| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Marvin Bracy (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Howard Watts (fresh) 1 pts. SF - John Marty (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Demetrius Jones (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Johnny Heap (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - John Hering (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Dean Jones (fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Esteban (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Peter Kremer (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Terry Thornton (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northern Iowa | John Marty inbounds the ball | 33-37 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | Northern Iowa | John Marty hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 33-37 |
| 19:43 | South Carolina State | The rebound goes to Peter Kremer | 33-37 |
| 19:39 | South Carolina State | Dean Jones buries a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by John Hering | 33-39 |
| 19:21 | Northern Iowa | Terry Thornton is called for the reach on John Marty - foul #1 on Terry Thornton, team foul #1 | 33-39 |
| 19:05 | Northern Iowa | John Marty misses the lay-in | 33-39 |
| 19:03 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Heap gets the offensive rebound | 33-39 |
| 18:46 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Heap clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 33-39 |
| 18:44 | South Carolina State | The rebound goes to Peter Kremer | 33-39 |
| 18:23 | South Carolina State | Peter Kremer hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline | 33-39 |
| 18:22 | Northern Iowa | Demetrius Jones grabs the board | 33-39 |
| 17:53 | Northern Iowa | Howard Watts hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 36-39 |
| 17:39 | South Carolina State | Terry Thornton scores on a floater near the basket on a great pass from John Hering | 36-41 |
| 17:14 | Northern Iowa | John Hering takes the ball from Johnny Heap | 36-41 |
| 17:10 | South Carolina State | Dean Jones misses the lay-in | 36-41 |
| 17:09 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Heap grabs the board | 36-41 |
| 16:48 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Heap drills a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Demetrius Jones | 38-41 |
| 16:28 | South Carolina State | Howard Watts is called for the reach on Dean Jones - foul #1 on Howard Watts, team foul #1 | 38-41 |
| 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 | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Isaac Brenner (PG), Logan Dunne (SG), Barry Brown (SF), Kenneth Henderson (PF), Thomas Nicastro (C) John Hering, Dean Jones, David Esteban, Peter Kremer, Terry Thornton | |
| 16:17 | South Carolina State | Logan Dunne buries a jumper from the left block set up by Kenneth Henderson | 38-43 |
| 15:56 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Watts clanks a shot near the basket | 38-43 |
| 15:54 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Watts tips it back up and in | 40-43 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Ryan Nystrom (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Dennis Watts (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Elton Lieberman (fresh) 4 pts. PF - George Edwards (fresh) 2 stl. C - Kevin Prince (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Isaac Brenner (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Logan Dunne (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Barry Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Henderson (fresh) C - Thomas Nicastro (fresh) | |
| 15:32 | South Carolina State | Barry Brown is fouled on the floor by Elton Lieberman - foul #1 on Elton Lieberman, team foul #2 | 40-43 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Bryce Gibbon (SG), Terry Thornton (C) Barry Brown, Thomas Nicastro | |
| 15:24 | South Carolina State | Bryce Gibbon misses the driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Dennis Watts - foul #2 on Dennis Watts, team foul #3 | 40-43 |
| 15:24 | South Carolina State | Bryce Gibbon misses the 1st free throw | 40-43 |
| 15:24 | South Carolina State | Bryce Gibbon makes the 2nd free throw | 40-44 |
| 15:05 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Watts is called for traveling | 40-44 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | John Marty (SF) Elton Lieberman | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | John Hering (PG) Isaac Brenner | |
| 14:47 | South Carolina State | Terry Thornton misses the runner near the basket | 40-44 |
| 14:46 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to John Marty | 40-44 |
| 14:27 | Northern Iowa | George Edwards is denied on a layup by Logan Dunne | 40-44 |
| 14:26 | South Carolina State | Terry Thornton snags the defensive board | 40-44 |
| 14:21 | South Carolina State | John Hering comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 40-44 |
| 14:19 | Northern Iowa | George Edwards snags the defensive board | 40-44 |
| 14:03 | Northern Iowa | George Edwards double dribbles | 40-44 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Marvin Bracy (PG), Howard Watts (SG), Demetrius Jones (PF), Johnny Heap (C) Ryan Nystrom, Dennis Watts, George Edwards, Kevin Prince | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | David Esteban (SF), Peter Kremer (PF) Logan Dunne, Kenneth Henderson | |
| 13:45 | South Carolina State | Terry Thornton connects on the jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Bryce Gibbon | 40-46 |
| 13:40 | Northern Iowa | Howard Watts misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 40-46 |
| 13:39 | South Carolina State | The rebound goes to David Esteban | 40-46 |
| 13:17 | South Carolina State | John Hering drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by David Esteban | 40-49 |
| 13:00 | Northern Iowa | John Marty can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on David Esteban - foul #1 on David Esteban, team foul #2 | 40-49 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Dean Jones (PG), Logan Dunne (SG), Kenneth Henderson (C) John Hering, Bryce Gibbon, Terry Thornton | |
| 13:00 | Northern Iowa | John Marty makes the 1st free throw | 41-49 |
| 13:00 | Northern Iowa | John Marty makes the 2nd free throw | 42-49 |
| 12:43 | South Carolina State | David Esteban can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 42-49 |
| 12:42 | South Carolina State | The offensive rebound goes to Kenneth Henderson | 42-49 |
| 12:37 | South Carolina State | Peter Kremer is hacked by Demetrius Jones - foul #3 on Demetrius Jones, team foul #4 | 42-49 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Elton Lieberman (SF) John Marty | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| 12:20 | South Carolina State | Dean Jones misses long on a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Howard Watts - foul #2 on Howard Watts, team foul #5 | 42-49 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Ryan Nystrom (PG), Dennis Watts (SG) Marvin Bracy, Howard Watts | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Barry Brown (C) Peter Kremer | |
| 12:20 | South Carolina State | Dean Jones makes the 1st free throw | 42-50 |
| 12:20 | South Carolina State | Dean Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 42-51 |
| 11:59 | Northern Iowa | Demetrius Jones drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Dennis Watts | 45-51 |
| 11:55 | South Carolina State | Dean Jones's pass is intercepted by Demetrius Jones | 45-51 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Ryan Nystrom (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Dennis Watts (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Elton Lieberman (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Demetrius Jones (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Johnny Heap (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Dean Jones (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Logan Dunne (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - David Esteban (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Henderson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Barry Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Northern Iowa | Ryan Nystrom can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 45-51 |
| 11:29 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Heap tips it in | 47-51 |
| 11:12 | South Carolina State | Barry Brown comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 47-51 |
| 11:11 | South Carolina State | Kenneth Henderson snags the offensive board | 47-51 |
| 11:04 | South Carolina State | Barry Brown makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Dean Jones | 47-54 |
| 10:44 | Northern Iowa | Logan Dunne steals it from Elton Lieberman | 47-54 |
| 10:30 | South Carolina State | David Esteban scores on a fadeaway from the right side set up by Logan Dunne | 47-56 |
| 10:10 | Northern Iowa | Barry Brown denies the turnaround by Johnny Heap | 47-56 |
| 10:09 | Northern Iowa | Elton Lieberman snags the offensive board | 47-56 |
| 09:56 | Northern Iowa | Elton Lieberman is hacked by David Esteban - foul #2 on David Esteban, team foul #3 | 47-56 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Marvin Bracy (PG), Howard Watts (SG), John Marty (SF), George Edwards (PF), Kevin Prince (C) Ryan Nystrom, Dennis Watts, Elton Lieberman, Demetrius Jones, Johnny Heap | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | John Hering (PG), Bryce Gibbon (SG), Isaac Brenner (SF), Peter Kremer (PF), Terry Thornton (C) Dean Jones, Logan Dunne, David Esteban, Kenneth Henderson, Barry Brown | |
| 09:41 | Northern Iowa | John Marty connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Howard Watts | 50-56 |
| 09:16 | South Carolina State | John Marty is called for the reach on Isaac Brenner - foul #1 on John Marty, team foul #6 | 50-56 |
| 08:55 | South Carolina State | Bryce Gibbon buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from John Hering | 50-59 |
| 08:39 | Northern Iowa | Kevin Prince can't finish the layup | 50-59 |
| 08:38 | South Carolina State | Terry Thornton grabs the board | 50-59 |
| 08:27 | South Carolina State | Peter Kremer misses the shot from the left wing | 50-59 |
| 08:25 | South Carolina State | The offensive rebound goes to Terry Thornton | 50-59 |
| 08:14 | South Carolina State | Bryce Gibbon misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Howard Watts - foul #3 on Howard Watts, team foul #7 | 50-59 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Logan Dunne (SF) Isaac Brenner | |
| 08:14 | South Carolina State | Bryce Gibbon makes the 1st free throw | 50-60 |
| 08:14 | South Carolina State | Bryce Gibbon makes the 2nd free throw | 50-61 |
| 07:56 | Northern Iowa | John Marty misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 50-61 |
| 07:54 | South Carolina State | Peter Kremer snags the defensive board | 50-61 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Marvin Bracy (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Howard Watts (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Marty (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Edwards (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Kevin Prince (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - John Hering (fresh) 11 pts. 7 ast. SG - Bryce Gibbon (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Logan Dunne (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Peter Kremer (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Terry Thornton (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 07:31 | South Carolina State | Bryce Gibbon's pass is intercepted by Kevin Prince | 50-61 |
| 07:15 | Northern Iowa | George Edwards scores on a floater in the lane and the foul's on Terry Thornton - foul #2 on Terry Thornton, team foul #4 | 52-61 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Ryan Nystrom (PG), Dennis Watts (SG), Johnny Heap (C) Marvin Bracy, Howard Watts, Kevin Prince | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Dean Jones (SG), Kenneth Henderson (PF) Bryce Gibbon, Peter Kremer | |
| 07:15 | Northern Iowa | George Edwards makes the free throw | 53-61 |
| 06:57 | South Carolina State | John Hering can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 53-61 |
| 06:56 | South Carolina State | Terry Thornton misses the tip | 53-61 |
| 06:55 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Johnny Heap | 53-61 |
| 06:40 | Northern Iowa | Terry Thornton denies the turnaround by George Edwards | 53-61 |
| 06:39 | Northern Iowa | George Edwards grabs the offensive board | 53-61 |
| 06:28 | Northern Iowa | Ryan Nystrom misses short on a 3 from straight away | 53-61 |
| 06:26 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Heap snags the offensive board | 53-61 |
| 06:00 | Northern Iowa | George Edwards connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 56-61 |
| 05:46 | South Carolina State | Ryan Nystrom is called for the reach on John Hering - foul #1 on Ryan Nystrom, team foul #8 | 56-61 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Marvin Bracy (PG), Howard Watts (SG), Elton Lieberman (SF), Demetrius Jones (PF) Ryan Nystrom, Dennis Watts, John Marty, George Edwards | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Bryce Gibbon (SG), David Esteban (SF), Peter Kremer (PF) Dean Jones, Logan Dunne, Terry Thornton | |
| 05:46 | South Carolina State | John Hering makes the 1st free throw | 56-62 |
| 05:46 | South Carolina State | John Hering makes the 2nd free throw | 56-63 |
| 05:17 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Heap's fadeaway is rejected by Peter Kremer | 56-63 |
| 05:16 | South Carolina State | Kenneth Henderson pulls down the rebound | 56-63 |
| 05:01 | South Carolina State | Peter Kremer knocks in the shot in the lane on a great pass from John Hering | 56-65 |
| 04:32 | Northern Iowa | Marvin Bracy hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 56-65 |
| 04:30 | South Carolina State | Kenneth Henderson snags the defensive board | 56-65 |
| 04:26 | South Carolina State | David Esteban can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Elton Lieberman - foul #2 on Elton Lieberman, team foul #9 | 56-65 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Kevin Prince (C) Johnny Heap | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Dean Jones (PG), Terry Thornton (C) John Hering, Kenneth Henderson | |
| 04:26 | South Carolina State | David Esteban makes the 1st free throw | 56-66 |
| 04:26 | South Carolina State | David Esteban makes the 2nd free throw | 56-67 |
| 04:06 | Northern Iowa | Elton Lieberman misses the shot from the right side | 56-67 |
| 04:05 | Northern Iowa | Kevin Prince pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-67 |
| 03:52 | Northern Iowa | Howard Watts comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 56-67 |
| 03:51 | South Carolina State | The rebound goes to Terry Thornton | 56-67 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Marvin Bracy (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Howard Watts (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Elton Lieberman (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Demetrius Jones (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Kevin Prince (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Dean Jones (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bryce Gibbon (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - David Esteban (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Peter Kremer (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Terry Thornton (fresh) 8 pts. 11 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:33 | South Carolina State | David Esteban drills a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Dean Jones | 56-69 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:15 | Northern Iowa | Howard Watts misses short on a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Bryce Gibbon - foul #4 on Bryce Gibbon, team foul #5 | 56-69 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Ryan Nystrom (PG), John Marty (SF), George Edwards (PF) Marvin Bracy, Elton Lieberman, Demetrius Jones | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Isaac Brenner (PG), Logan Dunne (SF), Barry Brown (PF) Bryce Gibbon, David Esteban, Peter Kremer | |
| 03:15 | Northern Iowa | Howard Watts misses the 1st free throw | 56-69 |
| 03:15 | Northern Iowa | Howard Watts makes the 2nd free throw | 57-69 |
| 02:46 | South Carolina State | Logan Dunne misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on George Edwards - foul #2 on George Edwards, team foul #10 | 57-69 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Dennis Watts (SG), Johnny Heap (C) Howard Watts, Kevin Prince | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Kenneth Henderson (PF) Barry Brown | |
| 02:46 | South Carolina State | Logan Dunne misses the 1st free throw | 57-69 |
| 02:46 | South Carolina State | Logan Dunne misses the 2nd free throw | 57-69 |
| 02:46 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Heap gets the rebound | 57-69 |
| 02:46 | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-69 |
| 02:24 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Watts misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 57-69 |
| 02:23 | South Carolina State | The rebound goes to Kenneth Henderson | 57-69 |
| 02:17 | South Carolina State | Terry Thornton slams it home set up by Isaac Brenner and he's hacked by John Marty - foul #2 on John Marty, team foul #11 | 57-71 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Elton Lieberman (SF), Kevin Prince (C) John Marty, Johnny Heap | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| 02:17 | South Carolina State | Terry Thornton makes the free throw | 57-72 |
| 01:58 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Watts is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 57-72 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Barry Brown (C) Terry Thornton | |
| 01:43 | South Carolina State | Logan Dunne can't connect on a driving attempt near the basket | 57-72 |
| 01:41 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Watts grabs the board | 57-72 |
| 01:29 | Northern Iowa | Ryan Nystrom can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 57-72 |
| 01:27 | Northern Iowa | George Edwards tips it in | 59-72 |
| 01:03 | South Carolina State | Logan Dunne is whistled for traveling | 59-72 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:58 | Northern Iowa | Ryan Nystrom misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Logan Dunne - foul #2 on Logan Dunne, team foul #6 | 59-72 |
| 00:58 | Northern Iowa | Ryan Nystrom makes the 1st free throw | 60-72 |
| 00:58 | Northern Iowa | Ryan Nystrom makes the 2nd free throw | 61-72 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:56 | South Carolina State | Barry Brown is fouled in the backcourt by Ryan Nystrom - foul #2 on Ryan Nystrom, team foul #12 | 61-72 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Rene Russo (PG) Logan Dunne | |
| 00:56 | South Carolina State | Barry Brown makes the 1st free throw | 61-73 |
| 00:56 | South Carolina State | Barry Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 61-74 |
| 00:50 | Northern Iowa | Ryan Nystrom loses the ball out of bounds | 61-74 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:24 | South Carolina State | Rene Russo connects on the driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Isaac Brenner and the foul's on Elton Lieberman - foul #3 on Elton Lieberman, team foul #13 | 61-76 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Logan Dunne (SF) Isaac Brenner | |
| 00:24 | South Carolina State | Rene Russo makes the free throw | 61-77 |
| 00:16 | Northern Iowa | George Edwards makes the shot from close range on a nice dish by Dennis Watts | 63-77 |
| 00:00 | South Carolina State | Rene Russo runs out the clock | 63-77 |