| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Robert Roberts (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Gerald Whitt (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Mike Cole (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Mark Coogan (fresh) C - Danny Vedder (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Patrick Fitzpatrick (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brian Munz (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Gary Land (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Jordon McAfee (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Richard Harden (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Western Kentucky | Gary Land inbounds the ball | 16-42 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:35 | Western Kentucky | Jordon McAfee misses short on a runner in the paint | 16-42 |
| 19:33 | Northern Iowa | Mike Cole pulls down the rebound | 16-42 |
| 19:14 | Northern Iowa | Gerald Whitt clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 16-42 |
| 19:12 | Western Kentucky | Jordon McAfee pulls down the rebound | 16-42 |
| 19:01 | Western Kentucky | Patrick Fitzpatrick misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 16-42 |
| 18:59 | Northern Iowa | Gerald Whitt gets the rebound | 16-42 |
| 18:43 | Northern Iowa | Mark Coogan loses the dribble to Patrick Fitzpatrick | 16-42 |
| 18:21 | Western Kentucky | Brian Munz clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 16-42 |
| 18:20 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Robert Roberts | 16-42 |
| 18:07 | Northern Iowa | Mark Coogan comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 16-42 |
| 18:06 | Northern Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Mark Coogan | 16-42 |
| 17:53 | Northern Iowa | Gerald Whitt blows the layup but he's fouled by Richard Harden - foul #1 on Richard Harden, team foul #1 | 16-42 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Ivan Brent (PG), David Frazier (SG), Archie Kane (SF) Patrick Fitzpatrick, Brian Munz, Jordon McAfee | |
| 17:53 | Northern Iowa | Gerald Whitt misses the 1st free throw | 16-42 |
| 17:53 | Northern Iowa | Gerald Whitt makes the 2nd free throw | 17-42 |
| 17:37 | Western Kentucky | David Frazier is whistled for a carry | 17-42 |
| 17:24 | Northern Iowa | Gerald Whitt is called for 5 seconds | 17-42 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Bruce Wright (SF) Mike Cole | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Patrick Fitzpatrick (PG), Brian Munz (SF) Ivan Brent, Archie Kane | |
| 17:02 | Western Kentucky | Patrick Fitzpatrick misses the 3 from the right wing | 17-42 |
| 17:01 | Western Kentucky | Gary Land can't tip it in | 17-42 |
| 16:59 | Western Kentucky | Brian Munz tips it in | 17-44 |
| 16:49 | Northern Iowa | Robert Roberts drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Gerald Whitt | 19-44 |
| 16:31 | Western Kentucky | Richard Harden makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from David Frazier | 19-46 |
| 16:12 | Northern Iowa | Robert Roberts banks in the layup and the foul's on Patrick Fitzpatrick - foul #2 on Patrick Fitzpatrick, team foul #2 | 21-46 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Timothy McMann (SG), Mike Cole (SF), Robert Towns (PF), James Clark (C) Gerald Whitt, Bruce Wright, Mark Coogan, Danny Vedder | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Ivan Brent (PG), Archie Kane (SF), Tom Sneed (C) Patrick Fitzpatrick, Brian Munz, Richard Harden | |
| 16:12 | Northern Iowa | Robert Roberts makes the free throw | 22-46 |
| 15:43 | Western Kentucky | Archie Kane is fouled on the floor by Timothy McMann - foul #2 on Timothy McMann, team foul #1 | 22-46 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Leighton (SG) Robert Roberts | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Brian Munz (SF), Jordon McAfee (PF) Archie Kane, Gary Land | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Timothy McMann (fresh) 5 pts. SG - James Leighton (fresh) SF - Mike Cole (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Towns (fresh) C - James Clark (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Ivan Brent (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Frazier (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Brian Munz (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. PF - Jordon McAfee (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Tom Sneed (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:23 | Western Kentucky | Mike Cole is called for the reach on Jordon McAfee - foul #1 on Mike Cole, team foul #2 | 22-46 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Patrick Fitzpatrick (PG), Archie Kane (SF) Ivan Brent, Brian Munz | |
| 15:10 | Western Kentucky | Jordon McAfee misses short on a floater in the lane | 22-46 |
| 15:08 | Western Kentucky | Tom Sneed gets the offensive rebound | 22-46 |
| 14:50 | Western Kentucky | Tom Sneed hits a jump hook near the basket set up by Archie Kane and he's fouled by James Leighton - foul #2 on James Leighton, team foul #3 | 22-48 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Bruce Wright (SF) Mike Cole | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Ivan Brent (PG), Brian Munz (SF), Gary Land (PF) Patrick Fitzpatrick, Archie Kane, Jordon McAfee | |
| 14:50 | Western Kentucky | Tom Sneed misses the free throw | 22-48 |
| 14:50 | Northern Iowa | James Clark grabs the board | 22-48 |
| 14:42 | Northern Iowa | James Leighton can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 22-48 |
| 14:41 | Western Kentucky | Tom Sneed pulls down the rebound | 22-48 |
| 14:16 | Western Kentucky | David Frazier hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 22-48 |
| 14:14 | Northern Iowa | Bruce Wright snags the defensive board | 22-48 |
| 13:52 | Northern Iowa | David Frazier takes the ball from Robert Towns | 22-48 |
| 13:26 | Western Kentucky | James Leighton steals it from Tom Sneed | 22-48 |
| 13:13 | Northern Iowa | James Leighton misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 22-48 |
| 13:11 | Northern Iowa | Robert Towns hits the follow up shot | 24-48 |
| 12:47 | Western Kentucky | Gary Land hits a 3 pointer from straight away set up by David Frazier | 24-51 |
| 12:43 | Northern Iowa | Timothy McMann misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 24-51 |
| 12:42 | Western Kentucky | David Frazier snags the defensive board | 24-51 |
| 12:15 | Western Kentucky | Brian Munz's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 24-51 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Roberts (PG), Gerald Whitt (SG), Mike Cole (SF), Mark Coogan (PF), Danny Vedder (C) Timothy McMann, James Leighton, Bruce Wright, Robert Towns, James Clark | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Patrick Fitzpatrick (PG), Archie Kane (SF), Jordon McAfee (PF), Richard Harden (C) Ivan Brent, Brian Munz, Gary Land, Tom Sneed | |
| 11:53 | Northern Iowa | Gerald Whitt buries a shot from just outside the lane | 26-51 |
| 11:30 | Western Kentucky | Jordon McAfee connects on the jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Patrick Fitzpatrick and the foul's on Mike Cole - foul #2 on Mike Cole, team foul #4 | 26-53 |
| 11:30 | Western Kentucky | Jordon McAfee makes the free throw | 26-54 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Robert Roberts (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Gerald Whitt (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mike Cole (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mark Coogan (fresh) C - Danny Vedder (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Patrick Fitzpatrick (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Frazier (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - Archie Kane (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jordon McAfee (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Richard Harden (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:16 | Northern Iowa | David Frazier steps in front of the Mark Coogan pass | 26-54 |
| 10:50 | Western Kentucky | Robert Roberts steps in front of the Jordon McAfee pass | 26-54 |
| 10:47 | Northern Iowa | Robert Roberts hits the finger roll | 28-54 |
| 10:42 | Western Kentucky | Patrick Fitzpatrick drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by David Frazier | 28-57 |
| 10:28 | Northern Iowa | Gerald Whitt hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Mike Cole | 31-57 |
| 10:08 | Western Kentucky | Richard Harden is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Richard Harden, team foul #3 | 31-57 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Brian Munz (SG) Archie Kane | |
| 09:52 | Northern Iowa | Mark Coogan can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Patrick Fitzpatrick - foul #3 on Patrick Fitzpatrick, team foul #4 | 31-57 |
| 09:52 | Northern Iowa | Mark Coogan makes the 1st free throw | 32-57 |
| 09:52 | Northern Iowa | Mark Coogan misses the 2nd free throw | 32-57 |
| 09:52 | Western Kentucky | Jordon McAfee grabs the board | 32-57 |
| 09:31 | Western Kentucky | Jordon McAfee throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-57 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Timothy McMann (SG), Bruce Wright (SF), Robert Towns (PF) Gerald Whitt, Mike Cole, Mark Coogan | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Gary Land (SF) David Frazier | |
| 09:07 | Northern Iowa | Timothy McMann misses short on a floater from the left side | 32-57 |
| 09:05 | Western Kentucky | Jordon McAfee gets the rebound | 32-57 |
| 08:46 | Western Kentucky | Jordon McAfee blows the layup | 32-57 |
| 08:44 | Northern Iowa | Danny Vedder pulls down the rebound | 32-57 |
| 08:39 | Northern Iowa | Robert Roberts hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 32-57 |
| 08:37 | Western Kentucky | Richard Harden grabs the defensive rebound | 32-57 |
| 08:21 | Western Kentucky | Jordon McAfee hits the finger roll on a great pass from Patrick Fitzpatrick | 32-59 |
| 08:08 | Northern Iowa | Bruce Wright clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 32-59 |
| 08:07 | Western Kentucky | Jordon McAfee grabs the board | 32-59 |
| 07:54 | Western Kentucky | Richard Harden comes up short on the floater from the baseline but he's fouled by Robert Towns - foul #2 on Robert Towns, team foul #5 | 32-59 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Leighton (SG), James Clark (C) Robert Roberts, Danny Vedder | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Ivan Brent (PG), David Frazier (SG), Archie Kane (SF), Tom Sneed (C) Patrick Fitzpatrick, Brian Munz, Gary Land, Jordon McAfee | |
| 07:54 | Western Kentucky | Richard Harden misses the 1st free throw | 32-59 |
| 07:54 | Western Kentucky | Richard Harden makes the 2nd free throw | 32-60 |
| 07:31 | Northern Iowa | Bruce Wright misses short on a fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Richard Harden - foul #3 on Richard Harden, team foul #5 | 32-60 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Jordon McAfee (PF) Richard Harden | |
| 07:31 | Northern Iowa | Bruce Wright makes the 1st free throw | 33-60 |
| 07:31 | Northern Iowa | Bruce Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 34-60 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Timothy McMann (fresh) 5 pts. SG - James Leighton (fresh) SF - Bruce Wright (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Towns (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - James Clark (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Ivan Brent (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Frazier (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. 4 stl. SF - Archie Kane (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jordon McAfee (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. C - Tom Sneed (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:17 | Western Kentucky | Jordon McAfee hits a runner from the baseline on a great pass from David Frazier and the foul's on Robert Towns - foul #3 on Robert Towns, team foul #6 | 34-62 |
| 07:17 | Western Kentucky | Jordon McAfee misses the free throw | 34-62 |
| 07:17 | Northern Iowa | Robert Towns gets the rebound | 34-62 |
| 07:13 | Northern Iowa | Timothy McMann misses the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Ivan Brent - foul #1 on Ivan Brent, team foul #6 | 34-62 |
| 07:13 | Northern Iowa | Timothy McMann misses the 1st free throw | 34-62 |
| 07:13 | Northern Iowa | Timothy McMann makes the 2nd free throw | 35-62 |
| 06:44 | Western Kentucky | Jordon McAfee is whistled for a carry | 35-62 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | David Simmons (SG), Frank Green (SF) Timothy McMann, Bruce Wright | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Gary Land (PF) Jordon McAfee | |
| 06:35 | Northern Iowa | Frank Green comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 35-62 |
| 06:33 | Western Kentucky | David Frazier snags the defensive board | 35-62 |
| 06:16 | Western Kentucky | Ivan Brent misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 35-62 |
| 06:15 | Western Kentucky | David Frazier grabs the offensive board | 35-62 |
| 05:52 | Western Kentucky | David Frazier hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Ivan Brent | 35-65 |
| 05:46 | Northern Iowa | James Clark misses the lay-in but the foul's on Tom Sneed - foul #2 on Tom Sneed, team foul #7 | 35-65 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Jordon McAfee (PF) Gary Land | |
| 05:46 | Northern Iowa | James Clark makes the 1st free throw | 36-65 |
| 05:46 | Northern Iowa | James Clark misses the 2nd free throw | 36-65 |
| 05:46 | Western Kentucky | David Frazier snags the defensive board | 36-65 |
| 05:29 | Western Kentucky | David Frazier misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 36-65 |
| 05:28 | Northern Iowa | Robert Towns gets the rebound | 36-65 |
| 05:23 | Northern Iowa | Archie Kane is called for the reach on Frank Green - foul #1 on Archie Kane, team foul #8 | 36-65 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Timothy McMann (PG), Bruce Wright (PF) David Simmons, Robert Towns | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 05:23 | Northern Iowa | Frank Green makes the 1st free throw | 37-65 |
| 05:23 | Northern Iowa | Frank Green misses the 2nd free throw | 37-65 |
| 05:23 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Jordon McAfee | 37-65 |
| 05:01 | Western Kentucky | Jordon McAfee hits a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Archie Kane | 37-67 |
| 04:40 | Northern Iowa | Frank Green is hacked by Tom Sneed - foul #3 on Tom Sneed, team foul #9 | 37-67 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | David Simmons (SG), Robert Towns (C) James Leighton, James Clark | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 04:40 | Northern Iowa | Frank Green makes the 1st free throw | 38-67 |
| 04:40 | Northern Iowa | Frank Green makes the 2nd free throw | 39-67 |
| 04:18 | Western Kentucky | Archie Kane clanks a 3 from the left wing | 39-67 |
| 04:16 | Northern Iowa | Frank Green snags the defensive board | 39-67 |
| 04:00 | Northern Iowa | Frank Green loses the dribble to Archie Kane | 39-67 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:36 | Western Kentucky | David Frazier clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 39-67 |
| 03:34 | Western Kentucky | Jordon McAfee misses the tip | 39-67 |
| 03:32 | Northern Iowa | Timothy McMann snags the defensive board | 39-67 |
| 03:25 | Northern Iowa | Bruce Wright clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 39-67 |
| 03:23 | Northern Iowa | Frank Green can't tip it in | 39-67 |
| 03:22 | Northern Iowa | Frank Green snags the offensive board | 39-67 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Timothy McMann (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - David Simmons (fresh) SF - Frank Green (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bruce Wright (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Towns (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Ivan Brent (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - David Frazier (tiring) 10 pts. 6 ast. 4 stl. SF - Archie Kane (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Jordon McAfee (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 11 reb. 2 blk. C - Tom Sneed (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:02 | Northern Iowa | Frank Green misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline | 39-67 |
| 03:00 | Western Kentucky | Jordon McAfee grabs the board | 39-67 |
| 02:31 | Western Kentucky | David Frazier hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Archie Kane | 39-69 |
| 02:15 | Northern Iowa | Bruce Wright hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block | 39-69 |
| 02:14 | Northern Iowa | Bruce Wright tips it home | 41-69 |
| 01:49 | Western Kentucky | Jordon McAfee double dribbles | 41-69 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Leighton (SG), James Clark (C) David Simmons, Frank Green | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 01:35 | Northern Iowa | Robert Towns hits a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from James Leighton | 43-69 |
| 01:12 | Western Kentucky | Archie Kane misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 43-69 |
| 01:10 | Northern Iowa | Timothy McMann snags the defensive board | 43-69 |
| 00:58 | Northern Iowa | James Clark comes up short on the floater from the left side | 43-69 |
| 00:56 | Northern Iowa | Timothy McMann pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-69 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:54 | Northern Iowa | James Clark clanks a floater near the basket | 43-69 |
| 00:53 | Northern Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Bruce Wright | 43-69 |
| 00:49 | Northern Iowa | Timothy McMann is hacked by Jordon McAfee - foul #1 on Jordon McAfee, team foul #10 | 43-69 |
| 00:49 | Northern Iowa | Timothy McMann makes the 1st free throw | 44-69 |
| 00:49 | Northern Iowa | Timothy McMann makes the 2nd free throw | 45-69 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:21 | Western Kentucky | Tom Sneed comes up short on the floater in the paint | 45-69 |
| 00:20 | Western Kentucky | David Frazier snags the offensive board | 45-69 |
| 00:00 | Western Kentucky | Ivan Brent runs out the clock | 45-69 |