| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Jake Fischer (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joe Newman (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Alter (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kenny Lund (fresh) C - Timothy Tusing (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Joseph Grange (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Grant (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Patrick Kennedy (fresh) 4 pts. PF - James Gregory (fresh) C - Earnest Fraser (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northern Iowa | Patrick Kennedy inbounds the ball | 41-31 |
| 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 (+1) | |
| 19:50 | Northern Iowa | James Gregory can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Kenny Lund - foul #1 on Kenny Lund, team foul #1 | 41-31 |
| 19:50 | Northern Iowa | James Gregory makes the 1st free throw | 41-32 |
| 19:50 | Northern Iowa | James Gregory misses the 2nd free throw | 41-32 |
| 19:50 | Western Kentucky | Timothy Tusing snags the defensive board | 41-32 |
| 19:46 | Western Kentucky | Earnest Fraser is called for the reach on Joe Newman - foul #2 on Earnest Fraser, team foul #1 | 41-32 |
| 19:34 | Western Kentucky | Jake Fischer misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-32 |
| 19:33 | Western Kentucky | Timothy Tusing grabs the offensive board | 41-32 |
| 19:18 | Western Kentucky | Joe Newman travels with the ball | 41-32 |
| 18:56 | Northern Iowa | James Grant's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-32 |
| 18:52 | Western Kentucky | Jake Fischer is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 41-32 |
| 18:42 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Grange hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline | 41-32 |
| 18:40 | Western Kentucky | Joe Newman grabs the defensive rebound | 41-32 |
| 18:35 | Western Kentucky | Jake Fischer hits the finger roll | 43-32 |
| 18:24 | Northern Iowa | Patrick Kennedy connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by James Grant | 43-35 |
| 18:08 | Western Kentucky | Jake Fischer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-35 |
| 17:52 | Northern Iowa | James Grant makes the fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Patrick Kennedy | 43-37 |
| 17:38 | Western Kentucky | Timothy Tusing misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-37 |
| 17:36 | Western Kentucky | John Alter hits the follow up shot | 45-37 |
| 17:28 | Northern Iowa | James Gregory misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 45-37 |
| 17:27 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Jake Fischer | 45-37 |
| 17:01 | Western Kentucky | John Alter scores on a turnaround from the baseline | 47-37 |
| 16:41 | Northern Iowa | James Gregory misses short on a jumper in the paint | 47-37 |
| 16:40 | Northern Iowa | Earnest Fraser grabs the offensive rebound | 47-37 |
| 16:24 | Northern Iowa | James Gregory's pass is intercepted by Joe Newman | 47-37 |
| 16:03 | Western Kentucky | Joe Newman misses long on a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Joseph Grange - foul #1 on Joseph Grange, team foul #2 | 47-37 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Sean Donnellan (PG), James Knox (SF), Charles Peters (PF), Arnold Curry (C) Jake Fischer, John Alter, Kenny Lund, Timothy Tusing | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jeffrey Mauricio (PG), Diego Reyes (SG), Frederick Smith (SF), Julian Brooks (PF), Donald Hauck (C) Joseph Grange, James Grant, Patrick Kennedy, James Gregory, Earnest Fraser | |
| 16:03 | Western Kentucky | Joe Newman misses the 1st free throw | 47-37 |
| 16:03 | Western Kentucky | Joe Newman makes the 2nd free throw | 48-37 |
| 15:51 | Northern Iowa | Joe Newman steps in front of the Diego Reyes pass | 48-37 |
| 15:46 | Western Kentucky | James Knox misses the lay-in | 48-37 |
| 15:45 | Northern Iowa | Frederick Smith gets the rebound | 48-37 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Sean Donnellan (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Joe Newman (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. SF - James Knox (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Charles Peters (fresh) 4 pts. C - Arnold Curry (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Jeffrey Mauricio (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Diego Reyes (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Frederick Smith (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Julian Brooks (fresh) 2 pts. C - Donald Hauck (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Northern Iowa | Julian Brooks buries a jumper from close range | 48-39 |
| 15:27 | Western Kentucky | Joe Newman clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 48-39 |
| 15:25 | Northern Iowa | Donald Hauck grabs the defensive rebound | 48-39 |
| 14:58 | Northern Iowa | Diego Reyes misses the shot from the left side | 48-39 |
| 14:57 | Western Kentucky | Joe Newman pulls down the rebound | 48-39 |
| 14:52 | Western Kentucky | Joe Newman clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 48-39 |
| 14:51 | Western Kentucky | Arnold Curry pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-39 |
| 14:31 | Western Kentucky | Charles Peters makes the turnaround in the lane set up by James Knox | 50-39 |
| 14:22 | Northern Iowa | Jeffrey Mauricio misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 50-39 |
| 14:20 | Northern Iowa | Julian Brooks snags the offensive board | 50-39 |
| 14:05 | Northern Iowa | Julian Brooks hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range but he's hacked by Charles Peters - foul #1 on Charles Peters, team foul #2 | 50-39 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Jake Fischer (PG), John Alter (SF), Kenny Lund (PF), Timothy Tusing (C) Joe Newman, James Knox, Charles Peters, Arnold Curry | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Joseph Grange (PG), James Grant (SG), Patrick Kennedy (SF), James Gregory (PF) Jeffrey Mauricio, Diego Reyes, Frederick Smith, Donald Hauck | |
| 14:05 | Northern Iowa | Julian Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 50-40 |
| 14:05 | Northern Iowa | Julian Brooks misses the 2nd free throw | 50-40 |
| 14:05 | Western Kentucky | Kenny Lund grabs the defensive rebound | 50-40 |
| 14:00 | Western Kentucky | Sean Donnellan is whistled for a carry | 50-40 |
| 13:45 | Northern Iowa | Patrick Kennedy connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by James Grant | 50-43 |
| 13:29 | Western Kentucky | Sean Donnellan misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 50-43 |
| 13:27 | Northern Iowa | Patrick Kennedy grabs the board | 50-43 |
| 13:08 | Northern Iowa | James Grant can't finish the layup | 50-43 |
| 13:06 | Western Kentucky | Timothy Tusing grabs the defensive rebound | 50-43 |
| 12:47 | Western Kentucky | Kenny Lund misses the dunk attempt | 50-43 |
| 12:46 | Northern Iowa | James Gregory grabs the board | 50-43 |
| 12:38 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Grange clanks a 3 from the right wing | 50-43 |
| 12:37 | Western Kentucky | Timothy Tusing pulls down the rebound | 50-43 |
| 12:17 | Western Kentucky | Jake Fischer hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 50-43 |
| 12:16 | Northern Iowa | Patrick Kennedy grabs the board | 50-43 |
| 11:56 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Grange scores on a runner near the basket on a nice dish by Julian Brooks | 50-45 |
| 11:34 | Western Kentucky | John Alter can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Patrick Kennedy - foul #3 on Patrick Kennedy, team foul #3 | 50-45 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | James Knox (SG), Charles Peters (C) Sean Donnellan, Timothy Tusing | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jeffrey Mauricio (SG), Frederick Smith (SF), Heriberto Mancini (PF), Earnest Fraser (C) James Grant, Patrick Kennedy, James Gregory, Julian Brooks | |
| 11:34 | Western Kentucky | John Alter makes the 1st free throw | 51-45 |
| 11:34 | Western Kentucky | John Alter makes the 2nd free throw | 52-45 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Jake Fischer (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Knox (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Alter (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kenny Lund (fresh) C - Charles Peters (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Joseph Grange (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jeffrey Mauricio (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Frederick Smith (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Heriberto Mancini (fresh) C - Earnest Fraser (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:19 | Northern Iowa | Earnest Fraser clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 52-45 |
| 11:17 | Western Kentucky | Jake Fischer gets the rebound | 52-45 |
| 10:56 | Western Kentucky | Heriberto Mancini is called for the reach on James Knox - foul #1 on Heriberto Mancini, team foul #4 | 52-45 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Joe Newman (SG) John Alter | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 10:42 | Western Kentucky | Frederick Smith swats the shot by Jake Fischer | 52-45 |
| 10:40 | Western Kentucky | Joe Newman snags the offensive board | 52-45 |
| 10:28 | Western Kentucky | Joe Newman buries a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Jake Fischer | 55-45 |
| 10:10 | Northern Iowa | Frederick Smith lays it in on a nice dish by Joseph Grange and the foul's on James Knox - foul #2 on James Knox, team foul #3 | 55-47 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Darrell Dawkins (SF), Arnold Curry (C) Jake Fischer, Kenny Lund | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Diego Reyes (SG), Patrick Kennedy (SF) Joseph Grange, Heriberto Mancini | |
| 10:10 | Northern Iowa | Frederick Smith makes the free throw | 55-48 |
| 09:48 | Western Kentucky | Darrell Dawkins hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 55-48 |
| 09:47 | Northern Iowa | Frederick Smith grabs the board | 55-48 |
| 09:31 | Northern Iowa | The jump hook by Jeffrey Mauricio is blocked by Arnold Curry | 55-48 |
| 09:29 | Western Kentucky | Arnold Curry grabs the board | 55-48 |
| 09:24 | Western Kentucky | Joe Newman misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 55-48 |
| 09:23 | Northern Iowa | Diego Reyes gets the rebound | 55-48 |
| 09:17 | Northern Iowa | Earnest Fraser misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 55-48 |
| 09:16 | Northern Iowa | Frederick Smith pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-48 |
| 08:57 | Northern Iowa | Diego Reyes is fouled on the floor by Joe Newman - foul #3 on Joe Newman, team foul #4 | 55-48 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Jake Fischer (PG), Kenny Lund (PF), Timothy Tusing (C) Darrell Dawkins, Charles Peters, Arnold Curry | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Joseph Grange (PG), James Grant (SG), James Gregory (PF) Jeffrey Mauricio, Diego Reyes, Earnest Fraser | |
| 08:36 | Northern Iowa | Joe Newman picks off the pass by Patrick Kennedy | 55-48 |
| 08:23 | Western Kentucky | Kenny Lund misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 55-48 |
| 08:22 | Northern Iowa | Patrick Kennedy pulls down the rebound | 55-48 |
| 08:02 | Northern Iowa | Patrick Kennedy can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 55-48 |
| 08:00 | Northern Iowa | James Gregory pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-48 |
| 07:48 | Northern Iowa | James Gregory hits the finger roll on a great pass from James Grant | 55-50 |
| 07:29 | Western Kentucky | Jake Fischer's fadeaway is rejected by Frederick Smith | 55-50 |
| 07:28 | Northern Iowa | Frederick Smith grabs the board | 55-50 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Jake Fischer (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joe Newman (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 5 stl. 3 pf. SF - James Knox (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Kenny Lund (fresh) C - Timothy Tusing (fresh) 2 pts. 12 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Joseph Grange (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Grant (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - Patrick Kennedy (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - James Gregory (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Frederick Smith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:16 | Northern Iowa | James Gregory makes the jump hook from the right block set up by Patrick Kennedy | 55-52 |
| 06:47 | Western Kentucky | Kenny Lund makes the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Joe Newman | 58-52 |
| 06:20 | Northern Iowa | James Gregory comes up short on the shot from the baseline | 58-52 |
| 06:19 | Northern Iowa | James Gregory snags the offensive board | 58-52 |
| 06:01 | Northern Iowa | The short jumper by Patrick Kennedy is denied by Timothy Tusing | 58-52 |
| 05:59 | Northern Iowa | Frederick Smith pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-52 |
| 05:42 | Northern Iowa | Patrick Kennedy can't throw it down but he's hacked by Timothy Tusing - foul #2 on Timothy Tusing, team foul #5 | 58-52 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Sean Donnellan (PG), Darrell Dawkins (SG), John Alter (SF), Charles Peters (PF), Arnold Curry (C) Jake Fischer, Joe Newman, James Knox, Kenny Lund, Timothy Tusing | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jeffrey Mauricio (SG), Julian Brooks (PF), Earnest Fraser (C) James Grant, James Gregory, Frederick Smith | |
| 05:42 | Northern Iowa | Patrick Kennedy makes the 1st free throw | 58-53 |
| 05:42 | Northern Iowa | Patrick Kennedy makes the 2nd free throw | 58-54 |
| 05:28 | Western Kentucky | John Alter knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner | 61-54 |
| 05:06 | Northern Iowa | Jeffrey Mauricio hits a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Joseph Grange and he's hacked by Arnold Curry - foul #2 on Arnold Curry, team foul #6 | 61-56 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Diego Reyes (SG) Joseph Grange | |
| 05:06 | Northern Iowa | Jeffrey Mauricio makes the free throw | 61-57 |
| 04:43 | Western Kentucky | Jeffrey Mauricio steps in front of the Darrell Dawkins pass | 61-57 |
| 04:40 | Northern Iowa | Jeffrey Mauricio lays it up and in | 61-59 |
| 04:26 | Western Kentucky | Darrell Dawkins misses the shot from the left wing but the foul's on Diego Reyes - foul #1 on Diego Reyes, team foul #5 | 61-59 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Jake Fischer (PG), Kenny Lund (PF) Sean Donnellan, Arnold Curry | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 04:26 | Western Kentucky | Darrell Dawkins makes the 1st free throw | 62-59 |
| 04:26 | Western Kentucky | Darrell Dawkins misses the 2nd free throw | 62-59 |
| 04:26 | Western Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Kenny Lund | 62-59 |
| 04:01 | Western Kentucky | John Alter is whistled for traveling | 62-59 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Sean Donnellan (SG), Timothy Tusing (C) Darrell Dawkins, Charles Peters | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Joseph Grange (PG), James Grant (SG), James Gregory (PF) Diego Reyes, Patrick Kennedy, Julian Brooks | |
| 03:54 | Northern Iowa | James Gregory is fouled on the floor by John Alter - foul #1 on John Alter, team foul #7 | 62-59 |
| 03:54 | Northern Iowa | James Gregory makes the 1st free throw | 62-60 |
| 03:54 | Northern Iowa | James Gregory misses the 2nd free throw | 62-60 |
| 03:54 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Timothy Tusing | 62-60 |
| 03:47 | Western Kentucky | Jake Fischer is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Mauricio - foul #2 on Jeffrey Mauricio, team foul #6 | 62-60 |
| 03:32 | Western Kentucky | Sean Donnellan is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Mauricio - foul #3 on Jeffrey Mauricio, team foul #7 | 62-60 |
| 03:32 | Western Kentucky | Sean Donnellan misses the 1st free throw | 62-60 |
| 03:32 | Northern Iowa | Earnest Fraser gets the rebound | 62-60 |
| 03:14 | Northern Iowa | James Grant connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from James Gregory | 62-63 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Jake Fischer (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Sean Donnellan (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - John Alter (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kenny Lund (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Timothy Tusing (fresh) 2 pts. 13 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Joseph Grange (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Grant (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SF - Jeffrey Mauricio (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. PF - James Gregory (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Earnest Fraser (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 02:55 | Western Kentucky | Sean Donnellan can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 62-63 |
| 02:54 | Northern Iowa | Jeffrey Mauricio grabs the defensive rebound | 62-63 |
| 02:40 | Northern Iowa | James Grant can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 62-63 |
| 02:38 | Western Kentucky | Kenny Lund pulls down the rebound | 62-63 |
| 02:34 | Western Kentucky | Joseph Grange steps in front of the Jake Fischer pass in the backcourt | 62-63 |
| 02:10 | Northern Iowa | Jeffrey Mauricio is called for 3 seconds | 62-63 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Joe Newman (SG), James Knox (SF), Charles Peters (PF), Arnold Curry (C) Sean Donnellan, John Alter, Kenny Lund, Timothy Tusing | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Diego Reyes (SG), Frederick Smith (SF), Julian Brooks (PF), Donald Hauck (C) James Grant, Jeffrey Mauricio, James Gregory, Earnest Fraser | |
| 02:08 | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-63 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Kenny Lund (PF), Timothy Tusing (C) Charles Peters, Arnold Curry | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Grant (SG), James Gregory (PF) Diego Reyes, Donald Hauck | |
| 01:53 | Western Kentucky | Joe Newman's layup is rejected by James Gregory | 62-63 |
| 01:52 | Northern Iowa | James Gregory grabs the defensive rebound | 62-63 |
| 01:52 | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-63 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | John Alter (SF) James Knox | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Patrick Kennedy (SF), Earnest Fraser (C) Frederick Smith, Julian Brooks | |
| 01:34 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Grange misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 62-63 |
| 01:32 | Western Kentucky | John Alter gets the rebound | 62-63 |
| 01:05 | Western Kentucky | The pull-up jumper by Joe Newman is blocked by James Gregory | 62-63 |
| 01:04 | Western Kentucky | Kenny Lund gets the offensive rebound | 62-63 |
| 00:52 | Western Kentucky | Timothy Tusing misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 62-63 |
| 00:50 | Northern Iowa | James Grant pulls down the rebound | 62-63 |
| 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 spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:24 | Northern Iowa | James Gregory connects on the shot from the left side on a nice dish by Joseph Grange | 62-65 |
| 00:18 | Western Kentucky | Jake Fischer misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 62-65 |
| 00:17 | Western Kentucky | Timothy Tusing grabs the offensive rebound | 62-65 |
| 00:11 | Western Kentucky | Timothy Tusing comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 62-65 |
| 00:10 | Northern Iowa | Patrick Kennedy gets the rebound | 62-65 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:08 | Northern Iowa | Joe Newman is called for the reach on Patrick Kennedy in the backcourt - foul #4 on Joe Newman, team foul #8 | 62-65 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jeffrey Mauricio (SG) James Grant | |
| 00:08 | Northern Iowa | Patrick Kennedy makes the 1st free throw | 62-66 |
| 00:08 | Northern Iowa | Patrick Kennedy makes the 2nd free throw | 62-67 |
| 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 (+1) | |
| 00:03 | Western Kentucky | Joe Newman can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 62-67 |
| 00:02 | Northern Iowa | James Gregory gets the rebound | 62-67 |
| 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) | |
| 00:00 | Northern Iowa | James Gregory runs out the clock | 62-67 |