| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Samuel Ferrell (fresh) SG - Joseph Leedom (fresh) SF - Elmer Allen (fresh) PF - Seth Katzmark (fresh) C - Lester Dietrich (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Bucknell | PG - Douglas Salvatore (fresh) SG - Kevin Elem (fresh) SF - John Moore (fresh) PF - Charles Ferguson (fresh) C - Patrick Uren (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Northern Iowa | Lester Dietrich wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Bucknell | Bucknell is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:45 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Leedom buries a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Samuel Ferrell | 3-0 |
| 19:23 | Bucknell | Douglas Salvatore clanks a 3 from the left corner | 3-0 |
| 19:22 | Bucknell | The offensive rebound goes to John Moore | 3-0 |
| 19:07 | Bucknell | John Moore drills a jumper from the left side set up by Douglas Salvatore | 3-2 |
| 18:52 | Northern Iowa | Samuel Ferrell can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 3-2 |
| 18:51 | Bucknell | Patrick Uren pulls down the rebound | 3-2 |
| 18:46 | Bucknell | Douglas Salvatore can't connect on a floater near the basket but he's fouled by Seth Katzmark - foul #1 on Seth Katzmark, team foul #1 | 3-2 |
| 18:46 | Bucknell | Douglas Salvatore makes the 1st free throw | 3-3 |
| 18:46 | Bucknell | Douglas Salvatore misses the 2nd free throw | 3-3 |
| 18:46 | Northern Iowa | Lester Dietrich grabs the board | 3-3 |
| 18:31 | Northern Iowa | Douglas Salvatore steals it from Lester Dietrich | 3-3 |
| 18:12 | Bucknell | John Moore misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline | 3-3 |
| 18:10 | Northern Iowa | Seth Katzmark grabs the board | 3-3 |
| 17:58 | Northern Iowa | Seth Katzmark knocks in the turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Samuel Ferrell and he's fouled by Charles Ferguson - foul #1 on Charles Ferguson, team foul #1 | 5-3 |
| 17:58 | Northern Iowa | Seth Katzmark makes the free throw | 6-3 |
| 17:39 | Bucknell | Charles Ferguson comes up short on the runner from the right block but he's fouled by Samuel Ferrell - foul #1 on Samuel Ferrell, team foul #2 | 6-3 |
| 17:39 | Bucknell | Charles Ferguson misses the 1st free throw | 6-3 |
| 17:39 | Bucknell | Charles Ferguson makes the 2nd free throw | 6-4 |
| 17:27 | Northern Iowa | Patrick Uren swats the short shot by Elmer Allen | 6-4 |
| 17:25 | Bucknell | The rebound goes to Patrick Uren | 6-4 |
| 17:20 | Bucknell | Douglas Salvatore misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 6-4 |
| 17:19 | Bucknell | Kevin Elem tips it but misses | 6-4 |
| 17:18 | Bucknell | Patrick Uren tips it but misses | 6-4 |
| 17:17 | Northern Iowa | Samuel Ferrell pulls down the rebound | 6-4 |
| 16:52 | Northern Iowa | Elmer Allen is fouled on the floor by John Moore - foul #1 on John Moore, team foul #2 | 6-4 |
| 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 | |
| Subs | Bucknell | | |
| 16:29 | Northern Iowa | Louis Eichenberger misses long on a runner in the paint but he's fouled by Charles Ferguson - foul #2 on Charles Ferguson, team foul #3 | 6-4 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Mark Pearson (SF), James Helmick (PF) John Moore, Charles Ferguson | |
| 16:29 | Northern Iowa | Louis Eichenberger misses the 1st free throw | 6-4 |
| 16:29 | Northern Iowa | Louis Eichenberger makes the 2nd free throw | 7-4 |
| 16:13 | Bucknell | Louis Eichenberger is called for the reach on James Helmick - foul #1 on Louis Eichenberger, team foul #3 | 7-4 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Charles Richmond (PG), Donald Jacques (SG) Douglas Salvatore, Kevin Elem | |
| 15:54 | Bucknell | Charles Richmond hits a 3 from the left corner | 7-7 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Keith Harrison (fresh) SG - Ronald Whitehurst (fresh) SF - Daniel Barraza (fresh) PF - Louis Eichenberger (fresh) 1 pts. C - Jeffrey Tyndall (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Bucknell | PG - Charles Richmond (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Donald Jacques (fresh) SF - Mark Pearson (fresh) PF - James Helmick (fresh) C - Patrick Uren (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Northern Iowa | Donald Jacques is called for the reach on Ronald Whitehurst - foul #1 on Donald Jacques, team foul #4 | 7-7 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Elmer Allen (SF), Seth Katzmark (PF) Daniel Barraza, Louis Eichenberger | |
| Subs | Bucknell | George Churchill (PF) Patrick Uren | |
| 15:29 | Northern Iowa | Elmer Allen can't finish the layup | 7-7 |
| 15:27 | Northern Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Ronald Whitehurst | 7-7 |
| 15:14 | Northern Iowa | Elmer Allen hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 10-7 |
| 14:56 | Bucknell | Donald Jacques connects on the shot from the left wing | 10-9 |
| 14:35 | Northern Iowa | Seth Katzmark clanks a driving attempt from close range | 10-9 |
| 14:34 | Bucknell | The rebound goes to James Helmick | 10-9 |
| 14:15 | Bucknell | George Churchill clanks a shot from the left side | 10-9 |
| 14:14 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Ronald Whitehurst | 10-9 |
| 13:59 | Northern Iowa | Charles Richmond picks off the pass by Keith Harrison | 10-9 |
| 13:55 | Bucknell | Charles Richmond throws it down | 10-11 |
| 13:49 | Northern Iowa | Mark Pearson is called for the reach on Jeffrey Tyndall - foul #1 on Mark Pearson, team foul #5 | 10-11 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Samuel Ferrell (PG), Joseph Leedom (SG), Louis Eichenberger (SF), Lester Dietrich (C) Keith Harrison, Ronald Whitehurst, Elmer Allen, Jeffrey Tyndall | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Douglas Salvatore (PG), Kevin Elem (SG), John Moore (SF), Patrick Uren (C) Charles Richmond, Donald Jacques, George Churchill, James Helmick | |
| 13:35 | Northern Iowa | Samuel Ferrell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 10-11 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Daniel Barraza (SF) Seth Katzmark | |
| Subs | Bucknell | James Helmick (PF) Mark Pearson | |
| 13:11 | Bucknell | John Moore is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on John Moore, team foul #6 | 10-11 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Bucknell | George Churchill (SF) John Moore | |
| 12:53 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Leedom misses the jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Kevin Elem - foul #1 on Kevin Elem, team foul #7 | 10-11 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Elmer Allen (SF) Daniel Barraza | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Mark Pearson (SF) James Helmick | |
| 12:53 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Leedom misses the 1st free throw | 10-11 |
| 12:53 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Leedom makes the 2nd free throw | 11-11 |
| 12:32 | Bucknell | Mark Pearson clanks a 3 from the right corner | 11-11 |
| 12:30 | Northern Iowa | Elmer Allen grabs the defensive rebound | 11-11 |
| 12:09 | Northern Iowa | Louis Eichenberger clanks a jumper from the right block | 11-11 |
| 12:07 | Northern Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Lester Dietrich | 11-11 |
| 11:45 | Northern Iowa | Samuel Ferrell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 11-11 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Seth Katzmark (PF) Louis Eichenberger | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Charles Richmond (SF) Mark Pearson | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Samuel Ferrell (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Joseph Leedom (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Elmer Allen (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Seth Katzmark (fresh) 3 pts. C - Lester Dietrich (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bucknell | PG - Douglas Salvatore (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Elem (fresh) SF - Charles Richmond (fresh) 5 pts. PF - George Churchill (fresh) C - Patrick Uren (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Bucknell | Douglas Salvatore is fouled on the floor by Samuel Ferrell - foul #2 on Samuel Ferrell, team foul #4 | 11-11 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Villarreal (PG) Samuel Ferrell | |
| Subs | Bucknell | | |
| 11:20 | Bucknell | Joseph Leedom steps in front of the Patrick Uren pass | 11-11 |
| 10:55 | Northern Iowa | James Villarreal scores on a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Lester Dietrich | 14-11 |
| 10:41 | Bucknell | Charles Richmond buries a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Kevin Elem | 14-13 |
| 10:29 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Leedom is fouled on the floor by Charles Richmond - foul #1 on Charles Richmond, team foul #8 | 14-13 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Keith Harrison (PG), Ronald Whitehurst (SF), Jeffrey Tyndall (C) James Villarreal, Elmer Allen, Lester Dietrich | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Donald Jacques (SG), Mark Pearson (SF), James Helmick (PF) Douglas Salvatore, Kevin Elem, George Churchill | |
| 10:29 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Leedom makes the 1st free throw | 15-13 |
| 10:29 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Leedom misses the 2nd free throw | 15-13 |
| 10:29 | Bucknell | Mark Pearson grabs the defensive rebound | 15-13 |
| 10:11 | Bucknell | Mark Pearson comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 15-13 |
| 10:10 | Northern Iowa | Keith Harrison snags the defensive board | 15-13 |
| 09:51 | Northern Iowa | Donald Jacques steals it from Joseph Leedom | 15-13 |
| 09:39 | Bucknell | James Helmick is hacked by Joseph Leedom - foul #1 on Joseph Leedom, team foul #5 | 15-13 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Louis Eichenberger (SF) Joseph Leedom | |
| Subs | Bucknell | | |
| 09:21 | Bucknell | Ronald Whitehurst steals the ball from Charles Richmond | 15-13 |
| 09:18 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Whitehurst banks in the layup | 17-13 |
| 09:02 | Bucknell | Patrick Uren scores on a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Donald Jacques | 17-15 |
| 09:00 | Northern Iowa | Keith Harrison throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 17-15 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Elmer Allen (SF) Louis Eichenberger | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Douglas Salvatore (PG), Kevin Elem (SG), George Churchill (SF) Charles Richmond, Donald Jacques, Mark Pearson | |
| 08:48 | Bucknell | Keith Harrison is called for the reach on Kevin Elem - foul #1 on Keith Harrison, team foul #6 | 17-15 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Louis Eichenberger (PF), Lester Dietrich (C) Seth Katzmark, Jeffrey Tyndall | |
| Subs | Bucknell | | |
| 08:43 | Bucknell | James Helmick misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 17-15 |
| 08:41 | Northern Iowa | Louis Eichenberger grabs the board | 17-15 |
| 08:36 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Whitehurst hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 17-15 |
| 08:35 | Northern Iowa | Louis Eichenberger tips it but misses | 17-15 |
| 08:34 | Bucknell | George Churchill pulls down the rebound | 17-15 |
| 08:22 | Bucknell | Patrick Uren connects on the jumper in the paint | 17-17 |
| 08:05 | Northern Iowa | Louis Eichenberger scores on a fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Elmer Allen | 19-17 |
| 07:44 | Bucknell | James Helmick misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 19-17 |
| 07:42 | Bucknell | George Churchill misses the tip | 19-17 |
| 07:40 | Northern Iowa | Louis Eichenberger gets the rebound | 19-17 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Keith Harrison (fairly fresh) SG - Ronald Whitehurst (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Elmer Allen (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Louis Eichenberger (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Lester Dietrich (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bucknell | PG - Douglas Salvatore (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Elem (fresh) 1 ast. SF - George Churchill (fresh) 2 reb. PF - James Helmick (fairly fresh) C - Patrick Uren (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:33 | Northern Iowa | Keith Harrison knocks in the jumper from the left wing | 21-17 |
| 07:13 | Bucknell | Patrick Uren is fouled on the floor by Lester Dietrich - foul #1 on Lester Dietrich, team foul #7 | 21-17 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Villarreal (PG), Joseph Leedom (SG), Seth Katzmark (PF), Jeffrey Tyndall (C) Keith Harrison, Ronald Whitehurst, Elmer Allen, Lester Dietrich | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Jeffrey Castrejon (PG), Donald Jacques (SG), Charles Richmond (SF), Mark Pearson (PF) Douglas Salvatore, Kevin Elem, George Churchill, James Helmick | |
| 07:13 | Bucknell | Patrick Uren makes the 1st free throw | 21-18 |
| 07:13 | Bucknell | Patrick Uren makes the 2nd free throw | 21-19 |
| 06:55 | Northern Iowa | Louis Eichenberger is called for a charge - foul #2 on Louis Eichenberger, team foul #8 | 21-19 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Daniel Barraza (SF) Louis Eichenberger | |
| Subs | Bucknell | | |
| 06:40 | Bucknell | Jeffrey Castrejon clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 21-19 |
| 06:39 | Northern Iowa | Jeffrey Tyndall grabs the defensive rebound | 21-19 |
| 06:30 | Northern Iowa | James Villarreal clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 21-19 |
| 06:28 | Northern Iowa | Jeffrey Tyndall tips it but misses | 21-19 |
| 06:27 | Northern Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Daniel Barraza | 21-19 |
| 06:13 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Leedom's layup is rejected by Patrick Uren | 21-19 |
| 06:11 | Bucknell | Patrick Uren gets the rebound | 21-19 |
| 05:51 | Bucknell | Jeffrey Castrejon knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Mark Pearson | 21-22 |
| 05:33 | Northern Iowa | Jeffrey Tyndall makes the jump hook near the basket | 23-22 |
| 05:19 | Bucknell | Jeffrey Castrejon is hacked by James Villarreal - foul #1 on James Villarreal, team foul #9 | 23-22 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Ronald Whitehurst (SG), Elmer Allen (SF), Lester Dietrich (C) Joseph Leedom, Daniel Barraza, Jeffrey Tyndall | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Douglas Salvatore (PG), Kevin Elem (SG), George Churchill (PF) Donald Jacques, Charles Richmond, Patrick Uren | |
| 05:19 | Bucknell | Jeffrey Castrejon makes the 1st free throw | 23-23 |
| 05:19 | Bucknell | Jeffrey Castrejon misses the 2nd free throw | 23-23 |
| 05:19 | Northern Iowa | Lester Dietrich grabs the board | 23-23 |
| 05:09 | Northern Iowa | Elmer Allen connects on the jumper near the basket on a great pass from James Villarreal and he's fouled by Jeffrey Castrejon - foul #1 on Jeffrey Castrejon, team foul #9 | 25-23 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Bucknell | James Helmick (C) Jeffrey Castrejon | |
| 05:09 | Northern Iowa | Elmer Allen makes the free throw | 26-23 |
| 04:50 | Bucknell | Douglas Salvatore hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 26-23 |
| 04:48 | Northern Iowa | Elmer Allen pulls down the rebound | 26-23 |
| 04:41 | Northern Iowa | Lester Dietrich is whistled for traveling | 26-23 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Keith Harrison (PG) James Villarreal | |
| Subs | Bucknell | | |
| 04:27 | Bucknell | Kevin Elem hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 26-23 |
| 04:26 | Bucknell | Mark Pearson misses the tip | 26-23 |
| 04:24 | Bucknell | Kevin Elem can't tip it in | 26-23 |
| 04:22 | Northern Iowa | Elmer Allen snags the defensive board | 26-23 |
| 04:03 | Northern Iowa | Keith Harrison is fouled on the floor by Douglas Salvatore - foul #1 on Douglas Salvatore, team foul #10 | 26-23 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Joseph Leedom (SG), Jeffrey Tyndall (PF) Ronald Whitehurst, Seth Katzmark | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Patrick Uren (C) Mark Pearson | |
| 04:03 | Northern Iowa | Keith Harrison makes the 1st free throw | 27-23 |
| 04:03 | Northern Iowa | Keith Harrison makes the 2nd free throw | 28-23 |
| 03:37 | Bucknell | Patrick Uren misses short on a floater from the right block | 28-23 |
| 03:36 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Tyndall | 28-23 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Keith Harrison (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Joseph Leedom (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Elmer Allen (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jeffrey Tyndall (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Lester Dietrich (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bucknell | PG - Douglas Salvatore (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Elem (fresh) 1 ast. SF - George Churchill (fresh) 2 reb. PF - James Helmick (fairly fresh) C - Patrick Uren (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:11 | Northern Iowa | Elmer Allen knocks in the jump hook from the baseline | 30-23 |
| 02:53 | Bucknell | George Churchill double dribbles | 30-23 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Samuel Ferrell (PG), Louis Eichenberger (PF) Keith Harrison, Lester Dietrich | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Charles Richmond (PG), Donald Jacques (SG), John Moore (SF), Charles Ferguson (PF) Douglas Salvatore, Kevin Elem, George Churchill, James Helmick | |
| 02:36 | Northern Iowa | Jeffrey Tyndall double dribbles | 30-23 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Ronald Whitehurst (SG), Seth Katzmark (PF), Jerry Stroupe (C) Joseph Leedom, Elmer Allen, Jeffrey Tyndall | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Jeffrey Castrejon (PG) Patrick Uren | |
| 02:23 | Bucknell | Charles Richmond hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 30-23 |
| 02:22 | Northern Iowa | Samuel Ferrell gets the rebound | 30-23 |
| 02:08 | Northern Iowa | Seth Katzmark clanks a driving attempt in the lane | 30-23 |
| 02:07 | Bucknell | The rebound goes to John Moore | 30-23 |
| 01:39 | Bucknell | Donald Jacques loses the dribble to Louis Eichenberger | 30-23 |
| 01:36 | Northern Iowa | Louis Eichenberger lays it in | 32-23 |
| 01:18 | Bucknell | Charles Richmond misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 32-23 |
| 01:17 | Bucknell | The offensive rebound goes to John Moore | 32-23 |
| 00:59 | Bucknell | Charles Ferguson scores on a turnaround from close range set up by Jeffrey Castrejon | 32-25 |
| 00:38 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Whitehurst misses long on a shot in the paint but he's fouled by John Moore - foul #3 on John Moore, team foul #11 | 32-25 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Elmer Allen (SF), Lester Dietrich (C) Seth Katzmark, Jerry Stroupe | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Douglas Salvatore (PG), Kevin Elem (SG), Mark Pearson (SF), Patrick Uren (C) Jeffrey Castrejon, Donald Jacques, John Moore, Charles Richmond | |
| 00:38 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Whitehurst misses the 1st free throw | 32-25 |
| 00:38 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Whitehurst makes the 2nd free throw | 33-25 |
| 00:30 | Bucknell | Douglas Salvatore misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 33-25 |
| 00:29 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Whitehurst grabs the board | 33-25 |
| 00:03 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Whitehurst clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 33-25 |
| 00:01 | Bucknell | Charles Ferguson snags the defensive board | 33-25 |
| 00:00 | Bucknell | Charles Ferguson clanks a fullcourt shot | 33-25 |