| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Michael Woodson (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Heard (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Jeffrey Pruitt (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Jourdan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Mark Dunn (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Julian Gray (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Charles Bridgewater (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Neal Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Edward Jones (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Brown inbounds the ball | 32-39 |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:54 | Northern Iowa | Jeffrey Pruitt steps in front of the Charles Bridgewater pass in the backcourt | 32-39 |
| 19:53 | Iowa State | Jeffrey Pruitt misses the lay-in | 32-39 |
| 19:51 | Northern Iowa | Edward Jones grabs the board | 32-39 |
| 19:29 | Northern Iowa | Charles Bridgewater misses badly on the uncontested 3pt shot from the right corner | 32-39 |
| 19:28 | Northern Iowa | Edward Jones grabs the offensive rebound | 32-39 |
| 19:09 | Northern Iowa | Charles Bridgewater misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 32-39 |
| 19:08 | Iowa State | David Jourdan grabs the defensive rebound | 32-39 |
| 18:46 | Iowa State | Michael Woodson is called for traveling | 32-39 |
| 18:21 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Brown can't finish the layup | 32-39 |
| 18:20 | Iowa State | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Pruitt | 32-39 |
| 17:53 | Iowa State | David Jourdan misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Neal Smith - foul #2 on Neal Smith, team foul #1 | 32-39 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Edwin Smiley (PG), Charles Page (SG), Craig Alexander (SF), Mark McKindra (C) Michael Woodson, Robert Heard, Jeffrey Pruitt, Mark Dunn | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Rory Kish (PG), Robert Klarberg (SG), Richard Hacker (SF), Ruben Herring (PF), Eddie Lutz (C) Julian Gray, Charles Bridgewater, Joseph Brown, Neal Smith, Edward Jones | |
| 17:53 | Iowa State | David Jourdan misses the 1st free throw | 32-39 |
| 17:53 | Iowa State | David Jourdan makes the 2nd free throw | 33-39 |
| 17:43 | Northern Iowa | Rory Kish misses badly on the uncontested floater from close range | 33-39 |
| 17:41 | Northern Iowa | Ruben Herring hits the follow up shot | 33-41 |
| 17:22 | Iowa State | Craig Alexander misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 33-41 |
| 17:21 | Northern Iowa | Robert Klarberg gets the rebound | 33-41 |
| 17:15 | Northern Iowa | Craig Alexander is called for the reach on Richard Hacker in the backcourt - foul #1 on Craig Alexander, team foul #1 | 33-41 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Robert Heard (SG) David Jourdan | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 16:59 | Northern Iowa | Rory Kish makes the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Robert Klarberg | 33-44 |
| 16:35 | Iowa State | Charles Page connects on the jumpshot from the left side | 35-44 |
| 16:31 | Northern Iowa | Richard Hacker comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 35-44 |
| 16:29 | Iowa State | The rebound goes to Edwin Smiley | 35-44 |
| 16:08 | Iowa State | Charles Page buries a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Mark McKindra | 38-44 |
| 16:06 | Northern Iowa | Edwin Smiley picks off the pass by Rory Kish in the backcourt | 38-44 |
| 15:48 | Iowa State | Mark McKindra misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 38-44 |
| 15:47 | Northern Iowa | Richard Hacker gets the rebound | 38-44 |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Edwin Smiley (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 stl. SG - Robert Heard (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Craig Alexander (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Charles Page (fairly fresh) 8 pts. C - Mark McKindra (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Rory Kish (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Klarberg (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Hacker (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ruben Herring (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Eddie Lutz (fairly fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 15:44 | Northern Iowa | Robert Heard is called for the reach on Robert Klarberg in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Heard, team foul #2 | 38-44 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Manuel Johnson (PG), Michael Woodson (SG), Jeffrey Pruitt (SF), David Jourdan (PF), Mark Dunn (C) Edwin Smiley, Robert Heard, Craig Alexander, Charles Page, Mark McKindra | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Julian Gray (PG), Charles Bridgewater (SG), Joseph Brown (SF), Neal Smith (PF), Edward Jones (C) Rory Kish, Robert Klarberg, Richard Hacker, Ruben Herring, Eddie Lutz | |
| 15:27 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Brown banks in the wide open layup set up by Julian Gray | 38-46 |
| 15:00 | Iowa State | Neal Smith is called for the reach on Manuel Johnson - foul #3 on Neal Smith, team foul #2 | 38-46 |
| 14:48 | Iowa State | David Jourdan misses long on a floater near the basket | 38-46 |
| 14:46 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Charles Bridgewater | 38-46 |
| 14:41 | Northern Iowa | Julian Gray connects on the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Charles Bridgewater | 38-48 |
| 14:36 | Iowa State | Manuel Johnson drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Michael Woodson | 41-48 |
| 14:34 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Brown is hacked by Manuel Johnson in the backcourt - foul #4 on Manuel Johnson, team foul #3 | 41-48 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Robert Heard (SG), Justin Tuel (C) Manuel Johnson, Mark Dunn | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Marvin Stinson (PG), Richard Hacker (SF), Eddie Lutz (C) Julian Gray, Joseph Brown, Edward Jones | |
| 14:25 | Northern Iowa | Charles Bridgewater blows the layup | 41-48 |
| 14:23 | Iowa State | Jeffrey Pruitt pulls down the rebound | 41-48 |
| 14:03 | Iowa State | Jeffrey Pruitt double dribbles | 41-48 |
| Subs | Iowa State | John Brown (SF), Charles Page (PF) Jeffrey Pruitt, David Jourdan | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Klarberg (PG), Ruben Herring (PF) Marvin Stinson, Neal Smith | |
| 13:42 | Northern Iowa | Richard Hacker is fouled on the floor by Michael Woodson - foul #2 on Michael Woodson, team foul #4 | 41-48 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Mark McKindra (C) Justin Tuel | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Rory Kish (PG) Charles Bridgewater | |
| 13:27 | Northern Iowa | Richard Hacker scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Robert Klarberg | 41-51 |
| 13:10 | Iowa State | Robert Heard is called for traveling | 41-51 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Edwin Smiley (PG), Mark Dunn (C) Michael Woodson, Charles Page | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Julian Gray (PG), Joseph Brown (SF), Edward Jones (C) Rory Kish, Richard Hacker, Eddie Lutz | |
| 12:46 | Northern Iowa | Edwin Smiley takes the ball from Joseph Brown | 41-51 |
| 12:43 | Iowa State | Robert Heard hits the finger roll set up by Edwin Smiley | 43-51 |
| 12:14 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Brown misses the lay-in | 43-51 |
| 12:12 | Northern Iowa | Ruben Herring hits the follow up shot | 43-53 |
| 11:55 | Iowa State | Julian Gray steals it from John Brown | 43-53 |
| 11:31 | Northern Iowa | The short jumper by Edward Jones is denied by Mark Dunn | 43-53 |
| 11:30 | Northern Iowa | Edward Jones grabs the offensive rebound | 43-53 |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Edwin Smiley (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. SG - Robert Heard (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Brown (fairly fresh) PF - Mark McKindra (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Mark Dunn (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Julian Gray (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Klarberg (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Joseph Brown (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Ruben Herring (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Edward Jones (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:21 | Northern Iowa | Edwin Smiley is called for the reach on Edward Jones - foul #3 on Edwin Smiley, team foul #5 | 43-53 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Michael Woodson (PG), Charles Page (SG), Jeffrey Pruitt (SF), David Jourdan (PF), Craig Alexander (C) Edwin Smiley, Robert Heard, John Brown, Mark McKindra, Mark Dunn | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Rory Kish (PG), Charles Bridgewater (SG), Richard Hacker (SF), Neal Smith (PF), Eddie Lutz (C) Julian Gray, Robert Klarberg, Joseph Brown, Ruben Herring, Edward Jones | |
| 11:05 | Northern Iowa | Rory Kish lays it in uncontested on a great pass from Richard Hacker and the foul's on Michael Woodson - foul #3 on Michael Woodson, team foul #6 | 43-55 |
| 11:05 | Northern Iowa | Rory Kish makes the free throw | 43-56 |
| 10:43 | Iowa State | Eddie Lutz blocks the short jumper by Jeffrey Pruitt | 43-56 |
| 10:41 | Iowa State | David Jourdan grabs the offensive board | 43-56 |
| 10:31 | Iowa State | David Jourdan makes the fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Michael Woodson | 45-56 |
| 10:13 | Northern Iowa | Charles Bridgewater can't connect on an uncontested jumpshot from the right side | 45-56 |
| 10:12 | Iowa State | David Jourdan gets the rebound | 45-56 |
| 09:49 | Iowa State | Craig Alexander hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 45-56 |
| 09:48 | Northern Iowa | Neal Smith grabs the board | 45-56 |
| 09:30 | Northern Iowa | Richard Hacker misses the 3 from the right wing | 45-56 |
| 09:29 | Northern Iowa | Neal Smith tips it home | 45-58 |
| 09:10 | Iowa State | Craig Alexander makes the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by David Jourdan | 48-58 |
| 08:54 | Northern Iowa | Neal Smith hits a jumper from the right block set up by Charles Bridgewater and he's fouled by Craig Alexander - foul #2 on Craig Alexander, team foul #7 | 48-60 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Robert Heard (SG), Mark Dunn (C) Charles Page, Craig Alexander | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Julian Gray (PG), Joseph Brown (SF), Edward Jones (C) Rory Kish, Richard Hacker, Eddie Lutz | |
| 08:54 | Northern Iowa | Neal Smith misses the free throw | 48-60 |
| 08:54 | Iowa State | Mark Dunn pulls down the rebound | 48-60 |
| 08:26 | Iowa State | Jeffrey Pruitt misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 48-60 |
| 08:25 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Brown gets the rebound | 48-60 |
| 08:03 | Northern Iowa | Neal Smith is open but misses the lay-in | 48-60 |
| 08:02 | Northern Iowa | Edward Jones tips it but misses | 48-60 |
| 08:01 | Iowa State | Jeffrey Pruitt grabs the defensive rebound | 48-60 |
| 07:46 | Iowa State | Michael Woodson misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 48-60 |
| 07:44 | Northern Iowa | Edward Jones snags the defensive board | 48-60 |
| 07:38 | Northern Iowa | Charles Bridgewater comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 48-60 |
| 07:36 | Iowa State | The rebound goes to Mark Dunn | 48-60 |
| 07:19 | Iowa State | Jeffrey Pruitt knocks in the runner from the baseline set up by Michael Woodson and he's fouled by Joseph Brown - foul #2 on Joseph Brown, team foul #3 | 50-60 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Manuel Johnson (PG), Edwin Smiley (SG), Mark McKindra (PF), Justin Tuel (C) Michael Woodson, Robert Heard, David Jourdan, Mark Dunn | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Marvin Stinson (PG), Robert Klarberg (SG), Richard Hacker (SF), Ruben Herring (PF), Eddie Lutz (C) Julian Gray, Charles Bridgewater, Joseph Brown, Neal Smith, Edward Jones | |
| 07:19 | Iowa State | Jeffrey Pruitt makes the free throw | 51-60 |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Manuel Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Edwin Smiley (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. 3 pf. SF - Jeffrey Pruitt (tiring) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - Mark McKindra (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Justin Tuel (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Marvin Stinson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Klarberg (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Richard Hacker (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ruben Herring (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Eddie Lutz (fresh) 7 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 06:56 | Northern Iowa | Richard Hacker misses the jump hook in the paint but the foul's on Mark McKindra - foul #2 on Mark McKindra, team foul #8 | 51-60 |
| Subs | Iowa State | John Brown (SF) Jeffrey Pruitt | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Rory Kish (PG) Marvin Stinson | |
| 06:56 | Northern Iowa | Richard Hacker makes the 1st free throw | 51-61 |
| 06:56 | Northern Iowa | Richard Hacker makes the 2nd free throw | 51-62 |
| 06:39 | Iowa State | Manuel Johnson misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 51-62 |
| 06:37 | Iowa State | John Brown misses the tip | 51-62 |
| 06:36 | Iowa State | Justin Tuel snags the offensive board | 51-62 |
| 06:23 | Iowa State | Manuel Johnson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 51-62 |
| 06:21 | Northern Iowa | Richard Hacker snags the defensive board | 51-62 |
| 06:03 | Northern Iowa | Robert Klarberg misses the wide open shot from the right side | 51-62 |
| 06:02 | Iowa State | The rebound goes to Justin Tuel | 51-62 |
| 05:55 | Iowa State | Manuel Johnson misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Robert Klarberg - foul #3 on Robert Klarberg, team foul #4 | 51-62 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Robert Heard (SG), Charles Page (PF) Edwin Smiley, Justin Tuel | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Alfred Williams (C) Eddie Lutz | |
| 05:55 | Iowa State | Manuel Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 52-62 |
| 05:55 | Iowa State | Manuel Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 53-62 |
| 05:43 | Northern Iowa | Robert Klarberg is alone and drills a jumper from the left side | 53-64 |
| 05:34 | Iowa State | Ruben Herring takes the ball from Mark McKindra | 53-64 |
| 05:15 | Northern Iowa | Robert Klarberg throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-64 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Craig Alexander (SF), Mark Dunn (C) John Brown, Mark McKindra | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Julian Gray (PG), Charles Bridgewater (SG), Joseph Brown (SF), Edward Jones (C) Rory Kish, Robert Klarberg, Ruben Herring, Alfred Williams | |
| 04:57 | Iowa State | Manuel Johnson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 53-64 |
| 04:55 | Iowa State | Craig Alexander pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-64 |
| 04:45 | Iowa State | Julian Gray picks off the pass by Mark Dunn | 53-64 |
| 04:31 | Northern Iowa | Charles Page takes the ball from Charles Bridgewater | 53-64 |
| 04:14 | Iowa State | Charles Page misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 53-64 |
| 04:13 | Northern Iowa | Charles Bridgewater grabs the board | 53-64 |
| 04:10 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Brown is fouled in the backcourt by Craig Alexander - foul #3 on Craig Alexander, team foul #9 | 53-64 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Edwin Smiley (PG), Michael Woodson (SG), Jeffrey Pruitt (SF) Manuel Johnson, Robert Heard, Craig Alexander | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Marvin Stinson (PG), Neal Smith (PF), Eddie Lutz (C) Julian Gray, Richard Hacker, Edward Jones | |
| 04:10 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Brown makes the 1st free throw | 53-65 |
| 04:10 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 53-66 |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:56 | Iowa State | Charles Page connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Michael Woodson | 55-66 |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:31 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Brown misses long on a driving attempt from the baseline | 55-66 |
| 03:29 | Iowa State | Michael Woodson snags the defensive board | 55-66 |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a triangle 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) | |
| 03:23 | Iowa State | Jeffrey Pruitt can't finish the layup | 55-66 |
| 03:21 | Iowa State | Jeffrey Pruitt tips it home | 57-66 |
| 03:19 | Northern Iowa | Charles Bridgewater is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Woodson - foul #4 on Michael Woodson, team foul #10 | 57-66 |
| Subs | Iowa State | David Jourdan (PF), Mark McKindra (C) Charles Page, Mark Dunn | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Klarberg (PG), Ruben Herring (PF) Marvin Stinson, Neal Smith | |
| 03:19 | Northern Iowa | Charles Bridgewater makes the 1st free throw | 57-67 |
| 03:19 | Northern Iowa | Charles Bridgewater makes the 2nd free throw | 57-68 |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Edwin Smiley (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. 3 pf. SG - Michael Woodson (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 5 ast. 4 pf. SF - Jeffrey Pruitt (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. PF - David Jourdan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Mark McKindra (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Robert Klarberg (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Charles Bridgewater (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Joseph Brown (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. PF - Ruben Herring (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Eddie Lutz (fresh) 7 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 03:08 | Iowa State | Mark McKindra is fouled on the floor by Joseph Brown - foul #3 on Joseph Brown, team foul #5 | 57-68 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Manuel Johnson (PG), John Brown (SF) Edwin Smiley, Jeffrey Pruitt | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Rory Kish (PG) Charles Bridgewater | |
| 02:58 | Iowa State | Manuel Johnson hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 57-68 |
| 02:57 | Iowa State | David Jourdan grabs the offensive rebound | 57-68 |
| 02:57 | Iowa State | Iowa State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-68 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Edwin Smiley (PG), Craig Alexander (SF) Manuel Johnson, John Brown | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Julian Gray (PG), Charles Bridgewater (SG), Richard Hacker (SF), Neal Smith (PF), Edward Jones (C) Rory Kish, Robert Klarberg, Joseph Brown, Ruben Herring, Eddie Lutz | |
| 02:48 | Iowa State | David Jourdan knocks in the turnaround from the right block | 59-68 |
| 02:27 | Northern Iowa | Mark McKindra takes the ball from Neal Smith | 59-68 |
| 02:27 | Iowa State | Iowa State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 59-68 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Manuel Johnson (PG), Jeffrey Pruitt (SF), Charles Page (PF), Mark Dunn (C) Edwin Smiley, Craig Alexander, David Jourdan, Mark McKindra | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Joseph Brown (SF) Richard Hacker | |
| 02:15 | Iowa State | Mark Dunn knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline and the foul's on Charles Bridgewater - foul #1 on Charles Bridgewater, team foul #6 | 61-68 |
| 02:15 | Iowa State | Mark Dunn makes the free throw | 62-68 |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:53 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Brown comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 62-68 |
| 01:51 | Northern Iowa | Edward Jones grabs the offensive rebound | 62-68 |
| 01:29 | Northern Iowa | Charles Bridgewater buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Neal Smith and the foul's on Michael Woodson - foul #5 on Michael Woodson, team foul #11 | 62-70 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Robert Heard (SG), David Jourdan (PF) Michael Woodson, Charles Page | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 01:29 | Northern Iowa | Charles Bridgewater misses the free throw | 62-70 |
| 01:29 | Northern Iowa | Edward Jones grabs the offensive board | 62-70 |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a triangle 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) | |
| 01:10 | Northern Iowa | Julian Gray comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 62-70 |
| 01:08 | Iowa State | Robert Heard pulls down the rebound | 62-70 |
| 00:55 | Iowa State | David Jourdan loses the dribble to Charles Bridgewater | 62-70 |
| 00:52 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Brown banks in the layup on a great pass from Charles Bridgewater | 62-72 |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:46 | Iowa State | David Jourdan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-72 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Edwin Smiley (PG), Charles Page (SG), Craig Alexander (SF), Mark McKindra (PF), Justin Tuel (C) Manuel Johnson, Robert Heard, Jeffrey Pruitt, David Jourdan, Mark Dunn | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Rory Kish (PG), Robert Klarberg (SG), Richard Hacker (SF), Ruben Herring (PF), Eddie Lutz (C) Julian Gray, Charles Bridgewater, Joseph Brown, Neal Smith, Edward Jones | |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State 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) | |
| 00:44 | Northern Iowa | Edwin Smiley is called for the reach on Eddie Lutz in the backcourt - foul #4 on Edwin Smiley, team foul #12 | 62-72 |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Marvin Stinson (PG) Robert Klarberg | |
| 00:44 | Northern Iowa | Eddie Lutz makes the 1st free throw | 62-73 |
| 00:44 | Northern Iowa | Eddie Lutz makes the 2nd free throw | 62-74 |
| 00:39 | Iowa State | Mark McKindra scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Edwin Smiley | 64-74 |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State 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) | |
| 00:14 | Northern Iowa | Richard Hacker travels with the ball | 64-74 |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Klarberg (SG) Marvin Stinson | |
| 00:09 | Iowa State | Charles Page's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 64-74 |
| 00:00 | Northern Iowa | Rory Kish runs out the clock | 64-74 |