| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Robert Angulo (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kevin Orbison (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jay Edwards (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Schneider (fresh) 5 reb. C - Don Schimmel (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Lewis Ivie (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Pollock (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Charles Stansel (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brandon Cline (fresh) C - Paul Kummer (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Sacramento State | Charles Stansel inbounds the ball | 29-28 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:43 | Sacramento State | Charles Stansel knocks in the fadeaway from the left block set up by Lewis Ivie | 29-30 |
| 19:19 | Northern Iowa | Jay Edwards misses short on a floater from the left wing | 29-30 |
| 19:18 | Northern Iowa | Don Schimmel gets the offensive rebound | 29-30 |
| 19:00 | Northern Iowa | Don Schimmel misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 29-30 |
| 18:59 | Sacramento State | Brandon Cline pulls down the rebound | 29-30 |
| 18:45 | Sacramento State | Charles Stansel clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 29-30 |
| 18:44 | Sacramento State | Brandon Cline grabs the offensive rebound | 29-30 |
| 18:29 | Sacramento State | Lewis Ivie clanks a shot from the free throw line | 29-30 |
| 18:28 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Don Schimmel | 29-30 |
| 18:03 | Northern Iowa | Kevin Orbison comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 29-30 |
| 18:02 | Sacramento State | Charles Stansel grabs the board | 29-30 |
| 17:47 | Sacramento State | Brandon Cline misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 29-30 |
| 17:45 | Northern Iowa | Don Schimmel grabs the defensive rebound | 29-30 |
| 17:43 | Northern Iowa | Jay Edwards is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 29-30 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Ray Hudak (PG), Arthur Shelton (SF), Thomas Cales (PF), Richard Cottrill (C) Robert Angulo, Jay Edwards, Michael Schneider, Don Schimmel | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Ernest Ray (PG), Jonathan Hunter (SF), Raymond Hanger (PF), Seth Picklesimer (C) Lewis Ivie, Charles Stansel, Brandon Cline, Paul Kummer | |
| 17:29 | Sacramento State | Jonathan Hunter lays it up and in | 29-32 |
| 17:11 | Northern Iowa | Ray Hudak is alone and drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Arthur Shelton | 31-32 |
| 16:50 | Sacramento State | Ernest Ray throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-32 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | George Inabinet (SG) Kevin Orbison | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Lewis Ivie (PG) James Pollock | |
| 16:36 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Shelton hits the finger roll on a nice dish by George Inabinet | 33-32 |
| 16:16 | Sacramento State | Jonathan Hunter connects on the floater near the basket on a great pass from Lewis Ivie | 33-34 |
| 15:59 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Shelton misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 33-34 |
| 15:58 | Sacramento State | Raymond Hanger pulls down the rebound | 33-34 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Ray Hudak (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Inabinet (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Arthur Shelton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Thomas Cales (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Richard Cottrill (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Lewis Ivie (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ernest Ray (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jonathan Hunter (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Raymond Hanger (fairly fresh) C - Seth Picklesimer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:52 | Sacramento State | Ernest Ray loses the ball out of bounds | 33-34 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Angulo (PG), Jay Edwards (SF), Michael Schneider (PF), Don Schimmel (C) Ray Hudak, Arthur Shelton, Thomas Cales, Richard Cottrill | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | James Pollock (SG), Charles Stansel (SF), Huang-fu Chiou (PF), Paul Kummer (C) Ernest Ray, Jonathan Hunter, Raymond Hanger, Seth Picklesimer | |
| 15:41 | Northern Iowa | Robert Angulo is fouled on the floor by Lewis Ivie - foul #3 on Lewis Ivie, team foul #1 | 33-34 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Kevin Orbison (SG) George Inabinet | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Brandon Cline (PF) Huang-fu Chiou | |
| 15:27 | Northern Iowa | Michael Schneider loses the dribble to Brandon Cline | 33-34 |
| 15:00 | Sacramento State | Charles Stansel knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Lewis Ivie | 33-36 |
| 14:53 | Northern Iowa | Kevin Orbison is hacked by James Pollock in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Pollock, team foul #2 | 33-36 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Ervin Williams (C) Paul Kummer | |
| 14:38 | Northern Iowa | Kevin Orbison makes the fadeaway from the right wing set up by Jay Edwards and he's hacked by James Pollock - foul #4 on James Pollock, team foul #3 | 35-36 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Thomas Cales (PF) Michael Schneider | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Ernest Ray (SG), Huang-fu Chiou (PF) James Pollock, Brandon Cline | |
| 14:38 | Northern Iowa | Kevin Orbison misses the free throw | 35-36 |
| 14:38 | Sacramento State | Ervin Williams snags the defensive board | 35-36 |
| 14:18 | Sacramento State | Ernest Ray clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Jay Edwards - foul #2 on Jay Edwards, team foul #1 | 35-36 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Ray Hudak (PG), George Inabinet (SG), Richard Cottrill (C) Robert Angulo, Kevin Orbison, Don Schimmel | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Jonathan Hunter (SF) Charles Stansel | |
| 14:18 | Sacramento State | Ernest Ray makes the 1st free throw | 35-37 |
| 14:18 | Sacramento State | Ernest Ray makes the 2nd free throw | 35-38 |
| 13:55 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Cales is fouled on the floor by Lewis Ivie - foul #4 on Lewis Ivie, team foul #4 | 35-38 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Arthur Shelton (SF) Jay Edwards | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | James Pollock (SG), Raymond Hanger (PF), Paul Kummer (C) Lewis Ivie, Huang-fu Chiou, Ervin Williams | |
| 13:40 | Northern Iowa | Ray Hudak makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Richard Cottrill | 38-38 |
| 13:24 | Sacramento State | Paul Kummer drills a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Ernest Ray and the foul's on Thomas Cales - foul #3 on Thomas Cales, team foul #2 | 38-40 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Kevin Orbison (SG), Michael Schneider (PF), Don Schimmel (C) Ray Hudak, Thomas Cales, Richard Cottrill | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Charles Stansel (SF), Brandon Cline (PF), Seth Picklesimer (C) James Pollock, Jonathan Hunter, Raymond Hanger | |
| 13:24 | Sacramento State | Paul Kummer makes the free throw | 38-41 |
| 13:13 | Northern Iowa | Paul Kummer takes the ball from Kevin Orbison | 38-41 |
| 13:10 | Sacramento State | Ernest Ray throws it down on a nice dish by Paul Kummer | 38-43 |
| 12:58 | Northern Iowa | Michael Schneider can't connect on a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Brandon Cline - foul #2 on Brandon Cline, team foul #5 | 38-43 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Angulo (PG) George Inabinet | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | James Pollock (SG) Paul Kummer | |
| 12:58 | Northern Iowa | Michael Schneider makes the 1st free throw | 39-43 |
| 12:58 | Northern Iowa | Michael Schneider makes the 2nd free throw | 40-43 |
| 12:36 | Sacramento State | Ernest Ray blows the layup but he's hacked by Arthur Shelton - foul #3 on Arthur Shelton, team foul #3 | 40-43 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jay Edwards (SF) Arthur Shelton | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Raymond Hanger (PF), Ervin Williams (C) Brandon Cline, Seth Picklesimer | |
| 12:36 | Sacramento State | Ernest Ray makes the 1st free throw | 40-44 |
| 12:36 | Sacramento State | Ernest Ray makes the 2nd free throw | 40-45 |
| 12:33 | Northern Iowa | Charles Stansel is called for the reach on Jay Edwards in the backcourt - foul #1 on Charles Stansel, team foul #6 | 40-45 |
| 12:17 | Northern Iowa | Jay Edwards misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by James Pollock - foul #5 on James Pollock, team foul #7 | 40-45 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Lewis Ivie (PG), Jonathan Hunter (SF) James Pollock, Charles Stansel | |
| 12:17 | Northern Iowa | Jay Edwards makes the 1st free throw | 41-45 |
| 12:17 | Northern Iowa | Jay Edwards misses the 2nd free throw | 41-45 |
| 12:17 | Sacramento State | Ervin Williams pulls down the rebound | 41-45 |
| 12:01 | Sacramento State | Raymond Hanger is whistled for traveling | 41-45 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Thomas Cales (PF), Richard Cottrill (C) Michael Schneider, Don Schimmel | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| 11:45 | Northern Iowa | Richard Cottrill buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 43-45 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Robert Angulo (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kevin Orbison (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Jay Edwards (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Cales (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. C - Richard Cottrill (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Lewis Ivie (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Ernest Ray (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jonathan Hunter (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Raymond Hanger (fresh) C - Ervin Williams (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:24 | Sacramento State | Lewis Ivie drills a floater from the left side and he's hacked by Thomas Cales - foul #4 on Thomas Cales, team foul #4 | 43-47 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Ray Hudak (PG), George Inabinet (SG), Don Schimmel (C) Robert Angulo, Kevin Orbison, Thomas Cales | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Charles Stansel (SF), Brandon Cline (PF), Paul Kummer (C) Jonathan Hunter, Raymond Hanger, Ervin Williams | |
| 11:24 | Sacramento State | Lewis Ivie makes the free throw | 43-48 |
| 11:19 | Northern Iowa | Charles Stansel picks off the pass by Jay Edwards in the backcourt | 43-48 |
| 11:04 | Sacramento State | Charles Stansel buries a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Brandon Cline | 43-50 |
| 10:49 | Northern Iowa | Jay Edwards misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 43-50 |
| 10:47 | Sacramento State | The rebound goes to Brandon Cline | 43-50 |
| 10:41 | Sacramento State | Ernest Ray buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Paul Kummer | 43-52 |
| 10:34 | Northern Iowa | Jay Edwards connects on the floater from the right side set up by George Inabinet | 45-52 |
| 10:10 | Sacramento State | Brandon Cline hits the finger roll set up by Lewis Ivie | 45-54 |
| 09:50 | Northern Iowa | Jay Edwards's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-54 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Angulo (PG), Kevin Orbison (SG), Arthur Shelton (SF), Michael Schneider (PF) Ray Hudak, George Inabinet, Jay Edwards, Richard Cottrill | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Jonathan Hunter (SF), Raymond Hanger (PF), Seth Picklesimer (C) Charles Stansel, Brandon Cline, Paul Kummer | |
| 09:30 | Sacramento State | Arthur Shelton steps in front of the Jonathan Hunter pass | 45-54 |
| 09:26 | Northern Iowa | Robert Angulo lays it up and in on a great pass from Arthur Shelton | 47-54 |
| 09:10 | Sacramento State | Ernest Ray can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 47-54 |
| 09:08 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Don Schimmel | 47-54 |
| 08:47 | Northern Iowa | Kevin Orbison is hacked by Ernest Ray - foul #2 on Ernest Ray, team foul #8 | 47-54 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Huang-fu Chiou (PF) Raymond Hanger | |
| 08:47 | Northern Iowa | Kevin Orbison misses the 1st free throw | 47-54 |
| 08:47 | Sacramento State | Seth Picklesimer grabs the defensive rebound | 47-54 |
| 08:26 | Sacramento State | Jonathan Hunter's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-54 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Ray Hudak (PG), Jay Edwards (SF) Robert Angulo, Arthur Shelton | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Charles Stansel (SF), Paul Kummer (C) Jonathan Hunter, Seth Picklesimer | |
| 08:24 | Northern Iowa | Ray Hudak is fouled in the backcourt by Lewis Ivie - foul #5 on Lewis Ivie, team foul #9 | 47-54 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Gene Binder (SG) Lewis Ivie | |
| 08:24 | Northern Iowa | Ray Hudak misses the 1st free throw | 47-54 |
| 08:24 | Sacramento State | Paul Kummer gets the rebound | 47-54 |
| 08:13 | Sacramento State | Charles Stansel comes up short on the jumper from close range | 47-54 |
| 08:11 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Kevin Orbison | 47-54 |
| 08:00 | Northern Iowa | Michael Schneider is hacked by Gene Binder - foul #1 on Gene Binder, team foul #10 | 47-54 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | George Inabinet (PG), Thomas Cales (C) Jay Edwards, Don Schimmel | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Brandon Cline (PF) Huang-fu Chiou | |
| 08:00 | Northern Iowa | Michael Schneider makes the 1st free throw | 48-54 |
| 08:00 | Northern Iowa | Michael Schneider misses the 2nd free throw | 48-54 |
| 08:00 | Sacramento State | Charles Stansel grabs the board | 48-54 |
| 07:43 | Sacramento State | George Inabinet takes the ball from Gene Binder | 48-54 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - George Inabinet (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Kevin Orbison (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Ray Hudak (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Michael Schneider (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Thomas Cales (fresh) 6 pts. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Ernest Ray (tired) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gene Binder (fresh) SF - Charles Stansel (fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. PF - Brandon Cline (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Paul Kummer (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Northern Iowa | Gene Binder is called for the reach on Kevin Orbison - foul #2 on Gene Binder, team foul #11 | 48-54 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Arthur Shelton (SF) Ray Hudak | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Jonathan Hunter (SF), Ervin Williams (C) Charles Stansel, Paul Kummer | |
| 07:23 | Northern Iowa | Kevin Orbison makes the 1st free throw | 49-54 |
| 07:23 | Northern Iowa | Kevin Orbison makes the 2nd free throw | 50-54 |
| 07:06 | Sacramento State | Ernest Ray comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 50-54 |
| 07:05 | Sacramento State | Ervin Williams grabs the offensive rebound | 50-54 |
| 06:51 | Sacramento State | Jonathan Hunter misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 50-54 |
| 06:49 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Cales snags the defensive board | 50-54 |
| 06:24 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Cales misses short on an open jumper from close range | 50-54 |
| 06:22 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Shelton grabs the offensive board | 50-54 |
| 06:11 | Northern Iowa | George Inabinet knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Kevin Orbison | 53-54 |
| 05:55 | Sacramento State | Ernest Ray's floater is knocked away by Thomas Cales | 53-54 |
| 05:53 | Sacramento State | Brandon Cline grabs the offensive board | 53-54 |
| 05:36 | Sacramento State | Jonathan Hunter is fouled on the floor by Arthur Shelton - foul #4 on Arthur Shelton, team foul #5 | 53-54 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Angulo (PG), Ray Hudak (SG), Jay Edwards (SF), Richard Cottrill (PF), Don Schimmel (C) George Inabinet, Kevin Orbison, Arthur Shelton, Michael Schneider, Thomas Cales | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Charles Stansel (SF), Raymond Hanger (PF), Paul Kummer (C) Jonathan Hunter, Brandon Cline, Ervin Williams | |
| 05:27 | Sacramento State | Ray Hudak is called for the reach on Gene Binder - foul #1 on Ray Hudak, team foul #6 | 53-54 |
| 05:17 | Sacramento State | Paul Kummer makes the jump hook from the baseline | 53-56 |
| 05:02 | Northern Iowa | Ray Hudak's layup is rejected by Charles Stansel | 53-56 |
| 05:00 | Sacramento State | Raymond Hanger grabs the board | 53-56 |
| 04:56 | Sacramento State | Charles Stansel makes the turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Ernest Ray and he's fouled by Ray Hudak - foul #2 on Ray Hudak, team foul #7 | 53-58 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Jonathan Hunter (SF) Gene Binder | |
| 04:56 | Sacramento State | Charles Stansel makes the free throw | 53-59 |
| 04:42 | Northern Iowa | Ray Hudak connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 56-59 |
| 04:25 | Sacramento State | Raymond Hanger blows the dunk | 56-59 |
| 04:23 | Northern Iowa | Don Schimmel snags the defensive board | 56-59 |
| 04:02 | Northern Iowa | Don Schimmel banks in the wide open layup set up by Jay Edwards | 58-59 |
| 03:43 | Sacramento State | Ernest Ray buries a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Jonathan Hunter | 58-61 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Robert Angulo (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ray Hudak (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jay Edwards (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Cottrill (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Don Schimmel (tiring) 5 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Charles Stansel (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 4 reb. SG - Ernest Ray (very tired) 14 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jonathan Hunter (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Raymond Hanger (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Paul Kummer (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:28 | Northern Iowa | Richard Cottrill lays it in uncontested on a great pass from Robert Angulo | 60-61 |
| 03:05 | Sacramento State | Paul Kummer misses the lay-in | 60-61 |
| 03:03 | Sacramento State | Paul Kummer tips it in | 60-63 |
| 02:45 | Northern Iowa | Jay Edwards is open but comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away but he's fouled by Paul Kummer - foul #1 on Paul Kummer, team foul #12 | 60-63 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Brandon Carroll (PG), Kevin Orbison (SG), Thomas Cales (PF), Arthur Shelton (C) Robert Angulo, Ray Hudak, Richard Cottrill, Don Schimmel | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Gene Binder (SG), Huang-fu Chiou (PF), Seth Picklesimer (C) Jonathan Hunter, Raymond Hanger, Paul Kummer | |
| 02:45 | Northern Iowa | Jay Edwards misses the 1st free throw | 60-63 |
| 02:45 | Northern Iowa | Jay Edwards misses the 2nd free throw | 60-63 |
| 02:45 | Northern Iowa | Jay Edwards misses the 3rd free throw | 60-63 |
| 02:45 | Sacramento State | Seth Picklesimer grabs the board | 60-63 |
| 02:45 | Sacramento State | Sacramento State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-63 |
| 02:26 | Sacramento State | Seth Picklesimer misses the easy layup | 60-63 |
| 02:24 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Thomas Cales | 60-63 |
| 02:24 | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-63 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Angulo (PG) Brandon Carroll | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Brandon Cline (PF), Paul Kummer (C) Huang-fu Chiou, Seth Picklesimer | |
| 02:12 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Cales makes the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Robert Angulo | 63-63 |
| 02:12 | Sacramento State | Sacramento State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 63-63 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Michael Schneider (PF) Arthur Shelton | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| 02:01 | Sacramento State | Charles Stansel blows the layup | 63-63 |
| 02:00 | Sacramento State | Charles Stansel misses the tip | 63-63 |
| 01:59 | Sacramento State | Charles Stansel tips it in | 63-65 |
| 01:44 | Northern Iowa | Kevin Orbison can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 63-65 |
| 01:42 | Sacramento State | Paul Kummer gets the rebound | 63-65 |
| 01:42 | Sacramento State | Sacramento State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 63-65 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Don Schimmel (C) Thomas Cales | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| 01:19 | Sacramento State | Charles Stansel's pass is intercepted by Michael Schneider | 63-65 |
| 01:16 | Northern Iowa | Robert Angulo is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 63-65 |
| 01:02 | Sacramento State | Paul Kummer buries a jumpshot from the free throw line | 63-67 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:57 | Northern Iowa | Michael Schneider can't finish the layup | 63-67 |
| 00:55 | Sacramento State | Charles Stansel grabs the defensive rebound | 63-67 |
| 00:55 | Sacramento State | Sacramento State calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 63-67 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:35 | Sacramento State | Charles Stansel can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Jay Edwards - foul #3 on Jay Edwards, team foul #8 | 63-67 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Jonathan Hunter (SF) Gene Binder | |
| 00:35 | Sacramento State | Charles Stansel makes the 1st free throw | 63-68 |
| 00:35 | Sacramento State | Charles Stansel makes the 2nd free throw | 63-69 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:30 | Northern Iowa | Kevin Orbison misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 63-69 |
| 00:28 | Sacramento State | Paul Kummer pulls down the rebound | 63-69 |
| 00:28 | Sacramento State | Sacramento State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 63-69 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:25 | Sacramento State | Charles Stansel is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Angulo - foul #2 on Robert Angulo, team foul #9 | 63-69 |
| 00:25 | Sacramento State | Charles Stansel makes the 1st free throw | 63-70 |
| 00:25 | Sacramento State | Charles Stansel makes the 2nd free throw | 63-71 |
| 00:19 | Northern Iowa | Ernest Ray is called for the reach on Jay Edwards - foul #3 on Ernest Ray, team foul #13 | 63-71 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Gene Binder (SG) Jonathan Hunter | |
| 00:19 | Northern Iowa | Jay Edwards makes the 1st free throw | 64-71 |
| 00:19 | Northern Iowa | Jay Edwards makes the 2nd free throw | 65-71 |
| 00:18 | Sacramento State | Ernest Ray is fouled in the backcourt by Kevin Orbison - foul #1 on Kevin Orbison, team foul #10 | 65-71 |
| 00:18 | Sacramento State | Ernest Ray makes the 1st free throw | 65-72 |
| 00:18 | Sacramento State | Ernest Ray makes the 2nd free throw | 65-73 |
| 00:16 | Northern Iowa | Jay Edwards is fouled in the backcourt by Charles Stansel - foul #2 on Charles Stansel, team foul #14 | 65-73 |
| 00:16 | Northern Iowa | Jay Edwards makes the 1st free throw | 66-73 |
| 00:16 | Northern Iowa | Jay Edwards makes the 2nd free throw | 67-73 |
| 00:13 | Sacramento State | Gene Binder is fouled in the backcourt by Kevin Orbison - foul #2 on Kevin Orbison, team foul #11 | 67-73 |
| 00:13 | Sacramento State | Gene Binder makes the 1st free throw | 67-74 |
| 00:13 | Sacramento State | Gene Binder makes the 2nd free throw | 67-75 |
| 00:10 | Northern Iowa | Robert Angulo is hacked by Gene Binder in the backcourt - foul #3 on Gene Binder, team foul #15 | 67-75 |
| 00:10 | Northern Iowa | Robert Angulo misses the 1st free throw | 67-75 |
| 00:10 | Northern Iowa | Robert Angulo makes the 2nd free throw | 68-75 |
| 00:08 | Sacramento State | Gene Binder is hacked by Robert Angulo in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Angulo, team foul #12 | 68-75 |
| 00:08 | Sacramento State | Gene Binder misses the 1st free throw | 68-75 |
| 00:08 | Sacramento State | Gene Binder makes the 2nd free throw | 68-76 |
| 00:03 | Northern Iowa | Kevin Orbison makes the wide open 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Angulo | 71-76 |
| 00:03 | Sacramento State | Sacramento State calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 71-76 |
| 00:01 | Sacramento State | Robert Angulo is called for the reach on Charles Stansel in the backcourt - foul #4 on Robert Angulo, team foul #13 | 71-76 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Jonathan Hunter (SF) Gene Binder | |
| 00:01 | Sacramento State | Charles Stansel makes the 1st free throw | 71-77 |
| 00:01 | Sacramento State | Charles Stansel makes the 2nd free throw | 71-78 |
| 00:00 | Northern Iowa | Kevin Orbison hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 71-78 |