| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Heath Cooper (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Billy Newland (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Cesar Esposito (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Dean Buterbaugh (fresh) 2 pts. C - Marc Thorp (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Brandon Carroll (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Lawrence Dingman (fresh) 2 ast. SF - David Chappell (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Robert Thomas (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Benjamin Davies (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northern Iowa | David Chappell inbounds the ball | 27-22 |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:45 | Northern Iowa | Brandon Carroll scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 27-24 |
| 19:26 | Kansas | Dean Buterbaugh buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Heath Cooper | 30-24 |
| 19:09 | Northern Iowa | Lawrence Dingman misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 30-24 |
| 19:08 | Kansas | Dean Buterbaugh gets the rebound | 30-24 |
| 18:50 | Kansas | Cesar Esposito misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Benjamin Davies - foul #2 on Benjamin Davies, team foul #1 | 30-24 |
| 18:50 | Kansas | Cesar Esposito misses the 1st free throw | 30-24 |
| 18:50 | Kansas | Cesar Esposito makes the 2nd free throw | 31-24 |
| 18:24 | Northern Iowa | Brandon Carroll throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-24 |
| 18:05 | Kansas | Dean Buterbaugh misses the 3 from the right wing | 31-24 |
| 18:03 | Northern Iowa | Lawrence Dingman grabs the defensive rebound | 31-24 |
| 17:49 | Northern Iowa | Benjamin Davies is denied on a layup by Dean Buterbaugh | 31-24 |
| 17:47 | Kansas | Heath Cooper pulls down the rebound | 31-24 |
| 17:18 | Kansas | Dean Buterbaugh can't connect on a turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by Robert Thomas - foul #1 on Robert Thomas, team foul #2 | 31-24 |
| 17:18 | Kansas | Dean Buterbaugh makes the 1st free throw | 32-24 |
| 17:18 | Kansas | Dean Buterbaugh makes the 2nd free throw | 33-24 |
| 16:55 | Northern Iowa | Robert Thomas is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Robert Thomas, team foul #3 | 33-24 |
| Subs | Kansas | Robert Powell (SF), Mark Moronta (C) Cesar Esposito, Marc Thorp | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Angulo (PG), Michael McCarty (SG), Joel Emerson (SF), Ed Dodson (PF), Dennis Ronan (C) Brandon Carroll, Lawrence Dingman, David Chappell, Robert Thomas, Benjamin Davies | |
| 16:26 | Kansas | Dean Buterbaugh's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-24 |
| Subs | Kansas | Raymond Stevens (SG), Joseph Kiel (PF) Billy Newland, Dean Buterbaugh | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 16:19 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Ronan is hacked by Mark Moronta - foul #1 on Mark Moronta, team foul #1 | 33-24 |
| 16:14 | Northern Iowa | Michael McCarty is denied on a layup by Mark Moronta | 33-24 |
| 16:12 | Kansas | Joseph Kiel grabs the defensive rebound | 33-24 |
| 15:53 | Kansas | Heath Cooper scores on a shot from the right block on a nice dish by Raymond Stevens | 35-24 |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Heath Cooper (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Raymond Stevens (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Powell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Kiel (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Mark Moronta (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Robert Angulo (fresh) SG - Michael McCarty (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joel Emerson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ed Dodson (fresh) C - Dennis Ronan (fresh) | |
| 15:34 | Northern Iowa | Joel Emerson comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 35-24 |
| 15:33 | Kansas | The rebound goes to Heath Cooper | 35-24 |
| 15:11 | Kansas | Michael McCarty steps in front of the Robert Powell pass | 35-24 |
| 14:52 | Northern Iowa | Robert Powell picks off the pass by Dennis Ronan | 35-24 |
| 14:30 | Kansas | Heath Cooper knocks in the jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Raymond Stevens | 37-24 |
| 14:09 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Ronan hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket | 37-24 |
| 14:07 | Kansas | Raymond Stevens gets the rebound | 37-24 |
| 13:39 | Kansas | Joseph Kiel knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side | 39-24 |
| 13:22 | Northern Iowa | Michael McCarty is whistled for traveling | 39-24 |
| Subs | Kansas | Michael Anderson (PG), Billy Newland (SG), Cesar Esposito (SF), Dean Buterbaugh (PF), Marc Thorp (C) Heath Cooper, Raymond Stevens, Robert Powell, Joseph Kiel, Mark Moronta | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Brandon Carroll (PG), Lawrence Dingman (SG), David Chappell (SF), Robert Thomas (PF), Benjamin Davies (C) Robert Angulo, Michael McCarty, Joel Emerson, Ed Dodson, Dennis Ronan | |
| 12:59 | Kansas | Marc Thorp misses long on a driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by Brandon Carroll - foul #3 on Brandon Carroll, team foul #4 | 39-24 |
| 12:59 | Kansas | Marc Thorp makes the 1st free throw | 40-24 |
| 12:59 | Kansas | Marc Thorp makes the 2nd free throw | 41-24 |
| 12:32 | Northern Iowa | David Chappell's fadeaway is rejected by Marc Thorp | 41-24 |
| 12:30 | Northern Iowa | Lawrence Dingman tips it in | 41-26 |
| 12:07 | Kansas | Dean Buterbaugh comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 41-26 |
| 12:06 | Kansas | Michael Anderson grabs the offensive board | 41-26 |
| 11:49 | Kansas | Dean Buterbaugh hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Michael Anderson | 44-26 |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Michael Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Billy Newland (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Cesar Esposito (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Dean Buterbaugh (fresh) 10 pts. 2 blk. C - Marc Thorp (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Brandon Carroll (fresh) 11 pts. 3 pf. SG - Lawrence Dingman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Chappell (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Robert Thomas (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Benjamin Davies (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 11:29 | Northern Iowa | David Chappell lays it in | 44-28 |
| 11:03 | Kansas | Billy Newland misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Benjamin Davies - foul #3 on Benjamin Davies, team foul #5 | 44-28 |
| Subs | Kansas | Heath Cooper (PG) Michael Anderson | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 11:03 | Kansas | Billy Newland makes the 1st free throw | 45-28 |
| 11:03 | Kansas | Billy Newland makes the 2nd free throw | 46-28 |
| 10:47 | Northern Iowa | Lawrence Dingman clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 46-28 |
| 10:45 | Northern Iowa | Robert Thomas tips it but misses | 46-28 |
| 10:43 | Northern Iowa | Benjamin Davies grabs the offensive board | 46-28 |
| 10:31 | Northern Iowa | Robert Thomas blows the dunk | 46-28 |
| 10:30 | Northern Iowa | Robert Thomas misses the tip | 46-28 |
| 10:29 | Kansas | Billy Newland gets the rebound | 46-28 |
| 10:17 | Kansas | Dean Buterbaugh hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Marc Thorp | 48-28 |
| 10:10 | Northern Iowa | David Chappell can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Billy Newland - foul #2 on Billy Newland, team foul #2 | 48-28 |
| Subs | Kansas | Robert Powell (SF), Joseph Kiel (PF), Mark Moronta (C) Cesar Esposito, Dean Buterbaugh, Marc Thorp | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Angulo (PG), Michael McCarty (SG), Ed Dodson (PF), Dennis Ronan (C) Brandon Carroll, Lawrence Dingman, Robert Thomas, Benjamin Davies | |
| 10:10 | Northern Iowa | David Chappell makes the 1st free throw | 48-29 |
| 10:10 | Northern Iowa | David Chappell makes the 2nd free throw | 48-30 |
| 09:51 | Kansas | Mark Moronta misses long on a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Robert Angulo - foul #3 on Robert Angulo, team foul #6 | 48-30 |
| Subs | Kansas | Raymond Stevens (SG) Billy Newland | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Joel Emerson (SF) David Chappell | |
| 09:51 | Kansas | Mark Moronta makes the 1st free throw | 49-30 |
| 09:51 | Kansas | Mark Moronta misses the 2nd free throw | 49-30 |
| 09:51 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Ronan snags the defensive board | 49-30 |
| 09:42 | Northern Iowa | Joel Emerson is fouled on the floor by Robert Powell - foul #1 on Robert Powell, team foul #3 | 49-30 |
| 09:29 | Northern Iowa | Joel Emerson misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 49-30 |
| 09:28 | Northern Iowa | Michael McCarty tips it in | 49-32 |
| 08:59 | Kansas | Raymond Stevens misses the 3 from straight away | 49-32 |
| 08:57 | Kansas | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Powell | 49-32 |
| 08:39 | Kansas | Joseph Kiel misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 49-32 |
| 08:38 | Northern Iowa | Michael McCarty grabs the defensive rebound | 49-32 |
| 08:33 | Northern Iowa | Ed Dodson is called for traveling | 49-32 |
| Subs | Kansas | Billy Newland (SG), Cesar Esposito (SF), Dean Buterbaugh (PF), Marc Thorp (C) Raymond Stevens, Robert Powell, Joseph Kiel, Mark Moronta | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Brandon Carroll (PG), Lawrence Dingman (SG), David Chappell (SF), Robert Thomas (PF), Benjamin Davies (C) Robert Angulo, Michael McCarty, Joel Emerson, Ed Dodson, Dennis Ronan | |
| 08:06 | Kansas | Marc Thorp hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Lawrence Dingman - foul #2 on Lawrence Dingman, team foul #7 | 49-32 |
| 08:06 | Kansas | Marc Thorp makes the 1st free throw | 50-32 |
| 08:06 | Kansas | Marc Thorp makes the 2nd free throw | 51-32 |
| 07:58 | Northern Iowa | Lawrence Dingman is hacked by Marc Thorp - foul #1 on Marc Thorp, team foul #4 | 51-32 |
| 07:51 | Northern Iowa | Marc Thorp swats the dunk try by Robert Thomas | 51-32 |
| 07:49 | Kansas | Marc Thorp snags the defensive board | 51-32 |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Heath Cooper (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Billy Newland (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. SF - Cesar Esposito (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Dean Buterbaugh (fresh) 12 pts. 2 blk. C - Marc Thorp (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Brandon Carroll (fresh) 11 pts. 3 pf. SG - Lawrence Dingman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Chappell (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Thomas (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Benjamin Davies (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:28 | Kansas | Billy Newland dunks the ball on a great pass from Heath Cooper | 53-32 |
| 07:17 | Northern Iowa | Brandon Carroll buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by David Chappell | 53-35 |
| 06:51 | Kansas | Marc Thorp can't throw it down | 53-35 |
| 06:49 | Northern Iowa | David Chappell grabs the board | 53-35 |
| 06:33 | Northern Iowa | Heath Cooper picks off the pass by Brandon Carroll | 53-35 |
| 06:08 | Kansas | Billy Newland blows the layup but he's hacked by Lawrence Dingman - foul #3 on Lawrence Dingman, team foul #8 | 53-35 |
| Subs | Kansas | Michael Anderson (PG), Mark Moronta (C) Heath Cooper, Marc Thorp | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Michael McCarty (SG), Joel Emerson (SF), Dennis Ronan (PF) Lawrence Dingman, David Chappell, Robert Thomas | |
| 06:08 | Kansas | Billy Newland makes the 1st free throw | 54-35 |
| 06:08 | Kansas | Billy Newland makes the 2nd free throw | 55-35 |
| 05:59 | Northern Iowa | Brandon Carroll comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 55-35 |
| 05:58 | Kansas | Billy Newland pulls down the rebound | 55-35 |
| 05:44 | Kansas | Mark Moronta loses the dribble to Michael McCarty | 55-35 |
| 05:31 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Ronan is fouled on the floor by Mark Moronta - foul #2 on Mark Moronta, team foul #5 | 55-35 |
| Subs | Kansas | Raymond Stevens (SG), Robert Powell (SF), Joseph Kiel (PF) Billy Newland, Cesar Esposito, Dean Buterbaugh | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Angulo (PG), Ed Dodson (PF) Brandon Carroll, Benjamin Davies | |
| 05:13 | Northern Iowa | Joel Emerson clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 55-35 |
| 05:11 | Kansas | Raymond Stevens pulls down the rebound | 55-35 |
| 04:42 | Kansas | Joel Emerson takes the ball from Raymond Stevens | 55-35 |
| 04:18 | Northern Iowa | Mark Moronta blocks the jumper by Robert Angulo | 55-35 |
| 04:17 | Kansas | Joseph Kiel gets the rebound | 55-35 |
| 04:02 | Kansas | Raymond Stevens buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Michael Anderson | 58-35 |
| 03:48 | Northern Iowa | Ed Dodson loses the ball out of bounds | 58-35 |
| Subs | Kansas | Heath Cooper (PG), Billy Newland (SG), Cesar Esposito (SF), Dean Buterbaugh (PF), Marc Thorp (C) Michael Anderson, Raymond Stevens, Robert Powell, Joseph Kiel, Mark Moronta | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Heath Cooper (fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Billy Newland (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. SF - Cesar Esposito (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Dean Buterbaugh (fresh) 12 pts. 2 blk. C - Marc Thorp (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Robert Angulo (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Michael McCarty (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Joel Emerson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ed Dodson (fresh) C - Dennis Ronan (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:22 | Kansas | Joel Emerson is called for the reach on Heath Cooper - foul #1 on Joel Emerson, team foul #9 | 58-35 |
| Subs | Kansas | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Arthur Hudson (SF) Joel Emerson | |
| 03:22 | Kansas | Heath Cooper misses the 1st free throw | 58-35 |
| 03:22 | Kansas | The offensive rebound goes to Dean Buterbaugh | 58-35 |
| 02:59 | Kansas | Heath Cooper is whistled for traveling | 58-35 |
| 02:45 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Ronan travels with the ball | 58-35 |
| 02:16 | Kansas | Cesar Esposito throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-35 |
| Subs | Kansas | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Joel Emerson (C) Ed Dodson | |
| 02:08 | Northern Iowa | Michael McCarty hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 58-37 |
| 01:51 | Kansas | Heath Cooper is fouled on the floor by Dennis Ronan - foul #2 on Dennis Ronan, team foul #10 | 58-37 |
| Subs | Kansas | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Ed Dodson (PF) Arthur Hudson | |
| 01:51 | Kansas | Heath Cooper misses the 1st free throw | 58-37 |
| 01:51 | Kansas | Heath Cooper misses the 2nd free throw | 58-37 |
| 01:51 | Kansas | Dean Buterbaugh pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-37 |
| 01:35 | Kansas | Cesar Esposito is hacked by Robert Angulo - foul #4 on Robert Angulo, team foul #11 | 58-37 |
| 01:35 | Kansas | Cesar Esposito makes the 1st free throw | 59-37 |
| 01:35 | Kansas | Cesar Esposito misses the 2nd free throw | 59-37 |
| 01:35 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Ed Dodson | 59-37 |
| 01:24 | Northern Iowa | Michael McCarty can't connect on a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Cesar Esposito - foul #1 on Cesar Esposito, team foul #6 | 59-37 |
| 01:24 | Northern Iowa | Michael McCarty makes the 1st free throw | 59-38 |
| 01:24 | Northern Iowa | Michael McCarty makes the 2nd free throw | 59-39 |
| 00:55 | Kansas | Billy Newland knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Heath Cooper | 62-39 |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:50 | Northern Iowa | Robert Angulo makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Dennis Ronan | 62-41 |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:26 | Kansas | Marc Thorp connects on the turnaround from the right block | 64-41 |
| 00:20 | Northern Iowa | Robert Angulo is called for traveling | 64-41 |
| 00:00 | Kansas | Heath Cooper runs out the clock | 64-41 |