| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Corey Cutshall (fresh) SG - Christopher Henderson (fresh) SF - Ryan Allison (fresh) PF - Lee Hayward (fresh) C - Douglas Holyfield (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Kenny Ward (fresh) SG - Valentin Marino (fresh) SF - Nicholas Muller (fresh) PF - Raymond Nelson (fresh) C - Ralph McGuire (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Northern Iowa | Douglas Holyfield wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:52 | Northern Iowa | Ryan Allison misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:50 | Northern Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Christopher Henderson | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | Northern Iowa | Lee Hayward is whistled for traveling | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | Iowa State | Raymond Nelson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:11 | Northern Iowa | Christopher Henderson misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:09 | Iowa State | Ralph McGuire pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:48 | Iowa State | Nicholas Muller misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 0-0 |
| 18:46 | Iowa State | Nicholas Muller hits the follow up shot | 0-2 |
| 18:17 | Northern Iowa | Lee Hayward knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Ryan Allison | 2-2 |
| 17:53 | Iowa State | Raymond Nelson misses short on a jumper in the paint but the foul's on Lee Hayward - foul #1 on Lee Hayward, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 17:53 | Iowa State | Raymond Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 2-3 |
| 17:53 | Iowa State | Raymond Nelson makes the 2nd free throw | 2-4 |
| 17:51 | Northern Iowa | Kenny Ward picks off the pass by Corey Cutshall in the backcourt | 2-4 |
| 17:47 | Iowa State | Valentin Marino hits the finger roll on a great pass from Kenny Ward | 2-6 |
| 17:31 | Northern Iowa | Christopher Henderson scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 4-6 |
| 17:11 | Iowa State | Raymond Nelson can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block | 4-6 |
| 17:10 | Iowa State | Valentin Marino grabs the offensive rebound | 4-6 |
| 16:41 | Iowa State | Nicholas Muller misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Ryan Allison - foul #1 on Ryan Allison, team foul #2 | 4-6 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Howard Sarver (PG), Arthur Jewell (SF), Robert Mahr (PF), Arturo Ayala (C) Corey Cutshall, Ryan Allison, Lee Hayward, Douglas Holyfield | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Michael Thies (SG), Arthur Brown (PF) Valentin Marino, Raymond Nelson | |
| 16:41 | Iowa State | Nicholas Muller makes the 1st free throw | 4-7 |
| 16:41 | Iowa State | Nicholas Muller misses the 2nd free throw | 4-7 |
| 16:41 | Northern Iowa | Robert Mahr grabs the defensive rebound | 4-7 |
| 16:26 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Jewell connects on the 3 from the left wing | 7-7 |
| 16:00 | Iowa State | Nicholas Muller knocks in the shot from the right side on a nice dish by Kenny Ward | 7-9 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Howard Sarver (fresh) SG - Christopher Henderson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Arthur Jewell (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Robert Mahr (fresh) C - Arturo Ayala (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Kenny Ward (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Michael Thies (fresh) SF - Nicholas Muller (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Arthur Brown (fresh) C - Ralph McGuire (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:47 | Northern Iowa | Christopher Henderson scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Arturo Ayala | 10-9 |
| 15:18 | Iowa State | Kenny Ward can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Howard Sarver - foul #1 on Howard Sarver, team foul #3 | 10-9 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Corey Cutshall (PG), Keith Jackson (SG), Lee Hayward (PF) Howard Sarver, Christopher Henderson, Arturo Ayala | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Valentin Marino (SG), Joe Griffith (SF), Raymond Nelson (PF) Michael Thies, Nicholas Muller, Ralph McGuire | |
| 15:18 | Iowa State | Kenny Ward misses the 1st free throw | 10-9 |
| 15:18 | Iowa State | Kenny Ward makes the 2nd free throw | 10-10 |
| 15:02 | Northern Iowa | Robert Mahr banks in the layup | 12-10 |
| 14:40 | Iowa State | Keith Jackson is called for the reach on Kenny Ward - foul #1 on Keith Jackson, team foul #4 | 12-10 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Ryan Allison (SF), Douglas Holyfield (C) Arthur Jewell, Robert Mahr | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Craig Braxton (PG) Kenny Ward | |
| 14:22 | Iowa State | Joe Griffith is fouled on the floor by Ryan Allison - foul #2 on Ryan Allison, team foul #5 | 12-10 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | William Rojo (SF) Ryan Allison | |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| 14:04 | Iowa State | Joe Griffith hits a 3pt shot from straight away | 12-13 |
| 13:48 | Northern Iowa | Craig Braxton takes the ball from Keith Jackson | 12-13 |
| 13:26 | Iowa State | Raymond Nelson connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Valentin Marino | 12-15 |
| 13:03 | Northern Iowa | Keith Jackson scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Corey Cutshall | 15-15 |
| 12:39 | Iowa State | Craig Braxton is whistled for traveling | 15-15 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Howard Sarver (PG), Christopher Henderson (SG), Arthur Jewell (SF), Robert Mahr (PF), Arturo Ayala (C) Corey Cutshall, Keith Jackson, William Rojo, Lee Hayward, Douglas Holyfield | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Michael Thies (SG), Ralph McGuire (C) Valentin Marino, Arthur Brown | |
| 12:18 | Northern Iowa | Raymond Nelson steals it from Christopher Henderson | 15-15 |
| 11:54 | Iowa State | Howard Sarver is called for the reach on Craig Braxton - foul #2 on Howard Sarver, team foul #6 | 15-15 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Corey Cutshall (PG) Howard Sarver | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Kenny Ward (PG), Joseph Odum (SF), Nicholas Muller (PF) Craig Braxton, Joe Griffith, Raymond Nelson | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Corey Cutshall (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Christopher Henderson (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Arthur Jewell (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Robert Mahr (fresh) 2 pts. C - Arturo Ayala (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Kenny Ward (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Thies (fresh) SF - Joseph Odum (fresh) PF - Nicholas Muller (fresh) 5 pts. C - Ralph McGuire (fresh) | |
| 11:32 | Iowa State | Nicholas Muller blows the layup but he's hacked by Christopher Henderson - foul #1 on Christopher Henderson, team foul #7 | 15-15 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Douglas Holyfield (C) Arturo Ayala | |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| 11:32 | Iowa State | Nicholas Muller makes the 1st free throw | 15-16 |
| 11:32 | Iowa State | Nicholas Muller makes the 2nd free throw | 15-17 |
| 11:21 | Northern Iowa | Corey Cutshall buries a jumpshot from the free throw line | 17-17 |
| 10:57 | Iowa State | Michael Thies is fouled on the floor by Douglas Holyfield - foul #1 on Douglas Holyfield, team foul #8 | 17-17 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Lee Hayward (PF) Corey Cutshall | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Arthur Brown (PF) Joseph Odum | |
| 10:57 | Iowa State | Michael Thies misses the 1st free throw | 17-17 |
| 10:57 | Northern Iowa | Lee Hayward grabs the defensive rebound | 17-17 |
| 10:38 | Northern Iowa | Christopher Henderson travels with the ball | 17-17 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Valentin Marino (SG) Michael Thies | |
| 10:36 | Iowa State | Christopher Henderson takes the ball from Kenny Ward in the backcourt | 17-17 |
| 10:35 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Jewell dunks the ball on a nice dish by Christopher Henderson | 19-17 |
| 10:08 | Iowa State | Nicholas Muller clanks a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Robert Mahr - foul #1 on Robert Mahr, team foul #9 | 19-17 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Corey Cutshall (PG) Douglas Holyfield | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Joe Griffith (SF) Ralph McGuire | |
| 10:08 | Iowa State | Nicholas Muller makes the 1st free throw | 19-18 |
| 10:08 | Iowa State | Nicholas Muller makes the 2nd free throw | 19-19 |
| 09:44 | Northern Iowa | Christopher Henderson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 19-19 |
| 09:42 | Iowa State | The rebound goes to Kenny Ward | 19-19 |
| 09:38 | Iowa State | Arthur Brown loses the ball out of bounds | 19-19 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | William Rojo (SF), Arturo Ayala (C) Arthur Jewell, Robert Mahr | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Raymond Nelson (PF) Nicholas Muller | |
| 09:20 | Northern Iowa | Corey Cutshall hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 19-19 |
| 09:18 | Northern Iowa | William Rojo grabs the offensive board | 19-19 |
| 09:02 | Northern Iowa | Christopher Henderson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 19-19 |
| 09:01 | Iowa State | Arthur Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 19-19 |
| 08:36 | Iowa State | Joe Griffith misses the lay-in but the foul's on Arturo Ayala - foul #1 on Arturo Ayala, team foul #10 | 19-19 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Keith Jackson (SG), Douglas Holyfield (C) Christopher Henderson, Lee Hayward | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Craig Braxton (PG), Michael Thies (SG), Ralph McGuire (C) Kenny Ward, Valentin Marino, Raymond Nelson | |
| 08:36 | Iowa State | Joe Griffith makes the 1st free throw | 19-20 |
| 08:36 | Iowa State | Joe Griffith makes the 2nd free throw | 19-21 |
| 08:22 | Northern Iowa | Douglas Holyfield is whistled for traveling | 19-21 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Arthur Jewell (SF), Robert Mahr (PF) William Rojo, Arturo Ayala | |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| 08:04 | Iowa State | Joe Griffith's floater is tipped away by Robert Mahr | 19-21 |
| 08:03 | Iowa State | Craig Braxton misses the tip | 19-21 |
| 08:02 | Northern Iowa | Douglas Holyfield gets the rebound | 19-21 |
| 07:47 | Northern Iowa | Joe Griffith takes the ball from Keith Jackson | 19-21 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Corey Cutshall (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Keith Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Arthur Jewell (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Robert Mahr (fresh) 2 pts. C - Douglas Holyfield (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Craig Braxton (fresh) SG - Michael Thies (fresh) SF - Joe Griffith (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Arthur Brown (fairly fresh) C - Ralph McGuire (fresh) | |
| 07:18 | Iowa State | Joe Griffith misses the jump hook from the right block | 19-21 |
| 07:17 | Northern Iowa | Robert Mahr grabs the board | 19-21 |
| 07:06 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Jewell's floater is tipped away by Ralph McGuire | 19-21 |
| 07:05 | Iowa State | The rebound goes to Michael Thies | 19-21 |
| 06:50 | Iowa State | Corey Cutshall steals the ball from Joe Griffith | 19-21 |
| 06:25 | Northern Iowa | Robert Mahr comes up short on the jumper in the lane but the foul's on Arthur Brown - foul #1 on Arthur Brown, team foul #1 | 19-21 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Christopher Henderson (SG), William Rojo (SF), Lee Hayward (PF) Keith Jackson, Arthur Jewell, Douglas Holyfield | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Kenny Ward (PG), Valentin Marino (SG), Joseph Odum (SF), Nicholas Muller (PF) Craig Braxton, Michael Thies, Joe Griffith, Arthur Brown | |
| 06:25 | Northern Iowa | Robert Mahr misses the 1st free throw | 19-21 |
| 06:25 | Northern Iowa | Robert Mahr makes the 2nd free throw | 20-21 |
| 06:06 | Iowa State | Ralph McGuire clanks a fadeaway from the left block but the foul's on Robert Mahr - foul #2 on Robert Mahr, team foul #11 | 20-21 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Arturo Ayala (C) Robert Mahr | |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| 06:06 | Iowa State | Ralph McGuire misses the 1st free throw | 20-21 |
| 06:06 | Iowa State | Ralph McGuire makes the 2nd free throw | 20-22 |
| 05:54 | Northern Iowa | William Rojo hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Joseph Odum - foul #1 on Joseph Odum, team foul #2 | 20-22 |
| 05:54 | Northern Iowa | William Rojo makes the 1st free throw | 21-22 |
| 05:54 | Northern Iowa | William Rojo makes the 2nd free throw | 22-22 |
| 05:25 | Iowa State | Nicholas Muller is called for traveling | 22-22 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Raymond Nelson (PF) Joseph Odum | |
| 05:15 | Northern Iowa | Corey Cutshall's fadeaway is rejected by Ralph McGuire | 22-22 |
| 05:14 | Northern Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Christopher Henderson | 22-22 |
| 05:09 | Northern Iowa | Christopher Henderson makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 25-22 |
| 04:45 | Iowa State | Ralph McGuire buries a floater from the free throw line set up by Kenny Ward and he's fouled by Arturo Ayala - foul #2 on Arturo Ayala, team foul #12 | 25-24 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Arthur Jewell (PG), Douglas Holyfield (C) Corey Cutshall, Arturo Ayala | |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| 04:45 | Iowa State | Ralph McGuire misses the free throw | 25-24 |
| 04:45 | Northern Iowa | Lee Hayward snags the defensive board | 25-24 |
| 04:18 | Northern Iowa | Christopher Henderson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 25-24 |
| 04:17 | Iowa State | Ralph McGuire grabs the defensive rebound | 25-24 |
| 03:55 | Iowa State | Lee Hayward steals the ball from Ralph McGuire | 25-24 |
| 03:32 | Northern Iowa | Lee Hayward loses the ball out of bounds | 25-24 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Howard Sarver (PG), Ryan Allison (SF), Robert Mahr (PF) Arthur Jewell, William Rojo, Lee Hayward | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Craig Braxton (PG), Michael Thies (SG), Joe Griffith (SF), Arthur Brown (C) Kenny Ward, Valentin Marino, Nicholas Muller, Ralph McGuire | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Howard Sarver (fresh) SG - Christopher Henderson (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ryan Allison (fresh) PF - Robert Mahr (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Douglas Holyfield (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Craig Braxton (fresh) SG - Michael Thies (fresh) SF - Joe Griffith (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Raymond Nelson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Arthur Brown (fresh) | |
| 03:21 | Iowa State | Joe Griffith hits the finger roll | 25-26 |
| 02:59 | Northern Iowa | Robert Mahr can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 25-26 |
| 02:58 | Iowa State | Arthur Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 25-26 |
| 02:36 | Iowa State | Craig Braxton is fouled on the floor by Douglas Holyfield - foul #2 on Douglas Holyfield, team foul #13 | 25-26 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Keith Jackson (SG), Lee Hayward (PF) Christopher Henderson, Douglas Holyfield | |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| 02:36 | Iowa State | Craig Braxton makes the 1st free throw | 25-27 |
| 02:36 | Iowa State | Craig Braxton makes the 2nd free throw | 25-28 |
| 02:12 | Northern Iowa | Robert Mahr can't throw it down | 25-28 |
| 02:10 | Iowa State | Joe Griffith pulls down the rebound | 25-28 |
| 01:51 | Iowa State | Joe Griffith buries a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Michael Thies | 25-30 |
| 01:22 | Northern Iowa | Robert Mahr loses the ball out of bounds | 25-30 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Christopher Henderson (SG), Douglas Holyfield (C) Keith Jackson, Robert Mahr | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Kenny Ward (PG), Valentin Marino (SG) Craig Braxton, Michael Thies | |
| 00:57 | Iowa State | Joe Griffith drills a jumpshot from the right wing | 25-32 |
| 00:36 | Northern Iowa | Christopher Henderson misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Arthur Brown - foul #2 on Arthur Brown, team foul #3 | 25-32 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Corey Cutshall (PG), Arthur Jewell (SF), Robert Mahr (PF) Howard Sarver, Ryan Allison, Lee Hayward | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Nicholas Muller (PF) Raymond Nelson | |
| 00:36 | Northern Iowa | Christopher Henderson makes the 1st free throw | 26-32 |
| 00:36 | Northern Iowa | Christopher Henderson makes the 2nd free throw | 27-32 |
| 00:16 | Iowa State | Arthur Brown misses short on a floater from the right wing | 27-32 |
| 00:15 | Northern Iowa | Douglas Holyfield gets the rebound | 27-32 |
| 00:03 | Northern Iowa | Christopher Henderson misses the jumpshot from the right side | 27-32 |
| 00:01 | Iowa State | Valentin Marino grabs the board | 27-32 |
| 00:00 | Iowa State | Valentin Marino misses long on a fullcourt shot | 27-32 |