| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Jeff Bigby (fresh) 3 ast. SG - John Lemke (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Brubaker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Bell (fresh) 3 reb. C - Geoffrey Kammer (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Alabama | PG - Richard Ono (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Michael McNish (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gary Haynes (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joshua Craft (fresh) 5 pts. C - Ronald Follmer (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northern Iowa | James Brubaker inbounds the ball | 32-36 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | South Alabama | South Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:45 | Northern Iowa | James Brubaker makes the floater from the left side and he's fouled by Gary Haynes - foul #1 on Gary Haynes, team foul #1 | 34-36 |
| 19:45 | Northern Iowa | James Brubaker misses the free throw | 34-36 |
| 19:45 | South Alabama | The rebound goes to Joshua Craft | 34-36 |
| 19:30 | South Alabama | Michael McNish comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block | 34-36 |
| 19:29 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Kammer grabs the defensive rebound | 34-36 |
| 19:25 | Northern Iowa | Charles Bell is hacked by Richard Ono in the backcourt - foul #1 on Richard Ono, team foul #2 | 34-36 |
| 19:12 | Northern Iowa | John Lemke's fadeaway is rejected by Joshua Craft | 34-36 |
| 19:10 | South Alabama | Joshua Craft snags the defensive board | 34-36 |
| 19:06 | South Alabama | Gary Haynes drills a shot from the left block and the foul's on Charles Bell - foul #2 on Charles Bell, team foul #1 | 34-38 |
| 19:06 | South Alabama | Gary Haynes misses the free throw | 34-38 |
| 19:06 | Northern Iowa | Charles Bell gets the rebound | 34-38 |
| 18:42 | Northern Iowa | Jeff Bigby is hacked by Ronald Follmer - foul #1 on Ronald Follmer, team foul #3 | 34-38 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Blake Roberts (SG), Nicholas Brooks (PF) John Lemke, Charles Bell | |
| Subs | South Alabama | David Thomas (PG), Frank Neal (SG), David Hein (SF), Marvin Kurz (PF), Jimmy Darlington (C) Richard Ono, Michael McNish, Gary Haynes, Joshua Craft, Ronald Follmer | |
| 18:27 | Northern Iowa | James Brubaker buries a shot from the left block on a nice dish by Jeff Bigby and the foul's on David Hein - foul #1 on David Hein, team foul #4 | 36-38 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Bobby Hartford (C) Geoffrey Kammer | |
| Subs | South Alabama | | |
| 18:27 | Northern Iowa | James Brubaker makes the free throw | 37-38 |
| 18:07 | South Alabama | Jimmy Darlington loses the dribble to Jeff Bigby | 37-38 |
| 17:45 | Northern Iowa | Marvin Kurz steals it from James Brubaker | 37-38 |
| 17:26 | South Alabama | Jimmy Darlington makes the jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by David Thomas | 37-40 |
| 17:24 | Northern Iowa | David Hein picks off the pass by Bobby Hartford in the backcourt | 37-40 |
| 17:22 | South Alabama | David Hein lays it in | 37-42 |
| 17:17 | Northern Iowa | David Thomas picks off the pass by Jeff Bigby in the backcourt | 37-42 |
| 17:04 | South Alabama | Jimmy Darlington scores on a jump hook near the basket set up by David Thomas | 37-44 |
| 16:51 | Northern Iowa | Blake Roberts is fouled on the floor by Jimmy Darlington - foul #2 on Jimmy Darlington, team foul #5 | 37-44 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Larry Bateman (PG), John Lemke (SG), Charles Bell (PF), Geoffrey Kammer (C) Jeff Bigby, James Brubaker, Nicholas Brooks, Bobby Hartford | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Richard Ono (PG), Michael McNish (SG), Gary Haynes (SF), Joshua Craft (PF), Ronald Follmer (C) David Thomas, Frank Neal, David Hein, Marvin Kurz, Jimmy Darlington | |
| 16:34 | Northern Iowa | Blake Roberts can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Joshua Craft - foul #2 on Joshua Craft, team foul #6 | 37-44 |
| 16:34 | Northern Iowa | Blake Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 38-44 |
| 16:34 | Northern Iowa | Blake Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 39-44 |
| 16:14 | South Alabama | Richard Ono misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 39-44 |
| 16:13 | South Alabama | Joshua Craft tips it back up and in | 39-46 |
| 15:54 | Northern Iowa | Blake Roberts clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner but the foul's on Joshua Craft - foul #3 on Joshua Craft, team foul #7 | 39-46 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Keith Fisher (C) Ronald Follmer | |
| 15:54 | Northern Iowa | Blake Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 40-46 |
| 15:54 | Northern Iowa | Blake Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 41-46 |
| 15:54 | Northern Iowa | Blake Roberts makes the 3rd free throw | 42-46 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Larry Bateman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Lemke (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Blake Roberts (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Charles Bell (fresh) 4 reb. C - Geoffrey Kammer (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Alabama | PG - Richard Ono (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Michael McNish (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gary Haynes (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Joshua Craft (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Keith Fisher (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:33 | South Alabama | Richard Ono can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 42-46 |
| 15:31 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Charles Bell | 42-46 |
| 15:17 | Northern Iowa | Larry Bateman can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Joshua Craft - foul #4 on Joshua Craft, team foul #8 | 42-46 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Paul Aragon (SG), Robert Witherspoon (SF), Nicholas Brooks (PF), Nathan Exley (C) John Lemke, Blake Roberts, Charles Bell, Geoffrey Kammer | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Patrick Gary (PG), Frank Neal (SG), Marvin Kurz (PF) Richard Ono, Michael McNish, Joshua Craft | |
| 15:17 | Northern Iowa | Larry Bateman makes the 1st free throw | 43-46 |
| 15:17 | Northern Iowa | Larry Bateman misses the 2nd free throw | 43-46 |
| 15:17 | South Alabama | The rebound goes to Marvin Kurz | 43-46 |
| 15:02 | South Alabama | Keith Fisher is denied on a layup by Nicholas Brooks | 43-46 |
| 15:00 | Northern Iowa | Nathan Exley grabs the defensive rebound | 43-46 |
| 14:43 | Northern Iowa | Robert Witherspoon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-46 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jeff Bigby (PG), Bobby Hartford (C) Larry Bateman, Nathan Exley | |
| Subs | South Alabama | David Thomas (PG), Jimmy Darlington (SF), Ronald Follmer (C) Patrick Gary, Gary Haynes, Keith Fisher | |
| 14:23 | South Alabama | Frank Neal's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-46 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Patrick Gary (PG), David Hein (SF) Frank Neal, Marvin Kurz | |
| 13:58 | Northern Iowa | Paul Aragon is whistled for traveling | 43-46 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | John Lemke (SG), Geoffrey Kammer (C) Paul Aragon, Bobby Hartford | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Richard Ono (PG), Michael McNish (SG), Marvin Kurz (PF) Patrick Gary, David Thomas, Jimmy Darlington | |
| 13:47 | South Alabama | Richard Ono is fouled on the floor by Nicholas Brooks - foul #1 on Nicholas Brooks, team foul #2 | 43-46 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Blake Roberts (SF) Robert Witherspoon | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Keith Fisher (C) Ronald Follmer | |
| 13:27 | South Alabama | Keith Fisher scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Richard Ono | 43-49 |
| 13:23 | Northern Iowa | Blake Roberts is fouled in the backcourt by David Hein - foul #2 on David Hein, team foul #9 | 43-49 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Larry Bateman (PG), James Brubaker (SF), Nathan Exley (PF) Jeff Bigby, John Lemke, Nicholas Brooks | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Gary Haynes (SF), Ronald Follmer (C) David Hein, Marvin Kurz | |
| 13:23 | Northern Iowa | Blake Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 44-49 |
| 13:23 | Northern Iowa | Blake Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 45-49 |
| 13:10 | South Alabama | Ronald Follmer loses the dribble to Larry Bateman | 45-49 |
| 13:07 | Northern Iowa | Larry Bateman banks in the layup | 47-49 |
| 12:51 | South Alabama | Keith Fisher misses the lay-in | 47-49 |
| 12:50 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to James Brubaker | 47-49 |
| 12:48 | Northern Iowa | Michael McNish takes the ball from Larry Bateman in the backcourt | 47-49 |
| 12:45 | South Alabama | Richard Ono slams it home on a nice dish by Michael McNish | 47-51 |
| 12:24 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Kammer makes the wide open driving attempt near the basket set up by Larry Bateman | 49-51 |
| 12:03 | South Alabama | Michael McNish lays it up and in on a nice dish by Richard Ono and he's hacked by Blake Roberts - foul #3 on Blake Roberts, team foul #3 | 49-53 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Paul Aragon (PG), John Lemke (SG), Robert Witherspoon (SF), Charles Bell (PF), Nicholas Brooks (C) Larry Bateman, Blake Roberts, James Brubaker, Nathan Exley, Geoffrey Kammer | |
| Subs | South Alabama | David Thomas (PG), David Hein (SF), Marvin Kurz (PF), Jimmy Darlington (C) Richard Ono, Gary Haynes, Keith Fisher, Ronald Follmer | |
| 12:03 | South Alabama | Michael McNish makes the free throw | 49-54 |
| 11:35 | Northern Iowa | Nicholas Brooks misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 49-54 |
| 11:34 | South Alabama | Marvin Kurz grabs the board | 49-54 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Paul Aragon (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Lemke (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Witherspoon (fresh) PF - Charles Bell (fresh) 5 reb. C - Nicholas Brooks (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | South Alabama | PG - David Thomas (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Michael McNish (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Hein (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Marvin Kurz (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Jimmy Darlington (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 11:25 | South Alabama | David Hein throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-54 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jeff Bigby (PG) Paul Aragon | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Frank Neal (SG), Gary Haynes (SF) Michael McNish, David Hein | |
| 11:08 | Northern Iowa | John Lemke misses the wide open shot from the right wing | 49-54 |
| 11:07 | Northern Iowa | Jeff Bigby hits the follow up shot | 51-54 |
| 10:53 | South Alabama | Marvin Kurz misses long on a jump hook in the paint | 51-54 |
| 10:51 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Nicholas Brooks | 51-54 |
| 10:30 | Northern Iowa | John Lemke misses short on a jumper near the basket | 51-54 |
| 10:28 | South Alabama | Jimmy Darlington snags the defensive board | 51-54 |
| 10:23 | South Alabama | Marvin Kurz knocks in the shot from close range on a nice dish by Frank Neal | 51-56 |
| 10:21 | Northern Iowa | Jeff Bigby throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 51-56 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Blake Roberts (SG), James Brubaker (SF), Bobby Hartford (PF), Nathan Exley (C) John Lemke, Robert Witherspoon, Charles Bell, Nicholas Brooks | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Patrick Gary (PG), David Hein (SF), Ronald Follmer (C) David Thomas, Gary Haynes, Jimmy Darlington | |
| 10:16 | South Alabama | Marvin Kurz drills a floater from the right block | 51-58 |
| 09:51 | Northern Iowa | James Brubaker connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Nathan Exley | 54-58 |
| 09:34 | South Alabama | Ronald Follmer is fouled on the floor by Bobby Hartford - foul #1 on Bobby Hartford, team foul #4 | 54-58 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Larry Bateman (PG), Paul Aragon (SF), Geoffrey Kammer (C) Jeff Bigby, James Brubaker, Nathan Exley | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Michael McNish (SG), Gary Haynes (SF) Frank Neal, David Hein | |
| 09:16 | South Alabama | Ronald Follmer scores on a runner from the right block | 54-60 |
| 09:14 | Northern Iowa | Michael McNish steps in front of the Blake Roberts pass in the backcourt | 54-60 |
| 09:00 | South Alabama | Ronald Follmer scores on a jumper near the basket on a great pass from Gary Haynes | 54-62 |
| 08:56 | Northern Iowa | Blake Roberts makes the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Larry Bateman | 57-62 |
| 08:32 | South Alabama | Ronald Follmer comes up short on the shot from the right block but the foul's on Blake Roberts - foul #4 on Blake Roberts, team foul #5 | 57-62 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Brubaker (SF), Nicholas Brooks (PF), Nathan Exley (C) Blake Roberts, Bobby Hartford, Geoffrey Kammer | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Richard Ono (PG), David Thomas (SG), Jimmy Darlington (SF), Keith Fisher (PF) Patrick Gary, Michael McNish, Gary Haynes, Marvin Kurz | |
| 08:32 | South Alabama | Ronald Follmer misses the 1st free throw | 57-62 |
| 08:32 | South Alabama | Ronald Follmer makes the 2nd free throw | 57-63 |
| 08:11 | Northern Iowa | James Brubaker is fouled on the floor by Ronald Follmer - foul #2 on Ronald Follmer, team foul #10 | 57-63 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jeff Bigby (PG), Charles Bell (PF) Paul Aragon, Nathan Exley | |
| Subs | South Alabama | David Hein (SF) Ronald Follmer | |
| 08:11 | Northern Iowa | James Brubaker makes the 1st free throw | 58-63 |
| 08:11 | Northern Iowa | James Brubaker makes the 2nd free throw | 59-63 |
| 07:56 | South Alabama | Richard Ono connects on the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from David Thomas | 59-66 |
| 07:32 | Northern Iowa | Jeff Bigby connects on the open pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Larry Bateman | 61-66 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Jeff Bigby (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Larry Bateman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SF - James Brubaker (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Bell (fresh) 5 reb. C - Nicholas Brooks (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | South Alabama | PG - Richard Ono (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Thomas (fairly fresh) 5 ast. SF - David Hein (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jimmy Darlington (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Keith Fisher (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:16 | South Alabama | Jimmy Darlington is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Jimmy Darlington, team foul #11 | 61-66 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | John Lemke (SG), Blake Roberts (SF), Geoffrey Kammer (C) Larry Bateman, James Brubaker, Charles Bell | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Patrick Gary (PG), Frank Neal (SG), Gary Haynes (SF), Joshua Craft (PF), Marvin Kurz (C) Richard Ono, David Thomas, David Hein, Jimmy Darlington, Keith Fisher | |
| 06:56 | Northern Iowa | Blake Roberts is fouled on the floor by Gary Haynes - foul #2 on Gary Haynes, team foul #12 | 61-66 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Witherspoon (SF) Jeff Bigby | |
| Subs | South Alabama | | |
| 06:56 | Northern Iowa | Blake Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 62-66 |
| 06:56 | Northern Iowa | Blake Roberts misses the 2nd free throw | 62-66 |
| 06:56 | South Alabama | Joshua Craft snags the defensive board | 62-66 |
| 06:34 | South Alabama | Marvin Kurz hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline but he's fouled by Geoffrey Kammer - foul #2 on Geoffrey Kammer, team foul #6 | 62-66 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Nathan Exley (PF) Nicholas Brooks | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Richard Ono (PG) Patrick Gary | |
| 06:34 | South Alabama | Marvin Kurz misses the 1st free throw | 62-66 |
| 06:34 | South Alabama | Marvin Kurz misses the 2nd free throw | 62-66 |
| 06:34 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Kammer grabs the defensive rebound | 62-66 |
| 06:19 | Northern Iowa | John Lemke knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Geoffrey Kammer | 65-66 |
| 06:14 | South Alabama | Richard Ono misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 65-66 |
| 06:13 | South Alabama | Joshua Craft tips it but misses | 65-66 |
| 06:12 | South Alabama | Gary Haynes grabs the offensive board | 65-66 |
| 06:02 | South Alabama | Richard Ono hits a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Joshua Craft | 65-69 |
| 05:42 | Northern Iowa | Blake Roberts hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 65-69 |
| 05:40 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Kammer hits the follow up shot | 67-69 |
| 05:14 | South Alabama | Geoffrey Kammer swats the short shot by Gary Haynes | 67-69 |
| 05:13 | Northern Iowa | John Lemke gets the rebound | 67-69 |
| 05:00 | Northern Iowa | Robert Witherspoon makes the fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Blake Roberts | 69-69 |
| 04:55 | South Alabama | Richard Ono's pass is intercepted by John Lemke | 69-69 |
| 04:50 | Northern Iowa | John Lemke lays it up and in | 71-69 |
| 04:41 | South Alabama | The jump hook by Marvin Kurz is blocked by Geoffrey Kammer | 71-69 |
| 04:40 | Northern Iowa | Nathan Exley grabs the board | 71-69 |
| 04:40 | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-69 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jeff Bigby (PG), James Brubaker (SF), Charles Bell (PF), Nicholas Brooks (C) John Lemke, Robert Witherspoon, Nathan Exley, Geoffrey Kammer | |
| Subs | South Alabama | David Thomas (PG), Michael McNish (SG), David Hein (SF), Jimmy Darlington (PF), Keith Fisher (C) Richard Ono, Frank Neal, Gary Haynes, Joshua Craft, Marvin Kurz | |
| 04:16 | Northern Iowa | James Brubaker misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 71-69 |
| 04:14 | Northern Iowa | Nicholas Brooks can't tip it in | 71-69 |
| 04:12 | South Alabama | Michael McNish grabs the defensive rebound | 71-69 |
| 04:07 | South Alabama | David Thomas comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 71-69 |
| 04:05 | Northern Iowa | Nicholas Brooks pulls down the rebound | 71-69 |
| 03:44 | Northern Iowa | Jeff Bigby scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from James Brubaker | 74-69 |
| 03:22 | South Alabama | David Hein hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from David Thomas | 74-72 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Jeff Bigby (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Blake Roberts (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - James Brubaker (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Bell (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - Nicholas Brooks (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | South Alabama | PG - David Thomas (fairly fresh) 6 ast. SG - Michael McNish (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Hein (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Jimmy Darlington (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Keith Fisher (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:05 | Northern Iowa | Jeff Bigby is fouled on the floor by David Thomas - foul #3 on David Thomas, team foul #13 | 74-72 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Larry Bateman (SG), Robert Witherspoon (SF), Geoffrey Kammer (C) Blake Roberts, James Brubaker, Charles Bell | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Patrick Gary (PG), Frank Neal (SG), Joshua Craft (PF), Ronald Follmer (C) David Thomas, Michael McNish, Jimmy Darlington, Keith Fisher | |
| 03:05 | Northern Iowa | Jeff Bigby misses the 1st free throw | 74-72 |
| 03:05 | Northern Iowa | Jeff Bigby makes the 2nd free throw | 75-72 |
| 02:49 | South Alabama | Frank Neal hits a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Ronald Follmer and he's hacked by Larry Bateman - foul #2 on Larry Bateman, team foul #7 | 75-74 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Paul Aragon (SG), Bobby Hartford (PF) Jeff Bigby, Nicholas Brooks | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Richard Ono (PG), Gary Haynes (SF) Patrick Gary, David Hein | |
| 02:49 | South Alabama | Frank Neal makes the free throw | 75-75 |
| 02:44 | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 75-75 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jeff Bigby (PG), John Lemke (SG), James Brubaker (SF), Nicholas Brooks (PF) Larry Bateman, Paul Aragon, Robert Witherspoon, Bobby Hartford | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Michael McNish (SG), Keith Fisher (SF) Frank Neal, Gary Haynes | |
| 02:29 | Northern Iowa | Jeff Bigby misses badly on the uncontested 3pt shot from the left wing | 75-75 |
| 02:27 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Kammer misses the tip | 75-75 |
| 02:26 | South Alabama | Michael McNish gets the rebound | 75-75 |
| 02:20 | South Alabama | Ronald Follmer's floater is tipped away by Nicholas Brooks | 75-75 |
| 02:19 | South Alabama | Richard Ono grabs the offensive rebound | 75-75 |
| 02:02 | South Alabama | Joshua Craft misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 75-75 |
| 02:00 | South Alabama | Michael McNish gets the offensive rebound | 75-75 |
| 01:48 | South Alabama | Ronald Follmer slams it home | 75-77 |
| 01:31 | Northern Iowa | Jeff Bigby buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by John Lemke | 78-77 |
| 01:17 | South Alabama | Richard Ono misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 78-77 |
| 01:15 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Kammer pulls down the rebound | 78-77 |
| 01:03 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Kammer misses short on a runner in the lane but he's hacked by Ronald Follmer - foul #3 on Ronald Follmer, team foul #14 | 78-77 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Charles Bell (PF) Nicholas Brooks | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Gary Haynes (SF) Keith Fisher | |
| 01:03 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Kammer misses the 1st free throw | 78-77 |
| 01:03 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Kammer makes the 2nd free throw | 79-77 |
| 00:40 | South Alabama | Michael McNish drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Richard Ono | 79-80 |
| 00:24 | Northern Iowa | John Lemke is open but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 79-80 |
| 00:22 | South Alabama | Gary Haynes grabs the defensive rebound | 79-80 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | South Alabama | South Alabama is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:21 | South Alabama | Gary Haynes is hacked by John Lemke in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Lemke, team foul #8 | 79-80 |
| 00:21 | South Alabama | Gary Haynes misses the 1st free throw | 79-80 |
| 00:21 | Northern Iowa | Charles Bell gets the rebound | 79-80 |
| 00:11 | Northern Iowa | Jeff Bigby can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Richard Ono - foul #2 on Richard Ono, team foul #15 | 79-80 |
| 00:11 | Northern Iowa | Jeff Bigby makes the 1st free throw | 80-80 |
| 00:11 | Northern Iowa | Jeff Bigby makes the 2nd free throw | 81-80 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | South Alabama | South Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:04 | South Alabama | Ronald Follmer clanks a driving attempt in the lane | 81-80 |
| 00:03 | South Alabama | Joshua Craft hits the follow up shot | 81-82 |
| 00:03 | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 81-82 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | South Alabama | South Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Northern Iowa | Jeff Bigby misses the halfcourt shot | 81-82 |