| Lineup | Oakland | PG - Don James (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Michael Griffiths (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stanley Koga (fresh) PF - Terry Goldberg (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Jacob Vallery (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Wayne Belton (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jesse Remick (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Drennen (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Frank Monday (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - David Hearne (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Oakland | Stanley Koga inbounds the ball | 37-34 |
| Game Plan | Oakland | Oakland is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:42 | Oakland | Terry Goldberg loses the ball out of bounds | 37-34 |
| 19:31 | Northern Iowa | Wayne Belton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-34 |
| 19:16 | Oakland | Don James comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 37-34 |
| 19:14 | Oakland | Terry Goldberg tips it in | 39-34 |
| 18:55 | Northern Iowa | Wayne Belton comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Michael Griffiths - foul #3 on Michael Griffiths, team foul #1 | 39-34 |
| Subs | Oakland | Glen Williamson (SG) Michael Griffiths | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 18:55 | Northern Iowa | Wayne Belton makes the 1st free throw | 39-35 |
| 18:55 | Northern Iowa | Wayne Belton makes the 2nd free throw | 39-36 |
| 18:41 | Oakland | Glen Williamson misses badly on a runner from the right block | 39-36 |
| 18:40 | Northern Iowa | David Hearne grabs the defensive rebound | 39-36 |
| 18:22 | Northern Iowa | Don James steals it from Jesse Remick | 39-36 |
| 18:19 | Oakland | Don James lays it in | 41-36 |
| 18:08 | Northern Iowa | Jesse Remick drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Frank Monday | 41-39 |
| 17:39 | Oakland | Wayne Belton steps in front of the Terry Goldberg pass | 41-39 |
| 17:22 | Northern Iowa | Wayne Belton misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 41-39 |
| 17:21 | Oakland | Jacob Vallery snags the defensive board | 41-39 |
| 17:08 | Oakland | Stanley Koga banks in the layup and the foul's on David Hearne - foul #2 on David Hearne, team foul #1 | 43-39 |
| Subs | Oakland | Jeffrey Harvey (PG), Brice Johnson (SG), Jerzy Zbell (PF), Dustin Rivers (C) Don James, Glen Williamson, Terry Goldberg, Jacob Vallery | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Thomas Young (PG), William Shaw (SG), Michael Pittman (SF), Robert Pettengill (PF), Michael Dwyer (C) Wayne Belton, Jesse Remick, John Drennen, Frank Monday, David Hearne | |
| 17:08 | Oakland | Stanley Koga makes the free throw | 44-39 |
| 17:04 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Young loses the dribble to Jeffrey Harvey in the backcourt | 44-39 |
| 16:52 | Oakland | Jerzy Zbell drills a jumper from the right block on a great pass from Brice Johnson | 46-39 |
| 16:44 | Northern Iowa | Michael Dwyer hits a fadeaway from the left wing set up by William Shaw | 46-41 |
| 16:24 | Oakland | Dustin Rivers scores on a fadeaway in the lane | 48-41 |
| 16:03 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Young buries a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from William Shaw | 48-43 |
| 15:46 | Oakland | Jerzy Zbell can't connect on a driving attempt near the basket | 48-43 |
| 15:45 | Northern Iowa | Robert Pettengill snags the defensive board | 48-43 |
| Lineup | Oakland | PG - Jeffrey Harvey (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brice Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Stanley Koga (tiring) 3 pts. PF - Jerzy Zbell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Dustin Rivers (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Thomas Young (fresh) 2 pts. SG - William Shaw (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Pittman (fresh) PF - Robert Pettengill (fresh) 2 reb. C - Michael Dwyer (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:32 | Northern Iowa | Michael Dwyer misses long on a driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by Dustin Rivers - foul #1 on Dustin Rivers, team foul #2 | 48-43 |
| Subs | Oakland | Glen Williamson (PG), Michael Griffiths (SG), Dennis Simms (SF), Terry Goldberg (PF), John Mitchell (C) Jeffrey Harvey, Brice Johnson, Stanley Koga, Jerzy Zbell, Dustin Rivers | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Wayne Belton (PG), Jesse Remick (SG), John Drennen (SF) Thomas Young, William Shaw, Michael Pittman | |
| 15:32 | Northern Iowa | Michael Dwyer misses the 1st free throw | 48-43 |
| 15:32 | Northern Iowa | Michael Dwyer makes the 2nd free throw | 48-44 |
| 15:17 | Oakland | Terry Goldberg can't connect on a turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by Michael Dwyer - foul #1 on Michael Dwyer, team foul #2 | 48-44 |
| Subs | Oakland | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Douglas Messing (PF), David Hearne (C) Michael Dwyer, Robert Pettengill | |
| 15:17 | Oakland | Terry Goldberg makes the 1st free throw | 49-44 |
| 15:17 | Oakland | Terry Goldberg makes the 2nd free throw | 50-44 |
| 15:04 | Northern Iowa | Douglas Messing misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 50-44 |
| 15:03 | Oakland | The rebound goes to Glen Williamson | 50-44 |
| 14:40 | Oakland | Terry Goldberg misses the jump hook near the basket | 50-44 |
| 14:38 | Northern Iowa | Jesse Remick pulls down the rebound | 50-44 |
| 14:19 | Northern Iowa | Terry Goldberg is called for the reach on Jesse Remick - foul #1 on Terry Goldberg, team foul #3 | 50-44 |
| Subs | Oakland | Don James (PG), Jeffrey Harvey (SF), Dustin Rivers (PF) Glen Williamson, Dennis Simms, Terry Goldberg | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Frank Monday (PF), Robert Pettengill (C) Douglas Messing, David Hearne | |
| 14:02 | Northern Iowa | Wayne Belton hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 50-44 |
| 14:00 | Northern Iowa | Frank Monday can't tip it in | 50-44 |
| 13:59 | Oakland | Jeffrey Harvey pulls down the rebound | 50-44 |
| 13:53 | Oakland | Michael Griffiths can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 50-44 |
| 13:51 | Northern Iowa | Robert Pettengill grabs the board | 50-44 |
| 13:47 | Northern Iowa | Jesse Remick is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jesse Remick, team foul #3 | 50-44 |
| Subs | Oakland | Brice Johnson (SF), Jerzy Zbell (PF), Jacob Vallery (C) Jeffrey Harvey, Dustin Rivers, John Mitchell | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Thomas Young (SG) Jesse Remick | |
| 13:37 | Oakland | Jacob Vallery knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline | 52-44 |
| 13:14 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Young is fouled on the floor by Jacob Vallery - foul #2 on Jacob Vallery, team foul #4 | 52-44 |
| Subs | Oakland | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | David Hearne (C) Robert Pettengill | |
| 13:01 | Northern Iowa | John Drennen buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Wayne Belton | 52-47 |
| 12:36 | Oakland | Don James connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 55-47 |
| 12:24 | Northern Iowa | John Drennen misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 55-47 |
| 12:23 | Northern Iowa | Frank Monday gets the offensive rebound | 55-47 |
| 12:07 | Northern Iowa | Wayne Belton can't connect on a shot near the basket | 55-47 |
| 12:05 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Young grabs the offensive rebound | 55-47 |
| 11:48 | Northern Iowa | Frank Monday is fouled on the floor by Jerzy Zbell - foul #1 on Jerzy Zbell, team foul #5 | 55-47 |
| Subs | Oakland | Jeffrey Harvey (PG), Glen Williamson (SG), Dennis Simms (SF), Dustin Rivers (PF), John Mitchell (C) Don James, Michael Griffiths, Brice Johnson, Jerzy Zbell, Jacob Vallery | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | William Shaw (PG), Jesse Remick (SG), Michael Pittman (SF), Robert Pettengill (PF), Michael Dwyer (C) Wayne Belton, Thomas Young, John Drennen, Frank Monday, David Hearne | |
| 11:39 | Northern Iowa | William Shaw connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 55-50 |
| Lineup | Oakland | PG - Jeffrey Harvey (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Glen Williamson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dennis Simms (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Dustin Rivers (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - John Mitchell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - William Shaw (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jesse Remick (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Pittman (fresh) PF - Robert Pettengill (fresh) 3 reb. C - Michael Dwyer (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:15 | Oakland | Dennis Simms's pass is intercepted by Robert Pettengill | 55-50 |
| 10:52 | Northern Iowa | William Shaw misses the wide open pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 55-50 |
| 10:51 | Northern Iowa | Robert Pettengill grabs the offensive rebound | 55-50 |
| 10:38 | Northern Iowa | Robert Pettengill misses long on a shot from the right block | 55-50 |
| 10:37 | Northern Iowa | Michael Pittman tips it in | 55-52 |
| 10:23 | Oakland | Robert Pettengill swats the short shot by Dennis Simms | 55-52 |
| 10:22 | Oakland | Jeffrey Harvey misses the tip | 55-52 |
| 10:21 | Northern Iowa | Jesse Remick grabs the defensive rebound | 55-52 |
| 10:06 | Northern Iowa | Jesse Remick knocks in the floater from the right block on a great pass from Michael Pittman | 55-54 |
| 09:42 | Oakland | Dustin Rivers misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Michael Pittman - foul #2 on Michael Pittman, team foul #4 | 55-54 |
| Subs | Oakland | Don James (PG), Michael Griffiths (SG), Stanley Koga (SF), Terry Goldberg (PF) Jeffrey Harvey, Glen Williamson, Dennis Simms, John Mitchell | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Wayne Belton (PG), Thomas Young (SG), John Drennen (SF), Douglas Messing (PF), David Hearne (C) William Shaw, Jesse Remick, Michael Pittman, Robert Pettengill, Michael Dwyer | |
| 09:42 | Oakland | Dustin Rivers makes the 1st free throw | 56-54 |
| 09:42 | Oakland | Dustin Rivers makes the 2nd free throw | 57-54 |
| 09:18 | Northern Iowa | Douglas Messing connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 57-56 |
| 08:59 | Oakland | Terry Goldberg hits the finger roll | 59-56 |
| 08:43 | Northern Iowa | David Hearne connects on the jumper from the right block | 59-58 |
| 08:30 | Oakland | Don James is hacked by Douglas Messing - foul #2 on Douglas Messing, team foul #5 | 59-58 |
| Subs | Oakland | Jeffrey Harvey (PG), Brice Johnson (SF), Jacob Vallery (C) Don James, Stanley Koga, Dustin Rivers | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jesse Remick (SG), Frank Monday (PF) Thomas Young, Douglas Messing | |
| 08:14 | Oakland | Brice Johnson misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 59-58 |
| 08:13 | Oakland | Terry Goldberg misses the tip | 59-58 |
| 08:12 | Northern Iowa | Jesse Remick gets the rebound | 59-58 |
| 08:10 | Northern Iowa | John Drennen is hacked by Michael Griffiths in the backcourt - foul #4 on Michael Griffiths, team foul #6 | 59-58 |
| Subs | Oakland | Glen Williamson (SG), Jerzy Zbell (PF) Michael Griffiths, Terry Goldberg | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 07:54 | Northern Iowa | David Hearne is hacked by Jacob Vallery - foul #3 on Jacob Vallery, team foul #7 | 59-58 |
| 07:54 | Northern Iowa | David Hearne makes the 1st free throw | 59-59 |
| 07:54 | Northern Iowa | David Hearne makes the 2nd free throw | 59-60 |
| 07:30 | Oakland | Jerzy Zbell hits a runner from the right block | 61-60 |
| Lineup | Oakland | PG - Jeffrey Harvey (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Glen Williamson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brice Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jerzy Zbell (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Jacob Vallery (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Wayne Belton (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jesse Remick (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Drennen (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Frank Monday (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - David Hearne (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:01 | Northern Iowa | Frank Monday misses long on a floater from the left block | 61-60 |
| 06:59 | Oakland | The rebound goes to Jerzy Zbell | 61-60 |
| 06:55 | Oakland | Glen Williamson misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Jesse Remick - foul #2 on Jesse Remick, team foul #6 | 61-60 |
| Subs | Oakland | Don James (PG), Stanley Koga (SF), Terry Goldberg (PF) Jeffrey Harvey, Brice Johnson, Jacob Vallery | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Thomas Young (PG), Michael Pittman (SF), Robert Pettengill (PF), Michael Dwyer (C) Wayne Belton, John Drennen, Frank Monday, David Hearne | |
| 06:55 | Oakland | Glen Williamson misses the 1st free throw | 61-60 |
| 06:55 | Oakland | Glen Williamson makes the 2nd free throw | 62-60 |
| 06:51 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Young's pass is intercepted by Stanley Koga in the backcourt | 62-60 |
| 06:35 | Oakland | Don James misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 62-60 |
| 06:34 | Northern Iowa | Michael Dwyer grabs the defensive rebound | 62-60 |
| 06:16 | Northern Iowa | Michael Dwyer misses the easy layup | 62-60 |
| 06:14 | Oakland | The rebound goes to Stanley Koga | 62-60 |
| 05:57 | Oakland | Jerzy Zbell misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 62-60 |
| 05:55 | Northern Iowa | Michael Dwyer grabs the board | 62-60 |
| 05:39 | Northern Iowa | Michael Dwyer drills a turnaround near the basket | 62-62 |
| 05:19 | Oakland | Jerzy Zbell misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block | 62-62 |
| 05:17 | Northern Iowa | Michael Dwyer gets the rebound | 62-62 |
| 05:17 | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-62 |
| Subs | Oakland | Michael Griffiths (SG), Jacob Vallery (C) Glen Williamson, Jerzy Zbell | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Wayne Belton (PG), John Drennen (SF), Frank Monday (PF), David Hearne (C) Thomas Young, Michael Pittman, Robert Pettengill, Michael Dwyer | |
| 05:12 | Northern Iowa | Jesse Remick throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 62-62 |
| 05:00 | Oakland | Michael Griffiths scores on a jumper from just outside the lane | 64-62 |
| 04:58 | Northern Iowa | Wayne Belton is fouled in the backcourt by Don James - foul #2 on Don James, team foul #8 | 64-62 |
| Subs | Oakland | Dustin Rivers (PF) Terry Goldberg | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 04:58 | Northern Iowa | Wayne Belton makes the 1st free throw | 64-63 |
| 04:58 | Northern Iowa | Wayne Belton makes the 2nd free throw | 64-64 |
| 04:38 | Oakland | Dustin Rivers throws a bad pass out of bounds | 64-64 |
| Subs | Oakland | Brice Johnson (SF) Stanley Koga | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Thomas Young (SG) Jesse Remick | |
| 04:29 | Northern Iowa | David Hearne misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 64-64 |
| 04:28 | Oakland | Jacob Vallery grabs the defensive rebound | 64-64 |
| 04:24 | Oakland | Don James misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 64-64 |
| 04:22 | Oakland | The offensive rebound goes to Dustin Rivers | 64-64 |
| 04:14 | Oakland | Thomas Young is called for the reach on Jacob Vallery - foul #2 on Thomas Young, team foul #7 | 64-64 |
| 04:14 | Oakland | Jacob Vallery makes the 1st free throw | 65-64 |
| 04:14 | Oakland | Jacob Vallery makes the 2nd free throw | 66-64 |
| 03:57 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Young makes the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by John Drennen | 66-66 |
| 03:43 | Oakland | Don James clanks a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Thomas Young - foul #3 on Thomas Young, team foul #8 | 66-66 |
| Subs | Oakland | Terry Goldberg (PF) Jacob Vallery | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jesse Remick (SG), Robert Pettengill (PF) Thomas Young, Frank Monday | |
| 03:43 | Oakland | Don James makes the 1st free throw | 67-66 |
| 03:43 | Oakland | Don James misses the 2nd free throw | 67-66 |
| 03:43 | Northern Iowa | John Drennen grabs the board | 67-66 |
| 03:32 | Northern Iowa | Wayne Belton connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by John Drennen | 67-69 |
| Lineup | Oakland | PG - Don James (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SG - Michael Griffiths (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Brice Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Terry Goldberg (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Dustin Rivers (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Wayne Belton (fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jesse Remick (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Drennen (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Robert Pettengill (fresh) 4 reb. C - David Hearne (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:12 | Oakland | Wayne Belton takes the ball from Terry Goldberg | 67-69 |
| 03:08 | Northern Iowa | Brice Johnson takes the ball from David Hearne in the backcourt | 67-69 |
| 02:52 | Oakland | Michael Griffiths buries a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Terry Goldberg | 70-69 |
| 02:39 | Northern Iowa | John Drennen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 70-69 |
| 02:37 | Oakland | Terry Goldberg grabs the defensive rebound | 70-69 |
| 02:37 | Oakland | Oakland calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-69 |
| Subs | Oakland | Glen Williamson (PG), Stanley Koga (SF), Jacob Vallery (C) Don James, Brice Johnson, Dustin Rivers | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Frank Monday (PF) Robert Pettengill | |
| 02:15 | Oakland | Terry Goldberg hits a shot from the right block on a nice dish by Stanley Koga | 72-69 |
| 02:13 | Northern Iowa | Michael Griffiths is called for the reach on Jesse Remick in the backcourt - foul #5 on Michael Griffiths, team foul #9 | 72-69 |
| Subs | Oakland | Jeffrey Harvey (PG) Michael Griffiths | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Pettengill (C) David Hearne | |
| 02:13 | Northern Iowa | Jesse Remick makes the 1st free throw | 72-70 |
| 02:13 | Northern Iowa | Jesse Remick makes the 2nd free throw | 72-71 |
| 02:02 | Oakland | Jacob Vallery misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 72-71 |
| 02:01 | Northern Iowa | Jesse Remick pulls down the rebound | 72-71 |
| 01:37 | Northern Iowa | Frank Monday misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 72-71 |
| 01:35 | Oakland | Jacob Vallery gets the rebound | 72-71 |
| 01:35 | Oakland | Oakland calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 72-71 |
| Subs | Oakland | Don James (PG) Jeffrey Harvey | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | David Hearne (C) Robert Pettengill | |
| 01:16 | Oakland | Terry Goldberg is hacked by Wayne Belton - foul #2 on Wayne Belton, team foul #9 | 72-71 |
| 01:16 | Oakland | Terry Goldberg makes the 1st free throw | 73-71 |
| 01:16 | Oakland | Terry Goldberg misses the 2nd free throw | 73-71 |
| 01:16 | Northern Iowa | Frank Monday grabs the defensive rebound | 73-71 |
| 01:14 | Northern Iowa | Wayne Belton is hacked by Terry Goldberg in the backcourt - foul #2 on Terry Goldberg, team foul #10 | 73-71 |
| 01:14 | Northern Iowa | Wayne Belton makes the 1st free throw | 73-72 |
| 01:14 | Northern Iowa | Wayne Belton makes the 2nd free throw | 73-73 |
| 00:53 | Oakland | Glen Williamson's floater is knocked away by Frank Monday | 73-73 |
| 00:52 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Wayne Belton | 73-73 |
| 00:32 | Northern Iowa | Wayne Belton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 73-73 |
| Game Plan | Oakland | Oakland is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:08 | Oakland | Stanley Koga hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 73-73 |
| 00:06 | Northern Iowa | Frank Monday gets the rebound | 73-73 |
| 00:06 | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 73-73 |
| Game Plan | Oakland | Oakland is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Northern Iowa | Jacob Vallery steals the ball from Jesse Remick | 73-73 |
| Lineup | Oakland | PG - Don James (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SG - Glen Williamson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stanley Koga (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Terry Goldberg (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Jacob Vallery (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Wayne Belton (fresh) 19 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jesse Remick (fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Drennen (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Frank Monday (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. C - David Hearne (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 05:00 | Northern Iowa | David Hearne wins the tip | 73-73 |
| Game Plan | Oakland | Oakland is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 04:49 | Northern Iowa | John Drennen misses the easy open layup | 73-73 |
| 04:47 | Northern Iowa | David Hearne grabs the offensive board | 73-73 |
| 04:33 | Northern Iowa | Stanley Koga steals it from Jesse Remick | 73-73 |
| 04:18 | Oakland | Stanley Koga loses the ball out of bounds | 73-73 |
| 03:53 | Northern Iowa | Wayne Belton comes up short on the floater from the baseline but the foul's on Stanley Koga - foul #2 on Stanley Koga, team foul #11 | 73-73 |
| Subs | Oakland | Jerzy Zbell (PF) Terry Goldberg | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 03:53 | Northern Iowa | Wayne Belton makes the 1st free throw | 73-74 |
| 03:53 | Northern Iowa | Wayne Belton makes the 2nd free throw | 73-75 |
| 03:33 | Oakland | Don James buries a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Stanley Koga | 76-75 |
| 03:31 | Northern Iowa | Jesse Remick is hacked by Glen Williamson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Glen Williamson, team foul #12 | 76-75 |
| Subs | Oakland | Brice Johnson (SG), Dennis Simms (SF), Dustin Rivers (C) Glen Williamson, Stanley Koga, Jacob Vallery | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 03:31 | Northern Iowa | Jesse Remick misses the 1st free throw | 76-75 |
| 03:31 | Northern Iowa | Jesse Remick misses the 2nd free throw | 76-75 |
| 03:31 | Oakland | Jerzy Zbell gets the rebound | 76-75 |
| 03:09 | Oakland | Dennis Simms hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 76-75 |
| 03:08 | Northern Iowa | Jesse Remick gets the rebound | 76-75 |
| 02:53 | Northern Iowa | Frank Monday is hacked by Jerzy Zbell - foul #2 on Jerzy Zbell, team foul #13 | 76-75 |
| Subs | Oakland | Jeffrey Harvey (PG) Don James | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Thomas Young (SG), Robert Pettengill (C) Jesse Remick, David Hearne | |
| 02:53 | Northern Iowa | Frank Monday makes the 1st free throw | 76-76 |
| 02:53 | Northern Iowa | Frank Monday misses the 2nd free throw | 76-76 |
| 02:53 | Oakland | Jerzy Zbell gets the rebound | 76-76 |
| 02:53 | Oakland | Oakland calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 76-76 |
| 02:35 | Oakland | Jerzy Zbell comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Robert Pettengill - foul #2 on Robert Pettengill, team foul #10 | 76-76 |
| Subs | Oakland | Don James (PG), Glen Williamson (SG), Stanley Koga (SF), Jacob Vallery (C) Jeffrey Harvey, Brice Johnson, Dennis Simms, Dustin Rivers | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jesse Remick (SG), David Hearne (C) Thomas Young, Robert Pettengill | |
| 02:35 | Oakland | Jerzy Zbell makes the 1st free throw | 77-76 |
| 02:35 | Oakland | Jerzy Zbell misses the 2nd free throw | 77-76 |
| 02:35 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to David Hearne | 77-76 |
| 02:20 | Northern Iowa | David Hearne misses badly on a jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by Stanley Koga - foul #3 on Stanley Koga, team foul #14 | 77-76 |
| Subs | Oakland | Terry Goldberg (PF) Jerzy Zbell | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Pettengill (PF) Frank Monday | |
| 02:20 | Northern Iowa | David Hearne makes the 1st free throw | 77-77 |
| 02:20 | Northern Iowa | David Hearne makes the 2nd free throw | 77-78 |
| 02:09 | Oakland | Glen Williamson comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 77-78 |
| 02:07 | Northern Iowa | Robert Pettengill grabs the board | 77-78 |
| 01:48 | Northern Iowa | Jacob Vallery denies the turnaround by Jesse Remick | 77-78 |
| 01:47 | Northern Iowa | David Hearne pulls down the offensive rebound | 77-78 |
| 01:27 | Northern Iowa | John Drennen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 77-78 |
| 01:25 | Oakland | Terry Goldberg pulls down the rebound | 77-78 |
| 01:21 | Oakland | Glen Williamson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 77-78 |
| 01:19 | Oakland | The offensive rebound goes to Terry Goldberg | 77-78 |
| 00:59 | Oakland | The jump hook by Terry Goldberg is blocked by John Drennen | 77-78 |
| 00:57 | Northern Iowa | Jesse Remick snags the defensive board | 77-78 |
| Lineup | Oakland | PG - Don James (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. SG - Glen Williamson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stanley Koga (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Terry Goldberg (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. C - Jacob Vallery (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Wayne Belton (fresh) 21 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jesse Remick (fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Drennen (fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. PF - Robert Pettengill (fresh) 5 reb. C - David Hearne (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Oakland | Oakland is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:55 | Northern Iowa | Glen Williamson steps in front of the John Drennen pass in the backcourt | 77-78 |
| 00:43 | Oakland | Stanley Koga connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 80-78 |
| Game Plan | Oakland | Oakland is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:19 | Northern Iowa | John Drennen loses the ball out of bounds | 80-78 |
| Subs | Oakland | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Frank Monday (PF) Robert Pettengill | |
| Game Plan | Oakland | Oakland is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:17 | Oakland | Don James is fouled in the backcourt by Wayne Belton - foul #3 on Wayne Belton, team foul #11 | 80-78 |
| 00:17 | Oakland | Don James makes the 1st free throw | 81-78 |
| 00:17 | Oakland | Don James misses the 2nd free throw | 81-78 |
| 00:17 | Northern Iowa | David Hearne gets the rebound | 81-78 |
| 00:03 | Northern Iowa | Jesse Remick misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 81-78 |
| 00:02 | Northern Iowa | Frank Monday snags the offensive board | 81-78 |
| 00:00 | Northern Iowa | The clock runs out | 81-78 |