| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Luis Gillett (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Stanley Shimer (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Arnold Logan (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Sand (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Barry Morgan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Troy McCauley (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edwin Hildebrant (fresh) 2 ast. SF - George Parikh (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Justin Langston (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Jack Nelson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | San Diego State | George Parikh inbounds the ball | 29-27 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:51 | San Diego State | Troy McCauley hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 29-27 |
| 19:49 | Northern Iowa | Arnold Logan grabs the defensive rebound | 29-27 |
| 19:28 | Northern Iowa | George Parikh takes the ball from Barry Morgan | 29-27 |
| 19:25 | San Diego State | Edwin Hildebrant lays it up and in set up by George Parikh | 29-29 |
| 19:13 | Northern Iowa | Robert Sand misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 29-29 |
| 19:12 | San Diego State | Justin Langston snags the defensive board | 29-29 |
| 18:58 | San Diego State | Arnold Logan swats the short shot by Justin Langston | 29-29 |
| 18:57 | Northern Iowa | Barry Morgan pulls down the rebound | 29-29 |
| 18:50 | Northern Iowa | Jack Nelson is called for the reach on Stanley Shimer - foul #2 on Jack Nelson, team foul #1 | 29-29 |
| 18:44 | Northern Iowa | Barry Morgan drills a shot near the basket on a great pass from Luis Gillett | 31-29 |
| 18:26 | San Diego State | George Parikh's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-29 |
| 18:24 | Northern Iowa | Luis Gillett is hacked by Troy McCauley in the backcourt - foul #2 on Troy McCauley, team foul #2 | 31-29 |
| 18:13 | Northern Iowa | Luis Gillett can't finish the layup | 31-29 |
| 18:11 | Northern Iowa | Robert Sand grabs the offensive board | 31-29 |
| 17:54 | Northern Iowa | Robert Sand's pass is intercepted by Troy McCauley | 31-29 |
| 17:40 | San Diego State | Troy McCauley travels with the ball | 31-29 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Dustin Fierros (SF), Jerry Webber (C) George Parikh, Jack Nelson | |
| 17:11 | Northern Iowa | Luis Gillett buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Stanley Shimer | 34-29 |
| 16:55 | San Diego State | Jerry Webber misses the lay-in | 34-29 |
| 16:54 | San Diego State | The offensive rebound goes to Justin Langston | 34-29 |
| 16:37 | San Diego State | Troy McCauley knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Edwin Hildebrant | 34-32 |
| 16:16 | Northern Iowa | Barry Morgan drills a runner in the lane on a nice dish by Stanley Shimer | 36-32 |
| 15:55 | San Diego State | Justin Langston throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-32 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | John Villela (PG), Albert Hall (SG), Brian Gray (SF), John Wynn (PF), Walter Martinson (C) Luis Gillett, Stanley Shimer, Arnold Logan, Robert Sand, Barry Morgan | |
| Subs | San Diego State | William Young (PG), Gordon Siggers (SG), George Parikh (SF), Jack Nelson (C) Troy McCauley, Edwin Hildebrant, Dustin Fierros, Justin Langston | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - John Villela (fresh) SG - Albert Hall (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Brian Gray (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Wynn (fresh) 5 pts. C - Walter Martinson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - William Young (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Gordon Siggers (fresh) SF - George Parikh (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jerry Webber (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jack Nelson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:32 | Northern Iowa | John Wynn misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 36-32 |
| 15:30 | San Diego State | Jerry Webber grabs the defensive rebound | 36-32 |
| 15:11 | San Diego State | Gordon Siggers comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 36-32 |
| 15:09 | Northern Iowa | Brian Gray grabs the defensive rebound | 36-32 |
| 14:42 | Northern Iowa | Brian Gray throws it down on a nice dish by John Wynn | 38-32 |
| 14:26 | San Diego State | William Young can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 38-32 |
| 14:24 | San Diego State | Jack Nelson gets the offensive rebound | 38-32 |
| 14:08 | San Diego State | 3 seconds is called on Gordon Siggers | 38-32 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Luis Gillett (PG), Stanley Shimer (SG), Robert Sand (PF), Barry Morgan (C) John Villela, Albert Hall, John Wynn, Walter Martinson | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Troy McCauley (PG), Edwin Hildebrant (SG), Dustin Fierros (PF) William Young, Gordon Siggers, Jerry Webber | |
| 13:52 | Northern Iowa | Robert Sand knocks in the fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Luis Gillett | 40-32 |
| 13:41 | San Diego State | Edwin Hildebrant scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by George Parikh | 40-35 |
| 13:21 | Northern Iowa | Stanley Shimer hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 40-35 |
| 13:19 | Northern Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Brian Gray | 40-35 |
| 13:12 | Northern Iowa | Stanley Shimer misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by George Parikh - foul #2 on George Parikh, team foul #3 | 40-35 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Arnold Logan (SF) Brian Gray | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Justin Langston (PF), William Jorge (C) George Parikh, Jack Nelson | |
| 13:12 | Northern Iowa | Stanley Shimer makes the 1st free throw | 41-35 |
| 13:12 | Northern Iowa | Stanley Shimer makes the 2nd free throw | 42-35 |
| 13:04 | San Diego State | Dustin Fierros is hacked by Arnold Logan - foul #1 on Arnold Logan, team foul #1 | 42-35 |
| 12:47 | San Diego State | Justin Langston misses short on a shot from the left side but he's hacked by Robert Sand - foul #1 on Robert Sand, team foul #2 | 42-35 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Jerry Webber (C) William Jorge | |
| 12:47 | San Diego State | Justin Langston misses the 1st free throw | 42-35 |
| 12:47 | San Diego State | Justin Langston misses the 2nd free throw | 42-35 |
| 12:47 | Northern Iowa | Barry Morgan pulls down the rebound | 42-35 |
| 12:29 | Northern Iowa | The jump hook by Arnold Logan is blocked by Jerry Webber | 42-35 |
| 12:27 | San Diego State | The rebound goes to Justin Langston | 42-35 |
| 12:09 | San Diego State | Justin Langston is whistled for a carry | 42-35 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | John Villela (SG) Stanley Shimer | |
| Subs | San Diego State | William Young (SG) Edwin Hildebrant | |
| 11:40 | Northern Iowa | Robert Sand can't finish the layup | 42-35 |
| 11:38 | Northern Iowa | Robert Sand grabs the offensive rebound | 42-35 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Luis Gillett (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Villela (fresh) SF - Arnold Logan (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Sand (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. C - Barry Morgan (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Troy McCauley (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Young (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Dustin Fierros (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Justin Langston (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Jerry Webber (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Northern Iowa | John Villela throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-35 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | San Diego State | William Jorge (SF) Dustin Fierros | |
| 11:11 | San Diego State | Troy McCauley comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 42-35 |
| 11:09 | Northern Iowa | Barry Morgan grabs the defensive rebound | 42-35 |
| 10:57 | Northern Iowa | Luis Gillett comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 42-35 |
| 10:56 | San Diego State | The rebound goes to Jerry Webber | 42-35 |
| 10:49 | San Diego State | William Young can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by John Villela - foul #2 on John Villela, team foul #3 | 42-35 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Stanley Shimer (SG), Brian Gray (PF), John Wynn (C) Arnold Logan, Robert Sand, Barry Morgan | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Edwin Hildebrant (SG), George Parikh (SF), Jack Nelson (C) Troy McCauley, William Jorge, Jerry Webber | |
| 10:49 | San Diego State | William Young makes the 1st free throw | 42-36 |
| 10:49 | San Diego State | William Young makes the 2nd free throw | 42-37 |
| 10:34 | Northern Iowa | Stanley Shimer buries a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Luis Gillett | 44-37 |
| 10:25 | San Diego State | Jack Nelson connects on the jumper from the left block and the foul's on John Villela - foul #3 on John Villela, team foul #4 | 44-39 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Walter Martinson (C) Luis Gillett | |
| Subs | San Diego State | William Jorge (PF) Justin Langston | |
| 10:25 | San Diego State | Jack Nelson makes the free throw | 44-40 |
| 10:11 | Northern Iowa | Stanley Shimer misses long on a shot from the left side | 44-40 |
| 10:10 | San Diego State | William Jorge pulls down the rebound | 44-40 |
| 09:59 | San Diego State | Edwin Hildebrant is fouled on the floor by John Wynn - foul #2 on John Wynn, team foul #5 | 44-40 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Barry Morgan (C) Walter Martinson | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Dustin Fierros (PF) William Jorge | |
| 09:53 | San Diego State | Jack Nelson is fouled on the floor by John Villela - foul #4 on John Villela, team foul #6 | 44-40 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Albert Hall (PG) John Villela | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Troy McCauley (PG) William Young | |
| 09:41 | San Diego State | Jack Nelson is hacked by John Wynn - foul #3 on John Wynn, team foul #7 | 44-40 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Sand (PF) John Wynn | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Jerry Webber (PF) Dustin Fierros | |
| 09:41 | San Diego State | Jack Nelson misses the 1st free throw | 44-40 |
| 09:41 | Northern Iowa | Barry Morgan pulls down the rebound | 44-40 |
| 09:21 | Northern Iowa | Robert Sand misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 44-40 |
| 09:19 | Northern Iowa | Barry Morgan pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-40 |
| 08:59 | Northern Iowa | Stanley Shimer connects on the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Barry Morgan | 47-40 |
| 08:33 | San Diego State | Jerry Webber hits a jump hook from the right block set up by Troy McCauley | 47-42 |
| 08:14 | Northern Iowa | Brian Gray blows the layup | 47-42 |
| 08:13 | San Diego State | Jerry Webber snags the defensive board | 47-42 |
| 07:54 | San Diego State | Jerry Webber misses short on a jumper from the right side | 47-42 |
| 07:52 | Northern Iowa | Stanley Shimer snags the defensive board | 47-42 |
| 07:32 | Northern Iowa | Brian Gray loses the dribble to Troy McCauley | 47-42 |
| 07:28 | San Diego State | Edwin Hildebrant can't finish the layup | 47-42 |
| 07:27 | Northern Iowa | Robert Sand snags the defensive board | 47-42 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Albert Hall (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Stanley Shimer (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Brian Gray (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Robert Sand (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. C - Barry Morgan (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Troy McCauley (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Edwin Hildebrant (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - George Parikh (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jerry Webber (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Jack Nelson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:21 | Northern Iowa | Jack Nelson is called for the reach on Stanley Shimer - foul #3 on Jack Nelson, team foul #4 | 47-42 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Luis Gillett (PG), John Villela (SG), Arnold Logan (SF), John Wynn (PF), Walter Martinson (C) Albert Hall, Stanley Shimer, Brian Gray, Robert Sand, Barry Morgan | |
| Subs | San Diego State | William Young (PG), Gordon Siggers (SG), Dustin Fierros (SF), Justin Langston (PF), William Jorge (C) Troy McCauley, Edwin Hildebrant, George Parikh, Jerry Webber, Jack Nelson | |
| 07:01 | Northern Iowa | Gordon Siggers picks off the pass by Luis Gillett | 47-42 |
| 06:56 | San Diego State | Justin Langston blows the layup | 47-42 |
| 06:55 | San Diego State | Justin Langston gets the offensive rebound | 47-42 |
| 06:40 | San Diego State | Gordon Siggers is called for traveling | 47-42 |
| 06:29 | Northern Iowa | John Villela is fouled on the floor by Dustin Fierros - foul #2 on Dustin Fierros, team foul #5 | 47-42 |
| 06:12 | Northern Iowa | Luis Gillett misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 47-42 |
| 06:11 | San Diego State | The rebound goes to Justin Langston | 47-42 |
| 05:49 | San Diego State | Dustin Fierros misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 47-42 |
| 05:48 | San Diego State | Dustin Fierros grabs the offensive rebound | 47-42 |
| 05:35 | San Diego State | Walter Martinson denies the turnaround by William Jorge | 47-42 |
| 05:33 | San Diego State | Dustin Fierros tips it home | 47-44 |
| 05:26 | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-44 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Stanley Shimer (SG), Robert Sand (PF), Barry Morgan (C) John Villela, John Wynn, Walter Martinson | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Troy McCauley (PG), Edwin Hildebrant (SG), George Parikh (SF), Jack Nelson (C) William Young, Gordon Siggers, Dustin Fierros, William Jorge | |
| 05:09 | Northern Iowa | Robert Sand lays it up and in and he's fouled by Justin Langston - foul #2 on Justin Langston, team foul #6 | 49-44 |
| 05:09 | Northern Iowa | Robert Sand makes the free throw | 50-44 |
| 04:43 | San Diego State | Arnold Logan steals the ball from Justin Langston | 50-44 |
| 04:22 | Northern Iowa | Justin Langston blocks the 3 pointer from the left wing by Barry Morgan | 50-44 |
| 04:20 | Northern Iowa | Robert Sand pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-44 |
| 04:01 | Northern Iowa | Stanley Shimer is hacked by George Parikh - foul #3 on George Parikh, team foul #7 | 50-44 |
| 04:01 | Northern Iowa | Stanley Shimer makes the 1st free throw | 51-44 |
| 04:01 | Northern Iowa | Stanley Shimer makes the 2nd free throw | 52-44 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:44 | San Diego State | Arnold Logan denies the turnaround by Jack Nelson | 52-44 |
| 03:43 | San Diego State | Jack Nelson tips it home | 52-46 |
| 03:19 | Northern Iowa | Robert Sand scores on a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Barry Morgan | 54-46 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Luis Gillett (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Stanley Shimer (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Arnold Logan (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Robert Sand (fresh) 18 pts. 8 reb. C - Barry Morgan (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Troy McCauley (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Edwin Hildebrant (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - George Parikh (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Justin Langston (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Jack Nelson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 03:16 | San Diego State | Luis Gillett takes the ball from Troy McCauley in the backcourt | 54-46 |
| 03:14 | Northern Iowa | Luis Gillett hits the finger roll | 56-46 |
| 02:53 | San Diego State | George Parikh comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 56-46 |
| 02:52 | Northern Iowa | Luis Gillett grabs the board | 56-46 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:29 | Northern Iowa | Robert Sand's fadeaway is rejected by Justin Langston | 56-46 |
| 02:27 | San Diego State | Justin Langston snags the defensive board | 56-46 |
| 02:23 | San Diego State | Troy McCauley misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Barry Morgan - foul #2 on Barry Morgan, team foul #8 | 56-46 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | John Villela (PG), Albert Hall (SG), Brian Gray (SF), John Wynn (PF), Walter Martinson (C) Luis Gillett, Stanley Shimer, Arnold Logan, Robert Sand, Barry Morgan | |
| Subs | San Diego State | William Young (SG), Dustin Fierros (SF), Jerry Webber (PF), William Jorge (C) Edwin Hildebrant, George Parikh, Justin Langston, Jack Nelson | |
| 02:23 | San Diego State | Troy McCauley misses the 1st free throw | 56-46 |
| 02:23 | San Diego State | Troy McCauley makes the 2nd free throw | 56-47 |
| 02:21 | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 56-47 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Luis Gillett (PG), Stanley Shimer (SG), Robert Sand (PF), Barry Morgan (C) John Villela, Albert Hall, John Wynn, Walter Martinson | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Edwin Hildebrant (SG), Justin Langston (PF) William Young, William Jorge | |
| 02:06 | Northern Iowa | Robert Sand hits a runner near the basket on a great pass from Luis Gillett | 58-47 |
| 01:47 | San Diego State | Jerry Webber misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 58-47 |
| 01:45 | Northern Iowa | Brian Gray grabs the board | 58-47 |
| 01:16 | Northern Iowa | Robert Sand comes up short on the jump hook near the basket | 58-47 |
| 01:14 | San Diego State | Justin Langston gets the rebound | 58-47 |
| 01:06 | San Diego State | Troy McCauley hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 58-47 |
| 01:05 | Northern Iowa | Stanley Shimer pulls down the rebound | 58-47 |
| 00:40 | Northern Iowa | Brian Gray misses long on a runner in the lane but he's fouled by Justin Langston - foul #3 on Justin Langston, team foul #8 | 58-47 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | John Villela (PG), Albert Hall (SG), John Wynn (PF), Walter Martinson (C) Luis Gillett, Stanley Shimer, Robert Sand, Barry Morgan | |
| Subs | San Diego State | William Young (PG), Gordon Siggers (SG), William Jorge (C) Troy McCauley, Edwin Hildebrant, Justin Langston | |
| 00:40 | Northern Iowa | Brian Gray misses the 1st free throw | 58-47 |
| 00:40 | Northern Iowa | Brian Gray makes the 2nd free throw | 59-47 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:32 | San Diego State | Gordon Siggers hits a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by William Young | 59-49 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:03 | Northern Iowa | Brian Gray knocks in the shot from the right block set up by John Villela | 61-49 |
| 00:00 | San Diego State | Dustin Fierros misses long on a halfcourt shot | 61-49 |