| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Freddy Morant (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gonzalo Rossi (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jonathan Wilkinson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Byfield (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 4 blk. C - John Tarango (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Steven Hall (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Kenneth Yungbluth (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Patrick Dubay (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - Clyde Forsyth (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Donald Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Western Kentucky | Jonathan Wilkinson inbounds the ball | 22-27 |
| 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) | |
| 19:47 | Western Kentucky | Kenneth Yungbluth is called for the reach on Gonzalo Rossi - foul #3 on Kenneth Yungbluth, team foul #1 | 22-27 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Marc Brewer (SG) Kenneth Yungbluth | |
| 19:35 | Western Kentucky | Patrick Dubay takes the ball from John Byfield | 22-27 |
| 19:16 | Northern Iowa | Clyde Forsyth is called for traveling | 22-27 |
| 18:58 | Western Kentucky | Clyde Forsyth is called for the reach on Gonzalo Rossi - foul #3 on Clyde Forsyth, team foul #2 | 22-27 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Marvin Baden (PF) Clyde Forsyth | |
| 18:36 | Western Kentucky | Jonathan Wilkinson comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 22-27 |
| 18:35 | Northern Iowa | Steven Hall grabs the board | 22-27 |
| 18:18 | Northern Iowa | Patrick Dubay is fouled on the floor by Jonathan Wilkinson - foul #1 on Jonathan Wilkinson, team foul #1 | 22-27 |
| 18:13 | Northern Iowa | Marvin Baden misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 22-27 |
| 18:11 | Northern Iowa | Steven Hall tips it home | 22-29 |
| 17:51 | Western Kentucky | The short jumper by Gonzalo Rossi is denied by Donald Jones | 22-29 |
| 17:50 | Northern Iowa | Marc Brewer pulls down the rebound | 22-29 |
| 17:39 | Northern Iowa | Donald Jones misses the dunk | 22-29 |
| 17:38 | Northern Iowa | Donald Jones pulls down the offensive rebound | 22-29 |
| 17:21 | Northern Iowa | Steven Hall misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 22-29 |
| 17:19 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to John Tarango | 22-29 |
| 17:00 | Western Kentucky | John Tarango makes the floater from the left block on a nice dish by Jonathan Wilkinson and the foul's on Patrick Dubay - foul #2 on Patrick Dubay, team foul #3 | 24-29 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Herbert Deblois (SG) Gonzalo Rossi | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Claude Sanders (SF) Patrick Dubay | |
| 17:00 | Western Kentucky | John Tarango makes the free throw | 25-29 |
| 16:39 | Northern Iowa | Marvin Baden buries a floater in the paint on a nice dish by Claude Sanders and he's hacked by John Byfield - foul #1 on John Byfield, team foul #2 | 25-31 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Michael Branam (SF), Randall Keister (PF), Willie Phelan (C) Jonathan Wilkinson, John Byfield, John Tarango | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 16:39 | Northern Iowa | Marvin Baden makes the free throw | 25-32 |
| 16:21 | Western Kentucky | Donald Jones takes the ball from Herbert Deblois | 25-32 |
| 16:06 | Northern Iowa | Marvin Baden misses the lay-in | 25-32 |
| 16:04 | Western Kentucky | Herbert Deblois snags the defensive board | 25-32 |
| 15:48 | Western Kentucky | Michael Branam is fouled on the floor by Marc Brewer - foul #1 on Marc Brewer, team foul #4 | 25-32 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Michael May (PG), John Byfield (PF) Freddy Morant, Randall Keister | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Gerald Jones (PG), Kenneth Yungbluth (SG), Clyde Forsyth (PF), Alfred Hayden (C) Steven Hall, Marc Brewer, Marvin Baden, Donald Jones | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Michael May (fresh) SG - Herbert Deblois (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Michael Branam (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Byfield (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 4 blk. C - Willie Phelan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Gerald Jones (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Yungbluth (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Claude Sanders (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - Clyde Forsyth (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Alfred Hayden (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| 15:24 | Western Kentucky | John Byfield scores on a jump hook from close range set up by Herbert Deblois | 27-32 |
| 15:09 | Northern Iowa | Kenneth Yungbluth misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 27-32 |
| 15:08 | Western Kentucky | Michael Branam gets the rebound | 27-32 |
| 14:59 | Western Kentucky | Herbert Deblois makes the fadeaway from the right wing and he's hacked by Kenneth Yungbluth - foul #4 on Kenneth Yungbluth, team foul #5 | 29-32 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Jonathan Wilkinson (SF), John Tarango (C) Michael Branam, Willie Phelan | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Patrick Dubay (SF) Kenneth Yungbluth | |
| 14:59 | Western Kentucky | Herbert Deblois makes the free throw | 30-32 |
| 14:35 | Northern Iowa | Claude Sanders buries a driving attempt in the paint set up by Clyde Forsyth and he's hacked by Herbert Deblois - foul #3 on Herbert Deblois, team foul #3 | 30-34 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Freddy Morant (PG), Gonzalo Rossi (SG) Michael May, Herbert Deblois | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Steven Hall (PG), Donald Jones (C) Gerald Jones, Alfred Hayden | |
| 14:35 | Northern Iowa | Claude Sanders makes the free throw | 30-35 |
| 14:07 | Western Kentucky | John Byfield makes the shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Gonzalo Rossi | 32-35 |
| 14:03 | Northern Iowa | Steven Hall knocks in the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Claude Sanders | 32-37 |
| 13:49 | Western Kentucky | Gonzalo Rossi scores on a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Jonathan Wilkinson | 34-37 |
| 13:26 | Northern Iowa | Clyde Forsyth is fouled on the floor by John Byfield - foul #2 on John Byfield, team foul #4 | 34-37 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Michael Branam (PF) John Byfield | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Marc Brewer (SG), Marvin Baden (SF) Claude Sanders, Patrick Dubay | |
| 13:17 | Northern Iowa | Marc Brewer is called for traveling | 34-37 |
| 13:01 | Western Kentucky | John Tarango misses short on a fadeaway near the basket | 34-37 |
| 12:59 | Northern Iowa | Marc Brewer snags the defensive board | 34-37 |
| 12:46 | Northern Iowa | Marvin Baden clanks a turnaround from the right block | 34-37 |
| 12:45 | Western Kentucky | Gonzalo Rossi grabs the defensive rebound | 34-37 |
| 12:39 | Western Kentucky | Michael Branam clanks a jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Clyde Forsyth - foul #4 on Clyde Forsyth, team foul #6 | 34-37 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Alfred Hayden (PF) Clyde Forsyth | |
| 12:39 | Western Kentucky | Michael Branam misses the 1st free throw | 34-37 |
| 12:39 | Western Kentucky | Michael Branam misses the 2nd free throw | 34-37 |
| 12:39 | Northern Iowa | Donald Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 34-37 |
| 12:13 | Northern Iowa | Marc Brewer clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 34-37 |
| 12:11 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Jonathan Wilkinson | 34-37 |
| 12:06 | Western Kentucky | Marc Brewer steps in front of the Jonathan Wilkinson pass | 34-37 |
| 11:37 | Northern Iowa | Steven Hall misses short on a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Freddy Morant - foul #1 on Freddy Morant, team foul #5 | 34-37 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Michael May (PG), Herbert Deblois (SG), John Byfield (PF), Willie Phelan (C) Freddy Morant, Gonzalo Rossi, Jonathan Wilkinson, John Tarango | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Patrick Dubay (SF) Donald Jones | |
| 11:37 | Northern Iowa | Steven Hall misses the 1st free throw | 34-37 |
| 11:37 | Northern Iowa | Steven Hall misses the 2nd free throw | 34-37 |
| 11:37 | Western Kentucky | John Byfield snags the defensive board | 34-37 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Michael May (fresh) SG - Herbert Deblois (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Michael Branam (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Byfield (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 4 blk. C - Willie Phelan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Steven Hall (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SG - Marc Brewer (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Patrick Dubay (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - Marvin Baden (fresh) 3 pts. C - Alfred Hayden (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| 11:29 | Western Kentucky | Michael Branam hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Willie Phelan | 36-37 |
| 11:15 | Northern Iowa | Patrick Dubay connects on the driving attempt from close range | 36-39 |
| 11:12 | Western Kentucky | Steven Hall steps in front of the Michael May pass in the backcourt | 36-39 |
| 11:11 | Northern Iowa | Steven Hall lays it in | 36-41 |
| 10:58 | Western Kentucky | Michael May comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 36-41 |
| 10:56 | Western Kentucky | Michael Branam grabs the offensive rebound | 36-41 |
| 10:33 | Western Kentucky | John Byfield's layup is rejected by Alfred Hayden | 36-41 |
| 10:31 | Western Kentucky | Willie Phelan pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-41 |
| 10:21 | Western Kentucky | Willie Phelan misses badly on a shot from close range | 36-41 |
| 10:19 | Western Kentucky | Michael Branam grabs the offensive rebound | 36-41 |
| 10:06 | Western Kentucky | Michael Branam is denied on a dunk by Marvin Baden | 36-41 |
| 10:05 | Northern Iowa | Marvin Baden grabs the board | 36-41 |
| 09:47 | Northern Iowa | Marc Brewer's fadeaway is rejected by Willie Phelan | 36-41 |
| 09:45 | Western Kentucky | John Byfield grabs the defensive rebound | 36-41 |
| 09:24 | Western Kentucky | John Byfield misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 36-41 |
| 09:23 | Western Kentucky | Michael Branam tips it back up and in | 38-41 |
| 08:57 | Northern Iowa | Marc Brewer misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 38-41 |
| 08:56 | Northern Iowa | Alfred Hayden tips it home | 38-43 |
| 08:43 | Western Kentucky | Michael May is fouled on the floor by Patrick Dubay - foul #3 on Patrick Dubay, team foul #7 | 38-43 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Gonzalo Rossi (SG), Jonathan Wilkinson (SF), John Tarango (C) Herbert Deblois, Michael Branam, Willie Phelan | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Gerald Jones (PG), Christopher Weinman (SG), Claude Sanders (SF), James Wren (PF), Donald Jones (C) Steven Hall, Marc Brewer, Patrick Dubay, Marvin Baden, Alfred Hayden | |
| 08:43 | Western Kentucky | Michael May makes the 1st free throw | 39-43 |
| 08:43 | Western Kentucky | Michael May makes the 2nd free throw | 40-43 |
| 08:31 | Northern Iowa | Claude Sanders makes the floater from the left wing | 40-45 |
| 08:09 | Western Kentucky | Michael May connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Jonathan Wilkinson | 42-45 |
| 07:58 | Northern Iowa | Donald Jones misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by John Tarango - foul #3 on John Tarango, team foul #6 | 42-45 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Freddy Morant (PG), Herbert Deblois (PF) Michael May, John Byfield | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Kenneth Yungbluth (SG), Clyde Forsyth (PF) Christopher Weinman, James Wren | |
| 07:58 | Northern Iowa | Donald Jones makes the 1st free throw | 42-46 |
| 07:58 | Northern Iowa | Donald Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 42-47 |
| 07:34 | Western Kentucky | Jonathan Wilkinson drills a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Herbert Deblois | 44-47 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Freddy Morant (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gonzalo Rossi (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jonathan Wilkinson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Herbert Deblois (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. C - John Tarango (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Gerald Jones (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Yungbluth (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Claude Sanders (fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. PF - Clyde Forsyth (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Donald Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:23 | Northern Iowa | Claude Sanders drills a shot from the left wing set up by Clyde Forsyth | 44-49 |
| 07:09 | Western Kentucky | John Tarango blows the dunk | 44-49 |
| 07:07 | Northern Iowa | Donald Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 44-49 |
| 06:47 | Northern Iowa | Donald Jones knocks in the jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Kenneth Yungbluth | 44-51 |
| 06:31 | Western Kentucky | Freddy Morant is whistled for a carry | 44-51 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | John Byfield (PF) Herbert Deblois | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Marc Brewer (PG) Gerald Jones | |
| 06:12 | Northern Iowa | Claude Sanders misses the floater from the right side | 44-51 |
| 06:11 | Western Kentucky | Jonathan Wilkinson grabs the board | 44-51 |
| 05:57 | Western Kentucky | Freddy Morant clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Donald Jones - foul #2 on Donald Jones, team foul #8 | 44-51 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Herbert Deblois (SG) Gonzalo Rossi | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Steven Hall (PG), Patrick Dubay (SF) Marc Brewer, Claude Sanders | |
| 05:57 | Western Kentucky | Freddy Morant makes the 1st free throw | 45-51 |
| 05:57 | Western Kentucky | Freddy Morant makes the 2nd free throw | 46-51 |
| 05:30 | Northern Iowa | Freddy Morant is called for the reach on Steven Hall - foul #2 on Freddy Morant, team foul #7 | 46-51 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Michael Branam (SF), Willie Phelan (C) Jonathan Wilkinson, John Tarango | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 05:30 | Northern Iowa | Steven Hall makes the 1st free throw | 46-52 |
| 05:30 | Northern Iowa | Steven Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 46-53 |
| 05:18 | Western Kentucky | Freddy Morant can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 46-53 |
| 05:16 | Northern Iowa | Clyde Forsyth gets the rebound | 46-53 |
| 04:58 | Northern Iowa | Steven Hall scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Clyde Forsyth | 46-55 |
| 04:39 | Western Kentucky | Michael Branam scores on a fadeaway from close range | 48-55 |
| 04:21 | Northern Iowa | Patrick Dubay misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 48-55 |
| 04:19 | Northern Iowa | Donald Jones grabs the offensive board | 48-55 |
| 04:07 | Northern Iowa | Steven Hall drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Kenneth Yungbluth | 48-58 |
| 03:57 | Western Kentucky | Willie Phelan can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 48-58 |
| 03:55 | Northern Iowa | Steven Hall pulls down the rebound | 48-58 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:41 | Northern Iowa | Steven Hall misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 48-58 |
| 03:40 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to John Byfield | 48-58 |
| 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) | |
| 03:32 | Western Kentucky | Freddy Morant can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 48-58 |
| 03:31 | Western Kentucky | Michael Branam can't tip it in | 48-58 |
| 03:29 | Western Kentucky | Willie Phelan can't tip it in | 48-58 |
| 03:28 | Northern Iowa | Patrick Dubay gets the rebound | 48-58 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Freddy Morant (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Herbert Deblois (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Michael Branam (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. PF - John Byfield (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 4 blk. C - Willie Phelan (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Steven Hall (fresh) 18 pts. 2 stl. SG - Kenneth Yungbluth (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Patrick Dubay (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. PF - Clyde Forsyth (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Donald Jones (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:04 | Northern Iowa | Clyde Forsyth hits a shot from the free throw line | 48-60 |
| 02:47 | Western Kentucky | Freddy Morant is hacked by Kenneth Yungbluth - foul #5 on Kenneth Yungbluth, team foul #9 | 48-60 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Ross Thompson (SG), Randall Keister (PF) Herbert Deblois, John Byfield | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Gerald Jones (PG), Marc Brewer (SG), Claude Sanders (SF), Marvin Baden (PF), Alfred Hayden (C) Steven Hall, Kenneth Yungbluth, Patrick Dubay, Clyde Forsyth, Donald Jones | |
| 02:47 | Western Kentucky | Freddy Morant misses the 1st free throw | 48-60 |
| 02:47 | Western Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Randall Keister | 48-60 |
| 02:42 | Western Kentucky | Ross Thompson clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 48-60 |
| 02:40 | Northern Iowa | Claude Sanders gets the rebound | 48-60 |
| 02:18 | Northern Iowa | Marvin Baden lays it in on a great pass from Claude Sanders | 48-62 |
| 02:05 | Western Kentucky | Michael Branam knocks in the shot from the right block on a nice dish by Freddy Morant | 50-62 |
| 01:37 | Northern Iowa | Marvin Baden connects on the jumpshot from the right side and he's hacked by Randall Keister - foul #1 on Randall Keister, team foul #8 | 50-64 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Michael May (PG), Herbert Deblois (SG) Freddy Morant, Ross Thompson | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 01:37 | Northern Iowa | Marvin Baden makes the free throw | 50-65 |
| 01:28 | Western Kentucky | Herbert Deblois hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Michael Branam | 53-65 |
| 01:08 | Northern Iowa | Marc Brewer hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side but he's hacked by Randall Keister - foul #2 on Randall Keister, team foul #9 | 53-65 |
| 01:08 | Northern Iowa | Marc Brewer makes the 1st free throw | 53-66 |
| 01:08 | Northern Iowa | Marc Brewer makes the 2nd free throw | 53-67 |
| 00:52 | Western Kentucky | Herbert Deblois can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 53-67 |
| 00:51 | Northern Iowa | Alfred Hayden gets the rebound | 53-67 |
| 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) | |
| 00:25 | Northern Iowa | Alfred Hayden comes up short on the floater from the baseline | 53-67 |
| 00:24 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Willie Phelan | 53-67 |
| 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) | |
| 00:17 | Western Kentucky | Claude Sanders takes the ball from Herbert Deblois | 53-67 |
| 00:14 | Northern Iowa | Marc Brewer throws it down on a nice dish by Claude Sanders | 53-69 |
| 00:08 | Western Kentucky | Willie Phelan clanks a 3 from the right corner | 53-69 |
| 00:07 | Western Kentucky | Herbert Deblois hits the follow up shot | 55-69 |
| 00:00 | Northern Iowa | Gerald Jones runs out the clock | 55-69 |