| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Richard Wade (fresh) SG - Christopher Baxter (fresh) SF - Robert Eaton (fresh) PF - Jack Roberts (fresh) C - Allen Miller (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Jonathan Gossett (fresh) SG - George Bing (fresh) SF - Thomas Baptiste (fresh) PF - Gary Olivarez (fresh) C - Daniel Matis (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Western Kentucky | Daniel Matis wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | Western Kentucky | Gary Olivarez misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Northern Iowa | Allen Miller grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:28 | Northern Iowa | Jack Roberts is fouled on the floor by Gary Olivarez - foul #1 on Gary Olivarez, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:05 | Northern Iowa | Richard Wade scores on a 3 from the right corner set up by Christopher Baxter | 3-0 |
| 18:49 | Western Kentucky | Jonathan Gossett drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Daniel Matis | 3-3 |
| 18:30 | Northern Iowa | Christopher Baxter's pass is intercepted by Daniel Matis | 3-3 |
| 18:12 | Western Kentucky | George Bing buries a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Jonathan Gossett and the foul's on Richard Wade - foul #1 on Richard Wade, team foul #1 | 3-5 |
| 18:12 | Western Kentucky | George Bing makes the free throw | 3-6 |
| 17:54 | Northern Iowa | Christopher Baxter makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Eaton | 6-6 |
| 17:34 | Western Kentucky | Richard Wade takes the ball from Daniel Matis | 6-6 |
| 17:07 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Baptiste takes the ball from Jack Roberts | 6-6 |
| 16:48 | Western Kentucky | Daniel Matis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 6-6 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Arnold Sparks (PG), Richard Neale (SF), David Zents (PF), Christopher Rush (C) Jonathan Gossett, Thomas Baptiste, Gary Olivarez, Daniel Matis | |
| 16:26 | Northern Iowa | Robert Eaton can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 6-6 |
| 16:24 | Northern Iowa | Jack Roberts grabs the offensive rebound | 6-6 |
| 16:07 | Northern Iowa | Jack Roberts hits the finger roll on a great pass from Robert Eaton and he's hacked by Christopher Rush - foul #1 on Christopher Rush, team foul #2 | 8-6 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Jonathan Gossett (SG) George Bing | |
| 16:07 | Northern Iowa | Jack Roberts makes the free throw | 9-6 |
| 15:52 | Western Kentucky | Christopher Rush comes up short on the runner from close range | 9-6 |
| 15:50 | Northern Iowa | Jack Roberts snags the defensive board | 9-6 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Richard Wade (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Christopher Baxter (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Eaton (fresh) PF - Jack Roberts (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Allen Miller (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Arnold Sparks (fresh) SG - Jonathan Gossett (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Neale (fresh) PF - David Zents (fresh) C - Christopher Rush (fresh) | |
| 15:44 | Northern Iowa | Robert Eaton clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Christopher Rush - foul #2 on Christopher Rush, team foul #3 | 9-6 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Daniel Matis (C) Christopher Rush | |
| 15:44 | Northern Iowa | Robert Eaton makes the 1st free throw | 10-6 |
| 15:44 | Northern Iowa | Robert Eaton makes the 2nd free throw | 11-6 |
| 15:26 | Western Kentucky | David Zents can't connect on a turnaround from the left block | 11-6 |
| 15:24 | Western Kentucky | Daniel Matis tips it home | 11-8 |
| 15:05 | Northern Iowa | Christopher Baxter clanks a 3 from the right corner | 11-8 |
| 15:04 | Western Kentucky | Daniel Matis snags the defensive board | 11-8 |
| 14:40 | Western Kentucky | Daniel Matis is hacked by Robert Eaton - foul #1 on Robert Eaton, team foul #2 | 11-8 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Christopher Meagher (PG), Alex Padro (SG), Jason Adamek (SF), Mike McCaskey (PF), Andres Russo (C) Richard Wade, Christopher Baxter, Robert Eaton, Jack Roberts, Allen Miller | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | George Bing (SG), Gary Olivarez (PF) Jonathan Gossett, David Zents | |
| 14:23 | Western Kentucky | Daniel Matis drills a runner near the basket set up by Arnold Sparks and he's hacked by Andres Russo - foul #1 on Andres Russo, team foul #3 | 11-10 |
| 14:23 | Western Kentucky | Daniel Matis makes the free throw | 11-11 |
| 14:00 | Northern Iowa | Andres Russo is called for traveling | 11-11 |
| 13:39 | Western Kentucky | The short jumper by Daniel Matis is denied by Mike McCaskey | 11-11 |
| 13:37 | Northern Iowa | Alex Padro pulls down the rebound | 11-11 |
| 13:17 | Northern Iowa | Alex Padro hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 11-11 |
| 13:15 | Northern Iowa | Mike McCaskey tips it but misses | 11-11 |
| 13:14 | Western Kentucky | Gary Olivarez grabs the defensive rebound | 11-11 |
| 12:47 | Western Kentucky | Daniel Matis drills a turnaround from close range set up by Arnold Sparks and the foul's on Andres Russo - foul #2 on Andres Russo, team foul #4 | 11-13 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Richard Wade (PG), Christopher Baxter (SG), Jack Roberts (PF), Allen Miller (C) Christopher Meagher, Alex Padro, Mike McCaskey, Andres Russo | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Jonathan Gossett (SG), Thomas Baptiste (SF), David Zents (PF) George Bing, Richard Neale, Gary Olivarez | |
| 12:47 | Western Kentucky | Daniel Matis makes the free throw | 11-14 |
| 12:29 | Northern Iowa | Richard Wade misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 11-14 |
| 12:28 | Western Kentucky | Daniel Matis gets the rebound | 11-14 |
| 12:12 | Western Kentucky | Daniel Matis's layup is rejected by Allen Miller | 11-14 |
| 12:10 | Western Kentucky | David Zents snags the offensive board | 11-14 |
| 12:01 | Western Kentucky | Daniel Matis scores on a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Thomas Baptiste | 11-16 |
| 11:46 | Northern Iowa | Jason Adamek loses the dribble to David Zents | 11-16 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Richard Wade (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Christopher Baxter (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jason Adamek (fairly fresh) PF - Jack Roberts (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Allen Miller (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Arnold Sparks (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jonathan Gossett (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Baptiste (fresh) PF - David Zents (fresh) C - Daniel Matis (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:43 | Western Kentucky | Arnold Sparks's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 11-16 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Eaton (SF) Jason Adamek | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | George Bing (SG), Richard Neale (SF), Gary Olivarez (PF) Jonathan Gossett, Thomas Baptiste, David Zents | |
| 11:32 | Northern Iowa | George Bing takes the ball from Christopher Baxter | 11-16 |
| 11:27 | Western Kentucky | Arnold Sparks dunks the ball on a great pass from George Bing | 11-18 |
| 11:21 | Northern Iowa | Allen Miller misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 11-18 |
| 11:20 | Northern Iowa | Allen Miller tips it in | 13-18 |
| 10:59 | Western Kentucky | Daniel Matis is called for a backcourt violation | 13-18 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Jonathan Gossett (SG) George Bing | |
| 10:41 | Northern Iowa | Christopher Baxter is fouled on the floor by Richard Neale - foul #1 on Richard Neale, team foul #4 | 13-18 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Alex Padro (SG) Christopher Baxter | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 10:23 | Northern Iowa | Jack Roberts's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 13-18 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Thomas Baptiste (SF) Richard Neale | |
| 10:08 | Western Kentucky | Gary Olivarez hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the left block | 13-18 |
| 10:06 | Northern Iowa | Richard Wade pulls down the rebound | 13-18 |
| 09:58 | Northern Iowa | Jack Roberts hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 13-18 |
| 09:56 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Baptiste gets the rebound | 13-18 |
| 09:50 | Western Kentucky | Allen Miller is called for the reach on Daniel Matis - foul #1 on Allen Miller, team foul #5 | 13-18 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Christopher Meagher (PG), Mike McCaskey (PF) Richard Wade, Jack Roberts | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | George Bing (SG), Richard Neale (SF) Jonathan Gossett, Thomas Baptiste | |
| 09:35 | Western Kentucky | Daniel Matis is fouled on the floor by Mike McCaskey - foul #1 on Mike McCaskey, team foul #6 | 13-18 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Christopher Baxter (SG) Alex Padro | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 09:21 | Western Kentucky | Daniel Matis buries a floater in the lane set up by Gary Olivarez | 13-20 |
| 09:08 | Northern Iowa | Christopher Baxter can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 13-20 |
| 09:07 | Western Kentucky | Gary Olivarez snags the defensive board | 13-20 |
| 08:48 | Western Kentucky | Gary Olivarez's pass is intercepted by Christopher Meagher | 13-20 |
| 08:34 | Northern Iowa | Robert Eaton's pass is intercepted by Daniel Matis | 13-20 |
| 08:21 | Western Kentucky | Daniel Matis blows the layup but the foul's on Allen Miller - foul #2 on Allen Miller, team foul #7 | 13-20 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Richard Wade (PG), Jason Adamek (SF), Jack Roberts (PF) Christopher Meagher, Robert Eaton, Allen Miller | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Jonathan Gossett (SG), Thomas Baptiste (SF), David Zents (PF) George Bing, Richard Neale, Gary Olivarez | |
| 08:21 | Western Kentucky | Daniel Matis misses the 1st free throw | 13-20 |
| 08:21 | Western Kentucky | Daniel Matis makes the 2nd free throw | 13-21 |
| 08:04 | Northern Iowa | The jump hook by Jason Adamek is blocked by Daniel Matis | 13-21 |
| 08:03 | Western Kentucky | David Zents snags the defensive board | 13-21 |
| 07:45 | Western Kentucky | Jonathan Gossett misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 13-21 |
| 07:43 | Western Kentucky | Daniel Matis gets the offensive rebound | 13-21 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Richard Wade (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Christopher Baxter (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jason Adamek (fresh) PF - Jack Roberts (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Mike McCaskey (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Arnold Sparks (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jonathan Gossett (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Baptiste (fresh) PF - David Zents (fresh) 2 reb. C - Daniel Matis (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:34 | Western Kentucky | Daniel Matis misses badly on a jump hook from close range | 13-21 |
| 07:33 | Northern Iowa | Christopher Baxter gets the rebound | 13-21 |
| 07:13 | Northern Iowa | Jason Adamek throws a bad pass out of bounds | 13-21 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Alex Padro (SG) Christopher Baxter | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | George Bing (SG), Richard Neale (SF), Gary Olivarez (PF) Jonathan Gossett, Thomas Baptiste, David Zents | |
| 06:56 | Western Kentucky | George Bing buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Arnold Sparks | 13-24 |
| 06:42 | Northern Iowa | Jason Adamek makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Alex Padro | 16-24 |
| 06:23 | Western Kentucky | The short jumper by Daniel Matis is denied by Mike McCaskey | 16-24 |
| 06:22 | Western Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Gary Olivarez | 16-24 |
| 06:14 | Western Kentucky | Daniel Matis hits a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Gary Olivarez | 16-26 |
| 05:54 | Northern Iowa | Mike McCaskey is denied on a layup by Daniel Matis | 16-26 |
| 05:52 | Western Kentucky | Richard Neale pulls down the rebound | 16-26 |
| 05:24 | Western Kentucky | Gary Olivarez misses the lay-in but the foul's on Jack Roberts - foul #1 on Jack Roberts, team foul #8 | 16-26 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Christopher Meagher (PG), Christopher Baxter (SG), Robert Eaton (SF) Richard Wade, Alex Padro, Jason Adamek | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Jonathan Gossett (SG), Thomas Baptiste (SF) George Bing, Richard Neale | |
| 05:24 | Western Kentucky | Gary Olivarez misses the 1st free throw | 16-26 |
| 05:24 | Western Kentucky | Gary Olivarez makes the 2nd free throw | 16-27 |
| 05:17 | Northern Iowa | Robert Eaton clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 16-27 |
| 05:16 | Northern Iowa | Jack Roberts misses the tip | 16-27 |
| 05:14 | Western Kentucky | Daniel Matis grabs the defensive rebound | 16-27 |
| 04:51 | Western Kentucky | Mike McCaskey picks off the pass by Gary Olivarez | 16-27 |
| 04:30 | Northern Iowa | Christopher Baxter misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 16-27 |
| 04:28 | Western Kentucky | Gary Olivarez gets the rebound | 16-27 |
| 04:22 | Western Kentucky | Daniel Matis hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket | 16-27 |
| 04:21 | Northern Iowa | Mike McCaskey pulls down the rebound | 16-27 |
| 04:12 | Northern Iowa | Jack Roberts connects on the floater from the left side | 18-27 |
| 04:00 | Western Kentucky | Christopher Baxter is called for the reach on Jonathan Gossett - foul #1 on Christopher Baxter, team foul #9 | 18-27 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Richard Wade (PG), Andres Russo (PF), Allen Miller (C) Christopher Meagher, Jack Roberts, Mike McCaskey | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Richard Neale (SF), David Zents (PF), Christopher Rush (C) Thomas Baptiste, Gary Olivarez, Daniel Matis | |
| 04:00 | Western Kentucky | Jonathan Gossett makes the 1st free throw | 18-28 |
| 04:00 | Western Kentucky | Jonathan Gossett makes the 2nd free throw | 18-29 |
| 03:36 | Northern Iowa | Robert Eaton can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Richard Neale - foul #2 on Richard Neale, team foul #5 | 18-29 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Alex Padro (SG), Jason Adamek (PF) Christopher Baxter, Andres Russo | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | George Bing (SG), Daniel Matis (PF) Jonathan Gossett, David Zents | |
| 03:36 | Northern Iowa | Robert Eaton misses the 1st free throw | 18-29 |
| 03:36 | Northern Iowa | Robert Eaton misses the 2nd free throw | 18-29 |
| 03:36 | Western Kentucky | Daniel Matis snags the defensive board | 18-29 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Richard Wade (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Alex Padro (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Eaton (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jason Adamek (fresh) 3 pts. C - Allen Miller (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Arnold Sparks (tiring) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - George Bing (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Neale (fresh) PF - Daniel Matis (tiring) 15 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Christopher Rush (fresh) | |
| 03:17 | Western Kentucky | Christopher Rush is fouled on the floor by Allen Miller - foul #3 on Allen Miller, team foul #10 | 18-29 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Andres Russo (C) Allen Miller | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Jonathan Gossett (SG), Thomas Baptiste (SF) George Bing, Richard Neale | |
| 03:17 | Western Kentucky | Christopher Rush makes the 1st free throw | 18-30 |
| 03:17 | Western Kentucky | Christopher Rush makes the 2nd free throw | 18-31 |
| 03:02 | Northern Iowa | Alex Padro misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 18-31 |
| 03:01 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Thomas Baptiste | 18-31 |
| 02:44 | Western Kentucky | Christopher Rush makes the driving attempt from the right block set up by Arnold Sparks and the foul's on Andres Russo - foul #3 on Andres Russo, team foul #11 | 18-33 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Alfred Bartley (SF), Jack Roberts (PF) Robert Eaton, Andres Russo | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | George Bing (SG), Richard Neale (SF), Gary Olivarez (PF) Jonathan Gossett, Thomas Baptiste, Daniel Matis | |
| 02:44 | Western Kentucky | Christopher Rush misses the free throw | 18-33 |
| 02:44 | Northern Iowa | Alfred Bartley grabs the board | 18-33 |
| 02:29 | Northern Iowa | Alfred Bartley scores on a jumper from the free throw line set up by Richard Wade | 20-33 |
| 02:09 | Western Kentucky | Christopher Rush's layup is rejected by Jack Roberts | 20-33 |
| 02:08 | Northern Iowa | Alex Padro snags the defensive board | 20-33 |
| 01:44 | Northern Iowa | Alfred Bartley misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 20-33 |
| 01:43 | Northern Iowa | Jack Roberts gets the offensive rebound | 20-33 |
| 01:36 | Northern Iowa | Alex Padro double dribbles | 20-33 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Christopher Meagher (PG), Christopher Baxter (SG), Mike McCaskey (C) Richard Wade, Alfred Bartley, Jason Adamek | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Jonathan Gossett (SG), Thomas Baptiste (SF), Daniel Matis (PF) George Bing, Richard Neale, Gary Olivarez | |
| 01:15 | Western Kentucky | Arnold Sparks misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 20-33 |
| 01:14 | Northern Iowa | Jack Roberts grabs the board | 20-33 |
| 00:58 | Northern Iowa | Jack Roberts misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 20-33 |
| 00:57 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Christopher Rush | 20-33 |
| 00:41 | Western Kentucky | Christopher Rush buries a floater in the paint | 20-35 |
| 00:26 | Northern Iowa | Jack Roberts blows the dunk | 20-35 |
| 00:24 | Western Kentucky | Christopher Rush gets the rebound | 20-35 |
| 00:03 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Baptiste is whistled for traveling | 20-35 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Richard Wade (PG), Robert Eaton (SF) Christopher Meagher, Alex Padro | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | George Bing (SG), Richard Neale (SF) Arnold Sparks, Thomas Baptiste | |
| 00:00 | Northern Iowa | Robert Eaton misses short on a halfcourt shot | 20-35 |