| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Thad Allen (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Heriberto Ricci (fresh) 9 pts. SF - John Renzi (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. PF - Rodney Heider (fresh) 2 stl. C - Amado Marino (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Francis (NY) | PG - Kenton Sutton (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jason Teague (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Arthur Olson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - William Lewis (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. Francis (NY) | Jason Teague inbounds the ball | 34-30 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Francis (NY) | St. Francis (NY) is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:33 | St. Francis (NY) | Jason Teague hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 34-30 |
| 19:31 | Northern Iowa | Rodney Heider snags the defensive board | 34-30 |
| 19:07 | Northern Iowa | Heriberto Ricci is alone and drills a shot from the left side set up by Amado Marino | 36-30 |
| 18:49 | St. Francis (NY) | Jason Teague misses long on a jumper from the right side | 36-30 |
| 18:47 | St. Francis (NY) | William Lewis gets the offensive rebound | 36-30 |
| 18:37 | St. Francis (NY) | John Williams drills a 3 from straight away | 36-33 |
| 18:18 | Northern Iowa | John Renzi misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 36-33 |
| 18:17 | St. Francis (NY) | Arthur Olson grabs the defensive rebound | 36-33 |
| 18:13 | St. Francis (NY) | Jason Teague makes the driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by John Williams | 36-35 |
| 17:53 | Northern Iowa | William Lewis is called for the reach on Heriberto Ricci - foul #1 on William Lewis, team foul #1 | 36-35 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jose Guzman (PG), Leonard Lai (SG), Moises Rosales (PF), Richard Chapa (C) Thad Allen, Heriberto Ricci, Rodney Heider, Amado Marino | |
| Subs | St. Francis (NY) | Darrell Howton (PG), Lester Graves (SG), Roman Puryear (SF), David Schirmer (PF), Bryan Carle (C) Kenton Sutton, John Williams, Jason Teague, Arthur Olson, William Lewis | |
| 17:31 | Northern Iowa | Leonard Lai misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 36-35 |
| 17:30 | Northern Iowa | Moises Rosales pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-35 |
| 17:14 | Northern Iowa | John Renzi clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 36-35 |
| 17:13 | St. Francis (NY) | The rebound goes to Bryan Carle | 36-35 |
| 16:59 | St. Francis (NY) | David Schirmer misses long on a fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by Jose Guzman - foul #2 on Jose Guzman, team foul #1 | 36-35 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Rodney Heider (PF) John Renzi | |
| Subs | St. Francis (NY) | John Williams (SG), Arthur Olson (PF) Darrell Howton, Bryan Carle | |
| 16:59 | St. Francis (NY) | David Schirmer misses the 1st free throw | 36-35 |
| 16:59 | St. Francis (NY) | David Schirmer makes the 2nd free throw | 36-36 |
| 16:57 | Northern Iowa | Jose Guzman is fouled in the backcourt by Lester Graves - foul #2 on Lester Graves, team foul #2 | 36-36 |
| 16:34 | Northern Iowa | Rodney Heider hits a jumper near the basket set up by Leonard Lai | 38-36 |
| 16:18 | St. Francis (NY) | Lester Graves connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by John Williams | 38-38 |
| 15:53 | Northern Iowa | Moises Rosales can't finish the layup but the foul's on John Williams - foul #2 on John Williams, team foul #3 | 38-38 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Thad Allen (PG), Heriberto Ricci (SG), John Renzi (SF), Amado Marino (C) Jose Guzman, Leonard Lai, Rodney Heider, Richard Chapa | |
| Subs | St. Francis (NY) | Darrell Howton (PG), Jason Teague (SF), William Lewis (C) Lester Graves, Roman Puryear, David Schirmer | |
| 15:53 | Northern Iowa | Moises Rosales makes the 1st free throw | 39-38 |
| 15:53 | Northern Iowa | Moises Rosales misses the 2nd free throw | 39-38 |
| 15:53 | St. Francis (NY) | William Lewis snags the defensive board | 39-38 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Thad Allen (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Heriberto Ricci (fresh) 11 pts. SF - John Renzi (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. PF - Moises Rosales (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Amado Marino (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Francis (NY) | PG - Darrell Howton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jason Teague (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Arthur Olson (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - William Lewis (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:24 | St. Francis (NY) | John Williams throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-38 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Rodney Heider (PF) Moises Rosales | |
| Subs | St. Francis (NY) | Kenton Sutton (PG), Bryan Carle (PF) John Williams, Arthur Olson | |
| 14:55 | Northern Iowa | John Renzi misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 39-38 |
| 14:53 | Northern Iowa | Heriberto Ricci tips it but misses | 39-38 |
| 14:52 | St. Francis (NY) | William Lewis grabs the board | 39-38 |
| 14:40 | St. Francis (NY) | Rodney Heider denies the turnaround by Kenton Sutton | 39-38 |
| 14:39 | St. Francis (NY) | Jason Teague gets the offensive rebound | 39-38 |
| 14:26 | St. Francis (NY) | Jason Teague buries a jumpshot from the free throw line and he's hacked by John Renzi - foul #2 on John Renzi, team foul #2 | 39-40 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | St. Francis (NY) | John Williams (SG), David Schirmer (PF) Kenton Sutton, William Lewis | |
| 14:26 | St. Francis (NY) | Jason Teague makes the free throw | 39-41 |
| 13:57 | Northern Iowa | Heriberto Ricci misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 39-41 |
| 13:55 | Northern Iowa | John Renzi hits the follow up shot | 41-41 |
| 13:42 | St. Francis (NY) | Bryan Carle is hacked by Amado Marino - foul #2 on Amado Marino, team foul #3 | 41-41 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jose Guzman (PG), Leonard Lai (SG) Thad Allen, Heriberto Ricci | |
| Subs | St. Francis (NY) | Lester Graves (PG), Roman Puryear (SF), Arthur Olson (PF) Darrell Howton, Jason Teague, Bryan Carle | |
| 13:21 | St. Francis (NY) | Rodney Heider steals the ball from Arthur Olson | 41-41 |
| 12:52 | Northern Iowa | John Renzi clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 41-41 |
| 12:50 | St. Francis (NY) | David Schirmer pulls down the rebound | 41-41 |
| 12:40 | St. Francis (NY) | Arthur Olson misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 41-41 |
| 12:39 | Northern Iowa | Rodney Heider pulls down the rebound | 41-41 |
| 12:12 | Northern Iowa | John Renzi's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-41 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Heriberto Ricci (SG), Moises Rosales (SF), Thad Allen (PF), Richard Chapa (C) Leonard Lai, John Renzi, Rodney Heider, Amado Marino | |
| Subs | St. Francis (NY) | Kenton Sutton (PG), Darrell Howton (SG), William Cooley (SF), William Lewis (C) Lester Graves, John Williams, Roman Puryear, David Schirmer | |
| 12:02 | St. Francis (NY) | Kenton Sutton misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 41-41 |
| 12:00 | Northern Iowa | Moises Rosales gets the rebound | 41-41 |
| 11:33 | Northern Iowa | Heriberto Ricci connects on the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Moises Rosales | 44-41 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Jose Guzman (fairly fresh) SG - Heriberto Ricci (fresh) 14 pts. SF - Moises Rosales (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Thad Allen (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. C - Richard Chapa (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. Francis (NY) | PG - Kenton Sutton (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Darrell Howton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Cooley (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Arthur Olson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - William Lewis (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 11:15 | St. Francis (NY) | Arthur Olson is fouled on the floor by Heriberto Ricci - foul #2 on Heriberto Ricci, team foul #4 | 44-41 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | John Renzi (SF) Jose Guzman | |
| Subs | St. Francis (NY) | Jason Teague (SF), Bryan Carle (PF) William Cooley, Arthur Olson | |
| 10:50 | St. Francis (NY) | Kenton Sutton is hacked by Richard Chapa - foul #3 on Richard Chapa, team foul #5 | 44-41 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | St. Francis (NY) | Roman Puryear (SG) Darrell Howton | |
| 10:35 | St. Francis (NY) | Kenton Sutton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-41 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Leonard Lai (SG), Rodney Heider (PF), Amado Marino (C) Heriberto Ricci, John Renzi, Richard Chapa | |
| Subs | St. Francis (NY) | Lester Graves (PG), John Williams (SG) Kenton Sutton, William Lewis | |
| 10:32 | Northern Iowa | Lester Graves is called for the reach on Thad Allen in the backcourt - foul #3 on Lester Graves, team foul #4 | 44-41 |
| 10:13 | Northern Iowa | Leonard Lai makes the 3pt shot from straight away | 47-41 |
| 09:47 | St. Francis (NY) | Jason Teague misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 47-41 |
| 09:46 | Northern Iowa | Moises Rosales snags the defensive board | 47-41 |
| 09:22 | Northern Iowa | Amado Marino throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-41 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jose Guzman (PG), Heriberto Ricci (SG), John Renzi (SF) Thad Allen, Leonard Lai, Moises Rosales | |
| Subs | St. Francis (NY) | Darrell Howton (PG), William Cooley (SF), Arthur Olson (PF), William Lewis (C) Lester Graves, Jason Teague, Roman Puryear, Bryan Carle | |
| 08:54 | St. Francis (NY) | Darrell Howton is hacked by Jose Guzman - foul #3 on Jose Guzman, team foul #6 | 47-41 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Richard Chapa (C) Amado Marino | |
| Subs | St. Francis (NY) | Kenton Sutton (PG) John Williams | |
| 08:41 | St. Francis (NY) | William Lewis drills a fadeaway from the baseline | 47-43 |
| 08:21 | Northern Iowa | William Cooley takes the ball from Jose Guzman | 47-43 |
| 08:02 | St. Francis (NY) | Rodney Heider takes the ball from William Cooley | 47-43 |
| 07:40 | Northern Iowa | Heriberto Ricci connects on the 3 from the right corner set up by Jose Guzman | 50-43 |
| 07:35 | St. Francis (NY) | Darrell Howton's dunk attempt is rejected by Richard Chapa | 50-43 |
| 07:34 | St. Francis (NY) | The offensive rebound goes to Arthur Olson | 50-43 |
| 07:24 | St. Francis (NY) | William Cooley makes the turnaround from close range | 50-45 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Jose Guzman (fairly fresh) 3 pf. SG - Heriberto Ricci (fairly fresh) 17 pts. SF - John Renzi (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. PF - Rodney Heider (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 stl. C - Richard Chapa (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. Francis (NY) | PG - Kenton Sutton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Darrell Howton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Cooley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Arthur Olson (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - William Lewis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 06:56 | Northern Iowa | John Renzi misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 50-45 |
| 06:54 | Northern Iowa | Richard Chapa grabs the offensive rebound | 50-45 |
| 06:29 | Northern Iowa | John Renzi hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 50-45 |
| 06:27 | Northern Iowa | Jose Guzman grabs the offensive rebound | 50-45 |
| 06:13 | Northern Iowa | Heriberto Ricci misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 50-45 |
| 06:12 | Northern Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Chapa | 50-45 |
| 06:03 | Northern Iowa | John Renzi is open and buries a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Jose Guzman | 53-45 |
| 05:59 | St. Francis (NY) | St. Francis (NY) calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-45 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Thad Allen (PG), Leonard Lai (SG), Moises Rosales (PF), Amado Marino (C) Jose Guzman, Heriberto Ricci, Rodney Heider, Richard Chapa | |
| Subs | St. Francis (NY) | Lester Graves (PG), John Williams (SG), Jason Teague (SF), David Schirmer (C) Kenton Sutton, Darrell Howton, William Cooley, William Lewis | |
| 05:46 | St. Francis (NY) | Arthur Olson misses the floater from the right wing | 53-45 |
| 05:44 | St. Francis (NY) | The offensive rebound goes to Arthur Olson | 53-45 |
| 05:31 | St. Francis (NY) | Lester Graves is hacked by Moises Rosales - foul #3 on Moises Rosales, team foul #7 | 53-45 |
| 05:31 | St. Francis (NY) | Lester Graves misses the 1st free throw | 53-45 |
| 05:31 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Amado Marino | 53-45 |
| 05:04 | Northern Iowa | Leonard Lai misses the wide open 3 from the left corner | 53-45 |
| 05:03 | St. Francis (NY) | The rebound goes to Jason Teague | 53-45 |
| 04:42 | St. Francis (NY) | Lester Graves misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 53-45 |
| 04:40 | Northern Iowa | Amado Marino gets the rebound | 53-45 |
| 04:15 | Northern Iowa | John Renzi comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 53-45 |
| 04:13 | St. Francis (NY) | Jason Teague grabs the defensive rebound | 53-45 |
| 03:58 | St. Francis (NY) | John Williams hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 53-45 |
| 03:56 | Northern Iowa | Leonard Lai grabs the board | 53-45 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Francis (NY) | St. Francis (NY) is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:35 | Northern Iowa | Lester Graves steps in front of the Thad Allen pass | 53-45 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Francis (NY) | St. Francis (NY) is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:18 | St. Francis (NY) | A charge is called on Lester Graves - foul #4 on Lester Graves, team foul #5 | 53-45 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jose Guzman (PG), Heriberto Ricci (SG), Rodney Heider (PF) Thad Allen, Leonard Lai, Moises Rosales | |
| Subs | St. Francis (NY) | Darrell Howton (PG), Roman Puryear (SF), Bryan Carle (PF), William Lewis (C) Lester Graves, Jason Teague, Arthur Olson, David Schirmer | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Jose Guzman (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Heriberto Ricci (fresh) 17 pts. SF - John Renzi (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 2 ast. PF - Rodney Heider (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 stl. C - Amado Marino (fairly fresh) 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Francis (NY) | PG - Darrell Howton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Williams (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Roman Puryear (fresh) PF - Bryan Carle (fresh) 4 pts. C - William Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:16 | Northern Iowa | Heriberto Ricci is hacked by John Williams in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Williams, team foul #6 | 53-45 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | St. Francis (NY) | Kenton Sutton (PG) John Williams | |
| 02:56 | Northern Iowa | John Renzi misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 53-45 |
| 02:54 | Northern Iowa | John Renzi snags the offensive board | 53-45 |
| 02:33 | Northern Iowa | Heriberto Ricci is fouled on the floor by Darrell Howton - foul #1 on Darrell Howton, team foul #7 | 53-45 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Richard Chapa (C) Amado Marino | |
| Subs | St. Francis (NY) | | |
| 02:33 | Northern Iowa | Heriberto Ricci misses the 1st free throw | 53-45 |
| 02:33 | St. Francis (NY) | William Lewis pulls down the rebound | 53-45 |
| 02:33 | St. Francis (NY) | St. Francis (NY) calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 53-45 |
| 02:20 | St. Francis (NY) | Roman Puryear misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 53-45 |
| 02:19 | Northern Iowa | Richard Chapa snags the defensive board | 53-45 |
| 02:19 | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-45 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Thad Allen (PG), Moises Rosales (PF) Jose Guzman, Rodney Heider | |
| Subs | St. Francis (NY) | John Williams (SG), Jason Teague (SF), Arthur Olson (PF) Darrell Howton, Roman Puryear, Bryan Carle | |
| 01:58 | Northern Iowa | John Renzi connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Thad Allen | 56-45 |
| 01:41 | St. Francis (NY) | John Renzi steals the ball from Jason Teague | 56-45 |
| 01:37 | Northern Iowa | Heriberto Ricci hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 56-45 |
| 01:36 | Northern Iowa | Richard Chapa grabs the offensive rebound | 56-45 |
| 01:16 | Northern Iowa | John Renzi hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Thad Allen | 59-45 |
| 00:57 | St. Francis (NY) | William Lewis hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block but he's fouled by Thad Allen - foul #2 on Thad Allen, team foul #8 | 59-45 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jose Guzman (PG), Leonard Lai (SG), Rodney Heider (PF) Thad Allen, Heriberto Ricci, John Renzi | |
| Subs | St. Francis (NY) | Darrell Howton (PG), Lester Graves (SG), Roman Puryear (SF), David Schirmer (PF) Kenton Sutton, John Williams, Jason Teague, Arthur Olson | |
| 00:57 | St. Francis (NY) | William Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 59-46 |
| 00:57 | St. Francis (NY) | William Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 59-47 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Francis (NY) | St. Francis (NY) is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:29 | Northern Iowa | Richard Chapa is called for a charge - foul #4 on Richard Chapa, team foul #9 | 59-47 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | St. Francis (NY) | Bryan Carle (C) William Lewis | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Francis (NY) | St. Francis (NY) is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:23 | St. Francis (NY) | David Schirmer misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block | 59-47 |
| 00:22 | St. Francis (NY) | Lester Graves misses the tip | 59-47 |
| 00:21 | St. Francis (NY) | David Schirmer tips it back up and in | 59-49 |
| 00:00 | Northern Iowa | Jose Guzman runs out the clock | 59-49 |