown, William Richardson | |
| 10:42 | Utah State | Gary Radford makes the 1st free throw | 35-50 |
| 10:42 | Utah State | Gary Radford makes the 2nd free throw | 35-51 |
| 10:17 | Northern Iowa | Robert Roberts misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 35-51 |
| 10:16 | Utah State | Eric Farrior gets the rebound | 35-51 |
| 09:55 | Utah State | Scott Beam is fouled on the floor by Andres Russo - foul #3 on Andres Russo, team foul #10 | 35-51 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Mark Coogan (PF) Andres Russo | |
| Subs | Utah State | James Neilson (PG), Walter Chase (SG), Christopher Armstrong (SF) Gary Radford, Jason Jewett, Christopher Dodd | |
| 09:55 | Utah State | Scott Beam makes the 1st free throw | 35-52 |
| 09:55 | Utah State | Scott Beam makes the 2nd free throw | 35-53 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 09:39 | Northern Iowa | James Neilson steals the ball from Mark Coogan | 35-53 |
| 09:36 | Utah State | James Neilson misses the dunk attempt | 35-53 |
| 09:35 | Northern Iowa | Alex Padro snags the defensive board | 35-53 |
| 09:21 | Northern Iowa | Robert Roberts hits a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Alex Padro | 37-53 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 09:05 | Utah State | Scott Beam comes up short on the jump hook in the paint | 37-53 |
| 09:03 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Mark Coogan | 37-53 |
| 08:52 | Northern Iowa | Mark Coogan hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range but the foul's on Scott Beam - foul #1 on Scott Beam, team foul #4 | 37-53 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Timothy McMann (PG), Robert Eaton (SF), Danny Vedder (C) Robert Roberts, Alex Padro, Robert Towns | |
| Subs | Utah State | Jason Jewett (SG), Christopher Dodd (PF), William Richardson (C) Walter Chase, Scott Beam, Eric Farrior | |
| 08:52 | Northern Iowa | Mark Coogan misses the 1st free throw | 37-53 |
| 08:52 | Northern Iowa | Mark Coogan makes the 2nd free throw | 38-53 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 08:36 | Utah State | Jason Jewett makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Christopher Armstrong | 38-56 |
| 08:11 | Northern Iowa | Timothy McMann is whistled for traveling | 38-56 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Leighton (PG), Andres Russo (PF) Martin Clark, Danny Vedder | |
| Subs | Utah State | Gary Radford (PG) James Neilson | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 07:49 | Utah State | Jason Jewett misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 38-56 |
| 07:47 | Northern Iowa | Andres Russo grabs the defensive rebound | 38-56 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - James Leighton (fresh) SG - Timothy McMann (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Eaton (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Andres Russo (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Mark Coogan (fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Gary Radford (fresh) 6 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jason Jewett (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Armstrong (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Christopher Dodd (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - William Richardson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:42 | Northern Iowa | James Leighton drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 41-56 |
| 07:24 | Utah State | Gary Radford misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 41-56 |
| 07:23 | Northern Iowa | Andres Russo grabs the board | 41-56 |
| 07:06 | Northern Iowa | Andres Russo misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Christopher Dodd - foul #3 on Christopher Dodd, team foul #5 | 41-56 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Roberts (PG), Alex Padro (SG), Danny Vedder (C) James Leighton, Timothy McMann, Mark Coogan | |
| Subs | Utah State | James Neilson (SG), Robert Brown (SF), Scott Beam (PF) Jason Jewett, Christopher Armstrong, William Richardson | |
| 07:06 | Northern Iowa | Andres Russo misses the 1st free throw | 41-56 |
| 07:06 | Northern Iowa | Andres Russo makes the 2nd free throw | 42-56 |
| 06:37 | Utah State | Scott Beam misses long on a runner from the left block but he's fouled by Danny Vedder - foul #3 on Danny Vedder, team foul #11 | 42-56 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Martin Clark (SF), Robert Towns (C) Robert Eaton, Danny Vedder | |
| Subs | Utah State | Eric Farrior (C) James Neilson | |
| 06:37 | Utah State | Scott Beam misses the 1st free throw | 42-56 |
| 06:37 | Utah State | Scott Beam makes the 2nd free throw | 42-57 |
| 06:24 | Northern Iowa | Alex Padro hits a floater from the left wing | 44-57 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 06:00 | Utah State | Gary Radford knocks in the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Christopher Dodd | 44-60 |
| 05:50 | Northern Iowa | Andres Russo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-60 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Clark (PF) Andres Russo | |
| Subs | Utah State | James Neilson (PG), Walter Chase (SG) Gary Radford, Christopher Dodd | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:25 | Utah State | James Clark steps in front of the James Neilson pass | 44-60 |
| 05:20 | Northern Iowa | Alex Padro misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 44-60 |
| 05:19 | Utah State | Robert Brown grabs the board | 44-60 |
| 05:03 | Utah State | Scott Beam scores on a floater in the paint set up by James Neilson | 44-62 |
| 04:48 | Northern Iowa | Robert Towns comes up short on the shot in the lane | 44-62 |
| 04:46 | Utah State | Eric Farrior grabs the board | 44-62 |
| 04:20 | Utah State | James Neilson is denied on a layup by Robert Towns | 44-62 |
| 04:19 | Utah State | The offensive rebound goes to Walter Chase | 44-62 |
| 03:56 | Utah State | Scott Beam loses the ball out of bounds | 44-62 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Leighton (PG), Timothy McMann (SG), Alfred Bartley (SF), Mark Coogan (PF), Danny Vedder (C) Robert Roberts, Alex Padro, Martin Clark, James Clark, Robert Towns | |
| Subs | Utah State | Christopher Dodd (SF), Chris Reinhard (PF), William Richardson (C) Robert Brown, Scott Beam, Eric Farrior | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:40 | Northern Iowa | Danny Vedder buries a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Timothy McMann | 46-62 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - James Leighton (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Timothy McMann (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Alfred Bartley (fresh) PF - Mark Coogan (fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. C - Danny Vedder (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - James Neilson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Walter Chase (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Christopher Dodd (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Chris Reinhard (fresh) C - William Richardson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:22 | Utah State | Christopher Dodd is whistled for a carry | 46-62 |
| 02:55 | Northern Iowa | Mark Coogan can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 46-62 |
| 02:53 | Utah State | William Richardson gets the rebound | 46-62 |
| 02:25 | Utah State | William Richardson lays it up and in on a great pass from Walter Chase | 46-64 |
| 02:10 | Northern Iowa | Timothy McMann is hacked by Walter Chase - foul #4 on Walter Chase, team foul #6 | 46-64 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Martin Clark (SF) Alfred Bartley | |
| Subs | Utah State | Robert Brown (SG) Walter Chase | |
| 01:56 | Northern Iowa | Timothy McMann misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Robert Brown - foul #3 on Robert Brown, team foul #7 | 46-64 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Utah State | Walter Chase (SG) Chris Reinhard | |
| 01:56 | Northern Iowa | Timothy McMann misses the 1st free throw | 46-64 |
| 01:56 | Northern Iowa | Timothy McMann misses the 2nd free throw | 46-64 |
| 01:56 | Utah State | The rebound goes to William Richardson | 46-64 |
| 01:38 | Utah State | James Neilson is hacked by James Leighton - foul #2 on James Leighton, team foul #12 | 46-64 |
| 01:38 | Utah State | James Neilson misses the 1st free throw | 46-64 |
| 01:38 | Utah State | James Neilson makes the 2nd free throw | 46-65 |
| 01:26 | Northern Iowa | William Richardson is called for the reach on Timothy McMann - foul #1 on William Richardson, team foul #8 | 46-65 |
| 01:26 | Northern Iowa | Timothy McMann makes the 1st free throw | 47-65 |
| 01:26 | Northern Iowa | Timothy McMann makes the 2nd free throw | 48-65 |
| 01:02 | Utah State | Christopher Dodd misses long on a shot from the right wing | 48-65 |
| 01:00 | Utah State | The offensive rebound goes to Christopher Dodd | 48-65 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:38 | Utah State | Christopher Dodd drills a runner from close range on a great pass from Walter Chase and he's fouled by Mark Coogan - foul #4 on Mark Coogan, team foul #13 | 48-67 |
| 00:38 | Utah State | Christopher Dodd makes the free throw | 48-68 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:32 | Northern Iowa | Mark Coogan connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 51-68 |
| 00:06 | Utah State | Christopher Dodd drills a shot from the right side on a great pass from James Neilson | 51-70 |
| 00:03 | Northern Iowa | James Leighton is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 51-70 |
| 00:00 | Utah State | James Neilson runs out the clock | 51-70 |