| Lineup | C. Connecticut State | PG - David Smith (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Willie Morris (fresh) 16 pts. SF - David Powell (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Kenneth Grell (fresh) 4 pts. C - James Burke (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Travis Layton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Willie Marcum (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dikembe Abdullah (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Scott Fewell (fresh) 2 pts. C - George Victorino (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northern Iowa | Dikembe Abdullah inbounds the ball | 55-32 |
| Game Plan | C. Connecticut State | C. Connecticut State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:50 | Northern Iowa | Dikembe Abdullah is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Dikembe Abdullah, team foul #1 | 55-32 |
| 19:30 | C. Connecticut State | James Burke's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-32 |
| 19:06 | Northern Iowa | Scott Fewell connects on the floater from the right side set up by Travis Layton | 55-34 |
| Game Plan | C. Connecticut State | C. Connecticut State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 18:59 | C. Connecticut State | James Burke is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on James Burke, team foul #1 | 55-34 |
| 18:47 | Northern Iowa | Travis Layton hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 55-34 |
| 18:46 | C. Connecticut State | The rebound goes to Willie Morris | 55-34 |
| Game Plan | C. Connecticut State | C. Connecticut State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 18:23 | C. Connecticut State | Kenneth Grell is called for traveling | 55-34 |
| 18:06 | Northern Iowa | The short jumper by George Victorino is denied by James Burke | 55-34 |
| 18:04 | C. Connecticut State | David Powell pulls down the rebound | 55-34 |
| 17:43 | C. Connecticut State | Willie Morris misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 55-34 |
| 17:42 | Northern Iowa | George Victorino gets the rebound | 55-34 |
| 17:36 | Northern Iowa | James Burke blocks the short jumper by George Victorino | 55-34 |
| 17:34 | C. Connecticut State | Kenneth Grell gets the rebound | 55-34 |
| 17:13 | C. Connecticut State | David Powell is hacked by George Victorino - foul #2 on George Victorino, team foul #2 | 55-34 |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | Michael Antoine (SG), Gary Smith (SF), Alvin Coats (PF), Robert Charles (C) Willie Morris, David Powell, Kenneth Grell, James Burke | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Bremner (PG), Robert Gipson (SF), David Clements (PF), Alfred Carmichael (C) Travis Layton, Dikembe Abdullah, Scott Fewell, George Victorino | |
| 16:49 | C. Connecticut State | Gary Smith makes the jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by David Smith | 57-34 |
| 16:36 | Northern Iowa | Robert Bremner can't connect on a floater from the left wing but the foul's on Robert Charles - foul #1 on Robert Charles, team foul #2 | 57-34 |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | Lee Willison (SG) David Smith | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 16:36 | Northern Iowa | Robert Bremner makes the 1st free throw | 57-35 |
| 16:36 | Northern Iowa | Robert Bremner makes the 2nd free throw | 57-36 |
| 16:14 | C. Connecticut State | Michael Antoine clanks a shot from the left side but he's fouled by Robert Bremner - foul #2 on Robert Bremner, team foul #3 | 57-36 |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | Willie Morris (SG), David Powell (SF) Lee Willison, Gary Smith | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 16:14 | C. Connecticut State | Michael Antoine makes the 1st free throw | 58-36 |
| 16:14 | C. Connecticut State | Michael Antoine makes the 2nd free throw | 59-36 |
| 15:52 | Northern Iowa | Willie Marcum hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 59-36 |
| 15:50 | Northern Iowa | Alfred Carmichael tips it home | 59-38 |
| Lineup | C. Connecticut State | PG - Michael Antoine (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Willie Morris (fresh) 16 pts. SF - David Powell (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - Alvin Coats (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Charles (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Robert Bremner (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Willie Marcum (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Gipson (fresh) PF - David Clements (fresh) C - Alfred Carmichael (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:32 | C. Connecticut State | Alvin Coats throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-38 |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | David Smith (PG), Edward Ryans (SF) Michael Antoine, Robert Charles | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Travis Layton (PG), Brent Pisano (SF), George Victorino (C) Willie Marcum, Robert Gipson, Alfred Carmichael | |
| 15:18 | Northern Iowa | Robert Bremner misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 59-38 |
| 15:17 | C. Connecticut State | Willie Morris snags the defensive board | 59-38 |
| 14:57 | C. Connecticut State | Willie Morris is hacked by George Victorino - foul #3 on George Victorino, team foul #4 | 59-38 |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | Kenneth Grell (PF) Alvin Coats | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Willie Marcum (SG), Scott Fewell (PF) Robert Bremner, David Clements | |
| 14:33 | C. Connecticut State | David Smith hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by George Victorino - foul #4 on George Victorino, team foul #5 | 59-38 |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | Michael Antoine (SG), James Burke (C) Willie Morris, David Powell | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Gipson (C) George Victorino | |
| 14:33 | C. Connecticut State | David Smith misses the 1st free throw | 59-38 |
| 14:33 | C. Connecticut State | David Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 60-38 |
| 14:16 | Northern Iowa | Travis Layton misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 60-38 |
| 14:15 | Northern Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Scott Fewell | 60-38 |
| 14:01 | Northern Iowa | Willie Marcum misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 60-38 |
| 13:59 | Northern Iowa | Brent Pisano grabs the offensive rebound | 60-38 |
| 13:41 | Northern Iowa | Brent Pisano makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Willie Marcum | 60-41 |
| 13:12 | C. Connecticut State | Kenneth Grell can't finish the layup | 60-41 |
| 13:11 | C. Connecticut State | Michael Antoine tips it in | 62-41 |
| 13:01 | Northern Iowa | Robert Gipson connects on the fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Scott Fewell | 62-43 |
| 12:32 | C. Connecticut State | Travis Layton steals it from David Smith | 62-43 |
| 12:22 | Northern Iowa | Robert Gipson comes up short on the turnaround in the paint | 62-43 |
| 12:21 | C. Connecticut State | Michael Antoine pulls down the rebound | 62-43 |
| 12:00 | C. Connecticut State | Michael Antoine misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline | 62-43 |
| 11:58 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Brent Pisano | 62-43 |
| 11:53 | Northern Iowa | Travis Layton is hacked by Edward Ryans - foul #4 on Edward Ryans, team foul #3 | 62-43 |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | Willie Morris (SG), David Powell (SF), Alvin Coats (PF), Robert Charles (C) David Smith, Edward Ryans, Kenneth Grell, James Burke | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Bremner (SG), Dikembe Abdullah (SF), David Clements (PF), Alfred Carmichael (C) Willie Marcum, Brent Pisano, Scott Fewell, Robert Gipson | |
| 11:39 | Northern Iowa | Dikembe Abdullah jams it on a nice dish by Travis Layton | 62-45 |
| Lineup | C. Connecticut State | PG - Michael Antoine (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Willie Morris (fresh) 16 pts. SF - David Powell (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - Alvin Coats (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Charles (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Travis Layton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Bremner (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Dikembe Abdullah (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Clements (fresh) C - Alfred Carmichael (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:19 | C. Connecticut State | Alvin Coats clanks a jump hook from the left block | 62-45 |
| 11:17 | Northern Iowa | David Clements grabs the defensive rebound | 62-45 |
| 11:03 | Northern Iowa | Robert Bremner knocks in the 3 from the left wing | 62-48 |
| Game Plan | C. Connecticut State | C. Connecticut State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 10:58 | C. Connecticut State | Michael Antoine's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 62-48 |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | Lee Willison (PG) Michael Antoine | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Willie Marcum (SG) Travis Layton | |
| Game Plan | C. Connecticut State | C. Connecticut State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 10:41 | Northern Iowa | Robert Bremner misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 62-48 |
| 10:40 | C. Connecticut State | Lee Willison snags the defensive board | 62-48 |
| 10:21 | C. Connecticut State | Lee Willison is fouled on the floor by David Clements - foul #2 on David Clements, team foul #6 | 62-48 |
| 10:01 | C. Connecticut State | Willie Morris misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 62-48 |
| 09:59 | Northern Iowa | David Clements gets the rebound | 62-48 |
| 09:39 | Northern Iowa | Willie Marcum misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 62-48 |
| 09:38 | C. Connecticut State | David Powell grabs the defensive rebound | 62-48 |
| 09:21 | C. Connecticut State | Alvin Coats misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 62-48 |
| 09:19 | C. Connecticut State | David Powell pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-48 |
| 09:05 | C. Connecticut State | Dikembe Abdullah denies the turnaround by Alvin Coats | 62-48 |
| 09:04 | Northern Iowa | David Clements grabs the defensive rebound | 62-48 |
| 08:57 | Northern Iowa | Robert Bremner is whistled for a carry | 62-48 |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | David Smith (PG), Michael Antoine (SG), Gary Smith (SF), Kenneth Grell (PF), James Burke (C) Lee Willison, Willie Morris, David Powell, Alvin Coats, Robert Charles | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Travis Layton (PG), Brent Pisano (SF), Scott Fewell (PF), Robert Gipson (C) Robert Bremner, Dikembe Abdullah, David Clements, Alfred Carmichael | |
| 08:37 | C. Connecticut State | David Smith buries a floater from close range on a great pass from Michael Antoine and the foul's on Willie Marcum - foul #2 on Willie Marcum, team foul #7 | 64-48 |
| 08:37 | C. Connecticut State | David Smith makes the free throw | 65-48 |
| Game Plan | C. Connecticut State | C. Connecticut State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 08:23 | Northern Iowa | Robert Gipson scores on a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Travis Layton and he's fouled by Michael Antoine - foul #1 on Michael Antoine, team foul #4 | 65-50 |
| 08:23 | Northern Iowa | Robert Gipson makes the free throw | 65-51 |
| 08:06 | C. Connecticut State | Michael Antoine drills a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by David Smith | 67-51 |
| 07:58 | Northern Iowa | Brent Pisano throws a bad pass out of bounds | 67-51 |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | Willie Morris (SG), Edward Ryans (SF), David Powell (C) Michael Antoine, Gary Smith, James Burke | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | George Victorino (C) Willie Marcum | |
| Game Plan | C. Connecticut State | C. Connecticut State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 07:35 | C. Connecticut State | Willie Morris clanks a floater from the left side but the foul's on Scott Fewell - foul #3 on Scott Fewell, team foul #8 | 67-51 |
| 07:35 | C. Connecticut State | Willie Morris makes the 1st free throw | 68-51 |
| 07:35 | C. Connecticut State | Willie Morris makes the 2nd free throw | 69-51 |
| Lineup | C. Connecticut State | PG - David Smith (fresh) 16 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Willie Morris (fresh) 18 pts. SF - Edward Ryans (fresh) 8 pts. 4 pf. PF - Kenneth Grell (fresh) 4 pts. C - David Powell (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Travis Layton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Gipson (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Brent Pisano (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Scott Fewell (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. C - George Victorino (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:16 | Northern Iowa | Brent Pisano misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 69-51 |
| 07:14 | C. Connecticut State | The rebound goes to David Powell | 69-51 |
| 06:49 | C. Connecticut State | David Smith can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 69-51 |
| 06:47 | Northern Iowa | George Victorino grabs the board | 69-51 |
| 06:34 | Northern Iowa | Travis Layton misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 69-51 |
| 06:32 | C. Connecticut State | David Powell pulls down the rebound | 69-51 |
| 06:08 | C. Connecticut State | David Powell can't finish the layup | 69-51 |
| 06:06 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to George Victorino | 69-51 |
| 05:52 | Northern Iowa | Brent Pisano knocks in the fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Robert Gipson | 69-53 |
| 05:30 | C. Connecticut State | Willie Morris comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 69-53 |
| 05:29 | C. Connecticut State | David Powell grabs the offensive board | 69-53 |
| 05:14 | C. Connecticut State | David Powell knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Willie Morris and the foul's on George Victorino - foul #5 on George Victorino, team foul #9 | 71-53 |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | Michael Antoine (PG), Lee Willison (SG), Alvin Coats (PF), James Burke (C) David Smith, Willie Morris, Edward Ryans, Kenneth Grell | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Bremner (PG), Willie Marcum (SG), Dikembe Abdullah (SF), David Clements (PF), Alfred Carmichael (C) Travis Layton, Robert Gipson, Brent Pisano, Scott Fewell, George Victorino | |
| 05:14 | C. Connecticut State | David Powell misses the free throw | 71-53 |
| 05:14 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to David Clements | 71-53 |
| 05:00 | Northern Iowa | Alfred Carmichael banks in the layup | 71-55 |
| 04:39 | C. Connecticut State | Lee Willison blows the layup but he's fouled by Willie Marcum - foul #3 on Willie Marcum, team foul #10 | 71-55 |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | Gary Smith (SF) David Powell | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 04:39 | C. Connecticut State | Lee Willison misses the 1st free throw | 71-55 |
| 04:39 | C. Connecticut State | Lee Willison makes the 2nd free throw | 72-55 |
| 04:30 | Northern Iowa | Alfred Carmichael hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block but he's fouled by James Burke - foul #2 on James Burke, team foul #5 | 72-55 |
| 04:30 | Northern Iowa | Alfred Carmichael misses the 1st free throw | 72-55 |
| 04:30 | Northern Iowa | Alfred Carmichael misses the 2nd free throw | 72-55 |
| 04:30 | C. Connecticut State | James Burke pulls down the rebound | 72-55 |
| 04:12 | C. Connecticut State | Michael Antoine is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Michael Antoine, team foul #6 | 72-55 |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | Edward Ryans (SF) Gary Smith | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 03:53 | Northern Iowa | Willie Marcum comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 72-55 |
| 03:52 | Northern Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Alfred Carmichael | 72-55 |
| Game Plan | C. Connecticut State | C. Connecticut State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:44 | Northern Iowa | David Clements misses long on a floater from the right wing | 72-55 |
| 03:42 | Northern Iowa | Alfred Carmichael pulls down the offensive rebound | 72-55 |
| 03:30 | Northern Iowa | Alfred Carmichael connects on the driving attempt from close range | 72-57 |
| Lineup | C. Connecticut State | PG - Michael Antoine (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Lee Willison (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Edward Ryans (fresh) 8 pts. 4 pf. PF - Alvin Coats (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - James Burke (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Robert Bremner (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Willie Marcum (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Dikembe Abdullah (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Clements (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - Alfred Carmichael (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | C. Connecticut State | C. Connecticut State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:03 | C. Connecticut State | Michael Antoine misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 72-57 |
| 03:02 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to David Clements | 72-57 |
| 02:42 | Northern Iowa | Edward Ryans swats the short shot by David Clements | 72-57 |
| 02:40 | C. Connecticut State | James Burke gets the rebound | 72-57 |
| 02:20 | C. Connecticut State | Michael Antoine makes the floater from the free throw line set up by James Burke | 74-57 |
| 02:05 | Northern Iowa | Alfred Carmichael misses the easy layup | 74-57 |
| 02:04 | Northern Iowa | Alfred Carmichael snags the offensive board | 74-57 |
| 01:57 | Northern Iowa | Robert Bremner hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 74-57 |
| 01:56 | C. Connecticut State | Lee Willison snags the defensive board | 74-57 |
| 01:27 | C. Connecticut State | Lee Willison knocks in the floater from just outside the lane set up by James Burke | 76-57 |
| 01:16 | Northern Iowa | Dikembe Abdullah misses the easy layup | 76-57 |
| 01:14 | C. Connecticut State | James Burke grabs the defensive rebound | 76-57 |
| 00:45 | C. Connecticut State | James Burke misses short on a shot from the left block but the foul's on Alfred Carmichael - foul #2 on Alfred Carmichael, team foul #11 | 76-57 |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | David Powell (SF) Edward Ryans | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Gipson (SG) Willie Marcum | |
| 00:45 | C. Connecticut State | James Burke misses the 1st free throw | 76-57 |
| 00:45 | C. Connecticut State | James Burke makes the 2nd free throw | 77-57 |
| Game Plan | C. Connecticut State | C. Connecticut State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:39 | Northern Iowa | Robert Bremner comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 77-57 |
| 00:38 | C. Connecticut State | Lee Willison grabs the defensive rebound | 77-57 |
| Game Plan | C. Connecticut State | C. Connecticut State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:09 | C. Connecticut State | Alvin Coats can't connect on a floater from close range but he's hacked by Alfred Carmichael - foul #3 on Alfred Carmichael, team foul #12 | 77-57 |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | Robert Charles (C) James Burke | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 00:09 | C. Connecticut State | Alvin Coats misses the 1st free throw | 77-57 |
| 00:09 | C. Connecticut State | Alvin Coats misses the 2nd free throw | 77-57 |
| 00:09 | Northern Iowa | David Clements gets the rebound | 77-57 |
| 00:03 | Northern Iowa | David Clements misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 77-57 |
| 00:01 | Northern Iowa | Robert Gipson tips it back up and in | 77-59 |
| 00:00 | C. Connecticut State | Michael Antoine runs out the clock | 77-59 |