| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - David Bivona (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ralph Plumb (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary O'Neal (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Benjamin Kivett (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Leland Davis (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Pete Chandler (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Winston Little (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Mark Walker (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Scott Pierce (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Lloyd Murdock (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Samford | Mark Walker inbounds the ball | 38-28 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:44 | Samford | Winston Little misses badly on a driving attempt from close range | 38-28 |
| 19:43 | Northern Iowa | Leland Davis snags the defensive board | 38-28 |
| 19:22 | Northern Iowa | Benjamin Kivett misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 38-28 |
| 19:21 | Northern Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Leland Davis | 38-28 |
| 19:10 | Northern Iowa | Benjamin Kivett can't connect on a turnaround near the basket | 38-28 |
| 19:08 | Samford | Scott Pierce grabs the defensive rebound | 38-28 |
| 18:54 | Samford | Mark Walker misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 38-28 |
| 18:52 | Northern Iowa | Ralph Plumb pulls down the rebound | 38-28 |
| 18:32 | Northern Iowa | Ralph Plumb can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 38-28 |
| 18:30 | Northern Iowa | Leland Davis tips it but misses | 38-28 |
| 18:29 | Samford | Scott Pierce snags the defensive board | 38-28 |
| 18:03 | Samford | Lloyd Murdock misses short on a jumper from the baseline | 38-28 |
| 18:01 | Northern Iowa | Leland Davis snags the defensive board | 38-28 |
| 17:42 | Northern Iowa | David Bivona buries a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Benjamin Kivett | 41-28 |
| 17:25 | Samford | Scott Pierce misses long on a floater from the right block | 41-28 |
| 17:24 | Northern Iowa | Ralph Plumb snags the defensive board | 41-28 |
| 17:20 | Northern Iowa | Ralph Plumb is hacked by Pete Chandler - foul #1 on Pete Chandler, team foul #1 | 41-28 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Thomas Aguilera (PG), David Woods (SF), Julio Pena (PF) David Bivona, Gary O'Neal, Benjamin Kivett | |
| Subs | Samford | Williams Lewis (PG), Joshua Snyder (SG), Shawn Sink (PF), Duane Holloman (C) Pete Chandler, Winston Little, Scott Pierce, Lloyd Murdock | |
| 17:04 | Northern Iowa | David Woods hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 41-28 |
| 17:02 | Samford | Williams Lewis snags the defensive board | 41-28 |
| 16:50 | Samford | Shawn Sink hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 41-28 |
| 16:49 | Northern Iowa | Julio Pena grabs the board | 41-28 |
| 16:43 | Northern Iowa | Ralph Plumb misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Shawn Sink - foul #1 on Shawn Sink, team foul #2 | 41-28 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | William Baker (C) Leland Davis | |
| Subs | Samford | Boris Zeh (SG) Mark Walker | |
| 16:43 | Northern Iowa | Ralph Plumb makes the 1st free throw | 42-28 |
| 16:43 | Northern Iowa | Ralph Plumb makes the 2nd free throw | 43-28 |
| 16:39 | Samford | Thomas Aguilera is called for the reach on Williams Lewis in the backcourt - foul #2 on Thomas Aguilera, team foul #1 | 43-28 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jerry Gagnon (SG) Ralph Plumb | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 16:28 | Samford | Shawn Sink drills a fadeaway near the basket | 43-30 |
| 16:14 | Northern Iowa | David Woods buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Jerry Gagnon | 46-30 |
| 16:02 | Samford | The short jumper by Duane Holloman is denied by David Woods | 46-30 |
| 16:01 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Aguilera snags the defensive board | 46-30 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Thomas Aguilera (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jerry Gagnon (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Woods (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Julio Pena (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - William Baker (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Williams Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Boris Zeh (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joshua Snyder (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Shawn Sink (fresh) 2 pts. C - Duane Holloman (fresh) | |
| 15:36 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Aguilera clanks a 3 from the right wing | 46-30 |
| 15:34 | Samford | Shawn Sink grabs the board | 46-30 |
| 15:11 | Samford | Williams Lewis is hacked by Julio Pena - foul #2 on Julio Pena, team foul #2 | 46-30 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | David Bivona (PG), Ralph Plumb (SG), Gary O'Neal (SF), Benjamin Kivett (PF), Leland Davis (C) Thomas Aguilera, Jerry Gagnon, David Woods, Julio Pena, William Baker | |
| Subs | Samford | Pete Chandler (PG), Winston Little (SG), Mark Walker (SF), Scott Pierce (PF), Lloyd Murdock (C) Williams Lewis, Boris Zeh, Joshua Snyder, Shawn Sink, Duane Holloman | |
| 14:43 | Samford | Pete Chandler comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by David Bivona - foul #2 on David Bivona, team foul #3 | 46-30 |
| 14:43 | Samford | Pete Chandler misses the 1st free throw | 46-30 |
| 14:43 | Samford | Pete Chandler makes the 2nd free throw | 46-31 |
| 14:23 | Northern Iowa | Leland Davis travels with the ball | 46-31 |
| 14:07 | Samford | Gary O'Neal steps in front of the Pete Chandler pass | 46-31 |
| 13:46 | Northern Iowa | Ralph Plumb hits a pull-up jumper from the right side | 48-31 |
| 13:31 | Samford | Scott Pierce hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 48-31 |
| 13:29 | Northern Iowa | Ralph Plumb grabs the defensive rebound | 48-31 |
| 13:07 | Northern Iowa | David Bivona hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 48-31 |
| 13:05 | Northern Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Benjamin Kivett | 48-31 |
| 12:47 | Northern Iowa | David Bivona drills a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Ralph Plumb | 50-31 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 12:43 | Samford | Mark Walker hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block | 50-31 |
| 12:42 | Samford | Mark Walker tips it but misses | 50-31 |
| 12:41 | Samford | Scott Pierce gets the offensive rebound | 50-31 |
| 12:23 | Samford | Winston Little is whistled for traveling | 50-31 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Thomas Aguilera (PG), Jerry Gagnon (SG), David Woods (SF), Julio Pena (PF), William Baker (C) David Bivona, Ralph Plumb, Gary O'Neal, Benjamin Kivett, Leland Davis | |
| Subs | Samford | Williams Lewis (PG), Joshua Snyder (SG), Shawn Sink (PF), Duane Holloman (C) Pete Chandler, Winston Little, Scott Pierce, Lloyd Murdock | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 12:12 | Northern Iowa | Julio Pena scores on a floater from the right side set up by Thomas Aguilera | 52-31 |
| 11:56 | Samford | Mark Walker comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by Julio Pena - foul #3 on Julio Pena, team foul #4 | 52-31 |
| 11:56 | Samford | Mark Walker makes the 1st free throw | 52-32 |
| 11:56 | Samford | Mark Walker misses the 2nd free throw | 52-32 |
| 11:56 | Northern Iowa | David Woods grabs the board | 52-32 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Thomas Aguilera (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jerry Gagnon (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Woods (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Julio Pena (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - William Baker (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Williams Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joshua Snyder (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Mark Walker (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Shawn Sink (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Duane Holloman (fresh) | |
| 11:35 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Aguilera drills a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Jerry Gagnon | 54-32 |
| 11:12 | Samford | Duane Holloman makes the jump hook from the left block set up by Williams Lewis and the foul's on William Baker - foul #2 on William Baker, team foul #5 | 54-34 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | David Bivona (PG), Ralph Plumb (SG), Gary O'Neal (SF), Benjamin Kivett (PF) Thomas Aguilera, Jerry Gagnon, David Woods, William Baker | |
| Subs | Samford | Pete Chandler (PG) Mark Walker | |
| 11:12 | Samford | Duane Holloman makes the free throw | 54-35 |
| 10:45 | Northern Iowa | Pete Chandler takes the ball from Benjamin Kivett | 54-35 |
| 10:42 | Samford | Pete Chandler banks in the layup | 54-37 |
| 10:17 | Northern Iowa | Duane Holloman takes the ball from Ralph Plumb | 54-37 |
| 10:13 | Samford | Joshua Snyder misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 54-37 |
| 10:11 | Northern Iowa | Benjamin Kivett pulls down the rebound | 54-37 |
| 09:49 | Northern Iowa | Ralph Plumb connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 57-37 |
| 09:33 | Samford | Williams Lewis is hacked by Gary O'Neal - foul #2 on Gary O'Neal, team foul #6 | 57-37 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Thomas Aguilera (PG), David Woods (SF), Matthew Huffman (PF), Leland Davis (C) David Bivona, Gary O'Neal, Benjamin Kivett, Julio Pena | |
| Subs | Samford | Winston Little (SG), Mark Walker (SF), Scott Pierce (PF), Lloyd Murdock (C) Pete Chandler, Joshua Snyder, Shawn Sink, Duane Holloman | |
| 09:28 | Samford | Scott Pierce throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-37 |
| 09:24 | Northern Iowa | Winston Little steals the ball from Thomas Aguilera in the backcourt | 57-37 |
| 09:22 | Samford | Winston Little hits the finger roll | 57-39 |
| 08:55 | Northern Iowa | Ralph Plumb misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 57-39 |
| 08:53 | Samford | Lloyd Murdock gets the rebound | 57-39 |
| 08:31 | Samford | Williams Lewis lays it in on a great pass from Mark Walker | 57-41 |
| 08:13 | Northern Iowa | David Woods misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 57-41 |
| 08:12 | Northern Iowa | Matthew Huffman snags the offensive board | 57-41 |
| 07:56 | Northern Iowa | Leland Davis comes up short on the jump hook from close range | 57-41 |
| 07:54 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Aguilera hits the follow up shot | 59-41 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Thomas Aguilera (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ralph Plumb (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Woods (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Matthew Huffman (fresh) C - Leland Davis (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Williams Lewis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Winston Little (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Mark Walker (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Scott Pierce (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Lloyd Murdock (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:41 | Samford | Winston Little buries a floater near the basket | 59-43 |
| 07:21 | Northern Iowa | Matthew Huffman is called for a charge - foul #1 on Matthew Huffman, team foul #7 | 59-43 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | David Bivona (PG), Gary O'Neal (SF), Benjamin Kivett (PF) Ralph Plumb, David Woods, Matthew Huffman | |
| Subs | Samford | Pete Chandler (PG), Joshua Snyder (SF), Shawn Sink (PF), Duane Holloman (C) Williams Lewis, Mark Walker, Scott Pierce, Lloyd Murdock | |
| 07:01 | Samford | Winston Little is hacked by Gary O'Neal - foul #3 on Gary O'Neal, team foul #8 | 59-43 |
| 07:01 | Samford | Winston Little makes the 1st free throw | 59-44 |
| 07:01 | Samford | Winston Little makes the 2nd free throw | 59-45 |
| 06:41 | Northern Iowa | David Bivona hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 59-45 |
| 06:40 | Samford | Winston Little grabs the board | 59-45 |
| 06:27 | Samford | Leland Davis steps in front of the Winston Little pass | 59-45 |
| 06:10 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Aguilera drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by David Bivona | 61-45 |
| 05:53 | Samford | Duane Holloman lays it in on a great pass from Winston Little | 61-47 |
| 05:33 | Northern Iowa | David Bivona misses the 3 from the right corner | 61-47 |
| 05:31 | Samford | Winston Little pulls down the rebound | 61-47 |
| 05:16 | Samford | Joshua Snyder loses the ball out of bounds | 61-47 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Ralph Plumb (SG), Julio Pena (C) Thomas Aguilera, Leland Davis | |
| Subs | Samford | Mark Walker (SF), Scott Pierce (PF), Lloyd Murdock (C) Winston Little, Shawn Sink, Duane Holloman | |
| 05:03 | Northern Iowa | Gary O'Neal hits a 3pt shot from straight away | 64-47 |
| 04:48 | Samford | Scott Pierce blows the layup but he's fouled by Gary O'Neal - foul #4 on Gary O'Neal, team foul #9 | 64-47 |
| 04:48 | Samford | Scott Pierce makes the 1st free throw | 64-48 |
| 04:48 | Samford | Scott Pierce misses the 2nd free throw | 64-48 |
| 04:48 | Northern Iowa | Julio Pena snags the defensive board | 64-48 |
| 04:19 | Northern Iowa | Benjamin Kivett hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 66-48 |
| 04:04 | Samford | Pete Chandler scores on a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Mark Walker | 66-51 |
| 03:36 | Northern Iowa | Ralph Plumb misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 66-51 |
| 03:34 | Northern Iowa | Julio Pena tips it back up and in | 68-51 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - David Bivona (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ralph Plumb (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gary O'Neal (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 pf. PF - Benjamin Kivett (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Julio Pena (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Pete Chandler (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joshua Snyder (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Mark Walker (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Scott Pierce (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Lloyd Murdock (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:18 | Samford | Joshua Snyder misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 68-51 |
| 03:16 | Northern Iowa | Benjamin Kivett gets the rebound | 68-51 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:56 | Northern Iowa | Benjamin Kivett misses the easy layup | 68-51 |
| 02:55 | Northern Iowa | Julio Pena tips it but misses | 68-51 |
| 02:54 | Samford | Lloyd Murdock snags the defensive board | 68-51 |
| 02:40 | Samford | Lloyd Murdock is fouled on the floor by Julio Pena - foul #4 on Julio Pena, team foul #10 | 68-51 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Thomas Aguilera (PG), Jerry Gagnon (SG), David Woods (SF), Matthew Huffman (PF), William Baker (C) David Bivona, Ralph Plumb, Gary O'Neal, Benjamin Kivett, Julio Pena | |
| Subs | Samford | Williams Lewis (PG), Boris Zeh (SG), Shawn Sink (SF), Duane Holloman (PF) Pete Chandler, Joshua Snyder, Mark Walker, Scott Pierce | |
| 02:40 | Samford | Lloyd Murdock misses the 1st free throw | 68-51 |
| 02:40 | Samford | Lloyd Murdock makes the 2nd free throw | 68-52 |
| 02:25 | Northern Iowa | David Woods misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 68-52 |
| 02:23 | Samford | Lloyd Murdock gets the rebound | 68-52 |
| 02:17 | Samford | Williams Lewis misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 68-52 |
| 02:15 | Northern Iowa | David Woods gets the rebound | 68-52 |
| 01:50 | Northern Iowa | Shawn Sink is called for the reach on David Woods - foul #2 on Shawn Sink, team foul #3 | 68-52 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Julio Pena (PF) Matthew Huffman | |
| Subs | Samford | Joshua Snyder (SF) Lloyd Murdock | |
| 01:29 | Northern Iowa | Joshua Snyder steps in front of the David Woods pass | 68-52 |
| 01:09 | Samford | Shawn Sink misses long on a jumper in the lane | 68-52 |
| 01:08 | Northern Iowa | William Baker grabs the defensive rebound | 68-52 |
| 00:49 | Northern Iowa | Duane Holloman steps in front of the William Baker pass | 68-52 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:45 | Samford | Joshua Snyder misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 68-52 |
| 00:44 | Samford | Boris Zeh pulls down the offensive rebound | 68-52 |
| 00:41 | Samford | William Baker steps in front of the Joshua Snyder pass | 68-52 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:18 | Northern Iowa | David Woods hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 68-52 |
| 00:16 | Samford | Joshua Snyder grabs the defensive rebound | 68-52 |
| 00:10 | Samford | Joshua Snyder can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 68-52 |
| 00:08 | Samford | Duane Holloman gets the offensive rebound | 68-52 |
| 00:04 | Samford | Boris Zeh misses long on a shot from the right side but he's fouled by Jerry Gagnon - foul #1 on Jerry Gagnon, team foul #11 | 68-52 |
| 00:04 | Samford | Boris Zeh makes the 1st free throw | 68-53 |
| 00:04 | Samford | Boris Zeh makes the 2nd free throw | 68-54 |
| 00:00 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Aguilera runs out the clock | 68-54 |