| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Jeff Bigby (fresh) SG - John Lemke (fresh) SF - James Brubaker (fresh) PF - Charles Bell (fresh) C - Geoffrey Kammer (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Ray Norton (fresh) SG - Robert Tapp (fresh) SF - Stanley Walker (fresh) PF - James Thomas (fresh) C - Samuel Muse (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Northern Iowa | Charles Bell wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:42 | Northern Iowa | James Brubaker clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Western Kentucky | Ray Norton gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:17 | Western Kentucky | Ray Norton hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block | 0-0 |
| 19:16 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Kammer gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:02 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Kammer misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:00 | Western Kentucky | Ray Norton grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:40 | Western Kentucky | Jeff Bigby steals it from Ray Norton | 0-0 |
| 18:23 | Northern Iowa | Charles Bell misses the lay-in | 0-0 |
| 18:21 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to James Thomas | 0-0 |
| 18:16 | Western Kentucky | Ray Norton clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 18:15 | Western Kentucky | James Thomas misses the tip | 0-0 |
| 18:13 | Western Kentucky | Samuel Muse tips it back up and in | 0-2 |
| 17:59 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Kammer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-2 |
| 17:42 | Western Kentucky | Stanley Walker misses short on a runner from the left block | 0-2 |
| 17:40 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Kammer pulls down the rebound | 0-2 |
| 17:20 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Kammer comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 0-2 |
| 17:18 | Northern Iowa | Charles Bell gets the offensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 17:02 | Northern Iowa | James Brubaker scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 3-2 |
| 16:45 | Western Kentucky | Stanley Walker is denied on a layup by Charles Bell | 3-2 |
| 16:44 | Northern Iowa | Jeff Bigby snags the defensive board | 3-2 |
| 16:27 | Northern Iowa | John Lemke lays it in | 5-2 |
| 15:59 | Western Kentucky | Samuel Muse loses the ball out of bounds | 5-2 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Larry Bateman (PG), Blake Roberts (SG), Robert Witherspoon (SF), Nicholas Brooks (PF), Bobby Hartford (C) Jeff Bigby, John Lemke, James Brubaker, Charles Bell, Geoffrey Kammer | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | David Lampley (SF), Raymond Norrell (C) Stanley Walker, Samuel Muse | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Larry Bateman (fresh) SG - Blake Roberts (fresh) SF - Robert Witherspoon (fresh) PF - Nicholas Brooks (fresh) C - Bobby Hartford (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Ray Norton (fresh) SG - Robert Tapp (fresh) SF - David Lampley (fresh) PF - James Thomas (fresh) 2 reb. C - Raymond Norrell (fresh) | |
| 15:47 | Northern Iowa | Robert Witherspoon misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 5-2 |
| 15:46 | Northern Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Bobby Hartford | 5-2 |
| 15:37 | Northern Iowa | Larry Bateman misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 5-2 |
| 15:35 | Western Kentucky | Robert Tapp grabs the board | 5-2 |
| 15:30 | Western Kentucky | Robert Tapp knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Raymond Norrell and he's hacked by Larry Bateman - foul #1 on Larry Bateman, team foul #1 | 5-4 |
| 15:30 | Western Kentucky | Robert Tapp misses the free throw | 5-4 |
| 15:30 | Northern Iowa | Nicholas Brooks grabs the board | 5-4 |
| 15:14 | Northern Iowa | Nicholas Brooks blows the layup but he's fouled by David Lampley - foul #1 on David Lampley, team foul #1 | 5-4 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Joseph Haile (SG) Robert Tapp | |
| 15:14 | Northern Iowa | Nicholas Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 6-4 |
| 15:14 | Northern Iowa | Nicholas Brooks makes the 2nd free throw | 7-4 |
| 14:56 | Western Kentucky | David Lampley lays it up and in on a great pass from Joseph Haile | 7-6 |
| 14:34 | Northern Iowa | Ray Norton picks off the pass by Bobby Hartford | 7-6 |
| 14:20 | Western Kentucky | Joseph Haile banks in the layup | 7-8 |
| 14:09 | Northern Iowa | Bobby Hartford scores on a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Blake Roberts | 9-8 |
| 13:58 | Western Kentucky | Robert Witherspoon steps in front of the Joseph Haile pass | 9-8 |
| 13:49 | Northern Iowa | Bobby Hartford misses short on a fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Raymond Norrell - foul #1 on Raymond Norrell, team foul #2 | 9-8 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jeff Bigby (PG), John Lemke (SG), James Brubaker (SF), Geoffrey Kammer (C) Larry Bateman, Blake Roberts, Robert Witherspoon, Nicholas Brooks | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Robert Tapp (SG), Stanley Walker (SF), Samuel Muse (C) Ray Norton, James Thomas, Raymond Norrell | |
| 13:49 | Northern Iowa | Bobby Hartford makes the 1st free throw | 10-8 |
| 13:49 | Northern Iowa | Bobby Hartford makes the 2nd free throw | 11-8 |
| 13:39 | Western Kentucky | Samuel Muse misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 11-8 |
| 13:38 | Western Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Samuel Muse | 11-8 |
| 13:21 | Western Kentucky | Stanley Walker drills a floater from the baseline and the foul's on Jeff Bigby - foul #1 on Jeff Bigby, team foul #2 | 11-10 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Charles Bell (PF) Bobby Hartford | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 13:21 | Western Kentucky | Stanley Walker makes the free throw | 11-11 |
| 13:05 | Northern Iowa | Jeff Bigby comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 11-11 |
| 13:03 | Western Kentucky | Samuel Muse gets the rebound | 11-11 |
| 12:53 | Western Kentucky | Charles Bell is called for the reach on Robert Tapp - foul #1 on Charles Bell, team foul #3 | 11-11 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | James Thomas (PF) David Lampley | |
| 12:48 | Western Kentucky | Stanley Walker is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Stanley Walker, team foul #3 | 11-11 |
| 12:34 | Northern Iowa | James Brubaker misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 11-11 |
| 12:33 | Northern Iowa | Charles Bell tips it back up and in | 13-11 |
| 12:15 | Western Kentucky | Stanley Walker is fouled on the floor by James Brubaker - foul #1 on James Brubaker, team foul #4 | 13-11 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Blake Roberts (SG) John Lemke | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Ray Norton (PG) Joseph Haile | |
| 12:08 | Western Kentucky | Robert Tapp misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 13-11 |
| 12:06 | Northern Iowa | James Brubaker grabs the board | 13-11 |
| 12:02 | Northern Iowa | Jeff Bigby can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 13-11 |
| 12:01 | Western Kentucky | Robert Tapp snags the defensive board | 13-11 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Jeff Bigby (fresh) SG - Blake Roberts (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Brubaker (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Charles Bell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Geoffrey Kammer (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Ray Norton (fresh) SG - Robert Tapp (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Stanley Walker (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Thomas (fresh) 2 reb. C - Samuel Muse (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:55 | Western Kentucky | Ray Norton can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 13-11 |
| 11:53 | Northern Iowa | Blake Roberts gets the rebound | 13-11 |
| 11:39 | Northern Iowa | Blake Roberts's floater is knocked away by Samuel Muse | 13-11 |
| 11:37 | Northern Iowa | Charles Bell tips it home | 15-11 |
| 11:19 | Western Kentucky | Robert Tapp hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 15-11 |
| 11:17 | Northern Iowa | Charles Bell grabs the defensive rebound | 15-11 |
| 10:56 | Northern Iowa | Blake Roberts misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 15-11 |
| 10:55 | Northern Iowa | Blake Roberts tips it but misses | 15-11 |
| 10:54 | Western Kentucky | Ray Norton gets the rebound | 15-11 |
| 10:50 | Western Kentucky | Ray Norton is fouled on the floor by Jeff Bigby - foul #2 on Jeff Bigby, team foul #5 | 15-11 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Larry Bateman (PG), John Lemke (SG), Nicholas Brooks (PF), Bobby Hartford (C) Jeff Bigby, James Brubaker, Charles Bell, Geoffrey Kammer | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Joseph Haile (SG), David Lampley (SF), Raymond Norrell (C) Robert Tapp, Stanley Walker, Samuel Muse | |
| 10:41 | Western Kentucky | Joseph Haile misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Bobby Hartford - foul #1 on Bobby Hartford, team foul #6 | 15-11 |
| 10:41 | Western Kentucky | Joseph Haile makes the 1st free throw | 15-12 |
| 10:41 | Western Kentucky | Joseph Haile makes the 2nd free throw | 15-13 |
| 10:27 | Northern Iowa | John Lemke is denied on a layup by Raymond Norrell | 15-13 |
| 10:26 | Northern Iowa | Nicholas Brooks grabs the offensive board | 15-13 |
| 10:08 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Haile is called for the reach on John Lemke - foul #1 on Joseph Haile, team foul #4 | 15-13 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Kermit Anderson (PF) James Thomas | |
| 10:03 | Northern Iowa | Bobby Hartford comes up short on the runner from the right block but he's fouled by Raymond Norrell - foul #2 on Raymond Norrell, team foul #5 | 15-13 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Kevin Spurling (SF) Raymond Norrell | |
| 10:03 | Northern Iowa | Bobby Hartford makes the 1st free throw | 16-13 |
| 10:03 | Northern Iowa | Bobby Hartford makes the 2nd free throw | 17-13 |
| 09:51 | Western Kentucky | Ray Norton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 17-13 |
| 09:30 | Northern Iowa | Nicholas Brooks misses the runner from the baseline but he's fouled by Kermit Anderson - foul #1 on Kermit Anderson, team foul #6 | 17-13 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Brubaker (SF), Geoffrey Kammer (C) Blake Roberts, Bobby Hartford | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | David Williams (SG), James Thomas (PF), Samuel Muse (C) Ray Norton, Kevin Spurling, Kermit Anderson | |
| 09:30 | Northern Iowa | Nicholas Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 18-13 |
| 09:30 | Northern Iowa | Nicholas Brooks makes the 2nd free throw | 19-13 |
| 09:11 | Western Kentucky | David Williams buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Joseph Haile | 19-16 |
| 08:42 | Northern Iowa | James Brubaker connects on the jump hook from the left block and he's hacked by David Lampley - foul #2 on David Lampley, team foul #7 | 21-16 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Blake Roberts (SG), Charles Bell (PF) John Lemke, Nicholas Brooks | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Ray Norton (PG), Robert Tapp (SG), Stanley Walker (SF) Joseph Haile, David Williams, David Lampley | |
| 08:42 | Northern Iowa | James Brubaker misses the free throw | 21-16 |
| 08:42 | Western Kentucky | Stanley Walker grabs the defensive rebound | 21-16 |
| 08:32 | Western Kentucky | James Thomas misses long on a jump hook from close range | 21-16 |
| 08:30 | Western Kentucky | Stanley Walker tips it home | 21-18 |
| 08:14 | Northern Iowa | Larry Bateman hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Blake Roberts | 23-18 |
| 07:48 | Western Kentucky | Charles Bell is called for the reach on James Thomas - foul #2 on Charles Bell, team foul #7 | 23-18 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Paul Aragon (PG), Robert Witherspoon (SF), Nicholas Brooks (PF) Larry Bateman, James Brubaker, Charles Bell | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Joseph Haile (C) Samuel Muse | |
| 07:48 | Western Kentucky | James Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 23-19 |
| 07:48 | Western Kentucky | James Thomas misses the 2nd free throw | 23-19 |
| 07:48 | Northern Iowa | Blake Roberts gets the rebound | 23-19 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Paul Aragon (fresh) SG - Blake Roberts (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Robert Witherspoon (fresh) PF - Nicholas Brooks (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Geoffrey Kammer (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Ray Norton (fresh) SG - Robert Tapp (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Stanley Walker (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Thomas (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Haile (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. | |
| 07:29 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Kammer knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner | 26-19 |
| 07:13 | Western Kentucky | Geoffrey Kammer takes the ball from Robert Tapp | 26-19 |
| 07:04 | Northern Iowa | Paul Aragon can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Ray Norton - foul #1 on Ray Norton, team foul #8 | 26-19 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | John Lemke (SG), Bobby Hartford (C) Robert Witherspoon, Geoffrey Kammer | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Kermit Anderson (PF) James Thomas | |
| 07:04 | Northern Iowa | Paul Aragon makes the 1st free throw | 27-19 |
| 07:04 | Northern Iowa | Paul Aragon misses the 2nd free throw | 27-19 |
| 07:04 | Northern Iowa | Nicholas Brooks pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-19 |
| 06:49 | Northern Iowa | John Lemke hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Paul Aragon | 30-19 |
| 06:28 | Western Kentucky | Kermit Anderson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-19 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Larry Bateman (PG), James Brubaker (SF) Paul Aragon, Blake Roberts | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Kevin Spurling (SF), Samuel Muse (C) Ray Norton, Stanley Walker | |
| 06:10 | Northern Iowa | James Brubaker misses the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Joseph Haile - foul #2 on Joseph Haile, team foul #9 | 30-19 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | David Williams (PG), James Thomas (PF) Joseph Haile, Kermit Anderson | |
| 06:10 | Northern Iowa | James Brubaker makes the 1st free throw | 31-19 |
| 06:10 | Northern Iowa | James Brubaker misses the 2nd free throw | 31-19 |
| 06:10 | Western Kentucky | James Thomas pulls down the rebound | 31-19 |
| 05:49 | Western Kentucky | James Thomas's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-19 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Ray Norton (PG) Robert Tapp | |
| 05:33 | Northern Iowa | Nicholas Brooks hits the finger roll | 33-19 |
| 05:13 | Western Kentucky | Samuel Muse can't finish the layup | 33-19 |
| 05:11 | Northern Iowa | Nicholas Brooks pulls down the rebound | 33-19 |
| 04:59 | Northern Iowa | Larry Bateman misses short on a 3 from straight away | 33-19 |
| 04:58 | Western Kentucky | Samuel Muse grabs the defensive rebound | 33-19 |
| 04:53 | Western Kentucky | Kevin Spurling clanks a floater from the right side | 33-19 |
| 04:52 | Northern Iowa | James Brubaker pulls down the rebound | 33-19 |
| 04:41 | Northern Iowa | Bobby Hartford travels with the ball | 33-19 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Blake Roberts (SG), Geoffrey Kammer (C) John Lemke, Bobby Hartford | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Robert Tapp (SG), Stanley Walker (SF) David Williams, Kevin Spurling | |
| 04:24 | Western Kentucky | Samuel Muse clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 33-19 |
| 04:22 | Western Kentucky | Robert Tapp pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-19 |
| 04:06 | Western Kentucky | James Thomas misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Nicholas Brooks - foul #1 on Nicholas Brooks, team foul #8 | 33-19 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Witherspoon (SF), Nathan Exley (PF) James Brubaker, Nicholas Brooks | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | David Williams (PG) Ray Norton | |
| 04:06 | Western Kentucky | James Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 33-20 |
| 04:06 | Western Kentucky | James Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 33-21 |
| 03:46 | Northern Iowa | Nathan Exley is called for traveling | 33-21 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jeff Bigby (PG), Charles Bell (PF) Larry Bateman, Nathan Exley | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Joseph Haile (PG), David Lampley (C) David Williams, Samuel Muse | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Jeff Bigby (fresh) SG - Blake Roberts (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Robert Witherspoon (fresh) PF - Charles Bell (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Geoffrey Kammer (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Joseph Haile (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Tapp (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Stanley Walker (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - David Lampley (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:26 | Western Kentucky | Robert Tapp can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 33-21 |
| 03:24 | Western Kentucky | David Lampley grabs the offensive rebound | 33-21 |
| 03:15 | Western Kentucky | Stanley Walker hits the finger roll on a great pass from Joseph Haile | 33-23 |
| 02:51 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Kammer misses short on a floater from the right side | 33-23 |
| 02:49 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Kammer tips it in | 35-23 |
| 02:33 | Western Kentucky | Robert Tapp makes the 3 from the left wing | 35-26 |
| 02:19 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Kammer comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 35-26 |
| 02:17 | Western Kentucky | James Thomas grabs the board | 35-26 |
| 01:54 | Western Kentucky | David Lampley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-26 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | John Lemke (SG), James Brubaker (SF), Nicholas Brooks (C) Blake Roberts, Robert Witherspoon, Geoffrey Kammer | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Ray Norton (PG), Raymond Norrell (PF), Samuel Muse (C) Robert Tapp, Stanley Walker, James Thomas | |
| 01:36 | Northern Iowa | Jeff Bigby misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 35-26 |
| 01:35 | Northern Iowa | James Brubaker snags the offensive board | 35-26 |
| 01:21 | Northern Iowa | Nicholas Brooks is whistled for traveling | 35-26 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Bobby Hartford (C) Charles Bell | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 01:06 | Western Kentucky | Ray Norton clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 35-26 |
| 01:04 | Western Kentucky | Raymond Norrell misses the tip | 35-26 |
| 01:02 | Western Kentucky | Raymond Norrell gets the offensive rebound | 35-26 |
| 00:56 | Western Kentucky | Ray Norton misses the dunk attempt but he's fouled by James Brubaker - foul #2 on James Brubaker, team foul #9 | 35-26 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Kammer (C) Bobby Hartford | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | James Thomas (PF) Raymond Norrell | |
| 00:56 | Western Kentucky | Ray Norton makes the 1st free throw | 35-27 |
| 00:56 | Western Kentucky | Ray Norton makes the 2nd free throw | 35-28 |
| 00:42 | Northern Iowa | John Lemke connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Jeff Bigby | 38-28 |
| 00:25 | Western Kentucky | Geoffrey Kammer swats the short shot by James Thomas | 38-28 |
| 00:23 | Northern Iowa | John Lemke pulls down the rebound | 38-28 |
| 00:19 | Northern Iowa | John Lemke hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 38-28 |
| 00:18 | Western Kentucky | David Lampley snags the defensive board | 38-28 |
| 00:14 | Western Kentucky | Joseph Haile banks in the layup and he's hacked by John Lemke - foul #1 on John Lemke, team foul #10 | 38-30 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Larry Bateman (PG), Charles Bell (PF) Jeff Bigby, Nicholas Brooks | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Robert Tapp (SG), Stanley Walker (SF), Raymond Norrell (C) Ray Norton, David Lampley, Samuel Muse | |
| 00:14 | Western Kentucky | Joseph Haile makes the free throw | 38-31 |
| 00:01 | Northern Iowa | John Lemke misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 38-31 |
| 00:00 | Western Kentucky | James Thomas pulls down the rebound | 38-31 |