| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Joey Carr (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Hershel Morton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Jonathan Bomar (fresh) PF - Timothy Solomon (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Kyle Wilson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Colgate | PG - Earl Brandenburg (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Larry Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Dirksen (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Derrick Morgan (fresh) 6 pts. C - Victor Hewitt (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Colgate | William Dirksen inbounds the ball | 33-28 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Colgate | Colgate is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:40 | Colgate | Victor Hewitt hits a shot from the baseline on a great pass from Earl Brandenburg | 33-30 |
| 19:24 | Northern Iowa | Joey Carr connects on the shot from the left side | 35-30 |
| 19:06 | Colgate | William Dirksen is called for a charge - foul #1 on William Dirksen, team foul #1 | 35-30 |
| 18:44 | Northern Iowa | Timothy Solomon misses the easy layup | 35-30 |
| 18:43 | Colgate | Victor Hewitt snags the defensive board | 35-30 |
| 18:26 | Colgate | William Dirksen's fadeaway is rejected by Kyle Wilson | 35-30 |
| 18:25 | Northern Iowa | Hershel Morton grabs the board | 35-30 |
| 18:05 | Northern Iowa | Kyle Wilson misses badly on a runner from the right block but he's fouled by Victor Hewitt - foul #3 on Victor Hewitt, team foul #2 | 35-30 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Colgate | Joe Halterman (C) Victor Hewitt | |
| 18:05 | Northern Iowa | Kyle Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 36-30 |
| 18:05 | Northern Iowa | Kyle Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 37-30 |
| 17:44 | Colgate | Larry Wilson is hacked by Hershel Morton - foul #2 on Hershel Morton, team foul #1 | 37-30 |
| 17:24 | Colgate | Derrick Morgan knocks in the driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Larry Wilson and he's fouled by Jonathan Bomar - foul #3 on Jonathan Bomar, team foul #2 | 37-32 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Patrick Davis (SG), Troy Swanson (SF), Ronald Watlington (C) Hershel Morton, Jonathan Bomar, Kyle Wilson | |
| Subs | Colgate | Reginald Reilly (SG) Larry Wilson | |
| 17:24 | Colgate | Derrick Morgan makes the free throw | 37-33 |
| 17:02 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Watlington lays it up and in on a nice dish by Patrick Davis | 39-33 |
| 16:41 | Colgate | Reginald Reilly misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Troy Swanson - foul #1 on Troy Swanson, team foul #3 | 39-33 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Colgate | Albert Dixon (SG), Denny Miles (SF), Robert Northup (PF) Earl Brandenburg, William Dirksen, Derrick Morgan | |
| 16:41 | Colgate | Reginald Reilly makes the 1st free throw | 39-34 |
| 16:41 | Colgate | Reginald Reilly makes the 2nd free throw | 39-35 |
| 16:16 | Northern Iowa | Joe Halterman blocks the short jumper by Ronald Watlington | 39-35 |
| 16:14 | Colgate | Albert Dixon grabs the board | 39-35 |
| 15:48 | Colgate | Robert Northup makes the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Albert Dixon | 39-37 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Joey Carr (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Patrick Davis (fresh) 7 ast. SF - Troy Swanson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Timothy Solomon (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Watlington (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Colgate | PG - Reginald Reilly (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Albert Dixon (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Denny Miles (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Northup (fresh) 2 pts. C - Joe Halterman (fresh) | |
| 15:19 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Watlington can't connect on a fadeaway in the paint | 39-37 |
| 15:17 | Colgate | Albert Dixon gets the rebound | 39-37 |
| 15:00 | Colgate | Denny Miles misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 39-37 |
| 14:58 | Northern Iowa | Patrick Davis grabs the board | 39-37 |
| 14:43 | Northern Iowa | Timothy Solomon misses short on a driving attempt in the paint | 39-37 |
| 14:41 | Colgate | Albert Dixon gets the rebound | 39-37 |
| 14:25 | Colgate | Albert Dixon hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing and he's hacked by Patrick Davis - foul #2 on Patrick Davis, team foul #4 | 39-39 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Hershel Morton (SG), Jonathan Bomar (SF), Kyle Wilson (C) Joey Carr, Troy Swanson, Ronald Watlington | |
| Subs | Colgate | Earl Brandenburg (PG), William Dirksen (SF), Derrick Morgan (PF), Victor Hewitt (C) Reginald Reilly, Denny Miles, Robert Northup, Joe Halterman | |
| 14:25 | Colgate | Albert Dixon makes the free throw | 39-40 |
| 14:07 | Northern Iowa | Kyle Wilson blows the dunk | 39-40 |
| 14:06 | Northern Iowa | Timothy Solomon hits the follow up shot | 41-40 |
| 13:56 | Colgate | William Dirksen misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 41-40 |
| 13:55 | Colgate | Derrick Morgan tips it but misses | 41-40 |
| 13:53 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Kyle Wilson | 41-40 |
| 13:33 | Northern Iowa | Kyle Wilson is called for a charge - foul #2 on Kyle Wilson, team foul #5 | 41-40 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jack Mertens (PG) Patrick Davis | |
| Subs | Colgate | Larry Wilson (SG) Albert Dixon | |
| 13:19 | Colgate | Earl Brandenburg hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 41-40 |
| 13:18 | Colgate | William Dirksen misses the tip | 41-40 |
| 13:16 | Colgate | Larry Wilson grabs the offensive rebound | 41-40 |
| 13:03 | Colgate | Derrick Morgan is fouled on the floor by Jonathan Bomar - foul #4 on Jonathan Bomar, team foul #6 | 41-40 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Alex Mack (SF), Ronald Watlington (PF) Jonathan Bomar, Timothy Solomon | |
| Subs | Colgate | | |
| 12:43 | Colgate | Earl Brandenburg hits a 3 from the right wing | 41-43 |
| 12:26 | Northern Iowa | Larry Wilson steals the ball from Jack Mertens | 41-43 |
| 12:23 | Colgate | Larry Wilson lays it up and in | 41-45 |
| 12:13 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Watlington misses badly on a turnaround from close range | 41-45 |
| 12:12 | Colgate | The rebound goes to Derrick Morgan | 41-45 |
| 12:07 | Colgate | Earl Brandenburg can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 41-45 |
| 12:05 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Watlington snags the defensive board | 41-45 |
| 11:40 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Watlington banks in the layup on a great pass from Jack Mertens and the foul's on Derrick Morgan - foul #1 on Derrick Morgan, team foul #3 | 43-45 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Joey Carr (PG), Patrick Davis (SG), Troy Swanson (SF) Jack Mertens, Hershel Morton, Alex Mack | |
| Subs | Colgate | Joe Halterman (C) Victor Hewitt | |
| 11:40 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Watlington makes the free throw | 44-45 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Joey Carr (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Patrick Davis (fresh) 7 ast. SF - Troy Swanson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronald Watlington (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Kyle Wilson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Colgate | PG - Earl Brandenburg (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Larry Wilson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Dirksen (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Derrick Morgan (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Joe Halterman (fresh) | |
| 11:23 | Colgate | Derrick Morgan scores on a floater from the right block on a nice dish by Larry Wilson | 44-47 |
| 11:04 | Northern Iowa | Joey Carr buries a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Patrick Davis | 46-47 |
| 10:50 | Colgate | Joe Halterman lays it in on a nice dish by Earl Brandenburg | 46-49 |
| 10:36 | Northern Iowa | Joey Carr comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 46-49 |
| 10:34 | Northern Iowa | Patrick Davis tips it in | 48-49 |
| 10:14 | Colgate | Derrick Morgan misses long on a fadeaway from the left block | 48-49 |
| 10:13 | Colgate | Joe Halterman misses the tip | 48-49 |
| 10:11 | Colgate | Larry Wilson grabs the offensive rebound | 48-49 |
| 09:56 | Colgate | Earl Brandenburg scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane and he's fouled by Troy Swanson - foul #2 on Troy Swanson, team foul #7 | 48-51 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Hershel Morton (SG), Timothy Solomon (PF) Patrick Davis, Ronald Watlington | |
| Subs | Colgate | Reginald Reilly (SG), Denny Miles (SF), Robert Northup (PF), Victor Hewitt (C) Larry Wilson, William Dirksen, Derrick Morgan, Joe Halterman | |
| 09:56 | Colgate | Earl Brandenburg makes the free throw | 48-52 |
| 09:27 | Northern Iowa | Timothy Solomon throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-52 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Colgate | Albert Dixon (SG) Earl Brandenburg | |
| 09:11 | Colgate | Denny Miles misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 48-52 |
| 09:09 | Northern Iowa | Timothy Solomon snags the defensive board | 48-52 |
| 08:40 | Northern Iowa | Joey Carr is hacked by Robert Northup - foul #2 on Robert Northup, team foul #4 | 48-52 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Alex Mack (SF) Troy Swanson | |
| Subs | Colgate | | |
| 08:19 | Northern Iowa | Kyle Wilson buries a turnaround from the right block set up by Hershel Morton | 50-52 |
| 08:10 | Colgate | Albert Dixon can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 50-52 |
| 08:08 | Northern Iowa | Timothy Solomon pulls down the rebound | 50-52 |
| 07:41 | Northern Iowa | Denny Miles picks off the pass by Joey Carr | 50-52 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Joey Carr (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Hershel Morton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Alex Mack (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Timothy Solomon (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Kyle Wilson (tiring) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Colgate | PG - Reginald Reilly (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Albert Dixon (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Denny Miles (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Northup (fresh) 2 pts. C - Victor Hewitt (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 07:29 | Colgate | Robert Northup misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 50-52 |
| 07:27 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Kyle Wilson | 50-52 |
| 07:04 | Northern Iowa | Timothy Solomon clanks a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Robert Northup - foul #3 on Robert Northup, team foul #5 | 50-52 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Patrick Davis (PG), Jack Mertens (SG), Jonathan Bomar (SF), Ronald Watlington (C) Joey Carr, Hershel Morton, Alex Mack, Kyle Wilson | |
| Subs | Colgate | Earl Brandenburg (PG), Larry Wilson (SG), William Dirksen (SF), Derrick Morgan (PF), Joe Halterman (C) Reginald Reilly, Albert Dixon, Denny Miles, Robert Northup, Victor Hewitt | |
| 07:04 | Northern Iowa | Timothy Solomon makes the 1st free throw | 51-52 |
| 07:04 | Northern Iowa | Timothy Solomon makes the 2nd free throw | 52-52 |
| 06:42 | Colgate | Joe Halterman hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 52-52 |
| 06:41 | Northern Iowa | Patrick Davis gets the rebound | 52-52 |
| 06:16 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Watlington comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 52-52 |
| 06:14 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Watlington hits the follow up shot | 54-52 |
| 06:10 | Colgate | Patrick Davis picks off the pass by Derrick Morgan | 54-52 |
| 05:45 | Northern Iowa | Timothy Solomon misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 54-52 |
| 05:43 | Northern Iowa | Patrick Davis tips it back up and in | 56-52 |
| 05:22 | Colgate | Earl Brandenburg is hacked by Ronald Watlington - foul #1 on Ronald Watlington, team foul #8 | 56-52 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Joey Carr (PG), Troy Swanson (C) Jack Mertens, Timothy Solomon | |
| Subs | Colgate | | |
| 05:22 | Colgate | Earl Brandenburg makes the 1st free throw | 56-53 |
| 05:22 | Colgate | Earl Brandenburg misses the 2nd free throw | 56-53 |
| 05:22 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Watlington gets the rebound | 56-53 |
| 04:58 | Northern Iowa | Joey Carr connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Jonathan Bomar | 59-53 |
| 04:37 | Colgate | William Dirksen lays it in on a nice dish by Earl Brandenburg | 59-55 |
| 04:14 | Northern Iowa | Jonathan Bomar's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-55 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Hershel Morton (SG), Timothy Solomon (PF), Kyle Wilson (C) Patrick Davis, Jonathan Bomar, Ronald Watlington | |
| Subs | Colgate | Reginald Reilly (PG), Albert Dixon (SG), Victor Hewitt (C) Earl Brandenburg, Larry Wilson, Joe Halterman | |
| 03:59 | Colgate | Troy Swanson swats the short shot by William Dirksen | 59-55 |
| 03:57 | Northern Iowa | Joey Carr pulls down the rebound | 59-55 |
| 03:37 | Northern Iowa | Kyle Wilson can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 59-55 |
| 03:35 | Colgate | Derrick Morgan gets the rebound | 59-55 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Joey Carr (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SG - Hershel Morton (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Troy Swanson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Timothy Solomon (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Kyle Wilson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Colgate | PG - Reginald Reilly (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Albert Dixon (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Dirksen (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Derrick Morgan (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Victor Hewitt (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 03:11 | Colgate | Victor Hewitt loses the ball out of bounds | 59-55 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Ronald Watlington (C) Kyle Wilson | |
| Subs | Colgate | Denny Miles (SF), Robert Northup (PF) William Dirksen, Derrick Morgan | |
| 02:54 | Northern Iowa | Albert Dixon steps in front of the Ronald Watlington pass | 59-55 |
| 02:54 | Colgate | Colgate calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-55 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jonathan Bomar (SF) Timothy Solomon | |
| Subs | Colgate | Earl Brandenburg (PG), Larry Wilson (SG), William Dirksen (SF), Derrick Morgan (PF) Reginald Reilly, Albert Dixon, Denny Miles, Robert Northup | |
| 02:36 | Colgate | Larry Wilson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-55 |
| 02:32 | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-55 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Timothy Solomon (PF), Kyle Wilson (C) Ronald Watlington, Troy Swanson | |
| Subs | Colgate | | |
| 02:11 | Northern Iowa | Timothy Solomon is hacked by Derrick Morgan - foul #2 on Derrick Morgan, team foul #6 | 59-55 |
| 01:49 | Northern Iowa | Joey Carr blows the layup | 59-55 |
| 01:47 | Colgate | Derrick Morgan grabs the board | 59-55 |
| 01:26 | Colgate | Earl Brandenburg is fouled on the floor by Joey Carr - foul #1 on Joey Carr, team foul #9 | 59-55 |
| 01:26 | Colgate | Earl Brandenburg makes the 1st free throw | 59-56 |
| 01:26 | Colgate | Earl Brandenburg makes the 2nd free throw | 59-57 |
| 01:05 | Northern Iowa | Joey Carr misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 59-57 |
| 01:04 | Northern Iowa | Kyle Wilson tips it home | 61-57 |
| 00:44 | Colgate | Derrick Morgan misses long on a jumper in the lane | 61-57 |
| 00:42 | Northern Iowa | Timothy Solomon grabs the defensive rebound | 61-57 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Colgate | Colgate is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:41 | Northern Iowa | Timothy Solomon is fouled in the backcourt by Earl Brandenburg - foul #2 on Earl Brandenburg, team foul #7 | 61-57 |
| 00:41 | Northern Iowa | Timothy Solomon makes the 1st free throw | 62-57 |
| 00:41 | Northern Iowa | Timothy Solomon makes the 2nd free throw | 63-57 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Colgate | Colgate is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:34 | Colgate | Larry Wilson knocks in the 3 from the left corner set up by Earl Brandenburg | 63-60 |
| 00:33 | Northern Iowa | Joey Carr is fouled in the backcourt by Earl Brandenburg - foul #3 on Earl Brandenburg, team foul #8 | 63-60 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Patrick Davis (SG) Hershel Morton | |
| Subs | Colgate | | |
| 00:33 | Northern Iowa | Joey Carr makes the 1st free throw | 64-60 |
| 00:33 | Northern Iowa | Joey Carr makes the 2nd free throw | 65-60 |
| 00:25 | Colgate | Earl Brandenburg misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 65-60 |
| 00:24 | Northern Iowa | Patrick Davis snags the defensive board | 65-60 |
| 00:21 | Northern Iowa | Patrick Davis is hacked by Earl Brandenburg in the backcourt - foul #4 on Earl Brandenburg, team foul #9 | 65-60 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Ronald Watlington (SF), Troy Swanson (C) Jonathan Bomar, Kyle Wilson | |
| Subs | Colgate | | |
| 00:21 | Northern Iowa | Patrick Davis makes the 1st free throw | 66-60 |
| 00:21 | Northern Iowa | Patrick Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 66-60 |
| 00:21 | Colgate | Derrick Morgan grabs the defensive rebound | 66-60 |
| 00:14 | Colgate | Ronald Watlington is called for the reach on William Dirksen - foul #2 on Ronald Watlington, team foul #10 | 66-60 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Hershel Morton (SG), Jonathan Bomar (SF), Kyle Wilson (C) Patrick Davis, Ronald Watlington, Troy Swanson | |
| Subs | Colgate | | |
| 00:14 | Colgate | William Dirksen misses the 1st free throw | 66-60 |
| 00:14 | Colgate | William Dirksen makes the 2nd free throw | 66-61 |
| 00:13 | Northern Iowa | Joey Carr is fouled in the backcourt by Earl Brandenburg - foul #5 on Earl Brandenburg, team foul #10 | 66-61 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Patrick Davis (SG), Ronald Watlington (SF), Troy Swanson (C) Hershel Morton, Jonathan Bomar, Kyle Wilson | |
| Subs | Colgate | Reginald Reilly (PG) Earl Brandenburg | |
| 00:13 | Northern Iowa | Joey Carr makes the 1st free throw | 67-61 |
| 00:13 | Northern Iowa | Joey Carr makes the 2nd free throw | 68-61 |
| 00:08 | Colgate | Troy Swanson is called for the reach on Larry Wilson - foul #3 on Troy Swanson, team foul #11 | 68-61 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Hershel Morton (SG), Jonathan Bomar (SF), Kyle Wilson (C) Patrick Davis, Ronald Watlington, Troy Swanson | |
| Subs | Colgate | | |
| 00:08 | Colgate | Larry Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 68-62 |
| 00:08 | Colgate | Larry Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 68-63 |
| 00:07 | Northern Iowa | Reginald Reilly is called for the reach on Joey Carr in the backcourt - foul #2 on Reginald Reilly, team foul #11 | 68-63 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Patrick Davis (SG), Ronald Watlington (SF), Troy Swanson (C) Hershel Morton, Jonathan Bomar, Kyle Wilson | |
| Subs | Colgate | | |
| 00:07 | Northern Iowa | Joey Carr makes the 1st free throw | 69-63 |
| 00:07 | Northern Iowa | Joey Carr misses the 2nd free throw | 69-63 |
| 00:07 | Colgate | Victor Hewitt grabs the board | 69-63 |
| 00:00 | Colgate | Larry Wilson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 69-63 |