| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Robert Angulo (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Lawrence Dingman (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jay Edwards (fresh) PF - Arthur Shelton (fresh) C - Thomas Cales (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Donald Mason (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Thomas Beyer (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dikembe Ake (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Houston Gobert (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Paul Grover (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Northern Iowa | Jay Edwards inbounds the ball | 31-21 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:46 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Cales travels with the ball | 31-21 |
| 19:33 | Howard | Dikembe Ake is whistled for traveling | 31-21 |
| 19:18 | Northern Iowa | Lawrence Dingman hits a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Robert Angulo | 34-21 |
| 19:04 | Howard | Paul Grover misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 34-21 |
| 19:02 | Howard | Thomas Beyer snags the offensive board | 34-21 |
| 18:54 | Howard | Thomas Beyer misses the floater from the free throw line | 34-21 |
| 18:53 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Lawrence Dingman | 34-21 |
| 18:38 | Northern Iowa | Robert Angulo is hacked by Donald Mason - foul #1 on Donald Mason, team foul #1 | 34-21 |
| 18:27 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Shelton comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 34-21 |
| 18:26 | Howard | The rebound goes to Dikembe Ake | 34-21 |
| 18:23 | Howard | Donald Mason's pass is intercepted by Lawrence Dingman in the backcourt | 34-21 |
| 18:12 | Northern Iowa | Donald Mason is called for the reach on Robert Angulo - foul #2 on Donald Mason, team foul #2 | 34-21 |
| 17:58 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Cales misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane | 34-21 |
| 17:57 | Howard | Thomas Beyer pulls down the rebound | 34-21 |
| 17:39 | Howard | Dikembe Ake's pass is intercepted by Thomas Cales | 34-21 |
| 17:35 | Northern Iowa | Robert Angulo hits a 3 from the left corner | 37-21 |
| 17:09 | Howard | Donald Mason scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Thomas Beyer | 37-24 |
| 16:53 | Northern Iowa | Lawrence Dingman misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 37-24 |
| 16:52 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Cales gets the offensive rebound | 37-24 |
| 16:45 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Cales misses the lay-in but the foul's on Paul Grover - foul #3 on Paul Grover, team foul #3 | 37-24 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Brandon Carroll (PG), Michael McCarty (SG), Michael Schneider (SF), Richard Cottrill (PF) Robert Angulo, Lawrence Dingman, Jay Edwards, Arthur Shelton | |
| Subs | Howard | Ardian Czernovski (PG), Gregorio Romano (PF), Marijan Sielski (C) Donald Mason, Houston Gobert, Paul Grover | |
| 16:45 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Cales makes the 1st free throw | 38-24 |
| 16:45 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Cales makes the 2nd free throw | 39-24 |
| 16:30 | Howard | Dikembe Ake misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 39-24 |
| 16:28 | Northern Iowa | Brandon Carroll gets the rebound | 39-24 |
| 16:14 | Northern Iowa | Richard Cottrill can't connect on a turnaround near the basket | 39-24 |
| 16:13 | Howard | Thomas Beyer grabs the defensive rebound | 39-24 |
| 15:59 | Howard | Dikembe Ake hits a 3 from the right wing | 39-27 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Brandon Carroll (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael McCarty (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Michael Schneider (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Cottrill (fresh) 2 pts. C - Thomas Cales (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Ardian Czernovski (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Thomas Beyer (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dikembe Ake (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. PF - Gregorio Romano (fresh) 2 reb. C - Marijan Sielski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Northern Iowa | Gregorio Romano is called for the reach on Richard Cottrill - foul #2 on Gregorio Romano, team foul #4 | 39-27 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Angulo (PG), Benjamin Davies (C) Michael McCarty, Thomas Cales | |
| Subs | Howard | Joel Costello (SG), Charles Obyrne (SF) Thomas Beyer, Dikembe Ake | |
| 15:22 | Northern Iowa | Marijan Sielski swats the short shot by Benjamin Davies | 39-27 |
| 15:20 | Northern Iowa | Michael Schneider gets the offensive rebound | 39-27 |
| 15:05 | Northern Iowa | Robert Angulo loses the dribble to Joel Costello | 39-27 |
| 15:00 | Howard | Ardian Czernovski dunks the ball set up by Joel Costello | 39-29 |
| 14:45 | Northern Iowa | Richard Cottrill misses the runner in the paint but the foul's on Gregorio Romano - foul #3 on Gregorio Romano, team foul #5 | 39-29 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Lawrence Dingman (SG), Arthur Shelton (PF) Brandon Carroll, Benjamin Davies | |
| Subs | Howard | Houston Gobert (PF), Paul Grover (C) Gregorio Romano, Marijan Sielski | |
| 14:45 | Northern Iowa | Richard Cottrill makes the 1st free throw | 40-29 |
| 14:45 | Northern Iowa | Richard Cottrill makes the 2nd free throw | 41-29 |
| 14:35 | Howard | Richard Cottrill steals the ball from Houston Gobert | 41-29 |
| 14:25 | Northern Iowa | Lawrence Dingman misses long on a 3 from straight away | 41-29 |
| 14:23 | Howard | Houston Gobert grabs the board | 41-29 |
| 14:12 | Howard | Houston Gobert misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 41-29 |
| 14:11 | Northern Iowa | Michael Schneider snags the defensive board | 41-29 |
| 13:48 | Northern Iowa | Richard Cottrill lays it up and in on a great pass from Robert Angulo | 43-29 |
| 13:35 | Howard | Paul Grover misses badly on a turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Arthur Shelton - foul #3 on Arthur Shelton, team foul #1 | 43-29 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Brandon Carroll (PG), Jay Edwards (SF), Thomas Cales (C) Robert Angulo, Richard Cottrill, Michael Schneider | |
| Subs | Howard | Donald Mason (PG), Thomas Beyer (SG), Dikembe Ake (SF) Ardian Czernovski, Joel Costello, Charles Obyrne | |
| 13:35 | Howard | Paul Grover misses the 1st free throw | 43-29 |
| 13:35 | Howard | Paul Grover makes the 2nd free throw | 43-30 |
| 13:17 | Northern Iowa | The short jumper by Thomas Cales is denied by Houston Gobert | 43-30 |
| 13:16 | Howard | Thomas Beyer grabs the board | 43-30 |
| 12:58 | Howard | Houston Gobert's floater is tipped away by Arthur Shelton | 43-30 |
| 12:57 | Howard | Donald Mason can't tip it in | 43-30 |
| 12:56 | Howard | Thomas Beyer tips it in | 43-32 |
| 12:41 | Northern Iowa | Brandon Carroll is hacked by Houston Gobert - foul #2 on Houston Gobert, team foul #6 | 43-32 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Michael McCarty (SG) Lawrence Dingman | |
| Subs | Howard | Gregorio Romano (PF), Marijan Sielski (C) Houston Gobert, Paul Grover | |
| 12:33 | Northern Iowa | Brandon Carroll is hacked by Donald Mason - foul #3 on Donald Mason, team foul #7 | 43-32 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Angulo (PG) Michael McCarty | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 12:33 | Northern Iowa | Brandon Carroll misses the 1st free throw | 43-32 |
| 12:33 | Howard | Thomas Beyer pulls down the rebound | 43-32 |
| 12:26 | Howard | Marijan Sielski hits a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Thomas Beyer | 43-34 |
| 12:03 | Northern Iowa | Dikembe Ake steals the ball from Jay Edwards | 43-34 |
| 11:59 | Howard | Dikembe Ake lays it up and in | 43-36 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Robert Angulo (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Brandon Carroll (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jay Edwards (fresh) PF - Arthur Shelton (fairly fresh) 3 pf. C - Thomas Cales (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Donald Mason (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Beyer (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Dikembe Ake (fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. PF - Gregorio Romano (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Marijan Sielski (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:52 | Northern Iowa | Jay Edwards drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 46-36 |
| 11:33 | Howard | Donald Mason misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 46-36 |
| 11:32 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Shelton snags the defensive board | 46-36 |
| 11:19 | Northern Iowa | Brandon Carroll misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 46-36 |
| 11:18 | Howard | The rebound goes to Thomas Beyer | 46-36 |
| 11:14 | Howard | Robert Angulo steals it from Thomas Beyer | 46-36 |
| 10:52 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Cales misses the turnaround from close range | 46-36 |
| 10:50 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Shelton grabs the offensive board | 46-36 |
| 10:40 | Northern Iowa | Jay Edwards knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Robert Angulo | 49-36 |
| 10:31 | Howard | Gregorio Romano clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 49-36 |
| 10:29 | Howard | Thomas Beyer tips it but misses | 49-36 |
| 10:28 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Shelton snags the defensive board | 49-36 |
| 10:17 | Northern Iowa | Robert Angulo is hacked by Thomas Beyer - foul #1 on Thomas Beyer, team foul #8 | 49-36 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Lawrence Dingman (SG), Michael Schneider (SF), Richard Cottrill (PF) Brandon Carroll, Jay Edwards, Arthur Shelton | |
| Subs | Howard | Ardian Czernovski (PG), Joel Costello (SG), Charles Obyrne (SF), Houston Gobert (PF), Paul Grover (C) Donald Mason, Thomas Beyer, Dikembe Ake, Gregorio Romano, Marijan Sielski | |
| 10:17 | Northern Iowa | Robert Angulo makes the 1st free throw | 50-36 |
| 10:17 | Northern Iowa | Robert Angulo makes the 2nd free throw | 51-36 |
| 10:05 | Howard | Thomas Cales blocks the jumper by Charles Obyrne | 51-36 |
| 10:03 | Howard | Paul Grover grabs the offensive rebound | 51-36 |
| 09:58 | Howard | Houston Gobert is hacked by Lawrence Dingman - foul #2 on Lawrence Dingman, team foul #2 | 51-36 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Michael McCarty (PG), Benjamin Davies (C) Robert Angulo, Thomas Cales | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 09:52 | Howard | Benjamin Davies swats the shot by Charles Obyrne | 51-36 |
| 09:50 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Michael Schneider | 51-36 |
| 09:34 | Northern Iowa | Lawrence Dingman scores on a floater from the right side and the foul's on Joel Costello - foul #2 on Joel Costello, team foul #9 | 53-36 |
| 09:34 | Northern Iowa | Lawrence Dingman makes the free throw | 54-36 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 09:14 | Howard | Ardian Czernovski comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 54-36 |
| 09:13 | Northern Iowa | Michael Schneider snags the defensive board | 54-36 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 08:44 | Northern Iowa | Richard Cottrill buries a 3 pointer from straight away | 57-36 |
| 08:30 | Howard | Ardian Czernovski misses long on a driving attempt from the left block | 57-36 |
| 08:29 | Northern Iowa | Benjamin Davies grabs the defensive rebound | 57-36 |
| 08:09 | Northern Iowa | Benjamin Davies misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 57-36 |
| 08:08 | Howard | Houston Gobert pulls down the rebound | 57-36 |
| 07:46 | Howard | Ardian Czernovski misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 57-36 |
| 07:44 | Northern Iowa | Benjamin Davies grabs the defensive rebound | 57-36 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Michael McCarty (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Lawrence Dingman (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Michael Schneider (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. PF - Richard Cottrill (fresh) 9 pts. C - Benjamin Davies (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Ardian Czernovski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joel Costello (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Charles Obyrne (fresh) PF - Houston Gobert (fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. C - Paul Grover (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 07:22 | Northern Iowa | Richard Cottrill buries a jump hook from the baseline set up by Michael McCarty and he's fouled by Houston Gobert - foul #3 on Houston Gobert, team foul #10 | 59-36 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Angulo (PG), Brandon Carroll (SG), Arthur Shelton (PF), Thomas Cales (C) Michael McCarty, Lawrence Dingman, Michael Schneider, Benjamin Davies | |
| Subs | Howard | Donald Mason (PG), Thomas Beyer (SG), Dikembe Ake (SF), Gregorio Romano (PF), Marijan Sielski (C) Ardian Czernovski, Joel Costello, Charles Obyrne, Houston Gobert, Paul Grover | |
| 07:22 | Northern Iowa | Richard Cottrill makes the free throw | 60-36 |
| 07:07 | Howard | Dikembe Ake clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 60-36 |
| 07:05 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Cales pulls down the rebound | 60-36 |
| 06:36 | Northern Iowa | Richard Cottrill drills a 3 from the left corner set up by Arthur Shelton | 63-36 |
| 06:19 | Howard | Marijan Sielski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 63-36 |
| 06:18 | Northern Iowa | Richard Cottrill grabs the defensive rebound | 63-36 |
| 05:49 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Cales scores on a fadeaway in the lane | 65-36 |
| 05:32 | Howard | Donald Mason blows the layup but he's fouled by Robert Angulo - foul #1 on Robert Angulo, team foul #3 | 65-36 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Michael McCarty (SG), Michael Schneider (SF), David Chappell (PF), Benjamin Davies (C) Robert Angulo, Richard Cottrill, Arthur Shelton, Thomas Cales | |
| Subs | Howard | Ardian Czernovski (SG), Charles Obyrne (SF) Thomas Beyer, Dikembe Ake | |
| 05:32 | Howard | Donald Mason makes the 1st free throw | 65-37 |
| 05:32 | Howard | Donald Mason makes the 2nd free throw | 65-38 |
| 05:11 | Northern Iowa | David Chappell travels with the ball | 65-38 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Howard | Joel Costello (SG) Donald Mason | |
| 05:00 | Howard | Joel Costello misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 65-38 |
| 04:59 | Howard | Marijan Sielski tips it home | 65-40 |
| 04:30 | Northern Iowa | Joel Costello steals it from Brandon Carroll | 65-40 |
| 04:26 | Howard | Joel Costello lays it in | 65-42 |
| 04:12 | Northern Iowa | Benjamin Davies's pass is intercepted by Joel Costello | 65-42 |
| 04:03 | Howard | Charles Obyrne misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 65-42 |
| 04:01 | Howard | Marijan Sielski tips it home | 65-44 |
| 03:32 | Northern Iowa | Michael McCarty misses the easy layup | 65-44 |
| 03:31 | Howard | Marijan Sielski snags the defensive board | 65-44 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Brandon Carroll (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael McCarty (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Schneider (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. PF - David Chappell (fresh) 2 pts. C - Benjamin Davies (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Ardian Czernovski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joel Costello (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Charles Obyrne (fresh) PF - Gregorio Romano (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Marijan Sielski (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:25 | Howard | Ardian Czernovski lays it up and in on a great pass from Joel Costello and the foul's on Brandon Carroll - foul #3 on Brandon Carroll, team foul #4 | 65-46 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Joel Emerson (SG), Richard Cottrill (PF) Brandon Carroll, David Chappell | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 03:25 | Howard | Ardian Czernovski makes the free throw | 65-47 |
| 03:03 | Northern Iowa | Joel Costello is called for the reach on Joel Emerson - foul #3 on Joel Costello, team foul #11 | 65-47 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Brandon Carroll (SG) Michael McCarty | |
| Subs | Howard | Paul McArtor (PG) Joel Costello | |
| 03:03 | Northern Iowa | Joel Emerson makes the 1st free throw | 66-47 |
| 03:03 | Northern Iowa | Joel Emerson misses the 2nd free throw | 66-47 |
| 03:03 | Howard | Gregorio Romano grabs the board | 66-47 |
| 02:42 | Howard | Marijan Sielski can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by Benjamin Davies - foul #1 on Benjamin Davies, team foul #5 | 66-47 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | David Chappell (PF) Benjamin Davies | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 02:42 | Howard | Marijan Sielski misses the 1st free throw | 66-47 |
| 02:42 | Howard | Marijan Sielski misses the 2nd free throw | 66-47 |
| 02:42 | Howard | Charles Obyrne grabs the offensive board | 66-47 |
| 02:24 | Howard | Richard Cottrill steps in front of the Paul McArtor pass | 66-47 |
| 02:07 | Northern Iowa | Ardian Czernovski steals it from Richard Cottrill | 66-47 |
| 01:56 | Howard | Ardian Czernovski is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Ardian Czernovski, team foul #12 | 66-47 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Michael McCarty (SG), Benjamin Davies (C) Joel Emerson, David Chappell | |
| Subs | Howard | Joel Costello (SG) Paul McArtor | |
| 01:32 | Northern Iowa | Richard Cottrill misses the shot in the paint | 66-47 |
| 01:30 | Howard | Marijan Sielski snags the defensive board | 66-47 |
| 01:16 | Howard | Marijan Sielski buries a floater from just outside the lane set up by Joel Costello | 66-49 |
| 00:54 | Northern Iowa | Michael McCarty misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 66-49 |
| 00:52 | Northern Iowa | Michael Schneider grabs the offensive board | 66-49 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:27 | Northern Iowa | The short jumper by Richard Cottrill is denied by Charles Obyrne | 66-49 |
| 00:25 | Howard | Marijan Sielski snags the defensive board | 66-49 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:19 | Howard | Ardian Czernovski hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Joel Costello | 66-51 |
| 00:00 | Northern Iowa | Brandon Carroll runs out the clock | 66-51 |