| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Brent Watson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Keith Laroche (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Gary Cooper (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Brian Wells (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Marvin Leger (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Stanley Camarena (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Patrick Dougherty (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Peter Henry (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ellis Hoffmann (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Brian Moye (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Northern Iowa | Gary Cooper inbounds the ball | 27-27 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:38 | Northern Iowa | Gary Cooper blows the dunk but he's fouled by Peter Henry - foul #1 on Peter Henry, team foul #1 | 27-27 |
| 19:38 | Northern Iowa | Gary Cooper makes the 1st free throw | 28-27 |
| 19:38 | Northern Iowa | Gary Cooper makes the 2nd free throw | 29-27 |
| 19:20 | VMI | Ellis Hoffmann hits a driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Stanley Camarena | 29-29 |
| 18:57 | Northern Iowa | Brian Wells hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 29-29 |
| 18:56 | Northern Iowa | Keith Laroche hits the follow up shot | 31-29 |
| 18:37 | VMI | Brian Moye is called for a charge - foul #1 on Brian Moye, team foul #2 | 31-29 |
| 18:16 | Northern Iowa | Brian Wells misses long on a jumper in the lane | 31-29 |
| 18:14 | Northern Iowa | Brent Watson tips it in | 33-29 |
| 17:50 | VMI | The jump hook by Patrick Dougherty is blocked by Marvin Leger | 33-29 |
| 17:49 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Marvin Leger | 33-29 |
| 17:33 | Northern Iowa | Brian Wells drills a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Marvin Leger | 36-29 |
| 17:14 | VMI | Stanley Camarena can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 36-29 |
| 17:12 | Northern Iowa | Gary Cooper grabs the defensive rebound | 36-29 |
| 17:07 | Northern Iowa | Brent Watson clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 36-29 |
| 17:06 | VMI | The rebound goes to Patrick Dougherty | 36-29 |
| 16:52 | VMI | Ellis Hoffmann misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 36-29 |
| 16:50 | Northern Iowa | Gary Cooper pulls down the rebound | 36-29 |
| 16:31 | Northern Iowa | Marvin Leger hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 36-29 |
| 16:30 | VMI | Peter Henry pulls down the rebound | 36-29 |
| 16:22 | VMI | Brent Watson is called for the reach on Stanley Camarena - foul #3 on Brent Watson, team foul #1 | 36-29 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Sean Emerson (PG), Leon Zangl (SG), Sean Stembridge (SF), Paul Terry (PF), Scott Mellon (C) Brent Watson, Keith Laroche, Gary Cooper, Brian Wells, Marvin Leger | |
| Subs | VMI | Ronald Harger (PG), Carl Guadalupe (SG), Jeffrey Jones (SF), Matthew Glenn (PF), Robert Diamond (C) Stanley Camarena, Patrick Dougherty, Peter Henry, Ellis Hoffmann, Brian Moye | |
| 16:04 | VMI | Carl Guadalupe clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 36-29 |
| 16:03 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Sean Emerson | 36-29 |
| 16:00 | Northern Iowa | Sean Emerson is hacked by Ronald Harger in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ronald Harger, team foul #3 | 36-29 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | VMI | Gary Hennis (SG) Robert Diamond | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Sean Emerson (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Leon Zangl (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sean Stembridge (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Paul Terry (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Scott Mellon (fresh) | |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Ronald Harger (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gary Hennis (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Carl Guadalupe (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jeffrey Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Matthew Glenn (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:51 | Northern Iowa | The jump hook by Paul Terry is blocked by Matthew Glenn | 36-29 |
| 15:50 | VMI | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Jones | 36-29 |
| 15:31 | VMI | Ronald Harger clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 36-29 |
| 15:30 | Northern Iowa | Sean Emerson gets the rebound | 36-29 |
| 15:11 | Northern Iowa | Sean Emerson misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 36-29 |
| 15:10 | Northern Iowa | Leon Zangl tips it home | 38-29 |
| 14:43 | VMI | Jeffrey Jones misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 38-29 |
| 14:41 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Sean Emerson | 38-29 |
| 14:25 | Northern Iowa | Leon Zangl drills a shot in the paint set up by Sean Emerson | 40-29 |
| 14:12 | VMI | Gary Hennis scores on a 3 from the right wing | 40-32 |
| 13:53 | Northern Iowa | Sean Emerson hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 40-32 |
| 13:51 | Northern Iowa | Sean Stembridge gets the offensive rebound | 40-32 |
| 13:33 | Northern Iowa | Leon Zangl knocks in the shot in the paint on a nice dish by Sean Emerson | 42-32 |
| 13:19 | VMI | Carl Guadalupe comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 42-32 |
| 13:17 | Northern Iowa | Leon Zangl pulls down the rebound | 42-32 |
| 13:11 | Northern Iowa | Sean Emerson buries a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Leon Zangl | 44-32 |
| 12:56 | VMI | Gary Hennis is whistled for a carry | 44-32 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Brent Watson (PG), Keith Laroche (SG), Gary Cooper (SF), Brian Wells (PF), Marvin Leger (C) Sean Emerson, Leon Zangl, Sean Stembridge, Paul Terry, Scott Mellon | |
| Subs | VMI | Stanley Camarena (PG), Patrick Dougherty (SG), Peter Henry (SF), Ellis Hoffmann (PF), Brian Moye (C) Ronald Harger, Gary Hennis, Carl Guadalupe, Jeffrey Jones, Matthew Glenn | |
| 12:34 | Northern Iowa | Keith Laroche drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Gary Cooper | 46-32 |
| 12:29 | VMI | Marvin Leger steals the ball from Stanley Camarena | 46-32 |
| 12:19 | Northern Iowa | Gary Cooper scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Keith Laroche | 49-32 |
| 12:00 | VMI | Patrick Dougherty can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 49-32 |
| 11:58 | VMI | Ellis Hoffmann pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-32 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Brent Watson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SG - Keith Laroche (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Gary Cooper (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brian Wells (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Marvin Leger (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Stanley Camarena (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Patrick Dougherty (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Peter Henry (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ellis Hoffmann (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Brian Moye (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 11:47 | VMI | Peter Henry is hacked by Brian Wells - foul #2 on Brian Wells, team foul #2 | 49-32 |
| 11:32 | VMI | Ellis Hoffmann misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 49-32 |
| 11:30 | Northern Iowa | Brian Wells grabs the defensive rebound | 49-32 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 11:11 | Northern Iowa | Marvin Leger loses the dribble to Patrick Dougherty | 49-32 |
| 10:58 | VMI | Patrick Dougherty connects on the jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Stanley Camarena | 49-34 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 10:30 | Northern Iowa | Brent Watson is whistled for a charge - foul #4 on Brent Watson, team foul #3 | 49-34 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Sean Emerson (PG), Leon Zangl (SG) Brent Watson, Keith Laroche | |
| Subs | VMI | Gary Hennis (SG), Jeffrey Jones (SF) Patrick Dougherty, Peter Henry | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 10:16 | VMI | Ellis Hoffmann hits a jumper from close range on a great pass from Stanley Camarena and the foul's on Brian Wells - foul #3 on Brian Wells, team foul #4 | 49-36 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Sean Stembridge (PF) Brian Wells | |
| Subs | VMI | Matthew Glenn (C) Brian Moye | |
| 10:16 | VMI | Ellis Hoffmann misses the free throw | 49-36 |
| 10:16 | Northern Iowa | Marvin Leger grabs the defensive rebound | 49-36 |
| 10:03 | Northern Iowa | Marvin Leger misses short on a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Gary Hennis - foul #4 on Gary Hennis, team foul #4 | 49-36 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Paul Terry (PF) Gary Cooper | |
| Subs | VMI | Patrick Dougherty (SG), Carl Guadalupe (SF) Gary Hennis, Ellis Hoffmann | |
| 10:03 | Northern Iowa | Marvin Leger misses the 1st free throw | 49-36 |
| 10:03 | Northern Iowa | Marvin Leger makes the 2nd free throw | 50-36 |
| 09:45 | VMI | Stanley Camarena's pass is intercepted by Paul Terry | 50-36 |
| 09:28 | Northern Iowa | Sean Stembridge drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 52-36 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 09:10 | VMI | Jeffrey Jones misses the dunk | 52-36 |
| 09:08 | Northern Iowa | Marvin Leger grabs the defensive rebound | 52-36 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 09:05 | Northern Iowa | Stanley Camarena picks off the pass by Sean Emerson in the backcourt | 52-36 |
| 09:00 | VMI | Patrick Dougherty drills a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Stanley Camarena | 52-39 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 08:39 | Northern Iowa | Sean Stembridge throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-39 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Keith Laroche (SG), Gary Cooper (SF), Brian Wells (PF) Leon Zangl, Paul Terry, Marvin Leger | |
| Subs | VMI | Peter Henry (SF), Ellis Hoffmann (PF), Brian Moye (C) Stanley Camarena, Jeffrey Jones, Matthew Glenn | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 08:19 | VMI | Sean Stembridge swats the layup by Peter Henry | 52-39 |
| 08:17 | Northern Iowa | Brian Wells grabs the defensive rebound | 52-39 |
| 08:10 | Northern Iowa | Sean Emerson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-39 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | VMI | Ronald Harger (PG) Patrick Dougherty | |
| 07:56 | VMI | Brian Moye hits a jumper from the baseline | 52-41 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Sean Emerson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Keith Laroche (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Gary Cooper (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brian Wells (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Sean Stembridge (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Ronald Harger (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Carl Guadalupe (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Peter Henry (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ellis Hoffmann (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Brian Moye (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:39 | Northern Iowa | Brian Wells scores on a driving attempt from the left block | 54-41 |
| 07:25 | VMI | Keith Laroche is called for the reach on Brian Moye - foul #1 on Keith Laroche, team foul #5 | 54-41 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Brent Watson (PG), Paul Terry (C) Sean Emerson, Sean Stembridge | |
| Subs | VMI | Stanley Camarena (PG), Gary Hennis (SG) Ronald Harger, Carl Guadalupe | |
| 07:00 | VMI | Ellis Hoffmann misses badly on a turnaround in the paint | 54-41 |
| 06:58 | VMI | Gary Hennis grabs the offensive rebound | 54-41 |
| 06:37 | VMI | Ellis Hoffmann hits a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Stanley Camarena | 54-43 |
| 06:33 | Northern Iowa | Gary Cooper can't connect on a shot from close range | 54-43 |
| 06:32 | VMI | Ellis Hoffmann pulls down the rebound | 54-43 |
| 06:17 | VMI | Ellis Hoffmann misses long on a shot from the right wing but the foul's on Brent Watson - foul #5 on Brent Watson, team foul #6 | 54-43 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Sean Emerson (PG), Leon Zangl (SG), Sean Stembridge (SF), Marvin Leger (C) Brent Watson, Keith Laroche, Gary Cooper, Brian Wells | |
| Subs | VMI | Jeffrey Jones (SF), Matthew Glenn (C) Peter Henry, Brian Moye | |
| 06:17 | VMI | Ellis Hoffmann makes the 1st free throw | 54-44 |
| 06:17 | VMI | Ellis Hoffmann makes the 2nd free throw | 54-45 |
| 06:06 | Northern Iowa | Marvin Leger lays it up and in and the foul's on Ellis Hoffmann - foul #2 on Ellis Hoffmann, team foul #5 | 56-45 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | VMI | Robert Diamond (C) Ellis Hoffmann | |
| 06:06 | Northern Iowa | Marvin Leger misses the free throw | 56-45 |
| 06:06 | VMI | Robert Diamond gets the rebound | 56-45 |
| 05:43 | VMI | Jeffrey Jones is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Jeffrey Jones, team foul #6 | 56-45 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | VMI | Carl Guadalupe (SF) Robert Diamond | |
| 05:17 | Northern Iowa | Carl Guadalupe steals it from Marvin Leger | 56-45 |
| 04:53 | VMI | Stanley Camarena clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 56-45 |
| 04:51 | Northern Iowa | Paul Terry gets the rebound | 56-45 |
| 04:36 | Northern Iowa | Paul Terry connects on the jumper from close range set up by Sean Emerson | 58-45 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:32 | VMI | Stanley Camarena buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Gary Hennis | 58-47 |
| 04:21 | Northern Iowa | Matthew Glenn denies the turnaround by Paul Terry | 58-47 |
| 04:20 | Northern Iowa | Leon Zangl tips it home | 60-47 |
| 04:01 | VMI | The pull-up jumper by Gary Hennis is blocked by Paul Terry | 60-47 |
| 03:59 | Northern Iowa | Paul Terry snags the defensive board | 60-47 |
| 03:59 | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-47 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Keith Laroche (SG), Gary Cooper (SF), Brian Wells (PF) Leon Zangl, Sean Stembridge, Paul Terry | |
| Subs | VMI | Peter Henry (SF), Ellis Hoffmann (PF), Brian Moye (C) Carl Guadalupe, Jeffrey Jones, Matthew Glenn | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Sean Emerson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Keith Laroche (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Gary Cooper (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brian Wells (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Marvin Leger (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Stanley Camarena (fresh) 5 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gary Hennis (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Peter Henry (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ellis Hoffmann (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. C - Brian Moye (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 03:32 | Northern Iowa | Gary Cooper knocks in the floater in the paint and he's hacked by Peter Henry - foul #2 on Peter Henry, team foul #7 | 62-47 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Leon Zangl (SG), Sean Stembridge (PF), Paul Terry (C) Keith Laroche, Brian Wells, Marvin Leger | |
| Subs | VMI | Ronald Harger (PG), Patrick Dougherty (SG), Carl Guadalupe (SF), Jeffrey Jones (PF), Matthew Glenn (C) Stanley Camarena, Gary Hennis, Peter Henry, Ellis Hoffmann, Brian Moye | |
| 03:32 | Northern Iowa | Gary Cooper makes the free throw | 63-47 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:16 | VMI | Matthew Glenn is whistled for traveling | 63-47 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Scott Mellon (C) Gary Cooper | |
| Subs | VMI | | |
| 02:47 | Northern Iowa | Sean Stembridge clanks a floater from the right side | 63-47 |
| 02:45 | VMI | Matthew Glenn pulls down the rebound | 63-47 |
| 02:41 | VMI | Ronald Harger misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 63-47 |
| 02:40 | Northern Iowa | Sean Stembridge grabs the defensive rebound | 63-47 |
| 02:11 | Northern Iowa | Sean Emerson is hacked by Ronald Harger - foul #3 on Ronald Harger, team foul #8 | 63-47 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | VMI | Robert Diamond (C) Matthew Glenn | |
| 02:11 | Northern Iowa | Sean Emerson makes the 1st free throw | 64-47 |
| 02:11 | Northern Iowa | Sean Emerson misses the 2nd free throw | 64-47 |
| 02:11 | VMI | Patrick Dougherty grabs the defensive rebound | 64-47 |
| 02:09 | VMI | Ronald Harger's pass is intercepted by Leon Zangl in the backcourt | 64-47 |
| 01:48 | Northern Iowa | Robert Diamond swats the short shot by Scott Mellon | 64-47 |
| 01:47 | Northern Iowa | Sean Stembridge misses the tip | 64-47 |
| 01:46 | VMI | Jeffrey Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 64-47 |
| 01:42 | VMI | Ronald Harger travels with the ball | 64-47 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | VMI | Matthew Glenn (C) Robert Diamond | |
| 01:15 | Northern Iowa | Paul Terry scores on a shot from the right block on a great pass from Leon Zangl | 66-47 |
| 00:56 | VMI | Carl Guadalupe lays it up and in | 66-49 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:27 | Northern Iowa | Sean Stembridge comes up short on the turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by Carl Guadalupe - foul #1 on Carl Guadalupe, team foul #9 | 66-49 |
| 00:27 | Northern Iowa | Sean Stembridge makes the 1st free throw | 67-49 |
| 00:27 | Northern Iowa | Sean Stembridge makes the 2nd free throw | 68-49 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:21 | VMI | Ronald Harger loses the dribble to Sean Stembridge | 68-49 |
| 00:00 | Northern Iowa | Sean Emerson runs out the clock | 68-49 |