| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Patrick Fitzpatrick (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Brian Munz (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gary Land (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jordon McAfee (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Richard Harden (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Robert Roberts (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gerald Whitt (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Mike Cole (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Mark Coogan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Danny Vedder (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northern Iowa | Mike Cole inbounds the ball | 40-24 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:37 | Northern Iowa | Danny Vedder misses short on a floater from close range but he's fouled by Jordon McAfee - foul #3 on Jordon McAfee, team foul #1 | 40-24 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | David Frazier (SG), Archie Kane (SF) Brian Munz, Jordon McAfee | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 19:37 | Northern Iowa | Danny Vedder misses the 1st free throw | 40-24 |
| 19:37 | Northern Iowa | Danny Vedder makes the 2nd free throw | 40-25 |
| 19:13 | Western Kentucky | Archie Kane hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 40-25 |
| 19:12 | Western Kentucky | David Frazier grabs the offensive rebound | 40-25 |
| 18:50 | Western Kentucky | Gerald Whitt is called for the reach on Patrick Fitzpatrick - foul #1 on Gerald Whitt, team foul #1 | 40-25 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Ivan Brent (PG), Brian Munz (SF), Tom Sneed (C) Patrick Fitzpatrick, Archie Kane, Richard Harden | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 18:28 | Western Kentucky | Ivan Brent clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 40-25 |
| 18:27 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Gerald Whitt | 40-25 |
| 18:22 | Northern Iowa | Robert Roberts drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Gerald Whitt | 40-27 |
| 17:53 | Western Kentucky | Brian Munz connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by David Frazier | 42-27 |
| 17:42 | Northern Iowa | Gerald Whitt misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 42-27 |
| 17:40 | Western Kentucky | Gary Land gets the rebound | 42-27 |
| 17:12 | Western Kentucky | Brian Munz comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 42-27 |
| 17:10 | Northern Iowa | Danny Vedder snags the defensive board | 42-27 |
| 16:51 | Northern Iowa | Mark Coogan connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 42-30 |
| 16:26 | Western Kentucky | Tom Sneed scores on a shot from the left block on a great pass from Ivan Brent | 44-30 |
| 16:07 | Northern Iowa | Mike Cole makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Gerald Whitt | 44-33 |
| 15:38 | Western Kentucky | David Frazier hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-33 |
| 15:36 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Mike Cole | 44-33 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Ivan Brent (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Frazier (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Munz (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. PF - Gary Land (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Tom Sneed (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Robert Roberts (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gerald Whitt (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SF - Mike Cole (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mark Coogan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Danny Vedder (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Northern Iowa | Gerald Whitt loses the dribble to David Frazier | 44-33 |
| 15:14 | Western Kentucky | Ivan Brent misses short on a 3 from straight away | 44-33 |
| 15:13 | Northern Iowa | Danny Vedder grabs the defensive rebound | 44-33 |
| 15:07 | Northern Iowa | Mark Coogan misses long on a fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on David Frazier - foul #2 on David Frazier, team foul #2 | 44-33 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Patrick Fitzpatrick (PG), Archie Kane (SG), Jordon McAfee (PF), Richard Harden (C) Ivan Brent, Brian Munz, Gary Land, Tom Sneed | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Timothy McMann (PG), James Leighton (SG), Bruce Wright (SF), Robert Towns (C) Robert Roberts, Gerald Whitt, Mike Cole, Danny Vedder | |
| 15:07 | Northern Iowa | Mark Coogan makes the 1st free throw | 44-34 |
| 15:07 | Northern Iowa | Mark Coogan makes the 2nd free throw | 44-35 |
| 14:45 | Western Kentucky | Patrick Fitzpatrick hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 44-35 |
| 14:44 | Western Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Jordon McAfee | 44-35 |
| 14:24 | Western Kentucky | Archie Kane is fouled on the floor by James Leighton - foul #2 on James Leighton, team foul #2 | 44-35 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Brian Munz (SF) David Frazier | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Clark (C) Mark Coogan | |
| 14:04 | Western Kentucky | A charge is called on Patrick Fitzpatrick - foul #1 on Patrick Fitzpatrick, team foul #3 | 44-35 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | David Frazier (SF) Brian Munz | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 13:57 | Northern Iowa | James Clark's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-35 |
| 13:38 | Western Kentucky | Jordon McAfee drills a runner near the basket set up by Patrick Fitzpatrick | 46-35 |
| 13:23 | Northern Iowa | Robert Towns misses long on a floater near the basket | 46-35 |
| 13:22 | Western Kentucky | Richard Harden grabs the defensive rebound | 46-35 |
| 12:53 | Western Kentucky | Robert Towns takes the ball from Richard Harden | 46-35 |
| 12:28 | Northern Iowa | Robert Towns is whistled for traveling | 46-35 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Brian Munz (SG) David Frazier | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Roberts (PG), Gerald Whitt (SG), Danny Vedder (C) Timothy McMann, James Leighton, James Clark | |
| 11:59 | Western Kentucky | Jordon McAfee knocks in the driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Brian Munz | 48-35 |
| 11:35 | Northern Iowa | Robert Roberts misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 48-35 |
| 11:34 | Western Kentucky | Archie Kane grabs the defensive rebound | 48-35 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Patrick Fitzpatrick (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Brian Munz (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Archie Kane (fairly fresh) PF - Jordon McAfee (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Richard Harden (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Robert Roberts (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gerald Whitt (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SF - Bruce Wright (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Robert Towns (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Danny Vedder (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:15 | Western Kentucky | Brian Munz comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 48-35 |
| 11:14 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Robert Towns | 48-35 |
| 10:52 | Northern Iowa | Robert Roberts is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Robert Roberts, team foul #3 | 48-35 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | David Frazier (SG), Gary Land (SF), Tom Sneed (C) Brian Munz, Archie Kane, Richard Harden | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Mike Cole (SF), Mark Coogan (PF) Bruce Wright, Robert Towns | |
| 10:23 | Western Kentucky | Patrick Fitzpatrick knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Tom Sneed | 51-35 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 10:16 | Northern Iowa | Mike Cole can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 51-35 |
| 10:14 | Western Kentucky | Jordon McAfee grabs the defensive rebound | 51-35 |
| 09:54 | Western Kentucky | Jordon McAfee can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by Robert Roberts - foul #2 on Robert Roberts, team foul #4 | 51-35 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Brian Munz (SG), Richard Harden (C) Gary Land, Tom Sneed | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Timothy McMann (SG) Gerald Whitt | |
| 09:54 | Western Kentucky | Jordon McAfee makes the 1st free throw | 52-35 |
| 09:54 | Western Kentucky | Jordon McAfee misses the 2nd free throw | 52-35 |
| 09:54 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Timothy McMann | 52-35 |
| 09:46 | Northern Iowa | Danny Vedder is fouled on the floor by Patrick Fitzpatrick - foul #2 on Patrick Fitzpatrick, team foul #4 | 52-35 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Gary Land (SF) David Frazier | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 09:30 | Northern Iowa | Timothy McMann can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 52-35 |
| 09:28 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Richard Harden | 52-35 |
| 09:13 | Western Kentucky | Patrick Fitzpatrick misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 52-35 |
| 09:11 | Northern Iowa | Danny Vedder grabs the board | 52-35 |
| 08:57 | Northern Iowa | Timothy McMann makes the jumper from just outside the lane set up by Mark Coogan | 52-37 |
| 08:51 | Western Kentucky | Brian Munz misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 52-37 |
| 08:49 | Northern Iowa | Danny Vedder gets the rebound | 52-37 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 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 (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 08:36 | Northern Iowa | Danny Vedder's floater is tipped away by Richard Harden | 52-37 |
| 08:34 | Western Kentucky | Richard Harden gets the rebound | 52-37 |
| 08:09 | Western Kentucky | Richard Harden misses the floater from close range | 52-37 |
| 08:07 | Northern Iowa | Mark Coogan grabs the board | 52-37 |
| 07:48 | Northern Iowa | Danny Vedder misses badly on a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Jordon McAfee - foul #4 on Jordon McAfee, team foul #5 | 52-37 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Ivan Brent (PG), David Frazier (SG), Archie Kane (SF), Tom Sneed (C) Patrick Fitzpatrick, Brian Munz, Gary Land, Richard Harden | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Gerald Whitt (SG), Bruce Wright (SF), Robert Towns (PF) Robert Roberts, Mike Cole, Mark Coogan | |
| 07:48 | Northern Iowa | Danny Vedder misses the 1st free throw | 52-37 |
| 07:48 | Northern Iowa | Danny Vedder misses the 2nd free throw | 52-37 |
| 07:48 | Western Kentucky | Jordon McAfee pulls down the rebound | 52-37 |
| 07:28 | Western Kentucky | Danny Vedder steps in front of the Archie Kane pass | 52-37 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Ivan Brent (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Frazier (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Archie Kane (fresh) PF - Jordon McAfee (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 9 reb. 4 pf. C - Tom Sneed (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Timothy McMann (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Gerald Whitt (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SF - Bruce Wright (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Robert Towns (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Danny Vedder (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:13 | Northern Iowa | Bruce Wright misses badly on a runner from the left block | 52-37 |
| 07:12 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Jordon McAfee | 52-37 |
| 06:46 | Western Kentucky | Archie Kane hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 52-37 |
| 06:44 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Robert Towns | 52-37 |
| 06:34 | Northern Iowa | Bruce Wright is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Bruce Wright, team foul #5 | 52-37 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Patrick Fitzpatrick (PG), Brian Munz (SG) Ivan Brent, Archie Kane | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Leighton (PG), Mark Coogan (PF) Timothy McMann, Danny Vedder | |
| 06:13 | Western Kentucky | Tom Sneed misses the driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on James Leighton - foul #3 on James Leighton, team foul #6 | 52-37 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Mike Cole (SF) Bruce Wright | |
| 06:13 | Western Kentucky | Tom Sneed makes the 1st free throw | 53-37 |
| 06:13 | Western Kentucky | Tom Sneed misses the 2nd free throw | 53-37 |
| 06:13 | Northern Iowa | Mark Coogan snags the defensive board | 53-37 |
| 05:55 | Northern Iowa | Gerald Whitt misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 53-37 |
| 05:53 | Northern Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Mike Cole | 53-37 |
| 05:45 | Northern Iowa | James Leighton misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 53-37 |
| 05:44 | Northern Iowa | Mark Coogan snags the offensive board | 53-37 |
| 05:34 | Northern Iowa | Mike Cole misses the easy layup | 53-37 |
| 05:33 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Tom Sneed | 53-37 |
| 05:17 | Western Kentucky | Patrick Fitzpatrick misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 53-37 |
| 05:16 | Western Kentucky | Jordon McAfee tips it back up and in | 55-37 |
| 05:03 | Northern Iowa | Robert Towns loses the ball out of bounds | 55-37 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Ivan Brent (PG), Archie Kane (SF) Patrick Fitzpatrick, Brian Munz | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Timothy McMann (PG), Bruce Wright (SF), James Clark (C) Gerald Whitt, Mike Cole, Mark Coogan | |
| 04:38 | Western Kentucky | David Frazier is hacked by Robert Towns - foul #2 on Robert Towns, team foul #7 | 55-37 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Gary Land (PF) Jordon McAfee | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Frank Green (SF) Robert Towns | |
| 04:38 | Western Kentucky | David Frazier misses the 1st free throw | 55-37 |
| 04:38 | Western Kentucky | Tom Sneed grabs the offensive board | 55-37 |
| 04:19 | Western Kentucky | Ivan Brent drills a 3pt shot from the right wing | 58-37 |
| 04:01 | Northern Iowa | James Clark makes the jumper from the left block | 58-39 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:40 | Western Kentucky | David Frazier hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 58-39 |
| 03:38 | Northern Iowa | Bruce Wright gets the rebound | 58-39 |
| 03:23 | Northern Iowa | James Clark clanks a runner from close range | 58-39 |
| 03:22 | Western Kentucky | Gary Land pulls down the rebound | 58-39 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Ivan Brent (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Frazier (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Archie Kane (fresh) PF - Gary Land (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Tom Sneed (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Timothy McMann (fresh) 5 pts. SG - James Leighton (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Frank Green (fresh) PF - Bruce Wright (fresh) 3 reb. C - James Clark (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 02:53 | Western Kentucky | David Frazier's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-39 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Jordon McAfee (PF) Gary Land | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | David Simmons (PG), Robert Towns (PF) James Leighton, Frank Green | |
| 02:33 | Northern Iowa | Robert Towns hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 58-39 |
| 02:32 | Western Kentucky | Jordon McAfee snags the defensive board | 58-39 |
| 02:08 | Western Kentucky | Archie Kane misses the jumper from the left wing | 58-39 |
| 02:07 | Western Kentucky | Jordon McAfee pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-39 |
| 01:43 | Western Kentucky | David Frazier connects on the 3 from the left corner set up by Ivan Brent | 61-39 |
| 01:21 | Northern Iowa | James Clark can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 61-39 |
| 01:20 | Northern Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Bruce Wright | 61-39 |
| 01:08 | Northern Iowa | Robert Towns double dribbles | 61-39 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Leighton (SG) David Simmons | |
| 00:44 | Western Kentucky | Archie Kane scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by David Frazier | 64-39 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:38 | Northern Iowa | Timothy McMann misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 64-39 |
| 00:36 | Northern Iowa | Bruce Wright misses the tip | 64-39 |
| 00:34 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Jordon McAfee | 64-39 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:11 | Western Kentucky | Jordon McAfee knocks in the runner in the lane and he's fouled by Robert Towns - foul #3 on Robert Towns, team foul #8 | 66-39 |
| 00:11 | Western Kentucky | Jordon McAfee makes the free throw | 67-39 |
| 00:04 | Northern Iowa | Timothy McMann is fouled on the floor by Jordon McAfee - foul #5 on Jordon McAfee, team foul #6 | 67-39 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Gary Land (PF) Jordon McAfee | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 00:01 | Northern Iowa | Robert Towns comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 67-39 |
| 00:00 | Northern Iowa | James Clark pulls down the offensive rebound | 67-39 |