| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - Roger Froman (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Kelly McGurr (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Terry Parsons (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Eddy Brooks (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. C - Alex Albers (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Jerry Nyquist (fresh) SG - Paul Aragon (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Brubaker (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Charles Bell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Johnny Heap (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | The Citadel | Terry Parsons inbounds the ball | 38-31 |
| Game Plan | The Citadel | The Citadel 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 (0) | |
| 19:42 | The Citadel | Terry Parsons hits the finger roll | 40-31 |
| 19:25 | Northern Iowa | James Brubaker scores on a 3 from the right corner set up by Jerry Nyquist | 40-34 |
| 19:20 | The Citadel | Roger Froman knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Alex Albers | 42-34 |
| 19:01 | Northern Iowa | Paul Aragon hits a jumper near the basket set up by Jerry Nyquist | 42-36 |
| 18:49 | The Citadel | Paul Aragon is called for the reach on Kelly McGurr - foul #2 on Paul Aragon, team foul #1 | 42-36 |
| 18:44 | The Citadel | Eddy Brooks can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 42-36 |
| 18:43 | The Citadel | Eddy Brooks can't tip it in | 42-36 |
| 18:41 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Heap snags the defensive board | 42-36 |
| 18:29 | Northern Iowa | Paul Aragon connects on the shot from the right side set up by James Brubaker | 42-38 |
| 18:09 | The Citadel | Johnny Heap steps in front of the Roger Froman pass | 42-38 |
| 17:56 | Northern Iowa | James Brubaker is hacked by Terry Parsons - foul #1 on Terry Parsons, team foul #1 | 42-38 |
| 17:50 | Northern Iowa | Charles Bell knocks in the jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Jerry Nyquist | 42-40 |
| 17:25 | The Citadel | Alex Albers makes the runner near the basket on a nice dish by Roger Froman | 44-40 |
| 17:09 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Heap misses long on a shot from the right side but he's fouled by Alex Albers - foul #1 on Alex Albers, team foul #2 | 44-40 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Walter Crowe (SG), David Elliott (SF), Johnny Collins (PF) Kelly McGurr, Terry Parsons, Eddy Brooks | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Mancha (PG), Bobby Hartford (PF) Jerry Nyquist, Charles Bell | |
| 17:09 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Heap makes the 1st free throw | 44-41 |
| 17:09 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Heap makes the 2nd free throw | 44-42 |
| 16:54 | The Citadel | Roger Froman misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 44-42 |
| 16:52 | The Citadel | The offensive rebound goes to Johnny Collins | 44-42 |
| 16:34 | The Citadel | Walter Crowe connects on the jumper from the right side on a great pass from David Elliott and the foul's on Paul Aragon - foul #3 on Paul Aragon, team foul #2 | 46-42 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Thomas Johnson (SG), David Langner (C) Roger Froman, Alex Albers | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Nathan Exley (SG), Roy Posada (C) Paul Aragon, Johnny Heap | |
| 16:34 | The Citadel | Walter Crowe misses the free throw | 46-42 |
| 16:34 | Northern Iowa | Bobby Hartford pulls down the rebound | 46-42 |
| 16:17 | Northern Iowa | Roy Posada is hacked by David Langner - foul #3 on David Langner, team foul #3 | 46-42 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Bruce Perrin (SF) David Langner | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jerry Nyquist (PG) James Brubaker | |
| 15:55 | Northern Iowa | Bobby Hartford misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 46-42 |
| 15:53 | The Citadel | Thomas Johnson gets the rebound | 46-42 |
| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - Walter Crowe (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Bruce Perrin (fresh) PF - David Elliott (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Johnny Collins (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Jerry Nyquist (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Nathan Exley (fresh) SF - Geoffrey Mancha (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Bobby Hartford (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Roy Posada (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:43 | The Citadel | Walter Crowe blows the layup but the foul's on Geoffrey Mancha - foul #2 on Geoffrey Mancha, team foul #3 | 46-42 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Kelly McGurr (SG), Terry Parsons (SF), Eddy Brooks (PF) Thomas Johnson, Bruce Perrin, David Elliott | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Paul Aragon (SG), Charles Bell (PF) Nathan Exley, Roy Posada | |
| 15:43 | The Citadel | Walter Crowe makes the 1st free throw | 47-42 |
| 15:43 | The Citadel | Walter Crowe makes the 2nd free throw | 48-42 |
| 15:27 | Northern Iowa | Charles Bell scores on a fadeaway near the basket set up by Jerry Nyquist | 48-44 |
| 15:23 | The Citadel | Walter Crowe comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 48-44 |
| 15:21 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Bobby Hartford | 48-44 |
| 15:11 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Mancha misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 48-44 |
| 15:09 | The Citadel | Eddy Brooks pulls down the rebound | 48-44 |
| 15:02 | The Citadel | Johnny Collins buries a fadeaway from the baseline set up by Walter Crowe | 50-44 |
| 14:42 | Northern Iowa | Charles Bell misses long on a floater from close range | 50-44 |
| 14:40 | Northern Iowa | Bobby Hartford can't tip it in | 50-44 |
| 14:39 | The Citadel | The rebound goes to Eddy Brooks | 50-44 |
| 14:21 | The Citadel | Eddy Brooks clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 50-44 |
| 14:19 | Northern Iowa | Bobby Hartford grabs the defensive rebound | 50-44 |
| 13:53 | Northern Iowa | Charles Bell misses short on a fadeaway from close range | 50-44 |
| 13:52 | The Citadel | Johnny Collins pulls down the rebound | 50-44 |
| 13:37 | The Citadel | Johnny Collins is hacked by Bobby Hartford - foul #1 on Bobby Hartford, team foul #4 | 50-44 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Roger Froman (PG), David Elliott (SF), Alex Albers (C) Walter Crowe, Terry Parsons, Johnny Collins | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Nathan Exley (PG), James Brubaker (SF), Johnny Heap (C) Jerry Nyquist, Geoffrey Mancha, Bobby Hartford | |
| 13:32 | The Citadel | Nathan Exley steps in front of the Eddy Brooks pass | 50-44 |
| 13:14 | Northern Iowa | Paul Aragon makes the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Johnny Heap | 50-47 |
| 13:02 | The Citadel | David Elliott comes up short on the shot in the paint | 50-47 |
| 13:00 | The Citadel | Kelly McGurr tips it but misses | 50-47 |
| 12:58 | Northern Iowa | Paul Aragon pulls down the rebound | 50-47 |
| 12:49 | Northern Iowa | Nathan Exley's layup is rejected by Eddy Brooks | 50-47 |
| 12:47 | The Citadel | Eddy Brooks gets the rebound | 50-47 |
| 12:29 | The Citadel | Alex Albers misses badly on a jumper from the baseline | 50-47 |
| 12:27 | Northern Iowa | James Brubaker grabs the board | 50-47 |
| 12:17 | Northern Iowa | Charles Bell misses the easy layup but the foul's on Eddy Brooks - foul #2 on Eddy Brooks, team foul #4 | 50-47 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Thomas Johnson (SG), David Langner (PF) Kelly McGurr, Eddy Brooks | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Mancha (PG) Paul Aragon | |
| 12:17 | Northern Iowa | Charles Bell makes the 1st free throw | 50-48 |
| 12:17 | Northern Iowa | Charles Bell misses the 2nd free throw | 50-48 |
| 12:17 | The Citadel | Alex Albers gets the rebound | 50-48 |
| 12:00 | The Citadel | Thomas Johnson lays it in and the foul's on Nathan Exley - foul #1 on Nathan Exley, team foul #5 | 52-48 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Terry Parsons (SF) David Langner | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Bobby Hartford (PF) Charles Bell | |
| 12:00 | The Citadel | Thomas Johnson makes the free throw | 53-48 |
| 11:44 | Northern Iowa | Roger Froman steps in front of the Bobby Hartford pass | 53-48 |
| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - Roger Froman (fresh) 10 pts. 6 ast. SG - Thomas Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Terry Parsons (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Elliott (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Alex Albers (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Geoffrey Mancha (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Nathan Exley (fresh) 2 stl. SF - James Brubaker (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Bobby Hartford (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Johnny Heap (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:19 | The Citadel | Alex Albers drills a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Thomas Johnson and he's fouled by James Brubaker - foul #3 on James Brubaker, team foul #6 | 55-48 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Walter Crowe (SG), Johnny Collins (PF) Thomas Johnson, David Elliott | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jerry Nyquist (PG) Nathan Exley | |
| 11:19 | The Citadel | Alex Albers makes the free throw | 56-48 |
| 10:58 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Mancha misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 56-48 |
| 10:57 | The Citadel | Johnny Collins gets the rebound | 56-48 |
| 10:33 | The Citadel | Roger Froman comes up short on the floater from the right side | 56-48 |
| 10:32 | Northern Iowa | James Brubaker pulls down the rebound | 56-48 |
| 10:07 | Northern Iowa | James Brubaker clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 56-48 |
| 10:06 | The Citadel | Johnny Collins grabs the board | 56-48 |
| 10:01 | The Citadel | Roger Froman drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Walter Crowe | 59-48 |
| 09:41 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Mancha hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Jerry Nyquist | 59-51 |
| 09:34 | The Citadel | Alex Albers misses long on a 3 from straight away | 59-51 |
| 09:33 | The Citadel | The offensive rebound goes to Terry Parsons | 59-51 |
| 09:21 | The Citadel | James Brubaker steps in front of the Alex Albers pass | 59-51 |
| 08:59 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Mancha clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 59-51 |
| 08:57 | The Citadel | Alex Albers grabs the defensive rebound | 59-51 |
| 08:40 | The Citadel | Roger Froman buries a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Walter Crowe | 62-51 |
| 08:16 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Mancha clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 62-51 |
| 08:15 | Northern Iowa | James Brubaker gets the offensive rebound | 62-51 |
| 07:54 | Northern Iowa | James Brubaker hits a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Bobby Hartford and he's hacked by Terry Parsons - foul #2 on Terry Parsons, team foul #5 | 62-53 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Thomas Johnson (PG), Kelly McGurr (SG), David Elliott (SF), Eddy Brooks (PF), David Langner (C) Roger Froman, Walter Crowe, Terry Parsons, Johnny Collins, Alex Albers | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Nathan Exley (PG), Paul Aragon (SG), Charles Bell (PF), Roy Posada (C) Jerry Nyquist, Geoffrey Mancha, Bobby Hartford, Johnny Heap | |
| 07:54 | Northern Iowa | James Brubaker makes the free throw | 62-54 |
| 07:33 | The Citadel | Eddy Brooks is hacked by James Brubaker - foul #4 on James Brubaker, team foul #7 | 62-54 |
| 07:33 | The Citadel | Eddy Brooks misses the 1st free throw | 62-54 |
| 07:33 | The Citadel | David Langner grabs the offensive board | 62-54 |
| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - Thomas Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kelly McGurr (fresh) 4 pts. SF - David Elliott (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Eddy Brooks (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - David Langner (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Nathan Exley (fresh) 2 stl. SG - Paul Aragon (fresh) 20 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Brubaker (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. PF - Charles Bell (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Roy Posada (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:24 | The Citadel | James Brubaker steals it from Thomas Johnson | 62-54 |
| 07:04 | Northern Iowa | Nathan Exley is fouled on the floor by Eddy Brooks - foul #3 on Eddy Brooks, team foul #6 | 62-54 |
| 06:44 | Northern Iowa | James Brubaker can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 62-54 |
| 06:42 | The Citadel | Kelly McGurr grabs the board | 62-54 |
| 06:16 | The Citadel | David Elliott is hacked by Charles Bell - foul #1 on Charles Bell, team foul #8 | 62-54 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Walter Crowe (PG) Thomas Johnson | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Bobby Hartford (SF) James Brubaker | |
| 06:16 | The Citadel | David Elliott makes the 1st free throw | 63-54 |
| 06:16 | The Citadel | David Elliott misses the 2nd free throw | 63-54 |
| 06:16 | Northern Iowa | Charles Bell gets the rebound | 63-54 |
| 05:55 | Northern Iowa | David Langner swats the layup by Roy Posada | 63-54 |
| 05:54 | Northern Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Nathan Exley | 63-54 |
| 05:31 | Northern Iowa | Roy Posada is called for 5 seconds | 63-54 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Roger Froman (PG), Alex Albers (C) Walter Crowe, David Langner | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Mancha (SF) Roy Posada | |
| 05:23 | The Citadel | Kelly McGurr knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane | 65-54 |
| 05:02 | Northern Iowa | Bobby Hartford misses the jumper in the lane | 65-54 |
| 05:00 | Northern Iowa | Bobby Hartford pulls down the offensive rebound | 65-54 |
| 04:48 | Northern Iowa | Nathan Exley is fouled on the floor by Alex Albers - foul #2 on Alex Albers, team foul #7 | 65-54 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Walter Crowe (SG), Terry Parsons (SF), Johnny Collins (PF) Kelly McGurr, David Elliott, Eddy Brooks | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jerry Nyquist (PG) Charles Bell | |
| 04:48 | Northern Iowa | Nathan Exley misses the 1st free throw | 65-54 |
| 04:48 | The Citadel | Johnny Collins grabs the defensive rebound | 65-54 |
| 04:29 | The Citadel | Nathan Exley steps in front of the Terry Parsons pass | 65-54 |
| 04:10 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Mancha hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Paul Aragon | 65-57 |
| 03:49 | The Citadel | Roger Froman misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 65-57 |
| 03:48 | The Citadel | Alex Albers tips it but misses | 65-57 |
| 03:47 | Northern Iowa | Bobby Hartford grabs the defensive rebound | 65-57 |
| Game Plan | The Citadel | The Citadel is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:26 | Northern Iowa | Jerry Nyquist makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 65-60 |
| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - Roger Froman (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 6 ast. SG - Walter Crowe (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Terry Parsons (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Johnny Collins (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. C - Alex Albers (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Jerry Nyquist (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Paul Aragon (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Geoffrey Mancha (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. PF - Nathan Exley (fairly fresh) 3 stl. C - Bobby Hartford (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:15 | The Citadel | Terry Parsons clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Paul Aragon - foul #4 on Paul Aragon, team foul #9 | 65-60 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Kelly McGurr (SG), Eddy Brooks (PF) Roger Froman, Alex Albers | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Brubaker (SF), Charles Bell (PF), Johnny Heap (C) Geoffrey Mancha, Nathan Exley, Bobby Hartford | |
| 03:15 | The Citadel | Terry Parsons makes the 1st free throw | 66-60 |
| 03:15 | The Citadel | Terry Parsons misses the 2nd free throw | 66-60 |
| 03:15 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Heap grabs the board | 66-60 |
| Game Plan | The Citadel | The Citadel 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 (0) | |
| 02:56 | Northern Iowa | Kelly McGurr is called for the reach on Paul Aragon - foul #3 on Kelly McGurr, team foul #8 | 66-60 |
| Subs | The Citadel | David Elliott (SF), David Langner (C) Terry Parsons, Johnny Collins | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 02:56 | Northern Iowa | Paul Aragon makes the 1st free throw | 66-61 |
| 02:56 | Northern Iowa | Paul Aragon makes the 2nd free throw | 66-62 |
| 02:54 | The Citadel | Jerry Nyquist steals the ball from Walter Crowe in the backcourt | 66-62 |
| 02:52 | Northern Iowa | Paul Aragon banks in the layup set up by Jerry Nyquist | 66-64 |
| 02:52 | The Citadel | The Citadel calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-64 |
| Subs | The Citadel | Roger Froman (PG), Terry Parsons (SF), Alex Albers (C) Walter Crowe, David Elliott, David Langner | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 02:29 | The Citadel | Roger Froman connects on the floater from the right wing | 68-64 |
| 02:05 | Northern Iowa | James Brubaker connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Paul Aragon | 68-67 |
| 01:43 | The Citadel | Paul Aragon is called for the reach on Terry Parsons - foul #5 on Paul Aragon, team foul #10 | 68-67 |
| Subs | The Citadel | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Mancha (SG) Paul Aragon | |
| 01:43 | The Citadel | Terry Parsons misses the 1st free throw | 68-67 |
| 01:43 | The Citadel | Terry Parsons makes the 2nd free throw | 69-67 |
| 01:21 | Northern Iowa | Jerry Nyquist drills a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Geoffrey Mancha | 69-69 |
| 00:59 | The Citadel | Kelly McGurr misses long on a floater from the left wing | 69-69 |
| 00:57 | The Citadel | The offensive rebound goes to Terry Parsons | 69-69 |
| 00:44 | The Citadel | Roger Froman is fouled on the floor by Jerry Nyquist - foul #3 on Jerry Nyquist, team foul #11 | 69-69 |
| 00:44 | The Citadel | Roger Froman misses the 1st free throw | 69-69 |
| 00:44 | The Citadel | Roger Froman misses the 2nd free throw | 69-69 |
| 00:44 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Heap gets the rebound | 69-69 |
| 00:37 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Mancha comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 69-69 |
| 00:35 | The Citadel | The rebound goes to Roger Froman | 69-69 |
| Game Plan | The Citadel | The Citadel is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:14 | The Citadel | Charles Bell denies the turnaround by Kelly McGurr | 69-69 |
| 00:13 | Northern Iowa | Charles Bell grabs the board | 69-69 |
| Game Plan | The Citadel | The Citadel is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:03 | Northern Iowa | Charles Bell buries a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Jerry Nyquist | 69-71 |
| 00:03 | The Citadel | The Citadel calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-71 |
| Game Plan | The Citadel | The Citadel is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | The Citadel | Roger Froman misses long on a halfcourt shot | 69-71 |