| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Sam Hurdle (fresh) SG - Chad Allen (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Busch (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lawrence Hall (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Taylor Zebel (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Steven Hall (fresh) 7 pts. SG - David Garvin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Patrick Dubay (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Yong Huang (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Donald Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northern Iowa | Patrick Dubay inbounds the ball | 21-31 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:38 | Northern Iowa | Steven Hall can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 21-31 |
| 19:36 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Lawrence Hall | 21-31 |
| 19:32 | Louisiana Tech | Sam Hurdle is fouled on the floor by Steven Hall - foul #3 on Steven Hall, team foul #1 | 21-31 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Kenneth Yungbluth (PG) Steven Hall | |
| 19:16 | Louisiana Tech | Lawrence Hall scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Chad Allen | 23-31 |
| 19:06 | Northern Iowa | Kenneth Yungbluth misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 23-31 |
| 19:04 | Northern Iowa | Donald Jones pulls down the offensive rebound | 23-31 |
| 18:59 | Northern Iowa | Kenneth Yungbluth misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 23-31 |
| 18:57 | Northern Iowa | Donald Jones grabs the offensive rebound | 23-31 |
| 18:41 | Northern Iowa | Patrick Dubay is whistled for a carry | 23-31 |
| 18:26 | Louisiana Tech | Lawrence Hall misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Patrick Dubay - foul #2 on Patrick Dubay, team foul #2 | 23-31 |
| 18:26 | Louisiana Tech | Lawrence Hall misses the 1st free throw | 23-31 |
| 18:26 | Louisiana Tech | Lawrence Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 24-31 |
| 18:15 | Northern Iowa | Lawrence Hall takes the ball from Donald Jones | 24-31 |
| 18:03 | Louisiana Tech | Lawrence Hall knocks in the floater from the left side on a great pass from John Busch | 26-31 |
| 17:45 | Northern Iowa | Kenneth Yungbluth is called for traveling | 26-31 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Claude Sanders (SF) Patrick Dubay | |
| 17:36 | Louisiana Tech | Sam Hurdle is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Sam Hurdle, team foul #1 | 26-31 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | James Webb (C) Taylor Zebel | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 17:20 | Northern Iowa | Yong Huang clanks a jump hook near the basket | 26-31 |
| 17:19 | Northern Iowa | Yong Huang pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-31 |
| 17:02 | Northern Iowa | Kenneth Yungbluth makes the shot near the basket set up by Claude Sanders | 26-33 |
| 16:39 | Louisiana Tech | Lawrence Hall can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by Yong Huang - foul #2 on Yong Huang, team foul #3 | 26-33 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | George Rall (PG), Robert Moreland (SG), John May (SF) Sam Hurdle, Chad Allen, John Busch | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Marc Brewer (SG), Clyde Forsyth (PF), James Wren (C) David Garvin, Yong Huang, Donald Jones | |
| 16:39 | Louisiana Tech | Lawrence Hall makes the 1st free throw | 27-33 |
| 16:39 | Louisiana Tech | Lawrence Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 28-33 |
| 16:19 | Northern Iowa | Kenneth Yungbluth scores on a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Marc Brewer | 28-35 |
| 16:03 | Louisiana Tech | Lawrence Hall hits a runner near the basket on a nice dish by George Rall | 30-35 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - George Rall (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Moreland (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - John May (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Lawrence Hall (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - James Webb (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Kenneth Yungbluth (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Marc Brewer (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Claude Sanders (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Clyde Forsyth (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - James Wren (fresh) | |
| 15:44 | Northern Iowa | Claude Sanders misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 30-35 |
| 15:43 | Northern Iowa | James Wren grabs the offensive board | 30-35 |
| 15:32 | Northern Iowa | Kenneth Yungbluth misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 30-35 |
| 15:30 | Louisiana Tech | James Webb pulls down the rebound | 30-35 |
| 15:11 | Louisiana Tech | John May throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-35 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Sam Hurdle (PG), John Busch (SF), Taylor Zebel (C) George Rall, John May, Lawrence Hall | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Steven Hall (PG), David Garvin (SG), Patrick Dubay (SF), Yong Huang (PF), Donald Jones (C) Kenneth Yungbluth, Marc Brewer, Claude Sanders, Clyde Forsyth, James Wren | |
| 14:52 | Northern Iowa | Steven Hall makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 30-38 |
| 14:32 | Louisiana Tech | Taylor Zebel comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane | 30-38 |
| 14:31 | Northern Iowa | Donald Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 30-38 |
| 14:19 | Northern Iowa | Yong Huang misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 30-38 |
| 14:17 | Northern Iowa | Donald Jones hits the follow up shot | 30-40 |
| 13:58 | Louisiana Tech | John Busch can't connect on a turnaround from the left block | 30-40 |
| 13:57 | Northern Iowa | Donald Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 30-40 |
| 13:36 | Northern Iowa | Donald Jones connects on the fadeaway in the paint set up by Steven Hall | 30-42 |
| 13:21 | Louisiana Tech | Sam Hurdle's floater is knocked away by Donald Jones | 30-42 |
| 13:20 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to David Garvin | 30-42 |
| 13:08 | Northern Iowa | Steven Hall drills a jumper from the right side | 30-44 |
| 12:50 | Louisiana Tech | Donald Jones steals the ball from Robert Moreland | 30-44 |
| 12:21 | Northern Iowa | Steven Hall hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 30-44 |
| 12:19 | Northern Iowa | Donald Jones tips it back up and in | 30-46 |
| 12:03 | Louisiana Tech | Sam Hurdle lays it up and in set up by Robert Moreland | 32-46 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Sam Hurdle (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert Moreland (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Busch (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Webb (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Taylor Zebel (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Steven Hall (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - David Garvin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Patrick Dubay (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Yong Huang (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Donald Jones (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 11 reb. | |
| 11:46 | Northern Iowa | Donald Jones drills a floater from the left side set up by Steven Hall | 32-48 |
| 11:28 | Louisiana Tech | Sam Hurdle is fouled on the floor by Donald Jones - foul #2 on Donald Jones, team foul #4 | 32-48 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | George Rall (PG), Chad Allen (SG), John May (SF), Lawrence Hall (PF) Sam Hurdle, Robert Moreland, John Busch, James Webb | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Kenneth Yungbluth (PG), Marc Brewer (SG), Claude Sanders (SF), Clyde Forsyth (PF), James Wren (C) Steven Hall, David Garvin, Patrick Dubay, Yong Huang, Donald Jones | |
| 11:16 | Louisiana Tech | Lawrence Hall clanks a floater from the right wing | 32-48 |
| 11:15 | Louisiana Tech | Taylor Zebel snags the offensive board | 32-48 |
| 10:59 | Louisiana Tech | Lawrence Hall lays it up and in on a great pass from George Rall | 34-48 |
| 10:43 | Northern Iowa | Claude Sanders misses long on a floater near the basket | 34-48 |
| 10:41 | Louisiana Tech | Lawrence Hall snags the defensive board | 34-48 |
| 10:18 | Louisiana Tech | Chad Allen comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 34-48 |
| 10:17 | Northern Iowa | Clyde Forsyth pulls down the rebound | 34-48 |
| 10:11 | Northern Iowa | Claude Sanders can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 34-48 |
| 10:10 | Louisiana Tech | Lawrence Hall gets the rebound | 34-48 |
| 09:59 | Louisiana Tech | Lawrence Hall double dribbles | 34-48 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | David Garvin (SG), Donald Jones (C) Marc Brewer, James Wren | |
| 09:36 | Northern Iowa | Claude Sanders misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 34-48 |
| 09:35 | Louisiana Tech | Chad Allen snags the defensive board | 34-48 |
| 09:23 | Louisiana Tech | Lawrence Hall misses the driving attempt from close range but he's fouled by Clyde Forsyth - foul #3 on Clyde Forsyth, team foul #5 | 34-48 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Sam Hurdle (PG), Edward Scott (SF) George Rall, Taylor Zebel | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Steven Hall (PG), Yong Huang (PF) Claude Sanders, Clyde Forsyth | |
| 09:23 | Louisiana Tech | Lawrence Hall misses the 1st free throw | 34-48 |
| 09:23 | Louisiana Tech | Lawrence Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 35-48 |
| 08:56 | Northern Iowa | Yong Huang misses the shot from close range but he's hacked by John May - foul #2 on John May, team foul #2 | 35-48 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | James Webb (C) John May | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 08:56 | Northern Iowa | Yong Huang makes the 1st free throw | 35-49 |
| 08:56 | Northern Iowa | Yong Huang misses the 2nd free throw | 35-49 |
| 08:56 | Louisiana Tech | James Webb snags the defensive board | 35-49 |
| 08:44 | Louisiana Tech | Edward Scott drills a shot from the free throw line set up by Sam Hurdle | 37-49 |
| 08:24 | Northern Iowa | Kenneth Yungbluth travels with the ball | 37-49 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Robert Moreland (SG), John Busch (SF) Chad Allen, Edward Scott | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Patrick Dubay (SF) Kenneth Yungbluth | |
| 07:55 | Louisiana Tech | Lawrence Hall can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 37-49 |
| 07:54 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Donald Jones | 37-49 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Sam Hurdle (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Moreland (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Busch (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lawrence Hall (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. C - James Webb (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Steven Hall (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - David Garvin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Patrick Dubay (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Yong Huang (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Donald Jones (fresh) 14 pts. 12 reb. | |
| 07:49 | Northern Iowa | Steven Hall hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 37-49 |
| 07:48 | Louisiana Tech | Lawrence Hall grabs the defensive rebound | 37-49 |
| 07:40 | Louisiana Tech | Sam Hurdle is hacked by Yong Huang - foul #3 on Yong Huang, team foul #6 | 37-49 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | John May (C) Lawrence Hall | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Marc Brewer (SG), Clyde Forsyth (C) David Garvin, Donald Jones | |
| 07:35 | Louisiana Tech | John Busch knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Robert Moreland | 40-49 |
| 07:21 | Northern Iowa | Patrick Dubay buries a fadeaway from the right block | 40-51 |
| 07:02 | Louisiana Tech | James Webb drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Robert Moreland | 43-51 |
| 06:42 | Northern Iowa | Marc Brewer clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-51 |
| 06:40 | Louisiana Tech | James Webb pulls down the rebound | 43-51 |
| 06:28 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Moreland misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 43-51 |
| 06:26 | Northern Iowa | Clyde Forsyth snags the defensive board | 43-51 |
| 06:20 | Northern Iowa | Steven Hall misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 43-51 |
| 06:18 | Northern Iowa | Patrick Dubay tips it in | 43-53 |
| 05:59 | Louisiana Tech | John May knocks in the shot from close range on a great pass from Robert Moreland | 45-53 |
| 05:33 | Northern Iowa | Clyde Forsyth misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 45-53 |
| 05:32 | Northern Iowa | Clyde Forsyth grabs the offensive rebound | 45-53 |
| 05:32 | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 45-53 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Chad Allen (SG), Lawrence Hall (PF), Taylor Zebel (C) Robert Moreland, James Webb, John May | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Kenneth Yungbluth (PG), David Garvin (SG), Claude Sanders (SF), Donald Jones (C) Steven Hall, Marc Brewer, Patrick Dubay, Clyde Forsyth | |
| 05:13 | Northern Iowa | Taylor Zebel is called for the reach on Donald Jones - foul #2 on Taylor Zebel, team foul #3 | 45-53 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Clyde Forsyth (PF) Yong Huang | |
| 04:58 | Northern Iowa | David Garvin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-53 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Robert Moreland (PG) Sam Hurdle | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 04:36 | Louisiana Tech | Lawrence Hall can't connect on a jumper near the basket | 45-53 |
| 04:35 | Northern Iowa | David Garvin gets the rebound | 45-53 |
| 04:11 | Northern Iowa | Clyde Forsyth hits a driving attempt near the basket | 45-55 |
| 03:53 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Moreland clanks a runner in the paint | 45-55 |
| 03:51 | Northern Iowa | Clyde Forsyth grabs the board | 45-55 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Robert Moreland (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Chad Allen (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Busch (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lawrence Hall (fresh) 19 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. C - Taylor Zebel (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Kenneth Yungbluth (fresh) 6 pts. SG - David Garvin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Claude Sanders (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Clyde Forsyth (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Donald Jones (fresh) 14 pts. 12 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:22 | Northern Iowa | Donald Jones's pass is intercepted by Lawrence Hall | 45-55 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:05 | Louisiana Tech | Taylor Zebel hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by David Garvin - foul #1 on David Garvin, team foul #7 | 45-55 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Sam Hurdle (PG), James Webb (SF) Robert Moreland, John Busch | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Steven Hall (PG), Patrick Dubay (SF), Yong Huang (PF) Kenneth Yungbluth, Claude Sanders, Clyde Forsyth | |
| 03:05 | Louisiana Tech | Taylor Zebel misses the 1st free throw | 45-55 |
| 03:05 | Louisiana Tech | Taylor Zebel makes the 2nd free throw | 46-55 |
| 02:43 | Northern Iowa | David Garvin scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 46-58 |
| 02:37 | Louisiana Tech | Lawrence Hall is fouled on the floor by Steven Hall - foul #4 on Steven Hall, team foul #8 | 46-58 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | George Rall (PG), Robert Moreland (SG), John May (SF) Sam Hurdle, Chad Allen, Taylor Zebel | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Kenneth Yungbluth (PG), Marc Brewer (SG), Marvin Baden (SF), Clyde Forsyth (PF), James Wren (C) Steven Hall, David Garvin, Patrick Dubay, Yong Huang, Donald Jones | |
| 02:37 | Louisiana Tech | Lawrence Hall makes the 1st free throw | 47-58 |
| 02:37 | Louisiana Tech | Lawrence Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 48-58 |
| 02:17 | Northern Iowa | Marc Brewer makes the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by James Wren | 48-61 |
| 02:05 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Moreland is called for traveling | 48-61 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Edward Scott (SF) Lawrence Hall | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Claude Sanders (SF) Marvin Baden | |
| 01:39 | Northern Iowa | Robert Moreland is called for the reach on Marc Brewer - foul #2 on Robert Moreland, team foul #4 | 48-61 |
| 01:19 | Northern Iowa | Claude Sanders clanks a runner near the basket but he's fouled by Edward Scott - foul #1 on Edward Scott, team foul #5 | 48-61 |
| 01:19 | Northern Iowa | Claude Sanders misses the 1st free throw | 48-61 |
| 01:19 | Northern Iowa | Claude Sanders misses the 2nd free throw | 48-61 |
| 01:19 | Louisiana Tech | James Webb snags the defensive board | 48-61 |
| 00:59 | Louisiana Tech | James Wren is called for the reach on Robert Moreland - foul #1 on James Wren, team foul #9 | 48-61 |
| 00:59 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Moreland makes the 1st free throw | 49-61 |
| 00:59 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Moreland misses the 2nd free throw | 49-61 |
| 00:59 | Northern Iowa | James Wren snags the defensive board | 49-61 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:33 | Northern Iowa | Claude Sanders knocks in the fadeaway from the right block set up by Kenneth Yungbluth | 49-63 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:28 | Louisiana Tech | John May misses the shot from the right block | 49-63 |
| 00:26 | Northern Iowa | Marc Brewer pulls down the rebound | 49-63 |
| 00:00 | Northern Iowa | Kenneth Yungbluth runs out the clock | 49-63 |