| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Joey Carr (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Patrick Davis (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronald Watlington (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Timothy Solomon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Kyle Wilson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Alphonse Romano (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Jason Threlkeld (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Russell Lesko (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lindsey Moorer (fresh) 2 reb. C - Ariel Esposito (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Western Kentucky | Russell Lesko inbounds the ball | 20-18 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-5) | |
| 19:37 | Western Kentucky | Alphonse Romano makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Ariel Esposito | 20-21 |
| 19:08 | Northern Iowa | Kyle Wilson misses long on a driving attempt from the left block | 20-21 |
| 19:06 | Northern Iowa | Timothy Solomon grabs the offensive board | 20-21 |
| 18:45 | Northern Iowa | Kyle Wilson throws it down and he's hacked by Ariel Esposito - foul #2 on Ariel Esposito, team foul #1 | 22-21 |
| 18:45 | Northern Iowa | Kyle Wilson makes the free throw | 23-21 |
| 18:23 | Western Kentucky | Russell Lesko buries a floater from the left block set up by Ariel Esposito | 23-23 |
| 17:54 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Watlington hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane | 23-23 |
| 17:52 | Western Kentucky | Russell Lesko gets the rebound | 23-23 |
| 17:23 | Western Kentucky | Alphonse Romano connects on the 3 from the right corner | 23-26 |
| 17:07 | Northern Iowa | Joey Carr makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Patrick Davis | 26-26 |
| 16:43 | Western Kentucky | Alphonse Romano can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 26-26 |
| 16:41 | Western Kentucky | Lindsey Moorer gets the offensive rebound | 26-26 |
| 16:16 | Western Kentucky | Alphonse Romano can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 26-26 |
| 16:14 | Northern Iowa | Kyle Wilson pulls down the rebound | 26-26 |
| 15:45 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Watlington is whistled for a carry | 26-26 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Troy Swanson (SF) Kyle Wilson | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Hans Sowinski (SG), Joseph Bowers (PF), Kim Ringer (C) Jason Threlkeld, Lindsey Moorer, Ariel Esposito | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Joey Carr (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Patrick Davis (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Troy Swanson (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Timothy Solomon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronald Watlington (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Alphonse Romano (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Hans Sowinski (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Russell Lesko (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Bowers (fresh) 2 pts. C - Kim Ringer (fresh) | |
| 15:19 | Western Kentucky | Russell Lesko misses the jump hook from the right block | 26-26 |
| 15:17 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Watlington grabs the defensive rebound | 26-26 |
| 14:55 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Watlington can't connect on a jump hook from the left block | 26-26 |
| 14:54 | Northern Iowa | Troy Swanson grabs the offensive rebound | 26-26 |
| 14:44 | Northern Iowa | Timothy Solomon loses the ball out of bounds | 26-26 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Leo Kalinowski (PG), Jack Mertens (SG), Kyle Wilson (C) Joey Carr, Patrick Davis, Timothy Solomon | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Ariel Esposito (PF) Russell Lesko | |
| 14:21 | Western Kentucky | Joseph Bowers is fouled on the floor by Kyle Wilson - foul #1 on Kyle Wilson, team foul #1 | 26-26 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Jason Threlkeld (SG) Hans Sowinski | |
| 13:58 | Western Kentucky | Ariel Esposito's fadeaway is rejected by Kyle Wilson | 26-26 |
| 13:57 | Northern Iowa | Kyle Wilson grabs the board | 26-26 |
| 13:40 | Northern Iowa | Leo Kalinowski makes the pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Jack Mertens | 28-26 |
| 13:14 | Western Kentucky | Jason Threlkeld misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 28-26 |
| 13:12 | Northern Iowa | Kyle Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 28-26 |
| 12:46 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Watlington misses long on a jump hook in the paint | 28-26 |
| 12:45 | Northern Iowa | Kyle Wilson can't tip it in | 28-26 |
| 12:44 | Western Kentucky | Ariel Esposito gets the rebound | 28-26 |
| 12:40 | Western Kentucky | Alphonse Romano knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Ariel Esposito | 28-28 |
| 12:21 | Northern Iowa | Troy Swanson loses the ball out of bounds | 28-28 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Joey Carr (PG), Patrick Davis (SG), Timothy Solomon (PF) Leo Kalinowski, Jack Mertens, Troy Swanson | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Hans Sowinski (SG), Russell Lesko (SF), Lindsey Moorer (PF) Jason Threlkeld, Joseph Bowers, Ariel Esposito | |
| 12:01 | Western Kentucky | Hans Sowinski is fouled on the floor by Timothy Solomon - foul #3 on Timothy Solomon, team foul #2 | 28-28 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Ariel Esposito (C) Kim Ringer | |
| 11:42 | Western Kentucky | Russell Lesko is whistled for a carry | 28-28 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Joey Carr (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Patrick Davis (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ronald Watlington (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Timothy Solomon (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Kyle Wilson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Alphonse Romano (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SG - Hans Sowinski (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Russell Lesko (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lindsey Moorer (fresh) 3 reb. C - Ariel Esposito (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:22 | Northern Iowa | Timothy Solomon can't connect on a driving attempt from close range | 28-28 |
| 11:20 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Russell Lesko | 28-28 |
| 10:59 | Western Kentucky | Alphonse Romano hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 28-28 |
| 10:57 | Western Kentucky | Lindsey Moorer grabs the offensive board | 28-28 |
| 10:40 | Western Kentucky | Kyle Wilson is called for the reach on Russell Lesko - foul #2 on Kyle Wilson, team foul #3 | 28-28 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Troy Swanson (SF) Ronald Watlington | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Jason Threlkeld (SG), Kim Ringer (C) Hans Sowinski, Ariel Esposito | |
| 10:13 | Western Kentucky | Jason Threlkeld blows the layup | 28-28 |
| 10:11 | Western Kentucky | Jason Threlkeld gets the offensive rebound | 28-28 |
| 09:42 | Western Kentucky | Lindsey Moorer misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 28-28 |
| 09:41 | Western Kentucky | Jason Threlkeld pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-28 |
| 09:30 | Western Kentucky | Alphonse Romano misses short on a floater from the right side | 28-28 |
| 09:28 | Western Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Jason Threlkeld | 28-28 |
| 09:02 | Western Kentucky | Alphonse Romano misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 28-28 |
| 09:00 | Western Kentucky | Russell Lesko grabs the offensive rebound | 28-28 |
| 08:42 | Western Kentucky | Lindsey Moorer makes the turnaround from close range | 28-30 |
| 08:23 | Northern Iowa | Russell Lesko blocks the jumper by Timothy Solomon | 28-30 |
| 08:21 | Western Kentucky | Lindsey Moorer grabs the board | 28-30 |
| 08:06 | Western Kentucky | Jason Threlkeld knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Russell Lesko and he's hacked by Timothy Solomon - foul #4 on Timothy Solomon, team foul #4 | 28-32 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jack Mertens (SG), Ronald Watlington (PF) Troy Swanson, Timothy Solomon | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Craig Gibson (PG), Joseph Bowers (PF), Ariel Esposito (C) Alphonse Romano, Lindsey Moorer, Kim Ringer | |
| 08:06 | Western Kentucky | Jason Threlkeld makes the free throw | 28-33 |
| 07:41 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Watlington misses badly on the uncontested turnaround in the lane | 28-33 |
| 07:39 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Ariel Esposito | 28-33 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Joey Carr (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jack Mertens (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Patrick Davis (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. PF - Ronald Watlington (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Kyle Wilson (tiring) 7 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Craig Gibson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jason Threlkeld (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Russell Lesko (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. PF - Joseph Bowers (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ariel Esposito (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:34 | Western Kentucky | Joseph Bowers drills a fadeaway from the left block | 28-35 |
| 07:23 | Northern Iowa | Joey Carr loses the dribble to Joseph Bowers | 28-35 |
| 06:58 | Western Kentucky | Jack Mertens is called for the reach on Craig Gibson - foul #3 on Jack Mertens, team foul #5 | 28-35 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Leo Kalinowski (PG), Troy Swanson (SF), Timothy Solomon (PF) Joey Carr, Patrick Davis, Kyle Wilson | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Alphonse Romano (PG), Hans Sowinski (SG), Kim Ringer (C) Craig Gibson, Jason Threlkeld, Russell Lesko | |
| 06:42 | Western Kentucky | Alphonse Romano connects on the jumper from the left side | 28-37 |
| 06:13 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Watlington connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 30-37 |
| 05:53 | Western Kentucky | Joseph Bowers blows the layup but he's hacked by Jack Mertens - foul #4 on Jack Mertens, team foul #6 | 30-37 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Joey Carr (PG), Patrick Davis (SG) Leo Kalinowski, Jack Mertens | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Lindsey Moorer (PF) Kim Ringer | |
| 05:53 | Western Kentucky | Joseph Bowers misses the 1st free throw | 30-37 |
| 05:53 | Western Kentucky | Joseph Bowers misses the 2nd free throw | 30-37 |
| 05:53 | Northern Iowa | Troy Swanson gets the rebound | 30-37 |
| 05:24 | Northern Iowa | Joey Carr drills a jumper from the left side | 32-37 |
| 04:55 | Western Kentucky | Ronald Watlington swats the short shot by Lindsey Moorer | 32-37 |
| 04:53 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Watlington grabs the defensive rebound | 32-37 |
| 04:32 | Northern Iowa | Timothy Solomon throws it down | 34-37 |
| 04:32 | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 34-37 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Jason Threlkeld (SG), Russell Lesko (SF) Hans Sowinski, Joseph Bowers | |
| 04:20 | Western Kentucky | Jason Threlkeld misses short on a turnaround near the basket | 34-37 |
| 04:19 | Northern Iowa | Patrick Davis snags the defensive board | 34-37 |
| 03:54 | Northern Iowa | Timothy Solomon knocks in the floater from the right side on a great pass from Joey Carr | 36-37 |
| 03:45 | Western Kentucky | Lindsey Moorer is hacked by Timothy Solomon - foul #5 on Timothy Solomon, team foul #7 | 36-37 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Kyle Wilson (C) Timothy Solomon | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 03:45 | Western Kentucky | Lindsey Moorer makes the 1st free throw | 36-38 |
| 03:45 | Western Kentucky | Lindsey Moorer makes the 2nd free throw | 36-39 |
| 03:24 | Northern Iowa | Ronald Watlington clanks a jumper from the right block | 36-39 |
| 03:23 | Western Kentucky | Lindsey Moorer grabs the defensive rebound | 36-39 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Joey Carr (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Patrick Davis (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Troy Swanson (fresh) 5 reb. PF - Ronald Watlington (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Kyle Wilson (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Alphonse Romano (fairly fresh) 14 pts. SG - Jason Threlkeld (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Russell Lesko (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. PF - Lindsey Moorer (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Ariel Esposito (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 02:59 | Western Kentucky | Jason Threlkeld buries a jumpshot from the left side and he's fouled by Kyle Wilson - foul #3 on Kyle Wilson, team foul #8 | 36-41 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jack Mertens (SG) Troy Swanson | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 02:59 | Western Kentucky | Jason Threlkeld makes the free throw | 36-42 |
| 02:30 | Northern Iowa | Joey Carr makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 38-42 |
| 02:03 | Western Kentucky | Alphonse Romano misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 38-42 |
| 02:02 | Northern Iowa | Kyle Wilson gets the rebound | 38-42 |
| 01:39 | Northern Iowa | Joey Carr clanks a 3 from the left corner | 38-42 |
| 01:37 | Western Kentucky | Russell Lesko pulls down the rebound | 38-42 |
| 01:21 | Western Kentucky | Lindsey Moorer buries a runner from close range | 38-44 |
| 00:54 | Northern Iowa | Kyle Wilson hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side but he's hacked by Ariel Esposito - foul #3 on Ariel Esposito, team foul #2 | 38-44 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Troy Swanson (SF) Jack Mertens | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 00:54 | Northern Iowa | Kyle Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 39-44 |
| 00:54 | Northern Iowa | Kyle Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 40-44 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-5) | |
| 00:29 | Western Kentucky | The jump hook by Lindsey Moorer is blocked by Ronald Watlington | 40-44 |
| 00:27 | Northern Iowa | Troy Swanson pulls down the rebound | 40-44 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-5) | |
| 00:21 | Northern Iowa | Joey Carr knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Patrick Davis | 43-44 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-5) | |
| 00:19 | Western Kentucky | Alphonse Romano is hacked by Joey Carr in the backcourt - foul #2 on Joey Carr, team foul #9 | 43-44 |
| 00:19 | Western Kentucky | Alphonse Romano makes the 1st free throw | 43-45 |
| 00:19 | Western Kentucky | Alphonse Romano misses the 2nd free throw | 43-45 |
| 00:19 | Northern Iowa | Kyle Wilson gets the rebound | 43-45 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-5) | |
| 00:05 | Northern Iowa | The short jumper by Kyle Wilson is denied by Lindsey Moorer | 43-45 |
| 00:04 | Western Kentucky | Ariel Esposito grabs the defensive rebound | 43-45 |
| 00:03 | Western Kentucky | Joey Carr is called for the reach on Ariel Esposito in the backcourt - foul #3 on Joey Carr, team foul #10 | 43-45 |
| 00:03 | Western Kentucky | Ariel Esposito misses the 1st free throw | 43-45 |
| 00:03 | Western Kentucky | Ariel Esposito makes the 2nd free throw | 43-46 |
| 00:03 | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 43-46 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-5) | |
| 00:00 | Northern Iowa | Joey Carr misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 43-46 |