| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Joseph Grange (fresh) SG - James Grant (fresh) SF - Patrick Kennedy (fresh) PF - James Gregory (fresh) C - Robert Wheless (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Jake Fischer (fresh) SG - Joe Newman (fresh) SF - John Alter (fresh) PF - Kenny Lund (fresh) C - Joel Johnson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Western Kentucky | Joel Johnson 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) | |
| 19:34 | Western Kentucky | Joe Newman loses the ball out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:21 | Northern Iowa | Robert Wheless hits a floater in the paint on a nice dish by Joseph Grange | 2-0 |
| 19:11 | Western Kentucky | Jake Fischer can't finish the layup | 2-0 |
| 19:10 | Western Kentucky | Joel Johnson tips it home | 2-2 |
| 18:56 | Northern Iowa | Patrick Kennedy slams it home | 4-2 |
| 18:40 | Western Kentucky | John Alter misses long on a floater from the right block but he's fouled by Robert Wheless - foul #1 on Robert Wheless, team foul #1 | 4-2 |
| 18:40 | Western Kentucky | John Alter misses the 1st free throw | 4-2 |
| 18:40 | Western Kentucky | John Alter misses the 2nd free throw | 4-2 |
| 18:40 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Patrick Kennedy | 4-2 |
| 18:17 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Grange is fouled on the floor by Jake Fischer - foul #1 on Jake Fischer, team foul #1 | 4-2 |
| 17:59 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Grange drills a 3 from straight away set up by Patrick Kennedy | 7-2 |
| 17:43 | Western Kentucky | Joel Johnson misses the easy layup but the foul's on James Gregory - foul #1 on James Gregory, team foul #2 | 7-2 |
| 17:43 | Western Kentucky | Joel Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 7-2 |
| 17:43 | Western Kentucky | Joel Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 7-2 |
| 17:43 | Northern Iowa | Robert Wheless grabs the board | 7-2 |
| 17:34 | Northern Iowa | Patrick Kennedy connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Joseph Grange | 10-2 |
| 17:14 | Western Kentucky | John Alter is fouled on the floor by Robert Wheless - foul #2 on Robert Wheless, team foul #3 | 10-2 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Frederick Smith (C) Robert Wheless | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 16:59 | Western Kentucky | Kenny Lund misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 10-2 |
| 16:58 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to James Gregory | 10-2 |
| 16:43 | Northern Iowa | Patrick Kennedy misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 10-2 |
| 16:42 | Northern Iowa | Patrick Kennedy tips it in | 12-2 |
| 16:23 | Western Kentucky | Joel Johnson clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 12-2 |
| 16:21 | Northern Iowa | Frederick Smith grabs the board | 12-2 |
| 16:12 | Northern Iowa | Patrick Kennedy can't connect on a runner in the lane | 12-2 |
| 16:11 | Western Kentucky | Kenny Lund gets the rebound | 12-2 |
| 15:50 | Western Kentucky | Kenny Lund is hacked by James Gregory - foul #2 on James Gregory, team foul #4 | 12-2 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jeffrey Mauricio (SG), Julian Brooks (PF), Heriberto Mancini (C) James Grant, Patrick Kennedy, James Gregory | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Sean Donnellan (PG), James Knox (SG), Darrell Dawkins (SF), Rafael Willison (PF), Charles Peters (C) Jake Fischer, Joe Newman, John Alter, Kenny Lund, Joel Johnson | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Joseph Grange (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeffrey Mauricio (fresh) SF - Frederick Smith (fresh) PF - Julian Brooks (fresh) C - Heriberto Mancini (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Sean Donnellan (fresh) SG - James Knox (fresh) SF - Darrell Dawkins (fresh) PF - Rafael Willison (fresh) C - Charles Peters (fresh) | |
| 15:36 | Western Kentucky | Rafael Willison blows the layup but the foul's on Frederick Smith - foul #1 on Frederick Smith, team foul #5 | 12-2 |
| 15:36 | Western Kentucky | Rafael Willison makes the 1st free throw | 12-3 |
| 15:36 | Western Kentucky | Rafael Willison makes the 2nd free throw | 12-4 |
| 15:21 | Northern Iowa | Jeffrey Mauricio comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 12-4 |
| 15:19 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Sean Donnellan | 12-4 |
| 14:58 | Western Kentucky | Rafael Willison knocks in the jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Darrell Dawkins | 12-6 |
| 14:45 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Grange can't connect on a floater from the right side | 12-6 |
| 14:43 | Northern Iowa | Frederick Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 12-6 |
| 14:32 | Northern Iowa | Frederick Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 12-6 |
| 14:31 | Northern Iowa | Julian Brooks tips it in | 14-6 |
| 14:22 | Western Kentucky | Rafael Willison throws a bad pass out of bounds | 14-6 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Samuel Cushing (PG), Patrick Kennedy (SF) Joseph Grange, Heriberto Mancini | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Jake Fischer (PG), Kenny Lund (PF) Darrell Dawkins, Charles Peters | |
| 14:04 | Northern Iowa | Patrick Kennedy misses the dunk but the foul's on James Knox - foul #1 on James Knox, team foul #2 | 14-6 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Grant (SG), Heriberto Mancini (C) Jeffrey Mauricio, Frederick Smith | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Joe Newman (SG), Joel Johnson (C) Sean Donnellan, Rafael Willison | |
| 14:04 | Northern Iowa | Patrick Kennedy misses the 1st free throw | 14-6 |
| 14:04 | Northern Iowa | Patrick Kennedy misses the 2nd free throw | 14-6 |
| 14:04 | Western Kentucky | Joel Johnson gets the rebound | 14-6 |
| 13:46 | Western Kentucky | James Knox can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Patrick Kennedy - foul #1 on Patrick Kennedy, team foul #6 | 14-6 |
| 13:46 | Western Kentucky | James Knox misses the 1st free throw | 14-6 |
| 13:46 | Western Kentucky | James Knox makes the 2nd free throw | 14-7 |
| 13:28 | Northern Iowa | Samuel Cushing is called for traveling | 14-7 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | John Alter (SF) James Knox | |
| 13:18 | Western Kentucky | Joe Newman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 14-7 |
| 13:05 | Northern Iowa | James Grant knocks in the floater from just outside the lane set up by Samuel Cushing | 16-7 |
| 12:48 | Western Kentucky | Kenny Lund's pass is intercepted by Heriberto Mancini | 16-7 |
| 12:34 | Northern Iowa | Samuel Cushing makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Patrick Kennedy | 18-7 |
| 12:08 | Western Kentucky | Kenny Lund misses the 3 from the left wing | 18-7 |
| 12:06 | Northern Iowa | Heriberto Mancini snags the defensive board | 18-7 |
| 11:46 | Northern Iowa | Samuel Cushing scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by James Grant | 20-7 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Samuel Cushing (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Grant (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Patrick Kennedy (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Julian Brooks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Heriberto Mancini (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Jake Fischer (fresh) SG - Joe Newman (fairly fresh) SF - John Alter (fresh) PF - Kenny Lund (fairly fresh) C - Joel Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Western Kentucky | Kenny Lund makes the jump hook from the left block set up by Joel Johnson | 20-9 |
| 11:23 | Northern Iowa | Jake Fischer is called for the reach on Samuel Cushing in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jake Fischer, team foul #3 | 20-9 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Joseph Grange (PG), Jeffrey Mauricio (SG), Diego Reyes (SF), Frederick Smith (PF) Samuel Cushing, James Grant, Patrick Kennedy, Heriberto Mancini | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Sean Donnellan (PG), James Knox (SG), Darrell Dawkins (SF), Rafael Willison (PF), Charles Peters (C) Jake Fischer, Joe Newman, John Alter, Kenny Lund, Joel Johnson | |
| 11:15 | Northern Iowa | Sean Donnellan steals it from Joseph Grange | 20-9 |
| 10:54 | Western Kentucky | Rafael Willison misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 20-9 |
| 10:52 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Grange grabs the board | 20-9 |
| 10:35 | Northern Iowa | Rafael Willison picks off the pass by Jeffrey Mauricio | 20-9 |
| 10:12 | Western Kentucky | Frederick Smith steps in front of the Sean Donnellan pass | 20-9 |
| 09:56 | Northern Iowa | Frederick Smith knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Joseph Grange | 23-9 |
| 09:30 | Western Kentucky | James Knox misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 23-9 |
| 09:28 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Mauricio | 23-9 |
| 09:16 | Northern Iowa | Charles Peters swats the short shot by Julian Brooks | 23-9 |
| 09:14 | Western Kentucky | Rafael Willison grabs the board | 23-9 |
| 08:58 | Western Kentucky | Darrell Dawkins misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Diego Reyes - foul #1 on Diego Reyes, team foul #7 | 23-9 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Grant (SG), Patrick Kennedy (SF), Heriberto Mancini (C) Jeffrey Mauricio, Diego Reyes, Julian Brooks | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Joe Newman (SG), Kenny Lund (PF), Joel Johnson (C) James Knox, Rafael Willison, Charles Peters | |
| 08:58 | Western Kentucky | Darrell Dawkins makes the 1st free throw | 23-10 |
| 08:58 | Western Kentucky | Darrell Dawkins misses the 2nd free throw | 23-10 |
| 08:58 | Northern Iowa | Heriberto Mancini pulls down the rebound | 23-10 |
| 08:48 | Northern Iowa | Kenny Lund picks off the pass by Frederick Smith | 23-10 |
| 08:30 | Western Kentucky | Kenny Lund loses the ball out of bounds | 23-10 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | James Knox (PG), John Alter (SF) Sean Donnellan, Darrell Dawkins | |
| 08:15 | Northern Iowa | Heriberto Mancini misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 23-10 |
| 08:14 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Grange grabs the offensive rebound | 23-10 |
| 08:00 | Northern Iowa | Heriberto Mancini comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 23-10 |
| 07:59 | Western Kentucky | Joel Johnson grabs the board | 23-10 |
| 07:44 | Western Kentucky | Joel Johnson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 23-10 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Samuel Cushing (PG) Joseph Grange | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Samuel Cushing (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Grant (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Patrick Kennedy (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Heriberto Mancini (fresh) 2 reb. C - Frederick Smith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - James Knox (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Joe Newman (fresh) SF - John Alter (fresh) PF - Kenny Lund (fresh) 2 pts. C - Joel Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Northern Iowa | James Knox steals the ball from James Grant | 23-10 |
| 07:23 | Western Kentucky | Joe Newman buries a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Kenny Lund | 23-13 |
| 07:06 | Northern Iowa | Kenny Lund takes the ball from Heriberto Mancini | 23-13 |
| 06:54 | Western Kentucky | Joe Newman misses short on a jumper near the basket but the foul's on Heriberto Mancini - foul #1 on Heriberto Mancini, team foul #8 | 23-13 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jeffrey Mauricio (SG) James Grant | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Sean Donnellan (PG), Rafael Willison (C) James Knox, Joel Johnson | |
| 06:54 | Western Kentucky | Joe Newman makes the 1st free throw | 23-14 |
| 06:54 | Western Kentucky | Joe Newman makes the 2nd free throw | 23-15 |
| 06:36 | Northern Iowa | John Alter blocks the jumper by Frederick Smith | 23-15 |
| 06:34 | Northern Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Heriberto Mancini | 23-15 |
| 06:20 | Northern Iowa | Jeffrey Mauricio hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 23-15 |
| 06:18 | Western Kentucky | Sean Donnellan grabs the board | 23-15 |
| 05:58 | Western Kentucky | Joe Newman comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 23-15 |
| 05:57 | Western Kentucky | John Alter tips it but misses | 23-15 |
| 05:56 | Western Kentucky | Rafael Willison grabs the offensive rebound | 23-15 |
| 05:42 | Western Kentucky | Patrick Kennedy steals the ball from Joe Newman | 23-15 |
| 05:23 | Northern Iowa | Samuel Cushing misses the jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Kenny Lund - foul #1 on Kenny Lund, team foul #4 | 23-15 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Grant (SG), Julian Brooks (C) Patrick Kennedy, Heriberto Mancini | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | James Knox (SG), Darrell Dawkins (SF), Joel Johnson (C) Joe Newman, John Alter, Kenny Lund | |
| 05:23 | Northern Iowa | Samuel Cushing makes the 1st free throw | 24-15 |
| 05:23 | Northern Iowa | Samuel Cushing misses the 2nd free throw | 24-15 |
| 05:23 | Western Kentucky | Rafael Willison gets the rebound | 24-15 |
| 05:08 | Western Kentucky | Darrell Dawkins misses long on a 3 from straight away | 24-15 |
| 05:06 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Frederick Smith | 24-15 |
| 04:37 | Northern Iowa | Rafael Willison swats the short shot by Jeffrey Mauricio | 24-15 |
| 04:36 | Western Kentucky | Darrell Dawkins snags the defensive board | 24-15 |
| 04:31 | Western Kentucky | James Grant steals the ball from James Knox | 24-15 |
| 04:12 | Northern Iowa | Jeffrey Mauricio makes the shot from the right side on a great pass from Samuel Cushing | 26-15 |
| 04:04 | Western Kentucky | Darrell Dawkins misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 26-15 |
| 04:02 | Northern Iowa | Frederick Smith snags the defensive board | 26-15 |
| 03:44 | Northern Iowa | Julian Brooks scores on a driving attempt in the lane | 28-15 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Samuel Cushing (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Grant (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Mauricio (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Frederick Smith (tiring) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Julian Brooks (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Sean Donnellan (fairly fresh) SG - James Knox (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Darrell Dawkins (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Rafael Willison (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Joel Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:40 | Western Kentucky | James Knox drills a jumper from close range set up by Rafael Willison and he's fouled by Jeffrey Mauricio - foul #1 on Jeffrey Mauricio, team foul #9 | 28-17 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Joseph Grange (PG), John Wolfenbarger (SG), Patrick Kennedy (SF), James Gregory (PF), Robert Wheless (C) Samuel Cushing, James Grant, Jeffrey Mauricio, Frederick Smith, Julian Brooks | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Jake Fischer (PG), Joe Newman (SG), Kenny Lund (PF) Sean Donnellan, Darrell Dawkins, Rafael Willison | |
| 03:40 | Western Kentucky | James Knox makes the free throw | 28-18 |
| 03:23 | Northern Iowa | James Gregory comes up short on the runner from the right block but he's hacked by Jake Fischer - foul #3 on Jake Fischer, team foul #5 | 28-18 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | John Alter (SF), Charles Peters (C) Jake Fischer, Joel Johnson | |
| 03:23 | Northern Iowa | James Gregory makes the 1st free throw | 29-18 |
| 03:23 | Northern Iowa | James Gregory makes the 2nd free throw | 30-18 |
| 03:02 | Western Kentucky | James Knox is whistled for a carry | 30-18 |
| 02:50 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Grange is fouled on the floor by James Knox - foul #2 on James Knox, team foul #6 | 30-18 |
| 02:32 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Grange travels with the ball | 30-18 |
| 02:07 | Western Kentucky | Joe Newman is hacked by John Wolfenbarger - foul #1 on John Wolfenbarger, team foul #10 | 30-18 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Grant (SG) John Wolfenbarger | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Eddie Durham (PG), Joel Johnson (C) James Knox, Charles Peters | |
| 02:07 | Western Kentucky | Joe Newman makes the 1st free throw | 30-19 |
| 02:07 | Western Kentucky | Joe Newman misses the 2nd free throw | 30-19 |
| 02:07 | Northern Iowa | James Gregory snags the defensive board | 30-19 |
| 01:43 | Northern Iowa | Patrick Kennedy lays it in on a great pass from James Grant | 32-19 |
| 01:30 | Western Kentucky | John Alter knocks in the runner from close range set up by Joe Newman | 32-21 |
| 01:15 | Northern Iowa | Patrick Kennedy misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Kenny Lund - foul #2 on Kenny Lund, team foul #7 | 32-21 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Sean Donnellan (PG), James Knox (SG), Darrell Dawkins (SF), Rafael Willison (PF) Eddie Durham, Joe Newman, John Alter, Kenny Lund | |
| 01:15 | Northern Iowa | Patrick Kennedy misses the 1st free throw | 32-21 |
| 01:15 | Northern Iowa | Patrick Kennedy makes the 2nd free throw | 33-21 |
| 00:56 | Western Kentucky | Joel Johnson is hacked by Joseph Grange - foul #1 on Joseph Grange, team foul #11 | 33-21 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jeffrey Mauricio (SF), Heriberto Mancini (C) Patrick Kennedy, Robert Wheless | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 00:56 | Western Kentucky | Joel Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 33-21 |
| 00:56 | Western Kentucky | Joel Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 33-21 |
| 00:56 | Northern Iowa | James Gregory pulls down the rebound | 33-21 |
| 00:36 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Grange's floater is tipped away by Rafael Willison | 33-21 |
| 00:35 | Northern Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Jeffrey Mauricio | 33-21 |
| 00:18 | Northern Iowa | The jump hook by James Gregory is blocked by Rafael Willison | 33-21 |
| 00:17 | Western Kentucky | Darrell Dawkins grabs the defensive rebound | 33-21 |
| 00:01 | Western Kentucky | Darrell Dawkins is whistled for traveling | 33-21 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Samuel Cushing (PG), Diego Reyes (SF), Julian Brooks (PF), Robert Wheless (C) Joseph Grange, James Grant, James Gregory, Heriberto Mancini | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | John Alter (SF), Kenny Lund (PF) Darrell Dawkins, Joel Johnson | |
| 00:00 | Northern Iowa | Jeffrey Mauricio misses short on a fullcourt shot | 33-21 |