| Lineup | Yale | PG - Robert Barreras (fresh) SG - Daniel Sharp (fresh) SF - Scott Albrecht (fresh) PF - Matt Harris (fresh) C - Donnie Boone (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Wayne Belton (fresh) SG - Jesse Remick (fresh) SF - Kenneth Samuels (fresh) PF - Frank Monday (fresh) C - Robert Pettengill (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Yale | Donnie Boone wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:50 | Yale | Matt Harris hits a floater from the right block | 2-0 |
| 19:31 | Northern Iowa | Kenneth Samuels clanks a shot from the right block | 2-0 |
| 19:29 | Yale | The rebound goes to Matt Harris | 2-0 |
| 19:18 | Yale | Robert Barreras misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 2-0 |
| 19:17 | Northern Iowa | Wayne Belton gets the rebound | 2-0 |
| 19:13 | Northern Iowa | Kenneth Samuels banks in the layup on a nice dish by Jesse Remick | 2-2 |
| 18:58 | Yale | Donnie Boone comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 2-2 |
| 18:57 | Yale | Matt Harris hits the follow up shot | 4-2 |
| 18:36 | Northern Iowa | Robert Pettengill comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 4-2 |
| 18:35 | Yale | Matt Harris grabs the defensive rebound | 4-2 |
| 18:22 | Yale | Daniel Sharp can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 4-2 |
| 18:21 | Yale | Robert Barreras pulls down the offensive rebound | 4-2 |
| 18:11 | Yale | Robert Barreras loses the ball out of bounds | 4-2 |
| 18:00 | Northern Iowa | Jesse Remick hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 4-2 |
| 17:58 | Yale | Matt Harris grabs the board | 4-2 |
| 17:43 | Yale | Donnie Boone misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Robert Pettengill - foul #1 on Robert Pettengill, team foul #1 | 4-2 |
| Subs | Yale | Larry Brent (SG), Randy Anderson (PF) Daniel Sharp, Matt Harris | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 17:43 | Yale | Donnie Boone misses the 1st free throw | 4-2 |
| 17:43 | Yale | Donnie Boone misses the 2nd free throw | 4-2 |
| 17:43 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Kenneth Samuels | 4-2 |
| 17:27 | Northern Iowa | Robert Pettengill travels with the ball | 4-2 |
| Subs | Yale | Carmelo Castro (SF), Terrence Preston (C) Scott Albrecht, Donnie Boone | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 17:07 | Yale | Robert Barreras loses the ball out of bounds | 4-2 |
| Subs | Yale | Steven Dexter (PG) Robert Barreras | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Michael Dwyer (PF) Frank Monday | |
| 16:51 | Northern Iowa | Kenneth Samuels makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Michael Dwyer | 4-4 |
| 16:38 | Yale | Randy Anderson can't throw it down | 4-4 |
| 16:36 | Yale | Carmelo Castro tips it in | 6-4 |
| 16:21 | Northern Iowa | Wayne Belton misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 6-4 |
| 16:20 | Yale | Steven Dexter grabs the board | 6-4 |
| 16:05 | Yale | Larry Brent misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 6-4 |
| 16:04 | Northern Iowa | Robert Pettengill pulls down the rebound | 6-4 |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Steven Dexter (fresh) SG - Larry Brent (fresh) SF - Carmelo Castro (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Randy Anderson (fresh) C - Terrence Preston (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Wayne Belton (fresh) SG - Jesse Remick (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Samuels (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Michael Dwyer (fresh) C - Robert Pettengill (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:51 | Northern Iowa | Steven Dexter is called for the reach on Wayne Belton - foul #1 on Steven Dexter, team foul #1 | 6-4 |
| Subs | Yale | Robert Barreras (PG), Daniel Sharp (SG), Scott Albrecht (SF), Matt Harris (PF), Donnie Boone (C) Steven Dexter, Larry Brent, Carmelo Castro, Randy Anderson, Terrence Preston | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Edward Klima (SG), John Drennen (SF), Frank Monday (PF), David Hearne (C) Jesse Remick, Kenneth Samuels, Michael Dwyer, Robert Pettengill | |
| 15:34 | Northern Iowa | John Drennen hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket | 6-4 |
| 15:33 | Northern Iowa | Edward Klima pulls down the offensive rebound | 6-4 |
| 15:19 | Northern Iowa | Edward Klima makes the shot from the free throw line | 6-6 |
| 15:01 | Yale | Donnie Boone misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 6-6 |
| 15:00 | Northern Iowa | Frank Monday gets the rebound | 6-6 |
| 14:40 | Northern Iowa | Frank Monday travels with the ball | 6-6 |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jesse Remick (SG) Wayne Belton | |
| 14:13 | Yale | Frank Monday denies the turnaround by Daniel Sharp | 6-6 |
| 14:12 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Edward Klima | 6-6 |
| 13:54 | Northern Iowa | John Drennen connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Edward Klima | 6-8 |
| 13:38 | Yale | David Hearne swats the short shot by Daniel Sharp | 6-8 |
| 13:37 | Yale | The offensive rebound goes to Matt Harris | 6-8 |
| 13:28 | Yale | Donnie Boone hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Daniel Sharp | 8-8 |
| 13:10 | Northern Iowa | Jesse Remick misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 8-8 |
| 13:08 | Northern Iowa | John Drennen grabs the offensive board | 8-8 |
| 12:47 | Northern Iowa | David Hearne hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range | 8-8 |
| 12:46 | Northern Iowa | Jesse Remick grabs the offensive rebound | 8-8 |
| 12:27 | Northern Iowa | Jesse Remick misses badly on a floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Daniel Sharp - foul #1 on Daniel Sharp, team foul #2 | 8-8 |
| Subs | Yale | Steven Dexter (PG), Larry Brent (SG), Carmelo Castro (SF), Randy Anderson (PF), Terrence Preston (C) Robert Barreras, Daniel Sharp, Scott Albrecht, Matt Harris, Donnie Boone | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Wayne Belton (PG), Kenneth Samuels (SF), Michael Dwyer (PF), Robert Pettengill (C) Edward Klima, John Drennen, Frank Monday, David Hearne | |
| 12:27 | Northern Iowa | Jesse Remick makes the 1st free throw | 8-9 |
| 12:27 | Northern Iowa | Jesse Remick makes the 2nd free throw | 8-10 |
| 12:09 | Yale | Carmelo Castro misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Kenneth Samuels - foul #1 on Kenneth Samuels, team foul #2 | 8-10 |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Michael Pittman (SG) Jesse Remick | |
| 12:09 | Yale | Carmelo Castro makes the 1st free throw | 9-10 |
| 12:09 | Yale | Carmelo Castro makes the 2nd free throw | 10-10 |
| 11:53 | Northern Iowa | Wayne Belton comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 10-10 |
| 11:52 | Yale | The rebound goes to Randy Anderson | 10-10 |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Steven Dexter (fresh) SG - Larry Brent (fresh) SF - Carmelo Castro (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Randy Anderson (fresh) C - Terrence Preston (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Wayne Belton (fresh) SG - Michael Pittman (fresh) SF - Kenneth Samuels (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Michael Dwyer (fresh) C - Robert Pettengill (fresh) | |
| 11:33 | Yale | Carmelo Castro can't connect on a shot near the basket but he's hacked by Robert Pettengill - foul #2 on Robert Pettengill, team foul #3 | 10-10 |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | John Drennen (SG), Joseph Carls (C) Michael Pittman, Robert Pettengill | |
| 11:33 | Yale | Carmelo Castro makes the 1st free throw | 11-10 |
| 11:33 | Yale | Carmelo Castro makes the 2nd free throw | 12-10 |
| 11:31 | Northern Iowa | Steven Dexter is called for the reach on Wayne Belton in the backcourt - foul #2 on Steven Dexter, team foul #3 | 12-10 |
| Subs | Yale | Robert Barreras (PG) Steven Dexter | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 11:17 | Northern Iowa | Wayne Belton drills a turnaround in the paint set up by Joseph Carls | 12-12 |
| 11:01 | Yale | Carmelo Castro is hacked by Kenneth Samuels - foul #2 on Kenneth Samuels, team foul #4 | 12-12 |
| Subs | Yale | Scott Albrecht (SF), Donnie Boone (C) Carmelo Castro, Terrence Preston | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jesse Remick (SG), Edward Klima (SF) John Drennen, Kenneth Samuels | |
| 10:53 | Yale | Donnie Boone misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 12-12 |
| 10:51 | Yale | Donnie Boone pulls down the offensive rebound | 12-12 |
| 10:37 | Yale | Edward Klima steals it from Randy Anderson | 12-12 |
| 10:33 | Northern Iowa | Jesse Remick banks in the layup set up by Edward Klima | 12-14 |
| 10:19 | Yale | Larry Brent is hacked by Jesse Remick - foul #1 on Jesse Remick, team foul #5 | 12-14 |
| Subs | Yale | Carmelo Castro (PG), Matt Harris (PF) Robert Barreras, Randy Anderson | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Frank Monday (PF), David Hearne (C) Michael Dwyer, Joseph Carls | |
| 09:58 | Yale | Donnie Boone connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 15-14 |
| 09:39 | Northern Iowa | Frank Monday scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Edward Klima | 15-17 |
| 09:23 | Yale | Donnie Boone drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Scott Albrecht | 18-17 |
| 09:05 | Northern Iowa | A charge is called on Wayne Belton - foul #1 on Wayne Belton, team foul #6 | 18-17 |
| Subs | Yale | Robert Barreras (PG), Daniel Sharp (SG), Terrence Preston (C) Carmelo Castro, Larry Brent, Donnie Boone | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 08:53 | Yale | Matt Harris makes the jumper from the free throw line | 20-17 |
| 08:40 | Northern Iowa | Edward Klima connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Wayne Belton | 20-20 |
| 08:32 | Yale | Terrence Preston is whistled for traveling | 20-20 |
| Subs | Yale | Carmelo Castro (SF) Scott Albrecht | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | John Drennen (SF), Michael Dwyer (PF) Jesse Remick, Frank Monday | |
| 08:15 | Northern Iowa | John Drennen clanks a jumper from the right wing | 20-20 |
| 08:14 | Yale | Terrence Preston grabs the defensive rebound | 20-20 |
| 07:52 | Yale | Wayne Belton swats the layup by Terrence Preston | 20-20 |
| 07:50 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to David Hearne | 20-20 |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Robert Barreras (fresh) SG - Daniel Sharp (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Carmelo Castro (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Matt Harris (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Terrence Preston (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Wayne Belton (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Klima (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - John Drennen (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Dwyer (fresh) C - David Hearne (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:44 | Northern Iowa | Edward Klima hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by John Drennen | 20-23 |
| 07:18 | Yale | Matt Harris is called for traveling | 20-23 |
| Subs | Yale | Scott Albrecht (SF), Randy Anderson (PF), Donnie Boone (C) Carmelo Castro, Matt Harris, Terrence Preston | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jesse Remick (SG), Michael Pittman (SF), Frank Monday (PF) Wayne Belton, Edward Klima, David Hearne | |
| 07:02 | Northern Iowa | Frank Monday misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 20-23 |
| 07:00 | Northern Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Pittman | 20-23 |
| 06:47 | Northern Iowa | John Drennen is whistled for traveling | 20-23 |
| 06:27 | Yale | John Drennen steps in front of the Daniel Sharp pass | 20-23 |
| 06:12 | Northern Iowa | Jesse Remick is fouled on the floor by Scott Albrecht - foul #1 on Scott Albrecht, team foul #4 | 20-23 |
| Subs | Yale | Carmelo Castro (PG), Larry Brent (SG) Robert Barreras, Daniel Sharp | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Wayne Belton (PG) Michael Pittman | |
| 05:43 | Northern Iowa | John Drennen misses the jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Larry Brent - foul #1 on Larry Brent, team foul #5 | 20-23 |
| Subs | Yale | Matt Harris (PF) Randy Anderson | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | David Hearne (C) Michael Dwyer | |
| 05:43 | Northern Iowa | John Drennen makes the 1st free throw | 20-24 |
| 05:43 | Northern Iowa | John Drennen misses the 2nd free throw | 20-24 |
| 05:43 | Northern Iowa | Frank Monday grabs the offensive rebound | 20-24 |
| 05:29 | Northern Iowa | Jesse Remick is whistled for a carry | 20-24 |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Edward Klima (SF), Douglas Messing (PF) John Drennen, Frank Monday | |
| 05:08 | Yale | Donnie Boone throws a bad pass out of bounds | 20-24 |
| Subs | Yale | Robert Barreras (PG) Carmelo Castro | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 04:55 | Northern Iowa | Douglas Messing is fouled on the floor by Matt Harris - foul #1 on Matt Harris, team foul #6 | 20-24 |
| Subs | Yale | Daniel Sharp (SG) Larry Brent | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | John Drennen (SF) Jesse Remick | |
| 04:44 | Northern Iowa | Wayne Belton is whistled for traveling | 20-24 |
| Subs | Yale | Larry Brent (SF) Scott Albrecht | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Michael Dwyer (PF) Douglas Messing | |
| 04:29 | Yale | Donnie Boone misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 20-24 |
| 04:27 | Northern Iowa | Michael Dwyer snags the defensive board | 20-24 |
| 04:22 | Northern Iowa | Wayne Belton knocks in the shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Edward Klima and the foul's on Robert Barreras - foul #1 on Robert Barreras, team foul #7 | 20-26 |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Frank Monday (PF) Michael Dwyer | |
| 04:22 | Northern Iowa | Wayne Belton makes the free throw | 20-27 |
| 04:07 | Yale | Robert Barreras scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Matt Harris | 23-27 |
| 03:50 | Northern Iowa | Frank Monday misses the lay-in | 23-27 |
| 03:49 | Northern Iowa | Frank Monday grabs the offensive board | 23-27 |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Robert Barreras (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Daniel Sharp (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Larry Brent (fresh) PF - Matt Harris (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Donnie Boone (fairly fresh) 8 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Wayne Belton (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Klima (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. SF - John Drennen (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Frank Monday (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - David Hearne (fairly fresh) | |
| 03:40 | Northern Iowa | Edward Klima clanks a 3 from the left corner | 23-27 |
| 03:39 | Northern Iowa | Frank Monday tips it back up and in | 23-29 |
| 03:15 | Yale | David Hearne steps in front of the Robert Barreras pass | 23-29 |
| 02:54 | Northern Iowa | Wayne Belton can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 23-29 |
| 02:52 | Yale | The rebound goes to Matt Harris | 23-29 |
| 02:24 | Yale | Frank Monday steps in front of the Robert Barreras pass | 23-29 |
| 02:08 | Northern Iowa | Frank Monday misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 23-29 |
| 02:07 | Northern Iowa | John Drennen grabs the offensive board | 23-29 |
| 01:47 | Northern Iowa | Edward Klima misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 23-29 |
| 01:46 | Yale | Matt Harris gets the rebound | 23-29 |
| 01:40 | Yale | Matt Harris misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Frank Monday - foul #1 on Frank Monday, team foul #7 | 23-29 |
| Subs | Yale | Steven Dexter (PG), Scott Albrecht (SF), Terrence Preston (C) Robert Barreras, Larry Brent, Donnie Boone | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Michael Pittman (PG), Jesse Remick (SG), Kenneth Samuels (SF), Michael Dwyer (PF), Robert Pettengill (C) Wayne Belton, Edward Klima, John Drennen, Frank Monday, David Hearne | |
| 01:40 | Yale | Matt Harris makes the 1st free throw | 24-29 |
| 01:40 | Yale | Matt Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 25-29 |
| 01:22 | Northern Iowa | Kenneth Samuels can't finish the layup but the foul's on Steven Dexter - foul #3 on Steven Dexter, team foul #8 | 25-29 |
| Subs | Yale | Carmelo Castro (PG), Randy Anderson (PF) Steven Dexter, Matt Harris | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 01:22 | Northern Iowa | Kenneth Samuels makes the 1st free throw | 25-30 |
| 01:22 | Northern Iowa | Kenneth Samuels makes the 2nd free throw | 25-31 |
| 00:53 | Yale | Daniel Sharp connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 28-31 |
| 00:28 | Northern Iowa | Jesse Remick misses the easy layup | 28-31 |
| 00:26 | Yale | Randy Anderson gets the rebound | 28-31 |
| 00:02 | Yale | Terrence Preston lays it up and in | 30-31 |
| 00:00 | Northern Iowa | Jesse Remick clanks a fullcourt shot | 30-31 |