| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Richard McCrossin (fresh) SG - Philip Schulze (fresh) SF - Raymond Bushnell (fresh) PF - Walter Simpson (fresh) C - Brent Gladden (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Donald Black (fresh) SG - Richard Dillon (fresh) SF - Johnny Swasey (fresh) PF - William Davis (fresh) C - Loyd Ayer (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Northern Iowa | Loyd Ayer wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:37 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Swasey misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | Tennessee Tech | Brent Gladden snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | Tennessee Tech | Walter Simpson can't connect on a turnaround from the right block | 0-0 |
| 19:28 | Northern Iowa | William Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:20 | Northern Iowa | William Davis makes the jump hook from the baseline set up by Loyd Ayer | 0-2 |
| 19:00 | Tennessee Tech | Richard McCrossin buries a jumper from the right wing set up by Philip Schulze | 2-2 |
| 18:44 | Northern Iowa | Loyd Ayer hits a 3pt shot from the right corner | 2-5 |
| 18:35 | Tennessee Tech | Philip Schulze makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Walter Simpson | 5-5 |
| 18:27 | Northern Iowa | Loyd Ayer knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by William Davis and the foul's on Walter Simpson - foul #1 on Walter Simpson, team foul #1 | 5-7 |
| 18:27 | Northern Iowa | Loyd Ayer misses the free throw | 5-7 |
| 18:27 | Tennessee Tech | Walter Simpson pulls down the rebound | 5-7 |
| 18:12 | Tennessee Tech | Philip Schulze misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 5-7 |
| 18:10 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Swasey gets the rebound | 5-7 |
| 18:01 | Northern Iowa | Richard Dillon comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 5-7 |
| 17:59 | Northern Iowa | William Davis tips it home | 5-9 |
| 17:41 | Tennessee Tech | Richard McCrossin can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Loyd Ayer - foul #1 on Loyd Ayer, team foul #1 | 5-9 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Chad Farrish (SG), David Springer (C) Richard Dillon, Loyd Ayer | |
| 17:41 | Tennessee Tech | Richard McCrossin makes the 1st free throw | 6-9 |
| 17:41 | Tennessee Tech | Richard McCrossin makes the 2nd free throw | 7-9 |
| 17:29 | Northern Iowa | Donald Black misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 7-9 |
| 17:27 | Tennessee Tech | The rebound goes to Raymond Bushnell | 7-9 |
| 17:21 | Tennessee Tech | Philip Schulze drills a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Walter Simpson | 9-9 |
| 17:01 | Northern Iowa | William Davis clanks a 3 from straight away | 9-9 |
| 17:00 | Northern Iowa | Donald Black hits the follow up shot | 9-11 |
| 16:41 | Tennessee Tech | Philip Schulze throws a bad pass out of bounds | 9-11 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Herbert Yuen (SG), Arthur King (SF), Robert Kivi (PF), Noah McZeal (C) Philip Schulze, Raymond Bushnell, Walter Simpson, Brent Gladden | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Richard Barksdale (SG), Justin Olsen (PF), Loyd Ayer (C) Donald Black, Johnny Swasey, William Davis | |
| 16:24 | Northern Iowa | Justin Olsen hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 9-11 |
| 16:22 | Tennessee Tech | Noah McZeal gets the rebound | 9-11 |
| 16:16 | Tennessee Tech | Arthur King double dribbles | 9-11 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Richard Dillon (SG) Richard Barksdale | |
| 16:04 | Northern Iowa | Richard Dillon knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Chad Farrish | 9-14 |
| 15:56 | Tennessee Tech | Arthur King is fouled on the floor by Chad Farrish - foul #1 on Chad Farrish, team foul #2 | 9-14 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Andy Christie (SG) Richard McCrossin | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Glenn Horovitz (SF) David Springer | |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Herbert Yuen (fresh) SG - Andy Christie (fresh) SF - Arthur King (fresh) PF - Robert Kivi (fresh) C - Noah McZeal (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Chad Farrish (fresh) SG - Richard Dillon (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Glenn Horovitz (fresh) PF - Justin Olsen (fresh) C - Loyd Ayer (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 15:43 | Tennessee Tech | Robert Kivi's fadeaway is rejected by Loyd Ayer | 9-14 |
| 15:42 | Tennessee Tech | The offensive rebound goes to Andy Christie | 9-14 |
| 15:33 | Tennessee Tech | Herbert Yuen is fouled on the floor by Justin Olsen - foul #1 on Justin Olsen, team foul #3 | 9-14 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Philip Schulze (SG), Raymond Bushnell (SF), Walter Simpson (PF) Andy Christie, Arthur King, Noah McZeal | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Johnny Swasey (SF), Sylvester Bakos (PF), Edward Allen (C) Chad Farrish, Glenn Horovitz, Loyd Ayer | |
| 15:18 | Tennessee Tech | Robert Kivi loses the ball out of bounds | 9-14 |
| 14:56 | Northern Iowa | Sylvester Bakos hits the finger roll | 9-16 |
| 14:43 | Tennessee Tech | Herbert Yuen loses the dribble to Richard Dillon | 9-16 |
| 14:34 | Northern Iowa | Justin Olsen misses the lay-in | 9-16 |
| 14:32 | Tennessee Tech | Robert Kivi gets the rebound | 9-16 |
| 14:28 | Tennessee Tech | Edward Allen steals it from Philip Schulze | 9-16 |
| 14:16 | Northern Iowa | Edward Allen is fouled on the floor by Raymond Bushnell - foul #1 on Raymond Bushnell, team foul #2 | 9-16 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Richard McCrossin (PG), Arthur King (SG), Brent Gladden (C) Herbert Yuen, Philip Schulze, Robert Kivi | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Donald Black (PG), Chad Farrish (SG), William Davis (PF), Loyd Ayer (C) Justin Olsen, Richard Dillon, Sylvester Bakos, Edward Allen | |
| 14:04 | Northern Iowa | Loyd Ayer is hacked by Brent Gladden - foul #1 on Brent Gladden, team foul #3 | 9-16 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Noah McZeal (PF) Walter Simpson | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 13:46 | Northern Iowa | Loyd Ayer clanks a shot from the left wing | 9-16 |
| 13:44 | Tennessee Tech | Noah McZeal grabs the board | 9-16 |
| 13:39 | Tennessee Tech | Richard McCrossin misses badly on a shot from the left block | 9-16 |
| 13:37 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to William Davis | 9-16 |
| 13:13 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Swasey misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Raymond Bushnell - foul #2 on Raymond Bushnell, team foul #4 | 9-16 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Philip Schulze (SG) Raymond Bushnell | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 13:13 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Swasey makes the 1st free throw | 9-17 |
| 13:13 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Swasey makes the 2nd free throw | 9-18 |
| 12:53 | Tennessee Tech | William Davis steals the ball from Richard McCrossin | 9-18 |
| 12:30 | Northern Iowa | Chad Farrish misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 9-18 |
| 12:29 | Tennessee Tech | Arthur King pulls down the rebound | 9-18 |
| 12:24 | Tennessee Tech | Philip Schulze knocks in the shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Richard McCrossin | 11-18 |
| 12:04 | Northern Iowa | William Davis misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Noah McZeal - foul #1 on Noah McZeal, team foul #5 | 11-18 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Walter Simpson (PF), Robert Kivi (C) Noah McZeal, Brent Gladden | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Justin Olsen (PG), Richard Dillon (SG), Glenn Horovitz (SF), David Springer (C) Donald Black, Chad Farrish, Johnny Swasey, Loyd Ayer | |
| 12:04 | Northern Iowa | William Davis misses the 1st free throw | 11-18 |
| 12:04 | Northern Iowa | William Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 11-19 |
| 12:02 | Tennessee Tech | Richard McCrossin is fouled in the backcourt by Justin Olsen - foul #2 on Justin Olsen, team foul #4 | 11-19 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Donald Black (PG), Edward Allen (C) Justin Olsen, William Davis | |
| 11:49 | Tennessee Tech | Richard McCrossin hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 13-19 |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Richard McCrossin (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Philip Schulze (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Arthur King (fresh) PF - Walter Simpson (fresh) C - Robert Kivi (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Donald Black (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Richard Dillon (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Glenn Horovitz (fresh) PF - David Springer (fresh) C - Edward Allen (fresh) | |
| 11:31 | Northern Iowa | Richard Dillon is hacked by Philip Schulze - foul #1 on Philip Schulze, team foul #6 | 13-19 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Herbert Yuen (SG), Andy Christie (SF) Philip Schulze, Arthur King | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 11:18 | Northern Iowa | Richard Dillon knocks in the driving attempt from the right block | 13-21 |
| 11:00 | Tennessee Tech | Glenn Horovitz steals the ball from Walter Simpson | 13-21 |
| 10:47 | Northern Iowa | Richard Dillon drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 13-24 |
| 10:26 | Tennessee Tech | Richard McCrossin misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Donald Black - foul #1 on Donald Black, team foul #5 | 13-24 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Arthur King (SF) Andy Christie | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Chad Farrish (PG), Johnny Swasey (SF), William Davis (PF) Donald Black, Glenn Horovitz, Edward Allen | |
| 10:26 | Tennessee Tech | Richard McCrossin makes the 1st free throw | 14-24 |
| 10:26 | Tennessee Tech | Richard McCrossin misses the 2nd free throw | 14-24 |
| 10:26 | Northern Iowa | William Davis snags the defensive board | 14-24 |
| 10:06 | Northern Iowa | Robert Kivi steals it from William Davis | 14-24 |
| 09:55 | Tennessee Tech | William Davis blocks the short jumper by Arthur King | 14-24 |
| 09:53 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Swasey pulls down the rebound | 14-24 |
| 09:41 | Northern Iowa | Chad Farrish scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Johnny Swasey | 14-27 |
| 09:26 | Tennessee Tech | Walter Simpson can't connect on a floater in the lane but he's fouled by William Davis - foul #1 on William Davis, team foul #6 | 14-27 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Philip Schulze (SG), Brent Gladden (C) Richard McCrossin, Robert Kivi | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Richard Barksdale (SG), Loyd Ayer (C) Richard Dillon, David Springer | |
| 09:26 | Tennessee Tech | Walter Simpson makes the 1st free throw | 15-27 |
| 09:26 | Tennessee Tech | Walter Simpson makes the 2nd free throw | 16-27 |
| 09:17 | Northern Iowa | Loyd Ayer misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 16-27 |
| 09:16 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Swasey hits the follow up shot | 16-29 |
| 08:59 | Tennessee Tech | Arthur King is hacked by Loyd Ayer - foul #2 on Loyd Ayer, team foul #7 | 16-29 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Andy Christie (PG), Noah McZeal (PF) Herbert Yuen, Walter Simpson | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Edward Allen (C) Loyd Ayer | |
| 08:59 | Tennessee Tech | Arthur King misses the 1st free throw | 16-29 |
| 08:59 | Northern Iowa | William Davis grabs the board | 16-29 |
| 08:51 | Northern Iowa | Richard Barksdale can't connect on a jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Arthur King - foul #1 on Arthur King, team foul #7 | 16-29 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Richard McCrossin (PG) Arthur King | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 08:51 | Northern Iowa | Richard Barksdale makes the 1st free throw | 16-30 |
| 08:51 | Northern Iowa | Richard Barksdale makes the 2nd free throw | 16-31 |
| 08:34 | Tennessee Tech | Andy Christie is denied on a layup by William Davis | 16-31 |
| 08:32 | Tennessee Tech | Brent Gladden tips it back up and in | 18-31 |
| 08:13 | Northern Iowa | Richard Barksdale is whistled for a carry | 18-31 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Glenn Horovitz (SF), Sylvester Bakos (PF) Johnny Swasey, William Davis | |
| 07:47 | Tennessee Tech | Sylvester Bakos is called for the reach on Richard McCrossin - foul #1 on Sylvester Bakos, team foul #8 | 18-31 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Arthur King (SF), Robert Kivi (PF) Andy Christie, Brent Gladden | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Donald Black (PG) Chad Farrish | |
| 07:47 | Tennessee Tech | Richard McCrossin makes the 1st free throw | 19-31 |
| 07:47 | Tennessee Tech | Richard McCrossin makes the 2nd free throw | 20-31 |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Richard McCrossin (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Philip Schulze (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Arthur King (fresh) PF - Robert Kivi (fresh) C - Noah McZeal (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Donald Black (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Richard Barksdale (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Glenn Horovitz (fresh) PF - Sylvester Bakos (fresh) 2 pts. C - Edward Allen (fresh) | |
| 07:23 | Northern Iowa | Edward Allen drills a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Sylvester Bakos | 20-33 |
| 07:06 | Tennessee Tech | Philip Schulze misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 20-33 |
| 07:04 | Tennessee Tech | Arthur King grabs the offensive rebound | 20-33 |
| 06:48 | Tennessee Tech | Philip Schulze comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 20-33 |
| 06:46 | Tennessee Tech | Noah McZeal gets the offensive rebound | 20-33 |
| 06:28 | Tennessee Tech | Richard McCrossin hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 20-33 |
| 06:26 | Northern Iowa | Edward Allen grabs the board | 20-33 |
| 06:19 | Northern Iowa | Edward Allen misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 20-33 |
| 06:18 | Tennessee Tech | Noah McZeal pulls down the rebound | 20-33 |
| 05:58 | Tennessee Tech | Philip Schulze comes up short on the turnaround from the left block but the foul's on Richard Barksdale - foul #1 on Richard Barksdale, team foul #9 | 20-33 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Herbert Yuen (PG), Andy Christie (SF), Walter Simpson (PF), Brent Gladden (C) Richard McCrossin, Arthur King, Robert Kivi, Noah McZeal | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Chad Farrish (PG), Richard Dillon (SG), Johnny Swasey (SF), William Davis (PF), David Springer (C) Donald Black, Richard Barksdale, Glenn Horovitz, Sylvester Bakos, Edward Allen | |
| 05:58 | Tennessee Tech | Philip Schulze makes the 1st free throw | 21-33 |
| 05:58 | Tennessee Tech | Philip Schulze makes the 2nd free throw | 22-33 |
| 05:40 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Swasey can't connect on a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Brent Gladden - foul #2 on Brent Gladden, team foul #8 | 22-33 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Robert Kivi (C) Brent Gladden | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 05:40 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Swasey makes the 1st free throw | 22-34 |
| 05:40 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Swasey makes the 2nd free throw | 22-35 |
| 05:23 | Tennessee Tech | Philip Schulze misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 22-35 |
| 05:21 | Tennessee Tech | Walter Simpson tips it back up and in | 24-35 |
| 05:00 | Northern Iowa | Richard Dillon throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-35 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Arthur King (SF) Philip Schulze | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 04:46 | Tennessee Tech | Robert Kivi hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket | 24-35 |
| 04:44 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Swasey grabs the defensive rebound | 24-35 |
| 04:25 | Northern Iowa | Chad Farrish misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 24-35 |
| 04:24 | Northern Iowa | Richard Dillon tips it but misses | 24-35 |
| 04:23 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Swasey hits the follow up shot | 24-37 |
| 04:08 | Tennessee Tech | Arthur King connects on the jumper from the left wing | 26-37 |
| 03:55 | Northern Iowa | David Springer knocks in the turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Chad Farrish | 26-39 |
| 03:45 | Tennessee Tech | Walter Simpson can't connect on a turnaround from the left block | 26-39 |
| 03:43 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Johnny Swasey | 26-39 |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Herbert Yuen (fresh) SG - Andy Christie (fresh) SF - Arthur King (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Walter Simpson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Kivi (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Chad Farrish (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Richard Dillon (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Johnny Swasey (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - William Davis (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - David Springer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:25 | Northern Iowa | David Springer can't finish the layup | 26-39 |
| 03:23 | Tennessee Tech | The rebound goes to Walter Simpson | 26-39 |
| 03:00 | Tennessee Tech | Arthur King scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Herbert Yuen and the foul's on Johnny Swasey - foul #1 on Johnny Swasey, team foul #10 | 28-39 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Richard McCrossin (PG), Raymond Bushnell (SF), Noah McZeal (PF), Brent Gladden (C) Herbert Yuen, Andy Christie, Walter Simpson, Robert Kivi | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Donald Black (PG), Justin Olsen (PF), Loyd Ayer (C) Chad Farrish, William Davis, David Springer | |
| 03:00 | Tennessee Tech | Arthur King misses the free throw | 28-39 |
| 03:00 | Northern Iowa | Justin Olsen snags the defensive board | 28-39 |
| 02:40 | Northern Iowa | Loyd Ayer misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 28-39 |
| 02:39 | Tennessee Tech | Noah McZeal grabs the defensive rebound | 28-39 |
| 02:33 | Tennessee Tech | Raymond Bushnell loses the dribble to Richard Dillon | 28-39 |
| 02:13 | Northern Iowa | Justin Olsen makes the jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Donald Black | 28-41 |
| 01:57 | Tennessee Tech | Arthur King misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 28-41 |
| 01:56 | Northern Iowa | Loyd Ayer pulls down the rebound | 28-41 |
| 01:34 | Northern Iowa | Justin Olsen lays it up and in on a nice dish by Johnny Swasey and the foul's on Noah McZeal - foul #2 on Noah McZeal, team foul #9 | 28-43 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Philip Schulze (SG), Walter Simpson (PF) Arthur King, Noah McZeal | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Chad Farrish (SG), Glenn Horovitz (SF), William Davis (PF) Donald Black, Richard Dillon, Johnny Swasey | |
| 01:34 | Northern Iowa | Justin Olsen misses the free throw | 28-43 |
| 01:34 | Tennessee Tech | Raymond Bushnell gets the rebound | 28-43 |
| 01:13 | Tennessee Tech | Richard McCrossin hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 28-43 |
| 01:12 | Northern Iowa | Loyd Ayer pulls down the rebound | 28-43 |
| 01:10 | Northern Iowa | Justin Olsen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 28-43 |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Donald Black (PG) Justin Olsen | |
| 00:53 | Tennessee Tech | Richard McCrossin misses the easy layup | 28-43 |
| 00:52 | Northern Iowa | Donald Black grabs the defensive rebound | 28-43 |
| 00:29 | Northern Iowa | William Davis can't connect on a floater from the baseline | 28-43 |
| 00:28 | Tennessee Tech | Brent Gladden grabs the defensive rebound | 28-43 |
| 00:23 | Tennessee Tech | Walter Simpson's pass is intercepted by Chad Farrish | 28-43 |
| 00:18 | Northern Iowa | Chad Farrish hits the finger roll | 28-45 |
| 00:04 | Tennessee Tech | Walter Simpson misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 28-45 |
| 00:03 | Tennessee Tech | Brent Gladden gets the offensive rebound | 28-45 |
| 00:01 | Tennessee Tech | Loyd Ayer denies the turnaround by Philip Schulze | 28-45 |
| 00:00 | Northern Iowa | William Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 28-45 |