| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Larry Lundy (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brian Simone (fresh) SF - Jack James (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Allen (fresh) 2 pts. C - Clifton Scheidt (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Robert Super (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Merrell (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Liu Abdelal (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Nicolas Wesson (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Curtis Carroll (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Iowa | Liu Abdelal inbounds the ball | 39-40 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | Iowa | Nicolas Wesson is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Nicolas Wesson, team foul #1 | 39-40 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Marshall Morrell (SG), Jack McKowen (SF) Richard Merrell, Liu Abdelal | |
| 19:24 | Northern Iowa | John Allen misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 39-40 |
| 19:23 | Northern Iowa | Clifton Scheidt tips it in | 41-40 |
| 19:11 | Iowa | Clifton Scheidt swats the shot by Marshall Morrell | 41-40 |
| 19:10 | Northern Iowa | Clifton Scheidt grabs the board | 41-40 |
| 18:51 | Northern Iowa | Larry Lundy is hacked by Robert Super - foul #3 on Robert Super, team foul #2 | 41-40 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Steven Strickland (PG), Richard Merrell (SG), Liu Abdelal (SF) Robert Super, Marshall Morrell, Nicolas Wesson | |
| 18:39 | Northern Iowa | Larry Lundy drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Jack James | 44-40 |
| 18:37 | Iowa | Larry Lundy picks off the pass by Steven Strickland in the backcourt | 44-40 |
| 18:36 | Northern Iowa | Larry Lundy blows the layup | 44-40 |
| 18:35 | Iowa | Jack McKowen snags the defensive board | 44-40 |
| 18:29 | Iowa | Richard Merrell clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-40 |
| 18:27 | Northern Iowa | Jack James grabs the board | 44-40 |
| 18:23 | Northern Iowa | Brian Simone drills a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Larry Lundy | 46-40 |
| 18:05 | Iowa | Richard Merrell connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Curtis Carroll | 46-43 |
| 17:44 | Northern Iowa | Steven Strickland takes the ball from John Allen | 46-43 |
| 17:40 | Iowa | Steven Strickland misses the easy layup | 46-43 |
| 17:39 | Northern Iowa | Jack James snags the defensive board | 46-43 |
| 17:24 | Northern Iowa | Curtis Carroll steals the ball from Brian Simone | 46-43 |
| 17:09 | Iowa | Jack McKowen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 46-43 |
| 17:08 | Iowa | Liu Abdelal grabs the offensive rebound | 46-43 |
| 16:58 | Iowa | Steven Strickland hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 46-43 |
| 16:57 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to John Allen | 46-43 |
| 16:36 | Northern Iowa | Clifton Scheidt is fouled on the floor by Liu Abdelal - foul #2 on Liu Abdelal, team foul #3 | 46-43 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Dwayne Merchant (PG), Ruben Long (SG), Jeffrey Galloway (SF), Larry Schwebke (PF), Michael Hille (C) Larry Lundy, Brian Simone, Jack James, John Allen, Clifton Scheidt | |
| Subs | Iowa | Julian Nease (PG), Marshall Morrell (SG), Nicolas Wesson (PF), Willis Davis (C) Steven Strickland, Richard Merrell, Jack McKowen, Curtis Carroll | |
| 16:14 | Northern Iowa | Ruben Long connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 49-43 |
| 15:50 | Iowa | Liu Abdelal can't connect on a jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Jeffrey Galloway - foul #1 on Jeffrey Galloway, team foul #1 | 49-43 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Joseph Cairns (PF) Larry Schwebke | |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Super (PG), Richard Merrell (SG) Julian Nease, Marshall Morrell | |
| 15:50 | Iowa | Liu Abdelal makes the 1st free throw | 49-44 |
| 15:50 | Iowa | Liu Abdelal makes the 2nd free throw | 49-45 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Dwayne Merchant (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ruben Long (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Galloway (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Joseph Cairns (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Michael Hille (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Robert Super (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Richard Merrell (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Liu Abdelal (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. PF - Nicolas Wesson (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Willis Davis (fresh) 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:31 | Northern Iowa | Michael Hille comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 49-45 |
| 15:29 | Iowa | Richard Merrell gets the rebound | 49-45 |
| 15:25 | Iowa | Robert Super makes the jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Liu Abdelal | 49-47 |
| 15:07 | Northern Iowa | Richard Merrell picks off the pass by Ruben Long | 49-47 |
| 14:52 | Iowa | Willis Davis is whistled for a carry | 49-47 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Larry Lundy (PG), Jack James (SF) Ruben Long, Jeffrey Galloway | |
| Subs | Iowa | Steven Strickland (PG) Liu Abdelal | |
| 14:40 | Northern Iowa | Larry Lundy buries a jumper from the right wing set up by Dwayne Merchant and he's fouled by Robert Super - foul #4 on Robert Super, team foul #4 | 51-47 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Marshall Morrell (SG), Jack McKowen (SF) Richard Merrell, Robert Super | |
| 14:40 | Northern Iowa | Larry Lundy makes the free throw | 52-47 |
| 14:18 | Iowa | Nicolas Wesson double dribbles | 52-47 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | John Allen (PF), Clifton Scheidt (C) Joseph Cairns, Michael Hille | |
| Subs | Iowa | Richard Merrell (SG) Marshall Morrell | |
| 14:01 | Northern Iowa | Dwayne Merchant misses the jumper from the right wing | 52-47 |
| 14:00 | Iowa | Willis Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 52-47 |
| 13:43 | Iowa | Steven Strickland hits a driving attempt near the basket set up by Richard Merrell | 52-49 |
| 13:36 | Northern Iowa | Clifton Scheidt knocks in the turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Larry Lundy | 54-49 |
| 13:32 | Iowa | Steven Strickland is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Steven Strickland, team foul #5 | 54-49 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Brian Simone (SG), Jeffrey Galloway (SF) Dwayne Merchant, Jack James | |
| Subs | Iowa | John Griffin (PG), Liu Abdelal (SF) Steven Strickland, Jack McKowen | |
| 13:15 | Northern Iowa | Larry Lundy can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 54-49 |
| 13:14 | Iowa | Willis Davis grabs the board | 54-49 |
| 12:51 | Iowa | Nicolas Wesson can't connect on a shot near the basket | 54-49 |
| 12:50 | Northern Iowa | Clifton Scheidt snags the defensive board | 54-49 |
| 12:27 | Northern Iowa | Brian Simone misses short on a 3 from straight away | 54-49 |
| 12:26 | Iowa | Liu Abdelal grabs the board | 54-49 |
| 12:21 | Iowa | John Griffin's pass is intercepted by Jeffrey Galloway | 54-49 |
| 12:06 | Northern Iowa | Larry Lundy is fouled on the floor by John Griffin - foul #1 on John Griffin, team foul #6 | 54-49 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Dwayne Merchant (PG), Ruben Long (SG), Jack James (SF), Joseph Cairns (PF), Michael Hille (C) Larry Lundy, Brian Simone, Jeffrey Galloway, John Allen, Clifton Scheidt | |
| Subs | Iowa | Steven Strickland (PG), Marshall Morrell (SG), Jack McKowen (SF), Curtis Carroll (PF) John Griffin, Richard Merrell, Liu Abdelal, Nicolas Wesson | |
| 11:46 | Northern Iowa | Dwayne Merchant misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 54-49 |
| 11:44 | Northern Iowa | Jack James grabs the offensive rebound | 54-49 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Dwayne Merchant (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ruben Long (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jack James (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Joseph Cairns (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Michael Hille (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Steven Strickland (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Marshall Morrell (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Jack McKowen (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Curtis Carroll (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Willis Davis (tiring) 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:21 | Northern Iowa | Michael Hille is whistled for traveling | 54-49 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Julian Nease (PG), Liu Abdelal (SF), Nicolas Wesson (PF) Marshall Morrell, Jack McKowen, Curtis Carroll | |
| 11:03 | Iowa | Willis Davis comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 54-49 |
| 11:01 | Iowa | Nicolas Wesson tips it in | 54-51 |
| 10:46 | Northern Iowa | Michael Hille misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Nicolas Wesson - foul #3 on Nicolas Wesson, team foul #7 | 54-51 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Larry Lundy (PG) Ruben Long | |
| Subs | Iowa | John Griffin (PG), Richard Merrell (SG), Jack McKowen (SF) Julian Nease, Steven Strickland, Liu Abdelal | |
| 10:46 | Northern Iowa | Michael Hille makes the 1st free throw | 55-51 |
| 10:46 | Northern Iowa | Michael Hille makes the 2nd free throw | 56-51 |
| 10:31 | Iowa | Nicolas Wesson's floater is tipped away by Jack James | 56-51 |
| 10:29 | Northern Iowa | Michael Hille pulls down the rebound | 56-51 |
| 10:11 | Northern Iowa | Michael Hille hits a driving attempt near the basket set up by Larry Lundy | 58-51 |
| 09:53 | Iowa | Jack McKowen is hacked by Joseph Cairns - foul #4 on Joseph Cairns, team foul #2 | 58-51 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Brian Simone (SG), Jeffrey Galloway (SF), John Allen (PF), Clifton Scheidt (C) Dwayne Merchant, Jack James, Joseph Cairns, Michael Hille | |
| Subs | Iowa | Steven Strickland (PG), Marshall Morrell (SG), Liu Abdelal (SF), Curtis Carroll (PF) John Griffin, Richard Merrell, Jack McKowen, Nicolas Wesson | |
| 09:42 | Iowa | Steven Strickland comes up short on the jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by Larry Lundy - foul #3 on Larry Lundy, team foul #3 | 58-51 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Richard Merrell (SG) Marshall Morrell | |
| 09:42 | Iowa | Steven Strickland misses the 1st free throw | 58-51 |
| 09:42 | Iowa | Steven Strickland misses the 2nd free throw | 58-51 |
| 09:42 | Northern Iowa | John Allen grabs the defensive rebound | 58-51 |
| 09:27 | Northern Iowa | Jeffrey Galloway travels with the ball | 58-51 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Nicolas Wesson (PF) Curtis Carroll | |
| 09:06 | Iowa | Nicolas Wesson knocks in the shot from close range on a nice dish by Steven Strickland and he's hacked by Brian Simone - foul #3 on Brian Simone, team foul #4 | 58-53 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Marshall Morrell (SG), Jack McKowen (SF) Richard Merrell, Liu Abdelal | |
| 09:06 | Iowa | Nicolas Wesson makes the free throw | 58-54 |
| 08:53 | Northern Iowa | John Allen connects on the jumper in the lane | 60-54 |
| 08:39 | Iowa | Willis Davis hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 60-54 |
| 08:37 | Iowa | Marshall Morrell grabs the offensive board | 60-54 |
| 08:22 | Iowa | Jack McKowen clanks a 3 from the right wing | 60-54 |
| 08:20 | Northern Iowa | John Allen gets the rebound | 60-54 |
| 08:12 | Northern Iowa | Steven Strickland steps in front of the Jeffrey Galloway pass | 60-54 |
| 07:56 | Iowa | Nicolas Wesson misses the runner in the paint but he's hacked by Larry Lundy - foul #4 on Larry Lundy, team foul #5 | 60-54 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Dwayne Merchant (PG), Ruben Long (SG), Jack James (SF), Joseph Cairns (PF), Michael Hille (C) Larry Lundy, Brian Simone, Jeffrey Galloway, John Allen, Clifton Scheidt | |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Super (PG), Richard Merrell (SG), Liu Abdelal (SF) Steven Strickland, Marshall Morrell, Jack McKowen | |
| 07:56 | Iowa | Nicolas Wesson makes the 1st free throw | 60-55 |
| 07:56 | Iowa | Nicolas Wesson makes the 2nd free throw | 60-56 |
| 07:47 | Northern Iowa | Dwayne Merchant misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 60-56 |
| 07:46 | Iowa | Liu Abdelal snags the defensive board | 60-56 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Dwayne Merchant (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ruben Long (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jack James (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Joseph Cairns (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Michael Hille (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Robert Super (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Richard Merrell (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Liu Abdelal (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. PF - Nicolas Wesson (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Willis Davis (tired) 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:28 | Iowa | Richard Merrell buries a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Super | 60-59 |
| 07:08 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Cairns is whistled for traveling | 60-59 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Julian Nease (PG), Curtis Carroll (PF) Liu Abdelal, Nicolas Wesson | |
| 06:56 | Iowa | Willis Davis lays it in | 60-61 |
| 06:51 | Northern Iowa | Richard Merrell steps in front of the Dwayne Merchant pass in the backcourt | 60-61 |
| 06:41 | Iowa | Curtis Carroll misses badly on a jumper from the baseline | 60-61 |
| 06:40 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Cairns grabs the board | 60-61 |
| 06:27 | Northern Iowa | Dwayne Merchant's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-61 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Larry Lundy (PG), John Allen (PF), Clifton Scheidt (C) Ruben Long, Joseph Cairns, Michael Hille | |
| Subs | Iowa | Liu Abdelal (SF) Julian Nease | |
| 06:18 | Iowa | Liu Abdelal makes the floater from the right block | 60-63 |
| 05:56 | Northern Iowa | John Allen clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 60-63 |
| 05:55 | Northern Iowa | Clifton Scheidt misses the tip | 60-63 |
| 05:53 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Liu Abdelal | 60-63 |
| 05:49 | Iowa | Richard Merrell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-63 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Brian Simone (SG) Dwayne Merchant | |
| Subs | Iowa | Steven Strickland (PG), Nicolas Wesson (PF) Liu Abdelal, Curtis Carroll | |
| 05:30 | Northern Iowa | Nicolas Wesson picks off the pass by Larry Lundy | 60-63 |
| 05:15 | Iowa | Willis Davis is fouled on the floor by Jack James - foul #2 on Jack James, team foul #6 | 60-63 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jeffrey Galloway (SF), Joseph Cairns (PF) Jack James, John Allen | |
| Subs | Iowa | Liu Abdelal (SF), Curtis Carroll (PF) Richard Merrell, Nicolas Wesson | |
| 04:59 | Iowa | Steven Strickland buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Liu Abdelal | 60-66 |
| 04:35 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Cairns buries a runner in the paint and the foul's on Willis Davis - foul #4 on Willis Davis, team foul #8 | 62-66 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Dwayne Merchant (SG), Michael Hille (C) Brian Simone, Clifton Scheidt | |
| Subs | Iowa | Richard Merrell (SG), Jack McKowen (SF), Nicolas Wesson (PF) Steven Strickland, Liu Abdelal, Curtis Carroll | |
| 04:35 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Cairns misses the free throw | 62-66 |
| 04:35 | Iowa | Jack McKowen grabs the board | 62-66 |
| 04:26 | Iowa | Nicolas Wesson blows the layup | 62-66 |
| 04:24 | Northern Iowa | Dwayne Merchant gets the rebound | 62-66 |
| 04:11 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Cairns jams it on a nice dish by Dwayne Merchant | 64-66 |
| 03:56 | Iowa | Richard Merrell misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 64-66 |
| 03:55 | Iowa | Nicolas Wesson misses the tip | 64-66 |
| 03:53 | Iowa | Jack McKowen grabs the offensive rebound | 64-66 |
| 03:41 | Iowa | Richard Merrell can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 64-66 |
| 03:40 | Iowa | Nicolas Wesson gets the offensive rebound | 64-66 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Larry Lundy (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Dwayne Merchant (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Jeffrey Galloway (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Joseph Cairns (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Michael Hille (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Robert Super (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Richard Merrell (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jack McKowen (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Nicolas Wesson (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Willis Davis (very tired) 2 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:33 | Iowa | Jeffrey Galloway swats the dunk try by Willis Davis | 64-66 |
| 03:32 | Iowa | Jack McKowen tips it home | 64-68 |
| 03:20 | Northern Iowa | Dwayne Merchant comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 64-68 |
| 03:18 | Northern Iowa | Michael Hille can't tip it in | 64-68 |
| 03:16 | Northern Iowa | Dwayne Merchant grabs the offensive board | 64-68 |
| 03:16 | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-68 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Brian Simone (SG), Jack James (SF), John Allen (PF), Clifton Scheidt (C) Dwayne Merchant, Jeffrey Galloway, Joseph Cairns, Michael Hille | |
| Subs | Iowa | Steven Strickland (SG), Liu Abdelal (SF), Curtis Carroll (PF) Richard Merrell, Jack McKowen, Nicolas Wesson | |
| 02:59 | Northern Iowa | Clifton Scheidt can't connect on a floater from the left side but he's hacked by Willis Davis - foul #5 on Willis Davis, team foul #9 | 64-68 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Nicolas Wesson (PF) Willis Davis | |
| 02:59 | Northern Iowa | Clifton Scheidt makes the 1st free throw | 65-68 |
| 02:59 | Northern Iowa | Clifton Scheidt makes the 2nd free throw | 66-68 |
| 02:51 | Iowa | Liu Abdelal hits a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Steven Strickland | 66-70 |
| 02:31 | Northern Iowa | Brian Simone comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on Curtis Carroll - foul #2 on Curtis Carroll, team foul #10 | 66-70 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Richard Merrell (SG) Steven Strickland | |
| 02:31 | Northern Iowa | Brian Simone misses the 1st free throw | 66-70 |
| 02:31 | Northern Iowa | Brian Simone makes the 2nd free throw | 67-70 |
| 02:18 | Iowa | Richard Merrell is hacked by Brian Simone - foul #4 on Brian Simone, team foul #7 | 67-70 |
| 02:18 | Iowa | Richard Merrell makes the 1st free throw | 67-71 |
| 02:18 | Iowa | Richard Merrell makes the 2nd free throw | 67-72 |
| 01:56 | Northern Iowa | Larry Lundy misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 67-72 |
| 01:54 | Iowa | Liu Abdelal grabs the board | 67-72 |
| 01:44 | Iowa | Liu Abdelal misses the jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by Larry Lundy - foul #5 on Larry Lundy, team foul #8 | 67-72 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Dwayne Merchant (PG) Larry Lundy | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 01:44 | Iowa | Liu Abdelal makes the 1st free throw | 67-73 |
| 01:44 | Iowa | Liu Abdelal makes the 2nd free throw | 67-74 |
| 01:34 | Northern Iowa | Jack James clanks a jumper from the left wing | 67-74 |
| 01:33 | Iowa | Liu Abdelal pulls down the rebound | 67-74 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:14 | Iowa | Nicolas Wesson connects on the fadeaway in the lane | 67-76 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:57 | Northern Iowa | Brian Simone can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 67-76 |
| 00:56 | Northern Iowa | Clifton Scheidt grabs the offensive rebound | 67-76 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:53 | Northern Iowa | Brian Simone hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 67-76 |
| 00:52 | Iowa | Curtis Carroll gets the rebound | 67-76 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:50 | Iowa | Curtis Carroll is fouled in the backcourt by Dwayne Merchant - foul #1 on Dwayne Merchant, team foul #9 | 67-76 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Iowa | John Griffin (PG), Steven Strickland (SG) Robert Super, Richard Merrell | |
| 00:50 | Iowa | Curtis Carroll makes the 1st free throw | 67-77 |
| 00:50 | Iowa | Curtis Carroll makes the 2nd free throw | 67-78 |
| 00:45 | Northern Iowa | John Allen misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 67-78 |
| 00:44 | Northern Iowa | Clifton Scheidt tips it home | 69-78 |
| 00:43 | Iowa | Brian Simone is called for the reach on Steven Strickland in the backcourt - foul #5 on Brian Simone, team foul #10 | 69-78 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Ruben Long (SG) Brian Simone | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 00:43 | Iowa | Steven Strickland makes the 1st free throw | 69-79 |
| 00:43 | Iowa | Steven Strickland makes the 2nd free throw | 69-80 |
| 00:37 | Northern Iowa | Nicolas Wesson steals the ball from Ruben Long | 69-80 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:15 | Iowa | Curtis Carroll is called for traveling | 69-80 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jeffrey Galloway (SF), Joseph Cairns (PF), Michael Hille (C) Jack James, John Allen, Clifton Scheidt | |
| Subs | Iowa | Marshall Morrell (SG), Jack McKowen (SF) John Griffin, Liu Abdelal | |
| 00:08 | Northern Iowa | Jeffrey Galloway comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 69-80 |
| 00:06 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Curtis Carroll | 69-80 |
| 00:00 | Iowa | Steven Strickland runs out the clock | 69-80 |