| Lineup | South Alabama | PG - Henry Whitley (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Todd Womack (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Sanor (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Paul Allison (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Gregory Mitchell (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Jonathan Morgan (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Owens (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brent Pisano (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Dikembe Abdullah (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Alfred Carmichael (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | South Alabama | Daniel Sanor inbounds the ball | 41-37 |
| Game Plan | South Alabama | South Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:51 | South Alabama | Paul Allison can't throw it down but he's fouled by Dikembe Abdullah - foul #2 on Dikembe Abdullah, team foul #1 | 41-37 |
| 19:51 | South Alabama | Paul Allison misses the 1st free throw | 41-37 |
| 19:51 | South Alabama | Paul Allison misses the 2nd free throw | 41-37 |
| 19:51 | Northern Iowa | Alfred Carmichael grabs the defensive rebound | 41-37 |
| 19:40 | Northern Iowa | Jonathan Morgan's fadeaway is rejected by Gregory Mitchell | 41-37 |
| 19:38 | Northern Iowa | John Owens pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-37 |
| 19:22 | Northern Iowa | Dikembe Abdullah hits the easy wide open finger roll set up by Jonathan Morgan | 41-39 |
| 19:05 | South Alabama | Daniel Sanor buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 43-39 |
| 18:45 | Northern Iowa | Brent Pisano misses the driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by Henry Whitley - foul #3 on Henry Whitley, team foul #1 | 43-39 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Charles Betts (PG), Thomas Senn (SG), Randall Mitchell (C) Henry Whitley, Todd Womack, Gregory Mitchell | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Gipson (C) Alfred Carmichael | |
| 18:45 | Northern Iowa | Brent Pisano makes the 1st free throw | 43-40 |
| 18:45 | Northern Iowa | Brent Pisano misses the 2nd free throw | 43-40 |
| 18:45 | South Alabama | Paul Allison pulls down the rebound | 43-40 |
| 18:23 | South Alabama | Randall Mitchell clanks a 3 from the right wing | 43-40 |
| 18:21 | Northern Iowa | Brent Pisano gets the rebound | 43-40 |
| 18:16 | Northern Iowa | John Owens misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 43-40 |
| 18:15 | South Alabama | The rebound goes to Randall Mitchell | 43-40 |
| 18:11 | South Alabama | Paul Allison makes the turnaround in the paint set up by Charles Betts | 45-40 |
| 18:09 | Northern Iowa | Dikembe Abdullah is hacked by Charles Betts in the backcourt - foul #3 on Charles Betts, team foul #2 | 45-40 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Kenneth Sanders (PG), Jeff Jenkins (SF), Kelvin Terrell (PF) Charles Betts, Daniel Sanor, Paul Allison | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Manuel Mitchell (PG), Kamau Ali (SG), Ralph Bodnar (SF), David Clements (C) Jonathan Morgan, John Owens, Brent Pisano, Dikembe Abdullah | |
| 17:55 | Northern Iowa | The jump hook by Kamau Ali is blocked by Kenneth Sanders | 45-40 |
| 17:53 | South Alabama | Randall Mitchell gets the rebound | 45-40 |
| 17:46 | South Alabama | Kenneth Sanders hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 47-40 |
| 17:24 | Northern Iowa | Robert Gipson drills a shot near the basket set up by Kamau Ali | 47-42 |
| 17:18 | South Alabama | Jeff Jenkins clanks a fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Ralph Bodnar - foul #3 on Ralph Bodnar, team foul #2 | 47-42 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Todd Womack (SG), Gregory Mitchell (C) Kenneth Sanders, Randall Mitchell | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Troy Flint (SG), Alfred Carmichael (C) Ralph Bodnar, Robert Gipson | |
| 17:18 | South Alabama | Jeff Jenkins makes the 1st free throw | 48-42 |
| 17:18 | South Alabama | Jeff Jenkins makes the 2nd free throw | 49-42 |
| 17:05 | Northern Iowa | Troy Flint hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 49-42 |
| 17:04 | Northern Iowa | Alfred Carmichael grabs the offensive rebound | 49-42 |
| 16:48 | Northern Iowa | Troy Flint misses long on a floater from the left wing | 49-42 |
| 16:46 | South Alabama | Gregory Mitchell grabs the defensive rebound | 49-42 |
| 16:23 | South Alabama | Thomas Senn misses long on a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Kamau Ali - foul #1 on Kamau Ali, team foul #3 | 49-42 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Kenneth Sanders (PG), Daniel Sanor (SF), Paul Allison (PF), Alfred Paquin (C) Jeff Jenkins, Todd Womack, Kelvin Terrell, Gregory Mitchell | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jonathan Morgan (PG), John Owens (SG), Brent Pisano (SF), Dikembe Abdullah (PF), Daniel Bennett (C) Manuel Mitchell, Troy Flint, Kamau Ali, David Clements, Alfred Carmichael | |
| 16:23 | South Alabama | Thomas Senn misses the 1st free throw | 49-42 |
| 16:23 | South Alabama | Thomas Senn makes the 2nd free throw | 50-42 |
| 16:16 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Senn steals it from Jonathan Morgan in the backcourt | 50-42 |
| 16:03 | South Alabama | Jonathan Morgan steals it from Thomas Senn | 50-42 |
| 15:59 | Northern Iowa | Jonathan Morgan misses the dunk attempt | 50-42 |
| 15:58 | South Alabama | Paul Allison gets the rebound | 50-42 |
| Lineup | South Alabama | PG - Kenneth Sanders (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Thomas Senn (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. SF - Daniel Sanor (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Paul Allison (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Alfred Paquin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Jonathan Morgan (fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Owens (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brent Pisano (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Dikembe Abdullah (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Daniel Bennett (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:53 | South Alabama | Dikembe Abdullah blocks the short jumper by Daniel Sanor | 50-42 |
| 15:52 | South Alabama | Alfred Paquin snags the offensive board | 50-42 |
| 15:33 | South Alabama | Alfred Paquin misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 50-42 |
| 15:31 | Northern Iowa | Jonathan Morgan snags the defensive board | 50-42 |
| 15:28 | Northern Iowa | John Owens is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Owens, team foul #4 | 50-42 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Henry Whitley (PG), Charles Betts (SG), Randall Mitchell (C) Kenneth Sanders, Thomas Senn, Alfred Paquin | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Gipson (PF) Dikembe Abdullah | |
| 15:10 | South Alabama | Charles Betts misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block | 50-42 |
| 15:08 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Bennett grabs the defensive rebound | 50-42 |
| 15:00 | Northern Iowa | Robert Gipson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-42 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Gregory Mitchell (C) Paul Allison | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Ralph Bodnar (SF), Alfred Carmichael (C) Brent Pisano, Daniel Bennett | |
| 14:52 | South Alabama | Gregory Mitchell misses the easy layup | 50-42 |
| 14:50 | Northern Iowa | Jonathan Morgan grabs the defensive rebound | 50-42 |
| 14:32 | Northern Iowa | John Owens makes the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Robert Gipson | 50-45 |
| 14:25 | South Alabama | Gregory Mitchell misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Alfred Carmichael - foul #2 on Alfred Carmichael, team foul #5 | 50-45 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Todd Womack (SG), Jeff Jenkins (SF), Kelvin Terrell (PF) Charles Betts, Daniel Sanor, Randall Mitchell | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Manuel Mitchell (PG), Troy Flint (SG), Dikembe Abdullah (PF) Jonathan Morgan, John Owens, Robert Gipson | |
| 14:25 | South Alabama | Gregory Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 51-45 |
| 14:25 | South Alabama | Gregory Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 52-45 |
| 14:04 | Northern Iowa | Manuel Mitchell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-45 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Kenneth Sanders (PG), Alfred Paquin (C) Henry Whitley, Gregory Mitchell | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Kamau Ali (SF), Daniel Bennett (C) Dikembe Abdullah, Alfred Carmichael | |
| 13:46 | South Alabama | Jeff Jenkins knocks in the floater from the right block | 54-45 |
| 13:28 | Northern Iowa | Ralph Bodnar knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Troy Flint | 54-47 |
| 13:24 | South Alabama | Jeff Jenkins connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 57-47 |
| 13:19 | Northern Iowa | Manuel Mitchell misses the fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by Kelvin Terrell - foul #1 on Kelvin Terrell, team foul #3 | 57-47 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Charles Betts (PG), Daniel Sanor (SF), Paul Allison (PF) Kenneth Sanders, Jeff Jenkins, Kelvin Terrell | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | John Owens (SG), Brent Pisano (SF), Dikembe Abdullah (PF) Troy Flint, Kamau Ali, Ralph Bodnar | |
| 13:19 | Northern Iowa | Manuel Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 57-48 |
| 13:19 | Northern Iowa | Manuel Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 57-49 |
| 12:57 | South Alabama | The jumper by Charles Betts is denied by Dikembe Abdullah | 57-49 |
| 12:55 | Northern Iowa | Dikembe Abdullah grabs the board | 57-49 |
| 12:45 | Northern Iowa | Manuel Mitchell makes the 3 pointer from the right wing | 57-52 |
| 12:21 | South Alabama | Alfred Paquin comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 57-52 |
| 12:20 | South Alabama | Daniel Sanor tips it but misses | 57-52 |
| 12:18 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Bennett grabs the board | 57-52 |
| 11:56 | Northern Iowa | Dikembe Abdullah clanks a shot from the left block but the foul's on Paul Allison - foul #2 on Paul Allison, team foul #4 | 57-52 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Henry Whitley (PG), Thomas Senn (SG), Jeff Jenkins (SF), Kelvin Terrell (PF), Gregory Mitchell (C) Charles Betts, Todd Womack, Daniel Sanor, Paul Allison, Alfred Paquin | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jonathan Morgan (PG), Kamau Ali (SG), Ralph Bodnar (SF), Alfred Carmichael (C) Manuel Mitchell, John Owens, Brent Pisano, Daniel Bennett | |
| 11:56 | Northern Iowa | Dikembe Abdullah makes the 1st free throw | 57-53 |
| 11:56 | Northern Iowa | Dikembe Abdullah makes the 2nd free throw | 57-54 |
| Lineup | South Alabama | PG - Henry Whitley (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Senn (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. SF - Jeff Jenkins (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Kelvin Terrell (fresh) 2 reb. C - Gregory Mitchell (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Jonathan Morgan (fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. SG - Kamau Ali (fresh) SF - Ralph Bodnar (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Dikembe Abdullah (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Alfred Carmichael (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:33 | South Alabama | Thomas Senn blows the layup but he's fouled by Kamau Ali - foul #2 on Kamau Ali, team foul #6 | 57-54 |
| Subs | South Alabama | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Gipson (PF) Dikembe Abdullah | |
| 11:33 | South Alabama | Thomas Senn makes the 1st free throw | 58-54 |
| 11:33 | South Alabama | Thomas Senn makes the 2nd free throw | 59-54 |
| 11:16 | Northern Iowa | Robert Gipson misses long on a runner from the right block but he's fouled by Jeff Jenkins - foul #2 on Jeff Jenkins, team foul #5 | 59-54 |
| Subs | South Alabama | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Troy Flint (SG) Kamau Ali | |
| 11:16 | Northern Iowa | Robert Gipson misses the 1st free throw | 59-54 |
| 11:16 | Northern Iowa | Robert Gipson makes the 2nd free throw | 59-55 |
| 10:57 | South Alabama | Jeff Jenkins drills a jumper from the left wing | 61-55 |
| 10:36 | Northern Iowa | Robert Gipson hits a 3 pointer from the right corner | 61-58 |
| 10:31 | South Alabama | Thomas Senn can't connect on a shot from the left side | 61-58 |
| 10:29 | Northern Iowa | Alfred Carmichael pulls down the rebound | 61-58 |
| 10:12 | Northern Iowa | Jonathan Morgan misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 61-58 |
| 10:11 | South Alabama | The rebound goes to Thomas Senn | 61-58 |
| 10:06 | South Alabama | Thomas Senn misses the shot from close range | 61-58 |
| 10:05 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Troy Flint | 61-58 |
| 09:36 | Northern Iowa | Robert Gipson misses short on an open driving attempt in the lane | 61-58 |
| 09:35 | South Alabama | Kelvin Terrell pulls down the rebound | 61-58 |
| 09:29 | South Alabama | Kelvin Terrell comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 61-58 |
| 09:27 | South Alabama | Thomas Senn pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-58 |
| 09:06 | South Alabama | Thomas Senn connects on the driving attempt near the basket | 63-58 |
| 09:02 | Northern Iowa | Jonathan Morgan hits a floater from the left side set up by Robert Gipson and he's fouled by Jeff Jenkins - foul #3 on Jeff Jenkins, team foul #6 | 63-60 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Charles Betts (PG), Todd Womack (SG), Daniel Sanor (SF), Paul Allison (PF), Randall Mitchell (C) Henry Whitley, Thomas Senn, Jeff Jenkins, Kelvin Terrell, Gregory Mitchell | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | John Owens (SG), Brent Pisano (SF), David Clements (PF), Daniel Bennett (C) Troy Flint, Ralph Bodnar, Robert Gipson, Alfred Carmichael | |
| 09:02 | Northern Iowa | Jonathan Morgan makes the free throw | 63-61 |
| 08:44 | South Alabama | Daniel Sanor double dribbles | 63-61 |
| Subs | South Alabama | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Manuel Mitchell (PG) Jonathan Morgan | |
| 08:42 | Northern Iowa | Brent Pisano is hacked by Paul Allison in the backcourt - foul #3 on Paul Allison, team foul #7 | 63-61 |
| 08:42 | Northern Iowa | Brent Pisano makes the 1st free throw | 63-62 |
| 08:42 | Northern Iowa | Brent Pisano makes the 2nd free throw | 63-63 |
| 08:22 | South Alabama | Brent Pisano steals it from Randall Mitchell | 63-63 |
| 08:11 | Northern Iowa | Manuel Mitchell scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 63-66 |
| 07:48 | South Alabama | Paul Allison is hacked by Brent Pisano - foul #2 on Brent Pisano, team foul #7 | 63-66 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Alfred Paquin (C) Randall Mitchell | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Dikembe Abdullah (PF) David Clements | |
| 07:48 | South Alabama | Paul Allison misses the 1st free throw | 63-66 |
| 07:48 | Northern Iowa | Dikembe Abdullah grabs the defensive rebound | 63-66 |
| Lineup | South Alabama | PG - Charles Betts (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Todd Womack (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Sanor (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Allison (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Alfred Paquin (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Manuel Mitchell (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Owens (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brent Pisano (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Dikembe Abdullah (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Daniel Bennett (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Northern Iowa | John Owens hits the finger roll set up by Brent Pisano | 63-68 |
| 06:57 | South Alabama | Charles Betts's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 63-68 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Kenneth Sanders (PG), Thomas Senn (SG), Gregory Mitchell (C) Charles Betts, Todd Womack, Alfred Paquin | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jonathan Morgan (PG), Kamau Ali (SF), Alfred Carmichael (C) Manuel Mitchell, Brent Pisano, Daniel Bennett | |
| 06:44 | Northern Iowa | Jonathan Morgan is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Dikembe Abdullah | 63-70 |
| 06:26 | South Alabama | Daniel Sanor misses the jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Jonathan Morgan - foul #2 on Jonathan Morgan, team foul #8 | 63-70 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Randall Mitchell (C) Gregory Mitchell | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 06:26 | South Alabama | Daniel Sanor makes the 1st free throw | 64-70 |
| 06:26 | South Alabama | Daniel Sanor makes the 2nd free throw | 65-70 |
| 06:03 | Northern Iowa | Dikembe Abdullah misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 65-70 |
| 06:02 | Northern Iowa | Alfred Carmichael grabs the offensive board | 65-70 |
| 05:41 | Northern Iowa | John Owens buries a 3 from the left wing set up by Jonathan Morgan | 65-73 |
| 05:19 | South Alabama | Kenneth Sanders buries a floater from the left block on a great pass from Randall Mitchell | 67-73 |
| 05:17 | Northern Iowa | Jonathan Morgan is hacked by Kenneth Sanders in the backcourt - foul #2 on Kenneth Sanders, team foul #8 | 67-73 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Henry Whitley (PG), Charles Betts (SG), Jeff Jenkins (SF), Kelvin Terrell (PF), Alfred Paquin (C) Kenneth Sanders, Thomas Senn, Daniel Sanor, Paul Allison, Randall Mitchell | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Manuel Mitchell (SG), Brent Pisano (SF), Robert Gipson (PF), David Clements (C) John Owens, Kamau Ali, Dikembe Abdullah, Alfred Carmichael | |
| 05:17 | Northern Iowa | Jonathan Morgan misses the 1st free throw | 67-73 |
| 05:17 | South Alabama | The rebound goes to Kelvin Terrell | 67-73 |
| 05:01 | South Alabama | Kelvin Terrell hits a turnaround from the right block | 69-73 |
| 04:47 | Northern Iowa | Manuel Mitchell buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jonathan Morgan and he's hacked by Henry Whitley - foul #4 on Henry Whitley, team foul #9 | 69-75 |
| Subs | South Alabama | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Troy Flint (SG) Jonathan Morgan | |
| 04:47 | Northern Iowa | Manuel Mitchell misses the free throw | 69-75 |
| 04:47 | Northern Iowa | David Clements grabs the offensive board | 69-75 |
| 04:40 | Northern Iowa | Manuel Mitchell can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 69-75 |
| 04:39 | Northern Iowa | David Clements hits the follow up shot | 69-77 |
| 04:19 | South Alabama | The pull-up jumper by Henry Whitley is blocked by David Clements | 69-77 |
| 04:17 | South Alabama | Henry Whitley tips it back up and in | 71-77 |
| 04:14 | Northern Iowa | Manuel Mitchell is hacked by Henry Whitley in the backcourt - foul #5 on Henry Whitley, team foul #10 | 71-77 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Todd Womack (SG), Daniel Sanor (SF), Thomas Senn (PF), Gregory Mitchell (C) Henry Whitley, Charles Betts, Kelvin Terrell, Alfred Paquin | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Ralph Bodnar (SF), Dikembe Abdullah (PF), Daniel Bennett (C) Brent Pisano, Robert Gipson, David Clements | |
| 04:14 | Northern Iowa | Manuel Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 71-78 |
| 04:14 | Northern Iowa | Manuel Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 71-79 |
| 03:58 | South Alabama | Daniel Sanor misses long on a turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by Daniel Bennett - foul #1 on Daniel Bennett, team foul #9 | 71-79 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Charles Betts (PG) Jeff Jenkins | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jonathan Morgan (PG) Manuel Mitchell | |
| 03:58 | South Alabama | Daniel Sanor makes the 1st free throw | 72-79 |
| 03:58 | South Alabama | Daniel Sanor misses the 2nd free throw | 72-79 |
| 03:58 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Bennett snags the defensive board | 72-79 |
| 03:54 | Northern Iowa | Jonathan Morgan's pass is intercepted by Todd Womack in the backcourt | 72-79 |
| 03:53 | South Alabama | Charles Betts banks in the layup set up by Todd Womack | 74-79 |
| 03:33 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Bennett can't connect on a runner from the right block | 74-79 |
| 03:32 | South Alabama | The rebound goes to Gregory Mitchell | 74-79 |
| Lineup | South Alabama | PG - Charles Betts (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Todd Womack (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Daniel Sanor (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Senn (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Gregory Mitchell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Jonathan Morgan (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. SG - Troy Flint (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Ralph Bodnar (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Dikembe Abdullah (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Daniel Bennett (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:26 | South Alabama | Charles Betts misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Dikembe Abdullah - foul #3 on Dikembe Abdullah, team foul #10 | 74-79 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Paul Allison (PF), Randall Mitchell (C) Thomas Senn, Gregory Mitchell | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | John Owens (SG) Troy Flint | |
| 03:26 | South Alabama | Charles Betts makes the 1st free throw | 75-79 |
| 03:26 | South Alabama | Charles Betts makes the 2nd free throw | 76-79 |
| 03:09 | Northern Iowa | John Owens banks in the layup | 76-81 |
| 02:56 | South Alabama | Todd Womack knocks in the jumpshot from the right side | 78-81 |
| 02:56 | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 78-81 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Kenneth Sanders (PG), Thomas Senn (SG), Jeff Jenkins (SF), Kelvin Terrell (PF) Charles Betts, Todd Womack, Daniel Sanor, Paul Allison | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Manuel Mitchell (PG), Brent Pisano (SF), Robert Gipson (PF), David Clements (C) Jonathan Morgan, Ralph Bodnar, Dikembe Abdullah, Daniel Bennett | |
| 02:42 | Northern Iowa | Robert Gipson buries a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Manuel Mitchell | 78-83 |
| 02:42 | South Alabama | South Alabama calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 78-83 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Charles Betts (PG), Gregory Mitchell (C) Kenneth Sanders, Randall Mitchell | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jonathan Morgan (PG) Manuel Mitchell | |
| 02:21 | South Alabama | Gregory Mitchell is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Gregory Mitchell, team foul #11 | 78-83 |
| Subs | South Alabama | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Alfred Carmichael (C) David Clements | |
| 02:19 | Northern Iowa | Jonathan Morgan is hacked by Charles Betts in the backcourt - foul #4 on Charles Betts, team foul #12 | 78-83 |
| 02:19 | Northern Iowa | Jonathan Morgan makes the 1st free throw | 78-84 |
| 02:19 | Northern Iowa | Jonathan Morgan makes the 2nd free throw | 78-85 |
| 02:06 | South Alabama | Robert Gipson steps in front of the Charles Betts pass | 78-85 |
| 01:51 | Northern Iowa | John Owens misses the jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Kelvin Terrell - foul #2 on Kelvin Terrell, team foul #13 | 78-85 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Todd Womack (SG), Daniel Sanor (SF), Paul Allison (PF) Thomas Senn, Jeff Jenkins, Kelvin Terrell | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Dikembe Abdullah (PF) Robert Gipson | |
| 01:51 | Northern Iowa | John Owens makes the 1st free throw | 78-86 |
| 01:51 | Northern Iowa | John Owens makes the 2nd free throw | 78-87 |
| Game Plan | South Alabama | South Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:37 | South Alabama | Alfred Carmichael steps in front of the Gregory Mitchell pass | 78-87 |
| Game Plan | South Alabama | South Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:22 | Northern Iowa | John Owens comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 78-87 |
| 01:21 | South Alabama | Gregory Mitchell grabs the board | 78-87 |
| 01:15 | South Alabama | Paul Allison clanks a floater from the left side | 78-87 |
| 01:14 | South Alabama | Gregory Mitchell pulls down the offensive rebound | 78-87 |
| 01:06 | South Alabama | Daniel Sanor is whistled for traveling | 78-87 |
| 01:04 | Northern Iowa | Charles Betts is called for the reach on Jonathan Morgan in the backcourt - foul #5 on Charles Betts, team foul #14 | 78-87 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Jeff Jenkins (PG) Charles Betts | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 01:04 | Northern Iowa | Jonathan Morgan makes the 1st free throw | 78-88 |
| 01:04 | Northern Iowa | Jonathan Morgan misses the 2nd free throw | 78-88 |
| 01:04 | South Alabama | Gregory Mitchell snags the defensive board | 78-88 |
| 00:47 | South Alabama | Todd Womack can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 78-88 |
| 00:45 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Dikembe Abdullah | 78-88 |
| Game Plan | South Alabama | South Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:43 | Northern Iowa | Jeff Jenkins is called for the reach on Dikembe Abdullah in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jeff Jenkins, team foul #15 | 78-88 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Kenneth Sanders (PG), Thomas Senn (SG), Kelvin Terrell (PF), Randall Mitchell (C) Todd Womack, Daniel Sanor, Paul Allison, Gregory Mitchell | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Gipson (PG), Manuel Mitchell (SG), Kamau Ali (SF), Daniel Bennett (C) Jonathan Morgan, John Owens, Brent Pisano, Alfred Carmichael | |
| 00:43 | Northern Iowa | Dikembe Abdullah makes the 1st free throw | 78-89 |
| 00:43 | Northern Iowa | Dikembe Abdullah misses the 2nd free throw | 78-89 |
| 00:43 | South Alabama | Randall Mitchell grabs the board | 78-89 |
| Game Plan | South Alabama | South Alabama is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:36 | South Alabama | Manuel Mitchell is called for the reach on Jeff Jenkins - foul #2 on Manuel Mitchell, team foul #11 | 78-89 |
| Subs | South Alabama | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Ralph Bodnar (SF), David Clements (C) Dikembe Abdullah, Daniel Bennett | |
| 00:36 | South Alabama | Jeff Jenkins makes the 1st free throw | 79-89 |
| 00:36 | South Alabama | Jeff Jenkins makes the 2nd free throw | 80-89 |
| 00:35 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Senn is called for the reach on Kamau Ali in the backcourt - foul #2 on Thomas Senn, team foul #16 | 80-89 |
| Subs | South Alabama | Todd Womack (SG), Daniel Sanor (SF), Paul Allison (PF), Gregory Mitchell (C) Kenneth Sanders, Thomas Senn, Kelvin Terrell, Randall Mitchell | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | John Owens (SG), Dikembe Abdullah (PF), Daniel Bennett (C) Ralph Bodnar, Robert Gipson, David Clements | |
| 00:35 | Northern Iowa | Kamau Ali makes the 1st free throw | 80-90 |
| 00:35 | Northern Iowa | Kamau Ali makes the 2nd free throw | 80-91 |
| 00:29 | South Alabama | Todd Womack clanks a 3 from the left corner | 80-91 |
| 00:28 | Northern Iowa | Kamau Ali grabs the defensive rebound | 80-91 |
| Game Plan | South Alabama | South Alabama is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Northern Iowa | Manuel Mitchell runs out the clock | 80-91 |