| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Ross Pierce (fresh) 6 ast. SG - Woodrow Won (fresh) 20 pts. SF - Wallace Coker (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Menzel (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - James Bailey (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Samuel Ferrell (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Joseph Leedom (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Elmer Allen (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Seth Katzmark (fresh) 5 reb. C - Lester Dietrich (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northern Iowa | Elmer Allen inbounds the ball | 35-27 |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:32 | Northern Iowa | Lester Dietrich misses long on a shot from the left block but he's fouled by James Bailey - foul #1 on James Bailey, team foul #1 | 35-27 |
| 19:32 | Northern Iowa | Lester Dietrich makes the 1st free throw | 35-28 |
| 19:32 | Northern Iowa | Lester Dietrich misses the 2nd free throw | 35-28 |
| 19:32 | Harvard | James Bailey snags the defensive board | 35-28 |
| 19:28 | Harvard | Woodrow Won hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 35-28 |
| 19:26 | Harvard | James Bailey gets the offensive rebound | 35-28 |
| 19:04 | Harvard | Woodrow Won misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 35-28 |
| 19:03 | Northern Iowa | Lester Dietrich snags the defensive board | 35-28 |
| 18:58 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Leedom throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-28 |
| 18:41 | Harvard | Wallace Coker makes the jumper from close range on a great pass from Ross Pierce | 37-28 |
| 18:24 | Northern Iowa | Elmer Allen comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 37-28 |
| 18:23 | Harvard | Paul Menzel snags the defensive board | 37-28 |
| 18:19 | Harvard | Ross Pierce misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Samuel Ferrell - foul #2 on Samuel Ferrell, team foul #1 | 37-28 |
| 18:19 | Harvard | Ross Pierce misses the 1st free throw | 37-28 |
| 18:19 | Harvard | Ross Pierce misses the 2nd free throw | 37-28 |
| 18:19 | Northern Iowa | Seth Katzmark pulls down the rebound | 37-28 |
| 18:02 | Northern Iowa | Elmer Allen misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 37-28 |
| 18:00 | Harvard | James Bailey gets the rebound | 37-28 |
| 17:43 | Harvard | James Bailey is whistled for a carry | 37-28 |
| Subs | Harvard | Shawn Cox (C) James Bailey | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 17:25 | Northern Iowa | Lester Dietrich drills a jumper from close range | 37-30 |
| 17:08 | Harvard | Lester Dietrich steps in front of the Ross Pierce pass | 37-30 |
| 16:56 | Northern Iowa | Woodrow Won steals it from Elmer Allen | 37-30 |
| 16:40 | Harvard | Ross Pierce hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 37-30 |
| 16:39 | Northern Iowa | Lester Dietrich snags the defensive board | 37-30 |
| 16:27 | Northern Iowa | Lester Dietrich knocks in the shot from the baseline set up by Seth Katzmark | 37-32 |
| 16:00 | Harvard | Paul Menzel can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 37-32 |
| 15:58 | Northern Iowa | Lester Dietrich pulls down the rebound | 37-32 |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Ross Pierce (fairly fresh) 7 ast. SG - Woodrow Won (fairly fresh) 20 pts. SF - Wallace Coker (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Menzel (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Shawn Cox (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Samuel Ferrell (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Joseph Leedom (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Elmer Allen (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Seth Katzmark (fairly fresh) 6 reb. C - Lester Dietrich (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Leedom drills a jumpshot from the left side | 37-34 |
| 15:34 | Harvard | Shawn Cox loses the dribble to Lester Dietrich | 37-34 |
| 15:15 | Northern Iowa | Seth Katzmark drills a floater from the baseline on a great pass from Elmer Allen | 37-36 |
| 15:04 | Harvard | Shawn Cox comes up short on the runner in the lane but he's hacked by Lester Dietrich - foul #2 on Lester Dietrich, team foul #2 | 37-36 |
| Subs | Harvard | William Pratt (PG), Garry Moon (SG), Lino Bronikowski (SF), James Bailey (C) Ross Pierce, Woodrow Won, Wallace Coker, Paul Menzel | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Keith Harrison (PG), Ronald Whitehurst (SG), Daniel Barraza (SF), Louis Eichenberger (PF), Jeffrey Tyndall (C) Samuel Ferrell, Joseph Leedom, Elmer Allen, Seth Katzmark, Lester Dietrich | |
| 15:04 | Harvard | Shawn Cox makes the 1st free throw | 38-36 |
| 15:04 | Harvard | Shawn Cox makes the 2nd free throw | 39-36 |
| 14:52 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Whitehurst comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 39-36 |
| 14:51 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Whitehurst hits the follow up shot | 39-38 |
| 14:40 | Harvard | James Bailey hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 39-38 |
| 14:39 | Harvard | William Pratt pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-38 |
| 14:19 | Harvard | William Pratt is fouled on the floor by Keith Harrison - foul #2 on Keith Harrison, team foul #3 | 39-38 |
| Subs | Harvard | John Kelly (PF) Shawn Cox | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 14:03 | Harvard | Lino Bronikowski clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 39-38 |
| 14:02 | Harvard | John Kelly hits the follow up shot | 41-38 |
| 13:36 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Barraza steps out of bounds on the sideline | 41-38 |
| 13:20 | Harvard | John Kelly misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 41-38 |
| 13:18 | Harvard | William Pratt grabs the offensive rebound | 41-38 |
| 13:00 | Harvard | James Bailey drills a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Garry Moon | 43-38 |
| 12:40 | Northern Iowa | James Bailey swats the short shot by Keith Harrison | 43-38 |
| 12:39 | Harvard | Lino Bronikowski snags the defensive board | 43-38 |
| 12:29 | Harvard | Keith Harrison is called for the reach on William Pratt - foul #3 on Keith Harrison, team foul #4 | 43-38 |
| Subs | Harvard | Ross Pierce (PG), Woodrow Won (SG), Shawn Cox (PF) William Pratt, Lino Bronikowski, James Bailey | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Samuel Ferrell (PG), Elmer Allen (SF), Seth Katzmark (PF), Jerry Stroupe (C) Keith Harrison, Daniel Barraza, Louis Eichenberger, Jeffrey Tyndall | |
| 12:10 | Harvard | John Kelly misses short on a shot from the left side but he's hacked by Jerry Stroupe - foul #1 on Jerry Stroupe, team foul #5 | 43-38 |
| Subs | Harvard | Wallace Coker (SF) Garry Moon | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Joseph Leedom (SG), Lester Dietrich (C) Ronald Whitehurst, Jerry Stroupe | |
| 12:10 | Harvard | John Kelly makes the 1st free throw | 44-38 |
| 12:10 | Harvard | John Kelly misses the 2nd free throw | 44-38 |
| 12:10 | Northern Iowa | Seth Katzmark gets the rebound | 44-38 |
| 11:51 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Leedom clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 44-38 |
| 11:49 | Northern Iowa | Lester Dietrich snags the offensive board | 44-38 |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Ross Pierce (fresh) 7 ast. SG - Woodrow Won (fresh) 20 pts. SF - Wallace Coker (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Kelly (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Shawn Cox (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Samuel Ferrell (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Joseph Leedom (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Elmer Allen (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Seth Katzmark (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Lester Dietrich (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:41 | Northern Iowa | John Kelly is called for the reach on Lester Dietrich - foul #3 on John Kelly, team foul #2 | 44-38 |
| Subs | Harvard | Paul Menzel (PF) John Kelly | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 11:27 | Northern Iowa | Elmer Allen can't connect on a floater from the right block | 44-38 |
| 11:25 | Harvard | Paul Menzel pulls down the rebound | 44-38 |
| 11:02 | Harvard | Ross Pierce hits a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Woodrow Won | 47-38 |
| 10:42 | Northern Iowa | Elmer Allen buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 47-41 |
| 10:19 | Harvard | Ross Pierce can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 47-41 |
| 10:17 | Northern Iowa | Seth Katzmark pulls down the rebound | 47-41 |
| 10:12 | Northern Iowa | Seth Katzmark buries a floater from the left block on a nice dish by Samuel Ferrell | 47-43 |
| 09:55 | Harvard | Ross Pierce is fouled on the floor by Samuel Ferrell - foul #3 on Samuel Ferrell, team foul #6 | 47-43 |
| Subs | Harvard | Lino Bronikowski (SF), James Bailey (C) Wallace Coker, Paul Menzel | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Keith Harrison (PG), Ronald Whitehurst (SG), Jeffrey Tyndall (C) Samuel Ferrell, Joseph Leedom, Lester Dietrich | |
| 09:36 | Harvard | James Bailey drills a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Ross Pierce and he's fouled by Keith Harrison - foul #4 on Keith Harrison, team foul #7 | 49-43 |
| Subs | Harvard | John Kelly (PF) Shawn Cox | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Villarreal (PG), Daniel Barraza (SF), Louis Eichenberger (PF) Keith Harrison, Elmer Allen, Seth Katzmark | |
| 09:36 | Harvard | James Bailey misses the free throw | 49-43 |
| 09:36 | Northern Iowa | Louis Eichenberger snags the defensive board | 49-43 |
| 09:17 | Northern Iowa | Louis Eichenberger comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 49-43 |
| 09:16 | Northern Iowa | Louis Eichenberger pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-43 |
| 09:07 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Whitehurst loses the dribble to Ross Pierce | 49-43 |
| 09:03 | Harvard | John Kelly hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Ross Pierce | 51-43 |
| 08:56 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Whitehurst makes the turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Jeffrey Tyndall | 51-45 |
| 08:36 | Harvard | James Bailey misses the easy layup | 51-45 |
| 08:35 | Northern Iowa | Jeffrey Tyndall grabs the board | 51-45 |
| 08:30 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Barraza hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 51-45 |
| 08:28 | Northern Iowa | James Villarreal gets the offensive rebound | 51-45 |
| 08:16 | Northern Iowa | James Villarreal hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 51-45 |
| 08:14 | Harvard | John Kelly grabs the board | 51-45 |
| 08:04 | Harvard | John Kelly hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 51-45 |
| 08:03 | Northern Iowa | James Villarreal snags the defensive board | 51-45 |
| 07:49 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Barraza is fouled on the floor by Ross Pierce - foul #1 on Ross Pierce, team foul #3 | 51-45 |
| Subs | Harvard | William Pratt (PG), Wallace Coker (SF), Paul Menzel (PF) Ross Pierce, Woodrow Won, John Kelly | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Samuel Ferrell (PG), Joseph Leedom (SG), Elmer Allen (SF), Seth Katzmark (PF), Lester Dietrich (C) James Villarreal, Ronald Whitehurst, Daniel Barraza, Louis Eichenberger, Jeffrey Tyndall | |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - William Pratt (fresh) SG - Lino Bronikowski (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Wallace Coker (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Menzel (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - James Bailey (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Samuel Ferrell (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Joseph Leedom (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Elmer Allen (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Seth Katzmark (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - Lester Dietrich (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:27 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Leedom buries a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Seth Katzmark | 51-48 |
| 07:10 | Harvard | Wallace Coker misses long on a runner near the basket but the foul's on Elmer Allen - foul #1 on Elmer Allen, team foul #8 | 51-48 |
| Subs | Harvard | Garry Moon (SG), Shawn Cox (C) Lino Bronikowski, James Bailey | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 07:10 | Harvard | Wallace Coker makes the 1st free throw | 52-48 |
| 07:10 | Harvard | Wallace Coker makes the 2nd free throw | 53-48 |
| 06:56 | Northern Iowa | Elmer Allen dunks the ball set up by Joseph Leedom | 53-50 |
| 06:34 | Harvard | Seth Katzmark blocks the short jumper by Wallace Coker | 53-50 |
| 06:33 | Northern Iowa | Seth Katzmark grabs the defensive rebound | 53-50 |
| 06:08 | Northern Iowa | Garry Moon takes the ball from Samuel Ferrell | 53-50 |
| 05:49 | Harvard | Shawn Cox throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-50 |
| Subs | Harvard | Ross Pierce (PG), Woodrow Won (SG), John Kelly (C) William Pratt, Garry Moon, Paul Menzel | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 05:35 | Northern Iowa | Samuel Ferrell double dribbles | 53-50 |
| Subs | Harvard | Lino Bronikowski (SF), James Bailey (C) Wallace Coker, John Kelly | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Keith Harrison (PG), Jeffrey Tyndall (C) Samuel Ferrell, Lester Dietrich | |
| 05:19 | Harvard | James Bailey banks in the layup on a great pass from Woodrow Won | 55-50 |
| 05:05 | Northern Iowa | Jeffrey Tyndall misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 55-50 |
| 05:04 | Harvard | Ross Pierce gets the rebound | 55-50 |
| 04:42 | Harvard | Shawn Cox hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 55-50 |
| 04:41 | Northern Iowa | Elmer Allen snags the defensive board | 55-50 |
| 04:35 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Leedom loses the ball out of bounds | 55-50 |
| Subs | Harvard | Paul Menzel (PF) Shawn Cox | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Samuel Ferrell (PG), Ronald Whitehurst (SG), Daniel Barraza (SF), Louis Eichenberger (PF) Keith Harrison, Joseph Leedom, Elmer Allen, Seth Katzmark | |
| 04:14 | Harvard | The jumper by Woodrow Won is denied by Louis Eichenberger | 55-50 |
| 04:12 | Harvard | Paul Menzel tips it back up and in | 57-50 |
| 03:53 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Barraza can't finish the layup | 57-50 |
| 03:52 | Harvard | Paul Menzel grabs the board | 57-50 |
| Lineup | Harvard | PG - Ross Pierce (fresh) 3 pts. 9 ast. SG - Woodrow Won (fresh) 20 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lino Bronikowski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Paul Menzel (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - James Bailey (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Samuel Ferrell (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ronald Whitehurst (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Daniel Barraza (fresh) PF - Louis Eichenberger (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jeffrey Tyndall (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:29 | Harvard | Ross Pierce makes the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Woodrow Won | 60-50 |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:16 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Whitehurst misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 60-50 |
| 03:14 | Northern Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Daniel Barraza | 60-50 |
| 03:00 | Northern Iowa | Jeffrey Tyndall misses short on a fadeaway from close range | 60-50 |
| 02:59 | Harvard | Paul Menzel gets the rebound | 60-50 |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:48 | Harvard | Lino Bronikowski misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 60-50 |
| 02:46 | Northern Iowa | Samuel Ferrell grabs the board | 60-50 |
| 02:46 | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-50 |
| Subs | Harvard | Wallace Coker (SF), Shawn Cox (C) Lino Bronikowski, James Bailey | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Joseph Leedom (SG), Elmer Allen (SF), Seth Katzmark (PF), Lester Dietrich (C) Ronald Whitehurst, Daniel Barraza, Louis Eichenberger, Jeffrey Tyndall | |
| 02:25 | Northern Iowa | Elmer Allen is fouled on the floor by Ross Pierce - foul #2 on Ross Pierce, team foul #4 | 60-50 |
| Subs | Harvard | Bruce Ingram (PG), William Pratt (SG), Garry Moon (SF), John Kelly (C) Ross Pierce, Woodrow Won, Wallace Coker, Paul Menzel | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Keith Harrison (PG), Ronald Whitehurst (SG), Daniel Barraza (SF), Louis Eichenberger (PF), Jeffrey Tyndall (C) Samuel Ferrell, Joseph Leedom, Elmer Allen, Seth Katzmark, Lester Dietrich | |
| 02:09 | Northern Iowa | Keith Harrison can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 60-50 |
| 02:07 | Harvard | Shawn Cox grabs the defensive rebound | 60-50 |
| 02:01 | Harvard | William Pratt comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 60-50 |
| 01:59 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Barraza grabs the defensive rebound | 60-50 |
| 01:53 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Whitehurst loses the dribble to William Pratt | 60-50 |
| 01:31 | Harvard | Bruce Ingram misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 60-50 |
| 01:30 | Northern Iowa | Jeffrey Tyndall grabs the defensive rebound | 60-50 |
| 01:25 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Whitehurst is hacked by Garry Moon - foul #2 on Garry Moon, team foul #5 | 60-50 |
| Subs | Harvard | Lino Bronikowski (SF) Bruce Ingram | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 01:14 | Northern Iowa | Louis Eichenberger misses badly on a shot in the lane | 60-50 |
| 01:12 | Northern Iowa | Keith Harrison hits the follow up shot | 60-52 |
| 01:12 | Harvard | Harvard calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-52 |
| Subs | Harvard | Ross Pierce (PG), Woodrow Won (SG), Wallace Coker (SF), Paul Menzel (PF), James Bailey (C) William Pratt, Garry Moon, Lino Bronikowski, Shawn Cox, John Kelly | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Samuel Ferrell (PG), Joseph Leedom (SG), Elmer Allen (SF), Seth Katzmark (PF), Lester Dietrich (C) Keith Harrison, Ronald Whitehurst, Daniel Barraza, Louis Eichenberger, Jeffrey Tyndall | |
| 00:48 | Harvard | Woodrow Won buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Ross Pierce | 63-52 |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) 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) | |
| 00:42 | Northern Iowa | Seth Katzmark blows the layup | 63-52 |
| 00:41 | Harvard | The rebound goes to James Bailey | 63-52 |
| Game Plan | Harvard | Harvard 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) | |
| 00:13 | Harvard | Ross Pierce is hacked by Samuel Ferrell - foul #4 on Samuel Ferrell, team foul #9 | 63-52 |
| Subs | Harvard | William Pratt (SG), Lino Bronikowski (SF), Shawn Cox (PF), John Kelly (C) Woodrow Won, Wallace Coker, Paul Menzel, James Bailey | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Keith Harrison (PG), Ronald Whitehurst (SG), Daniel Barraza (SF), Louis Eichenberger (PF), Jeffrey Tyndall (C) Samuel Ferrell, Joseph Leedom, Elmer Allen, Seth Katzmark, Lester Dietrich | |
| 00:13 | Harvard | Ross Pierce misses the 1st free throw | 63-52 |
| 00:13 | Northern Iowa | Louis Eichenberger grabs the defensive rebound | 63-52 |
| 00:07 | Northern Iowa | Louis Eichenberger is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Louis Eichenberger, team foul #10 | 63-52 |
| Subs | Harvard | Garry Moon (SG) Ross Pierce | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 00:00 | Harvard | William Pratt runs out the clock | 63-52 |