| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Robert Anderson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Kevin Orbison (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jay Edwards (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Schneider (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. C - Don Schimmel (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Jason Zbranek (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Anthony Clark (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Anthony Childers (fresh) 8 pts. PF - William Craig (fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. C - Ralph Wilde (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northern Iowa | Jay Edwards inbounds the ball | 27-32 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 19:47 | Northern Iowa | Robert Anderson misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 27-32 |
| 19:45 | Northern Iowa | Kevin Orbison misses the tip | 27-32 |
| 19:44 | Western Kentucky | Ralph Wilde grabs the defensive rebound | 27-32 |
| 19:37 | Western Kentucky | William Craig makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 27-35 |
| 19:18 | Northern Iowa | Jay Edwards buries a 3 pointer from the right wing | 30-35 |
| 19:01 | Western Kentucky | Jay Edwards is called for the reach on William Craig - foul #3 on Jay Edwards, team foul #1 | 30-35 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Ray Hudak (SF) Jay Edwards | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 18:54 | Western Kentucky | William Craig throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-35 |
| 18:33 | Northern Iowa | Michael Schneider misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 30-35 |
| 18:31 | Western Kentucky | Anthony Childers gets the rebound | 30-35 |
| 18:14 | Western Kentucky | Anthony Childers misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Ray Hudak - foul #1 on Ray Hudak, team foul #2 | 30-35 |
| 18:14 | Western Kentucky | Anthony Childers misses the 1st free throw | 30-35 |
| 18:14 | Western Kentucky | Anthony Childers makes the 2nd free throw | 30-36 |
| 17:51 | Northern Iowa | Kevin Orbison connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Michael Schneider | 32-36 |
| 17:26 | Western Kentucky | Robert Anderson picks off the pass by William Craig | 32-36 |
| 17:23 | Northern Iowa | Michael Schneider hits the finger roll set up by Robert Anderson | 34-36 |
| 17:16 | Western Kentucky | William Craig hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Don Schimmel - foul #1 on Don Schimmel, team foul #3 | 34-36 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Thomas Cales (PF), Arthur Shelton (C) Michael Schneider, Don Schimmel | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Gerard Eslick (SG) Anthony Clark | |
| 17:16 | Western Kentucky | William Craig makes the 1st free throw | 34-37 |
| 17:16 | Western Kentucky | William Craig makes the 2nd free throw | 34-38 |
| 17:03 | Northern Iowa | Robert Anderson is called for a charge - foul #1 on Robert Anderson, team foul #4 | 34-38 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Micah Wright (SG), Eli Dixon (PF), Glen Weaver (C) Jason Zbranek, William Craig, Ralph Wilde | |
| 16:44 | Western Kentucky | Eli Dixon loses the ball out of bounds | 34-38 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Michael O'Brien (SF) Anthony Childers | |
| 16:30 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Cales misses badly on a shot from the right wing but the foul's on Eli Dixon - foul #2 on Eli Dixon, team foul #1 | 34-38 |
| 16:30 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Cales misses the 1st free throw | 34-38 |
| 16:30 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Cales misses the 2nd free throw | 34-38 |
| 16:30 | Western Kentucky | Eli Dixon pulls down the rebound | 34-38 |
| 16:11 | Western Kentucky | Gerard Eslick is fouled on the floor by Ray Hudak - foul #2 on Ray Hudak, team foul #5 | 34-38 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | William Hamrick (SG), Don Schimmel (C) Kevin Orbison, Ray Hudak | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 15:55 | Western Kentucky | Eli Dixon clanks a driving attempt from the right block | 34-38 |
| 15:53 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Thomas Cales | 34-38 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Robert Anderson (fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. SG - William Hamrick (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Arthur Shelton (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Thomas Cales (fresh) 2 reb. C - Don Schimmel (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Gerard Eslick (fresh) SG - Micah Wright (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael O'Brien (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Eli Dixon (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Glen Weaver (fresh) | |
| 15:33 | Northern Iowa | Don Schimmel misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 34-38 |
| 15:32 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Cales gets the offensive rebound | 34-38 |
| 15:20 | Northern Iowa | William Hamrick scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Robert Anderson | 36-38 |
| 14:57 | Western Kentucky | Micah Wright is fouled on the floor by Robert Anderson - foul #2 on Robert Anderson, team foul #6 | 36-38 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Kevin Orbison (SG), Jay Edwards (SF), Michael Schneider (PF) Robert Anderson, Arthur Shelton, Thomas Cales | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Jason Zbranek (PG), Anthony Clark (SG), Anthony Childers (SF), William Craig (PF), Ralph Wilde (C) Gerard Eslick, Micah Wright, Michael O'Brien, Eli Dixon, Glen Weaver | |
| 14:47 | Western Kentucky | Ralph Wilde can't connect on a floater from the left side | 36-38 |
| 14:46 | Northern Iowa | Don Schimmel grabs the defensive rebound | 36-38 |
| 14:41 | Northern Iowa | Kevin Orbison misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 36-38 |
| 14:40 | Western Kentucky | Ralph Wilde grabs the board | 36-38 |
| 14:17 | Western Kentucky | Ralph Wilde misses short on a jumper from the left block but he's fouled by William Hamrick - foul #1 on William Hamrick, team foul #7 | 36-38 |
| 14:17 | Western Kentucky | Ralph Wilde makes the 1st free throw | 36-39 |
| 14:17 | Western Kentucky | Ralph Wilde makes the 2nd free throw | 36-40 |
| 13:53 | Northern Iowa | Don Schimmel travels with the ball | 36-40 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Anderson (PG), Thomas Cales (C) William Hamrick, Don Schimmel | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 13:34 | Western Kentucky | Jason Zbranek misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 36-40 |
| 13:33 | Northern Iowa | Jay Edwards gets the rebound | 36-40 |
| 13:09 | Northern Iowa | Robert Anderson buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 39-40 |
| 12:52 | Western Kentucky | Anthony Childers banks in the layup on a great pass from William Craig | 39-42 |
| 12:33 | Northern Iowa | Kevin Orbison knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Anderson | 42-42 |
| 12:27 | Western Kentucky | William Craig misses the jumpshot from the right side | 42-42 |
| 12:25 | Western Kentucky | William Craig pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-42 |
| 12:07 | Western Kentucky | William Craig hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 42-42 |
| 12:06 | Western Kentucky | Anthony Clark hits the follow up shot | 42-44 |
| 11:44 | Northern Iowa | Robert Anderson scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Kevin Orbison | 44-44 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Robert Anderson (fresh) 9 pts. 8 ast. SG - Kevin Orbison (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jay Edwards (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Michael Schneider (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. C - Thomas Cales (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Jason Zbranek (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - Anthony Clark (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Anthony Childers (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Craig (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 10 reb. C - Ralph Wilde (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Western Kentucky | Anthony Clark is hacked by Michael Schneider - foul #2 on Michael Schneider, team foul #8 | 44-44 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | William Hamrick (SG), Ray Hudak (SF), Arthur Shelton (PF), Don Schimmel (C) Kevin Orbison, Jay Edwards, Michael Schneider, Thomas Cales | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Gerard Eslick (PG), Michael O'Brien (SF), Eli Dixon (PF), Glen Weaver (C) Jason Zbranek, Anthony Childers, William Craig, Ralph Wilde | |
| 11:29 | Western Kentucky | Anthony Clark makes the 1st free throw | 44-45 |
| 11:29 | Western Kentucky | Anthony Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 44-46 |
| 11:11 | Northern Iowa | Don Schimmel can't connect on a floater from the left block but he's fouled by Anthony Clark - foul #2 on Anthony Clark, team foul #2 | 44-46 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Harry Berg (SG) Robert Anderson | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Micah Wright (SG) Anthony Clark | |
| 11:11 | Northern Iowa | Don Schimmel makes the 1st free throw | 45-46 |
| 11:11 | Northern Iowa | Don Schimmel makes the 2nd free throw | 46-46 |
| 10:53 | Western Kentucky | Glen Weaver comes up short on the runner from the left block | 46-46 |
| 10:52 | Northern Iowa | Don Schimmel pulls down the rebound | 46-46 |
| 10:26 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Shelton misses the fadeaway from the right side | 46-46 |
| 10:25 | Northern Iowa | William Hamrick tips it home | 48-46 |
| 10:09 | Western Kentucky | Glen Weaver hits a jump hook from the left block | 48-48 |
| 09:48 | Northern Iowa | Harry Berg is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Harry Berg, team foul #9 | 48-48 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Anderson (PG), Kevin Orbison (SG), Jay Edwards (SF), Michael Schneider (PF) William Hamrick, Harry Berg, Ray Hudak, Arthur Shelton | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Jason Zbranek (PG), Anthony Childers (SF), William Craig (PF), Ralph Wilde (C) Micah Wright, Michael O'Brien, Eli Dixon, Glen Weaver | |
| 09:25 | Western Kentucky | Anthony Childers makes the 3pt shot from the left wing | 48-51 |
| 09:16 | Northern Iowa | Robert Anderson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 48-51 |
| 09:15 | Northern Iowa | Kevin Orbison hits the follow up shot | 50-51 |
| 08:56 | Western Kentucky | Gerard Eslick's pass is intercepted by Don Schimmel | 50-51 |
| 08:43 | Northern Iowa | Michael Schneider throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-51 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Thomas Cales (C) Don Schimmel | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Anthony Clark (SG) Gerard Eslick | |
| 08:31 | Western Kentucky | Anthony Childers hits a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Jason Zbranek and the foul's on Thomas Cales - foul #2 on Thomas Cales, team foul #10 | 50-53 |
| 08:31 | Western Kentucky | Anthony Childers makes the free throw | 50-54 |
| 08:14 | Northern Iowa | Kevin Orbison is hacked by Anthony Childers - foul #2 on Anthony Childers, team foul #3 | 50-54 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Arthur Shelton (C) Michael Schneider | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 07:49 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Shelton comes up short on the jump hook in the lane | 50-54 |
| 07:48 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Cales pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-54 |
| 07:42 | Northern Iowa | Kevin Orbison misses short on a jumper from the left side | 50-54 |
| 07:41 | Northern Iowa | Jay Edwards hits the follow up shot | 52-54 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Robert Anderson (fresh) 9 pts. 8 ast. SG - Kevin Orbison (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jay Edwards (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Thomas Cales (fresh) 4 reb. C - Arthur Shelton (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Jason Zbranek (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Anthony Clark (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Anthony Childers (fresh) 17 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Craig (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 10 reb. C - Ralph Wilde (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:20 | Western Kentucky | Jason Zbranek is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Jason Zbranek, team foul #4 | 52-54 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Don Schimmel (C) Arthur Shelton | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Gerard Eslick (PG), Micah Wright (SG), Eli Dixon (PF), Glen Weaver (C) Jason Zbranek, Anthony Clark, William Craig, Ralph Wilde | |
| 06:58 | Northern Iowa | Kevin Orbison buries a shot from the right side on a great pass from Robert Anderson and he's hacked by Micah Wright - foul #2 on Micah Wright, team foul #5 | 54-54 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Michael Schneider (PF) Thomas Cales | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 06:58 | Northern Iowa | Kevin Orbison makes the free throw | 55-54 |
| 06:30 | Western Kentucky | Glen Weaver clanks a jump hook in the paint but the foul's on Don Schimmel - foul #2 on Don Schimmel, team foul #11 | 55-54 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Ray Hudak (SF) Jay Edwards | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Michael O'Brien (SF) Anthony Childers | |
| 06:30 | Western Kentucky | Glen Weaver misses the 1st free throw | 55-54 |
| 06:30 | Western Kentucky | Glen Weaver misses the 2nd free throw | 55-54 |
| 06:30 | Northern Iowa | Don Schimmel gets the rebound | 55-54 |
| 06:16 | Northern Iowa | Robert Anderson comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 55-54 |
| 06:14 | Western Kentucky | Glen Weaver gets the rebound | 55-54 |
| 05:57 | Western Kentucky | Robert Anderson picks off the pass by Gerard Eslick | 55-54 |
| 05:53 | Northern Iowa | Robert Anderson lays it up and in | 57-54 |
| 05:42 | Western Kentucky | Eli Dixon hits the finger roll | 57-56 |
| 05:36 | Northern Iowa | Ray Hudak's layup is rejected by Glen Weaver | 57-56 |
| 05:35 | Western Kentucky | Micah Wright snags the defensive board | 57-56 |
| 05:10 | Western Kentucky | Glen Weaver connects on the floater from close range | 57-58 |
| 04:51 | Northern Iowa | Don Schimmel is fouled on the floor by Glen Weaver - foul #1 on Glen Weaver, team foul #6 | 57-58 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | William Hamrick (PG), Harry Berg (SG), Jay Edwards (SF), Thomas Cales (PF), Arthur Shelton (C) Robert Anderson, Kevin Orbison, Ray Hudak, Michael Schneider, Don Schimmel | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Jason Zbranek (PG), Anthony Clark (SG), Anthony Childers (SF), William Craig (PF), Ralph Wilde (C) Gerard Eslick, Micah Wright, Michael O'Brien, Eli Dixon, Glen Weaver | |
| 04:45 | Northern Iowa | William Hamrick hits the finger roll set up by Jay Edwards and he's hacked by Anthony Childers - foul #3 on Anthony Childers, team foul #7 | 59-58 |
| 04:45 | Northern Iowa | William Hamrick makes the free throw | 60-58 |
| 04:23 | Western Kentucky | Anthony Childers is whistled for traveling | 60-58 |
| 03:56 | Northern Iowa | William Hamrick is whistled for traveling | 60-58 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Anderson (PG) Harry Berg | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 03:27 | Western Kentucky | Anthony Clark knocks in the shot near the basket set up by Jason Zbranek | 60-60 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Robert Anderson (fresh) 11 pts. 9 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Hamrick (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Jay Edwards (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Thomas Cales (fresh) 4 reb. C - Arthur Shelton (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Jason Zbranek (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Anthony Clark (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Anthony Childers (fresh) 17 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - William Craig (fresh) 7 pts. 10 reb. C - Ralph Wilde (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:07 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Shelton's pass is intercepted by Jason Zbranek | 60-60 |
| 02:52 | Western Kentucky | Ralph Wilde is called for traveling | 60-60 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Kevin Orbison (SG), Michael Schneider (PF), Don Schimmel (C) William Hamrick, Thomas Cales, Arthur Shelton | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 02:32 | Northern Iowa | Kevin Orbison can't connect on a shot from the right side | 60-60 |
| 02:30 | Northern Iowa | Jay Edwards pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-60 |
| 02:10 | Northern Iowa | Robert Anderson is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Robert Anderson, team foul #12 | 60-60 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Gerard Eslick (SG) Anthony Clark | |
| 01:46 | Western Kentucky | Robert Anderson steals it from Jason Zbranek | 60-60 |
| 01:41 | Northern Iowa | Robert Anderson lays it in | 62-60 |
| 01:20 | Western Kentucky | Anthony Childers knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by William Craig | 62-62 |
| 01:09 | Northern Iowa | Robert Anderson scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Jay Edwards | 65-62 |
| 00:59 | Western Kentucky | Kevin Orbison is called for the reach on Gerard Eslick - foul #1 on Kevin Orbison, team foul #13 | 65-62 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Anthony Clark (SG) Jason Zbranek | |
| 00:59 | Western Kentucky | Gerard Eslick makes the 1st free throw | 65-63 |
| 00:59 | Western Kentucky | Gerard Eslick makes the 2nd free throw | 65-64 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:30 | Northern Iowa | Kevin Orbison misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 65-64 |
| 00:28 | Western Kentucky | Anthony Childers grabs the board | 65-64 |
| 00:15 | Western Kentucky | Gerard Eslick knocks in the jumper from close range set up by William Craig | 65-66 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 00:11 | Northern Iowa | Don Schimmel lays it in set up by Kevin Orbison | 67-66 |
| 00:02 | Western Kentucky | Gerard Eslick misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 67-66 |
| 00:01 | Northern Iowa | Michael Schneider pulls down the rebound | 67-66 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Northern Iowa | Michael Schneider runs out the clock | 67-66 |