| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - James Redus (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Colucci (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jesse Baggett (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Matt John (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Cecil Pagan (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Olafemi Abdulmateen (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Scott Caster (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Frederick Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kent Owens (fresh) 9 pts. C - Carl Varda (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Western Kentucky | Frederick Smith inbounds the ball | 31-33 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:47 | Western Kentucky | Kent Owens slams it home on a great pass from Scott Caster | 31-35 |
| 19:38 | Northern Iowa | James Redus buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Donald Colucci | 34-35 |
| 19:18 | Western Kentucky | Scott Caster loses the dribble to Matt John | 34-35 |
| 18:59 | Northern Iowa | Donald Colucci drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by James Redus | 37-35 |
| 18:51 | Western Kentucky | The jumper by Frederick Smith is denied by Matt John | 37-35 |
| 18:50 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to James Redus | 37-35 |
| 18:39 | Northern Iowa | Donald Colucci is fouled on the floor by Kent Owens - foul #2 on Kent Owens, team foul #1 | 37-35 |
| 18:26 | Northern Iowa | Donald Colucci misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 37-35 |
| 18:25 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Scott Caster | 37-35 |
| 18:12 | Western Kentucky | Frederick Smith connects on the jumper from the baseline set up by Olafemi Abdulmateen | 37-37 |
| 17:54 | Northern Iowa | Matt John drills a turnaround from close range | 39-37 |
| 17:38 | Western Kentucky | Kent Owens comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 39-37 |
| 17:37 | Northern Iowa | Cecil Pagan grabs the board | 39-37 |
| 17:30 | Northern Iowa | Cecil Pagan misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 39-37 |
| 17:28 | Western Kentucky | Kent Owens snags the defensive board | 39-37 |
| 17:16 | Western Kentucky | Scott Caster hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 39-37 |
| 17:15 | Western Kentucky | Carl Varda snags the offensive board | 39-37 |
| 17:04 | Western Kentucky | Frederick Smith clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 39-37 |
| 17:03 | Northern Iowa | Matt John grabs the defensive rebound | 39-37 |
| 16:41 | Northern Iowa | Matt John slams it home on a great pass from Jesse Baggett | 41-37 |
| 16:29 | Western Kentucky | Frederick Smith scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Olafemi Abdulmateen | 41-40 |
| 16:16 | Northern Iowa | Cecil Pagan hits a runner in the lane set up by Donald Colucci and he's fouled by Scott Caster - foul #2 on Scott Caster, team foul #2 | 43-40 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Lee Riley (PG), Matthew Gatewood (SG), Hans Cichowski (SF), John Ames (PF) James Redus, Donald Colucci, Jesse Baggett, Matt John | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Eric Mahurin (PG), Ivan Rykowski (SG), James Givens (SF), Robert Krupa (PF), Roger Shunk (C) Olafemi Abdulmateen, Scott Caster, Frederick Smith, Kent Owens, Carl Varda | |
| 16:16 | Northern Iowa | Cecil Pagan makes the free throw | 44-40 |
| 15:55 | Western Kentucky | Ivan Rykowski buries a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Robert Krupa | 44-43 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Lee Riley (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Matthew Gatewood (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Hans Cichowski (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Ames (fresh) 2 reb. C - Cecil Pagan (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Eric Mahurin (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ivan Rykowski (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Givens (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Krupa (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Roger Shunk (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:29 | Northern Iowa | Matthew Gatewood buries a floater from the left wing set up by Lee Riley | 46-43 |
| 15:14 | Western Kentucky | Ivan Rykowski hits a driving attempt from the left block set up by James Givens and he's hacked by John Ames - foul #2 on John Ames, team foul #1 | 46-45 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Donald Colucci (PG), Timothy Hedrick (SG), Matt John (PF) Lee Riley, Hans Cichowski, Cecil Pagan | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 15:14 | Western Kentucky | Ivan Rykowski makes the free throw | 46-46 |
| 14:51 | Northern Iowa | Matt John comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 46-46 |
| 14:49 | Western Kentucky | James Givens grabs the board | 46-46 |
| 14:29 | Western Kentucky | Roger Shunk misses badly on a jumper from the left block | 46-46 |
| 14:28 | Western Kentucky | Robert Krupa tips it in | 46-48 |
| 14:12 | Northern Iowa | Donald Colucci connects on the floater from just outside the lane set up by Timothy Hedrick | 48-48 |
| 13:57 | Western Kentucky | Matthew Gatewood steals the ball from Ivan Rykowski | 48-48 |
| 13:41 | Northern Iowa | Matthew Gatewood misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 48-48 |
| 13:40 | Western Kentucky | Robert Krupa gets the rebound | 48-48 |
| 13:16 | Western Kentucky | Ivan Rykowski misses short on a shot in the lane | 48-48 |
| 13:15 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to John Ames | 48-48 |
| 12:59 | Northern Iowa | Timothy Hedrick clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 48-48 |
| 12:58 | Western Kentucky | Robert Krupa pulls down the rebound | 48-48 |
| 12:42 | Western Kentucky | Roger Shunk misses long on a jumper from the left block but he's hacked by John Ames - foul #3 on John Ames, team foul #2 | 48-48 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Redus (PG), Jesse Baggett (SF), Hans Cichowski (PF), Cecil Pagan (C) Donald Colucci, Matthew Gatewood, Matt John, John Ames | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Olafemi Abdulmateen (PG), Scott Caster (SG), Frederick Smith (SF), Kent Owens (PF) Eric Mahurin, Ivan Rykowski, James Givens, Robert Krupa | |
| 12:42 | Western Kentucky | Roger Shunk makes the 1st free throw | 48-49 |
| 12:42 | Western Kentucky | Roger Shunk misses the 2nd free throw | 48-49 |
| 12:42 | Northern Iowa | Hans Cichowski snags the defensive board | 48-49 |
| 12:27 | Northern Iowa | Cecil Pagan hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 48-49 |
| 12:25 | Northern Iowa | Jesse Baggett tips it in | 50-49 |
| 12:09 | Western Kentucky | Frederick Smith misses long on a shot from the left side but he's hacked by Timothy Hedrick - foul #4 on Timothy Hedrick, team foul #3 | 50-49 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Donald Colucci (SG) Timothy Hedrick | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Carl Varda (C) Roger Shunk | |
| 12:09 | Western Kentucky | Frederick Smith makes the 1st free throw | 50-50 |
| 12:09 | Western Kentucky | Frederick Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 50-51 |
| 12:07 | Northern Iowa | James Redus is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Redus, team foul #4 | 50-51 |
| 11:59 | Western Kentucky | Kent Owens blows the layup but he's hacked by Hans Cichowski - foul #3 on Hans Cichowski, team foul #5 | 50-51 |
| 11:59 | Western Kentucky | Kent Owens makes the 1st free throw | 50-52 |
| 11:59 | Western Kentucky | Kent Owens misses the 2nd free throw | 50-52 |
| 11:59 | Northern Iowa | Hans Cichowski grabs the board | 50-52 |
| 11:52 | Northern Iowa | Jesse Baggett misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 50-52 |
| 11:51 | Northern Iowa | Cecil Pagan hits the follow up shot | 52-52 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - James Redus (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Donald Colucci (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jesse Baggett (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Hans Cichowski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Cecil Pagan (fresh) 9 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Olafemi Abdulmateen (fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. SG - Scott Caster (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frederick Smith (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kent Owens (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. C - Carl Varda (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Western Kentucky | Kent Owens misses the floater in the lane | 52-52 |
| 11:28 | Northern Iowa | Jesse Baggett grabs the board | 52-52 |
| 11:08 | Northern Iowa | Donald Colucci is fouled on the floor by Kent Owens - foul #3 on Kent Owens, team foul #3 | 52-52 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Matt John (PF) Hans Cichowski | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 11:02 | Northern Iowa | Donald Colucci is fouled on the floor by Scott Caster - foul #3 on Scott Caster, team foul #4 | 52-52 |
| 10:57 | Northern Iowa | James Redus is whistled for traveling | 52-52 |
| 10:41 | Western Kentucky | Olafemi Abdulmateen misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Jesse Baggett - foul #2 on Jesse Baggett, team foul #6 | 52-52 |
| 10:41 | Western Kentucky | Olafemi Abdulmateen makes the 1st free throw | 52-53 |
| 10:41 | Western Kentucky | Olafemi Abdulmateen makes the 2nd free throw | 52-54 |
| 10:34 | Northern Iowa | Matt John drills a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Donald Colucci | 54-54 |
| 10:14 | Western Kentucky | Kent Owens lays it in on a great pass from Frederick Smith | 54-56 |
| 09:55 | Northern Iowa | Matt John hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Carl Varda - foul #2 on Carl Varda, team foul #5 | 54-56 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Lee Riley (PG), Matthew Gatewood (SG), Hans Cichowski (SF) James Redus, Donald Colucci, Jesse Baggett | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Eric Mahurin (PG), Ivan Rykowski (SG) Olafemi Abdulmateen, Scott Caster | |
| 09:55 | Northern Iowa | Matt John misses the 1st free throw | 54-56 |
| 09:55 | Northern Iowa | Matt John misses the 2nd free throw | 54-56 |
| 09:55 | Western Kentucky | Kent Owens grabs the board | 54-56 |
| 09:52 | Western Kentucky | Matthew Gatewood is called for the reach on Eric Mahurin in the backcourt - foul #1 on Matthew Gatewood, team foul #7 | 54-56 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | James Givens (SF) Frederick Smith | |
| 09:52 | Western Kentucky | Eric Mahurin makes the 1st free throw | 54-57 |
| 09:52 | Western Kentucky | Eric Mahurin makes the 2nd free throw | 54-58 |
| 09:35 | Northern Iowa | Lee Riley misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 54-58 |
| 09:34 | Western Kentucky | Carl Varda grabs the board | 54-58 |
| 09:13 | Western Kentucky | Kent Owens buries a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Eric Mahurin | 54-60 |
| 09:00 | Northern Iowa | Matt John banks in the layup | 56-60 |
| 08:38 | Western Kentucky | Carl Varda hits the finger roll set up by Eric Mahurin | 56-62 |
| 08:14 | Northern Iowa | Kent Owens picks off the pass by Cecil Pagan | 56-62 |
| 07:54 | Western Kentucky | Kent Owens's pass is intercepted by Matthew Gatewood | 56-62 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Lee Riley (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Matthew Gatewood (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SF - Hans Cichowski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Matt John (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. C - Cecil Pagan (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Eric Mahurin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ivan Rykowski (fresh) 6 pts. SF - James Givens (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kent Owens (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Carl Varda (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:33 | Northern Iowa | Matt John connects on the jumper from the right side on a great pass from Lee Riley | 58-62 |
| 07:13 | Western Kentucky | Ivan Rykowski misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 58-62 |
| 07:11 | Western Kentucky | Carl Varda can't tip it in | 58-62 |
| 07:10 | Western Kentucky | Kent Owens tips it but misses | 58-62 |
| 07:08 | Northern Iowa | Hans Cichowski grabs the defensive rebound | 58-62 |
| 07:01 | Northern Iowa | Lee Riley can't connect on a runner near the basket | 58-62 |
| 06:59 | Northern Iowa | Matt John tips it home | 60-62 |
| 06:46 | Western Kentucky | Ivan Rykowski can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 60-62 |
| 06:44 | Western Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Carl Varda | 60-62 |
| 06:34 | Western Kentucky | Ivan Rykowski's fadeaway is rejected by Matt John | 60-62 |
| 06:33 | Northern Iowa | Cecil Pagan grabs the board | 60-62 |
| 06:14 | Northern Iowa | Matthew Gatewood loses the dribble to James Givens | 60-62 |
| 06:11 | Western Kentucky | James Givens hits the finger roll | 60-64 |
| 05:52 | Northern Iowa | Matt John connects on the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Matthew Gatewood | 62-64 |
| 05:52 | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-64 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Redus (PG), Timothy Hedrick (SG), Jesse Baggett (SF), John Ames (C) Lee Riley, Matthew Gatewood, Hans Cichowski, Cecil Pagan | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Olafemi Abdulmateen (PG), Scott Caster (SG), Frederick Smith (SF), Robert Krupa (C) Eric Mahurin, Ivan Rykowski, Kent Owens, Carl Varda | |
| 05:43 | Western Kentucky | Frederick Smith connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Olafemi Abdulmateen | 62-67 |
| 05:22 | Northern Iowa | Matt John comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 62-67 |
| 05:21 | Western Kentucky | Frederick Smith grabs the board | 62-67 |
| 04:54 | Western Kentucky | Frederick Smith hits a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Scott Caster | 62-69 |
| 04:38 | Northern Iowa | Timothy Hedrick misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 62-69 |
| 04:37 | Northern Iowa | Jesse Baggett grabs the offensive rebound | 62-69 |
| 04:11 | Northern Iowa | Matt John can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Scott Caster - foul #4 on Scott Caster, team foul #6 | 62-69 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Cecil Pagan (C) John Ames | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 04:11 | Northern Iowa | Matt John misses the 1st free throw | 62-69 |
| 04:11 | Northern Iowa | Matt John misses the 2nd free throw | 62-69 |
| 04:11 | Western Kentucky | Frederick Smith snags the defensive board | 62-69 |
| 03:57 | Western Kentucky | Frederick Smith misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 62-69 |
| 03:56 | Northern Iowa | Cecil Pagan snags the defensive board | 62-69 |
| 03:30 | Northern Iowa | Cecil Pagan knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by James Redus | 64-69 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - James Redus (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Timothy Hedrick (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Jesse Baggett (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - Matt John (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Cecil Pagan (fresh) 11 pts. 12 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Olafemi Abdulmateen (fresh) 4 pts. 7 ast. SG - Scott Caster (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Frederick Smith (fresh) 17 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Givens (fresh) 4 pts. C - Robert Krupa (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:17 | Western Kentucky | Robert Krupa connects on the fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Scott Caster | 64-71 |
| 02:55 | Northern Iowa | Jesse Baggett is whistled for a carry | 64-71 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Lee Riley (PG), Donald Colucci (SG), Matthew Gatewood (SF), John Ames (PF) James Redus, Timothy Hedrick, Jesse Baggett, Matt John | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Eric Mahurin (PG), Ivan Rykowski (SG), Kent Owens (PF), Carl Varda (C) Olafemi Abdulmateen, Scott Caster, James Givens, Robert Krupa | |
| 02:51 | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 64-71 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Redus (PG), Timothy Hedrick (SG), Jesse Baggett (SF) Lee Riley, Donald Colucci, Matthew Gatewood | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Olafemi Abdulmateen (PG), Scott Caster (SG) Eric Mahurin, Ivan Rykowski | |
| 02:38 | Western Kentucky | Olafemi Abdulmateen scores on a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Frederick Smith | 64-73 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 02:20 | Northern Iowa | Jesse Baggett comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by Carl Varda - foul #3 on Carl Varda, team foul #7 | 64-73 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Matt John (PF) John Ames | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 02:20 | Northern Iowa | Jesse Baggett misses the 1st free throw | 64-73 |
| 02:20 | Northern Iowa | Jesse Baggett misses the 2nd free throw | 64-73 |
| 02:20 | Northern Iowa | Matt John grabs the offensive rebound | 64-73 |
| 02:07 | Northern Iowa | James Redus can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 64-73 |
| 02:05 | Northern Iowa | Matt John misses the tip | 64-73 |
| 02:04 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Frederick Smith | 64-73 |
| 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) | |
| 01:38 | Western Kentucky | Carl Varda hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 64-73 |
| 01:37 | Northern Iowa | James Redus snags the defensive board | 64-73 |
| 01:29 | Northern Iowa | Cecil Pagan can't finish the layup | 64-73 |
| 01:28 | Northern Iowa | James Redus misses the tip | 64-73 |
| 01:26 | Western Kentucky | Kent Owens gets the rebound | 64-73 |
| 01:09 | Western Kentucky | Scott Caster drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Frederick Smith | 64-76 |
| 00:57 | Northern Iowa | Kent Owens picks off the pass by James Redus | 64-76 |
| 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 spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:37 | Western Kentucky | Kent Owens is hacked by Matt John - foul #1 on Matt John, team foul #8 | 64-76 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Lee Riley (PG), Donald Colucci (SG), Matthew Gatewood (SF), Hans Cichowski (PF), John Ames (C) James Redus, Timothy Hedrick, Jesse Baggett, Matt John, Cecil Pagan | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Eric Mahurin (PG), Ivan Rykowski (SG), James Givens (SF), Robert Krupa (C) Olafemi Abdulmateen, Scott Caster, Frederick Smith, Carl Varda | |
| 00:37 | Western Kentucky | Kent Owens misses the 1st free throw | 64-76 |
| 00:37 | Northern Iowa | John Ames grabs the board | 64-76 |
| 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) | |
| 00:30 | Northern Iowa | Lee Riley connects on the jumper from the right side set up by Donald Colucci | 66-76 |
| 00:00 | Western Kentucky | Eric Mahurin runs out the clock | 66-76 |