| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Edwin Jennings (fresh) SG - Joshua Snyder (fresh) SF - Virgil Murphy (fresh) PF - James Smith (fresh) C - Timothy Tusing (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Clement Fields (fresh) SG - James Grant (fresh) SF - Diego Reyes (fresh) PF - Heriberto Mancini (fresh) C - Donald Hauck (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Western Kentucky | James Smith wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:47 | Western Kentucky | Virgil Murphy's layup is rejected by Donald Hauck | 0-0 |
| 19:46 | Northern Iowa | Heriberto Mancini grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | Northern Iowa | Donald Hauck can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Timothy Tusing - foul #1 on Timothy Tusing, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | Northern Iowa | Donald Hauck misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | Northern Iowa | Donald Hauck misses the 2nd free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | Western Kentucky | Timothy Tusing pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:27 | Western Kentucky | Edwin Jennings misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | Northern Iowa | Heriberto Mancini snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:11 | Northern Iowa | Diego Reyes is hacked by James Smith - foul #1 on James Smith, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| 18:58 | Northern Iowa | Diego Reyes buries a driving attempt from the left block | 0-2 |
| 18:38 | Western Kentucky | Joshua Snyder is hacked by Heriberto Mancini - foul #1 on Heriberto Mancini, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:24 | Western Kentucky | James Smith hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 0-2 |
| 18:23 | Northern Iowa | Donald Hauck grabs the defensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:14 | Northern Iowa | Heriberto Mancini scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Clement Fields | 0-5 |
| 18:02 | Western Kentucky | Joshua Snyder makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Edwin Jennings | 2-5 |
| 18:00 | Northern Iowa | Clement Fields double dribbles in the backcourt | 2-5 |
| 17:38 | Western Kentucky | Joshua Snyder scores on a shot from the left wing set up by Virgil Murphy | 4-5 |
| 17:18 | Northern Iowa | Virgil Murphy steals the ball from Diego Reyes | 4-5 |
| 17:14 | Western Kentucky | Joshua Snyder hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Virgil Murphy | 6-5 |
| 17:03 | Northern Iowa | James Grant hits a jumper from just outside the lane | 6-7 |
| 16:46 | Western Kentucky | Virgil Murphy hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline | 6-7 |
| 16:44 | Northern Iowa | Heriberto Mancini grabs the board | 6-7 |
| 16:39 | Northern Iowa | James Grant loses the ball out of bounds | 6-7 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Richard Lee (PG), Jason Bell (SG), Kenneth Loera (SF), Arnold Curry (PF), Shawn Bailey (C) Edwin Jennings, Joshua Snyder, Virgil Murphy, James Smith, Timothy Tusing | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 16:20 | Western Kentucky | Donald Hauck swats the layup by Arnold Curry | 6-7 |
| 16:18 | Western Kentucky | Kenneth Loera pulls down the offensive rebound | 6-7 |
| 15:59 | Western Kentucky | Donald Hauck steals the ball from Richard Lee | 6-7 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Richard Lee (fresh) SG - Jason Bell (fresh) SF - Kenneth Loera (fresh) PF - Arnold Curry (fresh) C - Shawn Bailey (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Clement Fields (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Grant (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Diego Reyes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Heriberto Mancini (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Donald Hauck (fairly fresh) 2 blk. | |
| 15:44 | Northern Iowa | Heriberto Mancini is hacked by Arnold Curry - foul #1 on Arnold Curry, team foul #3 | 6-7 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Ralph Davis (PG), Clinton Thayer (SG), Julian Brooks (SF), Earnest Fraser (PF), Charles Davis (C) Clement Fields, James Grant, Diego Reyes, Heriberto Mancini, Donald Hauck | |
| 15:34 | Northern Iowa | Charles Davis hits the finger roll set up by Clinton Thayer and the foul's on Shawn Bailey - foul #1 on Shawn Bailey, team foul #4 | 6-9 |
| 15:34 | Northern Iowa | Charles Davis makes the free throw | 6-10 |
| 15:09 | Western Kentucky | Arnold Curry can't finish the layup | 6-10 |
| 15:08 | Western Kentucky | Arnold Curry grabs the offensive board | 6-10 |
| 14:56 | Western Kentucky | Jason Bell comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 6-10 |
| 14:54 | Northern Iowa | Charles Davis snags the defensive board | 6-10 |
| 14:37 | Northern Iowa | Charles Davis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 6-10 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Edwin Jennings (PG), Virgil Murphy (SF), James Smith (PF), Timothy Tusing (C) Richard Lee, Kenneth Loera, Arnold Curry, Shawn Bailey | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 14:15 | Western Kentucky | Timothy Tusing hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 6-10 |
| 14:14 | Western Kentucky | Timothy Tusing hits the follow up shot | 8-10 |
| 13:57 | Northern Iowa | Julian Brooks lays it in | 8-12 |
| 13:43 | Western Kentucky | Timothy Tusing can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 8-12 |
| 13:41 | Northern Iowa | Ralph Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 8-12 |
| 13:16 | Northern Iowa | Jason Bell is called for the reach on Charles Davis - foul #1 on Jason Bell, team foul #5 | 8-12 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Richard Lee (PG), Joshua Snyder (SG) Edwin Jennings, Jason Bell | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Clement Fields (PG), James Grant (SG), Diego Reyes (SF), Heriberto Mancini (PF), Donald Hauck (C) Ralph Davis, Clinton Thayer, Julian Brooks, Earnest Fraser, Charles Davis | |
| 13:02 | Northern Iowa | Clement Fields connects on the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by James Grant | 8-15 |
| 12:48 | Western Kentucky | Virgil Murphy buries a turnaround from the left block and the foul's on Diego Reyes - foul #1 on Diego Reyes, team foul #2 | 10-15 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Arnold Curry (PF) James Smith | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 12:48 | Western Kentucky | Virgil Murphy makes the free throw | 11-15 |
| 12:28 | Northern Iowa | Diego Reyes can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 11-15 |
| 12:26 | Western Kentucky | Timothy Tusing grabs the defensive rebound | 11-15 |
| 12:07 | Western Kentucky | Virgil Murphy clanks a shot from the left side but the foul's on Donald Hauck - foul #1 on Donald Hauck, team foul #3 | 11-15 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Edwin Jennings (PG), Shawn Bailey (C) Richard Lee, Timothy Tusing | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 12:07 | Western Kentucky | Virgil Murphy misses the 1st free throw | 11-15 |
| 12:07 | Western Kentucky | Virgil Murphy makes the 2nd free throw | 12-15 |
| 11:56 | Northern Iowa | Heriberto Mancini knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from James Grant | 12-17 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Edwin Jennings (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Joshua Snyder (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Virgil Murphy (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Arnold Curry (fresh) C - Shawn Bailey (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Clement Fields (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Grant (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Diego Reyes (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Heriberto Mancini (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Donald Hauck (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| 11:49 | Western Kentucky | Edwin Jennings is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 12-17 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Kenneth Loera (SF) Virgil Murphy | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 11:37 | Northern Iowa | Clement Fields connects on the shot from just outside the lane set up by James Grant | 12-19 |
| 11:22 | Western Kentucky | Edwin Jennings scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Arnold Curry | 15-19 |
| 11:02 | Northern Iowa | Donald Hauck buries a jump hook in the paint set up by Clement Fields | 15-21 |
| 10:49 | Western Kentucky | Joshua Snyder's dunk attempt is rejected by Heriberto Mancini | 15-21 |
| 10:48 | Western Kentucky | Arnold Curry tips it but misses | 15-21 |
| 10:47 | Northern Iowa | Heriberto Mancini grabs the board | 15-21 |
| 10:31 | Northern Iowa | Diego Reyes is whistled for a carry | 15-21 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Richard Lee (PG), Jason Bell (SG), James Smith (PF), Timothy Tusing (C) Edwin Jennings, Joshua Snyder, Arnold Curry, Shawn Bailey | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Clinton Thayer (SG) James Grant | |
| 10:14 | Western Kentucky | Jason Bell can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 15-21 |
| 10:13 | Northern Iowa | Diego Reyes gets the rebound | 15-21 |
| 09:56 | Northern Iowa | Donald Hauck clanks a jumper from the baseline | 15-21 |
| 09:54 | Western Kentucky | Jason Bell grabs the board | 15-21 |
| 09:35 | Western Kentucky | James Smith knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing | 18-21 |
| 09:30 | Northern Iowa | Clement Fields misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Richard Lee - foul #1 on Richard Lee, team foul #6 | 18-21 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Virgil Murphy (SF) Kenneth Loera | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Grant (SG), Julian Brooks (PF), Earnest Fraser (C) Diego Reyes, Heriberto Mancini, Donald Hauck | |
| 09:30 | Northern Iowa | Clement Fields makes the 1st free throw | 18-22 |
| 09:30 | Northern Iowa | Clement Fields makes the 2nd free throw | 18-23 |
| 09:16 | Western Kentucky | James Smith is whistled for traveling | 18-23 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Edwin Jennings (PG) Richard Lee | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Ralph Davis (PG) Clement Fields | |
| 09:05 | Northern Iowa | Ralph Davis misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 18-23 |
| 09:03 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Timothy Tusing | 18-23 |
| 08:48 | Western Kentucky | Timothy Tusing connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Edwin Jennings | 20-23 |
| 08:27 | Northern Iowa | Clinton Thayer scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Ralph Davis | 20-25 |
| 08:02 | Western Kentucky | Timothy Tusing clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 20-25 |
| 08:01 | Western Kentucky | Timothy Tusing grabs the offensive board | 20-25 |
| 07:50 | Western Kentucky | Timothy Tusing loses the ball out of bounds | 20-25 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Richard Lee (PG), Joshua Snyder (SG), Kenneth Loera (SF), Arnold Curry (PF), Shawn Bailey (C) Edwin Jennings, Jason Bell, Virgil Murphy, James Smith, Timothy Tusing | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Clement Fields (PG), Diego Reyes (SF), Heriberto Mancini (PF), Donald Hauck (C) Ralph Davis, James Grant, Julian Brooks, Earnest Fraser | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Richard Lee (fresh) SG - Joshua Snyder (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Kenneth Loera (fresh) PF - Arnold Curry (fresh) 2 reb. C - Shawn Bailey (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Clement Fields (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Clinton Thayer (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Diego Reyes (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Heriberto Mancini (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Donald Hauck (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 07:37 | Northern Iowa | Clement Fields misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 20-25 |
| 07:36 | Western Kentucky | Kenneth Loera grabs the defensive rebound | 20-25 |
| 07:30 | Western Kentucky | Richard Lee is whistled for a carry | 20-25 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Ralph Davis (SG) Clinton Thayer | |
| 07:11 | Northern Iowa | Ralph Davis hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 20-25 |
| 07:10 | Northern Iowa | Clement Fields can't tip it in | 20-25 |
| 07:09 | Western Kentucky | Arnold Curry gets the rebound | 20-25 |
| 06:55 | Western Kentucky | Arnold Curry buries a jump hook near the basket set up by Joshua Snyder and he's hacked by Diego Reyes - foul #2 on Diego Reyes, team foul #4 | 22-25 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Julian Brooks (SF) Diego Reyes | |
| 06:55 | Western Kentucky | Arnold Curry makes the free throw | 23-25 |
| 06:42 | Northern Iowa | Donald Hauck clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 23-25 |
| 06:41 | Northern Iowa | Clement Fields tips it but misses | 23-25 |
| 06:39 | Northern Iowa | Ralph Davis can't tip it in | 23-25 |
| 06:37 | Northern Iowa | Julian Brooks tips it in | 23-27 |
| 06:18 | Western Kentucky | Shawn Bailey misses short on a shot from the left wing | 23-27 |
| 06:17 | Northern Iowa | Ralph Davis pulls down the rebound | 23-27 |
| 06:02 | Northern Iowa | Ralph Davis misses the easy layup | 23-27 |
| 06:00 | Northern Iowa | Julian Brooks tips it back up and in | 23-29 |
| 05:48 | Western Kentucky | Shawn Bailey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 23-29 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Edwin Jennings (PG), Virgil Murphy (SF), James Smith (PF), Timothy Tusing (C) Richard Lee, Kenneth Loera, Arnold Curry, Shawn Bailey | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Tavares (PG), James Grant (SG), Earnest Fraser (PF) Clement Fields, Ralph Davis, Heriberto Mancini | |
| 05:32 | Northern Iowa | Donald Hauck's fadeaway is rejected by Virgil Murphy | 23-29 |
| 05:31 | Western Kentucky | Virgil Murphy pulls down the rebound | 23-29 |
| 05:07 | Western Kentucky | Joshua Snyder comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on James Grant - foul #1 on James Grant, team foul #5 | 23-29 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Clinton Thayer (SF) Donald Hauck | |
| 05:07 | Western Kentucky | Joshua Snyder makes the 1st free throw | 24-29 |
| 05:07 | Western Kentucky | Joshua Snyder misses the 2nd free throw | 24-29 |
| 05:07 | Northern Iowa | Julian Brooks pulls down the rebound | 24-29 |
| 04:45 | Northern Iowa | James Grant knocks in the jump hook in the lane set up by Robert Tavares | 24-31 |
| 04:37 | Western Kentucky | Earnest Fraser is called for the reach on Timothy Tusing - foul #1 on Earnest Fraser, team foul #6 | 24-31 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Jason Bell (SG) Joshua Snyder | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Clement Fields (PG), Heriberto Mancini (PF) Robert Tavares, Julian Brooks | |
| 04:27 | Western Kentucky | James Smith misses badly on a floater from close range | 24-31 |
| 04:25 | Northern Iowa | Earnest Fraser gets the rebound | 24-31 |
| 03:57 | Northern Iowa | Jason Bell is called for the reach on James Grant - foul #2 on Jason Bell, team foul #7 | 24-31 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Diego Reyes (SF), Donald Hauck (C) Clinton Thayer, Earnest Fraser | |
| 03:57 | Northern Iowa | James Grant makes the 1st free throw | 24-32 |
| 03:57 | Northern Iowa | James Grant makes the 2nd free throw | 24-33 |
| 03:38 | Western Kentucky | Jason Bell misses short on a jumper from the right block | 24-33 |
| 03:37 | Northern Iowa | Heriberto Mancini gets the rebound | 24-33 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Edwin Jennings (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jason Bell (fresh) SF - Virgil Murphy (fresh) 4 pts. PF - James Smith (fresh) 3 pts. C - Timothy Tusing (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Clement Fields (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Grant (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Diego Reyes (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Heriberto Mancini (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Donald Hauck (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 03:19 | Northern Iowa | Diego Reyes is hacked by Virgil Murphy - foul #1 on Virgil Murphy, team foul #8 | 24-33 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Richard Lee (PG), Kenneth Loera (SF), Arnold Curry (PF), Shawn Bailey (C) Edwin Jennings, Virgil Murphy, James Smith, Timothy Tusing | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 03:19 | Northern Iowa | Diego Reyes makes the 1st free throw | 24-34 |
| 03:19 | Northern Iowa | Diego Reyes misses the 2nd free throw | 24-34 |
| 03:19 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Shawn Bailey | 24-34 |
| 03:11 | Western Kentucky | Richard Lee knocks in the shot from the left wing on a great pass from Kenneth Loera and he's hacked by James Grant - foul #2 on James Grant, team foul #7 | 26-34 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Clinton Thayer (SG) James Grant | |
| 03:11 | Western Kentucky | Richard Lee makes the free throw | 27-34 |
| 02:55 | Northern Iowa | Jason Bell picks off the pass by Clinton Thayer | 27-34 |
| 02:42 | Western Kentucky | Jason Bell hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 27-34 |
| 02:40 | Western Kentucky | Jason Bell gets the offensive rebound | 27-34 |
| 02:25 | Western Kentucky | Jason Bell buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 30-34 |
| 01:58 | Northern Iowa | Heriberto Mancini comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Richard Lee - foul #2 on Richard Lee, team foul #9 | 30-34 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Edwin Jennings (PG), Joshua Snyder (SG), Virgil Murphy (SF), James Smith (PF), Timothy Tusing (C) Richard Lee, Jason Bell, Kenneth Loera, Arnold Curry, Shawn Bailey | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Ralph Davis (PG), James Grant (SG), Julian Brooks (C) Clement Fields, Clinton Thayer, Donald Hauck | |
| 01:58 | Northern Iowa | Heriberto Mancini makes the 1st free throw | 30-35 |
| 01:58 | Northern Iowa | Heriberto Mancini makes the 2nd free throw | 30-36 |
| 01:40 | Western Kentucky | Joshua Snyder misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 30-36 |
| 01:38 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Heriberto Mancini | 30-36 |
| 01:18 | Northern Iowa | Heriberto Mancini throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-36 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Earnest Fraser (C) Heriberto Mancini | |
| 01:02 | Western Kentucky | James Smith misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline | 30-36 |
| 01:01 | Northern Iowa | James Grant grabs the defensive rebound | 30-36 |
| 00:48 | Northern Iowa | Julian Brooks steps out of bounds on the sideline | 30-36 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Donald Hauck (C) Diego Reyes | |
| 00:23 | Western Kentucky | Virgil Murphy scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 32-36 |
| 00:03 | Northern Iowa | James Grant comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 32-36 |
| 00:01 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to James Smith | 32-36 |
| 00:00 | Western Kentucky | James Smith misses long on a fullcourt shot | 32-36 |