| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Jerry Nyquist (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Geoffrey Mancha (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dennis Watts (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Charles Bell (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Johnny Heap (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Gary Whitmore (fresh) SG - Rodolfo Velez (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Mark Ballard (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Edward Knight (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Mark Davis (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | VMI | Mark Ballard inbounds the ball | 29-26 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:38 | VMI | Mark Ballard misses the lay-in | 29-26 |
| 19:37 | VMI | The offensive rebound goes to Mark Davis | 29-26 |
| 19:27 | VMI | Edward Knight blows the layup | 29-26 |
| 19:25 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Watts grabs the defensive rebound | 29-26 |
| 19:09 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Mancha misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 29-26 |
| 19:07 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Heap tips it home | 31-26 |
| 18:46 | VMI | Gary Whitmore scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 31-29 |
| 18:32 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Watts knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Charles Bell | 34-29 |
| 18:12 | VMI | Edward Knight can't throw it down | 34-29 |
| 18:11 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Mancha pulls down the rebound | 34-29 |
| 17:46 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Watts clanks a runner from the left block but the foul's on Edward Knight - foul #2 on Edward Knight, team foul #1 | 34-29 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | VMI | Thomas Daniels (PF) Edward Knight | |
| 17:46 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Watts misses the 1st free throw | 34-29 |
| 17:46 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Watts makes the 2nd free throw | 35-29 |
| 17:29 | VMI | Thomas Daniels buries a jumper in the paint and he's hacked by Jerry Nyquist - foul #1 on Jerry Nyquist, team foul #1 | 35-31 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Nathan Exley (PG), Paul Aragon (SF), Bobby Hartford (PF), George Edwards (C) Jerry Nyquist, Dennis Watts, Charles Bell, Johnny Heap | |
| Subs | VMI | Raymond McCook (C) Mark Davis | |
| 17:29 | VMI | Thomas Daniels makes the free throw | 35-32 |
| 17:18 | Northern Iowa | Bobby Hartford hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side but the foul's on Raymond McCook - foul #2 on Raymond McCook, team foul #2 | 35-32 |
| 17:18 | Northern Iowa | Bobby Hartford makes the 1st free throw | 36-32 |
| 17:18 | Northern Iowa | Bobby Hartford misses the 2nd free throw | 36-32 |
| 17:18 | VMI | Thomas Daniels pulls down the rebound | 36-32 |
| 16:49 | VMI | Thomas Daniels buries a shot in the lane | 36-34 |
| 16:35 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Mancha can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 36-34 |
| 16:34 | VMI | Gary Whitmore gets the rebound | 36-34 |
| 16:27 | VMI | Mark Ballard misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 36-34 |
| 16:25 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to George Edwards | 36-34 |
| 16:18 | Northern Iowa | George Edwards comes up short on the runner from the left block | 36-34 |
| 16:16 | VMI | Thomas Daniels gets the rebound | 36-34 |
| 16:09 | VMI | Bobby Hartford is called for the reach on Thomas Daniels - foul #1 on Bobby Hartford, team foul #2 | 36-34 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jerry Nyquist (PG), Dennis Watts (SF), Charles Bell (PF), Johnny Heap (C) Nathan Exley, Geoffrey Mancha, Bobby Hartford, George Edwards | |
| Subs | VMI | Ted Nowacki (PG), Kenneth Tolbert (SG), Jason Teal (SF), Edward Knight (PF), Mark Davis (C) Gary Whitmore, Rodolfo Velez, Mark Ballard, Thomas Daniels, Raymond McCook | |
| 15:58 | VMI | Kenneth Tolbert misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 36-34 |
| 15:56 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Heap snags the defensive board | 36-34 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Jerry Nyquist (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Paul Aragon (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Dennis Watts (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Bell (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Johnny Heap (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Ted Nowacki (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Tolbert (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jason Teal (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Edward Knight (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Mark Davis (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Northern Iowa | Charles Bell can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block | 36-34 |
| 15:36 | VMI | The rebound goes to Mark Davis | 36-34 |
| 15:21 | VMI | Ted Nowacki misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 36-34 |
| 15:19 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Charles Bell | 36-34 |
| 14:58 | Northern Iowa | Charles Bell can't connect on a floater from the right block | 36-34 |
| 14:57 | Northern Iowa | Charles Bell gets the offensive rebound | 36-34 |
| 14:46 | Northern Iowa | Paul Aragon can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 36-34 |
| 14:45 | Northern Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Bell | 36-34 |
| 14:40 | Northern Iowa | Charles Bell banks in the layup on a great pass from Jerry Nyquist and he's fouled by Edward Knight - foul #3 on Edward Knight, team foul #3 | 38-34 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Mancha (SG), Bobby Hartford (C) Paul Aragon, Johnny Heap | |
| Subs | VMI | Gary Whitmore (PG), Rodolfo Velez (SG), Mark Ballard (SF), Thomas Daniels (PF), Raymond McCook (C) Ted Nowacki, Kenneth Tolbert, Jason Teal, Edward Knight, Mark Davis | |
| 14:40 | Northern Iowa | Charles Bell makes the free throw | 39-34 |
| 14:11 | VMI | Charles Bell swats the short shot by Thomas Daniels | 39-34 |
| 14:10 | VMI | Thomas Daniels gets the offensive rebound | 39-34 |
| 13:56 | VMI | Raymond McCook throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-34 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Nathan Exley (PG), Paul Aragon (SF), George Edwards (C) Jerry Nyquist, Dennis Watts, Charles Bell | |
| Subs | VMI | | |
| 13:37 | Northern Iowa | Bobby Hartford is hacked by Thomas Daniels - foul #2 on Thomas Daniels, team foul #4 | 39-34 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Johnny Heap (C) George Edwards | |
| Subs | VMI | | |
| 13:19 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Heap scores on a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Paul Aragon | 41-34 |
| 12:59 | VMI | Thomas Daniels's fadeaway is rejected by Bobby Hartford | 41-34 |
| 12:57 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Heap gets the rebound | 41-34 |
| 12:45 | Northern Iowa | Paul Aragon scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Johnny Heap | 44-34 |
| 12:30 | VMI | Thomas Daniels misses the jumper from the right side | 44-34 |
| 12:28 | Northern Iowa | Bobby Hartford gets the rebound | 44-34 |
| 12:08 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Heap's corner 3pt jumper is blocked by Thomas Daniels | 44-34 |
| 12:07 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Mancha grabs the offensive rebound | 44-34 |
| 11:57 | Northern Iowa | Bobby Hartford hits a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Johnny Heap | 47-34 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Nathan Exley (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Geoffrey Mancha (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Aragon (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Bobby Hartford (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Johnny Heap (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Gary Whitmore (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Rodolfo Velez (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Mark Ballard (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Thomas Daniels (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. C - Raymond McCook (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:35 | VMI | Rodolfo Velez is hacked by Geoffrey Mancha - foul #3 on Geoffrey Mancha, team foul #3 | 47-34 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jerry Nyquist (PG), Dennis Watts (SF), Charles Bell (PF) Nathan Exley, Paul Aragon, Johnny Heap | |
| Subs | VMI | Ted Nowacki (PG), Kenneth Tolbert (SG), Jason Teal (SF), Edward Knight (PF), Mark Davis (C) Gary Whitmore, Rodolfo Velez, Mark Ballard, Thomas Daniels, Raymond McCook | |
| 11:20 | VMI | Dennis Watts steals the ball from Jason Teal | 47-34 |
| 10:54 | Northern Iowa | The short jumper by Bobby Hartford is denied by Mark Davis | 47-34 |
| 10:52 | VMI | Edward Knight grabs the defensive rebound | 47-34 |
| 10:32 | VMI | Kenneth Tolbert misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 47-34 |
| 10:31 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Mancha snags the defensive board | 47-34 |
| 10:06 | Northern Iowa | Jerry Nyquist misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 47-34 |
| 10:04 | Northern Iowa | Bobby Hartford misses the tip | 47-34 |
| 10:02 | VMI | Kenneth Tolbert grabs the board | 47-34 |
| 09:46 | VMI | Charles Bell blocks the short jumper by Jason Teal | 47-34 |
| 09:44 | VMI | Edward Knight grabs the offensive rebound | 47-34 |
| 09:34 | VMI | Mark Davis misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 47-34 |
| 09:33 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Mancha pulls down the rebound | 47-34 |
| 09:13 | Northern Iowa | Jerry Nyquist misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-34 |
| 09:11 | VMI | Mark Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 47-34 |
| 08:52 | VMI | Edward Knight can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 47-34 |
| 08:51 | Northern Iowa | Bobby Hartford pulls down the rebound | 47-34 |
| 08:40 | Northern Iowa | Charles Bell's floater is tipped away by Edward Knight | 47-34 |
| 08:39 | VMI | The rebound goes to Edward Knight | 47-34 |
| 08:35 | VMI | Jerry Nyquist steals the ball from Mark Davis | 47-34 |
| 08:18 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Watts drills a runner near the basket on a nice dish by Geoffrey Mancha | 49-34 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 08:04 | VMI | Edward Knight drills a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Ted Nowacki | 49-37 |
| 07:45 | Northern Iowa | Charles Bell is hacked by Ted Nowacki - foul #1 on Ted Nowacki, team foul #5 | 49-37 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Kevin Prince (PG), Nathan Exley (SG), Paul Aragon (SF), George Edwards (PF), Johnny Heap (C) Jerry Nyquist, Geoffrey Mancha, Dennis Watts, Charles Bell, Bobby Hartford | |
| Subs | VMI | Gary Whitmore (PG), Rodolfo Velez (SG), Mark Ballard (SF), Thomas Daniels (PF), Raymond McCook (C) Ted Nowacki, Kenneth Tolbert, Jason Teal, Edward Knight, Mark Davis | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Kevin Prince (fresh) SG - Nathan Exley (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Paul Aragon (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - George Edwards (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Johnny Heap (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Gary Whitmore (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Rodolfo Velez (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Mark Ballard (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Thomas Daniels (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. C - Raymond McCook (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:31 | Northern Iowa | Kevin Prince buries a driving attempt from the left block | 51-37 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 07:07 | VMI | Mark Ballard connects on the shot from the left side on a great pass from Gary Whitmore and he's hacked by George Edwards - foul #1 on George Edwards, team foul #4 | 51-39 |
| 07:07 | VMI | Mark Ballard makes the free throw | 51-40 |
| 06:52 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Heap's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-40 |
| 06:34 | VMI | Rodolfo Velez misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 51-40 |
| 06:33 | Northern Iowa | George Edwards snags the defensive board | 51-40 |
| 06:04 | Northern Iowa | Paul Aragon hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block but he's fouled by Rodolfo Velez - foul #2 on Rodolfo Velez, team foul #6 | 51-40 |
| 06:04 | Northern Iowa | Paul Aragon makes the 1st free throw | 52-40 |
| 06:04 | Northern Iowa | Paul Aragon makes the 2nd free throw | 53-40 |
| 05:43 | VMI | Thomas Daniels clanks a jumper from the left block | 53-40 |
| 05:42 | Northern Iowa | George Edwards grabs the board | 53-40 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:19 | Northern Iowa | Rodolfo Velez picks off the pass by George Edwards | 53-40 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:13 | VMI | Gary Whitmore knocks in the floater in the lane and he's hacked by Kevin Prince - foul #1 on Kevin Prince, team foul #5 | 53-42 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jerry Nyquist (PG), Dennis Watts (SF), Charles Bell (PF), Bobby Hartford (C) Kevin Prince, Nathan Exley, George Edwards, Johnny Heap | |
| Subs | VMI | Jason Teal (PF), Mark Davis (C) Thomas Daniels, Raymond McCook | |
| 05:13 | VMI | Gary Whitmore makes the free throw | 53-43 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:54 | Northern Iowa | Rodolfo Velez is called for the reach on Paul Aragon - foul #3 on Rodolfo Velez, team foul #7 | 53-43 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | VMI | Edward Knight (PF) Jason Teal | |
| 04:54 | Northern Iowa | Paul Aragon makes the 1st free throw | 54-43 |
| 04:54 | Northern Iowa | Paul Aragon makes the 2nd free throw | 55-43 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:35 | VMI | Mark Ballard misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 55-43 |
| 04:33 | Northern Iowa | Charles Bell pulls down the rebound | 55-43 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:29 | Northern Iowa | Jerry Nyquist buries a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Dennis Watts | 58-43 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:10 | VMI | Edward Knight connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 58-45 |
| 03:48 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Watts is fouled on the floor by Mark Ballard - foul #2 on Mark Ballard, team foul #8 | 58-45 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Mancha (SG), Johnny Heap (C) Paul Aragon, Bobby Hartford | |
| Subs | VMI | Ted Nowacki (PG), Kenneth Tolbert (SG), Jason Teal (SF) Gary Whitmore, Rodolfo Velez, Mark Ballard | |
| 03:48 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Watts makes the 1st free throw | 59-45 |
| 03:48 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Watts makes the 2nd free throw | 60-45 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Jerry Nyquist (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Geoffrey Mancha (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Dennis Watts (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Bell (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Johnny Heap (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Ted Nowacki (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Tolbert (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jason Teal (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Edward Knight (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Mark Davis (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:26 | VMI | Kenneth Tolbert is whistled for traveling | 60-45 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Kevin Prince (PG), Nathan Exley (SG), Bobby Hartford (SF), George Edwards (PF), Roy Posada (C) Jerry Nyquist, Geoffrey Mancha, Dennis Watts, Charles Bell, Johnny Heap | |
| Subs | VMI | Thomas Daniels (PF), Raymond McCook (C) Edward Knight, Mark Davis | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:07 | Northern Iowa | Kevin Prince misses the floater from the left side | 60-45 |
| 03:06 | VMI | Thomas Daniels snags the defensive board | 60-45 |
| 03:02 | VMI | Raymond McCook is denied on a dunk by Bobby Hartford | 60-45 |
| 03:00 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Nathan Exley | 60-45 |
| 02:34 | Northern Iowa | George Edwards misses the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Thomas Daniels - foul #3 on Thomas Daniels, team foul #9 | 60-45 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Paul Aragon (SF) Roy Posada | |
| Subs | VMI | | |
| 02:34 | Northern Iowa | George Edwards makes the 1st free throw | 61-45 |
| 02:34 | Northern Iowa | George Edwards makes the 2nd free throw | 62-45 |
| 02:24 | VMI | Kenneth Tolbert clanks a 3 from the right wing | 62-45 |
| 02:22 | VMI | Thomas Daniels hits the follow up shot | 62-47 |
| 02:02 | Northern Iowa | Ted Nowacki is called for the reach on Kevin Prince - foul #2 on Ted Nowacki, team foul #10 | 62-47 |
| 02:02 | Northern Iowa | Kevin Prince makes the 1st free throw | 63-47 |
| 02:02 | Northern Iowa | Kevin Prince makes the 2nd free throw | 64-47 |
| 01:49 | VMI | Kenneth Tolbert is fouled on the floor by George Edwards - foul #2 on George Edwards, team foul #6 | 64-47 |
| 01:44 | VMI | Thomas Daniels misses the jump hook in the lane but the foul's on Bobby Hartford - foul #2 on Bobby Hartford, team foul #7 | 64-47 |
| 01:44 | VMI | Thomas Daniels makes the 1st free throw | 64-48 |
| 01:44 | VMI | Thomas Daniels makes the 2nd free throw | 64-49 |
| 01:22 | Northern Iowa | Paul Aragon is fouled on the floor by Jason Teal - foul #1 on Jason Teal, team foul #11 | 64-49 |
| 01:22 | Northern Iowa | Paul Aragon makes the 1st free throw | 65-49 |
| 01:22 | Northern Iowa | Paul Aragon makes the 2nd free throw | 66-49 |
| 01:13 | VMI | Ted Nowacki throws a bad pass out of bounds | 66-49 |
| 00:50 | Northern Iowa | Bobby Hartford clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 66-49 |
| 00:48 | Northern Iowa | Kevin Prince 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 | VMI | VMI is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:25 | Northern Iowa | Bobby Hartford scores on a shot in the lane set up by Kevin Prince | 68-49 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:17 | VMI | Thomas Daniels hits a jump hook in the paint | 68-51 |
| 00:00 | Northern Iowa | Kevin Prince runs out the clock | 68-51 |