| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Angel Russo (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rafael Ressler (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Patrick Kennedy (fresh) 4 pts. PF - James Gregory (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Wheless (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Jake Fischer (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Stephen Wright (fresh) 11 pts. SF - John Alter (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kevin Stern (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Joel Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northern Iowa | Patrick Kennedy inbounds the ball | 35-32 |
| 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) | |
| 19:44 | Northern Iowa | Patrick Kennedy knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Angel Russo | 38-32 |
| 19:36 | Western Kentucky | Patrick Kennedy swats the dunk try by John Alter | 38-32 |
| 19:35 | Northern Iowa | James Gregory gets the rebound | 38-32 |
| 19:17 | Northern Iowa | Angel Russo hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 38-32 |
| 19:16 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Jake Fischer | 38-32 |
| 18:59 | Western Kentucky | Stephen Wright misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 38-32 |
| 18:58 | Northern Iowa | James Gregory grabs the board | 38-32 |
| 18:41 | Northern Iowa | Rafael Ressler hits a 3 pointer from straight away set up by James Gregory | 41-32 |
| 18:35 | Western Kentucky | Joel Johnson buries a shot in the paint on a nice dish by Jake Fischer and he's fouled by Robert Wheless - foul #3 on Robert Wheless, team foul #1 | 41-34 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Frederick Smith (C) Robert Wheless | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 18:35 | Western Kentucky | Joel Johnson makes the free throw | 41-35 |
| 18:07 | Northern Iowa | Rafael Ressler lays it in set up by Frederick Smith | 43-35 |
| 17:51 | Western Kentucky | Stephen Wright loses the ball out of bounds | 43-35 |
| 17:38 | Northern Iowa | Rafael Ressler buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Patrick Kennedy | 46-35 |
| 17:28 | Western Kentucky | Kevin Stern misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 46-35 |
| 17:27 | Western Kentucky | John Alter hits the follow up shot | 46-37 |
| 17:09 | Northern Iowa | Kevin Stern takes the ball from Angel Russo | 46-37 |
| 16:58 | Western Kentucky | Joel Johnson drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 46-39 |
| 16:41 | Northern Iowa | Patrick Kennedy hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 46-39 |
| 16:39 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Kevin Stern | 46-39 |
| 16:34 | Western Kentucky | Joel Johnson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-39 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Samuel Thomas (PG), Ernesto Gutierrez (SG), Thomas Jones (SF), John Collier (C) Angel Russo, Rafael Ressler, Patrick Kennedy, James Gregory | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Sean Donnellan (PG), Joe Newman (SG), James Knox (SF), Rafael Willison (PF), Kenny Lund (C) Jake Fischer, Stephen Wright, John Alter, Kevin Stern, Joel Johnson | |
| 16:16 | Northern Iowa | Samuel Thomas misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 46-39 |
| 16:14 | Western Kentucky | Sean Donnellan grabs the board | 46-39 |
| 16:05 | Western Kentucky | Joe Newman misses the driving attempt near the basket | 46-39 |
| 16:04 | Northern Iowa | Frederick Smith grabs the board | 46-39 |
| 15:51 | Northern Iowa | Frederick Smith clanks a jump hook from the right block | 46-39 |
| 15:50 | Northern Iowa | Frederick Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 46-39 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Samuel Thomas (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ernesto Gutierrez (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Thomas Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Frederick Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - John Collier (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Sean Donnellan (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joe Newman (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Knox (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Rafael Willison (fresh) 4 reb. C - Kenny Lund (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Northern Iowa | Ernesto Gutierrez lays it in on a great pass from Samuel Thomas | 48-39 |
| 15:27 | Western Kentucky | John Collier steals the ball from Sean Donnellan | 48-39 |
| 15:11 | Northern Iowa | Frederick Smith is fouled on the floor by Sean Donnellan - foul #1 on Sean Donnellan, team foul #1 | 48-39 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Angel Russo (PG), Rafael Ressler (SG), Patrick Kennedy (SF), James Gregory (PF), Robert Wheless (C) Samuel Thomas, Ernesto Gutierrez, Thomas Jones, Frederick Smith, John Collier | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Jake Fischer (PG), Stephen Wright (SG), Kevin Stern (PF) Sean Donnellan, James Knox, Kenny Lund | |
| 15:06 | Northern Iowa | James Gregory can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 48-39 |
| 15:04 | Northern Iowa | James Gregory snags the offensive board | 48-39 |
| 14:59 | Northern Iowa | Angel Russo buries a 3 from straight away | 51-39 |
| 14:40 | Western Kentucky | Jake Fischer is hacked by Patrick Kennedy - foul #1 on Patrick Kennedy, team foul #2 | 51-39 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | John Alter (SF), Joel Johnson (C) Joe Newman, Rafael Willison | |
| 14:28 | Western Kentucky | Stephen Wright clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Rafael Ressler - foul #3 on Rafael Ressler, team foul #3 | 51-39 |
| 14:28 | Western Kentucky | Stephen Wright makes the 1st free throw | 51-40 |
| 14:28 | Western Kentucky | Stephen Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 51-41 |
| 14:14 | Northern Iowa | Rafael Ressler is called for traveling | 51-41 |
| 14:04 | Western Kentucky | Kevin Stern makes the shot from close range set up by Jake Fischer | 51-43 |
| 13:43 | Northern Iowa | Angel Russo connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Patrick Kennedy | 54-43 |
| 13:31 | Western Kentucky | John Alter clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 54-43 |
| 13:29 | Western Kentucky | Joel Johnson misses the tip | 54-43 |
| 13:27 | Western Kentucky | Stephen Wright misses the tip | 54-43 |
| 13:25 | Northern Iowa | Angel Russo pulls down the rebound | 54-43 |
| 13:05 | Northern Iowa | Robert Wheless can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 54-43 |
| 13:04 | Western Kentucky | Joel Johnson grabs the board | 54-43 |
| 12:52 | Western Kentucky | Kevin Stern is whistled for traveling | 54-43 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Samuel Thomas (PG), Ernesto Gutierrez (SG), Thomas Jones (SF), Frederick Smith (PF) Angel Russo, Rafael Ressler, Patrick Kennedy, James Gregory | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Joe Newman (SG), James Knox (SF), Rafael Willison (C) Stephen Wright, John Alter, Joel Johnson | |
| 12:41 | Northern Iowa | Ernesto Gutierrez hits a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Samuel Thomas | 57-43 |
| 12:20 | Western Kentucky | Jake Fischer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-43 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | John Collier (C) Robert Wheless | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Sean Donnellan (PG), Kenny Lund (C) Jake Fischer, Kevin Stern | |
| 11:51 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Jones throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-43 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Angel Russo (PG) Ernesto Gutierrez | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | John Alter (SF) James Knox | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Angel Russo (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Samuel Thomas (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Thomas Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Frederick Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - John Collier (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Sean Donnellan (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joe Newman (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Alter (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Rafael Willison (fresh) 4 reb. C - Kenny Lund (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:41 | Western Kentucky | John Alter is fouled on the floor by Thomas Jones - foul #1 on Thomas Jones, team foul #4 | 57-43 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Rafael Ressler (SG), James Gregory (PF) Samuel Thomas, John Collier | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Stephen Wright (SG) Joe Newman | |
| 11:22 | Western Kentucky | Rafael Willison is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Rafael Willison, team foul #2 | 57-43 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Jake Fischer (PG), Kevin Stern (PF), Joel Johnson (C) Sean Donnellan, Rafael Willison, Kenny Lund | |
| 11:12 | Northern Iowa | James Gregory's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-43 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Patrick Kennedy (SF), Robert Wheless (C) Thomas Jones, Frederick Smith | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 10:59 | Western Kentucky | Jake Fischer is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Jake Fischer, team foul #3 | 57-43 |
| 10:46 | Northern Iowa | Robert Wheless clanks a fadeaway from the baseline | 57-43 |
| 10:44 | Western Kentucky | Joel Johnson pulls down the rebound | 57-43 |
| 10:27 | Western Kentucky | Kevin Stern comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on Patrick Kennedy - foul #2 on Patrick Kennedy, team foul #5 | 57-43 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Joe Newman (SF) John Alter | |
| 10:27 | Western Kentucky | Kevin Stern makes the 1st free throw | 57-44 |
| 10:27 | Western Kentucky | Kevin Stern misses the 2nd free throw | 57-44 |
| 10:27 | Northern Iowa | James Gregory grabs the board | 57-44 |
| 10:11 | Northern Iowa | Joel Johnson denies the turnaround by Patrick Kennedy | 57-44 |
| 10:10 | Western Kentucky | Kevin Stern grabs the board | 57-44 |
| 09:58 | Western Kentucky | Stephen Wright is fouled on the floor by Rafael Ressler - foul #4 on Rafael Ressler, team foul #6 | 57-44 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Samuel Thomas (PG), Ernesto Gutierrez (SG), Frederick Smith (PF) Angel Russo, Rafael Ressler, James Gregory | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | James Knox (SF) Stephen Wright | |
| 09:42 | Western Kentucky | Joe Newman comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 57-44 |
| 09:40 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Frederick Smith | 57-44 |
| 09:18 | Northern Iowa | Ernesto Gutierrez hits a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Patrick Kennedy | 59-44 |
| 08:56 | Western Kentucky | Joel Johnson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 59-44 |
| 08:54 | Northern Iowa | Robert Wheless pulls down the rebound | 59-44 |
| 08:30 | Northern Iowa | James Knox takes the ball from Frederick Smith | 59-44 |
| 08:26 | Western Kentucky | Jake Fischer misses the easy layup | 59-44 |
| 08:25 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Frederick Smith | 59-44 |
| 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) | |
| 07:57 | Northern Iowa | Samuel Thomas misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 59-44 |
| 07:55 | Northern Iowa | Robert Wheless gets the offensive rebound | 59-44 |
| 07:36 | Northern Iowa | Joel Johnson steals it from Ernesto Gutierrez | 59-44 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Samuel Thomas (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ernesto Gutierrez (fresh) 16 pts. SF - Patrick Kennedy (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Frederick Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert Wheless (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Jake Fischer (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joe Newman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Knox (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kevin Stern (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Joel Johnson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 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) | |
| 07:24 | Western Kentucky | Jake Fischer hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from James Knox | 59-47 |
| 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) | |
| 07:11 | Northern Iowa | Samuel Thomas makes the jumper from the free throw line set up by Ernesto Gutierrez | 61-47 |
| 07:02 | Western Kentucky | Jake Fischer is hacked by Samuel Thomas - foul #1 on Samuel Thomas, team foul #7 | 61-47 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Angel Russo (PG), Rafael Ressler (SG), Thomas Jones (SF), James Gregory (PF), John Collier (C) Samuel Thomas, Ernesto Gutierrez, Patrick Kennedy, Frederick Smith, Robert Wheless | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Stephen Wright (SG), John Alter (SF), Rafael Willison (PF), Kenny Lund (C) Joe Newman, James Knox, Kevin Stern, Joel Johnson | |
| 07:02 | Western Kentucky | Jake Fischer misses the 1st free throw | 61-47 |
| 07:02 | Western Kentucky | Stephen Wright gets the offensive rebound | 61-47 |
| 06:53 | Western Kentucky | Kenny Lund misses the jumper from the baseline but the foul's on James Gregory - foul #1 on James Gregory, team foul #8 | 61-47 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Sean Donnellan (PG) Jake Fischer | |
| 06:53 | Western Kentucky | Kenny Lund misses the 1st free throw | 61-47 |
| 06:53 | Western Kentucky | Kenny Lund misses the 2nd free throw | 61-47 |
| 06:53 | Northern Iowa | John Collier pulls down the rebound | 61-47 |
| 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) | |
| 06:26 | Northern Iowa | Rafael Ressler misses short on a turnaround near the basket | 61-47 |
| 06:24 | Northern Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to James Gregory | 61-47 |
| 06:03 | Northern Iowa | Angel Russo comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 61-47 |
| 06:01 | Western Kentucky | Rafael Willison grabs the defensive rebound | 61-47 |
| 05:46 | Western Kentucky | James Gregory swats the short shot by Rafael Willison | 61-47 |
| 05:45 | Western Kentucky | Rafael Willison grabs the offensive board | 61-47 |
| 05:30 | Western Kentucky | John Alter throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-47 |
| 05:03 | Northern Iowa | Angel Russo buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from John Collier | 64-47 |
| 04:44 | Western Kentucky | Rafael Ressler steals the ball from Stephen Wright | 64-47 |
| 04:40 | Northern Iowa | Rafael Ressler banks in the layup | 66-47 |
| 04:23 | Western Kentucky | John Collier is called for the reach on Sean Donnellan - foul #1 on John Collier, team foul #9 | 66-47 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Samuel Thomas (PG), Ernesto Gutierrez (SG), Jeffrey Mauricio (PF), Frederick Smith (C) Angel Russo, Rafael Ressler, James Gregory, John Collier | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Joe Newman (SG), James Knox (SF), Charles Peters (C) Stephen Wright, John Alter, Kenny Lund | |
| 04:23 | Western Kentucky | Sean Donnellan makes the 1st free throw | 66-48 |
| 04:23 | Western Kentucky | Sean Donnellan makes the 2nd free throw | 66-49 |
| 04:01 | Northern Iowa | Ernesto Gutierrez's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 66-49 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Darrell Dawkins (SF) Sean Donnellan | |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 03:40 | Western Kentucky | Jeffrey Mauricio swats the shot by Joe Newman | 66-49 |
| 03:38 | Western Kentucky | Rafael Willison gets the offensive rebound | 66-49 |
| 03:29 | Western Kentucky | James Knox clanks a floater from close range but he's hacked by Jeffrey Mauricio - foul #1 on Jeffrey Mauricio, team foul #10 | 66-49 |
| 03:29 | Western Kentucky | James Knox makes the 1st free throw | 66-50 |
| 03:29 | Western Kentucky | James Knox misses the 2nd free throw | 66-50 |
| 03:29 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Frederick Smith | 66-50 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Samuel Thomas (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ernesto Gutierrez (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Jones (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jeffrey Mauricio (fresh) C - Frederick Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - James Knox (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joe Newman (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Darrell Dawkins (fresh) PF - Charles Peters (fresh) C - Rafael Willison (fairly fresh) 7 reb. | |
| 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) | |
| 03:04 | Northern Iowa | Ernesto Gutierrez can't finish the layup | 66-50 |
| 03:02 | Western Kentucky | Rafael Willison gets the rebound | 66-50 |
| 02:52 | Western Kentucky | Charles Peters is whistled for traveling | 66-50 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | John Collier (C) Thomas Jones | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Kenny Lund (PF) Rafael Willison | |
| 02:45 | Northern Iowa | John Collier blows the layup but the foul's on Charles Peters - foul #1 on Charles Peters, team foul #4 | 66-50 |
| 02:45 | Northern Iowa | John Collier makes the 1st free throw | 67-50 |
| 02:45 | Northern Iowa | John Collier misses the 2nd free throw | 67-50 |
| 02:45 | Western Kentucky | Joe Newman grabs the board | 67-50 |
| 02:28 | Western Kentucky | James Knox makes the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Joe Newman | 67-52 |
| 02:06 | Northern Iowa | Samuel Thomas drills a shot from the left side on a nice dish by John Collier | 69-52 |
| 01:55 | Western Kentucky | John Collier is called for the reach on James Knox - foul #2 on John Collier, team foul #11 | 69-52 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Thomas Jones (SF) Jeffrey Mauricio | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Sean Donnellan (PG), Rafael Willison (PF) Darrell Dawkins, Charles Peters | |
| 01:55 | Western Kentucky | James Knox makes the 1st free throw | 69-53 |
| 01:55 | Western Kentucky | James Knox makes the 2nd free throw | 69-54 |
| 01:33 | Northern Iowa | Samuel Thomas is hacked by Sean Donnellan - foul #2 on Sean Donnellan, team foul #5 | 69-54 |
| 01:10 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Jones buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Ernesto Gutierrez | 72-54 |
| 00:53 | Western Kentucky | Rafael Willison banks in the layup set up by Joe Newman and the foul's on John Collier - foul #3 on John Collier, team foul #12 | 72-56 |
| 00:53 | Western Kentucky | Rafael Willison makes the free throw | 72-57 |
| 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) | |
| 00:32 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Jones's floater is knocked away by Rafael Willison | 72-57 |
| 00:30 | Northern Iowa | John Collier grabs the offensive rebound | 72-57 |
| 00:00 | Northern Iowa | Samuel Thomas runs out the clock | 72-57 |