| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Joshua Hennessy (fresh) SG - Arthur Beauchamp (fresh) SF - Brandon Malone (fresh) PF - Daniel Harton (fresh) C - James Carroll (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Boyce Breunig (fresh) SG - William Theus (fresh) SF - Gary Johnson (fresh) PF - Derek Caulfield (fresh) C - Terry Rafael (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Western Kentucky | Terry Rafael wins the tip | 0-0 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 19:40 | Western Kentucky | Boyce Breunig blows the layup but he's fouled by Joshua Hennessy - foul #1 on Joshua Hennessy, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | Western Kentucky | Boyce Breunig misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | Western Kentucky | Boyce Breunig misses the 2nd free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Brandon Malone | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | Northern Iowa | Joshua Hennessy throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:31 | Western Kentucky | Boyce Breunig knocks in the jumper from the left block | 0-2 |
| 19:19 | Northern Iowa | Brandon Malone drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Joshua Hennessy | 3-2 |
| 19:10 | Western Kentucky | Terry Rafael can't connect on a turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by James Carroll - foul #1 on James Carroll, team foul #2 | 3-2 |
| 19:10 | Western Kentucky | Terry Rafael misses the 1st free throw | 3-2 |
| 19:10 | Western Kentucky | Terry Rafael misses the 2nd free throw | 3-2 |
| 19:10 | Northern Iowa | James Carroll grabs the defensive rebound | 3-2 |
| 18:41 | Northern Iowa | Derek Caulfield picks off the pass by Daniel Harton | 3-2 |
| 18:17 | Western Kentucky | Gary Johnson misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 3-2 |
| 18:15 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Daniel Harton | 3-2 |
| 18:03 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Beauchamp can't finish the layup but he's fouled by William Theus - foul #1 on William Theus, team foul #1 | 3-2 |
| 18:03 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Beauchamp makes the 1st free throw | 4-2 |
| 18:03 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Beauchamp makes the 2nd free throw | 5-2 |
| 17:37 | Western Kentucky | Derek Caulfield slams it home on a nice dish by William Theus | 5-4 |
| 17:21 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Beauchamp misses the 3 from the right wing | 5-4 |
| 17:20 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Harton grabs the offensive rebound | 5-4 |
| 17:07 | Northern Iowa | Joshua Hennessy can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 5-4 |
| 17:05 | Western Kentucky | Terry Rafael pulls down the rebound | 5-4 |
| 16:47 | Western Kentucky | Boyce Breunig comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away but he's hacked by Joshua Hennessy - foul #2 on Joshua Hennessy, team foul #3 | 5-4 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Abel Gent (SG), Michael Minaya (PF), Thomas Chapman (C) Joshua Hennessy, Daniel Harton, James Carroll | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Albert Gendreau (SG), Robert Ferrill (SF), George Newburn (PF), Gordon Simmerman (C) William Theus, Gary Johnson, Derek Caulfield, Terry Rafael | |
| 16:47 | Western Kentucky | Boyce Breunig makes the 1st free throw | 5-5 |
| 16:47 | Western Kentucky | Boyce Breunig makes the 2nd free throw | 5-6 |
| 16:47 | Western Kentucky | Boyce Breunig makes the 3rd free throw | 5-7 |
| 16:27 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Beauchamp misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 5-7 |
| 16:25 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Gordon Simmerman | 5-7 |
| 16:13 | Western Kentucky | Abel Gent is called for the reach on Albert Gendreau - foul #1 on Abel Gent, team foul #4 | 5-7 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Thomas Williams (SG) Boyce Breunig | |
| 15:53 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Williams is called for traveling | 5-7 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Shaun Dineen (PG), Stanley Bower (SF) Arthur Beauchamp, Brandon Malone | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Shaun Dineen (fresh) SG - Abel Gent (fresh) SF - Stanley Bower (fresh) PF - Michael Minaya (fresh) C - Thomas Chapman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Albert Gendreau (fresh) SG - Thomas Williams (fresh) SF - Robert Ferrill (fresh) PF - George Newburn (fresh) C - Gordon Simmerman (fresh) | |
| 15:26 | Northern Iowa | Gordon Simmerman swats the short shot by Shaun Dineen | 5-7 |
| 15:24 | Western Kentucky | Robert Ferrill snags the defensive board | 5-7 |
| 15:12 | Western Kentucky | George Newburn can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 5-7 |
| 15:11 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Chapman pulls down the rebound | 5-7 |
| 15:00 | Northern Iowa | Shaun Dineen scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Abel Gent | 7-7 |
| 14:46 | Western Kentucky | Gordon Simmerman buries a jumper from the right block set up by Robert Ferrill | 7-9 |
| 14:30 | Northern Iowa | Michael Minaya can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 7-9 |
| 14:28 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Chapman snags the offensive board | 7-9 |
| 14:10 | Northern Iowa | The jump hook by Michael Minaya is blocked by George Newburn | 7-9 |
| 14:08 | Western Kentucky | George Newburn grabs the board | 7-9 |
| 14:00 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Williams can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 7-9 |
| 13:59 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Chapman grabs the defensive rebound | 7-9 |
| 13:41 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Chapman drills a runner from close range on a great pass from Shaun Dineen | 9-9 |
| 13:35 | Western Kentucky | George Newburn loses the dribble to Thomas Chapman | 9-9 |
| 13:10 | Northern Iowa | Abel Gent misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 9-9 |
| 13:08 | Western Kentucky | Albert Gendreau snags the defensive board | 9-9 |
| 13:02 | Western Kentucky | George Newburn dunks the ball | 9-11 |
| 12:48 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Chapman is hacked by Gordon Simmerman - foul #1 on Gordon Simmerman, team foul #2 | 9-11 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Arthur Beauchamp (SG), Brandon Malone (SF), Daniel Harton (PF), James Carroll (C) Abel Gent, Stanley Bower, Michael Minaya, Thomas Chapman | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Boyce Breunig (PG), William Theus (SG), Gary Johnson (SF), Derek Caulfield (PF), Terry Rafael (C) Albert Gendreau, Thomas Williams, Robert Ferrill, George Newburn, Gordon Simmerman | |
| 12:26 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Beauchamp is hacked by Gary Johnson - foul #1 on Gary Johnson, team foul #3 | 9-11 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jerald Ferguson (PG) Shaun Dineen | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 12:05 | Northern Iowa | Jerald Ferguson lays it up and in on a great pass from Arthur Beauchamp and he's hacked by Derek Caulfield - foul #1 on Derek Caulfield, team foul #4 | 11-11 |
| 12:05 | Northern Iowa | Jerald Ferguson misses the free throw | 11-11 |
| 12:05 | Western Kentucky | Terry Rafael gets the rebound | 11-11 |
| 11:46 | Western Kentucky | Derek Caulfield is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Derek Caulfield, team foul #5 | 11-11 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Robert Ferrill (PF) Derek Caulfield | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Jerald Ferguson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Arthur Beauchamp (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brandon Malone (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Daniel Harton (fresh) 2 reb. C - James Carroll (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Boyce Breunig (fresh) 5 pts. SG - William Theus (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gary Johnson (fresh) PF - Robert Ferrill (fairly fresh) C - Terry Rafael (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:17 | Northern Iowa | James Carroll can't throw it down but he's fouled by Terry Rafael - foul #1 on Terry Rafael, team foul #6 | 11-11 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Shaun Dineen (PG) Jerald Ferguson | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 11:17 | Northern Iowa | James Carroll makes the 1st free throw | 12-11 |
| 11:17 | Northern Iowa | James Carroll makes the 2nd free throw | 13-11 |
| 11:05 | Western Kentucky | Boyce Breunig misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 13-11 |
| 11:04 | Western Kentucky | Gary Johnson tips it but misses | 13-11 |
| 11:02 | Western Kentucky | Boyce Breunig snags the offensive board | 13-11 |
| 10:50 | Western Kentucky | Robert Ferrill knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 13-14 |
| 10:24 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Beauchamp double dribbles | 13-14 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Abel Gent (SG) Shaun Dineen | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 10:03 | Western Kentucky | Boyce Breunig is fouled on the floor by Arthur Beauchamp - foul #1 on Arthur Beauchamp, team foul #5 | 13-14 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Michael Minaya (PF), Thomas Chapman (C) Daniel Harton, James Carroll | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Albert Gendreau (SG) William Theus | |
| 09:45 | Western Kentucky | Albert Gendreau hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 13-14 |
| 09:44 | Western Kentucky | Terry Rafael snags the offensive board | 13-14 |
| 09:23 | Western Kentucky | Boyce Breunig is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Boyce Breunig, team foul #7 | 13-14 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Matthew Alexander (SF), George Newburn (PF), Gordon Simmerman (C) Gary Johnson, Robert Ferrill, Terry Rafael | |
| 09:01 | Northern Iowa | Abel Gent's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 13-14 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Carroll (C) Thomas Chapman | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | William Theus (SG) Boyce Breunig | |
| 08:44 | Western Kentucky | William Theus clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 13-14 |
| 08:42 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Arthur Beauchamp | 13-14 |
| 08:35 | Northern Iowa | Brandon Malone misses the easy layup | 13-14 |
| 08:34 | Northern Iowa | Abel Gent gets the offensive rebound | 13-14 |
| 08:19 | Northern Iowa | Brandon Malone throws a bad pass out of bounds | 13-14 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Shaun Dineen (PG), Stanley Bower (SF), Daniel Harton (PF) Arthur Beauchamp, Brandon Malone, Michael Minaya | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Thomas Williams (PG), Gary Johnson (SF) Albert Gendreau, Matthew Alexander | |
| 08:06 | Western Kentucky | William Theus travels with the ball | 13-14 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Boyce Breunig (PG), Terry Rafael (C) Thomas Williams, Gordon Simmerman | |
| 07:55 | Northern Iowa | Shaun Dineen buries a floater in the paint on a nice dish by Daniel Harton | 15-14 |
| 07:40 | Western Kentucky | William Theus misses the lay-in | 15-14 |
| 07:39 | Northern Iowa | Abel Gent grabs the defensive rebound | 15-14 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Shaun Dineen (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Abel Gent (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Stanley Bower (fresh) PF - Daniel Harton (fresh) 2 reb. C - James Carroll (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Boyce Breunig (fresh) 5 pts. SG - William Theus (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gary Johnson (fresh) PF - George Newburn (fresh) 2 pts. C - Terry Rafael (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Harton scores on a floater in the paint and the foul's on George Newburn - foul #1 on George Newburn, team foul #8 | 17-14 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Arthur Beauchamp (SG), Brandon Malone (SF), Michael Minaya (C) Abel Gent, Stanley Bower, James Carroll | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Thomas Williams (SG), Robert Ferrill (PF) William Theus, George Newburn | |
| 07:23 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Harton makes the free throw | 18-14 |
| 07:00 | Western Kentucky | Robert Ferrill is whistled for a carry | 18-14 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Albert Gendreau (SG) Thomas Williams | |
| 06:44 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Beauchamp makes the 3 pointer from straight away | 21-14 |
| 06:26 | Western Kentucky | Robert Ferrill misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 21-14 |
| 06:25 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Michael Minaya | 21-14 |
| 06:12 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Harton can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 21-14 |
| 06:11 | Western Kentucky | Terry Rafael gets the rebound | 21-14 |
| 05:51 | Western Kentucky | Boyce Breunig scores on a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Terry Rafael | 21-16 |
| 05:33 | Northern Iowa | Shaun Dineen double dribbles | 21-16 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Abel Gent (SG), James Carroll (C) Shaun Dineen, Daniel Harton | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Thomas Williams (PG), William Theus (SG), Matthew Alexander (SF), George Newburn (PF), Gordon Simmerman (C) Boyce Breunig, Albert Gendreau, Gary Johnson, Robert Ferrill, Terry Rafael | |
| 05:17 | Western Kentucky | William Theus loses the ball out of bounds | 21-16 |
| 05:03 | Northern Iowa | Abel Gent buries a runner from the baseline set up by Brandon Malone | 23-16 |
| 04:53 | Western Kentucky | Matthew Alexander is fouled on the floor by Michael Minaya - foul #1 on Michael Minaya, team foul #6 | 23-16 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Shaun Dineen (PG) Arthur Beauchamp | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 04:37 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Williams knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from William Theus | 23-19 |
| 04:31 | Northern Iowa | George Newburn denies the turnaround by James Carroll | 23-19 |
| 04:29 | Northern Iowa | Abel Gent misses the tip | 23-19 |
| 04:28 | Western Kentucky | Gordon Simmerman pulls down the rebound | 23-19 |
| 04:11 | Western Kentucky | George Newburn hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 23-19 |
| 04:09 | Northern Iowa | Abel Gent gets the rebound | 23-19 |
| 03:58 | Northern Iowa | Michael Minaya is fouled on the floor by William Theus - foul #2 on William Theus, team foul #9 | 23-19 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Joshua Hennessy (PG), Arthur Beauchamp (SG) Shaun Dineen, Brandon Malone | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Boyce Breunig (PG), Gary Johnson (SF), Derek Caulfield (PF) Thomas Williams, Matthew Alexander, George Newburn | |
| 03:58 | Northern Iowa | Michael Minaya misses the 1st free throw | 23-19 |
| 03:58 | Western Kentucky | Gordon Simmerman snags the defensive board | 23-19 |
| 03:38 | Western Kentucky | Derek Caulfield drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Boyce Breunig | 23-22 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Joshua Hennessy (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Arthur Beauchamp (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Abel Gent (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael Minaya (fairly fresh) C - James Carroll (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Boyce Breunig (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Theus (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Gary Johnson (fresh) PF - Derek Caulfield (fresh) 5 pts. C - Gordon Simmerman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:19 | Northern Iowa | Abel Gent hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 23-22 |
| 03:18 | Northern Iowa | Michael Minaya tips it but misses | 23-22 |
| 03:16 | Western Kentucky | William Theus snags the defensive board | 23-22 |
| 03:02 | Western Kentucky | Gary Johnson blows the layup but he's fouled by Michael Minaya - foul #2 on Michael Minaya, team foul #7 | 23-22 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Stanley Bower (SF), Daniel Harton (PF), Thomas Chapman (C) Abel Gent, Michael Minaya, James Carroll | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Terry Rafael (C) Gordon Simmerman | |
| 03:02 | Western Kentucky | Gary Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 23-23 |
| 03:02 | Western Kentucky | Gary Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 23-24 |
| 02:55 | Northern Iowa | Joshua Hennessy is fouled in the backcourt by Boyce Breunig - foul #2 on Boyce Breunig, team foul #10 | 23-24 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Brandon Malone (SF) Stanley Bower | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Albert Gendreau (SG) William Theus | |
| 02:55 | Northern Iowa | Joshua Hennessy makes the 1st free throw | 24-24 |
| 02:55 | Northern Iowa | Joshua Hennessy misses the 2nd free throw | 24-24 |
| 02:55 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Derek Caulfield | 24-24 |
| 02:31 | Western Kentucky | Derek Caulfield drills a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Boyce Breunig | 24-27 |
| 02:11 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Harton makes the shot in the paint set up by Joshua Hennessy | 26-27 |
| 02:00 | Western Kentucky | Terry Rafael misses short on a jumper in the paint but the foul's on Thomas Chapman - foul #1 on Thomas Chapman, team foul #8 | 26-27 |
| 02:00 | Western Kentucky | Terry Rafael makes the 1st free throw | 26-28 |
| 02:00 | Western Kentucky | Terry Rafael makes the 2nd free throw | 26-29 |
| 01:40 | Northern Iowa | Brandon Malone throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-29 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Carroll (C) Thomas Chapman | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | William Theus (SG) Albert Gendreau | |
| 01:12 | Western Kentucky | Derek Caulfield jams it | 26-31 |
| 00:47 | Northern Iowa | Joshua Hennessy is whistled for a carry | 26-31 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Abel Gent (SG) Arthur Beauchamp | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Robert Ferrill (PF) Derek Caulfield | |
| 00:31 | Western Kentucky | Robert Ferrill misses short on a turnaround from the left block | 26-31 |
| 00:29 | Northern Iowa | James Carroll pulls down the rebound | 26-31 |
| 00:03 | Northern Iowa | James Carroll misses long on a shot in the lane | 26-31 |
| 00:02 | Western Kentucky | Gary Johnson snags the defensive board | 26-31 |
| 00:00 | Western Kentucky | Gary Johnson can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 26-31 |