| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Michael Chambers (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Fred Bosley (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mike Kelly (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Ivan Gaston (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Eddie Robbins (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Herbert Taylor (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Oliver (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Michael Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jerome Thoreson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Allen Fox (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Northern Iowa | Michael Smith inbounds the ball | 45-35 |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a fastbreak 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 | Allen Fox misses long on a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Michael Chambers - foul #2 on Michael Chambers, team foul #1 | 45-35 |
| 19:43 | Northern Iowa | Allen Fox makes the 1st free throw | 45-36 |
| 19:43 | Northern Iowa | Allen Fox misses the 2nd free throw | 45-36 |
| 19:43 | Colorado State | Ivan Gaston grabs the board | 45-36 |
| 19:36 | Colorado State | Mike Kelly lays it in | 47-36 |
| 19:12 | Northern Iowa | Jerome Thoreson is hacked by Mike Kelly - foul #2 on Mike Kelly, team foul #2 | 47-36 |
| 18:54 | Northern Iowa | Herbert Taylor is hacked by Michael Chambers - foul #3 on Michael Chambers, team foul #3 | 47-36 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Thomas Heiman (PG) Michael Chambers | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 18:42 | Northern Iowa | Michael Smith buries a fadeaway from the right side set up by Herbert Taylor and the foul's on Mike Kelly - foul #3 on Mike Kelly, team foul #4 | 47-38 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Larry Thomas (SF) Mike Kelly | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 18:42 | Northern Iowa | Michael Smith misses the free throw | 47-38 |
| 18:42 | Colorado State | Ivan Gaston gets the rebound | 47-38 |
| 18:22 | Colorado State | Larry Thomas clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 47-38 |
| 18:20 | Northern Iowa | Michael Smith gets the rebound | 47-38 |
| 18:12 | Northern Iowa | James Oliver banks in the layup on a nice dish by Herbert Taylor | 47-40 |
| 17:48 | Colorado State | Thomas Heiman buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Fred Bosley | 50-40 |
| 17:23 | Northern Iowa | James Oliver misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Eddie Robbins - foul #1 on Eddie Robbins, team foul #5 | 50-40 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Fred Stewart (PG), Gerard Albanese (C) Ivan Gaston, Eddie Robbins | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Derrick Gould (PG), Kurt Friend (SF), Wilbur Dowd (PF), Brian Litherland (C) Herbert Taylor, Michael Smith, Jerome Thoreson, Allen Fox | |
| 17:23 | Northern Iowa | James Oliver misses the 1st free throw | 50-40 |
| 17:23 | Northern Iowa | James Oliver misses the 2nd free throw | 50-40 |
| 17:23 | Colorado State | Gerard Albanese pulls down the rebound | 50-40 |
| 17:17 | Colorado State | Derrick Gould takes the ball from Gerard Albanese | 50-40 |
| 17:01 | Northern Iowa | James Oliver can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 50-40 |
| 16:59 | Colorado State | The rebound goes to Fred Stewart | 50-40 |
| 16:54 | Colorado State | Thomas Heiman misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Kurt Friend - foul #2 on Kurt Friend, team foul #1 | 50-40 |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Justin Meeks (SG) James Oliver | |
| 16:54 | Colorado State | Thomas Heiman makes the 1st free throw | 51-40 |
| 16:54 | Colorado State | Thomas Heiman makes the 2nd free throw | 52-40 |
| 16:38 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Heiman is called for the reach on Derrick Gould - foul #1 on Thomas Heiman, team foul #6 | 52-40 |
| 16:21 | Northern Iowa | Derrick Gould comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 52-40 |
| 16:19 | Colorado State | Thomas Heiman grabs the board | 52-40 |
| 16:13 | Colorado State | Fred Stewart comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 52-40 |
| 16:12 | Colorado State | The offensive rebound goes to Gerard Albanese | 52-40 |
| 16:02 | Colorado State | Fred Stewart misses the fadeaway from the left side | 52-40 |
| 16:00 | Colorado State | Thomas Heiman tips it back up and in | 54-40 |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Fred Stewart (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Fred Bosley (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Heiman (fairly fresh) 12 pts. PF - Larry Thomas (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Gerard Albanese (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Derrick Gould (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Justin Meeks (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Kurt Friend (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Wilbur Dowd (fresh) C - Brian Litherland (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:40 | Northern Iowa | Derrick Gould's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-40 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Michael Chambers (PG), Mike Kelly (SF), Ivan Gaston (PF), Eddie Robbins (C) Fred Bosley, Thomas Heiman, Larry Thomas, Gerard Albanese | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Herbert Taylor (PG), Michael Smith (SF), Allen Fox (C) Justin Meeks, Kurt Friend, Brian Litherland | |
| 15:19 | Colorado State | Ivan Gaston misses the shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Michael Smith - foul #2 on Michael Smith, team foul #2 | 54-40 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Fred Bosley (SG) Fred Stewart | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Oliver (SG), Jerome Thoreson (PF) Derrick Gould, Wilbur Dowd | |
| 15:19 | Colorado State | Ivan Gaston misses the 1st free throw | 54-40 |
| 15:19 | Colorado State | Ivan Gaston makes the 2nd free throw | 55-40 |
| 15:03 | Northern Iowa | Jerome Thoreson buries a floater from the free throw line | 55-42 |
| 14:54 | Colorado State | Ivan Gaston hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by Jerome Thoreson - foul #1 on Jerome Thoreson, team foul #3 | 55-42 |
| 14:54 | Colorado State | Ivan Gaston misses the 1st free throw | 55-42 |
| 14:54 | Colorado State | Ivan Gaston makes the 2nd free throw | 56-42 |
| 14:31 | Northern Iowa | Fred Bosley steps in front of the Michael Smith pass | 56-42 |
| 14:06 | Colorado State | Fred Bosley is hacked by James Oliver - foul #2 on James Oliver, team foul #4 | 56-42 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Fred Stewart (SG), Gerard Albanese (C) Fred Bosley, Eddie Robbins | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Brian Litherland (PF) Jerome Thoreson | |
| 14:01 | Colorado State | Fred Stewart scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Chambers and he's fouled by Allen Fox - foul #2 on Allen Fox, team foul #5 | 58-42 |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Derrick Gould (SG) James Oliver | |
| 14:01 | Colorado State | Fred Stewart makes the free throw | 59-42 |
| 13:50 | Northern Iowa | Herbert Taylor hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 59-42 |
| 13:49 | Northern Iowa | Brian Litherland tips it home | 59-44 |
| 13:47 | Colorado State | Michael Chambers is fouled in the backcourt by Herbert Taylor - foul #1 on Herbert Taylor, team foul #6 | 59-44 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Thomas Heiman (SG) Fred Stewart | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Wilbur Dowd (PF) Brian Litherland | |
| 13:39 | Colorado State | Michael Chambers clanks a runner from the right block but he's fouled by Michael Smith - foul #3 on Michael Smith, team foul #7 | 59-44 |
| 13:39 | Colorado State | Michael Chambers misses the 1st free throw | 59-44 |
| 13:39 | Colorado State | Michael Chambers makes the 2nd free throw | 60-44 |
| 13:11 | Northern Iowa | Wilbur Dowd hits a turnaround from close range set up by Derrick Gould | 60-46 |
| 12:44 | Colorado State | Mike Kelly misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 60-46 |
| 12:43 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Herbert Taylor | 60-46 |
| 12:26 | Northern Iowa | Wilbur Dowd is fouled on the floor by Ivan Gaston - foul #3 on Ivan Gaston, team foul #7 | 60-46 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Fred Stewart (SG), Larry Thomas (PF), Eddie Robbins (C) Mike Kelly, Ivan Gaston, Gerard Albanese | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Justin Meeks (PG), James Oliver (SG), Kurt Friend (SF), Brian Litherland (C) Herbert Taylor, Derrick Gould, Michael Smith, Allen Fox | |
| 12:26 | Northern Iowa | Wilbur Dowd makes the 1st free throw | 60-47 |
| 12:26 | Northern Iowa | Wilbur Dowd misses the 2nd free throw | 60-47 |
| 12:26 | Colorado State | Eddie Robbins grabs the board | 60-47 |
| 12:12 | Colorado State | Thomas Heiman misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 60-47 |
| 12:10 | Colorado State | Michael Chambers pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-47 |
| 11:58 | Colorado State | Wilbur Dowd steps in front of the Eddie Robbins pass | 60-47 |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Michael Chambers (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Fred Stewart (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Thomas Heiman (fairly fresh) 12 pts. PF - Larry Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. C - Eddie Robbins (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Justin Meeks (fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Oliver (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Kurt Friend (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Wilbur Dowd (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Brian Litherland (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:43 | Northern Iowa | Kurt Friend misses the floater from the free throw line | 60-47 |
| 11:42 | Colorado State | Eddie Robbins gets the rebound | 60-47 |
| 11:38 | Colorado State | Fred Stewart misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 60-47 |
| 11:37 | Northern Iowa | Kurt Friend gets the rebound | 60-47 |
| 11:27 | Northern Iowa | Wilbur Dowd comes up short on the floater from the left side | 60-47 |
| 11:26 | Colorado State | The rebound goes to Eddie Robbins | 60-47 |
| 11:21 | Colorado State | Justin Meeks is called for the reach on Michael Chambers - foul #2 on Justin Meeks, team foul #8 | 60-47 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Fred Bosley (SG), Mike Kelly (SF) Fred Stewart, Thomas Heiman | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Derrick Gould (PG), Jerome Thoreson (PF) Justin Meeks, Wilbur Dowd | |
| 11:21 | Colorado State | Michael Chambers makes the 1st free throw | 61-47 |
| 11:21 | Colorado State | Michael Chambers makes the 2nd free throw | 62-47 |
| 11:06 | Northern Iowa | Kurt Friend hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing and the foul's on Eddie Robbins - foul #2 on Eddie Robbins, team foul #8 | 62-49 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Fred Stewart (PG), Gerard Albanese (C) Michael Chambers, Eddie Robbins | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Herbert Taylor (PG) Derrick Gould | |
| 11:06 | Northern Iowa | Kurt Friend misses the free throw | 62-49 |
| 11:06 | Colorado State | Gerard Albanese grabs the defensive rebound | 62-49 |
| 10:46 | Colorado State | Fred Stewart misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 62-49 |
| 10:45 | Northern Iowa | Brian Litherland grabs the defensive rebound | 62-49 |
| 10:26 | Northern Iowa | Jerome Thoreson loses the ball out of bounds | 62-49 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Ivan Gaston (PF) Mike Kelly | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Michael Smith (SF), Allen Fox (C) Kurt Friend, Brian Litherland | |
| 10:00 | Colorado State | Gerard Albanese misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 62-49 |
| 09:58 | Northern Iowa | Michael Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 62-49 |
| 09:42 | Northern Iowa | James Oliver connects on the runner from close range on a great pass from Jerome Thoreson | 62-51 |
| 09:15 | Colorado State | Allen Fox steals the ball from Larry Thomas | 62-51 |
| 08:53 | Northern Iowa | Herbert Taylor clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 62-51 |
| 08:51 | Colorado State | Gerard Albanese pulls down the rebound | 62-51 |
| 08:46 | Colorado State | Fred Stewart misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 62-51 |
| 08:45 | Colorado State | Gerard Albanese hits the follow up shot | 64-51 |
| 08:38 | Northern Iowa | Allen Fox hits a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Herbert Taylor and the foul's on Fred Stewart - foul #2 on Fred Stewart, team foul #9 | 64-53 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Michael Chambers (PG), Thomas Heiman (SG), Mike Kelly (SF), Eddie Robbins (C) Fred Stewart, Fred Bosley, Larry Thomas, Gerard Albanese | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Derrick Gould (PG), Justin Meeks (SG), Wilbur Dowd (PF) Herbert Taylor, James Oliver, Jerome Thoreson | |
| 08:38 | Northern Iowa | Allen Fox misses the free throw | 64-53 |
| 08:38 | Colorado State | Ivan Gaston pulls down the rebound | 64-53 |
| 08:22 | Colorado State | Ivan Gaston is fouled on the floor by Michael Smith - foul #4 on Michael Smith, team foul #9 | 64-53 |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Kurt Friend (SF), Brian Litherland (C) Michael Smith, Allen Fox | |
| 08:22 | Colorado State | Ivan Gaston makes the 1st free throw | 65-53 |
| 08:22 | Colorado State | Ivan Gaston makes the 2nd free throw | 66-53 |
| 08:08 | Northern Iowa | Wilbur Dowd is fouled on the floor by Ivan Gaston - foul #4 on Ivan Gaston, team foul #10 | 66-53 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Michael Govan (PF) Ivan Gaston | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 08:08 | Northern Iowa | Wilbur Dowd misses the 1st free throw | 66-53 |
| 08:08 | Northern Iowa | Wilbur Dowd makes the 2nd free throw | 66-54 |
| 07:40 | Colorado State | Michael Chambers loses the dribble to Justin Meeks | 66-54 |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Michael Chambers (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Heiman (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Mike Kelly (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Michael Govan (fresh) C - Eddie Robbins (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Derrick Gould (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Justin Meeks (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Kurt Friend (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Wilbur Dowd (fresh) 4 pts. C - Brian Litherland (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:32 | Northern Iowa | Kurt Friend is hacked by Mike Kelly - foul #4 on Mike Kelly, team foul #11 | 66-54 |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Michael Smith (SF), Allen Fox (C) Justin Meeks, Wilbur Dowd | |
| 07:32 | Northern Iowa | Kurt Friend makes the 1st free throw | 66-55 |
| 07:32 | Northern Iowa | Kurt Friend makes the 2nd free throw | 66-56 |
| 07:13 | Colorado State | Mike Kelly knocks in the shot from the right side | 68-56 |
| 07:03 | Northern Iowa | Allen Fox comes up short on the jumper from the left block | 68-56 |
| 07:01 | Colorado State | Eddie Robbins grabs the board | 68-56 |
| 06:56 | Colorado State | Mike Kelly knocks in the 3 from the right wing | 71-56 |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 06:36 | Northern Iowa | Derrick Gould misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 71-56 |
| 06:35 | Colorado State | The rebound goes to Eddie Robbins | 71-56 |
| 06:28 | Colorado State | Mike Kelly lays it in set up by Thomas Heiman | 73-56 |
| 06:12 | Northern Iowa | Allen Fox's floater is tipped away by Michael Govan | 73-56 |
| 06:10 | Colorado State | Mike Kelly grabs the board | 73-56 |
| 06:06 | Colorado State | Mike Kelly misses badly on a shot from the right block but he's fouled by Michael Smith - foul #5 on Michael Smith, team foul #10 | 73-56 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Fred Stewart (PG), Fred Bosley (SG), Ivan Gaston (PF), Gerard Albanese (C) Michael Chambers, Thomas Heiman, Michael Govan, Eddie Robbins | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Herbert Taylor (PG), James Oliver (SG), Justin Meeks (SF), Jerome Thoreson (PF) Kurt Friend, Derrick Gould, Michael Smith, Allen Fox | |
| 06:06 | Colorado State | Mike Kelly makes the 1st free throw | 74-56 |
| 06:06 | Colorado State | Mike Kelly misses the 2nd free throw | 74-56 |
| 06:06 | Northern Iowa | Jerome Thoreson grabs the defensive rebound | 74-56 |
| 06:01 | Northern Iowa | Justin Meeks can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 74-56 |
| 05:59 | Colorado State | The rebound goes to Fred Bosley | 74-56 |
| 05:54 | Colorado State | Mike Kelly is called for the offensive foul - foul #5 on Mike Kelly, team foul #12 | 74-56 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Larry Thomas (SF) Mike Kelly | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Wilbur Dowd (C) Brian Litherland | |
| 05:46 | Northern Iowa | Jerome Thoreson misses short on a shot from the right wing | 74-56 |
| 05:44 | Northern Iowa | Wilbur Dowd misses the tip | 74-56 |
| 05:42 | Colorado State | Fred Stewart grabs the board | 74-56 |
| 05:38 | Colorado State | Ivan Gaston can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 74-56 |
| 05:37 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Wilbur Dowd | 74-56 |
| 05:26 | Northern Iowa | Herbert Taylor misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 74-56 |
| 05:25 | Colorado State | Fred Stewart snags the defensive board | 74-56 |
| 05:21 | Colorado State | Fred Bosley can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 74-56 |
| 05:19 | Colorado State | Gerard Albanese grabs the offensive board | 74-56 |
| 05:03 | Colorado State | James Oliver steals the ball from Gerard Albanese | 74-56 |
| 04:51 | Northern Iowa | James Oliver clanks a driving attempt from the left block | 74-56 |
| 04:50 | Colorado State | Ivan Gaston gets the rebound | 74-56 |
| 04:46 | Colorado State | Fred Stewart misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 74-56 |
| 04:45 | Northern Iowa | Herbert Taylor grabs the board | 74-56 |
| 04:33 | Northern Iowa | Jerome Thoreson lays it up and in on a great pass from Herbert Taylor and he's fouled by Gerard Albanese - foul #1 on Gerard Albanese, team foul #13 | 74-58 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Michael Chambers (PG), Thomas Heiman (SF), Eddie Robbins (C) Fred Stewart, Larry Thomas, Gerard Albanese | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Derrick Gould (SG), Kurt Friend (SF), Allen Fox (C) James Oliver, Justin Meeks, Wilbur Dowd | |
| 04:33 | Northern Iowa | Jerome Thoreson misses the free throw | 74-58 |
| 04:33 | Colorado State | Eddie Robbins snags the defensive board | 74-58 |
| 04:17 | Colorado State | Eddie Robbins misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 74-58 |
| 04:15 | Colorado State | Ivan Gaston snags the offensive board | 74-58 |
| 04:08 | Colorado State | Michael Chambers misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 74-58 |
| 04:07 | Northern Iowa | Derrick Gould snags the defensive board | 74-58 |
| 03:57 | Northern Iowa | Allen Fox travels with the ball | 74-58 |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Brian Litherland (PF) Jerome Thoreson | |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:34 | Colorado State | Derrick Gould is called for the reach on Thomas Heiman - foul #2 on Derrick Gould, team foul #11 | 74-58 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Fred Stewart (SG), Larry Thomas (PF) Fred Bosley, Ivan Gaston | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Oliver (SG) Herbert Taylor | |
| 03:34 | Colorado State | Thomas Heiman misses the 1st free throw | 74-58 |
| 03:34 | Colorado State | Thomas Heiman makes the 2nd free throw | 75-58 |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Michael Chambers (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Fred Stewart (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Thomas Heiman (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. PF - Larry Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. C - Eddie Robbins (fresh) 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Derrick Gould (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Oliver (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Kurt Friend (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Brian Litherland (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Allen Fox (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:27 | Northern Iowa | James Oliver misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 75-58 |
| 03:26 | Northern Iowa | Derrick Gould tips it back up and in | 75-60 |
| 03:12 | Colorado State | Larry Thomas hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 75-60 |
| 03:10 | Colorado State | Eddie Robbins tips it back up and in | 77-60 |
| 02:56 | Northern Iowa | Allen Fox is called for traveling | 77-60 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Gerard Albanese (PF), Michael Govan (C) Michael Chambers, Eddie Robbins | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Justin Meeks (PG), Wilbur Dowd (PF) James Oliver, Allen Fox | |
| 02:39 | Colorado State | Thomas Heiman can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 77-60 |
| 02:38 | Colorado State | Gerard Albanese tips it home | 79-60 |
| 02:33 | Northern Iowa | Justin Meeks drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Derrick Gould | 79-63 |
| 02:29 | Colorado State | Larry Thomas knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner | 82-63 |
| 02:27 | Northern Iowa | Justin Meeks is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Heiman - foul #2 on Thomas Heiman, team foul #14 | 82-63 |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Rick Tyler (SF) Kurt Friend | |
| 02:27 | Northern Iowa | Justin Meeks makes the 1st free throw | 82-64 |
| 02:27 | Northern Iowa | Justin Meeks makes the 2nd free throw | 82-65 |
| 02:19 | Colorado State | Brian Litherland steals it from Michael Govan | 82-65 |
| 02:02 | Northern Iowa | Michael Govan swats the layup by Wilbur Dowd | 82-65 |
| 02:00 | Northern Iowa | Brian Litherland hits the follow up shot | 82-67 |
| 01:43 | Colorado State | Thomas Heiman hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the left block | 82-67 |
| 01:41 | Colorado State | Larry Thomas tips it back up and in | 84-67 |
| 01:27 | Northern Iowa | Wilbur Dowd misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 84-67 |
| 01:25 | Colorado State | Larry Thomas gets the rebound | 84-67 |
| 01:18 | Colorado State | Larry Thomas loses the ball out of bounds | 84-67 |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Kurt Friend (SF) Rick Tyler | |
| 01:00 | Northern Iowa | Brian Litherland knocks in the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Justin Meeks | 84-69 |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:32 | Colorado State | Michael Govan is hacked by Brian Litherland - foul #1 on Brian Litherland, team foul #12 | 84-69 |
| 00:32 | Colorado State | Michael Govan makes the 1st free throw | 85-69 |
| 00:32 | Colorado State | Michael Govan makes the 2nd free throw | 86-69 |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:26 | Northern Iowa | Gerard Albanese picks off the pass by Brian Litherland | 86-69 |
| 00:00 | Colorado State | Thomas Heiman runs out the clock | 86-69 |