| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Corey Cutshall (fresh) 15 pts. 3 stl. SG - Lester Murphy (fresh) SF - Keith Jackson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Monte Holt (fresh) 7 pts. C - Douglas Holyfield (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Joseph Hower (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Andrew Armstrong (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Orlando Campbell (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Philip Brockberg (fresh) 4 pts. C - Shawn Sage (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Western Kentucky | Orlando Campbell inbounds the ball | 39-47 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 19:42 | Western Kentucky | Joseph Hower throws it down on a great pass from Orlando Campbell | 39-49 |
| 19:21 | Northern Iowa | Monte Holt scores on a fadeaway near the basket set up by Lester Murphy | 41-49 |
| 18:57 | Western Kentucky | Shawn Sage hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 41-49 |
| 18:55 | Northern Iowa | Keith Jackson snags the defensive board | 41-49 |
| 18:39 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Hower picks off the pass by Lester Murphy | 41-49 |
| 18:22 | Western Kentucky | Lester Murphy steals the ball from Philip Brockberg | 41-49 |
| 18:01 | Northern Iowa | Corey Cutshall is fouled on the floor by Orlando Campbell - foul #2 on Orlando Campbell, team foul #1 | 41-49 |
| 17:35 | Northern Iowa | Orlando Campbell is called for the reach on Keith Jackson - foul #3 on Orlando Campbell, team foul #2 | 41-49 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Robert Shaul (SG), Shawn Edwards (SF) Andrew Armstrong, Orlando Campbell | |
| 17:15 | Northern Iowa | Lester Murphy misses short on a driving attempt from the left block | 41-49 |
| 17:14 | Northern Iowa | Keith Jackson gets the offensive rebound | 41-49 |
| 16:51 | Northern Iowa | Lester Murphy drills a shot from the left block on a nice dish by Corey Cutshall | 43-49 |
| 16:42 | Western Kentucky | Shawn Sage banks in the layup set up by Robert Shaul and he's hacked by Douglas Holyfield - foul #2 on Douglas Holyfield, team foul #1 | 43-51 |
| 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 Kentucky | Stanley Patrick (SG), Cody Gonsalves (PF) Joseph Hower, Philip Brockberg | |
| 16:42 | Western Kentucky | Shawn Sage makes the free throw | 43-52 |
| 16:23 | Northern Iowa | Lee Campbell blows the layup | 43-52 |
| 16:21 | Northern Iowa | Ryan Allison pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-52 |
| 16:04 | Northern Iowa | Ross Tyler comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 43-52 |
| 16:03 | Western Kentucky | Shawn Sage grabs the defensive rebound | 43-52 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Corey Cutshall (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Lee Campbell (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ryan Allison (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ross Tyler (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Gerald Underwood (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Robert Shaul (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Stanley Patrick (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Shawn Edwards (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - Cody Gonsalves (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Shawn Sage (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Western Kentucky | Shawn Edwards clanks a floater from the left block | 43-52 |
| 15:36 | Northern Iowa | Gerald Underwood snags the defensive board | 43-52 |
| 15:31 | Northern Iowa | Cody Gonsalves is called for the reach on Ryan Allison - foul #1 on Cody Gonsalves, team foul #3 | 43-52 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Lester Murphy (SG), Keith Jackson (SF) Corey Cutshall, Gerald Underwood | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Joseph Hower (PG), Andrew Armstrong (SG), Orlando Campbell (SF), Philip Brockberg (PF), Benny Garry (C) Robert Shaul, Stanley Patrick, Shawn Edwards, Cody Gonsalves, Shawn Sage | |
| 15:09 | Northern Iowa | Keith Jackson misses long on a jump hook from the right block | 43-52 |
| 15:08 | Western Kentucky | Philip Brockberg grabs the defensive rebound | 43-52 |
| 14:41 | Western Kentucky | Philip Brockberg can't finish the layup | 43-52 |
| 14:39 | Northern Iowa | Keith Jackson gets the rebound | 43-52 |
| 14:18 | Northern Iowa | Lester Murphy misses long on a floater from the right side | 43-52 |
| 14:17 | Western Kentucky | Orlando Campbell snags the defensive board | 43-52 |
| 14:02 | Western Kentucky | Benny Garry misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Lee Campbell - foul #2 on Lee Campbell, team foul #2 | 43-52 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Corey Cutshall (PG), Monte Holt (PF), Douglas Holyfield (C) Lee Campbell, Ryan Allison, Ross Tyler | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Robert Shaul (PG) Joseph Hower | |
| 14:02 | Western Kentucky | Benny Garry makes the 1st free throw | 43-53 |
| 14:02 | Western Kentucky | Benny Garry makes the 2nd free throw | 43-54 |
| 13:43 | Northern Iowa | Lester Murphy double dribbles | 43-54 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Cody Gonsalves (PF) Philip Brockberg | |
| 13:32 | Western Kentucky | Cody Gonsalves hits a pull-up jumper from the left side | 43-56 |
| 13:11 | Northern Iowa | Monte Holt misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 43-56 |
| 13:09 | Northern Iowa | Douglas Holyfield grabs the offensive rebound | 43-56 |
| 12:56 | Northern Iowa | Keith Jackson is fouled on the floor by Cody Gonsalves - foul #2 on Cody Gonsalves, team foul #4 | 43-56 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Lee Campbell (SG), Ryan Allison (SF) Lester Murphy, Keith Jackson | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Joseph Hower (PG), Shawn Sage (C) Andrew Armstrong, Benny Garry | |
| 12:35 | Northern Iowa | Ryan Allison misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 43-56 |
| 12:34 | Western Kentucky | Shawn Sage grabs the board | 43-56 |
| 12:30 | Western Kentucky | Robert Shaul clanks a 3 from straight away | 43-56 |
| 12:29 | Northern Iowa | Monte Holt pulls down the rebound | 43-56 |
| 12:08 | Northern Iowa | Lee Campbell clanks a 3 from the right wing | 43-56 |
| 12:06 | Western Kentucky | Joseph Hower grabs the defensive rebound | 43-56 |
| 11:43 | Western Kentucky | Joseph Hower buries a shot in the lane | 43-58 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Corey Cutshall (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Lee Campbell (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ryan Allison (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Monte Holt (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Douglas Holyfield (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Joseph Hower (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Shaul (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Orlando Campbell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Cody Gonsalves (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Shawn Sage (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:16 | Northern Iowa | Lee Campbell is called for a backcourt violation | 43-58 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Lester Murphy (SG), Keith Jackson (SF), Ross Tyler (C) Lee Campbell, Ryan Allison, Douglas Holyfield | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Andrew Armstrong (SG), Shawn Edwards (SF), Philip Brockberg (PF) Robert Shaul, Orlando Campbell, Cody Gonsalves | |
| 11:01 | Western Kentucky | Joseph Hower misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Corey Cutshall - foul #2 on Corey Cutshall, team foul #3 | 43-58 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Gerald Underwood (C) Monte Holt | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Benny Garry (C) Shawn Sage | |
| 11:01 | Western Kentucky | Joseph Hower makes the 1st free throw | 43-59 |
| 11:01 | Western Kentucky | Joseph Hower makes the 2nd free throw | 43-60 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 10:49 | Northern Iowa | Keith Jackson hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Corey Cutshall | 45-60 |
| 10:35 | Western Kentucky | Andrew Armstrong clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 45-60 |
| 10:33 | Northern Iowa | Keith Jackson grabs the board | 45-60 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 10:07 | Northern Iowa | Keith Jackson hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 45-60 |
| 10:06 | Northern Iowa | Keith Jackson hits the follow up shot | 47-60 |
| 09:52 | Western Kentucky | Benny Garry misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on Corey Cutshall - foul #3 on Corey Cutshall, team foul #4 | 47-60 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Lee Campbell (PG), Monte Holt (PF), Douglas Holyfield (C) Corey Cutshall, Ross Tyler, Gerald Underwood | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Robert Shaul (PG) Joseph Hower | |
| 09:52 | Western Kentucky | Benny Garry makes the 1st free throw | 47-61 |
| 09:52 | Western Kentucky | Benny Garry misses the 2nd free throw | 47-61 |
| 09:52 | Northern Iowa | Monte Holt snags the defensive board | 47-61 |
| 09:32 | Northern Iowa | Philip Brockberg steps in front of the Lee Campbell pass | 47-61 |
| 09:20 | Western Kentucky | Shawn Edwards clanks a jump hook in the paint | 47-61 |
| 09:18 | Western Kentucky | Philip Brockberg grabs the offensive board | 47-61 |
| 09:06 | Western Kentucky | Philip Brockberg misses short on a turnaround in the paint | 47-61 |
| 09:04 | Northern Iowa | Monte Holt grabs the board | 47-61 |
| 08:45 | Northern Iowa | Lester Murphy hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 47-61 |
| 08:44 | Western Kentucky | Philip Brockberg pulls down the rebound | 47-61 |
| 08:37 | Western Kentucky | Andrew Armstrong can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 47-61 |
| 08:36 | Northern Iowa | Lee Campbell pulls down the rebound | 47-61 |
| 08:13 | Northern Iowa | Monte Holt comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 47-61 |
| 08:12 | Western Kentucky | Benny Garry grabs the board | 47-61 |
| 07:54 | Western Kentucky | Monte Holt is called for the reach on Andrew Armstrong - foul #1 on Monte Holt, team foul #5 | 47-61 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Corey Cutshall (PG), Alexander Garner (SG), Ryan Allison (SF), Ross Tyler (PF), Gerald Underwood (C) Lee Campbell, Lester Murphy, Keith Jackson, Monte Holt, Douglas Holyfield | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Joseph Hower (PG), Orlando Campbell (SF), Cody Gonsalves (PF), Shawn Sage (C) Andrew Armstrong, Shawn Edwards, Philip Brockberg, Benny Garry | |
| 07:40 | Western Kentucky | Joseph Hower can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 47-61 |
| 07:39 | Northern Iowa | Gerald Underwood snags the defensive board | 47-61 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Corey Cutshall (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Alexander Garner (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ryan Allison (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ross Tyler (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Gerald Underwood (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Joseph Hower (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Shaul (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Orlando Campbell (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Cody Gonsalves (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Shawn Sage (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Northern Iowa | Robert Shaul is called for the reach on Alexander Garner - foul #1 on Robert Shaul, team foul #5 | 47-61 |
| 07:13 | Northern Iowa | Ross Tyler lays it in on a nice dish by Corey Cutshall | 49-61 |
| 06:56 | Western Kentucky | Robert Shaul double dribbles | 49-61 |
| 06:38 | Northern Iowa | Ryan Allison is called for a charge - foul #2 on Ryan Allison, team foul #6 | 49-61 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Lester Murphy (SG), Monte Holt (PF), Douglas Holyfield (C) Alexander Garner, Ross Tyler, Gerald Underwood | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Philip Brockberg (PF) Cody Gonsalves | |
| 06:21 | Western Kentucky | Robert Shaul misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 49-61 |
| 06:19 | Northern Iowa | Ryan Allison grabs the defensive rebound | 49-61 |
| 06:12 | Northern Iowa | Douglas Holyfield clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Philip Brockberg - foul #1 on Philip Brockberg, team foul #6 | 49-61 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Keith Jackson (SF) Ryan Allison | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Shawn Edwards (SG) Robert Shaul | |
| 06:12 | Northern Iowa | Douglas Holyfield makes the 1st free throw | 50-61 |
| 06:12 | Northern Iowa | Douglas Holyfield makes the 2nd free throw | 51-61 |
| 05:47 | Western Kentucky | Shawn Edwards scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 51-64 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 05:33 | Northern Iowa | Lester Murphy throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-64 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Andrew Armstrong (SG) Joseph Hower | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 05:05 | Western Kentucky | Shawn Edwards hits a jumper from the left block | 51-66 |
| 04:40 | Northern Iowa | Monte Holt's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-66 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Ryan Allison (PF), Ross Tyler (C) Monte Holt, Douglas Holyfield | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Robert Shaul (PG), Benny Garry (C) Orlando Campbell, Shawn Sage | |
| 04:22 | Western Kentucky | Andrew Armstrong is hacked by Ross Tyler - foul #2 on Ross Tyler, team foul #7 | 51-66 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Lee Campbell (SG) Lester Murphy | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Joseph Hower (PG), Cody Gonsalves (PF) Robert Shaul, Philip Brockberg | |
| 04:22 | Western Kentucky | Andrew Armstrong makes the 1st free throw | 51-67 |
| 04:22 | Western Kentucky | Andrew Armstrong makes the 2nd free throw | 51-68 |
| 04:13 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Hower picks off the pass by Lee Campbell | 51-68 |
| 04:10 | Western Kentucky | Andrew Armstrong lays it up and in on a nice dish by Joseph Hower | 51-70 |
| 04:00 | Northern Iowa | Ryan Allison hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane | 51-70 |
| 03:59 | Northern Iowa | Lee Campbell pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-70 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:42 | Northern Iowa | Ross Tyler is fouled on the floor by Joseph Hower - foul #2 on Joseph Hower, team foul #7 | 51-70 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Alexander Garner (SG), Gerald Underwood (C) Corey Cutshall, Keith Jackson | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Robert Shaul (PG), Stanley Patrick (SG), Alan Hanenberger (C) Joseph Hower, Andrew Armstrong, Shawn Edwards | |
| 03:42 | Northern Iowa | Ross Tyler makes the 1st free throw | 52-70 |
| 03:42 | Northern Iowa | Ross Tyler makes the 2nd free throw | 53-70 |
| 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) | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Lee Campbell (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Alexander Garner (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ryan Allison (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Ross Tyler (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Gerald Underwood (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Robert Shaul (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Stanley Patrick (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Cody Gonsalves (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Benny Garry (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Alan Hanenberger (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:15 | Western Kentucky | Cody Gonsalves buries a jump hook from the left block | 53-72 |
| 03:01 | Northern Iowa | Ross Tyler hits the finger roll | 55-72 |
| 02:37 | Western Kentucky | Stanley Patrick is called for traveling | 55-72 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Shawn Edwards (SF) Alan Hanenberger | |
| 02:23 | Northern Iowa | Alexander Garner makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Ryan Allison | 58-72 |
| 01:55 | Western Kentucky | Gerald Underwood swats the dunk try by Benny Garry | 58-72 |
| 01:53 | Western Kentucky | Benny Garry grabs the offensive rebound | 58-72 |
| 01:32 | Western Kentucky | Cody Gonsalves misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 58-72 |
| 01:31 | Western Kentucky | Robert Shaul snags the offensive board | 58-72 |
| 01:11 | Western Kentucky | Shawn Edwards is hacked by Ryan Allison - foul #3 on Ryan Allison, team foul #8 | 58-72 |
| 01:11 | Western Kentucky | Shawn Edwards misses the 1st free throw | 58-72 |
| 01:11 | Northern Iowa | Ross Tyler pulls down the rebound | 58-72 |
| 00:57 | Northern Iowa | Lee Campbell hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket | 58-72 |
| 00:55 | Western Kentucky | Benny Garry gets the rebound | 58-72 |
| 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 spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:35 | Western Kentucky | Cody Gonsalves comes up short on the shot in the paint but he's hacked by Gerald Underwood - foul #1 on Gerald Underwood, team foul #9 | 58-72 |
| 00:35 | Western Kentucky | Cody Gonsalves makes the 1st free throw | 58-73 |
| 00:35 | Western Kentucky | Cody Gonsalves makes the 2nd free throw | 58-74 |
| 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) | |
| 00:30 | Northern Iowa | The jumper by Ryan Allison is denied by Cody Gonsalves | 58-74 |
| 00:28 | Western Kentucky | Cody Gonsalves grabs the board | 58-74 |
| 00:00 | Western Kentucky | Robert Shaul runs out the clock | 58-74 |