| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Anthony Bevan (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Stanley Patrick (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Rodney Poirier (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronald Reich (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jason Sanders (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Wayne Coffman (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Boisvert (fresh) 5 pts. SF - George Bailey (fresh) PF - James Gilmore (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Ballweg (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northern Iowa | George Bailey inbounds the ball | 43-27 |
| 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) | |
| 19:39 | Northern Iowa | John Ballweg throws it down | 43-29 |
| 19:18 | Western Kentucky | Anthony Bevan loses the dribble to Wayne Coffman | 43-29 |
| 18:58 | Northern Iowa | Jason Sanders steals it from George Bailey | 43-29 |
| 18:43 | Western Kentucky | Stanley Patrick hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt near the basket but the foul's on Robert Boisvert - foul #2 on Robert Boisvert, team foul #1 | 43-29 |
| 18:43 | Western Kentucky | Stanley Patrick misses the 1st free throw | 43-29 |
| 18:43 | Western Kentucky | Stanley Patrick makes the 2nd free throw | 44-29 |
| 18:31 | Northern Iowa | James Gilmore misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-29 |
| 18:30 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Rodney Poirier | 44-29 |
| 18:14 | Western Kentucky | Stanley Patrick drills a turnaround from close range | 46-29 |
| 17:50 | Northern Iowa | Robert Boisvert is called for traveling | 46-29 |
| 17:35 | Western Kentucky | Jason Sanders comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 46-29 |
| 17:33 | Northern Iowa | Robert Boisvert gets the rebound | 46-29 |
| 17:16 | Northern Iowa | George Bailey comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 46-29 |
| 17:14 | Western Kentucky | Jason Sanders grabs the board | 46-29 |
| 16:59 | Western Kentucky | Rodney Poirier misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 46-29 |
| 16:58 | Northern Iowa | George Bailey snags the defensive board | 46-29 |
| 16:33 | Northern Iowa | Wayne Coffman drills a floater from the right wing set up by Robert Boisvert | 46-31 |
| 16:26 | Western Kentucky | Anthony Bevan is fouled on the floor by Wayne Coffman - foul #2 on Wayne Coffman, team foul #2 | 46-31 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Robert Newton (PG), Larry Beeks (SG), James Caldwell (SF), Alan Hanenberger (PF), Gabriel Sedillo (C) Anthony Bevan, Stanley Patrick, Rodney Poirier, Ronald Reich, Jason Sanders | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Glen Sobel (PG), Roger Dixon (SG), Todd Banfield (SF), Jay Padgett (PF), William Holcomb (C) Wayne Coffman, Robert Boisvert, George Bailey, James Gilmore, John Ballweg | |
| 16:19 | Western Kentucky | James Caldwell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 46-31 |
| 16:17 | Western Kentucky | Larry Beeks grabs the offensive board | 46-31 |
| 16:02 | Western Kentucky | Alan Hanenberger misses the lay-in | 46-31 |
| 16:01 | Northern Iowa | Roger Dixon pulls down the rebound | 46-31 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Robert Newton (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Beeks (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Caldwell (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Alan Hanenberger (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Gabriel Sedillo (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Glen Sobel (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Roger Dixon (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Todd Banfield (fresh) PF - Jay Padgett (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - William Holcomb (fresh) | |
| 15:45 | Northern Iowa | Roger Dixon misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 46-31 |
| 15:43 | Northern Iowa | Todd Banfield gets the offensive rebound | 46-31 |
| 15:31 | Northern Iowa | Glen Sobel loses the dribble to Robert Newton | 46-31 |
| 15:15 | Western Kentucky | Alan Hanenberger dunks the ball set up by Larry Beeks | 48-31 |
| 15:00 | Northern Iowa | Roger Dixon knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Glen Sobel | 48-34 |
| 14:37 | Western Kentucky | Robert Newton can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-34 |
| 14:35 | Western Kentucky | Larry Beeks hits the follow up shot | 50-34 |
| 14:19 | Northern Iowa | Larry Beeks is called for the reach on Roger Dixon - foul #2 on Larry Beeks, team foul #1 | 50-34 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Anthony Bevan (PG), Stanley Patrick (SG), Rodney Poirier (SF), Ronald Reich (PF), Jason Sanders (C) Robert Newton, Larry Beeks, James Caldwell, Alan Hanenberger, Gabriel Sedillo | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Wayne Coffman (PG), Robert Boisvert (SG), George Bailey (SF), John Ballweg (C) Glen Sobel, Roger Dixon, Todd Banfield, William Holcomb | |
| 14:06 | Northern Iowa | Stanley Patrick is called for the reach on Jay Padgett - foul #1 on Stanley Patrick, team foul #2 | 50-34 |
| 13:50 | Northern Iowa | George Bailey misses short on a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Anthony Bevan - foul #1 on Anthony Bevan, team foul #3 | 50-34 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Gilmore (PF) Jay Padgett | |
| 13:50 | Northern Iowa | George Bailey makes the 1st free throw | 50-35 |
| 13:50 | Northern Iowa | George Bailey misses the 2nd free throw | 50-35 |
| 13:50 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Ronald Reich | 50-35 |
| 13:33 | Western Kentucky | Ronald Reich slams it home set up by Anthony Bevan | 52-35 |
| 13:25 | Northern Iowa | George Bailey can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 52-35 |
| 13:23 | Northern Iowa | John Ballweg gets the offensive rebound | 52-35 |
| 13:06 | Northern Iowa | Wayne Coffman drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 52-38 |
| 12:59 | Western Kentucky | Robert Boisvert steals the ball from Jason Sanders | 52-38 |
| 12:45 | Northern Iowa | George Bailey is whistled for a carry | 52-38 |
| 12:35 | Western Kentucky | Jason Sanders lays it in and the foul's on James Gilmore - foul #2 on James Gilmore, team foul #3 | 54-38 |
| 12:35 | Western Kentucky | Jason Sanders misses the free throw | 54-38 |
| 12:35 | Western Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Rodney Poirier | 54-38 |
| 12:20 | Western Kentucky | Anthony Bevan misses the lay-in | 54-38 |
| 12:18 | Northern Iowa | John Ballweg pulls down the rebound | 54-38 |
| 12:00 | Northern Iowa | Robert Boisvert hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 54-38 |
| 11:59 | Western Kentucky | Stanley Patrick pulls down the rebound | 54-38 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Anthony Bevan (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Stanley Patrick (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Rodney Poirier (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ronald Reich (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Jason Sanders (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Wayne Coffman (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Boisvert (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Bailey (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Gilmore (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Ballweg (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:44 | Western Kentucky | Jason Sanders hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline | 54-38 |
| 11:43 | Northern Iowa | George Bailey pulls down the rebound | 54-38 |
| 11:34 | Northern Iowa | Robert Boisvert misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by Anthony Bevan - foul #2 on Anthony Bevan, team foul #4 | 54-38 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Robert Newton (PG), James Caldwell (SF), Alan Hanenberger (PF) Anthony Bevan, Rodney Poirier, Ronald Reich | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Todd Banfield (SF), Jay Padgett (PF) George Bailey, James Gilmore | |
| 11:34 | Northern Iowa | Robert Boisvert makes the 1st free throw | 54-39 |
| 11:34 | Northern Iowa | Robert Boisvert makes the 2nd free throw | 54-40 |
| 11:19 | Western Kentucky | Robert Newton misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 54-40 |
| 11:18 | Northern Iowa | John Ballweg pulls down the rebound | 54-40 |
| 10:55 | Northern Iowa | James Caldwell steals the ball from Jay Padgett | 54-40 |
| 10:52 | Western Kentucky | Robert Newton is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Newton, team foul #5 | 54-40 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Larry Beeks (SG), Gabriel Sedillo (C) Stanley Patrick, Jason Sanders | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Glen Sobel (PG), Roger Dixon (SG), William Holcomb (C) Wayne Coffman, Robert Boisvert, John Ballweg | |
| 10:35 | Northern Iowa | Roger Dixon drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from William Holcomb | 54-43 |
| 10:21 | Western Kentucky | Glen Sobel steals it from Robert Newton | 54-43 |
| 10:16 | Northern Iowa | Glen Sobel banks in the layup | 54-45 |
| 09:59 | Western Kentucky | Robert Newton is fouled on the floor by Roger Dixon - foul #3 on Roger Dixon, team foul #4 | 54-45 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Anthony Bevan (PG), Stanley Patrick (SG), Rodney Poirier (SF), Ronald Reich (PF) Robert Newton, Larry Beeks, James Caldwell, Gabriel Sedillo | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Wayne Coffman (PG), George Bailey (SF), John Ballweg (C) Glen Sobel, Todd Banfield, William Holcomb | |
| 09:47 | Western Kentucky | Alan Hanenberger can't connect on a turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Jay Padgett - foul #2 on Jay Padgett, team foul #5 | 54-45 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Jason Sanders (C) Ronald Reich | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 09:47 | Western Kentucky | Alan Hanenberger makes the 1st free throw | 55-45 |
| 09:47 | Western Kentucky | Alan Hanenberger makes the 2nd free throw | 56-45 |
| 09:37 | Northern Iowa | Wayne Coffman misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 56-45 |
| 09:36 | Northern Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to John Ballweg | 56-45 |
| 09:25 | Northern Iowa | John Ballweg can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Jason Sanders - foul #1 on Jason Sanders, team foul #6 | 56-45 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Ronald Reich (PF) Alan Hanenberger | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Gilmore (PF) Jay Padgett | |
| 09:25 | Northern Iowa | John Ballweg makes the 1st free throw | 56-46 |
| 09:25 | Northern Iowa | John Ballweg misses the 2nd free throw | 56-46 |
| 09:25 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Ronald Reich | 56-46 |
| 09:12 | Western Kentucky | Anthony Bevan misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 56-46 |
| 09:11 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to John Ballweg | 56-46 |
| 08:51 | Northern Iowa | Roger Dixon's pass is intercepted by Rodney Poirier | 56-46 |
| 08:41 | Western Kentucky | Anthony Bevan is called for 10 seconds | 56-46 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Boisvert (SG) Roger Dixon | |
| 08:21 | Northern Iowa | George Bailey scores on a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Wayne Coffman | 56-48 |
| 08:07 | Western Kentucky | Rodney Poirier throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-48 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Robert Newton (SG), James Caldwell (SF), Alan Hanenberger (C) Stanley Patrick, Rodney Poirier, Jason Sanders | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Glen Sobel (PG), Todd Banfield (SF), Jay Padgett (C) Wayne Coffman, George Bailey, John Ballweg | |
| 07:53 | Northern Iowa | James Gilmore can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Ronald Reich - foul #1 on Ronald Reich, team foul #7 | 56-48 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Larry Beeks (SG) Anthony Bevan | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 07:53 | Northern Iowa | James Gilmore misses the 1st free throw | 56-48 |
| 07:53 | Northern Iowa | James Gilmore misses the 2nd free throw | 56-48 |
| 07:53 | Western Kentucky | Ronald Reich snags the defensive board | 56-48 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Robert Newton (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Beeks (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - James Caldwell (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Ronald Reich (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Alan Hanenberger (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Glen Sobel (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Boisvert (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Todd Banfield (fresh) 2 reb. PF - James Gilmore (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jay Padgett (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:31 | Western Kentucky | Alan Hanenberger is called for traveling | 56-48 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | William Holcomb (C) James Gilmore | |
| 07:09 | Northern Iowa | Robert Boisvert knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 56-51 |
| 06:57 | Western Kentucky | James Caldwell misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 56-51 |
| 06:56 | Western Kentucky | Alan Hanenberger tips it in | 58-51 |
| 06:39 | Northern Iowa | Glen Sobel misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 58-51 |
| 06:38 | Western Kentucky | Robert Newton pulls down the rebound | 58-51 |
| 06:23 | Western Kentucky | Robert Newton is fouled on the floor by Robert Boisvert - foul #3 on Robert Boisvert, team foul #6 | 58-51 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Anthony Bevan (PG), Stanley Patrick (SG), Rodney Poirier (SF), Jason Sanders (C) Robert Newton, Larry Beeks, James Caldwell, Ronald Reich | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Wayne Coffman (PG), Roger Dixon (SG), George Bailey (SF), John Ballweg (C) Glen Sobel, Robert Boisvert, Todd Banfield, William Holcomb | |
| 06:10 | Western Kentucky | Rodney Poirier travels with the ball | 58-51 |
| 05:56 | Northern Iowa | George Bailey hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 58-51 |
| 05:55 | Western Kentucky | Alan Hanenberger gets the rebound | 58-51 |
| 05:32 | Western Kentucky | Stanley Patrick clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 58-51 |
| 05:30 | Northern Iowa | Roger Dixon grabs the board | 58-51 |
| 05:14 | Northern Iowa | George Bailey can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 58-51 |
| 05:13 | Western Kentucky | Alan Hanenberger snags the defensive board | 58-51 |
| 04:54 | Western Kentucky | John Ballweg blocks the short jumper by Rodney Poirier | 58-51 |
| 04:52 | Northern Iowa | Jay Padgett grabs the board | 58-51 |
| 04:31 | Northern Iowa | George Bailey's pass is intercepted by Jason Sanders | 58-51 |
| 04:08 | Western Kentucky | Anthony Bevan misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 58-51 |
| 04:06 | Northern Iowa | John Ballweg snags the defensive board | 58-51 |
| 04:06 | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-51 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Ronald Reich (PF) Alan Hanenberger | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Boisvert (SG), James Gilmore (PF) Roger Dixon, Jay Padgett | |
| 03:44 | Northern Iowa | Jason Sanders swats the short shot by Wayne Coffman | 58-51 |
| 03:43 | Western Kentucky | Ronald Reich grabs the board | 58-51 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Anthony Bevan (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Stanley Patrick (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Rodney Poirier (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ronald Reich (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Jason Sanders (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Wayne Coffman (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Boisvert (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - George Bailey (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Gilmore (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Ballweg (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:14 | Western Kentucky | Ronald Reich misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 58-51 |
| 03:13 | Western Kentucky | Jason Sanders can't tip it in | 58-51 |
| 03:11 | Western Kentucky | Stanley Patrick tips it back up and in | 60-51 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:44 | Northern Iowa | John Ballweg clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 60-51 |
| 02:42 | Western Kentucky | Ronald Reich gets the rebound | 60-51 |
| 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) | |
| 02:21 | Western Kentucky | Rodney Poirier scores on a jump hook in the paint and he's fouled by George Bailey - foul #1 on George Bailey, team foul #7 | 62-51 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Robert Newton (PG), James Caldwell (SG), Alan Hanenberger (PF), Gabriel Sedillo (C) Anthony Bevan, Stanley Patrick, Ronald Reich, Jason Sanders | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Glen Sobel (PG), Roger Dixon (SG), Todd Banfield (SF), Jay Padgett (PF), William Holcomb (C) Wayne Coffman, Robert Boisvert, George Bailey, James Gilmore, John Ballweg | |
| 02:21 | Western Kentucky | Rodney Poirier makes the free throw | 63-51 |
| 02:04 | Northern Iowa | William Holcomb drills a floater in the paint set up by Glen Sobel | 63-53 |
| 01:44 | Western Kentucky | Rodney Poirier can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 63-53 |
| 01:43 | Western Kentucky | Alan Hanenberger snags the offensive board | 63-53 |
| 01:30 | Western Kentucky | Rodney Poirier drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 66-53 |
| 01:15 | Northern Iowa | Roger Dixon misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 66-53 |
| 01:14 | Western Kentucky | Gabriel Sedillo snags the defensive board | 66-53 |
| 00:55 | Western Kentucky | Rodney Poirier drills a jumper from the right side | 68-53 |
| 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 quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:49 | Northern Iowa | Roger Dixon loses the dribble to Rodney Poirier | 68-53 |
| 00:46 | Western Kentucky | Robert Newton lays it in on a great pass from Rodney Poirier | 70-53 |
| 00:38 | Northern Iowa | Roger Dixon comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 70-53 |
| 00:36 | Western Kentucky | Alan Hanenberger pulls down the rebound | 70-53 |
| 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) | |
| 00:16 | Western Kentucky | James Caldwell misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 70-53 |
| 00:14 | Western Kentucky | Alan Hanenberger tips it in | 72-53 |
| 00:07 | Northern Iowa | Roger Dixon comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 72-53 |
| 00:06 | Western Kentucky | Alan Hanenberger snags the defensive board | 72-53 |
| 00:00 | Western Kentucky | Robert Newton runs out the clock | 72-53 |