| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Steve Robertson (fresh) SG - Anthony Campbell (fresh) SF - Richard Stamper (fresh) PF - Eric Keeley (fresh) C - Jonathan Lane (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Geoffrey Barros (fresh) SG - David Garvin (fresh) SF - James Winders (fresh) PF - James Wharton (fresh) C - Donald Jones (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Northern Iowa | James Winders wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:45 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Barros hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 0-3 |
| 19:36 | Eastern Kentucky | Jonathan Lane hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket but the foul's on Donald Jones - foul #1 on Donald Jones, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| 19:36 | Eastern Kentucky | Jonathan Lane makes the 1st free throw | 1-3 |
| 19:36 | Eastern Kentucky | Jonathan Lane makes the 2nd free throw | 2-3 |
| 19:25 | Northern Iowa | David Garvin misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Eric Keeley - foul #1 on Eric Keeley, team foul #1 | 2-3 |
| 19:25 | Northern Iowa | David Garvin makes the 1st free throw | 2-4 |
| 19:25 | Northern Iowa | David Garvin misses the 2nd free throw | 2-4 |
| 19:25 | Eastern Kentucky | The rebound goes to Jonathan Lane | 2-4 |
| 19:14 | Eastern Kentucky | Richard Stamper can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 2-4 |
| 19:12 | Northern Iowa | James Wharton grabs the defensive rebound | 2-4 |
| 18:51 | Northern Iowa | David Garvin misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 2-4 |
| 18:49 | Northern Iowa | James Wharton grabs the offensive rebound | 2-4 |
| 18:33 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Barros buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from David Garvin | 2-7 |
| 18:08 | Eastern Kentucky | Jonathan Lane scores on a shot in the paint | 4-7 |
| 17:47 | Northern Iowa | James Wharton makes the shot from the baseline and the foul's on Eric Keeley - foul #2 on Eric Keeley, team foul #2 | 4-9 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Thomas Hurlbert (PF) Eric Keeley | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 17:47 | Northern Iowa | James Wharton misses the free throw | 4-9 |
| 17:47 | Eastern Kentucky | The rebound goes to Thomas Hurlbert | 4-9 |
| 17:21 | Eastern Kentucky | Anthony Campbell misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 4-9 |
| 17:19 | Northern Iowa | James Wharton grabs the defensive rebound | 4-9 |
| 17:07 | Northern Iowa | David Garvin is hacked by Anthony Campbell - foul #1 on Anthony Campbell, team foul #3 | 4-9 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Paul Odom (PF) Anthony Campbell | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Kenneth Yungbluth (PG), Drew Beatty (SG), Loren Look (PF), James Tull (C) Geoffrey Barros, David Garvin, James Wharton, Donald Jones | |
| 16:50 | Northern Iowa | James Tull is whistled for traveling | 4-9 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Clyde Spurgeon (PG), Paul Swindle (PF), Jeremy Woods (C) Steve Robertson, Richard Stamper, Jonathan Lane | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 16:29 | Eastern Kentucky | Paul Odom misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 4-9 |
| 16:27 | Northern Iowa | Loren Look gets the rebound | 4-9 |
| 16:13 | Northern Iowa | Paul Swindle is called for the reach on Kenneth Yungbluth - foul #1 on Paul Swindle, team foul #4 | 4-9 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Claude Sanders (SG) James Winders | |
| 15:55 | Northern Iowa | James Tull comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 4-9 |
| 15:54 | Eastern Kentucky | Paul Odom pulls down the rebound | 4-9 |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Clyde Spurgeon (fresh) SG - Thomas Hurlbert (fresh) SF - Paul Odom (fresh) PF - Paul Swindle (fresh) C - Jeremy Woods (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Kenneth Yungbluth (fresh) SG - Claude Sanders (fresh) SF - Drew Beatty (fresh) PF - Loren Look (fresh) C - James Tull (fresh) | |
| 15:37 | Eastern Kentucky | Thomas Hurlbert misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 4-9 |
| 15:36 | Eastern Kentucky | Paul Odom gets the offensive rebound | 4-9 |
| 15:19 | Eastern Kentucky | Jeremy Woods's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 4-9 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Steve Robertson (PG), Anthony Campbell (SG), Richard Stamper (SF), Jonathan Lane (C) Clyde Spurgeon, Paul Odom, Paul Swindle, Jeremy Woods | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Barros (PG), David Garvin (SG), James Winders (SF), James Wharton (PF), Donald Jones (C) Kenneth Yungbluth, Claude Sanders, Drew Beatty, Loren Look, James Tull | |
| 14:57 | Northern Iowa | David Garvin travels with the ball | 4-9 |
| 14:50 | Eastern Kentucky | David Garvin steals it from Anthony Campbell | 4-9 |
| 14:43 | Northern Iowa | Donald Jones blows the layup | 4-9 |
| 14:41 | Eastern Kentucky | Thomas Hurlbert grabs the board | 4-9 |
| 14:35 | Eastern Kentucky | Richard Stamper hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 4-9 |
| 14:34 | Northern Iowa | Donald Jones snags the defensive board | 4-9 |
| 14:15 | Northern Iowa | James Wharton misses the runner from the baseline but the foul's on Thomas Hurlbert - foul #1 on Thomas Hurlbert, team foul #5 | 4-9 |
| 14:15 | Northern Iowa | James Wharton misses the 1st free throw | 4-9 |
| 14:15 | Northern Iowa | James Wharton makes the 2nd free throw | 4-10 |
| 14:03 | Eastern Kentucky | A charge is called on Richard Stamper - foul #1 on Richard Stamper, team foul #6 | 4-10 |
| 13:56 | Northern Iowa | James Wharton knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 4-13 |
| 13:48 | Eastern Kentucky | Anthony Campbell hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Steve Robertson | 7-13 |
| 13:38 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Barros misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 7-13 |
| 13:36 | Eastern Kentucky | Jonathan Lane grabs the board | 7-13 |
| 13:30 | Eastern Kentucky | Steve Robertson is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Steve Robertson, team foul #7 | 7-13 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Paul Odom (PF) Thomas Hurlbert | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Tull (C) Donald Jones | |
| 13:10 | Northern Iowa | Paul Odom steals it from Geoffrey Barros | 7-13 |
| 12:55 | Eastern Kentucky | Jonathan Lane misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 7-13 |
| 12:53 | Northern Iowa | James Tull gets the rebound | 7-13 |
| 12:30 | Northern Iowa | Steve Robertson picks off the pass by James Wharton | 7-13 |
| 12:27 | Eastern Kentucky | Steve Robertson lays it in | 9-13 |
| 12:13 | Northern Iowa | James Tull's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 9-13 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Clyde Spurgeon (PG), Thomas Hurlbert (SG), Paul Swindle (PF), Jeremy Woods (C) Steve Robertson, Anthony Campbell, Richard Stamper, Jonathan Lane | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Kenneth Yungbluth (PG), Claude Sanders (SG), Drew Beatty (SF), Loren Look (PF), Donald Jones (C) Geoffrey Barros, David Garvin, James Winders, James Wharton, James Tull | |
| 11:53 | Eastern Kentucky | Thomas Hurlbert hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 9-13 |
| 11:51 | Eastern Kentucky | Paul Swindle pulls down the offensive rebound | 9-13 |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Clyde Spurgeon (fresh) SG - Thomas Hurlbert (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Paul Odom (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Paul Swindle (fresh) C - Jeremy Woods (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Kenneth Yungbluth (fresh) SG - Claude Sanders (fresh) SF - Drew Beatty (fresh) PF - Loren Look (fresh) C - Donald Jones (fresh) | |
| 11:39 | Eastern Kentucky | Paul Odom comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 9-13 |
| 11:37 | Northern Iowa | Claude Sanders grabs the defensive rebound | 9-13 |
| 11:31 | Northern Iowa | Paul Swindle denies the turnaround by Drew Beatty | 9-13 |
| 11:30 | Northern Iowa | Kenneth Yungbluth can't tip it in | 9-13 |
| 11:29 | Eastern Kentucky | Paul Swindle grabs the defensive rebound | 9-13 |
| 11:12 | Eastern Kentucky | Jeremy Woods knocks in the jumper from the left side | 11-13 |
| 10:53 | Northern Iowa | Donald Jones drills a fadeaway in the paint and he's hacked by Jeremy Woods - foul #1 on Jeremy Woods, team foul #8 | 11-15 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Joseph King (SF) Paul Odom | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Winders (SF), James Wharton (PF) Claude Sanders, Loren Look | |
| 10:53 | Northern Iowa | Donald Jones misses the free throw | 11-15 |
| 10:53 | Eastern Kentucky | Jeremy Woods gets the rebound | 11-15 |
| 10:42 | Eastern Kentucky | Clyde Spurgeon is hacked by Kenneth Yungbluth - foul #1 on Kenneth Yungbluth, team foul #2 | 11-15 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Barros (PG), David Garvin (SG), James Tull (C) Kenneth Yungbluth, Drew Beatty, Donald Jones | |
| 10:29 | Eastern Kentucky | Clyde Spurgeon misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 11-15 |
| 10:27 | Eastern Kentucky | Jeremy Woods grabs the offensive board | 11-15 |
| 10:06 | Eastern Kentucky | Clyde Spurgeon can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 11-15 |
| 10:04 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to James Wharton | 11-15 |
| 09:59 | Northern Iowa | James Winders knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Geoffrey Barros | 11-18 |
| 09:36 | Eastern Kentucky | Joseph King knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Clyde Spurgeon | 13-18 |
| 09:21 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Barros is hacked by Thomas Hurlbert - foul #2 on Thomas Hurlbert, team foul #9 | 13-18 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Steve Robertson (PG), Anthony Campbell (SG), Richard Stamper (SF), Paul Odom (PF), Jonathan Lane (C) Clyde Spurgeon, Thomas Hurlbert, Joseph King, Paul Swindle, Jeremy Woods | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Drew Beatty (SG), Loren Look (PF), Donald Jones (C) David Garvin, James Wharton, James Tull | |
| 09:21 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Barros misses the 1st free throw | 13-18 |
| 09:21 | Eastern Kentucky | The rebound goes to Jonathan Lane | 13-18 |
| 09:07 | Eastern Kentucky | Steve Robertson knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 16-18 |
| 08:43 | Northern Iowa | Loren Look is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Loren Look, team foul #3 | 16-18 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Kenneth Yungbluth (PG) Geoffrey Barros | |
| 08:27 | Eastern Kentucky | Jonathan Lane buries a floater in the lane set up by Anthony Campbell | 18-18 |
| 08:16 | Northern Iowa | Donald Jones double dribbles | 18-18 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | David Garvin (SG), James Wharton (PF) Drew Beatty, Loren Look | |
| 08:06 | Eastern Kentucky | Richard Stamper makes the jumpshot from the left wing | 20-18 |
| 07:50 | Northern Iowa | Kenneth Yungbluth misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 20-18 |
| 07:49 | Northern Iowa | Donald Jones snags the offensive board | 20-18 |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Steve Robertson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Anthony Campbell (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Stamper (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Paul Odom (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jonathan Lane (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Kenneth Yungbluth (fresh) SG - David Garvin (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Winders (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Wharton (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Donald Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:31 | Northern Iowa | Richard Stamper swats the shot by David Garvin | 20-18 |
| 07:30 | Northern Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to James Winders | 20-18 |
| 07:14 | Northern Iowa | Kenneth Yungbluth hits a fadeaway from the baseline set up by James Wharton | 20-20 |
| 06:58 | Eastern Kentucky | Anthony Campbell clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Kenneth Yungbluth - foul #2 on Kenneth Yungbluth, team foul #4 | 20-20 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Clyde Spurgeon (PG), Joseph King (SF), Paul Swindle (PF), Jeremy Woods (C) Steve Robertson, Richard Stamper, Paul Odom, Jonathan Lane | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Barros (PG), Drew Beatty (SF), James Tull (C) Kenneth Yungbluth, James Winders, Donald Jones | |
| 06:58 | Eastern Kentucky | Anthony Campbell makes the 1st free throw | 21-20 |
| 06:58 | Eastern Kentucky | Anthony Campbell makes the 2nd free throw | 22-20 |
| 06:38 | Northern Iowa | James Tull is called for traveling | 22-20 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Richard Stamper (SF) Anthony Campbell | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Claude Sanders (SG), Loren Look (PF) David Garvin, James Wharton | |
| 06:13 | Eastern Kentucky | Paul Swindle misses the jumper from the right wing | 22-20 |
| 06:11 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Geoffrey Barros | 22-20 |
| 05:50 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Barros buries a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Claude Sanders | 22-22 |
| 05:36 | Eastern Kentucky | Paul Swindle buries a runner in the lane on a nice dish by Clyde Spurgeon | 24-22 |
| 05:22 | Northern Iowa | Drew Beatty misses the lay-in | 24-22 |
| 05:20 | Eastern Kentucky | Clyde Spurgeon grabs the board | 24-22 |
| 05:07 | Eastern Kentucky | Richard Stamper misses the dunk attempt | 24-22 |
| 05:05 | Northern Iowa | Loren Look snags the defensive board | 24-22 |
| 04:47 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Barros comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 24-22 |
| 04:45 | Eastern Kentucky | Jeremy Woods pulls down the rebound | 24-22 |
| 04:25 | Eastern Kentucky | Paul Swindle loses the ball out of bounds | 24-22 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Steve Robertson (PG), Anthony Campbell (SG), Paul Odom (PF), Jonathan Lane (C) Clyde Spurgeon, Joseph King, Paul Swindle, Jeremy Woods | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | David Garvin (SG), James Winders (SF), James Wharton (PF), Donald Jones (C) Geoffrey Barros, Claude Sanders, Loren Look, James Tull | |
| 04:06 | Northern Iowa | Donald Jones makes the jumper from the baseline | 24-24 |
| 03:51 | Eastern Kentucky | Anthony Campbell misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 24-24 |
| 03:50 | Northern Iowa | James Winders grabs the defensive rebound | 24-24 |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Steve Robertson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Anthony Campbell (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Stamper (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Paul Odom (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jonathan Lane (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Drew Beatty (fresh) SG - David Garvin (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Winders (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Wharton (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Donald Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:36 | Northern Iowa | Steve Robertson takes the ball from David Garvin | 24-24 |
| 03:22 | Eastern Kentucky | Paul Odom clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 24-24 |
| 03:21 | Northern Iowa | James Winders grabs the board | 24-24 |
| 02:59 | Northern Iowa | Drew Beatty scores on a jumper from the left side | 24-26 |
| 02:49 | Eastern Kentucky | Paul Odom is hacked by Donald Jones - foul #2 on Donald Jones, team foul #5 | 24-26 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Thomas Hurlbert (SG), Eric Keeley (PF) Anthony Campbell, Richard Stamper | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Barros (PG) Drew Beatty | |
| 02:34 | Eastern Kentucky | Donald Jones steals the ball from Paul Odom | 24-26 |
| 02:21 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Barros hits a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by David Garvin | 24-29 |
| 02:08 | Eastern Kentucky | James Winders blocks the short jumper by Jonathan Lane | 24-29 |
| 02:07 | Eastern Kentucky | Paul Odom grabs the offensive board | 24-29 |
| 01:54 | Eastern Kentucky | Jonathan Lane misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 24-29 |
| 01:53 | Eastern Kentucky | Jonathan Lane gets the offensive rebound | 24-29 |
| 01:44 | Eastern Kentucky | Eric Keeley misses badly on a floater from the right block but he's hacked by David Garvin - foul #1 on David Garvin, team foul #6 | 24-29 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Clyde Spurgeon (PG), Joseph King (SF), Jeremy Woods (C) Steve Robertson, Paul Odom, Jonathan Lane | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Claude Sanders (SG), Loren Look (PF), James Tull (C) David Garvin, James Wharton, Donald Jones | |
| 01:44 | Eastern Kentucky | Eric Keeley makes the 1st free throw | 25-29 |
| 01:44 | Eastern Kentucky | Eric Keeley makes the 2nd free throw | 26-29 |
| 01:30 | Northern Iowa | Loren Look throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-29 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Drew Beatty (SG) Claude Sanders | |
| 01:03 | Eastern Kentucky | Clyde Spurgeon is fouled on the floor by James Tull - foul #1 on James Tull, team foul #7 | 26-29 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Anthony Campbell (SG) Joseph King | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Kenneth Yungbluth (PG) Geoffrey Barros | |
| 01:03 | Eastern Kentucky | Clyde Spurgeon makes the 1st free throw | 27-29 |
| 01:03 | Eastern Kentucky | Clyde Spurgeon misses the 2nd free throw | 27-29 |
| 01:03 | Northern Iowa | James Tull snags the defensive board | 27-29 |
| 00:42 | Northern Iowa | Drew Beatty's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-29 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | David Garvin (SG), James Wharton (PF) James Winders, Loren Look | |
| 00:28 | Eastern Kentucky | Clyde Spurgeon comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 27-29 |
| 00:26 | Northern Iowa | James Tull pulls down the rebound | 27-29 |
| 00:03 | Northern Iowa | Jeremy Woods denies the turnaround by James Wharton | 27-29 |
| 00:02 | Northern Iowa | David Garvin grabs the offensive rebound | 27-29 |
| 00:00 | Northern Iowa | The clock runs out | 27-29 |