| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Bobby Sizemore (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jamie Lowrance (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Bob Bowen (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Joseph Leichtenberge (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Howard Weed (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Christopher Markey (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jack Hawkins (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Kenneth Gullette (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Ziler (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Jon Hamm (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Northern Iowa | Kenneth Gullette inbounds the ball | 38-35 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:43 | Northern Iowa | Jon Hamm's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-35 |
| 19:30 | Louisiana Tech | Jamie Lowrance banks in the layup on a nice dish by Bobby Sizemore and he's fouled by Jon Hamm - foul #2 on Jon Hamm, team foul #1 | 40-35 |
| 19:30 | Louisiana Tech | Jamie Lowrance makes the free throw | 41-35 |
| 19:07 | Northern Iowa | Paul Ziler knocks in the jump hook from close range on a great pass from Christopher Markey | 41-37 |
| 18:55 | Louisiana Tech | Jack Hawkins steps in front of the Jamie Lowrance pass | 41-37 |
| 18:42 | Northern Iowa | Christopher Markey hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Joseph Leichtenberge - foul #1 on Joseph Leichtenberge, team foul #1 | 41-37 |
| 18:42 | Northern Iowa | Christopher Markey misses the 1st free throw | 41-37 |
| 18:42 | Northern Iowa | Christopher Markey makes the 2nd free throw | 41-38 |
| 18:19 | Louisiana Tech | Bobby Sizemore hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 41-38 |
| 18:18 | Northern Iowa | Paul Ziler snags the defensive board | 41-38 |
| 18:03 | Northern Iowa | Jon Hamm lays it up and in set up by Christopher Markey | 41-40 |
| 17:47 | Louisiana Tech | Joseph Leichtenberge blows the layup | 41-40 |
| 17:45 | Northern Iowa | Paul Ziler pulls down the rebound | 41-40 |
| 17:39 | Northern Iowa | Jack Hawkins misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 41-40 |
| 17:38 | Northern Iowa | Paul Ziler gets the offensive rebound | 41-40 |
| 17:23 | Northern Iowa | Christopher Markey misses badly on a shot from the left side | 41-40 |
| 17:22 | Louisiana Tech | Jamie Lowrance gets the rebound | 41-40 |
| 17:02 | Louisiana Tech | Howard Weed misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline | 41-40 |
| 17:00 | Northern Iowa | Paul Ziler grabs the defensive rebound | 41-40 |
| 16:54 | Northern Iowa | Paul Ziler scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Christopher Markey | 41-43 |
| 16:40 | Louisiana Tech | Jamie Lowrance misses the jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Christopher Markey - foul #3 on Christopher Markey, team foul #2 | 41-43 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Michael Brown (PG), Curtis Felix (SF), Louis Colosimo (PF), Arthur Barta (C) Bobby Sizemore, Bob Bowen, Joseph Leichtenberge, Howard Weed | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | John Oppenheimer (PG), David Bottomley (SG), Wayne Whipple (SF), Jeffrey Johnson (PF) Christopher Markey, Jack Hawkins, Kenneth Gullette, Paul Ziler | |
| 16:40 | Louisiana Tech | Jamie Lowrance makes the 1st free throw | 42-43 |
| 16:40 | Louisiana Tech | Jamie Lowrance makes the 2nd free throw | 43-43 |
| 16:26 | Northern Iowa | Louis Colosimo swats the layup by David Bottomley | 43-43 |
| 16:25 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Louis Colosimo | 43-43 |
| 16:06 | Louisiana Tech | Curtis Felix buries a shot from the left side set up by Jamie Lowrance | 45-43 |
| 15:54 | Northern Iowa | Wayne Whipple comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 45-43 |
| 15:52 | Northern Iowa | David Bottomley pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-43 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Michael Brown (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jamie Lowrance (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Curtis Felix (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Louis Colosimo (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Arthur Barta (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - John Oppenheimer (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Bottomley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Wayne Whipple (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jeffrey Johnson (fresh) C - Jon Hamm (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:47 | Northern Iowa | Louis Colosimo is called for the reach on John Oppenheimer - foul #1 on Louis Colosimo, team foul #2 | 45-43 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | William Robinson (C) Jamie Lowrance | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 15:30 | Northern Iowa | Curtis Felix is called for the reach on John Oppenheimer - foul #3 on Curtis Felix, team foul #3 | 45-43 |
| 15:19 | Northern Iowa | Wayne Whipple lays it in set up by John Oppenheimer | 45-45 |
| 14:52 | Louisiana Tech | Arthur Barta connects on the driving attempt in the lane | 47-45 |
| 14:40 | Northern Iowa | David Bottomley knocks in the jumper in the lane set up by Wayne Whipple | 47-47 |
| 14:22 | Louisiana Tech | Jeffrey Johnson blocks the short jumper by William Robinson | 47-47 |
| 14:20 | Northern Iowa | Jeffrey Johnson gets the rebound | 47-47 |
| 14:05 | Northern Iowa | David Bottomley is hacked by Curtis Felix - foul #4 on Curtis Felix, team foul #4 | 47-47 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Bobby Sizemore (PG), Jamie Lowrance (SG), Bob Bowen (SF), Joseph Leichtenberge (PF) Michael Brown, Curtis Felix, Louis Colosimo, Arthur Barta | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Christopher Markey (PG), Jack Hawkins (SG), Kenneth Gullette (SF), Paul Ziler (PF) John Oppenheimer, David Bottomley, Wayne Whipple, Jeffrey Johnson | |
| 13:47 | Northern Iowa | Kenneth Gullette misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 47-47 |
| 13:46 | Louisiana Tech | William Robinson pulls down the rebound | 47-47 |
| 13:41 | Louisiana Tech | Bobby Sizemore can't connect on a shot from the left block but he's fouled by Paul Ziler - foul #3 on Paul Ziler, team foul #3 | 47-47 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Howard Weed (C) William Robinson | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 13:41 | Louisiana Tech | Bobby Sizemore makes the 1st free throw | 48-47 |
| 13:41 | Louisiana Tech | Bobby Sizemore makes the 2nd free throw | 49-47 |
| 13:18 | Northern Iowa | Kenneth Gullette comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 49-47 |
| 13:16 | Louisiana Tech | Joseph Leichtenberge grabs the board | 49-47 |
| 13:07 | Louisiana Tech | Jack Hawkins steals it from Bob Bowen | 49-47 |
| 12:55 | Northern Iowa | Jon Hamm misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 49-47 |
| 12:53 | Northern Iowa | Jack Hawkins tips it in | 49-49 |
| 12:32 | Louisiana Tech | Joseph Leichtenberge lays it up and in | 51-49 |
| 12:16 | Northern Iowa | Christopher Markey connects on the floater from the left wing | 51-51 |
| 12:01 | Louisiana Tech | Joseph Leichtenberge hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from close range | 51-51 |
| 12:00 | Northern Iowa | Christopher Markey gets the rebound | 51-51 |
| 11:55 | Northern Iowa | Jack Hawkins misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 51-51 |
| 11:53 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Jamie Lowrance | 51-51 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Bobby Sizemore (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jamie Lowrance (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bob Bowen (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Joseph Leichtenberge (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Howard Weed (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Christopher Markey (fresh) 10 pts. 7 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jack Hawkins (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. SF - Kenneth Gullette (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Ziler (fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. C - Jon Hamm (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:30 | Louisiana Tech | Bobby Sizemore hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 51-51 |
| 11:29 | Louisiana Tech | Joseph Leichtenberge grabs the offensive board | 51-51 |
| 11:10 | Louisiana Tech | Bob Bowen can't finish the layup | 51-51 |
| 11:09 | Northern Iowa | Jack Hawkins grabs the defensive rebound | 51-51 |
| 11:03 | Northern Iowa | Jack Hawkins loses the ball out of bounds | 51-51 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Michael Brown (PG), Derrick Redfield (SG), Louis Colosimo (SF), Arthur Barta (PF), William Robinson (C) Bobby Sizemore, Jamie Lowrance, Bob Bowen, Joseph Leichtenberge, Howard Weed | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | John Oppenheimer (PG), Kevin Herron (SG), Wayne Whipple (SF), Jeffrey Johnson (PF), David Bottomley (C) Christopher Markey, Jack Hawkins, Kenneth Gullette, Paul Ziler, Jon Hamm | |
| 10:56 | Louisiana Tech | John Oppenheimer steals the ball from Michael Brown in the backcourt | 51-51 |
| 10:54 | Northern Iowa | John Oppenheimer lays it up and in | 51-53 |
| 10:41 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Brown knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Louis Colosimo | 54-53 |
| 10:21 | Northern Iowa | Wayne Whipple's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-53 |
| 10:06 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Brown banks in the layup on a nice dish by Louis Colosimo and he's hacked by Kevin Herron - foul #1 on Kevin Herron, team foul #4 | 56-53 |
| 10:06 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Brown misses the free throw | 56-53 |
| 10:06 | Northern Iowa | Jeffrey Johnson gets the rebound | 56-53 |
| 09:47 | Northern Iowa | Kevin Herron scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by John Oppenheimer | 56-56 |
| 09:26 | Louisiana Tech | Jeffrey Johnson takes the ball from Michael Brown | 56-56 |
| 09:08 | Northern Iowa | David Bottomley double dribbles | 56-56 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Bobby Sizemore (PG), Jamie Lowrance (SG), Joseph Leichtenberge (PF) Michael Brown, Derrick Redfield, William Robinson | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Christopher Markey (PG), Jack Hawkins (SG), Paul Ziler (PF) John Oppenheimer, Kevin Herron, Wayne Whipple | |
| 08:55 | Louisiana Tech | Bobby Sizemore hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 56-56 |
| 08:53 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Jack Hawkins | 56-56 |
| 08:41 | Northern Iowa | Jeffrey Johnson is hacked by Arthur Barta - foul #2 on Arthur Barta, team foul #5 | 56-56 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Ruben Ball (SF), Howard Weed (C) Louis Colosimo, Arthur Barta | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Kenneth Gullette (SF) Jeffrey Johnson | |
| 08:22 | Northern Iowa | Paul Ziler knocks in the jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Christopher Markey | 56-58 |
| 08:05 | Louisiana Tech | Bobby Sizemore can't connect on a jumper near the basket | 56-58 |
| 08:03 | Louisiana Tech | Joseph Leichtenberge tips it home | 58-58 |
| 07:53 | Northern Iowa | David Bottomley misses long on a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Jamie Lowrance - foul #1 on Jamie Lowrance, team foul #6 | 58-58 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Bob Bowen (SF) Ruben Ball | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 07:53 | Northern Iowa | David Bottomley makes the 1st free throw | 58-59 |
| 07:53 | Northern Iowa | David Bottomley makes the 2nd free throw | 58-60 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Bobby Sizemore (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jamie Lowrance (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bob Bowen (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Joseph Leichtenberge (fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. C - Howard Weed (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Christopher Markey (fresh) 10 pts. 8 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jack Hawkins (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. SF - Kenneth Gullette (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Ziler (fresh) 12 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. C - David Bottomley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. | |
| 07:35 | Louisiana Tech | Howard Weed comes up short on the floater near the basket | 58-60 |
| 07:33 | Northern Iowa | David Bottomley gets the rebound | 58-60 |
| 07:28 | Northern Iowa | Jack Hawkins clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 58-60 |
| 07:26 | Louisiana Tech | Bob Bowen pulls down the rebound | 58-60 |
| 07:07 | Louisiana Tech | The jumper by Bob Bowen is denied by Paul Ziler | 58-60 |
| 07:06 | Louisiana Tech | Howard Weed tips it in | 60-60 |
| 07:00 | Northern Iowa | Christopher Markey misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 60-60 |
| 06:59 | Louisiana Tech | Howard Weed pulls down the rebound | 60-60 |
| 06:52 | Louisiana Tech | Bob Bowen banks in the layup on a nice dish by Howard Weed and he's hacked by Kenneth Gullette - foul #1 on Kenneth Gullette, team foul #5 | 62-60 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Michael Brown (PG), Curtis Felix (SG), Louis Colosimo (PF), Arthur Barta (C) Bobby Sizemore, Jamie Lowrance, Joseph Leichtenberge, Howard Weed | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | John Oppenheimer (SG), Wayne Whipple (SF), Jeffrey Johnson (PF), Jon Hamm (C) Jack Hawkins, Kenneth Gullette, Paul Ziler, David Bottomley | |
| 06:52 | Louisiana Tech | Bob Bowen misses the free throw | 62-60 |
| 06:52 | Northern Iowa | Jon Hamm grabs the board | 62-60 |
| 06:33 | Northern Iowa | Christopher Markey buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Wayne Whipple | 62-63 |
| 06:20 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Brown clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Christopher Markey - foul #4 on Christopher Markey, team foul #6 | 62-63 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | William Robinson (C) Bob Bowen | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Kevin Herron (SG) Christopher Markey | |
| 06:20 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Brown misses the 1st free throw | 62-63 |
| 06:20 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 63-63 |
| 06:13 | Northern Iowa | Jeffrey Johnson is hacked by Curtis Felix - foul #5 on Curtis Felix, team foul #7 | 63-63 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Derrick Redfield (SG) Curtis Felix | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 06:13 | Northern Iowa | Jeffrey Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 63-63 |
| 06:13 | Louisiana Tech | Louis Colosimo pulls down the rebound | 63-63 |
| 05:58 | Louisiana Tech | William Robinson hits a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Derrick Redfield | 65-63 |
| 05:50 | Northern Iowa | Michael Brown is called for the reach on Kevin Herron - foul #3 on Michael Brown, team foul #8 | 65-63 |
| 05:50 | Northern Iowa | Kevin Herron makes the 1st free throw | 65-64 |
| 05:50 | Northern Iowa | Kevin Herron makes the 2nd free throw | 65-65 |
| 05:29 | Louisiana Tech | Louis Colosimo hits a floater from the left side set up by Michael Brown | 67-65 |
| 05:08 | Northern Iowa | Wayne Whipple's pass is intercepted by Louis Colosimo | 67-65 |
| 04:50 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Brown misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 67-65 |
| 04:48 | Northern Iowa | Wayne Whipple gets the rebound | 67-65 |
| 04:36 | Northern Iowa | Jon Hamm misses the dunk attempt | 67-65 |
| 04:34 | Northern Iowa | Wayne Whipple misses the tip | 67-65 |
| 04:32 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Brown snags the defensive board | 67-65 |
| 04:32 | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-65 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Bobby Sizemore (PG), Jamie Lowrance (SG), Bob Bowen (SF), Joseph Leichtenberge (PF) Michael Brown, Derrick Redfield, Arthur Barta, William Robinson | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Christopher Markey (PG), Jack Hawkins (SG), Kenneth Gullette (SF), Paul Ziler (PF), David Bottomley (C) John Oppenheimer, Kevin Herron, Wayne Whipple, Jeffrey Johnson, Jon Hamm | |
| 04:16 | Louisiana Tech | Joseph Leichtenberge connects on the turnaround in the paint | 69-65 |
| 03:58 | Northern Iowa | Kenneth Gullette knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Jack Hawkins | 69-68 |
| 03:45 | Louisiana Tech | Jamie Lowrance makes the pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Bobby Sizemore | 71-68 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Bobby Sizemore (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jamie Lowrance (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bob Bowen (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Joseph Leichtenberge (fresh) 14 pts. 8 reb. C - Louis Colosimo (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Christopher Markey (fresh) 13 pts. 8 ast. 4 pf. SG - Jack Hawkins (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Kenneth Gullette (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Ziler (fresh) 12 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. C - David Bottomley (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. | |
| 03:25 | Northern Iowa | Paul Ziler's floater is tipped away by Joseph Leichtenberge | 71-68 |
| 03:23 | Louisiana Tech | Bob Bowen pulls down the rebound | 71-68 |
| 03:17 | Louisiana Tech | Bobby Sizemore misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 71-68 |
| 03:15 | Louisiana Tech | Louis Colosimo grabs the offensive rebound | 71-68 |
| 02:54 | Louisiana Tech | Jamie Lowrance misses the jumpshot from the left side | 71-68 |
| 02:53 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Jack Hawkins | 71-68 |
| 02:30 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Leichtenberge swats the layup by Kenneth Gullette | 71-68 |
| 02:28 | Louisiana Tech | Bobby Sizemore pulls down the rebound | 71-68 |
| 02:14 | Louisiana Tech | Jamie Lowrance drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Bobby Sizemore | 74-68 |
| 01:56 | Northern Iowa | Kenneth Gullette buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Christopher Markey | 74-71 |
| 01:38 | Louisiana Tech | Bob Bowen misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 74-71 |
| 01:37 | Northern Iowa | David Bottomley snags the defensive board | 74-71 |
| 01:17 | Northern Iowa | Kenneth Gullette comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 74-71 |
| 01:15 | Northern Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to David Bottomley | 74-71 |
| 01:00 | Northern Iowa | Kenneth Gullette misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 74-71 |
| 00:58 | Northern Iowa | David Bottomley tips it in | 74-73 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:30 | Louisiana Tech | Joseph Leichtenberge misses the floater in the paint | 74-73 |
| 00:28 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Kenneth Gullette | 74-73 |
| 00:17 | Northern Iowa | Christopher Markey drills a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from David Bottomley | 74-75 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:01 | Louisiana Tech | Jamie Lowrance can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 74-75 |
| 00:00 | Northern Iowa | Paul Ziler gets the rebound | 74-75 |