| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - John Cuellar (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Milton Haliburton (fresh) SF - Anthony Childers (fresh) 5 pts. PF - William Craig (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Ralph Wilde (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Robert Anderson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Dustin Furness (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Samuel Townsend (fresh) 5 pts. PF - William Warden (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. C - John Armstrong (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Western Kentucky | Anthony Childers inbounds the ball | 25-42 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:50 | Western Kentucky | Dustin Furness is called for the reach on Milton Haliburton - foul #1 on Dustin Furness, team foul #1 | 25-42 |
| 19:36 | Western Kentucky | William Warden steals the ball from Ralph Wilde | 25-42 |
| 19:18 | Northern Iowa | William Warden buries a jumper from the left wing set up by Robert Anderson | 25-44 |
| 18:54 | Western Kentucky | Samuel Townsend is called for the reach on Anthony Childers - foul #2 on Samuel Townsend, team foul #2 | 25-44 |
| 18:40 | Western Kentucky | Ralph Wilde scores on a driving attempt from the baseline set up by John Cuellar | 27-44 |
| 18:20 | Northern Iowa | Robert Anderson scores on a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by William Warden | 27-47 |
| 18:01 | Western Kentucky | William Craig misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 27-47 |
| 18:00 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to William Warden | 27-47 |
| 17:42 | Northern Iowa | Robert Anderson makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Samuel Townsend and he's fouled by Ralph Wilde - foul #1 on Ralph Wilde, team foul #1 | 27-49 |
| 17:42 | Northern Iowa | Robert Anderson makes the free throw | 27-50 |
| 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 and a man to man (-2) | |
| 17:26 | Western Kentucky | Milton Haliburton makes the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by John Cuellar | 30-50 |
| 17:14 | Northern Iowa | Dustin Furness is whistled for traveling | 30-50 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | John Flanders (PF) William Craig | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Dennis Spivey (PF), Don Schimmel (C) William Warden, John Armstrong | |
| 16:59 | Western Kentucky | Milton Haliburton hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 33-50 |
| 16:53 | Northern Iowa | Robert Anderson's pass is intercepted by John Cuellar | 33-50 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 16:40 | Western Kentucky | Ralph Wilde hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Milton Haliburton | 35-50 |
| 16:16 | Northern Iowa | Robert Anderson clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 35-50 |
| 16:15 | Western Kentucky | Ralph Wilde grabs the board | 35-50 |
| 15:57 | Western Kentucky | Anthony Childers hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 35-50 |
| 15:55 | Northern Iowa | Don Schimmel grabs the board | 35-50 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - John Cuellar (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Milton Haliburton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Anthony Childers (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - John Flanders (fresh) 4 pts. C - Ralph Wilde (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Robert Anderson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dustin Furness (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Samuel Townsend (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Dennis Spivey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Don Schimmel (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Northern Iowa | Don Schimmel double dribbles | 35-50 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Todd Beauregard (PG), Johnny Ludwick (SG), Joel Coleman (SF), William Craig (PF) John Cuellar, Milton Haliburton, Anthony Childers, Ralph Wilde | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Byard (PG), Stephen Flower (SG), William Warden (PF), John Armstrong (C) Robert Anderson, Dustin Furness, Samuel Townsend, Don Schimmel | |
| 15:15 | Western Kentucky | Joel Coleman comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 35-50 |
| 15:13 | Northern Iowa | John Armstrong grabs the defensive rebound | 35-50 |
| 14:54 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Spivey knocks in the shot near the basket set up by Robert Byard | 35-52 |
| 14:35 | Western Kentucky | Todd Beauregard banks in the layup set up by Johnny Ludwick | 37-52 |
| 14:21 | Northern Iowa | William Warden misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by William Craig - foul #2 on William Craig, team foul #2 | 37-52 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | John Cuellar (PG), Milton Haliburton (SG) Todd Beauregard, Joel Coleman | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Anderson (PG) Stephen Flower | |
| 14:21 | Northern Iowa | William Warden misses the 1st free throw | 37-52 |
| 14:21 | Northern Iowa | William Warden makes the 2nd free throw | 37-53 |
| 14:03 | Western Kentucky | Milton Haliburton comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 37-53 |
| 14:01 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Spivey snags the defensive board | 37-53 |
| 13:43 | Northern Iowa | Milton Haliburton takes the ball from Dennis Spivey | 37-53 |
| 13:40 | Western Kentucky | Milton Haliburton dunks the ball | 39-53 |
| 13:20 | Northern Iowa | William Warden is fouled on the floor by William Craig - foul #3 on William Craig, team foul #3 | 39-53 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Anthony Childers (SF), Joel Coleman (PF), Ralph Wilde (C) Johnny Ludwick, William Craig, John Flanders | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Dustin Furness (SG), Samuel Townsend (SF), Don Schimmel (C) Robert Byard, Dennis Spivey, John Armstrong | |
| 13:03 | Northern Iowa | Joel Coleman picks off the pass by Samuel Townsend | 39-53 |
| 12:50 | Western Kentucky | Ralph Wilde travels with the ball | 39-53 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Lawrence Tarkowski (PF) William Warden | |
| 12:38 | Northern Iowa | Dustin Furness connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Robert Anderson | 39-55 |
| 12:23 | Western Kentucky | Samuel Townsend takes the ball from Milton Haliburton | 39-55 |
| 12:20 | Northern Iowa | Dustin Furness lays it up and in on a nice dish by Samuel Townsend | 39-57 |
| 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 and a man to man (-2) | |
| 12:04 | Western Kentucky | John Cuellar drills a shot from just outside the lane | 41-57 |
| 11:43 | Northern Iowa | Samuel Townsend banks in the layup set up by Robert Anderson | 41-59 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - John Cuellar (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Milton Haliburton (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Anthony Childers (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Joel Coleman (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. C - Ralph Wilde (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Robert Anderson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Dustin Furness (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Samuel Townsend (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Lawrence Tarkowski (fresh) 2 pts. C - Don Schimmel (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Western Kentucky | Ralph Wilde drills a jumper in the lane and he's hacked by Don Schimmel - foul #3 on Don Schimmel, team foul #3 | 43-59 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Todd Beauregard (PG), Johnny Ludwick (SG), William Craig (PF) John Cuellar, Milton Haliburton, Joel Coleman | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Byard (PG), Dennis Spivey (PF), John Armstrong (C) Robert Anderson, Lawrence Tarkowski, Don Schimmel | |
| 11:36 | Western Kentucky | Ralph Wilde makes the free throw | 44-59 |
| 11:29 | Northern Iowa | Robert Byard hits a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Dustin Furness | 44-62 |
| 11:13 | Western Kentucky | William Craig is denied on a dunk by John Armstrong | 44-62 |
| 11:12 | Northern Iowa | Dustin Furness grabs the board | 44-62 |
| 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) | |
| 10:48 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Ludwick is called for the reach on John Armstrong - foul #3 on Johnny Ludwick, team foul #4 | 44-62 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | John Cuellar (PG), John Flanders (C) Johnny Ludwick, Ralph Wilde | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Stephen Flower (SG), William Warden (PF) Dustin Furness, Dennis Spivey | |
| 10:27 | Northern Iowa | Samuel Townsend misses short on a floater from the right side but he's hacked by John Cuellar - foul #3 on John Cuellar, team foul #5 | 44-62 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Milton Haliburton (SG) Todd Beauregard | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Anderson (PG) Stephen Flower | |
| 10:27 | Northern Iowa | Samuel Townsend misses the 1st free throw | 44-62 |
| 10:27 | Northern Iowa | Samuel Townsend makes the 2nd free throw | 44-63 |
| 10:15 | Western Kentucky | William Craig comes up short on the jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Robert Anderson - foul #3 on Robert Anderson, team foul #4 | 44-63 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Dennis Spivey (SF) Samuel Townsend | |
| 10:15 | Western Kentucky | William Craig misses the 1st free throw | 44-63 |
| 10:15 | Western Kentucky | William Craig makes the 2nd free throw | 45-63 |
| 09:55 | Northern Iowa | Robert Byard is whistled for traveling | 45-63 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Johnny Ludwick (SF) Anthony Childers | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 09:44 | Western Kentucky | John Flanders misses the turnaround from the left block | 45-63 |
| 09:43 | Western Kentucky | William Craig misses the tip | 45-63 |
| 09:41 | Northern Iowa | William Warden grabs the board | 45-63 |
| 09:20 | Northern Iowa | Robert Anderson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 45-63 |
| 09:19 | Northern Iowa | John Armstrong pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-63 |
| 09:14 | Northern Iowa | Robert Byard hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint but he's hacked by Milton Haliburton - foul #2 on Milton Haliburton, team foul #6 | 45-63 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Ralph Wilde (C) William Craig | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Dustin Furness (SG), Samuel Townsend (SF) Robert Anderson, John Armstrong | |
| 09:14 | Northern Iowa | Robert Byard misses the 1st free throw | 45-63 |
| 09:14 | Northern Iowa | Robert Byard makes the 2nd free throw | 45-64 |
| 08:50 | Western Kentucky | John Cuellar comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 45-64 |
| 08:48 | Western Kentucky | Ralph Wilde snags the offensive board | 45-64 |
| 08:29 | Western Kentucky | Milton Haliburton hits a shot from the right wing on a great pass from John Cuellar and he's fouled by Dennis Spivey - foul #1 on Dennis Spivey, team foul #5 | 47-64 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Todd Beauregard (PG), Anthony Childers (SF) John Cuellar, Johnny Ludwick | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Anderson (PG) Robert Byard | |
| 08:29 | Western Kentucky | Milton Haliburton makes the free throw | 48-64 |
| 08:01 | Northern Iowa | Dustin Furness hits a jumper from the left wing set up by Robert Anderson | 48-66 |
| 07:43 | Western Kentucky | Todd Beauregard misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 48-66 |
| 07:42 | Western Kentucky | Anthony Childers tips it but misses | 48-66 |
| 07:40 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to William Warden | 48-66 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Todd Beauregard (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Milton Haliburton (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Anthony Childers (fresh) 5 pts. PF - John Flanders (fresh) 4 pts. C - Ralph Wilde (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Robert Anderson (fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - Dustin Furness (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SF - Samuel Townsend (fresh) 8 pts. PF - William Warden (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Dennis Spivey (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:17 | Northern Iowa | Samuel Townsend can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 48-66 |
| 07:16 | Northern Iowa | William Warden gets the offensive rebound | 48-66 |
| 06:52 | Northern Iowa | Ralph Wilde swats the layup by Robert Anderson | 48-66 |
| 06:50 | Northern Iowa | William Warden hits the follow up shot | 48-68 |
| 06:39 | Western Kentucky | Todd Beauregard is whistled for a carry | 48-68 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | John Cuellar (PG), William Craig (PF), Joel Coleman (C) Milton Haliburton, John Flanders, Ralph Wilde | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Stephen Flower (SG), Robert Byard (SF), Lawrence Tarkowski (PF), John Armstrong (C) Dustin Furness, Samuel Townsend, William Warden, Dennis Spivey | |
| 06:24 | Northern Iowa | Lawrence Tarkowski banks in the layup set up by Robert Byard | 48-70 |
| 06:20 | Western Kentucky | John Cuellar comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 48-70 |
| 06:18 | Northern Iowa | Lawrence Tarkowski pulls down the rebound | 48-70 |
| 05:50 | Northern Iowa | Lawrence Tarkowski makes the jumper in the paint set up by John Armstrong | 48-72 |
| 05:35 | Western Kentucky | John Cuellar drills a 3pt shot from straight away | 51-72 |
| 05:13 | Northern Iowa | Robert Byard misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 51-72 |
| 05:12 | Western Kentucky | William Craig grabs the board | 51-72 |
| 04:50 | Western Kentucky | Lawrence Tarkowski picks off the pass by William Craig | 51-72 |
| 04:21 | Northern Iowa | Stephen Flower can't connect on a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Anthony Childers - foul #1 on Anthony Childers, team foul #7 | 51-72 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Johnny Ludwick (PG), Jason Zbranek (SG), William Bissette (PF), John Flanders (C) John Cuellar, Todd Beauregard, Anthony Childers, William Craig | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | William Hamrick (SG), Dennis Spivey (SF), Don Schimmel (C) Robert Anderson, Robert Byard, John Armstrong | |
| 04:21 | Northern Iowa | Stephen Flower makes the 1st free throw | 51-73 |
| 04:21 | Northern Iowa | Stephen Flower makes the 2nd free throw | 51-74 |
| 04:08 | Western Kentucky | Jason Zbranek hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 51-74 |
| 04:06 | Western Kentucky | Joel Coleman pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-74 |
| 03:57 | Western Kentucky | John Flanders misses badly on a runner from the left block but he's fouled by Dennis Spivey - foul #2 on Dennis Spivey, team foul #6 | 51-74 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Todd Beauregard (SG) Joel Coleman | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 03:57 | Western Kentucky | John Flanders makes the 1st free throw | 52-74 |
| 03:57 | Western Kentucky | John Flanders makes the 2nd free throw | 53-74 |
| 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) | |
| 03:28 | Northern Iowa | Lawrence Tarkowski can't connect on a floater in the paint but the foul's on William Bissette - foul #1 on William Bissette, team foul #8 | 53-74 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Byard (SG) Stephen Flower | |
| 03:28 | Northern Iowa | Lawrence Tarkowski makes the 1st free throw | 53-75 |
| 03:28 | Northern Iowa | Lawrence Tarkowski makes the 2nd free throw | 53-76 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Jason Zbranek (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Todd Beauregard (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Johnny Ludwick (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. PF - William Bissette (fresh) C - John Flanders (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - William Hamrick (fresh) SG - Robert Byard (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Lawrence Tarkowski (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Dennis Spivey (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Don Schimmel (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 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) | |
| 03:13 | Western Kentucky | Johnny Ludwick misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Dennis Spivey - foul #3 on Dennis Spivey, team foul #7 | 53-76 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Stephen Flower (SG) Lawrence Tarkowski | |
| 03:13 | Western Kentucky | Johnny Ludwick misses the 1st free throw | 53-76 |
| 03:13 | Western Kentucky | Johnny Ludwick makes the 2nd free throw | 54-76 |
| 02:47 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Spivey lays it up and in on a nice dish by Stephen Flower | 54-78 |
| 02:35 | Western Kentucky | Jason Zbranek's pass is intercepted by Dennis Spivey | 54-78 |
| 02:25 | Northern Iowa | Don Schimmel scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Dennis Spivey | 54-81 |
| 02:18 | Western Kentucky | John Flanders connects on the shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Todd Beauregard | 56-81 |
| 01:49 | Northern Iowa | Stephen Flower connects on the jumper from close range set up by William Hamrick | 56-83 |
| 01:37 | Western Kentucky | William Bissette connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 58-83 |
| 01:20 | Northern Iowa | Todd Beauregard is called for the reach on William Hamrick - foul #2 on Todd Beauregard, team foul #9 | 58-83 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Joel Coleman (C) William Bissette | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 01:20 | Northern Iowa | William Hamrick makes the 1st free throw | 58-84 |
| 01:20 | Northern Iowa | William Hamrick makes the 2nd free throw | 58-85 |
| 01:04 | Western Kentucky | Johnny Ludwick hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Jason Zbranek | 61-85 |
| 00:40 | Northern Iowa | Robert Byard hits a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Dennis Spivey | 61-87 |
| 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) | |
| 00:33 | Western Kentucky | Todd Beauregard misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 61-87 |
| 00:32 | Northern Iowa | Stephen Flower grabs the board | 61-87 |
| 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) | |
| 00:08 | Northern Iowa | William Hamrick hits the finger roll on a great pass from Robert Byard | 61-89 |
| 00:03 | Western Kentucky | John Flanders hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the left block | 61-89 |
| 00:01 | Western Kentucky | John Flanders snags the offensive board | 61-89 |
| 00:00 | Western Kentucky | The clock runs out | 61-89 |