| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Corey Cutshall (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Lester Murphy (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Keith Jackson (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Monte Holt (fresh) C - Douglas Holyfield (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Jessie Carr (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Antony Minton (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Tony Hartley (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Richard Weaver (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Vernon Leffel (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Northern Iowa | Keith Jackson inbounds the ball | 35-22 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:49 | Northern Iowa | Keith Jackson misses badly on a shot from the left side | 35-22 |
| 19:48 | Northern Iowa | Corey Cutshall pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-22 |
| 19:37 | Northern Iowa | Corey Cutshall is hacked by Vernon Leffel - foul #2 on Vernon Leffel, team foul #1 | 35-22 |
| 19:28 | Northern Iowa | Keith Jackson misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 35-22 |
| 19:27 | Northern Iowa | Corey Cutshall snags the offensive board | 35-22 |
| 19:08 | Northern Iowa | Keith Jackson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 35-22 |
| 19:07 | Northern Iowa | Corey Cutshall grabs the offensive board | 35-22 |
| 18:52 | Northern Iowa | Keith Jackson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 35-22 |
| 18:51 | Western Carolina | Richard Weaver gets the rebound | 35-22 |
| 18:27 | Western Carolina | Richard Weaver clanks a 3 from the left wing | 35-22 |
| 18:26 | Northern Iowa | Douglas Holyfield pulls down the rebound | 35-22 |
| 18:06 | Northern Iowa | Lester Murphy is fouled on the floor by Antony Minton - foul #1 on Antony Minton, team foul #2 | 35-22 |
| 17:56 | Northern Iowa | Corey Cutshall clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 35-22 |
| 17:55 | Western Carolina | Richard Weaver snags the defensive board | 35-22 |
| 17:51 | Western Carolina | Richard Weaver is hacked by Keith Jackson - foul #1 on Keith Jackson, team foul #1 | 35-22 |
| 17:44 | Western Carolina | Vernon Leffel can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 35-22 |
| 17:43 | Western Carolina | Richard Weaver tips it back up and in | 35-24 |
| 17:24 | Northern Iowa | Corey Cutshall connects on the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Douglas Holyfield | 37-24 |
| 17:05 | Western Carolina | Vernon Leffel's layup is rejected by Douglas Holyfield | 37-24 |
| 17:03 | Northern Iowa | Douglas Holyfield pulls down the rebound | 37-24 |
| 16:53 | Northern Iowa | Keith Jackson is hacked by Jessie Carr - foul #3 on Jessie Carr, team foul #3 | 37-24 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Lee Campbell (SG), Ryan Allison (SF), Ross Tyler (PF), Gerald Underwood (C) Lester Murphy, Keith Jackson, Monte Holt, Douglas Holyfield | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Albert Bond (PG), David Virgil (SG), Ronald Watkins (SF), Bradly Jones (PF), Denny Butkovich (C) Jessie Carr, Antony Minton, Tony Hartley, Richard Weaver, Vernon Leffel | |
| 16:45 | Northern Iowa | Ryan Allison misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block but the foul's on David Virgil - foul #2 on David Virgil, team foul #4 | 37-24 |
| 16:45 | Northern Iowa | Ryan Allison misses the 1st free throw | 37-24 |
| 16:45 | Northern Iowa | Ryan Allison makes the 2nd free throw | 38-24 |
| 16:27 | Western Carolina | Ronald Watkins clanks a jumper in the lane | 38-24 |
| 16:26 | Northern Iowa | Ryan Allison pulls down the rebound | 38-24 |
| 16:22 | Northern Iowa | Corey Cutshall connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Ryan Allison | 40-24 |
| 15:53 | Western Carolina | Albert Bond knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 40-26 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Corey Cutshall (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Lee Campbell (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ryan Allison (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ross Tyler (fresh) 3 reb. C - Gerald Underwood (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Albert Bond (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Virgil (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ronald Watkins (fresh) PF - Bradly Jones (fresh) 2 reb. C - Denny Butkovich (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Northern Iowa | Ross Tyler clanks a fadeaway from the left block | 40-26 |
| 15:38 | Northern Iowa | Gerald Underwood tips it in | 42-26 |
| 15:29 | Western Carolina | Albert Bond misses short on a floater from the right wing | 42-26 |
| 15:28 | Northern Iowa | Ross Tyler snags the defensive board | 42-26 |
| 15:22 | Northern Iowa | Ryan Allison can't finish the layup | 42-26 |
| 15:20 | Western Carolina | Ronald Watkins gets the rebound | 42-26 |
| 14:54 | Western Carolina | Bradly Jones drills a runner near the basket on a nice dish by Albert Bond | 42-28 |
| 14:40 | Northern Iowa | Corey Cutshall hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Gerald Underwood | 45-28 |
| 14:22 | Western Carolina | Bradly Jones misses the easy layup | 45-28 |
| 14:20 | Northern Iowa | Ryan Allison grabs the board | 45-28 |
| 14:02 | Northern Iowa | Corey Cutshall clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 45-28 |
| 14:01 | Western Carolina | The rebound goes to Bradly Jones | 45-28 |
| 13:44 | Western Carolina | Denny Butkovich makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 45-30 |
| 13:23 | Northern Iowa | Corey Cutshall connects on the shot from the right side set up by Ryan Allison | 47-30 |
| 13:08 | Western Carolina | Denny Butkovich buries a jumper in the paint set up by Ronald Watkins | 47-32 |
| 12:45 | Northern Iowa | Corey Cutshall connects on the fadeaway from the left side | 49-32 |
| 12:34 | Western Carolina | Ronald Watkins throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-32 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Alexander Garner (PG), Lester Murphy (SG), Keith Jackson (SF), Monte Holt (PF), Douglas Holyfield (C) Corey Cutshall, Lee Campbell, Ryan Allison, Ross Tyler, Gerald Underwood | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Jessie Carr (PG), Antony Minton (SG), Tony Hartley (SF), Richard Weaver (PF), Vernon Leffel (C) Albert Bond, David Virgil, Ronald Watkins, Bradly Jones, Denny Butkovich | |
| 12:15 | Northern Iowa | Lester Murphy drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Monte Holt | 52-32 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 12:01 | Western Carolina | Jessie Carr comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 52-32 |
| 11:59 | Northern Iowa | Lester Murphy pulls down the rebound | 52-32 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 11:35 | Northern Iowa | Monte Holt throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-32 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Alexander Garner (fresh) SG - Lester Murphy (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Keith Jackson (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Monte Holt (fresh) C - Douglas Holyfield (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Jessie Carr (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Antony Minton (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Tony Hartley (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Richard Weaver (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Vernon Leffel (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:24 | Western Carolina | Richard Weaver misses short on a shot from the left side | 52-32 |
| 11:23 | Northern Iowa | Alexander Garner grabs the board | 52-32 |
| 10:56 | Northern Iowa | Vernon Leffel blocks the jumper by Douglas Holyfield | 52-32 |
| 10:55 | Northern Iowa | Douglas Holyfield pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-32 |
| 10:35 | Northern Iowa | Alexander Garner is fouled on the floor by Jessie Carr - foul #4 on Jessie Carr, team foul #5 | 52-32 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Corey Cutshall (PG) Alexander Garner | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Albert Bond (PG) Jessie Carr | |
| 10:26 | Northern Iowa | Corey Cutshall clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Tony Hartley - foul #2 on Tony Hartley, team foul #6 | 52-32 |
| 10:26 | Northern Iowa | Corey Cutshall makes the 1st free throw | 53-32 |
| 10:26 | Northern Iowa | Corey Cutshall makes the 2nd free throw | 54-32 |
| 10:12 | Western Carolina | Antony Minton loses the dribble to Keith Jackson | 54-32 |
| 09:52 | Northern Iowa | Douglas Holyfield hits a jumper from close range on a great pass from Lester Murphy | 56-32 |
| 09:33 | Western Carolina | Albert Bond is hacked by Corey Cutshall - foul #2 on Corey Cutshall, team foul #2 | 56-32 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Lee Campbell (SG), Alexander Garner (SF), Ryan Allison (PF), Ross Tyler (C) Lester Murphy, Keith Jackson, Monte Holt, Douglas Holyfield | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | David Virgil (SG), Bernie Carter (SF), Denny Butkovich (C) Antony Minton, Tony Hartley, Vernon Leffel | |
| 09:18 | Western Carolina | Albert Bond hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline | 56-32 |
| 09:16 | Northern Iowa | Ryan Allison grabs the defensive rebound | 56-32 |
| 09:01 | Northern Iowa | Bernie Carter is called for the reach on Ryan Allison - foul #1 on Bernie Carter, team foul #7 | 56-32 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Gerald Underwood (C) Alexander Garner | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Ronald Watkins (SF) Bernie Carter | |
| 09:01 | Northern Iowa | Ryan Allison makes the 1st free throw | 57-32 |
| 09:01 | Northern Iowa | Ryan Allison makes the 2nd free throw | 58-32 |
| 08:46 | Western Carolina | Richard Weaver double dribbles | 58-32 |
| 08:17 | Northern Iowa | Lee Campbell misses long on a jumper from the left side | 58-32 |
| 08:16 | Western Carolina | Albert Bond grabs the board | 58-32 |
| 08:10 | Western Carolina | Albert Bond misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 58-32 |
| 08:08 | Western Carolina | Denny Butkovich grabs the offensive board | 58-32 |
| 08:00 | Western Carolina | Richard Weaver can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 58-32 |
| 07:58 | Western Carolina | Denny Butkovich grabs the offensive rebound | 58-32 |
| 07:46 | Western Carolina | Albert Bond is fouled on the floor by Corey Cutshall - foul #3 on Corey Cutshall, team foul #3 | 58-32 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Alexander Garner (PG), Joel Hawkins (C) Corey Cutshall, Gerald Underwood | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Jessie Carr (PG), Antony Minton (SG), Tony Hartley (SF), Bradly Jones (PF), Vernon Leffel (C) Albert Bond, David Virgil, Ronald Watkins, Richard Weaver, Denny Butkovich | |
| 07:29 | Western Carolina | Bradly Jones misses badly on a runner from the right block but he's fouled by Joel Hawkins - foul #1 on Joel Hawkins, team foul #4 | 58-32 |
| 07:29 | Western Carolina | Bradly Jones makes the 1st free throw | 58-33 |
| 07:29 | Western Carolina | Bradly Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 58-33 |
| 07:29 | Northern Iowa | Joel Hawkins grabs the defensive rebound | 58-33 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Alexander Garner (fresh) SG - Lee Campbell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ryan Allison (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Ross Tyler (fresh) 4 reb. C - Joel Hawkins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Jessie Carr (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Antony Minton (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Tony Hartley (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Bradly Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Vernon Leffel (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:07 | Northern Iowa | Lee Campbell comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 58-33 |
| 07:05 | Northern Iowa | Ross Tyler tips it in | 60-33 |
| 06:55 | Western Carolina | Tony Hartley clanks a jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Alexander Garner - foul #2 on Alexander Garner, team foul #5 | 60-33 |
| 06:55 | Western Carolina | Tony Hartley makes the 1st free throw | 60-34 |
| 06:55 | Western Carolina | Tony Hartley makes the 2nd free throw | 60-35 |
| 06:45 | Northern Iowa | Alexander Garner is called for 10 seconds | 60-35 |
| 06:36 | Western Carolina | Tony Hartley hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 60-35 |
| 06:34 | Western Carolina | Vernon Leffel snags the offensive board | 60-35 |
| 06:26 | Western Carolina | Vernon Leffel buries a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Antony Minton | 60-37 |
| 06:00 | Northern Iowa | Alexander Garner blows the layup | 60-37 |
| 05:58 | Western Carolina | The rebound goes to Vernon Leffel | 60-37 |
| 05:45 | Western Carolina | Tony Hartley drills a jumper in the paint on a great pass from Antony Minton and the foul's on Ryan Allison - foul #2 on Ryan Allison, team foul #6 | 60-39 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Gerald Underwood (PF) Ross Tyler | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Richard Weaver (PF), Denny Butkovich (C) Bradly Jones, Vernon Leffel | |
| 05:45 | Western Carolina | Tony Hartley makes the free throw | 60-40 |
| 05:43 | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-40 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Corey Cutshall (PG), Lester Murphy (SG), Keith Jackson (SF), Monte Holt (PF), Douglas Holyfield (C) Alexander Garner, Lee Campbell, Ryan Allison, Gerald Underwood, Joel Hawkins | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Vernon Leffel (C) Denny Butkovich | |
| 05:26 | Northern Iowa | Jessie Carr steps in front of the Corey Cutshall pass | 60-40 |
| 05:20 | Western Carolina | Antony Minton can't connect on a shot in the paint | 60-40 |
| 05:19 | Northern Iowa | Douglas Holyfield snags the defensive board | 60-40 |
| 05:13 | Northern Iowa | Antony Minton picks off the pass by Corey Cutshall | 60-40 |
| 05:07 | Western Carolina | Antony Minton hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint | 60-40 |
| 05:06 | Northern Iowa | Douglas Holyfield grabs the board | 60-40 |
| 05:04 | Northern Iowa | Corey Cutshall double dribbles in the backcourt | 60-40 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Alexander Garner (PG), Lee Campbell (SG), Ryan Allison (SF), Ross Tyler (PF), Gerald Underwood (C) Corey Cutshall, Lester Murphy, Keith Jackson, Monte Holt, Douglas Holyfield | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| 04:57 | Western Carolina | Richard Weaver blows the layup | 60-40 |
| 04:55 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Ross Tyler | 60-40 |
| 04:26 | Northern Iowa | Richard Weaver steals the ball from Alexander Garner | 60-40 |
| 04:10 | Western Carolina | Tony Hartley loses the ball out of bounds | 60-40 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Denny Butkovich (C) Vernon Leffel | |
| 03:49 | Northern Iowa | Ryan Allison throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-40 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Albert Bond (PG) Jessie Carr | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:40 | Western Carolina | Gerald Underwood swats the layup by Tony Hartley | 60-40 |
| 03:39 | Northern Iowa | Lee Campbell grabs the defensive rebound | 60-40 |
| 03:17 | Northern Iowa | Alexander Garner misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 60-40 |
| 03:15 | Western Carolina | The rebound goes to Richard Weaver | 60-40 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Alexander Garner (fresh) SG - Lee Campbell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ryan Allison (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Ross Tyler (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Gerald Underwood (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Albert Bond (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Antony Minton (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Tony Hartley (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Richard Weaver (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Denny Butkovich (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:08 | Western Carolina | Ryan Allison picks off the pass by Antony Minton | 60-40 |
| 02:44 | Northern Iowa | Ross Tyler hits a jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Lee Campbell and the foul's on Richard Weaver - foul #1 on Richard Weaver, team foul #8 | 62-40 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Joel Hawkins (C) Gerald Underwood | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | David Virgil (SG), Ronald Watkins (SF), Bradly Jones (PF), Vernon Leffel (C) Antony Minton, Tony Hartley, Richard Weaver, Denny Butkovich | |
| 02:44 | Northern Iowa | Ross Tyler misses the free throw | 62-40 |
| 02:44 | Northern Iowa | Joel Hawkins pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-40 |
| 02:30 | Northern Iowa | Ryan Allison connects on the jump hook from the right block | 64-40 |
| 02:15 | Western Carolina | Bradly Jones knocks in the fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Albert Bond | 64-42 |
| 01:53 | Northern Iowa | Lee Campbell scores on a floater from the left block set up by Ryan Allison | 66-42 |
| 01:34 | Western Carolina | David Virgil drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Ronald Watkins | 66-45 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:08 | Northern Iowa | Lee Campbell is fouled on the floor by Ronald Watkins - foul #2 on Ronald Watkins, team foul #9 | 66-45 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Gerald Underwood (C) Joel Hawkins | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Jessie Carr (PG), Antony Minton (SG), Tony Hartley (SF), Richard Weaver (PF) Albert Bond, David Virgil, Ronald Watkins, Bradly Jones | |
| 01:08 | Northern Iowa | Lee Campbell makes the 1st free throw | 67-45 |
| 01:08 | Northern Iowa | Lee Campbell makes the 2nd free throw | 68-45 |
| 00:52 | Western Carolina | Richard Weaver's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 68-45 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:30 | Northern Iowa | Alexander Garner misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 68-45 |
| 00:28 | Western Carolina | Antony Minton pulls down the rebound | 68-45 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:22 | Western Carolina | Jessie Carr hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 68-45 |
| 00:20 | Western Carolina | Richard Weaver tips it home | 68-47 |
| 00:00 | Northern Iowa | Lee Campbell runs out the clock | 68-47 |