| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Jake Fischer (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Stephen Wright (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joe Newman (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kevin Stern (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Joel Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Angel Russo (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rafael Ressler (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Patrick Kennedy (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Gregory (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. C - Robert Wheless (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northern Iowa | Patrick Kennedy inbounds the ball | 22-39 |
| 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 and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:39 | Northern Iowa | Patrick Kennedy misses the 3 from the left wing | 22-39 |
| 19:37 | Northern Iowa | James Gregory tips it home | 22-41 |
| 19:14 | Western Kentucky | Kevin Stern misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 22-41 |
| 19:13 | Western Kentucky | Joel Johnson misses the tip | 22-41 |
| 19:11 | Northern Iowa | Patrick Kennedy grabs the board | 22-41 |
| 19:05 | Northern Iowa | Rafael Ressler misses the jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Joel Johnson - foul #2 on Joel Johnson, team foul #1 | 22-41 |
| 19:05 | Northern Iowa | Rafael Ressler misses the 1st free throw | 22-41 |
| 19:05 | Northern Iowa | Rafael Ressler makes the 2nd free throw | 22-42 |
| 18:47 | Western Kentucky | Joel Johnson misses the driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on Robert Wheless - foul #3 on Robert Wheless, team foul #1 | 22-42 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Frederick Smith (C) Robert Wheless | |
| 18:47 | Western Kentucky | Joel Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 23-42 |
| 18:47 | Western Kentucky | Joel Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 24-42 |
| 18:29 | Northern Iowa | James Gregory scores on a fadeaway from the left side | 24-44 |
| 18:03 | Western Kentucky | Angel Russo steals the ball from Kevin Stern | 24-44 |
| 17:43 | Northern Iowa | Jake Fischer steals it from James Gregory | 24-44 |
| 17:40 | Western Kentucky | Stephen Wright lays it in on a nice dish by Jake Fischer | 26-44 |
| 17:21 | Northern Iowa | Rafael Ressler makes the 3 from the left corner | 26-47 |
| 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 and a man to man (-2) | |
| 16:58 | Western Kentucky | Kevin Stern misses the easy layup | 26-47 |
| 16:57 | Northern Iowa | James Gregory grabs the defensive rebound | 26-47 |
| 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) | |
| 16:40 | Northern Iowa | Frederick Smith can't connect on a turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by Joel Johnson - foul #3 on Joel Johnson, team foul #2 | 26-47 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Sean Donnellan (SG), James Knox (SF), Rafael Willison (C) Stephen Wright, Joe Newman, Joel Johnson | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Samuel Thomas (PG), Ernesto Gutierrez (SG), Thomas Jones (SF), John Collier (C) Angel Russo, Rafael Ressler, Patrick Kennedy, James Gregory | |
| 16:40 | Northern Iowa | Frederick Smith misses the 1st free throw | 26-47 |
| 16:40 | Northern Iowa | Frederick Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 26-47 |
| 16:40 | Western Kentucky | Rafael Willison gets the rebound | 26-47 |
| 16:33 | Western Kentucky | Sean Donnellan's fadeaway is rejected by John Collier | 26-47 |
| 16:32 | Western Kentucky | Rafael Willison grabs the offensive rebound | 26-47 |
| 16:21 | Western Kentucky | Rafael Willison blows the layup | 26-47 |
| 16:19 | Northern Iowa | Samuel Thomas gets the rebound | 26-47 |
| 15:57 | Northern Iowa | John Collier scores on a floater from the free throw line set up by Samuel Thomas | 26-49 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Jake Fischer (fairly fresh) 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Sean Donnellan (fresh) SF - James Knox (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Kevin Stern (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Rafael Willison (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Samuel Thomas (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Ernesto Gutierrez (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Frederick Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - John Collier (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 15:42 | Western Kentucky | Kevin Stern is hacked by John Collier - foul #1 on John Collier, team foul #2 | 26-49 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Stephen Wright (SG), John Alter (SF), Kenny Lund (C) Jake Fischer, James Knox, Kevin Stern | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Angel Russo (PG), Jeffrey Mauricio (PF), Robert Wheless (C) Ernesto Gutierrez, Frederick Smith, John Collier | |
| 15:34 | Western Kentucky | John Alter comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 26-49 |
| 15:33 | Western Kentucky | John Alter tips it back up and in | 28-49 |
| 15:05 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Jones drills a jumpshot from the right side | 28-51 |
| 14:57 | Western Kentucky | Robert Wheless is called for the reach on Sean Donnellan - foul #4 on Robert Wheless, team foul #3 | 28-51 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Joel Johnson (C) Kenny Lund | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Rafael Ressler (SG), Patrick Kennedy (SF), James Gregory (PF), John Collier (C) Samuel Thomas, Thomas Jones, Jeffrey Mauricio, Robert Wheless | |
| 14:37 | Western Kentucky | Stephen Wright connects on the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Rafael Willison and he's hacked by Rafael Ressler - foul #1 on Rafael Ressler, team foul #4 | 30-51 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Kevin Stern (PF) Rafael Willison | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 14:37 | Western Kentucky | Stephen Wright makes the free throw | 31-51 |
| 14:12 | Northern Iowa | The jump hook by Patrick Kennedy is blocked by Joel Johnson | 31-51 |
| 14:11 | Western Kentucky | Kevin Stern gets the rebound | 31-51 |
| 14:00 | Western Kentucky | John Alter makes the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Sean Donnellan | 34-51 |
| 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 and a man to man (-2) | |
| 13:41 | Northern Iowa | Rafael Ressler misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 34-51 |
| 13:40 | Western Kentucky | Joel Johnson snags the defensive board | 34-51 |
| 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 and a man to man (-2) | |
| 13:20 | Western Kentucky | Joel Johnson hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 34-51 |
| 13:18 | Northern Iowa | James Gregory gets the rebound | 34-51 |
| 13:04 | Northern Iowa | Rafael Ressler misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 34-51 |
| 13:02 | Western Kentucky | Joel Johnson pulls down the rebound | 34-51 |
| 12:36 | Western Kentucky | Kevin Stern misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 34-51 |
| 12:35 | Northern Iowa | James Gregory gets the rebound | 34-51 |
| 12:24 | Northern Iowa | Angel Russo comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 34-51 |
| 12:23 | Western Kentucky | John Alter pulls down the rebound | 34-51 |
| 11:55 | Western Kentucky | Sean Donnellan knocks in the jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Stephen Wright | 36-51 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Sean Donnellan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen Wright (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Alter (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Kevin Stern (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Joel Johnson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Angel Russo (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Rafael Ressler (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - Patrick Kennedy (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Gregory (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - John Collier (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 11:33 | Northern Iowa | John Collier is whistled for a carry | 36-51 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Jake Fischer (PG), Joe Newman (SG), James Knox (SF), Rafael Willison (PF), Kenny Lund (C) Sean Donnellan, Stephen Wright, John Alter, Kevin Stern, Joel Johnson | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Samuel Thomas (PG), Ernesto Gutierrez (SG), Thomas Jones (SF), Jeffrey Mauricio (PF), Frederick Smith (C) Angel Russo, Rafael Ressler, Patrick Kennedy, James Gregory, John Collier | |
| 11:12 | Western Kentucky | James Knox clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 36-51 |
| 11:10 | Western Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Rafael Willison | 36-51 |
| 10:46 | Western Kentucky | Rafael Willison steps out of bounds on the baseline | 36-51 |
| 10:27 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Jones drills a floater from the right wing set up by Ernesto Gutierrez | 36-53 |
| 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 and a man to man (-2) | |
| 10:23 | Western Kentucky | Ernesto Gutierrez knocks away the 3 by Kenny Lund | 36-53 |
| 10:21 | Western Kentucky | Rafael Willison snags the offensive board | 36-53 |
| 10:02 | Western Kentucky | James Knox hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 36-53 |
| 10:01 | Northern Iowa | Ernesto Gutierrez gets the rebound | 36-53 |
| 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) | |
| 09:38 | Northern Iowa | Frederick Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 36-53 |
| 09:37 | Northern Iowa | Samuel Thomas gets the offensive rebound | 36-53 |
| 09:24 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Jones can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 36-53 |
| 09:23 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to James Knox | 36-53 |
| 09:04 | Western Kentucky | Kenny Lund misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 36-53 |
| 09:03 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Frederick Smith | 36-53 |
| 08:38 | Northern Iowa | Jeffrey Mauricio clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 36-53 |
| 08:36 | Western Kentucky | Rafael Willison grabs the board | 36-53 |
| 08:20 | Western Kentucky | Rafael Willison connects on the jumpshot from the left wing | 38-53 |
| 07:51 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Jones misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 38-53 |
| 07:49 | Western Kentucky | Rafael Willison snags the defensive board | 38-53 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Jake Fischer (fairly fresh) 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joe Newman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Knox (fairly fresh) 2 ast. PF - Rafael Willison (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Kenny Lund (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Samuel Thomas (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Ernesto Gutierrez (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Thomas Jones (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jeffrey Mauricio (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Frederick Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:33 | Western Kentucky | Rafael Willison misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 38-53 |
| 07:31 | Northern Iowa | Frederick Smith snags the defensive board | 38-53 |
| 07:13 | Northern Iowa | Ernesto Gutierrez throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-53 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Sean Donnellan (PG), Stephen Wright (SG), John Alter (SF), Kevin Stern (PF), Joel Johnson (C) Jake Fischer, Joe Newman, James Knox, Rafael Willison, Kenny Lund | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Angel Russo (PG), Rafael Ressler (SG), Patrick Kennedy (SF), James Gregory (PF), Robert Wheless (C) Samuel Thomas, Ernesto Gutierrez, Thomas Jones, Jeffrey Mauricio, Frederick Smith | |
| 06:56 | Western Kentucky | Stephen Wright makes the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Joel Johnson | 40-53 |
| 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 and a man to man (-2) | |
| 06:33 | Northern Iowa | James Gregory clanks a shot from the left wing but the foul's on John Alter - foul #4 on John Alter, team foul #3 | 40-53 |
| 06:33 | Northern Iowa | James Gregory misses the 1st free throw | 40-53 |
| 06:33 | Northern Iowa | James Gregory makes the 2nd free throw | 40-54 |
| 06:21 | Western Kentucky | Joel Johnson hits the finger roll set up by Sean Donnellan | 42-54 |
| 06:04 | Northern Iowa | Rafael Ressler's pass is intercepted by Stephen Wright | 42-54 |
| 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 and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:58 | Western Kentucky | Kevin Stern buries a jumpshot from the left side and he's fouled by James Gregory - foul #3 on James Gregory, team foul #5 | 44-54 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Jake Fischer (PG) Sean Donnellan | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 05:58 | Western Kentucky | Kevin Stern misses the free throw | 44-54 |
| 05:58 | Northern Iowa | Robert Wheless gets the rebound | 44-54 |
| 05:35 | Northern Iowa | Patrick Kennedy misses long on a shot from close range | 44-54 |
| 05:33 | Northern Iowa | Angel Russo grabs the offensive board | 44-54 |
| 05:12 | Northern Iowa | Rafael Ressler hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Angel Russo | 44-57 |
| 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 and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:54 | Western Kentucky | Joel Johnson scores on a 3 from the right corner | 47-57 |
| 04:47 | Northern Iowa | James Gregory is whistled for a carry | 47-57 |
| 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 and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:20 | Western Kentucky | Kevin Stern knocks in the jumpshot from the left side | 49-57 |
| 03:55 | Northern Iowa | Patrick Kennedy scores on a floater in the paint and the foul's on John Alter - foul #5 on John Alter, team foul #4 | 49-59 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Sean Donnellan (PG), Joe Newman (SG), James Knox (SF), Rafael Willison (C) Jake Fischer, Stephen Wright, John Alter, Joel Johnson | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Samuel Thomas (PG), Ernesto Gutierrez (SG), Frederick Smith (PF), John Collier (C) Angel Russo, Rafael Ressler, James Gregory, Robert Wheless | |
| 03:55 | Northern Iowa | Patrick Kennedy makes the free throw | 49-60 |
| 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 and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:48 | Western Kentucky | James Knox's floater is knocked away by Frederick Smith | 49-60 |
| 03:46 | Northern Iowa | Patrick Kennedy grabs the defensive rebound | 49-60 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Sean Donnellan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joe Newman (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Knox (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Kevin Stern (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Rafael Willison (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Samuel Thomas (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Ernesto Gutierrez (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Patrick Kennedy (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Frederick Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - John Collier (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 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 (+1) | |
| 03:32 | Northern Iowa | Frederick Smith connects on the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Samuel Thomas | 49-63 |
| 03:15 | Western Kentucky | James Knox is fouled on the floor by Patrick Kennedy - foul #2 on Patrick Kennedy, team foul #6 | 49-63 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Kenny Lund (C) Kevin Stern | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Thomas Jones (SF) Patrick Kennedy | |
| 03:10 | Western Kentucky | Joe Newman misses the fadeaway from the left side | 49-63 |
| 03:09 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to John Collier | 49-63 |
| 02:51 | Northern Iowa | Ernesto Gutierrez buries a 3 from the right wing set up by Thomas Jones | 49-66 |
| 02:45 | Western Kentucky | Kenny Lund is fouled on the floor by John Collier - foul #2 on John Collier, team foul #7 | 49-66 |
| 02:45 | Western Kentucky | Kenny Lund makes the 1st free throw | 50-66 |
| 02:45 | Western Kentucky | Kenny Lund makes the 2nd free throw | 51-66 |
| 02:16 | Northern Iowa | Ernesto Gutierrez scores on a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Frederick Smith | 51-68 |
| 02:03 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Jones is called for the reach on Kenny Lund - foul #1 on Thomas Jones, team foul #8 | 51-68 |
| 02:03 | Western Kentucky | Kenny Lund misses the 1st free throw | 51-68 |
| 02:03 | Northern Iowa | Frederick Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 51-68 |
| 01:34 | Northern Iowa | Frederick Smith drills a fadeaway in the paint | 51-70 |
| 01:21 | Western Kentucky | Sean Donnellan drills a jumper from the left wing | 53-70 |
| 00:52 | Northern Iowa | Frederick Smith misses badly on a floater from the right side | 53-70 |
| 00:50 | Western Kentucky | Joe Newman pulls down the rebound | 53-70 |
| 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 (+1) | |
| 00:44 | Western Kentucky | Sean Donnellan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-70 |
| 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 (+1) | |
| 00:19 | Northern Iowa | Samuel Thomas comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 53-70 |
| 00:17 | Western Kentucky | Rafael Willison gets the rebound | 53-70 |
| 00:11 | Western Kentucky | Joe Newman knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Sean Donnellan | 56-70 |
| 00:00 | Northern Iowa | Samuel Thomas runs out the clock | 56-70 |