| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Thad Allen (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Heriberto Ricci (fresh) 8 pts. SF - John Renzi (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. PF - Rodney Heider (fresh) 5 pts. 3 blk. C - Amado Marino (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Charles Ackerman (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Jack Gaines (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Joseph Ruder (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Matthew Goodwin (fresh) 2 pts. C - Shawn Higgins (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UC Santa Barbara | Joseph Ruder inbounds the ball | 29-30 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:42 | UC Santa Barbara | Jack Gaines is hacked by Heriberto Ricci - foul #1 on Heriberto Ricci, team foul #1 | 29-30 |
| 19:26 | UC Santa Barbara | Joseph Ruder misses badly on a floater from the left side | 29-30 |
| 19:24 | Northern Iowa | Thad Allen pulls down the rebound | 29-30 |
| 19:05 | Northern Iowa | John Renzi clanks a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Charles Ackerman - foul #2 on Charles Ackerman, team foul #1 | 29-30 |
| 19:05 | Northern Iowa | John Renzi misses the 1st free throw | 29-30 |
| 19:05 | Northern Iowa | John Renzi makes the 2nd free throw | 30-30 |
| 19:00 | UC Santa Barbara | Charles Ackerman is fouled in the backcourt by Thad Allen - foul #3 on Thad Allen, team foul #2 | 30-30 |
| 18:48 | UC Santa Barbara | Jack Gaines misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Heriberto Ricci - foul #2 on Heriberto Ricci, team foul #3 | 30-30 |
| 18:48 | UC Santa Barbara | Jack Gaines makes the 1st free throw | 30-31 |
| 18:48 | UC Santa Barbara | Jack Gaines makes the 2nd free throw | 30-32 |
| 18:44 | Northern Iowa | Thad Allen is hacked by Charles Ackerman in the backcourt - foul #3 on Charles Ackerman, team foul #2 | 30-32 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Corey Singh (PG) Charles Ackerman | |
| 18:26 | Northern Iowa | John Renzi connects on the open 3pt shot from the left corner | 33-32 |
| 18:07 | UC Santa Barbara | Jack Gaines is fouled on the floor by Heriberto Ricci - foul #3 on Heriberto Ricci, team foul #4 | 33-32 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Leonard Lai (SG), Moises Rosales (PF), Richard Chapa (C) Heriberto Ricci, Rodney Heider, Amado Marino | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | John Taylor (SG), William Smith (SF), Brian Holtzman (PF), Robert Moffitt (C) Jack Gaines, Joseph Ruder, Matthew Goodwin, Shawn Higgins | |
| 17:53 | UC Santa Barbara | Corey Singh is fouled on the floor by John Renzi - foul #3 on John Renzi, team foul #5 | 33-32 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jose Guzman (PG) Thad Allen | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | | |
| 17:39 | UC Santa Barbara | William Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-32 |
| 17:23 | Northern Iowa | Leonard Lai drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Jose Guzman | 36-32 |
| 17:10 | UC Santa Barbara | William Smith misses the jumper in the lane but he's fouled by Leonard Lai - foul #1 on Leonard Lai, team foul #6 | 36-32 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Heriberto Ricci (SG), Rodney Heider (PF) Leonard Lai, John Renzi | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Jack Gaines (SG), Shawn Higgins (C) John Taylor, Robert Moffitt | |
| 17:10 | UC Santa Barbara | William Smith misses the 1st free throw | 36-32 |
| 17:10 | UC Santa Barbara | William Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 36-33 |
| 17:06 | Northern Iowa | Corey Singh picks off the pass by Moises Rosales in the backcourt | 36-33 |
| 16:49 | UC Santa Barbara | Rodney Heider blocks the short jumper by Shawn Higgins | 36-33 |
| 16:48 | UC Santa Barbara | Shawn Higgins tips it in | 36-35 |
| 16:44 | Northern Iowa | Corey Singh takes the ball from Moises Rosales in the backcourt | 36-35 |
| 16:42 | UC Santa Barbara | William Smith lays it up and in on a nice dish by Corey Singh | 36-37 |
| 16:24 | Northern Iowa | Richard Chapa makes the floater from the left block on a nice dish by Jose Guzman and he's fouled by Shawn Higgins - foul #1 on Shawn Higgins, team foul #3 | 38-37 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Thad Allen (PG), John Renzi (SF) Jose Guzman, Moises Rosales | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | John Taylor (PG), Joseph Ruder (SF), Matthew Goodwin (PF) Corey Singh, William Smith, Brian Holtzman | |
| 16:24 | Northern Iowa | Richard Chapa misses the free throw | 38-37 |
| 16:24 | UC Santa Barbara | Shawn Higgins grabs the board | 38-37 |
| 16:00 | UC Santa Barbara | John Taylor misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 38-37 |
| 15:59 | UC Santa Barbara | Joseph Ruder tips it home | 38-39 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Thad Allen (fresh) 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Heriberto Ricci (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SF - John Renzi (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Rodney Heider (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 blk. C - Richard Chapa (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - John Taylor (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Jack Gaines (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Joseph Ruder (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Matthew Goodwin (fresh) 2 pts. C - Shawn Higgins (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Northern Iowa | John Renzi hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 38-39 |
| 15:33 | UC Santa Barbara | Shawn Higgins grabs the defensive rebound | 38-39 |
| 15:29 | UC Santa Barbara | Matthew Goodwin hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Richard Chapa - foul #2 on Richard Chapa, team foul #7 | 38-39 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Leonard Lai (SG), Amado Marino (C) Heriberto Ricci, Richard Chapa | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Charles Ackerman (PG), Robert Moffitt (C) Jack Gaines, Shawn Higgins | |
| 15:29 | UC Santa Barbara | Matthew Goodwin makes the 1st free throw | 38-40 |
| 15:29 | UC Santa Barbara | Matthew Goodwin makes the 2nd free throw | 38-41 |
| 15:03 | Northern Iowa | John Renzi comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 38-41 |
| 15:01 | Northern Iowa | Amado Marino tips it home | 40-41 |
| 14:59 | UC Santa Barbara | Charles Ackerman's pass is intercepted by Thad Allen in the backcourt | 40-41 |
| 14:34 | Northern Iowa | Amado Marino misses the shot from just outside the lane | 40-41 |
| 14:33 | Northern Iowa | Rodney Heider tips it back up and in | 42-41 |
| 14:29 | UC Santa Barbara | Charles Ackerman is hacked by Leonard Lai - foul #2 on Leonard Lai, team foul #8 | 42-41 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jose Guzman (PG), Moises Rosales (SF) Thad Allen, John Renzi | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Corey Singh (SG), William Smith (SF), Brian Holtzman (PF) John Taylor, Joseph Ruder, Matthew Goodwin | |
| 14:29 | UC Santa Barbara | Charles Ackerman misses the 1st free throw | 42-41 |
| 14:29 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Amado Marino | 42-41 |
| 14:14 | Northern Iowa | Leonard Lai can't connect on an uncontested 3pt shot from the right corner | 42-41 |
| 14:12 | Northern Iowa | Moises Rosales pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-41 |
| 13:46 | Northern Iowa | Moises Rosales misses the floater in the lane | 42-41 |
| 13:44 | UC Santa Barbara | Robert Moffitt grabs the defensive rebound | 42-41 |
| 13:37 | UC Santa Barbara | Robert Moffitt hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by Amado Marino - foul #3 on Amado Marino, team foul #9 | 42-41 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Heriberto Ricci (SG), John Renzi (SF) Leonard Lai, Rodney Heider | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Jack Gaines (SG), Shawn Higgins (C) Charles Ackerman, Brian Holtzman | |
| 13:37 | UC Santa Barbara | Robert Moffitt makes the 1st free throw | 42-42 |
| 13:37 | UC Santa Barbara | Robert Moffitt makes the 2nd free throw | 42-43 |
| 13:21 | Northern Iowa | Jack Gaines picks off the pass by Amado Marino | 42-43 |
| 13:18 | UC Santa Barbara | Corey Singh lays it up and in on a great pass from Jack Gaines | 42-45 |
| 12:49 | Northern Iowa | John Renzi is alone and drills a 3 from the right wing | 45-45 |
| 12:33 | UC Santa Barbara | William Smith is denied on a layup by Moises Rosales | 45-45 |
| 12:32 | Northern Iowa | John Renzi grabs the defensive rebound | 45-45 |
| 12:05 | Northern Iowa | Heriberto Ricci misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 45-45 |
| 12:03 | Northern Iowa | Moises Rosales tips it in | 47-45 |
| 11:39 | UC Santa Barbara | Jack Gaines scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Corey Singh | 47-47 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Jose Guzman (fairly fresh) SG - Heriberto Ricci (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SF - John Renzi (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Moises Rosales (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Amado Marino (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Corey Singh (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jack Gaines (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Smith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Moffitt (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Shawn Higgins (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Northern Iowa | William Smith is called for the reach on John Renzi in the backcourt - foul #1 on William Smith, team foul #4 | 47-47 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Thad Allen (PG), Leonard Lai (SG), Rodney Heider (PF), Richard Chapa (C) Jose Guzman, Heriberto Ricci, Moises Rosales, Amado Marino | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Charles Ackerman (PG), John Taylor (SG), Joseph Ruder (SF), Matthew Goodwin (PF), Brian Holtzman (C) Corey Singh, Jack Gaines, William Smith, Robert Moffitt, Shawn Higgins | |
| 11:26 | Northern Iowa | Thad Allen can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Charles Ackerman - foul #4 on Charles Ackerman, team foul #5 | 47-47 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Brian Barton (PG) Charles Ackerman | |
| 11:26 | Northern Iowa | Thad Allen makes the 1st free throw | 48-47 |
| 11:26 | Northern Iowa | Thad Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 49-47 |
| 11:07 | UC Santa Barbara | Brian Barton misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Rodney Heider - foul #1 on Rodney Heider, team foul #10 | 49-47 |
| 11:07 | UC Santa Barbara | Brian Barton makes the 1st free throw | 49-48 |
| 11:07 | UC Santa Barbara | Brian Barton makes the 2nd free throw | 49-49 |
| 10:45 | Northern Iowa | John Renzi makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 52-49 |
| 10:29 | UC Santa Barbara | Matthew Goodwin clanks a jump hook near the basket but the foul's on Rodney Heider - foul #2 on Rodney Heider, team foul #11 | 52-49 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Amado Marino (C) Richard Chapa | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Jack Gaines (SG) Brian Barton | |
| 10:29 | UC Santa Barbara | Matthew Goodwin makes the 1st free throw | 52-50 |
| 10:29 | UC Santa Barbara | Matthew Goodwin misses the 2nd free throw | 52-50 |
| 10:29 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Rodney Heider | 52-50 |
| 10:00 | Northern Iowa | John Renzi connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Thad Allen | 55-50 |
| 09:37 | UC Santa Barbara | Joseph Ruder is fouled on the floor by John Renzi - foul #4 on John Renzi, team foul #12 | 55-50 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Heriberto Ricci (SG) Leonard Lai | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Brian Barton (PG), Dustin Harris (PF), Shawn Higgins (C) John Taylor, Matthew Goodwin, Brian Holtzman | |
| 09:37 | UC Santa Barbara | Joseph Ruder makes the 1st free throw | 55-51 |
| 09:37 | UC Santa Barbara | Joseph Ruder makes the 2nd free throw | 55-52 |
| 09:14 | Northern Iowa | John Renzi misses the 3 from straight away | 55-52 |
| 09:12 | UC Santa Barbara | Dustin Harris gets the rebound | 55-52 |
| 08:47 | UC Santa Barbara | Jack Gaines banks in the layup and the foul's on Rodney Heider - foul #3 on Rodney Heider, team foul #13 | 55-54 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jose Guzman (PG), Moises Rosales (SF), Richard Chapa (C) Thad Allen, John Renzi, Amado Marino | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Corey Singh (PG), William Smith (SF) Brian Barton, Joseph Ruder | |
| 08:47 | UC Santa Barbara | Jack Gaines makes the free throw | 55-55 |
| 08:24 | Northern Iowa | Heriberto Ricci misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Dustin Harris - foul #1 on Dustin Harris, team foul #6 | 55-55 |
| 08:24 | Northern Iowa | Heriberto Ricci makes the 1st free throw | 56-55 |
| 08:24 | Northern Iowa | Heriberto Ricci makes the 2nd free throw | 57-55 |
| 08:05 | UC Santa Barbara | Rodney Heider is called for the reach on Dustin Harris - foul #4 on Rodney Heider, team foul #14 | 57-55 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Leonard Lai (SG) Heriberto Ricci | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | John Taylor (SG), Matthew Goodwin (PF) Jack Gaines, William Smith | |
| 08:05 | UC Santa Barbara | Dustin Harris makes the 1st free throw | 57-56 |
| 08:05 | UC Santa Barbara | Dustin Harris misses the 2nd free throw | 57-56 |
| 08:05 | Northern Iowa | Rodney Heider grabs the defensive rebound | 57-56 |
| 07:51 | Northern Iowa | Leonard Lai makes the floater in the paint | 59-56 |
| 07:28 | UC Santa Barbara | Dustin Harris can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 59-56 |
| 07:27 | Northern Iowa | Richard Chapa pulls down the rebound | 59-56 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Jose Guzman (fresh) SG - Leonard Lai (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Moises Rosales (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Rodney Heider (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. 4 blk. 4 pf. C - Richard Chapa (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Corey Singh (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Taylor (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Dustin Harris (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Matthew Goodwin (fresh) 5 pts. C - Shawn Higgins (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:05 | Northern Iowa | Richard Chapa connects on the turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Jose Guzman | 61-56 |
| 06:48 | UC Santa Barbara | Matthew Goodwin is called for traveling | 61-56 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Thad Allen (PG), Heriberto Ricci (SG), John Renzi (SF), Amado Marino (C) Jose Guzman, Leonard Lai, Rodney Heider, Richard Chapa | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Charles Ackerman (PG), William Smith (SG), Joseph Ruder (SF), Brian Holtzman (PF), Robert Moffitt (C) Corey Singh, John Taylor, Dustin Harris, Matthew Goodwin, Shawn Higgins | |
| 06:28 | Northern Iowa | John Renzi misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 61-56 |
| 06:26 | UC Santa Barbara | The rebound goes to William Smith | 61-56 |
| 06:12 | UC Santa Barbara | William Smith makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 61-58 |
| 05:50 | Northern Iowa | Moises Rosales comes up short on the shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Brian Holtzman - foul #2 on Brian Holtzman, team foul #7 | 61-58 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Jack Gaines (SG) Joseph Ruder | |
| 05:50 | Northern Iowa | Moises Rosales makes the 1st free throw | 62-58 |
| 05:50 | Northern Iowa | Moises Rosales makes the 2nd free throw | 63-58 |
| 05:28 | UC Santa Barbara | Charles Ackerman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 63-58 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Leonard Lai (SG), Rodney Heider (PF) Heriberto Ricci, Moises Rosales | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Matthew Goodwin (PF) Robert Moffitt | |
| 05:08 | Northern Iowa | Matthew Goodwin swats the shot by Leonard Lai | 63-58 |
| 05:06 | Northern Iowa | Rodney Heider can't tip it in | 63-58 |
| 05:04 | Northern Iowa | John Renzi grabs the offensive board | 63-58 |
| 04:51 | Northern Iowa | Amado Marino loses the dribble to William Smith | 63-58 |
| 04:46 | UC Santa Barbara | William Smith lays it in | 63-60 |
| 04:31 | Northern Iowa | The jump hook by Amado Marino is blocked by Matthew Goodwin | 63-60 |
| 04:30 | UC Santa Barbara | William Smith pulls down the rebound | 63-60 |
| 04:07 | UC Santa Barbara | Jack Gaines buries a floater from the left block on a great pass from Charles Ackerman | 63-62 |
| 03:46 | Northern Iowa | John Renzi scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Rodney Heider | 66-62 |
| 03:46 | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-62 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jose Guzman (PG), Heriberto Ricci (SG), Richard Chapa (C) Thad Allen, Leonard Lai, Amado Marino | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Joseph Ruder (SF), Shawn Higgins (C) William Smith, Brian Holtzman | |
| 03:22 | UC Santa Barbara | Rodney Heider takes the ball from Joseph Ruder | 66-62 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Jose Guzman (fresh) SG - Heriberto Ricci (fresh) 10 pts. 3 pf. SF - John Renzi (fairly fresh) 26 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. PF - Rodney Heider (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. 4 blk. 2 stl. 4 pf. C - Richard Chapa (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Charles Ackerman (fresh) 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Jack Gaines (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Ruder (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Matthew Goodwin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. C - Shawn Higgins (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:16 | Northern Iowa | Jack Gaines takes the ball from Jose Guzman in the backcourt | 66-62 |
| 03:15 | UC Santa Barbara | Jack Gaines hits the finger roll | 66-64 |
| 03:10 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Ruder is called for the reach on Heriberto Ricci in the backcourt - foul #2 on Joseph Ruder, team foul #8 | 66-64 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Moises Rosales (PF) Rodney Heider | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Corey Singh (PG), Robert Moffitt (PF) Charles Ackerman, Matthew Goodwin | |
| 03:10 | Northern Iowa | Heriberto Ricci makes the 1st free throw | 67-64 |
| 03:10 | Northern Iowa | Heriberto Ricci misses the 2nd free throw | 67-64 |
| 03:10 | UC Santa Barbara | Jack Gaines grabs the defensive rebound | 67-64 |
| 02:48 | UC Santa Barbara | Robert Moffitt clanks a runner in the lane | 67-64 |
| 02:46 | UC Santa Barbara | Shawn Higgins can't tip it in | 67-64 |
| 02:44 | Northern Iowa | John Renzi grabs the board | 67-64 |
| 02:32 | Northern Iowa | Heriberto Ricci misses long on a 3 from straight away | 67-64 |
| 02:31 | UC Santa Barbara | Shawn Higgins pulls down the rebound | 67-64 |
| 02:31 | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 67-64 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Thad Allen (PG) Jose Guzman | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Charles Ackerman (PG), Matthew Goodwin (PF) Corey Singh, Robert Moffitt | |
| 02:12 | UC Santa Barbara | Shawn Higgins is hacked by Richard Chapa - foul #3 on Richard Chapa, team foul #15 | 67-64 |
| 02:12 | UC Santa Barbara | Shawn Higgins makes the 1st free throw | 67-65 |
| 02:12 | UC Santa Barbara | Shawn Higgins makes the 2nd free throw | 67-66 |
| 01:51 | Northern Iowa | Charles Ackerman takes the ball from John Renzi | 67-66 |
| 01:44 | UC Santa Barbara | Matthew Goodwin is hacked by Moises Rosales - foul #1 on Moises Rosales, team foul #16 | 67-66 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Rodney Heider (PF), Amado Marino (C) Moises Rosales, Richard Chapa | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | | |
| 01:44 | UC Santa Barbara | Matthew Goodwin makes the 1st free throw | 67-67 |
| 01:44 | UC Santa Barbara | Matthew Goodwin misses the 2nd free throw | 67-67 |
| 01:44 | Northern Iowa | Amado Marino grabs the defensive rebound | 67-67 |
| 01:28 | Northern Iowa | Shawn Higgins swats the layup by Rodney Heider | 67-67 |
| 01:27 | UC Santa Barbara | Matthew Goodwin pulls down the rebound | 67-67 |
| 01:10 | UC Santa Barbara | Jack Gaines hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint | 67-67 |
| 01:08 | Northern Iowa | Thad Allen grabs the defensive rebound | 67-67 |
| 01:06 | Northern Iowa | Jack Gaines picks off the pass by John Renzi in the backcourt | 67-67 |
| 01:04 | UC Santa Barbara | Charles Ackerman lays it in on a nice dish by Jack Gaines | 67-69 |
| 00:35 | Northern Iowa | John Renzi clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 67-69 |
| 00:34 | Northern Iowa | Heriberto Ricci grabs the offensive rebound | 67-69 |
| 00:11 | Northern Iowa | Heriberto Ricci is alone and drills a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Thad Allen | 70-69 |
| 00:06 | UC Santa Barbara | Matthew Goodwin is denied on a layup by Rodney Heider | 70-69 |
| 00:04 | Northern Iowa | Amado Marino gets the rebound | 70-69 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:03 | Northern Iowa | Amado Marino is hacked by Charles Ackerman in the backcourt - foul #5 on Charles Ackerman, team foul #9 | 70-69 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Corey Singh (PG) Charles Ackerman | |
| 00:03 | Northern Iowa | Amado Marino misses the 1st free throw | 70-69 |
| 00:03 | UC Santa Barbara | Shawn Higgins grabs the board | 70-69 |
| 00:03 | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 70-69 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:00 | UC Santa Barbara | Jack Gaines can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 70-69 |