| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Kenneth Yungbluth (fresh) 5 pts. SG - David Garvin (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Patrick Dubay (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Yong Huang (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Donald Jones (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - David Theriault (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Victor Gift (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jonathan Wilkinson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Byfield (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - John Tarango (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northern Iowa | Patrick Dubay inbounds the ball | 31-37 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 19:45 | Northern Iowa | Kenneth Yungbluth hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 31-37 |
| 19:43 | Western Kentucky | Jonathan Wilkinson grabs the board | 31-37 |
| 19:33 | Western Kentucky | John Byfield is hacked by Yong Huang - foul #2 on Yong Huang, team foul #1 | 31-37 |
| 19:21 | Western Kentucky | Victor Gift clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 31-37 |
| 19:19 | Western Kentucky | John Byfield tips it in | 31-39 |
| 18:58 | Northern Iowa | David Garvin hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 31-39 |
| 18:56 | Northern Iowa | Kenneth Yungbluth grabs the offensive rebound | 31-39 |
| 18:45 | Northern Iowa | David Garvin comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 31-39 |
| 18:44 | Northern Iowa | Yong Huang tips it home | 33-39 |
| 18:32 | Western Kentucky | Victor Gift throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-39 |
| 18:15 | Northern Iowa | Patrick Dubay scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Kenneth Yungbluth | 35-39 |
| 18:11 | Western Kentucky | Victor Gift is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Yungbluth - foul #3 on Kenneth Yungbluth, team foul #2 | 35-39 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Marc Brewer (PG) Kenneth Yungbluth | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 17:55 | Western Kentucky | John Tarango lays it up and in on a nice dish by Jonathan Wilkinson | 35-41 |
| 17:46 | Northern Iowa | Yong Huang lays it up and in on a great pass from Marc Brewer | 37-41 |
| 17:33 | Western Kentucky | Victor Gift is hacked by Donald Jones - foul #2 on Donald Jones, team foul #3 | 37-41 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Claude Sanders (SF) Patrick Dubay | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 17:15 | Western Kentucky | Victor Gift makes the floater in the paint and he's hacked by Yong Huang - foul #3 on Yong Huang, team foul #4 | 37-43 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Clyde Forsyth (PF) Yong Huang | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 17:15 | Western Kentucky | Victor Gift misses the free throw | 37-43 |
| 17:15 | Northern Iowa | Donald Jones gets the rebound | 37-43 |
| 16:50 | Northern Iowa | Donald Jones can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Victor Gift - foul #1 on Victor Gift, team foul #1 | 37-43 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Herbert Deblois (SG), Michael Branam (SF), Randall Keister (PF), Willie Phelan (C) Victor Gift, Jonathan Wilkinson, John Byfield, John Tarango | |
| 16:50 | Northern Iowa | Donald Jones makes the 1st free throw | 38-43 |
| 16:50 | Northern Iowa | Donald Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 39-43 |
| 16:35 | Western Kentucky | Michael Branam double dribbles | 39-43 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Gerald Jones (PG), James Wren (C) David Garvin, Donald Jones | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 16:17 | Northern Iowa | James Wren misses badly on a shot from the right block | 39-43 |
| 16:15 | Western Kentucky | David Theriault gets the rebound | 39-43 |
| 15:54 | Western Kentucky | Randall Keister hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 39-43 |
| 15:53 | Northern Iowa | Gerald Jones pulls down the rebound | 39-43 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Gerald Jones (fresh) SG - Marc Brewer (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Claude Sanders (fresh) PF - Clyde Forsyth (fresh) C - James Wren (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - David Theriault (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Herbert Deblois (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Michael Branam (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Randall Keister (fresh) C - Willie Phelan (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:49 | Northern Iowa | Claude Sanders drills a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Gerald Jones | 41-43 |
| 15:35 | Western Kentucky | James Wren steals the ball from David Theriault | 41-43 |
| 15:28 | Northern Iowa | Claude Sanders throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-43 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Steven Hall (PG), David Garvin (SG), Patrick Dubay (SF), Yong Huang (PF), Donald Jones (C) Gerald Jones, Marc Brewer, Claude Sanders, Clyde Forsyth, James Wren | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Freddy Morant (PG), Jonathan Wilkinson (SF), John Byfield (PF), John Tarango (C) David Theriault, Michael Branam, Randall Keister, Willie Phelan | |
| 15:18 | Western Kentucky | Jonathan Wilkinson misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Steven Hall - foul #4 on Steven Hall, team foul #5 | 41-43 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Kenneth Yungbluth (PG) Steven Hall | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 15:18 | Western Kentucky | Jonathan Wilkinson makes the 1st free throw | 41-44 |
| 15:18 | Western Kentucky | Jonathan Wilkinson makes the 2nd free throw | 41-45 |
| 15:02 | Northern Iowa | Patrick Dubay misses long on a shot near the basket | 41-45 |
| 15:01 | Western Kentucky | John Byfield grabs the board | 41-45 |
| 14:41 | Western Kentucky | Freddy Morant hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 41-45 |
| 14:39 | Northern Iowa | Yong Huang pulls down the rebound | 41-45 |
| 14:17 | Northern Iowa | Donald Jones is fouled on the floor by John Tarango - foul #1 on John Tarango, team foul #2 | 41-45 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | David Theriault (PG), Victor Gift (SG) Freddy Morant, Herbert Deblois | |
| 13:58 | Northern Iowa | Kenneth Yungbluth can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 41-45 |
| 13:56 | Western Kentucky | John Tarango gets the rebound | 41-45 |
| 13:42 | Western Kentucky | David Theriault's pass is intercepted by Patrick Dubay | 41-45 |
| 13:37 | Northern Iowa | Kenneth Yungbluth misses the dunk attempt | 41-45 |
| 13:36 | Western Kentucky | John Tarango grabs the defensive rebound | 41-45 |
| 13:28 | Western Kentucky | John Tarango's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-45 |
| 13:02 | Northern Iowa | Jonathan Wilkinson takes the ball from Kenneth Yungbluth | 41-45 |
| 12:44 | Western Kentucky | John Tarango misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 41-45 |
| 12:42 | Western Kentucky | Jonathan Wilkinson can't tip it in | 41-45 |
| 12:40 | Western Kentucky | John Tarango tips it in | 41-47 |
| 12:31 | Northern Iowa | Yong Huang is whistled for traveling | 41-47 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Marc Brewer (SG), Claude Sanders (SF), Clyde Forsyth (C) David Garvin, Patrick Dubay, Donald Jones | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Michael Branam (SF), Herbert Deblois (PF), Willie Phelan (C) Jonathan Wilkinson, John Byfield, John Tarango | |
| 12:14 | Western Kentucky | Victor Gift hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Yong Huang - foul #4 on Yong Huang, team foul #6 | 41-47 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Wren (C) Yong Huang | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 12:14 | Western Kentucky | Victor Gift makes the 1st free throw | 41-48 |
| 12:14 | Western Kentucky | Victor Gift misses the 2nd free throw | 41-48 |
| 12:14 | Northern Iowa | James Wren gets the rebound | 41-48 |
| 11:57 | Northern Iowa | James Wren blows the layup but he's fouled by Willie Phelan - foul #1 on Willie Phelan, team foul #3 | 41-48 |
| 11:57 | Northern Iowa | James Wren makes the 1st free throw | 42-48 |
| 11:57 | Northern Iowa | James Wren misses the 2nd free throw | 42-48 |
| 11:57 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Michael Branam | 42-48 |
| 11:35 | Western Kentucky | David Theriault connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Victor Gift | 42-50 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Kenneth Yungbluth (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Marc Brewer (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Claude Sanders (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Clyde Forsyth (fresh) C - James Wren (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - David Theriault (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Victor Gift (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Branam (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Herbert Deblois (fresh) 2 pts. C - Willie Phelan (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:21 | Northern Iowa | James Wren is whistled for traveling | 42-50 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | David Garvin (SG), Donald Jones (C) Kenneth Yungbluth, James Wren | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Freddy Morant (PG), John Byfield (PF), John Tarango (C) David Theriault, Victor Gift, Willie Phelan | |
| 11:00 | Western Kentucky | Freddy Morant comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 42-50 |
| 10:58 | Northern Iowa | Claude Sanders snags the defensive board | 42-50 |
| 10:41 | Northern Iowa | David Garvin scores on a 3 from the left wing | 45-50 |
| 10:16 | Western Kentucky | Freddy Morant is hacked by Marc Brewer - foul #2 on Marc Brewer, team foul #7 | 45-50 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Kenneth Yungbluth (PG), Patrick Dubay (SF) Marc Brewer, Claude Sanders | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Jonathan Wilkinson (SF) Michael Branam | |
| 10:16 | Western Kentucky | Freddy Morant makes the 1st free throw | 45-51 |
| 10:16 | Western Kentucky | Freddy Morant makes the 2nd free throw | 45-52 |
| 09:56 | Northern Iowa | Patrick Dubay misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 45-52 |
| 09:55 | Northern Iowa | Donald Jones tips it back up and in | 47-52 |
| 09:33 | Western Kentucky | Donald Jones takes the ball from Herbert Deblois | 47-52 |
| 09:16 | Northern Iowa | Clyde Forsyth dunks the ball set up by Kenneth Yungbluth and he's hacked by Herbert Deblois - foul #3 on Herbert Deblois, team foul #4 | 49-52 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Marc Brewer (SG), James Wren (C) David Garvin, Donald Jones | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | David Theriault (PG), Victor Gift (SG), Michael Branam (PF), Willie Phelan (C) Freddy Morant, Herbert Deblois, John Byfield, John Tarango | |
| 09:16 | Northern Iowa | Clyde Forsyth makes the free throw | 50-52 |
| 09:07 | Western Kentucky | Willie Phelan clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 50-52 |
| 09:05 | Northern Iowa | Patrick Dubay grabs the defensive rebound | 50-52 |
| 08:48 | Northern Iowa | Clyde Forsyth misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 50-52 |
| 08:47 | Western Kentucky | Michael Branam grabs the defensive rebound | 50-52 |
| 08:28 | Western Kentucky | Michael Branam blows the layup but he's fouled by Clyde Forsyth - foul #1 on Clyde Forsyth, team foul #8 | 50-52 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Claude Sanders (SF), Marvin Baden (PF) Patrick Dubay, Clyde Forsyth | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 08:28 | Western Kentucky | Michael Branam makes the 1st free throw | 50-53 |
| 08:28 | Western Kentucky | Michael Branam makes the 2nd free throw | 50-54 |
| 08:18 | Northern Iowa | Victor Gift picks off the pass by Claude Sanders | 50-54 |
| 08:15 | Western Kentucky | Victor Gift blows the dunk | 50-54 |
| 08:13 | Northern Iowa | James Wren pulls down the rebound | 50-54 |
| 07:50 | Northern Iowa | Marvin Baden hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 50-54 |
| 07:49 | Northern Iowa | Marc Brewer grabs the offensive board | 50-54 |
| 07:42 | Northern Iowa | James Wren misses short on a 3 from straight away | 50-54 |
| 07:41 | Western Kentucky | Jonathan Wilkinson grabs the board | 50-54 |
| 07:35 | Western Kentucky | Victor Gift hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint | 50-54 |
| 07:33 | Northern Iowa | Marvin Baden snags the defensive board | 50-54 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Kenneth Yungbluth (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Marc Brewer (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Claude Sanders (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Marvin Baden (fresh) C - James Wren (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - David Theriault (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Victor Gift (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jonathan Wilkinson (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. PF - Michael Branam (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Willie Phelan (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:17 | Northern Iowa | James Wren misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 50-54 |
| 07:16 | Northern Iowa | Marvin Baden snags the offensive board | 50-54 |
| 06:58 | Northern Iowa | Claude Sanders comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 50-54 |
| 06:57 | Western Kentucky | David Theriault grabs the board | 50-54 |
| 06:37 | Western Kentucky | Jonathan Wilkinson misses short on a jumper in the lane | 50-54 |
| 06:36 | Northern Iowa | James Wren pulls down the rebound | 50-54 |
| 06:09 | Northern Iowa | Marc Brewer misses the 3 from the left corner | 50-54 |
| 06:08 | Western Kentucky | Willie Phelan grabs the board | 50-54 |
| 05:43 | Western Kentucky | Michael Branam misses badly on a floater from close range | 50-54 |
| 05:41 | Northern Iowa | Claude Sanders snags the defensive board | 50-54 |
| 05:41 | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-54 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Steven Hall (PG), David Garvin (SG), Patrick Dubay (SF), Yong Huang (PF), Donald Jones (C) Kenneth Yungbluth, Marc Brewer, Claude Sanders, Marvin Baden, James Wren | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Herbert Deblois (SG), John Byfield (PF), John Tarango (C) Victor Gift, Michael Branam, Willie Phelan | |
| 05:22 | Northern Iowa | Donald Jones misses short on a turnaround from the left block | 50-54 |
| 05:20 | Northern Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Yong Huang | 50-54 |
| 05:07 | Northern Iowa | Herbert Deblois steals it from Yong Huang | 50-54 |
| 05:02 | Western Kentucky | John Byfield hits the finger roll on a great pass from Herbert Deblois | 50-56 |
| 04:46 | Northern Iowa | Yong Huang misses the easy layup but the foul's on John Tarango - foul #2 on John Tarango, team foul #5 | 50-56 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Michael Branam (SF) Jonathan Wilkinson | |
| 04:46 | Northern Iowa | Yong Huang makes the 1st free throw | 51-56 |
| 04:46 | Northern Iowa | Yong Huang misses the 2nd free throw | 51-56 |
| 04:46 | Western Kentucky | John Byfield pulls down the rebound | 51-56 |
| 04:30 | Western Kentucky | Herbert Deblois makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from David Theriault | 51-58 |
| 04:12 | Northern Iowa | Patrick Dubay can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 51-58 |
| 04:10 | Northern Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Patrick Dubay | 51-58 |
| 03:58 | Northern Iowa | Patrick Dubay hits the finger roll on a nice dish by David Garvin | 53-58 |
| 03:47 | Western Kentucky | Herbert Deblois knocks in the jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by David Theriault | 53-60 |
| 03:35 | Northern Iowa | Steven Hall hits a 3pt attempt from straight away | 56-60 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Steven Hall (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - David Garvin (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Patrick Dubay (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Yong Huang (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. C - Donald Jones (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - David Theriault (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Herbert Deblois (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - Michael Branam (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Byfield (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - John Tarango (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:11 | Western Kentucky | Michael Branam lays it up and in on a great pass from John Byfield | 56-62 |
| 02:51 | Northern Iowa | Steven Hall throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-62 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Kenneth Yungbluth (SF) Patrick Dubay | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Victor Gift (SG), Jonathan Wilkinson (SF) Herbert Deblois, Michael Branam | |
| 02:33 | Western Kentucky | Jonathan Wilkinson is hacked by Kenneth Yungbluth - foul #4 on Kenneth Yungbluth, team foul #9 | 56-62 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Claude Sanders (SF), Clyde Forsyth (PF) Steven Hall, Yong Huang | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Randall Keister (PF), Willie Phelan (C) John Byfield, John Tarango | |
| 02:33 | Western Kentucky | Jonathan Wilkinson makes the 1st free throw | 56-63 |
| 02:33 | Western Kentucky | Jonathan Wilkinson makes the 2nd free throw | 56-64 |
| 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 and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 02:31 | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 56-64 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Steven Hall (PG), Yong Huang (PF) Claude Sanders, Clyde Forsyth | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | John Byfield (PF), John Tarango (C) Randall Keister, Willie Phelan | |
| 02:20 | Northern Iowa | Kenneth Yungbluth misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 56-64 |
| 02:18 | Western Kentucky | John Byfield gets the rebound | 56-64 |
| 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 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 01:58 | Western Kentucky | David Theriault knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from John Byfield | 56-66 |
| 01:45 | Northern Iowa | Steven Hall misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 56-66 |
| 01:44 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to John Tarango | 56-66 |
| 01:31 | Western Kentucky | Victor Gift knocks in the shot from the baseline on a nice dish by David Theriault | 56-68 |
| 01:11 | Northern Iowa | Yong Huang drills a runner from the right block | 58-68 |
| 00:52 | Western Kentucky | John Tarango misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 58-68 |
| 00:50 | Western Kentucky | David Theriault tips it but misses | 58-68 |
| 00:48 | Western Kentucky | John Tarango pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-68 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:47 | Western Kentucky | Donald Jones is called for the reach on John Tarango - foul #3 on Donald Jones, team foul #10 | 58-68 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Marc Brewer (SG), Claude Sanders (SF), Clyde Forsyth (PF), James Wren (C) Steven Hall, David Garvin, Yong Huang, Donald Jones | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Freddy Morant (PG), Herbert Deblois (SG), Michael Branam (SF), Randall Keister (PF) David Theriault, Victor Gift, Jonathan Wilkinson, John Byfield | |
| 00:47 | Western Kentucky | John Tarango misses the 1st free throw | 58-68 |
| 00:47 | Western Kentucky | John Tarango makes the 2nd free throw | 58-69 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:42 | Northern Iowa | Herbert Deblois steals it from Clyde Forsyth | 58-69 |
| 00:39 | Western Kentucky | Herbert Deblois jams it | 58-71 |
| 00:34 | Northern Iowa | Kenneth Yungbluth misses the fadeaway from the right block | 58-71 |
| 00:33 | Western Kentucky | Michael Branam snags the defensive board | 58-71 |
| 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 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:04 | Western Kentucky | James Wren blocks the short jumper by Herbert Deblois | 58-71 |
| 00:02 | Northern Iowa | James Wren grabs the defensive rebound | 58-71 |
| 00:00 | Northern Iowa | James Wren misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 58-71 |