| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Wayne Coffman (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Robert Boisvert (fresh) 5 pts. SF - George Bailey (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Gilmore (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - John Ballweg (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Anthony Bevan (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Stanley Patrick (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Rodney Poirier (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Ronald Reich (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Jason Sanders (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northern Iowa | George Bailey inbounds the ball | 23-40 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:37 | Northern Iowa | James Gilmore misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 23-40 |
| 19:36 | Western Kentucky | Jason Sanders snags the defensive board | 23-40 |
| 19:17 | Western Kentucky | Rodney Poirier makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 23-43 |
| 19:00 | Northern Iowa | James Gilmore misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 23-43 |
| 18:58 | Northern Iowa | Wayne Coffman pulls down the offensive rebound | 23-43 |
| 18:40 | Northern Iowa | Robert Boisvert buries a jumpshot from the free throw line | 25-43 |
| 18:22 | Western Kentucky | Ronald Reich misses the dunk | 25-43 |
| 18:21 | Western Kentucky | Jason Sanders hits the follow up shot | 25-45 |
| 17:57 | Northern Iowa | John Ballweg hits a shot in the lane on a great pass from Robert Boisvert | 27-45 |
| 17:44 | Western Kentucky | Rodney Poirier's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-45 |
| 17:26 | Northern Iowa | James Gilmore misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Ronald Reich - foul #2 on Ronald Reich, team foul #1 | 27-45 |
| 17:26 | Northern Iowa | James Gilmore makes the 1st free throw | 28-45 |
| 17:26 | Northern Iowa | James Gilmore makes the 2nd free throw | 29-45 |
| 17:08 | Western Kentucky | Wayne Coffman is called for the reach on Jason Sanders - foul #2 on Wayne Coffman, team foul #1 | 29-45 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jay Padgett (PF) James Gilmore | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | James Caldwell (SF) Rodney Poirier | |
| 16:58 | Western Kentucky | Ronald Reich drills a jump hook from the right block | 29-47 |
| 16:29 | Northern Iowa | James Caldwell takes the ball from Robert Boisvert | 29-47 |
| 16:18 | Western Kentucky | Anthony Bevan travels with the ball | 29-47 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Glen Sobel (PG), Roger Dixon (SG), Todd Banfield (SF), William Holcomb (C) Wayne Coffman, Robert Boisvert, George Bailey, John Ballweg | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Robert Newton (PG), Larry Beeks (SG), Alan Hanenberger (PF) Anthony Bevan, Stanley Patrick, Ronald Reich | |
| 16:01 | Northern Iowa | Roger Dixon misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 29-47 |
| 15:59 | Western Kentucky | Jason Sanders pulls down the rebound | 29-47 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Glen Sobel (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Roger Dixon (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Todd Banfield (fresh) PF - Jay Padgett (fresh) 2 reb. C - William Holcomb (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Robert Newton (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Larry Beeks (fresh) SF - James Caldwell (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Alan Hanenberger (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Jason Sanders (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Western Kentucky | Jason Sanders hits a fadeaway in the lane set up by Larry Beeks and he's hacked by Jay Padgett - foul #2 on Jay Padgett, team foul #2 | 29-49 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Gilmore (PF) William Holcomb | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Rodney Poirier (SF) Larry Beeks | |
| 15:42 | Western Kentucky | Jason Sanders makes the free throw | 29-50 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 15:34 | Northern Iowa | Jay Padgett can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 29-50 |
| 15:33 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Rodney Poirier | 29-50 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 15:11 | Western Kentucky | Alan Hanenberger's fadeaway is rejected by Jay Padgett | 29-50 |
| 15:09 | Western Kentucky | Jason Sanders snags the offensive board | 29-50 |
| 14:47 | Western Kentucky | Robert Newton hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 29-53 |
| 14:32 | Northern Iowa | James Gilmore loses the dribble to Rodney Poirier | 29-53 |
| 14:11 | Western Kentucky | Rodney Poirier can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 29-53 |
| 14:09 | Northern Iowa | James Gilmore grabs the board | 29-53 |
| 14:00 | Northern Iowa | Roger Dixon hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 29-53 |
| 13:59 | Northern Iowa | Todd Banfield gets the offensive rebound | 29-53 |
| 13:48 | Northern Iowa | Todd Banfield hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 29-53 |
| 13:46 | Western Kentucky | Alan Hanenberger grabs the defensive rebound | 29-53 |
| 13:26 | Western Kentucky | Jay Padgett picks off the pass by Rodney Poirier | 29-53 |
| 13:10 | Northern Iowa | Roger Dixon is whistled for traveling | 29-53 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Wayne Coffman (PG), Robert Boisvert (SG), George Bailey (SF), William Holcomb (PF), John Ballweg (C) Glen Sobel, Roger Dixon, Todd Banfield, James Gilmore, Jay Padgett | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Anthony Bevan (PG), Stanley Patrick (SG), Larry Beeks (SF), Ronald Reich (PF), Gabriel Sedillo (C) Robert Newton, James Caldwell, Rodney Poirier, Alan Hanenberger, Jason Sanders | |
| 12:55 | Western Kentucky | Anthony Bevan makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Stanley Patrick | 29-56 |
| 12:40 | Northern Iowa | Robert Boisvert knocks in the fadeaway from close range | 31-56 |
| 12:16 | Western Kentucky | Larry Beeks comes up short on the runner in the paint but he's hacked by Robert Boisvert - foul #1 on Robert Boisvert, team foul #3 | 31-56 |
| 12:16 | Western Kentucky | Larry Beeks makes the 1st free throw | 31-57 |
| 12:16 | Western Kentucky | Larry Beeks makes the 2nd free throw | 31-58 |
| 12:01 | Northern Iowa | Robert Boisvert clanks a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Stanley Patrick - foul #1 on Stanley Patrick, team foul #2 | 31-58 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Todd Banfield (PF) William Holcomb | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Rodney Poirier (SF), Alan Hanenberger (C) Larry Beeks, Gabriel Sedillo | |
| 12:01 | Northern Iowa | Robert Boisvert misses the 1st free throw | 31-58 |
| 12:01 | Northern Iowa | Robert Boisvert misses the 2nd free throw | 31-58 |
| 12:01 | Western Kentucky | Alan Hanenberger pulls down the rebound | 31-58 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Wayne Coffman (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Robert Boisvert (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Bailey (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Todd Banfield (fresh) C - John Ballweg (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Anthony Bevan (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Stanley Patrick (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Rodney Poirier (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Ronald Reich (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Alan Hanenberger (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:43 | Western Kentucky | Anthony Bevan connects on the shot from the left wing | 31-60 |
| 11:32 | Northern Iowa | Wayne Coffman misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 31-60 |
| 11:30 | Northern Iowa | Todd Banfield pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-60 |
| 11:25 | Northern Iowa | Wayne Coffman comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 31-60 |
| 11:23 | Western Kentucky | Ronald Reich grabs the defensive rebound | 31-60 |
| 11:03 | Western Kentucky | John Ballweg swats the layup by Alan Hanenberger | 31-60 |
| 11:01 | Northern Iowa | George Bailey gets the rebound | 31-60 |
| 10:50 | Northern Iowa | Todd Banfield is fouled on the floor by Ronald Reich - foul #3 on Ronald Reich, team foul #3 | 31-60 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Gilmore (PF) Todd Banfield | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 10:35 | Northern Iowa | Robert Boisvert misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 31-60 |
| 10:34 | Western Kentucky | Ronald Reich gets the rebound | 31-60 |
| 10:30 | Western Kentucky | Stanley Patrick scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Anthony Bevan | 31-63 |
| 10:15 | Northern Iowa | John Ballweg misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 31-63 |
| 10:14 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Ronald Reich | 31-63 |
| 09:47 | Western Kentucky | Anthony Bevan comes up short on the jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Wayne Coffman - foul #3 on Wayne Coffman, team foul #4 | 31-63 |
| 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 | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Robert Newton (SG), James Caldwell (SF), Gabriel Sedillo (PF) Stanley Patrick, Rodney Poirier, Ronald Reich | |
| 09:47 | Western Kentucky | Anthony Bevan makes the 1st free throw | 31-64 |
| 09:47 | Western Kentucky | Anthony Bevan makes the 2nd free throw | 31-65 |
| 09:22 | Northern Iowa | William Holcomb is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on William Holcomb, team foul #5 | 31-65 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Larry Beeks (SG) Anthony Bevan | |
| 08:55 | Western Kentucky | James Caldwell clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 31-65 |
| 08:53 | Western Kentucky | Robert Newton hits the follow up shot | 31-67 |
| 08:40 | Northern Iowa | William Holcomb is hacked by Alan Hanenberger - foul #1 on Alan Hanenberger, team foul #4 | 31-67 |
| 08:33 | Northern Iowa | Todd Banfield misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 31-67 |
| 08:32 | Western Kentucky | Larry Beeks snags the defensive board | 31-67 |
| 08:19 | Western Kentucky | Gabriel Sedillo can't connect on a jumper from the right block | 31-67 |
| 08:18 | Northern Iowa | Jay Padgett snags the defensive board | 31-67 |
| 07:58 | Northern Iowa | Roger Dixon hits a 3pt attempt from straight away | 34-67 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Glen Sobel (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Roger Dixon (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Todd Banfield (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Jay Padgett (fresh) 3 reb. C - William Holcomb (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Robert Newton (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Beeks (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - James Caldwell (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Gabriel Sedillo (fresh) 3 pf. C - Alan Hanenberger (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:32 | Western Kentucky | James Caldwell's pass is intercepted by William Holcomb | 34-67 |
| 07:26 | Northern Iowa | Glen Sobel misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 34-67 |
| 07:25 | Western Kentucky | Alan Hanenberger grabs the board | 34-67 |
| 07:08 | Western Kentucky | Alan Hanenberger scores on a jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Larry Beeks | 34-69 |
| 06:54 | Northern Iowa | Jay Padgett throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-69 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Stelly (SG) William Holcomb | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | James Pahl (PG) Robert Newton | |
| 06:33 | Western Kentucky | Alan Hanenberger misses badly on a jump hook from close range | 34-69 |
| 06:31 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Todd Banfield | 34-69 |
| 06:15 | Northern Iowa | Robert Stelly buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Roger Dixon | 36-69 |
| 05:55 | Western Kentucky | James Caldwell buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Larry Beeks | 36-71 |
| 05:40 | Northern Iowa | Glen Sobel clanks a 3 from the right corner | 36-71 |
| 05:39 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Gabriel Sedillo | 36-71 |
| 05:33 | Western Kentucky | Gabriel Sedillo clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 36-71 |
| 05:32 | Western Kentucky | Larry Beeks tips it in | 36-73 |
| 05:14 | Northern Iowa | Glen Sobel is hacked by James Caldwell - foul #1 on James Caldwell, team foul #5 | 36-73 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Stanley Thompson (PG), William Holcomb (PF) Glen Sobel, Roger Dixon | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Robert Newton (SG) Larry Beeks | |
| 04:59 | Northern Iowa | Robert Stelly hits a jumpshot from the right side set up by Todd Banfield | 38-73 |
| 04:31 | Western Kentucky | Robert Newton can't connect on a jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Jay Padgett - foul #3 on Jay Padgett, team foul #6 | 38-73 |
| 04:31 | Western Kentucky | Robert Newton makes the 1st free throw | 38-74 |
| 04:31 | Western Kentucky | Robert Newton makes the 2nd free throw | 38-75 |
| 04:12 | Northern Iowa | William Holcomb hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 38-75 |
| 04:11 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Robert Newton | 38-75 |
| 03:50 | Western Kentucky | James Caldwell hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Todd Banfield - foul #1 on Todd Banfield, team foul #7 | 38-75 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Roger Dixon (SG) Robert Stelly | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Larry Beeks (SG) James Pahl | |
| 03:50 | Western Kentucky | James Caldwell makes the 1st free throw | 38-76 |
| 03:50 | Western Kentucky | James Caldwell misses the 2nd free throw | 38-76 |
| 03:50 | Northern Iowa | William Holcomb grabs the defensive rebound | 38-76 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Stanley Thompson (fresh) SG - Roger Dixon (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Todd Banfield (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Jay Padgett (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - William Holcomb (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Robert Newton (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Beeks (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SF - James Caldwell (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Alan Hanenberger (tiring) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Gabriel Sedillo (fairly fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:31 | Northern Iowa | Jay Padgett can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 38-76 |
| 03:30 | Western Kentucky | Alan Hanenberger grabs the defensive rebound | 38-76 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:06 | Western Kentucky | James Caldwell misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 38-76 |
| 03:04 | Northern Iowa | Stanley Thompson grabs the board | 38-76 |
| 02:45 | Northern Iowa | Todd Banfield is called for a charge - foul #2 on Todd Banfield, team foul #8 | 38-76 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Glen Sobel (SG) Todd Banfield | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | James Pahl (PG) James Caldwell | |
| 02:16 | Western Kentucky | Larry Beeks misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 38-76 |
| 02:15 | Northern Iowa | Jay Padgett pulls down the rebound | 38-76 |
| 02:00 | Northern Iowa | William Holcomb misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 38-76 |
| 01:59 | Western Kentucky | Alan Hanenberger pulls down the rebound | 38-76 |
| 01:32 | Western Kentucky | Robert Newton is hacked by Glen Sobel - foul #1 on Glen Sobel, team foul #9 | 38-76 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Todd Banfield (SF) Stanley Thompson | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | James Caldwell (SF) James Pahl | |
| 01:32 | Western Kentucky | Robert Newton makes the 1st free throw | 38-77 |
| 01:32 | Western Kentucky | Robert Newton misses the 2nd free throw | 38-77 |
| 01:32 | Northern Iowa | Jay Padgett pulls down the rebound | 38-77 |
| 01:20 | Northern Iowa | Todd Banfield loses the dribble to Larry Beeks | 38-77 |
| 01:01 | Western Kentucky | Gabriel Sedillo can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 38-77 |
| 00:59 | Western Kentucky | James Caldwell pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-77 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:35 | Western Kentucky | Gabriel Sedillo is fouled on the floor by William Holcomb - foul #2 on William Holcomb, team foul #10 | 38-77 |
| 00:35 | Western Kentucky | Gabriel Sedillo makes the 1st free throw | 38-78 |
| 00:35 | Western Kentucky | Gabriel Sedillo makes the 2nd free throw | 38-79 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:28 | Northern Iowa | William Holcomb drills a 3 from the left wing set up by Glen Sobel | 41-79 |
| 00:00 | Western Kentucky | Robert Newton runs out the clock | 41-79 |