| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Brian Baum (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Edison (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Philip Davenport (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Anthony Rhoades (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Moore (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Clement Fields (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Bernard Alexander (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Roland Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Davis (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. C - Charlie Stoner (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Northern Iowa | Roland Jones inbounds the ball | 37-45 |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:38 | Northern Iowa | Charlie Stoner hits a runner in the paint on a great pass from Bernard Alexander and he's hacked by Daniel Edison - foul #3 on Daniel Edison, team foul #1 | 37-47 |
| Subs | Utah State | Phil Hoey (SG) Daniel Edison | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 19:38 | Northern Iowa | Charlie Stoner makes the free throw | 37-48 |
| 19:20 | Utah State | Anthony Rhoades misses short on a jumper from the left block | 37-48 |
| 19:18 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Bernard Alexander | 37-48 |
| 19:11 | Northern Iowa | Roland Jones lays it in | 37-50 |
| 18:49 | Utah State | Brian Baum hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 37-50 |
| 18:47 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Bernard Alexander | 37-50 |
| 18:41 | Northern Iowa | Clement Fields throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 37-50 |
| Subs | Utah State | Randolph Gartner (PG), Jerry Westerfield (SF), Howard Tiedemann (PF) Brian Baum, Philip Davenport, Anthony Rhoades | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Ralph Davis (SG), Paul Quesenberry (SF), Jonathon Sloan (PF), Hubert Callahan (C) Bernard Alexander, Roland Jones, Charles Davis, Charlie Stoner | |
| 18:33 | Utah State | Randolph Gartner misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Jonathon Sloan - foul #3 on Jonathon Sloan, team foul #1 | 37-50 |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Tavares (SG), James Gomberg (PF) Clement Fields, Jonathon Sloan | |
| 18:33 | Utah State | Randolph Gartner makes the 1st free throw | 38-50 |
| 18:33 | Utah State | Randolph Gartner makes the 2nd free throw | 39-50 |
| 18:17 | Northern Iowa | Hubert Callahan misses long on a turnaround near the basket | 39-50 |
| 18:16 | Northern Iowa | Paul Quesenberry hits the follow up shot | 39-52 |
| 18:09 | Utah State | Howard Tiedemann misses the shot from the right block | 39-52 |
| 18:08 | Northern Iowa | Hubert Callahan grabs the defensive rebound | 39-52 |
| 17:46 | Northern Iowa | The jumper by Robert Tavares is denied by Randolph Gartner | 39-52 |
| 17:44 | Utah State | Robert Moore snags the defensive board | 39-52 |
| 17:39 | Utah State | Randolph Gartner misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 39-52 |
| 17:38 | Utah State | Jerry Westerfield misses the tip | 39-52 |
| 17:36 | Utah State | Howard Tiedemann can't tip it in | 39-52 |
| 17:34 | Northern Iowa | Hubert Callahan grabs the defensive rebound | 39-52 |
| 17:32 | Northern Iowa | Robert Tavares is fouled in the backcourt by Phil Hoey - foul #3 on Phil Hoey, team foul #2 | 39-52 |
| Subs | Utah State | Brian Baum (PG), Jeffrey Tyson (PF), Leonard Brooks (C) Phil Hoey, Jerry Westerfield, Robert Moore | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Clement Fields (PG), Bernard Alexander (SG), Charles Davis (PF), Charlie Stoner (C) Paul Quesenberry, Robert Tavares, James Gomberg, Hubert Callahan | |
| 17:12 | Northern Iowa | Clement Fields's pass is intercepted by Randolph Gartner | 39-52 |
| 17:08 | Utah State | Brian Baum can't finish the layup | 39-52 |
| 17:06 | Utah State | Leonard Brooks hits the follow up shot | 41-52 |
| 17:04 | Northern Iowa | Clement Fields is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #2 on Clement Fields, team foul #2 | 41-52 |
| Subs | Utah State | Anthony Rhoades (PF) Jeffrey Tyson | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Roland Jones (SF) Ralph Davis | |
| 16:54 | Utah State | Leonard Brooks is hacked by Charlie Stoner - foul #2 on Charlie Stoner, team foul #3 | 41-52 |
| Subs | Utah State | Philip Davenport (SF) Howard Tiedemann | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 16:49 | Utah State | Leonard Brooks's fadeaway is rejected by Charles Davis | 41-52 |
| 16:48 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Clement Fields | 41-52 |
| 16:36 | Northern Iowa | Charlie Stoner drills a runner from close range on a nice dish by Clement Fields | 41-54 |
| 16:31 | Utah State | Randolph Gartner clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 41-54 |
| 16:29 | Northern Iowa | Charles Davis snags the defensive board | 41-54 |
| 16:03 | Northern Iowa | Charlie Stoner misses the 3 from the left corner | 41-54 |
| 16:01 | Utah State | Anthony Rhoades pulls down the rebound | 41-54 |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Brian Baum (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Randolph Gartner (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Philip Davenport (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Anthony Rhoades (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Leonard Brooks (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Clement Fields (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Bernard Alexander (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roland Jones (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Davis (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. C - Charlie Stoner (fairly fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 15:42 | Utah State | Anthony Rhoades knocks in the shot from the right wing set up by Brian Baum and he's hacked by Charles Davis - foul #2 on Charles Davis, team foul #4 | 43-54 |
| Subs | Utah State | Jerry Westerfield (PG), Daniel Edison (SG), Howard Tiedemann (SF), Robert Moore (C) Brian Baum, Randolph Gartner, Philip Davenport, Leonard Brooks | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Paul Quesenberry (PG), Robert Tavares (SG), James Gomberg (SF), Jonathon Sloan (PF), Hubert Callahan (C) Clement Fields, Bernard Alexander, Roland Jones, Charles Davis, Charlie Stoner | |
| 15:42 | Utah State | Anthony Rhoades makes the free throw | 44-54 |
| 15:24 | Northern Iowa | Jonathon Sloan is called for a pushoff foul - foul #4 on Jonathon Sloan, team foul #5 | 44-54 |
| Subs | Utah State | Jeffrey Tyson (PF) Anthony Rhoades | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Ralph Davis (SF) Jonathon Sloan | |
| 15:17 | Utah State | Jerry Westerfield travels with the ball | 44-54 |
| 15:04 | Northern Iowa | Ralph Davis misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Howard Tiedemann - foul #3 on Howard Tiedemann, team foul #3 | 44-54 |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Charlie Stoner (C) Hubert Callahan | |
| 15:04 | Northern Iowa | Ralph Davis makes the 1st free throw | 44-55 |
| 15:04 | Northern Iowa | Ralph Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 44-56 |
| 14:53 | Utah State | Robert Moore misses the fadeaway in the paint | 44-56 |
| 14:51 | Utah State | Howard Tiedemann tips it home | 46-56 |
| 14:34 | Northern Iowa | Robert Tavares is open but comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 46-56 |
| 14:32 | Northern Iowa | Charlie Stoner grabs the offensive rebound | 46-56 |
| 14:19 | Northern Iowa | Ralph Davis makes the jumper near the basket | 46-58 |
| 14:08 | Utah State | Daniel Edison makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing and he's fouled by Paul Quesenberry - foul #1 on Paul Quesenberry, team foul #6 | 48-58 |
| Subs | Utah State | Phil Hoey (PG), Philip Davenport (SF) Jerry Westerfield, Jeffrey Tyson | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jordan Remsberg (PG), Bernard Alexander (SG), Roland Jones (SF), Charles Davis (PF), Hubert Callahan (C) Paul Quesenberry, Robert Tavares, Ralph Davis, James Gomberg, Charlie Stoner | |
| 14:08 | Utah State | Daniel Edison makes the free throw | 49-58 |
| 13:44 | Northern Iowa | Jordan Remsberg is whistled for traveling | 49-58 |
| Subs | Utah State | Brian Baum (PG) Daniel Edison | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 13:34 | Utah State | Brian Baum misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 49-58 |
| 13:32 | Utah State | Howard Tiedemann tips it in | 51-58 |
| 13:08 | Northern Iowa | Bernard Alexander misses long on an open 3pt shot from the left wing | 51-58 |
| 13:06 | Utah State | Howard Tiedemann gets the rebound | 51-58 |
| 12:59 | Utah State | Howard Tiedemann hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the left block | 51-58 |
| 12:58 | Northern Iowa | Roland Jones gets the rebound | 51-58 |
| 12:55 | Northern Iowa | Bernard Alexander throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 51-58 |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Clement Fields (PG), Charlie Stoner (C) Jordan Remsberg, Hubert Callahan | |
| 12:46 | Utah State | Brian Baum misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 51-58 |
| 12:44 | Utah State | Howard Tiedemann pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-58 |
| 12:31 | Utah State | Clement Fields steals it from Phil Hoey | 51-58 |
| 12:28 | Northern Iowa | Clement Fields misses the easy layup | 51-58 |
| 12:27 | Northern Iowa | Charlie Stoner grabs the offensive rebound | 51-58 |
| 12:14 | Northern Iowa | Charles Davis hits the front of the rim on the wide open turnaround in the paint | 51-58 |
| 12:13 | Utah State | Robert Moore gets the rebound | 51-58 |
| 12:09 | Utah State | Brian Baum drills a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Phil Hoey | 54-58 |
| 11:58 | Northern Iowa | Charles Davis blows the wide open layup | 54-58 |
| 11:57 | Utah State | Howard Tiedemann pulls down the rebound | 54-58 |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Brian Baum (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Phil Hoey (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Philip Davenport (tiring) 2 reb. PF - Howard Tiedemann (tiring) 8 pts. 12 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Moore (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Clement Fields (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Bernard Alexander (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roland Jones (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Davis (tiring) 9 pts. 9 reb. C - Charlie Stoner (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Utah State | Howard Tiedemann can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 54-58 |
| 11:34 | Northern Iowa | Charlie Stoner grabs the defensive rebound | 54-58 |
| 11:27 | Northern Iowa | Charles Davis's floater is tipped away by Howard Tiedemann | 54-58 |
| 11:26 | Utah State | Howard Tiedemann snags the defensive board | 54-58 |
| 11:21 | Utah State | Phil Hoey can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 54-58 |
| 11:19 | Utah State | Philip Davenport misses the tip | 54-58 |
| 11:17 | Utah State | Howard Tiedemann gets the offensive rebound | 54-58 |
| 11:01 | Utah State | Phil Hoey misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 54-58 |
| 11:00 | Utah State | Robert Moore tips it but misses | 54-58 |
| 10:59 | Northern Iowa | Charlie Stoner gets the rebound | 54-58 |
| 10:45 | Northern Iowa | Roland Jones misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 54-58 |
| 10:44 | Northern Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Davis | 54-58 |
| 10:35 | Northern Iowa | Charlie Stoner hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Robert Moore - foul #2 on Robert Moore, team foul #4 | 54-58 |
| Subs | Utah State | Randolph Gartner (PG), Daniel Edison (SG), Jerry Westerfield (SF), Anthony Rhoades (PF), Leonard Brooks (C) Brian Baum, Phil Hoey, Philip Davenport, Howard Tiedemann, Robert Moore | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Paul Quesenberry (PG), Robert Tavares (SG), Ralph Davis (SF), James Gomberg (PF) Clement Fields, Bernard Alexander, Roland Jones, Charles Davis | |
| 10:35 | Northern Iowa | Charlie Stoner makes the 1st free throw | 54-59 |
| 10:35 | Northern Iowa | Charlie Stoner makes the 2nd free throw | 54-60 |
| 10:20 | Utah State | Leonard Brooks connects on the jumper from close range on a nice dish by Daniel Edison and he's hacked by Charlie Stoner - foul #3 on Charlie Stoner, team foul #7 | 56-60 |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Hubert Callahan (C) Charlie Stoner | |
| 10:20 | Utah State | Leonard Brooks makes the free throw | 57-60 |
| 09:57 | Northern Iowa | Ralph Davis is called for traveling | 57-60 |
| 09:41 | Utah State | Randolph Gartner knocks in the floater in the lane | 59-60 |
| 09:29 | Northern Iowa | Ralph Davis comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 59-60 |
| 09:28 | Utah State | Leonard Brooks pulls down the rebound | 59-60 |
| 09:15 | Utah State | Daniel Edison hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 59-60 |
| 09:14 | Northern Iowa | Paul Quesenberry grabs the defensive rebound | 59-60 |
| 08:57 | Northern Iowa | Paul Quesenberry misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 59-60 |
| 08:55 | Utah State | Leonard Brooks grabs the defensive rebound | 59-60 |
| 08:49 | Utah State | Anthony Rhoades hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Randolph Gartner | 61-60 |
| 08:47 | Northern Iowa | Hubert Callahan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 61-60 |
| Subs | Utah State | Brian Baum (PG), Jeffrey Tyson (C) Randolph Gartner, Leonard Brooks | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jordan Remsberg (PG), Bernard Alexander (SG), Charles Davis (PF) Paul Quesenberry, Robert Tavares, James Gomberg | |
| 08:28 | Utah State | Hubert Callahan takes the ball from Daniel Edison | 61-60 |
| 08:26 | Northern Iowa | Jerry Westerfield picks off the pass by Bernard Alexander in the backcourt | 61-60 |
| 08:09 | Utah State | Brian Baum misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 61-60 |
| 08:08 | Northern Iowa | Hubert Callahan snags the defensive board | 61-60 |
| 07:54 | Northern Iowa | Charles Davis misses the dunk | 61-60 |
| 07:52 | Utah State | Anthony Rhoades grabs the defensive rebound | 61-60 |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Brian Baum (tiring) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Daniel Edison (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jerry Westerfield (tiring) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Anthony Rhoades (tiring) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Jeffrey Tyson (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Jordan Remsberg (fresh) SG - Bernard Alexander (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ralph Davis (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. PF - Charles Davis (tired) 9 pts. 10 reb. C - Hubert Callahan (tiring) 5 reb. | |
| 07:37 | Utah State | Jordan Remsberg picks off the pass by Jerry Westerfield | 61-60 |
| 07:33 | Northern Iowa | Bernard Alexander hits the finger roll on a great pass from Jordan Remsberg | 61-62 |
| 07:21 | Utah State | Brian Baum knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Daniel Edison | 64-62 |
| 07:09 | Northern Iowa | Bernard Alexander misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 64-62 |
| 07:08 | Utah State | Anthony Rhoades pulls down the rebound | 64-62 |
| 06:55 | Utah State | Daniel Edison makes the floater from the right side on a nice dish by Brian Baum | 66-62 |
| 06:38 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Edison is called for the reach on Bernard Alexander - foul #4 on Daniel Edison, team foul #5 | 66-62 |
| 06:38 | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-62 |
| Subs | Utah State | Randolph Gartner (PG), Phil Hoey (SG), Philip Davenport (SF), Howard Tiedemann (PF), Robert Moore (C) Brian Baum, Daniel Edison, Jerry Westerfield, Anthony Rhoades, Jeffrey Tyson | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Clement Fields (PG), Robert Tavares (SG), Paul Quesenberry (SF), Jonathon Sloan (PF), James Gomberg (C) Jordan Remsberg, Bernard Alexander, Ralph Davis, Charles Davis, Hubert Callahan | |
| 06:20 | Northern Iowa | Jonathon Sloan is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #5 on Jonathon Sloan, team foul #8 | 66-62 |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Charlie Stoner (C) Jonathon Sloan | |
| 05:57 | Utah State | Randolph Gartner is fouled on the floor by Robert Tavares - foul #2 on Robert Tavares, team foul #9 | 66-62 |
| Subs | Utah State | Leonard Brooks (PF) Philip Davenport | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 05:57 | Utah State | Randolph Gartner makes the 1st free throw | 67-62 |
| 05:57 | Utah State | Randolph Gartner makes the 2nd free throw | 68-62 |
| 05:55 | Northern Iowa | Randolph Gartner is called for the reach on Paul Quesenberry in the backcourt - foul #1 on Randolph Gartner, team foul #6 | 68-62 |
| 05:42 | Northern Iowa | James Gomberg makes the 3 pointer from the right corner | 68-65 |
| 05:38 | Utah State | Robert Tavares is called for the reach on Howard Tiedemann - foul #3 on Robert Tavares, team foul #10 | 68-65 |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Charles Davis (PF) James Gomberg | |
| 05:38 | Utah State | Howard Tiedemann misses the 1st free throw | 68-65 |
| 05:38 | Utah State | Howard Tiedemann makes the 2nd free throw | 69-65 |
| 05:14 | Northern Iowa | Charlie Stoner clanks a driving attempt near the basket | 69-65 |
| 05:13 | Utah State | Leonard Brooks gets the rebound | 69-65 |
| 04:54 | Utah State | Phil Hoey can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 69-65 |
| 04:52 | Utah State | Leonard Brooks tips it but misses | 69-65 |
| 04:50 | Northern Iowa | Robert Tavares grabs the board | 69-65 |
| 04:36 | Northern Iowa | Robert Tavares misses badly on a turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Phil Hoey - foul #4 on Phil Hoey, team foul #7 | 69-65 |
| Subs | Utah State | Brian Baum (PG), Philip Davenport (SF) Randolph Gartner, Leonard Brooks | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jordan Remsberg (PG), Roland Jones (SF), James Gomberg (PF) Clement Fields, Paul Quesenberry, Charles Davis | |
| 04:36 | Northern Iowa | Robert Tavares makes the 1st free throw | 69-66 |
| 04:36 | Northern Iowa | Robert Tavares misses the 2nd free throw | 69-66 |
| 04:36 | Utah State | Howard Tiedemann snags the defensive board | 69-66 |
| 04:22 | Utah State | Robert Moore buries a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Brian Baum | 71-66 |
| 04:18 | Northern Iowa | Brian Baum is called for the reach on Jordan Remsberg in the backcourt - foul #2 on Brian Baum, team foul #8 | 71-66 |
| Subs | Utah State | Anthony Rhoades (PF) Howard Tiedemann | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Ralph Davis (SG) Robert Tavares | |
| 04:18 | Northern Iowa | Jordan Remsberg makes the 1st free throw | 71-67 |
| 04:18 | Northern Iowa | Jordan Remsberg makes the 2nd free throw | 71-68 |
| 04:09 | Utah State | Phil Hoey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 71-68 |
| Subs | Utah State | Daniel Edison (SG) Phil Hoey | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 03:51 | Northern Iowa | Charlie Stoner clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 71-68 |
| 03:49 | Northern Iowa | Ralph Davis can't tip it in | 71-68 |
| 03:47 | Utah State | Philip Davenport gets the rebound | 71-68 |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Brian Baum (tiring) 17 pts. 4 ast. SG - Daniel Edison (tiring) 7 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Philip Davenport (tiring) 4 reb. PF - Anthony Rhoades (tiring) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert Moore (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Jordan Remsberg (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ralph Davis (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Roland Jones (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Gomberg (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Charlie Stoner (tiring) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:40 | Utah State | Daniel Edison connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Robert Moore | 74-68 |
| 03:20 | Northern Iowa | Ralph Davis scores on a jumpshot from the left side | 74-70 |
| 03:10 | Utah State | Charlie Stoner swats the short shot by Robert Moore | 74-70 |
| 03:08 | Utah State | Anthony Rhoades pulls down the offensive rebound | 74-70 |
| 02:54 | Utah State | Robert Moore is fouled on the floor by Ralph Davis - foul #2 on Ralph Davis, team foul #11 | 74-70 |
| Subs | Utah State | Jerry Westerfield (PG), Phil Hoey (SG), Jeffrey Tyson (PF) Brian Baum, Daniel Edison, Anthony Rhoades | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Clement Fields (PG), Bernard Alexander (SG), Charles Davis (PF), Hubert Callahan (C) Jordan Remsberg, Ralph Davis, James Gomberg, Charlie Stoner | |
| 02:54 | Utah State | Robert Moore makes the 1st free throw | 75-70 |
| 02:54 | Utah State | Robert Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 76-70 |
| 02:33 | Northern Iowa | Bernard Alexander clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 76-70 |
| 02:31 | Utah State | Robert Moore grabs the board | 76-70 |
| 02:09 | Utah State | Jeffrey Tyson hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline | 76-70 |
| 02:08 | Utah State | Jeffrey Tyson snags the offensive board | 76-70 |
| 01:57 | Utah State | Clement Fields picks off the pass by Robert Moore | 76-70 |
| 01:52 | Northern Iowa | Clement Fields lays it in | 76-72 |
| 01:34 | Utah State | Jeffrey Tyson lays it in | 78-72 |
| 01:15 | Northern Iowa | Roland Jones hits a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Bernard Alexander | 78-75 |
| 01:08 | Utah State | Phil Hoey is fouled on the floor by Charles Davis - foul #3 on Charles Davis, team foul #12 | 78-75 |
| Subs | Utah State | Brian Baum (PG), Anthony Rhoades (PF) Jerry Westerfield, Jeffrey Tyson | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Charlie Stoner (C) Hubert Callahan | |
| 01:08 | Utah State | Phil Hoey makes the 1st free throw | 79-75 |
| 01:08 | Utah State | Phil Hoey misses the 2nd free throw | 79-75 |
| 01:08 | Northern Iowa | Charlie Stoner pulls down the rebound | 79-75 |
| 01:05 | Northern Iowa | Phil Hoey is called for the reach on Clement Fields in the backcourt - foul #5 on Phil Hoey, team foul #9 | 79-75 |
| Subs | Utah State | Daniel Edison (SG) Phil Hoey | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 01:05 | Northern Iowa | Clement Fields makes the 1st free throw | 79-76 |
| 01:05 | Northern Iowa | Clement Fields makes the 2nd free throw | 79-77 |
| 00:54 | Utah State | Robert Moore lays it in set up by Brian Baum | 81-77 |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:52 | Northern Iowa | Clement Fields is fouled in the backcourt by Daniel Edison - foul #5 on Daniel Edison, team foul #10 | 81-77 |
| Subs | Utah State | Randolph Gartner (SG) Daniel Edison | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 00:52 | Northern Iowa | Clement Fields misses the 1st free throw | 81-77 |
| 00:52 | Northern Iowa | Clement Fields makes the 2nd free throw | 81-78 |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:32 | Utah State | Robert Moore buries a runner from the baseline on a great pass from Brian Baum | 83-78 |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:26 | Northern Iowa | Bernard Alexander hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 83-78 |
| 00:25 | Northern Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Roland Jones | 83-78 |
| 00:23 | Northern Iowa | Clement Fields can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 83-78 |
| 00:21 | Northern Iowa | Charlie Stoner grabs the offensive board | 83-78 |
| 00:18 | Northern Iowa | Clement Fields misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 83-78 |
| 00:16 | Utah State | Robert Moore gets the rebound | 83-78 |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:15 | Utah State | Robert Moore is hacked by Clement Fields in the backcourt - foul #3 on Clement Fields, team foul #13 | 83-78 |
| Subs | Utah State | Jerry Westerfield (SF) Philip Davenport | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 00:15 | Utah State | Robert Moore makes the 1st free throw | 84-78 |
| 00:15 | Utah State | Robert Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 85-78 |
| 00:08 | Northern Iowa | Clement Fields drills a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Roland Jones | 85-81 |
| 00:05 | Utah State | Clement Fields is called for the reach on Brian Baum in the backcourt - foul #4 on Clement Fields, team foul #14 | 85-81 |
| 00:05 | Utah State | Brian Baum makes the 1st free throw | 86-81 |
| 00:05 | Utah State | Brian Baum misses the 2nd free throw | 86-81 |
| 00:05 | Utah State | Anthony Rhoades snags the offensive board | 86-81 |
| 00:02 | Utah State | Anthony Rhoades is fouled on the floor by Charles Davis - foul #4 on Charles Davis, team foul #15 | 86-81 |
| 00:02 | Utah State | Anthony Rhoades makes the 1st free throw | 87-81 |
| 00:02 | Utah State | Anthony Rhoades makes the 2nd free throw | 88-81 |
| 00:00 | Northern Iowa | Clement Fields misses the halfcourt shot | 88-81 |