| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Greg Goetsch (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jason Guizar (fresh) SF - Kudyauku Alhambra (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Shields (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Reginald Dutton (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - David Bivona (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Aguilera (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Gary O'Neal (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Swietomierz Zervas (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Leland Davis (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northern Iowa | Gary O'Neal inbounds the ball | 27-38 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:40 | Northern Iowa | Gary O'Neal is open and buries a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Thomas Aguilera | 27-41 |
| 19:21 | Ohio | George Shields clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 27-41 |
| 19:20 | Ohio | Reginald Dutton grabs the offensive rebound | 27-41 |
| 19:08 | Ohio | George Shields knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Greg Goetsch | 30-41 |
| 18:59 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Aguilera hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 30-41 |
| 18:58 | Northern Iowa | Leland Davis can't tip it in | 30-41 |
| 18:56 | Ohio | George Shields grabs the board | 30-41 |
| 18:50 | Ohio | Reginald Dutton double dribbles | 30-41 |
| 18:33 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Aguilera knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 30-44 |
| 18:15 | Ohio | George Shields drills a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Greg Goetsch and the foul's on Swietomierz Zervas - foul #1 on Swietomierz Zervas, team foul #1 | 32-44 |
| Subs | Ohio | Anthony Wade (PG), Richard Bennett (SG), Ken Hammons (C) Greg Goetsch, Jason Guizar, Reginald Dutton | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jerry Gagnon (PG), David Woods (SG), James Francis (SF), Julio Pena (PF) David Bivona, Thomas Aguilera, Gary O'Neal, Swietomierz Zervas | |
| 18:15 | Ohio | George Shields makes the free throw | 33-44 |
| 17:56 | Northern Iowa | Jerry Gagnon double dribbles | 33-44 |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Keith Burk (C) Leland Davis | |
| 17:37 | Ohio | George Shields's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-44 |
| 17:34 | Northern Iowa | Richard Bennett is called for the reach on Julio Pena in the backcourt - foul #1 on Richard Bennett, team foul #1 | 33-44 |
| 17:25 | Northern Iowa | David Woods double dribbles | 33-44 |
| 17:06 | Ohio | George Shields is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on George Shields, team foul #2 | 33-44 |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Gary O'Neal (SF) James Francis | |
| 16:43 | Northern Iowa | Julio Pena is open and lays it up and in on a great pass from David Woods | 33-46 |
| 16:29 | Ohio | Ken Hammons is fouled on the floor by David Woods - foul #1 on David Woods, team foul #2 | 33-46 |
| Subs | Ohio | Greg Goetsch (PG), Jason Guizar (SG), Reginald Dutton (C) Anthony Wade, Richard Bennett, Ken Hammons | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | David Bivona (PG), Thomas Aguilera (SG), Swietomierz Zervas (PF), Leland Davis (C) Jerry Gagnon, David Woods, Julio Pena, Keith Burk | |
| 16:18 | Ohio | Jason Guizar can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Thomas Aguilera - foul #1 on Thomas Aguilera, team foul #3 | 33-46 |
| 16:18 | Ohio | Jason Guizar misses the 1st free throw | 33-46 |
| 16:18 | Ohio | Jason Guizar misses the 2nd free throw | 33-46 |
| 16:18 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Leland Davis | 33-46 |
| 15:57 | Northern Iowa | Gary O'Neal can't connect on an uncontested 3pt jumper from the right wing | 33-46 |
| 15:55 | Ohio | Reginald Dutton grabs the board | 33-46 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Greg Goetsch (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jason Guizar (fresh) SF - Kudyauku Alhambra (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Shields (tiring) 13 pts. 5 reb. C - Reginald Dutton (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - David Bivona (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Aguilera (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary O'Neal (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Swietomierz Zervas (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Leland Davis (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Ohio | George Shields comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 33-46 |
| 15:32 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Leland Davis | 33-46 |
| 15:30 | Northern Iowa | Greg Goetsch steps in front of the Swietomierz Zervas pass in the backcourt | 33-46 |
| 15:22 | Ohio | Kudyauku Alhambra banks in the layup | 35-46 |
| 15:14 | Northern Iowa | David Bivona double dribbles | 35-46 |
| Subs | Ohio | Richard Bennett (PG), Todd Jones (SG), Manuel McDunn (SF), David Liu (C) Greg Goetsch, Jason Guizar, Kudyauku Alhambra, Reginald Dutton | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jerry Gagnon (PG), James Vroman (SG), David Woods (SF), James Francis (PF) David Bivona, Thomas Aguilera, Gary O'Neal, Swietomierz Zervas | |
| 15:01 | Ohio | Richard Bennett misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 35-46 |
| 14:59 | Ohio | Todd Jones pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-46 |
| 14:40 | Ohio | Manuel McDunn misses short on a shot in the lane | 35-46 |
| 14:39 | Ohio | Richard Bennett tips it in | 37-46 |
| 14:36 | Northern Iowa | Jerry Gagnon is hacked by Richard Bennett in the backcourt - foul #2 on Richard Bennett, team foul #3 | 37-46 |
| Subs | Ohio | Anthony Wade (PG), Ken Hammons (PF) Richard Bennett, George Shields | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Julio Pena (PF), Keith Burk (C) James Vroman, Leland Davis | |
| 14:31 | Northern Iowa | Keith Burk can't connect on an uncontested jumpshot from the free throw line | 37-46 |
| 14:30 | Ohio | Todd Jones pulls down the rebound | 37-46 |
| 14:21 | Ohio | Manuel McDunn throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-46 |
| 14:04 | Northern Iowa | David Woods makes the 3 from straight away | 37-49 |
| 13:44 | Ohio | Manuel McDunn scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Todd Jones | 40-49 |
| 13:21 | Northern Iowa | James Francis banks in the layup on a great pass from Jerry Gagnon | 40-51 |
| 13:02 | Ohio | Manuel McDunn clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Julio Pena - foul #2 on Julio Pena, team foul #4 | 40-51 |
| Subs | Ohio | Greg Goetsch (PG), Jason Guizar (SG), Reginald Dutton (PF) Anthony Wade, Todd Jones, Ken Hammons | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | David Bivona (PG), Thomas Aguilera (SG), Gary O'Neal (SF), Swietomierz Zervas (PF), Leland Davis (C) Jerry Gagnon, David Woods, James Francis, Julio Pena, Keith Burk | |
| 13:02 | Ohio | Manuel McDunn misses the 1st free throw | 40-51 |
| 13:02 | Ohio | Manuel McDunn makes the 2nd free throw | 41-51 |
| 13:00 | Northern Iowa | David Bivona throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 41-51 |
| 12:46 | Ohio | Manuel McDunn makes the driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Jason Guizar and he's fouled by David Bivona - foul #1 on David Bivona, team foul #5 | 43-51 |
| 12:46 | Ohio | Manuel McDunn misses the free throw | 43-51 |
| 12:46 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Leland Davis | 43-51 |
| 12:33 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Aguilera is wide open but clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 43-51 |
| 12:31 | Ohio | Reginald Dutton grabs the defensive rebound | 43-51 |
| 12:13 | Ohio | Reginald Dutton buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Greg Goetsch | 46-51 |
| 12:11 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Aguilera is hacked by Jason Guizar in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jason Guizar, team foul #4 | 46-51 |
| Subs | Ohio | Richard Bennett (SG) Manuel McDunn | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 11:56 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Aguilera misses long on an open 3 from the left corner | 46-51 |
| 11:54 | Ohio | Reginald Dutton grabs the defensive rebound | 46-51 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Greg Goetsch (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Bennett (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jason Guizar (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Reginald Dutton (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - David Liu (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - David Bivona (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Aguilera (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary O'Neal (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Swietomierz Zervas (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Leland Davis (fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 11:43 | Ohio | Leland Davis denies the turnaround by Reginald Dutton | 46-51 |
| 11:42 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Gary O'Neal | 46-51 |
| 11:34 | Northern Iowa | David Bivona hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 46-51 |
| 11:32 | Ohio | David Liu snags the defensive board | 46-51 |
| 11:23 | Ohio | Greg Goetsch knocks in the fadeaway from the left side set up by Jason Guizar | 48-51 |
| 10:58 | Northern Iowa | Leland Davis jams it on a nice dish by David Bivona | 48-53 |
| 10:42 | Ohio | Jason Guizar misses badly on a jumper from the left block | 48-53 |
| 10:41 | Northern Iowa | Leland Davis snags the defensive board | 48-53 |
| 10:25 | Northern Iowa | Gary O'Neal misses the jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on Richard Bennett - foul #3 on Richard Bennett, team foul #5 | 48-53 |
| Subs | Ohio | Anthony Wade (PG), Kudyauku Alhambra (SF), George Shields (PF), Ken Hammons (C) Greg Goetsch, Richard Bennett, Reginald Dutton, David Liu | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jerry Gagnon (PG), David Woods (SG), Julio Pena (PF), Keith Burk (C) David Bivona, Thomas Aguilera, Swietomierz Zervas, Leland Davis | |
| 10:25 | Northern Iowa | Gary O'Neal makes the 1st free throw | 48-54 |
| 10:25 | Northern Iowa | Gary O'Neal makes the 2nd free throw | 48-55 |
| 10:08 | Ohio | Jason Guizar is hacked by Julio Pena - foul #3 on Julio Pena, team foul #6 | 48-55 |
| Subs | Ohio | Todd Jones (SG) Jason Guizar | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Francis (SF) Gary O'Neal | |
| 09:47 | Ohio | George Shields loses the ball out of bounds | 48-55 |
| Subs | Ohio | Manuel McDunn (SF) George Shields | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 09:31 | Northern Iowa | David Woods double dribbles | 48-55 |
| Subs | Ohio | Richard Bennett (PG), George Shields (PF) Anthony Wade, Ken Hammons | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 09:16 | Ohio | Manuel McDunn misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 48-55 |
| 09:15 | Ohio | Kudyauku Alhambra tips it back up and in | 50-55 |
| 09:12 | Northern Iowa | David Woods is fouled in the backcourt by Todd Jones - foul #4 on Todd Jones, team foul #6 | 50-55 |
| Subs | Ohio | Greg Goetsch (PG) Todd Jones | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 08:49 | Northern Iowa | David Woods makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Jerry Gagnon | 50-58 |
| 08:39 | Ohio | Keith Burk denies the turnaround by Manuel McDunn | 50-58 |
| 08:37 | Ohio | Greg Goetsch grabs the offensive rebound | 50-58 |
| 08:24 | Ohio | Richard Bennett misses long on a shot in the paint | 50-58 |
| 08:23 | Northern Iowa | James Francis snags the defensive board | 50-58 |
| 08:21 | Northern Iowa | Jerry Gagnon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 50-58 |
| Subs | Ohio | Anthony Wade (PG), Jason Guizar (SG), Ken Hammons (PF) Greg Goetsch, Richard Bennett, George Shields | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | David Bivona (PG), Thomas Aguilera (SG), James Vroman (SF), Swietomierz Zervas (PF), Leland Davis (C) Jerry Gagnon, David Woods, James Francis, Julio Pena, Keith Burk | |
| 08:06 | Ohio | Jason Guizar misses the jumper from the left side | 50-58 |
| 08:04 | Northern Iowa | Leland Davis pulls down the rebound | 50-58 |
| 07:58 | Northern Iowa | David Bivona makes the wide open 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Thomas Aguilera | 50-61 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Anthony Wade (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Jason Guizar (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Manuel McDunn (tiring) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Ken Hammons (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Kudyauku Alhambra (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - David Bivona (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Aguilera (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Vroman (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Swietomierz Zervas (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Leland Davis (fresh) 7 pts. 11 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:42 | Ohio | Anthony Wade is whistled for traveling | 50-61 |
| Subs | Ohio | Todd Jones (SG), Reginald Dutton (PF), David Liu (C) Jason Guizar, Manuel McDunn, Ken Hammons | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Gary O'Neal (SF) David Bivona | |
| 07:18 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Aguilera hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 50-61 |
| 07:16 | Ohio | Kudyauku Alhambra grabs the defensive rebound | 50-61 |
| 07:02 | Ohio | Reginald Dutton knocks in the jumper from the left side | 52-61 |
| 06:48 | Northern Iowa | Todd Jones takes the ball from Leland Davis | 52-61 |
| 06:30 | Ohio | Anthony Wade hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 52-61 |
| 06:28 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Gary O'Neal | 52-61 |
| 06:23 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Aguilera hits the finger roll set up by Swietomierz Zervas | 52-63 |
| 06:03 | Ohio | Gary O'Neal picks off the pass by Kudyauku Alhambra | 52-63 |
| 05:59 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Aguilera misses the easy layup | 52-63 |
| 05:57 | Northern Iowa | Leland Davis tips it home | 52-65 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:47 | Ohio | Todd Jones loses the dribble to James Vroman | 52-65 |
| 05:44 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Aguilera lays it up and in on a nice dish by James Vroman | 52-67 |
| 05:30 | Ohio | Anthony Wade misses the jumper from the left wing | 52-67 |
| 05:29 | Ohio | Reginald Dutton grabs the offensive rebound | 52-67 |
| 05:19 | Ohio | Todd Jones comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 52-67 |
| 05:17 | Northern Iowa | Leland Davis gets the rebound | 52-67 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:52 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Aguilera travels with the ball | 52-67 |
| Subs | Ohio | Greg Goetsch (PG), Richard Bennett (SG), Jason Guizar (SF), George Shields (PF), Ken Hammons (C) Anthony Wade, Todd Jones, Kudyauku Alhambra, Reginald Dutton, David Liu | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | David Bivona (PG), Jerry Gagnon (SG), David Woods (SF), Julio Pena (PF), Keith Burk (C) James Vroman, Thomas Aguilera, Gary O'Neal, Swietomierz Zervas, Leland Davis | |
| 04:45 | Ohio | Jerry Gagnon steals the ball from Greg Goetsch | 52-67 |
| 04:25 | Northern Iowa | David Woods makes the wide open 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Jerry Gagnon | 52-70 |
| 04:13 | Ohio | Richard Bennett hits a runner from close range set up by Jason Guizar | 54-70 |
| 03:44 | Northern Iowa | Jerry Gagnon misses short on a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Greg Goetsch - foul #2 on Greg Goetsch, team foul #7 | 54-70 |
| 03:44 | Northern Iowa | Jerry Gagnon makes the 1st free throw | 54-71 |
| 03:44 | Northern Iowa | Jerry Gagnon makes the 2nd free throw | 54-72 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Greg Goetsch (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Bennett (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jason Guizar (fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. PF - George Shields (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. C - Ken Hammons (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - David Bivona (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jerry Gagnon (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - David Woods (fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. PF - Julio Pena (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Keith Burk (fresh) 3 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:25 | Ohio | Jason Guizar is whistled for a carry | 54-72 |
| Subs | Ohio | Kudyauku Alhambra (SF), Reginald Dutton (C) Greg Goetsch, George Shields | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Francis (SF), Raymond Cambell (C) David Bivona, Keith Burk | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio 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) | |
| 03:20 | Northern Iowa | James Francis throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 54-72 |
| 03:08 | Ohio | Richard Bennett double dribbles | 54-72 |
| 02:42 | Northern Iowa | David Woods is hacked by Richard Bennett - foul #4 on Richard Bennett, team foul #8 | 54-72 |
| Subs | Ohio | Todd Jones (SG) Richard Bennett | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 02:42 | Northern Iowa | David Woods makes the 1st free throw | 54-73 |
| 02:42 | Northern Iowa | David Woods makes the 2nd free throw | 54-74 |
| 02:26 | Ohio | Jason Guizar buries a driving attempt from the baseline | 56-74 |
| 02:03 | Northern Iowa | Julio Pena is whistled for traveling | 56-74 |
| Subs | Ohio | Anthony Wade (PG) Todd Jones | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Keith Burk (C) Raymond Cambell | |
| 01:52 | Ohio | Ken Hammons clanks a driving attempt from close range | 56-74 |
| 01:51 | Northern Iowa | James Francis grabs the board | 56-74 |
| 01:28 | Northern Iowa | Ken Hammons is called for the reach on David Woods - foul #1 on Ken Hammons, team foul #9 | 56-74 |
| Subs | Ohio | Todd Jones (SG) Anthony Wade | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 01:28 | Northern Iowa | David Woods makes the 1st free throw | 56-75 |
| 01:28 | Northern Iowa | David Woods makes the 2nd free throw | 56-76 |
| 01:15 | Ohio | Ken Hammons misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 56-76 |
| 01:13 | Northern Iowa | Julio Pena gets the rebound | 56-76 |
| 00:51 | Northern Iowa | David Woods comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 56-76 |
| 00:49 | Ohio | Todd Jones grabs the board | 56-76 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio 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) | |
| 00:41 | Ohio | James Francis swats the shot by Todd Jones | 56-76 |
| 00:40 | Ohio | Reginald Dutton can't tip it in | 56-76 |
| 00:38 | Ohio | Reginald Dutton grabs the offensive rebound | 56-76 |
| 00:36 | Ohio | James Francis blocks the short jumper by Kudyauku Alhambra | 56-76 |
| 00:34 | Northern Iowa | James Francis grabs the defensive rebound | 56-76 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio 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 | David Woods clanks a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Jason Guizar - foul #4 on Jason Guizar, team foul #10 | 56-76 |
| 00:14 | Northern Iowa | David Woods makes the 1st free throw | 56-77 |
| 00:14 | Northern Iowa | David Woods makes the 2nd free throw | 56-78 |
| 00:07 | Ohio | Jason Guizar makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 58-78 |
| 00:00 | Northern Iowa | David Woods runs out the clock | 58-78 |