| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Donald Black (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Dillon (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Johnny Swasey (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - William Davis (fresh) 2 pts. C - Loyd Ayer (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Dennis Nelson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jackie Rosenbloom (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Gardin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brandon Gunter (fresh) 6 pts. C - Terry Renaud (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Samford | James Gardin inbounds the ball | 47-43 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:45 | Samford | Terry Renaud is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 47-43 |
| 19:28 | Northern Iowa | Donald Black's pass is intercepted by Dennis Nelson | 47-43 |
| 19:23 | Samford | Dennis Nelson banks in the layup | 47-45 |
| 19:05 | Northern Iowa | Richard Dillon misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 47-45 |
| 19:03 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Swasey tips it but misses | 47-45 |
| 19:01 | Samford | Brandon Gunter grabs the defensive rebound | 47-45 |
| 18:43 | Samford | James Gardin buries a floater from the right side on a great pass from Terry Renaud | 47-47 |
| 18:29 | Northern Iowa | Donald Black is fouled on the floor by Jackie Rosenbloom - foul #1 on Jackie Rosenbloom, team foul #1 | 47-47 |
| 18:13 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Swasey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-47 |
| 17:51 | Samford | Brandon Gunter hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 47-47 |
| 17:49 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to William Davis | 47-47 |
| 17:29 | Northern Iowa | William Davis misses long on a shot from the right block but he's fouled by James Gardin - foul #2 on James Gardin, team foul #2 | 47-47 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Chad Farrish (PG), Richard Barksdale (SG), David Springer (C) Donald Black, Richard Dillon, Loyd Ayer | |
| Subs | Samford | Robert Godin (SF) Jackie Rosenbloom | |
| 17:29 | Northern Iowa | William Davis makes the 1st free throw | 48-47 |
| 17:29 | Northern Iowa | William Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 48-47 |
| 17:29 | Samford | Terry Renaud grabs the board | 48-47 |
| 17:17 | Samford | James Gardin scores on a floater from the left wing and he's fouled by Richard Barksdale - foul #2 on Richard Barksdale, team foul #1 | 48-49 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Justin Olsen (C) William Davis | |
| Subs | Samford | John Waldron (C) Terry Renaud | |
| 17:17 | Samford | James Gardin makes the free throw | 48-50 |
| 16:57 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Swasey knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing and he's hacked by John Waldron - foul #2 on John Waldron, team foul #3 | 50-50 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Samford | Howard Edgar (PG), Jacob Molden (SG) Dennis Nelson, James Gardin | |
| 16:57 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Swasey makes the free throw | 51-50 |
| 16:39 | Samford | John Waldron can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Richard Barksdale - foul #3 on Richard Barksdale, team foul #2 | 51-50 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Glenn Horovitz (SF), Edward Allen (C) Richard Barksdale, Johnny Swasey | |
| Subs | Samford | Nile Mitchell (C) Brandon Gunter | |
| 16:39 | Samford | John Waldron makes the 1st free throw | 51-51 |
| 16:39 | Samford | John Waldron misses the 2nd free throw | 51-51 |
| 16:39 | Northern Iowa | Edward Allen grabs the board | 51-51 |
| 16:13 | Northern Iowa | Glenn Horovitz is called for traveling | 51-51 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Donald Black (PG), Richard Dillon (SG), William Davis (PF), Loyd Ayer (C) Justin Olsen, Chad Farrish, Glenn Horovitz, Edward Allen | |
| Subs | Samford | Jackie Rosenbloom (SG), Terry Renaud (C) Jacob Molden, Nile Mitchell | |
| 15:45 | Samford | Jackie Rosenbloom is hacked by Richard Dillon - foul #3 on Richard Dillon, team foul #3 | 51-51 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Johnny Swasey (SF) David Springer | |
| Subs | Samford | Dennis Nelson (PG), Craig Larocca (SF), Brandon Gunter (PF) Howard Edgar, Robert Godin, John Waldron | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Donald Black (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Dillon (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Johnny Swasey (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - William Davis (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Loyd Ayer (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Dennis Nelson (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jackie Rosenbloom (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Craig Larocca (fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. PF - Brandon Gunter (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Terry Renaud (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:28 | Samford | Craig Larocca clanks a 3 from the left wing | 51-51 |
| 15:26 | Northern Iowa | Richard Dillon grabs the board | 51-51 |
| 15:22 | Northern Iowa | Richard Dillon misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 51-51 |
| 15:21 | Northern Iowa | William Davis tips it in | 53-51 |
| 15:15 | Samford | Craig Larocca can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 53-51 |
| 15:14 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Swasey gets the rebound | 53-51 |
| 14:56 | Northern Iowa | Richard Dillon's floater is knocked away by Terry Renaud | 53-51 |
| 14:55 | Northern Iowa | Loyd Ayer gets the offensive rebound | 53-51 |
| 14:40 | Northern Iowa | Richard Dillon is fouled on the floor by Terry Renaud - foul #1 on Terry Renaud, team foul #4 | 53-51 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Chad Farrish (SG), David Springer (PF), Justin Olsen (C) Richard Dillon, William Davis, Loyd Ayer | |
| Subs | Samford | John Waldron (C) Terry Renaud | |
| 14:29 | Northern Iowa | David Springer can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by Craig Larocca - foul #4 on Craig Larocca, team foul #5 | 53-51 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Samford | James Gardin (SG), Robert Godin (SF) Jackie Rosenbloom, Craig Larocca | |
| 14:29 | Northern Iowa | David Springer makes the 1st free throw | 54-51 |
| 14:29 | Northern Iowa | David Springer makes the 2nd free throw | 55-51 |
| 14:14 | Samford | James Gardin misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 55-51 |
| 14:12 | Samford | Brandon Gunter pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-51 |
| 13:44 | Samford | The short jumper by John Waldron is denied by David Springer | 55-51 |
| 13:43 | Samford | John Waldron grabs the offensive rebound | 55-51 |
| 13:38 | Samford | Robert Godin misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 55-51 |
| 13:36 | Northern Iowa | Chad Farrish gets the rebound | 55-51 |
| 13:25 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Swasey misses the easy layup | 55-51 |
| 13:24 | Samford | Brandon Gunter grabs the defensive rebound | 55-51 |
| 13:08 | Samford | James Gardin connects on the runner from the right block on a great pass from Dennis Nelson and the foul's on Johnny Swasey - foul #2 on Johnny Swasey, team foul #4 | 55-53 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Richard Dillon (SG), Glenn Horovitz (SF), William Davis (PF), Loyd Ayer (C) Donald Black, Johnny Swasey, David Springer, Justin Olsen | |
| Subs | Samford | Howard Edgar (PG), Jackie Rosenbloom (SG), Terry Renaud (C) Dennis Nelson, Robert Godin, Brandon Gunter | |
| 13:08 | Samford | James Gardin misses the free throw | 55-53 |
| 13:08 | Northern Iowa | Richard Dillon gets the rebound | 55-53 |
| 12:51 | Northern Iowa | Loyd Ayer can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 55-53 |
| 12:50 | Northern Iowa | Richard Dillon gets the offensive rebound | 55-53 |
| 12:41 | Northern Iowa | Loyd Ayer misses the shot from just outside the lane | 55-53 |
| 12:40 | Samford | John Waldron pulls down the rebound | 55-53 |
| 12:33 | Samford | William Davis is called for the reach on James Gardin - foul #1 on William Davis, team foul #5 | 55-53 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Samford | Robert Godin (SF) John Waldron | |
| 12:21 | Samford | Robert Godin can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 55-53 |
| 12:19 | Northern Iowa | William Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 55-53 |
| 12:14 | Northern Iowa | Richard Dillon hits a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Glenn Horovitz | 58-53 |
| 11:51 | Samford | Glenn Horovitz steps in front of the Jackie Rosenbloom pass | 58-53 |
| 11:33 | Northern Iowa | Glenn Horovitz misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 58-53 |
| 11:31 | Samford | Howard Edgar pulls down the rebound | 58-53 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Chad Farrish (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Richard Dillon (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Glenn Horovitz (fresh) 3 reb. PF - William Davis (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Loyd Ayer (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Howard Edgar (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jackie Rosenbloom (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Godin (fresh) 4 pts. PF - James Gardin (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Terry Renaud (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:14 | Samford | Jackie Rosenbloom is fouled on the floor by Richard Dillon - foul #4 on Richard Dillon, team foul #6 | 58-53 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Donald Black (PG), Richard Barksdale (SG), Johnny Swasey (SF) Chad Farrish, Richard Dillon, Glenn Horovitz | |
| Subs | Samford | Dennis Nelson (PG), Jacob Molden (SG), Brandon Gunter (PF) Howard Edgar, Jackie Rosenbloom, Robert Godin | |
| 10:59 | Samford | Terry Renaud hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline | 58-53 |
| 10:58 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Swasey pulls down the rebound | 58-53 |
| 10:55 | Northern Iowa | Jacob Molden takes the ball from Donald Black in the backcourt | 58-53 |
| 10:38 | Samford | William Davis picks off the pass by James Gardin | 58-53 |
| 10:12 | Northern Iowa | Richard Barksdale comes up short on the shot from the left side | 58-53 |
| 10:10 | Northern Iowa | William Davis tips it back up and in | 60-53 |
| 09:52 | Samford | Brandon Gunter hits a floater in the lane on a great pass from James Gardin | 60-55 |
| 09:40 | Northern Iowa | The pull-up jumper by William Davis is blocked by Brandon Gunter | 60-55 |
| 09:39 | Samford | Terry Renaud grabs the defensive rebound | 60-55 |
| 09:19 | Samford | Richard Barksdale steals it from Terry Renaud | 60-55 |
| 09:16 | Northern Iowa | Richard Barksdale throws it down | 62-55 |
| 09:06 | Samford | Jacob Molden's layup is rejected by William Davis | 62-55 |
| 09:04 | Samford | Terry Renaud pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-55 |
| 08:57 | Samford | James Gardin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 62-55 |
| 08:55 | Northern Iowa | Donald Black pulls down the rebound | 62-55 |
| 08:49 | Northern Iowa | Donald Black hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 62-55 |
| 08:48 | Northern Iowa | William Davis gets the offensive rebound | 62-55 |
| 08:36 | Northern Iowa | Donald Black is fouled on the floor by Dennis Nelson - foul #2 on Dennis Nelson, team foul #6 | 62-55 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Justin Olsen (PG), Chad Farrish (SG), David Springer (PF), Edward Allen (C) Donald Black, Richard Barksdale, William Davis, Loyd Ayer | |
| Subs | Samford | Jackie Rosenbloom (SG), Robert Godin (SF), John Waldron (C) Jacob Molden, James Gardin, Terry Renaud | |
| 08:24 | Northern Iowa | Chad Farrish hits a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Justin Olsen | 65-55 |
| 08:08 | Samford | Jackie Rosenbloom is whistled for traveling | 65-55 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Samford | Howard Edgar (PG) Dennis Nelson | |
| 07:47 | Northern Iowa | Edward Allen misses short on a runner near the basket | 65-55 |
| 07:46 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Swasey tips it back up and in | 67-55 |
| 07:26 | Samford | Robert Godin hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 67-55 |
| 07:24 | Northern Iowa | Justin Olsen gets the rebound | 67-55 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Justin Olsen (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Chad Farrish (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Johnny Swasey (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. PF - David Springer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. C - Edward Allen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Howard Edgar (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jackie Rosenbloom (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Godin (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Brandon Gunter (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - John Waldron (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:05 | Northern Iowa | David Springer is called for traveling | 67-55 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Richard Dillon (SG), Glenn Horovitz (SF) Johnny Swasey, Edward Allen | |
| Subs | Samford | Dennis Nelson (PG), Craig Larocca (SF), Nile Mitchell (C) Howard Edgar, Robert Godin, Brandon Gunter | |
| 06:41 | Samford | Craig Larocca misses badly on a floater in the lane | 67-55 |
| 06:39 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to David Springer | 67-55 |
| 06:18 | Northern Iowa | Glenn Horovitz hits the finger roll on a great pass from Richard Dillon | 69-55 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 06:10 | Samford | Craig Larocca misses the easy layup | 69-55 |
| 06:08 | Northern Iowa | Chad Farrish pulls down the rebound | 69-55 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 05:47 | Northern Iowa | Justin Olsen can't connect on a driving attempt near the basket | 69-55 |
| 05:46 | Samford | Dennis Nelson grabs the defensive rebound | 69-55 |
| 05:35 | Samford | Craig Larocca comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 69-55 |
| 05:33 | Northern Iowa | Justin Olsen grabs the board | 69-55 |
| 05:11 | Northern Iowa | Chad Farrish misses short on a jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Jackie Rosenbloom - foul #2 on Jackie Rosenbloom, team foul #7 | 69-55 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Johnny Swasey (SF), William Davis (PF), Loyd Ayer (C) Glenn Horovitz, David Springer, Justin Olsen | |
| Subs | Samford | James Gardin (SG), Brandon Gunter (PF), Terry Renaud (C) Jackie Rosenbloom, John Waldron, Nile Mitchell | |
| 05:11 | Northern Iowa | Chad Farrish makes the 1st free throw | 70-55 |
| 05:11 | Northern Iowa | Chad Farrish misses the 2nd free throw | 70-55 |
| 05:11 | Samford | The rebound goes to Terry Renaud | 70-55 |
| 04:59 | Samford | Terry Renaud misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 70-55 |
| 04:58 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Chad Farrish | 70-55 |
| 04:41 | Northern Iowa | Terry Renaud is called for the reach on Johnny Swasey - foul #2 on Terry Renaud, team foul #8 | 70-55 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Donald Black (PG) Chad Farrish | |
| Subs | Samford | Howard Edgar (PG) Dennis Nelson | |
| 04:41 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Swasey makes the 1st free throw | 71-55 |
| 04:41 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Swasey makes the 2nd free throw | 72-55 |
| 04:23 | Samford | Craig Larocca throws a bad pass out of bounds | 72-55 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Richard Barksdale (SG) Richard Dillon | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 04:01 | Northern Iowa | Howard Edgar is called for the reach on Donald Black - foul #1 on Howard Edgar, team foul #9 | 72-55 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Samford | Robert Godin (SF) Craig Larocca | |
| 04:01 | Northern Iowa | Donald Black makes the 1st free throw | 73-55 |
| 04:01 | Northern Iowa | Donald Black makes the 2nd free throw | 74-55 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 03:42 | Samford | Howard Edgar hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint | 74-55 |
| 03:40 | Samford | Howard Edgar tips it back up and in | 74-57 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:19 | Northern Iowa | Brandon Gunter swats the short shot by William Davis | 74-57 |
| 03:17 | Northern Iowa | William Davis misses the tip | 74-57 |
| 03:16 | Samford | Howard Edgar grabs the board | 74-57 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Donald Black (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Barksdale (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Johnny Swasey (fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. PF - William Davis (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Loyd Ayer (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Howard Edgar (fresh) 4 pts. SG - James Gardin (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. SF - Robert Godin (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Brandon Gunter (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Terry Renaud (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:02 | Samford | Loyd Ayer is called for the reach on Howard Edgar - foul #2 on Loyd Ayer, team foul #7 | 74-57 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Chad Farrish (PG), Glenn Horovitz (SF), Justin Olsen (PF), Edward Allen (C) Donald Black, Johnny Swasey, William Davis, Loyd Ayer | |
| Subs | Samford | Jacob Molden (SG), Nile Mitchell (C) Brandon Gunter, Terry Renaud | |
| 03:02 | Samford | Howard Edgar makes the 1st free throw | 74-58 |
| 03:02 | Samford | Howard Edgar makes the 2nd free throw | 74-59 |
| 02:34 | Northern Iowa | Edward Allen misses the lay-in but he's fouled by James Gardin - foul #3 on James Gardin, team foul #10 | 74-59 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | David Springer (SF) Glenn Horovitz | |
| Subs | Samford | John Waldron (PF) Jacob Molden | |
| 02:34 | Northern Iowa | Edward Allen makes the 1st free throw | 75-59 |
| 02:34 | Northern Iowa | Edward Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 76-59 |
| 02:20 | Samford | John Waldron knocks in the jumpshot from the right side set up by James Gardin and the foul's on Edward Allen - foul #3 on Edward Allen, team foul #8 | 76-61 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Glenn Horovitz (SF) Edward Allen | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 02:20 | Samford | John Waldron makes the free throw | 76-62 |
| 01:55 | Northern Iowa | Chad Farrish clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 76-62 |
| 01:54 | Samford | The rebound goes to John Waldron | 76-62 |
| 01:45 | Samford | Robert Godin connects on the fadeaway from the left side set up by Howard Edgar | 76-64 |
| 01:19 | Northern Iowa | John Waldron steps in front of the David Springer pass | 76-64 |
| 00:55 | Samford | Robert Godin comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 76-64 |
| 00:54 | Northern Iowa | Justin Olsen grabs the board | 76-64 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:25 | Northern Iowa | Glenn Horovitz drills a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Chad Farrish | 79-64 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:18 | Samford | Howard Edgar drills a jumper near the basket | 79-66 |
| 00:00 | Northern Iowa | Chad Farrish runs out the clock | 79-66 |