| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Jerry Gagnon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SG - David Woods (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary O'Neal (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Swietomierz Zervas (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Leland Davis (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - John Sorrell (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Peter Tanouye (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Elmer Kirch (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Watts (fresh) 3 pts. C - James Charley (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northern Iowa | Gary O'Neal inbounds the ball | 35-35 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:49 | Northern Iowa | Gary O'Neal double dribbles | 35-35 |
| 19:47 | Sam Houston State | John Sorrell is fouled in the backcourt by Jerry Gagnon - foul #1 on Jerry Gagnon, team foul #1 | 35-35 |
| 19:35 | Sam Houston State | James Watts hits a turnaround from close range | 35-37 |
| 19:12 | Northern Iowa | Gary O'Neal hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from close range | 35-37 |
| 19:10 | Northern Iowa | Leland Davis misses the tip | 35-37 |
| 19:08 | Northern Iowa | Jerry Gagnon grabs the offensive board | 35-37 |
| 18:58 | Northern Iowa | Leland Davis clanks a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Peter Tanouye - foul #2 on Peter Tanouye, team foul #1 | 35-37 |
| 18:58 | Northern Iowa | Leland Davis makes the 1st free throw | 36-37 |
| 18:58 | Northern Iowa | Leland Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 36-37 |
| 18:58 | Sam Houston State | James Charley gets the rebound | 36-37 |
| 18:53 | Sam Houston State | Peter Tanouye scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by John Sorrell | 36-39 |
| 18:38 | Northern Iowa | David Woods hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 36-39 |
| 18:37 | Sam Houston State | John Sorrell gets the rebound | 36-39 |
| 18:20 | Sam Houston State | Peter Tanouye buries a jump hook from the baseline set up by Elmer Kirch and he's fouled by Leland Davis - foul #2 on Leland Davis, team foul #2 | 36-41 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Julio Pena (PF) Swietomierz Zervas | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Chad Bitter (PG), Luis Morales (SF), Ervin Allen (PF), Michael Holbrook (C) John Sorrell, Elmer Kirch, James Watts, James Charley | |
| 18:20 | Sam Houston State | Peter Tanouye makes the free throw | 36-42 |
| 18:05 | Northern Iowa | Jerry Gagnon drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by David Woods | 39-42 |
| 17:55 | Sam Houston State | Luis Morales misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 39-42 |
| 17:54 | Northern Iowa | Leland Davis pulls down the rebound | 39-42 |
| 17:36 | Northern Iowa | Julio Pena is hacked by Peter Tanouye - foul #3 on Peter Tanouye, team foul #2 | 39-42 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Vroman (PG), James Francis (SG), Darryl Macek (SF), Keith Burk (C) Jerry Gagnon, David Woods, Gary O'Neal, Leland Davis | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | James Charley (C) Peter Tanouye | |
| 17:25 | Northern Iowa | James Francis scores on a jumper from close range set up by Darryl Macek | 41-42 |
| 17:11 | Sam Houston State | Ervin Allen misses short on a jumper from the left side | 41-42 |
| 17:10 | Sam Houston State | James Charley can't tip it in | 41-42 |
| 17:08 | Northern Iowa | Julio Pena gets the rebound | 41-42 |
| 16:49 | Northern Iowa | James Francis is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on James Francis, team foul #3 | 41-42 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Stjepan Moczulski (PG), Swietomierz Zervas (PF) James Francis, Keith Burk | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | John Sorrell (PG), Elmer Kirch (SF), James Watts (PF) Chad Bitter, Ervin Allen, Michael Holbrook | |
| 16:25 | Sam Houston State | James Watts misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 41-42 |
| 16:23 | Sam Houston State | Elmer Kirch misses the tip | 41-42 |
| 16:21 | Sam Houston State | James Charley misses the tip | 41-42 |
| 16:19 | Sam Houston State | John Sorrell snags the offensive board | 41-42 |
| 16:01 | Sam Houston State | John Sorrell can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 41-42 |
| 16:00 | Northern Iowa | Swietomierz Zervas grabs the board | 41-42 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Stjepan Moczulski (fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Vroman (fresh) SF - Darryl Macek (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Swietomierz Zervas (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Julio Pena (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - John Sorrell (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Luis Morales (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Elmer Kirch (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Watts (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - James Charley (fairly fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 15:55 | Northern Iowa | Swietomierz Zervas is hacked by John Sorrell in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Sorrell, team foul #3 | 41-42 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jerry Gagnon (PG), David Woods (SG), Gary O'Neal (SF), Leland Davis (C) Stjepan Moczulski, James Vroman, Darryl Macek, Julio Pena | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Peter Tanouye (SG), Jeremy Smith (SF) Luis Morales, Elmer Kirch | |
| 15:42 | Northern Iowa | Gary O'Neal can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 41-42 |
| 15:41 | Northern Iowa | Swietomierz Zervas snags the offensive board | 41-42 |
| 15:21 | Northern Iowa | Jerry Gagnon hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt attempt from the right corner | 41-42 |
| 15:19 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to Jeremy Smith | 41-42 |
| 15:11 | Sam Houston State | Jeremy Smith can't finish the layup | 41-42 |
| 15:10 | Sam Houston State | James Charley snags the offensive board | 41-42 |
| 15:03 | Sam Houston State | John Sorrell scores on a 3 from the left wing | 41-45 |
| 15:00 | Northern Iowa | Jerry Gagnon throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 41-45 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Francis (PF) Swietomierz Zervas | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Chad Bitter (PG), Ervin Allen (PF) John Sorrell, James Watts | |
| 14:44 | Sam Houston State | Jeremy Smith lays it up and in on a great pass from Chad Bitter and the foul's on David Woods - foul #3 on David Woods, team foul #4 | 41-47 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Michael Holbrook (C) James Charley | |
| 14:44 | Sam Houston State | Jeremy Smith makes the free throw | 41-48 |
| 14:27 | Northern Iowa | David Woods connects on the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Jerry Gagnon | 43-48 |
| 14:06 | Sam Houston State | Jeremy Smith lays it in on a great pass from Peter Tanouye | 43-50 |
| 14:02 | Northern Iowa | David Woods is fouled in the backcourt by Peter Tanouye - foul #4 on Peter Tanouye, team foul #4 | 43-50 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Vroman (SG), Julio Pena (PF), Keith Burk (C) David Woods, Gary O'Neal, Leland Davis | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Luis Morales (SG), Elmer Kirch (PF), James Charley (C) Peter Tanouye, Ervin Allen, Michael Holbrook | |
| 13:46 | Northern Iowa | Keith Burk can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-50 |
| 13:45 | Sam Houston State | Jeremy Smith gets the rebound | 43-50 |
| 13:26 | Sam Houston State | Elmer Kirch clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 43-50 |
| 13:25 | Northern Iowa | James Vroman grabs the defensive rebound | 43-50 |
| 13:03 | Northern Iowa | Julio Pena blows the layup | 43-50 |
| 13:02 | Northern Iowa | James Francis tips it back up and in | 45-50 |
| 12:48 | Sam Houston State | Luis Morales is called for traveling | 45-50 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Stjepan Moczulski (PG), Darryl Macek (SF), Swietomierz Zervas (PF), Leland Davis (C) Jerry Gagnon, James Francis, Julio Pena, Keith Burk | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | John Sorrell (PG), Ervin Allen (PF), Michael Holbrook (C) Chad Bitter, Elmer Kirch, James Charley | |
| 12:26 | Northern Iowa | Stjepan Moczulski misses the wide open 3 pointer from the right wing | 45-50 |
| 12:25 | Sam Houston State | Ervin Allen grabs the defensive rebound | 45-50 |
| 12:06 | Sam Houston State | Jeremy Smith misses badly on a floater from the left block | 45-50 |
| 12:04 | Northern Iowa | Swietomierz Zervas grabs the board | 45-50 |
| 11:57 | Northern Iowa | John Sorrell takes the ball from Stjepan Moczulski | 45-50 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Stjepan Moczulski (fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Vroman (fairly fresh) SF - Darryl Macek (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Swietomierz Zervas (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Leland Davis (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - John Sorrell (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Luis Morales (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeremy Smith (tiring) 10 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Ervin Allen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Holbrook (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:39 | Sam Houston State | Michael Holbrook is fouled on the floor by James Vroman - foul #2 on James Vroman, team foul #5 | 45-50 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | David Woods (SG), Gary O'Neal (SF), Julio Pena (PF), Keith Burk (C) James Vroman, Darryl Macek, Swietomierz Zervas, Leland Davis | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Elmer Kirch (SF), James Watts (PF), James Charley (C) Jeremy Smith, Ervin Allen, Michael Holbrook | |
| 11:25 | Sam Houston State | Luis Morales comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 45-50 |
| 11:23 | Sam Houston State | James Charley tips it in | 45-52 |
| 11:08 | Northern Iowa | Julio Pena blows the layup | 45-52 |
| 11:07 | Sam Houston State | John Sorrell grabs the board | 45-52 |
| 11:01 | Sam Houston State | James Watts drills a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Elmer Kirch | 45-54 |
| 10:43 | Northern Iowa | Gary O'Neal is open but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 45-54 |
| 10:42 | Sam Houston State | James Charley grabs the defensive rebound | 45-54 |
| 10:28 | Sam Houston State | Gary O'Neal is called for the reach on James Charley - foul #1 on Gary O'Neal, team foul #6 | 45-54 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jerry Gagnon (PG), James Francis (PF), Leland Davis (C) Stjepan Moczulski, Julio Pena, Keith Burk | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Paul Boothby (PG), Jeremy Smith (SF) John Sorrell, Elmer Kirch | |
| 10:14 | Sam Houston State | James Watts connects on the runner in the lane | 45-56 |
| 09:59 | Northern Iowa | Jerry Gagnon makes the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from David Woods | 48-56 |
| 09:34 | Sam Houston State | Jeremy Smith misses the lay-in | 48-56 |
| 09:33 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Jerry Gagnon | 48-56 |
| 09:31 | Northern Iowa | Paul Boothby steps in front of the David Woods pass in the backcourt | 48-56 |
| 09:14 | Sam Houston State | Leland Davis is called for the reach on James Charley - foul #3 on Leland Davis, team foul #7 | 48-56 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Vroman (SG), Darryl Macek (SF), Swietomierz Zervas (PF) David Woods, Gary O'Neal, James Francis | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | John Sorrell (PG), Chad Bitter (SG), Ervin Allen (SF), Michael Holbrook (PF) Paul Boothby, Luis Morales, Jeremy Smith, James Watts | |
| 09:14 | Sam Houston State | James Charley makes the 1st free throw | 48-57 |
| 09:14 | Sam Houston State | James Charley makes the 2nd free throw | 48-58 |
| 08:56 | Northern Iowa | Jerry Gagnon drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Swietomierz Zervas | 51-58 |
| 08:41 | Sam Houston State | Chad Bitter misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 51-58 |
| 08:40 | Sam Houston State | Ervin Allen tips it back up and in | 51-60 |
| 08:33 | Northern Iowa | Swietomierz Zervas is alone and drills a driving attempt from close range set up by James Vroman | 53-60 |
| 08:23 | Sam Houston State | John Sorrell is hacked by James Vroman - foul #3 on James Vroman, team foul #8 | 53-60 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Stjepan Moczulski (PG), Julio Pena (C) Jerry Gagnon, Leland Davis | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Elmer Kirch (SF) James Charley | |
| 08:23 | Sam Houston State | John Sorrell makes the 1st free throw | 53-61 |
| 08:23 | Sam Houston State | John Sorrell makes the 2nd free throw | 53-62 |
| 08:04 | Northern Iowa | The jump hook by Swietomierz Zervas is blocked by Michael Holbrook | 53-62 |
| 08:02 | Sam Houston State | Chad Bitter grabs the defensive rebound | 53-62 |
| 07:51 | Sam Houston State | Chad Bitter's pass is intercepted by Stjepan Moczulski | 53-62 |
| 07:48 | Northern Iowa | Stjepan Moczulski can't finish the layup | 53-62 |
| 07:46 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to Ervin Allen | 53-62 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Stjepan Moczulski (fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Vroman (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Darryl Macek (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Swietomierz Zervas (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Julio Pena (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - John Sorrell (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Chad Bitter (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Elmer Kirch (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Ervin Allen (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Holbrook (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:41 | Sam Houston State | James Vroman takes the ball from Ervin Allen | 53-62 |
| 07:39 | Northern Iowa | Julio Pena is fouled in the backcourt by Ervin Allen - foul #1 on Ervin Allen, team foul #5 | 53-62 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jerry Gagnon (PG), David Woods (SG), Gary O'Neal (SF), Keith Burk (C) Stjepan Moczulski, James Vroman, Darryl Macek, Swietomierz Zervas | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Paul Boothby (PG), Peter Tanouye (SG), Jeremy Smith (SF) John Sorrell, Chad Bitter, Ervin Allen | |
| 07:19 | Northern Iowa | Jerry Gagnon hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 53-62 |
| 07:17 | Sam Houston State | Elmer Kirch gets the rebound | 53-62 |
| 06:48 | Sam Houston State | Paul Boothby misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 53-62 |
| 06:47 | Northern Iowa | Julio Pena pulls down the rebound | 53-62 |
| 06:33 | Northern Iowa | Keith Burk is alone and drills a 3 from straight away | 56-62 |
| 06:11 | Sam Houston State | Elmer Kirch is hacked by David Woods - foul #4 on David Woods, team foul #9 | 56-62 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Stjepan Moczulski (PG), James Vroman (SG), James Francis (SF), Swietomierz Zervas (PF), Leland Davis (C) Jerry Gagnon, David Woods, Gary O'Neal, Julio Pena, Keith Burk | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Chad Bitter (PG), Luis Morales (SG), Ervin Allen (PF), James Charley (C) Paul Boothby, Peter Tanouye, Jeremy Smith, Michael Holbrook | |
| 06:11 | Sam Houston State | Elmer Kirch makes the 1st free throw | 56-63 |
| 06:11 | Sam Houston State | Elmer Kirch misses the 2nd free throw | 56-63 |
| 06:11 | Northern Iowa | Leland Davis snags the defensive board | 56-63 |
| 06:06 | Northern Iowa | James Vroman throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 56-63 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Peter Tanouye (SG) Elmer Kirch | |
| 05:51 | Sam Houston State | Chad Bitter lays it up and in set up by Luis Morales | 56-65 |
| 05:49 | Northern Iowa | James Vroman is fouled in the backcourt by Peter Tanouye - foul #5 on Peter Tanouye, team foul #6 | 56-65 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Darryl Macek (SF) Stjepan Moczulski | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | James Watts (PF) Peter Tanouye | |
| 05:41 | Northern Iowa | Luis Morales steps in front of the James Vroman pass | 56-65 |
| 05:38 | Sam Houston State | Luis Morales lays it in | 56-67 |
| 05:14 | Northern Iowa | James Vroman scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 59-67 |
| 04:58 | Sam Houston State | Chad Bitter is fouled on the floor by James Vroman - foul #4 on James Vroman, team foul #10 | 59-67 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jerry Gagnon (PG), David Woods (SG), Gary O'Neal (SF) James Vroman, Darryl Macek, Swietomierz Zervas | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | John Sorrell (PG), Jeremy Smith (SF) Luis Morales, Ervin Allen | |
| 04:58 | Sam Houston State | Chad Bitter makes the 1st free throw | 59-68 |
| 04:58 | Sam Houston State | Chad Bitter makes the 2nd free throw | 59-69 |
| 04:54 | Northern Iowa | James Charley steals the ball from Gary O'Neal in the backcourt | 59-69 |
| 04:47 | Sam Houston State | Jeremy Smith can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 59-69 |
| 04:45 | Northern Iowa | Leland Davis pulls down the rebound | 59-69 |
| 04:40 | Northern Iowa | Jerry Gagnon is by himself and knocks in the 3 from the left wing | 62-69 |
| 04:16 | Sam Houston State | Chad Bitter connects on the driving attempt near the basket set up by James Watts | 62-71 |
| 04:03 | Northern Iowa | Jerry Gagnon is wide open but clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 62-71 |
| 04:01 | Sam Houston State | James Watts snags the defensive board | 62-71 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 03:32 | Sam Houston State | John Sorrell blows the layup but he's fouled by James Francis - foul #4 on James Francis, team foul #11 | 62-71 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Stjepan Moczulski (PG), James Vroman (SG), Darryl Macek (SF), Swietomierz Zervas (PF), Julio Pena (C) Jerry Gagnon, David Woods, Gary O'Neal, James Francis, Leland Davis | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Luis Morales (SG), Elmer Kirch (SF) Chad Bitter, Jeremy Smith | |
| 03:32 | Sam Houston State | John Sorrell makes the 1st free throw | 62-72 |
| 03:32 | Sam Houston State | John Sorrell makes the 2nd free throw | 62-73 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Stjepan Moczulski (fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Vroman (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Darryl Macek (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Swietomierz Zervas (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Julio Pena (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - John Sorrell (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Luis Morales (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Elmer Kirch (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. PF - James Watts (tiring) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - James Charley (tiring) 4 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:12 | Northern Iowa | Swietomierz Zervas can't connect on a jumper from the left block but the foul's on Elmer Kirch - foul #1 on Elmer Kirch, team foul #7 | 62-73 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Paul Boothby (PG), Jeremy Smith (SF), Michael Holbrook (C) John Sorrell, James Watts, James Charley | |
| 03:12 | Northern Iowa | Swietomierz Zervas makes the 1st free throw | 63-73 |
| 03:12 | Northern Iowa | Swietomierz Zervas makes the 2nd free throw | 64-73 |
| 02:47 | Sam Houston State | Jeremy Smith loses the ball out of bounds | 64-73 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jerry Gagnon (PG), Gary O'Neal (SF) Stjepan Moczulski, Darryl Macek | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Ervin Allen (PF) Jeremy Smith | |
| 02:44 | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-73 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | David Woods (SG), Leland Davis (C) James Vroman, Julio Pena | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | John Sorrell (PG) Paul Boothby | |
| 02:21 | Northern Iowa | David Woods hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 64-73 |
| 02:20 | Sam Houston State | Elmer Kirch gets the rebound | 64-73 |
| 01:56 | Sam Houston State | Leland Davis is called for the reach on Michael Holbrook - foul #4 on Leland Davis, team foul #12 | 64-73 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Jeremy Smith (SF), James Watts (PF) Elmer Kirch, Ervin Allen | |
| 01:56 | Sam Houston State | Michael Holbrook makes the 1st free throw | 64-74 |
| 01:56 | Sam Houston State | Michael Holbrook makes the 2nd free throw | 64-75 |
| 01:42 | Northern Iowa | Gary O'Neal hits a 3 from straight away set up by Jerry Gagnon | 67-75 |
| 01:42 | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-75 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | James Charley (C) Michael Holbrook | |
| 01:16 | Sam Houston State | James Watts misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 67-75 |
| 01:14 | Sam Houston State | James Charley tips it in | 67-77 |
| 00:55 | Northern Iowa | David Woods misses the floater from close range | 67-77 |
| 00:53 | Northern Iowa | Leland Davis hits the follow up shot | 69-77 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:51 | Sam Houston State | John Sorrell is fouled in the backcourt by Jerry Gagnon - foul #2 on Jerry Gagnon, team foul #13 | 69-77 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Elmer Kirch (PF), Michael Holbrook (C) James Watts, James Charley | |
| 00:51 | Sam Houston State | John Sorrell makes the 1st free throw | 69-78 |
| 00:51 | Sam Houston State | John Sorrell misses the 2nd free throw | 69-78 |
| 00:51 | Northern Iowa | Leland Davis snags the defensive board | 69-78 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:47 | Northern Iowa | Jerry Gagnon's pass is intercepted by Luis Morales in the backcourt | 69-78 |
| 00:47 | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 69-78 |
| 00:46 | Sam Houston State | David Woods is called for the reach on Jeremy Smith - foul #5 on David Woods, team foul #14 | 69-78 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Francis (SG) David Woods | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| 00:46 | Sam Houston State | Jeremy Smith makes the 1st free throw | 69-79 |
| 00:46 | Sam Houston State | Jeremy Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 69-80 |
| 00:40 | Northern Iowa | Swietomierz Zervas misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 69-80 |
| 00:38 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to Michael Holbrook | 69-80 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:36 | Sam Houston State | John Sorrell throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 69-80 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Vroman (PG), Darryl Macek (SF), Julio Pena (PF), Keith Burk (C) Jerry Gagnon, Gary O'Neal, Swietomierz Zervas, Leland Davis | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Chad Bitter (PG), Ervin Allen (PF) John Sorrell, Jeremy Smith | |
| 00:32 | Northern Iowa | Darryl Macek clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 69-80 |
| 00:30 | Sam Houston State | Michael Holbrook snags the defensive board | 69-80 |
| 00:00 | Sam Houston State | Chad Bitter runs out the clock | 69-80 |