| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Clement Fields (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bernard Alexander (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roland Jones (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Charles Davis (fresh) 5 pts. C - Donald Hauck (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Edwin Jennings (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Joshua Snyder (fresh) 10 pts. 3 stl. SF - Virgil Murphy (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Anthony Costa (fresh) C - Timothy Tusing (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Western Kentucky | Virgil Murphy inbounds the ball | 36-37 |
| 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 (+1) | |
| 19:36 | Western Kentucky | Roland Jones steps in front of the Anthony Costa pass | 36-37 |
| 19:15 | Northern Iowa | Bernard Alexander buries a jumpshot from the left side | 38-37 |
| 18:52 | Western Kentucky | Bernard Alexander is called for the reach on Joshua Snyder - foul #1 on Bernard Alexander, team foul #1 | 38-37 |
| 18:32 | Western Kentucky | Joshua Snyder hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 38-37 |
| 18:30 | Western Kentucky | Anthony Costa grabs the offensive board | 38-37 |
| 18:03 | Western Kentucky | Anthony Costa makes the jump hook in the lane and the foul's on Bernard Alexander - foul #2 on Bernard Alexander, team foul #2 | 38-39 |
| 18:03 | Western Kentucky | Anthony Costa makes the free throw | 38-40 |
| 17:39 | Northern Iowa | Bernard Alexander misses the lay-in | 38-40 |
| 17:38 | Western Kentucky | Timothy Tusing grabs the defensive rebound | 38-40 |
| 17:32 | Western Kentucky | Anthony Costa misses the lay-in | 38-40 |
| 17:30 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Donald Hauck | 38-40 |
| 17:24 | Northern Iowa | Clement Fields scores on a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Bernard Alexander | 40-40 |
| 17:01 | Western Kentucky | Joshua Snyder can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 40-40 |
| 16:59 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Charles Davis | 40-40 |
| 16:57 | Northern Iowa | Edwin Jennings steps in front of the Clement Fields pass in the backcourt | 40-40 |
| 16:48 | Western Kentucky | Anthony Costa's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-40 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Paul Quesenberry (PG), Clinton Thayer (SG), Ralph Davis (SF), Earnest Fraser (PF), Jonathon Sloan (C) Clement Fields, Bernard Alexander, Roland Jones, Charles Davis, Donald Hauck | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Jason Bell (PG), Kenneth Loera (SG), Justin Grose (SF), Arnold Curry (PF), Shawn Bailey (C) Edwin Jennings, Joshua Snyder, Virgil Murphy, Anthony Costa, Timothy Tusing | |
| 16:19 | Northern Iowa | Kenneth Loera is called for the reach on Ralph Davis - foul #1 on Kenneth Loera, team foul #1 | 40-40 |
| 16:06 | Northern Iowa | Paul Quesenberry is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Paul Quesenberry, team foul #3 | 40-40 |
| 15:49 | Western Kentucky | Jason Bell is hacked by Jonathon Sloan - foul #1 on Jonathon Sloan, team foul #4 | 40-40 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Clement Fields (PG), Donald Hauck (C) Paul Quesenberry, Jonathon Sloan | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Virgil Murphy (SF), Timothy Tusing (C) Justin Grose, Shawn Bailey | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Clement Fields (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Clinton Thayer (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ralph Davis (fresh) 3 ast. PF - Earnest Fraser (fresh) 2 pts. C - Donald Hauck (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Jason Bell (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Loera (fresh) SF - Virgil Murphy (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Arnold Curry (fresh) C - Timothy Tusing (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Western Kentucky | Jason Bell clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 40-40 |
| 15:37 | Northern Iowa | Ralph Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 40-40 |
| 15:17 | Northern Iowa | Clement Fields clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 40-40 |
| 15:15 | Western Kentucky | Jason Bell pulls down the rebound | 40-40 |
| 15:02 | Western Kentucky | Virgil Murphy misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 40-40 |
| 15:00 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Earnest Fraser | 40-40 |
| 14:41 | Northern Iowa | Clement Fields can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 40-40 |
| 14:40 | Western Kentucky | Virgil Murphy gets the rebound | 40-40 |
| 14:20 | Western Kentucky | Kenneth Loera hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 40-40 |
| 14:18 | Northern Iowa | Earnest Fraser grabs the board | 40-40 |
| 14:07 | Northern Iowa | Clinton Thayer scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Clement Fields | 42-40 |
| 13:40 | Western Kentucky | Clinton Thayer picks off the pass by Arnold Curry | 42-40 |
| 13:19 | Northern Iowa | Ralph Davis misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 42-40 |
| 13:18 | Western Kentucky | Arnold Curry grabs the board | 42-40 |
| 12:59 | Western Kentucky | Kenneth Loera lays it in | 42-42 |
| 12:42 | Northern Iowa | Clinton Thayer knocks in the 3 from the right wing | 45-42 |
| 12:29 | Western Kentucky | Jason Bell scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Kenneth Loera | 45-45 |
| 12:22 | Northern Iowa | Clement Fields can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 45-45 |
| 12:20 | Western Kentucky | Timothy Tusing grabs the board | 45-45 |
| 12:03 | Western Kentucky | Kenneth Loera steps out of bounds on the sideline | 45-45 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Paul Quesenberry (PG), Bernard Alexander (SG), Roland Jones (SF), Charles Davis (PF), Jonathon Sloan (C) Clement Fields, Clinton Thayer, Ralph Davis, Earnest Fraser, Donald Hauck | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Edwin Jennings (PG), Joshua Snyder (SG), Justin Grose (SF), Anthony Costa (PF), Shawn Bailey (C) Jason Bell, Kenneth Loera, Virgil Murphy, Arnold Curry, Timothy Tusing | |
| 11:42 | Northern Iowa | Jonathon Sloan makes the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Roland Jones | 48-45 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Paul Quesenberry (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bernard Alexander (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Roland Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Charles Davis (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Jonathon Sloan (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Edwin Jennings (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Joshua Snyder (fresh) 10 pts. 3 stl. SF - Justin Grose (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Anthony Costa (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Shawn Bailey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:23 | Western Kentucky | Justin Grose scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Joshua Snyder | 48-47 |
| 11:02 | Northern Iowa | Roland Jones scores on a shot from the left block set up by Paul Quesenberry and he's hacked by Justin Grose - foul #1 on Justin Grose, team foul #2 | 50-47 |
| 11:02 | Northern Iowa | Roland Jones makes the free throw | 51-47 |
| 10:50 | Western Kentucky | Joshua Snyder buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Justin Grose | 51-49 |
| 10:36 | Northern Iowa | The jump hook by Charles Davis is blocked by Anthony Costa | 51-49 |
| 10:34 | Northern Iowa | Bernard Alexander grabs the offensive rebound | 51-49 |
| 10:16 | Northern Iowa | Paul Quesenberry loses the dribble to Anthony Costa | 51-49 |
| 10:02 | Western Kentucky | Anthony Costa is fouled on the floor by Charles Davis - foul #2 on Charles Davis, team foul #5 | 51-49 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Clement Fields (PG), Donald Hauck (C) Paul Quesenberry, Jonathon Sloan | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Virgil Murphy (SF), Timothy Tusing (C) Justin Grose, Shawn Bailey | |
| 09:44 | Western Kentucky | Joshua Snyder misses the jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Donald Hauck - foul #1 on Donald Hauck, team foul #6 | 51-49 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Clinton Thayer (SF) Roland Jones | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 09:44 | Western Kentucky | Joshua Snyder makes the 1st free throw | 51-50 |
| 09:44 | Western Kentucky | Joshua Snyder misses the 2nd free throw | 51-50 |
| 09:44 | Northern Iowa | Donald Hauck pulls down the rebound | 51-50 |
| 09:17 | Northern Iowa | Clement Fields can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 51-50 |
| 09:16 | Western Kentucky | Virgil Murphy pulls down the rebound | 51-50 |
| 08:53 | Western Kentucky | Edwin Jennings misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 51-50 |
| 08:51 | Western Kentucky | Virgil Murphy pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-50 |
| 08:35 | Western Kentucky | Anthony Costa drills a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Timothy Tusing | 51-52 |
| 08:19 | Northern Iowa | Charles Davis is fouled on the floor by Anthony Costa - foul #1 on Anthony Costa, team foul #3 | 51-52 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Roland Jones (SF), Earnest Fraser (PF) Bernard Alexander, Charles Davis | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Jason Bell (PG), Kenneth Loera (SG), Justin Grose (SF), Arnold Curry (PF) Edwin Jennings, Joshua Snyder, Virgil Murphy, Anthony Costa | |
| 08:07 | Northern Iowa | Donald Hauck clanks a floater from the left side | 51-52 |
| 08:05 | Northern Iowa | Roland Jones tips it home | 53-52 |
| 07:39 | Western Kentucky | Jason Bell misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 53-52 |
| 07:38 | Northern Iowa | Donald Hauck snags the defensive board | 53-52 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Clement Fields (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Clinton Thayer (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SF - Roland Jones (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Earnest Fraser (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Hauck (fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Jason Bell (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Loera (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Justin Grose (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Arnold Curry (fresh) 2 reb. C - Timothy Tusing (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:17 | Northern Iowa | Clinton Thayer comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 53-52 |
| 07:15 | Northern Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Clinton Thayer | 53-52 |
| 07:01 | Northern Iowa | Donald Hauck buries a shot from the right block on a great pass from Clement Fields and he's hacked by Justin Grose - foul #2 on Justin Grose, team foul #4 | 55-52 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Paul Quesenberry (PG) Clement Fields | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Virgil Murphy (SF), Shawn Bailey (C) Justin Grose, Timothy Tusing | |
| 07:01 | Northern Iowa | Donald Hauck misses the free throw | 55-52 |
| 07:01 | Western Kentucky | Shawn Bailey pulls down the rebound | 55-52 |
| 06:59 | Western Kentucky | Jason Bell travels in the backcourt | 55-52 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jonathon Sloan (C) Donald Hauck | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 06:35 | Northern Iowa | The short jumper by Roland Jones is denied by Shawn Bailey | 55-52 |
| 06:33 | Northern Iowa | Earnest Fraser snags the offensive board | 55-52 |
| 06:13 | Northern Iowa | Roland Jones loses the dribble to Virgil Murphy | 55-52 |
| 06:07 | Western Kentucky | Shawn Bailey lays it in | 55-54 |
| 05:48 | Northern Iowa | Jonathon Sloan can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 55-54 |
| 05:47 | Western Kentucky | Jason Bell grabs the defensive rebound | 55-54 |
| 05:25 | Western Kentucky | Jason Bell drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 55-57 |
| 05:06 | Northern Iowa | Clinton Thayer misses the floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Kenneth Loera - foul #2 on Kenneth Loera, team foul #5 | 55-57 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Clement Fields (PG), Bernard Alexander (SG), Charles Davis (PF), Donald Hauck (C) Paul Quesenberry, Roland Jones, Earnest Fraser, Jonathon Sloan | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Edwin Jennings (PG), Joshua Snyder (SG), Anthony Costa (PF), Timothy Tusing (C) Jason Bell, Kenneth Loera, Arnold Curry, Shawn Bailey | |
| 05:06 | Northern Iowa | Clinton Thayer misses the 1st free throw | 55-57 |
| 05:06 | Northern Iowa | Clinton Thayer makes the 2nd free throw | 56-57 |
| 04:52 | Western Kentucky | Timothy Tusing clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Donald Hauck - foul #2 on Donald Hauck, team foul #7 | 56-57 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Ralph Davis (SF) Clinton Thayer | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 04:52 | Western Kentucky | Timothy Tusing misses the 1st free throw | 56-57 |
| 04:52 | Western Kentucky | Timothy Tusing misses the 2nd free throw | 56-57 |
| 04:52 | Northern Iowa | Charles Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 56-57 |
| 04:37 | Northern Iowa | Ralph Davis hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket | 56-57 |
| 04:35 | Northern Iowa | Clement Fields tips it in | 58-57 |
| 04:10 | Western Kentucky | Joshua Snyder comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 58-57 |
| 04:08 | Northern Iowa | Donald Hauck grabs the defensive rebound | 58-57 |
| 04:03 | Northern Iowa | Clement Fields misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 58-57 |
| 04:02 | Northern Iowa | Ralph Davis hits the follow up shot | 60-57 |
| 03:45 | Western Kentucky | Virgil Murphy drills a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Joshua Snyder | 60-59 |
| 03:32 | Northern Iowa | Ralph Davis misses long on a shot from the right side | 60-59 |
| 03:30 | Western Kentucky | Timothy Tusing grabs the board | 60-59 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Clement Fields (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SG - Bernard Alexander (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ralph Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. PF - Charles Davis (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Donald Hauck (fresh) 9 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Edwin Jennings (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Joshua Snyder (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Virgil Murphy (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. PF - Anthony Costa (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Timothy Tusing (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:26 | Western Kentucky | Joshua Snyder makes the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Virgil Murphy | 60-62 |
| 03:08 | Northern Iowa | Donald Hauck lays it in set up by Bernard Alexander | 62-62 |
| 02:53 | Western Kentucky | Virgil Murphy is hacked by Ralph Davis - foul #1 on Ralph Davis, team foul #8 | 62-62 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Clinton Thayer (SF) Ralph Davis | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 02:53 | Western Kentucky | Virgil Murphy misses the 1st free throw | 62-62 |
| 02:53 | Northern Iowa | Donald Hauck snags the defensive board | 62-62 |
| 02:28 | Northern Iowa | Donald Hauck is fouled on the floor by Timothy Tusing - foul #3 on Timothy Tusing, team foul #6 | 62-62 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Earnest Fraser (PF) Charles Davis | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Jason Bell (SG), Kenneth Loera (SF), Arnold Curry (PF), Shawn Bailey (C) Joshua Snyder, Virgil Murphy, Anthony Costa, Timothy Tusing | |
| 02:19 | Northern Iowa | Earnest Fraser comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 62-62 |
| 02:17 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Shawn Bailey | 62-62 |
| 02:17 | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-62 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Roland Jones (SF), Charles Davis (PF) Clinton Thayer, Earnest Fraser | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Joshua Snyder (SG), Anthony Costa (PF), Timothy Tusing (C) Kenneth Loera, Arnold Curry, Shawn Bailey | |
| 01:52 | Western Kentucky | Joshua Snyder is hacked by Roland Jones - foul #3 on Roland Jones, team foul #9 | 62-62 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Virgil Murphy (SF) Jason Bell | |
| 01:52 | Western Kentucky | Joshua Snyder misses the 1st free throw | 62-62 |
| 01:52 | Northern Iowa | Donald Hauck grabs the board | 62-62 |
| 01:30 | Northern Iowa | Clement Fields comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 62-62 |
| 01:28 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Joshua Snyder | 62-62 |
| 01:09 | Western Kentucky | Anthony Costa blows the layup | 62-62 |
| 01:08 | Western Kentucky | Anthony Costa tips it in | 62-64 |
| 00:42 | Northern Iowa | Bernard Alexander scores on a runner in the lane and he's fouled by Joshua Snyder - foul #3 on Joshua Snyder, team foul #7 | 64-64 |
| 00:42 | Northern Iowa | Bernard Alexander makes the free throw | 65-64 |
| 00:25 | Western Kentucky | Edwin Jennings is hacked by Clement Fields - foul #2 on Clement Fields, team foul #10 | 65-64 |
| 00:25 | Western Kentucky | Edwin Jennings makes the 1st free throw | 65-65 |
| 00:25 | Western Kentucky | Edwin Jennings makes the 2nd free throw | 65-66 |
| 00:10 | Northern Iowa | Charles Davis is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Charles Davis, team foul #11 | 65-66 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:09 | Western Kentucky | Bernard Alexander is called for the reach on Joshua Snyder in the backcourt - foul #3 on Bernard Alexander, team foul #12 | 65-66 |
| 00:09 | Western Kentucky | Joshua Snyder makes the 1st free throw | 65-67 |
| 00:09 | Western Kentucky | Joshua Snyder misses the 2nd free throw | 65-67 |
| 00:09 | Northern Iowa | Donald Hauck gets the rebound | 65-67 |
| 00:09 | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 65-67 |
| 00:01 | Northern Iowa | Bernard Alexander is fouled on the floor by Timothy Tusing - foul #4 on Timothy Tusing, team foul #8 | 65-67 |
| 00:01 | Northern Iowa | Bernard Alexander makes the 1st free throw | 66-67 |
| 00:01 | Northern Iowa | Bernard Alexander makes the 2nd free throw | 67-67 |
| 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 quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Western Kentucky | Virgil Murphy hits a halfcourt shot | 67-70 |