| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Robert Carter (fresh) SG - Xing-Fu Chu (fresh) SF - Sean Falcone (fresh) PF - John Watts (fresh) C - Richard Alexander (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Dan Gorman (fresh) SG - Terry Schatz (fresh) SF - Marcus Campbell (fresh) PF - Lorenzo Mize (fresh) C - Michael Brown (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Niagara | Michael Brown wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:50 | Niagara | Marcus Campbell blows the layup | 0-0 |
| 19:48 | Iowa | Xing-Fu Chu grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | Iowa | Sean Falcone throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:12 | Niagara | Lorenzo Mize knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Dan Gorman | 0-3 |
| 19:10 | Iowa | Lorenzo Mize is called for the reach on John Watts in the backcourt - foul #1 on Lorenzo Mize, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| 18:45 | Iowa | John Watts can't connect on an uncontested shot from the left wing | 0-3 |
| 18:44 | Iowa | Xing-Fu Chu tips it but misses | 0-3 |
| 18:43 | Niagara | The rebound goes to Dan Gorman | 0-3 |
| 18:39 | Niagara | Terry Schatz comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 0-3 |
| 18:37 | Niagara | Lorenzo Mize hits the follow up shot | 0-5 |
| 18:17 | Iowa | Richard Alexander slams it home and the foul's on Michael Brown - foul #1 on Michael Brown, team foul #2 | 2-5 |
| 18:17 | Iowa | Richard Alexander makes the free throw | 3-5 |
| 18:10 | Niagara | Terry Schatz is denied on a layup by Richard Alexander | 3-5 |
| 18:08 | Niagara | Michael Brown tips it back up and in | 3-7 |
| 17:51 | Iowa | Richard Alexander misses short on a shot in the lane | 3-7 |
| 17:49 | Niagara | Terry Schatz grabs the board | 3-7 |
| 17:36 | Niagara | Marcus Campbell lays it up and in on a great pass from Dan Gorman and he's fouled by Richard Alexander - foul #1 on Richard Alexander, team foul #1 | 3-9 |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Burdine (PF) John Watts | |
| Subs | Niagara | Todd Causby (PG), Adam Hamilton (SG), John Feliciano (PF), Marvin Wilson (C) Dan Gorman, Terry Schatz, Lorenzo Mize, Michael Brown | |
| 17:36 | Niagara | Marcus Campbell misses the free throw | 3-9 |
| 17:36 | Niagara | The offensive rebound goes to John Feliciano | 3-9 |
| 17:22 | Niagara | Adam Hamilton hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 3-9 |
| 17:21 | Niagara | Todd Causby grabs the offensive board | 3-9 |
| 17:06 | Niagara | Xing-Fu Chu steps in front of the Adam Hamilton pass | 3-9 |
| 16:47 | Iowa | Robert Burdine is fouled on the floor by Marcus Campbell - foul #1 on Marcus Campbell, team foul #3 | 3-9 |
| Subs | Iowa | Howin Chi (PG), Michael Kimble (SG), James Morgan (SF), Joshua Sanders (C) Robert Carter, Xing-Fu Chu, Sean Falcone, Richard Alexander | |
| Subs | Niagara | James Smith (SF) Marcus Campbell | |
| 16:33 | Iowa | Howin Chi hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Todd Causby - foul #1 on Todd Causby, team foul #4 | 3-9 |
| 16:33 | Iowa | Howin Chi makes the 1st free throw | 4-9 |
| 16:33 | Iowa | Howin Chi makes the 2nd free throw | 5-9 |
| 16:20 | Niagara | John Feliciano's layup is rejected by Robert Burdine | 5-9 |
| 16:19 | Iowa | Joshua Sanders snags the defensive board | 5-9 |
| 16:17 | Iowa | Michael Kimble is called for traveling in the backcourt | 5-9 |
| Subs | Iowa | John Watts (PF) Joshua Sanders | |
| Subs | Niagara | Terry Schatz (SG) Adam Hamilton | |
| 16:02 | Niagara | Todd Causby comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 5-9 |
| 16:00 | Iowa | Robert Burdine snags the defensive board | 5-9 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Howin Chi (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Michael Kimble (fresh) SF - James Morgan (fresh) PF - John Watts (fresh) C - Robert Burdine (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Todd Causby (fresh) SG - Terry Schatz (fresh) SF - James Smith (fresh) PF - John Feliciano (fairly fresh) C - Marvin Wilson (fresh) | |
| 15:45 | Iowa | John Watts is hacked by John Feliciano - foul #1 on John Feliciano, team foul #5 | 5-9 |
| Subs | Iowa | Joshua Sanders (C) Robert Burdine | |
| Subs | Niagara | Randy Bechtol (PG), Lorenzo Mize (PF), Willie Rybicki (C) Todd Causby, John Feliciano, Marvin Wilson | |
| 15:28 | Iowa | Michael Kimble drills a 3 pointer from straight away set up by James Morgan | 8-9 |
| 15:09 | Niagara | Lorenzo Mize buries a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Randy Bechtol | 8-11 |
| 15:07 | Iowa | Michael Kimble throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 8-11 |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Carter (PG), Xing-Fu Chu (SG), Sean Falcone (SF), Richard Alexander (C) Howin Chi, Michael Kimble, James Morgan, John Watts | |
| Subs | Niagara | Dan Gorman (PG), Adam Hamilton (SF) Terry Schatz, James Smith | |
| 14:53 | Niagara | Adam Hamilton drills a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Dan Gorman | 8-14 |
| 14:35 | Iowa | Robert Carter is hacked by Randy Bechtol - foul #1 on Randy Bechtol, team foul #6 | 8-14 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Niagara | Marcus Campbell (SF), Michael Brown (C) Randy Bechtol, Lorenzo Mize | |
| 14:21 | Iowa | Xing-Fu Chu can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 8-14 |
| 14:20 | Iowa | Joshua Sanders grabs the offensive rebound | 8-14 |
| 13:57 | Iowa | Xing-Fu Chu scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 10-14 |
| 13:34 | Niagara | Michael Brown is hacked by Richard Alexander - foul #2 on Richard Alexander, team foul #2 | 10-14 |
| Subs | Iowa | Howin Chi (PG), Michael Kimble (SF), John Watts (PF), Robert Burdine (C) Robert Carter, Sean Falcone, Joshua Sanders, Richard Alexander | |
| Subs | Niagara | Todd Causby (PG), Terry Schatz (SG), James Smith (SF), John Feliciano (PF), Marvin Wilson (C) Dan Gorman, Adam Hamilton, Marcus Campbell, Willie Rybicki, Michael Brown | |
| 13:23 | Niagara | Robert Burdine denies the turnaround by James Smith | 10-14 |
| 13:22 | Iowa | Robert Burdine pulls down the rebound | 10-14 |
| 12:59 | Iowa | Xing-Fu Chu misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 10-14 |
| 12:58 | Niagara | John Feliciano pulls down the rebound | 10-14 |
| 12:44 | Niagara | Marvin Wilson comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 10-14 |
| 12:42 | Niagara | Marvin Wilson tips it home | 10-16 |
| 12:38 | Iowa | Xing-Fu Chu can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Terry Schatz - foul #1 on Terry Schatz, team foul #7 | 10-16 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Niagara | Marcus Campbell (SF), Lorenzo Mize (PF) James Smith, Marvin Wilson | |
| 12:38 | Iowa | Xing-Fu Chu makes the 1st free throw | 11-16 |
| 12:38 | Iowa | Xing-Fu Chu misses the 2nd free throw | 11-16 |
| 12:38 | Niagara | The rebound goes to John Feliciano | 11-16 |
| 12:23 | Niagara | Xing-Fu Chu steals the ball from Terry Schatz | 11-16 |
| 12:04 | Iowa | Robert Burdine hits a shot from the right block | 13-16 |
| 11:41 | Niagara | Terry Schatz misses the shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Xing-Fu Chu - foul #1 on Xing-Fu Chu, team foul #3 | 13-16 |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Carter (PG), Sean Falcone (SF), James Morgan (PF) Xing-Fu Chu, Michael Kimble, John Watts | |
| Subs | Niagara | Dan Gorman (PG), Michael Brown (C) Todd Causby, John Feliciano | |
| 11:41 | Niagara | Terry Schatz makes the 1st free throw | 13-17 |
| 11:41 | Niagara | Terry Schatz makes the 2nd free throw | 13-18 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Robert Carter (fresh) SG - Howin Chi (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Sean Falcone (fresh) PF - James Morgan (fresh) C - Robert Burdine (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Dan Gorman (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Terry Schatz (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Marcus Campbell (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Lorenzo Mize (fresh) 7 pts. C - Michael Brown (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:37 | Iowa | Howin Chi is fouled in the backcourt by Dan Gorman - foul #1 on Dan Gorman, team foul #8 | 13-18 |
| Subs | Iowa | Joshua Sanders (C) Robert Burdine | |
| Subs | Niagara | Adam Hamilton (SG) Terry Schatz | |
| 11:37 | Iowa | Howin Chi makes the 1st free throw | 14-18 |
| 11:37 | Iowa | Howin Chi makes the 2nd free throw | 15-18 |
| 11:19 | Niagara | Dan Gorman clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 15-18 |
| 11:18 | Iowa | Howin Chi grabs the defensive rebound | 15-18 |
| 11:02 | Iowa | James Morgan's pass is intercepted by Marcus Campbell | 15-18 |
| 10:42 | Niagara | Adam Hamilton hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 15-18 |
| 10:40 | Iowa | Joshua Sanders snags the defensive board | 15-18 |
| 10:24 | Iowa | Sean Falcone clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 15-18 |
| 10:22 | Niagara | The rebound goes to Michael Brown | 15-18 |
| 10:00 | Niagara | Adam Hamilton makes the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Michael Brown | 15-21 |
| 09:56 | Iowa | Howin Chi is hacked by Michael Brown in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Brown, team foul #9 | 15-21 |
| Subs | Iowa | Joseph Wilhelm (SG), Michael Kimble (SF), John Watts (PF), Robert Burdine (C) Robert Carter, Sean Falcone, James Morgan, Joshua Sanders | |
| Subs | Niagara | Todd Causby (PG), Terry Schatz (SG), James Smith (SF), Marvin Wilson (PF), Willie Rybicki (C) Dan Gorman, Adam Hamilton, Marcus Campbell, Lorenzo Mize, Michael Brown | |
| 09:56 | Iowa | Howin Chi makes the 1st free throw | 16-21 |
| 09:56 | Iowa | Howin Chi makes the 2nd free throw | 17-21 |
| 09:37 | Niagara | Todd Causby clanks a floater from the left wing | 17-21 |
| 09:36 | Iowa | Howin Chi grabs the defensive rebound | 17-21 |
| 09:16 | Iowa | Howin Chi misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 17-21 |
| 09:14 | Niagara | The rebound goes to James Smith | 17-21 |
| 08:56 | Niagara | Robert Burdine is called for the reach on Marvin Wilson - foul #1 on Robert Burdine, team foul #4 | 17-21 |
| Subs | Iowa | Leroy Wilson (PG), Xing-Fu Chu (SG), Sean Falcone (SF) Howin Chi, Joseph Wilhelm, Michael Kimble | |
| Subs | Niagara | John Feliciano (PF) Willie Rybicki | |
| 08:40 | Niagara | Xing-Fu Chu steps in front of the Terry Schatz pass | 17-21 |
| 08:16 | Iowa | Sean Falcone misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 17-21 |
| 08:14 | Iowa | John Watts tips it home | 19-21 |
| 07:50 | Niagara | Terry Schatz hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 19-21 |
| 07:49 | Iowa | John Watts pulls down the rebound | 19-21 |
| 07:36 | Iowa | Sean Falcone misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 19-21 |
| 07:34 | Niagara | John Feliciano snags the defensive board | 19-21 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Leroy Wilson (fresh) SG - Xing-Fu Chu (fresh) 3 pts. 3 stl. SF - Sean Falcone (fairly fresh) PF - John Watts (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Burdine (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Todd Causby (fairly fresh) SG - Terry Schatz (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Smith (fairly fresh) PF - John Feliciano (fresh) 4 reb. C - Marvin Wilson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:16 | Niagara | John Feliciano knocks in the jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Terry Schatz | 19-23 |
| 07:07 | Iowa | Robert Burdine misses the wide open driving attempt in the lane | 19-23 |
| 07:05 | Niagara | Marvin Wilson gets the rebound | 19-23 |
| 06:59 | Niagara | Robert Burdine steps in front of the Marvin Wilson pass | 19-23 |
| 06:37 | Iowa | Marvin Wilson swats the short shot by Robert Burdine | 19-23 |
| 06:35 | Niagara | Terry Schatz grabs the board | 19-23 |
| 06:21 | Niagara | Todd Causby is whistled for traveling | 19-23 |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Carter (PG), Howin Chi (SG), Michael Kimble (SF), James Morgan (PF), Joshua Sanders (C) Leroy Wilson, Xing-Fu Chu, Sean Falcone, John Watts, Robert Burdine | |
| Subs | Niagara | Dan Gorman (PG), Adam Hamilton (SG), Marcus Campbell (SF), Lorenzo Mize (PF), Willie Rybicki (C) Todd Causby, Terry Schatz, James Smith, John Feliciano, Marvin Wilson | |
| 06:03 | Iowa | Robert Carter can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 19-23 |
| 06:01 | Iowa | Joshua Sanders hits the follow up shot | 21-23 |
| 05:57 | Niagara | Dan Gorman buries a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Adam Hamilton | 21-26 |
| 05:35 | Iowa | Michael Kimble misses the wide open shot from the left side | 21-26 |
| 05:33 | Niagara | The rebound goes to Willie Rybicki | 21-26 |
| 05:29 | Niagara | Marcus Campbell's pass is intercepted by Joshua Sanders | 21-26 |
| 05:22 | Iowa | Michael Kimble's pass is intercepted by Dan Gorman in the backcourt | 21-26 |
| 05:08 | Niagara | Adam Hamilton misses short on a shot from the right side | 21-26 |
| 05:06 | Iowa | Howin Chi pulls down the rebound | 21-26 |
| 05:04 | Iowa | Dan Gorman picks off the pass by Joshua Sanders in the backcourt | 21-26 |
| 05:02 | Niagara | Dan Gorman hits the finger roll | 21-28 |
| 04:49 | Iowa | James Morgan buries a runner from the right block on a great pass from Michael Kimble | 23-28 |
| 04:30 | Niagara | Adam Hamilton misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 23-28 |
| 04:29 | Niagara | Dan Gorman gets the offensive rebound | 23-28 |
| 04:21 | Niagara | Marcus Campbell connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Lorenzo Mize | 23-30 |
| 04:01 | Iowa | Howin Chi makes the driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Robert Carter | 25-30 |
| 03:50 | Niagara | Dan Gorman is hacked by Joshua Sanders - foul #1 on Joshua Sanders, team foul #5 | 25-30 |
| Subs | Iowa | Xing-Fu Chu (SG), Sean Falcone (SF), John Watts (PF), Richard Alexander (C) Robert Carter, Michael Kimble, James Morgan, Joshua Sanders | |
| Subs | Niagara | Todd Causby (PG), Terry Schatz (SG), Michael Brown (C) Dan Gorman, Adam Hamilton, Willie Rybicki | |
| 03:37 | Niagara | Terry Schatz loses the dribble to Xing-Fu Chu | 25-30 |
| 03:34 | Iowa | Sean Falcone lays it in on a great pass from Xing-Fu Chu | 27-30 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Howin Chi (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - Xing-Fu Chu (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. SF - Sean Falcone (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Watts (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Alexander (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Todd Causby (fresh) SG - Terry Schatz (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marcus Campbell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Lorenzo Mize (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - Michael Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:14 | Niagara | Marcus Campbell knocks in the floater from the free throw line set up by Terry Schatz and he's hacked by Sean Falcone - foul #1 on Sean Falcone, team foul #6 | 27-32 |
| Subs | Iowa | Leroy Wilson (PG) Howin Chi | |
| Subs | Niagara | John Feliciano (PF) Lorenzo Mize | |
| 03:14 | Niagara | Marcus Campbell makes the free throw | 27-33 |
| 02:52 | Iowa | Leroy Wilson clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 27-33 |
| 02:51 | Niagara | The rebound goes to Michael Brown | 27-33 |
| 02:32 | Niagara | Michael Brown drills a turnaround in the lane set up by Terry Schatz | 27-35 |
| 02:05 | Iowa | Leroy Wilson connects on the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Xing-Fu Chu | 30-35 |
| 01:36 | Niagara | Todd Causby is hacked by Leroy Wilson - foul #1 on Leroy Wilson, team foul #7 | 30-35 |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Carter (PG), Howin Chi (SG), Michael Kimble (SF), James Morgan (PF), Robert Burdine (C) Leroy Wilson, Xing-Fu Chu, Sean Falcone, John Watts, Richard Alexander | |
| Subs | Niagara | Randy Bechtol (SG), James Smith (SF), Lorenzo Mize (PF), Marvin Wilson (C) Terry Schatz, Marcus Campbell, John Feliciano, Michael Brown | |
| 01:36 | Niagara | Todd Causby makes the 1st free throw | 30-36 |
| 01:36 | Niagara | Todd Causby misses the 2nd free throw | 30-36 |
| 01:36 | Iowa | Robert Burdine snags the defensive board | 30-36 |
| 01:17 | Iowa | Howin Chi is fouled on the floor by Marvin Wilson - foul #1 on Marvin Wilson, team foul #10 | 30-36 |
| Subs | Iowa | Joshua Sanders (C) James Morgan | |
| Subs | Niagara | Dan Gorman (PG), Adam Hamilton (SG) Todd Causby, Randy Bechtol | |
| 01:17 | Iowa | Howin Chi makes the 1st free throw | 31-36 |
| 01:17 | Iowa | Howin Chi makes the 2nd free throw | 32-36 |
| 00:56 | Niagara | James Smith can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Michael Kimble - foul #1 on Michael Kimble, team foul #8 | 32-36 |
| 00:56 | Niagara | James Smith misses the 1st free throw | 32-36 |
| 00:56 | Niagara | James Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 32-37 |
| 00:33 | Iowa | Robert Carter comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 32-37 |
| 00:31 | Niagara | Marvin Wilson pulls down the rebound | 32-37 |
| 00:25 | Niagara | Howin Chi is called for the reach on Adam Hamilton - foul #1 on Howin Chi, team foul #9 | 32-37 |
| Subs | Iowa | Xing-Fu Chu (SG), James Morgan (PF) Michael Kimble, Joshua Sanders | |
| Subs | Niagara | Willie Rybicki (C) Lorenzo Mize | |
| 00:25 | Niagara | Adam Hamilton makes the 1st free throw | 32-38 |
| 00:25 | Niagara | Adam Hamilton misses the 2nd free throw | 32-38 |
| 00:25 | Iowa | Robert Burdine grabs the defensive rebound | 32-38 |
| 00:20 | Iowa | A charge is called on Xing-Fu Chu - foul #2 on Xing-Fu Chu, team foul #10 | 32-38 |
| Subs | Iowa | Leroy Wilson (PG) Robert Carter | |
| Subs | Niagara | Randy Bechtol (SG), Michael Brown (C) Adam Hamilton, James Smith | |
| 00:03 | Niagara | Marvin Wilson misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 32-38 |
| 00:02 | Iowa | Howin Chi snags the defensive board | 32-38 |
| 00:00 | Iowa | Howin Chi comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 32-38 |