| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Randall Cohee (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Edward Heins (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Alex Mobley (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronald McMaster (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Ronald Park (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Salvador Reyes (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kevin Check (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Curtis Giles (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Anthony Williams (fresh) 2 reb. C - Ben Hall (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northern Iowa | Alex Mobley inbounds the ball | 43-30 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:48 | Northern Iowa | Kevin Check is called for the reach on Alex Mobley - foul #1 on Kevin Check, team foul #1 | 43-30 |
| 19:28 | Northern Iowa | Edward Heins dunks the ball and he's hacked by Curtis Giles - foul #2 on Curtis Giles, team foul #2 | 45-30 |
| 19:28 | Northern Iowa | Edward Heins misses the free throw | 45-30 |
| 19:28 | Western Kentucky | Anthony Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 45-30 |
| 19:10 | Western Kentucky | Salvador Reyes is fouled on the floor by Randall Cohee - foul #2 on Randall Cohee, team foul #1 | 45-30 |
| 19:01 | Western Kentucky | Kevin Check hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 45-30 |
| 19:00 | Northern Iowa | Ronald McMaster grabs the defensive rebound | 45-30 |
| 18:49 | Northern Iowa | Ronald McMaster can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 45-30 |
| 18:48 | Northern Iowa | Alex Mobley hits the follow up shot | 47-30 |
| 18:32 | Western Kentucky | Kevin Check can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 47-30 |
| 18:31 | Western Kentucky | Salvador Reyes gets the offensive rebound | 47-30 |
| 18:15 | Western Kentucky | Kevin Check can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 47-30 |
| 18:14 | Northern Iowa | Ronald McMaster gets the rebound | 47-30 |
| 17:47 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Park is fouled on the floor by Curtis Giles - foul #3 on Curtis Giles, team foul #3 | 47-30 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Paul Dixon (SF), Jerry Ogden (PF) Curtis Giles, Anthony Williams | |
| 17:31 | Northern Iowa | Randall Cohee hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 49-30 |
| 17:15 | Western Kentucky | Paul Dixon dunks the ball on a nice dish by Kevin Check | 49-32 |
| 17:00 | Northern Iowa | Edward Heins misses long on a jump hook in the lane | 49-32 |
| 16:59 | Western Kentucky | Ben Hall grabs the defensive rebound | 49-32 |
| 16:39 | Western Kentucky | Ben Hall drills a jump hook in the paint set up by Kevin Check | 49-34 |
| 16:21 | Northern Iowa | Alex Mobley scores on a fadeaway in the paint | 51-34 |
| 16:05 | Western Kentucky | Ben Hall's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-34 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jacob Schaefer (PG), Thomas Petterson (SF), Cedric Smith (PF), Jared Canada (C) Randall Cohee, Alex Mobley, Ronald McMaster, Ronald Park | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Andrew Perry (PG), Orville Battle (SF), Anthony Williams (PF) Salvador Reyes, Kevin Check, Ben Hall | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Jacob Schaefer (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Heins (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Petterson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Cedric Smith (fresh) C - Jared Canada (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Andrew Perry (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Paul Dixon (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Orville Battle (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Anthony Williams (fresh) 3 reb. C - Jerry Ogden (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Northern Iowa | Jacob Schaefer misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 51-34 |
| 15:40 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Petterson tips it in | 53-34 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 15:35 | Western Kentucky | Orville Battle is fouled on the floor by Cedric Smith - foul #1 on Cedric Smith, team foul #2 | 53-34 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Charles Sanders (PG) Edward Heins | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Curtis Giles (SF) Orville Battle | |
| 15:15 | Western Kentucky | Anthony Williams knocks in the shot near the basket set up by Andrew Perry and the foul's on Cedric Smith - foul #2 on Cedric Smith, team foul #3 | 53-36 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Ronald McMaster (PF) Thomas Petterson | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 15:15 | Western Kentucky | Anthony Williams makes the free throw | 53-37 |
| 14:54 | Northern Iowa | Jacob Schaefer buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 55-37 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 14:38 | Western Kentucky | Anthony Williams's pass is intercepted by Jacob Schaefer | 55-37 |
| 14:34 | Northern Iowa | Cedric Smith hits the finger roll set up by Jacob Schaefer | 57-37 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 14:09 | Western Kentucky | Curtis Giles drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Paul Dixon | 57-40 |
| 13:47 | Northern Iowa | Ronald McMaster's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-40 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Edward Heins (SG), Alex Mobley (SF), Ronald Park (C) Jacob Schaefer, Cedric Smith, Jared Canada | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Salvador Reyes (PG), Kevin Check (SG), Matthew Anderson (PF), Rodney Gabbard (C) Andrew Perry, Paul Dixon, Anthony Williams, Jerry Ogden | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 13:30 | Western Kentucky | Curtis Giles misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 57-40 |
| 13:29 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Edward Heins | 57-40 |
| 13:26 | Northern Iowa | Charles Sanders is fouled in the backcourt by Salvador Reyes - foul #3 on Salvador Reyes, team foul #4 | 57-40 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Ben Hall (C) Rodney Gabbard | |
| 13:15 | Northern Iowa | Alex Mobley loses the dribble to Salvador Reyes | 57-40 |
| 13:04 | Western Kentucky | Curtis Giles is fouled on the floor by Ronald Park - foul #1 on Ronald Park, team foul #4 | 57-40 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Randall Cohee (PG) Charles Sanders | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 12:49 | Western Kentucky | Kevin Check loses the dribble to Randall Cohee | 57-40 |
| 12:23 | Northern Iowa | Alex Mobley misses the lay-in | 57-40 |
| 12:21 | Northern Iowa | Edward Heins tips it but misses | 57-40 |
| 12:19 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Ben Hall | 57-40 |
| 11:57 | Western Kentucky | Kevin Check hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 57-40 |
| 11:55 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Park grabs the defensive rebound | 57-40 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Randall Cohee (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Edward Heins (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Alex Mobley (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ronald McMaster (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Ronald Park (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Salvador Reyes (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Kevin Check (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Curtis Giles (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Matthew Anderson (fresh) C - Ben Hall (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Park loses the dribble to Curtis Giles | 57-40 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 11:21 | Western Kentucky | Matthew Anderson is fouled on the floor by Ronald Park - foul #2 on Ronald Park, team foul #5 | 57-40 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Charles Sanders (PG), Thomas Petterson (SF), Cedric Smith (PF), Jared Canada (C) Randall Cohee, Alex Mobley, Ronald McMaster, Ronald Park | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Andrew Perry (PG), Paul Dixon (SF), Anthony Williams (PF), Jerry Ogden (C) Salvador Reyes, Curtis Giles, Matthew Anderson, Ben Hall | |
| 11:16 | Western Kentucky | Anthony Williams is fouled on the floor by Jared Canada - foul #2 on Jared Canada, team foul #6 | 57-40 |
| 11:08 | Western Kentucky | Paul Dixon makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 57-43 |
| 11:01 | Northern Iowa | Charles Sanders hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Edward Heins | 60-43 |
| 10:44 | Western Kentucky | Jerry Ogden's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-43 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Randall Cohee (SG) Edward Heins | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Orville Battle (SF) Kevin Check | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 10:20 | Northern Iowa | Cedric Smith clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 60-43 |
| 10:18 | Northern Iowa | Jared Canada tips it home | 62-43 |
| 09:55 | Western Kentucky | Paul Dixon is fouled on the floor by Randall Cohee - foul #3 on Randall Cohee, team foul #7 | 62-43 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Alex Mobley (SF), Ronald McMaster (PF), Ronald Park (C) Thomas Petterson, Cedric Smith, Jared Canada | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Salvador Reyes (PG), Rodney Gabbard (C) Andrew Perry, Anthony Williams | |
| 09:55 | Western Kentucky | Paul Dixon makes the 1st free throw | 62-44 |
| 09:55 | Western Kentucky | Paul Dixon misses the 2nd free throw | 62-44 |
| 09:55 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Park pulls down the rebound | 62-44 |
| 09:28 | Northern Iowa | Alex Mobley misses badly on a turnaround from the left block | 62-44 |
| 09:27 | Western Kentucky | Jerry Ogden gets the rebound | 62-44 |
| 09:23 | Western Kentucky | Paul Dixon misses the 3 from the right corner | 62-44 |
| 09:22 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Park pulls down the rebound | 62-44 |
| 09:18 | Northern Iowa | Randall Cohee comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 62-44 |
| 09:16 | Western Kentucky | Jerry Ogden gets the rebound | 62-44 |
| 08:55 | Western Kentucky | Salvador Reyes misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Charles Sanders - foul #4 on Charles Sanders, team foul #8 | 62-44 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Edward Heins (SG) Charles Sanders | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Kevin Check (SG), Curtis Giles (SF), Matthew Anderson (PF), Ben Hall (C) Paul Dixon, Orville Battle, Jerry Ogden, Rodney Gabbard | |
| 08:55 | Western Kentucky | Salvador Reyes makes the 1st free throw | 62-45 |
| 08:55 | Western Kentucky | Salvador Reyes makes the 2nd free throw | 62-46 |
| 08:34 | Northern Iowa | Alex Mobley scores on a fadeaway near the basket | 64-46 |
| 08:17 | Western Kentucky | Matthew Anderson misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 64-46 |
| 08:16 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Park pulls down the rebound | 64-46 |
| 07:54 | Northern Iowa | Ronald McMaster is whistled for traveling | 64-46 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jacob Schaefer (PG), Cedric Smith (C) Randall Cohee, Ronald Park | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Andrew Perry (PG), Anthony Williams (PF) Salvador Reyes, Matthew Anderson | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Jacob Schaefer (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Edward Heins (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Alex Mobley (fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ronald McMaster (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Cedric Smith (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Andrew Perry (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kevin Check (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Curtis Giles (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Anthony Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Ben Hall (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:37 | Western Kentucky | Andrew Perry hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 64-46 |
| 07:35 | Northern Iowa | Ronald McMaster grabs the board | 64-46 |
| 07:06 | Northern Iowa | Edward Heins clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 64-46 |
| 07:04 | Northern Iowa | Ronald McMaster grabs the offensive board | 64-46 |
| 06:47 | Northern Iowa | Jacob Schaefer is called for traveling | 64-46 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Charles Sanders (PG), Jared Canada (C) Jacob Schaefer, Alex Mobley | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Salvador Reyes (PG), Paul Dixon (SF), Jerry Ogden (C) Andrew Perry, Curtis Giles, Ben Hall | |
| 06:29 | Western Kentucky | Anthony Williams scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Kevin Check | 64-49 |
| 06:00 | Northern Iowa | Cedric Smith's pass is intercepted by Salvador Reyes | 64-49 |
| 05:42 | Western Kentucky | Kevin Check knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Jerry Ogden | 64-52 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 05:14 | Northern Iowa | Charles Sanders clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 64-52 |
| 05:13 | Western Kentucky | Salvador Reyes snags the defensive board | 64-52 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:56 | Western Kentucky | Kevin Check is whistled for traveling | 64-52 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Randall Cohee (SG), Alex Mobley (SF), Ronald Park (C) Edward Heins, Ronald McMaster, Jared Canada | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Andrew Perry (PG), Curtis Giles (SF), Ben Hall (C) Salvador Reyes, Kevin Check, Anthony Williams | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:36 | Northern Iowa | Charles Sanders is fouled on the floor by Paul Dixon - foul #1 on Paul Dixon, team foul #5 | 64-52 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Frank Oxley (PF) Cedric Smith | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 04:13 | Northern Iowa | Frank Oxley's floater is tipped away by Ben Hall | 64-52 |
| 04:11 | Western Kentucky | Paul Dixon gets the rebound | 64-52 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:00 | Western Kentucky | Paul Dixon buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane and he's hacked by Randall Cohee - foul #4 on Randall Cohee, team foul #9 | 64-54 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jacob Schaefer (SG), Jared Canada (PF) Charles Sanders, Frank Oxley | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Matthew Anderson (PF) Jerry Ogden | |
| 04:00 | Western Kentucky | Paul Dixon makes the free throw | 64-55 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:38 | Northern Iowa | The short jumper by Jared Canada is denied by Ben Hall | 64-55 |
| 03:37 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Park tips it home | 66-55 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Randall Cohee (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Jacob Schaefer (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Alex Mobley (fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jared Canada (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Park (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Andrew Perry (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Paul Dixon (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Curtis Giles (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Matthew Anderson (fresh) C - Ben Hall (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:11 | Western Kentucky | Matthew Anderson misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 66-55 |
| 03:10 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Park grabs the defensive rebound | 66-55 |
| 03:06 | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-55 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Charles Sanders (PG), Edward Heins (SG), Ronald McMaster (PF) Randall Cohee, Jacob Schaefer, Jared Canada | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Salvador Reyes (PG), Kevin Check (SG), Anthony Williams (PF) Andrew Perry, Paul Dixon, Matthew Anderson | |
| 02:46 | Northern Iowa | Charles Sanders can't connect on a turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by Curtis Giles - foul #4 on Curtis Giles, team foul #6 | 66-55 |
| 02:46 | Northern Iowa | Charles Sanders makes the 1st free throw | 67-55 |
| 02:46 | Northern Iowa | Charles Sanders misses the 2nd free throw | 67-55 |
| 02:46 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Anthony Williams | 67-55 |
| 02:38 | Western Kentucky | Kevin Check hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 67-55 |
| 02:36 | Western Kentucky | Curtis Giles pulls down the offensive rebound | 67-55 |
| 02:22 | Western Kentucky | Curtis Giles's floater is tipped away by Ronald McMaster | 67-55 |
| 02:20 | Northern Iowa | Alex Mobley grabs the defensive rebound | 67-55 |
| 01:57 | Northern Iowa | Ronald McMaster knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Edward Heins | 69-55 |
| 01:41 | Western Kentucky | Anthony Williams buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 69-58 |
| 01:16 | Northern Iowa | Edward Heins misses long on a floater from the right wing | 69-58 |
| 01:15 | Western Kentucky | Curtis Giles grabs the defensive rebound | 69-58 |
| 00:55 | Western Kentucky | Curtis Giles double dribbles | 69-58 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Randall Cohee (PG), Jacob Schaefer (SG), Thomas Petterson (SF), Cedric Smith (PF), Jared Canada (C) Charles Sanders, Edward Heins, Alex Mobley, Ronald McMaster, Ronald Park | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Andrew Perry (PG), Paul Dixon (SG), Orville Battle (SF), Jerry Ogden (PF), Rodney Gabbard (C) Salvador Reyes, Kevin Check, Curtis Giles, Anthony Williams, Ben Hall | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:35 | Northern Iowa | Cedric Smith misses badly on a shot near the basket but the foul's on Jerry Ogden - foul #2 on Jerry Ogden, team foul #7 | 69-58 |
| 00:35 | Northern Iowa | Cedric Smith misses the 1st free throw | 69-58 |
| 00:35 | Northern Iowa | Cedric Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 69-58 |
| 00:35 | Western Kentucky | Jerry Ogden gets the rebound | 69-58 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:28 | Western Kentucky | Orville Battle comes up short on the shot from close range | 69-58 |
| 00:26 | Northern Iowa | Jared Canada grabs the defensive rebound | 69-58 |
| 00:00 | Northern Iowa | Randall Cohee runs out the clock | 69-58 |