| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Dennis Hargrove (fresh) SG - Gerald Whitt (fresh) SF - Bruce Wright (fresh) PF - James Clark (fresh) C - Daniel Mock (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Boston College | PG - Clarence Holgate (fresh) SG - Rex Correll (fresh) SF - Bruce Phillips (fresh) PF - Brian Hurt (fresh) C - Ken Ferrari (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Mock wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Boston College | Boston College is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 19:47 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Mock misses badly on a turnaround near the basket | 0-0 |
| 19:45 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Mock hits the follow up shot | 2-0 |
| 19:18 | Boston College | Brian Hurt lays it up and in | 2-2 |
| 19:07 | Northern Iowa | Gerald Whitt banks in the layup set up by Bruce Wright | 4-2 |
| 18:47 | Boston College | Bruce Phillips scores on a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Ken Ferrari | 4-4 |
| 18:33 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Mock makes the shot from the left block on a great pass from Dennis Hargrove | 6-4 |
| 18:06 | Boston College | Brian Hurt buries a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Rex Correll | 6-6 |
| 17:46 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Mock is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 6-6 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Marc Carnell (C) Daniel Mock | |
| Subs | Boston College | | |
| 17:30 | Boston College | Bruce Phillips clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 6-6 |
| 17:29 | Boston College | The offensive rebound goes to Brian Hurt | 6-6 |
| 17:08 | Boston College | Bruce Phillips lays it in on a nice dish by Rex Correll | 6-8 |
| 16:54 | Northern Iowa | Marc Carnell misses short on a shot near the basket | 6-8 |
| 16:52 | Boston College | Rex Correll snags the defensive board | 6-8 |
| 16:47 | Boston College | Bruce Phillips blows the layup but the foul's on James Clark - foul #1 on James Clark, team foul #1 | 6-8 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Mike Cole (SF) Bruce Wright | |
| Subs | Boston College | | |
| 16:47 | Boston College | Bruce Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 6-9 |
| 16:47 | Boston College | Bruce Phillips misses the 2nd free throw | 6-9 |
| 16:47 | Northern Iowa | Mike Cole grabs the board | 6-9 |
| 16:30 | Northern Iowa | Marc Carnell banks in the layup | 8-9 |
| 16:03 | Boston College | Brian Hurt hits a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Clarence Holgate | 8-11 |
| 15:44 | Northern Iowa | Mike Cole misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 8-11 |
| 15:43 | Boston College | Rex Correll grabs the board | 8-11 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Dennis Hargrove (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gerald Whitt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Mike Cole (fresh) PF - James Clark (fairly fresh) C - Marc Carnell (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Boston College | PG - Clarence Holgate (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Rex Correll (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Bruce Phillips (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Brian Hurt (fresh) 6 pts. C - Ken Ferrari (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:25 | Boston College | Rex Correll scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Brian Hurt | 8-14 |
| 15:10 | Northern Iowa | Marc Carnell loses the dribble to Brian Hurt | 8-14 |
| 14:45 | Boston College | Gerald Whitt takes the ball from Ken Ferrari | 8-14 |
| 14:28 | Northern Iowa | Gerald Whitt hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Brian Hurt - foul #1 on Brian Hurt, team foul #1 | 8-14 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | David Simmons (PG), Bruce Wright (SF), Daniel Mock (C) Dennis Hargrove, James Clark, Marc Carnell | |
| Subs | Boston College | John Gibson (PG), Vincent Coldwell (SG), Donald Reeves (SF), Carter Kolakowski (PF), Cesar Rossi (C) Clarence Holgate, Rex Correll, Bruce Phillips, Brian Hurt, Ken Ferrari | |
| 14:28 | Northern Iowa | Gerald Whitt makes the 1st free throw | 9-14 |
| 14:28 | Northern Iowa | Gerald Whitt makes the 2nd free throw | 10-14 |
| 14:16 | Boston College | John Gibson hits a floater from the left wing | 10-16 |
| 14:04 | Northern Iowa | Mike Cole drills a floater from the left side | 12-16 |
| 13:35 | Boston College | Carter Kolakowski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 12-16 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Leighton (SG), Frank Green (PF) Gerald Whitt, Mike Cole | |
| Subs | Boston College | | |
| 13:18 | Northern Iowa | Frank Green misses the lay-in | 12-16 |
| 13:17 | Boston College | Vincent Coldwell pulls down the rebound | 12-16 |
| 12:56 | Boston College | Bruce Wright is called for the reach on John Gibson - foul #1 on Bruce Wright, team foul #2 | 12-16 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Clark (PF) Frank Green | |
| Subs | Boston College | Clarence Holgate (PG), Rex Correll (SG), Bruce Phillips (SF), Brian Hurt (PF) John Gibson, Vincent Coldwell, Donald Reeves, Carter Kolakowski | |
| 12:34 | Boston College | Bruce Phillips banks in the layup | 12-18 |
| 12:17 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Mock misses short on a jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Cesar Rossi - foul #1 on Cesar Rossi, team foul #2 | 12-18 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Dennis Hargrove (PG) James Leighton | |
| Subs | Boston College | Ken Ferrari (C) Cesar Rossi | |
| 12:17 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Mock makes the 1st free throw | 13-18 |
| 12:17 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Mock misses the 2nd free throw | 13-18 |
| 12:17 | Boston College | Brian Hurt snags the defensive board | 13-18 |
| 11:50 | Boston College | Bruce Phillips comes up short on the turnaround from the left block | 13-18 |
| 11:49 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Daniel Mock | 13-18 |
| 11:25 | Northern Iowa | Bruce Wright connects on the floater in the lane | 15-18 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Dennis Hargrove (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Simmons (fairly fresh) SF - Bruce Wright (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Clark (fresh) C - Daniel Mock (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Boston College | PG - Clarence Holgate (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Rex Correll (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bruce Phillips (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Brian Hurt (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Ken Ferrari (fresh) | |
| 10:56 | Boston College | Bruce Phillips can't finish the layup but the foul's on James Clark - foul #2 on James Clark, team foul #3 | 15-18 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Gerald Whitt (SG), Mike Cole (SF), Marc Carnell (PF), Sam Chism (C) David Simmons, Bruce Wright, James Clark, Daniel Mock | |
| Subs | Boston College | | |
| 10:56 | Boston College | Bruce Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 15-19 |
| 10:56 | Boston College | Bruce Phillips misses the 2nd free throw | 15-19 |
| 10:56 | Northern Iowa | Sam Chism snags the defensive board | 15-19 |
| 10:51 | Northern Iowa | Ken Ferrari is called for the reach on Dennis Hargrove - foul #1 on Ken Ferrari, team foul #3 | 15-19 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Boston College | John Gibson (SF), Cesar Rossi (C) Bruce Phillips, Ken Ferrari | |
| 10:38 | Northern Iowa | Marc Carnell comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 15-19 |
| 10:36 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Hargrove grabs the offensive board | 15-19 |
| 10:26 | Northern Iowa | Sam Chism clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 15-19 |
| 10:24 | Boston College | The rebound goes to Cesar Rossi | 15-19 |
| 10:17 | Boston College | Sam Chism picks off the pass by John Gibson | 15-19 |
| 10:03 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Hargrove comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 15-19 |
| 10:01 | Boston College | John Gibson grabs the board | 15-19 |
| 09:44 | Boston College | Rex Correll is fouled on the floor by Sam Chism - foul #1 on Sam Chism, team foul #4 | 15-19 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Bruce Wright (SF) Sam Chism | |
| Subs | Boston College | Bruce Phillips (SF), Ken Ferrari (C) John Gibson, Cesar Rossi | |
| 09:33 | Boston College | Brian Hurt can't connect on a floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Marc Carnell - foul #1 on Marc Carnell, team foul #5 | 15-19 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Leighton (PG) Dennis Hargrove | |
| Subs | Boston College | John Gibson (PG) Clarence Holgate | |
| 09:33 | Boston College | Brian Hurt makes the 1st free throw | 15-20 |
| 09:33 | Boston College | Brian Hurt makes the 2nd free throw | 15-21 |
| 09:18 | Northern Iowa | Mike Cole is whistled for traveling | 15-21 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | David Simmons (PG) James Leighton | |
| Subs | Boston College | | |
| 09:01 | Boston College | Bruce Phillips misses long on a driving attempt from the left block | 15-21 |
| 08:59 | Northern Iowa | Bruce Wright grabs the board | 15-21 |
| 08:53 | Northern Iowa | Bruce Wright clanks a shot from the right side | 15-21 |
| 08:52 | Boston College | The rebound goes to Brian Hurt | 15-21 |
| 08:48 | Boston College | Rex Correll misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 15-21 |
| 08:47 | Boston College | John Gibson grabs the offensive board | 15-21 |
| 08:21 | Boston College | Rex Correll is hacked by Gerald Whitt - foul #1 on Gerald Whitt, team foul #6 | 15-21 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Dennis Hargrove (PG), Sam Chism (C) Gerald Whitt, Marc Carnell | |
| Subs | Boston College | Clarence Holgate (PG), Vincent Coldwell (SG), Carter Kolakowski (PF) John Gibson, Rex Correll, Brian Hurt | |
| 07:56 | Boston College | Ken Ferrari is called for traveling | 15-21 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Frank Green (PF) Mike Cole | |
| Subs | Boston College | Cesar Rossi (C) Ken Ferrari | |
| 07:43 | Northern Iowa | Sam Chism can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 15-21 |
| 07:41 | Northern Iowa | Bruce Wright tips it back up and in | 17-21 |
| 07:26 | Boston College | Bruce Phillips is fouled on the floor by Frank Green - foul #1 on Frank Green, team foul #7 | 17-21 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Leighton (SG) David Simmons | |
| Subs | Boston College | | |
| 07:26 | Boston College | Bruce Phillips misses the 1st free throw | 17-21 |
| 07:26 | Northern Iowa | Frank Green grabs the defensive rebound | 17-21 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Dennis Hargrove (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Leighton (fresh) SF - Bruce Wright (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Frank Green (fresh) C - Sam Chism (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Boston College | PG - Clarence Holgate (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Vincent Coldwell (fresh) SF - Bruce Phillips (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Carter Kolakowski (fresh) C - Cesar Rossi (fresh) | |
| 07:17 | Northern Iowa | James Leighton misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 17-21 |
| 07:15 | Northern Iowa | Frank Green gets the offensive rebound | 17-21 |
| 06:55 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Hargrove drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 20-21 |
| 06:35 | Boston College | Bruce Phillips clanks a jumper from the left wing | 20-21 |
| 06:34 | Northern Iowa | James Leighton pulls down the rebound | 20-21 |
| 06:14 | Northern Iowa | Clarence Holgate steals the ball from Bruce Wright | 20-21 |
| 06:11 | Boston College | Clarence Holgate blows the layup | 20-21 |
| 06:10 | Northern Iowa | Sam Chism grabs the defensive rebound | 20-21 |
| 05:53 | Northern Iowa | James Leighton scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Dennis Hargrove and he's fouled by Vincent Coldwell - foul #1 on Vincent Coldwell, team foul #4 | 22-21 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Gerald Whitt (SG), Mike Cole (SF), Marc Carnell (PF), Daniel Mock (C) Dennis Hargrove, Bruce Wright, Frank Green, Sam Chism | |
| Subs | Boston College | Rex Correll (SG), John Gibson (SF), Brian Hurt (PF), Ken Ferrari (C) Vincent Coldwell, Bruce Phillips, Carter Kolakowski, Cesar Rossi | |
| 05:53 | Northern Iowa | James Leighton misses the free throw | 22-21 |
| 05:53 | Boston College | Ken Ferrari grabs the board | 22-21 |
| 05:31 | Boston College | Brian Hurt's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 22-21 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | David Simmons (PG) James Leighton | |
| Subs | Boston College | | |
| 05:17 | Northern Iowa | Gerald Whitt comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Ken Ferrari - foul #2 on Ken Ferrari, team foul #5 | 22-21 |
| 05:17 | Northern Iowa | Gerald Whitt makes the 1st free throw | 23-21 |
| 05:17 | Northern Iowa | Gerald Whitt misses the 2nd free throw | 23-21 |
| 05:17 | Boston College | Brian Hurt grabs the board | 23-21 |
| 04:59 | Boston College | David Simmons steps in front of the Rex Correll pass | 23-21 |
| 04:56 | Northern Iowa | Mike Cole banks in the layup on a great pass from David Simmons | 25-21 |
| 04:36 | Boston College | John Gibson misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Marc Carnell - foul #2 on Marc Carnell, team foul #8 | 25-21 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Dennis Hargrove (PG) Marc Carnell | |
| Subs | Boston College | Donald Reeves (SF) Clarence Holgate | |
| 04:36 | Boston College | John Gibson makes the 1st free throw | 25-22 |
| 04:36 | Boston College | John Gibson makes the 2nd free throw | 25-23 |
| 04:17 | Northern Iowa | David Simmons clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 25-23 |
| 04:15 | Boston College | Ken Ferrari grabs the defensive rebound | 25-23 |
| 03:57 | Boston College | Rex Correll comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 25-23 |
| 03:55 | Boston College | Ken Ferrari grabs the offensive board | 25-23 |
| 03:31 | Boston College | John Gibson comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 25-23 |
| 03:30 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Mock pulls down the rebound | 25-23 |
| 03:16 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Hargrove hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 28-23 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Dennis Hargrove (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gerald Whitt (fresh) 5 pts. SF - David Simmons (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Mike Cole (fresh) 4 pts. C - Daniel Mock (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Boston College | PG - John Gibson (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Rex Correll (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donald Reeves (fresh) PF - Brian Hurt (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Ken Ferrari (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 02:47 | Boston College | Rex Correll misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 28-23 |
| 02:46 | Northern Iowa | Mike Cole gets the rebound | 28-23 |
| 02:26 | Northern Iowa | Mike Cole drills a floater from the right block on a nice dish by Gerald Whitt | 30-23 |
| 01:59 | Boston College | Ken Ferrari knocks in the driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Donald Reeves | 30-25 |
| 01:46 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Hargrove clanks a 3 from the left wing | 30-25 |
| 01:45 | Northern Iowa | Gerald Whitt gets the offensive rebound | 30-25 |
| 01:30 | Northern Iowa | Mike Cole misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Donald Reeves - foul #1 on Donald Reeves, team foul #6 | 30-25 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Leighton (PG), Bruce Wright (SF), James Clark (PF), Marc Carnell (C) Dennis Hargrove, Gerald Whitt, David Simmons, Daniel Mock | |
| Subs | Boston College | Clarence Holgate (PG), Vincent Coldwell (SG), Bruce Phillips (SF), Carter Kolakowski (PF), Cesar Rossi (C) John Gibson, Rex Correll, Donald Reeves, Brian Hurt, Ken Ferrari | |
| 01:30 | Northern Iowa | Mike Cole makes the 1st free throw | 31-25 |
| 01:30 | Northern Iowa | Mike Cole misses the 2nd free throw | 31-25 |
| 01:30 | Boston College | Cesar Rossi pulls down the rebound | 31-25 |
| 01:14 | Boston College | Carter Kolakowski buries a driving attempt near the basket | 31-27 |
| 01:08 | Northern Iowa | Bruce Wright hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Cesar Rossi - foul #2 on Cesar Rossi, team foul #7 | 31-27 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Gerald Whitt (SG) Mike Cole | |
| Subs | Boston College | | |
| 01:08 | Northern Iowa | Bruce Wright makes the 1st free throw | 32-27 |
| 01:08 | Northern Iowa | Bruce Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 33-27 |
| 00:46 | Boston College | Cesar Rossi is hacked by Marc Carnell - foul #3 on Marc Carnell, team foul #9 | 33-27 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Sam Chism (C) Marc Carnell | |
| Subs | Boston College | | |
| 00:46 | Boston College | Cesar Rossi makes the 1st free throw | 33-28 |
| 00:46 | Boston College | Cesar Rossi makes the 2nd free throw | 33-29 |
| 00:28 | Northern Iowa | Bruce Wright connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from James Leighton | 36-29 |
| 00:01 | Boston College | Bruce Phillips scores on a fadeaway from the right block | 36-31 |
| 00:00 | Northern Iowa | Bruce Wright comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 36-31 |