| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - John Walker (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Walter Heal (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donnie Saucedo (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Earl Towns (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Lee Skillings (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rider | PG - Reggie Opp (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jerry Youngs (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - Karl Smith (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Paul Tong (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Justin Dozier (fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Rider | Karl Smith inbounds the ball | 27-15 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rider | Rider is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:44 | Rider | Karl Smith scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Jerry Youngs | 27-18 |
| 19:25 | Northern Iowa | Walter Heal misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 27-18 |
| 19:23 | Rider | Paul Tong gets the rebound | 27-18 |
| 19:12 | Rider | John Walker is called for the reach on Reggie Opp - foul #1 on John Walker, team foul #1 | 27-18 |
| 18:44 | Rider | Jerry Youngs knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Reggie Opp | 27-21 |
| 18:22 | Northern Iowa | Lee Skillings misses short on a turnaround in the paint | 27-21 |
| 18:20 | Northern Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Donnie Saucedo | 27-21 |
| 17:58 | Northern Iowa | Earl Towns drills a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Donnie Saucedo and he's fouled by Jerry Youngs - foul #2 on Jerry Youngs, team foul #1 | 29-21 |
| 17:58 | Northern Iowa | Earl Towns makes the free throw | 30-21 |
| 17:29 | Rider | Justin Dozier scores on a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Reggie Opp | 30-23 |
| 17:10 | Northern Iowa | Donnie Saucedo buries a shot from the right block set up by Walter Heal | 32-23 |
| 16:49 | Rider | Paul Tong is called for traveling | 32-23 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Anthony Wallace (PG), Carmelo Perez (PF), Frederick Heinrich (C) John Walker, Earl Towns, Lee Skillings | |
| Subs | Rider | Joseph Fike (PG), Ed Turner (SG), Jesse Bailey (PF), Curtis Morley (C) Reggie Opp, Jerry Youngs, Paul Tong, Justin Dozier | |
| 16:28 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Fike is called for the reach on Walter Heal - foul #3 on Joseph Fike, team foul #2 | 32-23 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Delbert Dyson (SF) Donnie Saucedo | |
| Subs | Rider | Steve White (PG) Joseph Fike | |
| 16:16 | Northern Iowa | Anthony Wallace's fadeaway is rejected by Jesse Bailey | 32-23 |
| 16:14 | Rider | Ed Turner grabs the board | 32-23 |
| 15:55 | Rider | Karl Smith hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Walter Heal - foul #1 on Walter Heal, team foul #2 | 32-23 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Mike Hall (SG) Walter Heal | |
| Subs | Rider | Joseph Fike (PG), Paul Tong (PF) Steve White, Curtis Morley | |
| 15:55 | Rider | Karl Smith makes the 1st free throw | 32-24 |
| 15:55 | Rider | Karl Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 32-25 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Anthony Wallace (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Mike Hall (fresh) SF - Delbert Dyson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Carmelo Perez (fresh) C - Frederick Heinrich (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Rider | PG - Joseph Fike (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Ed Turner (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Karl Smith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Tong (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Jesse Bailey (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Northern Iowa | Mike Hall misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 32-25 |
| 15:37 | Rider | Jesse Bailey snags the defensive board | 32-25 |
| 15:23 | Rider | Joseph Fike misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 32-25 |
| 15:21 | Rider | Ed Turner grabs the offensive rebound | 32-25 |
| 15:14 | Rider | Ed Turner can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 32-25 |
| 15:12 | Northern Iowa | Frederick Heinrich grabs the board | 32-25 |
| 14:55 | Northern Iowa | Anthony Wallace double dribbles | 32-25 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | John Walker (PG), Walter Heal (SG), Donnie Saucedo (SF), Lee Skillings (C) Anthony Wallace, Mike Hall, Delbert Dyson, Frederick Heinrich | |
| Subs | Rider | Reggie Opp (PG), Jerry Youngs (SG), Justin Dozier (C) Joseph Fike, Karl Smith, Jesse Bailey | |
| 14:44 | Rider | Justin Dozier is fouled on the floor by Lee Skillings - foul #1 on Lee Skillings, team foul #3 | 32-25 |
| 14:19 | Rider | Reggie Opp makes the turnaround from the baseline | 32-27 |
| 14:00 | Northern Iowa | Paul Tong denies the turnaround by Carmelo Perez | 32-27 |
| 13:58 | Rider | Ed Turner gets the rebound | 32-27 |
| 13:48 | Rider | Ed Turner connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Reggie Opp and he's hacked by Donnie Saucedo - foul #2 on Donnie Saucedo, team foul #4 | 32-29 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Earl Towns (PF) Carmelo Perez | |
| Subs | Rider | Jesse Bailey (PF) Paul Tong | |
| 13:48 | Rider | Ed Turner makes the free throw | 32-30 |
| 13:24 | Northern Iowa | John Walker makes the fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Walter Heal and he's fouled by Reggie Opp - foul #2 on Reggie Opp, team foul #3 | 34-30 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Rider | Curtis Morley (PF) Ed Turner | |
| 13:24 | Northern Iowa | John Walker makes the free throw | 35-30 |
| 13:05 | Rider | Lee Skillings takes the ball from Justin Dozier | 35-30 |
| 12:58 | Northern Iowa | Lee Skillings misses the fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Reggie Opp - foul #3 on Reggie Opp, team foul #4 | 35-30 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Rider | Joseph Fike (SG), Karl Smith (SF) Jerry Youngs, Curtis Morley | |
| 12:58 | Northern Iowa | Lee Skillings makes the 1st free throw | 36-30 |
| 12:58 | Northern Iowa | Lee Skillings misses the 2nd free throw | 36-30 |
| 12:58 | Rider | The rebound goes to Joseph Fike | 36-30 |
| 12:40 | Rider | Karl Smith connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 36-33 |
| 12:23 | Northern Iowa | 3 seconds is called on Walter Heal | 36-33 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Frederick Heinrich (C) Lee Skillings | |
| Subs | Rider | Ed Turner (SG), Paul Tong (PF) Joseph Fike, Jesse Bailey | |
| 12:13 | Rider | John Walker picks off the pass by Reggie Opp | 36-33 |
| 11:56 | Northern Iowa | Frederick Heinrich can't throw it down | 36-33 |
| 11:55 | Rider | The rebound goes to Ed Turner | 36-33 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - John Walker (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Walter Heal (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Donnie Saucedo (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Earl Towns (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Frederick Heinrich (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Rider | PG - Reggie Opp (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ed Turner (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. SF - Karl Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Tong (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Justin Dozier (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:42 | Rider | Frederick Heinrich picks off the pass by Justin Dozier | 36-33 |
| 11:22 | Northern Iowa | John Walker is fouled on the floor by Reggie Opp - foul #4 on Reggie Opp, team foul #5 | 36-33 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Anthony Wallace (PG), Mike Hall (SG), Delbert Dyson (SF), Carmelo Perez (PF), Lee Skillings (C) John Walker, Walter Heal, Donnie Saucedo, Earl Towns, Frederick Heinrich | |
| Subs | Rider | Joseph Fike (PG), Jerry Youngs (SG), Jesse Bailey (C) Reggie Opp, Ed Turner, Justin Dozier | |
| 11:10 | Northern Iowa | Delbert Dyson is called for 5 seconds | 36-33 |
| 10:56 | Rider | Joseph Fike misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 36-33 |
| 10:55 | Rider | Paul Tong tips it back up and in | 36-35 |
| 10:33 | Northern Iowa | Anthony Wallace scores on a driving attempt from the baseline set up by Lee Skillings and he's fouled by Joseph Fike - foul #4 on Joseph Fike, team foul #6 | 38-35 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Rider | Steve White (PG), Ed Turner (SF) Joseph Fike, Karl Smith | |
| 10:33 | Northern Iowa | Anthony Wallace makes the free throw | 39-35 |
| 10:09 | Rider | Jerry Youngs comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 39-35 |
| 10:08 | Rider | Ed Turner misses the tip | 39-35 |
| 10:06 | Northern Iowa | Anthony Wallace snags the defensive board | 39-35 |
| 09:41 | Northern Iowa | Lee Skillings hits the finger roll on a great pass from Anthony Wallace | 41-35 |
| 09:22 | Rider | Ed Turner misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 41-35 |
| 09:20 | Northern Iowa | Lee Skillings pulls down the rebound | 41-35 |
| 09:05 | Northern Iowa | Delbert Dyson comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Ed Turner - foul #2 on Ed Turner, team foul #7 | 41-35 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | John Walker (PG), Walter Heal (SG), Earl Towns (PF), Frederick Heinrich (C) Anthony Wallace, Mike Hall, Carmelo Perez, Lee Skillings | |
| Subs | Rider | Karl Smith (SF), Justin Dozier (C) Jerry Youngs, Paul Tong | |
| 09:05 | Northern Iowa | Delbert Dyson makes the 1st free throw | 42-35 |
| 09:05 | Northern Iowa | Delbert Dyson makes the 2nd free throw | 43-35 |
| 08:48 | Rider | Frederick Heinrich swats the layup by Jesse Bailey | 43-35 |
| 08:46 | Northern Iowa | John Walker grabs the board | 43-35 |
| 08:35 | Northern Iowa | John Walker is hacked by Justin Dozier - foul #2 on Justin Dozier, team foul #8 | 43-35 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Donnie Saucedo (SF) Delbert Dyson | |
| Subs | Rider | | |
| 08:35 | Northern Iowa | John Walker misses the 1st free throw | 43-35 |
| 08:35 | Rider | Justin Dozier pulls down the rebound | 43-35 |
| 08:17 | Rider | Karl Smith hits a pull-up jumper from the right side | 43-37 |
| 08:03 | Northern Iowa | Walter Heal throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-37 |
| 07:38 | Rider | Walter Heal is called for the reach on Ed Turner - foul #2 on Walter Heal, team foul #5 | 43-37 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Rider | Reggie Opp (PG), Jerry Youngs (SG), Curtis Morley (PF) Steve White, Ed Turner, Jesse Bailey | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - John Walker (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Walter Heal (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Donnie Saucedo (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Earl Towns (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Frederick Heinrich (fresh) 3 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Rider | PG - Reggie Opp (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Jerry Youngs (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Karl Smith (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Curtis Morley (fresh) 2 pts. C - Justin Dozier (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:15 | Rider | Karl Smith misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 43-37 |
| 07:13 | Northern Iowa | John Walker gets the rebound | 43-37 |
| 06:44 | Northern Iowa | John Walker misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 43-37 |
| 06:42 | Rider | Jerry Youngs grabs the board | 43-37 |
| 06:21 | Rider | Curtis Morley misses long on a turnaround in the paint but the foul's on Earl Towns - foul #2 on Earl Towns, team foul #6 | 43-37 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Carmelo Perez (PF), Lee Skillings (C) Earl Towns, Frederick Heinrich | |
| Subs | Rider | Paul Tong (PF) Karl Smith | |
| 06:21 | Rider | Curtis Morley makes the 1st free throw | 43-38 |
| 06:21 | Rider | Curtis Morley makes the 2nd free throw | 43-39 |
| 05:53 | Northern Iowa | Walter Heal banks in the layup set up by John Walker and the foul's on Paul Tong - foul #2 on Paul Tong, team foul #9 | 45-39 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Anthony Wallace (PG) John Walker | |
| Subs | Rider | Joseph Fike (SG), Ed Turner (SF), Jesse Bailey (C) Jerry Youngs, Curtis Morley, Justin Dozier | |
| 05:53 | Northern Iowa | Walter Heal misses the free throw | 45-39 |
| 05:53 | Rider | Jesse Bailey gets the rebound | 45-39 |
| 05:41 | Rider | Reggie Opp can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by Walter Heal - foul #3 on Walter Heal, team foul #7 | 45-39 |
| 05:41 | Rider | Reggie Opp makes the 1st free throw | 45-40 |
| 05:41 | Rider | Reggie Opp makes the 2nd free throw | 45-41 |
| 05:22 | Northern Iowa | Walter Heal hits a fadeaway near the basket | 47-41 |
| 04:59 | Rider | Joseph Fike misses long on a shot from the right side | 47-41 |
| 04:58 | Rider | Paul Tong gets the offensive rebound | 47-41 |
| 04:40 | Rider | Ed Turner connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Joseph Fike | 47-44 |
| 04:14 | Northern Iowa | Donnie Saucedo clanks a jumper near the basket | 47-44 |
| 04:12 | Rider | Paul Tong snags the defensive board | 47-44 |
| 03:50 | Rider | Jesse Bailey drills a floater from the left side on a great pass from Reggie Opp | 47-46 |
| 03:28 | Northern Iowa | Carmelo Perez hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint but he's fouled by Paul Tong - foul #3 on Paul Tong, team foul #10 | 47-46 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | John Walker (PG), Earl Towns (PF), Frederick Heinrich (C) Walter Heal, Donnie Saucedo, Lee Skillings | |
| Subs | Rider | Jerry Youngs (SG), Karl Smith (SF), Justin Dozier (C) Reggie Opp, Ed Turner, Jesse Bailey | |
| 03:28 | Northern Iowa | Carmelo Perez makes the 1st free throw | 48-46 |
| 03:28 | Northern Iowa | Carmelo Perez makes the 2nd free throw | 49-46 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - John Walker (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Anthony Wallace (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Carmelo Perez (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Earl Towns (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Frederick Heinrich (fresh) 3 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Rider | PG - Joseph Fike (fresh) 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Jerry Youngs (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Karl Smith (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Tong (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. C - Justin Dozier (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:09 | Rider | Karl Smith misses long on a driving attempt from close range | 49-46 |
| 03:07 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Carmelo Perez | 49-46 |
| 02:41 | Northern Iowa | Anthony Wallace misses the easy layup | 49-46 |
| 02:40 | Rider | Karl Smith grabs the board | 49-46 |
| 02:11 | Rider | Joseph Fike clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 49-46 |
| 02:10 | Rider | Justin Dozier tips it back up and in | 49-48 |
| 02:10 | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-48 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Walter Heal (SG), Donnie Saucedo (SF), Lee Skillings (C) Anthony Wallace, Carmelo Perez, Frederick Heinrich | |
| Subs | Rider | Reggie Opp (PG) Joseph Fike | |
| 01:49 | Northern Iowa | John Walker banks in the layup on a nice dish by Walter Heal | 51-48 |
| 01:30 | Rider | Paul Tong misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 51-48 |
| 01:29 | Rider | Reggie Opp grabs the offensive board | 51-48 |
| 01:13 | Rider | Karl Smith is fouled on the floor by Donnie Saucedo - foul #3 on Donnie Saucedo, team foul #8 | 51-48 |
| 01:13 | Rider | Karl Smith makes the 1st free throw | 51-49 |
| 01:13 | Rider | Karl Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 51-50 |
| 01:03 | Northern Iowa | Earl Towns's pass is intercepted by Karl Smith | 51-50 |
| 00:41 | Rider | Reggie Opp knocks in the 3 from the left wing | 51-53 |
| 00:12 | Northern Iowa | Donnie Saucedo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-53 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rider | Rider is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:11 | Rider | John Walker is called for the reach on Paul Tong in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Walker, team foul #9 | 51-53 |
| 00:11 | Rider | Paul Tong makes the 1st free throw | 51-54 |
| 00:11 | Rider | Paul Tong misses the 2nd free throw | 51-54 |
| 00:11 | Northern Iowa | Donnie Saucedo pulls down the rebound | 51-54 |
| 00:03 | Northern Iowa | John Walker clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 51-54 |
| 00:01 | Northern Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Walter Heal | 51-54 |
| 00:00 | Northern Iowa | The clock runs out | 51-54 |