| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Patrick Warren (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lawrence Rohr (fresh) 5 pts. SF - John Williams (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Christopher Gumm (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Mark Bradham (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Jose Guzman (fresh) SG - Heriberto Ricci (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Thad Allen (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Moises Rosales (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Rodney Heider (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Iowa State | John Williams inbounds the ball | 25-15 |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 19:31 | Iowa State | John Williams is denied on a layup by Rodney Heider | 25-15 |
| 19:30 | Northern Iowa | Thad Allen pulls down the rebound | 25-15 |
| 19:15 | Northern Iowa | Thad Allen is whistled for a carry | 25-15 |
| 18:52 | Iowa State | Heriberto Ricci steals it from John Williams | 25-15 |
| 18:33 | Northern Iowa | Heriberto Ricci misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 25-15 |
| 18:32 | Iowa State | The rebound goes to Patrick Warren | 25-15 |
| 18:10 | Iowa State | Patrick Warren is called for traveling | 25-15 |
| 17:59 | Northern Iowa | Rodney Heider buries a driving attempt near the basket | 25-17 |
| 17:38 | Iowa State | Patrick Warren clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 25-17 |
| 17:36 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Moises Rosales | 25-17 |
| 17:14 | Northern Iowa | Thad Allen makes the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Jose Guzman | 25-20 |
| 16:45 | Iowa State | Lawrence Rohr throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-20 |
| 16:25 | Northern Iowa | Rodney Heider misses the lay-in | 25-20 |
| 16:24 | Northern Iowa | Heriberto Ricci tips it but misses | 25-20 |
| 16:22 | Northern Iowa | Moises Rosales tips it in | 25-22 |
| 15:58 | Iowa State | Mark Bradham shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner | 28-22 |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Patrick Warren (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lawrence Rohr (fresh) 5 pts. SF - John Williams (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Christopher Gumm (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Mark Bradham (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Jose Guzman (fairly fresh) SG - Heriberto Ricci (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Thad Allen (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Moises Rosales (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Rodney Heider (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:46 | Northern Iowa | Heriberto Ricci misses long on a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Lawrence Rohr - foul #1 on Lawrence Rohr, team foul #1 | 28-22 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Dave Bentley (PG), Paul Clothier (SG), Earl Anderson (C) Patrick Warren, Lawrence Rohr, Mark Bradham | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Shaun Barbee (PG), Matthew Murphy (SF), Amado Marino (PF), Richard Chapa (C) Jose Guzman, Thad Allen, Moises Rosales, Rodney Heider | |
| 15:46 | Northern Iowa | Heriberto Ricci makes the 1st free throw | 28-23 |
| 15:46 | Northern Iowa | Heriberto Ricci makes the 2nd free throw | 28-24 |
| 15:17 | Iowa State | Dave Bentley's pass is intercepted by Richard Chapa | 28-24 |
| 14:53 | Northern Iowa | Richard Chapa misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 28-24 |
| 14:52 | Northern Iowa | Richard Chapa hits the follow up shot | 28-26 |
| 14:24 | Iowa State | Paul Clothier connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by John Williams | 30-26 |
| 14:20 | Northern Iowa | Christopher Gumm blocks the short jumper by Heriberto Ricci | 30-26 |
| 14:19 | Northern Iowa | Richard Chapa hits the follow up shot | 30-28 |
| 13:51 | Iowa State | Dave Bentley's floater is knocked away by Amado Marino | 30-28 |
| 13:50 | Northern Iowa | Matthew Murphy grabs the board | 30-28 |
| 13:38 | Northern Iowa | Heriberto Ricci clanks a 3 from the right wing | 30-28 |
| 13:36 | Iowa State | Earl Anderson grabs the board | 30-28 |
| 13:20 | Iowa State | John Williams misses long on an open 3pt jumper from the left wing | 30-28 |
| 13:19 | Northern Iowa | Richard Chapa grabs the board | 30-28 |
| 12:56 | Northern Iowa | Shaun Barbee knocks in the floater from the free throw line | 30-30 |
| 12:37 | Iowa State | Earl Anderson is hacked by Shaun Barbee - foul #1 on Shaun Barbee, team foul #1 | 30-30 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Patrick Warren (PG), Lawrence Rohr (SG), Scott Wiley (SF), Todd Brazil (PF), Mark Bradham (C) Dave Bentley, Paul Clothier, John Williams, Christopher Gumm, Earl Anderson | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jose Guzman (PG), Leonard Lai (SG), Thad Allen (SF), Moises Rosales (PF), Rodney Heider (C) Shaun Barbee, Heriberto Ricci, Matthew Murphy, Amado Marino, Richard Chapa | |
| 12:20 | Iowa State | Scott Wiley misses long on a shot from the left side | 30-30 |
| 12:18 | Northern Iowa | Rodney Heider gets the rebound | 30-30 |
| 11:57 | Northern Iowa | Thad Allen misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 30-30 |
| 11:55 | Iowa State | Mark Bradham gets the rebound | 30-30 |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Patrick Warren (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lawrence Rohr (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Scott Wiley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Todd Brazil (fresh) 3 reb. C - Mark Bradham (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Jose Guzman (fresh) SG - Leonard Lai (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Thad Allen (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Moises Rosales (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Rodney Heider (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Iowa State | Lawrence Rohr clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 30-30 |
| 11:25 | Iowa State | Todd Brazil pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-30 |
| 11:07 | Iowa State | Patrick Warren is hacked by Moises Rosales - foul #4 on Moises Rosales, team foul #2 | 30-30 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Christopher Gumm (PF) Todd Brazil | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 10:44 | Iowa State | Lawrence Rohr buries a 3pt shot from the right corner | 33-30 |
| 10:15 | Northern Iowa | Thad Allen misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 33-30 |
| 10:14 | Iowa State | Scott Wiley snags the defensive board | 33-30 |
| 10:07 | Iowa State | Scott Wiley's layup is rejected by Rodney Heider | 33-30 |
| 10:06 | Northern Iowa | Thad Allen snags the defensive board | 33-30 |
| 09:40 | Northern Iowa | Leonard Lai misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 33-30 |
| 09:39 | Northern Iowa | Jose Guzman tips it home | 33-32 |
| 09:15 | Iowa State | Mark Bradham evades the doubleteam and hits a jumper from the left block set up by Christopher Gumm and the foul's on Moises Rosales - foul #5 on Moises Rosales, team foul #3 | 35-32 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Dave Bentley (PG), John Williams (SF) Patrick Warren, Scott Wiley | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Heriberto Ricci (SG), Amado Marino (PF) Leonard Lai, Moises Rosales | |
| 09:15 | Iowa State | Mark Bradham makes the free throw | 36-32 |
| 08:46 | Northern Iowa | Heriberto Ricci drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Thad Allen | 36-35 |
| 08:32 | Iowa State | Mark Bradham's floater is tipped away by Amado Marino | 36-35 |
| 08:30 | Northern Iowa | Heriberto Ricci grabs the defensive rebound | 36-35 |
| 08:24 | Northern Iowa | Heriberto Ricci misses the lay-in | 36-35 |
| 08:22 | Northern Iowa | Amado Marino tips it in | 36-37 |
| 08:02 | Iowa State | Christopher Gumm works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket but he's fouled by Amado Marino - foul #1 on Amado Marino, team foul #4 | 36-37 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Patrick Warren (PG), Paul Clothier (SG), Earl Anderson (C) Dave Bentley, Lawrence Rohr, Mark Bradham | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Shaun Barbee (PG), Matthew Murphy (SF), Richard Chapa (C) Jose Guzman, Thad Allen, Rodney Heider | |
| 08:02 | Iowa State | Christopher Gumm makes the 1st free throw | 37-37 |
| 08:02 | Iowa State | Christopher Gumm makes the 2nd free throw | 38-37 |
| 07:44 | Northern Iowa | Heriberto Ricci clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 38-37 |
| 07:43 | Iowa State | John Williams pulls down the rebound | 38-37 |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Patrick Warren (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Clothier (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Williams (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Christopher Gumm (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Earl Anderson (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Shaun Barbee (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Heriberto Ricci (fresh) 13 pts. SF - Matthew Murphy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Amado Marino (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Richard Chapa (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:17 | Iowa State | Patrick Warren connects on the floater from the right block set up by Christopher Gumm and he's fouled by Shaun Barbee - foul #2 on Shaun Barbee, team foul #5 | 40-37 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Todd Brazil (PF) Christopher Gumm | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 07:17 | Iowa State | Patrick Warren makes the free throw | 41-37 |
| 07:01 | Northern Iowa | Heriberto Ricci hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 41-37 |
| 07:00 | Iowa State | Earl Anderson pulls down the rebound | 41-37 |
| 06:54 | Iowa State | Patrick Warren makes the runner from the right block set up by Paul Clothier | 43-37 |
| 06:25 | Northern Iowa | Heriberto Ricci connects on the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Richard Chapa | 43-40 |
| 06:01 | Iowa State | Todd Brazil is called for a backcourt violation | 43-40 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Dave Bentley (PG), Lawrence Rohr (SG), Christopher Gumm (PF), Mark Bradham (C) Patrick Warren, Paul Clothier, Todd Brazil, Earl Anderson | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jose Guzman (PG), Leonard Lai (SG), Thad Allen (SF), Rodney Heider (C) Shaun Barbee, Heriberto Ricci, Matthew Murphy, Richard Chapa | |
| 05:47 | Northern Iowa | Thad Allen misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 43-40 |
| 05:45 | Iowa State | Christopher Gumm snags the defensive board | 43-40 |
| 05:23 | Iowa State | Lawrence Rohr is fouled on the floor by Amado Marino - foul #2 on Amado Marino, team foul #6 | 43-40 |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Edward Dolezal (PF) Amado Marino | |
| 05:00 | Iowa State | Mark Bradham splits the doubleteam and buries a runner from the baseline on a great pass from Dave Bentley | 45-40 |
| 04:34 | Northern Iowa | Rodney Heider is hacked by Christopher Gumm - foul #2 on Christopher Gumm, team foul #2 | 45-40 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Patrick Warren (PG), Scott Wiley (SF) Dave Bentley, John Williams | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Heriberto Ricci (SG) Leonard Lai | |
| 04:10 | Northern Iowa | Thad Allen comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 45-40 |
| 04:09 | Northern Iowa | Rodney Heider tips it in | 45-42 |
| 03:40 | Iowa State | Mark Bradham works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 45-42 |
| 03:39 | Iowa State | Christopher Gumm tips it but misses | 45-42 |
| 03:38 | Iowa State | Mark Bradham gets the offensive rebound | 45-42 |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Patrick Warren (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lawrence Rohr (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Scott Wiley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Christopher Gumm (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Mark Bradham (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Jose Guzman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SG - Heriberto Ricci (fresh) 16 pts. SF - Thad Allen (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Edward Dolezal (fresh) C - Rodney Heider (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:10 | Iowa State | Scott Wiley misses badly on the uncontested floater from just outside the lane | 45-42 |
| 03:09 | Iowa State | Lawrence Rohr tips it back up and in | 47-42 |
| 02:52 | Northern Iowa | Heriberto Ricci's pass is intercepted by Christopher Gumm | 47-42 |
| 02:25 | Iowa State | Rodney Heider picks off the pass by Scott Wiley | 47-42 |
| 02:03 | Northern Iowa | Thad Allen connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Heriberto Ricci | 47-45 |
| 01:44 | Iowa State | Scott Wiley misses the floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Edward Dolezal - foul #2 on Edward Dolezal, team foul #7 | 47-45 |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Amado Marino (PF) Edward Dolezal | |
| 01:44 | Iowa State | Scott Wiley makes the 1st free throw | 48-45 |
| 01:44 | Iowa State | Scott Wiley makes the 2nd free throw | 49-45 |
| 01:26 | Northern Iowa | Thad Allen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 49-45 |
| 01:25 | Iowa State | Christopher Gumm grabs the defensive rebound | 49-45 |
| 01:01 | Iowa State | Thad Allen steps in front of the Mark Bradham pass | 49-45 |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:52 | Northern Iowa | Heriberto Ricci makes the jumpshot from the free throw line | 49-47 |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:26 | Iowa State | Patrick Warren misses short on a shot in the lane | 49-47 |
| 00:25 | Northern Iowa | Amado Marino pulls down the rebound | 49-47 |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:12 | Northern Iowa | Heriberto Ricci is fouled on the floor by Mark Bradham - foul #2 on Mark Bradham, team foul #3 | 49-47 |
| 00:06 | Northern Iowa | Rodney Heider can't finish the layup but the foul's on Mark Bradham - foul #3 on Mark Bradham, team foul #4 | 49-47 |
| 00:06 | Northern Iowa | Rodney Heider misses the 1st free throw | 49-47 |
| 00:06 | Northern Iowa | Rodney Heider misses the 2nd free throw | 49-47 |
| 00:06 | Iowa State | Christopher Gumm pulls down the rebound | 49-47 |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+5) | |
| 00:05 | Iowa State | Jose Guzman is called for the reach on Christopher Gumm in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jose Guzman, team foul #8 | 49-47 |
| Subs | Iowa State | John Williams (SF) Scott Wiley | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 00:05 | Iowa State | Christopher Gumm misses the 1st free throw | 49-47 |
| 00:05 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Rodney Heider | 49-47 |
| 00:05 | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 49-47 |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+5) | |
| 00:00 | Northern Iowa | Heriberto Ricci misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 49-47 |