| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Jason Zbranek (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Anthony Clark (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Thomas Moore (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Vincent Eoff (fresh) 2 pts. C - Eli Dixon (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Robert Angulo (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Kevin Orbison (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SF - Jay Edwards (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Schneider (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Don Schimmel (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northern Iowa | Jay Edwards inbounds the ball | 32-34 |
| 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 (+1) | |
| 19:40 | Northern Iowa | Don Schimmel misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 32-34 |
| 19:39 | Western Kentucky | Vincent Eoff grabs the defensive rebound | 32-34 |
| 19:27 | Western Kentucky | Anthony Clark is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 32-34 |
| 19:15 | Northern Iowa | Robert Angulo misses long on a floater from the left wing | 32-34 |
| 19:13 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Eli Dixon | 32-34 |
| 18:58 | Western Kentucky | Vincent Eoff misses short on a floater from the left block | 32-34 |
| 18:56 | Western Kentucky | Vincent Eoff tips it in | 34-34 |
| 18:39 | Northern Iowa | Robert Angulo misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 34-34 |
| 18:38 | Northern Iowa | Don Schimmel tips it but misses | 34-34 |
| 18:37 | Northern Iowa | Jay Edwards can't tip it in | 34-34 |
| 18:35 | Northern Iowa | Michael Schneider pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-34 |
| 18:15 | Northern Iowa | Kevin Orbison misses the floater from the right side | 34-34 |
| 18:14 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Thomas Moore | 34-34 |
| 17:50 | Western Kentucky | Anthony Clark misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 34-34 |
| 17:48 | Northern Iowa | Michael Schneider grabs the defensive rebound | 34-34 |
| 17:28 | Northern Iowa | Kevin Orbison misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 34-34 |
| 17:26 | Western Kentucky | Jason Zbranek snags the defensive board | 34-34 |
| 17:12 | Western Kentucky | Anthony Clark misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 34-34 |
| 17:10 | Northern Iowa | Jay Edwards grabs the board | 34-34 |
| 16:59 | Northern Iowa | Kevin Orbison misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 34-34 |
| 16:57 | Western Kentucky | Vincent Eoff gets the rebound | 34-34 |
| 16:52 | Western Kentucky | Anthony Clark misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 34-34 |
| 16:50 | Western Kentucky | Eli Dixon tips it in | 36-34 |
| 16:39 | Northern Iowa | Don Schimmel misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 36-34 |
| 16:37 | Western Kentucky | Vincent Eoff snags the defensive board | 36-34 |
| 16:09 | Western Kentucky | Jason Zbranek clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 36-34 |
| 16:07 | Western Kentucky | Eli Dixon tips it back up and in | 38-34 |
| 15:47 | Northern Iowa | Don Schimmel knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner | 38-37 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Jason Zbranek (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Anthony Clark (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Thomas Moore (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Vincent Eoff (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Eli Dixon (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Robert Angulo (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Kevin Orbison (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SF - Jay Edwards (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael Schneider (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Don Schimmel (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Western Kentucky | Vincent Eoff can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 38-37 |
| 15:32 | Western Kentucky | Eli Dixon grabs the offensive rebound | 38-37 |
| 15:18 | Western Kentucky | Anthony Clark drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Jason Zbranek | 41-37 |
| 15:01 | Northern Iowa | Don Schimmel misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 41-37 |
| 15:00 | Northern Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Schneider | 41-37 |
| 14:49 | Northern Iowa | Jay Edwards misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 41-37 |
| 14:47 | Western Kentucky | Vincent Eoff snags the defensive board | 41-37 |
| 14:33 | Western Kentucky | Anthony Clark connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 43-37 |
| 14:06 | Northern Iowa | Jay Edwards hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Don Schimmel | 43-40 |
| 13:44 | Western Kentucky | Anthony Clark is hacked by Robert Angulo - foul #3 on Robert Angulo, team foul #1 | 43-40 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Gerard Eslick (PG), Micah Wright (SG), Michael O'Brien (SF), Glen Weaver (PF), Jessie Jones (C) Jason Zbranek, Anthony Clark, Thomas Moore, Vincent Eoff, Eli Dixon | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Ray Hudak (PG), George Inabinet (SG), Arthur Shelton (SF), Thomas Cales (PF), Richard Cottrill (C) Robert Angulo, Kevin Orbison, Jay Edwards, Michael Schneider, Don Schimmel | |
| 13:36 | Western Kentucky | Jessie Jones's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-40 |
| 13:15 | Northern Iowa | Richard Cottrill's pass is intercepted by Gerard Eslick | 43-40 |
| 13:01 | Western Kentucky | Glen Weaver is called for traveling | 43-40 |
| 12:47 | Northern Iowa | Jessie Jones takes the ball from Ray Hudak | 43-40 |
| 12:26 | Western Kentucky | Glen Weaver hits a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Gerard Eslick | 45-40 |
| 12:01 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Cales buries a turnaround from the baseline | 45-42 |
| 11:57 | Western Kentucky | Michael O'Brien can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 45-42 |
| 11:55 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Shelton gets the rebound | 45-42 |
| 11:48 | Northern Iowa | Richard Cottrill blows the layup | 45-42 |
| 11:46 | Western Kentucky | Glen Weaver snags the defensive board | 45-42 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Gerard Eslick (fresh) 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Micah Wright (fresh) SF - Michael O'Brien (fresh) PF - Glen Weaver (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Jessie Jones (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Ray Hudak (fresh) SG - George Inabinet (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Arthur Shelton (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Thomas Cales (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Cottrill (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:42 | Western Kentucky | Micah Wright drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Gerard Eslick | 48-42 |
| 11:24 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Cales comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 48-42 |
| 11:22 | Western Kentucky | Gerard Eslick grabs the defensive rebound | 48-42 |
| 11:18 | Western Kentucky | Michael O'Brien drills a floater from the free throw line set up by Gerard Eslick | 50-42 |
| 11:02 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Cales hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Michael O'Brien - foul #1 on Michael O'Brien, team foul #1 | 50-42 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Jason Zbranek (PG), Gerald Folger (SF) Gerard Eslick, Michael O'Brien | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Angulo (PG), Kevin Orbison (SG), Jay Edwards (SF), Don Schimmel (C) Ray Hudak, George Inabinet, Arthur Shelton, Richard Cottrill | |
| 11:02 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Cales makes the 1st free throw | 50-43 |
| 11:02 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Cales misses the 2nd free throw | 50-43 |
| 11:02 | Western Kentucky | Jessie Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 50-43 |
| 10:56 | Western Kentucky | Jason Zbranek hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 53-43 |
| 10:38 | Northern Iowa | Jay Edwards misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 53-43 |
| 10:36 | Western Kentucky | Jessie Jones pulls down the rebound | 53-43 |
| 10:32 | Western Kentucky | Jason Zbranek misses the floater from the left wing | 53-43 |
| 10:30 | Northern Iowa | Robert Angulo pulls down the rebound | 53-43 |
| 10:17 | Northern Iowa | Robert Angulo misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 53-43 |
| 10:15 | Western Kentucky | Jessie Jones snags the defensive board | 53-43 |
| 09:56 | Western Kentucky | Glen Weaver clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 53-43 |
| 09:55 | Northern Iowa | Don Schimmel pulls down the rebound | 53-43 |
| 09:51 | Northern Iowa | Robert Angulo misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 53-43 |
| 09:50 | Northern Iowa | Jay Edwards grabs the offensive rebound | 53-43 |
| 09:28 | Northern Iowa | Micah Wright steals the ball from Robert Angulo | 53-43 |
| 09:25 | Western Kentucky | Micah Wright banks in the layup | 55-43 |
| 09:09 | Northern Iowa | Robert Angulo clanks a 3 from the right corner | 55-43 |
| 09:08 | Western Kentucky | Jessie Jones grabs the board | 55-43 |
| 09:03 | Western Kentucky | Micah Wright comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 55-43 |
| 09:02 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Cales snags the defensive board | 55-43 |
| 08:57 | Northern Iowa | Robert Angulo drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Kevin Orbison and he's hacked by Jason Zbranek - foul #2 on Jason Zbranek, team foul #2 | 55-45 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Anthony Clark (SG), Thomas Moore (SF), Vincent Eoff (PF), Eli Dixon (C) Micah Wright, Gerald Folger, Glen Weaver, Jessie Jones | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Arthur Shelton (SF), Michael Schneider (PF), Richard Cottrill (C) Jay Edwards, Thomas Cales, Don Schimmel | |
| 08:57 | Northern Iowa | Robert Angulo makes the free throw | 55-46 |
| 08:41 | Western Kentucky | Eli Dixon hits a shot from close range on a nice dish by Anthony Clark | 57-46 |
| 08:23 | Northern Iowa | Robert Angulo clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 57-46 |
| 08:21 | Western Kentucky | Vincent Eoff snags the defensive board | 57-46 |
| 08:03 | Western Kentucky | Jason Zbranek is hacked by Robert Angulo - foul #4 on Robert Angulo, team foul #2 | 57-46 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Gerard Eslick (PG) Jason Zbranek | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Ray Hudak (PG) Robert Angulo | |
| 07:52 | Western Kentucky | Anthony Clark drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 59-46 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Gerard Eslick (fresh) 6 ast. 3 stl. SG - Anthony Clark (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Thomas Moore (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Vincent Eoff (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Eli Dixon (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Ray Hudak (fresh) SG - Kevin Orbison (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Arthur Shelton (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Michael Schneider (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Richard Cottrill (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Northern Iowa | Eli Dixon steals the ball from Kevin Orbison | 59-46 |
| 07:09 | Western Kentucky | Eli Dixon misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 59-46 |
| 07:07 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Shelton grabs the defensive rebound | 59-46 |
| 06:45 | Northern Iowa | Eli Dixon swats the layup by Michael Schneider | 59-46 |
| 06:44 | Western Kentucky | Eli Dixon gets the rebound | 59-46 |
| 06:39 | Western Kentucky | Gerard Eslick hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Michael Schneider - foul #2 on Michael Schneider, team foul #3 | 59-46 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Jason Zbranek (PG), Micah Wright (SG), Glen Weaver (PF) Anthony Clark, Thomas Moore, Vincent Eoff | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | George Inabinet (SG), Jay Edwards (SF), Don Schimmel (C) Kevin Orbison, Arthur Shelton, Richard Cottrill | |
| 06:39 | Western Kentucky | Gerard Eslick makes the 1st free throw | 60-46 |
| 06:39 | Western Kentucky | Gerard Eslick makes the 2nd free throw | 61-46 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 06:14 | Northern Iowa | Ray Hudak misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 61-46 |
| 06:13 | Northern Iowa | Michael Schneider pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-46 |
| 06:01 | Northern Iowa | George Inabinet clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 61-46 |
| 05:59 | Western Kentucky | Eli Dixon gets the rebound | 61-46 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 05:42 | Western Kentucky | Micah Wright clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 61-46 |
| 05:40 | Northern Iowa | Michael Schneider pulls down the rebound | 61-46 |
| 05:23 | Northern Iowa | Jay Edwards buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane and he's fouled by Eli Dixon - foul #2 on Eli Dixon, team foul #3 | 61-48 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Thomas Moore (SF), Jessie Jones (C) Gerard Eslick, Eli Dixon | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Angulo (PG), Kevin Orbison (SG), Thomas Cales (PF) Ray Hudak, George Inabinet, Michael Schneider | |
| 05:23 | Northern Iowa | Jay Edwards makes the free throw | 61-49 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 04:54 | Western Kentucky | Jason Zbranek connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 63-49 |
| 04:46 | Northern Iowa | Robert Angulo is hacked by Glen Weaver - foul #4 on Glen Weaver, team foul #4 | 63-49 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Anthony Clark (SG) Micah Wright | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 04:38 | Northern Iowa | Robert Angulo connects on the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Thomas Cales | 63-52 |
| 04:15 | Western Kentucky | The pull-up jumper by Jason Zbranek is blocked by Thomas Cales | 63-52 |
| 04:13 | Northern Iowa | Jay Edwards pulls down the rebound | 63-52 |
| 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 (+1) | |
| 03:51 | Northern Iowa | Robert Angulo's pass is intercepted by Anthony Clark | 63-52 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:24 | Western Kentucky | Anthony Clark lays it in on a great pass from Jason Zbranek | 65-52 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Jason Zbranek (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 ast. SG - Anthony Clark (fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Thomas Moore (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Glen Weaver (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Jessie Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Robert Angulo (fresh) 12 pts. 4 pf. SG - Kevin Orbison (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jay Edwards (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. PF - Thomas Cales (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Don Schimmel (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:09 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Cales's fadeaway is rejected by Glen Weaver | 65-52 |
| 03:07 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Cales tips it home | 65-54 |
| 03:02 | Western Kentucky | Jason Zbranek connects on the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Thomas Moore and he's fouled by Robert Angulo - foul #5 on Robert Angulo, team foul #4 | 67-54 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Micah Wright (SG), Gerard Eslick (SF), Vincent Eoff (PF), Eli Dixon (C) Anthony Clark, Thomas Moore, Glen Weaver, Jessie Jones | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Ray Hudak (PG), Arthur Shelton (SF), Michael Schneider (PF) Robert Angulo, Jay Edwards, Don Schimmel | |
| 03:02 | Western Kentucky | Jason Zbranek makes the free throw | 68-54 |
| 02:39 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Cales is called for traveling | 68-54 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Michael O'Brien (SF), Gerald Folger (PF) Jason Zbranek, Eli Dixon | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | George Inabinet (SG), Richard Cottrill (C) Kevin Orbison, Michael Schneider | |
| 02:19 | Western Kentucky | Vincent Eoff is fouled on the floor by Richard Cottrill - foul #1 on Richard Cottrill, team foul #5 | 68-54 |
| 02:00 | Western Kentucky | Gerald Folger knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Gerard Eslick | 70-54 |
| 01:41 | Northern Iowa | Ray Hudak hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Thomas Cales and he's fouled by Vincent Eoff - foul #1 on Vincent Eoff, team foul #5 | 70-56 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Jessie Jones (C) Gerald Folger | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 01:41 | Northern Iowa | Ray Hudak makes the free throw | 70-57 |
| 01:15 | Western Kentucky | Vincent Eoff connects on the turnaround in the lane set up by Micah Wright and he's fouled by Thomas Cales - foul #2 on Thomas Cales, team foul #6 | 72-57 |
| 01:15 | Western Kentucky | Vincent Eoff makes the free throw | 73-57 |
| 00:51 | Northern Iowa | George Inabinet makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Ray Hudak | 73-60 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:23 | Western Kentucky | Micah Wright comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket but the foul's on George Inabinet - foul #1 on George Inabinet, team foul #7 | 73-60 |
| 00:23 | Western Kentucky | Micah Wright misses the 1st free throw | 73-60 |
| 00:23 | Western Kentucky | Micah Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 74-60 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:17 | Northern Iowa | Richard Cottrill connects on the shot near the basket on a great pass from Ray Hudak | 74-62 |
| 00:00 | Western Kentucky | Gerard Eslick runs out the clock | 74-62 |