| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Oladele Sato (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Fred Sessions (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Julio Lopez (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. PF - Douglas Mercer (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Emil Rhode (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | South Alabama | PG - Richard Showers (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kevin Clark (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. SF - Andrew Wood (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Peter Grosky (fresh) C - George Puglisi (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northern Iowa | Julio Lopez inbounds the ball | 35-30 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | South Alabama | South Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:34 | Northern Iowa | Emil Rhode misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 35-30 |
| 19:33 | South Alabama | Peter Grosky grabs the defensive rebound | 35-30 |
| 19:23 | South Alabama | Kevin Clark comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 35-30 |
| 19:21 | Northern Iowa | Emil Rhode grabs the board | 35-30 |
| 19:04 | Northern Iowa | Fred Sessions can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 35-30 |
| 19:02 | South Alabama | The rebound goes to Kevin Clark | 35-30 |
| 18:55 | South Alabama | Peter Grosky clanks a jumper from the left block | 35-30 |
| 18:54 | South Alabama | Andrew Wood gets the offensive rebound | 35-30 |
| 18:37 | South Alabama | Richard Showers scores on a runner from the right block set up by Peter Grosky and the foul's on Douglas Mercer - foul #3 on Douglas Mercer, team foul #1 | 35-32 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | South Alabama | William McGlothlin (C) George Puglisi | |
| 18:37 | South Alabama | Richard Showers makes the free throw | 35-33 |
| 18:16 | Northern Iowa | Julio Lopez misses long on an open 3 from the right corner | 35-33 |
| 18:15 | Northern Iowa | Emil Rhode tips it home | 37-33 |
| 17:52 | South Alabama | Andrew Wood comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 37-33 |
| 17:50 | Northern Iowa | Fred Sessions grabs the board | 37-33 |
| 17:27 | Northern Iowa | Fred Sessions throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-33 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Bradley Gaier (SF), Clemente Roberts (PF), Clyde Larson (C) Julio Lopez, Douglas Mercer, Emil Rhode | |
| Subs | South Alabama | James Banks (SF), Kent Blank (PF), George Puglisi (C) Andrew Wood, Peter Grosky, William McGlothlin | |
| 17:02 | South Alabama | Kent Blank can't connect on a turnaround in the paint | 37-33 |
| 17:01 | South Alabama | The offensive rebound goes to Kent Blank | 37-33 |
| 16:42 | South Alabama | George Puglisi loses the ball out of bounds | 37-33 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Andrew Wood (SF), Sidney Kelly (C) Kevin Clark, George Puglisi | |
| 16:14 | Northern Iowa | Richard Showers steps in front of the Clyde Larson pass | 37-33 |
| 15:54 | South Alabama | Sidney Kelly is fouled on the floor by Clyde Larson - foul #2 on Clyde Larson, team foul #2 | 37-33 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Emil Rhode (C) Clyde Larson | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Clifford Smith (SG), Peter Grosky (PF), William McGlothlin (C) Richard Showers, Andrew Wood, Sidney Kelly | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Oladele Sato (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Fred Sessions (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bradley Gaier (fresh) PF - Clemente Roberts (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Emil Rhode (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Alabama | PG - Kent Blank (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Clifford Smith (fresh) 3 pf. SF - James Banks (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Peter Grosky (fresh) 2 reb. C - William McGlothlin (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:36 | South Alabama | Peter Grosky is hacked by Emil Rhode - foul #2 on Emil Rhode, team foul #3 | 37-33 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | John Renzi (SF), Douglas Mercer (PF) Bradley Gaier, Clemente Roberts | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Richard Showers (PG), Andrew Wood (SF) Kent Blank, James Banks | |
| 15:24 | South Alabama | Emil Rhode blocks the jumper by Richard Showers | 37-33 |
| 15:23 | Northern Iowa | John Renzi pulls down the rebound | 37-33 |
| 15:17 | Northern Iowa | Oladele Sato loses the dribble to Andrew Wood in the backcourt | 37-33 |
| 15:03 | South Alabama | Clifford Smith misses badly on a jump hook in the lane | 37-33 |
| 15:02 | Northern Iowa | Douglas Mercer pulls down the rebound | 37-33 |
| 15:00 | Northern Iowa | Oladele Sato is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Showers - foul #3 on Richard Showers, team foul #1 | 37-33 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | John Helt (PG), William Blevins (SG), Julio Lopez (SF) Oladele Sato, Fred Sessions, John Renzi | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Kevin Clark (PG), George Puglisi (C) Richard Showers, William McGlothlin | |
| 14:36 | Northern Iowa | Emil Rhode buries a jumpshot from the left side | 39-33 |
| 14:28 | South Alabama | Julio Lopez is called for the reach on Andrew Wood - foul #2 on Julio Lopez, team foul #4 | 39-33 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Clyde Larson (C) Emil Rhode | |
| Subs | South Alabama | James Banks (SF), Kent Blank (PF) Andrew Wood, Peter Grosky | |
| 14:15 | South Alabama | Kevin Clark misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 39-33 |
| 14:13 | Northern Iowa | Douglas Mercer grabs the board | 39-33 |
| 13:52 | Northern Iowa | Douglas Mercer misses long on an open fadeaway jumper from the left side | 39-33 |
| 13:51 | South Alabama | James Banks snags the defensive board | 39-33 |
| 13:47 | South Alabama | James Banks knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away set up by George Puglisi | 39-36 |
| 13:30 | Northern Iowa | Clifford Smith is called for the reach on William Blevins - foul #4 on Clifford Smith, team foul #2 | 39-36 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Oladele Sato (PG), Fred Sessions (SG), Bradley Gaier (SF), Clemente Roberts (PF) John Helt, William Blevins, Julio Lopez, Douglas Mercer | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Richard Showers (PG), Andrew Wood (SF), Peter Grosky (PF), William McGlothlin (C) Clifford Smith, James Banks, Kent Blank, George Puglisi | |
| 13:06 | Northern Iowa | Clemente Roberts scores on a jumper from the left block and he's fouled by Peter Grosky - foul #1 on Peter Grosky, team foul #3 | 41-36 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Emil Rhode (C) Clyde Larson | |
| Subs | South Alabama | | |
| 13:06 | Northern Iowa | Clemente Roberts misses the free throw | 41-36 |
| 13:06 | South Alabama | William McGlothlin gets the rebound | 41-36 |
| 13:00 | South Alabama | Andrew Wood is hacked by Clemente Roberts - foul #1 on Clemente Roberts, team foul #5 | 41-36 |
| 12:49 | South Alabama | William McGlothlin is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on William McGlothlin, team foul #4 | 41-36 |
| 12:47 | Northern Iowa | Kevin Clark picks off the pass by Clemente Roberts in the backcourt | 41-36 |
| 12:40 | South Alabama | Andrew Wood connects on the turnaround from close range | 41-38 |
| 12:17 | Northern Iowa | Fred Sessions misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Richard Showers - foul #4 on Richard Showers, team foul #5 | 41-38 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | John Helt (PG) Oladele Sato | |
| Subs | South Alabama | James Banks (PG), Kent Blank (PF) Richard Showers, Peter Grosky | |
| 12:17 | Northern Iowa | Fred Sessions makes the 1st free throw | 42-38 |
| 12:17 | Northern Iowa | Fred Sessions makes the 2nd free throw | 43-38 |
| 12:10 | South Alabama | Fred Sessions is called for the reach on Andrew Wood - foul #1 on Fred Sessions, team foul #6 | 43-38 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | William Blevins (SG), Julio Lopez (SF) Fred Sessions, Bradley Gaier | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Sidney Kelly (C) William McGlothlin | |
| 11:56 | South Alabama | Sidney Kelly clanks a jumper from the right wing | 43-38 |
| 11:54 | South Alabama | Sidney Kelly pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-38 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - John Helt (fresh) SG - William Blevins (fresh) SF - Julio Lopez (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. PF - Clemente Roberts (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Emil Rhode (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Alabama | PG - James Banks (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. SG - Kevin Clark (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. SF - Andrew Wood (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. PF - Kent Blank (fresh) 5 pts. C - Sidney Kelly (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:35 | South Alabama | Sidney Kelly misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 43-38 |
| 11:34 | Northern Iowa | Clemente Roberts snags the defensive board | 43-38 |
| 11:30 | Northern Iowa | Julio Lopez misses the 3 from the left corner | 43-38 |
| 11:28 | Northern Iowa | Emil Rhode tips it in | 45-38 |
| 11:06 | South Alabama | The jump hook by Kent Blank is blocked by Clemente Roberts | 45-38 |
| 11:04 | Northern Iowa | Emil Rhode snags the defensive board | 45-38 |
| 10:44 | Northern Iowa | Julio Lopez misses badly on a jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by James Banks - foul #2 on James Banks, team foul #6 | 45-38 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Oladele Sato (PG), Fred Sessions (SG), Douglas Mercer (PF), Clyde Larson (C) John Helt, William Blevins, Clemente Roberts, Emil Rhode | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Peter Grosky (PF), George Puglisi (C) Kent Blank, Sidney Kelly | |
| 10:44 | Northern Iowa | Julio Lopez makes the 1st free throw | 46-38 |
| 10:44 | Northern Iowa | Julio Lopez misses the 2nd free throw | 46-38 |
| 10:44 | South Alabama | The rebound goes to George Puglisi | 46-38 |
| 10:21 | South Alabama | Andrew Wood can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 46-38 |
| 10:19 | South Alabama | Andrew Wood pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-38 |
| 10:05 | South Alabama | Peter Grosky is fouled on the floor by Clyde Larson - foul #3 on Clyde Larson, team foul #7 | 46-38 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Bradley Gaier (SF) Julio Lopez | |
| Subs | South Alabama | | |
| 10:05 | South Alabama | Peter Grosky misses the 1st free throw | 46-38 |
| 10:05 | Northern Iowa | Clyde Larson grabs the defensive rebound | 46-38 |
| 09:42 | Northern Iowa | Douglas Mercer buries a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Clyde Larson | 48-38 |
| 09:37 | South Alabama | Kevin Clark hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 48-38 |
| 09:36 | South Alabama | The offensive rebound goes to George Puglisi | 48-38 |
| 09:25 | South Alabama | Andrew Wood hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Oladele Sato - foul #2 on Oladele Sato, team foul #8 | 48-38 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Kent Blank (PG) James Banks | |
| 09:25 | South Alabama | Andrew Wood misses the 1st free throw | 48-38 |
| 09:25 | South Alabama | Andrew Wood makes the 2nd free throw | 48-39 |
| 09:00 | Northern Iowa | Bradley Gaier can't connect on a runner from the left block | 48-39 |
| 08:58 | Northern Iowa | Oladele Sato grabs the offensive rebound | 48-39 |
| 08:33 | Northern Iowa | Douglas Mercer hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 48-39 |
| 08:32 | South Alabama | Kent Blank gets the rebound | 48-39 |
| 08:27 | South Alabama | Andrew Wood throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-39 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | John Helt (PG), William Blevins (SG), Clemente Roberts (PF), Emil Rhode (C) Oladele Sato, Fred Sessions, Douglas Mercer, Clyde Larson | |
| Subs | South Alabama | James Banks (SF), William McGlothlin (C) Andrew Wood, George Puglisi | |
| 08:08 | Northern Iowa | Clemente Roberts's fadeaway is rejected by William McGlothlin | 48-39 |
| 08:07 | South Alabama | William McGlothlin grabs the defensive rebound | 48-39 |
| 08:01 | South Alabama | William McGlothlin's fadeaway is rejected by Clemente Roberts | 48-39 |
| 08:00 | Northern Iowa | Clemente Roberts grabs the defensive rebound | 48-39 |
| 07:38 | Northern Iowa | Emil Rhode is fouled on the floor by William McGlothlin - foul #3 on William McGlothlin, team foul #7 | 48-39 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Julio Lopez (SF) Bradley Gaier | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Richard Showers (PG), Clifford Smith (SG) Kent Blank, Kevin Clark | |
| 07:38 | Northern Iowa | Emil Rhode makes the 1st free throw | 49-39 |
| 07:38 | Northern Iowa | Emil Rhode makes the 2nd free throw | 50-39 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - John Helt (fresh) SG - William Blevins (fresh) SF - Julio Lopez (fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. PF - Clemente Roberts (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Emil Rhode (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Alabama | PG - Richard Showers (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. SG - Clifford Smith (fresh) 4 pf. SF - James Banks (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Peter Grosky (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - William McGlothlin (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:24 | South Alabama | Clifford Smith makes the fadeaway from close range | 50-41 |
| 07:17 | Northern Iowa | Julio Lopez drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from John Helt | 53-41 |
| 07:00 | South Alabama | Richard Showers makes the 3pt shot from the right corner | 53-44 |
| 06:39 | Northern Iowa | Julio Lopez is open and scores on a floater from the right block on a nice dish by Clemente Roberts | 55-44 |
| 06:20 | South Alabama | Peter Grosky scores on a jump hook from the right block | 55-46 |
| 06:16 | Northern Iowa | Richard Showers steals it from Clemente Roberts in the backcourt | 55-46 |
| 06:04 | South Alabama | Peter Grosky hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 55-46 |
| 06:02 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Emil Rhode | 55-46 |
| 05:58 | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-46 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Oladele Sato (PG), Fred Sessions (SG), Douglas Mercer (PF), Clyde Larson (C) John Helt, William Blevins, Clemente Roberts, Emil Rhode | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Andrew Wood (SF), Kent Blank (PF), George Puglisi (C) James Banks, Peter Grosky, William McGlothlin | |
| 05:40 | Northern Iowa | Julio Lopez misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 55-46 |
| 05:38 | Northern Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Douglas Mercer | 55-46 |
| 05:17 | Northern Iowa | Fred Sessions misses badly on a jumper in the lane | 55-46 |
| 05:16 | South Alabama | Andrew Wood grabs the board | 55-46 |
| 05:10 | South Alabama | Andrew Wood comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 55-46 |
| 05:08 | Northern Iowa | Douglas Mercer snags the defensive board | 55-46 |
| 04:41 | Northern Iowa | Julio Lopez can't finish the layup | 55-46 |
| 04:39 | Northern Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Clyde Larson | 55-46 |
| 04:21 | Northern Iowa | Julio Lopez knocks in the turnaround in the paint set up by Fred Sessions | 57-46 |
| 04:10 | South Alabama | Clyde Larson steals the ball from Richard Showers | 57-46 |
| 03:53 | Northern Iowa | Fred Sessions misses the wide open turnaround near the basket | 57-46 |
| 03:52 | South Alabama | The rebound goes to Richard Showers | 57-46 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | South Alabama | South Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 03:47 | South Alabama | Andrew Wood is whistled for a carry | 57-46 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Bradley Gaier (SF), Clemente Roberts (PF), Emil Rhode (C) Julio Lopez, Douglas Mercer, Clyde Larson | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Kevin Clark (SG), Peter Grosky (PF), William McGlothlin (C) Clifford Smith, Kent Blank, George Puglisi | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | South Alabama | South Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:33 | Northern Iowa | Fred Sessions comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 57-46 |
| 03:32 | South Alabama | Peter Grosky gets the rebound | 57-46 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Oladele Sato (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Fred Sessions (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bradley Gaier (fresh) PF - Clemente Roberts (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Emil Rhode (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Alabama | PG - Richard Showers (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. 4 pf. SG - Kevin Clark (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. SF - Andrew Wood (tiring) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Peter Grosky (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - William McGlothlin (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:26 | South Alabama | Andrew Wood is called for traveling | 57-46 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | South Alabama | James Banks (SF) Andrew Wood | |
| 03:08 | Northern Iowa | Fred Sessions comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 57-46 |
| 03:06 | South Alabama | The rebound goes to Richard Showers | 57-46 |
| 03:00 | South Alabama | Kevin Clark can't connect on a shot from the left side | 57-46 |
| 02:59 | Northern Iowa | Clemente Roberts snags the defensive board | 57-46 |
| 02:59 | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 57-46 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Douglas Mercer (PF), Clyde Larson (C) Clemente Roberts, Emil Rhode | |
| Subs | South Alabama | | |
| 02:57 | Northern Iowa | Richard Showers is called for the reach on Oladele Sato in the backcourt - foul #5 on Richard Showers, team foul #8 | 57-46 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | William Blevins (SG), Clemente Roberts (PF) Fred Sessions, Douglas Mercer | |
| Subs | South Alabama | Kent Blank (SG), Sidney Kelly (C) Richard Showers, Peter Grosky | |
| 02:57 | Northern Iowa | Oladele Sato makes the 1st free throw | 58-46 |
| 02:57 | Northern Iowa | Oladele Sato makes the 2nd free throw | 59-46 |
| 02:54 | South Alabama | Kevin Clark is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #3 on Kevin Clark, team foul #9 | 59-46 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | John Helt (PG) Oladele Sato | |
| Subs | South Alabama | | |
| 02:29 | Northern Iowa | Sidney Kelly is called for the reach on Bradley Gaier - foul #1 on Sidney Kelly, team foul #10 | 59-46 |
| 02:29 | Northern Iowa | Bradley Gaier makes the 1st free throw | 60-46 |
| 02:29 | Northern Iowa | Bradley Gaier makes the 2nd free throw | 61-46 |
| 02:15 | South Alabama | Clyde Larson takes the ball from Kent Blank | 61-46 |
| 01:51 | Northern Iowa | William Blevins misses the driving attempt in the paint | 61-46 |
| 01:50 | Northern Iowa | Bradley Gaier grabs the offensive board | 61-46 |
| 01:31 | Northern Iowa | Clemente Roberts clanks a jumper from close range | 61-46 |
| 01:29 | South Alabama | Sidney Kelly grabs the board | 61-46 |
| 01:25 | South Alabama | Kent Blank hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 61-46 |
| 01:23 | South Alabama | The offensive rebound goes to James Banks | 61-46 |
| 01:10 | South Alabama | Clemente Roberts is called for the reach on William McGlothlin - foul #2 on Clemente Roberts, team foul #9 | 61-46 |
| 01:10 | South Alabama | William McGlothlin makes the 1st free throw | 61-47 |
| 01:10 | South Alabama | William McGlothlin misses the 2nd free throw | 61-47 |
| 01:10 | Northern Iowa | Clemente Roberts snags the defensive board | 61-47 |
| 00:51 | Northern Iowa | John Helt scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by William Blevins | 63-47 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | South Alabama | South Alabama is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:45 | South Alabama | James Banks misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 63-47 |
| 00:44 | Northern Iowa | Clyde Larson gets the rebound | 63-47 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | South Alabama | South Alabama is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:21 | Northern Iowa | Bradley Gaier misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 63-47 |
| 00:19 | Northern Iowa | Clyde Larson misses the tip | 63-47 |
| 00:18 | South Alabama | William McGlothlin grabs the board | 63-47 |
| 00:13 | South Alabama | Kevin Clark can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 63-47 |
| 00:11 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Clyde Larson | 63-47 |
| 00:00 | Northern Iowa | John Helt runs out the clock | 63-47 |