| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Leon Butler (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Arthur Romanoski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SF - Bobby Koenig (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Peter Durso (fresh) 6 pts. C - William Ellison (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Robert Haczynski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Andrew Nelson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Harold Harp (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Max Anderson (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - David Nunes (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Samford | Harold Harp inbounds the ball | 34-35 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:37 | Samford | Andrew Nelson makes the floater from just outside the lane set up by Harold Harp | 34-37 |
| 19:14 | Northern Iowa | Harold Harp steals the ball from Arthur Romanoski | 34-37 |
| 18:47 | Samford | Andrew Nelson is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Andrew Nelson, team foul #1 | 34-37 |
| 18:23 | Northern Iowa | William Ellison is called for traveling | 34-37 |
| 18:05 | Samford | Harold Harp's fadeaway is rejected by Bobby Koenig | 34-37 |
| 18:03 | Northern Iowa | Bobby Koenig snags the defensive board | 34-37 |
| 17:49 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Romanoski comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 34-37 |
| 17:47 | Northern Iowa | Peter Durso tips it in | 36-37 |
| 17:31 | Samford | William Ellison is called for the reach on David Nunes - foul #1 on William Ellison, team foul #1 | 36-37 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Tom Cobb (SG), Daniel Custodio (PF) Arthur Romanoski, Peter Durso | |
| Subs | Samford | Clarence Lema (SG), Danny Webb (C) Andrew Nelson, David Nunes | |
| 17:18 | Samford | Harold Harp is denied on a layup by Daniel Custodio | 36-37 |
| 17:16 | Northern Iowa | Tom Cobb gets the rebound | 36-37 |
| 16:56 | Northern Iowa | Leon Butler drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 39-37 |
| 16:37 | Samford | William Ellison steps in front of the Harold Harp pass | 39-37 |
| 16:24 | Northern Iowa | Tom Cobb comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 39-37 |
| 16:22 | Samford | Clarence Lema grabs the board | 39-37 |
| 16:08 | Samford | Danny Webb's fadeaway is rejected by Daniel Custodio | 39-37 |
| 16:06 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Custodio grabs the defensive rebound | 39-37 |
| 15:52 | Northern Iowa | Danny Webb swats the layup by William Ellison | 39-37 |
| 15:51 | Samford | Max Anderson gets the rebound | 39-37 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Leon Butler (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tom Cobb (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. SF - Bobby Koenig (fairly fresh) 4 reb. PF - Daniel Custodio (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 4 blk. C - William Ellison (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Robert Haczynski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Clarence Lema (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Harold Harp (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Max Anderson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Danny Webb (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:25 | Samford | Danny Webb's fadeaway is rejected by Daniel Custodio | 39-37 |
| 15:23 | Samford | Max Anderson hits the follow up shot | 39-39 |
| 15:01 | Northern Iowa | Tom Cobb misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 39-39 |
| 15:00 | Northern Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Daniel Custodio | 39-39 |
| 14:39 | Northern Iowa | William Ellison misses the lay-in | 39-39 |
| 14:38 | Northern Iowa | Bobby Koenig grabs the offensive board | 39-39 |
| 14:25 | Northern Iowa | Bobby Koenig clanks a shot from the right side | 39-39 |
| 14:23 | Samford | Max Anderson snags the defensive board | 39-39 |
| 14:05 | Samford | Max Anderson's layup is rejected by William Ellison | 39-39 |
| 14:03 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Bobby Koenig | 39-39 |
| 13:45 | Northern Iowa | Tom Cobb misses long on a 3 from straight away | 39-39 |
| 13:43 | Northern Iowa | Bobby Koenig snags the offensive board | 39-39 |
| 13:23 | Northern Iowa | William Ellison is fouled on the floor by Robert Haczynski - foul #2 on Robert Haczynski, team foul #2 | 39-39 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Thomas Owen (PG), Arthur Romanoski (SG), Peter Durso (PF), Christopher Hill (C) Leon Butler, Tom Cobb, Daniel Custodio, William Ellison | |
| Subs | Samford | Jae Mariano (PG), Andrew Nelson (SG), Bryan Horne (SF), Daniel Davenport (PF), David Nunes (C) Robert Haczynski, Clarence Lema, Harold Harp, Max Anderson, Danny Webb | |
| 13:06 | Northern Iowa | Christopher Hill misses the easy layup | 39-39 |
| 13:04 | Samford | The rebound goes to Daniel Davenport | 39-39 |
| 12:58 | Samford | Peter Durso denies the turnaround by David Nunes | 39-39 |
| 12:57 | Samford | Bryan Horne grabs the offensive rebound | 39-39 |
| 12:43 | Samford | Bryan Horne connects on the fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Andrew Nelson | 39-41 |
| 12:18 | Northern Iowa | Peter Durso makes the floater from the free throw line | 41-41 |
| 12:00 | Samford | Andrew Nelson is fouled on the floor by Christopher Hill - foul #2 on Christopher Hill, team foul #2 | 41-41 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Samford | Clarence Lema (PG) Jae Mariano | |
| 11:49 | Samford | David Nunes drills a pull-up jumper from the right side | 41-43 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Thomas Owen (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Arthur Romanoski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SF - Bobby Koenig (tiring) 7 reb. PF - Peter Durso (fresh) 10 pts. C - Christopher Hill (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Clarence Lema (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Andrew Nelson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bryan Horne (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Daniel Davenport (fresh) 2 reb. C - David Nunes (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Northern Iowa | Peter Durso misses the shot in the paint | 41-43 |
| 11:35 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Owen tips it back up and in | 43-43 |
| 11:24 | Samford | Daniel Davenport misses the jumper near the basket but the foul's on Peter Durso - foul #1 on Peter Durso, team foul #3 | 43-43 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Tom Cobb (SF) Bobby Koenig | |
| Subs | Samford | Harold Harp (SF) Bryan Horne | |
| 11:24 | Samford | Daniel Davenport makes the 1st free throw | 43-44 |
| 11:24 | Samford | Daniel Davenport makes the 2nd free throw | 43-45 |
| 11:07 | Northern Iowa | Peter Durso comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 43-45 |
| 11:05 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Romanoski grabs the offensive rebound | 43-45 |
| 10:46 | Northern Iowa | Harold Harp picks off the pass by Arthur Romanoski | 43-45 |
| 10:40 | Samford | David Nunes is hacked by Christopher Hill - foul #3 on Christopher Hill, team foul #4 | 43-45 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Leon Butler (PG), Daniel Custodio (PF) Arthur Romanoski, Peter Durso | |
| Subs | Samford | Alfred Jeske (SG), Danny Webb (PF), Bryan Horne (C) Andrew Nelson, Daniel Davenport, David Nunes | |
| 10:24 | Samford | Clarence Lema comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 43-45 |
| 10:23 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Custodio pulls down the rebound | 43-45 |
| 10:06 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Owen misses short on a turnaround near the basket | 43-45 |
| 10:04 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Custodio grabs the offensive rebound | 43-45 |
| 09:53 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Owen is hacked by Alfred Jeske - foul #1 on Alfred Jeske, team foul #3 | 43-45 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Kenneth Kennedy (SG), Bobby Koenig (SF), William Ellison (C) Thomas Owen, Tom Cobb, Christopher Hill | |
| Subs | Samford | Robert Haczynski (PG) Alfred Jeske | |
| 09:42 | Northern Iowa | Bobby Koenig comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 43-45 |
| 09:40 | Samford | Clarence Lema grabs the board | 43-45 |
| 09:17 | Samford | Harold Harp buries a floater from close range | 43-47 |
| 09:06 | Northern Iowa | Leon Butler is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Leon Butler, team foul #5 | 43-47 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Arthur Romanoski (SG), Peter Durso (PF) Kenneth Kennedy, Bobby Koenig | |
| Subs | Samford | Alfred Jeske (SG), Max Anderson (PF), David Nunes (C) Clarence Lema, Danny Webb, Bryan Horne | |
| 08:47 | Samford | Alfred Jeske scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-50 |
| 08:39 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Romanoski is hacked by Alfred Jeske - foul #2 on Alfred Jeske, team foul #4 | 43-50 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Tom Cobb (SF) Daniel Custodio | |
| Subs | Samford | Andrew Nelson (SG) Alfred Jeske | |
| 08:22 | Northern Iowa | Peter Durso dunks the ball | 45-50 |
| 08:05 | Samford | Andrew Nelson misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 45-50 |
| 08:03 | Samford | Robert Haczynski gets the offensive rebound | 45-50 |
| 07:44 | Samford | Robert Haczynski hits a floater from the right block on a nice dish by Andrew Nelson and he's hacked by Arthur Romanoski - foul #1 on Arthur Romanoski, team foul #6 | 45-52 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Thomas Owen (PG) Leon Butler | |
| Subs | Samford | Danny Webb (SF) Harold Harp | |
| 07:44 | Samford | Robert Haczynski makes the free throw | 45-53 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Thomas Owen (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. SG - Arthur Romanoski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SF - Tom Cobb (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Peter Durso (fresh) 12 pts. C - William Ellison (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Robert Haczynski (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Andrew Nelson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Danny Webb (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - Max Anderson (fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. C - David Nunes (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Romanoski hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline | 45-53 |
| 07:28 | Samford | Andrew Nelson gets the rebound | 45-53 |
| 07:21 | Samford | Thomas Owen is called for the reach on Andrew Nelson - foul #1 on Thomas Owen, team foul #7 | 45-53 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Daniel Custodio (PF) Peter Durso | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 07:21 | Samford | Andrew Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 45-54 |
| 07:21 | Samford | Andrew Nelson misses the 2nd free throw | 45-54 |
| 07:21 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Daniel Custodio | 45-54 |
| 06:59 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Romanoski is fouled on the floor by Andrew Nelson - foul #2 on Andrew Nelson, team foul #5 | 45-54 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Kenneth Kennedy (SG), Christopher Hill (C) Arthur Romanoski, William Ellison | |
| Subs | Samford | Clarence Lema (PG), Alfred Jeske (SG), Harold Harp (SF) Robert Haczynski, Andrew Nelson, David Nunes | |
| 06:54 | Northern Iowa | Christopher Hill's dunk attempt is rejected by Danny Webb | 45-54 |
| 06:53 | Samford | Harold Harp grabs the board | 45-54 |
| 06:37 | Samford | Danny Webb hits a turnaround from the baseline and the foul's on Tom Cobb - foul #2 on Tom Cobb, team foul #8 | 45-56 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Leon Butler (PG), Bobby Koenig (SF) Kenneth Kennedy, Tom Cobb | |
| Subs | Samford | Daniel Davenport (C) Max Anderson | |
| 06:37 | Samford | Danny Webb makes the free throw | 45-57 |
| 06:12 | Northern Iowa | Bobby Koenig throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-57 |
| 05:52 | Samford | Daniel Davenport can't finish the layup | 45-57 |
| 05:50 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Thomas Owen | 45-57 |
| 05:41 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Custodio hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 45-57 |
| 05:39 | Samford | Alfred Jeske pulls down the rebound | 45-57 |
| 05:27 | Samford | Clarence Lema misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 45-57 |
| 05:25 | Northern Iowa | Christopher Hill gets the rebound | 45-57 |
| 05:12 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Owen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-57 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Arthur Romanoski (SG), Peter Durso (PF), William Ellison (C) Thomas Owen, Daniel Custodio, Christopher Hill | |
| Subs | Samford | Robert Haczynski (PG), Andrew Nelson (SG), Max Anderson (PF), David Nunes (C) Clarence Lema, Alfred Jeske, Danny Webb, Daniel Davenport | |
| 04:51 | Samford | Harold Harp is whistled for a carry | 45-57 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Tom Cobb (SF) Bobby Koenig | |
| Subs | Samford | Bryan Horne (SF) Harold Harp | |
| 04:32 | Northern Iowa | William Ellison hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 45-57 |
| 04:31 | Northern Iowa | William Ellison pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-57 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:22 | Northern Iowa | Tom Cobb scores on a 3 from the right corner set up by Arthur Romanoski | 48-57 |
| 04:02 | Samford | Max Anderson drills a 3pt shot from the right wing | 48-60 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:44 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Romanoski connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Leon Butler and he's hacked by Andrew Nelson - foul #3 on Andrew Nelson, team foul #6 | 50-60 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Bobby Koenig (SF) Leon Butler | |
| Subs | Samford | Harold Harp (SF) Bryan Horne | |
| 03:44 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Romanoski makes the free throw | 51-60 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Tom Cobb (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. SG - Arthur Romanoski (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Bobby Koenig (fresh) 7 reb. PF - Peter Durso (fresh) 12 pts. C - William Ellison (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Robert Haczynski (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Andrew Nelson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Harold Harp (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Max Anderson (fresh) 14 pts. 9 reb. C - David Nunes (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:24 | Samford | Harold Harp scores on a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Robert Haczynski | 51-62 |
| 03:10 | Northern Iowa | William Ellison is hacked by Max Anderson - foul #2 on Max Anderson, team foul #7 | 51-62 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Thomas Owen (SG) Arthur Romanoski | |
| Subs | Samford | Clarence Lema (SG), Danny Webb (C) Andrew Nelson, David Nunes | |
| 03:10 | Northern Iowa | William Ellison makes the 1st free throw | 52-62 |
| 03:10 | Northern Iowa | William Ellison misses the 2nd free throw | 52-62 |
| 03:10 | Northern Iowa | Peter Durso grabs the offensive board | 52-62 |
| 03:00 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Owen hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 52-62 |
| 02:59 | Samford | Danny Webb snags the defensive board | 52-62 |
| 02:59 | Samford | Samford calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-62 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Leon Butler (PG), Arthur Romanoski (SG) Tom Cobb, Thomas Owen | |
| Subs | Samford | David Nunes (C) Danny Webb | |
| 02:34 | Samford | Clarence Lema misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 52-62 |
| 02:33 | Samford | Clarence Lema tips it in | 52-64 |
| 02:11 | Northern Iowa | Peter Durso misses the easy layup but the foul's on David Nunes - foul #2 on David Nunes, team foul #8 | 52-64 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Tom Cobb (PG), Thomas Owen (SG), Daniel Custodio (SF), Christopher Hill (C) Leon Butler, Arthur Romanoski, Bobby Koenig, William Ellison | |
| Subs | Samford | Alfred Jeske (SG), Bryan Horne (SF), Danny Webb (PF), Daniel Davenport (C) Robert Haczynski, Harold Harp, Max Anderson, David Nunes | |
| 02:11 | Northern Iowa | Peter Durso makes the 1st free throw | 53-64 |
| 02:11 | Northern Iowa | Peter Durso misses the 2nd free throw | 53-64 |
| 02:11 | Samford | Daniel Davenport gets the rebound | 53-64 |
| 01:54 | Samford | Danny Webb is hacked by Christopher Hill - foul #4 on Christopher Hill, team foul #9 | 53-64 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Kenneth Kennedy (SG) Peter Durso | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 01:54 | Samford | Danny Webb makes the 1st free throw | 53-65 |
| 01:54 | Samford | Danny Webb makes the 2nd free throw | 53-66 |
| 01:30 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Owen misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 53-66 |
| 01:28 | Samford | The rebound goes to Alfred Jeske | 53-66 |
| 01:00 | Samford | Alfred Jeske hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket | 53-66 |
| 00:58 | Samford | Bryan Horne tips it in | 53-68 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:52 | Northern Iowa | Danny Webb steals the ball from Tom Cobb | 53-68 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:30 | Samford | Daniel Davenport's floater is tipped away by Tom Cobb | 53-68 |
| 00:29 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Owen gets the rebound | 53-68 |
| 00:24 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Custodio misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 53-68 |
| 00:23 | Samford | Daniel Davenport gets the rebound | 53-68 |
| 00:00 | Samford | Clarence Lema runs out the clock | 53-68 |