| Lineup | Howard | PG - Lawrence Fortier (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Clay Duclos (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Garfield Cannon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeffrey Green (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Clinton Griggs (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Derrick Cimino (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Christian Kemp (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Scott Montgomery (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Allen Anderson (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Cannon (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Howard | Garfield Cannon inbounds the ball | 35-42 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:39 | Howard | Garfield Cannon clanks a jumper from the left side | 35-42 |
| 19:37 | Northern Iowa | Michael Cannon grabs the defensive rebound | 35-42 |
| 19:18 | Northern Iowa | Allen Anderson hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket | 35-42 |
| 19:17 | Howard | Garfield Cannon snags the defensive board | 35-42 |
| 18:48 | Howard | Clinton Griggs clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 35-42 |
| 18:47 | Northern Iowa | Christian Kemp snags the defensive board | 35-42 |
| 18:33 | Northern Iowa | Michael Cannon is hacked by Clinton Griggs - foul #2 on Clinton Griggs, team foul #1 | 35-42 |
| 18:22 | Northern Iowa | Derrick Cimino loses the ball out of bounds | 35-42 |
| 18:02 | Howard | Clinton Griggs can't connect on a shot in the lane but the foul's on Michael Cannon - foul #2 on Michael Cannon, team foul #1 | 35-42 |
| 18:02 | Howard | Clinton Griggs makes the 1st free throw | 36-42 |
| 18:02 | Howard | Clinton Griggs makes the 2nd free throw | 37-42 |
| 17:48 | Northern Iowa | Scott Montgomery hits a 3 from the left corner | 37-45 |
| 17:46 | Howard | Lawrence Fortier double dribbles in the backcourt | 37-45 |
| 17:35 | Northern Iowa | Clay Duclos picks off the pass by Christian Kemp | 37-45 |
| 17:21 | Howard | Jeffrey Green drills a 3 pointer from the left wing | 40-45 |
| 17:10 | Northern Iowa | Christian Kemp's fadeaway is rejected by Jeffrey Green | 40-45 |
| 17:09 | Northern Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Allen Anderson | 40-45 |
| 16:49 | Northern Iowa | Jeffrey Green steals it from Scott Montgomery | 40-45 |
| 16:38 | Howard | Garfield Cannon can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 40-45 |
| 16:36 | Northern Iowa | Allen Anderson snags the defensive board | 40-45 |
| 16:20 | Northern Iowa | Michael Cannon scores on a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Derrick Cimino | 40-47 |
| 16:02 | Howard | Lawrence Fortier is fouled on the floor by Michael Cannon - foul #3 on Michael Cannon, team foul #2 | 40-47 |
| Subs | Howard | Richard McCage (PG), Brandon Carter (SG), Ernest Taylor (SF), Bernard Shim (PF), Edwin Luu (C) Lawrence Fortier, Clay Duclos, Garfield Cannon, Jeffrey Green, Clinton Griggs | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | John Doyal (PG), Billy Bower (SG), Robert Campbell (SF), Ryan Seaton (PF), Jose Aguilar (C) Derrick Cimino, Christian Kemp, Scott Montgomery, Allen Anderson, Michael Cannon | |
| 15:37 | Howard | Ernest Taylor misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 40-47 |
| 15:36 | Northern Iowa | Robert Campbell pulls down the rebound | 40-47 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Richard McCage (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Brandon Carter (fresh) SF - Ernest Taylor (fresh) PF - Bernard Shim (fresh) 5 pts. C - Edwin Luu (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - John Doyal (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Billy Bower (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Robert Campbell (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ryan Seaton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jose Aguilar (fresh) | |
| 15:24 | Northern Iowa | John Doyal is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on John Doyal, team foul #3 | 40-47 |
| 15:10 | Howard | Ernest Taylor clanks a runner from the right block but the foul's on John Doyal - foul #2 on John Doyal, team foul #4 | 40-47 |
| 15:10 | Howard | Ernest Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 41-47 |
| 15:10 | Howard | Ernest Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 42-47 |
| 15:03 | Northern Iowa | Ryan Seaton misses short on a turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by Bernard Shim - foul #1 on Bernard Shim, team foul #2 | 42-47 |
| Subs | Howard | Jeffrey Green (PF) Ernest Taylor | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 15:03 | Northern Iowa | Ryan Seaton misses the 1st free throw | 42-47 |
| 15:03 | Northern Iowa | Ryan Seaton makes the 2nd free throw | 42-48 |
| 14:44 | Howard | Jeffrey Green comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 42-48 |
| 14:42 | Howard | Edwin Luu can't tip it in | 42-48 |
| 14:41 | Northern Iowa | Ryan Seaton snags the defensive board | 42-48 |
| 14:28 | Northern Iowa | Robert Campbell is fouled on the floor by Bernard Shim - foul #2 on Bernard Shim, team foul #3 | 42-48 |
| Subs | Howard | Clay Duclos (SG) Brandon Carter | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Derrick Cimino (PG), Christian Kemp (SG), Michael Cannon (C) John Doyal, Billy Bower, Jose Aguilar | |
| 14:16 | Northern Iowa | Derrick Cimino hits a jumpshot from the right side set up by Christian Kemp | 42-50 |
| 13:57 | Howard | Bernard Shim hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint | 42-50 |
| 13:56 | Howard | Edwin Luu tips it in | 44-50 |
| 13:37 | Northern Iowa | Robert Campbell clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 44-50 |
| 13:35 | Northern Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Cannon | 44-50 |
| 13:20 | Northern Iowa | Robert Campbell misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 44-50 |
| 13:18 | Northern Iowa | Robert Campbell grabs the offensive rebound | 44-50 |
| 13:00 | Northern Iowa | Derrick Cimino is fouled on the floor by Richard McCage - foul #3 on Richard McCage, team foul #4 | 44-50 |
| Subs | Howard | Lawrence Fortier (PG), Garfield Cannon (SF), Ernest Taylor (PF), Clinton Griggs (C) Richard McCage, Bernard Shim, Jeffrey Green, Edwin Luu | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Scott Montgomery (SF), Allen Anderson (PF) Robert Campbell, Ryan Seaton | |
| 12:40 | Northern Iowa | Scott Montgomery misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 44-50 |
| 12:38 | Howard | Ernest Taylor pulls down the rebound | 44-50 |
| 12:27 | Howard | Lawrence Fortier hits a floater from the right wing | 46-50 |
| 12:06 | Northern Iowa | Christian Kemp lays it up and in set up by Scott Montgomery | 46-52 |
| 11:48 | Howard | Lawrence Fortier is whistled for a carry | 46-52 |
| Subs | Howard | Brandon Carter (SG), Jeffrey Green (PF) Clay Duclos, Ernest Taylor | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Billy Bower (PG), Jose Aguilar (C) Derrick Cimino, Michael Cannon | |
| 11:30 | Northern Iowa | Allen Anderson misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 46-52 |
| 11:29 | Northern Iowa | Allen Anderson snags the offensive board | 46-52 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Lawrence Fortier (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brandon Carter (fresh) SF - Garfield Cannon (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jeffrey Green (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Clinton Griggs (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Billy Bower (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Christian Kemp (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Scott Montgomery (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Allen Anderson (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Jose Aguilar (fresh) | |
| 11:20 | Northern Iowa | Scott Montgomery can't finish the layup but the foul's on Brandon Carter - foul #3 on Brandon Carter, team foul #5 | 46-52 |
| Subs | Howard | Richard McCage (SG) Brandon Carter | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Campbell (SG) Christian Kemp | |
| 11:20 | Northern Iowa | Scott Montgomery makes the 1st free throw | 46-53 |
| 11:20 | Northern Iowa | Scott Montgomery misses the 2nd free throw | 46-53 |
| 11:20 | Northern Iowa | Jose Aguilar pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-53 |
| 11:05 | Northern Iowa | Allen Anderson comes up short on the jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Clinton Griggs - foul #3 on Clinton Griggs, team foul #6 | 46-53 |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Ryan Seaton (C) Jose Aguilar | |
| 11:05 | Northern Iowa | Allen Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 46-54 |
| 11:05 | Northern Iowa | Allen Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 46-55 |
| 10:51 | Howard | Garfield Cannon makes the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Lawrence Fortier | 49-55 |
| 10:25 | Northern Iowa | Robert Campbell loses the dribble to Garfield Cannon | 49-55 |
| 10:22 | Howard | Garfield Cannon hits the finger roll | 51-55 |
| 10:02 | Northern Iowa | Billy Bower hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket | 51-55 |
| 10:00 | Northern Iowa | Robert Campbell tips it home | 51-57 |
| 09:39 | Howard | Clinton Griggs throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-57 |
| Subs | Howard | Brandon Carter (PG), Clay Duclos (SG), Bernard Shim (SF), Edwin Luu (C) Lawrence Fortier, Richard McCage, Garfield Cannon, Clinton Griggs | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Derrick Cimino (PG), Christian Kemp (SG), Jose Aguilar (PF), Michael Cannon (C) Billy Bower, Scott Montgomery, Allen Anderson, Ryan Seaton | |
| 09:17 | Northern Iowa | Jose Aguilar drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Michael Cannon | 51-60 |
| 08:59 | Howard | Brandon Carter comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 51-60 |
| 08:58 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Christian Kemp | 51-60 |
| 08:32 | Northern Iowa | Jose Aguilar misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 51-60 |
| 08:31 | Howard | Bernard Shim pulls down the rebound | 51-60 |
| 08:18 | Howard | Brandon Carter misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 51-60 |
| 08:16 | Howard | The offensive rebound goes to Jeffrey Green | 51-60 |
| 07:57 | Howard | Edwin Luu knocks in the fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Brandon Carter | 53-60 |
| 07:45 | Northern Iowa | Michael Cannon misses short on a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Brandon Carter - foul #4 on Brandon Carter, team foul #7 | 53-60 |
| Subs | Howard | Lawrence Fortier (PG), Garfield Cannon (SF), Clinton Griggs (C) Brandon Carter, Jeffrey Green, Edwin Luu | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Scott Montgomery (SF), Allen Anderson (PF) Robert Campbell, Jose Aguilar | |
| 07:45 | Northern Iowa | Michael Cannon makes the 1st free throw | 53-61 |
| 07:45 | Northern Iowa | Michael Cannon makes the 2nd free throw | 53-62 |
| 07:29 | Howard | Michael Cannon denies the turnaround by Garfield Cannon | 53-62 |
| 07:28 | Northern Iowa | Michael Cannon grabs the defensive rebound | 53-62 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Lawrence Fortier (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Clay Duclos (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Garfield Cannon (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bernard Shim (fresh) 5 pts. C - Clinton Griggs (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Derrick Cimino (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christian Kemp (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Scott Montgomery (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Allen Anderson (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Michael Cannon (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 07:07 | Northern Iowa | Derrick Cimino scores on a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Allen Anderson | 53-64 |
| 06:53 | Howard | Scott Montgomery is called for the reach on Garfield Cannon - foul #1 on Scott Montgomery, team foul #5 | 53-64 |
| 06:38 | Howard | Christian Kemp denies the turnaround by Garfield Cannon | 53-64 |
| 06:37 | Northern Iowa | Christian Kemp grabs the defensive rebound | 53-64 |
| 06:18 | Northern Iowa | Scott Montgomery scores on a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Christian Kemp | 53-66 |
| 06:00 | Howard | Lawrence Fortier can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 53-66 |
| 05:58 | Northern Iowa | Michael Cannon pulls down the rebound | 53-66 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:35 | Northern Iowa | Christian Kemp can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 53-66 |
| 05:34 | Howard | Garfield Cannon grabs the defensive rebound | 53-66 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:13 | Howard | Lawrence Fortier misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 53-66 |
| 05:12 | Northern Iowa | Michael Cannon snags the defensive board | 53-66 |
| 04:44 | Northern Iowa | Christian Kemp's pass is intercepted by Clay Duclos | 53-66 |
| 04:30 | Howard | Clinton Griggs is fouled on the floor by Michael Cannon - foul #4 on Michael Cannon, team foul #6 | 53-66 |
| Subs | Howard | Richard McCage (PG), Brandon Carter (SG), Ernest Taylor (SF), Jeffrey Green (PF), Edwin Luu (C) Lawrence Fortier, Clay Duclos, Garfield Cannon, Bernard Shim, Clinton Griggs | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | John Doyal (PG), Billy Bower (SG), Robert Campbell (SF), Ryan Seaton (PF), Jose Aguilar (C) Derrick Cimino, Christian Kemp, Scott Montgomery, Allen Anderson, Michael Cannon | |
| 04:09 | Howard | Jeffrey Green is whistled for traveling | 53-66 |
| 03:41 | Northern Iowa | Robert Campbell can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 53-66 |
| 03:39 | Howard | Jeffrey Green pulls down the rebound | 53-66 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:24 | Howard | Jeffrey Green buries a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Brandon Carter and he's hacked by Ryan Seaton - foul #2 on Ryan Seaton, team foul #7 | 55-66 |
| 03:24 | Howard | Jeffrey Green makes the free throw | 56-66 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Richard McCage (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - Brandon Carter (fresh) 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Ernest Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jeffrey Green (fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Edwin Luu (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - John Doyal (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Billy Bower (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Robert Campbell (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. PF - Ryan Seaton (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Jose Aguilar (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:09 | Northern Iowa | Edwin Luu denies the turnaround by Ryan Seaton | 56-66 |
| 03:07 | Howard | Edwin Luu grabs the board | 56-66 |
| 02:57 | Howard | Ernest Taylor makes the turnaround from the right block | 58-66 |
| 02:57 | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-66 |
| Subs | Howard | Lawrence Fortier (PG), Clay Duclos (SG), Garfield Cannon (SF), Clinton Griggs (C) Richard McCage, Brandon Carter, Ernest Taylor, Edwin Luu | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Derrick Cimino (PG), Christian Kemp (SG), Scott Montgomery (SF), Allen Anderson (PF), Michael Cannon (C) John Doyal, Billy Bower, Robert Campbell, Ryan Seaton, Jose Aguilar | |
| 02:29 | Northern Iowa | Christian Kemp scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Derrick Cimino | 58-68 |
| 02:09 | Howard | Lawrence Fortier buries a 3 from the left corner | 61-68 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:02 | Northern Iowa | Derrick Cimino clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 61-68 |
| 02:00 | Northern Iowa | Christian Kemp hits the follow up shot | 61-70 |
| 01:45 | Howard | Christian Kemp steals the ball from Clay Duclos | 61-70 |
| 01:40 | Northern Iowa | Christian Kemp blows the layup | 61-70 |
| 01:38 | Northern Iowa | Christian Kemp grabs the offensive rebound | 61-70 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:24 | Northern Iowa | Christian Kemp buries a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Derrick Cimino | 61-72 |
| 01:07 | Howard | Lawrence Fortier misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 61-72 |
| 01:06 | Northern Iowa | Scott Montgomery pulls down the rebound | 61-72 |
| 00:46 | Northern Iowa | Clay Duclos is called for the reach on Scott Montgomery - foul #1 on Clay Duclos, team foul #8 | 61-72 |
| Subs | Howard | Richard McCage (PG), Brandon Carter (SG), Ernest Taylor (SF), Bernard Shim (PF), Edwin Luu (C) Lawrence Fortier, Clay Duclos, Garfield Cannon, Jeffrey Green, Clinton Griggs | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Billy Bower (PG), Robert Campbell (SG), Ryan Seaton (PF), Jose Aguilar (C) Derrick Cimino, Christian Kemp, Allen Anderson, Michael Cannon | |
| 00:46 | Northern Iowa | Scott Montgomery misses the 1st free throw | 61-72 |
| 00:46 | Howard | The rebound goes to Edwin Luu | 61-72 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:38 | Howard | Bernard Shim misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 61-72 |
| 00:36 | Northern Iowa | Scott Montgomery pulls down the rebound | 61-72 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:12 | Northern Iowa | Jose Aguilar's floater is tipped away by Edwin Luu | 61-72 |
| 00:10 | Howard | Edwin Luu snags the defensive board | 61-72 |
| 00:05 | Howard | Edwin Luu dunks the ball | 63-72 |
| 00:05 | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 63-72 |
| Subs | Howard | Lawrence Fortier (PG), Clay Duclos (SG), Garfield Cannon (SF), Jeffrey Green (PF), Clinton Griggs (C) Richard McCage, Brandon Carter, Ernest Taylor, Bernard Shim, Edwin Luu | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Derrick Cimino (PG), Christian Kemp (SG), Allen Anderson (PF), Michael Cannon (C) Billy Bower, Robert Campbell, Ryan Seaton, Jose Aguilar | |
| 00:00 | Northern Iowa | Derrick Cimino runs out the clock | 63-72 |