| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Cody Caldwell (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Post (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stanton Bowman (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Viens (fresh) C - William Case (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Dustin Brabham (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Billy Hall (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Carl Wright (fresh) 3 reb. PF - John Kendall (fresh) 5 reb. C - James Sotomayor (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee Tech | Carl Wright inbounds the ball | 28-21 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:38 | Tennessee Tech | James Sotomayor is fouled on the floor by William Case - foul #2 on William Case, team foul #1 | 28-21 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | John Maske (PG), Charles Walker (SG), George Villarreal (SF), Michael Jackson (C) Cody Caldwell, Richard Post, Richard Viens, William Case | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| 19:21 | Tennessee Tech | Dustin Brabham hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket | 28-21 |
| 19:19 | Tennessee Tech | John Kendall tips it home | 28-23 |
| 18:54 | Northern Iowa | John Maske clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Dustin Brabham - foul #1 on Dustin Brabham, team foul #1 | 28-23 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Richard Post (SG), Matthew Chumbley (SF), Richard Gay (PF), William Case (C) Charles Walker, George Villarreal, Stanton Bowman, Michael Jackson | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| 18:54 | Northern Iowa | John Maske makes the 1st free throw | 29-23 |
| 18:54 | Northern Iowa | John Maske makes the 2nd free throw | 30-23 |
| 18:37 | Tennessee Tech | Dustin Brabham misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 30-23 |
| 18:35 | Northern Iowa | Matthew Chumbley grabs the board | 30-23 |
| 18:10 | Northern Iowa | John Maske's pass is intercepted by Carl Wright | 30-23 |
| 17:51 | Tennessee Tech | Billy Hall clanks a floater in the paint | 30-23 |
| 17:50 | Northern Iowa | Richard Gay grabs the defensive rebound | 30-23 |
| 17:30 | Northern Iowa | Richard Post hits a floater from the right wing | 32-23 |
| 17:09 | Tennessee Tech | Dustin Brabham misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 32-23 |
| 17:08 | Northern Iowa | Richard Post snags the defensive board | 32-23 |
| 16:51 | Northern Iowa | John Maske buries a jumpshot from the right side | 34-23 |
| 16:43 | Tennessee Tech | John Kendall lays it in and he's fouled by Matthew Chumbley - foul #1 on Matthew Chumbley, team foul #2 | 34-25 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Cody Caldwell (PG), Charles Walker (SG), Stanton Bowman (SF), Richard Viens (PF), Michael Jackson (C) John Maske, Richard Post, Matthew Chumbley, Richard Gay, William Case | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | William Sanders (C) Carl Wright | |
| 16:43 | Tennessee Tech | John Kendall makes the free throw | 34-26 |
| 16:18 | Northern Iowa | Stanton Bowman misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 34-26 |
| 16:16 | Tennessee Tech | Billy Hall grabs the board | 34-26 |
| 16:12 | Tennessee Tech | The jumper by Billy Hall is denied by Michael Jackson | 34-26 |
| 16:10 | Northern Iowa | Michael Jackson grabs the board | 34-26 |
| 15:49 | Northern Iowa | John Kendall steals the ball from Cody Caldwell | 34-26 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Cody Caldwell (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Walker (fresh) SF - Stanton Bowman (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Viens (fresh) C - Michael Jackson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Dustin Brabham (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Billy Hall (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Sotomayor (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Kendall (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - William Sanders (fresh) | |
| 15:44 | Tennessee Tech | Stanton Bowman picks off the pass by Dustin Brabham | 34-26 |
| 15:31 | Northern Iowa | Stanton Bowman clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 34-26 |
| 15:30 | Tennessee Tech | Dustin Brabham snags the defensive board | 34-26 |
| 15:22 | Tennessee Tech | Dustin Brabham misses the shot from the right side | 34-26 |
| 15:20 | Tennessee Tech | Dustin Brabham hits the follow up shot | 34-28 |
| 14:58 | Northern Iowa | Charles Walker drills a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Michael Jackson | 36-28 |
| 14:33 | Tennessee Tech | John Kendall can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 36-28 |
| 14:32 | Tennessee Tech | Dustin Brabham tips it home | 36-30 |
| 14:12 | Northern Iowa | Cody Caldwell misses the jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Dustin Brabham - foul #2 on Dustin Brabham, team foul #2 | 36-30 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Richard Post (SG), William Case (C) Charles Walker, Michael Jackson | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Kenneth Jones (PG), Roger Burns (SG), Carl Wright (SF), Lowell Pierce (C) Dustin Brabham, Billy Hall, James Sotomayor, John Kendall | |
| 14:12 | Northern Iowa | Cody Caldwell makes the 1st free throw | 37-30 |
| 14:12 | Northern Iowa | Cody Caldwell makes the 2nd free throw | 38-30 |
| 13:53 | Tennessee Tech | Roger Burns's pass is intercepted by Stanton Bowman | 38-30 |
| 13:50 | Northern Iowa | Stanton Bowman lays it up and in | 40-30 |
| 13:40 | Tennessee Tech | Roger Burns jams it | 40-32 |
| 13:31 | Northern Iowa | Richard Post loses the dribble to Roger Burns | 40-32 |
| 13:25 | Tennessee Tech | Kenneth Jones loses the ball out of bounds | 40-32 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | George Villarreal (SF) Richard Viens | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Clifford Moreira (PF) William Sanders | |
| 12:56 | Northern Iowa | William Case makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Cody Caldwell and he's hacked by Kenneth Jones - foul #1 on Kenneth Jones, team foul #3 | 42-32 |
| 12:56 | Northern Iowa | William Case makes the free throw | 43-32 |
| 12:36 | Tennessee Tech | Stanton Bowman steals it from Roger Burns | 43-32 |
| 12:14 | Northern Iowa | Cody Caldwell misses the 3 from straight away | 43-32 |
| 12:12 | Tennessee Tech | Lowell Pierce grabs the defensive rebound | 43-32 |
| 12:07 | Tennessee Tech | Kenneth Jones hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Carl Wright | 43-35 |
| 11:45 | Northern Iowa | Stanton Bowman hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block | 43-35 |
| 11:44 | Tennessee Tech | Lowell Pierce gets the rebound | 43-35 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Cody Caldwell (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Richard Post (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Villarreal (fresh) PF - Stanton Bowman (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. C - William Case (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Kenneth Jones (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Roger Burns (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Carl Wright (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Clifford Moreira (fresh) 2 pts. C - Lowell Pierce (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:39 | Tennessee Tech | Roger Burns hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket | 43-35 |
| 11:38 | Northern Iowa | William Case snags the defensive board | 43-35 |
| 11:33 | Northern Iowa | Richard Post misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Carl Wright - foul #3 on Carl Wright, team foul #4 | 43-35 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Richard Viens (PF) Stanton Bowman | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Dustin Brabham (PG), Billy Hall (SG), John Kendall (PF), James Sotomayor (C) Kenneth Jones, Roger Burns, Clifford Moreira, Lowell Pierce | |
| 11:33 | Northern Iowa | Richard Post makes the 1st free throw | 44-35 |
| 11:33 | Northern Iowa | Richard Post misses the 2nd free throw | 44-35 |
| 11:33 | Northern Iowa | Richard Post grabs the offensive board | 44-35 |
| 11:06 | Northern Iowa | William Case connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Richard Post | 46-35 |
| 10:53 | Tennessee Tech | Billy Hall hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Dustin Brabham | 46-37 |
| 10:30 | Northern Iowa | Richard Post clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 46-37 |
| 10:29 | Tennessee Tech | James Sotomayor pulls down the rebound | 46-37 |
| 10:25 | Tennessee Tech | Dustin Brabham is whistled for a carry | 46-37 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | John Maske (PG), Stanton Bowman (SF), Richard Gay (PF) Cody Caldwell, George Villarreal, Richard Viens | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Lowell Pierce (C) Carl Wright | |
| 10:01 | Northern Iowa | Richard Gay misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 46-37 |
| 09:59 | Northern Iowa | Richard Post pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-37 |
| 09:43 | Northern Iowa | Lowell Pierce picks off the pass by Richard Gay | 46-37 |
| 09:25 | Tennessee Tech | James Sotomayor's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-37 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Cody Caldwell (PG), Charles Walker (SG), Matthew Chumbley (SF), Richard Viens (PF), Michael Jackson (C) John Maske, Richard Post, Stanton Bowman, Richard Gay, William Case | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| 09:13 | Northern Iowa | Charles Walker hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side and the foul's on Billy Hall - foul #1 on Billy Hall, team foul #5 | 48-37 |
| 09:13 | Northern Iowa | Charles Walker makes the free throw | 49-37 |
| 08:46 | Tennessee Tech | Dustin Brabham misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 49-37 |
| 08:44 | Northern Iowa | Michael Jackson gets the rebound | 49-37 |
| 08:21 | Northern Iowa | Matthew Chumbley hits a 3pt shot from the left corner | 52-37 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 08:05 | Tennessee Tech | Dustin Brabham drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Billy Hall | 52-39 |
| 07:40 | Northern Iowa | Cody Caldwell hits a jumper from the left wing | 54-39 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Cody Caldwell (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Charles Walker (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Matthew Chumbley (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Viens (fresh) C - Michael Jackson (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Dustin Brabham (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Billy Hall (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Sotomayor (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Kendall (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Lowell Pierce (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:20 | Tennessee Tech | Cody Caldwell picks off the pass by John Kendall | 54-39 |
| 06:57 | Northern Iowa | Matthew Chumbley comes up short on the floater near the basket | 54-39 |
| 06:56 | Tennessee Tech | The rebound goes to Dustin Brabham | 54-39 |
| 06:49 | Tennessee Tech | Dustin Brabham misses the dunk but he's hacked by Michael Jackson - foul #2 on Michael Jackson, team foul #3 | 54-39 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | John Maske (PG), Richard Post (SG), Stanton Bowman (SF), Richard Gay (PF), William Case (C) Cody Caldwell, Charles Walker, Matthew Chumbley, Richard Viens, Michael Jackson | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Roger Burns (SG), Carl Wright (SF), William Sanders (PF), Clifford Moreira (C) Billy Hall, James Sotomayor, John Kendall, Lowell Pierce | |
| 06:49 | Tennessee Tech | Dustin Brabham makes the 1st free throw | 54-40 |
| 06:49 | Tennessee Tech | Dustin Brabham makes the 2nd free throw | 54-41 |
| 06:31 | Northern Iowa | William Case knocks in the fadeaway in the paint and he's hacked by Roger Burns - foul #2 on Roger Burns, team foul #6 | 56-41 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Kenneth Jones (PG) Dustin Brabham | |
| 06:31 | Northern Iowa | William Case makes the free throw | 57-41 |
| 06:16 | Tennessee Tech | Kenneth Jones knocks in the floater from the right wing set up by William Sanders | 57-43 |
| 06:00 | Northern Iowa | Richard Post scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by John Maske | 60-43 |
| 05:52 | Tennessee Tech | Clifford Moreira connects on the shot from close range | 60-45 |
| 05:35 | Northern Iowa | William Case can't finish the layup | 60-45 |
| 05:34 | Tennessee Tech | Carl Wright grabs the defensive rebound | 60-45 |
| 05:14 | Tennessee Tech | The jumper by Roger Burns is denied by Richard Gay | 60-45 |
| 05:13 | Northern Iowa | Richard Gay grabs the defensive rebound | 60-45 |
| 05:02 | Northern Iowa | John Maske hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Stanton Bowman | 63-45 |
| 04:56 | Tennessee Tech | Clifford Moreira misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 63-45 |
| 04:54 | Northern Iowa | William Case grabs the defensive rebound | 63-45 |
| 04:50 | Northern Iowa | William Case slams it home on a nice dish by Richard Post | 65-45 |
| 04:30 | Tennessee Tech | John Maske steals it from Roger Burns | 65-45 |
| 04:27 | Northern Iowa | John Maske hits the finger roll | 67-45 |
| 04:09 | Tennessee Tech | Roger Burns makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Kenneth Jones | 67-48 |
| 03:47 | Northern Iowa | Richard Post's pass is intercepted by Kenneth Jones | 67-48 |
| 03:37 | Tennessee Tech | Carl Wright travels with the ball | 67-48 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Charles Walker (SG), George Villarreal (SF), Michael Jackson (C) Richard Post, Stanton Bowman, William Case | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | James Sotomayor (SF) Carl Wright | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - John Maske (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Walker (fresh) 5 pts. SF - George Villarreal (fresh) PF - Richard Gay (fairly fresh) 6 reb. C - Michael Jackson (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Kenneth Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Roger Burns (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - James Sotomayor (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Clifford Moreira (fresh) 4 pts. C - William Sanders (fairly fresh) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:09 | Northern Iowa | The jump hook by Michael Jackson is blocked by James Sotomayor | 67-48 |
| 03:07 | Northern Iowa | George Villarreal tips it back up and in | 69-48 |
| 03:04 | Tennessee Tech | Kenneth Jones is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #2 on Kenneth Jones, team foul #7 | 69-48 |
| 02:46 | Northern Iowa | Charles Walker loses the ball out of bounds | 69-48 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:29 | Tennessee Tech | James Sotomayor can't connect on a driving attempt from the right block | 69-48 |
| 02:27 | Northern Iowa | Richard Gay grabs the defensive rebound | 69-48 |
| 01:59 | Northern Iowa | Charles Walker misses the jumpshot from the left side | 69-48 |
| 01:57 | Tennessee Tech | James Sotomayor snags the defensive board | 69-48 |
| 01:45 | Tennessee Tech | James Sotomayor scores on a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Clifford Moreira | 69-50 |
| 01:17 | Northern Iowa | John Maske is called for traveling | 69-50 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Matthew Chumbley (SF) George Villarreal | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| 01:01 | Tennessee Tech | Roger Burns connects on the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Kenneth Jones | 69-52 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:36 | Northern Iowa | Charles Walker hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket but the foul's on Roger Burns - foul #3 on Roger Burns, team foul #8 | 69-52 |
| 00:36 | Northern Iowa | Charles Walker makes the 1st free throw | 70-52 |
| 00:36 | Northern Iowa | Charles Walker misses the 2nd free throw | 70-52 |
| 00:36 | Tennessee Tech | William Sanders grabs the defensive rebound | 70-52 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:30 | Tennessee Tech | Roger Burns misses short on a 3 from straight away | 70-52 |
| 00:28 | Tennessee Tech | William Sanders tips it home | 70-54 |
| 00:00 | Northern Iowa | John Maske runs out the clock | 70-54 |