| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Freddy Morant (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ross Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Ray Zazueta (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Randall Keister (fresh) 8 pts. C - Willie Phelan (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Steven Hall (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Charles Novick (fresh) SF - Patrick Dubay (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Alfred Hayden (fresh) 7 pts. C - James Wren (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Western Kentucky | Ray Zazueta inbounds the ball | 34-37 |
| 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 (-2) | |
| 19:47 | Western Kentucky | Ray Zazueta lays it in on a great pass from Freddy Morant and the foul's on Alfred Hayden - foul #3 on Alfred Hayden, team foul #1 | 36-37 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Marvin Baden (PF) Alfred Hayden | |
| 19:47 | Western Kentucky | Ray Zazueta misses the free throw | 36-37 |
| 19:47 | Northern Iowa | Marvin Baden gets the rebound | 36-37 |
| 19:33 | Northern Iowa | Patrick Dubay is fouled on the floor by Ray Zazueta - foul #1 on Ray Zazueta, team foul #1 | 36-37 |
| 19:22 | Northern Iowa | Steven Hall loses the dribble to Willie Phelan | 36-37 |
| 19:07 | Western Kentucky | Randall Keister lays it up and in on a great pass from Willie Phelan | 38-37 |
| 18:44 | Northern Iowa | Steven Hall drills a floater from the left wing set up by Patrick Dubay | 38-39 |
| 18:29 | Western Kentucky | Freddy Morant can't connect on a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Marvin Baden - foul #1 on Marvin Baden, team foul #2 | 38-39 |
| 18:29 | Western Kentucky | Freddy Morant makes the 1st free throw | 39-39 |
| 18:29 | Western Kentucky | Freddy Morant makes the 2nd free throw | 40-39 |
| 18:27 | Northern Iowa | Steven Hall loses the dribble to Freddy Morant in the backcourt | 40-39 |
| 18:26 | Western Kentucky | Ross Thompson jams it set up by Freddy Morant | 42-39 |
| 18:09 | Northern Iowa | Charles Novick is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Charles Novick, team foul #3 | 42-39 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Gerald Jones (SG) Charles Novick | |
| 17:59 | Western Kentucky | Ray Zazueta is whistled for traveling | 42-39 |
| 17:39 | Northern Iowa | Gerald Jones's pass is intercepted by Randall Keister | 42-39 |
| 17:18 | Western Kentucky | Randall Keister misses short on a jumper from the right block but he's fouled by Patrick Dubay - foul #1 on Patrick Dubay, team foul #4 | 42-39 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Stephen Mosley (SF) Ray Zazueta | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Gray (PF) Patrick Dubay | |
| 17:18 | Western Kentucky | Randall Keister misses the 1st free throw | 42-39 |
| 17:18 | Western Kentucky | Randall Keister misses the 2nd free throw | 42-39 |
| 17:18 | Northern Iowa | James Wren pulls down the rebound | 42-39 |
| 17:05 | Northern Iowa | Marvin Baden double dribbles | 42-39 |
| 16:47 | Western Kentucky | Ross Thompson makes the jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Willie Phelan | 44-39 |
| 16:30 | Northern Iowa | Gerald Jones drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Marvin Baden | 44-42 |
| 16:25 | Western Kentucky | Freddy Morant knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line | 46-42 |
| 16:00 | Northern Iowa | James Gray can't connect on a floater in the paint | 46-42 |
| 15:59 | Western Kentucky | Stephen Mosley grabs the defensive rebound | 46-42 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Freddy Morant (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 ast. SG - Ross Thompson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Stephen Mosley (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Randall Keister (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. C - Willie Phelan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Steven Hall (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Gerald Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Marvin Baden (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - James Gray (fresh) 2 reb. C - James Wren (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 15:36 | Western Kentucky | Ross Thompson misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 46-42 |
| 15:34 | Northern Iowa | James Wren grabs the board | 46-42 |
| 15:11 | Northern Iowa | James Wren travels with the ball | 46-42 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Michael May (PG), Gonzalo Rossi (SG), Ray Zazueta (SF), Franklin Keaton (PF), John Watkins (C) Freddy Morant, Ross Thompson, Stephen Mosley, Randall Keister, Willie Phelan | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Charles Novick (SG), Patrick Dubay (SF), Alfred Hayden (PF) Steven Hall, Marvin Baden, James Wren | |
| 14:59 | Western Kentucky | Ray Zazueta connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Franklin Keaton | 49-42 |
| 14:41 | Northern Iowa | John Watkins denies the turnaround by James Gray | 49-42 |
| 14:40 | Northern Iowa | James Gray tips it home | 49-44 |
| 14:22 | Western Kentucky | Charles Novick steps in front of the Michael May pass | 49-44 |
| 14:09 | Northern Iowa | Patrick Dubay connects on the jump hook from the right block set up by Charles Novick | 49-46 |
| 13:47 | Western Kentucky | Franklin Keaton misses the jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by Alfred Hayden - foul #4 on Alfred Hayden, team foul #5 | 49-46 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Freddy Morant (PG), Willie Phelan (C) Gonzalo Rossi, John Watkins | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Steven Hall (PG), Leon Taylor (PF), Ellis Smith (C) Gerald Jones, Alfred Hayden, James Gray | |
| 13:47 | Western Kentucky | Franklin Keaton misses the 1st free throw | 49-46 |
| 13:47 | Western Kentucky | Franklin Keaton misses the 2nd free throw | 49-46 |
| 13:47 | Northern Iowa | Patrick Dubay snags the defensive board | 49-46 |
| 13:32 | Northern Iowa | Charles Novick knocks in the 3 from the left wing set up by Patrick Dubay | 49-49 |
| 13:20 | Western Kentucky | Michael May knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Willie Phelan | 52-49 |
| 13:00 | Northern Iowa | Charles Novick clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 52-49 |
| 12:58 | Northern Iowa | Patrick Dubay misses the tip | 52-49 |
| 12:57 | Western Kentucky | Michael May gets the rebound | 52-49 |
| 12:33 | Western Kentucky | Willie Phelan is fouled on the floor by Ellis Smith - foul #1 on Ellis Smith, team foul #6 | 52-49 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Ross Thompson (SG), Stephen Mosley (SF), Randall Keister (PF) Michael May, Ray Zazueta, Franklin Keaton | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Gerald Jones (SG), Marvin Baden (PF), James Wren (C) Charles Novick, Patrick Dubay, Ellis Smith | |
| 12:28 | Western Kentucky | Stephen Mosley misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 52-49 |
| 12:26 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Gerald Jones | 52-49 |
| 12:06 | Northern Iowa | Stephen Mosley swats the layup by Marvin Baden | 52-49 |
| 12:05 | Northern Iowa | Marvin Baden tips it in | 52-51 |
| 11:58 | Western Kentucky | Randall Keister misses the jumpshot from the left side | 52-51 |
| 11:57 | Northern Iowa | Marvin Baden gets the rebound | 52-51 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Freddy Morant (fresh) 9 pts. 6 ast. SG - Ross Thompson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Stephen Mosley (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Randall Keister (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. C - Willie Phelan (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Steven Hall (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Gerald Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Leon Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Marvin Baden (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - James Wren (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:50 | Northern Iowa | Marvin Baden misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 52-51 |
| 11:48 | Western Kentucky | Stephen Mosley grabs the board | 52-51 |
| 11:31 | Western Kentucky | Stephen Mosley can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 52-51 |
| 11:29 | Western Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Randall Keister | 52-51 |
| 11:24 | Western Kentucky | Stephen Mosley hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Ross Thompson | 54-51 |
| 10:55 | Northern Iowa | The refs have stopped play. Leon Taylor is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. It looks like he got kneed in the thigh. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 54-51 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Michael May (PG), Ray Zazueta (SF), Franklin Keaton (C) Freddy Morant, Stephen Mosley, Willie Phelan | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Charles Novick (SG), James Gray (PF) Steven Hall, Leon Taylor | |
| 10:55 | Northern Iowa | Marvin Baden's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-51 |
| 10:36 | Western Kentucky | Franklin Keaton hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane | 54-51 |
| 10:34 | Northern Iowa | Charles Novick pulls down the rebound | 54-51 |
| 10:29 | Northern Iowa | Gerald Jones misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 54-51 |
| 10:28 | Western Kentucky | Ross Thompson snags the defensive board | 54-51 |
| 10:13 | Western Kentucky | Ray Zazueta's fadeaway is rejected by James Wren | 54-51 |
| 10:12 | Northern Iowa | James Wren gets the rebound | 54-51 |
| 09:51 | Northern Iowa | Gerald Jones hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Marvin Baden | 54-53 |
| 09:32 | Western Kentucky | James Gray steals it from Ray Zazueta | 54-53 |
| 09:25 | Northern Iowa | Marvin Baden misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 54-53 |
| 09:23 | Northern Iowa | Charles Novick grabs the offensive rebound | 54-53 |
| 09:09 | Northern Iowa | The short jumper by Gerald Jones is denied by Randall Keister | 54-53 |
| 09:08 | Western Kentucky | Franklin Keaton grabs the board | 54-53 |
| 08:59 | Western Kentucky | Franklin Keaton scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Ray Zazueta | 57-53 |
| 08:37 | Northern Iowa | Gerald Jones can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Franklin Keaton - foul #1 on Franklin Keaton, team foul #2 | 57-53 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Freddy Morant (PG), Stephen Mosley (SF), John Watkins (PF), Willie Phelan (C) Ross Thompson, Ray Zazueta, Randall Keister, Franklin Keaton | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Steven Hall (PG), Patrick Dubay (SF), Leon Taylor (C) Charles Novick, Marvin Baden, James Wren | |
| 08:37 | Northern Iowa | Gerald Jones makes the 1st free throw | 57-54 |
| 08:37 | Northern Iowa | Gerald Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 57-55 |
| 08:16 | Western Kentucky | Michael May buries a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Stephen Mosley | 59-55 |
| 07:55 | Northern Iowa | Patrick Dubay hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Stephen Mosley - foul #2 on Stephen Mosley, team foul #3 | 59-55 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Gonzalo Rossi (SG) Michael May | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Colin Weingarten (SG), Alfred Hayden (PF) Gerald Jones, James Gray | |
| 07:55 | Northern Iowa | Patrick Dubay misses the 1st free throw | 59-55 |
| 07:55 | Northern Iowa | Patrick Dubay makes the 2nd free throw | 59-56 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Freddy Morant (fresh) 9 pts. 6 ast. SG - Gonzalo Rossi (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Stephen Mosley (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Watkins (fresh) 3 reb. C - Willie Phelan (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Steven Hall (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Colin Weingarten (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Patrick Dubay (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Alfred Hayden (fresh) 7 pts. 4 pf. C - Leon Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:39 | Western Kentucky | John Watkins can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 59-56 |
| 07:37 | Northern Iowa | Patrick Dubay gets the rebound | 59-56 |
| 07:16 | Northern Iowa | Steven Hall comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 59-56 |
| 07:15 | Western Kentucky | Willie Phelan grabs the board | 59-56 |
| 06:54 | Western Kentucky | Freddy Morant comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 59-56 |
| 06:53 | Western Kentucky | Stephen Mosley tips it home | 61-56 |
| 06:42 | Northern Iowa | Alfred Hayden hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 61-56 |
| 06:40 | Northern Iowa | Patrick Dubay grabs the offensive board | 61-56 |
| 06:25 | Northern Iowa | Patrick Dubay drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Colin Weingarten | 61-58 |
| 06:09 | Western Kentucky | Stephen Mosley comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 61-58 |
| 06:07 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Alfred Hayden | 61-58 |
| 06:00 | Northern Iowa | Colin Weingarten lays it up and in on a nice dish by Patrick Dubay | 61-60 |
| 06:00 | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-60 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Ross Thompson (SG), Ray Zazueta (SF), Randall Keister (PF) Gonzalo Rossi, Stephen Mosley, John Watkins | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Charles Novick (SG), James Wren (C) Colin Weingarten, Leon Taylor | |
| 05:40 | Western Kentucky | Willie Phelan clanks a turnaround from the baseline | 61-60 |
| 05:38 | Northern Iowa | Steven Hall snags the defensive board | 61-60 |
| 05:30 | Northern Iowa | Patrick Dubay knocks in the turnaround near the basket set up by Charles Novick | 61-62 |
| 05:08 | Western Kentucky | Patrick Dubay steals the ball from Willie Phelan | 61-62 |
| 05:05 | Northern Iowa | Steven Hall misses the lay-in | 61-62 |
| 05:04 | Western Kentucky | Ross Thompson snags the defensive board | 61-62 |
| 04:48 | Western Kentucky | Ray Zazueta scores on a shot from the right side on a great pass from Ross Thompson | 63-62 |
| 04:27 | Northern Iowa | Patrick Dubay hits a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Charles Novick | 63-64 |
| 04:07 | Western Kentucky | Ross Thompson misses short on a jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Steven Hall - foul #2 on Steven Hall, team foul #7 | 63-64 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Marvin Baden (SF) Patrick Dubay | |
| 04:07 | Western Kentucky | Ross Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 64-64 |
| 04:07 | Western Kentucky | Ross Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 65-64 |
| 03:50 | Northern Iowa | James Wren misses the shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Willie Phelan - foul #2 on Willie Phelan, team foul #4 | 65-64 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Gray (PF) Alfred Hayden | |
| 03:50 | Northern Iowa | James Wren makes the 1st free throw | 65-65 |
| 03:50 | Northern Iowa | James Wren makes the 2nd free throw | 65-66 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Freddy Morant (fresh) 9 pts. 6 ast. SG - Ross Thompson (fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. SF - Ray Zazueta (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Randall Keister (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Willie Phelan (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Steven Hall (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Charles Novick (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Marvin Baden (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Gray (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - James Wren (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:26 | Western Kentucky | Randall Keister misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 65-66 |
| 03:25 | Northern Iowa | Marvin Baden gets the rebound | 65-66 |
| 03:14 | Northern Iowa | James Wren can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 65-66 |
| 03:12 | Western Kentucky | Ross Thompson pulls down the rebound | 65-66 |
| 02:54 | Western Kentucky | Ray Zazueta hits a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Freddy Morant | 67-66 |
| 02:54 | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-66 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Patrick Dubay (SF), Alfred Hayden (PF) Marvin Baden, James Gray | |
| 02:39 | Northern Iowa | Steven Hall misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Ray Zazueta - foul #2 on Ray Zazueta, team foul #5 | 67-66 |
| 02:39 | Northern Iowa | Steven Hall makes the 1st free throw | 67-67 |
| 02:39 | Northern Iowa | Steven Hall misses the 2nd free throw | 67-67 |
| 02:39 | Western Kentucky | Randall Keister grabs the board | 67-67 |
| 02:27 | Western Kentucky | Ross Thompson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 67-67 |
| 02:07 | Northern Iowa | Steven Hall's layup is rejected by Willie Phelan | 67-67 |
| 02:06 | Northern Iowa | James Wren snags the offensive board | 67-67 |
| 01:58 | Northern Iowa | James Wren comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 67-67 |
| 01:57 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Ross Thompson | 67-67 |
| 01:53 | Western Kentucky | Freddy Morant misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 67-67 |
| 01:52 | Northern Iowa | Patrick Dubay pulls down the rebound | 67-67 |
| 01:46 | Northern Iowa | Steven Hall lays it up and in set up by Charles Novick and the foul's on Freddy Morant - foul #3 on Freddy Morant, team foul #6 | 67-69 |
| 01:46 | Northern Iowa | Steven Hall misses the free throw | 67-69 |
| 01:46 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Willie Phelan | 67-69 |
| 01:32 | Western Kentucky | Willie Phelan buries a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Freddy Morant | 69-69 |
| 01:06 | Northern Iowa | Alfred Hayden hits a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from James Wren | 69-71 |
| 00:44 | Western Kentucky | Ross Thompson misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by James Wren - foul #3 on James Wren, team foul #8 | 69-71 |
| 00:44 | Western Kentucky | Ross Thompson misses the 1st free throw | 69-71 |
| 00:44 | Western Kentucky | Ross Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 70-71 |
| 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 spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:18 | Northern Iowa | Charles Novick buries a jumper from just outside the lane | 70-73 |
| 00:09 | Western Kentucky | Randall Keister misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 70-73 |
| 00:08 | Western Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Willie Phelan | 70-73 |
| 00:02 | Western Kentucky | Willie Phelan clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 70-73 |
| 00:01 | Northern Iowa | James Wren grabs the board | 70-73 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Northern Iowa | James Wren runs out the clock | 70-73 |