| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Kelly Cahill (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Robert Boyett (fresh) SF - Kelly Ridout (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Russell Barrett (fresh) 4 pts. C - Bruce Webb (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Sergio Cruz (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Boris Wichrowski (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Larry Crofts (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Richard Suniga (fresh) 7 pts. C - Thomas Chase (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northern Iowa | Larry Crofts inbounds the ball | 31-36 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:43 | Northern Iowa | Larry Crofts drills a jump hook in the lane set up by Boris Wichrowski and he's fouled by Russell Barrett - foul #2 on Russell Barrett, team foul #1 | 31-38 |
| 19:43 | Northern Iowa | Larry Crofts makes the free throw | 31-39 |
| 19:30 | Western Kentucky | Robert Boyett misses short on a 3 from straight away | 31-39 |
| 19:29 | Western Kentucky | Kelly Ridout pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-39 |
| 19:17 | Western Kentucky | Robert Boyett hits a 3 pointer from the left wing | 34-39 |
| 18:52 | Northern Iowa | Larry Crofts scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 34-42 |
| 18:35 | Western Kentucky | Kelly Ridout misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Larry Crofts - foul #2 on Larry Crofts, team foul #1 | 34-42 |
| 18:35 | Western Kentucky | Kelly Ridout makes the 1st free throw | 35-42 |
| 18:35 | Western Kentucky | Kelly Ridout makes the 2nd free throw | 36-42 |
| 18:14 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Chase blows the layup | 36-42 |
| 18:12 | Western Kentucky | Kelly Ridout gets the rebound | 36-42 |
| 17:58 | Western Kentucky | Sergio Cruz steps in front of the Bruce Webb pass | 36-42 |
| 17:41 | Northern Iowa | Larry Crofts connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Sergio Cruz | 36-44 |
| 17:25 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Chase takes the ball from Kelly Ridout | 36-44 |
| 17:08 | Northern Iowa | Larry Crofts comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 36-44 |
| 17:07 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Chase gets the offensive rebound | 36-44 |
| 16:45 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Chase misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 36-44 |
| 16:43 | Western Kentucky | Russell Barrett grabs the defensive rebound | 36-44 |
| 16:18 | Western Kentucky | Kelly Cahill misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Sergio Cruz - foul #1 on Sergio Cruz, team foul #2 | 36-44 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Nicholas Jones (SG), Andrew Okane (PF), Archie Wills (C) Robert Boyett, Russell Barrett, Bruce Webb | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Gary Cummings (PG), Robert Porras (PF), Phillip Montz (C) Sergio Cruz, Richard Suniga, Thomas Chase | |
| 16:18 | Western Kentucky | Kelly Cahill makes the 1st free throw | 37-44 |
| 16:18 | Western Kentucky | Kelly Cahill makes the 2nd free throw | 38-44 |
| 15:53 | Northern Iowa | Phillip Montz misses long on a floater in the paint but the foul's on Nicholas Jones - foul #2 on Nicholas Jones, team foul #2 | 38-44 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Paul Cambra (SG), Michael Grunberg (SF) Kelly Cahill, Kelly Ridout | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jose Hernandez (SF) Larry Crofts | |
| 15:53 | Northern Iowa | Phillip Montz makes the 1st free throw | 38-45 |
| 15:53 | Northern Iowa | Phillip Montz misses the 2nd free throw | 38-45 |
| 15:53 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Michael Grunberg | 38-45 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Nicholas Jones (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Paul Cambra (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Grunberg (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Andrew Okane (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Archie Wills (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Gary Cummings (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Boris Wichrowski (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Jose Hernandez (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Porras (fresh) C - Phillip Montz (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 15:24 | Western Kentucky | Paul Cambra is fouled on the floor by Boris Wichrowski - foul #1 on Boris Wichrowski, team foul #3 | 38-45 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Robert Boyett (SG) Paul Cambra | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 15:02 | Western Kentucky | Robert Boyett is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Robert Boyett, team foul #3 | 38-45 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Kelly Cahill (PG), Kelly Ridout (SF), Bruce Webb (C) Nicholas Jones, Michael Grunberg, Archie Wills | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Sergio Cruz (PG), Richard Suniga (PF) Gary Cummings, Robert Porras | |
| 14:41 | Northern Iowa | Richard Suniga makes the floater from the left side set up by Sergio Cruz | 38-47 |
| 14:20 | Western Kentucky | Kelly Ridout hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket but he's hacked by Jose Hernandez - foul #2 on Jose Hernandez, team foul #4 | 38-47 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Russell Barrett (PF) Andrew Okane | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Larry Crofts (SF), Thomas Chase (C) Jose Hernandez, Phillip Montz | |
| 14:20 | Western Kentucky | Kelly Ridout makes the 1st free throw | 39-47 |
| 14:20 | Western Kentucky | Kelly Ridout makes the 2nd free throw | 40-47 |
| 13:52 | Northern Iowa | Richard Suniga misses the easy layup | 40-47 |
| 13:50 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Chase gets the offensive rebound | 40-47 |
| 13:29 | Northern Iowa | Kelly Ridout denies the turnaround by Thomas Chase | 40-47 |
| 13:28 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Russell Barrett | 40-47 |
| 13:23 | Western Kentucky | Robert Boyett misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 40-47 |
| 13:22 | Western Kentucky | Robert Boyett snags the offensive board | 40-47 |
| 13:10 | Western Kentucky | Russell Barrett is fouled on the floor by Boris Wichrowski - foul #2 on Boris Wichrowski, team foul #5 | 40-47 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Nicholas Jones (SG), Andrew Okane (C) Robert Boyett, Bruce Webb | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 12:44 | Western Kentucky | Nicholas Jones is hacked by Boris Wichrowski - foul #3 on Boris Wichrowski, team foul #6 | 40-47 |
| 12:22 | Western Kentucky | Kelly Ridout clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 40-47 |
| 12:20 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Thomas Chase | 40-47 |
| 12:02 | Northern Iowa | Larry Crofts misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 40-47 |
| 12:01 | Western Kentucky | Andrew Okane grabs the defensive rebound | 40-47 |
| 11:56 | Western Kentucky | Kelly Ridout is hacked by Larry Crofts - foul #3 on Larry Crofts, team foul #7 | 40-47 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Robert Boyett (SG), Bruce Webb (C) Kelly Cahill, Russell Barrett | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Gary Cummings (PG), Manchu Chiu (SG), Robert Porras (PF), Phillip Montz (C) Sergio Cruz, Boris Wichrowski, Richard Suniga, Thomas Chase | |
| 11:56 | Western Kentucky | Kelly Ridout makes the 1st free throw | 41-47 |
| 11:56 | Western Kentucky | Kelly Ridout makes the 2nd free throw | 42-47 |
| 11:31 | Northern Iowa | Bruce Webb picks off the pass by Phillip Montz | 42-47 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Nicholas Jones (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Boyett (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Kelly Ridout (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 3 reb. PF - Andrew Okane (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Bruce Webb (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Gary Cummings (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Manchu Chiu (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Larry Crofts (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Robert Porras (fresh) C - Phillip Montz (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 11:12 | Western Kentucky | Nicholas Jones misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 42-47 |
| 11:10 | Western Kentucky | Bruce Webb tips it in | 44-47 |
| 10:46 | Northern Iowa | Gary Cummings hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by Robert Boyett - foul #4 on Robert Boyett, team foul #4 | 44-47 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Kelly Cahill (PG), Michael Grunberg (SF) Robert Boyett, Kelly Ridout | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Boris Wichrowski (SG), Richard Suniga (PF), Thomas Chase (C) Manchu Chiu, Robert Porras, Phillip Montz | |
| 10:46 | Northern Iowa | Gary Cummings makes the 1st free throw | 44-48 |
| 10:46 | Northern Iowa | Gary Cummings makes the 2nd free throw | 44-49 |
| 10:29 | Western Kentucky | Andrew Okane makes the floater from just outside the lane | 46-49 |
| 10:06 | Northern Iowa | Richard Suniga misses the runner from close range | 46-49 |
| 10:04 | Northern Iowa | Richard Suniga pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-49 |
| 09:42 | Northern Iowa | Richard Suniga connects on the fadeaway near the basket and he's hacked by Bruce Webb - foul #3 on Bruce Webb, team foul #5 | 46-51 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Russell Barrett (PF), Archie Wills (C) Andrew Okane, Bruce Webb | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Sergio Cruz (PG), Jose Hernandez (SF) Gary Cummings, Larry Crofts | |
| 09:42 | Northern Iowa | Richard Suniga makes the free throw | 46-52 |
| 09:38 | Western Kentucky | Boris Wichrowski steals it from Kelly Cahill in the backcourt | 46-52 |
| 09:36 | Northern Iowa | Richard Suniga misses the lay-in | 46-52 |
| 09:35 | Northern Iowa | Richard Suniga can't tip it in | 46-52 |
| 09:33 | Northern Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Suniga | 46-52 |
| 09:23 | Northern Iowa | Richard Suniga travels with the ball | 46-52 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Paul Cambra (SG), Kelly Ridout (SF) Nicholas Jones, Michael Grunberg | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 09:03 | Western Kentucky | Russell Barrett clanks a runner in the paint | 46-52 |
| 09:02 | Northern Iowa | Boris Wichrowski gets the rebound | 46-52 |
| 08:45 | Northern Iowa | Richard Suniga hits a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Boris Wichrowski | 46-54 |
| 08:22 | Western Kentucky | Paul Cambra's pass is intercepted by Thomas Chase | 46-54 |
| 07:59 | Northern Iowa | Richard Suniga knocks in the jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Boris Wichrowski | 46-56 |
| 07:44 | Western Kentucky | Kelly Ridout misses the lay-in | 46-56 |
| 07:42 | Northern Iowa | Boris Wichrowski pulls down the rebound | 46-56 |
| 07:25 | Northern Iowa | Richard Suniga misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 46-56 |
| 07:23 | Western Kentucky | Paul Cambra grabs the board | 46-56 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Kelly Cahill (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Cambra (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Kelly Ridout (fresh) 18 pts. 3 reb. PF - Russell Barrett (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Archie Wills (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Sergio Cruz (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Boris Wichrowski (tiring) 5 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jose Hernandez (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Suniga (fairly fresh) 16 pts. C - Thomas Chase (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:16 | Western Kentucky | Kelly Ridout hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 46-56 |
| 07:15 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Chase snags the defensive board | 46-56 |
| 06:59 | Northern Iowa | Russell Barrett is called for the reach on Jose Hernandez - foul #3 on Russell Barrett, team foul #6 | 46-56 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Nicholas Jones (PG), Robert Boyett (SG), Michael Grunberg (SF), Andrew Okane (PF), Bruce Webb (C) Kelly Cahill, Paul Cambra, Kelly Ridout, Russell Barrett, Archie Wills | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Manchu Chiu (SG), Larry Crofts (SF), Robert Porras (PF), Phillip Montz (C) Boris Wichrowski, Jose Hernandez, Richard Suniga, Thomas Chase | |
| 06:36 | Northern Iowa | Phillip Montz blows the dunk | 46-56 |
| 06:35 | Western Kentucky | Bruce Webb grabs the board | 46-56 |
| 06:31 | Western Kentucky | Michael Grunberg makes the driving attempt from the left block | 48-56 |
| 06:02 | Northern Iowa | Manchu Chiu is fouled on the floor by Robert Boyett - foul #5 on Robert Boyett, team foul #7 | 48-56 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Paul Cambra (SG), Kelly Ridout (SF) Robert Boyett, Michael Grunberg | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Gary Cummings (PG) Sergio Cruz | |
| 06:02 | Northern Iowa | Manchu Chiu makes the 1st free throw | 48-57 |
| 06:02 | Northern Iowa | Manchu Chiu makes the 2nd free throw | 48-58 |
| 05:39 | Western Kentucky | Nicholas Jones buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Kelly Ridout | 51-58 |
| 05:10 | Northern Iowa | The jump hook by Larry Crofts is blocked by Bruce Webb | 51-58 |
| 05:08 | Western Kentucky | Paul Cambra pulls down the rebound | 51-58 |
| 04:46 | Western Kentucky | Nicholas Jones can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 51-58 |
| 04:45 | Western Kentucky | Bruce Webb can't tip it in | 51-58 |
| 04:43 | Northern Iowa | Gary Cummings grabs the defensive rebound | 51-58 |
| 04:24 | Northern Iowa | Larry Crofts clanks a fadeaway in the lane | 51-58 |
| 04:22 | Western Kentucky | Bruce Webb gets the rebound | 51-58 |
| 04:22 | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-58 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Kelly Cahill (PG), Russell Barrett (PF) Paul Cambra, Andrew Okane | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Sergio Cruz (PG), Boris Wichrowski (SG), Richard Suniga (PF), Thomas Chase (C) Gary Cummings, Manchu Chiu, Robert Porras, Phillip Montz | |
| 04:04 | Western Kentucky | Kelly Ridout misses the lay-in | 51-58 |
| 04:03 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Chase pulls down the rebound | 51-58 |
| 03:41 | Northern Iowa | Bruce Webb picks off the pass by Sergio Cruz | 51-58 |
| 03:15 | Western Kentucky | Russell Barrett misses badly on a floater from the left block | 51-58 |
| 03:14 | Western Kentucky | Russell Barrett tips it home | 53-58 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Kelly Cahill (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Nicholas Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kelly Ridout (fresh) 18 pts. 3 reb. PF - Russell Barrett (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Bruce Webb (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Sergio Cruz (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Boris Wichrowski (fairly fresh) 5 ast. 3 pf. SF - Larry Crofts (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Richard Suniga (fresh) 16 pts. C - Thomas Chase (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 02:52 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Chase scores on a fadeaway from the left side | 53-60 |
| 02:39 | Western Kentucky | Bruce Webb misses long on a runner from close range | 53-60 |
| 02:38 | Northern Iowa | Sergio Cruz snags the defensive board | 53-60 |
| 02:34 | Northern Iowa | Larry Crofts knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Sergio Cruz | 53-63 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:24 | Western Kentucky | Bruce Webb buries a fadeaway from the right side and he's fouled by Richard Suniga - foul #1 on Richard Suniga, team foul #8 | 55-63 |
| 02:24 | Western Kentucky | Bruce Webb makes the free throw | 56-63 |
| 02:07 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Chase makes the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Sergio Cruz and he's hacked by Bruce Webb - foul #4 on Bruce Webb, team foul #8 | 56-65 |
| 02:07 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Chase misses the free throw | 56-65 |
| 02:07 | Western Kentucky | Bruce Webb grabs the defensive rebound | 56-65 |
| 01:55 | Western Kentucky | Bruce Webb misses long on a runner in the lane | 56-65 |
| 01:53 | Northern Iowa | Boris Wichrowski grabs the defensive rebound | 56-65 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:35 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Chase blows the layup but he's hacked by Bruce Webb - foul #5 on Bruce Webb, team foul #9 | 56-65 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Andrew Okane (C) Bruce Webb | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 01:35 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Chase makes the 1st free throw | 56-66 |
| 01:35 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Chase misses the 2nd free throw | 56-66 |
| 01:35 | Western Kentucky | Andrew Okane snags the defensive board | 56-66 |
| 01:30 | Western Kentucky | Kelly Cahill misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 56-66 |
| 01:28 | Northern Iowa | Richard Suniga pulls down the rebound | 56-66 |
| 01:03 | Northern Iowa | Larry Crofts hits a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Boris Wichrowski | 56-68 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:56 | Western Kentucky | Kelly Ridout buries a shot from just outside the lane set up by Kelly Cahill | 58-68 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:53 | Northern Iowa | Larry Crofts is hacked by Kelly Cahill in the backcourt - foul #1 on Kelly Cahill, team foul #10 | 58-68 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Paul Cambra (SG), Michael Grunberg (SF), Archie Wills (C) Kelly Cahill, Kelly Ridout, Russell Barrett | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Gary Cummings (PG), Manchu Chiu (SG), Robert Porras (PF), Phillip Montz (C) Sergio Cruz, Boris Wichrowski, Richard Suniga, Thomas Chase | |
| 00:53 | Northern Iowa | Larry Crofts misses the 1st free throw | 58-68 |
| 00:53 | Northern Iowa | Larry Crofts makes the 2nd free throw | 58-69 |
| 00:51 | Western Kentucky | Nicholas Jones's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 58-69 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jose Hernandez (SF) Larry Crofts | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:23 | Northern Iowa | Gary Cummings lays it in | 58-71 |
| 00:19 | Western Kentucky | Nicholas Jones misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 58-71 |
| 00:18 | Northern Iowa | Robert Porras pulls down the rebound | 58-71 |
| 00:00 | Northern Iowa | Gary Cummings runs out the clock | 58-71 |