| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Travis Layton (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Willie Marcum (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Brent Pisano (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Scott Fewell (fresh) 4 pts. C - George Victorino (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Appalachian State | PG - Mile Zibert (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Dinwiddie (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Barhorst (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Wood (fresh) 5 pts. C - Frank Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Appalachian State | Robert Barhorst inbounds the ball | 25-36 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Appalachian State | Appalachian State is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:47 | Appalachian State | Mile Zibert steps out of bounds on the sideline | 25-36 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Jerry Merry (SG) David Dinwiddie | |
| 19:23 | Northern Iowa | George Victorino misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 25-36 |
| 19:21 | Appalachian State | John Wood snags the defensive board | 25-36 |
| 19:10 | Appalachian State | John Wood misses the dunk attempt | 25-36 |
| 19:08 | Northern Iowa | Scott Fewell pulls down the rebound | 25-36 |
| 18:46 | Northern Iowa | Frank Johnson blocks the jumper by Brent Pisano | 25-36 |
| 18:44 | Appalachian State | John Wood snags the defensive board | 25-36 |
| 18:26 | Appalachian State | Robert Barhorst loses the dribble to Brent Pisano | 25-36 |
| 18:03 | Northern Iowa | Brent Pisano comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 25-36 |
| 18:02 | Appalachian State | Mile Zibert grabs the board | 25-36 |
| 17:54 | Appalachian State | John Wood comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 25-36 |
| 17:53 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to George Victorino | 25-36 |
| 17:39 | Northern Iowa | Mile Zibert steals the ball from Brent Pisano | 25-36 |
| 17:16 | Appalachian State | Robert Barhorst misses badly on a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Brent Pisano - foul #1 on Brent Pisano, team foul #1 | 25-36 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Bremner (SG), David Clements (PF) Willie Marcum, Scott Fewell | |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Diego Sandoval (PG), David Dinwiddie (SG), Daniel Humphreys (PF), Jonathan Black (C) Mile Zibert, Jerry Merry, John Wood, Frank Johnson | |
| 17:16 | Appalachian State | Robert Barhorst makes the 1st free throw | 25-37 |
| 17:16 | Appalachian State | Robert Barhorst misses the 2nd free throw | 25-37 |
| 17:16 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Brent Pisano | 25-37 |
| 16:53 | Northern Iowa | Brent Pisano hits a 3pt attempt from straight away | 28-37 |
| 16:29 | Appalachian State | Diego Sandoval misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 28-37 |
| 16:27 | Northern Iowa | George Victorino pulls down the rebound | 28-37 |
| 16:14 | Northern Iowa | Robert Bremner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-37 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Willie Marcum (SG), Dikembe Abdullah (SF), Robert Gipson (C) Travis Layton, Brent Pisano, George Victorino | |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Mile Zibert (PG), Adolfo Russo (SG), John Wood (PF), Frank Johnson (C) Diego Sandoval, David Dinwiddie, Daniel Humphreys, Jonathan Black | |
| 15:55 | Appalachian State | Robert Bremner picks off the pass by Frank Johnson | 28-37 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Robert Bremner (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Willie Marcum (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dikembe Abdullah (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - David Clements (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Gipson (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Appalachian State | PG - Mile Zibert (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Adolfo Russo (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Barhorst (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Wood (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Frank Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Northern Iowa | Robert Gipson's fadeaway is rejected by Frank Johnson | 28-37 |
| 15:35 | Northern Iowa | David Clements hits the follow up shot | 30-37 |
| 15:13 | Appalachian State | Adolfo Russo buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Mile Zibert | 30-40 |
| 14:53 | Northern Iowa | Willie Marcum scores on a floater from the right side on a great pass from Dikembe Abdullah | 32-40 |
| 14:39 | Appalachian State | Frank Johnson's fadeaway is rejected by David Clements | 32-40 |
| 14:38 | Appalachian State | The offensive rebound goes to John Wood | 32-40 |
| 14:26 | Appalachian State | Mile Zibert hits the finger roll set up by Robert Barhorst and he's hacked by Robert Bremner - foul #2 on Robert Bremner, team foul #2 | 32-42 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Travis Layton (PG), Brent Pisano (SF), Scott Fewell (PF), George Victorino (C) Robert Bremner, Willie Marcum, Dikembe Abdullah, David Clements | |
| Subs | Appalachian State | David Dinwiddie (SG), Ellis Clark (SF), Daniel Humphreys (PF), Jonathan Black (C) Adolfo Russo, Robert Barhorst, John Wood, Frank Johnson | |
| 14:26 | Appalachian State | Mile Zibert makes the free throw | 32-43 |
| 14:06 | Northern Iowa | George Victorino clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 32-43 |
| 14:04 | Appalachian State | Daniel Humphreys grabs the defensive rebound | 32-43 |
| 13:37 | Appalachian State | Mile Zibert misses short on a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Travis Layton - foul #2 on Travis Layton, team foul #3 | 32-43 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Willie Marcum (SG) Robert Gipson | |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Robert Barhorst (SF) Daniel Humphreys | |
| 13:37 | Appalachian State | Mile Zibert makes the 1st free throw | 32-44 |
| 13:37 | Appalachian State | Mile Zibert makes the 2nd free throw | 32-45 |
| 13:16 | Northern Iowa | George Victorino hits the finger roll | 34-45 |
| 13:02 | Appalachian State | Robert Barhorst comes up short on the floater from close range | 34-45 |
| 13:00 | Appalachian State | Robert Barhorst tips it home | 34-47 |
| 12:51 | Northern Iowa | Brent Pisano's pass is intercepted by Robert Barhorst | 34-47 |
| 12:37 | Appalachian State | David Dinwiddie misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Travis Layton - foul #3 on Travis Layton, team foul #4 | 34-47 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Bremner (SG), Dikembe Abdullah (SF) Willie Marcum, Brent Pisano | |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Diego Sandoval (PG), Jerry Merry (SG), Daniel Humphreys (PF), Frank Johnson (C) Mile Zibert, Robert Barhorst, Ellis Clark, Jonathan Black | |
| 12:37 | Appalachian State | David Dinwiddie misses the 1st free throw | 34-47 |
| 12:37 | Appalachian State | David Dinwiddie misses the 2nd free throw | 34-47 |
| 12:37 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to George Victorino | 34-47 |
| 12:22 | Northern Iowa | Robert Bremner knocks in the shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Travis Layton | 36-47 |
| 12:06 | Appalachian State | Diego Sandoval hits a floater from the left side set up by David Dinwiddie | 36-49 |
| 11:48 | Northern Iowa | Travis Layton buries a shot from just outside the lane set up by Dikembe Abdullah and he's fouled by Diego Sandoval - foul #1 on Diego Sandoval, team foul #1 | 38-49 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | David Clements (PF) Scott Fewell | |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Adolfo Russo (SG), Robert Barhorst (SF), John Wood (PF), Jonathan Black (C) Jerry Merry, David Dinwiddie, Daniel Humphreys, Frank Johnson | |
| 11:48 | Northern Iowa | Travis Layton makes the free throw | 39-49 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Travis Layton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Bremner (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dikembe Abdullah (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - David Clements (fresh) 4 pts. C - George Victorino (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Appalachian State | PG - Diego Sandoval (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Adolfo Russo (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Barhorst (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - John Wood (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Jonathan Black (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Appalachian State | Jonathan Black knocks in the jumper in the paint on a great pass from Adolfo Russo | 39-51 |
| 11:20 | Northern Iowa | David Clements's fadeaway is rejected by John Wood | 39-51 |
| 11:18 | Appalachian State | Diego Sandoval grabs the board | 39-51 |
| 11:13 | Appalachian State | Diego Sandoval misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Travis Layton - foul #4 on Travis Layton, team foul #5 | 39-51 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Willie Marcum (SG), Brent Pisano (SF), Robert Gipson (C) Travis Layton, Dikembe Abdullah, George Victorino | |
| Subs | Appalachian State | David Dinwiddie (SG) Adolfo Russo | |
| 11:13 | Appalachian State | Diego Sandoval makes the 1st free throw | 39-52 |
| 11:13 | Appalachian State | Diego Sandoval makes the 2nd free throw | 39-53 |
| 11:02 | Northern Iowa | Robert Gipson misses the driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by Jonathan Black - foul #2 on Jonathan Black, team foul #2 | 39-53 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Alfred Carmichael (C) Robert Bremner | |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Adolfo Russo (SG), Frank Johnson (C) David Dinwiddie, Jonathan Black | |
| 11:02 | Northern Iowa | Robert Gipson makes the 1st free throw | 40-53 |
| 11:02 | Northern Iowa | Robert Gipson misses the 2nd free throw | 40-53 |
| 11:02 | Appalachian State | Frank Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 40-53 |
| 10:40 | Appalachian State | Frank Johnson comes up short on the jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by Alfred Carmichael - foul #2 on Alfred Carmichael, team foul #6 | 40-53 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Scott Fewell (PF) Alfred Carmichael | |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Jerry Merry (SG), David Dinwiddie (SF), Ellis Clark (PF) Adolfo Russo, Robert Barhorst, John Wood | |
| 10:40 | Appalachian State | Frank Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 40-54 |
| 10:40 | Appalachian State | Frank Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 40-55 |
| 10:29 | Northern Iowa | Willie Marcum hits a jumpshot from the left wing | 42-55 |
| 10:08 | Appalachian State | Frank Johnson makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 42-57 |
| 09:50 | Northern Iowa | David Dinwiddie denies the turnaround by Willie Marcum | 42-57 |
| 09:49 | Northern Iowa | David Clements grabs the offensive board | 42-57 |
| 09:32 | Northern Iowa | Willie Marcum comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 42-57 |
| 09:31 | Northern Iowa | Scott Fewell tips it home | 44-57 |
| 09:09 | Appalachian State | Ellis Clark misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 44-57 |
| 09:08 | Northern Iowa | Scott Fewell grabs the defensive rebound | 44-57 |
| 08:53 | Northern Iowa | Brent Pisano misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 44-57 |
| 08:51 | Appalachian State | Ellis Clark grabs the board | 44-57 |
| 08:46 | Appalachian State | Diego Sandoval knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by David Dinwiddie | 44-60 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Appalachian State | Appalachian State is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 08:33 | Northern Iowa | Scott Fewell misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 44-60 |
| 08:31 | Appalachian State | The rebound goes to Frank Johnson | 44-60 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Appalachian State | Appalachian State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 08:12 | Appalachian State | Frank Johnson hits a floater in the paint set up by David Dinwiddie | 44-62 |
| 07:53 | Northern Iowa | Brent Pisano hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing but he's fouled by Frank Johnson - foul #1 on Frank Johnson, team foul #3 | 44-62 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Travis Layton (PG), Robert Bremner (SG), Dikembe Abdullah (PF), George Victorino (C) Robert Gipson, Willie Marcum, Scott Fewell, David Clements | |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Mile Zibert (PG), Adolfo Russo (SG), Robert Barhorst (SF), John Wood (PF), Jonathan Black (C) Diego Sandoval, Jerry Merry, David Dinwiddie, Ellis Clark, Frank Johnson | |
| 07:53 | Northern Iowa | Brent Pisano misses the 1st free throw | 44-62 |
| 07:53 | Northern Iowa | Brent Pisano makes the 2nd free throw | 45-62 |
| 07:53 | Northern Iowa | Brent Pisano makes the 3rd free throw | 46-62 |
| 07:29 | Appalachian State | Adolfo Russo misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 46-62 |
| 07:27 | Northern Iowa | Travis Layton gets the rebound | 46-62 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Travis Layton (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Robert Bremner (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brent Pisano (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Dikembe Abdullah (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - George Victorino (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Appalachian State | PG - Mile Zibert (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Adolfo Russo (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Barhorst (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - John Wood (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Jonathan Black (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:12 | Northern Iowa | Travis Layton can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 46-62 |
| 07:10 | Appalachian State | Robert Barhorst snags the defensive board | 46-62 |
| 06:50 | Appalachian State | Mile Zibert hits a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from John Wood | 46-64 |
| 06:35 | Northern Iowa | Brent Pisano misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 46-64 |
| 06:33 | Appalachian State | The rebound goes to John Wood | 46-64 |
| 06:04 | Appalachian State | Mile Zibert can't connect on a shot from the left side | 46-64 |
| 06:02 | Appalachian State | John Wood tips it home | 46-66 |
| 05:45 | Northern Iowa | George Victorino misses the shot near the basket | 46-66 |
| 05:44 | Appalachian State | Robert Barhorst grabs the defensive rebound | 46-66 |
| 05:17 | Appalachian State | Adolfo Russo clanks a 3 from the right wing | 46-66 |
| 05:16 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Brent Pisano | 46-66 |
| 04:59 | Northern Iowa | Travis Layton misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 46-66 |
| 04:57 | Appalachian State | Jonathan Black gets the rebound | 46-66 |
| 04:39 | Appalachian State | Robert Barhorst misses short on a driving attempt from the left block | 46-66 |
| 04:37 | Northern Iowa | Dikembe Abdullah grabs the board | 46-66 |
| 04:16 | Northern Iowa | The jump hook by Brent Pisano is blocked by Adolfo Russo | 46-66 |
| 04:14 | Northern Iowa | George Victorino tips it back up and in | 48-66 |
| 03:51 | Appalachian State | Robert Barhorst misses long on a shot from the left side | 48-66 |
| 03:50 | Northern Iowa | George Victorino grabs the board | 48-66 |
| 03:43 | Northern Iowa | Dikembe Abdullah misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 48-66 |
| 03:42 | Appalachian State | The rebound goes to Jonathan Black | 48-66 |
| 03:19 | Appalachian State | Robert Barhorst drills a shot from the left wing | 48-68 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Travis Layton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Robert Bremner (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brent Pisano (tiring) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Dikembe Abdullah (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - George Victorino (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Appalachian State | PG - Mile Zibert (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Adolfo Russo (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Barhorst (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - John Wood (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Jonathan Black (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:06 | Northern Iowa | Brent Pisano buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Travis Layton | 50-68 |
| 03:00 | Appalachian State | Robert Barhorst is hacked by Dikembe Abdullah - foul #2 on Dikembe Abdullah, team foul #7 | 50-68 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Gipson (SG), David Clements (PF), Alfred Carmichael (C) Travis Layton, Brent Pisano, George Victorino | |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Diego Sandoval (PG), Jerry Merry (SG), Daniel Humphreys (PF) Mile Zibert, Adolfo Russo, John Wood | |
| 03:00 | Appalachian State | Robert Barhorst makes the 1st free throw | 50-69 |
| 03:00 | Appalachian State | Robert Barhorst misses the 2nd free throw | 50-69 |
| 03:00 | Northern Iowa | Alfred Carmichael grabs the board | 50-69 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Appalachian State | Appalachian State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+4) | |
| 02:47 | Northern Iowa | Jonathan Black denies the turnaround by Alfred Carmichael | 50-69 |
| 02:45 | Northern Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to David Clements | 50-69 |
| 02:34 | Northern Iowa | The jumper by David Clements is denied by Robert Barhorst | 50-69 |
| 02:33 | Northern Iowa | David Clements grabs the offensive board | 50-69 |
| 02:19 | Northern Iowa | Dikembe Abdullah's pass is intercepted by Jerry Merry | 50-69 |
| 02:16 | Appalachian State | Jerry Merry banks in the layup | 50-71 |
| 02:03 | Northern Iowa | Dikembe Abdullah buries a jump hook from the left block | 52-71 |
| 01:42 | Appalachian State | Diego Sandoval misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 52-71 |
| 01:40 | Northern Iowa | Alfred Carmichael grabs the board | 52-71 |
| 01:35 | Northern Iowa | Robert Gipson loses the ball out of bounds | 52-71 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Adolfo Russo (SG), Ellis Clark (SF) Jerry Merry, Robert Barhorst | |
| 01:15 | Appalachian State | Diego Sandoval scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Ellis Clark | 52-74 |
| 00:48 | Northern Iowa | Robert Gipson scores on a driving attempt from the baseline set up by Robert Bremner | 54-74 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Appalachian State | Appalachian State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+4) | |
| 00:21 | Appalachian State | Adolfo Russo hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 54-74 |
| 00:20 | Appalachian State | Jonathan Black tips it home | 54-76 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Appalachian State | Appalachian State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+4) | |
| 00:16 | Northern Iowa | Robert Bremner misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 54-76 |
| 00:15 | Appalachian State | Diego Sandoval grabs the board | 54-76 |
| 00:00 | Appalachian State | Diego Sandoval runs out the clock | 54-76 |