| Lineup | C. Connecticut State | PG - Douglas Bilansky (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Ed Crawford (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Boris Zaritsky (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ivan Zeleznik (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Nagel (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Marvin Bracy (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Howard Watts (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Marty (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Demetrius Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Johnny Heap (fresh) 6 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Northern Iowa | John Marty inbounds the ball | 32-32 |
| Game Plan | C. Connecticut State | C. Connecticut State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:48 | Northern Iowa | Howard Watts can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Thomas Nagel - foul #1 on Thomas Nagel, team foul #1 | 32-32 |
| 19:48 | Northern Iowa | Howard Watts misses the 1st free throw | 32-32 |
| 19:48 | Northern Iowa | Howard Watts makes the 2nd free throw | 32-33 |
| 19:30 | C. Connecticut State | Boris Zaritsky makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 35-33 |
| 19:14 | Northern Iowa | John Marty makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Howard Watts and the foul's on Boris Zaritsky - foul #2 on Boris Zaritsky, team foul #2 | 35-35 |
| 19:14 | Northern Iowa | John Marty makes the free throw | 35-36 |
| 18:54 | C. Connecticut State | Douglas Bilansky drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 38-36 |
| 18:44 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Nagel is called for the reach on John Marty - foul #2 on Thomas Nagel, team foul #3 | 38-36 |
| 18:32 | Northern Iowa | Demetrius Jones can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 38-36 |
| 18:30 | C. Connecticut State | Boris Zaritsky gets the rebound | 38-36 |
| 18:09 | C. Connecticut State | Howard Watts picks off the pass by Ivan Zeleznik | 38-36 |
| 18:05 | Northern Iowa | John Marty lays it up and in on a great pass from Howard Watts | 38-38 |
| 17:52 | C. Connecticut State | Douglas Bilansky clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 38-38 |
| 17:50 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Heap grabs the board | 38-38 |
| 17:34 | Northern Iowa | Howard Watts can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 38-38 |
| 17:32 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Heap tips it home | 38-40 |
| 17:10 | C. Connecticut State | Douglas Bilansky hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 38-40 |
| 17:08 | C. Connecticut State | Ed Crawford can't tip it in | 38-40 |
| 17:07 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Heap grabs the board | 38-40 |
| 16:46 | Northern Iowa | Demetrius Jones comes up short on the turnaround in the paint | 38-40 |
| 16:45 | C. Connecticut State | Thomas Nagel gets the rebound | 38-40 |
| 16:33 | C. Connecticut State | Marvin Bracy picks off the pass by Thomas Nagel | 38-40 |
| 16:17 | Northern Iowa | Howard Watts drills a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Marvin Bracy | 38-43 |
| 16:02 | C. Connecticut State | Ivan Zeleznik clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 38-43 |
| 16:01 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Heap snags the defensive board | 38-43 |
| Lineup | C. Connecticut State | PG - Douglas Bilansky (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Ed Crawford (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Boris Zaritsky (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ivan Zeleznik (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Nagel (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Marvin Bracy (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Howard Watts (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Marty (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Demetrius Jones (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Johnny Heap (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:52 | Northern Iowa | Howard Watts is fouled on the floor by Ed Crawford - foul #2 on Ed Crawford, team foul #4 | 38-43 |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | Sammy Shaw (PG), Jimmy Lavine (SG), Milton Beland (PF), Johnathan Pettie (C) Douglas Bilansky, Ed Crawford, Ivan Zeleznik, Thomas Nagel | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Ryan Nystrom (PG), Dennis Watts (SG), Elton Lieberman (SF), George Edwards (PF), Kevin Prince (C) Marvin Bracy, Howard Watts, John Marty, Demetrius Jones, Johnny Heap | |
| 15:30 | Northern Iowa | Elton Lieberman double dribbles | 38-43 |
| 15:09 | C. Connecticut State | Jimmy Lavine misses the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Dennis Watts - foul #2 on Dennis Watts, team foul #1 | 38-43 |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | Douglas Bilansky (PG) Boris Zaritsky | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 15:09 | C. Connecticut State | Jimmy Lavine makes the 1st free throw | 39-43 |
| 15:09 | C. Connecticut State | Jimmy Lavine makes the 2nd free throw | 40-43 |
| 14:44 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Watts misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 40-43 |
| 14:43 | C. Connecticut State | The rebound goes to Johnathan Pettie | 40-43 |
| 14:30 | C. Connecticut State | Douglas Bilansky knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Sammy Shaw | 42-43 |
| 14:12 | Northern Iowa | Ryan Nystrom connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 42-46 |
| 13:49 | C. Connecticut State | Jimmy Lavine throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-46 |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | Ivan Zeleznik (SF), Carlos Villa (C) Douglas Bilansky, Johnathan Pettie | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | John Marty (SF) Elton Lieberman | |
| 13:39 | Northern Iowa | George Edwards drills a runner near the basket set up by Ryan Nystrom | 42-48 |
| 13:18 | C. Connecticut State | Carlos Villa misses the easy layup but the foul's on Kevin Prince - foul #1 on Kevin Prince, team foul #2 | 42-48 |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | Ross Aguinaldo (PF) Milton Beland | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Johnny Heap (C) George Edwards | |
| 13:18 | C. Connecticut State | Carlos Villa makes the 1st free throw | 43-48 |
| 13:18 | C. Connecticut State | Carlos Villa makes the 2nd free throw | 44-48 |
| 13:06 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Watts loses the dribble to Sammy Shaw | 44-48 |
| 13:01 | C. Connecticut State | Sammy Shaw hits the finger roll | 46-48 |
| 12:50 | Northern Iowa | John Marty drills a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Ryan Nystrom | 46-51 |
| 12:38 | C. Connecticut State | Kevin Prince blocks the short jumper by Ross Aguinaldo | 46-51 |
| 12:37 | Northern Iowa | John Marty gets the rebound | 46-51 |
| 12:27 | Northern Iowa | John Marty hits a 3 from the left wing set up by Johnny Heap | 46-54 |
| 12:22 | C. Connecticut State | Ryan Nystrom steps in front of the Sammy Shaw pass in the backcourt | 46-54 |
| 12:00 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Watts misses the turnaround from the baseline | 46-54 |
| 11:58 | C. Connecticut State | Ivan Zeleznik grabs the board | 46-54 |
| Lineup | C. Connecticut State | PG - Sammy Shaw (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jimmy Lavine (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Ivan Zeleznik (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Ross Aguinaldo (fresh) C - Carlos Villa (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Ryan Nystrom (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Dennis Watts (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Marty (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. PF - Kevin Prince (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Johnny Heap (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:42 | C. Connecticut State | Ivan Zeleznik travels with the ball | 46-54 |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | Douglas Bilansky (PG), Ed Crawford (SG), Boris Zaritsky (SF), Milton Beland (PF), Thomas Nagel (C) Sammy Shaw, Jimmy Lavine, Ivan Zeleznik, Ross Aguinaldo, Carlos Villa | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Marvin Bracy (PG), Howard Watts (SG), Elton Lieberman (SF), Demetrius Jones (PF), George Edwards (C) Ryan Nystrom, Dennis Watts, John Marty, Kevin Prince, Johnny Heap | |
| 11:19 | Northern Iowa | Demetrius Jones misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 46-54 |
| 11:17 | Northern Iowa | George Edwards tips it in | 46-56 |
| 10:57 | C. Connecticut State | Douglas Bilansky misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Demetrius Jones - foul #2 on Demetrius Jones, team foul #3 | 46-56 |
| 10:57 | C. Connecticut State | Douglas Bilansky misses the 1st free throw | 46-56 |
| 10:57 | C. Connecticut State | Douglas Bilansky makes the 2nd free throw | 47-56 |
| 10:50 | Northern Iowa | Elton Lieberman hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane | 47-56 |
| 10:49 | C. Connecticut State | Thomas Nagel grabs the board | 47-56 |
| 10:31 | C. Connecticut State | Thomas Nagel buries a driving attempt in the paint | 49-56 |
| 10:26 | Northern Iowa | Marvin Bracy connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Demetrius Jones | 49-58 |
| 10:06 | C. Connecticut State | Milton Beland misses badly on a driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by George Edwards - foul #1 on George Edwards, team foul #4 | 49-58 |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | Jimmy Lavine (PG) Douglas Bilansky | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | John Marty (SF), Johnny Heap (C) Elton Lieberman, George Edwards | |
| 10:06 | C. Connecticut State | Milton Beland makes the 1st free throw | 50-58 |
| 10:06 | C. Connecticut State | Milton Beland makes the 2nd free throw | 51-58 |
| 09:51 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Heap is hacked by Jimmy Lavine - foul #3 on Jimmy Lavine, team foul #5 | 51-58 |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | Sammy Shaw (PG), Ivan Zeleznik (PF) Jimmy Lavine, Milton Beland | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 09:34 | Northern Iowa | John Marty misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 51-58 |
| 09:33 | C. Connecticut State | The rebound goes to Ivan Zeleznik | 51-58 |
| 09:13 | C. Connecticut State | Thomas Nagel hits the finger roll | 53-58 |
| 08:47 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Heap lays it up and in on a nice dish by Howard Watts | 53-60 |
| 08:42 | C. Connecticut State | Marvin Bracy is called for the reach on Sammy Shaw - foul #3 on Marvin Bracy, team foul #5 | 53-60 |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | Jimmy Lavine (SG), Johnathan Pettie (PF), Carlos Villa (C) Ed Crawford, Boris Zaritsky, Thomas Nagel | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Ryan Nystrom (PG), Dennis Watts (SG), George Edwards (PF) Marvin Bracy, Howard Watts, Demetrius Jones | |
| 08:28 | C. Connecticut State | Johnathan Pettie clanks a jumper in the paint but the foul's on Johnny Heap - foul #1 on Johnny Heap, team foul #6 | 53-60 |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | Milton Beland (PF) Carlos Villa | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 08:28 | C. Connecticut State | Johnathan Pettie misses the 1st free throw | 53-60 |
| 08:28 | C. Connecticut State | Johnathan Pettie misses the 2nd free throw | 53-60 |
| 08:28 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Heap grabs the board | 53-60 |
| 08:04 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Watts hits the finger roll | 53-62 |
| 07:41 | C. Connecticut State | Milton Beland loses the ball out of bounds | 53-62 |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | Douglas Bilansky (PG), Boris Zaritsky (SF) Sammy Shaw, Ivan Zeleznik | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Elton Lieberman (SF), Kevin Prince (C) John Marty, Johnny Heap | |
| Lineup | C. Connecticut State | PG - Douglas Bilansky (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Jimmy Lavine (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Boris Zaritsky (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Milton Beland (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. C - Johnathan Pettie (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Ryan Nystrom (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Dennis Watts (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Elton Lieberman (fresh) 3 reb. PF - George Edwards (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Kevin Prince (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Northern Iowa | Ryan Nystrom comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 53-62 |
| 07:29 | Northern Iowa | Elton Lieberman pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-62 |
| 07:18 | Northern Iowa | Kevin Prince misses the lay-in | 53-62 |
| 07:16 | Northern Iowa | Ryan Nystrom grabs the offensive board | 53-62 |
| 07:03 | Northern Iowa | The pull-up jumper by Ryan Nystrom is blocked by Boris Zaritsky | 53-62 |
| 07:01 | C. Connecticut State | The rebound goes to Douglas Bilansky | 53-62 |
| 06:45 | C. Connecticut State | Johnathan Pettie hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline | 53-62 |
| 06:44 | Northern Iowa | George Edwards gets the rebound | 53-62 |
| 06:25 | Northern Iowa | Kevin Prince connects on the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Elton Lieberman and he's hacked by Douglas Bilansky - foul #3 on Douglas Bilansky, team foul #6 | 53-64 |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | Ed Crawford (SG), Ivan Zeleznik (PF), Thomas Nagel (C) Boris Zaritsky, Milton Beland, Johnathan Pettie | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Marvin Bracy (PG), Howard Watts (SG), John Marty (SF), Johnny Heap (C) Ryan Nystrom, Dennis Watts, Elton Lieberman, George Edwards | |
| 06:25 | Northern Iowa | Kevin Prince makes the free throw | 53-65 |
| 06:06 | C. Connecticut State | Douglas Bilansky buries a fadeaway from the right side set up by Jimmy Lavine | 55-65 |
| 05:42 | Northern Iowa | The short jumper by Kevin Prince is denied by Thomas Nagel | 55-65 |
| 05:41 | C. Connecticut State | The rebound goes to Jimmy Lavine | 55-65 |
| 05:18 | C. Connecticut State | Jimmy Lavine hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 55-65 |
| 05:16 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Kevin Prince | 55-65 |
| 05:10 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Heap can't connect on a jumper from the baseline | 55-65 |
| 05:09 | C. Connecticut State | Douglas Bilansky gets the rebound | 55-65 |
| 05:05 | C. Connecticut State | Marvin Bracy is called for the reach on Douglas Bilansky - foul #4 on Marvin Bracy, team foul #7 | 55-65 |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | Ross Aguinaldo (PF) Jimmy Lavine | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Elton Lieberman (SF), Demetrius Jones (PF), George Edwards (C) John Marty, Kevin Prince, Johnny Heap | |
| 05:05 | C. Connecticut State | Douglas Bilansky misses the 1st free throw | 55-65 |
| 05:05 | Northern Iowa | George Edwards grabs the defensive rebound | 55-65 |
| 04:46 | Northern Iowa | Ed Crawford steals it from Marvin Bracy | 55-65 |
| 04:26 | C. Connecticut State | Ed Crawford misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 55-65 |
| 04:24 | Northern Iowa | Elton Lieberman pulls down the rebound | 55-65 |
| 04:11 | Northern Iowa | Ross Aguinaldo is called for the reach on Marvin Bracy - foul #1 on Ross Aguinaldo, team foul #7 | 55-65 |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | Sammy Shaw (PG), Boris Zaritsky (SF), Milton Beland (PF), Johnathan Pettie (C) Douglas Bilansky, Ivan Zeleznik, Ross Aguinaldo, Thomas Nagel | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Dennis Watts (SG), John Marty (SF) Howard Watts, Elton Lieberman | |
| 04:11 | Northern Iowa | Marvin Bracy makes the 1st free throw | 55-66 |
| 04:11 | Northern Iowa | Marvin Bracy misses the 2nd free throw | 55-66 |
| 04:11 | C. Connecticut State | Sammy Shaw grabs the defensive rebound | 55-66 |
| 03:57 | C. Connecticut State | Ed Crawford can't throw it down but he's hacked by Marvin Bracy - foul #5 on Marvin Bracy, team foul #8 | 55-66 |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Ryan Nystrom (PG), Johnny Heap (C) Marvin Bracy, George Edwards | |
| 03:57 | C. Connecticut State | Ed Crawford makes the 1st free throw | 56-66 |
| 03:57 | C. Connecticut State | Ed Crawford makes the 2nd free throw | 57-66 |
| 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 (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:31 | Northern Iowa | Ryan Nystrom clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 57-66 |
| 03:29 | C. Connecticut State | Milton Beland gets the rebound | 57-66 |
| Lineup | C. Connecticut State | PG - Sammy Shaw (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ed Crawford (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Boris Zaritsky (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Milton Beland (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Johnathan Pettie (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Ryan Nystrom (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Dennis Watts (fresh) 5 pts. SF - John Marty (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. PF - Demetrius Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Johnny Heap (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | C. Connecticut State | C. Connecticut State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:09 | C. Connecticut State | Sammy Shaw comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 57-66 |
| 03:07 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Dennis Watts | 57-66 |
| 02:46 | Northern Iowa | Demetrius Jones hits the finger roll | 57-68 |
| 02:46 | C. Connecticut State | C. Connecticut State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-68 |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | Douglas Bilansky (PG), Thomas Nagel (C) Ed Crawford, Johnathan Pettie | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Howard Watts (SG) Dennis Watts | |
| 02:31 | C. Connecticut State | Douglas Bilansky misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 57-68 |
| 02:30 | Northern Iowa | John Marty grabs the board | 57-68 |
| 02:21 | Northern Iowa | The short jumper by Johnny Heap is denied by Milton Beland | 57-68 |
| 02:20 | C. Connecticut State | The rebound goes to Boris Zaritsky | 57-68 |
| 01:54 | C. Connecticut State | Boris Zaritsky clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 57-68 |
| 01:53 | C. Connecticut State | Thomas Nagel hits the follow up shot | 59-68 |
| 01:31 | Northern Iowa | Ryan Nystrom buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from John Marty | 59-71 |
| 01:13 | C. Connecticut State | Douglas Bilansky clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 59-71 |
| 01:12 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Heap grabs the defensive rebound | 59-71 |
| 00:48 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Heap makes the floater near the basket and he's fouled by Sammy Shaw - foul #1 on Sammy Shaw, team foul #8 | 59-73 |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | Jimmy Lavine (SG), Ivan Zeleznik (SF), Johnathan Pettie (PF), Carlos Villa (C) Douglas Bilansky, Boris Zaritsky, Milton Beland, Thomas Nagel | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Dennis Watts (SG), Elton Lieberman (SF), George Edwards (PF) Howard Watts, John Marty, Demetrius Jones | |
| 00:48 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Heap misses the free throw | 59-73 |
| 00:48 | C. Connecticut State | The rebound goes to Johnathan Pettie | 59-73 |
| Game Plan | C. Connecticut State | C. Connecticut State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:41 | C. Connecticut State | Sammy Shaw lays it up and in | 61-73 |
| Game Plan | C. Connecticut State | C. Connecticut State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:12 | Northern Iowa | Elton Lieberman misses badly on a shot from the baseline | 61-73 |
| 00:11 | C. Connecticut State | Jimmy Lavine gets the rebound | 61-73 |
| 00:05 | C. Connecticut State | Sammy Shaw misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Ryan Nystrom - foul #1 on Ryan Nystrom, team foul #9 | 61-73 |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Kevin Prince (C) Johnny Heap | |
| 00:05 | C. Connecticut State | Sammy Shaw misses the 1st free throw | 61-73 |
| 00:05 | C. Connecticut State | Sammy Shaw makes the 2nd free throw | 62-73 |
| 00:00 | Northern Iowa | Ryan Nystrom runs out the clock | 62-73 |