| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Jake Fischer (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joshua Snyder (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Kenneth Loera (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kenny Lund (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Timothy Tusing (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Joseph Grange (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Grant (fresh) SF - Diego Reyes (fresh) 5 pts. PF - James Gregory (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. 4 stl. C - Donald Hauck (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Western Kentucky | Kenneth Loera inbounds the ball | 22-38 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:37 | Western Kentucky | Joshua Snyder misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 22-38 |
| 19:35 | Western Kentucky | Kenneth Loera tips it back up and in | 24-38 |
| 19:19 | Northern Iowa | Donald Hauck buries a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by James Grant | 24-40 |
| 19:04 | Western Kentucky | Kenny Lund misses short on a floater from the right side | 24-40 |
| 19:02 | Northern Iowa | James Gregory pulls down the rebound | 24-40 |
| 18:40 | Northern Iowa | James Gregory banks in the layup on a great pass from Joseph Grange | 24-42 |
| 18:16 | Western Kentucky | Kenny Lund buries a 3 from the left corner set up by Jake Fischer | 27-42 |
| 18:09 | Northern Iowa | Diego Reyes is hacked by Kenny Lund - foul #2 on Kenny Lund, team foul #1 | 27-42 |
| 17:55 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Grange is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Loera - foul #2 on Kenneth Loera, team foul #2 | 27-42 |
| 17:43 | Northern Iowa | James Gregory is hacked by Kenny Lund - foul #3 on Kenny Lund, team foul #3 | 27-42 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Charles Peters (PF) Kenny Lund | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 17:24 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Grange is fouled on the floor by Jake Fischer - foul #2 on Jake Fischer, team foul #4 | 27-42 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Sean Donnellan (SG), James Smith (PF) Joshua Snyder, Kenneth Loera | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 17:17 | Northern Iowa | James Gregory buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from James Grant | 27-45 |
| 16:52 | Western Kentucky | Jake Fischer misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 27-45 |
| 16:50 | Northern Iowa | James Gregory gets the rebound | 27-45 |
| 16:43 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Grange misses short on a floater from the left wing | 27-45 |
| 16:42 | Western Kentucky | Charles Peters grabs the board | 27-45 |
| 16:37 | Western Kentucky | Sean Donnellan knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by James Smith | 30-45 |
| 16:32 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Grange double dribbles in the backcourt | 30-45 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Arnold Curry (C) Timothy Tusing | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Clinton Thayer (SG), Julian Brooks (SF), Frederick Smith (PF), Heriberto Mancini (C) James Grant, Diego Reyes, James Gregory, Donald Hauck | |
| 16:15 | Western Kentucky | Charles Peters misses long on a floater near the basket | 30-45 |
| 16:13 | Western Kentucky | Charles Peters misses the tip | 30-45 |
| 16:12 | Western Kentucky | Charles Peters hits the follow up shot | 32-45 |
| 16:05 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Grange misses long on a turnaround from close range | 32-45 |
| 16:03 | Western Kentucky | Arnold Curry snags the defensive board | 32-45 |
| 15:59 | Western Kentucky | Sean Donnellan drills a turnaround near the basket set up by Jake Fischer | 34-45 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Jake Fischer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Sean Donnellan (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Charles Peters (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Smith (fresh) 2 pts. C - Arnold Curry (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Joseph Grange (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - Clinton Thayer (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Julian Brooks (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Frederick Smith (fresh) 4 reb. C - Heriberto Mancini (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 15:37 | Northern Iowa | Julian Brooks misses the turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Charles Peters - foul #1 on Charles Peters, team foul #5 | 34-45 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Joshua Snyder (SG), Kenneth Loera (SF), Kenny Lund (PF) Jake Fischer, James Smith, Arnold Curry | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Ralph Davis (PG) Joseph Grange | |
| 15:37 | Northern Iowa | Julian Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 34-46 |
| 15:37 | Northern Iowa | Julian Brooks makes the 2nd free throw | 34-47 |
| 15:23 | Western Kentucky | Charles Peters's floater is tipped away by Frederick Smith | 34-47 |
| 15:21 | Northern Iowa | Frederick Smith grabs the board | 34-47 |
| 15:15 | Northern Iowa | Ralph Davis clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 34-47 |
| 15:14 | Northern Iowa | Clinton Thayer snags the offensive board | 34-47 |
| 15:06 | Northern Iowa | Clinton Thayer can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 34-47 |
| 15:04 | Western Kentucky | Sean Donnellan snags the defensive board | 34-47 |
| 14:49 | Western Kentucky | Frederick Smith picks off the pass by Kenneth Loera | 34-47 |
| 14:27 | Northern Iowa | Heriberto Mancini makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Ralph Davis | 34-50 |
| 14:07 | Western Kentucky | Kenny Lund lays it up and in set up by Sean Donnellan | 36-50 |
| 13:49 | Northern Iowa | Heriberto Mancini misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 36-50 |
| 13:47 | Northern Iowa | Julian Brooks grabs the offensive board | 36-50 |
| 13:23 | Northern Iowa | Frederick Smith is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Frederick Smith, team foul #1 | 36-50 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Jake Fischer (PG), Jason Bell (SG), James Smith (SF), Timothy Tusing (C) Sean Donnellan, Joshua Snyder, Kenneth Loera, Charles Peters | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Joseph Grange (PG), James Grant (SG), Diego Reyes (SF), James Gregory (PF), Donald Hauck (C) Ralph Davis, Clinton Thayer, Julian Brooks, Frederick Smith, Heriberto Mancini | |
| 13:05 | Western Kentucky | Kenny Lund comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 36-50 |
| 13:03 | Western Kentucky | Timothy Tusing grabs the offensive rebound | 36-50 |
| 12:46 | Western Kentucky | Kenny Lund is whistled for a charge - foul #4 on Kenny Lund, team foul #6 | 36-50 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Arnold Curry (PF) Kenny Lund | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 12:27 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Grange can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket | 36-50 |
| 12:25 | Northern Iowa | Diego Reyes grabs the offensive rebound | 36-50 |
| 12:10 | Northern Iowa | Jake Fischer steps in front of the Joseph Grange pass | 36-50 |
| 12:07 | Western Kentucky | Jake Fischer banks in the layup | 38-50 |
| 12:03 | Northern Iowa | James Grant makes the floater in the paint set up by Joseph Grange | 38-52 |
| 11:46 | Western Kentucky | James Smith is hacked by Joseph Grange - foul #3 on Joseph Grange, team foul #2 | 38-52 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Joshua Snyder (SG) Jason Bell | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Jake Fischer (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joshua Snyder (fresh) 4 pts. SF - James Smith (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Arnold Curry (fresh) 3 reb. C - Timothy Tusing (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Joseph Grange (fresh) 9 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Grant (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Diego Reyes (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Gregory (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. 4 stl. C - Donald Hauck (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:39 | Western Kentucky | Jake Fischer misses the floater near the basket but the foul's on Donald Hauck - foul #3 on Donald Hauck, team foul #3 | 38-52 |
| 11:39 | Western Kentucky | Jake Fischer makes the 1st free throw | 39-52 |
| 11:39 | Western Kentucky | Jake Fischer makes the 2nd free throw | 40-52 |
| 11:19 | Northern Iowa | James Grant misses the jumper from the right wing | 40-52 |
| 11:17 | Northern Iowa | James Grant tips it but misses | 40-52 |
| 11:16 | Northern Iowa | Donald Hauck tips it in | 40-54 |
| 11:09 | Western Kentucky | Arnold Curry misses the lay-in | 40-54 |
| 11:08 | Western Kentucky | Timothy Tusing pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-54 |
| 10:55 | Western Kentucky | Timothy Tusing misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 40-54 |
| 10:54 | Northern Iowa | James Gregory snags the defensive board | 40-54 |
| 10:38 | Northern Iowa | James Grant misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 40-54 |
| 10:37 | Northern Iowa | Diego Reyes snags the offensive board | 40-54 |
| 10:21 | Northern Iowa | James Grant misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 40-54 |
| 10:20 | Northern Iowa | Donald Hauck tips it home | 40-56 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 10:04 | Western Kentucky | Timothy Tusing misses the dunk | 40-56 |
| 10:03 | Northern Iowa | James Gregory gets the rebound | 40-56 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 09:37 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Grange drills a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Donald Hauck | 40-58 |
| 09:23 | Western Kentucky | Arnold Curry connects on the shot from the right block on a great pass from James Smith | 42-58 |
| 09:07 | Northern Iowa | James Grant misses badly on a jumper from the right block but the foul's on Arnold Curry - foul #1 on Arnold Curry, team foul #7 | 42-58 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Sean Donnellan (PG), Jason Bell (SG), Kenneth Loera (SF), Charles Peters (PF) Jake Fischer, Joshua Snyder, James Smith, Arnold Curry | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Ralph Davis (PG), Julian Brooks (SF), Frederick Smith (PF), Heriberto Mancini (C) Joseph Grange, Diego Reyes, James Gregory, Donald Hauck | |
| 09:07 | Northern Iowa | James Grant misses the 1st free throw | 42-58 |
| 09:07 | Northern Iowa | James Grant makes the 2nd free throw | 42-59 |
| 08:49 | Western Kentucky | Julian Brooks is called for the reach on Kenneth Loera - foul #1 on Julian Brooks, team foul #4 | 42-59 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Clinton Thayer (SG) James Grant | |
| 08:35 | Western Kentucky | Jason Bell loses the ball out of bounds | 42-59 |
| 08:20 | Northern Iowa | Heriberto Mancini misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 42-59 |
| 08:19 | Western Kentucky | Sean Donnellan pulls down the rebound | 42-59 |
| 08:14 | Western Kentucky | Jason Bell scores on a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Charles Peters | 45-59 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 07:59 | Northern Iowa | Julian Brooks hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Ralph Davis | 45-61 |
| 07:50 | Western Kentucky | Charles Peters clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 45-61 |
| 07:49 | Northern Iowa | Heriberto Mancini grabs the defensive rebound | 45-61 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Sean Donnellan (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jason Bell (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Kenneth Loera (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Charles Peters (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Timothy Tusing (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Ralph Davis (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Clinton Thayer (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Julian Brooks (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Frederick Smith (fresh) 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Heriberto Mancini (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Northern Iowa | Heriberto Mancini connects on the shot from the right side on a great pass from Frederick Smith | 45-63 |
| 07:07 | Western Kentucky | Timothy Tusing drills a runner in the lane on a nice dish by Sean Donnellan | 47-63 |
| 06:49 | Northern Iowa | Ralph Davis misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 47-63 |
| 06:47 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Jason Bell | 47-63 |
| 06:35 | Western Kentucky | Timothy Tusing is hacked by Heriberto Mancini - foul #2 on Heriberto Mancini, team foul #5 | 47-63 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Jake Fischer (PG), Joshua Snyder (SG), Kenny Lund (PF), James Smith (C) Sean Donnellan, Jason Bell, Kenneth Loera, Timothy Tusing | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Joseph Grange (PG), James Grant (SG), Diego Reyes (SF), James Gregory (PF), Donald Hauck (C) Ralph Davis, Clinton Thayer, Julian Brooks, Frederick Smith, Heriberto Mancini | |
| 06:23 | Western Kentucky | Joshua Snyder's pass is intercepted by James Gregory | 47-63 |
| 05:59 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Grange is fouled on the floor by Jake Fischer - foul #3 on Jake Fischer, team foul #8 | 47-63 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Arnold Curry (C) Charles Peters | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 05:59 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Grange makes the 1st free throw | 47-64 |
| 05:59 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Grange makes the 2nd free throw | 47-65 |
| 05:39 | Western Kentucky | James Smith dunks the ball and he's fouled by Donald Hauck - foul #4 on Donald Hauck, team foul #6 | 49-65 |
| 05:39 | Western Kentucky | James Smith makes the free throw | 50-65 |
| 05:18 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Grange is fouled on the floor by Kenny Lund - foul #5 on Kenny Lund, team foul #9 | 50-65 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Mark Vreeland (SF) Kenny Lund | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 05:18 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Grange makes the 1st free throw | 50-66 |
| 05:18 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Grange makes the 2nd free throw | 50-67 |
| 05:03 | Western Kentucky | Joshua Snyder drills a jumper from the right block | 52-67 |
| 04:45 | Northern Iowa | Diego Reyes misses long on a turnaround from the baseline | 52-67 |
| 04:43 | Western Kentucky | James Smith gets the rebound | 52-67 |
| 04:32 | Western Kentucky | James Smith drills a fadeaway from the right wing | 54-67 |
| 04:06 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Grange drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from James Grant | 54-69 |
| 03:45 | Western Kentucky | James Gregory picks off the pass by James Smith | 54-69 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Jake Fischer (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Joshua Snyder (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Mark Vreeland (fresh) PF - James Smith (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - Arnold Curry (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Joseph Grange (fresh) 17 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Grant (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Diego Reyes (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Gregory (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. 6 stl. C - Donald Hauck (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:37 | Northern Iowa | James Gregory clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 54-69 |
| 03:35 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Grange pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-69 |
| 03:13 | Northern Iowa | Arnold Curry picks off the pass by Diego Reyes | 54-69 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:00 | Western Kentucky | Joshua Snyder comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 54-69 |
| 02:58 | Northern Iowa | James Gregory gets the rebound | 54-69 |
| 02:35 | Northern Iowa | James Gregory blows the layup | 54-69 |
| 02:34 | Western Kentucky | Joshua Snyder snags the defensive board | 54-69 |
| 02:24 | Western Kentucky | James Smith is whistled for traveling | 54-69 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Sean Donnellan (PG), Jason Bell (SG), Charles Peters (PF) Jake Fischer, Joshua Snyder, Arnold Curry | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Ralph Davis (PG), Clinton Thayer (SG), Julian Brooks (SF), Frederick Smith (PF), Heriberto Mancini (C) Joseph Grange, James Grant, Diego Reyes, James Gregory, Donald Hauck | |
| 02:09 | Northern Iowa | Ralph Davis hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Julian Brooks | 54-72 |
| 01:53 | Western Kentucky | Charles Peters scores on a runner near the basket and the foul's on Frederick Smith - foul #3 on Frederick Smith, team foul #7 | 56-72 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Arnold Curry (C) Mark Vreeland | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 01:53 | Western Kentucky | Charles Peters makes the free throw | 57-72 |
| 01:32 | Northern Iowa | Heriberto Mancini hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range but he's fouled by Arnold Curry - foul #2 on Arnold Curry, team foul #10 | 57-72 |
| 01:32 | Northern Iowa | Heriberto Mancini makes the 1st free throw | 57-73 |
| 01:32 | Northern Iowa | Heriberto Mancini makes the 2nd free throw | 57-74 |
| 01:22 | Western Kentucky | Charles Peters can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 57-74 |
| 01:20 | Northern Iowa | Julian Brooks gets the rebound | 57-74 |
| 01:07 | Northern Iowa | Julian Brooks clanks a driving attempt from the baseline | 57-74 |
| 01:05 | Western Kentucky | Jason Bell snags the defensive board | 57-74 |
| 00:59 | Western Kentucky | James Smith misses the lay-in | 57-74 |
| 00:57 | Western Kentucky | James Smith hits the follow up shot | 59-74 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:36 | Northern Iowa | Heriberto Mancini's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-74 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:32 | Western Kentucky | Sean Donnellan buries a runner from the baseline set up by Charles Peters and he's hacked by Frederick Smith - foul #4 on Frederick Smith, team foul #8 | 61-74 |
| 00:32 | Western Kentucky | Sean Donnellan misses the free throw | 61-74 |
| 00:32 | Northern Iowa | Heriberto Mancini snags the defensive board | 61-74 |
| 00:30 | Northern Iowa | Ralph Davis is fouled in the backcourt by Jason Bell - foul #2 on Jason Bell, team foul #11 | 61-74 |
| 00:30 | Northern Iowa | Ralph Davis misses the 1st free throw | 61-74 |
| 00:30 | Northern Iowa | Ralph Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 61-75 |
| 00:24 | Western Kentucky | Sean Donnellan clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 61-75 |
| 00:22 | Western Kentucky | James Smith gets the offensive rebound | 61-75 |
| 00:18 | Western Kentucky | Arnold Curry is hacked by Clinton Thayer - foul #2 on Clinton Thayer, team foul #9 | 61-75 |
| 00:18 | Western Kentucky | Arnold Curry makes the 1st free throw | 62-75 |
| 00:18 | Western Kentucky | Arnold Curry makes the 2nd free throw | 63-75 |
| 00:00 | Northern Iowa | Ralph Davis runs out the clock | 63-75 |