| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Jonathon Zumstein (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lee Borchers (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Smith (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Walter Turner (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Raymond Sharpton (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Noe Tozloski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Sean Carter (fresh) PF - Jesse Jeanbaptiste (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Chad Katzmark (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 20:00 | San Diego State | Sean Carter inbounds the ball | 34-36 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 19:51 | San Diego State | Sean Carter's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-36 |
| 19:36 | Northern Iowa | Jonathon Zumstein hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Walter Turner | 37-36 |
| 19:24 | San Diego State | Jesse Jeanbaptiste hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 37-36 |
| 19:23 | San Diego State | Raymond Sharpton snags the offensive board | 37-36 |
| 19:07 | San Diego State | Noe Tozloski can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 37-36 |
| 19:06 | Northern Iowa | Charles Wilson snags the defensive board | 37-36 |
| 18:53 | Northern Iowa | John Smith comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 37-36 |
| 18:52 | Northern Iowa | Lee Borchers hits the follow up shot | 39-36 |
| 18:33 | San Diego State | Raymond Sharpton loses the dribble to Lee Borchers | 39-36 |
| 18:17 | Northern Iowa | Jonathon Zumstein is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Jonathon Zumstein, team foul #1 | 39-36 |
| 17:56 | San Diego State | Chad Katzmark travels with the ball | 39-36 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Ryan Dement (C) Walter Turner | |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| 17:39 | Northern Iowa | Ryan Dement comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 39-36 |
| 17:38 | San Diego State | Raymond Sharpton pulls down the rebound | 39-36 |
| 17:14 | San Diego State | Jesse Jeanbaptiste connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Raymond Sharpton | 39-39 |
| 16:49 | Northern Iowa | Ryan Dement scores on a shot in the lane and the foul's on Chad Katzmark - foul #1 on Chad Katzmark, team foul #1 | 41-39 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | David Elliott (PG), Aaron Rutherford (SG), Robert Breit (PF) Jonathon Zumstein, Lee Borchers, Charles Wilson | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Keith Laws (SG), Ken Hanson (SF), Marlon Leadbetter (PF), Jerry Johnson (C) Noe Tozloski, Sean Carter, Jesse Jeanbaptiste, Chad Katzmark | |
| 16:49 | Northern Iowa | Ryan Dement makes the free throw | 42-39 |
| 16:30 | San Diego State | Jerry Johnson connects on the floater near the basket and the foul's on Robert Breit - foul #3 on Robert Breit, team foul #2 | 42-41 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Walter Turner (C) Robert Breit | |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| 16:30 | San Diego State | Jerry Johnson makes the free throw | 42-42 |
| 16:16 | Northern Iowa | David Elliott clanks a turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by Marlon Leadbetter - foul #3 on Marlon Leadbetter, team foul #2 | 42-42 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Austin Lantz (C) Marlon Leadbetter | |
| 16:16 | Northern Iowa | David Elliott makes the 1st free throw | 43-42 |
| 16:16 | Northern Iowa | David Elliott makes the 2nd free throw | 44-42 |
| 15:47 | San Diego State | Raymond Sharpton hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-42 |
| 15:46 | Northern Iowa | John Smith snags the defensive board | 44-42 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - David Elliott (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Aaron Rutherford (fresh) 3 reb. SF - John Smith (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ryan Dement (fresh) 8 pts. C - Walter Turner (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Raymond Sharpton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Keith Laws (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ken Hanson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jerry Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. C - Austin Lantz (fresh) | |
| 15:40 | Northern Iowa | Walter Turner knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 47-42 |
| 15:23 | San Diego State | Ryan Dement swats the shot by Raymond Sharpton | 47-42 |
| 15:22 | Northern Iowa | Ryan Dement grabs the defensive rebound | 47-42 |
| 15:16 | Northern Iowa | David Elliott loses the ball out of bounds | 47-42 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jonathon Zumstein (PG), Lee Borchers (SG), Robert Breit (SF), Charles Wilson (PF), Calvin Sterling (C) David Elliott, Aaron Rutherford, John Smith, Ryan Dement, Walter Turner | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Noe Tozloski (PG), Ricky Green (SG), Marlon Leadbetter (SF), Jesse Jeanbaptiste (PF) Raymond Sharpton, Keith Laws, Ken Hanson, Austin Lantz | |
| 14:47 | San Diego State | Noe Tozloski misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 47-42 |
| 14:46 | Northern Iowa | Jonathon Zumstein snags the defensive board | 47-42 |
| 14:30 | Northern Iowa | Robert Breit connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Jonathon Zumstein | 50-42 |
| 14:26 | San Diego State | Jonathon Zumstein steals the ball from Noe Tozloski in the backcourt | 50-42 |
| 14:07 | Northern Iowa | Lee Borchers clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 50-42 |
| 14:05 | San Diego State | Marlon Leadbetter snags the defensive board | 50-42 |
| 13:47 | San Diego State | Robert Breit steals it from Marlon Leadbetter | 50-42 |
| 13:30 | Northern Iowa | Jesse Jeanbaptiste picks off the pass by Lee Borchers | 50-42 |
| 13:16 | San Diego State | Marlon Leadbetter loses the dribble to Robert Breit | 50-42 |
| 12:57 | Northern Iowa | The jump hook by Charles Wilson is blocked by Jerry Johnson | 50-42 |
| 12:56 | San Diego State | The rebound goes to Jesse Jeanbaptiste | 50-42 |
| 12:37 | San Diego State | Jesse Jeanbaptiste knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Ricky Green | 50-45 |
| 12:13 | Northern Iowa | Lee Borchers misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 50-45 |
| 12:12 | San Diego State | Jerry Johnson snags the defensive board | 50-45 |
| 11:50 | San Diego State | Marlon Leadbetter lays it up and in | 50-47 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Jonathon Zumstein (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Lee Borchers (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Breit (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 stl. 3 pf. PF - Charles Wilson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Calvin Sterling (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Noe Tozloski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ricky Green (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Marlon Leadbetter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Jesse Jeanbaptiste (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. C - Jerry Johnson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:24 | Northern Iowa | Lee Borchers comes up short on the jump hook from the left block | 50-47 |
| 11:22 | San Diego State | Jerry Johnson grabs the board | 50-47 |
| 11:17 | San Diego State | Ricky Green buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Marlon Leadbetter | 50-50 |
| 11:10 | Northern Iowa | Robert Breit banks in the layup on a great pass from Charles Wilson | 52-50 |
| 11:02 | San Diego State | Marlon Leadbetter's pass is intercepted by Jonathon Zumstein | 52-50 |
| 10:58 | Northern Iowa | Jonathon Zumstein lays it in | 54-50 |
| 10:44 | San Diego State | Noe Tozloski clanks a driving attempt in the lane | 54-50 |
| 10:43 | Northern Iowa | Lee Borchers gets the rebound | 54-50 |
| 10:33 | Northern Iowa | Robert Breit misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 54-50 |
| 10:32 | San Diego State | Ricky Green snags the defensive board | 54-50 |
| 10:19 | San Diego State | Jesse Jeanbaptiste misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 54-50 |
| 10:17 | San Diego State | Jesse Jeanbaptiste grabs the offensive rebound | 54-50 |
| 09:59 | San Diego State | Ricky Green clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Lee Borchers - foul #2 on Lee Borchers, team foul #3 | 54-50 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | David Elliott (PG), Aaron Rutherford (SG), John Smith (SF), Ryan Dement (PF), Walter Turner (C) Jonathon Zumstein, Lee Borchers, Robert Breit, Charles Wilson, Calvin Sterling | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Raymond Sharpton (PG), Sean Carter (SF), Seth Brew (PF), Chad Katzmark (C) Noe Tozloski, Marlon Leadbetter, Jesse Jeanbaptiste, Jerry Johnson | |
| 09:59 | San Diego State | Ricky Green misses the 1st free throw | 54-50 |
| 09:59 | San Diego State | Ricky Green misses the 2nd free throw | 54-50 |
| 09:59 | Northern Iowa | Walter Turner gets the rebound | 54-50 |
| 09:44 | Northern Iowa | Walter Turner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-50 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Keith Laws (SG) Ricky Green | |
| 09:26 | San Diego State | Raymond Sharpton clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by David Elliott - foul #1 on David Elliott, team foul #4 | 54-50 |
| 09:26 | San Diego State | Raymond Sharpton makes the 1st free throw | 54-51 |
| 09:26 | San Diego State | Raymond Sharpton misses the 2nd free throw | 54-51 |
| 09:26 | Northern Iowa | Ryan Dement grabs the defensive rebound | 54-51 |
| 09:08 | Northern Iowa | David Elliott is fouled on the floor by Seth Brew - foul #1 on Seth Brew, team foul #3 | 54-51 |
| 09:00 | Northern Iowa | Ryan Dement blows the layup | 54-51 |
| 08:58 | San Diego State | Seth Brew gets the rebound | 54-51 |
| 08:44 | San Diego State | Raymond Sharpton scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Keith Laws | 54-53 |
| 08:26 | Northern Iowa | Aaron Rutherford makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line and he's hacked by Sean Carter - foul #1 on Sean Carter, team foul #4 | 56-53 |
| 08:26 | Northern Iowa | Aaron Rutherford makes the free throw | 57-53 |
| 08:09 | San Diego State | Chad Katzmark banks in the layup | 57-55 |
| 07:53 | Northern Iowa | Aaron Rutherford scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 60-55 |
| 07:35 | San Diego State | Keith Laws misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 60-55 |
| 07:34 | Northern Iowa | Ryan Dement grabs the defensive rebound | 60-55 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - David Elliott (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Aaron Rutherford (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SF - John Smith (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ryan Dement (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Walter Turner (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Raymond Sharpton (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Keith Laws (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Sean Carter (fairly fresh) PF - Seth Brew (fresh) C - Chad Katzmark (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 07:27 | Northern Iowa | David Elliott can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Seth Brew - foul #2 on Seth Brew, team foul #5 | 60-55 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Lee Borchers (SG), Robert Breit (PF) Aaron Rutherford, Ryan Dement | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Ricky Green (SG), Ken Hanson (SF), Jesse Jeanbaptiste (PF), Austin Lantz (C) Raymond Sharpton, Sean Carter, Seth Brew, Chad Katzmark | |
| 07:27 | Northern Iowa | David Elliott makes the 1st free throw | 61-55 |
| 07:27 | Northern Iowa | David Elliott makes the 2nd free throw | 62-55 |
| 07:06 | San Diego State | David Elliott steals the ball from Keith Laws | 62-55 |
| 07:03 | Northern Iowa | David Elliott banks in the layup | 64-55 |
| 06:54 | San Diego State | Austin Lantz is hacked by Walter Turner - foul #3 on Walter Turner, team foul #5 | 64-55 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jonathon Zumstein (PG) David Elliott | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Raymond Sharpton (PG) Keith Laws | |
| 06:39 | San Diego State | Ricky Green misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 64-55 |
| 06:38 | San Diego State | Jesse Jeanbaptiste tips it in | 64-57 |
| 06:28 | Northern Iowa | Walter Turner connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Lee Borchers | 66-57 |
| 06:14 | San Diego State | Ken Hanson can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 66-57 |
| 06:12 | Northern Iowa | John Smith gets the rebound | 66-57 |
| 06:07 | Northern Iowa | Lee Borchers scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Walter Turner | 69-57 |
| 05:49 | San Diego State | Raymond Sharpton slams it home | 69-59 |
| 05:37 | Northern Iowa | Walter Turner clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 69-59 |
| 05:35 | San Diego State | Raymond Sharpton gets the rebound | 69-59 |
| 05:26 | San Diego State | Ricky Green buries a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Raymond Sharpton | 69-61 |
| 05:14 | Northern Iowa | John Smith misses badly on a shot from the right side but he's hacked by Ken Hanson - foul #2 on Ken Hanson, team foul #6 | 69-61 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Aaron Rutherford (SG), Charles Wilson (PF), Ryan Dement (C) Lee Borchers, Robert Breit, Walter Turner | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Noe Tozloski (PG), Keith Laws (SG), Sean Carter (SF), Marlon Leadbetter (PF), Chad Katzmark (C) Raymond Sharpton, Ricky Green, Ken Hanson, Jesse Jeanbaptiste, Austin Lantz | |
| 05:14 | Northern Iowa | John Smith misses the 1st free throw | 69-61 |
| 05:14 | Northern Iowa | John Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 70-61 |
| 04:55 | San Diego State | Noe Tozloski misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 70-61 |
| 04:53 | Northern Iowa | John Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 70-61 |
| 04:38 | Northern Iowa | Jonathon Zumstein comes up short on the shot from the right side but he's fouled by Keith Laws - foul #2 on Keith Laws, team foul #7 | 70-61 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | David Elliott (SF) John Smith | |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| 04:38 | Northern Iowa | Jonathon Zumstein misses the 1st free throw | 70-61 |
| 04:38 | Northern Iowa | Jonathon Zumstein makes the 2nd free throw | 71-61 |
| 04:22 | San Diego State | Ryan Dement steals it from Noe Tozloski | 71-61 |
| 04:07 | Northern Iowa | Jonathon Zumstein clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 71-61 |
| 04:06 | San Diego State | The rebound goes to Chad Katzmark | 71-61 |
| 03:49 | San Diego State | Noe Tozloski makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing and he's fouled by Ryan Dement - foul #2 on Ryan Dement, team foul #6 | 71-63 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Lee Borchers (SG), Robert Breit (SF) Jonathon Zumstein, Aaron Rutherford | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Ricky Green (SG), Jerry Johnson (PF) Keith Laws, Marlon Leadbetter | |
| 03:49 | San Diego State | Noe Tozloski makes the free throw | 71-64 |
| 03:21 | Northern Iowa | David Elliott can't connect on a floater from the right side | 71-64 |
| 03:20 | San Diego State | Chad Katzmark grabs the board | 71-64 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - David Elliott (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lee Borchers (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Breit (fresh) 13 pts. 3 stl. 3 pf. PF - Charles Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Ryan Dement (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Noe Tozloski (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ricky Green (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Sean Carter (fresh) PF - Jerry Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Chad Katzmark (fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 03:10 | San Diego State | Ricky Green buries a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Noe Tozloski | 71-67 |
| 02:48 | Northern Iowa | Charles Wilson can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 71-67 |
| 02:46 | Northern Iowa | David Elliott grabs the offensive board | 71-67 |
| 02:46 | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-67 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | John Smith (SF) Robert Breit | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Raymond Sharpton (PG), Jesse Jeanbaptiste (PF) Noe Tozloski, Jerry Johnson | |
| 02:27 | Northern Iowa | David Elliott buries a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Lee Borchers | 73-67 |
| 02:17 | San Diego State | Ricky Green misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 73-67 |
| 02:16 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to David Elliott | 73-67 |
| 02:16 | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 73-67 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jonathon Zumstein (PG), Walter Turner (C) David Elliott, Ryan Dement | |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| 02:03 | Northern Iowa | Lee Borchers scores on a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Walter Turner | 75-67 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 01:46 | San Diego State | Sean Carter travels with the ball | 75-67 |
| 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) | |
| 01:17 | Northern Iowa | Lee Borchers buries a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Jonathon Zumstein | 77-67 |
| 01:05 | San Diego State | Sean Carter misses the shot from the left wing | 77-67 |
| 01:03 | Northern Iowa | Jonathon Zumstein grabs the defensive rebound | 77-67 |
| 00:45 | Northern Iowa | Charles Wilson banks in the layup set up by Lee Borchers and the foul's on Sean Carter - foul #2 on Sean Carter, team foul #8 | 79-67 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | David Elliott (PG), Aaron Rutherford (SG), Robert Breit (SF), Ryan Dement (C) Jonathon Zumstein, Lee Borchers, John Smith, Walter Turner | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Noe Tozloski (PG), Keith Laws (SG), Ken Hanson (SF), Marlon Leadbetter (PF), Jerry Johnson (C) Raymond Sharpton, Ricky Green, Sean Carter, Jesse Jeanbaptiste, Chad Katzmark | |
| 00:45 | Northern Iowa | Charles Wilson makes the free throw | 80-67 |
| 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) | |
| 00:39 | San Diego State | Jerry Johnson blows the layup | 80-67 |
| 00:38 | Northern Iowa | Aaron Rutherford gets the rebound | 80-67 |
| 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) | |
| 00:09 | Northern Iowa | David Elliott throws a bad pass out of bounds | 80-67 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Calvin Sterling (C) Charles Wilson | |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| 00:03 | San Diego State | Jerry Johnson misses the shot from the right block | 80-67 |
| 00:01 | Northern Iowa | Robert Breit pulls down the rebound | 80-67 |
| 00:00 | Northern Iowa | Robert Breit runs out the clock | 80-67 |