| Lineup | Idaho State | PG - Igor Lepkowski (fresh) SG - Harold Sykes (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Curt Reed (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Larry Marshall (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - David Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Robert Roberts (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gerald Whitt (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Mike Cole (fresh) 6 pts. 2 blk. PF - Mark Coogan (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Danny Vedder (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Idaho State | Curt Reed inbounds the ball | 19-41 |
| Game Plan | Idaho State | Idaho State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:56 | Idaho State | Igor Lepkowski is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Roberts - foul #1 on Robert Roberts, team foul #1 | 19-41 |
| 19:46 | Idaho State | Curt Reed throws it down | 21-41 |
| 19:26 | Northern Iowa | Robert Roberts connects on the open 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Danny Vedder | 21-44 |
| 19:06 | Idaho State | Harold Sykes is whistled for traveling | 21-44 |
| Game Plan | Idaho State | Idaho State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 18:40 | Northern Iowa | Mike Cole is wide open but clanks a 3 from the left wing | 21-44 |
| 18:38 | Northern Iowa | Robert Roberts grabs the offensive rebound | 21-44 |
| 18:23 | Northern Iowa | Mike Cole is whistled for traveling | 21-44 |
| Subs | Idaho State | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Bruce Wright (SF) Mike Cole | |
| 18:11 | Idaho State | Curt Reed's pass is intercepted by Danny Vedder | 21-44 |
| 18:07 | Northern Iowa | Robert Roberts's pass is intercepted by Larry Marshall in the backcourt | 21-44 |
| 17:53 | Idaho State | Larry Marshall hits a jumper from the left block set up by Curt Reed | 23-44 |
| 17:24 | Northern Iowa | Bruce Wright is alone and drills a driving attempt from the left block set up by Robert Roberts and he's hacked by Curt Reed - foul #3 on Curt Reed, team foul #1 | 23-46 |
| Subs | Idaho State | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Timothy McMann (PG), James Leighton (SG), Robert Towns (PF), James Clark (C) Robert Roberts, Gerald Whitt, Mark Coogan, Danny Vedder | |
| 17:24 | Northern Iowa | Bruce Wright makes the free throw | 23-47 |
| 17:05 | Idaho State | Curt Reed travels with the ball | 23-47 |
| Subs | Idaho State | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Mike Cole (SF) Bruce Wright | |
| 16:44 | Northern Iowa | Mike Cole misses the shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Igor Lepkowski - foul #1 on Igor Lepkowski, team foul #2 | 23-47 |
| 16:44 | Northern Iowa | Mike Cole makes the 1st free throw | 23-48 |
| 16:44 | Northern Iowa | Mike Cole makes the 2nd free throw | 23-49 |
| 16:28 | Idaho State | Harold Sykes is fouled on the floor by James Clark - foul #1 on James Clark, team foul #2 | 23-49 |
| 16:21 | Idaho State | Larry Marshall drills a floater from the baseline | 25-49 |
| 16:00 | Northern Iowa | James Leighton can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 25-49 |
| 15:59 | Idaho State | Igor Lepkowski pulls down the rebound | 25-49 |
| Lineup | Idaho State | PG - Igor Lepkowski (tiring) SG - Harold Sykes (tiring) 2 pts. SF - Curt Reed (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Larry Marshall (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - David Jones (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Timothy McMann (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Leighton (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Mike Cole (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 blk. PF - Robert Towns (fresh) 4 pts. C - James Clark (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 15:41 | Idaho State | Curt Reed knocks in the shot from the baseline | 27-49 |
| 15:14 | Northern Iowa | James Clark misses short on an open runner in the paint | 27-49 |
| 15:13 | Idaho State | The rebound goes to Curt Reed | 27-49 |
| 14:56 | Idaho State | Larry Marshall clanks a fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on James Leighton - foul #2 on James Leighton, team foul #3 | 27-49 |
| Subs | Idaho State | Chris Laforge (SF) Harold Sykes | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Roberts (PG), Gerald Whitt (SG), Bruce Wright (SF), Mark Coogan (PF), Danny Vedder (C) Timothy McMann, James Leighton, Mike Cole, Robert Towns, James Clark | |
| 14:56 | Idaho State | Larry Marshall misses the 1st free throw | 27-49 |
| 14:56 | Idaho State | Larry Marshall misses the 2nd free throw | 27-49 |
| 14:56 | Northern Iowa | Mark Coogan grabs the board | 27-49 |
| 14:31 | Northern Iowa | Danny Vedder is fouled on the floor by Chris Laforge - foul #4 on Chris Laforge, team foul #3 | 27-49 |
| Subs | Idaho State | Harold Sykes (SG) Chris Laforge | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 14:16 | Northern Iowa | Robert Roberts hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 27-49 |
| 14:14 | Idaho State | David Jones grabs the board | 27-49 |
| 14:00 | Idaho State | David Jones misses the fadeaway from the baseline | 27-49 |
| 13:58 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Mark Coogan | 27-49 |
| 13:35 | Northern Iowa | Mark Coogan blows the wide open dunk | 27-49 |
| 13:34 | Northern Iowa | Robert Roberts pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-49 |
| 13:14 | Northern Iowa | Bruce Wright misses the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Curt Reed - foul #4 on Curt Reed, team foul #4 | 27-49 |
| Subs | Idaho State | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Leighton (SG), Robert Towns (C) Gerald Whitt, Danny Vedder | |
| 13:14 | Northern Iowa | Bruce Wright makes the 1st free throw | 27-50 |
| 13:14 | Northern Iowa | Bruce Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 27-51 |
| 12:51 | Idaho State | Curt Reed is fouled on the floor by Bruce Wright - foul #1 on Bruce Wright, team foul #4 | 27-51 |
| 12:51 | Idaho State | Idaho State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 27-51 |
| Subs | Idaho State | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Gerald Whitt (SG), Mike Cole (SF), Danny Vedder (C) James Leighton, Bruce Wright, Robert Towns | |
| 12:44 | Idaho State | Curt Reed's floater is tipped away by Mark Coogan | 27-51 |
| 12:43 | Idaho State | The offensive rebound goes to Curt Reed | 27-51 |
| 12:32 | Idaho State | Curt Reed can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline | 27-51 |
| 12:31 | Northern Iowa | Robert Roberts pulls down the rebound | 27-51 |
| 12:02 | Northern Iowa | Mike Cole buries a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Gerald Whitt | 27-53 |
| 11:58 | Idaho State | Robert Roberts picks off the pass by Igor Lepkowski in the backcourt | 27-53 |
| 11:56 | Northern Iowa | Robert Roberts lays it up and in | 27-55 |
| Lineup | Idaho State | PG - Igor Lepkowski (tiring) SG - Harold Sykes (tired) 2 pts. SF - Curt Reed (tiring) 15 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. PF - Larry Marshall (tiring) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - David Jones (tired) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Robert Roberts (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Gerald Whitt (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Mike Cole (fresh) 10 pts. 2 blk. PF - Mark Coogan (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Danny Vedder (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:43 | Idaho State | Curt Reed banks in the layup on a nice dish by Larry Marshall | 29-55 |
| 11:36 | Northern Iowa | Gerald Whitt travels in the backcourt | 29-55 |
| Subs | Idaho State | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Timothy McMann (PG), James Leighton (SG), Bruce Wright (SF), Robert Towns (PF) Robert Roberts, Gerald Whitt, Mike Cole, Mark Coogan | |
| 11:23 | Idaho State | Danny Vedder is called for the reach on Curt Reed - foul #3 on Danny Vedder, team foul #5 | 29-55 |
| 11:08 | Idaho State | David Jones is hacked by Timothy McMann - foul #2 on Timothy McMann, team foul #6 | 29-55 |
| Subs | Idaho State | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Clark (C) Danny Vedder | |
| 10:51 | Idaho State | Curt Reed can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 29-55 |
| 10:49 | Northern Iowa | Robert Towns grabs the defensive rebound | 29-55 |
| 10:20 | Northern Iowa | Robert Towns throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-55 |
| Subs | Idaho State | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Roberts (PG), Mark Coogan (PF) James Leighton, James Clark | |
| 10:06 | Idaho State | Robert Towns swats the layup by Curt Reed | 29-55 |
| 10:05 | Idaho State | Curt Reed pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-55 |
| 09:56 | Idaho State | Mark Coogan blocks the short jumper by Curt Reed | 29-55 |
| 09:54 | Northern Iowa | Timothy McMann grabs the defensive rebound | 29-55 |
| 09:25 | Northern Iowa | Bruce Wright knocks in the jumper in the lane | 29-57 |
| 09:12 | Idaho State | Curt Reed can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 29-57 |
| 09:10 | Northern Iowa | Robert Roberts pulls down the rebound | 29-57 |
| 09:08 | Northern Iowa | Timothy McMann is hacked by David Jones in the backcourt - foul #2 on David Jones, team foul #5 | 29-57 |
| Subs | Idaho State | Keith Peasley (SF), Cary Scott (PF), Brian Darwin (C) Curt Reed, Larry Marshall, David Jones | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Leighton (PG), David Simmons (SG), Frank Green (SF), James Clark (C) Robert Roberts, Timothy McMann, Bruce Wright, Mark Coogan | |
| 08:46 | Northern Iowa | David Simmons can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 29-57 |
| 08:45 | Idaho State | Brian Darwin pulls down the rebound | 29-57 |
| 08:28 | Idaho State | Cary Scott misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 29-57 |
| 08:27 | Northern Iowa | Frank Green grabs the board | 29-57 |
| 08:02 | Northern Iowa | James Leighton can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 29-57 |
| 08:01 | Idaho State | Cary Scott grabs the board | 29-57 |
| 07:37 | Idaho State | Cary Scott hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane | 29-57 |
| 07:36 | Northern Iowa | Frank Green grabs the defensive rebound | 29-57 |
| Lineup | Idaho State | PG - Igor Lepkowski (very tired) SG - Harold Sykes (very tired) 2 pts. SF - Keith Peasley (fairly fresh) PF - Cary Scott (fairly fresh) C - Brian Darwin (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - James Leighton (fresh) 2 pts. SG - David Simmons (fresh) SF - Frank Green (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Robert Towns (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - James Clark (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 07:13 | Northern Iowa | James Clark knocks in the fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Frank Green | 29-59 |
| 06:59 | Idaho State | Brian Darwin clanks a shot from the left block | 29-59 |
| 06:58 | Northern Iowa | David Simmons grabs the defensive rebound | 29-59 |
| 06:56 | Northern Iowa | David Simmons is hacked by Harold Sykes in the backcourt - foul #1 on Harold Sykes, team foul #6 | 29-59 |
| Subs | Idaho State | Chris Laforge (SF) Brian Darwin | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Timothy McMann (PG), Bruce Wright (SF) David Simmons, Frank Green | |
| 06:31 | Northern Iowa | Bruce Wright misses the lay-in | 29-59 |
| 06:30 | Idaho State | Chris Laforge gets the rebound | 29-59 |
| 06:13 | Idaho State | Chris Laforge buries a jumper from just outside the lane | 31-59 |
| 06:08 | Northern Iowa | James Leighton is hacked by Harold Sykes in the backcourt - foul #2 on Harold Sykes, team foul #7 | 31-59 |
| 06:08 | Northern Iowa | James Leighton makes the 1st free throw | 31-60 |
| 06:08 | Northern Iowa | James Leighton makes the 2nd free throw | 31-61 |
| 05:53 | Idaho State | Chris Laforge can't finish the layup but the foul's on Bruce Wright - foul #2 on Bruce Wright, team foul #7 | 31-61 |
| 05:53 | Idaho State | Chris Laforge makes the 1st free throw | 32-61 |
| 05:53 | Idaho State | Chris Laforge makes the 2nd free throw | 33-61 |
| 05:32 | Northern Iowa | James Leighton drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Bruce Wright | 33-64 |
| 05:14 | Idaho State | Cary Scott misses the driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by Bruce Wright - foul #3 on Bruce Wright, team foul #8 | 33-64 |
| Subs | Idaho State | Brian Darwin (C) Igor Lepkowski | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 05:14 | Idaho State | Cary Scott makes the 1st free throw | 34-64 |
| 05:14 | Idaho State | Cary Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 35-64 |
| 05:00 | Northern Iowa | James Clark comes up short on the runner in the paint | 35-64 |
| 04:59 | Idaho State | Cary Scott grabs the defensive rebound | 35-64 |
| 04:54 | Idaho State | Robert Towns blocks the short jumper by Chris Laforge | 35-64 |
| 04:53 | Northern Iowa | Robert Towns snags the defensive board | 35-64 |
| 04:48 | Northern Iowa | Timothy McMann double dribbles in the backcourt | 35-64 |
| Subs | Idaho State | Igor Lepkowski (PG) Brian Darwin | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | David Simmons (PG), Frank Green (SF) James Leighton, James Clark | |
| 04:31 | Idaho State | Keith Peasley drills a shot from the free throw line | 37-64 |
| 04:02 | Northern Iowa | Frank Green is fouled on the floor by Chris Laforge - foul #5 on Chris Laforge, team foul #8 | 37-64 |
| Subs | Idaho State | Larry Marshall (PF) Chris Laforge | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Clark (C) Robert Towns | |
| 04:02 | Northern Iowa | Frank Green makes the 1st free throw | 37-65 |
| 04:02 | Northern Iowa | Frank Green misses the 2nd free throw | 37-65 |
| 04:02 | Idaho State | Larry Marshall grabs the board | 37-65 |
| Game Plan | Idaho State | Idaho State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:45 | Idaho State | Larry Marshall makes the fadeaway from the left block | 39-65 |
| Game Plan | Idaho State | Idaho State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:18 | Northern Iowa | Frank Green can't connect on a driving attempt from close range but he's fouled by Harold Sykes - foul #3 on Harold Sykes, team foul #9 | 39-65 |
| Subs | Idaho State | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Leighton (SG) David Simmons | |
| 03:18 | Northern Iowa | Frank Green misses the 1st free throw | 39-65 |
| 03:18 | Northern Iowa | Frank Green makes the 2nd free throw | 39-66 |
| Lineup | Idaho State | PG - Igor Lepkowski (very tired) SG - Harold Sykes (very tired) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Keith Peasley (tired) 2 pts. PF - Larry Marshall (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Cary Scott (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Timothy McMann (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Leighton (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Frank Green (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Bruce Wright (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - James Clark (fairly fresh) 9 pts. | |
| 03:06 | Idaho State | Timothy McMann steals the ball from Larry Marshall | 39-66 |
| 03:03 | Northern Iowa | James Leighton loses the dribble to Larry Marshall in the backcourt | 39-66 |
| 02:58 | Idaho State | Larry Marshall is fouled on the floor by Bruce Wright - foul #4 on Bruce Wright, team foul #9 | 39-66 |
| Subs | Idaho State | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Towns (PF) Frank Green | |
| 02:58 | Idaho State | Larry Marshall makes the 1st free throw | 40-66 |
| 02:58 | Idaho State | Larry Marshall makes the 2nd free throw | 41-66 |
| 02:55 | Northern Iowa | Harold Sykes is called for the reach on James Leighton in the backcourt - foul #4 on Harold Sykes, team foul #10 | 41-66 |
| 02:55 | Northern Iowa | James Leighton misses the 1st free throw | 41-66 |
| 02:55 | Northern Iowa | James Leighton makes the 2nd free throw | 41-67 |
| 02:34 | Idaho State | Cary Scott's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-67 |
| 02:32 | Northern Iowa | Timothy McMann is hacked by Igor Lepkowski in the backcourt - foul #2 on Igor Lepkowski, team foul #11 | 41-67 |
| 02:32 | Northern Iowa | Timothy McMann makes the 1st free throw | 41-68 |
| 02:32 | Northern Iowa | Timothy McMann misses the 2nd free throw | 41-68 |
| 02:32 | Idaho State | Cary Scott grabs the board | 41-68 |
| 02:19 | Idaho State | Larry Marshall knocks in the turnaround from the left block | 43-68 |
| 02:17 | Northern Iowa | Timothy McMann is hacked by Keith Peasley in the backcourt - foul #1 on Keith Peasley, team foul #12 | 43-68 |
| 02:17 | Northern Iowa | Timothy McMann makes the 1st free throw | 43-69 |
| 02:17 | Northern Iowa | Timothy McMann makes the 2nd free throw | 43-70 |
| 01:59 | Idaho State | James Leighton takes the ball from Cary Scott | 43-70 |
| 01:42 | Northern Iowa | Bruce Wright blows the dunk but he's fouled by Harold Sykes - foul #5 on Harold Sykes, team foul #13 | 43-70 |
| Subs | Idaho State | Curt Reed (SG), David Jones (C) Harold Sykes, Cary Scott | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 01:42 | Northern Iowa | Bruce Wright makes the 1st free throw | 43-71 |
| 01:42 | Northern Iowa | Bruce Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 43-72 |
| 01:33 | Idaho State | Curt Reed scores on a floater from the right block on a great pass from Larry Marshall | 45-72 |
| 01:10 | Northern Iowa | Robert Towns misses short on a floater in the paint but the foul's on David Jones - foul #3 on David Jones, team foul #14 | 45-72 |
| 01:10 | Northern Iowa | Robert Towns misses the 1st free throw | 45-72 |
| 01:10 | Northern Iowa | Robert Towns makes the 2nd free throw | 45-73 |
| 01:00 | Idaho State | Robert Towns blocks the short jumper by Curt Reed | 45-73 |
| 00:59 | Northern Iowa | James Leighton grabs the board | 45-73 |
| Game Plan | Idaho State | Idaho State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:30 | Northern Iowa | Timothy McMann comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 45-73 |
| 00:29 | Idaho State | Curt Reed snags the defensive board | 45-73 |
| Game Plan | Idaho State | Idaho State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:22 | Idaho State | James Leighton steals it from David Jones | 45-73 |
| 00:00 | Northern Iowa | Timothy McMann runs out the clock | 45-73 |